Chaos insues!! WHOOT! sry I'm late. been busy and unmotivated and I've had problems with updating in general. But the updates will be flowing back to normal! i swear!

Chapter 11: Stab your own back

It all started over a hundred years ago. Maybe even two hundred if I'm remembering correctly... The farthest back that I can recall is when I was a small child, no more than nine in human years...

I can remember that sweet scent that always blew by, like a mixture of honey glaze and lavender. "Aizen-Chan," My mother approached me from the small house we lived in within the nineteenth Rukongai district, "Where are you going?"

With nothing but the clothes on my back I bravely turned to her and replied, "To see if any of the other kids want to play with me!"

"Alright, but you be careful!"

"I will!" The day was bright for me. I had a dream to join Seireitei and become a Shinigami. The thought was overwhelming for me and made me itch with excitement. But there was one problem with my bright day…

Some of my friends and I always grouped in an unoccupied ally way where we would talk about becoming captains. Today they wanted to test their spiritual energies.

Not so bad, right? Wrong.

I was the last one to try my part. Slowly, the ball of bluish energy began to form in my hands. It was like nothing I had ever seen! To think something as brilliant as this could form from me! Gradually, it grew larger and larger until it was practically engulfing my whole body. My friends were just as amazed as I was.

Until the moment fell apart... I lost control of my reiatsu, and just like that the entire block was sucked into my energy. There was screaming, but I knew it was from me as I tried to regain control. And then it was over… I can't remember what happened after that, but everyone and everything on the street had been destroyed…

Even my friends…

Of course, when Soul Society saw this incident as a possible threat with the Hollows they sent a Shinigami to kill me. When I wasn't found because my mother had sent me away to hide they slaughtered her and my family…! I remember the Soul Reaper's face, so I let a hundred years pass before I joined Seireitei.

That was what lead me to be Shinji Hirako's lieutenant. I thus furthered my plans to overthrow Seireitei… But this is not mainly for revenge. It is to change the justice of the Soul Society. Don't you understand? I don't want to kill the king; I want to be a king!

"Why involve me?" Soifon questioned, suddenly finding her anger to be simpering down to a state that was everything but her.

Aizen smirked, "Who do you think was the Shinigami that was sent to kill me? I'll give you a hint: you are of the same bloodline…" There was a moment of silence, and there was a strange look of bewilderment in Soifon's eyes, "Yes, it was your father. But that's not why you're here! The Royal Family has their own Royal Guard, no? So the weakest member of the forces, the head of the Fon Clan; AKA: your great grandfather, if part of the Royal Guard! That is why the Fon clan had been regarded as failure—because they are the bloodline of the weakest assassins. You have potential, Soifon, because of your genetic abilities to be a cold blooded killer."

Soifon sat back on her heels, "So you're saying you want to become a King out of both revenge and hatred, and you want me to be your body guard or some confusing shit like that?"

"That is exactly what I'm saying."

"…You're insane, but I think I'm finally seeing things your way…" Soifon mentally kicked herself in the ass for admitting that out loud, "What did you plan on doing with me again? Make me an Arrancar?"

"Vasto Lorde, by using the Hougyoku—to be honest, you will not be able to become a Vasto Lorde because you are not a Hollow. But I'm going to make you even stronger than that! I will give you the powers of a Vasto Lorde!"

Gin and Tousen shot each other uneasy expressions.

"What do you say, Soifon?" Aizen gestured his hand out to her; "You will be able to use both the powers of a Shinigami and a Hollow! Both you and Suzumebachi will become an unstoppable force!"

"Soifon, you can't seriously be buying his story?!" Suzumebachi whined.

Shut up, this will be a good way to stop him. Let's just play it through for now, and become that damned monster. If we can kill Aizen, then it will be worth it.

"What if we can't?"

Then we can't. But if we can defeat his Espada, we'll be in the clear… Sort of, but it's better to become a Hollow than to remain weak. We're on dangerous grounds, Suzumebachi.

"I… OK. Let's do this."

Soifon's skillfully locked her hand into Aizen's, "Fine. We'll do it." He hauled her to her feet, "When do we start?"

"During the Espada meeting in less than several days time."

"Barragan-sama!" Ggio exclaimed, "You know what's going on with Redder?!"

"Yes," The ancient Espada faced him and said grimly, "This is the work of more than just an unknown force. It is both an Arrancar and a Hollow working as a team. If I'm correct, the Hollow has the unusual ability to manipulate people and whisper to them a message that was given to them by an Arrancar for the host. They are a rarity and can be very useful for delivering messages behind enemy lines without being detected. I have encountered only two—and killed both. They are very hard to tame, albeit some Arrancar have been able to use them."

Ggio and the other Arrancar glanced amongst each other. "So who's the Arrancar sir?" Nirgge questioned quizzically. When there was no response Hugh bared his fangs at the sent of tension.

"I have encountered only one Arrancar who has ever been able to control a Hollow like this…" Barragan faced his Fraccion, "Return to Ogof Craig a Ffynnon! The Hollow Redder failed to capture must be there!"

The Fraccion saluted and where gone faster than Hugh could blink.

"Barragan," Hugh growled, "Do you know who is in that cave? If so, do you think Aizen sent your Fraccion instead of you for a reason?"

The Segunda pinched his eyes towards the bridge of his nose, frustrated, "That bastard just loves messing with me… Yes, I know who is there—I forgot to tell my Fraccion a few important rules!" He slammed his fist into the wall, "Curse this stupid time aspect! Always making forget the important things! Alright, look, I need to catch up with them. It's not safe if they go without knowing the one important rule to surviving that Arrancar!"

Hugh folded his ears back, "What could possibly be so bad?"

"It's all over if you look into her eyes."

"You can't mean…?"

"Yes. I do. She's the one behind all of this, and she wants to do it to get to me! She used to be an Espada, too, before Aizen shot her out of the ranks along with all the other Privaron." Barragan started for the door.

"Are you going to handle the situation?"

"I don't really have a choice."

Hugh waited until he was out of earshot before mentioning to no one in particular, "When did he become so bad-ass all of sudden?"

The darkness of the cave was gripping at the Espada's figure as he made his way through the hidden passages that could only be accessed by the dead and seen by the gifted. Shifting shadows distracted him for a quick second as his eyes frisked back and forth, scanning for signs of his Fraccion.

There was a quick hint of despair. "I knew you would come vor me, Barragan Luizenbarn! But I am avraid you are too late to zave your preziouz Frazzion!"

Yes. There was no mistaking the familiar accent of the voice that echoed off the slick walls and acid dripping ceiling. "Hmph. Medusa, it's been way too long! The last time I saw you you were running across Hueco Mundo with your head hung low with shame!"

"Zhut up, you talk too much!"

"Hypocrite."

"Oi! Never mind, I have no time vor your voolish gamez! Come deeper into my home, Barragan, and zen I will vace you and we can vinally pick up vrom where we levt ovv!"

"I just want my Fraccion!"

"The vive of them were zupid enouv to look into my eyez… Iv you win thiz vight, I will vree zem." There was a shudder of movement in the darkness, and then nothing.

"Five…" Barragan muttered, "Then where's the sixth?"

A chill crept along his spine like raking fingernails, but he exhaled a collected breath to calm himself. "I've dealt with you once before, and I can certainly do it again!" With confidence pumping adrenaline through his veins for a very rare moment in his afterlife, he started even further into the darkness of the cave.

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"Dead end…" Barragan approached the end of the passage, silently cursing under his breath as he entered into a sight he wished he didn't have to see…

Four Fraccion turned to stone in their Ressureccions.

The Espada accounted Nirgge, Cuuhlhourne, Findor, Redder, and Poww. Ggio was missing. "She said five… Then Ggio must not be here, but how dare he disobey a direct order! Even if I didn't give them any warnings about this place to begin with…"

Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. "Oh, darling you're looking absolutely wondervul! How many yearz haz it been zince we lazt zaw each other?"

"Medusa… I'm not the one who got you thrown out of Las Noches."

"You did thiz to me!" The Espada's lanky figure appeared, still wearing the same white Arrancar uniform that she had always worn: The sleeveless top and slim pants with a zigzag designed sash. The multi-typed snakes for her hair hissed and snapped at the air, itching to turn Barragan to stone. Her eyes were crystal blue, but Barragan didn't need to look away. She appeared just about as elderly as him, but she was more agile.

She hissed at him as she approached, "You are ze only one who can wiztand my powerz! All your Frazzion, zough, were not az lucky az you!"

"I still don't understand why you would try to kill me. I didn't. Do. Anything!"

Medusa slid her nails under his chin, "But my dear, you were ze ruler of Laz Nochez! A very charming one, at zat! We were vriendz vor many yearz during your rule, but when zat ztupid Zhinigami came and deztroyed everything, you dezided to follow him! Zo did I, but when Aizen dezided zat I was no longer worth of any uze to him, I was cazt from Laz Nochez."

"I still didn't do anything."

"Wrong. You didn't do anything, but that'z why I want to kill you!" Her snakes tapped their fangs against the Espada's skin and he winced, "You didn't do anything vor me!"

There was a sudden silence, and Barragan scanned her eyes. Looking into them would have turned him to stone, but her powers were useless against him. Instead, he saw the flashbacks racing through her mind. Back to when he was still ruler.

When there was no Aizen.

End. Yes, barragan's childhood sweetheart is Medusa xD

Darkmachine: an assassin and an executioner are almost the same thing right, so should Soifon meet Rudobon and if she does become a vasro lorde arrancar, should he become her vice-caption/fraccion next with ggio vega with equal ranks?

Me: ...She could but because I'm WAY Too lazy to include him probably not. Just because she becomes a Vasto Lorde Arrancar doesn't mean she's going to get any underlings albeit Hugh and Ggio because they are her partner/protector.

Next time:

A certain part of Barragan's past is revealed, and who comes to save the day?