(Author's Note)
The close of Ichigo VS The Vizards: Hope you enjoy.
(Recap)
"Hakudo # 91! Senju Koten Taiho!"
Two hundred spears of yellow reiatsu instantly appeared around Ichigo.
At once, the spears of light shot towards Ichigo engulfing him in a large explosion.
"Good job, Hachi!" Shinji shouted, joining his friend once more.
Hachi took a deep breath as his hollow mask shattered.
"His frustration and anger was his greatest down fall." Hachi explained, staring at the residual smoke from the explosion.
"Was it?"
Shinji's eyes widened as Ichigo shot out of the smoke, completely unharmed by the level ninety kido.
"An attack of that level isn't nearly strong enough to kill me." Ichigo stated; his clothes smoldered slightly.
"Of course not." Hachi began, placing a reassuring hand on Shinji's shoulder.
Shinji looked at his comrade in confusion.
"Which is why I took precautions."
Ichigo's eyes widened as a pair of reiatsu created handcuffs appeared on his wrists.
"What?"
"Courtesy of Urahara. A Kido he developed and passed down to me." Hachi explained in a tired tone. "I noticed early on in this fight that not matter how hard we tried, even as a group, we would not be able to damage you. But then something happened… you were blasted by your own cero. The cero damaged you more than anything we vizards were able to. Your own power can cause you damage… Which is why I used this particular seal… It seals your reiatsu within you and releases it all at once… in an instant…"
Ichigo glared at him. "You..!"
"Will be blasted, by your own reiatsu."
An exceeding devastating explosion, far greater than anything Shinji had experienced, engulfed Ichigo; forming a column of fire an light that shown three hundred meters above Karakura Town…
(Chapter 36)
Blown away by the force of the devastating explosion, Shinji and Hachi struggled to regain their position just outside the boundary of the blasts radius.
Covering his face, Shinji's eyes widened in shock at the inferno before him.
'This explosion…. It could have destroyed all of Karakura Town… and more! Urahara…. What kind of Kido have you created? And even more shocking…. How much reiatsu does this guy have if I am to believe the power of the victim equals the strength of the explosion? It's unreal!'
"Hachi!" Shinji began, yelling over the roar of the explosion; his shikai reverting back into its sealed form.
The explosion had destroyed the Gate of the Four Beasts meaning Karakura Town was no longer protected by the powerful reiatsu, and the blinding light of the explosion blocked the view of Karakura Town from the fighters.
Hachi turned to him. "I know! We are extremely fortunate we are so high up! I did not foresee an explosion of this level!" He shouted back; watching as the explosion turned into a column of white fire that slowly spun in place.
"What of the others?"
"Still protected!"
The deafening inferno continued for a few moments longer before it showed signs of receding; the flames began lashing out into the sky, the column grew smaller…. And both Hachi and Shinji held their breaths. Waiting.
'No one could have survived that explosion…. No one…' Shinji thought to himself, his eyes focused on the receding flames.
Sweating profusely, Hachi fearfully looked down to Karakura Town.
He could no longer summon a barrier that protected the town. Turning to the explosion, his eyes narrowed, 'That Kido is absolute… not even Aizen would have been able to survive it.'
A moment passed and the flames lessened.
Another moment; Shinji and Hachi focused on were the Espada had been.
On the final moment, the remaining explosion dispersed in a wave of fire that rained down towards Karakura Town.
Shinji's and Hachi's eyes widened in shock as Ichigo appeared before them, his expression unreadable.
The question of how he was still before them, in the sky without using reiatsu, was answered immediately.
Wings, each five feet in length, had sprout from Ichigo's back. As pure white as Ichigo's tattered clothes, the draconic looking wings beat steadily, keeping Ichigo suspended above Karakura Town, their origins unknown.
The shock both vizards felt was short lived when, despite the sudden appearance of wings, they saw the extent of the Espada's injuries. It was obvious that this battle was over.
'How is he still alive?' Shinji wondered in disbelief, ignoring the wings; chalking it up to one of the Espada default abilities. "His injuries…"
The Espada's entire left shoulder and arm were blown off, a large section of his abdomen was missing, and blood pooled out of him continuously. His clothes were nothing more than rags, and the only bandages that remained were the ones that covered his face, but even those were very slowly starting to unravel.
Despite surviving the grievous injuries that would have killed a lesser being, he stood before them; his Zanpakto hanging loosely from his remaining hand. Breathing became more difficult than seeing clearly, and his body shook uncontrollably.
"Y..you…" He whispered incoherently, not even finding the strength to wonder why wings had appeared from no where.
Shinji locked eyes with him; Ichigo's golden eyes had lost its fire, turning to a dull yellow.
"How… the size of that explosion… how is he still breathing, let alone recognizable." The former captain whispered in shock.
The Espada was all but torn to pieces, how was he able to survive such pain.
Hachi glanced at Ichigo's wrist; the kido bracelet on his remaining hand was still enough to block Ichigo's reiatsu, despite there not being two. The other had been blown off when the Espada lost his arm.
"You can no longer use your reiatsu, as such; you cannot use your resurreccion you Arrancar can initiate. Judging by your appearance, you only have a few short minutes to live, you are done." Hachi explained.
Both eyed Ichigo when he tightened his grip on his black blade, "No… I'm not done yet." He whispered weakly, taking an unstable step towards them.
They could tell by his facial expression that it took all his will power just to do that.
Before Ichigo could take another step, he suddenly fell to one knee and coughed up a massive amount of blood.
"Tch, what a sorry state your in."
Slowly looking up, Ichigo watched in shock as Love appeared next to Shinji and Hachi.
"Love!" Shinji exclaimed, happy to see his comrade.
"Why so shocked? Bastard cut into me only once. It was a hell of a cut, but not enough to kill me. Thank you Hachi, if it hadn't been for your time regression kido… "
"Same with me." Rose appeared next to Hachi, followed closely by Kensei.
"The others are still in your Kido, Hachi, their injuries are far graver than our own."
Ichigo watched wide eyed as the strongest amongst the vizards turned to him. The only noise between them was the steady beating of his new found wings.
'Impossible… they shouldn't be….' Ichigo eyed Hachi, 'Time regression Kido… same as Orihime's powers…. Damn it… I should have killed them when I had the chance….'
Ichigo wiped the blood that seeped from the corner of his mouth, 'Damn it…' As he looked at the Vizards, his vision grew blurry. 'I can't sense my reiatsu… this bracelet… I can't…'
He felt his chest tighten.
'Don't know how you got those wings, but it doesn't really matter, I guess this is where it ends.' The gleeful voice of Hichigo whispered in the back of his mind. 'I'd rather you die than refuse me.'
'I can't… won't die here.' Ichigo thought to himself weakly, he knew better though, there was no way he would survive this.
"Let's finish him quickly." Kensei snapped.
"Wait Kensei!" Shinji shouted over to his friend, before turning back to Ichigo. "Tell us what you've done to Ichigo and Orihime! Where have you taken Urahara! You're about to die, the least you can do is tell the ones who've defeated you!"
Ichigo made to speak, but froze as the feeling of his right arm finally left him. Unable to hold his zanpakto any longer, he could do nothing but watch as the black blade slipped out of his grip and fall towards Karakura Town.
"Tell us!" Shinji shouted angrily, losing his composure.
Ichigo turned back to the vizards, he felt the bandages on his face unraveling faster.
"I never introduced myself to you… Did I?" Ichigo whispered weakly.
The vizards narrowed their eyes.
"Tell us what we want to know and we'll end you quickly. I couldn't even imagine the pain your inflicting on yourself by fighting to stay alive." Love explained.
Ichigo ignored him, "You might want to know."
Using all his strength and will power, the Espada reached up and grabbed hold of the bandages and pulled them off his face, finally revealing who he was to his former comrades.
The vizards eyes widened in absolute shock as they looked upon his face.
"I…Impossible." Rose whispered; absolutely stunned.
Hachi was speechless, 'It can't be.'
Ichigo eyed them darkly, " My name…. is Kurosaki…. Ichigo…." He lifted his hand, showing his number, "Primera…. Espada."
Shinji couldn't believe his ears, "What? No… There's no way!" he screamed disbelievingly.
"Don't believe him!" Love shouted to his comrades.
"Love's right…. This guy can't possibly be Ichigo!" Kensei snapped angrily, mad that this 'imposter' was trying to fool them.
Ichigo would have laughed if he had found the strength, his vision had grow worse; now only able to see their general shapes.
"Then how… did I know… about Lisa's… erotic manga?"
The vizards suddenly remembered the conversation they had with the Espada before the fight.
After a long pause, it was Hachi who spoke up. "He's right…. Only Ichigo would have known that."
Shinji shook his head, "No way…. This can't be Ichigo…. Aizen must have…"
The former captain couldn't believe this turn of events.
"You… can't be Ichigo." He whispered.
"The Ichigo you know is gone… only I remain." Ichigo replied cryptically.
"Aizen must have done something to him." Rose guessed, shock still showing on his face. "He doesn't seem to recognize us as allies."
The vizards came to the same conclusion immediately.
"Aizen has him under the effects of Kyoka Suigetsu." Hachi guessed.
Ichigo shook his head, "No… don't fool yourselves. I'm doing this of my own free will."
"What should we do Shinji." Love asked in confusion, "I'm at a loss… if what he says is true... He won't survive much longer."
Ichigo shook his head, his vision going black for a few short seconds, 'Damn it… my time's up…'
'They are coming…'
Ichigo's eyes narrowed as a voice whispered to him.
It wasn't Hichigo, nor was it Tensa Zangetsu. He had never heard that voice before.
'What?'
'They are coming.' It whispered again.
"Who…" Ichigo whispered to himself. "Are you?"
'Have you forgotten me? I do not represent your shinigami powers… nor do I represent your hollows power. I am the one who has given you the ability to remain suspended in air even when all your reiatsu is blocked. Do not forget the one who made you what you are. I am no longer complete so I cannot heal you, but worry not…. They are coming….'
Shinji grabbed his head in frustration as the vizards looked to him for an answer, "What should we do?"
"It's simple, we don't feel sorry for him. We couldn't have possibly known he was Ichigo" Kensei snapped, turning to Hachi, "Hachi! Try to create a…"
What happened next happened so fast that everyone, but Kensei, instantly froze in shock.
Kensei's eyes were wide with fear as his vision changed instantly and pressure pushed against the back of his head. One moment his eyes had been locked on Hachi, a fraction of a second later he was staring at the swiftly approaching ground of Karakura Town.
'What?' He thought in shock as the pressure on the back of his head increased.
Using all his strength to turn around, his eyes widened further as they landed on his attacker.
A child, looking no older than thirteen, with blonde hair and blue eyes, had a hold of his head and was forcing him out of the sky.
Before he could even react, the child let out an earth shattering scream before releasing Kensei's head with enough force to send the vizard crashing into Karakura Town; destroying an entire city block and killing hundreds instantly.
"Kensei!" Rose shouted fearfully as a column of smoke and debris engulfed a large section of Karakura Town.
Love's eyes widened in shock as the child used sonido and appeared right next to Ichigo.
"Wonder… weiss…." Ichigo whispered.
Wonderweiss cocked his head to the side, admiring Ichigo's wings, before letting out a low moan.
Turning to the Vizards, the Arrancar placed a hand behind his back; on the hilt of the massive claymore type Zanpakto.
The Vizards eyes widened and readied their blades at the new assailant.
"Ichigo!" Shinji yelled, "Snap out of it! We can help you! Don't let Aizen control you!"
Ichigo ignored him.
"He's too far under Kyoka Suigetsu's effects… Shinji… there's no way we can save him." Rose whispered.
"Don't say that!" Shinji yelled.
"Look at his injuries! It's a miracle he's still alive! He'll die soon anyway! We tried! You know, as well as I do, what Ichigo would want us to do!" Love yelled back.
"Aizen must have sent that kid Arrancar to stop us from taking Ichigo back…. We have to stop him." Rose explained.
Suddenly, the area where Kensei feel erupted into a large explosion, due to him crashing into Karakura's power plant.
"Hachi! You have to go to Kensei! You have to heal him!" Rose shouted fearfully, worried for his friend. Getting thrown to the ground with that much force was deadly, even for captain level shinigami.
Hachi nodded, "Of cours…."
Despite being focused entirely on the small Arrancar next to Ichigo, Shinji and Love lost sight of him for only a moment.
There was no time to react.
A split second later the Vizards watched in shock as the Arrancar appeared behind Hachi, his massive blade positioned, and pierced through the middle of the large Vizard's chest instantly.
It happened in less than a second.
Pure disbelief shown on Hachi's face as he locked eyes with Wonderweiss.
"Hachi!" Rose shouted worriedly.
Wonderweiss removed the blade slowly; a careless smile on his face as the large Vizard fell from the sky.
A powerful wave of reiatsu crashed into Wonderweiss a second later, not bothering the Arrancar in the slightest.
"Crush Down! Tengumaru!" Love exclaimed furiously, releasing his shikai. The loss of Hachi driving him to absolute hatred.
Wonderweiss looked up as shadow covered him.
Staring at the massive club uncaringly, the fourth espada opened his mouth; releasing an instantaneous purple cero so powerful that Love's shikai shattered, stunning the Vizards further.
Without a second to react, the child-like Arrancar abruptly jumped away from the others and released an ear shattering scream so powerful that the Vizards covered their ears for fear of losing their hearing permanently; paralyzing them for the duration of the scream.
"Ichigo!" Shinji tired roaring over the scream, "Break out of Aizen's hold!"
Unknown to Wonderweiss, Ichigo no longer had the strength to withstand the power behind the mighty scream. His vision went black, his heartbeat slowed, and he felt his wings receding into his back.
Finally reaching his true limit, he fell from the sky.
'I can't… hold on anymore…"
Wonderweiss stopped screaming instantly, but it was too late, fear showing in his eyes as Ichigo fell.
"Easy, easy, easy…."
Ichigo's eyes widened as the voice appeared.
Unable to see, he felt someone halt his decent and place their arm around his waist, while his arm went around their neck.
"That voice…." He whispered weakly.
Slowly his vision returned.
Stark stood right next to him, his gaze lazy as always.
"S…Stark…"
Stark nodded, "She was right."
Ichigo coughed up more blood, "Who?"
Halibel suddenly appeared next to Ichigo via sonido.
As she locked eyes with him, she frowned behind her high rise collar, 'Ichigo.'
Ichigo smiled, "Why that look… I'm fine…"
Seeing Ichigo in such a state made her stomach ache, she had never seen anyone survive such injuries.
"Why'd you come alone?" Stark asked.
"I needed answers. I needed to know…" Ichigo coughed, "It's stupid... I wanted to know where I belonged."
Halibel frowned further, "It's simple."
Ichigo looked at her oddly.
"You belong with us." Stark answered.
Ichigo gave them both a smile, "You didn't have to come."
"Of course we did." Stark paused, not sure how to explain what had happened in Las Noches to Ichigo, "We knew you'd be in trouble, so we came immediately. You, above all else, we will protect."
"Don't you see?" Halibel asked, the sound of sonido filling the air. "We will lay down our lives to protect you."
Ichigo's eyes widened as Lilynette, Ulquiorra, Neliel, and Wonderweiss appeared before him, blocking the Vizards path.
"You guys…" Ichigo suddenly let out a pain filled groan. His wounds were not to be forgotten.
"We don't have a lot of time." Stark explained, noting the severity of Ichigo wounds. "We have to get you back to Hueco Mundo fast."
Neliel walked over to them, her eyes set in stone.
"Stark, let me. He won't make it back otherwise."
Stark nodded, allowing Neliel to wrap her arms around Ichigo.
Halibel looked away, she knew it had to be done.
Before Ichigo could ask what she was doing, Neliel placed her lips against his.
Ignoring the taste of blood, Neliel brushed her tongue against Ichigo's lips.
Finally remembering that her saliva had healing properties, he parted his lips.
By intensifying the kiss immediately, in a matter of moments, Ichigo's wounds slowly stopped bleeding, and his vision returned. Sacrificing a bit of her own reiatsu, Neliel gave Ichigo enough strength to live a bit longer.
"Done?" Halibel asked heatedly, trying to hide her frustration.
Neliel's eyes fluttered open, parting her lips from Ichigo, her face bright red.
"Thank you." Ichigo whispered tiredly, Neliel blushed even more.
Disbelief marred the faces of the three remaining Vizards. They could not believe what was unraveling right before their eyes.
The Arrancar were acting in such a way that made it seem like they truly cared for Ichigo's well being.
What was going on?
"Damn it!" Love snapped helplessly. "What are we going to do!"
"We're cut off from Soul Society… we can't contact them." Shinji whispered in frustration.
"They should already know about them being here…. Why haven't they come yet?" Rose wondered.
'What should we do… Ichigo…. Here! Damn it Aizen… what have you done to him?'
"We can't retreat, but if we fight then Karakura Town will be destroyed." Love added.
"We can't leave Ichigo with them, we need to get him back!" Shinji snapped, "We have to hold off until Soul Society gets here! We just have to hold them off til then!"
Before they had time to finish their conversation, Lilynette appeared before Love and slashed at him with her zanpakto.
The former captain barely had time to dodge the abrupt attack.
The vizards swiftly readied their blades.
Lilynette glared at them, "How dare you harm him!" she snapped angrily.
"What the hell are you talking about Arrancar! He's one of us!" Love roared, summoning his hollow mask, "We're the ones that should be angry!"
Shinji was about to counter attack when he felt someone appear behind him.
Dodging to the right, Shinji's eyes widened as a bullet of purple reiatsu nearly took off his head.
Wonderweiss appeared in front of him and smiled, raising his large blade.
Raising his blade to deflect the blow, the Vizard's eyes widened as the power behind his opponents attack nearly broke his arms.
'How is that little kid wielding such a blade so effortlessly? And with such power?'
Looking past the Arrancar before him, Shinji watched as Rose locked blades with one of the other arrancars, Ulquiorra.
The remaining three Vizards were far from one hundred percent, Ichigo had made sure of that, he knew they wouldn't find victory here. They were as good as dead.
'Can't focus on that… this kid is strong….'
Shinji narrowed his eyes at Wonderweiss.
"Oahhh"
'This kid… he's off… but he took out Kensei and Hachi instantly…'
"Collapse! Sakanade!" He whispered, releasing his shikai.
Wonderweiss looked around curiously at the inverted world.
Shinji glared, 'I have to finish this quickly.'
One moment he was charging the Arrancar wildly to catch him off guard, the next he found himself gasping for air.
Wonderweiss somehow managed to see through Sakanade's ability, stunning the former captain immensely.
"Impossible!" Shinji coughed out.
"Protect…."
Shinji's eyes widened, "He can speak?"
Wonder looked upon him with dead eyes, "Protect… Ichigo." He whispered in a droned tone.
Tightening his grip on the vizard, the child-like espada lifted his opponent higher. After swiftly re-sheathing his large blade, he cocked his fist back; charging a bala.
Rose, who was currently fighting Ulquiorra, watched in horror as Shinji feel from the sky; a gaping hole where his stomach should be.
"Shinji!" Rose shouted the very moment a large explosion rang out behind him.
Looking over his shoulder, despair gripped him as he watched Love fall from the sky as well.
"Love!"
"You eyes should remain on me." Ulquiorra explained slashing at Rose.
Rose deflected the blow, 'Where's Soul Society! We need their help!' he thought despairingly.
Before he could strike back, he felt the presence of three more Arrancar appeared.
Neliel, Wonderweiss, and Lilynette joined Ulquiorra, cornering the last of the Vizards.
"I don't need your assistance." Ulquiorra explained emotionlessly.
"Of course you don't." Lilynette replied calmly, "But I cannot forgive them for harming Ichigo."
An instant later, just like the others, Rose fell towards the town below; his chest cut into numerous times…
And like nothing, the strongest fighting force in the human world… was gone.
For a few moments nothing happened. An awkward silence filled the air.
Ichigo felt his eye lids grow heavy as he watch Rose plummet out of the sky. 'I failed… how foolish of me… to think I would find the answer here…'
"Stark…"
Stark glanced at him.
Before he could whisper another word, he lost consciousness.
The Segunda sighed, "It's done. I'm not sure if he accomplished what he came to do… but he paid for it dearly. He's still alive, but we have to get back to Las Noches. He's still in critical condition…"
All of a sudden, the Espada's eyes widened as a powerful force made itself known; charging them from the far side of Karakura Town.
The power level was unreal, unlike anything they had felt before.
What unnerved Stark even more was the fact that even Wonderweiss, who hardly ever reacted, looked fearful.
"Halibel! I'll take Ichigo!" Stark snapped
Halibel nodded, unsheathing her zanpakto. What ever that force was… it was huge. Larger than even Aizen's.
Before it got within fifty yards of Ichigo, Halibel block it's path via sonido.
The figure who emitted the powerful reiatsu stopped in his tracks.
Halibel glared at the shinigami, "Your…"
The man narrowed his eyes, "Kurosaki Isshin."
Halibel's eyes widened slightly. "You won't take one more step."
Isshin narrowed his eyes, unsheathing his blade, "On whose authority?"
Halibel charged him instantly.
A shower of sparks rained down as their blades connected.
"Why have you come here?" Isshin asked angrily.
Halibel didn't answer, "This is none of your concern."
"Aizen took my son and friend. I'm making it my concern." Isshin snapped, raising his finger and flicking it towards her.
Halibel's eyes widened as a powerful force impacted against her stomach, sending her spiraling out of the sky like she was nothing.
Lilynette narrowed her eyes and released a neon green cero as Isshin started walking towards them.
Isshin redirected the cero into the sky with his hand.
If it wasn't for the fact that Ichigo was thrown over Stark's shoulder, Isshin would have been able to make out Ichigo's face.
Stark eyed Isshin carefully.
"What do you want?"
Isshin eyed Stark.
"Open the Garganta." Isshin ordered.
"You wish to enter Las Noches alone?" Stark asked.
"Who said anything about that?"
Stark looked over his shoulder and saw Ryuken; aiming a Quincy arrow at Lilynette.
Lilynette glared, "Damn Quincy."
"The last time we fought I hadn't regained even a quarter of my power. Now I can fight you at full strength." Isshin explained.
"Do, and you risk destroying the town below." Stark explained.
The shinigami glared, "I'll only ask once more, open..."
Isshin's and Ryuken's eyes widened as Halibel appeared directly behind Isshin. Eyeing him emotionlessly, her reiatsu began rising.
"I won't go easy on you." Halibel explained, her eyes burning with anger.
'The longer Ichigo remains unable to get medical help… the more chances he has of dying!' She thought angrily.
She lifted her blade before her; Isshin's eyed widened as the air grew colder.
Storm clouds began forming high above them as Halibel's reiatsu increased further. In moments it began to rain heavily.
"Don't you dare get in our way!" She snapped, for the first time using the full might of her new powers. "Attack…."
Before she had time to call out the name of her Zanpakto, a hand abruptly grasped her wrist, stunning Halibel.
"You aren't really planning on using that…. Am I correct?" Halibel's eyes widened. The rain stopped as she lowered her reiatsu, the storm clouds parting instantly.
"A….Aizen." Halibel whispered.
Everyone's eyes widened in shock as Aizen appeared beside Halibel, his eyes locked on Ichigo's defeated form.
"After all, if you released here… you would destroy my town… and any chance I have of obtaining the King's Key."
"Of course." She whispered, glaring at the shinigami.
"Correct me if I'm wrong. I gave the Espada strict orders that we would make no move against this town until I gave the word. What manner of betrayal is this?" Aizen continued calmly.
Halibel surprised Aizen slightly before roughly pulling her arm away from his grasp.
He eyed her emotionlessly, 'So it's come to this.'
"He got hurt." She explained, "We have to get him back to Hueco Mundo."
"If he dies… he dies… such is the consequence of betraying me."
"Aizen…." Isshin whispered venomously.
Aizen slowly turned to him, "Ah… Kurosaki Isshin. Standing before me. It truly is an honor… being in your presence I mean. The history of your family is, after all, legend in the Soul World. After all, a man such as yourself, who has…"
"Cut the crap, Aizen!" Isshin roared.
"Forgive me, butperhaps we can talk another time. I'm currently pressed for time." Aizen replied, turning his back to the former shinigami.
Aizen smirked as Isshin shunpo'd before him.
"Where is my son!"
"Fighting you would be unwise at my current level." Aizen explained.
Isshin's eyes widened as numerous Garganta suddenly opened in the sky.
Isshin knew what would happen immediately, "No!" He whipped his zanpakto back, "Getsuga! Tensho!"
The massive beam of condensed reiatsu shot out of Isshin's zanpakto instantly.
It was a moment too late.
The yellow beams of Negacion engulfed each of the Arrancar and Aizen in their protective barrier.
Isshin's eyes burned with rage as he stared at Aizen.
"Farewell, Kurosaki Isshin."
Isshin turned glanced at each of the Arrancar, remembering their faces.
Stark eyed Isshin emotionlessly before turning around.
Isshin's felt his heart drop as he looked up at the face of the man Stark had been carrying.
"No…. im…impossible…."
"Isshin!" Ryuken exclaimed, staring up at the same face, "Is that…."
"Ichigo…." Isshin whispered helplessly, "What's… what's going on?"
The second the Garganta close, Isshin turned to Ryuken, "We have to get to Soul Society! We have to call together the captains! We can't wait any longer!"
"Your son…."
"I don't know what's going on, but I need answers."
"What of those fighters… the vizards." Ryuken asked.
"Help me find them. They'll need medical attention immediately."
Looking below, Isshin and Ryuken watched the devastating effect of today's battle.
Sirens rang out all over Karakura Town, entire city blocks were destroyed, the effects of powerful reiatsu caused skyscrapers to collapse… thousands had died…
(Moments later – Hueco Mundo)
As one, the Espada and Aizen, exited the Garganta, appeared in the Throne room.
"The four of you, leave." Aizen ordered.
Knowing who they were, Wonderweiss, Ulquiorra, Neliel, and Lilynette left immediately.
"I will not have a repeat of today's episode again." Aizen explained calmly.
Halibel glanced at Ichigo worriedly, he was still breathing.
"Am I understood?"
"Yes, Aizen-sama." Stark replied.
Aizen glanced at Halibel, who was still looking at Ichigo.
"Well?"
Halibel nodded, "Yes."
"To insure that, I have come to this conclusion."
Halibel and Stark eyed him curiously.
"Kurosaki Ichigo has become unstable. I'd rather not have such a wild card in my ranks." Aizen turned his back to them, "After the war… the both of you… kill him."
(Author's Note)
Please don't kill me lol. Okay, so Ichigo technically lost lol. But that was only because i wanted it to be known that despite how powerful Ichigo has become, he is still bound by the laws of Reiatsu, much like Aizen. In fact, in my story, if Aizen has that seal used on him, he would have died without the Hogyoku. Since the seal trapped his reiatsu, he was no longer potected by his heirro. Ichigo isn't any less weak because he lost, i also wanted to show every one that i believe the vizards were severly down played in canon.
I won't be making Wonderweiss talk regularly, i just wanted to show how deep his loylaty to Ichigo is... Yes, Wonderweiss killed Hachi, he won't be coming back. I'm awsome!
Wonderweiss can see through Shinji's shiaki only because he's 'Special', yeah, i used the 'special' card'(He actually can see the attacks because he doesn't use common sense to fight) (I had to give him something, he won't be ressurecting in my story. His canon res. was the lamest thing i saw in all of manga... He was so hyped up!)
Halibel's reiatsu is so powerful now that she can cause it to rain... cool, i know lol. Without Orihime, Hyroyi and Lisa will remain without the limbs they lost.
Next chapter: What's happening in Soul Society? Why weren't they asisting the Vizards?