Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or Soul Eater or their characters, all of which belong to Tite Kubo or Atsushi Okubo respectively. OCs and anything original from these is my own work.

Brief: After the Kishin was revived, the Madness Wavelength was released to the world and a new form of Black Blood was made that found it's way into the realm of the hollows. Lord Death decided to act by sending to Meisters to investigate, but they soon end up with more than they had bargained. Contains swearing, slight romance and potential gore/shocking imagery.

Pairings: IchiRuki, KaiHime, SoMa, potential others.


Bleached Souls: Black Bloodlust

Chapter 11: Rage Release

Silence fell as Kai glared at Ulquiorra, who stared back with little interest in his gaze, and the intense reiatsu he possessed began to sharpen like a knifes edge. Maka winced under the intensity of his anger, her Soul Perception making more more susceptible to such an overpowering rage. Soul could feel it too, and he felt concerned for his Meister's well-being, his ghostly reflection appearing in the blade of his weapon state.

"Are you ok, Maka?" he asked, noticing the fearful edge in his green eyes. The girl looked at him, put on a brave face and nodded.

"Yeah," she replied. "It's just hard to believe that anyone can have such a strong killing instinct and bloodlust in his soul yet still be as calm as Kai was." She risked a smiled to Soul for reassurance and he returned it with his sharp toothed grin.

"It's ok, we'll get through this in no time," he said confidently, but he was doubtful of his own confidence.

"Ichigo," Kai said finally, seething with rage. "Take the rest of the group and get to Aizen before it's too late. I'll deal with this guy."

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Ichigo replied. "He is undoubtedly a powerful opponent, and his rank is well-suited."

"I have to do this," Kai replied. "I have to show this bastard what it is like to be torn apart for your mistakes."

Without warning, Kai had disappeared from sight and grabbed Ulquiorra by the throat, before then springing upwards towards the ceiling, throwing the Espada through it first and following him swiftly. As the rubble settled, the group exchanged looks of anxiousness.

"He's crazy," Grimmjow said finally. "Ulquiorra doesn't stop for any reason and he's just set himself up to fight him alone?"

"I did the same," Ichigo replied. "But I technically died in the process. He'd better be ready to give it his all, else he'll follow the same path. Anyway, let's go!"

The group ran forwards towards the doorway, drawing ever closer to Aizen.

Meanwhile, atop the dome of the fake Los Noches, Ulquiorra stood up and dusted himself off, a stray piece of rubble falling from his uniform which now looked tarnished and battle-scarred in places. He eyed the man who stood before him, the huge zanpakuto in his hand and his dark eyes glaring intently at the Espada.

"You realise that you have made releasing my zanpakuto possible now, right?" Ulquiorra growled.

"You seem to underestimate how far I can go," Kai responded, disappearing for an instant. He swung the blade in an arc towards Ulquiorra's head, but the Espada caught the blade with one hand, though he abruptly looked at his palm as Kai's swing completed unhindered. To his amazement, the blade had cut his hand open. "Seems to me that your hierro is nowhere near what I thought it would be."

"I see," the Espada responded, drawing his own zanpakuto. "If you are so intent on dying, I suppose that it is my duty to kill you; especially since you are now between me and my duty to defend Los Noches from intrusions."

The Arrancar lunged with great speed and power, striking Kai's blade, but they glanced off of one another, the raw intensity of Kai's rage ebbing from the very core of his being. Kai kicked at Ulquiorra's chest, but the Espada used his Sonido to appear behind him and rapidly thrust at the man, but the large blade acted as a shield and blocked the worst of the attacks. One last slashing movement swooped in towards Kai's side, but a burst of red energy deflected it and allowed Kai the opening he needed to attack again, this time using a point-blank Chaos Wave. The attack created a smokescreen and Kai pulled back to a suitable distance to assess the damage.

"Kai," Supernova said in his head. "Calm yourself; fighting all out like this when he is not released is foolish and reckless. Be patient and use your reiatsu accordingly."

"I would, Supernova," he replied. "But this guy over-stepped the boundary, and now I have to skin him."

"But this is-"

"Hey, Dragon," Rertyan pitched in. "This may be hard to understand, since I took his negative feelings, when we split, but I know what he means. By the way, let me loose on this bastard; I'll be sure to rearrange his face for you!"

Supernova sighed exasperatedly.

"I shall never understand you, Rertyan," he shook his head.

The shroud parted to reveal Ulquiorra stood there with a few scrapes and minor burns along with intense damage to the left side of his jacket, otherwise there were no signs of the attack ever striking him. Kai took a step back defensively and brought the blade up to guard with both hands on the grip tightly. The Espada stepped forward from the wreckage on the domed roof, his eyes fixated on Kai.

"Impressive," he mused though his tone was without emotion as usual. "Your attack appears to be much stronger than I expected for a Shikai. However, you do not have the power to destroy me with only that power. And since you are wasting my time out here, I shall have to finish this quickly and show you the true meaning of fear." He raised his scarred sword and aimed it at Kai, the blade glowing a sickly green. "Enclose, Murcielago."

The energy built up inside the zanpakuto shot upwards in a pillar of green and black before raining down upon the dome and the two combatants. Kai focussed and released his Bankai, revealing Ulquiorra's Resurreccion; the bat-like form sporting a completed helmet-like mask fragment. He glared down at Kai, but the male stood his ground and extended his skeletal wings threateningly.

"So, that is your Bankai?" Ulquiorra growled. "It is much like your Shikai; it lacks any merit and I guarantee it is more for show."

"Oh really?" Kai spat, rearing the whip backwards. "Let's test your theory, bat-brain!"

The Neo-Vizard jumped upwards, the power exerted cracking the dome, and took to the air, extending his wings and swooping in. Ulquiorra opened his hand and a long shaft of green energy appeared in his palm, lingering briefly before he threw the spear at Kai, but the Vizard reacted quickly, binding the shaft in the whip and sending it far off course. Another Luz de la Luna was thrust his way, but he evaded the lunge and struck Ulquiorra with the reiatsu whip, but the sharp weapon glanced off of his hierro and the bat-wing struck him in the face, knocking him aside.

"Your efforts are futile, Soul Reaper," Ulquiorra said firmly, pointing to the man with his left index finger, a black and green reiatsu building at the tip. "Cero Oscuras."

The beam hurtled towards Kai, consuming the light as it did, but he readied himself, drawing the three-horned mask into place over his face, then flipped around and flew towards the dark Cero. As it neared, he raised his own left hand and focussed, a black and red sphere building up in his palm. Before Ulquiorra knew what happened, the beam exploded, but from the thick smoke came a large red arc of reiatsu with a distinct black edge to it. The Chaos Wave came close to his chest, but he was fast and avoided the damaging blow. When the smoke cleared and he saw Kai's face, his eyes opened slightly further.

"Interesting," he mused, noticing the mask and the now fused blade on Kai's arm. "Your control over that weapon is impressive, and that mask is a surprise to me, I must admit. But you do not understand the true power of my zanpakuto. You see, I can go passed this state; I am the only Espada ever to achieve a second release."

"Well, you bastard, you've got another surprise coming your way," Kai announced, his reiatsu rising as he drew a device from his chest. "Because this is not my most powerful form. Enigma Activate! Cypher Unlock!" The crystalline display turned a deep red and burst from the device, swirling around Kai and shrouding him in a blue energy. "Extreme Release!"

The two combatants became shrouded in their own respective reiatsus, both emitting such power that the ceiling started to buckle in places beneath them.

Los Noches Corridors

Maka leapt forwards and plunged Soul's blade through the weak creature which stood in the group's way. Death the Kid, Chad, Celest and Nel had broken off from the rest of them to hold off the forces chasing them, leaving Grimmjow, Ichigo, Rukia, Uryu and Maka to head on alone. The group stopped in another junction in the corridors.

"Oh, great, not another one," Ichigo sighed. "Hey, Grimmjow, don't you know where to go? You were in the original Los Noches before we destroyed it after all."

"Tch, so what?" the Hollow King growled. "This one is nothing like the original; everything's messed up."

"Oh, great." The ceiling started rumbling and shaking as a great deal of reiatsu poured over the dome. A large section of the upper level collapsed and started to fall towards the group, but they saw it coming. "Move!"

Ichigo hurled himself into Rukia as she watched the rubble fall, knocking both to the left corridor with Maka while Uryu and Grimmjow jumped to the right corridor just as the area fell into the centre, blocking the way back. Ichigo stood up, pulling Rukia up with him, and turned to the wall of rubble.

"Anyone hurt?" he asked.

"Well, I've been better," Soul responded. "But we seem to be fine."

The reiatsu above the dome subsided to a point where Maka could easily move around again.

"What incredible power," she murmured, looking up. "What could possibly do that?"

"Kai and Ulquiorra," Ichigo replied. "They must have taken up their strongest releases to do that much damage." He turned to the fallen rubble. "Uryu, Grimmjow, get to Aizen your own way; we'll make our own way there. And be careful!"

"Got it!" Grimmjow announced and the sound of their running footsteps died away soon after.

"Alright, let's get moving, and watch your step; we don't want to get injured now."

The group hurried forwards, led by the Squad 5 Captain, but the reiatsu burst still troubled Maka as they went.

Above the Dome

The shrouds of reiatsu dispersed to reveal Ulquiorra in his demon-like Resurreccion Segunda Etapa, the fearsome, dense reiatsu still lingering around his unarmed form. At the same time, Kai's dragon-styled armour and masked face glared at Ulquiorra, his red irises boring metaphoric holes through him.

"So, this is your strongest state?" the green and yellow eyed Espada asked. Kai nodded.

"Yeah, this is my most powerful form," he replied. "My body melds with that of my zanpakuto and my hollow, forming the ultimate power by putting every ounce of power at my disposal. It's called Dark Nova Dragon."

"Another presumptuous name," the Espada noted. "I doubt that you can hold my power back in a conflict."

Before Kai could do anything, Ulquiorra had vanished and thrown a green javelin his way, but the attack missed as Kai took to the air again. He watched as the spear exploded in a huge pillar of reiatsu, the shockwave tearing apart three columns on the roof in the process. Kai was taken aback by this huge amount of power in a single attack, but he remembered Uryu mentioning the dvastation cause by the Espada's Lanza Del Relampago, and quickly worked out that this must have been that attack. Before Ulquiorra could aim on Kai again, he vanished from sight and a black blade drove into his left shoulder, but it barely pierced the tough hierro, leaving a trickle of black blood in the pale flesh. Kai's eyes widened again.

"Black blood," he commented. "So you've been merged with it too?"

"That's right, human," Ulquiorra responded. "You will never defeat me like that." Another Lanza del Relampago neared Kai as Ulquiorra spoke. "I have been given more defensive abilities by Lord Aizen to ensure that you and your friends are destroyed."

As the green instrument neared him, Kai had an insane idea come to mind; he had his weapon melt into reshi again, stepped to the left and, as the green shaft passed under his open palm, closed his fingers tightly around it. There was a jolt as the momentum was halted, followed by a large amount of pain tearing over his arm as the Lance of Lightning destabilised and tore at him with its own electric reshi. The armour helped, and Kai knew that without it his arm would have been torn to shreds, but the main thing which was stopping him from becoming a large blood stain on the domed roof was his own electric reiatsu. He gritted his teeth and focussed his attack into his right hand, making the lance restabilise itself as the two reiatsus combated one another, a flurry of sparks and stray bolts of lightning breaking free of the shaft and striking Kai in the face, cleaving the right side of his mask off in chunks with the exception of his lower jaw as the red and green energies battled one another.

And then the pain subsided. Looking at his hand, Kai noticed the fact that the spear was now stable and sported a deep crimson hue. He breathed a sigh, knowing that he could not do that again with vaporising himself into a cloud of bloodied ashes, then glared at Ulquiorra.

"This is how you should use this thing," he growled, disappearing from sight in a flash of Shunpo.

When Ulquiorra spotted Kai again, he had reappeared behind the Espada and thrown the lance into the floor, vanishing once more as it hit and exploded.

Los Noches Corridors

Ichigo and Rukia ran down the corridors with Maka close behind, the orange-haired Soul Reaper becoming more annoyed with each moment. Being less used to running for inexplicable time spans, Maka was a few feet behind as they reached another 'T' junction in the corridors.

"I think we're going the wrong way, Ichigo," she heard Rukia say as they went left.

"No we're not!" he snapped, but a few moments later he turned back and came charging back towards the right. "We're going the wrong damned way!"

Maka sighed, shaking her head as she ran after them, but the ceiling gave again, this time showing a pouring pillar of red energy in the corridor. The dense reiatsu made Maka stop, her muscles shaking with exertion as she tried to stay standing.

"Wha- What the hell is that?" she asked. Ichigo stared at it.

"Lanza del Relampago... in Kai's reiatsu?" he questioned. "How did he turn that against Ulquiorra?"

"He's badly hurt from it," Rukia confirmed. "He obviously is using Dark Nova Dragon, else he would have been destroyed for sure."

"Whatever the case, he's holding him off," Ichigo said firmly. "Let's-"

The reiatsu in the air changed, a heavy and alien yet familiar pressure building over them as if an ocean had submerged the sky. Maka, being less used to such intense reiatsu, fell to her knees, clutching Soul in her hands as she tried to stay upright, and even Rukia, an experienced fighter when it came to dense reiatsu, struggled to stay standing under the immense strength of the events unfolding above their heads. Ichigo just stared, unaffected due to his own massive reiatsu working as a dampener against the strong pressure.

"What the hell is he doing out there?" he questioned.

"Ichigo," Rukia struggled to her feet. "We have to worry about getting to Aizen; Kai can handle himself out there."

"Right," Ichigo nodded, turning to the now clear corridor as the energy column subsided. He pulled Maka to her feet and they ran through the corridor again. "I think I can feel his reiatsu up ahead!"


Ok, shorter than usual, but oh well.

I'm pleased to announce that I have finally received a review on the new Language of the Heart, which made me happy.

Anyway, if you want to know what the intense pressure at the end was, or how the final fight with Aizen shall go, there's only one way to find out;

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