Chapter Posted:09/05/14
Thread Posted:07/13/13
Solodark: So guys I'm back to going to school and all so I won't be able to post as much as I have done before, just so you know. Thanks a lot guys for your reviews and support also glad you like the summary Friaku. Well hope you find this chapter up to standards, things will only seem to get more intense from here on out.
Cosgrove:
Difficulty: FULL KUBO
"Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow."
CRITICAL MASTER I
From now on any and all crits within the first ten rolls, good or bad, are stored to be used on the next roll, exponential affecting it if there's more than one.
In the Blood
You've awakened your inherent Quincy blood!
Sixth Sense
Takes the first five rolls when searching for spiritual energy
Getsuga Tensho is unlocked! At the instant of the slash, the Zanpakutō absorbs and condenses Ichigo's Reiatsu before releasing it at the tip of the blade, magnifying the slash attack, which flies. Slash takes the shape of a crescent moon or wave, a powerful technique with great force, creating large-scale damage and destruction. Knowing the name of an attack heightens its power compared to its strength when the wielder does not know its name.
{-} is unlocked! You feel like you might have the ability to pierce through space and reach a place safer for hollows. You can only use this when hollowfied.
Skills:
Shunpo - are currently at 562 out of 1500 for Rank 3 of Shunpo. You are now able to call yourself a shunpo user!
Swordsmanship - are at 614 out of 1500 for Rank 3 of Swordsmanship. You are now a Competent swordsman!
Zanpakuto - are currently at 1337 out of 10,000 to reach next rank- can only be improved by training
Control- You are currently at 517 out of 600 for Rank 2 of Control.
Kido- You are currently at 0 out of 500 for Rank 1 of Kido
Hollow powers- You are currently at 0 out of 1000 for Rank 2.
Sixth Sense - You are currently at 645 out of 1000 for Rank 2 of Sixth Sense
Quincy- you are currently at 839 out of 1000 for Rank 1.
CHAPTER SUMMARY: Where Ichigo faces off against Ice boy, the mystery box is revealed! and Thank you, for being a friend.
Bleach Quest
Chapter 21
You give a nod and start walking along with her and Momo, trying to stay in the cover of trees. As you round the corner, you hear Momo gasp. As you look forward you see why.
Standing about fifty feet away and quickly spreading towards you is, instead of rain, snow. The ground is covered in it as a boyish figure with spiky white hair stands there. His grab is a shinigami's uniform with a white haori, a sword strapped to his back.
He looks at Momo with sorrow and fury. He draws his blade as the snowfall increases, blasting you with an arctic chill. Mechanically, his voice hollow, he begins talking.
"Hinamori Momo, for your crimes of desertion, seeking hollowification, and conspiracy to undermine the authority of Soul Society, the Central Forty-Six has sentenced you to be dealt with as if you are a hollow."
As Momo's eyes widen, tears threatening to fall, you step forward, glaring at him.
"So you're Captain Hitsugaya? Hinamori spoke quite highly of you.
"Though I have to say I'm a bit disappointed if you believe any of those charges."
His eyes widen. "A human that can see me and knows of me…Damnit, Momo, how many laws are you willnig to break?!"
You scowl, stepping between her and Hitsugaya.
"You think Momo did all of that? You really think someone who is your oldest friend is willfully scheming against everything she was taught? That these are the kind of orders you want to follow through on?
"Let's start with the most obvious one, what were you told about how exactly Hinamori would seek Hollowfication?"
Your face turns ugly as you berate him as his expression grows both more troubled and angry.
"You know nothing, John Snow."
Hitsugaya's expression grows furious and cold, as a cold pressure crashes down on you.
"Don't interfere in business that doesn't involve you, human."
His spiritual pressure tries to crush you, but you ignore it like it isn't even there. "Murdering a woman I care about is none of my business? Watching a man being manipulated into killing one of his oldest friends isn't my business? Please.".
Hitsugaya's eyes narrow as the pressure relents. "You want to know why? Very well. There was video evidence given of Vice Captain Hinamori Momo of the Fifth Division making a deal with the outlaw Urahara Kisuke to betray Soul Society in return for gaining the powers of a Hollow."
His fists tremble as his eyes narrow. "This was supported by the Twelfth Division's notice of her Reiastu's change in composition towards that of more of a hollow.
"….In light of this irrefutable proof, the Central Forty-Six has unanimously voted for her execution without needing a trial. All the necessary evidence has already been seen to make a verdict."
He looks at you, resentment in his eyes. "So leave now, humans. This is the only mercy I am allowed to grant. So do not waste it."
You let out a snort of incredulity. " You are telling me that Momo was able to track down an Outlaw of Soul Society, arrange a meeting, and somehow forgot to make sure she wasn't being traced or remembering that her Reiatsu was being monitored? Your proof is shit and I refute the hell out of it."
Hitsugaya cocks an eyebrow. "Really? I don't question Captain Aizen Sosuke, who was devastated by bringing this forth and attempted to take his own life afterwards, nor do I question the observations of the Twelfth Division."
His hand grips his sword tighter. "But, I suppose that no longer matters. You're now a human in suspicion of collaboration with traitors and outlaws. I'll have to destroy your spiritual powers and erase your memories, if not kill you."
You scowl, grabbing the pill from Kai's throat… "You keep on looking down at me because I'm human…"
And swallowing it, turning into Shinigami form. "So how about you listen to me now?"
He moves, fast than you can see, but his blade merely glances of your skin. Hitsugaya looks at you in surprise.
Behind you, Momo has exited her gigai and Orihime looks to be readying herself for defense.
You grab his blade, intending to bury it into the ground and disarm him, but when you grab it, he smirks.
"Sit Upon the Frozen Heavens, Hyorinmaru"
As his sword turns into ice, rapidly expanding.
You try to dodge, but a chain coming from the hilt of his sword wraps around your leg, keeping you still as a giant dragon of ice hits you. Hard.
Thanks to your Blut, it absorbed most of the blow, but the technique's use just vanished after that hit. And your arm is incased in ice.
Hitsugaya is giving you an unreadable expression, but he hasn't attacked yet.
You scowl and pull out Zangetsu, giving him a point blank Getsuga Tenshou to the face.
However, when the smoke clears, he's unhurt.
"Is that all?"
You try to react, attack with Zangetsu…
ANYTHING, but you're engulfed in ice, frozen but aware.
Hitsugaya steps back, eyeing you before turning towards Momo.
A Dragon made of ice flies at her.
You try to move, but you freeze in horror, you heart standing still as you see the dragon heading right towards Momo, who is frozen in horror unable to dodge in time. You're forced to watch another person you love die…
"/I REJECT!/"
A giant triangular energy shield appears as what looks like a bolt of golden energy slams into the ice imprisoning you, shattering it.
Orihime is standing there, glaring at Hitsugaya.
"I won't lose anything else. Not ever again!"
You narrow you eyes and move with Shunpo, planning to kick Hitsugaya away. Unfortunately, you see him turn towards you mid-kick and try to jump back, only to slam into a triangular barrier in surprise as your foot comes into contact with his face.
Hitsugaya gives you a glare as he wipes a bit of blood away from his mouth.
However, you're more concerned with Momo. "Momo, snap out of it! I don't want to mourn two women on this day!"
Her eyes widen as she looks at you before a flame of determination roars to life in them. She swipes at her face, pulling on her Hollow Mask.
Hitsugaya glares in rage at the three of you, clutching his sword.
"Hey, Hitsugaya. We /never/ asked for this. But you're forcing my hand, here."
You pull on your mask and throw a Getsuga Tenshou at him, however he dodge and parries Momo's attacks, barely dodging Orihime's projectiles.
He scowls at you all, clutching his sword as his spiritual energy is increasing.
Orihime sends her projectile at him, which he jumps back to dodge, as Momo charges him with her sword drawn.
"Snap, Tobiume!"
As she activates her shikai, he's hit by an explosion towards you. You lift your blade upwards, as it drinks in your spiritual energy.
"Getsuga…."
And bring it down, unleashing it.
"Tenshou!"
The explosion engulfs Hitsugaya.
"That hurt."
The explosion reveals a battered Hitsugaya, glaring at you as his spiritual pressure explodes.
"But this will hurt more."
Ice covers him, forming into wings, as a head-like layer of ice covers his sword arm. A tail of ice flicks behind him and what looks like petals of ice float above him.
'Bankai. Daiguren Hyorinmaru"
You rip open a hole into Hueco Mundo instinctively with Garganta, trying to send him into it with a Getsuga Tenshou blast.
He merely blocks it with a wing before hitting Momo with his tail, freezing half her body and then once mobile he then turns and freezes one of Orihime's arms.
He then turns towards you, as one of twelve petals melts.
"Well, then. This has already gone on for far too long"
Where you stood seconds ago is now slammed into with a giant crescent of ice from his sword tip. Looking nearby, you see the partially frozen Momo and Orihime are within arm's reach now.
One more petal melts, leaving ten.
You glare at Hitsugaya, pulling energy into a powerful Getsuga Tenshou. However, a sphere of ice is all that's there, cracked slightly, as it unfurls into his ice wings as another petal melts.
"You might've been a threat in another fifty years. But not today."
The clouds seem to be splitting overhead. As three more petals melt, leaving six
Orihime is frantically trying to do something, but it keeps fizzling.
You grip your sword, closing your eyes tightly. "Zangetsu, lend me your strength!"
You feel two sets of hands grip your blade alongside you, empowering you.
Lifting your sword to the sky you call out. "/GETSUGA…./"
Hitsugaya raises an eyebrow. "That, again?"
And you lower it heavily. "/TENSHOU!/"
The energy blast slams into him as his eyes widen.
He collapses to his knees as all but one flower melts. He gives you a smirk.
"Too late."
As you look up, you see snow fallnig from the hole in the sky. Before it can touch you, you feel yourself knocked down, covered by something.
A moment later, you hear Hitsugaya curse. As you pull away the thick white, spiritually embued cloth away, you see that you, Momo and Orihime were protected.
But, standing in the middle of a pillar of ice with a regretful smile on her face is Chizuru.
You glare at him hatefully.
Looking back at Orihime and Momo you plead. "Save her." They nod at you, blankly as you turn to Hitsugaya and charge at him. You slam your fist into his face as it crumbles into ice as you feel yourself kicked backwards. Hard.
"I didn't want to get innocents involved. But, if nothing else, I'll kill you with my own sword, then."
Hitsugaya walks towards you, tired and bloodied as his bankai falls apart. He hobbles over to you. "It's over."
As he moves to stab you, you hear it. The sound of Ice cracking. As you look up, you see a hole in the ice, leading right towards Chizuru's torso. Before the pillar explodes.
Chizuru steps out, black markings covering her face and parts of her torso where they're exposed, with a black orb embedded into her torso. A terrible presence covers the area.
Hitsugaya looks up in horror. "What?!"
You clobber Hitsugaya upside the head, sending him flying into a tree, unconscious.
As you get up, you look at Chizuru. "Chizuru… are you… you?"
At your words, her head shoots up and she looks at you. Her eyes are yellow and there seems to be no rational thought behind them.
You dodge backwards as Chizuru slams her fist down where you stood, the earth shaking as a GIANT crater forms. Orihime and Momo back up, staring at Chizuru with a bit of both confusion and fear.
However, Chizuru's eyes trail you like an inhuman predator. Watching you. Observing. Ready to strike at any moment.
"Momo! Orihime! Go ahead and restrain Hitsugaya and call Kisuke! and the others, I'll handle Chizuru!"
Momo nods her head and steps back, but as she does so, there's a loud snapping sound as she steps on a twig. Chizuru's eyes shoot over and focus upon her, but before she can act you move and activate Blut Arterie to increase your strength. You grab her and try to restrain her, but she's /strong/!
You're not sure how much longer you can hold her, but Momo has gotten over to Hitsugaya, Orihime next to her on the phone, looking anxious.
Chizuru stares at you silently, her yellow eyes devoid of reason.
You keep your strength up, restraining her. You lock eyes with her, searching for reason.
"Honsho Chizuru, I have no idea what's going on, but we're your friends! I'm your friend. Snap out of it. Ramen Shop, beating the crap out of Shinji! Show me some sign you're still in there!"
Her eyes seem to flicker with reason for half a second until the markings on her seem to pulsate, and they return to a mindless state. The foul presence around you seems to be increasing and her attempts to break your grasp seem to strengthen some.
To your side, you see Momo hoist up an unconscious and bound Hitsugaya. Orihime calls out. "They're on their way, Ichigo! They couldn't feel anything because there was some interference!"
The two of them leave, leaving you alone with Chizuru.
You stare at her, pleading.
"Don't make this difficult for the both of us! Orihime will cry if one of us don't make it."
You feel your blut fade as she easily breaks your hold, but you don't give up.
"Didn't we make a promise with one another not to hurt her? That's why you need to come back to your senses for her!"
There's no reply as she takes a combative stance, the terrible presence weighing on you now feeling murderous as the markings on her flesh, along with the black orb on her chest seem to pulsate.
You try to dodge, but she's faster. Her fist rams into your stomach and hits you, again and again. Your body is tougher because of your hollowification, but it still hurts. She grabs you by the shoulder and throws you downward.
Your mask shatters in the impact, your hollow energies fading as you stare up at Chizuru's menacing form.
You're tired and sore, but you have to keep things here. If she managed to get away, she might do something terrible you'd both regret.
You try to recreate your hollow mask, but you're so tired and hurt. You can barely move.
You weakly try to tell her to snap out of it, but she stares at you blankly before turning her head in the direction Momo and Orihime went and begins walking that way, dismissing you as a threat.
Damn it!
Grabbing Zangetsu's cloth, you draw on the left hand of your strength to try to distract her.
"Don't turn your back on me Chizuru!"
You throw Zangetsu past her, as it stabs into the ground, using the momentum to pull yourself up. As she turns towards you, you walk up to her and wrap your arms around her in a a tight grip bear hug.
"I don't know what's controlling you, but you can't let it win."
Tears begin to fall down from Chizuru's inhuman yellow eyes as they look at you. Her mouth seems like its being forced to move.
"…Its…strong…Ichigo…I…Can't….."
You see her eyebrows furrow slightly as the black markings start pulsating, but she's desperately clinging to reason.
You try to say something but you're tired and sore, unable to get the right words out. Chizuru stares at you as she seems to struggle more, but still remains in control. Barely.
She stares
"…don't…let…me…hurt…my….friends…anymore…"
Her yellow crying eyes stare at you desperately and sorrowfully, pleading for you to stop her.
You stare at her, your mind grinding to a halt as you take in the implications of what she just said. Horror and shame fills you. You should have been stronger than this!
Chizuru's eyes soften and she forces a grin onto her face. "Don't…cry…Ichigo…."
One of her hands brushes at your face, coming away wet, before she closes her eyes, an intense look of concentration on her face….
"…Goodbye…"
…As her other hand pulls on the bandages around your wrist, yanking them towards you, as Zangetsu comes flying at her back.
As the sword comes, you try to move Chizuru out of the way. Push her out of the way, dodge together, or even take the hit yourself. However, Chizuru's hand grips your wrist as you try to grab her, her immense strength stopping you still, as she only tearfully shakes her head.
Zangetsu seems primed to stab her in the back when /it/ happens.
The black stone imbedded in her chest /glows/ black as an immense pressure crushes you and Zangetsu to the ground as Chizuru's expression goes blank, though tears still stream from her eyes.
Around you, trees and other things are being destroyed by the sheer pressure, and, as you are, you're not going to last much longer!
You're tired and weak. Your body feels like it's almost broken. But you won't lose someone else. Not today!
Even if you're body's broken, you'll keep going. If your power's gone, you'll grasp what you haven't used yet. Your resolve will keep you going, even if you have to burn yourself out.
Reaching up to your mask, you pull it on with a roar. You feel stronger now, the weakness and fatigue a thing of the past.
However… if Chizuru remains here much longer as she is now…
You grasp Chizuru as immense spiritual pressure crashes down upon you. You drop to your knees, but refuse to give in. However, if it doesn't lit up soon, both you and the cemetery will be gone under this foul spiritual pressure.
You try to use your Quincy ability to drain Chizuru's Reiryoku but he energy is crushing you, burning you on the inside! You grit your teeth as the energy causes cracks in your mask and you're forced to let go of her as you seemed to have reached into a well of infinite energy!
You let out some of the energy, but you're still full of it, writhing in agony. You scream and you hear both your hollow and the Old Man scream with you before you feel the pain seemingly go away as the spiritual pressure fades.
When you can finally be aware of your surroundings, you feel Chizuru hugging you, draining out the energy. Your mask is still active, but only just right now.
She lets go of you, her body shaking under the pressure of all the energy. She looks at you tearfully.
"….please….Ichigo…."
She clutches at her chest, biting her lip. As you recall the agony you went through, you can only imagine how much pain she's enduring.
Around you, the area is in ruins from the sheer spiritual pressure.
You narrow your eyes and shake your head. "I'm not going to give up on you!"
Chizuru's eyes give you a look of horror and incredulity as you narrow your eyes. "There's always another way…"
A portal opens behind her as you walk up to her, cracks spreading across your mask. "…even if it isn't /here/."
Chizuru stumbles into the portal, clutching at her torso desperately as you support her through the portal. As it begins to close, reminding you of a giant mouth, you look back at the cemetery.
Nobody died, but you still felt like you lost. Orihime and Momo will be waiting for you… but you can't let Chizuru suffer alone. Not after she almost died to save you all. You owe her that much.
When the portal closes, you find yourself in a white desert under a nighttime sky. There's dead trees once in a while ,but it seems like a lifeless land.
So this is the home of the hollows, huh?
You set Chizuru down. "Its okay. You can let it all out here."
You back away until she gives you the okay and then the area surrounding her /vaporizes/ under the spiritual pressure. You don't know how long you sit there and wait, but, eventually, the energy begins to slow down and lessen until it seems like nothing's there.
Chizuru gives you a triumphant smile before collapsing to the ground.
As you approach her, you check for a pulse and, feeling one, you try to open back up the portal. But, in your state, the stress proves to be too much and your mask shatters, leaving you tired and weak. You pick up Chizuru in your arms and look around, only to see a nocturnal desert wasteland.
Bleach Quest XX
"Now is the Time for Farewell"
END
TO BE CONTINUED
Perk unlocked! King and the Horse II! Whenever you wear your mask, roll 2d20, and take the best of the two on the first three rolls. However, critical master only extends to the first five rolls...
In the early chapters we had choices to pick a set of powers for Chizuru, ones were the ones she had on the filler episodes and the other option was to pick the mystery box, OBVIOUSLY everyone went with the Box without knowing the contents inside said box because it was too much of a temptation to refuse. Wait a minute, box…temptation…you open the box expecting good stuff inside and get hit with bullshit…Pandora's Box anyone?
Chizuru:
-Secret Box:
You get The Hogyoku
But yeah, I hope I don't have to explain why the Hogyoku is here, obviously since Rukia never took Kisuke's gigai she never took the Hogyoku with her back to Soul Society, so it was still in Kisuke's shop, so it was possible for anyone to actually get their hands if they were allowed access to his place and managed to somehow stumble upon it.