Ichigo finally got his powers back. It's been a long wait but it was worth it. Thanks to all my fans. Please send me a message with your OC. Any OC's posted in the review section will be ignored and removed.
ICHIGO'S INNER WORLD
The moment Ichigo grabbed the chain, knowledge of how to release the man flooded into his brain. 'This chain isn't sealing his power, it's absorbing it. Then that must mean…'
"Yes Ichigo that is the only way to release me from my prison."
Ichigo concentrated once again. He began to absorb the reiastu from the chain.
"Take my power Ichigo, accept it." Ichigo started to feel the power. Then the reiastu exploded out of him and wrapped around him. His clothes began to disappear, only to be replaced by a pitch black robe.
"These are my bankai robes. Why am I in bankai?" Ichigo looked at the man.
"Summon you blade Ichigo. Summon it and release these accursed chains. I will explain everything once you have done so." Ichigo raised his arm to his right and opened his palm forward. As if through instinct, Ichigo concentrated on the reiastu that made up his right sleeve. His arm gained a faint, red glow. His sleeve dissipated at his shoulder and began to crawl down to his hand. The reiastu that he had gathered started to form a black blade. When it fully formed, Ichigo took a moment to admire it. It had the exact same appearance from when he had trained in the Dangai, with some slight differences. The cutting edge was silver and the tip was more pointed, similar to his Shikai. He was now wearing a black glove on his right hand that the sword is attached to as the chain at the base of the hilt has extended extensively and now wraps up the length of his now sleeveless right arm with the additional portion of the chain hanging down. Using the speed his bankai had given him and the raw physical power he gained when he absorbed his reiastu, Ichigo instantly cut all the chains and caught the man in the center. After taking him to the next building and looked back. The skyscraper he was just standing on started to rebuild itself, and in mere moments, the building was in pristine condition.
"Thank you, Ichigo." The man looked up.
"Who are you and where is Zangetsu?"
"Zangetsu is dead."
Ichigo's eyes widened. "Impossible! There is no way! If he were dead, then I wouldn't' be holding this sword!" Ichigo showed him the blade.
"Calm down Ichigo, there is much that must be explained. First, let's start with who I am." The man grabbed his hood and pulled it back, revealing a young man with black, messy hair. "I am Tensa Zangetsu."
"Why are you in bankai?"
"Please, silence yourself. I was just about to get there. Back when you were a shinigami, do you remember, the last time you used your shikai?"
"Umm… right before I fought Grimmjow."
"Before that."
"I don't remember."
"The last time you used Zangetsu, was right before you fought the Privaron Espada. That time when you were in shikai right before your fight with Grimmjow was so short that I didn't have time to fully form. You've been in bankai, an incredibly long time."
"What does this has to do with Zangetsu being dead?"
Tensa Zangetsu raised four fingers. "Including your time in the dangai, you were in bankai for almost four months straight. No one other than Zaraki would even be able to maintain their shikai state for that long. Now that alone wouldn't cause this. But the Final Getsuga Tenshou was used while you were in bankai. Because of this, Zangetsu just faded away, with me in his place."
"So what are you trying to say?" Ichigo said as he got up.
"You will forever be in bankai." Tensa Zangetsu paused as he waited for Ichigo to answer.
"Do I have enough spiritual pressure to maintain that?" Ichigo quickly reformed his blade into his sleeve.
"Of course. If not, you would have died by now." Tensa Zangetsu turned around "Now go Ichigo. I will talk to you again, but right now I have nothing more to say." With that Tensa Zangetsu flashed brightly and without even realizing it, he was back in the human world.
So what do you think? I know it's kinda short, and nothing other than explanations happened. But I felt it necessary. Tensa Zangetsu is annoying to type all the time, so outside of dialog, I'm just going to refer to him as Tensa. Oh, and this is my last update for a while. The microsoft word on my computer isn't working for some reason.
