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The Village

Ashlei lived in a very large unnamed village miles away from civilization in an undisclosed country and surrounded by a thick woodland area with a single path leading into the village and out. The place was very undeveloped, mostly relying on very old methods of tailoring, smithing, farming and cooking to get by. Because the village was so tightly kept however, there was no need for currency. Everyone was given their fair share of the rewards reaped from the land and goods made from the hard work of villagers. Men earned respect through hard work and through the family they hailed from. The actions of family members often reflected on the entire family tree, meaning even old dead relatives could create prejudices for future children. This is how the village managed to prosper for so long without outsider interference as nobody would step out of line, lest their bloodline be vanquished.

The father of the household was always the authority and made all decisions and worked in the village, usually with hard physical labour. The mother was tasked with tending to their children and completing chores within their home and gardens as well as cooking for the family. Even though this may seem like a male dominated society, women are treated as valuable possessions and are often spoiled so that they do not abandon the village. To a man, their wife is a trophy they can brag about. Being able to be wed with the child of another family's prestigious women was a blessing and an honour.

After all, to keep the number of people living in this village high women were expected to bear 3 children minimum. The more children a woman could give birth to, the more respect she would earn. It is unheard of for a woman to dominate a household over a man and if they tried, they would be executed for attempting to break the order of the village.

This village was practically off the map with only a small river running through it as it's lone landmark. The year was 1845. Travellers from other towns were very very rare and villagers would be incredibly cautious around them. This was often because the people did not trust outsiders, yet some have managed to settle down in the village in the past. Others however have caused terrible issues among the villagers due to paranoia and wild superstitions that could not be disproven at the time. Anybody caught doing odd or questionable things were locked up or worse: killed. Nothing could be allowed to interfere with prosperity. People thought everything was going to be perfect. That was until Ashlei was born.

A series of Unfortunate Events

At this point, Ashlei was named Danielle and lived the first 3 years of her life without any problems. She was a well behaved child and she fit into her family as the eldest daughter well. Her mother 'Monica' cherished her more than any other mother but her father 'Nirvana' was less enthusiastic as he had always wanted a son. It was around Danielle's fourth birthday that things started to appear wrong.

Ashlei took an interest in a cat that she had seen wandering around. She was too young to understand it fully and wanted to learn. She often wandered around the village by herself when her mother was sleeping to see if she could find the cat. She spent a few days interacting with it. She spoke slowly. She tried to see what it would like to eat. She even tried to get close enough to touch it. However, the cat would always stay at a distance and watch, no matter what she did. The day she attempted to touch the cat, it lashed out angrily at her whilst screeching. The cat cut her hand, and Ashlei fell backwards and burst into tears. When she calmed down, the cat was gone and in it's place was a pool of blood.

This was merely the start of Ashlei's childhood problems. These events occurred very infrequently, maybe once a year but as she grew older she began remembering them. What started as pets disappearing became animals and livestock being slaughtered overnight. Fences near places she had been were sometimes found destroyed and even tree's in the woodlands nearby had been felled out of order, confusing the workers there. Nobody could pinpoint the causes of any disappearance or destruction but as Ashlei grew to the age of 10, people were very aware of strange occurrences and trust became a myth within the village.

One fateful evening, Ashlei was requested by her father to collect a weapon from the blacksmith. it wasn't a very difficult task since the smith only lived a few doors down. When she arrived, the man silently handed her a blade wrapped tightly in cloth and string, too tight for her to be capable of removing. When she tried to leave, a massive crash tossed her against the wall. Blood shot across the room, drenching her. She caught a glimpse of what had happened, as a large beast with a white mask tore the blacksmith's head off and ate it. As the creature left, pulling the door apart as it did, it's heavy feet crushed the sword on the ground. The loud sounds and crashes in the blacksmiths house attracted the village's attention. Men flocked to the door, weapons and tools drawn. However all they found was a limping, blood soaked girl dragging a blood-caked, shattered sword before the gushing corpse of the blacksmith. She was quickly apprehended and locked away.

In the end, her parents were consulted and the village agreed to kill her just like a treacherous thief. She was said to be a witch with bad omens and all of these events since her birth were her intentional doing. However, there was one thing that got in the way of that and that is Ashlei's mother: Monica. She loved Ashlei and couldn't understand why such claims were being made. She knew something must have happened that Ashlei couldn't explain. Sadly, this only made people point fingers at Monica. She must be a witch too! All of their family were cursed! The other sisters at the time were still very young and needed looking after, but it was until a few nights after the acquisitions were made that Monica's husband, Ashlei's father began to spiral out of control.

Nirvana fell for the superstitions and couldn't understand why he was breeding corrupted children. He wanted to prove that he too was not an embodiment of the devil. He attacked, beating Monica and raping her several times over the course of several years until she had given birth to several more children. Monica was trapped in her own home as the family fell apart. Each child she gave birth to seemed perfectly normal which in Nirvana's sight, proved that Ashlei was indeed the sole culprit and Monica was encouraging her. During this hideously dark time in the village, Ashlei was kept by herself in a cage, her hands and legs bound and her face covered by a mask to obscure her vision but still allow her to move her jaw to eat. Whilst she was like this, a young boy with a familiar voice looked after her. He said his name was Tetsuka and they were fated to meet. He fed her and passed the time with her. In essence, he was her only friend during this time as her family was forbidden to see her. She survived these conditions for 10 more years until she was finally 20 years old.

The Dead Can't Testify

With enough evidence to clear his name, Nirvana marched to Ashlei's cage with many other men behind him. The decision had been made. Ashlei was dragged out of the cage in the pouring rain as lightning struck down to light up the torch-lit town. She was hauled onto a crudely designed set of gallows and she was hung. As she blacked out, she was pulled down from the noose. Using a knife, Nirvana split open her stomach, pulling out her internal organs but keeping them in tact so she can still somewhat remain alive. Then, to finish the ritual, Ashlei was tied to heavy bricks and tossed into the nearby river, never to be seen again. Many villagers had the images of her slaughter etched into their mind as the red liquid of her corpse filled the river with blood.

This is how Ashlei she died and became a wandering spirit. Ashlei's spirit was bound underwater. She couldn't leave the village because her soul chain was attached to her body. The entire time she was beneath the surface, she screamed. Her spirit unable to pass on to the next life. She was frequently approached by the monster that she saw 10 years ago. She saw new ones. But none of them ever attempted to get into the water to grab her. All they did was terrify her even more as they watched. She couldn't move any limbs. In her mind, she didn't know if she had any anymore. For years, all Ashlei knew was suffering. Suffering that would eventually push her to new heights.

Ashlei became a hollow. Her body grew. Her lower half was destroyed as a human, but had now warped itself into a long snake-like tail. Her torso expanded and her back sprouted huge wings. Her hands grew into claws and her face distorted into a goat's skull. As a hollow, she could break out of her watery prison and upon doing so lifted the rivers contents and hurled it over the village. The villagers looked as an explosion launched mud, rock and water into the air. To them, Ashlei was invisible. In mid air, the hollow threw itself into a nearby building and shattered it completely to the ground. Villagers ran in panic, swept away by the wave and crushed under falling rubble. The Hollow Ashlei crashed into each building, tossing corpses aside and razing the entire village to the ground. Everything was on fire,.

Ashlei made sure however to leave her family home unscathed. Her siblings and Mother met with the beast that their eldest sister had become. Because of her influence, everyone she let stay alive could see her. She fluttered before them and simply watched them for a few moment's like a mother bird defending her eggs, before turning aside and flying into the sky. After this, Monica fled the village with her children in an attempt to find another town to reside in.

A Hollow life of Slaughter and Progress

This rampage was Ashlei's revenge against those that killed her. Shinigami attempted to track her down, other Hollows wanted to kill her but not a single one were able to slay her. Her list for battle saw her seeking out large sources of energy and absorbing it, forcing herself to grow. Her instincts brought her across the worlds continents. Eventually, she felt a calling from a greater purpose. Ashlei found her way to Hueco Mundo where should could fight stronger prey. There, she killed to survive and ate to grow even stronger. There were several times where she was attacked by several Hollows at once but her power was growing at a much faster rate than theirs and she decimated them with ease.

She did this for years to come, never really progressing but still growing more and more powerful after each fight. She didn't notice her stagnant growth and relished in the feeling of battle. Her body clearly wasn't reacting properly, but after a stressful encounter with a band of Shinigami, Ashlei's Hollow body began to wither and struggle to continue. She won the fight but had to rest. She spent several days in a deep sleep within a cave of the Menos Forest. Upon emerging, her body had changed. She was no longer a large dragon and now became much more humanoid and smaller like she was when she was a child. This time spent slaughtering Hollows finally climaxed and forced a transformation. She had ascended to a Vasto lorde. Suddenly, she could think. She had her mind back as though she had never left it behind as a human. She knew she wasn't the same anymore and she understood this quickly.

A Vasto lorde is a very rare sight and incredibly valuable. This gave the Espada a reason to capture her and turn her into an Arrancar. Within the day, Ashlei found herself surrounded by very powerful beings just like her. Ashlei obviously fought back. She had grown accustomed to her abilities as a Hollow but now she had to relearn her capabilities all over again. When ambushed, Ashlei managed to kill one of the Espada members simply by screeching a huge cero from her raging mouth whilst being pulled aside and trapped. Now unable to fight back, the Espada spoke to her. Stunned, the female hollow responded, testing out her voice and trying her best to remember not only how to speak but also what her own voice sounded like. She was scared and wasn't certain what was going to happen to her from this point.

Luckily, this feeling did not last too long as the Arrancar promised her a home. She would train with them to attain more power and join with new friends that could ensure a bright future for her. She was reluctant but knew she had no chance of winning against so many warriors. However she knew her loneliness was killing her heart and she had to give in sooner or later. She was being given a second chance. The Espada had successfully recruited Ashlei and her empowerment process began.

Las Noches. Your New Home

Ashlei became a very promising Arrancar. Straight away she had power over a lot of Las Noches as the 9th Espada. She was now able to think of the things that had happened over the past few years and the things she had done. The actions she took to kill her own people. She was scared of that, but they deserved it. She was a very valuable asset as she could wipe out Shinigami easily with her strange amount of power at such a young age. She proved this on several occasions, defeating entire platoons of Shinigami by herself. Eventually she was promoted drastically. She became Espada 3 and skipped a whole 6 places. She was shunned for this by other Espada members as they knew their leader was simply taking a liking to her. She was effectively his personal pet but she didn't think anything of it.

One day she was given a message. The current Cero Espada was dead. Her leader was gone. Everyone was shocked as nobody knew how it happened, but a new leader needed to be put forwards. The Primera at the time voted herself rather selfishly. The message however had already notified them of who the new Cero would be. The previous leader believed that Ashlei was capable, more so than any other. The primera had a bit of a rage after hearing Ashlei was now cero. She activated her Resserecion and captured Ashlei in a seal of ageing. If the girl was going to run the Espada at such an age, she may as well be that age for the rest of her life. And thus, Ashlei lost the power to age as a full proof seal was hindering her progress. In anger, Ashlei killed the Primera without haste and appointed a new one there and then. In doing so, she showed everyone that she had no mercy and had been brought up to be a killing machine. The others bowed to her will, through fear and respect.

The Ageing Curse

Ashlei's reign lasted for a very long time, spanning centuries. Over this time, her body seemed to not age whatsoever. This proved that the seal that had been put on her was functioning as intended and she would not see any changes anytime soon. It took over 200 years for her to look 23. Once she realised parts of her body were indeed changing, she could tell that the seal was beginning to degrade. Sadly, this did not come with pleasant side effects as her body felt heavy and ached often. Eventually, something inside of her snapped and the seal broke considerably overnight.

Almost instantly 25% of it fell apart. This caused Ashlei a lot of internal pain as her entire body felt like it was on fire. Ashlei spent an entire days worth of screaming in agony before she stopped. Nobody could get to her as she was just too violent to approach at this time. Ashlei managed to get over this pain and quickly reported to the Espada that something was finally changing.

The Woes of a Leader

Ashlei met a young group of Arrancar that had taken a liking to her, so she made them her fraccion. Each member was still very new to being Arrancar and needed some serious training if they wanted to become true warriors. Ashlei helped them for several months. Each one showed her what they were capable of and Ashlei felt like she had grown herself as a teacher and a leader.

After some time, she felt the team could accomplish more outside of Las Noches. She sent them on their first task as her subordinates to prove their worth to the other Espada. But then, when they didn't return after several days Ashlei became anxious and went to look for them. She quickly wished she hadn't found them. Ashlei managed to catch her Fraccion being cut apart by Shinigami scouts in the endless desert. This was not supposed to be their task. They had been invaded. In a rage, Ashlei killed everything within a mile, tearing limbs apart until she couldn't think. She found herself sitting in the midst of her own destruction, and cried.

Ashlei knew that her emotions were getting the better of her. She blamed the seal for her emotions being so unclear partially, but also the fact that she had no idea what she was doing. Truly, she was forced into this position with little insight as a leader. She questioned her intentions to figure out her meaning in life beyond Las Noches. Why does she get up in the morning to command this organisation? She could not simply find the answer.

The Fated Meeting. A Chance at a New Family

The Espada meeting room was met by a small group of people, all from the most villainous regions of reality. Some previous cero Espadas, demons and even Shinigami that have thrown aside their allegiances with the Sereitei. One woman in particular took Ashlei's attention more than the others and she was known as "Claire Clixx". Ashlei knew absolutely nothing about this woman, and even though the demon queen Mana was trying to form an alliance, Ashlei was much more interested in this blood based woman.

Eventually, the agreement was made for the Arrancar and Demons to form an alliance. Claire left with everyone else and Ashlei was left to simply do some reconnaissance on her next possible steps. She knew she had to meet that woman again and that Mana would certainly play a pivotal role in her life someday. it did not take long for this to happen. Underneath Karakura, Ashlei was simply sightseeing but used this as an excuse to get close to Claire. Claire had murdered several innocent humans in cold blood during this time. Baffled by her power, Ashlei took her up in conversation and soon after realising Ashlei's loneliness, Claire adopted the Cero Espada as her child and Ashlei agreed completely. It was so sudden, but Ashlei couldn't refuse. She finally had another chance to be in a family.

The Seal Broken

She awoke one day feeling fine, but after going to the bathroom, she threw up all over the mirror and eventually fell to the floor to do the same to the ground. When she looked at her hands afterwards, she had vomited blood rather than any sickness. Worried someone might find out, Ashlei cleaned up and continued work as normal, only to find people realising she looked terrible. Eventually she was spotted throwing up blood everywhere in the desert. After about 20 minutes of this, Ashlei had changed in appearance yet again. She had become even older. Around about her late 20's. The seal was nearly completely gone and she could feel her powers rising with excitement. This pushed Ashlei to take matters into her own hands. She began to build. She began to experiment. She took her vast intellect and ability to learn and spent years in a laboratory she built to create the ultimate army. She was going to make her mother proud and show everyone in the universe that she was now on top.

The First Abandonment

Ashlei had loved Claire and treated her as though she was her blood mother. They were close, but not as close as she wanted. Ashlei was always working to make the Espada powerful once more but as she was doing this, Claire disappeared leaving her daughter alone in the world again. As soon as she heard Claire was missing, Ashlei had a minor emotional breakdown and destroyed half of her laboratory in distress. She was plunged back into loneliness. This only persuaded her to push even further. She was going to make this entire world pay for everything it had ever done to her.

The Xeno Project. Dues Ex Ressurecion!

Ashlei's incredible intellect pushed her creativity to questionable heights. By experimenting on live Hollows, Ashlei constantly drained days away over a scalpel and a bloody table. She wanted to create a form stronger than her current one that anyone could potentially use and she was going to use her own army as test subjects. Eventually, Ashlei came to a breakthrough and found a way to trigger a Segunda Etapa prematurely, though it had strange metallic side effects thanks to it's biological and mechanical roots. Ashlei called this the Dues Ex Ressurecion and began work on creating an army of Hollows with a similar power. The existence of Xeno Hollows never become very large, but they were known as Ashlei's most respected advancement for Hollows and a step even greater than a Vasto lorde.

The Espada Guard. An Unexpected Alliance.

Ashlei spent time travelling the living world when she could. She wanted to know more about the people she had not met yet and how to kill them. She wanted to capture people for this exact purpose. Eventually, she came across 3 people that surprised her. A rogue Shinigami, A lost Arrancar and a Demon Warrior. Each one stated that they wished to assist her and she gladly took them all under her wing. She knew that her previous fraccion were not strong enough so instead, she threw her emotions aside and instead wished for powerful allies.

These three were Rihiku Hitsugaya, Betrayer of the Shinigami, Miku Midknight the Apparition of Sorrow and Ultimos, The Knight of Chaos. Seeing as people like this couldn't possibly be Espada or Fraccion, she made a new rank of 'Espada Guards' and they all worked together to defend Las Noches and undertake missions within enemy territory. All three were amazing at their jobs. Rihiku was an incredible swordsman that could level an entire organisation by himself. Miku was a strong willed soldier that threw all concern for herself aside to get a mission done. Ultimos was also part dragon and could level a city under his draconic grasp.

Ashlei found herself becoming attached to Rihiku and over time she slowly fell in love with him. However, his past gave him no intentions to love her back. She knew this and didn't want to push anything upon him but she couldn't help herself.

Rihiku was approached by Ashlei one early morning and Ashlei had built up the courage to be more forward with him. She presumed Rihiku loved her, and so she suggested they tried to go a bit further. Rihiku being who he was didn’t pick up on her intentions and as she leant forwards to kiss him, he pushed her back and asked for an explanation. Ashlei emotionally hurt retaliated by yelling. After a few minutes of yelling, the two realised the others feelings and it was when Ashlei called his dead girlfriend a 'whore', Rihiku came back with a phrase that made Ashlei launch a cero at him, barely clipping his coat. Rihiku then fled through the hole blown out of the wall and travelled to the living world to leave Ashlei in Las Noches to cry it all out. He was not coming back and Ultimos took chase. He too never returned and Ashlei was once again left to cry her sorrow out. Miku however stayed feeling no obligation to leave.

The Resurrection of Kin. A Mother Returns

Ashlei had no idea what to do, and took to strolling around different cities. The girl was lost without the people she loved and wanted to die. She went to Karakura but she didn't stay long. She moved around the world before finding herself in the middle of a massive event. She had stumbled across the resurrection of Kin. An entity she had no idea existed. There, she found someone she didn't think she was going to see ever again. Claire had returned to greet Kin with many other notable people. Ashlei however, wanted to remain invisible to them but Claire quickly picked up on her and found Ashlei lying on the floor in tears. That day was Ashlei's real hell, and Claire crying for her and apologising so meaningfully fixed Ashlei's wounded heart, but also broke it. This reuinion was going to destroy everything Ashlei had ever fought for and turn her into a woman to be feared by all, even her own mother.

The Curse Revealed. Mother vs Daughter

Eventually, Ashlei had to leave her mother because something had gotten into her mind that even she was incapable of defending against. it had been lying dormant for years until recently where it attacked her soul. This presence was a spirit that had tracked her down and housed itself within her soul during her emotional breakdowns. it lived off the darkness in ones heart and feasted on their power. In the end, Ashlei was succumbed to this parasitic power and she slowly started to grow weak. A bad time to start however as Ashlei was called to London to help invade. She had no other choice but to follow lest she would be dubbed a coward to her allies.

Here Ashlei was brought face to face with her mother once more. However, insanity gripped the woman again and before Ashlei was capable of stopping it, Claire had become blood thirsty. Ashlei couldn't stand watching her mother fall into this craze again, and the parasite took it upon himself to use this feeling to her advantage. By persuading the girl into thinking her mother was the worst woman on earth, Ashlei burst into her resserecion and took her mother on in full scale combat. However the parasite knew what the end result would be and mocked her every move.

It was able to pull the plug mid battle and Ashlei fell to the floor. Revealing itself, the parasite was in fact an old friend Ashlei had met several centuries ago. Somehow, he was still alive and had become a parasite to follow her. This man was Tetsuka from her home village. He stood tall as he had leached all of the girls reiatsu into his system and made a break for it. Ashlei had no way to regain her powers and Claire had vanished. Only Mana and Claire's brother Ceon stood there with Ashlei collapsed on the ground. Ceon told Mana he would take Ashlei away from London.

Weakness Once More

Ashlei's abilities were now gone but she had to gain them back at all costs. Upon waking, she found herself within a forest nobody seemed to have been to before where the tree's were all white and only a single man lived there. His name was Balthazar the Red and he specialised in blood magic. Ashlei knew blood was her true calling ever since finding her Claire and ordered the man to train her in the arts of blood and biomancy.

He declined the forceful offer, but decided to help when he noticed the lusting for blood within Ashleis heart. Helping the girl back onto her feet, Balthazar trained Ashlei in the art of blood magic. She spent months here away from Hueco Mundo, making sure she was capable of using this ability. She started to get her reiatsu back and working under the bloody man got her far. The two became somewhat inseparable whilst working together and their relationship grew. Balthazar was very pleased with Ashlei's growth and her final lesson was rewarded with a base for this power she could worth with for the rest of her life. To grant this, she was tasked with killing balthazar and consuming his blood. In doing so, Ashlei not only lost yet another valuable asset in her life but also a friend.

Now replenished and powerful once again, Ashlei returned to Hueco Mundo. The espada had to be maintained. After all of this, she thought her life would finally even itself out and allow her to rest.

After reviving her powers, Ashlei felt more and more powerful each day until she realised what had really happened. Tetsuka had broken the seal completely, including the bits hidden deep inside that were holding her powers back. Tetsuka in essence had made her as powerful as she was supposed to be. In fact, the abilities that Balthazar had bestowed upon her were starting to take more affect. Her blood powers were to become more and more potent as she trained, researched and grew. She saw her power being only as limited as there are people in existence.

The Search for the Sisters. The Mischevang Name Begins

Ashlei had never considered her original family still being alive. That wasn't until she began feeling an odd sensation within her body. She could somehow feel when someone related to her was nearby. Using this, Ashlei began to track down people across the different worlds. It was in doing this that she was reunited with a girl that now called herself Flea. Of which Ashlei refused to call her and instead called her Felle. She was the first sister to truly return to Ashlei's life.

The Man in the Shadows. A Knight Fallen

Ashlei met a girl named Miyuki and soon befriended her. Strangely, Ashlei didn't really care about Miyuki at all and was more interested in the way Miku had been interacting with her. When the girl found out about this, she seemed heartbroken but Ashlei couldn't have cared less. If it wasn't for Miku demanding that Ashlei didn't kill her at the time, Miyuki wouldn't have survived their meeting. Instead, the Ashlei ordered Miku to look after the girl and maybe Miku could learn how to be more human-like and feel emotion. She knew how much of an asset emotions were and Miku was the least expressive person she'd ever met. For some reason, Ashlei felt like that was the better choice right now.

It was then that the existence of Matthew Hinote became apparent. He appeared twice, the first when he was unsuccessful in taking Miyuki back to his realm. The second, when Miyuki defied his orders, he came back with a much bigger goal to achieve. He kidnapped the girl, but it was the fact that Miyuki wanted to leave that broke Miku's heart. Now shattered, Miku attempted to steal her friend back in a blind rage. Ashlei then had to arrive on scene to keep her Espada Guard under control but as soon as Miyuki was taken from their grasp, Miku flipped and even assaulted Ashlei. Seeing no end to Miku's broken heart and mind, Ashlei fought Miku and ended up destroying her underlings body amidst a public Arrancar settlement. As punishment and also to Ashlei's disgust, she removed Miku's eyes and banished her from Hueco Mundo. She was never seen again and Ashlei has always assumed Miku to be dead.

Remembering. Insanity

Things were looking bad yet again for Ashlei, even after she had managed to stand firmly for a while. She thought about past events more clearly and questioned what she was doing. Her own doubts took control and she began to break down emotionally once again and ponder her future. In her sleep, she dreamt of a woman that she didn't recognise. She explained to Ashlei that her name was Monica and her true mother. This confused her, as she was still hunting for Claire and for Monica to arrive now would be traumatic for her. Waking up, Ashlei realised her knowledge of her true mother was eating at her anxiety. She had forgotten all about looking for her family.

The fact that she has two mothers was always known, but knowing that both are somewhere out there and all of her sisters may still be alive waiting for her drove the girl insane. The strain and stress of everything pushed her so hard that she fell into a coma for what must have been over a month. Breaking into her room after some time, Mana and Felle both tried to get the girl to wake up from her nightmare.

Mana was successful, opening Ashlei's eyes and showing her that she still has a family that desperately wants to hold onto her. Ashlei got up, drank Mana's blood and moved around as normal, expecting everything to go back to how it once was. Ashlei realized then that her interactions with Mana were tightly woken and she was right to think their fates would be intertwined eventually. Ashlei fell in love with Mana and it did not take long for Mana to feel the same.

The Rose with Thorns. The Extraordinary sister.
A closely related sister to Ashlei named Rose had surfaced at some point during Ashlei's time back in hueco Mundo after her body regained strength and she woke from her coma. Ashlei had full faith that Rose would not only be a great boon to the Hollow forces, but also grow into a fantastic woman that Ashlei could be proud to call her younger sister. Ashlei and Rose bonded over their intellectual debates on the sciences, each preferring their own takes on upgrading the world. This only pushed them on further and Ashlei can happily say this was the peak of her relationship with Rose.

The Creation of a New World. New Hueco Mundo

Ashlei, now back in full control of herself, began work on her most insane creation to date. She no longer wished to undergo any bothersome technology with metals and hardware. Instead, she gave up on the idea of creating a mass produced upgrade and instead chose to create one massive living entity that would effectively be her entire base. This was the birth of Las Viviente: A monstrous Sand Flower that not only regenerated similarly to Ashlei herself, but used this ability to become the walls of Las Noches, increasing it's size exponentially. This breakthrough in Biological science was Ashlei's greatest known achievement and all of Arrancar kind are now protected by Las Viviente whether she is around or not.

Falling Apart. The Search for Answers

Now knowing that she could leave the world safely without having to worry about it being destroyed, Ashlei once more vanished without a word. Nobody knew where she had gone. Ashlei spent this time alone with nobody to console her as she struggled to realise that her body was not coping anymore. Forcing herself to seek help, Ashlei stumbled into Underground Karakura by accident and met a few interesting characters down there. Ceon was among them, and as he defended his niece from threats, Ashlei spent this time trying to figure out what to do and who to talk to.

Claire's Final Return. Ashlei's Betrayal
Ashlei could not have predicted the next time Claire would materialize herself but she knew she had to be prepared for that time. Ashlei visited Hueco Mundo once more and met with her sister Rose of whom had been running things in Ashlei's absence. Ashlei did not have good news to bear sadly as it was at this time Claire had begun to move once more. Ashlei knew Claire was in K-world with Kin and something had been going on behind her back. Ashlei had to know why Claire was constantly leaving her. Rose disagreed and told Ashlei she was chasing a ghost she could never have back. Ashlei didn't want to accept that as truth and told Rose she had to do it for her own sake. It was at this time Rose lost faith in her elder sister.

Ashlei attacked k-world. She flew directly to where Kin and Claire were hiding and assaulted the tower with little effect. Once Ashlei had gotten close to kin, she had already broken most bones in her body and was gasping for air. It was here that Ashlei learned she could no longer rely on Claire. It was a confirmation that her foster mother was not going to return. She was with Kin now and Ashlei had no place in that family. Ashlei disowned Claire and fled with what little pride she had remaining. Everything began to go further downhill from there. Ashlei's body was nowhere near as powerful as it once was and Kin proved it. She was dying.

A Dying Queen. A Plea for Help

Seeing nobody but Mana as trustworthy enough to fix this, Ashlei made the decision to return to her home and request that Mana did something nobody thought Ashlei would ever ask: convert her into a Demon. However, the process was deliberately sabotaged and Ashlei broke free from her restraints early. She walked away from this conversion as a hybrid of the two races. Ashlei and Mana together had created the Visera Demonio and Ashlei was it's first monstrous host.

This pushed her powers beyond reason. Her body made no logical sense, her powers were godlike and she had never felt better. In her mind, Claire had become an ill memory she would rather forget and the rest of the Clixx family were no different. Ashlei finally had a new home with Mana and was in power once more.

Two Throne Lovers. The Birth of Hexetelle

Ashlei and Mana grew much much closer to the point where they decided to make another impossible attempt beyond turning Ashlei part demonic. They would conceive a child and become mothers together. Knowing that this would essentially be the one thing that would tie shlei and Mana together forever, Ashlei agreed to be the bearer whilst Mana continued working at her fullest.

During her pregnancy, Ashlei discovered that her child was absorbing more and more of her energy to grow. This became so difficult to handle that Ashlei become bedridden for several months. Not many could get close to her nor contact her. Ashlei did not care a great deal however as at this point she had already abandoned everything to continue her life with mana.

Eventually, Hexetelle was born.

Captured. The Return of Monica

Ashlei's sanity has never been considered stable even up to and beyond the birth of Hexetelle. Several months passed and Hexetelle rapid aging was giving Ashlei a lot of grief as the girl was passing into different phases so quickly. Not even a year old and Hexetelle was talking and walking and punching her when she didn't get the things she wanted. Ashlei still loved her to bits, but being a mother was difficult.

This is where a certain face Ashlei could not remember appeared and, using abilities related to the Mischevang bloodline, kidnapped Ashlei and Hexetelle. This person would later be found to be Ashlei's blood mother: Monica. Making his return also, Tetsuka had partnered with her.

These two knew exactly how Ashlei's powers worked and stripped her of her reitsu before she could regain consciousness. She was muzzled and chained to a wall before being mercilessly tortured for months with little remorse.

The plan was to return Ashlei to her former unstable self. If Ashlei ever lost her drive to be the most powerful in existence, then the mischevang family itself would likely fade into history. This was not an option monica desired. Her own past had caused her to become mentally corrupt and twisted which blends perfectly with Tetsuka's desire to inflict pain and suffering on anyone in his way. Unable to fight back, Ashlei was beaten senseless until she had next to no hope left in returning to the quiet life she wanted with Mana and Hexetelle.

Silent Screaming. A Bloody Moon Harvest

Ashlei was transported back to the living world with minimal reitsu. just enough to keep her alive but not enough to cause her to completely level the nearest landmass she was on. Instead, Ashlei regained her power over a few weeks until she felt like her usual self again. Then, she began her harvest.

Travelling between worlds, Ashlei slaughtered whatever living creature came too close and collected their blood. She ended up erasing a countless number of innocent lives in her campaign, doing everything she could to remain completely under the radar. She could bring attention to herself and also couldn't tell Mana what had happened. She couldn't be seen as weak again or not dependable. She had spent her last few years doing everything she could to be a better person and it was thrown back in her face.

Monica and Tetsuka still held Hexetelle and had been looking after her for the past month. Ashlei returned to her abandoned laboratory in karakura. Luring people in with her seductive charm, she would carve them and stitch them into the body of a Hollow to create a new kind of abomination that would be the hidden key to her upcoming onslaught. Ashlei was a hair's breadth away from snapping and ending the world. But she still has one last mission to do. She has to save her child and she has to do it alone.

END OF THE VISERA DEMONIO APPLICATION