This may unfortunately be the last chapter for now as I go on hiatus for about a week. Although the hollow me has many adventures coming, the real me has trial exams and so must study and do other bland crap. Please keep me on alerts for now as we enter the next chapter/episode.

Episode 51: Deathwish

Grimmjow has already abandoned this expedition and so has failed. Now my Fraccion and Wonderweiss must focus on the target ahead – Karakura Towns guardians, the Gods of Death...the Shinigami.

They soon detect our presence and arrive in slips of Shunpo. There are at least five of them. The first one I notice appears quite campy, with a large red and yellow eyelash projecting from his right eye; his Zanpakuto takes the shape of a sickle. The bald one alongside of him brandishes a wooden spear and offers a bloodthirsty grin. The third one appears quite melancholic with his blonde fringe draped over half his face; his Zanpakuto had not yet been released. The same went for the battle-scarred Shinigami who wore a sleeveless kimono and bore a terrifying gaze. The final member of the Karakura guardians (and the only apparent female!) showed a massive bust which was partially obscured by her flowing blonde hair.

After assessing their respective reiatsu levels I knew these were fairly strong opponents – definitely vice-captain class officers.

"We are outnumbered master Benendes...what should we do?" Numb Chandelier seeks my orders.

I dwell into the eyes of each of our opponents then return my gaze to the strange Arrancar child. Wonderweiss will serve no purpose here either, so really it's 5 against 3, and I know that my brother and the other spiritually-aware residents of Karakura could appear at any point. I need to eliminate these enemies as soon as possible.

"Bulbous G, Numb Chandelier...please search for Grimmjow...I will try and handle these five opponents.

The bald Shinigami laughs mockingly as he holds his spear behind his neck. "Are you serious? I could take you on by myself and win without breaking a sweat – what a joke!"

Bulbous G kneel to my side. "Please understand these are vice-captains, the second strongest type of Shinigami in Soul Society."

I crack out my sword. "I am aware of that...however I have fought against a captain before and I understand their strength...please understand that I must fight this group alone...I promise I will return the favour to Aizen for appointing me as the Sixth strongest in his army." I peel the sheath away from my sword and funnel my reiatsu into the fine combs transforming the blade into a claw of razorwires. "Let's cook up a Shinigami kebab!"

The bald one is drawn into my taunt and charges first. He arches his entire body to offer the maximum force in his swing. I easily dodge however the emo is already on the offensive, so I'm instantly dodging his blade. Just as I twirl past his I'm confronted by the beauty queen and blondes blades which converge into my position. The only way is up into the heavens however this exit is already occupied by the crazy baldy who descends with his spear raised. He screams in delight of this battle. I'm forced to catch the staff with my right hand. The two feminines swing horizontally...so I lift my legs upward and latch them onto the spear. The emo's sword jabs through the melee and heads towards my neck. I push down and using the weight of my body, push the other Shinigami down with his spear – making the emo impale his comrade through the right side and out the left.

"Are you alright Ikkaku?" I hear the emo apologising to his comrade.

"Hey I'm from the fighting squad, this is but a needle prick for me Izuru." Ikkaku responds arrogantly.

Through their brief distraction I take on the blonde and the pretty-boy. His sickle flings left and right as he tries to cut my torso. The blonde has used this chance to try and attack from behind. I have already anticipated this and slyly move my arm enough so it appears to have skewered me when in fact it has only injured her fellow counterpart.

"Yumichika I'm sorry!" She finally notices her folly.

"Look out Rangiku!" Yumichika points behind her. I have already used Sonido to appear at her rear. I would have struck the fatal blow if it weren't for the chains of a certain Zanpakuto wrapping around my hands.

They cheer for the mysterious comrade called "Hisagi." He has left his move until now...of all the Shinigami here he would portray himself as the most deadly. He retracts his chains pulling name into his range. I notice he wields two small dual-bladed scythes as he produces another from behind his left arm. He slices across the surface of my mid-section. I only manage to avoid a deep strike by firing a bala to quickly escape from the chains.

"Your sides are exposed." I hear Izuru's voice as he descends with his unique blade which bends sharply at two places giving it the appearance of a horseshoe. Although I can easily block the strike it brings a strange sensation to my arms. He slams his sword into my blade again and twice more after that. I'm confused as to why he would deliberately clash his blade with mine.

Suddenly the gravity exponentially increases. My arms are about to rip from my body as I struggle to hold my blade.

"My Zanpakuto double the weight of any blade it comes into contact with. You hit my sword four times which means it must feel sixteen times heavier than normal." A deceptive smile creeps up his otherwise melancholy face. "You lose Arrancar..." He concludes as four blades unite and pierce my body.


My body is skewered from four soul cutters. I was foolish in believing I could take on five of the most elite Shinigami warriors...Will this defeat finally be the end of this painful miserable afterlife...I may leave you with that cliffhanger for a while there...so don't miss out on the next penultimate chapter!