"You are my opponent?"
Inside the dense forest, a figure stood with his arms folded across his chest, an arrogant expression etched onto his face.
A broken Hollow mask resembling tiger fangs rested atop his head. Red markings ran across his face, his pupils were a sharp yellow, and he wore a black-and-white Arrancar uniform. From both of his wrists extended long, curved blades, gleaming faintly in the filtered light.
This man was Ggio Vega, the fastest of Barragan Louisenbairn's Fracción.
"That's right. Yachiru is your opponent."
Not far away, Kusajishi Yachiru stood facing him, her expression innocent and curious, as though she were completely unconcerned.
Yachiru was only 109 centimeters tall, while Ggio Vega stood at 163 centimeters. The difference in height between the two was striking.
"In that case," Ggio Vega licked the corner of his mouth, stepping forward as his body blurred into motion, "I'll hunt you down."
He shot forward instantly.
"Die."
Ggio Vega raised his left arm, the blade extending from his wrist slicing toward Yachiru's neck.
Clang.
The blade was blocked by a Zanpakutō but only for an instant. Ggio Vega immediately followed up with a strike from his right arm. Yachiru tilted her body sideways, narrowly avoiding the slash.
Ggio Vega swung both arms, unleashing more than a dozen rapid slashes in a blink.
Clang, clang, clang…
Half of the attacks were blocked, the rest effortlessly dodged.
With a sharp sound, Ggio Vega vanished, reappearing behind Yachiru as his blade thrust toward her back.
Just before it connected, Yachiru turned around and slashed outward.
Boom.
Ggio Vega was forced back again. His expression darkened as his body flickered repeatedly, sonido chaining together as he attacked from every angle.
Yet no matter where he appeared, no matter how fast he moved, Yachiru always blocked or avoided the strikes with ease.
"…Damn it."
Ggio Vega retreated, staring at the pink-haired girl in disbelief.
Why could she always block him?
Her movements weren't especially fast. rather, it was as if she had already anticipated every attack.
It was instinctive.
Like a wild beast.
Ggio Vega narrowed his eyes, carefully observing her.
"Aren't you going to attack?" Yachiru asked, tilting her head.
"…Huh?"
Before he could react, Yachiru smiled brightly.
"Then I'll go now."
Whoosh.
Yachiru disappeared.
"Behind!"
Ggio Vega spun and slashed, but struck nothing.
Pfft!
A blade flashed behind him.
"Ah!"
A deep gash appeared across Ggio Vega's back.
"Damn it!"
He turned to counterattack
but Yachiru vanished again. When she reappeared, her blade pierced from his side.
Boom.
Ggio Vega blocked with his wrist blades, yet Yachiru disappeared once more.
Puff.
Another slash landed.
"How is she this fast…?"
Ggio Vega's face twisted in frustration. She possessed both the instinct of a beast and overwhelming speed.
"This… this is a monster."
With a roar, Ggio Vega's body swelled. Muscles bulged outward as his frame grew larger and more imposing.
"Fine. You've completely pissed me off."
He charged straight at Yachiru. His blade came down in a heavy arc
and Yachiru swung her Zanpakutō to meet it.
Bang!
The collision sent Yachiru flying backward.
"You think you can block me?!" Ggio Vega snarled. "After Resurrección, my strength has increased at least threefold!"
But before the thought finished forming
A dull thud echoed.
Ggio Vega's body split into three separate pieces, collapsing onto the ground.
Behind Yachiru, two massive figures slowly appeared.
One was tall and imposing.
The other was round and furry.
Both held blades in their hands.
"This is my ability," Yachiru said cheerfully. "Three-Step Sword Beast."
Her sword beasts perfectly mimicked her movements, attacking alongside her at will. She could summon or dismiss them whenever she pleased.
"All done," Yachiru muttered, already turning away. "I wonder if Ken-chan is winning."
She sprinted off into the distance.
Boom.
Ikkaku Madarame staggered backward, staring at the massive wild boar Arrancar before him, his expression grim.
He swung Hōzukimaru and slashed, but the impact sent him flying, crashing hard into the ground.
"Tch… damn it."
Ikkaku rose painfully.
"You're not my opponent," the boar-like Arrancar sneered. "Just like your captain isn't a match for Lord Nnoitra."
This was Tesla Lindocruz, one of Nnoitra Gilga's Fracción.
"How could Captain Zaraki lose to your master?" Ikkaku growled, charging forward again.
Just before they collided, Ikkaku shouted:
"Bankai — Ryūmon Hōzukimaru!"
The Zanpakutō expanded instantly, transforming into three massive bladed forms.
Boom!
The central blade pierced straight through Tesla's body, cleaving him in half.
"…Looks like you were wrong," Ikkaku said coldly. "Just like your master will be."
He turned his gaze toward the distance.
There, Kenpachi Zaraki, who had been fighting at a disadvantage moments earlier, suddenly gripped his sword with both hands.
"This is a sword style that old man Yamamoto once showed me," Zaraki said with a grin. "I thought it was too much trouble to learn… but let's try it out."
With that, he swung his blade down toward Nnoitra Gilga.
"Hah… hah…"
Tōshirō Hitsugaya gasped for breath as he dodged backward.
Barragan Louisenbairn shook his skull-like mask slowly.
"You are far too weak."
In the next instant, Barragan appeared before Hitsugaya, swinging his massive axe downward.
Boom!
Hitsugaya barely raised Hyōrinmaru in time, but the impact sent him flying.
Barragan's speed and power were overwhelming. Relying on physical combat alone was no longer enough.
"Damn it…"
Hitsugaya raised his blade. A massive ice dragon coiled upward and surged toward Barragan.
"Ice Dragon Tail Spin!"
Boom!
Barragan's axe struck the dragon's head directly, halting its momentum.
"Tch… amazing."
Hitsugaya's eyes sharpened.
"Bankai — Daiguren Hyōrinmaru!"
Ice wings burst from his back. A chain wrapped around his right arm as freezing pressure spread outward.
He rushed forward, stabbing toward Barragan.
Axe and blade collided.
Boom!
The space around Barragan froze solid, ice spreading rapidly from the tip of Hyōrinmaru.
"Dragon Prison."
Hitsugaya exhaled sharply.
"When the prison shatters, you die."
Cracks spread instantly.
"So fast…?"
Hitsugaya frowned.
A moment later, a figure stepped calmly out of the ice, chuckling.
"All things that approach me are affected by my power," Barragan said coldly.
"And my power… is aging."
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