Well, it's here as promised for today! Chapter Ten! Hope you enjoy it and please read and review!
Chapter 10: Attack on Seireitei
Ichigo passed through the Dangai and into the Soul Society as quickly as he could. He then zoomed to the Squad One barracks and straight through to Head Captain Yammamoto's office. The Head Captain and his lieutenant were both quite surprised by Ichigo's sudden entrance! "Ichigo Kurosaki, what is the meaning of this brash entrance?" He asked,
"Sorry Head Captain, but it's urgent. It turns out that Drakerla has seen Aizen's Shikai release, and Aizen has released his Bankai. Drakerla sent me here to inform you, he said that you'd know what to do. The last thing I saw before I left was Drakerla on the floor clutching his head. Tell me Head Captain, what is Aizen's Bankai?" Ichigo asked, the Head Captain sighed, and explained.
"Well, Sosuke Aizen's Shikai is complete hypnosis. But his Bankai, on the other hand… his Bankai is complete control over the mind and body, but he has to develop a bond with a person first, by either being with them for a long time, or by watching them, for even longer. Only then, will Sosuke Aizen be able to gain control over that person. If what you described is correct, then I'm afraid that… we have lost Drakerla Kuchiki for the time being." Ichigo was in shock, he couldn't believe it! Aizen had been hiding that kind of power for hundreds of years!
"But… can we get him back? I mean, can we break Aizen's control withour killing Drakerla?" Ichigo asked, worried for his friend.
"Yes, we can. But it can only be you that can do it. You have to kill Sosuke Aizen. Which is impossible." The Head Captain said,
"Impossible? Why?"
"When he fused with the Hogyoku, he became immortal." Ichigo gasped in horror. So Aizen had to be killed to free Drakerla, yet he can't be killed?! Damn it! I have to find some way to beat Aizen!
Ichigo… trying having a word with Kisuke Urahara, he was the one who created the Hogyoku after all.
Really? Thanks Zangetsu.
It's what I'm here for.
"Head Captain, do you think that Kisuke Urahara would know what to do? He did create the Hogyoku after all." Ichigo asked,
"Yes, go and inform him of the events that are occurring, and see if there is anything that he may be able to do." The Head Captain said, Ichigo sped out of the Squad One barracks, and back through the Senkaimon. Whilst passing through the Dangai, he was dreading going back to the World of the Living, as Drakerla and Aizen were still there. I'll have to find a way to get past them somehow. Ichigo passed through the Dangai, and into the World of the Living.
The Senkaimon opened, and Ichigo swiftly exited the Dangai and went into Karakura Town, avoiding Aizen and Drakerla. He did, however, managed to catch a glimpse of them. Drakerla was lying on the floor with Aizen crouched over him. That can't be good. Ichigo thought. He quickly zoomed to Urahara Shop, where Kisuke was standing at the front door with Tessai. "Kisuke!" Ichigo exclaimed as he ran over. "Is there a way to break immortality gained from the Hogyoku?" Kisuke grinned, as he invited Ichigo into the shop. They all sat down when a strange black cat came in and started rubbing its head against Ichigo's leg. Ichigo chuckled, "Hello Yoruichi." The cat then transformed into Yoruichi.
"Damn, considering I used to be the leader of the Stealth Force, I didn't do a very good job of disguising myself there!" She said, everyone laughed, then Kisuke donned a very serious face.
"Ichigo, let's get down to business, why do you need to know whether the immortality gained from the Hogyoku can be broken?" He asked, Ichigo explained everything that had happened. After Ichigo had finished, Kisuke thought for a second, and then beckoned for everything to follow him. They went into a secret room, where, on a stand in the centre of the room, laid a dagger, with a black blade and red handle. "Kisuke, what's going on?" Yoruichi asked, Ichigo moved towards the dagger.
"Well Yoruichi, I always thought that my Hogyoku could potentially fall into the wrong hands, there was always the danger of that. I knew that it had capabilities of causing someone to attain immortality. So I created a fail-safe. In case that person then tried to destroy everything again. That dagger that Ichigo's picking up, that's the fail-safe." Ichigo picked up the dagger, and examined it. He then stated his likening for it. "Keep it, you're going to need it against Aizen." Kisuke explained,
"But, what do we do about Drakerla? He's going to destroy the Soul Society if we don't stop him. I can't get this into Aizen and fight Drakerla at the same time!" Ichigo exclaimed, Yoruichi then stepped in.
"It's ok Ichigo, we'll help, although they've already gone to the Soul Society, I felt them leave about a minute ago." She said, Ichigo, Kisuke and Yoruichi then all quickly fled for the Soul Society.
Meanwhile in the Soul Society…
Drakerla and Aizen walked through the Senkaimon, where they were greeted with a welcoming party of all of the captains and lieutenants of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads. They all took a battle stance. Aizen then smiled, and looked at Drakerla, who charged at Jushiro Ukitake first. Jushiro dodged, and continued to dodge, but could not keep up with Drakerla, who was not letting up with his attacks. Drakerla then cut down Jushiro, and was about to kill him when he was held back. By his brother, Byakuya. "Just what do you think you are doing, Drakerla?!" He asked, Drakerla gave no answer, let out a burst of spiritual pressure that sent Byakuya flying. The elder Kuchiki crashed into a wall and was feeling slightly dazed. All of the captains (with the exception of the Head Captain) then charged at Drakerla, hoping that their numbers would give them the advantage.
Ichigo, Kisuke and Yoruichi came through the Senkaimon very stealthily, Kisuke and Yoruichi joined the other captains in the fight, whilst Ichigo hid to wait for the right moment to strike at Aizen. With the two new combatants joining the fray, Drakerla now began to struggle against the onslaught. Eventually, he was hit really hard by Yoruichi, which winded him a lot, he stumbled back in pain. But Aizen's control kept the Soul Reaper captain going. Byakuya, recovered from his earlier encounter, flash stepped over to Drakerla, where he tried to talk some sense into his younger brother. "Drakerla! Think about what you are doing! You're hurting your friends, all the people you love, the life you love! Whatever happened to that?!" Ichigo saw this as the perfect time to strike, he emerged from his place of hiding and lunged at Aizen. The dagger pierced right through the place where the Hogyoku used to have been implanted. Aizen's eyes widened, as he looked down to where the dagger had entered. He then looked at Ichigo, and knocked him aside in anger. He then removed the dagger, crying out in pain as he did so. Whilst that had occurred, Drakerla felt the darkness receding, suddenly his vision had been restored, and he saw his brother, Byakuya, standing in front of him. "Byakuya, what did I do this time?" He asked, and they both laughed.
"Well, let's just say Aizen got in your head." His brother said, Drakerla shuddered. "Well I never want to go through that again. It was like I was trapped in this… darkness. But, how did you get him out?" He asked, Byakuya nodded to Ichigo, who grinned. "I killed him." The strawberry-blonde said. "But, how? Last time I checked, when Aizen conjoined with the Hogyoku, he became immortal?" Ichigo laughed, and then said,
"Well who do you think would know the only way? Kisuke. He created a fail-safe for the Hogyoku in case it ever fell into the wrong hands. See that dagger?" Drakerla turned around and looked over to the dead body of Sosuke Aizen, which had a dagger in the middle of its torso. "That was the fail-safe. When Byakuya was talking to you, I stabbed Aizen with it. And well, it killed him!" Drakerla turned to Kisuke, and thanked him for helping to get rid of Aizen. "Byakuya, I-" Drakerla began, he quickly felt his body go limp, and he then fainted into his brother's arms. Everyone looked at each other in confusion, with Captain Unohana moving forward to take Drakerla to the Squad Four barracks, again. But Byakuya held a hand to stop her, he then flash stepped to the Kuchiki Manor, where he went to Drakerla's room and laid him down on his bed. He took a chair from inside the room, and placed it beside Drakerla's bed. He then sat down and waited for his brother to awaken.
So I hope you all enjoyed reading this chapter. I can also now confirm that I have finished Chapter Eleven as well! Hurray! I'm doing really well this half term! I have started Chapter Twelve but I'm afraid to say that I won't get it finished in time to upload it before the half term is over. So sorry about that!
Chapter Eleven: Black Fire - Something new yet familiar appears in the Soul Society, what will Drakerla and Byakuya do about it? Find out in the next chapter!
Chapter Eleven shall be released on Sunday 19th April :D