As I regained consciousness, a sudden sensation of cold water hitting my face jolted me awake. I shivered, feeling the dampness of my hair and the chill spreading across my cheeks. My eyelids felt heavy as I groggily tried to open them, struggling against what felt like a pair of nails clipping them shut.
After a few moments, my eyes finally fluttered open.
After a few moments, my eyes finally fluttered open. Blinking away the blurriness, I saw a woman standing over me. I couldn't help but stare in awe after looking at her ample bosom.
“You are awake.” The gravity defying woman said, her voice calm and measured.
"Lady Halibel, he doesn't seem like much." Another female voice chimed in.
"Appearances can be deceiving." She replied coolly. "After all, he's a Vasto Lorde. Don't underestimate him." The blonde beauty replied, her expression obscured by a high collar, but her eyes were cold and calculating.
"Hmm, I'll believe it when I see it," the other woman replied skeptically.
I recognized the woman immediately as Tier Hallibel, the third-ranked arrancar and future ruler of Hueco Mundo.
I tried to turn my head to see who the other woman was, but my movement was restricted by a pair of heavy, cold metal restraints around my wrists while my neck was wrapped in a metallic shock collar. All of them held in place by inmense chains, anchoring me firmly to the ground.
"Are..." My voice came out in a dry, raspy croak. I trailed off, not wanting to appear any more foolish than I already did. Despite this, I cleared my throat and shifted my gaze towards the woman.
“Are you single?” As soon as the words left my mouth, I realized how ridiculous they sounded.
My question seemed to throw them out of their loop.
Immediately I felt the spiritual power of the second woman, trying to intimidate me, but to no avail.
Mila Rose's snarl deepened and her chest heaved with anger. "How dare you show such disrespect! Someone like you deserves to die! To think you would have such designs for Master Harribel," she spat out.
“Calm down, Mila Rose” She put her right arm between her and me, stopping her. "Not all powerful Hollows are intelligent. This one appears to be particularly suicidal.”
“Lady Harribel” Rose tried to protest, only to stop as Harribel shot her a sharp look.
“So that’s a yes.” Harribel and Rose took a few steps back, their eyes wide as I flashed them a smile. My charm seemed to work just right, like always. The grotesque teeth definitely helped.
“Wa…. wait” I stuttered, trying to backtrack. "I was just...uh, trying to lighten the mood, you know?" I was not, but they didn’t know it.
Harribel raised a delicate eyebrow, her expression unreadable behind her high collar. "Lighten the mood?" she repeated, her voice cold.
I nodded, feeling like a complete fool. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. I just...I don't know what to do in this situation."
The silence stretched on for what felt like an eternity. Finally, Harribel spoke. "You are indeed a strange one," she said, her tone thoughtful. "I can see why Gin Ichimaru took an interest in you."
As the name of that man escaped her lips, a jolt ran through me. Memories of what had transpired flooded my mind like a sandstorm, causing my breathing to become erratic. "I'm going to kill him." I bellowed out.
My spiritual pressure surged outwards in an azure wave, filling the room with its intensity.
"Dammit." Mila Rose appeared visibly scared as Harribel responded by releasing her own immense spiritual pressure, dwarfing mine and shielding her subordinate at the same time.
"Release me. I need to wipe his ugly smirk off his face," I demanded, the chains restraining me beginning to make a clicking sound as they started to break. "Get out of my way."
Harribel remained steadfast, standing in front of me and studying me calmly. "I can release you from these chains," Harribel said, her tone even. "But you must swear loyalty to Lord Aizen. It is the only way you will be free."
Her words brought a small measure of clarity to my mind.
"I mean...I was going to tell him that I wanted to evolve into a Vasto Lorde. But Gin...he didn't let me finish. He just captured me." I stumbled over my words, my explanation coming out awkwardly as I held in my fury.
Harribel studied me for a moment before turning around and walking away. "Come. You will have the opportunity to explain your situation in your audience with Lord Aizen."
Mila Rose snarled, "Hmm. You're lucky," as she followed Lady Harribel, never taking her eyes off me.
Slowly, I tried to stand up. My knees made a cracking noise with the movement. "It's numb" They had me kneeling all this time. I hadn't even noticed that I had my legs back after my evolution. Too much had happened in a short time for me to assimilate.
Using my tail as support, I managed to stand up and took slow, uncertain steps to follow Harribel and her subordinate.
The clicking sound of my cell's door closing and the crunching of metal filled Last Noches as I broke my restraints and walked towards the only light in the long passageway that led to the strongest being in Hueco Mundo.
As I walked, thoughts of revenge against Gin Ichimaru and a burning desire to destroy him with my own hands consumed me.
I could feel the anticipation building inside me as I approached the doors to Aizen's throne room. Mila Rose pushed them open and we stepped inside, finding ourselves face to face with the powerful Sosuke Aizen.
"Welcome, my dear hollow," Aizen said with a smile. "I have been waiting for you."
In this chapter, I had to stop myself from portraying Harribel as a brain-dead woman who fell in love at first sight.
As I regained consciousness, a sudden sensation of cold water hitting my face jolted me awake. I shivered, feeling the dampness of my hair and the chill spreading across my cheeks. My eyelids felt heavy as I groggily tried to open them, struggling against what felt like a pair of nails clipping them shut.
After a few moments, my eyes finally fluttered open.
After a few moments, my eyes finally fluttered open. Blinking away the blurriness, I saw a woman standing over me. I couldn't help but stare in awe after looking at her ample bosom.
“You are awake.” The gravity defying woman said, her voice calm and measured.
"Lady Halibel, he doesn't seem like much." Another female voice chimed in.
"Appearances can be deceiving." She replied coolly. "After all, he's a Vasto Lorde. Don't underestimate him." The blonde beauty replied, her expression obscured by a high collar, but her eyes were cold and calculating.
"Hmm, I'll believe it when I see it," the other woman replied skeptically.
I recognized the woman immediately as Tier Hallibel, the third-ranked arrancar and future ruler of Hueco Mundo.
I tried to turn my head to see who the other woman was, but my movement was restricted by a pair of heavy, cold metal restraints around my wrists while my neck was wrapped in a metallic shock collar. All of them held in place by inmense chains, anchoring me firmly to the ground.
"Are..." My voice came out in a dry, raspy croak. I trailed off, not wanting to appear any more foolish than I already did. Despite this, I cleared my throat and shifted my gaze towards the woman.
“Are you single?” As soon as the words left my mouth, I realized how ridiculous they sounded.
My question seemed to throw them out of their loop.
Immediately I felt the spiritual power of the second woman, trying to intimidate me, but to no avail.
Mila Rose's snarl deepened and her chest heaved with anger. "How dare you show such disrespect! Someone like you deserves to die! To think you would have such designs for Master Harribel," she spat out.
“Calm down, Mila Rose” She put her right arm between her and me, stopping her. "Not all powerful Hollows are intelligent. This one appears to be particularly suicidal.”
“Lady Harribel” Rose tried to protest, only to stop as Harribel shot her a sharp look.
“So that’s a yes.” Harribel and Rose took a few steps back, their eyes wide as I flashed them a smile. My charm seemed to work just right, like always. The grotesque teeth definitely helped.
“Wa…. wait” I stuttered, trying to backtrack. "I was just...uh, trying to lighten the mood, you know?" I was not, but they didn’t know it.
Harribel raised a delicate eyebrow, her expression unreadable behind her high collar. "Lighten the mood?" she repeated, her voice cold.
I nodded, feeling like a complete fool. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. I just...I don't know what to do in this situation."
The silence stretched on for what felt like an eternity. Finally, Harribel spoke. "You are indeed a strange one," she said, her tone thoughtful. "I can see why Gin Ichimaru took an interest in you."
As the name of that man escaped her lips, a jolt ran through me. Memories of what had transpired flooded my mind like a sandstorm, causing my breathing to become erratic. "I'm going to kill him." I bellowed out.
My spiritual pressure surged outwards in an azure wave, filling the room with its intensity.
"Dammit." Mila Rose appeared visibly scared as Harribel responded by releasing her own immense spiritual pressure, dwarfing mine and shielding her subordinate at the same time.
"Release me. I need to wipe his ugly smirk off his face," I demanded, the chains restraining me beginning to make a clicking sound as they started to break. "Get out of my way."
Harribel remained steadfast, standing in front of me and studying me calmly. "I can release you from these chains," Harribel said, her tone even. "But you must swear loyalty to Lord Aizen. It is the only way you will be free."
Her words brought a small measure of clarity to my mind.
"I mean...I was going to tell him that I wanted to evolve into a Vasto Lorde. But Gin...he didn't let me finish. He just captured me." I stumbled over my words, my explanation coming out awkwardly as I held in my fury.
Harribel studied me for a moment before turning around and walking away. "Come. You will have the opportunity to explain your situation in your audience with Lord Aizen."
Mila Rose snarled, "Hmm. You're lucky," as she followed Lady Harribel, never taking her eyes off me.
Slowly, I tried to stand up. My knees made a cracking noise with the movement. "It's numb" They had me kneeling all this time. I hadn't even noticed that I had my legs back after my evolution. Too much had happened in a short time for me to assimilate.
Using my tail as support, I managed to stand up and took slow, uncertain steps to follow Harribel and her subordinate.
The clicking sound of my cell's door closing and the crunching of metal filled Last Noches as I broke my restraints and walked towards the only light in the long passageway that led to the strongest being in Hueco Mundo.
As I walked, thoughts of revenge against Gin Ichimaru and a burning desire to destroy him with my own hands consumed me.
I could feel the anticipation building inside me as I approached the doors to Aizen's throne room. Mila Rose pushed them open and we stepped inside, finding ourselves face to face with the powerful Sosuke Aizen.
"Welcome, my dear hollow," Aizen said with a smile. "I have been waiting for you."
In this chapter, I had to stop myself from portraying Harribel as a brain-dead woman who fell in love at first sight.
