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ShadowUzumaki55; Thanks! Yeah, quite knowledgeable about the Quincy huh. Yeah, they surely do. Bambietta did for sure, but now they're beginning to see one another in better lights. It was quite the reunion for sure. Yoruichi doesn't waste anytime huh~?
Kylo Ren; Not sure when yet.
Silver crow; Glad you like it. It did yeah~ Yeah, he's wanted to be a Captain for years. He's knowledgeable about a few things for sure. Mayuri is quite like that yeah~ We'll be seeing a few more of his inventions coming into play soon enough. Orihime and Zensuke have quite a fun dynamic with one another~ Liltotto and Giselle did yeah. It does yeah. Bambietta's having quite the time for sure. Zensuke's gonna have quite a interesting time with Candice. Yoruichi wastes no time having her fun. Kisuke did yeah. Beach episode could be yeah. Yeah, he could invent something like that for sure. Yeah, he'd inform them about things in the Soul Society. Yeah, he'd be aware of a good few things for sure. Unohana could do yeah. Thanks for the harem suggestions. Ichibe could do yeah. He'll have some thoughts on the Soul King for sure. Zensuke could do that for the Quincy girls. Yhwach would do yeah. That would be good for Yamamoto.
Guest 1; Kurohime. Thanks, glad you liked it.
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Guest 3; Glad you liked it~ Yeah, its calming down for the time being.
Orihime fan; Glad you liked their interactions. Bambietta did for sure. We'll be seeing what happens to them pretty soon~ Quite a few reunions huh. Here's the next chapter!
Rikku Kaitani; Thanks, glad you liked it. They do have quite the dynamic for sure. It would be good bonding moments between them. Shiro-chan's mature form would be quite interesting here~ Bambietta was distracted during that time. Aizen would have quite the shock to his system for sure. It could be a Hollow. Kisuke did yeah. Zensuke's ambitious for sure. Yoruichi did yeah. Mayuri does, since they've been Captain and Lieutenant for a good long while. That would be good for a DxD story. Nice Sacred Gear.
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Giselle fan; Glad you liked it. He'll be seeing them pretty soon~ Glad you liked their time together~
Bleach fan; He does yeah. He does for sure. Kurohime. Here's the next chapter! Yeah, he's got good senses.
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Guest 7; Ooh, a tough question. I'm not sure what kinda theme song would fit, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on what would work.
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Chapter 6
In a never ending night sky of a desert in a realm known as Hueco Mundo, white trees that looked like they were dying and appeared to be made of bone scattered around the sands.
The world was quiet, desolate, empty, not a sight or sound could be heard for miles.
That was until, bursting out of a forest of bone white trees, a lone young girl ran as fast as possible, her little feet carrying her across the desert.
The little girl wore only a green gown, she has a scar running down from her nose, up to her forehead, and to the cartoonish skull on her top of her head, a crack running through the left hand side of the mask, with four teeth missing on the skull like crown that sat there, hollow eyes with nothing there.
Pants escaped her lips, and sweat dripped from her greenish hair that flopped with each step, as an energy blast came from behind her.
"Waaaaaaaaah!" She cried, jumping forward, and narrowly avoiding the worst case scenario.
The blast caused all of the sand in the desert to be scattered into the sky, and like a tsunami, the sands washed over the young girl, dragging her up high into the air.
"You're making trouble for Baraggan-sama!"
"Yeah, get back here now, brat!"
The girl cried as she was being fired through the air.
Carrying her for over a mile, the girl let out cry after cry, trying, and failing to get anyone to help her out.
When she came crashing down into the earth, the girl felt her head bleeding from the impact. The cartoonish skull that laid on her head which had a crack running through it, made her feel dizzy, and weakened.
But then she heard a sound that ran through her entire being, it was a large howl that caused the very ground to shake.
"No, no, no, no, no, noooooo!"
She cried, pulling to her feet, but heard the terrifying creature chasing her from behind, gaining ground by the second.
"Caught you! Little brat!" The girl was suddenly blown down to the ground.
She shivered, letting out heavy pants, and felt her stomach churning.
"This one? Really? Baraggan-sama wishes for this one?"
"Yeah, apparently it used to be a former Espada, so its going to have some kind of strength to its spiritual power. A good snack for us to eat for sure. Besides, it was collecting dust, and Aizen-sama doesn't make any moves on this one, so Baraggan-sama wishes to have this one feed the armies."
"E-Eat…." The girl cried, putting a hand to her skull like mask on the top of her head.
In the moments she saw a large shadow looming over her body, fear came over her, as the two Hollows come closer and closer…
Fifteen hours earlier, Zensuke had met his father for the first time, and was sat in the back room, a table in front of him, his father facing him. Yoruichi had become a cat once more, and laid lazily on Zensuke's lap, his fingers raking gently across her back and twirling her tail between his fingers, Yoruichi letting out a cute purring sound.
"So, run by me again, you want the Hogyoku, for what reason?" Kisuke asked, unable to hide his surprise.
"We have to take precautions with that orb of course, if Sosuke-san gets it before I enact a plan, then things could be disastrous for us. That's why I'm proposing you give it to me-"
"No." Kisuke immediately said, surprising Zensuke.
"No?" Zensuke asked, pondering on what Kisuke was thinking.
"I'm not letting my son have what that man wishes for. I had to leave you behind once before with that man, I wont allow you to be thrown to the wolves, no matter what. I'm not involving you again. If he wishes for the orb, then I'll deal with him."
Zensuke could see the unease on Kisuke's face, reflecting what was within his heart.
He wanted to not involve Zensuke anymore.
The guilt clear on his face was causing him hesitation.
Part of Zensuke thought it was a nice sentiment that he was saying this.
But the rational part of Zensuke's brain also knew this wasn't the best way to go about this.
Inhaling, Zensuke pulls closer.
"With respect, I've been involved for over a 100 years, father. Even if I wished to ignore it, Sosuke-san wont let me."
Kisuke couldn't deny what he was saying wasn't true.
"Yes, I fear what you're saying right. However if Aizen-san is indeed aware of my presence, then I'll think of another plan. There's another way to deal with this, than putting you in his line of fire."
Upon hearing that, Zensuke ruminated in his mind what was the best solution to all this.
"You're a brilliant scientist, but even you must be aware right now, your options are limited, that's why we've got to act now. I already know what's on the line, I'm not a child anymore."
"You're not a child, but you are my son. I couldn't protect you back then, I can at least do so now. I will find a way to make sure he doesn't get it, I wont put my son on the line." Kisuke's words drilled into Zensuke how his father was feeling, how torn he was on all this.
"Sosuke-san needs to be stopped, I have a plan to stop him, but I can't do it without you."
Kisuke pulls his head back, and lets out a few breaths.
While doing so, Zensuke casually takes a sip of his drink close by.
"I know you're very capable, I understand you're a Captain now, you've grown strong. But Aizen-san is also a strong enemy, his sword alone can be dangerous, never mind him as a Shinigami."
"I know his powers very well. I've been seeing them for a long time now. Especially since he likes using his swords powers to keep tabs on me." Zensuke explained.
"I can see why that would be hard, having to always look over your shoulder. I put you in that position, I couldn't bring you with us back then, I created the Hogyoku…"
Kisuke's guilt became more evident on his face.
Zensuke could see he was rather torn about it, so he thought of the best way to ease his heart.
"I remember a saying, you can't put the genie back in the bottle. The Hogyoku is here, its dangerous, and Sosuke-sans sword is strong, its illusion powers are the best I've ever witnessed. However, you don't spend all that time with him, and not figure a few things out about his sword. I've figured out a few things about it. And along with that…he needs to be stopped, I want to stop him."
Kisuke was very surprised to hear that.
Hearing Zensuke has managed to find a way around it, made him quite astonished along with feeling some pride in his chest, and couldn't deny he wished to hear more.
Zensuke, noting Kisuke's reluctance still, exhaled.
"Okay, I have an idea. But I'm going to have to get going, so I'll come back and tell you tomorrow."
"Do you have to head off right away? Its our reunion." Kisuke asks, a little regret in his eyes.
Zensuke felt the same, and dipped his head.
"Unfortunately, my Gigai isn't going to be able to fool Sosuke-san forever."
"What Gigai?" Kisuke stroked his chin, deep in wonder what his son could've made.
"A Gigai that has a portion of my soul inside, I know what it does, when it does it, and all info it learns, gets transmitted to me." Zensuke explained.
Kisuke whistled, an impressed look in his eyes.
"Quite an interesting use of a Gigai. Yes, if it is also apart of you with your soul, the fact you can divide up your soul like that, and still feel pretty strong makes me quite excited to see what else you've accomplished-"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!"
"Ururu! Don't get in the way! We've gotta clean for Urahara-san because of you!"
Zensuke blinks, looking at the sliding door curiously.
"I can explain that." Kisuke chuckled awkwardly.
Zensuke furrows his eyebrows, and senses beyond the door.
After a few moments, he turns back to Kisuke.
"Created them, did you?"
"Yes, that's correct. Did you ever delve into that…?" Kisuke asks, his intrigue showing excitement on his face.
"I've looked into it, though Mayuri-san created a girl like those two in there. However, sorry to say, I think Nemu-sans stronger than those two from what I can sense. And she's my Third Seat too, quite a lovely girl considering her madman father~"
Kisuke joyfully laughed.
"I see, so Mayuri-sans still the same as ever~"
"Crazy experiments, asks my Squad members if he can experiment on them a good deal, but I've got him locked down whenever he gets too excited about human experimentation. He's also my Lieutenant, and you must know how much he loves that~"
Kisuke snorts at the sarcasm.
"I'm sure he's so happy to be that for you~ Such a strong, supportive pillar that never says or does anything out of line~"
"Ooh yeah, he always follows my every order without question~" Zensuke held a hand to his mouth, holding back a snicker escaping his throat.
Soon enough, father and son erupt in laughter, bonding over their fun dynamic with Mayuri.
Yoruichi watched on, and was glad to see even after all the time had passed, they were able to get to a good situation between them.
Though she also was aware that there were things that still needed to be discussed, but right now, seeing the dynamic of parent and child, it was a good sight to see.
Early in the morning the next day, as the sun was rising in the Seireitei, Zensuke laid back in his bed, after a long day of doing his duties, and he was joined by the duo of Squad 10, who made their way to his room late at night, along with Nemu, all fast asleep on his body.
On his right hand side, was the beautiful Rangiku, wearing nothing but a pair of pink panties, her chest firmly pressed up against his body, her face nuzzled up against his own, her relaxed expression totally relaxed.
On his left hand side, was the cute Toshiro, who dressed in cute looking pyjamas, her snow white hair draped across his chest, as her head nestled against his skin, her arms wrapped around one of his own.
Nemu, wearing a long silky nightgown, purple in colour, with a butterfly design on it, something Zensuke thought fit her perfectly, her head placed on his stomach area, one of her hands laced together with his own.
"How cute~" Zensuke thought, looking over the three sleeping peacefully.
But that ended when he felt a message coming to him.
So he quietly slipped out of the room, and went into another room.
Before making the call, a very intricate barrier laid all around the room, so no sound, no light, no anything would be divulged out of the room, so no information could be leaked to the outside world.
His eyes laid on the ceiling, an image of his friend appearing there.
"So, what's Skeletor up too?" Zensuke questioned, stifling a little grin.
"Skeletor, is that a character who resembles Baraggan?" His friend asked.
"I'm introducing you to TV when we get the chance~ Trust me, its filled with lots of fun things~" Zensuke chuckled in amusement.
"I'm sure I will enjoy it." Replying dryly, to Zensuke's amusement, the conversation continued. "From what I can tell, I believe he is trying to find out the person who Tosen was soundly beaten by."
"How much does he know of me?" Zensuke hums, wonder in his eyes.
"As far as I can tell, it seems he's able to discern you're a Captain, but not much beyond that. He's finding Hollows in the wild, and is trying to conceal it from Aizen. But knowing Aizen, he'll know about it."
"Well, if nothing else, Baraggan's ambitious, though like you said, I'd not be surprised if Sosuke-sans onto him as well, and is perhaps thinking of using this to his advantage. Speaking of, what's Tosen-san up too?"
"I've observed him going to a remote location to hone his abilities, I assume he's trying to fight and defeat you."
After the fight with Tosen, he had stayed clear of Zensuke, and hearing what he was up to, it was clear Tosen was falling under Aizen's plans, what they were, Zensuke was still figuring out, beyond the obvious.
"I see. Okay…the next part might be getting dangerous, so-"
"You don't need to worry about me, though I appreciate it, I chose to do this, for you, for us." His friend said without hesitation. "I worry more about you, its dangerous territory, you said yourself Aizen will see you as an enemy that could be detrimental to his plans. He will come for you."
"I know. Sosuke-san, with an army of Arrancar, yeah that's a tough one for sure. But I've got some plans, and once Sosuke-san is exposed, even he can't take all of the Gotei 13, especially Head Captain. Sosuke-san might not admit it, but even he's aware the old man could end his whole career, if I was him, I'd be making a contingency plan for him."
"Along with you, and your father." His friend said strongly. "He's making contingency plans for you, I'm not privy to them, but I can see he's not taking you lightly. It probably would be better if he did."
"True, but even if he does, it just means I've got to be prepared. He's already moving pieces around, which means I'll have to also begin making moves too. For now though, lay low, just blend in, and if anything happens-"
"I'll report it."
Zensuke offers his kind smile to his friend.
"Thank you, I'll see you soon, stay safe. With Sosuke-san making his moves, I best do the same."
"While I'm aware you're able to take care of yourself, be careful."
"You too. If anything happens…actually, you say Baraggan's looking for Hollows? All to recruit?"
"Some to eat, to gain their powers for his army."
Zensuke grimaced.
"Sounds lovely. But, I wouldn't mind if he did find any strong Hollows so I know what he's found, could you contact me if that happens?"
"I'll look into it."
"Then I'll see you later, thanks again." Zensuke salutes and his friend nods a single time.
With that, the call ended, and Zensuke let out a small breath, rotating his shoulder, and wondered about his next move.
Meanwhile, within the Human World, Bambietta and the other Quincy were pondering what they should do, after they had met with the Shinigami.
Bambietta sat at a table, Giselle laid on her stomach on the couch, Liltotto sat in a chair with a bag of chips, Meninas laid on the floor, on a rug, watching TV after she had just finished having a shower, and finally Candice was leaned back in a comfy looking chair, her eyes displaying annoyance for reasons the others didn't know.
"Okay, I've sent a message to His Majesty, and now we have to wait for him to reply. Though in the meantime, I've been thinking, this Shinigami boy said that he has knowledge on Quincy abilities, and while we all know how to make weapons and all that, I wouldn't mind getting some lessons on the other abilities, though I know bringing it up with the others, they'd probably start trouble, especially that damn Pepe."
"Please can we not mention Pepe? He's weird, and I don't like him." Meninas asked, shuddering as she does so.
"I wouldn't even turn him into a Zombie~" Giselle gleefully said with a hint of a grimace.
Liltotto agreed, stuffing her hand into the bag of chips before her, and eating one at a time.
"He is disgusting. Though, I am surprised Bambi, you want to go to the Shinigami now?"
"Well, maybe he might have some info for us that we could use!"
Though Bambietta defended like that, Liltotto thought there was more to it, and could see the slight embarrassment appearing on her face.
Giselle giggled, pulling off of her stomach, and sat up fully, thumbing her strands of hair.
"Well, I'd be up for it. And he was cute, maybe we could have a little fun time~ I mean, he did offer, so why not take the advantage you know? It'll be all good~ Maybe I could harness more power of the Zombie! I must be able to do more than turn others into Zombies, right? Ooh, maybe I could fire Zombies at people, and they become Zombies~"
Liltotto looked strangely at the young girl.
"Its a thought for sure. But I do agree, we don't know all of our abilities, might as well use a genius if he's around, and we'll also have to do our bit too for him. It wouldn't be fair otherwise, and well, it'll be nice to spend time with some Shinigami that aren't complete assholes."
"That mad bastard, if I ever saw him again, I'd grab the bastard by the throat, and explode his head off!" Bambietta said assuringly.
As they talked, Candice wasn't thrilled when a certain thing came up.
"Why haven't I met the Shinigami yet? Even Meninas got to meet them, and I haven't seen how hot this Shinigami boy is!"
"We are trying to contact His Majesty, and you're worried about how someone looks?" Liltotto sighed.
Candice huffs, folding her arms in defiance.
"Because I want to find out, that's why."
"Read the Daten." Liltotto dryly said. "Actually, good advice for everyone, read the Daten. And not just skim through it."
Giselle already got it out, and thrust it towards Candice's face, almost hitting her in the eye by how energetic she was being.
"Here, this is what he looks like~"
Candice looked over the image of Zensuke, and her face curls into a bright grin, her cheeks flush to a heavy degree, her eyes bat together in excitement.
"Ooh, what a treat~? Such lovely golden hair, and those eyes, I could get lost in them~ Those cheekbones, that cute smile, he's quite handsome, isn't he~?"
"Don't flirt with him. That handsome guy isn't on the table for you."
Candice scowled, her electric eyes firing for Liltotto's annoyed ones.
"Sorry? Worried he might like me, Lolitotto~?"
Giselle gasped dramatically, putting her hands over her eyes, yet peaked through them gleefully, while Bambietta and Meninas back away, grimaces on their faces, seeing Liltotto's eyes narrowing to a good degree.
"So you're calling me Lolitotto? Okay then, lets do this." Liltotto stood up, and her jaw began to enlarge, Candice's face falling.
"N-No! Calm it Liltotto! I was joking! Don't eat me!" Candice yells out in worry.
"That could be taken in so many different ways..." Bambietta observed, putting distance between them.
Meninas and Giselle nod slowly, as Liltotto looks triumphant while Candice folds her arms in annoyance.
A while later, Zensuke got a call from his friend.
From the message he received, it seemed urgent.
Zensuke hoped that it wasn't anything to do with them being caught, in which case he had to make a move now.
Zensuke went to his secret private lab hidden, it was a place Zensuke kept some of his emergency equipment, it was decked out with Kido spells to keep it hidden along with technology, locking it down completely.
He even had a hot spring for healing purposes in case that he needed it, similar, but also different to Kisuke's own.
Once making sure that he was alone, especially from the ever so present eyes of Aizen, Zensuke clears his throat, and contacts his friend.
"It seemed urgent, is everything-"
"I'm fine." Zensuke took a relaxing breath. "However, you asked me to inform you about Hollows that could be interesting, and I have found one."
"Okay, so who is it?"
"I believe its former Espada Number 3."
Zensuke wore surprise on his face.
"Really? Aizen-san just let this Espada be taken by Baraggan? That doesn't make sense to me, wouldn't that be at least a decent asset to his army? I know he can be a cold hearted bastard, but he's not an idiot."
"It seems he has no use for her, perhaps he thinks she's defective or something. However, I am unable to currently make a move, Baraggan is approaching the scene, and it seems that he's going to personally take this girl. I should also inform you, she's currently in the form of a defenseless child."
Zensuke's eyebrows knit together.
The thought of a defenseless girl being chased after didn't sit right with him, no matter if she was Arrancar, Quincy, or anything else, and beyond that, Zensuke wondered why this girl out of everyone Baraggan was going after her.
"Okay…I'm going to go and see what's going on, I'll just grab my cloak-"
"Another complication, Aizen is also here, and he's monitoring the situation."
Zensuke clicks his tongue.
"Shit, can't stay long then, and gotta make sure he doesn't know its me…alright that's fine. Just make sure you're in Sosuke-sans eye range, make sure he notices your presence near him without making it obvious you're trying to grab his attention. I'll go and grab the Arrancar."
"I'll do what I can."
"Right, then I think its time to send Sosuke-san on a little wild goose chase. Sorry if it makes a little work for you."
"Its fine, I'll also send the known location to you, so once you arrive in Hueco Mundo, you don't have to search for her."
"Thank you~" Zensuke flashed a smile, and said his goodbye.
Zensuke clicks his fingers, and waves his fingers through the air, as he went into a nearby rock, and caused it to open up under a special password, revealing some items inside.
He grabbed a glass bottle containing numerous black pills, and took one out.
"There you are, this'll do." Zensuke placed it in his pocket, as well as some others.
He also had his Gigai come out, and activated it.
"You go to the Seireitei, and see what's going on with Gin-san, or Tosen-san, depending who's here."
"Will do~" Zensuke's Gigai salutes, and wanders off into the Seireitei for him, so no one would be suspicious.
After that, Zensuke cleared his throat, and his fingertips begin to light up with a strange formula.
A technique formed at the base of his fingertips.
A Garganta.
He had learned how to make one years before, allowing him to get to Hueco Mundo if his friend needed him to do so.
As the tear in space grew, it looked like a black void with nothing inside.
Taking a step inside, Zensuke whispered "Here we go." and blasted himself into the Garganta.
He knew he'd have to be quick, otherwise Aizen could catch on, but his conscious couldn't allow him to leave a young girl to be at the mercy of someone like Baraggan, so he took this chance, and thought of a way to have it help him in return.
Meanwhile within the black sky of Hueco Mundo, the young girl with green hair was at the mercy of two Hollows stood before her.
They had chanced her for a good long time, she had lost track of her friends.
Now she was all alone, and these two Hollows glared at her.
She felt the killing intent being real, trying to pull to her feet, but the wounds she had suffered caused her to collapse to the ground.
"No more running now little girl~" One of the Hollows callously snarled.
"Yeah, you're gonna be finished off." Another said, a devilish look on his masked face.
They hadn't gone through the process of becoming Arrancar yet, but they had a decent amount of spiritual pressure.
"Please, please leave Nel alone! She's a good girl! She did nothing wrong!"
One of the Hollows looked disdainfully at the young girl, and lashed out, smacking her across the face.
"Your little friends couldn't stop us, and neither can you. Those weaklings weren't even worth eating. But you apparently are, I can't believe you used to be an Espada, you're just worthless trash to me!"
The Hollow violently came at her with a flick of his cloven arm at her.
The girl looked petrified, and didn't know what to do.
She thought this was it.
This was her end.
She couldn't get away.
She couldn't make a move…
Luck was on her side, when all of a sudden, a foot smashed deep into the mask of the Hollow, propelling him away from Nel. She saw the mask breaking under the kick, as the body of the Hollow was propelled across the sands of Hueco Mundo.
"What?! Who!?" The Hollow turned towards the figure.
But before he could even register, the Adjuchas Hollow received a shot to the face. Energy swirled within the Hollows mask, and soon began to vanish out of sight, out of mind, leaving behind a large hole.
The Hollows eyes widen, as its body begins to fade from existence, having received a hole right through the head.
"Noooooooooooooo!" The first Hollow rampaged to the intruder, and fired off numerous blasts of energies from their hands, trying to capture the intruder up in it.
But the intruder disappeared, weaving through the shots at lightning speed, and appeared before the Hollow, an aura surrounded the intrudes hand.
Moments later, he delivering a super strong punch to the face, shattering the mask completely, and ramming his fist deep inside, where the aura broke down the Hollows body, causing it to be enveloped, and vanishing in place.
Nel watched this, and became fearful as the intruder turned.
It was Zensuke, but in a hood, and cloak, covering his body. The face couldn't be seen due to the technology of the cloak, weaved together with Kido, she couldn't even really feel his presence.
"Its alright, the Hollows gone now..." Zensuke approached her, the girl became even more afraid.
He could see the girls wounds across her body, he knew she must've been through an ordeal for sure.
So he approached her, and went to speak…
"Who dares try and take my Hollows out of the fight like this?!"
But fate would bring Zensuke to hear a new voice booming closer to his body.
Zensuke slowly turned around, and saw approaching them, was Baraggan, in all of his regal skeleton form, his black axe resting on his shoulder.
"You! Come here now! I am your King, and you shall listen to me!" Baraggan ordered.
Zensuke glanced at the incoming Arrancar, and watched as from his mouth, a strange miasma begins to form. The miasma flows all around Baraggan, and then was released towards Zensuke to destroy his form.
Zensuke in turn flashes out of the way, seeing the miasma rotting the place he was stood.
"Lovely, a rotting power, for a rotten King." Zensuke murmured, as another round of miasma came for him.
Dodging the attacks, Baraggan became even more angry, deciding to flood all of the area before him.
Zensuke saw the sands vanishing underneath his power, a pair of bone white trees being eroded away.
"Geez, don't wanna be touched by that..." Zensuke flashes out of the way…
Or he was going to, when he noticed the path it would go, and saw the little Arrancar still there, so Zensuke exhaled, and snaps his fingers, summoning a few rather big shields to delay the attack, and to also test to see how well Kido did underneath Baraggan's Respira ability.
The shields began to get destroyed, Zensuke noting that, and how long it took to erode the Kido out of existence, as he appeared before the girl.
"Noooooo!" The girl cried, trying to, but failing to, stand up, all energies leaving her.
"Its okay, I've got you." Zensuke caught her, and leapt left, as the miasma from Baraggan came barreling towards them.
Avoiding it, Baraggan's fingers curl all around the axe, frustration growing on his bony face.
"You avoided my Respira? Now, I'm angry!" As he said it, Baraggan summons more of his Respira, spreading around dangerously.
Seeing the wave of miasma having come close, Zensuke weighed up his options.
"If I could use my Shikai, it would be easier…but, with Sosuke-san here, he'd be able to detect my blades power, then all my plans are for naught. Gotta wrap this up, this girls injuries need treating, she's bleeding too much. Sorry my Hime, I didn't have time to modify you so you're not detected, but I'm sure you'll like the display." Deciding on his thoughts, Zensuke knew what he would have to do, his hand briefly brushing his Zanpakuto hidden in his cloak comfortingly.
The little Nel also thrashes around underneath his arm, yelling "Let me go!" but Zensuke knew right now, he couldn't do that, whispering "Its alright, I'll protect you." as he needed to keep her safe.
So as Baraggan got ready to launch another attack, Zensuke took out the black pill, hiding it from Baraggan's line of sight, and raised it to his lips.
"Hollow Reiatsu here I come…" Zensuke swallowed the pill, and felt a surge run through his system.
It was an invention Zensuke made, allowing his Reiatsu to change signature, this time he was mimicking what a Hollows signature would be like. If anyone sensed it, it would feel like a Hollows, even if he used Kido, it'd feel like a Hollows power, and mixed with his cloak, it was a good disguise for him.
Turning back to Baraggan, Zensuke curls his lips.
"Hado 91, Senju Koten Taiho." Zensuke thrust his hand forward, as pink lights begin to form. Though as they did, Zensuke weaved another Kido in it. "Bakudo 26, Kyokko."
Using the Bakudo which he modified for his own usage, he was able to bend light to a degree, and accompanied by his usage of his speed, moving his hands rapidly as the bolts of energy were formed, to Baraggan, he saw what looked like Cero blasts coming for his body, firing off nine of the ten bolts of energy for Baraggan.
With them sailing across the air, just above the ground, Baraggan was shocked, as he felt the power behind the Cero being more than he expected, an Espada level as far as he could tell.
"So, you are an Arrancar are you? Heh, never seen one wearing a weird hood, but it wont be able to escape my Respira. Nothing in this world doesn't age, so watch as your Cero's are aged into nothingness, and you're destroyed as a result!"
Baraggan activated his Respira ability, surrounding his front like a cloud of hazy miasma, the King of Hueco Mundo gripped his black axe, clenching it between his bony fingers.
Zensuke's energy bolts begin slamming into contact with the miasma, generating explosions, but the Respira ability aged them before the full effects could reach him.
So Zensuke murmured "Shunko." enveloping his body in a dense layer of Kido, increasing his speed incredibly.
His Shinigami top half robes were blown off, but the cloak managed to stay on thanks to Zensuke's technology's, his hand was laced with the Shunko power, allowing him to grip the energy bolt between his fingers.
Using the speed boost, Zensuke appeared behind Baraggan in a matter of a second, considering their distance was a good stretch.
Even Baraggan was surprised, turning around as fast as he could, while Zensuke held the bolt, and launched it right up in Baraggan's face.
"Shit!" Seeing the bolt, in his eyes Cero, coming at his face, he moves his axe to intercept, fueling his Respira around it.
But before he could, Zensuke's energy bolt bypassed his axe, the axe missing to deflect it, and caught Baraggan's hand, cuttiing through the bone, leaving a deep break in the joints and palm, but that diverted the bolt to his lower jaw, enveloping the space around his jaw in a huge explosion, scattering the sand everywhere.
"Aaaaaah!" Baraggan was repelled backwards, skidding across the desert, as his lower jaw came flying clean off, taking the brunt of the explosion.
Zensuke went to follow up, but then paused, feeling incoming presence of Aizen, so he drew his fingers through the air, murmuring "Sorry your heinous highness, I've gotta go, enjoy." and vanished into his Garganta, disappearing completely from sight.
Only fifteen seconds later, Aizen arrived together with Tosen, and a beautiful young woman with long blonde hair tied into three distinctive ponytails, her face covered by her jacket that came down to the breast area.
"Who did this?" Tosen asks. "Could it have been Zensuke Urahara?"
The woman says nothing, as Aizen sharpens his gaze.
"He's in Soul Society, Gin is with him now. Unless you're suggesting I'm wrong."
Tosen's face dipped into one of worry, knowing Aizen wasn't pleased right now.
"N, No, Captain Aizen. Forgive me."
Aizen turned his eyes to the woman, and then to Tosen.
"It seems to me that there's a Hollow with intriguing strength out there, to cause Baraggan trouble like this. Or he was lax, and got caught off guard. Either way, I am not pleased." Aizen inhaled. "Harribel, take Baraggan back to Las Noches." Aizen bends down, and grabs Baraggan's broken off lower jaw. "…Tosen accompany her and gather as much intel as possible."
"Aizen-sama, shall we heal Baraggan? His jaw..." Tier Harribel asks, her eyes washing over Aizen's notably looking a little confused.
"Bring him to me, then I shall decide if he deserves to have his this back." Aizen said coldly.
"Yes, Captain." Tosen bowed, and left together with Harribel.
Aizen stands in the area Zensuke originally stood in, and looks around.
He pondered for a few moments if it was Zensuke, but he wouldn't know how he'd have been able to be there, and duke it out with Baraggan, and his senses told him that it was a Hollows Reiatsu along with who he thought was Zensuke, in reality his Gigai, was with Gin, so it didn't feel like Zensuke's in the slightest.
Then he ponders if it was Kisuke, and that he was trying to find out information about him.
"I'm going to have to get my hands on Kisuke Urahara's Hogyoku soon, so I can finally enact my plans. Two of my biggest obstacles, Zensuke and Kisuke Urahara…but, if the father and son are difficult to deal with...then its time to enact my plan..."
Aizen, knowing his time was running short, knew he'd have to kick his plans into gear to make sure his goals were achieved.
Meanwhile, within the Human World, Rukia, and Orihime who had just finished school sat within her living room, watching TV together.
Rukia hadn't come across a Hollow all day, and the Quincy had stuck to their word in not attacking either.
"I'm glad it was sorted out with the Quincy girls~" Orihime sang, her long burnt orange hair flowing side to side as she did so.
"Indeed, though I hope that for the time being everything has been sorted out. I'm still curious if they're going to stay, and if they do, will they be able to work together with us?"
"I'm sure it'll be okay. And if not, then I'm sure Zen-chan and you can figure it out. Peace should be attained if it can."
Rukia liked that sentiment.
However, in the midst of their conversation, they heard a sound coming from outside.
Rukia and Orihime look to one another, not sure what was going on, so they walked to the door.
Opening said door, Rukia saw a surprise when she saw Zensuke, taking off a cloak, his chiseled upper body exposed since Shunko blew off his robes top half, was holding a green haired girl in his arms, she was thrashing around and kept yelling "Shinigamiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! D-Don't kill Nelllllllllllllllllll!" at the top of her lungs.
Zensuke grimaced, putting his hand to the top of the young girls cracked mask like crown.
"If you keep doing that, your wounds going to bleed more. I wish to help you. I know you're scared, but those Hollows can't hurt you anymore." The boys calm words were soothing.
But Nel trembles, putting her small hands to her forehead and shakes around.
"Nel's bleeding, and the blondie Shinigami is going to kill her!"
"I wouldn't do that." Zensuke said soothingly. "No ones going to kill you, you're safe now."
"B-But, Shinigami kill p-people like me…" The girl sniffled.
"Well, I wont. Promise. You're called Nel huh?"
Nel hiccupped, her eyes looking around, and saw she wasn't in Hueco Mundo anymore.
"Nel's…dead."
As soon as she said it, her eyes rolled into the back of her head, and she fell backwards dramatically.
Before she could land on the ground, Zensuke appeared behind her, catching the small girl, looking down at her sleeping face.
"Looks like your injuries have caught up with you." As Zensuke said it, Orihime pulled closer, her cheeks stained pink when she looked at his naked torso.
"Z-Zen-chan? What's going on?"
Zensuke looks up to Orihime, and Rukia, both blushing up storms on their cheeks, so he chuckled awkwardly.
"I can explain all this, just need to get this one healed as soon as possible. Lets go inside, okay?" They didn't speak, their eyes simply lingering on his skin, their faces resembling tomato's as the seconds pass on by. "Girls? You okay?"
Rukia's teeth run across her lower lip, fighting down a flush on her face.
"Captain, what happened to your...clothes?" Rukia asks, her eyes running from the ground to his body, to the ground again, unsure if she should look or not.
Orihime simply stared on, smiling, but blushing brightly.
Zensuke looked down, seeing his lack of upper clothing, and snickered.
"Right, I can explain that too."
The girls nod with bedazzled eyes, and go inside, as Zensuke follows.
Using healing Kido, a green light appeared through his hand, and flowed around the wounds she had suffered.
Half an hour later, Zensuke put Nel down to sleep off her fatigue, while he sat in the living room, and discussed what happened with Nel, and how Zensuke couldn't exactly take her to the Seireitei since she's clearly a Hollow, along with changing his clothes, so he was dressed in a fresh Shinigami robe.
"An Arrancar?" Rukia asks in surprise.
"Yeah, that's what she's called. Basically, its a Hollow that's broken down the barrier, and acquired Shinigami like powers. But she was being chased, and from what I could gather, was going to be fed to other Hollows."
Orihime gasps.
"How scary, the poor girl must've been so frightened. But she's okay?"
"Actually, while I've healed the injuries she sustained, as I was examining her, the large crack on her Hollow mask, it seems to be leaking plenty of Reitatsu, like a tap that keeps going, and going, and you're unable to stop it from leaking out. I'm not sure entirely what that means yet, but while I can feel strong levels of power inside of her, I'd doubt she'd be able to access them for long with that crack."
"Can you fix that?" Orihime wondered.
"She is a Hollow. If she has Shinigami powers too, doesn't that make her extra dangerous? Normal Hollows can be strong enough without Shinigami powers…" Rukia reasons.
Zensuke could see where she was coming from, if he was her, he would be very much wondering the same thing.
"Truthfully, you're right about that. She could be highly dangerous. But don't worry, we'll take precautions on what's going on with her, if she is as dangerous as other Hollows, or what else is happening with her. Sorry I came here, Orihime-chan, kinda limited on where I can bring a Hollow like this."
Orihime waved her hand side to side, showing her energetic smile.
"Its okay, I trust in you Zen-chan~"
Zensuke smiled at her, and thanked her.
"I wont keep her here for long, once I've got her to a better place, I'll have her moved. Yours was just the closest to where I came out of. Her wounds were severe, she could've been killed if she wasn't healed."
"That's so sad. But you don't have to move her, Zen-chan, you saved her~ I trust you completely, I know you'd never put us in harms way, so its okay with me. Besides, I'm sure that she's going to be a good person~"
Rukia folds her arms curiously.
"Why do you think that?"
"Well, its more of a gut feeling, really. I don't have either of your experiences with Hollows, but when she was looking at Zen-chan, I didn't see hate, I saw fear. And when she cried, to me it was like she was scared. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think she just needs help. I mean, all Hollows can't be bad, right?"
Rukia didn't know how to answer that.
Zensuke on the other hand agreed.
"Very right Orihime-chan. Its instinct to be sure that can drive a Hollow. But there are ones out there that possess intelligence, and ones that simply don't wish to harm others like other Hollows do, maybe this girls one of them. But for sure, I'll take all the precautions I can with her, until we know either way."
Rukia pondered his words, and couldn't deny that since she came to the Human World, she had many strange, but very interesting experiences, and was learning more than she thought she'd ever would, and couldn't deny that she did find all of this so fascinating, along with the fact that she held trust in Zensuke, not only as a Captain, but someone she looked up to.
Zensuke looked to Orihime, and shows his kind smile, she in turn smiled right back.
It seemed for the time being everything had been settled, though Zensuke wondered what he was going to do with Nel now…
A short time later, Zensuke returned to the Urahara Candy shop, and casually came across a red haired boy, and a black haired girl, the boy was drilling his knuckles into black haired girls temples.
"Hey, knock it off, now." Zensuke's voice caught the two off guad.
The boy, Jinta, blinks in confusion.
"Huh? Who the hell are you?"
"I'm your creators son. So lay off the girl, okay?"
Jinta huffs, while the girl, Ururu approached him, and bowed.
"You must be Zensuke Urahara-san, nice to meet you."
Zensuke affectionately pets her head.
"Nice to meet you, I'm gonna go and see my father, play nice now~"
Jinta huffs, as Zensuke disappears into the shop.
Zensuke goes into the back after bypassing the shop, seeing Kisuke casually drinking some sake, seated behind a coffee table.
"Having a good evening drink?" Zensuke jokes.
"Want to join?" Kisuke offered.
Zensuke shrugs, and sits down opposite him.
Kisuke pours a cup of sake for his son, and the pair clink their cups together, before sipping.
"I'm glad to see that you're back, though I'm guessing your thoughts haven't changed since yesterday?"
"I can't let others become targets, father. I know what you're doing, overcompensating for the past, what happened. I'm not a kid anymore, I don't need to be coddled. What I need is my genius father working beside me, and beat Sosuke-san as two scientists at work."
Kisuke's lips curl upwards.
"I must confess, its been a dream to work together with you. But even though you say you're not a kid, and you're right, you don't need to be coddled, my mind plans so many scenarios out ever since that day where Aizen-san one upped me, and every time I think your plans will succeed, I in turn see you being killed, being hurt, being destroyed, and I can't have it happen. I should be putting my personal feelings aside, I guess in this instance, I just can't do that, I hope you understand."
Zensuke was happy to hear his fathers words.
It showed that he cared a good deal, and he was so happy that he did.
But he also couldn't let that hold them back.
"I understand very much father, its why I want to challenge you."
"Challenge me?" Kisuke thought he had heard wrong.
"Yes, I wish to have a battle with you."
Kisuke coughed, surprise etched into his face.
"Run that by me?" Kisuke asks, curiously lifting an eyebrow.
"I wish to fight you, to show you how far I've come."
"It isn't a question about your strength-"
"Yes, but seeing my strength, and feeling it are different things. In this world, there are being stronger than me, and you, but like you, I'm not an idiot, and I want to show you, I'm more than capable. I want to be an equal to you, I want to surpass you father, and right now, while I appreciate you wish to protect me, you have to set those feelings aside, so I officially challenge you to a fight."
Kisuke was quite surprised Zensuke was saying that.
It was a big deal.
Yet, he could see the determination in his eyes.
Not only blind determination, he saw he had a goal.
His desires, and passions, backed with his mind, Kisuke thought he was rather determined.
"…Okay then, lets face off, maybe I'll be able to change my mind, maybe this fight will put concerns I have to rest."
Zensuke adopts a smile.
"Great. Then I can't wait, I've always wanted to challenge you, and while I never thought it would be underneath these circumstances, I appreciate you're viewing me as an equal and taking me seriously, so I'll show you the fruits of my training, I haven't been sitting on my hands for all these years, so be prepared father."
Kisuke couldn't help but feel a small smile beginning to work its way onto his face.
While he didn't want to involve his son in anything like this, in regards to Aizen.
To see his sons mind at work, and how he was trying to prove himself and also show Kisuke who he was as a scientist, as an intellectual, as a fighter, as a person, Kisuke wished to genuinely see how a fight between them would work out, and was ready to do his best.
End chapter!
So this chapter had a few things going on, including the introduction of Nel! Zensuke and his father had a deep conversation, coming to a stalemate as Kisuke wished to protect his son, though Zensuke points out he's already involved, so Zensuke wishes to have a little match with his father. Back in Hueco Mundo, Zensuke got there in time thanks to his friend, and managed to save little Nel! And he used his Kido skills to appear like Cero's to Baraggan, while noting the danger of Baraggan's Respira. And the Quincy girls are deciding what they should be doing next.
Well, until next time, thanks for reading!
Zensuke; Nemu, Orihime, Rukia, Toshiro (fem), Rangiku, Yoruichi, Momo,