Chapter 12: Chapter 12
Funfact:
"Kubo wanted to actually write an episode for each classmates during the Substitute Shinigami Arc to give them better development, but got bored and scraped the idea."
This is so real. I would sometimes think of some 'crazy' plots in my head which I wanted to write but ended up getting bored when I actually started so I scraped them. I actually has 91 stories saved in my drafts and most of them ended on 3rd or 4th chapter.
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Once again, the entire captains of the Gotei 13 have gathered to discuss about the intel that their espionage and spy master have collected.
"Now that we are all gathered," Ichigo turned towards Soi Fon, "You may proceed."
Soi Fon nodded her head as she took a step forward, "I won't beat around the bush, there is at least two Transcendent beings in the other universe."
Silence permeated the room as she uttered those words.
Transcendent.
A term given to beings who broke the limits of their race and ascended into something …more.
Everything that exists in the universe has its limits, be they energy or talent.
A regular human, regardless of how much they train, can never possess strength that would allow them to wrestle with a grizzly bear and win.
That is because of the 'Racial Limits', a theoretical barrier that restricts the physical and spiritual growth of a being.
Immense and overwhelming power becomes unbearable for one's body and eventually, they would break down. The Racial Limits prevents this from happening.
Everyone eventually reaches this upper limit, where they become unable to develop more strength no matter how hard they try.
But there exist a small, and incredibly rare group of beings who are able to ignore or break this limiter, and possess strength and power greater anyone from their own race.
They are known as "Transcendent", some would even refer to them as "Anomaly".
A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
They have transcended the limits placed upon their race and become so overwhelmingly powerful that if they are in a game, players would call them 'bug' characters.
The Soul King was a natural born Transcendent, someone way above Hollows, Shinigamis, or Quincies. He was the one who created the known Universe, setting the boundaries between life and death, and separating the three realms.
Aizen Sosuke became a transcendent by using the Hogyoku, breaking the limits on his own being and transcended into a higher dimensional being. His mere presence alone erases the existence of any lesser beings who dared to come close to him.
Yhwach managed to attain transcendence after attaining the "Almighty", and devouring the "corpse" of the Soul King, becoming an entity that was capable of rewriting the very laws of the universe.
Hyosube Ichibei, one of the Royal Guards, also attained transcendence due to his age; having been born in an era where the Soul King has yet to establish "boundaries", his power grew with age and eventually attained transcendence.
And lastly, Kurosaki Ichigo(despite being the current head of Shiba Clan, refused to change his name). Possessing the blood of a Quincy, the soul of a Hollow, and a power of a Shinigami. He achieved transcendence after training in the Royal Palace, allowing him to stand shoulder to shoulder against the likes of Sosuke Aizen, and Yhwach.
Those five are the only five Transcendent beings to have ever appear in the history of the universe …well, at least those that they know of.
Kisuke, Mayuri, and even Aizen theorized that there might be other transcendent beings hidden in "Hell" due to the fact that it predates the separation of the three worlds, with the Soul King using the Human World as a 'lid' to seal it off to other worlds.
Aizen seems to know more about Hell than he lets on but he doesn't want to elaborate no matter how many times Ichigo asked him about the place.
"Well, no need to go in to panic mode," Shunsui chuckled to ease the tense atmosphere, "Even transcendent beings have various level of power. They may not even be as strong as Aizen during the winter war."
No one can blame them for feeling tense.
They don't have any good memories of Transcendent beings.
Each one of them is just more absurdly monstrous than the last.
One of them wanted to replace god and rule the universe(Aizen), the other wanted to rewrite the very laws of said universe?Yhwach), and another one was so overwhelmingly powerful another transcendent has to go to every possible futures and destroy it just to make sure he cannot use his full power(Ichigo).
"That's true," Soi Fon nodded, "But it's better to assume that they are as strong as the Head Captain than assuming they are weaker and catch us off guard."
"True." Shinji hummed, shifting his gaze to Ichigo, "What do you think, Head Captain? Should we continue our investigation on the other world?"
"Ah," Soi Fon suddenly interrupted, "I still have other things I wanted to say …"
Ichigo motioned at her to continue.
And so, Soi Fon relayed all information she managed to get during her investigation in the other universe.
The Top 10 Strongest …a Faction known as Khaos Brigade where one of the transcendent beings of that universe is suspected to be leading …about gods and devils …Sacred Gears.
Soi Fon ignored the euphoric expression on Mayuri's face when she mentioned Sacred Gears and their functions.
She also mentioned how creatures from the myths of the human world were real and exist in that other world.
Again, she ignored the restless Mayuri who keeps muttering about "other universe biology", "dissection", and "research purposes".
And lastly, she told them about an agreement she made with a goddess known as Amaterasu to allow them to establish a base of operation on her territory in exchange for defensive aid.
"…I see." Ichigo nodded, leaning his back on his chair, "This Khaos Brigade …They're definitely something we should be wary of."
"Well, history books doesn't really have anything good to say about devils," said Shunsui, crossing his arms on his chest.
"Is it possible that they are the one who sent that 'android' in our universe?" Asked Toshiro.
"Possibly," answered Lisa as she rubbed her chin in thought, "But why would they even want to venture outside of their universe? Are they running out of resources and came to find more in others?"
"They probably just have this sick desire of conquest or war," grumbled Shinji, remembering a certain incident that happened years ago.
An incident where an insane nobleman named Tokinada Tsunayashiro who, according to him, acts on justified malice and evil.
He just wanted everything to break apart and cause chaos as much as possible.
Heck, Aizen has reasons for doing what he did. He wanted a revolution. He wanted change. He doesn't want to subject himself to such a pitiful and repulsive existence as the Soul King and wanted to be the new 'God' who will bring forth change.
Even Yhwach has his own reasons and motivation. He wanted to revert the universe back to being 'one', completely breaking the boundaries of life and death and make a world where anyone no longer has to fear death.
They committed many evil, yes. But they did it out of necessity for their goals.
Tokinada Tsunayashiro?
He is crazy. Openly admitting that he finds joy and pleasure in people experiencing soul crushing despair.
He has no motives. He has no reason. He simply wants chaos and despair and relish himself on the sight of a crumbling universe.
Thankfully, they managed to eliminate that man.
Of course, killing someone from such a distinguished bloodline as the Tsunayashiro Clan—one of the Five Great Noble Clans—would certainly receive a lot of political backlash.
Thankfully, Ichigo with the Shiba Clan, Byakuya with the Kuchiki Clan, and Yoruichi with the Shihōin Clan —three out of Five Great Noble Clans—has enough political power to silence and cover up any repercussions.
The incident was buried and treated as an accident.
"Hah!" Grimmjow laughed, "I don't care enough about their reasons for wanting to invade us, but as long as they appear I'll crush their skulls."
"Hahahaha!" Kenpachi did a swinging motion with his hands as he stared at Grimmjow, "Isn't it better to just cut them all up?!"
"So sending forces over there is really a necessity huh?" Ichigo hummed in thought. "Who should we send aside from Soi Fon though?"
"Then how about we send 'them'?" Suggested Lisa.
Everyone turned towards her.
"By 'them', you mean those Quincies?" Asked Rukia.
Lisa nodded, "Even though they are our prisoners of war, our Head Captain just let them wander around the Seireitei. They've been eating our food, especially that little girl! Did you know that our food budget was already running out!? We need them to work at least!"
"It's not a bad idea," Shunsui nodded.
"If it's a military base," Harribel added, "Then I shall send some of my Arrancar army to help out as well."
"I will bring with me some of the Squad 2 as well." Added Soi Fon.
"I want to go too!" Kenpachi declared.
"Yeah!" Grimmjow supported his rival.
Ichigo ignored them, "I will discuss the logistics and other things with Soi Fon, Harribel, and the Quincies later."
He turned towards the other captains, "For now, I want all of you to prepare for Homeland Security Alert Level 3; high risk of enemy attack and be ready to be dispatched on the battlefield anytime."
" " "Yes Captain!" " "
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