Chapter 394: Interlude 29
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Chapter 394: Interlude 29
Yhwach, King of the Quincy POV
"Do you know your sins?" Jugram Haschwalth addressed everyone in my place as I sat upon my throne, overlooking the gathering of my Sternritter.
My elite soldiers.
It was difficult to say what emotions I felt at this moment. I don't think I've ever been quite as enraged in my entire life and that was a significant feat. Perhaps I've gone past pure rage and my mind cleared allowing me full coherence?
Candice Catnipp, the one for whom I bestowed the letter 'T', a part of my own soul onto hers. Allowing her to achieve power reminiscent of the Shinigami Captains.
The Thunderbolt, how quaint.
It was straightforward, but that didn't mean it was unworthy of my bestowment. Perhaps average amongst the other Sternritter, but Average among Elites was still Elite.
She had nearly died.
Bazz-B, for whom I gave the letter 'H'. His power came about in the form of flame manipulation. He liked to brag about his flames being comparable to that man. I never corrected him, he didn't need to know how terrifying the Strongest Shinigami was.
Cang Du, who received letter 'I' for The Iron. The person with the strongest defensive ability in the Sternritter bar my Royal Guard. Combined with his Blut, there were very few capable of harming him significantly. Yet, he also looked weathered.
Lastly, As Nodt with the letter 'F', for the Fear. A very powerful ability that I considered of great use and would have been very beneficial for the War in the future.
The War itself was...muddled, even with my previous use of the Almighty. I was mostly able to perceive events that led up to it, and plan for certain outcomes. But the finer details, I would not know until my true powers returned once more. It was enough that I was able to foresee my stepping onto the palace of the Soul King.
As Nodt was one I felt would be quite beneficial with his ability being extremely difficult to counter for nearly any Shinigami.
And yet.....he was absent. Ñøv€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter.
I had to use a very precious reserve of my own power to bring them and everyone else back. The tiniest spark I had kept in case of an emergency.
And by all means, this qualified.
"We accept our punishment." They spoke together.
Rehearsed together.
A bid to get out of real punishment.
"You yet live because of one reason alone." Jugram continued. "You were wise enough not to reveal your Vollständig."
The method devised to match a Shinigami's Bankai.
It was something we did not possess in the past, and it was one of our true trump cards in the conflict that was supposed to erupt in a little less than three years.
I had witnessed the proper path needed to be taken. Many years ago, I used the last gasp of my power before I had to recuperate. And I was able to see which steps needed to be taken, and what I was required to do to achieve my goals.
The Almighty.
My own ability to perceive the future.
I had seen it all happen. The events that would play out, and the ensuing conflict that would inevitably happen.
That was until a very special War Potential defied my vision, something only the Soul king, my Father should be capable of!
For reasons I'm still trying to comprehend, fate was upturned, and the inconceivable happened! Sōsuke Aizen appeared in the Mess Hall while several of my Sternritter were holding a Banquet!
How!?
In every possible iteration of the future, that turn of events never occurred on any probable level. Not even in a 1 in a trillion chance did one of the most volatile entities fall into the Shadows of Soul Society in which we hid ourselves all these years ago.
Did my Father make a move?
Impossible, he shouldn't even be capable of proper thought with what the Zero Division did to him.
Nothing more than a thing now.
But that didn't seem to be the end of the absurdity that had been the past day. I received their reports ahead of time. And I was thankful that I did, for I did not wish for my subjects to see me fly into a rage.
This was no mere coincidence.
There was a leak somewhere, someone set these events in motion and ruined over a thousand years of planning.
We were not ready.
I was not ready.
My power had yet to return.
I need just under three more years to fully recuperate everything I have lost. As I was now, I was fearful to stand before that damnable Yamamoto, much less siege the Soul king's Palace. And now, circumstances may have forced our hand.
Our greatest boon, the element of surprise, had been lost.
Now we have to be prepared for an invasion into our own stronghold!
Who and how?
Were they the cause or was their presence a side effect of someone else subverting me?
All my plans, burned to ashes in a mere day.
And at this moment, I didn't know who to blame. There was an enemy I was unaware of, someone was working against me.
"It seems our plans must change." I finally spoke, addressing everything.
"We await your orders, your majesty." Jugram bowed his head.
We must adapt.
I knew Yamamoto, he wouldn't sit there and wait. As soon as he received word of our continued existence, he would immediately rally his Shinigami to search us out. I don't know how long it would take for them to discover us, but we had one benefit going for us.
Sōsuke Aizen's little rebellion should be moving forward. He would still seek to retrieve his artifact at the earliest convenience and even with his discovery of us and subsequent reveal to the whole of Soul Society, he would likely not delay much longer. The man is too arrogant to allow himself to be subservient for any longer than needed.
He would rebel, and then he would claim his throne of Hueco Mundo and Soul Society would be preoccupied with a war on their doorsteps. The only issue was to make sure that Aizen is perceived as a threat large enough that they can't commit too many resources on us.
"We will prepare for war." I Let my voice echo outwards, reaching every corner of the Wandenreich. The fire that I had lit inside them for centuries was finally ignited with a fury. They had been training and waiting for this moment for many years. For them, it didn't matter if it happened now or in a few years time.
We, I ̧will be at a disadvantage, but I must adapt and change my stratagem.
Aizen wished to wage war against Soul Society, so be it. I will use that to my advantage. While both were weak, we would eradicate both of them. Hueco Mundo has many resources we can acquire for our own war against Soul Society. The Arrancar are numerous and require no training. They were originally intended to be used as disposable soldiers, but perhaps they could play a slightly bigger role?
Those Hollows that blurred the lines between Hollows and Shinigami, they would be adequate to tip the scales.
I planned for a Blitzkrieg, but a prolonged War was something we were capable of.
"Your Majesty, if I may." Jugram spoke up again.
"Speak." I replied.
"What do you wish to do about As Nodt?"
Yes, him.
No doubt he's being shuttled off to their research division to be dissected and experimented on. I could still vaguely feel his soul essence, he was alive...for now.
It would be a mercy then.
I would allow him this for his part in relaying important information, by happenstance..
His letter I will retrieve it and find a new host for it.
The link that I shared with all my Sternritter, I reached for it. The piece of my Soul that was attached to his and I –
Eyes looked back into mine.
My retrieval of my soul piece was prevented.
Eyes stared back at mine.
A woman.
I could not feel her presence, I could not ascertain her existence. She stood there, towering over the piece of soul I attempted to retrieve.
No.
A simple word sent ripples backwards through the link and a shockwave completely tore apart whatever claim I had.
It felt like....I was looking at Father.
That presence, the weight behind her existence.
I slammed my throne, shattering the arm rest as I looked out and grabbed hold of a hundred random Soldat. Mere foot soldiers, but it would be enough.
And I took back the Quincy power within them.
I, as the Origin, commanded their essence back to me.
It was enough, for a mere flicker. The tiniest spark to ignite my Almighty for a singular moment when combined with what miniscule amounts of power I had remaining from my forceful use of the Shadow.
Jugram stumbled in place, but I paid him no mind. His ability, the letter 'B' I bestowed on him, Balance.
He would shoulder some of the burden for me as was his duty.
I used to it try and view this woman. To see the immediate futures available around this anomaly.
And there was nothing.
I couldn't see her, and her presence was frighteningly similar to his.....
.....did I have a mother?
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Chapter 394: Interlude 29
Yhwach, King of the Quincy POV
"Do you know your sins?" Jugram Haschwalth addressed everyone in my place as I sat upon my throne, overlooking the gathering of my Sternritter.
My elite soldiers.
It was difficult to say what emotions I felt at this moment. I don't think I've ever been quite as enraged in my entire life and that was a significant feat. Perhaps I've gone past pure rage and my mind cleared allowing me full coherence?
Candice Catnipp, the one for whom I bestowed the letter 'T', a part of my own soul onto hers. Allowing her to achieve power reminiscent of the Shinigami Captains.
The Thunderbolt, how quaint.
It was straightforward, but that didn't mean it was unworthy of my bestowment. Perhaps average amongst the other Sternritter, but Average among Elites was still Elite.
She had nearly died.
Bazz-B, for whom I gave the letter 'H'. His power came about in the form of flame manipulation. He liked to brag about his flames being comparable to that man. I never corrected him, he didn't need to know how terrifying the Strongest Shinigami was.
Cang Du, who received letter 'I' for The Iron. The person with the strongest defensive ability in the Sternritter bar my Royal Guard. Combined with his Blut, there were very few capable of harming him significantly. Yet, he also looked weathered.
Lastly, As Nodt with the letter 'F', for the Fear. A very powerful ability that I considered of great use and would have been very beneficial for the War in the future.
The War itself was...muddled, even with my previous use of the Almighty. I was mostly able to perceive events that led up to it, and plan for certain outcomes. But the finer details, I would not know until my true powers returned once more. It was enough that I was able to foresee my stepping onto the palace of the Soul King.
As Nodt was one I felt would be quite beneficial with his ability being extremely difficult to counter for nearly any Shinigami.
And yet.....he was absent. Ñøv€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter.
I had to use a very precious reserve of my own power to bring them and everyone else back. The tiniest spark I had kept in case of an emergency.
And by all means, this qualified.
"We accept our punishment." They spoke together.
Rehearsed together.
A bid to get out of real punishment.
"You yet live because of one reason alone." Jugram continued. "You were wise enough not to reveal your Vollständig."
The method devised to match a Shinigami's Bankai.
It was something we did not possess in the past, and it was one of our true trump cards in the conflict that was supposed to erupt in a little less than three years.
I had witnessed the proper path needed to be taken. Many years ago, I used the last gasp of my power before I had to recuperate. And I was able to see which steps needed to be taken, and what I was required to do to achieve my goals.
The Almighty.
My own ability to perceive the future.
I had seen it all happen. The events that would play out, and the ensuing conflict that would inevitably happen.
That was until a very special War Potential defied my vision, something only the Soul king, my Father should be capable of!
For reasons I'm still trying to comprehend, fate was upturned, and the inconceivable happened! Sōsuke Aizen appeared in the Mess Hall while several of my Sternritter were holding a Banquet!
How!?
In every possible iteration of the future, that turn of events never occurred on any probable level. Not even in a 1 in a trillion chance did one of the most volatile entities fall into the Shadows of Soul Society in which we hid ourselves all these years ago.
Did my Father make a move?
Impossible, he shouldn't even be capable of proper thought with what the Zero Division did to him.
Nothing more than a thing now.
But that didn't seem to be the end of the absurdity that had been the past day. I received their reports ahead of time. And I was thankful that I did, for I did not wish for my subjects to see me fly into a rage.
This was no mere coincidence.
There was a leak somewhere, someone set these events in motion and ruined over a thousand years of planning.
We were not ready.
I was not ready.
My power had yet to return.
I need just under three more years to fully recuperate everything I have lost. As I was now, I was fearful to stand before that damnable Yamamoto, much less siege the Soul king's Palace. And now, circumstances may have forced our hand.
Our greatest boon, the element of surprise, had been lost.
Now we have to be prepared for an invasion into our own stronghold!
Who and how?
Were they the cause or was their presence a side effect of someone else subverting me?
All my plans, burned to ashes in a mere day.
And at this moment, I didn't know who to blame. There was an enemy I was unaware of, someone was working against me.
"It seems our plans must change." I finally spoke, addressing everything.
"We await your orders, your majesty." Jugram bowed his head.
We must adapt.
I knew Yamamoto, he wouldn't sit there and wait. As soon as he received word of our continued existence, he would immediately rally his Shinigami to search us out. I don't know how long it would take for them to discover us, but we had one benefit going for us.
Sōsuke Aizen's little rebellion should be moving forward. He would still seek to retrieve his artifact at the earliest convenience and even with his discovery of us and subsequent reveal to the whole of Soul Society, he would likely not delay much longer. The man is too arrogant to allow himself to be subservient for any longer than needed.
He would rebel, and then he would claim his throne of Hueco Mundo and Soul Society would be preoccupied with a war on their doorsteps. The only issue was to make sure that Aizen is perceived as a threat large enough that they can't commit too many resources on us.
"We will prepare for war." I Let my voice echo outwards, reaching every corner of the Wandenreich. The fire that I had lit inside them for centuries was finally ignited with a fury. They had been training and waiting for this moment for many years. For them, it didn't matter if it happened now or in a few years time.
We, I ̧will be at a disadvantage, but I must adapt and change my stratagem.
Aizen wished to wage war against Soul Society, so be it. I will use that to my advantage. While both were weak, we would eradicate both of them. Hueco Mundo has many resources we can acquire for our own war against Soul Society. The Arrancar are numerous and require no training. They were originally intended to be used as disposable soldiers, but perhaps they could play a slightly bigger role?
Those Hollows that blurred the lines between Hollows and Shinigami, they would be adequate to tip the scales.
I planned for a Blitzkrieg, but a prolonged War was something we were capable of.
"Your Majesty, if I may." Jugram spoke up again.
"Speak." I replied.
"What do you wish to do about As Nodt?"
Yes, him.
No doubt he's being shuttled off to their research division to be dissected and experimented on. I could still vaguely feel his soul essence, he was alive...for now.
It would be a mercy then.
I would allow him this for his part in relaying important information, by happenstance..
His letter I will retrieve it and find a new host for it.
The link that I shared with all my Sternritter, I reached for it. The piece of my Soul that was attached to his and I –
Eyes looked back into mine.
My retrieval of my soul piece was prevented.
Eyes stared back at mine.
A woman.
I could not feel her presence, I could not ascertain her existence. She stood there, towering over the piece of soul I attempted to retrieve.
No.
A simple word sent ripples backwards through the link and a shockwave completely tore apart whatever claim I had.
It felt like....I was looking at Father.
That presence, the weight behind her existence.
I slammed my throne, shattering the arm rest as I looked out and grabbed hold of a hundred random Soldat. Mere foot soldiers, but it would be enough.
And I took back the Quincy power within them.
I, as the Origin, commanded their essence back to me.
It was enough, for a mere flicker. The tiniest spark to ignite my Almighty for a singular moment when combined with what miniscule amounts of power I had remaining from my forceful use of the Shadow.
Jugram stumbled in place, but I paid him no mind. His ability, the letter 'B' I bestowed on him, Balance.
He would shoulder some of the burden for me as was his duty.
I used to it try and view this woman. To see the immediate futures available around this anomaly.
And there was nothing.
I couldn't see her, and her presence was frighteningly similar to his.....
.....did I have a mother?
[***]
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Chapter 394: Interlude 29Yhwach, King of the Quincy POV "Do you know your sins?" Jugram Haschwalth addressed everyone in my place as I sat upon my throne, overlooking the gathering of my Sternritter. My elite soldiers. It was difficult to say what emotions I felt at this moment. I don't think I've ever been quite as enraged in my entire life and that was a significant feat. Perhaps I've gone past pure rage and my mind cleared allowing me full coherence? Candice Catnipp, the one for whom I bestowed the letter 'T', a part of my own soul onto hers. Allowing her to achieve power reminiscent of the Shinigami Captains. The Thunderbolt, how quaint. It was straightforward, but that didn't mean it was unworthy of my bestowment. Perhaps average amongst the other Sternritter, but Average among Elites was still Elite. She had nearly died. Bazz-B, for whom I gave the letter 'H'. His power came about in the form of flame manipulation. He liked to brag about his flames being comparable to that man. I never corrected him, he didn't need to know how terrifying the Strongest Shinigami was. Cang Du, who received letter 'I' for The Iron. The person with the strongest defensive ability in the Sternritter bar my Royal Guard. Combined with his Blut, there were very few capable of harming him significantly. Yet, he also looked weathered. Lastly, As Nodt with the letter 'F', for the Fear. A very powerful ability that I considered of great use and would have been very beneficial for the War in the future. The War itself was...muddled, even with my previous use of the Almighty. I was mostly able to perceive events that led up to it, and plan for certain outcomes. But the finer details, I would not know until my true powers returned once more. It was enough that I was able to foresee my stepping onto the palace of the Soul King. As Nodt was one I felt would be quite beneficial with his ability being extremely difficult to counter for nearly any Shinigami. And yet.....he was absent. Nvl-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter.I had to use a very precious reserve of my own power to bring them and everyone else back. The tiniest spark I had kept in case of an emergency. And by all means, this qualified. "We accept our punishment." They spoke together. Rehearsed together. A bid to get out of real punishment. "You yet live because of one reason alone." Jugram continued. "You were wise enough not to reveal your Vollstandig." The method devised to match a Shinigami's Bankai. It was something we did not possess in the past, and it was one of our true trump cards in the conflict that was supposed to erupt in a little less than three years. I had witnessed the proper path needed to be taken. Many years ago, I used the last gasp of my power before I had to recuperate. And I was able to see which steps needed to be taken, and what I was required to do to achieve my goals. The Almighty. My own ability to perceive the future. I had seen it all happen. The events that would play out, and the ensuing conflict that would inevitably happen. That was until a very special War Potential defied my vision, something only the Soul king, my Father should be capable of! For reasons I'm still trying to comprehend, fate was upturned, and the inconceivable happened! Sosuke Aizen appeared in the Mess Hall while several of my Sternritter were holding a Banquet! How!? In every possible iteration of the future, that turn of events never occurred on any probable level. Not even in a 1 in a trillion chance did one of the most volatile entities fall into the Shadows of Soul Society in which we hid ourselves all these years ago. Did my Father make a move? Impossible, he shouldn't even be capable of proper thought with what the Zero Division did to him. Nothing more than a thing now. But that didn't seem to be the end of the absurdity that had been the past day. I received their reports ahead of time. And I was thankful that I did, for I did not wish for my subjects to see me fly into a rage. This was no mere coincidence. There was a leak somewhere, someone set these events in motion and ruined over a thousand years of planning. We were not ready. I was not ready. My power had yet to return. I need just under three more years to fully recuperate everything I have lost. As I was now, I was fearful to stand before that damnable Yamamoto, much less siege the Soul king's Palace. And now, circumstances may have forced our hand. Our greatest boon, the element of surprise, had been lost. Now we have to be prepared for an invasion into our own stronghold! Who and how? Were they the cause or was their presence a side effect of someone else subverting me? All my plans, burned to ashes in a mere day. And at this moment, I didn't know who to blame. There was an enemy I was unaware of, someone was working against me. "It seems our plans must change." I finally spoke, addressing everything. "We await your orders, your majesty." Jugram bowed his head. We must adapt. I knew Yamamoto, he wouldn't sit there and wait. As soon as he received word of our continued existence, he would immediately rally his Shinigami to search us out. I don't know how long it would take for them to discover us, but we had one benefit going for us. Sosuke Aizen's little rebellion should be moving forward. He would still seek to retrieve his artifact at the earliest convenience and even with his discovery of us and subsequent reveal to the whole of Soul Society, he would likely not delay much longer. The man is too arrogant to allow himself to be subservient for any longer than needed. He would rebel, and then he would claim his throne of Hueco Mundo and Soul Society would be preoccupied with a war on their doorsteps. The only issue was to make sure that Aizen is perceived as a threat large enough that they can't commit too many resources on us. "We will prepare for war." I Let my voice echo outwards, reaching every corner of the Wandenreich. The fire that I had lit inside them for centuries was finally ignited with a fury. They had been training and waiting for this moment for many years. For them, it didn't matter if it happened now or in a few years time. We, I will be at a disadvantage, but I must adapt and change my stratagem. Aizen wished to wage war against Soul Society, so be it. I will use that to my advantage. While both were weak, we would eradicate both of them. Hueco Mundo has many resources we can acquire for our own war against Soul Society. The Arrancar are numerous and require no training. They were originally intended to be used as disposable soldiers, but perhaps they could play a slightly bigger role? Those Hollows that blurred the lines between Hollows and Shinigami, they would be adequate to tip the scales. I planned for a Blitzkrieg, but a prolonged War was something we were capable of. "Your Majesty, if I may." Jugram spoke up again. "Speak." I replied. "What do you wish to do about As Nodt?" Yes, him. No doubt he's being shuttled off to their research division to be dissected and experimented on. I could still vaguely feel his soul essence, he was alive...for now. It would be a mercy then. I would allow him this for his part in relaying important information, by happenstance.. His letter I will retrieve it and find a new host for it. The link that I shared with all my Sternritter, I reached for it. The piece of my Soul that was attached to his and I Eyes looked back into mine. My retrieval of my soul piece was prevented. Eyes stared back at mine. A woman. I could not feel her presence, I could not ascertain her existence. She stood there, towering over the piece of soul I attempted to retrieve. No. A simple word sent ripples backwards through the link and a shockwave completely tore apart whatever claim I had. It felt like....I was looking at Father. That presence, the weight behind her existence. I slammed my throne, shattering the arm rest as I looked out and grabbed hold of a hundred random Soldat. Mere foot soldiers, but it would be enough. And I took back the Quincy power within them. I, as the Origin, commanded their essence back to me. It was enough, for a mere flicker. The tiniest spark to ignite my Almighty for a singular moment when combined with what miniscule amounts of power I had remaining from my forceful use of the Shadow. Jugram stumbled in place, but I paid him no mind. His ability, the letter 'B' I bestowed on him, Balance. He would shoulder some of the burden for me as was his duty. I used to it try and view this woman. To see the immediate futures available around this anomaly. And there was nothing. I couldn't see her, and her presence was frighteningly similar to his..... .....did I have a mother? *** If you want to read 7 chapters ahead or support me, visit my p.a.t.r.e.o.n.c.o.m / astoryforone
