Night had fallen. Bleak moonlight spilled across the earth, draping the candlelit Seireitei in an eerie veil. Demons, monsters, and all manner of sinister beings both inside and outside the Seireitei hid in the shadows, silently watching this grand opening act! Everything that happened today was destined to become a major event recorded in Soul Society's history~
Rukongai District.
Under the influence of Shinji's Zanpakuto Bankai, the captains Aizen had subjected to Hollowfication experiments could no longer distinguish friend from foe and had begun slaughtering one another. Their battle had already reached a fever pitch, leaving Shinji Hirako terrified. He had never imagined that these Hollowfied captains could even unleash Ceros, abilities that only Menos Grandes should have been able to wield.
"Captain Shinji~"
Just as Shinji Hirako felt that the Spiritual Pressure within him was nearly drained dry by his Bankai, a voice he knew all too well finally rang in his ear.
"Urahara Kisuke, you finally came..."
Shinji looked at Urahara Kisuke, who stood behind him in a black cloak. He sighed faintly in relief, dismissed his Bankai, and used Shunpo to appear at Urahara's side.
"This is..."
Urahara looked at the captains, who still had not stopped their slaughter and were killing like Menos Grandes. His eyelid twitched slightly. Although he had already guessed that Kensei Muguruma and the others might have fallen into an enemy ambush and been forced into becoming test subjects for Hollowfication experiments, he was still shocked when he saw Kensei and the others completely Hollowfied. Their rate of Hollowfication was astonishing. There was no doubt that whoever had used Kensei and the others as test subjects had already completed their Hollowfication experiment.
"Urahara, when we arrived, Kensei and Hiyori Sarugaki were already in this state—neither Soul Reapers nor Menos Grandes..."
"At first,