SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 6 out, this is Chapter 7 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.

Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny. Heck, even the pairings aren't mine.

Chapter 7: Crown of Lies, Baraggan's Grudge

"It made a crack in the Shijū Saimon barrier." Hachi was impressed. "The Jakuhō Raikōben, its power is truly incredible." he was cut off when his barrier cube started disintegrating. "It can't be."

"Unforgivable!" Baraggan roared, a boned hand reaching out from the melting cube. "Unforgivable!"

"It's not possible..." Hachi gasped in horror as Baraggan broke free of his cell.

"I'm going to kill you." Baraggan swore. "I'll do it with my own hands. I am the King of Hueco Mundo. I am a God. I will never die." with a cry, he shattered the barrier from within. "You will regret your insolence towards the emperor and turn into dust." he expanded his miasma and sent the wave charging towards Hachi.

Hachi used Shunpo to increase the distance between him and Baraggan, all the while erecting orange barriers to block off the advancing miasma.

"Do you really think that will prevent you from aging?" Baraggan brought out the Gran Caída ax and sliced the half-battered shield into half. "I will kill you."

Hachi responded by donning on his Hollow mask.

"How imprudent!" Baraggan roared. "Do you think mimicking a Hollow will work against me? Know your place! I am the emperor, Baraggan Luisenbarn!" he declared, using his wave of miasma to slice apart Hachi's barriers. "I am the God of Hueco Mundo." he added. Hachi adding three more shields in rapid succession to fend off Baraggan's attack. "How puny you are." he mocked, his energy wave penetrating through the barrier walls. "Shinigami, humans, Hollows and Arrancars; their respective differences, and the quarrels between them. Free will, freedom, animals, plants, the moon, the stars, and the sun, they are all of little importance. The only thing that is absolute in this world is my power." he increased the intensity of his miasma, shattering Hachi's mask. "Everything aside from that is a trifling matter." he sent a stream of miasma at Hachi, the blast of smoke melting two of his fingers. "I hold supreme power. The world should be under my control. Equality cannot exist if there are rivaling powers. To me, your lives are equal to those of ants. I command you. I'm surprised that an ant like you has injured me. Feel proud of yourself in Hell." he stopped laughing when a gaping hole appeared in his chest. "What is this?"

"You said it yourself." Hachi reminded. "It's is you power, the only things that is absolute in this world. I thought it was strange; everything that touches your power grows old, rots and turns to dust. So why don't you turn to dust? From there, I came up with a theory. You have surrounded your body with something that can stave off your power. So if placed your power inside of you, a place where your power would normally never reach..."

"My power?" Baraggan echoed. "But how? Where's your right arm?" he noticed Hachi's had lopped off his limb and sealed the injury with a Kido spell. "What is the meaning of this?" he demanded when Hachi pointed at him.

"I've given it to you." Hachi explained, having transported his disintegrating arm into Baraggan's body. "If your power is absolute, then you yourself should not be able to withstand the power. I had no proof of this when I made this gamble. But I'm glad that I made the right call."

"Curse you, ant!" Baraggan snapped, the decaying arm finally took its toil and dispelled his body. "Defying a God... unforgivable! This is unforgivable, you ants!"

"The word 'God' is quite familiar to us Shinigami and Soul Society." Hachi stated. "But our 'Goddess' has a disposition that is opposite of yours; thus, we are unable to understand the weight of your words. Please forgive our lack of faith, God of Hueco Mundo. You can still move?" he gawked when Baraggan lifted his still intact arm.

"I won't die." Baraggan swore. "I can't die yet. I've sworn revenge. You... I will kill you. I will do it with my hands. I am a King, I am a God. I will never die until I kill you." he promised, tossing his Gran Caída ax at Hachi. "Die with me!" the tossed ax missed Hachi by the mile as it headed towards Aizen.

Aizen merely turned, the ax shattering into pieces as Baraggan faded away.

"King of Hueco Mundo," Hachi voiced as Baraggan's crown falling to the ground. "Even you were but just a tiny life who feared death and tried to avoid aging." said crown then hit the ground, smashing into pieces.

"Oh my, it looks like they really defeated him." Ichimaru mused.

"Where are you looking?" Hirako snapped, clashing blades with the former 3rd Squad Captain. "I'm your opponent."

"Don't be so hasty." Ichimaru chided. "Let's take our time, okay?"

"I don't have any time to waste with you." Hirako fired back. "After I'm done with you, I've got to kill that bastard Aizen."

"That's too bad." Ichimaru bantered.

" Hi Aizen." Guardian Frost had somehow appeared in front of the renegade former Captain. "You know, I've been pondering on the possible reasons as to why you're interested in nii-san."

"You mean your Shiba Isshin didn't tell you?" Aizen answered mockingly. "For shame."

"Oh, you mean about how he and mom met?" Guardian Frost smiled. "He already explained. Well, perhaps you were interested in how a Shinigami-Quincy-Hollow hybrid would turn out, but I doubt that's the only reason. Wait..." she gave Aizen a condescending look. "You're aren't gay, are you? Because if you are, that would explain some things."

At her proclamation, the surrounding fights screeched to a halt.

"Ya know, she may have a point, Captain Aizen." Ichimaru piped in. "I've never really known you to be with a female; not even your former Lieutenant, Hinamori, who was so desperate to please you."

"And don't you think you should have known if he was gay before you and Tōsen decided to run off with him?" even Hirako joined in the pre-fight banter. "I mean, with Kyōka Suigetsu's hypnosis abilities, and you off in a dark, secluded place for months, who knows what he could have done to you?"

Omake: Karakura Town: Secrets of the Seven Mysteries

Renji: (Over-voice) Dead spirits are said to float around in the outskirts of town.

Ichigo (In Shinigami form and jumping over the rooftops)

Rukia: (Greets the arriving Shinigami Daiko) Ichigo.

Ichigo: What are you doing?

Rukia: Renji said he wanted to practice his Kido in secret, so I'm helping him.

Renji: Hey, Rukia. Don't tell him.

Rukia: It's your fault for not having any control. Come on, Renji, once more.

Renji: (Nods) Okay. Shakkahō! (Fires off a small ball of fire)

Rukia: (Fumes) You idiot! How many times do you have to do this until you get it?

Renji: Shakkahō! (Fires another small ball of fire)

Rukia: What is that supposed to be?

Ichigo: (Sweatdrop) So that's the story...

SailorStar9: In the next chapter, Lisa, Hiyori and Hitsugaya are having an argument about their difficulty with coordinating their attacks against Halibel. Meanwhile, Aizen, growing tired of the battles, decides he no longer needs Halibel and slashes her.

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