Aizen watched Kenpachi Zaraki leave, then chuckled. "Gin... tell Baraggan Luisenbarn it's time for him to appear!"
Gin Ichimaru stepped out. "Captain Aizen... aren't we going to keep playing?"
"No need! We've achieved our objective. There's no reason to keep playing!" Aizen smiled calmly.
Gin shook his head. "Captain Aizen... weren't we trying to find Urahara Kisuke, who's hiding in the World of the Living? We've only found traces of him, not the man himself! And we don't seem to have any concrete information about the mysterious stranger's ability to devour things!"
Aizen chuckled. "No... we've achieved every objective."
His confident words carried an air of mystery. Gin wore a foxlike smile, but he was still puzzled. He knew what Aizen wanted, yet he had no idea when Aizen had accomplished it.
After a moment's thought, Gin took out a peculiar device. "If you've achieved your objectives, Captain Aizen, then let's bring out Baraggan Luisenbarn!"
Before long, the sky dimmed.
A patch of darkness like flowing water suddenly appeared overhead.
The darkness flowed slowly, dripping from the void.
Its drops struck several Hollows and reduced them to decay in an instant.
Some Death Gods who had been pursuing the Hollows stared at the sudden darkness in shock. "What is this... what's happening? No—"
In an instant, one Death God vanished into nothingness!
The Death Gods nearby were horrified. One shouted, "Don't let that darkness touch you, or you'll die!"
The others nodded and scrambled to dodge, but some were still touched and crumbled to ash.
Byakuya Kuchiki was the captain leading them. His gaze turned grave. "That aura of decay comes from a Hollow? Then it's no ordinary Hollow."
As Byakuya spoke, his blade scattered into a sea of cherry blossoms, blocking the flowing darkness while he ordered his