This my first fanfiction so I apologize for any mistakes I made.
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach and Fate Series or their characters they belong to their respective owners.
Beta Tester: ThunderReborn and ekaterina016
A.N. The legend of King Arthur does not exist in this story of bleach universe so no one knows Excalibur from movies or books.
P.S- English is not my mother tongue.
"Zanpakutō speaking"
'Zanpakutō thinking'
"Characters speaking"
'Characters thinking'
Chapter 1: King of Knights and King of Tyrants
Ichigo laid unmoving in the Shattered Shaft. His arms were bound behind his back by Tessai's kidō, which Ichigo struggled to free himself from. As time progresses, he continued to get further frustrated, as his Chain of Fate continues to erode.
'Damn it! How can I get out of this hole if I can't even use my arms!' Ichigo thought. Running on the walls most certainly didn't work. Despite being known as a delinquent, with his permanent scowl and near-daily street fights, Ichigo was actually very smart, ranked 23rd in his entire year at school. Ichigo looked above to see someone standing on top of the Shattered Shaft, who was a short boy with red hair. He wore a white t-shirt with an 'Urahara Shop' logo printed on the front and blue three-quarter length trousers, the bottoms of which were noticeably turned up.
Ichigo recognized the kid. His name was Jinta, the same one who taunted him while he was stuck in the Shattered Shaft. The boy jumped down in the shaft and looked at Ichigo.
"Hey, Carrot-Top," he greeted cheerfully. "Are you hungry?" He asked with a grin. "I brought you some food," Jinta taunted, as be brought out a plate of food.
Ichigo glared at the kid. "Why would I be hungry? I am in my soul form!" Ichigo yelled at Jinta.
"Good! Because feeling hungry while your Chain of Fate is severed means you are getting closer to becoming a Hollow!"
When Jinta said, those words Ichigo froze and intensely started thinking for all possibilities to get out of this place. After a while, though, Ichigo began to lose hope, and was even scared of the possibility of becoming a Hollow. He wouldn't be able to save Rukia; but more importantly, he wouldn't be able to see his family and his friends again. Ichigo remembered how his family suffered after Grand Fisher killed his mom. He didn't, and wouldn't, want to image how much his family would suffer if he, too, became a Hollow.
Ichigo looked down at his Chain of Fate. It only had about a quarter of a meter left.
"I don't need it. My Chain of Fate is still long," Ichigo said, hesitant.
"I will just leave the food here... Hey, how much time do you think has passed?" Jinta asked.
"How much time has passed?" Ichigo repeated with confusion to what Jinta said.
"You have been here in this hell hole for 70 hours, it's only matter of time before you become a Hollow... Oh, and the last encroachment is nothing like previous ones," Jinta said somewhat cheekily, as he jumped out of the shaft using the wall.
'That little runt... I have to get out of here no matter what!' Ichigo fiercely thought. Lost in thought, he wasn't aware his last link in his Chain of Fate just eroded away.
"AAAH!" Ichigo yelled in pain, before it was muffled by the white liquid pouring out of his mouth and eyes. "AAAH... GAAA!" The white liquid started to form a mask on his face.
"So… he is turning into a Hollow," Jinta said, as he looked down in the Shattered Shaft. Ururu followed Jinta towards the edge and looked down at the struggling Ichigo. The kind girl was about to jump down to help, before Urahara grabbed her arm.
"Wait!" Urahara ordered.
"B-But if I don't do anything, h-he will become a Hollow!" Ururu protested.
"Watch him closely. Normally, when a soul transforms into a Hollow, the soul explodes and the body reforms. If you look at Ichigo, the mask began to form first. This means… he still has a chance of become a Shinigami," Urahara explained.
"OK," Ururu said, pursing her lips in frustration, as she backed away from the edge.
"Let's just wait a little," Urahara said as he observed Ichigo.
"Come on, Ichigo...! I really don't want to tell Isshin his son transformed into a Hollow…!" Urahara thought.
As Ichigo kept screaming, the mask forming in his face was finally complete, blinding him in darkness.
Mindscape
Ichigo felt he was floating.
"Wake up, Master," A gentle girl's voice called out to him.
"Open your eyes," Another girl's voice called out to him, though this one was stricter than the previous one.
Ichigo opened his eyes slowly and pulled himself up. He could see the ground in front of him split into two sides. However, that's the last of his concerns – Ichigo swore he would never forget what he saw in front of him. Standing there were two of the most beautiful girls he ever saw, twins in facial features, standing side-by-side on the other side of the rift. On his left, there stood a young woman with a slender physique, soft light skin, golden hair which was tied in a neat bun with a blue ribbon. She had green eyes and was dressed in a beautiful blue dress. (1)
Behind her, Ichigo could see a beautiful scene full of vibrant life. All around them, Ichigo could see a forest full of wildlife, blooming just there. Ichigo could see all kind of magical creatures slowly moving to and from between the forest and a nearby lake.
On his right stood her twin, though considerably paler in both skin tone and hair color than her sister. It was also tied in a bun like her sister's. But unlike her sister, her eyes were yellow. (2)
However, instead of the first one's vibrant background, this one was dressed in all black, with a matching scenery behind her. Eerie, and devoid of any wildlife, the trees Ichigo could see were blackened and dead. The creatures he could make out were fighting for dominance.
Ichigo didn't know why, but their very presence reminded him of a king, despite their polarizing appearances.
'They are so beautiful...' he thought, as he kept staring at them without even realizing.
"See something you like?" The girl in the black dress teased.
"Whaa-! N-No, I w-was not staring at you two…! I-it's just t-that I… AAH!" Ichigo stuttered, blushing in embarrassment. He looked down, trying to hide his red face from these beautiful girls.
"███████. Now is not the time for this." The girl in blue said, annoyed with her counterpart.
"Be quiet, ███████. You're just jealous he was looking at me more than you," The girl in the black dress spat back as she crossed her arms.
"No, you are mistaken. He was looking at me more rather than you," The girl in the blue dress insisted strongly.
"Who are you two, and what is this place?" Ichigo finally was sane enough to ask. His red face managed to calm down.
The girl in the blue dress turned back to Ichigo. ,"You should be able to tell what this place is, and who we are, better than anyone," The girl in blue answered.
"If I knew, then why I would ask you?" Ichigo said, slightly annoyed at the wordplay.
"Well, if you can't, then I can tell you everything… especially about me," the girl in the black dress sultrily replied as she licked her middle finger seductively.
Ichigo's entire face became red; thus, he smacked his face a few times to calm down and tried to think who these girls actually were from the clues they'd given. 'Do I know them? For some reason… I feel like I should know them. But I don't think I have ever met them,' Ichigo thought. "J-Just tell me what this place is, and who you two are!" He asked again.
"It's not a sin to try," The girl in the black dress said.
"Our name is ██████████████," they said together.
Ichigo looked confused, as the words he wanted to hear the most failed to reach his ears.
"You can't hear it, can you? "The girl in the blue dress asked, disappointed.
"Well, you may be able to hear our names soon, if you can find your Shinigami powers before becoming a Hollow," the girl in the black dress said, as the mindscape began to violently shake.
"NOOOO!" Ichigo screamed. "I can't turn into a Hollow! I still have to save Rukia and I can't leave my family!" Ichigo said, as he began to panic.
"Well, if you don't want to turn into a Hollow, all you have to do is find your Shinigami powers, no?" The girl in the blue dress suggested calmly.
"But I thought Byakuya destroyed my Shinigami powers…?!"
"What he destroyed was the power you got from that midget," the girl in the black dress said.
"But what he didn't know was that you possess your own Shinigami powers from the beginning," the girl in blue explained.
'I possessed my own powers…?' Ichigo thought, surprised.
The ground shook more violently. The sky started to split apart, and all the creatures started to run away, some even already perishing into nothingness.
"You have to hurry, before you turn into a Hollow…!" The girl in the blue dress warned.
Panicking, Ichigo ran everywhere like a headless chicken, trying to find where his Shinigami powers could be.
'Where can my powers be, where can it be… Wait a sec!' Ichigo stopped running as he remembered something Uryū told him.
"Did you know a Shinigami's soul ribbon is red?" Uryū asked, as he held Ichigo's red ribbon.
'Well, it is worth a shot!' Ichigo thought as he closed his eyes. In his focused state of mind, numerous spirit ribbons showcased themselves, though mostly white. A glimpse of red someway away was all it took for him to desperately run towards it, arm outstretched. Ichigo was in the middle of the two contrasting sides, running past the forests. He finally arrived at a clearing to see the red ribbon was connected to a rusty sword, stuck in the middle of a nondescript stone. Ichigo immediately grabbed the sword's handle.
"You've finally found it! Now, pull it quickly!" The girl in the blue dress instructed.
Ichigo took a deep breath as he tried to pull the sword up, but it wouldn't move.
"Use some backbone into it! Can't you even pull a flimsy sword like this?" The girl in the black dress complained.
"I am trying… but it's stuck!" He groaned as he continued to pull the sword. Slowly, though, the sword began to loosen. 'Almost there…!' Ichigo thought.
With one last heave, Ichigo managed to pull the sword out of the stone, pointing the rusty sword in the sky in satisfaction.
"Well, since you did it, you will be able to hear our names now… Or will you really?" The girl in the blue dress guessed.
"Just who are you two anyway?" Ichigo asked.
"If you still haven't figured that out, then you are the biggest idiot of all time!" The girl in the black dress said.
Ichigo merely stood there for a few seconds as he remembered something Renji told him.
"What's the name of your Zanpakutō?" Renji asked him.
"Huh? Name?" Ichigo questioned.
"I knew it! You don't even know your Zanpakutō's name! And you think you can fight me as an equal!?" Renji asked as he placed his hand near the bronze tsuba. "Well, it's 2000 years too soon!" Renji yelled as he swiped his blade, from guard to tip.
"Roar, Zabimaru!"
'Why would they have?...because they are alive. That is why.'
Ichigo turned to look at the twins. "You two are my Zanpakutōs, aren't you?" Ichigo guessed.
"You finally figured it out…" The girl in the black dress replied, mentally exhausted. "As soon as you leave, ask that sorry excuse of a shopkeeper for two Asauchis."
"What is an 'Asauchi'?"
"Asauchis are specially made katanas which allows Zanpakutō to fully form."
"Don't I already have one?"
"No. That sword is not an Asauchi. It was created by her using your Quincy powers," the girl in the black dress said.
"Wait… I have Quincy powers…?"
"And Hollow powers too!" The girl in the blue dress added.
"WHAT!"
"From what we can figure out, you're a hybrid of Shinigami, Quincy and Hollow. We're unsure how it happened, but we believe your father is a Shinigami and your mother was a Quincy," the girl in the blue dress guessed.
"How did I get the Hollow portion, then?"
"It could have been when you were still in your mother's womb,"
"I see…"
"Please don't reject your Hollow powers. Even if you don't like it, she is a part of you," the girl in the blue dress warned.
"Jeez, it's not like I was just going to fight or kill her. So what if she is a Hollow? She is still a part of me, so I will accept her no matter what," Ichigo declared. The girl in the black dress smiled warmly, hearing her Master said that. She was a bit scared he would cast her aside – or worse, try to kill her.
"But to think that Goat-Chin is a Shinigami and Mom was a Quincy with a Hollow part in her…" Ichigo muttered.
"Why don't you talk to your father about it?" The girl in the black dress asked.
"There must be a serious reason why he is keeping me in the dark, if he's aware of what is going on," Ichigo replied.
"Well, I think you should go now and ask for Asauchis from Urahara," the girl in the blue dress said.
Urahara's Underground Training Chamber
Ichigo opened his eyes to see he was still in the Shattered Shafted, but trapped in an even more complicated kidō. Ichigo turned to see Tessai was also down here, straining to contain him.
"Can you let me go now?" Ichigo asked, annoyed with the further restraints on him.
Tessai looked up. "Boss! It seems Kurosaki-san is finished. Should I let him go?" He asked.
"Did you say something?" Urahara asked.
"Yes, sir. Kurosaki-san seems to be finished, and wished to be let go. I'm just checking with you to see if he is telling the truth," Tessai replied.
"Let him go," Urahara said while hiding his face behind his paper fan.
With the okay, Tessai released the Kidō, freeing Ichigo. Ichigo stretched his arms to get rid of the soreness, before it turned into a full-body one. A satisfactory series of snaps and cracks from his body relieved him, before his face turned into an annoyed expression. He looks over at Tessai.
"Why the hell did you add more kidō to the bindings?!" Ichigo asked angrily.
To that, Tessai replied in a calm deep voice. "You were beginning to Hollowify," the older man said. "The boss instructed me to restrain you with kidō. I placed the first part of Bakudō no. 99 on you, but it wasn't enough. You started to break through it. The boss has even gotten out his sword just in case you break out. I was about to add the other part of Bakudō no. 99 on you, but the mask shattered, and you came back."
It sounded reasonably enough. Ichigo accepted Tessai's reasoning. With a grunt, help Ichigo jumped clear out of the shaft where he was greeted by Urahara, Jinta, and Ururu.
"Hey, Urahara, my Zanpakutōs told me to ask you for two Asauchis," Ichigo said.
Urahara's eyes widened upon hearing Ichigo's request. "Two Asauchis... Are you saying you have more than one Zanpakutō?" He asked, curious.
"Yeah, I have two Zanpakutōs. Is it weird?" Ichigo asked. 'Is it because of my hybrid nature?'
"You see… dual wielders are extremely rare. In the Gotei 13's entire existence, there has been only two dual-wielders," Urahara said, shocking Ichigo. Turning to Tessai, the hat-clad man ordered, "Tessai, two Asauchis for him, please."
"Of course," Tessai said before he disappeared, leaving Ichigo, Jinta, Ururu, and Urahara alone.
The young boy was nervously watching Ichigo, now that they're in close proximity and there's no binding restraining the orange-haired tall man. Before Jinta could move, Ichigo wrapped him in a headlock with his left hand.
"Hey, Jinta, remember all that teasing?" Ichigo vengefully asked, already grinding his right knuckle into Jinta's head.
"No no no!" Jinta struggled, as Ichigo began to dig them deeper into Jinta's head, rubbing it in every direction.
Ichigo turned to Ururu who was observing all of this.
"Do you want to join in?" Ichigo offered.
Ururu nodded saintly as she approached them.
"NO NO NO!" Jinta yelled, as Ururu began to tickle the young boy, and Ichigo resumed his drilling. It took Tessai two minutes to return with two plain-looking katanas inside their sheathes, and for Jinta, those two long, big minutes equated to hell on earth.
"Here you go, Kurosaki-san," Tessai said, as he handed the two Asauchis to Ichigo.
"Sit down in a meditative position, and place those Asauchis on your lap," the girl in the blue dress spoke into his head.
Ichigo snapped his head, looking everywhere trying to find her.
'He is already able to mentally communicate with his Zanpakutōs,' Urahara thought.
"We are in your mind, dummy! Stop searching for us outside!" The girl in the black dress exclaimed.
"You mean… you two can speak in my mind even if I am in the outside world…?" Ichigo mentally asked.
"Yes, Zanpakutō spirit are able to talk to their wielders like this. Now sit down!" The girl in the blue dress ordered.
Ichigo sat down as instructed. "What's the next step?"
"I want you to slowly pour your Reiatsu into the Asauchis."
Doing exactly as he was asked; it took a few seconds to complete. "Okay, it is finished," the girl in the black dress informed.
When Ichigo opened his eyes he looked at his transformed Asauchi. One of them had become a ghost white daitō. At base of the hilt, there is a short length of chain with a broken link at the end. Its other twin, going by the sisters' color scheme, was predictably solid black. (3)
When he stood up, admiring the changes, he noticed the two sheathes had been coloured accordingly, too, dangling at each side of his waist.
He looked at his right side to see Urahara was watching him. "So, Urahara, what's next?"
Urahara simply grinned. "I'm glad you asked. Your third task is to knock this hat off my head."
"That's it?" Ichigo asked. "I can do it in three minutes,"
"That's the spirit, Kurosaki-san!" Urahara happily said, " But if you don't take this seriously, I will kill you." With that said, he held up his cane and pulled it apart to reveal a blade. "Here I come!"
With that, they charged towards each other.
'I don't have to worry about his sword. It's not a Zanpakutō; it shouldn't be able to cut me since I am in my soul form," Ichigo thought as he blocked one of Urahara's strikes. 'No, wait, that wouldn't make any sense! If he knows all about this, and even has Asauchi for me, then I can't assume his weapon isn't a Zanpakutō,' Ichigo realized as Urahara jumped away from Ichigo.
"Let's take it to next level now, shall we? "Awaken, Benihime."
Urahara's sword began to glow red, transforming by the second into a sleek, medium-sized sword. The hilt's grip, which has a black decorative wrapping, gently bent forward at the end, with the pommel shape overlapping three times, and a crimson tassel dangling from its base. Instead of a tsuba, there is a U-shape guard covering three inches of blade, with a flower petal design. At the base of the guard is a red string wrapped thrice around the hilt, with a three-loop bow on the back side and a folded paper decoration on the front side. The blade's hamon is straight, coloured black with a silver edge, and is somewhat thicker than the cane-sealed state. It remains straight and slim, with a somewhat short size, with the tip ending in a slanted razor-like edge instead of tapering to a point.
"Every Zanpakutō have a name," Ichigo said to himself, but loud enough for Urahara to hear it.
"Yes, each Zanpakutō has a name. And this one is Benihime, the Crimson Princess," Urahara said, unleashing a horizontal slash, sending a wave of spiritual energy right at Ichigo.
Ichigo didn't have any time to block the attack. Urahara's attack sent him flying a few feet back. Additionally, he didn't have time to think as Urahara was already above him, ready to strike. All he could do was dodge and run. However, he did not get far, for Urahara appeared behind him and grabbed him by his collar, throwing him over his shoulder. Ichigo just tumbled back about ten feet before coming to a stop, lying face down in the dirt.
'I'm so pathetic! I can't do anything against him other than running away!' He grabbed the hilts of his Zanpakutōs in his hands tightly. 'I AM SO PATHETIC!'
Then, time froze, and the girls he saw in his mind were standing in front of him.
"Yes, you are a sorry sight right now," The girl in black admitted.
"Why are you running from him? He is one man with a sword, and you are one man with two swords. You have the advantage here, so why are you cowering in fear? " The girl in the blue dress asked as their eyes met, and he stood up with his back towards Urahara.
"Face forward, Master," The girl in the black dress said.
"You should be able to hear our names now," The girl in the blue dress uttered.
"The only thing stopping you is your own fear," The girl in the black dress commented.
"Turn and face him!" The girl in the blue dress said.
"Advance, never stop...! If you retreat, you will age. If you are afraid, you will die...! Now, our Master... now, say our names…" the girls chanted in unison.
"What happened? Why did both of them stop?" Jinta questioned. As he, Tessai and Ururu watch from the sidelines. Ichigo slowly turned to face Urahara and glared at him defiantly, before he held his Zanpakutōs and pointed them towards the ceiling of the underground.
"The breath of the planet gathers. The torrent of life shines," Ichigo began to chant. Golden Reiatsu began to gather on Ichigo's right side. "Hammer of the Vile King. Overturn the aurora. Swallow the light!" Black Reiatsu began to gather on Ichigo's left side. "Swords of Starlight, thou shalt obliterate! EXCALIBUR MORGAN!" Ichigo yelled.
The golden and black Reiatsu exploded around and enveloped him. Everyone was forced to take cover from the wave of Reiatsu and dust. When it cleared, it revealed Ichigo with his Shikai. Everyone was stunned by what they saw. In Ichigo's right hand was a western-style sword with blue hilt with a golden guard and some initials written on the face of the silver blade. In his left hand laid a sword similar to the one in his right; however, it's black and red, maintaining an identical profile with its twin. The changes weren't limited to his blades, however. The sheathes also transformed; one was a golden scabbard with blue enamel, while the other was a black scabbard with red enamel. (4)
Everyone looking at Ichigo's Zanpakutōs would all agree they look more like legendary treasures to show dignity and nobility, rather than weapons to kill.
"Those are the most beautiful Zanpakutōs I've ever seen," Urahara said in awe, unaware he said that aloud.
"Hey, Urahara…" Ichigo said quietly.
Urahara perked up, wondering what was going on. His instincts were screaming something was amiss, and he knew it was best to stay on guard.
"You better dodge this," Ichigo said, as he raised both Excalibur and Morgan above his head. Excalibur began to glow golden while Morgan began to glow black. "Because I have no control over it right now!" Ichigo yelled as he swung them downward; releasing two blasts of golden and black Reiatsu towards Urahara. Looking at the frightening attack.
"Awaken, Benihime!" Urahara shouted, as a hexagonal crimson barrier formed in front of him, which Ichigo's attack impacted dead-on. Unexpectedly, the crimson barrier began to crack from Ichigo's attack without much resistance. "Bakudō #81. Dankū!" Urahara hurriedly chanted, as a large translucent barrier appeared in front of him to reinforce his defences.
The added barrier worked, as Ichigo's attack finally caused a large explosion, kicking up a lot of dust. The dust settled, to see Dankū still standing, yet it was covered with a lot of cracks from the attack. Urahara gently poked the barrier, and sure enough, it collapsed like smashed eggshells. He let out a sigh of relief. 'Man, that was a very close call,' Urahara thought as he looked at Ichigo, just in time to see the teen collapse from the loss of adrenaline and over usage of such a large power for the first time.
Smiling to himself, Urahara shook his head. "Ururu. Jinta,"
"Yes, Urahara-san?" Ururu inquired.
"Help Tessai with getting Ichigo treated," Urahara instructed.
"OK," Ururu said as they walked over to Tessai.
'If I hadn't used that kidō, I most certainly would have died. I would never have thought you'd release such a power in just one swing... You sure have a pair of very dangerous Zanpakutōs, despite how beautiful they are, Kurosaki-san…!' Urahara thought, as he walked away towards the ladder to exit the underground training area.
Then, he noticed his hat was on the ground, mostly incinerated from the collateral damage.
'You're such a scary kid… You passed the third test!'
Mindscape
Ichigo woke up and saw he was back in his inner world again. He looked around, and saw both Excalibur and Morgan standing behind him. "Thank you for helping me, Excalibur, Morgan – I really appreciate it," Ichigo said, smiling.
"It's only natural for us to help you, since we are your Zanpakutōs; but make no mistake, we won't hold your hand and guide you in every turn. You have to have the desire to get strong, and then we will lend you our powers!" Excalibur said seriously.
"Yes, I know. That is why I will do everything to get stronger to be worthy to wield you," Ichigo said.
"You are already worthy; if not, then you never would have been able to hear our names," Morgan said, returning his earlier smile, making him blush.
Even now, he still couldn't get over how beautiful they were.
"You know… calling you 'Excalibur' and 'Morgan' doesn't really fit you two…" Ichigo said. Excalibur and Morgan nodded in agreement.
"So, you want to give us a nickname," Morgan said.
"Well, what do you have in mind?" Excalibur asked with curiosity.
"How about… 'Artoria' and 'Altria', respectively?" Ichigo asked.
"It's pretty good. How did you come up with it?" Morgan asked.
"Well, you two look same, but at the same time, you're different," Ichigo said with a smile.
They looked at each other, and then back to Ichigo.
"Well, I can't say I disagree. We are one, but at the same time we are a pair as well. I like the names you came up; you can call me Artoria, Master!" The newly christened blue-dressed girl replied.
"And you can call me Altria, Master," the newly christened black-dressed girl confirmed.
"I am happy you liked the names, and please, call me Ichigo. I was never the one with formalities, and it's only fair since I call you with your names, you should call me with my names as well," Ichigo said. "Besides, it makes my neck rather itchy hearing that title…!"
Smirking, Artoria continued, "Now, then, let's talk about training. I will teach you how to use your Quincy powers."
"And I will teach you how to use your Hollow powers," Altria said.
"And, finally, we will both teach you how to use your Shinigami powers," The twins said together.
"Before we can start teaching you any of our abilities, however, the very first step is to force that shopkeeper to teach you how to control your Reiatsu, and possibly some kidō," Artoria suggested.
"I will ask him when I wake up," Ichigo said, determined to get stronger.
"During the night, we will begin to teach you how to our abilities in your mindscape," Altria said.
"Ok."
"Now, allow us to explain the abilities of your Shikai," Artoria said, as they both brought out their blade and scabbard. "Use both Excalibur and Morgan to increase your speed, attack power and stamina. As you accidently used earlier, you can fill Excalibur and Morgan with your Reiatsu and fire a large blast of energy. The longer you charge the blades, the power powerful the attack is. Naturally, it'll take more energy proportionate to the destructive strength."
"Let's talk about our scabbards," Altria said. "Our scabbards also have their own passive and active abilities. To use our active abilities, you need to call out their name."
"Both of our scabbards slowly gather and store the nearby Reishi and Reiatsu. However, what our scabbards can do with that piled Reiatsu is different," Artoria said.
"My scabbard's passive ability allows you to charge up Morgan faster, or use it directly to increase your Reiatsu like a battery. The release phrase is, 'Become the paradise of darkness no man can set forth in, Vortigern! Commit that to memory." Altria continued, as Vortigern began to release black Reiatsu as per her explanation, while floating in the air in front of them. Soon, they were enveloped in a ball of black Reiatsu, though Ichigo noticed the world appears clear despite being inside this 'bubble'. "Vortigern's active ability makes it a mobile fortress, which absorbs any hits and fires it back stronger," Altria explained as she deactivated Vortigern.
"Meanwhile, my scabbard's passive ability allows you heal yourself. My scabbard release phrase is, 'The inner sea of the planet. From the edge of paradise, you shall hear my words. Let only those without sin pass, Avalon!'" Artoria said, as Avalon began to release golden Reiatsu, similarly floating in front of her and Ichigo. They were enveloped in a ball of golden Reiatsu. Just like before, the world outside looked clear and unhindered. "Avalon's active ability also becomes a mobile fortress where nothing can hit you," Artoria said when she deactivated Avalon.
"That's amazing!" Ichigo said, amazed at what his Zanpakutōs are capable of doing.
"We still have other abilities we haven't revealed yet," Artoria said.
"There's more!?"
"Yes. Even though we are in our sealed state, you can use all of those abilities, but they will be weaker," Altria said.
"I see…"
"Our other ability is to make either your Zanpakutōs invisible, or yourself and other things, by wrapping them in light-refracting air."
"Interesting…" Ichigo muttered, as Altria and Artoria made their respective blades disappear.
"There are some other abilities we have, but you are not ready to learn them yet."
"Oh, and when you wake up, you will find your appearance has changed a bit," Artoria remarked.
"Why is that?" Ichigo questioned, rather alarmed.
"It's a minor side effect for wielding us," Artoria said.
"Anyways, you should get some rest, because from tomorrow your hellish training will start," Altria said.
"So rest as much as you can." Artoria said.
"Alright, I will see you later," Ichigo said with a smile.
"But… before you go…" Altria walked towards Ichigo, and kissed him smack on the lips.
Ichigo was simply stunned by Altria's action. They stood there for a few seconds, one closing her eyes in pleasure, the other held his eyes wide open in shock. After Altria ended the kiss, it's Artoria who immediately kissed Ichigo as well, which mercifully ended soon enough.
"W-Why did you two kissed m-me?!" He half-screamed, as his face was completely red from the kisses.
"Even you should know why a girl would kiss a boy," Artoria asked with a smirk and a little blush on her face from the kiss.
"Yes; you may be the blockhead of the year, but even you should know why?" Altria teased, as she too had some red in her face from the kiss, just like Altria.
"Because… you love me?" He asked with a bit hesitation.
"Of course we love you. We have watched you your entire life. We've seen how kind and strong man you've became. Always willing to helps others, even if you don't have to. You're always willing to stand up for others," Artoria said, smiling fondly.
"I… don't know what to say…! I-It's not like I don't like you, or anything… b-but… I'll admit when I first saw you two, I-I thought you two were the most beautiful women I've ever seen. Despite knowing you two for only a few hours, I have developed some feelings for you two. It's just… I don't want to hurt you if I end up picking only one…" He managed to stutter out sadly.
"Jeez, you don't have to think that hard! Because… you don't have to pick one between us; because we will share you with each other!" Altria declared.
"Waa… s-share... I... You…" Ichigo couldn't register what she just said.
"We both agreed to share you, since we are both a part of you and technically the same being. Unless… y-you don't like us…?" Artoria said, putting up a sad expression.
"N-NO! Like I said, despite knowing you two for only such a short time, I have developed some feelings for you two. B-But is it OK to have a relationship like that… with a Zanpakutō? Much less two?!" Ichigo asked with a red face.
"Well, it's not impossible. It's just a bit difficult, but we are an exception due to your heritage. In the end, everything will be fine once you achieve Bankai," Altria said.
"Bankai?" Ichigo asked tilting his head to the right in confusion.
"You will learn about it later," Artoria said.
"Although you may be worthy to wield us, you must prove if you are also worthy of our feelings as well," Altria said.
"I will do my best for you two!" Ichigo strongly declared with a warm smile, making both of them blush.
"You should get some rest now," Artoria said.
"You have much to learn tomorrow," Altria said. They both were smiling beautifully, as that was the last image burned into Ichigo's head before he fell asleep.
Urahara Shōten
Ichigo woke up and began to do some light stretches. Actually, he woke up a while ago, but Artoria and Altria dragged him back into his mindscape to get used to dual-wielding the blades. Ichigo looked over, and noticed Excalibur and Morgan weren't there.
"You are finally awake, Kurosaki-san?" Urahara asked in his childish voice.
"Where are my Zanpakutōs?!" Ichigo demanded as he glared at Urahara.
"No need to fear. While you were passed out, I had Tessai put you back into your body, and your Zanpakutōs went in with you," Urahara said to defend himself.
"Don't worry; we are here," Artoria said in his head.
"How did you dye your hair? And when did you start wearing contact lenses?" Urahara asked, curious about Ichigo's new physical changes.
Ichigo looked at him with confusion, before he remembered what Artoria warned about his appearance.
"They're just side effects of releasing my Zanpakutōs," Ichigo answered. "Can you give me a mirror, in any case?"
Urahara grabbed a nearby table mirror and handed it to Ichigo. When he looked at the mirror, he could see he now has a streak of blonde and white-blonde on each side of his hair, reminding Ichigo of Artoria's and Altria's own shades. Ichigo noticed his brown eyes were now a mix of hazel, green, and gold. Also, when he looked at his skin, he realized his skin was noticeably paler than before.
"This are the side effects I told you about," Artoria said.
"Your eyes look so beautiful," Altria complimented, making Ichigo blush slightly.
"All in all, you look pretty good-looking, Kurosaki-san," Urahara said, hiding his face behind his fan. "I'll be seeing you under the store for training."
10 days later…
"I think that is enough for today, Kurosaki-san. You should go home, get some rest and spend some time with your family," Urahara said as he sealed his Shikai, placed the hat on his head, before he continued more seriously, "This may be the last time you spent time with them."
Ichigo stood up straight, sealed his Zanpakutōs, before nodding to Urahara. Ichigo hadn't seen his family for ten days now. He didn't call to let them know he was okay or anything of the sort. Ichigo began to think how worried his two sisters would be, especially Yuzu. Karin should be worried as well, but she wouldn't show it as much as her younger sister.
"They must be worried about you," Artoria repeated his thoughts.
"You should go home and spent some time with them. " Altria said.
When he started to climb the exit ladder, Urahara's voice stopped him. "Kurosaki-san, it is very important you have your window open at 1:00 am, okay?"
"Yeah, sure thing," Ichigo casually replied, not really wanting to know what Urahara had planned. With that said, after he resumed climbing up the ladder, he arrived at his temporary bedroom to see his body lying there. Ichigo checked around before entering his body, then repeated his stretches from earlier. After he finished readjusting to his body, Ichigo left the room and walked out of the shop, catching sight of Tessai sweeping the porch, while Jinta and Ururu were playing catch.
"Bye!" Ichigo waved.
""Bye, Kurosaki-san!"" Tessai and Ururu said together.
While walking back home, Ichigo couldn't help but think about the training he went through the past ten days with Urahara, Tessai, Artoria, and Altria.
'With Urahara's help, I managed to learn about Zanjutsu, the traditional sword fighting style; Hakuda, an unarmed fighting style, and Hohō, the high-speed fighting movements. With Tessai's help, I learned more about Kidō and Reiatsu sensing. According to Tessai, Kidō isn't something you could learn in such a short amount of time, anyway. When my physically body is recovering from the intense training with Urahara and Tessai, I am receiving an even more intense training from my beautiful Zanpakutōs. They had me practise using their Shikai abilities. With that done, they had me try and practice them only with their sealed state. I learned I can use either blade to fire a blast of compressed air, known as [Invisible Air]. They also mentioned I could fire short blasts of Reiatsu, known as [Reiatsu Burst]. It was quickly decided I shouldn't focus on my Quincy or Hollow Powers right now, because of the increasing attention being drawn towards me…
'As of right now I can perform both Hadō and Bakudō up to no. 63 without incantation, though their quality varies. Anything beyond that, I need full incantations to show any respectable effects. Tessai did mention I seem to be prodigy for Kidō. When I wasn't training with Artoria and Altria, we would relax, going on short walks around each of the mindscapes. They would tease me it was pretty much a date, and I was forced to accept the fact.'
Ichigo's thoughts were interrupted when he realized he had arrived in front of his house, the sign "Kurosaki Clinic" was clearly visible outside. He took a deep breath, before walking up to the door and inserting the house keys to open it.
Suddenly, he heard someone running over.
"WELCOME BACK, IIICCHHIIGOOOO!" Isshin yelled as he charged towards Ichigo.
Ichigo immediately raised his right leg up, and Isshin's face promptly crashed into Ichigo's right foot. Isshin's body collapsed from Ichigo's counter attack, and the young boy simply shook his head and continued on into the house, leaving his dad crumpled there.
"You would think that after trying so many times, he will stop," Artoria sighed.
"But it is funny to see him getting beaten up all the time!" Altria exclaimed.
'Well, I think he should just stop it and give me a break already,' Ichigo said, annoyed.
As he entered, he immediately came face to face with his two sisters, who had worried looks on their face as they looked at Ichigo.
"Onii-chan!" Yuzu screamed.
"Ichi-nii!" Karin screamed.
They ran over to their older brother and gave him a hug.
"Where were you, Onii-chan?!" Yuzu asked as she tried to look Ichigo in the eyes.
"I was away with my friends. I'm sorry I forgot to tell you guys," Ichigo lied.
"You could have called, you know?!" Karin grumbled, venting at Ichigo and trying to act tough. After a while, she noticed Ichigo's changed appearance. "And what happened to your eyes and hair? Even your skin looks paler…"
"I think I look pretty good, no?" Ichigo suggested, trying to dodge the question.
"But… really, what happened to you?" Karin pried further.
'Karin, stop being so smart and stubborn,' Ichigo groaned.
"They got it from you," Artoria commented.
"We were doing a science experiment, when it exploded. I protected my friends from the explosion, and the chemical got onto my eyes and hair. Luckily, we managed to wash it off, but it altered my hair, eyes and skin," Ichigo lied again, hoping they accepted the answer.
Yuzu and Karin were stunned at Ichigo's answer, smart enough to be aware of how dangerous playing chemicals were, though still too naïve to suspect him once again.
"Are you sure you're alright, Ichi-nii?" Yuzu asked.
"I am sure, Yuzu. Now, then, what's for dinner?" Ichigo asked, trying to change the subject.
Yuzu's face lit up. "Oh, I made your favourite curry!" She excitedly pulled Ichigo towards the kitchen.
Unbeknownst to the siblings, Isshin was standing near the doorway, narrowing his eyes disapprovingly at Ichigo's lies. 'Just what has happened during his time with Urahara…?' Isshin wondered.
After eating dinner with his family, they spent some time watching some TV. Soon, his sisters fell asleep.
Ichigo carefully carried them to their beds and tucked them in lovingly, before going to his own room. Ichigo made sure his window was open as he laid down on his bed, waiting for Urahara's promised time.
1:00 A.M.
"It's close to 1:00…" Ichigo mumbled.
Nervous, Ichigo got off his bed and checked outside, only to see nothing. Suddenly, a small ball flew into Ichigo's room and collided with his wardrobe. Red, blood-like substance poured out and displayed a message on the wall.
"Urgent. Meet us outside of Urahara's immediately."
'Why did he send a message like that? It's like how one of those creepy message serial murders would write using their latest victim's blood…'
As soon as he thought of that, suddenly, another small ball flew into Ichigo's room and collided with his wardrobe again. More red blood-like substance poured out and wrote a new message on the wall.
"P.S.: If you think this is one of those messages written in the victim's own blood, then truly, you have no sense of humour."
"Shut up!" He growled, as he threw a pillow at the message.
"Now… that's a really weird way to send a message," Altria commented.
"You should get going now," Artoria notified. Ichigo looked on, only to see the message had magically disappeared. Ichigo shook his head, as he carefully walked downstairs. As soon as Ichigo opened the door, he heard Isshin's voice.
"GOOD MORNING, ICHIGOOO!" Isshin yelled as he jumped off the roof as he tried to tackle Ichigo. Ichigo sighed as he took a step to the right. Isshin's smiling face turned horrified as he slammed head first on to the pavement.
"What is wrong with you?! Is that how you say goodbye to your son?" Ichigo asked.
"Before you leave, Ichigo, I wanted to make sure you had this to take with you," Isshin said, holding up a small sack tied to a string with some weird markings on it.
"What am I supposed to do with some dirty old charm?" Ichigo said, while holding the charm.
"Watch your mouth! Your mother gave that charm to me long ago. It has always brought me luck; now, maybe it will bring you luck." Isshin said, " Think of it as a gift from your mother,"
"Then why are you giving me something so important like that?" Ichigo asked.
"I am just letting you borrow it. You'll give it back to me when you come back," Isshin claimed.
"I am feeling a protective-type kidō from the charm,"Artoria said.
"It's a Bakudō which will activate if someone attacks you," Altria said.
'So, he really was a Shinigami. If he gave me this charm, then he knows I am going to Soul Society…'
"Thanks, Dad," Ichigo said, clutching the charm and began walking away.
Soul Society: Sixth Division Barracks
Renji sighed as he entered the Sixth Division's barracks, which were his home for a long time. As he walked through the halls, he found it ironic he only now finally noticed how brightly lit the hallways were, compared to when he was bringing in a bad mood. In the short time since he had become the Sixth Squad's fukutaichō, he had never had as reason to be in such a dark mood as he was right now.
The reason he was in such a dark mood was in front of him: Kuchiki Rukia, standing in her cell.
"Oh, what does the honourable lieutenant want with me?" She asked from inside her cell.
"Shut up," Renji ordered.
"Oh, my apologies, lieutenant,"
"I said shut up! Don't you understand the position you're in?!"
Rukia nodded, halfway ignoring his rant, and sat down on the one piece of furniture in her cell: a wooden chair which faced the back wall, and well away from the bars Renji stood behind.
"Do you think I'm really going to be executed?" She asked grimly.
"What?!" Renji asked, taken aback. "No! Captain Kuchiki is meeting to discuss your sentence now. I'm sure he'll ask for some sort of clemency!"
Rukia looked down. "Then I am doomed.
Renji gripped the bars of the cell tightly. "That's ridiculous! He's your brother!"
Rukia turned her head, enough for Renji to see one of her eyes narrowing. "In the forty years since I joined the Kuchiki Clan, not once has that man even looked at me." Rukia spat out, and she was proven right when Byakuya Kuchiki finally returned.
"The class one felon, Kuchiki Rukia, shall be sentenced to death. The sentence will be carried out twenty-five days from now through the use of the Sōkyoku. This is the final decision of the Soul Society," Byakuya declared.
Renji couldn't believe his ears. Byakuya recited the sentence robotically as if he had been asked to memorize it. With his task done, Byakuya left. Renji had to grab the prison bars again to steady his shaking knees. Rukia merely turned away and stared at the wall, accepting her fate.
Land of the Living: Urahara Shōten
Ichigo arrived in front of Urahara's shop, only to see Urahara standing there with Ichigo's friend Chad.
"Chad? What are you doing here?" Ichigo asked.
"Rukia saved me once. I wanted to replay my debt to her," Chad said.
"I see," Ichigo said, as he remembered the time they saved Chad and the possessed cockatiel from a Hollow. Suddenly, Ichigo could hear another pair of footsteps approaching. Ichigo turned to see Orihime just arriving.
"You guys sure got here fast," Orihime exclaimed.
"I was walking around until I noticed the message Urahara-san sent," Chad voiced his reason.
Ichigo noticed Orihime was slightly depressed. "What happened, Orihime?"
"Ooh… it's just that someone told me I have no sense of humour," Orihime sadly replied.
'You too, huh?' Ichigo thought.
"I wonder where Uryū is, I heard he was coming along as well," Orihime said.
"I don't think he'll come," Chad said.
"Chad!"
"It's no big deal, Orihime. It would be better if he doesn't come… Out of all of us, Uryū is the most complex person, and the more complex the person is, the weaker they are… If he didn't come, maybe that would be for the better," Chad half-taunted accidentally. Ichigo nodded in agreement.
"Who did you say won't come?" A voice interrupted getting everyone's attention, and they turned to see Uryū coming towards them in his usual Quincy outfit.
"As I said before, I can't forgive myself for losing to those Shinigami, so I had to train harder. I will not stop until I win," Uryū declared.
"Uryū… thank you!" Orihime said while smiling at him.
"Y-You've misunderstood! This has nothing to do with Rukia Kuchiki!" Uryū stuttered, slightly flustered. "I-I simply want to see how strong I've become compared to you, Kurosaki!" Uryū said as he stared at his rival.
Ichigo just looked at Uryū with wide eyes when he saw what Uryū was dressed in. "Uryū, d-did you walk all the way here wearing that weird clothing… you're very brave…"
"WHAT?! H-How can you say it's weird!?" Uryū demanded.
"Well, it's not weird, per se… it's just… with the nerdy you look you have going on, then add that with the outfit, you just look like a super nerd or a cosplayer," Ichigo defended himself.
"How can you say that?! What happened to your hair and eyes, and why are you looking so pale anyway?! You're the one looking to have make-ups on!" Uryū asked.
"Yes, Ichigo what happened to you? I was about to ask that before Uryū came," Orihime chimed.
"Well, it's a little side effect from releasing my Shinigami powers, that's all," Ichigo said.
'His eyes are so beautiful,' Orihime thought that while looking into Ichigo's eyes.
Ichigo started to sweat a little, as he could sense the glares from his Zanpakutōs/girlfriends in his mind when Orihime began to blush while looking into his eyes. He let out a sigh as he accepted the impending scolding – or beating – by Artoria and Altria.
"Oh, everyone's here. That's great!" Urahara announced.
"Where else would we be?" Ichigo sarcastically replied.
"Come on in, and I'll explain how to go to the Soul Society." Everyone entered the Shōten. "Now, listen carefully, or you guys might die before you arrive at Soul Society," Urahara warned seriously. He led the group into his underground training room, getting various reactions from the group.
Inoue gushed over how cool it was, Chad looked indifferent, while Uryū looked intrigued. "Okay, everybody, please look over here, we're about ready to go!" Urahara announced, snapping his fingers, as a large stone door frame formed in the middle of the large training field.
"This is the Tenkai Ketchu, a modified gateway to Soul Society. Now, listen very carefully! I'll teach you the way to go through this door without dying," Urahara said seriously. Then, he appeared behind Ichigo and poked his head with his cane, forcing Ichigo's soul out of his body, revealing him with his standard Shinigami uniform, with Excalibur and Morgan in their sealed state on his hips.
"Next time, give me a warning before you do it!" Ichigo said, narrowing his eyes at Urahara.
"Oh my god, t-there are two Ichigos now!" Orihime said, as she started poking Ichigo's human body with her finger.
"Why are you touching my body?" Ichigo questioned in a deadpan voice.
"Oops, s-sorry…!" Orihime said, blushing fiercely as she backed away from it.
"Pay attention to me. Now, as you know, Soul Society is a world of souls, so it is impossible for you to enter it unless you are a soul. Now then, I have a device which would convert your physical bodies into a soul. This allows you all to enter the Senkaimon and into Soul Society," Urahara explained.
"Is there any time limit for how long you can open it?" Ichigo asked, looking directly at Urahara. Urahara was slightly surprised at that question, as he half expected the teen to recklessly charge into the gate without hearing anything he just said.
'After he released his Zanpakutōs, he became more mature and smarter, and he now thinks before acting…' Such was the thought of the shopkeeper.
"I asked you: Is there any time limit?" Ichigo repeated, snapping Urahara of his stunned state.
"Ah, yes! How very observant of you Kurosaki-san. Yes, because of the heavy modification I made to the gate, we will only able to hold it for a maximum of 4 minutes," Urahara answered.
"So, all we have to do is reach the end before our time runs out," Ichigo remarked, all the while calculating the speed he and his friends might need to be at in order to reach the end.
"Absolutely right, Kurosaki-san," Urahara replied.
"If we can't, then what should we do?" Orihime asked.
"Walk forward," A gruff male voice replied, getting everyone's attention.
Ichigo glanced around, until he looked down to see a black cat he'd been catching glimpses of for the past week.
"Yoruichi-san!" Inoue voiced in surprise.
"Didn't I say earlier: The heart and the soul are connected? What's important is how your heart thinks," Yoruichi said.
"There's a talking cat, now? Right… haven't seen that in a while…" Ichigo sarcastically commented as he rubbed his forehead.
"That is kind of disturbing," Artoria commented.
"Cats are talking now; what's next? Flying pigs?" Altria added.
"His name is Yoruichi, and he isn't just a cat!" Orihime said, holding Yoruichi to her chest.
"It is hard to get used to," Uryū said, pushing his glasses up.
"I'm still adjusting to it myself," Chad said.
"Only those who listen to me and prepared for it may follow me," Yoruichi finished.
"I've made my decision, but the rest of you can still back out," Ichigo offered.
"No way," Orihime said. Chad nodded.
"Don't make getting out-voted into a bad habit," Uryū said, pushing his glasses up again. "You'd make a horrible politician."
The gate began to glow blue,
"The gate is about to open. Please jump in simultaneously when it does," Urahara instructed. Everyone assembled in front of the gate and waited, until... "Now!" Urahara yelled, as the light began to fade to reveal a rippling substance between the stones. Everyone jumped into the portal and disappeared.
"They're off," Tessai exclaimed with a sigh, as Urahara deactivated the Tenkai Ketchu.
"Be careful, Kurosaki-san I am leaving the rest up to you now," Urahara said, solemnly.
Dangai
Everyone entered the Dangai and immediately started to run.
"Where are we?" Orihime asked.
"This is the Dangai, a separate dimension between Soul Society and the Human World," Yoruichi explained.
As they continued to run inside the Dangai, everyone noticed the walls were beginning to close in on them.
"What's going on?" Uryū yelled "The walls are closing in and following us!"
"Just keep looking forwards and keep running!" Yoruichi scolded, "We must get near the exit before the time runs out." No sooner had the words left Yoruichi's mouth, a liquid tendril shot out of the wall following them, ensnaring Uryū's cape. Uryū began to choke as he struggled to untie his cape. Chad tore the cape off of him and carried him over his shoulders.
"Thanks," Uryū muttered as Chad continued to run while carrying him. He was grateful he was facing the other direction, so no one could see his embarrassing figure.
"Um, guys…" Ichigo said, continuing to look back. "There's a light heading toward us…"
"That is the Cleaner. It only appears once every seven days Why did it have to show up now?!" Yoruichi yelled. "Double time it! If that thing touches us, we're done for!"
'Damn, that thing is fast! Looks like I have no choice but to use it!' Ichigo thought. "Everyone, grab onto me quickly, and don't let go no matter what!" Ichigo yelled as Yoruichi jumped onto his left shoulder. Chad, who was carrying Uryū, grabbed onto Ichigo's left arm, and Orihime grabbed onto his right arm, smothering it between her big breasts.
"I WILL KILL HER!" Altria screamed menacingly.
"Is she really seducing him in this kind of situation?" Artoria asked herself.
'Now is not the time for this…!' Ichigo gritted in his mind, as he pulled the Excalibur from its sheath, pointing the blade behind him. "Invisible Air!"
The sealed blade fired a blast of compressed air behind them, pushing everyone out of the Dangai… into a height fifty feet in the air. However, as they were about to crash. Ichigo pointed the sword to the ground and used Invisible Air again to slow their descent.
"Is everyone alright?" Ichigo voiced out.
"To think I need to use my spare cape this early," Uryū said, making everyone to look at him weirdly.
'I honestly can't think of anything to say to him,' Ichigo thought.
"He really brought a backup cape," Artoria said, with a shocked face.
"And I thought the talking cat was weird," Altria with a snort.
'It was just like Shunpō, and the speed was almost as good as mine,' Yoruichi thought as she went over to Ichigo. "Ichigo, what did you do?"
"It is one of the abilities of my Zanpakutōs," Ichigo said proudly.
"Zanpakutōs?" She said, while looking at his waist, finally noticing he had two Zanpakutōs. "YOU ARE A DUAL WIELDER?!" Yoruichi screamed as she finally noticed the fact. Everyone turned around and looked at the surprised cat.
"Is it strange to have two Zanpakutōs?" Uryū asked.
"There are only two dual-wielders in the entire Soul Society's history," she said, shocking everyone. "And that Urahara didn't tell me anything about you being a dual-wielder… I will get him for this later!" She growled angrily.
"So, this is Soul Society… Doesn't look very much like heaven," Ichigo remarked.
"This is the outskirts of Soul Society, the poorest of the areas the place where all souls are placed upon their death, and at the center of this place, you can find the Seireitei, where the Shinigamis live," Yoruichi explained.
"So that is where that midget is, then," Ichigo said, as his gaze landed upon the cleanest part of the road which was connected to a large gate.
"Yes," Yoruichi confirmed.
Ichigo narrowed his eyes in defiance at Seireitei, as his journey to save Rukia truly had begun.
Notes
1) Saber from Fate/Stay Night without her armour.
2) Saber Alter from Fate/Stay Night without her armour.
3) Ichigo and Hollow Ichigo Tensa Zangetsu
4) Excalibur with Avalon scabbard and Excalibur Morgan with another Avalon scabbard but with black and red lines.
And the first chapter is done; nearly 10k. Well guys as I have said above this is my first story so please forgive me if I made any mistakes and please leave review to how can I make the story better or tell me if I made any mistakes that I should correct and as I have said in summary. Ichigo, Saber and Saber Alter in this story are a bit OOC and I made Saber as Ichigo's Shinigami and Quincy powers and Alter as his Hollow powers. I have put a poll do decide if I should make this an IchigoxHarem or should just pair IchigoXArtoriaxAlteria. Please vote the next chapter will be in 15-20 days.
Next time: Invasion and Battles
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