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Chapter Sixteen - So it Begins

-Unknown Location, Some time after Aizen defeated the captains-

Two mean walked around a building, eventually reaching an apartment. Entering the room, they met with their colleagues. The room itself was a big one for an apartment room. It even had its own mini bar inside

One of their colleagues was arranging the stuff on the bar. He appeared to be a middle aged man who wears some sort of eye patch on his right eye

Another one of them was blonde young kid who was just playing on his video game console, and seemingly not paying attention to the arrivals

The third was a magenta haired young girl who was walking back and forth until the two arrived

The last one was a dark skinned woman, who was just lounging on the couch and doing literally nothing

"It's about time Ginjo. We've been waiting here for nearly four hours now." Riruka grumbled

"I am sorry. Observing him was more interesting than we had anticipated. He will certainly prove to be of use to us." Ginjo replied

The barkeep decided to stop his task for now and joined in on the conversation. "So Ginjo, Tsukishima, have you found our target?"

"Yes. His name is Ichigo Kurosaki from Karakura Town." Tsukishima replied

Noticing that the Yukio was ignoring the whole conversation, Jackie called out. "Hey Yukio. Can you stop that for a minute and join us in?"

"Yeah whatever." Yukio simply replied, not caring about the whole ordeal

"He's always like this." Jackie muttered. "So Ginjo, have you found anything other than our targets name?"

"Unfortunately not. Karakura Town is not here right now. The soul society have replaced it with a fake for a battle that took place. We will not be able to do anything until it is returned here." Ginjo answered

"Why would we even need this guy anyway? I think it's too much trouble for one guy." Riruka grumbled

"You always say that after what happened to you during your childhood." Yukio muttered while still playing his video game

Riruka was insulted at this and began to yell at Yukio. "Shut it Yukio!" she yelled but Yukio ignored her which only infuriated her further. "Hey, don't ignore me when I'm talking to you." she grumbled and walked towards him

"Those two are always like this." Giriko sighed. "So what would be our move now Ginjo?"

"For now, all we can do is wait. One Karakura Town is returned to this world, we will rent a place there and we will rotate on who stays. Once there, we must then gather what we can on Ichigo Kurosaki before making our move. It would just backfire on us if we go unprepared." Ginjo replied

"That seems like a reasonable move to me." Tsukishima agreed. "Ginjo, I think you should stay out of Karakura Town, until we are sure nothing is happening."

"Why is that?"

"In case thing don't go our way. We would be compromised if the soul society sees you. You should stay here while we scout the town and wait until we are sure no one significant from the soul society is active in the town." Tsukishima answered him

"That is a good point Tsukushima. Very well then. The rest of you will go first." Ginjo said to the others. "Tsukishima, you take the last shift and make sure nobody is there to cause us trouble. Also have Shishigawara with you just in case."

-Unknown Location, a few hours after Aizen's defeat-

A man was walking down a corridor of a giant fortress. The fortress itself seemed odd place. It appeared to be frozen but it wasn't cold. The fortress was massive and it even appear to rival the seireitei in size. After a few minutes of walking, the man itself arrived at two giant doors. The door opened and he entered and knelt

Inside was a pretty large room, with the far end having an ascending staircase and throne at the end of it. A man was seated on the throne. Below him was another man, with blonde hair who appears to be his advisor. The both of them observed the man who just entered the room

"Report." Jugram Haschwalth said

"Your Majesty, Sternritter Grandmaster, the battle between Sosuke Aizen and Ichigo Kurosaki has ended. Aizen was defeated and Kisuke Urahara sealed him away. At the end of their conflict, it appears that Ichigo Kurosaki is slowly losing his powers." the newcomer, Askin asked

"I see. What is the status of the daten?" Yhwach asked

"About ninety percent finished, Your Majesty. We are just making minor adjustments based on recent events. It will be finished by the end of the week." Askin answered

"Once the daten is finished, give it to me. I will inspect it first before we distribute it to the other sternritters." Haschwalth ordered

"Very well then." Askin replied

"If that is all, you may leave now." Yhwach said

Askin rose and gave a quick bow before leaving the room, with the door closing behind him

"Haschwalth." Yhwach called out which grabbed his attention. "I want you to select one of the sternritters and have him or her come here once the daten is finished. I have something that needs to be done."

"As you wish, Your Majesty." Haschwalth replied. "I would suggest sternritter E, Bambietta Basterbine. Her habits are getting out of hand."

"Very well then. Do not tell anyone about this. This mission must be kept secret until we begin the invasion." Yhwach said

"Yes, Your Majesty."

-Sternritter E's room, three days later-

The daten of the wandenreich was completed the previous day and after inspection by Haschwalth, was given to all members of the sternritters.

Bambietta Basterbine was just sitting on the bed on her room. Something has been on her mind ever since she received a copy of the daten. 'His Majesty wants to wage war on the soul society and kill the soul king, but it doesn't make sense. According to this, the soul king is what holds all the worlds in place. If he were to be killed, it would probably end with the destruction of one if not all worlds. What is His Majesty''s end game?' she pondered while looking at the daten

Suddenly, her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a knock on her door. "Sternritter E, are you in there?" the voice of a soldat called out

"What is it?" she asked

"His Majesty has requested your presence in the throne room immediately." the soldat answered

"Alright. I'll be there in a minute." she answered and left the room once she heard the soldat leave. 'If I ask him about this, I am probably gonna get killed. Does His Majesty have the power to recreate the world? If he does then why does he need the sternritter. It really sucks when the one you serve does not tell you who he is. Then again, I have no choice. If I go out those soul reapers might kill me. Damn it why are things so god damn complicated.' she pondered as she was walking towards the throne room

Soon enough, she reached the throne room. Once she entered she kneeled before the wandenreich's emperor. "You asked for my presence, Your Majesty?"

"I have a mission for you Sternritter E." Yhwach said. "You are to travel to the world of the living, and keep an eye on Ichigo Kurosaki."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Bambietta immediately answered. "If it is of no trouble, may I ask what is the purpose of this mission? According to the daten, Ichigo Kurosaki is losing his soul reaper powers." she asked

"You would dare question His Majesty?" Haschwalth said while gripping his sword

"It's quite alright Haschwalth. There is no need for that. I think it would be best to explain this in full detail as to avoid unnecessary complications." Yhwach said

"Yes, Your Majesty." Haschwalth said while bowing his head

"Now, Bambietta Basterbine, the purpose of this mission is something that all of us should be aware right now. Ichigo Kurosaki has demonstrated himself to be capable of surpassing everyone's expectations in a short matter of time. With this information, it is imperative that we know every detail about Kurosaki's activities, lest we be caught off guard by him." Yhwach said. "Your mission is to keep an eye on Ichigo Kurosaki and report any suspicious activity concerning Kurosaki, whether or not it is by his own choice or not. If he does become a threat, you are to eliminate him."

Bambietta nodded at this before asking. "Where will I stay in the world of the living, Your Majesty?"

"Some soldats have been ordered to travel to the world of the living. They are preparing a place for you to stay. What you do and how you complete this mission is up to you. Of course, you have to keep a low profile and avoid using any spirit energy or reishi unless you absolutely have no choice." Haschwalth interjected

"I see. So when do I leave?" Bambietta asked

"You will leave in one week and your stay in the world of the living will last until the week before we begin our invasion." Yhwach answered

"Yes, Your Majesty." she nodded

"That is all Sternritter E. You may leave." Yhwach said to which Bambietta nodded and left the room

When Bambietta returned to her room, she found someone lounging around on her bend. It was her fellow sternritter and her only close friend in the wandenreich, Candice Catnipp

"What are you doing here?" Bambietta asked in annoyance before she sat on the chair in her room

"Hey, is that any way to talk to your best friend?" Candice shouted back

Bambietta just rolled her eyes in annoyance. "When did you get here?"

"A few minutes ago. You weren't answering the door so I let myself in. Where were you anyway?" Candice asked

"The throne room. His Majesty gave me a mission." Bambi answered

"Really? What mission, Bambi?"

"To spy on Ichigo Kurosaki. His Majesty is concerned that despite him losing his powers, he might get in our way." Bambi answered in an annoyed

"You don't sound too happy about it?" Candice pondered

"Because it's gonna last until the week before we invade the soul society. This is gonna be a real drag. I don't even know why I was chosen for this one. Spying isn't even something I'm that particularly good at." Bambietta grumbled

"Probably because you keep killing soldats after sleeping with them. Haschwalth probably recommended you to reduce the soldat death count." Candice wondered aloud. Bambi was silent as perhaps Candice did have a point. "I'm not even sure why you're upset about this. Ichigo Kurosaki is pretty hot and maybe..." Candice trailed off

Bambietta was surprised at this and jumped up from her chair. "What the hell Candi!"

"What? Nobody's gonna find out about it. Ichigo seems to be a prude and I highly doubt he would want anyone to know." Candice said in an innocent yet mocking voice

Bambietta was fuming at what Candice what implying and glared at her with a murderous expression on her face while Candice just smirked at her. "Althought, try not to kill him okay? I wanna have some fun too." Candice said mockingly

Bambietta just huffed before realizing something. "That reminds me, where are Meni and the others?"

"I have no idea to be quite honest." Candice admitted thoughtfully

"Whatever. Don't tell them about where I'm going." Bambietta told her

"Uh alright. But why?"

"I just get the feeling that His Majesty doesn't want anyone to know about this. That being said, I also don't want anyone to know especially Gigi."

"Alright, alright. I just tell anyone who asks that you were sent somewhere but I won't say where."

"That's fine."

-Soul Society, sixteen days after Aizen's defeat-

Ichigo woke up in a room he was not familiar with. After getting up, he noticed that nobody was around and he couldn't feel anyone's spiritual pressure heading towards his direction. 'I guess they were right. Even right now, nobody can sense my spiritual pressure otherwise someone would be heading here by now. Where is everyone anyway? Might as well take a walk.' he thought before grabbing his sword and going out

Ichigo then got up and went for a walk. Once outside the room, he realized he was in the Kuchiki manor. 'Surprised that Byakuya would even let me set foot in his house.' he thought while walking around. He did not make any noise and his suspiciouns were now confirmed. Nobody can sense his spiritual pressure. Just to be safe, he decided to release tiny bits of it, just enough to make everyone think he was losing his powers. Thanks to the training his inner spirits gave him in the last fifteen days, he now had near perfect control of his spirit energy

Renji soon arrived at the room where Ichigo was and found it empty. "Ichigo?" he said when he noticed it was empty. "Damn it. Where the hell did you go?" he said while rushing off to tell the others of what was going on

Soon enough, everyone found Ichigo atop Sokyoku Hill. Everyone, including Kisuke, Isshin and Yoruichi. "Ichigo." Rukia called out which grabbed his attention. "What are you doing here?"

"Just enjoying the peace and quiet." Ichigo lied to their face. He didn't like it one bit but he had no choice

Everyone just smiled at this while watching the sun set. All their troubles were finally over, or so they thought


There you have it. I decided to make this rather a peaceful chapter. And before you even bother to ask, I am not gonna ship Ichigo with either of the two quincies. I only decided to give them story arcs because one, they're both hot and two, I did not like how they were treated, especially Bambietta. One more thing, I have next to zero knowledge on how to speak japanese so I will be relying on google translate. So RIP translations