Hueco Mundo
Forest of Menos
There exists a vast forest underneath Hueco Mundo where Menos-class Hollows reside. The trees in this forest extend to the surface and dot the landscape above ground.
The forest is filled with large trees made of a silvery quartz substance. These trees extend to the surface and dot the landscape of the desert in Hueco Mundo.
Countless Gillian class Hollow live here which were formed after a newly created hollow, called Menos, begins devouring fellow Hollows. These cannibal Hollows are attracted to one another, and a mass inter-devouring follows, resulting in a Gillian.
But these Menos or Gillians class Hollows are not Yon's targets as he rushed through the forest. He's already fully activated his martial skill space concealment since coming out of the Exorcist base.
His target of course were the Adjuchas class which are commonly solitary creatures, rarely joining into groups. But even with that, he was still 'choosy' or prefer a unique one which has a powerful regeneration ability.
But fate seems to be against Yon since he's been searching for his target for a month now and all he ever found were weaklings which he never bothered devouring them. He was currently resting on a cave he made. He doesn't need to eat much because of the transition of being a cultivator with a thousand year lifespan, but he still needs to rest after exhausting his physical body for a long time even for a cultivator like him.
It is said that some Adjuchas class are powerful enough to challenge a captain of the Gotei 13, yet it wasn't a problem to him if he could subjugate them using enslavement inscription.
So far, he's subjugated 10 Adjuchas class and ordered them to find a fellow Adjuchas that has a very potent regeneration ability. If they can locate a Vastro Lorde, then they are ordered to immediately return to where he was resting right now.
It has been 2 days since he gave the command and he was not worried about them running away. The enslavement inscription was different from the familiar inscription even with 100% domination over the other party, which also have a certain connection between the exorcist and his/her familiar. Enslavement inscription which was developed by his master is exactly how it says, you get a 'loyal' slave and not a 'friendly' familiar.
He didn't have to wait that long when his new slaves returned. Out of the 10, only two came back with an interesting piece of information.
The first one was able to find an individual which according to him was definitely a shinigami! Said individual was killing a group of Hollows when he saw it. But he retreated immediately after remembering the place where he saw the person as ordered.
The second was even more absurd. He was able to exit the forest of menos! Just a few hours of walking in the desserts of Hueco Mundo where he can trace his way back, he saw 4 individuals devouring a group of hollows, both Adjuchas and Menos class, like it was a party. The servant was more than certain one of them was Vastro Lorde class while the other three were high class Adjuchas.
With targets in mind, Yon began assessing where to head out first. If he goes to the shinigami which was more than likely to be Ashido Kano, then he won't be reaching his goal.
But if he goes to the second one, he will more than likely be able to fulfill his goal of having super high speed regeneration. To guess the identity of those individuals was not even a challenge. Just a quick question from his servant was more than enough to know it was Tier Harribel and her fraccion.
Now comes the trouble. According to his memories, Harribel was betrayed by Aizen. And regeneration was not her specialty, no. That belongs to Ulqiorra Cifer.
After a few moments of thinking he's made up his mind, but ryu has different opinion.
'Please tell me your choice was made by your mind and not your dick.'
'Hey!'
'I am a part of your soul, so don't your dare lie to me. I can feel your nostalgic emotion and I'm pretty sure you are mostly certainly remembering another dark skinned woman.'
"...." The MC was speechless. Where did privacy go?
'Oh shut it, I have warned you before. It might not have been shown in the anime but I'm more than 100% sure that Yoruichi and Kisuke are something more than friends.'
'I never even said I liked Yoruichi!'
'Oh, but I never said it either.'
'Why you-'
"Uhm, master?" Yon looked at his 'loyal' servants or might as well call them dogs.
"Is there a problem master?" asked one of them
"Yeah, please tell us so we can serve you." says another.
"Sigh, lead the way towards that Vastro Lorde and his allies." he ordered and his dogs followed him without question.
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It took them half a day/night or 6 hours to exit the forest, courtesy of ryu(Zanpakuto). In Hueco Mundo, it is always night so saying half a day would not be fitting in their current location.
Arriving at the location was nothing but dessert, a few rocks and remains of hollows that were probably not edible.
His servant apologized after since they didn't mange to caught up to his targets. He shook it off since he was not planning to absorb Harribel in the first place. Planting seeds for the future was also a good hidden weapon once Canon starts.
With nothing left to do, he ordered his servants to go back to the forest. Being on the dessert was pretty much not a good idea for his servants who were low level but not to him. But he would rather have helpers doing menial tasks than doing it alone which would take a lot of his time despite his strength.
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After entering the forest, Yon created another cave where he can rest. He ordered 4 of his servants look around in the forest only for an Adjuchas class hollow while the other 6 would go exit the forest in pairs to search for a Vastro Lorde.
Meaning if they are to be spotted by the Vastro Lorde then one would have to stall while the other escape for the success of the mission. And just like any loyal dogs, they obeyed him without question.
After his servants left him, Yon went out his cave and spoke.
"Stalking should be a trait more seen in men, wouldn't you agree?"
". . . " Silence, no one answered him. But he was more than sure that they were being followed after returning to the forest by 4 powerful individuals with one of them stronger than stronger than the rest based on the riatsu output.
[AN: It should be reiryoku which is spirit energy but, in the anime riatsu was used more in measurement when sensing one's spirit energy. Although technically riatsu which is spiritual pressure, can only be felt when an individual exudes or exerts it by choice.]
"Well now, I sensed you guys follow us after we found nothing near the location where you were 'busy'. Ain't it only normal to show yourselves since I already know?" His words seemed to have gone through them since they showed themselves afterwards.
Sure enough, it was Harribel and her future fraccion, Sung-Sun, Mila Rose, and Apacci. Harribel was a humanoid Hollow with short blond hair on top. but the back of her hair has an extension with a tail attached to it that ended into what resembles a fish's tail.
Her mask covered her entire face but her aqua green eyes, thick eyelashes, and yellow blond eyebrows. Her right hand was attached to a shark-like fin blade. Her entire body was covered with hollow white skin with few shade of pale blue on her center most part.
In a short, pervert's, words, she was a hot smoking Vastro Lorde class hollow. Despite her body being covered by hollow-like features. Oh and the rest of her allies resembles animal like features hollow. From a viper to a lion and a deer?
All four were clearly hostile towards him, if the riatsu exerted towards him was not obvious enough. Harribel then spoke.
"What are you and why did you searched for us?" Yon raised an eyebrow to her question. But this infuriated one of the future tres bestias, Appaci the deer-like hollow.
"Don't you dare play like fool. You obviously sent that hollow to spy on our location!"
"Oh, so you actually were able to sense my servant who saw you."
"Answer the question of Harribel-sama." Mila rose demanded.
"Well, I was hoping for a future alliance against a future potential threat." Yon honestly said. Harribel observed him after hearing his answer.
"You are clearly not a Shinigami based on your clothes. You look a lot like a human but what kind of human, we don't know." she said while looking at Yon who appear to be a young boy in white robes with gloves. His black hair was long enough to mistake him as a girl if not for his handsome face and pale skin color.
"I am, but I am more than just a normal human being." He answered, not knowing what to call himself. Sure he was still human but he was part cultivator, exorcist and a bit like a Shinigami.
"If you are more than just a normal human then you clearly are something else. So, what are you?" Apacci clearly annoyed asked. She doesn't like the way this 'human' speaks nonchalantly.
"I have answered your questions but I haven't even received an answer to mine."
"Why you-" Apacci clearly have little patience as she already blew a fuse but Harribel cut her off.
"You have not asked a question."
"Well, let's start with something simple. My name is Yon, what about you gu- girls??" he asked like he was also asking their genders besides their names which was probably not his intention.
"Harribel." the blond said.
"That's Apacci, Mila Rose, and Sung-Sun." Harribel pointed at her allies and asked.
"If you are not a normal human then what are you? You're clearly weaker than us based on your riatsu." Yon didn't immediately answer. Saying he was a part Shinigami would just be suicide. He can take the future tres bestias but not Harribel who was a Vastro lorde, though he can no doubt escape if he wanted to.
"I am what they call, a human immortal." was Yon's reply which earned him a smirk from Apacci.
"Immortal means you won't die right? Why don't we find that out!" Apacci rushed towards him followed by the other two, Mila rose and Sung-sun.
[Earth spikes]
Yon touched the ground as his gloves glowed. Before the three could attack him together, three earth pointed spike grew around him which was time perfectly to block them.
[Lightning burst]
Yon spread his hands immediately after blocking them with earth spikes. Said spikes was immediately destroyed by the trio's strength but was more than enough for him to chant another.
Lightning spread out from him which in turn impacted the surroundings including the trio around him. But it was the attack didn't affect them much giving them only superficial bruises.
'I can see why Exorcists chose to stay hidden underground.' Yon thought
'Yup, their skills are useless against high level hollows. The only reason why you're hurting them a bit is because of your reiryoku's quality as a Grandmaster.'
The future tres bestias was startled a bit by the lightning attack but coped with it in mere seconds and jumped away from him. Although it won't kill them, the attack still hurt a bit. Harribel remained observing in a distance. She was intrigued by the skills the human showed just now.
'You clearly need to beat them down first before you can talk normally and negotiate. So you better stop pulling your punches.' Yon's strength was obviously currently suppressed to the 6th order of Grandmaster Realm. It is only a basic move to hide one's full power when not engaged in a fight.
'Sigh, fine.' But before Yon could lift his suppression on his meridians.
Boooom!!!!
"Hahaha!!! that's what you get for dozing off while in battle! You didn't even notice us prepare a Cero!" Apacci commented as smoke covered where their Cero hit.
"Do you think he's dead?" Sung-sun asked.
"Well, he said he's a human immortal. So, maybe no? Either we'll find out." Mila Rose replied.
"Don't let your guard down. He's still alive." Harribel warned which returned the trio's vigilance.
"You must be the sensor type. They were unaware of my status the whole time, if it wasn't for you spoiling them." Yon's voice was heard.
[Wind blow]
The smoke cleared by the wind he produced and showed an unharmed Yon but the ground below him was definitely 'harmed'. There was a huge crater and Yon was on the center inside it.
[Spirit swords]
Two swords made of spirit energy formed on Yon's hands as he held both on each of hand. The trio were on guard seeing two blue spirit swords on the enemy's hands.
After summoning the swords, Yon threw them to Mila rose and Sung-sun while he rushed towards Apacci. The swords rushed towards the two Adjuchas and they were prepared to swat it away but the swords themselves dodged!
They were taken by surprised as Yon controlled the swords with ease as it attacks them like someone was holding it. Their distracted state costed them a few wounds on their body before they began defending and try to destroy the moving swords.
Meanwhile Apacci was receiving Yon's punches and kicks coated with spirit energy. These punches were learned from the dojo together with Ichigo and Tatsuki. They were of course not enough to take Apacci down but it was not his intention for using them first.
Yon connected a side kick to Apacci's gut jumbling her a bit. But more than enough for Yon to use a more potent attack. He held his right wrist and pointed his index finger in a point blank range.
[Spirit Gun!]
Bang!
A spirit bullet shot out of his index finger and sailed through the air where Apacci was before. The attack landed on boulder and shattered it to pieces.
Looking at the result of Yon's attack, Apacci was thankful to Harribel. It might've not killed her outright but would definitely wound her enough to bleed. The human was clearly not as simple as he appeard to be.
Mila Rose and Sung-sun appeared beside them after shattering the spirit swords Yon sent to deal with them.
"So, are you guys prepared to talk now? I really don't want to fight anymore. And I don't think you attacked me because you want to kill me. I didn't feel any killing intent behind your attacks at all." Yon stated the obvious.
"we-" Apacci was about to speak but stopped when Harribel raised her hand.
"It was a test to know your strength." She said honestly.
"You know you could've just asked me right?"
"I don't trust you nor do we trust anyone. In this world strength speaks louder than words. And strength is also the rule."
"Right. Wait, please don't tell me your going to fight me too?"
"I didn't plan to fight you-"
"I feel a but in there." Yon interfered. 'Always wanted to do that.' he smirked to which Harribel rolled her eyes.
"But I know you were holding back against them. So you better not do that against me," Harribel warned as her riatsu spiked. Pressuring Yon who by now had a serious look on his face.
There was no way he's facing a Vastro Lorde without using a Zanpakuto but, this was simply a test, no need to show more cards than usual. When it comes down to it, he can simply escape.
He removed the suppression on his meridians and his riatsu also spiked to his maximum strength. It was weaker than Harribel's but definitely not weak for a human.
[Spirit Katana]
Condensing his spirit energy to take on a form of a Katana, Yon held it with both hands as he took as standard Kendo stance.
Harribel already had her own blade attached to her right hand. She rushed towards Yon and lunges a downward attack.
'So fast!' was Yon's thought as he used Zone to enhance his senses and made his own move without rushing to Harribel. The enemy was fast and will soon reach him so why bother rushing when he can start his move early?
[4th Kendo Kata, Reverse Moon Cut]
Instead of a downward slashing motion, he reversed it to slash upwards so he can meet Harribel's attack. A full moon resembled his attack as it clashes with Harribel's, sending a blast of reiryoku from between their weapons.
Yon's spirit katana didn't last long as cracks appeared before it crumbles down. Harrible strikes again but Yon already left using soru to form a distance.
He pointed his index and middle finger towards Harribel on both hands. Harribel recognizing the attack pattern immediately used Sonido, but Yon's senses were already hightened, following Harribels movements was easy enough.
[Magnum!]
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Yon shot multiple times towards her all around where ever Harribel went but the spirit bullets weren't fast enough even though he's using magnum, which was faster than a normal spirit gun.
Utilizing her advantage in speed, Harribel gathered her very own spirit energy while dodging Yon's spirit bullets with grace.
Sensing the gathering of spirit energy on Harribel, Yon shoots more vigorously not even slightly worried.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Once Harribel gathered enough fully on her sword, she slashed it towards Yon as a yellow spirit energy attack rushed towards him. With a very fast action, Yon did his best to counter.
[Spirit Swords!]
10 spirit swords appeared behind him as he controlled them towards him as he added a quick inscription with a single touch to each of the swords.
Yon clapped his hands and the swords combined into one big ass sword and sent it towards the incoming attack.
Bzzzzggghhh!!!!
Their attack collided in mid air but Harribel's was clearly stronger based on the cracks appearing on his big ass sword. Once the sword crumbled the attack still continued towards him.
'Nice try but did you just rip off that movie from 'Journey to the west'?
'Oh shut up. At least I try my best to fight them without showing up more cards.'
"Watch out!" Harribel shouts, clearly it wasn't her intention to harm the stranger who offered an alliance.
End of Chapter 10