A/N- CH11 IS UP, THIS CHAPTER WILL THE FINAL BATTLE BETWEEN ICHIGO AND MITSUOMI, ALSO MORE Of THE MYSTERY SWORD REVEALED AND MITSUOMI'S TRUE INTENTIONS AND THE PRELUDE TO A BATTLE FOR NEXT CHAPTER

DISCLAIMER- I DON'T OWN BLEACH OR THE MUSIC USED

hollow speak

hollow mask speak

[Edited..5/27/15]


CH11-A REVERSAL OF FORTUNE

It has been four months since mitsuomi's daring raid of the seireitei, the captains are no closer to finding mitsuomi and the rokukage but suspect they are in karakura town. Ichigo has trained in hopes of stopping mitsuomi and has made some strides in that goal. Yoruichi searches the city for any clues, when she spots Orihime heading to a large mansion outside of town. Deciding to follow Orihime but is stopped when she feels a huge barrier around the mansion. Yoruichi leaves the area to report to others what she has found. Meanwhile Mitsuomi, Hiro and Soichiro sit on the balcony of the mansion taking in the sun and watching the events.

"Its seems we had a visitor?" asked Hiro. Mitsuomi laughs, "too bad she couldn't get close" he grinned.

"Its because of Mitsukuni...even though he is unconscious his zanpakuto protects us" uttered Soichiro and mitsuomi whistles. After reading the book both soichiro and mitsuomi are no closer to finding orochimaru's sword but have deduced is possible location, "has reina made it to tokyo yet?" asks soichiro.

"Yea...in the book it states after the son of azure defeated the second orochimaru...he took the sword to the human realm sealing it in place where great samurai gather" mitsuomi says, a cigarette hanging his mouth.

"Wait if he did that then who wrote that after he died?" asked hiro. Mitsuomi sat up in his chair puffing smoke, "the person who finished the book...looking at the book two people wrote it...the first part prior my father's death and the rest by someone else" he explained. Mitsuomi stood from his seat, walking to balcony rail leaning on it. Mitsuomi wore a sleeveless skin tight black shirt with his black military pants, the suspenders hung at side on his waist and white gloves.

"Mitsuomi are you going to see Ichigo today?!" shouted orihime from the ground, grabbing his coat and zetsuei he leaped from the balcony.

"Sure why don't you go ahead and show him your stronger without him" mitsuomi smirked. Soichiro watched as they left a smirk on his face, "Hiro fetch my zanpakuto we will go observe their battle" he smiled, "Hai" hiro said bowing.

Mitsuomi and Orihime headed to urahara shop but mitsuomi decided to wait and let orihime bring ichigo to him, as he sat atop a building near the river overlooking the bridge. Orihime arrived at the shop to have ichigo, rukia, chad and uryu come out staring at her, she was wearing her rokukage uniform, "orihime why are you wearing that?" asked uryu. Orihime only smiled but everyone knew something was wrong, "She's under their control...same as mitsuomi" said rukia. Orihime shook her head, "You're wrong Rukia...mitsuomi and the others have made me strong...I'm not helpless anymore" she said.

"Orihime...we never thought you were" ichigo said.

"Well that's in the past...ichigo...mitsuomi wishes to face you again...he is waiting for you nearby" orihime smiled. Instead of objecting ichigo and company were lead to mitsuomi's location, arriving at the building they headed to roof.

"I brought them as you asked" said orihime smiling. Mitsuomi sat atop a watertower, his coat drapped over his shoulders and a cigarette hanging from his mouth, "Yokoso minna" he said smiling.

(song playing...The pointy Shoe factory...The dub of the Dead)

"Why did you brainwash orihime!" shouted ichigo. Mitusomi just smirked, "really...are you that dense...orihime came to us of our own free will" he smiled. Mitsuomi stood atop the tower, "So...tell me...do you know the rokukage's plan yet?...part of me is in it for fun but the other half wants to destroy...I knew being evil was fun" he laughed. Ichigo only glared, "How sad are you that misguided that you would throw away everything for this!" he shouted, drawing zangetsu. Mitsuomi leapt down from the watertower dropping his coat, "enough talk...if you want her back then beat me" he said drawing his sword. Mitsuomi rested the blade on his shoulder as he edged towards ichigo. Rukia and the others wanted to assist but orihime surrounded them with a barrier, "please do not interfere" she said, surrounding herself as well. Icihgo looked over at orihime, "i promise i'll save you" he said, raising his reiatsu he shouted, "BANKAI" his reiatsu swirled revealing his bankai. Mitsuomi continued marching forward, "ohh...impressive you've gotten a might stronger...Sate...Bankai" he spoke, when smoke cleared the halberd was on his shoulder. Ichigo charged forward zangetsu's blade meeting zetsuei, "let's have our last dance" mitsuomi smirked, both fought for the uphand as their blades met, reiatsu surged and sparks flew. Mitsuomi leaped back landing on the railing, "so ichigo what are thinking right now?...will you enjoy killing me?" he smiled.

"Its sad...you seem emotionless at times...is a smile all you can show" ichigo said, charging him again. Both men leaped into the air, each strike creating shockwaves around them and the fight lead them to river near the bridge. Ichigo struck mitsuomi sending him towards the water but mitsuomi slides across it creating a small wave. Mitsuomi stood atop the water as a shadow appeared below him, from the river sprung three clones of mitsuomi each charging a cero. Ichigo raised his reiatsu and charging a getsuga he deflected the blast back at the clones destroying all three. Mitsuomi stood impressed, "Sugoi...you stopped all of em...now I'm getting pumped...I'll enjoy crushing you once again" he smiled, puffing smoke from his cigarette. Mitsuomi raised zetsuei at ichigo, "say your prayers!" he shouted, spitting the cigarette from his mouth, before it hit ground. Mitsuomi charged ichigo, like a clap thunder the blades met once again, the area quaked under their powers, "Shatter and split Ichigo Kurosaki...Dragon Thunder Clap" he uttered. The force of mitsuomi's red lightning blast threw ichigo back towards the building slamming into orihime barrier.

"Ichigo!...Ichigo!" shouted rukia.

(song playing...Bleach ost...on the precipice of defeat)

Mitsuomi appears on the railing, "one wasn't enough...it seems you are stronger...Yo Orihime" he smiles.

"Mitsuomi you're hurting Kurosaki-kun too much" orihime pouted. Mitsuomi jumps off the railing, "just sit back and watch" he said, inching closer to ichigo. Rukia tapped on the barrier, "Ichigo Wake up...wake up!" shouted uryu.

"Stay back...don't you dare touch him!" rukia shouts. Ichigo begins to stir his blade at his side, "As if my heart..my resolve..could be shattered" he half shouts but glares, "like I would run from you!" he shouts. Ichigo clutches zangetsu tighter taking his stance, "mitsuomi you seem to underestimate me...as long as I have my resolve...I can't and won't be stop!" he shouts, as his reiatsu rises. Mitsuomi's eyes narrow as he stares at ichigo, who's reiatsu isn't weaken but rising, "mitsuomi as long as I have the power...I'll protect those I love and anyone in need...those who do evil should fear this power!" ichigo shouts, as his power slams into mitsuomi like it cut him half. Mitsuomi stares wide-eyed at ichigo, "what was that just now...it felt like I died for a second...that impact...was it fear" he thought. Mitsuomi drops zetsuei and grabs his face and side laughing uncontrollably, "Really...just who are you...All right...now I get it...to shatter your resolve I need to kill you" he smirks, as his power rises. Rukia senses the change, "orihime let us out...Kiriyu Taicho has snapped!" she shouts. Orihime looks at mitsuomi and notices it too, lowering the barrier but she is grabbed by uryu and the group escape away. Mitusomi grabs and raises the halred over his head spinning it rapidly that electricity sparks from it, "Dragon's Maelstrom!" he shouts, as a blast of energy slams into ichigo creating a vortex of wind, "this is a thank you for the lecture...I'll give you a taste of my bankai true power as a present" he says seriously. Rukia and the others land on another building as the vortex destroys the building they were on, "what is that?" asks chad.

"I don't know...where's ichigo?" asks rukia.

"I think he's inside that vortex" says uryu fixing his glasses. Orihime watches the battle, "is kurosaki-kun done for" she whispers. Mitsuomi stares at the vortex, "Fear you...that's laughable...now show me that defeated look of yours ichigo...let me break you again" he says walking to vortex, zetsuei on his shoulder. Mitsuomi enters the vortex of wind unharmed using a second barrier to protect himself, inside ichigo is being struck from all sides by the high velocity wind, "painful isn't...wind can be as gentle as breeze but can be as violent as a hurricane...it must hard to breath" mitsuomi says. Ichigo winces as the wind bombards him, "no..not yet at this rate I'll lose my bankai" he thinks. Mitsuomi stares, "still conscious...its futile...just give up and die" he utters. Ichigo clenches zangetsu tighter, "I need more power...I must save them" he thinks.

"Ichigo are you that dense...you've got plenty of power..king" a voice echoes in his head.

"You I thought you were gone" ichigo says in his head.

"Sorry but you will never be rid of me...now you use my power and defeat this arrogant bastard" his hollow whispers.

"Why help he..don't you want my body" ichigo says.

"Not if its in pieces...ichigo for now i'll submit to your power but someday it will be all mine" the hollow laughs.

(song playing...Fight to the death...bleach ost)

Ichigo feels his hollow grab his sword, his power increasing and a mask starts form on his face but its diffrent from before. Mitsuomi stares at ichigo, "Masaka...a mask but thats impossible" he thought. Ichigo's body is bathed in reiastu dispelling the wind around him, "Lets end this mitsuomi" he says with the mask fully formed.

"I'm amazed but hiding a mask is against the rules" mitsuomi thinks.

"More power..and more...Getsuga Tensho" ichigo shouts. Mitsuomi raises his halberd, "Like I'd let you" he shouts. The blasts collided destroying the vortex, wind blast everywhere as mitsuomi skids towards rukia and the others, "mitsuomi what happened?!" shouts orihime.

"Ripley's Believe it or Not" mitsuomi replies as he glares at the smoke "its so unbelieveable...I can't even laugh...did I awaken something terrible" he adds. When the smoke clears ichigo appears mask on his face, rukia, uryu and orihime gasp seeing him, "a hollow mask but i thought it was gone" gasps rukia. The mask is a ghastly skull like before but color is diffrent, its half black and half white like a ying yang symbol. Orihime drops to her knees staring remembering that horrible day long ago. Ichigo raises his sword to mitsuomi, "I"ll protect them" he says charging mitsuomi, the blades collide once more but this time mitsuomi is on the defensive being pushed back, "why try so hard!" he shouts.

"You don't understand...don't you have someone to protect as well!" ichigo shouts. Mitsuomi blinks in confusion, "Someone to protect huh" he thinks, his mind goes immediately to Isane but his face goes some what dark, "its not that I don't...but sometimes its really...doesn't matter anymore" he laughs, insanely slamming ichigo back. Mitsuomi slicks back his hair, "It becomes so fun to destroy...to kill...So much I can't help it...thats me mitsuomi kiriyu...partner" he says swipping his face, his mask now appearing on his face, "Lets finish our dance...Ichigo" he smirks. Even though they were all inside mitsuomi's barrier, the sky turned black as a storm was created by their powers, lightning struck and thunder rumbled and like the lightning and thunder they flashed in and out sight colliding like gods at war in the sky. Ichigo slashed mitsuomi chest, blood dripped down his body but it didn't faze him. The battle was starting to reach its climax, both stood face to face their masks nearly half gone, swipping their faces the masks returned.

"Time to die ichigo" mitsuomi mutters, spinning zetsuei over his head as a cyclone of purple energy is created as his power grows, as ichigo charges a massive getsuga his power rising as well.

"Dragon...Getsuga" both men shout and the blade howl again, "Twister...Tensho" they scream. The attacks slam into each other but this time ichigo's getsuga blasts through the swirl of energy hitting mitsuomi dead on. Zetsuei flies from mitsuomi's hand as the getsuga slams into him, sending him towards the bridge like a missile. Mitsuomi manages to close his barrier before he falls as he slams into bridge several times leaving impacts in the ground before coming to a stop facedown. Mitsuomi struggles to his feet as ichigo lands on the bridge, "Damn you...imppossible" he mutters coughing up blood, trying to stand only to fall back down, "I'll kill you yet" he thinks. Ichigo stares at mitsuomi struggling to stand, "Its over...you have lost" he says turning around. Mitsuomi growls and glares, "Don't you walk away from me...I'm not finished!" he shouts making to his feet, slowing walking toward zetsuei who was still in bankai form, "I'll use my hollow transformation and end this" he thinks, reaching for zetsuei but is stopped when a fist collided with his gut, "Gomen' mitsuomi but its done" says Hiro, lifting him on his shoulder. (song ends)

Ichigo turned quickly, "Who are you?!" he shouts running forward but as he reaches them a wall of flame blocks his path. A man appears as the flame vanishes, wearing a black uniform and red sword in his hand, "Amazing...rather impressive actually...I see why so many have underestimated you" he smoothly says. Ichigo glares, "Who are you" ichigo asks.

"I'm Soichiro Yukimaru third ranked member of The Rokukage and I commend you for beating him" he anwsers. Rukia and the others arrive as soichiro watches, "Damn you soichiro!...let me down hiro" mitsuomi shouts, dropping from hiro's shoulder and staggers forward. Soichiro looks over his shoulder then looks back at ichigo. Mitsuomi growls seething, "Don't turn your back me!" he shouts inching closer. Soichiro turns slashing mitsuomi across the chest and he falls to the ground gurgling blood.

"Now be good boy and keep quiet" soichiro remarks. Ichigo and the others gasp at the display, "I thought you were comrades" ichigo says.

"Ohh we are but he needed to be stopped otherwise he would fight till he died" soichiro says nonchantly.

"Now...we will take our leave" soichiro adds.

"Wait what about orihime" ichigo shouts.

"Ms Inoue joined us of her own will and it must be her deicison to stay or leave" soichiro states. Orihime shocks the others by walking past them and taking soichiro's hand and worst of all kissing him, "my choice is to stay with them" she smiles. Ichigo rushes forward but is stopped again by a wall of flame. When it dissiapates the rokukage are gone, "Orihime we will save you" ichigo says looking at the sky. The members of the rokukage return to Eclipse Mansion, they greeted by Itsuki, "seems mitsu-nii lost huh...too bad" he said.

"Take him upstairs and bandage his wounds" hiro orders a servant.

"Wait let me heal him" says orihime.

"Only heal the wound I gave him...the rest are his punishment for losing" says soichiro. Orihime obeys healing the wound, the servants take mitsuomi upstairs to room and bandage his wounds, the others return to their respective rooms.

Meanwhile ichigo and the others return to tell kisuke of their hollow victory and about orihime, "I see and you used your hollow mask...interesting" kisuke says.

"Shut up hat n clogs...what about orihime" shouts ichigo being healed by rukia. Kisuke entered the room, "Well that won't be easy...as I said before all I know of the rokukage is mainly about mitsuomi and their leader...the rest are a mystery" he stated. Back at eclipse mansion a few hours later around sunset mitsuomi stirs in his bed, sitting up he looks at his bandaged chest and right hand, "I can't believe I lost to him" he thought standing up wincing in pain, walking through halls he nears a corner spotting hiro and soichiro talking, he leans in listening to them talk.

"How are the preparation going Hiro" asks soichiro and he salutes, "very well...in fact several are ready to move" replied hiro.

"Excellent" remarks soichiro.

"Soichiro what about the sword...we need someone from the cursed bloodline to wield it" hiro asks.

"Shinpaishinaidekudasai its taken of...we actually have two from that bloodline in this house right...one being mitsuomi and the other is...me" soichiro smirks. Mitsuomi's eyes narrow hearing this news, "him and me but how" he thought.

"Soichiro are postive but how?" asked hiro.

"Mitsuomi is the cursed child in the book he has both azure and orochimaru blood in his veins thanks to his mother...as for me I am a descendant of orochimaru also" soichiro explains.

"Thats not all...wait" he says looking down the hall, seeing no one he and hiro leave the hall to talk more privately. Mitsuomi rushes back to his room shaking from hearing this revalation, "so that why Bachan Oren and Oji Shu hated me" he whispers, performing a hand sign a symbol appears on his forehead then vanishes, sighing he heads to the closet slipping a pair of black military pants and another jacket, he slips out of his room.

"I need to get orihime...mitsukuni and the book then escape back to the seireitei...I need to inform the Head Captain of this new information" he thought heading to orihime room, opening the door but it was empty, "maybe she went home" he thought. He then headed to soichiro's office to get book, seeing the room empty he grabbed the book placing in his pocket, walking past mitsukuni room he sneaks in mitsuomi kneels next him, "I promise to come back for you aniki" he whispers touching mitsukuni's arm.

Mitsuomi then heads downstairs and outside towards the gate, "Where do you think your going?" a voice echoed behind him. Looking up he saw soichiro sitting on the rail of the balcony watching the sunset, "I'm going out...I'll be back" mitsuomi said turning around.

"Did think you can just leave and run back home to the seireitei" soichiro smirked. Mitsuomi turned around glaring, "what do you mean?" he spat.

"Simple...I figured you weren't completely under karasu's spell...thats why you killed him...also I know you very well and then I learned something interesting thing from reina...she's a bit naive when it comes to things...she told me that despite being a traitor you easily got into the seireitei and got the book without major incident" he smirked. Mitsuomi stood wide-eyed, "only the head captain knew what I was doing" he thought. Soichiro leaped from balcony to the ground, "so what was the plan infiltrate us once more...find what out we knew and report back...pathetic but you made one mistake...you let your ego get the best of you...As for orochimaru's sword...its my birthright and no one...not you or mitsukuni will keep me from it" he smiles darkly, drawing his sword. Mitsuomi's eyes flickered as soichiro smirks, "What did you do to mitsukuni?!" mitsuomi shouted. Soichiro laughed, "when he saved us from tarukane I used a special kido to restrain him and his power" he smirked. Mitsuomi's eyes flashed with anger, "Why!" he shouted.

"He knew my secret...thats why he recruited me...just like you...he knew our heritages...he did it to keep us safe but in the end I knew the truth and now thanks to you i will inherit my birthright" soichiro laughed.

"Wrong soichiro I have the book!" shouted mitsuomi.

"So what I don't need it I made a copy while you were gone...so take it" soichiro smirked. They stood face to face mitsuomi in his battojutsu stance and soichiro in a Hirazuki stance, the sword in his left hand straight out.

(Song playing...The Beast At Our Door...Groove addicts)

The sun sets behind the clouds as soichiro charges the blade thrusting forward but mitsuomi dodges up drawing his sword, "You really think you dodged" soichiro shouted, leaping up the sword thrusting again. It pierces mitsuomi's side going all the way through, blood sprays everywhere. Mitsuomi grunts feeling the blade in his side near his right lung, "you avoided being stabbed but" soichiro says pulling the sword, kicking mitsuomi to the ground. Soichiro stands over mitsuomi, "Even if the strike misses I can change into side sweeping strike without pause...the hirazuki style you learned has no blind spot especially my style...The Gatotsu" he smirks, taking another Gatotsu stance. Mitsuomi's breath becomes ragged as he tries to stand and clenching the wound, blood coats his white glove turning it red but he mutters an incantation the spot glows slightly closing the wound. Soichiro charges again but mitsuomi parries it but soichiro elbows mitsuomi into a pillar. Mitsuomi drops to his knees leaving a bloodstain on the pillar. Soichiro chuckles, "How sad one wound and you're giving up" soichiro smirks. Mitsuomi glares at soichiro his eyes deadly serious, "Stand up!" shouts soichiro. Mitsuomi rises his eyes not leaving soichiro, "even though he has a wound in his chest and his other injuries...his response to my second attack was faster than first...its as i thought he close to returning to his real self" soichiro thought.

"Lets go" whispers mitsuomi charging forward. Soichiro thrusts forward as mitsuomi parries spinning behind him slamming the dull side of the blade into soichiro neck throwing him through another pillar. Mitsuomi stands tall but his face hidden in shadow, "Back then...when I first learned my swordmanship...I encountered many styles but I honed the hirazuki and battojutsu the most...however after seeing yours three times already I can counter it easily...Stand up this would be a poor ending to our first duel in two centuries otherwise" mitsuomi says seriously. Soichiro stands spitting blood, "Impressive...I'll kill you now" he says darkly, taking his gatotsu stance.

"You've got it wrong...those are my words" mitsuomi utters taking his stance, bring the hilt to his left shoulder and the blade curved downward.

"You will try...Now Ignite Solarius" soichio shouts, as his zanpakuto glows, morphing into a crimson broadsword with a rapier hilt, hints of silver trace the blade. Mitsuomi on says two words, "Tremble Zetsuei...

to be continued

A/N- CH 11 IS DONE..YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO...PEACE