The tenth espada
Ichigo: *smiles* heh. Well-done Karoshi. Come. We must go. Karoshi: why so? Ichigo: there's only one way a hollow could make it all the way here undetected. There must be a disturbance. Karoshi: lets go. (His sword transfers back and he sheaths it. They walk up the stairs they went through and hear a loud noise. They pick up speed and come into the main room where soul reapers are fighting…and being swatted like flies) Ichigo: what…is this? Fallen soul reaper: ugh…its…the tenth espada…sir Karoshi: espada? Ichigo: what!? Here and now!? Listen Karoshi; an espada is one of ten arruncars who rule over the rest as the top fighters. There ranked from 1 to ten. Karoshi: *smiles evilly* I see. Ichigo: wait, your not-! (Karoshi jumps in ignoring Ichigo, and tells the other soul reapers to stand back. Standing in the middle of the destruction is a man with short spiked black hair, green pants, and a purple kimono with the sleeves ripped off, tied at the waist with a red belt. It goes down to his thighs. He has straw sandals and a sword at his side. His arms possess bone looking things attached to his upper arm and top wrists. The wrist mounts have short blades stocking out forward and the upper arm mounts are spiked.)
Karoshi: before we start, I want your name arruncar. Arruncar: why should I tell you that soul reaper? Karoshi: it's the way of battle. Two people exchange names so that the one who dies knows his killers name. Arruncar: how pointless. If you insist my name is Iruma. Arruncar number ten, Iruma saru. Tell me soul reaper what seat are you? Karoshi: seat? I hold no seat. Iruma: then you are no match. Be gone. (Iruma appears behind Karoshi and is swinging his wrist blade. Without looking Karoshi draws his blade and blocks it.) Iruma: impressive. You're the first soul reaper to keep up with my speed here. Very well. (His other hand points at Karoshi and a huge amount of spirit energy accumulates at the point of irumas other wrist blade) Ichigo: a cero!? Karoshi! (Before Karoshi can move a super wide blast of energy shoots from that tiny ball of power and keeps going until it blows out a hole in the barrack) Iruma: where did you go…!?(a sword blade appears at the side of irumas throat. Karoshi is seen holding it with his head down blocking his eyes). Iruma: I-impossible…
Karoshi: my name is Karoshi uchiha. The first soul reaper and shinobi hybrid. Iruma: you're…a soul reaper and a ninja? So that's why you're so strong. Karoshi uchiha…your name I shall remember. (Jumps back, away from Karoshi) you seem powerful. So I shall kick my level up a notch. (Slowly draws sword) I wish to fight you at full power. Now come. Karoshi uchiha. Karoshi: (an insane look appears on his face as he licks his lips) bring it. (Karoshi speeds at Iruma. His sword is blocked by irumas swing, but Karoshi suddenly spears behind Iruma) Iruma: (thinking: that was…sonido!) (Karoshi's sword swing is blocked by irumas sword but Karoshi sweeps him and lands a powerful downward kick to his stomach) Iruma: gaaahhhh! Karoshi: die. (Blade swings down aimed at irumas neck) Iruma: pierce him…toske! (A huge explosion sends Karoshi flying into a wall. A massive amount of smoke hides Iruma) Iruma: your strong…Karoshi uchiha. I will admit it. So I won't hold back. (The smoke clears and Iruma stands there. The white bone like substance now covers his entire body except for half his face. Spikes stick out from his elbows and shoulders. Half his face is covered by half a mask. A long blade sticks out from atop each of his wrists. He looks like a humanoid hollow) Karoshi: what…is this? Iruma: soul reapers release their swords by learning the shikai, no? Well arruncars release their blades like this. It allows us to gain the original fighting abilities of a hollow.
Karoshi: I see. An impressive appearance. And a jump in spiritual pressure. Ichigo: you can sense his spirit energy? Karoshi: no…I can SEE it. (The Sharingan appears in his eyes) Ichigo: (thinking: wait…his Sharingan can see spirit energy? Of course, he's part shinobi so he sees spirit energy like chakra) Iruma: lets see you…(appears next to Karoshi)…keep up with me now. Karoshi:!? (Iruma swings his wrist blade at Karoshi. He manages to block it but irumas attack is so powerful that it sends Karoshi flying) Karoshi: (thinking: no way…he sent me flying with a single strike!) Iruma: that inset all. (Appears in front of Karoshi and stomps down on his stomach as he flies, crashing hi m to the ground) Karoshi: gaaahhh! Iruma: as I said. Be gone. (He points his blade at Karoshi and a cero forms at the tip of his wrist blade.) Karoshi: electrify…idashimaru!(A massive explosion engulfs the two and the smoke clears. Iruma Has lost Karoshi. Karoshi stands with his sword in shikai)
Iruma: so that is what you soul reapers call the shikai huh? The blade changed shape and gave you a second shorter blade. That will not help you. Karoshi: you think so eh? Try me. Iruma: it's your funeral. (Iruma appears behind Karoshi and swings his wrist blade at Karoshi. In a split second Karoshi appears behind Iruma and puts his long blade through the hollow hole in irumas chest) Karoshi: ration-karosh. (Lightning death) (A massive amount of electricity expands into a ball of pure electricity shocking Iruma) Iruma: gaaahhhhhh! (As the lightning subsides Iruma takes to chance to draw some distance between him and Karoshi. Iruma is holding his chest and looks up and his lip is bleeding) Karoshi: you fight directly. No powers. Simply speed and power. However, idashimaru is a zanpakto of lightning. Let me show you. (Karoshi points his long blade at Iruma and a massive amount of lightning floods out of karoshi's sword. The scene is similar to former head captain Yamamotos ryujin jaka only with lightning)
Ichigo: so much lightning…don't tell me…its all under karoshi's control!? A shikai that powerful has been unheard of since the appearance of ryujin jaka! Iruma: (thinking: his spirit energy jumped ten fold…his speed, strength and even his senses were heightened by as much. And he controls such a vast amount of lightning. Its like fighting a captain!) Karoshi: Iruma saru…your name is burned into my brain. Goodbye espada number ten. (The lightning around Karoshi moves in front of Karoshi and starts spinning and Karoshi points his long blade straight out at Iruma) thunder cero. (The spinning lightning shoots out as a wide bolt and engulfs Iruma in a huge blast)