Aizen's POV

Starrk had just brought Orihime to Aizen. Besides him were Gin, Tosen and now Harribel.

Aizen: Thank you Harribel. You've done good work today.

Harribel: Thank you, Lord Aizen.

Aizen: I haven't forgotten about you Starrk. Thank you for retrieving Ms. Inoue.

Starrk simply nodded as he walked away. Harribel did the same, leaving Aizen with Gin and Tosen.

Gin: Why not just have (Y/N) killed?

Aizen: The Soul Society considers (Y/N) one of their important pieces. They'll feel pressured to save him. Without him, the Soul Society will have to change their strategy. However, that cannot happen now that we're about to start the invasion.

Aizen then turned towards Orihime.

Aizen: Welcome back Orihime.

Orihime didn't respond. She stood in place in disbelief.

Aizen: What's the matter? You look awfully troubled. Smile. Everyone will be sad if the sun doesn't shine. Smile and wait here for a while. That is all you need to do. Just until we wipe out Karakura Town.



Orihime: Erase Karakura Town?

Aizen: Yes. I will destroy Karakura Town to create the Ouken.

Aizen turned towards Tosen.

Aizen: Kaname. The Tenteikura.

Tosen: Yes, sir. Bakudō #77. Tenteikūra

Tosen activated the communication spell. Aizen stepped up, sending out his message to the entirety of Hueco Mundo. (Y/N)'s group of friends and the newcomers of the Soul Society, who came to help out at the last minute, were able to hear Aizen's voice.

Aizen: Can you hear me, my guest of intruders?

Rukia: That voice...

Ichigo: Aizen...

On the other side of Las Noches, Another captain, Unohana and her lieutenant, Isane were present.

Isane: They are using the Tenteikura.

Aizen: I commend you for defeating the Espada thus far. And I shall reward you by telling you this. We will proceed with our invasion of the World of the Living.

Uryu: It can't be! I thought there would be no invasion until Inoue awakens the Hogyoku?!

Rukia: Where is Orihime now?!

Aizen: Orihime Inoue will be kept in the Fifth Tower. If you wish to rescue her, come and get her. She is no longer of use to me. Her powers are amazing. Her power to reject all forms of phenomenon exceeds all bounds of human potential. The higher-ups of the Soul Society understood the importance of that power. That is why her capture would be a threat to them, and they took steps, not to protect the World of the Living, but the Soul Society itself.And her presence was enough to become the bait to lure in the Soul Society's potential new military strength. The Ryoka, which included the two Substitute Shinigamis. One of them, (Y/N) (L/N) has been successfully captured and is now our prisoner.

All of the ryokas and captains that invaded Hueco Mundo were shocked at the news.

Uryu: (Y/N)... was captured? But he was one of our strongest!

Rukia: That's not true right?

Chad: I can't believe it...

Mayuri: That certainly sets us back one step, but it can't be helped.

Isane: But we needed (Y/N) for the invasion! What do we-

Unohana: Don't worry Isane... The other's will save him. Just prioritize healing those around us.

Aizen continued his speech.

Aizen: Furthermore, I succeeded in imprisoning the four captains who came to assist the Ryokas here in Hueco Mundo. The four Garganta that we passed through to get here have all been sealed!

Uryu: What?! Can't we open it up from this side?!

Mayuri: Not possible. The only one who knows how the Garganta works at this time is Kisuke Urahara. As long as there's no way to contact him, opening it up again is impossible. As much as I hate to admit it.

Aizen: The magnificence of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads lies in the thirteen captains all possessing the power to stand as a military strength all on their own. But now, three have defected and four are imprisoned. It can be said that the military power of the Soul Society has literally been cut in half. It will be so easy. We will destroy Karakura Town, create the Ouken, and overthrow the Soul Society. I shall take you on, leisurely, after all this is done.

Tosen the cut communication among the invaders of Hueco Mundo as he and the rest of the espadas prepared to invade the World of the Living.

(Meanwhile) (Y/N)'s POV

(Y/N) opened his eyes and saw nothing but darkness.

(Y/N): Where am I...?

No matter where (Y/N) looked, there was no source of light. (Y/N) recalled recent events that went down and remembered where he was.

(Y/N): So this is what it's like to be caught in a Caja Negacion huh... Wish there were some visuals of some kind. Looking at nothing but darkness gets old pretty fast.

(Y/N) drew his scythe and swung it. He was curious if there was some sort of invisible force that was keeping him in here.

(Y/N): Grimmjow did describe it as some sort of pocket dimension, but actually experiencing it is kind of insane...

For the next few minutes, (Y/N) was looking for a way to escape

He tried lighting the room up with different spells.

He sent his arrancars and hollows to search for an exit.

He tried throwing out random attacks.

But nothing worked. (Y/N) just sat (or in this case floated. There's no floors) in annoyance. (Y/N) groaned in frustration.

(Y/N): This is infuriating! I can't sit around and do nothing while everyone else is fighting!

...

(Y/N): The Garganta! That's it! *signs* But if the Garganta was all I needed to escape, I'm sure every Arrancar would just escape a Caja Negacion...

Unless...

What if multiple arrancars used Garganta in one Caja Negacion?

(Y/N): That's still a bad idea... The energy required for that is too vast... *signs*

(Y/N): Come on, (Y/N)... think.

Another sign came from (Y/N)'s lips.

(Y/N): Maybe I'm not strong enough...

Right as (Y/N) was about to give up, he thought of an idea.

(Y/N): I should probably ask "him".

(Y/N) sat crossed leg and started to meditate as he tried to enter his inner world. After a few minutes of meditation, (Y/N) opened his eyes and saw a familiar sky with pure white clouds.

Ankou: Greetings, (Y/N).

(Y/N): Ankou, it's good to see you.

Ankou: And you as well. It seems you've gotten yourself into a predicament.

(Y/N): Yeah, I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask but do you know how to escape?

Ankou: Unfortunately that is an answer for (Y/N).

(Y/N): I thought so, I just thought I'd ask you while I'm here.

Ankou: Sorry that I couldn't be of much help for you.

(Y/N): No, you were plenty of help. It's thanks to your abilities that I made it this far.

Ankou: Your words are appreciated. If you're looking for (Y/N)...

Ankou pointed behind (Y/N).

Ankou: You'll need to head to the palace.

(Y/N): The palace?

(Y/N) turned around and was in awe.

(Y/N): When did that get there!

(Y/N) stared in amazement as he saw a flying palace in the distance.



Ankou: This is your inner world, a reflection of your soul. That palace is a reflection of how much more powerful you are. You've learned many skills. You've been acquiring stronger hollows. Building bonds with people. And improved on yourself as a person. Recall what (Y/N) refers to you as.

(Y/N): The Emperor... is that palace the reason why (Y/N) calls me that?

Ankou: Precisely.

(Y/N): Then I'll head straight there, knowing him, he's probably in the throne room.

Ankou: I'll accompany you. The palace is quite large. I'll be your guide.

(Timeskip)

(Y/N) and Ankou walked through the ginormous palace as they made their way to the throne room. Just as (Y/N) predicted, (Y/N) was taking a seat on the throne. In front of the throne was a table, where all of (Y/N)'s current line up of arrancars sat.

(Y/N): Yo! You finally made it!

(Y/N): You certainly made yourself comfortable.

(Y/N): Well, when you're not here, someone has to keep these guys in check. Can't have them destroying the palace while the Emperor- sorry, the "Overseer" is away.

(Y/N): I see... well I assume you know why I'm here.

(Y/N): Of course. You want to know how to escape the Caja Negacion. The answer is simple really... You wait.

(Y/N): Huh?

(Y/N): You wait. That's all you can do for now.

(Y/N): Yeah I heard you the first time. I need you to elaborate.

(Y/N): The Caja Negacion was created to keep arrancars prisoners. But remember carefully what Grimmjow said about Ulquiorra.

(Y/N) gave it some thought before recalling Grimmjow's words.

(Y/N): Grimmjow said Ulquiorra would've broken out of his Caja Negacion in a few hours because he was an Espada. I'm not an espada though. Does being half Hollow affect how the Caja Negacion works on me?

(Y/N): Not necessarily. It's just a matter of you being on the same level as an Espada. The Caja Negacion was created to keep normal arrancars in check. Grimmjow specifically said that the Caja Negacion could only hold Ulquiorra for a few hours. Considering you were able to fight toe to toe with one of the strongest Espadas, you should already have the power to break out. Your power will naturally wear down the Caja Negacion without you doing anything.

(Y/N): So I was just stressing out for nothing?

(Y/N): In terms of escaping... Yes. However, coming here might help you out more than you think.

(Y/N): What do you mean?

(Y/N): As your body recovers its stamina it'll naturally break down Caja Negacion. While that's happening we're going to train here in your inner world in preparation for the invasion.

(Y/N): But how will I train my body if I'm in my inner world.

(Y/N): We're not training your body, but your mind. In other words, we're going to do the exact same training you did with Vizards.

(Y/N) slowly got off of the throne while walking towards (Y/N).

I'm going to make sure that by the time you break out of the Caja Negacion, that you no longer have a time limit during hollowfication. You will have perfect concentration and focus while in Hollowfication.

I hope you're ready because we have at max, 3 hours to do this.

(Y/N) immediately drew his scythe at (Y/N)'s proposal.

(Y/N): Then we don't have time to waste. Let's get started.

(Y/N) smirked.

(Y/N): Straight to business... THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO SEE! To be continued.