Arrancar Invasion of the Rukongai

The Arrancar Invasion of the Rukongai
The arrancar, led by Rozalin Kimono, attacked the Rukongai on June 24th to 25th, 2013. {| border="20" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 500px;" ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|

Faction
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Attacking
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Defending
The Arrancar
 * Participants
 * Participants
 * The second and seventh Espada
 * Several Fraccion
 * Several Hollows

The Bounto

Several Fullbringer Assailants The Gotei 13
 * The Second Division
 * The Fourth Division
 * The Fifth Division
 * The Eighth Division
 * The Ninth Division
 * The Twelfth Division

Fullbringer Allies

The Karakura Quincy

Several Vizard Second Espada severely injured
 * Casualties
 * Casualties

Several Arrancar severely injured

Many hollows purified or destroyed Fifth Division Captain Captured

One Vizard severely injured

Hundreds of shinigami casualties
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Initial Phases of the Battle
Rozalin tore open a Garganta into the Rukongai. The Second and Fifth Division Captains were first on scene to confront her. Several arrancar poured through the Garganta to attack, and were confronted by a small squadron of shinigami. She, and one of the espada clashed with the Second and Fifth Division Taichos.

Allen Hyongo, captain of the Ninth Division, was confronted by the arrancar Maelstrom Ireto, Grave, Basil Ornitier, and the hollow Purgatus. He was able to fend them off with relative ease. The powerful Fraccion arrancar, Grazzt Dillon and Nozomi Suiho were confronted by Luekresia Yoko, the powerful fukutaicho of the second division. Yue Silverpad and the arrancar Nyk clashed to the side, to avoid damage from the more powerful combatants.

Itachi Kazumi arrived following the initial attack and confronted the Second Espada, Jessica Hikuto, and was, in a short battle, was defeated and heavily injured.

Latter Phases
Several Shinigami messengers were sent to track down aid. The Quincies arrived on scene to aid the shinigami in the latter phases of the battle, and were able to repel an attacking Bounto. Fullbringers arrived, and attacked enemies on both sides of the melee. A good chunk of the Rukongai was destroyed in a series of Cero blasts from the invading arrancar.

Aftermath
A veteran captain, Anise Darkfury, was captured by the arrancar.