Maggots nest


Looking through the majority of the Prison, Ichigo, Suì-Fēng and Harribel gagged at the sight of limbs scattered from a frenzy feeding.

Stepping across an open area, a loud scream made Shadow and Griffin flinch while Ichigo moved to shield Harribel and Suì-Fēng who took a striking stance.

Listening to the frantic screaming, it came to a sudden stop with silence greeting them.

"Why did this become a horror movie?" giving the bird a look, Shadow gave a growl as a body landed a good few feet away from them, making Ichigo pale as it showed signs of being eaten, both legs were gone, the left arm hanging on by a thread of flesh… and the face was gone, replaced by a fleshy crater.

Staring at the mess, Ichigo and Suì-Fēng turned to Harribel who had a blank look despite the gore, moving forward with a grimace, Ichigo helped Harribel stand while Suì-Fēng disposed of the corpse, she followed calmly until she froze as something landed behind her.

Turning slowly she found the corpses other arm, making to get rid of it as well until she flinched as a drop of blood fell on her outstretched hand. Making her clean it off before she froze alongside Ichigo and Harribel as a hoarse voice spoke.

"Punished…" looking up slowly to the source of the voice, Suì-Fēng leaped away as a large humanoid body landed where she once was. Staring at the now Vasto lorde hollow, it gave an angry hiss before it's eyes snapped to Harribel who had a saddened look.

"Tiburon, what happened to you?" seeing the hollow tilt it's head, the large blade that was it's right hand came aglow with erratic reiatsu.

"I am finally punishing the deserving" seeing Ichigo frown, the hollow spoke knowingly.

"And you still keep this secret to yourself?" giving a frown while Harribel scowled, she spoke while approaching her hollow.

"It's our secret to keep Tiburon, don't make this mistake" getting an angry glare from the hollow, it lunged into Harribel's face with a snarl.

"WE DESERVED BETTER THAN TO BECOME PLAYTHINGS!" flinching as the hollow snarled, Harribel spoke firmly.

"I know we deserve better, but do you really want to become a monster when we have a child to care for?" staring into the hollows eyes, it's gaze softened slightly before she growled in frustration.

"Than I will make this world safer for them" frowning at the hollow, Harribel was thrown back to Ichigo who caught her, seeing this, Suì-Fēng moved to strike the hollow, only to receive a tail strike while it moved towards a doorway. Landing with a grunt, Suì-Fēng snapped her head to the sound of metal crunching, turning she found the hollows tail leaving her sight as it leaped down the stairs further down the prison.

"We have to stop her, if she gets the Hogyoku who knows what would happen!" turning to Ichigo as he helped Harribel, Suì-Fēng moved to their side.

"Can you stand?" seeing her nod, the three began making way to follow. And sooner seeing the walls of the stairs marred with deep gashes.

Seeing this, Ichigo sighed while keeping Harribel close to him as they followed.


The cavern, like they wanted it to be, was silent and calm, the rogue Zanpakutō lazed about with impatience, mostly Kazeshini, the Zanpakutō of Hisagi Shuhei.

The Zanpakutō present were milling about, waiting for Muramasa's return until the cave shook, making them all tense up at the shaking.

Suzumebachi, the Zanpakutō of Suì-Fēng, hovered in a pixie like form looking up to the ceiling.

Failing to notice two orbs of red and blue behind her until a gust of warm breath washed over her, making her flinch before turning around to see a maw of teeth trapped in an ever grin.

Before she could even yell, the maw bit down on her with vicious vigor while the poor Zanpakuto cried in agony.

Turning to the sound, the sight of Zecromac reached for the upper body of Suzumebachi with a manic look in his eyes, grabbing the torso of the crying creature, she gave a dying gag as she was torn in half, allowing Zecromac to eat the rest while crushing the other half, sending a golden orb zipping out of the cave while the other Zanpakutō stared at Zecromac in horror and anger.

All the while the astral child grinned eagerly, licking his maw of the blood.

He gave a loud howl before rushing at them, hooked chains dragging behind his charge, he ducked to the right to avoid the staff of Hozukimaru whose eyes widened as he right arm was wrapped in chain, the hook digging deeply into his shoulder before being thrown over the man's shoulders.

The chain snaking back to his grip like a loyal dog.

"WHOSE READY FOR THE SLAUGHTER!?"

Joining his side the other children of Loki arrived in sparks of ash, while Loki himself watched from an alcove with a sniper at the ready.

Keeping an eye out for the rogue bastard, Loki sat back to enjoy the one sided slaughter.


Forcing open a door with Suì-Fēng, Harribel giving a tired groan, the sight of more corpses leading through a hallway to a destroyed door made the three grow pale with dread.

Moving to the door with a grimace, Harribel ignored the others calling to her as a glow began reaching their vision.

Hearing a crack of steel, concrete and glass shattering, the three exploded into the cell to see it a large oval shape arena like room, four stairs leading down to a what was a tower of Kido designed to hold a powerful artefact… and seeing Tiburon reaching for a tinier unstable Hogyoku, Ichigo's eyes widened in alarm before Harribel sent a very low powered Bala.

Nailing the hollow in the side of her head, the only sign it had hit was a slight tilt of Tiburon's head.

Turning to the trio, Tiburon's eyes narrowed playfully towards Harribel who fell to one knee, sweat clearly from her brow. The very sight making Tiburon frown in worry before her eyes hardened as Suifeng glowed with reiatsu, frowning as she looked to her hands, her eyes widened as Suzumebachi returned to her in it's Shikia form.

"What?" before anymore could be said, Tiburon turned to the Hogyoku as it pulsed with power, eager in itself towards Tiburon who took it calmly.

Seeing this, Ichigo rushing forward with a growl of annoyance. Leaping onto Shadow to get to her quicker, Ichigo leaped up to aim his cane at Tiburon's mouth to stop her from swallowing the artefact.

Only to be sent back brutally by her blade arm.

Stabbing Shadow as he went to strike her, Tiburon spun with Griffin getting cut in two as he came to help. Leaving Ichigo with Nightmare as he groaned in place.

Leaning up with Suì-Fēng dashing forward, Ichigo's eyes widened as Tiburon caught her by the throat, getting a kick in return, Tirburon roared in anger as she sent Suì-Fēng to the ground, making her cough she gagged as a foot was planted on her back.

Groaning with Harribel watching helplessly, Ichigo stood up with his Bankai at the ready, he charged forward as Tiburon swallow the Hogyoku without hesitation.

Looking down with a audible gulp, Tiburon flinched with a pulse of Reiatsu sending Ichigo stopping in place, giving a grunt as his arms were help in place, Suifeng's eyes widened in alarm as water condensed over her legs and arms, the hollow mean while, gave a groan as her stomach glowed with yellow reiatsu.

Looking down in growing pain, it's eyes widened as her stomach was melted away into a perfect circle where the Hogyoku now set in place, and spreading from this source, the skin and carapace armor darkened into a grey colour, the human blond hear now snow white… and her features becoming more feral and angler.

Giving a wet cough that soon became a snarl, the hollow gave a howl as Suifeng was thrown back, Ichigo stared at the hollow as it became a near mirror image of Aizen.

Scraping it's blade across the floor, it gave a hungry growl as the Hogyoku pulsed wildly.

And seeing ichigo break free from his prison, the hollow snarled while sending a Ola Azul at Ichigo who deflected it to the room, he gave a grimace a she was knocked off balance from the deflection, ichigo sent a Judgement cut towards the hollow who braced herself.

Feeling the strike wash over her, Tiburon looked down at herself to see shallow cuts healing within seconds, grinning madly as she turned back to ichigo, she swiped her arm back while gathering Reiatsu.

Vanishing in a sonic boom, Ichigo spun to his right to block a strike, and seeing Tiburon flicker in place, his eyes widened as he spun to get a cero enhanced punch to his chest.

"Ichigo!" watching him get thrown into a wall, he went to get out if not for Tiburon to snap into place in front of him, sending his head further into the wall, he was thrown onto the floor with Tiburon growling in hunger.

And seeing this, Harribel moved on instinct as the hollow went to bite her lover.

Watching as jaws of death approached, Ichigo was mid way of bringing forth his Katana if not for Harribel to tackle her hollow, leaving her right shoulder being bitten instead.

"GyaaaAAAH!" feeling her muscles torn as she was thrown off, Tiburon shook it's head while tasting the blood, it froze mid shake as Ichigo flashed to Harribel.

And seeing the damage, Tiburon's crazed eyes gained clarity.

"Ti-Tia?" moving to help, Ichigo took a stance between Harribel and the hollow.

She stopped as Harribel held her shoulder weakly.

"You may have chosen to be a monster to keep those we love safe… but I chose my own path to keeping my family safe" standing up despite her wounds as Suì-Fēng limped towards them.

Lowering Ichigo's katana while limping to Tiburon, the hollow stared down to Harribel's weak smile, the wound most likely a scar now when healed properly.

"I won't let you, be a monster for my sake… Sister" seeing Tiburon's eyes flash, the hollow croaked a cry of pain as tears fell from her eyes as Harribel brought her into an embrace, her only hand snaking to return it.

"They left us… to rot" digging her face into Harribel's unharmed shoulder, Harribel merely ran a hand across Tiburon's cheek soothingly.

"We have to let this pain go, we have to move on from this pain we share... For them" feeling the hollow quake in her arms, Ichigo and Suì-Fēng watched in shock as Tiburon began glowing alongside Harribel.

Shielding his eyes as the glow intensified, he felt his skin crawling as a wave washed over them.

Feeling the air ease up, Ichigo looked to Harribel to have his eyes widen in shock.

Standing in a new form, Harribel now sported snow white hair with several long braids reaching to her knees at the back and two bangs framing her face. Harribel had gained two black-and-white, jagged, rock-like, long and roughly triangular ornaments on her head, one on either side, angled toward each other, with an additional section on each extending outward from her head, resembling ears.

Turning to the two with a smile of acceptance, Ichigo stared at her figure to see it had changed drastically.

For Harribel now stood in a form that had forgone her Resurrección armor and clothing, with her breasts and neck being covered by long strips of yellow Reiatsu, and her new armor is asymmetrical in appearance. Her left arm gained a black/gray gauntlet reaching from her wrist to her elbow, with the underside tapering off to the top of her arm in a slanted progression and with an additional small section on her tricep. It bore a medium-size gray-and-white, rock-like bracer resembling a crashing wave on her forearm and her fingernails were visibly longer. Her right arm was fully armored in the same black-gray material, with a large pauldron on her shoulder consisting of black, gray, and white rock-like material extending the full length of her arm which also resembles a crashing wave whose points reach the middle of Harribel's head.

Her hand had also disappeared into her new sword, which resembled the shape of her standard Resurrección blade but was composed of yellow Reiatsu concentrated around a large, gray hilt floating around Harribel's wrist and three thick white arrows extending outward to form the body of the sword. Her upper back gained a gray, shark-like fin whose base wrapped around to the underside of her arms on her chest, and a small inverted black-and-gray triangle lay underneath her breasts, with two curving black markings pointing towards it on either side of her abdomen. Her waist had three long and wide white-gray strips of fabric hanging off either side and her back, with a dorsal fin-like segment on her lower back keeping them attached. The strip of fabric on her back had a large flare of yellow Reiatsu on the end, giving it the appearance of a shark's tail. Harribel's left leg was fully armored in black-and-gray material. Her thigh bearing three markings glowing with yellow Reiatsu that resembled the slats in her normal Resurrección sword. There were two dark gray bangles circling the base of her leg at the hip, her kneecap adorned with a white-gray pauldron resembling the one on her left arm, and her calf bore a small gray wing with a curving membrane stretched between four limbs. Her right leg was less armored, with the gray-black material covering its length leaving the front of her thigh exposed, and has a single bangle circling the base at the hip, while another pauldron identical to the one on her left kneecap adorned her right. Her feet had gained gray-black material covering the top and tapering to a point around the middle of their length, but are otherwise bare, and have lengthened and sharpened nails. The Hōgyoku was bathed in yellow Reiatsu and floated in Harribel's widened Hollow hole at her pelvis, where her womb would be.

Looking to her smiling face as her blue markings had gained another jagged section.

Also they were glowing.

Moving to them with her tail dragging on the floor, Harribel moved to Ichigo to give him a passion filled kiss.

Making him rub her neck to pull her closer, the two were separated for air with Suì-Fēng smiling knowingly at the two.

Looking over Harribel's new form, she smiled with sharp teeth.

"I think it's time a paid that bastard back, and thank him for this new gift" looking to herself now, it faded away with Harribel now in her proper clothing.

Flexing her hands, she gave Ichigo a smile as they left the maggots nest to become a horrific reminder.