Orihime the Succubus
Chapter 7

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach.

Meanwhile….
Squad One; Head-Captain's Office

Unohana hurried into the room, closing the door behind her. She was relieved to see the Head-Captain alright, with his lieutenant, Sasakibe, at his side. "Head-Captain!"

The elder man was looking out on his balcony, surveying the Seireitei. His eyes showed weariness that she had never seen before despite all his years of life. "Captain Unohana, how was your mission?"

"I've sent Ichigo Kurosaki down to Muken to gain information from Souske Aizen. The advantage is twofold since it puts him out of Tsukuyomi's reach."

Gripping his cane, Yamamoto continued to stare out at his world, wondering if he let his emotions a thousand years ago doom it to ruin; all at the hands of the woman he once loved. "One must wonder why she did not ensnare him first. It would've been obvious considering the girl's infatuation with the boy."

Unohana nodded. "My thoughts are that Ichigo is perhaps the one person whom Tsukuyomi doesn't want to contend with. His inner demon makes him her antithesis."

"Indeed. But at the moment, he is the least of our worries." He heard footsteps and turned around, unsealing the sword inside his cane. "They are coming." Both Unohana and Chojirou drew swords as well, knowing full well that their comrades had been brainwashed.

"Head-Captain?"

"Yes, Captain Unohana?"

When they heard the door knocked down she turned to her friend. "I told you so."

As the door was knocked off its hinges, a single person strolled into the room, flanked by the enthralled captains and lieutenants. She wore a typical high school uniform but her features were anything but human. Orihime's skin was cherry red and she had horns poking out along with a tail and wings.

"Head-Captain Yamamoto," the Succubus addressed. "I've someone who'd like to talk to you."

Meanwhile….
Muken

"YOU!" Ichigo shouted, taking a step back when he saw the face of Souske Aizen, the man who was literally the cause of all his problems. "What are you doing here?"

"Well, Ichigo," the man calmly said. "This is a prison, after all." He opened his mouth to say something else, only to stop when they felt a massive rumbling from up above. "Hmmm…it would seem that our dear Tsukuyomi has made her move." He looked down and stared at Ichigo with his remaining eye. "I do wonder what she plans to do with Orihime once she's finished."

Ichigo stared at the man confused. "Wait, how do you know all of this? You've been stuck down here this whole time!"

"As to how I know it's Tsukuyomi," the man explained with a smirk, "It was her research that led me to my development of Hollowfication. I would know her spiritual pressure's signature anywhere. As to how I know Orihime Inoue is the one who she possessed," his face shifted to a mask of amusement, "Process of elimination. If it was Rukia Kuchiki she took over, it would be Renji Abarai standing here. If it were Momo or Rangiku then Captain Hitsugaya would be here. How I know it's her is not important, Ichigo."

"Wait, you said she's possessed?" Ichigo asked. "So…she's not in control of her actions?" he asked, hopeful that whatever it was that Orihime had done it wasn't her fault.

"Yes and no, Ichigo," Aizen calmly explained, not even bothering to hide the information. "Her form of possession is corruptive, yes, but it all hinges on what Orihime wants and what inhibitions she's willing to let go to achieve her goal."

Ichigo knew he couldn't waste any more time chatting with his deadliest enemy. "Look, I don't care how she got possessed, just tell me how to get the Succubus out of her! How do I pull Tsukuyomi from Orihime?"

"And if I refuse?" Aizen asked with an eyebrow raised.

Ichigo reached for his zanpakuto. "You might be immortal, but you still feel pain. You don't talk, I'll turn you into a piñata!" he threatened, sick of Aizen's games.

The bound Aizen was silent as he looked at Ichigo for a moment before smiling. "Fair enough. What do you want to know?"

"Wait," Ichigo had a huge question mark over his head. "You'll talk? Just like that?"

"Well, Ichigo, it's not like I'm going anywhere, am I?"

"And here I thought you didn't have a sense of humor…" Ichigo muttered, returning his zanpakuto onto his back. "Okay, how do I get Tsukuyomi out of Orihime? And how do I remove…whatever it is she's done to her?"

"You mean how do you reverse Orihime's demonic transformation? It's quite simple, Ichigo. And convenient, as you are the only person in the Soul Society capable of it at the moment."

"How?"

Aizen gave Ichigo a dark smile. "Understand this, Ichigo. Tsukuyomi was a woman who took one thousand Hollows and took their essences into her body. The result is what we now call a Succubus. Tell me, what is the essence of a Hollow?" he asked in retrospect.

"Um…" Ichigo looked down at his hand and remembered the words to his inner hollow. "Instinct?"

"You're half right. It is instinct…and desire." Aizen's smile grew darker as he stared at Ichigo, "Desire is the fuel that keeps Tsukuyomi latched onto Orihime's soul. Their Succubus transformations are a mock-version of Hollowfication. Tsukuyomi, at this point, could be considered as Orihime's inner hollow. So in order to force out her hollow, you mush employ the power of your own."

"So…I just have to use my mask?" Ichigo asked, not understanding what the rogue was telling him. "How do I do that?"

"A Succubus is a creature of lust, Ichigo. And there is only one way to force her out of Orihime while in a hollowfied state. By overwhelming her desire with your own. Then and only then will Tsukuyomi be removed from her. Because she's dependent on feeding off of Orihime's soul, if she is forcibly removed she will be weakened considerably. But she must be forced out involuntarily. If she manifests herself of her own she will be much stronger."

Ichigo paled when he realized what the villain was telling him. "Wait…you're not serious, are you?"

A light chuckled escaped Aizen. "You didn't expect it to be that easy, did you? This is a Succubus, Ichigo. So it should go without saying how you should best her. If Tsukuyomi is slain, all traces of her powers die with her." His head tilted back as he appraised his former creation. "Does that answer your questions?"

Ichigo stared at the ground, letting the information sink in. He knew what he had to do now. But something bugged him though. He looked up at Aizen, "Why're you telling me this?" he asked, not sure if this is another of Aizen's mind games.

"It really is quite simple, Ichigo," Aizen explained. "As much as it would amuse me to see the Soul Society turned upside down, I don't enjoy letting others get their way if it's not me. Nor do I like the idea of something standing over me."

"Fine then." Ichigo turned to leave but noticed the keys still in the floor and wondered what he should do about them. As it were, Aizen couldn't do much with only his mouth and eye released but this was Souske Aizen they were talking about. "I'm gonna have to reseal you," he said after coming to a decision.

"Of course," Aizen said, not surprised by his choice. "Feel free to see me again, Ichigo. It was very pleasing to chat with you."

"I don't share that sentiment," Ichigo scowled before turning the keys back and locking them. The black seals that had loosened around Aizen's neck retightened again around his mouth and eye, mummifying him along with the rest of his seal. "Goodbye, Aizen," Ichigo said before pocketing the keys. He hurried back towards the elevator and put the entry key into the ground floor, taking him back up to Squad One. As his lift neared the top, however, it suddenly stopped, the power being cut off as the building was shook. "Oh no! Orihime!" he gasped when he felt clashing spiritual pressures above him.

"What have you done?"

To be continued….