Hello, here I bring you the second part of the prologue of the adventures of Ichigo and his friends. Before starting, you should know that this is not going to be the last part of this summary, so there will be another that will cover from the Arc of Hueco Mundo to the defeat of Aizen. Sorry for the inconvenience. I hope you enjoy.
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XenonKirito: No, I'm sorry, but I won't be using the Bount Arc. Nothing personal, just that I don't think it's necessary. But if I will put a filler arc (spoiler of this chapter).
Sagely Sage: Thank you for alerting me to my oversight. The truth is that he was writing so fast (not as fast as Flash) that I had not realized the number of fairies and Central 46.
2003: No, there was no mistake. The fact that Kon went to Soul Society was part of my plans to change the original canon a bit, and unlike what happened in the Bount Arc when he separated from the group and missed the whole adventure, in this arc he always remained with Ichigo and then with Ganju and Hanatarō.
The truth is that Kon is one of my favorite characters and I would like him to at least not always be on the sidelines and have more revealing (not as much) as Iago from Aladdin.
The one who liberates: Look, I can understand what you and the rest are dissatisfied with about how I put the characters almost out of place in Fate's plot, but that's how I decided to do it for now. Remember that the Holy Grail War is only primarily between Servants and did not include other supernatural beings such as the Shinigamis and the Quincys. But that doesn't mean they have to stand aside forever. What they had to do is attack any Master who tries to attack or do a dirty trick like Kiritsugu did who in the end was intercepted by Urahara himself in chapter 10. That doesn't mean they don't have to fight a Servant, since I made Orihime got between Berserker and Mordred, and she made the former fly with Shiten Kōshun and Uryū fight Caster and destroyed his book. That might be enough.
But if what bothers you the most is about Ichigo, I understand perfectly. My interpretation for him in this story at the moment is to start as a rookie who is learning little by little like Shirou, but I'm not going to leave this like that either since it would ruin the character completely, and therefore, I will make him become absurdly powerful until the point of being able to kick a Servant. I suggest you have more patience and let the story pass.
Chapter 21: The Story of a Substitute Part 2
29/05/2021
"After that crazy adventure, we returned to our homes to continue our lives where we're left off." Ichigo continued remembering when they returned to the world of the living and how they broke up to go straight home.
"Yes, it really was something unforgettable but dangerous." Orihime added also speaking as if they had returned from a vacation.
"But that didn't mean it's over either." Ishida also spoke as a way of letting them know that their story is not over yet.
Rider looked at them more closely. "What else happened to you?"
As before, Ichigo continued recounting what happened after returning to his world, although he skipped the summer vacation months since no important event occurred except that Ishida managed to restore his Quincy powers (lost after his nefarious battle against Mayuri) thanks to Orihime, and Ichigo continued with his task as Substitute Shinigami and hunt down the hollows that roamed the area.
During his new course, a new classmate unexpectedly appeared, one that seemed a bit strange to him, being Shinji Hirako who later saw him again at night during a hollow hunt, but he could see him, in addition to being able to float in the air and carry a Zanpakutō. He himself claimed to be a Visored.
"What is a Visored?" Rider asked curiously.
Before Ichigo could respond, Kisuke beat him to it.
"The Visoreds are a group of Shinigami who have acquired hollow powers, that is, they are like hybrids." The shopkeeper explained. "They don't actually belong to the Gotei 13 or the Soul Society itself, but that will be talk later."
Capturing this silence, Ichigo continued where he left off with his encounter with the mysterious character who offered him to join his ilk, but he flatly refused stating that he was not one of their own and left.
he next day, Shinji kept insisting him on school that he join them as otherwise his inner hollow will grow stronger to the point of being able to consume his soul and control his body. Ichigo had taken this warning well as he also noticed that his hollow was getting stronger, and he could feel it getting closer and to take over his body. It was then that 2 other visitors came to the outskirts of town being the Arrancars.
"A-Arrancar?" Saber asked without understanding the name.
"That means 'To tear off' in Spanish, doesn't it?" Waver said, catching the meaning of that name in another language.
"Exactly. They are hollows that have tear off much of their mask himself and acquired Shinigami powers, hence their name. That is, they are the exact opposite of the Visoreds." Kisuke explained. "Apparently they were the result of Aizen's experiments with the Hōgyoku to create his own army that would allow him to conquer Soul Society."
Ichigo continued recounting his encounter with the Arrancars that arrived being Ulquiorra Cifer and Yammy Llargo, the latter had started to wreak havoc and had also seriously injured Chad and could have killed Orihime had it not been for his intervention. Ichigo faced the one who almost killed Chad being Yammy, a really huge bastard looking like an ogre, in Bankai mode and managed to give him a good beating starting with slicing his arm, however, his inner hollow interrupted the battle preventing him from concentrating, and for this he became the target of retaliation from Yammy, who gave him one of the biggest beatings of his life. On the brink of death, he was immediately saved by Kisuke and Yoruichi and they immediately took over by facing the giant Arrancar. In the end, the 2 Arrancars withdrew to Hueco Mundo, having completed their reconnaissance mission.
Back at the institute, he met again some Shinigamis that he had met being Renji, Tōshirō Hitsugaya, Rangiku Matsumoto, Ikkaku, Yumichika and Rukia to help him and guard the town. Later that night another set of Arrancars appeared with the purpose of wreaking havoc. Tōshirō and the others faced each other, while Ichigo and Rukia encountered one who turned out to be the weakest. Rukia, who had regained her Shinigami powers, defeated the Arrancar with her Shikai, but suddenly the leader of the group appeared being much stronger, the Sexto Espada Grimmjow.
"Sex-what?" Saber asked not understanding the name she had just heard. Rider and Waver were also just as confused.
"You see, apparently, each Arrancar of Aizen's army is classified according to their abilities and strength in numbers from one digit to three. Those with one digit are referred to as Espadas, which are the elite, that is, the best of what best that he has." Kisuke explained again.
"So does that Aizen only put ranks with numbers?" Rider asked, intrigued by the fact that a commander numbers his troops to identify their ranks.
"Yes, I don't know why, but that helped us figure out their strength and what kind of opponents we were dealing with. As you have heard, Grimmjow's rank is number Six."
As soon as he appeared, Grimmjow attacked Rukia first impaling her with one hand, and Ichigo, blinded by anger, tried to attack him initially on Shikai, but it was useless as the Arrancar's defense was too strong, so he decided to enter Bankai mode. However, that didn't turn out to be enough either as, despite his improved speed, Grimmjow had no problem mastering him and giving the poor boy a good beating.
"It's true, I was there too." Kon said suddenly. "I saw how that bastard was giving Ichigo a good beating with his fists, and he wasn't even using his sword. It was clear that Ichigo was nothing more than a makeshift punching bag."
Ichigo frowned at that last comment, but reflected that it was true. He could still remember how that blue bastard was giving him another of the biggest beatings of his life, after Yammy, and that his inner hollow did not intervene.
After that brutal punishment, Ichigo was able to react by being influenced in part by his inner hollow to launch a powerful Getsuga Tenshō that hit Grimmjow's body directly, but barely managed to damage him. Just as the Espada was about to unsheathe his sword to end this, Kaname Tōsen, one of Aizen's traitorous captains, suddenly appeared to take Grimmjow back to Hueco Mundo. He reluctantly agreed and left.
Feeling grieved, Ichigo made a difficult decision, and it was to temporarily join with the Visoreds, and that they help him to master their inner hollow. Ichigo and Kon went to their secret lair that was not that difficult to find, and there they met them who were waiting for them. After a small demonstration match to demonstrate his determination, the Visoreds agreed to help him and knocked Ichigo unconscious so that he could go to his inner world where his ghostly duplicate was waiting for him.
Ichigo told them about his conversation with him about how he had absorbed Zangetsu and intended to manifest in his body, and also told him how this and Zangetsu were one being before dividing and each embody Ichigo's respective powers; Shinigami and hollow.
"Wait a minute." Saber interrupted suddenly. "Didn't you say that inner hollow was some kind of parasite?"
"Not exactly." Ichigo replied seriously. "That was what I believed at first, but it was not like that. My hollow is actually the one same as Zangetsu and the rest of the Zanpakutōs of each Shinigami, a Zanpakutō also but hollowified, and that unlike Ossan, he is not loyal to me since he considered myself a weak carrier, and therefore he tried to devour my soul and manifest in my body like that time when I fought against Byakuya. " The onlookers took in that part with interest and mused that this would be like a Servant not being loyal to a weak and incompetent Master.
Ichigo continued the story starting with the battle for Ichigo's soul. At the same time Kon told them what was happening outside as they took the unconscious Ichigo to an underground training ground very similar to Kisuke's and left him lying on the ground next to his Zanpakutō, and shortly afterwards his body began to transform. starting with the hollowification process. The Visoreds planned to fight the hollowfied Ichigo in turns in 10 minutes. Meanwhile, Ichigo fought hard against his pale doppelgänger, but the latter not only fought with the same efficiency and level of Ichigo, also in a more brutal and savage way so that Ichigo had been overwhelmed and suffered several injuries, but Ichigo also fought him good and managed to counterattack and damage the hollow. However, that changed when they both rose to the Bankai level and made use of their respective Getsuga Tenshō and hollow's was shown to be the strongest much to Ichigo's surprise.
And not only that, but his sword handling was also just as efficient, leaving Ichigo a feeble. This was all because he claimed that Ichigo was weak because the only thing he lacked was killer instinct in combat, and that was why he was no match for him. Realizing that fact, Ichigo was unable to focus well and react when his hollow impaled him in the abdomen.
Most of the viewers were dumbfounded upon hearing that part.
"The next thing I remember that bastard drew his sword from my body and letting me fall into the water that had flooded the streets." He said quietly as he recalled his impending defeat. "But then I had a vision of Kenpachi fighting me and he showed me how to use my instinct to kill to win, and I did…" The spectators continued to watch expectantly to know what happened.
"I managed to surface with my recovered Zanpakutō and faced that conceited bastard. We fought again and this time I got the upper hand to a certain extent and then we decided to test our Getsugas again. The result was that when they both collided, they exploded forming a large screen. I took the opportunity to attack him directly at full speed from the smoke and caught him by surprise, managing to cut off his arm." The pure satisfaction of having given him another blow and this time he no longer had that damn smile that he hated so much.
But the thing did not end there when his hollow still did not accept defeat and continued to fight even with one arm, showing that he was still an implacable monster, but in the end, he managed to give him the coup de grace when he buried his Zanpakutō in his abdomen ending with this battle at once.
Once everything was finished, Ichigo woke up outside his inner world with his body recovered in his human form, a sign that he had not become a hollow, and instead, he managed to dominate it.
Saber and Rider processed that last part with mild interest, and Ichigo continued after a short pause.
"After having defeated and suppressed that bastard, Hirako proposed to me to control the hollowification to make use of its power, and for this I had to manifest the hollow mask at will and see how long it could stay without disintegrating. A few days later Inoue came to let me know what Aizen was planed."
Suddenly Orihime spoke. "Oh yeah, I found the place where Kurosaki-kun was training, and I told him what was going on."
She told them that Tōshirō's team had decided to make their base of operations in the room of the apartment where Orihime lived, and there they installed a large television to contact the Soul Society. At that moment, Captain Commander Yamamoto warned them that they had discovered what Aizen's main objective was, which was obviously to conquer Soul Society, but for this he had to kill their ruler, the Spirit King, and usurp him.
"Wait, do you have a king too?" Rider asked with great interest upon hearing that that Soul Society even had a monarch.
"That's right. The Soul Society in fact has a supreme ruler who has supreme authority over the other headquarters of each branch of the Soul Society." Kisuke explained gaining more interest from Saber and Rider. "It is said that he is the most powerful spiritual entity, and he is a full-blown god whose origin is unknown even to us. I have not even seen or met him in person since his residence is in another dimension and he leaves the whole subject of government to the Central 46. "
"What do you mean, that king resides in another dimension? Doesn't he rule his kingdom directly?" Rider asked confused by the fact that a king, even being as powerful god possibly as Zeus, would not show himself and rule his subjects directly as he should be.
"Well, let's say that 2000 years ago there was a great war that had torn apart the Seireitei and destroyed the king's former residence, so he decided to move to an almost inaccessible dimension so that his enemies could not reach it." Kisuke replied.
"Ha, what a cowardly king." Mordred scoffed at the idea of a god-king hiding somewhere far from his subjects. "Even after winning a war, did your king hide in his castle away from his enemies? What kind of king would do such a thing?"
No one knew how to answer that question. Ichigo agreed on that. If he was truly as powerful as everyone claimed, even stronger than Aizen, he didn't see the point in keeping himself out of his enemies.
"You see, in these times it is no longer necessary for the Spirit King to intervene since we the Gotei 13 are one of the main fighting forces that answer for him, in addition to that he also has his own personal forces known as the 'Royal Guard 'or more specifically the' Division 0 ', which despite belonging to the structure of the Gotei 13, is an independent branch so it does not interfere in the affairs of the latter, since its duty is to serve the king in their territory that they are somewhat like your father's Knights of the Round Table. "
Mordred only mentally snorted at the idea that there was a group of knights serving a king who did not show his face to the public or in battle and they did not even participate in battles as mere cowards in they castle. The mere existence of such a group would be a shame to the truly brave like his father's knights. He did not want to know who its members were because they would not measure up to Lancelot, Gawain, Tristan or Agravain. It was clear that this 'Division 0' are not more than a handful of amateurs.
"Well, going back to the story, Aizen seeked to access that dimension to kill the king, and for this he needed the Ōken, the royal key that would allow him to get there." Kisuke continued. "Apparently, the Captain Commander knows the exact location of the Ōken, but Aizen discovered a method to create his own, and that is to use a terrain rich in spirit particles and that at the same time have 100,000 souls. The only place That meets this requirement is Karakura Town, which means that Aizen had the intention to sacrifice the entire place to craft his Ōken. "
The expressions of both Ichigo and the others darkened when they heard that information for the first time and realized how many lives were at stake because of the machinations of that unhinged Shinigami.
"It was for this very reason that we all worked so hard to get stronger and be prepared for the war that was coming that winter." Kisuke said with a serious air before looking at Orihime with a smile. "Isn't it, Inoue-san?"
"Huh? Oh yeah, that's right. I told Kurosaki-kun what Aizen was up to, and he was more determined to keep training to stop him." Orihime replied with a nod before staring at said teenager for a moment. He still remembered the determined face he had so admired.
"To tell the truth, I also wanted to train and not be a burden. One of the Visoreds was very kind in restoring Tsubaki who had been destroyed by that Arrancar earlier, and later I met up with Kuchiki-san who proposed to train me in the Soul Society to be ready for war and I accepted, and I went with her."
Shortly after hearing that part, Ichigo related a story that Hirako had told him about his past in Soul Society, how they ended up becoming Visoreds because of the sinister machinations of his former subordinate Aizen, such as the same Soul Society they had been loyal to, they decided to execute them without any trial, and as they were saved by Kisuke and Yoruichi, they had to go into exile to the world of the living for the next 100 years that passed. Apparently, the reason Hirako and the others helped him was just to claim revenge against Aizen.
A month after that, an unexpected incident occurred in Soul Society when a guy named Muramasa caused the Zanpakutōs of each Shinigami to materialize in the real world and reveal themselves against their own owners.
The Zanpakutōs army had started to wreak chaos on the Seireitei without anyone being able to stop them, not even the captains because they too lost their Zanpakutōs. And to make matters worse, Captain Commander Yamamoto was captured by Muramasa taking him prisoner in some secret place so the Gotei 13 had been left without a leader.
"While that was going on, I was still trying to master hollowification for several hours until they told me that they felted Rukia's reiatsu weakened for some reason as if she had been attacked. I immediately went outside to see what happened and found her lying on the floor ground by the river."
As soon as she was barely conscious, another Senkaimon appeared from which a woman dressed in white emerged that turned out to be the physical manifestation of Rukia's Zanpakutō, Sode no Shirayuki, who at first fought against Ichigo for a short time before retreating where she had been come, leaving the 2 alone. Ichigo took an injured Rukia to the Urahara Shōten to attend to her, and the next day she told them what was happening in Soul Society. Hours later, Rukia had run away to return to Soul Society and Ichigo followed her along with Yoruichi shortly after. Upon arrival, much of the Seireitei was destroyed and a large number of soldiers had been mobilized under the supervision of Jūshirō Ukitake and Sunshui Kyōraku.
Later, Ichigo had encountered Rukia fighting Sode no Shirayuki, but the former had no chances against her, so Ichigo intervened and fought instead. Despite this, Ichigo did not really use himself thoroughly because he did not want to cause damage to her friend's Zanpakutō, a fact that was used by the latter to cause her more difficulties, however, Rukia intervened saying that she wanted to free her Zanpakutō. Tying himself with a Bakudō 66 together with Sode no Shirayuki, she began to remind her of their time together and their bound feelings. Those words reached the soul of the Zanpakutō and released her from the enchantment that kept her confined and returned to her original owner.
However, as soon as this short battle was over, the person responsible for this chaos, Muramasa, suddenly appeared to meet Ichigo. The latter asked him who he was, and the first replied that he was a Zanpakutō and that he had murdered his own master to the surprise of the Substitute. Then Muramasa spoke to him about the importance of a Zanpakutō and that is why he wanted to free them from the yoke of the Shinigamis. Later they both fought until Muramasa retained him using an illusory technique, and managed to snatch Zangetsu's spirit from him, materializing it and making him face Ichigo as an enemy. Now Ichigo reluctantly faced his own Zanpakutō, and although both were even in strength, Ichigo held back because he did not want to harm him and still believed a possibility of making him see reason.
Zangetsu took advantage of his former wielder's weakness, and managed to hurt him squarely, but just when all seemed lost, suddenly Ichigo was in position of his inner hollow and his body began to adopt the same shape that it had when he faced the Visoreds.
While Waver, Saber and Rider looked more closely, Ishida, Inoue and Kon looked a bit dumbfounded upon hearing that part where Ichigo had turned hollow again (they didn't know).
"I don't remember what happened since, unlike Kon, there was no one except Ossan and Muramasa." Ichigo kept counting on now what he came up with that might have happened. "I suppose that way I managed to beat up Ossan and Muramasa, but before I could continue like this, I was able to regain control and return to normal by tearing off my mask. The next thing I remember was being knocked unconscious and awake in my inner world with that bastard Muramasa who somehow got there too."
In there, Muramasa used the same illusory technique to extract from Ichigo the other spirit of him being his inner hollow. Muramasa thought that like Zangetsu and the other Zanpakutōs, he had managed to control the hollow, but the opposite happened, and he attacked Muramasa. Ichigo could only watch immobilized as his hollow confronted with Muramasa for a time until the latter managed to immobilize him on the ground in the same way as Ichigo. Ichigo had watched this expectantly and realized that it was holding him incapacitated by 'ropes' that could only be seen by reflection. Upon realizing this, Ichigo managed to break free and arrive in time to save his hollow from being annihilated by Muramasa. Soon after, Ichigo and Muramasa reappeared outside where the former fought Zangetsu again.
Ichigo had a hard time fighting Ossan, but with the backing of his inner hollow as his source of power, he managed to set the balance in his favor, and with a powerful Getsuga Tenshō, he managed to defeat Zangetsu. Soon after, Muramasa had to flee feeling hurt for some reason. Zangetsu re-materialized, but not as an enemy, and he explainded to him that all this time he was under the enchantment of Muramasa that made them turn against their masters. With that important information, Ichigo set out to tell the others.
After that he had to deal with other rebellious Zanpakutōs until he discovered that Byakuya was alive, but to his surprise and dismay, he allied himself with the enemy and did not hesitate to attack them.
Soon after, Yoruichi arrived with good news that she had found Captain Commander Yamamoto's reiatsu inside a cave, and they decide to save it. The team consisted of Ichigo, Yoruichi, Kenpachi, Yachiru, Jūshirō, and Shunsui. The 6 of them headed there immediately and had to split up due to the multiple opponents that they encountered along the way until only Ichigo was left who kept going until he reached the end and found the old man trapped in a large dome-shaped barrier that looked like living meditating.
Just before he could free him by destroying the barrier, he had to confront Muramasa who supposedly came to intercept him. The 2 fought again for a while, but what Ichigo didn't know was that Muramasa had a plan in hand, and it was too late to find out when the latter took advantage of the strongest Getsuga Tenshō to deflect it towards the barrier destroying it and freeing the Captain Commander.
Yoruichi and the others arrived in time to inform him that Yamamoto had not actually been locked up by Muramasa, and only locked himself in to prevent the latter from stealing his Zanpakutō.
Muramasa took charge of Yamamoto's Zanpakutō, Ryūjin Jakka, who creates an inferno around him, and the first revealed to them that his goal was not to free the Zanpakutōs as it was only a cover for his 'true' plan, and then he marched leaving the 6 to their own luck with Ryūjin Jakka holding them back. Yamamoto telled them that Muramasa's true goal is to free his former Shinigami owner, Kōga Kuchiki who had been sealed long ago.
"Wait, didn't you say that Muramasa had murdered his master?" Saber asked a little puzzled.
"That was an obvious lie to cover up his true plan." Ichigo replied with clear seriousness also remembering his previous bewilderment. The spectators kept listening.
Yamamoto had revealed to them that the seal where Kōga was located was somewhere in Karakura Town. After hearing this, Ichigo desperately tried to chase Muramasa and stop him, but Ryūjin Jakka's flames did not make it easy for him to prevent his escape, however, Tōshirō appeared along with Hyōrimaru, who helped Ichigo escape from the flaming Zanpakutō and headed towards Karakura to stop Muramasa.
It took him a moment to reach his hometown when he saw Muramasa in the middle of a clearing next to Senbonzakura, the latter was fighting Ishida, Chad and Inoue, and there was also Rukia who had arrived earlier. Just when Ichigo met the latter, Muramasa had achieved his mission by freeing his former master from his confinement, but then he attacked him without warning.
Kisuke revealed to them the past of Kōga and Muramasa and shortly after they return with the main story with the 2 having an argument until suddenly Byakuya and Senbonzakura appeared, who instantly revealed that this first one did not betray Gotei 13 and all this time he was pretending along with his Zanpakutō to be allieds with Muramasa, all with the purpose of finding Kōga and killing him. Once the truth is revealed, Kōga decides to confront the current chief Kuchiki, but unfortunately, he did not want to cooperate with Muramasa so he does not hesitate to destroy the sword in pieces. Having been abandoned by his master, Muramasa lost control of the multiple hollows he had been storing within him and unleashes countless Gillians into the area.
While Ichigo and Rukia faced the Menos, Byakuya faced Kōga and after an arduous battle, the former managed to defeat the latter with the help of Senbonzakura. Meanwhile, Muramasa underwent a transformation, coming to resemble an Arrancar. Although Ichigo managed to slightly overpower him with his mask, the many Gillians made the fight more difficult. Soon, Muramasa lost control of his reiatsu and is engulfed by a large dome-shaped structure "swallowed" Ichigo inside.
Uryū and Orihime related their part after Ichigo's absorption in which when all seemed lost, almost all the members of the Gotei 13 appeared along with their renewed Zanpakutōs to fight against the multiple hollows, destroying the vast majority and finally combining the reiatsu of each one completely sealed the throat through which they had exited. But the danger does not end as the sphere continues to grow.
Ichigo told his part after being absorbed by Muramasa's reiatsu, Ichigo found himself in the inner world of Kōga, where he found Muramasa in his normal state. Manifesting his sword, Muramasa attacked Ichigo. Muramasa had attacked him using illusions, which is why it is difficult for him to fight with him, but Zangetsu communicated with him telling him that he trusted him, and he trusted him, for which, the Shinigami managed to win the fight by mutual trust between Shinigami and Zanpakutō.
When the dome faded, a defeated Muramasa falls. As the Shinigamis and their Zanpakutō spirits defeated the Gillians, Ichigo comforts Muramasa, who dies while revealing what he hopes will happen one day and vanishes when his sword is broken in two.
"After that, everything was finally over and the spirits of the Zanpakutō returned to their sword forms having definitely returned to their owners." He spoke in a low voice sounding almost dismayed, though he tried to hide it, but it was noticed by Inoue herself. Another silence formed in the room to let this last part settle in the minds of the spectators.
"After the rebellion of the Zanpakutōs everything returned to normal, but 2 weeks later a set of Arrancars appeared in Karakura to cause trouble again, but I and Hitsugaya's team were here to stop them." Kisuke continued before looking at Ichigo. "Kurosaki-san did the same, right?"
"Oh yeah. After hearing about the arrival of the Arrancars, I wasted no time leaving the hideout even though I hadn't finished my training yet and I ran into the one who had beaten me up in the past month: Grimmjow." His expression hardened as he remembered his reunion with one of his most formidable enemies.
After a short conversation, Ichigo first entered Bankai mode and then Hollowification which would only last 11 seconds. In the latter state, Ichigo changed the role from the previous battle, with him beating up the blue Arrancar, but he managed to defend himself even with a functional arm. The combat between the two was brief, as after a short time their Hollowification reached its limit and the mask disintegrated from Ichigo's face, which was taken advantage of by Grimmjow who had wasted no time in retaliating.
Ichigo suffered another big beating until he was badly injured and just when the Espada was about to kill him, Rukia suddenly appeared and froze the Arrancar, but it was useless when he managed to free himself and she became the target of his retaliation. Just when she was about to kill her, Shinji Hirako suddenly appeared to save her and break into the battle. The blond Visored left the Arrancar in place by showing him that he can also use Hollowification and unleash a zero as an attack technique leaving him badly injured. Then Ulquiorra appeared, the Arrancar who appeared the first time to stop Grimmjow from doing something rash and clarified that the 'mission was over.' Soon after, they and the others leave the battlefield and return to Hueco Mundo.
"What mission were they talking about?" Saber asked curiously.
The expressions of Ichigo and the others darkened slightly, but that gave the viewers an idea that what happened was a very serious matter. Fortunately, Kisuke explained to them.
"Apparently, this new invasion of Arrancars was actually a diversionary ploy to ambush Inoue-san and take her to Hueco Mundo." The shopkeeper answered making a pair of eyes fall on said girl who instantly tensed and felt uncomfortable.
"While we were all fighting, we hadn't noticed that one of them had approached Inoue-san and had forced her to accompany him if she didn't want some of her friends to die." Kisuke continued.
Orihime couldn't help but think bitterly at that fateful memory when Ulquiorra forced her out of her world for the sake of her friends, and she had no choice but to accept. He was at least a little benevolent to give her permission to give her 12 hours of time to say goodbye to one person.
"The next day I woke up with my body fully healed from my injuries and realized that it was Inoue who had restored me." Ichigo continued his part. "Shortly after, I went to meet Tōshirō and the others at Inoue's apartment to talk to me about something important."
He could recall how the normally placid of the Thirteen Division captain's very serious face on the big screen stating that one of the spy-drones he had dispatched barely broadcasted Inoue's encounter with the Arrancar and no more was known. When he mentioned that she had probably died, Ichigo had been filled with outrage at such a theory without proof. But the situation got even worse when he mentioned that he had been healed thanks to his abilities and still felt his reiatsu, so Yamamoto concluded that she was a traitor, which infuriated him even more.
Just when Renji had asked permission to go rescue her to the Hueco Mundo but is flatly denied by the old captain commander decreeing that any rescue attempt will be forbidden, and to make sure no one disobeys the order, he sent Byakuya and Zaraki to bring the entire Hitsugaya team to Soul Society. Left completely alone and without help, Ichigo did not know what to do with respect since the old Yamamoto also forbade him not to go and he was reluctantly left in a depressed state.
"Yes, the poor boy was like before without being able to do anything about it just because a old man said no." Kon spoke suddenly getting into the story. "I say it's the stupidest thing you've ever done." He said raising his voice looking outraged. "This situation was supposed to be similar to when Rukia was taken away for her execution, and Ichigo didn't hesitate for a second to try to rescue her, but in the case of Orihime-san who is more beautiful and good, he didn't seem motivated enough to go to rescue her and sat there whining just because some old man said no. That really pissed me off! " He yelled this last sentence next to Ichigo and pointing at him in an accusing gesture.
"What was your problem with not going to rescue the sweet and kind-
"Enough of your shit! I understand, okay?" Ichigo exploded looking agrinly to Kon causing the latter to freeze. He was sick of how this stupid stuffed lion was ranting at him like that for his helplessness. He understood very well why he did it at that time since being like this he would not help anyone and at the same time he also did it to urge him to save Inoue once and for all.
It was thanks to Kon's teasing or encouragement that Ichigo regained some confidence and motivation so that he could go to Hueco Mundo and save Inoue no matter what the others said. But that didn't mean he was reinterpreting that right now.
"Well, putting that aside, thanks to Kon, I regained some courage to disobey that old man and go save Inoue on my own." Ichigo continued looking at the onlookers. "To begin with I left my body in Kon's care so as not to worry my family that it had not disappeared for a while, and then I went to the Urahara Shōten where Urahara-san was waiting for me and he told me that he could open a portal that would send me to Hueco Mundo. "
Upon arriving at the training area, he met Ishida and Chad who were also aware of the situation and they set out to help Ichigo save Inoue. Even with the Substitute's hesitation and warning them not to come, they were more than willing to do so and forced Ichigo to reluctantly accept their help.
Shortly after, Urahara made the preparations to open a new portal known as Garganta that would send them to Hueco Mundo and warned them that this mission would not be the same as the one they went to Soul Society to save Rukia. They accepted the risk and went there immediately.
That's all for today. I am sure as you have noticed, one of the big differences that I chose to replace what happened in the canon was based for the most part on a fanfic known as Bleach: Tensa Zangetsu's True Power by DiscoStu09 since it is one of my favorites (se I recommend it). The second reason I put the Zanpakutōs Rebellion Arc was because it is the only non-canon arc in the anime that I liked (no offense to the Bount Arc fans) and therefore I placed it between the Arrancar Arc and the Hueco Mundo Arc.
One of the things that worries me is how Murasama could manipulate Ossan considering that the latter is not an ordinary Zanpakutō , but a fragment of Yhwach. I hope you can answer this.
One of the things I decided to change the original canon for was because there were certain characters that barely had reverence in the story, and of course I mean the Karakura gang made up mainly of Ichigo, but also Uryū, Orihime, and Chad. The truth is that they are my favorite anime faction and I have a lot of fun watching them get into mischief, arguing, etc. during the Soul Society Arc. I also enjoyed seeing them at the beginning of the Bount Arc. When I was still watching the Lost Agent Arc, I had hopes that the gang would get all the action, but in the end, it was stolen from them by the intervention of the Gotei 13 in scenes who took over. To be honest, that was a real waste. Really.
Despite gaining more power thanks to Ichigo's stolen Fullbrings powers, the Xcution members weren't able to measure up against any of them, and didn't even have to use their Shikai, damn it! At least the combat between Byakuya and Tsukishima was somewhat entertaining, but in the end Byakuya managed to teach him a lesson. Bottom line, the end of this arc sucked. Nor do I want to talk about the last arc since you already know how it all ended in a bigger shit. It would even pale in the face of the Attack on Titan finale that most loathe. Kubo definitely made more holes than Isayama.
Well, in the next one I will put more differences regarding the characters I like.
Ja ne!