Chapter 271: Total Annihilation
A miraculous light appeared over the Quincy, but instead of joy, their faces reflected fear and disbelief. Many looked confused, shocked, or utterly lost.
They quickly realized this light did not originate from their own powers. As the light intensified, they felt their 'Schrift' powers draining away.
They all understood what this meant. They had once received power from this source… and now, that same power was being stripped from them.
"So, this is your choice, Your Majesty?" Bazz-B shouted toward the sky, his face twisted in rage. Standing opposite him, Tōshirō Hitsugaya blinked in surprise.
"Your Majesty?" Hitsugaya wondered aloud. Could this light truly be connected to Yhwach?
At first, he thought it might be Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s doing, as the Quincy’s power seemed to be weakening.
“His Majesty has… abandoned us,” one of the Quincies muttered, falling to his knees, defeated and broken. No injury from the battle had diminished his spirit, but this light—a light causing no physical harm—pushed him into despair.
The wounds inflicted by betrayal from one’s own god are often the deepest.
“It’s the power of 'Auswählen,'” Kisuke Urahara said, appearing on the battlefield alongside one of Mayuri’s clones. “Yhwach has the ability to bestow power onto others, and he can also reclaim that power at will.”