Part 10: Fall of the Arrancar Vol.1, 4-1

Oh, damn it! How can he still be alive after getting hit by my Jakuho Raikoben?

Is he invincible?!

I will disintegrate your bones! You think mimicking a Hollow will protect you?! Know your place!

I am the emperor, Barragan Ruizenban!

I am the god of Hueco Mundo!

Gh!

As you are about to discover, the only thing that is absolute in this world is my power! Other than that, everything else is a trifling matter!

The fact is, I am supremely powerful. And as such, the world should be under my control.

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You bastard. What have you done with your right arm? What game are you playing?!

It's no game. My arm's inside you.

What? What's happening here?

You're the one who gave me the idea. That is your own power, the only thing that is absolute in this world.

If your power is absolute, as you say, then it only makes sense that you, yourself, should not be able to withstand that power.

Curse you, you ant! How dare you defy a god in this way?! Your insolence will doom you to destruction!

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid the word "god" is not very familiar to those of us who are inhabitants of the Soul Society.

As a result, we apologize. We are not able to understand the implications of your words.

We must ask you to forgive our lack of faith, god of Hueco Mundo. Now, farewell.

Very pleased to meet you. You must be king of Hueco Mundo.

Indeed.

And what exactly are you? Since none of you are wearing masks, I have to presume you are not Hollows.

I suppose I should greet you. Welcome to my castle, Las Noches.

Your majesty, I was hoping we might have a little chat. Could you take a look at my sword?

I wish to ask you a simple question.

Tell me, are you satisfied with your existence as it stands in this moment?

What?

Obey me. If you were to do so, I could give you even greater power, and lead you to a new world.

Hahahahahaha! You actually have the nerve to suggest I can achieve greater power and discover a new world? Don't make me laugh!

Attack them now, my minions! Crush these arrogant ants!

Shatter, Kyoka Suigetsu!

This is your world, stripped of all mirage.

I have been waiting for this opportunity, Sosuke Aizen. The moment of retribution is finally at hand.

I am a king, a god! I will never die!

I will hunt you forever, Sosuke Aizen!

Something about all this seemed strange to me. As we've witnessed, everything his power touched grew old, rotted, and crumbled to dust.

But that didn't explain why it prevented him from turning into dust as well.

I forced his power back inside of him, to a place where the power would normally never reach.

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I had no proof of this when I took the chance, but I'm glad I made the right call.

In the end, it turned out he shared the same concerns as most mortals. A desire to avoid aging, coupled with a great fear of death.

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Our Number Two just died, and he doesn't give a damn.

Shameful.

Revenge isn't my thing, but I'll make an exception.