Road to Ruin

Chapter 13: Onset

A/N: Hello everyone! Hope you're liking the story so far! So, last chapter was a bit intense but I am glad it got many reads. You guys sure love your drama 😐 I'm finally getting to the other characters so we'll be seeing the Espada and the Arrancars along with one of the story's main villains. I hope you all enjoy and thanks for reading! 🤗😋

© Bleach and its characters don't belong to me. They belong to Tite Kubo and Shounen Jump. Only Anna, the Fujiwara family, and Jeanne belong to me.

Chapter 13: Onset

"If I am to strike him down, then I must replace him," Sosuke repeated the words as if that could change the outcome.

"Yes. If anyone else kills him then the fabric of the world tears and we all die. It has to be someone with royal blood."

It didn't surprise him. His mother ran away the moment she found out she was pregnant, it was likely she knew what would happen to him if his parentage was revealed.

'She was probably the one who left the arrow markings, she knew we'd come here eventually...'

"I am afraid we have a predicament on our hands. Killing the Soul King is not an easy feat.

As of now, we are in his domain but neither of us has enough power to even incapacitate him. However, once we leave the Soul Realm we won't be able to come back, even if our power reached the necessary heights we would need a key to return."

He could see the gears turning in Anna's head. "The members of the royal guard have the keys engraved in their bones...I could try to get accepted as a member of the royal guard!"

"Are you sure? It's a lot of work. Although I don't doubt your abilities this is more work than what you are used to."

"I know, but it's the fastest and safest option we have. It would take us centuries to recreate a soul key, not to mention the strife we'd cause. As a guard, I'd be able to grant you access immediately, and even try to convince the others to join us! After all, if no one is siding with the king he would be easier to take down."

He felt uneasy, while the plan itself was well thought out, but he dreaded having to put Anna in danger. One false move and she could be killed, the very thought was enough to make him shiver.

Anna noticed and placed her hand on his chin lifting his gaze to meet hers.

"I know you are worried, and maybe scared. I am too, but we can't let that control us. The things you told me yesterday...They didn't let me sleep. To know that all those hungry souls and bloody deaths were deliberate, to see nothing wrong with this way of ruling. Nobody should stand for it. I won't stand for it, not even if it cost me my life." She wrapped her free hand around his fingers. "Sosuke Aizen, I believe in you, and no matter what happens I will stay by your side."

He closed the gap between them with a soft kiss on her lips. "Thank you, my love. I shall not disappoint you."

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Darkness flooded the place along with a cold gust of wind. The silvery sand made his feet sink into the ground, giving the place a little more of an eerie vibe.

"So this is Hueco Mundo."

"It is but only a glimpse of the hollows domain. I'm afraid there's nothing else I can show you." Kyoka Suigetsu told him

"This will suffice. Hueco Mundo is a barren land, but full of powerful hollows." All that he needed to do now was find a way to cross the divide between hollow and shinigami.

"Sosuke, is this really the path you want to take? Your human equivalent is a twelve-year-old child, and twelve-year-olds still play with their toys."