The outcome was already decided. "Stop time!" A calm, familiar voice echoed from within the coalesced black sphere of decaying energy. Barra
The outcome was already decided.
"Stop time!"
A calm, familiar voice echoed from within the coalesced black sphere of decaying energy. Barragan's expression froze. He subconsciously muttered, "Impossible…"
The power, instantly recognizable, exploded into action! Crimson energy, swirling with nothingness, radiated outwards from the blade in concentric ripples, spreading in all directions like a pebble dropped into a still pond.
Kyōraku Callum gripped the black hilt, holding the long blade before him. The power of time stop instantly froze the encroaching decaying energy.
"So-called senescence is merely a superficial application of the power of time," he stated, concentrating the time-stop power around the blade.
Raising the blade, he executed a swift, vertical slash, instantly cleaving the black decaying energy before him. "This ends here, Barragan. Witness the true power of time!"
A look of sheer terror contorted Barragan's skeletal face. He couldn't comprehend how a power that should have been uniquely his could be wielded by another, let alone a lowly Shinigami.
"This… this is impossible!" he stammered. "It must be some kind of illusionary technique! It has to be!" The immense shock rendered him speechless.
The intense shock left Barragan speechless.
"Five seconds remaining," Kyōraku Callum stated calmly, checking his status. "Experience it for yourself."
Shhh—
The power of time stop instantly diffused, enveloping the entirety of City! As if someone had pressed the pause button, all actions were frozen in their current state. A look of utter horror was forever imprinted on Barragan's skeletal visage.
Kendō: Secret Rain!
The crimson, elongated blade arced across the sky. A visible shockwave emanated from the instantaneous strike.
The sky above seemed to instantly become overcast, and as a fine rain began to fall, the skeletal Barragan was instantly eroded and annihilated.
The sword pressure, transformed into a torrential rain, completely consumed him, until he vanished without a trace!
Time stop, released!
"Kek kek, that fellow couldn't possibly have died so easily, could he?" Kurotsuchi Mayuri cackled, clearly brimming with confidence in Kyōraku Callum's abilities.
The sight of the crimson blade cleaving through the decaying energy had reassured him. But when reality resumed…
"Wait, Barragan?!" Kurotsuchi Mayuri shouted in a disbelieving shout. "My Experiment #999?! What in the world happened?!"
The emotionally distraught Kurotsuchi Mayuri didn't notice the anomaly—the subtle but significant absence of a portion of time.
"What exactly happened?"
After the time stop's effects dissipated, City resumed its normal operations. Rukia stared at Kyōraku Callum, suspended in mid-air, with a bewildered expression.
"Where's the enemy?" she questioned. "Why is it only Callum?"
Yoruichi Shihōin's reaction was no better. Deep confusion flickered in her golden cat eyes. Her memory ended at the precise moment Kyōraku Callum cleaved the decaying energy with his Zanpakutō. Then, this.
"I'm not sure," Yoruichi Shihōin admitted, shaking her cat head, abandoning any attempt at rationalization. "Perhaps it was a power beyond our comprehension."
[Check-in task completed. Reward distribution in progress]
[Congratulations, host! You have received Peak-level Hakuda!]
Drawing on his previous experiences, Kyōraku Callum effortlessly absorbed the Hakuda memories.
He had now attained peak level in all four fundamental Shinigami combat techniques. While there was no check-in reward for swordsmanship, based on his previous kendo duel with Retsu Unohana, peak level was a conservative estimate.
The limitless sword intent granted him not only unparalleled offensive capabilities but also the potential to master countless sword techniques. Limitless truly meant limitless.
"Well then, Kyōraku-kun!" Kurotsuchi Mayuri cackled, approaching Kyōraku Callum, who remained suspended in the air. "Where's that Barragan? He was a highly valuable experimental subject! Look—"
Before he could finish, a dark shadow hurtled towards him. Kurotsuchi Mayuri instinctively reached out to catch it.
A horrifying sight immediately presented itself upon his outstretched hand. The power of decay instantly consumed his arm, rapidly spreading upwards.
"Nemu, sever my right arm!"
Nemu Kurotsuchi, ever obedient to Kurotsuchi Mayuri's commands, immediately complied.
A cold glint flashed, and Kurotsuchi Mayuri's right arm cleanly severed at the wrist.
"Retrieve a container; secure the specimen!"
Nemu Kurotsuchi immediately turned and dashed towards Kurotsuchi Mayuri's severed arm. Producing a test tube-like container from seemingly nowhere, she carefully placed the object Kyōraku Callum had thrown into it.
Kurotsuchi Mayuri applied a restorative agent to the severed stump of his arm.
Flesh rapidly regenerated, and a new arm was formed in moments. He took the test tube from Nemu Kurotsuchi, his eyes gleaming as he examined the pale bone hand within.
"An exceptional specimen!" he exclaimed, his twisted smile widening. "A shame there's so little of it."
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