"Aizen teach me how to use a sword." Ichigo directed as she bows in front of him.
Its been a week ever since she learned about the Soul Society's life system, in the end of the explanation she said straightly, the Soul Society was an unmoving forward idiots. Her comment amused Aizen for a moment before leaving her to attend what he must do in Soul Society.
Being alone Ichigo began thinking about everything she had learned, making notes of all importance then reading more books for the past time. From everything she had learned her mind became fixed about swords. So when Aizen came to visit he wasn't really surprise when Ichigo began asking about Zanpakuto which led to another lesson. Ichigo listened to every explanation, for some reason something within her was surging her to learn more about them.
Which led to now, she bowed in front of Aizen Sosuke for him to teach her how to use a sword or known as Zanpakuto in Soul Society. This scene made him chuckled in amusement.
"You could just attend the Shinigami Academy to learn the way of the sword Kurosaki Ichigo."
"No way, I'll become a Shinigami if I entered and I don't plan joining."
"Why?"
"After hearing their life system do you think I will be happy serving them? No way!"
"Then why do you wish to learn how to use sword?"
"We-well..." She scratched her cheek for a moment before admitting, "For some reason, something tells me I should learn how to fight... especially sword."
Aizen studied the girl in front of her, he could guess it had something to do with the power the Soul King had given to this child. So far all he knew was she could detect lies, knowing the Soul King there has to be more and he will make sure to find it and use it upon his advantage for taking over Soul Society, especially the empty throne in the highest place.
"I could teach you in one condition Kurosaki Ichigo." Aizen began, making Ichigo tilt her head in question. "I want you to help me with certain task in near future."
Ichigo thought for a moment before asking, eyes were sharp that could almost be compared a hawk eye that could pierce everything but of course Aizen didn't flinch from the sharp gaze, staying calm and amuse. "You want to use me as your advantage, is that right Aizen?"
Aizen smirked wider, not denying nor confirming.
Ichigo took a pros and cons until she made a decision, she nodded, accepting the terms.
That's how Ichigo started to learn about finding her own Zanpakuto, how to use sword, awakening her sleeping Reiatsu and additional skill, Kido which actually made Ichigo paled when Aizen told her to memorize a thousand of books containing each different kind of Kido spells.
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Isshin did well taking care of everything, filing case for the sexual harassment and attempted murder, taking Ichigo and Rin out the school and bringing Ichigo back to health. Ichigo's condition got better thanks to her father and Dr. Ishida Ryuken who happened to be Ishida Uryu's father. Her stay in the hospital gave her a chance to learn more about her mother, Masaki. It's hard but she successfully made him open up and glad she learned more about their mother. Soon she was discharge, Kairin and his friends were the ones who escorted her home where Rin and her hollow friend was waiting. Due to the incident both her father and brother with his friends became over protective like making sure she's not alone or making sure she's entertained and happy.
It can be annoying at times but she can't really blame them. She even remembered how Kairin scolded her for keeping something important this whole time added the fact Rin actually told the whole story made things more complicated for her part.
Few days after that Rin had informed her a Visored transferred to Kairin's school and from what she could observed they're targeting Kairin whom they had learned had a hollow within him. Ichigo nodded on the information and decided to observe them for the time being.
Next night Kon who's using Kairin's body was attacked by a Grand Fisher while Isshin Uryu was attacked by an imperfect Arrancar. None knew but it was Ichigo who had sent them to attack them, the Grand Fisher was lured by Rin while the imperfect Arrancar was tamed by Ichigo after being given by Aizen. It was a good timing due to his brother being out and she could test something which actually gone to plan. Uryu was saved by his own father from the imperfect Arrancar while Kon was saved by Isshin in his Shinigami form. The result made Ichigo smile.
'I knew you already regained your power Goat-Face.'
With that, Ichigo left with Rin following behind.
Next day in the middle of the night, Ichigo secretly let her hollow friend in when Kairin left with Rukia. Using her power to make the big eye monitor appear to project the battle that's happening far from home. The appearance of Arrancars, Yammy and Ulquiorra Cifer. Ichigo knew well this was Aizen's plan to see how Kairin had grown for this past months since their encounter then measuring the amount of Gotei 13's preparation toward the winter war.
"The battle isn't going to their favor." Rin commented on the Arrancar's overpowering Ichigo's brother. Ichigo nodded, agreeing. "It can't be helped, my brother is still weak, he needs more experience."
"Do you plan taking action Ichigo-sama?" Rin questioned. The hollow was looking at her, waiting for her response. Ichigo thought carefully before shaking her head, "Let's lay low until Aizen ordered us. From what I could remember he only told us to fill him as much as information we could give which we're been doing all this time."
"Although we can't get much from Urahara Kisuke's part." Rin added which was true. Investigating Kisuke will be tricky and dangerous, it's better not to be expose until the time comes.
Ichigo nodded in agreement, "The Gotei 13 won't stay quiet and will soon send either captain or vice-captain to protect this town from Aizen's. When they come, prepare yourself Rin surely they're not same as Urahara-san who could hear explanation first before deciding their action."
Rin bowed her head, "As you wish Ichigo-sama."
Turning to her round hollow, she smiled gently. "I need you to return back and warn the others. Never come out to find me again, okay? I want to keep you and everyone safe, please promise me that."
The hollow whined knowing it won't be long and it won't be seeing her again but it knew her concern so it agreed for her sake.
"Thank you." Ichigo said before kissing its forehead, making it purr in delight. She giggled before turning serious as her eyes landed on the eye monitor projecting the battle.
Just as they had expected, the ones who were sent were Captain Hitsugaya Tochiro the 10th division captain, Matsumoto Rangiku, Madarame Ikkaku and Ayasegawa Yumichika to patrol Karakura Town. Thankfully Ichigo's hollow friend returned back safely before they arrived. Soon they had ones again gone to battle and this time it's Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez with his Arrancars attacked. The battle was divided in different locations. Ichigo observed alone from afar just to witness the strength of each Captain and Vice-Captain of Seireitei then Kairin's lost toward Grimmjow. Ichigo would have interfered since Aizen never informed her about this when Tousen Kaname appeared and ordered for his retreat to face his violation. Hearing that made Ichigo felt ease, Aizen didn't betray her trust after all.
Knowing he lacks strength, Kairin had decided to train with the Visoreds to learn how to control his inner hollow. Ichigo smiled on this turning event and decided to trust her brother to return back stronger because he would need it, same for the rest of his friends who began training as well to become stronger. For now, the main focus will be the Shinigami stationed in Karakura Town.
Ichigo did well on spying each one of them using her power, Clairvoyance. With it not only she could predict them but also watch them from a far. She saw how the Captain-Commander had informed everyone about Aizen's goal, killing everyone in Karakura Town to create the King's Key and overthrow the Soul King to rule the world. Ichigo can't help but smirked when she heard it, it was true after all and she had chosen Aizen to fulfill the wish of the Soul King, not that anyone would know and even if they do they will not believe it.
Everything were doing well until something unavoidable was about to happen. Ichigo was walking with groceries on hand when she met Hitsugaya Toshiro who's busy on his phone as he stared the sunset. Conflicted she doesn't know whenever to ignore or try talking to him.
'Aizen did told me to get information but a captain in the appearance of a kid can't be fooled so easily. He'll be a tricky one… I might endanger Rin as well, I can't have that happened.'
But looks like fate had decided for her when Hitsugaya stopped what he's doing to his phone and glanced her in narrowed eyes and cold voice, "What do you want?"
'That's my que.' She thought smiling then decided to approached the not really child Shinigami, "Sorry just wondering where you had come from. I never seen you before, where do you live?"
"Hmph, go away." A cold answer of Hitsugaya before facing his phone again. Ichigo wasn't affected from his coldness, after all it fits him, sensing the ice breeze coming from his Zanpakuto. "I see maybe that's kind of rude to ask. Oh, my name is Kurosaki Ichigo by the way, you?"
That made Hitsugaya pause, 'Kurosaki?' Looking closely something about her was almost similar to Kurosaki Kairin, do they happened to be relative?
"Umm… are you okay? You're looking at me as if it's your first time meeting a girl little older than you." Her words brought reaction to Hitsugaya, "I'm not a kid!" He said while flustering, making Ichigo giggled. "Don't laugh!" Hitsugaya shouted first before huffing as he looked away.
'They're different, maybe she's not related to Kairin… still her spiritual pressure, it's amazing and… controlled?'
"You know it's kind of rude introducing myself while you don't." Ichigo said in almost pout. Hitsugaya sigh before giving in, "Hitsugaya Toshiro. Happy now?"
"Tochiro huh, nice name you have."
"Tch."
"Well got to go now. See you around Toshiro. Don't get yourself killed." With that Ichigo left. She knew his eyes were fix on her figure as she got further away but let it be. She did give her warning, she mentally smirked. 'Hope you don't disappoint me, 10th division captain of Gotei 13.'
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Somewhere, Rin just returned back from the secret location where Hollows temporarily live when she felt two eyes following her. From the spiritual pressure its certain they were Shinigami and not ones she knew. Rin can't help but feel conflicted, she did well all this time preventing any of them to detect her but this moment she had to offer her Reiatsu to the hollows to prevent their instincts from going out to hunt food and now she was caught by these two. How unlucky.
Not wanting to get into trouble she decided to take a detour, she can't have her Ichigo-sama get into trouble after all.
'What a troublesome creature…'
At the roof top of a certain café shop, Ikkaku and Yumichika were eyeing her carefully.
"Strange… we're detecting hollow presence but it led us to her. Is she a hollow hiding in a form of a human?" Yumichika wondered as they kept their eyes on her. Ikkaku narrowed his eyes, "If we sense closely we're detecting human presence as well. I never seen something like this before, human and hollow at one being."
"I will report this to the rest."
"Yeah while I'll keep an eye on her."
With that they went run to follow her.
Night in a deserted park, Rin stopped walking turned around to speak the Shinigamis.
"Come out now or I'll make you do." Rin said firmly. Thankfully they did come out.
"Hmm… not bad there." Rangiku commented with an amuse smile. Ikkaku was grinning while Yumichika was smirking. Hitsugaya narrowed his eyes, "Well done mixing with humans without us knowing. Are there more of you?"
Rin decided to stay silence, studying the present Shinigamis. 'What do you know, I got all of them.'
Hitsugaya brought out his sword, "Answer or you'll pay the price."
'The answer is always clear kid.' Rin thought as she brought out her suppressing strength as both human and hollow. A sword appeared before her, it had a white handle and sharp pale white blade. 'I need to find a way to get away from them or else Ichigo-sama will began worrying for my presence.'
With that in mind, Rin didn't hesitate to attack them. Everyone took their sword and its Hitsugaya who met with her sword. Both pushing each other's strength until someone interfered.
"Growl, Hineko!" Rangiku's sword turned into ashes as it heads to Rin. The haft hollow pushed Hitsugaya with her might then jumped away to avoid them but she was met by a sword above which she had blocked successfully, it was Yumichika.
"Oh, how beautiful." Yumichika said with a smirk. Rin narrowed her eyes until she heard something's coming. "Soten ni Zase (Reign over the Frosted Heaven), Hyorinmaru!" What appeared was a dragon figure of ice heading her way.
Rin took her moment until the attack was near for her to use sonido to dodge, making Hitsugaya's attack almost hit Yumichika.
"Wha! That was close." Yumichika murmured as he sweat. Rin appeared on the side only to be surprised by Ikkaku's spear. Ikkaku smirked, "Not bad hollow although its little troubling that we're mobbing a lady figure of yours."
"I would ask you not to under estimate girls so easily or you'll easily die." Rangiku voiced as ashes heading its way to Rin.
The half hollow swings her sword strongly to push Ikkaku away then took a stance. "Byakkonotsume (Claw of the White Tiger)" Her sword began to glow brightly then swing it from seven o'clock to one o'clock,"Tengoku no Ikari (Heaven's Rage)!"
In one swing it had produced a multiple, fast and suppressing power of claws that could actually come from a tiger. It had met with the ashes that easily been pushed and sliced like nothing and it's still moving forward heading to Rangiku who was stun to see her ashes defeated.
Before it hit her Hitsugaya had grabbed her arm and throw her away for her to avoid it. Hitsugaya glared, looks like even if they overpowered her by number they need to be careful or they're done for.
Rin on the other hand twitched, she missed after all. In great speed twist around to block Yumichika's attack followed by Ikkaku who gave the command.
"Split!" With that his spear appeared its true form which was Sansetsukon or Three Sectional Staff.
It split but connected in chain as it's about to hit her neck when she again sonido to dodge it and again almost hit Yumichika. That made him angry, 'She's tricky.'
Rin appeared little far from the two but was met by Hitsugaya's attack from behind. She barely dodged it and Hitsugaya continue his attack as Rin either block or dodge then Rangiku appeared in anger and swing her sword strongly that when Rin blocked her sword the force she had given was too strong for her to be slammed on the ground.
Rangiku twitched, "That's for your attack earlier." She turned to her captain and pouted, "Captain why can't you be so gentle to the lady, that hurts you know!"
"Quit it Matsumoto, she's coming." As he voiced that, Rin appeared to be fine as she stood in glaring eyes and sword glowing ones again. "Byakkonotsume" Raising her sword above it unleased a large beam of light, "Kosen (Ray of Light)!"
The brightness it produced was so bright that blinded their sight, making all four of them to be hit by her attack that took damage upon them but not enough to put them all down. Using this opportunity, Rin immediately took off before they could recover. Ones they do, Hitsugaya shouted his order.
"Don't let her get away!"
"Yes sir!"
The four separate ways to find her.
For Rin, she gathered every strength she had to cover her spiritual pressure so she won't be detected. She's currently hiding in one of the houses that's thankfully people were occupied inside and didn't noticed due the noises they're making.
Rin was breathing hard, to not only feed her reiatsu to the hollows but also fought against four Shinigami in high ranking as well, it took a large toll over her body.
'It's getting late, I need to return.' She thought as she breath heavily then glanced around her until she felt a Shinigami presence that made her still. She recognized the pressure as Hitsugaya Toshiro, she cursed mentally. 'Dammit, why him of all Shinigami?'
From the presence she could tell he's looking for her and very near from where she's hiding. This made her little nervous, although she successfully hid her presence as a hollow it could still be detected if someone able to overpower her strength and knowing captain levels, doing that was nothing to them.
'So this is what they call out of luck.' Rin thought in humor. If she could successfully get away from him she could return home safely but if he found her and assaulted an attack, getting home would be impossible. 'I'm sorry Ichigo-sama, I gotten careless.'
She prepared herself in case he found her until a Shinkaimon appeared near Hitsugaya. Rin was shocked to sense another Shinigami and from the level another captain will appear which happened to be Kurotsuchi Mayuri the captain of twelve divisions with his lieutenant Nemu.
"Captain Kurotsuchi" Hitsugaya greeted, "Why did you come here?"
"I heard the report about a human living possessing a hollow power, I want to capture this human and experiment it. This maybe a new evolution Aizen had created and I want to know how he achieve it with my own eyes." Mayuri said with a grin, mind already processing what kind of experiment he could do for achieving such goal.
"She escaped and we're currently in pursue. She shouldn't be far."
"I see." Mayuri's eyes began moving to something that humans normally couldn't do.
Rin on her part was twitching, with two captain pursuing her, getting home was no longer possible. Much more why him of all captain?
"I shall seek this one on my own, stand aside Captain Hitsugaya. I got permission from Captain-Commander as well so don't ever try stopping me." Mayuri said to the tenth division captain. Hitsugaya nodded, he knew well to agree than to argue with someone like him. Mayuri on his part grin, maniac and excited one. "Nemu get it for me."
"As you wish Mayuri-sama." Nemu disappeared.
Rin guard up, she need to be prepare in case those two found her. What she didn't expect however was a girl appeared before her and attacked. She was pushed away from her hiding but still got standing.
"Found you." Looking above the two captain were present. Rin glared, she can't escape she have to fight. Mayuri's grin got wider, "Let me have you… girl."
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Late night Ichigo felt something was horribly wrong. Rin hasn't gotten home yet and her clairvoyance power suddenly won't work, like what happened before Yuuzu's death.
'What's happening? Why can't I use it again?' Ichigo asked in panic. She felt something bad had happened and without knowing what made her nervous more than her being. 'What's happening!?'
"I block your power for a while Ichigo." Someone answered that made Ichigo jump in shocked. She recognized that voice and she knew she had heard it before. It took a while for her to remember who it belongs to, "Soul… King…"
"It's been a while Ichigo, although I can't stay contacting you for so long or else someone might notice." The Soul King, voice in apologetic. Ichigo replied, "Its fine but… why block my power?"
"To stop you avoiding what must happen." The Soul King answered.
"What do you mean?"
"None had ever notice but the Soul Society is becoming darker. The nobles and higher ups are gaining more control and loosing what's good in them. The people who had no idea where being controlled by ideals and order, it needs fixing Ichigo and it had to be as soon as possible."
"So what do you want me to do?"
"You will know ones you found why I block your power Ichigo. This will be the last time interfering, what happen ahead will depend your decision and action."
Ichigo progressed his words before asking with anger, "So back then, you let Yuu-nii die?"
"I'm sorry Ichigo, it has to be done."
"WHY!? My brother had nothing to do with this!"
"He do. Remember your connection, your family. What happened now only prevented the worst case scenario."
"Which is?"
"Your power. If the Gotei 13 found your power not only they would do anything to get you but use you as their personal weapon. I can't let that happen."
"I can do something without them knowing!"
"I can see more than you Ichigo and I saw all the possibilities. None of them got what you wish, you will suffer in the end. So I have no choice but to do it."
Ichigo can't believe everything she's hearing. So the Soul King block her power to protect her?
"So in the end, one of my brother has to be sacrificed for my safety? That's… that's insane! So… so wrong…" Ichigo kneel down as she cried. She can't believe this, how much she wants to despise the Soul King for doing this but she understood the reason why… what should she do…?
"Ichigo" The Soul King called, "I'm really sorry… if only I could control everyone's thought or reduce the corruption of power maybe I could do something about it. But no, I'm only the pincher of the world. I can't control anything."
"No one said you should." Ichigo whispered as she cried, "If you could control our lives, your no better than them." That made the Soul King turn silent. Ichigo wiped her tears before standing up. "The Chamber 46… Aizen killed them all. Did any of the replacer any good?"
The Soul King stayed silent and that answer Ichigo's question. 'No good… huh… no wonder…' She spoke, this time in determination. "I became the ruler of hollows, not only they follow me but also Aizen for his charisma and power. Now it's the Shinigami's turn to be converted."
"I know you could do it Ichigo." The Soul King said and from the voice he's smiling. "I give you my best luck."
With that the connection between the two vanished. Ichigo took a deep breath before using her power ones again and what's blocking her had vanished just to witness Rin was found by the Shinigami, lost against them and been sent to the Soul Society where Captain Kurotsuchi will surely experiment her.
Opening her eyes, she understood why the Soul King prevented her power. "Then let that happen."
Next day Ichigo was preparing breakfast when Isshin came and greeted his daughter.
"Ichigo my princess strawberry good morning!"
Ichigo who would usually become angry for being called strawberry only sigh, "Morning Goat-face."
The unusual behavior was immediately noticed that made Isshin worry. "Ichigo what's wrong?"
Ichigo smiled weakly, "Let's talk about it after breakfast."
True to her words, after eating breakfast Ichigo told her plan to her father.
"Oyaji I'm joining Aizen in this coming war." Isshin froze, shocked to his daughter's words. Before he could ask, Ichigo answered the unvoiced question. "I knew about Soul Society Oyaji and so are Hollow, Shinigami, Hueco Mundo, Quincy, about you, Kaasan, Urahara Kisuke everything. I also knew about the coming war."
"Ichigo… since when?" His question was positively serious, the go-lucky, idiot and happy father was gone, replaced by serious, mature and one who hold authority. Ichigo was glad for the changes and so she answered, "When Kaasan died and… I got into coma… Oyaji I wasn't sleeping but my soul was actually sent to Soul Society, I was there in my whole coma years."
This shocked Isshin, "You… were?"
She nodded, "And that's also when I first met Aizen Sosuke." She faced him, "This is how everything happened."
Ichigo began telling everything, like how she was actually saved by the Soul King from the Grand Fisher that attacked and killed Masaki and gave her new powers not only to give better balance for the three world but also a promise to kill him, how she met Aizen who will soon teach and train her for her power, helped him to his ideals and how she able to become a ruler of hollows. She also mentioned about Rin's true existence, the true reason of Yuuzu's death which gave the disbelief and rage toward the captain-commander and Aizen's true goal which was shocking for Isshin's part.
She took a deep breath then spoke, "Right now, Rin was currently being held and experimented by Kurotsuchi Mayuri. I will go and save her."
Isshin took a deep breath as he progressed everything Ichigo had told, there's so many things that's hard to believe but he knew Ichigo more than anyone else, she could lie but not enough to fool someone like him. As he observed Ichigo, he could see nothing will change her mind, she already made a decision. He took a deep breath again before asking his daughter.
"Do you know what this means Ichigo? You will have to fight your brothers."
"I know."
"Do you plan telling them about this?"
"I… I'm not sure… I don't want them to mix up with it but… it still happened."
"If you tell them, surely they will take your side."
"That's kind of hard to believe I mean… they already made some bond, do you think betraying them all because of me would be easy? I don't want them to feel pain all because of it so…"
"So you decided for them, instead of fighting with you, it would be against you." Ichigo became silence knowing her father nailed it right. Isshin sigh before standing up from his sit, going to his daughter and hugged her. Ichigo leaned the hug, knowing her father was worried and sad for her. "I have to do this Oyaji. Its fate… like my brothers."
"I know… but…" Isshin gently grabbed her face for her to face his father's eyes reflecting love and care toward her. "It doesn't mean I as your father will abandon you or leave you to do this on your own."
"Oyaji?"
Isshin smiled, "I will guide and protect your brother just as I had sworn to do, now I will do it to you too no matter what side you are in. Just tell me if you need me and I will be there, be it on the battlefield or other reason. I will fight alongside Aizen if I have to if it means to keep you safe."
"Oyaji you're a Shinigami, its natural you side with the Shinigami!"
"After leaning the real reason for my son's death, do you think I will still see them as same as always? Beside they didn't make any action from Misaki's death because she's a Quincy and the reason I left is because of their stupid law and love for your mother. I did it before, I have no hesitation to do it again."
"Oyaji…" Ichigo began to tear up and hugged her father, "Thank you… Oyaji."
Isshin smiled to his daughter as he hugged her back. "Be safe Ichigo, if ever Aizen ever do something bad toward you never hesitate to tell me and I will give him a nice punch for you."
That made Ichigo giggle, "Thanks Oyaji. I will and… I'm leaving my brothers to your hand."
"Don't worry, they're in good hands."
Soon Ichigo used her power to leave her body, turning to her soul form. Facing her father who caught her body grinned.
"You look cute in that outfit Ichigo." Her father's comment made her blush, "This is my form for the Soul Society, I think it would soon change when I stay in Las Noches."
Isshin nodded in agreement, "Still I'm glad to see it." He gently put her body to her bed then brought something out and gave it to Ichigo, it was a black sphere ball. Blinking, Ichigo took it then asked her father. "What's this?"
"It will be our communication device wherever you are. Insert your reiatsu and it will soon project to mine. Oh it's called Babi Ball." The name made Ichigo giggled, "What kind of name is that?"
Isshin shruged, "I don't know either. Always keep it with you."
"I will." Ichigo promised as she put it somewhere safe. She faced her father again and smiled, "I'll be going Oyaji."
Isshin grinned, "Give them what they deserve Ichigo and never worry about your body, I'll keep it safe."
"I know you will. See you." With that Ichigo opened the Senkaimon and entered then disappeared.
Now she's gone, Isshin took a deep breath and remembered his dead wife. He smiled, "She got your bravery Masaki… watch over our children okay and I promise… I will keep them safe."
I do not own Bleach