Author's Note: In this universe, Ichigo has his pre-fullbring arc powers (shikai, bankai, and hollow mask) and is not in danger of losing his powers. Every character will have their same powers, except Senna. In case you have not noticed, Senna has her same zanpakuto as in the movie, but she did not show what all her powers were. I will be creating more powers for her as I go along.

Chapter 3

"Senna?..." said Ichigo as he gazed in awe.

Suddenly, the unidentified soul reaper began to attack the arrancar, pushing him back with her zanpakuto now in the form of a khakkhara (monk staff). The soul reaper put on a dazzling display of thrusts and jabs with her staff, constantly shifting her body stance like a graceful gymnast. She landed an uppercut with her staff, following through and back flipping into a jab of the staff landing directly into the stomach of the arrancar. Then she began a 360 degree spin and was about to land another hit when suddenly the arrancar grabbed the soul reapers head in one hand, completely stopping her motion, "I grow tired of this" the arrancar said, he then delivered a punch that sent the soul reaper flying back into a wall, breaking it. As the soul reaper rose from the rubble, she coughed up blood. The soul reaper then attempted another attack, starting off with a flash step (shunpo) behind the arrancar with her staff raised. But the arrancar jumped up, spinning, and landed a devastating kick to the soul reapers side, sending her flying into another wall. This time she got up and had to remove a metal bar stuck in her chest, the wound bled profusely and she coughed up more blood. Ichigo made a move to join the fight but Uryuu stopped him.

"We don't know who this girl is, and she may be our enemy." Uryuu said.

Ichigo gave a look of utter disbelief "Are you serious? We have to do something, or else she is going to die!" Ichigo said.

"I'm afraid Uryuu is right," Rukia interjected "the girl could very well be our enemy"

Suddenly, the soul reaper rose up high in the air, lifted by a small tornado, and many other small tornadoes arose around the arrancar, completely blocking him in. "So, you have me cornered," he said "you still haven't been able to do any significant damage to me yet." All viewing the battle could easily spot this, the soul reaper having several wounds, while the arrancar having only minor injuries.

"Arashi no mōi (fury of the whirlwinds), Mirokumaru." The soul reaper called out. Suddenly, a very powerful tornado erupted from her staff. It completely surrounded the arrancar with the winds of a level 4 tornado, with the eye of the tornado centered at the arrancars, chest. Uryuu, Rukia, and Ichigo all struggled to stay on their feet. That is, everyone except for the soul reaper, who had not been identified by any of the three as Senna. What power thought Ichigo could this really be Senna?

The tornado did not cease. What's this? Thought the arrancar I…I cant… move. The soul reaper approached the arrancar, calmly and walking. She then took the back end of her staff and rammed it through the chest of the arrancar. She then swiftly removed it.

"Shit!" the arrancar said as he coughed up blood "I'll get you for this!"

The soul reaper then pointed the front end of her staff into the air, sending the arrancar high up into the air, controlling the tornado. Then, she tuned the staff upside down in one motion and rammed it against the ground. The arrancar was slammed into the ground, with the tornado at his back, slamming him hard. The winds then abruptly stopped and the soul reaper began to breathe heavily.

"heh….heh…ha…" chuckled the arrancar "ha-ha…HAHAHAHA. FOOL! YOU SHOULD'VE KILLED ME WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE! Take Vengeance, Pecado! (sin)"

The arrancar now stood, still badly hurt. But emitting spiritual pressure at a much higher level than before. "My sword release gives me much greater attack power, but the amount of power I gain is only proportional to the damage I've taken. Since I was on the brink of death, it seems you have dug your own grave." As he finished speaking, the arrancar began launching a barrage of cero and bala. All Senna could do was dodge using shunpo. Dammit she thought I cant keep this up much longer. "What's wrong, Shinigami? Where's all that audacity you had earlier? Hahaha!" he taunted. Finally, the arrancar landed a bala on Senna. The hit sent her tumbling across the ground, and she finally stopped several hundred feet away. The arrancar used sonido over to Senna and began to strike her with his sword while she was on the ground, Senna would block the strikes with her zanpakuto, but was unable to counter, too weak to keep fighting. The arrancar hit Senna's sword away and raised his for one final strike.

CLANG! Ichigo stopped the hit, now in his bankai. He was holding his slim black zanpakuto calmly in one hand. He had his head slightly bowed with his bright orange hair covering his eyes. "Haha, do you really think you can defeat me, soul reaper?" the arrancar challenged.

"I already have" Ichigo said, nonchalant. The arrancars' eyes grew wide as the hit appeared on his body, a long, clean strike along the back of his head spurting blood.

As the arrancar faded away, he left a threat: "Bastard, I'll be back for you, Ichigo Kurosaki."

"You took quite the beating there, but you hung in there pretty we-" Ichigo stopped as he turned to see that no one was there.

"Who was the girl?" asked Rukia as she approached Ichigo

"I don't know" he replied. Why did I get the feeling it was her? Mirokumaru...where have i heard that before?

Chapter 3 End