As the battle of the sixth Espada came to a close. Grimmjow's battle with Bazz-B was also nearing its end, With him suffering a few burns and the Knight of the Fire, barring several cuts and bruises. Making it look like it was a struggle between two combats trying to overcome the other with superior might.

However in reality it was anything but.

'It's over Espada' Bazz-B spoke out to a heavy-breathing Grimmjow. 'You can deny it all you want, but this kid here hit you harder than you want to admit and it is not only slowing you down but also making you weaker throughout this fight'

The panther Arrancar then glared viscously at the Sternritter. 'Fuck you, it is only over when I see you and that shit stain torn to shreds!' He then lunged at Bazz-B who then pointed two of his fingers at him.

'Burner finger two!' he called out, and then right when the Espada could claw him two, twin beams of fire, price through Grimmjow's black armor, while the knight nimbly step outside the reach of his claws'

'Damn it...' He cursed in thought. 'If I was at full strength I would have easily been able to tank that attack, and ripped that fuckers skull open in the same move, but now...' He then collapsed to the ground. 'I can barely move my own body, while that bastard is frying me alive!' He then growled in frustration as he struggled to get back. 'I can't die here, not to some wannabe punk, and not before paying that brat back for utterly humiliating me!' His body then began to shake. 'Otherwise, how can I be worthy enough of calling me the King!'

But then just as the Espada was about to make his attack he noticed for the first time, that half of the Espada have been defeated. Oh sure two of them were still alive, but they were pretty much POWs and have officially lost their status as Espada because of it. Leaving him and the other top four the only ones remaining.

But instead of sneering digest by the lower ranks' weakness, or completely dismissing their deaths like Grimimijow usually does...he smiled in satisfaction as a cunning plan formed in his mind and then and then raised his left paw.

'Alright Quincy...you win' He spoke and Bazz-B did a double take at what he just heard.

'...what?' he said flatly but Grimmjow merely smirked.

'Don't get the wrong idea...as I am right now, I properly won't be able to beat both of you' He then began to turn around. 'But when I do regain my strength and get stronger, I will ground both of you into fine past!'

The Sternritter of the Heat then bared his teeth. 'And you think I would just let you walk away, after hearing that!'

Grimmjow then smirked. 'Oh sure you can still try to fight me if you want...' he then eyed a collapsed Moe. 'But I don't think that kid is going to last much longer'

Bazzard then looked at Moe was sitting in a pile of debris, breathing heavily, bleeding, and with a missing arm, yet despite all that, the teenager still struggled to stay conscious despite his severe condition boarding on critical and it was obvious that while the Sternritter could beat the Espada on his own...he wasn't sure the kid would be alive by then.

'Don't...worry about me' Moe struggled to say. 'Just go in and kill that bastard before-

'Shut up...' Bazz-B snapped at the teen. 'I don't know what you think of me, but I am not the guy who going to leave someone especially a minor, to die just because they think they are expendable' He then grabbed Moe by the shirt and tossed him over his shoulders. 'We'll beat the bastard when not only both of us are at full strength...' he then glared at Grimmjow. 'But when we have all of our friends and allies at our back and call'

Grimmjow then smirked. 'I wouldn't have any other way' and with that, the Espada flash away in a burst of Sonido leaving the Sternritter and the Director alone.

Later at the survanlince center at Palace Governance Jurgram was overlooking the huge screen that depicted the entire battlefield and to his relief, most of the hollows within the outskirt hoards have been eliminated. With the surviving quinces now retreating to the city to fight against the Arrancar and with further good news the city's barrier is now fully recovered and ready to protect against future outside threats.

However, that still left the status of the current battle that was now waging within the city's walls.

'Report' Hashwalf demanded as Robert entered the command center.

'The battle is now even Grandmaster, with both our forces and the enemies now reduced to half' Robert stated. 'And as for the Espada, only Grimmijow and the top four remain'

Hashwalf then narrowed his eyes. ' And also the most powerful...have the surviving Sternritter and Directors managed to make it to the Black City for recovery?'

'They have Sir, along with two of the Espada being captured as prisoners of war, however, given many of the knight's injures they may not be able to return to the battlefield-!?'

Suddenly the front door of the mission control room was blasted upon, much to Hashwalf's and Robert's shock, and out of the Entrance was Yammy Riyalgo and in his hands the severed heads of two Sternritters, much to the Grandmaster's and Robert's horror and shock.

'Driscoll Berci...Nanana Najahkoop...' Jurgram spooked in disgust and anger and then glared up at the Espada. 'You were the one who did this?' He questioned in a low yet furious tone. While the large man bared a toothy grin in response.

'I am...' Yammy as he looked at the two Quincy heads in his hand. 'But it an't something to boast about, given how weak they were' He then looks towards Nanana. This guy tried to take me with his Schrift, by placing a morphine pattern on me and even made me a bit woozy when he hit one of the holes in my Spiritual pressure...so I punch his heart and lungs out, the moment he thought he had me dead to rights' He then looked over to Driscoll. 'And this man here thought he could take me on, due to killing over a hundred thousand Hollows and being empowered by that...but since I devoured over a hundred million hollows, it didn't exactly stop me from grabbing and ripping him in half'

The Prima then proceeded to crush both of the skulls of the beheaded Knights, splattering blood, flesh, bone, and gray matter all over his fingers, Much to the dread and fury of Hashwalf and Robert. 'As for me, I decided to come knocking on the door of this place to find more worthy vermin to crush!'

Jurgram then focused his eyes and then began to draw his longsword and at the same time Robert picked up his pistols. 'Very then monster...' he then pointed his blade at the Espada. 'If you come all this way for a fight to the death then you will have it!'

The two Sternritter and the Espada then clashed against each and took the fight out of the Survanlince room into the streets outside.

Meanwhile on the other side of the Battlefield

Pepe and As Nodt breathed in exhaustion as they looked up at their foe staring down upon them, without an injury, speck, or sweat on her form despite the intense battle they just fought and her Zanpaktou still sealed. While the two Sternrriters were in their holy forms and covered with nasty bleeding bruises and cuts.

'You two are quite naive...' Tia Haribell explained to her near-defeated enemies. 'While I can imagine your abilities may have affected the other Espada, You misjudge in thinking that would include everyone even me' The woman then placed her hand on her chest. 'For my heart is too full of raged for it to ever be consumed by fear' She explained while eyeing As Nodt and then turning to face Pepe. 'And I have long since closed my heart off to ever share feelings of love' She then readied her sword at the two Quinices and glared down at them with her cold aqua-green eyes. 'A mistake that neither of you will live to regret'

'Don't you...'Pepe begin to say as he struggled to get up. 'Think we are down yet sweet cheeks!' He shouted in defiance as his white feathery wings then reformed and then stretched out both of his hands. 'Love Rope Prison!' he cried out and immediately dozens of ropes of reishi composed of linked chain hearts wrapped themselves around Tia Harribel to prevent her from moving.

'If fear and love are not enough to bring your end, then bondage and thorns will, As Nodt!' Pepe called out and the Sternritter of Fear then used his remaining strength to conjure a huge black thorn above his head and then fired it directly at the Espada's heart hoping to pierce right through it.

But Tia Harribel merely let out a breath of pity.

'A valent effort...' She complimented while tightening the grip of her sword.

'But futile'

Then with a reflex of her spiritual pressure, The Segunda Espada broke out of the love ropes and slashed apart the giant blackthorn just right before it could pierce her and in the very moment her foes gave in to their shock, she then pointed her sword at them and gathered yellow energy within the hollow center of her sword and uttered the attack's name.

'Ola Azul'

A huge blade of energy then shot out of the Zanpaktou and engulfed both As Nodt and Pepe and the surrounding city block, before detonating into a huge explosion. Sending The two Knights flying and crashing into the ruined streets and rendering them both unconscious.

However, before Tia could finish them off. She was then approached by a man in a masked Soldat outfit behind her and upon turning around to face him. Her eyes alighted in burning fury.

'Kyiv Jaeger...' she spoke in a soft yet menacing tone. 'We finally meet again at last'

Meanwhile within Las Noches

Ichigo forced on the large behemoth of the man, before him. They had a gigantic muscular frame, that was barely contained by his sleeveless white vest and coat and a face of a rugged middles age man, with short green hair, a beard, and a white circlet with yellow stones embedded on it in his right hand a massive rusted great sword Along with possing such enormous spiritual power that rivaled if not surpasses Aizen's back before his fusion with the Hōgyoku?

Yet the biggest concern Ichigo had with the Arrancar was that he didn't recognize him as a variant of anyone he knew or heard about. This meant that unlike the other foes he faced in this reality he had no idea of what powers and tricks he might have.

But before he could make a move Gremmy stepped in front of him.

'Now don't try to make me repeat myself Kurosaki...' The visionary said. 'Save your strength when you face off against Barragan himself, I will personally take this thug on myself'

Ichigo then frowns at Gremmy. 'Are you sure about that?' The shinigami question. 'This guy is one of the commanders of Barragan's army and would be completely different than any of the hollow and Arrancar including the Espada' He then folded his arms. 'While I understand you want me to save my strength. It will not come at the cost of endangering yourself'

Gremmy then smirked at Kurosaki. 'My Kurosaki I am wounded' he said in a mocked sympathetic tone. 'You should have for more faith in not only the imperial guard but also the most powerful of the Starknights in his majesty's army' The young man then conjures a huge white and golden encrusted great sword in his right hand. 'But If you still have your doubts, be sure to stand by and watch, as I bring this lowly Hollow to heel'

The visionary then used a flying step to appear right above the General and struck down, with the latter lazily blocking with his Halberd and causing the ground beneath his feet to impact into a massive created that filled up the entire courtyard.