Everlasting Reflections: The Moon Underwater

Arc I: Genesis

Chapter 36: The Dead End

Afterward, he was seen taking a walk with Byakuya and visiting several chambers in the premises of Kuchiki Manor which was a bizarre scenario for many since both of them were sort of reserved and cold personalities but were getting along with each other quite well.

It was late night and finally, the time had come for the revival of the dead Shinigamis. All the Captains and Lieutenants were present at the spacious site to witness his miraculous capabilities of Sesshomaru. There were hundreds of corpses and thus it took four to five fully powerful slashes to revive all of them since Tensaiga was the sword that possessed the power to save 100 lives in one strike.

Within a few seconds, all the corpses of Shinigamis began to move which terribly shocked each and everyone who was present there. The friends and relatives of those soldiers immediately rushed to them and in no time the entire surroundings got filled with tears of joy in everyone's eyes and loud praises for Sesshomaru. Squad 4 units immediately rushed towards the revived Shinigamis in order to attend them for a checkup which didn't seem to be needed.

Meanwhile, the Daiyokai simply sheathed his Tensaiga and began to walk away from there while the Captains and Lieutenants were still staring at him with the wonderment. Suddenly he heard a familiar voice which was masculine and strict, "Each and every member of your Yokai army is safely escorted to that mysterious well in the World of the Living and the Senkai Gate is ready for you as well," Genryusai Yamamoto spoke as he arrived there. Everyone except Sesshomaru bowed down to him and after a pause, the Daiyokai said, "I wish to visit Hueco Mundo before my departure."

"Oh, but why?" Yoruichi asked abruptly. "There is something I have which I want to leave in the Hueco Mundo," he replied. "Hand it over to me, I will throw it in the Hueco Mundo along with the Hollow garbage of my laboratory," Captain Kurotsuchi said to Sesshomaru. "It's not garbage and I will do this personally," Sesshomaru replied to him in a serious tone.

"Yoruichi-san, I think he is referring to that Hollow mask remnant," Urahara mumbled to her. "Oh, but why he would do go to Hueco Mundo for something like that?" She asked. "It belonged to a female Vasto Lorde, remember?" Urahara answered with a funny smile on his face." Yoruichi blushed a little and her eyes got widened with surprise, "oh looks like I am gonna have a hell lot of things to ask when he visits us the next time," she mumbled back to him.

When Sesshomaru and some others reached the location of the main Senkai Gate, the operator set its location to Hueco Mundo without orders which slightly surprised and irritated Genryusai but he chose to stay silent. Now Sesshomaru looked towards Urahara, Yoruichi and Byakuya before stepping towards the gate and he also made eye contact with both Kyoraku and Ukitake while they smiled at him. "Ah..Lord Sesshomaru, this gate will be opening at your desired location in the Hueco Mundo and then nearby that well in the World of the Living, have a safe journey," the operator said to him with a smile when he was about to step inside it. "Hmm," Sesshomaru responded. "Amm… and th..thanks for reviving my wife," the operator bowed and mumbled to Sesshomaru right before he disappeared into the gate.

Nearby Halibel's hideout, Hueco Mundo…

As usual, the entire area was calm and silent with an endless white desert beneath the eternal night. It seemed that recently she got slightly irritated by the heated conversation between Sung-Sun and Mila Rose and thus she decided to come out of the hideout and take a walk in the utter loneliness. Meanwhile, Sesshomaru had already arrived there with the help of a Senkai Gate and it didn't take him much longer to sense her and reach significantly close to her location. Though it didn't seem to be at all from his face and body language but in actual, he was somewhat excited about seeing her once again.

"This sensation… it's..it's a spiritual pressure," Halibel mumbled to herself upon getting stirred to sense Sesshomaru's spiritual pressure. Soon enough they confronted each other, for a few moments, none of them uttered a single word while Sesshomaru was calmly gazing at her face. On the other hand, Halibel seemed to be feeling quite uncomfortable due to his presence. Sesshomaru immediately sensed the unease in her eyes and asked, "Is everything alright?" However, he received no answer from her while she was still staring at him in a bizarre manner. He wondered if she is in some kind of trouble and then he spoke while frowning as he walked towards her, "What's wrong, Tia?"

She took a few steps back and responded in a slightly hesitant voice, "Who are you and how do you know my name?" Sesshomaru was shocked to have such a response from her and thus he spoke to her further after a pause, "What are you saying? If this is some kind of joke then know that I do not appreciate it."

"You are neither a Hollow, a soul Reaper nor even a Quincy and thus I have got no business with you, stay away from me," She warned him in a strict manner. "Why is she acting like this? She seemed to be frightened due to my spiritual pressure but why?" Sesshomaru whispered to himself with immense confusion. Now she decided to leave from there but the moment she turned around Sesshomaru used his demonic speed and grabbed her wrist. "Why do you wish to run away from me?" He asked while narrowing his eyes on her. "Because you are simply a male who is drooling over my body, let me go you vile demon, I won't allow you to exploit me," she said to him furiously and the next moment a hard slap hit Sesshomaru's face. It seemed the imprint of that slap was far deeper on his heart in comparison to what was visible on his cheek. He didn't even come out of the shock which he got from her slap while the next moment she hit his right arm with a powerful swing of her blade which tore his kimono's sleeve and inflicted a significantly deeper cut at his arm. His grip loosened due to the bleeding injury while Halibel immediately freed her arm and ran away from there. Sesshomaru was utterly clueless about her behavior but since that event had affected him thus he decided to return to his time silently.

The next morning, Urahara Shop, World of the Living…

It was pretty early morning thus Tessai, Ururu and Jinta were still asleep while Urahara was partially awake and Yoruichi had already woken up and walking around in the shop for coffee and other stuff. She opened the main door of the shop while yawning in order to pick up the newspaper but the thing which was lying next to the newspaper greatly surprised her, "Kisuke!" she called loudly. Urahara immediately got up and reached there in no time only to get shocked by the scenario as well. Right beside newspaper, a remnant of Halibel's mask was lying on the ground and it was drenched in blood while some drops of blood were also splattered around. "I think I have seen this Hollow mask remnant with Sesshomaru. It was kept inside his kimono while he was taking rest in the Kuchiki Manor," Urahara said while picking it up. "It seems to be the demon blood, he was injured, he came here then where did he go without seeing us?" Yoruichi mumbled with concern. "I will try to investigate it," Urahara responded in a serious tone.

Chamber of the Head Captain, Squad 1 building, Soul Society…

Genryusai Yamamoto just entered his chamber and as usual, he approached his table in order to start working but suddenly his sight caught a tightly sealed strange black envelope which was on his table. "Hmm as expected, a confidential order from Central 46," the old Shinigami mumbled to himself. He picked up that envelop and stood nearby the series of large windows of his chamber. However, before opening the envelope, he ordered his Lieutenant Chojiro Sasakibe to immediately send the Captain of Squad 12 Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi in his chamber and also to stop anyone else from even coming close to his chamber let alone entering it.

Chojiro didn't waste a single moment in acting on the orders of his Captain while Genryusai Yamamoto opened that envelop and began to read its content very carefully. Soon enough Mayuri entered the chamber upon seeing whom the Head Captain said, "put up a permanent stop on Bone-Eater Well's time-traveling ability so that no demon including him can ever step foot in our time again." Kurotsuchi replied, "Consider it done."

To be continued…

Author's Note:

My dear readers, this was the final chapter of the "Arc I: Genesis" and hopefully, you have liked it so far. Please let me know through your reviews/comments that what do you think about it as they also motivate me to keep writing and update my story on a regular basis. This arc must have left you with several unanswered questions but don't worry since the story is far from over and thus I will be continuing it from Chapter 37 onwards with a new arc.

Stay tuned…