Vals de Cuervo
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Séptimo Generales
A search for ancient knowledge leads the Primera Espada into Las Noches' great library. With a cipher in hand he translates a scroll found beneath a statue of one of the Old Empire's Espada, recently moved to display the likenesses of the current members of the arrancar elite. From this scroll he discovers some of the more intricate workings of the society that came before him, and by virtue of its knowledge he comes across the reborn Ggian Nouverro Ueva. The organisation of La Imperio del Hueco is slowly coming together...
Sepulcro Ladrón
Interactions with the ancient and transformed shinigami Sedris Kuseki spur the Espada to delve deeper into the ancient history of the empire that came before them. It is discovered that the Centurions, headed by Kuseki, were a part of Las Noches' military force, favoured by the Emperor Yevele himself. With this knowledge, and numerous hints and teases within the ancient documents, an expedition to the tomb of Yevele XVI. Utilising Peligroso's knowledge of Las Días, the Espada come upon the burial complex hidden beneath the sands. The riches they discover, documents of the old empire, a box containing seeds, examples of ancient weapons, pale in comparison with the cruel curse inflicted upon the número dos when he opens Yevele's sarcophagus. The great and strong mechanical visionary of Las Noches is reduced to a child, and what is more, a messenger from the city arrives at that very moment to inform them of the arrival of a new espada. Sin Ruta.
De los Muertos
With the opening of Yevele's tomb, the one remaining statue of the seven, representing the Espada of the Old Empire, shatters into a million fragments. Beneath the layer of stone is a body in hibernation, the commander of the Legion Blanca, Sin Ruta. He makes his way to the great hall of Las Noches and draws all the denizens to his presence. A warning is made, a declaration of war, if the emperor's tomb has been breached, then the army must be mobilised to punish the invaders for their mistake. Some oppose the ancient Espada's words, and are shown their weakness in comparison to this blind arrancar. When the Espada finally arrive from the tomb of Yevele, sparks fly and words are spat from Old Empire to New. An uneasy alliance is formed, teetering on a knife-edge due to the opposed egos of Sin Ruta and Ortiga Azoul.
El Arte de la Guerra
Sin Ruta enters the lab of the child-like Número Dos Peligroso for a discussion into the methods of warfare used by the Old Empire. With the former's knowledge that stretches back to the ancient wars with the shinigami and the latter's knowledge of advanced mechanics, new versions of long-forgotten weapons are developed, and a groundwork is set that will change the face of arrancar combat for the rest of history.
El Concejo De La Guerra
Peligroso holds a meeting in his outer lab while tinkering with a minuscule hollow, a future tool. The espada, Sin Ruta, and Mercedes arrive shortly after and discussion over the what purpose arrancar as a species hold begins. Disagreements over their purpose erupt and the conversation eventually evolves into one of war, war against the shinigami. Weapons of old become the topic of discussion both mechanical and biological which eventually leads towards something new, a plan of espionage. With the minuscule hollow mixed with the abilities of two espada, a potent spy is created, ready to begin gathering information on the arrancar's enemies.
Black Robes/White Sands
Tategawa Shinji, vice captain of the twelfth division walks alone in the land of hollows on his search for test subjects. His presence does not go unnoticed and he is quickly attacked by a hollow but others take interest in this lone man. Avienne, the Tercera Espada, escorted by a pair of exequias, soon approach and scare off the lone hollow. His first time seeing an arrancar, Shinji questions the trio but is attacked by one of the exequias before receiving any answers.
Even while being attacked Shinji continues to barrage the arrancar with questions. Furious at the arrogance of the shinigami, both exequias launch an assault but are thwarted by Shinji’s use of kidō. Not willing to accept failure, both exequias release their blades. With a brilliant display of kidō, Shinji is capable of slaying one of his attackers. Witnessing the death of one of her own, Avienne wastes little time joining the fray. Temporarily crippled by one of Avienne’s blows, Shinji faces certain death as the released exequias closes in for the kill but before the final blow could be dealt another shinigami arrives just in time to save the scientist from his fate.
Heihachi Eiishima, an unseated of the Ninth Division takes on the Exequias as his opponent while Shinji focuses his attention and continued barrage of questions towards Avienne. Shinji, realizing he had bitten off more than he could chew escapes the area with the injured Eiishima who had lost an arm during his battle. Successfully fleeing from Avienne the pair fell unconscious from their injuries. Locating the unconscious pair, instead of capturing the shinigami, Avienne instead sent for a hollow, one of arrancar’s latest espionage tools.
This tool, a diminutive hollow, scurried its way towards the unconscious form of Shinji and attached itself to his head. After waking, Shinji threw together a make shift arm out of mechanical parts to act as a replacement for Eiishima. With both shiniami awake, they took notice of a hollow in the distance making use of a garganta. Realizing this was their chance to escape the pair followed the hollow into the garganta which was “coincidentally” heading to Seireitei.
Advenimiento de la Tormenta
Peligroso invites Sin Ruta, the Espada, Ggian of the Exequias and curiously the mortals Haribou Sachiko and Ambrosius Rorek to his chamber, a war council to determine the best course of action to topple Soul Soceity's government. The pieces are all in place, a mole within the ranks of the Gotei 13, the completion of the Odíos supersoldiers and the resurrection of ancient arrancar methods of warfare.
A vote is held, quick and decisive attacks versus slow and calculated strikes. The votes swing first in the favour of Peligroso and his lightning war, and then level out to allow Ortiga's careful chipping away at morale and strength to force a compromise. The plan then moves to deciding how Seireitei will fall, and which divisions of the Gotei 13 will be attacked first.
It is decided that the supply and support divisions must be obliterated, allowing no room for healing or communications whilst their more able soldiers are dealt with using the newly pioneered methods brought about by the minds of Avienne, Peligroso and Ortiga. The Primera Espada ends the meeting with a demonstration of a new form of hollow he has been devising, and the decision to first attack shinigami patrols in the mortal world is finalised.
Bosque de Mar Oscuro
A mission to the foothills of Mt. Fuji goes horribly wrong. Days later, the shinigami search party finds no trace of the lost patrolman. In place of the missing shinigami they come across a huge hollow half submerged amongst the trees. Things go from bad to worse as the mass suicides characteristic of Aokigahara tip the scales in the favour of the hollow. With a great gasp the creature absorbed all of the spirits in the forest, producing from its gaping maw a plethora of hollows.
As the battle rages and the shinigami ranks are thinned drastically, reinforcements arrive... for both sides. Haribou Sachiko of Las Noches arrives to wreak havoc on the shinigami number, only to be thwarted by the arrival of Captain Sanpuu of the fifth division. The battle would be won by seiretei and the huge hollow defeated if it wasn't for the menos grande known as Dorze, forcing the shinigami to retreat shamefully and the hollow to be lifted to Las Noches by Negacíon.
Volver de la Éstomago
With the huge hollow returned to Las Noches, the Primera Espada examines the results of his latest experiment. The arrival of Dorze, Hydriatus and Guili Calagoretta delay things somewhat, but it becomes clear that the creature's true purpose, to consume spirits and produce hollows and arrancar as a result. An instant army-generator. Ortiga recognises that the process still needs some adjustment, but he deems the project a success.
Meanwhile, with the presence of Hydriatus, it becomes revealed that there had been a rival army developing in Las Noches. In a fortress called Ocasa, Hydriatus was building an army, winning the minds of the worthless mueble citizens of the empire in what Ortiga could only see as a way to get noticed. Promised the privilege of being the first to breach Seireitei when the invasion came, Hydriatus gained the Espada's blessing, but at the cost of being observed by Dorze whilst Ocasa was assimilated into the número ranks.
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