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Retry
Kurai first saw Renji and Uryu lying on the ground off to one side of the ruin where they and Mayuri had been fighting Szayelaporro, then Szayelaporro standing in the middle with Mayuri's Zanpakuto blade through his hand and then into his heart. Mayuri had the handle, and probably an inch or two of the blade, in its sheath but was walking toward Nemu's body, reaching for the front of his robes as he did.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing you sick bastard?" Kurai growled, ending his Flash Step with his Zanpakuto at Mayuri's throat.
"What does it look like?" Mayuri snarled. "I am reviving my Lieutenant, though, I doubt she actually deserves it. I should just make a new one."
"It in no way looks like you were going to revive her," Kurai snarled, Zanpakuto pressing dangerously against Mayuri's throat. "I should kill you right now. But I won't, because she still sees you as her father."
He pulled out a Spirit Energy extractor and jabbed it into his inner elbow. It pulled out as much as it could hold and Kurai lowered his Zanpakuto, turning and walking to Nemu's side, kneeling and lifting her upper body as he injected his Spirit Energy into her arm.
Please work, Kurai pleaded silently. Please come back to me Nemu.
At first nothing happened, then, her skin turned from grey back to its normal color, her withered body regenerating until her eyes fluttered open. She looked around and Kurai sighed, hugging her.
"Thank God," Kurai breathed, tears of his relief spilling from his eyes. "It worked. Thank God."
Nemu hugged him back after a moment before burying her face in his shoulder, smiling.
"Thank you," Nemu smiled before pulling back. "You saved my life."
Kurai smiled and nodded then leaned forward, kissing her. After a moment, she kissed him back and Kurai grinned internally as he heard Mayuri make a disgusted disapproving noise as he turned, beginning to walk away. After a moment, Kurai pulled away, smiling and hugging Nemu again. Then, he stood, turning away and looking back the way he had come, seeing Halibel floating in the distance.
"Please," Nemu spoke up catching his hand. "Be careful."
"I promise," Kurai smiled. "I'll come back."
Nemu nodded and Kurai floated into the air, feeling a shift in Haruko, feeling like she was a bit heavier than normal, and slowly growing heavier. Kurai grinned, Flash Stepping back to Halibel who lifted her sword.
"Change of plans," Kurai stated holding Haruko out, blade downward. "I've decided to test out my manual Shikai after all. So...Grow, Haruko."
He released the sword, the Zanpakuto turning into a disk of light at his feet before becoming its old field of grass self, beautiful, green, filled with flowers, and completely ready to serve his every command. he held his hand out, growing himself a Zanpakuto made out of grass and Halibel landed on the field, readying herself.
"Let's begin," Kurai grinned.
They both darted forward, swords meeting in a shower of sparks before Kurai spun, slashing at Halibel's right knee. She blocked it then smashed the knee into the bottom of his jaw, making him stagger backward. He stopped himself, stepping forward and slashing at her again. She blocked it again but this time, he spun past her, slashing at her back. She spun, blocking it and held her hand out, forming a Cero.
"Cero!" Halibel shouted firing the sphere at him, only for him to suddenly be behind her and the Cero to blast the sand in the distance. "So fast!"
"From what I remember, you're able to move so fast with...what was it, Sonido?...that you you seem to teleport," Kurai stated. "Tell me, am I close?"
She spun, slashing at him but he was on her left, blade to her throat, a drop of blood rolling down her neck from where the tip had pricked her.
"Death number one," Kurai stated, quoting her from earlier. "Funny, I didn't think you were holding back anymore, at least, in this form."
"I was," Halibel nodded. "I'll stop now."
She spun in a blur, slashing at him and he blocked it before appearing behind her, slashing at her back. Suddenly, thanks to her Sonido, she was facing toward him, her blade blocking his and a grin on her face.
"Fast enough for you?" Halibel asked.
"You are a very powerful Arrancar," Kurai grinned. "Let's stop wasting each other's time shall we? Time for me to go back to the basics."
Halibel nodded, floating into the air a bit and the grass all reached up tot Kurai, flowers sinking into the grass and vanishing, before the grass wrapped around his wrist, and extended into a Zanpakuto. He held it in front of himself and grinned.
"Shall we continue?"
Halibel nodded and slashed at him and his blade met hers with enough force to form a crater in the sand a hundred feet below them. He shoved hers back and slashed at her and she only narrowly slipped out of the blade's path before slashing at him. He rotated out of the way, bringing his sword up. Hers met it, edge to edge and with the swords lined up perfectly alone each other before she spun on her blade, supported by his, and kicked him. He flew sideways, skidding to a stop in time to block a slash, being pushed back. Then he blocked another, and another, and another. Finally he slowed to a stop, pressing back against her sword for a moment before shoving it up a bit then letting it fall, stepping past it and slashing her across the stomach. She coughed up blood, staggering away from him on air and he watched her go before she straightened, turning back to him.
"Impressive," Halibel commended. "I see being able to save her was a great source of confidence and strength for you. As was seeing your Shikai in all it's visual beauty again. The strength boosts gained by Shikai help a bit but if Haruko were awake, I'd be dead."
"Most likely," Kurai nodded. "Of course, if Haruko were awake, you'd have died long before the Soul Society sent reinforcements."
Halibel nodded raising her sword just as Nnoitra's sword was released. They looked over to see him slash Kenpachi and seemingly incapacitate him.
"He's strong," Kurai noted. "Where were we?"
"You aren't going to help?" Halibel asked.
"What's the point?" Kurai asked. "Kenpachi's got it handled. I told you we would settle things the next time we met. I meant it."
Halibel nodded and charged at him. He met her charge, their blades showering them with sparks. Just as they did, both raised their hands, blasting each other with Balas. Kurai crashed through the wall, leaving the lit area toward the outside of Las Noches while Halibel crashed down in the sand, bouncing a couple of times before flipping to her feet. She sprinted forward, toward the hole Kurai had made, but he leapt out of it before she arrived, firing a Bala at her. She dodged sideways out of its path and Kurai appeared in front of her slashing at her. She blocked it then leapt back as his foot flashed through where she had been. She sprinted forward and slashed at him but he blocked it, shoving it away before spinning and slashing at her back. She leapt over it, spinning and throwing her foot at him.
"Bakudo Eight," Kurai grinned making a loose fist beside the head her foot was flying at. "Seki."
A ball of blue energy formed there and when her foot hit, it burst and she was hurled backward. She flipped to her feet, growling in frustration before firing a blast of energy from her sword at him. He slashed it but it exploded on contact this time. He crashed into the wall again then rolled out of the way of her sword. He spun back the other way, driving his sword at her but she leapt out of the way, landing on the wall. She dropped to the ground and kicked him skyward then chased him. He rolled out of her way, blocking a slash as she passed then she flipped over and plummeted back toward him. He blocked her slash, stopping her before shoving her blade away just as Kenpachi's strength spiked and Nnoitra's dropped sharply in response. They both looked over to see Nnoitra on his knees, a deep gash down through his torso from his left shoulder, rendering three of his six skeletal arms useless. One of his right arms was holding his wound to slow the bleeding as he stood with two scythes, shouting for Kenpachi to fight him. Kenpachi turned and Nnoitra charged. When they met, Kenpachi slashed Nnoitra again and Nnoitra died instantly, falling to his knees then falling forward.
"Nnoitra," Halibel mumbled. "He always said he wanted to die fighting an opponent so strong that he was dead before his body hit the ground."
"He got his wish," Kurai stated. "Captain Kenpachi is more than strong enough to beat the him."
"So I see," Halibel nodded. "Starrk is coming."
"Starrk?" Kurai asked.
"Espada One," Halibel stated.
Kurai looked over at Kenpachi to see him break the barrier Orihime had had healing Ichigo and throw Ichigo. Then, he turned to Orihime. Just as he did, an Arrancar with a white jacket with a black collar, a thick black belt, white pants, white gloves, a yellowish green sword, and wavy brown hair appeared behind Orihime, resting a hand on her shoulder. Ichigo and Kenpachi both lunged at him, slashing, but he was gone before they got there, taking Orihime with him.
"Damn, Kurai sighed.
After a moment of silence, Kaname's voice appeared in his head.
"Tenteikura," Kaname spoke, establishing a connection, and from Kenpachi and Ichigo's reactions with them too, likely to all the intruders of Las Noches.
"Can you hear me, my daring intruders?" Aizen's voice spoke in Kurai's head.
"Aizen," Kurai snarled. "Tenteikura huh? What do you want now?"
"I commend you for coming this far and defeating my Espadas," Aizen spoke. "As a reward, I will tell you this much. We are proceeding with our plans to invade the World of the Living. Orihime Inoue, for those who wish to know, is being held in the fifth tower. If you want to effect her rescue, feel free to come and get her. She's no longer of any use to me. Her powers are indeed amazing. Her ability to reject all forms of phenomena is beyond anything the human race has ever demonstrated. The leaders of the Soul Society are not fools. They have understood the importance of that power since the beginning. That's why her power was a threat to them. It helps to explain their response to her. They were afraid. They immediately took steps to protect not the World of the Living but the Soul Society itself. Her very presence caused them to mobilize. She became the bait to lure in the Soul Society's potential new military strength. The Ryoka, which included the substitute Soul Reaper and his friends. If you are wondering about the fates of the four captains that came to aid the intruders, don't worry. I was able to imprison them here in Hueco Mundo. The strength of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads is really quite simple when you break it down. The Thirteen captains all possess enough power to be able to stand as a military force of their own. But now, however, three of them have defected and four of them are imprisoned. If you do the math, you could say that the military power of the Soul Society has been cut in half. It makes our job easy. We will destroy Karakura Town, create the Oken, and overthrow the Soul Society. When all of this is done, I shall take each of you own at my leisure."
Then, the spell ended.
"It's time," Halibel stated. "He's calling us. Starrk, Espada Two Barragan, and myself."
"Don't go," Kurai said. "Stay here and fight me. There will already be too many combatants in Karakura Town. I don't want to know how many people will die."
"No bystanders will be harmed because there are none," Halibel stated motioning for him to follow and flying back toward her subordinates. "Your superiors, the Soul Reaper Captains, switched Karakura Town with a fake that is empty of any living beings, allowing a war to be fought there without any innocents being harmed."
They landed and Halibel formed a Garganta to the World of the Living.
"Come with us," Halibel said. "We can finish our fight there."
Kurai stared into the Garganta for a moment before nodding.
"Alright," Kurai nodded. "Just leave it open for me. I'm going to get Nemu."
Halibel nodded and Kurai left with Flash Step.
"Why are we bringing him?" Franceska demanded.
"I wish to see our fight through," Halibel stated as she and her subordinates walked through.
Kurai arrived and grabbed Nemu, spinning and returning to the Garganta, slipping through as it began to close. Then, he reached the other side, sensing a lot of very strong Spiritual Pressures just outside. The moment he stepped out, he leapt over Halibel and her subordinates then began skidding through the air, sliding to a stop beside Hitsugaya, looking back to see Starrk standing beside a young girl with a horned biker helmet and a revealing white uniform that was basically underwear, Aizen, Gin, and Kaname all standing in front of a still-open Garganta higher than the others, Halibel and her group all watching him carefully, and Barragan, a large elderly Arrancar with white hair, a white mustache, a white crown that was all that remained of his mask, a white robe, a gold buckle and chain belt over the robe's black one, and gold bracers over black padding, standing in the middle of a group of six Arrancar. One had a massive body and a relatively small head with a jaw-bone-like mask fragment, another had long messy purple hair, a fairly feminine uniform, including a tiara shaped mask fragments that had horns, one with a beaked-helmet-like mask fragment, white pants, white sleeves, and no shirt revealing his red tattoos, one with long blonde hair, a white shirt and pants, and a mask fragment that covered his upper face with another piece wrapping under his chin as though holding the mask on, had the standard Arrancar uniform and had his mask fragment on top of his head, the mask resembling a sabertooth tiger skull, his scruffy black hair in a ponytail, and a feminine face, and the last was bigger than the others with a helmet-like mask fragment and a very blocky build.
"You're late," Head Captain Yamamoto stated.
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