Being alerted of Noches Espada's arrival, Ichigo and his friends hurried to the guild to warn everyone. Time was almost up as Noches Espada grew closer and closer. Soliders were dressed in all white with skulls over their heads and they were being led by three men all dressed in white. One had long purple hair with glasses, one had silver hair with eyes closed, and the other up front had brown hair that was pulled back.

"I can hardly wait to see what Fairy Tail is like for myself." Silver hair said.

"Do not underestimate them." Purple hair said.

"I didn't say that I was."

"That's enough Gin and Kaname. We have to focus."

"Yes, Lord Aizen." Both of them said. Sosuke Aizen, the master of Noches Espada, and his two subordinates, Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tosen. Their power in Noches Espada is terrifying.

…..

Fairy Tail

Ichigo and his team already made it back to the guildhall. When Erza learned of what is to come, she was mortified.

"Noches Espada is coming to Magnolia?" Erza said.

"That's what Igneel said and he heard it from that creep that gave Grimmjow a good push around." Ichigo said.

"This is bad. If someone who's not even an elite from that guild could be a match for Grimmjow, I can't even imagine what the rest of that guild is like." Erza said. "Evacuate the city and prepare for battle. If Noches Espada wants a fight, we'll give them one."

"Swords vs. Fairies"

When word got out of what was coming, people started to evacuate for their safety and the guild was getting ready to fight. Grimmjow was getting himself fixed up for the big fight.

"Grimmjow, you should take it easy." Wendy suggested.

"Not a chance. We can't afford to sit around when we're dealing with a powerful enemy." Grimmjow said. Ichigo was actually nervous. Noches Espada seems dangerous, but he wasn't going to run.

"Ichigo, are you alright?" Rukia said as his friends gathered around.

"A little anxious. We don't know anything about this guild and all of a sudden they're making a big move." Ichigo said.

"True, but if we defeat them, it will end the Balam Alliance." Uryu said. Everyone was getting ready until they heard someone.

"Fairy Tail, I know you can hear me." Everyone rushed outside and was met with a giant thought projection of Sosuke Aizen.

"Who is that?!" Natsu said.

"Shut up and we'll find out." Gray said.

"My name is Sosuke Aizen. I am the master of Noches Espada." Grimmjow got a good look at him and he looked completely astonished.

"Hold on, I know him." Grimmjow said.

"You do? How?" Erza said.

"That's the creep who hired me and the others to kidnap Orihime. He's also the one who handed over that equipment to make it so." Grimmjow said. That was some interesting piece of information he shared. When they first met Grimmjow, he was hired to kidnap Orihime, but no one knew who it was that did that until now.

"Members of my guild as well as myself have already come to your beloved city." Aizen said. "I highly recommend you hand over a member of your guild named Orihime Inoue or else everything will be destroyed."

"He's after me?" Orihime questioned.

"What nonsense. Does he really expect us to just hand her over?" Rukia said.

"If you don't believe me, see for yourself." Aizen said. All the members anticipated what was to come until they saw a giant explosion go off and it destroyed almost an entire quarter of Magnolia.

"Such power! How did he do that?" Renji said.

"Everyone, prepare for battle. If we are to defeat Noches Espada, now would be the time." Erza said and all of them cheered.

"Remember to stay alert. If you see a member of these Eight Hollow Swords or either of his generals." Uryu warned.

"Alright, let's show this guy what a mistake he made attacking us." Natsu said as they all rushed into town to fight. Orihime was about to go and join them, but Erza grabbed her arm.

"Master Erza?" Orihime said.

"Orihime, I think it's best if you find a place to hide." Erza said. "If this Aizen is after you and did that much destruction as a warning, I can't imagine what he would do to get you."

"But I can't leave my friends to fight when I know there's something I can do to help." Orihime said. Erza was about to argue about this, but Orihime got knocked out by Laxus.

"We don't have time to argue about this." Laxus said as he lifted Orihime up. "I'll find a place for her to hide and join the rest of you in battle."

"Thank you, Laxus." Erza said. Laxus became a bolt of lightning and took off. Erza went to join everyone in battle. The only one that left behind was Ulquiorra. He just stood there and looked out to the field, but where was his mind?

….

Gin

Gin took one end of the city. Fairy Tail intercepted the enemy at once and they began to fight back.

"My….this guild is something else. I've heard rumors about them, but I never saw it for myself." Gin said.

"Diablo's Fist!"

"Arrow Rain!" Gin looked up and saw blast of magic with arrows coming down like rain. Gin was surrounded by a bright light from the two attacks landing. Uryu and Chad landed down with them being the ones that used those attacks.

"Did we get him?" Chad said.

"Let's just wait." Uryu said. They didn't had to wait very long because they could see Gin's shadow emerge from the light and he wasn't hurt at all.

"That is certainly an interesting way to greet someone." Gin said.

"He's not even hurt!" Chad said.

"Careful, Chad. This one is strong." Uryu said. Even though Gin kept his eyes closed, you could tell he was a dangerous man. It was like he was a snake and he just found his prey.

…

Kaname

Kaname took a different part of Magnolia as he was searching for Orihime under Aizen's orders. He came to a stop and he stepped to the side as he avoided ice and stretchable metal. He turned around and was faced with Rukia and Renji and they were amazed.

"How did he do that? He didn't even see our attacks coming." Renji said.

"I'm not sure." Rukia said.

"You made a mistake." Kaname said. He carried a katana on his side and he pulled it out. "I was hoping for this to be solved peacefully, but you chose to fight us instead."

"You're the ones who came to our town." Up above, Nagato was coming down with a flaming fist. "That means we have to take you down." He swung his fist down, but Kaname stepped to the side and Nagato missed him. "No way!"

"You're awfully loud. You should be quiet." Kaname said. He held up his hand and used Sound Magic to blast Nagato with a soundwave that sounded like his own voice.

"Nagato, are you alright?" Renji asked.

"I'll be fine, but his Sound Magic is powerful. He even used my own voice against me." Nagato said. A dangerous snake and a man that uses sound. What other power is there?

…

Aizen

Aizen wanted to see Fairy Tail's strength for himself. He took notice that there wasn't a single citizen in the entire city and he felt the magic power of all of the Fairy Tail wizards. He was actually impressed that most of them weren't running in fear.

"You seem awfully confident with that smirk on your face." Aizen looked ahead and saw he was faced with Erza.

"The famous Titania Erza Scarlet. It's honor to finally meet you in person." Aizen said.

"I wish I could say the same, but I know nothing about you." Erza said. "You're the master of Noches Espada? Then, I must ask why you are after Orihime. What do you want with her?"

"I'm afraid I can't tell you that. Knowing how Fairy Tail operates, you'll only try to complicate things." Aizen said.

"We'll see about that." Erza said. Aien felt other presences. Lucy used her whip, Natsu breathed out fire, and Gray shot out a blast of ice from his mouth. Aizen wasn't the least bit concerned as some shield made from magic energy was formed and blocked all three attacks.

"No way!" Natsu said.

"It's like he saw our attacks coming." Lucy said.

"Did you really think I would come to a battle with Fairy Tail without taking precautions?" Aizen said. He heard Erza coming at him as she requipped a sword in her hand, but he blocked it with his bare hand.

"He caught it?!" Erza said.

"I heard that the four of you were the best team in Fairy Tail." Aizen said. Aizen unleashed some magic power and it pushed the four of them back.

"His magic power is unreal." Erza said.

"You're telling me." Lucy said as Natsu helped her up. "His magic power seems similar to the Spriggan 12."

"We've beaten them and we can beat this guy as well." Gray said.

"You think so?" Aizen said as he held his hand like a gun and fired a magic bullet and Gray got hit hard from the attack as he got knocked down.

"Gray!" Natsu shouted.

"Damn." Gray said as he held his stomach. "A little more power and that could have went right through me."

"Slice the wings off of fairies and they become helpless creatures. I could tell you that it's pointless to fight me, but I know your guild too well." Aizen said.

"So you claim." Erza said. "Then, you should know that we will win this fight." The battle has started, but Fairy Tail is already up against powerful enemies. How do they intend to defeat such foes?

…

Orihime

Orihime felt something hard and made of wood. She started to open her eyes and saw she was in a room like an attic. Orihime tried to get up, but she felt some pain in her shoulders. Nothing serious, but the pain was annoying.

"Ow. What happened and where am I?" Orihime said. She got up on her feet and saw there was a window. She could hear the explosions and all the magic power. She got up and from the view she was on a higher floor. She was actually in an old room held in Kardia Cathedral. It all started to come back to her. She remembered Noches Espada came and started attacking Magnolia to get to her. "I've got to get out of here and get out there to help everyone."

"That won't be happening. Erza Scarlet wants to keep you out of the way and Laxus brought you here since he thought you would be safe."

"Who's there?" Orihime said as she thought it was another enemy. She heard footsteps and saw Ulquiorra stepping out of the shadows. She was relieved when she saw it was just another guild member.

"Oh. It's only you, Ulquiorra. You gave me a little scare." Orihime said.

"Believe me when I tell you that you should be scared." Ulquiorra said. The battle against magical fairies and magical swords has begun. What events shall be broken out from it?

….

Ichigo: Noches Espada has knowledge over every member of Fairy Tail. They know how to counter against our attacks and have pulled tricks over us. The reason for this is because someone has done what is unforgivable.

Next Time: Fifth Spirit

Ichigo: Truths and secrets shall be revealed.