The Captains had just arrived on the scene and the LeBlancs as well as the other Soul Reapers were each surprised.
"What is this? Another infidel?!" Dnamra asked angrily. Kaichou just stood her ground and handed Momo off to Rangiku.
"Lieutenant Matsumoto, take my lieutenant and try your best to find Orihime Inoue. She'll be searching for Ikkaku and Nemu, as well as Uryu and Chad. Orihime will know what to do." Kaichou said without looking away from Dnamra.
Rangiku turned to Toshiro who nodded in approval. Rangiku nodded back and flash stepped away with the paralyzed Momo.
"What are you infidel?!" Dnamra asked.
"I am the Black Wrangler. I am the Captain of squad five." Kaichou explained as she gripped Hensen Tatsujin in both hands.
"So you are the other infidel's commander? Unacceptable!" Dnamra roared angrily. Kaichou's eye twitched at the comment.
"Save the rhetoric for someone who cares! You try to kill my Lieutenant so I'm going to do the same to YOU!!! SHINIGAMI CHOP!!!" Kaichou shouted as she raised Hensen Tatsujin and brought down a larger version of the chop hand, hard on Dnamra, sending him plummeting fast into the ground.
"Kae." She ordered and Hensen Tatsujin quickly morphed into a sniper rifle. She aimed it at the cloud of smoke beneath her where Dnamra had just hit. Suddenly the smoke cleared in a sudden burst of smoke. Dnamra was standing on all eight of his insect-like legs. Kaichou grinned as she lined up the scope on Dnamra's back, right on a panel of bone armor with a blue glow coming from underneath it's cracked shell.
"Got ya." Kaichou grinned.
"Dekiagari-SHUI-KASAI!!!" Kaichou shouted as she pulled the trigger and a thin beam of light shot from the barrel straight at Dnamra. When the beam hit, it caused a massive burst of white light but when the light faded she saw nothing there. She then quickly changed Hensen Tatsujin back to its basic Shikai form and lunged straight forward with the Zanpakuto reared back. She then swung just in time to cut clean through Dnamra who had suddenly appeared in a Bleu Saunter. The slice went from the shoulder of Dnamra's left pincer right through his core and down to his right back most leg.
"That should kill you. I told you I would end you like you tried to end my Lieutenant. If there's one thing that I hate, it's people who try to kill or harm those close to me." Kaichou said into Dnamra's ear as the armor shattered revealing a withering man of clear Arab heritage with a long black beard. He quickly crumbled away like dust.
Meanwhile Byakuya glared angrily at Nosidrah as he stood in the LeBlanc's path.
"Brother?!" Rukia exclaimed in shock.
"What is this?! Another one of you Soul Reapers?! Geez you just can't let a one on one fight go can you?!" Nosidrah asked angrily with flames billowing from his nostrils.
"You tried to harm Rukia. While your attempt failed, your intent has sealed your fate." Byakuya said as he aimed the hilt of his Zanpakuto at the LeBlanc. Instantly the swirling pink cherry blossoms gathered and flew straight at Nosidrah.
"Flowers?! Pheh! Watch 'em burn!" Nosidrah said as he took a deep breath and unleashed a massive jet of flames but they had no effect and the blossoms kept coming.
"What the-?!" Nosidrah asked confused before he had multiple lacerations suddenly appear on his body.
"I am Byakuya Kuchiki, Captain of Squad Six. You have just experienced the Shikai of my Zanpakuto, Senbonzakura. The cherry blossoms you see are the reflections on the blades of countless swords." Byakuya said as the blossoms came back around for another pass but Nosidrah used Bleu Sauter and narrowly evaded the blow.
"Brother I can handle this!" Rukia argued. Before Byakuya could reply however Nosidrah had recovered.
"Using Bleu Sauter in this form like this is impossible! Augh I didn't want to have to do this now but oh well! FRACTURE!!!" Nosidrah shouted and the outer bone armor shattered revealing a Minotaur like man with the typical chalk white skin and glowing blue eyes. He also had a tall black Mohawk on his head running between his horns.
"Now we'll see who's more powerful!" Nosidrah asked but Byakuya gave an uncharacteristic smirk along with Rukia. Nosidrah was now very confused by their reaction.
"What? What are you three staring at?!" Nosidrah asked confused.
"If you wanted to prove that you were more powerful, then you wouldn't have revealed that your weakness is on your hindquarters." Byakuya said as Rukia started snickering. Sure enough, on Nosidrah's left butt cheek was his core. Sadly, burned next to it was the letter K, spelling "K.O." for knock out.
"Oh how embarrassing." Nosidrah grumbled. Rukia however sheathed her Zanpakuto and then raised her right hand.
"Hado number four! Byakurai!"Rukia shouted as a bolt of lightning shot from her fingertips and straight at the momentarily distracted Nosidrah. However he quickly recovered and bleu sauntered out of range, only to reappear right in the path of Byakuya's Senbonzakura as it approached from behind him and scored a direct hit to his core, destroying it.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!!!" Nosidrah screamed as his beast like enhancements faded away and he soon turned to dust.
Meanwhile Renji and Toshiro were facing the bear like Rimidalv.
"Now what is this? They send school boy to fight me?" Rimidalv asked in disbelief. The vein on Toshiro's forehead started pulsing angrily.
"You really shouldn't have done that." Renji said as he floated away from the now angered Hitsugaya.
"My name is Toshiro Hitsugaya and I am the Captain of squad ten! Insulting me was your last mistake!" Toshiro yelled angrily.
"Hey Toshiro! If you want to really show him then use your Bankai!" Karin shouted eagerly. She was rather anxious to see Toshiro's Bankai in action for herself.
"The limiters have been removed, sir." Renji said as Hitsugaya smirked.
"Very well then." Toshiro said as he started glowing with light blue spiritual energy.
"BANKAI!!!" Toshiro shouted as he was consumed within a ball of bright blue spiritual energy. Karin and Yuzu were both impressed at what they were seeing. Soon the light faded and the closed ice wings of Toshiro's Bankai were seen with the three purple ice flowers floating behind it. Soon the wings opened, revealing Toshiro with his right arm and sword encased with an ice made dragon and a tail was dangling down from between the wings.
"Daiguren Hyorinmaru!" Toshiro said calmly as he raised his Zanpakuto.
"Ready Renji?" Toshiro asked as Renji grinned from ear to ear.
"Ready!" he replied. The two then thrust their weapons forward, Toshiro creating an ice dragon and Renji hurling Hihio Zabimaru straight at the unsuspecting Rimidalv. The ice dragon struck first and encased Rimidalv in a thick and jagged block of ice. Hihio Zabimaru proceeded to smash through the ice and shatter both it and the bone armor on Rimidalv's Bear form.
Rimidalv hovered in mid air as he caught his breath. His appearance had changed slightly. The claws from his bear form on both his hands and feet were still there, along with the white bone helmet over his eyes but with a couple of slits for his glowing blue eyes to see through.
"So you believe to be clever bastards. Lucky for me that I could still use Fracture while in ice." Rimidalv said as he pressed the claws on his hands together which started to glow bright blue.
"Now prepare to feel the might of my glorious Kodiak Claws!!!" Rimidalv exclaimed as he then thrust his claws forward sending eight beams of devastating energy straight at the two. Toshiro quickly closed his wings and Renji hid behind him, wrapping Hihio Zabimaru around the wings for added defense. The eight beams however managed to find the gaps in Zabimaru's added defense and pierce the ice wings.
"As you can see, I am more than capable warrior!" Rimidalv said with a grin on his pale white face. Suddenly however he felt a great pain in his left arm. He turned to see that his left arm had been sliced clean off just above the elbow and a powerful electrical current was running through his body. He glanced over to see that Karin had taken advantage of his short rant.
"Little CYKA!!!" Rimidalv roared as he took a swat at Karin who dodged and took a swing with her Zanpakuto but Rimidalv caught the blade in his claws.
"Too slow, yes?" Rimidalv asked with a grin before delivering a mean kick to her face and then batting her down towards the ground.
"KARIN!!!" Yuzu shouted in horror. Unfortunately Karin hit the ground in a cloud of dust and smoke. However as the dust settled, Yuzu spotted Kisuke Urahara and his group hurrying to her location, but that Karin had been knocked unconscious. Yuzu looked back up at Rimidalv with anger clear on her face. Rimidalv however had heard what happened to the Punissons and cowered fearfully.
"I am thinking I make big mistake." Rimidalv whimpered as Yuzu raised her sealed Zanpakuto.
"Light the skies, SANCTUS CURATOR!!!" Yuzu shouted as her Zanpakuto entered its Shikai form. She then lunged forwards towards Rimidalv and vanished in a flash step, only to reappear behind him and slice clean through him from his right shoulder to his left, destroying his core.
"Dosvidaniya!" Rimidalv cried before he exploded in a bright white light. Toshiro in the mean time was unharmed by the attack since the beams didn't pierce his ice wings at all. Hihio Zabimaru had uncoiled itself and Toshiro had opened his wings.
"What happened?! Where's the LeBlanc?!" Toshiro asked.
"Karin attacked him and cut off his arm but he knocked her away! Down there!" Yuzu quickly as she pointed to where Kisuke, Tessai, Yoruichi, Jinta, and Uluru were treating her.
"She appears to be in good hands, we should focus on the last of the LeBlancs." Toshiro said as Rangiku appeared.
"Captain, I found Orihime as Captain Wrangler ordered and she is healing her as we speak! Lieutenant Kurotsuchi and Madarame are on their way as well." Rangiku explained.
"Good work Rangiku." Toshiro said as he quickly surveyed the battlefield. He then realized something.
"Wait! Where are Yumichika and Nel? Shouldn't they be here?!" Toshiro asked. They then saw a blinding burst of purple light appear in the sky where Yumichika had disappeared earlier.
Earlier in a strange dark void in space…
In a bright purple flash, Yumichika and Nagol appeared with their weapons clashed together. Without warning Nagol bleu sauntered back away from him. He quickly looked around in confusion.
"Where are we? What happened to the others?!" Yumichika asked.
"We're in a place where they don't have to watch us fight. This is my Fondre. A pocket dimension completely cut off from the rest of the world…and that includes the Soul Society and Le Mort Regne." Nagol explained as Yumichika arched a feathered eyebrow in confusion.
"Le Mort Regne? Is that the name of the LeBlanc's world?" Yumichika asked as Nagol nodded with a sweet smile.
"Yes. You may be wondering why I brought you here. I must confess that here, your strength is finite. There is no Reishi here except for that which you have already within you. When you expel it you will not gain it back. But fighting you is not why I brought you here." Nagol said as Yumichika looked curious once again.
"Oh? If you are not going to try and kill me than why bring me here in the first place?" Yumichika asked. Nagol then turned away from him.
"Because I want you to kill me instead." Nagol said softly as Yumichika's eyes widened in shock.
"You what?!" Yumichika asked.
"Do you know how long it has been since I have seen something of true beauty? In Le Mort Regne, all I ever see are the hideous white armored beasts that you have seen entering the Soul Society and the World of the Living. Life in Le Mort Regne is horrible; everyone is forcibly trained to become soldiers for the eventual war with the Soul Society. I was raised to respect life and not end it. One of the reasons I am a Sentinelle is because I was a Quincy in life. My husband suspected me of having an affair and killed me with a Steele Schneider. I never had an affair and I never wanted to become this hideous beast!" Nagol explained as glowing blue tears streamed from her eyes.
"Then why bring me here?" Yumichika asked confused.
"Because I want you to be able to leave this realm without being scrutinized by your comrades for performing a mercy killing. I know that squad eleven is a fighting squad and that they would probably ridicule you for killing an easy target…that is why I brought you here." Nagol explained.
"Then join us and fight for the Soul Society instead of against it!" Yumichika suggested but Nagol shook her head.
"I can't. My core prevents me from doing that." Nagol replied.
"How so?" Yumichika asked.
"Because our cores are not only our source of power, but they also serve as a tracking device. They can also be utilized as the necessary power source for a bridge between Le Mort Regne and whatever world we're in now. Depending on how powerful the LeBlanc on the other side is, another LeBlanc of equal or lesser power can crossover from Le Mort Regne to the other side. Depending on the number of LeBlancs, the doors open wider allowing the more powerful to enter. This is how we managed to get here. The key girl accidently weakened the barriers and allowed one of our more powerful LeBlancs to crossover. From there we managed to gather in secret and then launch our attempt to capture the Key girl. I want no part of this anymore. On my pride as a Quincy I do not want them to succeed in capturing her." Nagol explained.
"Is the LeBlanc who acted as the bridge still in the world of the living?" Yumichika asked curiously.
"That depends on whether or not your friends have killed him yet. He is known as Rimidalv and he was tasked with opening up the portal between our worlds. As far as I know, there are no LeBlancs left to open the portals other than the ones that attacked you and your friends. But don't stop searching for signs of other LeBlancs. There may still be some here." Nagol replied.
"I will make sure he is among those who are killed when I return." Yumichika said as Nagol smiled.
"Then I beg you. Please rid me of this ugly existence!" Nagol pleaded.
"If I kill you, will that kill me as well?" Yumichika asked as Nagol shook her head.
"No, this pocket dimension will collapse upon my death but you will be returned to where you came from I promise! I would not intentionally lie to you!" Nagol replied as Yumichika nodded understandingly and approached Nagol.
"Please promise me that you will protect the Key girl." Nagol said softly.
"I promise." Yumichika said as he raised his now sealed Zanpakuto.
"It will be an honor to die by the hand of one so beautiful. You could call it a wish come true." Nagol said softly as she closed her eyes and braced herself for him to strike.
Presently in the world of the living…
Ikkaku and Nemu arrived on the scene in Soul Reaper form just in time for a massive purple burst of light to appear. As the light dimmed, they saw Yumichika standing somberly in midair with his Zanpakuto in hand and dripping with light blue blood.
"Yumichika!" Ikkaku yelled excitedly as he came up next to his friend.
"It looks like you fought a good fight, too bad I missed it…wait how come you're so clean?" Ikkaku asked suspiciously as he noticed Yumichika's preserved condition.
"You know me Ikkaku, I don't like getting my hands dirty." Yumichika said with a mock smile. Ikkaku let out an annoyed groan before heading off towards the others. Yumichika however turned to look behind him at the empty air. He sighed in silent sadness as he turned to rejoin the others.
Before all that happened however, Nel had been fighting Tnurb with all her vigor but the LeBlanc was just too fast and too strong.
"You're too slow Arrancar! Just like that Cero!" Tnurb taunted as he swung his massive fists at Nel's Resurreccion form. Fortunately he was missing every swing but Nel was finding it was increasingly hard to dodge his attacks. Every time she tried to make a run at his core, he defended. She tried to use Bala but he dodged it. She tried Cero but he dodged it as well. She had tried Lanzador Verde again but he had dodged it as well.
"Perhaps I'm not up to full strength as I once thought. Perhaps I needed more time to recuperate. I can't let Ichigo down now! He's relying on me to protect his sisters!" Nel said mentally to herself. She then decided to try something she had never tried before. She immediately started charging a Cero and then unleashed it before sucking it back in.
"What are we trying this time little Arrancar?" Tnurb asked curiously as Nel released a Cero Doble and immediately sucked it back in before finally releasing it at Tnurb.
"WHAT THE-?!?!" Tnurb shrieked as he scrambled to dodge the new, massive, and bright purple colored Cero Tercera. As the Cero dissipated, Nel was catching her breath. The attack had expended all of her energy and her Resurreccion form had faded away. She looked around hoping and praying that she had finished him off. She saw nothing, and she couldn't tell if his spiritual pressure was still there or not due to her tired body.
As she breathed a sigh of relief, she suddenly felt her body being crushed by a pair of two massive hands.
"You missed me Arrancar. Now I will finish you off for good." Tnurb whispered into her ear as he continued to crush her.
"Not if we have anything to say about it!" a voice called from nearby and without warning a red Cero flew in from out of nowhere and hit Tnurb in the back, causing him to drop Nel. She started plummeting towards the ground but was caught by another large pair of hands. She slowly opened her eyes then suddenly widened them as she saw what was holding her. It was Hachi of the Visoreds. She looked around behind him and saw the Visoreds and her fellow Arrancar standing in midair and each looking absolutely pissed.
"You picked the wrong time to show yourself bub." Grimmjow growled as he lowered his fist which still had smoke drifting off of it from where he had fired the Cero.
"Hachi, get her to the Inoue girl, she'll know what to do." Shinji said with his Zanpakuto drawn and resting over his right shoulder. Hachi nodded and flash stepped away with Nel in hand.
"Now as for you." Shinji said as he redirected his attention to the now stunned Tnurb.
"So ya like picking on Arrancar girls eh? Well here's some you don't want to mess with!" Grimmjow yelled as Apache, Mila-Rose, Sun-Sun, Lilynette, and Menoly Sonido'd into place in a circle around Tnurb.
"Whaddya say girls? Shall we give him a taste of his own medicine?!" Lilynette asked as the other four women nodded in eager agreement and started charging their own Ceros. Before they could release them however Tnurb used bleu saunter to try and flee but then he heard one of the other Arrancar say something.
"Attack, Tiburon!"
It was Halibel releasing her Zanpakuto, which made all the other Arrancar look at her surprised. The smoke cleared to reveal Halibel in her Resurreccion. Before he could even blink, Tnurb found himself split in two down the center and Halibel floating behind him with her back turned but glaring at him over her shoulder.
"Neliel happens to have been a friend of mine as well as my predecessor. You made a mistake in doing what you did. One way or another you were going to die by one of the former third Espada." Halibel said as Tnurb crumbled into dust.
End Chapter 37.
If you haven't heard already, the Bleach Anime has started another Filler Arc and this one already looks incredible. I suggest giving it a look see. The first episode of it is episode 230.
LeBlanc Research Time
Gin Ichimaru appears once again.
"Hello once again. Today-." Gin said but was interrupted by none other than Sosuke Aizen.
"Today, I will be explaining the LeBlancs, Gin." Aizen said as Gin sighed and walked off stage with his head hung towards the ground. The screen immediately shifted to the image of Yumichika and Nagol within Nagol's Fondre Dimension.
"Fondre, as previously discussed, is the equivalent to a Soul Reapers Bankai, and the Arrancar's Resurreccion. Sometimes however, a LeBlanc doesn't have an animal that properly represents their soul. In cases like this, they are instead given a unique ability. In the case of Nagol, she has the ability to pull her unwitting opponents into a pocket dimension that prevents outside influences from interfering with what goes on inside. Her Fondre also absorbs Spiritual Pressure like a sponge and allows Nagol to use it in combat. This also prevents her opponents from regenerating their powers." Aizen explained as Kaname Tosen entered.
"Perhaps she can help me to combat Kenpachi Zaraki and bring him to justice at last." Kaname said hopefully.
"Unfortunately Captain Tosen, she's dead." Gin said as he joined Aizen on the stage while Kaname sighed and lowered his head.
"Once again, I am defeated and justice is delayed." Tosen said as he trudged off stage. Soon a crash was heard from backstage.
"He really needs a seeing eye Hollow or something." Gin said with his usual fox-like smile as Aizen nodded in agreement.
End