Hey guys, here's the next chapter of Condemned Time for you all to enjoy. And yes, I decided to change my name not too long ago (was originally rukia4ichigo). Hope you still recognize me. Haha... Anyway, enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 11: The Final Battle

Using a hilt to defend himself was very difficult, but Ichigo had no other choice since he was the only one that was conscious at this point. However, he knew that he would not last a minute against Necrios, not in his condition.

"You're such a fool, Kurosaki," Necrios said as he slashed across Ichigo. The shinigami barely dodged it by jumping backwards, but when he landed, he nearly lost his balance due to blood loss. Necrios charged toward him and slashed once again. "But it doesn't matter. I'll make sure that you stay down once and for all!"

Ichigo dodged the attack, and Necrios slashed against him once again. When Ichigo dodged it, a few of his wounds opened up again. He fell to his knees and panted for a moment, but when he looked up, Necrios was charging toward him, ready to strike once again. Ichigo shakily stood up, ready to intercept the attack. Necrios flash-stepped behind Ichigo and sent a sharp knee to the back of his head, knocking him out.


Aiko turned around to face Hitsugaya and Chad and widened her eyes in horror. "Hitsugaya-Taichou, Sado-san," she whispered. She ran toward Hitsugaya, placed his head on her lap, and began to heal him with kidou. "Please be alright… You're supposed to be with Karin-chan." Tears started to flow from her eyes. "You're supposed to be there for her, marry her. You're supposed to live a quiet life with her. Oh please, be alright, Hitsugaya-Taichou!"

Liliana softened her eyes and looked down. "I was not able to protect them like I should have done," she trailed off. She looked up and saw Aiko sob for the young captain she was holding in her arms. "Aiko…"

"Chad," Ishida whispered as he fell to his knees. He tightened his only hand and gritted his teeth. "Sorry we've been busy with them…but don't worry…when this is over…we'll have Orihime fix you up. You'll be awake again, I promise."

"He's alive, isn't he?" Liliana wanted to know.

Ishida nodded as he started to examine Chad's injuries. "Broken jaw, broken ribs," he replied, "there's a trickle of blood on his lips. My guess is that one of his ribs punctured something in his body. He…should be alright…if he just hangs in there." He looked up at Liliana. "And what about you? Can you move?"

Liliana smiled sadly as she struggled to sit up. "That last attack took a lot out of me," she trailed off, "at least I'm alive though. However, I don't think I'll be fighting again anytime soon."

"Where's Rukia and Matsumoto-san?" Ishida questioned.

"Captain!" Matsumoto screamed when she saw Hitsugaya in Aiko's arms. "Oh my god! Captain!" She and Rukia ran to him, and the former fell to her knees. "Is he…"

Aiko nodded her head. "He's alive," she answered as the tears continued to stream down her face, "but just barely." She looked up to Matsumoto, who breathed a sigh of relief but her eyes were still brimming with tears. "Are you alright, Matsumoto-san?"

Matsumoto nodded her head. "I should be," she answered. She straightened out her arm and flexed it. "However, it still aches so I have to be careful with it. That demon broke it in several places, and it was a good thing that Rukia made it so that I can hold Haineko once again. She also healed the wound on my chest. Again, I must be careful with that. Who knows when it would open again?"

"And I'm sure that Necrios is looking for his revenge," Rukia's voice added to the discussion. "I can feel another sudden decrease in Ichigo's reiatsu…he's out cold."

Aiko gasped in a shaky breath due to her crying. "Dad, no! He was still injured when he allowed time for me to save you and Matsumoto-san, and his sword was broken too!"

Ishida rolled his eyes. "That fucking idiot…and I thought Orihime has healed him by now."

Aiko shook her head. "No, Ishida-san," she said, "Inoue-san was also knocked out cold by Necrios, and the Carmine twins need our help."

"Our hands are tied," Liliana trailed off. "We can't leave them behind and I can't fight at the moment either. What are we going to do now?"

"Need help?" A voice called out from a distance away. Liliana, Aiko, Rukia, and Matsumoto looked up to see Urahara walking towards them.

"Father!" Liliana shouted gratefully.

"I had been keeping track of your reiatsus and it seems that all of you require assistance," Urahara explained. He nodded toward Hitsugaya and Chad. "I'll take care of those two," he averted his eyes to Liliana, "as well as you, Liliana."

"Thank you, father," Liliana replied with a grateful smile.

"Can you manage by yourself, Urahara-san?" Aiko asked.

Urahara grinned. "Of course! This should be a piece of cake! Plus, I've got transport waiting nearby. So I should be fine." He carefully picked up Chad and Hitsugaya, and he placed them on his shoulders. Then he helped Liliana up and she held onto him for support. He nodded toward the rest of the group. "Good luck out there. We're counting on you." He averted his eyes to Ishida. "Think you can still fight, Ishida-san? You've got one arm and I've got my doubts."

"Even with one arm, I'm still fine," Ishida snapped. "Besides, I'm worried about Orihime."

"But Ishida-san…" Aiko started to protest, remembering how he was used as a human shield by Kraton.

"I said I'm fine, Aiko," Ishida assured her coolly.

Aiko closed her mouth before she could say anymore. He had his reasons for getting back into the fight, and she knew that it was not her business to interfere. However, deep inside, she knew that he was not making a smart choice. He tried to fight against Kraton using one arm and that failed horribly. They were going up against the leader, a man more powerful and superior to any of the other members of the Condemned Five combined.

"Aiko!" Rukia called to her daughter.

Aiko looked up to see her mother, Matsumoto and Ishida. "I'm coming!" She hurried to join them.


Several hours later, Necrios was sitting on a make-shift throne, looking mildly amused at the fact that his subordinates were killed off. He smiled as he stood up and stared across the river. "They're all dead, even Lilicia," he muttered, "but no matter, I'll take care of those weaklings once and for all myself." He flash-stepped towards the shattered remains of the Kurosaki house where he would continue his vicious assault.

At the Kurosaki residence—or what was left of it—Isshin slowly opened his eyes. He was relieved to have survived a malicious attack, but he wondered what had happened when he was out.

His eyes scoured the area, searching for clues. When he saw his house in nothing but rubble and debris, he was slightly disheartened. His life's work was running that clinic, and now it's gone. Thankfully, he had insurance to rebuild it, so that was the least of his worries.

However, when he saw Yuzu and Ichigo lying unconscious, his heart overcame with emotion. Yuzu was not badly hurt, and he was grateful for that, but when he saw the severe state Ichigo was in, he immediately rushed toward him.

He picked his son up in his arms and held him tighter to him. "Ichigo, you've done all you could to protect your family. If you hadn't shown up, Yuzu would've been killed. Rest, my son, you'll be healed soon." He averted his eyes to Orihime's unconscious form lying nearby. "Wake up, Inoue. We could use your powers right about now."

Suddenly, Necrios appeared. "Well, well, I see that you're still alive, Isshin Kurosaki. How…intriguing."

Isshin knew that he had no other choice but to stand up to the villain in front of him. He may have been beaten before, but he was willing to take that chance. He drew his sword and got into a fighting stance.

Necrios laughed. "Ha! You REALLY think that you would stand up to me?! My masterpiece beat you nearly to death! I don't think you truly have learned your lesson yet, Kurosaki."

"Who else is going to stand up to you?" Isshin snapped back. "I'm the only one conscious enough!" He charged toward Necrios and slashed.


Meanwhile, Jade and Ruby stood back to back as they faced Aizen and Urahara—the puppet versions, that is. Gashes and cuts marked their bodies, but Aizen and Urahara were both unscathed. They knew that they were running out of options, but they could not give up. There must be some way to win…somehow.

"Let's go," Jade suggested and Ruby nodded. They burst forth and slashed at their opponents.

After playing notes on his guitar, Jade manipulated his scythe to slash at Aizen. Aizen blocked the attack. Before he could parry it, Jade played more notes, causing his scythe to wrap around his opponent's sword. Then he played more notes, causing a high-pitched sound wave to resonate from it in pulses. Aizen keeled over, letting go of his sword, and Jade retracted his scythe.

However, it did not take him long to recover. Aizen stood up and smiled as his body glowed. Jade prepared for the worst as he watched Aizen's body go through a transformation.

The glowing stopped and Aizen stood in somewhat of a chrysalis form, covered in a solid white material. His eyes were not covered and they continued to glow red. Aizen reached out his hand and his sword flew to him.

"Whatever that form is," Jade said, "I'll break it!"

He charged toward Aizen and slashed repeatedly with his scythe, playing the right notes to manipulate it in the direction he wanted it to go. Aizen continuously dodged each attack with his speed, moving backwards every time he was slashed.

Meanwhile, Ruby was fighting Urahara, who slashed at her many times. She blocked them all and sent her signature attack towards her opponent. Urahara used Benehime's powers to cancel her attack, and then charged towards her again.

He slashed sideways, but Ruby jumped over it and fired another Hien Messhoujin. Urahara dodged it and blasted his signature attack at her. Ruby fired another Hien Messhoujin, and both attacks collided in the centre. She gritted her teeth as she tried to overpower him, but Urahara added more power to his blast and the collision point moved closer to Ruby.

Ruby widened her eyes when she saw this and barely managed to avoid the blast, but her shoulder was grazed by it. Urahara created an orange-crimson shield and fired millions of lasers from it. Ruby tried to dodge them, but she could not evade them all. Several lasers struck her and she screamed.

"RUBY!" Jade shouted, but that was a mistake. Aizen took advantage of that distraction and slashed the green-haired shinigami across the stomach. Jade shrieked in pain. Aizen backhanded him across the face, and he landed on the ground.

"Jade!" Ruby yelled but she quickly turned back to Urahara, who was charging towards her. She charged towards him, and they clashed in the centre, causing reiatsu to explode around them.

Aizen's crystal shell cracked and shattered, revealing another form. His hair was longer, and the glow in his eyes changed colour from red to purple. A purple dot appeared on his forehead and his robes retained their white colour. Something else was peculiar about this form, Jade realized, and that was two sets of wings on each side of his back.

"Gaay," Jade remarked. However, he shoved all remarks aside and prepared for the worst.

Nearby, Ruby and Urahara slashed at each other over and over. Every time Ruby slashed, Urahara blocked and countered, growing more aggressive with each attack. She tried to blast Hien Messhojin at her opponent, but he cancelled it out with his signature attack. She felt that she was being overwhelmed each time. How can this guy be defeated? She asked herself.

What was even more vexing was that Jade's opponent seemed to have grown stronger. "This can't be good," she muttered to herself.

Urahara charged towards her and slashed sideways; Ruby dodged it. Urahara slashed twenty times in all directions, but Ruby dodged each of them. He made a wide, downward slash, and Ruby jumped out of the way. He slashed again, and Ruby jumped backwards, landing next to her brother.

"Glad you could drop by," Jade quipped as he backed into her.

"Shut up," Ruby snapped as she backed into her brother. "We need a plan to defeat these guys. Got anything?"

"Nothing," Jade replied.

"You're helpful," Ruby said sarcastically, "And what's with Aizen's new form?"

"It's stupid, isn't it? However, his strength may have grown."

"Once again, you point out the obvious," Ruby said as she rolled her eyes. Aizen and Urahara edged toward them, prepared to attack once again. "No time to plan unfortunately."

"Now who's pointing out the obvious?" Jade asked.

"Shut up and fight," Ruby snapped.

Urahara and Aizen charged towards their respective opponents. Jade played a few more riffs, causing his scythe to wrap around Aizen, but he parried the scythe from him. Jade caused his scythe to loop around his opponent. The scythe glowed and sent lasers flying toward Aizen, who allowed them to bombard him. Jade sped up the same riff, causing the lasers to be even more intense. "Take this!"

The lasers continued to strike Aizen, causing smoke to enshroud him. Aizen slashed his sword in all directions, parrying the lasers. The smoke also dispersed quickly, and Jade stared in shock at Aizen's unscathed appearance. "No…way!"

Aizen charged towards his green-haired opponent and slashed him through the side. Jade screamed and fell to his knees. A wide, malicious grin spread on Aizen's face as he prepared for the final strike.

"You're not killing me," Jade whispered as he strummed a couple chords. "I won't…let you! Sonic…Nightmare!" He struck a loud chord.

Aizen widened his eyes in shock, wondering what was going to happen now. Within seconds, an explosion made of sonic wave energy erupted around them. Aizen covered his head and then stepped back, looking around him.

"Any moment now," Jade muttered.

When Aizen did not see anything, he smirked maliciously, thinking that this attack had no effect. However, before he could make a move, Ichigo and Ryuichi appeared in front of him. He stepped back, wondering what was going on.

Ichigo immediately transformed into his vasto lorde form, and a hollow mask formed on Ryuichi's face.

"You're not the only puppet, you know," Jade said. "I looked into your memories, and I saw these two. I don't know who the other guy is, but from the look on your face, I can tell that these guys are figments of your nightmares." Aizen's eyebrow twitched as he continued to stare at the hallucinations in front of him. "Cat got your tongue?" Jade taunted. "Make your move…if you dare."

Aizen gritted his teeth as he charged forward. He slashed at Ryuichi, who used the main of Karyuu to block it. Aizen slashed fifteen more times, and Ryuichi blocked them easily. Then he continued with his scythe. Aizen dodged it and slashed five more times, all of which Ryuichi blocked. Then Ryuichi slashed his main sword several more times; Aizen dodged each of them.

However, he almost forgot that Ichigo was behind him, charging a cero. Aizen turned around and attacked, but Ryuichi threw his scythe at his back. Aizen dodged it, but Ichigo was ready to fire. He blasted his cero at Aizen, but he barely dodged it. Ryuichi threw his scythe and it wrapped around Aizen. Ichigo prepared to fire another cero, and Aizen struggled in his bonds.

Reiatsu enveloped him and he managed break out, but burns from the chain were left behind on his body. Ichigo immediately fired his cero, and Aizen barely had the time to move. He was burned on the right side of his body, but he was still alive. He turned around and attacked Ryuichi, who was charging his own cero.

Then simultaneously, Ryuichi and Ichigo fired their ceros, and both blasts hit Aizen point blank. As the ashes were settling to the ground, Jade made the hallucinations disappear by strumming a few notes. He sighed in relief, happy that his battle was finally over. Now it was Urahara's turn.

He placed a hand on his wound and slowly stood up. "Ruby might need my help soon," he muttered to himself. "In that case, I'll be ready." He groaned as his side throbbed.

Moving in blurs, Ruby and Urahara continued their battle. He aggressively slashed at her repeatedly, and Ruby dodged them as fast as possible. She cursed every time she dodged the vicious attacks.

Urahara slashed once more and Ruby barely dodged it. She was slashed on the shoulder and then knocked down. He raised his sword above his head with a maniacal grin.

Ruby looked back up at him with a shocked expression on her face. She quickly grabbed her sword, but Urahara slashed down. Instead of grabbing her sword, she rolled to the side to avoid the blade.

"Come on, Ruby," Jade muttered, hoping that she could hear his encouragement.

Urahara slashed his sword once again, and Ruby rolled out of the way once again. She narrowed her eyes and kicked Urahara off balance. Then she grabbed her sword and stood up.

"Thanks, Jade," she muttered as she glared at her opponent.

"Use that technique!" Jade shouted. Ruby nodded in understanding.

Urahara stood up and prepared to strike once again. Ruby narrowed her eyes. "You're not killing me," she said as her sword became enshrouded with black flames. "Hell Fire…Vortex!" She unleashed a blast of black flames toward her opponent.

Urahara fought through the flames when they surrounded him, but they became more intense by the minute. "The more you fight through the flames," Ruby explained as she watched with amusement, "the more intense they become. You won't win. Not even a puppet can withstand their terrible heat."

The flames continued to burn Urahara, and even though he was silent, you could see the agonized pain in his face. "So long," Ruby said as the flames completely devoured her opponent, turning him into ash.

She made them disappear into her sword and reverted her zanpakutou to normal. Then she turned to Jade. "Are you alright?" She wanted to know.

"Yeah," Jade replied as he also reverted his zanpakutou back to normal. "Glad that's over."

Ruby nodded and stared into a certain direction. "It's up to them now."


Isshin and Necrios clashed over and over. Every time Isshin slashed, he grew more desperate. Necrios, on the other hand, blocked each attack with ease. They pushed against each other in a stalemate. Isshin gritted his teeth while Necrios chuckled.

Then Necrios made a wide slash, causing Isshin to jump back. "Getsuga Tensho!" Isshin shouted as he fired his energy wave at his opponent.

Necrios parried it easily and then countered with a black Getsuga Tensho. Isshin jumped out of the way. "Burn, Engetsu!" He shouted as he released a blast of fire.

Necrios blasted another Getsuga Tensho to cancel it out. Then he charged towards his opponent and slashed. Isshin blocked it, but the force pushed him back. He gritted his teeth as he slid back.

Necrios laughed at the retired shinigami's expense, and then he breached his defenses. Isshin ducked and did a low sweeping kick underneath his opponent, who thought fast. Necrios pivoted to the side and then, with his elbow, stuck Isshin on the back of his neck, knocking him out.

"Heh, you weren't that much of a challenge," Necrios scoffed as he turned his back. He surveyed the area and examined the unconscious bodies in front of him.

Suddenly, he heard a crack, and he could tell that Zangetsu was starting to crack slightly. "So his powers are beginning to fade," he whispered, "How…inconvenient." He stared at Ichigo's unconscious body. "Or is it?" He continued to grin as a couple of tendrils exited his body.

Meanwhile, Isshin groaned. "Mm…did I have a night of drinking with Matsumoto or something? Wait…" His eyes snapped open just in time to see Necrios standing over Ichigo. "What the hell is he doing?" He whispered as he noticed the tendrils coming out of Necrios's shoulders. "And what are THOSE?!"

He stood up after grabbing his sword. Then he charged toward Necrios and slashed at him, shouting, "STAY AWAY FROM MY SON, YOU FUCKING BASTARD?!"

Necrios dodged the slash. "Oh…you're awake," he said without any interest. "I like your persistence…but," He sent a Getsuga Tensho toward Isshin, "You're starting to annoy me!" The blade cracked a little more.

"GETSUGA TENSHO!" Isshin screamed as he fired his blast. The blast collided with the other Getsuga, and Necrios's blade cracked even more from the pressure.

"Damn it!" Necrios cursed. He stopped his blast and dodged the incoming one.

"What's going on?" Isshin wondered. "Is he starting to weaken or something?"

Necrios breathed a sigh of relief. "That was too close," He said to himself as he examined the blade once more to see the crack running partially down the middle.

"Having trouble with your blade there?" Isshin asked. Then he shook his head as he continued, "No, that's the blade that YOU stole from my SON!" He charged once again and slashed repeatedly.

Necrios dodged each slash. "What's the matther?" Isshin taunted as he continued to slash. "Why do you keep dodging? You were dominating me a moment ago! Fight back!" He slashed once more and Necrios dodged it.

"Tsugi no Mae – Hakuren!" Rukia's voice was heard from behind Necrios, and he dodged the ice blast.

"Growl, Haineko!" Matsumoto shouted as she blasted ash toward the demon leader.

Necrios dodged the attack. "Oh God…you're ALL annoying!"

Ishida screamed as he charged the demon, slashing Seele Schneider twenty times. Necrios dodged all slashes, but he was suddenly having trouble avoiding them all.

"Getting slow?" Ishida taunted. "Too bad!" He slashed sideways and Necrios blocked it. The force of the opposing slash was all it took for Zangetsu to completely shatter.

"Now I get it," Isshin said. "Ichigo's powers within you were fading away."

"I don't NEED Ichigo's powers to defeat you all!" Necrios shouted as he summoned Benehime to his hand. "I'll use Urahara's instead! Sing, Benehime!"

"Hien Messhojin!" Ruby shouted as he blast clashed with and then cancelled out Necrios's attack.

"WHAT?!" He exclaimed.

"You're weakening," Jade stated, "and we figured you out."

"How?!" Necrios shouted in frustration.

"You become stronger by absorbing the powers of your victims," Jade explained. "Aizen or Urahara was your first victim, and Ruby and I took care of both of them."

Necrios laughed. "You truly think that I CARE about that?!" He charged towards Jade, but Ruby blocked his attack.

"You don't seem to get it," Aido said. "You're done!" She lashed her whip at Necrios, who used a couple of his tendrils to parry her attack. However, they froze and broke off.

Necrios pushed Ruby off and unleashed more tendrils at his opponents. Everyone but Aiko dodged them, and Aiko lashed at each of them, turning into ice before they shattered. "Like I said," she said, "You're done."

"Aiko," Rukia whispered, "Let's attack together."

"Yes," Aiko agreed. She lashed her whip forward. "This is for my family that you slaughtered!"

"Hakuren!" Rukia shouted as she sent her ice blast.

"GETSUGA TENSHO!" Isshin shouted as he fired his blast.

"Hien Messhojin!" Ruby shouted as she fired her blast.

"Growl, Haineko!" Matsumoto yelled as she blasted her ash.

"I'LL CANCEL ALL OF IT OUT!" Necrios screamed as he started to glow.

The attacks collided in the centre, and Necrios screamed as he unleashed a vast amount of energy from himself. An explosion erupted from the impact of the attacks, and Ishida, Ruby, Jade, Aiko, Isshin, Rukia, and Matsumoto shielded their faces and jumped out of the way.

The smoke cleared, and everyone uncovered their faces to see the damage that was caused. Necrios still stood, but he was covered with heavy burns. The pores where the tendrils usually were unleashed from were singed.

"He's still…alive?" Rukia asked, surprised by the end result.

"That's impossible," Aiko remarked. "The purifying light of Tsukihime should have finished him off. How is he still alive?"

"Final Detonation," Necrios explained. "I unleash an explosive blast that cancels out any opposing attack and causes destruction to the surrounding area. However, this comes with a price; I can no longer use my tendrils."

"Sounds like a lost cause," Ruby scoffed. "We're still alive, and you're half-dead."

Isshin looked around, worried about his son and daughter. Thankfully, they were still alive, and he could see the reason. Orihime had woken up moments ago and used her shield to protect Yuzu and Ichigo. "Glad to see that you're still with us," he said, "and thanks."

"No problem," Orihime replied, "Now finish him."

"We'll do it, Inoue," Rukia replied with a smile.

"How nice," Necrios said sarcastically, "The healer woman has awakened. And as if you could finish me off too…"

Aiko lashed her whip at Necrios one more time. Necrios rolled out of the way, but Aiko lashed once again, this time striking her target. "You run your mouth off too much," she said.

Necrios started to be encased in ice. "So be it then, but you're all going to die regardless. They're coming!" He laughed weakly until he was completely encased in ice. Then the ice shattered, marking the end of the desperate struggle against the Condemned Five.


Next Time on the Conclusion of Condemned Time…

Orihime's eyes widened in shock as she stared at Ishida. "Uryuu! You're hurt!" She cried.

"It doesn't really hurt…" Ishida started to say, but Orihime cut him off.

"You idiot," She said as she shook her head. "Your arm has been cut off." She started to heal the arm, and Ishida rolled his eyes.

"Orihime…I appreciate your concern but I'll be fine, honest," he said, but Orihime shook her head.

"I'm not convinced that you'll be fine until I heal your arm," she said. "So please be quiet until I do so, alright?"

Ishida rolled his eyes once again. When his arm was injured, he knew that he would not hear the end of it from his girlfriend. Then again, that was partly why he wanted to join the final battle. Another reason was that he was worried about her. "Thanks…Orihime," he said, staring off into space. Orihime smiled as she continued to heal his arm.


Yay! The battle part is FINALLY over! (celebrates with a little dance). I'm so relieved that the story is finally almost over. To be honest, it wasn't my favourite, but I still hope that those of you who read it enjoyed it. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas holiday and please let me know what you think about this chapter! See you again!