Disclaimer: I do not own the anime Bleach or anything affiliated with it. Anything not from Bleach, rights go to the designated owners. As I've said, I only own the Black Hollow, it's 'abilities' and the OC.

I got the idea when I was walking to school a while back, but I've finally formed a story about it. Hope you enjoy!

Brief: Karakura's had some strange things happen to it before now, but nothing on this scale. How will Ichigo and Rukia defeat the menace when their very allies could be against them?

Warning(s): Swearing and cursing throughout, unsure how frequently.


7: The Angel and the Demon

"I had wanted Kurosaki to die first, but that kid wouldn't listen." Hollow 666 growled to Rukia as she gripped Sode no Shirayuki tightly. "That arrogant Neo-Vizard wouldn't let me be, so he had to fall first. And now, you'll be cut down where you stand, Soul Reaper."

"That's not my name." Rukia said softly.

"Like I care what your name is, you'll still die!"

"Very well then. Dance, Sode no Shirayuki."

The sword turned pure white as Rukia drew it, the white ribbon on the hilt extending as she spoke.

"Some no mai, tsukishiro!"

A circle of ice blossomed around the ground below the black hollow, blooming a pillar of ice into the night sky.

But the hollow had seen it coming, dodging the pillar with ease. He sneered at Rukia only to be met by another attack.

"Tsugi no mai, hakuren!" Rukia said firmly, a blast of ice roaring towards 666 with blinding speed.

The Hollow took the hit full on, his robes and mask frost tipped from the burst, but he seemed unaffected by the attack other wise.

"Pah! That all you got?" he snarled. "That's not power, that's pathetic!"

A series of Plus spirits gathered nearby below the fighters, unsure what was happening. One had slightly higher spirit energy than most should. 666 purred as an idea hit him.

"Catch me if you can!" he yelled, diving at the spirit, a small child with black hair and a scared look on her face.

Rukia chased as the hollow flew at the child, grabbed her across the waist and sped towards the sky once more. The fiend stopped abruptly, holding the spirit by the collar of her shirt.

"You're very lucky, Kuchiki." he growled, remembering her name. "You are about to witness just what my zanpakuto can do in it's Shikai alone. Don't blink!"

Holding the hilt of Destroyer towards the child's chest and it's chain of fate, the black chain began to glow red. Without warning, the last link of Destroyers chain fused with the spirit's chain of fate on the half link. The child screamed as a red spiritual energy pulsed over her. Slowly, the body began to disperse, the energy drawn into Destroyer itself. The chain of fate shattered in a small explosion of green energy.

Rukia starred in horror as the scene unfolded before her.

"You're sick!" she managed.

"Really, why thank you." the hollow purred. "Coming from you, I'll take that as a compliment. Rise and kill, Destroyer."

Over Karakura

Ichigo felt Rukia's Shikai release as she engaged the hollow, but as the spiritual pressure of 666 increased, he began to worry.

Don't do anything stupid, Rukia, I'm coming!

Karakura Docklands, Warehouse 13

Kai stepped into his gigai, finding it hidden in a crate inside the warehouse. In his mouth sat the green Gikongan until he spat it out and into his hand, only to put it in his pocket. He sighed.

"Idiot!" he yelled, punching the wall.

He didn't have long to wallow in self-pity as he quickly felt Rukia's raised pressure.

Oh crap, Ichigo was right. He'd better hurry, or else Rukia's not gonna be in the best shape.

He heard someone on the quayside and slowly went to investigate to be floored by a flurry of auburn hair.

Orihime ran across the quay, searching for Kai. She had grown accustomed to finding people by their spiritual pressure, but Kai's had been weak when she found it around the docklands, so she was having trouble finding him.

Where are you, Kai? Please be ok, she thought. Then she felt Rukia's pressure in the distance. Rukia's fighting that thing, which means Kai must've gotten away. But where is he?

She soon found out when she ran into him, literally.

As Kai appeared from the shadows of the warehouse, Orihime had ran past the doorway and straight into him and the two crashed to the ground, Orihime landing on top of Kai.

"Ow!" Kai yelled, his spirit form still damaged, so his gigai was a bit tender.

"Ah!" Orihime returned, looking into Kai's brown eyes. "Oh, Kai! I found you!"

"I didn't realise I was lost." Kai groaned, realising Orihime was pressed onto his front. "Um, Orihime? Could you, uh-"

"Do you need healing?" she asked, babbling a little.

"No, I-"

"Oh, my God, I was so scared when your pressure went down. And then I felt it go up then back down, I was going out of my mind trying to find you just now, and then I ran into you and then you- Then I-"

"Orihime, breathe!" Kai said, holding the sides of her arms.

Orihime gasped for breath and calmed down, resting in Kai's arms as he held her.

"Better?" Kai asked. Orihime nodded. "Cool. Could you, uh, get off of me?"

Orihime blushed, realising she was still lying on her crush like nothing had happened. She obliged, standing, but she staggered and almost fell, when Kai caught her, having stood up as well.

"What is it?" Kai asked anxiously.

"I must've twisted my ankle." Orihime murmured, embarrassed. "I should be- Ah!"

She had tried to walk again, but to no better effect than before.

A thunder clap boomed over head and Kai could sense what was to happen next. Sure enough, it rained, pouring down heavily as he steadied Orihime.

She'll catch a cold if she tries to get home, Kai thought. So will I, for that matter. Better get inside the warehouse.

Without thinking, Kai scooped Orihime up, one arm supporting her legs, the other supporting her back. Orihime became startled by this.

"Kai, what are you doing?" she practically shrieked.

"Well, you can't walk and it's too far to get to either of our houses, so I'm getting you inside." Kai replied firmly, moving towards warehouse 13, but remembering it had a leak in the ceiling.

Damn, now what?

The answer to his prayers was warehouse 10. It was a short way from warehouse 13 but the door was open and the ceiling intact.

"You really shouldn't-" Orihime said.

"Why not? It's the right thing to do." Kai replied.

"But, uh-"

"What is it?"

"I- I'm heavy." Orihime blushed but Kai chuckled, the left side of his mouth raised into a half-smile.

"That's not true. Just don't keep moving and it'll be fine."

Orihime agreed. They were at the doorway when Kai got a surprise.

The auburn haired girl in his arms was asleep, her arms wrapped around his neck in a hug. Carefully sitting against the back wall, so as to not wake Orihime, Kai rested his head back, arms wrapped protectively around Orihime. Soon, both were sound asleep.

Over Karakura

Rukia crossed swords with 666 again, her Bankai released, but the creature refused to back down. Her initial attacks had done little, but she had managed to scrape the Hollow's left shoulder and right side, but she had suffered many more blows, and she could feel her Bankais power dwindling as he fought on.

"You're good, Soul Reaper, but not good enough." 666 said emotionlessly. "Let's end this futile fight."

"Yes, let's." Rukia replied, readying herself. "Blizzard Slash!"

A pulse of ice ripped the sky between Rukia and her target. It seemed the fiend had been struck down by the blast.

"It's over." Rukia said, gasping for breath.

Then it went dark. She felt a pain shoot through her stomach as Destroyers black blade stabbed through her. Her Bankai disintegrated into powder snow as her robes were soaked in her own blood.

"Now, it's over." 666 whispered in her ear. "Goodbye, my dear."

He kicked Rukia's back hard, releasing the blade of his zanpakuto and sending the girl hurtling to the ground below. As she fell, Rukia saw 666 disappear into the portal to his dimension before closing her eyes.

Goodbye, Ichigo, she thought, a tear slipping through her eyelids.

"Rukia!" came a distant voice, but she was too weak to make it out.

Ichigo arrived as the hollow kicked Rukia from his blade. Ichigo couldn't believe it and flung himself towards Rukia.

The hollow had disappeared, but Rukia's body was still falling.

"Rukia!" he yelled, hoping to wake her up, but that didn't work, so he pushed himself, closing the gap and grabbing her just before they hit the ground.

They were going too fast, so Ichigo did the only thing he could do; he wrapped himself around Rukia, pleading that she'd be safe after the crash landing. The ground came smashing into his back, and the two were flung upwards slightly, before smashing into the ground again and again, until Ichigo's back smashed into the wall of a derelict building with a crash.

Renji was nearby, luckily, and had seen the duo fall. He ran up to his allies, one bleeding out of her stomach and a few weak cuts, the other bleeding from his legs, arms and back. Ichigo groaned, pulling himself up and carrying Rukia like Kai had carried Orihime.

"Ichigo, are you-" Renji started.

"No time, gotta get to Urahara's!" Ichigo growled, ignoring his wounds.

Before Renji could say anything else, Ichigo used Shunpo and arrived at Urahara's quickly. He burst into the shop, Rukia's blood coating his hands and dripping onto the floor. She was getting weaker by the second.

"Kisuke!" Ichigo yelled.

Urahara appeared from the back room.

"Ah, Ichigo, what happened?" he asked.

"No time, Rukia needs help."

"So do you, Ichigo."

"No, Rukia first."

"Fine, bring her into the back." Kisuke stepped aside. "Tessai! We need Rukia healed right away!"

Unknown Dimension, The Master's Office

"Tests are complete, 666, and they're looking impressive." the Master said across the desk.

"Thank you sir, not even the Neo-Vizard could stand up to my new strength." 666 boasted. The Master froze.

"What did you say? The Neo-Vizard?"

"Problem, sir?" 666 frowned under his mask.

"What was his name?"

"It was some kid. I think it was... Kai, Kai Friel. Is that important?"

"Shit!" the Master pounded the desk. He sighed. "That's all, you may go now."

666 didn't hang around, leaving the room immediately.

"So, Kai, you're back. I hope Rertyan has grown stronger since last time. Depsigh's been waiting to get back at him for so long now."

The Master grinned maniacally at the thought of the two hollows fighting again.

To be continued...


Ok, a bit of romance going on here. Sorry if the fighting wasn't to everyones liking, but I wanted to expand the relationship of Kai and Orihime a little.

Then I figured I should do the same for the Ichigo and Rukia relationship, it's only fair after all.

Thanks to Aizawa Ayumu for the idea given to me, it was greatly useful!

Hope you enjoyed this one and I'll continue it later.

For now, I'm gonna work on a series of drabbles on Bleach in general.

Rock on, everyone!