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Chapter 5 - moving on

Sitting in Aleksandr's office , disguised as said brother , Aizen sat in the dark room , With a single piece of paper sat before him , Quill in hand as he wrote .

" And that should do it " Aizen uttered as he placed the quill down in the ink well , Folding the piece of paper and rising from the chair , Rising and walking from his office into his bedroom .

Walking past Aleksandr's bed , Perishe rose from the silky covers in nothing but a gown , sauntering over to the end of the bed as she held her arms out .

" Why don't you come here , So I can ... " She slowly undid her gown , Allowing her perky and well rounded breasts to be exposed in the air before her husband " Relieve some of your stress "

" Not right now ... perhaps when I return " Aizen said dismissively before walking away from the bed , Opening the door and leaving the room .

Flagging down one of the mansions maids , Aizen handed the note to the woman .

" Hand this to father when he wakes "

" Of course ser " The maid bowed deeply as Alekzandr simply glided across the ground towards the stairs , Walking down to the first floor and out of the manse before vanishing into the night .

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Staring out, His jacket blowing in the winds , Aizen , His brown eyes, unblinkinglt stared ahead at the setting sun in the distance.

His face blank , His reitsu a subtle flow kept on a leesh .

" That's it then " Nicholai uttered , Coming up to aizens side as he carried his daughter in his arms.

Blinking , Aizen shook his head , Allowing a small smile to come to his face as he turned to the man that sheltered him for a short time.

Lowering his head to make eye contact with the noble soul before him , Aizen inclined his head .

" Yes , I thank you for allowing me to take up space in your home " Aizen offered his hand to the simple man , Of which Nicholai accepted , the two shaking hands with a sort of understanding crossing them .

" It is of no consequence my friend , you are welcome here any time " Aizen let go of Nicholai's hand , Giving a small nod as they separated.

" Give Yolanda my regards , A family as beautiful as yours is scantily come across ... I wish nothing but the best for you and yours " Aizen slowly turned away , Stepping across the small homely garden they were growing towards the street.

" Until next time aizen friend " Nicholai bounced Dimitri up and down as he stared at aizens back , The man simply Waving back as he rounded and began to walk up the silent street .

" good riddance " Yolanda came up to Nicholai's side , Wiping a china cup as she watched aizen walk away slowly dissapearing into the distance " Atleast we have our space back "

" A shame he didn't feel quite welcome here ... he was a good man " Yolanda chewed her lip as Nicholai's words , Her husband turning away and making his was to spend time with irina, Leaving Yolanda to stare at aizens back as the man finally dissapeared around another corner.

" Hm ... "

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" Come boy ... lounging about changes nothing of the past , focus " Aizen spoke calmly , evenly , as alexi stood in the snow covered tundra before the hulking cockroach devil , The devil looking down at the boy no even larger than its calf .

" Okay " Alexi spoke softly , still reeling from the events that had happened no more than five days ago.

For five days he had avoided contact with everyone . For five days he had done nothing but sleep . Until he had been forced out of his spiral into depression by aizen forci g him out if the mansion to build apon his connection with the cockroach devil.

" Now train " Aizens fingers ran across the book he had borrowed from the mansions devil , Thoughts running through his mind as he ran his fingers across its spine.

Opening the book , He saw alexi be covered in the carapace of the cockroach devil , Roaring into the sky as he threw a punch at the hulking cockroach's open palm , A loud thunderclap shaking the air as before he swung a second fist .

' I'll need to get him to study martial arts ' Aizen wasn't particularly interested in teaching the boy hakuda , not unless the boy showed particular prowess and potential , He wasn't about to waste his time teaching a bug to crawl .

Another clap echoed as Aizen turned the page to the book he was reading. Raising an eyebrow at the contacts. Said contents being that about the anatomy of devils , How they function and the conditions hypothesised for their existence. Basically an all round book on the existence of devils .

Out of the corner of his eye , He watched the hulking cockroach devil flick at alexi , The boy leaning to the side and striking the finger larger than his arm , Punching it to the side with all he had .

' Hm ... this is a prime opportunity to run a rest ' Aizen slowly unwound his reitsu , Making sure to keep it at manageable levels before Blanketing the tundra around them in a thick layer of his energy .

' You are both spiritually away beings , I wish to see how you adapt to being suffocated in my power ' The cockroach devil perked and looked towards him , Feeling the smothering of something unknown pressing apon him from all directions, It's chitinous mouth clattering for a second .

Realising aizen was infact not attacking , It turned it's attention to alexi , Seeing the boy hunched over as he too was feeling the affects of aizens energy.

' They Both show the regular effects of being forced under a large amount of reitsu , Nothing out if the norm , Let's see what happens when .... ' Slow , But very much noticeably, The reitsu in the world around them became more oppressive , more Suffocating as a thick black and purple energy began to permeate the air. Not enough to be lethal but very much enough for the two he was studying to struggle to move.

" What ... are you " Cockroach devil hissed , Slowly being pressed into the ground as aizen raised his head to make eye contact with the devil .

" Studying ... I wish to see what happens when you're exposed to otherwise ... unknown elements ... You shall train under my power ... carry on " Aizen turned his attention back to the book he was reading. He was Keenly aware of the status of the two souls before him , Watching their souls struggle to move , Struggling to press onwards or function, But none the less fine as he wasn't intending to kill the two .

' Regukar souls have proven to be affected by high amounts of reiryoku , Adapting to the high concentration in the air to better sustain themselves ... ' Aizen stared directly at alexi , Watching the heavy reitsu in the air twist and shift as the boy struggled yet none the less threw a series of punched at the cockroach devils palms .

His brown eyes slowly turned to the cockroach devil , Concentrating a larger mount of his reitsu around the creature .

' Alexi should be able to adapt. But I am curious to see how a devils biology adapts to the same conditions ... obviously I need to adjust the output ' Aizen thought , Watching the beast Grunting as the energy in the air pressed apon the devil , Quaking slightly as he pressed deeper into the snow .

" RRRRAAAGH " Tears streamed down his face as he threw a punch at the devils palm , The citinoud armour smashing against the palm of the beast , The bone cracked on his fist , Yet healed between the next punch as he felt the hunger in his stomach , rumbling as he hadn't eaten in two days due to his own negligence.

Moving like he was swimming through the ocean , Pressed into the ground by the atmosphere around him , Alexi attempted a kick , rounding slowly as he flicked his foot out , the cockroach devil Grunting not in pain but in boredom as its thumb was pushed out of the way.

' I ... ' Alexi physically slumped as he landed on his feet , Grunting as he felt like was about to give in , Physical exhaustion threatening to take him at any moment ' I ... '

Alexi turned her gaze to aizen , Expecting some form of sympathy , Yet all he found was aizens gaze , A raised eyebrow and a subtle squint of the eyes .

' Is this all you have boy ' Aizens voice whispered through the air yet his voice remained silent , A simple application of speaking through his reitsu , Something he had mastered long before the war with the quincy's ' So easy to give up ... When things become slightly more difficult are you going to simply allow yourself to fall apart under pressure ... are you that pathetic '

Aizen slowly turned his gaze away , Not bothering to broadcast his thoughts further , if a bug couldn't rise than it would be squashed , As was its place .

Alexi looked down, Lip quivering , he didn't know how or why but he knew the voice Whispering in his ears was exactly what his teacher wished to say . His fists clenched , The pain on his body quaked , Rocking him physically as well as spiritually.

" AAAAHHHHH " Alexi screamed , Sheer anguish exploding from his body as he leapt once more at the open palm of the cockroach devil , Roaring his left arm back and once more Punching at the devils hand .

Aizen snapped the book in his palm closed , Eyes zeroing on Alexis spiritual form , A small smile toying on his lips as for but a moment , Before his very eyes , The reiryoku in the air appeared to shift , Ever so slightly , like a mechanism sliding into place . Alexis sheer anguish of recent events manifested into a physical phenomenon, As the reiryoku in the air shifted and very , very slowly began to flow passively into the small still somewhat chubby child. Whose glasses became steamy , Tears still streaming down his face as he all but fell to the ground .

Slowly. The cockroach devil closed its palm , Rising to stand over the trees of the tundra , It looked at its contract holder with a complicated gaze as it too felt the sudden shift in the air.

" You're free for the day " Aizens calm , Yet imposing voice carried across the clearing. And with a nod , it rushed into the wilderness for its next meal , Quickly breaking free of the reitsu shroud and Fading into the trees as the ground rumbled in its wake .

" I'm sorry .. I. ...I " Alexi cried , Palms planted on the ground as spittle and snot dropped to the ground below.

Even as aizen approached , Staring down at the boy alexi cried , Shaking in the snow as the carapace over his body slowly receded .

' He hasn't sensed the difference , That he is passively absorbing the slight amount of reiryoku in the air , Soon he should be generating his of reitsu , Maybe within the coming weeks if my gauge is correct ' Aizen stopped before alexi , Staring down at the boy down the bridge if his nose, Brown eyes passive as ever .

" Enough now boy " Aizens calm vocie stopped Alexis sobs entirely , As aizen slowly drew his reitsu back within his body , Calming the building storm as alexi raised his snotty face to look up at his teacher.

" Life doesn't pause simply because your sad. The world doesn't cease because someone passed . You've been allowed your time to mourn , No matter how decrepit the man was he was your brother. But to allow yourself to fall apart because things aren't going your way ... is truly pathetic .. get up... move forward ... and move on... or be left behind " Aizen offered no sympathy , just harsh cold words not meant to comfort, bit meant for force the boys eyes open , If he refused to change or move on , he and no use for fools who refused to grow.

" I'll meet you back at the manse shortly ... compose yourself before I arrive " Aizen turned away , Vanishing entirely before the boys eyes with a burst of flash step , Travelling a vast distance near instantly .

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Appearing over Russia, He floated through the clouds , Staring ahead as his apssive face turned left and right , sensing no souls nearby in any direction .

' This shall do ' Aizen closed his eyes and unleashed his power for a split moment.

A massive burst of rietsu burst across the north Atlantic, Spreading across Russia as he hunted, Using the bursts or reitsu to spread over the continent as he searched for a devil to run some more tests on .

His reitsu washed over Russia within moments, And moments after , His eyes spread open , turning to the right as his eyes narrowed.

A thunderclap shook the cloud as he burst through the atmosphere with another use of flash step moving from kazan to bratsk in less than a two seconds.

' Now ' He all but blanketed bratsk in his reitsu , Sensing devil activities within the city , He snapped his head to the left , Bursting forward as he all but materialised before his target .

A devil , Amidst it's attempt at eating a woman , Screaming as it raised her in the air. The devil didn't have the time to react as Aizen all but appeared at the creatures side , A burst of pure , unfiltered reitsu covering his hand as he thrust his hand at the creature , palm open .

' What happens when a devil is injected with a large amount of reitsu ' Aizens palm struck the side of the devils face , He didn't bother identifying the creature , A physical cloud of purple Sinking into the devils skin as he forcefully stuffed the devils being with his reitsu.

The devil reacted near instantly , mid way through Snapping the spine of the woman whom it was attempting to devour. It's eyes widened , Turning to the side as its gaping Maw turned to face its new attacker .

Stepping back no more than five metres , Aizen watched the devils soul attempt to take in his reitsu , It's shroud growing a deep shade of black and purple for but a moment.

' Is it ... ' As the reitsu settled , It happened not a moment later. The soul expanded rapidly , growing unstable before his eyes as it broke apart under the sheer energy forced into its being , The devil itself expanded rapidly like a balloon . Aizens lips twitched as he watched , As a being more soul than organic. It was clear the creature was more affected by the soul than a human was.

It was also clear before aizens eyes , The soul had almost a more physical expression on the world he found himself in , as he watched the devils soul cracked, Splitting apart in a large release of energy , The soul broke apart , Exploding apart as they vacated the physical and sprititual world before his eyes , A similar if not identical situation he had seen happen to the cockroach devil when he destroyed its body the first time .

' It has been mostly likely sent to hell ... ' The next thing to happen was the devil itself exploding violently into shards of bone and viscera , Blood splattering everything around except for aizen himself , purple energy spreading in a thunderclap before dispersing.

' My hypothesis was correct , The cockroach devil may have been an anomaly when it died the first time. However it appears to he the general response for a devils soul to experience an explosive injection of reitsu. They are similar to humans in that regard , These devils are a step above human in their ability to survive ... bugs ... slightly bigger bugs ' Aizen wiped off his coat , Forming several more conclusions as he turned away .

" T...Thank you " A whisper alerted aizen for a split moment , making him pause as he saw the now paraplegic woman looking up at him with blood caking her face , tears running down her cheeks.

Instead of responding, Aizen turned his gaze forward simply vanishing from the scene without further ado back to kazan within moments .

The woman on the other hand remained , even as Sirens blared thanks to the disturbance of the devils rather violent death , The woman's eyes remained on the location aizen had previously been.

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IVE BEEN CONSIDERING MERGING ANOTHER ANIME OR MANGA INTO THIS STORY ONTOP OF CHAINSAW MAN AS THERE ISNT TOO MUCH NARRATIVE POTENTIAL WITH AIZEN VS CHAINSAW MAN AS THE THERE SIMPLY ISNT ANY AGENCY FOR AIZEN TO PUT IN ANY EFFORT.

I've been thinking of the synopsis rather than just going chapter by chapter , Planning chapters and it is made difficult because all things considered , aizen is simply a sweep in all situations. So I've been thinking about merging something like JJK alongside the chainsaw man verse , it would be relatively simple given how the world's work , but if anyone has any idea of anything I should add please feel free to comment .

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