Warning: A bit disturbing and edgy parts from now on. Not all the time but just whenever. I've been getting back into Berserk so it's finally time.
Also if there are some very noticeable annoying grammar mistakes do feel free to call me out. My 3rd beta is most likely busy and not many do bleach stories anymore. I also apologize if I write in the present/past tense at different times.
Bambietta Basterbine's eyes twitched in frustration. The female Quincy had been able to easily snag a Bankai from the Third Division Captain with ease. However, through unknown means, the Bankai had mysteriously returned back to its host. The medallions had been accumulated through years of technological advancement. The "Explode" did not seem to mind it as much though. A stolen Bankai was never hers to being with, and she knew eventually it would fade away. There was something else the Shinigami possessed which intrigued her even further.
The man had been able to somehow cover his face with a strange Hollow mask. Never before has the Sternritter seen such a ludicrous and outright shocking technique. Rojuro Otoribashi, the Shinigami Captain, had explained that he was not even a Shinigami to being with. But rather he was some mutated hybrid of a Hollow and a Soul race.
"Kinshara Butoudan." he spoke tonelessly. The Quincy cursed and formed her spirit weapon. Bambietta was still a little embarrassed from when she tried using the Bankai.
The floating pair of hands reemerged above the Shinigami. She merely kept her composure and lowered her eyes. The tall strange beings soon formed. There was no way to distinctly address they strange figurines. The Quincy noticed they were not carrying any weapons nor had any features which gave off an aggressive aura.
"TheKinshara Butoudan are a troupe of death." The hands suddenly begin to move in motion following his words. The "Explode" watched as the sky and area around began to become pitch black. As if he was creating a barrier between them and the rest of the outside world. "I shall explain to your simple mind the routines of my dancers. For they will wish to use your life as payment." The beings known as "troupe dancers" suddenly began to spiral from their original position.
Instead of straight attacking, the creatures began to encircle and surround the girl. Bambietta already had her sword out, but was surprised to see that nothing was going to come at her. She wondered if instead they were going to jointly attack to throw her off. But instead her eyes scatter to the floor as her feet begin to feel something wet. The female Sternritter thought it was strange to see a stream of water suddenly appear from thin air.
"I want to see what is in your heart, Quincy."
The water levels began to rise. And for whatever reason, there was no space where she could use Hirenkyaku for. Somehow the large area had become confined. This strongly tempered with her claustrophobia. 'Where the hell did the water come from!?' Right now that was the wrong question to ask. She tried fighting her way out of the war but cursed when the pressure began to enclose onto her body. The woman panicked and quickly grasped the remaining available reishi she had at her disposal. Slamming her foot in the ground, she was able to use the reishi to surround herself in explosive energy. Water shot up towards from her position and reached the sky.
"It is not that simple. You insult me for not realizing your powers, yet you fail to realize that all of this is being produced from the sound of my Bankai." Although her defense against Sea Drift was impressive, he merely sighed once the waves attacked her once more. Bambietta could not even yell in anger as her body felt as if it was being submerged in water. "Prometheus." he uttered tonelessly.
Following his incantation, fire erupted from the mouths of the surrounding dancers. At least now she was able to relinquish Blut Arterie and instead focus all of her immense spiritual energy into Blut Vene. Regardless, the flames still hurt. "Water and fire!?" The "E" gritted her teeth and kept herself from yelling in pain. She knew damn well it would only please her enemy. "There's no way! Even if I only had your Bankai for a few minutes I never had the impression it held either of those powers."
The attack happened so fast she failed to even realize that the water had dispersed. She didn't know much about music or how it was played, but if there was one thing she could pick up from all of this was that each technique began playing a different sound. And everyone knows you cannot play two different songs at the same time on the same instrument. The Sternritter leaped back from the flames and revealed her face. Her cape had been ignited while there was burn marks scattered across her body. "You...mother fucker!" Her flawless skin had been damaged. Ejecting a bow, the girl began firing off multiple arrows.
The attack was a success and one of the figurines had been hit. The troupe was then soon engulfed in a bright yellow light. A large explosion had blasted the surrounding area. This caused the pattern of dancers to collapse and the whirlpool to stop flowing. Rose merely stood calm and kept his distance.
With the fire and water spells down, Bambietta quickly took advantage and reformed her spirit sword. She charged the Shinigami who merely hid his expression behind his mask. The "Explode" tried to bisect the man, but her eyes lower when he easily was able to simply catch her sword. "Tsk, tsk, you're as boring as a blank canvas." As he kept her blade in place, she tried ripping it out of his grasp. Noting that she was still committed to the sword, Rose began charging reiatsu at the far tip of his mask. A yellow beam of light began to form while the Sternritter widened her eyes.
"No fucking way..."
A Cero powered its way from his mask. The "Explode" had trouble believing it at first. Nevertheless, the girl had tried jumping away but was soon engulfed in the yellow power.
The Quincy stood with a smirk. Rose was barely amused to see she had been able to escape the full head on collision against the attack. "You are difficult to kill. It seems I have to use my final stance against you. Be happy, I prepared this especially for you Quincy." By now she was in no mood to talk. She only wanted to see a lifeless corpse which somewhat resembled the Shinigami Captain. "Let's crack open that little shell of yours."
"Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life)."
The tune from above had suddenly changed. The music began to play in a much slower and calm tone. Bambietta felt it was strangely nostalgic. Even though she knew she had never encountered this Shinigami in the past. The "Explode" panicked and began firing off more explosive arrows at the figures but for whatever reason they had remained idle. Rose retracted the troupes and kept them away from the powerful Quincy.
Discarding his mask, the man lowered his eyes. "Do not worry. It is too soon for you to be scared of death."
Bambietta internally cursed as her eyes become heavy. The new stance which Rose was playing had a considerable effect on the Quincy. She began to continuously yawn and lose focus on the Shinigami. The song became to mysteriously become more and more familiar by the note. As if she had heard it multiple times in the past. But perhaps that was just part of the attack itself.
"Now, let us sleep."
Shaz Domino was an elusive man. His powers gave him a strong reputation throughout the Wandenreich as an immortal person who never seemed to shut up. The power to regenerate all wounds through the absorption of reishi was unheard of. This left the "Sigma" to become very arrogant in his abilities, going so far as to challenge practically every single Quincy who looked down on him. Naturally he was never really all that liked by anyone else. He often rambled on about his future ambitions to cut down every single Shinigami. As if that wasn't the goal for every Sternritter.
The man had a particular goal in this war. Sure, he wanted to kill soul reapers like anyone else but he had visions beyond this. He had a goal to kill a particular Sternritter. This would obviously not go so well with his superiors, but who could really stop him? This stemmed from how the man had his own upbringing.
Shaz had been literally imagined by Sternritter "V". A child Quincy who had the ability to create life through his mind.
"Sigma" had broken free from his overlord, but he had a huge grudge against him. Gremmy nowadays did not even acknowledge the existence of the unique Quincy. Since he knew longer controlled Shaz, his mind never resonated with him actually being real. Whether it was insecurity or just mere resentment, the everlasting Quincy felt infuriated by the child. He swore revenge. And that had been his goal for this war.
Currently, the Sternritter had been in a bit of a bind. While he thoroughly searched out the S.R.D.I, he had come across some documents and a witness to tell him exactly what he wanted to hear. That the Hogyoku was not within the Gotei 13 compounds, but rather within Central 46. The leopard-looking man smirked and quickly headed off. Killing the guards, he was disappointed to see that they aren't even part of Soul Society. But instead were part of the central governance known as Central 46.
"Tch, man this shit ain't that fun."
The "Sigma" was on his knees. His eyes scatter across the floor to the dead bodies of the Central 46 members before looking up. A giant man with spiky hair stood with a bored expression. "I can't believe there's a war going on and I got stuck napping here. And today was my last day. What a fucking shame." The 13th Division Court Guards always had at least one captain or vice-captain monitoring the Hogyoku alongside Central 46. It was too precious to be left alone in a mere box.
"So you mean to tell me you aren't going to die?"
Shaz spat, "Zaraki Kenpachi...how unfortunate that you of all people were guarding the Hogyoku. It must be that valuable to get someone of your caliber here."
The 11th Division Captain cursed, "Fuck that. I don't even care about such a stupid device. It never made me jack shit stronger so I just assumed it worked for Aizen. I could care less if it gets stolen it just means I get to kill someone strong." His grin amused Shaz. If only he knew the capabilities the Quincy could achieve if he gets his hands on that blue orb.
"You didn't even know a war was going on?"
"Nah. All sound is blocked here from some dumb shit seals." The Shinigami slashed once more against the Sternritter. His body split in half before being reformed once more. The reishi within the compoundd was even more potent than it was outside. Shaz could easily recover and heal himself. The Captain groaned at the power. Sure it was good to know that people could survive fights, but it was annoying if they wouldn't calm down and stop.
Suddenly, the two feel a drop in heated reiatsu. "No way! No fucking way!" Zaraki tell yells in shock, "You even got the old man killed! This is too good. I got to get the fuck out of here!" It was frustrating. The blood thirsty soul reaper had a duty to defend the Hogyoku. But there was a delicious war going outside which he was missing. And with the death of Yamamato, he knew damn well they had capable warriors.
Choices...
"Fine. I'm heading out...but you're coming with me Quincy!" Shaz's eyes widened as the large Shinigami gripped his arm before throwing him across the room. "Sigma" narrowed his eyes and began launching multiple daggers which the soul reaper merely repelled. The man's reiatsu was already at maximum potential. The Sternritter had been strong enough to at least cause him to remove his eye patch before being cut down numerous times.
"Ken-chan!" yelled a voice from behind. Zaraki smirked before turning over his shoulder. "Ken-chan there's a war going outside!" A young short female with pink hair began running down the stairs of Central 46. She wasn't fazed by the sight of numerous bodies.
"Hoh? Is there really?" The Captain watched as Yachiru leaped from the ground and hung onto his shoulder. The girl nodded and looked down towards the weakened Quincy. Her eyes widen before pointing at him.
"Ken-chan he's still alive!" she yelled in confusion.
Zaraki spat, "Hell yeah, this guy doesn't want to die! Watch this!" Shaz watched with suspicion towards the girl. She was a mere child, yet she still held the same badge as a Vice-Captain. The blade cut him and severed his right arm. "Sigma" fell backwards and tried using his free hand to counter attack but the daggers were merely once again blocked.
"Woaaaaah! He just heals right back?"
"Yeah," he replied, "It's annoying as hell. Oi Yachiru, who was the one that took down the old man?"
The pink haired girl tilted her head, "I'm not sure! But I think it was the enemy leader."
Zaraki grinned, "Take me to him." he instructed. The young girl nodded and began to poke his sword. "What is it?" he asked.
"Your Zanpakuto...it's chipped!" she said. The man raised an eyebrow. His sword was always chipped. The adopted daughter gripped the end of the blade before lifting it out of his hands. She tightly observed, "There's no way you can kill the enemy leader with a sword like this Ken-chan!" her panicked attitude amused him. It wasn't very often she worried about this sword. There were never any previous issues from it.
"Really? Are you a sword doctor?" he joked.
She frowned, "No..."
"I just had to see it for myself. How could such an abomination talk about touching his Majesty with this broken pile of filth?"
Huh?
Blood gushed from the man's chest. His body stretches out and begins to lean backwards. Neither his mind nor his eyes could believe the sight in front of him. Yachiru merely stood on the ground with a blank expression. Except she was holding the hilt of his own Zanpakuto as the blade extends out further into his heart. He gripped the blade and tried pulling it out, but he was surprised to see how strong the young girl was.
"I guess I owe you my thanks." spoke Shaz as he appears behind the vice-captain.
'What the hell...?' Were the last words Kenpachi mumbled to himself. His eyes slowly close as the person he thought was Yachiru begins to suddenly transform. The being's body soon revealed itself as a tall man with a bald head. He was wearing similar attire as Shaz did.
"His Majesty gave me this order before the battle began." explained Sternritter "Y". "There is no need to thank me." Royd Lloyd replied with a blank expression. "He will be happy to know the assignment was complete." The "Yourself" was a genius. Using Kenpachi's vice-captain to lower the man's guard to a point where he would be willing to withdraw his guard.
Shaz reached into the Shinigami's pocket and grip the blue orb. "Finally..." he spoke. The Sternritter grinned and placed into his pocket. When he had first arrived at this location, it was a breeze to past by security and force the members of Central 46 to do his bidding. Now, the man had the first piece in his goal to seek vengance. But of course he had created a pact to share the power.
'Choices...' Shaz said to himself.
"Rally men! Genryuuusai-sama would be absolutely ashamed to know that while he is fighting you are all resting!"
Sajin Komamura watched with pride as members of the Seventh Division began rushing out of the barracks on mass. The lower-class Shinigami eventually caught up with the oncoming Soldat who readied themselves and began to fire. However, the dog-like captain could not be distracted. For a strong Quincy begins to leap at him from above. 'I don't care anymore, if Genyruuai-sama is going as far as to join the battle himself I have no choice but to go to his side!'
"Bankai: Kokujou Tengen Mou'ou!"
The Sternritter was able to land just one punch on the large soul reaper before widening his eyes in shock. A giant behemoth began to rise from the ground behind Sajin. The Bankai was just a massive black being which was coated in heavy armor while wearing an orange mask. It had to have been a least 100 meters tall. Mask De Masculine felt sweat run down his face as the giant gripped onto its enormous blade.
"This...this is the form of evil!"
A massive slash was thrown down from the sky. Luckily for the Sternritter, his speed was superior to the heavy attack. "I have no choice, I have to take you down before you wreak havoc among the Wandenreich!" Sajin ignored the words but was surprised to see that the Sternritter began to charge him. Komamura attempted to attack Mask with his Bankai, but everything became complicated when the Quincy began to fight directly under the feet of Tengen Mo'ou. Sajin confronted the man and quickly attempted to cut him using his regular Zanpakuto
"Star Lariat!" A quick jab into the dog's stomach caused him to widen his eyes in pain. "An evil spirit such yourself does not deserve mercy in the face of justice!" The "Superstar" bent down and aimed his head forward. Using his exceptional speed, the man jumped from his position and rammed his head into the soul reaper. Star Rocket Head-butt easily was able to break the guard of Sajin. The large canine felt blood spew from his mouth as his body began to fly backwards. A massive explosion was erupted from the friction caused by Komamura slamming into the ground.
Mask panicked as a looming shadow eclipsed him. Looking up, the enormous foot of the Bankai was quickly able slam itself on to the man. As Kokujou stood back from the attack it was surprised to still see a body lying on the floor.
"Justice?" The Seventh Division Captain asks as he approaches the man. His body was bloody and weakened, but Sajin was no doubt one of the more durable soul reapers within the Gotei 13. A few punches and head butts are not enough to kill him. "You call this massacre justice?" It almost laughable to hear, "Do not preach about justice when you are responsible for starting an unjust war!"
The large luchador slowly uses his arms to push his body up from the ground. "A Shinigami calling himself the bringer of law... how ironic." his tone was low and soft. Much different than the previous way he spoke. "You have all been living in absolute ignorance and bliss for the past 1,000 years while we atoned for everything. So much death in the shadow that we became."
"Lies!"
A giant fist slammed Mask into the ground. It caused him to further lay and merely struggle to get out of the bind.
"Hitting a hero while he is down! You soul reapers are scum!"
Mask's eyes soften, while Komamura merely looked over. The two could see small, chubby bald man with a bell. "Mister! You are much bigger than both of these evil spirits! Don't let the appearance fool you." James' words brought a happy feeling to the Sternritter. Sajin was merely confused, as the tiny man had practically no spiritual pressure and was carelessly standing there without a weapon.
"James..."
"Go mister! You are the "Superstar" the only Quincy who can bring justice!"
The luchador hesitated for a moment, "...You're right. How could I be laying here while Shinigami still exist!?" The Sternritter surprised Sajin as his body was able to stand once more. Despite being crushed by the foot and the fist of his Bankai.
"Tengen!"
The foot pressed itself down once more. The Shinigami watched with a blank expression as the attack was able to slam down for a third time. Only until of course his eyes widen as the leg of Tengen began to shake. "I...don't need voodoo powers to cleanse the world. I just need the support of my fans!" Mask was able to stop the Bankai from pressing down any further. The "S" felt a rush of power flow through his body as his strength began to grow more and more considerable. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" he yelled as a rush of adrenaline ran through him. Komamura watched in absolute shock as Kokujou Tengen was thrown. Naturally, this caused Sajin to fly back as well the moment his Bankai crashed onto the ground.
Mask now was able to fly due to the power of his Völlstandig. Rising into the air, the man readied his fist and began to take on the Bankai head on. Tengen slowly was able to get up, but things became difficult when the Sternritter began ramming his fist inside the black plate of armor. "Star Satsujin Punch!" Sajin fell to his knees while Tengen flew back once more. Mask did not stop. The luchador continuously began to haunt against the Bankai while it tried to cut him down using its enormous blade.
The Captain gripped his blade and used Shunpo. Appearing on the body of his Bankai, he began to try and hack against the Quincy. Mask stood still and gripped he Shinigami's hand. The two had both of their limbs attached to one another as both struggled to gain dominance. Komamura opened his large mouth and bit down onto the "Superstar".
"GUUUHH! You monster!" Blood flowed down his shoulder as the Quincy squirmed in pain. Releasing the grip on his Zanpakuto, the luchador grabbed Sajin's head and rammed it into his own. Star Headbutt fazed the canine as blood gushed out from his nose. Throwing in more multiple punches, the canine tries to gain his footing. A powerful kick at the stomach sent the Shinigami backwards.
Mask released his wings once more and stared up. Flying to the sky, the Quincy extended his arms out and began taking reishi from the trailing of his wings. Multiple beams of light began forming around the man as power begins to charge. "Star Flash: Super Nova!" A massive star-shaped beam of energy was erupted from the Quincy. Tengen had been able to somewhat still stand as a massive hole filled into its chest. The hole of course had the shape and design of a star.
The Sternritter looked over to see a collapsed Shinigami. For whatever reason, he too had the wound of a star thrown into his chest.
"Genryuusai-sama..." A fitting settle of final words for a seemingly unfitting Shinigami.
Mask hovered above the man. The Bankai spirit was dispersed as the Soul Reaper's eyes closed for the final time.
'W-What the hell is this!?'
The Sternritter froze in fear. Her body had become stiff. For whatever reason, she could not move a single muscle. Not even her eyes could blink. The shocked expression remained onto her face as she stared directly ahead. The world had become entirely pitch black. Her body could not even shiver from the intense cold.
"Interesting, isn't it?" She heard the Shinigami's voice. He stood with an almost sad expression as he catches her glare. "I originally created this technique to be used against Aizen. But once Chojiro died I felt it would be best to change its direction." The man walked over and stood idle. "To be honest, I am not entirely sure what this will do to you. I guess we just have wait and find out."
'I don't fucking care! How the hell do I get out of this!?' She screamed to herself. It absolutely infuriated the female to know that she could not rip the man to shreds. He just stared at her with a smug expression as she can't even move her lips.
"Apart from Mayuri, I'm the only one who can extract valuable information. We need to find out where the hell you all came from and how you were able to stay hidden for so long." Following his words, the pitch black area soon faded away as light began piercing through the cracks. A new setting had come. One that was familiar yet unknown at the same time. The first thing the two notices was the immense fog which covered majority of the visible. Next the forests appeared and the nearby wooden cabins. "It is a pity I cannot change the weather." Eventually the fog was cleared from the area, and the two now could see the wet flooring.
The wet grass had been coated in bodies.
Lots of bodies
It was obvious these all belonged to Quincy. "A civil war? Tribal disputes?" Rose pondered as he observed the situation. The sight of mutilated corpses did not seem to bother the two. They were both used to inflicting such damage on people as well. The Third Division Captain did not know it, but this was just the Lichtreicht. The area in the human world which was only inhabited by Quincy. "Women and children? This was definitely a personal attack. I would say you Quincy are barbaric, but then again I have met Shinigami who are just as monstrous." He admitted with a sigh.
A sudden sound caught the attention. Leaves, branches, and the groans of people who were still alive from this fresh battle. There was a figure running across the area. He seemed to be struggling as his right leg was nearly limping. Blood was also seen flowing down his body. His black hair barely covered his eyes. The man had to have been at least in his mid-teens. His face was youthful, too youthful to be seen in a war zone such as this one.
The "Explode" was very confused on the situation. These were no doubt Quincy, but none of them were bearing any attire related to the Wandenreich. It was all standard white clothing or even civilian attire which had no real connection to any type of army. If the Shinigami wanted to know more about the Sternritter, this was not the right situation. "Come." Rose instructed. She didn't really have a choice. Her mind could not control her legs. As if on instinct her limbs began to move on their own while she internally screamed for them to remain. There was no way for her to raise her reiatsu or to grip a sword. The music had been able to calm and sooth her mind to such a degree he was able to control her own joints and heart.
There was a table
A wooden table.
The young man sat down and revealed something from his jacket. It was now noted that he was not only cuffing up a wound, but rather something else.
A person
A young person
He revealed a small boy with short black hair. He wearing a large white jacket and had a Quincy cross wrapped around his neck. "Sorry..." spoke the man, "This wasn't supposed to happen. People are supposed to honor treaties." The Quincy sighed and placed the boy next to him. He then rested his head on the table as his eyes lower at the sight of corpses further off into the forest.
"Okaa-san..." The boy quietly mumbled.
"Oka-!" The man stood up and slammed his fist on the table, "God damn it! Okaa-san! She's still back there." He contemplated the situation and began biting his nails. Anxiety and worry consumed the man as his body shook in place. Things were clearly not as optimistic as he had hoped. "I'll go back. I'll go back." he spoke with a determined tone. The man took off his large cloak and placed it onto his son.
"W-wait!" his son pleaded.
"I'll be right back." The man had a frown on his face. Clearly taking the child with him would be dangerous, but leaving him here would also be dangerous. "They won't be able to detect any spiritual pressure from you with this cloak. Hide here. And remember, I'll be right back." His son did not seem convinced. But there was not much he could do. The father could not leave his beloved behind. He didn't know exactly where she was, but he could not just sit here and wonder.
His young father had left.
And it was not long until night had come.
Black
"Hmph. You Quincy are quite resilient."
Bambietta merely glared with a bored expression. She wondered what the hell the point of all this was as it seems they are getting absolutely nowhere. 'He could have killed me whenever...there's no way he is just wasting his time. He can't kill me.' Rose did not have a weapon drawn. As this was a still a technique from his Bankai. The "E" felt as a survivor of her own, she had to pull through whatever wicked techniques this man still kept throwing at her. He had already made his intention as to extract information. And in order for that, she obviously had to be alive.
.
..
...
"There we go." Rose spoke with a smirk. "Time does not flow normally here. I have free reign. I can speed it up, slow it down, or even stop it all together." He exclaimed, "All it takes is the melody of the song I have trapped you in."
Her eyes gave a promising "Fuck you" type of gaze.
Light
Once again luminescence had filled the world. The two observed with different reactions as the child now sat on the table with his head in between his knees. It had no doubt been days since he was first left there. His hair had become greasy, while the lack of nutrition left a pale and exhausted expression on his face. A sudden gust of a wind passed through the area and the boy was seen being tipped over. Rose looked behind and finally smirked in triumph. Multiple figures wearing the Wandenreich insignia began running down from a nearby hill with bows in their hands.
"Sir, we've found one!"
The weak young child opens his eyes and his faced with the sight of a man hovering over him. He was wearing a strange white uniform with a gas mask while being equipped with a blue spirit bow. Another person came over and observed the by with care. He was wearing a more revealing uniform and did not have a mask. "We saw the wind knock him over. He is very weak." spoke the figure known as a "Soldat". "He is wearing some sort of cloak. No wonder we could not detect him from that distance."
The Soldat observed, "Lack of nutrition...nearly frozen tears from the cold, there is no doubt. This child has been here for quite some time." Not taking any chances, the solider puts on a pair of gloves and lifts the shirt up from the boy. He puts it back down but sees as the bare ribs are very noticeable. "Not to mention practically starving."
"So…he's worthless?"
"He'll die within the following day. If we're going to take him, we need to leave now."
The two stood and eyed one another. There were often risks into leaving the vicinity. It would involve dealing with troubled locals along with all kinds of anomalies which form from these types of areas. Roaming around an area which was filled with corpses only naturally attracts evil spirits which end up wreaking havoc among the living. That was a rumor of course. Not many people have ever lived to see through it. Some agree, some disagree, either way it was enough to scare people from trampling the areas of the dead.
One of the Soldat grinned, "So...you're saying we can spend some more time around here? You like nice things, right Vaati?"
The man known as Vaati took of his helmet and looked over with lowered eyes. "Don't..."
"Five Marks."
"...Stop."
"Ten Marks." The man followed up with a sly grin. "You just got to look away."
"This habit of yours needs to stop, Donovan."
Donovan merely laughed. "Well guess what, idiot!? Now you get nothing! I'm a corporal and you're a private. You take orders from me. And if you want to fight about it, let's go! His Majesty isn't going to care if one grunt goes missing." Vaati cursed at the man. The chain of command did not favor him. The Wandenreich did not specifically disavow certain crimes against people. Just as long as they weren't part of the empire they essentially did not really matter. "Now give us some space. I don't want to do it with you watching." Donovan gripped his cross and revealed a spirit weapon. Vaati was shocked to see that he was willing to go so far just to have this experience once more.
The little boy had taken there bickering to try and hide. He knew running would only attract sound, and that he would easily be tracked. Despite being so young, he clearly knew the dangers of strangers. "O~Hoo! No you don't! You really thinking you can hide from a member of the tracking unit!?" Donovan grabbed the boy from under the table and slammed him onto the table. He tried to scream, but his mouth was muffled by the Soldat's large hand. Donovan placed his free hand on the boy's leg. He began to trace the child's body as if he owned it.
"What the hell!? You're not a boy!" As if it had truly mattered, Donovan yells in anger and confusion as his hands had caressed a very troubling spot for a young child. "Vaati! You idiot you didn't even check if she was a boy! You just made it up because you're lazy!" The Corporal looked over to his shoulder to see his private merely eyeing with him a disgusted look.
"I'm not a doctor. Nor am I a fucking creep!" he yelled from a distance.
"What the hell did you just call me!?"
Releasing his grip on the young girl, the man turned over. Donovan didn't like being called a creep. Although there were certainly more fitting adjectives to describe the man and his atrocious actions towards innocent people. Donovan gripped his spirit mace and pointed it at the man. "You better back up those words, or you'll end up like this kid will!"
The two were facing off from a considerable distance. Vaati did not wish to fight but he wasn't going to accept death this easily.
"I seem to recall the orders being to search and retrieve. Not search and rape."
Donovan lowered his eyes and turned back around. Another member of the tracking unit appeared before the large Soldat with a blank expression. "This one was deemed worthless. She has malnutrition and who knows if diseases are already up in that." The slang was distasteful. Vaati merely watched the exchanged as Donovan tried to explain his case. It would be troubling to know two soldiers went missing during the mission.
"You're telling me that this mere child survived days on alone in the dark and without food or water and still is able to resist your attempts? That is a capable future warrior in my eyes."
"Tch, just let me use her real quick."
You just don't get it do you.
Tensions flared up, "We have specific orders to recruit war torn children. His Majesty did not ask for males only. It has been months since we last were able to get someone else, and that person was already traumatized." The ending caused the larger Soldat to smirk.
Once again Donovan tried flexing his hands in the wrong area..
Vaati watched with shock as a blood splattered from the corporal. A long spear had been rammed through the man's neck as his body immateriality began to try and hold a grip. Donovan's life force began to fade by the millisecond. The weapon was then retracted back to its wielder before being placed above his shoulder.
"Quilge...you bastard..."
Fifteen year old staff sergeant Quilge Opie of the tracking unit watched without a care as the corporal of his unit fell to the ground. His body soon joined the already deceased Quincy who had perished in the battle a few days prior to the Wandenreich's arrival.
It wouldn't be until a few years where this particular staff sergeant becomes leader of the tracking unit and changes it into a more expressive group of Soldat.
Rose stood with a bored expression as he observed what had occurred. The man was simply trying to figure out the intent and how the Wandenreich came to be but it seems he was too late. The girl he had imprisoned within his Bankai was already in the ranks long after its formation. Either way, the only valuable piece of information he has gotten was that the Quincy are in some foreign strange land. He could tell it was not the human world at the spiritual density was very thick, much like Soul Society's or Hueco Mundo. This was some strange land which the Shinigami had no knowledge of.
The Third Division Captain's legs began to shake as the ground started to move. Rose's eyes widened as the area around him all began to traverse in both directions. 'An earthquake?' he questions as he takes notice of the past Quincy. However, his mind panics in confusion as they seem virtually unfazed by the attack. The ground began to crack as a beaming yellow light engulfed the sky. The Shinigami looked over and noticed that Bambietta had suddenly vanished. Panicking, the man closed his eyes and stopped the music.
Rose scattered his attention around and noticed he had returned to Soul Society.
Ein Heldenleben was no doubt his strongest technique.
After all, he had nearly over 100 years to use it against Aizen. It was only unfortunate that he never had the chance to use it against the man. He was cut down far too easily to have been given a chance. Nonetheless, he was able to test it out on this Quincy. It was the first time the technique was ever used, and it had been far more successful than he could have imagined. Sure he didn't get all what he was looking for, but he was able to find out the weakness in his opponent. Bambietta's weakness had been quite clear to the Shinigami. Her heart wrenched and feared that moment. That she was afraid of being in solitude. And that if someone did come, it was with very malicious intent. Such a memory for was forgotten for a good reason.
"It's fitting," he spoke with a smirk. "But I can make a song for anything."
His eyes soon stretch out as an enormous amount of reiatsu was seen shooting up into the sky. Rose looked over to see that the Sternritter had literally and figuratively erupted in anger. He can now figure out that she had found a weakness in Ein Heldenben and was outright furious at what she had seen. Bambietta never thought about those past memories. All they ever did was bring her grief and pain. It was nothing to be ashamed of, as everyone has their bad moments in life. However, she had completely forgotten about those nightmares.
"Now that," The Captain spoke with a grim "...is art."
Her head was hung low as her bodies levitated in the air. Reishi wings sprung from her back while the ground itself began to feel the immense pressure from her powerful Völlstandig.
"You..." There was so much deadly aura surrounding her body Rose thought she was a god forsaken Hollow. Her tone was low, so low it made the man chill. The Shinigami wasted no more time, he had to know more. The troupe dancer encircled the girl and tried blasting fire but Bambietta merely flew into the air and began discharging reishi orbs at a shocking rate. The orbs collided with practically every figure before releasing an explosive charge which decimated the surrounding area. Rose had been forced to enter the circle and confront her in a much more closed off position. "Those fucking hands!" Rose tried playing Ein Hldenleben once more, but the "Explode" released a torrent of more bombs which easily captured the stationary floating hands.
His Bankai had been destroyed.
Rose retracted his Zanpakuto and waited as it returned back into its Shikai form. He tried lashing out his whip but she easily taunted him by keeping a safe distance. Gripping his face, a dark essence coated the Shinigami's face before solidifying into a Hollow mask. She merely lowered her eyes even further. Instead of firing from a distance, Bambietta reached into one of her wings and pulled out a reishi long sword.
With the sound no longer being a threat, the Sternritter flew towards the man at lighting speeds. Rose blocked her sword but widened his eyes as his entire Shikai had been coated in her reishi. A bomb trailed all the way towards the hilt. The explosion had been expanded as her reishi was able to coat more and more of the Shinigami.
The Hollow mask was shattered the moment the powerful explosion went off.
She was happy he was still alive.
Rose felt to his knees as blood surrounded his body. All this power the Quincy had this entire time...it was unexpected. He had underestimated her no doubt, but Bambietta did not want to unleash everything she had all at once. People try and end fights as quickly as possible in war. To quickly move on from opponent to opponent without suffering too much damage. It isn't a good reputation to have knowing that some people would need to reveal everything they possessed at every fight. However, Rose had pushed her to the edge. She had so many emotions flowing through her mind just as anyone would. That time in her childhood...it was painful.
Her positive war spirit had vanished and all she wanted to do was to this man dead.
"You know Shinigami...after all this bullshit I think I've gotten it." She spoke with sadistic grin.
"Oh? And..." Rose replied while struggling to gain his footing. "What is that?"
Bambietta hovered above the man and stared down.
"Art...
...is an explosion!"
The girl was highly valued by the Wandenreich. She was thought to have enough power in her body to end the entire war by herself. For those fighting elsewhere in Soul Society they could feel the ground start to shake. Reishi orbs were sent flying down towards the Shinigami. Rose could feel panic ensue as the orbs began making contact with his body. It was at this moment he began to realize her power. That it was not she emitted bombs, but rather anything she touched turned into one. That is why her power so confusing and strange to watch at first.
And how Rose trapped Bambietta into his own art,
She made sure to return the favor.
The Third Division Captain had literally become a piece of art in his own right. A bomb comprised of an actual Shinigami. It was a beautiful sight to witness indeed. Rose's reiatsu was sprung into the air as a mushroom cloud formed from the area. A massive crater scared the flooring as not a single atom was left of the man. The "Explode" smirked and felt the sensation of victory flow through her veins. She had been the first Quincy to kill a Shinigami Captain.
And to her, that was something very special.
There was a crack in the air.
The sky of Soul Society had rarely been pierced through outside forces. There was a natural defense barrier which shielded the vast area through the power of S.R.D.I. However, the area which had the 12th Division had practically been all but destroyed. Even on the ground there was currently a purge going on. The Wandenreich knew very well that the backbone of the Gotei 13 was its impressive ability to receive intel on enemies and distribute that information to all of the Shinigami. Communication had been a key aspect in keeping the security and protection of all soul reapers within their ranks.
The barrier however had been weakened.
And so a crack being to shatter the very sky above the soul realm.
Those who took notice of this sudden anomaly could see the peeking black aura portraying from behind.
As what sounded like glass shattering, a figure broke into the space.
Kurosaki Isshin hovered above the area and observed the situation.
Things were much grimmer than he had realized.
The Shinigami wanted to see were the devastation was most potent. He can see the collapsed buildings, along with traces of fire and intensive spiritual pressure being erupted. Looking off into the far distance he could see a familiar black knight collapsed to the ground. The former Captain had been an expert on feeling the presence of his comrades. But in order to gain a full grip on to everyone else. Isshin released his immense reiatsu. All throughout the Gotei 13 they can feel the nature of the man appear. Not only them, but the Wandenreich could feel the pressure as well.
'I can't believe I got away...'
The bloody body of Hitsugaya Toshiro leans against the wall as his eyes somber at the sight of deceased Shinigami. The Quincy seemed to have given up as the Captain could feel the power of his Bankai become more and more distance. It was amazing he was even able to stand.
'Hinamori...'
The wall behind soon began to crumble as it was barely standing on its own from the previous battle. Instead of falling on his back, the Captain fell forward. It was seen as a code of valor. Never accepting exhaustion in war, but rather fighting on so hard that your body falls facing the enemy.
"Hey there, captain."
The Captain's eyes slowly open to the sight of a familiar face. It had been the sight of his former mentor. Toshiro admired this man. He learned how to unlock his Shikai and Bankai while undergoing his training. Even coming to a point in time where he took over as captain of the division. Isshin had been an inspiration on the young man. For even after being decommissioned Toshiro would often hear rumors about the man still wandering about in the human world. Of course after the ex-captain was stripped of his powers and exiled it would only be a matter of time before he would initiate havoc.
"Who am I looking for?" Isshin asked in a low tone.
Hitsugaya was slowly placed on to the ground. His body resting on a portion of the wall which had fallen to the floor. "I heard his name was...Juhabach." the smaller Shinigami weakly replied. "They can...steal Bankai...use it against you. And knowing you, we'd be doomed if they get a hand on yours."
Isshin smiled, "Toshiro my boy, you did well. I'm so happy you became Captain." The two spent years together prior to the incident in Naruki city. The young Shinigami was merely just a regular seat within the division at the time. His strength grew immensely once Kurosaki was exiled. The techniques the boy had learned enabled him to become exceptional among his fellow Shinigami. He was the youngest Captain in Soul Society's history.
"I see they got your Bankai. At least a quarter of all of Soul Society is encased in ice." The older man nodded.
ROOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRR
The two suddenly felt a paralyzing loud sound vibrate the area around them. Isshin looked over and could see the ice casing which coated many Shinigami suddenly shatter like glass. Their bodies fading away with the frozen material while it crumbles into tiny pieces. The former 10th Division Captain watched with wide eyes a large figure began leaping from building to building. The roaring sound continued as more and more people began to disperse like nothing.
The enemy soon leaped from a tall tower and jumped directly in front of the man. Gripping his Zanpakuto, Isshin merely tilted his head in confusion as the person in front of him did not have a normal looking appearance. He was a muscular dark man with cornrow styled black hair. The Quincy also possessed massive hairy hands and portrayed sharp canine teeth portraying from his mouth.
"Grrrrrr!" Jerome growled, "ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Isshin felt a sound wave begin to shake his sword. For a brief moment his body was immobile. However, as the Sternritter realized his power was not fazing the man as he had hoped. The Quincy jumped into the air above the Shinigami and connected his hands together. Jerome then rammed his fist downwards as his body descends.
"Let me guess, Sternritter "R"?" Isshin smirked. His Zanpakuto had been able to block the attack from the Quincy. The Sternritter narrowed his eyes and released a sudden gust of power. Reiatsu coated his body as reishi armor begins to cover sections of his limbs.
"ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!"
A Völlstandig empowered Jerome was merely amusing to Isshin.
"Is that it?" he asked as his arms were still being able to press the large man. "How sad, "J" was much more annoying than you!" A burst of flames erupted from the Shinigami. The "Roar" had no time to react as his body was incinerated without a seconds thought. Those in the surrounding area could feel the drop in spiritual pressure from the Quincy but also feel a surreal of power rise from Kurosaki Isshin.
"I'll be back." The older man said as he stares down at his former pupil. "I think I can feel the enemy leader...this Juhabach."
Yhwach smirked in delight as the midst of battle brought him back nostalgic memories. Except this time it was the Quincy who were fighting on Shinigami ground. It was the Shinigami who were suffering a strong defeat this time. The souls which served under the Quincy King were finally being avenged.
The man could not be prouder of his army.
The "A" searched all around his direction and could see the carnage inflicted by all of his Sternritter. By no there were multiple vice-captain reiatsu's dispersed along with a few captains. The Elite Quincy have fulfilled more than their original purpose.
"This reiatsu…" spoke Haschwalth as his eyes lower. "It's him."
Yhwach continued to grin, "Tell the ranks to retreat. I wasted too much time in the first division barracks." The older man ordered. His second in command nodded and vanished from sight. Call it cowardly all you want, the Quincy King could not afford to be out of Silbern for too long. And without his home world, his army would eventually die down from attrition. "Things would especially become troublesome if the Royal Guard showed up."
"But I guess I am more afraid of you than them." Yhwach admitted his head looks over his shoulder.
Isshin lowered in eyes in frustration. His plan to sneak up on his enemy had clearly failed.
"Shiba Isshin…a descendant from the former noble house. From what do I owe thee the pleasure?"
The former Captain tilted his head, "What the hell are you talking about? You expect a conversation like that while you do…all of this!?" The man had to be careful. From what Toshiro informed him off, using Bankai would drastically change the outcome of this war.
Yhwach cursed, "You being here means one thing… you somehow escaped Quilge's jail. What happened to him?"
Isshin spat, "I killed him."
"Even so," Yhwach replied, "The Jail should have remained there for all of eternity. You must have had help from another…"
"Quincy?" Kurosaki finished for him, "Yeah, he'll be here quick. He had no problem in killing the rest of you in Hueco Mundo."
Yhwach laughed, "Well," he softly replied, "He wasn't the one we were interested in anyways."
"Burn…!"
As if on cue, the man released his relentless powerful Shikai. A torrent of flames bursted from the surrounding. The power was then redirected towards Juhabach who was merely grinning. The Quincy gripped his medallion and watched as flames of his own began rising from the stolen Bankai. Isshin widened his eyes as he can remember the intensity and heat from this power.
"That's…"
"We have reports that it was Yamamato who trained you when you served under him. Then you became the Tenth Captain after obtaining your Bankai. Nostalgic, isn't it?"
Yhwach put the medallion back into his pocket and gave a sudden frown. "Why are you here, Shiba Isshin? You have two young daughters who I'm sure would be distraught to see you in such danger."
The Shinigami felt it was hard keeping his composure while the Quincy talked about his children. "They'd be pissed knowing I let precious people die while I still have power." Karin no doubt would support her father in her decisions. Yuzu was never too caring on the spiritual world, but she would wish her father well. "You may think you know everything, but there was an attack even the old man was scared of!"
Yhwach smirked and watched as the Shinigami began charging reiatsu into his sword. "Kaen Getsuga Tenshou! (Flamed Getsuga Tenshou!)" The burst of energy was large. So large in was close in reaching the sky. Flames fused in with the immense and powerful spiritual pressure of the man began crashing down on to the Quincy Emperor.
"Powerful indeed." Yhwach complimented. "But if cannot touch me then there is really no point."
Isshin narrowed his eyes at the sight of a new presence. A tall young man with orange hair and brown eyes. He didn't really care what the man looked like. Shiba Isshin was too focused on the war and what had happened to his Shinigami friends.
"Everyone has retreated." Spoke Sternritter "S" as he avoids eye contact with the Shinigami.
"Good… then we shall depart. I spent too much time with Aizen. I think he was able to fixate the time around during our conversation." Yhwach replied.
Aizen?!
"Take us home, Ichigo."
Isshin watched with shock as a black shadow began rising from the ground. The Shinigami tried launching one last Getsuga Tenshou but it was to no avail. The enemy had somehow vanished right before his eyes. Just like the time against the mysterious Arrancar back in Karakura Town.
Wait…
Ichigo?
It's been a long time since he last heard a name like that.
End
So I hoped you liked it. I've been reading/watching Berserk all over again and I'm hooked once more. I don't know why but I fucking love it. And yea Donovan was basically the reference. Same with Deidara. I know a lot of people don't like characters who uses bombs, but I fucking love them. Always a fan of people who uses that type of style. And since Rose was all with art I had to throw in that "art is an explosive" line even if it was completely stolen.
Anyways, credit to Deidara for that.
Bambietta is a main character in this, so her backstory will come same with Giselle and maybe a few others. This was just a glimpse not the entire thing. Since we never saw what Ein Heldenwhateverthefuck could do I just created something cool about it. Too bad no one knew the Quincy perform Vollstandig. But hey it was Quilge who saved her by doing his orders.
I forgot the Mayuri vs Askin fight I know but I'll just show it next chapter along with Quilges. This one is a bit weird since Askin is a weird ass fighter.
I'm also sorry to tease everyone but Zaraki is not dead yet (Even if it was fucking crazy how he taken down). I cannot kill him off this early he is way too important. I haven't decided what will happen to him later on but he will be one of the bigger enemies in the story. Same with Toshiro. Haven't decided but there will obviously be a round 2 vs BG9.
So I guess confirmation for people who died.
Komamura - Rose - Yamamto - (This is just the first invasion, the second is when things get more bloody on both sides.)
Quilge - Jerome
Review! Next chapter is pretty easy just two fights and bunch of character interactions.