Bleach: Starting as a Vasto Lorde

Chapter 8: Oppression

How would anyone imagine the ability of oppression? The power to overwhelm someone to the point they have no chance to fight back. The power to crush someone under sheer pressure like a bug.

The manifestation of Kazuya's Aspect of Death worked similarly, yet worlds apart from those concepts.

It was truly a breathtaking ability.

He went out in search of a foe to test its effectiveness. Lo-and-behold, he found four massive Hollows hibernating in an underground cave. They were Menos Grande.

Unlike Adjuchas and Vasto Lorde, a Menos Grande surpassed the height of an average house in Japan. Each cloaked in black' wearing a mask with an extending nose bearing three holes. Despite their giant size, they were considered foot soldiers in Las Noches, as they were below Adjuchas in strength and raw power, and were more commonly known as Gillian.

All the Gillians screeched as they sensed the intruders.

Apacci shivered. "They will chew us alive! Let's run!"

She was terrified of four Gillians blasting her with their Cero.

Kazuya merely smiled and stretched his hand towards the Gillians. "Oppress atmospheric air."

A blue Reiatsu surrounded the intimidating giant Hollows, and the wind howled like a wolf.

Atmospheric air was everywhere, just like Reishi in Hueco Mundo. In a wide open world, the air alone weighed over hundred of thousands of pounds. Typically, the internal body pressure canceled the atmospheric air while body tissues absorbed the rest of the net force. The Oppression overturned that perfect balance in favor of pure destruction. A Gillian's body structure was incomparably more resilient than human, but could it survive nearly a ton of pressure from all sides?

The answer revealed itself in the form of cracking bones. Flesh ruptured and blood spurted. In an expected turn of events, the four Gillians, towering over four stories, crumbled in balls of grotesque flesh.

"Amazing..."

The sheer force of his innate ability left him astonished.

[Aspect of Death (Oppression): Oppression crushes all by infallible authority. With the power of oppression, you can heighten any aspect of a physical body, be it your surroundings or a part of your enemy's body.

Reiryoku's consumption will be increased depending on the resistance faced and your comprehension of the aspect.]

A fitting ability for the man who always lived under the constant oppression of his grandfather, albeit a mental one. He could amplify one aspect of his surroundings as long as it existed physically.

He could technically raise anyone's heartbeat and destroy their heart. An instant death that would require immense Reiryoku varying from individual to individual.

The ability, however, wasn't perfect: its energy consumption was its biggest drawback, followed by its conditions. Just one use against Gillians drained his Reiryoku by nearly a quarter. The efficiency would be even worse if he tried to control stronger Hollows. The ability wouldn't work if his opponent repelled his Reiatsu with a greater concentration of Reiryoku.

'I need to expand my knowledge if I want to fully harness this ability.'

He regretted skipping physics classes and having some juicy time with his math professor, who happened to be his girlfriend.

Apacci stared at Gillians in horror, an icy shiver clinging to her spine. The incomprehensible power left her in awe and terror. The random Hollow she found was a terrifying slaughter machine.