Bleach: The Crimson Reaper

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or any other Anime/Game references in this story.

~Bleach the Crimson Reaper Chapter 4: Meeting The 3rd Espeda, The Arrancar Invasion ~

Akira was relaxing in his bedroom and looked down to see a naked Rangiku and her enormous breasts gently rubbing against his chest before she woke up and lightly kissed him on the lips. "So, I heard you and the others will be hanging around here to ensure Ichigo's safety along with his friends?" He asked.

Rangiku nodded before sitting up and stretching, having her chest bounce a little while she yawned before looking at him, "Mhm~ Captain's orders so it'll be nice to hang around with you a lot more often while we're down here…you plan on talking with Ichigo again by the way?" She asked as she got up off the bed and began to get dressed.

Akira got off the bed and pushed his hair away from his eyes and got dressed as well before walking to grab his badge for when he will switch out of his gigai when necessary. "Possibly…. Depends on what his psyching is gonna be when he sees she's back in town too." He said, hinting to a familiar little midget with black hair and an attitude.

"Mmm yeah, still I hope you do show up, it'll be really nice to have you at the school Aki-Kun~" She said in a flirtatious tone before Akira poked her forehead, "Yeah yeah Rangiku-Chan…Get going otherwise Hitsugaya is going to bite BOTH of our heads off for you being late." He said as he walked with her down the stairs and outside as he made sure to close the door and was making his way to Urahara's shop along with her to meet up with the others to get uniforms before stopping. "Hey Rangiku-Chan…go on ahead I need to check up on something." He instructed.

"Sure, sure whatever~" Rangiku said nonchalantly and continued walking while Akira turned the opposite direction, he kept his pace as he slowed down for a moment and spoke up, "If you wish to come out you may do so…I would like to know my lovely stalkers name if that's fine…" He asked as he left his gigai, letting it fall to the ground and was back in his custom haori and crossed his arms, seeing someone come from the shadows.

The young lady had olive skin, aqua green eyes, thick eyelashes, and short golden blonde hair, which she usually keeps messy with three braided locks. She wears a variation of the Arrancar jacket with a high collar, which covers the lower part of her face downward, while baring a good portion of the lower half of her large breasts. The jacket has a zipper running along its entire length, which is opened from the bottom upwards. It has a beige air filter on either side just below the trim. The jacket's sleeves completely envelop her arms, terminating in black glove-like extensions at her extremities, resembling the appearance of a cat's paw. This female was known as Tier Harribel (Tia Hariberu; Tier Hallibel)

Right behind were three other women who all had significant appearances from what Akira could gather, the first one is a tomboyish Arrancar with heterochromia: her right eye is ice blue, while her left eye is amber with a red outline around it. She has black, jaw-length hair, and her mask fragment is on the top of her head with a horn in the middle. She wears the standard Arrancar uniform but has shoulder length sleeves with black cuffs with a v-neck, and gloves and collars over her wrists, which are actually her Zanpakutō. She was known as Emilou Apacci (Emirū Apacchi)

The second one is a dark-skinned, green-eyed Arrancar with long, thick, wavy brown hair and large breasts. Her Hollow hole is positioned mid-way between her navel and breasts. Her mask fragments form a three-sectioned crown around her head and a thick necklace. Her Arrancar attire was heavily modified: it matches to the attire belonging to an Amazon warrior, with multiple armor covering her breasts and upper arms, gauntlets on her forearms, and a white skirt. Her name was Franceska Mila Rose (Furanchesuka Mira Rōzu)

The third and final woman was a slender female Arrancar with long, flowing, olive-green hair, long eyelashes, and lavender eyes, with three pink dots just below her right eye. Her mask remnants create three hair clip-like extensions on the right side of her bangs. She wears a furry black necklace around her neck. Her outfit consists of a long white dress with long sleeves, which extend well past her hands, with a single slit in each one, and two thin belts criss-crossing around her waist. She was known as Cyan Sung-Sun (Shian Sunsun)

These three that were joined by Tier were known as her Fracción or known as the Tres Bestias (3獣神(トレス・ベスティア), Toresu Besutia; Spanish for "Three Beasts", Japanese for "Three Beast Gods")

"Hm…it seems you expected us to be here…" Tia responded in which Akira shrugged, "Maybe, maybe not…all I know is if any of you try something…you won't enjoy the outcome…" Akira said with a subtle warning in which Apacci snarled and stepped forward. "What was that you disgusting Soul Reaper?! Don't you dare threaten Lady Harribel!" She exclaimed.

"Apacci…stand down." Tia ordered calmly. "But-." "There's no point in getting worked up…besides, we only came here to see if the information we got from Ulquiorra was accurate…"

"Information…? Oh, you mean that strange Arrancar and his little lapdog I humiliated the other day…I must ask…why would a lovely and voluptuous woman like you gain from being affiliated with them and Aizen?" He asked casually which drew a small blush on Tia's face, luckily it was hidden.

"What the- Is he flirting with Lady Harribel!?" Apacci whispered to her fellow Fraccion members. "You have to give the punk credit, he's not shy about his words…" Mila said, giving credit to him while Sung-Sun sighed. "Still, I hope you two wild animals don't cause a stir that will upset Harribel-Sama…" She said without regret as the two women sneered at her with tick marks.

"It was during Ulquiorra's return with Yammy that he showed us everything…" She began explaining.

~Flashback~

~Hueco Mundo~

In Huenco Mendo, there was a fortress used by Former Captain Sosuke Aizen along with his army as he sat on his throne with several shadowed figures there were known as the Espadas who watched Ulquiorra and Yammy step forward.

Ulquiorra Cifer The 4th Espada was a slender, yet fairly muscular, male Arrancar of average height with a melancholic appearance. He has fairly short, messy black hair, pale white skin, a black upper lip, and green eyes with small slit-shaped pupils, similar to a cats. Part of his bangs fall between his eyes, and he has distinctively thick eyebrows. He has teal lines which descend from the lower part of his eyes. His facial expression rarely changes, though he is almost always frowning. He wears typical Arrancar clothes: a white jacket, black sash, and a white hakama. However, his jacket has longer coattails than others, and the collar is higher

Like most other Arrancar, he possesses remnants of his former life as a Hollow in his appearance. His Hollow hole is located on his sternum, though the hole was initially located on the base of his throat. The remainder of his Hollow mask lies on the top-left side of his head, forming a broken horned helmet. His Espada tattoo lies on the left side of his chest.

Alongside him was his partner Yammy Llargo, he was the 10th Espada pre-zanpakuto but unknown to anyone when it activated, he is seen as the 0 (Cero) Espada. By far the largest of the current Espada, Yammy is a giant Arrancar with tan skin, a powerful build, and a ridge-lined cranium. He has brown eyes, black hair, long, bushy sideburns, and a thin ponytail reaching his upper-back. Aside from this, he is bald. He has orange eyebrows, and red markings under his eyes. He wears the standard Espada uniform, with the only difference being his jacket is always open.

Like all Arrancar, he has a large hole signifying his previous time as a Hollow, his is located in the center of his chest. What remains of his Hollow mask is the jawbone (complete with 8 teeth), which rests on his chin. A tattoo of the number 10, signifying Yammy's rank, is on his left shoulder. In his released form, the 1 melt away, leaving just the 0.

"We have returned…Lord Aizen…" Ulquiorra said while Yammy knelt down to one knee behind him and bowed respectfully.

Aizen was on his throne and slowly opened his eyes, "Welcome…Ulquiorra and Yammy. So…tell me what you have accomplished…here in front of your 20 brothers…" He responded. "Alright Ulquiorra…show us what you have experienced, in the World of The Living." He instructed. "All of it."

Ulquiorra simply gave a response of, "Yes Sir." And proceeded to remove his left eye, holding it in his palm. "Here you are…see for yourselves…" He said before crushing it with his ability Solita Vista with the eye shattering into dust as it flowed around the room, allowing his "Brothers" to get a glimpse of everything…including the intrusion of Akira.

Aizen himself was also seeing the events that happened while his eyes were closed before answering, "I understand…So, I see you decided that he wasn't worth killing?"

"Yes sir, the orders were to kill anyone who might be an obstacle…and we learned that there was no one at the time before the other person made his appearance." Ulquiorra explained before a voice called out. "Your Soft!"

Ulquiorra recognized the voice and calmly turned his head, seeing a man sat down with his hands and arms rested on his knees and he had an arrogant smirk on his face. He was a tall, muscular man with light blue spiky hair and light blue eyes, the latter including green lines below them, similar to the eye markings on the Panthera genus of cats.

His attire consists of a white hakama, a black sash and a ragged white jacket with an upturned collar. The inner lining of his jacket is black and wears it with the sleeves rolled up and leaving it open to expose his muscular chest. The remains of his Hollow mask consist of the right jawbone and his Hollow hole is located on his abdomen. His tattoo number (6) is located on his back, near the right side of his Hollow hole. His name was Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, The 6th Espada.

"If it had been me…I'd have killed them all with the first strike!"

"Grimmjow…" Ulquiorra announced before Grimmjow continued his verbal tirade.

"What the hell were you two thinking!? If killing him was the order, then you and that big oaf should've obviously killed him, right?! RIGHT!?" He shouted, voicing his frustrations with them before another Espada member spoke. "I have to agree with Grimmjow…the boy stood up to you, I say you should've killed him, him be worthy or not."

"And look at you Yammy…! You're a mess! Then you come back and tell all of us that he isn't worth killing?! Sounds like to me that you guys couldn't kill him!" Grimmjow exclaimed in which Yammy gave his response.

"Grimmjow, it was pretty clear. I know you saw what happened, the guy with the hats n clogs and that damn dark-skinned girl interfered, along with that unknown kid with the black and red hair who caught me off guard." He said, giving his side of the story.

"That is so pathetic! A guy with a hat and sandals, a female and some stupid kid beat you!" Grimmjow taunted in which Yammy got to his feet, ready to fight him over the comment. "Pathetic Huh!?"

Ulquiorra of course became the mediator and held his hand out to his partner. "That's enough Yammy…Grimmjow, I don't think you truly understand…that boy is no threat to us…yet."

"Huh?"

"Lord Aizen isn't worried…about what his currentabilities are. It is his growth rate that is the primary issue, as we learned…the boy has tremendous potential. As of right now however, his powers are extremely unstable, but if he doesn't self-destruct then he might prove to be useful to us in the near future…that is why I let him live." He explained, but Grimmjow being stubborn wasn't having it.

"I still maintain that you guys are soft! How can you be so sure he won't become stronger than you're predicting and turn on us, what about your plan then!?" He shouted with questioning.

Ulquiorra simply replied, "Should that occur…I'll get rid of him that's all…" This of course shut up Grimmjow for the moment as he continued, "You can't complain about that…can you?" He asked him.

"Yes…well I leave it in your hands. Do whatever you deem best, Ulquiorra…" Said Aizen in which Ulquiorra bowed respectfully, "Thank you very much sir…"

"Now onto another note…Ulquiorra and Yammy…what we saw from that other young man…the one with black and red hair…I have studied him for quite some time…"

"What?! Wait a second Lord Aizen! You mean to tell me that brat that ambushed Yammy, you've seen him before!?" Grimmjow asked in which Ulquiorra added on. "Sir…out of curiosity, why do you hold him in high interest as well…I share Grimmjows confusion in this whole ordeal…"

"Yes well…I believe I should tell all of you about him…and a little bit of his history…" Aizen said as he began to tell the Espadas of one who could become dangerous in the near future.

~Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2 OST: Itachi Uchiha Theme Plays~

"His name is Akira Hon'nō Gyōketsu…he is part of a legendary family in the Soul Society known as the Gyōketsu Clan…His mother Chiyuki Hon'nō Gyōketsu was former captain of a secret 14th division in the Soul Society during my time as Captain, It was known as The Blood Division a highly skilled division compromised of cold-blooded assassins among Shinigami that carried out secret tasks of annihilating any high or low-profile threats to the Soul Society including things such as invasions or Coup D'états…It was founded by an old ally of Captain Yamamoto's…he was the first Akira with the name being passed down to his descendant…information on his father well…that's a story for another time, but this young man held such promise and potential when I first discovered him awaken his Zanpakuto…him and his family wield Dark Spiritual Pressure…kind of like a hollow…" He explained.

This soon had many members of the Espada eyes widen at this notion before Grimmjow got to his feet. "What?! So, this kid could very well have power much similar to a Vasto Lorde!" He said with anger.

"Now, now Grimmjow…I am simply implying…." Aizen chuckled as Grimmjow scoffed and sat back down to listen more while a familiar blonde Espada slowly glared and listened in more closely.

"Now the way their abilities work is their Zanpakuto all involve them mixing their spiritual energy with their blood…its often seen as a very unorthodox yet highly dangerous style of fighting and can be used as a line of offense and defense, hence why they were respected and feared among their peers for so long…luckily I had dispatched of the division with several members either going into hiding, being killed or going about their lives in the World of the Living in undisclosed locations. My guess is Chiyuki-San must've allowed her son to join in with ensuring the safety of Ichigo and you and Yammy had unfortunately crossed paths with him."

"I see…thank you for that information sir…" Ulquiorra answered in which Yammy was a little nervous on what he was told and so were a few of the Espadas. "Be highly careful if you were to face him one-on-one…I wouldn't be surprised if he was able to use Bankai…his growth rate matches Ichigo's but his abilities and his experience are where he has the higher up over him…that is all." Aizen finished.

Meanwhile, Grimmjow was just seated and was seething after being ridiculed by Ulquiorra over the issue involving Ichigo and was extra annoyed about some random kid who could very well match them in strength if possible.

~End of Flashback and Music~

"Really now…that is certainly a mouthful he must've told you…well then…is that it?" He asked with a small smile in which Tia nodded before she and her Fraccion turned away. "Before you go…since we're on the naming basis how about I get to know your full name miss…" Akira requested in which she slowly turned her head and spoke.

"Tia…Tia Harribel…" She responded before her and her Fraccion disappeared while Akira inhaled deeply and sighed. "…I swear it's always the highly attractive ones that give me headaches…what's next a greenhead with the mind of a petulant child…?" He said to himself sarcastically before entering back into his Gigai and began walking towards Urahara's shop, seeing Jinta having Ururu sweep instead of him.

"B-but Jinta weren't you supposed to do these chores…?" She asked softly in which he snapped back, "I don't care if I told you to do em' then do em!" Ururu simply complied and continued before Akira rubbed the top of her head and proceeded to smash his fist onto Jinta's head, knocking him onto the ground.

"Now Ururu-chan…why don't you go and relax…I think Jinta won't be ordering you around as long as he knows I am lurking…if he gives you any further trouble just tell me okay? Now shoo…" He said calmly in which Ururu blushed lightly and nodded, "O-Okay Akira-san…" She responded and ran inside while Jinta groaned as Akira walked over him and spoke up.

"Yo Clogs! I'm here for my uniform!" He called out in which he turned over to see the man Urahara smile with his hat barely covering his eyes as he handed him the school's uniform and shoes. "Now you don't be a stranger and make plenty of friends~" Kisuke mocked in which Akira simply glared and flipped him off before leaving until he paused for a second to relay a message. "Oh…when you get the chance get Kurosaki down here…I wish to test him and help him a little with his…Inner Demons." He emphasized in which Kisuke grew a serious expression and nodded.

~Karakura High School~

Akira made his way onto the school grounds in uniform while pushing his hair back while a few students murmured among themselves in curiosity on who he was as he made his way inside the school and looked around, using his senses to find Hitsugaya and the others before he came to a stop and saw all of them.

"Ah figured this is where you guys wandered off to…" He said before getting a hug from Rangiku with her chest pushing against him before she let go and he turned to Renji who patted him on the shoulder. "Man Akira, Rukia's gonna be psyched to see you after all these years!" He said with a wide grin. "Is she still that same little fireball that gets worked up easily?" "The very same…"

"Akira Gyoketsu…I'm sure you remember me?" Toshiro asked in which Akira leaned in closely before patting him on the head. "Ah, little Toshiro yeah I remember you…you sure you shouldn't be in grade school?" He asked with a raised brow.

Toshiro grew a massive tick mark and glared, "Shut up! And for your information its Captain Hitsugaya now!" He exclaimed in which Rangiku tried her best not to laugh while Renji let out a small snicker.

"Sure…sure whatever…and I am Captain Gyoketsu…" He mocked before turning over to Ikkaku and Yumichika. "I should've known you two would be sent…guessing it was requested also by Old man Kenpachi?" He asked in which Yumichika smiled sheepishly and scratched his head, "Well…our captain does tend to bring you up and has always been impatient about your erm…rematch." Ikkaku soon added in as well.

"Yeah~ I've been itching to fight you too pal, I've heard a lot of good things…if your as good as our Captain said then I'll enjoy taking you down." He said with a wide smile and had his kendo sword in which Akira calmly glared.

"Careful my friend, no need for the hostility…at least until we deal with the issue at hand…and when you see Yachiru tell her that I look forward to seeing her as well…knowing her she probably still wants me buying her treats all the time." Akira said since his history with Yachiru was…well it was much stranger then any person would lead to believe.

"We were just about to make our way over to Ichigo's house…do you want to come?" Renji asked in which Akira shook his head and slowly smirked, "I think when the time is right…me and Kurosaki-san will meet face-to-face again…I was smart enough to give him my name, but I will be more than happy to re-introduce myself when I meet him again." He said, bidding them all farewell as he walked away since he figured school was over at this point.

Later in the afternoon from what Akira gathered when he used an ability of his that involved a flock of blood red crows to keep watch of his friends, Rangiku volunteered to stay with Orihime…wow talk about every mans wet dream. Rukia of course pulled a fast one on Ichigo and was once again staying with him, Renji was heading off to Old man Clog's place, and Ikkaku and Yumichika were going to find…any place to stay since Ikkaku was stubborn about finding somewhere while Hitsugaya was walking with Rangiku and was respectfully refusing her offer to have him stay with her at Orihime's place.

"Hm…guess that makes sense…plus I did place in to Rangiku that I wouldn't be at my place and that I would be a little occupied so its nice of Orihime to let her stay…still wouldn't be surprised if they had the same damn bra size…guess Ichigo is a lucky dog." He said to himself knowing the girl's infatuation with that hot head.

Akira soon made his way over to his mothers' home as he unlocked the door and stepped inside, seeing his mother was eating food and watching TV before she muffled on her words, "Teresh fud for yu un kitchen." Of course, Akira could translate what she said and simply walked into the kitchen seeing it was white rice, spicy curry, beef and two dumplings set up for him as he grabbed his food and made his way to the staircase, "Heading up…I need to do something." All he got was a shooing motion and rolled his eyes.

Once he got to his room even though he had his own apartment he never minded having an extra place to sleep he closed his door and set his food aside before sitting down in a mediation position, leaving his gigai and soon found himself no longer in his room.

~Akira's Inner World~

Right now, Akira looked around as it was a wide bundle of buildings much like Ichigo's but the only difference was the environment as the skies were light red and the moon was a blood red color while he looked forward and spoke up. "Kougetsu…or should I just say my Inner Hollow…" He said, revealing a white variant of himself with the black hair being white and the red highlights being a black color instead.

"Hehehehe~ You catch on quick King~ So…you know me and Kougetsu are one in the same…we all pretty much are like an endless chain that continues extending itself…am I Kougetsu's true appearance? Maybe…maybe not…but I do know one thing for sure we all have one thing that makes us in sync…Instinct…" He said with a wider smile before he began walking around Akira who stood in place.

"Instinct has always been our strongest sense since the day you were born…Kougetsu (referring to himself and the other spirit Akira saw before) Are the manifestation of your mother and fathers' abilities…as of why you had an inner hollow in the first place…thank your old man for that if he were still alive…" He explained before unsheathing his White variation of Kougetsu and aiming it very closely to Akira's face and between his eyes.

"Now from what I could tell from your perspective…that another little King out there seems to have his own hollow problems right?" He asked.

"Correct, Ichigo Kurosaki…that Substitute Soul Reaper I was tasked with looking out for and helping to prepare for Aizen…apparently he's afraid of his Inner Hollow of taking over…"

"HA! That little bastards afraid?! I bet if I had met his little Inner Hollow, I shred that little prick to pieces!" "Kougetsu" Exclaimed and laughed loudly. "So~ Do you plan on asking him to release his Inner hollow?"

"Not really, he would fuss and be stubborn about it…so when I get a chance to encounter him one-on-one, I will be aiming to force it out of him…and show him…true fear…" He said with a slight glare before part of his hollow mask appeared on the top right part of his face with the mask having a highly significant difference as it was black with blood red streaks pointing down before it disappeared. "Hm…! See you around King~" 'Kougetsu' said before fading into ashes as Akira inhaled deeply.

~Back in World of The Living~

Akira exhaled and opened his eyes before he heard tapping at his window and saw it was one of his crows and opened it to allow it inside. "What happened…?" He asked in which the crow's eyes glowed red and showed him the events of an Espada leading a group of Arrancar's to ambush Ichigo and the others along with Rukia getting fatally wounded by the blue haired Espada.

"Sheesh…I can't leave that kid alone for one second without him getting everyone killed in this mess…alright go on, I'll handle this…" He said to the crow which cawed and flew off into the night sky as he got to his feet and leaped out the window and Shunpo'd into the air and closed his eyes to detect where Ichigo was.

"Let's see…yeah I can sense several spiritual pressures all over the damn place…now…Rangiku's there…Hitsugaya's there…Renji there…Ikkaku and Yumichika…and…what the hell?! Rukia! She must've gotten wounded, dammit where's Ichigo…found him…whatever he's facing has some serious power to them hopefully the kid doesn't get himself killed too soon…" He said out loud before Shunpo'ing exactly to Ichigo's location.

Akira appeared at the sight of a pretty one-sided battle involving a bloody Ichigo with his Bankai Tensa Zangetsu against the person he presumed to be Grimmjow, "So…judging from the information I gathered…Espadas numbers is based on their power ranking wise…and anything over 10 is just the point and time an Arrancar was born…Ichigo better tap into his Inner Hollow and stop being so scared, or else that Grimmjow guy's gonna cut him to mincemeat…"

He also felt several Reiatsu signatures disappear, "So…they used Gentei Kaijo to release their hidden power…thank goodness they got confirmation when they did…" He said before turning to see Ichigo get launched back down into the crater while he looked up to Grimmjow.

"Hmph! I have to say I'm disappointed with your strength! You have Bankai and all you have to show for it is average speed?! Huh!?" He said in disbelief before scoffing and waited for the dust to clear before his eyes widened. "W-what the-!"

"What is Ichigo…?" Akira slowly asked and saw black reiatsu with a red outline.

"Getsuga…Tensho!" Ichigo swung Tensa Zangetsu and released a black variation of Getsuga Tensho directly at Grimmjow, catching him off guard for a moment before he put his guard up and took the attack as it caused a giant red and black explosion, having the sky turn black and gray for a moment before clearing.

Ichigo panted heavily as blood dripped down his face while he hoped the attack caught him while Grimmjows wrists had blood on them before he put his guard down. "Damn what was that…? Ulquiorra didn't have that in his report when he talked about you Soul Reaper~ Not a word~" He mocked.

Ichigo soon returned his smirk and retorted, "Heh! Guess I won't be disappointing after all…Arrancar!" Soon Grimmjow began laughing heartily, "Guess I was really wrong about you…! It may turn out, that you may be worth killing after all!"

"Hm…Getsuga Tensho? Guess me and him are a little alike after all…- Hm?" Akira peered closer down at Ichigo and noticed something was up with his left eye and saw him almost being hesitant now. "…I see so his inner hollow is talking to him and that Black Getsuga must've been the inner hollows move and Ichigo copied it."

Grimmjow was getting a little impatient as Ichigo had his hand over his eye and was trying to figure out a solution to take Grimmjow down and not release his Inner Hollow if he used Black Getsuga Tensho 2 to 3 more times.

"Hey Soul Reaper, how long are you gonna stand there~?" He taunted. "Alright then I guess its my turn heh!" Grimmjow soon was about to fully unsheathe his Zanpakuto before Kaname Tosen appeared behind him and interrupted their fight.

"Wait…that's Tosen huh…he really did defect with Aizen and Gin after all…sad, he was one of the few smart and promising ones…" Akira said to himself.

"Put your sword away…Grimmjow…" Tosen ordered in which Grimmjow placed his sword away and raised a brow, "Tosen?"

Ichigo stood by, watching in confusion before iterating the name as well, "Tosen…h-he's the captain that defected with Aizen…!"

"So Tosen…want to explain to me why you're here!?" Grimmjow asked, feeling very annoyed at the disruption in which Tosen responded, "You ask…why? You can't be serious…" He retorted in which he was met with silence from Grimmjow. "You chose to invade the World of The Living on your own…and you took five Arrancars without permission, then you lost them in battle!" He exclaimed, shocking Grimmjow with the news that his fellow Arrancars were killed.

"You have disobeyed orders, you understand that much don't you?" Tosen asked and walked towards him. "Lord Aizen is quite upset with you Grimmjow…" He said, walking past him as Grimmjow gritted his teeth before Tosen opened a Garganta leading to Hueco Mundo "Come…your punishment for these acts will be decided in Hueco Mundo…" He spoke.

Grimmjow scoffed before turning towards him, "Fine then let's get going…" Soon he followed behind Tosen towards the Garganta before Ichigo shouted to him, "Hey you hold on! Where the hell do you think you're going!?" He asked.

Grimmjow stopped and turned towards him, "Shut up Soul Reaper…I'm going home…! Back home to Hueco Mundo…" He replied. "No, you're not! You come here and attack us, and then you just leave?! You've got to be kidding me! Get back down here, this fight isn't over until I say it is dammit!"

"Hmph! Get over it! The only real reason why your still breathing is because I have to leave, consider yourself lucky! That attack you used earlier obviously took its toll as well…I can see it in your face, I'd say you have about two or three attacks left in you." He predicted in which Ichigo's eyes widened at the accurate theory.

"Wow…that guy even in the heat of battle could see right through Ichigo's façade…he's become that easy to figure out now…that's not good…" Akira said quietly.

"But still…even if you were able to do it a hundred more times…you wouldn't stand a chance of beating me in my release form!" He said proudfully.

"R-Release form…what the hell is that…?" Ichigo said in pure confusion before Grimmjow continued. "Remember my name Soul Reaper…and you better pray you never hear it again! Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez! Because the next time you hear my name, you'll be a dead man…!" He warned him before slowly disappearing in the Garganta, "I promise…~"

Ichigo finally felt the fatigue and damage get to him and slowly fell down to his hands and knees, panting heavily and could barely get back to his feet before fully standing as Renji approached him. "Where did the Arrancar go? Back to Hueco Mundo?" He asked.

He was met with silence from Ichigo before he asked another question. "Did you win…?"

Ichigo soon looked up and solemnly answered, "I lost…"

"You stupid idiot…the fact that your alive means that you won…." Renji said, trying to make the issue a little more optimistic.

"…You know that's not true…" Ichigo retorted as Renji slowly glared, knowing how the guy was feeling. "If you were me…you'd feel the same way…" He explained as Renji looked down, realizing he was right.

"Truth is I haven't been able to protect anyone…I couldn't defeat our enemies…I was useless. I lost…" He continued before remembering the Arrancar's name, "Grimmjow…"

Later on, Akira would quietly follow them to where Orihime was healing Rukia after she had gotten pierced by Grimmjow's hand in the chest while he looked closer and saw the regret and feeling of failure on Ichigo's face.

"Damn…Hopefully I can get him over to Clog's place tomorrow morning and have a chance to beat it out of him…otherwise he may have to visit the Vizards…If I remember…Shinji offered him some sort of opportunity from what I heard…" He said before departing. "Ichigo…if you want to protect everyone…you've gotta conquer those fears…otherwise those fears will conquer you…"

End of Chapter.

Hey everyone hoped you enjoyed reading this chapter, its more based on Akira's perspective in each arc so sorry if you couldn't get a recap of everything you probably saw or heard from the anime/manga. See you next time since I plan to get started immediately on the next chapter!

Next Chapter: A Bloody Zangetsu!? Ichigo meets the Vizards!