Hueco Mundo Deserts

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Kuvello

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Black and White.
The infinite expanse.
The everlasting dichotomy.
Man and beast.
Plus and minus.
Yin and Yang.

These were but a selection of parallels one could use to describe the Realm of Preta;( प्रेत, Lit. Hungry Ghost), most commonly known as Hueco Mundo. The white crystalline sands, housing the wild beasts that roam them in eternal hunger, in search of anything that would fill the void each one was forced to carry. The black sky, imposing a perpetual darkness, save for the large crescent that hung in the sky above established a sense of timelessness.

In this world, if ones despair did not kill them, then something or someone else would. Such was the fate of such a realm as this. Dynasties formed by evolutionary outliers were the only record used to keep the time for the inhabitants in Hueco Mundo. Natural borne leaders assumed the top of the food chain, amassing sympathizers who sought for a change. Those who disagreed were wiped out, those who questioned bowed their heads if nothing else but for the sake to live.

To lead, or be led. To kill or be devoured. Such were the only laws in the vast expansion that was Hueco Mundo. Laws governed by the ungovernable, solely by instinct.




Since the fall of Las Noches after the Unhallowed Wars, the inhabitants of Hueco Mundo have been fractured. Since the untimely defeat of Esmerelda, the Seireitei -- Namely the Fifth Division has been tasked with keeping tabs on the occupants of Hueco for centuries now. Being careful to extinguish any flame that may glow too brightly, or spread too vigorously; The Fifth was tasked to prevent another uprising that sought rival the ferocity of the former power that was Las Noches. Because of this, the only factions of hollows that have been allowed to form are those who claim to be passive in nature, culture groups if you would. Groups such as La Soberanía.

Scandal

"Don't let him get away!"

"I've lost sight of him, I can't sense his presence either!"

"Someone needs to report this to Headquar- ACK!"

"Genjima-san!"

A squad of unseated survey corp. shinigami would find themselves at the mercy of an unseen foe. What began as an investigation for finding the cause for the number of rifts that riddled the sky above was becoming a culling. Suddenly a emerald green thread would pierce through the air like that of a marksman, as it impaled it's intended target through the chest. The surprise of the impact causing the victim to fold as he collapsed to his knees on the ground.

"W-what the hell is this thing! I-I can feel my power draining from my body!"

*Wzzzzz-Shunk*
The hook and tackle that once impaled the man was now reeled away, and with it an orb composed of the shinigami's energy, as he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Whatever this thing is, it's picking us off one by one!"

"Fuck this, I'm not dying out here today!"

As the Shinigami ran back toward the destination of which the group had wandered from another he'd seemingly be cut down by a blurred figure as it performed Sonido, killing the Shinigami brutally in a display that was uncharacteristic to it's previous behavior, when the initial picking began.

"Asagiri!"

The sound of footsteps would emerge from behind the Shinigami as the hunter approached the feeble and scared Fifth Division member. The sound of the sand crunching under sandals as a shadowed figure possessing illuminated green cat-like eyes now stood behind the prostrated, groveling Shinigami.

"Seems like its just the two of us now. I hope for your sake your Reiryoku tastes better than your friends, it's been a while since I've had the pleasure of tasting some really potent willpower...Though if I had to guess, I would surmise the stock you possess is becoming spoiled by the second....Tell me are you afraid?"

The Shinigami would let out a yell as he found himself becoming impaled from behind, the obsidian rod of the hunter pierced through his abdomen as a crimson liquid began to seep into his black shihakusho, staining it darker. The man's disgruntled voice gave way to the sound of flesh tearing and bones breaking, as the cylindrical rod cleaved upward. In a labored severing of his collarbone and skull, the Shinigami's lifeless body became a fountain of ambrosia, as it spewed blood into the air.

Licking his lips, the beast would vanish briefly before reappearing beside one of the fallen victims, as he wiped the blood from his face and zanpakuto.

Looking to the sky the green-eyed figure would extend his palm outward, as the formation of cracks began to appear in the sky. Silently, the curtains of reality would become split as a giant gaping maw began to manifest, revealing a white and blue sky, as the sunlight from the World of the Living shone down upon the figure, illuminating him in a golden light.

"Seventy-seven...or was it seventy-eight? Seventy-six? Guess I might've skipped a few numbers while killing those guys...Whoops."

The arrancar's figure would vanish in a disrupting blur, not a single grain of sand disturbed in his disappearance. The crime scene, while clean, save from one victim would soon become erased with the arrival of wandering gillian-class hollow, of which the yell would have surely summoned, if not the scent of blood. Such was to be expected in a place as this after all. As he traversed his way across the sands the arrancar would begin to zero in on another location, to stitch yet another scene into his makeshift patchwork sky. This would surely get him some unwanted attention, however he hoped that in doing this would symbolize an overture of the current regime. Even as a creature who focused on exercising extreme caution, this grandiose display would prove to be useful in both terms of getting a message out to the masses, as well as exercising his ability to surpass his limits in both generating and holding the rifts open. Though should he find himself at the exhaustion point of his ability, he would simply close them all at once.




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Kuvello

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-Ten Months-
It had been ten months since Shin'eki Uemura had been to the Seireitei. Ten long months of rigorous training, and survey. What had become of the events that unfolded there? Where had Kaisei gone off to? Last he heard he had been put up for a captain's promotion, but returned to the Tsunayashiro Clan Compound and since had lost touch with the Fifth Division. However, after the events of the Civil War, and the treachery of Hashimoto-taichou, a new Captain by the name of Shizukana Kurayami had been nominated to take the seat of captain, and with her a new Vice Captain, by the name of Densagi Shiba.

In their meetings, albeit brief in nature, Shin'eki had come to foster a greater since of comradery with Kurayami-Taichou, due to their shared admiration for Oto-sensei. However an unspoken rift remained between Densagi and the Fourth Seat, as the burden upon his heart seemed to outweigh any sense of muse toward anyone. Though because they were members of the same squad, and had sworn loyalty toward Lady Shizukana, the red-haired shinigami would give the man a pass, as having an entire bloodline cut down was indeed a very weighty burden to carry, something the boy would know little of himself as he came from humble beginnings.

Wandering within the great expanse that was Hueco Mundo, the Fourth Seat would be leading a platoon of lower seated officers through the Menos Forest as a notification from his Denreishiki vibrated the inside of his shihakusho pocket. Lifting the device to his face, the Shinigami would swipe up as he watched the red icon on his messenger app begin to flash with the number 1, and then 2, and then 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10+

Messages of strange occurrences would begin trickling into his phone as it had effectively blew up. A bead of sweat would begin to form upon the Shinigami's forehead as he drew up his hand, giving a silent signal to the group around him to stop in their tracks. The sounds of menos roaring in the background would only add more tension to the growing situation. Looking toward one of the survey corp members, the Fourth Seat would begin to usher his commands.

"Secure an area, I want all Gillian-level threats within 40 Rei of here taken care of. Send word to Captain Kurayami. Tell her it's from me. After all these long months it seems like we finally have something worthwhile to report, Send word out to other members of Fifth to hold tight until orders are given, and if they can have them return to Base.

As for us we will continue to survey the situation from here. Set up a temporary camp! I want all units to report their findings to the Barracks in the Seireitei, leave no T's uncrossed and no I's undotted!"
With a resounding voice in unison, the platoon would begin setting up their base camp.


"YES SIR!"
Thumbing through the images that were being sent in of corpses appearing to have been stabbed, or mutilated, the red-haired Shinigami would begin tapping his thumbs away at the screen as he began composing a message to both Densagi as well as Captain-Kurayami herself.
"URGENT NEWS OF UNUSUAL HOLLOW ATTACKS AND NUMEROUS GARGANTA REPORTED IN H.M. AWAITING ORDERS!"
As he pressed send, the female voice of one of the surveillance ops members would speak toward Shin'eki directly.

"Sir, I have something to report in from Echo Company, It seems as though one of the bases in C13 is currently under attack!"
Having his eyes grow wide, the Seated member of Fifth would grit his teeth as he responded to the sudden report. It seemed as though after all this time of silence someone, or something was now beginning to act, but for what purpose? Why now of all times?

"Have them send out a recovery Unit, I want eyes on the ground!"

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-MEANWHILE AT THE BASE IN QUESTION-
"Send word to Uemura-san! Let them know we're under attack!"
One by one, the ants that scuttled in a flurry would meet their untimely demise.
Watching them run aimlessly while trying to follow orders while gathering their bearings was about as amusing a show as one could get. An emerald green streak would cut the night sky before it burrowed itself deep through the torso of an unsuspecting shinigami.

"Oh my, seems like I got a bite!"

Lifting his rod, the ash-brown haired arrancar would begin to fight with his prey, playing with the shinigami like a cat would a string, allowing the plus to think he had been freed, save for the searing pain in his chest. The Arrancar began to whip the tackle about, causing the man to rise into the air before being sent into one of the many curtain-like walls that surrounded the portable encampment. Bases like this one littered Hueco Mundo like blemishes upon the white crystalline sands. That damned insignia, promising peace under the guise of militarized levy and subjugation. For how much longer would the inhabitants of this animalistic world simply bow and turn a blind eye to their oppressors? To their natural-born enemies?

In a blink of an eye, the Arrancar would emerge within the center of the squabble, keeping his spiritual presence erased, as he moved about like a plague soundlessly and almost simultaneously as after image clones began to manifest within the camp, the sounds of screams becoming silenced in the matter of a second as the Arrancar was seen holding up a Shinigami of roughly the same stature as him.

"My...My... Seems as though you've been left on your own. Tell me, how does it feel to watch as the rest of your own people are killed before you? Does it frighten you? Does it anger you?"

Without giving an answer to the Arrancar's hypothetical question, the Shinigami would make his last feeble attempt as he attempted to drive his asauchi into the temple of the nameless Arrancar as the tip of the blade would strike upon the Arrancar's hardened flesh. Grunting and clenching his teeth, the tanto of the Shinigami would begin to shake as the strength of the man challenged the Arrancar's dense Hierro, it was as if the hollow before him was made of a material that rivaled any folded steel...no it was harder. Suddenly the blade of the asauchi would give way under the pressure as the blade snapped.

Shaking and drawing his broken blade to his face the Shinigami would let out a scream before his neck would rotate 180 degree's in an instant, the scream becoming a muted gurgle as the man's throat had been twisted shut and his vocal cords severed. Dropping the man to the ground, the Arrancar's own strength would be put on display as he lowered himself to the man, bringing a single finger to his lips as he gave a hushed shush.


"Now, now. Any more of that screaming and you alert any nearby hollows, we wouldn't want that now would we?"

Placing his sandal upon the back of the man's head, the Arrancar would begin to lean into the step in hopes of crushing the man's skull, if nothing else than to just exhibit a sense of brutality. Perhaps indulging himself on the Reiryoku of these shinigami was reverting him back to his old ways...then again they brought this upon themselves when they killed Esmerelda. All time time, to plan for revenge, to rebuild Las Noches to it's former glory. He would need more people to establish himself apart from any other inspired hollow who tried and failed. He would need insider information, he would need-

As the tension of his weight shifted upon the skull of the Shinigami a distorted voice saturated in static would be heard over on the nearby communications table, which surprisingly had been sparred from the Arrancar's violent outburst.

"C13, Come In. This is Uemura, can I get an update? Hello! I've sent word out to Captain Kurayami, just hang tight until reinforcements arrive!"
Smirking, as his lips contorted into that of a diabolical smile, the Arrancar would lift his foot from the deceased Shinigami as he looked down toward the corpse. What better way of getting others to side with you than to prove the oppression and gather intel from behind enemy lines? Before he had managed to guard dog the Palace that was Las Noches, but never was he ordered or tasked with going to Seireitei...
Walking back toward the corpse the Arrancar would begin to de-robe the Shinigami, before grabbing his bare corpse, launching it into the air, and firing off a cero incinerating the corpse to nothing but a rendered charcoal, any evidence of this de-robing would become lost to the world as he tapped the very fabric of reality before him, as he drew open a black gaping maw of a Garganta from his Descorrer.

"Let it be known that you served me even in death, nameless Shinigami."
And again, as was his usual style, the green cat-eyed arrancar would vanish without a trace as he now encroached to penetrate the very Seireitei itself.
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---------------HEADED TO RUKONGAI FROM HUECO MUNDO----------

 
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