It appeared that Kurotsuchi was incredibly interested in each of the files that were strewn upon the screen, the only curiosity Nozamu felt at the moment though is what truly piqued his interest as there were so many different things to choose from. Intricate drawings that detailed how reiryoku surged through the reiatsu vents in order to produce the different effects Shinigami used in Kido, how to properly manifest your reiryoku through your body to temporarily increase your durability or strength and so many other things of the sort. However Nozamu’s curiosity suddenly changed when a man finally stood between them, they seemed like nothing more than a lost soul between the two yet it knew where it wanted to be and where it wanted to be was directly in front of Nozamu. He presents the envelope that was given to him to deliver, the signet of the First Division was the only thing keeping it closed and for a moment the Red Headed Demon’s heart drops to the floor, if this man had seen for a second the one file that Nozamu wanted Kurotsuchi to see, then his entire life might have been forfeit from then on. This messenger was never going to know though as Nozamu said nothing to him nor did his demeanor change, he simply nodded his head to the messenger, before he faded from view. Just as any other scientist or normal person for that matter would the Red Headed Demon began to theorize the individuals who were a part of the First Division that might’ve wanted to give him a letter, was it to inform him that they are relieving him of his position or rather that they are in need of his services, it was going to wait for the moment though, as the real secrets were now going to be revealed.
As Kurotsuchi continued through those files, there was one in particular that was certainly going to stand out to him, unlike the rest of these files it did not have a name nor did it say how many pages there were exactly, it was almost as if the entire document wasn’t even supposed to be there, but yet there it was. If he were to open it then his unsightly eyes were going to read something that seemed even more dastardly than anything else that Nozamu or any other scientist in the twelfth division has come to talk to him about in the past. What this document contained was a detailed theory of how the universe and all the fundamental principles we know today were due to the single entity known as none other than the Soul King, this alone was a concept that was simple enough for one to grasp and if it was the only thing that was in the document, then there wasn’t going to be anything difficult for Kurotsuchi to understand and he might’ve simply went about his business. The one part of this theory that made it truly different was the introduction to a new type of material called Pure Reishi and it was described in the document that this was the one thing that made up the Soul King in his entrity and is what was needed in order to create the universe that they lived in today.
Nozamu stayed entirely silent during Kurotsuchi’s reading, the amount of theorizing that Kurotsuchi was going to do was going to do was going to be enough to fill the room surely, but what Nozamu did do is begin walking toward the man once again, taking a careful note not to get too close to the man’s hair as there was definitely a chance that there was something growing inside of it or worse. As for his crimson gaze, it did not focus on the hair itself for long, instead it was going to be pinpointed directly at the information that Kurotsuchi was most likely going to be focused on, or at least for the moment it was going to do that as suddenly after the brief overview on Pure Reishi there was nothing but blank pages.
”This is not a bug at all, what you need to do is scroll down to the twelve thousandth page, this was just a precaution in case some individual attempted to break into the files and read the truly dark secrets within’ their contents.”
As his sentenced finished for the time being, he was hopefully going to watch Kurotsuchi do as recommended and scroll down all those pages, if he did then the first thing he was going to read was not too special like he might have thought, instead it was going to be nothing more than the basic knowledge most scientist in the twelfth division knew, which was that Kisuke Urahara and Aizen Sosuke were so far the only two people to develop a device known as the Hogyoku. Research in this document also stated that it was Kisuke who wished to break down the barriers between both Hollow and Shinigami with the Hogyoku and it was Aizen who wished to use it to act as a key to the Soul King’s Palace. They were of course both able to achieve their goals of course due to the Hogyoku’s true power, manifesting one’s desire and it is from here where the document began to take a turn, because rather than assume that it was able to perform such acts due to an immense amount of reiryoku or mystical reishi manipulation, it was actually due to the mimicking of the Pure Reishi described above. Kurotsuchi’s reaction was going to have to wait though as before he was even going to get the chance to turn to Nozamu and tell him that this “theory” was completely impossible, illogical or entirely improbable, Nozamu spoke.
”My hypothesis is certainly going to sound like nothing more than an alien concept made up by some bafoon due to the lack of sufficient evidence in the document you are reading and that’s because this information was never supposed to be delivered in a scenario like this. I am sure you remember the Shattered Dimensions event, when the Soul Society went to Hell, quite literally? Oh who am I kidding of course you do, rather do you remember that same day I was supposed to give a special presentation to the heads of the Twelfth Division and the Kido Corps? Well I was going to not only unveil to them what you are reading right now, but I was also going to show them something as well..”
Holding out his right hand the entire holographic scene in front of them was going to begin compressing itself into nothing more than a small cube that began to float right into Nozamu’s palm, its colors began to be a mix of blues, purples and the occasional pinks who’s light pierced through the other colors like the rays of the sun.
”In my hand is only a holographic replica of it, but I am sure you are able to understand what it is I am referring too”
As unlikely as it was that Kurotsuchi didn’t understand his reference, it was alright as with a sudden movement of his thumb the cube was going to display a prompt-like message above itself that said two words that held more power than anything else the two scientists were able to conjure up.
Kyōka Hōgyoku
For a moment there was going to be nothing but silence from Nozamu, he was going to allow Kurotsuchi’s mind to wrap around the concept that the man beside him was the only other person besides the other two most brilliant minds in soul society, to not only understand the creation of, but also produce an actual Hōgyoku.
”I unfortunately had to have it sealed away in a secret place that no one other than myself knows about, but I remember its location as clear as day, however I may be willing to retrieve it if we do follow through with our attempts to extract the souls of a Shinigami and a Hollow, though this must be done in secret, we both understand what might happen if certain individuals are able to get their hands on such an item.”
For the first in the entire history between the two of them, Kurotsuchi was going to hear Nozamu let out a small laugh as if to release the stress and tension he felt inside himself from showing this, his hand fell down from its original position and the hologram began displaying the other documents once again that went into detail over the research.
”Immediately after I buried my research that you are reading right now, I began my studies on Hell for I of course was the only person who was talented enough to do so and I truly loved every second of learning about it, but my mind always made me wonder if what happened during the Shattered Dimensions event was due to just a random phenomenon… or was it-”
Nozamu’s sentence was interrupted suddenly as his mind thought back to that day for just a moment, the carnage that was wrought forth, then the consequence they all faced when Shobatsu emerged from his eternal bindings and beat the entire Gōtei with incredible ease. Then his mind raced back even further to when he was developing the Hōgyoku, reading how it makes sure that history takes its proper course to bend to the will of the user and once again he felt the guilt weigh down upon him, because what people didn’t know is that for many years now, Nozamu had felt like it was his fault all along that the Shattered Dimensions event happened and it was the original reason why he sealed away the Hōgyoku in a special place, but as the clocks ticked down to
the day his mind dreamed of, he decided it was time to throw away his belief that it was his fault.
”It doesn’t matter anyways, it's time for me to look into this letter.”
Lifting the letter that was given to him moments ago he was going to see the Symbol of the First Division, Nozamu stared at it long and hard before he let out a chuckle, it was sort of funny how something so light was able to carry such weight in importance, but now was the time for him to slide his finger underneath the seal and open it up.
The message was simple.
Quote:To Lieutenant Kyōraku:
I wish to speak with you; I have questions regarding your research. I await you in my office.
Sincerely Head Lieutenant Oki
A sigh of relief escaped Nozamu’s lips before he spoke to Kurotsuchi.
”Someone is requesting my presence at the First Division, it must be dealt with immediately. I entrust you to keep this research safe and silent, if a single word got about what we are discussing here then we might have a nasty situation on our hands, however I do wish to talk with you about it once again when I make my return.”
In the instant of a second, Nozamu grabbed his Denrishiki X alongside both of the research papers he placed down previously and appeared in his office which was quite the distance from Kurotsuchi’s lab, while he was in there he laid down the two research papers and began going through various files within’ his desk that were of the utmost importance to his Hell research as well as the research he used when he taught at the Shin’o Academy before the Shattered Dimensions event.
”Lieutenant Oki.. Lieutenant Oki.. what else could you want..”
His mind wrapped around the various bits of research that he had done in his past, which albeit focused on nothing more than Spiritual Science and Hell itself, still had many different and intricate parts on its own, however he was unable to find what might particularly intrigued her. Rather than leave with the two new files he grabbed from his desk, he decided to also grab another third more secret file that he had been waiting to unveil for a more main event of sorts, after doing so he vanished once again in that instant of a second, off to the First Division where he was going to appear at its gates.
From Northwest Seireitei to Central Seireitei
