Okay so here's the deal. Most people would probably post some kinda Valentines day chapter, but as a fellow reader I understand that the vast majority of you don't really give a shit about holidays so instead of that I decided that my Valentines gift to you is simply another chapter slightly early. There is no need to shower me with praise and gifts for this for I am simply a man. A very manly man who is manly. Without further a due, enjoy.
Gin and his group continued to walk further into the dark depths of the ruin, every step they took seemed to be made even more difficult by the intense spiritual pressure all around them. The only one who seemed unaffected by the oppressive energy was Gin himself who had been silent sense he gave his instructions to the team. He knew they were dealing with and Arrancar based off the burns on the men which were obviously caused by a bala from their description, compounded with the immense spirit energy he was feeling.
The real question was which Arrancar was it. He knew every one of their powers and weaknesses but depending on which one that wouldn't help him at all.
"Gin, what exactly are we dealing with here?" Levy finally broke the silence out of frustration. She didn't like going into situations without a little info about what was going on.
Gin sighed. "I believe we're dealing with an Arrancar." He stated in a low voice causing Levy's eyes to widen. She remembered him telling her about Arrancar when he revealed who he was. If one of them were here then that didn't bode well for anyone involved.
They finally reached a door that was cracked slightly open. Gin pushed it open the rest of the way knowing that his enemy was somewhere within the darkness on the other side. Now was as good a time as any to make himself known, so he pulsed his spiritual energy no longer suppressing it. He stepped into the darkness followed closely by his team.
"Of all the people in existence that I never wanted to see again you were number three on that list, Gin Ichimaru." Came a womens voice followed immediately by a ball of red energy flying towards him barely giving him enough time to draw Shinso to block the attack.
"As testy as always I see, Lady Harribel." Gin said forcing a grin onto his face. This was both a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing about this was that Harribel was among the more reasonable Espada. The bad thing is that she's an Espada so if he's force to fight her than things wouldn't end well for anyone, and there was no way he'd be able to watch over his team and fight her at the same time. After his eye adjusted to the low light he got into a ready position. "I don't suppose we could explain this whole situation over a cup of Saki could we?"
"Why are you here Gin?" She asked as she drew her uniquely shaped blade with her finger. "I thought that bastard Aizen killed you years ago during the war."
"I imagine we arrived here in similar ways actually. Cheshra sent you here right?" Gin asked ignoring his confused comrades behind him.
"I've never met anybody by that name. Where are we Gin?" She asked getting frustrated. As Gin looked closer he could see that she was slightly injured with a gash in her shoulder.
"That'll take a bit of explaining." Gin stated only to be caught off guard by Harribel lunging forward. Gin lifted Shinso quick enough to stop her blade from cutting more than half an inch into his forearm but not enough to stop it all together. Gin stepped to the side and extended Shinso towards her forcing her to back off a few feet. "I'll take that as a no on the Saki. Levy, Jet, Droy, I need you three to do me a favor. I need you to return to the camp and evacuate everybody from the area. Get them as far away as possible, any less than 13 kilometers and I can't guarantee that you wont be caught in the cross fire." He said never taking his eyes off Tier.
"Are you sure you can handle her on your own?" Jet asked hesitating to leave.
"Not in the least, though my chances are better if I don't have to worry about you three. Go and get everyone to safety." After saying this he disappeared from sight and reappeared infront of Harribel. She lifted her blade to block only to sonido behind Gin, Gin Flashstepped away dodging the attack.
They kept the game of cat and mouse going for a few more seconds allowing the others to get away. "Whats going on Gin? Start talking." She said locking her blade against his in a clash sending sparks in every direction.
Gin grunted as he was being forced backwards by her strength. As the number 3 Espada she had always been a force to be reckoned even when he was at the peak of his strength, with him at less than full power she'd pose a serious threat. "Well you see, we're not in the same world as we were before." He said as he broke off the engagement and readied himself for another attack. "I'm not sure how exactly you got here, but I was resurrected by a young lady named Cheshra who wanted to give me a second chance. I've been here for about five years now." He shot Shinso forward a few meters causing Harribel to side step and rush him. When she was within a few feet Gin raised his palm towards her. "Hado 31, Shakkaho!" He yelled as a red of super heated energy fired from his hand.
Instead of dodging Harribel fired off a Cero from the hand wielding her Zanpakuto. When the two attacks met they cause a large explosion forcing both fighters back and shaking the whole foundation of the ruins around them. Gin landed a few meters away from the point of impact missing half of his shirt and a few light burns on his arm. "So tell me, how did you get here? And where did you receive that injury?" He said placing his good hand over the burned arm.
"I have no idea as to how I arrived in this world. The last thing I remember was being cut down by that damned Quincy before waking up here. I got this injury back in Hueco Mundo. I've been trying to recover ever sense but people keep disturbing me." She replied as she charged up and fired off one of her Ola Azul which Gin deflected upwards with Shinso causing it to hit the ceiling, further damaging the supports and causing pieces of stone to fall. "I've only been here a few weeks. If we really are in another world I can already say it'll be better off without you in it." She then pointed her blade to the floor. "Destroy, Tiburon." She declared causing a huge surge of water to envelope her completely.
With Levy slightly earlier
Levy, Jet, and Droy were currently running as fast as they could for the exit. What had originally been a brisk jog and quickly become a full on sprint after an explosion shook the entire place. As they were running they were forced to dodge falling rocks a debris.
"Lets go on an S-class quest he said, it'll be fine he said! Theres nothing FINE about any of this!" Scream Droy as he ran with anime style tears pouring out of his eyes. Just ahead they could see the light of the exit, once they made it out they didn't stop running until they were in the middle of the camp.
"Everybody! We need to evacuate the area immediately!" Levy yelled as loud as she could.
Mr. Bozwerth ran over to them. "Whats going on? Why do we need to leave?"
Before she could reply to him an enormous blast of water seemed to explode out of the side the the temple followed by a huge arc of yellow energy shooting up into the air.
"Because of that!" She pointed as everybody in the camp began running in the opposite direction screaming. "Jet, Droy you two grab the wounded and get them out of here Im gonna go see if Gin is alright."
"But he said to run." Jet protested.
"I don't care, he can yell at me later if we survive all this." She said as she ran to the side of the temple that had just bee destroyed.
Back with Gin
Gin had barely managed to evade Harribels Cero after her release. "Shit." He muttered to himself. He flash stepped backwards through the giant hole in the wall leading outside and landed on an invisible platform that he created under his feat with his spirit energy. (A/N: Does anyone actually know the name for that ability that Shinigami have to just stand in mid-air? Seriously they like never mention it anywhere that I know of, it just happened one episode and then everybody was apparently able to fly.)
"I guess I have no other choice." He pointed Shinso at Tier who was now standing on the roof of the half destroyed temple in her released state. She lifted her huge sword and pointed it at Gin and prepared a La Gota. "Bankai."
Faster than the mind could process Gin's blade had extended at her cutting deep into her left bicep and cutting completely through the temple behind her. Then just as quickly as it happened the blade retracted. "Oh darn, my body still isn't fully capable of handling bankai yet. I was actually aiming for your head." He was about to lift his blade again when Harribel appeared behind him.
"Cascada." She stated before an immense surge of water came from her blade and swallowed Gin completely. The huge amount of water crashed into the ground nearly filling the lake that had been there previously back up. Instead of waiting for Gin to recover she shot down into the water to find him. He was in the process of regaining his bearings when she appeared next to him under the water and swung for his head.
This was very bad. She had the upperhand while underwater. He began to strike at her as best he could though she was being extremely careful to make sure that the tip of his blade never pointed directly towards her. Gin was stuck on the defensive taking multiple shallow hits to the torso arms and legs from all directions, and to top it all off he was running low on air. With no other choice or idea as to how to get out of the situation he decided to go with the first thing that came to mind. Unfortunately that idea was going to be incredibly painful for him as well as her.
He lifted his good hand with the palm facing downwards causing Tier to back off slightly in anticipation for his attack. "Hado 63, Raikoho!" He yelled with his voice muffled from being under water. A large bolt of lightning fired downwards from his hand, the electricity ran through the water around them electrocuting both of them. When the bolt hit the bottom of the lake an explosion erupted sending both Gin and Harribel upwards out of the water both still stunned from the shock.
Gin land hard on his back at the shore while Harribel caught herself in the air. She charged towards him and he pointed Shinso at her and extended it. The blade cut off one of the bone spikes that protruded from her shoulder and cut in to her right cheek but she had been ready for the attack and was able to block in time to prevent a fatal wound. She landed on the shored with her feet on either side of Gin and stomped her foot into his right arm, both pinning it to the ground and breaking the bone which forced him to drop Shinso.
"This ends now!" She lifted her sword to deal the final blow.
"NO!" Screamed a voice from behind her. Moments later a girl with blue hair had thrown herself on top of Gin in some attempt to protect him. She propped herself up to look at Harribel standing over her with her blade still raised. She extended her arms out as if to stop her from attacking. "Please, thats enough. You won so please, please don't hurt him anymore." The girl said with tears streaming down her face. Her whole body was trembling in fear. It was clear that she was struggling to stay conscious under the wait of her spiritual energy, but regardless of all that she was still willing to try and stop Harribel. "I'll do anything, just don't kill him please."
Well there you go. I hope you guys liked the fight. I know you guys are probably gonna be pissed that I had Gin lose but lets face it. Harribel is freaking strong and Gin wasn't at full power when they fought so I thinks its fair to say that he would probably lose against the third espada and current ruler of Hueco Mundo. And to answer your other question, no she will not be joining Fairy Tail. While I probably will have her show up again later in the story she will not be a major character. This is a Gin based story and I plan on having it stay that way. Anyway LATER.