. "Last Quincy: The Estranged Brother"@en . . . . "Hawke stood on the outskirts of the small town he and his family called home facing down an Arrancar with mask remnants consisting of three tear-drop shapes hanging from a circlet-like crown. Messy black hair blew in the wind and light green eyes where narrowed on Hawke\u2019s yellow. The folds of the Arrancar\u2019s white coat and trousers blew fitfully in the breeze as his hand went to the hilt of his zanpakut\u014D. \u2018You will regret revealing yourself to me, brat,\u2019 said the Arrancar. \u2018No I won\u2019t,\u2019 Hawke replied with a casual shrug of his broad shoulders. \u2018To kill the man who killed my master.\u2019"@en . . "Hawke stood on the outskirts of the small town he and his family called home facing down an Arrancar with mask remnants consisting of three tear-drop shapes hanging from a circlet-like crown. Messy black hair blew in the wind and light green eyes where narrowed on Hawke\u2019s yellow. The folds of the Arrancar\u2019s white coat and trousers blew fitfully in the breeze as his hand went to the hilt of his zanpakut\u014D. Hawke mimicked the motion and brought his own zanpakut\u014D to bear. There wasn\u2019t any point attacking him in his Human state. He wouldn\u2019t have the strength needed to defeat him, which was why he\u2019d given Meiwaku \u2013 his father\u2019s strange meerkat mod-soul \u2013 control of his Human body. \u2018You will regret revealing yourself to me, brat,\u2019 said the Arrancar. \u2018No I won\u2019t,\u2019 Hawke replied with a casual shrug of his broad shoulders. He started quickly by throwing his sealed zanpakut\u014D like a boomerang which obviously surprised his enemy, for he waited, stunned, until the last possible second. A hasty high-speed movement took him to meet the weapon less Hawke, who calmly caught the killing edge between both his palms and gave a sharp twist! The Arrancar bowled over Hawke\u2019s back, who went fully erect and kicked him squarely in the back with enough strength to crack his hardened skin. \u2018You idiot,\u2019 Hawke vaulted through the air and retrieved his zanpakut\u014D from the ground some metres away. \u2018Why are you here?\u2019 \u2018To kill the man who killed my master.\u2019 It was a chore for Hawke not to lose all that remained of his patience. Why couldn\u2019t these assassin bastards leave his father alone!? \u2018\u2026 So, you\u2019re here after Kusaka Kori, then? Then I\u2019m afraid to inform you that it\u2019ll be you who regretted coming here.\u2019 The Arrancar male got to his feet and shrugged. \u2018What\u2019s it to you, brat?\u2019 \u2018What\u2019s it to me he asks! Listen, you masked freaked. You should really do some research on your targets. You\u2019d find the fabled Slayer of Gods has two sons -- one of whom in standing right in front of you.\u2019 Understanding flashed on the Arrancar\u2019s face, which then slowly began to shake his head. \u2018Run along, boy. I have no business with a snot-nosed little stripling. It's your father, Kusaka, I'm after. Hawke let his anger run loose. \u2018... Are you done? Good. 'Cause I'm about fed up listening to idiots like you who can do nothing but yearn for the day you can lick your departed master\u2019s boot again. You run around saying you'll kill my father, as if others haven't tried? Well, you have managed one thing, Arrancar.\u2019 He narrowed his eyes and gave an intimidating scowl. \u2018\u2026 and what's that?\u2019 He\u2019d pay for that smile of satisfaction. \u2018You threatened my father right in-front of me. Inherit, Jitsunogetsu. Now burn this into your memory!\u2019 Spiritual energy emanated from him in waves, which drove the Arrancar to his knees, while his zanpakut\u014D sprouted a crescent-shaped addition halfway up its length. The level of bloodlust Hawke gave off was frightening, and the Arrancar kneeling before him was wide-eyed and fearful. \u2018Rei\u2026\u2019 a black pulse formed in the centre of Hawke\u2019s chest, \u2018\u2026 Furashuu!\u2019 The pulse engulfed the Arrancar completely, whipping him from the face of existence! Resealing Jitsunogetsu, Hawke turned back towards home. He hadn\u2019t walked more than five minutes however until he stopped all movement suddenly. \u2018\u2026 That\u2019s David.\u2019 He concluded from the feel of the spiritual signature. But he wasn\u2019t training or the feeling would be a lot calmer; not filled with bloodlust. \u2018I\u2019m on my way, bro.\u2019 He was going to take his time going back but all thought of slowness left his mind in an instant. He unleashed Jitsunogetsu once more and proceeded to move through a series of black gateways. David watched as his birth brother, Ricky Jones, snapped a piece of Hollow bait between his thumb and index finger. Ricky was tall with light blond hair and menacing golden-yellow eyes. He wore a white dress shirt and a pair of dress black trousers. \u2018I come bearing gifts, David Kori.\u2019 He made good on his comment by throwing a slim cardboard box bound by a paper seal. \u2018The Hollow are simply the test.\u2019 The training complex David and Hawke used so frequently to further their abilities was gradually filling with Hollow, which Ricky was purposefully summoning with his own overbearing spiritual power. David summoned his bow but against such sheer numbers he\u2019d soon be overwhelmed. \u2018Now go and die in whichever way seems best to you. Whether it be at the hands of these Hollow, the Shinigami you consort with, or by way of that glove I just gave you; it matters not to me.\u2019 With his piece said Ricky vanished, leaving David alone to face what he could guess was upwards of three-hundred Hollow! \u2018Don\u2019t let him distract you, David.\u2019 The voice was feminine, and only when he realized that Kireina had saved him did David break out of his trance. \u2018\u2026 But that was\u2026 He was\u2026 Why would he\u2026?\u2019 \u2018I don\u2019t know, son, but we\u2019ll talk about it later.\u2019 The two turned to regard the approaching Hollow. Kusaka was already amongst them armoured and with sword in-hand. Was it strange he had a look of utter rapture ruling his features? David didn\u2019t think so. David summoned his bow, released his spiritual power in anger, and began firing indiscriminately! All he saw was older brother, Ricky, and all he saw as a result was red. He shot arrows until his hands bled and even then he didn\u2019t cease. He moved and shot, moved and shot, dodged and punched, side-stepped and kicked. It didn\u2019t matter what the Hollow looked like. To David he was hitting his brother. It was only when they\u2019d punched through close to two-hundred of the encircling Hollow that David noticed that Hawke was with him, stopping any hollow that attempted to attack him in his anger. \u2018Not like you to lose your head,\u2019 Hawke jibed. It was exactly like David to lose his head. \u2018Wouldn\u2019t dream of it,\u2019 he replied. \u2018Thanks, bro.\u2019 \u2018You know it, Dave,\u2019 Hawke shot back. \u2018Bankai,\u2019 Kireina intoned at last. \u2018Sashizu no Tenmei,\u2019 she became clothed in a different form of kimono with the addition of several fox-like tails sprouting from her back. \u2018Zai,\u2019 an ethereal warrior of epic proportions appeared, which was soon given physical form. Powerful muscles brandished an equally impressive sword, and most of the remaining Hollow was killed by a single slash from the colossal sword! David could barely believe it. He\u2019d never seen his mothers Bankai before. Kusaka weaved his way through the remaining Hollow like a water dancer, his machete-like sword flashing, flashing, flashing. When the fighting died away David was handed the cardboard box which Kireina had been holding onto. Inside it was a white and silver glove that would cover his entire arm. \u2018A Sanrei Glove,\u2019 Kusaka confirmed. \u2018Using it a Quincy can increase their powers exponentially, but only when they keep the glove on.\u2019 He began explaining upon David\u2019s look of confusion. \u2018I\u2019m not surprised you don\u2019t know what it is. It\u2019s antiqued weaponry. With it, the Quincy can increase their powers, like I said. When they remove it they experience an abrupt increase in their ability to absorb reishi; allowing them to exceed the strength of most Bankai.\u2019 \u2018\u2026 Sounds like what you did to defeat Averian, only different. I\u2019m guessing there\u2019s a downside?\u2019 Hawke asked. \u2018A pretty big one,\u2019 Kusaka revealed with an angry tone of voice. He was even scowling. \u2018A Quincy who removes the glove enters a state known as the Quincy: Letzt Stil. Or the Quincy Final Form, depending on who you\u2019re talking too. It died out around the time of the Quincy Genocide, and was replaced with the Quincy: Vollst\u00E4ndig afterwards.\u2019 He made a pretty good attempt at the pronunciation too. \u2018Any Quincy who removes the Sanrei Glove and enters Letzt Stil\u2026 loses all their Quincy powers.\u2019 \u2018Why would that man give something like that to David?\u2019 Kireina asked, worried. \u2018That\u2026 was Ricky.\u2019 David said at last. \u2018He\u2019s my estranged older brother. He disowned me when I was eight, and left home. I didn\u2019t even know if he was alive until now.\u2019 \u2018\u2026 I\u2019m sorry, Dave.\u2019 Hawke said at last. \u2018\u2026 It\u2019s up to David what he does with it. Keep it, or throw it away. Regardless, it\u2019s your choice.\u2019 Kusaka said finally. \u2018When you\u2019re ready to talk, you know where we are. C\u2019mon, Kireina,\u2019 \u2018He\u2019s right.\u2019 David said when he and Hawke where alone. \u2018I\u2019m going to keep it, but I\u2019m not wearing it. I need to do some research on this Final Form, and see whether or not someone who loses their powers to it has a way to restore them again.\u2019 \u2018A careful plan,\u2019 Hawke agreed. \u2018And I\u2019ll give you a hand. Horiwari\u2019s our best bet for intel. There\u2019s a few Quincy with the Ry\u016B Order.\u2019 With their goal set the two brothers gave each other a tight hug before following their parent's example and leaving the battlefield behind. Next Story > Whiskey in the Jar."@en .