The hand that gripped at my throat tighten as I tried to lift my head. My head was slammed back down on the floor. I stared up and seen a man .The man that sat upon my chest was quite young, he had short golden hair with purple at its ends. He wore a black eye patch over his left eye and his right was a light purple. There was something about this man that frightened me.
He stared down at me with a coy smile "And here I thought I finally found her." The man said as he leant in closer to my face and inhaled. "But instead I find only her scraps." He ran his finger down the side of my neck. He narrowed his eyes at me "Where is she? Where did you get this?" He said in a low growl as he pulled on the collar of my shirt exposing my shoulder. He pressed his thumb down on my shoulder an inch above the collar bone. Suddenly I felt an intense burning, I yelled as I felt and heard the skin under his thumb begin to sizzle. He removed his thumb and loosen his grip on my throat "Where is she?" I shook my head I had no idea who he was talking about.
"Don't lie to me." He pressed his thumb in the same spot and I yelled in pain. "Ichigo!" I could hear Karin scream. "Run" I choked out he glanced over to Karin and Hope then back down to me. "I have no business with human... children." his words died off as his head jolted back up towards them. "Run" I shouted. Karin grabbed Hope by the arm and ran as fast as she could out the door. "So this is where you've been hiding." The man slammed my head on to the flooe again before he released me and walked out the door after them. "You won't get far. YOU CAN'T ESCAPE ME BROTHER!" I rolled over on to my side trying to get up and seen my left arm covered in blood and glass. "Kon" I said getting to me feet I looked down to see the stuffed animal just laying their motionless. I quickly notice the pill just a foot away from the doll. I picked it up and popped it in to my mouth as I ran after them.
"Ichigo." I heard Yuzu "go and hide!" Kon and I shouted to her, she ran upstairs as I ran outside. Surveying the block I quickly found Karin laying on the sidewalk. "Karin." Kon had come up from behind me "Ichigo...Hope." I looked around and seen the arrancar boy being dangled in the air by his throat gasping for air as the man smiled in bliss. "Go, I'll protect her." Kon said. I grabbed my zanpaktu from my back and lunged myself forward at the man. Readjusting my grip I swung my sword at the man's side, when it made contact he dropped the boy and slid off to the right. I watched as the guy slid to a stop then shrugged off the hit like it was nothing, he looked down at his clothing and noticed a long cut on his side. "Ha ha man you got some swing their boy." Who in the world was this guy? Suddenly he darted towards me I ready myself to block his hit but found myself already being knocked off to the side by a kick.
Quickly getting back to my feet I lunged myself at him again. I brought my sword down from over my head but he blocked it with just his arm. Not a single drop of blood or even a cut "You're going to have to try harder than that." He laughed pushing me back. He came at me with such speed that for a second I had lost track of him then suddenly he appeared behind me. I managed to dodge his next kick by the skin of my teeth, a giant hole appeared where I once stood if I had dodged that a second to late that attack would have done some serious damage. He lunged at me swinging his lethal claws at an unbelievable speed. Avoiding them was impossible, I though he was just swinging blindly but that wasn't the case. Each strike he landed was always to the same two spots, areas that caused me to slow down or flinch.
I would try and avoid a strike coming from my left but instantly get hit with one from the right, one I didn't even notice coming. I need to find an opening, this basterd has to have one. And there it was right in front of me, he switched off his speed to different hands. After id get hit from the right the same hand would be the one to come at me again but with a slower speed. All I had to do was time his next strike. As soon as I was hit I put my plain into action, I side stepped off to the left, now that I was out of his barrage of strikes it was time to counter. I planting my left foot as clenched zugetsu in my right hand as I spun using the momentum to enhance the blow to his back. I could feel the impact from my sword hitting the guy, he went flying forward into the road destroying it. When the smoke cleared he stood up and chuckled as he torn off his tattered white top. "You know something, you would have made a fantastic solder for my army. It's such a shame to have to kill you." He said as he disappeared. "If only she hadn't sunk her teeth into you"
I ready my sword waiting for him to strike me, I glanced around trying to find him. Where the hell was he? This fight had to end I could feel my body growing heavy I knew I couldn't keep this up. Suddenly he appeared to my right and I swung my sword but I only ended up cutting air. "Stop hiding." I shouted maybe if I provoke him he'll get sloppy. he appeared again and again I swiped but these actions only bared the same results. "Come out coward." "You dare call me a coward and accusing me of hiding? Just because your eyes are slow, don't you dare insult me?" I gripped my sword tighter, something in his voice made me uneased was he really moving around me that fast to the point he was invisible. Then in a split second he appeared right in front of me, I lifted zugetsu to strike him but he knocked my sword from my hands and then grabbed me by the throat. He lifted me from the ground as if I weighed nothing. I grabbed at his hand as he pressed his thumb harder against my throat. Shit, am I going to die. Damnit I can't go yet not... not like this. My vision started to get hazy and my lungs felt like they were burning. Damnit, damnit.
"Ichigo!" I could hear someone calling my name, was that my sister? Damnit I don't want her to see this. My hands dropped to my side my vision growing ever darker. All of a sudden I hit the ground, I started coughing and gasping for air. "Ichigo, are you alright?" I looked up and seen Nelliel kneeling by me one hand on my shoulder and the other pointing her sword at the one eyed man that was stepping out from the wall across from us. "What are you doing here?" I wheezed "I came to beat the crap out of you but I found someone beating me to it." She moved her hand from my shoulder and handed me back my sword. I took zugetsu and used it to help me get back to my feet. "So who's your friend here?" She asked clenching her sword in both hands. "I don't know." Finally on my feet I whipped the blood from my face.
"My, what an arrancar we have here, so feisty." He grinned to her. "Who are you?" She yelled "Does it matter." Nel didn't respond she only stared at him examining every inch of him. "Tell you what you two survive the next 3 minutes I'll tell you my name. How's that?" He took a step forward and Nel took a step in front of me. "I'll handle it from here, Ichigo." "You can't fight him alone." I said to her, it wasn't that I didn't believe in her abilities it was that I witnessed his power first hand. "You just got the shit knocked out of you, so it's my turn and besides I prefer it this way." I put my hand in her shoulder "I don't." She narrowed her eyes at me and the guy started laughing. "Two against one?" "So you prefer if it were a one on one as well." She said the man stopped laughing "No, I prefer if you had more people. Then this fight would be worth a damn, but even with more people you all would still lose." I tighten my grip on my sword as did Nellel.
"And why do you assume that?" She asked "None of you are equipped to handle my kind." Nel raised an eyebrow "and what makes you think we can't?" He pointed to her "you have no mark, no trace of another's presence in you spiritual power. You are free game." He ran his tong on the ends of his teeth showing how sharp his canines were. He looked to me as he put his hand down "and you, your just leftovers someone didn't feel like finishing. Which is a good thing, you could have been a problem if she did go through with the claiming." What was this guy talking about? "You know if my brother wasn't such a coward, one of you would have had a higher chance of escaping." I felt a chill go down my spine, something about him felt like it changed like before he was just playing with me, but know play time was over. "Ichigo." I nodded to Nel as I braced myself for combat once more.
He bounced on the balls of his heels then dashed at us. His body disappeared a foot away from us and immediately it felt like I had run full speed into a wall. My body was thrown through the air, I couldn't stop myself from spinning then unexpectedly something with the force of a train hit me. I felt 3 of my ribs break on contact and I went falling back down to the ground. The impact left a created and broke one if not more of my ribs. Shit what was this bastered made of. I used my sword to get back on my feet. I could see him and Nel going at it but his speed gave him an advantage. I had to fight I couldn't leave it just up to her. I flashed stepped to close the distance, Nel seen me coming and began throwing flurries of assaults leaving him on the defensive but leaving him wide open from above. Just as I was upon him ready to deal a blow to his head and shoulder a bright red orb appeared. Shit a cero, I'm too close can't get out of the way. The cero went off blasting me back into the crater, making it double in size. When I I opened my eyes from what felt like an hour, I'm still alive was what went through my head as I tried to get up but only to bring myself on my knees. What kind of blast was that it couldn't have been a cero, a cero at that rang could kill anyone. I lifted my head and suddenly something slammed into me knocking me back. Looking over I seen that the object that hit me was Nel herself trying to pick herself up.
Suddenly my head snapped up and I see the man pointing his hand at us. Shit not again "move" Nel shouted but we weren't fast enough he blew up the ground in front of us and we went flying off in opposite directions. My lungs filled with smoke from the blast and I started coughing. "Nel." I said but she didn't answer "Nel." I coughed when the smoked cleared I seen the bastered holding Nel in the air by her throat. I tried to get up but my body wasn't moving it was done for. Majority of my ribs were broken, my left shoulder was dislocated, and it felt like I might have broken my ankle. My body was not getting up again no matter how much I wanted it to.
"You'll make a fine soldier." He said as he grabbed her wrist and brought it to his lips. Why does he want soldiers? And that's when it hit me, he was the arrancar that was spotted leading an army of hollows. Nel struggled to free herself, she kicked him in the face pulling her wrist free but he still had her and wouldn't let her go. Then suddenly she stopped fighting to get free her body motionless her arms dropped to her side. Why wasn't she fighting back I thought but that's when I seen his left eye glow a bright purple. Don't stare into their eyes. I could hear Ururu's voice say in the back of my head. "Don't look him in the eye!" I shouted but my warning was far too late. He lifted her wrist to his lips once more ready to bite her.
Then unexpectedly he threw her and jumped backwards and just as he did a giant red beam split the street. The arrancar stood in the air his eye focused on the direction the light came from. "Sorry about that, but I'm in need of these two. So I can't have you take them out so early in the game you understand." I knew that voice, I turn my head and seen Urahara with Yoruichi right behind him. They stared at each other for a moment "well if you still feel up to it, you can come at me." Urahara smiled as he placed a hand on his hat. "And maybe if we're lucky we can draw the attention of a certain someone. Now wouldn't that be lovely." The man flinched at his words and a frown came across his face. "Fine" he turned his back to us "hold on we had a deal." He turned to look at nel, who tried to slowly rise to her feet. "Are you going back on your word?" "A worrier never does." He hissed at her. "Senshi Agilidad, remember it well because the next time you hear it will be the last time you draw breath." There was a loud sound almost like thunder and in a flash he was gone.
Yoruichi went over to help Nel and Urahara came over to me. "My, Ichigo you look terrible." I wanted to yell but I didn't even have the energy to glare at him. "Hmmmm I don't see any other way of getting you up with out hurting you." He went to grab my left arm "it's dislocated." I grunted stopping him before he caused more pain. He nodded and grabbed my right arm bring it around his shoulders. He placed his hand on my left side and I grunted in pain. "Broke, all of them broken on that side." "He surly did a number on you." He said but I only grunted. "Ichigo!" Urahara turn me around to see Kon running up to us carrying an unconscious Hope. "Where's Karin?" "She's okay, she's with Yuzu. They called your dad he should be on his way home." I nodded. I found myself staring at the arrancar in his arms. Then I remembered that guy Senshi called him brother. "They know each other." Urahara stared at me then the boy. Yoruichi came up to us with Nel limping right behind her. "Take him." Urahara said to her and she grabbed the child out of Kon's arms.
"Nelliel, id like it if you could come along to my shop with us there are a few things I'd like to discuss with you." He asked her but she refused. "I only came here to talk to Ichigo about something but since unforeseen things happened I've wasted too much time. I have to head back home to Faith." "Did something happen to her." I asked she looked to me "I should ask the same of you." She responded. "There's no need to worry about faith I'm sure she's fine now." Urahara said. "And how would you know that." She said but before he answered my cell phone rang. Kon patted his pockets before he found it in one of the front pockets. "Hello." He answered "yes she's here." He handed the phone to Nel. She was confused but accepted it.
"Hello, Grimmjow." She was silent for a minute before she released her breath that she might have not known she was holding. "And she's fine." She looked over to Urahara "my phone" she patted her pockets "I have no idea, I think I lost it while fighting. Not Ichigo. Some guy by the name Senshi. Not really he almost did. I'll call you back later I have someone I need to talk to about something. Call me if something happens." She hung up my phone and put it in her pocket "mind if I borrow this for later." I nodded. "Alright let's get you guys to the shop Orihimes already there." I turn my head to Kon "Stay with Yuzu and Karin till dad gets back." He nodded to us and ran home.
Not wasting time we arrived at Urahara's shop and like he said Orihime was there waiting for us in one of the rooms. She rose to her feet as Urahara and I walked in "Ichigo what happened." Urahara placed me on a futon that laid in the middle of the room. "He had a run in with a very spontaneous young lad." Urahara said as he popped my shoulder back in place. "Shit!" I grunted he could of been gentler I thought as I glared at him. "Spontaneous is the best you could come up with?" Nelliel said as she walked into the room behind Yoruichi, who held the sleeping arrancar boy. "Who's that?" Orihime said as she knelt down beside me placing her hands just above my chest. A glowing orange shield of light appeared over me, I could feel the wounds on my body began to heal. "This small child is the answer to all our wonders question." Urhahara said taking the boy from Yoruichi arms.
I looked to the boy as he was being placed across the room on another futon and questions started swirling through my head. I inhaled feeling pressure being taken of my chest. "And how is this child going to answer our questions and what questions are we even to ask him." Nel said finally sitting down. "You'll be amazed at the questions he'll be able to answer. Given the right motivation." He laughed, what in the world was going through this man's head. "Nelliel I'll heal your wounds once I'm done with his." Nel only replied with a small grunt.
Nearly all the pain was gone. The only thing that bothered me now was the tingling I was feeling in my shoulder. Orihime left myside and went to heal Nelliels wounds. "What the hell is that?" Yoruichi said leaning over me. She pointed to my shoulder. "It looks like someone melted the skin right off your shoulder." Urahara and Nel came over to inspect the mark on my shoulder. "It didn't seem to be healing. Did he do that to you?" Nel asked, feeling better I sat up and rubbed my fingers across the mark that was on my right shoulder.
It was a few degrees warmer then the skin around it. Yoruichi handed me a mirror, I didn't need it since I knew what the mark already looked like ,it was a bite mark. I took the mirror and angled it to see the mark. However it did not look like the mark I had seen, the skin on my shoulder were the mark was had been completely burnt. My mind recapped what had happened earlier when the guy Senshi had come crashing into my bed room. "It didn't look like that last night." Orihime said Nel looked over to her but she kept her eyes to the ground. "So I take it you seen him being marked then." Urahara said concealing half his face with his fan. Everyone in the room watched him as he walked over to the arrancar boy. "Are you saying that?" Nelliel's words came to a halt as she stared at me. I could tell she was putting two and two together.
"Explain." She took her eyes from me and stared down Urahara, the man with all the answers. "Hmm how should I explain this?" He said fanning himself. I opened my mouth and let one of the many questions I had slip out. "Was that man an Anhelos?" Urahara stopped moving and looked at me narrowing his eyes. A strange look came over his face but before I could give the expression a name it changed as quickly as it came. "And what do you know about Anhelos?" He snapped his fan closed. "Nothing really." He nodded "Yes that man was exactly as you said." "I could care less about him, I want to know what happened last night." Nel said.
"What happened that night was the same thing that almost happened to you tonight." "Hold on so you're telling me that Faiths not human she's an Anhelos. Whatever that is?" He didn't answer her "and you're saying she bite Ichigo to make him a soldier." I knew Nel didn't like where this conversation was going and neither did I. "No, she didn't bite Ichigo to make him a soldier. She bite him to replace what energy she lost. To be honest there's a 100% chance she doesn't even remember what happened." He said to her.
Nel sat on the floor pushing her hand through her hair "and you guys couldn't even tell me this. That Faith bite you, is that hard to say." I found myself speechless "I don't think that's what clammed them up." Urahara said. "They don't know how to tell you what they truly seen because they don't know what they seen." "And what you do?" She replied "that question is one you can ask him." He pointed to Hope who was seating up slowly.
