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Previously, on the King of Hell:

"This man wears the Koge-ō no yoroi. It represents the will of Hell. It has willingly given him this armour and placed him as the ruler. Of course, I will still be here serving as an aid to the True Maou. Everyone! Bow!" With that, every person in New Lilith bowed, leaving Ichigo, Masaki and Ulqiuorra standing there with a confused look on their faces.

"Eh?"

Chapter 3: As Time Flies, I Find Myself in Your Eyes

"Ne, Ichi-kun, do you love me?" Ichigo looked up from his desk, a look of utter confusion on his face. He raised an eyebrow when the woman in question sat on his desk, making him lean back in his chair. He ran his hand through his hair. Sighing, he sent the woman a soft smile.

"Of course I do, otherwise I'd have kicked you out long ago. Seriously, you grew on me." The woman pouted, which Ichigo found ridiculously cute.

"That's mean Ichi-kun!" Ichigo stood and walked up to her, and as usual, her legs opened for him, allowing him to get close to her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and she responded by wrapping her arms around his neck. He lent down and kissed her passionately, leaving her breathless and panting by the end of their session. He laughed when she dropped her head onto his chest, and he ran his hand through her own black hair.

"Tell me, Sera, how are things on your end? Have the couriers arrived at their locations?" Serafall smiled at him.

"Of course Ichigo, they arrived yesterday. They have already begun negotiations, and I dare say, it's going much better than we expected. Here are the reports." She handed him a folder full of documents. "I know you've been working hard ever since you took up office, but you need to relax Ichigo, or else you're going to collapse." He sent her a wry smirk.

"You mean like how you did the other day? You sent me into panic mode! Seriously Sera, I was about to tear Hell apart if I found signs of treason. Turns out you enjoy making me frustrated." He laughed as she pouted again. He shivered though when he felt her hands run up his back.

"Oh? Is Ichi-kun frustrated? We can't have that now can we? As your lover, I have to make sure that Ichi-kun is fit for duty." She pulled him closer and kissed him, and to be honest, he couldn't resist. His hands ran down her back and he picked her up by her rear, earning him a soft moan of pleasure. He carried her to the bed in the other room, making sure to close the door behind him, and placed a couple barriers as well for good measure.

He once again sat at his desk, this time, alone. He glanced through the door at the bedroom, where Sera slept happily. He smiled to himself. He looked at the calendar on the wall, and took in the date. It had been almost 5 years since he became the King of Hell. 5 years he had spent away from his family and his friends. 5 years since he died. Sighing, he stood and walked to the window, a spot he enjoyed standing at. He looked out over New Lilith, his home now. He leaned against the window frame, his eyes going back to the happily sleeping Serafall. Their relationship had started 3 years after he arrived. He had been sitting at his desk much like he was before when she stormed in, eyes full of fury. He simply sat there as she exploded at him for fighting against Odin, the leader of the Norse Pantheon. He laughed at the fact that after their fight, they drank, fought some more, and according to Odin, made his ancestors proud. She had berated him for leaving in the first place, but it was at that moment he saw something in her that he hadn't seen in anyone else since his arrival. He saw a spark in her that had the possibility of growing into something more. He remembered how he had asked her.

~Flashback~

"DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT LEAVING AGAIN WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE THAT YOU'RE GOING OUT AGAIN! YOU ARE THE KING OF HELL AND YOU SHOULD ACT LIKE IT!" She stopped her tirade and closed her eyes, taking a second to compose herself. She opened her eyes and found herself staring at a pair of crimson eyes that seemed to sparkle in the artificial light. She crossed her arms and pouted, which caused Ichigo to start coughing. She flew into panic mode. She was by his side in a split second, her hand rubbing his back.

"Ichigo! Are you okay? Do you need a glass of water?" He composed himself and began to laugh. She frowned, and raised an eyebrow.

"Hey Serafall, do you wanna go to dinner?" She froze. Her mind had gone completely blank. She opened and closed her mouth like a goldfish for a couple seconds before her mind registered what he had said.

"Eh? Dinner? With me? Why?" He looked at her with a soft smile on his face.

"Because I would like to date you."

"Eh?"

~End Flashback~

They didn't keep it secret. As soon as they decided to make their relationship known, they told the everyone. Of course there was some objections, especially from the noblewomen from lower ranked families, but honestly, Ichigo didn't care much for them. They just spewed shit and made rumours. He laughed at the memory of one noble family almost getting torn to pieces by Sera when they claimed that Ichigo was marrying their daughter in order to get some more recognition. That was a fun day.

"Ne, Ichigo. What are you thinking about?" He was pulled from his reverie when Serafall walked up to him wearing nothing but the bedsheet. He smiled at her and pulled her under his arm, the woman snuggling into him for warmth.

"Just the past, and how long it's been since all this happened. I still wonder if everything is okay up there, as in the World of the Living and Soul Society. Perhaps I should go visit some time. I mean, I have all my powers under control thanks to Mom and Ulqiuorra, even you helped out." He kissed the top of her head.

"Ichigo, if you want to go, then go. You are more than capable of taking care of yourself. Just tell me when you plan to leave so I can prepare myself to go with you. I'm sure that Masaki Okaa-sama and Ulqiuorra-kun would accompany us as well." Ichigo nodded and looked back out the window over the city. Whilst they were occupied, the city had gone dark as everyone retired for the night.

"Then we leave in two days. Send someone to scout the area first. Last time we ran into Crom Cruach and that wasn't fun. Oh! Send someone to get Koneko as well, I'm sure she'd love to meet her Aunts and her Grandfather, as stupid as calling him that sounds." He and Serafall laughed together.

A couple years after arriving, he bore witness to Koneko fighting in a rating game, and he also noticed that she was hiding her powers. After the game, he called her up to his office, which scared the shit out of everyone. When she arrived, they had a lengthy talk about her powers. The meeting (read: fight) with Crom Cruach happened because Ichigo took Koneko and his mother out to train her powers. Koneko was the first targeted, and of course, Ichigo stepped in and fought a hard fought battle. He didn't want to reveal himself in the World of the Living just yet, so he didn't fight at full power. After the fight, Ichigo offered to adopt Koneko into his own family as a daughter, to which Sirzechs and Rias immediately agreed to. She had taken a liking to Ichigo immediately, and it wasn't long till she called him Dad. That day, Ichigo cried openly. She stopped calling him that shortly after for about 2 months because of the embarrassment. Of course, now she openly called him Dad, and they had a stable relationship. He was the doting father that she had both needed and wanted.

"Hey, come to bed then, we're gonna have a couple of busy days ahead of us before we leave." Nodding, Ichigo followed Sera back to the bed that they both shared.

~Two days later~

"Alrighty! Everyone ready to go?" A chorus of 'yes' reached his ears. He laughed to himself and pulled out his phone. Dialling, he waited for the other person to answer the phone.

"Yahoo~ Kurosaki-san! What can this humble shopkeeper do for you?" Of course he would answer like that.

"Kisuke, we are coming to visit. Is your shop properly protected? Does anyone know you and I talk? What about Yoruichi? Inoue? Yuzu? Karin?" He fired off names one after the other.

"Ma~ ma~ Kurosaki-san! No one knows! Although I suspect Yoru-chan knows something is up. I keep on vanishing to help you out with Hell related incidents. Of course, my shop is properly shielded. You are welcome here anytime, you know that." Ichigo smiled to himself.

"Thanks Kisuke. We are leaving now, I'll see you soon."

"Roger that! See ya Kurosaki-san!" The line went dead and Ichigo laughed. He shook his head and clicked his fingers, forming a Homonculi to take over his job of maintaining Hell while he was gone. The Soul King taught him that nifty trick, meaning now he could leave for extended periods of time without worrying about Hell. He turned to the assembled group.

"Alright everyone, let's go!" He clapped his hands together and formed a set of doors that lead to the World of the Living, specifically, the basement under Kisukes shop. Smiling as the door opened, he walked through, followed by Serafall, Koneko by her side, who were followed by Masaki and Ulqiuorra. Whilst they had a rocky start, Ichigo and Ulqiuorra had become good friends, the latter now swearing his loyalty to Ichigo, who accepted it wholeheartedly.

The light from the doors faded, revealing the underground basement of the Shouten, and a happy shopkeeper. Kisuke hadn't changed at all, which Ichigo was happy about. He was still the same man who had trained him, the same man who fought alongside him to defeat Sosuke, and the same man who ventured to the depths of Hell to get Ichigo out of a bind. Ichigo owed him everything. Greeting the man with a wave, who proceeded to remove his hat and bow respectfully.

"Welcome home, Kurosaki-san. A pleasure to see you again, Serafall-san, Koneko-chan. Masaki, I'm relieved to see you in good health. Ulqiuorra-san, a pleasure as always." Ichigo placed his hand on the mans shoulder.

"Kisuke, there is no need to be so formal. You are practically family. Please, you need not bow to me." Straightening, Kisuke smiled at Ichigo, before his eyes became dark.

"Yourichi is upstairs. She heard the phone call. I give you about 10 seconds." Nodding, Ichigo used Shunpo to reach the middle of the cavern, much to every ones confusion. Ichigo stood there, eyes set on the entrance to the cavern. He didn't have to wait long as the hatch exploded, letting an enormous amount of very angry reiatsu pour into the training area. Laughing, he tilted his head to the left as a fist passed through the air his head once occupied. He locked eyes with a very angry Yourichi, who was torn between hugging him, and killing him. So she settled for a mix, hugging him while killing him.

"Hey, Yoruichi-san. Long time no see? How you been?" He saw her eye twitch, her lip curl upwards, and a vein pop in her forehead.

"SHUNKO!"

"Ah…shit." He jumped back as a fist slammed into the ground where he once stood, a large rock lifting up under the impact. He vanished with Shunpo as the rock was hurled at him. He appeared behind Yoruichi, wrapping his arms around her waist.

"Calm down Yourichi! Listen to me!" He recoiled when she slammed the back of her head into his nose.

"CALM DOWN? YOU EXPECT ME TO CALM DOWN? I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD, ICHIGO! DEAD! I HELD YOUR BODY IN MY ARMS! YOU WERE DEAD IN MY ARMS!" She launched into a roundhouse kick, which Ichigo easily dodged, but followed it up with an axe-kick. Making sure he didn't hurt her, Ichigo blocked and closed the distance, getting right into her guard.

"Yourichi." She froze. She stopped moving and looked into his eyes. She saw hidden in them something she didn't expect to see. Relief.

"I thought you were dead, Ichigo." He pulled the woman into his arms and let her cry. She grabbed a hold of him and let all her pain from the past 5 years rush forth in a single moment. He gently rubbed her back as she broke down in his arms.

"It's okay, Yoruichi. I'm okay. I'm here. Shh. Let it out. Just, let it out." Inside, he was crying himself, and he was sure that he was crying on the outside as well. After all, this woman saved his life and practically raised him ever since he got his powers. He owed her everything, and to keep himself away from her tore him apart many times. Once she had settled down, she stood up, and found herself looking up at him.

"You got taller again. Stop it." The looked at each other for a second before bursting out into laughter. He pulled her into another hug.

"I'm sorry for staying away Yoruichi. I had no choice, considering my current job. I wasn't allowed out for basically 2 years after the last time." She looked up at him.

"Last time? You mean, you came here and didn't come visit?" He laughed.

"Yeah, I brought Koneko out to train her powers, ended up fighting a dragon. Let loose a lot of reiatsu. Though I was in Northern Canada at the time, I was sure you would have felt it, considering how your senses are ridiculous. Kisuke felt it, and he appeared out from behind a tree. I almost ended up impaling him with said tree. I asked him not to say anything to anyone, not yet. There was a lot I had to do." He gave her a sad smile. "I really am sorry, Yoruichi." He expect the fist to come, but he didn't expect the kiss on the cheek.

"I'm glad you're okay Ichigo. I'm pissed Kisuke knew, and you didn't tell me, but at least someone knew you were alive. Welcome home. Now, there are some people over there, I'm sure they are waiting for an introduction." Ichigo nodded, before wrapping his arm around her shoulders and leading her to the assembled group.

"Yoruichi, I'd like you to meet some important people in my new life. The two most important are Serafall Leviathan, and Kurosaki Koneko." He walked over to the two women and placed a hand on each other their shoulders. "Serafall is my wife, and Koneko is my adopted daughter." Yoruichi had a fit.

"YOU GOT MARRIED! WHO WAS INVITED! DON'T TELL ME KISUKE WAS INVITED! HE DISSAPEARED FOR A WEEK AND WHEN HE GOT BACK HE WAS AS HAPPY AS A CAT ON CATNIP!" She pointed an accusatory finger at Ichigo, who laughed.

"Yeah, Kisuke was invited. He recorded everything, and now that you know I'm alive, he can share the wedding video with you. He said it was a beautiful ceremony." Yoruichi glared at Ichigo and Kisuke before backing down.

"At least it's recorded. Now, the ot-MASAKI?!" She threw herself at the Quincy woman, who smiled and hugged her back. "How is this possible? Since when? What? How?" She received a swift chop to the top of her head.

"Relax Yoruichi. Quincy are naturally sent to Hell when they die because when we kill Hollows, we destroy their souls. Now, you're thinking that I didn't kill any Hollows, that is where you're wrong. I killed White, the Hollow Aizen sent after the Shinigami in Karakura the night I met Isshin." Nodding in acceptance, she turned to the last member, and deadpanned. She turned to look at Ichigo.

"Ulqiuorra has been an irreplaceable comrade for the past 5 years. He helped me train my Hollow powers to their fullest potential whilst I helped train his Shinigami powers to their fullest. He could probably wipe the floor with Sosuke as he is now." Yoruichi frowned.

"Sosuke? When did this happen?" Ichigo smiled.

"Believe it or not, I don't think Sosuke was an evil person, Yoruichi. He was wrong, yes, very wrong, but he wasn't evil. He only wanted someone to call 'comrade', one that was on his level. He did evil things, but he was a man driven by loneliness and suffering." He stopped talking and looked at everyone. "What?"

"Of course Dad would turn an enemy into a friend. That's something only he can do right, Kaa-san?" Serafall nodded and laughed. Yoruichi had another fit.

"Dad? DAD! YOU HAD A KID!? ISSHIN IS GOING TO BE EVEN WORSE NOW!" The air went cold. She looked back at Ichigo, whose eyes were shining crimson.

"Even worse? Don't tell me that he's been bugging Karin or Yuzu to have kids. Koneko is adopted Yoruichi. I said that before. Back to Goat-chin. Screw the plan, I'm gonna feed him to a Hell Wyrm. I'll be back." With that, he simply just vanished, not even Yoruichi could follow his movements. She looked at Kisuke, who was staring at the empty spot beside him.

"Masaki is gone too. I think we should save Isshin this one time. Come on everyone, let's go."

*Kurosaki Clinic*

Isshin froze on the spot. He turned his head towards the door. He could feel two extremely powerful sources of reiatsu heading in the direction of the clinic moving at ridiculous speeds. The sound of footsteps coming down the stairs caught his attention.

"Oy! Goat-chin! There is something coming. It feels…full of evil." Isshin looked at Karin, who had really changed over the years. Yuzu, who was behind her, had really grown as well.

"I can feel it too Tou-san. It's almost here. Let's get ready." Yuzu closed her eyes and ejected her soul from her body, revealing her in her Shinigami uniform, whilst Karin moved to behind the couch and formed a bow from Reishi particles. Isshin smiled. Yuzu had become a Shinigami shortly after Karin became a Quincy. Of course, he accepted his daughters Quincy powers because they came from Masaki, but something bugged him. Ichigo had his powers, and he also had a Hollow, the same Hollow Masaki had, could he have also had Quincy powers? Of course he did. Ichigo was a true hybrid. And the thought was terrifying. He ejected his own soul from his body and prepared himself. Swords raised, he and Yuzu took the vanguard, while Karin covered them from behind. The two massive reiatsu stopped outside the door, and they gripped their weapons tighter. Isshin expected the door to be blasted open, but not in the manner that it did. A stream of arrows tore the door to shreds. Having noticed, he and Yuzu dodged quickly, but before Karin could get a shot off, a condensed blue attack tore through the house. Isshin felt his blood run cold.

'That was…a Getsuga Tensho! There is only one other who can fire that! Ichigo!' Isshin hopped up, his sword exploding into flames. "BURN! ENGETSU!"

"Licht Regen!" Karin had managed to get it off in time, the barrage of arrows forcing the opponents to scatter. But Isshin didn't let them get far.

"BAN-KAI! Rajin Engetsu!"

"Getsuga…Juujishou." The cross beam attack scared him. Even in his Ban-Kai Isshin couldn't deflect that. He vanished with Shunpo, collected his daughters and bolted from the house, which exploded spectacularly.

"Isshin~. Let them go. This is between us dear." Now Isshin really froze. That voice.

"Ma…sa…ki?" He turned his head saw his wife, standing on a reishi platform, bow held at the ready. She wore a vicious smirk on her face. The girls saw her and they froze too. But the next voice really sent them over the edge.

"Oy, Goat-chin. Are you gonna let them go, or not? Fighting you would be impossible if you hold onto them…actually, come here." He felt the weight of the girls vanish from his arms, and when he looked for them, he found them under the arms of Ichigo, his dead son.

"Ichi…go." He got a smile from him.

"Yo! Give me a sec okay? I'm gonna drop them off near Kisuke, and then I'll be back for you. Try not to kill him before I get back, Mom." With that, he was gone.

"Of course, son. I'll have him all prepped for you." Isshin spun to face Masaki, who loosed an arrow at him. He deflected it, but the force behind it was monstrous. He went soaring through air, and he was sure he felt something crack. He looked up and came face to face with Masaki.

"I'm sure I just misunderstood Yoruichi, but she said something that sounded a lot like you pestering Karin and Yuzu for grandkids. Please tell me I'm wrong so Ichigo won't kill you. He's quite overprotective these days, and for good reason. Koneko-chan is an adorable granddaughter." Isshin gulpled.

"Masaki. You are wrong. I am not pestering the girls for kids. I swear it on my life." He looked Masaki straight in the eyes. She stared right back. What felt like hours later, she dispelled her bow and ran at him.

"ISSHIN!" She threw her arms around him. And he responded in kind. He wrapped his arms around Masaki and pulled her into a tight hug.

"Masaki. How? This shouldn't be possible! Ichigo too! How?"

"Let me explain first, before I tell the girls. I'm sure they'll catch up soon though. They're quite strong. Especially Karin, she is a proud Quincy, and that Kojaku of hers packs quite the punch. Yuzu is well on her way to achieving Shi-kai soon, give her a couple more fights, and she will be able to call its name." Isshin spun to face Ichigo, and was shocked at what he saw. Ichigo was wearing an outfit similar to what Aizen wore, expect his was black, much like his Ban-Kai outfit. His hair was long and still black from the time he used Mugetsu, and his eyes were a crimson red.

"Ichigo." Isshin appeared in front of him and pulled him into a hug, which Ichigo returned. "Explain. Now."

"Right. Hell." Isshin felt his blood run cold. He didn't need any more of an explanation than that. Quincy destroy souls, and that would be a one way ticket to Hell. Ichigo was chosen to be the King of Hell since he wore the Burnt Kings Armour. That one word actually explained everything. He let out a sigh.

"Have fun explaining to everyone. I'm sure Uryu-kun, Inoue-san and Chad have felt your reiatsus and are already on their way here. Oh, Kuchiki-san and Abarai-kun are patrolling this area as well, so they should be on their way too. Good luck! Come, Masaki, we have a lot to talk about." He took Masaki by the hand and vanished in a burst of Shunpo, leaving Ichigo to wait on his own. He looked around and let his senses out, and true to what his father said, there were multiple sources of reiatsu approaching rapidly. The one that felt weird though was Rukias'. Hers was erratic and somewhat muffled. Concerned, he decided to bring it up later, but realised he didn't have to as soon as he delved a bit deeper.

She was pregnant.

He laughed to himself, deciding to take a seat on a platform of reishi as he waited. He didn't have to wait long as Yuzu and Karin appeared next to each other. Both of them panting and breathing hard, their eyes on the verge of busting a dams worth of tears. He looked at them with sad eyes. Standing up, he turned to face them and opened his arms. He didn't wait long for them to crash tackle him to the ground. Of course he didn't hit, stopping them before they actually hit the ground, dropping the last couple inches. He felt their tears pass through his clothes. Gently rubbing their backs, he cooed to them quietly.

"Shh. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Forgive me. I'm sorry." He found himself repeating that over and over again as they cried. Not long after, Ishida arrived, bow drawn and at the ready.

"Who are you! Identify yourself Sinner!" Ichigo ignored him, but cast him a sideways glare, and he saw the recognition in the Quincy's eyes.

"Kuro…saki? Kurosaki!" The Quincy dropped his bow, letting it dissipate back into particles, and fell to his knees. Ichigo noticed that his sisters had gone quiet, and took a peek. He smiled sadly when he noticed that they had cried so hard they fell asleep. Gently sitting up, he placed the girls in his lap and leaned against the wall, Ishida moving closer to him and sitting close by. Seemingly remembering something, Ichigo clicked his fingers.

"Yes, Ichigo?" Uryu froze. He looked up and saw Ulqiuorra standing next to Ichigo, his eyes not leaving him for a second.

"Tell everyone I'm gonna be here for a while. The girls fell asleep and I don't want to wake them. Thanks, Ulqiuorra." The Hollow nodded and vanished. Ishida waved his hand.

"Oy Kurosaki! What the hell are you doing with him?" Ichigo shot him a glare when Karin stirred in her sleep.

"Quiet Ishida! You'll wake them. I wanna let them sleep a bit. I'll explain everything once everyone arrives. Can you wait a bit, please?" Ishida looked at him, before nodding and resorted to enjoying the silent company of a friend long thought dead. They didn't wait long before Rukia and Renji appeared. Rukia almost fainted when she laid her eyes on Ichigo, while Renji actually cried. Renji, it seems, also became much more perceptive, as he took note of the sleeping girls and kept his mouth shut, knowing that Ichigo would let them sleep and that he would get an explanation in due time. Inoue was the next to arrive, and she too fainted, but was caught by Uryu, who gently lay her down, placing her head on his lap, which got a raised eyebrow from Ichigo. He got waved off, but the look he got said he'd explain after as well. This brought Ichigo back to Renji, who was currently cradling Rukia in his arms. Ichigo smiled at him, and mouthed 'congrats' to him. Renji had the decency to blush. Chad arrived last and broke down, which shocked everyone. Chad had been the most stoic of all the companions, not showing a single emotion after Ichigo left.

Once people settled down, Ichigo woke the girls gently, and used a small burst of reiatsu to wake the two fainted people. Rukia and Inoue began crying as soon as they laid eyes on him, and the girls got up and let them have their turn at hugging him. Ichigo took him time with them, knowing that they were now in a fragile state of mind, and that they may simply try to pass this off as a awaking dream. Once he got their attention, he began.

"Hey everyone. It's been a while, and you don't know how relieved I am to see that you're all doing well. It takes a load off my shoulders to see you guys making it through. I missed you all, so much. But what I'm about to tell you may very well make you hate me. I chose to stay away. It was my decision not to come back sooner. No matter how much I wanted to break the rules and kidnap you from your rooms, I couldn't. I know you guys are thinking 'since when has he been a stickler for rules?' well, ever since I became the King of Hell, I've had to follow rules. I have people to look after now, and I have responsibilities. Most importantly, I have a family. A wife and a daughter. Calm down, you will meet them later, but please, don't hate them for keeping me there. It wasn't Serafalls fault for making me fall in love with her, and it certainly wasn't Koneko's fault either for adopting her as my daughter. I love them both with every fibre of humanity I have left. I-!" He stopped talking and looked in the direction that Chad came from. His brows furrowed when he felt the reiatsu that felt similar to his old substitute reiatsu.

"Wait here. I have something I need to take care of. A certain matter called Ginjo Kuugo." Everyone went to stop him, but he was gone as soon as he finished. Concerned, everyone followed what they could sense of his reiatsu, which honestly wasn't much. His power was so massive that they had a hard time tracking it. Thankfully, Ishida knew Ginjo, and followed that reiatsu instead, leading everyone else. When they caught up, they were treated to a scene which terrified them.

The entirety of the X-cution group was either dead or incapacitated, and Ichigo loomed over them with Ginjo held firmly in his hand, his sword dripping blood.

"I thought I sensed treason. Didn't think it would be you Ginjo." The man struggled in his grip.

"How the Hell do you know my name! You just waltzed in, killed everyone but Jackie, Riruka and me, and then lord over us as if we are your play things! Fuck you bastard! I'll kill you!" Inoue ran towards him.

"Kurosaki-kun! Stop! You're killing him!"

"Good." Inoue froze at his answer. She collapsed to her knees when Ichigo lifted his sword and plunged it through Ginjo's chest, killing him instantly. "And that's that. Sorry, but being the King of Hell means that I gotta do things like this. Every fibre of my being was screaming at me to punish Sinners. Good riddance I say." Ichigo turned back to the group, his sword vanishing into reishi as he did so, instead forming into a black bow. "Now for Tsukishima." He raised is bow and fires a single arrow past everyone, straight into the chest of the man about to attack them from behind. Ishida ran up to Ichigo.

"That's a Quincy bow! How did you get one!? Answer me, Kurosaki!" Ishida grabbed Ichigo by the collar of his jacket, but the King simply brushed his hand away.

"Simple, by being a Quincy. Did you know my mother, Masaki, was a Quincy? Apparently neither did I until 5 years ago, when I first landed in Hell and let the Koge-ō no yoroi take over my mind. Of course I fought it off, but it was easier with Mom there. Oh yeah, Karin, Yuzu, surprise! Moms alive." The girls just stood there, it didn't take them long to figure out that the girls had fainted standing up. Laughing, Ichigo stepped over the bodies of the X-cution members and collected his sisters under each arm. "Let's get going. Oh, Chad, can you grab Jackie and Riruka? Don't want them caught up int this since they aren't really Sinners. They were led astray by Sinners yes, but that doesn't corrupt ones soul." Nodding, Chad picked up the two women and followed Ichigo as he left. A good distance away, Ichigo looked at the scene and flicked his head. What followed was an explosion of Hell flames. Ishida of course, complained.

"Kurosaki! What the hell is with those flames! Turn them out or everything will catch fire!" Ichigo gave him a smirk.

"Hell is exactly what's with those flames. They are Hell Flames, and they wont burn anything else but what I've specified. Come on." Ichigo turned back, but stopped and spoke softly. "Don't hate me for doing that. It's just who I am now. If you can't stand it, then tell me now. And I will never contact you again." He waited for a second, but a kick to the shin made him growl out his discontent, the sound eerily similar to his Vasto-Lorde Form made.

"Baka! Don't go saying stupid things like that again! I really will hate you!" Rukia stormed off, leaving Ichigo behind with his sisters under his arms. Renji followed after her, but stopped.

"We're going to where everyone else it right? Then let's go! Don't wanna keep them waiting!" He took off after Rukia, followed by everyone else, leaving Ichigo alone.

"Ichi-nii." He looked down at Karin, who was now wide awake, and the stirring from Yuzu made him look at her as well. Setting the girls down, he knelt before them.

"Baka Ichi-nii. As if we could hate you. We love you…Ichi-nii…we…missed you…soo much…Ichi-nii…we became strong…for Ichi-nii…so you wouldn't…have to worry…we did things…Ichi-nii did…to become strong…we fought and got hurt…but we never…backed down…because Ichi-nii…never did…" By now, tears were flowing freely from the eyes of both girls, and when they looked at Ichigo, they noticed the tears flowing freely from his eyes, which had lost their crimson shine and reverted, if ever momentarily, back to the warm, chocolate brown that they remembered.

"I love you too, Karin, Yuzu. And I am so proud of you two for becoming strong. So proud. My beautiful sisters, look at how much you have grown. Growing from children into beautiful young women. I couldn't be happier, I'm so, so sorry for leaving you. There was nothing I could have done. I wasn't lying when I said I fought the urge to just take you away during the nights, or steal a glance while you were at school. Every time I denied myself that, I felt like dying a little inside. It was when I met your new sister Sera that I realised that I could do something worthwhile again. And when I took in your niece Koneko, I knew coming here was the best thing to do. I won't apologise for destroying that house. There are too many things wrong with that house, the it was probably for the best. Anyway, being the King of Hell gives me a couple perks. For instance, I'm loaded, so buying a proper house is now on the table, and perhaps a proper clinic too. Oh well, we'll cross that bridge when we get there, for now, let's go meet your new family." The girls smiled and jumped to hold onto their brother, vowing then and there to never let him go again.

"Hai, Ichi-nii!"

Ichigo couldn't help but smile.

And there is the next chapter! It's completely different from the original chapter, but I said that I was doing a rewrite!

Enjoy!