(Y/N) looked onward to the new enemy in front of him. A Quincy with a distinctive red mohawk that he was sure nobody else could pull off.

Mohawk: You're (Y/N) (L/N), right?

(Y/N): Yeah. What about it?

Mohawk: Then I'm at the right place! After taking on that Captain with the Ice ability, I was pretty disappointed. So I thought, "Why not take on a special threat?"

(Y/N): I'm two for two for Sternritters. I'll be sure to take down a third.

Mohawk: You talk a big talk! I hope you can back it up! The name's Bazz-B! The Heat!

(Y/N) turned to Momo.

(Y/N): Can you heal Shinji?

Momo: Of course!

Shinji: Don't worry about me, I'll be-

(Y/N): I think I'll handle this one myself. Get healed up. I got a trick up myself that I don't want you two getting tangled up in.

Shinji: Must be a crazy plan then... Fine, I'll bite. But don't go getting yourself hurt. If Soi-Fon finds out I was here and didn't help you, I'll be the one getting an ear full.

(Y/N): Don't worry about it. Not that I'll lose but if that hypothetically happens, I'll cover for you. Momo, I entrust Shinji's safety in your hands.

Momo: You got it.

After Momo and Shinji left, (Y/N) turned back to Bazz-B and wasted no time engaging in combat.

(Y/N): Hadō #33. Sōkatsui.

Bazz-B: Burner Finger 1!

The two beams made contact with each other, creating a massive explosion in the area. Bazz-B then threw multiple fireballs at (Y/N) but they were all dodged. (Y/N) then hollowfied before using Bala. As the Hollow bullets flew towards Bazz-B, the Quincy responded with a defensive maneuver.

Bazz-B: Burning Stomp!

A torrent of flames swept the area, colliding with Bala and destroying them on impact.

Bazz-B then summoned his Heilig Bogen, taking the form of a crossbow. (Y/N) watched as Bazz-B fired an arrow from his crossbow. The arrow grazed (Y/N)'s face making contact with a building behind him. One arrow was strong enough to destroy the entire building.

(Y/N): *thinking* This guy is a cut above the rest, that's for sure. I think I should be safe to start the plan...

While (Y/N) preparing, Bazz-B took the opportunity to start his next attack.

Bazz-B: Burner Finger 2!

Bazz-B threw fire out of his two fingers, directly at (Y/N), but (Y/N) protected himself with a Bakudo spell.

(Y/N): Bakudō #81. Dankū.

A large translucent, rectangular wall rose in front of (Y/N) blocking the flame attack.

Bazz-B: Is playing defensive all you can do?! If so I'll just use an attack that'll blow away any defensive technique you can use.

(Y/N): Then how about I finally fight back.

A figure started to materialize as (Y/N) summoned a new member of his army.

(Y/N): Come forth, Rukia...

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(Flashback)

In the Royal Palace.

Rukia was breathing heavily as she and (Y/N) were attempting to stress test the limits to Rukia's ability.

(Y/N) currently held a bucket of water in his hands and attempted to throw it at Rukia. However, the moment the water came into proximity to Rukia, it froze mid air.

(Y/N): Well... it's safe to say your body is well below freezing temperature. Alright Rukia, lower your body temperature as steady as you can.

Rukia followed (Y/N)'s instructions and slowly but surely lowered her undid her Shikai ability.

Rukia: Do you really think this will be worth it?

(Y/N): Considering you can still move and think after lowering your body temperature this much is honestly a miracle. I guess reiatsu can make those kinds of things possible. A normal human's body would fall victim to hypothermia or even worse, their vital organs would freeze. Best case scenario would essentially be cryostasis.

Rukia: Being the wielder of this ability comes with its benefits.

(Y/N): Agreed. That's why being attacked by your abilities is deadly. You're considered clinically dead already, so imagine the person on the receiving end.

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Clinically dead?

Dead...

Rukia's technically dead...

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(Y/N): Say Rukia, I just had an idea.

Rukia: What is it?

(Y/N): Do you think it's possible for me to copy your soul while you're under the effects of your Shikai?

Rukia: How would that be possible exactly?

(Y/N): I was thinking of just drawing some blood while you were under the effects of Sode no Shirayuki.

Rukia: Then by all means.

The first attempt, to (Y/N) and Rukia's surprise, didn't work. After using Sode no Shirayuki and temporarily killing herself, (Y/N) tried to make a slight scratch, just enough to make Rukia bleed but the attempt failed. (Y/N) chalked it up to his ability failing due to Rukia already being dead, so his ability didn't take effect.

The second attempt also failed. This time (Y/N) drew blood before having Rukia use Sode no Shirayuki. However, to the two shinigami's surprise, the plan was a failure. (Y/N) theorized that perhaps Rukia using Sode no Shirayuki meant that she was essentially "killing herself" meaning that (Y/N) wasn't the last person to injure her before death.

In the third attempt, (Y/N) tried to draw blood during Rukia's eventual "death" but that meant making direct contact. This attempt failed due to (Y/N) freezing in the process and having to resurrect himself.

At this point, Rukia believed that it just wasn't possible, however, (Y/N) had one more plan. He believed that they were extremely close. In one last gamble, (Y/N) attempted to draw blood during Rukia's death again, however, to prevent himself from freezing over, (Y/N) had summoned Baraggan to decay the effects of Sode no Shirayuki on his body.

Rukia: Did it work this time?

(Y/N) without answering, summoned a being that look identical to Rukia.

(Y/N): It sure did.

(FlashBack End)

Rukia's doppelganger then started to lower the temperature in the surrounding area. Bazz-B felt the sudden plummet in the area's temperature.

Bazz-B: Simple cold isn't going to stop me! I told you already, I beat that captain with the Ice ability! This is nothing!

(Y/N): *thinking* Sode no Shirayuki's true ability is to lower the users body temperature, but Rukia previously used it to freeze opponents from a distance. I can use the latter to lower the temperature without necessarily freezing something.

Bazz-B: Burner Finger 3!

However Bazz-B realized his attack wasn't as strong as it usually was.

(Y/N): *thinking* In layman's terms, the lower the temperature the harder it is for a fuel source to reach ignition temperature. It's easier to burn ice than it is to start a fire in a cold atmosphere. If your fuel source is your reiatsu then you'll need to burn more than usual to make up for its lack of attack potency.

(Y/N) had a smug expression on his face.

(Y/N): *thinking* The moment you announce your title as "The Heat", it was obvious that your powers were based on fire. You gave me all the info I needed to put you in a checkmate situation. Now, whether you burn through your reiatsu or freeze over is up to you. I have a safeguard in place in Baraggan to keep myself from becoming completely frozen in ice. The longer you take to realize the situation, the harder it will be for you to escape it.

Meanwhile, Bazz-B didn't know why his fire attacks were struggling to deal meaningful damage. Any fire abilities that he threw at (Y/N) weren't strong enough to deal damage. And when it was, (Y/N) simply absorbed it to replenish his own energy source.

Bazz-B: Fine then, Vollstandig it is then-

However before (Y/N) and Bazz-B's fight could continue, the two felt a bright light and massive heat coming down on both of them. The two looked up and saw a giant meteor falling on top of the Seireitei.



Bazz-B: Whoa there... This ain't even funny... The hell does that idiot Gremmy think he's doing?!

Despite not saying anything, both Bazz-B and (Y/N) both somehow knew the best thing to do in this situation was to call off the fight and find a way to protect themselves.

As (Y/N) was about to evacuate, he saw Bambietta's unconscious body too far away from their original battle spot. Despite being enemies, (Y/N) would've felt bad leaving her in harm's way.

(Y/N): *thinking* I'm being naive again... This is war and here I am saving the enemy... It wouldn't be the first time though. Here's to hoping I can pull off the same miracle twice.

As (Y/N) picked up Bambietta's body and ran, (Y/N) noticed a familiar spiritual pressure.

(Y/N): Is that Kenpachi?

(Y/N) turned to look at the meteor and sure enough, he could see nothing but a very small figure, that the substitute shinigami could only guess was Zaraki, flying towards the meteor.

(Y/N): Is he trying to destroy that thing by himself?!

Sure enough, the entire meteor was split into pieces as they rained down on the Soul Society.

(Y/N) steered clear of the falling rubble from the sky before finding a safe place to hide and using the chance to restore his own spiritual energy. (Y/N) made sure to secure Bambietta's unconscious body in the most secure looking building he could find in the area before leaving to catch up with Shinji and Momo.

(Meanwhile)

Soi-Fon was fighting off foot soldiers of the Quincy army while Omaeda did his best to protect his sister.

Omaeda: This isn't looking good Captain! We're really outnumbered.

Soi-Fon: They aren't high ranking at all. I can take them all out by myself. Just find somewhere slip through and get out of here. Your a member of the stealth force. Escaping should be easy enough.

In the middle of fighting off an army of foot soldiers, the enemy in question was suddenly blown away by explosives. Soi-Fon and Omaeda looked up to see who came to their aid.

"What's this? You fought this many enemies while protecting a little girl? Pretty inspiring stuff. I'm so impressed, just this once I might feel like helping you out."

Shinji and Momo came to the rescue.

Momo: Don't worry! We would've helped you out even if we weren't impressed!



Omaeda: Captain Hirako!

Shinji: Momo, treat Omaeda's little sister.

Momo: Yes Captain!

Soi-Fon: What took you so long?

Shinji: What's this? You were expecting us to come to your rescue?

Soi-Fon: I felt your spiritual pressure ages ago. You were hollowfied, weren't you? And it was near (Y/N)'s spiritual pressure, which means you were assisting him.

Shinji: Guilty as charged. (Y/N) told me to go on ahead while he took on another Sternritter. Speaking of assisting, you folks were planning on helping Zaraki and all, right? In a state like that?

Omaeda: You don't look in such a great state yourself Captain Hirako! That wound of yours looks pretty serious.

Shinji: Well, yeah. Momo may be a proper honors student but that doesn't mean her healing's on the same level as the fourth division. Anyway, you got it all wrong. I ain't saying you shouldn't go. I'm saying you gotta go no matter how beat up you are. You can feel it from the reiatsu, right? Zaraki's slowing up. Zaraki has possibly one of the strongest Quincy as his opponent. He'll be vulnerable the moment the fight ends, and that's when everyone else will strike. They reckon that if they can take out Zaraki, they're one step closer to winning this war. Their next target will no doubt be (Y/N). Looking at reiatsu within the Seireitei, there's barely anyone left who can put up a real fight. If those two go down, that'll be the turning point. No matter what it takes, we can't afford to let them die now.

"Thanks so much for the calm analysis!"

A new voice entered the conversation as the four shinigami looked up and saw Bazz-B.

Bazz-B: Well, if that's the deal I guess that means we can't afford to let you go and help him now, can we?!

Shinji: It's you again... I know you didn't beat (Y/N), so where is he?

"Right here."

Right on cue, (Y/N) appeared on the side of his fellow Shinigami.

Bazz-B: This time I'll go all out and crush you before you have the time to pull off any weird tactics.

(Y/N): I don't have the luxury to do so anymore, so I'll just knock you out with brute force.

Shinji: You can sit this one out (Y/N). You're better off helping Zaraki. Me and Ms. Bumblebee here can take care of this guy.

(Y/N) looked at Bazz-B and then at Soi-Fon. He hadn't seen her since his departure to the Royal Palace, but he couldn't stop to have a conversation. He had to make sure he saved everyone and end this war.

Soi-Fon: Hirako's right. Zaraki's safety is a high priority.

(Y/N): Alright. I'll help Kenpachi and get him medical attention.

(Y/N) ran off, leaving the two captains and lieutenants to fight Bazz-B. Shinji could only give a conflicted look.

Shinji: Poor kid... He doesn't even know about Zaraki and Unohana's battle. I feel sorry for whoever is his next opponent. No doubt (Y/N)'s gonna snap...

Soi-Fon: So you manipulated him?

Shinji: Don't say it like that. These guys haven't given (Y/N) a reason to kill them because he's so much stronger than the majority of them. However, the moment (Y/N) realizes Captain Unohana's life was needed to make Kenpachi stronger...

Soi-Fon: He'll feel like it was the Quincy's fault for driving us into a corner to resort to such a tactic. He won't hold back.

Shinji: Right on the nose.

Shinji drew his zanpakuto.

Shinji: I'm sure (Y/N) would want to have some choice words with the Head Captain after everything is over and done with. But as of right now, we have an opponent in front of us. Stay sharp.

Soi-Fon: I'm not the one with a gaping wound in my stomach.

To be continued.

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Bambietta's eyes opened up as she woke up from her state of unconsciousness. Her memories of her battle came rushing back to her as her initial confusion turned into frustration.

Damn it... How could I lose to a Shinigami? I can't believe I was the first of the five of us to be defeated...

Though, Bambietta was surprised that she was still alive. She was sure that Shinigami was going in for the kill. Bambietta was taken out of her thoughts as she heard a few familiar voices.

"Wow, you must be extremely lucky Bambi! I was sure you'd have died~!"

Bambietta watched as Giselle and the other Bambis regroup with each other.

Candice: You look like shit. Was that (Y/N) guy really that strong?

Liltotto: Of course he is. His Majesty wouldn't make a Special Threat if he wasn't able to take on most of us with ease.

Meninas: It seems like even Bazz-B was struggling against him.

Giselle: So what will you do, Bambi? Are you going to sulk in your defeat or are coming with us to finish off (Y/N) and Zaraki?

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Bambietta: I'll catch up, I need to take my anger out on something.

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Who's ready for the crashout arc?