Count up your Sins [solo thread]

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Prelude

How long had it been since the Arrancar stared onto this desert now? Since the fatefull day when he met Kuuga, not very often, that was for sure. The scar on his chest still had the phantom of pain around it whenever he thought back to this fight, and anger was seen on the face of the Espada. He hated him, Yuusuke Onodera, more than anyone else he ever hated. But at the same time, he envied the light of this young man, a light that he, Heroism, could never achieve.
"Damn it all!" Shouting out to the sky, the white clothed Arrancar felt the rage inside of him boiling higher and higher. Sure, he was back and alive, and thanks to his fake body made by Jubei, he had a better ability to conceal himself. But at which cost? His pride was in shambles, thanks to this stupid warrior of light. His madness was raging inside of the skull, and his heart was screaming for revenge. But not only for revenge on Yuusuke, but also for revenge on the Shinigami that made him what he was today. As always, the thoughts of his past tormented his spirit, the main source of his madness. And the past would never leave him alone... not as long as he had the heart of a Quincy.
"One day, Yuusuke... I'll show you the true extend of my pride..." Like black sparks and lightning crackling over his skin, a black-colored energy blast was fired from his right hand, blowing a small hill in the everlasting desert into all directions. He needed more power to reach his goals, and a sinister smile was on the face of the Arrancar.

Chapter 1: The Place that holds Past and Present

Restless, the Arrancar was pacing back and forth, clad in his black armor once more. As long as there was even a slight chance of someone seeing his true body, he was already in his Resurreccion state, hiding his face from any views. Not that it mattered much with Saeko, since she saw him back when his body was still dead. However, none of the other accomplices of the woman he had a life-debt to ever saw his face.
The question why he was so restless was quite easy. He was trying to figure out the strength of the masked warrior known as Kuuga. He had to find out how he obtained that strength that wiped him out in one blow, find a way to counter it, obtain even greater power himself, and take his revenge. But rarely, things went as planned. As a Hollow, he couldn't enter Karakura without danger of being discovered by the Yuudeshi Network, and constantly running from possible slow-downs would lead to nothing. The Primera needed a plan.
In the dark hallway, one of the doors opened, and the woman with the tainted heart who looked at her follower with slight surprise and amusement was none other than Saeko, the exiled Sugiura who was once going to be the next queen. The slightly scary part about her was the fact that even though he was wearing a full body armor, Saeko always seemed to be able to read his hidden face and tell exactly what he was thinking.
"You just can't let it slide to be killed, hm?" This slightly taunting tone... from no-one else, Heroism would accept being talked to like this. Any other person would feel his dagger at the throat now. Looking at the motionless, glowing bug-like visor, she sighed. "Use the fake body. If he is a hero, Karakura will know about him. If you find his source of strength, you can claim it for yourself, right?" The black masked warrior bowed down his head slightly and nodded.
"Alright, Lady Saeko. I shall be back once I find that what I need... the power to crush even time and Kuuga himself." Turning around, he headed for his own 'room' - it wasn't much of a room, more like a laboratory, where his fake body was stored and regenerated from being exposed to Hollow Reiatsu whenever he was using it.
While Heroism was typing in the code to release the restraints on the blue-haired body, a cloaked figure was slowly coming nearer, looking at the masked warrior with cat-like eyes.
"Jubei." Looking up, Heroism was wondering what this man was doing here. It was rare to see Jubei at all, let alone without a reason. The man under the cloak sighed.
"Don't wreck your body again, do you hear me? Restoring you was hard enough. I'd hate to see my newest experiment die." From underneath the cloth, the being handed something over to Dark Kabuto, a small black box. "Once you find your answer, this will open. If you use it or not is up to you, but don't throw it away before opening it. See ya." Turning around, the hooded man disappeared. Wondering what this was all about, the Primera just shook his head. Sliding into the fake body and opening his human eyes in it, he stored away the small black box into his clothing.

Sliding the air open with his finger only, a black line appeared in reality, ripping apart the boundary of worlds with a clean swipe. Like the maw of a giant creature, the swirling world between worlds opened before him - the Garganta greedily devoured the blue-haired man, it seemed. Of course, he was walking on his own solidified Reishi in this void, turning it into a small platform under his feet. The swirling mist under him would never tell just how many souls lost their way as they tried to return to Hueco Mundo, weakened from fights and the Shinigami, and vanished forever in the dimension that was no dimension.
"One day, Yuusuke, you'll wish I had thrown you into this swirling mass of nothingness... I will obtain what you have, and steal your light..." Letting out a sinister laugh not heard by anyone, Heroism stepped out of the Garganta, in the barracks and ruins that were the wastelands right infront of the city gates. Only very few people lived here, because Hollows and Demons ran rampant nearly unchecked. The Forest still surrounding the city was near, and the day was bright and warm - nothing reminded of the black void behind Heroism only a second after it closed itself. Slowly wandering through the gates of the city, his innocent face had that certain something on it that made a human shiver.
So now, here he was. Karakura Central, the city where the Primera Espada Dark Kabuto died in battle. His search would begin here. Where would it lead? Could he outclass the legendary warrior?
Only time knows the answer.

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