Chad's eyes snapped open as he heard footsteps coming near the warehouse he was hiding, staying still as he didn't want to draw any attention to his safe spot.
Only after the hurried footsteps went away did he finally make his first move, sitting up before smiling as he saw his arm fully healed and felt no pain from his side at all.
Standing up fully while shaking his body to limber up, Chad called his Status to see what he had levelled up only to be very surprised by what he saw.
Name: Yasutora Sado(Chad)
Age: 16 Years Old
Race: Human (Fullbringer/ Hollow-Hybrid)
Reiryoku Levels: Great
Reiatsu: Spirit Class Rank 5 (34.3%)
Spiritual Control: Advanced (61.3%)
Skills:
Mixed Martial Arts: Adept (61%)
Spiritual Sense: Expert(MAXED)
Fullbring: Advanced (71.8%)
*Brazo Derecha de Gigante(Right Arm of The Giant): Journeyman (45%)
Hollow:
*Cero: Advanced (55.4%)
*Cero Gigante
*Kūmon: Adept (75%)
*High-Speed Regeneration: Journeyman(34%)
*Hierro: Advanced (14.5%%)
While Chad was happy at the fact that his skills had grown during the battle, he was also shocked to see that three of his skills had jumped in ranks exponentially.
'I can understand Brazo Derecha de Gigante and High-Speed Regeneration having been boosted since I did push both to their limits yesterday…but is Hierro just the simple task of me having to take blows and tank them with ease?', Chad thought with a frown as he looked down at the Status screen before dismissing it and clenching his fist.
A moment later he grunted as he slammed a spiritually-enhanced fist into his chest, blinking in surprise at the blow as all he heard was the dull ringing sound of metal being hit echoing in the warehouse.
"…Okay, I know I've trained it a lot, but I think I'm starting to realize what this is", Chad muttered with a smirk as he had only felt a slight impact and then there was nothing after that.
'What if I combine that with my shield? Or better yet, what if I combine Fullbring with that and harden the air around my skin even more?', Chad knew he had an abnormal constitution even amongst the strongest of humans, the system being excluded of course, so if he could take advantage of his insane durability to protect his friends and make sure they get the job done…
He'll face the world to let that happen.
'However, the world comes later. For now, it's time to find Orihime and Tatsuki…', Chad's thought process trailed off at the sight of numerous Shinigami surrounding the warehouse from all sides.
"Ryoka, for your crime of attacking the Seireitei, you are hereby sentenc-!", Instead of letting them speak, Chad took a deep breath before unleashing continuous bursts of Reiatsu in all directions.
The moment they felt it, Chad smirked slightly as he saw the Shinigami all falling to the floor while gasping for air, the teen nodding before he walked over them and began making his way to where he could feel the girls' spiritual energy as well as that of Uryu's.
Blocking a slash from above, Chad grabbed it before throwing the Shinigami into the ground while stabbing the katana the man had used next to his head.
Looking around him, the teen frowned as he looked at the numerous knocked-out Shinigami around him, scratching his head as he had felt the trio's spiritual energy nearby.
'At least I thought I did, but it appears using the normal way of sensing isn't working out. Fine then. System: Change Sensing Overlay', With a thought, the world around Chad shifted as everyone's spiritual energies vanished from his sight and were replaced by an assortment of various names in all directions.
Looking around, he focused and shifted through hundreds of names within the blink of a few moments, stopping for a brief moment as he saw Ichigo's name before shaking his head as he knew that Ichigo was going to be fine.
"Uryu…Uryu…Uryu…Ury-There it is!", Chad spoke with a smile as he caught sight of Uryu's name and was slightly relieved to see that the guy had Tatsuki and Orihime still with him as well.
"Now, time to-!"
"Ryoka, halt!", Chad stopped in his tracks with a frown to see who was speaking only to raise an eyebrow as a large bulky guy man with thick bushy eyebrows landed in front of him with a loud crash.
As the dust settled, the man threw his long double-braided hair back over his shoulder while wearing a customized Shinigami uniform with the left side of his chest and abdomen left bare to reveal a three tomoe tattoo encircling each other on his left shoulder.
"You are in the presence of the Eight Division's Third Seat Tatsufusa Enjoji! If you surrender, I may-!", Not feeling like wasting time anymore, Chad shot right at the Shinigami with a fist pulled back before unleashing a powerful blast of spiritual energy right into the man's jaw.
With that one single blow, Chad watched as Tatsufusa's eyes rolled into the back of his head before the man was sent soaring backwards, crashing through a series of walls while the teen continued on his path to find Uryu and the others.
"Hoho~ That is quite impressive for a Ryoka."
'Who is it this time?', Chad thought with a stifled groan as he turned before feeling his body freeze as he caught sight of a smiling and tall Shinigami sitting next to the knocked out Tatsufusa.
WARNING! WARNING! RUN! RUN! WARNING! RUN! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
With each warning screen that popped up, Chad felt his stomach drop to the floor as the man wearing a white Captain's haori, a pink flowered lady's kimono and a Sugegasa straw hat on his head turned to him and waved with a laidback smile.
"Hello, friend~! Might joining me for a drink?", The captain asked as he sat down and took out a bottle of sake along with two saucers, but Chad was far too on guard as Brazo Derecha de Gigante appeared around his right arm while his entire body was covered in a dense layer of spiritual energy.
A moment later, the air around his body hardened to that of diamond while he also activated Hierro at full strength, going into his new mixed martial arts stance as the captain raised an eyebrow while taking a sip from his saucer.
"I don't want to fight, young Ryoka. Join me for a drink and let us talk this out like gentlemen."
"Am I allowed to simply walk past you?"
"Ah, unfortunately not. If I do, it will be my delicate behind on the chopping block", The man answered with an apologetic smile and Chad frowned at that before surprising the man as the teen deactivated his techniques while taking a deep breath.
Name: ?
Age: ?
Race: Soul(Shinigami)
Reiryoku Levels: Immense
'I can't beat him', Chad thought as he walked closer, still not lowering his guard even as he sat down in front of the smiling man and took the saucer cup handed out to him.
Usually, he would have just tried to attack and fought to his last breath, but after having been trained by Tsukishima, Jackie and Ginjo, he has developed this clear mind when it comes to fighting battles he has a chance of winning and forfeiting the moment he realizes that he would lose no matter what.
"Uh, you are old enough to drink, right?", The captain asked with a nervous smile and Chad smiled as he shook his head.
"I won't tell if you don't."
"…That is true."
"I will", Chad nearly flew to his feet once more as a slim and youthful girl with long black hair that had flat bangs hanging to the right side of her face appeared besides the both of them.
"Come on, Nanao~! When do I get a drinking buddy who just wants to drink~?", The man whined, but Chad was more focused on the woman as her light blue eyes looked at him with slight disdain from behind her oval-shaped glasses.
"Captain Kyoraku you are supposed to be fighting against him, sir, and not drinking to your heart's content."
"Oh, what's one glass between friends? Ain't that right, young Ryoka?", Captain Kyoraku asked with a smile as he held his cup up and Chad nodded slowly as the two did a toast before downing their cups in one go.
"So, Ryoka, what brings you here to our little Seireitei?"
"Rukia Kuchiki. My best friend wishes to save her as the two of them are close friends and so, I've come to help him."
"Ah, I'm guessing your best friend is the Ryoka currently fighting against Captain Zaraki, right?", Kyoraku asked while gesturing towards the right and Chad looked in that direction to see a pillar of golden spiritual energy rising up high before a pillar of blue spiritual energy matched it.
'Yeah, that…that's Ichigo. I guess we really underestimated these people.'
"From the look on your face, I'm guessing I was right, yes?", Kyoraku asked as he finished his second cup while Chad frowned as he looked back at the man and his lieutenant before downing his cup in one go as well.
"You are. You are not going to let me just take Rukia, are you?"
"I'm afraid not. I would go sleep, but just as I would be on the chopping block if I let you go, the same thing will happen if I let you take away the prisoner. I don't suppose you would be willing to surrender, right?"
"What do you think?", Chad asked as the teen looked at the man with an amused smile, which the man returned with a chuckle as he nodded while Nanao leapt back.
"One last drink before we are forced to fight?", Chad asked as he held his cup out and Kyoraku nodded with a smile as they did one last toast before downing their cups.
Before either of them could touch their cups, the flat grounds were ripped apart as Chad activated Brazo Derecha de Gigante, Hierro and Fullbring in unison like earlier before throwing a powerful punch.
However, as he felt his punch connecting, he was not surprised to see Kyoraku having moved himself to the side while raising an arm to block the punch.
"Huh, not bad there", The man spoke as he pushed Chad back, who quickly leapt back in rapid succession before stopping a few meters away with a frown.
"I actually felt that one", Kyoraku spoke with a smile as he poured himself another cup from the sake gourd, Chad frowning as he saw the man putting the cup away that the teen drank from inside his uniform before taking a sip from his wine.
"Come on, then. Let me see how strong you are", Chad didn't waste any time as he shot forward with a blazing pace, shattering the ground with each step before leaping up high into the air.
"Gigante Cañón!" Chad roared as he swung the Brazo Derecha de Gigante and unleashed a large blast of scarlet red spiritual energy upon Kyoraku.
The man in question whistled as he downed his cup with one hand while raising his other hand as blue electricity sparked around his hand.
"Hado #4: Byakurai." A moment later, Chad's eyes widened as his blast was easily nullified by a piercing lightning bolt, falling back to the floor with a grunt while watching as Kyoraku put down the sake cup and stood up.
"You may as well give up, young Ryoka. While you are most certainly stronger than most members of the Gotei 13, you are still far too weak to face off against a captain. Let us not have your life be thrown away today", Kyoraku spoke with a smile before letting out a soft sigh as Chad shook his head.
"Like I said, I can't do that."
'Unfortunately for me, I also know that I can't beat him', Chad thought with a frown as he raised his fists, to which Kyoraku sighed before nodding as he stood tall.
"Then come, Ryoka, and let us end this battle swiftly", Chad didn't need a second invitation as he skated across the ground with his hands raised high, throwing a feint left jab and a feint right hook to the man's side before following through with a right high kick.
Kyoraku however saw through it as he raised his arm to block the kick while kicking out at Chad's legs, but the Shinigami rose an eyebrow as he did manage to knock out Chad's legs from under him only for the teen to unleash an explosion from his back that straightened him back up.
Using the momentum of the explosion to his advantage, another explosion from his knuckles brought his elbow down on the Shinigami, who moved out of the way only for the man to get an explosive-powered toe kick to the chest.
Feeling his attack connect, Chad wasted no time as he poured Reiryoku to the foot touching the Shinigami before obscuring the man with a powerful explosion.
The teen quickly leapt back as he watched the flames dance and as they died down, Chad let out a soft sigh as he saw Kyoraku walking out of the diminishing flames with his straw hat gone.
"Damn, almost had me with that one", Kyoraku spoke with a smile as he held a hand against his chest where a slight singe mark could be seen and Chad watched with a frown as the captain rolled his shoulders and nodded.
"Ready?", The Shinigami captain asked and Chad barely nodded before Brazo Derecha de Gigante shifted into its defensive form right as Kyoraku appeared in front of the teen and pushed against the shield with his right index and middle fingers.
"Tsukiyubi", With a soft tap by the captain, Chad felt his arm trembling from the force as he was sent skidding back, digging deep trenches into the ground with his feet for a dozen or so before gasping for air as the force pushing against him faded away.
Looking at his arm, he was surprised to see the entire shield glowing brightly and looked up to see Kyoraku gone once more.
"Come now. You must not be looking away". Holding his arm against his back was the only thing saving him from a fractured spine as Kyoraku delivered a powerful kick into Chad's shield that sent the teen flipping head over heels across the ground.
However, the teen gritted his teeth and pushed through the stabbing pain he felt as he flipped over to his feet and stared the captain down.
'If it wasn't for Hierro and Fullbring, I would have been knocked out', Chad thought with a frown as he took a deep breath, trying to quell some of the pain originating from his arm with High-Speed Regeneration as he continued walking.
Shaking his shield arm, Chad shifted it back into its offensive form and saw Kyoraku raising an eyebrow at the scarlet red glow on the armament around the teen's arm.
However, instead of wanting to use it for a blast, Chad took a deep breath before gritting his teeth as corrosive spiritual energy began to charge to his fist, raising a hand towards Kyoraku while pulling his armoured fist back.
"Cero…GIGANTE!" With a roar, Chad unleashed his full might and watched in awe at the colossal Cero that shot out from his punch, Kyoraku along with most of the area in front of him having been absorbed by the blast.
The blast continued going on for a while before it finally faded away, revealing a large crevice that stretched on for dozens of meters and most of the walls in its path having been erased entirely.
However, Chad frowned as he saw smoke obscuring the spot where Kyoraku previously stood, watching as it faded away only to reveal a glimmering blue light cracking and shattering in front of the man as he nodded.
"Forget what I said. You are quite the threat for an unsuspecting captain. Was that a Cero?", Kyoraku asked and Chad sighed as he realized that he didn't have anything for the guy before nodding.
"A bit weird that a human managed to figure out how to use one, but not bad. Now, are you ready for round 2?", The Shinigami asked as he unsheathed one of his katana and Chad frowned as Brazo Derecha de Gigante shifted into its defensive form.
It was but a mere moment later that his eyes widened when his entire arm was cut off at the shoulder, Shunsui stopping behind the shocked Chad with a remorseful sigh while sheathing his katana once more.
"I do apologize for this, young Ryoka, but I can't have you throwing attacks around like that", Chad barely heard the man speak as he looked at where his arm was supposed to be, the blood flowing profusely from his body while his arm lied on the floor.
"Please surrender and we can have you hea-!", Kyoraku tried to place a hand on Chad's shoulder, but his eyes widened as the teen spun with the corrosive spiritual energy of the Hollow on his left fist that he slammed into the captain's jaw with a powerful punch.
The force of it was enough to send Kyoraku skidding back and he stopped a few meters away while steadying himself before rubbing his jaw.
Looking back up at Chad, he stared at the determined frown on Chad's face as the corrosive Hollow energy around his left arm grew more and more over time while the flesh where his missing shoulder was supposed to be began to bulge and pulsate.
A moment later, Chad unleashed a powerful burst of spiritual energy as the Brazo Derecha de Gigante regenerated itself within mere moments to replace his right arm.
Chad could feel his arm also regenerating under the armour, but he took a deep breath as he began to condense the chaotic energy of his left arm into armour.
"Fight not just for others, but also to protect one's pride."
The first thing to form was white armour around his left arm, growing to cover the entirety of his arm up to his shoulder with a large spike protrusion growing out from his shoulder while two more spikes grew out to cover the left side of his chest.
"Sometimes, one is challenged to a duel of honour. You did not start the fight, but you are not allowed to lose it."
A red stripe was the next to form alongside the middle of the white armoured arm while red diamond-shaped marks appeared on his fingertips.
"When one asks for help, the Father is always listening and willing to. However, there are times…" Chad took a deep breath and opened his eyes, Kyoraku narrowing his gaze as he saw the dark gold irises and black sclera of the teenager's eyes.
"When the one responding is none but El Diablo."
A/N: And Chad has awakened his first true taste of what his power truly is.
How did he get the Hollow eyes and the Brazo Izquierda del Diablo so early? What does it all mean?
You'll have to wait to find out.
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