Ichika was in her sleeping quarters; she was lying on her bed, clasping a private photograph of Kazui. Her finger traced the outline of his face, tears streamed down her cheeks as she thought about what Kazui had said.

"A world where all souls could reside; Human, Hollow and Demon" Ichika thought.

Ichika swore under her breath; a world where all souls could reside is the world Yhwach envisioned.

The door to Ichika's room opened revealing her father. Renji's eyes softened as he stared at his daughter.

"We will bring him back Ichika" Renji assured.

Ichika nodded, she concealed her photo within her Shihakushō and sat upright glaring at her father.

"You should really knock before entering father" Ichika replied.

Renji smirked at his daughter and leant on her wall; he crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow.

"And you shouldn't ogle at that photograph twenty-four-seven" Renji stated.

Ichika blushed; she hoped her father wouldn't notice her photo.

"Next time you see him, you should ask him out, by then we would have brought him home" Renji reassured.

Ichika nodded and smiled, ever since she had met him, she had had a crush on Kazui.

"Come on, as the Lieutenant of the Thirteenth Division, you have to attend the war games held in the First Division Barracks" Renji said.

Kazui sat on Yhwach' throne, ever since he had rediscovered Silbern, he had proclaimed himself as its ruler. He was in command of an army of Arrancar, Fullbringers, Togabito and Quincy who had survived the Quincy Blood War. Humans, Hollows and Demons bolstered his ranks; his forces were garbed in fatigues with Brodie Helmets situated on their heads, gasmasks were positioned on their faces, protecting them from any harmful Reiatsu in Silbern.

"How is the prosthetic arm" Shizuka asked from beside Kazui.

Kazui's appearance had changed; an eyepatch was situated on his face, covering his empty eye socket. A Hook Prosthesis had replaced his absent limb, giving him the ability to cut his enemies without wielding a blade. The piece of shrapnel embedded in his head had grown giving Kazui a wicked and malevolent appearance.

"It's fine Shizuka" Kazui reassured.

Kazui rubbed his cheek; due to the explosion, many scars tarnished his face. Every so often he would have to rub his skin to reduce the pain.

"Has Military Intelligence received any Data from the war games conducted in Soul Society?" Kazui asked Shizuka.

Shizuka nodded; she had assigned the mission of acquiring Data to a member of Kazui's Special Forces the 'Guards'. The man who she assigned the mission to, was a Fullbringer dubbed 'Octopus'. Octopus was a Fullbringer with the ability of transforming into other individuals; he would infiltrate Soul Society and acquire the identity of a member of the Gotei 13 attending the war games in an attempt to transmit any Data concerning the war games to Silbern.

"Yes, Octopus has already acquired the identity of a member of the Gotei 13, he has been relaying Data ever since the war games began" Shizuka informed.