4 BANB CH 03 Mad Eater and the Shinigami

BANB CH 03 Mad Eater and the Shinigami

Eru started staying with the Kudo Twins and they appreciated his company too. None of the local bullies now bothered them. Even most of the violent adults stayed far away from them and the local shopkeepers gave them nice discounts in exchange for Eru staying away from their shops. They usually worked to gather various wild herbs and sold them in exchange for various food products and water.

Eru sometimes helped adults with heavy lifting work and harvesting crops. It was a good excuse for him to train with his Energy Manipulation Method. He grew proficient with the method swiftly. He was able to absorb Reiryoku or Spiritual energy from the environment and transform it into his Spiritual Energy while also refining his soul.

He also found that more he utilized the method, permanent changes were starting to appear in him. His perception had grown many times that before, so he had his reaction timing. He could see, hear, smell, taste and feel much more than he could before practicing the training method. Most of all, he had gained finer control over the energy in him and was now even able to summon it out.

Weirdest of all was when he tried out a spiritual energy application method suggested by Gayathri: Spiritual Pressure. He learned that there was some fighter like a job in this plane called Shinigami, who was in charge of ruling over souls. Spiritual pressure was one of their skills, which they can employ in many different ways to scare, defend, attack, paralyze opponents, and a variety of other effects.

When Eru released his spiritual pressure, he found that his sight and perception grew so much that the entire world seemed to be moving in slow motion. He could count individual dust particles in the air around him. His reflexes and physical power also gained a huge boost. He saw that the spiritual energy of the world became a whirlpool with him as the center. A pair of translucent wings made of energy bloomed from his back. Best of all, he could sense the Seven Sins God Arcs more clearly than ever before.

He tried to summon the God Arc with the least amount of energy requirements, Short Blade – Envy. What came out was a translucent Aragami Mouth made of energy that snarled and looked around as if searching for an enemy. When it didn't find any, it turned to Eru and tilted its head as if asking why had he summoned it out. Eru was so freaked out that he immediately dispersed the Aragami Mouth and his Spiritual Pressure.

'Gayathri! What was that? Why did Envy behave like that?!' Eru screamed in his mind

'I had told you not to call any of your God Arcs out, didn't I?' Gayathri Scolded him back 'They are transitioning right now. Just like you are adapting and evolving, so are they. Since this plane is rich in Spiritual Energy, it has helped them evolve and gain sentience. They will only keep on growing from here on. It won't be surprising if they become as intelligent as humans or even gain humanoid forms.'

'Humanoid Aragami…. It was only a rumor in my previous world. They said that one of the legendary God Eaters Soma once had a relationship with one such Humanoid Aragami.' Eru wondered

'They are no longer Aragami exactly Eru' Gayathri corrected him 'The various Aragami essence that was present in your God Arcs have gone through an evolution. They are now something beyond Aragami.'

'Hmm, fine. So, I can't summon them out right now. But what about the wings they appeared? What is up with that?'

'I am not sure' Gayathri replied 'But I can take a guess. Certain Shinigami with extremely dense Spiritual Pressure have sometimes shown various unique phenomena with their Spiritual Pressure. Such as creating an elemental domain of Fire or Ice, Manifesting their Killing intent into a Visible form, etc.'

'Yours might be a similar phenomenon,' She continued 'Maybe a manifestation of your inner desires. You might have wanted to break through the chains that bound you in your previous life. These wings might be a representation of the freedom you have obtained now.'

'It is all a conjecture at this point' Eru sighed 'Thanks either way Gayathri. I am glad I have you to look after me.'

'Haha, it is alright. It is not a bad feeling to be able to fuss over someone, maybe like a little brother.'

Eru smiled as he stopped his chat with her and made his way back home. He was done with his work for the day and this time he had received payment in money instead of barter as they already had enough food and water for a week.

As he reached near his home, he felt something was wrong. He could sense a foul presence in the air, similar to what he might feel from one of the larger Aragami if they had a presence in the first place. He boosted himself with his energy manipulation ability and sprinted the rest of the way home. He reached in just a few seconds and saw a hulking monstrosity of a being with an enormous head grinning and walking towards the Kudo Twins.

Fujimaru was already hurt, multiple deep gashes could be seen on his chest. They looked like they were done with a set of really long nails, and Eru already found the culprit – it was the monster with its long nails dripping with the Kudo Blood. Seeing the near-fatal blow on Fujimaru and the expression of despair on Matsuri's face, Eru completely lost his composure.

His entire vision was filled with red as he raised his Spiritual Pressure to the max and dashed towards the twins. Arriving in front of them, he turned and faced the monster, covering them behind him protectively. He growled like an animal as the Spiritual Energy in the surrounding rushed towards him in the form of a whirlpool.

Eru's arrival generated different emotions in everyone. Matsuri was happy and relieved as she softly spoke to Fujimaru, telling him of Eru's arrival and urging him to hold on for a little while. The monster, on the other hand, was both angry and amused.

"Heh-Heh! Aren't you all the little heroes now?" the monster snickered, "First, that one jumps to protect his sister without having any power. Now, you think you can protect those two, now that you have gained a bit of power, Huh, blue-haired freaky kid. Think you can protect them, do you?"

Eru didn't say anything as he got into a fighting stance. The monster didn't like that as it snarled in response.

"I am going to enjoy devouring you all. First you with the explosive spiritual pressure, you will be the main course. Then those twin delicacies will be the best dessert ever. I am quite the connoisseur of rare and unusual souls you see, that's how I grew so powerful. Oi, which one of you twins is the eldest, you the girl or your half-dead brother over there? Heh-Heh! Doesn't matter, I will eat you all up either way--"

"You should see if I agree first !!" Eru said and he attacked.

The monster and Eru rushed towards each other, looking like a clash between an elephant and a wolf. The monster clawed towards Eru, its long nails shining in a dark light. Eru gathered his energy in his fist and punched out. As the claw and fist clashed, they were both equally matched. Before they could have a second round, Eru saw two adults rushing towards him. Two of them wore a white haori over their black shihakusho.

When they arrived, red-headed one in the lead of the duo sent a lightning blast at the monster. The monster saw that its opportunity was lost and got pissed.

"Hmph, these guys are too powerful for me right now. Heh, you three are lucky bastards, I sense overwhelming spiritual pressure from them which is even more than this abnormal kid's. Remember my name kids! Mad Eater will be back one day to make a meal of your souls. Keep yourselves alive till then. Heh! Heh! Heh!" The monster laughed darkly as it opened a space rift and disappeared into it.

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"Darn! It got away!" Captain Suzunami scowled in anger.

"I don't sense it anymore" Urahara interjected "Must have had a way of escape planned. Not an ordinary hollow. Huh?" Urahara exclaimed in surprise as he saw Matsuri coming towards them with Fujimaru in her arms with Eru following behind them, his eyes still in a swirl of red patterns.

Eru stayed a few steps behind her, watching the two Soul Reapers carefully. He didn't know anything about this world, and the gifts from the gods helped make him stronger but he knew he was not strong enough to threaten the ones in front of him. He could feel that he was currently only strong enough to ward off the monster he was previously fighting.

But in front of these professionals, he could see the difference. Even though he had a lot of fighting experience, his body was not strong enough to pull off the benefit of those experiences to the max. That being the case, he could only watch and be careful right now. He didn't want to be considered a threat then disposed, because he knew he wouldn't last a second against these two right now.

Captain Suzunami and Captain Urahara glanced at Eru for a few moments in worry, they didn't know if the power he displayed was in control or spontaneous. But seeing him walking carefully while assessing the two of them confirmed it that he was in complete control of them.

They realized that this meant he was a genius of the highest caliber who had Soul Pressure rivaling that of a captain while not even having any experience or skill or even having his Zanpakuto. Once he had all that, he would be unrivaled amongst the Shinigami.

Suzunami dragged his attention to the injured boy then. The wounds were extremely deep, in some areas they had nearly gone through the boy. Urahara too grimaced next to him. Normal healing spells would be ineffective to him even if they got multiple healers to do it. But the issue was that there was no way so many soul reapers can even be persuaded to help a vagrant soul from Rukongai, especially one from the Inuzuri district.

Inuzuri District had seen the most amount of rogue Soul Reapers who awakened naturally and created chaos in Soul Society. Due to this, most soul reapers were averse to the residents of this district and would often get into conflicts with them.

"The Hollow got him, Didn't he?" Suzunami asked softly. The way the girl carried him reminded Suzunami of his own elder sister and the trouble they faced as kids.

Matsuri glared at them and said stubbornly "He is still alive."

Suzunami could only admire her courage, yet it was clear to him that there was no way for the Soul Reapers to help the boy.

Urahara pondered on how the kid got the wound when they had that blue-haired kid to fight for them 'The blue-haired kid must have probably been absent when the moster attacked. The wounds of this kid are deep and nasty, the Hollow was going for the kill someone... ah the sister, He must have protected her. Brave boy, However, don't think he is going to make it. Wounds are worse than anything Soul Reaper medical techniques can cure.'

Matsuri was scared when she saw a sad look on the two Soul Reapers but she stubbornly insisted her previous statement "He is still alive!!"

Eru came forward, patting Matsuri's shoulder to calm her, then turned to the Soul Reapers and asked "Can Fujimaru be saved?"

"It's your call Captain Suzunami, you decide what to do. What do you think we should do?" Urahara passed the initiative to Suzunami.

Suzunami and Matsuri both looked at each other as if communicating with the depth of their souls. Suzunami could see the determination and depth of love she had for her brother. It reminded him of the painful childhood where his elder sister had to face the harshness of Soul Society just to let him grow up without any problems.

Suzunami finally made the decision to take the risk and expose the secret he had been keeping all his life, "Urahara, you take care of the girl and the blue-haired boy, I will carry the injured boy"

Urahara was shocked, he believed that Suzunami will be gently letting the girl know that her brother was beyond saving. He never imagined that Suzunami would have a way to save the kid. If he really did have a method to heal such fatal injuries then why did the Soul Society not know about it? What was he hiding?