Keep Moving Forward

by TheNyteblade

Two months had passed since Yhwach's death, and Ichigo Kurosaki, along with his friends, has not been the same since the wars conclusion. Now in a new city, they struggle to accept the consequences and the loss they suffered through the Blood War. However, with new friends being made, and an enemy that was more dangerous than even Aizen, will Ichigo and his friends be ready?

3. School Days II

Authors notes are at the end. Enjoy!

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If ever you hear this, my words are for you

I know what you did was the right thing

The right thing to do

I heard people say you got to be cruel (Oh yeah)

And at the time my world came crashing down

But I'm so glad you had your own mind

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"Holy shit. This is the third fucking time I heard this song today." Bazz-B growled in annoyance as he and Candice walked into the café in the downtown district of Kuoh Town. He felt the stuffy heat from the remaining sunlight that graced him today leave his body and instead, was now surrounded by a calming breeze from the A/C in the store.

The café was modest, but also had a few luxuries that gave it a sort of high-end look rather than the run of the mill Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts that was down the street and across from the bank and retailing stores. There was plenty of space for customers to sit down and enjoy themselves with whatever company that they brought with them, with the tables being made out of perfect mahogany and the wooden chairs having the seat made out of expensive red cushion, and a row of bar stools for the counter where one could see the equipment that was needed to make the beverages. On the left side of the counter, was a set of wooden swing doors that led into the kitchen where the small sandwiches and breakfast were made and ready to be served after it was put under a heating lamp. Lastly, the walls were exposed brick, and gave the café an almost industrial feeling.

Bazz would have to admit that this was the last thing he expected the girls to do with their second chance at life. He wasn't the greatest of friends with Candice and her friends at first and would only interact with them if he needed it to or when the need arose. Then again, it was out of his own volition, as the one person he respected out of the Sternritters was his best friend, Haschwalth, and didn't really care about the rest of his so called "allies", as he only stayed around them solely for the fact Yhwach was leering over their heads with the threat of death, and would take any advantage he got to piss them off and leave them for dead, most notably Cang-Du. Now under new leadership of Uyru Ishida, they had no choice but to get along, less the Shinigami would slaughter them or bring them back under Mayuri's control, something NO ONE wanted to experience ever again, and the girls took full advantage of their opportunity to do something new, resulting in 'BADASS BREWS' being open today.

He wanted to chuckle at the mere fact they went with the option to open a café and went with Bambietta's idea for a name that Bazz thought was tacky as usual, but would rather keep his mouth shut, not out of fear, but the mere fact the girl had chosen a name that was so cringe worthy. But on the other hand, he was somewhat jealous they found what they wanted to do with their life now that the threat of Yhwach and the Shinigami were no longer over their heads. He hadn't known him for a long time, but he would have to give Uryu Ishida credit where it was due, the man wasn't nearly as bad as the mad Quincy King who betrayed him and his comrades. Call it cowardice, or hypocrisy, but that was the one thing Bazz couldn't stand.

Betrayal.

He has killed some of the Soldat's before, left Cang for death in Toshiro's ice coffin, and even attacked Candice and her friends if it meant he was the one who brought Yhwach his head. But, unlike Yhwach, who saw his subordinates as nothing but tools to an end and had no issue of backstabbing them, Bazz only did so in the need of survival. He needed to survive by any means necessary, if it meant he could finally understand why his best friend decided to join the very bastard who killed their families and broke their friendship and take the head of the very same man who cost him everything. It was the reason why he forgave Ichigo on the spot that night in the backyard, as truth be told, he didn't have anything against Ichigo and his friends; he didn't want anything to do with the Sternritters or bringing an end to the universe, as he just wanted his best friend back and kill Yhwach.

But now, he had no purpose. Yhwach was dead, the Sternritters were almost extinct, and his best friend was dead. He hated that at the end of the matter, he didn't see what mattered the most, as he was wrapped in his own need of survival and worth, that he didn't understand and see the pain Haschwalth was going through when he stared down at him. He knew from the get-go that Haschwalth just wanted someone to call a friend, and Bazz saw him more as a friend.

He saw him as a brother.

When he saw the sadness in his eyes, was the same moment everything finally snapped into place for him and made him realize that he was in the wrong, as he pretty much forced his 'brother' to kill him out of a need to protect him. In his own way, Haschwalth was trying to protect him from not only himself, but to Yhwach as well, as neither were strong enough to kill him; and Bazz had let his own ego and hubris go to his own head, forcing the last link he had to his life before he became a Sternritter to put him out of his misery, as he knew that the only way to stop Bazz from making a grave mistake was to kill him.

But that was all useless now, as the need for survival was no longer needed amongst the group. He hadn't known him for a long period of time, but from he knew after living with them for a day and through the war, Uryu Ishida wasn't like Yhwach at all. He didn't want world domination, nor did he want war with the Shinigami and the rest of the factions such as the Hollows and Fullbringers. All he wanted was peace, and for the Quincies to thrive as a nation, but to defend themselves and those who couldn't protect themselves. He wanted to laugh at the mere thought of him being a hero, but he figured it was a start to finding a purpose in his new life, especially under new leadership. He released a small chuckle of mirth and slight humor as he remembered the day, he and the surviving Quincies arrived in the underground of Urahara's shop.

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Pain.

That was the first thing Bazz-B had awakened to and his body felt like it was on fire, even though it also felt incredibly muted. His eyes were closed shut tightly and it felt like a nurse was stabbing over a million needles directly in his brain without giving him any time to breathe, and the feeling of nausea was present in his stomach and throat.

As the seconds would pass, he continued to feel like he was being burned alive again by the former Head Captain of the Gotei's flames but was slowly beginning to feel the sensation of touch throughout his body. He felt the stuffy air around his body surround him like a cocoon, and a sharp feeling of needles piercing into his left cheek.

'I'm... on the ground? Am I still... in the Palace? No... that can't be right... I can't feel the blood on my body... and the floor up there was smooth... and cold...Where the fuck am I?' He thought to himself, as he was letting the synapses of his head begin to fire back at full power, and his nerves begin to work back into overtime. His muscles felt like they were atrophied, but it was enough for him to move his fingers, and notice he was laying on a rocky surface. He knew he couldn't be in Soul Society, as he would've guaranteed the Shinigami would've killed him the moment they found him, so that meant he had to be somewhere in the human world. His mind was still foggy, but he could make out bits and pieces of what remained of his memory, as the most notable thing he could remember, was eating something disgusting in a laboratory, followed by the screams, horrifying screams of what could only be demented patients who's minds were too far gone to be saved, and that sick smile of yellow teeth and gold eyes that glimmered with scientific madness and curiosity.

After that, it was nothing but darkness, and the occasional feeling of bile rushing up his throat as he was constantly hearing the screams of those around him. He wanted to move, to do anything that would give him the slightest clue on where he was, but all he felt was the burning sensation overflow within his very soul. He tried to open his eyes, but they felt like they were super glued shut and only felt his eyes twitch in their sockets. His breath began to quicken, and his mind felt like it was beginning to work in overtime, as he forced himself to ball his fist in anger. He wanted to laugh as he felt it was progress being made, but all that released from his mouth was a muffled groan, as if he was underwater.

'Okay... Come on and MOVE!' The Heat user screamed and forced himself to move. He expected to not move an inch, but was lucky enough that he found the strength within himself to push himself upward and turn over onto his back. The nauseous was still there, but he had forced it down and felt it begin to die out as he took several deep breaths of fresh and clean air that he didn't get when he was on his face. His eyes were still closed, but he didn't care, as someone would've definitely killed him by now which meant he was by himself in the Human World, and took full advantage of cooling air that he was robbed from just moments prior. The stinging sensation in his head was dying down at a fast margin, and felt the feeling of his legs kick back into place and into high gear as he began to stabilize his breathing.

'Alright... just a couple more seconds... then I gotta get moving... find out where the hell I am... and what the hell has happened since then.' He mentally spoke to himself as he took one last deep breath of air before beginning to breathe normally. He didn't know how long it has been since the battle between himself and Haschwalth, but he assumed it was after that battle, since he wasn't near anyone that sick bastard and he was somehow back in the World of the Living. If that was the case, he needed to keep a low profile until he figured out what had happened since he had gotten here. As he was about to force himself to stand and begin to find out what had happened what was going on, is when he heard something.

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"̵̥̞̮̦̏̂̽̉̅͗̋͋̍̌̈́̎͝Ȋ̷̧͙͖͓̫͈̦͔̈́̒͊s̴̢̧̨͚͕̪̞͔̦̾͊̏͗͗̌͒͝ ̶̞͙̬̺͎̰̈̆͝͝͝ť̸̡͕̑̀̈̂̎̂͋͂̀͝͝ḧ̷͍͕̲͍͓̣͊͛̋̈́̓̊͑̓̚̚͘͝͠ả̵̢̨͇̏̌͗̋̽̓͂t̶̹͔̲̗̿ ̸̡̯̳̤̩̹̞͔̀̀̈́͗͌̎̊h̶̖͓̘̳̘̩̊̇̍̈́͒͑͌́͝í̴̢̡̱̠͈̞͈̙̼̣͖͗̌̔́̔͊́͝m̵̧͔̗̪̫̀̓̇̄̽͑̄̽?̸̺̟̈̀̉̓"̸̢̢̖̫̣͉̥̲͚̖͓́́ͅ

"̸̡̹̲̝͔̮̰͍̥̭͖̬̤̲̗̂̒͊̆́̇̂͝W̵̢̻̭̗̺͙̭͖̝̩͚͂̽̇́̓h̸̓́͆̆̑ͅo̸͖̯̼̘̼͕̘̬̩̖̗͇͒̅̈́̃ ̶̯̣̤̦̖̏̾͌́̎̿̾̔̍͐͘͠ę̴̡̲͎̦̦̪̝͕̜͈̱̆̽̒͂̓͆̑̽̌̌͗̓͑͘͠ͅl̵̢̩̺͎̔̍͗̔̓͐̏̂̂̾̅̃͘s̸̢̟̻͔͍̰̦̙͓̝͈̣̉͐̓̽͐é̷̛͓ ̵̡͔̪̫̪͖͉̠̞͓͎̍̾̏̍̓̇̌̊̆̆̊͘̕͝͠d̴͙̈ở̶̻̬̽̔̒̆̂͆͝ ̷̻̥̫͇̠͚̞̻̖̍͜y̷̨̛̳̙̏̆́͂̓͂̿͠o̶̗̣̞͙͈͊͑̆͋͋̚̚ư̴̖̱͖̺̇̎ ̸̡̧͎̻̺̥̦̫̲͈̻͋͂̆k̷̨̗̼̳̔̍͌͒̾͛͐̕ͅn̸̛̻͍͖͖͇̼̣̦̱͂́̄͌̄͗̉͐o̸̧̠̠̝͉̝̺͙̟͇͓͍̲͚͛̑͒̀̍ẉ̸̮̘͚̘̥̥̟̆̈́̂̂̿͘ ̴̧̹̙̱̙͇̪̰͋̍̄̀̊̾̃͂͊w̶̛̲̣͚̔̈́͊̿́̊̕h̵̢̨̢͓͉̜̪̣̳̲̭͎͎̊͘͜͜ȯ̴̳͍̦̆̀̈́̎͗́̎̋͘ ̷̡̜̩̥̲̮̲̩̹̤͖͐̅͂̃͜͠h̸̡̦̙̩̗͙̭̳̳̘̫͚͎̦̀̊͊̈̉̑̿̔͊̀͑̍͘͜ȧ̶̬̀̔̅̒̈͐͊s̶̨̨̜͖̖̉̍͜ ̴̧̛̣̰͓̐͋̅̂̓̅͛̈́͋t̵̨̼̭͙͓̻͈̯̃̀̍͊̂̎͝ȟ̸̨̛͍̖̬̠̟͙̫̙͙̲̰͔̤̇̀ͅa̴̢̧̲̺̱̩̥͕̳̹̗̗̔̈́͜͝͝ţ̷̯͓̩̗̙̝͖̱͋̎͛̏̂͑͛̎̇͑̈́͘ ̴̧̘̭͍̗͔̗͕̞̞̯̻̖͍̀͐̆͘͠h̸̜͙̫̿͊̕͝ä̶̯̳̜̞́͒̑̒͊́̽̈͊̚̕ͅḭ̵͔̝̺̓́̄̈́̓͛r̸̢͖̜̺̈́͋͒ŝ̵̹̼͆̿̎͒̈̈́̀̓͝ͅt̵̬̹͔̲̫͉̰̠̺͔̐͊̏̒̚͠y̷̳̳̗̲̘͙̭͑̓̑̀͋̇ͅl̵̬̟̬̊́͊͛̈̅͝͠ͅe̷͍̐͂͗͝?̵̡̯̖͙͇̝͍̭̫̱͚͕̋̕͝"̵̺͚̯͙̙͆͗̒̆͛̔͆͌͘

"̷̡̨̡͚̮̮̭̱̱̥͕̝̟̀͒̊͑̂͗Y̶̠̖̝͖͚͋͒́̽̋̅͗̓̂̈́͘͝ͅợ̸̣͓̗͚̫̜̥̦̈́̀̈́̆̍̅͘͜ú̴̺͉̜̱̞̯͇̬͕̃̂͂͗̅̚ ̶̡͓̜͕̥̥͈̠̤̮̺͚͍̃͜d̷̳̘̹͙͛̈́̕o̶̢̻̤̰̊̅̇̀͊͌̒̓̓͂́͘͝ņ̶͉̹̠̲͉͔̦̲̣͐'̴̘̖̮̥̜̩̮̰̠̰̉͂̐̂̌̏̀́͂̿̓̚͜͠ͅṫ̷̡̢̡̛͇̲̠̰̰̺̦̼̘̬̘̆̽̉͑͗̀̎̓̚͠͝͠͝ ̶̝̥̻̝͇̣̙͔̘͖̜̺̻̙̿͛̅̄͗́̔́͂͘͘͠ņ̸̢̨̭̱̫̪͉̙̜͇̝̟̤̈́͜͝e̸̢̢̡̝̮͙̞̱̰̖̲̥̭͕͊́̅̈́̅̈́͑̒͌͘͜ḝ̵̹͓̦̰̮̲̣̜͈͑̐̈́̽ͅḍ̸̨̲̪̺̥̲̰̟̟͗̊̈́̊͒͝ ̴̪̖̳͙̯́̔͘͠t̶̟̰̹͓̖̹͚͇͍̃̏̏́̋̍͋̓̕͘ö̷̥́͋̔͒̐̇̑͌͒̕͠ ̷̢͇͈̪̯͈̮̦̦̟̰̭̹̎̈̑́͐̒̊̋͗͋͠ḅ̴̡̨̖̞̜͔̺͔̄̀̇̂̑̀̓͂̒e̸̡̢̛͈̮̪̪̝̺̱̣̭̫͊̌͆̽̈́͊̆ ̷̢̳̱̹̙̞̱̭̼̦̝̰͈̉͒͌̿̿̆̚͝s̸̯̙̭͋́̽ͅu̷̡̧̘̟̩̙͓̬̭̤͈̒́̌͘c̶̫͓̻̜͎̪̟̱͇̞̱̦͂h̸̨̙͇̻̪̱̰̖̤̽̌͒̎̎ͅ ̵̡̨̱̪͓͚̰̻̪̳̦̱̟̞̈́ą̷͖͕̳̥̞̹͚̣͉̙͈̹̣̺͗̌ ̴̨̡̼̤̩̬̙͔̩̝̞̓̃̇͛̽̊͜ͅb̷̹̘͚̖͉̬͍̹͓̮̉̆̀̽̽̉̓̀͌̉͋̚͝ï̶̧̧͎̘̬͎̱̼͖̩̟̻͙͗̅͒̒̆͠t̸̗̱̰̀͆̐̂̉̈͋͠ċ̸͙̰̖̙͚̿̂͑͂̈͋͠ḩ̶͇̞͉͕̤̺͇̪̝͊̐̔̓͋̕ ̶̧̡̦̱̱͕̺̫͚̔́̕͜a̶̧̛̻̖͈͇̼̩͍͗̑̆̊͋̈̿̏̂̈͒b̵̞͖̳̗͒͜ơ̵̧̛̰̱͔̭͓̪̰̘̲̎͐̐̇̆͒͛̽̓̄̋ͅũ̸̯̺̠̼̖̬̯̰̭t̸̝̘̺̻̙̮͓̖̹̏͂̑̏̊̐͑̎̾́̕̕ ̴̢̟̰̞̱́ȋ̸̢̧̙͖̲̪̟̪͙̘̙̯̓̓́̋̈́̀̕t̴̼͙̞͎͇̺͛͜͜͠ͅ.̸͔͉͌̽͑̋́̽̀̍̐̀̑͑̏͛͘"̶͎̬͆̑͒̅̍̾̂̎̚̕̕

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He wasn't able to hear it perfectly, but it was enough for him to realize it was three people talking near him, as if they were staring at him. He tried to push his Reiatsu out to sense if they were other survivors or just some random people who found him, as he knew Lilltotto, Giselle, and Bambietta were with him when they rebelled against Yhwach, and Bambietta was under the control of the creepy girl. However, it wasn't enough for him to sense the people near him, as his Reiatsu was only pushed outward a tiny bit before it seeped back in his body.

'Fuck... whatever that bastard did to me robbed me of my reserves.. I gotta draw more in silently... In the mean time, I gotta see what these people are... If they are indeed other Sternritters, or even other Supernatural beings, then they would feel it... Alright... lets see what they do.' He thought to himself as he slowly began to fill his reserves from the surrounding Reishi particles. While he could instantly refill his reserves and get moving, he didn't want to chance killing innocent people, as he was going to lay low and avoid the Shinigami until he figured out what the hell was going on, and killing people from spontaneous combustion was a sure fire way to get the Gotei 13 on his case. Instead, he decided to bite his time and began to listen on the voices.

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L̶̢̨̦̤̠̦̤̜̐̆́ͅo̷͈̥͖̬̊̓̍̂͒ö̸̧̧̲̩͈̣̫̯͙́͆̌͛̋̈́̊̐̒͊̈́͘͝k̴̨͍̪͎̬̣̗̜͖͉̿́̌̕ͅͅị̵̌͛̎͂͗̌̀̉̔͊͊͠é̴̡̢͕̥̮̟̳̹̻̏̈́̒̈́̽̈́͐̂͐ ̷̻̱̲͕̝̂l̸̡̺̲̗͇̼̜͕̍̔̾͜͜ḯ̸̻̹̫̼̙͔̜̥̼̅̂͋̔̈͋t̶̡̡̢̰̮̬̮̳̝͕̟̞́͒́͌̐̈́͐̾̕̕̕͝͠͝͝ͅţ̶̹̯̳͍͙̯̲͙̗͎̝͂͘͘͜͜l̶̡̲̜͙̩̲̑̄̒̄̚ë̵͕͓̦̗̥̯̣̙͎̩̙́̑̀̎ ̸͓̺̌̈́̋͒̽̀͂̈͊͛͘͝B̴̧̗̥̝͉͙̺̬͚̲̝̋̾̀͊̎̽̀̓ǘ̷̡̧̲͇̖̙͓͖̗̙̞̈́̿͗̾̔̔̾́̑̆̔̔͘ͅz̸̡͙̮̹̭̤̠̪͇̺͈̲̳̎͂z̸̡̤͇̖̟̺̺̙̮͙͚͍̙͔̒̋̓̐̆̅̈́̀͝ͅ-̴̙̮̖͇͎̦̅́̓̓͂͠B̴̢̖̖̱̦̤͕̯͈͎̮̮̟͈̓̅͊̑͒̇͊͋̍̃̋̚̕͝͝.̸̨̨̛͇͍̯̭̣̄̃̉̊̒̂̊̚.̵̋͑̇̓͛̈́̐̽̿̄̈́̇͘͘ͅ.̴̼̪̂̽̂̇͋̾̈́̈̌̈́̑̆̋̕ ̵̢̡̬͎̭̬̫͕͗̈͗̆̐́͛̕͝S̷̯͕̳̅̉̌̌̿̕ơ̵̛̞̰͕̩͈̰̯̼͔͋́̂̅̈́ ̶̛̯̭̏͗͌̇̆̇̀̎͒̒̌̑̐́p̴̛͕̖̓̌̈̏̋̎̄͘͠͝ŗ̸̡̢͚͙̯̹̞̹̪̰̺̐͛e̵̳̊̑́͗̅̔̓̉͆c̴̦̭͎͇̹͕̭̠̦͎͝i̵̡̧̭͔̍̈́̄̃̚͘̚o̵͔̲̱̩̺̹̫͐̑̾̂̒̍́̎̈́͑͒̈́̀̀̚u̷̡̢͓̟͍̲̟̮̠̼̔̿̆̈̚s̷͕̳̯̥̥̦͎̜͎͑̔̅̈́ ̵̡̹͍͉͍̭̯̱̎̇̌͑͗̓͛̄̍̂͜͠a̴̢̨̝̘̟̲͇̫͙̠̖̾̆̓͐̿̈́͜n̵̠̬͚͐̑̌̐̓͛̓̄͝d̷̮̼̿̈́͛͂ ̶̧̍͐́̇͆̄͌̈́̚c̴̡̧̻̣̯͓͔̗͎̮̼̣̓̾̒̅́͐̑͘͝ͅų̷̨͉͍̹͎̤̻̰͚̮̯̙̽͑͌̏̐̉͊̇͆̚̕͝͠t̸̝̾̋͌̈́̀̄ę̵͇̣͕̙̙̪̝̳̻͖̙̳͈̟̉͛͛!̵̛͉̱̦̘̣̹͈̰̦̺̞̆̎͑̈ ̷̢͓̲͚͔̭̉̍̾̓͌͂͆̃I̸̢̡̛̬͍̞̺̙͓͔̮̅̃͂̈́̽ͅ ̵̝̦̯̲̤͎̦͓̪̈́̏͂̅̓̄͗̏͗̓̈͗̉ͅͅw̸̢̨͚̙͖̘̦̭̣͍͒͆̋̾à̷̡̛̩̯̯̪̗͊̇͋͆͋͗͛̚͝n̵͔̺̫͙͖̹̜͈̲̲̪̳̠̼̗̑́̀̌͌̐̓̈́͠ň̵͓̭̥̻͉̱̲̘̿͌̀͑̇́͆͆͗̾̀̓͝͝á̸̢̡̩̲̼͈̤̻̦̞̗̘̖̂̂̂̐͘͘ ̷̲͉̖͚͔̦̠́́̇͑͌̑͠ķ̶̤͈̹͇̹̮͍̳̦̯̀̈̍̄́̊͂̏ͅe̴̻̘̥̭͉̯͉̙̰͓̦͂̐͛͝ͅe̴̡̛͚̤̻̙̮̹̎̂͛̊̍̀̿͝p̸̧̣̠̹̝̦̀͐͂̾͂̎͋̀̄͋ ̵̳̳̙̄̇̈̆͗͛́͋̑͝h̴̤̤͍̲̿i̵̧̪̘͖̳̘͎̫̝̾͝ḿ̵̦̣͈̭̫̘̩̫̱̘̺̱͍̑̌̉̓̓̉͘ ̶̛̺̠̼̦̊̄̊͂͊̈́̓̌̂́̈̇͝f̷̟͗̇̾̐̒́͆͌̈́͛͗̔ơ̴̬͚͓̖̲̗͋̽̈̈́͛͋͛͗̈́̏͌̇̕r̷̮̯͚͓̻̥̪͊̉e̸̮͍̰̣͌́̋̀́̎v̴̧͈͍͕̱̙͚̪͚̝͚͔̏̔̍̊͘ͅͅẻ̵̻̘̦̗̖͕̰͙͍̙̯͓̻̈́͜͜r̴͎̮̩̿̕!̷͎̲̞̝̱̩͔̩̯̞̪͖͓̥͆̃̿̐̎̈̀͗́̾̐̈̿́͠ͅ"̸̳̲̖̤͈̮̺̼͇̍͜ͅ

"̴̨̨̝͕̙̲̮̭͔̻̌̄̀̋̕͜Ý̷̡̢̦͔̳̻̪̹̙͇̳͐͐͛̀̆̎̋͐̀́̑o̶̧̬̪͔̠̣͍͈̬̹̰̦͊̊̓̍̏͂̈́̓̈́̕ů̴̧̡̨̥̦̪̥͎͙̰́̀͋̎̀̃̀͝͠ ̶͖͙̖͈͓͓̟̪͖̔̿̅̐̅̇̂́̍̎͑̄r̶̺̪̖͔̼̼̳̥̯̼̮̂͑̎͊̈́̈́̋̈́̕͘͝e̷̞͖͎͙͔͈̰̼̱̹͚̲̥͇͐̎̽́̅̑̓̎̈̚͝ȁ̷̛̼̟͈̗̬̠̬̤̩̀̄͂̍͒̍̽͌͗͠ļ̶̛͙̫̘̤̳̹̔́͋̔̃́̈́̈͆͝ͅl̸͎̦̜͖̎̑̍̀̐͛̊̈́̂̍͛̽͌͝ͅy̴̢̯̤̣̬̩̟̜̱̳̠̣͈͎̋͒̂͠ ̴̮͉́̽t̸̢̨̛̪̖͈͇̻͔̞̙͍̦̣͊̉̐̉͆̎̾͝ͅh̶̛̬̖͍͙̯̬͛͛̽̾̀̒̈́̆̀̅̂̆͘͜͠ĭ̷̧͖͓̏̽͊̔̎̾̆͊͜͝͠n̷̰̬͈̭̲͙͎̖̘̪͐̇̅͛̅̅̉̈́̎̑͆͂͌̀́k̵̞̠̍͑̐͑͂̾̎͛̓͋͒́̈́́̚ ̵̦̉͘h̴̡̪̺̹̗̟̥̟͖̗̳̬̐̃̽̀͑̌̈͗̿͂̓͘͝͝ę̶̛̦͍̗̺͈̙̯͉̘̠̥̲̖̂̿̐̿̅͛̈́̈́͘͠ ̴̯̔i̷̦͂s̸̛̭̬̱͙̒̕͝ ̸̡̢̟̳̺̯̩̲͚̞͍̣̂̌̔̔̏̌͊͜͝g̶̬̮̔̓̂̊́̈́̉̉͘͝õ̵̜̫̖̣̞͚̠̰͖̖̣̱̃̿͐͝i̸̮̲̰̗̫̭̘̊̑n̸̖̺͊̀̅̔̓̍̓͜͝g̵̦͓̬̬̺͙̪͇̳͂͆͗̓̉ ̷̡̡͔̟͓͖̯̭̫̟̾̏̀͂̓̆̂͝͠ͅţ̷̢̼͚̞̤̼̤̺͕͇̹̯̫͖́̒̌́̓̉̀͊́̒̎ǫ̴̝͒̈̋͐̉̕̕͝ ̷̱͗̃̓͊̇̕l̴̨̖̗͖̩̥̦͖̦͕̲̖̣͈̀̇̋͋̇̀́̑̈͌̂̿̚ͅȩ̴̫̼̠̱̲̗̺̺͔͈̥͈̀̔͋̑͘͜t̴̢̛͎̰̘̥̰̻̻͍̎̾̊͐͌̋̅͊͂̇̆͑̓͜ ̷̛͉̰̗͉̖̆̍͂̅y̸̬̫̼̝̭̥̾̎̑̍̏̑̔͗̈́͝ǫ̵̱͈̲̟̰̙̳͗͒͌̑̉͗́̈́͛͆͋̍̓͠͝ȕ̵̝̫̜̟ ̴̡͖̩̺̣͍͎̱̤̩̎̓̏̽̍̉̆ͅd̴̡͖̦̱͖̓ͅo̷̧͇͓̰̒͂̍͊̾̇͐̈́̑́̊̀͘͝͝ ̶̡͈̙̦̙̙̰͈͚̘͇͓̜͇͆̽̿̽̂͂́̄̎̋͂̌t̵̡͖̪̟̰̥̝̣̭̼͉̜͖̜͖̂͝h̴̪͙͉̩͈̮͙̬͕̼̺͑̽̏́̄́͛̚a̵̛͕̫̦̺̭̤͓̲̗̲͙͖͐̋͆͊͒̽̔̚͘͜͜͠t̶̛̟̘͖̥̠̯͈̖͓́́͜ͅ?̴͕̟̥͓͈́͗͒̽̐͝ ̶̧̢͔̭̤̮̺̣̪͛͂̉̂̒̉͑̿͐͌̈́̚Ḑ̶͈̖̖̩̫͇͈͍͝ơ̶̧̜̳̳̯̭̬̺̳̖̗̍̈́̀̌̿̋̕n̵̳̙̗͓͛̒͆̌́̂̽̇͋͝͝'̶̰̝͇͑̏̋̌͋̎t̴͙̖̱͓̙̖̹̫͑͐̊̏̀̿̄͊͒̑̈́͠͠ͅ ̷̢̨͈̫̠̲͉̣̟̝̣͔̜͗́̽̉̕y̴̺͎͙̙̋͐̈̐̈́̿̚͝ǒ̶̡͕̙̯̲͚͍͍̙͚͜ư̷̲͖̌̾̾̄̏͝ ̴̛͕͈̜̰̒̿͒̔̿̀̇͋͑̏́̔r̶̛̞̹̪̹̿e̴̖̻̞̮͍̼̬̩͔̱͔̱̹̓̀̾͗́̊͑̚͠m̶̨̢̺̹̩̻̭̙͎̦̟̞̦̐̓̑͜ẻ̶̢̠͔̳͉̤̘̻̣̯͚̤̯̹̹̈͋͆͑̆̃̈́̓̿̆̈̕̕͝m̴̦̺̺̖̮͍͓͖̹̞̲̣̳̕ͅb̵̧̭̬̗̖̘͎̬̥̻̫͂̀̽̈́̅̉̍̇̏ḛ̸̥̙̳͇̪̝̲̣̥͔͑̽͘r̸̹͈̺̜̺̳̙̝͔̝̆͝ͅͅ ̷̙̦̽͆̌́B̴͕͉̰̣̬͛̀̅̊̈́͌͗̋̚̕a̶͈͍͇͙̖͓̱͓̭͋́͝m̴̤̤̠̪̭̰͕̟̿͊̀̉ḇ̵̛̠̝̘̮̳̲̍͊̈́̿̇̕ͅͅi̴͈̘̽͂̀̉̓̓̇̈́̀̈́͐ě̶͕̩̹̓͗͆͐̿̄̿̊́͝ţ̸̢̢̥̻̰̪̀̈̎͂͂͒́̅͌̑̚͘ţ̸̫͈̼̘̰̯͗̋̏́̀̍̈́̈́a̶̢̗̤̜͆́͛̇̒̈́̓̌́͝ ̵̯̠͙̻̪̈͛̍̆̐̓̔͌̇̈́̒̂͘ͅẇ̸̞̱̻̗͓͕̲͓͇̇̂ą̸̡̳̱̘̘̺̹̩͙̹̙̜̭͊͋͋͋̂̃͜͠n̸̺͇͔̳̞͇͉͎̠̪̮̝̅̿̏̔̃͘ţ̶̛̘̹̰̞̬̟͚̞͔̤̦̤̱̈̈̈̋i̷̲̤͔̫̩̦͉̫̎̇̄̑́͌̈́͜ń̷̢̧͚̬͓̠̬̺̤̯͇̰̌̆̽͂̽̀̐̀͐̊̾́̑͊ͅģ̷͍͕̹͕̞͕͙̘͈͉̦̽̂̀̒̂̌̿̋̾̎̿̒̕͝͝ ̷̩́͌̄t̷̡̡͓̱̟͎̪̖̩̭͙̣̼̙̋́̀́̀̍̚͝ơ̵̢̯͈͔̻̟̱͙̙͐̆̀̓͌̍͜͜͠͝ͅ ̴̹̆̄̎̕͝k̷̡͎̲̠̪͍͚̩̫̥̆̔͜͜i̸̡̛͍̞̟͈̖̗̥̅̌̈́̊̎̉̕ľ̸̢̢̨̛͖͇̪͇͕̖̭̦̪̔̏͜l̵̡̡̩̳̥̜̰̎̐̓̐̌̎́́̈̎̒̕͘ͅ ̶̡͎͔̞͖̫͚̥̖͒̏͑ỷ̴̛̛̼͓̺̀̿̓̋̈́̐o̷͓̮͆͐͋̉̀̚͜ù̸͖̥̙͍̦̯̪̹̈̇́̓̄ ̷̮̖͍̟̺̲͆̓̅̀̍̋ẃ̸͎̹̦͖̤͍̈́̎́̒͜͝h̶͕̩͚͇̆̔̽̀̓ȩ̷̬͔͙̜̙͇̳̄̐̈́͝n̴̨̛̬̝͔͖̋́̈́̑̓̔̇ ̶͓̯͓̰̙͍͈͇̤̞̙͑̓͋̈́̈͗̎̈́̃͠͝t̵̢͎͍͚̜̫̮͔̝͒̾́̏͛̎̅̊̾̔͂͘h̶̯̲̘̉̋͒̆̑̍̑̕͝ȧ̵̧̛̼̹̬̲͖͚̭̰̊̈́͑̒̆t̴̢̢͉̹̰̭̥͈̬̣̼͕̮̙͍͊̓͒̿̔̍̂ ̵̯̪̼̘̘̗̎̓b̵̢̡͓̖̤͍͚̱̰̪͕̦̖͇̄̋̌͂́͗̀̽͛̓͝͝͝ạ̸̼̮͍̘̥͎̙̫͙͇͖̭̓̃͒̉̋͌̿͛͛͐͐̕͝ş̷͈̺̼̳̬̖͚́͗ͅt̶̳̪̯̬͗̍͐̏̑́̂͒̇͊͜ǎ̵̡͈̜͕̫̻̣̼͙̻͒̾̋̅̅̽͒͐͐̋́̊͘̚ŕ̵̯̩͈̻͗̿d̵̢̺̮̥́̿̉͌̈͘ ̷̟̩̪̦̖͖͔̰̥̤͍͙̒̈́̽̑̒͊͛ǘ̵̡̼̠̜̫̳̲͉͍̤̑͗́͐͒ͅn̶̝̐͌d̸̢̡̛̮͎̤̭̞͕̞͔̺̏̑̋̐͛̌̾͑̂͘͘͝ͅi̵̧̞̳͚͍͍͖̹̙͋̀͂͂̒͘̚ḑ̵͓͕̹̗͇͍̣̖͈̹̅̅͊̏̓̈̂ͅ ̷̛̼̝̈́͋̑̎͑̐͝͠y̶̩̯͉͙̾͊̑̚͜ͅȏ̸̢̻͍̤̞̩̖͔͎͕̮̆̄̉̎͘̚͜ͅu̷̻͗̓r̵̭͍̜͑̀ ̷͎͇̜̲̥̘̱̝̇̋̎̔l̸̻̭͉̠̦͗͑͆́͠ͅi̵̛͖̬̳̭̘̱͖̙̪͎̝̩̩̋̌͒̅͝͝t̵̡̢̝̠̰̙͕̤͓̗͉͙̦̝̜̔̈́͗̍̌͌̕t̸͙͚̦͓̝͎͉͖͒̔̏̈́̐͐̑͛͊̈ļ̴͔̼̙̰̅̕e̷̛̗͔͍̤̭͑͗͛̆͆̈́͘͝ ̶̡̤̠͇͇̦̞̬̥͕̭͙͌̊̈̿͑͒̽̐̈s̷̢̛̳̲̍̋̍̉̓̀̎̎̕͘͘͝͝t̶̡̬̜̞͚̱͙̭̙̤̬̺̙̝̒̒̒̄̒̓͛̾͗͊̄͂̂͜ṵ̸̞̙̰͑̇͛͗̐̏͑͂́̎̈̊͆̉́͜n̴̖̹͕̻̳͚̘͈̮͕̤̤̮͊̍̓̌̒͝ͅt̴̻̋̆ͅ?̸̡̱͓̞̪̻̦̙͈͊̿̍̎̉͋̃͂͜͠"̸͈̈́̎̿

"̸̧̨̧̧̛͓͚̞̖͎͔̘̗͉̲̏͊̀͌̃̋̂̀̄͗P̵͉̃l̵͉͙͈̳̹̈́̒̈͌̃͆͂́̔͋ȇ̶̡̧͕̻̜̜̝̈̀̑̎̔á̴͙̣̦̺̝̤̥̩͖͉̥̉̊̅̒͗͠͝ͅͅs̴̡͖̝̤̘͇̖̀̀̋̈͜e̴͎͓̿̽́̓̊͗̀͌͒.̵̥̯͇͓͚̹̬̮͎̜̱̹̦̑̓͒̾̏̓̋́͝.̶̡̛̥͎̎̾͝.̸̡̲̤͕̱̜̠͉̥̰̤̭̙͍̲̉ ̵̫́̌͗I̵͍͋̅͐͒̀͒͗͝ ̵̭͓̞̮͈̞̬̻̥̟͕͖͍̿͊̌̽̀͂̓̑̚̚͘͜ͅj̶̡͓̯̘̜̘͖͍̱͓̳̠̈́ṵ̵̀̐́͋̋̈́̎̊̄̓̏̎s̴̡͎̹̖̬̯̬̼̳̭̝͍̮͙̹͋̑̋̂͐͂̈́͛͗͋͐̆̕͠ẗ̵͚̩̲̠̥̭͙̭̺͒̃͑̓̋͜͜͜ ̶̡̨̖͚͎̯͙͚̝̣̩̗͔͈̠̋̐̾͝ŵ̷̢̗̮̀́̏̈͛̎̇̒̇̎͒̽͝a̷͖̻̳̲̯̓̅͌̇̋̂͂̑́͋̈́͐n̸̡̩̹̯̫̘̪͔͍̊͆̄̋̓̊̃͂̾̎̚̕t̴͕͊̄͑̇̈́̄̌͊̾̇̐̕̚͠ͅė̸̜͈̋͋̕d̷̢̼̠̪̓̅̂͋̓͑̈͑̀͒̇͆͛̊̓ ̷̡̞̯͈̯̩̜̖͐̓̉̐͐͆̏͋͋B̸̪̺͙̺͂̃̎͆̐ȃ̷̈̅̿͜m̵̙̏̍͌͋̈́͛̀͋̕̕͝b̶̨̛̜͎͎͓̣̮̞͉̬̱̅́̋̍̽̏̈̎ï̸̺͈̜̐ȩ̵̤͔̹̹̯̰̟̱̦̞̞̞͖̜̉́͊̒̒̈̏̉͛͐͋̕̕͘͝ ̸̬͈̲̦̺͗̈́̔͂̾͝ț̷̎̄͛̂̾̆̓̃͒̆͠͝ỏ̶̧̨͖͚̻̲͕͚̠̰̫͂̊ ̶͔̝̄̓̈̏͠s̵̩͒̇̆̅̏͐̉̃̽̊̋t̶̢̢̮͙̥̺̥̜̝͈̥͎̽̌͆̑́͂̆͘a̷̡̧̢̛̝̦̫̳͙̫̣̤̍͑̌̃͒̕y̵̨̨̨͇̭̝̘͎͇̤̟̫͠ ̶͖̦̟͚̙̜́̇͋̍̂͐̅͌̈́͝w̷̢̛̲̣̯̭͉͇̔̒̑͛̎̒͒͑̃̋͝i̵̲͔̦̖̮̖͖͍̙̊̓͒̋̇̓̇̀͊͐̐͘͜͝t̵̢̮͙͔͍̣̝̟̿̏̈͆͛̔̆͘ͅḫ̴̡̢̢̛͓͚͔̜̱͙͖͕́̄̔̓̇̍̀̆̊̕ ̶̫̋̒̿́̀̎û̵̧̬͇̠̙̖̟̱͓̳̗̻̲͐́̋̀̌̈́̓̇̌͘ş̷͎̻̯̱͍̙̫̟̙̘͚̞̱̟̀̀̈́̽͊ ̴̗͉̲̰̠̦͇͍̹̠̅̂̆̾̔͆̆͑ͅa̶̧͕͇͕̖͈̼̤͇̫̺͕̳͓͋l̴̞̘͔̈̾̄͋̇͛̓̄̂̂͝l̷̡̛̦͚̥̇̋͛̾ͅ ̸̖͐̃̌f̴̳̮̬͙̘͔̥̍̿̆͋͌̋͛̂͂͒̑̚ỏ̶̢̬͓̱̀̐̔̎̀̎͐͗̄r̸̛͉͋̈́̐͌̀̃̂̆̂e̴̮̱̥̪͔̠̭̹̒̿͋̂̊̕͜͝ͅv̷̻̜̟̅̊̎̏͜͝e̴̡̳̫̣̟̙͕̍͋r̶̹̣͙͙̪̩̗͈̤̀̽̌̉͛̽̓͘!̴͙̏̌̅̊̏̂̒͒͝"̸̳̽͛͊̀̎̕

"̸͍̠̠̈́̿͂̔Y̷̨͕̰͙̮͓͎̤͍̭̥̤̝̽o̷̼̥͎͎̰̯̗͖̞̰̬̦̤̹͐̾̆͋̐̌̐́̽̽͆ụ̵̙̝̺̄͐́͌͗̏̋͂̈̒̉͆ͅ ̴̤͚͔̰̣͈̥̪̫͚̝͖̾̓͗̓̍̀̈̋̈́̃̄͊̚͜͠͝ä̶̧̞̭͕̪̗̟͈̲̖́̂̉͑̕͠t̵̡̨̢̺̳̞͖̖̮̻͖̼̦͛̃̎̈́e̵̲͇̥͊̈́͊́͋̾̽ ̶͎̥̭͇̜̙̬̠̫̝͙̈́̒̔̚ḩ̵̛̹̪̣͖͎͈̣̾͆̓͘ͅe̴̯͉̗̗̘̻͈̞͚̰̞͂͆̾̀̇͐̕̕͜r̷͓̖̀̀͛͌͐̉͐̍̂̈́̔̕̚ ̸̢̨̻̞̟̱̳̒̀̈́̇̏̀̄͜͝͝y̵̪̙͙̹̙̞̖̙̭̔̋͗̎̅̾͆̀̽̇ö̸̟̙̻͓̘͎̜̝͚͈̠̲̭̗͜u̸̾̑̋ͅ ̴̳̮̟̻͕͉̘̭͖͉͑̀̌̈́̈́̊̓̀̂̓͒̚d̶̡̗̲͉̞̦͔͔̗̰̽̌̒̆̇͐͘͝ü̴̢̢̻̘͚͍̮̻̲̜̞͙̙͈͗͛̊͐͒̉̕̕͘ͅm̴̡̨̛̞̘̲͆̒̈̌̕̕ͅb̷̥͎̖̩͑͊̐͐̾͗̈́̿̓̎̾̕ ̵̡̛͚̜̲̭̝̞̑b̵͓͍̖͚͖̀̀͌͝i̸͈̻̒̉̅̾̈͝ţ̶̮̹͍̳̗͇̖̖̫̜̠̼̱̔̇̑̂̇́̕͜c̷̖̞͕̻͔̯͇͚͓͙̜̗̋h̶̟̔̃̽̓́͋̈́.̷̺̫͍̠̱̳͎͈̦̖̥͚̠̻̏̓̓͒̔́̆͛͑́͘"̵̪̞̃

"̶̧̤̜̪̙̘̺̤͚͇̪̩̥̭̅̉̂̂͛̓̚S̶̛̩͔̐͗͂̒̄̉̓͝͠ḩ̷̛̞̲͉̦̯̹̬̦̭̏͂́͒̓̈́̎̋̈́͒e̷͚͂͌̽̒̆̾̿͆̊̚'̴̧̢͇͔̬̭̳͕̫̱̯̋̓̽s̸̤̘̫̩̳̮̯͈͎͓̆̌̾̇̒̋͆̚͠ ̴̨͇̰̼̬̫̩̩̟̠̼͍͔̼͌͑ḁ̴̝͉̭͕͚͎̹̫̼̰̓̅̂̋͌̈́͛̈́͘l̷̜͚͕͉̳̣̽̐̓̎̎̀̿̈́̾ĭ̸̪̭͙͑̓̽͆͌̍̅̒́̽̀̚̕͝v̷̙͙̥͓̥̠̟͈̥͇͓͓̓͜ͅę̵̭̪͚͚̈́͌̇͂͌̂̄̃͒̏̑̌̇͂͜͝ ̸̬͖̥̀̾̐̎̆̓̆̄̈́͒͌́̈͝n̵͙͛̒͗̔͑̾̿́̕o̶͉͖̙̖̙̳̯̩͎̪͎̣̹̖͈̐́̃̈́͂w̶̬̋̐!̷̣̆́̎̋̎̌́̈́̿͛̇̎̈́͋͆ ̵̨̧̖̯̖̻̺͇͕̭̻͊̀͑̾A̴̬̜̘̱͕͉̲̥̭̫͓̔͌͂̀̕n̵̗͍̦̤̟͓̤͈̎̓̀͋͗d̴̢̡̘̟̩̜̮̫͖̣̝̳͈͓̍͌͐̉͆̿͂̓͒̕͜ ̸̨̲̫͍̱͉̣͔̟̜͎̣̱͐́̎̒̓̈́̃ͅb̶̡̨͖͇̜̮̦̪̥͖͎̻́͋͗͑̒͋̿͊̇̀̅͗́͝ê̶̛͕̗̔͂̾̈̀̂̃̉͠t̷̡̠̤̬̬̻͇̥͙̩͂̊̈́́̃̈́̐͒͝ṯ̷̨͓͈̱̩͇͚̖͇͕̬̻̓̋̎̓͒̈̏͝e̶̊͂̐͛̅̄̐̆̈́̍̋́͘̚ͅr̶̮̖͇̗̪̾̌͜ ̷̨̘͎̪̱̌̀̽͋͒͂̅́͛̓̊̏̎t̶͈̠͉͇͐̐͛̎̃͝h̴̨̢̨̤͕̱͔̱̦̘͔̯̼̱͓̀̃͋͌̐́̔̃͠a̶̧̛͕͈͇͐̽̋͋͗̐͋͑͋̾̏̕͝͠n̴̨̧̡̡̢̟̯̥̳͔͇̂ ̶̡̛͙̫͚͚̞̱̻̙͎̫͉̘̈͌̂̅̀̓̒̀̎͋̆̏͘͝ȅ̷̝̻̥̯̞̙͍̈́ṽ̶̡̞͚͓͖̭͍̫̜̖̯͋̃͌͌̐͝e̷̳͐̐̕r̷̛͎̹͇̳͎̼͓͍̈́̊̎́̀͆̐͠͝!̶̛̦̦͈͐̊̎͛̋̀͐̐̔́̚͝͝"̵̢̏͊̒̓̌͌

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Another voice made itself made itself known to him, and it was different than the previous three who spoke earlier. He felt his reserves almost be completely filled, and felt his body almost back to perfect health as the seconds went by, and heat began to collect itself in his palms. His senses began to stretch out further and felt four girls that were standing in front of him, or rather standing above him. They felt familiar to him, yet he couldn't make out the make of the souls due to slowly refilling his reserves, but what he could feel, made his hair stand on edge, as he felt the Spiritual Pressure in their souls higher than the average human, meaning they were definitely apart of the Supernatural. Silently, he began to increase the heat in his hands, and began to draw from the slight humidity in the air to silently increase the flames as he continued to listen in on the group.

"̸̜̃Ǵ̸̗e̶̟͐è̷̤z̶̺̔,̴̜̌ ̶̗̈́s̷͎͛ű̶͕c̷͔͊h̷̐͜ ̶̖̾a̶͙̒ ̵͈͒b̷͔̓ü̵̙ž̸͉z̶̝̏ ̵̘͌k̷̙̓ǐ̸͉l̷̨͝l̴̮̕.̸͔̍"̷̲̓ T̷h̴e̶ ̸v̴o̴i̶c̶e̴ ̷m̷u̶t̴t̷e̷r̶e̷d̸ ̶b̴e̷f̶o̶r̸e̵ ̷l̴o̶o̸k̴i̶n̷g̵ ̶d̷o̶w̷n̵ ̸a̷t̵ ̶h̸i̶m̵.̴ ̵

"Welcome to the family, Bazz-B."

Those words. That twisted feminine voice that whispered into his ear was a dead giveaway as he forced his ears back to normal. It was the one person he least expected, and the one person he was going to kill, as his hand shot upward quicker than the flash of lightning, and grabbed the neck of the person and began to squeeze with all of his strength. He felt the persons neck constrict, and the offending person released a loud gurgle as the person tried to squirm out of his hand, but wasn't successful due to his vice-like grip. "Bite me, or drop any sort of liquid on me... and I will rip your fucking head off.." He growled between clenched teeth, and his anger began to skyrocket as his eyes snapped open, and his green eyes glared intensely at bulged navy blue eyes.

"You got that, Giselle?"

Indeed, it was Giselle Gewelle. The Female Sternritter who took the letter Z in the ranks, and was easiest the creepiest girl he has ever known. Her once pristine white trench coat, the coat that was standard to all Sternritters before they were allowed to add their own flair to it, was covered in grime and dried blood, and her dark blue hair was disheveled and unkempt. As he stared daggers into her eyes, she instead just stared back at him with intense curiosity and what he could guess, was glee.

Fire began to coil around his arms as he stared at the other offending party members, those being Candice Catnipp, Lilttotto Lamperd, and Meninas McAllon. All three was covered in soot and grime, and their uniforms were shredded beyond recognition, with fabric just barely covering their modesty before looking around the area they were in. At first, he wanted to believe that they were outside, due to being on a large plateau of rocks and the bright blue sky above them all, but soon realized that the wasn't the case, due to feeling dozens of civilians outside and around the area. However, what made him feel on edge, was the fact that Kisuke Urahara was near by, a War Power that was noted to be having an intellect that even Yhwach himself considered was dangerous.

"Fuck." He growled and threw Giselle away from him. He heard the woman grunt as she skidded back across the rocky surface. Not wanting to get the girls above him a headstart, Bazz pushed himself off the ground by spinning up from the ground. Fire coated his arms, and his once green eyes switched to a blood red hue as he stared at the girls in front of him. "So, who want's to die first." He glared hatefully at the girls in front of him. Unlike the Soldats who would shake in fear, and the heat emitting from his flames would be enough to slowly melt steel, it wasn't fazing the girls at all. Meninas stared at Bazz innocently and was tapping on her chin as if she was deep in thought. Liltotto stared at Bazz with her usual dead look, and Candice was staring at him while trying to suppress her chuckles.

"I knew this was a bad idea." Liltotto deadpanned as she stared at Bazz, and wasn't fazed by the open threat of death from him. Her short blonde hair was disheveled, and half of her head was shaved off and revealed a large scar that went from her left eye to the crown of her head. Her left eye was somewhat milky, and the veins that surrounded the appendage was a mixture of blood red and black. The little girl sighed before looking back at Giselle who was picking herself up from the ground. "You really are fucking dense to think that he would let you do that."

"To be fair," Meninas began as she looked down at her best friend. "We all did think he was dead." She said cutely. Unlike Liltotto, Meninas barely had any sort of noteworthy change to her appearance, beside a surgical scar that was on her arms that went from her elbow to her forearms. Bazz continued to stare at the girls in front of him, and his flames slightly died down and his eyes reverted back to their green hue. He wasn't stupid enough to let his guard down, but figured they either would've attacked him by now, or at the very least, Urahara would've killed them all by now. However, when he began to spread out his senses, he felt Urahara was still away from him, and didn't bother to draw out his power.

"Can it, bitch." Liltotto replied as she shot Meninas a glare, before turning her gaze back to Giselle who coughed as she pushed herself back and onto her feet. "Now, what are you gonna do now that Bambietta isn't under your control anymore, and you lost him as a pet?" She asked. Giselle smiled widely as she walked back to the group. When Bazz got a good look at her, he noticed her appearance had somewhat changed after he had last seen her in the palace, as a giant scar from a deep laceration was on her body, from her collarbone to her waist.

"Oh please!" Giselle playfully whined as she swung her body, as if she was deep into la la land. "I will get my Buzzie-B someday! I am all lonely now with Bambie leaving me~" She pouted before looking over at Candice, who barely had changed from her old appearance, with the sole exception being her right arm covered in burns, and her hair slightly shorter than what it used to be. "Will you be with me, Candy?"

"Fuck no." Candice growled and glared at her best friend. "I would rather eat lead than letting you make me a one of those fucking zombies."

"Jeez. And you wonder why no guy wants to fuck you, with that attitude and all." Giselle teased, which easily got a reaction out of the Thunderbolt wielder as lightning began to crackle between her finger tips.

"First of all, It ain't my fault Bambie kills all the hot guys she fucks, and secondly, I know what you do with your zombies. Sorry, but I am not into necrophillia and I'm most DEFINITELY not a lesbo." She growled as the lightning began to crackle louder. Sensing that he wasn't in any danger, Bazz sighed as he deactivated his power and let the fire dissipate into thin air. If they were going to attack him, they would've done so by now and instead, they began to bicker amongst themselves like they usually did. Also, he was more focused on trying to figure out what was truly going on, as they all should've been dead. He tuned out the noise of the girls arguing amongst themselves and began to walk away from the area.

"Why am I alive.. Why are any of us alive?" He asked out loud as he hopped over a boulder and began to walk aimlessly around the area. His clothes were shredded beyond repair, and his sneakers were gone which forced him to walk bare foot around the area. He passed countless Soldats, all of which had their uniforms destroyed or near destroyed in every way imaginable, and looked just as confused as he was on why they were even alive. As he continued to walk, he stumbled across a small pond that was surrounded by several large rocks. Walking towards the pond, he knelt down and shoved his face deep within the water and began to drink several large gulps of water, and to rejuvenate his face.

After a few seconds, he pulled himself away with a loud splash, and breathed heavily as he felt his stomach slowly fill with the water he had just drank from the pond. It wasn't much, but it was easily better than anything he was given when he was being studied on. He soon opened his eyes, and stared at his own reflection in the water. It felt like time was still, and the noise of the Soldats and the still yelling match between Candice and Giselle was drowned out, and replaced with silence as he stared at himself in the reflection of the pond. He felt his eyes relax, and the usual feeling of cold bitterness and anger was replaced with confusion.

"Why am I alive?.. What purpose does that bring?" He muttered to himself as he continued to stare. "Is... is he alive as well?" He muttered under his breath, as the image of his best friend, his brother in all but blood, flashed in his mind. He could still feel the blade cutting his flesh and his blood spill onto the cold marble floor, and he stared back at the eyes of his once long time best friend. Haschwalth was someone who spoke with his eyes rather than his words, even though he wasn't talkative to begin with, even from their younger days. But what he saw during the final moments of his life, was something that confused him even now. If he was so adamant on serving Yhwach, then why did he have that look in his bright blue eyes? The eyes that were once cold and indifferent to anything and everything, was replaced with sadness, as if the general of the Sternritters, did something that he was not only going to never forget, but will also haunt him forever.

"Why Jugo... why did you have that look?" He whispered to himself as he stared into his own reflection. He couldn't understand why he would have that look in his eyes. It was the same person who denied him the right to challenge him in a duel when they were teenagers, and the same person who told denied his entry into Yhwach's quarters to object on the notion of Uyru Ishida taking over the Quincy Empire. He had seen him even kill Soldats and Sternritters for breaking rules or going against Yhwach's authority as if he were cutting grass. So, he couldn't comprehend why he had such a regretful and haunted look in his eye when he fatally wounded him.

"What was that look, Jugo?"

"Sheesh, you look like shit." A new voice made itself known to him, and snapped The Heat wielder out of his train of thought. Bazz turned around and instantly coated his hands with fire as he stared at the newcomer who caught him slightly off guard. Like the other girls, her look was a complete mess, as her white uniform was shredded beyond recognition and only covered her modesty. Her hair, from what he could've guessed that used to be a dark brown color, was now raven black and had looked to be haphazardly cut around her shoulders. Her eyes looked almost dead-like, with her right eye being completely bloodshot and pulsing with what he could only assume was Reishi. To top the woman's appearance, the lower half of her face; up to her nose was covered by a dirty rag that acted as a mask, and her bangs went down to her eyes.

It took Bazz a few seconds, but after carefully looking over the woman in front of him, and reading the Reiatsu signature the person was giving off, there was no mistaking it.

"Bambietta? Is that you?" He asked in minor shock as he felt his eyes slightly widen in shock. He wasn't close with her, or even the rest of the Sternritters in the Königliches Reich, but he did know that the girl took her appearance seriously enough that she wouldn't look like the way she was looking at all. However, no matter how many times he sensed her soul, it always came back as the explosive nature that she was known for, and she looked drastically different compared to her friends. Instead of the usual sadistic, and downright evil glare in her eyes which she was known for throughout the Reich, he could see something different in her eyes. It was similar to the same look he had seen in Jugo's eyes before he died; as all he could see in her eyes now, was the look of sadness, as if her entire world view was flipped upside down.

"Took you long enough to look at me." Bambietta chuckled as she swung her legs off the rock she was laying across and put herself in a swinging position. "Though, then again, I doubt you would recognize me with well... the way I look." She chuckled once more, though Bazz could hear no laughter in her tone and instead, sounded like she was convincing herself not to cry on the spot. Sensing he was in no real danger, Bazz turned off his Shrift and felt his body relax; as he would admit that her ability to make things explode was annoying to deal with, he was confident that he could take her down with no issue. However, he didn't feel any sort of hostility emitting for her at all.

"Just caught me off guard, that's all." Bazz replied before sitting down on one of the rocks near the pond. " 'sides, usually your with Candice and those other annoying fucks anyway." He continued. From what he could remember, Bambietta Basterbine was inducted into the Reich during the Second World War with her friends, with Giselle being the oldest due to being born during the French Revolution; and throughout the years they were stuck in the shadow realm, waiting for Yhwach to regain his consciousness, the girls were practically inseparable. Then again, thinking back on the war, he did see Giselle with Bambietta under her control. She probably had severed her ties with her friends after she had got her free will back.

The moment he mentioned the girls he had left behind earlier, he watched the once prideful girl flinch, and grab onto her right arm as she stared at the rocky surface beneath her, as if it was the most important thing in the world. "Yeah... I don't wanna be around those backstabbing cunts right now... or ever." She muttered the last part under her breath and grabbed onto her arm tightly. She felt the phantom feeling of teeth biting into her stomach, and her head being bashed into the pavement, all the while those demented Navy Blue eyes stared into her soul, eyes that were filled with the look of a demented psychopath.

"I see," Bazz muttered. He wasn't going to push the issue any further, as it wasn't his business and he had his own issues to do with now that he was given a second chance at life. Looking around, he watched several other Soldats walking around aimlessly. Unlike the Reich, the Soldats had no purpose, and were easily able to be mobilized by Yhwach, now they all looked like they were walking around like lifeless zombies. "What happened?" He asked as he turned his gaze back to the female Sternritter in front of him.

"No clue..." Bambietta replied before meeting his gaze with her own. "I woke up not to long ago... and somehow wasn't a zombie under control anymore..." She muttered before looking around the area. "When I saw her... I just wanted to... to fucking KILL her for what she has done to me... I still feel the teeth.. the TEETH!" She screamed at the top of her lungs as she began to smack herself repeatedly on her face.

"Hey! Hey! FUCKING STOP!" Bazz screamed as he shot toward her with Hirenyakku.

"NO! NO! DON'T BITE ME! PLEASE! I DON'T WANNA BE THERE ANYMORE! PLEASE DON'T!" Bambietta screamed even higher, and tears began to flow out of her eyes. "I'LL BE GOOD! I PROMISE! I PROMSE! PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!" The Explode user screamed and didn't bother to register where she was anymore, as the twisted eyes of Giselle flashed in her mind, followed by the evil, almost demonic glint of Mayuri Kurotsuchi's eyes continued to flash in her mind as she resisted Bazz's attempts to hold her down. "PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! PLEASE! DON'T! THE PAIN! PLEASE SOMEONE! ANYONE! HELP ME!" She screamed so loud that her voice began to get hoarse.

"FUCKING STOP ALREADY!" Bazz screamed as he dodged an erratic right hook from Bambietta and grabbed onto her wrist. "THE FUCK IS YOUR DEAL!? IT'S JUST ME HERE!" Bazz continued to shout over her in an attempt to calm her down. He knew this type of behavior from anywhere, signs of PTSD that almost every Sternritter and Soldat has gone through during their servitude in the Reich and Imperial Army, but he had never seen something this severe. "IT'S OKAY! JUST RELAX AND BREATHE DAMN IT!"

"NO! NO GET THE FUCK OFF ME! HELP! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME! I'LL BE A GOOD GIRL! I PROMISE! PLEASE DON'T HIT ME ANYMORE! I'M SO SORRY! I'LL BE A GOOD GIRL I PROMISE! SO JUST DON'T HURT ME ANYMORE PLEASE! I'M SORRY!" She continued to scream higher, and Bazz could've swore he seen blood beginning to spew out of her mouth from the intense screaming she was putting herself though. Bazz felt his breath quicken, as he grabbed onto on her wrists and pulled her close to him. Her body was cold to the touch, and her skin felt rough around her exposed arms. He twisted her body around as he sat himself on the ground, and cradled her in his arms. He ignored the sharp stinging from her biting him and scratching his arms, and began to rock himself back and forth on the ground.

"Hey! Hey! It's okay! Just relax Bambietta! It's Me! Bazz-B! Fucking calm down!" Bazz shouted over her screaming and began to release some of his Reiatsu out word with the mixture of his Schrift to act as a sort of heating coccoon to calm her down and heat her body temperature. He felt his skin rupture and his blood splatter on the ground from her biting and scratching him, sizzling into mist from the heat his body was casually emitting. However, he didn't care, as he needed answers on the current situation, and Bambietta was his only hope. "It's okay, Bambietta. For fuck sake, you aren't there anymore." He whispered into her ears. "Just focus on my voice. It's just me, Bazz. Your safe now." He whispered repeatedly into her ears.

What started off as the sporadic cries of someone who had seen hell, was dying down into whimpers and sobs, as she slowly stopped biting and scratching him. Bazz felt the hot sensation of tears on his chest, as she began to cry into his chest. 'This was the last thing I expected to be doing...' Bazz thought to himself as he rocked himself back and forth with Bambietta in his arms. After a few seconds, he felt her turn a little in his chest, and he looked down to stare into her one visible eye. The once prideful and sadistic glint that Bambietta was known for was now replaced with the look of a frightened, desperate girl.

"Bazz...? Is that you?" She whimpered between sobs, and a look of realization was dawning in her eyes, as if she was remembering where she was now and was no longer into that nightmare of a laboratory.

"Yeah... I'm here, Bambietta." He replied back to her, and felt his own eyes relax. "It's just me here, no one else. Just relax, Okay?" He smirked softly and gently moved her bangs away from her eye, and wiped her tears away. "It's just me.. everything is fine... Okay? everything is going to be just fine.. I got your back." He whispered, and Bambietta softly nodded before burying her face back into his chest and held onto him tightly, as if she was terrified to let him go. 'Yhwach can wait... everything else can wait... It ain't right to badger her for shit when her mind is so fucked right now...' The Heat user mentally talked to himself as he stared off into open area. As much as he wanted to take off right now, and figure out what was going on and why they were alive once more, he couldn't leave someone behind who was hurting now, as the look of sadness and regret of Haschwalth's eyes flashed into his head once more.

He looked down and stared at Bambietta, who fell asleep in his arms. He couldn't see the lower half of her face, due to it being covered by a makeshift mask she made with the remnants of her mini-skirt, but he could see both surgical and horrendous scars around her face and around her crown. To top it off, some wounds were still visible and leaked a tiny amount of blood that was half assed closed with staples, as if someone wasn't considerate enough to properly close the wounds. Then again, he could understand why, as although his file was HIGHLY classified and the full file was only available to the Elite Guards, what was available in Mayuri's Kurotsuchi's file made his skin crawl in borderline disgust, as some of the mans experiments were nothing short of inhumane. As he stared down at Bambietta's sleeping form, a single thought formed into his head.

'What the fuck have they done to you in there?"

"Ah, I was wondering what that screaming was, but I guess you have it handled dear boy!" A boisterous, hearty laugh boomed into the open air. Bazz's first instinct was to activate The Heat right then and there. However, not only was he still holding onto Bambietta, but he recognized that monstrous levels of Spiritual Pressure from anywhere, and that annoying laugh sealed the deal the moment it made itself known.

"Dear fuck, I guess I am in hell." Bazz growled and turned his gaze over to the newcomer. Although his eyes turned to blood red from his Schrift, he wasn't stupid enough to attack the newcomer head on, less he wanted to be killed for good this time; as the newcomer was none other than Gerard Valkyrie, a member of Yhwach's Royal Guard. In all tense and purposes, Gerard didn't change at all in his appearance. His blonde hair was as golden as ever, and his large body was still as ripped as ever. However, there was one thing that made Bazz's hostile look turn off completely, and he looked almost annoyed and embarrassed, as the wielder of the Miracle...

was butt naked.

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"DUDE! PUT SOME FUCKING CLOTHES ON! I DON'T WANNA SEE YOUR JUNK MAN!" Bazz screamed as he instantly turned his gaze away from the naked man. However, Gerard only stood there with a large smile, and placed his hands on his hips like he was superman, and The Heat user could've sworn a randon ray of light beamed around his body as if he was some sort of god.

"What!? What is the matter of my nakedness!? It is natural for one to expose themselves as the lords creation!" Gerard boomed with another hearty laugh.

"I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR FUCKING DICK, YOU IDIOT!" Bazz screamed louder. If Gerard was offended, he didn't show it, and only laughed even harder as he smacked his thigh, which in turn created a small sonic boom from the mere force the smack had behind it.

"One must not feel insecure about the look of another man or woman, Bazzard Black! As bodies come in all shapes and sizes! As long as you have a beautiful inside, then being naked should not be an issue! Though. If you feel insecure about your body, for say, having a tiny penis, then by all means that is your choice! but I shall not change my viewpoints!" Gerard dumbly explained with a laugh, and ignored the slightly red face Heat wielder who's eyes turned back to their green color from embarrassment.

"I DO NOT HAVE A TINY DICK! IT IS VERY BIG, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!"

"THEN SHOW ME DEAR BOY!"

"I DON'T SWING THAT WAY YOU IMBECILE!"

"IT HAS NOTHING TO DO IF YOU ARE HOMOSEXUAL AT ALL! IT IS MERELY SHOWING YOUR WORTH AND SEE IF YOU CAN SATISFY A WOMAN SUCH AS MISS BAMBIETTA THERE, SO DROP YOUR PANTS AND REVEAL YOURSELF!"

"My my, this was the last thing I was expecting after hearing you two scream like an old married couple." A new voice made itself known after a whooshing noise erupted into the air. Gerard and Bazz turned their gaze to the newcomer, and Bazz could've sworn he was indeed in hell as Askin Nakk Le Varr was standing beside Gerard. His usual smirk was on his face, and a large scar was visible on his chest, where his heart would be. "Then again, I shouldn't have been surprised you two would've been at it."

"And what is that supposed to mean." Gerard openly threatened, as his usual happy go lucky mood was gone and replaced with stone cold anger as he stared at the Death Dealer.

"Whoa whoa! relax there Thor." Askin teased, which was a joke that flew right over Gerard's head and confused him. "I was just bustin ya balls, though seriously, no one wants to see that pet iguana you have swinging on there." He muttered before snapping his fingers and caused Reishi to form around Gerard's waist to cover up his manhood. Sighing, he looked over to Bazz and then to Bambietta, who was still asleep in his arms. "She good? 'cuz fuck, not even I was expecting that from her."

"Yeah..." Bazz muttered before looking down at her, then back to Askin with a suspicious glare. "What are you doing here, Askin? How are you alive? Matter of fact, how are any of us alive? What happened? is Yhwach dead?" Bazz questioned the two Elite guards of the Sternritters. If anything, he expected them to have an inkling on what was going on. The moment those words left his mouth, Askin had a look of realization on his face, before face palming in annoyance before shooting a glare at Gerard, who was busy standing around with boredom on his face.

"You didn't tell him, did you." Askin deadpanned.

"Tell him what?" Gerard asked Askin, who only sighed in annoyance.

"Fucking idiot." Askin muttered under his breath and quiet enough for Gerard not to hear him, unless he wanted to get his head lopped off and crushed like a grape. "Listen," the flamboyant Sternritter began as he looked to Bazz, who stood up and held Bambietta close to him, and she hung onto him as well. "We were supposed to come and get you, as Uryu Ishida is starting an announcement now, and told me and Gerard to come and get you, that way we could learn what the fuck is going on." He sighed.

"He's alive as well?" Bazz muttered in minor shock. The last thing he was expecting was the successor to survive, but then again he had no idea what sort of Schrift Yhwach had given him, but had to believe it was just as broken as the stupid myth of the Almighty. He had never seen it in action, but from what he heard was some of the most bullshit abilities he had ever heard of, and had a hard time believing such an ability could even exist. Though, if it was indeed true, and Yhwach had the ability to change the future, then what sort of power did Uryu Ishida walk away with if Yhwach appointed him as the successor?

"Indeed! Fine young lad that man is!" Gerard boomed.

"I see," Bazz replied, and sighed before looking down at Bambietta who was still sleeping peacefully in his arms. 'I can't leave her alone right now... even if I wanted to, she has a pretty strong grip... but I need answers...' Bazz thought to himself before sighing in defeat. 'Might as well just carry her until I get the answers, and figure out my next steps.' He thought to himself before mentally sighing and hoisting Bambietta up into his arms more and stared at Askin. "Lead the way." He muttered, and the three vanished with Hirenyakku.

All it took them was a single second to arrive in a large opening where the survivors were standing in rows. Bazz, as well as the other Sternritters, stood in front and perfectly beside one another, with over seventy Soldats standing behind them, ten Soldats in a row of seven. Unlike before, where the atmosphere was thick and heavy with discipline and military might, the atmosphere was instead replaced with mass confusion. Bazz looked over the remaining Sternritters, from Askin to Candice, all of which looked confused in their own way, though Liltotto just sighed and looked ahead and ignored the looks Candice and Meninas gave each other. He felt Candice stare at him for a few seconds, and looked down to Bambietta in his arms. Before she was able to say anything, he, along with the rest of Quincies, felt three Reiatsu signatures seemingly appear in front of them.

Bazz looked on the large rock that acted as a stage, and stared at the three new comers, who he easily recognized almost instantly. Standing beside each other though at a respectable distance, was Yoruichi Shihoin, and Kisuke Urahara. While Urahara was considered a War Power due to an intellect that even Haschwalth considered was a threat to their plans alone, there was an extensive warning about Yoruichi given to all of the Soldats and Sternritters before they had attacked the Shinigami. While her strength wasn't enough to classify her as a War Power, she made up for it in speed, and was considered to be the fastest Shinigami ever, and was recommended to that a higher ranking Sternritter would have to step in, or she would have to be attacked from all sides from Soldats and the lesser Sternritters.

However, the real kicker, was Uryu Ishida.

He was no longer dressed in the fine robes that he was given to represent his status as royalty and the successor to the vast Quincy Empire, and instead was wearing a simple white polo shirt, with white slacks and pure white leather dress shoes. His hair was tied into a short bun, like one of those edgy samurai warrior fan arts, and he was no longer wearing his glasses. To top it off, Bazz could see the Quincy Bengel hanging proudly on his wrist.

"I'm glad you are all alive." Uryu Ishida spoke finally and silenced the murmurs of the Quincies. He stared over all the of the remaining Soldats and the Sternritters, and a slight smile adorned his face. It was faint, but Bazz was able to see it just a little, as if he was proud to see them alive rather than worm food. "I'm happy, that you are all okay."

"Why are we alive?" Liltotto deadpanned, and asked the question that was on the mind of everyone there. "Why are any of us alive? we all died, and from what it seems, were now at the mercy of you and two Shinigami."

"A Shinigami who has some stunning legs I might add." Askin chuckled, and Yoruichi simply rolled her eyes.

"Fucking pervert." Candice growled before high-fiving Meninas and the rest of her friends.

"If we may get back on track," Uryu coughed into his hand. "You are alive because I made a deal with the Shinigami... that to revive you all and for use to thrive as a nation." Uryu began before taking a deep breath and scanned over the rest of the remaining survivors. "I won't lie to you all. You have been dead for over two months." He started, and that got a visible reaction out of the Quincies, ranging from murmurs to stunned silence. Bazz felt his eye brows shoot up, and felt his heart stop for a few moments as he repeated the words in his head. Candice and her friends were stunned into silence, too shocked to move or utter a single word. Lastly, Gerard and Askin stared at each other before looking back at Uryu.

"And..." Uryu sighed, as he knew what he was about to say was going to cause an uproar. "Yhwach is dead."

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"WHAT!?" Was the collective scream that came from the Sternritters. Bazz on the meantime, felt like his entire world was flipped upside down and as if he had awoken in an alternate reality.

"IMPOSSIBLE! LORD YHWACH CAN NOT BE DEAD!" Gerard screamed, as he couldn't fathom the idea of Yhwach being killed.

"Holy shit." Was the only words that left Askin's mouth. Nothing really did shock him that much anymore after being a Sternritter for more than three hundred years, but this was the one thing that actually shocked him into silence.

"Good fucking riddance." Liltotto growled. She still would never forgive him for what he did to her friends, and was happy that the King was killed.

"Preach it, sister." Candice sighed. While it was a shock that the King was killed, it was another thing to have someone no longer breathing down her neck and monitoring their every movement.

"So... we lost." Bazz answered the untold question, which cut through the uproar of shock and made everyone turn their gaze to him, though he kept his eyes on Uryu. "If thats the case, why did you make a deal with them to revive all of us? We are the enemy." The Heat user said. It was enough for them to think about the question that he had just asked to Uryu, as they did commit mass genocide in the Soul Society, which was an act that was most surely not forgivable.

"Because, everyone deserves a second chance." Uryu began. "Even me, and I wanted us all to thrive as a race... as I am now taking over the Quincy Empire effective immediately." He said with a stern look on his face. Before anyone had the time to object, he raised his hand and made sure they would hold their comments until he was finished speaking. "We are not going to war. War is unneeded, and would only kill us off. I am NOT going to be like Yhwach and rule through fear and misery. I want us all to have a say in the matter of our future, and for us to all have a say in what we should do next, which is why I am assigning us roles for the future, to better strengthen our bond, and for you all to integrate yourselves into society. A lot has changed since you all have been in the human realm, and I want you all to be caught up to it, and see the benefits of living among the humans."

"I see.." Meninas began. "While I can get behind being ruled over a cutie pie like you." She teased, and Bazz wanted to chuckle at the fact the successor of the Empire who gave off the aura of a stern yet fair leader was replaced with a slightly blushing teen. "What makes you think you can lead us all? You are the best friend of a Shinigami, the same Shinigami that was a War Power."

"Better yet, what's stopping us from refusing." Candice openly threatened as Lightning began to spark between her fingers, and the smell of ozone wafted in the air. However, Uryu, nor Urahara and Yoruichi seemed fazed at her threat at all, and instead, Urahara only laughed.

"Oh, I don't think you wanna know the answer to that, since it involves a VERY unhappy scientist who would be happy to take some of his subjects back." Urahara laughed, before turning his gaze to the Thunderbolt User who flinched under his analytical stare. "And unlike before, he isn't going to hold back on his tests." He warned. That was enough for Bazz to see Candice flinch, along with the rest of the Sternritters and Soldats as the mere mention of Kurotsuchi was enough to make their blood go ice cold.

"So, its join, or die." Askin sighed.

"Correct. There was no other way." Uryu sighed before looking at them all with sympathy. "I suggest you take the offer, otherwise I can not help you." He said with finality in his voice. It was enough for the group to figure out the easy option, even though some didn't like the choice they had, but it was better than what was the alternative.

"I see..." Gerard sighed before booming with a smile. "I shall trust your judgement, Young Lord!"

"Of course he would." Askin muttered before looking at Uryu with a grin. "If I may, If I get some grapes, and a little bit of wine, then I am ready."

"Well girls, I guess we got no other choice." Liltotto deadpanned.

"Can I bite Bambie again?" Giselle asked, though gave a sigh in defeat as Bazz shot her a glare.

"Glad you can all agree." Uryu sighed before looking at his new allies. "Okay, so, starting today, our Generals for the newly formed army, I am assigning both Gerard Valkyrie and Askin Nakk Le Varr." He boomed with authority, and turned his gaze over to the girls. "You all, will be in charge of finances." Uryu began before turning back at Bazz, and felt his eyes slightly widen when he looked at Bambietta's sleeping form. "You two, foreign affairs." The new Quincy King sighed before looking over the rest of his army. "If anyone has any sort of objections, speak now." He commanded. It was completely silent, though he watched Giselle slowly raise her hand up as if she had a question. Before he was able to point to her, he watched Candice whisper something in her ear, then Giselle pouted before slowly pulling her hand back down.

"Good. Now Salute men!" Uryu shouted, and gave a salute with two of his arms extended at an angle in the air, which was the royal salute the Royal Army was ordered to do for Yhwach, and they all shouted in unison. Behind them, Urahara had to stiffle a laugh, as the salute reminded him of a certain war mongering leader during the Second World War, but was happy that Uryu was now able to lead his people to greatness once more.

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"Can't believe it has been two months already." Bazz muttered to himself with a sigh as he twisted his neck with an audible pop. Then again, he was just happy to be out of the basement once and for all. Beside him, Candice looked at him with a mixture of confusion as he walked over to the bar and sat down at the stool. The restaurant wasn't packed like how it was the morning, which he was happy for since he was surrounded by college idiots, and was around people he knew, even if they also drove him entirely.

"Two months since what." Liltotto deadpanned as she walked over and leaned over on the counter. She was wearing an eyepatch that covered her milky eye, and makeup to cover her veins. Instead of her Quincy Uniform, she was instead wearing a pair of jeans, a grey t-shirt and a pair of boots. When she leaned over the counter, she sighed once she noticed the dirty dishes on the table across the bar. "I told that mother fucker to clean up his mess before he left." The loli grumbled before turning her head to Meninas; who was taking the order of a couple sitting in one of the booths. "Did you not tell Askin to pick up his trash before he left?"

"Hmm?" She hummed cutely before a look a realization dawned on her face. "Oh, I forgot he was here today." She muttered before finishing jotting the order down and walked away from the customers, and completely past the dirty dish and cup. Candice rolled her eyes and picked up the piece of paper in her hands, and nearly wanted to burn the paper the moment she read its contents, after she unfurled the Yen that was deceptively made to look their was multiple rolled into a roll.

"Let me guess," Bazz deadpanned, as he knew that look from anywhere. "Another I.O.U?" He muttered, and sighed as Candice stiffly nodded her head before walking behind the counter and throwing the yen into the register, then placing her butt beside Bazz on the different stool.

"Fucking idiot." Liltotto deadpanned before looking over to Bazz. "So, how was the first day of college? Didja meet any new people, or was it the same old boring shit we seen in the movies the girls and I been watching." She asked the Heat User who only sighed and took his gloves off and rested them on the counter.

"It was boring as shit, but Its better than doing fuck all." He replied before staring at her. "You gonna get me a coffee?"

"You gonna buy me another TV after you and Candy broke mine?" She shot back with a dead tone, and that was enough to get Candice and Bazz going as they stared back at Liltotto with a glare, and a slight blush on her cheeks.

"It was three days ago!" Candice shot back with a glare, though before Liltotto could reply, Meninas walked by with a tray of water on her hand.

"The amount of sex you two have is pretty intense." She muttered as she walked away and towards the couple.

"And Last night, I heard you two fucking like animals in your room." Liltotto added on. As Bazz was going to speak, a paper airplane flew out of the kitchen and straight into Candice's cleavage. She felt her eyebrow twitch, as she knew who it was and opened the letter and read it to herself.

You go girl! Wring him dry!

Though, I gotta wonder, If the dick is that good to the point you be screaming like that, Can I try?

Just kidding!

Or am I?

-G

"Oh shut up Giselle!" Candice yelled back and crumpled the plane in her hand, which was soon followed by a heavy feminine and French accent giggling in the kitchen in front of them and behind Liltotto. Sighing, as she had to reign in the use of wanting to electrocute the cook on the spot, she turned her gaze back to Liltotto. "I'll buy you back a fucking TV." She grumbled.

"And Candice and I just fuck, nothing more." Bazz countered, and didn't notice Candice flinch and the pang of hurt in her eyes.

"Good option." Liltotto replied before sticking her tongue out to Candice in a mocking way, which in turn made the Thunderbolt wielder roll her eyes as Liltotto began pouring Bazz a cup of coffee. After a few seconds, the steaming cup was ready to be served, and Bazz took a sip, and relished on the heat that soothingly burned his mouth.

"How has she been." Bazz suddenly asked, and the tone he used was enough for the Glutton to understand what he was talking about, and made her sigh as she looked to her right and at a wooden door that led upstairs to the living quarters.

"She still won't come out of her room unless your there." Liltotto began. "She starts to get frantic whenever she senses Giselle coming around, so last night I had to stay up and place wards her room to make sure she doesn't passively feel her Reiatsu."

"I see," Bazz muttered with a sigh before standing up with his cup of coffee and small sandwich in hand. 'Bambietta hasn't ate anything probably.. so she could use the energy.' The Heat User muttered to himself before heading up the stairs and out of sight, not noticing the look of slight hurt and jealousy that flashed into Candice's eyes before it quickly disappeared.

After a few seconds of walking up the flight of stairs, Bazz turned the corner and walked over to the first door that was closed on the right hand side. The plate of food swayed just a little as he gently kicked the wooden door with his boot. "Hey. Open up, its just me." He sighed, and for a few minutes, he heard nothing but silence. However, after one more minute, he heard the door unlock and swing open slightly, and Bazz walked through and kicked the door shut behind him. The room was very spartan like, without any sort of personal items and a TV, and only had a single dresser which held some women's clothes.

"Your back." was the only thing Bambietta said to him as she walked back and into her bed. Unlike Candice and the girls below in the café, Bambietta was still in her PJS, which consisted of a pair of blue suede short shorts, and a white tank top that exposed much of her cleavage. She still have her mask on which covered her mouth up to her nose, but her bloodshot eye was covered by a white medical eyepatch, and the mask was nothing more than a surgical mask that one used when going to the hospital.

"Told you I'd be back." Bazz replied as he walked over and sat himself down on the bed side Bambietta, who refused to meet his gaze and stared at her feet as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. Bazz only sighed, as he leaned down and gently placed the coffee and sandwich on the ground and at a respectable distance so they wouldn't accidentally kick it over. "Didja think I wouldn't be?" He jokingly teased, though shook his head when that barely got a reaction out of her. "I brought you some food."

"I'm okay." The Explode wielder quietly said. "You eat." She said with a sigh.

"Nah, I'm good honestly." Bazz countered. "Filled up on the cafeteria at the college." He laughed as he stared at the food. "Bullshit courses, but the food they had there was pretty fucking good." He said with a chuckle, though Bambietta only slightly gave a huff of amusement, before staying silent again. However, before he was able to talk, her stomach grumbled, and Bambietta felt her face turn bright red in embarrassment, which made Bazz chuckle even more. "Seriously, eat the fucking food before it goes to waste."

Seeing he wasn't going to take no for an answer, Bambietta sighed as she bent down and picked up a half of the sandwich, and gulped it down in less than three bites. It was a simple ham sandwich, with lettuce, tomato, and bacon, but it was enough to satisfy her hunger for a while. After a few more seconds of chewing, she swallowed the food and took a deep breath. "Thank you." She quietly muttered.

"Don't mention it." Bazz muttered before taking a deep breath to pass the time.

"So... What is college like?" Bambietta asked him as she fully turned her gaze to him, and Bazz wanted to chuckle from the mere thought of school.

"Boring as fuck... A lot of the shit they teach you, is wrong or filled with so many holes that Gerard's dumbass can find them." Bazz countered with a grin, and Bambietta felt herself grin a little as well. "Teachers are pretty good, but the money is worth if you go to the cafeteria. I'm telling you, that pizza and their sundaes are some of the greatest shit I have ever eaten in my life time."

"That good, eh?" Bambietta asked him, and Bazz nodded with a grin on his face.

"Fuck ya! I'm telling you, that chef has to have some fucking sorcery in there, cause ain't no way she is cooking that shit." He chuckled before turning his gaze over to her. "If you want, I can show you around there? Get you out of this depressing fucking room and enjoy some fresh air." He asked, and Bambietta's grin soon faded away and she turned her gaze away from him.

"Maybe some other time..." She whimpered, and Bazz wanted to sigh as palmed his face and dragged it downward. "You must be busy, and I don't wanna intrude."

"You ain't intruding on shit." Bazz countered. "Hell, its better to be with someone rather than be around the girls who would rather-"

"I SAID NO DAMN IT!" Bambietta screamed at him, and for an instant, he saw the look in her eyes. The same look he had seen in her eyes back in Urahara's training ground, and had realized he had struck a nerve the moment he had mentioned her ex-friends. 'Way to go Bazz, you are a complete fucking moron,' He chastised himself and mentally kicked himself in the nuts for doing something so stupid. Meanwhile Bambietta calmed down somewhat, and felt herself begin to cry as she clutched onto her arm tightly. "I-I-I'm sorry... I.."

"It's alright, relax. Shit, My bad for bringing that up." He sighed.

"Can you... just hold me please..." Bambietta softly asked, and Bazz shrugged his shoulders and simply nodded, as the last thing that was needed was for the customers downstairs to hear her screaming her head off. Silently, he laid down on her bed, and Bambietta laid down beside him, putting her left arm around his neck area, and her left leg over his own legs as she snuggled herself close to him and closed her eyes, and focused on the soft rhythmic beats of his heart, and Bazz simply sighed as he felt her rather large breasts squish into his chest, and stared at the ceiling, before feeling his eyes close and he too, fell asleep.

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It was the next morning, and Ichigo Kurosaki sighed as he was walking over to his locker with Uryu right behind him. It was another day at Kuoh Academy, and already, he found the school simply bizarre compared to Karakura. He would admit, that the school was rather large compared to his old high school, and the education system was simply nothing to scoff at, but other than that, the school was nothing like he was expecting.

When he heard of it being not only just a private school, but a school that was rated one of the highest in all of Japan, he was expecting something akin to Military School or even the Shinigami Academy, since Renji had told him stories on how annoyingly strict they are for rules in Shin'o Academy. However, the moment he got here was something he wasn't expecting at all, as not only students from the first to the third years worshipped the so called "Great Onee-Sama's" like they were the goddess Aphrodite, but the school had a pervert problem that was culminating into the infamous perverted trio.

If he was being completely honest with himself, he really didn't have any issues of perversion, as it would be a hypocritical thing to call someone out for since he was indeed guilty of it. After all, even though Yoruichi and Rangiku would constantly tease him by flashing him their boobs or their butt and he would cover his eyes, he did try to take a peek and see their glorious flesh. He could still vividly remember when Yoruichi shoved her hands between Orihime's breasts and Rukia's bare ass when they were in the hot springs. He is a teen after all, and something like that was practically encoded into them. Though, he wasn't nearly on the same level as the Perverted Trio, who some stories he had heard made them sound like borderline rapists. On one instance, they apparently went so far that they brought an actual drill to create a new peephole after the old one in the female locker room was clogged with caulking.

'Kon would have an absolute field day here.' Was the first thing he thought of when he heard of the perverted boys, and the mod soul was just as bad as them, or arguably worse when it came to his perversion, as he would quite literally stop at nothing to see a girls panties or bra. Luckily, Ichigo managed to trap him in his closet back in his room so he wouldn't get out and try to peep at Orihime. While Kon was a good person at heart, Ichigo had to admit that the soul literally had no limits, and would sacrifice anything if it meant he could get close to seeing a woman naked.

"So, where was Bazz yesterday?" Ichigo asked his cousin as he walked over to his locker and swung it open. Luckily it was already lunchtime, and Orihime was already on the roof with Chad, since their class was let out five minutes early, and Ichigo was able to sense them on the roof after the bell rang to commence second period ending and lunch beginning to start. Before they had left today, Orihime was able to pack him a bento box of Korean Kimbap and rice, with green tea to wash it down with and a small bit of chocolate as a treat. If there was one thing that was his weakness, it was chocolate.

Uryu sighed as he opened his locker and shoved his binder inside. "He had texted me and said he was sleeping over at the Café last night. Something about keeping Bambietta from hurting herself." He replied before looking around and noticing no one was paying attention to them before leaning over to his cousin, who in turn leaned over so he could hear what Uryu had to say. "I think she has some sort of PTSD after the war, and whatever Mayuri has done to her."

"Oh... I see." Ichigo muttered with a frown. While he would consider himself to be on friendly enough terms of Mayuri to call him a friend, he would admit that the mad scientist creeped him out with no end. He had heard stories on what he would do to his patients, and though it was for the benefit of the Soul Society, he would admit that it made him almost want to vomit on how disgusting and revolting his experiments would be in the name of science. He didn't know the full extent of what Bambietta has gone through, but what ever it was, he knew it wasn't pretty, and felt his heart break for the girl.

"Is there anything we can do to help her?" Ichigo asked, and Uryu only shrugged his shoulders.

"I couldn't tell you really, Ichigo." Uryu sighed as he grabbed his water bottle and bento box out of the locker and slammed it shut. "I have never seen anything like this really, and from what it seems, only Bazz has some sort of connection with her. We just gotta hope he succeeds and brings her out of her shell." Uryu replied. Ichigo felt himself frown a little more at that statement. He really did mean what he said to Bazz two nights ago, on how he forgave the Sternritters and wanted to move on and continue protecting those who needed it and couldn't fight for themselves, but hated that he couldn't do anything to help them. If Bambietta was going through something, then no doubt, the rest of the Sternritters had their own issues, and he wanted to help them recuperate into society again and try to live a somewhat normal life.

"Excuse me." A voice said from behind him, and made Ichigo turn around, and come face to face with one of the so called "Great Onee-Samas", to be more specific, the raven haired one. Her violet eyes were somewhat unique to him and somewhat reminded him of Riruka's eyes, which were magenta. She giggled into her hand, an act that made her giant breasts jiggle as she looked at him with curiosity. "I wanted to thank you, for not looking at me and my friend the way as everyone else does." Her voice was sultry and seductive, as if Yoruichi was standing in front of him and ready to tease him once more. Now seeing her close up, he would admit that the teen in front of him was indeed, very beautiful, and carried an aura around her that reminded him so much of Rangiku, and he was taller than her, with him being nearly six feet and if he had guess, she was only around five feet and six inches, though her ponytail did give her an extra inch or two.

"D-Don't mention it." He coughed into his hand to force himself back into reality. Meanwhile, Uryu simply rolled his eyes and silently left the duo to themselves and began to make his way to the roof to go eat and meet up with Orihime and Chad. The Raven haired beauty only softly giggled and extended her hand out to him with a warm smile on her face.

"Akeno. Akeno Himejima." She introduced herself to him, and Ichigo gently took her hand into his own and shook it with a smile on his face.

"Ichigo Kurosaki." Ichigo introduced himself before letting go of her hand.

"My, what a gentleman." Akeno teased, and Ichigo only chuckled.

"Nah, just tryna do the right thing honestly. Like my friend said that day too, You guys are just teens like us, so objectifying you all or putting you on a pedestal like that is kinda stupid." He chuckled, since he hated the idea of objectification or simply someone think of you as something you aren't, which he was perfectly suited for him, since he adopted the name "Junior Yakuza" with Chad in Karakura.

"Oh stop." She giggled once more and smiled at Ichigo, and crossed her arms under her breasts to make them bounce more. She noticed that Ichigo did catch the movement, and a slight blush went on his cheeks. "If you just wanna have me all to yourself, just be a man about it and say it." She winked to him, and put on her best cutesy face. While she did see his blush slowly begin to grow, internally, she was shocked that instead of freaking out like Issei would, all Ichigo did was simply frown, which soon turned into a slight scowl.

"Nah, I would rather look for what's inside a person and their qualities, rather than focus on their bodies." He deadpanned. Sure, he was guilty of trying to actually peek at Rangiku or Yoruichi whenever they were teasing him, but unlike the regular teen who would simply crack for seeing someone naked, Ichigo didn't really care about looks or sex appeal. While it was a plus in his books (like any other teen would think), he would rather look and the qualities of what the person was made of rather than their looks. In his eyes, just because one was beautiful, or had big boobs or a fat ass, or all three, didn't mean their personality was the greatest, while someone who only one of those features, or none at all, was much more beautiful to him.

'Sides, if she thinks that will get me to crack, then she has another thing coming.' He mentally sweat dropped. He would admit that her pressing her breasts together did catch him off guard, but it was nothing compared to the lengths Yoruichi and Rangiku would do to tease him, and it would always work. He still remembered the day he came home after an eight hour shift at Ikumi's shop, and his dad took Yuzu and Karin out to the movies meaning he got the house to himself for a few hours, all he wanted to do was go shower, heat up dinner then go to bed. While he was expecting an empty bathtub, Yoruichi was there waiting for him, naked as the day she was born and her large breasts on full display. Naturally, he freaked out and ran to his room, only to find Rangiku sitting on his desk with her legs wide open for him to see, resulting in the two Shinigami laughing their butts off and him suffering a nose bleed before knocking himself out.

"Anyway, I gotta get going, my friends are on the roof right now, and Orihime is probably worried by now." He muttered before looking back at Akeno with a smile, who was still shocked that her charms didn't have an affect on him. "Nice talking to you, Akeno. See you around." He smiled before walking away and began to head to the roof to eat.

'I see, so he didn't fall for it... interesting.' Akeno giggled to herself before walking away and began to make her way to the Student Council to meet up with Rias and the others for lunch.

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The sun rays beamed down on Ichigo as he opened the door and walked onto the roof of Kuoh Academy. Unlike Karakura, where its roof was a popular spot for those to eat their lunch, the roof was practically deserted, save for his friends, and three newcomers with them, two of which he never met before.

The first one, was a member of the Perverted Trio, Issei Hyoudou. Looking at him now, Ichigo was right that he looked insanely average, and someone he wouldn't give a second glance at when he walked around town. Like the day before, his shirt was undone and revealed a blood red t-shirt underneath. He was sitting across from his friends at a respectable distance of Uryu, Chad, and Orihime, and his bento box was open to reveal chicken and rice, with a slice of cheesecake as dessert.

The second, was a teenager with golden blonde hair and green eyes. Just from looking at her, he was reminded of a weird mashup between Yuzu and Orihime, due to the almost innocent look he could see on her face. Sitting right beside Issei, her bento box was neatly open in front of her as well, and revealed a salad with shredded chicken mixed with and held together with Italian dressing.

The last, was someone Ichigo had to take a double look at due to her height, which she was no taller than Toshiro. Her pure white hair was short and was held by a cat hair piece, and her golden eyes stared lifelessly at Chad as she munched on a big cookie, while Chad simply stayed silent as he took a drink of his protein shake before going back to his strawberry yogurt.

"Oh, hey Ichigo!" Orihime brightly smiled and waved to her crush. Ichigo smiled back to her, and felt his somewhat annoyed nerves from earlier calm down as walked over and sat beside her. "Everything okay? I know Uryu said that you had to talk to a girl downstairs right? That black haired girl?" She asked her crush before taking a bite of her bread.

"Yeah, I'm fine Orihime." He smiled back to her before unwrapping his bento box and set his Gatorade bottle down. "She just wanted to say thank you for not acting like every other guy here that goes nuts when they see her and Rias Gremory together. She seemed cool though. Akeno Himejima was her name." Ichigo shrugged his shoulders and began to unscrew the cap of his Gatorade. He didn't see the puzzled and almost frightened looks Issei and the other two gave off as he drank a large sip of the drink.

"It's the right thing to do after all." Uryu chuckled as he pushed his glasses up on his face. "As a real gentleman of class doesn't objectify women like that." He grinned.

"I am also sure a gentleman of class doesn't sleep with a nightlight." Ichigo deadpanned, and Uryu's cool image he was projecting in front of the newcomers was shattered as he slumped forward and silently opened his bento box. Chuckling, he looked over to Chad who was silently eating his lunch. "What do you got to eat, Chad?" Ichigo asked his best friend who turned his gaze back to him.

"Just a protein shake and some yogurt." His deep voice caught Issei and the rest off guard, as it sounded like they were listening to a grown man speak. "I gotta bulk up even further if I want to take my training seriously."

"You really are taking this boxing thing seriously, are you?" Uryu said before he took a sip of water. Chad offered a simple nod and a hum in agreement before eating a scoop of yogurt.

"You can do it Chad!" Orihime cheered her best friend on, and Chad offered her a thumbs up with a smile. Afterwards, Orihime turned her look back at the three silent teens in front of them, and back to Ichigo. "Oh! where are my manners!?" She exclaimed before looking at Ichigo. "Ichigo, this is Issei, Asia, and Koneko! Issei and Asia are second years while Koneko is a first year." She smiled as she pointed to the three as she called them out by name. "And this is Ichigo Kurosaki! Don't mind his big mean scowl though! He could act tough but he really is just a big old softy when you get to know him." Orihime smiled happily, and Uryu wanted to burst out laughing as Orihime outted Ichigo and his usual scowl.

'Well, that just happened.' Ichigo deadpanned, as Orihime just told them the secret behind his scowl. Sighing in defeat, he looked to the three in front of them and waved. "Names Ichigo. Though you already know that. I'm guessing you already met Orihime, Chad, and my cousin, Uryu." He said as he pointed down the line with each name. Orihime gave a bright smile and waved, which eased the look of anxiousness off Asia, while Chad offered a simple wave and Uryu slightly bowed with a smile.

"N-Nice to meet you guys." Issei smiled awkwardly as he scratched the back of his neck. "So, uhm, how ya guys liking Kuoh Academy so far?" The brunette asked Ichigo and his friends with a smile. Beside him, Asia shook slightly in her sitting position, as she tried her best to keep calm as she noticed the Holy Cross on Uryu's jacket, while Koneko simply stayed silent.

"I don't mind it." Ichigo replied after taking a few sips of his Gatorade. "Though I do gotta ask," He started, and Issei looked at him expectedly. "Was that you who got beat up by the Kendo club yesterday?" He asked, and instantly, Issei's smile faded as he slumped in his seat, while Chad could've swore he saw Koneko grin for just a second before her blank look came back.

"Yeah... that happens a lot." Issei sighed before looking at the Substitute Soul Reaper. "If your one of those pretty boys who are going is going to kick my ass for that matter even though you have a smoking hot babe beside you then go ahead, kick my ass. You already threatened my friends yesterday..." Issei continued to be hard on himself, and caught the group off guard.

"Relax man." Ichigo sighed. "Look, I don't like people talking to Orihime like that, at all. If you don't cat call her like those so called "friends" you got, then I won't hurt any of you. That simple." He replied.

"D-D-Do you have to threaten him like that?" Asia nervously asked the teen, while beside him, Koneko instinctively began to ready herself and was starting to channel her mana to call Rias and Sona.

"Don't take it personally." Uryu began as he took another sip of water. "My cousin is just very protective of her. He has been for years, and is like that with anyone who tries to do something wrong to her." Uryu said with a sigh, while Chad simply nodded in agreement. Asia nodded with a sigh, and was happy that Ichigo didn't have it out for her crush simply because he was a pervert, and Issei breathed a sigh of relief that he wasn't going to get his ass kicked soon, as even though he would admit Orihime had boobs that were probably just as big as Rias and Akeno's own, he wasn't going to lose his life from the giant who looked like he could bend steel with no issue. Internally sighing in relief, Koneko deactivated her mana circuits and relaxed herself.

"Okay, loud and clear." Issei sighed before looking at Chad. "Does he talk much? I swear I heard him mutter only like five words." Issei asked as he pointed over to the giant beside Uryu. Even before Ichigo and Uryu had arrived on the roof, all he seen the teen do was silently eat his yogurt and drink his protein while Orihime spoke to him about their classes. While one would think that Chad was simply ignoring her and she was too dense to realize that the teen wasn't paying attention, he knew for a fact that Chad was listening to her, and it reminded him a lot of Koneko.

"Oh, Chad?" Ichigo asked. "He doesn't really talk much, but he's cool though once you get to know him." He smiled at his best friend, who in turn simply gave him a thumbs up before finishing his protein shake.

"Oh." Asia muttered before looking at the gentle giant. "You said you were training, right? What for if you don't mind me asking?" The former nun asked the teen, who turned his gaze to her.

"Boxing." He simply replied. "I am training to become a pro boxer."

"Dude! that's freaking awesome!" Issei shouted in awe. He wasn't knowledgeable on sports, to the point that he fully believed a five year old would have a better shot at figuring out things like American Football, no matter how much his father tried to get him into it. But, there was one thing that Issei somewhat liked enough to understand the basic rules of, was boxing, and that was only due to the Fight Night series he used to play on his PlayStation.

"Bitchin'" Koneko deadpanned and gave a thumbs up to Chad as well. She had to be well versed in all forms of Hand to Hand combat for her other life, and studied the fighting styles of Mike Tyson and Muhammed Ali, who she considered the greatest boxers to ever touch the planet. Chad offered the teens a small smile, and a nod of appreciation before he opened his last yogurt cup and started to eat the food.

"So, Have you guys lived in Kuoh before? I know its not that big of a city compared to Osaka and Tokyo, but I lived here all my life, and I never seen you guys around this neck of the woods." Issei asked. "Do you guys live in the north end? that's the only other thing I could possibly think of, since I live on the south side." He said with a slightly chuckle, and was hoping that they took the bait for him phishing on any sort of information of the group.

"We used to live in Karakura Town, but we moved out here for school and to focus on our studies." Uryu replied after finishing his bento and began to clean up the mess.

"Karakura eh? My grandpa used to live in that town before he passed." Issei said fondly, and with a touch of sadness as he recalled his late grandfather. He didn't know him for long, as he passed away from natural causes when he was only seven years old, but what he could remember was him being a great man, and arguably even more perverted than himself.

"I'm sorry for your loss." Orhime said sadly and gave him an apologetic smile, while Asia grabbed onto Issei's hand for moral and emotional support.

"Ah, it's okay." Issei smiled. "I'm happy that the old man was able to go peacefully." He said with a fond smile. Meanwhile, Ichigo and Uryu had to internally cringe, as Issei's grandfather was probably among the hundreds of souls the Quincies had killed during the war from collateral damage, as the war stretched not just in the Seireitei, but also throughout the Rukongai.

"So, Karakura? I never been there! What's it like?" Asia asked in an effort to not only phish for more intel, but to move the conversation away from the subject of Issei's grandfather.

"Not really bad to be honest. I mean, it's home." Ichigo began. "It's like Kuoh a little bit, but a little bit smaller. I think you guys would like it, since there's some pretty good restaurants there too. A friend of mine has his own Steakhouse down there, and I won't lie, he knows how to cook a mean steak." He chuckled, as Kenpachi's restaurant flashed in his head. When he first met Kenpachi, the man literally terrified him to no end, especially since he always wanted to have a fight. However, when Kenpachi told him to come by Squad 11's barracks when he comes back to Soul Society, he would fire up his barbecue and cook some food. At first, he wasn't going to go at all, since he figured Kenny was just baiting him into coming back with food. However, he eventually caved after he was simply bored on the weekend. Kenpachi was actually happy to see him, and invited him into the main courtyard of Squad 11 where Yachiru, Ikkaku, and Yumichika were waiting for him and already drinking Sake, and Kenpachi already had meat, ranging from Steaks to Briskets on a large homemade Barbecue and Smoker combo.

Needless to say, Kenpachi knew how to cook, and decided to open his own little restaurant in Karakura Town to pass the time whenever he was bored.

"Really? What's it called? My dad loves steak." Issei asked.

"Kenny's BBQ. Big Old sign in Downtown. Ya can't miss it." Ichigo smiled, and Issei nodded in thanks. However, before anyone was able to say anything else, they all heard the bell ring, signaling that lunch was over in five minutes. "Well, time to get back to it."

"Dude, this blows." Issei groaned before looking over to Ichigo. "Hey listen, you guys wanna hang out with us sometime this week? I can show you around town maybe? do a little bit of Karaoke and introduce you to Kiba and the rest of the gang. I know you wanna kick Motohama and Matsuda's ass, but they aren't really that bad when you get to know them, and Kiba is pretty chill too really." Issei asked Ichigo and his friends.

"I don't know honestly." Ichigo answered as he stood up and picked up his garbage. "I got homework to do, and I'm pretty sure my other cousin probably wouldn't wanna come either." He answered honestly. He really couldn't see Bazz being open to the idea of Karaoke.

"Please? It'll be fun! and besides, Asia never went either! And I wanna show her a good time! And you guys would have an awesome time too, I just know it!" Issei smiled and begged at the same time as he pointed at the blonde who hid her face in her hands in an effort to hide herself.

'It's like staring at another version of Orihime.' was the collective thought of Uryu, Chad, and Ichigo. A few seconds would past before Ichigo suddenly sighed in defeat, as the words of his father and Shunsui continued to echo in his mind. 'Have a life outside of Hollow fighting... damn it this is more hard than I thought.' He mentally spoke before looking at Issei, who was waiting for an answer. "Fine, but any funny business with those two..."

"Yeah, you'll kill us." Issei deadpanned in order to hide his fear from the teen, before smiling widely. "I'm telling you though, you aren't going to regret this! I just gotta let that damn pretty boy know." He growled friendly before leaving the roof, with Asia giving a wave goodbye and Koneko right behind them. Shaking his head, Ichigo and his friends took off soon after, with Uryu being the last one to leave the roof.

However, just before he left the roof, something made him stop in his tracks. A power signature he had never felt before. It was different than Spiritual Energy, and it was something he was unfamiliar with all together. It felt wild and untamed even, and like it was also... destructive in nature. Soon after, another one soon shot upward, and unlike the first one, this was one was more calm, and serene like.. like the calmest ocean known to man. He looked in front of him, and noticed Ichigo felt it as well, as his eyes were narrowed and he felt his Reiatsu vibrate and extend throughout the school in order to pinpoint the foreign energy. However, just as it came, it quickly left the area, and faded away as if it never existed.

"What was that." Uryu whispered to Ichigo, who called back in his Spiritual Energy and looked at his cousin.

"No idea... But that... that wasn't Spiritual Pressure... I never felt that before..." Ichigo muttered in confusion, as below him, Chad and Orihime also felt the strong power as well, and tried to sense where it was coming from but with no success.

"Neither have I..." Uryu whispered before he too called his Spiritual Energy back in. Quickly taking notes of what happened to analyze for later, Uryu and his friends had continued to leave the rooftop and out of sight.

Unaware that there were other individuals in the school who sensed them as well.

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OKAY! so this is a very long chapter. Well over 15k to be exact for the word count.

So for starters, i already know what some people are going to bring up here, and no, Bazz and the Quincies aren't going to be OOC at all in this story, as All I am doing is giving them personality and such since the War is actually over, and have some sorts of PTSD of the events, with Bambietta being the most affected after what she had been through under Mayuri and Giselle. Bazz is helping her cope through the situation.

Bazz ISN'T going to be a simp at all in the series. He is going to be the flame on loving, ass kicking, don't take shit from no one flame wielder we ALL know and love, but he is on a sort of soul searching and what he wants to do with his life now that he is being treated as an equal in the Sternritters and his goal of killing Yhwach is gone, and what he thinks would make his best friend proud, and just doesn't know how to carry on. Same with Bambietta. She is going to be the sexy bomb thrower, but she has been so mentally traumatized from Giselle and Mayuri that she just needs to find herself once more, which is why she is much more mute and reserved right now. Don't worry, later on, she will return to the sexy bomb thrower, right now, she just needs a helping hand to bring her out of her darkness. Pretty much all of the Quincies right now, are doing their own little soul search and self discovery now that Uryu is treating them all with respect and now that the war is over, they have free will and freedom of choice.

Also, Even though Uryu is now the leader of the Quincies. He still hasn't gotten their full support yet, and right now, only Gerard and Bazz follow him, and the rest only do so because it was that or death. He is going to have to earn their trust and prove his right as a King.

Lastly, before ANYONE freaks out, I am not putting Ichigo out of Character here, I just simply desensitized him to Akeno's teasing, as he as been teased MUCH harder by Yoruichi and Rangiku, and yes, he even tried to look at them when they did tease him. Rukia did in fact, call him out on it when Rangiku, Toshiro, Ikkaku, and Yumichika were in his room, and in the filler, did try to look at Yoruichi while she was naked and kicking the soccer ball with her foot. Trust me when I say, he IS NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, going to be a lap dog for the Gremory Group like how all other fics have him. My plan is for Ichigo and his friends to become friends with Rias and her group, as its going to serve as Ichigo loosing up and actually having a social life outside of Fighting Hollows, as I did infact, elude to this in the very first chapter of this story.

Anyway, with that all out the way, what did you guys think? I wanted to give the Quincies a little backstory on their end rather than just letting them sit there and do nothing. They all a little different compared to canon, because Mayuri has done some fucked up shit to them.

Poor Bambietta though:( , She has always been my favorite character in Bleach out of the Shinigami, so I wanted her to be unzombified and have a life, though not without some drawbacks. She is going to have a long road ahead of her in order for her to get better mentally.

Also, what did you think about the joke about Gerard being Thor? Just a little joke I added there, and the whole "Pet Iguana" joke was from the Longest Yard LOL. I based Gerards personality off of Chris Hemsworth Thor a little bit, and Askin's eccentric and flamboyant nature is going to be like a weird mashup between Bruno Bucciarati and Guido Mista from JJBA Part 5, and Dante Reyes from Fast X, and the fact they are partners now in being generals for Uryu's new army means there is going to be some EXTREMELY FUNNY MOMENTS between the two, so get ready for that! Again, don't worry, they are going to be complete badassess like they were in canon Bleach, but I just gave them a personality so they dont seem dull.

Now, this chapter, we got a slight hint at the end that something wrong is going on, and The two groups were briefly able to sense each other before it quickly disappeared. Next chapter, is officially where shit is REALLY going to start hitting the fan, and when Irina and Xenovia make their first appearance! Also yes, in the filler, Kenpachi did tell Ichigo to come back to him first when he came back and he would fire up the BBQ. Can't remember the episode, but you can find the clip of it on Youtube if you think I am lying.

Lastly, just because some people had messaged me about this. Ichigo's fighting style is going to be a mixture of Dante and Vergil from DMC5. He won't be pulling off Summon Swords or anything like that, but some of the basic sword moves that Vergil and Dante can do, Ichigo is going to have as well. He is going to be a master swordsman, and I'm simply just expressing that in this fic, thats all. So, again, don't expect crazy moves like Vergil's summon swords or Dante's Astral red blades in DMC5, but you can expect things like a Stinger or two, or even Vergils rapid slash.

OH, almost forgot. I wanna give the Sternritters new appearances for their battle armours, as their Sternritter coats are now useless and shredded beyond repair, and figured that since Ichigo has the Shinigami robes, Orihime and Chad have their Arrancar Battle Suits, and Uryu has his Royal uniform, I ask YOU, the reader, to comment some ideas on what the new uniforms of Askin, Gerard, Bazz-B, Bambietta, Candice, Meninas, Liltotto, and Giselle should be! I want them to be unique to each other, and speaks and represents their personality. For instance, Askin is more flamboyant and Eccentric like Bruno and Mista, Candice loves to show off her sex appeal with her old uniform type of thing, so it has to speak to their personality, so who ever has the best designs, I will add them in the story and give a shoutout!

So, What's going to happen next!? WHO DID ICHIGO AND THE GANG SENSE ON THE ROOFTOP!? WHAT'S GOING ON BETWEEN BAZZ-B AND BAMBIETTA!? WHAT WILL AKENO DO NEXT!? FIND OUT NEXT TIME ON "THE CONFLICT"

P.s I know Giselle is a guy, but I changed him to a girl. Sorry not sorry.