KAZAN
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Floating in the air over the skies, The horizon spread far and wide , a clear curve in the distance , Aizen simply floated , Arms hanging to the side as he stared up into the skies.
He could feel it , The hyogyoku in his chest pulsing ever so slightly as he floated in the heavens above.
" I can almost feel it , I can almost sense them , The other worlds ... I can almost decipher it's location ... I just need " Aizen grunted , Putting the thought away for the moment before flashing away, The clouds parting around himnas he dropped from the skies to the ground below in an instant.
Landing with soft footfalls , Aizen spotted alexi sprinting around the mansion , Grunting as sweat ran down his face , his glasses foggy as hot breath came out of his mouth as a mist .
Watching the boy run , Aizen smirked slightly , turning amd walking up the back stairs of the mansion , Walking to the back onto the back patio where he took a seat at a table , Enjoying a cup of coffee that was quickly offered to him .
" Thank you petricov " Aizen raised his cup of coffee even as he felt another presence approach , Alexi's buttler/father Inclining his head and stepping away as he glared at the one approaching.
" Greetings " Aizen didn't turn to face the mature woman who came up to his side , pulling out a chair to sit with aizen as the brown haired man didn't bother regarding her in any meaningful way .
" Leave us petricov " Katrina , Alexi's mother ordered , watching the butler leave with a critical eye .
" Now love for your fling I see " Aizen gave the matriarch of the family a look from the side of his eye , Brown connecting with steel grey eyes as she too sized aizen uo .
" There never was ... " Katrina turned away and watched as Alexi came around the corner of the estate a second time" At the time it was just retaliation ... release "
" That boy... is the result of that " Katrina uttered. Watching her sons fat sway with disdain , Yet there was a flicker of something else in her eye , Of which aizen caught easily .
" You don't actually hate him do you ... " Aizen spoke up , Not bothering to mince words as the matriarch stiffened ever so slightly .
" I am his mother ... it is simply my duty to raise my progeny " Katrina didn't look back at aizen , Aware the man already had her on the backfoot .
" Yet someone who went out of their way to make sure their father would remain in his life . Just as much as his siblings and stepfather aren't aware that he's not their sibling. But they just know , Instinctually deep down that something is different ... " Aizen watched alexi dissapear around the corner for the eighth time " Such is the nature of humans ... they may not know why ... they just do ... singling out one to keep the pack strong ... it just so happens to be your favourite ... doesn't it "
Katrina scowled, Her dainty hands clasped together as she looked towards aizen , Seeing the man smirking at her with an even expression .
" You have the maids sneak him food , Make them pretend they felt sorry for him when in actuality they hate him just as much as they hate your other children. But you can't show favoutism , In this family it would mean death ... so you let it be while acting from the shadows . That's why you approached me now isn't it " Aizen surmised , Having studied the family intently for the last couple weeks , Seeing them interact with eachother with them none the wiser to his presence.
" A mother protects her children ... I had someone dig into your past , before you were found unconscious on the streets of kazan ... you didn't exist. You appeared from the wilderness yet act like a refined member if the upper echelon ... You have a presence about you that makes the staff listen to you over their own employers. There is an undertone of power ... knowledge everything you speak , You know secrets even about us you shouldn't. And ontop of that , You've attached yourself to my most vulnerable child . And he is changing before my eyes ... tell me ... aizen sosuke , Who ... are you and why should I allow you to exist within my house " Katrina turned to fully face aizen , Leveling him with a harsh glare as the bonnet she wore raised slightly , Her greying hair combed neatly back .
Before his imprisonment, before he had the power to unmake the world with her very presence, Aizen would have given pleasant words , flowery language meant to sooth the woman across from him , A manipulation that would draw the woman to his side through kindness and false promises.
But thus wasn't then , This wasn't when he wanted to flaunt power. Where he wasn't sure he could take on the whole world and come out on top . No ... now he knew there wasn't anything around that could stop him , But he was also aware.
The last time he allowed himself to go unchecked he had been rudely awakened , sent in reflection for 18000 years and only grown stronger for that .
Until now , Left to simmer and think , He had the power to unmake reality as he saw fit , But he wasn't about to let his ego drive his actions , Instead .. he would be honest... but also ....
" I do not particularly care what you have to say . Your relationship with your son is yours and yours alone to nurture. You approach me , Accusatory and feeling as if it is I who has something to prove to you. You're assure of yourself in your own arrogance. You're asleep , unaware of the true nature of the world ... unknowing of your place ... " Aizen spoke evenly , Crossing his right leg over his left as he leant back. Placing his hand under his chin . He could clearly feel the woman anger at his words , Her cheeks turning an interesting shade of red as she drew in a deep breath.
" My place ... what do you think that is ... aizen sosuke" She growled his words out through ground teeth , Glaring harshly at him.
Slowly aizen turned his gaze towards Alexi's mother .
" An Insignificant ignorant existence the same as any of the other lower lifeforms meandering around this estate. You think you hold power but what you perceive as power and my knowing of it is ... are two differences comparable to the difference between heaven and earth ... you're a weak feeble woman who doesn't have the guts to do what she wants ... a shell of something that could have been ... a weak ... bug " Aizen finished with a subtle parting of his lips , Before pulling back and regarding the woman with a smirk .
" YOU ... YOU " Rising from her chair in indignation , Katrina prepared ro storm away , But before she could leave , She fell to the ground , The world around her shaking violently as she felt as if she was being choked by an invisible force.
Sighing , Aizen Rose from his chair. Focussing his reitsu on pushing the aged woman into the ground , Her eyes opening in terror as she fixed her gaze apon the only person present.
Rounding his chair , aizen approached , not lowering himself to her level, instead he looked down at her without even Tilting his head downwards to face her. Rather just his eyes looking down at her in her insisignificant place.
"A god cares not for the wants of a ant , You may rage and cry but what you perceive of me is the same as a fly and it's understanding of the universe itself . You exist as nothing but an Insignificant gnat , And you will not stand in my way . I will do what i want because because that is ... my place . You do what you can because thats all you can do ... but do not make the mistake, I am here because your son is proving to be a rather interesting subject , If you get in the way of my studies... you too shall be " Aizen raised his hand slightly , Making a mere pushing gesture as the weight pressing down apon the woman intensified tenfold for a single second .
She could feel the bones beneath her skin beginning to creak , Her organd contracting as she was forced into the concrete for a second longer before the weight vanished.
" Look towards the sky with your shattered ego , Look apon me as you come to comprehend your absense of power , Know your place as someone who cannot reach the heavens , No matter what you do in this lifetime or the next ... everything you do , all your struggles ... are Insignificant.. forgotten by the wheels of time .. begone now ... gnat " Aizen dismissed the woman , Turning away and slowly planting himself back down in his chair , Blowing the steam of the coffee away once more " And have petricov bring me more coffee , this one seems to have spoiled during our talk "
Rising , shaking like a leave , Katrina backed away from aizen with no short amount of terror in her eyes , regarding the man before her as some kind of beast as he sat with his back to her.
" Do not Fret for your son .. I will be taking him with me to the gates of heaven themselves should he prove his worth. That is my word ... woman " Aizen turned his head slightly , Chocolate brown meeting grey as for the first time since first seeing the man , She felt the sheer uncompromising weight of his gaze .. the gaze of an otherworldly being she had no right to be near .
" Didn't I say to go get me more coffee " She fled. Like an animal before it's predator , she whirled and ran into the mansion as fast as she could. Her heart hammering in her chest as she entered her home and Hid behind a wall.
Slowly, as she leant on the wall , She turned her gaze, peeking back around the corner to look apon that existence once more.
Only to see him looking away, His eyes following her child as he trained under that monsters command .
" Madame " Petricov scared her , Her scream echoing throughout the halls for a moment as she held her hand to her heart .
" Don't... " She composed herself , Grabbing at the hen of her blouse. Realigning her clothing ever so slightly" Don't do that again ... and get that ... get aizen some more coffee will you "
" Of course ... my apologise " Petricov bowed slightly before stalking off. Leaving the source of his plight in his wake , a small smirk on his face as he noticed she too was in the same state he had recently been , a certain amount of vindictive justice flowing through him .
' Let's make this brew the best I can manage ... ser aizen has outdone himself '
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" Alexi " Aizens voice carried across the back yard of the manse , The chubby boy stopping at aizens words , Raising his head as he felt like dry Heaving, seeing the man looking down alon him with his small telling smile .
" You are done for the evening. Go .. eat well tonight and rest early . You have a big day tomorrow " Aizen made a shooing gesture to which alexi happily obliged.
Coughing slightly , alexi accepted the water his father gave him, wrapping a towel around his shoulders as he greedily drank , Ascending the back stairs to the verandah aizen was sat on.
" Rest well boy... you'll need it for tomorrow " Aizen stated as alexi was about to pass by , The boy gulping as he saw the mirth in his teachers eyes .
" I will "
" I'm aware ... go now boy I have things to do " Aizen slowly rose , Stepping around his chair as he bud petricov and alexi well , Watching them step into the mansion before he once more vanished without so much as a whisper.
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CHAPTER COMPETE .
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