Three Powers

by Relo

Desperately needs a rewrite. Maybe when the anime returns.

6. Chapter 6

Yea, I was supposed to upload this a while ago.

I'm pretty happy in the turn out, despite it all being about Ichigo.

Again, sorry about the grammar. English isn't my first language but I do try in this. I also like how theirs no masculine or feminine bullshit.

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Day IV

The fourth day had finally come, he's real lucky to have made it this far. Ichigo faces off his next opponents, some he's seen before and a few new ones. His activity for today was to fight all of them, except they will obviously be holding back. First, there was the Heat; he had a menacing grin on his face. But he couldn't be too excited, despite the training from the day prior he knows Ichigo is still new to fighting in this style. The person standing next to him was also a familiar face. Cang Du looked bored, as if he was forced into this rather than volunteering like his red-haired friend.

Next was the one he feared the most, the female. She had long green hair which went all the way towards her hips. Even her eyes and eyebrows were colored the same. She seemed to be eager to be in this, unlike Cang she must have volunteered herself.

Lastly, there was the elite. Gerard is a muscular man with light, shoulder-length hair. He wears a winged helmet and a white cape fastened at the front with three button and with a black, six-pronged cross on the side. Underneath this cape, he wears a darker cape attached to his shoulders by two pins, gauntlets on either arm, black pants with an X-shaped belt, and shinguard's with circles near the top. He looked serious, rather than eager. He was to inspect Ichigo's current strength and potential. Yhwach had only reason for this, he wished Ichigo to become an elite.

This time there were actual spectators, but Ichigo didn't mind. Luckily, he didn't know these people too well. And Bazz really does remind him of another red-haired man. He's faced people like him in the past, Grimmjow would be a perfect example.

This time he was more confident in himself, with now the control of his reiatsu and now fully grasping the reishi, this shouldn't be that bad.

"Hurry up Jugo, damn." The Heat said, getting an annoyed glare from the blonde.

"Begin," Haschwalth said. Ichigo shifted backwards and formed his new bow. Unlike Uryu's, which is blue and white, his was black. Black comprised with dark-red laced reishi created strings. Everyone knew Ichigo was unique, it was obvious by the praise he got from the Emperor. However, his weapon was very odd in everyone's eyes. All the Sternritter had some sort of common power, whether it being a bow or sword. But this was just puzzling. The blackness was the spiritual energy from his soul, but why is it so dark?

Too many questions, not enough fighting.

Bazz was the first

He used Hirenkyaku and immediately appeared beside the orange-haired Quincy. Ichigo dodged a powerful kick by ducking, but he was not all safe yet. In the corner of his eyes, Ichigo can see Bazz pointing his finger in a gun-like fashion. As reishi forms he widens his eyes at the sight of a crossbow. A crossbow which already had a high-dense arrow placed within it. "Heilig Pfeil!" he uttered with a smirk. Ichigo used his Bringer Light and lifted himself in the air, his speed was shocking.

'The hell? That wasn't Hirenkyaku...' The Heat said to himself.

While Ichigo looked down on the man, a voice called from the side. "Behind you," Cang uttered quickly. Ichigo quickly turned his back and cursed when claws came coming at him. He lifted his bow for protection, which surprisingly worked. 'What the hell is this?' The Iron asked himself, his mind was completely fazed upon coming in contact with Ichigo's reishi. It wasn't so much the reishi that was trifling, it was his reiatsu which had influenced and changed it.

While his mind tried to comprehend on what he was touching, Ichigo wasted no time to quickly slam his leg into his stomach. Although, it hurt like hell for him. Ichigo shot as many arrows as he could when Cang was on the ground, but nothing seemed to work. "I guess I should tell you." he said before standing up. "I can coat my skin, partially or fully in a layer of iron, making my body virtually invulnerable to physical harm." he noted.

Ichigo didn't really fall for that, he's seen strong Hierro and defense in the past, but none that were invulnerable.

Zapp

Tingle

Such a weird feeling, his body was vibrating oddly. He looked at his hands, a sudden yellow glowing aura began engulfing his body.

Shock

Ichigo made a very loud internal scream, his body was being ruthlessly electrocuted. He manages to slowly turn his head around, but widened his eyes as he saw the familiar green haired beauty. He didn't like her sadistic smirk, it wasn't good at all.

He slowly manages to move his body back to the ground, but she wasn't done. He was on knees, struggling to get up. A pair of boots appeared next to him in a side fashion. He looked up and saw the Thunderbolt with a neutral expression. Her arms were crossed under her breasts, as if trying to make them put out.

"She was right, it really isn't that fun beating you." She said nonchalantly. What she meant by that was when she remembered Bambietta's words of not going too hard on him. It wasn't a bad feeling, but it wasn't a good one either.

"What…" he mumbled. He doesn't know whether to be confused at her words, or to be embarrassed by how exposed her body is right now.

"You should watch out, he's coming." She warned turning her head to the left. Ichigo did as well but soon yelled in agony when something huge hit him with tremendous force.

SLAM

"GUHHHH!" Ichigo yelled as his breathe was literally forced out of his body. He looked down and noticed a curved white shield being lodged into his abdomen. He stared into the white eyes of Gerard Valkeryie, they were deadly. The orange-haired male was then set with a large number of strikes from the elite Sternritter.

He wasn't even using his sword. He just had his shield out, bashing Ichigo to a pulp. The other people who were also supposed to be fighting stopped and just watched. There assignment here was to just test him on different levels, but it seems one of them clearly doesn't want to go through all the way.

Gerard knocks Ichigo into the air, he watched as his fellow Quincy fell back, crashing into a wall. Everyone noted on how it was unnecessary for him to do that. Gerard was about to charge back in, but stopped at a hot voice.

"At least let him get up, damn brute." Bazz said with an annoyed glare. How is it any fun when Ichigo is just getting beat up? And he doesn't even have a chance to get up.

"Were not supposed to kill him." Cang also noted in. The elite didn't bother with them, he always looked down on the rest.

"Shut up, you pansies." He replied. At the moment the two friends appeared behind him. "If you get in my way, I'll kill both of you." He threatened in a cold one.

"We'll see about that…" Bazz shot back. The Miracle was about to reply, but something huge was building up over in Ichigo's direction. At massive high speeds, a high-powered immense black arrow shot out of the dust, completely catching the three off guard.

The elite titled his head, causing the arrow to fly just past him. Bazz used Hirenkyaku, successfully dodging the attack. The third, was not so lucky. Cang's reaction time was too slow, and he suffered from it.

The arrow him dead on, but instead of the arrogance of believing his skin will dodge it, the arrow slashed into his chest. A stream of blood gushed out of upper body, his eyes widening as much as possible. 'What is this feeling…' were his last thoughts as he fell to his knees. Everyone watched as he feel face first into the ground.

"Bahahah, dumbass!" Gerard yelled hysterically. Bazz was probably the most surprised, he knew how tough his friends skin was. Nevertheless, he turned back to face Ichigo.

He came out of the wall like a God. His shirt was partially torn, but that was the only noticeable injury. His expression was neutral, but lowered. He took a note of the defeated Cang and then looked over to where Candice was standing. She had her arms crossed, a small grin on her face, clearly liking Ichigo's new pose. He guessed she didn't want to fight, rather just watch.

Two left, there was just two Sternritter remaining. Bazz wanted to fight badly, but Gerard wasn't going to have it. "Oh! So you can fight back?" he asked with a smirk. Ichigo ignored it and we made his black bow. The elite wasn't that surprised by its appearance. He knows people here have odd powers and abilities. Even his weapons are different compared to everyone else.

He charged at Ichigo, running rather than using Hirenkyaku. He wasn't a proficient user, so he'd rather run then embarrass himself. Bazz decided he would just steal this, rather than sit back and obey the superior. He went to the sidelines, but wanted to see what Ichigo could.

Ichigo dodged the first strike from Gerard's hidden blade, it was quite obvious. "Heh, how did you know?" he asked. Ichigo couldn't believe he would think he was that stupid.

"Who attacks with just a shield? You're not fooling anyone." Ichigo answered, causing him to suddenly get angry. Dodging wasn't so hard for the orange-haired Quincy. He's fought plenty of people who are twice his size. His speed and agility was the counter to Gerard's massive brute strength.

Ichigo appeared behind him, but too close. The Miracle dropped his shield and grasped his leg. He then threw Ichigo onto the ground, causing the concrete to be smashed into pieces. The masked man then slashed his sword downward, but was blocked.

The stalemate was strong, Ichigo's bow was acting more of a defensive weapon now. He cursed on how strong it was. Even his sword couldn't break this. Ichigo managed to place his foot onto the large man's stomach, a sudden green light appeared.

And then he vanished.

His eyes widen as Ichigo disappeared, but he knew where he was. He then felt a massive pressure towards the back of his head. In the corner of his eyes, he can see Ichigo ramming his foot into the back of the Miracle's head.

He then used that as a spring, launching himself into the air. He pulled his string back, but soon was grazed by a hot surge of pain. The bow collapsed and Ichigo looked over to the other fighter, Bazz-B.

"Don't get all cocky, you know were holding back." He said before raising his hand down. Ichigo didn't doubt that, which is why he still keeps looking back over to Cang and Gerard, he doesn't know when they will suddenly get up.

'Bazz-B, what can you do?' Ichigo asked himself. He already can assume he uses heat as a weapon. Just from judging his Sternritter epithet. Still, he knew he had his trump cards. And unfortunately for Ichigo, he didn't have much to offer just yet.

The bow reformed once more, and Bazz-B grinned. Ichigo was about to charge an arrow, but the Heat made the first move. He appeared above the Shinigami, he did not expect his speed to be that great.

The god-hawked man did a series of punches and kicks toward Ichigo, but he has no idea how skilled he is in that area. The old Shinigami easily was able to stand against his fighting skills, something Bazz didn't expect.

Trip

Ichigo, while doing a number of confusing moves, slipped his leg behind Bazz. He then knocked him down to the ground, followed by Ichigo ruthlessly slamming his body on top of his. He kept him pinned, as if showing how easy it was for him.

Bazz took a huge note on how wrong this looked. "Get of me Kurosaki!" he yelled, struggling to get him off. He was holding back, after all.

"No, what the hell!" Ichigo replied. Who would ask their opponent to just let go? That would be basically giving them another opportunity to defeat him…

"This looks wrong! Just get off me!" Bazz heard the rough sounds of laughter run through the spectator area, it was truly embarrassing him.

"Me beating you looks wrong?" he questioned.

"No! It's just…well that is also wrong, but this is even MORE wrong!" he shouted back.

"Then give up." Ichigo replied. If he would surrender, then he would give up. Bazz cursed and finally gave into the temptation. Not the temptation to surrender, but to obliterate this kid.

"Fuck you…and fuck that." He said before closing his eyes. Ichigo's eyes shot open then the sudden atmosphere began to feel heavy and hot. The Heat's body began to have sudden orange aura, and keeping him pinned began to hurt the pinner.

Ichigo had no choice but to back away, his reiatsu is immense and heavy. He hasn't felt something like this ever since facing the Espada. He really was no joke, and he couldn't believe how much he was holding back. Now he was clearly pissed, his intense reiatsu sort of gave it away. Bazz stood up with deadly eyes, clearly ready to kill. Ichigo felt very intimidated, he doesn't know if he can handle Bazz in this state.

"You're dead Kurosaki! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he yelled before flaring his reiatsu once more. It was so intense that flames began spiraling out of his body.

SLAM

Ichigo watched, as if in slow motion, a charging Gerard rams his body into Bazz. He then saw the Mo-hawked man fly out in another direction, he crashed into the wall, falling unconscious.

"I'll be the one to kill him." The Miracle said before turning back to face Ichigo. Wow, that was…unexpected. He knew Gerard wasn't defeated, but for him to run directly into the flaring hot fiery reiatsu of Bazz was a bit crazy. He even had a few burn marks on the right side of his body, but not seemingly painful enough to care.

Ichigo formed his bow once more, 'Weird, it looks different almost every time.' He said to himself, talking a good look at the appearance. It doesn't have any huge changes, it's just the appearance begins to mold different.

The Miracle wasted no time, he charged Ichigo at tremendous speed. Ichigo leaped into the arrow and shot an arrow downward, but he blocked it with his durable shield.

Nothing seemed to work against him. His normal shots were just easily blocked with his shield, or with his sword. He luckily was fast enough to dodge his strikes.

Suddenly, Ichigo felt something appear in his mind. That same fateful feeling he felt when first learning his powers. An idea lit up in his head, and he didn't hesitate to try it out. Despite being heavily pressured by the Miracle, he didn't fear trying this out right now.

He used Bringer Light to appear in the air above him, something which Gerard had already sensed. He raises his shield up without looking, the man had assumed Ichigo was just going to fire another arrow just like the previous times.

Which he was going to do, except the numbers would be a bit higher.

Ichigo tilted his bow to where it became horizontal. He then using his left hand, placed four fingers onto the bow and pulled back. This was now more of a crossbow fashion, where one would pull multiple back before firing.

"Licht Regen," he uttered before releasing the string. Now, there was a huge difference between Ichigo's Licht Regen and others. For one he only shot about four arrows, except they were all strong Holy Arrows.

The four pitch black Heilig Pfeils shot out, scattering around. They all had streams of red aura trailing behind, as if the arrow itself wasn't even strong enough to handle it.

BOOM

An explosion roared through the area, even those who didn't chose to watch the fight heard it. Gerard was on the ground, unconscious. It's not like he really put in a lot of effort in this fight, Yhwach did only tell him to test Ichigo. In fact, none of them went all out. So to say Ichigo defeated them all is a huge overstatement.

He fell to his knees, completely exhausted. He couldn't even manage any thoughts, that one attack took a lot out of him. But thankfully, it's all over…right?

As he collapsed on his back, a sudden ring catches his ears. He can hear the footsteps from somewhere wearing boots approach him. He does a mental curse when Candice walks above him, looking down in impressment.

"Nice, you showed that big asshole." She complimented with a smile. He didn't respond, too tired. She gave him a few moments of rest before deciding on to do next. "You know, you look really sexy right now."

.

..

…What?

"Yea, you're all beat up, breathing heavily, a bit exposed. I like that." She said while licking her lips. "Well say something! It's getting awkward for me!" she said, feeling embarrassed by his silence.

He didn't say anything, still tired.

"I can kill you, you know." She stated. At that moment she raised her foot and moved it just above his groin, the sharp heel resided just above one of the most sensitive parts of his body. "Or I can do worse."

"No no! I'm here!" he said quickly.

"How come you can't look me in the eyes and say that?" she questioned. He wasn't really facing her, mainly because there were two large lumps blocking his field of view.

"It's just… I can't really see your eyes." He answered, now becoming flustered. She looked down and noticed how outwards her chest was, a bit more out then she had originally intended. He tried lifting his body up, but it made no do. She noticed this and generously bent down and helped him. He was surprised on how strong she was, being able to lift him despite her slim figure.

"There, better?" she asks while still holding onto him. He nodded and thanked her, it seems she isn't entirely lewd. Well, not all the time of course.

Later

'Where is he, where is he, where is he, where is he, where is he, where is he, where is he, where is he, WHERE IS HE!' To say Bambietta was worried, would be an underestimate. She clearly is starting to lose her mind from the sudden disappearance of her beloved friend. After the fight, she went down to congratulate him, except he wasn't there. She scattered the entire area, not finding once trace of him. She passed by the unconscious Sternritter, but didn't care for them. However, there was one that was missing. A female one with sea-green hair.

"Did you find him, Bambi-chan?" a familiar voice called from behind. She darted her head around and lowered her eyes at the sight of the fellow three female Sternritter.

"Obviously not!" she yelled back. It was so loud that the Power flinched at the tone.

"We should look for him." Meninas suggested. The Explosion nodded, although in her mind once she finds one clue she is taking off for herself.

Ichigo

Well, he was being dragged somewhere far. He was exploring a whole new side of Silbern with Candice, he didn't even know the place could be so large. On the way he passed by many Soldat, who bowed in respect for one of the new higher-ranked members. She scoffed the male ones who fell to her knees, she didn't need them now. She had him all to herself for now.

Ichigo was in some sort of town now, every there were people chatting or just observing others. It was also some market or food district. He could tell many of these people were Sternritter, just by looking at their off appearance.

"It's good to meet some new people." the Thunderbolt said with a smile. She wasn't like Giselle, always being lewd. Only when she was in the mood, but for now she just wanted to spend some time with Ichigo. Nothing wrong with that. She led him down a certain section which was exclusive for officials, strong officials to be exact.

"Oh boy, the man who slaughtered the baldy and hot head him-self has arrived." a cocky voice called from the side. Ichigo turned to his right and widened his eyes a little at the odd appearance of the man before him. He was wearing normal attire, it's just his huge mask which reflected everything. "NaNaNa Najahkoop, Sternritter 'U'." he said before holding his hand out. Ichigo went to grab it but soon fell prey after the Sternritter pulled his hand backwards. "Too slow!" he said jokingly.

The orange-haired teen eyes lowered, clearly not taking the joke funny.

"That wasn't funny Naja, even for me." a child-like voice said walking up. A young boy with messy blonde haired approached the three with a smirk on his face, as if even Ichigo was enough to gain his attention. "Kurosaki Ichigo, I bet none of us expected to imagine the capabilities you were able to achieve so quickly."

"..." he really had nothing to say to that.

"Oh don't be shy, my names Gremmy Thoumeaux, Sternritter 'V'." he said looking up at the teen. He held his hand upwards, which Ichigo hesitated, but eventually took on. He didn't pull his hand back like the other man did. He was still pretty upset about that. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some things to think about." he said before suddenly vanishing.

Suddenly, Candice felt presences come from behind her. 'They're getting close...' she told herself before suddenly gaining a hold on Ichigo once more. "C'mon, let's go somewhere else." she said before giving him a light zap.

"What the hell?" he asked in agony, even if it was light it still hurt. She laughed at his pain, and quickly yanked him to another area.

They walked very quickly through more areas, but there was one spot she wanted to go to.

Training Grounds

"You all suck! Hahahah!" a loud voice roars through the training grounds. Nnoitra grins as he brutally beats the life out of the soldat. These Soldat were actually the stronger units, there job here was to control the Espada. "Man, this sucks." He said now calm.

STAB

He turns his head around when he felt a sudden force hit him from behind. It wasn't painful, it was as if someone threw a butter knife in his back.

"Hoh, so you are tough." The chill-toned voice uttered. Nnoitra lowered his eyes at the sudden appearance of the man. He was a slender man with light, cropped hair. He has a number of markings similar to leopard spots on the right side of his face and wears full-framed glasses.

He didn't look tough.

"Shaz Domino, Sternritter-"

"Yea, I don't give a crap." Nnoitra interrupted. Not like knowing his Sternritter name would matter, he would still kick his ass.

"I see…" he said before tilting his glasses upwards. "Then I assume you want the torture to begin now then." He uttered before flashing into the air. He formed his favorite weapon, Reishi knives. He threw them like small pebbles, they just went everywhere. Nnoitra began laughing, they bounced right off of him.

"You're all weak!" he yelled before slamming his fist into the man's stomach. At that instant, Shaz grabbed one knife and rammed into the Quinto's body, it worked.

"I see… so throwing won't work, but If I stab you then I can cut you."

Nnoitra lowered his eyes, "Don't think you'll get that chance again!" he yelled before raising his knee into the air, it crashed against the Quincy's chin, sending him back in the air.

Nnoitra used Sonido to get to a higher distance. He lifted his long leg above the man's head before slamming downwards. The supposed Sternritter crashed into the concrete, leaving a small crater. He laughed like a maniac, he hasn't faced a real challenge yet.

"To kill you without my blade, this is too funny!" he yelled before dividing downwards. His intent was kill, he didn't even care about the consequences.

SHOCK

A sudden bolt of mysterious power hit his body dead on, his Hierro is useless against this. He made an internal scream as his body felt paralyzed from its constant run. Moving hurts, thinking hurts, everything was useless. He was under the mercy of the Thunderbolt.

"Stupid Shaz." A feminine voice called from the side. He managed to move his right eye over, but soon lowered at the appearance of two new figures.

Candice stood with a smirk, while Ichigo stood with a fearful expression. Clearly seeing the Thunderbolt in action was enough for him not to try and upset the female.

"Cowards." The Quinto uttered.

"Hey, not my fault they took your sword. If I knew where I was I'd get it for ya'." She replied before releasing her hold. Nnoitra quickly got up and faced the two, he wasn't afraid.

"Damn woman… hey Shinigami!"

"I'm not a Shinigami." Ichigo replied tonelessly.

"The hell you are...Whatever, let's just get out of here, me and you, c'mon." he proposed with a grin. Ichigo didn't reply, his feelings on this place were very mixed. And he's getting more attached by the day.

Candice leaped down onto the ground and faced the man, she still had the fighting urge in her. Ichigo really didn't want her to go down, but he feared words would only upset her. "Oi Candice… careful." He warned.

She looked over at him, his worried face made her smile, "So cute," she said like teenager. "C'mon Espada, let's dance."

"Fine, but when you're dead, I'm getting at you, Shinigami!" he yelled before charging the Sternritter. Since he had no Zanpakuto, he would have to use his hand-to-hand fighting, which sucked for him.

Candice charged her hand with lighting and charged at him as well.

Wow, just watching her body move around like that was…slightly arousing.

She kicked him in the air

Never mind, it was very arousing.

With a series of punches and kicks, the Quinto was clearly getting his ass handed to him right now. Then again, this was in fist fighting, if it had been weapon against weapon, the result would be unknown.

It's not as if he was sustain damage, Nnoitra's hierro was with him all the time. "So you don't feel anything, huh?" she asked rhetorically. She zapped her hands, the lightning forming once more.

Nnoitra smirked as he laid on the ground, she clearly believes the lightning is now keeping him at bay. He only fooled her from last time, his body was extremely durable. She jumped onto him, but then got off. What she really wanted was to see him yell, or do something that notifies he is in a bit of pain. But he isn't giving it her anything.

Seeing no other option, she clicked the heart on her belt, which revealed a heart shaped bow. A lightning coated Heilig Pfeil formed in the hilt, she pulled the string back just above him and lowered her eyes.

"Don't threaten him." She said coldly. What she meant by that was from when Nnoitra threatened to kill Ichigo, she obviously didn't like it. Before she could release the arrow, a sudden grin appeared on his face.

BUZZ

A buzzing sound appeared in front of her, she thought she had him completely paralyzed. "Fine, but I'll make sure to kill you!" he yelled before knocking the bow at of her hands. He pressed his hand against her neck and slammed her onto the ground, shattering the entire area.

Before she could shock him once more, he grabbed her by the arm and threw her off in another direction. She stumbled and tried to gain herself, but he threw hard. Nnoitra opens his mouth wide open and stretches his arms out, a sudden yellow power formed at the tip of his tongue.

"Cero!" he uttered before the beam of energy shot out off in her direction.

Her body was too faulted to prepare Hirenkyaku, she only could widen her eyes as the mass of power came rushing towards her.

Being the insane chivalric hero he is, he knew he had to do something. Anyone here would, right? Wrong, no one would care if another Sternritter died. There wasn't much friendship among the Star Knights.

Ichigo leaped in front o her, but had no idea what to do. The bow was the only source he had for any type of defense, so he did what he could. He slashed his bow downwards, which caused a mysterious black aura to spring out like a slash.

That sort of looked like… no it couldn't be.

The black slash ran through the yellow Cero, it simply cutting through it like butter. Nnoitra's eyes shot open when he realized his power couldn't keep up.

The black wave slashed against his chest, causing a lash of blood to shoot out of his body. He didn't even have time to process any thoughts, he fell to his knees before finally hitting the ground.

'Tensho…'

"God damn, that was hot." Candice said from below. He failed to hear it, his eyes still kept staring forward. That really reminded him of other weapon he once possessed, it just felt so weird to use it again. And on a bow as well. "You going to help me up?" she asked, starting to get annoyed. She also made sure to kick him.

"Yea…sorry." He replied before setting his hand down. She took and raised herself up, but coming up a bit too fast. She was now as close as she could be, only a few inches away.

"Hahaha, look at him, all bleeding. You should go finish him o-"

"That was a nice shot, right across the chest." An amazed voice interrupted. Candice gritted her teeth, clearly not liking that happening. Ichigo turns around and stares at the approaching man. A dark-skinned young man with short white hair and a black mark shaped like a crosshair over his left eye. He came over to Ichigo with a large rifle slung over his shoulder, as if he was ready himself to fight.

"Who are you?" Ichigo asked curiously. Candice made a very loud and obvious 'tch', as if not showing respect for an elite. Or it's because Ichigo was so curious.

His eyes hover over to the girl, "Lille Barro, Sternritter 'X', The X-Axis." He answered calmly.

"Nice…rifle." The orange-haired Quincy complimented.

"Thanks, I was about to take that Hollow out, but it was impressive to see you do it. As you can see, he easily took down Shaz." He replied, looking over to the unconscious Sternritter. "I also heard you took down Gerard, congratulations. I'm not even so sure I'd be able to take him full on."

Ichigo was about to say something, but a sudden black shadow got everyone's attention. A man or… a thing, appeared out of the shadow like worm coming out of the ground, just weird.

"His Majesty is calling us." The thing said looking over to The Axis. It was wearing a white hood and had glowing yellow eyes, a true scary sight to see firsthand.

"I see, I must go then. It was nice meeting you, Kurosaki Ichigo." Lille said before being absorbed into the ground.

Ichigo looked back over to Candice, who had an annoyed look in her eyes. "Finally done?" she asked sarcastically.

"Do you not like anyone here either?" he asked back. He isn't blind, he knows Bambietta isn't too fond of anyone here. Even her female 'friends' seem to people she is just forced with, rather than happy to have them.

"No, most us hate them. They think they're so much better because there the elite Sternritter." She exclaimed. Oh, now he got it. This was place was a lot different compared to Soul Society. Candice once again felt the sudden presences come closer, they were fast.

A lewd idea comes to mind, once that will definitely piss of her female competitors. "Ichigo, take off your jacket." She commanded.

"Why-"

Zzzzz, a lightning surge charged into her palm.

Ichigo quickly did as told and handed the jacket over. She took it but placed it in a remote area, as if a bit private. She then placed her cap on it as well. He really wanted to know what the point of this was, just throwing their clothes together. And in a place only a few people could guess.

Hm, what could she be thinking about?

She then grabbed his hand painfully and ran off. The two approach an oncoming hill and immediately begin climbing like animals. It was like a race, with her beating him badly. Eventually he climbed his way to the top but was only greeted with her lying down on her back, and Ichigo facing her chest.

He tried jumping back down to the ground, not caring about the injuries. But she caught him and threw him down next to him, they both sat up and looked down.

"Just wait for it." She said.

"For what?"

"You'll see."

He didn't want to see, he really didn't. It was obvious it was something bad, probably something bad for him to be exact. Ichigo closely squinted his eyes as he sees four figures using Hirenkyaku to approach, but then they suddenly take a stop at that training ground.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

SMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH

Alright, well that wasn't a good sign. The explosion was obviously caused by Bambietta, and the sudden earthquake was caused by Meninas' strength.

Candice was laughing hysterically, she couldn't even contain herself. He would have laughed to, except he knows he's going to pay for it. He suddenly stood up, which went surprising for the Thunderbolt.

"Wah? What are you doing?" she asked while wiping the tears away. She loved seeing the other girls go berserk over things like this.

"Going to them, because if they catch me here I'll probably die." He said honestly.

"Heh, yea right. They just think we're doing it." she stated.

"Oh..." he replied, suddenly getting it.

"What? You seem disappointed." she said with a smirk. Before he could respond the Thunderbolt suddenly tackled him. He tried getting her off, but the constant shocking was starting to get him.

"Get of me damn it!" he yelled, struggling to keep up.

"Oh c'mon, I know you can do better! What, you scared to hurt me?" she mocked. Chivalry isn't dead, it couldn't be.

"Yes actually, and this is wrong!" he replied.

"What's wrong? Give me one reason why I shouldn't just rip our clothes off right now!"

"HOW CAN YOU EVEN SAY THAT!?"

She slowly rubbed her lengthy body against his, making sure he felt it very soothingly. His sudden surprised loud mood died down, but it only became more of a problem. He was now calm, but soon having blood rush towards both ends of his body. She was only teasing, she would have her way with him some other time.

"There, all better?" she asked. She kept one leg onto his his groin and hovered above. He watched with blood-filled eyes as she came down, closer and closer...

SHAKE

The rocky platform which they stood above on suddenly began to shake. It's as if there was some sort of earthquake rumbling through.

"Damn it, Meni." Candice said with a sigh. Ichigo watched as wings began to appear out of her back, she also seemed pretty annoyed to use them. Before he could bother asking what they were, the sudden platform was lifted into the air.

"WHAT THE HELL!?" Ichigo yelled as his body began to stumble. He quickly grasped the ground but soon regretted it. He made a loud yell when the rock was suddenly thrown at high-speed. He couldn't use his speed power because there was nothing to press against, plus he was going very fast.

Ichigo slammed into the ground, with the mega rock being on top of him. He only saw darkness and the laughter of spectating Sternritter.

"Well good job Meni, you killed your boyfriend." Candice pointed out. The Power had a surprised expression, she had thought she was throwing her female comrade, but didn't think about Ichigo ever being there.

"Oh, I'll go get him then!" she offered.

"Too late," Liltotto said while getting a lowered glare from her friend. It's as if she thinks she's saying she can't go to him.

"Bambi-chan already left for him!" Giselle yelled out.

Night

Ichigo woke from his long slumber painfully, the last thing he remembers was being hurdled downwards, then seeing nothing but black. He sits up and looks around, he wasn't in his room. "Bambietta?" Ichigo asked aloud.

Bambietta paced back and forth, she clearly had something big on her mind. Ichigo was now just sitting quietly at the end of her large bed. He wondered if she was mad at him going away off with Candice, but it doesn't seem so. She seemed more worried or concerned about something else, something that over rid that jealously feeling. It must have been big; usually her jealousy is the number one thing she is upset about.

"What's wrong?" he dared to ask. She stopped her pace and darted her eyes over. She walked over with her arms crossed and looked down on him.

"We are going to Hueco Mundo tomorrow. There is no fifth day of training." She stated tonelessly. His eyes widen a little, he heard he was going to go that realm before, but didn't take it too seriously.

"Why?" he asks, completely baffled on why anyone would just want to go there.

"His Majesty wishes to gather more Arrancar. We already have one, the Espada." She answered quickly.

…

Ichigo isn't dumb, he knows something strange is going on. The Explosion has been a bit…forgiving today. It's as if she knows he will fear or go against the upcoming plans.

"But…what's the poi-" he was suddenly interrupted when something occupied his lips.

Bambietta pushed him on the back and continued to smash her lips against his own. He didn't complain about this, no one could. The soft sensation of her slim body lying on top of his, combined with her wet luscious lips. This silenced him, this completely silenced his questions and thoughts. He is very new to this, so he really can't think of much or practically do anything.

Plus she was dominating him fully.

He wrapped his arms around her and held her close. Despite everything, he couldn't deny his natural tendency to become attach easily. Even if he's had little contact, he's spent well enough time to consider the few people here, friends.

He just doesn't hope he has to somehow face them in the end.

She makes sure to take advantage of this as much as she can. It's not every day where she gets to have physical contact with someone else. Yhwach did forbid her for ever having any relations with the Soldat, after all. She runs her fingers through his hair, which he absolutely loves. Her touch is like bliss, she takes a hold of his face and keeps him in place.

As there intimacy dies down, she continues to rest her body on his.

"You know, we didn't really talk about us last night…" she said, a bit taken back by it. She had planned for him to rest in her room, but of course Haschwalth had to ruin it for the Explosion. He sent him to his own room, saying he needed a full nights rest.

"Yea…I…liked it." He finally replied. That was a very awful answer, in fact it was probably one of the worst things he could possible say. Nevertheless, she isn't someone to come out in the open either.

"Me too…" she replied happily. He noticed the small smile which formed on her face, the same one he saw when they were back in Karakura Town.

The two didn't say anything after that, they only rested on the soft bed. Their eyes closed, and a long slumber awaited both. Tomorrow they would set off into the war, but Bambietta wasn't scared. In fact she loved battle, she only feared something bad happening to the one person that makes this place not so bad.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

'What is this…where am I?' Ichigo asks himself as he slowly opens his eyes. The area around him was stiff and slow, as if he was in water. Except, he wasn't wet. When his eyes fully open, it didn't help much. The area was dark, too dark for any normal eyes to see through.

He goes up and up, hoping to find something that will let him know what is going on. He heads to his left, to his right, even below, but nothing is giving the slightest hint. He reaches his hands high in the air, and finally does he come across something. Air, or what it's supposed to be. It's not like had had trouble breathing in the dark abyss, it's just surprising to come across the feeling.

He swims over to a nearby floating rock, which was also puzzling. He slowly lifts himself up and collapses onto it, as if swimming was that exhausting. He looks down at the structure and his expression goes berserk. This isn't some random rock or debris…

…this was the rooftop of a skyscraper...

He turns his head around and frowns, everything is gone. Not really gone, but actually destroyed. The beautiful sky scraping buildings that once stood tall and proud, have all collapsed and fell into the depths of the water. This wasn't like his Bankai world, this was his regular inner world.

Instead of them being completely sunken, they were shattered beyond belief. The sun which stood hanging in the sky, that shined this world, has become nothing but a crescent moon. It's little light just barely illuminate the world.

Nostalgia, it hit him hard.

How could he have thought that back then, those would be the best times of his life? He didn't even think about it. If anything, he hoped those times would be over with. With the constant worry of death looming over, why would anyone like that? I mean, he may have gotten lucky and survived his battles, but what in the end? He's kill people, but he doesn't care for it.

Now look, the people that trained him in this world aren't here.

It's been almost two years…

"Zangetsu!" he calls out.

Nothing.

He tries again and again, but nothing is working. He demands to see his sword spirit, it's their duty to come to their wielder. Were they truly gone forever?

.

..

...

"Do you regret it?" an old voice calls from behind. Ichigo doesn't turn around, but in his mind he gains the familiar happy smile which he is famous for.

"How could I? I was the only one…" he replied. Ichigo finally turned around and faced the old man. He stood there with his arms crossed, and a smile which he tried to hide.

"It's good to see you, Ichigo." He said happily.

"You to, Zangetsu." Ichigo replied, trying to contain his emotion.

…

"As you can see…things here haven't been going so well." He noted, taking a good look at the scenery. Ichigo knows the reason for this is because the loss of his powers, but he doesn't know why he can see his sword spirit.

"Zangetsu…how can I see you?" Ichigo asked.

…

It wasn't the time.

"The me you are seeing now is just reminiscent from the past. Don't let everything you see fool you."

Oh, that sort of made sense.

"More importantly, what are you doing Ichigo? I can always tell when you're in trouble. Why are you working for-"

"I hate him, and I do not work for him. I've been thinking…but I have no idea where to start. I can't just go at him now, I've been taking it slow…"

That doesn't sound like the Ichigo he knew. The Ichigo he knew would have barged in, and tried to kill the man. But no…he's just dealing with everyone while he can. He obviously doesn't trust him, he didn't forget that he was the reason for his mother's death…

"It's ok Zangetsu, I already have your advice and training…I can do this. There are people here that…mean things to me but I'm trying to work with it."

…

"You've changed Ichigo, but for the better…what happened?"

…

"…My powers were stolen." He replied tonelessly.

"I see…" he replied, trying to hide his happy smile. Why would he be happy that Ichigo no longer posses Shinigami powers, but now is trying to control his Quincy ones?

Ichigo turned around, "I'm glad to see you, old man. But I remember everything you taught me, and I will use it to end this. Even if you aren't in my hands anymore, you'll always be with me." He said slowly. He began to walk down the rest of the ground, his eyes closing as if prepared to leave his inner world.

… The man was utterly speechless. Who was that again? Was that the Ichigo he trained? Or was that someone else?

His eyes look over to another far distant building, but they lower at the sight of two figures. A white version of Ichigo, but next to him a younger looking version of himself stood, side by side. They both had frowns, but soon gained a narrow expression as they faced the Quincy manifestation.

They then merged into each other, gaining a more demonic-looking appearance. A white blade came into the palms of the now combined Tensa Zanegtsu.

Vanish

He vanished, the manifestation quickly scanned his eyes but couldn't find his foe. He heard a buzzing sound and quickly leaped out of the way. Luckily, he dodged a devastating blow.

"You wish to go for this again?" he asked.

"Just know, you're the reason why this world is destroyed!"

Next Day

Bambietta woke herself in a peaceful manner, as every slumber is. If anyone dared to disturb her during this time they would surely regret it. But instead of being faced with the wall or ceiling, she finds herself resting her body on the person she had slept with. She soon realized that today was the departure ceremony, and every one had to attend. She regrets getting up, but knows it is a huge sin not to attend these praise ceremonies.

"Ichigo..." she says softly.

...

"Ichigo c'mon, we need to get up." she said more sternly.

...

"Mmmmmm." he moaned.

"Get up." she said now hovering over him. She did a light punch to his stomach, but he only laughed as if she tickled him.

"Ran...gik...u-san..." he uttered with a smile. Her eyes widen in angry before going to a lowered form. She then saw a small amount of saliva come out the side of his mouth. She couldn't believe he did it again, after what happened the first time.

Oh god forbid he was dreaming about some girl.

She really didn't want to lose her mind again, it happens so often.

She turned around with a sigh, nothing would matter... but she fell right back down when a hand stopped her from leaving. Ichigo placed his lips onto hers for a morning kiss. Since he initiated it, he had hoped to be the one to continue the domination, but soon fell defeated towards her superb strength. She took it openly, as if this solved the previous problem.

"Idiot, you tryin' to make me mad?" she asked with a smile.

"Huh?" he replied, not knowing what she's talking about. Her eyes lowered once more, he wasn't faking the fantasy dream at all, he just so happened to wake up right when she was about to leave.

"Nevermind." she replied.

"Why, what-"

"NEVERMIND."

And with that, he stopped talking.

It didn't take long for the explosion to get ready, everything she ever needed was in her large room anyways. Ichigo made sure to close his eyes when she changed and took a shower. She hoped he would join in conservation of time, but he declined red as ever.

She made sure to take a very good look at his ultimate figure. His six-pack would impress anyone woman. Ichigo placed on a set of new clothes, except they were bit more higher-ranking. It was even unique, as if it was made just for him.

(I couldn't think of much detail, but it's the same one that Toshiro had when Giselle turned him into a Zombie.)

"Are we leaving?" he asked noticing how long the Explosion has been staring.

"I really don't want to. When we come back we aren't leaving this bedroom." she replied with a grin. Ichigo blushed and turned back towards the door, which has had light pounding ever since they woke up. He opened it, which revealed an eccentric Giselle.

"Morning!" she yelled with arms open.

Ichigo smiled, "Morning," he replied while accepting the hug. She turned back and said hello to her female love. Bambietta didn't reply, in fact her eyes were lowered, as if knowing she is planning something.

"We should get going." Ichigo said before walking ahead of the two. He new he had to be serious, the thoughts didn't come easily when it came to going against Yhwach, he has so many supporters.

While Bambietta stared at the back of her interest, her eyes kept looking over back to the Zombie, who also had her eyes on Ichigo.

...

"What are you planning?" Bambietta asked with a weary gaze.

Giselle gasped, "What are you talking about, Bambi-chan?" she replied.

"You're planning something, or going to be doing something bad soon." she replied coldly.

"Nope! Why would you think that?"

"Because you always do! Don't think I don't notice the weird things you do, Gigi."

"Nut uh!"

"Yuh huh! I've seen you kill some soldat before. And what are you doing staring at Ichigo all the time? Don't think I'll let you do what you want..." she threatened in a cold tone. Giselle's eyes widen, she would never try to harm Ichigo...right?"

"Ooooohhhh! No! I would I never hurt Berry-chan!" she answered. Bambietta didn't completely buy it, in fact she didn't buy it for a second. Giselle is a... unique type of person, but in a bad way. She may be the type of person to kill her comrades to fulfill her desire for extreme lust.

No way, that'd be too weird.

"Then what do you want?" she dares to ask.

She made a small moan at the image of Ichigo giving her what she wants most, "Oh... there's a lot of things... but if I had to chose..."

Ceremony

Everyone was here, ready. But of course there were the people that decide to come late. Meninas along with a group of others were sitting down in the back bow of all the other participants of the ceremony. She purposely wait here to go see Ichigo. She had felt guilt for basically crushing his body so badly that he passed out.

It was quiet, very quiet.

"Where the fuck is that bastard?" Bazz yelled, almost gaining the attention of everyone. The Emperor would have been angry by his sudden outburst but also wanted to know where the three missing Sternritter were.

Finally, the three arrived. But Giselle didn't seem to mind that they were all late. In fact she even took all the blame and embarrassment for it.

They all went to the back, since everywhere in front was gone.

The Power quickly grasped him as he sat down, "M-Meni?" he said. She didn't say anything, she just leaned her head and made sure he couldn't remove her.

"She's sorry." The Glutton said for her. Clearly she didn't want to face the responsibility herself. So she only hoped he would forgive her without saying it.

"Oh...it's fine." he replied. He didn't bother trying to throw her off, as if his normal physical strength could even comprehend with her own.

Bazz had lowered eyes, still upset over the fight from the day prior. He believes Ichigo now thinks hes better than him, when in reality, he sort of does. He'll show him later, but for now the orange-haired Quincy is lucky that Yhwach is in the same room as him.

"SILENCE, HIS MAJESTY SPEAKS!" A loud voice roars through the entire area.

"Sternritter and Soldat, our time to begin our plans has finally come." he said with a voice which reached everyone's ears. He didn't even have to yell, his voice was so powerful to everyone. People tried containing there praise, but they did worship him.

...

"Our first move is towards Hueco Mundo...but at the same time, the very placed which deemed our existence long ago. Majority will head there, and the rest will go and stop the arrancar. It is time for us! The Wandenreich will prevail!"

A loud cheer was sent yelling across everywhere, the Sternritter with the Soldat just loved him praise. He was there King and God, after all.

"The following Sternritter will gather here for the the first invasion, your mission is to capture and come back with the Hollows at all costs. There will be more after, but don't go losing after this one fight!"

"Come forth, Sternitter 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'M', 'P', 'T', and 'Z'."

They all rose, proud as ever. The only person who didn't stand up is Meninas, who apparently thought staying with Ichigo was more important.

"...And Kurosaki Ichigo."

The name was just disgusting towards the more loyal and attention-seeking Holy Soldiers. He got up, but was a little embarrassed that he was being escorted by a pink-haired female. I mean yea, she was good looking but it made it look like as if he couldn't do it himself.

Everyone stood side by side, all facing the sudden portal which had just appeared out of nowhere.

"You're all steps to the goal, always remember who you fight for." he finished.

Haschwalth stood in front of everyone and was the first to enter, followed by the mysterious hood figure and Askkin. Ichigo walked in alongside Meninas quietly, but both sensing the danger approaching in the world of Hollows.

Heuco Mundo

Everyone gathered together, all awaiting the assignment from the captain of the team. Despite Hascwalth being here, the Jail was still assigned to be the person in command of this. Yet, at the same time the Balance was also another leader. He just had to make sure everything fell according to plan, otherwise it would have just been a complete waste of time. "Line up!" Quilge ordered loudly. The many surrounding soldat did so, but none of the fellow Sternritter. They don't care if he's the leader today. He lowered his eyes at his fellow comrades, he really does hate them sometimes. "I said, lin-"

"Shut up! No one is going to line up you creep!" A loud feminine voice shouted. No one bothered to look over towards Candice, they all felt the same way. Even the elites were completely annoyed with his orders.

"I hate all of you. Anyways, our mission here is to not kill the arrancar, but to defeat them and bring them back. His Majesty entrusted me this mission, so I expect no failures! Even you elites!" he yelled.

"So you're saying we have to be elite to complete this, or are you saying we don't have to be elite?" a dumbfounded sarcastic tone said aloud. Qulge raised a confused eyebrow on Sternritter 'D', he was too complex. He alongside Sternritter 'M' and 'C' are the three infamous elites that came to Heuco Mundo, but once there summoned they cannot return.

"Just complete the mission..." he replied with a heavy sigh.

"All of you shut up, c'mon Jugo, do something!" Bazz yelled looking above to the flying second-in-command.

"I am here only for military support, follow Quilge's orders." he replied looking down.

"Whatever, let's just go. Nobody better get in my way either!" he threatened.

"Shut up hot head, don't forget to who you are speaking to. If you get in my way, I'll cut you down." The Miracle said in cold, dark tone. Bazz ignored it, not underestimating the complete strength of the elite Sternritter.

Ichigo stood in place, but he was not alone. He was sadly surrounded by female bodyguards, ones who wish to guard him during this time. But of course, there sadistic and mental attitude towards fighting will overwhelm that feeling, and they too will wish to battle against the Hollows. Bambietta was in front, enjoying the feeling of being the leader. Meninas was on his right, grasping a hold of his arm. Candice was on the left, her eyeing made him feel very flustered. Giselle was holding onto him from behind, her head slung over his shoulders. And the Glutton was just watching with a disinterested look. But she couldn't even think of a reason why they're being so close to him.

Ichigo felt an old nostalgic feeling here. He couldn't believe it has been about two years since the first time her arrived here. He first came with a reason, a purpose, but now he is going because of someone's war. The cold desert was rather soothing, as if being here for the second time felt more comfortable. He was more relaxed despite knowing he was going to battle his old enemies once more.

But then something hit him.

He remembers when he first arrived he and his friends got caught on something.

"What the hell?" Gerard says noticing the sudden soft movement in the desert. It was too soft, as if nothing lied beneath them. The others took a notice of this and also stumbled there feet around.

Oh yea, he remembers falling through the floor.

"Everyone stop, we need to head back!" Ichigo yelled, getting annoyed glares from everyone.

"Fuck that, we already walked all the way over here!" Bazz complained. The entire army began stumbled down, the sand when began to spin into a vortex like form. They all fell prey to the sand trap, one last yell was heard throughout the area from the Quincy army.

Las Noches

"Well... that worked out pretty well." Starrk said as he stares into the monitor. They all knew they were going to come eventually, but it happened a bit earlier than expected.

"There army look small." Baraggan commented, it was only about 11 members. But everyone with a brain could tell they were planning on bringing in more people with them. Still, the Espada felt vastly underestimated, to only send such members is an insult.

Halibel noticed something, "Look closely, two of them are wearing hoodes." she said. Everyone redirected their eyes, this meant whoever it was had to be someone special. Otherwise there would be no point in shielding his face just yet.

"That's him...THAT'S KUROSAKI!" Grimmjow yelled, clenching his fists. While there was no valid proof, it was still quite fearful for them to even imagine that is the Kurosaki Ichigo they were talking about.

"How can you tell?" the Segunda asked, trying to hide his own fear.

"I know that face... I'm going to kill him." he said standing up. The Primera had no choice but to flare his reiatsu onto him, otherwise he wouldn't have succumbed.

"Wait Grimmjow...if it is really him then maybe Baraggan or I should try for him. Either way, this sucks badly. I did not expect him to be on their side." the lone-man said. Grimmjow cursed but sat back down, he wasn't going let Starrk or Baraggan take his prey, he would get him himself.

"Were missing someone...where is the other annoying woman at?" Barragan said aloud. Everyone looked around, she hasn't even come back.

Halibel sighed, "At a time like this... I'll send my girls to go get her, they're fast." she said looking over to Rudborrn. He nodded and sent one of the calveras for them.

"Szayel, is the Hogyoku complete?" Starrk asked frantically. They only had such limited time.

"No, but we should be strong enough for an attack. I'll set up everything with Rudborrn." the Ocatav replied quickly.

"I'll assemble the army then." Baraggan says before disappearing. Everyone had their own little role in this.

"Well defend from the roof, but if we need to we'll fall back and lead them into a trap. Go!"

Menos Forest

"Well good going Kurosaki!"

"Me!? You're the idiot who didn't listen!"

"Well maybe if we knew one of us HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE, then maybe we would listen!"

As everyone was starting to get annoyed with Bazz and Ichigo's bickering, they all took a note of where they were. "We've been here before." Cang said getting a nod from BG9.

"Yes... I remember we killed that Shinigami also." 'K' said, which went unnoticed by Ichigo.

"So what do we do four eyes?" The Miracle asked appearing directly before the Jail.

"I'm done wasting time, were going to get through this forest."

"You know, this could all be planned out." a third voice said from the sidelines. Qulge made a very annoyed sigh and looked over to the Deathdealer.

"What are you going on about?" Candice asked with a glare.

"They could be hiding here, and there just expecting us to go over there. Sounds like a good plan, huh?" Askin said, completely puzzling everyone. "Orange boy, does this sound like a tactic that would be used by them? You have been here and fought before after all..."

"No, that sounds stupid. Don't say anything else." Ichigo answered before walking ahead of everyone. Askin was a bit fazed by his response, but shrugged it off. The girls were also a bit surprised, he wasn't one to talk back or even just insult anyone. But seeing his more dominate self, they were only more proud. Bambietta was the first to appear next to him, gaining the spot a lover would have.

Everyone followed behind like sheep, no one even bothered to ask if it was the right way.

It's as if he naturally attracted people to follow him.

While Bambietta was a bit ahead of him, his eyes began to...wonder around. He looked down at the dark ground, but was more focused on the slender figure of the black-haired beauty.

Left, right, left, right, left right.

Her hips swerved as if she knew he was watching. He kept a tight gaze on her waist, but mainly wanted to see what lied beneath that skirt of hers. He shakes his head in shame, how could he posses such thoughts. He's starting to lose himself, not a healthy thing. He refocuses his gaze straight, but soon meets the corner eyes of the person he was just eyeing a moment ago.

He looks away, gaining a slight blush from being caught. He couldn't believe that it happened again, being caught staring at her.

She smirked, feeling slight amusement from gaining his attention in a more lustful way.

Roof of Las Noches

Everyone gathered and awaited the approach of the Quincy army, in terms of numbers it came down 2 to 1. Despite the Fraccione not being as strong as the Espada, they can provide enough damage to cause trouble for the foes. It wasn't just them, Starrk never understood why Aizen never bothered bringing the other arrancar in the battle against the Shinigami. So he and Baraggan decided they would use the Privaron and other non-Espada fighters.

Starrk stood alone, his lone Fraccione still in his inner world. He still hasn't discovered the mystery of she is still there. And why she hasn't been able to return back into the world. If she did, then things would be much simpler.

Baraggan was next to him, his fraccione by his side as well.

Halibel as well, but her Fraccione left a while back to grab the current cuatro.

The temporary Quinto also awaited the appearance of the niño.

Grimmjow stood with a lowered expression. His hand already residing on his blade. He looked calm, but inside his mind was having many deadly thoughts about the supposed orange-haired Shinigami.

Aaroniero was in his regular body, having the mysterious mask residing on his head, but he was prepared to go in a different direction apart from his comrades. His job was to cause massive friendly-fire and confusion among there army. They wouldn't be able to tell the difference from the Soldat he could transform into.

Szayel was back in his palace with the Novena, but still both contributing to the fight.

Yammy was the last, but still knowing his power is great.

Apart from them, many other arrancar stood by their side. From Luppi, Loly, Melony, to Gantenbainne and Circucci, this battle was going to be massive. Even if they didn't have a direct fight, the Espada knew the foot soldiers or Soldat would be a huge problem. And compared to the Calveras, they were the dominate lower-class soldiers.

Octava Palace

The pink-haired man quickly guided Rudborrn to his designated area. A very special structure was built just for him, and only for him. It was designed to keep his body in placed while he was holding the Hogyoku, just in case his body went unstable.

"Grow…Arbon." He uttered before performing into his god-like resurrection. He placed himself within the structure which was like some sort of skeleton, meant to support his body. While the branches sprung out of his body, it matched perfectly with tree-like form.

Szayel had pretty much absorbed everything he could into the new Hogyoku. The reishi, the hollows, the humans, and even some arrancar. He even used his own Fraccione, but he could always recreate them. He had also sent Grimmjow out to get some Shinigami, he agreed without complaint.

Still, even though that violated the treaty, they needed it. With the mixed gathering of souls, his Hogyoku was pretty powerful. However, it's not like the mad scientist was at the levels of Aizen or Urahara. So the complex design and power is still foreign to him.

"Rudbornn… what are you most graceful for?" he suddenly asked before handing the Hogyoku over.

"What do you mean, Szayel-sama?" he asked before accepting the device. "If you mean the things I am happy for, then it must be being an Espada. And to be an important person in this time." He replied happily.

"What do you wish for?" the pink-haired man asked seriously.

"I wish to be more of an importance, and to eventually be relied on by others." He answered. He then recalled something that happened a few days earlier, but he would remember that time for the rest of his life.

'Rudborrn, take a seat.' Starrk said tonelessly. The Novena did without hesitation or complaint. It's not every day you end up in the palace of the Primera.

'What is it, Primera-sama?' he asked with respect.

'It's Starrk…' he replied, slightly annoyed by the ridiculous formality.

'…' he didn't seem to get it.

'Look, I know what Szayel is doing, he's basically creating an energy bomb for you to use. I'm just worried that it might not be so healthy for you.'

'…' he knew what that meant.

He could possible die from it.

'It is alright, Starrk-sama. I know that would or anyone else would do the same.' He replied calmly.

Starrk isn't so sure of that, 'Well, whatever happens just know that we all needed you desperately. If something goes wrong and the worst happens, always believe that your sacrifice will result in us winning.'

The words touched him dearly, he didn't know what the feeling was but it felt good. He knew he was weak, he knew any Espada or even other arrancar could take him down. But to be put aside for his lack of strength but instead complimented for his utility was heartwarming. It seemed to be the only thing that filled his heart.

Acceptance. Reliability.

'Whether it was Aizen-sama, or anyone else, I will gladly do everything I can to support the leaders. It is my desire, and it is something I have always been trying to do.'

'As leader, I thank you for taking the risk. And I thank you as a friend, for being a friend.'

Rudburrn grasped the Hogyoku into his palm and placed it an unexpected area. Szayel watched as the purple orb was slammed into his hollow-chest hole. "I desire the power to grow even further, to be a key in this."

Soldat were a huge reason of why the Vandenreich are such a success. To easily be able to flow their opponents and overwhelm them would create a huge advantage in fighting. Rudborrn's job was to prevent this by using life-less soldiers. He truly was a key to victory.

The Octava widened his eyes, the Hogyoku began to brighten itself After, a stream of purple aura engulfed the Novena's body, and his reiatsu began to sky rocket.

Many of his Calervas began to appear from the roots, all being controlled by his center mind. They scattered around the large area and began forming lines like any other military would.

'So that's how it works…' Szayel said to himself, forming a grin. He was one hundred percent sure, but he had a pretty close idea. "Well Rudborrn, it seems as if my job here is done. I would join the others, but no one would be here to open the gargantas." he said before forming many black portals around the room.

Soul Society

As the lone realm of Souls shine throughout the afterlife, everyone feels a sudden peak into the atmosphere. Something had just arrived, but that wasn't uncommon. Souls travel here every day, because of the many humans that pass away. Despite that, those who were able to control the reiatsu and soul power felt something very strange come through. It isn't everyday they feel this, so it's surprising. Where ever they may be, it being a training division, or just chatting with one another, all tilted their heads outwards.

What could it possibly be? A hollow? No, hollows would became echoing screams, this was much more silent. Much more hard to see, much more invisible.

It didn't matter who you were, or were you came from, you felt it. You turned your head back around just to make sure nothing was behind you. Yet, you're in soul society. Why would you ever need to turn your head back around? It made no sense.

However, when everyone did, they already were face as to what the insane power what was to come.

'What the...'

'Who the hell is this...'

'Is that a medallion?'

'They aren't Souls...'

'I recognize that symbol...'

'There's no way...'

'Impossible...'

And with those thoughts running through the minds of the captains, vice-captains, or just average-class Shinigami, they all came to the demise of the Quincy. From here on out, a war has begun. No pauses, no stops, and no mercy. They would surely fear the wrath of the Emperor, the Emperor of Quincy. This battle would be considered as a battle between empires, except in different stories and nationalization.

The King of Souls against the Emperor of Quincy.

Second Quincy Army

The second smaller army managed to finally run through the forest unharmed. There was bickering, tampering, and flat out insulting, but they got through it. And finally the time has come for them to battle against the Arrancar. Their purpose was two things, stop them from aiding the Shinigami, and to recruit them into their own army. While doing so they would need to brainwash, but that was for a later time.

They lined themselves up and approached the forest, none having the slight amount of fear. Everyone except for Ichigo that is, he knows know powerful the Espada are. He just hopes he doesn't have to face anyone too powerful. He's also having a hard time developing a plan to turn against Ywhach, he just doesn't know what to do. He's scared to tell anyone in fear of them turning him in. For now he would just have to play along.

But he couldn't think about that right now. Right now he had to think of a way of battling against the many foes which appeared before him on the rooftops. His eyes room from left to right, he remembers the browned-haired man. The time when Kenpachi defeated Nnoitra, saving Orihime, only to have her captured once more by the fast Primera. He continues scanning, the glare from a certain blonde-haired woman was terrifying, he hopes he doesn't have to face her.

There's no Cuatro, but then his eyes widen as he looks at the face of Dordonii. He looks down at Ichigo just like the same time as last, an equal. But he knows he cannot joke around, this is a lot different than last time. He actually cares about his leaders and comrades, unlike the rule under Aizen.

Then there was the blue-haired Espada...

"KUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOSAAAAAAAAAAKIIIIIIII!" Grimmjow yelled before leaping down into the army. He appeared from the right, so Meninas quickly protected her Ichigo. She flashed in front of him, causing his eyes to widen. The Panther was then slammed by a tremendous kick, one so powerful it sent him flying back to the roof top of Las Noches.

'God dammit Grimmjow...' Starrk said to himself, taking a big sigh. He wasn't hurt that badly, but it sure made the rest of the army look unprofessional and rash. The others sighed, a few rubbing their temples by the Sexta's idiotic action.

While Bambietta and a few other Sternritter laughed hysterically, Haschwalth stood before everyone. He approached in a calm peaceful way, as if wanting to talk before actually doing anything.

"Which one of you is the leader?" he asked looking around. His eyes dart on Starrk, but Baraggan takes the initiative and appears in front of the second in command. Hascwalth looked back over to Starrk, wondering if this man truly was the leader. He just somehow knew Starrk was an important figure.

"Worms running crawling through the sand... what a surprise." The Segunda says as he looks down on the blonde-haired man. He didn't care for the insult, he just needed to complete his mission.

"You're the leader of this army... I see. I have come with orders from his Majesty. We need you to surrender your forces and join us against the Shinigami. If not, we will use force." he threatened in a toneless voice. Baraggan simply stared down, this was too unbelievable to laugh at. Does he really think he could come here and just have the arrancar surrender? "We already capture your Quinto, don't forget that." he added in. Not like the Segunda ever cared about Nnoitra. If anything he feels bad for him right now, he won't be able to join this fight that is about to occur.

"It's as if your purpose here was to come and mock. If you are as strong as you think you are, then words would be meaningless." he replied. He really has toned down his arrogance levels, even if at sometimes he gets a little crazy.

"I see then. Well, let us battle for Hueco Mundo then." The Balance said before backing down to the rest of the Sternritter. He stood alongside his comrades and readied himself. His eyes were on a brown-haired man, while Starrk was awkwardly trying to avoid the eye contact. It just felt weird to be stared at for so long.

While the talk was going on, fellow elite Sternritter decided to take it upon himself to wonder around and search for other areas to fight. He was never someone to go all out like this, he crept in the shadows and went out in different areas. Askin Nakk looked around before finding the other Sternritter he wished to join him. He walked over to where Ichigo was, but instead of asking him, he asked the female who was holding onto him from behind.

"Let's go around, Zombie girl." he said casually. She thought about it for a moment, should she say by Ichigo, or should she go off and play with some Arrancar? Well, since he was going to be fighting there was no real point in staying by his side.

"Mmm Kay', good lucky strawberry!" she said before jumping off. Ichigo watched as she and Sternritter 'D' headed off into their own area around the fortress. This somehow got unnoticed by Hascwalth, or he just decided to ignore from the beginning.

Leap

Jump

Fall

Starrk

Starrk watched as the Espada and the fellow Arrancar all split into their own separate areas and battles. He sighed, he really didn't want this to happen. Despite not doing pretty much anything for two years, a war was not the thing he wanted to pass time. He didn't know how things would go out, if his comrades were to die. Still, he had a duty as leader. 'He doesn't look so happy.' the Primera said to himself while taking a good look at Ichigo. His expression was not a good one, not the one he had when he first entered Hueco Mundo almost two years ago.

"No need to be scared of him." a voice calls from behind. Starrk turns around and stares at the man who had come from him, it was obvious who. Haschwalth had a neutral expression, as if not fazed by knowing that Starrk was much more than everyone seems to believe.

"Yea well... you should have seen what he did to Aizen." he replied. Starrk brought out his blade, but in a very passive way. His expression didn't give away that he is missing a huge portion of strength, no, he still had his relaxed, carefree mode on. But it was all an illusion. In reality, he was panicking. He couldn't perform his resurrection, so he would somehow have to beat this Quincy Leader without it.

"You don't seem too eager to defend yourself and comrades. Even with that, I know you're more than the old man who claimed to be the leader." 'B' replied calmly. He then gathered reishi particles and energy to manifest in the form of a long-handled cruciform broadsword.

"Yea well...I don't like fighting that much." he said back in toneless voice.

"No matter, it is the end for you anyways. We didn't just come alone, we are an army… we are an empire."

The Balance snapped his fingers, and within the corner of Starrks eye, he can see a black shadow form at the base of the Fortress. The Primera's eyes widen as many of the Soldat began rushing out of the black shadow, clearly prepared for an overrun and ambush. These soldat were strong, clearly strong enough to handle low-class Shinigami on their own.

His eyes lowered into their normal state, "That's crazy, I was just about to say the same thing to you." He said before snapping his fingers. At that moment Haschwalth saw many black portals ripping through the space. Now his eyes widen as many Calaveras began leaping downwards towards the oncoming low-class Quincy.

"It seems you were well prepared. What is your name, Espada?" he asked before lifting his sword into a fighting stance.

"Coyote Starrk, Primera Espada." he answered. There was no point in hiding ranks now, everyone seemed to be fighting already.

"Jugram Haschwalth, Sternritter Grandmaster. Let us do, Primera." he said before lashing towards the brown-haired man.

Baraggan

The Segunda stared down at the figure which had approached him. He didn't know whether it was a male or a female, either way he could sure kill it. The figure is wearing a long white cloak fastened at the front with three buttons and with a black, six-pronged cross on its side. The cloak obscures its face with shadow, leaving glowing eyes. He could only wonder what lied underneath that white cloak.

"I'm facing you, child? You can't even face me!" he yelled.

Get it? He doesn't have a face.

Pernida didn't mind the words of the old man, he only recalled the recent talk he had with the Grandmaster.

'What is it, Haschalwath?' he asks noticing the blonde-haired man's distance gaze. The plan was for him to attack the enemies leader, except the man who was the leader was in a different area.

'That man is not who I'm worried about, it is someone else. I will go for him, do you think you can handle the old man?' 'B' asked looking down. The Compulsory only nodded, of course he could take an Espada down. He was a Sternritter elite after all.

'It will be done.' he stated before disappearing off into his own sections of the line.

He came out of the small talk and looked up at the Segunda. He didn't understand why he was already pissed off, it's not like the two even started fighting.

"Pernida Parnkgjas, Sternritter 'C', The Compulsory." he answered in a vicious dark tone.

"Baraggan Louisenbairn, Segunda Espada. However, to you, I will be known as the being to judge your life." he replied.

Halibel

The blonde looked down at the running Calervas, it was quite a sight to see so many at once. It really did feel like she was leading an army as she stood all above them. She was a leader, or perhaps a General, it made her feel important. Not only that, she also was held in high regard by higher-class Arrancar and Espada.

"Hmmmm, you look good from behind." a hot, cocky voice called from behind. She turned around with lowered eyes, her expression not changing at the sight of the person before her. He was wearing somewhat an attire similar to what the Soldat had, it consisted of the order's signature hooded cloak, a thigh-length trench coat, gloves, and pants which are cropped just above a pair of military boot.

He also had a unique looking red Mo-hawk.

"..." Halibel didn't even speak to him, as if his words meant absolutely nothing. It could also be she didn't want to waste breathe on such a person.

"What? Usually people who have things in common get along well, I mean were bother pretty god damn hot, am I right?" he asked with a cocky grin. It wasn't uncommon for Halibel to be complimented on her appearance, in fact, if it wasn't for her cold attitude towards everyone, it would be a lot more common. But people were too afraid to bother praising her.

She sighed, "So you're the first to die." she stated coldly before withdrawing her blade. She really wanted to fight someone that was a bit more significant, but judging by his attire he could tell he wasn't the best.

"Ooo, I love that voice. I wonder how it will sound when you're yelling my na-"

He stopped when he heard a sudden buzz above him. His eyes widen on how fast she could be, faster than Ichigo was. Even with her quick Sonido, Bazz was a superb Hirenkyaku expert. Her open sword was slammed into the ground, causing it to shatter on contact. She knew then just by that small engage that Bazz was more than what is uniform lead him to be.

Halibel's eyes narrow at the sight of him raising his power reiatsu, it was immense. A sudden aura of flames then formed around his body, surprising her. She didn't expect him to be a fire user.

"Alright girl, let's see what you can do." he said before pointing his finger in a cross-like fashion. "What's your name, beauty?" he asked.

"Why would I tell my name to someone who is beneath me?" she asked.

His eyes lowered, "Fine, I'll make you tell me. Bazz-B, Sternritter 'H'." he said before firing his crossbow.

Aaroniero

While everyone battled it out, the Semptima went on his own little mission. He disguised himself as one of the Soldat he had consumed a while back. He then jumped into the horde of running Soldat and began disguising himself as one of them. It was very funny hiding in the back sidelines, shooting his supposed fellow Quincy. He even tried hitting some Sternritter, but they were too fast. It didn't matter, he was doing some good at least. He just couldn't wait to consume these bodies once the fighting dies down.

Grab

He felt a sudden tug on his arm, but there were too many people around to tell. The hand was small, and the nails being painted pink. He was then hurdled by massive strength, his body being sent flying away out of the battle. That was weird, he didn't expect anyone to catch him this quickly.

He was sent crashing to the ground, the impact was hard. Whoever threw him had immense strength, clearly someone strong. He stood from the ground, but with a smirk on his face.

"As I thought, he's one of them." a small but careful voice said.

"Let's hurry this, I don't want him to be by himself for too long." a distance voice replied.

"What do you mean!? This is war, you shouldn't even be thinking about that stuff!" the little on said back, completely baffled that her friend is still thinking about someone else when they should be fighting.

"My, my, you two like to talk a lot." The Semptima said now looking at the two.

"State your name, Soldat." Liltotto said while lowering her eyes. Being the observant person she is, it wasn't hard to tell that there was a complication in the mash of low class soldiers. And that one of them was firing against people on his side.

"I have a few names, but I'm sure a Sternritter like you wouldn't recognize Me." he said with a smirk. The Glutton got it already.

"I didn't want to believe it... but they somehow have spies into our ranks." she says, actually impressed on how they were able to do such a thing.

"What do you mean?" Meninas asked, not clearly understanding on how that's possible.

"Of course you didn't see it, you were too busy holding his arm. He was firing at the other Soldat, but the reason is unknown." she answered. The Glutton was quite observant and smart, it isn't a surprise she was able to notice something like this while her comrades failed to. But even so, she couldn't believe on how any contact between the Arrancar and Soldat were made.

"My, it appears the rumors are correct. Liltotto Lamperd a genius, and the beautiful, yet clueless, Meninas McAllon." Aaroniero said before forming a sudden bow.

'Definitely someone from Silbern... there's no way he would have gotten our names without it.' 'G' told herself before grasping her own bow. She looked over to her friend and nodded, prompting her to release her own spirit weapon. Aarniero internally laughed, this was just going to be too funny. He gathered spirit particles and readied his spirit bow.

"You two better be ready, you're in for some surprises." he said before launching a surprise high-speed arrow. "…Heilig Pfeill!" he yelled. The Sternritter eyes widen, they never could believe a mere soldat would be able to fire a holy arrow.

Dordonii

Since Nel was not here, it was the temporary Quinto that came into action. He was the only Espada to actually take a leap at an enemy, an enemy being Kurosaki Ichigo. His female guards were pre-occupied with their own fights. Ichigo just stood idly, keeping an eye on his female comrades to make sure they were alright. He knows the powerful arrancar they are fighting.

"It's good to see you again, Niño." he said in a calm tone, appearing beside him.

"You..." Ichigo said, clearly remembering the fight the two had in the past. It was a one-sided battle for a while, until Ichigo used his mask. Then it was an utter domination.

"Yes, it is I, the remarkable, handsome devil, Dorodonii! Except there's one problem... you're on the wrong side." he said before lowering his eyes. Ichigo didn't take that too lightly, he didn't want to be known as Yhwach's dog. Now that he knows a little truth, he can safely say he no longer trusts the Emperor.

"No, I'm on no one's side. Not the Shinigami or this side, I am on my own." he stated firmly.

"Hoh? Then what's stopping you from jumping over here, and helps us get rid of these beings?" he asked.

"I... have some people here. I just don't know how to break it to them. I care for some, but the leader... I hate him." he answered in a cold tone. It was indeed true, there were a few people here which he cared for. However, he just hopes he doesn't have to be facing them in the end.

"Nonsense Niño, the you I remember was the one who did the right thing. Prepare yourself, if you cannot come up with something then your beloved friends will die." he said darkly.

"No. They will not.

That tone...that dark 'No' startled him, it was as if he was some sort of beast, or animal...or Hollow.

"I don't care if it's Shinigami, Arrancar, human, or other Quincy, they will not die." he said before forming his unique dark-red bow. Dordonii was shocked at those words, he just called out his own Shinigami like that, all for just a few people he met over some short time. But those were the words of not a child, but a man.

"I guess I should stop calling you Niño. You first came here like a reckless child, not thinking about the future or consequences. But now you come once more, ready to face the entire world for some people...

You've always been a man in that way, and I suppose this battle will decide if you can really handle that honor!"

The Espada jumped at Ichigo with his blade our, ready to face the man he thought was always a child.

Grimmjow

The Sexta managed to painfully break free from his immobile position. Meninas really hit him hard, the entire wall of Las Noches was almost shattered because of it. His eyes instantly dart back to where Ichigo was, but they narrow at the sight of him battling someone else. He didn't care, he would go and kill himself. 'Damn Kurosaki, just had to come now when I'm all fucked up.' he said before leaping out of the hole. The wall made a very disturbing sound when it was rebuilding itself. No one ever managed to uncover that mystery of Aizen, and how he created such a fortress.

BOOM

The wall which had just rebuilt itself, suddenly exploded in a devastating fashion. He was lucky enough to escape its radius, but still had a moment of shock. It was a little surprising, but he didn't really care. He looked around to see who would dare try to attack him.

"Over here," a loud but cocky voice called from behind. Grimmjow shifted his body around and faced his attacker. A slender, but well-figured woman stood with long flowing black hair. She also had a white cap with the Wandenreich symbol on it.

"Beat it woman, I'll come for you after I deal with Kurosaki." he said before facing back down. He used his fast Sonido to try and go down, but was stopped when the Explosion interfered. "What the hell?! I said I'll com-"

"Yea well, we've been doing pretty well lately, and if anyone's going to kill him, it'll be me!" she yelled back. Her voice was fierce, completely silencing the panther. Whatever, he would just take her down first then. Not like Ichigo looked strong or anything.

"What are you another one of his girlfriends? I swear you're just as annoying as that orange-haired girl!" he said angrily. Bambietta's eyes widened in fury, she clearly didn't take the insult of being compared to Inoue lightly. In fact fury was an understatement, it meant just more than being compared to a softy. She knew how much the orange haired girl liked the orange haired guy, but she didn't accept that.

"What did you just say to me..." she asked in a very, very, dark tone. He didn't flinch, he's spoken to Halibel before. He formed a grin, clearly enjoying the mock he is providing for her.

"I said, you're just as annoying, weak, and pathetic as that one girl. You know how I know her? Cause' Kurosaki broke in here with just two others and rescued her. Isn't that just the sweetest thing you've ever heard?"

Oh he really was going all out

"I remember it as if it was yesterday. He made it all the way here, and I was the one who was keeping her, he came and we fought. He...defeated me, but then got the girl. I wonder how she thanked from that, you know?"

He just keeps on going

"Two years together huh... what a lucky guy."

He really isn't the person to care for this sort of stuff, but he seemed to be enjoying toying with her like this. Her reaction wasn't that noticeable; her eyes were just covered by the hat. But he really seemed to have done it now.

"Now that you've learned you place, get out of my way. Besides, it's not like you could compete with her looks anyways."

Oh god

Not only did he just insult her appearance and body features, he also had to use Orihime. In her mind, Orihime was the worst, even worse than Yoruichi. Still, even after all that he had the audacity to insult her strength. Why was this man alive? Why is he still breathing? Why is he even still moving?

She didn't know, but she was about to solver those questions herself.

"I'll have fun tearing at your throat, arrancar." she said darkly.

"Tch, you done yellin now, huh? What's your name woman." he replied.

"Bambietta Basterbine... Sternritter 'E'." she answered before raising her head up. Damn, her jade-blue eyes were intimidating. But his sky-blue eyes countered hers. They both had one thing in common, utter destruction.

"Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Sexta Espada." he said fiercely. He leaped at her with impressive speeds, his sword clashing down from above. At that moment she discarded her cape and gathered her own spirit weapon. Her Chinese Dao came together, it clashing against Grimmjow's katana. She formed her grin once more, clearly awaiting the battle which was to come.

Szayel

The pink-haired scientist crossed his arms in amazement, Rudborrn was like a machine. The soldiers were massed produced in seconds, and he was not gaining the slightest ounce of fatigue. The monitors inside his palace were all over the place, everywhere he saw each of the battles. One unfortunate camera was blown up, which is hard to believe because he used the same materiel that is made out of Las Noches to build it.

Since he was inside Las Noches, it was almost impossible for someone to get inside without his notice.

Unless...

"This is a very nice laboratory." a voice stated from behind. The Octava's eyes shot open as he suddenly felt a presence from behind. Never in his mind did he expect someone to walk right in here, and finding his palace off all places. His was probably one of the most complicated ones to find as well...

… with it being underground and all.

However, if he could not walk here, then the obvious assumption is that he somehow teleported here, or used a portal of some sort.

"My, don't we have some special guests." he said before turning over. The man was not alone, he had a petite looking young girl at her side, who was shaking with excitement. Finally, she would be able to use her powers. The man was wearing a hood, so he couldn't quite make out his face, but the young girl seemed to not mind being seen.

"I just thought I'd take a look around and bring her with me. But that's only bad news for you." Askin said coldly. He knows what Giselle is capable of, and it's very terrifying.

"Oh, you must check out the lower levels, it's where they keep the mindless idiots such as yourself over there." Szayel replied arrogantly. The death dealing ignored it for now, he could wonder what tortures await the pink-haired man.

"Sure, might as well. But I'll leave her with you...she's pretty isn't she? Think of it as a gift is all."

And with that, he suddenly disappeared into a black shadow in the ground. Truly a sight to see, Szayel would want to study that later, after he discards this girl.

"Soooooooo watcha doin over there?" she asked while tilting her head to the side. It was quite obvious Rudborrn was the one amassing the soldiers.

"Nothing a child would understand, so you can just shoo." He answered casually.

"Aww, that's mean! Strawberry would be mad if he heard that!"

"Well, this 'strawberry' isn't here, so he sadly won't be able to watch you DIE."

Now he was starting to lose it. Giselle licked her lips, her fake, joke-like attitude was doing its job. Szyael was falling pretty one of her many traps.

"He would kill you for saying that… but I'll do it instead!" she replied.

"Interesting, you'll be my first. What shall be your name, test subject number one?" he asked with a smirk.

"Giselle Gewelle, Sternritter 'Z'. Now, what shall your name be, collection member number one?"

"Hmph. Szayel Apporogranz, Octava Espada." He uttered before withdrawing his unique looking blade. Giselle clicked the heart on her bow and out came her bone-like bow, very fitting for her.

Cang Du

Well, if it had to be one person to face multiple opponents, it had to be him. He would actually prefer it that way. Four figures stood before him, all trying to contain there arrogant smirks. Despite losing in the past, Baraggan's Fraccione couldn't help themselves when it came to fighting. They knew they shouldn't by cocky, but it is there instinct right now.

"We should be able to take him on. Poww and Charolette are keeping their low-class or soldat off." the presumed leader said. Ggio Vega withdrew his Kodachi-like blade and lowered his eyes on the man. "If i recall, this is one of the men who fought Nnoitra." he ended.

"After him we'll go assist the girls, god knows they can't anything by themselves." Abirama Redder stated before releasing his own red katana.

"..." Nirgge Parduco didn't have anything to say.

"Hah! Yes! We will show these 'Quincy' the true meaning of terror, right boys?" Findorr said in a arrogant tone. Ggio looked over to him with lowered eyes, clearly not enjoying the comment. Acting cocky and arrogant would make them look bad, and Ggio hated that. Not only did it embarrass him, but also his Espada leader.

"Shut up and get ready to fight." the saber-tooth boy said sternly. Findorr ignored the comment but still withdrew his spanish Rapier.

"Four on one huh...this isn't that bad. At least you'll all die together." he said before gathering his reishi particles. His hands suddenly gained curved claw-like blades. Ggio's eyes widen a little at the similarities between him and the Sternritter, if things get out of hand then he may be the only one to even compete against Cang. "What are your names?" he asks politely.

"Ggio Vega,"

"Abirama Redder!"

"Findorr Calius!"

"Nirgge Parduoc,"

He smirked, "Cang Du, Sternritter 'I'." he uttered before flashing into the group with his superb Hirenkyaku.

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(A.N End)

I didn't mean to make Bazz or Gerard look weak. Ichigo knew they could both destroy him easily at that time.

So he obviously hates Yhwach for being responsible for his moms death, he just hasn't shown it in fear of him figuring out Ichigo now wants out.

Course he has to somehow deal with the girls, they obviously are loyal but not so much as others.

I like the fights, I think they all fit into place. The only one is Baraggan against Pernida, I just couldn't find someone suitable for the Segunda.

He may fight against another elite as well.

Candice is there with BG9 and Quilge, except they aren't fighting directly.

Lille is going to Soul Society to fight. I'm also seeing that the Shinigami lose even HARDER against the Quincy. Yhwach will personally join in just to destroy them quickly, the same way Yamamto would.

I'm looking forward to Aarniero vs Liltto and Meninas, it will actually be a long one. And Giselle vs Szayel.

He will meet other sternritter later.

Yes I do think nnoitra could annihilate Shaz. Even though Kubo forgot about him :(

*EDIT*

Forgot to add this part but I'm really tired so I'll just say it.

Yammy is going against Gerard.

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