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This chapter was edited by Darklord331.
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"Hello." -Normal talking
"Hello." –Ichigo's thoughts.
"Hello." – Zanpakutō speaking
"Hello." – Zanpakutō thoughts.
Kon'nichiwa [Translation of Hello]
Ichigo opened his eyes to see he was comfortably buried by his peerage members.
"Should I wake them up or not." Ichigo thought. Next to him was Yuzu and Karin. Behind them were Akasha and Gilgamesh. Raikou and Scáthach claimed his legs. Eu and Ophis claimed his chest area. Artoria was between Akasha and Raikou while Tamamo was between Gilgamesh and Scáthach.
"King that is the wrong question. The real question is when are you going to settle down and fuck them all." Zangetsu said. Ichigo sighed.
"Girls. He is yours to deal with." Ichigo said. Zangetsu turned to see Kyōka, Shirayuki, Katen, and Kyōkotsu approaching him. They pointed their fingers at Zangetsu' which began to glow pink. Zangetsu's eyes widen in fear.
"Don't worry Zangetsu,"Kyōka said.
"We're just going to use aweaker version of this kidō on you,"Shirayuki said.
"You'll be back to normal soon," Katen said.
"FUCK THAT!" Zangetsu yelled as he shunpō'ed away from them. Kyōka, Shirayuki, Katen and Kyōkotsu shunpō'ed after him. Ichigo chuckled in Zangetsu's suffering. Yuzu heard the noise and woke up.
"Good morning Ichi-nii." Yuzu said.
"Good morning Yuzu," Ichigo replied. Slowly everyone else woke up. Ichigo got out of bed and took a quick shower. Ichigo went downstairs and decided to make fried rice for everyone. Slowly everyone came down. Ichigo passed them a plate of fried rice. As Ichigo cooked, he could hear everyone enjoying his food and talking about their day. Ichigo sat down and ate his fried rice. As soon as he finished eating, Ichigo could hear the doorbell ring. Ichigo opened the door to see Rias, her entire peerage, Akeno's parents, Azazel, Arthur and Le Fay standing outside.
"Hello everyone." Ichigo greeted.
"Hello, Ichigo-sensei," Rias said.
"Hello, Ichigo-sama." Shuri and Baraqiel said. Ichigo sighed.
"We'll start in a bit. Meet me in the backyard." Ichigo said. They nodded as they walked to the backyard.
"What are you planning to do?" Masaki asked.
"I'm going to see how strong Rias and her peerage have become," Ichigo answered.
"And test us," Karin said. Masaki sighed.
"Very well. Just be careful." Masaki said. Ichigo nodded. Everyone was standing in the backyard; waiting for Ichigo.
"So how are we doing this?" Rias asked.
"We're going to fight in a pocket dimension," Ichigo said as he pulled out the Trainer.
"I'll explain what this is once we're inside," Ichigo said as Kyōka appeared. She took the trainer and sent everyone inside.
Scene Change: Trainer
Everyone appeared in a barren wasteland.
"For those who've never been in here…welcome to the Trainer. It is a pocket dimension that we can control whatever happens in." Ichigo explained.
"So are we going to fight you right now?" Issei asked.
"We could, or we can have a little fun," Ichigo said as a copy of Ichigo in a butler suit appeared with a tablet in hand. "Rias. You will create your own dungeon and I will enter it." Butler Ichigo handed her the tablet. "He'll help you design and set up the dungeon and get me when you are ready."
"What do you mean to get you?"
"I will not be here. I'm allowing you to create your own base for me to invade." Ichigo said.
"What about us?" Azazel asked.
"All of you can help Rias plan out how the dungeon will be. After that, you will be in a different dimension where all of you can see the battle without worrying about the dangers or helping them out."
"Good," Azazel said.
"Very well," Rias said.
"Any other questions?" Ichigo asked. Rias shook her head. Ichigo shunpō'ed away. Ichigo stopped at a forest. He sat down with Longinus on his lap. He closed his eyes as he entered Longinus's mindscape.
Scene Change: Longinus Mindscape
Ichigo opened his eyes to see someone standing in front of him. The person doesn't appear male or female. The person has long black hair and red eyes. On the person's back, Ichigo could see twelve golden-red wings. The person is dressed in a red robe with a gold cross on the front of his white lab, golden shoulder plates with a white sash and a golden halo set above the person's head.
"Hello." Ichigo greeted.
"Hello, Ichigo-sama." The person replied.
"Call me Ichigo."
"Very well Ichigo."
"Who are you?"
"I am the Angel that Jesus created and placed Longinus to help guide you."
"What's your name?" Ichigo asked.
"Azrael." The newly dubbed Azrael said.
"Are you a male or female?"
"I am Azrael," Azrael replied. Ichigo sighed.
"I came to meet you," Ichigo said. Azrael nodded its head.
"In that case, I believe Longinus must bond itself to your soul before we do anything else."
"I thought it was already bonded to my soul based on what I did with Longinus earlier."
"Not exactly. If you were bonded with Longinus, then Jesus wouldn't have been able to leave your soul." Azrael explained.
"I see," Ichigo said. Azrael summoned Longinus and stabbed Ichigo in the chest. Longinus began to glow golden. Ichigo could feel Longinus's mindscape moving and integrating itself to Ichigo's mindscape. Suddenly Zangetsu, Yhwach, Kyōka, Shirayuki, Katen, Kyōkotsu, Suzumebachi, and Mysteria appeared. Ichigo laughed at Zangetsu. Zangetsu snarled at Ichigo. Zangetsu currently appears to be a gender-bent version of himself, dressed in a black and blue dress.
"Guys, this is Azrael. Azrael, this is Zangetsu, Yhwach, Kyōka, Shirayuki, Katen, Kyōkotsu, Suzumebachi and Mysteria." Ichigo introduced.
"Hello, Azrael." Yhwach greeted.
"Your name is similar to Father's," Azrael said.
"I know," Yhwach replied. With their curiosity satisfied Yhwach disappeared first. Before Zangetsu could escape, the girls grabbed him and disappeared together.
"If you wish, we can start to train now," Azrael said.
"Sure," Ichigo said as he summoned Longinus.
"Just like what Jesus said before, you can create Holy Fire and Holy Lighting or create Holy Water," Azrael said.
"The Holy Water is a new thing," Ichigo commented.
"It is. The process is quite similar to bring forth Holy Fire and Holy Lightning." Azrael said.
"I see," Ichigo said as he fired a stream of Holy Water at the wall.
"Good. Have you used Holy Fire or Holy Lightning yet?"
"No," Ichigo said as he fired a stream of Holy Fire at the wall and then a bolt of Holy Lightning.
"Excellent," Azrael said. "Just like before, you can purify anyone that is corrupted," Azrael added.
"I see," Ichigo said.
"The next part is simple; using Longinus in a fight," Azrael said as he summoned his copy of Longinus. "Spears are known for their stabbing," Azrael said as he stabbed the air with Longinus. "Due to how long and sharp the tip is, you could also do minor slashes with it." Azrael slashed up and down with Longinus. "Right now, we'll spar so that you gain some experience with a spear." Ichigo nodded as they pointed their respective Longinus at each other. They charged at each other. Ichigo and Azrael spent two hours in Ichigo's mindscape practicing Longinus and all of its abilities.
"Impressive," Azrael said. "I didn't expect you to master all those things in this short amount of time." Ichigo cracked a smile.
"I've always exceeded my teacher's expectations," Ichigo replied.
"Someone is approaching," Azrael said. Ichigo nodded as he left his mindscape.
Scene Change: Trainer
Ichigo opened his eyes to see Butler Ichigo standing there. "Rias is ready for you." Butler Ichigo said.
"Ok then," Ichigo said as Longinus returned to his mindscape. He stood up and shunpō'ed back. Ichigo arrived to see a giant medieval gray tower. Standing next to the gray tower is Shuri, Baraqiel, Azazel, Arthur, and Le Fay. "Please do not reveal anything that you see here," Ichigo asked.
"Very well Ichigo-sama." Shuri and Baraqiel said.
"Don't worry about it," Azazel replied. Butler Ichigo appeared next to Ichigo.
"Rias has instructed me to read you this description before you enter. Do you want me to read it?"
"Might as well," Ichigo replied. Butler Ichigo cleared his throat.
"Welcome challenger to Pandemonium, the home of the retched Lady Gremory!" He yelled. "You are a hero who comes to defeat Lady Gremory to bring prosperity to the people. However, to reach Lady Gremory, you must defeat her royal servants! Will the hero be victorious, or will he lose!?" Butler Ichigo yelled. He cleared his throat again.
"You good?" Ichigo asked.
"I am." He replied.
"How many floors are there in total?"
"Seven."
"I see… Thank you for the information." Ichigo said as he entered Pandemonium. Butler Ichigo created a bubble around the viewers with chairs for them to sit in and watch the show.
Pandemonium: First Floor
Ichigo could see the floor was lit up by torches. He arrived at a door. He pushed open the door. Standing in front of him was Kiba.
"Hello, Ichigo-sensei." Kiba greeted.
"Call me Ichigo," Ichigo replied.
"Very well Ichigo," Kiba said as he summoned a sword. Ichigo entered his Shinigami form and summoned Kōsetsu.
"Impressive blade," Kiba commented.
"Thank you. She prides herself in her beauty." Ichigo replied. Each of them stood their ground for a moment before they charged at each other. Ichigo swung downwards. Kiba blocked the attack. Ichigo quickly disengages and swung with a side strike. Kiba quickly dodges the attack. Kiba summoned another sword as he counterattacked with both blades. Despite his efforts, Ichigo easily blocked each attack.
"Is this it Kiba?" Ichigo asked.
"No. Just to see how I should attack you," Kiba said as four swords appeared behind him. Kiba fired those swords at Ichigo.
"This looks familiar," Ichigo thought as he easily blocked the four swords.
"Good try Kiba but too slow."
"It wasn't to hit you Ichigo. It was to stall." Kiba said as the swords changed. Kiba now held two swords.
"Meet Pyrus Marauder and Storm Savior," Kiba announced. The blade of Marauder was enveloped in a concentrated blaze of blue flames. While Savior's blade was enveloped in the wind.
"Since you brought this out. It would be fair for me as well." Ichigo held Kōsetsu in front of him and turns it in a circle counter-clockwise. The ribbon attached to the hilt began to elongate. "Dance, Sode no Shirayuki," Ichigo said as his Zanpakutō entered Shikai. quickly punctures the ground in front of him four times in a semi-circle. "Tsugi no mai, Hakuren!" Ichigo blasted Kiba with a blast of ice-cold air. Kiba jumped to the side; dodging the attack. Kiba looked to see an entire portion of the floor was frozen.
"Can't get hit by that." Kiba thought. Ichigo pointed Shirayuki at Kiba.
"San no mai, Shirafune," Ichigo said as copies of Shirayuki flew towards Kiba. Kiba used fired a blast of fire from Pyrus Marauder at the frozen copies of Shirayuki; immediately melting them. Kiba fired a gust of wind at Ichigo. Ichigo shunpō'ed to the side; dodging the attack. Kiba charged at Ichigo. "Daishi no mai, Juhaku," Ichigo shouted as he stabbed Shirayuki into the ground. The ground began to shake as long and narrow ice stalagmite, each several meters in length, began to shoot up. Kiba used both Pyrus Marauder and Storm Savior to break the ice stalagmites. He charged at Ichigo. He smiled as he punctures the ground in front of him four times in a semi-circle. Kiba's eyes widen when he realized what Ichigo was about to do. "Tsugi no mai, Hakuren!" Ichigo yelled. Kiba quickly pointed Pyrus Marauder and Storm Savior in front of him and fired a blast of fire and wind to propel him away from the attack and try to negate the attack. Kiba ended up crashing into a wall.
"Uh," Kiba said as he slowly got back up.
"Oh good. You're still awake." Ichigo said as he approached him. "Is this the farthest you've grown?" Ichigo asked.
"No!" Kiba yelled as he grabbed his two swords. He raised his swords parallel, both tips pointing at Ichigo. Pyrus Marauder glowed red and black while Storm Savior glowed blue and white. "Now the powers of Heaven and Hell, there will be one!" Yuuto brought the two swords closer and closer together with each word spoken. Soon the two gems touch each other. Red fire and white wind envelope the two weapons to reveal a new weapon. It was a two-handed broadsword. The blade is silver with a black wing and white wing on either side of the handguard. The gem is a spinning yin and yang ball. The guard is red and green crisscrossed. "Awake, Firestorm!" Kiba yelled. He charged at Ichigo and swung with Firestorm. A large blast of fire shot towards Ichigo. Ichigo dodges the blast of fire. Only for Kiba to hit Ichigo in the gut with Firestorm. Ichigo slammed into the wall. Kiba took a few deep breaths as he held Firestorm.
"Good," Ichigo said from the rubble. "Started to think you were holding out on me." Ichigo chuckled. "Since you decided to use your Balance Breaker..." Ichigo held Shirayuki in front of him. A gust of cold air blew around them. "I might as well go all out on you." Despite being indoors, it looked like a storm is about to descend upon them. "Bankai…" Ichigo said as an ice pillar formed around him and cover himself from Kiba's view. A few seconds later, the ice pillar disintegrates to reveal a completely different Ichigo. He is wearing a white, ankle-length kimono with lined patterns. The robe has an attached ornate collar, edges, and shoulder design with long, wide sleeves. Ichigo has a small half-crown of ice which extends around the back of his head. Ichigo's shoulder-length hair became white. "Saigo no mai, Eien no Shirayuki. [Final Dance, Eternal White Snowfall]." All around them snow began to fall and turned into a blizzard. Due to Firestorm, the snow didn't land around Kiba. Ichigo disappeared from Kiba's sight.
"Where did he go." Kiba thought as he tried to use his magical senses to find him, only for his magical senses to be bombarded with Ichigo's presence all around him. Kiba suddenly saw something move from behind. He turned just to block an attack from Ichigo. Suddenly more copies of Ichigo appeared from the snowstorm and attacked him. "How did he make more copies?" Kiba swung Firestorm at the copies of Ichigo. Some of them began to melt. The others attack harder.
"FIRESTORM!" Kiba yelled as he pointed Firestorm above him. Firestorm blasted fire around him. The fire began to form into a cyclone and began to melt all the copies of Ichigo around him. Kiba ended his attack and slammed the weapon on the ground. Kiba used Firestorm as a crutch; try and catch his breath. From the snowstorm, copies of Ichigo began to rise from the snow around him. Kiba's eyes widen as he tried to lift Firestorm. Only his body began to feel weak. Kiba lost his grip on Firestorm as he crashed into the soft snow below him. Ichigo chuckled as he sealed Shirayuki. All the snow transformed into reiatsu and was absorbed back into Ichigo. Ichigo kneeled beside him and checked on Kiba; visa medial kidō.
"Good job Kiba. You've improved so much since." Ichigo said as he continued to inspect him. Ichigo turned to see a bat sitting nearby a torch. "Let Rias know that Kiba is just exhausted from the battle. A day of rest and he should be good as new." Ichigo said as he advanced to the next floor.
Pandemonium: Second Floor
Ichigo walked up to the next floor. Ichigo was greeted with a giant gate. Ichigo pushed the gate open to see Koneko standing here. She was dressed in her school uniform with her black gloves. Ichigo noticed that above her head was a pair of cat ears and two cattails that swayed on her back.
"It looks like she's now used to using her heritage," Kyōka commented.
"Hello, Koneko." Ichigo greeted.
"Hello, Ichigo-sensei," Koneko replied.
"So how do you want to do this?" Ichigo asked.
"I want you to use the same ability you used against Sairaorg-san." She requested.
"Very well," Ichigo said as his Shihakushō top disappeared. Ichigo got into a fighting stance. Koneko got into her fighting stands. Koneko dashed towards Ichigo. Ichigo stood there as she punched him in the gut; sending him flying into a wall. She glared as the dust cleared to reveal an unharmed Ichigo. Ichigo pulled himself out of the wall. "Nice punch. That punch was way stronger than before." Ichigo commented.
"Thank you," Koneko replied as she kept her guard. Ichigo shunpō'ed away. Koneko immediately tried to find Ichigo. Suddenly Koneko was slammed into the ground. She managed to look up to see Ichigo standing there. Koneko quickly stood back up as Ichigo charged in. He began to hit her with a combination of kicks. Koneko used her short height to dodge Ichigo's attack.
"I'm not used to fighting someone this short." Ichigo thought as he tried to hit her. Koneko continued to dodge Ichigo's attack. Koneko used her hands to catch one of Ichigo's legs and used it to jump over Ichigo. She wrapped her legs around Ichigo's neck and began to strangle him. Ichigo smiled.
"You shouldn't be there," Ichigo mumbled. Ichigo began to gather his reiatsu. Koneko didn't realize Ichigo's warning until it was too late. "Shunkō!" Ichigo yelled. A large surge of reiatsu shot out of Ichigo's back and shoulders; ripping Koneko off his neck. Ichigo had reiatsu flowing from his back and it wrapped around his arms and legs.
"NOW!" She screamed. Suddenly small bats flew towards Ichigo. Ichigo stood there as the bats surrounded him. Gasper tried to use his Forbidden Balor View at Ichigo.
"You forgot something important about your Sacred Gear," Ichigo said as he began to gather some reiatsu. Koneko's eyes widen.
"GASPER!" She screamed. But it was too late.
"Someone stronger can ignore it," Ichigo said. "Nenshō Shunkō!" Ichigo yelled he let out a wave of fire reiatsu.
"GAH!" The bats screamed in pain as they tried to fly away. Many of them were on fire. They reformed back to Gasper. Koneko rushed to Gasper's side. Ichigo ended Nenshō Shunkō. Ichigo formed a ball of water and threw it at Gasper, putting the fire out.
"Do you two wish to continue?" Ichigo asked. Koneko tackled Ichigo with her shoulder Ichigo grabbed her shoulder and threw her at Gasper. She slammed into Gasper, knocking him unconscious. She glared at Ichigo. Ichigo resumed a fighting stance. She ran at Ichigo and tried to sweep his leg. Ichigo raised his leg, dodging Koneko's sweep and kicked her in the head. Koneko slammed into another wall. "Koneko, please stay down," Ichigo asked. Ichigo saw Koneko finally unconscious. Ichigo gently picked Koneko up and placed her next to Gasper. Ichigo used medical kidō to heal them as much as he could. Ichigo once again saw a bat above him. Ichigo stood up and left the room.
Scene Change: Pandemonium Floor Three
Ichigo arrived to see Yuzu and Karin standing there.
"Guess it's our turn," Karin said.
"It is," Ichigo said. "So how will this work?"
"We're doing this together." Yuzu replied.
"Very well," Ichigo said. Kaien got into a fighting stance. Ichigo could see her wearing two silver knuckle dusters. Yuzu summoned her bow. Ichigo noticed that she didn't change her Quincy Pendent. Ichigo charged at Karin. Yuzu fired Heilig Pfeil at Ichigo. He ignored Yuzu's attack. Ichigo began to attack Karin with a combination of punches and kicks.
Under Yhwach's training Karin discovered that she can't use her Quincy abilities like normal Quincies. She has to attack up close or midrange. Yuzu's Quincy abilities are similar to normal Quincies, having to reply on a bow for long-range attacks. However, she can draw much more reishi to use in her attacks or pass it on to her allies.
"He's fast." Karin thought as she swerves to the side to dodge each attack. Yuzu pointed her arrows at Karin. She shot her arrows at Kairn, restoring her reiatsu levels and temporarily boosting her powers. Karin tried to counterattack. However, Ichigo easily countered her counterattack and forced her back to the defensive. Yuzu stood in the sideline. Yuzu charged in for a sneak attack. Ichigo easily blocked her attack punched her in the gut. Yuzu was sent flying. She managed to use Hirenkyaku to stop herself from crashing into the wall. She stood there as she tried to catch her breath.
"What can I do?" Yuzu thought. She could tell that Karin was slowing down. Even with Yuzu's efforts, Karin can only go so much.
"Roar." Yuzu turned to see Xīng Chén flying towards here.
"Xīng Chén?" Yuzu said as familiar arrived.
"Master. Can you hear me?" Someone with a soft tone voice said. Yuzu looked around to see who spoke to her. "Master. Down here." Yuzu looked at Xīng Chén.
"Is that you Xīng Chén?"
"Yes, Master."
"You're speaking to me through the Familiar Link?"
"Correct Master." Xīng Chén replied. "I managed to make something to help you with your battle against your brother." Xīng Chén said.
"Really?" Yuzu thought. Suddenly a silver wrist bracelet with a green gem appeared on Yuzu's left wrist. "What is it Xīng Chén?"
"It's a bracelet that allows you to equip the armor I made for you." Xīng Chén said.
"How do I activate it?" Yuzu asked. Xīng Chén tapped the bracelet and was absorbed into the green gem.
"Press on the gem and say the words that comes to you." Xīng Chén said. Yuzu touched the green gem.
"Flashing rays that tears through the sea of stars!" Yuzu said. She began to be surrounded by a green glow; attracting Ichigo and Karin's attention. "Roar throughout the world and shake the souls! (1)" Yuzu finished. She was engulfed in green energy. The green energy was torn away by green wings. Yuzu was in a dress with white and light teal green armor. She has a headband, shoulder guards, chest guards, armor gloves and leg armor. Yuzu's armor reminded Ichigo of Xīng Chén. Behind Yuzu, Ichigo could see a tail move side to side. Yuzu dove at Ichigo.
"Oh?" Ichigo said. Ichigo kicked Karin to the side, sending her flying to a wall. Yuzu began to attack Ichigo with a let of punches and kicks. As Karin laid in the ground, she felt something licking her check. She opened her eyes to see Shēnyuān licking her cheek.
"Shēnyuān," Karin mumbled as she pulled herself out of the whole.
"Dam that girl," Shēnyuān growled. Karin heard a tough female voice.
"Shēnyuān?" Karin thought.
"Ya. It's me." Shēnyuān said. "It's time for you to show your brother what you got." Suddenly a silver wrist bracelet with a red-orange gem appeared on Karin's right wrist.
"How do I activate it?" Karin asked. Shēnyuān rolled her eyes as she tapped bracelet and was absorbed into the red-orange gem.
"Press on the gem and say the words that comes to you," Shēnyuān said. Karin touched the red-orange gem.
"Rend the obsidian darkness! Scorch Heaven and Earth!" Karin said as red-orange energy began revolved around Karin. Ichigo and Yuzu stopped their fight and watched. "Let your rage explode! (2)" Karin finished as she was engulfed by the energy. Large red and violet wings broke the energy to reveal Karin in her red and violet armor. Karin has a headband with horns, shoulder guards, chest guards, armor gloves and leg armor which reminded Ichigo of Shēnyuān. Just like Yuzu, Karin had her own tail behind her. Yuzu flew away from Ichigo and regrouped with Karin.
"It seems your familiars forged you your own armor," Ichigo said as summoned Bahamut. "I guess I should summon mine," Ichigo said as he summoned Bahamut.
"Appear before me." Crimson reiatsu began to gather around Ichigo. "Forged by the Maiden of Light…" White reiatsu joined the crimson reiatsu. "And the Maiden of Darkness…" Black reiatsu joined the crimson and white reiatsu. "Glare at all creation and display your ferocious might!" The collected reiatsu formed a giant pillar of reiatsu around Ichigo. "Dragon of Chaos, BAHAMUT!" Ichigo yelled. A pair of large black and white wings destroyed the pillar of reiatsu to reveal Ichigo in his armor. Two blades shout out of Kisara's and Valiona's heads. All three charged at each other. Yuzu and Karin began to attack Ichigo with their hands and feet. Ichigo easily blocks their attacks with his blades.
"Ichi-nii is too fast. I need to go faster." Yuzu thought.
"Leave that to me." Xīng Chén replied. Yuzu suddenly stopped as she felt her armor change. Yuzu's armor now covers her arms and her thigh. Yuzu could feel her wings changed shape to something similar to jet. Yuzu founded she could move faster. She charged back in and resume to attack Ichigo, finding out her attacks are hitting Ichigo.
"It appears your armor isn't absolute," Ichigo said as Yuzu easily dodge Ichigo's slashes. Karin dove in as she continued to try her best to attack Ichigo.
"I need more power." Karin thought.
"Be careful of what you ask for," Shēnyuān replied. Karin suddenly stopped as she felt her armor changed. She could feel the armor began to grow, covering her arms and legs and making them larger. She could feel her wings get bigger.
"Rah!" Karin yelled as she began to hit harder.
"I had enough of this," Ichigo said as he soared away from them. The blades disappeared as Ichigo pointed the Valiona's head at Yuzu and Karin. Reiatsu began to gather energy around Valiona's head.
"Xīng Chén!" Yuzu shouted.
"Dodge the attack!" Xīng Chén yelled.
"Shēnyuān!" Karin shouted.
"Stand your ground," Shēnyuān said.
"Hellfire Retribution!" Ichigo yelled as he fired a stream of reddish-black flames at them. Yuzu managed to fly away. Karin wasn't so lucky.
"GAH!" Karin screamed in pain. Ichigo ended his attack. Ichigo looked to see Karin wasn't damaged. However, her right arm was glowing bright red.
"Absolute Powerforce!" Karin yelled as she charged at Ichigo and punched him with the right hand. Ichigo caught the attack.
"Grrr," Ichigo growled from the pain but he didn't let go of her arm. He swung Karin at the floating Yuzu; causing them to crash into each other Ichigo pointed both Kisara's and Valiona's head at them began to gather energy.
"Chaotic Retribution!" Ichigo yelled as he fired his attack. The bluish-white beam combined with the reddish-black flames. The two fused to one giant attack. Yuzu and Karin were engulfed by the attack. They slammed into the ground. The dust cleared to see both Yuzu and Karin were unconscious. Their armors disappeared as their familiars stood next to their respective masters. Ichigo landed next to them. Bahamut sealed itself and returned to Ichigo's mindscape. Ichigo kneeled next to Yuzu and Karin and used Medical Kido to heal them. "Good job you two. You've both grown a lot since the last time I've seen you two." Ichigo said. He looked at the two familiars. "Protect them and help them get stronger." The familiars let out a roar as he left for the next room.
Scene Change: Pandemonium Fourth Floor
Ichigo entered to see Xenovia standing there in a black, skin-tight, short sleeve leotard with pauldrons, matching fingerless gloves that extend to her biceps, and thigh-high boots, all of which are adorned with straps.
"Took you long enough to get here." She said.
"I'm assuming this will be a swords match?" Ichigo guessed.
"Right." Xenovia replied as she raised her arm out and closed her eyes. "Peter. Basil. Denis. And Blessed Virgin Mary. I ask all of you to be by my side." From her right side, a golden ripple formed, turning into a type of golden chained seal. From it, a large uniquely-shaped broadsword with a blue blade and a golden edge appeared. The sword has a semicircular guard on the left side of the handle that extends to the bottom just above the pommel, with a small extension on the right side of the handle. With silver chains wrapped around the sword. Xenovia slowly moved her arm towards the handle of the sword while saying "By the imbued powers of all the saints' within it, I release this blade!" The chains that wrapped around the sword snapped. "Holy Sword Durandal!"
"Then I will use these," Ichigo said as he summoned Katen Kyōkotsu. "Flower Wind Rage and Flower God Roar…" Ichigo sets the two blades against each other in a cross. "Heavenly Wind Rage and Heavenly Demon Sneer." Ichigo pulled the blades away. "Katen Kyōkotsu!" Ichigo shouted as a gust of wind surrounded him. Ichigo slashed the wind to reveal him holding their Shikai form. Xenovia charged in as she swung Durandal with a downward strike. Ichigo easily dodged the attack.
"Bushōgoma," Ichigo said as he spun both blades in the opposite direction before firing two large wind blades at Xenovia. As the two wind blades flew towards Xenovia, they merged into a giant circle. Xenovia was soon trapped in a spinning cyclone.
"Is that all?" Xenovia said as Durandal began to glow. She used Durandal and broke Bushōgoma.
"Why do I feel some irony here?" Ichigo thought.
"Black," Ichigo said as he charged at her and aggressively attacked her with downwards blows. Xenovia used Durandal to block as much as she could.
"Why are his attacks so strong?" Xenovia thought as Ichigo founded an opening and hit her in the side. Xenovia winced as she tried to block against Ichigo's assault.
"Even though I like seeing you decimate your foes like this… I'm getting bored." Katen complained. Ichigo could imagine Kyōkotsu rolling her eyes at Katen's comment. Ichigo sighed as he could feel Katen's blade began to feel heavier than before. Ichigo jumped away from Xenovia. Xenovia looked confused at Ichigo's action.
"Katen Kyōkotsu is a unique blade," Ichigo said. "She doesn't want me to outright decimate you. She wants you to give you a somewhat fair chance." Xenovia continued to stare at him. "One of Katen Kyōkotsu's abilities is to make games real and right now we're playing Rooni [Colorful Demon]. Each player will take turns saying a color. If you are wearing the named color and I am wearing that same color, then your attacks are stronger. But this also opened you up to take more damage." Xenovia's eyes widen.
"That's the way you said Black before." Xenovia said.
"Exactly. Both of us are wearing Black right now. Allowing my attacks to be significantly stronger than before and you take more damage than before." Ichigo explained. Xenovia charged in with Durandal glowing.
"BLACK!" She screamed as she swung Durandal in a downward strike. Ichigo smirked.
"Purple," Ichigo said as Durandal hit him in the shoulder. The attack didn't even do a scratch on him. Xenovia's eyes widen in disbelief. "I think it's time for a new game," Ichigo said. Suddenly Xenovia could see two copies of Ichigo standing there.
"The game is called Nijūshin [Doppelganger]." Ichigo #1 said.
"You need to find out." Ichigo #2 said.
"Which one is real?" Ichigo #1 asked as he moved to Xenovia's left side.
"And which one is the fake?" Ichigo #2 asked as he moved to Xenovia's right side.
"NOW CHOOSE!" They yelled as they ran towards her. Xenovia looked at each copy of Ichigo as she was forced to choose which one to block. Xenovia turned and blocked Ichigo #1.
"GAH!" Xenovia screamed as Ichigo #2's blade cut into her back.
"Wrong choice." Ichigo #2 said as Ichigo #1 moved next to Ichigo#2.
"Time to…" Ichigo #1 said.
"Try again." Ichigo #2 said. This game continued Xenovia could occasionally get guessed the right one but many of them were wrong. Slowly these guerilla attacks tired Xenovia out. By the last one, Xenovia used Durandal to keep herself up. Ichigo ended Nijūshin.
"It seems at the end of your rope," Ichigo said. "I think we'll end it with one final game," Ichigo said as he faced Xenovia. "It's called Kettō [Duel]. The rules are simple. One final attack and winner takes all." Ichigo said. Xenovia grabbed Durandal and pointed it at Ichigo.
"FINE BY ME!" She yelled as Durandal began to glow golden.
"She's pushing everything into Durandal." Ichigo thought as he held Katen Kyōkotsu. Ichigo gathered his reiatsu into the blades. They charged at each other. Xenovia swung Durandal in a downward strike. Ichigo swung Katen Kyōkotsu right across Xenovia's body. Each of them stood there for a few seconds. Ichigo stood up as Xenovia collapsed. Her fatigue, wounds, and lack of energy finally caused her to fall unconscious. Ichigo sealed Katen Kyōkotsu and sent them back to his mindscape. Ichigo walked over to Xenovia and healed her wounds. Once Xenovia was safe, she went to the next floor.
Scene Change: Pandemonium Fifth Floor
Ichigo arrived on the fifth floor to see someone he didn't remember being a part of Rias's peerage. Standing in front of him is a beautiful young woman with long, straight silver hair and aqua-colored eyes who appears to be in her late teens. She is dressed in a white breastplate with gold and pale blue accents and matching, fingerless gauntlets, boots, hip guards, and wing-shaped hair clips. She also wears a black leotard underneath her breastplate, black thigh-high stockings, and a pale blue cloth wrapped underneath her hip guards, all of which are clad with pink lacing along with her hair clips.
"You're one of the people with Odin at the dinner party," Ichigo recalled.
"I was." She replied. "My name is Rossweisse, a former bodyguard to Odin-sama and current Rook to Rias-sama." She said. She began to cast elemental spells at Ichigo.
"Bakudō #81. Dankū." Ichigo said. A transparent barrier appeared in front of him. All of Rossweisse's attacks bounced off the Kidō.
"She said she's a Rook but her magic abilities are on par with Akeno's." Ichigo thought.
"I've never heard of that spell," Rossweisse said.
"It's Kidō."
"Kidō?" She questioned.
"Kidō is the spiritual spells that a Shinigami could use," Ichigo answered as Dankū disappeared.
"I see," Rossweisse said. Ichigo pointed his palm out.
"Hadō #52. Kongōbaku (3)." Ichigo said as he fired a large fireball bolt at Rossweisse. Ichigo could see a small explosion. Ichigo stood there as the explosion settled to see that Rossweisse protected herself with her own barrier. Unlike Ichigo's barrier, Rossweisse's barrier had some minor cracks. Rossweisse lowered her barriers.
"To think your spell managed to damage my barrier that was designed to withstand a Balance Breaker level attack," Rossweisse said. "I need to think of a way to defeat him. Based on what I've seen here, Ichigo-sama is very strong and his magical abilities aren't something to laugh about." Rossweisse stuck both of her hands out and began firing ice, fire, water, lightning, wind, and explosive spells at Ichigo. Ichigo raised his hand.
"Bakudō #40. Millón Escudo (4)." Ichigo said as a light green hexagonal barrier appeared around him. All of Rossweisse's spells were absorbed by the barrier. Rossweisse stopped when she noticed her attacks were doing nothing to Ichigo's barrier. Suddenly all of Rossweisse's spells were fired back at her. Rossweisse quickly activated a barrier to protect herself from the spells raining down at her. Soon the spells ended and Rossweisse's barrier remained standing. She was beginning to breathe a little heavy from having to quickly use her strongest barrier so often. She didn't see Ichigo pointing at her. "Bakudō #61. Rikujōkōrō." Ichigo said. Suddenly six thin, wide beams of light appear out of nowhere and slammed into a Rossweisse's midsection. She struggled to move from Ichigo's Kido. "It's no use," Ichigo said as he raised arm forward and outstretched with the palm facing flat toward the target. Rossweisse could tell Ichigo was gathering energy for one last spell. "This is the end… Hadō #88. Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō!" Ichigo yelled as a giant blue electrical beam shot out. Rossweisse stood there and took the kidō; causing a giant explosion. The dust settled to see Rossweisse slammed next to the exit door. Ichigo walked over and looked over her with medical kidō. Once she was fine, Ichigo walked to the next floor.
Scene Change: Pandemonium Floor Six
Ichigo walked up to be greeted by Akeno in her traditional Miko attire, consisting of a white haori with red accents, a red hakama, and a pair of zōri with white tabi. Ichigo noticed behind Akeno was a katana.
"Hello, Akeno."
"Hello, Ichigo-sama." She replied.
"I assume a battle of magic." Ichigo guessed.
"Holy Lightning!" Akeno answered. Yellow and white lightning bolts flew down and hit Ichigo. Ichigo stood there as the lightning bolts hit him. The dust revealed the attack did nothing to him.
"Is that all?" Ichigo asked.
"Let's try this." Akeno thought. She pointed her palm out. "Sprinkled on the bones of the beast! Sharp tower, red crystal, steel ring. Move and become the wind, stop and become the calm. The sound of warring spears fills the empty castle!"
"Oh. She knows some kidō." Ichigo thought.
"Hadō #63. Raikōhō!" Akeno yelled as she fired a large bolt of lightning at Ichigo. The kidō hit Ichigo, causing a small explosion. The dust settled to Ichigo casually shrugged it off.
"My turn," Ichigo said as he pointed his finger at her. "You should remember this kidō," Ichigo said. "Hadō #90. Kurohitsugi." Ichigo said. A black box began to form around Akeno. Ichigo could see Akeno's eyes widen before Kurohitsugi finished forming. Ichigo stood there as he waited to see if Akeno could break free.
Akeno stood there, trapped in the kidō. She could feel the effects of the kidō on her. Her body began to cover with lacerations. "I need to get out." Akeno though. Blood began to drip out of the lacerations. "No." Akeno thought as she began to stumble. "I cannot lose." Akeno thought as she remembered seeing how hard her fellow peerage members fought against Ichigo. "I cannot lose…I CANNOT LOSE!"
"If you don't want to lose then say my name!" Someone said. Akeno's hand reached for the katana behind her. She slowly pulled the katana out.
"Now say my name it…"
"PUNISH THEM, RAIJIN!" Akeno yelled. The katana glowed yellow as lines began to form on the blade.
Small cracks began to form on Kurohitsugi.
"At least she's trying to free herself; unlike last time." Ichigo thought. Suddenly whip-like object shot out of Kurohitsugi. Ichigo swerved his head to the side. Kurohitsugi broke apart to reveal Akeno still standing. Her Miko outfit was torn apart. In her hand was a katana. Ichigo could see that the katana has segmented blades.
"Do you wish to continue?" Ichigo asked.
"I do," Akeno said as she swung her katana. The blades shot out towards Ichigo. Ichigo grabbed the blade. Akeno smiled. As suddenly Ichigo could feel electricity shot out fo the blade. Ichigo resisted the electricity as he used the whip to slam Akeno to the side. Akeno fell unconscious. The blade glowed yellow as it reverted back into its sealed state. Ichigo walked over to the unconscious Akeno. He placed the sealed Zanpakutō beside her. Ichigo used medical kidō to make sure she was ok. After that Ichigo walked up to the final floor of Pandemonium.
Scene Change: Pandemonium Seventh Floor
Ichigo entered to see Rias sitting on a throne while she gave a lap pillow to Issei.
"So, the hero finally arrived," Rias said following her little scenario. Issei got up from his lap pillow.
"Yes. It's time for me to defeat you once and for all." Ichigo said.
"You're forgetting that I have one final servant you must defeat before you can even challenge me," Rias said as Issei walked down to face Ichigo.
"So Issei…how do you want to do this?" Ichigo asked.
"I want you to use your best," Issei replied.
"My best? Are you sure?"
"I am," Issei replied as he brought out his Boosted Gear.
"Very well then," Ichigo said as he summoned Kokugatsu.
"Welsh Dragon Balance Breaker!" Ddraig shouted. Boosted Gear began to glow green as he was equipped by the Scale Mail.
"Stride forth to the gates of Heaven and use your might to tear the Heavens asunder. Charge forth to the gates of Hell and destroy the chains of the damned. Enter the doors of your Humanity and use your strength to shatter fate… ZANGETSU!" Ichigo said as he held his twin signature blades.
"Begin!" Rias shouted. Issei charged at Ichigo with a punch. Ichigo stood there and took a punch in the gut. Ichigo smiled.
"Good punch Issei. You've improved so much."
"Thank you, Ichigo-sensei," Issei replied.
"However." Zangetsu began to glow in Ichigo's arm. "You still have much to learn!" Ichigo swung Zangetsu down, firing a nameless Getsuga Tenshō at Issei. Issei was sent a few feet away.
"Welsh Draconic Rook!" Issei shouted.
"Change Solid Impact!" Ddraig replied. Ichigo watched as Issei's Balance Breaker transformed. Ichigo could see Issei's new armor is much thicker than before with two giant rockets like projectiles on each arm. Issei charged at Ichigo. Ichigo fired a Getsuga Tenshō as the charging Issei. He blocked the attack and continued to charge at Ichigo.
"Solid Impact!" Issei yelled as he punched Ichigo. Ichigo slammed into the far wall.
"Reload," Ddraig said. The dust cleared to see Ichigo was sitting in a carter on the wall.
"Welsh Blaster Bishop!" Issei yelled out. Ichigo pulled himself out of the wall.
"Change Fang Blast!" Ddraig replied. Ichigo saw that Issei's armor returned to normal but he had two giant cannons on his back.
"Dragon Blaster!" Issei yelled as his twin cannons began to gather energy. Ichigo saw Zangetsu was on the ground. Ichigo called for Zangetsu. The blades twitched before soaring back to Ichigo. "FIRE!" Issei yelled. The attack flew towards Ichigo. Ichigo grabbed Zangetsu and shunpō'ed away; avoiding Issei's attack. Issei realized that he missed his attack. "Welsh Sonic Boost Knight," Issei said as the armor transformed again. This time it was thinner and lighter compared to the regular Scaled Mail. Issei began to dash around, trying to find Ichigo. Unbeknown to him, Ichigo was standing on air above him.
"Mugen Getsuga Tenshō," Ichigo said as he threw a normal-looking Getsuga Tenshō up in the air. The Getsuga Tenshō flew up before changing direction and began to fall and broke into many mini Getsuga Tenshō.
"Armor Release!" Issei ordered.
"Change Star Sonic!" Ddraig replied. Most of the armor on Issei disappeared as Issei began to dodge all the attacks. Soon Mugen Getsuga Tenshō ended and Issei was once again on the lookout of Ichigo. Ichigo shunpō'ed in front of Issei and attacked him with a downward strike. Issei dodged the attack. Ichigo continued to attack Issei; forcing him on the defensive. As they continued this, Ichigo slowly gathered his reiatsu into Zangetsu. Ichigo could see Issei was trying to get away from him.
"That form isn't designed for defense. He's likely going to try and change forms again." Ichigo thought as Issei tried to run away. "Maybe I should end it now." Ichigo thought as Zangetsu was full of reiatsu. Ichigo shunpō'ed in front of Issei. "Getsuga Jūjishō!" Ichigo yelled as he fired his attack right in front of Issei. The attack hit, causing a major explosion.
"ISSEI!" Ichigo turned to see everyone arrived at the Seventh Floor. From the smoke, Ichigo could hear deep breathing. The dust settled to reveal Issei still standing.
"I'm…not… done yet." Issei said as he looked at Ichigo.
"Don't give up Issei-san!" Asia yelled. The rest of the peerage began to cheer for Issei.
"Ready Ddraig?"
"It doesn't matter if I'm ready. It all depends on you and your desire to defeat Ichigo." Ddraig replied.
"I, who is about to awaken…I am the Red Dragon Emperor who has discarded the principles of domination…I shall walk the road of righteousness by having infinite hopes and dreams…I shall become the King of Crimson Dragon…And I promise you all! I shall show you the future which shines in true crimson light!" Issei chanted. He was surrounded by a crimson light.
"Cardinal Crimson Full Drive!" Ddraig yelled. The light died down. Ichigo could see Issei's armor is now crimson with a pair of wings, similar to the ones on Albion.
"Oh. If you're going all out, I might as well give you a taste of my true power." Ichigo said as he held both Zangetsu in each hand. Ichigo raised both Zangetsu horizontal. The blades were facing down and the points facing towards Issei. Ichigo took a deep breath. Black and red reiatsu started to swirl around Ichigo. "Bankai," Ichigo said as the reiatsu storm picked up and engulfed him in a tornado of black and red reiatsu. The tornado was forced away by Ichigo. Instead of Ichigo wielding two large blades, he now wields two black tonfas like weapons. One part of the black tonfas covering Ichigo's fists; looking like knuckle guards. While a large black blade goes in line with Ichigo's forearm. Ichigo's outfit also changed. Ichigo now has black, bandage-like carapace forms around his torso, neck, and over the nose and mouth in mask fashion and the remains of a tattered black cloak cover his lower body. "Tensa… Zangetsu." Ichigo said. Ichigo and Issei got into a fighting stance. They suddenly charged at each other and began to punch each other. Everyone could see the shockwaves from their punches. However, they could see Ichigo still has an advantage over Issei.
"Ddraig. Send out the wyverns."
"Very well,"Ddraig replied. From Issei's chest, four white little wyverns flew to Ichigo. When they got close to Ichigo they began to use Divide on him. Suddenly they exploded. Ddraig began to laugh.
"What's wrong?" Issei asked.
"That man is even more of a monster than I thought," Ddraig said.
"What do you mean?"
"The Dividing Wyvern Fairy was not designed for someone that casually released that much energy. It absorbed so much energy at ones that their bodies couldn't handle it; causing them to explode."Ddraig explained. Issei was shocked hearing this. "To make it worse, he didn't even notice The Dividing Wyvern Fairy absorbing his power. It reminded me of them.
"Them?"
"Gods. Ichigo's power output matches many of the Gods from the Age of Gods."
"Don't get sidetracked!" Ichigo yelled as he sucker-punched Issei; sending him into a wall. Issei shot out and punched Ichigo back. In the background, everyone was shocked.
"Ichigo-sensei might be as strong as Nii-sama," Rias said. Her peerage nodded in agreement. Yuzu and Karin stared at Ichigo.
"Ichi-nii is that strong?" Yuzu thought.
"How can I ever catch up with him." Karin thought.
"Come on Issei," Ichigo said as he shunpō'ed right next to Issei. "Getsuga Tenshō," Ichigo said as he punched Issei in the gut.
"GAH!" Issei coughed as he was slammed to another wall.
"Issei. That punch fractured the Balance Breaker." Ddraig warned. Issei pulled himself out of the wall.
"I want you to get Bishop ready." Issei thought as he made his right arm transform to Welsh Draconic Rook. Issei appeared in front of Ichigo.
"Solid Impact!" Issei yelled as he uppercut Ichigo; sending him flying in the air. Issei's wings transformed into two cannons. "Crimson Blaster!" Issei fired his cannons at the airborne Ichigo; sending him crashing into the ceiling. Issei ended his attack. His wings and arm transformed back to normal. Ichigo pushed himself out of the hole and land on his feet.
"Nice combo," Ichigo said as he dusted himself off. Issei and Ddraig's eyes widen seeing Ichigo barely injured from everything they did.
"Time's up," Ddraig said as Cardinal Crimson Promotion disappeared and Balance Breaker deactivated. Ichigo managed to catch Issei as he fell unconscious. He carried Issei over to Rias and her peerage. Ichigo gently placed the unconscious Issei in front of Asia. Ichigo turned to Rias.
"Are you ready?" Ichigo asked.
"I am," Rias said. Ichigo nodded as he sealed Zangetsu and pulled out Suzumebachi. Rias stared at the twin butterfly swords in his hand.
"Oh. You're using another blade." Rias said.
"I am," Ichigo replied as he shunpō'ed away from her.
"Um…start." Yuzu said. Rias began to glow red as she rapid-fired small bullets made from her Power of Destruction. Ichigo used Suzumebachi to block the attack. Rias's eyes widen upon seeing her attack isn't damaging Suzumebachi.
"Your blade can resist my Power of Destruction."
"I would be a surprise of your Power of Destruction damages one of my Zanpakutō," Ichigo said.
"Oh," Rias said. She remembered Akeno's mother explained a few things about the Shinigami to them. Rias continued to fire her Power of Destruction at Ichigo. Ichigo casually blocked the attacks with Suzumebachi.
"It appears she's using her attacks to charge some kind of attack." Ichigo thought as he could sense Rias gather a majority of her Power of Destruction.
"Here I go… Extinguished Star!" Rias yelled as she fired a small ball of energy. The attack wasn't even a bit as fast as her Power of Destruction Bullets. However, Ichigo could feel the attack trying to pull him in.
"It's like a black hole. Ichigo thought as he fired a yellow energy wave at Extinguished Star. The two attacks collided, causing a massive explosion. The dust settled to see Ichigo and a slightly tired Rias standing there.
"Is that it Rias?" Ichigo asked.
"No," Rias said as she fired more Power of Destruction Bullets. These were bigger than before. Just like before, Ichigo used Suzumebachi to block the attacks.
"Let's see how you deal with this." Ichigo pointed his finger at Rias. "Hadō #90. Kurohitsugi." Ichigo said. A black box began to form around Rias. Ichigo could see Rias's eyes widen before Kurohitsugi finished forming. Ichigo stood there as he waited to see if Rias could break free. Ichigo could hear loud explosions from inside Kurohitsugi. Small cracks began to form on Kurohitsugi.
"At least she's trying to free herself." Ichigo thought. Suddenly a large blast of Power of Destruction punched a hole through Kurohitsugi. As Kurohitsugi began to break apart; Ichigo could see Rias barely standing before falling unconscious. Ichigo walked over and began to heal Rias. Ichigo handed the unconscious Rias to Asia and teleported everyone away from Pandemonium.
Scene Change: Trainer: Classroom
Everyone appeared in a classroom. Ichigo stood in front of the classroom, everyone who Ichigo fought are sitting in the front. While all the viewers sat in the back.
"I am both disappointed and amazed at what I saw." Ichigo started. "I am amazed that the ones who were weaker before managed to improve so much," Ichigo said as he looked at Issei, Kiba Koneko and Akeno. "I am also disappointed that those who I complimented before didn't grow much," Ichigo said as he looked at Rias. "We'll start with Kiba." Ichigo turned face Kiba. "You have gotten a lot stronger and learned different ways to use your sword better."
"Thank you."
"The only issue I've noticed is that you were very tired when you activated your Balance Breaker. Is it because you were already tired or was using Balance Breaker too strenuous for you?"
"I'm not sure…possible both." Kiba replied.
"I see… for I would recommend practice using your Balance Breaker more, try to reduce your energy consumption and increase your energy reserves."
"Got it," Kiba replied.
"Before you continue, may I ask you a question?" Shuri interjected. Everyone turned to her.
"Let me guess…it's about Shirayuki." Ichigo replied.
"Correct. Why do you have Kuchiki-fukutaichō's and Kyōraku-fukutaichō's zanpakutō?"
"I will not go into detail…but there was a certain situation that happened, and I was given the opportunity for them to join me." Ichigo replied.
"Could I ask one more question about Shirayuki," Shuri asked.
"Go ahead," Ichigo replied.
"What did her Bankai do exactly?"
"Saigo no mai, Eien no Shirayuki. This Bankai is designed to overwhelm the enemy. The blizzard that is initially summoned obscures the enemy's ability to see me or sense me." Kiba's eyes widen when he remembered what happened when he used his magic senses. "I can then use the snow to create copies of myself and attack the enemy; slowly tiring them out. Eventually, they'll be too tired to resist and fall unconscious from the countless enemies or the cold."
"If Shirayuki was still Kuchiki-fukutaichō's zanpakutō, would her Bankai still be that?"
"It would not be," Shirayuki replied as she appeared. Everyone gasped at the sudden appearance of the beautiful lady.
"Everyone, this is Shirayuki's manifested state." Ichigo introduced.
"Anyways, to explain your question, Rukia would not have Saigo no mai, Eien no Shirayuki. Saigo no mai, Eien no Shirayuki was designed for Ichigo due to his limitless reiatsu." Shirayuki explained.
"And him knowing the embodiment of each of his Zanpakutō." Shirayuki mentally added.
"Wait. Does this mean that Suzumebachi and Katen Kyōkotsu also has a different Bankai than before?" Ichigo asked.
"It does," Shirayuki replied as she returned to Ichigo's mindscape. Ichigo turned to Koneko.
"As for you Koneko… Congratulation on finally using your heritage." Ichigo said.
"Thank you," Koneko replied; her cheeks lightly blushing. "The only thing I can say you need to improve on is using your Senjutsu."
"Ok," Koneko replied.
"As your Gasper," Ichigo said as he looked at the trap.
"Meep!" Gasper shrieked as he tried to hide from Ichigo. Koneko grabbed Gasper and kept him from moving.
"Gasper. I am impressed that you're able to coordinate that attack with Koneko."
"Thank you," Gasper whispered.
"However, you still need to train with your Sacred Gear and improve your attack capabilities. Can you do anything else besides transforming into your bats?"
"No," Gasper replied.
"You need to develop different ways to attack your opponent. You may encounter a strong opponent who would be able to resist your bats or your Sacred Gear."
"Ok," Gasper replied. Ichigo turned to Yuzu and Karin.
"Yuzu. Karin. First off, good job with your basic abilities." Ichigo said. "I could sense your attacks are way stronger than before." Ichigo complimented.
"Thank you Ichi-nii." Yuzu and Karin said.
"As for your armor…talk with your familiar to see what else you can do with your armor," Ichigo said. Yuzu and Karin nodded as Ichigo turned to Xenovia. "I'm glad that Arthur is here. He will teach you how to use Durandal property."
"Hey!" Xenovia yelled as she stood up. "I know how to wield Durandal property."
"Oh?" Arthur interjected. "Can you use Durandal's holy aura to strengthen your own body?"
"No." Xenovia admitted.
"What about control Durandal's holy aura where you can attack devils with Durandal without overkilling them?"
"No." Xenovia admitted as she sat down with her arms crossed, pouting and looking away. Ichigo rolled his eyes.
"Don't worry Ichigo-sama. I will teach Xenovia how to properly use Durandal. Even if I need to beat it into her head." Arthur said.
"Very well," Ichigo replied as he looked at Akeno. "First off; your spells are much faster and stronger than before."
"Thank you Ichigo-sama," Akeno said.
"I noticed that you used Holy Lightning in addition to your normal lightning." Akeno nodded. "I'm glad that you managed to move on from your anger and accepted your full heritage."
"Thank you."
"I was quite surprised that you managed to perform Kidō."
"It was my fault," Shuri said. "She saw me using kidō on a Hollow. She asked me to teach her how to do it."
"Is this also how she got a Zanpakutō?" Ichigo asked. Shuri gave Ichigo a nervous laugh.
"I will not punish you Shuri," Ichigo said. "I am glad that she has the potential to learn how to cast kidō. It gives her a unique advantage over other devils." Ichigo said. Shuri nodded. "Try and teach her other kidō."
"I will do my best," Shuri said.
"Besides that, try to reduce your energy consumption and increase your energy reserves," Ichigo commented. Akeno nodded. Issei and Rias finally woke up. "Good morning love birds." Ichigo teased. Rias and Issei blushed as they turned away. "Anyways…Issei." Issei looked at Ichigo. "I'm very impressed to see how far you've grown."
"Thank you, Ichigo-sensei."
"The only thing is to follow Ddraig's instructions." Ichigo could see the fear in Issei's eyes. "Despite his desire to punish you for your perverted action, he is one of the few who can guide you to become much stronger than before.
"Ok." Issei sighed, expecting the worse from Ddraig.
"Don't worry Issei. It will not be that bad." Ddraig said.
"The other thing you need to improve on is reducing your energy consumption when you use your Balance Breaker and increase your overall energy reserves." Issei nodded as Ichigo turned to Rias. "Rias although your Power of Destruction is very powerful…You don't have any variety with it. All I see you do is throw it around. Explore to see what else can you do with it." Ichigo said. "I can wrap my body with my reiatsu, which significantly increases all my physical attacks. Try to see if you could do that."
"If I may add." Azazel interrupted. "As your brother for guidance. He would gladly find time to teach you."
"But…but," Rias said.
"Rias," Ichigo called out. She turned to him. "Take it from an older brother. If Yuzu or Karin needed me for any and I mean anything, I would help them in a flash." Ichigo said. "I even broke into Hell to rescue Yuzu and Karin and keep in mind…this was before I became the Jigoku no Kōtei." Rias turned to Yuzu and Karin who nodded their heads.
"This is my final comment about this peerage," Ichigo said, regaining everyone's attention. "Despite being named pieces from a chess set…don't allow those pieces to limit you on your capabilities." Ichigo said.
"Huh?" Issei asked.
"Except for Issei and Rossweisse, all of you are trained based on the boost you get from your Evil Pieces." Ichigo turned to Kiba and Xenovia. "Both of you wield a sword. What if your enemy disarms you and you are unable to get/make a blade. Will both of you stand there and be killed?" Ichigo turned to Koneko. "If Koneko encounters enemies that are far away, and she can't leave her post. Should she stand there and call for someone who can fire a long-range attack? Can you see what I am saying, or do I need more examples?"
"So, you're saying we should diversify our fighting styles," Rias concluded.
"Correct," Ichigo answered.
"Rias you can ask Sirzechs in a little bit," Azazel said. "I have a meeting with him and Michael in a bit." He turned to Ichigo. "Michael and Sirzechs asked me to invite you as well as Ichigo."
"Great. I needed to ask him something as well." At Ichigo kicked everyone out of the Trainer.
Scene Change: Outside
Kyōka was casually sitting on a lawn chair reading a scroll. Suddenly the Trainer began to light up. Kyōka put her scroll down and picked up the Trainer. The Trainer shot a large green beam out. Soon everyone appeared outside Ichigo's backyard.
"Welcome back everyone." Kyōka greeted. "Just to let you all know, it's3 pm right now." She gave the Trainer back to Ichigo and went back to his mindscape.
"Let's go to our meeting," Azazel said. Baraqiel said goodbye to his wife and daughter before joining Ichigo and Azazel. A teleportation circle appeared and teleported them away.
Scene Change: Underworld Meeting Room
Ichigo, Azazel, and Baraqiel appeared in a familiar meeting room. Ichigo recognized the meeting room as the same one Ichigo meet the three Fraction Leaders. Ichigo could see Sirzechs sitting down with Grayfia standing behind him. Ichigo could see a hooded figure sitting down with Michael standing behind him. Azazel quickly sat down in a chair and Baraqiel stood behind him. Ichigo sat down at the remaining empty seat.
"Thank you, Ichigo for joining us," Sirzechs said.
"No problem Sirzechs," Ichigo replied.
"I believe that I should address the first of the many elephants in this room," Michael said. Sirzechs and Azazel nodded while Ichigo could guess who the hooded figure was. "Everyone in this room is aware that the Christian God is dead." Everyone in the room nodded their head. "Last night that changed." Michael turned his head to Ichigo.
"I'll take it from here," Ichigo said; attracting everyone's attention. "During my many travels, I ended up encountering this," Ichigo said as he summoned Longinus.
"True Longinus." Sirzechs and Azazel said; realizing the Sacred Gear in Ichigo's hand.
"Correct. Longinus decided that I was worthy of being its wielder. Upon discovering that Longinus was sentient, I entered the mindscape of Longinus. I discovered someone in Longinus; someone who was thought to have perished with the Christian God." The hooded figure pulled down his hood. Azazel and Baraqiel gasped.
"Hello everyone. For those who don't know me, I am Jesus; the son of God." Jesus introduced.
"I helped Jesus return home," Ichigo said.
"Thank you, Ichigo. I'll finish this." Jesus said. "Ichigo helped me return to Heaven and I ascended to my Father's throne; taking control of the Sacred Gear System and God's System."
"This means that you are the current ruler of Heaven," Sirzechs asked.
"Correct," Jesus replied.
"So, are you planning to void the peace treaties that have been signed by Michael?" Azazel asked.
"No," Jesus replied. "While I was trapped in Longinus, I managed to see how our war brought absolute chaos to not just our three fractions but to all the fractions."
"I see," Sirzechs said.
"You know, we will need to tell the Yōkai Fraction and the Norse Fraction," Azazel added.
"I'll let Yasaka know," Ichigo said. "Though when you talk with the Norse Fraction can I have a short word with Odin?"
"Sure," Sirzechs said. He turned back to Jesus. "With your ascension to the throne, how are Heaven, the Sacred Gear System, and God's System affected?"
"Heaven is now much stronger than before however, but it will not return to its former glory," Jesus admitted. "As for the Sacred Gear System and God's System… it's too early to tell."
"Thank you," Sirzechs said. "Once again, with Ichigo's help, we managed to capture a large portion of the members of Khaos Bridge and the Old Satan Faction. We are currently in the process of interrogating them for any information." Sirzechs said.
"Ichigo helped me see how strong Rias and her peerage is. She may come to your Sirzechs for help in getting her Powers of Destruction stronger." Azazel said.
"Yay! Ria-tan is going to come to see me!" Sirzechs said. Ichigo could see Grayfia glaring at Sirzechs.
"I think it's time we should call Odin to update him on this change," Azazel said. Sirzechs nodded. Grayfia carried in a giant mirror and gently placed it down.
"Jag ber om att tala med Odin av Asgard. [I request to speak with Odin of Asgard.]" Sirzechs said. The mirror began to darken as they all sat and waited. There was a flash of light before Odin appeared in the mirror.
"Hello, Sirzechs. What do you need?" Odin asked.
"Hello, Odin. We wanted to let you know that there is a minor change in Heaven."
"A minor change?"
"Yes," Jesus said as the mirror adjusted to face him.
"Ah. The son of the Christian God has returned and taken his father's vacant throne." Odin said.
"Correct."
"I assume that you still agree with the current peace treaty that Michael has signed."
"I do."
"Ok then. Is there anything else?" Odin asked.
"I wish to have a private word with you, Odin," Ichigo said. The mirror once again adjusted itself.
"Ah, young Ichigo. We'll speak in a little bit." Odin said.
"Is there anything else to add?" Sirzechs asked. Everyone else shook their heads. "Very well then… this meeting is adjourned." Sirzechs said.
"Follow me Ichigo-sama," Grayfia said as she picked up the mirror. Grayfia leads Ichigo to a small private room. She placed the mirror back down and left the room.
"What did you wish to talk to me about?" Odin asked.
"I wish to see if you know any other Death Gods still in existence," Ichigo asked.
"Hm…" Odin played with his beard as he thought about Ichigo's question.
"Hades/Pluto is one. He's located in the Americas."
"I'm aware of him. I have a scheduled meeting with him in a month."
"So you need three more."
"Correction. Two more."
"Who's the second one?"
"Osiris."
"Didn't know that beast was still alive."
"Anyways…do you know anyone else?"
"Hm…there are rumors of one other still alive," Odin said. "He is located in the northern Europe area."
"Like Britain, France and Iceland area?" Ichigo asked.
"Yes," Odin said.
"What is his name?" Ichigo asked.
"He goes by many names. He was called Ankou, Arawn, Cichol, Crom Cruach, Donn, Manannán mac Lir, and Morrigan."
"How will I find him?" Odin shrugged his shoulders.
"The rumors are that he has already faded but I have a gut feeling that says otherwise."
"I see…thank you for the info. Do you know anyone else?" Ichigo said.
"Hm…I'm not sure. I will get back to you if I find something." Odin said.
"Thank you," Ichigo replied.
"No problem. Hope you complete the Death Quest." Odin said as the connection ended. Ichigo walked out of the room to see a maid standing there.
"When you are done, Lucifer-sama has requested you in his office." The maid said.
"Thank you. I'll be there right now." Ichigo said as he walked to Sirzechs office. Ichigo knocked on the door.
"Come in," Sirzechs replied. Ichigo opened the door and walked in.
"What do you guys need?" Ichigo asked.
"First off, thank you for capturing all of those devils," Sirzechs said.
"No problem," Ichigo replied.
"Second." Sirzechs started. He suddenly appeared in front of Ichigo, lifted him by the collars of his shirt, and slammed him into the wall. "How dare you harm my Ria-tan!" Ichigo stared at him.
"It was because of me…Rias is going to come for you for help; resulting in her spending more time with you." Ichigo countered. Sirzechs let go of Ichigo's shirt.
"I hate the fact you're right," Sirzechs replied.
"Grayfia."
"Yes, Ichigo-sama?"
"Can you give me the phone number to the builders who rebuilt my house."
"Does your house need to be remodeled?" Grayfia asked.
"Kind of. I claimed the Shuzen estate and considered remodeling the estate."
"Very well. I will contract our head builder and designer and they will meet you at your house tomorrow."
"I'll likely not be home tomorrow," Ichigo said. "Have then talk with Akasha; my minor King," Ichigo said.
"Very well," Grayfia replied. "Is there anything else?"
"Actually yes. I need to open a lot of bank accounts."
"I will help you with that after. Sirzechs-sama has one final thing to say." Grayfia said. They turned Sirzechs.
"The final and most important matter is about the return of the Sins," Sirzechs said. Suddenly a teleportation seal appeared beside Sirzechs. The other Maou appeared out of the teleportation seal. "All of us agreed that we owe you a debt for your action," Sirzechs said.
"So we decided to gift you with a weapon," Ajuka said as he pulled out an object covered in a black cloth. Serafall grabbed the black cloth and uncovered the weapon. The weapon was a massive silvered steel sword with a heavy double-edged blade, notched on both sides near the tip. The pommel has several spikes split open. The grip is plain, but the guard is skeletal, with a skull-design on each side leading to the rib cage from which the blade emerges; on one side of the blade, appears to be a human, while the other side appears to be a horned demon's skull. The crossguard is folded in against the ribs.
"We decided the best way to pay that debt was to create this weapon." Sirzechs continued. "We contacted Naegleria Nebiros, one of the best blacksmiths in the Underworld, to create this."
"She used mithril to make the sword," Ajuka said. "During the forging process, all four of us embedded a part of us into the weapon."
"From me, this sword cannot be destroyed by any means," Sirzechs said. "I've briefly entered my Ultimate State, He Who Destroys All, and held the sword. My Power of Destruction wasn't able to destroy the sword."
"From me, with one swing of this sword, you can unleash ice as cold as Cocytus," Serafall said.
"From me, when you block an attack with this sword, all the energy from that attack is absorbed. You can then fired all that collected energy back at your enemy in one large attack." Falbium said.
"From me, is making all of the other Maou's abilities work together in a single weapon," Ajuka said.
"I see," Ichigo said as he grabbed the sword. Suddenly the office began to shake. An orb rose out of Sirzech's office. Ichigo and the Maou recognized what the orb was; a Sin. Before anyone could react, that orb shot towards Ichigo. As soon as the Sin touched Ichigo. He could feel endless rage and anger flow through him. Suddenly the Jigoku no Yoroi appeared. The Sin merged with the armor. The armor turned from pale golden to black with crimson highlights. The skulls on the Jigoku no Yoroi began to glow red. Ichigo's brown eyes gained a crimson glow around them.
"It appears the Sin of Wrath has found Ichigo worthy of the Sin," Sirzechs said. Ichigo nodded his head.
"Indeed," Ichigo said as he looked at his armor. "It also appears the Jigoku no Yoroi and the Sin of Wrath combined," Ichigo added. The four Maou nodded their heads.
"Have you thought about a name for the sword?" Serafall asked. Ichigo cracked a smile.
"I do," Ichigo said. "Rebellion, The Sword of Wrath." Ichigo named. The skull on Ichigo's weapon glowed red as the silvered steel sword turned black with crimson highlights. The blade lit itself with Hell-Fire, joining the Jigoku no Yoroi. Ichigo quickly vanished the new sword and armor. "Anything else?" The Maou shook their heads. Ichigo turned to Grayfia.
"Follow me Kurosaki-sama," Grayfia said. Ichigo nodded as he followed her out of Sirzechs office.
Scene Change: Kurosaki Household
Ichigo spent the next few hours with Grayfia at a bank; set up a bank account for each person in the peerage. Ichigo didn't realize how much money he had. Grayfia also arranged for Ichigo to have a personal banker to assist in investing his money in stocks and bonds. Ichigo finally returned to the Kurosaki Household in the evening. At this time everyone already returned home from school.
"Can I see everyone in the living room if you are available?" Ichigo broadcasted through the peerage connection, excluding Tier and Nel. Ichigo sat in the living room and waited. A few minutes later, everyone was in the living room.
"Thank you for coming," Ichigo said. "I have a few announcements for everyone." Ichigo handed everyone an envelope. "In this envelope is a credit card that I set up for everyone. The credit card limit is 112,000 yen (approximately 1,000 dollars). If you work or need to take care of your children." Ichigo looked at Masaki and Tearju. "Your credit card limit is 224,000 yen (approximately 2,000 dollars)," Ichigo said. "Now then, Hana and Archer. Have you considered what you're planning to do?"
"I'm planning to get up my own YouTube channel and become a completive gamer."
"I plan to open my own restaurant," Archer said.
"Tomorrow the head builder and designer will come to talk with Akasha about the new house/compound. After they're done with Akasha, you can talk with them about your restaurant." Archer nodded her head. "Have you considered where you want it?" Rin nodded her head.
"The other thing is that tomorrow I am leaving for Europe," Ichigo said. "Artoria and Scáthach would you want to accompany me?"
"As you wish," Artoria replied.
"Sure," Scáthach replied. Medea raised her hand. Ichigo nodded at her.
"When are you meeting with the Greek Gods?" She asked.
"After I'm done with Britain," Ichigo replied.
"Are you planning to return here or fly straight there?" She asked.
"I'm not sure…"
"Can I join you?" Medea asked.
"Sure," Ichigo replied.
"My God. May Zealot attend his Holiness's journey?" Zealot asked.
"If that is what you want," Ichigo replied. Zealot dropped down to her knees and began to mumble thanks to Ichigo.
"Why are you going there?" Karin asked. Ichigo looked at Karin.
"It's a part of my duties as the Jigoku no Kōtei. I need to meet with the remaining God of Deaths to reestablish old agreements with them." Ichigo lied; not wanting to reveal the real reason why he's going to Britain.
"I see…" Karin said.
"Anyone else has anything to add?" Ichigo asked.
"If you haven't already, come and see me if you want to add your ideas to the compound," Akasha said.
"Also, all the Servants that are coming with me, please meet me in my room," Ichigo said. Artoria, Scáthach, Medea, and Zealot nodded their heads. "With that, this meeting is adjourned," Ichigo said. Some people went over to Akasha while others returned to what they were doing.
Ichigo walked back upstairs. Ichigo and the servants went upstairs to his room and dealt with the flight situation. "So, do all of you want to sit on the plane as we fly to London?" Ichigo asked.
"My God, this foolish Zealot wish to ask about this plane." Zealot asked.
"First off Zealot… you are not foolish." Ichigo reassured. "Second, a plane or airplane is a mechanical vehicle that will allow us to travel in the air."
"Is it similar to a dragon?" Medea asked.
"Similar," Ichigo answered.
"I wish to experience this airplane," Scáthach said. Medea and Zealot nodded their heads.
"How long is the flight?" Artoria asked.
"Give me one second," Ichigo said as he began to look up the flights. "It will be a nonstop flight that will last approximately 12 hours and 25 minutes long," Ichigo answered.
"I wish to also join them," Artoria replied. Ichigo nodded as he purchased five one-way tickets to London for tomorrow.
"Alright then. Tomorrow around 9 am we fly to London." Ichigo replied. "Since it is a long flight there, you may bring books or something to entertained yourself," Ichigo said.
"Is it possible for you to send us to the trainer when we're bored?" Artoria asked.
"Sure," Ichigo replied. Suddenly they heard a knock on the door. "Come in." The door opened to see Yuzu standing there.
"Dinner is ready." Yuzu said.
"Thank you, Yuzu," Ichigo replied. She nodded as she left. "Come on let's eat," Ichigo said. They all nodded and went down for dinner. Ichigo noticed that Moka and Akasha were cooking dinner. They cooked steaks rare, medium-rare, and well done for everyone. Everyone sat down as Masaki handed everyone a bowl of rice. Everyone enjoyed how different each steak tasted. Soon dinner was finished. Ichigo took a quick shower and went to bed; ignoring the girls slowly filing into bed.
Now then, I know that some people are questioning why Ichigo is 'struggling' in most of the fights he's in. The reason he appears to be struggling in certain fights is that he is limiting his powers; similar to Kenpachi. Ichigo doesn't use much of his powers until he found someone who earned a beating, wants to further test someone's power or wish for an honorable fight. When Ichigo fought Sairaorg, he stuck to hand to hand combat, because Sairaorg lacked any special powers except for his skills in combat. When he entered Balance Breaker, that's when Ichigo unleased Shunkō.
Notes Chapter 34
1) Yusei's chant for Stardust Spark Dragon from Yugioh 5D's manga.
2) Jack's chant for Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend/Hot Red Dragon Archfiend from Yugioh 5D's manga.
3) Kongōbaku is a kidō that Kōga Kuchiki used in Episode 252 of Bleach anime. I gave it #52 because of the episode number.
4) This is a kidō that Aizen used in Chapter 388 of Bleach manga or Episode 292 of Bleach anime. I gave it #40 for no reason.