39 The Elite Guard

Nel was seated on a Rooftop casually gazing at the Battles of Espada 2 and 3 along with the Faccion. She looked at Captain Kyoraku and Captain Ukitake, "This battle is actually pretty Interesting, for most of the Arrancar here it is their first actual battle." A strong shockwave from the battles flew past the three of them. Following that there was a point where the Massive spiritual pressure of Layla just vanished, The Captains specifically the Head Captain noticed this change as well. Head Captain Yamamoto cast his gaze at Espada Cero who was now overlooking the Battlefield far more intently, her entire demeanor seemed to change in an Instant.

While Nel was calmer her eyes displayed a certain level of shock as well as she knew what the lack of spiritual pressure meant, "It seems she has achieved the peak of an Arrancar." When Nel said this the Captain with the flower kimono looked at her with interest.

"So What are you saying?"

"Espada Cero has stepped into the same realm as Aizen and the Head Captain, maybe even above that. She has mastered her Zanpakuto and unlocked all that it has to offer, her Spiritual Pressure has reached the required point and there are no further evolutions possible. She is the Ultimate Warrior." Nel's eyes then Locked on to the Captain's before her, "Based on the intel we have on you two, you aren't my match even if Captain Kyoraku decides to use his Bankai, while Captain Ukitake is unable to use his Bankai due to….reasons…"

The Green haired Arrancar drew her sword, Her Spiritual pressure then rained down on the two as her eyes grew more serious. Kyoraku's eyes narrowed as he looked at Ukitake, "It seems she's a strong one, we are gonna have to do this together as if we were fighting the Old Man."

"*The Flowery Winds Become Disturbed, The God Of Flowers Sings, The Heavenly Winds Become Disturbed, The Devil Of Heaven Sneers. Katen Kyōkotsu*"

"*Waves, Become my Shield, Lightning, Become my Blade, Sōgyo no Kotowari*"

Sitting on her throne Layla looked at the Head Captain who now had his full attention locked onto her, "An Arrancar of your level is a first while looking in your eyes I can tell there is no malice. Even in the battles that are happening all around us, there isn't a Single Arrancar that is actively trying to kill any of the soul reapers."

"At this point, you're not going to get any information out of me." Layla says with a smile, "You never know who is listening," as her eyes once again trailed off to the flame barrier.

'Hueco Mundo is in good hands as I doubt Ulquiorra wouldn't be able to handle anything that is sent his way, there are also many defense redundancies put into place. Things have progressed a little quickly, my interference has made the Arrancar a force that cannot be ignored while also pushing the Captains of the 13 Court Guard squads closer to their strength after the time skip in the original.' Despite the battles going on in the background Layla's mind was elsewhere as she planned for the future. 'My Power has very limited chances for growth at this point so I should focus more on Developing the Leadership skills of the Espada and everyone below. In the future, there will be limited chances to battle until the Quincy return.'

Down below the battle for the pillars was in full swing as the Faccion of the Espada stood before a defender. Two very powerful Arrancar were sent out that rival even the Espada. Unlike in the original Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerbuck were no longer 1 entity that acted as two but two genuinely separate Arrancar. Stark stood before Shuhei Hisagi, Lilynette stood before Lisa Yadomaru, Pesche Guatiche stood before Mashiro Kuna, and Bawabawa stood before Yachiru Kusajishi.

"Above us are the Espada, what would you be considered?"

Stark looked at Shuhei, "What a pain," he said before removing the glove on his left hand. On it, the number 11 was tattooed in red ink signifying Stark was a member of the Elite Guard. "Leader of the Elite Guard of Las Noches, and Faccion to Espada Cero, Arrancar Number 11 Coyote Starrk."

Similar events were happening at the other pillars as the opponents introduced themselves.

"Vice-Leader of the Elite Guard of Las Noches, and Faccion to spada Cero, Arrancar Number 12 Lilynette Gingerbuck." Unlike Stark who looked exactly as he did in the original, Lilynette had a few changes. Her hollow remains were two curved horns that came out the top of her head; she now stood at 4'11" tall with long light green hair and pink eyes. Her Arrancar Uniform was similar to Tier's with the exception that the Jacket covered her entire torso with the area around her hollow hole cut out. Her Zanpakuto was two short daggers with green hilts attached to the outer part of both thighs. The Number 12 was tattooed in red ink just below her right eye.

"Member of the Elite Guard of Las Noches, and Faccion to Espada Primera, Arrancar Number 13 Pesche Guatiche." Unlike in the Original Pesche looked like a normal man of Asian descent, his Hollow mask remnants were a small "U" shaped piece on his forehead. He stood at 5'9" with short blond hair with matching eyes, the whites of his eyes could no longer be called whites as they were black. His Arrancar uniform was pretty standard, his Zanpakuto was a standard Katana with a purple hilt and matching sheath. The number 13 was tattooed on his right buttcheek in red ink.

"Member of the Elite Guard of Las Noches, and Faccion to Espada Primera, Arrancar number 14 Bawabawa." Bawabawa was the largest change yet, in the original he was a large snakelike hollow while now he's a Black man standing at 5'1". His Hollow mask remnants were the same plate with horns of his forehead but obviously much much smaller. His hollow hole was on his throat while his Arrancar uniform was very similar to Ulquiorra's with the number 14 Tattoed on his left shoulder blade in red ink. his Zanpakuto was a 12-inch long Flyssa style sword with a White hilt and matching Sheath (flyssas are characterized by narrow, straight-backed, single-edged blades, which come to an acute point. The blades of sword-sized flyssas often widen gradually around the point of percussion, which enhances their cutting ability.The hilt has no guard and the junction between blade and hilt is made by a metal bolster. The distal part of the hilt is almost always of wood covered with brass, usually decorated with repoussé and chasing, and has a characteristic downturned projection forming the snout of a stylised animal head at the 'pommel' end)