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Minari couldn't help but smile at her son's eagerness to fight with her mom. "You wanna fight the baddies? Well since I'm here, I guess we can go but only on one condition. You stay clo-so you wanna fight huh?" A girl's voiced echoed through the room before revealing herself. She looked at the girl with a sign of confusion as Hozumi and the mystery female began conversing with each other. Minari quickly shook of the thought after seeing Hozumi preparing to leave with the possible kidnapper. "Hey!!! I'm coming too and so you better not try to endanger my Hozu-booin any way or I will make hell seem like heaven." Minari said nonchalantly, quickly finishing up getting dressed before turning back to the girl. "Whenever you're ready."
Hozumi had finally grabbed Lucy's hand, feelings strangely reassured. Lucy smirked at Minari's statement "Trust me, if I let Hozumi get hurt, I have something much worse to deal with than you" She tapped the air, a crack forming in the air "My right hand is the stone that bridges worlds. My left hand is the blade that binds reality. The black-haired shepherd is hung from a chair. Stratus clouds come, and I strike down the ibis." Keikaigi" A small garganta, large enough for a few, formed in the air. As it opened, air began to get sucked in it, Lucy's hair moving with the wind. A small release of spiritual energy could be felt throughout the barracks. Lucy wanted to remain hidden, but couldn't since she was using a Kido. She lifted Hozumi and put him over his shoulder. She turned to the girl "Come on, I don't have all day" She said, leaping into the garganta. It would begin to close the moment she entered, giving Minari a little bit of time to enter the garganta.
A garganta opened in the air of the Human World, over looking the battefield. Lucy walked out of it, standing on the air and holding Hozumi over her shoulder. A blue platformed next to her, so she could drop Hozumi on it. Hozumi landed on his butt "Ow, what was that for-" Hozumi said, dazing off and looking at all of the battles, bloodshed and destruction. His eyes were wide and he was speechless
"This is war Hozumi" Lucy told the awe-stricken Hozumi.
"Do you still want to fight? Do you still believe there is anything you can do in your current state?" Hozumi looked around "I-I don't know. I want to help but..."
"You're scared Hozumi, and you're still weak. You haven't been trained nor disciplined properly. And you never told them did you Hozumi?" She said, looking down at Hozumi. He shook his head "No...but...I'll be called a monster if I tell them! If they find out what I really am, the things I see" He said, with a sad tone looking down at all of the battles going on. A tear ran down his cheek "Why am I cursed with these body" Lucy smiled, floating downwards and lifting his chin
"You're not a monster child. You're a blessing, a shining ray of hope left behind to do great things. You're Hozumi Indra Oda. Always remember, what you are does not define you, but who you are and what you do is what defines you" She said, turning her attention towards a swarm of arrancars heading towards them
"Will you fight or will you run?" She asked him, not moving an inch as the arrancars got closer with every second. Hozumi wiped a tear away, standing on the blue disk and looking forward towards. Lucy smiled, unsheathing her zanpakuto and holding the hilt out to Hozumi.
"Then fight" She said, her body suddenly vanishing and appearing above the swarm of arrancars. A light blue glow surrounded her finger tips as her eyes glimmered a emerald green. She began to tear apart the arrancars with her bear hands, leaving only one heading towards Hozumi. The blade in his hand began to shake, along with his knees and elbows. The emotionless arrancar flew faster towards him, extending its claw and aiming it towards his neck. A voice rang throughout his head
Fight...child His eyes began to glow a bright crimson as blackish reiatsu began to seep out his body
"Fight...and never give up my child!" Hozumi let out a battle roar, jumping off the platform and raising the blade above his head, ready to strike down the incoming arrancar. The arrancar was much more quicker than Hozumi, but he wasn't alone. A purple rod hit the arrancar in the back, immobilizing it temporarily. As Hozumi fell downwards, he swung the blade towards the arrancar's head, finally making contact. The blade stopped, unable to pierce its Hierro "Raaaaaaaahhhh!!" He yelled, a burst of night colored reiatsu emitting from his body as the blade entered the arrancars body. At first, the blade struggled but began to easily go through the body as Hozumi's eyes glew even more. The arrancar was split in half, its body falling down to the ground, along with Hozumi who was unable to fly.
Lucy quickly caught Hozumi in the air, hugging his body and sheathing her blade. She smiled, looking down at his sleeping face
"Congrats Hozumi, you had your first kill. Now rest, you're gonna need it" She said, moving the hair out of his eyes. She looked up at the person who had accompanied them the entire time, the green haired girl
"Hey you!" Lucy yelled to Minari
"Tell his mom that I'm gonna take him for a while, there's a lot this kid has to learn about himself and he's never gonna learn it in the Soul Society. Welp, see ya" She said nonchalantly, turning away from Minari and ready to leave