Author Notes: After the first eight chapter fiasco, I can continue with the story, trying to not to repeat the same mistakes from now on.
Anyway, this is the first of many fights I've been waiting for since I've started writing this fanfic. I hope you enjoy it. Personally, I'd like Grand Fisher's Pre-Soul Society Arrancar look over his Arrancar Arc one- it's just more unique as a concept. In Chapter 2, I made Grand Fisher formerly a participant in the mass genocides in WWII prior to becoming a Hollow since the timeline in Bleach is 2001 in the current events and 54 years ago would be 1947, 2 years after the end of the war. If you're reading between the lines, then you guessed right- Grand Fisher was a former Nazi, a fictional one that happened to be in Hitler's Inner Circle in this fanfic. It was to make him more evil than Shrieker and the fact that I couldn't accept that the Hollow that murdered Masaki Kurosaki in the original manga not go to Hell for what he did.
This is Part 1 of the fight, Chapter 11 focuses on Orihime using her powers and Chapter 12 is back on Ichigo's fight with Grand Fisher.
Chapter 10: The Moon Slayer
(Bleach Soundtrack- Creeping Shadows plays in the background)
Grand Fisher's face shattered, became covered in a reddish aura and emerged as a more humanoid form in front of Ichigo. The form had five pony-tails with keys attached to the tips from the back of his head; a central hole was in the middle of stripped upper torso with the stripes on the upper arms ending near the biceps with another stripe on his thumbs that were as long nailed as his other fingers; a cape ending into two points attached to wrist bands on his wrists; a pair of black pants with a divided single line in the center leading down to his bare humanoid feet; a furred belt around his waist and a completely bald, large nosed head with three commas under each black spotted eye in addition to a jawbone mask covering the entire lower part of his mouth. Then unexpectedly, a white uniform manifested around Grand Fisher- a white jacket with no sleeves and left opened was worn over Grand Fisher's upper torso.
"Hmph, that silver tongued bastard was right...while His Majesty tolerates him- when he does do his little trick with that jewel of his, it brings us to the next level. But, it's wearing out thin so that orange haired maiden was needed to fix it. I was repressing it as long as possible because I was worried that it would make me even more monstrous- but my fears were unjustified," Grand Fisher noted to himself as he looked down to his hands and flexed his right fingers, with an expression of amusement. It was the tone of the voice that left Ichigo frozen, it was no longer distorted and nightmarish sounding; rather it was deep, but in a more normal pitch expected of a human- in fact, it had a distinctly Germanic accent to it.
His voice, his expression...I don't know how to explain it- it's like he's become human," Ichigo thought in shock of what he just seen.
"What did you do?," Ichigo asked through his mask, retaining his battle stance.
"I have become something that breaks the boundary of Soul Reapers and Hollows- an Arrancar, a special type of Hollow that has a Soul Reaper like form and powers by removing their masks. You're the opposite- a Visored, a masked freak of a Soul Reaper that gains Hollow powers by a mask. Heh, your mother must be upset that you grew up to be a delinquent- by having that mask, you're a dead man for the 2nd time around," Grand Reaper explained, not looking at Ichigo, but rather at flexing his right arm's muscles.
"What does that mean?," Ichigo asked with more emotion in his voice as he continued his battle stance, even fiercer than before.
"More than a 100 years ago, a group of Soul Reapers gained Visored powers through illegal means and left it before they could be executed- people with scary masks that just happen to be Hollow related is horrible, yet a masked...whatever the current 7th Captain is- is ok. An order was given that they would be killed on sight- meaning, even if those Soul Reapers finish off the group at your school- if this fight goes long enough, they'll come over here. I can watch you get cut alive by their weapons. I bet that orange haired woman after being saved will be devastated when she learns that you did after all that effort it took to bring you back...WEHEHEHEHEH And that's assuming that you can even be a threat to me," Grand Fisher continued with his lecture, looking at Ichigo with an extremely warped face- his eyes went from small to almost covering the entirety of the front of his face, his eyes becoming large ovals as he laughed lucidly.
"As long as I protected my friends, I'm ok with what happens- more importantly, you said you needed Orihime, she just healed me...what does that have to with fixing a mineral," Ichigo responded with confidence.
"It's more of a desire manifestation object than anything. More precisely, she can rejected it," Grand Fisher explained more calmly.
"What," Ichigo said in confusion with a louder tone.
"Santen Kesshun- the shield of negation, Soten Kisshun- the field of reversal or reuniting and Koten Zanshun- the offense slash of separation- His Majesty called them by another name in German that the technique was originally called- I can understand it since I was a German human once-, but the silver tongued bastard insisted on Japanese. Basically, it can negate events unpleasant to the user, reverses- as in reconstruction phenomena that have occurred to the person and finally separates it. How it's interpreted is based on the user's preference at the time. You should be happy, your little Schlampe is a potential god. Oh I was so obsessed with devouring before, now I can use the words I could as a human," Grand Fisher explained further with some insulting tone when referring to Orihime.
"So Orihime is that special- I never thought she had that kind of power. So you're going to take her by force? Then I'll beat you and then go to protect her from you Hollows. Plus I don't like that S word you just used- it sounds like it's meant to degrade her," Ichigo said, narrowing his eyes
"Maybe a Hundin then. I think Numb and the girls will be dealt with by the Soul Reapers, but the silver tongued man can pull some strings to make us have her," Grand Fisher replied mockingly as he waved his left hand.
"Strings...he couldn't be,"Ichigo said with widened black sclera eyes.
"Normally Soul Reapers are our enemies, but the silver tongued man...is a benefactor to our cause and a high ranking Captain. Don't worry, it's just one that's with us- the other 12 aren't our allies," Grand Fisher said as he smirked behind his mask with a condescending sneer.
This is bad, I don't know about the Soul Reapers, but this man he's talking about- I have to at least warn them that Orihime could be in danger. Alright, with that in mind, I can focus on the battle," thought Ichigo with concern as he raised his sword.
"I'm Ichigo Kurosaki, I'm a Karakura High School Student- Age 15- ranked 23 in overall grades- Chad's 11- Orihime's 3- Ryo's 2- Uryu's-1. A member of the Kurosaki Clinc. I see ghosts, but I'm now a Soul Reaper and a Visored according to you. I fight you...because you killed my mother and now you die in the grounds where she is now buried," Ichigo declared as he formally introduced himself.
"I am Grand Fisher dubbed by you Soul Reapers, but my Hollow name is Vicente Acero, Numeros of Espada Noveno, but my name in life was Kirche Lugen. I was a high ranking Nazi until the war ended- I always regretted that Mine Fuhrer decided to commit suicide rather than continue the war just because of minor mishaps. Fights should continue until every last man of a cause is obliterated. I became a Hollow to kill everyone- starting with the entirety of Japan who abandoned our cause. Now I finish you and your mother on my beliefs and the orders of His Majesty," Grand Fisher boastingly introduced himself from his jawbone mask covering his mouth.
"So you killed my mom for that, you're scum...,but I'll take my time to fight you. I need to get used to my powers before I use them to finish you," Ichigo told the Hollow with a dark tone of hatred in his voice.
"I as well," Grand Fisher responded uncaringly.
The two then lunged in the air above the cemetery, one in particular, had the name- Masaki Kurosaki written on it.
(Bleach Soundtrack- Never Meant to Belong plays in the background)
The two clashed- Grand Fisher manifesting a large blade from seemingly nowhere to parry Ichigo's large black sword.
"All you have is a sword and a mask- you're nothing to the next evolution of Hollow- Nothing, Nothing, Nothing," Grand Fisher gloated as his blows grew more fierce over the seconds passing by.
When's the best time to unleash this attack...Old Man, thought Ichigo to himself as he continued to parry Grand Fisher's strikes with him slightly being pushed back.
As he continued to fight back, Ichigo thought back to that day...
(Bleach Fade To Black Soundtrack- Suite 1st Movement "Never Meant to Belong" 1st Movement-Violin, Suite 2nd Movement "Never Meant to Belong" 2nd Movement: Cello & Orchestra andSuite "Never Meant to Belong" 3rd Movement:Piano plays in the background when the situation is serious. Ditty for Daddy when the situation is not...as serious- switching back and forth at the tone of the scene)
The day that Masaki Kurosaki died...
A white haired man with glasses covers a closed eyed woman with long, wavy light brown hair with a shroud as he put her on a wheeled hospital bed and placed it in the back of a hospital vehicle. His bun haired wife and young bespectacled son looked with melancholy at the sight as they stuck their heads out the windows to see the young orange haired boy with his black haired father with an upward pointing hairstyle and had thin facial hair around his mouth and on his cheeks.
"Daddy, where's Mr. Ishida taking mommy," asked the young Ichigo as he cried.
"To a better place filled with angels, fluffy clouds and pearly white gates-," Ichigo's father said with gentle eyes as a light showered down on his shoulders.
"I sense that's baloney," retorted Ichigo with a sullen face of suspicion.
"Ok. I won't lie to you. She's...going to where all of her ancestors go- they wield bows and alphabet based powers it's complicated, but it means it's a place too much for you, Karin and Yuzu to handle right now because you're not old enough to be chosen. And I'm just not ready to go there as well because I'm still recovering," Ichigo's
So she's dead?, Ichigo asked concerned and worry.
Don't ever blame yourself it's complicated. In the future, when you turn 15- she and her ancestors will rise from the dead and build an army that will come to fight Daddy's friends. It won't be until a year later till they strike at their home. She has to do this because she's inherited her oldest ancestor's title as her generation's strongest of the race she belongs to- that she accepts that she is an extension of him and that him and the other 26 ancestors are her," said Ichigo's father with a stoic expression as a backdrop of Ichigo's mother looked coldly alongside 27 other people including one with mutton chomps shrouded in shadow.
"Are you serious," a young Ichigo said skeptically with an utterly confused expression.
"Yes, It's as weird as it sounds. I wish I was making this up," said Ichigo's father with a deadpan face and nervous expression from his eyes.
The white haired man, the bespectacled young man and his bun haired mother looked at the upward pointed haired man with a wide eyed glare of irritation that said- "This is your idea of keeping things subtle."
"More importantly, what about Karin and Yuzu, I'm not strong enough to protect them," Ichigo cried with his head down.
"If I don't have faith in you becoming stronger, She'd get mad at me. It's not anyone's fault that she died. It's just that, the woman I fell in love with was a woman who could die protecting her son. And don't forget, you are the guy the woman that I loved gave her life to protect so you'd eventually become a strong man," Ichigo's father said with narrowed saddened eyes.
"Daddy...," the young Ichigo said with awe
"Live well, age well, and go bald well. And die after me. And... if you can, die smiling. If I can't, I won't be able to face Masaki. Don't hesitate to act. Sadness is a cool thing to shoulder, but you're still too young to hold it all on your own. So wait till you get strong enough to hold it. Better yet, have friends to help carry the burden and maybe one day, you can find a girl that fills the hole in your heart. Like your mother did for me," Ichigo's father told his son with tiny tears in his eyes as he smiled slowly.
The white haired man, young bespectacled boy and his bun haired mother smiled softly.
"Daddy," young Ichigo said with a small smile as he wiped his tears.
"But, from now on you will be challenged by me at home and karate to be pushed to the brink of your spirit. But, your manliness should be able to- where'd you go Ichigo," Ichigo's father explained with a manly expression, but then stopped to see where his son had gone.
Ichigo's father looked with shock as his son was grabbed by his right hand by an burnt orange haired girl's left hand, the latter doing so unintentionally as the former was dragged to wherever the girl was heading to.
"Daddy, what's going," the young Ichigo said with tears welling in his eyes.
"My son, good job," said Ichigo's father with a right thumbs up.
"Shouldn't you be going after your oldest child, it looks like this was done by accident," said the bun haired woman with a worried expression.
"No, Ichigo has found someone to fill the void like I did with Masaki. I fully support their relationship," Ichigo's father smiled with a sparkle shooting out.
"Father, I'm hanging out with Grandfather now," said the young bespectacled boy as he switched the subject from the odd situation that occurred.
"Alright, the Kurosakis are dealing with their loss in their own way," said the white haired man as he stepped into the driver's seat.
(No music plays in the background, but a charge of static is heard)
Ichigo's sword charges with a black with red outlined aura, much to Grand Fisher's surprise as their swords clanged together.
"Thank you- While I was dead- I learned more about myself and my powers. This sword is my Zanpakuto- his name is Zangetsu (Moon Slayer)- his power is Getsuga Tensho (Moon Fang Heaven-Piercer)," Ichigo explained with a calm fury.
Grand Fisher's eyes widened as he barely managed to dodge a massive crescent energy slash emitted from the sword, which went on for several miles before vanishing.
"I did that as a warning...no, even though I hate you, every cell of my being is enjoying this fight. Even though my name means Number One Protector. It's ironic that I both want to protect and to and fight because I enjoy it isn't it...you lackey," Ichigo said as he coldly mocked the Hollow.
"You naive brat," Grand Fisher said with an undertone of fury.
(Bleach Soundtrack- Escalon plays in the background)
The fight continued to the night as a full moon glimmered on the cemetery through a small patch that wasn't covered by raining clouds.
Ichigo and Grand Fisher's clashes were heard throughout the city- as shockwaves or earthquake signs for normal humans, loud sword clashes for those who were more aware of ghosts.
"That Spiritual Pressure...what kind of moron would become a Visored...it better not be one of that lying brat's handiwork again," said a mouth exposing the upper teeth of his mouth, twisted downwards in annoyance. The obscured individual then flew towards the area where the cemetery where the two opponents were currently fighting.
Chapter 11: Six Faery Tricks
