Chapter 10: The Dragon
Bleach Trivia:
"Aizen hates the texture of hard boiled eggs"
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Starrk was finally back to his usual, lazy day life. The council promoted him to Ultimate Rank - it is the highest rank a devil can attain - and was given his own noble title along with his own territory and peerage set.
The territory itself wasn't large, just the size of Singapore. But it's full of ragged mountain range and home to several species of demonic beasts.
The territory was actually chosen by Starrk, as the council presented him with lists of ownerless territories and he simply picked randomly.
He doesn't bother ruling it anyway. But he did have a simple stilt house built on an artificial lake created by Serafall just in case he wanted a relaxing time.
And that's where he was at.
He is lying on the floor of his stilt house, enjoying the gentle breeze and the sunlight hitting his face, and couldn't help but let out a content sigh.
Now, if only those people leaves him alone.
His serene time was broken by the lively antics of the women playing within the lake.
Harribel sat calmly on a rock by the shore, her golden eyes scanning the scene. The rippling water reflected the faint smile that tugged at her lips, though she maintained her composed demeanor.
The muffled sound of splashes and laughter was a rare reprieve in the stark desert of Huecu Mundo that she was used to.
Honestly, she couldn't be more glad that they were transported to this other dimension.
Sung-Sun reclined lazily on the water's edge, one elbow propped elegantly against a stone as she watched the chaos unfold with a sly smirk.
She and the other Fracciones of Harribel have made a full recovery, and have decided to enjoy their time in this new dimension.
They were also turned into devils by Serafall, having used her 8 Mutated Pawn Pieces on them.
The confusing part was that the three of them are somehow connected, as when Serafall decided to change Sung-Sun first and used up all 8 Pawns, Mila Rose and Apacci turned into devils along with her.
The three theorized that it could be because their souls are somehow connected by an ability they created to summon Ayon.
"Apacci, is your aim that terrible, or are you just trying to scare the fish away?" Sung-Sun quipped, her voice laced with sarcastic amusement.
"Shut it, snake!" Apacci shot back, her hands sending another wave of water toward Mila Rose, who deftly retaliated with a splash of her own.
"She's not wrong, your aim sucks!" Mila Rose laughed, shielding her face with her arm.
She adjusted Lilynette, who was perched on her shoulders, her small frame practically vibrating with energy.
"Get her, Mila Rose! Don't let her win!" Lilynette cheered, pumping her fist into the air like a tiny general commanding her troops.
Apacci growled in mock offense, her blue eyes narrowing. "Oh, you're going down for that, Rose!"
She lunged forward, sending a torrent of water splashing over both her opponent and Lilynette, who shrieked in delight.
"You'll regret that!" Mila Rose roared with mock ferocity, grabbing Apacci by the arm and dragging her down into the water.
The two splashed and tussled, their laughter echoing over the lake.
"Honestly," Sung-Sun sighed dramatically, flicking her wrist to adjust her long sleeve. "It's like watching a pair of wild animals. Oh wait… that's exactly what they are."
Harribel's gaze lingered on her fraccion, watching the bonds they shared unfold in their boisterous interactions.
It was moments like this that reminded her why she fought—to protect them, to preserve these rare pockets of joy in a world filled with despair.
"Muwahahaha! Hear ye! Hear ye! The Magical Girl Sera-tan is here!" At this moment, Serafall, wearing a blue-gray two piece bikini, appeared from the sky.
"Sera-tan!" Lilynette cried out in 'shock'.
"What do I see?! A group of bad guys ruining the ecosystem! Feel my justice! Magical Splash Wave!" With a wave of her wand, Serafall summoned a ten meter tall tsunami.
"Gaaa!"
"Curse you magical girl!"
"We're blasting off again!"
Lilynette, Mila Rose, and Apacci got swept away by the tsunami, leaving behind Harribel who deflected the wave and Sung-sun who was hiding behind her.
"Justice is served!" Serafall puffed her chest out in pride.
Harribel let out a sigh. Seriously, this new King of hers is just way too much for her to handle.
Sung-Sun, on the other hand, chuckled in amusement.
"Aww, and I was enjoying the little show too." She let out a disappointed sigh, but her smiling face completely reveals her amusement.
Meanwhile, on the stilt house, Starrk watch this chaos and couldn't help but sigh. Honestly, couldn't these girls follow Harribel and Sung-sun?
Look at them, so quiet and well-behaved. There is a reason why Harribel is the person he likes the most out of all the Espadas.
Deciding to sleep inside the house, he rolled on the floor. Although, he did used his Pesquisa to sense where Lilynette and the others are after they got swept away by the wave.
'They got swept one kilometers away...' he sighed, but showed no concern as any beasts living in this forest pose to threat to those three.
He rolled over to his room, before deciding to continue his sleep.
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"Pffttt!" Lilynette spat out some water from her mouth, "cough! Cough! Serafall was really taking that acting a bit too seriously!"
"Tell me about it—cough!" Mila Rose coughed up, looking annoyed at the actions of their immediate boss.
"Damn bitch!" Apacci cursed.
The three Arrancars, all soaking wet, all stood up and cursing the culprit who put them in this state.
They dried themselves using their reiatsu to heat up their bodies and evaporate the water, before deciding to head back to where Starrk and the others are.
"That bitch Sung-Sun clung to lady Harribel and was spared. What a disgrace." Apacci spat out.
"Haha, let her be, she's probably afraid of water."
It was at that moment, a tear in space appeared and out came a red western dragon. It crawled out of the tear in space with great difficulty, with a stabbed wound near its stomach.
The moment it sees the trio, it froze, before releasing a roar to try and intimidate them.
"Whoa!" Lilynette's eyes widened in surprise, "A dragon! This is the first time I've seen one!"
"Stand back, Lilynette." Apacci stood in front of the girl, extending her right arm and pushed her back slightly.
"I say we kill it." Suggested Mila Rose.
The dragon glared at them and flapped its wings, but perhaps due to its injuries, the moment it did so, it let out a pained growl and dropped down to the ground.
Its eyes burned with anger as it glared at the trio, but having lost too much blood, the dragon struggled to get up and remained conscious.
The three Arrancars doesn't even need to make a move as the dragon lost consciousness.
"Well..." Lilynette blinked, scratching her cheek, "That was a thing."
"Let's finish it off," Mila Rose grinned, licking her lips, "Wonder if dragon meat tastes good."
As Mila Rose raised her hand to fire a Cero at its head, the dragon suddenly glowed brightly and shrunk in size.
Soon, the dragon turned into a woman with scarlet hair, completely naked and bleeding.
"Hey..." Apacci narrowed her eyes, "Why can I feel two different reiatsu from this woman?"
"Eh?" Mila Rose looked confused and observed the woman. Indeed, two different yet identical energy exists in that woman's body.
Lilynette took a step froward, crouching down and carefully examined the woman, "...She's pregnant."
Mila Rose and Apacci looked at each other, then back to the woman. Without any hesitation, they decided to help her out.
After all, their lady Harribel has always been fond of the concept of motherhood, and adores children.
And considering her Hollow Hole is in her womb, they can already tell that perhaps, when she was alive, Tier Harribel has always longed to be a mother.
Although Harribel couldn't remember anything when she was still alive, but she had always shown her motherly affection towards younger Hollows.
If they, her Fraccion, simply abandoned a pregnant woman in need of help, then they no longer deserved to be next to Harribel.
"Let's go back," said Mila Rose, carrying the woman on her arms.
Lilynette and Apacci nodded in agreement, and the three of them hurried back to Starrk's house.