Here kitty kitty
chapter 14
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(Kisuke's shop, underground training room)
KABOOM!
Uryu rolled across the ground with scratches on him and his clothes while he panted and glared up at the featureless clay doll that walked over without a single scratch on it. 'What is this thing even made of?!'
It bent its legs before lunging at Uryu who tried standing up to form his bow, but the doll was too close and landed a punch to his gut.
He was sent flying into a rock from that as the doll ran over and kicked him into another rock. He gasped and fell on the ground while hissing from the pain. 'It's too fast! How can I even draw out my bow if it keeps moving like that?'
The doll moved towards him with a raised fist before stopping and waiting for some reason.
'What the?' He thought before slowly getting up.
PUNCH!
He went flying back on his back while growling before quickly getting on his feet and formed his bow before he started firing several arrows at it.
The doll took it while turning and walked towards the Quincy.
Uryu panted while trying to draw on more reiryoku, but he saw the doll hold a hand out and start forming a small pink orb. "Wait, is that a-"
The orb was sent right at him as it exploded on contact and sent Uryu flying into a cliff side.
The doll made a victory sign and slowly walked towards him while we cut over to where Chad was using his De Gigante arm against a larger doll like the first one, but it was more of a sumo and just sat there while Chad's punches hit it's belly over and over.
The doll just yawned while looking kind of bored.
"I don't think it'll move." he remarked to himself while momentarily stopping his punching. "It's like all my power is dispersed before I can make contact and it hasn't moved an inch."
The doll just played with its thumbs while waiting for something to happen.
Chad reeled his arm back while the shoulder part gave off blue reiryoku before he swung. "El Directo!"
The punch made contact but it didn't do much as much as it annoyed the doll who looked ready to fall asleep.
'If I can just focus all my hits on one point, it should at least make a crack.' He thought before charging up more reiryoku. He hit the doll hard but it left only a very small, the size of a penny, mark on it. 'Alright, it's not much, but it's something.'
The doll fell asleep as we cut to Orihime's training. The doll she was facing was tiny with a smile on it's face and was hopping around her while laughing with her not looking amused.
"You're so ugly even a whale won't like you hehe." It laughed. "Oh you should just get those tits removed, it's a hazard to your back, even if you look like the hunchback of Notre Dame's bride!"
"Shut up!" she cried out while holding her hand to her Shun Shun Rikka as the small six spirits appeared in front of her. "I need all of you to help me."
"What? You can't just do it yourself?" Tsubaki said annoyed. "Oh god you're an airhead!"
"Tsubaki be nice." spoke Ayame before noticing the hopping doll. "What is that?"
"Oh fairies?" The doll laughed. "How ugly, really they are shit compared to real shit! Especially the one with the bandana ha ha ha."
"WHAT?!" shouted Tsubaki with a tick mark. "Come over here and say that you jumping bastard!"
"Maybe you can fly here." It laughed while shaking its butt at them. "If you're not a girly girl that is ha ha ha!"
"Orihime-sama, is this the one you need us to deal with?" asked Baigon. "Has he tried harming you in any way?"
"No, but he is mean."
"Oh really?" Asked Lily. "How so besides the insults?"
"Well, he….um….just keeps making fun of me." she admitted looking down.
"Ha ha." The doll laughed. "That's right you sumo. And I'm going to until you become a whale. Oh that will make you better then shit ha ha ha!"
"That's it! Let's kick this guy's ass!" spoke Tsubaki getting mad.
"Please don't." Orihime said. "It's not worth it."
"Why are you even dealing with this thing anyway?" asked Hinagiku.
"Well, Kisuke-san wanted me and the others to train, but he put these dolls in front of us and just left."
"See? That means he wants us to fight." spoke Tsubaki.
"Hold on." Shun'ō said while looking at Orihime. "It's up to Orihime-sama."
"No it's up to me and I say we kick it to next week!"
"Like you can little girl." The doll laughed. "You can't even make it over her because of your fat body ha ha ha!"
"Orihime-sama, if this is meant as training, try and see if attacking will work." suggested Ayame.
"But…"
"Just do it." Tsubaki growled. "Before I punch you in the cow udders!"
"Good one, now you passed from shit to shit weasel. Hope you like anus because I'm going to stick you in an elephant's and crown you queen of shit ha ha ha!"
"Koten Zanshun!" she spoke up while Tsubaki's form glowed and changed into his attack mode before firing at the doll.
The doll dodged it and moved towards Orihime before licking her face. "Yuck, tastes like shit mixed with corn mash!"
Orihime frowned while calling out the same attack with Tsubaki turning and zooming at it from behind.
It was hit, but didn't seem to flinch at this. "So weak even a puppy can do better than this. Fatty! Ha ha ha!"
"SHUT UP!" She yelled in anger. "Koten Zanshun!"
The doll grabbed the attack before looking at Tsubaki. "How cute, a little butterfly."
"FUCK YOU!" he yelled while he cut over to Yoruichi's training.
"Damn it." She growled while looking at the sea of Ichigo's that walked around her. 'Why did you have to make it find the Ichigo?!'
"Because it helps." Nain no dākukyatto said while sitting on a rock. She looked exactly like Yoruichi but more cat like with two black ears and a long tail, a larger bust about Orihime's size, and wearing only a fur coat with a scar that closed her left eye up. "Now get to it before you get swept away by your boy toy."
Yoruichi scowled before walking around and looked around. 'How the hell is this suppose to even help me?' She looked around before seeing an Ichigo. "Ichigo?"
It turned and it had the face of a rotting corpse. "You missed~" it then exploded into a pile of blood and guts with a mix of semen.
"Bleh!" she cried getting covered in it and shook with anger. "You damn cat! How is this suppose to be training?!"
"Simple," she said while looking at her nails. "You find the real one and I'll be quiet for a year. But lose and we'll say goodbye to cloths and hello to men fucking your pussy cat."
The shinigami growled at that before seeing another Ichigo.
But this time it was a girl. "Sexy~" it then exploded.
"You bastard!" she growled wiping some of the stuff of her face. "That's for unlocking your bankai! And the real Ichigo wouldn't even be here!"
"Ding ding ding." She smirked while the clones exploded. "You are right miss, none are the real Ichigo. I just was waiting for you to realize it."
'Damn furball.' she thought clenching her hands. "We had a bet, and if you can't even stick with the rules, then maybe I should find some other way to get ready and let you rust somewhere dusty."
She frowned before a large blade the size of her body and colored black as night appeared in her hands as she appeared in front of Yoruichi. "I was going to let you have it, but since you are acting like a bitch, I'm going to have to play with you."
Yoruichi smirked and got in a ready stance. "Good, I got centuries of steam to pound into you."
"Alright, but first, Kill, Nain no dākukyatto!" She smiled as the blade changed into a cat-o-nine tails with a buzz blade on each end. "Get ready pussy because I'm going to re-train you in the arts of femme fatale!"
Yoruichi bent her legs and jumped at the spirit who jumped at her with a smirk.
"Go, Fuun'na sutoraiki!" She said while whipping the weapon and sending the blades, now coated in black energy, at the woman at a great speed. (Unlucky Strike)
Yoruichi smirked before the blades went through her, showing she was an after image while the real one appeared besides her spirit with her leg pulled back before she swung it at the Zanpakuto's head.
But it was also an after image as it went through her and hit a rock instead.
"Nice try, but I know all your abilities plus some, Fuun'na sutoraiki!" spoke Nain sending the blades at Yoruichi who quickly bent under them while getting her foot out from the rock. "Looks like I have to use the big guns. Fuun chēnsōsutoraiki!" (Unlucky Chainsaw Strike)
The shinigami saw the blades spinning like crazy and quickly dodged the incoming strikes. But found that they were like boomerangs as they hit her legs. She winced feeling the scratches and quickly jumped away while looking at her smirking Zanpaktou.
"Aha ha, you really have slowed down after all these years." Nien laughed. "Can't even move against my second best move." She then sent the blades right at her master. "Try dodging this!"
Yoruichi quickly jumped to the left near a rock and saw them turn back towards her before back flipping onto the tip while the blades embedded themselves in the side of the boulder. She held her hand out as it crackled with yellow spirit reiryoku and formed an inverted triangle with the points extending out before they fired out towards Nien.
She saw the attack and smirked before one of the blades shot out of the boulder and cut the attack in half. "Really? Don't you know that attack would lose its power if you don't say the incantation? What a rookie mistake." She then saw the two others and was trapped by them as they hit her arms and held her against the floor.
"Heh, now who's the rookie?" mocked Yoruichi.
"He he he." She chuckled before the kido broke. "How silly of you to forget my ability."
"The power of physical misfortune, how can I not?"
"Then you remember it kicks in right about...now."
That was when our hero felt her legs give in while feeling one of her legs getting stiff. Then the worst part occurred as she felt some blades piercing her back. She gritted her teeth feeling blood ooze from the wounds and groan while her Zanpaktou casually walked over.
"Looks like you got some bad luck." She smirked. "Really master you are getting all the bad karma today. What makes it so wonderful if you go save your boy toy if you can't even fight me properly?"
"Stow it." she growled while pushing herself back on her feet. "This is nothing."
"Well then looks like I have to be serious."
"I won't be broken that easily."
Nien smirked. "Who said I can't?"
"Wait? What do you mean? Your power is physical."
She sighed. "No it's not entirely true, in my shikai yes, but," she pulled her weapon back together. "Well let's just say that with bankai it's more personal." She smirked. "Kill and spread,"
A wave a black energy enveloped Nein as it started to cause several boulders to land in a domino effect all over the area.
As it cleared we find the spirit now in a black cat suit with a masquerade ball mask, in her left hand was a rather large gauntlet with claws dripping with green reiryoku. "Kurai fukō to kutsū no neko." (Cat of dark misfortune and pain)
Yoruichi's eyes widened while feeling more blades pop up from her back which made her nearly fall onto the ground. 'Damn it, I need to hurry up and beat her.'
"Oh and you look tired." She smiled while a few mirrors appeared. "Let me just help you relax and," the glass shattered and pointed towards the master. "Get comfortable!" She sent the shards at her as they hit parts of her arms.
"Ahh!" cried out Yoruichi dropping to her knees while groaning from all the wounds. 'No, I can't die here.'
"You know this is perfect." She smirked. "I can just make you so unlucky that your little boy toy will become mine instead. Yep, think of all the kinky things I could teach him."
'She's so dead!' thought Yoruichi who was gonna try and get up, but suddenly saw Kisuke hop down near them with a smile.
"Ok you two, I think it's time for a break."
Nien sighed while changing back. "Alright, but I do require some fish and cheese sandwiches. Especially swish cheese."
"Already set up, now can you undo the bad luck on Yoruichi? I can't heal her wounds with swords still in her."
"Fine." She snapped her fingers as the blades disappeared. "Hope you're happy hatty."
"Very." he smiled walking over and helping Yoruichi on her feet before letting out a loud whistle that the others heard before the dolls they were facing stopped moving. "Break time!"
The dolls stopped what they were doing before shutting off, but not before the laughing doll kissed Tsubaki and said.
"Tastes like glitter."
He scowled before it stopped moving. "FUCK!"
"Tsubaki-san?"
"Just shut up cow tits and get me out of this guy's hand!"
(Later)
"So how did it go?" asked Kisuke to the teens and Yoruichi who was laying down and all bandaged up.
"Painful."
"Annoying."
"Mean spirited."
"And you Yoruichi?"
Said woman just grumbled. "Nearly died."
"Well then I guess you all are ready for the secret to this training." smiled Kisuke before growing serious. "Ready?"
They waited for the secret with want on their faces.
"Ready?"
"Just do it!"
"Well….I have no idea!" he smiled with a laugh.
They fell anime style while feeling like they got bamboozled.
"Actually the truth is inside you all. Uryu, what did you notice with your doll?"
"That it stopped when I did? Why do you ask?"
"Simple. That doll was made to react when you move, move faster than you so you wouldn't have time to retaliate. It was done so you could get your reaction time up because in a fight, you'd rely on reishi around you and using your bow, right?"
He nodded while feeling like it was a smart move.
"Well tell me, what are you going to do if someone is faster than you and you don't have time to fire at them? Or they manage to overpower you with brute force?"
"..."
"Exactly. With that doll you need to try and get your instincts and reaction time increased ten fold. The kinds of enemies you'll find in Hueco Mundo might be faster and you might not even notice if they struck you before it's too late. Plus it doesn't hurt to try and build muscle because that way you can take a punch or two without getting any broken bones. But the greatest advantage you could unlock lies in your very roots."
"What do you mean by that?"
"As a quincy you can draw on reishi from all around you for your bow and arrows, but if you could manage to draw it on from something else. Oh like say, a cero, then what do you think would happen?"
"An explosion in my face?"
"That and more if you don't practice." he cleared his throat. "When attacks like that are expelled out of the body or fired, they still are made from reishi, and if you could manage to somehow increase your limits, then you would use their own reishi to use against them. They expel it out, you use it for your attacks, and then all you're doing is reusing the power thrown at you, but back at them."
Uryu felt the logic at that while considering the use of said method in his style of attacks.
"Chad, what happened when you fought your doll?"
"It just was bored and I couldn't move it once."
"And no matter how many times you punched it it wouldn't break or make a dent in it, right?"
Chad nodded.
"Well that one was made to take your attacks without any problem, and to help you try and pull out as much reiryoku as you can from within yourself. This reason is because of not just you, but because I have a theory on you and Orihime here."
"Huh? Me?" Said girl said confused.
"It was faint, but the few times I've seen you two use your powers, I've had the feeling of them being familiar, but so different. I took some time to ponder, relax, and then it hit me. The feeling was similar to Ichigo when he became a hollow."
They went wide eyed at that while feeling a chill down their spines.
"Now I don't know what this might mean. It could mean nothing, you two might become hollows early on, or," he looked them in the eyes. "You two might have a little bit of hollow in your abilities."
"But...that means…" Orihime said before touching her hair clips in horror. "They're hollow fairies!"
"Nope." spoke Kisuke without hesitation while holding up a red 'X'. "That's not it."
"Then what is it?" Asked Chad confused.
"I said they might have a little hollow in them, but that doesn't really make them hollows. The fact you two are so close to him might have helped unlock your inner reiryoku that could have been lying dormant for years. And the hollow part I said might have something to do with something before that. Tell me, when your parents died, was it really clear on just what happened?"
"Well….um...I can't remember." Orihime said with wide eyes.
"My grandfather said they died in an accident while in the mountains, but they were more injured than what could have caused it." spoke Chad.
"Well, I have a theory, and I'm not sure yet, but what if during the times they were pregnant, your mothers came into contact with hollows?"
"..."
"...that's impossible."
"Like I said it's a theory so I'm not positive on that, but if it did happen, you two might have gotten reiryoku during the encounters, but a tiny amount that had no real after effects on you or your bodies. But it would explain how you two can see hollows, especially meeting with Ichigo who's dormant powers might have lent a hand. And that got me thinking, if this is true, you two might have dormant abilities like him."
"Really?"
"Of course it's just a theory and I'm a crack job for mentioning it." he admitted rubbing his chin. "That's why with Chad I was hoping he'd get tired and feel something inside him, or run out of reiryoku and pull out more from a possible untapped supply."
"So how am I going to move the doll?"
"Simple. Either by building up your body by constantly using your powers now and see what happens. If nothing new occurs, then at the very least your reiryoku supply will have increased from constant working and that itself should be enough to help you get stronger."
"And me Kisuke-san?" Asked Orihime. "What about...that doll?"
"Well what happened when you faced it?"
"A very mean doll?"
"How exactly was it mean?"
"It called me names and...called me fat."
"Huh?" he blinked. "That's odd, I thought I had it set to where it would insult your personality and how you do in battle."
"Huh? Then when it...called me shit…."
"Wow, I guess I messed up on programming yours. I'll get it all fixed up before the breaks over then the REAL training can commence." he smiled fanning himself.
"Kisuke." Growled the bandaged shinigami. "I'm stuck like this, I can't just go back to training."
"Wow, who knew you'd give up that quick." he idly remarked. "I guess Tessai wins the bet."
"...you think I'm giving up? Hell I'm doing that!"
"Well remember? Just one month to be ready, so we're on a time limit. And this is just the first day." he chuckled. "I think that's a new record for you to quit."
She growled at that before punching him in the face. "Don't make jokes like that!"
He fell back with a bloody nose and kept smiling. "So I take it you can still keep going?"
She smirked. "I'm not going to let a horny cheese loving cat put me in a early grave."
"Good, I was worried you were quick to give up." remarked said spirit walking down while munching on some cheese. "If you decide to quit, I'll head out and get that boy toy of yours."
"Can it cat!"
"What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?"
"Really? Bad puns?"
"Better than watching you squirm like a worm."
Both glared at each other with anger.
"Looks like we have a cat fight." Kisuke joked.
"Oh shut up you hat and clogs!" Both yelled at him.
"Oh! That reminds me, I never told you three what those dolls were, did I?"
Uryu blinked at that. "What exactly are they then?"
"Jigoku kara no dami or simply called Dummies from hell." he smiled with a thumbs up. "Currently in patenting and growing in stock! Only thirty ninety-nine, plus tax."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"So want to buy one?"
"NO!" They all yelled in unison.
(With Ichigo)
Ichigo panted and was on his knees while Tosen stood across from him without looking tired at all. "Damn...it…"
"You need to let your mind be clear. Unclouded." advised Tosen. "Let the incantations flow through your mind and they will come together with ease."
'Yeah and I didn't have one explode in my face.' He sarcastic thought while trying again.
"Speak the incantation before focusing your energy."
"..."
"I couldn't hear that. Speak up."
Ichigo stood up and muttered the incantation before holding two fingers out to Tosen who suddenly felt his arms bind behind his back.
"I see, you are learning." He said before the binding broke. "But it still has a long way to go."
'Heh, at least it's not an attack one.' thought Ichigo wiping the sweat from his head. "We done yet?"
"No you have to do one kido with significant damage." He pointed to a dummy. "Now try hitting the target."
He groaned and held his palm out and started focusing his reiryoku in the center. 'Hadō #33. Sōkatsui!' he let out a torrent of his energy at the dummy and made contact.
KABOOM!
And that caused it to explode into thousands of pieces with some flying off into the distance.
"I suggest not putting too much reiryoku into any kido under forty."
"Got it." spoke Ichigo who felt happy since the last time he tried that it nearly blew his hand off. 'I'm still shocked how good I'm getting.'
"That will be all for today. But I expect you to practice in your free time."
"So now can I go?"
Tosen nodded while walking away.
'Even though I can't stand this place, at least it's not as bad as I thought. But still, I'm a prisoner here as long as that bastard is in control.' he thought walking out of the room. 'Until he's gone then my friends and family are in danger.' He then saw Grimmko walking by. "Hey Grimmko-chan."
She ignored him.
"Grimmko-chan?"
She turned to him before 'humphing' and walked away.
'Man, she's still mad at me.' he thought looking at the floor. 'I guess it makes sense. She probably went through some scary stuff and wanted me there with her. But she should know that I'm not interested in anyone but her.' He thought before sighing. 'This might be tricky but I need to make Grimmko-chan happy again.'
He started making his way back to where he and the other fraccion rested in and saw all of them just idly doing random things. Including seeing Krow looking at a picture of Mila.
'Ah, Mila, how beautiful you are.'
"What's going on?" Ichigo asked while looking over Krow's shoulder.
"AHHH!" he jumped and quickly hid the picture in his pocket. "Nothing! Nothing at all!"
"Um….ok?" 'That was odd.' "So has anyone seen Grimmko-chan anywhere?"
"She said she went out to blow some steam off or something." spoke Nagai while arm wrestling with Sagozo who seemed to be ignoring him while Shauta spoon fed him. 'Damn it, fall already!'
"Really?"
"Yes and why won't you go down?!"
CRASH!
"Ow…." he groaned since Sagozo brought his hand down and broke the table.
"Me win?" He asked innocently to Shauta.
"Yes you did. My big strong little man won." she smiled hugging the Arrancar.
He smiled at that while Nagai cursed him.
'Damn you to hell.' He groaned in his head.
"Ichigo-san, you look down." remarked Cazarti while checking his nails. "What's wrong? Tosen give you a harder lesson than last time?"
"No it's nothing like that." He sighed. "It's just Grimmko-chan's been….um how do I say this…"
"Fat?" Asked Nagai.
"Soft?" spoke Sagozo.
"Annoying?" Asked Krow.
"Needs skin care?" Shauta asked with a slight tease.
"Farting?" Asked Cazarti. "Because if she is then I know some human medicine for stomach pain."
"NO!" Ichigo glared. "She's been pissed off ok!"
"Oh!"
Ichigo sighed and sat down in a chair. "I don't know what to do."
"Isn't it obvious?" smiled Cazarti standing up. "If her maiden's heart is in pain then as a man you need to do anything it takes to heal it."
"Grimmko-sama? A maiden?" Laughed Nagai. "What did you drink to think that?"
"Wine and she's a maiden at heart."
"Yeah and Shauta isn't flat chested."
"Sagozo dear, I think Nagai is up for another round." smiled the female with an eye twitch.
"Ok." Said Arrancar smiled before grabbing Nagai and throwing him to the ground head first.
"GAH!"
"What exactly did you do if she's upset?" asked Krow.
"I just defended my teacher." He sighed. "And that's when she started getting pissed."
"Ah, I see." smiled Cazarti. "Grimmko-sama felt threatened and mistook your defending as admitting you like her."
He blushed. "Yeah it kind of sounded like that. But how am I going to explain this to her?"
"Singing?" Said Sagozo.
"Talking to her?" suggested Krow.
"Stripping naked?" Nagai asked.
"You do that in front of my son and I'll castrate you!" warned Shauta pulling out her dagger.
Ichigo gulped. "Noted."
"Mama what's castrate?"
"It's when a boy does something really really bad and loses something important. Don't worry sweetie, it'll never happen to you as long as I'm here." she smiled rubbing his head.
"What does fucking mean? Nagai told me yesterday."
"...why don't you go and play in the other room?" she suggested feeling a vein in her head.
"Ok." He smiled while walking away and out of the room.
"Nagai!"
"Hey it came out!"
She growled before jumping on him and started attacking him.
"Ow hey it ow just OW happened!"
"I recommend swooping our leader off her feet with the most romantic way possible." spoke Cazarti to Ichigo. "Some fine wine on a moonlit night, all alone by yourselves, then after you two have enjoyed a fine dinner bring her to a private spot to both of you and show her how much you care with your body."
"...you want me to….have sex?!" He blushed red.
"I didn't want to be so crude and upfront, but yes." he nodded with a smile. "And don't worry, if you feel shy, then you can relieve that by walking around in the nude. I'll join you."
"I don't think that would work." Krow sighed. "Ichigo-san's not that crude or lustful like you."
"Hmph! How dare you say that! At least I'm not some scared stalker who just talked with the girl I like. Honestly I feel bad for Mila right now." he remarked with a shrug.
"S-Shut up!" He stuttered. "Mila-san's not thinking like that!"
"You must have forgotten to use grammar." he smirked while Krow glared at him. "Ichigo-san, if another romantic date is not the way you prefer, then there's one other thing that's sure to grasp our great leader's attention. A fight."
"A fight?"
"Yes and no it's not a massive one. That might get us killed." he held a finger up. "You must rekindle your passion with her by showing her your fighting spirit!"
"And if he dies?" Asked Krow.
"Then he dies with honor!"
'Why do they gotta say that when I'm right here?' he sweatdropped. 'Still, a fight could work. So far she does act a little like Kenpachi, so maybe if I give it all I got, she'll take me serious.' "Alright then. I'll do it."
"Well good luck." Krow said while pulling out a paper. "Just sign here."
"Um...ok?" He said while taking a pen and signing it. "What is this anyway?"
"Your last will and testimony. If you die then I get your clothing and money."
"What?!"
"And you already signed it to all of us so if you die then we get everything you own. So either way, we all win in the end." Krow smirked. "Nothing personal, it's just some minor business."
"...if I die then know this. Grimmko-chan will find out and she will rip all of you to sheds."
"That's why I told her before you came. She gets some money and your house, but it needed your signature before this went into effect."
"...I hate you so much right now."
"I know, so go on out there and die-I mean fight!"
He turned and started walking before looking at him. "If I do die I'll tell Mila about your staring at that picture of you." before he left.
"..." 'AAAAAAHHHHHH!'
(Arena)
Ichigo walked into the empty area while seeing Grimmko already there with her hands in her pockets.
She noticed him and 'tsked' before looking away. 'Here comes the bastard.'
"Grimmko-chan! Hold up a second!"
She glanced at him with a frown. "I know you came here for a fight, but I don't feel like one."
"But I am." He said with a frown. "And I'm not leaving until you take me seriously."
"Then stay there while I leave." She said while turning around. Only to see Ichigo in front of her. "Oh? So you wanna do this huh? Alright, I won't kill you, but I ain't going easy." she remarked while pulling her sword from it's sheathe.
"Same here." Ichigo said taking out Zangetsu. "Your move Grimmko-chan."
"Chivalry, how noble. But it won't keep you from getting hurt." she smirked before disappearing from the spot.
Ichigo then turned around and blocked Grimmko's sword strike before keeping it up. 'She's really angry if she's being this vicious.'
"Wow, your reactions not bad, but not good enough!" she swung her leg with the foot slamming into his stomach.
"Gah!" He skidded before stopped and had to duck from another kick to the face. He swung up at her face, but she held her palm open and caught the blade.
"Heh, not bad, you actually drew blood." she remarked seeing a small scratch form from the spot before gripping it and swung her other fist that had her Zanpaktou and punched Ichigo back while letting of his weapon. "Guess you've been getting better, but a little ain't gonna do jack shit against me if you don't try."
'That's right but even if I had small amounts of training, it's more than enough to get you to calm down.' He thought before seeing Grimmko was right near his face with a...oh shit. 'A cero?!'
'Dodge king!'
Ichigo did and nearly got his hair blasted off his skull. 'Oh god!'
'Yep, now get your head in gear!'
Ichigo held his middle and index finger out aimed at Grimmko. "Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini! Look upon yourself with horror and tear out your own throat! Bakudō #9. Hōrin!" a rope of energy shot out towards her and wrapped around her arm before he held the other hand and gave a tug down.
She tried to tug back but felt it was a little too strong and was sent crashing to the ground. 'Shit, how did he keep this thing strong enough to hold me? I really should have seen him train.'
'You better end this right here and now kingy. That rope won't hold much longer.'
'With what?!'
'Maybe a cero to the face.'
'We both know I'm not an expert using that!'
'Well what better way than to use it in a real fight. Oh and she's about to break the rope.'
Ichigo looked and saw the tendril straining before he stuck Zangetsu in the sand and held one hand up. 'Let's hope this doesn't blow up!' "Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south! Hadō #31. Shakkahō!" an orb that was red started forming while he increased the reiryoku in it before firing it at her just as she broke the tendril.
"Ha, you think-"
KABOOM!
'Meh, seen better.'
Ichigo saw the sand obscure her and was hoping it at least did some damage then none at all. He then saw that she was still standing but had some blood running heavily down her face.
"Looks like you really are a beast. But," she growled. "That's nothing but a mosquito bite!"
'Crap.' he grabbed Zangetsu while seeing Grimmko crack her neck and shoot off at him before he held his blade up which met hers, but he was pushed back from the force and had to dig his feet into the sand to keep from falling.
"I wonder," she smirked before using the blood from her face and started forming a ball of reiryoku. "Can you face a Gran Rey Cero head on?"
'BACK AWAY NOW!'
Ichigo pushed against her and flew back seeing her form an orb of blue before she thrusted it forward and it came at him. He went wide eyed as it engulfed him and he was send flying back from the blast. Right into a sand dune. 'What the fuck?!'
'Gran Rey Cero, a more powerful version of a cero but it uses your blood as a medium. Think a bomb on steroids.'
Ichigo hissed seeing his clothes burned from the blast and pushed himself up. 'Shit, looks like I'm gonna need your power.'
'Fine by me, but one condition.'
'What?'
'You use a Gran Rey Cero as well.'
'I can try.' he thought before his mask materialized over him and he used his blade to cut his hand and held it out before he started focusing his power to form an orb. "Take this! Gran Rey Cero!"
The orb started to become the size of a baseball before Ichigo fired it at Grimmko. It made contact and suddenly exploded into a massive explosion that made a mushroom effect in the sky above.
Ichigo felt winded since he had to use more power than a regular cero and leaned on his Zanpaktou. 'That's gotta really leave a mark.'
'Well you did use about a fraction of my power for that one.'
'Wait what?!'
'Yep, now if it was full power then it would have leveled a good chunk of the desert and turned it into glass.'
Ichigo saw the cloud move away and saw Grimmko standing with the bandages around her ripped up and burned, but she didn't seem that badly injured.
"...was that the best you got? If that's so then I'm not impressed."
'Shit! I need to go further.' he held his sword out as the end wrapped around his arm. "Bankai!"
The air flew past Grimmko's face as Ichigo changed into his bankai form. She smirked while taking the bandages on her off. "Alright, let's see if you actually give me a scar with that toothpick."
"Same goes to you Grimmko-chan." He said before disappearing and reappearing next to her and slashed.
Her blade barely blocked it and the force caused her to get knocked off her feet upwards while he held their swords together and propelled them both up into the air while her eyes widened at the sudden turn.
He then used his speed to make afterimages that allowed him to stoke in all directions before slashing at her chest leaving a scar that looked kind of deep.
Her eyes widened as blood spurted from the cut and he brought his legs up and slammed them into her gut, causing her to go flying down and crash into one of the nearby red pillars. 'How is he doing this to me?!'
'Kingy, finish it now!'
He pulled his sword back while gathering energy in it. "Getsuga Tenshou!" before swinging and sending the arc down at her.
'Oh shit!' She thought as the arc crashed into her and lead to a massive explosion and a large cut in the pillar and sand. She hissed feeling the new burning sensation while finding herself chuckling a little to herself. 'If he has this power, I can only imagine what will happen if he lets it all loose.'
"Give up Grimmko-chan, you're injured."
"Give up?" she walked and looked up at him with a vicious smirk while holding her Zanpaktou close to her arm. "Now that's a big middle finger if I ever heard one!" she held her left hand on it while it glowed blue and she pulled back on it quickly. "Grind, Pantera!"
The air started to turn burning hot as a massive sandstorm enveloped the area.
Ichigo used his free arm to shield himself from the sand while feeling the reiatsu around the area get heavier.
'Welp, say goodbye to life.' The hollow side said while the sandstorm cleared. 'Because you're going to be in a grave.'
It showed Grimmko, but her teeth become jagged and sharp, her hands turned into black claws and her feet became black clawed paws, similar to that of a cat, along with a slender whip-like tail that's longer than her body. Her hair became very long and flowing, and the markings around her eyes enlarged and extended to the tips of her ears, which became swept back and cat-like. She lost his distinctive jaw mask, which was replaced by a sort of a headgear upon her brow covering her forehead. Her clothing changed to become form-fitting white segmented armor with blades protruding from her forearms and her calves. The armor itself still showed the scar from Ichigo and covered up the sides while leaving the cleavage in the middle clear as day.
Now while Ichigo was kind of scared right now, he had to admit that she looked kind of sexy right now.
'Get your head out of the gutter and fight kingy!' called his hollow self. 'If we survive then you can roleplay with her like that!'
'Shut up!'
'Make me and LOOK OUT!'
Ichigo saw Grimmko instantly in front of him with her claws pulled back before swinging down and sent him flying directly down into the sand with a loud boom. "Gah!"
"You may have had speed before, but now I'm faster than you!" she called with a smirk. "Now come on! You gonna pass out there or come at me?"
He groaned before appearing next to her and swung, only to get blocked by her left arm and scratched in the face, which broke off the lower half of his mask. "Gah! That's stings!"
"Toughen up!" she laughed before swinging her tail and smacking him in the cheek with enough force to make him fly down again.
'You know kingy, I could help you in another way.'
'H...how?' he groaned in his head.
'Simple, you let me take control for a few minutes. Don't worry you can have it back, and no it's not because I like you it's because I don't want to die before becoming king.'
'No.'
'Then that means you want to die then? I mean really, it's not going to be that bad.'
'...'
'And also I won't kill your girlfriend. Maybe rough her up a little but nothing else. Unless you want me to fuck her.'
'I said no!' he thought getting up. 'This is between me and her, so stay out of it!'
'So that means I'll just take my power away then.' He said with a smirk.
'Go ahead.' thought Ichigo without hesitation removing the mask by himself. 'I did this to make it clear I was serious, and if you try to get in the way, I'll stab myself just to spite you you bastard.'
The hollow laughed at that. 'I like that! Now go on and fight! AHAHAHA!'
"What are you doing?" Asked Grimmko confused.
"I'm gonna keep fighting without relying on that bastards power." he spoke hovering up in front of her. "Now let's continue."
She smirked. "Let's go then."
He saw her disappear and looked around before raising Zangetsu up and barely blocked her claws and strained to hold against them while feeling his arms shake from the power. 'Damn it, I used too much power before.'
"Getting tired? Well you should after I," she raised her arms up as her claws extended with blue energy covering them. "Cut you up!"
His eyes widened before she swung down, but at the last second made a fist and punched him down into the sand with a loud boom and this time he felt his head spinning while tired. "Ugh….."
Grimmko appeared on top of him and had some of her claws near his neck. "You done yet?"
He looked at her before sighing. "Fine, you win."
"Good." her form glowed before her resurreccion ended and she sheathed her blade before sitting down next to him. "I thought for sure I'd end up killing you on accident."
"Really? Because I was worried about some of my attacks killing you too."
"Tch, you might have gotten better, but you still work to kill me." she smirked. "But tell me, were you going all out?"
"A little, but the Gran Rey Cero was a fraction of its real power." He chuckled nervously.
"Not bad." she remarked laying on the sand. "So, did you fight me to get my attention? Or were you just real pissed and wanted something to vent on?"
Ichigo sighed. "None of those things, I just wanted to calm you down a little."
"Because I was pissed, right?"
"Well yeah. And because I kind of goofed before with the whole Yoruichi being my teacher thing. I was trying to say that I would protect her, not you know…"
"I know I know, I got a little uppity." she admitted rolling her eyes. "But I went through a lot to get you back, so I might have come across as a little close. So that's on me."
"Looks like we're both kind of in the wrong then Grimmko-chan." He chuckled.
"Yeah, but considering I hate long stories, I'm gonna tell you what happened." she sighed. "I ended up here in Hueco Mundo, and I think the weird atmosphere messed me up because I got bigger, stronger, and different. And it was painful, like having to go through a mouse hole over and over without getting an inch in. Imagine that going on for about...two weeks straight, maybe a month."
"...that really sounds painful." He admitted.
"Well when you get to taste real power like I did, that's nothing in comparison. So yeah, after that I fought hollows, got my fraccion, then we wound up as Arrancar, they ended up killed, I got a new fraccion, then got you here. See? Short and sweet and to the point, that's why long stories are so boring."
Ichigo nodded as he laid on the sand. "But at least we're here now."
"And I'll try not to get jealous, too much."
"And I'll try not to fire ceros at you."
"Are you sure? Because you must have seen a little skin right?" she teased pointing to her chest while he blushed.
"Well um...kind of…"
"Well until we go back I think I'll leave them like this so they can breath."
Ichigo blushed at that. 'Ok, that's just...hot.'
'Then just go and have a long feel of them. She won't mind.'
'I'm not gonna do that. At least not yet.'
'Well then why is queeny about to lay on your face?'
'Wait what?' He thought before Grimmko moved on top of him with her breasts pressing on his chest. "G-Grimmko-chan."
"Don't worry," she smiled while moving her chest a little. "I'm just getting myself comfortable." She then leaned down and kissed his lips.
He blushed at the position before kissing back and wrapped an arm around her.
However the scene cuts to Ulquiorra walking into Aizen's throne room. She stood in front of said throne with said king smiling as usual.
"I see, so that was your report Ulquiorra?"
"Yes Aizen-sama. Kurosaki is still following his kido lessons as scheduled and hasn't made any attempts to rile any of the Espada or escape."
He nodded. "Anything else to add?"
"Nothing currently but I've felt a strong spiritual presence a few minutes ago coming from one of the arenas."
"Sounds like some of them just having a friendly spar. Let me know if anything else occurs that I should hear about."
"Yes Aizen-sama." She bowed before walking off. 'I need to keep my eyes on Kurosaki and ensure he and Grimmko don't get any traitorous ideas against Aizen-sama.'
(With the group)
"So is everyone ready to get back to training?"
They nodded while Yoruichi took the bandages off her body.
"Then I expect all of you to not die. Especially you Yoruichi."
That got him a kick to the forehead.
"I'm not going to die until I'm ready to!"
"Like when you get your boy toy?" Nien smirked.
"Up yours ya furrball."
"Same with you cradle robber." She smirked. "Oh and I won't go easy on you like earlier. Just wanted to tell you before you got cocky~"
'They act like sisters.' thought the people present there.
"Anyway, Orihime your doll won't act like it did before so go full out ok." smiled Kisuke. "Let your anger flow and see what happens."
"Are you sure?"
"Yep, plus it will help if you meet someone with a sailor's mouth."
"Um...ok?"
"Well go on you crazy kids, get to training!"
They nodded before getting ready to train again.
'Let's hope they get strong enough for the war ahead.'