Back in the Soul Society

After (Y/N) and friends' departure to the Royal Palace.

Urahara wasn't taking any breaks.

After the takeoff of the Tenchuuren, Urahara continued to make plans to combat the Wandenreich. Urahara was currently engraving something into the ground until he heard a voice approach him.

"What the hell? Why are you doodling out here?"

The remaining Vizards that lived in the World of the Living were in the Soul Society. Hiyori being the moment leading the group.



Hiyori: Shouldn't you be inside making preparations?

Urahara: What are you talking about? I was preparing while waiting for you guys to get here.

Hiyori: What about the cat hag? Where'd she go?

Urahara: Yoruichi already went up ahead of us.

Hiyori: I heard that! I'll tell her that the idiot immediately knew who I meant by "cat hag."

Urahara: Anyway, why don't you come inside...

Urahara began walking into the lab.

Hiyori: Hold up.

Urahara stopped.

Hiyori: Why did you let them go ahead of us? I thought the plan was to wait for us so we could all go together.

The shopkeeper didn't turn his back to face Hiyori.

Urahara: The situation has changed.

Hiyori: So what if it's changed? What are you gonna do if they die after going in by themselves? You better not have sent (Y/N), Ichigo, and Yoruichi on their own because you're fine with them dying as long as they delay the enemy.

"What?! You mean Sis and (Y/N) have already left?!"

Yushiro appeared holding a bunch of items wrapped in cloth.



Yushiro: No way... After I went through the trouble of bringing all kinds of things hoping it would help them...

Yushiro was quite upset. He hadn't heard a word from his sister since the first invasion and the moment he had the chance to reunite with her, she had slipped out of his grasp once again. He also hasn't been able to visit (Y/N) after getting word of his surgery after the first invasion. Yishiro thought he'd be able to assist both his sister and his new friend after their appearance on the battlefield during the second invasion but unfortunately, he was too late.

Urahara comforted Yushiro.

Urahara: I'm very sorry, but I had to send Yoruichi and (Y/N) ahead for the sake of the Seireitei. Please understand.

Yushiro: Yes, sir...

Urahara: I'm certain the things you brought will be of use to your older sister and your friend. Please come inside.

As Urahara led the group inside of the lab, Hiyori muttered under her breath.

Hiyori: I remember now. That "For the sake of the Seireitei" thing of yours... I hated it...

Hiyori spoke from experience. Being Urahara's former lieutenant meant that she understood him a bit more than most people. Urahara wasn't heartless but he wasn't scared to get his hands dirty. Was he really willing to sacrifice his friend, his two students, and their friends to distract the enemy for a pathetic few minutes?

Hiyori wasn't sure why the group even agreed to go to the Royal Palace in the first place. They should've known that going up there with limited backup was a death wish. (Y/N) was smart. Why didn't he refuse the chance or think it over?

Hiyori was snapped out of her thoughts when she heard Urahara speak up.

Urahara: Is something the matter Hiyori?

Hiyori: Hmph! It's nothin'...

Urahara: You're probably still trying to find an answer to why I sent the group earlier than usual, huh?

Hiyori: ...

Urahara: If you really want to know, I'd be glad to tell you!

Hiyori: ...

Urahara: ...

Hiyori: Well? Out with it!

Urahara: I was expecting you to reply much quicker... The answer is pretty simple honestly. It's because they wanted to go.

Hiyori: That's... it?

Urahara: Uryu Ishida is a close friend of their group. And now he's joined with the enemy. The longer they wait, the more their friend is in danger of being killed by the enemy.

Hiyori: If he really did join the enemy then they should be prepared to kill him.

Urahara: (Y/N) and Kurosaki believes that there's more to Ishida's betrayal than simply switching sides. They believe that there must be a hidden motive to his actions. I simply believed in them and thus, gave them the transportation needed to reach him.

Hiyori: That's it? You did this because you "believed in them"?

Urahara: That's right.

Urahara was not out of view as he entered the lab. Hiyori could only express her annoyance with a sigh as she stomped in behind Urahara.

(Meanwhile) In the Royal Palace.

Yhwach and his two subordinates watch as Senjumaru and her minions easily made quick world of their Soldats. Yhwach wasn't phased in the slightest. In all honesty, he'd be disappointed his lower ranking soldiers would prove to be difficult for any of the Squad 0 to handle. Yhwach then decided to take the Royal Guards seriously, by introducing his own "Royal Guard".

Yhwach alongside his group of chosen Quincies that he give the title "The Schutzstaffel", faced off against Ichibei and the rest of Squad 0.

The Schutzstaffel consisted of:

The Leader: Lille Barro the X-Axis

Gerard Valkyrie the Miracle

Askin Nakk le Vaar the DeathDealing

Pernida Parnkgjas the Compulsory

And it's newest member...

Uryu Ishida.



With the help of Haschwalth, the Schutzstaffel fought valiantly against the members of Squad Zero while Yhwach fought against Ichibei.

However, despite their best efforts, the members of Squad Zero took out the Schutzstaffel one by one.

Meanwhile Ichibei was confidently taking on Yhwach, almost never giving Yhwach the time to fight back. Through his zanpakuto Ichimonji, he was able to cut Yhwach's power in half by "inking out" half of his name, now only being known as Yhw.

Ichibei: Leader of the Quincies whose power has been cut in half... How does it feel to be smashed into pieces by the leader of the Soul Reapers that you loathe with only half of your power?

Yhw didn't say anything, leading Ichibei to continue his monologue.

Ichibei: Yhw. It seems a thousand years was too short for you to repent. But it doesn't matter anymore. I won't give you a finishing time. You shall repent for all eternity.

Ichibei raised his zanpakuto, ready to deliver the finishing blow. It was at this moment Yhw started absorbing reishi and finally spoke.

Yhw: Raise them! Silver emblems, ashen meadows, circular path buried in light. Eye of agate, tongue of gold, skull cup, coffin of Adnyeus. The object we raise is your heart.

"Auswählen."

Multitudes of reishi pillars beamed down from the Royal Palace and onto the Seireitei.

(Meanwhile) In the Seireitei.

Multiple Quincy soldiers were enveloped in the light that came down from the Royal Palace, losing their lives in the process.

Meanwhile Bambietta and Giselle were in an abandoned Seireitei building, hiding after their loss to Soi-Fon and Mayuri respectively.

Bambietta: UGH! I'M SO UPSET!!! WHO DOES THAT SKANK THINK SHE IS?! GETTING ALL COCKY LIKE THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR BATTLE! LIKE HELL SHE HAS THE POWER TO KILL ME IN TWO HITS! I COULD'VE MELTED HER FACE OFF IF I WANTED TO!

Bambietta had a butterfly emblem situated on her left shoulder, indicating that she had been touched by Soi-Fon's Shikai, Suzumebachi. Not mention multiple bruises which were a result from Hakuda techniques from the captain herself.

Giselle: Oh don't be like that Bambi. Considering how slow you are, your luck is pretty amazing!

Bambietta: I oughta blow you up too, GIgi!

"You should keep it down."

Bambietta and Giselle turned to see Liltotto entering their hiding spot.

Liltotto: I knew you two weren't dead.

Giselle: Of course not. Hey, what happened to your face? It's a mess. Did you lose like Bambi or something?

Bambietta: I didn't lose, you got that?!

Liltotto ignored Bambietta's outrage. Liltotto was bleeding from the corner of her mouth after an interaction with another Sternritter.

Liltotto: PePe did this.

Giselle: Whoa, that's embarrassing.

Bambietta: Ha!

Liltotto: Shut up.

Giselle: So what happened to PePe?

Liltotto: I killed him. He tasted like shit.

Bambietta and Giselle: Ew...

Giselle: What about Meni and Candy?

Liltotto: The enemy got Candy, and PePe took control of Meni, so I took her out. They shouldn't be dead though. We can't let our forces be diminished until His Majesty comes back down, you know?

Giselle: Do you really think he'll come back?

Bambietta: Why wouldn't he?

Liltotto: Well-

Before Liltotto could reply to her two friends, she felt a pistol pressed against her head. Liltotto had a good guess on who it was that was holding her "hostage".

Liltotto: ...What's the big idea, Accutrone?

Robert Accutrone held his Heilig Bogen firmly pointed at Liltotto.



Robert: Did you know? His Majesty has already moved on up above?

Liltotto: I asked you what you're playing at?

Robert: He did not deign to take us along with him.

Liltotto: Well, yeah. We can just keep fighting here until he gets back, right? What about it?

Robert: ...Do you not see?...

Robert began to panic as hysteria took over.



Robert: DO YOU NOT SEE?!!! IT IS ALL OVER FOR US!!! WE'VE BEEN JUDGED TO BE UNNECESSARY IN THE BATTLES TO COME!!!

Liltotto: What are you saying...?

Robert: I would not expect newcomers like yourselves to understand! To know how terrifying His Majesty can be!! THE STERNRITTER EXIST FOR HIS MAJESTY'S SAKE! HIS MAJESTY DOES NOT CARE FOR LIES! THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT IN OUR PURPOSE! THOSE STERNRITTER DEEMED TO BE UNNECESSARY WILL BECOME FUEL FOR HIS MAJESTY'S AUSWAHLEN"!!!

As if Yhwach heard Robert's words. One of the Auswählen beams of reishi fell upon Robert, stealing all of his power and life. The man in question began turning into bones as a result.



Liltotto watched in horror as Robert turned to nothing but a skeleton. The blonde Sternritter then noticed another beam falling upon her and her friends and quickly took action.

Liltotto: GET DOWN!

Liltotto dived into the abandoned building and tackled Bambietta and Giselle away, dodging the beam of light. Despite dodging the beam, the Bambies still felt their power being taken away.

Bambietta: Our wings!

The three girls, who had their Vollstandig activated, saw turn into pure reishi and flew into the sky, seemingly to the Royal Palace where Yhwach was located.

Liltotto: Even if the light doesn't touch us, it still drains our power?! What is this?! What the hell is this, Your Majesty?! What the hell...WHAT THE HELL WERE WE TO YOU?!



Bambietta and Giselle were astonished.

Bambietta: We... We were nothing but tools to him... We were nothing of worth to him...

Giselle: So he intended to kill us from the start...

Liltotto: He can't get away with this!

Bambietta: Hey girls?

Both Liltotto and Giselle turned to Bambietta.

Bambietta: I'm not stupid enough to chase after His-... No, I'm not stupid enough to follow Yhw___ after that shit he just pulled on us. We have to survive... And when we do, let's kill him.

Giselle: Fine by me.

Liltotto: I'm with you on that one.

Bambietta: Good. Let's hope Meni and Candy didn't get taken by Auswählen.

Meanwhile, Kyoraku stood at the Squad 1 Barracks with his two lieutenants, watching the light show.

Kyoraku: Nanao, Okikiba... Mind if I leave the barracks?

Nanao: What?

Kyoraku: It's not the Seireitei that's in danger... It's the Royal Palace.

Kyoraku left the barracks as Auswählen came to an end. He took in the destruction caused by the event.

Kyoraku: My, oh my... there's destruction everywhere. If we ever do drive the enemy out, will the structures from the Seireitei return to the way it was? What do you think... Ukitake?

Ukitake found Kyoraku looking onward to the destruction caused by the Quincies.

Ukitake: If they're broken or lost, then we'll just fix them.

Kyoraku: I knew you'd say that.

...

Kyoraku: It seems they allowed the Royal Palace to be invaded.

Ukitake: So you noticed it, too. The Kamikake was in anticipation of that.

Kyoraku: You're right... It appears that the Kamikake was successful.



Kyoraku: Then I guess you can push yourself to some degree now.

Ukitake: Stop talking like a doctor.

Kyoraku walked past Ukitake as he prepared to make his next move.

Kyoraku: Just be careful, alright? I'll meet up with you later.

Ukitake: Wait. Where are you going, Kyoraku?

Kyoraku: I'm taking a little trip to Central 46...

(Back at the Royal Palace)

As the reishi of Auswählen rained down on the Royal Palace, each member of the Schutzstaffel was revived in their Vollstandig. The members of the Royal Guards looked on in both surprise and confusion.

Oetsu: What the hell is going on?

Haschwalth: Auswählen.

Oetsu turned around and saw Haschwalth standing with a coffin next to him.

Haschwalth: It collects the lives and powers of unnecessary Quincies and redistributes them to those who need them. Those that lose it, die. Those who receive it, gain additional power and come back to life. It's one of His Majesty's powers.

As Haschwalth explained the nature of Auswählen, the coffin next to Haschwalth opened up slowly and eerily as a figure came out of it, a pair of wings and a star-like Quincy Zeichen for a halo in a monochrome color signifying that he too, had his Vollstandig activated due to being revive through Auswählen.

Haschwalth: The scales have tipped. Squad Zero shall be purged.

Uryu took a small glance at the newly revived man that exited the coffin.

Haschwalth noticed Uryu's glance and spoke.

Haschwalth: The man you see in front of you is the newest member of the Schutzstaffel, as per His Majesty's orders.

The man cracked his neck and stretched his limbs before looking around in confusion.

"Well... this is quite a bizarre dream."

Haschwalth: I assure you, this is no dream. Apologies for hastily revival, but I must ask, what do you remember before your revival?

"Revival, huh? I do remember learning that Auswählen revives those who need it. Though does that include memory loss?"

Haschwalth: So it's as His Majesty predicted...

Haschwalth took a deep breath before speaking again.

Haschwalth: I will keep it brief as we're in the midst of battle. Daichi (L/N), you've been revived to serve under His Majesty Yhwach in the battle against the Shinigami in order to achieve peace.

Uryu gained a serious look on his face.

Uryu: *thinking* So this is (Y/N)'s grandfather in the flesh. Something about him is... strange. He hasn't been alive in decades but his power still matches some of the strongest Quincies. Even if Auswählen grants you greater power... To do so at this extreme is unbelievable.

Haschwalth continued to speak.

Haschwalth: Sit back for now and watch. Once we handle the Royal Guards, His Majesty will prepare a ceremony to officially give you your schrift.

Daichi: Now, I won't say I have complete faith in you just because you're Quincies like I am, however I do have knowledge of us Quincies being enemies to the Shinigami and Hollows. So I'll bite... for now.

Haschwalth: That goes for both of us. You and Ishida here will have a chance to prove yourselves has trustworthy to our cause after the fact.

Daichi: Alright then.

Daichi took a few steps back while the Schutzshuffel took on the Royal Guards for another round. Daichi questioned Haschwalth in his thoughts as he watch the battle.

Daichi: *thinking* Have I met that man before?

To be continued.

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Somewhere in Silbern.

In a dungeon in the Silbern, Harribel groggily woke up as she took a look at her surroundings. Harribel was able to put the pieces together fairly quickly.

A cell, her restraints, and the quietness... She was imprisoned .

Harribel: I failed...

"Huh... You're finally awake... At least now I know you're breathing."

Harribel's head quickly raised in surprise as she looked around at the sound of a familiar voice.

Harribel: S-Starrk... You're... You're alive?

On Harribel's left, separated by a wall, was Starrk. Thankfully the wall was just thin enough for the two to hear each other.

Starrk: Yeah. Came through nearing the end after the invasion happened. It's been about three days now.

Harribel: I see...

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Harribel: I wonder what became of Hueco Mundo.

Starrk: It's safe, for now.

Harribel: How do you know?

Starrk: Overheard the guards talking about how the (Y/N) and Kurosaki retook control of the place. Seems like Lilynette and Nelliel's buddies got the message across.

Harribel couldn't help but smile.

Harribel: At least there's some good news...

Starrk: Sorry to say but there's some bad news that came with it.

Harribel: I see... What was it?

Starrk: Shortly after that, the guards rotated and I heard some gossip. Sounds like (Y/N) went and challenged Yhwach. Heard he's most likely dead...

Harribel's heart sank hearing the news. Starrk wasn't finished though.

Starrk: ...But I heard some rumors going around that (Y/N) was spotted on the battlefield at the Soul Society. Sounds legit too. The moment that message started going around the guards that were keeping us here darted off, seemingly to join the war.

Harribel: Then what are we waiting for?! We have to-

Starrk: Let your wounds heal first. I'll admit, even I'm not sure if it's safe to bust out of here just yet. Especially without Lilynette. We need to be absolutely sure that we're safe and there aren't more guards here. I don't blame you for wanting to help but we aren't exactly in fighting shape. This is one of the few moments I truly do want to get off my ass and fight.

Harribel stood in silence and thought it over.

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Harribel: Fine... If what you said is true then we'll wait. (Y/N) wouldn't leave us here, nor would our comrades. I'm sure they're looking for our whereabouts as we speak. Once we reunite with them, we'll join them in battle.

Starrk: Sounds fine to me. Now if you'll excuse me...

Starrk laid on the floor.

Starrk: I'm going to take a rest.

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If you're reading this chapter on the day this chapter is posted, then you caught this chapter on my birthday, so I just wanted to say thank you all for staying with this story for so long. This is the first time I've ever written a fanfic so I wasn't expecting so many of you to enjoy it. Honestly thought it would've turned out like shit (it probably is but I'm still having fun with it so I'm still doing it). Here's to hoping I don't fumble the bag lmao. With that said, onto the Author notes.

This was mostly a setup chapter, but an very important chapter as you can see. Alot of the small changes I made will have a huge impact on what will happen in Cour 3 and Cour 4.

The most important thing is Daichi being revived and in the Royal Palace. Now I know there's almost no chance Auswahlen actually revives people who's been dead for years but fuck it, there's nothing saying that it can't so I'm using it's vauge definition to my advantage.

Second thing I want to talk about is the after credit scene. We finally get to see Starrk for the first time this arc. I'll be completely transparent with you guys now, I do have something planned for Harribel and Starrk for this arc. Harribel won't be absent for the entire arc like she is in the original. You'll just have to wait and see what I have planned.

Everything else feels like setups I'm sure you guys will be able to predict, so I'll leave it there for now.