Chapter 6: The Quincy Blood War I
(3rd Person POV)
The Quincy Blood War was in full throttle. The prelude has already taken place and the Wandenreich have attacked and taken over control of Hueco Mundo. After freeing Gremmy, Yhwach and Jugram Haschwalth went to the Seireitei, while the Hunting Captain Quilge Opie, went to Hueco Mundo to stall one of the Special War Powers, Ichigo Kurosaki.
16 Sternritter went to the Seireitei to wreak havoc. But their main job is to steal the Bankai of seated officers, especially Captains.
It was quite the spectacle, especially for Gremmy who was watching all of this from a high seat in the air.
No literally. He was sitting on a comfortable sofa in the air, drinking some tea, eating some nice cookies and watching the shitshow. The Shinigami were utterly disappointing. But there were some rather disappointing Quincy as well.
Gremmy was not well received among the Quincy Sternritter. There was not one among them that enjoyed his presence. All of them were unnerved when they were in his presence. They knew of his actions and viewed him as a loose canon and a lunatic. Which did make sense.
Gremmy was not a nice guy, especially to those he didn't like. The Quincy were not the Straw Hat Pirates. There was almost no real camaraderie among them. Only fear and sometimes loyalty towards His Majesty, Yhwach.
But now, that the first invasion was going on, Gremmy observed and watched as the weak Shinigami Captains were defeated and the strong ones ... which were Kenpachi Zaraki and Yamamoto Genryusai, killed their opponents.
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(Gremmy POV)
*Nam nam nam*
I was eating a few popcorn as I observed Sternritter designated R - The Roar, Jerome Guizbatt, roar at a few Shinigami. Honestly, what happened there? Were all the good letters taken? And why does he turn into a giant monkey?
*ROOOOAARR*
*SPLAAAT*
There he goes again, shouting and causing the Shinigami's heads to explode. If you have to raise your voice to do that, you're just trash. Haha, look at me, so arrogant. I need to work on that.
Alright, let's see here. Even though he is rather weak, especially for a Sternritter, he is doing good work. Better than most Shinigami at least.
I appear next to Jerome and try to get his attention.
"OI ... Jerome.", I yell. His screaming is quite loud, so he is having trouble hearing me. But I simply imagine that he can hear me. A second later, he turns around and looks at me.
"Gremmy? What are you doing here? You were told by His Maj-"
"Yeah yeah, whatever. Listen, I have an idea of how to make you stronger. Interested?", I ask him with a sly smile.
"What do you mean?"
"Simple, I give you a powerup, of my choice. And you will give me something as well, should you die. What do you say?"
"Hmm ... why would I want something like that? I am already strong and I can kill these guys very easily. I don't need your power.", he says and then turns around.
"Sigh ... Jerome. How sad. I will miss you, or something. Never mind, maybe someone else would be willing to get an 'upgrade'. Maybe a Shinigami? Oh, that might be fun. Yeah, I could do that.", I say and then disappear.
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I reappear on my comfortable seat and then see something that interests me quite a bit. I see Sternritter Driscoll Berci, designated O - the Overkill, manhandling poor ol' Shuhei Hisagi, the lieutenant of the 9th Division. I smile at this and then imagine something rather interesting happening.
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(Hisagi POV)
I get punched in the face and hit a wall behind me. I am getting owned right here. These Sternritter are too strong, how should we defeat them? I feel like facing Aizen all over again.
But I can't falter now, I have come too far. This Sternritter has killed Choujiro Sasakibe and I have to avenge him. But, can I even do that? Am I even strong enough to win? What if I ...
NO!
I can't let myself be consumed by doubt like this. I have to win, I can win, I will win!!
"AAAAAAAAHHHHH", I shout out of anger. I suddenly feel strength in my body. Something has unlocked within me, something was given to me, that I can't comprehend. I feel stronger, more powerful ... what happened?
It doesn't matter. I will use this.
I take Kazeshini by the chains and swing it around in large circles allowing the bladed portion to spin like a fan.
Kazeshini's Shikai when released, takes the form of two kusarigama-like weapons, each with two scythe blades, with one inverted, giving it the resemblance of a pinwheel. The blades are connected to a spiked rod tethered together by a long chain, which I can spin around to attack and use as a form of long-range weapon.
I swing Kazeshini with great speed and suddenly let go of the right chain, making it shoot towards the Sternritter.
*SWING*
He seems to be surprised by my speed but still manages to dodge out of the way. But that is exactly what makes Kazeshini so dangerous. I pull the chain again, while I throw the left scythe at the Quincy.
"You think that would wor-"
*SHIING*
Just as he says that I use one of my special moves.
"Kubikate!"
Kubikate is a physical technique which I can use by throwing the chain of Kazeshini around the neck of the Quincy. From here I can pull the chain hanging him strangling or ensnaring him, knocking them off balance and bringing them toward me.
I use all of my strength and pull the Quincy into the air. He grabs the chain that has wrapped around his neck. But that won't help him, because I am not yet finished. He is thrown into the air, where I hold him like a kite.
I pull the chain down as hard as I can.
*BOOOM*
He crashes into the ground, full force and causes quite a lot of destruction. I can still feel his Reiatsu, so he is still not dead.
"AAAHHH, how dare you?! I'll kill you!!!", the Quincy shouts and creates his Reishi Spear again. I am wary of that spear, as it was that spear that killed Lieutenant Choujiro.
"Take this!", the Quincy screams and attacks. He throws the spear towards me. I feel the danger and manage to move out of the way at the last second. I don't even realise how I managed to do that.
I use Shunpo to appear in front of him and try to catch him off guard, but it doesn't work. He manages to block my attack. But doesn't see the second scythe of Kazeshini, I threw before attacking.
*SCHHIIIINGG*
"AAARRRGGHH! Damn you!!", he screams as Kazeshini impales his right shoulder. I use this moment of weakness and pull the blade out, causing a lot of blood to spill, while I slash at him with my second scythe.
*BOOOM*
"PFFFFTT"
A fist hits my stomach, making me lose all of the air in my lungs and causing me to spit. He still has such strength. How?
*BOOOM*
Another fist hits me in the face and shoots me backwards to the exact same wall that I landed before.
"It sucks to be weak, doesn't it, Lieutenant? You did quite a bit of damage and managed to surprise me there, but- Kaaaakkk-"
"Heh ... you look surprised. Ugh ... did you think, I would allow you to hit me like this ... and not retaliate?", I ask him.
I planned this when he punched me the first time. Their defence is ridiculously high, but only if they focus on it. As soon as he starts to brag and boast, he gets careless and I managed to use this moment and throw Kazeshini.
I did the same trick twice and he fell for it both times. Only that Kazeshini's blade, pierced his throat the second time and not just the shoulder.
"Yo-u ... ba-st-ard ...", he says and falls to his knees.
"Yare yare, Driscoll. ~What big wounds you have.~", a new voice says. I blink and suddenly see someone standing next to the Sternritter. A tall and buff man with blonde hair. He is wearing a tank top, but the same style of clothes as the Quincy.
Is he one of them?
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(Gremmy POV)
I stand next to Driscoll Berci and look at him with 'pity'. I thought that the Overkill was a powerful Schrift if it was used smartly. Driscoll Berci could grow stronger the more he killed. It didn't have to be Shinigami either. It could be enemies, allies or even beasts. He could go ahead and kill insects or weak Hollows and he would grow stronger. But instead of doing that, he immediately goes ahead and challenges high-ranking Shinigami.
Granted, he is unlucky to meet the Head Captain Yamamoto, any moment now, but that doesn't excuse him from playing around like this. He is still rather weak and his Schrift is a growth type. And now look at him. I get rid of some doubts in Shuhei Hisagi's head and Driscoll is on his knees, bleeding out.
"Grem-my ..."
"Say, Driscoll. Do you want me to help you?", I ask him, not caring about the blood flowing out of his neck.
"*cough* y-e- *cough cough* -s"
He coughs blood, but manages to say 'yes'.
"Very well then.", I say and clap my hands. In the next moment, all of his wounds disappear. He looks surprised at me and stands back up.
"Now, I have something else for you. You are embarrassingly weak right now, so take this.", I say and throw a ball of small ants to the ground. He looks at me confused and I slap my forehead.
"Are you stupid? Use your head. You are the 'O' - the Overkill. Go ahead and kill them.", I say. There are about one million ants in that ball.
"Oh! Yes, you're right!", he says and then uses his foot to crush all of the ants. He looks like a five-year-old right now, stepping on ants. I am interested to see whether this works for him. Because if it does, he has just killed hundreds of thousands of ants and going by his Schrift, this should give him an enormous boost.
*BBOOOOOMM*
And truly, Driscoll's power gets an enormous boost and his Reiatsu shoots through the roof. I can feel his power has multiplied several times.
"Ahahaha, what a rush. Thank you Gremmy. Now, let me deal with you little mouse.", Driscoll says and creates his Reishi spear. He aims at Shuhei and then throws it towards him with his full strength.
But before it can hit Shuhei, someone else appears before Driscoll and slaps the spear out of the way.
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(3rd Person POV)
"Ca ... Captain Commander!!", Shuhei remarks when he sees who just saved his life.
"Hah ... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!", Driscoll Berci laughs.
"Oh man, am I lucky! I couldn't get luckier if I tried!! Captain Commander! You're the one I came here to see!", Driscoll says, "I'm gonna use your own subordinate's Bankai ... to end your life right here!"
Driscoll takes the medallion, which he used to steal Sasakibe's Bankai and activates Kōkō Gonryō Rikyū.
Purple lightning rains down around him and forms a protective dome.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA ... takes you back, doesn't it?! I hear this guy hasn't used his Bankai for over two thousand years!! And now you get to see it again!! I guess you'd better thank me, eh?!!", Driscoll taunts and activates the Bankai.
He throws his hand forward, making a giant purple lighting rain from the sky and hits the Captain Commander.
*ZZZZZZ*
*BOOOOOOOM*
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"CAPTAIN COMMANDER!!", Shuhei screams as he sees the attack connecting.
"Come on! What's wrong, old man?! Are you so overwhelmed by your old subordinate's Bankai that you can't even fight back?! Say something old man!!!", Driscoll continues to taunt as the lighting continues to hit Yamamoto.
Shuhei, who believes that the Captain Commander has lost consciousness, wants to attack and help him but is stopped by a sudden shout.
"HALT!"
"Ohh? What's this now? You can still talk after all that, can you? No need for that now, though. Just shut your mouth ... and die!!", Driscoll shouts the last part and uses the Bankai again, to make a lighting hit the old Shinigami.
"... Ah, Choujirou ... you must be frustrated beyond measure ... Choujirou ... I understand your anger ... I feel it all too clearly. Your Bankai ... the Bankai that you honed with all your might ... WAS NEVER THIS WEAK!!!", Yamamoto screams
In mere moments, he has unsheathed his Zanpakuto and slashes at Driscoll Berci. His Shikai, Ryujin Jakka is activated and melts the Quincy until nothing is left.
*BBOOOOOOMM*
"Finally, I am able to give you a proper sending-off. Choujirou ... farewell.", Yamamoto says and walks towards Shuhei.
"...C ... Captain Commander ..."
"Fear not. I will strike down every last one of these invaders with my own hands ... starting with you.", Yamamoto says looking towards Gremmy.
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Gremmy was deep in thought right now. He just realised two things. First, he miscalculated. He thought that he would get to see Driscolls full power, but he forgot that Quincy who had used their medallion and stole a Bankai, couldn't use their Quincy: Volständing. So seeing Driscolls full power, was impossible.
Secondly, he realised that ... Driscoll was an idiot. He had gotten the power boost from his Schrift. But instead of using his own power which had risen to such degrees, the idiot uses the stolen Bankai. A power that isn't even his own.
He could have become millions of times stronger, if he doesn't use his own power and instead the stolen Bankai, he would never have defeated Yamamoto. So he brought that on himself.
Gremmy sighs and looks at Yamamoto who looks like he has swallowed a fly.
*BOOOOOM*
Yamamoto takes a powerful step and using Shunpo, arrives in front of him, in milliseconds.
*PIERCE*
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"*Cough*", Gremmy coughs blood as Yamamoto's Zanpakuto, Ryujin Jakka pierces him with its burning blade.
Gremmy looks down and his fingers touch Ryujin Jakka.
"N-no...thing ... is wh-at ... it ... *cough* ... seems.", Gremmy says and then smiles at the Head Captain. This unnerves the old man and his rage increases again.
*BOOOOOM*
Ryujin Jakka jumps to his full power and Gremmy's body also melts until nothing is left of him.
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Well, Gremmy tried to make it more interesting. But Driscoll was an idiot.
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