Lille was very annoyed with Shunsui Kyōraku, but not to the point that he had to get rid of him.
As the Schutzstaffel, his duty is to protect His Majesty's safety. Putting aside the other Shinigami, Captain-Commander Shiraishi's strength is absolutely terrifying.
Two years ago, under the overwhelming Reiatsu, even someone as proud as him had a fleeting thought: His Majesty might fail.
He could not allow His Majesty to fail; he had to protect His Majesty.
As a messenger of God, I will surely fight for God!
Lille Reishi into the field.
Yhwach remained silent, his long hair and black-and-red cloak fluttering in the wind. He had already foreseen this future and knew exactly what the other party would do.
With a flap of its eight wings, Lille filled each hole with golden light, which then fell as a Light Rain.
Shiraishi brandished his sword, and a Wind Wall rose up, blocking all the light. The Captain's Haori fluttered as he said, "Step back! I don't have time to deal with a nobody like you."
Accompanied by light, airy words, a surging Reiatsu seemed about to crush him.
Retreat surged again, and Lille's anger overwhelmed him. He roared, "You bastard, I'll show you the true form of the messenger of God!"
Its neck suddenly flipped outwards, covering its surface with milky white skin, forming a huge bird's head. Its body became slender, surpassing human form, and it had four legs.
The wings grew larger, radiating a golden glow, while the halo above its head shrank and floated above the bird's head.
Lille raised one hand and swung it downwards, his arm transforming into a beam of light that could pierce through the earth and fall.
Shiraishi continued wielding his sword, using Wind Wall to block his attack, and remarked, " Yhwach, your subordinates really don't understand the etiquette between kings."
"A thousand years ago, a Shinigami disguised himself as a corpse and mingled among the Quincy's mountains of corpses. Taking me by surprise, he pierced my chest with a single blow. This is something you Shinigami would do."
Yhwach slowly uttered a piece of history, his black and red cloak fluttering, "What are you going to do? Use your Bankai? Once you use it, I will take your Bankai away."
" Bankai that you can't take away—is that Bankai possible? Is that so? Let me see."
Yhwach's words were not addressed to the Shiraishi before him, but to the Shiraishi of the future. He spoke to that Shiraishi through the future; this was the privilege of the Almighty.
" Yhwach, the Almighty have their limits."
Shiraishi raised his sword and said, " Bankai: Origin of Spirits."
Bang!
What? Yhwach's eyes widened. The future remained unchanged: all of Shiraishi's Bankai, including the unknown Bankai, could be taken away by the Altar of Usurpation.
Then, it will all come to an end.
That's how it should be, so why, even though the wind is blowing from the front and its shape has changed, hasn't the future changed?
Therefore, the Almighty have their limits.
Shiraishi's appearance has changed drastically. Her silver-white ponytail is tied up with a lotus braid, and below her silver-white shoulder armor is a blue outfit, only half of which is visible, with the right half completely exposed.
Spirit Blossom.
Shiraishi's strongest move, and also the Bankai he was certain Yhwach could not usurp.
He raised his right hand, and emerald green patterns of light shimmered within.
"Aaaaaah!" Lille screamed in terror, but he couldn't stop it. His body transformed into Reishi, surging into Shiraishi's right hand. "Everything in this world will be taken by me, Spirit Blossom, the soul that rules over all things, and I will change it."
" Yhwach, from the moment you stood before me, you lost."
Shiraishi's words caused Yhwach's expression to change, but he showed no fear. "Nonsense! Look at the knife in your hand, it's broken!"
Smack
The blade broke.
Shiraishi didn't care. He only needed to change the shape of the Reishi, and no matter how many times the knife was broken, he could repair it. "Your leg is gone, what are you going to do?"
Yhwach's feet instantly transformed into Reishi that surged into Shiraishi's right hand.
"I changed the future."
Yhwach's legs reappear, and his ability to change the future is monstrous. He doesn't need to explain how to change it; he only needs the attitude to change the future to alter it, without any logic whatsoever.
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"Let's see if you'll destroy Soul Society, or if I'll have to do it myself."
Yhwach answered calmly, explaining that he could see that this Bankai was indeed powerful, but its weaknesses were obvious, and that maintaining such a powerful Bankai was difficult.
Even Shiraishi's Reiatsu wasn't enough to sustain it for long; he could only maintain it by constantly drawing Reishi from the surrounding area.
The buildings were collapsing, and even the ground was beginning to turn into Reishi, surging into the Shiraishi.
His expression remained calm as he said, "You're the one who lost, Yhwach."
No one can kill me.
Yhwach revealed this, setting aside his the Almighty power to alter the future, simply because he is the Son of the Soul King. As long as a trace of Reiatsu remains, he has a chance to be resurrected. "If you continue, you will only destroy Soul Society."
"You are the one who will be destroyed!"
A voice interrupted from the side, making Yhwach's future somewhat uncertain; the ability to the Antithesis could, to some extent, influence the Almighty, " Uryū Ishida?!"
A beam of light struck Yhwach in the chest.
In an instant, the power of the Almighty vanished from his body.
Yhwach's eyes widened. "Could it be... Kisuke Urahara?!"
He immediately realized who was plotting against him.
Shiraishi condensed all the absorbed Reishi into a holy light sword and swung it forward.
Yhwach reached out to try and stop him, but was cleaved in two. His remains turned into Reishi, which were absorbed into Shiraishi's right hand to prevent him from reviving again.
Shiraishi wants to change his Reishi from its very origin, eliminate his identity as the son of the Son of the Soul King, and recombine it into a single object.
A wooden sculpture
"From now on, you will live as a statue, so you won't have to fear death."
Shiraishi deactivated his Bankai, his hair turning black again. Gazing at the ravaged land, much of it caused by his Bankai, he thought, "Evacuating everyone beforehand was truly a wise decision. Post-war reconstruction will take a lot of effort."
"That guy is dead?" Uryū Ishida was somewhat incredulous.
"This is him. Do you want revenge?"
Shiraishi casually tossed the wooden carving over.
Uryū Ishida caught the wooden sculpture. "If I burn this, will it still live?"
No, it will dissipate like ordinary wood.
Shiraishi shook his head and sheathed the knife. "You can take it to offer as a sacrifice to your mother."
"Hmm." Uryū Ishida decided to burn the wood in front of his mother's grave. " Bambi and Candice."
"Don't worry, if they don't cause trouble, I won't kill them either. Some of them will be imprisoned in the Muken."
Shiraishi raised his hand, " Bakudo #77, Tenteikūra."
"Announce to all Quincy and Shinigami: the war is over. The Yhwach, has been killed. The new emperor Uryū Ishida, and I have reached an agreement: anyone who surrenders now will be treated well; those who remain obstinate will face certain death!"