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" Talking "

' Thinking '

" God like being speaking "

" Ichigo talking and using hollow powers "

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Chapter 3: Like a prince, no more like a general.

In the throne room, a powerful being finally came to a decision. He snapped his fingers and an invitation appeared in Ichigo's room. He stood and walked forward until he arrived at the door and opened it, then he took another step in the void and when it reached the ground level, dirt appeared beneath his foot and spread far away, leaving a giant island with hills, rock formations and little mountains connected to the palace.

A short moment after, Ichigo came out of the stairs, " You asked to see me. " he said, facing the Soul King's back, with surprisingly his still tattered clothes.

" Yes " he didn't turn around " I have decided but I wish to spar with you " he finished like it was normal and started walking in the island.

Ichigo came back to his senses right after and ran to Reio's right side and kept pace with him " Excuses me ?! Why do you want to fight me ?! " he wasn't gonna fight the linchpin of the world, he doesn't want to be the one who cut his limbs.

The Soul King flash stepped with no sound, a technique Ichigo's never seen before, now he was far away but not to far " This fight is necessary for me to make my decision, I need to judge your strength, so please fight me seriously, at least make me incompetent to fight. " a white katana solidified in his right hand and was pointing downright.

" So I have to prove my strength. " if he wanted to live in the Soul Society, he couldn't have the god of said world against him.

" Yes, I have seen your past but I prefer to feel it with my own power, plus a fight in which I can't predict my opponent's next move will be interesting "

(AN : It's easier to say Reio than Soul King so sometimes I'll use it here and there)

As soon as he finished his sentence, Ichigo was at his left, swinging the large blade to him. Reio blocked it and the little hill behind them cracked and fell. The swords were making sparkles at the impact. Reio strongly pushed Ichigo back far away, leaving his footprints making two straight lines. Ichigo did go over his Zanpakuto ability before, so now he can directly step it up without waiting. Smoke appeared, afterword we see him with his horn, black sclera, yellow iris, black line over the said eye. Then he charged, separating the distance a bit fast, brings his two blades for a downward strike, Reio blocks it again but this time he's the one to be push back only shorter than before.

Both giving their all. The contest of strength begins, strong shock waves appeared every two seconds, each making the surroundings crack more and more. Reio brings his left hand in front of him, a bright ball of light appeared and explodes towards Ichigo, creating a cloud of smoke. Ichigo jumps out of the smoke and lands on the ground, with small bruises. With a swing of his smaller blade, the smoke in front of him disappeared, leaving Reio untouched. Suddenly, the rocks beneath him started to levitate around, and him too, then the rocks disintegrated into dust. The sword on his left hand changed into a white bow, he aimed upwards and an arrow started to make itself without him pulling the string. He released the arrow into the sky, if there was any in this void. The arrow exploded in a bright light and hundreds of thousands of arrows were coming down on Ichigo.

He had no choice, there was a lot of energy within each of those arrows. He brought his two blades parallel to each other and yelled one word " BANKAI ! " smoke engulfed him as the arrows were approaching him. With all his might, he swing his giant blade to his right for a heavy strike and the formidable wind pressure stopped the arrows and threw them back. The mountains surrounding them bursted into debris that also got thrown back. Reio was impressed by such strength. Then his bow transformed back into a sword but longer, like a katana. And he disappeared, moved too fast for mortal eyes. But Ichigo managed to follow him and move fast enough to also disappear.

Both leaving reiatsu trails, white for Reio and black for Ichigo. Those trails hit each other, leaving a big crater at the impact. They hit each other around the island at such a speed, the formings craters couldn't keep up with them. Sometimes they would go to a mountain but it would leave lava forming their path with simple contact. Their strikes would leave long and thick rifts on the ground. Now they began flying upwards, separated themselves, flew around and threw themselves back at each other leaving a sonic boom at contact, and when they hit and stopped, the dimension trembled by the power of two gods fighting each other with all they got.

Reio changes the trajectory of Ichigo's cleaver, making it go downward to his right. He brought his sword to the right side of his face making the tip glow brightly. Ichigo barely got time to block the strike with the flat of his blade. Reio then striked forward, hit the flat of Tensa Zangetsu, pushing it against Ichigo chest. Reio pushed one last time and Ichigo is thrown to the ground at top speed, creating smoke that resembles a mushroom (AN : nuclear explosion), leaving a crater as big as a lake. Ichigo got up with the help of his sword and looked up, Reio was charging at him with a bright light that was as bright as the sun completly pure white, Ichigo couldn't even see Reio's figure anymore. Ichigo took his sword with both of his hands, carrying it horizontally to his left, crouching himself, he charged it for his most powerful Getsuga. Black energy was surrounding it, similar to The Final Getsuga Tenshou, that's new but why not.

The bright sun was coming near to the storming darkness. Ichigo jumped torwards Reio, the crater exploding by the jump, and both yelled at the top of their lungs. On impact, a ball of half light to one side, darkness to the other, seemed to be equal. The light then exploded, engulfed the darkness, and white was everywhere. When the light faded Ichigo was on his knees, covered in his own blood and some burns. Reio was burnt also but only had a quarter of injuries, made visible by his golden blood. Both were breathing heavily.

" I think that it is enough. If you had perfect mastery of your powers, this fight would have lasted longer and I must admit that you would have won. "

Now Ichigo knew that if he could master everything, then he really would be more powerful than most gods, and by that extension most lower beings. Hogyoku appeared on his right side, left hand on his chest, right hand on the shoulder and he was starting to regenerate.

The Soul King didn't seem surprised at all, almost like he predicted this, he also was starting to regenerate, " When we're both healed, let us go back to the throne. "

Now they were back at the palace and the island was starting to crack and fall until nothing remained. Back on his throne, the Soul King started " When you first appeared, I tried seeing the future but the result was unexpected. I could see the futures… where you are not what you are now, all other futures are with you being a Vizard, a simple Shinigami, a Quincy, a Shinigami Quincy, but "not" a hybrid of the three, not a god. "

Now that's something, to be told that you're as powerful as a god and unpredictable, when even Yhwach could see the future before, but now with the Hogyoku, he's that powerful.

" Ichigo " the Soul King had his elbows on his knees and his hand in front of his mouth, a serious look on his face " I want you as my own special guard "

And now he's confused. " Ooh that's perfect. " Hogyoku seemed to understand.

" Allow me to elaborate. When you saw the other Soul King trapped, immobilized, without his heart and limbs, the five great clans started to think that by sealing me, it would be enough to separate the world and create the Soul Society as you know it, but that is not all. I have hidden the real reason from everyone even to Ichibe. By sealing me it will also seal the three worlds, that's because the living world is not the only dimension. They are plenty others. When I began to plan for splitting the world, I became aware of worlds connected to ours and yet beyond our reach, each with one or multiple being similar to me. But the other dimensions are dangerous, each of these beings sealed their own, while others use them for a certain purpose, but all of them sealed the Earth to protect it, it is the center of all. The Soul King from your timeline invented that story saying that he was sealed by the humans a long time ago for them. He sacrificed all of this for that. "

Knowing that there were other dimensions, if the supernatural exists he suspected that there was other gods but other dimensions, " Why didn't you tell anybody, what about- "

" Hell is a lower dimension within Earth, some gods did the same process. And there wasn't anyone strong enough to go against some of the danger out there, even Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni in his strongest would die facing a beast that only a transcendent being could stand a chance against. "

" But not me, because I am as strong as a god without being one. " Ichigo was starting to understand where this was going...

" If you accept, then your responsibility would be to stop every danger coming from dimensions connected to the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo. Your authority would be above every one except mine, and I know that you wouldn't abuse it. "

'With this it would be easier to change everything' " Will you still create the Quincy ? "

" Yes, the shinigami can't be everywhere and they need to let go of their pride and arrogance. They also need to understand their mistake. But most of all I also wish to become your teacher and mentor in many things, but only and only if you succeed in your first mission. "

That could be useful, and who knows what knowledge the Soul King will teach him, he must have information and skill above everything he ever imagined. After a long silence, Ichigo finally answered. " So am I like a prince since I'm just beneath you ? "

" My will is above yours yes, but your strength surpasses mine, so more like my general. Right now Ichibe and the others are waiting that I finish the seal, when they will come to the Royal palace I will introduce you to them, saying that you are above them but that your goal is to protect the people and not to protect me. "

Hogyoku, who was still by his side, took his left hand between both of hers and nodded with a smile.

" When do we start ? "

100 million years later

To be continued...