(Authors Note: Thank you for reviewing! They make me happy:D I hope you enjoy this chapter. I repeat myself loads I know but I just like to make it clear. Please forgive the shortness of the chapters. I intend to write many chapters so don't worry. Any grammatical errors, please forgive. If any characters don't act the way they should, my deepest of apologies, it's how I view them in my story)
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach. Simples.
7. Interruption
Gigantic swords rose from the ground and screams where heard from all around Ichigo. The swords then turned into millions of beautiful pink petals and started spinning around the Captain of squad six.
"Now you die"
"We'll see about that"
Ichigo thought about unsheathing his sword but worried about the damage he could do to the surrounding area. He decided against it and faced his opponent.
"Let's fight!"
Ichigo thought the fight pointless as his spiritual power wasn't even on the same level with his opponents. He knew he could easily defeat them with little effort input. Yet he still raised his sword at a once old foe. He wanted to see what he was capable of now that his spiritual pressure had reached a completely new level because of his time spent in the Dangai Precipice world. He hadn't yet achieved his goal of obtaining Final Getsuga Tensho though.
Nor will you.
Ichigo wasn't about to argue with Zangetsu so he bit his tongue and focused on the present. Captain Kuchiki was standing about a hundred yards away from Ichigo and was staring intently at him. Byakuya raised his hands and the blade petals that had been swirling around him like a personal hurricane, started to react to his hand movement and were sent flying in Ichigo's direction. Ichigo thought about charging right through it and ending the fight right there but he stopped himself before he could. Let's exhaust him first. I wanna' see what he's fully capable of. Ichigo practically walked out of the way of Byakuya's attack and stood waiting for another. The whirlwind of petals behind him turned and aimed straight towards him again. Ichigo sidestepped out of the way as the typhoon of beautiful blades stormed past him. Byakuya raised both of his palms and aimed them towards Ichigo. The blades all rose up high in the air and created a giant wall in the sky. The wall then moved towards Ichigo at high speed. The wall then hit Ichigo at full force, sending large pieces of the ground outside the Serietei flying in various directions. Buildings behind them collapsed under the pressure of the battle.
After all the dust had cleared Byakuya smirked. No trace of the boy is there. His body must now be scattered in the wind. Good.
But Byakuya's moment of victory was soon shattered when a voice was heard from behind him.
"Come on. Is that the best you can do? Get serious!" Ichigo shouted. He sliced the Captain of squad six in the back, causing blood to seep through his clothes. Byakuya spat blood out and drops fell to the floor, painting the floor with crimson liquid.
"How did you survive?" He questioned. "Some questions aren't meant to be answered" Ichigo readied to knock Byakuya out so he could make his escape but a heavy spiritual presence entered the battle area. The force of the pressure was enough to knock a lieutenant out cold. It was all too familiar to him.
"Well, what do we have here? I'm missing all the fun!"
The Captain of Squad eleven towered over Ichigo. There was a time when Ichigo would have cowered in fear at such power. But he had surpassed that level aeons ago.
"What are you doing here? This isn't your fight" Byakuya spluttered on the floor. Ichigo felt pity for him; he didn't think he'd ever see the noble so helpless. Byakuya looked as if he was about to pass out. But then he did something that surprised both Zaraki and Ichigo.
He cried "Senkei".
Once the words had escaped his mouth, all the petals that were scattered around the area started moving and formed a giant barrier of pink swords surrounding Ichigo and Zaraki. Ichigo began to get worried as he was spending too much time playing around them. Byakuya stood up and a sword fell from the top of the barrier and landed in his hand.
"This looks like it could be good fun!" Zaraki boomed.
Ichigo slapped his face with his hand and sighed. This is taking up too much time. Ichigo then stood and stared at the other two Captains. Zaraki was observing Captain Kuchiki intently whilst Byakuya's gaze was set firmly on Ichigo.
"We can settle this later. We must unite against a common enemy for now." Byakuya declared. Captain Zaraki just grunted and forced his eyes on Ichigo.
"You mean this runt. He doesn't look that strong. He doesn't feel too strong either. You let yourself get beaten by this little kid!" Zaraki then threw his head up and cackled. Ichigo scowled and scoured his mind for the easiest way out of the situation he had found himself in. He noticed a flash from the corner of his eye. Zaraki's sword was swinging in Ichigo's direction and aiming straight for his chest. In one quick move, Ichigo ran at the Captain and snatched the sword from his hands. The Captain still had a strange smirk on his face as Ichigo stole his sword and impaled it into his abdomen. Blood poured from the wound and fell to the dusty floor.
"Ahahaha, I never expected to be cut by my own blade." The squad Captain grunted as he yanked the weapon from his body, therefore causing more fluid to seep from the wound Ichigo had made.
From behind him he sensed movement and flash stepped behind Byakuya who had recovered and was attacking Ichigo with full force. As he quickly flash stepped behind the other Captain, he grabbed Byakuya and threw him into the assortment of pink swords swirling around them.
The senkei then shattered and faded from sight. Captain Zaraki had picked up his sword and was now in the process of removing his eye patch. He laughed as he did it, clearly enjoying the fight. Ichigo became aware that if he were to fight any longer, the surrounding area would become a wasteland. Ichigo would be unharmed but he worried for the homes of the people in the area. He also realized that he was just wasting time; he would have to put little effort into defeating Zaraki so he could run before more reinforcements arrived. In the distance, the alarm could be heard banging and it was only a matter of time before more squads arrived to assess the situation. Let's finish this.
"What the hell is happening?" Renji Abarai from squad six shouted. Explosions could be heard off in the distance. Some powerful people were fighting. He was sure he felt the presence of both his Captain and the Captain of squad eleven and he was pretty sure they weren't fighting each other. But who are they fighting. I can't feel any other presence. This is too weird.
Captain Zaraki was grinning like an idiot as he tore off his eye patch and let his full spiritual power loose. Spirit energy swirled around and thickened the atmosphere.
"Get ready boy, here I come!"
Ichigo didn't even flinch as the Captain charged him. He just simply pulled his hand back and punched the Captain in the chest. Captain Zaraki then coughed up a pint of blood and went sprawling over to where Byakuya Kuchiki lay, unconscious. As he flew through the air there wasn't a look of confusion or fear or even regret. Only a look of pure happiness was painted on the veterans face. He smiled as he hit the floor 200 meters away.
Ichigo scanned the surrounding area. The area that used to be the front gate of Seretei was now ruined and resembled the surface of the moon. He then remembered about the gate keeper Jidanbo, who was nowhere to be seen. Now to get back to what I was doing.
Ichigo flash stepped away from the fighting area and stood on a building about 800 meters from his original location. He sensed the movement off hundreds of Soul Reapers as they rushed around in panic at the sudden emergency. He smiled, after all this wasn't the first time he had done this. He reached out with his senses and felt for any familiar presences. After a few seconds of searching, he smiled as he found the familiar spiritual signature of his friend, Renji Abarai. He carried on searching and after a few long moments, he found the signature of the person he wanted. Unohana Retsu, Captain of the fourth division, was in the hospital wards and was about 2 miles away. He thought that she might be of some help and might know someone who can help him. He had the implication that she had been around for a while and may know a way for him to fix everything that had happened. He had thought about asking the Captain Commander but hesitated as he realized that the old man might not be as welcoming as the Squad four Captain. He quickly scanned his surrounding area and ran at full speed in the direction of the infirmary.
Unohana Retsu was treating the sick and wounded when she heard explosions off in the distance. I wonder why Captain Kuchiki and Captain Zaraki are fighting. Who are they fighting, each other? I hope no-one gets hurt. She was concerned for the safety of the two Captains but resumed her duties in the infirmary. As she was treating a patient, she heard a slight knock on the door outside. This surprised her as she couldn't feel any presence outside. I must be hearing things. But she was proven wrong when she heard another lock, this time louder and more impatient. She became really worried and confused. Unohana was an expert at sensing spiritual pressure and could detect a presence from distances away. But why couldn't she detect anything outside the door not a few metres away.
Ichigo knocked on the door to the infirmary. There was no answer but he felt the Squad four Captain stiffen and tense up. He knocked again when he received no reply but this time, a quiet "Come in "could be heard from the inside. He opened the door and faced the medical Soul Reaper.
"Before we introduce ourselves, why don't you tell me what you are and why you have come here? I have the best interests of my patients in mind." She stated.
"I'm not here to cause any trouble. I just want to ask you something." Ichigo responded.
"But before you do, tell me. Why can't I sense anything from you at all? What exactly are you?"
Ichigo sighed. He didn't have the time for all this formality. He supposed he would have to though. He needed to.
(Authors Note: So what did you think? Did you like it, hate it, don't care? My apologies if there are any grammar mistakes or spelling mistakes, I realize how irritating it can be. I repeat myself a lot don't I? Anyway, thanks for reading. If some of the characters are a bit different, I'm sorry. Also remember that Ichigo isn't as powerful as when he fights Aizen in the future. He's nearly there though)
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Gizmo out :D
