195 My SI Stash #95 - Dark side of the Moon by darkstream0 (Bleach)
-Hey, we've just reached 2M views! Very nice~ Here's a SI Bleach fic, there aren't many of it out there so i'm tryna get it popping, hoping other authors start doing more SIs in Bleach. If you liked onetim3's work "Reincarnated into the world of Naruto" you'll probably be into this aswell!
Sypnosis: A professional assassin gets transported to the world of Bleach. The SI is not mad at all. Infact he is very thankful for the entity that did that. Now he has the chance to be a god or at the very least he has the power to be a strong godlike being. Now all he has to do is wait to confront that stupid spirit inside his inner world. Too bad the spirit is uncooperative. OC Si.
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Chapter 1-3 (exceptional)
Prithviraj was a mercenary that closely worked with RAW. Sometimes they would use his skills to take out high profile targets that were too well connected but posed a threat to national security. He does not have some sappy story about how he unfortunately fell into this profession. No he chose to be a killer because he enjoys death and destruction very much. The power he felt whenever he took a life was something he became addicted to. That doesn't mean he let his victims suffer. No he always gave them quick deaths. He was a professional killer not some evil psychopath.
Unfortunately for him a mercenary is an expendable pawn in a mission. That is what happened to him right now. He was asked to kill a highly protected individual who has their own private security teams as well as government appointed security. Halfway through the mission he received a message to abort the mission. Unfortunately his exit plan hinged on the chaos he would create inside the building where his target resided. But now he had to improvise and that's where everything went wrong.
He was found out and he had to take cover as the guards began to fire. He returned fire and his aim stood true as he gained hits quickly but unfortunately for him they began to throw grenades. That was the end for him as he quickly got surrounded. But he refused to lay down his weapon and spend the rest of his life in a prison cell. He began firing into the guards and they returned fire without prejudice and that's how he died.
But after he died he never reached heaven or hell. All he saw was darkness and silence. He tried to shout or make any sound but no sound came. He couldn't even feel himself. There was no sense of time, touch, taste, sound, pain, vision or anything for that matter. He didn't know how long he was in this state maybe years or decades. At some point he saw a small ray of light. At first he thought it was his imagination but gradually that light began to expand and he felt himself being dragged through a hole and he lost consciousness.
After some time he began to hear sounds. Slowly he opened his eyes and everything was very bright. His eyes gradually adjusted to the light and he saw a dark skinned man close to his face which frightened him and he tried to say something. But the sound that came from his mouth sounded like the cry of a baby.
"Stop making faces at him Isshin. You are scaring him." a womanly voice said as a hand was placed upon his body
That's when he realized that he has become a baby. Strangely he didn't panic at this revelation and nearby there was another baby with orange hair of all things.
"He has your eyes but he has my hair colour. But I bet he will be like his father and become super strong" Isshin cooed at the baby
"So what will we name them?" Masaki asked as she kissed the head of the baby
"You name Mr. Orange hair and I will name this little guy." Isshin said as he pointed to me
"Hmm... That's alright. How about Ichigo? Kurosaki Ichigo. Do you like it?" Masaki asked smiling happily
"Hmm... Not bad. Now I name this one as Indra. Kurosaki Indra. How about that…?" Isshin asked in delight
Masaki's eyes twitched. "That sounds like the name of an evil villain." she complained
"No no. You got it wrong Masaki. It is the name of a sky god and our son will be as powerful as a god." Isshin explained sweating bullets under his wife's evil eye.
"It better be. Welcome to our family Ichigo, Indra." Masaki said as she kissed both babies on their foreheads
While this was happening the newly named Indra was watching all this in surprise. He finally understood what happened to him. Like the many stories he had read in that funny little site he is now a self inserted character and that too in Bleach as the twin brother of Kurosaki Ichigo. Most people would find such a revelation difficult to comprehend but not Indra. He was of the opinion if life gave you lemons you should make lemonades and good one at that and if possible enjoy the drink.
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As Indra grew up he learned that he was an un-identical twin. Thank god for that as he didn't want to become a carbon copy of his fool of a brother. I mean seriously Kurosaki Ichigo was the character he hated the most in Bleach anime. I mean this guy had so much power in his pinky little finger than the entirety of Shingami and hollows and this guy squandered it away. He never seek power and even when the villain granted him everything by putting him through some rough unwilling training slash fight the substitute shinigami refused to cut down his enemies because he is a drama queen. Then don't let him start about the women in the bleach universe. Ichigo had the cutest and sexiest girls after him and this fool couldn't even realize that. How fucked up is that.
But Indra was not like that. He was not someone who would waste his power and comforts in life to play hero. He was someone that actively seeks power. Now because of his birth he has the ultimate power to even become a god if he so wish and that was his end goal. In his last life he was so fragile, weak and powerless. But now he has a chance to become the ultimate being that can surpass the Reio and even the Quincy emperor. But first of all for that to happen he has to get out of diapers. Oh the horror!
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It was a new experience for Indra to be bought up by a loving family. In his previous life he grew up in an orphanage. Still he did not desire any family attachments but he had to act the part as a cute little boy. It is easy to say but it was very difficult to act as an ignorant little boy. When Ichigo and Indra were four years old Masaki birthed another set of twins named Yuzu and Karin. When this happened, Isshin and Masaki had to concentrate more on the newborns. This gave Indra the unique opportunity to meditate and draw out his power. But unfortunately for him no matter what he tried he could not feel an ounce of spiritual power within him. But he was far from discouraged. In fact Indra increased his meditations to center himself and control his emotions.
There is an advantage being a child as all the higher functions of the body will be at it's peak during childhood. As more and more Indra meditated, without even his knowing he was slowly undergoing a transformation. His mental fortitude was becoming increasingly well balanced and slowly he began to feel the reishi in the air. But that was just the start as he could not for the life of him couldn't draw out enough of the substance. But still a little of something was infinitely better than a whole of nothing.
Over the years his ability to draw out the reishi began to increase. In fact Indra began to feel the reitsu of others especially himself. He compared his energy with that of Ichigo. There he found that his power was slowly overcoming Ichigo. Ichigo had a turbulent energy around him but Indra's energy was slowly becoming a refined flow overshadowing his brother in every aspect. This did not go unnoticed by Masaki who could feel the difference in her children but she couldn't find anything suspicious as Indra took great care in his activities.
As years passed Indra began to hear the distorted voices from his mind and he knew it was the spirits trying to contact him. Seeing as he was on the correct path Indra began intensive meditations and sensing exercises with his reishi. Slowly his spiritual pressure began to settle down into his body. As the spiritual pressure began to get dominated by Indra he began to get clarity of the words of the spirits inhabiting his soul.
It was on his eighth birthday that he achieved the first step in pursuit of power. Isshin and Masaki threw a birthday party for Indra and Ichigo. While they knew Indra generally hated such public functions he never complained about it either. But this birthday party proved very useful for Indra as Ryuken Ishida visited their home. It was there Indra came in contact with the spiritual pressure of a pureblood quincy. The spirit energy was very miniscule but that was all that was needed for Indra ad he absorb it. After the party was over Indra stay awake in the night and once again tried to enter his inner world.
This time he found himself exactly where he wanted to be. The world he found himself was filled with huge skyscrapers o different colours. The sky was completely black and a curved half moon shined brightly in the night sky.
"I am very surprised you are able to come here and even hear me for that matter at this young age. You are truly a prodigy." a voice said from behind Indra.
"A Zanpakuto is said to be another part of a soul. If that was the case you would not be surprised and that leads me to believe you are not my Zanpakuto spirit." Indra said as he turned around and faced an old man in a tattered black coat.
For a long time they only looked at each other neither moving a muscle.
"Release my Zanpakuto spirit from your control." Indra ordered
"I am your Zanpakuto spirit Indra. If you listen carefully you can hear my name." the old man said
"Indeed I can hear the name. But I can also distinguish my Quincy powers from my Shinigami powers even if for the time being you have absorbed a portion of my Shinigami powers." Indra said with a pointed look at the old man
The old man sighed and closed his eyes for a small time and then opened them with determination.
"It is for your own best interest that I suppress your Shinigami powers. It will bring you only misery and ruin." the old man said
"And do you think you are capable of giving me happiness. I know who you are and what you are. You are a piece of another soul. I will not allow you to dictate my life. So I will ask one last time. Will you willingly relinquish control to my true Zanpakuto spirit?" Indra asked
"I can't do that. Your Zanpakuto is fused with a hollow. If I bring him out it will destroy this world and it will destroy you." the old man said
"He was forced to fuse with the hollow because of you. It seems I will have to resort to other means." Indra said as he concentrated and exited his inner world.
Indra found himself in his bed in the room of his house. He really wanted to punch that Quincy spirit for daring to stand in his way. It seems plan A has failed now it was time for plan B.
His failures in spiritual side of things never reflected in his physical life. In fact he was the class first in academics. Seeing as his competition was other nine year olds there was nothing to be proud of. But Isshin and Masaki were overjoyed to have such a brilliant son. Ichigo was not bad as well as some of his own intelligence seems to have rubbed of on the orange head he was still a big mama's boy. When they were four years old they joined a Karate dojo. There they met Tatsuki Arisawa and she would always defeat Ichigo whenever they have a match. If Ichigo gets defeated he would always go crying to Masaki. Indra on the other hand never allowed anyone to so much as even scratch him. So even if many children would have likely bullied Ichigo for his over reliance upon his mother the presence of Indra scared them away. But Tatsuki was someone that liked Ichigo very much so they became fast friends and she even smiled brightly whenever she saw Indra. Already he can feel there is a little hero worship in Tatsuki's eyes. For five years they were avid members of the dojo.
Life was going smoothly but finally that day came a day that Indra was preparing for. It was a rainy day and the date was June 17. Even if Ichigo could not control his powers he could see ghosts by this point of life. It was this ability that made him saw a girl near a lake. Never knowing that it was a bait Ichigo ran towards the girl thinking she was about to jump into the river. Just as Ichigo neared the lake the girl disappeared. Masaki and Indra caught up with him and she was shouting at Ichigo to stop. Just as they reached near Ichigo the hollow appeared and knocked Ichigo unconscious. Masaki quickly created a bow out of reishi on her hand.
"You are one of those cursed Quincys aren't you girl. I will enjoy devouring you and your spawns." Grand Fisher roared
Masaki began firing arrows at the hollow which mad the hollow leap back to avoid the arrows. Suddenly Masaki fell to her knees as her quincy powers began to diminish and fade. Indra understood Yhwach was already making his move for his eventual awakening by activating Auswahlen.
Grand Fisher seeing her weakened state rushed in to take her out. The hollow extended one if its tentacles to strike at Masaki but a blue reishi sword cut it down. The hollow screamed in pain as its tentacle fell on the ground twitching. Indra stood protectively in front of Masaki with a reishi blade in his right hand.
"You little dog... You dare to stand against me. I will kill you." The hollow screamed in rage and more tentacles came out of its body. All of them began to rush at Indra fast.
Indra created another reishi blade in his left hand and began cutting them down to the best of his abilities. But a nine year old human's physical strength has its limits and two tentacles pierced his chest. Masaki screamed in anguish as blood began to pool beneath her son's feet. Grand Fisher laughed cruelly at the sight and he absorbed the soul from the young upstart quincy in an instant.
Masaki cried harder as she saw the lifeless body of her eldest son fall on the ground covered in blood. Grand Fisher enjoyed the suffering and despair he caused to the quincy women. Her kind has been hunting them for generations and this was his revenge for all the troubles they caused.
"Don't cry and spend all your tears for one of your offspring when there is one more left." the hollow evilly laughed as it extended its tentacles to kill the orange haired boy who was lying unconscious. Just as his tentacle was about to pierce Ichigo, Masaki shielded her son with her own body taking the hit herself. Blood spilled from her body but she didn't mind as she was able to protect Ichigo.
"You are brave Quincy but you are also very foolish." Grand Fisher said and he was about to absorb her soul but suddenly a kido struck his tentacles burning them away. The hollow screamed in pain and he saw there was a high level shinigami near him. The hollow didn't waste time and opened a Garganta that transported him to Hueco Mundo as he didn't want to take any chances against such a superior being who is wearing a strange hat.
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Urahara and Isshin were at the Kurosaki house drinking sake over a friendly chat.
"How are the children Isshin." Kisuke asked
"You know even if they are twins they are entirely different. Karin and Indra are similar in almost every way. Yuzu and Ichigo are the next similar pair in character. It is almost funny in a sense." Isshin said with a laugh
"Hmm... You wanted to say something about Indra. What is it?" Kisuke asked
"He has activated his quincy powers Kisuke." Isshin said in a serious tone
"Really… How did you find out?" Kisuke asked
"We never told him anything. He just sort of began to manipulate the reishi around him from an early age. Masaki thinks he discovered his power when he was four years old. When he became five his spirit energy settled down and became transient unlike Ichigo whose energy is all over the place." Isshin said in pride
"Seems to me your eldest son inherited more from Masaki than you..." Kisuke joked
"More than I care to admit. He is more composed and mature for his age. I mean, the little guy is so precise, observant and alert at all times even when we are having dinner." Isshin said
"Looks like the qualities of a strong Quincy." Kisuke said
"Thank god for that. It seems our fears of that hollow are unfounded. At the very least we know for sure Indra doesn't have the hollow inside him right." Isshin asked
"I don't know for sure Isshin. Even if Indra manifested his Quincy powers we don't know anything about the nature of his soul. But so long as he remains human there is nothing to worry about." Kisuke said truthfully
Isshin sat deep in thought.
"So where is Masaki?" Kisuke asked as he took a sip of the sake
"She went out to collect Ichigo and Indra from the Karate dojo." Isshin answered
Urahara concentrated and tried to sense Masaki. Soon he found three spiritual energies that he was looking for and Isshin was right as he could feel the tranquil feel of Indra's energy. But suddenly Masaki's spirit energy wavered and became so low in a heartbeat and he felt Indra's energy spike. Concentrating further he was able to feel a faint echo of a hollow.
"Isshin, Masaki and the children are in danger. There is a hollow nearby. I will go there fast. They are near the river close to the public park." Kisuke said as he rushed out of the house and disappeared in a flash step
Isshin didn't waste any moment either as he rushed out of the house. Without his powers he could not move fast so he took his car out and drove towards the park as fast as he could. When Isshin reached there he saw Urahara standing near the bloodied bodies of Masaki and Indra. Isshin screamed in anguish as he ran towards them. He saw Masaki stopped breathing jyst as he came and soon she appeared in a soul form with a chain sticking to her body.
"I am sorry Isshin. I was too late." Kisuke said in sorrow as he bowed his head
"Isshin, my powers vanished. Indra tried to protect me. That thing took our son." Masaki cried
"Don't worry Masaki. We can save him. Kisuke do something. You can restore her right." Isshin asked in hope
"We can't do anything for her Isshin. All we can do is perform is Konso. I am truly sorry." Kisuke said sadly
Kisuke took out his Zanpakuto to perform the Konso.
"Look after Yuzu, Karin and Ichigo. Find that hollow. It's name is Grand Fisher and cleanse it and then release Indra. I love you." Masaki said tearfully
"I love you too Masaki." Isshin said tearfully as Urahara pressed the handle of his Zanpakuto on her forehead. With a blinding light the soul of Masaki disappeared from the human world. At the same time they heard a scream from behind them and saw that Ichigo had regained his consciousness and saw the bloodied bodies of his mother and brother. Isshin enveloped his son in a hug.
Soon the police came along with an ambulance. They wrote off the incident as hit and run with no witnesses. Isshin took Ichigo and the twin sisters back home. After putting them to bed he and Urahara decided to visit Ryuken to understand why Masaki said she lost her powers. But when they reached the Ishida house they found out Ryuken's wife, Kanae Katagiri also died that day.
Ryuken saw Urahara and Isshin and led them to a private room.
"She was already ill. But her quincy powers were taken away and she could no longer support herself." Ryuken said
"Masaki and Indra died today Ryuken." Isshin said dejectedly
"What! How….?" Ryuken asked horrified
"She was attacked by a hollow. Mid battle her powers suddenly disappeared. What is happening? Why did Masaki and your wife lose their powers?" Kisuke asked
Ryuken closed his eyes briefly and said, "The Quincy folklore spoke of the first Quincy as "The Sealed King": after 900 years of being sealed, he would regain his pulse; after another 90, he would regain his intellect; and after 9 more years, he would absorb the power of every "impure" Quincy to make their abilities his own with Auswählen… It has already begun. Yhwach has already begun the process of absorbing the powers of all Quincys he considers impure. In normal circumstances the impure Quincy in question will not lose their lives but my wife was already physically very weak. All that held her to this world was her Quincy powers and without it..."
Isshin stood from the chair and punched the wall.
"If only my shinigami powers were active." Isshin raged at himself
"About that... Now that Masaki is cleansed by konso your powers will start to return slowly. It won't happen quickly but over the years your spirit energy will recover." Urahara said
"Good. As soon as I regain it I will hunt down that hollow and finish it off." Isshin promised as he walked out of the room and went back to his home.
Isshin looked at the sleeping form of his remaining three children. He didn't know how he was going to manage them but he had to try his best.
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That week Ichigo and his sisters never went to the school. The funeral of Masaki and Indra was a somber affair as heavy rain poured over Karakura town as if nature itself was mourning the loss. Among the Kurosakis Karin was the most affected as she was very close to Indra and Indra himself dotted on her an exception that he made for just her as she was his favorite.
Another person that was very sad for Indra's death was Tatsuki. She considered him her rival to one day defeat in the dojo. She also had a small crush on him as he was the only boy that was the same age as her and looked in her eyes without an ounce of hesitation. She liked how he carried himself with absolute confidence and his every move has had a purpose. This along with the mystery that he surround himself always attracted her to him and now her rival is gone because of some criminal murderer. She cried harder into her mother's body as her friend was buried alongside his mother. It was a dark day for not just the Kurosaki family but it was for many that knew them as well.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Initially I wanted to write a Shihoin Self Insert but as I progressed with the first chapter it kind of became similar to another story ' God of Flash'. So I changed the inserted character. Again I became confused as whether or not to create an OC. Initially I thought about an Ichigo SI but I was not comfortable with that one either as I wrote the first chapter. So that was also abandoned and now I think this character somewhat resonates with my style of story. As I am a huge fan of villains I am uncomfortable with writing hero stories.
So here it is. Tell me your honest opinion if you have the time. Wish you all a good day to all my readers.
Chapter 2
SOUL SOCIETY (Undisclosed location)
Sosuke Aizen watched the events unfold in the human world through a screen. He had used Grand Fisher to remove Kurosaki Masaki from the life of his test subjects. He was very interested when the eldest one named Indra summoned reishi blades and attacked an experienced hollow like Grand Fisher. His surprise was not just because of Indra's ability rather it was the killing intent behind the weapon that interested him. To project such a killing intent at the age of nine was something most ordinary humans did not possess but yet his test subject did. How very interesting, he thought. Soon the fight spiraled out of hand and he watched as the soul of Indra get absorbed by a low class hollow like Grand Fisher. But he was satisfied as Masaki died.
"Ahh, captain Aizen. It seems your experiment is foiled and lost." Gin Ichimaru said with a creepy smile
"Nothing is lost forever Gin especially someone like Kurosaki Indra. I will be going to Hueco Mundo for some time. Record everything with Kurosaki Ichigo. I would like to observe him after his mother's death." Aizen said as he stood up from his seat and created a garganta directly into the home of hollows
Gin watched as the portal closing up with that same sick smile. He turned his head back to the screen and he lost his smile. He observed the kid who lost everything in a moment just because a sick bastard like Aizen was interested in the boy. He can only watch not act. Not yet at least but soon, he said to himself.
HUECO MUNDO
Grand Fisher broke out into an evil laugh as he escaped yet again from a shinigami. If he really wanted to evolve to a Menos he should have consumed other hollows but he found the suffering and pain he cause to the humans more pleasurable. This was why he went after human souls rather than hollows. Besides he will not have to worry about his evolution as he has been promised by lord Aizen to change him to an Arrancar if he managed to kill that human female. He was not complaining as he will be getting what he wanted and as an extra bonus he even managed to kill that arrogant kid. Seriously what did that stupid kid hoped to achieve by trying to attack him.
Suddenly his body became enveloped by a bright blue glow. A huge spiritual pressure began to fall around the Menos forest and Grand Fisher screamed as his body began to tear itself apart. A beam of blue coloured energy blasted into the sky from Grand Fisher and with it his screams died down.
A cloud of dust surrounded the immediate area. Many Gillian class hollows slowly moved towards the site in a sedate pace. A tail swished in the air and blasted away the dust cloud revealing a new hollow. The hollow had a tough white skin and a hollow hole at the centre of its chest and blue tribal markings spread across its body even on the mask. The wild spiritual pressure began to settle down slowly and a new hollow was born.
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After Indra was devoured by Grand Fisher he entered his inner world. Unlike last time his inner world was different. Now the skyscrapers were inverted from the sky and the floor now became a giant hole.
"There is still time to stop the coming change. Are you sure this is what you want?" a white copy of him asked
"I am sure. Are you ready?" Indra asked
"I Am." the white copy said with a smile
"Then let's begin." Indra said confidently
Suddenly he felt his spiritual pressure release from its confines and he was pulled out of his inner world. The next moment he looked around he saw a forest with dying trees around it. He felt raw power surround him hardening into his skin. He inspected his hands and body and it looked similar like ichigo's first hollow transformed body only with blue markings.
He heard the growls of giant Gillians as they neared his position. One of the Gillian began to form a cero in its mouth. Indra was not going to look stupid. He brought forth his right hand and let his instincts take control as he formed a blue coloured cero. With a sonic boom his cero travelled straight up and surgically cut through the red cero of the Gillian and blew it's head off. The Gillian fell upon the ground crushing many trees. Indra didn't wait a moment as he began to devour the giant hollow. Soon other Gillians began to converge upon him. Indra stood up and roared and his spiritual pressure raised three times that of the combined energy of the gillains that surrounded him. Indra jumped powering the movement with his reiryoku and smashed his fist through the mask of a gillian making it fall. Then he fired a cero that vaporized the head of another gillian. He ran along the ground and gathered Reiryoku in his claw like hands and with a roar he dragged his claws through another gillain's body and blood spilled upon the land from the wound as it fell dead. From there it was a slaughter as he killed every single gillian he saw and quickly began to consume them increasing his energy reserves exponentially.
Indra stood silently after he finished his meal but he was still not satisfied. The hunger for more still tried to claw at his mind and he remembered his ambition to be the most powerful being. He ran into the forest in search for more pray to find. He will not rest until he evolves, he silently promised.
Upon a nearby cliff all of this was being observed by Aizen. A small smile came to his face at this interesting turn of events. His experiment to create a transcendent being has now taken a very unique path. From now on he will be closely monitoring the progress of Ichigo and Indra. After all he can now observe the fastest and best path for transcendence himself. With that thought he returned to Soul Society.
KARAKURA TOWN
"Tell me Kisuke, is there any way Indra can escape from that hollow." Isshin asked as he made himself comfortable in Urahara's shop
"It is hard to tell. You must realize there is no other beings that we know of that have the powers of a Quincy, Shinigami and Hollow. Frankly we are completely blind to what your eldest two children are." Kisuke frankly admitted
"But still you must have certain guesses right." Isshin asked desperately
"I have but they may not be correct." Kisuke warned
"Tell me." Isshin said
"You must understand that the boundary between a shingami and a hollow is very delicate. Now, the hollow powers are poisonous to quincy powers. So the only possible way for Ichigo and Indra can survive if the quincy and shinigami powers get combined. Since Indra is inside a hollow anything can happen. There is a small chance Indra might have escaped Grand Fisher but in turn he would have become a hollow." Kisuke explained
"So what do we do now?" Isshin asked
"There is also a possibility of his shingami and Quincy powers to be lost during his transformation as a hollow. Either way we must wait for him to resurface. After that we can purify him." Kisuke said solemnly
"My Shinigami powers are not yet returning. Why is that?" Isshin asked
"Even if your powers suppressed the hollow infecting Masaki, I believe that hollow has now infected both Ichigo and Indra. So now your shinigami power is suppressing the hollow inside Ichigo. Should Ichigo unlock his own shinigami powers you will be able to recover your powers but until then all you will be able to do is sense and see spirits." Kisuke informed
"It is better that way. Of my powers return fast maybe it will attract more hollows to our house like it did with Masaki. Anyway I should go. The children are alone at home. Goodbye Kisuke. Tell Tessai and Yoruichi I said hi." Isshin said as he walked out of the shop
After the door closed behind Isshin a black cat jumped into the room through an open window.
"Why didn't you tell him Indra will be a lost cause now that he will be under Aizen's influence." Yoruichi asked
"Isshin is not a fool. He already knows it deep down. It is better for me to lie now. He already has enough pressure on his mind." Kisuke said
"Is there any hope for Indra?" Yoruichi asked
"If he manages to escape Grand Fisher and I am pretty sure that will happen and somehow also manages to recover his memories as a human then we have a chance. In fact that is our only chance." Kisuke said as he hid his eyes under the shade of his bowl hat.
HUECO MUNDO
Indra walked through a rocky terrain looking for more Gillian to feed on. He had no idea how much days or months have passed as it has no meaning in this dimension. What he knew was that he had consumed exactly seventy two Gillians since he came here. He can almost feel he was at the verge of evolution. Not only that his power was now much greater than a normal Adjuchas after all he can feel the power of other such hollows in the Menos forest. Unfortunately he had yet to encounter an Adjuchas class hollow to test his strength which was the reason why he was traveling through this terrain. He was actually tracking the spirit energy of an Adjuchas but he has yet to find it. Finally he came upon a cliff and he walked to edge of it and looked below. Down below he found his target along with someone else. Without a sound he began to climb down the cliff and moved towards the clearing.
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Nymeria Chacal was a female Adjuchas class hollow. Unfortunately for her female hollows are quickly killed off by other male hollows and only very few even survive to be an Adjuchas much less a Vasto lorde. She had even once met Tier Harribel when she was a regular hollow and was amazed by the power of the female Adjuchas. This chance meeting inspired Nymeria to evolve up to Adjuchas all by herself but by that time Tier Harribel had evolved to a Vasto Lorde and is now residing in Las Noches.
Then her goal had changed to become a Vasto Lorde but now her goals went up in smoke. She was careless as she targeted a much stronger Adjuchas than herself and paid the price as the rival Adjuchas began to crush her head to the ground. If a hollow takes a bite of flesh from another hollow one will lose the ability to evolve further. Now she was beaten down and if it bites her she can never reach Vasto Lorde. She was desperate for a way out but her strength began to leave her.
"It was foolish of you little hollow to attack me. I am the right hand of the guardian of Menos forest. Do you really think a lowly hollow like you can even compare to me. Hahahahaha..." the bird shaped hollow roared in laughter and he drew his arm back to strike her.
Suddenly out of nowhere a blue cero blasted the hollow away from her. She turned her head and saw an ordinary hollow walking towards her. Even if the hollow was not an Adjuchas it's spiritual pressure was tremendous. Suddenly the other Adjuchas roared out in challenge and rushed at the blue one. But the blue hollow ducked a punch and caught the Adjuchas tail and smashed it to the ground. Then it used it's clawed hand and pierced the head of the Adjuchas killing it on spot.
Nymeria was stunned by the speed and strength of this regular hollow. It has not even become a Menos and it was already strong enough to kill an Adjuchas like it was nothing.
"Who are you?" Nymeria asked as she stood up
But the hollow paid her no mind and began to eat the fallen Adjuchas. Halfway through its meal she saw the hollow get surrounded by a strong blue energy. A horrendous spiritual pressure fell upon her forcing her to kneel. She raised her head with some effort and watched as the hollow raised its hand and roared and for a moment she couldn't see anything. With a boom the energy blasted outwards uprooting the surrounding trees and she had to pierce her hands to the ground to hold on. Soon the colossal energy died down and what she saw took her breath away.
She knew the hollows evolved in stages. When human soul dies and become a hollow it is a regular type of hollow with blind hunger and nothing else. But then a large number of such hollows will combine together to form the first evolutionary stage of Menos called Gillian. A Gillian after formed will have to battle itself with the different minds of the hollows it is made of and the one that emerges in victory will be able to evolve into Adjuchas. The Adjuchas will have to feed continuously until the other hollow souls could no longer affect its mind and after attaining sufficient energy it will evolve into a Vasto Lorde, the final form of Menos. At least that was how normal hollows evolved.
She looked at the hollow before her once again and she still could not believe it. The hollow now had a white mask with horns and black lines stretching vertically across the eyes. The tail that it had in its initial stage has now vanished completely. A long mane of black hair bellowed behind its head in the turbulent winds. Its claw like fingers were now black in colour and black stripes now travelled away from its hollow hole at the chest to different parts of its body. The spiritual pressure from this thing was massive. She couldn't even get a full read on its energy either. This form was definitely that of a Vasto Lorde.
The hollow began to walk towards her. She watched as its crystal blue eyes watching her struggle to stand up. Suddenly the spiritual pressure that pinned her down let up and she found she could stand up but for some reason she stayed on her knees.
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Indra watched the jackal masked hollow stay on it's knees. He was about to kill it but since it was on it's knees and bowing it's head in submission he decided to hear it out. Maybe it can be useful, he thought
"What is your name hollow?" Indra asked coldly
"Nymeria Chacal, my lord." the hollow said
"A female hollow… That is quite rare is it not? Now what shall I do with you." Indra said as he observed her energy levels and found it to be close to an evolution
"Your power is magnificent my lord. Let me serve you master." Nymeria begged in fear
"Now why would you want to serve me?" Indra asked amused by her reauest
"Because of your power master. I have felt the power of Vasto Lorde class hollows before. Your power exceeds that by a large margin. Infact I am not able to sometimes feel your spirit energy. In this world the strong rules the weak. You are strong so let me serve you." Nymeria said as she bowed her head
Indra put his clawed finger underneath the chin of Nymeria's mask and made her look at him.
"Do you know a place where other Adjuchas gather in numbers?" Indra asked
"I know master." Nymeria answered
"Good lead me there." Indra said as he removed his hand from under her mask
"Master…" Nymeria hesitantly called
"What?" Indra asked
"What is your name master?" Nymeria asked uncertainly
"Indra. Just Indra. Let's go." Indra said
"Hai." Nymeria agreed as she stood up and she began to lead her master towards the Guardian of Menos forest and his ilk.
SOUL SOCIETY (Squad 5 barracks)
"Captain, you have a visitor." Hinamori said
"Who is it Momo." Aizen asked
"It's captain Ichimaru. Shall I bring him here." Momo asked
"Yes let him in." Aizen said as he arranged his paperwork and put them on a shelf. Even an all powerful Shinigami like him cannot escape a primordial entity like paperwork. He has to do it all by himself. One of the things he will change in the new world he will be creating.
"There has been a development with our new friend." Gin said as he entered the room and closed the door
"Oh. What happened?" Auzen asked
"Indra has evolved to become a Vasto Lorde and by the looks of it a very strong one at that." Gin said with a creepy smile
"Where is he now?" Aizen asked as he pushed his glasses up
"He is still in the Menos forest. It seems he is going after the guardian of Menos forest." Gin said with the same smile
"Hmm. Sooner or later he will be coming to the surface. It seems I must have a word with my Espada." Aizen said with a calm smile
"So you were planning to make him part of the Espada from the beginning." Gin mused out loud
"Oh no. I don't think he will be part of the Espada. No he has a more important role to play than that." Aizen said
"What role would that be captain Aizen?" Gin asked
"It completely depends on Indra. Will he disappoint me or will he surprise me. Let's wait and see." Aizen said with a smile
"Then I shall take my leave." Gin said standing up
Aizen watched as Ichimaru left his room. That calm smile on his face slipped away and he sat deep in thought. He was thinking about whether he should wait until he get the other Hogyoku from Urahara to turn Indra. Maybe it would not be needed as Indra has already achieved Vasto Lorde form less than two years. Maybe Indra will reach at a level he is capable of with a little help from him.
But before he do that he must analyze his character. Then only he can understand which approach to take with Indra, Aizen thought.
Chapter 3
HUECO MUNDO
Nymeria led her new master Indra towards the guardian of Menos forest. Frankly she was unsure why her master insisted on going after the other Adjuchas. He was already a strong Vasto Lorde, the strongest she has ever felt. But it was not her place to question her master and frankly she was afraid that he would wipe her away from existence.
From their right side a red cero came directly at Indra.
"Master on your right." Nymeria screamed in warning
Indra raised his hand and merely caught the cero in his hand crushed it and the energy dissipated quickly. A spider like Adjuchas rushed at Indra but as it came closer Indra disappeared with a sonic boom and stood behind the Adjuchas. The spider hollow fell down as it's legs were cut down and Indra's hands were covered in blood. The Adjuchas screamed in pain and despair.
"Eat it." Indra said to Nymeria
"Master, it is your kill." Nymeria weakly protested
"Yes it is and you will devour it. That's my order." Indra said with a pointed stare
Nymeria wasted no time as she began to eat the spider hollow. Soon she finished her meal keeping her hunger at bay.
"Come. I can sense a large number of Adjuchas and Gillians converging in one spot." Indra said as he walked forward his black hair bellowing out in the wind. Nymeria quickly followed behind him.
After some time they came across a clearing surrounded by trees. They saw two Adjuchas class hollows standing at the very centre.
"This is a trap master Indra. The guardian of Menos forest is known for his brilliant traps that he uses to take out hollows that threaten him." Nymeria warned her master
"I know. Stay out of this one Nymeria." Indra said as he disappeared with a sonic boom. The next thing Nymeria saw was her master's hand sticking out of the two Adjuchas at the very centre of the clearing.
As soon as that happened Indra became surrounded by a large group of Adjuchas and Gillians. The Guardian of Menos forest revealed himself and stood at the front.
"Hollows, fire your ceros." the Guardian commanded
Hundreds of ceros began to rain down upon Indra while he stood there never moving away from their trajectory. A huge explosion took place and a raging fire consumed the position of Indra. All the Adjuchas hollows laughed uproaringly as they watched the flames climbed to the sky. Suddenly a violent roar was heard and the flames became dispelled as the ground broke under the force of Indra's spiritual pressure. Indra stood at the centre without a scratch on his body and many Gillians and Adjuchas fell down under the shear presence alone.
Indra raised a finger on his right hand and he gathered a small ball of blue coloured energy. With a thought a fine sharp beam of energy exited his finger and Indra dragged his hand around him in a circle cutting down Gillians and Adjuchas alike. Many Adjuchas managed to jump over the energy beam and rushed in blindly with their roar.
Indra vanished in a Sonido and caught the face of first hollow with his claws and promptly crushed the head. Another hollow rushed in and threw a punch at Indra but a single finger stopped it and a blue beam exited out of the hollow's hand making it fall to its knees and Indra claimed it's life as he cut it down from it's hollow hole. Two Adjuchas rallied other Gillians and fired off a Cero towards Indra. This time Indra charged a cero on his horns and fired it off. The two ceros met in the middle and Indra's blue cero smashed away the other ceros and struck the hollows. A colossal explosion took place that wiped out the entire Gillians and the two Adjuchas.
The intensity of flames was so high the remaining hollows tried to flee the area altogether. But Nymeria took them out one by one by firing off several ceros in quick succession. She approached Indra cautiously and stood by his side as she watched the carnage around her.
"Go and consume the dead Adjuchas. If I will have to suffer a servant then it will be a Vasto Lorde class hollow. You will either evolve here or die by my hand." Indra gave an ultimatum
Nymeria panicked but she didn't waste any time and began consuming all the dead hollows. As she took the bite out of the eighth Adjuchas she felt her energy began to increase and with a scream she became surrounded by a storm of golden energy. Her huge size began to get decrease into a more human form. She still had the Jackal face but her body now resembled that of a women with the right curves. Her entire body was now covered by plates of bones hiding her physical form perfectly.
Indra stood by her side as she felt a tremendous power at her fingertips.
"Do not get drunk on this little scrap of power that is available now. There is still an ocean of difference between us and there are greater heights yet to be reached. Come" Indra said as he began to walk further ahead. Nymeria quickly joined behind her master as their journey continued.
They finally reached the mountains made of big stones. From there Indra jumped up into the sky and slashed his hand upon the air. A tear in space opened up and he entered the tear closely followed by Nymeria. They now stood upon a vast desert.
"Well that's a disappointment." Nymeria said as she looked around but only saw wastelands everywhere
"What did you expect Nymeria. This is Hueco Mundo, it is built to be a disappointment. Let's walk around anyway." Indra said as he walked in a random direction that he felt close to Las Noches.
"Yes master." Nymeria agreed as she followed him closely
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Aizen sat upon the throne in Las Noches comfortably. His plans in Soul Society was being prepared nicely now he was just waiting for the opportunity to present itself. He was merely waiting for Kurosaki Ichigo to grow a little bit more. On the other hand he was very happy with the growth of Indra.
Just as that thought crossed his mind he sensed a strong and unique spiritual pressure within his range. Aizen sat up straight and concentrated on the flickering energy of Indra. A small smile came to his face at the close proximity of Indra. He immediately used a low level arrancar to summon Ulquiorra Cifer to the throne room.
"Lord Aizen." Ulquiorra bowed in respect
"Ulquiorra I have a mission for you. Recruit these two hollows. The one with horns is called Indra and the other is Nymeria." Aizen said as holographic image of two Vasto Lorde class hollows appeared before them
"As you wish." Ulquiorra said
"Take Nnoitra with you as well. Let him test the strength of Indra and Nymeria. You must merely observe the strength of the hollows and persuade them to visit Las Noches." Aizen ordered
"As you wish lord Aizen." Ulquiorra replied and with a bow he left the throne room. Aizen relaxed into his throne and observed the image of Indra.
How will you react Indra? Will you react like a brutish savage beast or will you turn this situation to your advantage, Aizen mused in the privacy of his mind.
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Ulquiorra and Nnoitra travelled at high speeds towards the far side of the desert. That place had so many huge pillars that stood to the sky. In ancient times several hollows had banded together to form a kingdom there but the shinigami destroyed it. After that several hollows that survived the purge swore vengence and built Las Noches. It was to be a place from where the hollows could concentrate their power and finally destroy soul society. But unfortunately the hollows fell into infighting and the power of Las Noches degraded and the control of Hueco Mundo fell. Barragan tried to unify the hollows but by then there was no hierarchy or loyalty in hollows. That was until lord Aizen managed to unify the hollows under his power and gave them a purpose, Ulquiorra thought
"Hey Ulquiorra. What is so special about this hollow that lord Aizen wants us to recruit." Nnoitra asked
"He is a Vasto Lorde." Ulquiorra shortly replied as they used Sonido to cover large distances
"Then why the two of us. Only one Espada would have sufficed." Nnoitra asked
"He is a Vasto Lorde with a servant who is also a Vasto Lorde. If he can have a Vasto Lorde claas hollow as a servant then this hollow is very powerful. Besides I am only here to support you." Ulquiorra replied
"If that's the case, I will beat this hollow down until he decides to join us. Let's go." Nnoitra boasted as he vanished in a sonido
"What a fool." Ulquiorra murmured as he too vanished in a sonido
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Indra felt the presence of two beings with high level spiritual pressure approaching fast towards them.
"We have company." Indra said as he stopped Nymeria from moving further
With a pop two Arrancars sonidoed before them. Indra immediately identified Ulquiorra Cifer the fourth espada and Nnoitra Gilga the fifth espada.
"Well well well. Looks like we caught ourselves two Vast Lordes Ulquiorra." Nnoitra said with a wide smile
"Caught? That is a serious claim from you, whomever you are." Indra calmly stated as he faced Nnoitra
"Nnoitra Gilga Fifth Espada in lord Aizen's army. Prepare yourself hollow." Nnoitra shouted as he threw his gigantic Zanpakuto at Indra.
Indra merely caught the Zanpakuto in one of it's curve by his palm.
"My name is Indra." Indra replied as he dragged the Zanpakuto forward dragging Nnoitra with it and with a single punch he put Nnoitra through one of the pillars. The pillar broke down upon the Arrancar but soon the large Zanpakuto cleaved a path through the debris and they saw the Arrancar with blood flowing freely from his mouth.
"Now you are a worthy foe to fight." Nnoitra screamed and he put his tongue out and a yellow cero formed at the middle of his tongue and as it stabilized the cero fired towards Indra and Nymeria destroying everything in it's path.
Indra raised his left hand and stopped the cero dead in it's tracks. Nymeria charged a cero at her finger tips which was golden yellow cloured and fired it. Her cero blew away Nnoitra's cero and consumed him in a matter of seconds. The Arrancar screamed in rage as his body was covered with burns from her Cero.
Nnoitra used sonido to appear directly behind Nymeria and swung his huge Zanpakuto upon Nymeria. For a moment Nnoitra thought he caught her as his blade neared the female hollow but Indra swung his right hand and a great force struck Nnoitra that smashed him through several pillars. The ground broke apart by the force of a single swing and the winds turned violent. Indra disappeared in a sonido and stood directly behind the flying Nnoitra and caught him by the back of his neck and promptly snashed him on the ground. The ground shattered under the force.
"Pray, Santa Teresa" Nnoitra whispered and a yellow aura formed around him creating a small shockwave. Indra jumped away from Nnoitra just in time as he swung Santa Teresa in his four arms. Nymeria stood beside Indra and fired a cero at Nnoitra. But the fifth Espada batted it away with one of his gigantic blade. Before Nnoitra could do anything else Indra fired a low powered Cero. Nnoitra raised his four blades to stop the blue cero but suddenly the power behind the cero increased and the blades shattered and consumed Nnoitra in a big explosion. As the blast died down Nnoitra was flat on the ground with two of his arms missing and his blades in pieces.
"You should take your friend away from here." Indra said as he turned to look at Ulquiorra
"He is not my friend merely my comrade." Ulquiorra said
"Whatever. Leave here arrancar, my master has shown how weak you are." Nymeria said as she stood by Indra
"I acknowledge your power is greater than mine even if I release my Zanpakuto. But tell me, do you want to end that everlasting hunger. Even if you both are Vasto Lorde, you will feel the hunger for more souls. If you become an arrancar your hunger will stop." Ulquiorra informed them
"In return what does the Shingami of Las Noches want?" Indra asked
"Lord Aizen is building an army to attack Soul Society. For taking away your hunger he expects you to fight for him against soul society. You are free of any other obligations." Ulquiorra said
"I find that hard to believe. What if this Shinigami is merely making false promises." Nymeria asked
"Lord Aizen made me an arrancar. After my transformation I have never again felt the hunger for souls. For a hollow that is one of the greatest gift that can be given. In return lord Aizen asks very little. You have great power within you Indra. So instead of wasting it on this endless sand, stand with other hollows and fight against soul society. I will be leaving to Las Noches. If you are interested follow me." Ulquiorra said as he picked up Nnoitra and placed him on his shoulder and disappeared via sonido.
"Master, what should we do?" Nymeria asked
"We have nothing else to do for now. So let's take a look at Las Noches " Indra said as he walked in the direction of Ulquiorra and Nymeria closely followed him.
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When Ulquiorra reached the outskirts of Las Noches, he saw Lord Aizen and the other espada assembled outside the palace.
"Hey, Ulquiorra. Did you beat up this guy? You could have invited me as well." Yammy the 10th espada asked
"I didn't beat him up. They did." Ulquiorra said as he pointed his thumb to his back as Indra and Nymeria appeared via sonido.
The Espada absently put their hands on their Zanpakuto as their instincts flared up in danger as they saw Indra and began to feel the vast well of spiritual pressure.
"Szayel, please take care of Nnoitra for the moment. He seems to be in pain." Aizen said with a serene smile
"As you wish lord Aizen." Szayel said as he took Nnoitra from Ulquiorra and left to his lab
"So you are the Shinigami that rules over the hollows from Las Noches." Indra observed
"Indeed. My name is Aizen Sosuke. Welcome to my army Kurosaki Indra." Aizen said with a smile
"I no longer go by that name. Call me Indra." Indra warned
"So I was right. You do remember your human life." Aizen observed
"I do but it no longer defines me nor does it matter. I am a hollow. Ulquiorra said that you have the ability to stop the hunger hollows feel." Indra commented
"I do know a way for that. But if I have to do something like that for you, you must be willing to give something of equal value to me." Aizen proposed
"What do you want?" Indra asked with a tilt of his head
"Your allegiance. I am assembling an army to destroy the thirteen court guard squads. If you agree to join my army and fight against soul society then in rerurn I will take away your hunger by transforming you into an arrancar." Aizen offered
"Why do you want to destroy the Shinigami?" Indra asked
"To change the world. To shatter the soul society and kill the Soul King." Aizen said with a serious look
"Those are big dreams you have Aizen." Indra commented
"They are not dreams rather they are my goals." Aizen stated
"So you want to become god. You aim to replace the Soul King with yourself and rule soul society. That is a bold ambition." Indra complimented
"Among other things, yes. So will you join me?" Aizen asked
"Before I agree I want to know something. Show me your power. Show me you have the power to pursue such an ambition." Indra challenged
"Very well." Aizen murmured as his face lost his signature smile and suddenly the surrounding area began to get crushed under the potent spiritual pressure of Aizen. One by one the espada fell to their knees all except Starrk who still stood there lazily. Indra stood unfazed by the power of Aizen boldly.
"You have great power Aizen. You have my support." Indra said as he gave a brief nod in Aizen's direction.
"Hmm, that is interesting. I thought you would like to fight me." Aizen asked as he let down his spiritual pressure
"No. I merely wanted to know whether you had strength and conviction enought to pursue your goals." Indra commented lightly as he observed the Espada who were rising to their feet
"In that case let me fulfill my end of the bargain." Aizen started as he took out a small orb that glittered in the moon light
Seeing the inquiring look Indra's eyes, Aizen explained "This is the Hogyoku. It is created from the souls of Shinigami of Soul Society. It will help you to turn into an Arrancar."
Aizen wallked forward and placed the orb near Nymeria's forehead and channeled his spirit energy into the orb. A blinding light consumed Nymeria for a time and a golden yellow energy surrounded her. Nymeria screamed as her mask and bones that covered her body began to break away. She fell to her knees stark naked and only a circlet of bone fragment was left on her forehead. Her hollow hole rested now at the centre of her palm on her left hand. A Zanoakuto wirh a golden handle lay on the ground near her in the shape of a Katana.
"Harribel please give her some clothes." Aizen ordered
Harribel gave some white coloured clothes to Nymeria and helped to dress her up covering her soft creamy skin from others.
"Your power has easily surpassed that of Nnoitra. Perhaps you can be the fifth espada." Aizen suggested to Nymeria
"No. I have a debt that I can't repay to master Indra. I would like to serve him if you will have me master." Nymeria proposed as she looked at Indra. He gave a slight nod accepting her continued servitude.
"In that case let's get this over with." Aizen commented as he pressed the Hogyoku upon Indra's forehead.
A bluish white coloured spiritual energy blasted up into the sky from Indra. Aizen had to remove his hand from the Hogyoku as the energy began to burn his hand. Aizen used flash step to put some distance away from the colossal energy that was blasting into the sky. Aizen was a little apprehensive as he lost possession of the Hogyoku. He observed as smoke arose from his right hand with which he had held the Hogyoku. He looked apprehensively at Indra who was surrounded by the energy field.
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Indra appeared in his inner world. This time the buildings were not inverted and was now rooted on the ground perfectly. The sky was still night but the moon was now complete and was shining brightly. Infact the moon looked more larger and well defined than ever and the moon light had lit the city brightly. The modern buildings reflected the sikver light all around presenting him with a spectacular view.
"It's beautiful isn't it." his Zanpakuto spirit commented as it stood beside him observing the bright full moon. The sporit had a broken hollow mask on one side of its face.
"Beautiful yes but powerful as well." Indra obseved
"Yes. The moon is most powerful when it is closer to the world. After all it influences the life support systems of all living beings on the planet. My power is similar. I have the power to influence the very existence of other living beings. You will understand after you forge my blade." the Zanpakuto spirit informed
"Then it is time." Indra said as he gave a nod
The Zanpakuto spirit raised his hand and one of the buildings rumbled as it fell down releasing Yhwach who represented the Quincy powers of Indra. The Quincy spirit floated down and stood opposite to Indra and the Zanpakuto.
"You have sealed your fate Indra. Yhwach will never allow you to live. If you had stayed human he would have let you off. But now that you have become a spiritual being he will eradicate you. I tried to protect you from this fate and now I have failed in my task." the Quincy spirit said sadly
"Instead of trying to protect Indra you should have empowered him. Instead you suppressed my powers. You are a fragment of Yhwach's soul even though you represent Indra's Quincy powers. The memories of Yhwach still influence in you in sone ways. You are not just acting in the interest of Indra but also for Yhwach. This is why you tried to suppress me." the Zanpakuto spirit accused
"I will not allow another soul to hold any influence in my soul. That's why I needed the Hogyoku. This is goodbye Yhwach." Indra said as ge concentrated on his desire. A purple aura surrounded Indra and its energy latched onto the Quincy spirit. The sporit began to flicker and soon disintegrated into spirit particles and began to get absorbed into the Zanpakuto spirit.
A blinding explosion took place as the process completed. As the smoke was blown away by Indra he saw the mask fragment from the Zanpakuto spirit had vanished and only the two horns remained. The eyes of the spirit now returned to normal as the darkness on them had completely vanished. The spirit was now wearing a white coat along with a white pant. A white Chokutō now rested sheathed to the spirit's hip.
"It seems your plan worked out well. Now call out my name and claim your power." the Zanpakuto shouted
"Transcend, Kagetsu(bright moon)" Indra called out and he felt himself pulled out of his inner world. He opened his eyes and saw that he was holding the released form of Kagetsu. The sword was a Daito with a silver blade that had blue coloured veins spread through it with an eerie glow. Silver flames danced along its razor sharp edge lighting up the surroundings. The cross guard was round and white in colour with blue stars shining on it's surface. The handle was covered with a blue and white cloth.
Indra looked at himself and he saw that he was wearing a white pant with a full sleeve white t-shirt and a white Jacket over it. A blue cloth was wound around his waist that held a black sheath for his blade.
"Do you understand our power now Indra." Kagetsu asked from the inner world
"Yes. I now understand. This is incredible." Indra said as he felt what the light of Kagetsu was doing
"If you wish you can eliminate Aizen and those who are loyal to him from existence. My light has already entered their bodies and inner worlds. Now that your spiritual energy has transcended they won't even feel our power affecting them." Kagetsu suggested
"No, not yet. I have too much use for Aizen. He is a stepping stone for our ascension. There are still many things we don't know about this world if we are to sit upon the throne of heavens." Indra reminded his other half
"Very well. Looks like Aizen is approaching you. When you have time enter your inner world. You must learn more about my powers if you still aim for the heavens." Kagetsu said as his voice faded away
Indra focused on his Zanpakuto and dismissed the released form returning his Zanpakuto to a Chokutō. He sheathed the Zanpakuto and opened his left arm. The Hogyoku pulsed softly in his arm before becoming docile. Indra raised his arm and gave the Hogyoku to Aizen.
"Thank you." Aizen said as he took the Hogyoku.
"No mask fragment, no hollow hole and I can't sense your spiritual pressure. You have achieved transcendence. Truly you have surpassed my expectations Indra. Come there are many things that I have to tell you." Aizen happily said as he led Indra into Las Noches. Nymeria closely trailed behind them uncertainly.
The other Espada looked at eachother confused by Aizen's behaviour but soon they left to their own rooms in the palace.
