CHAPTER 53: BATTLE BETWEEN BEAUTIES

Yumichika flipped his hair and sighed. He had not seen a single Arrancar in sight. He turned to his right and grumbled as Ikkaku did his utterly revolting 'Lucky Dance'. As if it was not bad enough that his head was reflecting so much light, he could not even bother to make a more beautiful dance. Shaking his head, he continued to watch Ikkaku dance around the area like a crazed man. Yumichika twirled his hair and adjusted his eye feathers, wanting to give his opponent a stunning first impression. Ikkaku screamed in delight and hopped up beside his friend, after completing the dance for the tenth time.

"We're going to be LUCKY!" He waved his Zanpakutou in the air and laughed loudly.

Suddenly, both of their ears picked up the noise of footsteps. The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Instantly, Yumichika and Ikkaku's hands gripped the hilt of their Zanpakutous, preparing for the intense battle ahead. Strolling through the North gate was an Arrancar with short, wavy brown hair and four green lines under his left eye. His hollow mask covered the area below his right eye, all the way down to his chin with a white tusk protruding out of his mask. He wore dark green eyeliner and had his glare fixed on Ikkaku and Yumichika. Ikkaku snarled, clearly feeling threatened by the bulky Arrancar's glare, while Yumichika turned away in disgust. What an ugly opponent... He pouted, as he had been hoping that his opponent would be somewhat beautiful. Or at least, much more beautiful compared to his opponent during the battle in the Fake Karakura Town a few years ago. The memory of Charlotte Cuulhourne and the revolting sight ultimately made him feel utterly sick. Trying to shove such a hideous sight out of his head, he unsheathed his Zanpakutou, ready for what seemed to be a battle of two Shinigamis versus a Fraccion. At least, they thought so.

"YOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" A loud, girly voice rang out throughout the vicinity.

Yumichika's eyes widened. For some reason, that annoying voice and defeaning yodel had reminded him of something so disgusting and ugly that it had scarred his eyes for life.

" THE FANTASTIC MAGICAL AWESOME CUTE BEAUTIFUL GREAT ECONOMICAL WONDERFUL SPELLBINDING ENCHANTING INTERESTING INVIGORATING REFRESHING DELIGHTFUL ULTRA GLAMOROUS VALLENCIE CUULHOURNE HAS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE!"

Yumichika and Ikkaku stared blanky at their pink-haired opponent with his glittery hollow mask, while he worshipped himself over and over again. Vallencie looked at Yumichika and Ikkaku, smirking.

"Be honoured, my hideous opponents. I know you're standing in awe of my astounding beauty. I even went as far as to wear my special battle outfit for todayyyy!" He beamed, showing of his shiny white shorts paired with a glittery belt, as well as his halter neck white top.

Yumichika covered his mouth, on the edge of puking his guts out in disgust. But at the same time, he simply could not suppress his laughter. Ikkaku simply stared blanky, clearly not impressed by Vallencie's 'astounding beauty'. Both of them were amused by Vallencie's crude sense of style, that they could no longer hold it back and began rolling on the floor laughing. Yumichika laughed till his stomach hurt and tears were coming out of his eyes. As for Ikkaku, he simply let out a deafening laugh, completely entertained by the hilarity and absurdity of seeing a man wearing clothes like a girl. Vallencie was extremely insulted by his opponents' behaviour and decided to lay down the law on this.

"Laughing at my PRETTY CUTE MIRACULOUS HEAVENLY MIND-BLOWING EXEMPLARY outfit? You won't be laughing much longer..." Vallencie snarled, determined to exact revenge upon the two Shinigami.

Hiyori gripped her Zanpakutou hard, after reluctantly deactivating her Shikai under Love's instruction. She sneered and glared straight at Wolffe. For a moment, it seemed as if fiery daggers were about to emerge from her very eyes and puncture Wolffe's entire body with them. Love noticed Hiyori's sudden yet unsurprising wave of extreme fury. Whenever she was in such a mood, he knew that he had to get his guard up and watch after her. An angry Hiyori always tended to be reckless and make bad judgements. Urahara, having been her superior once, knew that as well. He shook his head. His fiery ex-Lieutenant never failed to lose her temper at least once a day. Taking out his cane, he lowered his green and white hat such that it completely hid his eyes from Wolffe's view. Wolffe snarled and sighed. He would rather be sleeping than involving himself in troublesome battles like these. The faster I wrap this up, the faster I can get back to my afternoon nap...

"Can we hurry and wrap this up?" Wolffe yawned. "I'd rather not fight... I want to sleep..."

"YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE!" Hiyori screeched, waving her Zanpakutou in the air violently. "YOUR BASTARD OF A LEADER STARTED THIS WHOLE MESS, SO BLAME HIM!"

Hiyori charged towards him screaming, with her blade aimed straight for Wolffe. Her eyes widened, as Wolffe responded with incredible speed. Almost immediately, he had raised his Zanpakutou and blocked Hiyori's deadly blade. Hiyori noticed that Wolffe was not even making eye contact with her and he was only holding his blade with one hand. That meant that besides a quick response rate, he had strength to back himself up as well. Even though he was part of the New Espada, which were supposed to be much stronger than their predecessors, he had to have a weakness. Surely, during the course of the battle, they could find it?

Just then, a black moth swooped down onto Wolffe's finger. Urahara chuckled. That black moth probably had the same functions as a Hell Butterfly. His thoughts were confirmed when Wolffe's expression suddenly changed. As the black moth flew away, Wolffe stood there dazed for a second, before tightly clenching his fists and glaring at Love, Hiyori and Urahara.

"You Shinigami..." He spoke calmly, yet had his voice full of anger. "You Shinigami killed one of my comrades!"

"Hmph. Don't assosciate us with Shinigami." Hiyori pouted. "We're Vizards. Get that into your head, maggot."

"Geneva..." Wolffe muttered to himself. "I'll avenge you for sure..."

Geneva... That's the name of the third New Espada. Urahara was slightly shocked to learn that the first New Espada to fall was of a considerably high rank, owning a considerable amount of power and abilities. Though he expected the fifth New Espada to fall first, he assumed that the fifth New Espada was likely to not have appeared yet. Kiiyaa Halibel. He had to be around somewhere, hiding and sneaking around. Urahara focused on the task at hand and faced the fourth New Espada, Wolffe Barrk. Wolffe shook his head and rushed at Love, who quickly dodged that attack and tried to attack Wolffe unsuccessfully. Urahara simply stood by and watched, wondering if Wolffe would notice him. While Love and Hiyori 'entertained' Wolffe, Urahara observed his opponent. His movements, his style, his way of using his Zanpakutou... Somehow, something would reveal itself to him. He would uncover Wolffe's weakness sooner or later and by then, he would have the perfect solution to combat it.

Where am I?

A blonde haired girl with her hollow mask covering the top of her blonde hair shook her head and sighed, as her white antennae followed the movements of her head. Soft bangs were heard as her boots came into contact with the wooden floors along the hallway. She twirled her long, thin blonde ponytail round her finger. She looked to her right and stared at the door that stood before her. Shrugging her shoulders, she pushed open the door to the Captain's Assembly Hall. To her surprise, she saw three people standing inside as if they had been awaiting her arrival for a long time. One of them was a teenager wearing spectacles with black hair. He did not appear to be a Shinigami, since he was wearing a white cape, shirt and pants instead of the black Shinigami robes. The other two were definitely Shinigami, since they both wore the white long-sleeved Captain's haori and black Shinigami robes. One of them had long white hair and brown eyebrows, while the other had his face completely covered with eccentric patterns marked by face pain and blue hair. The blonde girl raised her eyebrow, not understanding her situation at all. To her, these people looked as if they were waiting for her arrival eagerly. Thing was, she did not know them. Nor did she know what business they had with her. One way or another, she could feel an aura of danger in the room and she felt that it was best to leave the room as quickly as possible. Just as she turned to leave, the man with blue hair chuckled and the door snapped shut. Her eyes widened and she rapidly turned behind.

"Heh heh!" The man with blue hair cackled. "You came in here first. We can't let you go so easily..."

"You sound like a real pervert, you freaky scientist..." The bespectacled man huffed.

"SHUT UP!"

"Calm down you two..." The man with white hair sighed, before looking at the blonde girl. "Strange... I thought the fifth New Espada was a male!"

"If you're referring to me," a sly smile suddenly surfaced on the blonde girl's face. "Then yes, I am a girl. The fifth New Espada, Kiiyaa Halibel, is a girl. Geneva Jacquerain... That girl isn't the only girl in the New Espada you know. If you'll excuse me, I need to go..."

"You can't leave. We have to fight you and stop your leader, Aizen." The man wearing spectacles nodded.

Fight... Aizen...

Oh yeah. I'm supposed to fight the Shinigami. Oops, I nearly forgot!

Kiiyaa smiled. "Why don't you introduce yourselves? I've introduced myself already, now it's your turn."

"Ishida Uryuu." The bespectacled man nodded, as he pushed his spectacles higher up his nosebridge.

"Ukitake Juushiro, Captain of the 13th Division." The man with white hair spoke calmly.

"Kurotsuchi Mayuri... Captain of the 12th Division and Head of the Shinigami Research Institute." The crazy, blue-hair man laughed with his head tilted towards the high ceiling.

Kiiyaa smirked. Every single one of them looked like a joke to her. Every single one of them did not seem like a threat. Every single one of them would be crushed in her hands like a paper ball. In comparison to her vast powers, the three of them combined would not even stand a chance against her. She twirled her blonde hair round her finger, laughed and unsheathed her Zanpakutou. From here on, the battle would start. Her battle would start officially, as the fifth New Espada, Kiiyaa Halibel.

Author's Note:
Well that's the 53rd chapter there :D So far, all the battles for the New Espada have started... Except for the 2nd's!
Next chapter, I'll be focusing on Vallencie,the 'Bulky Arrancar' (I haven't properly introduced him) and Kiiyaa's battles! I'm glad to see the Vizards and Urahara fight lol XD
I won't be touching on the battle between Viquierra, Tayomi, Hitsugaya and Ichigo for a while... Saving the best battle for last. Besides, I wanna keep this reminder of Ulquiorra for a little while more ^.^
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter :D Please review! Thanks for reading!