Yo, long time no see readers! Sorry, been very busy with work, so updates for this my be astronomicly far from one another in future, real sorry! I know to those who read my other story, I promised a chapter last week, but I got hooked on a computer game sorry XP.

Anyhow, new chapter up, enjoy! (If the chapter sounds odd, sorry, i really didn't know how to portray an alternate dimension situation)

What the hell is this! Yoshirou asked an confusion as he tried to force his limbs to move once again, his whole body seemingly unable to move as the darkness engulfed him, he couldn't see anything with his eyes, couldn't sense any reiatsu or power around his trapped body, and outside of feeling his own muscles trembling as they strained against whatever force halted their movements, his own robes shifting slightly over his limbs, he couldn't feel whatever it was that was trapping him. It felt as though he was trapped within some kind of void, unable to do anything whatsoever.

The fact that he couldn't see was the most worrying, his eyes could use any light present within any situation, no matter how little, to allow his eyes to see clearly, a benefit of having total control of light was that no matter what conditions he was in, he could always see forward. However, even though his own body should have been throwing off his reiatsu, his own Shikai pulsing with the light it created by using his reiatsu as the catalyst, he couldn't see anything, almost as if a blindfold had been forced over his eyes. However, he couldn't feel anything touching him, so he couldn't tell if this was the case or not. Gritting his teeth, Yoshirou pulled on more reiatsu, trying to force his way out of whatever trapped him, but to no effect.

Calm down Yoshirou, whatever this is, it seems you're not in any danger right now, you need to think straight.

Unable to even nod, his neck seemingly also frozen in place, Yoshirou tried to take a deep breath to calm his thoughts, even though it was difficult with the encompassing darkness refusing to let his body move. The fact that he couldn't sense anything at all meant only one thing, there was nothing in existence around him, the only thing that could explain the situation was that there was nothing outside of his own body in existence where he was. Even though he could reason this out, his mind couldn't accept the situation.

That device the Arrancar used must be the key… Yoshirou realised as he went back in his thoughts to mere seconds before he was trapped. The Arrancar said that he couldn't fight in our location, so that device must be able to somehow eliminate my ability to fight him, he took a blow that broke his bones just so that he could get into range to use it, rather than drawing his sword and trying to kill me quickly. I can only think that I've been sealed away to-

However, before he could think further, try and find out what everything meant, he suddenly felt a pain inside his own body. What now! Yoshirou thought as he gasped out, his body suddenly feeling as though it was burning up, the pain spreading from the centre of his torso, burning as it started to flow to the rest of his body.

Distracted by the pain, Yoshirou lost control of the reiatsu he had summoned up to break free, the reiatsu vanishing from his body, rapidly dispersing, although to where in this trapped dimension, Yoshirou didn't know. However, the effect of his reiatsu vanishing seemed to affect the pain inside his body, slowly reducing down to a dull ache. Breathing rapidly, surprised that whatever it was that had happened drew a cold sweat from his body, Yoshirou thought Taiyou, what just happened inside my body? Is it an effect from whatever this thing is?

…no I don't think so, but like I warned you earlier, you have put your body under too much stress in that last battle with that Stark, your body is starting to take damage from you pushing your endurance too much, don't try to use your reiatsu again until I can heal whatever damage you have done internally.

"Damn it…"-Yoshirou growled, his words seemingly echoing about him, even though his words had been quiet. He knew he had pushed his limits when he had fought Stark, he felt the same burning pain when he had withheld the Kido reiatsu too long during his battle. He had forgotten once again how much he relied on his zanpakuto's unique abilities, even if he had an amazing amount of reiatsu, there was a limit as to how he could control such vast energies within his own body. Normally, reiatsu was always channelled through a zanpakuto, or into the physical abilities of the body. While Yoshirou was unique in how he could contain such vast energies within his own body, it wasn't something he could safely do without his zanpakuto, something he should have learnt long ago, but in the heat of the moment, always forgot.

Well, this is the first time I've had to fight a seriously powerful foe after having already pushed myself to the limit… he relented silently, frustrated that he couldn't do anything now since he couldn't safely use his reiatsu. Ignoring this new information, he tried to focus on what he could to get free now. If I have been sealed away, there's no way this is a permanent seal, if Aizen had something as convenient as a tool that could seal away Captain strength opponents permanently, there would be no need to go to war.

Indeed, this is probably limited in how well it can hold a strong opponent.

So if that's the case, I can use brute force to break whatever is sealing me Yoshirou finished, quickly trying to gauge how much reiatsu he still had available, his senses turning inwards as he started to concentrate on his own powers.

Wait, you can't risk trying to use your reiatsu in this state! Didn't you feel what happened only a few seconds ago?

I know, I can tell my own condition easily enough now… Yoshirou thought as he sensed the problem inside his own body. It wasn't as much his body that had been damaged, his corporeal form had no major changes, no signs of damage other than the wounds he had taken from his battle with the Primera. Even for a normal shinigami, the wounds would have been debilitating only, not fatal, and certainly not matching with the pain that he was feeling aching almost as if within his veins. However, he could sense the network of reiatsu pathways within his body, the network that channelled the spiritual particles that made the foundation of his body and the network that controlled his powers.

It was badly damaged, almost every route in the internal network was burnt from effort, the cost of forcing too much reiatsu to circulate within his own body showing its effects now. The damage seemed the most across his arms, but it didn't really matter where it was worse, any kind of internal damage would have an impact upon his functions, and more importantly, on his control of his reiatsu. He had suffered from this effect before, so it wasn't unfamiliar, but the sheer magnitude of the damage was off the scales compared to what he was used to.

What bad timing, why couldn't my body have lasted just a bit longer! Yoshirou growled internally, gritting his teeth.

Yoshirou, calm down, there's nothing you can do for now! I'll use my powers to speed up the process of healing the burned out pathways to the point that you should be able to use your reiatsu to escape, but escape right now is impossible on your condition.

It can't wait, and you know that, I need to get out of here now! Yoshirou almost shouted internally. If I don't, Inoue will..!

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"You promised you wouldn't hurt anyone if I went with you…"-Inoue said softly, unable to shout it out due to the shock she felt from having watched someone she had known just vanish before her eyes. Ulquiorra seemingly ignored her at first, his eyes glancing down to his palm, watching as the blood continued to pour from the wound, no surprise showing on his features even though he was facing a situation where his wounds didn't heal as they should have. "It seems I cannot remove the reiatsu from the wound so easily, unusual."-Ulquiorra stated factually as he let his hand drop down to his side, the injury already ignored. "As to your accusation woman, I have kept my word, the trash that you are concerned about is unharmed."-Ulquiorra continued, brushing some of the grass from his robes from where he had fallen on the ground after Yoshirou had sent him flying.

Inoue could only look at him in confusion, making Ulquiorra realise that he would have to explain to make sure there were no complications down the line. Fixing his gaze firmly on the human once more, Ulquiorra stated-"I have sealed him away within a different dimension unharmed, for a being of his strength, it will be only a matter of a few hours to escape, by which time we will have already departed. I have kept my word, no harm has come upon the Shinigami in question." Unsure of whether she should believe him or not, she could only look disbelievingly where the Shinigami had vanished from her site. However, Ulquiorra quickly disturbed her thoughts, walking away across the field towards the dark portal, emotionlessly ordering-"Come, it would be wise not to leave Aizen-sama waiting."

(P.O.V change)

Damn it, I can't just sit here and wait for my body to heal, I have to get out now! Once again, Yoshirou tried to test how much reiatsu he could bring under control, pulling as much out as he could at once. The pain ferociously tore throughout his body, his body almost screaming in response to overexertion. Even with all of this pain, jaw clenched with almost enough force to shatter his teeth, he still couldn't summon enough power. He could feel that whatever surrounded him was weakening as he pulled on his powers, his own reiatsu eroding at whatever contained him, but he couldn't keep it up, gasping loudly as he lost control, all of his muscles trembling as he was wracked with pain, his reiatsu once again dissipating out of his control. Once again, his body was paralyzed in place as whatever dimension effect that stopped him once again reasserted itself with the weakening of his resistance.

Yoshirou, there's nothing we can do until your body is healed enough to withstand summoning your full reiatsu! You're only going to increase the damage if you keep this up!

However, Yoshirou ignored the almost shouted words reverberating in his mind. He knew this was a bad idea, he knew it was going to hurt, but if the alternative was losing his chance to stop Inoue from leaving with the Arrancar, then he had to risk it.

STOP, YOSHIROU!

Once again, he pulled on every last vestige of his reiatsu, his body burning from within with his pain as he roared out with effort. Once again, he felt whatever restrained him weakening, or at least that's what he thought through the pain, it was as if his conscious thoughts had been smashed apart by the unbelievable pain pulling on his full power was causing. He couldn't tell if the screeching that resounded inside his mind came from his imagination, his own body, the thoughts of his zanpakutou, or from his own mouth in response to the ferocious waves of agony as his body burnt from within.

With one last shout, reiatsu now visible in torrents about him as the air seemingly smashed before his eyes, jagged cracks appearing either in the air before him, or within his mind, he couldn't tell. As the pain threatening to send him over the edge, golden spikes of torrential reiatsu surrounding him as the dimension broke around him, he roared one final word.

"BANKAI!"

(P.O.V change)

An explosion. That was the only way to describe what happened. Even Ulquiorra was forced to brace himself as the air pressure smashed into his body. Inoue was sent flying to the ground by the force, crying out in surprise from the sheer force of impact. Ulquiorra could only stare at the rent in space before his eyes, his composure slipping as he stared, wide eyed, at the figure of a man within the darkness. "Impossible…"-was all Ulquiorra could quietly say, before he was overwhelmed by the tidal wave of reiatsu now pouring out of the hole in reality. Forced to one knee, his body trembling with the effort to not collapse upon the floor, Ulquiorra could only look on in disbelief as a fist, sheathed in golden reiatsu, punched through the gap between dimensions. Even just this off hand movement caused another gust of wind to blow from the portal, the grass flattening in all directions from the rent in space.

It was almost impossible to look at the portal to the alternate dimension, even though it was the dead of night, the light burning from within was almost as bright as another sun. Even as Ulquiorra watched, the rent in space didn't close up, but instead was eroded wider as more tumultuous reiatsu forced its way ahead of the figure who was the source of the power. His body burning with a golden glow, reiatsu made solid sheathing his body in an unbelievable light, Yoshirou stepped through the portal and into the human realm.

"This is impossible, you are nothing more than a Shinigami, how can you have this much power?"-Ulquiorra asked quietly, his voice still calm, after all, it wasn't in him to be afraid of anything. Sadness, pain, anger, fear, they were all pointless. But even so, he couldn't help but ask this question in disbelief at the entity before him. There was no reply from Yoshirou, the shinigami standing still as he looked upon the Arrancar. Even now, the reiatsu that had formed solidly about his body was starting to settle, becoming more distinct as intricate patterns wrote themselves upon the shape his clothing took in this new form. Behind him, his reiatsu changed once more as it started to condense, shapes taking place from his back, spreading outwards to form shaped from his back that could only be guessed to be immense wings of golden light.

Impossible, a mere shinigami cannot summon this much power Ulquiorra's mind insisted even as his eyes registered the torrential reiatsu that still blew outwards strongly from its source. He had seen first hand the amount of power Aizen could use at will, but this was impossibly higher, enough to even force the 4th Espada to its knees. Was Aizen-sama's prediction wrong? Is it possible this man has become an even greater threat than Aizen-sama could predict?

Ulquiorra was now unsure as to what to do. It was obvious that he now no longer could complete his mission, he could barely move under this immense pressure, and he had explicit orders to not utilise his Ressurection within the human realm. He could use Sonido to grab the woman and attempt to escape, but the entity before him was incomparably powerful, even before now the Shinigami had shown with Shikai alone that he was fast, there was no telling what he could do now.

However, the answer was given to him, but not in the way anybody there but Yoshirou could have known. Yoshirou had known that there was a chance this might happen, but he had bet on the possibility that it wouldn't happen, despite his zanpakutou's words in his head screaming for him not to.

He had bet wrong.

Suddenly, the immense wings of light started to fall apart, reiatsu made solid seemingly crumbling as the immense reiatsu that had been pouring from his body stopped. In the same matter, the clothing of golden light, not even having fully formed, crumbled about his body, reiatsu made solid falling apart as its source of power ended, revealing his black shihakshou underneath the brilliant gold. Even as Ulquiorra watched, a katana, returned once more to its sealed shape, fell out of the shinigami's grasp. With an almost inaudible sigh, the Kido Corp's Captain fell to his knees, before falling forward, unconsciousness claiming him even before his body hit the floor.

He had bet wrong, the damage inside his body was too great, the act of releasing his Bankai had been the last straw, his body wasn't able to put up with the damage any further, and his Hakusei had closed itself to seal the reiatsu which was tearing through his body. Without the fervent energy needed to keep him up, the pain blasting within his mind to an ultimatum, he hadn't been able to bear it any longer, and so his consciousness slipped away, even the voice of his zanpakutou's screamed warnings sealed as his eyes rolled up.

Right before the kneeled form of the 4th Espada, Yoshirou Kenshin fell unconscious and defenceless.

Well, chapter done, sorry for anybody who wanted to see the Bankai fully, A) I simply don't know how to describe it outside of my own imagination, and B) I can't let the Bleach story be changed too much, so I had to have him fail to save Inoue. By the way, this was not the complete Bankai, I depicted it as being like part way through the transformation, before it collapsed aprubtly, kinda like how Ichigo partially pulls the mask on, but it suddenly falls apart on him. His bankai clothing will be actual clothing, and yes, even if cliche, he will have wings for his Bankai form, why? Cause their kick ass, thats why! And, while looking like light, they will represent actual wings, not the Reishi wing from Quincy Final Form or Hitsugaya's ice wings.

I know it might not make too much sense, since there is no other situation where this has happened in Bleach, but I hope you can forgive such a portrayal, because I wanted this for future plot reasons, please forgive me.

Anyhow, as always, please read and review! Also, while not trying to advertise it too much, if you like Naruto ff, then can you give a look at the start of my second story, i'd like to know if I should bother continuing it or not, thanks, and cya all later!