Welcome! If you're confused, this chapter happens before and during chapter 1.

Yes, I know the inner battle didn't happen, but hey, it works.

King and Horse

Ichigo turned around, Zangetsu at the ready. Hollow Ichigo stood in front of him, laughing.

"Do you really think you can defeat me, King? You're too soft!"

"I haven't even started yet, bastard!" He flash-stepped behind Hollow Ichigo, only to find Zangetsu stopped short of its target.

"My skills are better than yours, but you still want to fight me?" Ichigo gritted his teeth and blocked Hollow Ichigo's sword, pushing it back and swinging Zangetsu at Hollow Ichigo as he did so. Hollow Ichigo flash-stepped to the side of Ichigo and opened up a cut on his arm. Ichigo responded by slicing a deep gash in Hollow Ichigo's leg.

I can win this Ichigo thought, I MUST win this Ichigo flash stepped away from Hollow Ichigo and swung his sword as he shouted:

"Getsuga Tenshou!" a large wave of energy shot towards Hollow Ichigo who jumped up, and quickly flash stepped over the attack and right above Ichigo. Hollow Ichigo sliced beneath him, and Ichigo turned and blocked above his head.

Damn, Ichigo thought, he's good. Ichigo turned around only to hear "Getsuga Tenshou!" and see a wave of dark energy shooting towards him. Ichigo jumped over the attack and landed, pointing Zangetsu at his opponent. Hollow Ichigo laughed and quickly used shunpo to close the distance between them. Both swords locked as Ichigo fought for control.

"Damn it!" Ichigo shouted, and broke away from his enemy, knowing that he had no choice left to him.

"Bankai!" He yelled, and a dark pillar of energy surrounded him. It swirled around Hollow Ichigo and ruffled his hair, but Hollow Ichigo's face broke into a grin. Ichigo flash stepped out of the vortex, moving way faster than normally. But Hollow Ichigo blocked his attack. Ichigo opened a cut on Hollow Ichigo's chest, and then flash stepped away.

"Getsuga Tenshou!" he screamed, and his attack was supercharged because of Ichigo's bankai. Hollow Ichigo flash stepped behind Ichigo and yelled,

"Getsuga Tenshou!" The dark energy erupted straight into Ichigo's back sending him flying. Ichigo gritted his teeth as he smashed into a rock behind him. As he flash stepped back to Hollow Ichigo, he realized that he was getting slower. He attacked again and again, only managing to slice a 5 inch gash into Hollow Ichigo's arm. However, Ichigo was still slowing down. Hollow Ichigo flash stepped away, and shouted:

"Bankai!" Ichigo stood there as Hollow Ichigo was engulfed in a maelstrom of energy. The dark mass swirled, and when the pillar died down, Hollow Ichigo flash stepped out behind Ichigo and cut him on his back. Ichigo turned and blocked another attack, flash stepping to the side of Hollow Ichigo and yelling,

"Getsuga Tenshou!" Hollow Ichigo managed to block the dark energy with his blade, but the force of the attack was enough to throw him into a boulder. Ichigo flash stepped underneath Hollow Ichigo only to feel a sharp pain in his side as Hollow Ichigo flash stepped down and to the side of Ichigo. Ichigo flash stepped again, and nicked Hollow Ichigo's ankle with Zangetsu. Hollow Ichigo was faster than Ichigo because of the Bankai, but they were both slowing down.

"Damn it!" Ichigo yelled, and flash stepped away from Ichigo.

"Getsuga Tenshou!" Hollow Ichigo yelled, and Ichigo turned Zangetsu to block the dangerous attack. The energy slammed into him and he felt drained as he slammed into the ground. Hollow Ichigo flash stepped over to him and sliced with his sword, which Ichigo was able to stop with Zangetsu.

"Bastard!" Ichigo screamed and flash stepped behind Hollow Ichigo, but finding his sword blocked from reaching his target. Hollow Ichigo blocked again, then destroyed one of Ichigo's arm tendons. Ichigo yelled as he dropped his sword. Ichigo quickly kicked Hollow Ichigo in the groin.

Both of them jumped away, exhausted, then gathered their remaining reiatsu for one final attack. However, one of them was smart of to turn his blade sideways and slide, so that his blade ran straight through the other. Blood splashed on the buildings, a body fell to the ground, and the throne of King was secured.

Yay, I is killing off characters!

However, I may kill of more than one character per chapter.

Next chapter will be much longer.

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