It had been two years since Viktor's arrival in Bleach. His first day he had established his base and acquired the help of Kisuke Urahara by giving him partial information and enticing his help by providing him a source of entertainment.
Kisuke Urahara was a highly intelligent man and the biggest drawback to having a high intellect is boredom. Viktor had provided him with something he had never seen before and caused him to drop his guard a bit. The fact that Viktor had completely screwed up and almost lost his body thanks to him being impatient and greedy had made him gain some perspective.
He knew his mission was to change the outcome of the MCU. He had been sent to these different worlds to train and gain what he lacked. His experiences in the DC universe had made him arrogant and he had paid for his hubris.
Thankfully, he was able to recover from the mishap and even gain benefits from it but he had decided that while he may play the arrogant bastard role from time to time, he was not allowed to actually become arrogant.
His new physique had been an upgrade from his pseudo-kryptonian physique and he had to relearn control. Once he was well enough to train, he had put Cortana's new training regimen to good use. Kisule had discovered him training one day and got involved in tweaking his training regimen to account for his new visored abilities and the results were greatly improved. He was able to gain control of his new enhanced senses quickly and even improved their efficiency.
The next step in his training had been reiatsu control, he was constantly leaking a quarter of his true power which would put those around him in danger. Viktor hated inefficiency and took to his reiatsu training like a mad man.
His new physique helped him out greatly, he could go weeks without food and only needed 3 hours of meditation to rest which also had the benefit of helping him refine his reiatsu. The glaring downside of refining his reiatsu was that it became denser with increased purity. He had asked Kisuke if he could obtain an asuchi to help him with his reiatsu control.
Unfortunately, Kisuke could not provide an asuchi because they were guarded by soul society and because every asuchi ever created could be tracked by it's creator, Oetsu Nimaiya. He was a badass shinigami in the royal guard.
Viktor may have safe guards that hid him from spiritual and magical surveillance but getting a weapon that could be tracked and possibly controlled was not an option. His frustration at the situation had led to the discovery of one of his new abilities. The Hogyoku had not actually been destroyed but had been integrated into Viktor's soul. The new ability named by Cortana as The Wish, could grant him anything he wanted simply by wanting it bad enough.
It was actually activated by will power, but she had just simplified the ability's description. He had wanted an asuchi so badly that a blade emerged from his chest. To say that Viktor, Cortana and Kisuke were surprised by the turn of events would be an understatement.
Kisuke had studied the blade in depth and determined it was the only asuchi in existance that was made by anyone other than Oetsu, thus could not be tracked or controlled by anyone other than Viktor. This of course led to Viktor's training going up several notches. Kisuke had trained him in the basics of Hakuda which was the shinigami hand to hand combat style and Zanjutsu which was the shinigami sword style.
Yoruichi had taken over Hakuda training once he had become proficient in the basics and taught him the advanced style and techniques. She also taught him flash step. Viktor had caused both Yoruichi and Kisuke to go into a period of depression for a few months because he was learning quicker than either of them had when they went through training.
They of course didn't know that with Viktor's peak superhuman brain and his eidetic memory he was basically cheating. That is not to mention, he already had a solid foundation in hand to hand combat and swordsmanship from his time in The League of Assasins.
Viktor was training and using only shinigami techniques so he could master them and so that he and Cortana could later review the different techniques from both universes and combine them into a better style customized specifically for him
Viktor had asked to break his training down to portions so that he could master them before he would move on to the next. After a year, He was told by both Yoruichi and and Kisuke that he could be considered a master in the three physical shinigami disciplines.
One benefit of of training that neither Kisuke and Yoruichi had failed noticed was that due to Viktor's learning speed and his constant training caused both to improve themselves. The years in exile had caused both to become complacent and had caused their skills to become rusty.
Viktor had violently caused them to shake off the rust and had subtly manipulated them to improve themselves. Viktor was pleased because they would now be more powerful for when they dealt with all the bullshit Ichigo brought to their doorstep.
Viktor had not stopped trolling the two the whole time. He paid for it in the beginning of their training but now they couldnt defeat him so easily so they could only swallow their frustrations down with sake. Viktor was slightly concerned he had driven them to drink heavily once a week but he figured it was good for them.
After the first year, Cortana and Viktor had reviewed all of the hand to hand combat and swordsmanship techniques from all of Viktor's memories and had combined them to create a vicious and efficient hand to hand style which Cortana had named Wraith style. Viktor was concerned with her current obsession with anime and manga, after witnessing her horrible naming sense.
His new sword style was also customized into something quick, deceptive and highly efficient. They had combined zanjutsu, his previous League of Assasins techniques and had even stolen and recreated techniques from manga. They mostly stole from Hiten Mitsurugi and recreated the techniques. She named it Shadow style.
The naming style had a common theme which was due to Viktor having met his zanpakuto spirit which to no surprise, had been Noob Saibot. Viktor had met the spirit 3 months after having acquired his asuchi.
The two actually got along quite well. His zanpakuto's ability was all based on deception, ruthlessness and efficiency. His sealed zanpakuto was no longer a sword but a tanto knife. His shikai was actually an all black short, slightly curved sword with no Tsuba and didn't have any sort of wrapping on the handle. The sword was all blackened metal and the handle was textured so it would not slip.
Kisuke and Yoruichi were impressed with his shikai. Viktor revealed only a small portion of his swords abilities because he always had to have trump cards hidden away. His sword coincided with Noob's abilities to shadows with the added ability of Devour. Viktor could now become a shadow and could travel through them. This actually led to a discovery that Viktor would take full advantage of before he left this universe. He and Cortana had also discovered that his Devour ability had been upgraded and he had gained control of what he Devoured.
He experimented in secret and found he could split a hollow from the plus spirit and Devour the hollow and leave the plus alone. He realized his ability did that when he Devoured the two hollows but back then he would just purify the plus and now he could separate them and purify the plus at a later time.
Noob had discovered that everytime he devoured the hollows power Viktor's soul would strengthen which in turn strengthened him. Viktor was very pleased and would go out nightly to feed Noob hollows unlucky enough to run into him.
He didn't have to recite anything to unseal the shikai but Cortana had come up with a phrase so his ability wouldn't stand out if he was in public. He had yet to use it and hopefully never would because it was embarrassing but he had one if he needed it.
Noob had met Cortana since they were both a part of Viktor's soul and got along well enough. Noob was a loner so he just hung out in the part of Viktor's soul that represented his spiritual power. Noob had explained to Viktor that he didn't need to fight the hollow to control his hollow powers because Noob had already Devoured him and would provide the knowledge for hollow abilities. They would battle once more when it came time for bankai training though, both looked forward to it.
Viktor continued his physical training to stay sharp but his focus had turned to kido now that he mastered the physical shinigami disciplines. Kisuke and Yoruichi had seen his new fighting style and asked him where he learned it. He said he integrated mortal martial skills and customized them to suit his fighting style. This led to Kisuke and Yoruichi scouring all the records of mortal martial styles and refining their own styles.
Tessai had taken the role of kido instructor and Viktor had taken to it like he usually did, like a mad man. After 10 months he was able to memorize and perform all Bakudo and Hado spells up to 99. He was especially good at Kaito, he use to be a medic so his past experience and knowledge was a great boon. He preferred to cast the spells without incantation unless he truly wanted to devastate his opponents. His reiryoku was extremely dense and concentrated so just a portion could have the same results as a kido expert with a large reiatsu doing the full incantation. Tessai was very pleased to have someone to teach again and was impressed by Viktor's prowess.
Viktor had been asked how his reiatsu was so dense and he told them that he refined it during meditation. They were blown away by his answer because the thought had never occurred to them. They asked where he got such a revolutionary idea. Viktor made a thinking pose while he looked into the distance. To them it looked like he must have had some sort of enlightenment. He smiled wistfully and answered, "I got the idea after... thinking of my favorite anime from my home." All three face faulted. Viktor, Cortana and Noob privately laughed at the trio's reaction.
A few days later he caught all three meditating during their free time. Viktor didn't just train for those two years, he got to know the residents of the shop. He would play soccer with Jinta. He also stopped him from bullying Ururu by explaining that they could be considered siblings and that it was a big brother's role to protect and spoil his little sister. He may have also dragged Jinta into one of his workouts and might have traumatized him.
He would talk with with Ururu and he taught her how to paint. He had told her about a man he knew of from his home, he was considered by many to be a sage and was both wise and kind. He was an artist that would use art to teach the unworthy humans of his world about peace and acceptance.
Ururu had been entranced by the man's description and was told about his great skill in painting. Viktor then showed her how the man had taught him how to paint. They had a blank canvases that only had one line. Viktor would add a line or color here or there but it seemed almost arbitrary.
Ururu was focused on the painting so she hadn't noticed the other residents enter and watch the two paint. She became flustered when she had made a mistake. Viktor then stopped his painting and put his hand on her shoulder. she thought he would be upset but he just gave her a gentle smile and said, "Oh sweetheart, no need to be upset because you made a mistake, that great man I've told you about once told me something about mistakes, would you like to know what he said?"
Ururu shyly nodded, Viktor took a clean rag and wiped her tears, "That great man would often say; there are no mistakes, just happy little accidents. You just have a little line there, Why don't we make that line into a happy little tree?"
Viktor and Ururu continued to paint and created beautiful paintings of a lake in the middle of a forest. He smiled at her and they signed their paintings. He traded her his painting for hers. He said that he wanted her first painting because in the future when she became a famous artist he would boast and say he had her first ever painting.
The others were smiling at the way Viktor taught Ururu how to paint. Yoruichi was frustrated because the man kept doing things that frustrated her. He was a physical specimen especially after his ordeal. He was dedicated and was good with children. He had also made her rich, she would sneakily take pictures of him and would sneak back into soul society to sell the pictures to the women's association and her friend Shikaku. Viktor was spending as much time as he could with the kids because he would be going to the warehouse and would be training with Shinji and his group soon. Yoruichi resolved herself to face Viktor that night.
---
Viktor had finished his meditation for the moment. He needed it to deal with the way Yoruichi and Jinta would eat like wild animals at dinner. He had offered to cook one night after he purchased Soma Yukihara's cooking ability from the shop.
He was curious because he had never heard of Soma before but guessed he must be something great if his ability was in the shop.. He purchased it on a whim and tried out some of his recipes one night. The results were unnerving. He watched the group take their first bite cautiously and watched them freeze afterwards. Viktor was worried that he may have actually poisoned his new friends but then noticed they were all in tears and were attacking their food. They had finished their dinner before he even took his first bite.
They noticed his food was still on his plate and gave him puppy eyes for more. He was never known to be a nice person, so Viktor ate his meal slowly under the gaze of the teary eyes of the group. He had then been forced to cook 3 times a week.
He had just showered and was going to copy down some stories from his world to give to Ururu to help inspire her art. He heard his bedroom door open and watched as Yoruichi walked in shyly. He raised an eyebrow at the sight. "Did you need something, Yoru?" he asked. She closed the door behind her and then sat on his lap and kissed him. He let her kiss him and realized what she came for. He sighed, "You do know that I can't become emotionally attached to anyone right? I have to go back to my world. If you are looking for love and a hapilly ever after, I think you should leave. But, if you are here just to relieve some stress, I can certainly help you with that."
Yoruichi knew that he didn't love her and she didn't love him but she was a horny kitty and she need some release. "I know that but I think we both need a release." Viktor smirked and then squeezed her ass and picked her up while he kissed her passionately. "Just as long as you know that, we will be fine." He threw her on the bed then spoke a quick incantation as he watched Yoruichi undress and saw the voluptuous women lay bare before him. He had set up a very strong and sound proof barrier. "Oh you poor perverted kitty, you don't know what your in for."
---
The following day The residents of Urahara shop woke to the heavenly smell of Viktor's cooking they all met at the table but were all wondering where Yoruichi was. She was the queen glutton of the group. Viktor with the help of Tessai and Ururu was bringing in the food. They had just set everything down and were starting to serve the meal when the sliding door opened and they all watched a tired looking Yoruichi limp into the room and gently sat down. Kisuke looked at his best friend worriedly and asked, "Is something wrong? Did you hurt yourself, this morning?"
Viktor tried to stifle a chuckle and met Yoruichi's glare with an amused smirk and wink. Yoruichi blushed and answered, "Uh... yeah. I hurt myself training this morning." Viktor deciding to troll her, continued to serve the food. "It must have been quite a strenuous workout." Yoruichi blushed and glared at Viktor. She dug into her food in silence and the group continued their meal. After the meal, the residents gathered and saw Kisuke and Viktor off.
Ururu was saddened by his departure and had tears in her eyes. Viktor saw the kids were downcast so he kneeled before them, "It's not forever you know. I'll still come back on the weekends. We can play games, paint and have dinner together." The kids were cheered up by that and he and Kisuke left.
They walked through town and he saw Ichigo and his group walking on the other side of the street. Kisuke caught the objects of his attention. "Why are you looking at them like that?" Viktor cut Kisuke off before he said something stupid. "The orange hair kid is in your future. You will have to pick up the pace on the time dilation for the training grounds because if you don't, that kid will not have proper training and it will effect all of your futures. Just focus on the training grounds for now. You will know when to get involved."
Kisuke wanted know more but they had arrived at the warehouse. Here it is, your knew home for the foreseeable future. Viktor smirked, this was gonna be fun.
---
Kisuke just walked into the warehouse and loudly greeted the residents. "Yoo hoo~ I've brought your new punching ba..cough... cough... I mean your new disciple." Viktor was amused by Kisuke's attempt at riling him up. Kisuke was going to call out again but he was suddenly struck in the face by a very fast moving object and was thrown back into a wall.
He had left a hole in the wall and was picking himself up and pulled a handkerchief to wipe his now bloody nose. Viktor had notice the object was a sandal and bent over and picked it up. He noticed a short blonde girl shove past him and snatch the sandal from his hand. She was obviously upset with Kisuke's presence. "What are you doing here, ya bastard?"
Kisuke had cleansed himself up and now hid his mouth behind a fan. "My my Hiyori you are as charming as ever. If I didn't know any better I would think you were flirting with me.~" That comment had caused Hiyori to spout steam from her ears in anger. Viktor watched the byplay. 'the steam from the ears thing is really too weird.' he thought.
He had noticed he had been surrounded, he could probably take all of them on but there was no point. Kisuke waved Hiyori's angry tirade off and then introduced Viktor to the visored. Viktor greeted them all said he was eager to start. They told him they wouldn't go easy on him and that they would more than likely break him.
Viktor looked into Shinjis eyes and gave a bloodthirsty smile. "I was hoping for a challenge."