Ashbel: Hello Fanfiction readers! I, Ashbel Longhart, have returned once again to bring you my newest update on this story. Sorry I took so long, but I had finals. Now that that's over and I'm finally out of school, we're going to see Seth's training. That's right people; we are finally going to see what the hell Seth is doing back at Las Noches.
Seth: It's about time. I was starting to get impatient.
Ashbel: Hey, I had to show off what the girls were up to. You can't be the star of the show all the time. Anyway, enough talk, cue the disclaimer.
Seth: Hai, hai…
(Disclaimer: Ashbel Longhart does not own RWBY, Bleach, any songs, any anime elements, or anything else that may appear familiar to you. They all belong to their respective owners. He just own this story and his OC's)
Ashbel: Now with that out of the way, let's get started!
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
"Grimmified"
"Kuro"
"Shiro"
"Crescent Rose"
EP 31: Masked Training-Part 1
(Cue Rolling Star by YUI)
(Yume ni made mita you na sekai de, Arasoi mo naku heiwa kurashitai) The song starts off as we pass over the town of Vale. Then, going up, we see Seth preparing to unleash Bankai before an explosion happened in front of him as the title appeared within the dust cloud.
(Mou gaman bakka shiterannai yo) We see Seth with Teams RWBY and JNPR, all having lunch in the cafeteria
(Iitai koto wa iwanakucha) Jaune had just come over with his lunch, joining in on whatever the guys were talking about.
(Kaerimichi yuugure no basutei) Then, we go into Seth's Inner World where all the weapon spirits were having a good time except Shiro who was chained up.
(Ochikonda senaka ni Bye Bye Bye) We get a close up on the chained Shiro until he raises his head to show off his sadistic smile.
(Kimi no Fighting Pose misenakya oh oh) We then see Ozpin, Kisuke, and Glynda in Ozpin's Office with a black cat on his desk. Then, Ozpin looks out the window to see tons of ships down at the docks.
(Yume ni made mita you na sekai wa) Jump on the roof, Seth comes upon Grimmjow who smirks at him.
(Arasoi mo naku heiwa na nichijou) There's something in the distance we can't see, but whatever it is, RWBY was heading towards it.
(Demo genjitsu wa hibi to rabu de) JNPR all make it to somewhere as something over shadows them, prompting them prepare to draw their weapons.
(Tama ni kuyandari shiteru) There was a big explosion and the next thing we know, we're in Seth's Inner World.
(Sonna Rolling Days) Seth was there and was looking around until not too far from him was Shiro, now free. A fight takes place as both Seth and Shiro enter a dead lock with both of them holding a Zangetsu of their own. They both draw back and while Seth stabs forwards, Shiro smiles as his face was replaced with the Grimm Mask before Shiro slashes forward. Then, we see Seth dropping to his knees as his Zangetsu was embedded next to him, showing us a tiny reflection of Kuro.
(Kitto uso nante sou) Then, we see the charm Ruby gave to Seth long ago when he was fighting in that tournament.
(Imi wo motanai no) Then, the charm starts to burn away like paper as we see Ruby on her knees, crying.
(All my loving...) We then see Ruby and Seth at the docks.
(Sou ja nakya yatterannai) Ruby was crying for some reason but was then surprised when Seth suddenly kisses her on the lips.
(Yume ni made mita you na Sweet Love) We now see Seth on the roof of Beacon as the setting sun was in the background.
(Koibitotachi wa kakure ga wo sagasu no) We then see faint images of some faint battle where it ends with Shiro.
(Demo genjitsu wa aenai hi ga) The image starts to become as we see half of Shiro's face replaced with the Grimm Mask.
(Tsuzukinagara mo shinjiteru no Lonely Days) As if knowing Shiro was smiling at him, Seth opens his eyes and looks forward with determination.
(Oooooh yeah. Oh Tsumazuitatte Way to go) Slowly, Seth draws Zangetsu and transforms it into its Shikai form.
(Yeah, yeah, yeah!) Then, in a burst of Aura, Seth transforms into his Bankai as he prepares a black Getsuga Tenshō.
(Doro doro ke Rolling Star) Then, with a roar, Seth sends the Getsuga Tenshō towards the shattered moon of Remnant as the song ends.
(Vizored Training Room)
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHH!"
The cries of Seth rang out throughout the entire training room until the amnesiac couldn't take it anymore as his Grimm Mask broke into pieces.
"I told you to stay Grimmified, baldy!" Hiyori said, kicking Seth's chin.
"Are you stupid or something!? I'd be in big trouble if I stayed Grimmfied any longer!" Seth exclaimed, holding his chin.
"Idiot! That's the whole point of this training!" Hiyori said. "If you're not gonna do it right, then don't do it at all!"
"What!?"
"They're getting along swimmingly." Rose commented, eating breakfast.
"Yeah." Love said, he too eating breakfast.
Hiyori then materialized her Grimm Mask. "Come on, Seth! One more time!"
"Shut up! I know!" With a swipe of his hand over his face, Seth's 9 striped Grimm Mask materialized, his eyes becoming black and gold as the feeling and size of his Aura increased and became dark.
To the normal Huntsmen, the feeling and Aura coming off of Seth would be enough to bring them down to their knees, but Hiyori was no normal Huntsman. Once the mask had appeared on Seth, she jumped and attacked with a kick aimed for his head, but Seth managed to block it with his arm.
"Tch!"
"How many times do I have to tell you!?" Hiyori said. "You're slower immediately after you Grimmify! If that last attack had connected, you'd be dead!" Then, with a flurry of kicks, Hiyori sent Seth flying and crashing towards some stone pillars.
If you're all wondering what the hell is going on, Seth was currently training with the other Vizoreds to increase the time he can hold his mask. Powerful he may be with his new Grimm powers, but it's useless if he can't keep it up for more than a second.
"His retention time isn't increasing very quickly." Hachigen said.
"Well, it's not easy." Shinji said.
Back with Seth, he was sent flying again as his mask broke into pieces once again.
"Seven seconds." Kensei said, reading off from the timer in his hand.
"Wow! That's short!" Shinji said in a bland tone.
"I can hear you, you know!" Seth yelled until he was kicked by Hiyori.
"Never take your eyes off your enemy!"
"Oof!"
"She's right, Seth. You must never take your eyes off your opponent, ever."
'Kuro, I am not in the mood right now." Seth thought as he held his stomach.
"So, hey…" Mashiro spoke up. "Why is lover boy doing this anyway?"
"He's training to increase the length of time that he can remain Grimmified." Kensei explained to the green head. "You did it too."
"No I didn't." The green haired Vizored said.
"What? Liar."
"It's true." Shinji said. "Mashiro was able to stay Grimmifed for over 15 hours from the very start. She's the only one who hasn't done this part of the training."
'Well, I feel inadequate.' Seth thought as he blocked an attacked from Hiyori.
"Indeed. How is she able to stay Grimmfied for that long?" Crosea said.
"Eyes on your opponent!" Miló shouted, but Seth was too late to react to a kick aimed for his head.
"Really?" Kensei asked. "Guess I forgot."0
"See!?" Mashiro said, pulling one eye down and throwing a raspberry at him. "Kensei, you grouch! You're an idiot!"
"Why you little-!"
"Now, now…" Hachigen interrupted, stopping Kensei from attacking Mashiro in anger.
*CRASH!*
"What are you doing, Seth!? Get back up!"
"Ugh…crap…" Seth groaned in pain as he got back up.
"Enough, Hiyori." Shinji said, stopping the two. "Ten minute break and then it's back to training."
Hiyori complied by just getting rid of her mask and walking away.
"Ugh, finally." Seth groaned. Tired as he may be, he needed to do something. Walking away from the Vizoreds, he sat down cross legged and placed Zangetsu in his lap before he started to meditate.
With the other Vizoreds, Shinji sat down with everyone to discuss with everyone about Seth's progress.
"So, what's his time?" Shinji asked Kensei.
"A little over ten."
"So eleven seconds after one week." Shinji summarized. "It's slow, but he's progressing faster than I expected. If he keeps this up, he could be over an hour by the end of the month."
"What's lover boy doing?" Mashiro asked, pointing over at the meditating amnesiac.
"He must be talking to his Zanpakutō." Love guessed. "Wonder what he's talking about?"
(Seth Inner World)
"So, how he doing?"
"It's slow, but he's healing."
"I see." Seth said as he and Kuro looked at the orb of energy. Inside of this orb was none other than Shiro, or half of him as all that there was to him was just his upper body. Currently, he was unconscious.
"My retention time is increasing faster the more Shiro heals." Seth said.
"He is the source of your Grimm powers. Having been damaged from your battle, it's taking him some time to manifest a moving body. By the time he's completely healed, your Grimm powers as well as the time you can hold it should increase exponentially."
"I see. Good to know." Seth said. "How are the others doing? I can speak to them again, but how are they?"
"They're fine. Shiro may have locked them up in order to stop them from preventing his increase in power, but that's all he really did…besides stealing Ember's wallet." That got Seth to laugh a little. "Did you know that Crescent comes and visits Shiro?"
"She does?" Seth asked, surprised.
"She does. Whenever no one's in the room, she comes and stays with Shiro as if watching over him. She thinks she's being sneaky, but I always sense her Aura the minute I leave the room. Did something happen between them when me and the others weren't here?"
Seth thought back to when Crescent confessed her worry for the Grimm before saying, "Nope."
"I see." Kuro said before he took out a watering can from…out of nowhere.
'Where did he get that?' Seth thought.
"Now, if you excuse me, I have some plants that are in need of some desperate watering."
Seth just started dumbly as Kuro walked away. He blinked a few times before snapping out of it. "I better get back to training." He then closed his eyes and focused before he started to slowly vanish, exiting his Inner World and returning to the real one.
The second Seth was gone; the door to the room opened and stepping through was none other than Crescent herself. She checked to see if anyone was still around before entering the room and quietly closing the door. Once that was done, Crescent walked up to the orb that contained Shiro and stood in front of it.
"You sure are taking your time getting better." Crescent said before she sat down and just watched over Shiro's recovering body.
(Back in the real world, the next few days)
"You're already dead." Love said, reading off from a manga as Seth was sent flying. "That's such a deep line, you know? He's telling these guys they're dead, but they just don't realized it yet. Don't you see? You're alive and they're dead. Just like that."
"Is that supposed to sound like what Schiele said or something?" Rose asked. "And will you stop reading my mangas before I do? You spoil everything."
*CRASH!*
"Get up, you idiot!" Hiyori shouted. "Do you know how many times I could've killed you!? Oh, l I get it. You thought Hunters and Shinigamis were supposed to get killed a lot, right? Well, you're wrong baldy!"
"Uru…sai…!" Seth groaned.
"Uh, what did you just say, Seth?" Ember asked.
Seth blinked and realized that he had muttered a word with no idea what it meant.
'What the hell did I say?'
*RING-RING-RING!*
"Oh! Lunchtime!" Love pointed out.
"That's enough, Hiyori. It's lunchtime." Shinji said before he and the others exited the training room and headed to the cafeteria.
"Coming." Hiyori said, getting rid of her mask as she and Seth quickly followed everyone.
(Cafeteria)
"So, how's Seth's training going, Hiyori?" Shinji asked.
"Weren't you watching?" Hiyori said, taking a bite out of her lunch before speaking. "It's not going anywhere. He may be over 20 seconds, but that's it. It hasn't increased past that point. Baldy's a joke. Nothing but dog meat."
'Why you little…' Seth thought as he squeezed his sandwich in anger.
Maybe he just doesn't have what it takes." Lisa said before turning to Seth. "Just give up."
"Shut up, you pervert!" Seth said. "You're not even involved in the training so keep your mouth shut!"
"Yes I am, moron." Lisa said. "I lent you that girly magazine the other day, remember?"
"I didn't borrow anything from you! Stop telling lies that sound kind of true!"
"It's cool man." Love said. "I borrow it myself every couple of days."
"I'm not like you!"
"I look at it twice a day." Lisa admitted.
"Yeah! I know! But I'm not a perv like you, alright!?"
"I'm not a perv! I'm just really curious!"
"That's that most perverts say." Kensei said, taking a sip of his coffee.
"That's it!" Seth slammed his lunch down on his tray and got up. "I'm heading back to the training room! See you guys there!"
"What's wrong with him?" Mashiro asked as Seth went to throw his lunch away.
"I think he's just feeling home sick." Rose said. "He's only been with us for a few days. Eating lunch with us probably doesn't feel the same as eating with his friends back home."
Mashiro nodded in understanding and went back to eating her lunch.
'Twenty seconds after a week.' Shinji thought as the others were busy talking. 'Despite what Hiyori said, he's progressing a bit faster than I first thought. It makes one wonder how far he'll go in the future. The Vytal Festival is still three months away. By the time he goes, I might just miss the guy.'
(With Seth)
"Tch! Calling me dog meat, I'll show her." Seth muttered under his breath as he walked down the hallway. Looking left and right, Arrancars were either walking past him or talking with friends.
"Miss your friends?"
'Yeah.' Seth thought. 'I know it was my decision to come here, but that doesn't stop the feeling of homesickness.'
"Beacon was an excellent place. Filled with memories and friends you've made over time. It must have been hard to leave."
Seth sighed. 'More than you know. But I'm here because I'm doing this for my friends. The Vytal is only a few months away. I'll show everyone how much I've changed once the tournament begin.'
"Then you know what you must do. Remember, Seth, that the others and I are here to support you. You are not alone."
'Thanks, Kuro.' Seth smiled. 'I think it helps that I can still keep in touch right Ruby.'
Suddenly…
"Seth!"
"Huh-OOF!" Hearing his name, Seth turned around only to be tackled by someone as he crashed into a pillar. Looking to see who in the world tackled him, he saw noen other than his new friend, Nel. "Nel..?"
"Seth! It's me! Nel! Did you miss me!?"
"Can't say I didn't." Seth said as passing Arrancars just ignored them and walked away. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here as a visitor." Nel said as she took out a visitor pass from her cloak. "See? I even have a pass."
"So you do." Seth said before getting up. "Well, I guess I should welcome you to Las Noches…again."
Nel giggled a bit, seeing what Seth meant by again as she did come here where Seth came for his initiation.
"So, where are Pesche and Dondo?" Seth asked, looking around to see no sign of them.
"Oh they right behind…" Nel turned around and pointed behind her, but no one was there. She gasped in horror. "I've lost them!"
"Why am I not surprised?" Seth said when all of sudden, Nel froze. "Hm? Nel? What's wrong?"
"Hey, move it. You're in my way."
Seth's eyes widen. He knew that voice. Turning around, standing right behind was none other than…
"Grimmjow." Seth said, glaring at the blue haired Arrancar.
"Yo. Been a while, Shinigami." Grimmjow said. "I've been wondering where you've been and here you are, playing with kids. I thought you were here to get stronger."
"I have been getting stronger." Seth said, pushing Nel behind him.
"Really? You look the same to me."
"Looks can be deceiving." Seth said as he went for Zangetsu. "I'll be happy to show you what I've learned."
"Hold it right there!" Before Seth could blink twice, he was held back by none other than Kensei and Love as the other Vizoreds showed up.
"Hey! Let go of me!" Seth said as he struggled to get free.
"You're not ready yet!" Kensei said.
"Just because you're not an actual student here doesn't mean you can just go picking fights!" Love said.
"Fuck off! This is what I've been training for! It's now or never!" Seth said as he continued to struggle.
"Let him go." Shinji said.
"Shinji, are you nuts!?" Kensei asked.
"If he wants to fight, then let him." Shinji said. "Besides, I think Seth needs to prove something to Mr. Former Espada."
Grimmjow, who had been watching everything, glared at Shinji at his words.
"Thanks, Shinji." Seth said as Kensei and Love finally released him.
"Thank me later." Shinji said as Mashiro gestured for Nel to come over to them. "We'll love after the kid. Just go do what you need to do."
Seth nodded, gave a reassuring smile to Nel, before he turned to Grimmjow, drawing Zangetsu out and discarding his sheath. "Sorry to keep you waiting, Grimmjow. Watching closely. I'm gonna show you how much I've changed over the last week!"
"Then by all means, show me." Grimmjow said.
"Seth…"Nel muttered in worry as other Arrancars had stopped to watch was going to happen.
*BOOM!*
In a burst of black Aura, yes black Aura, Seth was garbed in his Bankai wear with Tensa Zangetsu in his hand.
"Ha!" Grimmjow smirked. "Bankai? So what? You've forgotten our last battle, your Bankai couldn't do shit against me."
"Maybe you've forgotten, but my Bankai gave you that scar." Seth said, pointing to Grimmjow's scar.
"So that's how Grimmjow got that scar?" Rose said. Some of the Vizoreds had been there when Tōsen returned with Grimmjow the night he was supposed to guard Torchwick and were surprised at the state he was in. He was still the Sexta Espada at the time so many wondered what could have ruffed him up so much.
"That means these two have fought before." Hachigen said.
"Get ready, Grimmjow." Seth said. "I don't plan on holding back!"
"Heh." Again, Grimmjow smirked. "You're gonna die real quickly if you do."
Seth then prepared to Grimmify, placing his free hand over his face as he gathered Aura.
'I can stay Grimmified for about 20 seconds. More than enough time to finish him!'
"Careful, Seth. Remember that he's no push over." Gambol said.
'I know. Don't worry. I've got this.' This is the moment Seth has been waiting for. To face Grimmjow and to finally make him pay for hurting Ruby. This is what Seth has been training for! It's now or never. In the words of famous of One Minute Melee…
Enter the Heat of Battle!
*BOOM!*
Almost everyone was blown by the huge burst of Aura. Never has anyone seen such massive amounts of Aura before. If the Arrancars were being honest, this massive amount could easily conquer most of the lower ranked Espadas and that surprised them.
It was different from Grimmjow. He suddenly felt that he was back at the night at the docks as he stared at Seth's new mask for the first time. Seth's black eyes just furthered reminded him of what happened.
"That…That mask!"
"Seem familiar you, Grimmjow?" Seth asked. "While I would love to take a picture of your expression right now, I don't have a lot of time on my hands."
Seth then shunpoed towards the former Espada and attacked. Acting quicklu, Grimmjow drew his sword and blocked Seth's attack, but the moment their swords met, a massive shock wave occurred, blowing away most of the Arrancar students away.
'What the hell!?' Grimmjow thought as a bead of sweat formed as he used all of his strength to hold back Seth. 'He's not only faster, but stronger too! I almost lost sight of him when he shunpoed!'
Seth then said the two words Grimmjow would never forget.
"Getsuga Tenshō."
*BOOM!*
Unlike Seth's previous Getsuga's, this one was huge! Blowing through many walls as Grimmjow's fate was unknown. The smoke then cleared after a while, showing off a bleeding Grimmjow who was bleeding all over. The sight of this surprised many. He may no longer be an Espada, but he was still stronger than most of his kind, even with only one arm. And some Arrancars learned this the hard way.
"This…isn't…Shinigami power." Grimmjow said between breathes as his sword was a bit broken. "What…What the hell did you do in just a week!?"
Instead of answering, Seth swung Zangetsu and sent a wordless black Getsuga Tenshō, the black wave speeding towards the blue head. Too tired to dodge, Grimmjow was forced to block the black wave of Aura and that alone proved to be a challenge for the former Espada.
"Sorry, man." Grimmjow's eyes widen. Quickly looking behind him, he saw Seth, black Aura wrapped around his sword. "I don't have time to explain."
*BOOM!*
Once again, Seth fired a huge burst of Aura, catching Grimmjow in between his two Getsuga's. Flying out of the smoke was Grimmjow, landing a good distance away from the amnesiac who dashed through the smoke and sped towards him.
"Y-You…" Grimmjow stood up wobbly, gathering red Aura into his palm before firing it. "Little fucker!"
'Cero!' Seth came to a stop as he held up Zangetsu and blocked the Cero. "GrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGH!" With amazing strength, Seth dispersed the Cero as the remaining energy exploded behind him. "Is that all you got, Grimmjow?"
"Damn…" Grimmjow gritted his teeth in frustration. He had put everything he had into that Cero. Combined with that plus the damage he received from Seth, he was spent.
"Then I guess it's my win." Seth said before dashing towards Grimmjow, ready to finish him off once and for all. "This is for Ruby!"
Grimmjow gritted his teeth, preparing himself for the pain he was about to receive from the amnesiac. However…
*GRAB!*
He was saved by the last person he least expected. In fact, he didn't inspect to be saved at all. But the one who saved him and stopped Seth was none other non other than Ulquiorra Cifer.
"Mind explaining what is going on?" Ulquiorra asked, having grabbed Seth's wrist to just stop his sword from reaching Grimmjow.
"You're…Ulquiorra."
"You remember my name. I don't recall ever introducing myself to you." Ulquiorra said calmly, but his mind was a different matter. 'That mask…This spiritual Aura…He really is one of the Vizoreds. But why does it feel like I've seen that mask before?'
"Out of the way." Seth demanded. "This is between me and him. Stay out of it."
"Not until you explain what is going on." Ulquiorra said. "Anyone who is not an Espada cannot just go picking fights whenever he likes."
"I said: Out of the way!"
With strength Ulquiorra wasn't expecting at all, Seth let go of one hand on Zangetsu and punched Ulquiorra in the face, making the Espada let go of Seth as he skidded back and held his face. Seth then jumped and went for an overhead slash, black Aura once again wrapped around the blade of Tensa Zangetsu. In response, Ulquiorra raised his arm and blocked Seth's attack, but was once again surprised as the power behind the attack surprised him as the attack sent him flying, crashing through many pillars before he flipped and stopped at one.
'He's stronger than I anticipated.' Ulquiorra thought. His eyes then widen when he saw the massive wave of Aura Seth had gathered up. The mere pressure behind it was enough to cause cracks and destroy the ground below him.
"It's over." Seth said. He was this close to finally paying back Grimmjow when this guy just had to get in his way!Now he was pissed. "Getsuga Tenshō!"With one mighty swing,Seth sent his powered up attack towards the Arrancar.
Getting off the pillar, Ulquiorra held up his hand and stopped the attack, but the destructive force behind the attack kept pushing him back. With no other choice left, Ulquiorra took out his other hand form his pocket and used both to hold back the attack, but he found that he was still being pushed back.
"No…" Finally, Ulquiorra was overpowered as the attack unleashed all of its destructive force, causing an explosion.
With Seth, he stood completely still and silent, not moving until…
*CRACK!*
A crack appeared on his mask before slowly, Seth's Grimm mask crumbled into pieces.
"Damn..." Seth muttered, exhausted.
"Did he get him?" Mors wondered.
"That was the most powerful Getsuga I've ever seen Seth unleash." Miló said. "It's unlikely for him to have survived that."
"Seth!" The voice of Nel made Seth turn around.
"Nel-OOF!" What he didn't expect was a sudden headbutt to the face by said Arrancar.
"Waaaaaaaaaah!" Nel cried as she and Seth flew, crashing into one of the surviving pillars. "I thought you were gonna get killed, Seth!"
"Yeah. So did I…by you." Seth said as blood started dripping down from his forehead.
"What were you thinking!? Suddenly facing an Espada!" Nel said. "That was stupid! I was scared!"
Seth stared wide eyed as Nel cried into his chest. He then smiles and places one hand on Nel's head. "I'm sorry for worry you, Nel."
"You did pretty good out there, Seth." Looking up, Seth saw Shinji and the other Vizoreds making their way to him along with a still wounded Grimmjow.
"Thanks, Shinji." Seth said, getting up before turning to Grimmjow. "Don't think this is over yet. I still plan to settle the score with you later."
"Damn right we will." Grimmjow said. For him today marked his first loss against the amnesiac and right now, he wanted nothing more than to pay him back. "Watch your back, Aberrant. You're my prey now."
Seth just scoffed and went to leave. He needed a muffin after a fight like that.
"Well, well..."
Everyone's eyes widen. Turning around, appearing form the smoke was none other than Ulquiorra. His arms were burnt from Seth's earlier attack, but besides that he was barely wounded.
"Wha…What!?" Seth couldn't believe his eyes. .
"That's impossible! Not even Grimmjow could escape one of those attacks unscratched and he's barely hurt at all!" Akoúo said.
"You surprised me. I couldn't stop that even with both of my hands." Ulquiorra said. "Was that the best you've got? I think it was." Ulquiorra then dusted off his coat before he pointed his index finger at everyone as bright, green Aura gathered. "How unfortunate."
Despite the different color, Seth recognized the attack.
'Cero!'
*BOOM!*
The destructive beam was obviously powerful enough t burst through the walls of Las Noches. From the smoke was the Vizoreds were the Vizoreds with all their masks on as they had quickly put it on to survive Ulquiorra's Cero. Grimmjow was also fine.
"That was too damn close." Kensei said before he and everyone dematerialized their mask.
"Where'd Ulquiorra go?" Mashiro asked as said Espada was nowhere to be seen.
"Forget that, where's Seth and the kid!?" Lisa said as both Seth and Nel were nowhere to be seen.
"Where did they…oh no." Shinji said as he and the others looked out trhough the hole Ulquiorra made, leading outside.
(Outside)
"Cough, cough!" Seth coughed up some blood, holding Nel in his arm who was unconscious at the moment. Seth wasn't doing too good himself. While he held Nel in his left, his right was completely burnt. "Nel, you okay?" Seth shook the little Arrancar, but he got no reply. "Dammit!"
Suddenly, Ulquiorra appeared next to Seth, surprising him.
"Shit! Gentei Kai-!" But before he could finish, Ulquiorra kicked him in the gut and sent Seth flying back into a different part Las Noches.
Seth coughed out some dust and some more blood before he looked up and saw Ulquiorra, his hands in his pockets as always.
"Just how fast is this man!?" Myrtenaster said.
"When you went to block my Cero, that mask appeared again." Ulquiorra said as he walked up to the amnesiac. "The transformation was fast, but it shattered right away. You won't be able to generate it again, I think. Give it up."
"Give up?" Seth repeated as his hair shadowed his eyes. And then…
*STAB!*
Ulquiorra didn't even flinch as Tensa Zangetsu was stabbed into his shoulder. He simply looked at it before looking back at Seth.
"Sorry, but I know the meaning of give up! It doesn't matter if you're the leader of the Espadas. I'll still beat you!"
"…You think I'm the leader of the Espadas?" Ulquiorra asked, taking Zangetsu out just as the tipstill had a hold on his coat. "I believe you are mistaken." Using the black daito, Ulquiorra ripped his coat open to reveal on his left chest…the number 4.
Seth couldn't believe his eyes. "Four…what!?"
"That's…impossible!" Crosea said.
"So much power and he's only ranked four!?" Storm said.
"I never said I was the leader of the Espadas." Ulquiorra said, releasing his hold on Zangetsu. "Allow me to properly introduce myself. I am the Qurto Espada, Ulquiorra Cifer. I'm ranked fourth among the Espadas."
*STAB!"
Before Seth realized what happened, Ulquiorra had pierced his chest with his bare hands!
"Seth!" Every spirit inside of him cried out on horror.
"Seth Aberrant, you were in over your head when you chose to face me. You came here seeking power and look where that has got you." Ulquiorra said before he removed his hand from Seth's chest, letting the body fall to the ground. "Looks like I overestimated you. You're not as strong as I thought you were. If you can still move, get healed. Lord Aizen brought you here for a reason. If you can't then stay there and die." He then turned around and left. "You're quest for power ends here, Shinigami."
(Insert Shiawase no Arika by LOCAL CONNECT)
(Instrumental)The song starts as the night sky was illuminated by the shattered moon of Remnant as shooting starts were falling down.
(Massugu ni aruitekita)We see Seth outside walking while gazing at the night sky.
(Bukiyou na kono kokoro)The sun then starts to rise as we now see Seth walking along a beach.
(Itsuwarinai sono me ni utsuru)Seth continues to walk along the beach, gazing out over the horizon before notices something from the corner of his eyes and and turns.
(Atatakai hikari)Squinting his eyes, we see in the distant Seth's team, Team RWBY
(Afureru kibouno nakade ima bokura)All of Team RWBY wave towards Seth and gestures for him to come over.
(Doredake no ai ni deaeru no darou)We then focus on Ruby who was smiling brightly as Scarlet's Heart Jewel shined brightly in the sun.
(Onaji toki wo ima ikiteru)Seth blinks dumbly before he slowly makes his way towards them.
(Aisuru koto no yorokobi ni furete)When Seth finally makes it to his team, Ruby runs up to him and smiles. Soon after, Seth smiles back just before the scene shifts to show the good luck charm Ruby had given to Seth laying in the sand next to a wooden badge that had a skull in the center.
And done! Shit, I killed Seth! Fuck, I need him for commentary! Anyway, that was Masked Training. Not much training and more what the hell is happening in his life. But don't worry, Seth will okay and he will get to his training which I have planned out. Sorry if this took a while, but I hope you enjoyed everything. Next time, we will be going back to the team. Until then, this has been Ashbel Longhart here, signing out. Until next time/chapter.