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{THIRD PERSON POV}
Barragan was many things, powerful, arrogant, tyrant, and a monster. However, he isn't a fool. Knowing when someone is strong or not is what made him who he is today, and right now, his instinct is warning him about the man in front of him.
Shensei, what is he? He appeared out of nowhere and rose in a blink. No one saw him coming. This being in front of him is not a Hollow.
"What are you?" He asked while readying his ax.
Shensei only grins. "A hollow." He jokes while looking like an adult, watching a child in amusement. The God-king of Hueco Mundo growled. This creature was playing him like a fool. Even now, it continues to joke around in his presence.
"Don't play coy with me! No hollow can ever have that much power." The old hollow roared.
To an outer god, such a reaction only brought more amusement. It's like watching a kid throw a tantrum. Shensei just shrugged. "Even if I told you, I highly doubt you'd believe me." It was the truth. No one would believe even if he was honest.
The skeleton huffed and readied his ax. "Very well, keep your secrets. I'll figure it out myself." Once more, he went for the attack. Shensei quickly blocks it with his broom. The ground beneath him shatters from the force of impact.
"Whatever helps you to sleep, grandpa." Shensei taunted.
The two traded blows. Barragan was like a wild animal, while Shensei was like water. His reckless nature cost him to lose his footing, and Barragan took the chance to sucker punch him, followed by a slash, then a cero to the face.
"Sheesh! What's with aiming at my face?" Shensei thought.
Barragan fires another cero, and soon it becomes a barrage of ceros. For five minutes, Barragan continued with his attack before stopping. "That should be enough. Nothing can survive that." He muttered.
"Yep, you got the rodent alright," Shensei said.
If Barragan had skin, his veins would be visible. He turned to his right, and there sat his most hated enemy. Not a scratch on him, as if his attack had no effect.
"Nokia is my body. Samsung Galaxy is my blood." Shensei chanted while taking a selfie. Noticing Barragan's glare, he stood up. "Hey Barragan, what do you think of this angle? Is it good?" He asked.
While Barragan didn't know about the device the clown held, the picture caught his attention. It was him during a five-minute barrage with Shensei with words saying.
'Angry noob grandpa on the loose, someone better get his glasses! #Angry #Noob #Grandpa #Shenseithemightyhorny'
"I'm guessing that's a yes and post," Shensei said before looking but at his opponent. "What?"
"How did you get out of that!?" Barragan roared.
"I walked duh." He answered like it was the obvious thing. "You've been shooting at a rat hollow."
"What trickery is this!?" Barragan refused to believe that time couldn't affect this clown.
Shensei thought about breaking rule#1 but shrugged, considering he wasn't using it to beat the hollow. Scaring him out of his wits wasn't part of the rule.
"How do I explain this? You didn't exactly hit me." Shensei said while looking like he was doing his best to explain his power. "To put it simply, if you control 'time', then I control 'space'. You have the power to age anything. I have the power over 'direction'. Every blow I take goes in a dimensional gap. Here, let me show you." Shensei raised his arm, and Barragan lifted an eyebrow.
He felt no ill will from the clown. He didn't want to do it, but he needed to figure out how to beat this hollow. If he's arrogant enough to let an enemy know his weakness, then it's his fault. Raising his arm, the God-king gets closer, only to realize that his hand can't move any further.
"Cool, right?" Shensei said, pointing to a small tear between their palms. "Time and space go hand in hand. Together, they forge what we call reality. However, if the two split, reality falls apart, and a dimensional gap forms."
[Jujutsu Kaisen OST - "Your Battle Is My Battle" Gojo's Theme]
Barragan can only look in disbelief. His mind denied the idea that his power was betraying him. Shensei ignored this and continued. "So what do you say? Wanna join me?"
The God-king bristles in frustration. "I refuse!" He growled.
Shensei laughs it off. "Now, don't be like that. You had no problems doing it to me, so why are you angry if I do the same?" He holds the skeleton's hand as if they were lovers. "Just think about it time and space together again, like brothers."
"YOU BASTARD!" Barragan swings his hand, only to grunt as Shensei knees him in his stomach. The sound barrier breaks from the impact.
{Shensei/Zhynnsy'i POV}
Barragan felt fear, fear of the unknown. I was using his power against him. He needed to think of something. He can't rely on time, or I will get an advantage. So only brute strength is the only answer.
"Naughty, naughty. I didn't tell you to think, Mr. Baggy." I taunted as I began beating him to an inch of his life.
The God-king could only grunt in pain as my blows connect. Each hit caused him immense pain.
My final blow was a kick to the groin. I felt nothing there, that poor soul. "Oi Baggy, if you don't dodge this, you'll have a lot of holes to fix," I warned him.
Barragan glared at me as I raised my finger to my lips. {Rise, Violent Evergarden.} I uttered. Gigantic roots grew out of the ground, trying to kill the God-king. I watched him fight his way through.
Soon, the entire area became a forest. A single tree was the size of a skyscraper. It's large enough that everyone on the battlefield can see it. I rushed in as Barragan kept on chopping the roots. He saw me and blocked my attack. We began exchanging blows until I shot him with an energy pulse, strong enough to destroy the entire forest I built.
Barragan was rolling across the field and tried to upright himself. I appeared and grabbed his head before smashing it to the ground. He tried to escape, but I dragged him back to the destroyed forest, Broly style. I made a trench with his body as both of our eyes met, but I kept smiling, feeding him more despair.
Purposefully releasing him, I reappear behind him as he fires another cero before hitting his head with my broom. He went back to where he and my army were fighting.
"That should be enough," I muttered.
{Thirdperson POV}
Most of Barragan's fraccion lay defeated, while Shensei's team stood tall, uninjured except Grimmjow. The panther's body was full of wounds, but he was the victor. Now they were waiting for Shensei.
Charlotte groaned in pain. "Why? Why won't you kill us?" He asked. He needed to know why they were sparing his group. "Shensei's orders, but if it were up to us, we wouldn't be having this conversation." Harribel said.
"Hey, don't talk like that. I'm sure he has an explanation for this." Lilinyette said. "He always has one. Even the broom has a damn reason." Starrk said, still not believing Shensei's weapon was a broom. Not even a shinigami has that kind of weapon.
"Tch... if I didn't know that clown, I wouldn't be following him." Grimmjow grunted. He almost pitied these fools. Shensei only spares those that caught his interest. He had a glimpse of what he does to them.
The ground shook, and everyone saw a forest coming out of the battlefield, followed by a massive explosion and finally something crashing towards them. It was Barragan, and he looked like he'd gone through hell. Shensei appeared uninjured with an ever-present grin.
"Barragan-sama!" His fraccion yelled in horror. The appearance of Shensei magnified the terror they felt after seeing their leader at death's door.
The outer god remained on the fallen god, waiting for the skeleton to sit up. "You have won. Kill me," Barragan said. Shensei only laughed. "No way. If I kill you now, I'd be busy ruling everything." He said.
"You dare mock me!?" Barragan roared at Shensei.
{Shensei/Zhynnsy'i POV}
"If I don't kill you is a mockery, then yes. I got no interest in ruling a desert. What I want is freedom, entertainment! Titles are meaningless to me. They're nothing but words." I spread my arms, ignoring the looks I got.
"The world doesn't give a shit whether we're a king or damn ant. We're not special, we just think we are." I continued my speech. "That's why I won't kill you, Baggy. YOU'RE MY ENTERTAINMENT! Killing you will just ruin the entire show, but if you take the coward's way out, go ahead. I won't stop you."
There's silence. From my team, I felt their doubt about me. From Barragan's team, I can feel their hatred growing.
"That's it?" Barragan asked. I nodded. "That's it. No grand scheme, no endgame, just a never-ending show I want to see." It was the truth. All I want is to mess around without consequences, but I'm not stupid. I know my meddling will one day come back for me.
Barragan bows his head, much to the disbelief of his group. "I surrender." He said. I nodded and left with my group. We left the defeated king and his men alone in a pile of bodies.
"Sung-sun, Mila Rose, Apacci fall back. Mission successful." I yelled. Up above was my army. The plan was originally to bombard Barragan's troop with a cero, but I couldn't resist showing off. I sensed their fear when they saw how all the hollows died in a blink.
Harribel's fraccion and my army left quickly. "Shensei," Lilinyette called out. "Yeah?" I turned my head towards her.
"What are we to you?" She asked, her eyes filled with hope but also doubt. "Friends." I answered. "LIAR!" She yelled and punched my gut. It didn't do a thing, but I didn't react. "That's a damn lie. Are we just tools to you!?" She punched me again.
I blocked her last and looked her in the eye. "No, you're more than that," I said seriously. "You, all of you, are my treasure. Even you Grimmjow." My words made everyone blink. "I want entertainment, but I want someone to share it with."
Lilinyette calmed down with tears coming out of her eyes. "You big dummy." I just laughed and pinched her cheeks. "YEEOW!" She yelled.
"That doesn't mean you're getting away with those punches, Lili." I said, pinching harder.
Our interaction caused a small laugh from the group. While they misunderstood what I meant, that was fine. I'm not that cruel, plus they are my treasures in a way.
I stared at the moon, wondering what I should do next.
{TIMESKIP}
I was playing chess with Starrk. Lilinyette was busy laughing. Why is she laughing? Because I'm on a losing streak, how the fuck am I losing on chess!? The first time I lost in five moves. FIVE MOVES! I started warping reality, but I kept losing. It's an emergency, okay!
I'm using my omniscience in full power, but I kept losing. So I kept warping reality, but again I still lost. How is this possible!? I can't believe it! I've been losing against Starrk for hundred-thousand years! Yeah, that's how long I was doing the same thing. It shouldn't be happening!
How!? Why!?
"I win," Starrk said, placing his rook. He trapped my king between two pawns, a bishop and the rook. I looked him in the eye and grinned. "Good game," I said before stomping out of the hut.
Starrk looked at the broken chessboard. "Sore loser." Starrk muttered while Lilinyette was dying in laughter.
"DON'T RUB IT IN WOLF-MAN!" I yelled, only getting a laugh from the two.
It wasn't long before everyone found out I suck in chess. That was the day I never played chess with anyone again. I guess it was worth it since I got to hear Harribel laugh, but damn, my pride just got a beating.
Weeks later, we heard the news about a Shinigami attacking Barragan. I knew it was Aizen, but everyone understood how powerful Barragan was and, knowing a Shinigami defeated him, was astonishing.
I kept quiet, just wondering when he'll head to us. I gave them orders to let the Shinigami come to us. More waiting, and finally, he came. Tousen and Gin were on his sides. I had Harribel and Starrk beside me.
"Sup, I'm Shensei." I greeted with a wave. Aizen gave a polite greeting. "Greetings, I'm Sosuke Aizen. The one on my right is Ichimaru Gin and on my left is Kaname Tousen."
"Huh, I didn't think it was the captain who shits his pants," I said while trying to hold my laugh.
Aizen bristled but said nothing. I knew Gin was having the time of his life. After all, I made every hollow know about Aizen's 'accident.'
"I assure you, those rumors are false," Aizen said. I tilted my head and spoke. "Which rumor? Your shitty pants or you coming here?" I grinned when I saw their reaction. They certainly didn't expect me to say that.
"I'm not stupid Azzy. Shinigamis don't just show up and start attacking hollows in Hueco Mundo." I told him. "Let me guess, you're planning a coup but you're missing a piece, so you need us hollows to buy you time to find it." I leaned forward for a dramatic effect. "Once you have it, you're gonna use it to change us. So am I missing anything?"
The Shinigamis were all surprised at how I figured out their plan.
Aizen was thinking of killing me since I was a wild card. Gin was now cautious of me while Tousen was ready for a fight. "My, I didn't think you would figure it out so soon." He said. "Yes, I plan on betraying Soul Society and changing it to something better. I'm sure you can agree with me that the soul king has done a poor job."
"You intend on replacing it," Harribel said. "That's impossible."
"Not entirely. The Hogyoku has the power to allow anyone to rival the soul king. With it, I can replace him rewrite everything. Hollows will never get hunted down again." The master of illusion spoke once more. "Don't you think it's something worth fighting for?"
I scoffed. "Sorry Azzy, but no, it's a wonderful offer but without proof we're not gonna side with you." I said. The man sighed in disappointment. "A pity, but will do me a favor?" He asked, drawing his sword.
Oh no, if he says I might not resist my 'Johny' from coming out. I can feel my little soldiers going on a suicide mission.
"Tell me, what do you think of my sword." He said while handing his sword.
Mission failed successfully.
{THIRD PERSON POV}
Everyone watched Shensei become still before reappearing on the far side with a beautiful woman. Aizen recognized her and felt his blade was empty. It had the power, but the spirit had disappeared.
"Howdy momma, you're pretty, I'm pretty. What do you say? We both go home together and do the monkey dance." Shensei said.
*SLAP*
*BOOM*
"Holy hell, they brought the force of god on his perverted face!" Lilinyette cackled as her leader got buried in the sand by the Zanpakuto and Harribel.
The spirit huffed before going back into Aizen's blade while Harribel had an irritated look. "Why?" The outer god groaned but received a glare. He sighed and got up, dusting the sand off, and grabbed Aizen's blade.
"If we're talking about blades, I've seen sharper, but if we're talking about babes, then damn bro, you're lucky," Shensei said while ignoring the shark hollow's glare. He handed the blade back to the Shinigami.
Aizen smirked before stabbing his heart and slashing his chest open. Surprise took Starrk and Harribel before they attacked. When their leader pointed at something, they stopped to look in that direction.
[hunter x hunter 2011 OST - Riot]
There stood Shensei, looking amused. "What were you attacking Azzy?" He taunted. Aizen frowned. How did he escape his illusion? It should completely hypnotize him. Was he aware of Kyoka Suigetsu's Shikai? That's impossible.
"I'll deal with four eyes. The rest of you guard those two." Shensei ordered. His entire army appeared ready for the fight. Gin and Ichimaru drew out their blade. He warned them about the danger.
Aizen was calm as usual. There was nothing to worry about these hollows. He'll kill the leader, and everything will go as planned.
"Do you still think you're in control, Captain Shitty-pants?" Shensei taunted. "Hmph, I'm curious about how you escaped my illusion, but it does not matter. A miracle doesn't happen twice." He went for an attack.
Shensei raised his hand and caught something. Reality then broke like glass, revealing Aizen's position. He turns his head and savors the man's shock. "So what do you call this one? Coincidence or Luck?" He asked.
"Don't be so arrogant, hollow. If I wish it so, I can take your head in one swing." Aizen said as he swung his blade. Shensei summoned his broom and blocked his swing. "Which head are we talking about? Mine?" He said as a copy of himself attacks from behind. Aizen dodges. "Or his?"
Aizen frowned, not liking the situation being out of control.
This hollow was a dangerous one to fight. Its abilities were too many. Barragan's warning came back to him.
[Flashback]
The God-king grunted as he sat on his throne. "If you plan on making it submit, then pray you will not suffer my fate." He warns.
"Ho, what can a mere hollow do?" Aizen said.
"More than you believe. It is more than just a Hollow or a Vasto Lorde. If it takes an interest in you, then you already have lost."
[Flashback End]
Aizen readies himself as he faces the unknown being. Shensei placed the broom on his shoulder. "Well then, Aizen, how do you want to end this?"
AN: Here we go. The mastermind against a mad god. What do you think of the chapter so far? Don't worry, I'm still planning on the MC pranking Aizen.