Yes yes I'm alive. Here's chapter 10 so enjoy. Again I don't own Enagelion or Bleach.

"Children... come to us." A deep voice commanded.

Two shadowed figures stood in the middle of a grey desert, surrounded by rugged stone pillars and long stretching shadows. Not many knew of the location of the place, as it wasn't a fixed location. This was Hueco Mundo. This was the place that Hollows called home.

The two didn't have long to wait as several forms arose from passing shadows and kneeled before them.

"We are here." They said in unison.

"You shall be the first to go Sachiel," the second spoke, this one in a softer tone. "Go fourth and have your fill."

"Thank you." the smallest spoke and left the same way it came.

"The rest of you shall wait for your brother's return."

They left without complaints, leaving the original two alone in the desert.

"Are they ready for this?" The first spoke.

"It doesn't matter, they will never fall."

"You can't fall when you're already have."

"Indeed, husband."

Shunsui sighed happily in his office while looking out the window. Nanao was out doing her Lieutenant duties. His paper work was all finished. The daily assignments were all handed out and his saki supply was full again Smiling, he took another sip of his saki and leaned back into his chair.

"Another day in paradise..." He closed his eyes.

The only down side was with Shinji gone and Nanao out, he really had very little to do. Nanao, bless the girl, kept him in line and he knew it, while Shinji allowed him to keep up on his fighting skills and endurance.

"Maybe I'll head on over and visit Ukitake..." he said to himself. "No doubt he's a bit relaxed now that Katsuragi is out of his hair... then again...those two are still around..."

Sighing again, he finished his saki and got out of his chair. Throwing on his cloak and hat, he grabbed a full saki bottle and began making his way to Division 13.

"And where do you think you're going?" Nanao appeared glaring.

Slumped his shoulders, Shunsui and walked back to his desk, noticing with sadness that there were three people bringing in stacks of paperwork.

"Oh? Nanao-chan what's this?"

"It's the end of the term Captain," she said. "These are all the reports from the division units, statistic reports, and personal information-."

Shunsui bowed his head and put the saki bottle back where he got it. By the time Nanao was done talking, several more people had walked in and dropped off more stacks of papers.

It had been three days since Shinji, Rei and Misato had reached the Living World and they were full briefed on the situation. In the past month, a dozen Shinigami had been eaten by Hollows, leaving the small teams severely undermanned and in poor spirits. The pluses didn't help matters with their numbers attracting Hollows on a constant basis.

The first thing Misato did was send back all the injured personnel back to Seireitei and get proper treatment. After that ordeal was finished, the newly formed Team made their way to their Operation apartment. There, the teams were reorganized to account for the now missing people. Not knowing when the next batch of reinforcements would arrive, Misato decided to go with two 'free response teams.' Each team was composed of five people, Misato leading Red team while Rei commanded Blue team as Shinji as her second.

Currently, Shinji's team was on break, allowing him time to get supplies from the local market. Blue teams quarters was stationed in Bunkyo district, in a slightly rundown apartment complex.

Being the one with most experience with the current Living World, Shinji did most of the errand, thus the market run.

Grabbing the last item on the list, Shinji was about to head to the check out when his cell went off. Looking at the screen, it alerted him to a group of hollows a mile away, moving towards the center of Tokyo.

Without missing a beat, he popped a pill from his pocket, and ejected from his false body.

"Pay for the items in the basket and get back to the apartment," Shinji told his replacement. "Thanks."

"No problem," his double sighed. "Later."

Taking off at top speeds, Shinji exited the store and hopped across the building tops towards the problem. It didn't take long for him to reach the location, and spotted the Hollows chasing down a few Plus's.

"Let's get this over with," Shinji frowned, drawing his sword.

The first two went down easy, without a twitch, dissolving without protest. The third tried to block his sword but met the same fate as its brethren but roared as it faded, alerting the final three.

The smallest one slashed at Shinji with its tail, but it struck only the ground as Shinji flashed to the hollows side and cut off its head. Coming around, Shinji parried a slash from the largest hollow, and cut off its arm and its head.

Turning to the last hollow, Shinji managed to block its charge and slide back several feet before stopping it dead. Stepping back, Shinji slashed his sword to the side and walked away from the Hollow, as its mask broke in two and joined its brethren.

"Is everyone alright?" Shinji walked towards the Plus's.

"F-f-f-fine," The elderly man said, pulling an older woman and two small children closer. "What were those things?"

"Hollows," Shinji sighed. "Think of them as lost souls."

"So… we really are dead…" The woman shook her head.

"Obaa-chan… Ojii-chan," The smallest child sobbed. "Are we going home now?"

"No sweetie," she sighed to her. "We're going to see your okaa-san and oto-san."

"Really?" She wiped away her tears.

"She's right," Shinji smiled. "If you have lived a good life then you'll be sent to Seireitei, which is basically heaven. I'm sure your kaasan and Tosan are there waiting."

"Okay…" she smiled.

"How do we get there?" The older one asked.

"I tap you with my Zanpakuto and you are guided there," Shinji tapped the pommel of his sword. "It doesn't hurt at all."

One by one, he sent them to Seireitei, hoping that they would re-appear close together. His work done, Shinji sheathed his sword and turned towards his apartment when his phone went off again. With a sigh he pulled up the message and froze.

"Code M…" Shinji blinked. "Can't be…" Clearing the message he pulled up his radar and searched the area. Hoping it was a joke; Shinji checked and found the source. It was a large group of Hollows converging on one area, but the problem was one big signal in the center.

"Great," Shinji took off. "It's a Menos."

Misato growled in frustration as more and more Hollows appeared in front of her. Over the past half hour, herself and the rest of Red Team where trying to get to the Portal, in an attempt to stop the Gillian from coming through. To top it all off, the back up from Seireitei was no ware to be seen and one of her teammates was being feasted on by a large Hollow.

"Dammit," she grunted, finishing off a Hollow. "At this rate we'll be too late."

"Katsuragi-san."

Misato couldn't help but grin as she looked over her shoulder to see Ayanami and her team clear a through a large group of Hollows. Rei stopped behind her and stood back to back while the rest of her squad went to help the rest of Red Team.

"Good timing Rei, try and cut it a little closer next time."

"My Apologies ma'am," Rei kept an eye on the closest Hollow. "We ran into a few small groups of Hollow heading in this direction."

"I see," Misato nodded. "Where's Shinji?"

"He's on the way. I sent Shinji to the market to get our supplies when they started to converge on this location."

"Well he better get here goon before-."

A chilling howl filled the air as the Hollows stopped attacking and ran towards the now fully emerged Gillian.

"-dammit," Misato frowned at the behemoth Hollow. "Call Shinji and get him here now."

"Ma'am."

"Yes."

"Another Hollow is emerging several miles from here," Rei said looking at her phone. "I can get an accurate reading though on its classification."

"Could this get any worse?"

"It appeared directly between us and Ikari, ma'am."

"... not funny."

"Seriously..." Shinji stopped as a black portal appeared before him. "I don't have time for this..."

It didn't take long for the Hollow to walk out of the portal and when it did, Shinji almost dropped to his knee from the spiritual pressure. It had to be at least as strong as a second seat member, if not a Lieutenant.

The Hollow was taller than himself by two meters and wide shouldered. Its mask was between the shoulders on a small bump that would have passed for its head. It was circular with a point in the bottom and two black eyes with no markings what so ever. The strange thing about it was right below its hole, was a red sphere with three rib bones on each side.

Shinji's survival instinct kicked in when its eyes flashed. Flashing to his right, the ground that he occupied before exploded in a burst of red that flowed up to the sky and formed a cross. Getting over the shock quickly, Shinji brought his palm up and aimed at the Hollow.

"Kido 31: Shot of Red Fire!"

The red ball that instantly formed in Shinji's hand sailed towards the Hollow and hit dead on resulting in an explosion. Waiting for the smoke to clear, Shinji readied another shot and rebalanced his footing.

A light flashed in the smoke, signalling Shinji to flash away again, avoiding the large explosion that came after. Deciding to change tactics for the moment, Shinji pulled out his sword and went in for close-quarters, only to have his blade blocked by its arm.

"What are you?" Shinji asked, and then jumped away avoiding a slash.

"Your death," it replied, flashing its eyes again.

Shinji brought his sword up in time to block the hit, but the force was enough to launch him backwards and through several trees before stopping. Satisfied that the Shinigami was down, the Hollow walked forward, preparing to enjoy the first course of the evening.

However, fate had other things in store for the two as Shinji raised his head and locked his gaze with the Hollow.

"Fight and forever flow," He roared. "Kuroamatsukaze!"

The winds from the Shikai release surprised the hollow greatly, as it was enough to push it away a few meters before it corrected it footing and stopped.

"Interesting Shinigami," the hollow blinked. "Very interesting. You may yet give me a challenge. What is your name?"

"Ikari, Shinji. Division 8. 8th seat."

"I see," the hollow blinked. "I am Sachiel."

They eyed each other for a minute than charged, ready to fight to the death.

To Be Continued...

Thus begins the Angel War. MUH HA HA!