Returning War Part 1
Chapter 14 The Soul Society's Resolve; Defend Karakura Town!
(Replica Karakura Town/Karakura Town)
"Damn you Senken!" cursed Yamamoto gritting his teeth.
"Head Captain what do we do!?" asked Shuhei in panic.
"We regroup, follow me!" ordered Yamamoto taking to the air, leading Shuhei, Kenrichi and Rukia onto the top of the town's bridge
"Ichigo, Karin, I'm sorry" thought Rukia witnessing the real town reappear from her spot on the bridge.
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"Damn it Senken, Izuru lower the barrier!" shouted Isshin.
"Why Isshin?" asked Izuru in panic.
"A technique like this has highly concentrated amounts of spirit energy and with Karakura returning to this plain the citizens are easily exposed so lower it now!" ordered Isshin as he picked up Rangiku.
"Right" said Izuru dispelling his Tozanshō then continued healing Rangiku while Isshin carried the injured lieutenant elsewhere.
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"Grr! Ya!" shouted Toshiro as he backed away from Arpia.
"You're hesitating which means you're afraid aren't you" said Arpia.
"What are you talking about?" asked Toshiro.
"You are aware of the current situation are you not; Lord Senken has changed our field of battle to Karakura Town, the very object of this war but now you must make a choice: Go all out to defeat us or hold back and be destroyed by us, of course in either situation the humans will become fully aware of our existence, so choose!" berated Arpia charging with flaming daggers.
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"Dammit she's right what do we do!?" thought Toshiro in panic while holding off the twin dagger assault
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"Uaaagh we're in trouble captain Karakura Town is exposed!" shouted Ōmaeda.
"Ōmaeda shut up!" shouted Soi Fon in an enraged tone.
"C…Captain" whispered Ōmaeda noticing Soi Fon was severely more angry than usual.
"You bastards what the hell have you done!?" demanded Soi Fon with an enraged look on her face.
"We've backed you fools into a corner and our chief has forced you all to make a very difficult decision; you can either surrender your lives to us or make an effort at defeating us, in either scenario those worthless peons called humans will become aware of our existence, I must say I'm quite pleased with the tactical advantage this gives us" said Siglo snickering.
"Damn you!" shouted Soi Fon charging at Siglo with Suzumebachi.
"Captain wait!" shouted Ōmaeda standing in front of his captain.
"What Ōmaeda!" yelled Soi Fon stopping herself from advancing forward.
"I know you're angry but you can't let that cloud your judgment especially now in this critical situation we're in, what we need to do is calm down and think of a way around this" said Ōmaeda.
"Hm you're right, it's funny I never thought you'd be the one to calm me down" said Soi Fon in a calmer tone as she turned to face Siglo with an equally calmer yet stern demeanor.
"Damn I guess I failed to play on the captain's rage, oh well this is still gonna be fun" thought Siglo snickering as a swirling purple energy began to form in his hands.
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Hm well this situation just got worse, I wasn't expecting Senken to make a move for a while but even then I wasn't prepared for this" said Shunsui lazily glaring at Ochocientos.
"Senken is forcing us to make a decision but at the end of the day both outcomes lead to the same conclusion: The Soul Society's existence will be revealed to the world below" said Jushiro staring at several unconscious humans with a worried look on his face.
"Precisely, that is how Lord Senken wished it to be" said Ochocientos butting into the conversation between the two captains.
"Okay you've got our attention what do you mean by that?" asked Shunsui addressing Ochocientos.
"Ever since Lord Senken confronted the Soul Society he's always had the singular goal of creating the Oken and merging himself with the Spirit King but before he fulfills that desire he wants to witness something" explained Ochocientos.
"And what might that be?" asked Jushiro in a serious tone.
"He desires to see the humans foolishly beg for their lives and then in that single fleeting moment when they're filled with despair and agony, he'll wipes them from existence, the same goes for you soul reapers" explained Ochocientos.
"Well then we'll have to make sure that doesn't happen then; We'll keep Karakura Town out of Senken's hands" said Jushiro.
"If that's the case then why are you afraid to make the first move?" asked Ochocientos.
"He knows we're still not fully committed to this, nice bluff though Jushiro" said Shunsui.
"Why'd Senken have to go this far?" thought Jushiro with a conflicted look on his face.
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"Well I think I've made these fools sweat enough so I'll address my adoring public, Seirei Denki kairo" said Senken sending thin lines of circuits made of spirit energy into the air alerting everyone on the battlefield, both soul reaper and arrancar alike.
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"Hm it's him" thought every captain and lieutenant in unison as they felt Senken's thoughts flooding into their minds.
"Damn you Seken!"
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"Hello Court Guard Squads as you're all already aware I've relocated Karakura Town to it's rightful place on the world and as many of my espada have so kindly pointed out my logic behind this action is very simple: War needs casualties and whether they consist of a few pathetic humans or you soul reapers I really don't give a shit at the end of the day just try and make it interesting alright, see you soon" said Senken cutting his connection with the Court Guard Squad members.
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"Damn you Senken!" shouted Yamamoto at the top of his lungs while fire consumed his entire body, almost as a visual representation of his rage.
"Head Captain what now!?" demanded Rukia.
"Everyone listen to me now! Don't worry about Karakura Town being exposed to our existence at this point the only thing that matters is to protect it so fulfill your duties Court Guard Squads" commanded Yamamoto.
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"Yes Head Captain!" shouted every captain in unison.
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"All of you stay here and protect those of your comrades that are injured I'm putting an end to Senken's game here and now!" yelled Yamamoto taking off to the fire prison he used to trap Senken.
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"I was wondering how long I'd have to wait until you showed up to face me, Head Captain Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto" said Senken as the enraged leader of the 13 Court Guard Squad's entered his own circle of fire.
"I'm ending your twisted games here and now Senken Fujin!" shouted Yamamto preparing to strike.
"If it were that easy you would've done it when we first met you old fart but we both know that I can take you on with just my one hand" snickered Senken as he released a small shockwave from his open palm.
"Argh don't mess with me you brat!" shouted Yamamoto covering his sword's blade with the flames of Ryujin Jakka and slashed Senken across the waist, effectively cutting him in half.
"I see so you intend to stand in my way to the bitter end, very well then I'll enjoy hearing your cries of agony Head Captain Yamamoto!" shouted Senken as he reattached himself and manifested his twin blades.
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"Well now that we have the go ahead I better start getting serious in this fight, I won't let you or your master have your way" said Toshiro in a confident tone.
"Hm so your leader makes a brief speech and you now think you have the resolve necessary to defeat us, given the current situation I apologize for not being fully convinced" said Arpia gripping onto her twin daggers.
"Then maybe this will, Bankai!" yelled Toshiro releasing his bankai causing a storm of ice to engulf himself and Arpia.
"What the hell!" grunted Arpia trying to hold her ground against the flurry of ice while witnessing the release of Toshiro's bankai.
"Take a good look espada and allow me to formally introduce you to Daiguren Hyōrinmaru" said Toshiro with a firm glare.
"Impressive but you indeed have the resolve but you'll still need much more to defeat me, my sisters give me strength even in their defeat" said Arpia ripping off her jacket revealing mask fragments surrounding her breasts and a tattooed number three printed next to her hollow hole which was located where her naval should be.
"Well isn't this nostalgic once more I've found myself fighting the third strongest espada" said Toshiro smirking slightly.
"I see so my rank doesn't surprise you, that's good you'll need all the focus you can muster against me" said Arpia charging at Toshiro using her high speed sonido.
"So fast I'm a sitting duck just standing here" said Toshiro trying to keep up with Arpia using flash step.
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"Impressive but never let your guard down" said Arpia as a red hot spirit energy engulfed her daggers.
"Damn I'm not falling for this again!" shouted Toshiro kicking Arpia away then sent a flurry of ice at Arpia.
"Hya!" shouted Arpia slicing the air and sending a shockwave of heat at the flurry, melting every last icicle.
"Hm so it really won't be that easy" thought Toshiro witnessing the sight then saw Arpia disappear again.
"Watch your back!" shouted Arpia attacking from behind with the same red spirit energy engulfing her daggers.
"Dammit!" shouted Toshiro turning around just in time to deflect.
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"I'll admit you soul reapers have become a real pain to deal with, no one's ever managed to survive more than three seconds against Arpia once she gets going in a fight" said Ochocientos swinging his sword around by the line of webbing attached to the end of the grip.
"Well now I think that's the first nice thing you've said since this fight began" said Shunsui.
"And I think that's the only compliment he's going to give us" added Jushiro.
"That would be correct, I had hoped that time weakened your strength but I now realized that you two are still far too powerful to be defeated by conventional methods" said Ochocientos.
"Good to know you finally realized but I do have one quick question for you espada" said Shunsui.
"Hm why not, ask away just remember they're your final words" said Ochocientos in a smug, laid-back tone.
"Thank you, that woman fighting Captain Hitsugaya, Arpia I believe you said her name was appears to be flashing a #3 tattoo leading me to believe she's the third strongest espada, I'm guessing the young baldy facing Captain Soi Fon holds the rank of second strongest making him #2 so I guess my question is: Are you the first espada?" asked Shunsui.
"See for yourself fools" said Ochocientos turning his back to his opponents revealing a tattooed #1 on the back of his neck just underneath his hair line.
"I should of known!" thought Jushiro with a slightly fazed look on his face.
"I had a feeling our luck really was this bad" said Shunsui hiding his face under his straw hat as he prepared to fight with his dual swords.
"Be prepared Shunsui he's a man with his eyes on vengeance" said Jushiro entering a battle stance.
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"Captain what now?" asked Ōmaeda.
"Dumbass, you heard the Head captains orders right; We fight to protect the world below our very feet now stay focused cause they're about to charge" said Soi Fon as if on cue Siglo released his spiritual pressure which shot up into the sky as a pillar of energy; it was dark purple in color with a white outline.
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Arpia released her full spiritual pressure, which sot up into the sky as a pillar of energy; her spiritual pressure was a heated red color.
"Ngh" grunted Toshiro bracing himself for battle.
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Ochocientos released his spiritual pressure, which shot up into the sky as a pillar of energy; the color was pure white with a black outline.
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(Elsewhere: New Las Noches)
"YAAAAAAGH!" screeched a horde of Gillians as they marched towards Renji and Chad
"Take this La Muerte!" shouted a fully rejuvenated and fully transformed Chad firing a giant blast of energy; wiping out a good number of the Gillians.
"Hey don't hog all the fun Chad give me some breathing room would ya!" shouted a grinning Renji as he wiped out the rest using his Zabimaru.
"Nice moves Renji" said Chad as Renji and him stood back to back.
"Ya but it looks like we're not done yet" said Renji as they soon found themselves surrounded by Exequias soldiers.
"So you think it's the same situation as last time?" asked Chad.
"Wouldn't be able to tell ya since Momo's the one facing the head honcho but let's worry about that later!" shouted Renji whipping Zabimaru's blade at a group of charging Exequias, cutting them down.
"La Muerte!" shouted Chad firing another blast, wiping out his incoming foes.
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"Tobiume, Fire!" shouted Momo sending a large fireball at a group of surrounding Exequias, wiping them out then resorted to simply slashing down a second wave.
"Hm impressive" said Captain Craneo approaching Momo.
"Your soldiers have been wiped out now only you remain" said Momo preparing to strike.
"Tell me how confident are you in Karin Kurosaki's abilities?" asked the Exequias leader.
"Very, what interest is it of yours?" asked Momo.
"I could care less what happens to her but YOU must realize that she is currently fighting an espada who holds the rank of #4" said Craneo.
"What difference does the rank make? She's already defeated Senken's sixth strongest espada" said Momo.
"You truly are foolish, When Lord Senken created the espada he did several experiments on them and through those experiments he classified all espadas with the rank of 4 and above to be his most elite and lethal fighters" explained Craneo.
"So then if espadas with the ranks of 4 to 1 are considered elite what exactly does that make the rest of them?" asked Momo in a slightly worried tone.
"Every espada that has been defeated so far could easily be classified as a mere soldier, don't you see your human friend is fighting an uphill battle" explained Craneo.
"Karin might be human but I guarantee that's what gives her more strength than the rest of us so don't go thinking your threats will confuse me or cause me to back down" said Momo smiling confidently.
"Very well then allow me to show you how futile your power is when compared to ours" said Craneo raising his spiritual pressure.
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"Take this!" shouted Karin charging at Oscuridad with her bankai.
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"Tell me something Karin Kurosaki do you honestly think you'll win?" asked Oscuridad in a slightly agitated but emotionless tone.
"Why ask such a stupid thing of course I'll win!" shouted Karin.
"Really then let me ask you this, after you defeat me how do you intend to return? Lord Senken has closed off all existing Garganta giving you and the others who came here no where to go, you'll wander for eternity in our domain until all of you have been devoured and as for Karakura Town well lets just say it's time of destruction is growing ever near especially now that Lord Senken has acted" preached Oscuridad tossing Karin back into a pillar.
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"Shut…Your…Mouth Oscuridad!" said Karin in a silent tone as she began raising her spiritual pressure and charged at Oscuridad once more.
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"Don't underestimate me, the Court Guard Squads or us humans Oscuridad, Senken's desires will never come to light as long as we stand is his way and I can guarantee you that one us will stop him!" shouted Karin pushing forward.
"Ugh where is she getting her power from?" thought Oscuridad being overpowered.
"Oscuridad this is the end!" shouted Karin sending a full power Tenrai Ryukaze at Oscuridad sending him flying backwards only for the espada to land firmly on the pillar and charge.
"I'm taking you down you son of a bitch!" yelled Karin charging.
"Foolish girl" whispered Oscuridad firing his cero while in mid flight.
"Tenrai Ryukaze!" yelled Karin sending out another blast wave of wind causing it to collide with the cero.
"YAAAAA YOU DIE HERE OSCURIDAD!" shouted Karin keeping her ground while the two forces of energy still battled for dominance.