"Trash." Ulquiorra muttered to himself as he watched the battle before him but for once, he was not entirely sure which side he was insulting.
Was it more appropriate for the three humans before him, two girls and one adult looking boy, who were trying to fight against them without possessing power more than the equivalent of a Shinigami lieutenant and actually think they had a chance of winning?
Or was it more appropriate for Yammy, who actually was losing to them?
"Karyuken!"
Perhaps both? Both sounded right.
In Yammy's defense, as inexcusable as his performance was, he was not using his Resurrección and he was the one Espada whose power up was the most prominent. Which was good as they were sent simply as a scouting party and lord Aizen had been very clear about how important this human settlement was for his plans.
If Yammy had actually used his Resurrección and put the settlement at risk, Ulquiorra would have killed him with his own hands.
"Hah!"
The movement of the black haired girl with red scales caught his eye again. A twisting kick at Yammy's neck with her foot aflame. Carrying physical force considerably greater than her earlier hits.
It was still below anything acceptable for an enemy, but he could see that she was improving with every hit unlike the bigger human who seemed more static with his performance.
If she had started the battle around the level of... someone like those two trash girls who kept following lord Aizen, then she was now showing power on the level of someone like Edrad or Shawlong.
Still at the level of trash, but the increase of power was substantial. Was it some sort of aspect of her powers, or was she truly getting stronger at a noticeable rate?
Again, perhaps both?
He could see Yammy become more and more furious as he failed to land a blow on his opponents, his spiritual pressure rising higher along with his rage. Meaning it was only a matter of time before he did something dumb.
Should he end the fight and return to Las Noches before Yammy did as his nature demanded? Yet they hadn't seen either of the two possible threats that lord Aizen had told them about. The information they had now was insufficient for this mission to be a success.
He would have to...
His head snapped up as he sensed two spiritual pressure signatures, both with impressive outputs. Definitely Espada level.
As Yammy threw a punch towards the bigger human, one of them landed between them with his sword blocking the fist. The only reason Yammy's fist had not been cleaved open was his Hierro.
The other signature also landed, this one right beside Yammy and landed a kick that sent the Diez Espada flying away.
"Sorry for dropping in unannounced." The one who kicked Yammy said with a smirk as a gun materialized in his hand. "I am guessing you lot are not here for tourism."
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They were earlier than I had expected.
When the whole thing with Bounts started, I thought that Aizen wouldn't send anyone until at least we had dealt with the vampire rejects; especially after Urahara talked about how we must have had postponed Aizen's plans by not letting him get his hands on Hougyoku.
I should have realized otherwise when those Blanks had shown up.
This world was not an actual anime anymore. Obviously the bad guys were not going to check dates and inform each other in order to make sure no one tried to kill Ichigo and destroy Soul Society at the same time.
"Cain Walter." Ulquiorra, the official fourth strongest warrior that Aizen had under his command; Possibly higher considering his hidden ace, started talking as his gaze found mine before moving aside. "And Kurosaki Ichigo."
"Who the hell are you?" Ichigo asked, his voice gruff as he widened his stance; trying to guard Chad and Orihime as much as possible likely. Though considering how much taller Chad was, it made a slightly comical sight.
Ulquiorra did not answer, instead he simply looked back at me once more ands hand drifted towards his blade.
"Who the fuck are you?!" Only to be interrupted by the return of Yammy, who tried to bring both hands down on my hand.
I evaded it by moving backwards and sent a shot from my gun at him, which he swatted aside with the back of his fist.
"Wow." I couldn't help but let out an impressed noise as I smiled. I knew that Yammy had a Hierro stronger than most of the Espada, but I was expecting at least some amount of damage.
And there was supposed to be a guy with even tougher skin?
"How fun." I concentrated and formed my sword in my hand, contemplating the pros and cons of killing him right here and now.
Obvious pros: Depriving Aizen of one of his Espada and Yammy sucks. Not to mention his powers are all about mass destruction so, despite Aizen not making use of him in canon, getting rid of him is likely a big help for the future.
Cons: He's tough enough to not die easily and his powers are all about mass destruction. A serious fight against him in Karakura would have far too many civilian casualties if he goes into his released state. He was dumb enough to destroy the town despite Aizen having plans for it.
Could I kill him quickly enough if I called Rika and coordinated with Ichigo? While Ulquiorra was also ready to join the battle? Probably.
...was I willing to risk all the people in Karakura?
"Enough." Ulquiorra said as he Sonido'd beside Yammy and slammed the back of his fist into the larger Arrancar's stomach, making him double over in pain. "You have embarrassed yourself enough for one day."
The quatro Espada looked back at us, the hand he hadn't used to deal with Yammy resting on his sword. Which he then drew slowly and pointed at me.
Well, guess the choice of fighting or not was no longer in my hands.
"Come, Rika."
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