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"It's time we finished this Aizen. I'm sick to death of listening to you talk."
Aizen sneered "as if you could defeat me pathetic human."
"Still going on about that are you?" She cocked her head, one of her horns glinting in the light "last time I checked I was an Izanami, which makes me anything BUT human." Her upper lip curled at him.
"You're certainly not powerful, I feel nothing from you, no reiatsu" he stated proudly as if he'd already won. He was cut short by her laughter, not just a small giggle, or a chuckle but a full on deep throaty belly laugh. He raised his brows in puzzlement as she wiped tears from her eyes from laughing so hard.
"Do I really need to explain this Aizen? The reason you cannot feel me is the same reason humans cannot feel your spiritual pressure, it is simply too advanced, on a whole different plane. The difference between our pressure is night and day, mine being more evolved" and she added the last part to simply aggravate him "something a LESSER being couldn't possibly hope to feel." She watched in satisfaction as he ground his teeth at that remark, his eyes gleaming with malicious intent.
"You are bold to make such a statement but let me prove you wrong" and he came at her, she smiled not bothering to defend herself as she heard the crash of metal on metal, stunned Aizen jumped back.
"You" he breathed the annoyance in his voice palpable.
A mane of shaggy orange hair turned to face Ayla, she noticed her friend was in a tight fitting all black sleeveless coat that flared out and frayed at the edges. His hair was longer, hanging over his eyes and down to his shoulders, his zanpaktou Zangetsu was now fused to his right arm with a silver chain snaking to his elbow. Yes, Ichigo had gained more power, she could feel it. His eyes were the most changed, deadly and full of determination they glowed an amber brown sparking with gold like a sunset on fire. She breathed in, he was magnificent and suddenly she knew what to do. She and Ichigo both wanted Aizen gone, the man who had killed her parents to get to her and Ichigo for the man who had almost killed his friend. He had understood the small shinigami Rukia Kuchiki was responsible for awakening his powers and he intended to pay the debt he felt he owed to her. She felt Ryuu and Tstiayuga stir within her mind comfortingly, Ryuu was back in his human form and her belly was slightly rounded Tstiayuga had assisted in Karakura town and had returned to her for the fight. They both spoke to her gently dissuading her from her original course of action and showing her what her true power was. Awed and humbled she spoke to Ichigo.
"Ichigo" she said placing a hand on his arm "thank you." He nodded gruffly, standing between her and Aizen. "Tell me, do you want to defeat him as badly as I do?"
"Ayla, you know I want nothing more. He threatened to take everything away and destroy the worlds."
"Then" she said voice barely above a whisper "I have a plan."
Aizen watched as she said something to Ichigo, this was getting more and more annoying; he didn't have time for this. He ran his hands through his hair and was thinking on how to kill them both at the same time when his thoughts were interrupted with what sounded like a sonic boom. Alarmed he looked up, a swirl of green, red, silver, blue and black surrounded Ichigo and Ayla; swirling around the two so that they were completely obscured and rising into a column high into the sky. He felt nothing from them and for the first time was truly afraid as their spiritual pressure snapped and crackled around them with a fury he had never experienced, the sight was beautiful yet fearsome and as he watched the sun became blotted out and the clouds themselves parted. As they did so the column of energy snapped and dissipated and before him stood only Ichigo, yet he knew it wasn't just Ichigo.
He sucked in his breath sharply as he looked at the teen. Ichigo had gotten taller, broader, his hair now a chestnut shade of brown hung past his waist and it danced in the breeze, his chest was bared save for some silvery grey cloth wrapping around if from the top of his pants till it covered his neck, chin, mouth and nose. His eyes burned like bright red coals underneath his chocolate hair, his zanpaktou's chain now glowed bright silver. What shocked Aizen the most was that now Ichigo had two rather large wings, wings that glittered like sapphires and emeralds had been swirled and glued onto them. Instinctively he took a step back away from this new being, this new form. He was pinned by the burning red gaze and he continued to slowly back away unable to fully comprehend this turn of events.
"Whats the matter Aizen? Are you finally understanding?" Came a combination of voices from the mouth that belonged to Ichigo. He heard Ayla, Ichigo, a watery disconnected voice, a soft feminine voice, and two deep masculine voices all in chorus addressing him. Panic had begun to set in as he realized that damn Izanami had fused with Ichigo, but not just that there was more something else. Ichigo laughed.
"I see you don't fully understand" the mingling of voices addressed him "you know Ayla and I have fused to become a truly evolved being, but there were others involved her powers and mine. We have now fully joined our powers for one common goal of defeating you. To put it bluntly we both carry two additional powers so there are now six of us fused into one." The look of shock of Aizen's face didn't go unnoticed as Ichigo continued "Oh, but it doesn't end there, no. Ayla as an Izanami of course has mated with not just one but two powerful shinigami as she herself is so powerful. Those powers she always has access to as they are inexplicably connected so you are fighting eight really. Eight people who are determined to defeat you Aizen. Now can you tell me who has truly transcended?" He then began to laugh, a frightening sound as all of the voices began to laugh as the realization hit Aizen that he was about to get squashed like a bug, his anger began to simmer and boil. He had worked so hard, for what? To only get beat, no there had to be more, he could evolve again. He could fight them; he was a transcended being as well. He pushed his fear back as he reminded himself he still was unable to feel their power so therefore they must be weaker. He glared at Ichigo who was brandishing his zanpaktou in one hand and an Izanami's red sickle in the other. Snarling he leapt forward.
Ichigo didn't move, he didn't have to. Aizen came barreling at him and as he did he felt the whispers in his mind of what he needed to do, destroying Aizen was certainly an option but he also knew Ayla's power was to destroy and create. Not thinking twice he sunk the red sickle in the man's body till he felt flesh on his hand and knew he had pushed it in to the hilt. Not wanting to do what he was about to he balked slightly and felt the kick of three people in his mind, ok, well two people and a rather angry dragon.
"Die and create Izanami no mikito" he breathed as he wrapped his wings around Aizen gently cradling the man while blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth. Slowly he embraced him and brought him closer and leaning in kissed his mouth, when he did he felt a rush of energy from the sickle as a silver dragon head emerged and snapped. The head slowly became a body that tangled itself around Aizen and as Ichigo watched with open eyes as he continued to press his lips against his a shadowy form of Ayla appeared embracing the man from behind. She was in her human form and completely naked and utterly beautiful. Her head was dropped onto his right shoulder, eyes closed as her hands looped under his arms and rested on his chest where his heart should be. She locked eyes with Ichigo and nodded, he ended the kiss as Ayla softly spoke, the smoky dragon still encompassing Aizen.
"Powers of life and death, of beginning and ending, of alpha and omega, I call upon you to rewind time. I implore you to allow me to breathe new life into this being, to erase all traces of wickedness, to return what was stolen. I ask you to let me mend his heart, to make him whole, to allow him to start anew. I ask this of you humbly, when I know his wickedness deserves the ultimate punishment, to spare his life and allow him once more chance to live and to feel the love and happiness each being deserves to feel. I beg this of you in the name of the Izanami who only destroy to create, I ask that you let me destroy his wickedness and create something born of love."
Ichigo let out the breath he didn't know he had been holding as Ayla faded and Aizen was wrapped up in the smoky dragon's embrace that lifted him into the air, he watched as the dragon entered Aizen's limp body and disappeared. Aizen let out a pained groan as his body arched painfully as shards of molten silver light shot out from his eyes, mouth and heart. A scream was ripped from his throat and the light became brighter and brighter and finally Ichigo could look no longer because it was like staring at the sun, he felt the power coming from the man, and he could hardly stand. Aizen continued to moan and cry out as the silver dragon coursed through him, cleansing him, repairing him and restoring what he had lost. Finally when Ichigo could look again Ayla was cradling Aizen in her arms and lowering them to the ground, naked save for her emerald wings she sat him down gently as if setting down a baby. She placed her hands over his heart and murmured softly, as she did the hogyoku pushed out from his chest and she gingerly picked it up, as it touched her hand it crumbled and turned to dust, flying away with the breeze. He walked over to kneel beside the woman
"is it over Ayla?" He asked, his voice wavering slightly with relief.
"Yes, it's over now. For us and him, he won't remember anything from when he became a shinigami Ichigo. He can start over, he will never have powers again but we can find a good place for him in soul society." Ichigo nodded in agreement.
"Why did you fuse with me?" He queried and then the other burning question he had "and make me kiss him?"
She smiled "I knew you were going to use your final Getsuga, I couldn't allow you to exhaust your powers when I was able to help." He looked startled "besides, you know I wanted to defeat him as badly as you did, as for kissing him. You and I both needed to because it was a symbolic act of forgiveness against one's enemy, showing the extent we were willing to go to in order to save his very soul."
He raised an eyebrow at her "did it work? Will he wake up soon?"
She nodded "yes but when he does it won't be here or anywhere near us. He will be out for several days which will buy us time to find a good spot for him. Ichigo, let's go home."
He nodded and lifting Aizen the pair sped off toward their loved ones who were anxiously waiting for them.