Chapter 1112 Founders
"L-leader!?" The armored guards were taken aback at her sudden appearance.
"Retreat and fortify the town's security. Immediately sound the alarm if there are any other unknown people who came through after this one." A charismatic voice of a young man resounded and Kisuke had to raise his other arm to block the incoming foot that was coming from below him and aimed at his face.
Kisuke was instantly launched into the air, giving him an overview of the walled town with thick flora and mountains surrounding it which he didn't expect to see within 'Hell'. Nevertheless, he didn't have the time to appreciate the scenery as he placed both of his hands on his stomach to receive another deadly kick, sending him further away from the city and crashing into the side of a distant mountain, 'Such efficient and extreme combination of Hakuda and Hohou.' That was what Kisuke thought when he felt his Hierro cracking.
The dust and grime settled down and Kisuke stood up from the crater that was created by his crash. He took off his hat and dusted it off before looking up at the two individuals who attacked him out of nowhere.
First is the young fair-skinned woman with large violet eyes, the left of which was covered by a black eyepatch fixed to her head by two straps encircling it in an X-formation. She has long, dark pink hair tied up in two hip-length pigtails on either side of her head, leaving a section of bangs to fall over the right side of her face, and wore a black undershirt and pants that are covered by a silver breastplate and leg armors. Oh her hand is a katana that's obviously a Zanpakuto.
The other guy is a youthful man with olive skin and golden eyes. He has shaggy white hair with bangs covering his forehead. He's wearing a casual grey polo shirt that isn't buttoned up and blue khaki pants and like the former, he's also carrying a Zanpakuto on his shoulder.
"I think we can talk this out?" Kisuke initiated a conversation while dusting the rest of his garb.
"You really think we're stupid, huh?" The dark pink-haired lady replied.
"What?"
"You guys already tried something similar ten years ago. We're not stupid enough to forget something like that." The woman then pointed her blade at him before continuing, "But I do want to ask you something. How did you reach this place? I heard that the boundary between the Human World and Hell has weakened considerably but we still didn't think you'd use that chance to invade from there and there's only one kid who knew the way here."
Thick killing intent washed over Kisuke, 'Did they think I forced the kid? Is he the one that Kazui-kun refers to as Nee-chan?'
"Whatever you're thinking, I didn't do it. In the first place, I didn't show any hostile action. What's up with the sudden aggression?"
This time, it's the young man who answered, "Are you actually new around here? You have a very thick scent of Hell's Grace. No matter how civil you appear, those who let this thing take them over are nothing more than beasts that could speak."
"Hell's Grace?" Kisuke repeated his words, "Are you referring to this?"
Kisuke raised his left hand and tens of Magic Circle suddenly appeared behind along with arrows of flames, "Flame Arrow Barrage." He snapped his fingers and the needles of flames started launching themselves to the people standing midair.
"!?"
Both individuals were startled at this minor but shocking display of power, "Did you guys find a new way to utilize Hell's Grace!?" Asked the woman while intercepting the arrows with her sword.
"This is bad... We might be falling behind." The man, on the other hand, muttered to himself with a serious expression while also repelling the arrows with his bare hands.
All of a sudden, Kisuke felt a threat to his right side and immediately muttered, "Danku."
A transparent barrier appeared between him and the young man who suddenly appeared beside him with his blade drawn, "Kidou!?"
Kisuke could still see the young man repelling the arrows but soon disappeared, 'That's some extreme Hohou technique. He's way better than Yoruichi."
The man immediately retreated when he saw that his surprise attack didn't work. However, he didn't do so without almost cleaving the barrier.
"An unchanted high level Kidou. He's on Captain-class level in just skill alone." The dark pinked-haired woman commented after dealing with all the flame arrows, "But he also unmistakably used Hierro that those Arrancars exclusively use. On top of that, a strange technique that allowed you to manipulate Hell's Grace. Just who are you?"
Kisuke sighed in relief, "Finally willing to talk?"
Although he wanted to test them more and he could more or less already guess their identities, he'll also be revealing his own cards and he doesn't know who else is watching besides these two. After weighing the risks and gains, he concluded that there was no point in fighting them now when they might not even be the enemies to whom he should be pointing his blade.
"And if this is going to help, Kazui-kun said that I'm not one of those 'Chained' ones. You'll know he's safe once he sends another Plus to this place."
The man and woman's eyes widened before they looked at each other and nodded.
"It seems that this talk really needs to happen." The man muttered and sheathed his sword back and the woman did the same.
"Thank you for your consideration~ But before anything else, allow me to introduce myself. The name's Urahara Kisuke. A former member of the Gotei 13, but I'm just a humble merchant these days."
"I'm Shihouin Chika." The man introduced himself and pointed to his partner, "And this one here is..."
"Saitou Furoufushi."
"Shihouin-san, Saitou-san, nice to meet you. I'm honored to meet the founding members of the Gotei 13. Although we didn't start on good terms, let's get along from here on out."
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