Author's note: This chapter will be focused on the ongoing battle between Shinigamis and Quincies in the Soul Society and explain you the fight between Kenpachi and Gremmy as it happened, in my story, that is. They belong to Tite Kubo. The original characters belong to me.
Chapter 17: Death in Vision
Inside the Department of Research and Development, Sereitei, Soul Society
"Now this is a sight for sore eyes!" Urahara exclaimed to his fellow scientists and researchers while being on his computer. Even President and Captain of Squad 12 Mayuri Kurotsuchi, as well as Vice-President Akon was focusing their attentions on the laid-back Shinigami as he spoke with so much delight in his voice. "Believe it or not, both Renji and Rukia managed to defeat their opponents!" he revealed to them.
There were different reactions to the news, with some smiling and raising the voices as a cheer, while others were simply stunned and surprised. Apparently, they didn't expect two lieutenants to be able to defeat Sternritters, whose powers were equal to or greater than that of a Shinigami captain.
"So, Lieutenants Abarai and Kuchiki are still alive? If so, then they must've gotten stronger since the last invasion" Akon remarked by what he was hearing.
Urahara faced him smugly. "Actually, I think we have the training they received from the Royal Guard to thank for it. It was a good idea in letting them stay and recuperate in the Royal Realm" the blonde-haired man explained to him.
"But with good news comes always bad news, don't forget that" the voice of Mayuri interrupted them all and they looked at the Shinigami in weird clothing as he was staring at the screen of his computer. "While two Spiritual Pressures belonging to the enemy forces has vanished, so have those of Rojuro Otoribashi of Squad 3 and Kensei Mugurama of Squad 9. The last time I checked, they were with Lieutenant Kotetsu of Squad 4" the scientist remarked while clicking on his dashboard.
Urahara only frowned by hearing this. "Two more captains have vanished, I see. But what about Shuhei Hisagi of Squad 9?" he then asked him.
"Fortunately, his Spiritual Pressure is still intact, as are those of Ikkaku Madarame and Yumichika Ayasegawa from Squad 11" Mayuri replied by focusing on his screen. "But there is something I don't understand. Where are Ukitake, Kyoraku and Zaraki? Even now, I cannot detect them on the screen" he wondered while clicking on his dashboard.
Before Urahara could respond, everyone got interrupted by Akon. "Confirmed! I have discovered Captain Zaraki's Spiritual Pressure. He is within the Sereitei as we speak!" Akon revealed as he watched the radar.
The blonde-haired man smiled by hearing this. "Well that's good to hear. Considering our situation, he is one of the trump cards the 13 Court Guard Squads has" Urahara remarked cunningly and looked at his own screen. "With him on our side, our resistance against the Wandenreich is guaranteed" he went on explaining.
Near a large structure in the icy cityscape
Isana Kotetsu and Hanataro Yamada had secretly erected a Kido-barrier in a basement, where they were treating injured Shinigami, among them Rose and Kensei. With the help of Squad 11's lieutenant: Yachiru Kusajishi, Isane and Hanataro had hoped to treat the injured Shinigami they could find near their location. But sadly, their operations had not gone unnoticed.
First, they were attacked by a tiny, old and cantankerous Quincy named Guenael Lee, who claimed that he was a Sternritter which forced all Shinigamis to take him seriously. Isane had activated her Zanpakutou and was trying to attack him, only for Guenael to quickly vanish in front of her. In fact, only Yachiru was fast enough to respond, and she managed to predict Guenael's attacks from different directions. She even did that with the help of her Zanpakutou: Sanpo Kenju.
However, it turned out that Guenael was not actually a real Quincy, but only a byproduct made by another Sternritter. This was Sternritter V – The Visionary: Gremmy Thoumeaux, who had to everyone's shock, managed to break the Kido-barrier with ease and was sitting on the bed where both Rose and Kensei were lying in recovery. Before Isane and Hanataro could say any further, Gremmy had simply told them that he had killed them while they were busy with Guaneal, whom he had also disposed of not long after.
Yachiru quickly rushed to fight Gremmy, but the Quincy, who looked like an ordinary boy, easily avoided her slashes and even went on using his powers on her. This was the power of imagination, or imagination realization as his Schrift had granted him. While blocking Yachiru's punch, Gremmy simply imagined all of the young girl's bones being made of cookies, thus making her fall onto the floor.
But a savior was around the corner. Kenpachi Zaraki arrived and stopped Gremmy from killing his lieutenant and the two medics. Both Isane and Hanataro were relieved to see him arrive, as they knew very well that since the Wandenreich's previous invasion, he and their late captain: Retsu Unohana had fought a deadly battle, a battle that would open Kenpachi's true potential as an undefeated warrior. The aggressive captain from Squad 11 challenged Gremmy, who was more than happy to oblige. In fact, the Sternritter even created a large and towering structure that would serve as their arena.
With both Kenpachi and Yachiru taken up to the top with Gremmy, Isane and Hanataro had quickly reached to the unconscious bodies of Kensei and Rose, who had been briefly lifted up into the air before falling off. Luckily, the two medics managed to catch them and proceeded to land safe narrowly. As they landed onto the ground, they briefly looked up to see the tall and imposing structure that had been erected. Both of them were stunned.
"How can something like this happen?" Hanataro asked while looking up.
"I have no idea" Isane answered beneath her breath. But she eventually faced the young boy. "Whatever it is, we will have to trust Captain Zaraki to deal with that Quincy. In the meantime, we will have to find a place to treat both Mugurama and Otoribashi" the tall woman explained and they both ran while carrying the bodies of the bandages captains.
Both Isane and Hanataro made sure to get far away from the structure as quickly as possible, since they knew that there was gonna be chaos atop it. Therefore, they would need a peaceful place to stay at with the two injured captains.
After getting far away as they could, Hanataro suddenly smiled in relief as he discovered something he had not expected to find in this transformed environment. Isane wondered what made him so happy.
"Look!" Hanataro said and suddenly removed some of the ice and suddenly lifted up something. "It's one of the many entrances to the Sereitei's sewer lines! We can hide down there! Now quick! Enter!" he said to Isane, who was surprised to see this.
"The sewer lines?" Isane uttered lowly while briefly looking around the place they were in. "I am skeptica, but it sounds better than just waltzing around these streets" the silver-haired lieutenant admitted and proceeded to climb down the ladder while carrying the two captains, although it put a lot of pressure into her.
Hanataro was the last to climb down and before he closed the entrance, he made sure that no one was watching them entering. So far, neither of them had detected any Spiritual Pressures lurking near them. That only made things more comfortable and they could enter the sewers without being followed.
As the two medics climbed down the ladder, they were in for a surprise by seeing that despite the changes on the surface, the sewer lines remained the same as they were before the invasion. The sewers in the Sereitei was a clean place, considering that one of Squad 4's tasks was to clean them. Isane had not been inside them that much, but Hanataro knew the sewer lines better than any other Shinigami.
"Strange" Isane noted while carrying the captains. "I didn't expect the sewers to remain unaffected by the transformation, as it also lies inside the Shakonmaku along with the Sereitei" the Lieutenant of Squad 4 said while looking around.
Hanataro chuckled nervously. "Well, I'm sure that we can treat the captains in peace here. None of the Quincies may even realize that we have these sewers….AHHHHH!" he suddenly shouted in fear, as the sewers began shaking and a loud explosion could be heard from above. It made him fall onto his behind, but the noise soon ended. "Man…...that was close….I thought it came from here" the timid Shinigami said while panting.
"There is already chaos above us" Isane noted, yet she could not help but to feel a hint of shame inside of her. Hanataro took notice of it. "You know, there are still a lot of members of Squad 4 that we haven't been able to contact. Iemura, Harunobu and Aoga are all lost, and we don't if they are even dead or alive" the tall woman added.
Hanataro looked at her with sympathy. "Are you saying that you were negligent with keeping track on them?" he lowly asked her. The young medic could not believe his eyes. "Don't be ridiculous! None of us could ever predict that the Quincies would use this kind of tactic to invade the Sereitei, not even us! I mean, we aren't fortunetellers or anything" he answered while pointing it out.
"But Captain Unohana is gone! And since we haven't chosen a new captain, the leadership of Squad 4 is on my shoulders!" the young woman snapped out in anger, although she quickly regretted it. Isane felt ashamed of herself and faced the floor while watching the bodies of the captains. Hanataro sat beside her. "I'm sorry, Hanataro. But regardless of what squad you're in, being a lieutenant sure has its tolls" she admitted sadly.
The clumsy, but kind-hearted Shinigami only glanced at her with a sad smile, and he eventually put a hand around her back, thus surprising the tall woman. The two medics smiled, as they knew that even in battle, they had to hold on.
"Thank you Hanataro" she thanked him and then focused her attention on the bodies, sighing lightly while seeing them. "Now we better try our best to bring the captains back to life" she told her comrade as he fully agreed with her sentiment.
"Wooooow! I cannot believe what I'm seeing!" both medics snapped and quickly turned around to see four female Sternritters stand in the sewers. It was Sternritter Z – The Zombie : Giselle Gewelle, Sternritter P – The Power: Meninas McAllon, Sternritter G – The Glutton: Liltotto Lamperd and Sternritter T – The Thunderbolt: Candice Catnipp. Giselle was the one wo had spoken. "We find these wonderful tunnels, only to stumble upon a couple of enemies!" Giselle added gleefully while admiring the sewers.
Liltotto simply groaned in irritation. "These are sewer lines, you idiot" she berated Giselle before focusing her attention on Hanataro and Isane. "Anyway, what are you Shinigamis doing here? Hiding like cowardly rats, perhaps?" she asked them while mocking their dignity.
Isane gritted her teeth in anger and drew her Zanpakutou. "You shut your mouth, Quincy! I am Lieutenant of Squad 4: Isane Kotetsu!" she hit back while sweating in the process.
Candice simply scoffed at her threats and took a few steps forwards. "Like we care! We're still gonna kill you so…nothing personal!" she said with a hint of humor in her voice.
"Hanataro!" Isane called on to him and he looked at her. "You stay here and watch the captains! I'll deal with these Sternritters!" she told him strictly.
Hanataro felt dumbfounded. "You against four!? But that's insane! There's no way you can win this!" he exclaimed out of paranoia.
"Just do as I say!" Isane told him strictly once again and faced the Sternritters with slight determination. "Run! Itegumo!" she activated her Shikai and readied herself for battle.
Candice forced a smirk about seeing Hanataro treating the captains. "Oh, I get it. You and that gnome are trying to treat those two Shinigami captains, right? Then that means you're nothing but a pair of medics!" she exclaimed before laughing out loud. "Those two already look dead to me! That means it's only you two weaklings left" she went on bashing them.
By hearing this, Giselle's face was filled with excitement over hearing the word dead. "Dead Shinigami captains? That's terrific!" the young girl exclaimed and took slow steps towards Hanataro, only for Isane to block her way.
"Don't come any closer! Otherwise I will attack you!" Isane warned her while feeling uneasy.
By hearing this, Giselle spread out her arms and faced the tall Shinigami in a joyful manner. "I'm sorry but I really wanna have some zombies to play with" she said and proceeded to walk towards Isane, who only backed away further. "Why're you backing away? I thought you said you were gonna attack me if I came closer" Giselle told the tall woman, who didn't seem afraid to be cut or slashed.
Isane could not take this anymore and she was about to attack Giselle out of stress, only for Meninas to suddenly appear beside her. The pink-haired girl then grabbed Isane's arm firmly and swung her against the nearby wall. The tall woman was feeling the pain as she eventually fell on her back, dropping Itegumo.
"Lieutenant Kotetsu!" Hanataro cried out hysterically only for him to feel lightning almost hitting him, much to his fear and shock.
It was Candice's doing. "Can't you just shut up for a second!? You're so goddamn annoying!" she impatiently asked her while feeling annoyed by Hanataro.
Giselle faced Meninas with a goofy glance. "Why did you attack her, Meni? I could've handled her easily" she asked the pink-haired girl.
"She sounded so stressed out, so I thought about helping her come back to her senses" she simply replied, causing Giselle to simply shrug her shoulders.
"Whatever you say, I've got some zombies to make!" the black-haired girl said and took steps towards Hanataro, who was standing before the captains with his Zanpakutou. "Now will you be so kind and step aside? I would really like to have those two?" Giselle asked him.
Hanataro froze while not knowing what to do. "N-No…I won't a-allow it!" he said uneasily, even though he carried little a hint of bravery before the Sternritter.
Giselle only smiled goofily in return. "Well, if you won't do as I say, then I guess we're gonna have to do it the hard wa..ARRGGHHHH!" the Sternritter was suddenly kicked into her left cheek by none other than Yachiru. The young Lieutenant of Squad 11 was doing that while flying in the air. The kick sent Giselle flying away in in the tunnel, eventually landing in the water.
Yachiru landed and simply huffed while seeing this. "Now that is just rude, lady! You shouldn't gang up on Hanajin like that" she said before facing Isane, who along with Hanataro was stunned to see here in the sewers. The little pinkette smiled. "Sorry for being late, Kotetchin. Kenny told me to go help you guys with finding a safer place to treat those captains" she told Isane.
The tall woman was stunned. "Yeah, but how did you find us here?" Isane asked her, as she knew that Yachiru had a bad sense of direction, much like her captain.
The young girl simply made a thinking gesture. "Well, after jumping down to the ground, I could sense your Spiritual Pressures. But since I couldn't find you in the streets, I simply dug a hole to the sewers. And it was then I heard your voice" she told her gleefully.
Both Isane and Hanataro were dumbfounded by that statement, as they didn't know whether to be impressed or disappointed. Nevertheless, their confusion was only for a brief moment, as the three Shinigamis saw the other Sternritters readying themselves. Candice was loading lighting on her hands while grinning at Yachiru.
"You gotta be kidding me! How the hell did a little squirt like you become a lieutenant!?" she mockingly asked before bursting out into laughter. "But who cares? I'm gonna electrocute your hide, shorty!" Candice added with a taunt.
Liltotto stepped beside her. "Don't get cocky, Candi. You're not gonna have her by yourself!" she pointed out while her mouth began transforming into something so hideous. "I'm hungry, and I need something fresh to bite on" she told her, causing Candice to simply roll her eyes.
Yachiru was facing the two female Sternritters, but she had almost ignored Meninas, who was so close in grabbing her. But with her impressive reflexes, Yachiru vanished with her Shunpo, thus surprising Meninas.
"What!? Where did she…" Meninas was interrupted by a kick onto her head from behind, as Yachiru delivered it at her. This resulted in the tall Sternritter falling onto the water, but it was shallow water. Yachiru stood on Meninas's back as she lied in the water, although the Quincy was not drowning in it.
The little girl quickly noticed that Liltotto was using her ability to stretch her mouth as far as she could. This mouth of her was a maw filled with sharp teeth. The little Quincy girl was determined to actually eat Yachiru, but as the long maw was opening to eat her, the pink-haired girl ran avoided it by jumping above it. To her opponent's surprise, Yachiru landed on the long maw and ran on it to reach Liltotto, who immediately tried to revert her mouth back into normal.
"Damn it! She's using my ability to her advantage!" Liltotto cursed but could suddenly see Yachiru jump from her spot as Liltotto had begun reverting her mouth back into normal. "She's really fast!" the Sternritter noted, but suddenly felt a painful headbutt into her face, causing her to howl in agony and eventually land in the water on her back, with Yachiru landing on Liltotto's stomach.
The little girl rubbed her forehead. "Ouch! You really have a hard face! It hurts" she told Liltotto as the lieutenant was standing on the Sternritter's stomach, since she was rubbing her entire face painfully.
But Yachiru suddenly heard the sound shock nearby, as Candice was angrily charging a lightning bolt into her right hand, feeling angry about seeing her friends getting beat up so easily. She was furious. "You're SO gonna pay for that, you little brat! Suck on this!" she yelled angrily and aimed her attack on Yachiru standing on Liltotto's stomach.
"NO! STOP IT, CANDI! YOU'RE ONLY…" Liltotto's pleas was too late, as the lighting hit her. Yachiru had managed to vanish from her stomach by using Shunpo and landed besides Isane.
But as the lightning hit Liltotto, it also spread across the entire water and both Meninas and Giselle, who too were in the water, was affected by it as well. The electrifying was powerful, but not powerful enough to kill them all. However, the three Sternritters felt the pain while lightning enveloped on the water. Seeing her actions, Candice felt both shocked and humiliated over hurting her own comrades.
Isane was surprised by seeing this. "Unbelievable! Yachiru managed to knock two of them down in the water, and tricked that one to electrify the water, as water and electricity don't mix well" she noted in her head.
Hanataro was also impressed. "Like Captain Zaraki, Lieutenant Kusajishi never went to the Shin'o Academy. Yet she managed to hold her ground against these Quincies, even without her captain by her side" the timid Shinigami remarked in his head while seeing this. "Maybe she's learned much by seeing how Captain Zaraki fights his opponents" Hanataro then wondered, admitting he was kind of impressed.
Yachiru faced Isane with her girly smile. "Are you alright, Kotetchin?" she asked her.
Isane only smiled in return and got up on her knees. "I'm fine" she said in return. "Just a little hurt from an attack earlier, but still fine" she added to her insistence.
"YOU LITTLE BITCH!" an angry shout could be heard and it came from Candice, who was enveloping lighting all around her body. All three Shinigamis could see this with fearful eyes, as they had never expected her powers to be that destructive. The blonde-haired woman faced Yachiru deadly. "YOU DARE HUMILIATE ME!? HUMILIATE US!? I WILL REDUCE YOU INTO NOTHING BUT BONES!" she yelled and was about to angrily jump right over to attack Yachiru.
"That is enough, Candice Catnipp" a stern and commanding voice could be heard from the tunnel in which Giselle was lying. But all female Sternritters snapped when hearing the voice, and those who were in the water immediately rose up and watched as someone exited the shadow of the tunnel. The Shinigamis' eyes widened, as none other than Yhwach emerged from the shadows. The long-haired man simply smirked underneath his moustache. "I could not help but to hear someone make much noise in these tunnels. Even from Silbern, I could hear it" he commented at what he was seeing.
Candice was surprised by what he was seeing. "Y-Your Majesty! What are you doing here!?" exclaimed in surprise.
Hearing this caused Yhwach to immediately glance at her with a frown and a dispassionate look. "Did you not just hear what I said to you, imbecile!?" he strictly berated Candice, causing the blonde-haired girl to snap in fear. The Quincy Emperor proceeded to take steps forward. "Hmm, I see that all of you managed to get beaten by a little girl. How embarrassing" he commented while facing Yachiru. But it was apparent that he said that out of admiration of the little girl instead of the opposite.
Yachiru simply glanced at the tall man with her wondering eyes, not as much as moving a muscle to attack him. Yhwach briefly gave her an approving nod before moving on to where the two captains were lying.
Hanataro had already been standing besides the bodies, and didn't even bother looking at Yhwach. Deep inside, he could feel the enormous amount of Spiritual Pressure dwelling within that man. The Shinigami shivered by feeling it. But it was not the first time he had felt such power.
"Such enormous Spiritual Pressure…..." Hanataro noted in his head. "I haven't felt something like this since my time in Hueco Mundo!" he admitted to himself, recalling when he had felt Augustus Zod Allowin's Spiritual Pressure.
"Is there something you have on your mind?" Hanataro snapped as Yhwach suddenly asked the timid medic, causing him to gulp. Yhwach was only glancing at him sideways. "Based upon your behavior, it isn't the first time you have felt this type of Spiritual Pressure, is it?" he questioned him.
Hanataro was stunned by his words. "What in the…did he just read my mind!?" he wondered aloud, feeling very insecure at the same time. However, he got an idea on how to regain his confidence. Sucking it up, he took a brief glance at Yhwach, even though he was not brave. "I'm thinking about a friend of mine, someone that I know is indeed powerful. And that is the Substitute Shinigami: Ichigo Kurosaki" the timid boy revealed, although he was lying.
Hearing this caused Yhwach to immediately form a smirk. "Ichigo Kurosaki, huh? Then I suppose you are one of his friends" he remarked, eventually letting out an evil chuckle. "Deluded creature! I am only wasting time with you" he said and suddenly pointed his hand palm at Hanataro, thus sending him flying in the air, eventually landing onto the floor.
"Hanataro!" Isane shouted with worry at the young boy getting attacked. In her anger, she rose up to feet and was preparing to attack Yhwach. She jumped into the air. "You Quincy-scum!" she yelled at him.
"Meninas, take care of this vermin" Yhwach issued an order and before Isane knew it, Meninas appeared before her, having used Hirenkiyaku. The pink-haired Sternritter held her fists together and slammed the silver-haired lieutenant, thus sending her down to the shallow water.
Forcing a chuckle, Yhwach returned his focus on the two lying captains before him. The black-haired man kneeled down to see them. "Rojuro Otoribashi and Kensei Mugurama. Once proud captains in the 13 Court Guard Squads. Became victims of Sosuke Aizen's Hollowfication-program and banished from the Soul Society to live as exiles. You only returned to your posts as captains recently" he began speaking to himself while seeing them lying there for dead. "Now, you lie there in defeat, all thanks to one simple attack. And to think that you weren't even able to defeat one of the Sternritters. But despite seeing this, I am still going to give you both a chance. Everyone who has potential deserves a second chance" he went on explaining and began holding each of his hands over Rose and Kensei respectively.
Meanwhile, most of the Sternritters were stunned by seeing what their liege was doing in front of them. "What is His Majesty doing?" Liltotto wondered in her head.
Giselle was fixing a gleeful look on her face. "Is His Majesty making zombies? I'm getting turned on!" she admitted in her thoughts.
"Blut Vene: Freigeben" Yhwach said he began extending his Blut Vene outside his fingers. The Blut Vene fell down on each of the captains' faces and even began infiltrating their mouths and earholes. As the veins began infesting on the two captains, Yhwach began saying something he had said before. "You have no reason to fight me, or a reason to doubt me, all that you deserve is a deep sleep. You will sleep for eternity, but when the time comes, you will awaken, this time as new warriors…new fighters…...new knights. So close your eyes and sleep, because when you wake up…...all that you will see is peace" Yhwach was finished and he could remove the Blut Vene that had been infiltrating the two captains. Standing up, he once again aimed his palms at the lying captains and said a familiar word. "Sankt Traum" he said and all of a sudden, both Kensei and Rose disappeared from their position.
As Yhwach turned around to leave, he could see that Yachiru was still standing at her same spot, not moving a muscle. She had been like this ever since Yhwach had showed himself in the sewers. Surprisingly, the Emperor of the Wandenreich simply smiled smugly at the little girl in return.
"So, you are not going to attack me? A wise decision indeed, Yachiru Kusajishi" Yhwach complimented her and was about to move on, but not before saying some parting words to the pinkette. "Fight if you must, little girl. But sooner or later, your own feelings will not betray you. Because deep down inside that of yours, there lies a hungry beast, waiting to prove itself superior, even to species that are stronger than it. Make your decision. I will be waiting for you patiently" Yhwach was finished and began moving.
Having heard enough, the young girl simply turned around and proceeded to move towards the direction she came from. The Sternritters had been too confused to even go after Yachiru. They were stunned at what had just happened. Nevertheless, they were strictly prohibited from questioning his methods.
In another corner of the icy cityscape
Byakuya and Rukia had been dealing with hordes of Soldats marching through the streets. But that was not all. On the rooftops, lines of Quincy arches were aiming their Heilig Bogens at the Kuchiki-pair and fired swarms of Heilig Pfiels. But thanks to his mastering of his Shikai, Byakuya used Senbonzakura's cherry blossom blades to act as a shield against the incoming arrows made of Reishi.
Emerging from behind Byakua, Rukia was preparing to use a Kido-spell towards the enemies. "Hado 73: Soren Sokatsui!" she exclaimed and fired blue energy from her fingers towards the Quincy archers. She managed to destroy the end of the building, thereby forcing them to either change positions or flee. But since the majority of the archers were gone, the rest had fled, knowing that as long as they were few, they could not take on a Shinigami captain.
"Clever move there, Rukia. Your talents in Kido sometimes exceeds my expectations" Byakuya commented while praising her abilities.
Rukia only smiled smugly in return. "Well, it was you who taught me that after all" she pointed out and proceeded to scan the area for any more Soldats or other Quincies. "These streets seem quiet. But it is too soon to get dismissive" the black-haired woman remarked.
Byakuya simply nodded at her in return. "Agreed" he noted and also scanned the area for any enemies. However, his eyes suddenly caught the sight of a new line of Quincy archers standing in line at the building Rukia had just attacked. "They are back, and seems to have brought some reinforcements" the black-haired man noted while narrowing his eyes.
"Wait, there is something else. Look, brother! They are making way for someone!" Rukia said, as she noticed that the Quincies were expecting something.
Stepping aside, the Quincy archers gave free way to Sternritter N – The Narrower: Robert Accutrone. The elderly man simply glanced upon the Kuchiki-couple, hinting at nothing but disdain for what he saw.
"What good are a couple of Shinigami-ants against the might of the Wandenreich?" he asked loud enough for even the Kuchiki-couple to hear. "I grow tired of seeing your kind sleek around our wonderful city" Robert added to his statement.
While Byakuya remained cool, Rukia could not stand hearing this, so she angrily pointed an accusing finger at the Sternritter. "The Sereitei is rightfully ours! You Quincies have no place here!" the black-haired woman angrily spat out.
Robert's expression remained unfazed and his eyes behind his glasses narrowed. "Such ignorance" he noted with a frown underneath his moustache All of a sudden, he vanished from his sight, surprising both Rukia and Byakuya.
"That Quincy just vanished!" Byakuya noted and began looking around quickly. "Was that even a Hirenkiyaki?" he added to his thoughts.
But the Kuchiki-pair was in for a surprise, as Robert walked right through the building before them on ground level. He didn't even use to door. The elderly man simply stared at them with little amusement in his eyes.
"Brother, that Quincy just walked right through the building like it was nothing" Rukia noted lowly to Byakuya.
He simply glanced seriously towards Robert. "Judging from what you just performed, I take it you are one of the Sternritters" Byakuya lowly told the four-eyed man.
Surprisingly, Robert formed a smug smile underneath his moustache. "How very perceptive of you, Shinigami captain. Allow me to introduce myself properly to you soul-dwelling insects" he explained and bowed his head with formality. "I am Sternritter N – The Narrower: Robert Accutrone. The Schrift I was given by His Majesty allows me to walk through any objects with ease. With the help of Reishi, that is" Robert introduced himself.
"Then I assume that what you did on the top of that building, was using your ability to simply fall through the building, until you reached to ground level" Byakuya then said.
Robert still smiled smugly. "I salute your talents, wise one" he commended him and suddenly aimed his Reishi Pistols at the Kuchiki-pair. "But with that said, your time has come. Now, meet your end, false followers of the Soul King!" he declared and fired both pistols.
Byakuya quickly stepped in and was preparing a Kido-spell. "Bakudo 81: Danku" he said and a wall was created to protect himself and Rukia from Robert's attack.
At first, Robert was surprised by seeing this wall. However, that surprise soon formed into a cunning smirk beneath his moustache. "Ignorant fools" he said with delight.
Before one of the Kuchikis knew it, the Reishi Bullets simply pierced through the wall, thus hitting both Rukia and Byakuya on their right shoulder and left shoulder respectively. The shots were painful for them to feel and as they felt the affect, the Kido-spell ceased and the Kuchiki-couple were brought to their knees clutching their injuries
"ARGH! BASTARD!" Byakuya shouted in agony while cursing
"YOU SON OF A BITCH! WHAT DID YOU DO TO US!" Rukia also cursed while holding onto her bleeding shoulder.
Robert showed zero remorse for his actions and simply chuckled sadistically. "For being a captain and a lieutenant, you really lack the requirements to be such. How pathetic, just utterly pathetic" he commented while badmouthing the two Shinigamis. Robert then began taking few steps forward towards his targets an adjusted his glasses. "If you believe that I am one of the more reckless members of the Sternritters, then you have sadly mistaken. Being a veteran, I know all what it takes to be a Sternritter in service of His Majesty" the man with the moustache added to his explanation.
Both Rukia and Byakuya realized that Robert was indeed a capable fighter. Better yet, he was someone who took fighting seriously. Still, the Kuchiki-duo wouldn't surrender. That was never in their nature.
At the tall structure in the icy cityscape
After sending away Yachiru, Kenpachi Zaraki had continued battling his opponent, Sternritter V – The Visionary: Gremmy Thoumeaux, who claimed he himself was the strongest of the Sternritters. Despite the Quincy's young appearance and size, he possessed abilities that were beyond imagination. Kenpachi and Gremmy fought on equal terms, although everything that the young Quincy threw at him, Kenpachi overcame them with his newfound strength and speed.
At first, Kenpachi felt bored of fighting Gremmy, and he kept berating his opponent for being soft on fighting him. Gremmy, who slowly started to feel a desire to eliminate his opponent, responded by getting tougher, while slowly starting to take the match between them seriously.
But there was one thing that Gremmy was fooled into doing. He suddenly imagined himself getting defeated by Kenpachi. This only allowed Kenpachi to use his ability to his advantage as everything that Gremmy imagined, it became a reality. When realizing that Kenpachi had been playing against him, Gremmy imagined himself fully healed and decided to end this match between them. Obviously, the Sternritter felt embarrassed of what he had almost succeeded in doing.
"Thanks to you, I was able to completely erase the image of my death. I will never risk the thought of me dying ever again" Gremmy said and suddenly stared at his opponent with his crimson eyes. "You will regret this!" he said with a hint of anger in his voice.
Despite being spoken to like that, Kenpachi didn't seem to give much thought. "Well, I never had regrets!" he said back.
But Kenpachi was in for a surprise, as he could suddenly see Gremmy making a clone of himself. That clone looked like and spoke just like the real Gremmy. The young boy stared at the Shinigami smugly. "To show you my gratitude…" the clone spoke before the real Gremmy did. "I will show you one of my strongest powers" he said.
"A clone?" Kenpachi asked mockingly before charging against his opponent. "Only a ninja or a spy would be using these kinds of techniques!" the Captain of Squad 11 boasted as he headed towards his opponent.
"It's not a clone" the clone said. "I'm my other self. I can also create life with my imagination" the real Gremmy said while noticing that Kenpachi had already made his move by swatting away the clone. But it did not die. Gremmy only mused to himself at seeing this. "You can't kill either of them. None of us will die. And in addition to that…..." Gremmy stopped as his clone joined him. "The power of imagination is doubled" they said together while something appeared up in the sky.
Kenpachi's only eye widened in surprise as he looked up to see what it was. "What the hell…what is that?" he asked lowly as he could see that the meteorite almost reaching the Shakonmaku.
Gremmy only mused to himself. "It's a meteorite. And it will fall down upon the Sereitei and you along with the rest of it will perish. Only I will be alive after it has crashed. And just to be clear with you: even if you were to kill me, it wouldn't make a difference. Because the meteorite is already a reality. The meteorite will hit the Sereitei and destroy everyone in it. Only I will survive, just as I imagined. There is nothing you can do, Kenpachi Zaraki!" the young boy enjoyed spitting out words onto his opponent.
As Kenpachi kept gazing upwards, he had to admit he was stunned to see what kind of stunt Gremmy was pulling. To see this large molten rock descending towards the Sereitei was beyond imaginable.
All across the Sereitei
"Captain Kurotsuchi! Kisuke! Come quickly!" Akon shouted in shock while he and the other researchers were staring at the screen, that showed everyone a screen of what was happening in the skies. Mayuri and Urahara came over and both looked widened at what they saw. "That meteorite is heading falling down towards the Sereitei!" Akon added wit distress in his voice.
"But that's absurd! The Sereitei is protected by the Shakonmaku!" Mayuri boasted while sounding slightly uncomfortable by seeing this. "Nothing could possibly destroy the barrier! Not even a giant meteorite!" he added while denying that they were in danger.
"I don't think so, Kurotsuchi" Urahara said as he sweated by watching the screen. "If this is the work of one of these Sternritters…then this must indeed be a very powerful meteorite" he said, but suddenly, all the researchers and scientists could see the meteorite force itself through the Shakonmaku, slowly and steadily. This caused a huge uproar in the laboratory.
"What!? Impossible!" Mayuri blurted out in discomfort.
"Oh my God…..." Akon stammered, his eyes never leaving sight of the screen. "This is it….we're doomed!" the researcher concluded, completely taken aback by what he saw.
Across the Sereitei, Shinigamis and Quincies had taken notice of the giant meteorite heading down towards the Sereitei. Fear and despair clouded their eyes. Head-Captain Shunsui Kyoraku was standing beside Nanao while observing this meteorite. But while Nanao was filled with fear, Shunsui simply adjusted his hat and sighed.
"Damn…...this is really not what I had expected" he noted while and gazed towards the large structure where Kenpachi was standing on. "Oh well, we just have to wait and see whether the training Captain Zaraki underwent was wasted or not" the pink-clad Shinigami added.
Nanao stared at him outrageously. "CAPTAIN, HOW THE HELL CAN YOU BE SO CALM IN THIS SITUATION!?" she angrily demanded from him. "DON'T YOU SEE!? THAT METEORITE IS FALLING UPON US!" she exclaimed loudly, not understanding why her captain could be so calm in this situation.
"Calm down, Lil' Nanao!" Shunsui attempted to make her stop stressing out. "If there is one man who I know can save us all now…...it is Captain Zaraki! He's the only man for the job!" he firmly insisted to her, causing Nanao to only be stunned when hearing this.
As much as Nanao wanted to protest further, something told her to trust in the words of his superior. A side of the young woman agreed with the head-captain's assessment about Kenpachi being most suitable for the job. But would he even survive?
At one of Silbern's icy towers, Sternritter D: Askin Nakk Le Vaar was enjoying the fireworks while seeing how the meteorite was falling down towards them all. But the flamboyant man was also sweating while seeing this. "Oh my, that monster really knows when to get real" he noted to himself while looking up. He had previously been having a picnic and had observed Gremmy's match with a pair of binoculars. But not wanting to get caught in Gremmey's mess, he decided to retreat back to Silbern. Askin had also noticed how the meteorite had passed through the Shakonmaku with ease. In fact, he was even staring towards the large structure Gremmy was standing on. "The meteorite is so powerful that not even the Shakonmaku can hold it off. But that is to be expected, because Gremmy's power is something he's always had even prior to be granted a Schrift by His Majesty. If the rumors are to be believed in, Gremmy Thoumeaux is without a doubt…the Soul King's Brain" he noted in his thoughts.
Even inside Silbern, there was an uproar about the giant meteorite being headed for them all. Haschwalth had strictly ordered the Soldats to protect Yhwach, who was currently watching the view by his balcony, with Uryu tagging along. While Uryu was completely shocked over seeing this, his liege was simply looking at the scene with his normal glance. The Prinz von Lichts could not believe his eyes.
"Your Majesty…..." Uryu asked his emperor. "How can you be so calm in this situation!? If that meteorite hits the Sereitei, all of us will die!" the raven-haired man pointed out to his emperor, who did not seem to be taking Uryu's words seriously.
However, Yhwach eventually formed a smile of satisfaction by seeing the meteorite. "Excellent work, Gremmy. Now let us see if Zaraki has been improving since the previous invasion" the emperor finally spoke up, his voice not containing a hint of despair. "Prove to me that you are worthy of facing me, Kenpachi Zaraki. Prove to me by cutting that meteorite! You weren't chosen as one of the Special Five War Potentials for nothing!" he spoke out loud as if he was trying to call out to Kenpachi to do what he said, even though they were far away from one another. Uryu only glanced at his liege with nothing but surprise.
Sternritter U – The Underbelly: NaNaNa Najakhoop had also been watching the scene, as he was holding Renji at his mercy. While Renji was filled with shock over seeing the meteorite, NaNaNa only sat by a stairway and whistled in amazement by what he was witnessing.
"Dayum! Gremmy's one, crazy fool! How in da hell does dat midget mothafucka come up with dis shit!?" he wondered in his thoughts while seeing the meteorite, as it was descending down towards the Sereitei. Yet despite this, NaNaNa was not scared at all by what he was seeing. "Man, I hope dis gets over soon. Cuz if I die, I'm gonna whoop Gremmy's ass in the afterlife!" he added to his thoughts while taking a glance at Renji, who was still struggling with being paralyzed.
"I don't understand any of this!" Renji thought as he observed NaNaNa. "How can this jackass be so laidback when there's a huge meteorite falling upon us!?" he had problems in understanding the Sternritter's lack of caution.
Back to the tall structure
As the meteorite was nearing the tall structure, Kenpachi's formerly stunned look quickly changed into that of gleefulness and he brandished his Zanpakutou while facing the giant ball of destruction. He had heard what Gremmy had told him when imagining the meteorite.
"Nothing I can do, you say?" he asked while gazing up at the glowing ball of destruction. "You're the one who can't do anything anymore!" he hit back before jumping up towards the meteorite. Gremmy was stunned by seeing Kenpachi doing that, as it turned out that he was deterimend to actually try and cut the meteorite in half, or at least to bits. But only with his Zanpakutou? Kenpachi was gazing into the glowing ball, suddenly doing something he never thought he would do in his lifetime: activating his own Shikai. "DRINK! NOZARASHI!" Kenpachi exclaimed as he activated his Shikai and his Zanpakutou transformed into a taller and more cleaving blade.
With simply one slash, the meteorite exploded into many lesser pieces, eventually raining down upon the icy cityscape into rocks. Kenpachi simply stood in the air, holding his Zanpakutou like a true warrior.
Gremmy was left shocked by what had just transpired. "What's going on…" he wondered, not believing his own eyes. "Did he break the meteorite into many pieces…with just one slash of his sword?" he added to his disbelief. The Sternritter was confident in having him killed by the meteorite, but never had he imagined that someone would be able to cut a giant ball like that in half. Seeing this actually made Gremmy feel very uneasy, as he looked up at the floating Shinigami with anger. "YOU MONSTER!" he shouted up to Kenpachi.
Hearing this made Kenpachi turn around, and he simply stared down at Gremmy as if he didn't care. "Don't get your pants in a twist. It's pretty simple" Kenpachi said and began brandishing his newly-transformed Zanpakutou. "As I told you earlier, there's nothing I can't cut through" the strong Captain of Squad 11 said, like it was a basic fact.
"I see" Kenpachi suddenly snapped as he found himself being surrounded by various clones of Gremmys in the air. "That is pretty simple indeed" one of the clones said.
Kenpachi began swinging his blade to swipe them off. "Tch, creating more clones won't change anything! Get it through your thick skull!" he taunted while looking at a group of clones besides him.
"It will! If there's nothing you can't cut through…" Gremmy said as he and the clones began enveloping a dark space. "Then I will kill you something that has no shape! So die being enveloped by space!" he shouted and Kenpachi suddenly found himself being caught in a trap.
As Kenpachi was inside this space, he found his eyeballs starting to burn. "What the hell….AARRRRGHHHHHHHH!" the long-haired man could feel the pain in his entire body, not just his eyeballs.
Gremmy smiled sadistically by seeing this. "In space, your bodily fluids are forced to evaporate from your eyeballs and the insides of your mouth. The blood from your wounds starts to boil!" he explained while seeing his opponent suffer to his liking. "If you try to breathe, your lungs are crushed, your body tissue is destroyed and you will slowly die. If you stay conscious up to that point, that is" he added, but suddenly found himself cut by Nozarashi. The young boy was caught off guard and was to slow to react.
"Heh, you forgot to stiffen your body" Kenpachi said as Gremmy's upper half flied into the air, only for him to reveal something. It was a bomb! "What!?" Kenpachi angrily demanded as he suddenly felt the rest of Gremmy's clones ganging up on him. Gremmy then launched himself behind Kenpachi and an explosion went off.
However, Gremmy quickly used Hirenkiyaku to appear on a nearby tower. He panted deeply, but saw that Kenpachi was still alive, even after the explosion. "What the hell…..are you a real monster?" he asked smugly between his panting. "If so…...THEN I JUST HAVE TO BECOME STRONGER THAN YOU!" Gremmy said, as he suddenly began trying to gain power that was beyond that of Kenpachi's.
But unable to contain Kenpachi's power, Gremmy's body quickly tore itself apart and he fell down from the air. "It looks like the monster inside of you killed yourself. How much idiotic can you possibly get?" Kenpachi noted in his head while seeing the corpse falling down. But it was not long before he could see that what he believed was Gremmy, was nothing but a clone, as the clone quickly vanished from sight. Kenpachi's only visible eyes snapped. "What the fuck!? ARGHHHHH!" the strong fighter suddenly felt himself gored, as a lance was stabbing his stomach. But as soon as the lance was pulled out, Kenpachi quickly turned around and saw Gremmy standing in the air with the hands in his pockets. Kenpachi readied his blade. "You son of a bitch! Didn't you die just now!" he angrily spat while holding onto his injury.
The young boy smiled wickedly over seeing Kenpachi like this. "Oh no. I didn't die there. Perhaps it was just to YOUR OWN imagination" Gremmy said in return before pulling off his hood, thus revealing his blonde hair, red eyes and youthful-looking face. "Anyway, it appears that you are indeed a dangerous adversary, Kenpachi Zaraki. But it matters not" he said while and suddenly fixed a slight maddened look on his face. "BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I WANT TO WIN AGAINST A WORTHY OPPONENT!" he exclaimed and all of a sudden, holy light began enveloping around Gremmy as a Quincy Zeichen was held in his small hands.
Kenpachi's only eye widened in surprise as he glanced on what was happening before him. He covered his eye with his left hand and shied away from the bright light. "What's happening!? Is this a new form I didn't know about!? Not that I actually care, of course!" he wondered and as the bright light stopped shining, Kenpachi took his glance on his opponent.
Gremmy was bare-chested and now longer wore his jacket, yet he still wore his pants and shoes. In addition to that, he also wore golden arm rings on each arm. The young boy had been granted two wings on his back, that almost seemed like the hands of a vampire or some other kind of monster. But underneath those wings, there were two smaller feathered wings on each side. The halo hanging over his head was composed of many smaller stars and they had five points like the Wandenreich's emblem. There was no mistaking it, this was Gremmy's Quincy: Vollständig.
The young boy opened his crimson eyes, and smirked while seeing his opponent. "What do you think about this form? Up until now, I never had had the need to rely on my Quincy: Vollständig" Gremmy revealed while stretching out his arms into each direction. "But given how stubbornly you resisted me, you left me no choice. I shall thereby grant you the honor of witnessing it before you perish! You will feel the wrath of my Oldensig!" he declared while priding himself while being in this form.
Kenpachi however, was not amused by what he saw and simply yawned to taunt Gremmy. "So first you show me how to make clones, and now you show me how to expose your tiny chest?" he asked out of boredom. The aggressive captain could not help but to force a cocky grin with his mouth. "Sorry to burst your bubble, kiddo. But I say that we wrap this fight up" he said and readied his Zanpakutou.
Gremmy could not stand being spoken to like this. "DON'T YOU DARE UNDERESTIMATE ME, SHINIGAMI-WORM!" he angrily shouted and all of a sudden, he flew quickly around Kenpachi, carrying a chain that he used to catch his opponent with. He then proceeded to drag him up towards the barrier that protected the Sereitei.
"This has to be some kind of joke!" Kenpachi groaned and with his powerful muscles, freed himself from the chains with such ease. "Quit screwing around and…." He snapped and noticed that he found himself being surrounded by clouds. "What the…...clouds!?" he asked.
Kenpachi could hear Gremmy laughing amongst them and it only got the captain angrier by the minute. "That's right, Shinigami! I knew that someone with monstrous strength such as you would break from those chains. But to tell you the truth, I was counting on it!" he revealed, his voice could be heard in the grey clouds.
"Quit hiding, ya little turd! I thought you said you wanted to win against me, didn't ya!?" Kenpachi angrily demanded and watched his cloudy surroundings carefully.
"I WILL win! But unlike primitive barbarians such as you, I don't tend to rush into actions so recklessly!" Gremmy could be heard responding amidst the clouds. "My fight with you so far, has convinced me to not get carried away with my own ability. Therefore, I shall take great caution with regards to disposing you" he added to his explanation.
After hearing his words, Kenpachi felt annoyed by hearing Gremmy's voice. "You know, I can't help but to feel sick and tired of hearing you yapping about winning this and winning that. It's starting to make my ears bleed!" he exclaimed and began moving Nozarashi. "Since you refuse to come out and face me like a REAL warrior…...I'll just have to force you out of hiding myself!" Kenpachi declared and swing his blade in a powerful manner that blew away the clouds surrounding him.
As all the clouds quickly vanished, Kenpachi could see that there was still no sign of Gremmy and it made him confused. But unbeknownst to him, the Quincy was floating above and behind the Shinigami captain. Stretching out his arms, he prepared another attack. "I shall make you seafood!" he said and suddenly enveloped water all around him and Kenpachi, who quickly discovered Gremmy and tried to swim to him, but the Quincy only laughed at his attempts. "While in my Oldensig, I can imagine an entire event happening! And in this water…" he said and all of a sudden, a megalodon shark appeared inside the water. "YOU WILL BE EATEN BY MY MEGALODON! FACE YOUR DEMISE!" he yelled and the giant shark began opening his jaws, while swimming towards Kenpachi.
The long-haired man snapped in shock over seeing this and tried to swim away as fast as possible. "Shit! I really hate swimming!" he noted in his thoughts.
But since Kenpachi was not a fast swimmer, the megalodon shark caught the Shinigami and swallowed him. Gremmy got sadistically gleefull over seeing this. "YES! YEEEEES! FINALLY! I AM YOUR SUPERIOR, KENPACHI ZARAKI! THAT IS ME, GREMMY THOUMEAUX!" he shouted with pride over seeing this.
"You're wrong, kid!" Gremmy snapped in shock over hearing Kenpachi's voice inside the shark's body. Before he even knew it, the giant beast exploded into so many bits, and even Gremmy's own water disappeared as well. A strong, yellow Spiritual Pressure could be seen and Kenpachi was now standing there, without his eyepatch. He had put it in one of his only pockets. The long-haired man only faced his opponent seriously, his power only increasing. In fact, Kenpachi even pointed a finger at Gremmy. "No matter how many times you claim to be the strongest Sternritter, you and I aren't equals! And more importantly, I'm actually starting to doubt your claims as of now! Because all this boasting and bitching….IT'S A GIANT PAIN IN MY ASS!" he revealed, expressing his open dissatisfaction about his opponent.
Gremmy gritted his teeth in anger and even his own Spiritual Pressure began growing angrily. "YOU BASTARD…..." he said while growling, his power growing stronger by the minute. "YOU WON'T RIDICULE ME AGAIN, SHINIGAMI! I WILL PROVE TO YOU THAT I AM THE STRONGEST BY SURPASSING YOU IN….." the Quincy started his shouting when he could feel his entire body disintegrate. He even lost his Heiligenschein, as well as his upper wings. "BUT HOW…..HOW COULD THIS POSSIBLY HAVE…" Gremmy was at loss of words by seeing this.
Kenpachi surprisingly put his eyepatch back on and his power began ebbing out slowly. "You said you wanted to surpass me, huh? Well, you have actually made the same mistake your clone did before you" he noted while taking a glance on his opponent. "Namely, imagining you having stronger power than me in your own body. Or better yet, someone like you was never meant to carry on such level of power" he revealed bluntly.
As Gremmy heard those words, he slowly fell down towards the icy cityscape, and eventually landed down in a pile of rubble. Even though the fall was high, Gremmy managed to land on his back, yet he felt no pain nor any injuries. "Could he be right? Was I actually trying to imagine his strength in me?" the young boy wondered as his bruised and bloodied body lied amongst the rubbles. "He is right. I managed to imagine his power…...because I wanted to be strong like him…...but I couldn't handle it…..I was so blinded by my own pride" he added to his thoughts while gazing up towards the misty skies.
He could hear a landing approximately 4 steps away from him. He was all bruised up from this destructive fight, yet he could still be standing. The long-haired man simply glanced at the young boy, who gazed up on him. His face was no longer filled with anger of other negative emotions.
"It appears you were correct…...Kenpachi Zaraki" Gremmy began speaking while slowly sitting up. "My body could not comprehend this strength and you were right. Only your body alone could stand it. And because of my negligence and pride, my imagination was defeated. It really pains me to say all this, because I desperately wanted to win" he admitted and all of a sudden his entire body began dissipating and a disembodied brain in a protected casing fell came out from Gremmy.
Kenpachi got slowly curious. "What's that?" he asked lowly.
"Oh, it appears I forgot to tell you. This body of mine was also created by imagination. That thing you see there is my true form. I'm the Soul King's Brain after all" he explained as his body slowly vanished. "Now I did say that I would try to kill you, without even using one finger. And as I said, I never did it, even in my holy form. But in the end, I was the one who lost and died" he remarked but suddenly noticed that his body was almost fading away. "Well…it looks like my imagination has reached its limits. And I can only dread by only thinking about the world I'm going to, where I can't imagine anything. Because in the end, we all have to face our creators…..such is reality after all" he said and as Gremmy's body vanished, so did the brain, as it began disintegrating into smaller parts of Reishi.
Standing there, Kenpachi could only reflect on the battle he just had, the area around him silent as a ghost town. It was without question, Kenpachi Zaraki had won the fight against Gremmy Thoumeaux.
To be continued…..
Author's note: That was the end of the fight between Gremmy and Kenpachi. I promise you, that the next chapter will take us back to El Dorado. But then again, it was nice to take a break from them and give us a good perspective on what was going on in the Sereitei. And of course, Gremmy's fight in his holy form, are just my ideas, as are the fights between Rukia, Byakuya and Robert. We also saw that Yhwach had once again expressed interest of some Shinigamis. He even gave some advice to little Yachiru! What happens next?
Oldensig – meaning Dream of God: This is the Quincy: Vollständig belonging to Gremmy Thoumeaux. It gives him more imaginable power, as well as a more heavenly appearance. (Fun fact: I was actually inspired by Lucemon from Digimon when thinking about how Gremmy's holy form would look like)
Blut Vene: Freigeben – German for "Sharing the Blood Vein": For some reason, Yhwach was able to communicate with both Kensei and Rose, even though they were dead. He did that by letting his Blut Vene infiltrate their bodies.
