The Lightning Strikes At God's might. (Open) (Small Event Test)

Soul Society one of the many afterlifes for a soul to end up to. This is also where Shinigami live and is where most Souls dwell until they are reincarnated into the Human World. Soul Society consists of the Rukongai, where souls live when they arrive in Soul Society, and Seireitei, which is at the center of Soul Society. The mode of life here closely resembles that of feudal Japan. This place can be called a paradise by some, but it much like the living world. Shinigami enter and leave Soul Society by unlocking the Senkaimon and using a Jigokuchō. Pluses, on the other hand, enter Soul Society through the ritual of Soul Burial. When people die, they are assigned a number to a part of Soul Society according to when they died. Spirits can be born in Soul Society as much as in the living world, with the Shinigami acting to balance the souls.

Intruders can pass through the Senkaimon in the same manner, but only in soul form. This allows spiritual beings to enter without permission. Humans can also use such a gate through the use of Reishihenkanki which convert solid matter into Reishi's. Finally, Hollows can also directly rip a hole to Soul Society from Hueco Mundo, or in the case of Arrancar, using a Garganta. But there is always backdoors to every entrance, and exit. This man that was walking in the forest no energy given off. His slate violet near red eyes and long black hair to his neck, which he keeps up in intricate black ornament with a red line on it, it holds no purpose other than part of the overall design flow for his outfit. He wears a highly customized set of armor based around many themes and custom of Eastern culture. The colors red is the strongest themed color in the armor, while follow by black, than grey, with yellow and orange as well in the design. These colors while might have no meanings to those today, to the wearer, these colors have special meanings.

The color red the strongest themed color in this armor this he wears. Red is the warmest of all colors. Red is the color most chosen by extroverts and one of the top picks of males. On the negative side red can mean temper or anger. In China, red is the color of prosperity and joy. This is also the color of Mars. This planet is known as the God of War. Also associated with fiery heat and warmth. It can also mean danger, the color of blood, and as such has strong symbolism as life and vitality. It brings focus to the essence of life and living with emphasis on survival.

You can say this armor choice in color was also themed around a phoenix the mythical sacred firebird that can be found in the mythologies of the Arabian, Persians, Greeks,Romans, Egyptians, and Chinese lore. It is said a phoenix can be reborn from its death form its very ash’s. This also symbolizes this man changes in life. He has been “reborn” countless times. This armor was this man very sign of his life. The way this person walked was strange as if looking at the changes to this place since his last visit. The spherical barrier from the Sekiseki is to be reinforced with various Kidō barriers to prevent the use of teleportation techniques in or out of the Seireitei, but this man found a backdoor to every trick. Even the use of Senkaimon travel is closely monitored at all times, But this man still snucked into the place unnoticed. Hidden in plain view. This era of captain’s of the The Gotei 13 is the primary military branch of Soul Society. It is also the main military organization that most Shinigami join after the academy. Captains are generally the most respected Shinigami within the Soul Society, with the Kidō Corps, andOnmitsukidō leaders possibly being on equal status. With one exception, all captains are able to utilize the final stage of their Zanpakutō, and are far more powerful than even their lieutenants. Knowing Bankai gives captains an average of five-to-ten times the strength of Shinigami who are unable to perform it. hey have also extensively-trained, if not mastered, their Bankai, allowing them to actually use the enormous power effectively in battle. Most captains are also skilled in the use of Flash Steps, Kidō, and generally have extensive knowledge of Shinigami history and battle tactics. All of these factors create a vast power-gap between captains and lower-ranked officers.

They function as Chief executive officers and they determine the course, organization, tactics and policy of their division. The power a captain has over his/her division is absolute and cannot be questioned by subordinates or the captains of the other divisions. A captain can choose to change the division specialty. Due to captains having supreme authority in their respective division the divisions have become separate entities and not a cohesive military. In this way they only have the right to punish the actions of their subordinates and not those of other divisions unless in the instance that the division in question has no current captain or the subordinates actions are against the laws or rules of Soul Society.

Although not commonly stated, the true power of the Soul Society lies in the captains of the Gotei 13, as they are the leaders of its military arm. With them at full strength, the Soul Society is almost safe and almost in theory unbeatable. If they are broken, their strength dwindles, making them highly vulnerable. But this era of captains, Squad 5 captain is unknown, And in a short amount of time they lost two captain commanders. And had to resort to using the leader of Zero squad. And given how they are losing more members and vice captains very often, it has made them beyond just a shell what they were, but just a fragment of there former might. This man even manage to sneak into the remains of the central 46, were there former captain foolishly killed herself to wipe them out. Leaving the Gotei blind, and deaf. The man picked up some of the rubble, that is when a Shinigami was walking by just as he tried to run to him, he vanished without a sound. The Shinigami tried to brush it off as seeing things.

Not that far from Seireitei, not that far within the Rukongai he appeared once more walking around, it seems repairs helped out, good thing only a few areas were damaged in the last visit. The buildings that were damage were almost all repaired, the people here were in good health, no one died, and even the crater left by him after blocking a vice captain most powerful attack, not only that the damage done by stray cero’s that other Arrancar used in the battle, was repaired. Who most likely died to Ichigo when he appeared. This man, thought to himself, that the Gotei needed a test, a challenge if you well, he was just gearing up for it. After all to plan this out it takes time effort, and lots of factors to be counted for. The current members of the Gotei squad one had no captain nor nice captain, and without the Central 46 massively set the power and order the Gotei by a factor of years. Then Squad 2 was missing a captain, setting back there assassin squad heavily by a factor of 100 years.

The Captain of Squad 3 based on reports was a man that goes by Toshizo Hijikata a Zanjutsu Expert who does not rely too much on supernatural powers. While his powers are listed as Reversal, a powerful ability in its own right. Squad 4 was informed about this test, and already gave its people on standby, they were told not to get involved in the test, just to treat people in the “Safe zones” just in case there were any harmed, they are not allowed to tell anyone else about this test, as such they kept most resources in stock for this test, as no telling how many people might get hurt. Squad 5 captain is unknown, making that factor hard to account for. Squad 6 had also been informed as its Captain did not need this test, this would also allow them to help set up the safe zones, and set up the Kidō spells needed to hide them from everyone. Squad 7 captain was apparently a descendant of his. Squad 8 had a captain known in the records as Jaeden Crow who uses Tengu style and the current head of the Crow Family. Known to fight with his eyes closed, which factors to his other senses being stronger. Jeaden is also a owner of a lightning Zanpakutō. Squad 9 had a traitor for a captain, while powerful was beaten by Squad 6 captain child. Squad 10 would normally be informed, but in this case to see if he grew strong enough to truly earn his spot. Squad 11 was also informed of this, but given that Kenpachi is how you say Kenpachi, he is a wild card in this test. Squad 12 and 13 was also informed. So were the likes of Shadin organization and the Vanguard, the Iramasha as well were informed of this test, as well as setting up some special rules with there chaos spells. If anyone was near death, or was fatally attacked, or most of the time knocked out, they are teleported to a safe zone for recovery, as well setting up special barriers around the gotei that shall repair the place over time after the test, as well with people trained to help repair the Gotei once this is all done.

After factoring every possible outcome, this man, thinks to himself who to test first, each squad was different in one field or the other. Out of the five squads that were not involved in this test, and the fact that at least 3 squads were leaderless. So that leaves no more than 5 squads to pick from. Going into his mind he factored how who to test first. Squad 8 would be the most likely to start on, as from what the reports state, they had the most members, and people in that squad at the time. With that factor down, the man stopped in his tracks, and slowly turned around to face the Seireitei, and with one step he vanished one more into the wind. The walls of Seireitei are made of Sekkiseki , a rare type of stone known to negate all Reiryoku, similar to magnetic lodestones. The stone also forms a spherical barrier around the city, extending above and below, stopping almost anything spiritual from breaching it from ground level, from the sky or from underground. This man appeared before the east gate known as the Blue Stream Gate. As this man walked up to the gate he placed his hands on the gate door itself, while normally the gate guardians listed here have to use their full power to lift the gate, this man, did not only just lifted the gate in one hand, but as he walked into the Seireitei the guards in the east vanished just as he once again vanished in the wind. The guards only vanished because they were knocked out, too weak to stand up to the level of energy that is now leaking from this man. These people were brought to the safe zone where they started to get simple treatment. Were this man appeared again however was just outside the 8th division barracks.

“ Dragon of West Rukon your end has arrived”

With just those words enormous pillars, appeared all over the Seireitei, destroying many of the buildings The people caught in them were teleported to safe zones once again. No one died, but there spiritual energy was hidden from everyone else. The power from these pillars echoed across the soul souticy the signal was sent. The fire started to rise, and the ashes blown across the Seireitei. How these pillars were formed was from pre planted areas, with timed kideo and chaos energy to set them of, the damage done to the place was no more than a few near empty buildings, and some surrounding blocks. Powerful enough to shatter the earth and stone, but thanks to the spells made to safe everyone when they are in danger of losing their life, or knocked out, that brings them to the safe zone. Then cracks appeared around him, the sky opening to many portals yet these portals were not like the Hollow’s Garganta far to smooth, yet what came out were thousand hollow like beings, all truly harmless, they had no real use, only used to slow things down. They went to every sector in the Seireitei attacking the Shinigami around, yet can truly kill anything not even with their vast number, and one good strike from a captain wipes them out. These beings were made from Alfonso, and Zefonse was allowed to summon these things, they also had a skill to share information of what killed them to Alfonso, making this not only a good way to get information about the current captains skills, but also information about the Seireitei for Alfonso in one move. While these beings can share its information about its death, it also scans what kills it sending many details to Alfonso, but also allows this date sent for Alfonso research project. In total these things last as long till the test is over, and then these things are designed with short life spans, once the test ends, they would all break down into spiritual energy.

The next action happened faster than the last. This man pulled out his standard-sized katana. He uses it as a weapon in his unreleased state to make up for that fact that he doesn't have a twin Zanpakutō anymore. It sports a red-colored rectangular guard, with small protrusions on each corner, and a flame-like design wrapped around the hilt's collar. The hilt itself is a grey color, and the sheath is a metallic-red color. This is stored on his side, so he can still use twin blade style attacks when needed. This is a basic sword technique allows for a precision cut of extreme force and speed, it can casually slice through large, multi-story high opponents protected by steel skin. The opponent can be killed with one swift slash so precise, that they aren't even aware of until after it has taken place. A few seconds later and the sword shatters from the force used, not only cutting the building in half, but also a large chunk of the Seireitei behind it. Then the very wind from the slash not only causes more damage but also carries buildings from its roots. Like always from this point on, anyone that was fatally hurt, or knocked out was sent to a safe zone before this technique could've killed them. This wasn’t even a strong attack, if you want a real level of power for this attack compared to what he can really do, this was as if he was removing a ant from the ground.

Now the man stands still tossing the normal sword to the side as it was useless to him now, then once standing upright once more, slowly moved his hand to the side and with a flick of the wrist, one of the many remaining Asauchi nameless Zanpakutō that all low-class Shinigami wield. Shinigami who are still in training - those who do not yet belong to any of the Gotei 13 - all wield generic Zanpakutō. Shinigami who are unable to communicate with their Zanpakutō, the "shallow hit", which refers to the grossly reduced power of a Zanpakutō whose wielder cannot connect with it properly, appeared before him floating in the air, As this man moved slightly with his hand, being able to naturally control this weapon that he wields as if it were a favorite with which he specialized in and polished his skills for many years. He can also make use of weaponry regardless of how it was created or its time of origin, allowing him to take control of modern weapons and machinery and greatly strengthen and modified their capabilities. Now from this moment on the test starts, not every captain or member shall be tested, just enough to gain information needed about them to see if they are truly worthy of the spots they wield. To act like a villain, in this test is also apart of this act, from this this man needs to act like a egotistic arrancar, which is much different than his normal self. The time has come to test everything these captains can do, one by one, shall they fall? Or can they overcome the odds?

Then the final action happened before the captain appears. The area around this man, known by many names, God of Battle, The Slayer of Countless Shinigami, Azure steel, the god of war, god slayer, and above all Crazed Destroyer, this man name Zefonse Kaizme. Zefonse had the whole area around him all the way to the building itself melting, falling apart and crashing into each other as wave’s of water. It moved as it was a alive then within milliseconds brusted outwards forming a even leveled area cleared of all paths, what once stood as many towering buildings now stand as empty waste ment for battle. More shinigami appeared around Zefonse and within a second they all fell faster than they can move their very sword’s falling from the skies, as there bodys vanished to the safe zone, not a single one dead, yet it seemed Zefonse didn’t move from his spot he looked to where the captain should appear. The very sword he is wielding is dripping with blood, the test has been only ative no more than 15 seconds, and already the total count of shinigami knocked out is over 200. Zefonse eyes never wavered now its the time for the captain move, shall he sneak attack? Or talk this out? Or would he try to buy time to save others from this. Anyway he chose reflects his score on this test. Points and letter grades shall be given, points shall range from 0-100 to reflect how well they are at there job. The letters shall be there fighting skill ranging from the lowest E to the highest S. How well the captains and people he test shall reflect the Gotei 13 in whole.

So at last the captain appeared before Zefonse himself, using that new trick he learned known as suppression, a very easy skill to learn, but Jeaden didn’t factor in on the knowledge Zefonse has over all the captains, however unlike most notes these hold enough information on every captain, that can end any surprises they have. And the files on Jeaden are most detailed about his lack of work ethic, and the fact he had to asked to be a captain. He seems to have some new powers he had been working on for a while, however those entries were not detailed enough to give a clear picture about these new moves. However Jeaden files list a few of Jeaden habits, a thinker able to understand most people after a mere hour, or able to learn about them the more he cross blades with them. Zefonse knew tricks around that issue. At least this captain drew his blade, one of the last times Zefonse faced a captain they never drew their Zanpakutō on him that was the last time the captain was seen alive. As Jeaden neared Zefonse noted his movement is in a caution like motion, at least he had the knowledge to walk up on the defense.

This captain was young, at lest in his mid twenties physically. His outfit is strange but normal for captain these days. Zefonse took note on how Jeaden spoke the tone, pitch, depth, even breathing patterns. Also taking note on Jeaden Zanpakutō while only a normal katana, it was nowhere compared to other sealed Zanpakutō he has faced in battled. The way Jeaden enter also showed signs of trying to understand the problem at hand. While so far Zefonse made many of the guards vanished, showed signs of physical powers, and was able to wipe out a whole unit of shinigami at once with no effort. Zefonse eyes didn’t waver at the captain assuming his people are safe, but the striking glare Zefonse gave when Jeaden said that, was as if he was Jeaden that they, and like the soul cycle, and this captain forgot about what happens when a soul dies, they lose all spiritual pressure and vanish without a trace into the soul cycle forever gone as the ever changing winds. Zefonse way of “speaking” with his eyes and body movement is just born from countless battles and his long life, he rarely had the need for words unless its for certain details. People noted that Zefonse sometimes doesn't even speak to his opponents, or even close friends. And his eyes that can even make the most stoic shake in fear.

The flames spread thick across the Gotei, burning away all in their paths, building vanish in ash, people burned into nothing, while in reality the shinigami caught were sent to the very same safe zones. But then Zefonse raised his hand above his head and reached towards the sky. A globe like object started to form, and the power felt from this was stronger than anything that any shinigami has ever felt before. This was a cero, as the standard energy blast, it consists of firing a powerful blast of concentrated spiritual energy at the target. While in most cases it is fired from the mouth, some Arrancar and Vizard are capable of firing Cero from their hands, fingers and other parts of their bodies. The power, force, speed, and blast area of the Cero is dependent on the strength, spiritual power, and sometimes skill of the user (i.e., the stronger the user, the stronger the attack), and there are some Arrancar who have even come up with their own variation of Cero. The charging and firing time for Cero also varies greatly, from relatively charging fast to firing it to instantaneously fire one without much charging. Despite the damage it can cause at long range distances, it is best used at close range. Was Zefonse going to fire this at Jeaden? No, it was fired in the sky a powerful globe of power, creating a large ring in the sky. The energy emitting from the ring, will create a large spherical ball in the dead center, then it fired multiple ceros across The Gotei at unreal rate. These blast hit, Squad 4, Squad 6, Squad 11, Squad 12, and Squad 13 barracks engulfing them in massive blasts that can be seen from across The Gotei. What kind of cero was this? it was beyond anything a normal Cero could do, yet it was powerful enough to “wipe” out all those barracks at once. Zefonse then spoke to the captain as the earth shook from the impact of his own cero. His words spoken like a king ready to kill, to destroy his foes in his path of war.

"The Gotei 13 has a total of 3000 soldiers, and within the span of mere seconds, you have lost more than half your combat forces. So tell me, what shall your actions be? Run, fight, or try to talk your way out of it? No matter what you choose to do, I will crush each and every option. Come at me with everything you have; I shall show you the futility of it all."

The Gotei is losing so far, this man is the one that started it. And his words echoed across the sky towards Jeaden. The tone is set for the actions of the unstoppable future. the world around them starting to fall, for what the remains of The Gotei knew this was the closing tides, the burning fire, the raging beast “killed” so many making them vanish one by one with their screams of horror reached the very skies, the people that live just outside, looking at the raging flames created on this very day, that once more something like this is happening. To think its been over 400 years since that demon attacked and took control of The Gotei, but now it seems like its heading towards its end, these hollows that are here are overwhelming them, and Zefonse and a captain are about to clash, two worlds ready to shatter. The world must be weeping for The Gotei, as rain started to fall down on this world. The moment Zefonse finished speaking he vanished quicker than almost any highly trained warrior can react, appearing just a mere 2 feet from Jeaden as most blades were only 4 feet in length this was very beneficial for the attack radius, Zefonse held the blade up in the air readying for a strike, he moved it down quickly to the point that the very air cracked and screamed in horror, the light shining off the blade was dark red cracking across the very fabric of reality itself as it crashes down upon the captain. One would think a simple flash step would be useful to escape from a simple slash like this, but the fact reality has to catch up from the terror of Zefonse slashing down to the captain. Shows that this so called simple slash defies all laws of physics. This slash is not an ability but it has reached the level of a high ranked Bankai out of pure godlike skill. It is a technique where three concurrent arching blades close on the enemy from all sides to create a prison, allowing no chance for defense or evasion. While Zefonse downplays it as simply successive slashes, it is actually bending the laws of physics to multiply its existence momentarily.The first strike comes at the opponent with overwhelming speed, creating a circular arc to surround them. This isn't much trouble on its own, especially with the length of the blade, but the slightly slower second vertical strike meant to block off escape from above, and the third horizontal strike to keep the opponent from escaping to the side completely overwhelm the opponent. It is a technique that "challenges bankai" with mere skill, making it impossible to block. If one of the slashes is blocked, the other two will hit. Due to the close range, if the opponent attempts to retreat, the length of this Asauchi will quickly cut Jeaden down, this makes blocking, or even flash stepping away impossible for Jeaden. Even people like highly trained to follow quick movement, can only see one slash from this. Even if Jeaden can see the other slashes he has no known escapes. But an weak point in the technique, a tiny opening between his left arm and waist, only a few barely manages to avoid being cut while rushing through the opening, to date only one person has avoided this, and they still suffered major damage thanks to the aftershock. If Jeaden did meet blades here, he would only feel Zefonse need to destory all those in his path, and the captain power shall worthless before his might.

If Jeaden managed to avoid the slash or not, the forced created by this, created a backlash that tore apart the world under them. Tearing the earth beneath them, giving birth to a gash a rare few ever seen. This gash reached across to destroy more of the barracks knocking more and more people out, making them vanish with mere seconds. Dust filled the air, thick with fear of the Gotei, Zefonse would then stare towards the captain wherever he shall be, standing tall and strong, unwavered by this. The sword he wields had cracks from the force used, a shame it was almost able to keep itself as one during the slash, it’s cracks made the blade look like it was ready to fall into dust. Tossing it aside Zefonse stood unarmed, only having his real Zanpkauto on his side, yet never drew the blade. His stance so strong and indifferent to everything. This might be the prime time for Jeaden to attack Zefonse, as he held no weapon, nor is he reaching for one. But at the same time, a real warrior would noticed that Zefonse attack range did not get smaller without a weapon. Now that Jeaden should release Bankai soon. From now on Zefonse shall grade him, for his worthiness as a captain. How shall he react?

Shall he react in fear? With Valor? Whatever the case, he must show his worth as a captain to the Gotei. Shall he regroup and perform a counterattack with ally’s, gather his remains of his troops and have one last stand. Zefonse stood here to challenge this man very core of his being, to bring Jeaden to the edge of his limits and back. Even if he must nearly kill him to do so. What fateful events shall be born from today, the impact of this test shall shake Jeaden to his core, the flames started to die down now, and most of these fake hollows, were starting to fall, it seems to be starting to go to a stand still now, the strong are remaining, while the weak vanish. Zefonse waited for Jeaden action, unmoving, unwavering tester of the Gotei.

Jeaden new trick while seemingly impressive was rather underwhelming. While it wasn't shocking that the captain had a means to barely escape, after all it is normal for high ranking targets to keep many tricks hidden from reports, much like Zefonse does in regard to his real powers. However Jeaden movement now suggested that move he used only works once. Too bad he wasted on such a basic sword slash. going straight into Bankai right after his boasting about it never being on records. Zefonse didn't even waver in the sight of this Bankai. After All fighting for so long, seeing so many forms for power the sight of Jeaden Bankai was rather plain looking compared to the others he has seen and witness in his lifetime. As the lightning crashed down it wiped out these fake hollow’s only meant for recon, Zefosne saw where this was going, Jeaden was trying to buy time, till either reinforcement appear and help him, or till his people escape, a decent plan, however full of holes, but given that how rush things are in the current state of The Gotei 13. The second Jeaden grew his wings, Zefonse stood his ground, awaiting this so called never before seen Bankai form. Zefonse eyes unwavering, unimpressed by this action of Jeaden. Jeaden crossed into the territory of no return, giving up pure masterly of his Bankai for more power, ruining the balance of his soul, this could allow for him to turn over to a Hollow if overused. Jeaden rush for power may prove his downfall. In the countless existence of warriors, there are three types of warriors. The first is the one who wants power over all, they forgo all the control and refining of there old techniques for more raw power overall, while strong, there weakness is the lack of choice, this is the door that Jeaden crossed into. Something he can never change now his Bankai shall never grow past this senseless need for power. The Second type of warrior is one who refines their old techniques into more powerful versions, they don’t need more power since they believe in what they gain is more than enough. The last kind and the rarest of all types of warriors is one who holds raw ability, and talent, and train them into something beyond the levels of the other two warrior class’s. This class is Zefonse who power and skill are far beyond others.

Jeaden has went beyond the point of return, he shall never gain the full use of his bankai, or control over it. His skills now are what they shall always be, now and till the end of time and reality itself. The lingering words still echoed across the air of The Gotei has it rained. Jeaden efforts of throwing the feathers was in vain, as this move has been seen and experienced before in a battle of old. Its one thing to base attacks off others but to do it a being who had faced this move before was a foolish mistake. The feathers formed their sphere but it was shattered with no effort, Zefonse just barely flicked his wrist, a look unwavering by this. Not even the slightest bit impressed this captain was foolish and had much to learn in art of battle, if he had just took his time to learn the difference in power, and used logic over pure power, he would've lasted longer, but this sorry display of power puts shame into The Gotei very being, the captains are shields, they protect those under them, but Jeaden was not worthy of his position. Jeaden next act was so tragically simple that even the gods would weep for this sorry display of power. As some lightning rained down upon Zefonse, he didn't even move from his spot. And with one wave of his hand to the side, all the lightning that struck him was thrown away like it was mere child’s play, it impacted on a squad of shinigami that was faraway making them vanish without mercy. The Hollows scream stopped in this moment, as the portals that summoned them closed, and the endless horde slowly vanished one by one. Zefonse stood unwavered as he let his hand down, not even the single bit of damage on his person after all that lighting. The armor Zefonse had was only dripping from the rain, a cold feeling of dread filled the air around him, the test of The Gotei is over, the people were tested to their limits, but this battle is all that's left.

As petals fell from the sky above, Zefonse still stood his ground, not afraid of what's to come. He slowly drew his real Zanpakutō a nodachi that was around 8 feet long, his strongest weapon, and the only blade capable of withstanding his powers. As the petals dropped around him, some even touching him, Zefonse stood unphased and took a few small steps forward, and quickly shook his blade, as if cleaning off blade. Every single petal in the area destroyed all at once. Zefonse speed is far too fast for Jeaden to even see, since at the very moment Zefonse was touched he sliced the petals apart to the point where they had no effect. They were effortlessly destroyed from mere physical contact. What touched him in reality was just the eye playing tricks to the viewer, he moved to fast to be seen normally. Was this Jeaden real limits? Such a child. As Jeaden spoke in hopes to shake Zefonse from battle, or prove a point. Zefonse also noticed Jeaden was storing up lightning in hopes for a large scale final attack it seems, does he truly believe something of this level shall end the likes of him? Zefonse moved his blade in a slight thrust motion to the sky creating a wind blade that flew into the sky, but something about Zefonse eyes were different for a second as if. In reality he used a quick version of his new ability known as the realm of beast, the animal path. This allows Zefonse to "perceive death" in the form of lines and dots. Zefonse is the only one who can touch or use these lines and dots (i.e. no one can interact with the lines/dots even if Zefonse were to point out their location on something), These lines can then be traced with a sharp object such as a knife or a sword which cuts the line (this can also be done with blunt objects such as fingers but this is generally less effective than a blade). Cutting the line “breaks” the object along that line and damage inflicted this way can not be healed or repaired in any way. Healing is possible if cutting the line doesn't completely separate a part of the object from the object itself, these lines when cut on a person are healed over time, just at a much slower rate, even if that person had high speed regeneration it be slowed for days or weeks, but recovering these lines is possible. Dots can be pierced by sharp objects. Piercing a dot effectively “erases” that object from existence, in a sense that the object loses even its inherent properties such as momentum, toxicity, and generally any effect it may impose on its surrounding, as such if Zefonse were to stab a powerful blast that can level a city, the attack shall be “erased” removing the threat of the attack, as it shall fade away. Living things whose dot was pierced get “stopped” and, as a consequence, the energy that their bodies has shall “burst” making them lose a lost of their power if Zefonse were to stab these dots, it also makes the person suffer a “blast” damaging their inside, it basically inflict critical damage on someone's life force. Zefonse calls this “skill” Jougan. Zefonse can “kill” Poison, negative effects, and even seals, even “kill” the broadcast of WiFi, and destroy any machine in a single cut of the lines. In short Zefonse claims to perceive the death of more or less anything that exists. Whether it is a person, an object, a ghost, a disease, a thought lingering in someone's mind, magecraft, a ward, a psychic attack, etc, so long as it exists, he can “kill” it or at least greatly damage them.

The very wind blade he created as he returned his blade slowly to his side, pierced a dot in the storm, removing it from existence, the rain it created stopped and faded away, all the lightning born from it slowly faded away. This was the power difference between them both. However since Jeaden Bankai was also apart of this, if Jeaden did not react in time before the storm faded away, then it is possible for his Bankai to be destroyed and force him back into a sealed state for a temporary amount of time. But Jeaden didn't know that Zefonse could of done this as well that factor gave Zefonse an advantage, as such if Jeaden does go into sealed state he has effectively lost the battle before it even started. Zefonse stood there staring at Jeaden. As Zefonse just basically deflected each of Jaeden’s ultimate attacks with relative ease, nothing but an expression of disappointment could be seen upon his stoic features. f he had continued to hold his ground if ever slightly longer, there would still be a way to win this battle… and yet, this foolish warrior used every ounce of his energy in vain. Finding it necessary to speak, he spoke,

“Jaeden, or the so called “Dragon of the West” you disappoint me beyond amazement. Not only have you exhausted your power in a full scale suicidal attack without using so much as an ounce of patience, but you have failed to leave even a scratch upon my person. Inconceivable! Not only do you shame those you protect, you have brought shame upon even your own Zanpakutō! By pushing it to the brink, you close the door to its true mastery, forever limiting it to nothing more than a dull sword unworthy of battle, wielded by a neophyte who has yet to know the true way of the art of war. You've wasted each attack in the hopes of defeating the enemy before you… and yet here I stand, as a pillar of your folly.“

With sword raised high above his right shoulder, Zefonse prepares for the “killing” stroke.

“Farewell, lizard – for you no longer deserve the name of the dragon of the west. Let this failure serve as a testament to you in the future, if such a thing will even exist for you in the end!”

In that moment of almost dread for any warrior to face, Zefonse blade glowed with an intense vortex of power Like mighty flames of a sun ,that can erase all before it appeared from the blade very core, forming a shape of a sphere, and expanding till it was the size of person chest in height, and in mass was heavier than anything physically possible for a person to swing. This was a cero, his real cero, the amount of power it held was far more powerful than anything Jeaden had in him, even in this new all powerful mode, then Zefonse swung forward sending the sun like cero towards the failure of a warrior, it grew in size as it flew, not even shunpo would be able to dodge all of it in time, even the crow clone he had would be very unwise as the crows would be vaporized, while trying to flash step away would result being caught in the blast. The only way to defend from it would be blocking it whole with every ounce of power, but that wasn’t the end of the attack far from it. Zefonse leaped in the air after firing his cero, quickly vanishing from sight once, only to slice apart his own cero, which hopes to have Jeaden in it. This action ends with Zefonse appearing on the other side of the cero which is now sliding into two parts, that would burst into a large explosion that would engulf the area behind in a city wide blast. yet Zefonse was also careful for this move to not kill Jeaden, as if he was caught in it, he would only be heavily damaged but at the very least alive, his will and pride should be broken, his body at its limits, since at the rate he went Zefonse would not throw any punches. If Jeaden still tries to battle with some new trick, Zefonse would once again crush it like he just performed. Just as the smoke cleared and flames died down, there was only a single sound echoing across The Gotei footsteps and roars of remaining Hollows fading,

The flames that the blast caused made the earth an impact like never before, buildings were crushed, and brunt. People began to appear in the area in hopes to clear things, the only thing left for this test is the rest of Jeaden actions, for this failure of warrior. He must suck in his pride, and admit his defeat or shall he continued this foolish battle, to prove his worthlessness Zefonse started to slowly walk away his back turned on Jeaden, his sword in hand, medical squad appeared next to him to rush to the area behind to get any wounded out. Zefonse eyes once again stood unwavered by this, the damage he can do The Gotei 13 while he would have been tested the other captains, he had enough information on all of them now regardless, how they performed, while Jeaden score was now set. But what shall he do in the ruins of old? Zefonse also noted the fact on how Jeaden acted this rush of power always had a downside of turning people souls over, so Jeaden might turn into a mindless Hollow, but from this point forward, the test is over, and anything that happens now is post test. As time As time ticked on, The Gotei slowly but surely started there repairs.

As he walked, he was unphased by the sudden rush of power that appeared, the captain turned hollow was meaningless to him. It’s rampage would only create a hole for Jeaden, his rush for power has placed himself into a spot of irredeemable actions. How much lower can this captain get, people wish to be strong, and shall try almost any means to reach such power, however this captain has proven something to Zefonse he felt when he first saw Jeaden entered Bankai. This man wanted this to happen, just more power, he must of thought by this point he would of been able to control the hollow within, that has been growing, stronger and stronger the beast dwelled inside the captain, till now. It’s roar went on to fell on deaf ears. Zefonse had no reason to care anymore, this captain had a chance and he blew it. His sheer folly a real neophyte of battle. EVen if he was gifted in the art of the blade, it was now pointless, as the beast that roared before him. Is nothing more than another hollow, as it readied it’s cero, Zefonse walked forward with his back turned to the beast, this matter was pointless. The beast cero that flew across the area to reach him, vanished.... No Zefonse stopped and with one simple, and brutal fashion, destroyed the cero, with unshakable, undeniable raw force. The cero vanishing, was proof that it was harmlessly destroyed, with no fancy tricks. Just pure raw power. Zefonse titles were well earned unlike Jeaden who titles seem to be created to create a mere excuse of power. A voice rang out, demanding, that Zefonse should help him control this matter. This voice wanted to save what is left of Jeaden soul... But those words fell on deaf ears as well. Zefonse cared not for the matter of Vizard, nor did he care for his neophyte general of the sky....former co-head Alex’s brother Colin. If Colin really wanted this matter to survive, or even settled, he should've appeared himself and took care of this matter. But the way the hollow moved, as if something was still inside there, but also this hollow was trying to gauge his skills and adapt to them. A good tactic, however what this hollow shall learn, that Zefonse can’t be measured so easily, while his powers do have limits. Zefonse is much like a force of nature.

Judging from the sight of the hollowified Shinigami before him, Zefonse could undoubtedly tell that there truly was no saving this warrior, one who would so easily let himself fall prey to his inner demon. But it was much more than that. In battle, the struggle of life and death is decided by he who decides to surrender when the battle can no longer be won, or those who decide to fight on, risking their life to grasp victory by a hair’s breadth. Fighting on in battle, of course, can be seen in two vastly different ways. When fighting against an enemy who revels in war, the refusal to quit can be seen as admirable, honorable even. However, against those who fight to end wars, it is nothing more than a sign of disrespect and disdain. Zefonse, no doubt, falls into the latter. This was meant to be a test, but today, he found himself becoming more disappointed than satisfied with the results. As such, the only thing needed here was simple eradication of the threat. Of course, with the arrival of Colin Washi, Zefonse’s annoyance only continued to grow. Although he possessed great respect for the Vizard Co-head, butting into his own matters was an inexcusable disdain. When he was finished with his mental message, Zefonse decided to speak, giving way to the dark emotions in his heart.

“In the interest of the captain…? I no longer care for a fool who would so easily allow himself to be swallowed up by his inner demon. Moreover, you have no business in my affairs, whether they’re related to your organization or not. And you, “

pointing his sword towards the hollowfied Jaeden, he said,

“I never lied when I said I would show you the folly of your foolishness. Even if I have to break your bones…. Even if I have to rip the very heart from your chest, you will realize your blunder, even if death is the only solution. As the wild beast you are now, you are but another monster that will cause bloodshed if he is not stopped. I am charged with stopping you, and upon this sword that shall wipe away every part of your existence. There will be no heaven to ascend to, nor a hell to which you may be banished. There will only be the chilling sensation of darkness and despair, agony and eternal torment. As for you, Colin washi, if you wish to further intrude upon my personal matters, you, too, will experience that same sensation. But, knowing you, you won’t easily move aside, no matter what I say. As such, prepare yourself for the end. When I attack, do not think for a second I will care if you get caught in the crossfire. And as for you, “

he once again directed his attention towards the hollowed beast,

“Prepare to fall into oblivion. “

With that said, the rain was heavy, not in a physical sense, rather, heavy because of the large amount of energy that has been building up, or maybe the best reasoning was a philosophical sense, heavy only because people believed it to be. Zefonse held his blade with both hands on the handle, with the blade facing upwards towards the sky, all the while pointed at the hollow beast that stood before him. This test was over, the beast seemed to think on some levels. However Zefonse was ready to end it all in one single blow. Truthfully all he needed to do was use “That: a move of his own creation capable of killing almost anything nine times in a instant. Ikorosu Hyakutou a move that can be classed as anti-bankai.This was Zefonse most powerful sword technique. It is an all-purpose technique that rivals Bankai, and even Guardian beast's. He developed it into a an anti-bankai beast skill capable of adapting and changing how it appears depending on the target and circumstances of its use. He targets and slashes the upper arm, collarbone, windpipe, temple, diaphragm, rib, testicles, and thighs simultaneously at a speed faster than the speed of sound, then Zefonse performs a final lance-like thrust through the heart to kill him a total of nine times in an instant. Zefonse stance before unleashing this is him holding a single sword above him with both hands, to give the illusion he going to perform a kendo strike. In this case Zefonse was ready to do to kill in an instant. AS he started to clear his mind. He took note of the beast reactions to this point, it was thinking... Zefonse was about to unleash his strongest sword move, upon this weakling, no... it would be a waste to use such a means upon a mere beast. Instead as Zefonse mind cleared he took a mere step, and the actions began. He first swung his blade downwards creating a sharp Dabo which was Zefonse simplest sword move, By slashing at the air, Zefonse can create projectiles blades of wind which cut enemies from a distance. They are extremely powerful, easily killing a giant Hollow's by cutting it into pieces. a simple swing is all that is needed to create these. The speed was unreal for this swing, by the time the brain would of seen the blade swinging downwards, the Dabo was already out and closed the distance before normal reaction time would allow to dodge. This move was a mere sample of what to come. As the wind strike flew towards the hollow, Zefonse dropped his blade for a mere moment. In fact Zefonse was hoping for Jeaden new found form, to get out of the way, or at least dodge as being hit by that Dabo would cause massive amount of damage, destroying the flesh and inner organs like they were paper. As his blade fell, Zefonse appears to the right flank of Jeaden form regardless if he was hit or not. and Begun his real assault. He was using Senshippo or “Flashing arrow step” is a technique that utilizes the element of surprise to its ultimate extent. The purpose of this deadly offensive is to conceal your presence of movement, thereby leaving the opponent defenseless against the full force of your strike. This fearsome technique leaves little room for error. To execute it requires only uttermost concentration and relentless cunning. Utilizing the Moving stance or “Left leg to left leg mode”, Zefonse takes a slight step forward with his left leg as the center of articulation. This stealthy step-in allows his movement to go unannounced, thereby concealing the intent to attack. Only an opponent who possesses a sense beyond the superhuman level would be able to catch the lightning fast transition from intent to action. To date only a few have noticed Zefonse movement within this high level. Not only does this serve to catch the opponent off guard, it allows Zefonse to conceal his intent even at point-blank range. After all, how can the opponent predict a unpredictable attack at such a short distance? At that moment,he moves from a left Four-Six Stance to a left Bow-Arrow Stance. This stance takes Zefonse into a position where Bājíquán can exert its greatest power – close distance. With a strong step-in using “Zhen Jiao” the power of Zefonse’s strike is increased exponentially. His fist now barreling forward like a large boulder, targeting the enemy’s heart. This ferocious strike is equivalent to a grenade exploding in front of one's chest, and due to Zefonse’s herculean strength, is capable of killing a warrior in a single merciless instant. Once the mighty blow connects, the opponent is sent back by an unprecedented 3000 meters, their body flying through the air like a strand of hay. The sheer, unforgiving force of this attack can tear apart the thoracic cavity of the opponent’s body, pounding the opponent’s lung and heart into nothing more than a mesh of meat. Should the strike hit anywhere else, for example, the shoulder or stomach, the damage becomes widespread, severing all connection to the opponent’s meridians, crushing the bones of the adversary's body. This was Zefonse real strike, if he even lands this, Jeaden new found form would be sent flying, with a large amount of damage, but due to Jeaden new found healing would almost live though the strike, just would take time to heal his wounds.

Then with a simple wave of his hand, his blade returns to him. Zefonse points the blade at Jeaden regardless if his last two attacks hit or not. And once more he spoke.

“How troublesome. Don't make me go through the effort of swinging my blade twice for the likes of you. Such as the neophyte’s who wear their “hearts” proudly on their sleeves, who cannot control their emotions, who wallow in sad or pitiful memories and allow themselves to be provoked this easily – weak people, in other words – they stand no chance against the likes of me.”

Zefonse lowered his blade, slaying this beast would be pointless now. He is far above the likes of this to kill this beast. But it’s a job that must be done. He took one more step towards the beast speaking more. As if a act of kindness lowered his guard, implanting his blade into the ground. As if to say bring it on, however his movement seem to strong to let his guard down so easily.

“ I shall grant mercy, if you let Jeaden take full control of you “Hollow” and swear your loyalty to me. You shall life. If not you know full well I would've killed you where you stood without a second thought long before this point.”

Zefonse now let this offer and action cool down for now. Even if Zefonse attack’s hit Jeaden new found healing would have saved his life. But by now the actions would have been shown if Zefonse wanted Jeaden dead, he would've been dead the second this started. So this last chance and his voice shook the air. Right now Zefonse felt like Jeaden was a newborn sucking on a mother breast, gasping for skill and real power. If Jeaden swore his loyalty to Zefonse, he might teach this boy real swordsmanship and unlock his true power.

“The choice is your’s “Lizard” serve me, or fall into the abyss. “