I do not own Bleach or any of the characters. Just let me say, I've never watched the Bleach anime or read the manga. I'll try to get it right but feel free to call me out on whatever I screw up on. Nicely though, if you don't mind. This is after Aizen's defeat and Ichigo regaining his power.
Breach
Ichigo drew his Shikai and took a deep breath as the Hollow before him stared at him unblinkingly. It was not as big as the destruction it had caused would make a normal person think. Then again, Ichigo wasn't exactly a normal person. The Hollow was pretty par for the course, he hoped. It was about five inches taller than him and had a mask that looked like a spider's face made of bone with a humanoid skeleton mouth between the pincers. The eyes were completely black, there were black lines spiderwebbing across the mask seemingly at random, and and the rest of its body was humanoid. It had a white left arm and a black left one, with his legs reverse. Its torso was blood red with the usual hole through the middle of its chest.
"Alright buddy, let's get this over with," Ichigo muttered.
He charged forward, and slashed at it's head. Before he could hit it, however, it raised its hand and swatted the blade away as if brushing a fly. Ichigo stumbled back but the hollow made no move to attack. Ichigo charged again but when the hollow deflected his attack again with his black arm, Ichigo spun past it and slashed at its back. It spun and caught the blade with its black arm then spun and hurled Ichigo away, sword and all. Ichigo landed on his feet and glared at the hollow but it was standing motionless again. It's general bearing reminded Ichigo of Zangetsu, in the form that had battled Ulqiorra. He wasn't sure why but it unnerved him. Badly.
"I'm in a hurry freak," Ichigo growled. "Let's get this over with! Getsuga Tensho!"
He slashed at the hollow but as his sword neared it, the hollow's eyes flashed and the Getsuga Tensho went out like a candle before the hollow yet again caught the blade. This time, it planted its black foot in Ichigo's chest, sending him flying away with his sword.
"Damn," Ichigo growled. "Fine. I have no choice. Bankai."
His Shikai entered its Bankai form and Ichigo took a deep breath before blurring forward and slashing at the hollow again. This time, when it caught the blade, again unharmed, it smashed its white fist into Ichigo, sending him flying with his sword remaining in the hollow's closed hand.
"Damnit!" Ichigo growled. "Give that back!"
The hollow's mask suddenly seemed to be grinning and the hollow pulled back its arm and hurled the sword like a javelin at Ichigo. He staggered backward a step as his sword blurred through the air straight toward him.
SHIT! Ichigo thought.
Just as the blade was about to impale Ichigo, a flash of white appeared in front of him and his sword stabbed into the ground instead. Ichigo blinked and looked at the person who had intervened to see that it was a girl with a black braided ponytail in a schoolgirl outfit.
"Lisa?" Ichigo blinked recognizing the visored. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"I was supposed to be on duty today," Lisa stated. "Figured you could use some help with this thing."
"Please tell me I don't have to-"
"You don't have to fight anyone today," Lisa assured him. "Except this thing, obviously."
Ichigo nodded, pulling his sword out of the ground and glanced at Lisa.
"Try to keep up," Ichigo stated. "You might want to hollowfy for this fight."
She didn't argue as she pulled on her hollow mask and drew her sword. The two of them darted forward, slashing at the hollow from opposite sides only for it to raise its hands, the two blades bouncing off in a shower of sparks. Lisa instantly spun and slashed at the hollow's neck but it caught her sword and lifted its hand to punch her. Ichigo slashed at its back but it spun, smashing Lisa into him then kicked both away. They stood, readying their swords again and Ichigo narrowed his eyes at the hollow.
"Since when are hollows so strong?" Ichigo muttered.
"There are a few possibilities, each worse than the one before," Lisa replied. "You take the lead. I'll surprise him."
"Right," Ichigo nodded. "Good luck."
She nodded and Ichigo charged, attacking the hollow with a Getsuga Tensho. The hollow didn't cancel it as it had before but instead leaned his head aside, allowing for a perfect hit to the neck. The explosion kicked up a cloud of dust but when it cleared, the hollow was unharmed and Ichigo's blade was against its neck. He jumped back and grit his teeth as the Hollow turned its head toward a motionless Lisa.
"We can't fight him," Lisa breathed. "Unless you use that one."
"Not a chance," Ichigo growled. "Why is this thing so hard to injure?"
"It's a Vasto Lorde," a familiar voice stated from behind them.
Ichigo spun around and saw a beautiful woman with a green shirt ripped off at the top of her abdomen, a short green skirt, a cracked skull resting on top of her head, and long blue hair standing behind them, zanpakuto in hand.
"Nel!" Ichigo gasped. "What are you doing here?"
"I couldn't let my favorite Soul Reaper die could I?" Nel smiled.
Ichigo grinned fighting back a blush.
"Not that I'm complaining, but I kind of wish Kenpachi was here," Ichigo stated. "He'd come in handy."
"We'll have to deal with this one without him," Nel stated. "I think this might be beyond our abilities though."
"You don't say," Rukia spoke up appearing between Nel and Ichigo. "We haven't fought a pure Vasto Lorde in decades. We usually all fight them at once."
"Let's just get this over with then," Ichigo sighed.
Rukia shifted her zanpakuto to its Shikai form and nodded to Ichigo who glanced at Nel.
"I'll shift if necessary," Nel stated. "I hope it's not."
"Rukia, you go in last," Ichigo stated. "Let's go Nel."
The two of them darted forward, Nel reaching the hollow first. This time, however, it seemed to be done blocking. Instead, it ducked under Nel's blade and caught Ichigo's then slashed Ichigo with its right hand's claws then spun and slashed Nel's as well. Then it spun and hurled Ichigo at Rukia. Lisa caught him, moving out of the way of Rukia who charged at the hollow, slashing. The hollow leapt over it then landed behind her as a tail grew out of it and pointed at her as a blood red Cero formed in front of the tip.
"Cero!" Ichigo shouted pushing himself up.
Rukia spun around then threw herself sideways as the Cero shot past and directly into Nel's mouth. Her eyes instantly widened and she opened her mouth, a blast of energy shooting out at the hollow as Nel fell to her hands and knees gasping for breath. The hollow held its hand out and the Cero stopped when it hit its palm then began to condense.
"Oh hell no," Ichigo breathed.
"What?" Lisa questioned.
A moment later, the hollow was holding a blood red katana made entirely out of its own spirit energy. It turned toward Ichigo and pointed the sword at him then swung it sideways and a blast of energy shot out from it, blasting the ground in front of Lisa and launching her away. Ichigo caught her and set her down then picked up his sword and clenching his fists.
Rukia and Nel were fighting the hollow but were having almost no effect. It was blocking Nel's attacks and easily fending her off while avoiding Rukia and any attack she sent at him.
"You have to...use the mask," Lisa groaned. "I know you dislike it but you don't have a choice."
"You're right," Ichigo sighed placing a hand over his face. "Here goes."
He pulled his hand away, a flash of black spirit energy shooting out of his hand and leaving his hollow mask behind. The hollow that Nel and Rukia were fighting instantly blasted both away and turned to Ichigo. He charged forward, pulling his hand back and fired a Getsuga Tensho at the hollow. It swiped its sword through the blast and redirected it then shot forward and the two blades clashed. A shock wave flew away from the impact, strong enough to rattle the windows around them all before the hollow flipped over Ichigo, leaving its sword in his path then kicked him past it. As he passed the blade, it smashed is mask. Ichigo was caught by Nel and restored his mask then froze.
You're a disappointment, a haunting voice spoke in his head. Lucky for you, I've watched enough.
Suddenly, the mask shot off of his face then lit up with black spirit energy in a sphere. The sphere expanded until it was about the size of the hollow before it faded and left Ichigo's inner hollow in its place. Ichigo instanlty staggered backward. His inner hollow was in the exact same form as when it had fought Ulquiorra.
"You!" Ichigo gasped holding his sword up in case either hollow decided to make a move.
"Ichigo," Rukia spoke standing beside him again. "You know your Inner Hollow could be considered a Vasto Lorde too, right?"
"Uh huh," Ichigo nodded.
"Where'd you leave your body?" Rukia questioned.
He pointed to a small building off to one side and instantly both hollows turned toward it.
"You've got to be shitting me!" Ichigo shouted sprinting toward it as both hollows charged a Cero.
"He won't make it!" Nel shouted.
Rukia and Lisa appeared beside a hollow and slashed at them but both Hollows avoided the attacks and launched their Ceros at the building. Just as they fired, Ichigo, now wearing a pair of jeans and a black shirt, threw himself out of the building and was thrown by the explosion. Lisa caught him and set him down as the two hollows turned toward him.
"Ichigo," Zangetsu growled as he held his hand out and the Bankai version of his own sword appeared in his hand. "I must thank you for freeing me."
"Two Vasto Lordes working together," Ichigo sighed. "We're fucked."
"No," Zangetsu grinned. "They're fucked. You're dead."
Ichigo's head snapped up less than a second before Zangetsu moved. Then, he felt a stabbing pain, and everything went black.
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