A/N: It's hollow Ichigo versus everyone, and that's asking for a disaster to happen. Will they be able to take him on, or will the worse case scenario happen? You'll find out in this chapter. Enjoy~

*Warning: Chapter rated M for violence and blood. You've been warned.


Chapter 7: Bloodlust

Sango watched fearfully as a white mask appeared on the left side of his face, a few red stripes appearing on it like some sort of design. He smiled psychotically at the two as Miroku took a few steps back, watching as Ichigo turned to look at them. "What's the matter?" he asked playfully. Sango lifted her boomerang a bit, prepared to toss it at Ichigo as he stared at her weapon. "You're not afraid are you?"

"Something wrong here, he's acting completely different from before," Sango whispered to Miroku. Ichigo stared at Sango, making her uneasy as he smiled widely, his white teeth showing. "Are you going to throw that at me, Sango?" he asked.

"I had a feeling you were a demon, but this isn't what I imagined you'd be at all," she said. "What are you?"

He started laughing a bit. "What am I? I'm no one!" Ichigo vanished from their vision as Miroku and Sango looked around for him. "Where'd he go?" Miroku shouted, holding his staff up. He turned and saw Ichigo ready to swing his sword at Sango. "Watch out Sango!" he shouted, pushing her out the way as Ichigo's zanpakuto stabbed right through Miroku. He gasped, blood pouring onto the floor as he smiled at Miroku.

Ichigo slowly pushed the zanpakuto deeper into his body as it stabbed completely through, ripping through flesh and bone. Sango looked fearfully as she watched Miroku bleed to death. "Miroku!" she shouted. Ichigo could tell she was mortified by the sight of her beloved being this badly injured. Seeing the look on her face made him feel intrigued to slowly pull his sword out, causing more pain. He then yanked it out violently as blood painted the wall.

Miroku fell to the ground, his blood spraying every where. "You bastard!" Sango stood up as she swung her boomerang at Ichigo. He merely lifted an arm as he let the boomerang hit him, causing his arm to bleed a little as he stared at her.

"Does it hurt? Seeing him on the ground like that? Maybe you'll feel better if I told you that you'll be joining him soon," he taunted.

Sango lifted her boomerang and swung it again. This time, Ichigo used his zanpakuto to hit it out of her hands, sending it flying in another direction. Sango pulled the sword she had hanging on the side of her waist out as she swung it at Ichigo.

He didn't even try to dodge as she cut his shoulder. Ichigo grabbed her sword and held it, his hands bleeding now. "What are you so angry about? Let's have some fun with this. Ichigo never let's me join in on the fights, so I want to enjoy this."

Just like that, Ichigo yanked her sword out of her hands as he dropped it to the ground. Another knife ripped from her sleeve as she swung it at his face. Ichigo moved his head out of the way as it scrapped his cheek. He grabbed her arm and yanked it, popping it out of place as she screamed. Ichigo pushed her to the wall as her back slammed against it.

"What's the matter, I know this isn't the best you've got," he said. Sango didn't reply. She stared angrily at him, holding her numb arm as she looked into his yellow eyes, his mask spreading more across his face. He only used one arm to hold her body against the wall, his hand restraining her.

Ichigo lifted his zanpakuto as he pressed it against her neck, watching her head go up as his smile grew wider. "With all those weapons I thought you'd be a lot more interesting than that," he said. Ichigo brought his face closer and closer to hers until their noses were brushing. His warm breath blew across her skin as it sent chills down her spine.

He smiled more, seeing she was really nervous as her body tensed up. He pressed his zanpakuto harder onto her neck until-

"Sango, Miroku!" Kagome shouted. Ichigo frowned, looking over at her. Sango pushed him out of the way as she ran over to Kagome.

Ichigo used sonido and vanished from everyone's sight, leaving them in the dark room. "What the hell happened in here? Did Ichigo do this?" Inuyasha asked. Sango nodded, popping her arm back into place as she yelped a little. "I knew we shouldn't have trusted him, he is a demon after all isn't he?" Sango asked.

"N-No," Miroku stammered. Sango fell to her knees as she went over to him. "Miroku, are you alright?" she asked, her voice broken like she were about to cry. "That wasn't Ichigo... he was being... possessed by a jewel shard. I-I saw Kanna shoot one into him before she left. He's kind of like you... Inuyasha. Having an inner demon and all."

Kagome was having a hard time imagining Ichigo doing something like this. She looked at Miroku's wounds, and then at Sango as her eyes shook. She wondered what Ichigo had been hiding from them this whole time he was here. It's as if Ichigo has an inner demon inside of him, just like Inuyasha. And if the jewel shard is inside of him then-

"We need to find a way to get that jewel shard out of him. Once we do that, I'm sure he'll turn back to normal," Kagome said. "Sango, you stay here with Miroku. Inuyasha and I will deal with this." Kagome and Inuyasha ran out of the building and back into the village.

The mist had lifted, the village now clearly visible. Inuyasha and Kagome had figured out that the other jewel shard they sensed wasn't there, which let them know this was all a trap. Kagome pulled out one of her arrows as she looked around. "I can sense the jewel shard, but I can't see him anywhere. Do you think he left?"

Suddenly, a black Getsuga Tensho was shot at them. Inuyasha and Kagome hopped out of the way as it smashed into a building. They looked and saw Ichigo, looking at them with a smile. Kagome saw his yellow eyes as her body shook, the white mask almost consuming his whole face. He's just like a hollow, she thought.

Inuyasha saw him, he looked like a monster as the jewel shard shined brightly, completely pitch black. "...Is that really Ichigo?" Kagome stammered. "Well obviously, I recognize his scent covered in all that blood," he said.

"Ichigo, you've gotta snap out of it!" Inuyasha shouted. Ichigo started laughing, lifting his sword up a little as he stared at the two. "Ichigo's too far for him to hear you right now," he said. "I'm sure you guys will be more entertaining than my last fight right?"

In a mere second, Ichigo hopped over to Inuyasha as he swung his sword at him. Inuyasha lifted his Tetsusaiga to block it as they both were sent flying backwards. "Getsuga Tensho," he said in a low tone. A black Getsuga Tensho was shot at Inuyasha, sending him flying into another direction as blood splattered on the ground.

Kagome aimed an arrow at Ichigo as she looked at Inuyasha. "Stop this Ichigo!" she shouted.

She shot her arrow at him. It turned pink as the arrow shot like lightning, making a whistling sound as it went his way. If I aim for the jewel shard then I should be able to break it out of him without killing Ichigo, Kagome thought.

Ichigo span around and moved out of the way as the arrow smashed into the ground. Kagome pulled another arrow out as she shot it at him. This time, Ichigo grabbed it with his bare hand as it shredded the skin off of it. Ichigo dropped the arrow as he shot over to Kagome.

He was ready to swing his zanpakuto at the girl, until Inuyasha swung his Tetsusaiga at him, releasing a 'wind scar'. Since he was cut off guard, Ichigo was hit by his attack. He shot out of it as he bounced off the ground and rolled a little, ripping his shihakusho and cutting his skin all over. Kagome ran over to Inuyasha who was leaning on his sword so he could keep from falling. "Are you alright Kagome?" he asked.

Kagome nodded, looking over at Ichigo who was just laying on the ground. "Do you think he's alright?" Kagome asked, grabbing Inuyasha's kimono as he squeezed the red fabric tightly. "I looked into his eyes, they didn't even look like his anymore. They looked like a monster's eyes, like he was a completely different person. I know I barely know him... but it's painful to look at him this way," she closed her eyes, not wanting to look at him like this.

"Well it's all over now-"

They heard the loudest scream they've ever heard as it pierced their eardrums. Ichigo stood up, his zanpakuto out of his reach as he stared at them. He look more monstrous than he did before now that he was bleeding badly. He jumped over to Inuyasha again, only this time he shoved his hand through his chest, stabbing completely through as Inuyasha coughed up blood.

"Inuyasha!" she cried, watching as Ichigo threw Inuyasha to the side. Kagome aimed another arrow at him, tears filling her eyes as she tried to aim at the jewel shard. Ichigo used sonido again to appear near her as he grabbed her by the throat. Kagome dropped everything as Ichigo slammed her onto a nearby building, strangling the life out of her as she grabbed at his arm, trying to pry it from her neck. You could hear the crunching from her throat as it restricted any air from coming in or out. Saliva and tears fell from her face as she slowly started to lose vision.

Kagome could see the jewel shard in his chest. She looked over at Inuyasha who was trying his best to crawl over to Kagome. After getting hit by a Getsuga Tensho, skidding on the ground a little, and getting a hand stabbed through his chest, he was really worn out. "K-Kagome..." he stammered.

She was ready to pass out as she looked into Ichigo's yellow eyes, looking as evil as the way he was acting. "P-Please stop..." she murmured.

Kagome reached a hand out for the jewel shard as she touched his collar bone with her pale trembling hand. The jewel shard turned bright pink as it shimmered a bit, dropping her hand as she stared at it.

Ichigo suddenly stopped strangling her as he just held her there for a moment. His eyes grew wide as they shook, staring at her with fear. He dropped her on the ground as he took a few steps back. Kagome watched as he staggered a little.

"No," he said. "Stop!"

He reached a hand out for his mask as he started yanking at it. "If you leave everything to me then we'll be the strongest ones out there!" he shouted. The mask slowly began to rip of his face as Kagome could see a black shadow coming from it. "Get the hell away from me... stop... no!"

The mask ripped off completely, causing a long and loud scream to arose from Ichigo, filling the afternoon sky as the mask crumbled away. Ichigo's eyes converted back into normal as he panted. Ichigo looked down at Kagome who stared at him fearfully, Inuyasha doing the same.

His eyes were filled with sorrow, and he looked like he was ready to scream himself as he clinched his teeth. Sango helped Miroku out of the house as she looked at Ichigo, seeing he was back to normal. "Ichigo," she called.

Ichigo ran over to his zanpakuto and picked it up. Then, he ran away into the forest, leaving everyone behind as they stared at him. "I-Ichigo..." Kagome stammered, passing out as Inuyasha crawled over to her, Sango following him.

He didn't know why he ran away to be honest. Maybe because he was ashamed of himself, angry for hurting his friends like that. Ichigo didn't want them to see him, not right now. They'd only see him as a monster now, after hurting them like that. How could I have been so weak? he asked himself. Ichigo knew better than to run away from his problems, he'd learned that a long time ago, but right now... he just couldn't bring himself to see them.

These wounds he'd gotten while fighting them throbbed, causing him to fall on his knees as he passed out on the ground. But right before he passed out, he saw a women walk over to him, holding a woven basket filled with ferns. She was dressed like a priestess and looked exactly like Kagome.


Poor Strawberry-kun, I feel so bad for typing this. But I hope it was entertaining (^!^)
I think you all know who Ichigo ran into, so you get to see the outcome on the next chapter. Stay Tune~