Chapter 6: Beginnings

1 year later, March 1999

"The situation is more serious than we anticipated," the captain commander announced. "Voldemort has sent off the dementors to attack as many souls and humans as possible. The problem is escalated by the fact that their numbers seem to be rising dramatically."

He looked down to the wizards who were kneeling in the centre of the room surrounded by the captains.

"Since you all have graduated a year earlier than expected we are putting you in the second division in your own special squad. Under the name 'Squad 0' you will go onto the mortal plain to exterminate the dementors and the hollows that they are rounding up. Let me make this perfectly clear, you are not to engage with Voldemort himself; we cannot have the wizarding world interfering with the soul society. Is that understood?"

"Yes sir!" They chorused.

"However, I will be expecting monthly reports on his movements, as we need to keep an eye on him."

"Yes sir!"

"Good the gate is opening in an hour, meeting adjourned."

This was the last glimpse of the legendary wizard shinigami as they went back to fight the war that they had died for.

If one were to walk thorough corridor of Las Noches at this moment in time they would be assaulted by the bloodcurdling screams that were echoing throughout the vicinity. It was only the regular footsteps that could that broke the monotony of the torture. Aizen carried down the corridor to check on the progress of his newest Arrancar. Once he reached the room he waltzed straight in to find the floor littered with the corpses of his weaker Arrancar.

He slowly surveyed the damage and was very pleased; his newest recruit was very strong indeed. The screaming had finally stopped and Aizen looked up to see emerald green eyes looking down distastefully to the body hanging limply in his hands.

"I see your transformation has not had any problems," Aizen smiled sinisterly.

"It seems it has, although I don't know why this trash was thrown in with me," the dark haired Arrancar said. His mask, which once resembled a dragon, was now gone, leaving a horned part that resembled a helmet, on the left side of his head. His eyes were still the most beautiful green, with slitted pupils that resembled a snake and two green tear marks ran down each cheek.

"It was just a test of your skill, do you remember anything yet?"

"No sir," the Arrancar replied. "I stopped having flashbacks after I transformed. The memories from before then made no sense whatsoever."

"No matter, we shall worry about that later, you'll need a name," he paused. "You've mastered your Resurrección," the shinigami stated.

"Indeed," the Arrancar replied coldly.

"Come," Aizen said as he left the room. "It is now time for your proper test."

"Yes sir," the Arrancar said following the shinigami.

They arrived at a large hall at the end of the corridor, that was filled with yet more Arrancar.

"Everyone, we have a new Arrancar and he is Espada material," he said to the 6 arrancar. "Do we have any volunteers?" A tall man with an eye patch grinned. Standing up he spoke up,

"I'll do it Aizen-sama."

"Fine Nnoitra," Aizen replied.

"Heh, this won't take long," Nnoitra said as he stared down the emotionless Arrancar in front of him.

The fight didn't last very long as the new Arrancar defeated the current 5th espada. After revealing his Resurrección to the group and many were impressed.

Thinking back to the Espada that resided in Heuco Mundo when he first arrived Aizen smiled, "The reformation is almost complete," he thought.

"Very good," he said aloud. "I believe that was enough, I believe that we have another Espada. Now where to put you?"

"If I may Aizen-sama," said a shinigami in the shadows.

"Yes Tosen?"

"From what I could feel he has the spiritual power just below Harribel-san. Perhaps we have found our 4th espada?"

I think you are right," Aizen said. "Now what should we call you espada number 4?"

"Ulquiorra," the new Arrancar said. "I shall be called Ulquiorra Cifer."

"So be it," Aizen said as he and Tosen began to leave the room. "It reflects the blackness of your soul."

Ulquiorra silently watched the espada quickly leave after the shinigami.

"You know nothing of my soul," he muttered.

Only two hollows in all existence had that reiatsu signature and both would become legends. The Grim Shadow… and now Ulquiorra Schiffer, the year old hollow that had become 4th Espada. But the Espada wasn't complete, so they would have to wait a little longer.

A/N: Sorry about the shortness, but now all the introductions are done, so on to the next arc!

Next time it will be a time skip of 6 years to the main story. :D