The War Renewed

Note: This story takes place back in the original timeline, shown from Yoshiro's pov and how he deals with the Averian and the war.

Yoshiro looked across the horizon from the upper window of the home he shared with Momoko. Ever since the first successful raid against Averian and his forces, more had been carried out and the Shinigami were finally beginning to see some good come of these conflicts. The amount of hollow they slayed in the last three raids were enough that Averian had to set his plans back a bit.

But the greatest achievement of all was not the defeat of Averian's forces, nor the destructive of some of his powerbase in Hueco Mundo. It was the fact Yoshiro himself had come close to ending the powerful Arrancar's life once and for all. That had been two weeks ago, and yet he still played the battle over in his mind...

Flashback

Averian raised his sword high, Yoshiro rolling to the right to avoid and coming up with an energy blast into the ground that took him level with Averian's now defenceless side. Aisumēkā swipped in a flashing arc, Averian leaping back just in time to avoid his side being torn open. "Worthless Shinigami!"

Giving him no time to react or gather himself, Yoshiro surged forward like the waves that now covered his zanpakuto and released them at point-blank range with all the intensity of a tsunami crashing against the shoreline defences! As the waves spilled forth, consuming all in their watery path, Yoshiro placed a hand on his face, concentrated spiritual matter and made a "ripping" motion. Seconds later, his Reiatsu took on a menacing feel, his eyes turned yellow, his scelera turned black and a slim skeletal mask formed on his face!

Now with hollow powers of his own coursing his veins, Yoshiro renewed his vicious assault, giving the powerful Arrancar no time to react let alone dodge. The wave of devestating water froze instantly into a jagged edged structure of crystaline ice, Yoshiro himself gliding along like an ice skater to reach his foe.

Averian slipped and fell, exactly the plan Yoshiro was going for. But a Cero broke free from an unknown Arrancar with black hair and a scar on his stomach to send Yoshiro hurtling to the side, half his mask blown away and him left wounded mostly on his left-hand side. In seconds, the figure was sent trailing backwards as Shigeru Yuudai burst forth from a shadow, his blade causing a flash of sparks to erupt as they clashed.

An Arrancar with bright, red wings and a sinister spear charged Shigeru with speed that easily surpassed that of any Arrancar Yoshiro had seen before. But luckily, Shigeru saw him coming and braced himself, willingly allowing the spear to pierce him so he could grasp the shaft and hold the Arrancar in place. Teruo Yuudai suddenly tore his blade down the unknown Arrancar's chest.

But Yoshiro was foolish. He allowed himself to become distracted, and Averian struck him with a Gran Rey Cero that almost did the Shinigami in right there! Only Momoko's hasty actions in conjuring a shield that bore the brunt saved him. Muttering thanks, he burst from the smoke and moved behind the Arrancar, grabbing his arms and beding them backwards as he applied more strain. "Trust me, this will hurt you more than it does me." Blue spiritual energy flowed from his body and turned to crystaline ice almost instantly. "That zanpakuto of yours is a blight, Averian! I can't - won't - let you live!"

The two were engulfed in a towering structire of pure ice that stretched across a good half-mile in width! A sliver of water escaped the structure and reformed into the exact likeness of Yoshiro who soon fell forward, his mask crumbling away. "How'd you like... that?" His mask stopped crumbling for long enough that Yoshiro could release a Cero with whatever energy he had left! But all that remained in the aftermath was the closing of a Garganta... Averian's angry face slowly vanishing...

Flashback Ended

"Yoshiro? Tut. YOSHIRO!!!" He yelled as a voice tore through his eardrum. "What you tryin' to do to me, woman!? I like my hearing, thank you very much!" Momoko was right in his face, her eyes twitching furiously. "You like your hearing, and yet you don't hear so good! I've been calling you for the better part of five minutes, you deaf, idiotic numbskull."

He suddenly tripped her up and swept her into his arms. "Oh shut it." He kissed her before both went back about their business. "At least that still works..." He thought with a grin before dawning his Commanders cloak and leaving.