Chapter 27 Battle at Karakura Town 4
I don't own Bleach or any of the powers and gear used in this story.
Team Light saw it was Ichigo who arrived and did a Getsuga Tensho against Aizen making Yui surprised so she returns back to her base, it looked like it was all over. Ichigo had hit Aizen point blank, but that thought was dashed when a strange hexagram like barrier appeared right behind Aizen and blocked Ichigo's attack.
"Long time, no see."Aizen said as he turned to face Ichigo."Ryoka boy."
Ichigo's eyes widened as Aizen dispelled the rest of the attack with his Kyoka Suigetsu. The next thing he did was put as much distance as he could between him and Aizen.
"Nice try."Aizen said. "But you went for the wrong spot. The back of the neck is a blind spot for every living creature. Did you really think I'd go out to battle leaving it unprotected?"The barrier disappeared.
Team Light growled at his words.
"Let me guess what you're thinking." Aizen said. "You made a mistake. You should have attacked in Hollow form. If you'd attacked while Hollowfied, you would have been able to kill me in one blow." He lifted his blade. "Well, give it a try. I'll show you how conceited it is to think so."
Aizen saw Ichigo put on his mask."That's it, come at me."
Team Light used energy attacks to hit Aizen but then Ichigo used his own."Getsuga Tensho!"
Aizen vanished making the attacks collide against each other canceling each other out.
Aizen then appears behind Ichigo."What's the matter, you didn't reach me."
Ichigo then backs away putting some distance.
"You idiot why didn't you try to strike him when you had the chance."Yui said.
"She is right Ichigo, what are you doing? If you want to hit me you should stay closer. Or are you afraid to let any of part me out of your sight, that's just stupid."Aizen said.
"It only makes sense to keep your distance when your evenly match, staying away is pointless, look like this..."Aizen appears in front of Ichigo."I can pratically touch your heart."
Ichigo tries to cut Aizen but he appears behind him.
"Let me ask you all something, why are you fighting me? Do you hate me for some reason? You shouldn't."Aizen said.
"Your trying to kill innocent people."Ultraman said.
"Plus you tried to trick us."Leonidas said.
"Yes, that would make you angry, but it's any of those reasons enough to hate me, I can tell you by looking at you all that your friends are safe, you are merely fighting out of obligation, not out of hatred, you will never reach me like that, battle without hatred is like a bird without wings, you'll never defeat anyone like that, your powerless friends are just weights that break your legs."
Ichigo growls at him.
"Your wrong!"Draco said."I don't need that anger of yours, my friends have been with me for a long time, even before I saved the world many times."
Aizen then stopped."What did you say?"
"That's right Aizen, I've been fighting demons since I was 13."he said.
That surprised those that didn't know.
"13 years old, he was barely a teen."Harribel said.
"Did... Did he really?"Soifon said and the others nodded of his team.
"Yes, Draco started his training when he was 13, he could have waited until he was older but he went ahead and did it."Victor said."Even after his parents passed away he kept his training protecting what they believed in."
Everyone looked at Draco in awe, they never expected someone in that tender age to just go and fight against demons to protect the human lives, that made them respect him the most.
"The thing that always made him happy is her."Yui looks at Nezuko who was still on top of Ayon looking at the fight.
"If I can endure all that then I don't need your anger."Draco said.
"You tell him Draco."Shinji said.
Then they're allies, Arrancars, the Vizoreds and Gotei 13 went around them.
"You all are the only ones who haven't seen Aizen's shikai, we will fight to protect you."Komamura said.
"Hypnosis."Draco said and he nodded.
Draco got the hint when Odin's last words of him charging at Aizen saying that his sword has no effect with his eye.
"You want to fight to protect us?"Draco said.
Harribel looks at him."Of course, I would like to fight along side the man I love."
"As do I."Nel looks at Victor making him smile.
"Wow, these guys are something."Rangiku said.
"What are you guys talking about? That's ridiculous. Most of you are worn out!"Ichigo said.
Team light then stopped to process what Ichigo just said, he wasn't talking about they're love life he was talking about the others helping.
Yui got mad and then starts to step on Ichigo while he was kneeling down."Ow ow ow ow!"He then looks at her as her foot was still on his back."What is that for?!"
"For being such an idiot, your still thinking you have any chance against Aizen, your stupid mentality is going to get you killed, that's for Aka with him being trained to use the warrior's code when he needs to, we need all the help we can get, next time you try doing that I'll break your legs and you won't be fighting all and will just watch."Yui said making him scared.
"Exactly, we want to help, what's so ridiculous about that? Letting you guys fight alone would be more ridiculous, we'd be all ticked off if you two fought him by yourselves, don't try to shoulder the burden alone, cheeky brat, this fight belongs to all of us."Shinji said.
Ichigo looks down and Yui looks away with her arms crossed.
Draco goes in front and said:"Let's get him everyone."
"See, why aren't you more like Draco and his team, they got the right attitude."Shinji said.
Hitsugaya made the first move, bringing his sword down at Aizen but the traitor blocked it with his own sword.
"You sure rushed in without a care" Aizen said to the shorter captain. "Don't you value your life, Captain Hitsugaya?"
"Someone's got to get things started," Hitsugaya replied. "Your power will make us lose our chance. I'll give you credit though for not using Kyoka Suigetsu right off the bat!"
Aizen smiled. "And I'll give you credit too," he said. "For being smart enough not to fight me one-on-one."
A barrier suddenly appeared at his side as Kyoraku and Ukitake tried to slash at him with their swords, which were now released. Kyoraku's swords had become huge, heavily curved black Chinese scimitars with silver edges. Ukitake's blades were now thinner and cross guard had extended. There were also cuts inside the blades where second blades were jutting back down and parallel to the main blades. Connecting the two swords was a large red rope like chain at the base of the hilts with silver metal charms attached to the chain.
"Are you trying to say it's underhanded, Captain Aizen?" Kyoraku asked.
"If that's how it sounded, then I must amend my comment, Captain Kyoraku." Aizen replied.
"I really hate that guy."Yui said.
"Yui Kaze."Komamura said getting her attention."Tosen is alright. He is being watched over by Hisagi. Kaze, I would like to thank you. If you hadn't fought him, I may have had no choice but to kill him. So, thank you." Komamura flew towards the battle.
"Hey, Draco." Shinji said. "I wanted to thank you and your team for bringing three of Aizen's strongest Espada on your side."
"Three?"Ichigo asked. He looked beside him and saw Starrk standing next to them. His eyes widened.
"Got to say, Ichigo," Shinji said. "I get along with these guys better than I do you but I'll let you slide since you brought Unohana with you."
"Huh?" Ichigo asked.
Team Light saw a kind looking woman who was beautiful with black hair standing smiling at them.
"Never mind," Shinji said with a grin. "Let's just get rid of Aizen first, eh? Lisa, Love, Rose. Let's go."
And so, Shinji, Lisa, Rose, and the afro man called Love dashed towards Aizen. Team light and Ichigo watched them do so.
"How long are you three going to stand there?"Soifon asked them, causing the two to look at her. "You'll only have an instant in which to attack him. At this rate, you'll miss your chance. Don't think we're resigned to dying. We are fighting to live. It sounds good to say we're doing this to protect the world. We are fighting to keep yourselves alive and to keep you alive and to protect everyone from Aizen. Don't miss your chance, Kurosaki Ichigo and Team light."
Harribel looked at Soifon. "You need not worry about that. We will protect Draco."
Soifon made a face at Harribel.
"Aizen will not lay a finger on Victor." Nelliel said firmly.
"I'll protect Zack."Cirucci said.
"Yeah Hank too."Loly said with Menoly nodding.
Starrk sighed. "How did things get this crazy?"he grumbled.
"Shut up, Starrk!"Lilynette yelled from his pistol. "We've got no choice now so suck it up and deal with it!"
Starrk groaned."Fine."
Soifon ignored them as she went towards the battle.
Yui looks at Ichigo."You okay?"
"Huh?"Ichigo asked."Oh, yeah."
Hank looks at Draco."Should we join them now?"
"Not now, there might be something we can do."Draco said.
"Aizen."Hitsugaya said to his foe as he brought some distance between them."You said a sword without hatred is like an eagle without wings. You said a sword swung out of duty could never reach you but you don't seem to understand, so I guess I'll tell you. Swinging a sword out of duty alone is what a captain must do. Swinging a sword out of hatred is nothing but violence. A captain cannot call that a fight. Aizen… You were not fit to be a captain."
Aizen smiled at Hitsugaya."Interesting, I wouldn't have expected such words from you, considering you're the one who hates me the most out of all the Gotei 13 captains."
Hitsugaya raised his blade.
"Can you really say."Aizen said."There is no hatred in your sword? Or has your hatred disappeared now that Hinamori-kun has recovered and is down here on Earth?"
Further away, the bun haired girl, Hinamori, flinched at Aizen's words. Matsumoto and the other lieutenants gave her concerned looks."Momo."Matsumoto said softly.
Kyoraku and Ukitake appeared behind Aizen and tried to slash him with their swords but Aizen used Shunpo to appear behind them.
"How rude."Aizen remarked. "We were in the middle of a conversation, Captain Kyoraku, Captain Ukitake."
Kyoraku smiled as he looked at Aizen. Ukitake on the other hand glared at Aizen.
"I'm afraid that I'm not a very good listener when it comes to men"Kyoraku said."I get bored just listening."
"Bankai! Dai Guren Hyorinmaru!"
Everyone looked to see Hitsugaya unleash his Bankai.
"You're right, Aizen. There is hatred in my sword. I didn't come here to fight! I came here to kill you!"
Kyoraku sighed. "Don't be so impatient, Captain Hitsugaya."
Hitsugaya ignored him and continued looking at Aizen. "If there is hatred in my sword, then I am not fit to be a captain either. Is that what you want to say?"he asked Aizen. Aizen just continued to look at him silently.
"It's true."Hitsugaya said. "I don't care if I lose my position as captain as long as I can kill you. I will come at you with everything I've got. I won't give you a chance to use Kyoka Suigetsu. Get ready, Aizen!"Hitsugaya positioned himself. "Because even if you're not…I will show you no mercy!"
Hitsugaya shot at him. The first move he did was unleash a wave of ice at Aizen. Aizen dodged the attack by going upwards. Hitsugaya followed up the attack by sending the ice upwards toward the traitor to Soul Society. Aizen smirked as the ice came at him. He brought his blade up to shatter it only for him to see two different attacks coming at him. Komamura had called upon his Bankai and made his giant bring its giant sword down on him. Meanwhile, Love had unleashed his Zanpakuto. It looked like a cross between a really big club and a giant cactus.
"Tenken!"Komamura yelled.
"Tengumaru!"Love shouted.
The two attacks collided with each other. It looked like Aizen had gotten squashed between the two attacks.
"Did they get him?"Zack said.
"No."Draco said.
"Forgive me, Captain Hitsugaya," Komamura said. "I'm joining the fray."
"As you like," Hitsugaya said. "I never meant for this battle to be one-on-one anyway."
Suddenly the giant sword belonging to Komamura's Bankai exploded. Aizen emerged completely unscathed.
"Did you think strength alone could defeat me?" he asked the large captain. "You're too optimistic or rather I think our very understandings of the word strength are too different. I will show you. This…" He suddenly appeared fight in front of Komamura, "Is true strength."
Komamura roared as he made his giant move to strike Aizen. Swiftly, Aizen slashed with his sword. In that one motion, the giant's sword was sliced, his left hand was cut off and a colossal gash ran down his chest.
"Gaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Komamura yelled in pain. Furiously, he moved to slash Aizen with his own sword. Aizen blocked Komamura's sword with his own and then he slashed a huge chunk of Komamura's left side. With a wide eyed expression, Komamura plummeted to the city below.
Aizen became aware of movement behind him. Love was back alongside his companion Rose. Rose was wielding a golden whip-like weapon with a flower-like ornament at the tip. Rose shot his whip towards Aizen, who caught it with his left hand and yanked Rose towards him. Rose was slashed by Aizen, letting go of his whip. In flick of his wrist, Aizen sent the whip towards Love and wrapped him up with it before slashing him across the chest.
Ichigo and Team Light watched in horror of they're allies failing.
Nezuko was scared at the sight with Ayon protecting her.
Lisa tried to take the offensive next. Her weapon had become a gigantic spear-like weapon and she had donned her hollow mask. She tried to stab Aizen from behind but he sidestepped her jab. He spun around and sliced the tip off. Lisa's eyes widened behind her mask.
"So you're hollowfied," Aizen said to her. "But I thought I told you, you are nothing but bungled Arrancar. So…if I can have Arrancar obey me, how do you wannabe Arrancar stand up against me?"
Detecting movement, Aizen turned to see Soifon standing in front of him.
"Are you mad?"Aizen asked. "What was he thinking, sending in the Onmitsu Kido? Seek not beauty in battle. Seek not beauty in death. Consider not your own life. If you wish to protect that which must be protected, then strike while your opponent's back is turned. That's what every Shinigami learns at the academy, especially the Onimitsu kido."
Soifon allowed a smirk on her face. "How can a traitor like you speak of such things? It makes me laugh."
"I was once a teacher," Aizen replied.
"The Central 46 must have been joking to make you a teacher!" Soifon snapped. "No wonder you had them fooled."
"Do not speak ill of the dead." Aizen chasted her. "I had you all fooled as well."
"I'm shocked," Soifon said dryly. "Do you really think you can fool me?"
Suddenly countless clones of Soifon appeared.
"Clones, eh?"Aizen asked. "Nice show."
"I'll take that as a compliment." Soifon remarked. "We don't get much praise in the Onmitsu Kido. So to thank you…I'll use this show to finish you off!"
She and her clones flew towards Aizen. He calmly began lifting his sword out of its sheath.
Hank saw something wrong and gasps."Stop!"
He appears between them.
"What?" Soifon's eyes widened at the sudden appearance of Hank. Even Aizen was surprised by this. "What are you doing?"
"Your making a huge mistake."He lifts his hand towards Aizen and everything shatters revealing...
"Hinamori!" Hitsugaya cried.
Everyone stared in horror at the scared and confused Hinamori, who was probably trying to figure out what in the world was going on and why everyone was attacking her.
"What…what did…?" Shinji tried to ask Hank.
"I removed Kyoka Suigetsu's influence from you."Hank said."He put you under illusion tricking you into fighting her."
"But if that's Hinamori," Ukitake said. "Then…"
Everyone turned to see where Hinamori was originally at but instead they saw the lieutenants falling to the city below as they had been slashed and the one responsible was…
"Aizen!"Hitsugaya yelled, furious at both Aizen and himself. He had been about to freeze Aizen so he couldn't use his Shikai but Aizen had them play the fools if Hank hadn't stopped them…
"Impressive."Aizen said as he looked over at Hank."Most impressive. You were able to shatter my Shikai, something that no one but I should possess the power to do. You are special Hank."
"You might be able to lie to them but the force tells me the truth, my master taught me how to overcome illusions like mind control do you think that trick will work on me."Hank said.
Aizen smirks and said:"Your master taught you well, I can see why your a valued member of your team."
"When did you…" Shinji tried to ask.
"When?" Aizen asked him. "Sure I need not explain to you? The ability of my Kyoka Suigetsu is 'Absolute hypnosis'. I can control the five senses of others whenever I chose, causing them to perceive whatever I wish them to perceive. Hank was able to see through it saving her."
"That's why I'm asking you," Shinji said. "When did you start using Kyoka Suigetsu?"
"Then allow me to ask this of you," Aizen said. "When did you fall under the misapprehension that I was not using Kyoka Suigetsu?"
Hank then takes Momo away.
"What?"she for surprised.
"I need to get you to safety."Hank said.
"Aizeeeeeeeen!"Hitsugaya yelled in fury as he shot towards the mastermind.
"Wait, Captain Hitsugaya!" Kyoraku yelled. He, Ukitake, Suì-Fēng, and Shinji flew towards the smaller captain before he could do something reckless.
"You stand utterly defenseless. All of you."
In the blink of an eye, all five captains were struck down by Aizen. Each had a look of shock and surprise as they plummeted to the ground below.
Everyone got surprised at the sight.
Momo then goes to him and Hank got shocked."No don't."
"Captain Aizen."
Aizen turned to see Hinamori looking at him. Her body was trembling and tears poured from her eyes but she raised his Zanpakuto at him.
"Please…" she said weakly. "Please stop this! I don't want to fight you. This isn't you. I know it isn't. You're still the same captain that I always followed all these years." She sniffed. "Please, captain. Please come back."
Aizen smiled at her as he began to walk towards her.
"Get away from her!"
Hank knocks him away with his hammer, she got surprised and he takes her away again.
They went behind a building and Hank said:"Look I know this might be hard but the man you once knew is gone."She looks at Hank."I've been with him for a long time and he's not the same person you know, so trust me and stay here."
She stares at him with a sad look."Okay."
He then regroups with his team."Okay you murderer."
"I didn't kill them," Aizen told them."They're strong enough that those wounds probably won't even cause them to lose consciousness. I want them to watch this."
"Watch?"Hank said.
They became aware of a giant pillar of fire moving towards them. And in that fire was none other than Yamamoto.
"So you've finally joined the fray."Aizen said to Yamamoto. "But you're too late. You're the only captain left who can fight. Once I defeat you, the Gotei 13 is as good as destroyed. You've lost your chance. You needn't have wasted your time coming out now."
Yamamoto snorted at Aizen."Don't be so prideful, boy. Don't think you…can beat me."
"I don't think I can beat you."Aizen said to him."I already have."
"Don't make me laugh!" Yamamoto yelled as he went to stab Aizen but as usual, Aizen appeared behind him. As Yamamoto turned around, Aizen stabbed him through. At first Aizen thought he had gotten him. But Yamamoto grabbed his arm.
"Sosuke Aizen. I have you," the old man said.
"Interesting," Aizen said."So now what? Is the arm you hold really mine?"
Yamamoto looked at him."You may be able to fool my eyes and hands but there is no way I could mistake the reiatsu of the Zanpakuto in my gut."
Aizen narrowed his eyes at Yamamoto.
"You said I lost my chance." Yamamoto said to him. "But you're wrong. Now is my chance."
Aizen and Yamamoto were surrounded by gigantic pillars of flame.
"Ennetsu Jigoku." Yamamoto. "The entire battle has been leading up to this moment."
"That fire."Hank said.
"So you let your subordinates get hurt so you could do this…?"Aizen asked."You're a crafty old man."
"So what if I am?" Yamamoto asked. "You and I will die together in the flames of hell. Stand back, Kurosaki Ichigo, Team Light."
They looked at him.
"Take your allies and go!" Yamamoto ordered."You are not part of the Gotei 13. I can't let you two get caught up in this. Especially to a little girl."
"What?"Team light said.
"But don't you care if the others die?"Aizen asked."At this rate, the flames will get them all."
"They are all prepared."Yamamoto said."To give one's life to destroy evil. That is the way of the Gotei 13."
Hinamori felt her body stiffen. So they were all prepared to die. So be it. Maybe…in a better life, she could be with the real Aizen instead of this warped man who had taken him away from her.
"He's going to kill them all just to get Aizen."Yui said.
"Draco we need to do something."Hank said.
Draco thinks but then saw something that surprised him."Wonderweiss."They looked too.
Sure enough, it was Wonderweiss. Wonderweiss had become a freaky mutated version of himself. His body was now pure white. His shoulders and thighs had grown larger, with his shoulders popping outwards. His arms and legs had also altered in size, becoming a lot skinnier. Five holes lined his abdomen. His face was normal except for his upper half, which was covered by a tall mask with three small horns. The mask made his eye sockets look hollow.
"Is that his true form?"Zack said.
Kazuo got angry seeing the form.
Yamamoto became aware of Wonderweiss's movement behind him and swung out with his blade to attack him. Wonderweiss effortlessly caught it with one hand and that was not all he did. When the blade came in contact with the Arrancar's hand, the flames from the blade vanished back inside of it. Yamamoto's eyes widened in shock. Wonderweiss then threw him to the side where the old man crashed into a building.
"Get him!"Wonderweiss looked up to see the Team light and they kicked him to the ground before landing on the ground.
"I'm pleased to see you all came."Aizen said and they looked at him.
"This ends here Aizen."Draco said.
"Will it?"He smirks.
"Aaaah!"They saw Wonderweiss get up.
"Oh come on, doesn't he get tired."Yui said.
"I'm afraid he can't, which is the fate of a modified arrancar."Aizen said.
"Modified?"Leonidas said still looking at Wonderweiss.
"Yamamoto's Ryujin Jakka is indeed the most powerful Zanpakuto in existence."Aizen explained."Were I to fight against it directly, it would likely overpower even me."
"Glad to see you have some humility." Victor commented dryly.
"However," Aizen continued. "If one abandons all other abilities and focus his strength entirely on a single specialized skill that he can overcome the greatest powers. Wonderweiss' Resurrección, Extinguir, is built solely for the purpose of stopping Ryujin Jakka. "
Draco looks at Wonderweiss."How?"
Aizen explained. "In exchange for this single ability, Wonderweiss lost the power of speech, knowledge, his memories, even reason."
"What?"They got shocked.
Aizen smiled."I traded everything for that power," Aizen said. "Just to defeat Yamamoto Genryusai."
They stare at Wonderweiss, they thought he was just a kid but to think Aizen did that to him.
"Aizen... You monster."Hank said.
"Monster, how is giving a lost soul a purpose make me a monster, in fact if you destroyed that soul you'll be more of a monster."Aizen said.
They got angry and Wonderweiss tries to attack but then Kazuo tackles him, Wonderweiss then punches at him making Kazuo use his shield, then D4C came punching at Wonderweiss.
"That's enough young man."They looked to see Yamamoto."You think you can strike me down if your surpress Ryujin Jakka? How naive, I've been captain commander for thousand years because there wasn't anyone stronger than me."
He then struck his fist in between them and hits Wonderweiss blowing off a chunk of his body.
"Wonderweiss!"Team light got shocked.
"I didn't hold back."Yamamoto remarked as he looked at Wonderweiss."You're a tough one."
They then saw the hole regenerate.
"If Ikkotsu wasn't enough to defeat you," Yamamoto continued. "This may hurt. Are you ready?"
He removed his shirt to reveal he is fairly muscular and scars of all sorts lined his back.
"Aaaah."Wonderweiss said.
"That's right. He took the power of speech from you."Yamamoto said.
"Oroa?" Wonderweiss replied.
Wonderweiss took up the offensive and shot out his arm to try and stab Yamamoto. Yamamoto made sure to dodge Wonderweiss' arm.
"Not a single movement is watched," Yamamoto said. "You have indeed been modified."
A long, white arm suddenly extended from the back of one of Wonderweiss shoulder and reached for Yamamoto. The Captain-Commander effortlessly grabbed the arm and tore it off.
"Koroa!" Wonderweiss cried out. "Ah! Aaaaaaaah!"
More arms suddenly shot out from both shoulders. Before team light could do anything, the arms began attacking Yamamoto with punches.
Kazuo then slashes at Wonderweiss making him let go and starts to fight Kazuo again as he teleports around avoiding his attacks.
"Forgetting someone?"
They looked at Yamamoto.
"At least you no longer look like a child," Yamamoto said to Wonderweiss. "Now I can…kill you without regret."
"Wait, we can save him."Hank said.
"He is beyond salvation the moment he was created."Yamamoto said.
"No there is way, Kazuo is the way."Leonidas said making him and Aizen confused.
Wonderweiss punches at Kazuo but he then starts to twitch."You don't know!"He said in a distorted voice."Tell me Wonderweiss how does it feel not being complete."
"Goba?"he got confused.
"I had to suffer so much, even if your looking at yourself in a mirror."His helmet reflects Wonderweiss face.
He the starts to hit the helmet with the handle of the keyblade, cracks start to form and then a eye appeared being a yellow one, then the rest of the helmet was gone making Aizen and Yamamoto surprised.
Kazuo looked exactly like Wonderweiss except for his hair being silver and his eyes yellow.
"Ahhhh?"Wonderweisss got surprised.
"What?"Aizen stares at Kazuo.
"Did you really think that all the parts that you took away from Wonderweiss would simply vanish, when we made Kazuo he was born at the same time as Wonderweiss, all the parts you took away went to Kazuo forming a new being."Leonidas said.
"I see so that's your plan."Yamamoto said.
"And now Wonderweiss we shall become one again."Kazuo went into a stance.
Wonderweiss screamed and charges at Kazuo.
Kazuo chuckles."Digivolve!"He then gets wrapped in data and appears as Duskmon surprising Wonderweiss again."Your mine."
He then charges at Wonderweiss and slashes at him making Wonderweiss scream, he then charges up a blast and shoots with his eyes hitting Wonderweiss down.
Duskmon points a arm blade at him."And now to save you we must join together again."
Aizen smirks and then moves a finger making Wonderweiss body twitch, Duskmon got surprised.
"A impressive plan, you wanted to have Kazuo absorb Wonderweiss back into his body letting him have Hollow powers but I cannot allow that."
"Wonderweiss!"Duskmon said.
Hank jumps foward along with Yamamoto and they took a giant explosion of fire.
Aizen looks and saw that most of team light saved Kazuo with a barrier while Yamamoto was burnt and Hank...
"Very impressive Hank."Aizen said and he saw Hank was back in his dragonforce form."You absorbed the fire granting you its power once more."
Draco goes to Yamamoto."Yamamoto let us deal with him now."
Yamamoto looks at him and said:"Very well."
All of team light went together preparing to fight again.
"That fake dream you have will never become real."Draco said.
"A dream that will become a reality."Aizen said.
"Hey Aizen."he looks up. Floating above him was Coyote Starrk, Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck, Tia Harribel, and Ichigo Kurosaki. His eyes widened.
Starrk started the attack by firing a Cero at him. Aizen dodged to side to see Harribel waiting for him.
"La Gota," she said, firing a jet of water at him. Aizen used Shunpo to appear behind her and prepared to slash her in two.
Bam!
Nelliel tackled him from the side, her lance trying to pierce his body.
"Your lance will not cut me," Aizen told as he prepared to slash at her.
Victor then goes devil trigger and tackles Aizen and starts to slash at him.
He then uses a energy slash hitting him.
"That was some fine teamwork you did back there," Aizen said to the fighters. "But that was the last time you'll find me open."
"Are you always this full of yourself?" Victor said."I just wounded you."
Aizen's smile widened a fraction. "Wounded?" he asked. "You call this wounded?"
They then saw the gash heal it self.
"You can regenerate too."Victor said.
"This isn't high speed regeneration?"
The fighters looked at him in confusion.
"Do you really think I would hollowfy myself?"
Ichigo made the first move and attempted to slash Aizen. Aizen quickly scooted backwards away from Ichigo.
"This," Aizen said. "Is the instinctive defense of its master."
"What do you mean?" Ichigo demanded.
Starrk studied Aizen, trying to figure out what he had done. His eyes widened. "No way," he breathed.
"What?"Aka asked. "What did he do?"
Aizen smiled at them. He opened his jacket to reveal some kind of hole in his chest. Inside the hole was some kind of black ball.
Ichigo's eyes widened. "That's…"
"The Hogyoku," Aizen finished.
Aizen takes out a piece of energy from Victor attack."I see, this is what a demon's power feels like, also Ichigo you've grown since last time."
"What?" Ichigo asked.
"You met Rukia."Aizen said."And after your battle with Ishida Uryu, awoke your Shinigami powers. After the battle with Abarai Renji, you knew the power of your Zanpakuto. Your battle with Zaraki Kenpachi gave you a handle on your power. Then in your battle with Kuchiki Byakuya, you began to Hollowfy."
"In your battle with Grimmjow," Aizen continued. "You finally mastered your Hollow form and in your battle with Ulquiorra, it appears you have become more powerful. Kurosaki Ichigo, every battle you've fought, has played into my hands."
Everyone's eyes widened at his revelation. Ichigo felt his body trembling as the mask disappeared.
"So you did give Ulquiorra his second form."Draco said.
"Yes I did."He smiles.
"Every battle I've fought," Ichigo said slowly. "Has played…into your hand…! What…what do you mean!" He charged at Aizen in fury.
"No Ichigo!"Yui said.
Aizen remained calm as Ichigo came at him."Is it so unbelievable?" he asked Ichigo.
"I said!" Ichigo yelled. "What do you mean!"
Aizen suddenly raised a finger like a parent lecturing a child. "Don't," he said, causing Ichigo to pause. "Don't yell, Kurosaki Ichigo. It shouldn't come as a surprise. It's just once I realized that you were the very thing I'd been searching for, I decided to help you grow. That's all I'm saying."
"Didn't you think it strange?" Aizen asked Ichigo. "That you should be attacked by a hollow right after meeting Kuchiki Rukia despite having never seen a Hollow before in your life? Or that a Menos Grande should appear for that bait the Quincies use for lesser Hollows? Or that just when you'd grown use to your Shinigami powers, Kuchiki Rukia would conveniently be found and reported to Soul Society when her reiatsu hadn't been noticed at all that time before? Or that Abarai Renji, Zaraki Kenpachi, and Kuchiki Byakuya would all just fight you when your power happened to rival theirs? Did you never once think it strange?"
Team light narrowed they're eyes.
"Did you think all those meetings were destiny?" he asked Ichigo. "Did you think all those attacks were coincidences?"
"Wait," Ichigo said weakly.
"Did you think," Aizen said. "Your victories were due to your own efforts?"
Ichigo finally reached his breaking point. Angrily, he picked up his sword and flew towards Aizen but Aizen blocked Ichigo with Kyoka Suigetsu. The two launched themselves into the air. Ichigo pulled his sword back and tried again. But this time, Aizen caught it with his bare hand. Ichigo immediately backed away.
"Don't disappoint me," Aizen told him. "You are stronger than this. Are my words so unbelievable?"
"Of course they are!" Ichigo shouted.
"But," Aizen said. "It's the truth."
"Liar!" Ichigo yelled. "You're saying all those battles were your doing? You planned it all? Who would believe it? You said it yourself! You said you only found Rukia after she'd gone missing down on Earth! But now you're saying you knew about me since I met Rukia? It doesn't make sense!"
"Yeah it's too convenient."Zack said.
"The poor guy's been manipulated," Starrk said dryly. "Just like the rest of us."
"Aren't you funny?" Aizen said, causing everyone to look at him. "You said so yourself, didn't you? 'Liar', "Who would believe that?' You say I'm lying now but you believe what I said back then? I'm not surprise. I pity you. There are no lies or truth in this world. There are only grim facts. And yet, everyone in this world acknowledges as truth only what is convenient for them. They have no other way of living. But…for the powerless who comprise the majority of this world's population inconvenient facts that affirm their existence are their only truth."
"Do you know the entire truth?" Aizen asked Ichigo. "Who sent Kuchiki Rukia to Earth? Who equipped Abarai Renji with the ability to detect reiatsu? Who gave the lieutenants information on your whereabouts? Do you really think I hadn't figured out the location of the Hogyoku over a hundred years ago?"
"Then," Ichigo said. "Tell me one thing."
Aizen looked at him curiously.
"You said…that I was the very thing you'd been searching for. But how…how could you know that? If you were watching me ever since I met Rukia then tell me… how in the world could you know that?"
Aizen turned his back to Ichigo. "I knew from the beginning."
Ichigo glared."That doesn't tell me anything."
"Don't you get it?"Aizen asked."I said I knew from the beginning. I knew about you…since you were born."
Ichigo's eyes widened in shock, as did Harribel and Starrk's. If Aizen knew about Ichigo since the beginning, why had he bothered to send Ulquiorra and Yammy to test him?
"What!"Team light said.
"Wha… what!" Ichigo demanded.
"You were special from the moment you were born."Aizen told Ichigo."After all, you are human and…"
"You've said too much, Aizen." Standing between Aizen and Ichigo was a muscular man wearing the same outfit as the other Shinigami had. He had a dark beard on his chin and short black hair that stuck up.
"Who's that?"Draco said.
"I don't know."Harribel said.
Nelliel shook her head, meaning the same thing.
"Heck if I know," Starrk said.
Ichigo stared. "Dad…is that you?"
Nelliel's eyes widened. "That man is Ichigo's father?"
Harribel and Starrk both stared. Aizen had never told them that Ichigo's father was also a Shinigami.
Ichigo's father turned around to look at him. Ichigo thought he was about to speak but his father just stayed silent.
"Hey," Ichigo said. "Say something da…"
Wham! Ichigo's dad head-buttted him in the forehead. This action through the riders and the others off. The blow was enough to send Ichigo flying backwards and nearly falling to the ground. Luckily he managed to the side of a building before falling.
"Whoa!" Ichigo yelled. "Watch out!" He was about to climb up but then his father slammed his foot on Ichigo's chest.
"What kind of father does that?"Yui said.
Then, Ichigo and his father disappeared.
"After them" Harribel said. They went after them.
Aizen watched all of this take place with amusement. "So he took a step back, eh? Clever move."
Ichigo's father had pinned him down with a hand over his mouth. Ichigo was flailing while trying to break free.
"How you doing?" the man asked Team light and the others. "Name's Isshin Kurosaki and sadly, this kid here's my son."
"Hi."They said.
Wham! Ichigo's foot hit Isshin in the face. Isshin backed away as Ichigo got up. "I couldn't breathe you idiot!" he yelled at his dad.
"Oh," Isshin said, rubbing his nose. "S…sorry."
"This is getting weird."Leonidas said.
"You're not seeing things," Isshin told his son. "No matter how much you stare."
"So it seems," Ichigo commented.
Isshin nodded. "I'll tell you later." He said. "You probably have a lot of questions. I'll tell you everything once…"
"I don't."
Isshin and everyone else looked at Ichigo.
"There's nothing I want to ask you," Ichigo said to his dad. "If you haven't told me, there must be a reason. That's your problem."
Isshin looked at his son.
I don't know how to ask," Ichigo explained. "I don't know the right way to ask without trampling on your feelings. I'll wait until you want to tell me, until you can tell me, but it's okay if you don't."
Isshin grinned at his son. "So you finally learned to talk like a normal person."
"I'm just repeating what was said to me before," Ichigo told him. "I just remembered it made things easier. So, thanks for hitting me, Dad. For some reason, it feels like I'm home."
Team light smiled at the scene.
"Ichigo," Isshin said. "I didn't hit you. I head-butted you!"
"Don't ruin the mood!" Ichigo snapped.
"Anyway," Isshin said, looking at Team light and the Arrancar. "Looks like we got quite a team here. So, who's ready to stop Aizen?"
Further away, Aizen was standing on top of the building, looking over for Team light and the others.
"He hid his reiatsu," he said, referring to Isshin. "That must be a pretty powerful barrier." He looked over his shoulder. "You've been a spectator for quite a while there, Gin."
Walking towards Aizen with that grin on his face was none other than Gin.
"I'm not a spectator," he said. "I just didn't think you needed any help."
"I see."
Gin saw the look on Aizen's face and his smile dropped into a curious frown but he realized what it was. Flying behind him was none other than Ichigo Kurosaki. Gin spun around with his dagger-like sword to block Ichigo's blade. The result was a shockwave that caused the building to break into pieces. Aizen turned to see Isshin coming right at him, his sword moving to cut Aizen down. Aizen quickly blocked with his own blade. When they did, Isshin made a motion with his left hand's middle finger as if he was pointing at Aizen. The result was a blast of air that sent Aizen flying through several buildings. Aizen halted his travels and prepared to counter.
"Going somewhere?"
Aizen turned his head. Standing before him was Starrk and he was surrounded by what appeared to be a large pack of grey wolves made of fire. Possibly up to a hundred.
"Sick 'em," Starrk ordered.
Howling, the wolves charged at Aizen. When one got near, Aizen swung at it with his sword. The wolf he cut suddenly reformed itself. Aizen's eyes widened as the wolf chomped onto his arm and then…it exploded!
Aizen grunted as his body hurt from the explosion. He moved to attack Starrk when he saw Harribel behind him with a giant body of water next to her.
"Cascada!"
Aizen felt the body of water slam into him. Using his sword, he cut through the water and went to strike Harribel. But Isshin came from his side and tried to slash at him. Aizen ducked, causing the blade to whoosh over his head. He pointed his fingers at Isshin. "Raikoho!"
The result was a powerful explosion of energy and light. It looked like Aizen had gotten Isshin.
"Hey, Aizen!"
He then sees Victor change into his sin devil trigger form slashing at him.
Aizen blocked the attacks and then sees Draco heading towards him, he blocks a punch and looks at Draco.
"You are a interesting person, I analyzed you power when you fought Baraggan, time skip, you went foward in time making his power useless."Aizen said making Draco narrow his eyes."A amazing power for someone like you, I can see why they follow you as they're leader, also to give you some peace, I'll tell you about Nezuko."That made his eyes widen."She's more useful to me alive then dead so I'll have her serve me."
"Nezuko!"Harribel got worried.
Draco mad and starts to punch at Aizen and he dodged his punches, Aka and Hank shot fire and he jumped away.
He then sees Yui using her relic and she blasted him away and Ultraman hits him with a beam sending Aizen down.
"What's the matter, Aizen?" Isshin asked. "You're slowing down. Are you at the end of your rope?"
"Yes," Aizen said. "So it would seem. I am at the end of my rope, at least as a Shinigami."
"What?" Isshin asked, his eyes narrowing.
"My soul is being reformed," Aizen told him.
"Reformed?" Nelliel asked.
Aizen smiled down at the Hogyoku in his chest. "It appears the Hogyoku has finally begun to understand my heart."
Team light think about it and they got surprised.
"That thing is alive!"Yui said.
"In a sense," Aizen replied. "It is at least sentient and has a will of its own."
"Sounds like nonsense to me," Isshin replied.
"I'm not surprised you can't feel it," Aizen said, closing his eyes. "It was only once I became the Hogyoku's host that I learned it had a consciousness." He opened his eyes again as he looked at the group. "Do you know what the Hogyoku's power is?"
They think about it and Draco said:"Adaptating?"
"Close, It's true power is to make real what is in the hearts of those around it."
Everyone's eyes widened when Aizen said that.
"It's true," Aizen told them. "It was originally believed that the Hogyoku allowed one to break the boundaries between Hollow and Shinigami but I realized the Hogyoku's true power." Then he shook his head. "No, that's not quite right. It would be more accurate to say that I knew it was not to control the boundaries between Hollow and Shinigami as Urahara Kisuke had created."
"Who?"Aka said.
"The man who created this device," Aizen said, pointing to the Hogyoku. "He thought he had created a device that allowed him to access the boundaries of Shinigami and Hollow. To test that theory, I used a Hollowfication process on Shinji and the others."
"You did that?"Leonidas said.
"Yes." Aizen replied. "It was an experiment to test the Hogyoku's power and that experiment was successful. Urahara Kisuke's Hogyoku was activated and Hirako Shinji and the others became Visoreds."
We're nothing but tools to him after all! Lilynette screamed in Starrk's mind. He…he really doesn't care about us.
I know. Starrk said. So we really were alone.
Not anymore. Lilynette told him. We have Yui, Aka and the others now. They're real friends. Unlike Aizen.
They sensed something off.
They also saw ichigo fighting against Gin.
Suddenly what appeared to be thick white fluid poured out of the Hogyoku and began to spreading out to the rest of Aizen's body.
"Dad!" Ichigo said. "What is that? What's going on?"
"How should I know?" Isshin said.
"Ichigo!" Draco said. "The Hogyoku has the power to grant people their heart's desires!"
"What?" Ichigo said, looking at Draco in shock.
"That's what Aizen said," Draco told him. "And he said that the Hogyoku understood his heart."
"Exactly," Aizen said as the white substance began covering more of his body. "It was named the Hogyoku, the breakdown sphere. Surely it has the power to destroy the line…between God and Man!"
Everyone's eyes widened in horror at Aizen's words. Was that his desire? To become a God!
A red beam of light came from the sky behind Aizen and pierced his body. Team light, Isshin, Ichigo, Starrk, Nelliel and Harribel looked behind Aizen to see who had attacked him. Aizen looked over his shoulder.
"There you are," he said. "Urahara Kisuke."
Standing on a roof was the man from before. It was the man who fought them before with Yammy and the others.
Urahara surveyed the battle scene before him.
"It's been a long time, Mr. Aizen and that's a really extraordinary form."
"This is nothing," Aizen said to him. "Moving through evolution is always ugly."
"Nobody said that you were ugly," Urahara told him, "Just that you finally fused with the Hogyoku."
"This isn't a fusion," Aizen said. "Please use the word subdue. The Hogyoku you failed to master has just found its new master."
"Unable to master?" Urahara asked. "That must be true if you are talking about the past."
"The past?" Aizen asked back. "Aren't you gonna admit defeat. No. That shouldn't be the question."
"Rikujokoro!"
Six beams of light slammed into Aizen's midsection. Aizen was unable to move or do anything, then Kisuke looks at Team light.
"Well well the famous Team light."Urahara said as he landed next to them. "I was wondering when I was going to meet you better. I still remember you from your last visit to Karakura Town. I must say that you got under Captain Hitsugaya's skin rather well."
"What are you going to do with me now that you have constricted me?"
Urahara looked down at him. "Bakudo 63! Sajo Sabaku!"
Chains of energy materialized and wrapped themselves around Aizen's body.
"Bakudo 79! Kuyo Shibari!"
Eight black holes appeared around Aizen while a ninth one suddenly appeared in the center of his chest.
"What's he doing?"Hank asked.
"Limit of the thousands hands, respectful hands, unable to touch the darkness. Shooting hands unable to reflect the blue sky. The road that basks in light, the wind that ignited the embers, time that gathers when both are together, there is no need to be hesitant, obey my orders. Light bullets, eight bodies, nine items, book of heaven, diseased treasure, great wheel, grey fortress tower. Aim far away, scatter brightly and cleanly when fired!" Urahara said.
"You think I'll let you use that Hadō!" Aizen challenged Urahara.
"Too late," Urahara replied. "Hadō 91! Senjū Kōten Taihō!"
Spears of light materialized from the air and shot towards Aizen. The result was a powerful explosion.
They then saw he was gone.
"Is it over?"Ultraman said.
The others looked at the giant cloud of smoke left over from the explosion, waiting to see if Aizen was finally gone for good.
"It seems," Urahara said to Team light. "That he's become careless because of his newfound power."
"You're right."
Everyone saw Aizen appear behind Urahara but his body had changed. That white substance from before had now almost completely covered his body. Only the left half of his face was left untouched. Urahara tried to turn around.
"Too late," Aizen told him. In a fluid motion, he slashed Urahara across his shoulder. "Allow me to be careless," he told the falling Urahara. "As I don't have the need to be cautious. I can feel the strength of the Hogyoku in my body. My strength exceeds that of my older self. I'm now invincible now. So I don't have the need to dodge a level 90 Kido anymore."
"I'm not talking about dodging Kido," he said to Aizen. "If it was your older self, you won't be letting me try my attacks one by one would you?"
Suddenly glowing rings of light formed around Aizen's wrists. Aizen's eyes widened "This is…" he said.
"This is a seal," Urahara confirmed. "It seals the reiatsu flowing out of your palms. And so, you will be blasted by your own reiatsu."
As soon as he said that, Aizen's body was engulfed in a pillar of light.
Kisuke looks at the group.
"So these are Aizen's Espada huh?" he said as he looked at them. "I personally like you guys more than those other Espada I fought." His eye lingered on Harribel for a moment. No doubt noticing how much skin her released state showed. Suddenly Draco goes in front of her blocking Harribel from Urahara's point of view. This action surprised Harribel.
"Oops, my fault," Urahara said with a chuckle. "I didn't know she was your girl."
"It's not over yet," Urahara said. "No way would that take care of him. That'd make him just another monster. He'll come out soon enough."
"What?!"Team light said.
They then saw Aizen come out and now his entire body was covered in that white substance. His eyes now looked like orbs of darkness as he looked down at his enemies below.
"What…." Ichigo asked. "What is that?"
Before anyone could say or do anything, Aizen was right among them.
"So you lured me into a trap with a level 90 Kido," Aizen said to Urahara. "Then let me burn myself from within with my own techniques. If it had been anyone else…No. If I hadn't been following the Hogyoku's lead, it would be over now. Unfortunately for you the Hogyoku you created surpasses your own understanding."
He jabbed his fingers into his other wrist and yanked out what appeared to be some kind of cuff. He did the same thing to the other arm. "The technique you created to fight me won't work on me."
Narrowing his eyes, Urahara drew his cane sword out. Aizen looked at him. "Now that your techniques won't work, you turn to force?" he asked. "All right."
Isshin made the first move, swinging his sword at Aizen but Aizen kicked the blade upward with his right leg and then turned his body to attack Urahara with his sword. Urahara blocked the sword while Isshin blocked Aizen's foot. But both shot back from the force of the blows.
"Guess we've got to step in again," Starrk said. He raised his hand and energy began coming from his bandoleers. When the energy came into his hand, it took the form of a glowing sword that looked like his original katana. He used Sonido to appear above Aizen and swung his sword downwards. Aizen blocked the sword, but then Starrk raised his other hand and another sword appeared. Aizen's eyes widened as Starrk slashed him across the chest with his second sword.
Narrowing his eyes at Starrk, Aizen moved to attack him, only to find his sword hand and right leg wrapped in chains. He looked at Urahara and Isshin, who were holding the other ends of the chains.
"What do you think you're doing?" Aizen asked. "You…"
But someone else appeared above Aizen. A dark skinned woman wearing appeared to be a black leotard-like outfit with her arms and legs covered in some kind of bulky armor suddenly showed up. Gritting her teeth, the woman brought her armored right fist smashing into Aizen's body. Starrk had dodged out of the way in time.
"You…Yoruichi!" Aizen yelled at the woman.
Yelling, the woman known as Yoruichi began pounding Aizen again and again and again. They could only watch speechlessly at this onslaught. Aizen had been pounded into the ground. Only then did Yoruichi stop her attack.
"How's that?" Yoruichi asked. "That must have…"
"Yoruichi-san!" Urahara cried. "Get out of there!"
A blast of light shot out of the ground around Yoruichi's left leg armor. Her eyes widened as he the armor started to disintegrate until her nothing but a black cloth covered her leg.
"Tch," Yoruichi replied before dodging away from the attack.
"What's the matter? It's not over yet, is it?"
Aizen rose up from the ground, but cracks covered his body like he was china doll on the brink of shattering.
"Hurry up and make your next move. I will smash each one to smithereens, until the very last one of you collapses."
He then felt a power rising from behind him, he saw Kazuo holding a red spear.
"You wish for the cursed crimson spear?"
"I'll have your heart!"
"Gáe Bolg!"
His spear then extends heading towards Aizen and hits him in the heart making him scream.
Aizen pulls the spear off and it retracts back."A interesting method, clever way to kill me trying to get my heart, but."The wounds starts to heal."Not even that will work."But then he grunts."What?"
The others outside of team light got surprised.
"The Gáe Bolg does more than just stab you it leaves a curse making sure that the wound won't heal completely so you will have the pain inside of you."Kazuo said.
Aizen laughs."Amazing, looks like you got me there, it will take the hogyoku a long time for it to break the curse so I'll consider that a victory for you, but it won't matter."
Draco then goes in front and goes to punch Aizen but he countered his time skip sending him away, Draco recovers and then roars making his energy go beyond.
"What?"Aizen said.
"Draco must be getting stronger."Apacci said.
He then stops and looks at himself.
Aizen chuckles and said:"What was that, your still the same in strength."
"I don't get it, why didn't it do anything."Ichigo said.
Aizen charges at him but then he gets elbowed in the gut, he staggers and holds his stomach.
"Looks like I improved."Draco looks at his hand.
"Improved?"Aizen's widen."So that's why, you didn't get stronger in terms of power you improved your skills."
"So that's why, that's fitting of Draco."Harribel said.
"Correct, I'm constantly improving, when I find stronger foes I get better, your the only one that made me use it."Draco said.
"I see well then this should be interesting."Aizen said.
"Yes."Draco then stabs the sword in the ground."Incursio!"
Chains appeared as a giant armor appears behind Draco, they all watch but then the face starts to melt and it reveals a monsters one.
"What?!"Aizen got surprised as it covers Draco in a red orb.
"It's alive."Urahara said.
"Yes that armor was made from the body of a danger beast that could adapt, but even when it got killed it's spirit lived on cheating death."Leonidas said.
"Amazing."Yoruichi said.
Draco was now wearing the suit of armor and carrying a spear.
"Aizen you better get ready."Draco said.
Note:Here's the nextchapter and Draco revealed he has incursion and Hit time skip from db super.
