"So, this is him?"
'Huh, was wondering when they'd come,' I thought as I opened my eyes, smirking at the two figures that opened and closed the doors behind him.
"Hello, ladies. Did Aizen send you to get me?"
"See? He doesn't even have the respect needed to be in Lord Aizen's presence," The one on the right spoke with a scoff, her black hair tied into two pigtails while her left eye was covered by the remnants of her mask in the form of a Hollow eyepatch.
Her outfit though was quite the revealing one as she wore a short frilled skirt, thigh-high boots and some sort of a shirt that revealed a fair portion of her stomach and her chest.
"Be that as it may, we cannot do anything against him. He is still Lord Aizen's guest," the other girl spoke, this one having short slicked back blonde hair with her Hollow mask as an eyepatch over her right eye.
She was in a more conservative dress with short sleeves and an upturned collar, the dress a bit unzipped at the front to reveal her cleavage as well as exposing her waist and part of her thighs on both sides of her body.
"So? It's not like he would care for a human, Menoly."
'Menoly? Ah, then that must be Loly. These are the two girls that assaulted Orihime while she was captured, right? Are they here…? I think I just found my fun for the time being.'
"Oh, you guys are jealous because Aizen's attention is away from you. Don't worry, he was never going to pay you any attention anyway. You're too weak," I spoke with a wave of my hand, casting a Kan'oncape at the same time to block the Bala punched at me.
Loly looked surprised at the golden barrier as did Menoly, a groan escaping my lips as I stood up while dusting off my pants.
"You know, it's been about an hour since my unit attacked. I've been trying to train and focus on this one part of training, but I think I'll understand it far better with an actual fight."
"You are an arrogant human," Loly spoke with a growl and I shrugged as my sceptre floated to my hands while I cracked my neck.
"I've been told that from time to time. Now then, shall we dance?"
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You sure it's this place?", Shinji asked with a raised eyebrow, twirling his cap on his right index finger while looking at Ichigo who nodded.
"This is the spot that Nel said. Anyway…why the hell are you all here?!", he exclaimed, pointing at the gathered people while Orihime, Chad and Uryu decided to stay silent.
"Hey, we should be asking you that! We're here to save our commander, no matter how much of an idiot he is!", Hiyori shouted back, to which Ichigo looked at the rest of the group who nodded in agreement.
"She's not wrong. You kids didn't have to come, especially since you guys still have to prepare for the actual war."
"Kanonji-sensei is still my teacher," Orihime spoke up, making Hiyori glare at the girl before she turned her glare back to Ichigo who shrugged.
"Besides, he is the one who had ol' Goat Chin tell me the truth so I'm still have to pay him back for that."
"Fine, then. Oi, Fullbringer guys. Where's the rest of your group?"
"Riruka, Yukio and Moe aren't the best fighters so you guys only have us right now," Ginjo answered, Tsukishima wary of the rest of the group while Jackie and Giriko stood silently.
"Got it. In any case, we're going to have to split up if we want to get him before Aizen does whatever plan he has for him. Ichigo, you and your friends are going together? If that's the case…Mashiro and Kensei, you guys go with them."
"Got it!", Mashiro saluted with a smile, happily skipping away while Kensei sighed before gesturing for the teenagers to follow after.
"Ginjo, pick a number. One or two?"
"Two."
"Love, Isshin you're with them. The rest of us, we're going down this path!"
"…I thought you were second in command?", Macy whispered to Isshi, who smirked before shrugging as he followed after Love.
"I've never been the leader type! See you at the end of this hellhole!", Macy just watched as Isshin left with a chuckle before turning back to the group of Visored who had already begun leaving her.
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"Ooh~ Can I fight that?"
"Mashiro, for the last time, no. You can't just fight anything and everything that you find intriguing," Kensei muttered, shaking his head as Mashiro pouted while slowing down.
"Is she usually this…?"
"Over-excited? Always, but she's a lot calmer right now. I guess she's more worried about Kanonji than we were expecting."
"You don't sound too happy to say his name," Uryu spoke up and Kensei scoffed as he crossed his arms before nodding.
"There is no love lost between Kanonji and I, but I will admit that he is the reason why the group is now more motivated than ever so losing him would just make them revert to how they are."
"Got it. Anyway, what do you think we're going to fight against?", Ichigo asked as he looked forward before they all stopped as a weight dropped onto Ichigo with a squeal.
"It~Sy~Go~!"
"Nel, what the hell are you doing here?!", Ichigo shouted, pulling the Arrancar from his face before gagging at the snot that stuck to his chest. The green-haired girl in his hand simply giggled as she wiggled free, dropping down before waving happily at the others.
"Hi, everybody!"
"Nel~", Ichigo growled with a tight smile, to which the girl squeaked before quickly hiding behind Mashiro.
"Hah, Nel. Where are Dondachakka and Pesche?"
"Oh, they ran away. Yeah, left Nel alls alone."
"They what?! Oh, I swear when I get my hands on those two idiots, I'm going to-"
"Oh crap!", A voice shouted right as they all entered a wide room, everyone looking up to see a figure descending at a rapid pace and crashing into the ground with a squeal.
"…Did we just watch a man squeal?"
"Hahahahah-Urgh! Urghrughg! Oh, this dust is unbea-Urgh!", The group just stared flatly as a tall man with black hair that resembled horns and a van-dyke beard and moustache tried to wave away the dust, freezing when he noticed everyone looking back at him.
Neither side said anything as everyone stared at the man wearing fringes on his forearm sleeves as well as having a small plate on his forehead with small horns at the ends that matched those of his hair style.
"…This is an Arrancar? The guys you all have been struggling with?", Kensei asked, Ichigo just sighing as he nodded before watching as the man struck a pose and grinned.
Bwahahaha! It is I, Dordoni Alles-"
"I do not care for your long name. Mashiro, take him out so we can move on."
"Excuse me?! You do not DARE to interrupt another man's introduction!", Dordoni exploded, Kensei just staring at the man with a frown before palming his face when he saw Mashiro nodding.
"Yeah, Kensei, you can't just interrupt someone when they're doing their intro."
"See?! Even the green-haired nina gets it. Now, back to my point!", The man shouted before going back to his entry pose, Mashiro looking excited while Kensei held up a hand as Ichigo reached for his sword.
"You do that and she'll fight us with him. Just let her have her fun. Mashiro! We're moving on!"
"Okay!", Mashiro spoke with a thumbs-up, Kensei starting to walk to the next exit with the rest of the group following.
"I feel that you're underestimating me a bit too much here, jovenzuelo."
"No, you're just too weak for all of us to be needed here. Mashiro will be enough."
"Hey! Are you going to do the intro now or what?!", Mashiro shouted with a grin, to which Dordoni narrowed his eyes before lunging at the group.
However, his eyes widened as Mashiro appeared in front of him with a leg pulled back, lifting his arms right as she swung and sent him blasting backwards.
"Like I said, she's all that's needed," Kensei spoke with a smirk, the rest of the group following after him with Orihime and Nel in awe as Mashiro tapped her foot against the ground with a pout.
"Aww~ You know, I got all excited about your intro and everything~"
'What the hell kind of power is that?", Dordoni thought in surprise as he lowered his arms, feeling them shake despite the fact that he had Hierro covering his entire body.
He narrowed his eyes at the girl as she landed, Mashiro cracking her knuckles as she smirked before clawing at her face. With a flare of her Reiatsu and to Dordoni's surprise, he watched as a horner-shaped Hollow mask formed on her face.
"Hehehehe~ Since you're not going to do your intro, then I guess that I'll have to find another way to entertain myself," Mashiro spoke before she crouched low to the ground, Dordoni reaching for his sword only to gag as a boot smashed into his chest.
Feeling himself ragdolling through the air, Dordoni gritted his teeth and flipped over, surprised to see the girl already before ducking down right as a kick missed taking his head off.
"Whirl, Giralda (Baron of Storms)!", Dordoni chanted while unsheathing his sword partially, Mashiro bringing her leg down before a tornado erupted from the man.
Flipping over in the air, Mashiro landed in a crouch as Dordoni walked out with a frown, large horns growing from his shoulders and sides while armour wrapped around his feet, calves and waist.
"Well, then nina. Let us see if you can keep u-"
"Ooh~ You can transform too?!", Mashiro cut him off with a squeal, the Arrancar blinking as he watched the girl looking excited.
"You…are happy about it…?"
"Of course~! I never get to fight someone who can transform! Ooh! Ooh! Do you have anything else?"
"…I'm going to be honest. I've never had to deal with this."
"Eh, it's no worries. So, you wanna keep fighting?"
"But of course, nina. Prepare yourself as I unle-Oh shit!", Dordoni ducked down as Mashiro's boot missed him, immediately countering with a donkey kick that the girl blocked with a grin.
However, she was not expecting the cyclone that erupted from it, frowning at the bird-like beak that was trying to stab into her. Turning her head, she watched another curving towards her, immediately letting go of the one she had before kicking outwards.
A shockwave of energy rippled from her feet and dispersed the bird-like cyclone, Mashiro punching down and dispersing it as well before turning towards Dordoni as he grinned.
"Cero!", With a rapid series of arm movements, Dordoni formed an upside down pentagon with the index and pinkie fingers of both hands before firing a scarlet red Cero at her.
He was surprised though when she shifted to the side, spiritual energy gathering around her leg before she kicked it back with a howl. However, she did not stop there as he watched lime-green energy gathering around her other foot, Mashiro kicking the air and unleashing another Cero as well.
Both curved through the air as Dordoni vanished, impacting each other and creating a devastating explosion that shook the room they were in.
Reappearing on the ground, Dordoni narrowed his eyes as he saw Mashiro gone again, looking to the side to see the girl hopping from foot to foot with a grin.
"Hmm, it appears you are fast as well. Then, allow me to-"
"Mashiro~", Raising an eyebrow as the girl interrupted him, he narrowed his eyes as he watched her crouch down before she vanished and appeared below him with a foot pulled back.
"Kick!", Dragging her foot across the ground, Dordoni felt his head snapping back harshly as the world spun, staring up at the ceiling while noticing the foot slowly coming down.
'Ah…I think I may have gone a bit too f-'
"Mashiro~ Axe!", Swinging her leg down, Dordoni slammed head first into the ground as Mashiro flipped with her axe kick, landing crouched beside the Arrancar while shattering her mask with a grin.
"Thank you~! That was fun~ Bye now~", With a wave, the girl turned and skipped away, Dordoni unable to hear anything but his heart beating as he laid on the floor.
'…What is this world coming to?'
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"That's…a lot of red," Macy muttered with an eyebrow raised, the rest of the Visored walking in after her as they stared at the dozens of red stone pillars raised at different heights from the ground.
"Huh, guess the Arrancar here likes pillars."
"I do not!", A female voice scoffed, the group looking up to see a woman with short purple hair and in a frilly dress standing on one of the pillars.
She also had a pair of wings on her back and her Hollow mask took the form of a spiked hairpin above the left side of her forehead.
"Aw~ Damnit, no shot," Shinji grumbled, the rest of the group shaking their head as Macy narrowed her eyes before she sighed.
"Are you really trying to look under her dress?"
"Yes, but there's armour~! Why?!"
"Apologies for him. He's rather…idiotic as you can see," Macy began, watching as the Arrancar looked at them before scoffing with a cocky smirk.
"It's of no matter what he wants to see or not. I am simply here to make sure that none of you make it to the next stop."
"You know I expected you Arrancar to be better at this," Shinji muttered, the woman raising an eyebrow before her eyes widened as she felt a sickly sweet scent entering her nostrils.
"As it turns out, you guys are just as gullible as regular Hollows. Lisa."
"Senmaioroshi (Thousandfold Grating)," Lisa murmured as she appeared behind the woman, sheathing her blade before dropping down as the Arrancar fell to pieces.
"Well, that was easy. Onwards!", Shinji spoke with a grin as he continued walking, the rest of the Visored following after him while Macy frowned.
'I see now why Kanonji wanted them.'
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"Crush Down, Tengumaru (Long-Nosed Goblin)!", Love growled, his katana shifting into a large black kanabo more than twice his size with bladed protrusions resembling a cactus.
"Roar, Dragra (Dragon Fist)!", his opponent chanted, dome-shaped armor plating forming around the man's arms and shoulders while the punch daggers that he had turned into dragon heads.
"Are you sure we shouldn't be helping?", Ginjo asked Isshin, who looked at where Love and the afro-haired Arrancar named Gantenbainne were about to fight.
"No, there's no need. He'll be able to take care of it."
"You ready?", Love asked, watching as the Arrancar nodded with a grin before he shot forward. Raising his kanabo high, Love swung down as Gattenbainne went to block it.
Flames exploded from his kanabo as Gattenbainne's eyes widened, but it was too late as the Visored grinned before slamming it down with a bellow.
The air exploded as flames rippled outwards, Ginjo blinking at the devastation before turning to Isshin who grinned and gave a thumbs-up.
"See? No need to worry at all."
A/N: And it looks like the Hueco Mundo arc is about to come to a short end. However, these were just weaker Espada.
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