>>1169716
>>Allow him to take Dante away

>>1169716
>>Allow him to take Dante away

>>1169716
>>He should talk with Dante about this

>>1169716
>Allow him to take Dante away
Check up on zaraki, he got punked in the gut pretty hard

>>1169716
>Advise that Wang comes along
I don't know about you guys, but I want everyone to come back safely. I think having Wang there increases those chances

>>1169730
Though they are Marr and Dante...

>>1169725
You....

You win this time...........

>Writing

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After looking at the bodied Dante you decide that yes, perhaps it's about time he learned something.
And you just know that if you leave the decision making up to him he'd simply refuse it because it'd require some effort on his part.
So after much consideration you nod at Marr.

"Okay, you win.
But you'll have to take him away while he's still unconscious or you'll have a hard time dragging him there."

"SWEET!"

"And you'll have to take Lan with you."

"BULLSHIT!"

At this Lans eyes shine up.
"REALLY?!"

"Yeah...
Your reasoning was sound.
Maybe if you're there then at least they'll see each other.
But you're not going there unprepared! Go and get some supplies from Yata!
That's an order!"

She salutes you.
"Yes, Sir!"

With that done you turn your attention to the other elephant in the room, the shinigami you knocked senseless.
Casually you walk over to him as he's lying on the ground, his limbs spread outward.

"Sheesh...
Maybe I overdid it a bit..."

Once you're next to him you lean in closer to see the extent of damage you've done.
As you look over at him you try to find his pulse and find something odd.

"Huh?
That's strange...
His heart rate is still pretty high... And this breathing..."

But as you're examining him you hear a voice shouting at you from afar.
"HEY!!!
HEEEEY!!
HEEEEEEEEEY!!"

"WHAT?!"
You look up angrily and see the little pink haired shinigami that came with Zaraki.

She points a finger at you.
"You shouldn't get that close to Ken-chan..."

Almost instantly, just as she finished her sentence you see a flash of movement coming from under you.
Your reflexes kick back and do three backflips in succession in order to avoid the incoming attack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpkkpD-XALU

Your eyes go wide as you see the shinigami who was previously lying motionless on the ground stabs the ground with the sword that he just swung at you and uses it as a crutch to stand up with.
He tries to straighten his back but he stops after wincing from pain.
Slightly hunched forward he begins to crack his neck and smiles at you.

"Damn...
I didn't realize I was hurting this badly..."

"You...
That was a dirty move shinigami...
I didn't take you for someone who goes for a cheap shot..."

He swings his sword onto his shoulder before talking back to you.
"Shut up...
I was thinking..."

"About what?"

"Your speed.
Ye'r too fast. I could barely follow your movements.
I tried to figure out a way to beat that... But I couldn't think of shit so I said "Fuck it"
He then grabs his side as he coughs up a bit of blood.
"But this is fun!
It's fucking great to find someone who can hurt me this good!"

Meanwhile you are just flabbergasted by the mans tenacity.
The shocking part is not that he's capable of standing up but that he's willing to do so while knowing that he'll be injured even more if he does so.

"What are you made out of?"

"Who cares?"
He points his sword at you.
"Now come on!
Let's keep going!"

It's very apparent that he's not willing to back down.
However it might not be such a good idea to keep fighting.
You have no doubt in your mind that were it not for the adrenaline rushing through your system you'd start feeling woozy just about now.
The previous little clash with Marr managed to injure your arm quite severely and thanks to your increased blood pressure due to Assault Mode and Schnellgang on top of it your blood shot out of your arm at quite a high velocity.

And while your healing is quite extraordinary, loosing blood is still quite dangerous to you since it takes a lot of energy to reproduce it.
Are you willing to keep fighting?

>Yes, but no Assault mode
>Yes but this time it's all or nothing (Segunda Etapa)
>No. Throw in the towel.
>Other? (write-in)

>>1169787
>>Yes, but no Assault mode

>>1169787
>>Yes, but no Assault mode

>>1169787
>Yes but this time it's all or nothing (Segunda Etapa)

>>1169787
>Yes but this time it's all or nothing (Segunda Etapa)

>>1169787
>>Yes but this time it's all or nothing (Segunda Etapa)

>>1169765
>Yes, but no Assault mode

No need to go all out he still can't keep up even if we cancelled assault mode.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

It's an even split

1=Holding back
2=Going all out

>Writing

In the meantime start rolling 3d10s.
Best of 3 considered

DC and Crit depend on the roll.

1=16 ; 22
2=15; 23

Rolled 1, 9, 6 = 16 (3d10)

>>1169825

Rolled 9, 1, 5 = 15 (3d10)

>>1169825

Rolled 3, 7, 9 = 19 (3d10)

>>1169825

Rolled 5, 1, 6 = 12 (3d10)

>tfw too late and just got up

Sadness

You sigh and look at Zaraki while letting your muscles relax a bit.
"If you are looking for a fight this badly then so be it...
Marr... take Lan and Dante out of here."

"R-right..."
He quickly tucks Wang under his armpit and then grabs Dante by his collar and runs out of the arena.

With them out of the way you start cracking your knuckles while looking at Zaraki.
"Okay big guy.
I'm tired as shit and you can't stand upright.
Let's end this while we can both fight."

Kenpachi raises his sword horizontally before him and grins.
"Gladly!"

You raise up your fists and begin hopping in place.
Seeing that you have no intention of charging him outright he quickly starts advancing toward you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzxQeDWZMl0

In an attempt to focus yourself for the incoming onslaught you begin regulating your breathing as the wild beast is running straight at you.
And just as he swings his sword down at you his movements become much clearer to you.
With a flick of your left wrist clenched into a fist you knock his sword to the side and it slams into the ground next to you.

"No."

His sword in the ground Zaraki can't help but take the uppercut right to the underside of his jaw from your right fist.
You even hear some crunching noises coming from him as your fist slams into him.
In response to this he turns his wrist so the edge of his blade points upward and towards you.
He pulls the blade up but you duck under it and then slam into him with your shoulder, knocking him away from you.

He looks up with an annoyed expression.
''Stop fooling around!''

Using Sonído you close the distance and look him straight in the eye.
Two quick jabs from you smack him on both sides of his face.
Your hands actually hurt after punching him like that so you flick them in the air as you keep hopping before him.

''I'm deadly serious.''

And just like that you deliver a straight kick right into Zarakis chest who starts grinding the ground with his feet as he's knocked back.
You can't believe the sheer tenacity of the guy as he doesn't even seem to be phased by this.

Also, the next update might be late as I'll have to get some food

>>1169876
Zaraki has got to have like the biggest HP pool relative to his weight class in the entire setting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G1EJ716AlQ

Again you close the distance while guarding your face and weaving left and right to confuse Zaraki.
Once he's in reach you throw caution to the wind and unleash the mother of all beatings on him.
A storm of punches showers every inch of the shinigamis upper body but he barely even flinches.

You on the other hand got exhausted from that flurry so you couldn't dodge in time when he did decide to retaliate.
His cut was nothing impressive in terms of skill. He might as well have swung a meat cleaver.
But the power... Oh that ungodly power.
The blade went right through your right collar bone and proceeded to cut through your ribs like a hot knife through butter.
By the time you managed to jump free he already reached your lung.
Luckily he didn't get far.

He swings his weapon over his shoulder and looks at you.
''Huh...
Done already?''

After breathing heavily a few times you look at your side and push it back together with your left hand.
The wound begins to sizzle and close shut almost instantly. Giving your right side a few tests you look at Zaraki and speak up.
''Not even close.''

He smiles.
''Excellent!''

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aekXY2pEdc

You extend two fingers and point them at Kenpachi.
''Cero.''
With little to no charge you unleash a burst of energy right at your enemy.

What follows doesn't even surprise you as Zaraki simply grins and catches the blast with his bare hands.
However as he starts to roll it into a ball with his fingers you use Sonído to get right above his head and deliver an axe kick right at the top of his skull and he goes crashing into the ground.
But as swiftly as he went down he rolls on the ground to face you and takes an opportunistic swing that manages to graze your face a bit.

Continuing his movement he rolls backward and springs to his feet by using his hands.
Meanwhile you go further up and charge another Cero in your palm but this time you don't plan on firing it.
Quickly you start descending straight down right towards Zaraki who sees you and raises the tip of his sword towards you.
The two attacks, your Cero and his sword, clash immediately and it releases a rather large shockwave.

''THAT'S IT!
HAHA!
THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!''

''Oh yeah?''
You move your other hand to the side and open your palm in a way so it faces Zaraki and charge another Cero in it.
''Then how about this?''

The second blast hits him square in the chest and with his guard faltering the other you fire the other Cero as well so he's caught in the crossfire of the two turquoise blasts.

>>1169887
I mean he is basically made of "Fight"

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Doing a somersault in the air you manage to land on your feet a few steps away from the shinigami.
Once the dust settles you see him standing there in his tattered clothes just looking up at the sky.
He coughs a bit and looks down at his hands and finds them shaking.

''Huh...
That actually hurt...
*cough*
And not in a good way...''

''That tends to happen when you take two point blank Ceros to the face Zaraki...''

He looks down at you and instead of the defeated look that you were expecting you only see grimm determination in him.
Like a man who had fun up until now but came to the conclusion that he must stop playing now.
And you don't like this.

''I guess I ain't got much of a choice...
It looks like I'll have to use it...''
He raises his sword in front of him and grabs it with both hands.
This image surprises you quite a lot as he actually looks like a proper swordsman now.

''What's this?
Holding your weapon with two hands?
That's your last resort? Are you serious?''

''I know.
I don't like it either.
Kendo always felt like a bunch of bullshit to me.
But the one thing I learned from it... is that swinging a sword properly... while boring as shit...
It works.''

You don't like this.
It sounds completely idiotic. It's like he's a child trying to explain something completely mundane to an adult.
But at the same time... This is Zaraki.
You've seen what a simple swing of his sword can do.

''Very well...
If that's what counts as serious for you then I'll return the gesture.''
You raise one of your palms and with one swift motion you run your sharp claws along its surface, drawing blood.
Then you do the same for the other one and put the two together in front of you.

In moments energy begins to gather in your hands and arcs of lightning trail outwards from it, tearing out chunks of the ground.
Space begins to bend around you as you begin shouting.
''GRAN REY CERO!''

The wave rapidly shoots out of your palms and makes its way towards the shinigami.
But Zaraki doesn't falter, instead he raises his sword and brings it down once the Cero gets close enough to him.
As soon as the two attacks connect all hell breaks loose.
Your collected energy is split right down the middle and they crash into the arena walls.
However all that strength, all that power was too much to get rid of that easily. And once Zarakis energy falters for but a moment the tidal wave of reiryoku you just unleashed washes over him.

Only several moments after that do you let up your attack, not because you decided that it was sufficient for taking down Zaraki but because you simply have nothing else left.
And once the Arena clears you see Kenpachi lying on the ground once more.
This time he's out for good.

>>1169966

So that's what it takes to get this fucker to take a nap, a fucking Kamehameha to the face.

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The folks at the spectator seats finally sigh with relief and they let up the barrier they hastily put together.
That pink haired shinigami girl hurries to Kenpachi and starts nudging him.

''Ken-chan! Ken-chan!
Get up, Ken-chan! You can't loose like that!
Ken-chan!!''

You turn around and walk away while taking out your communicator and call for some first aid for the guy.
Luckily you don't have to worry about Yata getting his grubby little hands on him as the local clinic should be sufficient for his treatment.
After all, they were created so they could handle such mundane things and to take some of the strain off of Yatas back.

As you walk out however you bump into someone unexpected.

Yoruichi is waiting for you as she leans against a wall.
''Nice show.''

''Is that sarcasm?''

''No. That was some genuinely good stuff.''
She grins for what seems to be the first time since you knew her.
''Gotta admit, it feels good watching strong guys beat the crap out of each other once in a while!''
But she starts scratching the back of her neck.
''Hey... erm... Got a minute?''

>Sure
>I'm tired. Perhaps later
>Other? (write-in)

>>1169981
>>Sure

>>1169981
>>Sure
Casually grab a drink and snack from an almost destroyed food cart. The arena gotta have those around.

>>1169981
>>Sure

Oh what fresh hell is this?

>>1169981
>>Sure

>>1169981
>Sure

>>1169981
>Sure

>>1169981
>Sure

Not like we're about to pass out or anything. Haha ha ha.....

>writing

You lean with your back against the wall and cross your arms before you.
''Sure...
It's not like I'm at the verge of collapsing or anything.''

''So is that a...''

*sigh*
''Go ahead Yoruichi...
I just had a rough day as you've clearly seen.''

''Right.
Nice victory by the way.
Not many can claim that they BEAT Zaraki Kenpachi.
Most folks are glad they got out of that one alive.''

''Oh, believe me when I say this.
I AM glad I got out of there in one piece.''

''In any case...
I've... been thinking.''

''About what?''

''You people.''

You blink a few times at that then you raise your hand to your ear.
''EXCUSE ME?!
DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY?!
PEOPLE?!!
Did I actually die and this is Hell?''

''Ha ha... laugh it up asshole!
But... yeah. People.''

''Okay. Color me curious.
What's with the sudden change of heart?
Did you actually sit down next to them and had a talk?!''

''Of course not. Weren't you watching?''

''I was occupied at that moment...''

''Long story short, I sat down close to them and overheard them talking.
And... I didn't know what to make of it.
Before you even started they were just casually chatting about todays events, about what they'll eat.
Even when the fighting began I expected them to turn into blood crazed freaks...''

''But?''

''But they didn't.
Sure they enjoyed it but most of them expressed their concerns for your wellbeing and for the others as well.
It was... I'm not gonna lie, it was freaking surreal.''

You snort at this a bit as you try to suppress your laughter.
''Well I'm glad for you Yoruichi.
Because now you know and...''

''Don't...''

''Knowing is half the battle!''

''God damn it...
Don't tell me you spent all your free time in the living world watching cartoons.''

''Maybe?''

*sigh*
''I knew I had a good reason for hating you.
Thanks for confirming my suspicion.''

''Any day, Yoruichi.
Any day.
Now... Is that all?
You just wanted to share the tale of your enlightenment with me?''

''N-no...''

>>1170081
>N-no
I swear to god if she starts asking for hollow dating advice

>>1170107
>"K-Kaizar, i..."

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She looks down at her feet as she sways it from left to right, making a trail on the ground.
Then she looks at the wall and awkwardly humms.
Afterwards she looks at the ceiling while covering her forehead with a hand.
Basically she's trying ANYTHING in her power to avoid eye contact with you.

''Okay... So I couldn't help but notice that...''

''Hollows look at shinigami with as much disdain as you do at us?''

''Precisely!''

''Doesn't feel good, does it?''

''No.
Especially after I realized that they aren't mere monsters.
Monsters hating me? I can handle that. But this? It hurts.''

''And what do you want me to do about it?''

''I... don't know...
Maybe you could introduce me to them.
You know just to start things off.''

You close your eyes and give it some consideration.
''It doesn't seem-''
But she cuts you off.

''Preferrably the cute one with the green hair.''

You pause for a moment and look at her in disgust.
''You have no shame, do you?
You could have kept pretending but no...''

>Do as she asks
>Tell her to do it herself
>Other? (write-in)

>>1170124
>Do as she asks

>>1170107
And I'm officially done!
This is the second time this session that I get cucked like this!

First that guy with the Kenpachi post and now you!

>>1170124
>>Do as she asks

>>1170124
>Do as she asks

>>1170124
>>Do as she asks
>Hey, Nel. This is a cat. She's on a goat milk diet.

>>1170132
Wut.

>>1170124
>Setting up Yoruichi with Neliel
That girl is poooisoooon...
>Other
"Sure. I mean I don't think Neliel swings that way, but then again I didn't think you swung that way either. So what the hell do I know?"

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>>1170124
"What about Urahara? Am I going to have to tell him that his girlfriend chose a hollow over him?"

>>1170124
I'm not convinced she's good enough for Nel.

On the other hand, Hot girl on girl action...

Why must you do this to me Spooky?

>>1170145
Kenny was supposed to get up and attack you from behind.
There even would have been a dice roll to see if you manage to notice it in time or not.
But due to the write-in that suggested Kaizar looks at him my plans were foiled!

>>1170153
The scourge of DM's everywhere?

The player who knows how to doubletap a bitch.

>>1170151
Recall for a moment that Nel sided with Aizen.

>>1170146
I give it a few days tops before Yoruichi breaks. Or she'll somehow romance some common sense into Nel.

I wonder when Triple A is going to get some action. If anyone deserves some it's him.

>>1170153
lol.

>>1170157
I'm not complaining.
Hell, after I recovered from my confusion I fucking loved the fact that someone did it!

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>>1170159
Never said she didn't fuck up, just don't think she should be shacked up with best cat.

That girl's got a lot of baggage, specifically the kind that is extremely Yandere and might kill people.

>>1170124
>Do as she asks

Hah well what's the worst that could happen really?

That's pretty one sided.

>writing

>>1170179
>soy phone kills Nel

>Dante murders her whole family for killing his godmother

>spirit war now

''And what about that friend of yours, the one whose hat I like stealing so much.''

''Kisuke?! Are you kidding me?
I've already told you! There is nothing between us!
I've literally known him since my childhood, we grew up together!
It'd be pretty damned weird if you ask me.''

You shrug.
''In that case I don't really care.
But I must warn you about two small details.
One, I don't think she swings that way.''

''How do you know that?''

''Because I've known HER for a long time.
And so far she didn't express any interest in women.''

''Fair enough.
What's the second one?''

Your expression turns grim.
''You hurt her and you'll pay for it!''

She swallows a bit at that.
Probably not because she's afraid of you but because this was the first time she sensed true animosity from you.
''O-okay, okay! Sheesh...
W-wait... Is she your ex?''

''No.
But we've been through a lot.
And though she made many mistakes I still consider her my friend.
You'd better remember that!''
Then you stand up from the wall that's been supporting you up until this point and signal Yoruichi with a hand gesture.
''Please follow me.''

You walk up the spectator seats and the folks still there turn their attention to you.
Casually you walk up to them and raise your hand.
''Hey guys.''

''Hey Dad!''
Alex greets you.
''Damn, you look like crap.''

''Thanks sweetie, you always know how to cheer me up...''
You turn your attention to Nel.
''Do you have a moment?''

She stares at you blankly.
''Huh?
I mean sure.''

Leading her away and toward Yoruichi she immediately raises an eyebrow at that and her cheerful expression turns into a more serious one.
''Oh...''

''Relax Neliel.''
Yoruichi stands up at this.
''Yoruichi, this is Neliel.
Nel, this is Yoruichi. She's a cat.
Enjoy.''

And after seating both of them you go back to the others who all give you curious glances.
''Don't... even... ask...''

''Oh... and by the way Alex.
Erm... Marr kinda took Dante away to bootcamp.
They should be back in five days.''

''WHAT?!
AND YOU LET HIM TAKE MY BABY?!''

''He's not a baby anymore Alex!
He's a growing man! And correct me if I'm wrong but there is nothing short of a nuke that could force Dante to go ahead and start manning up already!''

''Y-yeah but-''

But before she could continue Harribel puts a hand on her shoulder.
''Don't worry.
If it was anyone else you'd have every right to be nervous.
But this is Dante. I'm sure nothing will happen that he can't handle.''

Alex sighs at this and tries to calm herself down.
''I... suppose you're right.''

Then your wife turns her attention to you.
''And what about you?
You look horrible.''

''I also feel like that...''

''Why don't you go back home and get some sleep?
I'll handle things around here.''

''Oh thanks Tia, I owe you one!''

Not wanting to waste any more time you left the others to their own devices and made your way back home.
On the way out of the arena you stopped by one of the partially intact food carts and took out an energy bar to recharge yourself a bit.
When you got back home you simply slammed yourself face first onto the bed after a quick shower.
During the night you woke up only once and found yourself tucked in beside your wife.
After planting a kiss on her cheek you got up for a glass of water and returned to your nice, dreamless sleep.
It's difficult to say exactly how much sleep you got but after managing to tear yourself out of bed you found yourself surprisingly rested.

Upon entering the kitchen Tia was already sitting at the table, just waiting for you.
''I made some breakfast.
I'm sure you don't mind.''

''Oh you're just the best and you know it!''

During your meal Tia looked up in between bites and started asking some questions.
''So... about those shinigami...''

You swallow the mouthful of bacon you just shoved into your mouth a second ago.
''Yeah? What about them?
Are they still here?''

''They are... The one you knocked out is in the clinic.
Though I heard the nurses have a hard time restraining him...
And the woman asked Neliel if she could crash at her place.''

You raise an eyebrow at that.
''Did something happen?''

''That's what I'm curious about.
What was all that?''

''Ugh... Don't even ask...
I brought her along because for the heck of it.
She told me she enjoyed the spectacle but she also asked me to introduce her to Nel...''

''Really?
Well... Is she nice?''

''We don't really see eye to eye. So I can't really tell.
But I doubt she's a bad person.''

''Oh...
Well, no matter the reason.
I haven't seen Neliel so cheerful in a long while.
So it might have been a smart thing to do.''

''I can only hope.''

''What do you want to do then?''

''About what?''

''Them.
The two shinigami.''

>First I want to check on Yoruichi and Nel
>I really should Kenpachi back to Soul Society
>Other? (write-in)

>>1170331
>>I really should take Kenpachi back to Soul Society

>>1170331
>I really should Kenpachi back to Soul Society

also shouldn't it be 3 shinigami cause of kenpachi's shoulder loli? or can they tell she's something different?

>>1170331
>I really should Kenpachi back to Soul Society

>>1170331
>First I want to check on Yoruichi and Nel

>>1170331
>First I want to check on Yoruichi and Nel

>>1170331
>>I really should Kenpachi back to Soul Society

>>1170331
>Kenpachi
I mean if he intends on staying he'll have to pay rent and taxes like everyone else.

>>1170331
>>I really should Kenpachi back to Soul Society

>>1170331
>>>I really should Kenpachi back to Soul Society

Go back to your own land you dirty shinigami, or start paying taxes cause this ain't a charity.

>>1170334
No, it's pretty much the same deal as in Soul Society.
Everybody is too busy being scared shitless about the walking, talking nuclear missile to even notice the loli

>>1170373
ah ok, business as usual then.

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Zaraki must be feeling at least a little bit of embarassment right now. We fucked him up, took a break to fuck the strongest fucker we know by mangling our fists together, came back to him, and STILL beat him again despite massive blood loss and injury on our end.
We'll have to hammer it into his head that if he ever wants to become stronger than he is now and have any hope of beating us in the future, he has to do things right and train properly. Branch out from just being the strong guy who swings his sword around.

That's an overwhelming majority for Kenny

>writing

>>1170385
probably, but that type of thing hasn't kept him down before.

>>1170385
Embarassment? Ken has probably NEVER been so erect in his life

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''I suppose I'll have to get the raging lunatic off of our lawn first...
Maybe with both Dante, Marr and him out of the picture we might have a peaceful day...''

''Oh...
I didn't realize how much I needed to hear that...
Yeah, do that!''

Rapidly you finish your breakfast and leave your wife alone in order to attend to your official businesses.
The walk to the clinic is surprisingly quiet, probably has to do something with the fact that you are way ahead the crowd that appears sometime around noon and due to the psychopath being contained in the immediate area.
Upon getting closer to the clinic you hear the screaming of the nurses from outside.

Which is a shame because you really like the nurses that work in here.
Not only are they doing a great service to the community by providing folks with an alternative to Yata when it comes to minor injuries but also because you can appreciate the hard work a healer has to do.
So you put on your angry expression and swiftly kick the door so hard that all the commotion stops as soon as the door crashes into the wall.

''Okay.
What is going on here?!''

The nurse who wears a white eye patch to cover up her mask runs to you.
''Mr Soize!
Please! You must help us!
No matter what we do, no matter how much we try we can't keep him locked up!
If he goes on like this his wounds will open up!''

Not saying a word you take a deep breath and go straight for Kenpachi who looks at you and smiles.
''Hey there Arrancar!
Came to finally get me out 'ere huh?!''

But without saying a word you cut the leather belts used to tie him down and reach around his torso and swing him onto your shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
His little girl sidekick giggles and jumps on his back while Zaraki actually starts coughing up blood.

''M-m-m-mister Soize!
You'll kill him! His broken rib is pressing against his lung!''

''If he doesn't care about his own well being then I won't either.
But it's sure as damnation that if he's going to croak then he won't do it here.
Otherwise we're going to have problems.''

Meanwhile Kenpachi tries to slap you to get your attention.
''Put me down you jackass!''

But rather than wasting your time arguing with him you raise him up slightly and slam his abdomen into your shoulder and he spits up blood again, much to the little girls protest.
After storming out of the building with the same swiftness you entered you opened up the Garganta and literally carried Kenpachi through it.
In minutes the portal opens up on the other side and few meters up in the sky.
You extend your arm and just drop Kenpachi to the ground saying:

''If you liked your stay you know where to find me!''

And you closed the Garganta behind you.
The first shinigami who found Kenpachi immediately started asking questions from him.

''Captain Zaraki!
You were missing for an entire day!
The Captain Commander is furious! What happened?!''

Before passing out all he could say was:
''It... Was... Awesome!''

Aaand that's as long as I can go today.

Archive's up.
And I'll probably do either some pastebins or some omakes next week.

Until then, have a pleasant weekend

>>1170500
And that's it. End run.

>>1170500
Indeed it was Kenny, indeed it was.

>>1170507
Thanks for the thread. Take care.

Also, I've noticed the request for some content for AAA.

Do a quick vote about what would you prefer:
>Aaroniero+Arrancar
>Aaroniero+Shinigami

>>1170528
AAA?

>>1170528
I don't follow

>>1170534
Aaroniero.

Some refer to him as Triple A because of all the ''A''s in his name

>>1170528
>Aaroniero+Arrancar

>>1170528
>Aaroniero+Arrancar

>>1170528
>Aaroniero+Arrancar

>>1170528
>>Aaroniero+Arrancar

Doubt he'd be interested in the Shinigami to be honest, also there isn't really a good match for him in their ranks to begin with.

>>1170528
>Aaroniero+Arrancar

>>1170528
>Aaroniero+Arrancar

>>1170618
Eh.... I honestly had to think really hard about both arrancars and shinigami that might be a good match for him.
I found one from both categories but it wasn't easy.

.

.,,

>>1172905
>>1172906
Okay then

I also decided that I'll be making some omakes throughout the next week.

I'd say I'll do about 4 of them
One is guaranteed to be focused on Aaroniero.
So start writing suggestions for the other 3

>>1172925
SS reactions to Kenny's Vacation.

Training Montage with Marr and Dante.

>>1172925
>>1172948
These please

Also, I'd like the reactions of all the relevant Shinigami to the fact that we beat kenny

>>1172925
Lewdbin Nel x Catte

>>1172925
Ashido's acquisition

Starrk desperately wants to slack off, but a series of events makes it so he actually works for his entire shift for once. Dubbed "Starrk can't get a break!"

Hao participates in an arena deathmatch out of curiosity

>>1172948
Hmmm...
I wanted to do the Dante and Marr sparring match either off screen or in an actual post sometime later.

while I can't guarantee I'll showcase the entire thing I might show a snippet of it.
(This is because I don't want to spoil what Dante actually gets from it)


But I like the Kenny one.
I might even combine it with the reaction of some folks when they hear that he got beaten.

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>>1173650
Kenpachi "hollows did nothing wrong" Zaraki

>>1173019
>Ikkaku does the fabled double spit take
>Gin just kinda nods and laughs a bit
>Kenny resolves to git gud'er.
>Confused and concerned ex-wife and son
>Captain Salt is slightly relieved and also pissed
>Kapitan Kid thinks back on that time he mouthed off and swore to turn our people into popsicles while we just looked at him like he was a raving moron.
>Byak-kun was quoted as "..."
Who'd I miss?

>>1178826
Captain out-of-breath
Old man genocide
Captain wan wan
Jobber the red
Scary lady and cute lieutenant. (Isane a CUTE)
Captain flowers
Science clown

>>1178826
>>1178851
Oh and Hornet girl

>>1178851
>Implying science clown didn't dose up Kenny with recordo-viruses
Really if he doesn't reconstruct an action replay I'll be disappointed

>>1178851
>Scary lady
Presumably slightly disappointed in Kenny or slightly moist, possibly both.
>Isane
I...huh? What?
>Old man genocide
"Espada Numero Dos beat you?..So there's someone still above that..."
>Captain Flowers
"Ken-chan. Tell me about their booze."
>Captain Coughs-a-lot
And they just... Do this for fun?"

>>1178851
>meanwhile in the central 46
>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>1178881
>I...huh? What?
We left quite an impression on her when we met.

>>1178826
This... this omake might be a long one...

>>1178851
>Isane a cute

On one hand I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that.
On the other I feel kinda sad because I wanted to hook her up with Aaroniero...


>>1178881
>>1179017
I love these

>>1179209
>Aaroniero
Seems a bit farfetched to me, also Aaron looks like a well known SS member so getting that to happen would require some creative acrobatics.
I wish to see more of Isane some time.

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>>1179245

>>1172925
There was a bunch of them a couple of threads ago.
But the coolest one was Headbount guy telling warstories

>>1172925
how about a Arturo vs Kaizar omake?

>>1179518
Stories From the Blitz? Fuck that does sound interesting Especially if Rike and Takeshi are there But i really want to see a new resident Finding out that EL SAVAJE is real, and alive

>Nellie is going fro the black pussy

Man, i feel bad for nellie. Cant find a good man that she a woman is the choice.

As much as i hate /u/, lesb hatesex makes me hard, especially if they are enemies

>>1179209
I'd support Isane + Aaroniero.
That sounds like both a weird, and cute couple on the face of it, but past that having things in common.
So it could just genuinely work.

I'll get to working on one omake in a second now.
Don't know which though

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Omake #1: A small hollow in a big Wasteland

Hueco Mundo.
Home to many souls both strong and weak, good and bad.
And it's about to receive its newest denizen.

The portal opens swiftly and violently, like when someone charges the opening door and ends up taking it off its hinge.
Out of it rolls a little hollow, barely stronger than the average bottom feeder and he hurriedly stands up and starts shouting back at the closing portal.

''FUCK YOU GEORGIE!
YOU BACK STABBING MOTHER FUCKER!
I HOPE THE REAPERS CASTRATE YOU AND MAKE YOU EAT THAT THING YOU CALLED A DICK!
YOU TWO FACED SON OF A BITCH!''

Once he was done cursing he hunched forward and started panting.
The combined stress of his hasty escape from the shinigami and his current vocal exercise left him out of breath.
In the meantime he tried to think back of his lucky escape and can't help but smirk along the way.

It was an ambush.
The soul reapers used a human soul as bait and concealed their reiatsu to keep themselves hidden.
All they felt were trace amounts of spirit energy, enough to indicate that soul reapers were there some time ago but not enough to save them from the trap.

They were a pack.
3 of them in total. Yue, Georgie and him.
Yue went down almost instantly, the back of her skull penetrated by a sword, her eyeball popping out of its socket.
Both of them knew that they were done for.
But what he didn't expect was his own friend tripping him just so he could escape.

Luckily for Vlad he wasn't a complete idiot.
In his rage he shot out one of the quills from his head and it managed to sever Georgies leg completely.
He was fleet of foot and of mind. Having his former friend on the ground like that he opened a portal to the Garganta right under himself.
The last thing he heard before tumbling into the depths were Georgies agonizing screams as he was repeatedly stabbed by the shinigami.

After clearing his head and catching his head however Vladimir looks up just to check his surroundings.
''Right...
So... Hueco Mundo huh?
Doesn't look too bad... But I don't feel like sticking around either way.
Right, guys?
...
Oh... right...
God... damn... it!''
He buries his face into his open palms and tries to suppress his sobbing and fails miserably.

Once he manages to collect himself however he actually takes a good look around before opening the portal back to the human realm.
After all he doesn't want to stick around in Hueco Mundo for too long, he heard too many fucked up stories for that.
But just before he readied himself for opening the Garganta he finds his jaws hitting the ground as he sees something extraordinary.

A verdant, blue forest with giant stone pillars and walls surrounding it.
In it many buildings can be seen either pointing out from under the leaves or built on the trees themselves.
He swallows nervously, his eyes quiver for a moment, a single tear rolls down his face.

With trembling lips he starts muttering.
''I-it's... real...
IT'S FUCKING REAL!!''

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Meanwhile as the little hollow slowly but cautiously shambles towards the forests borders on its high walls two arrancars are busy patrolling it, ever watchful of anyone that might enter...
But most of the time they are busy playing cards.

However as one of them is whizzing off the walls edge his eyes almost pop out of his skull in surprise.
Swiftly he finishes his job and rushes to his comrade and starts shaking his shoulder.

''LUCA! LUCA COME!
YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!!''

The other sighs and puts down his weekly comic book and follows him.
''I swear to god Brasi if you shove me off again I'll wrap sandpaper around my dick and I'll fuck you until you like it!''

''Nonono!
LOOK!''
He points towards the desert with his finger.
''A newbie!''

Luca squints as hard as he can until he can finally make out the black dot in the white desert.
''Oh yeah...''

''Ye! You know what this means?!
RIGHT? RIGHT?''

Lucas mouth curls into a smile.
''I do...
Five cigs say he's lost!''

''DEAL!''
Then Brasi takes out a pair of binoculars and looks at the vagrant.
He lets out a hyena like laugh and hands Luca the device.

''GIVE ME THAT!''
He snatches it out of his brothers hand and looks at the hollow below.
''...
Fuck me...''

''PAY UP!''

''Right, right...
I hope you choke on 'em.''

Brasi then puts no less than 3 of his freshly won cigarettes in his mouth and lights them all at once.
''You know the rules!
Lose the bet and you handle the newbie!''

''I know... I know...
By the way you'll get lung cancer like that.''

''The fuck cares?!''

''Right...''

Then Luca abandones his brother in order to fulfill his duty.
Using Sonído the Arrancar appears before the random hollow almost instantly.
Vladimir then looks at the white garbed Arrancar in absolute terror.

''Going anywhere?''

''P-p-p-p-please...
I didn't...''

But Luca simply points behind him with his thumb.
''You want to go in?''

There is a long pause.
''M-maybe?''

Luca then closes his eyes.
''Then please follow me.
If you want to enter the forest we'll have to put you through all the official procedures.''

''H-HOLD ON A MOMENT!
DO YOU JUST EXPECT ME TO FOLLOW YOU LIKE THAT?!
DO YOU TAKE ME FOR AN IDIOT?!''

''You want to come in, right?
Well you're not getting in there unless we say so.
And if I wanted you dead we'd have bombarded you minutes ago...''

Vlad then swallows hard.
''W-who are you?''

''Luca Corona.
Officer of the Exequias, the security force of Las Noches and Vanaheim.
We're the judge, jury and executioner around here.
Now follow me...''

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Luca then proceeded to take Vlad through Vanaheim and into the center of it all where the Exequias Headquarters are.
On the way there Vlad looked in bewilderment at the many things around him.
Houses of all kinds of shapes and sizes, from which both arrancars and regular hollows came out of, often saying goodbye to those they live with.

Stalls set up with a variety of items, ranging from household tools to food and pieces of art.
He even stopped at one point to stare blankly at a simple, reflective plate and took a long and hard look at his own image.
Luca noticed this and turned around to look at him.

''It's all hand made.
People have a lot of free time.
And with years of practice they are getting only better.''

Vlad now turned his attention to a fork.
Simple in design but overly large in size. A utensil obviously meant for a large bodied hollow.
He doesn't say a word but stares blankly at the simple item with his mouth agape and struggling not to choke on his own saliva.

Seeing that it's pointless to try and break him from his shock he walks up to a fruit vendor and talks to him.
''Top of the morning!''

''And to you as well officer!
How may I help you?''

''One whole fruit, nothing extra.
Just the basic stuff.''

The overweight arrancar then reaches for one of the ripe ones and tosses it to him.
'''Ere you go officer! On the house!
It'd be rude of me to ask for anything from you after all.''

''No, no.
I insist!''
Then he opens up one of his pockets and takes out exactly one nutrition pill given to all members of the Exequias on a weekly basis and puts it on the counter in exchange for the food.
''Have a good day citizen!''

Then Luca goes up the the new guy and tosses the fruit to him.
''Catch!''

Vlad awkwardly fumbles the fruit around and almost drops it.
''Huh?
W-what's this?''

''Food.
Around here we don't eat souls.
Only this.''

He sniffs the fruit, carefully examines it and tries to see if it's poisonous or not.
But eventually as the fragrance slowly overrides his senses he gives into the temptation.
Almost immediately after the bite the fruit rolls out of his hand, onto the ground and juices start flowing from his mouth.

''It seems you get it. Good.
That's the first step.''
Luca turns around and starts walking again.
''Now follow me, you'll get your answers back at HQ.
Oh... and I forgot to mention this because it's kinda new. There are also erm... one, two... eight humans walking around.
Fair warning, stay away from them. They are our brethren and we won't hesitate to put down a feral like you if you threaten them...''

>>1184328
>>1184418
I'm likin this already, world building is da best.

>>1184418
>Tfw well funded boarder patrol and wall.

For the rest of their journey they didn't have many complications.
But even so Vlad kept staring at things. Men, women, children and the elderly walked around freely, some of them referring to each other as ''family''.
To him this has become alien. For about ten years now he hunted, killed and outright murdered others in a variety of violent ways.
Seeing hollows of all people without the crushing weight of reality bringing them down, seeing the smiles of others disturbed him deeply.

Just before they reached the large, cubical building however they encountered their last ''obstacle''.
Vlad dazed by everything around him accidentally bumped into someone.
He looked at the character before him, tall for a human with blue eyes and blonde hair the individual smiled at him.

''Oh... forgive me.
I wasn't paying attention.''

''N-no...''
Vlad scratched the back of his head.
''I... guess it was my mistake... Sorry.''

As he walks past the individual he sees Lucas expression, his eyes full of anger and fear.
''H-hey! The fuck are you lookin' at?
I apologized DAMN IT!''

But Luca didn't say a word.
Instead he led him into a large room on the ground level of the HQ and showed him three chairs, one regular sized, one that seems like it was meant for a toddler and a giant one.

''Pick one.
And before you even ask, No we don't have any other ones.
Be glad we have this, the first couple guys didn't get shit! It was either the big chair or go fuck yourself.''

Vlad sits down on the large one just because the normal one couldn't support his body.
''Okay...
Now that we're here, can you tell me the fucks going on here?!''

''Simple.''
Luca also sits down.
''It's an interview.
Not for you, but for us.
It's my job right now to tell you the rules.''

''Uh-huh.''

''First things first.
These are our rules and everyone follows them.
If you don't, you leave. Whether on your own two feet, in a wheelchair or in a body bag is up to you.
Also, they won't change. No matter how much you dislike them. It's not a democracy.''

''And?''

''And the rest is simple.
Don't kill, steal, eat humans or hollows or reapers ever again.
You don't have to join our forces but Militia training is mandatory. But it isn't too rough.
You'll just learn how to work effectively as a part of an army and that's it.''

''So I just get to sit on my ass and do nothing?!
How's that a good deal for me?!''

''You can do anything else other than these.
And it's easy to get creative. Most people grow or make things so they can trade with others.
But also there are benefits for joining us, you'll get enough food so you don't starve, a house and most importantly: Safety...''

''Safety? Heh...
That's a pretty word.
And who guarantees my ''Safety''?''

Luca chuckles.
''Well... If you're a good boy then the Exequias are your friends, not your enemies.''
Now he starts laughing even harder.
''Also, there is the guy you almost knocked on his ass...
Tell me, little hollow... Have you ever heard of El Salvaje?''

>>1184526
>Wakemeupinside.jpg

At this Vlad almost chokes to death.
''W-w-w-what?!''

''Ho... So you have...
Well don't let him catch you calling him that.
He doesn't like it very much. His name is Kaizar Soize by the way.
The one man everyone is scared shitless in secret.
It's said that the mothers here in Las Noches tell the good lil' boys and girls that Kaizar Soize will keep them safe.
And the bad ones? Well let's just say that his name is brought up there as well, only in a very different context.''

Vlad swallows hard at this.
''T-there are rumors going around.
Amongst all hollows in the living world...
They say he's pretty fucked up...''

Luca chuckles at that.
''Don't let that fool ya'.
Most of it is probably made up. Probably.
But it's enough to know that the dude is strong, freakishly so.
And he has ties to everyone who's in any position of power here.
He basically runs almost everything.''
Then Luca kicks back in his chair.
''But at least the Chief says he's okay.
And I'm inclined to believe him.''

Vlad looks down at the table with a blank expression.
''So... you guys offer a peaceful life to us?
In exchange of servitude?''

''It's only a life. Nobody can guarantee peace to us...
But that's more than anything you'll get anywhere else...
And it's only servitude if you really stretch the meaning. It's servitude just like in the living world.
Follow the rules. It's that simple.
Intersted?''

Vlad looks up at him with grim determination.
''Do I get to become an Arrancar?''

Luca grins.
''If you'd like...''

Omake #1: END

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>>1184493
Pic related?

>>1184539
Bigger and no barbed wire i assume.

>>1184549
>>1184539
We need to get more of Captain Wiggles people to patrol the top of the wall.

>>1184549
Considering how Vanahiem is constantly expanding a wall is a pretty elaborate investment considering that you'll have to redo the whole thing every other year.

>>1184559
Why redo it? Just make it a mulit-layed walled city?

>>1184559
nah m8 we just have Marr shove it a bit forward everytime we need to expand it.

Actually out of curiosity do we have a map of Vanaheim by chance? I'd really like to see a kind of top down view of the city and forest.

>>1184536
Oh shit, we seriously built the wall like I imagined Kaizer ranting about a few threads ago back when Kaizer healed Yuzu's hand and had to skidadle before Mommy and Daddy Kurosaki ran into the room to investigate the fuckhuge hollow energy that just appeared there.

"That's right! An Axolotl monster healed your daughter! And now we will build a wall to keep you filthy shinigami out of Hueco Mundo! Make Hueco Mundo great again!" Then just Kaizer and Captain Wiggles flipping off Isshin as the Garganta closes around them.

But now we realize the Kurosaki's are wonderful people and we should invite them over for tea some time. First we should probably get some human world tea.

Thinking about that, so a Hollow or Reaper in a Gigai can eat and drink human food while gaining possibly some sustenance for their spirit form from it, seeing as Rukia didnt need to eat soul food (kek) during her time in the human world. But the hollows dont gain anything, or at least not enough to sustain someone of Kaizar's power, so if Hollows can eat Shinigamis, why can't they eat Shinigami food, like last time when Kaizar visited his human-life-wife and son? Or was that just a clever ruse to avoid poisoning?

>>1184609
Expands exponentially, its useless in 3 weeks

>>1184562
I kinda want to see someone try to invade Vanaheim after 1000 years of growth and this poor city planning process.

"Aha! We will finally be at the outskirts of the city! Look upon those defenders on the wall cowering in fear at our mighty army."

Border Patrol: "Shit, they made it through here, figured they would have either starved and given up or founded their own society inbetween walls 865 and 483. Oh well, harvest most of the fruit on this side, and lets move back to wall 455, if they cross that we will put up a token resistance."

Invaders: "Yes! We have done it we have taken the city of.... wait.... it's, it's just trees... AGAIN! How many walls do these people have?! Why do they have this many walls? Who BUILDS THESE WALLS! That Trump guy is still alive last time I checked right? I guess it is another 400 miles of marching and cannibalism for us."

>>1184616
I think it's relative to the overall spiritual pressure of the person, alongside their species. So for example the Shinigami food is really that compatible or filling to Kaizar as the fruit would be by comparison. Likewise I don't see the shinigami being able to easily digest Idun like hollows do.

>>1184627
Attack on Titan: Vanaheim Edition.

>>1184628
>Hueco Mundo Bake Sale
>Accidentally turn all visiting Shinigami into Visored with the Hollow version of an Apple Pie.

And I just noticed something odd.

Some fucknut, most likely the same petty faggot who downvoted the first thread 30 times managed to fuck up the archive.

Thread 55 of the quest is in the archive but it leads to Boruto quest.
Please help me get this sorted out, either by notifying the other QM who got shafted here or Lord Licorice who runs the archive.

(The latter is needed because last time I tried contacting him it did fuck all)

>>1184675
workin on it though it might take me a bit since ive never used the IIRC and idk how else to contact him.

>>1184755
Send an e-mail to : 4chan[at]thisisnotatrueending.com
Change the [at] to @.

>>1184675
Yo Spook if you here I've got LL on the IRC

>>1184675
Should be fixed now.

>>1184780
>>1184793
>>1184755
>>1184859
Capital work!

I thank you for the help, not only for me but for my fellow writer.

In turn I'll do 2 omakes today

>>1184526
>For about ten years now [Vlad] hunted, killed and outright murdered others in a variety of violent ways
>Vlad has only been a hollow for 3-4 years
CYKA BLYAT

>>1187558
Yeah... you'll have to forgive me for such mistakes.
I'm mostly drunk when I'm writing these.

So yeah... apologies.
Make that 10 years altogether

>>1187061
Thanks spook, we love you!

>>1187061
Anytime friend, looking forward to the Omakes.

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Omake #2: Embers and stories around the fire

''Has he started yet?!''
A timid and high pitched voice asks.

''Not yet!''
A similar voice responds as the two children make their way towards the campfire.

The place is packed, more packed than anyone could have expected.
As the young ones gather around the warmth of the campfire the center of attention, Jin is feeling incredibly nervous.
He looks around the many small children who look at him with shining eyes.

Awkwardly he reaches for his collar and tries to loosen it a bit so he doesn't feel like he's being choked.
Suddenly a voice pierces the crowd. Familiar and yet hardly comforting.
''Yo! Kariya!''

''K-Koga?!
Why are YOU here?''

Koga laughs at this.
''You think I'll skip this?!
I heard the children finally convinced you to tell them some stories.
I wouldn't want to miss this! Hell, I even brought some more people!''
At this the two bounts that look like kids step out from behind him.
''Now off you go!
Mingle with the other kids a bit.''

''You know we aren't children Koga...''
Ho and Ban complain to him but quite suddenly the hollow children frown at them.

''Be quiet!
He's starting!''

Without further complaint they swallow their pride and nervously sit down beside the other children.
The two bounts can hardly be made out from the crowd of children of all ages.
Now that everyone is silent Kariya nervously begins.

''So...
Kaizar Soize... Or should I say Siegfried?
I guess it doesn't really matter.
You asked about him, now hear my story...''
Kariya then clears his throat.

''It all happened during the second great war in the history of the world.
I enlisted into the Waffen SS because I thought it'd be my ticket to the front lines... And I was right.
Sadly, it's not something really worth discussing.
It was just like any other training. Hard and grueling.
Our drill sergeant tried his best to make us hate him with his endless banters and constant punishment.
In the end he succeeded and we became that much better at working as a unit.
...
But... I suppose there was one thing that I found strange...
Typically soldiers pray before their deployment so they get sent someplace safe and far from any real danger.
But that was not the case where I came from.
The harsh truth was that many, if not most, of the people were praying they get sent to the Russian front.
One of the cruelest, harshest places they could go to.
When I asked my close friend Johann he had this to say:''

''What are you talking about Eugene?
Haven't you heard of the Warrior of Barbarossa?''

''For those of you wondering what that means: ''Operation Barbarossa'' was the codename of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.''

''But back to the topic.
I was not aware of him, as I never really cared much for gossip.
So Johann had to enlighten me about him.
Apparently there was a man, a great man, a German man who was at the front lines.
Fierce and inspiring, he lead the charge against the Russians and was believed by many to be guided by God himself.
This was due to the frankly ludicrous amounts of danger he was exposed to and seemingly always coming out on top.
Many freshly minted soldiers believed that should they be assigned under him they'd have nothing to fear.''

Kariya then takes a pause to collect his memories.
''So you can imagine my surprise when I found out I was assigned to none other than Siegfried Krieger.
The great Warrior of Barbarossa.''

''What was he like?''

''Was he strong?''
The children began to bombard him with similar questions.

''Please, please!
Be patient! I'm getting there!
...
Now then... Where was I?
Ah, yes!
I, of course, was a bit skeptic about these rumors.
After all, people often exaggerate things they know very little about.
So you can imagine the shock I had when I first met the man himself...''

Kariya then takes out and lights a cigarette as he's reminiscing about the past.
He takes great care not to blow the smoke at any of the kids before continuing.

''He was... different.
Unlike any many I've met before.
He was a leader, someone who could lead an army to victory just by sitting safely behind the front lines, crafting plans.
But he wasn't like that. He took great pleasure in joining the fights with his men. Some even said that he enjoyed fighting a bit too much.
Still, having a commanding officer who doesn't simply order you to march through Hells gates but he also marched with you, was an all too surreal experience.''

Koga whistles at that.
''Really?
He willingly went to the front lines?
I don't know if that's brave, or really foolish...''

''Perhaps a bit of both.
Still, when the enemy soldiers began retreating as soon as they figured out they went up against Siegfried Krieger you couldn't help not to be amazed by him... Foolish or not.
But to further demonstrate my point, do you know what were the biggest problems on the Russian front?''

A little girl raises her hand.
''Supplies!''

''Very good!
Indeed, it was the supplies.
The further we marched the longer our supply lines became and because of that we were short on munitions, manpower and everything else...
It was tolerable for a while. But...
After being forced to eat pig swill one too many times the soldiers got angry...
What do you think Siegfrieds solution was?''

There is a long pause.
''Did he force his superiors to send more supplies?''

''Hah! I like your thinking but no...
That was just not possible. Our resources were spread too thin. It wasn't only us who suffered like that but everyone.
No, his solution was... different.''

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''You see, he not only fought alongside us but he typically ate alongside us and slept in the dirt like the rest of us.
But when he heard the complaints he went for the cooks and asked them to give him a serving of what might have been crap...
He ate it without any complaints and an honest to God smile on his face, like he just ate the best meal of his life.
The Chief had this to say:''

''I heard your complaints and found them to be bullshit!
This is a fine meal if I do say so myself!
If any of you shitheads still don't feel like eating then your current AND future rations will be redistributed those who have SOME semblance of self preservation!
DISMISSED!''

''And that's about it.
After being threatened by the Chief himself that we won't get ANY food if we keep complaining everyone and I do mean everyone ate their meals without a word...''

''Sounds like quite a character...''

''He was.
He was also a hard ass but we kinda got used to it.
But the men loved him. Simply because if you tried your best and had good intentions you could count on the Chief to pull you out of any situation, no matter how deep of a shit you were in.''

''What happened after the war?''

Jin finishes up his smoke and tosses it aside.
''There was no after...
When he heard that his wife was pregnant he immediately requested his reassignment.
I haven't heard much from him since, but apparently he was tasked with temporarily overseeing one of the Camps until the proper replacement arrived.
From what I've heard he was never quite the same after that...
But then again, I only heard that at his funeral...''

''What happened?''

''Car accident...
It was not pretty. And that's all I'll say.
If you want to know the whole thing you'll have to ask him...
But let me tell you this, after hearing it I haven't spoken to anyone for weeks...''

Koga closes his eyes at that.
''I see...
Then that's his business, not mine.''

''Now then... I believe that's it children!''

''Awwww NO!
Tell us more!''

''Haha I'm afraid that's all I have.
Sadly I didn't know him too well.
Now off you go! I'm sure you all have important business elsewhere.
Like playing.''

''Yeah! Let's go and play tag!''
One voice can be heard through the disappointed moans and the children disappear out of sight with only the four bounts remaining.

''Kariya...''
Ban spoke to him.
''How much of that is true?''

''All of it, well most of it.''

''You're a terrible storyteller Jin.''

''That depends on what you find interesting Koga.
To me, truth is always more interesting than make-believe stories.''

Omake #2 -THE END-

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Omake #3: Broken Hearts

There is a peculiar building located in Las Noches.
Crafted from stone that was excavated from the ground layer in the Forest of Menos.
Pristine white, large and with a spherical roof it looks out of place even if you don't consider the fact that the building has no windows whatsoever and it only has a singular door where people can enter.

It's specifically this building that Menoly Mallia is headed with a heavy box, full of papers in her hand.
After struggling for a while with the balancing of the box in one hand she manages to open the door with her other.
But rather than risking dropping her package she opens the door fully by pushing it with her bottom.

As the door automatically closes shut she takes a deep breath and starts speaking loudly.
''Sir!
I got the package!''

In a few moments weak, fluorescent lights start turning on all over the place illuminating the large building ever so slightly.
While it's not the easiest thing to do she manages to navigate the penumbra and walks up the circular staircase located near the middle of the room.

After she reached the top she moved to the table that the owner of the house Aaroniero is currently using to plan Vanaheims logistics.
She sets down the box with a heavy thud and she speaks up.
''All done.
Just as you requested Sir.''

Aaroniero looks at the box and raises an eyebrow.
''Already?''

''Yeap.''

''You mean...
You managed to create a Census in a mere eight hours?!''

Menoly scratches the back of her head.
''Well... technically it's only seven.
I'm afraid I took a longer lunch break than I anticipated.''

''That's... incredible!''

''It wasn't really that difficult.
The Exequias already had a record of every inhabitant.
So I kinda had my work cut out for me.
All I did is compile what we already had.''

''...
I guess I underestimated the efficiency of your organization.
Still, your work was still remarkably fast.
So no need to be so modest.''

''R-right... sorry Sir!''

*sigh*
''And could you stop with the ''Sir'' thing?
I'm not your superior. Call me Aaroniero.''

''Oh... okay, I guess.
So...
Do you mind if I ask why you need this?''

''Hmmm... no, not at all.
It's actually my attempt at predicting our growth based on the average rate of new arrivals as well as the possibility of breeding.''

''Breeding?!''

''Oh... did... did I say something wrong?''
Aaroniero looks up from his papers.

''N-no...
It's just... Do you even think that's possible?
I mean, you guys lived like this for a while now.
Don't you think a few babies would have already popped up if that was the case?''
Aaroniero chuckles at that.
''D-did I say something wrong, Si- I mean! Aaroniero...''

''No... it's nothing.
I just forgot that you are kind of new around here.
For clarities sake, I'll tell you that Dante the Crimson is actually a pure breed hollow.
Meaning that he was born here in Vanaheim...
And also... Kaizar and Harribel are expected to have a child soon.''

''But I'd appreciate if you didn't spread this around too much.
I doubt they'd want all that attention.''

''W-wow...
But wait if that's true then-''

''Why aren't there more newborn hollows?
I'd wager it's either commitment issues or people being too afraid to even consider making children.
But I suspect once they see that it can be done they'll slowly change their behaviors...
Which is why I'd like to prepare for the inevitable explosion in population and to do that I need to crunch some numbers.
So your work was really invaluable to me Miss Mallia.''

She wavers for a moment.
''Please...
If you want me to use your first name then call me just Menoly.''

Aaroniero pauses.
''Very well Menoly.
Thank you for the help.''

''No problem...
Say...''

''Huh?''

''Why are you so nice to me?
Don't get me wrong... I wasn't treated badly by others but...
Even my colleagues give me a few awkward looks from time to time...''

''I... uh...
I mean I haven't realized I was overly nice to you.
I'm just trying to be polite to everyone in general.''

''Oh... hah... that's a relief!
Sorry for making assumptions then. Bye!''

''Hold on!''
Aaroniero calls after the girl who made a rush for the stairs.
''Is... something wrong?''

She sighs and sits down on one of the stairs and folds her arms around her knees.
''I'm... I'm just not used to people treating me nice...
Even my colleagues, they keep inviting me to eat with them at the Mess Hall and all I can think of is what could they be planning!''
From her one eye tears slowly start to fall.
''WHY?! WHY ARE PEOPLE SO NICE TO ME?!
I WAS YOUR ENEMY FOR CHRISTS SAKE!''

Aaroniero then abandones his table and slowly walks up to Menoly.
''May I sit down?''
Menoly looks at him a bit dumbfounded but soon enough she shuffles to the side and Aaroniero sits down next to her.
''Look Menoly...
Most people around here tried to kill one another at some point.
And all of us went through a lot of stuff prior to arriving here.
These are the two things that we share amongst each other.
We've all been hurt before so we try our best to keep each other from harm.''

Menoly doesn't say anything but instead grits her teeth and clenches her fists hard enough that it's audible.

Meanwhile Aaroniero just looks at her awkwardly as he's not really used to counseling others.
But he quickly gets an idea and reaches into his pocket before retrieving a handkerchief.
''Here.''
Menoly takes it and wipes her eyes clean and blows her nose in it.
''Look, if you have something you'd like to talk about I'm all ears.''

She looks at him with puppy dog eyes and mutters.
''R-Really?''

''Yes, of course.
I have way too much free time on my hand anyway.
And I have only like, one or two friends so your secrets are safe with me.''

Menoly smiles at that.
''Thank you.''

''No problem.
But in return I hope you won't tell others my problems when I inevitably slip up and tell you my life story.''
He laughs awkwardly.

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Menoly sniffs and stands up.
''Thank you Aaroniero but I think I'll have to pass.
I'd love to chat but I think my boss will have my head if I'm late...''
But as she walks down she turns back and looks up to him.
''But... I wouldn't mind getting together sometime.''

In that moment an idea is formed inside Aaronieros head.
''T-then how about a dinner?
T-tonight I mean! Are you free?
I mean... purely for the sake of helping you relieve some stress!
Maybe you can tell me about what bothers you there!''

Menoly stops in her tracks and can't help but laugh out loud.
''Sure, why not?
My shift ends in two hours. Are you free then?''

''O-of course!''

''Okay then!
See you later Aaroniero!''

Omake #3 - THE END-

>>1189133
I wonder what her special abilities are.
And if they compliment aaroniero's well.
The kid could be good.

>>1189133
Thanks spooky.

>>1189133
Menoly seems nice, think Aaron will let her play with his balls?

>>1189210
Now that would have been witty if Aaroniero still had his ball heads.

As it stands now she can only play with his other set

>>1189245
I'm loving the world building/Sol omakes, spooky. Really loving them. Keep up the good work

>>1189255
Then you'll fucking love the last one that's about Dante being stuck in Marrs fuckbox.

I might do another one before that however that will show some of the shinigami being scared shitless due to Kenny getting bodied

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>>1189266
>shinigami being scared shitless due to Kenny getting bodied

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Omake #4: The Grim Reapers worries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jj5IXsb0ho

There is noise in the Soul Society.
News of Captain Zaraki Kenpachis defeat have spread throughout the Seireitei like wildfire, despite the Gotei 13's intentions.
It was only wishful thinking that they could prevent panic from spreading and Captain Unohana knew this.
No matter how hard she might have tried, or how harsh punishment she would have given gossip would still make its way to the other Squads and once there the speed at which they spread would have increased exponentially, which is exactly what happened.
But knowing this doesn't make the truth any less troublesome.

However not everything is bad for Retsu, as she can see the opportunity even in this tragedy.
There is someone out there who is this powerful. And this pleases her.
So with a barely noticeable spring to her steps she enters the Captains Meeting Hall where all of her colleagues are waiting for her.

''Excuse me for the wait.
I was busy performing the final parts of a delicate surgery...''

The Captain Commander opens his eyes and grunts in acknowledgement.
''Very well Captain Unohana.
Please take your place so we can begin at once.''

''Right away Sir.''

''Now then...''
The Head Captain resumes.
''I assume you all know why we've gathered once more...''

*yawn*
''Actually Yama-jii...
Your messenger kinda woke me up so...''
Captain Kyoraku cuts him off.

''Tch...
Typical of you Captain Kyoraku...
Always falling short when it comes to your duties.''
Captain Kurotsuchi insults him.

''SILENCE!''
But the Head Captain doesn't have the patience for this right now.
''Both of you bring shame to us Captains with your behavior!
Now then... For those who are unaware...''
He manages to calm himself down somehow.
''Yesterday Captain of the 11th Division Zaraki Kenpachi has followed the Arrancar Kaizar Soize to Hueco Mundo.
And while doing this without permission is a great violation of our code of conduct what happened there dwarfs his previous transgression by quite a large margin...
Zaraki Kenpachi... was bested in one on one combat...''

The room goes silent for a whole solid minute.
The tension is palpable.

''Jeez...''
Shunsui pulls his straw hat over his eyes.
''And since I don't see any beautiful women in swimsuits around here I assume this is not a dream...''

''Quite...''
The Head Captain affirms Shunsui.
''The reason of Captain Unohanas late arrival is in fact Captain Zaraki...
Up until now she was treating his wounds after he was returned with several injuries.
So... Retsu, if you would...''

''Right away Sir...''

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Captain Unohana steps forth and gathers the attention of all her fellow Captains.

''The truth is that Captain Zaraki didn't receive too much medical attention from me or my division.
In fact we found the Captain in relatively good condition, with many of his more serious injuries treated rather well.
All deep tissue, organ and bone damage were handled very well so the Captain was not in a critical condition and even the surface wounds we found were probably opened up by Zaraki himself and his inability to rest.
Though it has to be said that the medical skills of the hollows appear to be quite crude and primitive, as the signs of their first aid were rather obvious to see.''

''Then what too you so long Senpai?''
Sui Feng asked her what was on everyones mind.

''I've received a request from Captain Mayuri to perform a thorough check-up on the Captain...''

''Aaaand?!
Did you find it?''

''Find what?''
Toshiro asked.

But Unohana simply shook her head and ignored Hitsugaya.
''I'm afraid not.
We haven't found anything like what your lieutenant described to us...
But we found foreign organic material within Captain Zarakis body.
Whatever you were looking for got eradicated by Kenpachis immune system.
And whatever we managed to reclaim rapidly deteriorated when it was exposed to air...''

''Curses!''

''Captain Kurotsuchi!
Care to elaborate on this?''
Yamamoto looked at him with an angry and demanding expression.

*sigh*
''If I must.
After the Ryoka invasion we've found... peculiar samples originating from the Fear Eater itself and whatever it came in contact with.
Though not much we found trace amounts of a strange substance on Captain Kuchiki, Lieutenant Kotetsu and several members of the 11th division just to name a few.
This thick, mucus like substance housed countless single cell organisms.
And although all we found were dead specimen or ones about to expire I could perform several tests on them...
The result of which is the mass production and improvement of the Hojiku-Zai, an experimental regenerative serum that I've created...''

''And why haven't we heard of this before Captain Kurotsuchi?''
Captain Komamura asks him.

''Because we are still in the testing phases of the serum.
We've only begun mass producing it because the results were good up until this point.
Hopefully distribution to all volunteering squads can begin soon.''

''Any adverse side effects?''
Captain Unohana looks at him skeptically.

''The serum accelerates cell growth, allowing even a shinigami to reproduce entire limbs or damaged organs.
Though the process is not painless, I'd go so far to say that it might cause the average person to fall unconscious from the pain... Or worse.
Other than that... nothing.
That is... if we rule out the possible adverse effects of long time exposure.''

>>1192252
Science clown strikes again, oh god why.

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>>1192252
Hahahahaha Quincies are screwed now.

Captain Asato nervously looks away from Mayuri.
It's not much so only the most perceptive Captains even notice it.

However the Head Captain grumbles and everyone looks at him.
''Hmmm...
And is there anything else you're not telling us Captain Kurotsuchi?''

''Actually Commander, yes.
But I intended to showcase this anyway.''
The captain now takes a step forward and gathers the attention of everyone.
''Since our discovery of this substance I've become very interested in the Arrancars.
And thanks to Captain Zaraki I had the perfect opportunity to observe them!''
He stretches out his hand and a transparent image begins to get projected from a small device in his hand.

Toshiro looks at this and frowns.
''I thought your observation viruses can't survive in us Captains...''

''That's true BUT!
Captain Zarakis little Lieutenant is far from a Captain now isn't she?''

''Oy oy...
Care to elaborate on what we are looking at here Mayuri-san...
Because it sounds like you're saying-''
Kyoraku gives voice to his concerns.

''Precisely! BEHOLD!
Hueco Mundo! In all its glory!''

''Impossible...''
Captain Sui Feng speaks up.
''Hueco Mundo is supposed to be nothing but an endless desert!''

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5uS0Um9YzA

''Only was my Dear!
What we are looking at here is the living embodiment of a theory I had about hollows...
I have hypothesized that should at any point an exceptionally powerful hollow ever appear in Hueco Mundo or anywhere else it'd have the ability to subjugate countless others under itself due to a hollows natural pack mentality.
Once there, having amassed a considerable number of underlings of various abilities this exceptional creature might trigger a sort of Singularity Effect within the hollows if it's sufficiently intelligent.
My idea is that by combining the various abilities of other hollows they were able to terraform the land around them to suit their needs better.
And as you can see, this is precisely what happen.''
He raises his hand and points at one spot in the image and it gets zoomed in.
''As you can plainly see they are trading commodities between themselves, ranging from art to food to basic household tools.
In other words the hollows who we assumed to be barely more than mindless beasts are slowly developing their own unique beliefs, ideologies and culture.
And dare I say... Science?
Given time I have no doubt in my mind that they'll create something akin to but drastically different from the Soul Society...''

>>1192297
>My idea is that by combining the various abilities of other hollows they were able to terraform the land around them to suit their needs better.

So close. Yet so far.

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''Then there is nothing more to discuss.
It's time we eradicated this menace before it got out of our control...''

''I agree with Captain Asato on this one!
If the hollows are indeed evolving then we don't have any more time to waste!''

''Juuust a moment there Komamura buddy...''
Kyoraku takes a step forward.
''I understand you and Junichi-kun over there have a beef with the guy but let's be reasonable here...''

''I can't believe what you're saying Captain Kyoraku!
Are you suggesting we just let them do as they please?!''

''Now, now. Just hear me out for a moment.
So... you're suggesting we go and invade a foreign land that we have absolutely no knowledge of.
All the while our enemy went to greath lengths to make it as suitable for them as possible, meaning it's probably full of traps just in case of an invasion...
Aaand... I'm not sure you noticed this but we are kinda coming up short when trying to compare our strengths.
And that's with the limited information we have.
According to Shiro-kun, Lieutenant Matsumoto, Byakuya-kun AND Zarakis experiences the enemy have 4 individuals who are guaranteed to be around the higher echelons of us Captains AND their weaker soldiers are trained to work together in order to overcome stronger foes.
Without knowing their exact numbers and the exact distribution of power between them AND the fact that the only Captain who ever bested the Fear Eater was Aizen according to Unohanas senseis testimony and even him could only win by blindsiding him...''

''I agree with Shunsui...''
Ukitake takes his friends side.
''We know far too little about the hollows and what we know suggests that they are far too dangerous of an opponent.
If we follow through your idea of vengeance we might win in the end but the Seireitei and with it the Soul Society might be left to ruin without sufficient amounts of our troops to protect it...''

There is a deathly silence.
Most Captains are desperately trying to avoid eye contact with their peers.
Some of them are even staring at the floor before them.

But the silence is broken after a few minutes by a messenger opening the door and the Head Captain frowns at him.

''What is the meaning of this?!
Why are you disturbing us during a meeting?!''

''MY DEEPEST APOLOGIES SIR!
BUT THERE IS AN EMERGENCY!''

''Speak then!''

''There was an unannounced opening of the Senkaimon again!''

''This is ridiculous!
Is it the hollows again?!''

''No Sir!
It's one of us!
And... And...
He claims he spent the last few hundred years in Hueco Mundo!''

Omake#4 - THE END-

>>1192329
About fucking time.

>>1192329
>Sees proof of peace, harmony, and happiness in hollows
>Immediately wants to destroy them
I fucking hate shinigami

>>1192329
And now they have the one person who knows most about surviving in Wastelando Mundo... Without a weapon.

I'm mostly worried right now.

>>1192351
I mean it's their job. You shouldn't be pissed at the garbage collectors because they take your trash.

You should be pissed that they busted your fucking trashcan

>>1192355
>yfw Kaizar finally gives him his sword back and he doesn't want it

>>1192329
I would hope that reason and logic in the name of peace would prevail..... But who the hell am I kidding, soul society is probably gonna start getting primed to fight us for no other reason then they don't know what else to do.

>>1192355
And he's also the guy who was stated to be a Captain level fighter...

WITH HIS SWORD BEING SEALED

>>1192374
ya but Aizen was able to slap the lot of em without batting an eye in canon, they don't make Captain-class fighters like they used to.

Also we DID state on various occasions we weren't looking to fight SS for any reason, whether or not that gets through to them is another thing entirely though and lord knows what'll happen when/if the Quincy get involved.

>>1192329
Uh oh.

>>1192374
I was looking through your pastebin spook and I gotta say

>Your biological son from Rike and a shinigami.

this phrasing is ambiguous

>>1195390
Well...
Shit.

I'll try to fix this as it's not meant to be like that.
I might have been either drunk or tired when I wrote that...

>>1195472
This is why we have commas.

I spent a minute trying to figure out that familial connection before I realized it was an error

>>1195390
There, it's fixed

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Omake #5: The Abysswalkers

*Pant, pant*
*drip, drop*

Every time.
Every time he draws a breath a fresh new hell awaits.
His muscles are all aching and the air feels like it's on fire.
Though the temperature is probably slightly colder than upsides it still feels like it's hotter than the Sun, all the while Dante is shivering.
But the worst part, the worst part is that every time a bead of sweat gathers up on his face and falls down he gets a slight case of whiplash as his head gets considerably lighter with the bead of moisture falling off of him.

He has already given up on using his weapon a while ago.
The weapon which up until this point he looked at as an extension of himself now for the first time feels like a burden.
Excess weight that's holding him down to the point where he can't even swing it anymore.
So he holstered it on his back, not wanting to part from it for the fear of losing it forever.

It takes a lot of effort to raise his head and look up at his opponent, Marr.
Although Lan has taken care of the illumination in this wretched place where the floor and the ceiling are all pitch black the only thing that can reflect light, and therefore visible, are them.
What's even worse is that because of this lack of vision he has a constant feeling of vertigo despite standing on solid ground.
And every time he jumps up even a few feet his heart rate skyrockets from the feeling of falling for eternity.

With a loud grunt and a lot of exertion he straightens his back.
Looking down at his own body the bashes and bruises are clearly visible.
Never would he have thought that someone as jaded as him could ever feel so much pain, but it looks like Marr knows just how to inflict as much of a sting as possible even to those who have become largely unaware of their injuries.

''H-how long...''
Dante asks, uncertain if he even wants to know the answer.

''T-two hours...''
Lan responds after looking at her watch.
By her appearance she's in almost as much pain as Dante.

''R-Really?
I could have sworn it was at least two days...''

''What's wrong squirt?!
You ain't likin' it?''
Marr looks at him with a savage grin.

But before Dante could answer Lan lets out a few strange noises before she faints.
The cero in her hand flickers and then dies out, like the flames of an old match.
Marr swiftly springs behind her and catches the petite woman before she'd hit the ground and only moments before the flame fainted.
''Okay...
It's break time...
Make some light and sit down...''
He said to Dante.

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Secretly glad that Lans stamina just gave out Dante creates a small orb of radiant, red energy and they can see each other again.
He slowly and carefully slumps down and looks at Marr who sits, puts down Wang so she can lay on his lap and puts his hand above her, as if guarding her from something.

With his free hand Dante takes out some rationed out food from his pack and starts eating the dried jerky as he speaks.
''Yhou know...
Gravithy dhoesn't whork like that...''

''What's this... gravity?''

Dante swallows his food and continues.
''You know... that thing that keeps pushing you down to the ground.''

''Oh... that.
This ain't it...''

''Huh?''
Dante leans in a bit closer to take a good look at Lan and actually sees her breathing becoming more regular and less forced now that Marr spread his arm above her.
''Then... what the hell is this?
Heh... It almost feels like-''

But he cut himself off so swiftly that in his surprise and dumb confusion the dried meat fell out of his hand which Marr quickly snatched from under him and started chewing.
He didn't stop for any real reason. Or rather, he didn't start speaking for any particular reason.
He just said what first came to his mind. But as his brain started to process that thought he realized the implications of it.
And that scared him deep down to his core.

As Dante stares into the empty space before him Marr opens his mouth and snaps Dante back to reality.
''Hey!''
He points up towards the sole light that can be seen. The point of their entry.
''You see that?
Don't stray too far from it.
If you wanna piss just turn your back to us, 'cause if you can't see that no more... you're lost...''

Dante dumbly nods, still recovering from his shock.
Marr had a solid idea about what ran through the boys head, but he simply doesn't care.
All that matters is that Dante keeps it together.

The silence was maddening.
And in his desperation Dante started asking questions from Marr, just to occupy his mind.
''What is this place anyway?''

''Your old fart didn't tell you?''

''N-no...
The old man only told me to steer clear of this place.''

''And you listened to him?''

''I usually do...''

Marr closes his eyes and after shoving the remaining jerky in his face he knocks on the ground.
''This 'ere...
This is the core.''

''Of what?''

''The core...''

Dante puts his hand down and frowns at that.
''It's flat....''

''So?''

''If this is the core... it must be massive.''

''It is.''
And he quickly punched the ground, breaking off a chip from the stone and showing it to Dante.
''This is the hardest stuff in Hueco Mundo...
Everything that's unfortunate to fall down 'ere eventually gets smushed into it.
Not even I can break too much of it.
After about... this much-''
He puts his two hands a few inches apart from each other.
''Under that... it's too hard.
I can't even put a scratch on it after that...''

>>1196154
What I'm hearing is PRIME WALL MATERIAL
or you know, just general defensive structures.

''Fuck...''
Dante tries to shuffle around in his uncomfortable sitting position.
In this place he doesn't even feel like eating since it's painful to chew and swallow bits of food.
''How do you do it?''

''Do what?''

''Anything...
You're acting so casually in here.
Your organs should be under just as much stress as mine...
Or are you just that fucking tough?!''

''Oh well...
There is a trick to it.''

''And I suppose you wouldn't tell me the trick...''

''Oh I would.''

Dante stares at him blankly after that.
''THEN WHY HAVEN'T YOU TOLD IT TO ME?!''

''Ya' didn't ask!''

''Jeez....
Is this what talking to me feels like?''

''No, you are more annoying! Punk!''

''Okay, okay!
So can you tell me the secret already?''

''Yeah...
You're doin' it wrong...''

''Doing what wrong?''

''Everything.
You try and struggle against this, resisting it.
Trying to survive.
Don't.''

''Are you kidding me?''

''No...
Look at you!
Wasted, weak, a maggot trying not to get crushed!
Resisting is what the weaklings do, because they know the opponent is stronger.
But you are a hollow! You shouldn't take shit from anyone!''

''What? So you're saying I should stand up and give the finger to something like Gravity?
Hate to break it to you but the world doesn't work like that!''

''The hell it doesn't!
WE ARE HOLLOWS, THE STRONGEST PREDATORS OF THE WORLD!
NOBODY, AND I MEAN NOBODY STANDS ABOVE US!
AND IF THEY DO? WELL... JUST FUCKING KILL 'EM!
As long as you admit that something is stronger than you, admit your defeat you'll never, NEVER be what you are MEANT to be!
So rather than looking up the big scary monster in fear, stand up, look it in the eye and show it that ye'r worse!''

''Okay! Okay!
Shit! No need to yell like that!
You'll wake Lan up...''

''O-oh... right.
Sorry.''

Letting out a sigh Dante closes his eyes and tries to empty his mind.
Trying to fight his conscious and unconscious fears he tries to purge all doubt from his mind.
For the first time in his life Dante tries to focus, to give it his all, to care.
And when he opens his eyes a powerful flame burns in them.
The feeling is unlike anything he ever felt before. But this is overshadowed by the fact that he can breathe now without feeling like his lungs are about to explode and by the sensation of his bones and muscles being relieved of their pain.

But to his surprise in the same instant he opened his eyes Marr charged him and delivered a punch right at his face.
With a loud crash reverberating through the cavern walls he raises his hand and catches Marrs fist in his palm.
The sound was akin to lightning hitting the ground only a few feet away from someone.

With Dantes fingers wrapped around his fist Marr lets out a grin.
''Did you just block me?''

''I guess I did...
Strange... the first time I ever blocked in my life...
Feels odd...''

Marr pulls free with a satisfied smile on his face.
''Okay bitch! You earned your rest!
And after that... the REAL training begins!''

Omake #5 - THE END -

>>1196211
oh shit, Dante is gonna come out of that scary as fuck.

I wouldn't be surprised if he eventually ends up OG Marr level

>>1196154
So I'm guessing it's something like the border between life and death?

>>1196322
Or it exists in the same plane as the Garganta opens into.

>>1196211
Final guess is that it's similar to the Royal Guard's mountain thing, it's an area of incredibly dense spiritual pressure.

>>1196322
It's literally the realms core, much like the iron core of Earth only much, much bigger

>>1196361
So if it's the core of Hueco Mundo, how big is Hueco and what is it exactly? A planet? Just asking out of curiousity mainly, it's cool as shit regardless.

>>1196371
Technically a planet existing within its own little pocket universe.
The catch however that it's an expanding one.

Every time something accidentally falls into the Garganta will eventually wind up there, sooner or later.
Once there if it's a plus and it somehow survived the ordeal it probably becomes a hollow.
But in every other case?
The extra material is turned to dust and added to the pile, with some parts of the realm falling below and getting fused to the core

>>1196384
And it's easily existed millions of years, just expanding all the while, man that's fuckin nuts. So how does this in turn connect back into the Soul King and the "balance of souls" as it were? I assume this will also play into the SS's decision of extermination as well?

>>1196406
It's practically the same deal.
The Soul Society is expanding in much the same fashion, however it uses the excess reishi left behind when one of the souls pass away in the Soul Society.

Originally the two were supposed to be in balance, growing larger together.
But thanks to King Spooky that's kinda fucked.

Remember how in canon they had to regularly cull the population of the Rukongai?

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>>1196436
Ya I remember that, specifically because it was a focal point in Shinigami Savant Quest for a bit. I guess my last question then would be what does this mean for people who die in the Human World? And are there any other realms besides Soul Society and Hueco Mundo? Planar Warfare Hype.

>>1196474
Kubo specifically modeled Bleach after Buddhism.

And according to that there are six realms in total.
All of which were either shown or mentioned in canon.
The list goes as follows:

(And keep in mind I'm not an expert at this, I just wing it)

>The Human Realm
Self explanatory

>The animal (or beast) realm
The place where Cpt Dog and his clan came from.
It was mentioned only once in canon

>Hungry beast realm
Hueco Mundo

>Hell

>The Asura realm
Soul Society

>And finally the Deva or God realm
The Royal Palace

>>1196503
Guess I finally have a reason to research Buddhism then, many thanks for answering my questions, I'm sure ill have plenty more later.

>>1196528
No problem

I actually want to implement something during the next session that'd make asking questions a tad bit easier

>>1196211
So, This is hueco mundo's soul king?

>>1196709
No.

This is Hueco Mundos Soul King Palace

>>1196740
That is ominous especially when you consider that the spiritual pressure down there is enough to cause Dante Physical pain

>>1196814
That's the intension.

Dante spaced out because he wanted to say the word ''Reiatsu'' but he started to think about what could it belong to

>>1196852
>Soul king
>Hollow King
>Beast king
>king of hell I guess
>Normie king? Quincy king?

>>1196963
Quincy King, since they're all humans.

>>1196963
I don't think hell really has a leader, just the Kushanāda. Who are pretty metal.

>>1196993
well i think it's hinted that they take orders from something above them, though what it is remains unknown.

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>>1196993
Yeah hell is... a bit different.
Since it's a boo boo box where you get sent to get fucked it doesn't really have a leader or a ''god''.

So the hivemind of the Kushanada is the only governing force there and it's plenty enough.

Also if we are talking metal then there is nobody who can top the only possible King of Hell

>>1197013
If we do eventually get sent to hell, I hope we can become friends with the Kushanada. Maybe by accepting our fate and working to keep other prisoners from escaping (since that seems to be a thing that happens)

>>1198575
>he thinks Hell can be anything other than the worst end

Nah m8. Only one option for what Kaizar can do in Hell. Surrender to crushing despair and oblivion as his soul is ground out of existence and purified.

Howsabout we never ever consider going to Hell?

Why would you try to reason with the things which are singlemindedly driven to keep you in Hell, anyway? If you took care of other sinners to keep them there it would serve no purpose. No brownie points. Those big motherfuckers give no shits. The only people they'll actually work with are people who aren't supposed to be there.

>>1198633
I think avoiding hell is the smart thing to do, but really this quest can only end by Kaizar dying and going to hell. any other way would feel cheap, I don't know why

>>1198682
i personally disagree, the only way this can end, is kaizair becoming hueco mundo, i mean the houses and trees are technically him, and as such eventually ghost mexico will pretty much be his body