The Universal Villain

After breaking into Las Noches, Shen didn't rush himself as he leisurely walked around the premises. Taking step after step through the winding corridors of Las Noches, Shen was extremely laid back, and that was mostly due to Aizen. Aizen, Gin, and Tousen controlled every inch of Las Noches and could switch paths and corridors as they pleased.

No matter where Shen came in from, he could just as quickly be redirected. However, Shen had his trump card walking right next to him. As long as he had Rukia Aizen wouldn't keep him walking in circles, nor would he trust any low-level Hollows with the job of stopping him. In the end, it was sort of like Shen was forcing Aizen to take him to a place of interest.

After walking for only a couple of minutes, Shen grinned as thought to himself. 'And just like that, we have arrived.' Looking ahead of them, a large open room could be seen, which was flooded with light. Just from looking at it, Shen realized this place was never showcased before and was entirely new.

Walking into the brightly lit room, Shen stopped walking as he looked at the people standing on the other side of the room. Shen knew for a fact that Aizen had led him to this room due to how big it was. It was flat and perfect for large scale battles and also an ideal place to engage an enemy. Of course, all the people standing on the other side of the room were Espada.

'Straight to the point, huh?' Looking at the Espada on the other side of the room, Shen could tell this was a result of him changing the timeline. With Shen eliminating the Gotei 13, Aizen no longer needed the Espada to deal with the captains, and now only Shen remained as an obstacle between him and the Oken. "With that being the case, not using all of my resources to complete this task would be meaningless."

Looking at the projection in front of him, Aizen was viewing this confrontation from afar. "Well, I have to say this hardly looks fair," Shen complained out loud as his eyes scanned the group. "It's ten against one. How am I supposed to win?" The sarcasm in Shen's voice and eyes was clear to everyone who was looking at him, which caused Nnoitra to laugh.

"He's a c.o.c.ky bastard, isn't he." Looking at Shen Yammy s.u.c.k.e.d his teeth. "Is there really a need for all of us to be here. The fact he beat those Soul Reapers was probably because they were weak." They all had their different opinions on Shen, but no matter what the fact, all of them were gathered to handle Shen simply seemed uncalled for.

"I can't believe that you all can sit there and act like piss ants. I'll deal with him myself." Tired of all the talking Grimmjow turned his sights on Shen as he flashed a psychotic grin and rushed forward. "That idiot, Lord Aizen told us specifically not to underestimate him." Despite speaking, Harribel and the other Espada looked as though they had no intention of interfering or teaming up on Shen.

Though it was for different reasons, they wanted exactly what type of power Shen possessed to make even Aizen consider him dangerous. Seeing Grimmjow approaching him, Shen tilted his head towards Rukia, causing her to nod as she backed away and cast Bakudo 81. With her, out the way, Shen looked towards Grimmjow with no intention of dodging his attack.

Just as Grimmjow's hand touched Shen's c.h.e.s.t, he realized there was no impact. He simply passed straight through as if Shen wasn't there. There was no after image Shen was simply untouchable at this moment as Grimmjow entirely made his way through Shen's body he turned around only to see Shen's hand reaching out for him.

It all happened in an instant Shen gripped his face with one arm. "What the hell?" Still now fully comprehending how Shen managed to phase through his attack and has no time to dwell on it as the next moment, Shen's hand began to emit an intense amount of heat. Flames shot out of the side that had gripped Grimmjow, causing his entire body to be coated in a fire.

The temperature around the two of them dropped as the floor under Shen's feet began to heat up. After training so many times, Shen didn't neglect a single Technique he had no matter what Shen was always pleasantly surprised when he leveled his Techniques up to max no matter how weak they seemed.

And this was indeed a perfect way to show the results. With Grimmjow struggling to escape Shen's grip, he could still feel the pain from the flames shoot through his body as despite him having his Hierro activated. "Dammit, let go of me, you bastard..." Holding his hand towards Shen, Grimmjow charged a cero while still being burnt by Shen. However, the same miraculous feet occurred as the Cero flew straight and flew Shen's body.

In the midst of this, Zommari sneered, looking towards Shen. "I won't watch this sad display any longer." Using Sonido, Zommari appeared behind Shen while he was shooting Grimmjow's body in the air. Swinging his Zanpakuto towards Shen's back, Zommari's eyes widened as all he received was the sound of metal.

"Dammit!" Two clones of Zommari appeared on both sides of Shen. One of them attacked his neck while the other attacked his waist. However, the result remained the same as Shen turned his head as he smirked. "If I remember correctly, you can create up to five clones?" In that instant, Zommari found himself surrounded by eight different Shen's. "What?" In an instant, Zommari had seen he was surrounded from every direction.

Before he could even react, all eight Shen's punched Zommari in eight different locations across his body, which caused a loud crack to reverberate through the room. At the moment that crack sounded Zommari, the seventh Espada had died. Shortly after landing their attacks, the so-called clones of Shen disappeared out of thin air as if they never existed, to begin with.

[Zommari Rureaux Killed. Reward: 391335 XP and 84 SP]

What Shen had done was no Technique; it was raw speed. If a low ranked, Espada could move fast enough to create clones, of course, Shen could do it as well and a lot more efficiently. After finishing Zommari off, Shen brought his attention back to Grimmjow as his hand began to emit even stronger flames. Under both Shen's grip and the fire that continued to burn through his Hierro, Grimmjow's struggles finally came to an end.

[Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez Killed. Reward: 484625 XP and 134 SP]

'And there goes the fan-favorite. Well, I didn't plan on using him either way.' Although Shen didn't expect Grimmjow to die so helpless, he did not dwell on the matter. The only Espada that would be left alive after he was done would be the ones that could help him deal with Aizen. Of course, that also meant all Espada that were under Ulquiorra were just going to get in the way.

"He killed them that quickly?" Although she showed no reaction on her face, Harribel's gaze deepened as she looked at Shen. "They underestimated their opponent and got themselves killed." Barragan's face was cold as he looked calmly at the two bodies on the ground. "Heh that fool Grimmjow has it com-" Nnoitra, who was about to speak as the distance between him and Shen, was closed in an instant without slightest disturbance in his surroundings.

Looking at Nnoitra in the eyes, everything happened in one swift movement. Without raising his hands, the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva appeared behind Shen without warning. Raising two of his hands, Shen clapped. It was the sudden echoing noise that brought Nnoitra back to reality as he increased his grip on his Zanpakuto that took the shape of a double-sided crescent ax.

As he opened up his mouth, Nnoitra didn't have the chance to speak as a loud clapping noise echoed through the entire room. In the place where Nnoitra was standing, the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva's palms had come together, creating an oppressive shockwave flowing over each Espada near Shen.

[Nnoitra Gilga Killed. Reward: 473511 XP and 108 SP]

Shen's movements left no room for resistance. None of the Espada's he had killed even had the chance to use their Resurreccion before losing their lives. Looking through the monitor, the smile on Aizen's face never left as he watched Shen tear his way through three Espada in less than five minutes.

Witnessing this scene up close, Szayel's interest in Shen quickly began to morph into something else. As much as he would love to deny it, the ranking of Espada does hold true when it comes to strength and ability. Yet Shen had killed seven through 5 so effortlessly he could help but take a step back as Shen's gaze fell onto him. "Wait… Let's not…" Shen didn't bother listening to the rest of his rambling as he raised one finger on each hand, one pointing to Aaroniero Arruruerie while the other aimed itself at Szayel.

Making his actions quick and precise, a thin beam of energy shot through the two of their heads before they could even use Sonido. [Szayel Aporro Granz Killed. Reward: 342974 XP and 56 SP] [Aaroniero Arruruerie Killed. Reward: 311674 XP and 42 SP]

Through this entire process of elimination, Shen's face remained calm as two bodies, one with a frozen fearful expression on his face, fell to the ground. Looking to his right, it became apparent Shen was altogether avoiding Stark, Barragan, Harribel, and Ulquiorra. With that being the case, his final target was visible.

Seeing Shen's cold gaze fall on him, Yammy's eyes swept over Shen as well as he began to laugh. "Indeed, with this amount of power, the ability to crush the deal with those pesky Soul Reapers shouldn't come to any surprise. But don't get overconfident." No matter what, the strength difference between the Espada from nine to five was immense, clearly including himself in the hierarchy.

This fact remained clear to the other Espada as well. Though Shen's combat prowess was great, killing low-level Espada was nothing to fear. "Hmm looks like I'll have to find more Arrancar when I obtain Urahara's Hogyoku. Speaking of which, do we know where he went?" Turning his eyes to Gin, Aizen waited for a response. "Tracking a single person in Hueco Mundo is quite difficult, Lord Aizen though it is safe to say he is still within the deserts of Hueco Mundo."

As powerful as Shen seemed even if he managed to kill every single Espada, Aizen did not consider him a threat. Even now, he viewed him as a research subject even more so then he did Ichigo. 'If I allow him to grow even further, I will have someone to…' Thinking to himself for a moment, Aizen stood up. "This won't last for much longer Gin, Tousen lets go."

Meanwhile, back within the open room, Yammy's spiritual pressure began to grow rapidly as he grabbed his Zanpakuto. "Us Espada has a special ability similar to those of Soul Reapers called a Resurreccion. Now then you little ant allow me to show you what a true Espada can do." Looking down on Shen with a grin, Yammy roared. "Be Enraged, Ira!" Releasing his Zanpakuto from its sheath, Yammy's size began double and then tripled as he grew bigger and bigger.

As Yammy's size reached its peak, the number ten tattoo on his shoulder representing his rank began to peel, turning into a singular zero. His body took the shape of a human centipede hybrid, but even with his immense size, the room could still handle his size, leaving plenty of room for the giant looming over Shen.

"Hahaha. Did you truly believe the rankings of Espada go from one to ten? In truth, the rankings extend from zero to nine I alone have the power to change my ranking by conserving my power." Looking down at Shen, Yammy saw Shen's distant attitude as he spoke one word as his eyes turned a deep crimson.

"Amaterasu." Shen's eyes began to bleed as a black emerged on Yammy's c.h.e.s.t. "Huh?" Feeling the insane heat, Yammy let a cry as the flames began to spread across his body. "What is this! Fire shouldn't be this hot!" As the fire continued to burn, Yammy tried to protect himself with proved useless before this black flame as it seemed even to devour Reiatsu itself.

'Idiot. While burning as hot as the sun may be an exaggeration, Amaterasu in this world is practically unstoppable.' Smiling at Yammy as he fell to the ground crying out in rage and pain, Shen spoke. "The moment that fire touched your body, your life was over. You should have stayed small now. You're just going to suffer that much more."

Although Shen didn't know how strong Yammy could or would have gotten, that issue no longer existed as he turned towards the remaining Espada who could only look towards Yammy's burning body in shock as the black flames devoured him. "Now, if you four, don't mind." Bringing their attention warily to Shen, they suddenly found themselves captivated by his eyes as it felt something was being projected into their minds.

'Of course, Hollows would be the easiest beings to control with the Sharingan.' With their past guilts, d.e.s.i.r.es, ambitions, and more, all Hollows weaker than Shen would have no choice but to forfeit their minds to Shen. The only thing that will remain in his way after this is Aizen himself.