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Territory of the Gotei 13

As the bala Esmeralda had fired flew through the second gargantus and made contact with the northern pillar the reaction would begin. The tip of the pole split open in a cross-like shape as soon as the Cero was fed to it and a red beam of spiritual energy shot out of its open tip to form a column of red light. It broke into three, both exterior parts falling sideways in the direction of an adjacent pole, guided by the Reiatsu the devices were emitting, until all four poles would be linked together by spiritual energy and shooting out a bright column of red. They formed a quadrilateral polygon of light surrounding the village. In the current state of affair, the best anyone could do was to reduce the damage that will be done. If they have the time, yet with all attention on the invasion it was unlikely, made more so by the fact no one would likely feel the bala throughthe sseki seki stone barrier.

((I waited two days no one came and now its to late bwahaha melon lord rules))

A pair of gray eyes raised up from beneath a white hood as a detection was made. Sitting on a rooftop nearby an arrancar began to smirk as his pesquisa had picked up a shinigami heading towards the area. Finally some action! he thought as he examined the reiatsu further he noted that it was the equivalent of a 3rd seated officer. "Well it's not much but hopefully I can get some fun out of this prey." a smirk grew on his face, this was his first misson for lord Cillian and he could already imagine the excitement that was about to happen. First a 3rd seat, then a lieutenant or two would appear, and maybe even a captain would show up! Oh the excitement was so great he just wanted to burst out and start causing havoc, However the arrancar for once contained himself, he knew he needed play with this one, make him last until some more prey arrived. His orders were to guard not to destroy and among his brief conversations with Lord Cillian he felt it would be best not to piss off that guy. But still this was his first time in the human world since evolving from his hollow form and he was curious how shinigamis looked with true despair. The arrancar almost wished that help would come soon for the shinigami as he appeared unaware of just what he was running into. While he was only a 4th generation arrancar he could more than hold his own against multple foes and honestly hoped for that to be the case. Upon Sai's arrival to the village the arrancar would launch one of his infamously fast bala's at the feet of the shinigami to put him on guard while still concealing his presence.

Upon the bala's collision with the shinigami the arrancar instantly struck a grin across his surprisingly porcelain skin. The only oddity being a purple music note in the corner of his left eye to mimic a teardrop. His reflexes are sharp! This one should be able to entertain me until the other trash arrive. The arrancar began to observe the shinigami via his pesquisa so as not to pop his head out as the warrior began to search out his location. All the prey in Hueco Mundo was so boring and mundane it almost saddened him to toy with him. Despite having human souls ordinary hollows had such primal instincts it was like tricking a dog, such a waste of the arrancars talents. Between those and humans that weren't even able to see him coming, shinigami seemed to be the most challenging prey he has been able to hunt. The thought alone was enough to bring enthusiasm out of his composed surface, although it didn't take much to bring that out. Upon getting lost in thought he snapped back to noticed the shinigami was close to discovering him already. It appeared level 1 had been cleared sooner than he expected and it was his cue to begin the next game. As the shinigami began to lay eyes on his enemy the arrancar would be seen casually sitting on a chair placed on top of a building on the northeastern corner of the town still a decent distance from that particular pilars location but not quite the center of town either. When he felt Sai's reiatsu approach him he simply lifted his face originally shrouded by his hood and began to clap his hands for the shinigami. "Congratulations, you have found me! Nice to see my bala didn't do much, I'd hate for you to be below full strength for this next part." He then rose and fully stood up lifting his hood to better expose his face to the shinigami. However as his lips began to move he paused, trying to contain his excitement from bursting and it was not going well. The arrancar suddenly busted out with a "Whooo!" while flailing his arms around and began performing a 'victory' dance while muttering. "Oops I guess my reiryoku was just too big to conceal! Haha, oh my gosh this is gonna be so funnn!~ I'm so happy you beat the first game! You're the first person I've been able to hunt since being birthed in Hueco Mundo!" The arrancar suddenly stopped his dance, gaining his composure again as his excitement had been released. His eyes then turned grim and his joyful smile twisted into an evil grin. "I wonder...what to take from you as my trophy, shinigami." His arm then reached behind him to grab his weapon left leaning on the chair he was sitting on. A large naginata extending about a foot longer than his own body slowly wiggled itself out of the cut it had left to the rooftop due to its placement. "Since your my first, I'll let you pick how I hunt you. Either you can face me head on or you can even run away. I normally never let the hollows do that."

Much to the surprise of the arrancar it had appeared that the shinigami rejected his gracious offer to run away and instead intended to face him head on. The thought struck him as strange to be honest, Hollows distinct his power levels and promptly run away trying to cling for life. He had to go through the trouble of pinning them into a corner before they ever truly bared their teeth. However the more intellectual and civilized shinigami seemed to be fully aware of the difference between them yet is moved forward by what appeared to be pride. So ironic how the animals ran while the men starred down the barrel so to speak. The shinigami appeared to not be a fan of the games that had his arrancar foe so excited which was such a pity. If only he felt the jubilation and joy his enemy felt even as the shinigami was attempting to slay him. A sly smirk crossed his face as his foe talked about what it meant to be a true killer, oh how bold this prey was it just never ceased to amaze him. "Oh? Well that sure would be something to see. I'll give you another gift shinigami, in order to make this last a little longer I won't use my zanpakuto." The arrancar calmly replied to his foe. Once again he carefully leaned his naginata on his chair where he was sitting previously.

Bold, the arrancar thought as the shinigami rushed in to strike him. His foe showed no fear charging at him with full intent to kill. It appeared like he truly believed he could make an impact How fascinating these shinigami truly were. As much as his impulses told him to end this the arrancar hesitated, there was more fun that could be had with this prey. A light-bulb metaphorically seemed to go on in his head, he suddenly realized how he could tick the shinigami off even more involving some of his classic trickery. The fist connected, shoving his chin up as it cracked his jawline lifting his feet up and launched him into the air...he then suddenly dissipated into thin air as if he had never even existed in the first place. "Gemelos Sonido, surprisingly real right?" the crafty arrancar called out from Sai's right standing 8ft away. It was an advanced sonido where the user adds an extra step to the normal sonido creating after images of themselves. As far as he knew he was the only user of this sonido technique out of the arrancar even though there were two arrancar that were faster than him. After calling out his technique name he then lifted his hand in order to launch another one of his incredibly speedy balas towards Sai's feet again as he knew the idea of toying with him would upset him even more. It amused him so much to see his foe get aggravated. He truly was glad he chose this mission instead of just hanging around in Hueco Mundo, that dull place probably had nothing interesting going on. Instead he found a great way to test his abilities on shinigami and observe their behavior patterns. These shinigami made for the most interesting prey by far and the arrancar was shivering with excitement as he plotted just how to mess with his opponents mind.

Making sure to take note of his exceptional reflexes the mysterious arrancar smiled as his tactics appeared to have taken root in Sai's psyche. His foe viewed the fight as righteous and demanded it be taken seriously. It seemed like fights here had honor and etiquette behind them which was just pointless in the arrancars eyes. Where he was from the only law was survival and the strong ruled over the weak with constant power struggles. While it was a violent way of life it was all the arrancar knew and any other kind was just alien to him. Maybe that was the reason arrancar were so much stronger than shinigami, because they were not weighed down by emotions or rules but were solely focused on survival. While he pondered shinigami inferiority his opponent seemed to be trying to taunt him into taking the fight seriously which quickly put a smirk upon his face. Screw Cillian, I have to see the look of anguish on him before he dies. Hopefully he wouldn't cause too much of a scene but he wanted to see just how much of his power this foe could take. As the bakudo raced toward him the arrancar began remembering what he had been told of shinigami techniques. While he knowledge was limited he knew the lower the number the lower its potency was which was ironic considering the arrancar with the lowest number was deemed strongest. Once again he activated his sonido however decided adding the extra step for a clone was not necessary. In an instant he reappeared about 3ft directly above the shinigami while standing upside down in the sky as he began charging a powerful cero in his hand aimed at the shinigami. "It'll take a much larger number for those spells to slow me down, interesting choice of number though." His voice suddenly turned very serious and his face had a grim appearance while his eyes remained fierce and yet cold as if death was embracing you upon meeting his gaze. "I want to be perfectly clear shinigami, you're nothing but a piece of trash to me!"

It was time.

Once more, the red cage created by the Cero infused anchors ripped matter into shreds, into small particles of Reishi that would be swallowed up by an innumerable amount of small portals specifically targeting the newly liberated Reishi. Hororeiroji would be no more. Like Komugichiku, it had been wiped off the map, leaving only an empty crater and a few nearby settlements. The Arrancars were successful, but that was not without consequences.

In the skies above what was once Hororeiroji, shapes and forms reminiscent of skyscrapers and sand dunes would flicker in and out of existence. The scales had shifted after the sudden removal of over a thousand souls from Rukongai.