Here is the next chapter. This one took a bit longer than I thought. Also about the reviews, if I do not answer a question, it means that it will be answered soon enough in the story.

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Chapter 13 - Battle of the Gods

-Mountains in the Soul Society-

Ichigo and Aizen were having the greatest battle that the soul society has ever seen. After finishing his little skirmish at the dangai, Ichigo raced towards Karakura Town and forced Aizen into the mountains in order to avoid damaging the town during the fight

The battle, from the point of view of someone far away from the location at least, was very intense. Nearly every minute, a mountain would be blown apart or the earth would quake from the sheer power of the slashes from both combatants

At first glance, it seems as though it was a forgone conclusion that Aizen would win the fight. After all, he did defeat most of the thirteen court guards squad members, past and present, with only suffering slight burns. However it soon turned out it was actually the opposite. Ichigo actually had the upper hand which he demonstrated by catching Aizen's sword with his bare hand and actually landing a deep wound on his right shoulder

Aizen was infuriated at the turn of events and the hogyoku soon forced him to undergo some sort of evolution, becoming a creature that looks physically like some sort of hollow. With newfound power, Aizen renewed his assault on Ichigo and seemingly overpowered him and had him by his neck, until

"Can you hear me Ichigo Kurosaki? I have to give you credit for one brief moment you broke the boundary between hollow and soul reaper to become a transcended being. But that power is no more. It has completely dissipated and not a trace of it remains. You're not even worth trying to understand anymore. Now it's my turn. I, a true transcended being will cause your death. I must say it will be quite a victory, by eliminating you I will completely break free, from soul reapers and hollows alike. It's over, Ichigo Kurosaki." Aizen declared after what he thought was the end of their fight

"Is it Aizen?" Ichigo, despite his burnt left arm, calmly asked which surprised Aizen. "This the best you can do?" he finished before slashing his sword which allowed him to break free from Aizen's grasp and pushing him away. "Aizen, let's end this already. All this rambling you do, I'm sick of it. So prepare yourself. I'll you my Final Getsuga Tensho." he said before pointing his sword at Aizen before holding his right arm with his left hand.

Pitch black energy erupted from Ichigo's body which engulfed him and Aizen was forced to move a few steps back.

"What is that? What is that form he's taking?" Aizen asked nobody in particular

-Flashback, Ichigo's Inner World-

Ichigo was having some sort of deja vu in this fight. Time and time again, he tried to attack the merged spirit but all it did was him getting knocked into a building. At the moment, the merged spirit and Ichigo were in a sword lock before pushing each other away. It had been a very long time since Ichigo and the merged Zangetsu fought but Ichigo still made no progress whatsoever

"This is just embarrassing." Zangetsu said. "Let me tell you a little secret about the FInal Getsuga Tensho Ichigo. It is not as simple as you getting the technique from me and using it against someone. In order to actually obtain it in the first place, you require two things, first, both soul reaper and his zanpakuto must have a very strong bond and the second, the soul reaper must be willing fulfill what the zanpakuto asked. This is not as simple as as counting from one to ten. You already know what I told you weeks ago."

Ichigo was surprised at the merged spirit's behavior. He never once considered the possibility that they would willingly help him get what he needs. "So you're saying, if I want the Final Getsuga Tensho, then I must be willing to not trust the soul society with my very being?"

"Yes. To be more precise, you must be willing to let go of the soul society as allies. However, this is a commitment that you must never break. Remember, I am your powers and I have been with you since the moment you were born and I know you better than anyone else. If you are not willing to commit yourself to letting go of them and become nothing more than mere acquaintances, you will never be able to get the Final Getsuga Tensho." Zangetsu answered him

"Why are you so willing to help me lose my powers?" Ichigo suspiciously asked

"All will be revealed when you prove yourself worthy of its secrets however, proving yourself worthy of it will not be enough for you to get the it. Don't forget, we are a part of your soul Ichigo. This means our only interests are for your benefit and yours alone. What happens to the people you care about is none of our concern. So I suggest you keep these things in mind otherwise you are just wasting your time here." Zangetsu said before charging at Ichigo

Much later

Ichigo got up after being knocked to the ground. During the entire fight, he had not been able to inflict any damage upon Zangetsu, not even a tiny scratch. 'Something's not right. I've already committed myself to no longer call the soul society my allies, however, I have to play it cool with them for the time being. Even he must realize that. If he is serious about not giving me the Final Getsuga Tensho, he should stop fighting and keep himself hidden. I'm missing something here.' Ichigo thought as he dodge some sword attacks

The both of them soon found themselves on the side of a skyscraper as their battle went on. It didn't take long before Zangetsu broke Ichigo's sword in two and pushed him off the building. Zangetsu then charged at Ichigo with a disappointed look in his eye. Ichigo noticed this and smiled, finally realizing the truth of it. He let go of his sword and allowed Zangetsu to stab pierce him right in the chest. However to his surprise, he felt no pain

"You finally figured it out, there are three things you need for the Final Getsuga Tensho and the third is to give up all resistance and accept my blade." Zangetsu said in a rather uncertain voice

"I feel no pain." Ichigo said

"Of course not. I, Tensa Zangetsu, am part of you. If you accept me, there can be no pain when I run you through." Zangetsu said before moving away, leaving his sword in Ichigo's chest. "Concentrate now Ichigo. The secrets to this technique will now be revealed to you." he instructed before his body was outlined with red and blue energy, then separating into Zangetsu and White after a few seconds

Moments of silence passed as the secrets of the Final Getsuga Tensho was being given to Ichigo, until the silence was broken by Ichigo. "What? What do you mean I won't lose my powers? I thought it would cause me to lose my powers if I use it?"

White just grinned at this before giving the answer. "That would be the case if it was actually yours. Getsuga Tensho is not a technique that belongs to you Ichigo, it is your father's. You have a different technique that is similar to it in some ways. Bottomline, you were never using your own powers from the very beginning."

"What are you talking about?" Ichigo questioned

Realizing that White was not gonna give an explanation that would be immediately understood, Zangetsu decided to take over. "Ichigo, we will talk about how this happened later, for the explanation will take a very long time. But just to give you an idea, your power has been sealed since the moment you were born using your father own soul reaper powers. However, what nobody realized is that you have been slowly absorbing your father's spirit energy since you were born. The power that you have been using all this time is nothing more than your father's spirit energy that you have absorbed. If you use the Final Getsuga Tensho, it will unleash all of your father's spirit energy and expel it from your soul."

"My father's power? So that means after I use it, I will be able to use my own power?" Ichigo asked in complete surprise

"Yeah Ichigo. After you use this technique, your body will collapse not from losing your father's spirit energy, but because it will have to adjust to your own. Adapting to your own power will take a very long time. Depending on how fast you adjust, it could take up to a month of you being unconscious and around ten days if you adjust really fast. During this time, we will explain to you everything. Once you awaken, you will finally be using your own hidden power. Now go. On the outside your father is just about losing consciousness right now. If you don't go back soon, the restrictive current will kill the both of you." White finished

"Wait, won't everyone notice that I still have my powers after using it?" Ichigo worriedly asked

"Do not worry about that Ichigo. Like Aizen during his fight with your father and the other two, you are a being that lives on a higher plane of existence and as such, unless you allow soul reapers or hollows to sense your spiritual pressure, they won't be able to. Even now that you know the secrets to the final getsuga tensho, not even Aizen can sense your power. There is no doubt that Kisuke Urahara will inform everyone else about this and that is for the better. Everyone will think that your power is slowly disappearing when in fact it is rising to a level that they cannot sense. In simple terms, in a world where three dimensional beings live, you would be a five dimenstional being." Zangetsu assured him

Ichigo nodded at this and began moving towards the surface. Soon enough, he awakened and found his father collapsed from the strain. He picked him up and ran to the exit, ready to face Aizen one more time

-Present Time-

When the energy from Ichigo's transformation cleared, he stood there, his body wrapped in some sort of bandages, his pants looked covered with black powers, black energy was steaming from beneath his legs and right arm and his hair now reached his waist and was pitch black in color

'I still can't sense his power. I have evolved into a being, far beyond that of a soul reaper. Just as two dimensional beings can never interact with three dimensional beings, no soul reaper or human will be able detect my spiritual pressure, unless I delibirately bring my powers down to their level of awareness. Wait a minute, if that is the case then that means, he's at an even higher level than myself?' Aizen thought. "No. No. No. No. No. No. NO! It's Absurd! A mere human can't surpass me! It couldn't possibly be!" he yelled through gritted teeth in disbelief

Ichigo then summoned a black energy blade on his right hand before raising his arm. "Mugetsu." he muttered before slashing the air in Aizen's direction, sending a huge amount of energy at his opponent which nearly cut him two

The energy soon dissipated and something fell to the ground nearby. Ichigo, who was perched on another area, noticed this and flashed to its locations. What he saw however, made his blood run cold. Aizen, whose body was nearly cut in two, regenerated the wound as if it was nothing. To Ichigo's slight relief, Aizen only regenerated at a lower level of power however Ichigo was still worried. As Aizen finally got up, the effects from Ichigo's transformation began to disappear. He could feel it. His body was now slowly beginning to cope with the changes in his spirit energy. He knew he still had time but with his enemy now having partially regenerated and him in no position to fight, things were looking really bad

As Aizen was gloating to Ichigo about how he won, spikes suddenly erupted on his chest. "What the hell is happening? Is it a kid? I don't get it. When was I attacked?" Aizen wondered aloud and for the first time, he actually cursed

"It seems it has finally taken effect." a voice said from somewhere and it came from none other than Kisuke

"Kisuke Urahara, are you responsible for all this?" an enraged Aizen demanded to know

"Yes. I hid that kido behind another kido and shot it into your body. What I put in is a seal. I knew that once you fused with the hogyoku, killing you would end up being very difficult if not impossible. So I created a new kido for the sole purpose of sealing you off." Kisuke answered him

"Is that so? Too bad. I'd hate to disappoint you but at this moment I'm about to evolve even further than you can imagine. As much as you think you're in control of things, you won't be able to seal me off, with this level of kido." Aizen said while yelling at the last part before suddenly, the white parts of his body was cracking and disappearing, slowly reverting him to his original form. "What? What's happening to me"

"It is the hogyoku's will. The seal is only now taking effect and it is all because of Ichigo. Now that you are in a severely weakened state. The hogyoku is saying that it does not recognize you as its master." Kisuke said

"You're wrong. It can't be. It's impossible. I control this power." Aizen muttered in disbelief before yelling in pain as the spikes in chest transformed into energy swords that pierce him from behind. From the ground, some sort of substance was slowly emerging and swirling around Aizen. It was Kisuke's seal. Aizen tried to resist but it was futile. Soon enough, Aizen disappeared and was sealed off. The only thing that remained at his location were three swords that pierced each other's blades

Ichigo on the other hand, was feeling a bit guilty, knowing that he was deceiving the one person who helped him a lot through his whole life

Unknown to everyone, someone was watching the whole confrontation since Ichigo decided to activate the final getsuga tensho. It was a pale man with half a helmet on his head. It was Ulquiorra. He hid his spiritual pressure since arriving at the soul society. 'Interesting, Ichigo Kurosaki. It seems that Aizen really had good reason to be interested in you.' he thought as he observed that fight. He prepared to interfere when Aizen began to regenerate and Ichigo's transformation was disappearing before noticing something. 'What? Even after using a technique like that, your power is still increasing? What the hell is going on?' he didn't want to believe it and for good reason as Ichigo appeared to be unable to fight but his pesquisa was telling him otherwise. He once again readied himself to interfere before noticing the strange spikes on Aizen's chest and Kisuke appeared. Ulquiorra then stayed his hand and observed the discussion between the three. When Aizen was sealed away, he opened a garganta and returned to Las Noches, all the while remaining undetected by the three present

Later, Ichigo and Kisuke were discussing about Aizen's motives. Ichigo had a rough idea of what it was but Kisuke chose not to respond, worried that Ichigo was getting too sentimental. After their little chat, Ichigo's friends arrived and just when he was about to greet them, he collapsed right in front of everybody


Hope you enjoyed that. This is the end of the prologue so to speak. A very long prologue anyway. The next chapter will begin on what I really have planned for the story so stay tuned for that. Also the next chapter might be delayed by a few days. I suspect that my school is gonna give a bunch of annoying projects this week but I'm not sure about that yet