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Ichigo groaned and woke up. He had had a restless night of sleeping and felt like he hadn't gotten rest at all. When he moved to get off the bed he found his legs pinned to the bed.

"What the..?" He mumbled to himself as he sat up and looked downwards. On his lower legs was Nelliel hugging him like he was a teddy bear while curled up. An annoyed look came over his face, no it wasn't that she was holding him down, but that he hadn't been able to even notice her doing so while asleep, seeing as he was a light sleeper. He sighed and wriggled out of the death grip.

He moved to his closet and moved into the bathroom once grabbing a new uniform. He checked himself over in the mirror and noticed two changes. His eyes were now a deep gold and his hair was longer. He shrugged, stripped down, turned on the shower, checked the water, and got in.

Meanwhile Aizen was in the throne room, standing up with Gin and Tousen at his sides.

"Are you sure you wish to go through with this, Aizen-sama?" Tousen questioned.

"Of course, Tousen, if it can make half of the Espada stronger then they are." Aizen replied, a terrible smirk on his face. He had summoned all of the Espada, excluding Ichigo, to the throne room. Standing behind the three men was Inoue, confusion in her eyes.

The nine Espada appeared and Aizen stepped forward.

"Today my brothers and sister, I plan to have you evolve, evolve from Adjuchas to Vasto Lordes! And Those who are already Lordes, stronger!" Aizen exclaimed. Expressions of shock, excitement, and worry appeared on the faces of the nine.

"How so, Aizen-sama?" Starrk asked, his face one of question.

"Ah, dear Inoue here will be negating the effects of the Hogyoku and returning you to your previous forms. This reversal shall take place in the pits of Las Noches, where the regaining of your powers will not distort it's dome." Aizen answered and the nine nodded, all of them compiling into one elevator.

Aizen, Inoue, Tousen, and Gin stayed behind and waited for them to be dropped off, as for it was cramped enough with nine people. The elevator came back up and the group of four walked in and descended.

They reached the bottom and Aizen nodded. Inoue's Souten Kisshun enveloped the nine and horribly thick reiatsu covered the air so much it forced Tousen to reveal the extent of his reiatsu as not to be crushed.

"Yammy, Szayel, Aaroniero, and Zommari please step forward." Aizen commanded. The four did as told and then they were enveloped in a tight Bakudo #61: Rikujoukourou.

"What is this Aizen?!" Yammy roared, the only action the four lower ranking Espada able to do was talk.

Aizen did not reply and then, three heads and a tank fell from the four shoulders. The figures of the tenth, eighth, ninth, and seven slumped over, indicating death.

Aizen pointed to Grimmjow, who yowled and lunged for the four bodies, instantly devouring them. Once Grimmjow finished he moved back to the line of the First, Second, Third, and Fourth.

"Through each of five tunnels there shall be rooms where many of high Adjuchas hollows lay, under the effect of my zanpakutou. Devour them, and once they are finished, another wave will be sent out. This will continue until I believe the power increase significant enough." Aizen finished and the five nodded, disappearing into the different tunnels.

"Oh Aizen, you believe the 'breeding' pits will be good enough huh?" Gin asked, the smile on his face reaching from ear to ear.

"Yes, Gin, I do. Once they all become Vasto Lordes, I will use to Hougyoku to restore them to their arrancar selves. We should be able to destroy the lesser captains easily enough. The only ones that do worry me are the First, Fourth, Eighth, and the Thirteenth, though even they will be overwhelmed by my Espada's strength."

Gin laughed and Tousen stood stoic while the screams of dying Adjuchas filled the underground pits. Inoue winced and looked down, trying to block out the screams of the dying.

"Ah, Inoue may return to your room." Inoue instantly moved and returned to her quarters.

Upstairs, Ichigo had removed himself from the shower and had changed. Listening around he heard nothing and wandered outside. No one was roaming the hallways, nor was anyone in the throne room. He sighed and decided it was now or never to visit Inoue. He disappeared in a whisper of shunpo and reappeared in front of Inoue's room. He placed his hand on the knob and heard the sounds of something striking someone. He kicked the door in and was presented with the two Arrancar usually hung around the throne room, Loli and Menoly beating on Inoue.

"What do you think you're doing?..." Ichigo muttered, placing one fist in his other palm and cracking his knuckles.

"N-Nothing..." Menoly mumbled and backed off. Ichigo grabbed her wrist as she made a move to leave and pulled her back, delivering a bone shattering punch to her face. She screamed as he also released a bala with the punch, effectively blowing her head from her shoulders.

Ichigo turned to the other who was quivering in fear.

"What, going to do something?" Ichigo asked, his voice low and deadly.

Loli withdrew her zanpakutou and held it out

"Poison-" As soon as she was about to call the command she was cut off as Ijin was through her throat, stopping the Resurrection. Ichigo withdrew Zangetsu and dealt a fatally deep slash from her left shoulder to her rip hip. Her legs gave out and her eyes dulled, the only way she was still standing was by Ijin through her throat. Ichigo pulled Ijin from the girl's throat and cleaned him and Zangetsu on her clothes.

Ichigo mumbled a decently high level kido up his breath and the two bodies went up in flames, showing no sign of attack, except for the blood. Ichigo moved to the prone Inoue and picked her up placing her on the couch. He stood back and kneeled.

"You OK, Inoue?" Ichigo asked, concern in his eyes.

"You're not Kurosaki-kun, Kurosaki-kun would never have killed so brutally." Inoue mumbled turning away.

"I'm sorry, Inoue but I've changed, I've dealt with my monster and it turns out by doing so I've become one myself, sorry." Ichigo finished and turned to leave.

Inoue closed her eyes in regret and tears escaped her eyes as he exited the room, and closed the door behind him.

Ichigo sonidoed to the desert of Las Noches and looked solemnly out at the plain white. He vanished in another buzz of sonido and appeared at the edge of the Menos Forest, he entered and pulled out Zangetsu and Ijin immediately.

"Cleave, Zangetsu." He mumbled and the elegant cleaver appeared in his hand. He held it upwards, energy gathering along its edge. He needed to release his anger out, and by killing worthless bugs and attracting the strong was it.

"Getsuga Tenshou!" He roared, bringing the cleaver down and releasing a massive wave of blue reiatsu that decimated a section of the forest. He then brought up Ijin, holding it in the same position.

"Kuroi Getsuga!" He roared again, another massive wave of black outlined red reiatsu releasing from its tip, just as tall as Getsuga Tenshou, but even wider. Another, larger section of the forest was destroyed. Just then twenty Adjuchas surrounded him, sizes ranging from large cats to sizes as tall as giraffes but as wide as an elephant.

"Who're you?! Why're you doing this!?" One Adjuchas roared.

"To blow off some stream." Ichigo answered back, sheathing Ijin.

The twenty Adjuchas fired off simultaneous ceros, that struck and exploded. One laughed but was soon cut down by a black daito.

Ichigo stood behind the now dead and falling Adjuchas.

"Bankai, Tensa Zangetsu." He spoke, his voice hollow. The object they had struck was his Espada outfit which he had shed once he had entered bankai. Two Adjuchas charged and were met with Ichigo's own cero that obliterated them, continuing on and striking another section of the forest. Several Gillians emerged and roared, ceros charging then being fired off towards Ichigo. The Adjuchas followed suite and Ichigo raised he blade back, hellish fire seeming to creep onto his blade.

"Getsuga Tenshou!" He roared again, the wave of hellfire crushing the ceros and causing a large explosion to occur, Ichigo dashed through the smoke and held Tensa Zangetsu to his side. He closed in on three Adjuchas and within two seconds they disappeared in spirit particles. He launched off a small cero that ripped through the Gillians. He looked to the Adjuchas and they turned and ran, fear in their eyes. Two new, human-sized figures appeared, a grin on ones face and a stoic expression on the others. The first was short and looked muscular, with snake-like eyes and elongated canines. His hair and eye color were maroon. The stoic one was taller, with lean muscle showing along with different colored eyes and bright green hair.

"Who're you, fool?!" One laughed, pulling out a bone white blade.

"Ichigo Kurosaki, Quinto Espada." Ichigo answered.

"Only the fifth and so much power.." The other figured mumbled.

Ichigo laughed and it growled in annoyance.

"What is so funny?" The first yelled, a smile still on his face.

"I'm not even using my full power." Ichigo answered back.

Dead silence filled the room until the first, crazed figure spoke.

"Hah, doesn't matter, you can't stand up to the power of us, two of the Forest's Vasto Lordes!" It charged and Ichigo met him mid air. Ichigo grabbed the blade, his hierro stopping the blade's edge from greatly damaging him. Ichigo raised Tensa Zangetsu up and slashed downward. The other Lorde appeared and blocked the blade. It spun around and dealt a powerful kick to Ichigo's mid section. Ichigo skid across the sky and into a tree,which formed a small crater in the tree. He removed himself from the tree and released a large, blood red cero that struck the crazed one's arm, vaporizing it. It howled in pain and then laughed and the arm regenerated. Ichigo sighed and pulled Ijin free of his sheath.

The silent figure sonidoed behind him and stabbed him through the shoulder, pulling Ijin from him and stabbing him in the other figure before ax kicking him down then firing a hail of balas. Ichigo laid pin to the ground as the balas rained down.

'Shit.' He thought to himself, closing his eyes as the hail grew closer. The next thing he knew, a pink cero was fired off and the balas obliterated. He opened his eyes and mumbled a silent thanks. In front of him stood Nelliel, sword drawn. She turned to him and pulled the blades from his shoulders. Ichigo winced and stood up. She handed him back Ijin and threw the other blade away.

"Nell, stay back I don't know if you won't get caught in the crossfire." Ichigo mumbled as he held Ijin out. Nell nodded and sonidoed behind him.

"Reap, Ijin!" He roared, malevolent reiatsu sweeping forth and wrapping around him in a cocoon. The two Lordes looked on in wonder as it shattered and revealed Ichigo's resurrection.

"How'd you find me, Nell?" He rasped out, holding the now elongated Tensa Zangetsu out and pointing it at the Lordes.

"Silly, anyone with a decent pesquisa could sense your reiatsu coming from here." Nell answered, a small smirk on her face. Ichigo nodded and disappeared, surprising everyone as he appeared behind the two Lordes. A beastly roar ripped from Ichigo's throat as he kicked the calm Lorde back and slashed the crazed one from hip to shoulder. He then punched the crazed one back and lowered his head. The stoic Lorde appeared behind him and Ichigo turned, grabbing the Lorde's face and throwing him down, stomping on his throat and discharging the cero. The cero obliterated the Lorde and the ground under them, creating a house sized crater. Nell looked on in surprise and the crazed one came back, dual ceros in his hands and his chest wound healed from regeneration. He discharged the ceros and they struck home. Ichigo as thrown back but got back up without any visible injuries. The crazed one looked on in shock and Ichigo appeared behind him, sword raised. The Lorde had only a second to bring his blade up as Ichigo's fell.

'Such crazy strength!' The Lorde thought, fear registering on his face. Ichigo smiled under the mask as hell fire started to build along Tensa Zangetsu length.

"Getsuga...Tenshou." Ichigo growled out in his raspy voice. The hellfire consumed the two combatants and only Ichigo emerged, holding his hand out. The Resurreccion started to glow and disappeared, returning to it's sealed form. Ichigo sonidoed to Nell and was panting lightly. He placed Ijin back in it's position and he sonidoed away, wincing as he preformed the longest sonido he ever tried and fell back on his bed as he appeared in a buzz and shimmer of sonido.

"Sorry, that form takes a lot of me.." He mumbled. Nell smiled and waved it off, returning to her room. Ichigo sighed and removed the two blades, his bankai returning to its sealed form, placing them at the edge of his bed, before falling asleep.

Meanwhile in Soul Society the Thirteenth Captain, Jyuushiro Ukitake, had been going through the main library, searching for books that had Aizen's leftover reiatsu. It had a book that had been accessed several times that provided information on the Hougyoku, and then the other book was what worried him. The book was only removed one day prior to Aizen's defection and it held the instructions for creating the Ouken, the King's Key.

Ukitake immediately shunpoed and appeared in a whisper in the First Division Barracks.

"Yama-jii! Aizen's been looking up information regarding the Ouken. The only place that has the materials needed for the creation of one is Karakura Town." Ukitake shouted as he pushed open the doors to the main office. Yamamoto looked up, his face creased and a frown on.

"Orders, Sir?" Ukitake asked, his voice now calm but serious.

"Have all Squads in Karakura retreat, and then, destroy the city and the land beneath it, make sure Aizen does not acquire that land!" Yamamoto ordered.

Shock and fear appeared on Ukitake's face, and he opened his mouth to speak.

"No Jyuushiro! We cannot allow him to get to that land. I have a feeling that if we engage him in Karakura we will no doubt fail." Yamamoto spoke, his voice solemn. Ukitake nodded and shunpoed to the First Division's Office of Announcements.

He swiftly moved to the controls and spoke into the mic, broadcasting to all in Soul Society.

"All Kido Corps Shinigami and all Captains with proficient use in Kido are to gather at the Senkaimon, further orders will be given there by the First Division Captain himself." Jushiro finished and sighed, sometimes he hated his job.

Elsewhere with Yamamoto, he had contacted the advanced Squad in Karakura.

"Captain Hitsugaya, you and you're squad are to retreat at once." Yamamoto ordered, his cane striking the ground.

"For what reasons, Captain Yamamoto? There is still threat of arrancar attack." Hitsugaya replied, concern in his young voice.

"It will explain to you once you return." Yamamoto retorted. Hitsugaya nodded and disappeared, telling each of his subordinates in order. The accepted orders and returned to Soul Society by personal Senkaimons. Just then, a large Senkaimon opened over Karakura, Kido Corps Shinigami along with the First, Sixth, Eighth, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Captains spilling from it.

Yamamoto walked forward and looked to the large group.

"Today, to stop Aizen, we are to destroy Karakura Town and the Land under it! These are direct orders!" The group nodded, their faces showing grief and some stoic.

The higher ranks of the Kido Corps came forth along with the Eighth, Sixth, and Thirteenth captains. They raised their hands and spoke an inaudible chant, finishing with

"Hado #88: Hiryugekizokushintenraiho!" Electrified reiatsu erupted from their hands, the ten beams of highly destructive energy striking the land, blowing up large portions. Next came another wave, firing off their strongest kido spells until only Yamamoto himself was left. The First Division Captain withdrew his sword and swung it.

"Reduce All Creation to Ash, Ryujin Jakka!" The sword and the area around Yamamoto burst into flames while everyone shunpoed away. He waved the flaming sword over Karakura, and soon the entire Town was ablaze, fires destroying everything in sight. Yamamoto nodded and his shikai deactivated, transforming back into a cane. He called open the Senkaimon, and the group shunpoed through, back to the safety of Soul Society.

In Las Noches Aizen watched the destruction of Karakura Town through one of Ulquiorra's broadcast garganta. He frowned and then smirked.

'The fools, they were just prolonging the war, the fear of being invaded, and allowing me to continue his army.' Aizen thought, several plans running through his head, one being on invading Soul Society itself. It had the materials, the 100,000 souls, the plot of spirit enriched land with a radius of half a spirit-mile.

"Thank you Ulquiorra, please you're dismissed until I have need of your assistance." Aizen spoke, his voice having a tone of joy in it.

Ulquiorra nodded and disappeared in a buzz of sonido.

Aizen sat back in his throne and nodded his head at a servant as they brought him his afternoon tea. It was good to be 'King.'

Ichigo woke up some hours later. Sitting up he groaned and laid back down.

'Why is that power so hard to control? Is it because it isn't truly mine, but Hollow me's power? Doesn't matter anymore, he's gone.' Ichigo mused over in his head. Eventually, Zangetsu entered the Ichigo's pondering.

'Ichigo, have you thought of your heritage? Why you posses large amounts of reiatsu, and why you, and your former sisters could see hollows at young ages?' Zangetsu slipped the question in the musings and Ichigo stared, his face akin to a goldfish.

It made sense, if one of his parents were a shinigami, it would explain why he had such large amounts of reiatsu, seeing the ghosts before age nine, and along with his sisters eventually gaining the ability to see ghosts, hollows, and shinigami. It would also explain why it was harder to control Ijin when Released, he was more then fifty percent shinigami, and barely hollow.

'So in turn, training and strengthening my Hollow Skills and Release will allow me greater control.' He thought before a deep feeling of dread entered his heart. As this happened, Aizen called the Espada to a meeting. Ichigo disappeared in a loud buzz of sonido and arrived first, taking his spot. Ulquiorra and then the rest of the Espada arrived. Aizen himself walked in and sat down, spots on the table opening up and tea appearing in china cups.

"Let us have tea." Aizen commanded and the Espada picked up the cups, raising the china to the lips and sipping it. One after another, the china was placed back down. Aizen nodded and folded his hand in his lap.

"Today, a major discovery has been made. It is a concern to my plans, and very vital. Earlier today, the First Division Captain ordered the destruction of Karakura Town, effectively destroying large areas of population with the high level Kidous, and then releasing his Shikai and burning the town to ash-" Aizen was cut off as Ichigo's reiatsu skyrocketed and he disappeared, his seat flying several meters back.

Aizen shook his head and looked to Ulquiorra.

"Ulquiorra, please find, assist, and retrieve Kurosaki. Along with delivering a message to which ever Captain responds 'You've just pushed your trump card over the Edge, Captain Yamamoto, seeing as I forced the boy to come so he could control his monster and not destroy you all,.'" Aizen spoke, his voice hiding amusement.

Ulquiorra nodded and stood up, walking to the exit before opening a Garganta and sonidoing through it. Using his Pesquisa, he had found Ichigo's reiatsu and the Garganta opened to Ichigo standing high above the Soul Society. Killing Intent radiated off his body in tidal waves.

"I'm going to kill them, Ulquiorra. Do not try and stop me." Ichigo muttered darkly. Ulquiorra nodded and Ichigo drew Ijin, holding it high above his head, and his other hand out towards the Seireitei. His thumb, index, and middle finger formed a tri-focused point, blood red energy gathering at the center focus.

"Getsuga Tenshou." Ichigo mumbled, bringing Ijin down as white hell fire crawled over the blade, red outlining the wave of energy. The crescent of hellish energy struck the barrier over the Seiteitei, destroying it as the two powers fought for control, anger filled madness against negation. The Anger finally one out, destroying the barrier and allowing both Espada to enter. Once they entered though, they dropped out of the sky. The two landed, small craters under them. Their hierros proving strong enough so that they would not be damaged.

Meanwhile, alarms an klaxons went off, signifying an Arrancar within their arms. The captains deployed with the Sixth and Seventh Divisions reaching the Arrancar first.

"Scatter, Senbonzakura."

"Roar, Tenken!"

A cloud of cherry blossoms surrounded Ichigo and a large fist wielding a blade attacked Ulquiorra. The petals pulled back, and Ichigo was barely touched, scratches being the only wounds and his eyes like steel. Ulquiorra had merely raised one finger, catching the blade of Tenken on it.

Ichigo disappeared and Byakuya's eye widened as he pulled all the petals around himself. A moment later, several puncture wounds appeared in the wall of petals. Byakuya shunpoed away and found Ichigo blocking his way.

"Kurosaki, why're you here, and what is that Arrancar doing with you?!" Byakuya asked, displeasure radiating from his usually calm voice.

"You know why, Kuchiki." A jab with punch that struck a shield of petals, blowing them apart as he released a bala. "You fools..." Another punch, another wall of petals. "Destroyed my HOME!" He roared, letting loose a barrage of punches, balas firing once the punches reached the end of their reach.

Byakuya's wall of sakura petals only withstood so much before they shattered, two balas striking Byakuya in the stomach. He coughed up blood and was sent back into a particularly large building. The smoke from the crater of the building cleared, showing Byakuka holding his zanpakutou upside down. He dropped the blade and whispered.

"Bankai. Senbonzakura Kageyoshi." A million petals, with more destructive force were summoned as the rows of blades behind Byakuya dissolved.

Meanwhile with Ulquiorra, Komamura was fully pissed. He had keep attacking, and all the bastard did was block! The giant fox lunged with his blade, Tenken's following. Ulquiorra's response was raising his finger and firing a cero that blew both of them back, knocking Komamura unconscious. Ulquiorra looked to Ichigo's position and frowned. This was becoming too much.

Ichigo narrowed his eyes and pulled Zangetsu from his sheath, holding him out with his right hand and his left hand gripping his right bicep.

"Bankai! Tensa Zangetsu!" A tornado of Reiatsu and wind formed around Ichigo and he slashed the air in front of him, the small tornado dying down.

'He can still preform Bankai, yet his Reiatsu is that of a completed Arrancar!' The thought registered in Byakuya's head and for once, he felt true, undenying fear.

Ichigo disappeared in a whisper of shunpo and appeared behind Byakuya, slashing. The cut was met with a wall of petals and Ichigo smirked evilly.

"Getsuga Tenshou!" He screeched, the black outlined red hellfire ripped from his blade and threw the wall of petals into a frantic dance and Byakuya through the air.

He then pulled Ijin from his sheath and held it out.

"I am going to completely annihilate you." He whispered.

"Reap-" At he was about to release, Ulquiorra met his hand, and shook his head. Ichigo nodded, his eyes still containing rage, and the want of destruction, pure and not needed. Ichigo opened a garganta, a black line forming in mid air and then ripping, emitting a horrible, shrill sound. Ichigo disappeared into it and it closed behind him. Ulquiorra looked to the now stranding and severely wounded Byakuya.

"Tell your Leader, that you have just pushed your trump card over the Edge, seeing as Aizen-sama forced him to come, seeing as it was the only way not to destroy everything around him from his monster." Ulquiorra spoke. Shock, and understanding registered on Byakuya's face. He knew about the monster, the being that had taken control of Kurosaki when they had battled in Senbonzakura's true form. With that, Ulquiorra opened his own garganta and disappeared into it.

Ichigo returned to the throne room, his instant regeneration allowing him to appear flawless once he arrived back. There, the Espada and Aizen waited. Ulquiorra appeared a second after him. The two Espada bowed and Ichigo opened his mouth to speak but Aizen cut him off.

"I am truly sorry, Ichigo, about your town. But, we have invaders, four to be exact. They are Uryuu Ishida, the Quincy. Sado Yasutora, Renji Abarai, and Rukia Kuchiki." Aizen spoke, Tousen pressing a button and a screen emerged from the central table. The image showed the four rushing the front gates and then splitting off into three individual passage ways. Renji and Sado, Rukia, and then Uryuu.

"We have beliefs they're here to rescue Inoue Orihime, and as a secondary goal, to bring back Ichigo Kurosaki. We have reason to believe that Urahara Kisuke helped them survive Soul Society's destruction of Karakura Town." Hope lit up in Ichigo's eyes then dimmed down. Urahara possibly saved them, but it was nigh impossible.

"Another announcement. Instead of Karakura Town being the source of the materials for the King's Key, it is now the Seireitei." The Espada nodded and disappeared, going to their individual quarters.

Aizen smiled. Yes, the End was soon.