And we're back. This chapter felt a bit rushed to me, but like I said before, I don't want to be going over details we already know. Also, fist actual chapter, yay.
I was gonna do a disclaimer, but then I got high.
It wasn't long before Roder received his first mission. After receiving his '6' tattoo, choosing to put it on his palm, he was told to go to the World of the Living with one of the newest Arrancar, Wonderweiss Margela along with the former Sexta Espada, Grimmjow Jagerjaquez and the Diez Espada, Yammy Llargo. Roder had also brought his friends, now Fracciones, Inu and Emilia.
"Hey, get back here!" Yammy yelled. Roder looked to see Grimmgow speeding away, saying something about finding someone in particular. "Bastard!"
"Let him go. You can't hope to leash Grimmjow. Inu, follow that idiot and make sure he doesn't kill himself."
"All right." The dog-eared Arrancar sped off after the more feline one.
"Emilia, you keep an eye on Wonderweiss. Yammy and I are going to be too busy in a moment to make sure he doesn't hurt himself."
"Why am I stuck with babysitting? I can fight!"
"I know you can. That's why you're to watch him and teach him how to fight. The poor boy probably doesn't know the difference between a tree branch and a sword."
"Pah, keep your merciful crap to yourself!" Yammy blared.
"Do you really want Aizen on your case if Wonderweiss is permanently damaged? Oh, seems we have company. Get ready, Diez. We're about to have some fun."
Four Shinigami showed up, three males and one female. Wonderweiss looked at them for a second, and then wondered off. Emilia went after him. The Shinigami seemed a little confused about the two child-like Arrancar, but collected themselves quickly. Roder sonidoed a few meters away from the group and observed them. After sensing their power, he concluded that he could take one of them or any combination of two of them. The white haori on one of them caught his eye.
"Say, you, you're a captain aren't you? My, I know a certain someone who would like a look at you."
The young captain kept his face in a scowl. "I am Toshira Hitsuguya, captain of Tenth Division."
Yammy chuckled. "Ten, hey? I'm the Diez Espada, also a number ten. Hey, Roder, I'm fighting this one."
"All right Yammy. Just remember to keep an eye on your back." He cleared his throat. "As for me, I am the new Sexta Espada, Roder Tyranus. Fight well, otherwise you'll lose." He whipped out his tonfa from his back and took his fighting stance. "Now, show me your best!"
He dashed forward and thrust his fist toward the bald one, who managed to block, but was knocked back a few meters.
"Damn! Nice arm, but don't you wanna know our names?"
"Hm? Ah, yes. How rude of me. I'm afraid I just felt so jittery about getting to fight that I forgot myself. Go ahead, warrior."
The bald man smiled. "Ikkaku Madarame, third seat of the Eleventh Division."
The other male Shinigami showed up a few meters left of Ikkaku. "And I am Fourth Seat Yumichika Ayasegawa."
"Ah, I know someone who would also like to meet you. You look like his type."
Yumichika squinted. "'His' type?"
Ikkaku couldn't hold back a short laugh at that. Roder turned his face slightly and looked at the female. "What of you?"
"Rangiku Matsumoto, lieutenant of the Tenth Division."
"So, that would make you the other one's direct subordinate. I hope he doesn't mind you being thrashed about a little. While we're in battle, I won't let myself think of you as a woman. For now, you are all warriors for me to fight."
The woman just pulled out her Zanpakuto and readied herself.
Inu had been watching the battle between Grimmjow and the Shinigami. Grimmjow had told him not to interfere, to which he replied he wouldn't even help him if he was about to die. Of course, that was a lie. Roder had told him to make sure Grimmjow didn't get himself killed and that's what he was going to do. Of course, he didn't say anything about letting him get pummeled a good bit, which was what it looked like was going on after that Shinigami pulled off something like a Hollow mask. Inu, not being the thinking type didn't think much of it except how it had amplified his power for a moment. Then it broke and Grimmjow started kicking the Shinigami around again. Then he froze, literally.
"What the-"
Inu dashed forward and kicked away the offending, shorter Shinigami. "What's the big idea? Don't go messin' with other people's fights."
Rukia and Ichigo looked at the newcomer. His clothing looked like a color inverted shihakusho, and his mask fragment appeared to be dog-like ears sprouting from his white hair. He put his hand to his Zanpakuto and readied himself.
Grimmjow broke free from the ice and looked at the Shinigami angrily, then turned his attention to the Fracciones.
"I don't need your help, mutt! I can handle this on my own!"
"You don't think I know that, you damn cat?! I'm just getting in on the action now that there're two of them. You keep beating up on your carrot-top, and I'll take the pipsqueak."
"Tch, so noisy." All four looked up to see one Shinji Hirako floating just above them. "I hate getting involved in Shinigami business, but when it's so close to home I just can't ignore it."
"Who's this clown?" Inu said to himself as Shinji sauntered down in front of them.
Roder was starting to wonder how Grimmjow's Fracciones had died to these beings as he knocked Rangiku to the ground. The woman coughed a bit and looked forward to see the two child-like Arrancars. Apparently, the girl had taken to tying flowers into the boy's hair and around his mask fragment.
"Hey, it's the one with the boobs," the girl Arrancar said. She seemed to be dressed in typical Gothic Lolita fashion with feathers decorating it and in the normal Arrancar colors. Her mask fragment looked to be a circlet with five red teeth hanging downwards at the center.
"The one with the boobs?" Rangiku raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah. The other girl didn't have any. So I labeled you as 'with' and her as 'without'."
Rangiku snorted a laugh. "First that guy calls him gay, and then you call him a girl. Today's just a great day to pick on Yumichika I guess."
The boy made a curious sound and poked Rangiku while looking at the girl.
"Eh, sure."
He grasped a hold of Rangiku, pinning her arms to her sides and squeezed a little. The woman was finding it a little difficult to breathe like that.
"Just try not to make too much of a-"
Suddenly the Negacion formed around all of Arrancar, plus one Shinigami.
"…mess. Well, looks like we got a souvenir."
The Arrancar returned. Grimmjow was pissed. Inu was pissed and cold. Yammy was just being Yammy. Emelia walked with Wonderweiss holding on to the rope that was tied around their prisoner. Roder was at the head of the group, not sure how Aizen would take them having captured one of the enemy. It wasn't their objective to capture a Shinigami, but they hadn't been told that they couldn't either.
"Ulquiorra succeeded in his mission," they heard as they entered the main chamber.
"Ah, that means we were successful as well then," Roder stated. "However, we did have an unexpected…event take place, my lord."
Aizen looked towards the bound Rangiku, his expression not changing at all. Gin, however, ceased smiling and looked as serious as Tousen. Emilia pulled the Shinigami forward so that everyone present could get a better look.
"Wonderweiss grabbed her just before we got called back," the young Fraccion explained. "Don't know if was going to hug her or squeeze her to death, but he let her go after we got back. We tied her up and took her sword after that."
"It seems we have our first prisoner of war. Loly, Menoly, show Emilia to a proper holding cell for the Lieutenant."
The two Arrancar girls bowed. "Yes, Lord Aizen." They left with Emilia and her prisoner in tow.
Aizen smiled at Roder. "It seems you did even better than anticipated, Tyranus, taking on multiple Shinigami, even after their limiters were removed."
Roder nodded. "They simply underestimated me. They thought that because there were more of them that they could surround and overwhelm me. I have trained for such scenarios with my Fracciones. It was almost like I was training, to be honest."
"Glad to hear you're so confident. Now, everyone, to show you what your hard work has earned."
A red-haired teenage girl was brought out before them all by Ulquiorra. Many of them were raising questions, but Aizen silenced them.
"Orihime Inoue has a very special ability, which will now be demonstrated. Grimmjow, come forward."
Everyone watched as Orihime's power was used on Grimmjow's severed arm. Many eyes widened as his arm was completely restored.
"Di- Did she just heal him?" Inu asked, surprised.
"No," Kagome said. "It's more like she reversed time on his arm alone, and undid what caused it to be destroyed."
"Orihime's unique ability," Aizen said, "is the power to reject fate. She rejected the fact that Grimmjow's arm was destroyed, so now it is simply not destroyed."
Grimmjow smiled. "Hey, think you can fix this too?" he said pointing to the place where he once had his Espada number tattooed. Orihime agreed and the number '6' was once again on his body.
"He can't do that!" Inu shouted for all to hear. "You lost your place as an Espada! Roder's the number six now!"
"Not for long," Grimmjow said as he reared his fist. He sonidoed and punched but was blocked by a sword nearly as large as his body.
"You will not lay a hand on Roder, you beast," Yggdra said as she held her ground.
"It's fine Yggdra. I can handle him on my own."
The swordswoman reluctantly backed down and sheathed her blade on her back. Grimmjow and Roder stared each other down before Grimmjow made to attack again, now with his sword. Roder caught his hand, flipped him over his body, and slammed him into the ground. As Grimmjow made to get up, he punched down at him, flattening his back to the stone floor. He punched again, making cracks appear on the stone around him. He punched again, and now people were certain that Grimmjow had sunk into the floor. The former Espada coughed up blood and tried to pull himself out of the man-shaped indention.
"You didn't lose your place because of a missing arm and a piece of skin. You lost your place because of your anger-clouded judgment and lack of real fighting power. If you want your place back, then get stronger. Otherwise, I'd suggest you aim lower."
Grimmjow grit his teeth as a few of the Arrancar laughed at his expense. Aizen smiled; glad to have gotten such a strong follower.
They've captured Rangiku! What does this mean for the Soul Society!?
Not much really. She plays a little significance to a certain someone, but it's not the main focus here.
And while I realize that Roder just fought three to four Shinigami on his own and did perfectly fine and then went Hulk on Grimmjow, one must remember the power difference some of the Arrancar have. Grimmjow killed Luppi with a single punch and a cero, despite being the same rank. It kinda goes without saying that there are Arrancar who could've done the same to Grimmjow.