Hey guys! Sorry for the extra long wait. Was a bit busy with last minute school stuff, but now I've got a nice long ten day vacation, so I'll try to update as much as possible.
Andrey258: Honestly, ALL your ideas are pretty amazing, but I'll be using only a few. I've reworked that idea a bit, so it'll go better with the flow. Thank you for being a loyal reader and reviewer and providing valuable input and helping me with this story. I hope you like how I used our idea on this chapter.
HaremLover: Umm… I don't think so. Where would all of them even come in? Plus, it's a Quincy harem, and the main focus isn't romance, so… yeah, I don't think so. Sorry about that.
SwayOfTheWind: Why, thank you! I hope this chapter is worth the slightly longer wait as well!
Nolifeking222: Me too!
Rated T for swearing
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but this story.
With all that out of the way, on with chapter 4!
Last Time: "Dear Sternritter, please welcome your newest member, the Special War Potential, former Substitute Shinigami, Hero of the Winter War, and now the new Sternritter 'L', Kurosaki Ichigo."
Excited buzzing spread through the hall. Most Sternritter looked amazed that Ichigo had joined them. Bazz-B wore a smirk, already planning fights with such a strong opponent for the near future. PePe Waccabrada, the current Sternritter 'L', a fat, obese and grotesque-looking man who was sitting on a floating platform looked anguished that he had to share his letter. The Femritters looked surprised that Ichigo had become one of them. That is, four of them were. Giselle, on the other hand, was cheering loudly, earning herself some odd looks. ÄsNödt, Sternritter 'F', a tall masked man, with long, dark hair and dark eyes with visibly light pupils looked appraisingly at the newest member. Cang Du, Sternritter 'I', a dark-haired man of Asian appearance with a scar running vertically down his chin, looked on with a blank expression. Askin Nakk Le Vaar, Sternritter 'D', a slightly eccentric looking man with black hair streaked with white and a uniform that had been customized so much that it hardly looked like a basic uniform anymore, watched lazily through half-lidded eyes.
"Treat your new brother-in-arms well, my loyal Sternritter and start preparations for the invasion of Hueco Mundo as well. We shall begin our crusade soon. That is all."
All the Sternritter, now including Ichigo, started trickling out, most shooting the newest addition glances and talking amongst themselves.
With Ichigo and the Femritters
"Congratulations, Ichigo-kun!" Giselle squealed excitedly. "You're one of us now!" "How did you manage it, Ichigo?" Bambietta asked curiously. "His Majesty said something about me having great potential and then shut down any protests I had, before quite literally force feeding me his blood." The orange-haired teen replied, awkwardly scratching his head. "Huh…" Candice muttered. "Well done!" All the girls congratulated Ichigo, and they were just chatting and walking when a loud voice interrupted them. "Well, well, well. What's this? Slut central already got their hands on you, Kurosaki?" Without even turning around, Liltotto replied, "Go chase a kite, Bazz-B. We're hanging out with him because we've known him for the past few months, considering we had to recruit him." "So you five were the ones recruited Kurosaki, huh." A sinister voice asked. Äs Nödt walked into view, striding along calmly. "I see. While personally I'm surprised he's still alive, His Majesty's wisdom should not be questioned." "What's that supposed to mean, you masked freak?!" Candice replied, glaring at the Sternritter 'F'. "Simply that with the exception of Liltotto, all five of you have a slight tendency to kill men when you're annoyed or bored." He replied calmly. Ichigo suddenly looked scared, considering how they nearly had killed him during training. Liltotto patted his shoulder comfortingly, noting his pale demeanour.
"Who gives a shit about that?!" Bazz-B yelled. "I just want to fight Kurosaki! Come on, punk; show me why you deserve to be one of us!" "Sure," Ichigo replied, shrugging. "Fünft Feld, fifteen minutes?" "You're on, Kurosaki! Make sure not to wimp out!" With that yell, the fiery tempered man was off. "Come on," Bambietta muttered, sighing. "Let's get you a room and then we'll take you to the Gate of the Sun." "Did you have to pick a fight on your first day?" Candice asked, groaning. "I wanted a nice long rest!" "Ah…" Ichigo replied, scratching his head sheepishly. "Sorry?" he offered. "Idiot." Liltotto grumbled. "Come on, it's not his fault," Meninas said calmly. "Bazz-B is always looking for a fight, and maybe this time he'll learn some humility." "Whatever," Bambietta huffed. "Let's get going."
Fifteen Minutes Later, Fünft Feld
Bazz-B and Ichigo looked at each other, both trying to intimidate their opponent. Finally, Bazz-B got tired of waiting. "Let's go, Kurosaki!" he yelled. "And so that you don't die like a pathetic bitch, I won't even use my Schrift!" yelling this, the redhead created his Heilig Bogen; a crossbow with a gun's handle and trigger. Ichigo immediately created his own Reishi Sword and swung it down quickly, firing a Heilig Pfeil. Bazz-B countered with one of his own before dispelling his bow and leaping at Ichigo with Blut Arterie activated. Ichigo, trying to capitalize on this, activated Blut Arterie himself before swinging hard at his opponent. Noticing this, Bazz-B quickly leapt back, and reforming his Heilig Bogen, fired off a barrage of Heilig Pfeil. Ichigo reflexively switched to Blut Vene and managed to deflect the arrows. Deciding to try something else, he quickly used Hirenkyaku to move everywhere around his opponent, creating afterimage clones with his speed. 'What?' Bazz-B thought. 'Impossible! Speed clones?' Before the redhead could contemplate further, he was brought out of his musings by a blade cutting up his stomach. Growling, he leapt away and glared at Ichigo. "Don't get cocky, brat!" he yelled. "So what if you harmed me? I'll just burn you to a crisp now! BURNER FINGER 1!" yelling this, the man pointed a finger at Ichigo before a spire of flame burst out. Ichigo, although taken aback, managed to dodge it in the nick of time, with the flames only slightly charring the edge of his cloak. "What's this?" he asked cockily. "I thought you said you wouldn't use your Schrift? Maybe you're taking me seriously now?" Bazz-B glared at Ichigo before laughing. "I like you, Kurosaki." He said. "You've definitely proved yourself to me." And with that, the Sternritter 'H' spun on his heel and vanished in a burst of Hirenkyaku.
"Way to go, Ichigo-kun!" Giselle yelled, running up to him before glomping him. "You taught that meanie his place!" she exclaimed happily. Ichigo awkwardly returned the hug, before he suddenly yawned. "Oops." He muttered. "I'm sleepy. Let's go back." He said to the girls. They all nodded their consent and as one, turned on their heels and vanished.
One week later, With Ichigo
Ichigo was nervous. He had just been called to a meeting with His Majesty. Alone. He tried to think. Had he done anything that warranted their ruler's attention in the past week? He couldn't think of anything. 'It must be to ask me how I'm doing amongst the Sternritter now.' He said to himself. 'I haven't done anything wrong.' Nodding to himself, he quickened his pace, heading towards the Throne Room.
He finally arrived after a five minute walk. Haschwalth nodded to him, before letting him through. His Majesty was sitting on his throne, with his cheek resting in his fist, as always. Ichigo bowed. "Ichigo," Yhwach finally said. "You must be wondering why I called you here." Ichigo nodded. The man continued, "I have a mission for you. There is a group of powerful humans who have gained powers similar to those of a Hollow, called Fullbringers. They posses many unique powers and have all congregated into a single group called Xcution. The leader of this group, Ginjo Kugo, is a former Substitute Shinigami, much like yourself, who harbours great hatred against the Soul Society. Your mission is to go as an envoy to this group, demonstrate our power, and convince them to ally themselves with us." Ichigo silently took in all this information. Another Substitute Shinigami? This would be interesting. Looking at Yhwach, he said confidently, "Your Majesty, I will not fail you." "Good." Yhwach rumbled. "You depart immediately." "Yes, sir!" the Sternritter 'L' replied, before heading out of the room, straight towards the Gate of the Sun.
Naruki City
Xcution Headquarters, With Sado
It was a dark and gloomy night. Yasutora Sado, or 'Chad' to his friends, was sitting on the couch, watching Riruka yell at someone yet again. "What do you mean, he's gone?" she demanded. "A person just can't straight up disappear into nowhere!" Dokugamine Riruka was a short, youngish looking girl with magenta hair and eyes. She wore an extremely weird dress and was talking to Ginjo, a well built man with oiled hair, who looked to be in his thirties. He wore jeans and a white T-shirt, with a black jacket and a cross hanging on a chain around his neck. A vein was bulging from his forehead. "How the hell would I know!" he snapped irritably. "I know as much as you do, which is that Kurosaki just disappeared!" "Well then," Giriko asked. "What should we do?" Just as Riruka was about to reply, a knock on the door interrupted them.
Sado sighed, getting up to open the door. What he saw on the other side was certainly not what he was expecting. Apparently, the other person didn't expect to see him either, considering he fell over on his butt in surprise. "Ch…Chad?!" Ichigo yelled. "You're a Fullbringer too?! Damn, this complicates stuff a bit." "Ichigo!" the gentle giant exclaimed. "Where have you been? You've been gone for over a week! And you haven't come to school in over a month! Also, why are you dressed like that?" he finished with a puzzled look, as if contemplating why his best friend looked like Ishida.
"Long story," Ichigo replied. "Can I come in? I had to talk to you guys anyway." Sado nodded, and moved aside to let Ichigo in. "What took so long?!" Riruka screeched. "And who is that?" Sado looked around at the assembled members. Jackie Tristan, a well-built, dark skinned woman. Kutsuzawa Giriko, a man dressed like a butler with a golden pocket watch and an eye patch over his right eye. Yukio Haans Volabrienna, a short blonde boy with a gaming console in his hand, dressed in a dark suit and trench coat, with a black peaked cap on his head. Tsukishima Shukuro, a well dressed, elegant looking tall man with a scar on his face, his book now discarded in favour of looking at the newest arrival. Shishigawara Moe, a young teen with a Mohawk and his right hand wrapped in bandages. Dokugamine Riruka. And Ginjo Kugo. He glanced at Ichigo once again, before saying, "This is Kurosaki Ichigo, the man we've been searching for."
At this, everyone looked stunned. All eyes went to Ichigo, who cleared his throat before saying, "Yo. Kurosaki Ichigo, Sternritter 'L', at your service. I am here on behalf of His Majesty, Yhwach, to ask the group Xcution to ally with the Wandenreich in our campaign to crush the Soul Society." Everyone looked, if it was possible, even more shocked at this. "Ichigo," Sado started. "What are you saying? The Soul Society is your ally. Why do you want to destroy them? And what are 'Sternritter' and the 'Wandenreich', and who is this Yhwach person?" Ichigo looked at Sado long and hard before replying. "My allies?" he asked. "Don't speak like I was anything but a tool to win the war for most of them. If they were truly my friends, where did they go in the past two years when I was powerless? I was finally given power to protect people again by my family on my mother's side, the Quincies. The Wandenreich is the hidden empire of the Quincy survivors; Yhwach is the father of all Quincies, and the Sternritter, his elite knights. I now wholeheartedly serve His Majesty, for he has told me the truth that my own father kept hidden from me, and helped me gain even greater power when I was powerless. Now, I will ask again. Will Xcution help us in our crusade against Soul Society?"
Ginjo looked around before turning back to Ichigo and nodding. "Kurosaki," he said. "We accept your offer." "Splendid." The Sternritter replied. "Ichigo…" Sado said, a bit of emotion showing in his usually stoic voice after his best friend's speech. "Know that, no matter what happens, you and I will always have each other's backs." He finished by flashing a thumbs up at Ichigo, who smiled and nodded at his best friend." "Very well then," he continued. "I shall go and report to His Majesty that the mission was a success." With that, the orange-haired Quincy turned and walked out of the room, before suddenly stopping. "Chad," he said. "Do me a favour. Please tell my friends and family that I'm okay and will be gone for a bit. They must be worried. Don't tell them what I told you, though. They'll worry too much." Sado nodded, and Ichigo turned and left, the door shutting softly behind him. Once he was gone, Ginjo looked around at his gathered friends before saying, "Well then, everyone. It looks like we gotta start training hard if we want our revenge."
So, how was it? Worth the wait? I was planning to update faster, but the net was down for quite some time, so it got delayed. Sorry about that. Next chapter will be up in two to three days.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Just so you know, in this story all members of Xcution, barring Sado, hate Soul Society for not being there on time when their parents were attacked. Also, the addition training they are going to be doing will raise their powers to the level they reached when Ginjo stole and subsequently distributed Ichigo's Fullbring powers.
That's all for today. Hope you enjoyed and don't forget to read and review!
~Verloren im Licht
Edit 28-10-16: Forgot Line Breaks and one other thing.