34 Mini Arc. I
(Kyoraku POV)
"Toji really put on a remarkable performance back there. I still can't believe how powerful he has become. And all that power was hidden underneath his happy attitude. I wonder what would have happened if the Ryoka hadn't made him angry with his remark..."
I was sitting with Jushiro and Yama-ji and drinking some sake. I invited Yama-ji after the problems had more or less been resolved and the Ryoka had gone back to the World of the Living. Surprisingly he said yes.
"Toji had a knack for keeping everyone on their toes. Unpredictability is his trademark.", Jushiro said with a smile.
"Bah, a little rascal he is. Look at the mess that Aizen created and now it seems like he was never truly under Aizen's illusion! I will have to teach him another lesson!!", Yama-ji exclaimed fervently.
"Hahaha, that must be the reason why he has gone missing.", I laugh at that. Toji had been missing since the mess had been taken care of. I think I know where he is but I'm not sure.
"It's just like you said Genryusai-dono, Toji was always the only one to successfully escape from you.", Jushiro said.
"Haaa, I knew he was trouble the moment I returned to my quarters and found you three bouncing on the ground like it was made of rubber ..."
"Haha, I still remember that. He just told us the power of his Shikai like it was nothing much and instead of making it appear like the powerful ability that it was, he urged us to join in on the fun ... he was always like that.", I said.
"Yeah ... he never truly cared about status or the stuck-up rules of the Central 46 or nobles ... he liked to enjoy himself and was never shy to stand up when he saw injustice.", Jushiro sighed.
"Indeed. The brat has heart. More so than any other Shinigami I met. In all my years I have never seen anyone with such power, care so little about it.", Yama-ji added. He must know, he was just that old.
"So what are we going to do now? Aizen might not be dead. Should we prepare?", I ask them.
"We will. I will have Captain Kurotsuchi and former Captain Urahara Kisuke come up with a plan to have Karakura Town brought to the Soul Society!", Yama-ji says.
"What?!" "Pardon?!"
"Even though Toji took the Hogyoku from Aizen and destroyed it ... Aizen is not dead. He has another Hogyoku and given enough time, he will go through with his plan. His plan to create the Oken!", Yama-ji explained.
"Oken? What is that?", I ask.
"And why would Aizen want to create it? And what has Karakura town to do with it?", Jushiro asked.
"The Oken is the key to accessing the Soul King Palace.", Yama-ji said, stunning us both.
"So you're saying ...", I begin.
"... that Aizen now knows where to find this Oken?", Jushiro finished my sentence.
"No. That secret has been passed down orally by the Captain Commanders of the Court Guard Squads for generations.", Yama-ji said.
"...But you're the first Captain Commander, Yama-ji.", I say.
"Which is why I am the only one who knows about it."
"So then what did Aizen read about the Oken?", Jushiro asks.
"Aizen accessed literature documenting the creation of the Oken."
"So he will create his own Oken then and after that try to attack the Soul King Palace ... so we don't really have to worry then ... with Osho up there and the others ...", I say.
"Nonsense! We are the Gotei 13! It is our job to stop something like that. Do you have any idea what would happen if Aizen managed to create such an Oken? An Oken can be forged with 100,000 souls and a Jūreichi or Concentrated Spirit Zone with a radius of one spiritual ri.
... and now guess what the current Jūreichi is ...", Yama-ji says heatedly and also a bit ... angrily?
"... I don't-"
"Karakura Town ... So then Sosuke Aizen to create the Oken he will kill 100,000 souls and the entire Karakura Town. We cannot let that happen!", Jushiro says.
"We won't. This is why Captain Kurotsuchi Mayuri and former Captian Urahara Kisuke will be tasked with doing what I said. We have to prepare for Aizen's eventual attack!", Yama-ji says.
"Haaa, and now is the moment when Toji has to disappear..."
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(3rd Person POV)
Toji floated through the new 'place' he had arrived in right now. He was unsure whether his plan worked but ... it looked like it did, if the unfamiliar surroundings were anything to go by.
He had imagined disappearing from the problems and questions that would inevitably arrive and then simply ... vanished from the Bleach Universe.
Toji was in an unfamiliar place right now. He knew what the Garganta and the void in the world of Bleach looked like, but this was different. He could feel the change in energies and simply let everything happen as it did. But then as he was being shot around in this weird stream of space-time, he heard a voice.
"Greetings there, I am the Dragon God called Shenron. I call upon you to ask you whether you would allow me to summon you.."
"Shenron? Summon me? Well then go ahead, old boy.", Toji answered.
"Thank you. Someone asked me to summon a god and you have the feeling of someone as powerful with a powerful soul."
In the next moment, Toji felt a pull and let it happen. He was interested in where he was going to end up. But he had a suspicion about where that was going to be.
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(Flashback)
Goku, Vegeta and all of the rest of their families and friends were on a cruise ship prepared to party when Beerus and his attendant Whis arrived and demanded to fight the Super Saiyan God. Sadly none of them knew of such a being and in an attempt to please the GoD, they fed him food.
This only worked for a time though and after getting angry, Beerus was about to destroy the earth when Goku arrived and Goku then asked for more time to find the Super Saiyan God. His plea is granted, and they gather the Dragon Balls to summon Shenron.
"I am Shenron. I shall grant you any wish. Now speak.", the dragon said after he was summoned.
"Sorry to cut right to the chase, but ah have you by chance heard of this thing called a Super Saiyan God? And if you have, well I want to use my wish to bring him here. Is that ok?", Goku said.
"I am aware of the God you described.", Shenron said.
"Awesome!!", Goku said, "Now we don't all have to be destroyed by Lord Beerus, which is kind of a load off."
"Wait?! What? Did you say Lord Beerus?", Shenron began to stutter. He then saw Beerus standing there and sweat poured down his face...
"Oh, aaaahhhh, G-Greetings Lord Beerus, nice to meet you. I sincerely apologize for addressing you from such an elevated space. I would have never anticipated that you would be on Earth.", Shenron said.
"Whatever. Just summon the Super Saiyan God already.", Beerus said.
"Well, uh ... You see ... Actually I am unable to summon him right away.", Shenron said surprising all the people there.
"W-Well, the Super Saiyan God is ... a figure that appears in the legend of the Saiyans and does not currently exist. However, there are two things that might help you. It is possible to give instructions on how to create him.
The Namekian book of legends states the following: "When five Saiyans with righteous hearts join hands ... and pour their spirits into another righteous Saiyan, he shall become the God of Saiyans.", In other words, the Super Saiyan God."
"Vegeta! You're the Prince of all Saiyans, how come you don't know this?", Bulma asked her husband.
"I have now informed you of the method. With that, would you be so kind as to allow me to take my leave?", Shenron asked Beerus.
"Wait. What about the second thing you stated?"
"Ah, yes. The second thing is that there is another being that I might be capable of summoning, should you and he accept of course.", Shenron stated.
"Another being? Is he a god?", Beerus asked.
"Well ... I am not sure. But while he lacks the Ki of gods, he has a very powerful soul. One that might even surpass those of gods... So what do you say?"
"Hmmm, I came here to fight the Super Saiyan God and not some other nobody. So no.", Beerus said. But Whis had another idea. He was interested in this being whose soul might be stronger than that of a god.
"Wait Beerus-sama. I believe it might be interesting to see this other being. You don't have to possess God Ki to be powerful you know. And you never know ... maybe he will surprise you...", Whis said.
"Hm? Do you think so? Well then go ahead and summon him for me!"
"Right away.", Shenron said and became silent for a moment.
(Flashback end)
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After speaking with Toji, he spoke again.
"He has agreed to be summoned."
A white light shone and Toji appeared there in front of everyone. He looked around and checked everyone out. When his gaze met the one of Whis, he stopped and approached him.
"Marvellous. Truly marvellous indeed. You are in a state of pure instinct. What marvellous martial arts you are using there. Tell me you weird-styled man, is it possible to learn this martial art?", Toji asked Whis.
"Ohohohoho, what a charmer you are. And here I was being interested in you, who has such a powerful soul but no Ki. Fascinating, very fascinating. As for your question, I guess we could try to have you learn this bu-.", Whis said.
"Enough!! He has been summoned to fight me!", Beerus says and looks at the duo with annoyance.
Toji looks at Beerus with a questioning gaze and for a moment says nothing. He then begins to talk.
"How weird ... a talking anthropomorphic cat. What breed are you? Sphynx cat or a Cornish Rex? Very peculiar.", Toji said interested.
A tick mark was seen on Beerus' head and he exploded.
"You've made me MAAAADDD!!!!", Beerus said and his purple Ki exploded outwards pushing everything away from him ... well not everything.
Toji just looks at the tall cat and sighs.
"*Sigh* What is it with cats and their bad temper, anyway? I mean that is just ridiculous. Look at him throwing a tantrum."
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This makes Beerus even madder, for some reason. Beerus uses his left palm to push Toji and the latter shoots back without even being seen again. Only the shockwave is felt.
Beerus is once again mad and this time he has had enough of this bullshit planet. He rises up in the air and prepares another Hakai in his hands. Whis is behind him and waiting for the inevitable thing to happen.
The giant purple sphere of pure destruction comes closer to the ground. All of the Z fighters begin to use their own attacks to stop the monstrous attack.
Goku and Gohan use their Kamehameha, Vegeta uses his final flash, and Piccolo uses his Special Beam Cannon. However, nothing works as the power of destruction destroys them all and the giant sphere of destruction comes closer and closer.
Just when the Planet and everyone is about to be destroyed, however ... everything vanishes. The ball of destruction, the Ki attacks from the Z fighters ... everything.
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Then they hear the voice again.
"Sheesh, that temper ... just like Yoruichi. But you have nothing going for you. Unliker her beauty you just have anger issues. How rude you are ... someone should teach you a lesson.", Toji said as he walked out from where Beerus punched him.
Toji cracked his neck and his arms to warm up, while all the others have their eyes wide and can't say a word because they don't understand what just happened.
