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Chapter 12: Decaying ways

Menoly and Lolly sat on a nearby rooftop, they were still in shock as they witnessed the true power of the hybrid's demon side. It was so arousing to the two succubus demons. They took in shaky breaths as Ichigo flew back with Ggio, flew back and engage combat with Hammerhead.

After that the hybrid went back to his mate making both demons growl in anger but there was nothing they could do. Even if they happen to kill Ichigo's mate Ichigo would never mate or even touch another. That was the price of his angel side and demon side put together.

Lolly had quickly recognised what kind of demon Ichigo was, it shocked her but she kept her mouth shut about it as it didn't add anything to tell her fellow succubus.

They watched as Ichigo look at contract scroll and back to his mate with a worried look, the brunette gave him a smile. After that they all left leaving the office open, just as they were about to go inside a silver haired man and emerald green eyed man came out and stood guard. Melonly growled low in her throat.

"This is getting too annoying…" Lolly sighed out.

Menoly agreed.

"Hello ladies…"

Both female demons went stiff as they heard a powerful voice behind them.


Byakuya and his followers moved down the streets chatting lightly as they went, they were discussing the hybrid's show of ability.

Ikkaku was practically vibrating wanting to get back to his lord demon and tell him all about Ichigo. The man would absolutely love fighting with Ichigo and from what Ikkaku could gather Ichigo liked sparring at least.

They came to the raven head's apartment where Ikkaku waved them off and made his way to his lord's house. It was in the rural area but it was a big house.

As he pretty much ran into the house he was speared by a pink ball of energy named Yachiru. Looking down he saw red brown eyes looking up at him with childlike joy. "Baldie!" she chirped and jumped up and down on his chest where she sat as if she was riding a horse.

Ikkaku fought the urge to yell at the girl, when her father and his demon lord came in he forgot immediately. He made to stand up giving the little demon enough time to hop off. He made his way to his lord with a huge grin on his face that told the massive demon that he'd want to listen to what the bald demon was about to tell him.

Ikkaku looked up at his lord and chuckled. The man was truly massive in the human sense as well as demon. Standing at a proud 6 ft 6 in human form with a scar running down the left side of his face down and over his eye. The man had long black jagged hair that went just pass his shoulders, he was shirtless as he wore a pair of ripped jeans and a black shirt was held in his right hand while a towel was held in the other rubbing his slightly wet hair.

"What?" he huffed out when he saw Ikkaku start to chuckle, he knew it wasn't at him but at what he saw. It sounded excited. Which meant that he saw either something funny or someone strong. He hoped it was the latter.

Ikkaku gave a somewhat blood thirsty grin that would have made any weaker demon shiver in their place. "I just saw something that blew my fucking mind… I saw… fuck I saw pure power… Kenpachi sir… I saw a hybrid demon… not just any hybrid… a hybrid between an angel and demon…" Ikkaku laughed when he saw his lord's face fall into a shocked one.

He went on telling what he saw, the more he told the bigger Kenpachi's smile became. A booming laugh filled the house as Yachiru smiled when her daddy laughed like that. It meant that daddy found a play mate! She giggled and ran up to her father who just pulled his shirt over his head. "I guess I have some thinking to do…" The man gave a scary grin and walked to his office with Yachiru close behind.

In his office Kenpachi sat down on his chair as Yachiru hopped onto his lap seeing as she couldn't hang from his shoulder.

The big man looked down at his desk and what lay upon it: a closed laptop, a desk phone, a demon skull with half of the right eye socket destroyed and a few demon scrolls that were in fact reports of his territory. He was smarter than most gave him credit for. He knew Aizen and that bastard Baraggan were at war and that most demons feared that he'll anger Hell and Heaven's strongest. If that happened most of the demons and angels on earth would be outright killed if they can't find the one who caused harm to humanity. As it stood Baraggan hated the humans for some reason. He probably saw them as weaker and inferior thus they needed to die or be enslaved in his eyes. Sick fuck.

Looking at the time it was well past noon. "Ikkaku!" Kenpachi barked out, a few minutes later the bald demon came in almost running much to the amusement of the two other demons.

Ikkaku looked to Kenpachi waiting for his order.

"Give this to one of Aizen's men." He handed a scroll, Ikkaku looked down at it confused but nodded either way and was out the door and back onto the streets. The bald demon ran as fast as he could but cursed his bulky form at that moment. What he didn't expect was the heavens to open up as a gate to Heaven opened up suddenly making his demon senses flair.

Ikkaku looked up just in time to see a lonely angel burst through and tumble a little only to right itself. Ikkaku watched as it stayed there for a few minutes as if it was looking for something, it moved to the direction of Aizen's building and flew straight for it.

Ikkaku cursed his bulky from all over again and began running even faster to the building.

What Ikkaku didn't know was that said angel was Urahara himself coming to deliver what Ichigo had asked for. It was a simple easy thing to build, seeing as Ichigo gave him more than enough money to build more than one that's just what he did. He built five.

Just as he was about to reach the building the person he was looking for flown in front of him. Ichigo was slightly breathless as if he rushed to meet the blonde. A bright smile was what he was greeted with. "Urahara!" The blonde would have loved to give a cheerful greeting back but what Ichigo requested still laid heavily on his mind.

"Ichigo… Where is Aizen?" Urahara wanted to know if Ichigo's mate knew what he was up to. Ichigo's smile fell and a very serious face took its place.

"Aizen is not to know." The way Ichigo said it made Kisuke unable to utter a peep. It was all business and promised pain if gone against. Deep grey eyes looked into gold and brown eyes; Ichigo had only released his wings and was flying shirtless.

"Then does he even know where you are?" he asked with an arched brow.

Ichigo chuckled. "He knows that I asked you to come and visit me, that's all. I only came like this so I can greet you when you came, now please give them to me, how many were you able to make?" Ichigo asked as he held out his hand for a large pouch with five cube-like objects inside. It was heavy even for Ichigo.

Kisuke smirked. "Well you did give me quite a lot so I was able to make five." Ichigo didn't give the reaction Kisuke expected. Instead of give a smile or uttering thanks, Ichigo looked at the bag as if he was contemplating the odds of its usefulness. A few minutes went but before the younger male nodded and shifted the bag so that it laid over his shoulder, a soft smile that resembled Misaki to the T was thrown his way.

Urahara watched as the young hybrid came closer hugged him, and flew off with a thank you thrown over his shoulder. Urahara sighed and rubbed his tired eyes. He shrugged and bolted back to the gate that was still open.

All the while Ikkaku watched with interest.

He forgot what he was supposed to do and followed the orange haired hybrid into the… park? No even better the denser almost forest like area, the hybrid landed on his knee and rose. He stretched his back and moved the big bag to his side and walked further into the woods of the park. As he made his way deeper the ground became like that in Hell, burned with deep cracks in it with a few glowing red energy roots that became more and more as the hybrid moved across the area and into an empty once meadow. The flowers that once bloomed where gone and the red pulsing roots became a base of a tree.

One that Ikkaku had never seen before being earthborn and never had set a foot in Hell. Ikkaku made his energy signature as low as possible glad that he was more in physical strength than magic strength. He hid behind a tree and watched as Ichigo move to the tree where he now saw was another demon, one that screamed power just like Ichigo.

He had white hair and half of his face was covered with cloth, he had Hell chains hanging from him and slightly tattered clothes. He smiled down at the hybrid. It was a friendly and oddly relieved smile like the white haired demon was worried over the younger one.

"Ah I see you have indeed returned back to your normal self, when you cut off your angel self I became slightly worried but I see now that it was all just a waste… Ah and I see we have what he wanted from Heaven." The man jumped from a thick tree branch.

Ikkaku looked to the tree and had to admit it was rather… nice to look at. The red pulsing roots died down into a dark purple bark like tree base and sent lighter as it went up, from a dark purple to a pale almost white purple with stark white leaves with their veins glowing red. Ichigo nodded and opened the bag. He reached in and withdrew one of the pale blue glowing cubes and threw the rest to the white haired demon.

He looked into the bag and smiled. "This is perfect we only needed two with yours excluded but this will work out swimmingly. The items from Hell will he here later tonight so wait for me on the roof top of your beloved's building." Ichigo chuckled and nodded his head while he tossed the cube up and down a little

Ikkaku looked at the cube, it was perfect square with a slight glow to it and white angel incarnations all over it. It radiated power but it didn't have a distinct feeling to it. It felt like it was merely a tool which would make sense Ikkaku thought.

Ichigo held the cube and released his hybrid side, as he looked down at the cube held now but long black nailed fingers the cube glowed and vanished as Ichigo drew it into himself for later use. The one neat thing about angel goods was that they could be held in one's soul till it was needed. Ichigo reverted back his human side and sighed as he scratched his chest a little.

"Alright I'll see you tonight then." Ichigo turned and started to walk back, for the first time both men saw that a t-shirt was hanging from Ichigo's back pocket. The white haired demon chuckled and agreed while waving back.

What he shouted after Ichigo made Ikkaku feel a little better about the whole suspicious ordeal.

"Soon we'll be rid of that bastard Baraggan!" the white haired demon chuckled.

Ichigo who just pulled the black wife beater over his head turned his upper body around to look the white haired demon in the eye, a serious glint reached the duel coloured eyes making both men look to him and wait for his words to be spoken.

"Then it will be your turn to fulfil your side of the deal." With that the orange haired hybrid walked out of the woods. Once he was in the park he looked back straight at Ikkaku. "Tell anyone and I will kill you." Ichigo growled out and waited for Ikkaku to step out, once he did Ichigo arched a brow.

"Got it?"

Ikkaku nodded and gulped.

That was when Ichigo saw the scroll in his hand. "What's that? He asked pointing to the scroll. Ikkaku looked down at it and took a deep breath. "My boss sent me to give this to your mate…" he explained truthfully.

Ichigo came closer to take the scroll which was given freely.

Ichigo opened the scroll and read if quickly. A sharp nod was given. "I'll give it to Aizen when I get back." Ichigo turned on his heel and moved down the side walk back to his home and mate.

Ikkaku gulped and dashed his way back.

Never once thinking of telling anyone what he saw even though he was rather happy that Ichigo and the nameless demon was doing something to defeat Baraggan.


Toshiro sighed tiredly one the last glass tube was corked and ready to go… it was a very odd request…

Putting the bottled potions into a case and into a bag he hopped off and made his way to the street, he looked around. It was late and all inhabitants were either asleep or in establishments made for drinking and mating. He tapped his foot a little before sighing again. He waved his hand and opened a portal into the human world. The advantages of being a very old powerful demon…

He walked through the hole and was glomped from behind straight through and into the human world. He thanked his stars that the landed on the ground and he had the small bag in the air. "Rangiku!" he billowed and shook off the loud Succubus. She pouted. "I wanted to see the hybrid again."

Toshiro sighed and nodded. He walked the human streets and was surprised to see how many humans noticed them. They cowered a little but didn't scream as if they were used to seeing demonic things… well the increase with police was a little amusing. Human weapons couldn't harm them.

He made his way to where the note said he should go; it was a rather big building. However it looked abandoned. Sighing he spread his wings and jumped into the air and landed on the roof, a few minutes later a huffing and puffing Rangiku landed next to him in her succubus form.

A few minutes later the flap of wings was heard. The orange haired hybrid slammed down on the roof, Kokutō was next to make an appearance. His way of travelling was rather odd… it seemed that the man had a blink ability. Both tall males looked to the shorter one who huffed and gave the bag.

The hybrid grabbed the bag quickly and eyed the content. He nodded and looked to Kokutō who gave a nod back and held his hand out. Ichigo gave him a deep blue potion that was made for demons. The effect was one of extreme healing or immunity to poisons. So the ice demon had no clue as to why they needed it.

The hybrid looked back to Toshiro and gave a small smile and thanks before he bolted back into the air.

Ichigo landed in the not yet repaired office of his lover. He looked around and saw that no one was back in here. So he moved to the desk and placed the bag underneath the desk's drawer. Sighing Ichigo moved to sit at the once before windows that were blown completely free and allowed his feet to hang over the side.

After an hour he felt someone's presence behind him, it felt warm and safe.

"Dad?"

Isshin looked down at his son who was staring out at the rising moon. "Something wrong?" Ichigo laughed, it sounded a little off to Isshin but it made his sit down next to his son.

"So much is wrong but they that's just how the world works I suppose." Ichigo sighed and leaned into his father. He was tired, what no one knew was that the tree in the park was filled with his energy. It was part for his part in the deal not in getting rid of that old bastard.

Ichigo almost depleted all of his energy in one go too afraid that they didn't have enough time. Kokutō had agreed now that Ichigo and Aizen had killed all of Baraggan's soldiers or pawns as Ichigo saw it he would be coming after them next.

"Baraggan will be coming next." Ichigo muffled into his father's shoulder. Isshin tensed as he realised that his son was indeed right. Baraggan would be coming next. That placed a lot of worry on them all.

"How's Ggio doing?" Ichigo asked curiously.

Isshin laughed a little bit sending vibrations through Ichigo where he leaned on Isshin. "Ggio is doing remarkably well." Aizen commented from the door, he was dressed in a pyjama bottom and nothing else displaying his upper torso.

Ichigo looked up from his father's shoulder and into his mate's eyes. "I couldn't find any trace of him. After I met with Urahara I flew around a bit but couldn't find a single trace." Ichigo said, he wasn't lying. After he met with Urahara and dropped off the merchandise he did fly around trying to locate the bastard but he cpuldnt which meant that Baraggan was underground where his nose and energy sensing skills were useless unless…

Ichigo sighed and shook his head. "I might have a way of finding him but I'm too tired right now…" Ichigo ended off with a big yawn making him look young. Aizen came closer and held out a hand for his mate. It was clear that Ichigo had been over most of the city if he was this tired. Ichigo looked up into deep brown eyes as exhaustion radiated off of him.

Reaching out Aizen grabbed Ichigo's hand and gently with the help of Isshin they got Ichigo onto his feet were he was swept up in Aizen's arms. Ichigo too tired to make a fuss just snuggled into the warmth of his mate.

Aizen carried the hybrid down and back into their room where Isshin followed. He watched as Aizen placed Ichigo onto the bed and pull the covers over him. Ichigo yawned again and turned to face both men. Isshin decided he might as well ask. "How can you sense him? Do you call upon Shiro?" Isshin asked a little afraid of what the answer might be.

Ichigo lifted his head a little to reposition it on the pillow.

"Yes… I merge with Shiro for a short time, his senses are far beyond than ours…" Ichigo mumbled half into his pillow. "But I can't do that because Shiro and I have decided that it would only be used if there is no other option and someone we love is in mortal danger and we can't beat the foe alone." Ichigo continued once he saw the worried looks he got. After his explanation they both visibly relaxed.

Ichigo bid both men goodnight and fell asleep. Aizen walked Isshin to the door and said his good night as well before locking the door and making his way to the bedroom where his mate was already fast asleep. Tucking himself in behind the younger man Aizen wrapped his arms wound the strong stomach and pulled Ichigo closer. He smelt the other's scent and easily fell asleep with the soothing motion of Ichigo's moving chest and the faint sound of breath being drawn in and out.


After they all left Grimmjow showed Ggio down to where he would now be staying, as they walked Ggio noticed that the place was really set up as a hotel. Two people shared a floor, it was made into one large flat with everything they'd need. Once they reached the sixth floor Grimmjow got off the elevator. There was a large empty room with the front door to the loft. Grimmjow huffed and moved leisurely to the front door to their new shared quarters. Once the door was opened Ggio could only gawk.

"Wow!"Ggio looked around in awe. Grimmjow couldn't help but think that it was… cute? Grimmjow watched as the younger demon by 37 years walk around with an adorable look on his face as he examined the living room, kitchen and dining room that were made in an open space design. The whole loft had white big tiles and pale blue painted walls. The kitchen was all decked out in black and white with slightly darker blue walls, all the appliances were either black or white.

The counters were a black painted wood with white marble. Black fridge and stove with a double oven. Ggio moved to the living room and saw that it was done in pretty much the same colour scheme. The couches were black as were the coffee table and the TV stand. The TV was impressed at 60 inch it was a nice size TV to laze in front of with popcorn.

Moving on Grimmjow showed Ggio to his room and bathroom. Ggio's jaw wanted to meet the floor when he saw what would now be his room. It was vast open and done in a darker shade of blue than the kitchen, there was a white bed, the whole bed was white, the metal frame, the sheets and pillows. There was a white set of couches with a white coffee table. A few empty bookcases and a closet. Next to the closet was another door which led to the bathroom. It was done in dark blue tiles and black toilet, shower, tub and sink. Ggio walked back into the bedroom and sighed, the floor was a near black fluffy thick and comfy on his feet.

"This is really mine?" he asked looking around.

Grimmjow smirked and crossed his arms over his chest. "Yup, you and I are now roomies." Grimmjow looked to the side and sniffed a little.

Ggio knew what he was smelling but held his tongue. 'Damn mating season…' he thought. He looked the blue haired panther demon up and down. He was an impressive demon even in his human skin. With tussled blue hair and vivid blue eyes that made Ggio shiver every time they looked his way, tanned skin and all muscle that was not even hidden with a layer of fat. Grimmjow was wearing a fitted pair of dark blue jeans and a three quarter black shirt that clung to his frame. He took off his shoes when they came inside.

Grimmjow looked back at the younger demon. Feline demons mature quickly in the sense of mating. "So… Ggio…" Grimmjow came closer almost stalking the younger one, Ggio knew what was going to happen but for the life of him he couldn't make his body move… he wasn't even sure if he wanted his body to move.

When Grimmjow came closer Ggio tensed when he for the first time actually got a waif of Grimmjow's scent. It was strong and pure alpha. Ggio started go weak in his knees when Grimmjow started to smell along his neck. He was a submissive when it came to mating. A loud keen noise that was close so a shout was released by Ggio when Grimmjow bit him where his shoulder and neck met. That was a courting mark. Grimmjow had staked his claim on him.

Ggio shivered and started to fall to the floor, eh would have if Grimmjow didn't catch him. Grimmjow picked Ggio up bridal style and laid him on the bed. "Ha, sleep well kitten." Grimmjow purred in the other's ear and walked out the room leaving Ggio to look at the well formed back.


Kokutō sighed as he looked at the vial in his hand. It was so small…

But his thoughts were not on the potion but on Ichigo. When he met up with the younger one on the rooftop of Aizen's building he felt that the hybrid had another vibe about him that worried him.

It was one that was determined to do anything in his power to kill or protect someone, in this case it was both. Even if it cost him his own life. The hybrid was deadly serious and it showed in the vibe that was radiating off of him. The there his eyes. The boy had very expressive eyes… they held all the emotion of someone who wanted to kill.

But…

There was a lingering feeling of sadness behind it that really worried Kokutō.

Kokutō sat by the tree that was made for Ichigo's side of the deal. He watched as the sun started to rise. The slowly receding blue turning into purple, then red all the way up to yellow as the sun crept up in the sky till it was just about to show itself to the world for another day.

That was when the air became acid like to him… a feeling he knew all too damn well… one he had been waiting for. Kokutō rose from the tree and blinked all the way to Aizen's lift but what he hated about his way of travelling was that it was slow…

And in this case… too slow.

He felt it. Baraggan's energy was all over the place.

Aizen's was there but what he felt next made him falter in his steps. Decay… it suddenly felt like Aizen's energy was decaying which meant that Baraggan got to him… how?!

He blinked to the front of the building and gasped. Most of the building was fine but the upper level was pretty much destroyed, humans where fleeing and screaming while police tried to help those trapped escape. Gin and the rest of Aizen's subordinates were looking on worried and paralyzed with what Kokutō summarised as a poisonous gas. It was ineffective now but Kokutō could still smell it there.

Kokutō looked to Aizen where he was laying on the ground gasping for breath. What he saw next made his blood boil. One of the two sluts of demons was standing not so far away with smug looks on her face, she had long black pigtails.

Baraggan was laughing where he was standing not so far away. He was in his demon from, he was disgusting when he was in it. Kokutō wanted to throw up. The man looked pretty much the same only it looked like was half way of decaying himself.

That was the man's power, to rot and decay all those around him. Aizen would be able to fight it off but his body will grow tired and he will pass out and continue to be eaten by the decaying sickness from there he was stabbed in the shoulder.

It was clear to Kokutō that Baraggan got the two female demons to distract Aizen so that he could sneak in and attack.

His train of thought was rudely interrupted but a massive eruption of power.

Everyone looked up, even the downed Aizen. There on the ledge of Aizen's office window stood Ichigo in his full hybrid form, full mask for once not just the upper side.

A low growl started from Ichigo and turned louder till it became a roar, Ichigo lifted his one arm to show the dead body of the blonde succubus, her whole body was covered in gashes and both her arms stood at awkward angles suggesting broken bones.

"This ends today." Ichigo growled in his watery voice. Ichigo looked behind him to his father who was injured but not fatally. Dropping the corpse he made his way to Aizen's desk, to his father's side and down the building in a matter of seconds. He landed with a large force cracking the tar road underneath him.

He was standing next to Aizen when he locked eyes with Kokutō. He threw the bag filled with potions and nodded to the white haired man. "Please I don't need another distraction." Ichigo said, Kokutō nodded and rushed over to Aizen. He opened the bag and lifted the brightest shining bottle, uncorked it and lifted Aizen's head onto his lap. Isshin made his way over. "What did my son give to you?"

Kokutō looked up for a second before tilting Aizen's head back so that his purple grey eyes met with dark brown. "This is a potion Ichigo had made for if you ever got hurt by Baraggan." He lifted the bottle so that Aizen could see what it was. He got a soft nod to continue.

Aizen knew what it was so he wasn't worried.

Kokutō allowed Aizen to drink all of the bright yellow liquid.

They heard a screech and looked over to where the scream came from, a headless succubus body thumped to the ground, in Ichigo's head was the raven head of the now headless body. Ichigo growled and made his way over to the middle of the road. He was perfectly calm to those around him. He didn't rush to Baraggan's side to attack the man.

Cold golden eyes glared at the decay demon.

Suddenly the mask were the two jaws teeth met cracked open revealing Ichigo's normal mouth only with a blue inside.

"Shiro…" the watery voice breathed the name out softly yet it was easy to hear. A large hole formed behind Ichigo close to the ground. Shiro's massive face came out with a thunderous roar that made all the buildings' windows shatter and rain down to the ground like sparkling rain.

Ichigo turned to look his Menos Grande in the eye. There was a silent discussion going on. Aizen and the rest watched with baited breath. Shiro's red eyes widened then saddened. The beast made a loud whine noise before nodding. He coiled back its head as if it was going to try and eat Ichigo.

Kokutō's blood ran cold.

It was like reliving a nightmare…

Only he knew that what Ichigo was about to do was no bad dream…

The massive maw of Shiro opened, and then he dropped his head closing his jaws around Ichigo. Shiro moved his head back and retreated back into the black hole. Only the hole didn't close like it had with his sister. It remained open where the sounds of chains and breaking bones was heard.

No one expected what happened next.


Okay I know there is a HUGE piece missing but that will be revealed in the next chapter from different sides and Byakuya and the rest also come in rushing to help!

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