White Sun Rising Ron the True Fan Edition: The Lost Tales

Arc Four: Dragons of Diamond

Part Two: Hyōrinmaru/Invasion of the Soul Society

Rukia, who had just come back from the Soul Society, looked at Ichigo incredulously.

"You lost him?"

Ichigo shrugged.

"I didn't have a choice in the matter. I got attacked by two...what did he call them? Ar-something, and he shunpo'ed the hell away."

Rukia looked at her boyfriend.

"Arrancar?"

"Yeah, how'd you know?"

"Remember the man who came up with the Hollowfication theory? He told me about them before he left the Academy."

Ichigo nodded.

From what little he knew of the man, he was smart, and tried protecting Rukia when that Hollow arrived.

"Either way, we've got two Arrancar on the loose. And they might be the same ones that attacked the procession three days ago."

Rukia raised an eyebrow.

"How so?"

"Fire and electricity. They fired a cero at me using those, and some of the bodies we saw had burns from both."

Rukia was about to ask how he would know, but she figured since he lived in a clinic, he would know what he was talking about.

"And you still can't find him?"

"I may be better at the sensing thing, but not if they're suppressing their-"

Ichigo tapped the badge, left his body, and drew and released Zangetsu, using the blade to block a cero from hitting them.

'Instincts still work, thankfully.'

The two Arrancar were back.

"You missed." The red one, Yang, charged up another cero, but a bolt of lightning stopped her from firing it.

Rukia had left her gigai, drawing and releasing both her zanpakutōs before firing a Byakurai shot at her.

"Shit, they've got the same zanpakutōs!"

"How the hell did that happen?!"

Rukia generated a Getsuga at the edge of Shirayuki's blade.

'Rukia, add my power to the Getsuga. It might freeze the two Arrancar in place.'

Rukia silently obeyed Shirayuki's suggestion, then swung.

"Getsuga Tensho!"

A pale white wave of energy launched from the blade, heading for the two Arrancar.

"Sit upon the frozen heavens, Hyōrinmaru!"

A Chinese dragon made of ice hit the Getsuga, destroying both.

A black haired man shunpo'ed into sight, wearing a mask.

"Interesting. What the not-shinigami told us was true: two shinigami can wield the same zanpakutō."

He took off the mask, revealing his face, a large scar marring the right side of it.

"But you are different then me. You wield two swords each."

Ichigo pointed his sword at the man.

"Who the hell are you?"

The unknown smirked.

"Sōjirō Kusaka. I was nearly killed 40 years ago by Toshiro Hitsugaya, simply because we have the same zanpakutō!"

He sent another dragon at them, but Ichigo wasn't a captain for nothing.

"Getsuga Tensho!"

His massive Getsuga destroyed the dragon, and nearly hit the shinigami and Arrancar, who only dodged in time thanks to their superior skills in shunpo and sonido.

Ichigo drew, released and pointed Sode no Shirayuki at Kusaka in one fluid action.

"Bankai: Hokkyoku Sode No Shirayuki!"

His shihakushō and blade changed, the sword looking much like Tensa Zangetsu, only with the original guard and was pure white, and he was wearing the winter version of his Bankai shihakushō.

Kusaka smirked.

"Take care of the girl. Kurosaki is mine."

Kusaka attacked Ichigo, who parried using Hokkyoku Sode no Shirayuki and using his massive shikaied primary blade nearly hacked off Kusaka's arm.

Rukia, meanwhile, was tied up fighting the twin Arrancar.

"Just die!"

A combined cero was launched at the Lieutenant of the 14th Division, who simply smirked.

"Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu!"

She launched a Getsuga at the cero, destroying it, then revealing Rukia in her version of Ichigo's Bankai shihakushō.

"Getsuga Tensho!"

A white and red Getsuga launched from the sword, momentarily distracting Ichigo, allowing Kusaka to freeze him in what looked to be an iceberg. (In Hueco Mundo, a certain not-shinigami sneezed and growled in annoyance)

Rukia snarled.

"Bankai: Hokkyoku Sode no Shirayuki!"

Yin and Yang looked at one another for a brief moment before both spoke as one.

"Fuck."

Ichigo's Inner world

Ichigo woke up on the blue glass of a skyscraper.

"Oh, this is ridiculous."

"Have to agree, King."

Ichigo turned his head to face Shiro and Zangetsu.

"What was that earlier with Shirayuki?"

"A resonance. You are capable of doing it with ease, Ichigo, due to the huge amount of raw power you have."

He remembered feelings from other shinigami he'd crossed blades with in the past: Zaraki, Momo, Ikkaku, just to name a few.

He shuttered at the thought of the first one, not because of his bloodlust, but from his lack of wanting to communicate with his sword.

"We know how you feel, King."

"Still, he has Hyōrinmaru, too. Does that mean he's like me and Rukia?"

"If he was like you and the Queen, he'd have his own sword! Did you SEE another one?"

Ichigo shook his head.

"I need to get back out there."

Zangetsu tossed him his oversized Persian dagger-sword.

"You know what to do."

'A shikai cannot beat a Bankai.'

Ichigo swung the blade.

"Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu!"

Ichigo disappeared as soon as he fully released.

Tensa Zangetsu appeared in the old man's place.

"You think we should tell him, Tensa?"

Tensa Zangetsu looked at Shiro.

"No. But we have another problem: his shikai."

Shiro pulled out his reversed sword, noticing the changes.

The blade a black hilt with white wrappings, and a short length of chain attached to the pommel.

The blade itself was slightly reshaped, curving inwards at the backside of the tip, akin to a trench knife.

"Shit."

Ichigo's zanpakutō was supposed to be a constant release, but Shirayuki interfered with that.

This also gave his Hollow the more advanced version of the Shi and Bankai, even though he refused to use them unless he absolutely needed to.

"Well, I ain't using it unless the King actually puts me in charge for a while. If he does, I'll give him the sword. If not, he'll have to gain his on his own."

Tensa nodded.

"That is fair. And if he faces a foe where he needs the blade, but cannot call upon you?"

Shiro shuttered.

"I don't wanna forcefully hijack it. It'll cause too much harm. Will if I gotta, but won't if I don't."

"You're awfully reasonable for a Hollow."

"I got a girlfriend, Tensa. I'm basically living the good life! Why the fuck should I bitch about it?"

"True."

Outside

"Even if you can use two Bankai, most of your reiatsu is tied up in Kurosaki! Which means you can't keep up yours for long-"

Before Kusaka could finish his rant, Ichigo Bankaied.

The universal thought of everyone that was not Rukia?

'Well, fuck.'

Ichigo was out, wielding twin Bankai.

And he was PISSED, if the partial mask was a sign.

And just as Ichigo was freed, Rukia suddenly got a boost in power.

Both were close to matching Yamamoto in strength.

"Fall back! We have bigger things to-"

"Bankai: Anubis, Son of Nephthys!"

Orihime Inoue just shunpo'ed out of nowhere, going straight into Bankai.

Her massive Egyptian sword slammed onto Kusaka's Hyōrinmaru, cracking the blade.

"Oh, shit."

Kusaka was powerful, but he did not have Daiguren Hyōrinmaru, and clearly the retard forgot rule one of zanpakutō combat.

In case you needed to know, rule one of zanpakutō combat is simple:

A Shikai cannot, and will not, beat a Bankai.

There are no exceptions.

So when Kusaka's blade snapped in half and forced it back into its' sealed state, he ran. Very, VERY far away.

"Hey, asshole!"

Only to meet the fist of 14th Division 7th Seat Tatsuki Arisawa.

I hope stealing a Royal Artifact gives you good dental insurance, as Tatsuki has Fists of Steel.

Literally.

The fist made contact, crushing bone and breaking his jaw.

Just as she was winning, a horde of Hollows appeared out of Garganta opened by the twins.

While Chad and Uryū, who arrived shortly after Tatsuki, took care of them with ease, as they were nowhere near Menos Grande-level, the three escaped via a Garganta to the Soul Society.

"Shit."

"Aw, fuck me!"

Soul Society: Sokyoku Hill

This hill was historic for many reasons: Aizen getting the fuck out before Ichigo and Rukia killed him, mostly, but still for the massive halberd tied in place. (AN: Remember, the Sokyoku wasn't destroyed in WSR. It's still there, and they DID try and use it on Aizen when they caught him after Chapter 25. Didn't work, thanks to a certain rock, but it's the thought that counts)

It was also where Sōjirō Kusaka just destroyed the Oin and turned into a perversion of Hyōrinmaru's spiritual form.

It's also where Ichigo, Rukia, Tatsuki and Orihime came out the Senkaimon after spending an hour in the Dangai.

Running from the Cleaner was NOT fun.

"Captain Kurosaki..."

Ichigo froze as he turned his head to face Captain-General Yamamoto.

"Care to explain?"

"Yamamoto, we do NOT have time for this, unless you can't see that?!"

Seconds after Ichigo yelled at Yamamoto, (he was one of the only people who could get away with it, as Ichigo could beat the shit out of the old man) Kenpachi rushed past him, cackling with golden reiatsu and skull aura blazing.

"Kenpachi, don't do it!"

The Kenpachi of the 11th, however, stabbed the perversion, and destroyed the midsection with a single stab.

"What the hell? That was w-"

Kusaka picked Zaraki up by his right arm as he simply regenerated.

"You think you can defeat me? Impossible! You're too weak!"

Zaraki, however, smirked.

"This will be fun!"

He pushed the dragon off the hill, hacking and slashing all the way down.

Kusaka suffered no damage, and delivered a crippling blow to Kenpachi, knocking him out.

As if to finish the 11th Division Captain off, Kusaka fired a barrage of ice shards at him.

"Well, fuck."

Kusaka then formed a pillar of ice the height of Sokyoku Hill, freezing Zaraki in place as well as giving the leaders of the Gotai 14 one hell of a stare-down.

Yin and Yang sonido'ed to the dragon's side.

"Problems?"

"That bitch kicked our asses."

The aforementioned 'bitch' was 14th Division 8th Seat Senna Kurosaki, currently in shikai and rushing at them.

Fire was easily redirected by the wind, and Yin had no time to use her electrical ceroes as the fiery tornadoes were usually aimed at her.

"Is that so? Then I will take care of her for you!"

He launched a barrage of ice at Senna, who tried to deflect them with her shikaied zanpakutō, but even with the power boost she gained from being around Ichigo, she had nothing on the Oin-enhanced Kusaka.

He took her out with zero difficulty.

"SENNA!"

Just as Kusaka was about to gloat once more, reiatsu erupted from his body, creating a dome of black energy.

Ichigo and Toshiro shunpo'ed toward the dome, followed by Rukia and Rangiku.

Ikkaku and Yumichika followed them in, the former cackling like a madman.

"Captain Kuchiki, enter the zone and support Captains Kurosaki and Hitsugaya. We will contain it as best we can from out here."

Yamamoto unsheathed his zanpakutō.

"Understood, Captain-General."

Byakuya shunpo'ed into the dome.

Suì-Fēng shunpo'ed after him, followed by Yoruichi.

"We must contain the power of the Oin! Unleash all of your might! Bankai: Zanka no Tachi!"

Komamura followed suit.

"Bankai: Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō!"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi cackled slightly.

"Bankai: Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō!" (AN: I am NOT discribing that demented baby thing)

Unohana drew her zanpakutō.

When she did, everyone else got the hell out of there.

"Bankai."

Inside the dome

"What the hell?"

A massive tower stood where the ice pillar was. Hollows were all over the place, and they looked hungry.

"Well, shit. That's a lot of Hollows."

"You have a point, Kurosaki. Even with three shinigami using Bankai, that is far too many Hollows for us to deal with."

"Good thing you're not alone!"

Ikkaku, Yumichika and Rangiku landed behind them, zanpakutōs released and ready for combat.

"Well, that's a lot of Hollows. I'll deal with them, but on one condition!"

Ichigo raised an eyebrow at Ikkaku.

"You tell no one I've got this!"

He jumped into the air.

"BANKAI!"

The spear transformed into three massive weapons connected by a chain.

"Ryūmon Hōzukimaru!"

Ichigo blinked.

"You had Bankai and didn't use it during our fight?!"

"You didn't have Bankai at the time! Besides, I ain't leaving the 11th! If I used it, they'd be trying to transfer my ass! Besides, you had two zanpakutō! Two shinigami in shikai can beat the living shit out of a guy using bankai!"

Rukia nodded.

"He's got a point."

Suddenly, Gillian-Class Menos appeared.

"Oh, shit."

They opened their mouths and charged up red ceroes.

They may not have been Arrancar, but they KNEW this was going to hurt.

They fired.

"Senkei: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi."

Only to impact a wall of pink swords.

Ichigo blinked before recognizing the name.

Senbonzakura.

Byakuya's zanpakutō.

He was using Bankai.

"Byakuya?"

Byakuya, for his part, simply sighed.

He and Ichigo were the same rank: using titles was pointless, especially as Ichigo was raised as a normal human rather then a noble.

'Then again, the noblity barely exists in the world of the living from what I have discovered, and he DOES call me by my given name rather then my surname: a sign of respect and friendship.'

"Go, Kurosaki. Take Sōjirō Kusaka down quickly. Captain-General Yamamoto and the others are containing the power of the Oin, but they cannot maintain their Bankai for long."

"Even the Captain-General?"

"Zanka no Tachi is not used lightly."

'Longsword of the Remnant Flame? That's GOT to be Yamamoto's Bankai.'

"Go!"

Ichigo and Rukia nodded before pointing their zanpakutōs forward.

"Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu, Hokkyoku Sode no Shirayuki!"

Byakuya's Senkei nearly exploded from the amount of power the leaders of the 14th were putting out.

'Rukia is stronger then I! And Kurosaki is stronger then Rukia!'

Still, he could sense Kurosaki.

That meant, while he was strong, he wasn't on par with Captain-General Yamamoto.

'Do not forget, Byakuya, that their reiatsu reserves are linked. If they weren't, you would not be able to sense him.'

Senbonzakura had a point.

Byakuya shuttered, but recovered enough to dispell the Senkei and return to Kageyoshi's normal form: a mass of sakura petals.

'That is because he has Hollow powers, traces of the Hōgyoku's abilities and because he is human. But Rukia could succeed me as Captain of the 6th.' '

I doubt she will leave the 14th unless Ichigo-dono is dead. She loves him, and he her. And this link they share could kill her if he dies.'

Byakuya ignored that thought.

'We will get more information on this link later. For now, our duty is clear: defeat these Hollows.'

He willed the petals to attack.

And we got Byakuya's POV, too.

Kusaka is why Senna isn't seen in WSR: she was badly wounded, requiring that she be hospitalized during the Winter War.

She woke up and was ready to help Ichigo against Aizen, but Ichigo had already Mugetsu'ed Aizen's ass by the time she got there.

And you get an explanation as to why everyone can sense Ichigo, but I say he's stronger then Yamamoto: his link with Rukia. They share reiatsu reserves (I just don't show it much because they have enough to not be drained easily) and even if Rukia's as powerful as Komamura (closer to Zaraki, pre-Unohana training, at this point) she's still tied to Ichigo's reserves.

Once they Hollowfy, THEN they can't be sensed.

And I seem to have a problem: I can't watch the Zanpakutō Rebellion Arc with this computer. Tried; didn't work.

There are times I wish I had Orihime's Shin Shun Rikka and reject my good computer going to shit. This is one of them.

So, that brings a change in plans. If I can't watch it (I've watched most of Memories of Nobody and Diamond Dust Rebellion before, so I know what I'm doing) I can't write it.

So the Zanpakutō Rebellion is out. When I get the new computer, that changes, and I'll write out a full-on story on it in the WSR universe.

Instead, I'll give you an omake on Nemo getting that Merkava before moving on to showing what happened after Ichigo Mugetsu'ed Aizen.

(Dodges getting ran over by said tank once more)

Not this time, cockbite!

(Gets shot by Merkava's 120mm main gun)

FUCKER!

Next Time on WSR Lost Tales: Kusaka defeated at last!

Ja- (Gets shot again)

BARGGRAN, KILL HIM!