A/N: English is not my first language، so excuse me for any typing mistakes.

'Cero.' thinking

"Cero." talking

"Cero." And 'cero.' Important talk.

cero. Memories of the past

"Cero." Techniques

«cero.» places

*cero.* sounds

[Cero.] Murciélago

"Cero." Scary voice / lacrima / strong Voice.

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«In Magnolia»

*a step*

*a step*

*a step*

A man was walking with his hands in the pockets of his robe, although the street was full of people, but no one dared to speak, move, or do anything except stare at this man. Because of the oppressive aura emitting from him, everyone felt as if the Grim Reaper would take their souls away from them at any moment. The street was so quiet that the man's footsteps could be heard.

This man was none other than Ulquiorra Schiffer!

Ulquiorra knew everyone was looking at him but he didn't care even one bit. He has work to be done. Ulquiorra stopped walking and looked at the desired place.

Fairy Tail guild!

«At the Fairy Tail Syndicate Building»

Ulquiorra slowly pushed the door open and then quietly walked over to Makarov, who was sitting in his usual place. And as always, the place became quiet because of Ulquiorra's presence. Everyone in the guild was so used to Ulquiorra's presence that he had made quite a few visits, and everyone became unconcerned about the death aura that was constantly emanating from him.

Normally Makarov would smile and say hello, but today something is different.

Ulquiorra was wearing an Espada uniform. Everyone in Magnolia had heard of Ulquiorra and knew that he only wore these clothes when he was on some errand. Besides, they had sensed that his aura had become even more dangerous than before, this was the first time they had had such a feeling.

Everyone sensed that something bad was about to happen.

Ulquiorra stood in front of Makarov, the two exchanged glances at each other, eyes devoid of emotion in front of eyes full of caution and firmness, it looked like a staring contest. Makarov wasn't able to comprehend what's going on, but he knows that Ulquiorra intends to attack them!

Makarov is an eighty-eight-year-old man. Since he was fifteen years old, Makarov began working as a mage, which means his career has lasted for seventy-three years! He met many people whether they were friends or enemies, he knew how to understand body language, and he knew very well how to feel the intentions of the people standing in front of him.

Makarov didn't need to use his brains to know that Ulquiorra meant no good, it was so obvious that even a blind man would easily know. But he wondered if Ulquiorra was really going to start a fight within the guild, as even powerful mages would think twice before doing such a thing. Besides that Ulquiorra didn't start attacking, if Ulquiorra intended to attack them he would have, but he stayed standing which means he came for something.

At the same time, Natsu. Gray, Erza, even Laxus...; Everyone was ready to fight even though they didn't understand what was going on, but Ulquiorra's aura didn't bode well.

"How can I help you?" Makarov asked very calmly. His tone of voice was completely different from the cheerful tone everyone was used to.

"You have something I want." Ulquiorra answered, in a voice devoid of emotion, and took his right hand out of his pocket, and with it a piece of paper. He put the paper in front of Makarov's face before he finished speaking. "Let things run smoothly and no one gets hurt."

This paper was a portrait of Lucy Heartfilia.

Makarov's face turned pale before he looked at Ulquiorra, but his eyes bore enormous anger...

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«Oak Town»

Ulquiorra walked the streets of Oak town while Murciélago blabbed non-stop about how great his life would be after getting magazines and electrical appliances.

Ulquiorra had received a claim from the Phantom Lord Guild, contacted him through the lacrima and the caller was Jose himself. But the conversation between them was very short and terse, as all Ulquiorra knew was that he would be assigned an official mission, nothing more.

On the other hand, Ulquiorra was about to finish paying his debts, so he wouldn't refuse to do the job.

[Oi! Oi! Ulquiorra! Are you listening to me?!! ]

'Hmm?' Ulquiorra finally decided to give his sword some attention. Because if he doesn't, he'll have a headache for the rest of the day.

[Earlier, Garl said that the Lacrima he gave him sensed the presence of demons, but that woman in the mall was not a demon, yet the lacrima reacted to her presence. Why?]

'I spoke with Garl about this. You are right, that woman is not a demon, but all those who practice black magic have become similar to those of demons, which is why the lacrima interacted with the presence of Leeanne. In other words, practitioners of black magic can be said to be helf-demons.'

[Ooh. But when did you talk to Garl?! I'm with you all the time, but I don't remember hearing you talking to him!!]

'Maybe because you've been busy doing useless things.' thought Ulquiorra as he remembered what happened after he went to the mall. Since that day, Murciélago has been busy most of the time, but Ulquiorra does not complain of this; After all, Murciélago doesn't make trouble the way he used to.

[It's not useless !!! It's the Mortal Kombat series!!! You have to show some respect!!]

'Mortal what?'

[It's a fighting game! In fact, I've learned some good fighting techniques. I can't wait to try it on Laxus. What do you think ?]

If that happens, Laxus will inevitably die, a slow, painful and terrifying death. But of course, Ulquiorra wouldn't allow that to happen. But he remembered something. "Murciélago, a few days ago, you said you were able to go into the inner Worlds."

[Yeah, and what's the point in that?]

'Then why were you complaining about boredom? You said that you haven't been doing anything for a hundred years, you could have gone to some inner worlds instead of making trouble with me.' According to what Ulquiorra heard that day, Murciélago had lovers, and since Murciélago does not hide the fact that he is a pervert, we can say that he had sex with them. But Murciélago was complaining about boredom all the time, is it possible that he got tired of having sex?

[Hahahaha _"..that's a long story.]

'I'm lestening to you.'

[Well... ninety-five years ago, I was permanently banned from entering the inner Worlds.]

'Why?'

[Because I did some little things ...]

Murciélago's voice sounded a little embarrassed, for it was clear to Ulquiorra that Murciélago had done not small things, but unforgivable things.

[Believe me! I did not do anything! It's just that I had a fight with Kazeshini, Hyourinmaru, and Shinso.]

'Just fight? Why?' Ulquiorra knew these names well; Kazeshini is Hisagi's zanpakuto, Hyourinmaru is Hitsugaya Toshiro's zanpakuto, and Shinso is Ichimaru gin's zanpakuto.

[I had sex with Haineko and Tobiume..]

Haineko is Rangiku's Zanpakuto and Tobiume is Hinamori's zanpakuto. Although Ulquiorra does not know whether his assumptions are correct; But he notices that Toshiro has some kind of feelings for Hinamori, in addition to that gin and Hisagi have a thing for Matsumoto Rangiku. If his conclusion was correct, it meant that the swords had the same feelings as their bearers.

Which means Murcièlago touched another man's woman.

[It was a great fight! But the battle ended after that abomination, Ryujin Jakka, intervened.]

'And let me guess, you didn't hesitate for a moment to attack him.'

[Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!! This is correct! It was the coolest fight of my life! But it ended up with Jakka beat the hell out of me.]

'Because of this, you have been punished by not being able to go to the inner Worlds.'

[don't remind me! -_-]

If Murcièlago hadn't attacked Ryujin Jakka, he might have gotten a less bad punishment. For Ulquiorra, Murcièlago deserved it.

«In the Phantom Lord Guild Building»

Ulquiorra pushed the door open and quietly walked into the guild while everyone else looked at him expectantly, after all, they weren't used to the aura that was emitting from him. In all honesty, Ulquiorra did not want to come to this guild for several reasons: first, the assignments he received from Jose were not well paid; Secondly, the members of this guild are much more noisy than the members of the Fairy Tail guild; Thirdly, he was forbidden to carry out A-class missions.

If he had not been summoned by Jose, his foot would never have set foot in this place.

"Ulquiorra Schiffer?"

Ulquiorra turned towards the source of the sound to see a girl in her twenties with dark skin in front of him. "Jose-sama is waiting for you. Follow me."

Ulquiorra quietly walked behind the girl as everyone looked at him curiously. When the two reached their destination, the girl pointed to the door and then left, leaving Ulquiorra standing in front of the door.

«In Jose's office»

Ulquiorra entered and found himself inside a large room with nothing but a long round table with seven chairs.

But Ulquiorra wasn't the only one in this room.

Jose porla, Gajeel Redfox, the element four, were all seated leaving one seat vacant. Ulquiorra didn't need to ask permission, so he went to the empty chair and sat on it, everyone staring at him without saying anything.

"He doesn't look strong." Gajeel muttered, eating a piece of iron.

"I'm glad you accepted the invitation, Ulquiorra-san. If you don't mind, I brought some friends." Jose spoke with a false politeness.

"Gajeel Redfox, Juvia Lockser, Aria. I've heard of them." Ulquiorra spoke in a monotonous voice.

"Don't you think you forgot someone?" Totomaru spoke with a little anger. Sol seemed to agree.

"You were not strong enough to attract my attention, so excuse me if I am unable to recognize you." Ulquiorra answered.

"You little piece of--" Totomaru muttered exasperatedly as he got up to chastise the former Espada.

"Is enough." Jose spoke in a calm and serious tone. Reluctantly, Totomaru sat up, looking angrily at Ulquiorra. Jose's facial features softened and he smiled again. "I guess you're wondering why you're here, Ulquiorra-san."

"I'm guessing you want me to carry out one of the S-class quests, otherwise, I can't figure out why you should ask me to come over." Ulquiorra narrowed his eyes before continuing. "But it makes me feel a little curious. All of the Guilds Masters have allowed me to take on S-class quests, except you. So I want to know why."

Unlike all of the guilds in the kingdom, Phantom Lord was the only guild that firmly disapproved of Ulquiorra completing S-class quests.

Jose sighed softly before speaking. "I assume you are aware of the rivalry between Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail, right?" Ulquiorra nodded. "For six years ago, both of our guilds have been competing for the first place. But we still haven't been able to decide the outcome, and in order to make up the matter, the people of the Phantom Lord Guild had to successfully complete several missions; The popularity of this guild has increased, the number of new members has increased, plus the Magic Council will increase our wages. That's why I didn't allow you to do the S-class quests."

These reasons were understandable and logical to Ulquiorra. What Jose did is not very different from what the Espadas do in Las Noches; The more powerful you are, the higher your rank and the more powers you get.

But this does not explain everything.

"Then why are you asking me to do an S-class mission Now?" Ulquiorra spoke coldly.

"Have you heard of Jude Heartfilia?" Jose spoke softly.

"Head of the Heartfilia Family, the wealthiest noble family in the kingdom. How about him?" Ulquiorra answered.

Jose put a picture on the table. "Lucy Heartfilia. I think you know her. She is his daughter."

Ulquiorra remained silent, although his facial expression did not change but he was slightly surprised. What made a girl from a noble family work in a guild? Is she really Jude Heartfilia's daughter or maybe it was just a similarity of names, after all, such mistakes were fairly common.

"You're wondering if this is a hoax or a mistake, but no. It's true." Jose spoke. "That is why I want you to bring her to the guild in order for us to take her back to her father."

"Why don't you do this? This doesn't sound like Class A quests, this task is easy even for a Class A mage." Ulquiorra spoke.

"It's not that simple, I don't think Makarov would allow anyone to take away a member of his 'family', if someone did that the entire guild would start attacking. Besides, it would be even worse if this action came from Phantom Lord. You get my point." Jose answered calmly.

"A war between Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail." Ulquiorra spoke. Ulquiorra had heard of the conflicts between the two guilds, so any overdose could cause a war they needed. "I agree to do this job."

"great!" Jose joined his hands together. "It starts tomorrow. By the way, here's it." Jose put a bag on the table and pushed it towards Ulquiorra. "This is a third of the amount. When you finish the task, you will get the rest of the money."

Ulquiorra opened the bag, by looking, Ulquiorra could guess that the bag contained a sum of money of two hundred thousand jewels. Looks like Jude really wants his daughter back.

Ulquiorra got up from his seat and left.

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Before Makarov could say a word, Ulquiorra disappeared and then suddenly appeared in front of Lucy.

"You." Ulquiorra pointed his finger at Lucy. "You will come with me."

"Heh?" Lucy was unable to understand what was happening.

"Either you will come with me willingly or I will take you by force, either way I will do what you came for." Ulquiorra spoke very coldly as he was about to put his hand on Lucy's shoulder.

Lucy was unable to move, she had never imagined that she would stand up to someone like Ulquiorra.

"Fire Dragon Roar!!!!"

A torrent of fire shot towards Ulquiorra, but Ulquiorra jumped back and looked at the source of the flames. At the same time, Lucy turns away from Ulquiorra.

"Natsu Dragneel. What are you doing?" Ulquiorra spoke in a monotonous voice.

"We are the ones who should be asking you that question." Gray spoke seriously coldly as he walked until he stood next to Natsu. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"

"I have come to take Lucy Heartfilia, and that is what I intend to do." Ulquiorra replied coldly.

"Then you have to defeat us all!!" Natsu shouted angrily.

Ulquiorra remained silent, removing his hands from his pockets. He knew there was no point in talking.

Ulquiorra used the Sonido to disappear and then suddenly appear in front of Natsu and Gray, he punched Gray's face and then quickly turned around and kicked Natsu's stomach, his blows were so strong that he made both Natsu and Gray hit the wall.

Bisca fired several shots into Ulquiorra's back, but Ulquiorra didn't shake, not even a bit. Ulquiorra looked behind him, his eyes glowing green.

From afar, Laxus was watching the battle, smiling. When he learns of the former Espada's intentions, Laxus decides he will not get involved. To him, Lucy wasn't worth his time.

'Let's see what you can do.' Laxus thought as he watched the battle.

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«in Magnolia, outside the Fairy Tail guild building»

People could hear the noises coming from inside the guild building. They were used to hearing the loud noises made by the Fairy Tail guild members every day. But this noise was different.

"this is interesting." Hector muttered as he tried to guess what was going on inside the building. "Don't you think so, Nahash-sama?"

"Try to find out more details."

A demonic voice echoed inside Hector's head.

*baam!!*

The wall shattered causing a cloud of dust, but the dust cloud quickly dissipated as Ulquiorra blocked Elfman's punch with a single hand.

"Hahahaha, now we can get a better look." Hector laughed as he watched the battle.

"Wasn't his arm cut off?"

"Yes."

"Then why does he have two arms intact?"

"Maybe he has somehow managed to heal himself. After all, he is not human." Hector spoke softly as he watched the battle.

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For Ulquiorra, it has been a difficult time. Ulquiorra wasn't able to kill people belonging to legal guilds because it was considered against the laws, so he just made them pass out.

Before Ulquiorra could attack Elfman, many wooden stakes and roots appeared from under the ground and then wrapped around Ulquiorra's body, rendering him almost unable to move.

"TCH." Ulquiorra started to feel uncomfortable. Ulquiorra looked at Droy and laki who had surrounded him.

At the same time, Natsu and Gray were performing a double attack.

"Fire Dragon Roar!!!!/Ice Make: Cannon!!!"Natsu and Gray shouted at the same time.

*boom!!*

Smoke and steam covered the place where Ulquiorra was standing.

"Did we defeat him?" Gray spoke seriously.

"Pathetic."

"what?!" Natsu exclaimed in disbelief.

The smoke began to dissipate little by little until a person appeared within the smoke. Ulquiorra stood in his place, it seemed that he had not suffered any scratch or damage, the only thing that was damaged was his clothes, which looked dirty, worn and full of holes as the number four was visible to all.

'You must be kidding me!' Natsu thought, looking in awe at Ulquiorra.

"it's my turn."

«Inside the guild Building»

Erza and Mirajane were checking on the safety of their beaten comrades.

"This is unforgivable..." Erza muttered before angrily staring at Makarov. "That man overstepped his bounds!"

"Yes, I will teach him a lesson he will never forget." Makarov spoke with an eerie calmness before a yellow magical aura surrounded his body.

"No! I will! You and Mirajane protect Lucy." Erza spoke firmly as she walked away.

«Outside the guild Building»

Everyone was lying on the ground, Ulquiorra didn't need to take them seriously, as his skin was hard enough to resist their weapons and magical attacks. Quite simply, dealing with them was like repelling an annoying fly.

"Pathetic." muttered Ulquiorra.

"Ulquiorra Schiffer..."

He knew the owner of this voice; Erza Scarlet. In the Fairy Tail guild, there are four people Ulquiorra cannot take lightly; Makarov Deryar, Laxus Deryar, Mestogan, and Erza Scarlet. They weren't just ordinary S-class mages, no, they were mages of a completely different level. In fact, these four could be said to be considered elite S-class, so Ulquiorra had to deal with them carefully.

S-class mages have always been really special, like shining stars.

"Erza Scarlet..." Ulquiorra spoke coldly. "Give me Lucy Heartfilia and no more will hurt."

"Don't talk about her like she's something without a soul!!! She's one of us, part of our family!" Erza shouted angrily.

"family?" Ulquiorra spoke softly, looking somewhat surprised. "The family is a group of people who are related by blood, with the exception of Laxus and Makarov, there is no blood relationship between all of you, which means that this family you are talking about is nothing but a fake family, just an illusion."

Unlike Ulquiorra, Erza was unable to control her emotions. insults, ridicule, and even physical assault; Perhaps Erza can forgive these things, but there are two things that Erza cannot forgive; Hurting members of the Fairy Tail guild and insulting the family.

Erza can explain to him that family is not necessarily based on blood kinship. But she wasn't in a good mood.

Erza immediately launched herself towards the Arrancar and started beating him, but he easily dodged every single one. Aside here, a step back there, and twisting or bending too. With each missed attack, Erza became more and more frustrated with both her missed attacks and his complete lack of interest in the fight.

"Disappointing, I thought Titania would do better than this." Ulquiorra muttered before kicking Erza's stomach, causing her to fall back. "Bala."

Numerous balas shot towards Erza, who barely managed to dodge the blows.

"Heaven's Wheel Armor!!!" Erza angrily shouted before a very bright golden light enveloped her body.

When the transformation was complete, Erza was covered in an entirely different set of armor. Her neck and stomach were exposed but a plated armor with a large metallic rose covered her breasts, a large metallic-plated bouffant skirt covered her upper body, and a pair of large metal wings that looked as if they were made of blades sprouted from the middle of her back. Within her palms were a pair of two swords of the same color as her armor.

[This is... impressive.]

Ulquiorra was stunned for a moment by the massive influx of magical energy, Erza's strength greatly increased from before.

[Oi. Her power is greater than that of a lich, I don't advise you to underestimate her]

Ulquiorra didn't need to hear this advice. He pulled his hands out of his pockets and assumed a fighting stance as well as looking a little serious. Although he is a swordsman, he is also good at hand-to-hand combat. he's not an espada for nothing.

Without saying a word, Ulquiorra quickly charged towards Erza and attempted to punch her in the face, but Erza narrowly dodged the blow before summoning several swords and unleashing them at Ulquiorra.

Ulquiorra used a sonido to dodge those swords at breakneck speed. It was not as if he would be harmed by those swords; But it's like throwing some slime at you, you won't get hurt but you don't want to get hurt.

'if she's an Arrancar I'm sure she'll get a septima Espada, or maybe a sexta. Indeed, Grimmjow would enjoy fighting this woman.' Think Ulquiorra.

'He's very fast, master told me this guy has some supernatural abilities up his sleeve. He only showed the firmness of his skin and a portion of his speed; He didn't use his sword or any of his attack abilities, just pure speed and physical strength. What does it take for him to fight seriously?!' Erza thought before moving quickly and swinging her sword in order to make a vertical attack.

Ulquiorra raised his arm as a defense before the attack hit him as his hierro could act as a shield, due to which little cracks appeared on the ground he was standing on. Ulquiorra pushed the sword away from him and then punched Erza in the face, but the red-haired girl blocked the blow with the sword she held in her other hand, causing Erza to be pushed several meters back.

Ulquiorra fired several balas at Erza, but Erza dodged some of the balas and destroyed others with her swords. The two exchange blows, Ulquiorra punching and kicking while Erza attacks with her swords.

Sparks were flying from the collision of Ulquiorra's steel body and Erza's swords.

Not far from the battlefield, the rest of the Fairy Tail guild members were slowly getting up from the ground, Ulquiorra not seeming to be kind to them.

"Amazing..." Natsu muttered.

'They're moving so fast I can barely see them. Is this the strength of the S class?' Cana thought, looking at Ulquiorra and Erza.

"Come on, people! Let's help Erza!" Gray yelled, causing several shouts of agreement with what Gray said.

"We can't! Look at them! If we try to help Erza, we'll just become obstacles for her!" Levy cried anxiously. As much as she wanted to help her friend, she knew very well that her presence would hinder Erza.

Cana was completely discouraged; All of the Fairy Tail guild members combined couldn't hold out against Ulquiorra, but one member of class S managed to hold out against Ulquiorra and even managed to make him show some seriousness.

This is what it means to be an S-class mage!

As for Ulquiorra and Erza, Ulquiorra seemed to be getting the advantage, in fact, he was testing Erza's limits. As for Erza, she was on the defensive most of the time, as her swords were on the verge of shattering. Her swords might not have been sharp enough to hurt Ulquiorra but they could block his blows.

*cracking!*

It was only a matter of time before the swords shattered, after all, those swords would not last forever. Immediately after the two swords smashed, Erza received a horizontal kick in her stomach causing a large portion of her Armor to shatter, this kick was so powerful that Erza was flung dozens of meters backwards before her body slammed into one of the walls which was instantly shattered by the force of the impact.

"Erza!!!" Natsu shouted.

[Pathetic. I was expecting more, what a disappointment..]

Ulquiorra said nothing but kept looking at the place where Erza had fallen. Suddenly, Ulquiorra quickly tilted his head, Ulquiorra felt something crawling on his cheek.

blood!!

The wound was very superficial, but it remains a wound. Ulquiorra looked behind him to see Erza, dressed differently from her previous armor. She was now dressed in a rather revealing leopard-like outfit, with cat ears and two swords.

Flight armor!

'She uses different shields according to different situations.' Ulquiorra spoke softly.

Erza sets out to attack Ulquiorra again, but it's a little different; The speed Ulquiorra was using now is very close to his true speed level plus he got a lot of scratches on his arms, it's not like Erza got stronger or her swords are very sharp, no, it's because of speed; Some scientists say that if a tomato is thrown at a certain speed, the force of the collision can be enough to kill a man.

Sometimes, math and science can be intimidating.

"Look! Erza can cut him!" Natsu exclaimed happily.

"Erza doesn't qualify to win, at least not in her condition!" Cana spoke seriously.

"what do you mean?"

"Just look at him, he hasn't used his sword yet or any of his offensive abilities that you mentioned, plus he's able to heal himself in seconds, so just a few scrapes won't cause him any problem." Cana spoke, remembering how Ulquiorra had healed her broken hands and arm.

'He's not using his full power, let's see what you do when you encounter this.' Erza thought before leaping back, a glowing light surrounding her. "Black Wing Armor!!!"

Erza again charged at Ulquiorra, delivering a horizontal slash with her new sword, and Ulquiorra, as usual, used his arm as a shield. But this time...

*slash!!!*

Ulquiorra's eyes widened, he had never expected that humans could create swords capable to cut.. his arm!

It's not like Erza is stronger than Ichigo, quite the opposite. However, this sword appears to have been made of unique ores.

Some of the spectators screamed in terror as Ulquiorra's arm fell to the ground. The Magic Council wouldn't be happy to learn what had happened. Arsilay, a powerful and very neutral mage, is part of the system established by the Magic Council, so any misfortune befalls him will result in dire consequences. If Ulquiorra had attacked without justification the Magic Council would understand, but Ulquiorra was doing his job, he had done nothing wrong. On the other hand, Ulquiorra was wrong to use his arm to block the attack instead of dodging it.

'damn!! You've gone too far, Erza!" Thought Levy but soon noticed something fishy; Ulquiorra looked calm as if nothing had happened. 'This is very strange. For someone whose arm was just cut off...he's still calm. Is he in shock?'

'He didn't even blink.' Thought Erza, it is true that she did not experience this kind of injuries, and she would never want to experience that, but she knows that it is painful beyond description.

Ulquiorra looked at his amputated arm, then looked at Erza. "I see you have an interesting arsenal." A substance of unknown type emerged from the cut and began to take the shape of an arm. He completely healed his arm in a matter of seconds.

What Ulquiorra did amazed and frightened all the spectators, even Laxus felt uncomfortable. After all, no one expected this to happen. On the other hand, Erza knew that Ulquiorra was not human and had an excellent healing ability, but she could not have imagined that this ability included the regeneration of amputated limbs!

"What kind of magic is this?!" Levy cried out in fear. She hadn't heard or seen a technique like this before, and she was sure no one had. Surely, such kind of magic would cause quite a stir in both medicine and magic!

"This... this is unbelievable." Erza spoke, unable to hide her surprise. "What kind of tricks are these?!"

"This is no trick. Anyway..." Ulquiorra spoke coldly. "I underestimated you, let me correct this mistake." Ulquiorra drew his zanpakuto and unleashed a huge amount of reiatsu.

Ulquiorra Schiffer will not tolerate her anymore.

Everyone felt a very coldness running through their bodies from this frightening reiatsu. But Erza was even worse, feeling as if her soul was leaving her body. It was similar to what happened in Clover town, but worse.

"Cero." Ulquiorra pointed his finger at Erza.

In this case..

"Adamantine Armor!!!!!" Erza shouted.

Before cero hit the shield, a magic circle appeared in front of the shield, which meant that the shield was at its maximum strength. But it was only two minutes before Erza's shield shattered into pieces, as Erza lay on the ground.

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«with Hector»

Hector was silently observing what was happening, as his left eye glowed with a crimson light like blood.

"Skin as hard as steel. Speed beyond the speed of sound. Flawless martial arts. Unknown offensive techniques. High-speed regeneration ability. Impressive. Now I understand how the Lich was defeated." It was clear from Nahash's voice that he was a little excited.

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"Impressive. Her armor is as hard as Nnoitra's skin." Ulquiorra muttered softly when he saw Erza trying to get up. He put his sword back into its scabbard as there was no need to use it.

"Not bad, emo!"

Ulquiorra didn't need to use anything to know who was the owner of this voice, it was Laxus sitting on the ruins of one of the walls that had been destroyed by the fighting.

"Won't you fight me?" Ulquiorra asked with a bit of curiosity. When Laxus didn't make a move, all the guild members were facing him except Laxus.

"Pffffff. Why should I? You want that blonde, don't you? You can take it with my blessing if you want." Laxus replied with a wry smile on his face. He wasn't afraid of Ulquiorra, he just didn't want to get involved in a futile fight.

Ulquiorra raised an eyebrow when he heard that. This man was completely different from everyone else in Fairy Tail. Although everyone tries to stop him from having Lucy, Laxus makes way for him. Strangest of all, he did not help his comrades; Even the mages who work in the Dark Guilds would help each other. On the other hand, Ulquiorra can sense that Laxus is strong enough to defeat the Sexta Espada, so he can say that if Laxus helps Erza, the former Espada will lose. After all, he couldn't use deadly techniques, plus using his first release wouldn't be out of the question, unless he wanted to destroy the town.

"You are completely different from the rest of your comrades. This is your grandfather's guild, aren't you supposed to protect it? After all, you are the rightful heir."

"That's why I let you attack them." Laxus' smile turned into a serious frown. "In order to reach the top, this guild needs to be purified, just like polluted water is purified." He pointed his hand towards those who had fallen. "An entire guild couldn't defeat a single man? And for what?! A weak Celestial Mage?! That's the most pathetic thing I've ever heard in my entire life. That old man made a big mistake when he accepted a group of weaklings, that's why when I became the new master, I will create a great Guild with only the strong in it."

[Hmmm, maybe he's a bastard, but he has a compelling point.]

Ulquiorra said nothing. Laxus's way of thinking is not much different from that of Aizen and Baraggan, renouncing the weak and glorifying the strong. If Ulquiorra had had this conversation before the outbreak of the Winter War, he would certainly have supported Laxus. But now, he didn't know what to say.

"i see." Ulquiorra muttered before he started to walk.

"Don't you want to know where they stash her?" Laxus smiled slyly.

Ulquiorra said nothing. Of all the arrancars, Ulquiorra is the most adept at using pesquisa, all it takes is for him to find a small signal and it's all over. So he doesn't need any help from Laxus.

"wait!!"

Ulquiorra stopped walking when he felt a hand grab his foot and, indifferent, looked down. Erza was sprawled on the ground with her hand clutching Ulquiorra's leg, it seemed evident that she couldn't fight back.

"You... you're not going." Erza tried to catch her breath. Our battle is not over yet...

[this woman...]

Ulquiorra could not help remembering what had happened on the roof of Las Noches Castle; Despite all the beatings Ichigo received, he never gave up.

At the same time, Gray and Natsu attack him, but are knocked back by two balas. Right after that, Jet suddenly appeared in front of Ulquiorra and was about to punch him in the face, but when his fist almost touched his enemy's face, it stopped.

'what?' Feeling unable to breathe, Jet looked down to see that Ulquiorra's fist had hit his stomach, just below the rib cage. 'He.. didn't hit me.., all he did was move his arm so that his fist hit my stomach, he took advantage of my impulse to do damage without making any effort..' Jet fell to his knees. 'I'm so fast!' But.. I couldn't see him move.. How..?' Then he got kicked and pushed him away.

Some of the Fairy Tail guild members started to stand up to face Ulquiorra, but they quickly fell to the ground due to the spiritual pressure that was being released from Ulquiorra's body. Ulquiorra seems tired of their pathetic attempts.

"Why?" Ulquiorra spoke coldly as he looked at Erza. "Why do you do this?" Then he looked at the others. "Why are you doing all this to help a weak mage?" He was completely ignorant of the reason for their stubbornness.

[They probably already knew that Lucy was the daughter of Jude Heartfilia.]

This is the only answer that Ulquiorra and Murciélago can make sense of.

"You don't need a reason to protect your family!!!" Erza shouted loudly.

Ulquiorra's eyes widened, of all the answers he guessed, this one was unexpected. The same seems to be true of Murciélago.

"I don't understand what all the fuss is about? Lucy Heartfilia is not a very valuable individual. Whether you succeed in protecting her or not, you will gain nothing." Ulquiorra spoke coldly, but his words seemed to have angered the Fairy Tail guild members.

"Lucy is one of us!... No matter if she is the strongest mage in the guild or the weakest mage in the World..., from the moment Lucy was accepted as a member of Fairy Tail..., she has become part of our family!" Erza shouted angrily as she was trying to catch her breath.

"He who dares to abandon his friend is not considered a man!!" shouted Elfman.

"You have to kill us before you take her!!" shouted Cana.

One by one, everyone in Fairy Tail shouted similar things. Even though they stand up against an insurmountable force, though they are afraid, they will never hesitate to attack Ulquiorra.

A mighty will that would not waver even if Ulquiorra used the second release!

"Is it worth it?" Ulquiorra asked.

"Yes." Erza replied.

"Even if it costs you your life?"

"Yes." Erza answered calmly and without hesitation.

"Why?" Ulquiorra spoke in a calm, slightly confused voice, as it seemed that he really wanted to hear the answer.

"Because we are a family. Family members should protect each other. If one of us is happy, everyone will be happy. If one of us is crying, then everyone will cry. If one of us is angry, then everyone will be angry."

Ulquiorra felt as if history was repeating itself again, but in different ways; First, Inoue Orihime, then Kurosaki Ichigo, and now these. Although he still doesn't believe in the existence of invisible things like feelings, he is smart enough to know that these witches don't lie; These people do not consider strength as a criterion for the value of the individual. They accept the person because he is a human, and they do not expect any material reward from him.

Ulquiorra thought that only Orihime and Ichigo had feelings of this kind, but he was totally wrong; Because he is now standing in front of dozens of people who have the same feelings, or maybe more.

For some reason, Ulquiorra felt like stepping back and abandoning the task in hand.

'Inoue Orihime, Kurosaki Ichigo. Even though the two of you are not in this world, your thoughts and feelings still follow me.' Ulquiorra closed his eyes before sighing.

"its enough.."

Suddenly, the spiritual pressure that was on the members of the Fairy Tail Guild vanished and was replaced by pressure of a different kind, the pressure that came from excessive magic power. But this time, only Ulquiorra felt the pressure. At the same time, an angry expression appeared on Laxus' face before turning into lightning and disappearing from the scene.

Ulquiorra looked at the owner of the voice, it was Makarov Deryar. He looks angry and sad at the same time.

"I'm too late..." Makarov spoke in a tone of voice that was calm and menacing at the same time, looking at his guild members. "I went and left you to get hurt.. I'm sorry, so sorry." Even fools could tell that Makarov was sad.

The earth began to shine with a light green light, as some bright green points began to emerge from the earth, like fireflies. At the same time, the injuries of the Fairy Tail members were slowly healing, it was a warm and gentle power.

"I made you suffer and bleed because of this old man's incompetence. It is the father's duty to protect his children at all costs.. but I did not." Makarov's voice was filled with sadness and remorse.

"Master..." A small smile appeared on Erza's lips.

Makarov's feelings were as clear as the sun; Parental love is free from any condition or restriction.

[Sheesh, how tacky. don't you think so?]

Ulquiorra said nothing. He felt a lot of magic power raging inside the old man's body, this magical aura was alarmingly powerful.

"Ulquiorra Schiffer..." Makarov spoke in a calm, fearful tone. "Just remember, you brought this on yourself."

Without warning, Makarov vanished and then appeared in front of the former Espada, pulling his arm back before abnormally enlarging his fist to the size of Ulquiorra's body, then delivering a powerful punch to Ulquiorra's body. Ulquiorra's eyes widened, he was unable to do anything, as Makarov was so fast that Ulquiorra didn't get enough time to get into a defensive position.

*baam!!*

Ulquiorra was flung far from the guild building, as his body slammed into five houses, causing them to collapse.

Ulquiorra walked out and slowly stood up after pushing off the rocks and rafters that had piled on top of his body. His clothes became much worse than before, some of his bones were cracked but healed anyway, his nose was bleeding and blood was leaking from the corner of his mouth. This reminded him of a yami punch.

'It's impossible for that old man to move so fast, that fast... He must have used a magic technique.'

But before Ulquiorra could even begin to think of a way to confront Makarov, Makarov appeared before him again and landed a stronger punch than before as much public property was damaged.

Makarov walked quietly toward the place where Ulquiorra had fallen, the floor shaking with his footsteps. Because of his ability to wield different types of magic, Makarov was able to control the size of his body, which is why his body was no longer small in size, but rather huge and muscular like Elfman's.

"I see you've been enjoying bullying my kids..." Makarov spoke eerily calmly. "Come to me and fight like a real man. This punch won't kill you, not now."

A green light shot out from the rubble towards Makarov, but this attack was blocked by a yellow magic circle that appeared in front of Makarov.

"Just a light show? I expected it to be more powerful than this." Makarov spoke. When he met Ulquiorra for the first time, he sensed that there was a lot of power within the former Espada's body, but what he saw now made him suspect whether he had overestimated his opponent's Power.

"you wrong." Ulquiorra replied coldly, before drawing his sword. "You don't know anything about my power."

Ulquiorra jumped forward aiming his blade at the saint wizard, but all he got was a hail of heavy punches, the place was literally shaking from Makarov's blows. It didn't matter how many times Ulquiorra tried to punch or stab his opponent, because all that would happen was that Makarov would simply dodge and then land a powerful punch in Ulquiorra's face.

Ulquiorra felt like he was fighting with bound arms and legs. He knew that using the first release was not an option due to the enormous spiritual pressure that could claim the lives of hundreds of civilians, or perhaps even thousands; gran ray Cero is not something that can be used casually, as one mistake can cause catastrophic material damage, not to mention lives. Which means he's going to have a bad time with Makarov.

At the same time, Makarov was unable to use his full magic power because he knew very well that it would cause the town to be completely destroyed. Because of this, he focused more on using muscle power than magic power.

Both of them were nowhere near their true level of power, and Makarov and Ulquiorra both knew this.

Some of the Fairy Tail people were able to come and see the battle. Among them, Natsu and Gray came along with Cana who was helping Erza stand up.

"Gramps! You can do it!"

"Kick his pale ass!!!"

"Make him see what happens when you mess with Fairy Tail!!!"

Makarov and Ulquiorra continued to exchange blows for ten minutes, each blow creating a loud explosion that reverberated throughout the entire space. In fact, it was Ulquiorra who was getting hit like a punching bag; As the best he could do was inflict minor wounds on Makarov's body, Makarov might not be able to use his full power but he could use his full speed! After all, Makarov Deryar is one of the ten saint wizard, he might not be the strongest but definitely not the weakest!

Neither of them seemed tired in spite of the intensity of the fight, especially Ulquiorra, as his blood dripped to the ground and three teeth were knocked out; He could feel his bones cracking and some of them were already broken. Even though every blow he took was counterattacked, he still continued to strike relentlessly.

Because of this brutal battle, some people turned their eyes away, as they couldn't bear to see any more. Everyone in Magnolia knows the name of Ulquiorra, the Devil of Magnolia, a man with a fearsome reputation; Everyone had seen what Ulquiorra had done to the Fairy Tail Guild, whether he lost or won this battle, his fame would only increase.

But they didn't understand why Ulquiorra would continue to fight, obviously not being able to make any difference in this battle. Everything he does is just a waste of time and effort.. and some bones.

So why does he keep fighting?!

Firstly, Ulquiorra barely showed a reaction when Ichigo sliced and blew him up, plus he repeatedly gouged out his eyes when serving Lord Aizen, so receiving such heavy punches wouldn't affect his fighting performance much. Secondly, his ability to regenerate keeps him at his best. Third,...

«with Hector»

"Unbelievable, his bones have been broken and healed over and over again. That must have been really painful, but he showed no sign of weakness, he really is a beast." Hector sighed before closing his eyes, but he couldn't close his left eye because Nahash was looking through it. "But whatever he does, all his attempts will fail. Even a fool would know it. I bet he doesn't even know what he's doing."

"The only fool here is you. That guy knows what he's doing!"

"What do you mean?"

"Hector Kadagra, you are 460 years old but you still haven't learned how to understand and analyze the details of battles? How pathetic."

"Because I'm a scientist, not a veteran fighter." Hector replied calmly, although he is able to fight but he doesn't have an excellent understanding of combat tactics and strategies.

"Just look at that old man."

«With Ulquiorra and Makarov»

If you watch the fight closely, you will see that Makarov's complexion has become more red, as the veins in his body have become thick, in addition to that blood has begun to leak from Makarov's nose and mouth, even though he did not receive any blow!

«with Hector»

"Hey! Is that..." Hector spoke, looking surprised.

"Yes. He might be strong enough to be a Saint wizard, but he's still an old man, he made a huge mistake when he chose to use physical strength. I'm sure that if Makarov was still in the prime of his youth, he would have continued to strike for a while. Hours, but he is no longer young, and his aging body will not last long. His bones, his heart, his lungs, his arteries. Every atom in his body cries out for relief!"

"Do you mean to say that Ulquiorra was aware of this, and that is precisely why he continued to fight and take constant blows?" Hector spoke, looking shocked. Ulquiorra was taking a truly brutal approach, in order to wear down his rival and ensure victory, he dealt himself with severe damage as well as feeling unspeakable pain.

"Exactly. I admit that this kind of tactic might be a bit extreme. But it proves that this guy is not one you want to mess with."

"I see, it means that it will only be a matter of time for him to win, right?"

"Actually..."

'damn it! How I hate it when he's vague on purpose. Why doesn't he just say everything -_-?' Hector thought annoyed.

«With Ulquiorra and Makarov»

Ulquiorra's face was painted crimson and his clothes were covered in blood, he was in a really bad state. Every wound healed and every broken bone mended because of Ulquiorra's ability to regenerate.

But something is wrong.

Some injuries are not fully healed!

«with Hector»

"Healing all of these injuries requires a great deal of power, using this ability non-stop will produce some consequences."

"So they are both at a disadvantage. But... who will win?" Hector asked curiously.

"I don't know. The outcome of this battle completely depends on my stamina."

Hector was shocked trying to process what Nahash had said. Nahash always had an answer to every question, but now.. even Nahash doesn't know?!

«With Ulquiorra and Makarov»

Makarov continued to pummel his opponent while Ulquiorra kept trying to land one winning shot. But there have been some changes.

Makarov's speed slowed down as Ulquiorra could make a small cut on his opponent's body every time he attacked with his sword, in addition to his punches almost hitting Makarov more than ten times.

"This is so bad!" shouted Cana.

"If this knowledge is not finished quickly, things will not be in the master's favor."

And the shocking change happened!

*slash!!!*

Makarov had a deep wound in his right shoulder!!

Makarov stepped back as blood trickled down his body and right arm.

"What.. what's going on?" Gray asked, confusion evident on his face. A little while ago, the situation was going in Makarov's favour, but things have seriously deteriorated.

Not as if it wasn't bad enough, he received a punch to the face that pushed him back several meters.

«with Hector»

"He finally managed to land a direct hit." Hector spoke softly.

"Yes, Makarov has reached his limits, he's done."

"To be honest, I thought I'd see better performance than this. But it seems we overestimated Ulquiorra's power. If you want me to fight him, I can assure you I'll beat him." Hector smiled arrogantly.

He felt very disappointed, he spent a lot of time creating a lot of plans and reviewing all possible scenarios in order to prepare for the former Espada.

«With Ulquiorra and Makarov»

Makarov panted heavily, his body thick with wounds, Ulquiorra seemed to have the upper hand now.

"Makarov Deryar, this is your last chance to surrender. If this fight continues, you will die." Ulquiorra spoke coldly, but Makarov did not. "Lucy Hartfilia is five kilometers away, with a woman named Mirajane Strauss, am I wrong?"

Makarov's eyes widened when he heard that, he was sure Ulquiorra didn't see them take Lucy away. But what Makarov didn't know was that Ulquiorra's pesquisa could find the target from kilometers away, so if Makarov wanted to hide Lucy, he'd have to send her out of town!

Unlike the rest of the espadas, Ulquiorra Schiffer is the only one who has boosted his pesquisa to the maximum.

Makarov let out a battle cry before attacking his opponent. When he reached Ulquiorra, the latter had already swung his sword but Makarov dodged the attack before slapping his opponent's chest with his large hand, Ulquiorra could feel one of his ribs snapping, but it didn't seem like it was over.

Suddenly, a yellow magic circle appeared under Makarov and Ulquiorra. The magic circle glowed with a blinding golden light, and when the golden light faded both Makarov and Ulquiorra were gone!

"Where did they go?" Levy spoke. But no one answered her question.

But before Erza could inquire about Makarov and Ulquiorra, she heard faint voices, sounds like the sound of an explosion. "Did you hear that?"

"Yes, they are there." Natsu spoke in a serious tone as he pointed in the direction of the voice. The sense of hearing that dragon slayers have is much better than that of a normal human being, which is why he was able to locate the location of that sound.

Now that everyone knows what happened, Makarov has taken Ulquiorra to a faraway place so that they can fight more comfortably.

"Mountain Hakobe?" Cana looked shocked. Although the distance between Magnolia and Mount Hakobe is very far, the sound of explosions could be heard, as well as the green and yellow lights showing how fierce the fight between Ulquiorra and Makarov was.

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«In Mount Hakobe»

*boom!!!*

*baaam!!!*

*Rumble!!!*

*crash!!!*

All the creatures living in the mountain were running for their lives.

Makarov jumped away from the Cero, then disappeared and suddenly appeared in front of Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra directed his fist towards his opponent's face, but Makarov moved his body and managed to avoid the punch, then grabbed Ulquiorra's arm.

Ulquiorra tried to free his arm from Makarov's grip, but he couldn't. At the same time, Makarov squeezed Ulquiorra's arm causing it to break, and since Makarov's hand was so large it goes without saying that most of the bones in Ulquiorra's arm were broken!

In order for Ulquiorra to free his broken arm, he jumps up and then joins his legs together before kicking Makarov in the face. In pain, Makarov let go of the broken arm, allowing Ulquiorra to fall back dozens of meters.

Makarov grabbed his face, blood was pouring out from his nose. On the other hand, Ulquiorra was panting as his broken arm dangled disgustingly, after all, his healing ability was slow now.

Ulquiorra put the hilt of his zanpakuto in his mouth, his teeth squeezing hard on the hilt. 'Let's see how you get away with this.' He ran his finger along the edge of the zanpakuto causing a slight wound, then pointed his injured finger towards Makarov. 'Gran Ray Cero.' A large green ball made of green spiritual energy appeared in front of his finger, and then the green ball shot at an insane speed towards Makarov.

"Is that..." Makarov knew this attack, the devastating attack that annihilated Lallubay and transformed the Magic Conference building. He had never imagined that he would stand face to face with such a destructive force.

Makarov pointed his hand towards the attack and created magic barriers in the form of yellow circles, but those barriers only slowed down the attack, when the green ball reached him, he raised his hands and grabbed the green ball!

Because of this, the Saint wizard was pushed back dozens of meters, his hands were glowing with a golden light indicating that he was trying to prevent this attack from exploding. Makarov knew there was no way he could escape this attack.

He tried to pin his feet to the ground, but the ball of energy pushed him nonstop, and when he looked back, he saw that he was approaching the cliff. Makarov tried to deflect the attack, causing him to shout loudly before finally managing to make the green ball go into the sky, resulting in a huge explosion that made the sky light up with a bright green light.

If Makarov looked back, he would know that he was about a meter from the edge of the cliff.

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«with Hector»

Hector let out a long whistle when he saw the explosion on Mount Hakobe.

"It turns out he has more tricks up his sleeve." Hector spoke with a smirk on his face. Although he didn't see anything, he could guess what had happened.

"Go back to the castle."

"what?"

"I can sense that there are people from the Golden Circle Council, they are trying to hide themselves well. If they find you, things will not be in your favor."

Hector sighed before turning around and walking away, as much as he wanted to see how this battle would end, but he was a man with a lot of obligations. "Whatever, we got what we need." Hector spoke in an indifferent tone.

"Yeah, and you'll get what you deserve."

Hector smiled when he heard that. He knew that Nahash would reward him generously, as one of the rewards he received in the past enabled him to obtain long life and permanent youth by performing some blasphemous rituals.

This was his plan from the start!

He was the one who had Jose send Ulquiorra to confront Fairy Tail in order to assess the strength of the Pale Espada, as this was the most appropriate way to obtain information without any waste of his own resources.

He had obtained the necessary information in order to prepare for any possible confrontation against Ulquiorra, and he had given his master a valuable set of information which meant that he would receive some very valuable rewards.

It was like killing two birds with one stone. No, killing three or four birds with one stone.

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«In Mount Hakobe»

Makarov took a few steps back, before falling to his knees and panting. It had been decades since anyone had managed to hurt him like this. On the other hand, Ulquiorra tried to gasp inaudibly, after all, he had used up a lot of energy and his body had taken a lot of damage.

Despite their miserable state, they felt something they had not felt for a very long time; The joy of fighting. Many years ago, Makarov was a young man who loved to fight spirited battles, but when he turned sixty-five years old, he was no longer fond of fighting because of family problems and paperwork; But what happened today made him regain that feeling.

On the other hand, Ulquiorra wasn't fond of battles in the first place, but that doesn't mean he didn't experience it..

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There is someone walking inside the corridors of Las Noches Castle. This person had skin as pale as dead, a rather slender and muscular body, black hair so long that it almost touched the ground, eyes green like lifeless, face expressionless; And if he looks at the left side of his chest, you will find a tattoo, and this tattoo is two numbers; 76.

That person is the fricción of the cuatro Espada, Ulquiorra Schiffer!

His clothes were tattered and tattered with lots of holes and dried blood stains, as it was evident that he hadn't changed his clothes in a long time.

"Looks like the place has changed a bit." muttered Ulquiorra.

The entire time he walked inside the castle, not a single low-ranking arrancar dared to attack or approach him. They fled as soon as they sensed the enormous spiritual power hiding within his slender body. They were smart enough to know that if they attacked him, they would only hold out for a few seconds.

but..

"stop where you are!"

Ulquiorra stopped walking when he saw a group of números headed by a strange-looking man; Unlike his followers, or rather unlike all residents of Las Noches, his face was covered with a bony mask resembling a bull's skull.

Ulquiorra did not speak but continued to stare.

"76, huh?" The arrancar with the face spoke as he looked at Ulquiorra's chest. "This is the first time I see you, who are you?"

"Ulquiorra Schiffer, cuatro Espada fricción, Zoe Sparda." Ulquiorra spoke very coldly.

"Hmph, you mean the Former cuatro Espada?" The man smiled sarcastically. "Her selection of a weak follower only indicates that she is weak. No wonder she died."

Although his facial expression did not change, his eyes were glowing with a frightening green light.

"Hey, does that make you angry?" The man spoke sarcastically knowing that Ulquiorra would attack him. "Before you die, I will give you the honor of knowing my name, Rudbornn Chelute, arrancar Number 61, and firing squad leader, Exequias." He drew his zanpakuto right after he finished speaking.

Rudbornn could see the fear in the faces of his followers, he sighed inwardly as he looked at them; After all, they were of the lowest rank. But the matter was different with him, his number is 61, while his opponent's number is 76.

For Rudbornn, the outcome was known in advance.

Rudbornn used Spiritual Pressure on his rival, but what happened next was completely unexpected. The spiritual pressure had no effect on Ulquiorra, at this moment, it was Ulquiorra's turn to respond to this provocation.

Spiritual pressure, two people can play this game.

As soon as Ulquiorra used his Spiritual Pressure, Rudbornn fell to his knees as his followers fell sprawled on the ground. Rudbornn was completely shocked, this was never expected. He thought it was going to be an easy win, he thought it was going to be like a game of cat and mouse; But the truth is, Rudbornn was like a mangy monkey flaunting his strength to a majestic lion, or like a shoe salesman flaunting his fortune to a billionaire.

"This pressure..." Rudbornn muttered, shock and fear evident on his face. As soon as those words left his mouth, both of his arms and legs were cut off with two slashing wounds appearing on his chest and abdomen.

After that, all Rudbornn knew was to cry out so loud that most of Las Noches could hear him, as some números came to see what had happened. It all happened so fast, Rudbornn couldn't figure out how it happened, all he knew was that Ulquiorra had suddenly disappeared.

Rudbornn knew that even if he used resurrección, the outcome would not change, or perhaps even worse. If he knew that this would happen to him, no, if he knew the strength of his opponent, he would do the impossible not to anger him.

Ulquiorra was standing behind Rudbornn body, drops of blood falling from his bloodstained zanpakuto; In a quick horizontal motion, Ulquiorra flicked the blood away from his zanpakuto.

"I let you live because you are right about one thing, my mistress died because I was a weak fricción." Ulquiorra spoke coldly as he looked at the masked arrancar's body. Then he looked at one of the números. "Where do I find the cuatro Espada?"

"Lord Aizen has gathered the espadas in the meeting hall." The arrancar answered quickly, he did not want to lie beside Rudbornn. But soon he and everyone with him were surprised when they saw Ulquiorra walking towards the meeting hall.

It didn't take a genius to know that Ulquiorra intended to storm the meeting hall. Everyone in Las Noches knew that the people who entered the meeting hall were the most powerful in this world, the ten espadas and the three captains, any hint of disrespect towards them would only lead to a painful death.

On the other side, Rudbornn was smiling behind his mask as his minions took him to safety. Ulquiorra may be strong but he won't last a minute against the espadas!

As he walked, Ulquiorra could feel the curious looks of the números, as everyone was following him in order to satisfy their curiosity.

When Ulquiorra stood in front of the door leading into the meeting room, he placed his hand on the large marble door before pushing it in a slow motion and then entered the hall.

'He opened the door with one hand?!' The arrancars were astonished by this act, even some commanders would have a hard time doing it. In fact, a novena Espada and octava Espada could only open this door if they used a resurrección.

Within the meeting hall, thirteen pairs of eyes were staring at the newcomer, all of them showing different emotions; Astonishment, annoyance, curiosity. Similarly, Ulquiorra stared at those seated; He notices that some of Espadas have been replaced, the only ones who have not been replaced are: Coyote Starrk, Baraggan Louisenbarn, Nnoitra Gilga, Aaroniero Arruruerie.

"Ulquiorra?" Starrk spoke with a little astonishment.

"do you know him?" A blonde woman looked at a primera Espada. This woman is the tres Espada, tia Hallibel.

"long story." Starrk replied before looking at Ulquiorra. He notices the physical changes in his old friend. 'What the hell happened to you?'

"Finally, you back after fifteen years." Baraggan spoke softly and narrowed his eyes, evidently not welcoming the pale arrancar. He seemed to wish Ulquiorra had never come back.

After Ulquiorra was able to sense some of the power buried within the espadas, he looked fearlessly at Aizen. "You united a group of primordial barbarian beasts and turned them into a powerful army, I know of no other man who could do what you did." Ulquiorra looked at Baraggan before he finished his last sentence, which caused the former King to be annoyed by the disrespect directed at him.

Starrk sighed inwardly. The relationship between Ulquiorra and Baraggan had never been so good; As Baraggan so desired to kill the Pale arrancar because of the potential danger he could pose, Ulquiorra openly despised him. While Ulquiorra always ignored and despised the former king; This is because Baraggan had the power to create a system and society like Aizen's, but Baraggan did not do so because of his desire to maintain his position as king, a position that his existence is no different from not being.

Unlike everyone else, Aizen wasn't upset at all! Sincere praise wasn't something Aizen heard every day.

"Good words, but I don't think you came for that." Aizen spoke in a smooth voice, his smile still the same.

Ulquiorra did not answer, but kept looking at the leaders before speaking. "Which of you is the cuatro Espada?"

"Here!"

Ulquiorra looked at the one who answered; The man had spiky blue hair, blue eyes with something like makeup under his eyes, broad shoulders, and the jawbones on his cheeks. He was wearing a short jacket that revealed the large hole in his stomach. This man is Grimmjow jaegerjaquez.

"Resign your position at once." Ulquiorra spoke coldly.

Grimmjow laughed as the rest looked on in amazement at Ulquiorra; In order for a arrancar to become one of the espadas, he must defeat one of the espadas, but what Ulquiorra did was something exceptional.

After the fit of laughter was over, Grimmjow was able to speak. "And what will you do if I refuse?" Grimmjow spoke with a wry smile on his face.

'' I will hurt you."

Grimmjow's laughter returned, it was like seeing a child threaten a man. The arrancar standing in front of him was a low-ranking arrancar so the battle would not be equal, plus Ulquiorra had used weak words.

The only one who was worried about Ulquiorra was Starrk. In the past, Ulquiorra might have been able to stand on an equal footing with Zoe; But the strength levels of the espadas had risen recently when Ulquiorra was outside Las Noches Castle, so it could be said that Grimmjow was stronger than Zoe.

At this moment, Ulquiorra vanished from his place and suddenly appeared in front of Grimmjow who was still laughing. Then he placed his hand on the jawbone that was on his left cheek, then did something that made everyone's eyes widen.

He snatched the bone from Grimmjow's face whose laughter turned into a shriek, as he put his hand on his left cheek, the espadas got up and turned away because they knew what would happen next. For every hollow, taking off the mask was the most painful thing any hollow could go through.

Carelessly, the jawbone was crunched under the pressure of Ulquiorra's fist. Ulquiorra may have chosen weak words, but his actions are not weak.

"You bastard!!!!" Grimmjow cried out angrily before drawing his sword and leaping into the air with a vertical slash, but Ulquiorra raised his arm in order to block the attack causing a draft of air within the hall.

Grimmjow was startled to see that Ulquiorra used his arm to block the attack, but he quickly fired a scarlet Cero from his hand at the pale arrancar, grimmjow being pushed back as Ulquiorra was swallowed up by the scarlet light before exploding, leaving behind a thick cloud of smoke.

"It's over." One of the heads of the novena Espada, Aaroniero Arruruerie, spoke. "Yes." The other head answered.

"Tch!" Grimmjow is still angry; A quick death was not enough, he wanted to kill Ulquiorra in the slowest and most painful way possible.

"Cero."

The smoke dissipated because of the green Cero that was heading towards Grimmjow. Because of this, part of the meeting hall was destroyed and a large hole was created in the wall.

There was no trace of the fourth espada; At first they thought he was dead, but their pesquisa told them that Grimmjow was just outside Las Noches.

Grimmjow slowly stood up, his jacket was burnt from his body which was full of wounds and burns, but he did something unexpected, he raised his head to the sky and started laughing madly; As he laughed, a frightening blue aura appeared around his body.

Now, everyone in Las Noches was watching, after all, all that reiatsu and noise was enough to arouse their curiosity.

When he stopped laughing, a savage smile appeared on his face as he looked into the gap he had come out of, where Ulquiorra was standing.

"You want me to give up my position?! Come and force me!!" Grimmjow shouted with a bloodthirsty grin on his face, anger and lust for blood were not a good combination.

Although Grimmjow acts hostile towards everyone, he never had much hatred towards them, with the exception of Aizen; But today, this was the first time his hatred had reached unprecedented levels.

For Ulquiorra, Grimmjow's words were the go-ahead.

Ulquiorra leaned forward slightly before using a sonido, and he suddenly appeared in front of Grimmjow whose eyes widened and his smile faded, as he had not expected Ulquiorra to be so fast. At the same time, Ulquiorra had landed a punch in the face of the cuatro Espada, as Grimmjow was pushed back dozens of meters.

Grimmjow got up and put his hand to his face, blood was coming out profusely from his broken nose, and he realized he had lost some teeth.

"Are you going to surrender?"

Grimmjow quickly looked back to see Ulquiorra, who was standing still with his hands in his trouser pockets.

'He could have attacked me, but he decided to stand there. Does he really think he can beat me?!' Grimmjow felt much anger, he hated his opponent's indifferent face; Ulquiorra displayed an arrogant demeanor befitting only the strong. For Grimmjow, this is unforgivable.

"Don't fuck with me!!!" cried Grimmjow, swinging his zanpakuto at Ulquiorra's neck, but his weapon made only a slight scratch on the pale arrancar's neck. "Im--impossible..." Shock was evident on Grimmjow's face.

In response to the attack he received, Ulquiorra landed two powerful punches to Grimmjow's face before kicking his stomach, sending the cuatro Espada's body back again. The kick was strong enough to make Grimmjow's body pierce through one of the towers around Las Noches Castle.

Inside the tower, Grimmjow coughed up a little blood, he was sure he'd got three broken ribs. There was an angry look on his face mixed with pain; He wasn't angry because of the injury he had received, but rather because of the blow his pride had received!

It was a cuatro Espada! No one in Las Noches dared to underestimate him, not even the other Espadas. But now, he was clearly insulted by a low-ranking arrancar?! Just thinking about it made him feel as if his blood was boiling.

"Are you going to surrender?" Grimmjow heard a voice behind him.

With a purely instinctive move, Grimmjow jumped away as soon as he heard Ulquiorra's voice. On the other hand, Ulquiorra still maintained his careless appearance, much to the anger of cuatro Espada.

'Are you flirting with me?! Am I not strong enough for him to consider me an enemy?!' Grimmjow thought angrily. As Ulquiorra's indifferent demeanor makes Grimmjow feel like a complete loser. "its enough!!!" Grimmjow shouted angrily as a raging blue reiatsu appeared around his body. He had grabbed his sword in his right hand and placed his left hand on the blade of the zanpakuto. "Now you will see the cuatro espada's true power!!!" His zanpakuto began to glow with a blue light. "Grind.. Pantera!!!"

The air around the cuatro Espada exploded, the reiatsu blast completely destroying the tower, leaving only a few small stones.

The two of them standing in the air, Ulquiorra could get a good look at his opponent; Grimmjow's skin became covered with bony scales resembling armor, his hands turned into claws, his feet into paws like those of felines, and his teeth became sharp fangs; His arms and legs (his legs were now like a cat's) had blades; His hair also grew several times and his tail hung down from his back.

*roar!!!*

Grimmjow let out a savage roar that caused a fierce air stream made of chaotic reiatsu to be released. Meanwhile, Ulquiorra drew his zanpakuto.

Grimmjow was the first to move; With an amazing sonido, he was behind Ulquiorra and then delivered a horizontal kick. Ulquiorra manages to block that kick with his sword before punching the blue-haired Espada, but Grimmjow manages to get away just in time. This time it was Ulquiorra's turn, who began launching quick attacks with amazing accuracy, as Grimmjow could barely avoid them, as the scales around his body were filled with deep cracks, indicating that Murcièlago almost reached the flesh more than once. On the other hand, Grimmjow could not hit his enemy, as Ulquiorra countered each fierce attack.

Grimmjow couldn't believe it! He couldn't accept that! Even though he uses all of his power, he can only stand on an equal footing with Ulquiorra. No, he had only managed to greatly reduce the difference between them.

"He's fighting the cuatro Espada with ease." Hallibel spoke as she watched the fight. "He's not an ordinary arrancar, who is he?" she asked before looking at Starrk.

"You are right, before he became a arrancar, he was Vasto Lorde." Starrk replied in a serious tone. "If we compare his strength in the past with the strength of the current Espadas, he could beat the Sexta Espada, without resurrección."

The new espadas were shocked when they heard this. If Ulquiorra is strong without resurrección, how strong is he when wielding the resurrección?

"In the past, he was unconcerned with power and that is precisely why he couldn't wield a resurrección. But today, I can't tell how strong he is." Starrk continued speaking.

Grimmjow continued to strike more ferociously; He tried to do a double kick, but Ulquiorra dodged the first kick and blocked the second kick with his zanpakuto before using his Cero, but Grimmjow got away just in time.

Grimmjow tried to punch the arrancar's pale face, but Ulquiorra managed to deflect the punch with his sword, but he made a terrible mistake.

Grimmjow's elbow was close to Ulquiorra!

'My victory has been confirmed!' Grimmjow smiled as five small bumps appeared on his elbow. "Garra de la Pantera!"

Five green slivers shot out from Grimmjow's elbow towards Ulquiorra, who managed to fend off four as the last shrapnel lodged in his left eye.

"Ulquiorra!!!" Starrk exclaimed.

None of the espadas expected this; This was the first time they'd seen that technique, plus it was the first time they'd seen Grimmjow use dirty tricks.

For the first time, Ulquiorra leaned back, much to Grimmjow's pleasure, but this was soon replaced by amazement, as he saw Ulquiorra pluck out his damaged eye without showing any sign of pain and then nonchalantly toss it aside.

'He's a monster.'

That's what all espadas thought except Starrk and Baraggan. After all, what Ulquiorra did was no small thing.

The fight continued between Ulquiorra and Grimmjow; But Grimmjow seems to have the advantage, as he finally manages to inflict several wounds on his opponent's body, as he directs most of his attacks to the left side of Ulquiorra's body.

"DIE!!!" cried Grimmjow with sadistic joy, as he appeared on the left side ready to chop off Ulquiorra's head with the blade in his arm.

But something happened that no one expected. Ulquiorra's left eye... opened!

His left eye was intact!

"what?!" Grimmjow was shocked.

At the same time, Ulquiorra pointed his finger at Grimmjow. "Cero." As soon as that word left Ulquiorra's mouth Grimmjow was engulfed within the green light.

When the green light faded, Grimmjow appeared who knelt down, some of the scales of bone shattering, revealing some skin that had been burnt. On the other hand, all the wounds on Ulquiorra's body began to disappear until there was nothing left.

Regeneration!

All of the Espadas were amazed, all of them sacrificing their healing abilities in order to obtain more power. As for Aizen, he seemed more concerned than before; Of all the arrancars he saw, Ulquiorra Schiffer was the most interesting.

Grimmjow was not happy!

"its enough!!!!" Grimmjow cried angrily, raising his arms high. Its claws started to glow with a bright blue light, and then it lowered its arms, causing it to create wide blue streaks. The number of these lines was ten, one for each finger of each hand.

"Desgarrón!! That's the name of my ultimate attack!" Grimmjow cried angrily, not looking happy at doing so. He kept this technique a secret, planning to use it as a trump card when he fought against Hallibel for the place of Third Espada; But now, he was forced to use it or he would lose his current place.

At the same time, Ulquiorra slashed his finger with his zanpakuto and then pointed at Grimmjow, a green ball appeared in front of his finger before shooting towards Grimmjow.

"Gran Ray Cero"

Everyone's eyes widened, even Aizen's; Gran Ray Cero? This is the first time they have seen such technology.

When the two attacks collided, strong winds swept through the place, in addition to creating an incredibly huge pressure that made some towers collapse. As time passed, the blue lines became broken one after another like fragile glass, when the last line broke, the green ball continued its way forward, finding no obstacle but Grimmjow, who let out a loud shriek before his body sank into a blinding green light.

When the green light disappeared, the body of Grimmjow sprawled on the ground was revealed. The números, the fricción, even the espadas, were all in an uncomfortable silence; Grimmjow jaegerjaquez, defeated by an unknown low-ranking arrancar!!

There were a lot of low-ranking arrancars trying to defeat the novena espada, this was a normal thing; But for a low-ranking arrancar to defeat a high-ranking espada? This is something new.

"How ridiculous." Ulquiorra spoke coldly as he looked at the body of the blue-haired soldier. "If you were a little stronger, you could have made me wield my resurrección."

As soon as the last word came out of Ulquiorra's mouth, an enormous pressure arose in Las Noches, particularly in the meeting room. This pressure was emitting from Baraggan's body.

"its enough." Baraggan spoke eerily calmly before using the sonido and suddenly appearing before Ulquiorra.

There was no talking, as soon as their eyes met, the fight began!

"This is bad." Starrk wanted to help his friend, but Lord Aizen's own spiritual pressure. "Aizen-sama..."

"Don't worry." That was all that came out of Aizen's mouth.

Baraggan moved his zanpakuto to try heavy and swift attacks on Ulquiorra who barely managed to dodge those attacks, as Ulquiorra seemed to be doing everything he could to stay alive. One time Ulquiorra was attacking Baraggan, his attacks would slow down as they approached Baraggan's body. The segunda's death aspect was aging, which meant he had the ability to control time.

For some, there is no logical reason for this fight to happen, but for Baraggan it is completely different. For many years, Baraggan had wondered how much power Ulquiorra would have if he could wield the resurrección, though he wouldn't admit it, but these questions made him worry; In the past, he didn't know because Ulquiorra couldn't use a resurrección. But now that Baraggan is going to force Ulquiorra to use the resurrección, he'll get every answers!

Ulquiorra took a step back before using his most powerful attack, Gran Rey Cero, as the attack turned towards Baraggan who remained unconcerned with this show of power, he wanted to see the resurrección! When the energy ball got close to Baraggan, Baraggan raised his zanpakuto aloft and lowered it vertically, splitting the attack in half, the ground around Baraggan disintegrating, but he remained unharmed.

"Stop playing! If you don't use resurrección my next move will be the last thing you see!" Baraggan shouted seriously.

It was necessary to do so. Baraggan was too strong for him, Ulquiorra wouldn't beat him because he couldn't hurt him. If he wasn't even able to hurt him, how would he win?

Ulquiorra pointed his blade at Baraggan, and said the waiting words...

"Enclose... Murcièlago."

The wind started to blow violently and the ground started to shake as a black aura with green shades began to surround Ulquiorra's body like a mass of flames. But soon, the shape of his aura changed from that of a flame into a pillar rising into the sky. The fake sky was obliterated and rendered completely black, even blacker than the real sky.

Green drops began to fall from the black sky, no, it was green rain!

For all the arrancars and even some of the Espadas, just looking at this scene was enough to make their hearts stop beating.

Szayel tried to collect some drops for study in his laboratory, but all he got were empty hands and a momentary sense of hopelessness and misery. Then he understood the nature of this rain.

'Reiatsu, pure energy so concentrated. An energy concentrated enough to take a tangible form capable of interacting with the world around it. unbelievable.' Szayel thought.

Baraggan couldn't help but look up when he noticed that the sky had darkened, and wind and rain weren't a problem for him, but he had to admit that this was an impressive display. And awe-inspiring.

Finally, the wind returned to normal, Ulquiorra's aura dissipated and the sky returned to normal, Ulquiorra appeared.

Ulquiorra's shapeshifting. On his head Ulquiorra wore a bony helmet with two long horns protruding from either side, and great black wings behind his back; His costume looked something like a sleeveless dress, making the hole in his chest visible to all; The thin green lines under his eyes were replaced by broad blackish green lines, creating a parody of a sad cry.

A squeak was heard coming out of Baraggan teeth who had a firm expression on his face; He knew that Ulquiorra would be strong, but that was too far, perhaps he knew nothing of his opponent's abilities, but he could tell that not even Hallibel would be able to defeat Ulquiorra. If he wanted to, Ulquiorra would get the tres Espada's place!

Without giving him time to blink, Ulquiorra suddenly appeared in front of Baraggan and landed a powerful punch in the face, as Ulquiora was able to crack his opponent's skull, as his opponent was sent hundreds of meters away before crashing into one of the towers which instantly collapsed.

All the arrancars felt short of breath. Ulquiorra's physical strength had become unbelievably greater than before; With the exception of Starrk, there is no one who can land such a punch, especially if the person receiving this punch is the former King of huecco mundo.

And now, everyone in Las Noches was certain that if Ulquiorra were to use his resurrección against Grimmjow, Ulquiorra would be able to kill Grimmjow with one blow.

"Aizen-sama... the sky... is shattering." séptima Espada spoke, disbelieving his eyes.

Many cracks appeared in the sky like a mirror about to shatter, and some lumps began to fall from the sky, revealing a starless black sky, the true sky.

There are many bases in Las Noches, but one base is very popular; It is strictly forbidden for the three strongest espadas to release their true power inside the castle, otherwise the castle roof will fall on their heads.

But Ulquiorra wasn't one of the three, but he made the roof collapse!

A slight frown appeared on Aizen's face, though the results were more impressive than expected; But he will have to do a lot of work after this battle is over.

Baraggan got up slowly as he brushed away the rocks that had piled up on his body, there was a big purple bruise on the right side of his face. It seemed that Ulquiorra didn't bother holding back his strength, in fact, it seemed like he had waited a long time for this moment.

And before Baraggan could think of how to deal with his rival, Ulquiorra suddenly appeared in front of Baraggan and delivered a strong punch under the chin of his enemy, which made the latter launch into the sky like a missile, but Ulquiora appeared again in the sky and dealt another punch on Baragan's stomach, which made the latter It falls diagonally like a meteor, destroying two towers.

Everyone was stunned by this display of power!

Hallibel is beginning to worry about the new Espada. Unlike the new Espada, Grimmjow's power wasn't something she would consider a threat, but with regards to the new espada, it's quite different. Now, Ulquiorra is strong enough to claim the place of tres Espada.

The rocks above Baraggan's body disintegrated due to the enormous spiritual pressure, Baraggan was furious now. Before he could take a single step forward, he fell to one knee and vomited out a fair amount of blood, sure enough he had some broken bones.

In his entire life, he had never been subjected to such an insult, not even Aizen did it like this, but this was too much. He raised his ax aloft before pointing it at Ulquiorra.

"The time for pleasantries is over." Barragan spoke with an eerie calmness. "Now you will see the power of a king!!" Soon, a crimson aura appeared around his body. "Rot, arrogante!!!"

A red pillar of light appeared and destroyed what was left of the roof, turning everything around it a red color. After the red energy faded away, Baraggan's body appeared clear; His body transformed into a skeleton wearing a black cloak and a golden crown, plus he was carrying an ax completely different from his previous one, Gran Caída.

"Luz de la Luna." A green light appeared on Ulquiorra's hand, which quickly assumed the shape of a spear.

"Things are getting more interesting." Szayel smiled as he watched the battle. Ulquiorra was like a box full of surprises; the ability to overthrow the cuatro espada without a resurrección, Regeneration, Gran Ray Cero, and finally; Sufficient force to bring down the roof. This made Szayel wish to see how far the pale arrancar could go.

Ulquiorra and Baraggan were everywhere; From the dark sky to the white sands of the desert. They are fighting on an uncommon level. With the exception of Aizen, gin, Starrk, and Hallibel; No one could see anything because of the speed at which both opponents were moving.

It was close range fighting, an exchange of attacks that took place as Ulquiorra focused on defense, blocking every attack coming from Baraggan. Ulquiorra showed his incredible mastery of spears that he moved around his body for a style based on speed to create a strong defense that puts the enemy into a tailspin, as every Ulquiorra received was blocked and then responded directly with a quick attack that could hurt his enemy but not kill him instantly. It was a clever tactic, but ineffective with Baraggan.

Baraggan had some advantages; First, he has more reiatsu than Ulquiorra, which means his stamina will be more than Ulquiorra's. Secondly, Baraggan is the strongest in terms of physical strength, as he can deliver heavy attacks that can split Ulquiorra in half. Third and last, Baraggan has lived for a very long time, which means he has faced many opponents which gives him a lot of experience.

But for Ulquiorra, the only advantage he had at the moment was speed, as he was using his wings in order to gain more speed.

But speed alone will not be enough.

In the darkened sky, Baraggan raised his ax and dealt a heavy blow at Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra tried to block the gran caída with his spear, but the spear shattered like fragile glass, severing his right arm.

Starrk was speechless. Ulquiorra might be able to repair some of the damage, but amputating limbs is not something that can be fixed.

Ulquiorra and Baraggan stopped exchanging attacks. Ulquiorra was looking indifferently at his right arm that still hadn't touched the ground, his face showing no expression of pain.

"It's over." Baraggan spoke softly. "Recognize me as king, and I will spare your life." Although he wanted to kill Ulquiorra, he would rather break his opponent's ego.

"I will." Ulquiorra spoke coldly. He wasn't afraid not even a little bit, which meant that what he said was with conviction.

Everyone who knew Ulquiorra was shocked, even Aizen; They thought that Ulquiorra would rather die than acknowledge the former king. As for Baraggan, he was very happy, finally, Ulquiorra decided to let go of his obstinacy and bow.

"Say it." Although Baraggan was excited, he kept his cool.

"I recognize you... as a pathetic king." Ulquiorra replied indifferently.

"what?!?!?!" Baraggan shouted angrily.

"You're not a king. A true king doesn't bow before another king. You're a king, well suppose you're a king, but you serve Aizen-sama. If you weren't a pathetic king, what would you be?" After he finished speaking, another spear appeared in his left hand.

All the Espadas and arrancars were stunned, except for Stark, who sighed. No one would dare say this truth in front of Baraggan, even Starrk would think twice before doing so.

"You little brat!!!" Baraggan shouted angrily before brandishing his axe.

Ulquiorra dodged the attack before exchanging attacks with Baraggan again.

But this time, Ulquiorra was constantly retreating. With two arms, he wasn't able to keep up with Barragán, so how would he win with only one arm?

Another arm fell off!

That arm was none other than Ulquiorra's arm!

Without arms, Ulquiorra is defenseless and this time Baraggan won't be so kind. Now, all Ulquiorra can do is run away.

Or that's what everyone expected.

What Ulquiorra did was unexpected, he sprinted forward and then kicked Baraggan in the face causing Baraggan to fall hard into the sand. Ulquiorra seemed to have no intention of backing down. Some have thought he was brave or crazy, but Aizen has nothing to do with being brave or mad. Ulquiorra has a plan.

Baraggan got up before setting off towards Ulquiorra but fell again when it felt as if something heavy had fallen on him.

"What the hell was that?!" Baraggan got up quickly, but was soon pushed back by unseen forces. Without any time to think or stand, he was pushed repeatedly and non-stop until he was in the sky.

Baraggan didn't know what was going on, but Aizen and the Espadas knew very well.

In the sky, Ulquiorra flicked his wings in unbelievable ways, as his wings moved in all directions and angles, as his wings made waves of the swift wind. After a few seconds, some tornadoes started to form before colliding with each other making the winds even more brutal, and don't forget that Baraggan is inside these collisions.

"Ira de las tormentas! (Wrath of storms)" Ulquiorra said the name of his technique.

The sand moved with the wind making it difficult to see where the Baraggan was. For Baraggan it was chaotic, as if put into a blender; He could not distinguish between up and down, right and left, and the presence of sand did not help. Baraggan was starting to get a headache, so he decided to put an end to it all.

"Respira!!!" Baraggan screamed as a large black cloud appeared around his body. Twisted Wind vanished as if it had never existed.

Respira, is Baraggan's most powerful technique; The ability to unlimitedly increase the lifespan of living and non-living things, as one stroke of this technology is capable of turning anything into ashes.

Right now, Baraggan was distracted, stopping his technique once the wind cleared. Once he turned around an event he had never expected. In fact, no one expected that.

Baraggan's body was pierced with a direct stab from Ulquiorra's spear!

"what?!" Baraggan could not believe what he was seeing. Ulquiorra had both arms intact. 'How is that?! Is it possible..? that..? No way!!'

"Ultra-fast regeneration?" Gin asked, not understanding.

"Yes." Aizen answered as he watched the battle. "At best, it would take at least half an hour for a arrancar to recover one arm. But Ulquiorra is an exceptional case, he not only retained his regeneration ability, but developed it to perfection."

All the Espadas had finally understood what kind of tactics the pale arrancar was using. Ulquiorra could have regenerated both his arms a few seconds after they were amputated, but he feigned such weakness that Baraggan let his guard down; If Ulquiorra hadn't lost his arms, Baraggan wouldn't have been careless.

This further worried Hallibel because of Ulquiorra's ability to plan, if she were to fight instead of Baraggan, she was certain she would lose.

"You bastard!!!" Raising his axe, Baraggan shouted angrily in order to end this battle once and for all.

At the same time, Ulquiorra pointed his finger at Baraggan's chest, a green light tinged with black appeared in front of his finger. "Cero Oscuras."

Baraggan fell hard to the ground before an explosion occurred, causing an intense earthquake.

When the explosion dissipated and the smoke cleared, Baraggan emerged who stood tall, his skull slightly cracked and his cloak a bit ragged, other than that, he was still fine.

The next round was about to begin, and this time there would be no holding back.

"They stopped." A deep voice resounded everywhere.

Ulquiorra and Baraggan turned towards the sound and saw only Lord Aizen.

"If the fighting continues, one of you will die...or both of you." Aizen spoke with a calm smile on his face.

Ulquiorra returned to his basic form before sheathing his zanpakuto and then knelt down on one knee, but Baraggan wasn't as cooperative as Ulquiorra.

"Like Hell!!" Baraggan cried out in exasperation. "This brat owes me a lot of blood and broken bones!"

"Baraggan, I am your master; any decision I make you will accept against your will." Aizen spoke softly and a blue aura appeared around his body, his smile had turned into a slight frown. "Furthermore, it was you who caused all this chaos. Am I wrong?"

Because of the enormous reiatsu, Baraggan didn't dare open his mouth.

"Ulquiorra Schiffer, stand up." Aizen spoke softly and his smile returned. Usually he would directly punish anyone who caused trouble, but the talent and strength shown by Ulquiorra made Aizen's mood remain good, perhaps even better than before. "Welcome among us, cuatro Espada."

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Since that day, two new rules have been announced; One, the Four Strongest Commanders are forbidden to unleash their swords within Las Noches. Two, it is forbidden to use the Gran Ray Cero inside Las Noches.

Ulquiorra will never forget that day.

Makarov's magic power surged so much that it made Ulquiorra's eyes widen. Makarov's strength had greatly increased far beyond what it had been before, as Makarov's power had reached an unexpected level!

'His power...he can stand on par with... Nnoitra.' thought Ulquiorra, though his face remained expressionless, he was surprised.

[this is unbelievable!!]

He had heard of a group called the Ten Saint wizard, he knew he had to be careful with them, but this was too far away. Makarov wasn't the strongest, that's an indisputable fact, but... if Makarov had this much power, just how strong could the strongest Saint wizard be?

But this was not the time to think.

Ulquiorra gripped his zanpakuto in his free hand before pointing it at Makarov, a thick green aura appeared around Ulquiorra's body as his reiatsu began to surge. This will be the second time. The first time was just a simple point of view, but this time it was completely different; Since he came to this world, this was the first time he had been forced to use his zanpakuto.

"Enclose.."

When both of them were raising their power level, something unexpected happened.

Makarov dropped to one knee and started coughing non-stop, blood coming out with every cough that came out of his mouth. His magic power became so low, his body shrank so that it reverted to its original form. He was putting his hand on his chest, which means he had a heart problem.

Ulquiorra decided that he no longer needed to use his zanpakuto after all, as he continued to stare at his opponent. For some reason, he felt that he didn't want the battle to end this way.

[Well, that's disappointing.]

"This is as far as you can go." Ulquiorra spoke coldly as he walked towards Makarov. "I admit that you have a lot of power within you, but your aging body can no longer bear it."

All Makarov did was try to stand up, and as a result, he fell to his knees and put his other hand on the ground in order to keep his entire body from falling.

"You lost." Ulquiorra spoke, standing directly in front of Makarov.

At this moment, Makarov fell motionless. Ulquiorra's eyes widened and an uncomfortable feeling gripped him, as the reiatsu within Makarov's body began to disappear little by little. And if the reiatsu goes away, it means death.

[Shit!! You killed him!!!]

As usual, Ulquiorra seemed calm, knelt down on one knee and made Makarov lie with his back on the ground, placed his hand on Makarov's chest and then sent out shockwaves similar to those produced by defibrillators.

'This is not enough.' Ulquiorra thought before raising his head and opening his mouth slightly. "Gonzui."

Ulquiorra began absorbing the magical energy in the atmosphere and then converting it into reiatsu, which healed his broken arm. At the same time, he was sending some spiritual power into Makarov's body.

It was necessary to do this; Even if he managed to revive Makarov's heart, without a certain amount of reiatsu, Makarov would still be in a state of clinical death.

When Makarov began to cough, Ulquiorra bit his finger before placing it on the cut on Makarov's shoulder, causing his blood to mix with Makarov's. After a few seconds, the wounds slowly started to disappear until there was no trace of them left.

Ulquiorra sighed as he finished tending to the old man, it was tiring. But he was surprised to see Makarov's hand holding his neck.

"You're awake? Unexpected. I expected you to be unconscious for three hours." Ulquiorra spoke very softly. Makarov's fist was too weak, after all, Ulquiorra isn't stupid enough to restore Makarov to his full strength.

"..." Makarov tried to speak.

"what?"

"Lucy, don't go near Lucy..." Makarov spoke, trying to sound threatening, but it was clear from his voice that he was pleading.

This day is full of surprises for Ulquiorra. Although Makarov was about to die, all he thought about was Lucy. Without saying anything, Ulquiorra created Garganta.

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«in Magnolia»

Everyone was looking at the mountain, they couldn't see any more lights.

"They stopped." Natsu spoke uneasy.

*Zeeeeezzzzzz*

Suddenly, everyone turned around when they heard a strange sound. The air was torn apart, and a black hole appeared that looked like an empty mouth.

"What the hell is this thing?" Cana was the first to speak. But no one had an answer.

A full minute later, Ulquiorra emerged from the black hole, carrying Makarov. Everyone was shocked when they saw this; Makarov Deryar.. was defeated?

"What--Master..." Erza muttered in disbelief.

Everyone was paralyzed by the shock, as the words stuck in their throats.

'What the hell is going on?!' Gray thought in horror.

'This cannot be true.' Natsu thought.

Ulquiorra laid Makarov's body on the ground, with Makarov lying on his back. After all, it was unwise for Makarov to be handed over to his angry guildmates.

"The mission has been cancelled." Ulquiorra spoke softly before turning around and starting to leave.

"Where the hell are you going?!" Natsu cried angrily.

" home." Ulquiorra looked behind him and then replied simply. But this answer seemed to piss Natsu off even more than before.

"You bastard! Do you think you can attack us and then just leave?!" Natsu screamed angrily as his right arm caught fire. "You are--"

"Enough, Natsu..." A weak voice spoke.

Natsu looked at the voice, it was Makarov trying to get up. Some people rushed towards him in order to help him.

"There is no reason for this fight to continue any longer." Makarov spoke weakly before looking at Ulquiorra. "You failed." A small smile appeared on Makarov's face.

With the exception of Ulquiorra, no one understood what Makarov had said.

"you are right." Ulquiorra spoke. "My job was to catch Lucy Heartfilia. Killing was not one of the things I could do while doing my job. The laws say killing is not allowed, unless it is in self-defence."

"And when I almost died, your mission was automatically cancelled." Makarov spoke.

"Yes. Although I can now continue to search for Lucy, you will intervene again, which means that you will die... again." Ulquiorra spoke before narrowing his eyes. "But for some reason, I think you did it on purpose."

A small laugh escaped from Makarov's mouth. "It was a gamble. But it's worth it."

"Do you realize that you could have died?"

"I don't care! Besides, I'm still alive!" Makarov laughed, a wide, goofy smile on his face.

Ulquiorra raised his eyebrows in astonishment; This man did not hesitate or regret sacrificing his life for someone he had known a few months ago; In addition, he does not act hostile towards Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra sighed silently, the heart is a really complicated thing, it seems like it still has a long way to go.

"Good fight!" Makarov spoke. "I don't remember having such a good fight before!"

Ulquiorra was about to leave, he had nothing to say about it, all he wanted to do now was sleep in order to fix the damage to his body, as he still had some broken bones. Plus he wouldn't have to give the money back to Jose, after all, the laws say he's entitled to take the first payment if he gets severely injured.

"wait!!"

Ulquiorra turned again to Makarov, it was starting to get annoying for Ulquiorra.

"Who sent you to kidnap Lucy?" Makarov spoke seriously.

"This is classified information." Ulquiorra answered.

"You weren't using your full power, were you?"

"Yes." Ulquiorra replied before starting to walk away. "What you saw today was only a small part of my true power."

Makarov continued to look at Ulquiorra, who walked away. He knew Ulquiorra didn't lie, what happened on the mountain proves it.

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«In demon world»

"It's not bad for an opening match!" Storm Drake exclaimed excitedly.

"Yes, this is only the beginning." Bahamut spoke with a sly smile on his face.

In Bahamut's Palace, the sin of gluttony; Inside a soundproof hall. Bahamut and Storm Drake were watching the battle with magic created by Bahamut.

Truth be told, this fight was fun more than expected.

Makarov and Ulquiorra may not have used much power, but the way they fight and the constant occurrence of surprises makes it interesting.

"I can't wait for the next battle." Storm Drake smiled.

"Don't worry, you won't be waiting for long." Bahamut spoke and his smile was even bigger than before. "If my prediction is correct, the war between Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail will begin in four days or one week."

Bahamut has been very excited. Ulquiorra is sure to encounter many opponents before he gets to Nahash; He knows all about Ulquiorra, but he doesn't know what kind of abilities the humans of Earthland use, which means anything can happen, the best matches are the unpredictable.

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«Ulquiorra's apartment»

pain!

This was all Ulquiorra felt as he lay on his bed, which was now stained with blood from the wounds that did not heal. chopping, burning alive, crushing and breaking bones..; The first and only time he experienced this kind of pain was when he fought against Ichigo on the Las Noches rooftop, but it only lasted for a few minutes because he died.

But now, he wasn't dead, so he would have to endure this pain for hours. He tried to sleep, but the pain kept stopping him.

[you can not sleep?]

Ulquiorra groaned inwardly, arguing with Murcièlago was the last thing he wanted to do. After all, he's had enough problems.

[You know, you could have kept chasing after that girl.]

"Do you think Makarov would have let me do that?" Ulquiorra spoke in a tired voice. He spoke for two reasons. Firstly, because he can't sleep, talking to Murcièlago might ease the pain even a little. Secondly, if he ignored Murcièlago, Murcièlago would become an unbearable nuisance, which meant Ulquiorra would feel even more pain.

[Makarov was in a weak state, you could have left him and directly searched for Lucy. Oh come on! You're smart, you could have thought of such a plan.]

With the exception of problems of the heart and feelings, Ulquiorra has always been able to find solutions to almost all problems, so Murcièlago will not be exaggerating when he says that Ulquiorra could have thought of seven plans that would enable him to obtain Lucy.

[You deliberately left her, right?]

Ulquiorra remained silent. Murcièlago did not need to hear the answer, for he knew very well that his master could not lie to him.

[Why?]

"I was guaranteed the money, so there was no reason to continue chasing after that woman."

[Is this true or only half of it?]

"I won't deny that Fairy Tail is very interesting. In fact, they remind me of both Kurosaki Ichigo and Inoue Orihime." Ulquiorra spoke softly.

[I see, then you intend to observe them for further understanding. But trust me, it won't be easy, Amigo. I mean.. you beat them all and made Makarov see the Grim Reaper, I don't think they'll forget that easily.]

"I'll think about that later..." Ulquiorra spoke in a tired voice, his eyes slowly beginning to close until he finally fell asleep.

A/N: sorry for late! and sorry if the battle was not good, but I do my best.

Explanations:

1) Makarov vs. Ulquiorra: If Makarov vs. Ulquiorra fights in a deathmatch, Ulquiorra will emerge victorious.

2) Makarov vs. Nnoitra: In fact, Makarov has more power than Nnoitra, so Makarov will emerge victorious.

3) Ulquiorra vs. Hallibel: Yes, Ulquiorra can beat Hallibel without the second release. Because Ulquiorra has unique abilities such as speed and ultra-fast regeneration, plus his strategies and tactics are devilish to say the least.

4) Gran Ray Cero: Yes, Ulquiorra created this technique.

5) Grimmjow and Ulquiorra: Now you can see why Grimmjow hates Ulquiorra .

If you have more questions, feel free to write your questions. Bye.