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.:~.Dying Soul, Crimson Blade.~:.
.:~.Chapter I.~:.
.:~.The Brown Weasel and The Black Sun.~:.
.:~.Written by Toushi.~:.

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Aizen stood there with Ichimaru. He looked at the Hōgyoku with puzzlement, it was just working before, but now it had got down in power when the group from Huceo Mundo appeared... He thought nothing of it, his plan would just have to complete itself another day. For now he would retreat to Hueco Mundo and regroup. He gave the signal to retreat and the Gillian that had been summoned with Fúra slowly made their way back from their opponents and headed to the black rips in the sky.

"Well, it seems we'll have a delay in our plans" Aizen said to Ichimaru.

"How are we go'ng to be getting out of this one?" he responded, his famous smile never faltering.

"Oh, it won't be too difficult..." Aizen said, he looked to Tousenas he arrived, the blind man was weary from his battle with the 7th Division's captain and his own Lieutenant, but he was not dead, yet.

"Kaname, if you would..." he spoke to his comrade in a calm voice. Tousen stepped over away from them as his extended his hand to open the Garganta, stepping inside it along with Ichimaru. Aizen started to head to it as well.

"Aizen!" Ichigo shouted as the man started to move to retreat. There were no more Arrancar left, and his lackeys were already in the portal to Hueco Mundo, it would be the perfect time to strike. The traitor captain looked to the orange headed boy, his hakama was all but torn away, a small portion of it still hung to his right arm. He looked at Aizen with anger and hatred, but he body was weak and beaten from his battles with the Espada that he couldn't possibly pose any form of threat to him now.

"What's wrong, Aizen?" the orange haired shinigami-representative asked. "As soon as we arrive, you put your tail between your legs and retreat?" he taunted, breathing heavily. Aizen looked at the boy, he lowered his head and smirked.

"There's no need to worry, Kurosaki Ichigo, this is only a small delay in my plans. Rest assured I will be back, and your town, with all it's souls, will perish..." he said, staring into the eyes of the young teen.

Ichigo tensed, he lock his amber eyes with Aizen's brown ones. He looked over-confident, standing there with no one around. He won't escape...Not this time... Ichigo thought, gripped his sword tighter. He was still weary from his battle in Hueco Mundo, but he would have to pull through, if he could just get to Aizen, this would be all over...

"You won't escape this time!" he shouted, shooting upward to the man. His blade at his side holding it tightly in his hands, ready to kill. He could hear the cries of his friends, Inoue, Ishida and Rukia who had come with him from Hueco Mundo to help aid the captains. They shouted at him to pull back, he could hear them, worrying... that's what they were all doing now...Worrying for their friends and comrades safety...All because of him...It was this man who caused all this, who kidnapped Inoue, created the Arrancar and almost had Rukia executed to further his plans... His grip tightened, he would not pull back. He would kill this man now... and end their worrying and this endless bloodshed...

I will kill him... He lifted one hand to his face.

It has to work this time...

It must work this time...

He pulled his mask on, two red lines ran down the eye holes of the white bone face-plate. He was approaching his target, he pulled his sword back, ready to strike...

Aizen smirked, he held out two fingers to the rash teen.

"Bakudō #61: Rikujōkōrō..."

Ichigo's eyes widened as he was stopped right in front of Aizen, six rods embedded in his gut, his sword just inches from Aizen.

"Aizen..." Ichigo growled through the mask, he looked at the man. Aizen continued to smirk at the teen, he reached into his inner sleeve and pulled out a small orb, glowing a light purple color...

The Hōgyoku.

Aizen raised the shining orb to the face of the Shinigami-daiko, he had never tried the Hōgyoku on an already-Vizard... He was interested if it would have any affect. The Hōgyoku glowed brightly as it approached Ichigo's face. The orb glowed with a blinding light for a moment then went dark, it was done... Ichigo's eyes widened as his mask started to disappeared, shattering to the earth below. His body went limp, head hung down to the ground, arms dangled at his sides, his hands went numb as Zangestsu dropped down, sticking between some rubble of the fake town. He gave a expressionless face, staring blankly into space.

Aizen looked at the teens body, the low, ragged breaths his took were the only signs that he was alive. He frowned, unimpressed at the effect the orb had on him. He expected...more.

"How unfortunate..." Aizen said, putting the Hōgyoku in his sleeve and reaching for the green hilt of his sword.

"It can't be helped..." he said to the motionless teen, he stabbed his sword upward, thrusting his blade into Ichigo's chest. Blood sprouted out as it went through, dripping off Aizen's white blade. He released the kidō, sending the teen down to the town he wanted to save so badly. Shrugging, he walked over to the Gargantua, Ichimaru crossed his arms as he approached.

"Hm, that was pretty cruel, Aizen-taicho." he said, grinning at the falling body.

"He would have died anyway... with or without our help." he replied solemnly, looking at the Hōgyoku once more. He had expected something to happen...dull light shone from the glass orb, it was dimming? He stared in surprise, it was lowering more from what it was before... He turned to face the area the boy had landed. He landed on the edge of a upright piece on concrete, he faced downward in the dirt. His attention was sifted to a small black figure followed by a tall white one moving toward the teen. He smirked.

"Come...We have no more business here..." Aizen said, stepping further into the black portal.

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"Ichigo!" the petite Shinigami shouted, heading to the fallen body of her friend, she arrived at the area were he laid, unmoving and lifeless... She fought the emotions that attempted to seep through her as she looked to his torn body, blood was seeping slowly from the stab wound in his sternum.

"Ishida!" she shouted to the Quincy who had joined her. "Get Inoue!" she ordered him. Ishida nodded his head and used his Hirenkyaku to go off to retrieve her. Rukia looked as he disappeared, becoming a white speck in the distance. She turned to Ichigo, flash stepping onto the structure where he laid. She reached over to his back, using healing kidō to attempt to stop the bleeding, unable to move him as that might cause more damage to him than was already in placed. Her eyes went wide when she caught sight of his face, his eyes were cold, blank and glazed over.

She strengthened the kidō in a already vain attempt to bring life back into his eyes. She whirled her head around, shutting her eye briefly to ward away the liquid threatened to come to her eyes. She caught sight of Inoue, who was rushing over quickly with Ishida. Ishida set Inoue down on the rock, her eyes went wide as she caught sight of his face. She quickly put her hands to her hairpins, summoning the healing shield over him. Her face stayed on his as the orange shield glowed, she looked pale, like she had seen a ghost...

They all looked to the lifeless body, hoping something would happen...anything...

Their eyes widen as they was white slowly dripping from his eyes...

"Heh, Looks like it's finally my turn to rule..."

.:~Fin~:.