AN: Hello hello hello peeps! MK here again with the second chapter of Bleach: Rise of the Fallen Emperor!
I will tell you this now: Ichigo's inner hollow no longer exists. Zangetsu, however, does. My explanation for this is thus: To become a hollow the way he did, the circumstances fused Ichigo with his inner hollow, becoming one. The hole Ulquiorra made became his hollow hole. And yes, Ichigo was bleeding like no tomorrow when brought in, but eventually stopped, and the hole in the chest became that of a hollow's. He will still keep Zangetsu and all of his abilities, but his resurrecion will have a Spanish name, but will still be based off of Zangetsu.
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I will answer my anonymous reviewer right here, since I can't send you a private message with an answer: I'm glad you like the detail, and yes, I've read the Manga… Up to chapter 401, in fact. (One Manga didn't update last week so's I couldn'ts reads 402… I need to check…)
As for my other reviewers, when it says "UPDATE!!!" in all caps like that, the good points of the story must be much more obvious than the bad parts of the story…
I try to keep things from being boring by describing the small things that other people would likely just leave out, for example, when I had Yammy picking his nose, flicking it, and Lilinette freaking out about it a while later since she didn't notice it for a while… I mean, Yammy HAS to have massive snot blobs…
Anyhoozel, 'nuff of my ramblings… THE STORY SHALL RESUME!!! BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
Bleach: Rise of the Fallen Emperor Chapter 2: Reactions
The Espada were murmuring among each other about the recent turn of events, though Lilinette had long since left screaming with the notice of the massive globule of snot from Yammy on her back.
"Well well, that's a fun fact, Sosuke… I really wasn't expecting that." The squinty eyed ex-captain Gin Ichimaru said.
"Indeed." Tousen added. "But what are you planning to do with the boy now?"
"Have him join us, of course." Aizen said smoothly. "All it will take is some convincing, and a few deals and he will either join us, or simply stay out of our way. Whichever he chooses will be on his own accord."
"So…Ya planning to manipulate him?" Gin asked.
"No. It won't be needed, all he needs is to have the facts spread out in front of him, as well as a little time." Aizen explained. "He is a hollow, after all. And from current observation, a natural arrancar."
Gin and Tousen looked at Ichigo's sleeping form, and noticed that it was indeed true; mask fragments had gathered on his face. What appeared to be the lower left portion of a skull was attached to his face, stopping at the bottom of his eye, similar to Grimmjow's fragment, though Ichigo's was much more sinister. It also had 2 red lines going down the cheek.
"Halibel."
"Yes Aizen-sama?" The blonde, busty, tan skinned shark goddess responded.
"Please take care of Ichigo-kun, he has a soft spot for women and little girls." He responded. Noticing her raised eyebrow, he chuckled and continued. "And no, not in the way you're probably thinking of. From my knowledge, he's quite the prude. What I'm saying is that he'll most likely open up to women or little girls more easily than say a male."
"I see. Then will Lilinette be joining me at a later time?" Halibel asked.
"As soon as she is changed, yes." Aizen said. "Now, as for the rest of you, please return to the main hall… I do believe it is time for tea." He turned and ushered the rest of the espada out, and handed Halibel a file on Ichigo to look over. Halibel merely nodded and sat down in a chair near the bed where her task lay in a coma.
"Ichigo Kurosaki… You may be quite interesting to have around here." She said quietly. She started scanning over the file, seeing if there was anything she could do in order to make his defection go more smoothly.
"Hmmm… Shakespeare…? I think I could arrange that." She snapped a hand. Sun-Sun walked in and bowed.
"You called me, Halibel-sama?" The fraccion said.
"Yes. Please go to the library and find a copy of Macbeth, Othello, and The Taming of the Shrew." She ordered simply. Sun-Sun rose, nodded, and took off to complete her assigned task.
"What is going to happen with the espada should he join us…? He is much stronger than Aizen has let on. If he could go toe to toe with Grimmjow while fighting off his inner hollow at the same time, then there will be someone removed…" She thought. "That's why he was so silent at the announcement, he's concerned about his position as the sixth. Aizen could do anything to our ranks, and Grimmjow will not be happy about that."
Soul Society
The captains of the Gotei 13 were lined up in their usual fashion in front of the head captain, along with their lieutenants, minus the three defected captains of course, as well as Momo Hinamori, who was still in recovery in the 4th division. The tension in the air was so thick, you could cut it with a chainsaw. Yamamoto saw it fit to begin the meeting and clunked his stick on the floor to get their attention.
"We have a problem." He began. "Aizen has kidnapped one of the ryoka that had invaded the Seireitei." A few captains and lieutenants gasped, while others got angry.
"Who was it, old man?" The flamboyant Captain Shunsui asked.
"It was Ichigo Kurosaki." A few declarations of outrage were uttered, especially by Kenpachi Zaraki, Yachiru, and strangely enough, Soi-fon. "When I discussed the battle that he had with Squad Six Captain Byakuya Kuchiki, he described something troubling that could give this event more explanation. If you would, Captain Kuchiki?" The stoic Kuchiki patriarch nodded and stepped to the front so as to explain his theory.
"During our fight, after I had released my Bankai, he was able to keep up and evade my attacks, even keep me on the defensive. It was prudent that I switched to the purely offensive form of Senbon Zakura Kageyoshi in order to defeat him." He explained coolly. "For a time, I was then in control of the battle. But something… Different… Happened."
"What would that be, Captain Kuchiki?" The fox captain asked.
"He started cackling like a mad man, a mask started to form on half of his face, his eyes turned black, and seemed to be scolding himself. But that wasn't the worst part… That grin reminded me of death itself, that black blade of his hurling those corrupted black beams of energy like they were simple pebbles that he picked up off the ground." Byakuya continued to explain, inwardly scaring himself. "His attacks were almost impossible to see, or block, and was simply just toying with me. I cannot remember another time I feared for my life like that… And just as he was about to finish me off, he grabbed his head in what appeared to be agony and rage, screaming that he 'stay out of it'. Shortly after, the mask fell off and he regained lucidity."
"That sounds like a hollow…" Unohana said.
"I believe I can explain Kurosaki's… Ailment. If I may, Head Captain?" The Mad Scientist of the Gotei Thirteen, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, said. Yamamoto nodded, and Byakuya returned to his spot.
"Well, I believe that since Kuchiki over there severed the red head's chain of fate, Urahara must have come up with a method to have him regain his powers. The result was what I've dubbed an 'Inner Hollow', and they can be very dangerous, since the power the hollow has is usually equal to or superior to that of the counterpart. I've observed the phenomenon with several subjects, but they devolved into full, masked hollows before I could analyze their psychiatric health, or the problems that are associated with hollow reiatsu." He explained.
"So, either Aizen wanted to have him join his side, or just pull him out of the fight altogether…?"
"That is the conclusion that I have arrived at. However, we cannot send a rescue party to Hueco Mundo to extract him, since we need to prepare for the war." Yamamoto thus spoke. "And even so, we might have to have him sent to the maggot's nest, or have him executed to ensure the safety of Soul Society. Captain Kuchiki, if you had to rate the reiatsu of Kurosaki's hollow when you fought it, what would it be?"
"Considering that Kurosaki was likely holding the monster back most of the time, I would say at least high Adjuchas to even low Vasto Lorde…"
"You do know that there are very few Vasto Lorde in existence, and they are usually more than a match for any of us captains, right?!" Kurotsuchi exclaimed.
"Yes. That is what I fear the most, especially at the rate his powers have grown." Byakuya said, showing concern on his face. "If he joins Aizen, we may very well end up losing the war." The others grew outraged at this and started yelling at each other. Yamamoto stomped his staff on the ground once again.
"Silence! I will address the matter later, and if it comes down to it, I will kill Ichigo Kurosaki myself!" He declared. "Meeting adjourned! Return to your posts immediately!"
Back in Los Noches, 24 hours later…
Ichigo was starting to stir, which woke up a napping Halibel and Lilinette. Lilinette has been going in and out to stifle the boredom of waiting for Ichigo to wake up, as well as smack Stark around. Halibel had read one of the Shakespearean plays, and found it interesting. Macbeth, specifically.
"Lilinette. He is waking up." She said.
"Ooh! Goody! Berry boy is waking up! Now I won't be bored for a while!" She cheered excitedly, clapping her hands together for good measure.
"Ugh... What the hell happened...?" Ichigo said, while sitting up. His vision was blurry, and all he could see was a tan and white humanoid figure sitting in a chair, and a small bouncing figure off to the side. He then saw that the figure was an extremely well endowed woman wearing a revealing coat that had a similar style to the arrancar.
"Who..." He muttered out, blushing at Halibel's under-cleavage and bare stomach.
"I am Tia Halibel, and I am to be by your side and see to your wishes." She said simply. Ichigo immediately blushed bright red, got a nosebleed and passed right back out in the bed.
"DAMMIT, BOOBZILLA!!! YOU KILLED HIM!!!!"
"Curious."
To be continued!!!!
Bwahahahaha!!! I either like to end my chapters on a serious cliffy or something balls out hilarious. Hehehe, Ichigo is a closet perv, and Halibel is naive when it comes to stuff like that. I.E. misconstrued intentions. See, Halibel is a bombshell, and is dressed... Quite suggestively... And to say that to someone like Ichigo when he just woke up, well... You get the idea. I won't normally explain stuff like this, but I felt it was apropo for the situation... Read and review folks!
P.S. I normally don't update this fast, but I just had that burning urge to write this chapter... And no, that burning isn't herpes...