The spatial black hole the monster had created had vanished from the ashen-gray sky.
"Phew..."
A bleak wind suddenly swept through this place, like the sorrowful breeze of autumn whispering of endless loneliness.
Across the vast land, two people slowly made their way toward the enormous palace ahead.
Aside from their different clothes, their faces were almost identical.
One had a calm expression, his deep eyes seeming to ponder something.
The other wore a faint smile and strolled along leisurely, a hint of nostalgia occasionally passing through his eyes.
They crossed a desolate expanse and finally reached the colossal structure towering before them.
Two doors nearly a hundred meters tall stood before them, like the entrance to a palace inhabited by giants.
Sosuke's eyes flickered slightly, concealing a hint of surprise.
Aizen, meanwhile, smiled faintly as he gazed at the palace before him with a complicated expression.
He slowly stepped forward and placed his fair hand against the enormous door.
"Rumble..."
As a white radiance rose from his palm, countless grotesque carvings on the vast door began to writhe as though they had come alive!
"Creak!"
The door opened a crack, then slowly swung inward.
Like the gates of Hell opening a narrow gap, a deep darkness appeared before them.
Sosuke furrowed his brow slightly and asked softly,
"Suigetsu is in the outside world right now. Could she suddenly appear here?"
At Sosuke's question, Aizen smiled and glanced at him.
"It seems the two of you get along quite well. Don't worry. I'm in charge of this place for now, so it'll be difficult for her to return here."
With that, he stepped into the palace, entering the deep darkness.
Sosuke's expression settled after hearing this, and he followed him inside.
They had nothing else to say to each other.