A/N: What I'm changing,

1. Yhwach trying to absorb the Soul King's right hand doesn't go as planned and though he managed to absorb it, he cannot use it yet. So when Ichigo and Orihime meet Yhwach, Yhwach is gonna look like his normal self.

2. Yhawach's Almighty power can only see the future, not transform or rewrite it. Also, his Almighty powers have been drained so he won't be able to use it until later on in the fight. But Haschwalth can still see it normally.

3. I'm gonna slightly alter Ichigo's Bankai powers and also give him additional techniques relating to being part Quincy.

Chapter 672: MY SON, NOT FATHER

Byakuya raised his right hand as the millions of petals of 'Senbonzakura Kageyoshi' flew at the frozen Gerard Valkyrie, whose whole body was immediately flash-frozen through Toshiro Histugaya's fully awakened 'Daiguren Hyorinmaru'.

"Senkei, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, Ougi:" Byakuya began as his petals formed into thousands and thousands of swords, surrounding the frozen 'Miracle' of the Schutzstaffel that Yhwach called his 'royal guard'. "Ikka Senjinka."

(Translation: Slaughterscape, Vibrant Display of a Thousand Cherry Blossoms, Secret Technique: One Bite, Thousand Blade Flowers.)

The pink swords all launched themselves at the still Gerard at once and shattered him into a million pieces. Now being free of his frozen clutches, Toshiro glided down carefully and landed safely, his detached ice wings melting away. About to faint from exhaustion, Toshiro started to fall to the ground when Byakuya used shunpo and arrived at the Tenth Company Captain's side, letting his arm rest around his shoulder. Toshiro's gleaming eyes met Byakuya's cold, stoic ones.

"Kuchiki..." Toshiro addressed the Sixth Company's Captain.

"It appears you have pushed your own body to the brink using your Bankai. I'm honestly surprised that you're still in one piece." Byakuya said.

"Hmph. To tell you the truth, I'm barely hanging on by a thread here..." Toshiro admitted.

Suddenly, the ground started to shake violently. Both Byakuya and Toshiro felt the immense weight of the spiritual pressure they were sensing. The shattered pieces of ice broke completely as light particles came out through them. The light particles amassed and began to take form.

"You've gotta be shitting me!!" Toshiro scowled. "He's still alive?!"

The two captains saw as the light particles formed a massive figure, with a helmet-shaped face, resembling that of a gladiator's helmet, and two massive spikes, each coming out of his shoulders.

- In the Wahrwelt's Castle-

Yhwach sat on his throne, looking ahead of him. He saw Ichigo Kurosaki in his former Bankai form, with a Hollow mask and his black Zanpakuto. Ichigo charged at him and pierced right through the Quincy King...

Daybreak. The sun rose and shone through the only window in the throne room. Yhwach slowly opened his eyes and grinned, his mouth now so wide, enabling anyone to see his white pearls. "Ah. What a good dream. So good, in fact, that it could've been a nightmare!" Yhwach chuckled to himself.

- In another part of Wahrwelt Castle -

Haschwalth raised his sword to land yet another strike, when the blade of his sword started to glimmer. He looked at the little slits of openings through the wall adjacent to him.

"You missed your chance. You weren't able to take me down before the sun rose...Not quite according to your plan now, was it?" the voice mused.

Haschwalth inwardly sighed. "I wasn't able to take you down?"

The blond-haired Quincy looked at Uryu Ishida, the man His Majesty once introduced as the Last Quincy, in reference to Uryu surviving Yhwach's Auswahlen. But Uryu was now bloody, his adorned white outfit stained with the deep color of red. His left hand desperately held onto his spirit bow as he tried to lean his fist against the wall to stay standing up, huffing and huffing. "You have quite the sense of humor...because the only thing that I see right now is an animal that has not only been beaten but now drenched in blood and writhing on the floor."

Despite the insult just thrown at him, Uryu gave off his smile. "That's the first time I've ever been compared to an animal. I'm flattered...animals are brave...courageous and without ill intent..."

Haschwalth decided to ignore what Uryu had just proclaimed. "Either way, it looks like it was a miscalculation on my part, trying to kill you at night. After all, my own powers are far more suited to combat than His Majesty's. Especially against a person...I SHOULDN'T BE MAKING MISTAKES AGAINST!!!" Haschwalth shouted. He sliced his sword in the air horizontally, creating a crescent-shaped spirit wave. He then vertically made another behind the first and that launched them both as a cross-like attack to Uryu.

- Outside the Throne Room -

Ichigo and Orihime reached the last few steps of the stairs and saw a giant door with a Quincy-like pentagram on it. Ichigo clearly felt Yhwach's reiatsu behind the door, loud as day. He had been preparing for this. For the final confrontation between him and the man who killed his own mother. Sweat dripped down the side of Ichigo's face. "You feel that...Orihime?" Ichigo asked the orange-haired girl behind him. Orihime was scared. Yhwach's reiatsu felt like it had changed since the last time she saw him, which was when Yhwach got Ichigo to kill the Soul King. But she had faith in Ichigo. "Yup." She nodded in reply. "Let's see...it's two against one, eh? Doesn't seem very fair.." Ichigo mumbled to himself which Orihime could hear. "You'll be in charge of defense. Don't let me down...Orihime."

Orihime's eyes shone. Finally, after all these years of being helpless, after being shoved to the sidelines, she can finally stand by him..."You got it!!"

Ichigo opened the door and they both walked in, Orihime a little behind Ichigo. Once they were in the room, Ichigo immediately spotted Yhwach, sitting upon a throne. "Welcome, what took you so long?" asked Yhwach. "I've been patiently waiting for your arrival...my child of darkness." Yhwach continued to stare at the two as now Ichigo was the only one inching himself towards Yhwach. "Feel free to draw your blade...you've left yourself full of openings..." Yhwach began speaking again. "...is what I would like to say, but it appears as though that is far from the truth."

Yhwach saw Ichigo's reiatsu bursting out of him, blue streaks filling the air. Yhwach opened his mouth to continue. "In fact so much reiatsu is overflowing from within you that it has begun to take visible form. You've grown stronger, or rather, you've attained your true original power. Now then, how will you greet me? From the right? The left? I'm eager to see what you are capable of..."

Ichigo scoffed. "What are you babbling about? You can already 'see' it, can't you? Exactly how, when and where I'm going to attack you..."

"Unfortunately, I am currently unable to use 'The Almighty'. Even if I could, I wouldn't. I want to savor every last moment. After all, it is has been a long-awaited meeting between father and son..."

"You're not my father." Ichigo sternly replied.

Yhwach grinned wildly. "You talk about Isshin Kurosaki? He was merely a surrogate father. I'm sure by now you know about the true source of your power."

"Yeah. And what of it? You're not my parent. To me, you're the guy WHO KILLED MY PARENT!!"

"IS THIS ABOUT YOUR MOTHER? I STILL SEE YOU REMAIN THE EVER PETULANT SCHOOLGIRL, ICHIGO!!!"

Ichigo drew the smaller Zangetsu using his left hand and charged at Yhwach. A blue energy wrapped around the blade. "GETSUGA TENSHOU!!" Ichigo yelled, launching his 'Getsuga' at Yhwach. The attack collided and caused an explosion. From the smoke, Yhwach ran out, uninjured. Ichigo went after him and Yhwach created a volley of arrows made of spirit energy. He launched them at Ichigo who batted them away but then the arrows circled back to try and hit Ichigo. Ichigo was forced keep stepping back while the guided arrows followed. Orihime quickly erected the 'Santen Kesshun' and a giant orange triangle took the brunt of the arrow's attacks. Now relatively safe, Ichigo drew his larger Zangetsu with his right hand and destroyed the scabbard. Ichigo ran at Yhwach and tried to slice Yhwach using both swords but Yhwach summoned an energy shield made of reishi and stopped Ichigo's assault.

"To still be sulking over something so insignificant...why can't you understand?" Yhwach questioned which confused Ichigo. "A person's life was taken because there was no other choice. Their very existence was nothing more but to provide me with sustenance, all so I could give birth to you!! There's nothing to lament about...for there is no greater joy or honor!!" The reishi wall dispersed and sent Ichigo flying into a wall.

"Ichigo!!" Orihime cried out.

"Now then, Ichigo, it's time to show you what I can do..."

Yhwach undid the first three buttons of his shirt to reveal a Quincy cross. It shone brightly and the light filled the room just as Ichigo landed onto the floor. The light became dimmer and dimmer before it disappeared. Ichigo looked at where Yhwach was and was shocked. Yhwach now had a star-like halo on top of his head, a white cloak, white trousers and boots, a blue glowing Quincy cross embedded onto his chest and Yhwach held, in each hand, a long spirit bow. "This is..." Ichigo whispered. Yhwach caught note of it and look at Ichigo, his eyes now glowing blue.

"THIS is MY Vollstandig."

Revealing his Vollstandig, the Father of all Quincys, Yhwach prepares to end him...!!

To Be Continued In Chapter 673: KING OF THE QUINCY