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"Getsuga Tenshou!" - People Speech
'Getsuga Tenshou!' - People Thoughts
"Getsuga Tenshou!" - Creature Speech/Attack
'Getsuga Tenshou!' - Creature Thoughts
'Getsuga Tenshou!' - Quincy Zangetsu Speech
'Getsuga Tenshou!' - Zangetsu Speech
(Getsuga Tenshou!) - Sounds Effect
Getsuga Tenshou! - Day, Date, Time, Place
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Episode 1: Back From the Start
Unknown Time, Dimension Gap
Silence.
That's probably the only word could be describe to a place such as the Dimension Gap. The endless multicolored space that connected to every other realms in existence. The sole reason of this silence is because no one could maintain their existence while being fully exposed to the gargantuan pressure of nothingness within the Dimension Gap.
No one except two known ultimate beings.
Great Red, the Apocalypse Dragon, the True Red Dragon God Emperor, True Dragon, and the Dragon of Dragons. No one knows where it came from but it currently held the title as the strongest being in existence.
Ophis, the Ouroboros Dragon, the Infinity Dragon God. Born from nothingness, Ophis had been resided in the Dimension Gap since the day she was born.
And now, the Dimension Gap has a newcomer from another world.
Kurosaki Ichigo, a Human/Shinigami/Hollow/Quincy-hybrid. In short, he is a freak of nature, just like what he said to Ophis. He arrived here after his supposed death back from his home world.
Now we could find our favorite hybrid was sitting in meditative pose with both his Zanpakuto, which had been reverted to their Shikai state, placed on his lap.
Jinzen, the only method for a Shinigami to have a proper conversation with their Zanpakuto by forcing their mind to become one with the Zanpakuto.
In this form, one can call out the true form of the powers of their Zanpakutō. It has been refined over thousands of years, since the beginning of Soul Society, to allow one to commune with their Zanpakutō. This advanced form of training was far different from attaining abilities by force. In this form, one entered a state of calm to enter the inner world of the Zanpakutō and engage them there. In this state, a wielder will have to fight their Zanpakutō spirit in order to attain access to new abilities. Unwilling to teach its owner these abilities, the Zanpakutō spirit engaged its wielder in a battle, the likes of which has never taken place before.
Also in this meditative state, one is so deeply entranced, even sustained wounds were ignored. Any form of injury sustained in the inner world while in this meditative state was reflected in the real world.
Ichigo for the last, I don't know, perhaps two or three hours (time is irrelevant in the Dimension Gap), were trying to enter his inner world.
Not much a success.
He twitched his eyebrow in annoyance, scowl appeared on his face, his right eye opened in irritation while staring at a certain raven haired girl that had been staring at him with a blank look on her face.
Which freaked even his Hollow/Shinigami spirit inside of him.
'For the love of-Kingy, Get rid of the brat will ya! She creep the hell out of me.'
Ichigo couldn't really blame him for that, Ophis's blank stare was even scarier than Ulquiorra's. And that's saying something.
"Don't you have anyone else to annoy to?" Ichigo asked the girl in front of him.
"No." Ophis replied. That was a lie, there is Great Red, but he probably will retaliate with lethal force.
Ichigo sighed and decided to give up, knowing that it's not going to work with Ophis keep staring at him. Made a mental note to find an isolated place where he can be alone enough to enter his inner world.
For the next twenty minutes, Ichigo and Ophis were having staring contest. Neither of them talks nor even blinks for that matter. While Ichigo seems to focus his attention to the girl before him. His mind was going elsewhere.
'Oi old man, don't you think Yhwach or Aizen...or may be both had arrived here first?' Ichigo asked to the wise spirit inside of his soul.
'It's possible Ichigo. It's also possible that both of them are here for years.' Quincy Zangetsu answered which made Ichigo shifted his expression a little bit, causing Ophis tilted her head slightly.
'YEARS?! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! I FOLLOWED THEM INTO THAT DAMN PORTAL ONLY FEW MINUTES AFTER THOSE TWO ENTERED IT.'
'Sorry king, but what the old man said is true. Times in here are flowing in similar fashion to the one in Dangai. As the Gap between realms, this place has so many streams of times with each of them are different from another. Let's just say it's morning in one place and night in another. The only different this place compared to Dangai is because Times in here, can go forwards and backwards at the same time.'
'Which mean both of those assholes could be in either past or future. Time is irrelevant in here.' Ichigo deduced while he was deep in thought.
If both Yhwach and Aizen were in the future while he was in the past. Then he can prepare himself for their arrival. But even so, he still had no idea when they're going to show up their ugly faces in this universe. It could be a year, ten years, a hundred years or even a thousand years later.
But if it's the opposite, then he's at massive disadvantage. They could have known this universe better than he do and prepared themselves for his arrival. Or they could have possibly had conquered this universe already by the time he arrived in here.
Either way, this doesn't bode well for him.
"...lp me?"
Ichigo was snapped out from his thought as he swore he heard Ophis said something.
"I'm sorry, what did you just say?" Ichigo politely asked.
"Help me." Ophis repeated with empty tone which was hard to distinguish for Ichigo whether or not that's a demand or a request.
"Help you in what...exactly?" Ichigo just raised an eyebrow at her.
"Kill Great Red."
Ichigo blinked once, then blinked again, and again before he tilted his head.
"Huh? Did I hear that right?"
Ophis nodded her head innocently which, if Ichigo could say it out loud, made her looks so adorable.
"Great Red just appeared out of nowhere and took my home from me. As long as he's here, I will never obtain complete silence anymore." Ophis's voice, normally dull and monotone, was now filled with resentment and anticipation.
Ichigo just stared at her at her change of mood. Whoever this Great Red is, he must have done something that pisses her off. Although he wasn't sure why he thought Ophis didn't truly hate this Great Red person.
Ophis was like an open book to him.
He could tell that this girl was all alone in her entire life. While she seemingly content with the constant silent she got every day, he knew she had 'dreamed' a company, a company who was able to maintain their existence in this deadly place.
But then she didn't know what to do when she got what she dreamed of. She has always get used to the silence so she mistook the companion she had always dreamed of as an intruder who want to take away her home.
"Sorry, but I cannot help you with your goal." Ichigo replied after a few minutes as he stood back to his feet.
"Why?" He wasn't sure why, but he swore he detect a hint of sadness in her tone.
"Because I have no reason to. I just arrived in this world and the last I want is making as much as enemy as I can. Two are enough, thank you very much." Ichigo voiced, adding the hint of sarcasm on the last part as he began to walk away.
Ichigo then stopped before tapped the nonexistent air within the Dimension Gap, opening a mouth-like portal in this endless multi-colored space. "But I think I know what your problem is. If you're interested, go find me, and I'll help you." And with that, Ichigo stepped into the portal before the said portal closed itself, leaving Ophis in deep thought, thinking what that peculiar creature that is Kurosaki Ichigo said to her.
Unknown Time, Inside of Garganta
During his travel through the Garganta, Ichigo was having conversation with both of his powers.
'Was that really necessary, Ichigo?' Quincy Zangetsu said out of blue.
'Yeah king, I mean she's definitely gonna stalking us for sure thanks to you. And I don't think I can last even a minute with creepy blank face of her staring at me.'
Ichigo just snickered at Zangetsu's comment. Ichigo actually kind of scared at how emotionless Ophis could be. Not even Ulquiorra could give him such feeling by merely staring at him.
"Well, at least she's capable of expressing emotions." Ichigo responded and he could tell Zangetsu just rolled his eyes at him from his inner world.
'Emotion my ass. The only time she'd ever shifted her face slightly when she was staring down at you. And that's because out of curiosity rather than emotion.'
Ichigo just sighed tiredly, not wanting to argue with Zangetsu anymore since it will only waste both times and energies.
"Whatever. Can you teach me how to create a Garganta so I can travel much easier this time around?" Ichigo asked to the manifestation of his Shinigami/Hollow power.
'Creating a Garganta is like a walk in the park, all you have to do is to rip the fabric of space itself and stabilized each tear with Reiryoku diffused dark matter. It's a piece of cake actually.'
"Piece of cake? That's sounds more complicated than Inoue's cooking recipe...and that's saying something."
'Opening the portal was the easy part Ichigo, but setting the desired destination is the hardest part of traveling through an inter-dimensional tear. The portal you created could have lead to wrong destination and even if you had already set the right coordinates, disruption from foreign energy could collapse the portal itself.'
Quincy Zangetsu explained at the dangerous of using Garganta from traveling. Ichigo nodded in understanding before he looked ahead and saw the end of the portal. But before he could step out from it.
'Wait Ichigo...'
The orange haired hybrid groaned. "What now old man?" He asked in annoyance, wanting to find something to eat since his stomach began to rumble.
'We need to tone down your Reiatsu first before allowing you entered the Human world.' The Quicy manifestation explained while Ichigo just raised an eyebrow that that.. 'You might not feel it but since you have regained you true powers, your Reiatsu level has been transcendent into whole new level'
Now Ichigo was shocked at that. "Seriously?" He asked again.
'Khehe. You really had no idea how powerful you have become? Gosh, you're really pathetic kingy. Your Reiatsu had made Yammamoto's looks pale in comparison although it still below Aizen. God, that guy Reiatsu is off the charts...and it still keep on rising as we speak. And I thought you're a freak.'
Ignoring the last remark, Ichigo continued on. "Why do I need to tone down my Reaitsu anyway?" He inquired, still not seeing the point.
'Ichigo, ever since you'd attained your true power, your Reiatsu has become so dense to the point you can vaporize any living being by simply existing near them. It's similar to Aizen, unless he has far more control with his Reiatsu.'
Now that was a huge shock to him. He knew he has gotten stronger than the time when he trained in Dangai, but to be able to harm living being by simply within their reach.
That's neither what he expected nor he wanted to.
"Then what should I do to seal, apparently, this too much power of mine?" Ichigo desperately asked.
'Normally, being able to seal your Shikai is enough...' Quincy Zangetsu began.
"Normally?" The orange haired hybrid raised an eyebrow at the word.
'...yeah, as zero talented as you are in term of Reiatsu control, which was needed to seal up a Shinigami's Shikai, we decided to device temporary five layered of seals for you. With this, you can interract with even ordinary human without killing them'
Now Ichigo was interested. This seals would prove themselves useful until he has fully control over his Reiatsu. But he still worried about one thing.
"Will I be able to release the seal on my own? As much as I don't want to harm other with my Reiatsu, there is nothing I hate more than to be powerless in dire situation." Ichigo spoke again, still unsure about it.
'Of course you can you dumbass. Do you really think we hadn't even thought for that possibility? I can't believe it I had to share an appearance with this dork.'
Okay that's the final straw.
"Don't make me go in there and kicked your albino ass...again." Ichigo threatened his Shinigami/Hollow spirit who was merely yawning at the threat.
'Yeah...like that would ever happen.' Zangetsu waved off the threat, which irked the hell out of Ichigo even more.
"WHY YO-"
'That's enough!'Quincy Zangetsu, who apparently the wisest of the three, interjected before it getting out of hands.
"He started it!" 'He started it!'
The two looks alike childishly accused while pointing at each other, though that's physically impossible. If Zangetsu was in good mood for joke, which was very rare, he would have chuckled at the sight of him, even for a little bit.
'Ichigo, leave your Reiatsu problem to us. Just make sure to stay out of trouble okay.' Quincy Zangetsu suggested, earning a snicker from Zangetsu who shut his mouth instantly when the old looking spirit glared at him withing Ichigo's inner world.
"Can't promise, old man!" Ichigo mumbled to himself, probably lamenting at the fact trouble seems always able to find him, before stepped into the portal himself.
Saturday, December 3rd,1996, 11:45 P.M, DxD Universe, Earth, Asia, Japan, Tokyo
Kurosaki Ichigo blinked as he scanned his surrounding. Fortunately, the Garganta had set the right destination by sending him to earth. But unfortunately, he had no idea where he was now. All he could tell was he's currently in a big and crowded city, he was also on the top of skyscraper. He had a guess where he was right now but he wasn't very sure about it.
"Oi Zangetsu, where the hell did you sent me now?!" Ichigo both asked and demanded. The thought of getting lost again was really pissed his off.
'How should I know? You didn't specifically said the location you want to go. All you said was takes you to earth and nothing more.' Zangetsu raised his hand in defense.
Ichigo gritted his teeth in irritation before he calmed himself down and took a deep breath. 'Well, better start looking around I guess.' He then walked to the edge of the building.
The orange haired hybrid looked down at the street which was really busy even during night time. That's itself was a hint of where he was, but still not enough for him to deduced an answer. He then proceed looking around the city which was filled with tall skyscraper until one certain building had caught his attention.
"Well, I guess we're in Tokyo. That's a good thing." He mumbled before he flowated down into a dark alley.
'Ichigo, we've done putting the seals on you. How does it feel?' Quincy Zangetsu asked.
Ichigo then stared at his armwhile trying to gauge to his Reiatsu. 'It feels...weird I guess, but I think I can get used to it.' He responded as he landed on the alley.
But as soon as he reached the ground, Ichigo then heard, even in this crowded city, someone's screaming for help. He also could felt the sudden burst of Reiryoku before on instinct went to the source, which was happened to be an abandoned construction site.
Upon arriving at the source, the orange haired hybrid found a scene of an elder couple, were backed to the corner, frightened while facing a huge creature. The said creature has the body of twisted looking woman, but the legs of spider. It stood over 7 meters tall and it has a pair of scythe-like hand that was ready to dice the elder couple into pieces.
Seeing their incoming doom, the couple closed their eyes, seemingly accepting their fates. The husband did a heroic, but sadly pointless act by shielding his wife with his body.
Just when the creature was about to end their life, "Hey, why don't you pick up someone your own size?" Ichigo yelled at the creature, causing it to stop in the mid swing before turning its attention toward the orange haired hybrid.
"Ah...another human? And with quite potent powers too." The creature licked its lips in delight. "You would become my most delicious treat ever once I kill you." The creature then raised its scythe-like arms and bring them down towards Ichigo who, had a rather bored look.
The hybrid watched as the hand-weapons came down at him in slow motion. He then sighed tiredly, activated Blut Vene on both his forearms and raised it above his head. Ichigo didn't even need Zangetsu to deal with this creature.
As soon as the scythe-hands connected to Ichigo forearms, it got disintegrated upon contact with Ichigo's skins. Which shocked, not only the creature and the elder couple, but Ichigo himself too.
"AAAAAAHHHHHH!"
The creature screamed in agony after watching its hands being disintegrated by this 'human'. How humiliating.
'Okay, What the hell? I thought you guys had sealed up most of my Reiatsu.' Ichigo yelled toward the spirits within his body while the elder couple could only stared at him in shock and awe.
'I'm sorry Ichigo, but it seems we have miscalculated the amount of Reiatsu you possess. It's...greater than we predicted.' Quincy Zangetsu replied.
'Can't you just add another seal on me?' Ichigo asked again.
'Yes we could, but the seal would be too unstable to maintain and it could break the other seals on you at anytime, releasing full force of your deadly Reiatsu and wiping all souls on the planet.'This time, Zangetsu was the one who answered. The answer though, greatly shocked Ichigo to his core.
'We suggest you to learn how to seal off your Shikai as soon as possible since we're not Urahara Kisuke who can device an advance seal in the matter of minute. But for the time being, do not touch any ordinary human...or any supernatural creature at this level if you don't want to kill them.' Quincy Zangetsu adviced to Ichigo who silently nodded.
"W-What are you? No human is able to do that. Are you an exorcist that Heaven sent to kill me?" The creature rambled, frightened as it backed away from Ichigo which was both a wise and futile move for its part.
Ichigo just raised an eyebrow when he heard the words 'exorcist' and 'Heaven' in the same sentence but decide to seek about it later. "Well, I'm neither human nor this exorcist you're talking about..." Ichigo walked towards the creature which seems to be paralyzed by Ichigo still, too much Reiatsu. "...I'm just a freak who got lost." Ichigo then tap his finger on the creature's leg, instantly obliterated its soul from existence.
Ichigo just sighed again as he scratched the back of his head. "Well that was anticlimax. Better find a spot to sleep, this place looks nice." With that Ichigo was about to find a comfortable place around the abandoned site.
"Wait."
Ichigo just froze on his track when somebody called him. He slowly turned around and saw the elder couple that get attacked from before and bowed to him.
"Thank you for saving us."
Ichigo just blinked at this. He looks around left and right, back and front just to make sure that they're talking to him. Ichigo found no one else but him, but he still wasn't so sure.
"Um...you're welcome. But how can you see me?" Ichigo asked while pointing at himself.
The couple just looked up at him and gave him a strange look. "Uh...no offense young man, but with that hair of that color...and that big sword on your back, I'm sure you will be easy to spot." The husband answered, choosing his words carefully.
Ichigo stared at them for a moment. 'I cannot sense any single trace of Reiryoku on them. That's mean even an ordinary human can see me in this universe. Need to be more careful.' Ichigo thought before nodded his head.
"Can you two walk home on your own?" Ichigo inquired, offering himself to be an escort for the two.
"Yes, our home is about two blocks from here. Thanks again youmg man." The wife answered, earning a nod of understanding from the hybrid.
"Well then… If you say so, I guess I'll take my leave now… " Ichigo turned around as he began walked again.
"Wait young man..." Ichigo stopped again and looked over his shoulder to see the husband approached him. "...I heard you're looking for a place to sleep. Perhaps you can stay in our house for a night." The older man offered Ichigo.
Ichigo just startled at the offer. "Eh?"
"You look like you don't have any money to afford a room. How could we let someone who saved our life sleep in this place?" This time, the wife offered him.
"...are you sure you wouldn't mind?" Ichigo asked again.
"Not at all young man, it's the least we can do to return the favor." The husband replied.
Ichigo just stared at them again before sighed in defeat. "Alright, one night might not hurt." Ichigo said in acceptance, causing the couple smiled at him. But then his eyes turned into a serious one. "Though I should warn you, no matter what, don't touch me while I'm sleeping if you don't want to end up like that creature from earlier." He warned the couple who gulped and nodded.
As they walked off the construction site the wife spoke again to break the silence. "Excuse me, may I know the name of the man who saved us tonight?" She asked the orange haired hybrid.
Ichigo looked at the old woman and answered "It's Kurosaki Ichigo."
"One who protect, huh? That's really fitting name for you young man." The husband pointed out, causing Ichigoi to smile.
"Thanks, you're probably the only one who ever can tell the true meaning of my name, mister-"
The two gasped at this. "Oh right, we haven't tells you our names..." The husband scratched back of his head sheepishly. "...My name is Masakazu Morita, and this is my wife Masakazu Fumika."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Morita-san, Fumika-san." Ichigo gave a rare smile to the elder couple.
"The pleasure is ours Ichigo-kun."
Tuesday, March 3rd, 1997, 09:54 P.M, DxD Universe, Earth, Antarctica (Three Months Later)
"Why is it so damn hard? It isn't working, this shit is so useless."
'Hey, don't blame the method of training king, you're just suck at Reiatsu control.'
"It's not my faults I'm having too much Reiatsu, remember?"
'Aizen has an even bigger amount of Reiatsu than yours, and he still can controls them no problem.'
"It's SOSUKE MOTHERFUCKING AIZEN we're talking about. He can just take logic and fuck with them. Hell, he's even got stronger while sitting in Muken while wearing his gimp-suit, is that even possible?"
'BOTH OF YOU, SHUT UP!'
Quincy Zangetsu finally lost the remains of his patient and broke the pointless argument. Two other two shut their mouth immediately since the Yhwach looks alike never seem to raised his voice like that.
'Arguing this will getting us nowhere. Now Ichigo, please try again before we call it for a day.' Quincy Zangetsu spoke the the hybrid.
"I already did what the asshole had said"
'HEY!'
"Try to imagine my Reiatsu as water that filled an aquarium and stopped filling it when it's already full, but it still isn't working." Ichigo explained to his Quincy power manifestation.
'Try again Ichigo!' This time, it was an order not a request.
Ichigo sighed again and sat on meditative pose with both Zangetsu on his lap. He closed his eyes, imagined his Reiatsu was flowing like water and imagined a small aquarium and began to fill it.
However, despite his best effort to slowly fill the imaginary aquarium with imaginary water, he instead literally dropped an entire ocean onto the poor small aquarium, shattering it in an instant.
Ichigo was brought back to reality, only to see the area within radius twenty miles had been devastated as if a meteor had been dropped onto here.
Luckily for him, he had made the right decision by training in the middle of Antarctica.
Ichigo looked at the Yhwach looks alike. "See, I told you so." Ichigo pointed out, causing the Quincy Zangetsu sighed again.
'That's enough for today.' Was that all he said before he vanished into Ichigo's inner world.
Ichigo then sighed before looked at Zangetsu who had seemingly had been forgotten by him. "What are you doing here? Get back to my head you idiot!" Ichigo ordered and before the white copy of himself could retort, he also vanished into Ichigo's inner world.
'ASSHOLE!'
But not before saying that.
Ichigo then his stomach grumbled a little, literally demanded at him for food. He shrugged before stand to his feet and tapping the air, opening a Garganta, and stepped into the portal before it closed itself.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 1997, 09:59 P.M, DxD Universe, Earth, Asia, Japan, Tokyo, Shibuya District
A portal suddenly appeared behind a very modest building in the corner of Shibuya district. Kurosaki Ichigo stepped out from the portal before he silently closing them. He stretched his body for a little bit before he entered the building through the back door.
Ichigo soon entered a large kitchen area where everything seems to be a mess as if a horde of Hollow had attacked this place. Dity plates, forks, spoons, and many kitchen tools were in shambles. He heard someone humming a song with a sound of water flowing down from the sink.
Standing before the sink was Masakazu Fumika. She had grey hair that's indicating her age and despite being sixty four years old woman, she's managed to maintain her early forty looks which would made every woman jealous.
Fumika heard Ichigo walked to her and smiled at him. "Ah, welcome back Ichigo-kun. How is your training?" The woman asked the orange haired hybrid.
"Ah, you know, the usual, still not making any progress." He answered, causing the woman giggled.
"Well, don't give up Ichigo-kun. I'm sure you will be able to control your power." Fumika spoke to Ichigo.
Ever since Ichigo had saved her and Morita from that creature three months ago, Fumika had been more curious when it comes to supernatural subject. Ichigo himself said that he's not very knowledge about it. And as much as she loved to gossip it to her friends, Fumika always keep it quite to herself.
"I see the cafe was crowded as always." Ichigo noted as he eyed the dirty kitchen tools over the stove, a pang of guilt started rising.
"Yes, even though you're having holiday today, that doesn't stop the customer from coming here." Fumika stated as she finished washing the dish.
While living with the Masakazu, Ichigo leard that they had a small cafe at the corner of Shibuya district. It was a rather small, traditional cafe called 'Bleach Cafe' which normally doesn't have many customers since it lost to compete with many modern cafe in Shibuya.
That was when Ichigo hired himself as a waiter. With his, Fumika said this to him, handsome and wild look, perhaps Ichigo could attract many customers with it.
Surprisingly, it's worked.
Many customers, especially young female, and even some tourists from other countries were coming to this cafe on his first day working here. Ever since then, their business had just skyrocketed through the heaven. The cafe opens from 08:00 A.M to 10:00 P.M. It served many traditional japanese foods and drinks with some touch of modern culinary.
"By the way Fumika-san, do you have some curry left? I'm kinda hungry." Ichigo said as he was looking for a plate and spoon.
"There are some in the oven, I've warmed it for you." The old woman said as she untied her appron and hanged it on hanger.
"Thanks. You can go home Fumika-san, I'll washing this after I've eat." Ichigo spoke as he pulled out a bowl of curry from the oven.
"Don't forget to close the cafe Ichigo-kun." Fumika said playfully, Ichigo just nodded his head while responded with a 'Yeah' to her. As she opened the back door, she told Ichigo one more thing.
"Oh, one more thing. There is a weird guy that had been waiting for you since the morning. I've already told him that you're having day off today but he wouldn't listen and decide to wait for you. Make sure you meet him and find out what does he want." Fumika told Ichigo before she leaved her the cafe and headed to her home. "And make sure you charged him for his sake."
Ichigo just raised an eyebrow when Fumika mentioned a guy was waiting for him before he closed his eyes and scanned the cafe.
True enough, there was somebody, whose strenght could match the like of Byakuya was sitting on one of the table in cafe. Ichigo sighed tiredly as he began to eat his late dinner, not bothering to hurry despite having someone waiting for him.
Then again, this guy had been waiting for him all day long, so another couple of minutes wouldn't kill him right.
After Ichigo finished his dinner, he put the dish on the sink, planning to wash them later before headed to the front room.
He then spotted a man in his mid 20s with black hair, golden bangs, and black goatee sitting on one of the chairs in this cafe with few bottles of sake of the table. The man also clad in purple coat with black belts adorning them and charcoal coloured trousers with black shoes.
Ichigo stared at the man for a moment while he didn't seem to notice Ichigo walked in. In the past three months, he hadn't seen any sign of Aizen or Yhwach. But during that time, he seems already attracted many supernatural being in this universe, Devils, Angels, Youkai, Dragons, even Deities.
But Ichigo knew this man didn't fit into those categories of all supernatural creatures he had encountered.
"Can I help you?" Ichigo announced his presence to the man while watching every bit of his actions with a scowl on his face.
The man jerked out to his direction, seemingly caught off guard but regained his composure and smiled at him. "Ah...Kurosaki Ichigo, I've been expecting you to come." The stranger greeted Ichigo which made him scowled even more.
The fact this man know his name was a sign for Ichigo to keep his guard up around him.
"I see my name is so well known, is there anything you need from me?" Ichigo questioned the stranger.
The man just grinned at him in respond. "Ah yes, I just want to see a man who had become a hot stuff among supernatural being." The man said with a carefree demeanor.
"If seeing me is all you wanted, then your time is up. Please leave or I'll make you." Ichigo stated casually without a hint of arrogance in his voice.
Even with the seals in his body, he is still capable kicking this man out from the cafe.
The stranger smile vanished when Ichigo just stated that. He knew that was a promise, not a threat. A signal for him to get on the business.
The man just sighed tiredly. "And the rumor said you were an easy going man. Sirzech will pay for this." The man mumbled to himself, earning a confused look from Ichigo. The stranger then revealed six pairs of jet-black crow-wings spread out from his back. "Let me properly introduce myself. My name is Azazel, the leader of Fallen Angel organization known as Grigori, nice to meet you."
"I would say it's a pleasure to meet you, but that would be a blatant lie." Ichigo replied bluntly, causing Azazel chocked up an eyebrow.
"Did you have something against Fallen Angel?" Azazel inquired in curiosity.
"Not really, you're the first Fallen Angel I've ever meet. It's just you reminded me of someone I know." Ichigo replied with a shrug.
It was the truth, Azazel gives his this vibe similar to that of Urahara Kisuke. And anything involving that creepy shopkeeper is probably not a good thing.
"Then I won't waste your time any longer, I have few question that I'd like to ask you." Azazel said as he motioned Ichigo to sit with him.
"Sorry, I would prefer to stand." Ichigo declined and Azazel just shrugged it off. "Also, make it quick! Cause I'm in the bad mood right now."
That's entirely the truth, he's still upset he hadn't made a progress in controlling his Reiatsu.
"Okay, I'll be blunt, what are you..Kurosaki Ichigo?" Azazel didn't beat around the bush.
Ichigo wasn't really surprised at the question. In fact. He was expecting it. "I'm a freak, a combination between few races which I have no intention to reveal to you, though I could say I'm partly human." Ichigo answered, mixing lies with truth.
Azazel rubbed his finger on his chin thoughtfully. "How much of human in you?" The leader of Fallen Angel asked second question.
"Twenty five percents, more or less I don't really know." Ichigo replied again.
"Then you have about four or five races mixing within you." Azazel deduced, causing Ichigo narrowed his eyes and while mentally kicked himself for giving the man hint of what he actually is. Though he was confident Azazel wouldn't be able to figure out the other three races within him.
"You could say that." Ichigo then decided he had enough. "If that's all you wanted to ask, then please leave. I need to close the cafe." Ichigo then turned around and headed for the kitchen.
"Hold on...I heard you take few jobs from other factions, is that the truth?" Azazel called out and Ichigo stopped from his track.
"Yes, it is. What of it?" He raised an eyebrow at Azazel.
"Do you mind if I hire you for some errands? The payment is quite decent." Azazel stated, causing Ichigo narrowed his eyes at him.
He wasn't stupid, if he accepts it, Azazel will surely use this to observe and study him. However, perhaps Azazel could prove himself useful by providing him with information he needs.
Ichigo then made his decision.
"Not at all, but my schedules are full for next few months. Do you mind waiting for a little bit?" Ichigo asked and Azazel nodded his head.
"Of course not, call me when you're ready okay." Azazel then pulled a card and threw it at Ichigo who caught it easily. "See you around, Kurosaki Ichigo."
And with that, the leader of Grigori leaved the Bleach cafe.
"Ah shit, he hasn't pay for the sake. Fumika-san will skins me alive for this." Ichigo mumbled to himself with a slight fear in his voice.
Ichigo stared at the card in his hand while having conversation with both of his spirits.
'Are you sure it's healthy king? Unlike many other your employer, that asshole kind of remind me of that creepy shopkeeper, though not as much.' Zangetsu pointed out his thought and Ichigo agreed with him on the last part
"He perhaps have some information I need regarding Yhwach or Aizen. And from what I heard from my previous employers, Azazel has many connections on this planet." Ichigo explained as he flipped the card and saw a phone number behind it.
'The risk is too high if he has learned so much about you Ichigo.' Quincy Zangetsu warned the hybrid.
"Don't worry. I will try not to reveal too much." Ichigo stuffed the card into his pocket and entered the kitchen.
Only to find Ophis was sitting on the counter while playfully kicking her legs to the air.
"Ah...I see you've considered my offer." Ichigo said, gaining her attention.
She hopped off the counter and walked towards the hybrid. "Yes." What that her answer.
"Good. Meet me here tomorrow at 8 P.M. And I'll help you with your problem." Ophis nodded her head before she opened a portal and headed for Dimension Gap.
Ichigo watched her disappeared and couldn't help but smile. 'Tomorrow will be interesting.' He thought to himself before he went to finish washing the kitchen tools and closing the cafe.
To Be Continued
Translation:
Zangetsu - Slaying Moon
Jinzen - Sword Meditation
Reiatsu - Spiritual Pressure
Reiryoku -Spiritual Power
Shikai - Initial Release
Dangai - Parsing World
Garganta - Black Cavity
Muken - Avici
Zanpakuto - Soul Slayer
A/N: Well, there you go. Hope you all enjoys it. You may think that how I made Ichigo Reiatsu so Op, well we all know in Manga, Shunsui privately meet with Ichigo's humans friends personally to tell them that Ichigo, after his training in royal palace, couldn't stay in human world anymore since his power would have damaged the human world by simply existing on it. We all have seen Aizen soul-crushed a nameless guy before his final battle with Ichigo, I think it would make sense if Ichigo could do the same, not to mention he lacks of Reiatsu control which made him even more dangerous for the human world.
So yeah, I only portrayed his Reiatsu based on the statement and feats from Manga. but don't worry, the heavy hitter from DxD won't be get Soul-Crushed by Ichigo, unless he unleased his full power. They will be slightly affected by it.
Beside, Ichigo isn't the one who has the highest level of Reiatsu, that honor goes to Aizen. Aizen's Reiatsu is the reason why Yhwach put him as "Special War Power". Please don't be mistaken that just because Aizen has more Reiatsu, he's stronger than Ichigo, there are many other factors that need to be considered
No, I portrays the three of them (Ichigo, Aizen and Yhwach) to be equals. Each of them has their own strengths and weaknesses.
Ichigo: Has the highest striking power of the three, absurd endurance, advance growth rate (this is his most terrifying ability according to Aizen).
Aizen: Immeasurable Reiatsu even higher than Ichigo, the most skilled fighter of the three, the smartest of the three.
Yhwach: Hax (Obviously), the most experience fighter of the three, has the most stamina of the three.
Striking Power: 1. Ichigo 2. Yhwach 3. Aizen
Speed: Pretty much equals
Reiatsu: 1. Aizen 2. Yhwach 3. Ichigo
Hax: 1. Yhwach 2. Ichigo 3. Aizen
Intellegence: 1. Aizen 2. Yhwach 3. Ichigo
Skills: 1. Aizen 2. Yhwach 3. Ichigo
Experience: 1. Yhwach 2. Aizen 3. Ichigo
Stamina: 1. Yhwach 2. Ichigo 3. Aizen
Endurance: 1. Ichigo 2. Aizen=Yhwach
Growth Rate: 1. Ichigo 2. Yhwach=Aizen
See, each of them has their own strengths and weaknesses. Reiatsu isn't always the this that determined who is stronger in Bleach. Hope this explanation will clear the confusion you probably have after reading this chapter.
As I said on previous chapter, please tell me what you think on Review sections.
-Dragon King Acnologia signing out