(AN: So yeah. I was supposed to go out and sight see and shit but in the end basically did not leave the house. The reason? I began playing persona 5 royal and holy fucking shit. I shouldn't have. That ga is fucking epic. I played from 11 am to 3 am straight. Only stopping to receive a deliveroo and eating. Like I don't know what to say. Only that this ga is fucking epic. Currently I am at Futaba's palace and I have Ryuji at rank 10, Sun at 10. Emperor at 3. Ann at 8. Tae at 8. Ohya at 8, Kawaki at 8, Makoto at 6,Chihaya at 6 and so other. I am not honestly not much of a gar. The only gas I ever completed in my life were Dissidia final fantasy and Naruto storm 3 and many VN. Basically I like reading and Persona totally hit my weak point. I might really write a P5r fic, I am just waiting to complete the ga and see. Anyway enough rambling. I will be a little slow this week. But next week schedule will be normal with one or two bonus chapter depending on my mood. Enjoy the chapter. By the way, I also maxed Faith confidant. But it is normal that she is maxed at 5? No spoil please and power stone make happy so vote for . Though joining ******* would make even happier. Nothing better than cold hard cash. XD.)
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A few minutes ago, in a hidden cavern, below a very large tree, red tentacles could be seen wriggling while a masked six-limbed green monster was crawling around, munching on the remains of a corpse.
All around him, heaps of body parts could be seen, so half-eaten, discarded all around.
Counting the number of victims would be difficult, but there was no denying that this number was large, very large.
Spitting the small hand, clearly that of a child, that was in its mouth, the spider-like monster raised its masked face covered in fla patterns and began to sniff.
After a while, a red glow shined in the empty socket where its eyes should have been, and it murmured,
"Fresh at. Two of them don't sll too bright though! But the third one"
Letting out a creepy laugh, it began to salivate at the prospect of eating such rich spiritual food.
Then, without further ado, it left the cavern, stepping on the detached head of a young boy, his face fixed in an expression of horror, demonstrating the pain and suffering he must have felt as he was slowly eaten alive.
Glancing at that face, the hollow felt a sense of twisted satisfaction filling the hole that was his heart. He felt even more pleasure when he thought about its future victims.
'I can't wait!'
Slowly blending in the shadow and hiding all its Reiatsu, it rushed with glee towards its target.
'This is going to be fun!'
It thought in excitent.
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A few minutes later, observing its prey from the shadows, the hollow rapidly keyed in on his main target.
It was a black-haired woman with a child-like body. She stood between two others. One man and a woman.
What it could not understand was why the strongest out of the three was being protected.
But it did not matter.
He would end the two weaker ones swiftly and then bask in the cries of pain and despair of the third one.
Chuckling to itself, he put himself in the best position and waited.
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Rukia felt uneasy.
She did not know why, but since a few monts ago, she felt as if she was being stared at by a starved beast.
She could not say whether this stress was the result of her fear and lack of experience, or really the result of her catching the trace of an enemy, but she did not wish to be careless.
She understood very well that this was her best chance. If she did not manage to show off a little, she would most likely be put in the reserve for 3 or 4 decades then sent to so forsaken city in the human world.
A cushy job with almost no responsibility.
Tightening her grip on her sword, she looked warily at her surroundings.
She wasn't the only one, both the squad leader and Muhei were prepared to react at any mont.
Compared to her though, they were clearly much calr and at the sa ti did not look left and right like her.
For shinigami, using their own eyes to search for their enemies was proof of a lack of experience.
Battles between high-ranked shinigami were all at a speed surpassing that of sound and could span tens of kiloters.
If scrubs like them relied on their eyes to follow the fight, they would get killed without even understanding what had happened.
This was why they needed to rely on their abilities to feel Reiatsu more than anything else.
This was the consensus between most shinigami.
This was also why the only one who managed to see it was Rukia.
All the hair on her body suddenly stood as terror gripped her. A red tentacle rushing at a speed so high they could not react, while cleverly placing itself at the blind spot of her squad leader.
Despite this, there was absolutely no leakage of Reiatsu, showing how powerful the stealth ability of the one attacking was.
Rukia moved more by instinct than rational thought, the years of training under Kaien Shiba, showing its results.
"Bakugo #8: Seki"[1]
A small blue orb ford between her squad leader and the tentacle that had threatened to skewer her.
This was a low sequence Hado with limited use. What's more, with her current level and the lack of incantations, Rukia understood very well that it could not completely stop the attack.
As she thought, the mont the tentacle hit the orb, it was barely stopped for one second.
But, one second was more than enough.
The other two imdiately reacted.
Using Shunpo to move as fast as possible, the squad leader avoided the attack while taking out her sword and swung it hard.
"Roar! Shishi!"[2]
*BOOM*
The slim katana imdiately changed into a large greatsword and cut the tentacle in two while creating wide cracks on the ground after the impact.
anwhile, using the cover of the dust that was raised, Muhei released his hell butterfly and hid it so that it could record the fight as much as possible without getting discovered in case none of them managed to escape.
At the sa ti, he took a black stick out of the backpack on his back and filled it with Reiatsu.
*FSSHH*
A red flare flew out of the stick and went higher and higher until it exploded, thereby warning all the other teams about the presence of the hollow in the vicinity.
Rukia, on the side, wasn't idle,
"Dance! Sode no Shirayuki."
The mont her sword changed into its crystalline appearance, Rukia pierced the sword in the direction of the enemy who still didn't appear.
"Tsugi no Mai, Hakuren."[3]
A torrent of snow ford at the tip of her sword and rushed in the direction she pointed at.
Seeing her attack, the squad leader couldn't help but curse as she used her shunpo at max power.
She had created that smokescreen to give so ti for Rukia to flee. Not attack in an obviously wrong direction.
As she thought, the mont she rushed, she could see another tentacle attacking Rukia
"Rukia! Behind you!"
Rukia heard her squad leader scream but had no ti to react. She had just released her technique, her body was still in what could be called a cool-down period.
Normally, she would only need an instant to be able to move again, but the enemy clearly had an accurate grasp on the timing.
Moreover, from the direction of the attack that was completely opposite to the first one, it was clear that the first attack had just been a feint.
'I have been too rash.'
From the corner of her eyes, she could see her squad leader running to help her.
She could also see Muhei trying to prepare a Kido.
But all of this would be useless.
Determination grew in Rukia's eyes, even though she could barely move, she tried her best to shift her body as much as possible.
This attack wasn't aid at any fatal spot but she would have been pretty much rendered helpless if it landed.
That's why she was ready to sacrifice an arm.
But, just as the attack was about to land.
*Whoosh*
She was blinded by a curtain of light. It was then followed by the sound of an explosion so loud she felt as if her ears were about to fall off.
This state lasted a few short seconds before she could finally see and hear again.
The situation in the forest though was completely different.
A deep trench could be seen now in front of her.
"Sigh...I initially wanted to let you get so experience. But your brother would hunt to death if I let you get killed."
Just as she was getting more confused about the situation, a bored voice she could easily recognize sounded next to her.
"Gojo?"
"The one and only."
There, right next to her, she could see Gojo standing.
This ti, his face was not covered by a blindfold, and she could not help but beco srized by his shining blue eyes.
Just as she was about to ask her what was going on,
"Who are you!?"
A guttural voice sounded a little farther from the bush as a disgusting spider-like monster crawled out of the bush.
Looking at that monster, Rukia could not help but feel a chill.
Now that the monster wasn't hiding anymore, she could feel the incredible pressure it was emitting.
Clearly, he had just been playing around with them previously. It could have wiped them out without resorting to any tricks.
Gojo, clearly unimpressed by the hollow, yawned,
"? Haha. Let's just say that I will beco your worst nightmare."
[1]: Seki = Repulsion
[2]: Shishi = Lion
[3]: Tsugi no Mai, Hakuren = Next dance, white ripple
(AN 2: In bleach, the lowest-ranked officer we have seen using a Shikai was rank 7. But, I feel like it would be weird to be a ranked officer without having special skills. aning either a Shikai or a good mastery of Kido or Hakuda. So yeah I decided on Shikai for all seated officers as a rule.)
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