A Soul Reaper's Journey to the Center of Hueco Mundo ( MasoKitty and Cheshy)

[Felis-nyan]

Hana Arashi, Captain of Squad Six of the Gotei Thirteen, stood staring impassively into the void of Hueco Mundo. Her, her Lieutenant and her entire squad of seated officers had infiltrated the Espada's home-dimension in the hopes of finishing them off. While the Espada had put up an impressive fight in the real world, they had been injured, and Hana herself hadn't fought, being held back in reserve. Her Bankai, while marginally weaker than Yamamato's, was capable of wreaking indiscriminate destruction of the highest level when unleased. The Gotei Thirteen hadn't wanted her using it while the other Captain's and their Squads were on the field, unless they had no other choice. Her own Squad members were all immune to it's effect, to some extent, because of a blood bond they shared with Hana.

A short while ago, they had emerged into a vast, desolate wasteland. The thirty shinigami were currently camping around a series of small fires, talking to themselves. Hana and her Lieutenant, Sakura Matsuro, were moving between the groups, talking to each member, keeping their spirits up. It had been over a week since they had come here, and they were yet to see a single Espada or their fraccione, although they had killed what felt like thousands of hollows, including several Menos Grande hollows which Hana herself had slain, roughlessly and without a scrap of mercy or hesitation. Her, and Sakura's, quick thinking actions had lead to their Squad not even suffering an injury so far on their journey.

Sighing softly as she moved away from the fires, into the darkness that encroached on their campsite, Hana focused on her Zanpakuto. Unlike most Shinigami, Hana possessed a rather unique ability to converse with the Spirit of her Zanpakuto, Satsuka.

"What do you think, Satsuka? It has been quiet, and easy to get this far. I must confess. I feel a deep sense of...unease. Dread. Apprehension. My people are in danger, Satsuka...and I'm not fond of that though."

"Tis indeed worrisome, Lady Hana. The fact that thou and thy retainers hast not encountered any resistance is dubitably cause for concern. I worry that thou art walking into an ambush."

Satsuka's voice, in Hana's head, was that of an old-fashioned Queen or Empress, noble, regal and elegant. Hana's own voice was soft and cultured and dignified, but had nothing on that of her Zanpakuto. While she stared into the darkness around her, Hana allowed her hand to come and rest on Satsuka's hilt.

 

[Vailed In Black]

Kōgō sat on an outcropping it was ones dotting the wasteland of course she was a bit away from their headquarters but she had been watching the group of Shinigami were hunting them and she was tasked with keeping them at bay while they decided how to handle them. "Yes...they aren't doing anything aside from slaying hallow and some pretty impressive ones if you are a low ranking arrencar... she tilted her head and her kitty hood tilted a bit to even show that maybe she had cat ears underneath as she grinned silently. ...No...I don't see them moving toward the HQ though they are onto us...we need to figure out how to handle them soon or they may get wise to our tactic... She spoke in an commanding tone despite being only a 5th Espada. She was chosen for her ability to keep calm unlike her lower ranked siblings. She often executed most Shinigami without any remorse but more than usual she often took care of things efficient brutality. A sigh escaped her played with her scythe that was glinting in the moonlight the rose almost glimmered that was worked into the weapon if you think that is wise...we wait way too long they will be harder to handle. I believe we should kill them now before they get any closer to us it is clear they aren't any weak Shinigami they have been handling the hallow all over the wastes. She thought some more continuing to play with her weapon.

Finally she stood up which wasn't that impressive she stood about 5 foot and she had a slightly revealing outfit but it was just in the form of a tight fitting body suit as she wielded a scythe for her weapon. Her right eye covered by her mask while her right was open and it was a hazel mixture of instead of brown and green but red and a fiery orange. Slowly she slipped off the outcropping moving silently through the sanded wastes tracking the Shinigami with a tireless determination her feet were swift and she kept to higher dunes to make sure that their human eyes couldn't catch what their spirit energy was obviously detecting the last line of surprise for them was their eyes. As long as they couldn't see them it would be hard to completely track what was completely setting them off at the moment.

 

[Felis-nyan]

Hana sighed as she took a seat on a rock a short distance from the camp. Despite the blood bond she shared with the members of her squad, all of who had consumed some of her blood, she was isolated and alone. She would do anything for the her Squad, to protect them, to nurture them. She had even told Yamamato that she would head into Hueco Mundo on her own. Her power was such that she was confident enough in doing this, but the Captain-Commander had forbidden it. And so she found herself in Hueco Mundo, with her thirty most trusted Shinigami, hunting for Espada and their Fraccione who she was yet to see any trace of.

Suddenly, she sensed...something, lurking just out of sight. Raising swiftly, but elegantly, to her feet, she drew her katana. "Flow and strike, howl and blast, unleash thine floral storm, Satsuka." As she spoke, she raised her katana in front of her, before releasing it. It floated there, before it was engulfed in pink and purple light, disappearing. Sticking her hand into the light, Hana drew it back, quickly pulling Satsuka's Shikai from the light. Pointing her hand in the direction she had sensed the presence as the wind began to howl, as electricity began to crackle and flash through the night air, she focused her Reiatsu. A single, purple flower made of extremely dense, compacted spirit energy formed at the point of her sword. Taking aim, she willed the flower forward. It shot from the tip of her sword much faster than a bullet or a cero blast, and smashed into an outcropping a fair distance away. For a moment, the flower was a barely visible pinprick of light in the darkness, then it expanded, until it was roughly the size a room, but perfectly round.

A massive crack of thunder echoed through the night of Hueco Mundo, and then a blast of Reiatsu crashed down on the point. The outcropping of rock was destroyed, disintegrating into little more than fine ashes on the howling breeze, as was much of the surrounding landscape. Hana had detected that the blast of her Reiatsu hadn't hit anything living though, and she made a 'Tsk' sound as she realized whatever, or whoever, she had detected had gotten away for now. Maybe she had just been paranoid....No. She was sure of it. Someone had been watching them. She decided to keep her shikai activated, with her immense spiritual pressure she was capable of this, but...she would have to have her squad endure the howling winds, the crackling electricity that still flicked through the air.

 

[Vailed In Black]

Kögö moved through the sands whitnessing the attack by her enemies. Though like she assumed they couldn't see her. It meant she could draw their attention while their plan went ahead. Stupid Shinigami She thought finding another outcropping near by projecting her energy enough so that the one that released that energy would do it again or even go look. Once they were fully focused on her she would give a signal to her people to storm them.

She just has to wait for her allies and fellow Arrencarr to be in position. That meant be the bait a bit longer. She didn't mind that as a grin began to grow even more on her face. They are attacking me, Furia and Atroza prepare with our people to attack these helpless Shinnigami She spoke to them as they both acknowledged as the fiery red head, Furia, and The one that looked like she was wearing a weird cap, Atroza both lined up with their allies. Meanwhile Kogo was testing the strength of this one shinigami as the moves she was putting out was quite fearsome which only made her get more and more excited to see. Though attacking wasn't her motive it was just to keep her busy while the others focused on Kogo herself. After a while of them being completely interested in Kogo, herself, she would launch an all out attack onto the shinigami that were stationed in this part of the wastes. Sure they took on some pretty powerful Hallow but the Espada all at once? Even Kogo knew that they wouldn't escape and would all die. But that was the name of the game and honestly she loved it though after the last attack as she had been playing 'cat and mouse' with them she finally thought attack now! They heavily focused on me! She thought as there was more than that one move coming at her now as she must of built up enough presence to distract the main force of them.