Orihime should've been terrified.
She was in the enemy base, captive.
She had only left her cell once since she was brought here and that was because Aizen wanted her to fix his Hogyoku.
She knew that Aizen has cultured, but she never would have guessed that he enjoyed listening to country music. She was constantly hearing it from her room. Then again, maybe it keeps the other arrancar vicious. They always looked so angry when ever the music started.
Still, there was something deeply unsettling about being abducted and brought to a zoo. Even if what was happening was extremely comical. Her watcher never directly interacted with her, especially since she had taken to talking to the seahorse in her room.
She would see others like him out of the corner of her eye though, and it was very unsettling. They were always watching from the shadows.
At least she was no longer a burden to her friends. If she was going to spend the rest of her life in this place at least she would do so knowing her friends would stay alive.
She hoped they would understand her choice and stay away.
He had just found a giant tree bigger then anything he's ever seen.
It was made almost entirely of clearest crystal. With colorful blooms hanging off every bough.
"Whoa." stared Ichigo.
"I didn't know something like this could even exist in Hueco Mundo" murmured Rukia as she reached out to touch it. The tree was cold as ice, yet it felt natural, unlike the other trees they had seen. Those were just creepy. "It feels refreshing though."
"Yeah." Someone else added.
Their collective thoughts were then interrupted by the sounds of barking and shrieking.
"So let me get this straight." Began Ishida " You were playing hollow tag with the puppy that you found."
The group of hollows and puppy nodded in unison.
"And the reason you were screaming and crying is because you were a masochist."
"Yup. It's no fun unless I cry a little" Chirped the Hollow named Nel.
"And this puppy joined in during one of your games." he continued as he pointed to the creature. It was clearly not a hollow despite the strange red marks on its face and the presence of a small glaive on its back.
"His name its Chubby. Cos' of his squishy belly." Chirped the little girl as she patted the wolf's stomach.
A small rain cloud seemed to form over his head at the embarrassing name and he whined loudly in protest.
For the first time in a long time, Aizen was at a loss. It was the first time any of his plans had gone this horribly wrong. No, Not horribly wrong, that would be exaggerating. Plus the summoning of gods using a god as a conduit was a spur of the moment idea that spawned from the presence of such a creature. Since Seireitei had ignored the presence of the god and treated it like a mere creature he pounced on the opportunity. It didn't exactly work quite like he had planned and the results of summoning nature gods were beyond his control.
The hogyoku had damaged, almost beyond repair. Summoning reality warping gods did not agree with it it seemed. Fortunately, the human girl had been able to undo the damage done to it, but it did not stop the smaller gods from interfering with his work. They never stayed in one place long enough for him to give an order.
It was a good thing the number of animals seemed to be dropping.
The plans to kill the spirit king were no longer enough. There was no point in creating a new world if he could not control the forces within it.
If what he called forth with the hogyoku was any indication, he had a long way to go if he was going to create his new world. Starting with catching the wolf puppy.
The thing was always on the horizon looking at him. Sooner or later it would come to him just as Ichigo Kurosaki will come for his friend.
The creature appeared to be a smaller and weaker version of the god he had seen in Seireitei. No doubt it would hone in on the largest source of power which would be Las Noches. Or that strange tree that sprouted up from nowhere.
If he could some how bind one of the white creatures to the hogyoku it should give him enough power to rival the adult one. Surely it wouldn't be able to overcome all of their power combined right? No, he did not like this plan. There was too much he did not know, his carefully laid plans now had a snag due to the wolf god running amuck.
It would be nothing if he knew what these things were capable of. But even after reviewing the cameras he couldn't find anything conclusive, only natural disasters occurring from no particular source. Every so often one of his minions would simply fall apart.
He needed more information on these gods and that was the problem.
Where would he get information on white, two dimensional creatures from another plane of existence?!
"Gin. Tousen." He called. "I want you to gather information on these creatures. Tousen will be observing."
"Yes Aizen -sama"
"And Gin will go to the living world to see what they have recorded. Comb the Seireitei archives too if you can."
"Sure thing Aizen."
Gin swore loudly in his head. Aizen was changing his plans and it was all because of that damned wolf. This meant that Gin himself had to change his plans accordingly. He had come far and he wasn't about to stop now. Then again, it was pretty interestin' to see Aizen's reaction to the wolf. If the wolf can really get past Kyoka Suigetsu then it was an asset.
If only it would stop giving him the creeps every time he thought about it.
Seriously, he would have been best friends with the wolf if only it would stop giving him that awful look that always made him feel guilty. Only Ran was allowed to do that heck, she was the only one who had ever been able to do that. He was supposed to give other people creeps, not the other way around.
Still, He had an opportunity and he was going to take it. But how would he go about that?
Maybe with food. Animals liked food right?
No. He shouldn't think of the thing as an animal. It obviously had brains.
But feeding it persimmons couldn't hurt right?
The moon tribe clan were a weird bunch. That was a commonly accepted fact in Soul Society. They specialized in technology much like the how the Shibas specialized in pyrotechnics, the Kuchikis with law, the Shihoin with stealth, and the Hououmaru with music.
They were strange even by Shinigami standards.
For one thing, they did not go outside. The quincy war had decimated their numbers and they had spent too much time inside their compound recovering afterwards. The end result was that the vast majority of the clan had a very low tolerance for sunlight and an inherent dislike for the outdoors. This does not mean that they were isolated by anymeans. Almost every moontribe member had an animal companion, a tradition that stemmed from the post Yami era.
Second was their naming habits. They knew that their appearance would set them apart and saw no purpose in having an actual clan name. With hair that glowed and the markings on their forehead it was impossible for them to be mistaken for anyone else. They also cared very little for paperwork as all of them were had excellent memories and never forgot any details about the people around them. It made paper work a bitch for everyone else though so they eventually picked up a character for them selves. This was only for documentation and separating the members of the branches. Uiharu for the telepaths. Urahara for the telekinetics, and Uzu for everyone else.
Their clan head was the strangest of all due to his ability. The Almighty, which allowed him to see the future. That was the only rule the clan really had. The head must have the gift of prophecy, no matter which branch he came from, and be able to see at least a century into the future. This tradition dates back to time immemorial, before the worlds truly separated from each other and gods and demons alike could be found wandering the lands.
So when the clan head began to look confused or alarmed, a riot broke out on the clan grounds; which was really a series of empty homes on top of a high security bunker. It was an uproar until the odd man silenced everyone by flipping off light switched with a switch of his finger.
Telekinesis was very useful sometimes, even it wasn't very strong.
A rather short man rises from his place in front of a large screen. It was his way of keeping track of the happenings of all the family members within the compound and contacting them in the event of major changes. It had been a long time since he had to use it on the whole clan.
Contingencies for a war, between super powers.
It would be a miracle if they lived. At least his successor would survive. Many important people would live.
The question was if the world as they knew it would survive.
Author's note- AARRRRRRGH! I AM A TERRIBLE PERSON!
Sorry for the delay but Bleach started to go downhill for me once the hueco mundo arc began. I honestly Don't know how to go about the next few sections, so ideas would be welcome. That and i had midterms in a number of unpleasant subjects. None the less I promise the next chapter will have just a little more content.
I pray that we are sheilded from writer's block.
Reviews and constructive criticism please~
