Everlasting Reflections: The Moon Underwater
Arc II: Dawn of Dreams
Chapter 50: Road to Aizen
"Apacci, Mila Rose, Sung-Sun..." She mumbled with a surprise upon seeing them. "Harribel-Sama, we are here to protect you," All the three of them responded while rushing towards her. Stark came out of the rubble as well while Sesshomaru was also ready to continue the fight.
"Demon… if we combine our power then we can defeat them easily," Barragan said to Diamondback upon getting frustrated to see them together. "Indeed we can but I don't have time for it," Diamondback replied and the next moment the blade of his reaper was penetrating the belly of Segunda Espada. "We will meet again, just wait…" the infernal demon spoke before he disappeared in a dimensional distortion along with Barragan.
After they left, Sesshomaru walked towards Harribel and said to her while putting his sword back in its sheath, "You should have been more careful, Tia… that Infernal Demon arrived too close to you." Now before Harribel could have responded to him, Apacci came forward and glared at Sesshomaru before she placed her hands on the sides of her waist. "Do you have any idea whom you are talking to? Just who do you think you are?" She spoke to him. Now before Harribel could have stopped her, Mila Rose spoke to Sesshomaru as well, "Yeah… and nobody calls Harribel-Sama by her first name, you should apologize to her, right now?" On the other hand, Stark was watching them with widened eyes in a funny manner.
"Wait, Apacci… Mila Rose… don't say anything else," Harribel spoke to them abruptly in a slightly strict tone. "B..But Harribel-Sama?" Apacci mumbled to her. "If I am not wrong then the three of you died while fighting the Shinigami leader," Stark spoke in a serious tone. "Yes, it certainly felt that way… but, it can't be possible since we are alive now," Sung-Sun replied to him. "Yeah… oh, wait… Apacci, Sung-Sun… where all of our injuries got vanished?" Mila Rose asked shockingly upon realizing it. "And our power… it feels fully recharged, but how?" Apacci spoke while shifting her focus towards her spiritual pressure. "Looks like these dumb bitches have no idea, on whom they were ranting," Lilynette's voice echoed from Stark's pistol. "You all are fine right now because he revived you back from the dead," Harribel said to her Fraccions gesturing towards Sesshomaru. All three of them were shocked to know this and then Sung-Sun asked her about Sesshomaru with great curiosity, "But who is he, Harribel-Sama?" Apacci crossed her arms and whispered to Sung-Sun in a displeased tone, "He is a male after all." Mila Rose responded as well, "yeah, don't forget it Sung-Sun."
"I am sorry Lord Sesshomaru, they…" Harribel spoke to him softly but was interrupted by him. "We don't have ample time… we must leave now," he said in his usual serious tone. Sung-Sun's mouth was opened and she was blushing after seeing that Harribel referred him as Lord. "I think my ear-drums didn't heal yet," Apacci mumbled while fingering her ear. "No… nooo… Apacci, she really referred him as Lord," Mila Rose whispered to her shockingly. "What the fuck! We were just dead for a few hours and this world turned upside down," Apacci spoke anxiously. Harribel stared at them in a serious manner upon listening to their chit-chatting and that was enough to silence them immediately.
"I think your Fraccions will only be in our way during our battle against Aizen," Sesshomaru said to Harribel. "There's no way we will let Harribel-Sama go alone in front of that monster," Mila Rose responded to him in a strict tone. "Look, whoever you are… we are grateful that you have revived us back to life but get one thing straight in your head, none can ever protect her the way we do," Apacci also spoke to him in a harsh manner. Now Harribel glared at both of them but before she could have said anything, the sound of a feminine laugh caught everyone's attention.
It was none other but one of the servants of Orkos, Yang. "Don't worry girls, didn't your Harribel-Sama tell you that how nicely this demon takes care of her?" Yang playfully said to them. "Hmm… an Arrancar," Stark muttered in a slow voice upon looking at her. "What do you mean?" Mila Rose asked her. "And first of all, who the hell are you?" Apacci responded as well but frustratingly. "I am Yang, one of the most trusted servants of Lord Orkos, the firstborn of our kind and the half-brother of your Harribel-Sama," she answered which utterly shocked everyone except Sesshomaru and Harribel.
"The firstborn… and that too Harribel's half-brother?" Stark whispered to himself while all the three Fraccions of Harribel were utterly speechless after listening to this truth. "Anyways, Harribel… you should tell your Fraccions about how you roamed around with this demon in order to find them 50 years ago, how he kept you safe all that time… and yes, after you injured him in our ritual, you two stayed in complete privacy in the underground section of Negal Ruins, I wonder in how many ways you might have taken care of this demon… he he he he he," Yang spoke again while chuckling in a playful manner. "You better mind your own business, Yang… otherwise…" Harribel responded to her furiously while her Fraccions were immensely surprised after listening to everything which the mysterious Arrancar just said. "Yang, if Orkos has sent you only for the useless gossip then you should get lost from here," Sesshomaru said to her while giving her a cold stare with his golden eyes.
"Haha alright, let's get down to the business… now take out the jewel," Yang said to Sesshomaru while standing close to him. He took the golden jewel out of his Kimono and handed it over to her. "Lord Orkos knew that you will carry out the task with utmost honesty and dedication that's why he not only returned the memories of her sister but also of her Fraccions," she spoke to him and as soon as she finished, he started to walk away from there. "Wait Sesshomaru!" She muttered in order to stop him. "What is it?" He asked. "Lord Orkos said it would be kind of you to keep the remaining Espadas alive and that's why he has sent me to accompany your gang in this battle against Aizen," she answered with a smile. "You can go back to your so-called Lord Orkos… we don't need your help," Harribel said to her in a strict tone. "Are you sure? Lord Orkos has sent me with something special for Aizen," she replied to her while smiling confidently. "Hmm… alright, come with us… but if it is one of your traps then know that you will not get any chance to return to Orkos," Sesshomaru said to her while looking ahead. "Hah! Fair enough," she responded.
"What about us Harribel-Sama?" Apacci asked her. "I think it would be best if the three of you leave to the shop of Lord Sesshomaru's Shinigami comrades," Harribel replied to her. "Argh! She again called him lord," Apacci mumbled in a very low voice. "But why Harribel-Sama? Why do you not want to take us with you? Are we this weak? Don't you have faith in our capability?" Mila Rose asked her in a sad tone. "I won't say anything, she will do what is best for all of us," Sung-Sun mumbled to herself while looking towards them. "She does not want the three of you to participate in the battle against Aizen because she knows that I can revive a being back from the dead only once," Sesshomaru spoke to all the three of them. "Yes… and I can't afford to lose any of you again," Harribel muttered in a soft tone. Her words made them slightly disappointed and they tilted their heads down. "Don't worry, it doesn't mean that she does not believe in your potential but the thing is, she knows Aizen's power very well as she has faced him head-on," Stark spoke to make them understand. "What? We were under the impression that everyone simply rebelled against him," Apacci responded abruptly. "No, Apacci… Aizen betrayed the Hollows and he tried to kill me by his own hands," Harribel told her in a serious tone. "Damn! I am glad you are fine, Harribel-Sama," Mila Rose replied to her while Apacci was utterly speechless after listening to her words. "I am alright only because of him," Harribel replied to them further and they knew that she was talking about none other but Sesshomaru. "Oh!" They responded with a surprise. While they were still in the middle of the conversation, Sesshomaru started to move in the direction of Aizen. Yang left as well after which both Stark and Harribel began to follow them. "Teach that bastard a good lesson," Harribel's Fraccions shouted from behind.
To be continued…
