A monster rebirth

Yeah, I got nothing, I tried to think of another way to go through the last chapters fight, but I couldn't think of anything else, sorry for that screw up, but hey, here's one for Yoruichi

Enjoy.


When the feeling of his surroundings returned to him, Ichigo blinked at the dim lit area above him, he looked to the left to see a wall, turning to the right to see Hanataro wrapping his wounds from his fight with Renji, Ichigo gave a grunt as he relaxed in place.

"Ow" startling Hanataro from his sudden voice, the young man relaxed somewhat as he continued treating Ichigo.

"How long have I been out?" leaning back for the medic to work, the appearance of relieved shadow appeared, licking his face.

"Not long, despite the injuries you've sustained, you're in less pain then I expected" sneaking a glance to the left, the sight of a blank white mask sat with a long crack running down to it's nose, a Purple V reaching up from said nose.

"If you don't mind me asking, but… what were you doing with that mask in you're pocket?" seeing Ichigo frown in confusion, the teen turned his head to see the mask on the floor.

"I don't remember having that mask on me?" blinking in alarm and confusion, Hanataro looked to the mask as Griffin appeared beside it, pecking it the thing startled the bird as it crumbled to dust.

"Huh, well there that answer goes"

"My bad!"

Sighing in annoyance, Ichigo closed his eyes.


Landing in a small dark cavern with a huff, A human Yoruichi wiped a wad of sweat from her brow with her right arm, flicking it off of her being, she inhaled deeply before releasing it slowly.

"I'm far to out of shape for this, must be all those cat naps" standing up fully now with a cape draped over her naked body, the woman stared into the dark abyss with a hesitant aura around her.

Making a small step into the cave, she inhaled deeply to calm her racing heart.

"Oh come on, Yoruichi, it can't be this difficult to regain you're Zanpakuto, it's what he would probably disagree with if he were here" inhaling once more the woman made her way forward, jumping suddenly as the cave entrance was suddenly blocked by, hazy red swords.

Staring at the sight in alarm, she spoke.

"Okay, I was not expecting this welcoming committee" turning forward with a small jump, she stared at the pit at the end as it glowed with reiatsu.

Approaching the pit with bated breath, Yoruichi leaned forward to stare down to the pit of red water below.

Turning to the entrance, she steeled her nerves before stepping to the side of the hole before diving downward, ignoring the air rushing by her, she closed her eyes at the waters embrace against her skin, she opened her eyes to see the cavern around her glow, showing the glowing silhouettes of many Shinigami sitting the submerged floors around her.

Seeing them all look up to her with emotionless stares, she ignored them and swam to a smaller tunnel leading further down. Seeing bones decorating the walls downward, they all held their rusted Zanpakutō in weak grips. Feeling the tunnel shrink the deeper she went, she squeezed through a hole to a larger cave system.

Moving to the surface, her eyes widened suddenly at feeling her leg tightly in the grips of a hand. Turning to the culprit she relaxed at seeing it as a twig, grabbing the twig she relaxed herself before swimming upward. Failing to notice a skeleton tear itself from the wall.


Taking a much needed breath of old air, Yoruichi gave a cough at the taste in her mouth as she swam to the middle of the cave's only unsubmerged mound.

She stood up with the cloak clinging to her being. She stopped at the sight of what she came here to retrieve… her Zanpakutō.

Stepping forward in silence, she ignored the rocks under her feet. Standing before the weapon with a hesitant hand reaching for the handle. She stopped herself from retrieving it at seeing the blood-stained blade before her.

Clenching her hands tightly as the memories of her first friend dying to this thing her soul created, she ignored the tears falling from her cheeks, forming a scowl on her lips her feet fell from beneath her. falling to her knees with her head down, she gave a sob as the memories flooded in.

clawing the ground in frustration, she looked up to see the Zanpakuto glowing with a pale, ethereal woman lazing against the blade with a smug smile, blood flowing from her lower jaw, the woman sported flowing black hair that covered her exposed breasts beneath the soaking wet kimono.

leaving her legs a hazy visage to Yoruichi, the woman however slithered around the blood soaked blade like a snake.

moving to Youruichi with long nails reaching for Yoruichi's chin, the creature smiled longingly down to Yoruichi who scowled at this thing.

"My my, it has been quite some time, Shihōin-sama" leaving a tiny scratch on the woman's chin, the feeling of blood trickling down her neck was ignored through the anger.

"It has, Kyūketsuki no on'na" seeing the creature perk with with another smug smile, the thing move towards Yoruichi's face with fake surprise.

"Oh, so you remember my name after all these years, i'd thought you'd have forgotten me after you're so called lovers death, his blood tasted so rich!" scowling as strength returned to her, Yoruichi grabbed the things neck tightly much to it's shock and surprise.

"HE HAS A NAME YOU DAMNED iSO ONNA!" shoving the thing back to the Zanpakuto, the thing had the nerve to laugh as it slithered around the blade, resting it's small chin carefully on the Zanpakuto's hilt.

"Oh yes, what was that things name... Dote, Weakling? worthless, so many names to describe him i cant seem to recollect an ounce of memory" pouting with a bored look to her features, the demoness looked to a scowling Yoruichi who had tears falling from her eyes, the woman stalked to the thing with rage.

"His name, is Dante, you worthless demon!" watching the woman that was it's wielder with a dangerous look to it's eyes, she smiled evilly as it slithered to tower over an angry Yoruichi.

"That's not what we said when we plunged that blade into his heart, in fact, you were laughing all the same as you slaughtered those trying to make you see reason, the fact his Zanpakuto dared to defy me was a great insult to us" moving around Yoruichi who had frozen from the memories, she clenched her hands tightly as the memory of a dying silver haired man flashed through her mind, smiling from the ground, Yoruichi fell to her knees as the Zanpakuto spirit gripped the weapon Yoruichi sought.

standing before the crying woman now, the creature, the Iso Onna spoke with a victorious smile.

"I must thank you for leaving me behind, Shihoin Yoruichi" watching the woman look up she froze as the Zanpakuto was raised and poised for her throat.

"With you leaving me here, disconnecting me from you're very soul..." smiling widely as razor sharp teeth replaced the smaller ones, Yoruichi felt her body slackened in acceptance for her end.

"Allowing me to kill such a worthless wielder without dying with YOU!" shooting the blade down towards Yoruichi's throat... a claymore made of silver bone shoot down between them, leaving sparks upon impacting one another, Yoruichi felt gentle hands pull her away from the scowling demon.

turning to her saviour, her heart stopped at the sight of her lover, her soul mate... her greatest regret.

standing before her with his Shikai active, the man known as Dante stood beside her with a glare at the creature who shoved the claymore aside, showing her more vampiric traits as her neck grew slightly with a lizard like tongue thrashing outward.

"YOU, YOU DARE GET IN THE WAY OF MY MOST ANTICIPATED KILL!"

raising a hand for the claymore to return to his grip, the man spoke.

"I dare alright, you've held me against my will so you have yourself to blame for me being here" resting a hand on Yoruichi's shoulder, he gave her a quick smile before turning back to the rogue Zanpakuto.

"I SHOULD HAVE CONSUMED YOUR SOUL WHEN I FIRST KILLED YOU!"

"Yeah well, should've, could've, would've. but you let you're blood thirst blind you" circling the creature as it hissed at him with a more feral appearance to it's previous beauty, Dante gestured to Yoruichi.

"She and all those other guys you've killed down here also want a piece of you" turning to it's weak wielder, the Iso Onna paled somewhat as the ghostly shinigami spirits rose around Yoruichi.

watching them all unsheath their zanpakuto for the upcoming battle. a battle between two lovers.

feeling a soft pull on her right arm, Yoruichi turned to see an Asauchi held for her.

grabbing the blade with trembling hands, the demoness moved to lunge if not for her body to twitch violently, showing the now completely severed connection to Zanpakuto and it's wielder.

scowling in rage at it's power being forfeited from it's being, the Iso Onna stood itself upward with Dante's spirit chuckling at it's weak state, turning to Yoruichi as she approached her once inner demon, she shared a glance with him.

before they both smiled, circling around the struggling demoness, Yoruichi spoke.

"So, after all this time, all i needed to truly rid myself of you was to gain an Asauchi, i wonder who left this?" spinning the nameless weapon in hand, Dante spoke in answer, making the Demoness shift it's angry gaze to him.

"An academy student thinking he could claim glory down here by taming this thing"

"Really, who'd be dumb enough to try that, claiming anothers Zanpakuto even if abandoned?" glaring between the two, the demoness went to strike Dante who parried with his own Zanpakuto, smirking at the demoness, she turned suddenly to receive a gash down her face, making her once beautiful face scream in rage and pain as Dante appeared beside Yoruichi to pull her away from a wild strike. seeing the chance the ghosts of past Shinigami rushed in for an attack. though what stunned Yoruichi, was that with each shinigami's strike they vanished into white orbs that melted into the demoness' body, making her struggle to fend the spirits away.

"What's happening?" turning to Dante as he smiled, he turned to her with his own being shimmering into a pure white.

"Their cleansing it" turning to the horde as the demoness roared, she made a mad dash towards Yoruichi who shunpo'd out of danger, watching as Dante raised a hand, he gave a right hook that stunned the demon long enough for Yoruichi to slash it's back with successive strikes, leaving the Asauchi staine dwth it's blood as she shunpo'd away once more avoiding another wild attack, the demon moved to attack only for Dante to swing it to the ground with his claymore, stabbing it's midsection to the ground, the demon clawed wildly as the horde of spirits once more moved to cleanse the demon, leaving Yoruichi to watch as the blade the demon held shed the blood from it's blade slowly the more the spirits melted into it's being.

moving to join the strikes, a blast of crimson reiatsu surged form the demon as it now sported a vipers hollow mask, it's ghostly body becoming akin to a lamia's.

hissing as it whipped it's new tail at the spirits, she moved straight to Dante who brought his Claymore up to defend himself, watching the fangs grip onto his Claymore. the new hollow was about to strike with it's bloodied hands before a blade emerged from it's chest, making it whimper in agony as it looked over it's shoulder to Yoruichi who glared at it.

"You wont touch him, ever again" lifting the Lamia hollow from Dante's sword, she shoved it to the floor with the Asauchi.

allowing the remaining spirits to attack the hollow as it hissed weakly.

leaving her and Dante who smiled at the weakened demon.

turning to Yoruichi, he stopped at the sight of her staring at him with sadness, seeing his being glow fainty, he rised a hand to her right cheek.

"So... been a while, hasn't it Yoruichi?" what she did next stunned even him as she brought his lips crashing down to her own. enjoying the sensation after a hundred years, the two broke apart with Yoruichi holding him in an embrace, one he returned.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" running a hand through her hair in an effort to comfort her, Dante spoke with a smile.

"I never blamed you for when i died, Yoruichi"

"How could you not, it was my hands that killed, my hands that punched, my hands covered by you're blood" looking up to Dante's smile, she sobbed.

"How can you not blame me?" smiling at her as he brushed a tear from her eyes, he spoke with pride.

"Because it wasn't you, we knew the risks of trying to contact our Zanpakuto, it didn't help that a hollow somehow possessed you're Zanpakuto, still trying to figure out how you broke free from it's influence" looking down at the question, Yoruichi turned to the hollow as it weakly clawed away from them.

" A question better left unanswered" moving to finish the hollow off, she was stopped by Dante as he rested his Claymore onto his shoulders.

approaching the hollow as it looked up to him with weak rage, he turned to Yoruichi with a devilish smile.

"You chose right with that Ichigo, kid. would have liked to meet him..." looking to the hollow once more, his smiled became a saddened sigh.

"But i gotta move on. and so do you" tossing her his claymore as it melted into her Asauchi, she gave him a look of woryr as he crouched down to the hollow with a sigh, looking to her, he gave one more smile while raising a right fist.

"See you on the other side, but for now, live life as you want... lord knows we never got the chance... good bye, Yoruichi" with that he punched the Hollow's mask into pieces, leaving the demons face exposed, and choking in pain.

watching the thing hold it's throat as she approached with the Asauchi poised, Yoruichi and her demon share a brief glance to one another.

seeing the odds, the demon resigned to it's fate as it's breathing became weaker and weaker. watching it's once wielder stab down into it's chest, the two glowed with reiatsu, Yoruichi's a soft gold, and the Demon a myriad of colours before Reiatsu exploded through the cave, shooting a pillar into the sky through a hole created.

Yoruichi felt clothes change with her reiatsu's change.

clenching her teeth as her surge passed, she felt an increase it weight and size of her new Zanpakuto, she gave a startled choke at the sight of what would had been dante's Claymore.

only this one was made from a black substance resembling hardened lava, claws sprouting form the hand guard, Yoruichi admired the design before a deep voice spoke form within.

"I have been reborn, thanks to you, Yoruichi-sama" looking to her left with a jump, she stared at a knight shrouded in shadows, with two horns easily made out of the shroud over it's being, it's gold eyes stared at Yoruichi expectantly as her eyes widened.

"it was no trouble. Jigoku no kurai kishi" getting a chuckle of amusement, the two looked up to the night sky above them before they both vanished from sight through Shunpo, failing to notice Dante's claymore appeared from nowhere... with a white wedding band tied around it's hilt with ribbons flowing with an un-felt wind.


Translation: Hell's Dark knight. yeah, i went there