Claire's elite group reappeared in the middle of the mountains with the help of her Teleportation Magic.
"...Amazing," one of the Fullbringers sporting long magenta-colored hair, Riruka, commented as she looked around. "This is different from the one Yukio uses." However, when she looked up, she shuddered and closed her mouth.
In the sky, there was a large hole that almost encompassed one's sights. Instead of the iridescent colors they had been seeing, the hole was mostly populated by wriggling white worms with occasional giant flies mixed in.
"Oi oi... Just how many of them are in there?" Baaz B loudly muttered with nervous laughter and cold sweat running down the side of his face. "And this is just the start?"
Even someone like Liltotto who could eat anything couldn't stop her stomach from churning, 'I don't really want to touch that...'
It was only now that the group realized how difficult this 'war' would be.
Amid the tense atmosphere, only the youngest one walked forward with confident steps.
Everyone's eyes gravitated towards her as she released a contrasting aura of warmth and dread. Without knowing what was going on or where this strange feeling was coming from, a silver halo of light spun out of existence above her head, and six pairs of alternating Angel wings and Devil wings slowly emerged from her back.
It had only been less than a day since she woke up, and Serafall, Tanis, and Kunou didn't really want her to step into the frontline without properly recovering.
However, Claire had been feeling great ever since she opened her eyes. It wasn't just a feeling of having a very good night of sleep, but as if a shackle that she didn't know existed disappeared and freed her limbs. The imploding energies inside her body had all together calmed down, and she could now minutely control any aspect of them as if she were just moving her fingers.
It also helped when Gabriel appeared and controlled the Holy Power that was spiraling out of control. Since it was done through her body as a medium, she clearly remembered how the Seraph meticulously adjusted every flow and changed it into a tangible form. Claire had never realized how similar it is to Demonic Power when it's being converted into Elemental Power or something else, 'I tried to handle it differently from Demonic Power because they're opposites... But I should have known. After all, they are just different sides of the same coin.'
Claire blamed herself for not noticing something very obvious, though it really wasn't a fault of her own since her focus was largely on not letting these opposing forces tear her body apart while also taking advantage of the force generated between them.
'I was successful earlier. This is a good chance to try it on a larger scale.' It had been only a moment since she had forgotten the gawking crowd behind her as she lifted her white bow with gold trimmings up in the air and aimed in the middle of the wriggling mass of disgustingness.
In her right hand, a golden flaming arrow appeared and she nocked it on her bow.
The moment she pulled the bowstring back, the golden flaming arrow became tainted with black flames. But instead of the previous messy and chaotic mix, the gold and black flames coexisted as if they were part of each other.
The arrow emitted a Holy aura, an aura that exudes confidence and purity. But the moment she released it, it was as if a wild beast had been unleashed, thirsting for blood and violence.
The arrow left a trailing black-and-white light and soon reached the terror-inducing insects. It was a tiny spark compared to the giant scale of the incoming threat.
Everyone thought that the arrow killed at least a hundred of these worms seeing how it pierced through them, but similar to a small ember set off in the middle of dry weeds with a soft wind blowing on it, it soon spread like an uncontrollable wildfire.
The flames of the arrow were Holy as it purified and burned all of its enemies but it was also Demonic as it greedily reached out for more, never ceasing to feed itself more fuel.
Everyone was silent as the burning worms started dropping from the sky with ear-screeching screams. But before they could reach the ground, their entirety had already turned into ashes, leaving behind a small trace of their existence in the world.
The entire hole where the worms and flies are rushing out became covered with golden and black flames but there are obviously still many of them that went through and started spreading out to the surroundings. Nevertheless, the flames had annihilated the vast majority of them leaving only a bit of strugglers.
Claire turned back around to the stunned audience with a big smile on her face, "Please take care of the remaining ones~ Thank you."
For a long time, no one could speak as a new found fear and respect overlapped Claire's innocent image and demeanor in their minds.
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Tanis just blasted one of the worms she was facing into bits with a punch when she felt the rush of Holy and Demonic Power from the Dimensional Gap and looked towards it with an amused expression.
"Is something wrong?" Tier Harribel just finished slicing the last of the worms that just approached Tanis and noticed her strange expression.
Tanis shook her head and just said, "Nothing much. I just thought that my sister learned how to give a flashy show from Kisuke-niichan."
Harribel turned to the direction she was just looking but didn't ask anything else. While there are a lot fewer of these insects that are coming towards the Hueco Mundo compared to the Human World, there are also fewer of them that can fend them off reliably.
"Where's the next big hole?" Harribel asked.
Tanis pointed in a certain direction and said, "Grimjow-san already started running towards it. I suggest that we let everyone else rest first since it looks like he could handle it."
Harribel looked at Grimjow who's already a dot on the horizon before looking towards the numerous Arrancar around them with some of them seeming to be seriously injured, "That's a good idea. Let's rest for a few hours."
Thanks to their natural regeneration and stamina, however, it shouldn't take too long before they're back to their full power.
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Within Soul Society, just outside of the Seireitei's walls was a large part of the land that was transformed into a multi-level temporary shelter that could house all of the souls that couldn't fight. Kunou was tasked to set up a barrier that could protect those who are inside. While Kunou could create a large-scale barrier, she couldn't sustain it so she got the help of various Shinigami to power it up.
And since there's enough combatants present, she didn't really have to do anything else.
Kunou also felt Claire's Holy and Demonic Power radiating and smiled but she was soon disturbed by a small child wearing a Shinigami attire, "Kunou-san, Captain wants to see you."
"Nemu? About what?"
"I was told it was about the implementation of soul transfers. Captain wants to start the plan early."
Kunou stood up from her seat and dusted her pants, "Alright. Please lead me to him."