A/N: Geez.. I finally uploaded it. Hello everyone! I'm a newbie in and this is my first time to write a fanfic. I'm so nervous! Review please? Every comment will be gladly appreciated.. Thanks!

Special thanks to my wonderful friends at BA for inspiring to write.. I'm so glad because of you guys!!

Disclaimer: Bleach belongs to Kubo Tite..

Chapter 1: Thus, it begins….

"Getsuga Tensho" it was then, he managed to score against Ulquiorra's Murcielago. This is also the time when he forsees the hand of victory reaching for him after this fight.

"As I finish this off, I will take all of my nakama back to our world and I'll face Aizen and protect Karakura!" These words crossed on his mind as he focused on attacking and defeating the bat-like Espada, giving all the powers left in his soul in order to achieve his goal……. VICTORY.

As he swing his bankai with much effort, he then said confidently…. "This is it Ulquiorra" Just as he nearly strike his sword to the famous numero quatro, a harsh voice was heard from the darkness.

"It's been a while, Kurosaki Ichigo" Aizen stepped in from the opened garganta with a slight grin on his face.

"Aizen-sama" Ulquiorra spoke as he managed to blow-off a cero in front of a distracted Ichigo. "Did I told you not to put your guard down?" He said while looking straight at Ichigo.

"Enough Ulquiorra, you proved to me once again how you really deserve to be in duty in Las Noches while I'm away. Let me handle this" the numero quatro nodded in approval to his commander's words. Aizen took out a piece of device, a thing which is like a hougyoku the only difference is the color, it's black. He introduced his "newly made treasure" to Ulquiorra and Ichigo. "This thing is made in order to manage the most terrible pest here in Hueco Mundo. And that is you…." He said as his devilish eyes met Ichigo's surprised and somewhat frightened face.

"Idiot! You're kidding, that one heck of a thing can't touch me nor kill me! It's just a damn looking pebble!" He smirked, covering the worried thoughts in his mind.

"I feel horrible. I don't know why my heart is trembling"

"May I know what's the matter substitute shinigami? It seems your hyper-active energy fell down in a strike of a millisecond." The traitor-taicho muttered. "Do you doubt this? Oh my.. Then why shouldn't we give it a try." With a quick motion, Aizen held the device.

"Die." As the three-lettered word escaped his mouth, Ichigo suddenly……..vanished.

A strong light bursts at the area of Las Noches leaving no trace of Reiatsu from the substitute shinigami.

"I never thought it will be that easy." As he commanded all of his minions to fall-back. Those in Hueco Mundo and those in the fake Karakura, together with the two other traitor-taichos, Tousen and Gin.

"Killing him is protecting Las Noches and especially my dreams." He went back to his throne, ignoring the "other" intruders left in the area.

"Should we finish those shinigamis?" he said as he leash his zanpakuto back to normal.

"Never mind. I don't bother taking care of mosquitoes and ants, just send them off here in Hueco Mundo" He sat quietly on his throne.

A smirked came from his devilish face "I'm not having fun yet though" Gin said quietly earning a confident approval from Aizen, himself.

"Kurosaki-kun!" The beautiful brown-orange girl cried into tears as she thought of Ichigo being dead. AS she witness the event from one of the domes of Las Noches Luckily, the Quincy who wears eyeglasses, is there to comfort her. Though he himself can't hardly believe what he also saw.

That event happened so fast. Faster than a blink of an eye.. Felt like shunpo to those who saw it. It seems like a second ago, he still fights proudly in almost a winning state, and in another second he is possibly……dead?! Everyone is in state of denial and disapproval.

The shinigamis are all in great shock, especially Kuchiki Rukia. All her emotions are left aside. She won't allow herself to cry, because if she does, she will not be able to stop. "There is a possibility that he is not dead. No, I believe that he is certainly not dead!". She saw when those things happen, she tried to interfere, but she wouldn't. Ichigo wouldn't allow her or anyone to do so.

Chad, Renji, Byakuya, Kenpachi and the other intruders avoided the fact that Ichigo, might be dead, but the sudden disappearance of his reiatsu tried to convinced them to absorb the reality, but yet still……. Doubt is ruling their every thoughts.

As the group of shinigami anticipated the situation, the garganta opened once again. And by Aizen's command, all the trespassers were blown away from Hueco Mundo. Though they tried to fight back the strong current absorbing them, Aizen's power is really inevitable, in which they can't handle.

Few minutes passed all the trespassers where completely trashed out from the entire Hueco Mundo. Commander Yamamoto declared "retreat" as they turn back the original Karakura in it's place.

"Kurosaki Ichigo vanished?" the long-bearded captain commander calmly said. As the news reached him "It was his fault. He's so excited to rush into Hueco Mundo without any regards from me, thus, he suffered the consequences."

Soon, the troops went back to Seiretei where the old-taicho held a meeting to all his subordinates. "We don't guarantee if Kurosaki Ichigo is dead or not. His reaitsu is out of nowhere, however we didn't see a concrete proof that he really is. But then we will just keep on guard in everything. Since we can't anticipate what will be Aizen's next plot against us." He knocked his sealed-wooden Ryuujin-Jakka on the flooring. "That's my order, I will just send guards to Karakura whenever possible. Meeting adjourned!" He clearly finished.

"Where am I? Am I really dead?" He thought as his powerless and diminishing soul roamed slowly back to the real world.

"No.. I can't die. I should not end up like this. I will never allow so!" Though his determination and his natural strength contributed to lengthen his nearly-ended life. He can't escape the fact that his power diminished. Everything about him slowly died. Everything about "Ichigo Kurosaki" died.

"MASTER! Come quick! You should see this!" Tessai hurriedly approached the man-in-clogs.

"Oh wait! I'm in the bathrrom!" The former 12th squad taicho responded.

As Urahara Kisuke relieved himself and walked out of the bathroom, his eyes widened until his hat fell-off from his head. Tessai, Ururu, Jinta and even the mod soul Kon stood in shock as they witness the event in Ichigo's gigai.

To be continued…