30 minutes earlier...

Hakumen jumped high into the sky and prepared for a diving slash at Goku.

"Empty Sky Forbidden Form: HEAVEN FALL!"

He zoomed down towards Goku, but the Saiyan was ready for it. He put both hands in front of his face and closed his eyes.

"SOLAR FLARE!"

A blinding light shone in front of the swordsmen and he was forced to shield his eyes. This gave Goku the chance to attack for real.

"Got you! KAMEHAME..."

Hakumen reopened his eyes and looked in horror. Goku had him now!

'Damnit! How could I have been so careless?!' The warrior thought.

Goku was about to unleash his attack until...

"GESTUGATENSHO!"

A black blast of energy struck Goku in the back, causing him to loose focus and cancel his attack. Hakumen was now able to land safely. He hit the ground feet first and saw his savior. Goku got back up and looked behind him.

They both saw a man with orange hair, a black robe and sword, and a powerful aura around him. It was Ichigo!

"That was close. You ok, Jin?" Kurosaki asked Hakumen.

"Who the hell are you?" Hakumen questioned back.

"Huh? Dude, I'm the guy who was with your brother. I think we talked a little before we went off to fight the Saiyans." Ichigo tried to remind him.

"Jin? I thought your name was Hakumen?" Goku said, scratching his head.

"It is." Hakumen answered Goku.

He then turned to the Substitute Soul Reaper.

"Tell me, are you Ichigo Kurosaki?"

"Yes, I am." Ichigo answered.

The orange haired man then got a better look at who he was talking to. This guy looked like Jin, but he's not.

"Oh, your not Jin. I apologize. I thought you were someone else." Ichigo apologized.

"It is quite alright. My name is Hakumen. Captain Byakuya Kuchiki told me all about you" Hakumen replied.

"Byakuya? You know him?" Ichigo questioned.

"He found me unconscious and helped me. He told me about your accomplishments, said that you are quite formidable." He explained.

"He did? Thanks, I guess." Ichigo thanked Hakumen.

"He also mentioned how much of a dingy, stubborn, childish and hot tempered boy you are." Hakumen finished.

"That bastard.." Ichigo cursed.

"Hey, uh... Not trying to bud in on your conversation, but who are you?" Goku asked.

Ichigo then saw Goku and felt a burning rage inside him. He walked over to the golden haired man with his sword ready.

"You're who Mr. Hakumen was fighting?" Ichigo asked.

"Yeah." Goku plainly answered.

"So... are you him?" Ichigo asked again.

"Him?" Goku questioned.

"I said, are you him?" Ichigo asked again.

"Hey, I don't know who you're talking abo-"

"I'M ASKING IF YOU'RE BEERUS THE DESTROYER, THE ONE WHO MADE THIS MESS OF THE SOUL SOCIETY!" Kurosaki screamed.

Beerus? Oh. Goku didn't introduce himself.

"Oh yeah, forgot to introduce myself! No, I'm not Beerus. My name's Goku." He answered.

"I see... So then where is he?" Ichigo questioned.

"Not really sure. He's probably somewhere." Son answered again.

He then started walking towards Ichigo.

"But at any rate, I'm looking for someone named Noel. You know where I can find her, Mr... Ichigo was your name?" Goku asked in a friendly tone.

"Should have known you would ask me that... Yeah... I know where she is." Ichigo said.

He gripped his sword and he started to glow with a red aura.

"You know? That's great! Can you tell me where she is? I really gotta find her!" Goku asked.

"You wanna know where she is..?" The Soul Reaper said.

Then, his sword started radiation immense black energy. Ichigo started glaring at Goku with rage in his eyes.

"Uh oh... Hey, hold on! I'm really in a hurry, so I'd rather not fight anymore else than I have to! Can't we ju-"

Ichigo dashed towards the Super Saiyan with incredible speed and a sword spewing out energy like a geyser.

"GETSUGA..."

Once Kurosaki got close, he let it rip!

"TENSHOOOOOOO!"

He blasted Goku with a giant energy slash, quickly consuming both him and the area behind him. Buildings were destroyed and trees bursted into flames and got sent flying.

"She's safe! Far from you people!" Ichigo finally finished.

Hakumen stood in awe at what Ichigo has just did. Never had he seen an attack like that before. It was unlike anything he'd seen before.

'Incredible... Captain Kuchiki wasn't lying. This man's power is astounding!' He thought.

As the smoke cleared, Goku was still standing where he was brushing off the dust on his clothes. Ichigo's eyes widened in shock. That didn't even phase him!

"What the hell..?" He mumbled.

Goku exhaled in annoyance. Looks like he'll have to do things the hard way... again. Don't get him wrong, he loves fighting, he was just in a hurry.

"I hoped I wouldn't have to do this." He admitted.

He charged and slammed his fist into Ichigo's gut, making him cough up blood. The Saiyan then rocketed his foot into Kurosaki's jaw and sent him flying.

Ichigo recovered easily and charged up his sword with Spirit Energy. He launched another Getsuga at Goku, but was countered by an energy bomb, both the attack exploding in mid air and making a large smoke cloud. The two then started ducking it out in the smoke cloud. Ichigo tried a roundhouse kick, but Goku blocked it and thrusted his fist into Ichigo's face, rocketing him into the ground. Ichigo groaned in pain from the landing. Son then landed right in front of the Soul Reaper and looked down at him.

"Sorry, I didn't wanna have to hurt you this bad, sir, but I have a job to do." Goku apologized.

"Not on my watch, you beast!" A voice yelled.

Hakumen appeared from behind and attempted to slice Goku's head off, but he block the sword with a single finger.

"What?! Imposdible!" Hakumen exclaimed.

"You should back down, Hakumen. I'm a lot stronger than when we started this fight." Goku urged.

"What does that mean?" Hakumen asked.

"The thing with Saiyan is that we improve the more we engage in combat. The more we fight, the stronger we become." Goku explained.

He then yanked Ookami out of the warrior's hands and pointed it at his neck.

"This fight was over the moment you challenged me. I'm sorry, but it's the truth." Goku said.

"How dare you! Don't you dare underestimate me, Saiyan!" Hakumen said, raising his voice.

"This fight isn't over..." Said a distorted voice.

Goku looked behind him and saw Ichigo, back on his feet, but with one different feature. A mask.

"It's just started!" The Substitute Reaper declared.

'What's up with that mask, and how did his Power Level increase so much?' The Super Saiyan wondered.

Kurosaki then disappeared into thin air.

"What the?!" Goku exclaimed.

He looked around and found Ichigo high above him with his sword spewing energy out of it. The oranges haired man then dash towards Goku with both insane speed and while covered in Getsuga energy. Goku used Ookami the charge; the sheer force and velocity caused fissured to open up in the earth beneath them. Ichigo's Power was now so intense, Goku was actually struggling to hold Kurosaki back.

'Shit! His power rose more than I could have imagined! I gotta end this with my next attack or I'm done!' He thought.

Goku then then used Instant Transmission to teleport away from Ichigo some distance away. He put the sword on his back and charged up his deadliest attack. You know the one!

"KAAAAAMEEEEEHAAAAAMEEEEE..."

"Ichigo Kurosaki, get out of there!" Hakumen shouted.

"HAAAAAAAAAA!"

A gigantic beam hurled its way towards Ichigo, vaporizing everything in its path. Ichigo however, didn't move a muscle. He charged up his sword and got ready to counter.

"GETSUGAJÜJISHO!"

He fired two slashed which merged into a cross and collided with the Kamehameha. The cross easily sliced through the beam and was now meet feet away from Goku. It made contact with the Saiyan and a huge explosion erupted. Hakumen almost got sent flying, but Ichigo caught him just in time. He Flash Stepped away from the explosion and sat Hakumen down on the floor.

"Incredible..." He said in awe.

"Don't celebrate just yet. We're not done." Ichigo said.

Then, an earth shattering roar was heard throughout the Soul Society and a huge pillar of light rose up where Goku was. It was blinding to anyone who saw it, but thankfully, it did not last long.

Once it died down, Goku was seen standing tall with little damage from Ichigo's attack. His golden hair was now even brighter and more wild than before.

"Close, but no dice, Ichigo." Goku said seriously.

"I should have known that wouldn't be enough." Ichigo said.

He then Flash Stepped in front of Goku, staring into his emerald eyes with his demonic black and topaz ones.

"Saiyans aren't this strong, are they?" He asked.

"No, they're not. I'm a special case." Goku replied.

The Saiyan started glowing with a golden aura. Ichigo won't lie, Goku looked pretty cool, like something out of a legend... or a nightmare.

"This is a transformation that only the most powerful of us can achieve... when we get super pissed off. It's called Super Saiyan, and this is just the second level of its power." Goku explained.

"Just the second level? How powerful is this form?" Ichigo questioned.

Goku then charged at Ichigo, clenching a fist.

"You're about to find out, Soul Reaper!" He shouted.

The Substitute took a hard punch to the face, breaking a big chunk of his mask. He was sent flying, but quickly recovered and charged his sword.

"You asked for it! GETSUGATENSHO!"

He fired a huge slash of black energy at the Saiyan, only for it to be countered by Goku's attack.

"This time it'll work! KAMEHAMEHA!"

Son fired a huge beam of energy and it collided with the Getsuga. Both attacks created a huge shockwave, blowing multiple buildings away. The two then started clashing in close combat. Goku's punches and kicks were being blocked and dodged by Ichigo's incredible speed and reflexes, as if Kurosaki was predicting all of his moves.

Ichigo dodged another punch and grabbed Goku's arm, flipping him onto his ass. He then attempted to break Goku's arm by putting his got on the Saiyan's shoulder and pulling with all his might. Goku screamed in pain, but managed to free himself by generating a small energy wave around himself, sending Ichigo back a little bit.

Now that the Super Saiyan was free, he generated a saw blade of energy and threw it at Ichigo.

"DESTRUCTO DISK!"

Ichigo sliced it in half and charged up his sword with energy to counter.

"GETSUGAJÜJISHO!"

A huge cross of black energy was launched and heading straight for the man in orange fired an energy bomb to stop the attack, both exploding upon contact. Once the smoke cleared, the two were seen panting in exhaustion. Goku was wiping sweat off of his face, while Ichigo was using his sword for standing support.

"Damn... You're one tough cookie..." Kurosaki said, panting.

"Same to you... You're pretty strong, but I can tell that your holding back." Goku replied.

He pointed his finger at Ichigo.

"Why don't you stop playing it safe, Ichigo! I can't take this fight seriously if you won't! I wanna fight you at your best!" The Super Saiyan.

"W-what..?" Ichigo said.

"Come on! There's nothing I like more than fighting my opponents with all my strength. I wanna see what you can really do!" Goku spoke.

Ichigo then stood regain strength in his legs and stood up properly.

"Are you sure? You don't know what you'll be dealing with if I go all out." Kurosaki questioned

"Don't worry, I can take it." Goku assured.

This guy's nuts, but seeing first hand how strong he is, what other choice did Ichigo have? The Soul Reaper exhaled Gand grabbed his sword with both hands.

"Very well... I'll show you my true power, but only for an instant..." Ichigo warned.

"An instant?" Goku said questioningly.

"Trust me... It'll be enough..."

Everything went silent for sometime until something extraordinary happened. Ichigo exploded in a huge wave of black and purple energy, consuming a huge area in a cloud of unholy Spiritual Pressure. Goku has to fly away to keep from being consumed.

'Whoa! That's a lot of energy!' He thought.

Hakumen had been watching from where Kurosaki left him and was astonished. He had no idea that there was someone this powerful in existence other than the Mad Dog him freakin' self.

The energy started to dissipate and a silhouette was seen in the dust. Goku tried to get a better look and what he saw made his heart skip a beat.

There was Ichigo, completely changed. His hair had risen like it was rubbed by a rubber ballon, a black streak ran down the left side of his face and body, his left eye was hollowfied while his right eye was normal, and he had a large jagged horn on the left side of his head. In short, he looked like a demon.

'What the? What happened to him? What kind of transformation is that?' Goku wondered.

As numerous questions rushed through Goku's head, he felt intense pain coming from his chest. He looked down and saw a huge slash across his chest with blood spilling out like a fountain. He groaned in pain and started to plummet to the ground. As he fell, he saw Ichigo's lips moving, like he was talking, but couldn't make out the words, but they were probably...

"As I said, only for an instant."

The Super Saiyan hit the ground hard, barely breathing and bleeding out. Ichigo looked down at the man. This fight was over.

Hakumen limped over to the Saiyan and took back his Nox Nyctores from the body. He sheathed it and looked at the demonic looked man in amazement.

"I won... I won..!" The Soul Reaper said in disbelief.

This was normal for Ichigo. When ever he ends up fighting someone out of his league and wins, he's always in shock of his victories.

"YEAAAAAAAAAH!" He cheered, raising his arms into the air.

Hakumen chuckled at this. Childish, but he certainly deserved the praise for such a triumph.

"Ichigo Kurosaki, you did well." Hakumen complimented.

"Thank you, but I could t have done it without your help, Mr. Hakumen." Ichigo replied.

"Please, don't call me 'Mister'. Just call me Hakumen." Hakumen insisted.

"Oh, ok. Sure." Ichigo said.

"Tha-"

Hakumen was cut off by something he saw that made his heart stop. It was big, glowing, angry, and behind Ichigo.

"Ichigo Kurosaki, behind you!" Hakumen shouted.

Ichigo looked behind him and got a hard punch to the face. He was sent flying some distance away. Then, Hakumen was grabbed and thrown at Ichigo. Both of them crashing into each other and fell on the ground, groaning in pain and holding their heads.

"Ugh! Should have known shit wouldn't be that easy!" Kurosaki whined.

The assailant took a step forward and revealed that it was Son Goku, back up and ready for more. His hair was now a long, majestic, golden mane and his mucscles had grown in size drastically.

Ichigo got back up and spit blood out of his mouth.

"Back for more?" Ichigo spat.

"You should be proud of yourself. It's been a while since someone has pushed me this far in battle." The Saiyan told the Soul Reaper.

"So what's this form, Super Saiyan 3 or something?" Ichigo guessed.

"That's right. It's my second best form." Goku answered.

Ichigo's eyes widened. Second highest?! He STILL holding back! Well, then that will be his undoing soon enough.

"Well, Mayuri was right... You people are monsters." He said.

"I can say the same about you. Your not like the Soul Reapers I've seen so far, what are you?" Goku asked.

"I'm a Visord." Ichigo answered.

"A 'Visord'?" Goku questioned.

"A Soul Reaper with the power of a demon, called a Hollow. When we were fighting before, I used my lowest, but just as powerful Hollowfied form, which takes the form of a white mask. However, this is my most powerful form, my Full Hollofication state, or Vasto Lordes." Ichigo explained to the Super Saiyan.

"Ahh. So you have the power of a demon. That's pretty cool, I barely ever fight demons, you know." Goku complimented.

"Is that so? Well then, here's your chance. Now, let's finish this." Kurosaki said.

Son nodded in response.

The both took stances and prepared to end the fight with their next attacks. Goku began gathering energy in his hands.

"KAAAAAMEEEEE..."

Ichigo bent his head slightly down so his horn was pointing at Goku.

"HAAAAAMEEEEE..."

Then, the horn started gathering energy and generated a mass of collected spirit energy that turned black with a purple hue.

"GRAN REY CERO!"

"HAAAAAAAAAA!"

The two combatants fired huge beams at each other and collided mid way towards their targets and an explosion the size of a mountain was seen throughout the Soul Society. Hakumen dug his sword into the ground to prevent being blown away by the blast. He was holding on tight, but the shockwave was powerful, so he had a hard time holding on.

'Damnit! If this what Saiyans are capable of, then I fear what will become of the others!' He thought.

Meanwhile...

"Ok, you rodent with tits, tell me where Vermillion is now." Vegeta demanded.

"Why... should I tell you... anything? I'd rather get turned into roadkill." Makoto refused.

Vegeta strengthened his grip on her throat.

"Because if you don't, I'll hunt down and kill everyone you hold deer. All your friends are gonna die." He threatened.

Makoto put on a grin.

"Your gonna kill them? Obviously you've never met my friends, have you, Monkey Boy?" She said.

"Tch! Fine, don't tell me, but know that you dug your grave." Vegeta grunted.

His hand started to glow with energy. He was about to finish Makoto off, until he felt something wrap around him. Vegeta saw a pitch black monster hand gripping his whole body, lifting him up into the air. He dropped Makoto and was thrown into a building. Vegeta quickly unburied himself and jumped out of the recked building.

"What the hell was that?!" He exclaimed.

"Those are my pals your messin' with."

A figure approached from behind Jimbei and Tao with a flaming greatsword in his right hand.

"If you think you can pound em and get away with it, you got another thing coming." Ragna said.

Next time

We return to the fight between Trunks and the tag team of Jin and Tsubaki, as well as Ragna vs Vegeta. The brothers are having difficulties dealing with the father and son, how will they triumph?