End of Volume

AN; I'm mostly fine now, thank god its just a normal fever and nothing serious. I just needed some medicine and rest and I'm good.

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Gotei 13....

"Are all the captains gathered?" Yamamoto asked as he sat calmly on his chair with his eyes close, holding a staff on his hands.

"Except for the 11th Division Captain, Kenpachi Zaraki, everyone are already gathered Captain Commander." Said Unohana, as she look around the room.

"Hm," Yamamoto opened his eyes, "I have called this emergency meeting due to something that Captain Uruhara has discovered."

The captains all turned towards Kisuke who has a rather serious look on his face, which was rather rare and they immediately knew that whatever this thing that Kisuke discovered, is definitely a very serous matter.

He coughed, "Ah-hem, anyway just this earlier, while I was testing the new SER, or Spirit Energy Radar, I discovered a massive amount of power radiating from beach in Inuboh. It isn't spirit energy, but something else...its similar to the one used by those angels."

He looked around the room before he continue, "This energy is also so large that it surpassed the Spirit Power of all Gotei 13 combined."

"What!?"

"That's impossible!" Toshiro exclaimed, "The only one who have that much power is Aizen, and that is with the help of Hogyoku!"

"Don't forget about Mr Demon King as well," said Shunsui, "He did beat Aizen after all, and those angels who trashed our City."

Kisuke sighed, "I know it sounds unbelievable, but that's the truth. I even quadrupled checked it just to make sure."

Yoruichi raised her hand, "If none of you have any opinions, I will lead some team to investigate the place."

"No need," said Yamamoto, "We'll discuss this thing in the upcoming summit a few weeks from now."

"Summit? As in the annual meeting between the Hexagram?" Jushiro frowned, "Isn't that supposed to be a few months from now?"

"Something must have happened if they decided to push it forward," said Yoruichi with a pondering expression.

The captains looked at Yamamoto, waiting for his explanations.

"Hmm, remember the Azure Dragon Sect that aided Aizen?" Yamamoto asked as the captains nodded, "Well, due to their annihilation, the other Sacred Sects from China began to demand "justice" and "explanation" for what happened. The Ashigaru have already suffered loses and lost four Transcendentals."

"Those cultivators?" Byakuya snorted, "We all know that they just wanted the "Jureichi" under Tokyo."

Yamamoto nodded, "Indeed, but with the Hexagram losing two of its members, and the others have suffering loses, we are severely weakened. With our current situation, we will suffer defeat if we faced those Cultivators. Not to mention that they also have powerful Youkais like Sun Wukong."

"Yeah, and Buddha too, that man is ridiculously strong." Shunsui shivered, remembering his brief encounter with that being, "Its a good thing that he isn't interested in conflicts and mostly wanted to just meditate in peace."

"I thought gods were severely weakened, why would you fear Buddha as if he could kill you with a slap?" Asked Toshiro.

"Buddha isn't a god, he's Buddha." Shunsui smiled.

"...what do you mean?"

"Bah, you're still to young."

"Quiet." Yamamoto spoke with a stern voice, as they all shut their mouths, "The meeting is also important since we will choose two forces that will replace the Yatahagane and the Blacksmith Association."

"Is that so?" Shunsui smiled, he, and pretty much everyone here knows who is going to be joining the Hexagram.

"Yes, and one of them is going to be the Demon King and his Army."

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"An invitation to the summit huh?" Alex smiled while reading the letter that was sent to him by a white owl.

"Why do they use owls to send this?" He rolled his eyes as he folded it and throw it at the storage space before lying on the bed and look at the night sky through the window.

It has been a week since they stayed at the beach, and the Inn was finally finished refurbishing. They will be leaving the beach and go back tomorrow.

"Still, a summit huh," he grinned, "I bet they're planning on inviting me to join the Hexagram...well, I'm all up for it, that's my plan anyways."

Alex turned his head towards the door as it suddenly opened, revealing Emi wearing a white botton down polo shirt and just a pink panties.

"Aren't you sleeping with us?" She asked. "Alice is already asleep in the other room."

Alex smiled and sat up as he patted the spot next to him, "Let's talk for a bit."

Emi smiled and sat down beside him. She leaned her head and his shoulder and asked with a smirk, "How's it going with Sagiri."

Alex groaned, "Don't tease me." Emi just giggled, she just find it funny whenever Alex react like this every time she mentioned Sagiri.

"Are we really going to start with this?"

"It concerns our relationship, so yes. Besides, after all is said and done, Sagiri is still my friend. So I hope you don't be too harsh on her."

Alex looked at her with a raised eyebrow, "You cared that much for her?"

Emi sighed and looked at him in the eyes, "I only have a few friends Alex, before we arrived in this world, my only friends were Emerada and Albert. That's why, I treasure each and everyone of them."

She put her hand on top of his, "That's why, even though you want to reject her, I don't want you to be so harsh on her, okay.....as long as she don't step way out of line."

That last part was said in a whisper, which Alex barely heard.

Alex smiled, "And here I thought you'd say something like "just show her why you're a demon king" or something."

She rolled her eyes, "What do you think I am?"

Alex snickered, "...well, aren't you worried that I will develop some romantic feelings for her?"

"...I trust you," she said staring at Alex with a soft smile as she put his hands on her cheeks and closed her eyes, "Besides, no matter what happens, your heart, is already mine...right?"

She opened her eyes and stared straight at his eyes as Alex smiled and nodded, "Right."

The two stared at each other, and slowly, their faces began to get closer.

Heat rose from Emi's stomach to her chest. Alex's lips were getting closer and her heart decided to skip a beat, the smell of him hypnotic beyond reason.

She parted her lips and felt him washing over like a wave of warmth, curling her toes, unfurling all her senses as the taste of him nearly silenced all thoughts.

Her whole body tingled, the feel of his frame leaning on hers as his arms wrapped around her felt nearly forbidden.

He pulled her in, claiming her mouth again, hungry and intense, until her knees gave in.

By the time Emi became aware of her fingers, they had already slipped under his shirt, his skin smooth and radiating heat.

As if time had sopped right there, as they lied down on the bed with him on the top, glued to one another.

As if no one else existed and there was no risk of their daughter waking up and crying because her parents weren't beside her. For them, right at that instant, it was only them.

That night, under the moonlight, two bodies became one.