A/N This is my first fan fiction so I appreciate constructive criticism that can be used to better the story, also a fair warning is that I've got into using both English and Japanese ways of saying names, such as Urahara-san and kisuke so sorry about that. Please favourite, follow and review!
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or Rosario + Vampire.
Hidden Nature
(Outside Karakura)
At the present time we see Ichigo Kurosaki floating in the air in his 'Saigo no Getsuga Tenshō' form. By using this form, Ichigo becomes Getsuga itself, his hair turns black and became waist-length, some bluish-grey, bandages form around his torso, right arm, and face, ending just beneath his eyes. Black, flame-like markings spread across his chest and wrap around his left arm, and the remains of a tattered black cloak cover his lower body.
Standing across from Ichigo, in the air, is Aizen in his own 'ultimate' form.
After the final transformation from the Hougyoku, Aizen took on a distinctively Hollow-like form. The black third eye upon the centre of Aizen's forehead opened, and the skin on his face splits open down the middle to reveal a blackened, demon-like skull. Gaining three holes running vertically down his chest, the Hōgyoku standing at the centre of the top hole. Aizen's feet became single claws, and his hands and feet become blackened, his right hand fusing with his Zanpakuto. A set of six sheet-like wings, with eyes set upon the centre, adorned with Hollow-like skulls, and trailing into tendrils.
Getting prepared to fight anew, bangs covering Ichigo's eyes, he explains the technique. "The Final Getsuga Tenshō is where I become Getsuga itself" as soon as Ichigo finished saying this he looked up into Aizen's eyes and if Aizen was expecting his usual brown orbs he was in for a shock because what he was seeing was not brown but were red, cold, determined eyes.
After a short pause, speaking in a solemn tone he continued "The Final Getsuga Tenshou. When I use this technique I'll lose all of my shinigami powers. That's what makes it final."
Aizen thinking to himself about the situation 'I still cannot feel anything. When I evolved into a level of existence beyond the shinigami, they became unable to affect me, just as two dimensional beings cannot affect a three dimensional one. Thus, neither shinigami nor humans where able to sense my reiatsu unless I deliberately restricted myself to allow them to do so.' Coming to a horrifying conclusion, he continued 'But this cannot be. Surely he could not have gone a dimension above that!' done with his internal monologue he shouted "That is ridiculous! It could never happen! A mere human could not surpass me!"
Having allowed Aizen enough time to think Ichigo raised his right arm, summoning a black reiatsu equivalent of Tensa Zangetsu and swung down saying one word…. "Mugetsu". A massive black wave of reiatsu raced forward at Aizen and Ichigo recalled some of the last words of Zangetsu 'If you use this technique, you will lose all of your shinigami powers. Farewell Ichigo.'
With the reiatsu wave at full power, the entire sky seemed to turn black as well as all sound vanished, the attack struck Aizen dead centre seemly cutting him from head to groined and continuing for miles. For what felt like years (which where only seconds) the attack lasted until it dissipated into the sky and with that, light and sound returned to everybody's senses, a narrow but deceptively deep trench was the only evidence ichigo had even used the attack.
As soon as Ichigo landed on the ground the grey, armour like wrappings began to crack and fall away leaving Ichigo bear chested with only the bottom half of the soul reaper uniform on. After hearing something else land, Ichigo looked out to his far right and saw Aizen lying on the ground already showing signs of regeneration.
'How can he still regenerate after that?!' ichigo thought as he flash stepped over to Aizens body to hopefully deliver the finally blow. Upon arrival though, Aizen began to get up, albeit breathing extremely heavily. Once Aizen was standing, Ichigo felt the last of his strength leave him only to be replaced with pain, 'my… shinigami powers…. are leaving me.' Falling face first into the ground ichigo didn't notice that his black hair and red eyes stayed the same as well as his height and muscles.
Turning his head to the side Ichigo saw Aizen in the form he took after coming out of the 'cocoon' period of his transformation in fake karakura. Just about to start another rant 'Just great..' ichigo thought a little bitterly having gotten tired of Aizens talking. "Ichigo kurosaki…. You have lost. Behold! My Zanpakutou is disappearing. You of all people must know what this means... The Hougyoku has determined I no longer need a Zanpakutou!" Aizen boasted about this while his Zanpakutou was crumbling bit by bit. "I will be like you, who became one with his Zanpakutou and its powers! ... No! I will eclipse you! You who has lost those powers, and conquer heights far beyond your imagination!" Gaining a crazed look on his face Aizen shouted "You are finished, Ichigo kurosaki!"
As soon as he finished his speech a red spear-like weapon shot out from his chest, shortly joined by four more, two above and two below the centre ' spear'. When the last of the spear erupted Aizen stumbled backwards exclaiming "What is this?!... Is this a Kidou?... Could it have…?"
As Aizen finished thinking out loud a new voice arrived.
"It seems it's finally activated." Looking in the direction the voice came from Ichigo saw Kisuke just as he landed from his shunpo. 'Urahara-san...' Ichigo thought as Aizen and kisuke began to talk. "Urahara Kisuke, is this your doing?" Urahara than began one of his explanations. "Yes. I concealed this Kidou within another one and implanted it in your body before your body's transformation was complete, when you where your most vulnerable. It's a sealing technique, I determined once you fused with the Hougyoku, killing you would become impossible. So I developed a new Kidou designed specifically to seal you."
Aizen getting over his monetarily lapse into shock returned to his smug, confident tone and added "Is that so? Then I will have to disappoint you!" rising his now stump of a zanpakutou he continued "Behold! I am about to attain an even higher level of evolution! Do you truly believe that such a pitiful Kidou has the power to seal me?!" then the pieces of his transformation on his right arm and face cracked into nothingness.
Raising his right arm he examined it and exclaimed "What is this!?" So Kisuke began "It is the will of the Hougyoku, the reason the Kidou in you has finally trigged is that you have become weak. Thanks to kurosaki-san it could trigger because he battled you and managed to push you to your limits… the Hougyoku no longer recognizes you as its master." Aizens facial expression became one of shock and rage "This is ridiculous! It could never happen! It could never-" Aizen didn't get a chance to finish this for the spears in his chest grew in length until they come out of his back, each now looking like a cross. Aizen lurched forward because of the new weight and pain coming from his back.
After a couple moments of adjusting to the weight Aizen slowly began to straighten out his stance. "Urahara!" Aizen shouted angrily. "Urahara kisuke! I despise you! Why, when you possess such an intellect, do you not act?! How can you just submit to that thing!?" By the end of that, white greyish clay began to form covering half of his body. Kisuke stared and then said "That thing? Are you referring to the Spirit King? *sigh* I see. So you have seen it... If the Spirit King did not exist, Soul Society would be divided. The Spirit king is the linchpin. If the linchpin is lost, everything will soon collapse. This is the way of our world."
From start to finish of his reasons, the clay substance did not stop so at this point it has reached his head. Aizen was livid after this. "That's a loser's reasoning!" The spears on his back at this point solidified into their cross shape. "A winner has to speak not of the world as it is, but as the world should be!" In a desperate brake out he continued with "I will-" but that was all he got out as his prison finished forming into a giant cross with two smaller ones stabbing through at either side at a forty five degree angle.
Ichigo could no longer look at the scene and decide to turn away but upon turning away he looked up at the sky and saw it clearing form the dark grey it had been all battle into a blue, beautiful mid-day sky. All across the former battle fields of the day, everyone looked up at the sky and realised that the war was finally over. All of them looking like they have been through hell and needing plenty of rest, from the shinigami to the Vizards and even the arrancar, a sigh of relief could be heard from most of the participants.
Ichigo stared at the cross that was containing Aizen when a light breeze came by blowing his hair, it was then Ichigo realised it was still black as the night but before he could actually think about it kisuke walked up to his side. Getting up from his position on the ground ichigo and Urahara both let the fact that the winter war has come to a close sink in.
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(30 minutes later: Karakura town outskirts)
Ichigo now sat on the very outskirts of karakura thinking about all the events that have transpired and why his hair or eyes still haven't changed back when he was approached by Urahara. "Kurosaki-san." Ichigo turned around when he heard kisuke talk. "Urahara-san, how is everyone?" Kisuke replied "They have all returned safely. They clearly wanted to talk to you, but at the same time must have found it difficult to do so." Ichigo became a little worried he'd done something so he said "Don't tell me you erased their memories?" Kisuke just replied "No, on this occasion I didn't touch a thing." Ichigo relaxed at that and said "I'm just tired of hiding stuff ya'know?, anyway. When I get back I'll explain it to them myself." Kisuke gained a slight grin and asked "Oh? How do you plan on explain your height, hair and eyes?" Ichigo let out an exasperated sigh before saying "I suppose it just the effects of using that technique" Urahara just thought 'If only it was that simple' Before telling Ichigo the news on Aizen. "Anyway Ichigo, Aizen's sealing vessel has been transported to the Seireitei. Central 46 will decide how to deal with him soon enough." Ichigo just turned and looked at the ground in front of him and replied with "I see." Sensing Ichigo's mood declining Kisuke asked "Why the gloomy face?" Ichigo just sat on a near by stump before saying "I wonder…. I'm not sure I get it myself." Kisuke attempted to cheer him up "You saved everyone's lives, not to mention the whole world, by risking your own life." In a solemn tone Ichigo replied "I know that." Urahara paused for a bit before saying "You did the right thing. You have no reason to look like that." Referring to his sad mood.
Ichigo just sat there looking at the ground. "Kurosaki-san…." Urahara said quietly. Still looking at the ground Ichigo replies "Say, Urahara-san was Aizen…. Was he really… rejected by the Hougyoku, I wonder?" Kisuke just gave Ichigo a sideways glace at that. "My dad told me about it… How the Hougyoku's power is to absorb and manifest the desires of those around it… if that's true then maybe Aizen wanted to lose his powers… After I gained the power to fight Aizen as an equal, I finally touched his sword in the middle of the fight. There was nothing but solitude coming from the sword. If he had incomparable power ever since he was born then maybe he spent his whole life looking for someone who could see the world the same way he did. And from the moment he gave up on finding them. Somewhere in his heart he wished to be a normal shinigami." Kisuke turned his head forward and let that bit of informant sink in. 'huh, Ichigo you might of just figured out the man that nobody knew.' Both parties where brought out of there musing by the arrival of a group.
"K-kurosaki-kun…" Ichigo turned around to see Orihime, Uryu, Rukia, Chad and Renji. A little shocked by their arrival he quickly replied "Inoue! Ishida! Rukia! Chad! Renji! What are you guys doing? Is it ok for you all to be walking about already?" Ishida replied with mock hurt. "Don't lump me in with the lights of you." Chad just said "Yeah, no problem" before they could all continue Rukia quickly cut in with. "You're one to talk! What about you and your new style?" Ichigo was about to reply when he looked to Orihime and she said. "I-it's really you, a little different but it's really you, Kurosaki-kun." Orihime looked about ready to burst into tears at any second but continued anyway. "When I saw the long black hair, I was scared it was someone else… I'm so glad…"
Ichigo was glad that they didn't think any different of him because of the new looks, getting up Ichigo walks over to Orihime and says "What's with that look Orihime? I know I look different and my hairs a mess, but…" before he could say anything else he collapsed and everyone went wide eyed. Shouts came soon after "Ichigo" "Hey, Kurosaki" and Orihimes weak whispered "Kurosaki-kun…." Ichigo found himself on the ground in the most intense pain he had ever felt. Eyes as wide as could go, teeth grit so hard they felt as if they would brake at any second and seemly choking on his own spit. All this was just some desperate attempt to take mind off and null the other pains he was feeling. Before blacking out he let out the most pain filled cry any of them have ever heard, some of them having lived over 300 years.
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(10 days later: Soul Society/Kuchiki Manor)
Ichigo later awoke in a room he can't remember ever being in, the room was a traditional Japanese noble style room; quickly looking he sees Orihime, Chad, Rukia and Ishida. Realizing he's not in any trouble he asks "Where am I?" Rukia replied simply "My home." Sitting up to get a better look he finally notices all there injuries or lack of. "What happened to your injuries?" Ishida replied while pushing up his glasses. "They've long since healed." A little confused but having a theory ichigo asks "Long since?" Rukia chips in "It's already been ten days." Ichigo murmurs "Ten days… What about my powers?!" Rukia adds "Fear not. They are not completely gone." Speaking in a solemn tone ichigo questions. "Then you know?" She replys"Yes. We heard from Urahara." Ichigo now looking at the ground "Right" Rukia continued "When you met up with us ten days ago, you fainted right away… According to Urahara-san, your reiatsu will vanish in several phases." Unsure of the phases Ichigo voices his uncertainness "Phases?" "Yes. First you lose consciousness, and the temporal acceleration that your body went through in the dangai reverses itself."
Hearing this Ichigo pulls some of his hair in front of his face only to find it's still black, in his last hope he removes the upper half of his white shihakusho causing blushes from Orihime and Rukia, not that he noticed them blushing. But noticing his body remained as muscular as it was after training in the dangai and still possessing his black hair and with his red eyes (if he could see them). He sent a questioning look to Rukia, in response she said "I don't know why your body didn't change but don't look a gift horse in the mouth" 'I suppose she's right...wait what?' Ichigo mused to himself. "Anyway since your remanding reiatsu has stabilized there's only one phase left… you will once again experience serve pain… lose consciousness and the next time you awaken your shinigami power will be gone." In the final sentence Rukia gained an apologetic tone.
Ichigo mulled over this for a few seconds before asking. "Did he say how long I have?" his response from Rukia was just "It could be tomorrow, or the day after or even a year from now, it's just not certain." After hearing this Ichigo turned his gaze out towards the garden which could be seen through an open door. After a few moments he looked over his shoulder back at the group giving them a rare light smile and said "Well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it." Orihime, worried that Ichigo was just putting up a front whispered a worried "Kurosaki-kun" his response was "Don't worry, Inoue." Speaking to everyone he said "Forget about it. Can't we just be happy everyone's alright?" Ishida was the next to speak after that "What are you talking about?!.. How can you call this alright?! You're losing your spiritual powers!" Chad quickly called out to Ishida to calm him down.
Regaining his composer Uryu simply turn and pushed up his glasses. Ichigo calmly replies "I knew what I was getting into." Speaking to the group he says "I have no regrets... More importantly, if my wounds have healed then I don't have to stay here much longer." Getting up and walking to the door Ichigo says. "It's about time we went home to Karakura town. Everyone's waiting for us."
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(Time skip,4 months: Urahara Shoten)
'It's been a few months since I fought Aizen, 3 or 4 maybe? Anyway since then I still look the same… red eyes, black hair, muscle and all but today… with the rate my reiatsu has been disappearing, it's time to say goodbye to my friends from Soul Society.' Mulling over his thoughts Ichigo quietly made his way to the Urahara shoten with his scowl in place. 'Though it's weird, it feels like something has been speeding up the process or maybe 'eating' my reiatsu is the right way to say it?' So deep in thought he barely registered standing in front of the Shoten. The Shoten is in a dirt lot situated between two large buildings while it itself is 2 stories high with a simply design. Ichigo walked up to and opened the front door so he could make his way to the tea room he knew everyone would be in. Upon arrival in the tea room he was greeted by Orihime, Chad, Ishida and Rukia. "Hey everybody." Rukia spoke in a sad tone "hey Ichigo" After the greeting was done Ichigo took a seat at the small table. "Well I'm not surprised... I saw this coming." Just to make sure this was the day it would disappear Ichigo reached out senses. 'I can't sense any spirits, every Rukia is starting to fade, it's true… I really am losing my powers' "This is goodbye Ichigo" said Rukia "It looks that way" replied Ichigo. In an attempt to brighten the mood Rukia adds "Heyy there's no use looking so sad ok, even if you won't be able to see me anymore, I'll still be keepin' a close eye on you." turning away and speaking in a mock exasperated tone Ichigo says "Now that's just great, you spyin' on me. And just so you know I'm not sad or anything." After that said Rukia begins to disappear from the feet up. "Rukia… say bye to everyone for me" requested Ichigo "Sure" was the reply. For a few moments nothing is said until Ichigo can only see her head then he adds "Goodbye… Rukia" and then he blacks out one final time landing on his back signifying the complete loss of his powers.
Before anyone can get up to move him Urahara opened the door to the room and said "I'll be moving Kurosaki-san to where he can get some rest. I suggest you all go home." Uryu being very sceptical as to why Urahara wanted them gone so quickly decided to voice his suspicions "Urahara-san, what are you up to?" his response was for kisuke to flip out his trademark fan to hind his smile and say "When kurosaki-san wakes up we are going to have a very private conversation to find out what has caused these changes and how to deal with them." Orihime decide to share her ideas at this point in her excited/fantasy voice "Oh! Oh! I bet Kurosaki-kun is becoming a big, scary vampire that will roam the town at night sucking blood from poor defenceless maidens! And they will scream out for help but secretly…. they will be enjoying every second of it!" Everybody just sweat dropped at that except for Urahara who thoughts were along the lines 'They secretly enjoy it?' The first to get over Orihimes antics was Chad "Orihime, don't you think that's a bit over the top?" before Orihime could reply Urahara cut in "Well in any case, it's getting late, Ichigo needs rest and you kids should be heading home" That said everyone stood up and headed for the front.
Out front Rukia said her goodbye to the group "Well now that Ichigo doesn't have any reiatsu anymore I don't need to stay here to protect him from hollows and will heading back to the Soul Society… so I guess this is farewell." Orihimes reply was "See you Rukia-chan" Uryu and Chad gave a "farewell" after that Rukia opened a senkaimon and head back to Soul Society. With Rukia gone Uryu turned to the group "Do any of you think it was suspicious how Urahara-san wanted us out of the shop so suddenly?" Chads reply was "I do but I don't think Urahara-san will do anything to Ichigo… that we need to worry about anyway." Orihime was the next to speak "I still think Ichigo will become a vampire of the night, my woman intuition tells me so." She finished that up with some giggles which completely wrecked how she was trying to be serious. Uryu just let out an exasperated sigh "Ok Orihime, we'll just go with that." Uryu wisely decided to drop the subject after that. Orihime said "well I'm hungry so does anyone want to come get some ice cream with red bean paste and wasabi?" Chad and Uryu turned a little green but Uryu replied with "No thanks Orihime, I think we'll just have normal ice cream. Orihime said "Aww but that has no flavouring." And with that the group left.
(Back inside the Shoten)
Urahara waited a couple of moments to let them leave and make sure they were out the front before seemly calling out to no one in a sing song voice. "Yoruichi~ dear! A little help please." A few moments later a black cat with golden eyes walked in and said in a deep manly voice. "What is it Kisuke?" Urahara replied. "I would like you to move kurosaki-san to the spare room please~." Yoruichi replied in a deadpan voice. "And why can't you do it?" His Response was in mock panic. "What?! And risk straining this beautiful yet frail body?" Yoruichi just sweat dropped at Kisukes antics and said. "Was calling me in here really necessary?" With that said she walked over to Ichigo's body, jumped onto his chest and said one final thing in a deadly serious voice. "Don't disturb me again Kisuke or so help me I'll scratch your face off!" Kisuke started crying anime tears and nodded dumbly, most likely preparing for the eventual face scratching he is about to receive.
(Scene change)
We can now see Ichigo in a completely different room with Yoruichi still resting peacefully on his chest while he was resting on a futon. The room was pretty simple, one way in and out, cream coloured walls and on the back wall, a small window that was high up. Ichigo awoke feeling a slight weight on his chest, raising his arm up to see what it was; he felt something soft, guessing it was Yoruichi he started to lightly pat it. He was rewarded with the sound of purring which confirmed his thoughts, "Hey Yoruichi, how long was I out?" her response was a mumbled "Two days, now just keep patting me." So doing as asked Ichigo just lay back down from his slightly elevated position and kept patting. A few minutes later Kisuke came in with scratches all over his face getting a raised eyebrow from Ichigo. Kisuke simply pointed a finger at Yoruichi and cried anime tears while Ichigo chuckled lightly at their antics; after he stopped he asked "So what's going to happen now?" Kisuke was the one who replied "Well after we get your father over here we are going to explained what's happening to you." Ichigo decide to voice his confusion at that "Why would my old man need to come over here? And what do you mean what's happening to me?" Yoruichi replied this time "He means what he said; Isshin is coming over and we are going to explain why you look like you do." Yoruichi decided to get off his chest but as soon as he sat up she jumped right back into his lap and curled up into a ball. Ichigo sent a pleading look to Urahara but it was his turn to chuckle lightly. Ichigo asked "Well, how long until he gets here." About 5 seconds later all throughout the shoten "Where is that delinquent son of mine!?" could be heard. Ichigo just sighed and said "Never mind." Not long after Isshin burst through the door yelling. "Ichigo! How could you allow my third daughter to leave without at least kissing her dear papa goodbye?!" Ichigo gained a tick mark on his head and replied by shouting. "Oh and how did you expect me to stop someone I can't see or touch?!" Isshin pulled out his wallet to see a small picture of Masaki, and then he started crying anime muttering about how "Ichigo was so mean." Yoruichi decided to cut their act short by adding "Well now that I won't be able to rest, we may as well get down to business." Kisuke replied in a cheery way. "Ok everybody! follow me to the underground training area." So with that, all the rooms' occupants got up and made their way to said grounds.
(Training Grounds: 10 minutes later)
"Ok we're here, so someone start explaining what's going on!" Ichigo half said half shouted. Kisuke flipped out his trade mark fan to hide his growing grin and said "How much do you think you know of this world?" A little taken back by this, Ichigo said in an unsure manner "All I need to know?" It was Yoruichi who talked now from her perch on a high rock. "Ichigo, what do you think taichou Komamura is?" Ichigo just sighed and said "I don't know what he is." Kisuke said this time from behind his fan "Taichou Komamura is a werewolf… but Ichigo my dear boy, do you think that only werewolves exist?" Ichigo just replied "From the way you said that then I'm guessing more mythical creatures actually exist… but why tell me this now?" Isshin spoke up from the first time since coming down to the training ground in a deadly serious voice. "Ichigo when you were still young, not even one at the time, you caught some unknown virus and were slowly dying….. I took you to Kisukes to see if he could make a cure but he couldn't." Ichigo was wide eyed at that and asked "Well if he couldn't make a cure how am I here?" Isshin continued "When Kisuke was still a young shinigami; he went to the world of the living and somehow got a blood sample from Alacard, or better known as Dracula when his kingdom wasn't destroyed. After he couldn't create a cure he suggested that we injected you with the blood… we knew what would happen if we did… but to save your life I said yes." Ichigo looked pale but found the strength to ask. "What happened to me?" Kisuke shut his fan and said in his own serious voice. "You were becoming a vampire… a Shinso vampire." Trying to ease the very tense atmosphere he added in a cheery voice "But like Orihime-chan said we couldn't have you running around feeding on poor defenceless maidens… soo~ we used the growing reiatsu you had to act as a seal to the vampire you were becoming." Going back to his serious tone he added "But after using the final Getsuga Tenshō all your reiatsu disappeared so nothing is sealing you from becoming a Shinso vampire again." Ichigo asked in a panicked voice. "What's a Shinso vampire and how does Orihime know about this?!" Yoruichi said in a calming voice (which was weird considering she was still in her cat form). "A Shinso vampire is just kinda like a…. alpha vampire. But don't worry, it's not like you're going to become a monster, just changing species." Ichigo forced a small, fake chuckle and asked "Just changing species ha-ha, that's all?" Yoruichi continued "Yes…. Well maybe a small, and I mean very small, change in your personality but that's all." Ichigo took in a breath of air and slowly exhaled to calm himself before asking "So how does Orihime know?" Kisuke said in a mock serious voice "She doesn't but that girl has a deadly accurate intuition." The tense atmosphere left after Ichigo laughed and said "Just like Orihime." Still a little worried for his son Isshin said "You're taking this better than expected." Ichigo's response was "Well as long as I'm still me, I guess it doesn't matter what species I am."
Kisuke then said "Ichigo I got some more news for you, good and bad." Ichigo groaned and asked. "Okay, bad news first." Isshin spoke up "We are going to send you to a school that is better situated to look after you but they don't accept transfers so you're going to be a 1st year again." Ichigo gained seven tick marks but managed to calm himself after several minutes and asked "And the good news is?" Kisuke informed him "The school suffered damage last year so it had to close for repairs but will be opened in ten days starting its year, so you got ten days to train with your vampire powers!" Ichigo replied "What powers?" Isshin then told Ichigo "Ichigo, before when you was losing your reiatsu, your eyes pupil were still rounded like a humans but since you've woken up it's a slit, similar to Yoruichi. I'm sure your canines are much sharper and will act like epidural needles as well but those are just vampires traits, their powers are immense strength, speed, high-speed Regeneration, super senses and something else which is escaping me at the moment." Kisuke decide to add some more things to the 'good news list' "Ichigo I will be taking care of your friends for when they ask what's happening with you…. Oh and I heard that the skirts the girls wear at that school are super short." Ichigo gained a menacing aura, cracked his knuckles and asked "Geta boshi, are you volunteering to be my sparring partner?" The thoughts of the other three occupants were along the lines of 'He already has a large amount of yokai energy! / I'm gonna get my ass kicked aren't I?' and so Ichigo began he training in vampiric powers.