Author's note: This is the second and final part of the Der Untergang chapters. The title is inspired by a biographical move about Adolf Hitler's last days of the same name. I don't own any of the characters. They belong to Tite Kubo. The original characters belong to me.


Chapter 12: Der Untergang 2

Somewhere hidden in the shadows, the icy palace of Silbern

The undisputed ruler of the Wandenreich, Yhwach, was now standing on a balcony surveying everything before him, which was the Sereitei. Standing by his side was his most trusted advisor and Sternritter Grandmaster: Jugram Haschwalth and his successor to the throne: Uryu Ishida. Together, they watched as the world around them began opening.

The emperor smiled with satisfaction upon seeing what was happening before him. "Our last invasion of the Sereitei was a success" he noted to his confidants.

Outside Silbern's courtyard, the shadows began consuming the entire Sereitei. All the Shinigamis inside were confused and lost about what was happening. Inside the ball-formed barrier named Shakonmaku, changes began developing and it replaced the Japanese-styled buildings with icy Western-styled architecture, with towers, apartments and even clock towers, similar to Big Ben. The entire Sereitei was braced for a transformation and even the Squad 1 Barracks, as well as the Sokyoku Hill, were transformed by the shadows. For the Shinigamis, this was like being caught without even being spotted, as they all felt trapped inside the Shakonmaku.

As he watched the transformation with delight, Yhwach could not help but to focus his attention on Uryu. "Uryu, do you still remember the lyrics of the Kaiser Gesang?" he asked the Prinz von Lichts.

The raven-haired boy nodded his head in return before replying. "Of course, Your Majesty. The Kaiser Gesang goes like this: the sealed king of the Quincies regained his heartbeat after 900 years, regained his intellect after 90 years and regained his power after 9 years" the young man responded while recalling the sacred lyrics in memory of Yhwach.

"There is a sequel to that song" the emperor suddenly said and faced the entire environment. "The sealed king of the Quincies regained his heartbeat after 900 years, regained his intellect after 90 years, regained his power after 9 years and regained the world after 9 days" he concluded while explaining the addition to the lyrics.

As he had done that, the transformation was complete. What was once the Sereitei was no more. It was only the Wandenreich and the Wandenreich alone. The place had changed into a city of ice, it's buildings pale white as the snow itself. Yhwach set his eyes upon this transformed cityscape, watching all the Shinigamis scurrying around the streets in fear like rats.

"Let us go, Uryu. Haschwalth" he told his subordinates as he gazed upon the new urban battlefield that had taken shape before them. "The world will end in 9 days" he added, and the Wandenreich's second invasion of the Soul Society…had begun.


At the Shiba-mansion, Rukon District, Soul Society

Ganju was about to enjoy his meal at the Shiba-mansion, until he was interrupted by someone entering his room. It was his older sister Kukaku Shiba, who immediately slammed the door open. She was breathing to catch his breath while Ganju only stared at her with food in his mouth.

"Eh, what's wrong, sis?" he asked while chewing.

"This is no time to be sitting here eating! Come with me to the top pf the cannon! And hurry!" the black-haired woman angrily told her and Ganju immediately ran after her.

"Woah! Take it easy, I'm coming" Ganju responded while catching up to his sister.

The Shiba siblings eventually climbed to the top of their infamous Kukaku cannon, which could give them a clear view of the Rukon District, as well as the Sereitei, although they were living a mile from it. The two siblings were now standing on the top of the cannon alongside the Shiba clan's gatekeepers: Koganehiko and Shiroganehiko. In fact, Kukaku had ordered them to open the cannon so that they all could be given a perfect view of what had just transpired.

Ganju was panting to catch his breath after the climbing. "Alright…...what's all this fuzz about, Kukaku?" he asked while continuing panting.

"You might wanna take a look at this" Kukaku told her brother while handing him a pair of binoculars.

As Ganju was seeing through them, his mouth almost dropped, as he could not believe his own eyes. "Holy shit…." Ganju cursed lowly while seeing the changes. "The Sereitei…...it's gone!" he added to his shock.

"Yes. And based upon what's been happening lately, this is without a doubt the work of the Quincies" Kukaku noted grimly.

Ganju returned the binoculars to his sister and gritted his teeth in frustration. "But how…how the hell could they have managed to do this!? Isn't the Sereitei protected by the Shakonmaku!?" he angrily demanded an answer.

"I think there is more than there is to it, Ganju" Kukaku suddenly responded and both Ganju and the gatekeepers looked at her confused. "From what Head-Captain Kyoraku told me, the Shakonmaku should've been able to protect the Sereitei from outside threats, yet the Quincies were able to invade it and almost lay it to wastes. And their attacks happened so quickly. That can only mean one thing" the black-haired woman recalled the conversation she had with Shunsui a couple of days ago.

Ganju and the gatekeepers all gasped in shock at her words. "No…you don't suppose that…." The long-haired man began uttering out words.

Kukaku warily nodded her head. "Yes. The Quincies were always inside the Sereitei….and they been hiding in there throughout the ages! That explains why they never had to break through the Shakonmaku" she concluded her analysis with frustration in her voice.

This caused Ganju to be given a shocking reminder. "So all this time…back when Uncle Isshin was a captain…...back when Kaien was a lieutenant…...and during our rescuing attempt in the Sereitei…they were always there!?" the long-haired man began to realize the truth and his mind quickly drifted into that of fear. "Damn it! Hanataro! He's currently stuck in there with no guidance!" he was suddenly reminded of his friend who was previously headed towards the Squad 4 Barracks. But like many other buildings in the Sereitei, all the barracks had disappeared thanks to the Quincies' actions. And now, Hanataro was currently in the viper's nest. Ganju faced his elder sister. "Listen, we really gotta do something about Hanataro and those who can't fight. Think about it, Squad 4 is technically leaderless without a captain" he pointed out to her.

Kukaku nodded her head at him. "I agree with you on that statement, Ganju. However, we can only hope that the other squads will ensure the medics' safety. However, getting inside the Sereitei will have to wait, not until Urahara and Yoruichi have entered the battlefield" the busty woman told him, only to snap in realization. "While you're at it, send word to Yushiro Shihoin from the Shihoin clan. It's obvious that the 13 Court Guard Squads will require all the help they can get from those living outside the Sereitei" she commanded him.

Ganju immediately saluted in return. "It shall be done, sis! I'll be on Bonnie's back in no time!" he declared and began climbing down from the cannon.

As he was doing that, Kukaku suddenly faced above the transformed Sereitei, towards the skies, as she was aiming for the Royal Realm. "Ichigo…...whatever you do…take your time honing your skills before heading back to the Sereitei. This battle will be unlike you have ever fought before" she thought about the orange-haired man.


At the entrance of the Royal Realm called the Vestibule Road, high above the Sereitei, Soul Society

News about the Wandenreich's second invasion of the Sereitei quickly spread up to the higher and upper citizens of the Royal Realm and their worries started to take shape. Luckily, the 72 barriers that protected the space between the Sereitei and the Royal Realm would give them some form of relief, yet the threat of the Quincies still lurked underneath them.

At the entrance of the Royal Realm called the Vestibule Road, the five members of the Royal Guard had gathered to assess this unexpected but troubling development.

"And so it begins" Ichibe said lowly while gazing towards the skies, noticing how quickly they moved. "The winds of war have spoken, and the Sereitei is once again under attack" the black-bearded man added to his worries.

"Tch, those cocky bastards of the Court Guard better not fuck this up!" Kirinji said while crossing his arms, as he was talking about the 13 Court Guard Squads. "There's an entire warzone happening below us. The Sereitei has been replaced by a city of ice" he added.

"How in the world could they have pulled off something like that?" Senjumaru wondered in disbelief. "The Court Guard has without question been caught off guard by a surprise attack such as this" she noted warily.

"But still, we need to have confidence in them" Kirio pointed out to her comrades. "Yamamoto may be gone, but we have no reason to doubt Kyoraku's abilities as a tactician and a strategist" the chubby woman added while expressing confidence in the newly-appointed head-captain.

Ichibe nodded his head at her in return. "Well said, Kirio. And remember, we of Squad 0 are the last line of defense between the enemy and the Soul King, if the Court Guard falls. As such, we will never back down from our duties!" the monk reminded them all about their duties.

Nimaiya only adjusted his fancy glasses while sighing. "Speaking of which, does any of you know the status of Ichigo and his homies training here?" he asked his comrades.

"Renji Abarai and Rukia Kuchiki are almost finished with their training, so they should be able to return to the Sereitei shortly. But Ichigo Kurosaki still needs more time in order for him to complete his training" Kirio answered sweetly.

Kirinji only shrugged his shoulders by hearing this. "Those lazy bums below us can't just expect Ichigo to come and save the day! Until he has returned to the battlefield, the Court Guard need to get their shit together and fight off the invaders as possible! Surley their captains and lieutenants are not that weak, are they?" he asked them while commenting about the situation.

"We know that already. Therefore, we must have faith in the Court Guard, even if they are unproven to us" Senjumaru noted sternly.

"But what do we do?" Nimaiya quizzed his fellow members of the Royal Guard. "At this point, it ain't wise of us to leave the Royal Realm to go help the Court Guard against the Quincies" he pointed out.

Ichibe stepped away, before turning around to face his comrades. True, he was after all considered to be the de facto leader of the Royal Guard, even though all members had equal power. "Yes. Leaving the Royal Realm would be a terrible misstep. We must stay here and protect the Soul King's Palace no matter how direr the situation below us gets. However, as soon as Ichigo and his friends are finished with their training, we will send them back to the Sereitei, immediately. Hopefully, they can help turn the tide against the Wandenreich" the black-bearded man declared, making sure that his comrades got what he was saying.

Realizing that Ichibe spoke the truth, the proud members of Squad 0 returned to their own cities, while still taking great caution because of the new Quincy Invasion taking shape far beneath them. As they went separate ways, Ichibe was now beginning to analyze those who were currently fighting against the Quincies.

"With Captains Byakuya Kuchiki, Toshiro Hitsugaya, Sajin Komamura and Sui-Feng without a Bankai, only 6 captains still retain theirs: Head-Captain Shunsui Kyoraku and Captains Jushiro Ukitake, Shinji Hirako, Kensei Mugurama, Rojuro Otoribashi and Mayuri Kurotsuchi. The only notable exception is of course Captain Kenpachi Zaraki, but he is more than capable of handling himself in battle. His strength alone is enough to deal blows to enemy soldiers" the monk was now analyzing the battlefield, as well as the captains. "I don't know how many of those Sternritters exist, but some of their powers are equal to or even greater than that of a Shinigami captain. However, I expect the Court Guard to focus on them, before taking on Yhwach. Rushing to fight him…would only be their biggest mistake" Ichibe added to his thinking.


Inside the central place of El Dorado, Hueco Mundo

The commander of El Dorado's city guard known as Ojos: Borddum Chelute was now inspecting the troops, who had been lining up in the city's central place. The city guards saluted as they saw their skull-faced superior approach, as they were actually gathered near a fountain. He inspected all the troops, until he could stumble upon four Arrancars that were standing at the end of the line. Like the troops, they also saluted to Borddum in return.

"Brothers and sisters of the Ojos! When I approach before each of you, state your names and ranks!" the skull-faced Arrancar with glowing purple eyes commanded them.

"Captain Rudbornn Chelute" the former Commander of the Exequias said while nodding to him with respect. "I am glad to see you again, cousin" he told him. Borddum simply nodded in return and moved on to the next captain

This was a young light black-skinned boy similar to Tiradoor, only that he had long, twisted black hair as his hairstyle and even had a tint of goatee near his chin. That small tint was actually his Hollow-shell. However, what was noticeable was the fact that he wore shades as if he was chilling. Seeing this made Borddum annoyed, yet the young Arrancar noticed his superior's presence and saluted.

"Captain Zeppelin Webster at your service, bro!" the young Arrancar said, much to his superior's irritation.

"I have told you many times, already! Take off those damned things!" Borddum demanded and the one named Zeppelin did as he was asked and put away his shades, thus revealing his brown eyes, and fixed an easygoing glance in return.

"Chill out, cap'n. I was only wearing them to impress the ladies I passed by" Zeppelin assured him.

Borddum sighed in annoyance. "You're a pain in my ass, just like your cousin" he thought before moving on to the next captain.

This captain was actually a woman and she looked like pretty lovely, having azure blue eyes and a big bust. Her hair was long and blonde, and she even wore hairpins, that seemed to be her Hollow-shell. She giggled by seeing her superior standing before her and saluted in return. "Captain Ebbaline De Navarro at your service, Commander Borddum" she said while beaming with pride.

The commander could feel satisfaction rise inside of him, and it was more proven when he chuckled in amusement of the female captain. "I am always glad to know about your reliability, Ebbaline. You never fail to amuse me" he admitted and moved on to the next and last captain.

This one was had pale-grey skin, as well as white hair tied into a ponytail. His eyes were lime green and his Hollow-shell appeared to be that of a crown tied around his head. Even now, he was holding onto his Zanpakuto, which was that of a blade with gargoyle wings as decoration. The blade was even glowing lime green.

Sighing deeply, the grey-skinned man faced his superior with a respectful nod. "Captain Yzyurqq Goltzius. And by my blade, I will protect El Dorado" he spoke up with formality while slowly but steady bow his head in front of Borddum.

Borddum was happy to know that the captains in the Ojos could be trusted, so he decided to simply move on to the next subject. The captains were following closely. "Captains, you have all done a terrific job with keeping the peace in these streets. Even now, the Skyfather himself watched you with nothing but pride over watching you bear such responsibilities. However, I was recently told about some shocking news from my fellow Legionarios" he told them, much to the captains' interest.

"What has happened, commander?" Ebbaline asked with curious eyes.

"The Wandenreich is on the move again. They have begun their second invasion of the Soul Society. As we speak, the Sereitei is in disarray, all thanks to the actions of the Quincies" Borddum went on explaining.

Zeppelin simply yawned by hearing this, much to the irritation of his comrades. He took notice of it and simply shrugged. "Don't blame me. Whenever the commander is telling something, I tend to get bored quickly" he said, only for him to feel two blades being almost placed at his throat. The young Arrancar snapped by seeing that both Rudbornn and Yzyurqq had pulled out their Zanpakutous.

"You have no reason to speak to the commander like this, punk!" Rudbornn said without remorse. "You better withdraw what you said immediately!" he demanded.

"I advise you to do as Rudbornn says, boy" Yzyruqq told him.

Zeppelin immediately threw up his hands in the air. "Chill, I was only being sarcastic. No reason to get all hissy here" the young captain insisted.

Borddum knew that this was just a waste of his time. "Let us move on to more pressing matters" he insisted while changing the subject. "His Highness has commanded that we Ojos do not neglect our duties as the city guard. All of us must tread carefully" he told them, and they all listened closely. All the captains saluted to him with loyalty in return, as they knew that the commander spoke the truth. "Now then. Any questions before we begin our patrols?" he then asked the captains.

Only Zeppelin seemed to have his hand raised in the air and Borddum reluctantly gave him the word. "Just out of curiosity: what will be our empire's next move?" the young Arrancar asked his superior.

This made Borddum change his mind about him, and he gladly answered his question. "For now, we do nothing. It is not our place to involve ourselves in battles between Shinigamis and Quincies. We are all to stay here and protect El Dorado from any invading army, whether it be the Wandenreich, the 13 Court Guard Squads…..or even the dwellers from Hell itself" the skulled Arrancar told his subordinates as they got his answer.


In the streets of El Dorado, Hueco Mundo

Orihime and Chad had been wandering through the streets ever since their meeting with Killaman Khan. The paragon had been so kind as to help the young woman with discovering about her roots as an Interminable. But since learning the truth, including how her parents really died, Orihime was not feeling any sense of love. Deep inside of her, sorrow and anger was biting the young woman's heart.

Chad could see that based upon her expression, as she was constantly facing the dirty road before them. Killaman had transformed them back to El Dorado, so that they would have no need to row back to the city. But nevertheless, he had not said a single thing, and neither had Orihime.

"When was the last time I saw Orihime feeling so bitter?" Chad wondered, as he could not recall that he had ever seen her so depressed and downed. "Maybe…it was perhaps a mistake of us to visit Killaman Khan and ask for his guidance. But he only wanted to help Orihime find the answers she was looking for…and that is what she got" the tall man noted in his thoughts.

Suddenly, Chad snapped when Orihime spoke up. "Let's just get back to Urahara's tent, I just wanna close the whole day" she said, her voice sounding completely emotionless.

As surprised as he was, Chad could not really fault his friend for saying such things. "Of course, Orihime" he responded.

"Hey there, princess! What are you doing here?" Orihime suddenly stopped in her tracks, yet she did not change emotions nor express surprise by hearing that voice. However, Chad turned around and saw a teenaged Arrancar with her black-hair tied into two pigtails. It was formerly one of Aizen's suitors, Loly Avirrne. She was having her arms crossed while slowly walking towards Orihime. "It's been a long time. I hope you still remember my face" she said, her voice filled with dispassion.

Chad could see that Orihime was still facing the ground, not even as much as turning around to face the Arrancar. "Who is this girl? I have never seen this Arrancar before. Does she and Orihime know each other from Las Noches, like me and Gantenbainne?" he wondered while watching the scene, as Orihime still didn't move a muscle.

"Hey, you can least look at me when I'm talking to you!" Loly stopped right behind Orihime, and got irritated by how she was not responding her. Therefore, she decided to make her turn around and grabbed her right hand. "Don't be stupid! I know you still remember me! I just asked you to…." Loly was shocked by seeing Orihime simply swat her hand away.

"Don't…touch me" Orihime stammered lowly, her voice not even filled with the cheerfulness she was usually known for. It bore a hint of anger and bitterness.

However, Loly was not finished and tried grabbing her once again. "Maybe I'm not being clear. I know you're that girl whom Lord Aizen kept favoring so much! You and I still have some unfinished…" Loly suddenly stopped when Orihime finally turned around to face her.

The teenaged Arrancar was stunned to see an angered and provoked Orihime, as the orange-haired woman angrily confronted her. "I SAID LEAVE ME ALONE!" Orihime yelled and to Chad's surprise slapped Loly's face hard, thus leaving an ugly and sore mark. Loly even fell on her behind, her only eye filled with outrage over experiencing this. Even now, small trails of blood ran from her mouth.

As Loly's gaze met Orihime's, she could see anger in the orange-haired woman's eyes. Furthermore, while rubbing her face, she saw blood on her fingers. Seeing this, only made Loly enraged and she quickly got up while rubbing her sore face.

"You bitch! What the hell did you do that for!?" Loly angrily asked and reached for her Zanpakutou, only for Orihime to surprisingly throw a punch into her only eye and she howled in agony by seeing this" ARGHHHH MY EYE!" she yelled while holding her left hand over it, although she could still see with her Hollow-shell.

Orihime only faced her with no regret over her actions. "Go home!" she told her, causing Loly to only stare at her with astonishment. "I'm in no mood to be bothered by you! So unless you want me to harm you more, stay away from me!" she spoke up, her voice surprisingly filled with hatred.

Chad was stunned by seeing this. "Orihime…I have never seen her so…...angry before" he noted while suddenly coming up with a realization. "Wait…Orihime has never been such a violent person, has she? I mean, she just managed to physically assault an Arrancar. However, this Arrancar's Spiritual Pressure feels relatively weak compared to others, so it explains the obvious" he wondered while commenting the scene.

Loly removed her hand from her sore eye and she glared at Orihime angrily holding her daggers tightly in the process. "You think you're such a bigshot, just because you were given so much love and attention from Lord Aizen!? You are nothing but a spineless whore without any clue of what's really matters! Lord Aizen should've treated me with respect for my services! Yet still, you were still more valued!" she snapped at her.

But all of a sudden, Orihime got close to Loly's face, her own grey eyes looking directly into Loly's "TO HELL WITH AIZEN! AND TO HELL WITH YOU!" Orihime angrily spat at her.

Loly could not take this any longer. "I'LL KILL YOU!" she yelled and was about to attack Orihime, only for somebody to grab a hold on her shoulders and pulling the Arrancar back. Looking back, it was a friend of hers: Menoly Mallia. The blonde-haired Arrancar was looking at Loly with a worried expression. But Loly only gritted her teeth in rage by seeing this. "What's the meaning of this, Menoly! Let go of me! I'm not done with this bitch!" she yelled at her only friend.

"Just let it go, Loly! You know this is just hopeless!" Menoly tried to convince her.

But Loly loosened herself from Menoly's grip and glared at her friend. "You're so fucking pathetic, Menoly! If you don't have any guts to do this, then I will….." the teenaged Arrancar stopped speaking, when she could suddenly feel something pass by her. However, it became clear that her left arm was cut, and the flesh began tearing itself apart. "ARGHHHH! MY ARM!" Loly screamed with pain and agony.

Both Chad and Orihime could hear a female laughter and steps coming towards them. Menoly widened in shock, while Loly was hulking in pain over losing her left arm. The one who approached them was one of the infamous Legionarios.

"I'm sorry. Am I interrupting something?" the voice came from Ssutze Briffa, as she approached the group, while holding a sword in each hand, indicating that those twin blades were her Zanpakutou. The black-haired woman with pale skin laughed sadistically in seeing what her actions had brought to Loly. "I could not help but to feel the presence of Esclavos snooping around these streets. And as always, my instincts were correct" she noted while brandishing her blades.

The two Humans could already see that blood were dripping from one of her blades, indicating that she had been the one who cut off Loly's arm. "This woman…I was never able to sense her Spiritual Pressure…...even while she performed that attack…...such incredible speed" Chad noted while seating, wondering if Ssutze had plans for them as well.

"Oh no…Ssutze Briffa…." Menoly said lowly, her only eye covered in fear.

The pale-skinned woman only smirked at her. "That's Mistress Ssutze Briffa to you, weakling" she schooled the teenaged Arrancar. "Now what are you two doing in these streets? Vermin like you should be held in the dungeons of the Coliseo!" Ssutze added cunningly.

"You fucking slut!" Loly suddenly yelled, her arm still bleeding endlessly. Loly held onto her daggers and faced the Legionario with a threatening glance, although her entire body was trembling. "One more move…...and I'll release my Resurrecciòn!" she spat out.

But it was too late for her, as Ssutze used Sonido to appear right before her. The woman dressed in revealing clothes then proceeded to deliver a powerful kick that sent Loly up in the air for only five seconds, before landing onto the ground by her stomach. Soon after, Ssutze stood over the body of Loly and then laughed sadistically.

"Hah, how amusing you Esclavos can be sometimes. You call that misbegotten form of yours a Resurrecciòn? Idiot, compared to us, yours is nothing but clothes on a naked body" she mocked Loly's claim. "However, I think there is more to that than who you really are" Ssutze noted and suddenly used one of her blades to tear up Loly's outfit, so that her upper back was revealed. But the Legionario was suddenly surprised by seeing what kind of symbol was written on her upper back, as were Chad and Orihime. "What the…...this must be a joke…" she commented.

On Loly's upper back, there was a black kanji that looked like this: 隷. This was no ordinary kanji. It was the kanji for slave, servant and also bondage. The two Humans could see the expression on Ssutze's face, and it was that of disgust. She immediately faced Menoly, who was shivering with fear.

"You…..." she spoke lowly and threateningly. "Turn around and lift up your dress" she demanded, yet Menoly seemed to be somewhat reluctant. Gritting her teeth in anger, Ssutze pointed one of her swords at her to make her change her mind. "TURN AROUND AND LIFT UP YOUR DRESS, SHINIGAMI PET!" she angrily demanded, this time sounding very threateningly.

Reluctantly, Menoly obeyed and showed the Legionario her back and lifted up her dress. To Ssutze's disgust and the Humans' surprises, she too had the same kanji as Loly written on her upper back.

"You…DISGUSTING WHORES!" Ssutze lashed out. "I…...I can't believe the stories really are true!" the Legionario added to her disgust.

Chad slowly approached her and wanted to know why she was acting so furious with them, despite the fact that she didn't even know much about the two teenaged Arrancars.

"Who implanted that symbol on these girls? And why are you referring to them as whores?" Chad asked calmly in order to not provoke Ssutze.

The black-haired woman slowly turned around, feeling astounded by his response. "You mean to tell me that you have been to Las Noches, but have never discovered what kind of sick and twisted man Sosuke Aizen was to his underlings?" she asked lowly, but eventually sighing to put a hold onto her anger. However, both Chad and Orihime felt like they really wanted to know why she was being so secretive. "Aizen may have viewed the Arrancars under his service as expendable, but you have no idea what kind of man he really was, especially to some of his servants…...like his suitors and other women" she told both Chad and Orihime.

However, Chad was slowly starting to get the picture, as he began studying the symbol written on Menoly's back. Orihime, who could care less about the two former suitors, was rather interested on knowing why they were given such symbols instead of numbers.

"This may sound unfamiliar to you outsiders. But these Esclavos were more than servants or suitors to Aizen back in Las Noches" Ssutze told them while facing Menoly, who had just turned around and was whimpering like a coward backed into a corner. She could also see that Loly had gotten on her feet, although she was actually crying in agony, but not just because of losing her left arm. "These brats were also…sex slaves to Aizen!" Ssutze revealed to them grimly.

Both Chad and Orihime snapped by hearing her words. They could not believe what the Legionario had just told them. How could this be true? Was Aizen really that incredibly perverted? Both of them refused to believe this at first, but they were eventually convinced by seeing how both Loly and Menoly broke into tears and those tears were real, even for an Arrancar. By seeing them like this, there was no doubt about it. Aizen had in fact molested Loly, Menoly and other Arrancars that once served as his suitors.

"My God…" Chad spoke lowly while standing beside Orihime. The tall man was suddenly given a shocking realization. "At that time…when Orihime was living in Las Noches as a captive…did Aizen ever…." Chad suddenly grabbed Orihime by her shoulders and faced the young woman with a serious glance. "Orihime! Be honest with me! During your captivity in Las Noches, did Aizen ever touch you inappropriately!?" he demanded an answer.

Orihime, who was surprised by hearing this, quickly shook her head as a no, and only faced him with honesty. "Of course not! He never put his hands on me!" she insisted but suddenly, began facing Loly and Menoly. "But those two on the other hand, did it! And they went as far as to torment me emotionally and physically while I was being captured!" she spat while pointing a finger at hem.

Menoly could no longer stand being labeled as the villain, so she faced Orihime. "Listen…Orihime…." Menoly spoke to her in tone of regret. "I…we knew that what we did to you back there was inexcusable and I sincerely regret it…but we were just jealous…jealous by the fact that you were never…never…..." the teenaged Arrancar could no longer hold back her tears. "It's true! All us suitors were molested by Aizen, even me! And he did that to us from the moment we were torn off our masks! To us, we were only his playthings! But what could we do!? We were powerless to stand against him! Such was our fate!" Menoly continued defending herself.

"This girl is not lying" Chad commented lowly. But he felt like asking them something. "But if you already knew that Aizen never cared about you nor treated you like his subordinates, then why did you stay with him!? Why only prolong your suffering under a man who has been mistreating you!?" he demanded an answer from.

"Shut up, Human! Don't speak as if you know the truth, you don't know a damn thing!" Loly spat, tears still streaming from her eye. "We spent our lives as Arrancars serving Lord Aizen, yet all we got in return…...was ingratitude and abuse! DAMN IT!" she added, suddenly falling onto the ground, sobbing. "I always thought that Lord Aizen loved me when I give him my body freely…BUT IT WAS ALL JUST A LIE! HE NEVER GAVE A RAT'S ASS ABOUT ME! ALL THAT HE WANTED FROM ME WAS MY PUSSY AND SATISFACTION IN SEEING ME IN PAIN!" she screamed in anger and sadness, feeling very shattered emotionally.

As both Loly and Menoly screamed at the top of their lungs, both girls were reminded back to the times they had served Aizen as his suitors. But what appeared in their memories, were hardly anything worth remembering. Those were episodes of mistreatment and abuse by their revered master.

"Loly…didn't I tell you to clean this table?" she remembered what Aizen had once asked her. He had approached her, still acting so calm and mild-mannered. But everything changed when she felt a powerful slap to her face. "You stupid, unreliable girl! How many times must I slap your face before you start learning how to clean it properly!?" Aizen had then said to her.

Loly had only been on the floor cowering in tears, but the pain didn't stop. Aizen continued tormenting her by kicking her in the face, thus sending her flying. Loly cried as she looked up to see Aizen do the unthinkable. He glanced at him with a sadistic smirk on his lips.

"Remember what happens if you keep failing, Loly. One more mistake, and we'll be having some "quality time" together. Just you and me" Aizen had said, having zero remorse in his calm, yet menacing threat towards Loly.

The young girl began crying, and she started begging for mercy. "FORGIVE ME, LORD AIZEN! I PROMISE I WILL…" it was too late, as Loly felt a foot upon her head. Aizen did that, and he forcefully shoved her down the floor.

"Quit your groveling, you useless bitch! Listening to that voice of yours only makes my ears bleed!" Aizen snapped, still enjoying torturing her.

Menoly had also several nightmares when it came to her mistreatment from Aizen. She still remembered being on the floor in Las Noches, with Aizen chocking her by standing on her throat. As she struggled, Menoly could only see how Aizen was taking pleasure in seeing her struggle.

"Keep on doing that, Menoly. If you hope to become stronger, then you must pass this endurance test!" Aizen had said, not caring about how much pain the young girl was in.

Menoly desperately tried getting his foot off her throat. Surprisingly, Aizen removed it and she was allowed to catch her breath. The young girl was traumatized of what she had just felt.

"Splendid effort! To see how you managed to last this long is a great step in my research" Aizen commented, yet he was not done with the teenage girl. "Now then. Be a dear and clean my shoes" he told her.

Menoly was still trying to catch her breath. But that stopped when she felt Aizen grip her head tightly before showing her down to his feet.

"Did you not hear what I said to you, imbecile? Clean my shoes! Polish them!" the fallen Shinigami commanded her.

Feeling teary, Menoly started to actually polish his shoes with her tongue. She licked them while feeling emotionally broken on the inside. Above her, Aizen sadistically smiled as he could see how someone as weak as her was worshipping him.

"That's a good girl. Keep polishing them. Polish the shoes of a God!" he commanded her, yet Menoly was still crying as she did that. This irritated Aizen. "And stop with that annoying crying! You're an Arracnar! You're supposed to be strong, not some whimpering whelpling" Aizen added his distaste of what he heard from Menoly.

It was abundantly clear that both Loly and Menoly were nothing but poor, unfortunate souls who only desired to be respected and loved by Aizen like the Espadas, only to be treated as toys and playthings by their leader they so greatly admired, but at the same time, feared. And not only that, they had been victims of Aizen's slowly descent into madness. In reality, he viewed all others beneath him, even his loyal Arrancar-underlings. And since he was incredibly powerful, Aizen could do with them as he pleased. In his own twisted and narcissistic mind, he was a God. Whatever feelings his subjects had, he couldn't care less.

Chad and Orihime now knew more about Aizen than perhaps what Ichigo and Urahara did. But that didn't change their views on the fallen Shinigami. That man deserved not to walk free, as he was not destined to be a hero. Sosuke Aizen was a malicious, despicable, abusive, manipulative, cruel and perverted madman, who could become a horrid creature, had he ever become a God. But maybe Aizen had already achieved such status already, given how he had infused himself with the Hogyoku. All of this only made Mayuri Kurotsuchi look like a decent guy, even if he was just a mad scientist.

Orihime had been reflecting on what this confrontation had brought her and she knew that he needed to make a decision. After facing the ground for a few seconds, she faced both Loly and Menoly with a look of disappointment and distaste. "So, that's it? That's your story? I'm sorry, but I cannot waste my time dealing with insignificant trash like you! You can both rot in hell for all I care!" she concluded in a surprisingly cold manner and turned around to walk away. "I want nothing to do with these poor excuses for suitors. Do with them as you please, Mistress Ssutze" she told the Legionario, even being as formal as to address her with the title she liked.

The pale-skinned Arrancar mused by hearing this in return. "I like you already. And don't worry about a thing. Leave those Aizen-whores to me" she said to the orange-haired woman before facing the former suitors of Aizen with a deadly glance. "Now, where were we?" she asked lowly while licking off the blood on her blade.

"Wait, Orihime!" Orihime stopped once again by hearing Loly's voice, but did not turn around to face the teenaged Arrancar. "Can't you bring my arm back, please? You really can't be this coldhearted! I mean, surely you believe in compassion, don't you?" she surprisingly asked her in a friendly manner, although it was fake.

Orihime looked over her shoulder and fixed a stern eye upon Loly. "No. I don't" she replied lowly. "In my view, compassion is wasted upon people like you. But is there any argument? At the end of the day, you're nothing but a servant of some twisted man such as Aizen who enjoys getting attention by experiencing pain. That's nothing to be proud of" the orange-haired woman told her before continuing moving, with Chad tagging along.

Loly and Menoly felt completely shattered in what they heard her say. In fact, Menoly even fell onto all fours begging for forgiveness.

"PLEASE FORGIVE US! WE TAKE EVERYTHING BACK WHAT WE DID TO YOU! JUST HELP US WITH….." she was interrupted by an angry voice coming from Orihime.

"Shut up! Beg all you want, you won't receive any forgiveness from me!" Orihime responded before moving on, not even bothering looking back.

Loly felt her tears stream endlessly. Clenching her fists, the teenage Arrancar finally did something she never thought she would. "I'M SORRY!" she uttered out to her.

But it was too late, as Ssutze caught both former suitors by knocking them out and then carried them onto the Coliseo. Seeing the Legionario carrying those two did in fact make Orihime look over her shoulder one last time. Still, she felt nothing for them. They were dead to her.

As they were back on the road, Chad was stunned when Orihime suddenly began speaking to him in a more positive manner. "Hey Chad…" she said and the tall man began facing her with surprise. The reason was because Orihime immediately fixed a gentle smile on her face, just like she was known for. "I'm sorry if I acted rather cold back there…...but I needed take a stand for my own now. I told myself that I would no longer be the helpless damsel in distress. That's what I've always been reduced to. But no longer! I will become stronger. And I will need the help of my friends, including you, Ichigo, Uryu and even Rukia and Renji" she told him while apologizing at the same time.

While Chad was surprised at this by first, he quickly formed a smile of his own. "Orihime…..." Chad noted in his thoughts. "I don't know if this is just because of the revelations…but you have really grown emotionally. I must admit, tou're a different woman now than you were back then" he added to his thoughts, recalling in how gullible Orihime had been once.


At the giant ziggurat called Maravilloso, Hueco Mundo

This giant ziggurat, inspired by Sumerian architecture was known to the citizens of El Dorado as Maravilloso. Nobody knew why this ziggurat existed. But similar to Esperanza, Maravilloso was a testament to the great civilization of El Dorado. Citizens of the city would frequently visit the place, in order to pay respect for those who built it.

Right now, Jinta Hanakari was now there cleaning the stairways before the ziggurat, with Harribel and her Fracciòn watching over him. This was part of Jinta returning the favor for Harribel buying him the golden necklace. The red-haired boy immediately regretted ever accepting it, as he was now stuck doing her favors, which was much harder than what he was used to back at Urahara's shop.

"Damn it! Why do I always end up in such mess!?" Jinta wondered while tears of frustration were streaming from his eyes.

"Hey you!" the young boy snapped by hearing the voice of Emilou Apacci, as she was now standing right beside him. She faced him strictly. "Lady Harribel thinks that you are not putting much effort into this! Now quit being lazy and start working harder!" she commanded him.

Jinta saluted at her in return. "Yes ma'am! It shall be done!" he insisted, with Apacci feeling satisfied and walking away. But Jinta slowly murmured underneath his breath. "You bitchy fatass" he said lowly.

Unfortunately for him, Apacci managed to hear those words, and she angrily turned around and walked towards him once again. Her face was filled with rage. Jinta could see this and only snapped in fear.

"Is there something you wish to say to me!?" Apacci angrily asked while confronting Jinta, who fell on his back while watching the angry woman glare at him. The dark blue-haired Arrancar also cracked her knuckles, as she was willing to teach him some manners. "Tell me, does my ass really look THAT fat to you!? I dare you saying that to me once again!" she angrily asked while daring Jinta.

The red-haired teenager was trembling with fear over seeing this. "I DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE THAT! I SWEAR!" he insisted, but Apacci was not convinved. He faced Ururu, who was sitting on one of the steps reading a book. "Hey Ururu…a little help, please!" he pleaded, but the young girl did not seem interested in getting involved.

"You brought this upon yourself, why should I get dragged into this?" she asked, not even taking away her glance from the book.

"THAT'S TOTALLY IRRELEVANT! JUST HELP ME GET THIS CRAZY HAG OFF MY….." Jinta snapped at her in anger, but was suddenly grabbed on his collar by Apacci, who lifted him up to her level. "Okay! I take it back! I'm sorry for insulting you, it won't happen again!" the red-haired boy insisted pleadingly.

"Let him go, Apacci" the Arrancar heard the voice of her mistress as Harribel was now standing a few meters behind. "If you don't mind, I would be more than happy to discipline this boy for his rudeness. He's my responsibility after all" the blonde-haired Dechado added to her explanation.

Grunting, Apacci handed over Jinta to Harribel, albeit reluctantly. The young boy sat before the blonde-haired woman and faced her stern eyes. This only made him sweat.

"Thanks…thanks for not killing…...OUCH!" Jinta yelped as Harribel slammed his head with her fist and it made him lay on his stomach.

Harribel crossed her arms and faced the teenager with annoyance. "Remember what I told you. You are to treat me and my Fracciòn respectfully. Therefore, I will not tolerate any backtalking about us, are we clear?" she told him while warning him at the same time.

Jinta simply nodded his head as a yes, not having enough guts to open his mouth and speak.

"Oh, so there you are" the voice of Nelliel could be heard as the sea green-haired woman was now standing by the stairs alongside her Fracciòn. She smiled as she faced her fellow paragon. "Thanks for taking care of them while I was shopping" she thanked Harribel, who simply nodded in return.

"It was only my pleasure, Nelliel" Harribel told her.

Pesche and Dondochakka waved at the two teenagers happily. "Hello again, Renji Abarai and Rukia Kuchiki! It's been a while since we last met, huh?" Pesche exclaimed happily.

"Yeah, I still remember all the fun me and Renji had in Las Noches" Dondochakka remarked while facing Jinta.

However, both teenagers were dumbfounded by hearing this, as were Nelliel, Harribel and her Fracciòn. Apparently, those two Arrancars had confused them for someone else, as they were always known for.

"You gotta be kidding me!" Jinta snapped at them angrily. "Do I look like I have a pineapple as a head!? You know that I'm not Renji!" he lashed at them.

But Dondochakka only fixed a wondering expression while scratching the top of his head. "Huh? But you do have red hair, like Renji Abarai, don't ya?" he asked in a dim-witted manner.

"And what about you!" Pesche suddenly asked Ururu, who was only left dumbfounded by seeing him acting like an idiot. "You have black hair and a small bust, just like Rukia!" he added, causing the young girl only to drop a sweat in return.

But both Arrancars stopped, when they could hear Nelliel's coughing sound. The two bowed to her formally, as she walked up to Harribel and began a friendly conversation with her, something which Harribel gladly accepted.

However, Pesche suddenly got a glimpse of Franceska Mila Rose and began flirting with her by whistling in amazement. "Woah, has someone ever told you that you look incredibly hot?" he asked her smugly.

While Sung-Sun and Apacci only gave him disapproving glances, Mila Rose was stunned when she heard what the silly Arrancar had just told her. In fact, she started to feel more confident about herself. "You r-really think so?" she asked Pesche.

"Get real!" Apacci interrupted the conversation and faced the brown-skinned Arrancar. "Why would anyone ever bother falling in love with you? I mean, you look like a shemale without a manhood, for crying out loud!" she then began verbally attack her.

Mila Rose immediately got pissed by hearing this. "Who are you calling a shemale, you fatass!?" she hit back and the two followers of Harribel began clashing once again.

Sung-Sun sighed deeply, as she stood beside Pesche and Dondochakka. "Sometimes, I wish that you two were my comrades instead of them. And I actually mean it" she admitted to them.

But all arguments stopped when those standing by the stairs to the ziggurat could feel steps coming towards them. Turning around, they saw both Urahara and Tessai standing there, while being accompanied by Captains Rudbornn and Yzyurqq, and the Dechado Durann Lupinus. Ururu quickly ran towards her boss and Urahara went down to her level.

"I'm so happy that you are okay, boss" Ururu exclaimed while the blonde-haired man smiled in return.

Jinta was running towards his boss and he was crying with joy, as he had in fact been missing both Urahara and Tessai. In fact, he even fell on his knees and begged them. "I've missed you so much! I swear, I will never slack off during the job, that I promise you!" the teenaged boy begged.

While Urahara was surprised in seeing Jinta's attitude, Tessai secretly formed a smirk underneath his mustache. "Hmph. I'm glad to see how you have changed" Tessai noted in his thoughts.

"We're glad that you're both safe in El Dorado. Yoruichi has gone off to the Vizards to assist them, so she's not joining us" Urahara told the teenagers before looking around. "I take it that both Orihime and Chad are at the tent" he noted while noticing that they were not seen with Jinta and Ururu.

Durann suddenly stepped forward and faced both Nelliel and Harribel. "Ladies, our presence is required at Esperanza this instant. His Highness has demanded that we Dechados will have a discussion to determine our plans for the future" the black-haired Arrancar told them and both Nelliel and Harribel appeared right before him by using the Sonido. They both nodded their heads as a yes, and it made Durann smile. He then faced both Rudbornn and Yzyurqq. "Captains, make sure that Urahara and his group return to their tent. And make sure to surveil it" he commanded them, before he, the ladies and the Fracciòn disappeared.

Rudbornn and Yzyurqq stood before the group that had gathered, with city guards eventually surrounding them from both sides. "Remember what Lord Durann just said. Go back to your tent and wait for further instructions. But do not try anything funny. His Highness will not tolerate any disobedience" Rudbornn told them strictly.

Urahara only waved his hand at them in return. "Easy there, mister. We have no intention of running away from El Dorado, so we'll stay at our tent as promised" he told them in return. "And besides, it really has been a hard day for us all, so staying here is much better than staying out in the empty desert" the blonde-haired Shinigami said, and he and his group were escorted back to the tent by the Ojos. Urahara had hoped to see both Orihime and Chad, although he could feel a hint of uncertainty about it for no reason. Why was he feeling like that?

To be continued…..


Author's note: This chapter was telling us on how Ganju was doing when the Wandenreich's invasion started, as well as the Royal Guard. In Hueco Mundo, we were introduced to a more reserved Orihime than her usual happy persona. And to show off her willingness to be bitter, I included both Loly and Menoly as interesting foils. And of course, I have given them a reason for hating Orihime so much, due to the fact that Aizen molested them (something he never did with Orihime). I know this may sound random, but I also want to show you the twisted and devious side of Aizen's personality. Who knows, Aizen would make Mayuri look like a normal guy. XD. Here is the new term that we were introduced to in this chapter.

Maravilloso – Spanish for "Wonderful": This is the giant ziggurat that is located in the city of El Dorado. Nobody knows what reason it was built for, but it stands as a testimony to the achievements of the Arrancars.

And by the way, here are some of the voice actors I have given to the new and original Arrancars we were introduced to. Rudbornn already has one.

Zeppelin Webster – Matt Hill

Ebbaline De Navarro – Erin Fitzgerald

Yzyurqq Goltzius – Dameon Clarke