'Uh-huh...yeah...alright' Riruka spoke into her phone and then hung it up and looked towards Uryu.
'Well, we are in luck, according to our chairwomen. Backup is coming from the other cities, though it will take them around thirty minutes to arrive here,' the red-head explained, and Ishida nodded.
'Good, and maybe with those reinforcements, we might be able to salvage this situation Ishidia commended and then used his spiritual senses to feel out the battles of the rest of the city and tell that Robert Accotruine and Cange Du were still holding their own against the Espada. But upon feeling the sudden spike of dark primal pressure from the top-ranked Arrancar and fearing another one would soon follow. He decided to aid at least one of the sternritter who was in immediate need.
'So, you are planning on helping out the rest of your comrades?' Rukia commented while Uryru turned his head back.
'The situation was already under control when Orhimie arrived and healed everyone's injuries and alignments. While looking over the orange-haired women healing the bandaged Keigo, Mizuke, and Tatsuki, the white prince stated. 'And not only that, but with you here, this area no longer needs more security.
The redhead then huffed in annoyance at Quincy's stoic attitude. 'Well, obviously, but what I am getting at is whenever you are sure this Ichigo can handle someone like Nnoitra? She questioned, and Ishida then smirked.
'Oh, I never doubted this Kurosaki's abilities, especially against one of the top Espada. But with him now back up by director Yasutora Sado...I believe that the battle has already been decided.'
Riruka then stared at Ishida for one moment and then shrugged and sighed. 'Well, with those two working together. It would be stupid to assume otherwise.'
Meanwhile, with the battle with Nnoitra.
'...Chad?' Ichigo said again, still trying to ensure that the person before was his actual friend or rather a version of a friend he knew. Only his question was answered when the Japanese Mexican turned his head to face him, and the gave him a smile with a thumbs up.
'It's good to see you, Ichigo Kurosaki, though it looks you are having trouble with this guy, so I chime in to help,' Sado said in an even tone. While Ichigo slowly nodded his head and felt grateful.
'Like with all my other friends of this world, I can tell that the Chad of this world is also much more powerful. Considering he was able to sock Nnoitria in a single punch...though I wondered how much he overheard' the youth wondered.
'Ichigo...' Sado spoke, and the teen quickly refocused his attention on him.
'Forget about whatever conversation you have with the Espada and focus on the task.' The fullbringer director ordered, and Ichigo looked at him in confusion.
'And I can assure you that once this is all over...' Chad closed his eyes and took a deep breath before looking back at Ichigo. 'That the Xcuation and the rest of the sternritter order will tell everything you need to know.
Ichigo then winded his eyes in surprise, but they shifted into acknowledgment and acceptance.
'So not only does he know the truth, but he is also in on it as well...' Ichigo thought before letting out a low breath. 'Well, whatever, because we both need to work together to take this bastard out right now.'
(Soundtrack of Choice: What Can You See In Their Eyes)
Then a second later, Ichigo and Chad felt a massive surge of spiritual pressure coming from the collapsed site of the skyscraper and revealing to the two teens that Nnoitra, despite the near jaw-shattering blow he received, was far from being done in. Then a moment later, the massive building was blown apart from Espada's spiritual intense pressure wave. As Gilligan walked out of the rubble with blood dripping from his mouth.
'He, well, doesn't. This day keeps bringing on the surprises. Because while I did feel a bit cheated in not killing the real Ichigo Kurosaki...' Nnoritra then turns his eyes to Chad. 'You...are more than enough of a worthy replacement!' The 4th Espada ranted and then ripped his shirt away to expose what was underneath.
Which made Ichigo gasp his mouth in disbelief.
In the middle of the Arrancar's chest was a huge scar that looked like a cannonball had punched right through it, and around the hole were several more scars in the shape of spider cracks. That stretched across the man's chest. As if his entire upper body was just nearly cracked open.
'After all, how could I forget the one human who gave me such a mortal blow and scared me? Yasutora Sado!' the Espada roared in anticipation and rage while a bloodcurdling grin stretched across his face.
But Yasutora just gave Nnoitra a dismissive look.
'So, you still are torn up of me beating you down all those years ago and keeping that scar on you even with all the medical equipment you hollows have….you sure love keeping a dead old grudge, do you?' the Director commented uncaringly. At the same time, Ichigo looked at his friend, baffled at accomplishing such a feat.
'You need to get a new hobby,' the fullbringer commented, but Nnoitra laughed at him.
'Oh, I will get a new hobby...when I am finished killing you!' The Espada then lunged at Sado with his zanpakuto and later transformed his right arm into a black and red shield, the arm of the giant. To block the Espada's blow with ease even as the ground bust open around him. Before readying his left white component of the devil to strike Nnoirta down.
However, the Esapda, in a twitch of fear, evaded the attack using Sonido. This left him vulnerable to Ichigo striking him down from above with his twin reshi blades and forcing him to block them. Sado then used to strike at Gilgia while holding his guard up. Only for the Espada to quickly laugh a cero from his tongue to the ground, unleashing an explosion that pushes Shinigami and fullbringer back. At the same time, the Arrancar darted away from both of them to get some distance.
'Well, this is quite a tight situation, isn't it!' he ranted cheekily while Chad and Ichigo kept their guard up.
'So Why...don't we step it up a little, shall we!' The Espada declared; he then raised his crescent zanpaktou over his head.
'Pray, Santa Teresa!'
Nnoitra commanded as a massive torrent of spiritual pressure flowed out of the space of his crescent blade before being engulfed in an enormous explosion and sending a shockwave that reached throughout the entire city. When the smoke cleared, the Espada revealed himself in his Resurrección form.
He grew two extra pairs of limbs, with each holding onto a scythe in the shape of the mantis' appendages and each having a golden tassel at the end of their shafts. A golden marking extended from his forehead down to the eye on his face. In contrast, his head had a pair of horns in the shape of a crescent moon, with the left one being much longer than the right. At the same time, his bare muscular chest and abdominal muscles lay bare.
To Ichigo, who witnessed the Resurreccion beforehand, it did not look all that different from his world's Nnoitra. But the power it radiated was far denser and more potent. To the point that the two versions cannot even be comparable, and it felt only a few steps away shy from being just as powerful as Grimmjow's Sengunda Etapa. Which also means that Nnorita, who is only the fourth-ranked Espada, was this powerful in his first release. Then he didn't want to imagine how much stronger he would become in his second.
However, with Chad at his side, they can hopefully defeat the bloodthirsty Arrancar before that…hopefully.
Meanwhile, with Zommeri and Robert Accontrone.
(Soundtrack of Choice: Shadow's Masquerade)
'So…Aaroniero and Arruruerie have been defeated and fallen back…while Nnoitra has unleashed his resurreccion….' Zommeri pondered as he sensed the battlefield.
'It would seem that I will have put this fight to close Accontrone. When one of the top four Espada releases their zanpakuto, it will inevitably lead to a massive scale of destruction in its wake, and even from here I am still liable to be caught in it even from this distance, Zommeri said while looking at Robert Accontrone.
'But then, again, given the situation…finishing you off will be quick'
Robert remains silent for a moment…but he can't wholly deny that Espada was right in his heart.
For ever since Zommeri unleashed his Segunda Etapa, the tide of the battle has quickly shifted to the Arrancar's favor. As his new improved, amor could now take over even inanimate objects. By having one of his yellow glowing eye-balls insert themselves into them. The Espada can control, bend, twist, and mold things however he wishes.
Such as turning the surrounding rubble into cyclopes golems enforced by the Espada's massive spiritual power, to the point they can't even be pierced by his bullets anymore, on top of all of them having that same laser eye ability and Robert, for all his 'mastery of the flying step and his own combat experience, was slowly getting overwhelmed by the 9th Espada. He was even sporting a few burnt injuries due to not being able to completely dodge all of his enemy's attacks.
Which now left him with no choice but to pull one of his aces in the hole.
(Soundtrack of Choice: Nobuaki Nobusawa The Holy Grotto and Mila)
Without hesitation, Robert raised his hand that held his Sanrei Glove and unleashed his holy form after being briefly bathed in a flash of light. Before Emerging out of it with two glowing angel wings and a halo. At the same time, Espada smirked in amusement.
'So you finally unleashed your Vollständig...but I am afraid it would do you little good. For my power still far greatly outstrips your Robert Accontrone and as such you have only delay your inevitable death' Zommeri boasted, but the Quincy merely sighed.
'Now that is the one thing I can never stand about you Hollows….' Robert said while placing his twin guns together. 'You always assume that just because you have gained a new power, That victory is entitled to you, that no one can stand up to you, and that challenges you face are only stepping stones to achieve more power.'
The Quincy then began to merge the two guns. 'Only to be disproven over again and again. While suffering a humiliating defeat every time, this Zommeri Raunex is no different. Despite whatever power you have gained.'
The 9th Espada then sneered in anger. 'No different!?' He shouted out. 'The Sengunda Etapa is a power far beyond what you quinces could ever imagine, a power that transcends what a mere Arrancar could ever achieve! If anything, it is you Quincies that think they are entitled to victory even when they are outmatch!'
Robert then shot the Espada a death glare, and for once, Zommeri felt a cold pang of fear from the sternrittrr he once looked down upon.
'Rureaux…do you honestly believe that we Quincy of the holy kingdom always have the luxury to fight foes weaker than us, or have you forgotten how many times the tide of this war has changed?' The Accontrone asked harshly, and The Espada couldn't help but quiver in acknowledgment.
'When you Arrancar first appeared, you completely outmatched all but the strongest of Sternritters, and then they had to abandon their previous ultimate form, the Letiz steel, when your resurrección forms could easily match and outlast it. Thus leading us Qunicy to create the Vollständig to counter it, and even then, for every Espada, we managed to battle and kill. More powerful ones keep taking their place. Yet, we endured, fought back against you and overcame the odd!'
Robert then stared hard at Zommeri. 'And this is no different.'
Then a moment later, the veteran Sternritter finished merging his guns and in his right was a large cannon pistol that he then pointed at the shocked Espada.
But the arrogant Arrancar then regains his composure. 'That may be true to an extent, Accontrone, but it would not change the outcome of this fight, and it has been proven many times over that your navigation is practically useless against me, and even if that gun of yours does manage to harm me it alone cannot defeat my Amor army!'
Robert then started the Espada silently.
'What makes you think my Schrift is limited to mere detection?' Accontrone corrected, then pointed his gun at one of the golems.
Tanzender Pfeil!'(Dancing Arrow) The Quincy uttered and from the fire-arm, shot out a large bullet made of condense reshi at the golem and ran right through its yellow eye-ball though zommeri was unfazed.
'You can shoot down as many arrows as you wish, Accotrone, but I still have many more-CRACK!
The Espada's eyes widened in bafflement when the arrow then turned directions and pierced the eyes of the other golems an instant later. Much to Zommeri's growing fear, the projectile became robust and faster with each hit target.
The 9th Espada then used sondio to appear before the bullet, shooting it down or talking it over with his armor. But the projectile changed itself upward when it got near zommeri and quickly went back down to its trajectory behind his back and shot down another eye golem. Frustrated, the Espada then gestured his creations to shoot down the bullet themselves with their eye beams. But the object merely changed directions to avoid the blasts, and one by one, golems were destroyed until none were left standings. At the same time, the bullet proceeded to dance around the air above the two enemies' heads.
'What is that?' commerce question while Robert walked to his opponent.
'That is Tanzender Pfeilf; a bullet, as you can tell, is embedded with the power of my Navigation as it will always pick the most effective path to its target. Even when it must change the course of its direction,' Robert explained while looking up at the swirling projectile, 'and unlike most bullets, it does not fly into the air until it loses its power. But swirls around its user and converse its power for its next target'.
On hearing that the 9th, Espada's eyes widen in fear.
'...Like you,' Robert explained as he gestured his hand-canon gun to his opponent, and the Tanzender immediately shot itself at its latest victim.
Zommeri then used his sondio to evade the bullet. But even with the power of his Segunda Etapa, the projectile was steadily gaining more ground over him, and the Espada narrowed his eyes in dread upon noticing something else about the arrow.
'Of course…' the Espada lamented. 'The bullet absorbs reshi from its surroundings and even from its targets the moment it hints them. Making it stronger and faster, and while I can outrun it, for now, it will eventually catch up to me.'
Zommeri then speeds up to a far enough distance and calms all of his arms together, and when he opens them up, a massive disk of pink and yellow spiritual energy forms out of them while a giant lidless eye symbol stands in the middle of it.
'If I cover enough of an area to the point, the bullet can't change its course and then I then take over the projectile and turn it against his creator!' The Espada thought with a teeth-baring grin and expanded his technique to the point that it expanded several dozens of feet over.
However, right before the bullet made contact with the disk. It suddenly speeds itself up to the point of zooming around the barrier, and before the Espada could express his shock, the bullet turned itself around and shot right at the Espada's back!
And unfortunately for Zommeri he only had enough time to dodge a non-lethal blow.
AAAGH!' He hollered in pain as the bullet tore his upper right arm. Blood gushed right out of it and reduced the mighty Espada to a screaming wreck.
Damn it!' Zommeri cursed as he clapped his remaining hands and condensed himself into a ball of flesh.
'If it is impossible to catch the agonizing thing, then I will just use El Embrion to turn my body into armor and let it hit me,' the Espada declared in desperation…Until he heard a cracking sound coming from below him.
THRUST!
And then, before Zommeri knew it, the bullet shot right from under him and plowed right through his tribal tattoo chest.
The man then scratched in agony as the life slowly faded away from his body.
'You are quite naïve, Espada, ' Robert said as he saw the Arrancar slowly falling to the street below. ' The Tanzender Pfeilf as I have said beforehand, picks the most effective path to hit its target. But that doesn't mean its effect is counted by simply surrounding yourself with a defense barrier. But rather, it would just change tactics to finding which area of the defenses is at its weakest and pierce through it, to hit its target.'
The Quincy then disabled his holy form and lowered his weapon. 'And also like I said before, Zommari Rureaux, by assuming victory before claiming it...you have already lost.'
And so, with that, the 9th Espada Rueaux is finally defeated at the hands of Robert Accutrone. By using the full power of his Schrift and all because Zommari underestimated his opponent.
Just like his canon self.
Now, as for Chad and Nnorita in this Chapter. It shows that the latter has a massive grudge against the Fullbringer for defeating in the past and leaving him with an enormous scar on his chest. This, ironically, is the exact opposite of how their encounter happens in canon and gives a clear indicator of how influential the directors of Xcution are in this fic; more importantly, Ichigo is finally getting close to the truth on why he was teleported to this alternate world.
Anyway, see you next time.
