Hey everyone! So here is the epilogue where you will find out not only Aizen and his followers' fate but also get introduced to the Condemned Five and their abilities. It's a pretty exciting chapter that I had been planning for about a year now, and I hope you all enjoy it.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Bleach, but I do own the characters that make up the Condemned Five and anything affiliated with them.
Epilogue:
In a vast area of Hueco Mundo, where Las Noches once stood, a large tear split the horizon. Out of this tear, five figures stepped through. Once the last figure stepped onto the white sand, the tear closed, putting the horizon back to its original state.
In front of them, bits of rubble rolled downwards from the gigantic pile. More movement was seen nearby and several more figures rose from the wreckage. Among them was Aizen Sousuke, the villainous lord of what was originally Las Noches. Yammy, Barragan, Ggio, and Findor were the others that stood from the detonated fortress.
"Fucking bastards," Aizen cursed under his breath. He clenched both fists in utter rage and hatred. "I will get my revenge one way or another."
Knowing what would happen if they reject their leader, the arrancar and espada said nothing. They have seen their lord this angry before, and they know that if they speak up he will destroy them.
"None of you are going to say anything?" Aizen waited, hoping that he would unleash his hatred against the first arrancar that spoke up. Sure enough, no one spoke. Aizen twisted his lips into a snarl.
"I believe we will," one of the figures that arrived in the area spoke up.
Aizen and his followers turned towards the newcomers. There were four men and one woman. The man that spoke was the largest out of all of them with a half-toga/half-centurion-like appearance. A large grin spread across his face and locks of long, black hair hung over his eyes.
"Who the hell are you?" Aizen snarled.
"We are nomads from the Dimension of Shadows," the large man answered. "We call ourselves the Condemned Five, and my name is Necrios, the leader of said group."
"What do you want?" Aizen demanded.
If it were possible to grin larger, Necrios sure managed that. "We're interested in this area and since you're all nothing but puppies that have been beaten, then," he chuckled before he could say anymore.
The woman beside him licked her lips. "He looks handsome enough for a meal," she whispered.
Another man beside her rolled his eyes. "He's Necrios's, Lilicia. Choose someone else for your disgusting killing technique."
Lilicia wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Like hell am I going to choose the rest of these individuals."
"Quit complaining then, bitch," the man insulted. Lilicia just narrowed her eyes and pursed her lips.
Aizen drew his zampakutou. "If that's the case," he said, "bring it on!" He charged towards the newcomers.
Necrios refused to move. Instead, he held out his hand with the fingers spread and palm facing outwards. Dark threads burst out of his wrist and wrapped around Aizen, holding him in place.
"What the hell is this?" Aizen shrieked as he tried to fight off his bonds.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Necrios warned. "Struggling makes my tendrils absorb your life force faster."
"WHAT?" Aizen screamed as the tendrils binding him started to flash repeatedly.
Findor and Ggio gaped in horror as their lord was being sucked of his life force. Drawing their zampakutou, they charged towards Necrios to force him to free Aizen.
The man who had insulted Lilicia before split himself into two clones. "My name is Ashanan," the clones spoke in unison, "Master of Illusion. Allow me to escort you to your deaths."
The clones clapped their hands once simultaneously, causing a thunderous echo. Ggio and Findor keeled over from the noise, dropping their swords so that they could cover their ears.
Ashanan's clones laughed as their right hands turned into vicious blades. They extended their arms and, taking advantage of major openings the arrancar had, pierced right through their necks, killing them instantly.
"That's how a real fighter wins his battles, Lilicia," Ashanan taunted as his clones became one being again.
Lilicia rolled her eyes. "When will you just shut up, Ashanan?"
"When you finally realize that I'm better than you in every way," Ashanan answered.
"Fucking prick," Lilicia cursed. She held out her left arm, which glowed a bright green.
"What are you gonna do? Summon that pathetic snake of yours?" Ashanan raised an eyebrow. "I can't believe you're even close to that dumb creature."
Lilicia ignored her ally's insults as a large, poisonous snake slithered off of her arm and onto the ground. She pointed towards Yammy who was prepared to fight. "Go get him, my darling Satunus," she directed with a soft purr.
The snake understood her command and swiftly slithered towards Yammy.
"I'll slice that snake into pieces!" Yammy shouted with a booming voice.
Lilicia curled her lips into an evil smirk as her snake opened its mouth and struck Yammy's throat at lightning speed. "Satanus is bound to me," she explained as the snake slithered away from the now deceased espada. "He hears my thoughts and in turn my thoughts make him the powerful snake he is right now. His skin is far too thick to be sliced by any weapon." The snake crawled up onto her arm and across her shoulders, and it blended into her body, forming the realistic tattoo it always was.
"That was so hot," another large man complimented.
Lilicia frowned as she eyed him over her shoulder. "Don't get any ideas, Neron."
The man called Neron smirked in response. Then he averted his eyes towards Barragan. "Guess the old guy is mine."
"Go after him then," the fourth man said quietly, pushing his glasses up his nose.
"You're too kind, Kraton," Neron said as he summoned an enormous mace from his back. "Though you're still a nerd!" He ran towards Barragan.
"Whatever," Kraton trailed off.
Barragan drew his axe-like zampakutou. "Whatever you throw at me, I'll rot it! Rot, Arrogante!" Jet-black/purple flames burst from a slit-eye pendant between the axe blades of his zampakutou. The flames burned away all of his flesh, causing him to resemble a skeleton dressed in purple and black robes. The pendant from his zampakutou appeared on his chest, and his crown-like mask transformed into an actual gold crown.
"Put this on for size!" Barragan bellowed. "Respira!" A smoke-like, black/purple miasma spread around him, rotting away everything in its path.
Neron laughed maniacally as the miasma had no effect on him.
"IMPOSSIBLE!" Barragan screamed in shock.
"Very impressive technique, old man," Neron complimented as he prepared to swing his monstrous mace. "But it does not affect me."
"What the fuck are you?" Barragan inquired frustratingly.
"Like my nerdy brother and the rest of our team mates, I am a demon from the Dimension of Shadows," Neron answered. "In our world and anywhere else, we're ageless immortals who were born to kill and slaughter. I could guess that your cloud thing affects age. Too bad it doesn't work on us! Now die, you mother fucker!" He swung his mace, shattering through Barragan's massive skull. The rest of his body collapsed onto the remaining rubble.
Several feet away, Aizen's corpse lay at Necrios's feet and the demon laughed as he examined the power that he had just absorbed. "So many new memories! So much power! So much knowledge!" He exclaimed in triumph. "This is truly amazing! And this shinigami! Hahahaha! What a worthy victim!"
"So what happens now, boss?" Ashanan asked. "Do we go kill this shinigami you speak of?"
"Not yet," Necrios replied. "First we re-build this Las Noches." He waved a hand past the pile of rubble. "And we turn it into our new base of operations."
"Heh, sounds like something for Kraton," Ashanan teased. Kraton just grunted as he pushed his glasses up his nose.
"I want all of us to do this together so that we can settle in and plan our next course of action," Necrios said.
His team mates shouted affirmatively and started their work, looking forward to their next massive slaughter.
And that's that of Inherited Nightmares! I want to thank all of you once again for enjoying this story and putting up with my delayed updates. I hope it was worth it for you guys. So thanks again! :D
Here is a list of several stories that you could look forward to, including the sequel:
Inherited Nightmares: Alternative Ending – What if Ryuichi chose Hinamori instead of Ruby? Alternative ending to my fanfiction, Inherited Nightmares.
Happy Reunion – After defeating Tsukishima and Ginjou, Ichigo and Rukia celebrate their reunion. Spoilers for chapter 460 of the manga. One-shot lemon, IchiRuki.
Torn in the Darkness (chapters 4 and 5) – Bleach/Naruto crossover. While on a mission, Ichigo is given a curse mark by Orochimaru, the shinobi he was told to kill. To make matters worse, his hollow wants to take over once again! What will he do?
Condemned Time – Sequel to Inherited Nightmares. A new threat has invaded Soul Society, forcing Aiko Kurosaki and her best friend Liliana Kisuke to go back in time to warn their families and friends of the horrible massacre that's to come. However, what will they do when this new threat follows them? MANY character deaths in chapter 1!
I'm looking forward to those stories, and I hope you will as well. However, due to school, I won't be able to have much time in writing them, but I'll do my very best to update as much as I can.
Once again, thank you all for your positive reviews and please review on this final chapter! Take care!