"It's so sad that you don't show even a slight interest in this encounter. Can't you see that this is a battle to decide who the REAL God of Death is?" Ren seemed insulted by his attitude.
"I told you before, I couldn't care less!" Ichigo moved his hand like as if he slashed the air, creating white and red slashes that matched a sky-dividing Getsuga Tenshou.
The Fallen Angel used his scythe to divide the attacks, coming unscathed.
"You might act pretty cool, but you're not that amazing, you know?" He pointed his scythe at him. "So you better drop the edgelord act and start taking this seriously, otherwise you'll see yourself in the afterlife before you notice"
"*sigh* Why me...?" Ichigo facepalmed with bother, practically teleporting to Ren's side as he used a real attack from his horns after covering them in blood with his hands. "Gran Rey Cero: Luna Llena"
Ren was left with his mouth open as a gigantic Cero of a blinding white light was shot at point blank range, engulfing him.
Even with his ridiculously hard skin and using his scythe to block most of the attack, his body suffered great damage.
Sure, this didn't mean much to him in emotional terms, as his body was "dead". As a result, there was no pain, but he knew that he could be reduced to dust if he was careless.
Ichigo's analytical thought was on another level due to his lack of emotions, quickly deducing what his adversary's power was like.
"Then this is your special ability" He said. "You are just like a pile of bones"
"Yes, my Deathmask Divine gives me that quality... But, it's so funny, I mean, hearing that from an empty Hollow like you" Ren retorted with a chuckle.
That claim made him burn with rage.
"Empty...!"
Ren's grin disappeared as he started feeling the abysmal power emanating from him.
"Hey this can't be real..." He thought.
"IT IS YOUR FUCKING FAULT THAT I'M EMPTY!" He charged towards him, creating the black blade of Reiatsu and merging it with Zangetsu. "Mugetsu!"
Meanwhile, on the ground...
"This power..." Urahara could tell from the Citadel. "I see... That's the level you're at right now" He grinned. "A level in which using that technique is almost as natural as doing a full-fledged Getsuga Tenshou... Fascinating, Kurosaki-san"
Back in the sky:
"Geez... You're no fun" Ren said as he created a skeletal arm to replace his original one, lost in that single attack.
He had been tossed as far as to the Castle in the Sky, a couple kilometers away from his original spot.
Of course, 'Death', the horse, was gone, obliterated by Ichigo's attack.
"Do I look like I came to party or something? Give me a break" He said coldly as he stood in front of him, on top of one of the towers.
"Keke... You might think you've won, but we've only just began" He rolled his Scythe and his body originated an expansive wave of black and purple Reiatsu. "Tornado Of Souls" The Scythe exploded into a dark purple hurricane that surrounded them, which started spreading black roses all around their battlefield.
"What is this? Another joke of yours?" Ichigo said without caring, ready to destroy him.
As soon as he moved, however, he noticed that his body started bleeding.
"What the-" He seemed worried for the first time in the battle, as he was not healing.
"Kekekeke... It looks like the thorns of my roses have reached you" Ren chuckled proudly.
"What do you mean?"
"You see... I am a scavenger of human sorrow. Mortals are designed from birth to perish under my will" He revealed. "You seem to have a lack of comprehension regarding my being... So let me ask you a question. Who do you think, took care of dealing with souls before the Seireitei existed? Before the Soul Reapers came to be born?"
Ichigo only then understood the gravity of facing that Horseman, his eyes widening behind the skull.
"Exactly" Ren continued. "I alone, had the power to pull souls out of mortal bodies, and, if given permission, immortal ones as well. The Shinigami you know were designed after me, and are merely a worn down version of what I AM. Also, unlike my fellow Horsemen, who now rust in peace... I am a God. THE God of Death. Born of Amaterasu and Susano'o"
"That means you also are...!" Ichigo remembered a couple words Tsukoyomi had told him during their last battle.
"Ichigo... I need to ask you a favor" He said as their two black swords of Reiatsu clashed.
"Yeah? What is it?"
"You see... Sorayama's true identity... Is that of my only son by blood. The only fruit my love with Amaterasu gave... Before my jealousy and insecurity turned her love into hate"
Ichigo stood in shock as he heard that confession.
"Are you telling me that... That's the reason he hates Mugetsu so much? And me as a result?!"
"I am afraid that, yes. I could never be there for him... And the fact that he became so twisted is probably due to that as well... As being the son of a banished God like I, was unforgivable for the God race. It wouldn't surprise me that they treated him badly because of that..."
"But... If you knew all that, then why...?!"
"Because it was her decision. Amaterasu said... That I had no right to have any contact with him. In fact, he wasn't supposed to know who was his father... But I know time made sure he learned that in the end, but it was too late"
"Too late?" Ichigo inquired, putting the sword away to only listen.
"I had already sealed myself away. Disassembled my Soul to create three things: my Heart, Las Noches... And Mugetsu, thus creating a rule that would bound all lost souls to become Hollows so they could search for completeness. Mugetsu was the first, cause he was destined to become their guide, just like you have done today" He explained. "But going back to Yama... He won't stop, until he sees everything that mocked him reduced to nothing"
Ren chuckled, surprised to see Ichigo was so well-informed.
"Looks like you've done you homework" He praised. "Yes, I am Yama's half-brother, just like you"
"I am not Tsukoyomi's son" Ichigo declared, serious. "I am son of Kurosaki Isshin and Kurosaki Masaki"
"That might be your identity as a mortal, but your soul is the same as Mugetsu's, and your true nature, hahaha..." He seemed ecstatic. "...Is that of Death itself! Just like mine!"
"Tch..." Ichigo frowned as he decided not to move.
"Good, it seems you understand. As your origin as a mortal is still bound to your soul, you will perish with every move of your body" Ren explained his power. "The souls of this vortex will absorb your Reiryoku until you become one with them, losing your corporeal state AND your individuality!"
"Shit... What can I do?" He asked himself.
"I know flesh and the power it holds really well, just like I know its weakness..." Ren chuckled. "Meet your end, King of Hollows"
"Ngh..." Ichigo grinded his teeth, trying to find a way out.
"Kekeke... If only I could see the despair inside that skull... But it doesn't matter. In the end... I proved the fact. The fact that I am the only one worthy of being called Death!"
Ren started walking towards Ichigo, readying his Scythe to take his life while he was defenseless.
"This can't be real... Am I really that pitiful? That helpless? That useless?!" He wondered, bashing himself. "Am I just gonna die without even seeing her?!"
"Kekekekeke... Ahahahahahah" Ren laughed, delighted by that conclusion.
But then, it all became clear.
"No... I refuse" Ichigo murmured.
"Huh?" Ren heard it.
The Arrancar started walking towards him, raising his spiritual pressure.
"I can't die. I promised I would bring her back" He said as he walked, the pressure starting to dissolve the tornado. "I shall not rest, I shall not fold, I'll use my love to guide me home..."
"Impossible...!"
"Your eyes... Like beacons they guide my way..." Ichigo's Reiatsu nullified the technique.
"Fuck... He found out" Ren grinded his teeth.
"To the Castle in the Sky!" Ichigo said as the power was rendered useless, and was about to disappear.
Of course, Ren's power was practically invincible, but that only applied to anyone weaker than him. Ichigo, was not one of those cases, at all.
By going to the limit, his Spiritual Pressure far surpassed that of the Fallen Angel.
"How ironic... Looks like even Death won't be able to kill me" He pointed his finger to the sky. "Or maybe..."
Ren whimpered as he realized what had happened.
"Now I have become Death... The destroyer of worlds" Ichigo proclaimed as he created a sphere of pure black energy, even more compressed than the attack known as Mugetsu, yet mixed with the white Hollow Reiatsu that created attacks like Cero Luna. "Eclipse Anular"
"No... That's not true... It's unreal!" Ren babbled bewildered. "I'm not afraid of anything... I... I cannot die! I. Am. Death! I am...!"
"...Dead" Ichigo replied as he threw the sphere at him.
The dark orb surrounded by a white halo consumed a great amount of light around it, darkening the sky and making it seem like a bright night, one that's only illuminated by the moonshine.
It flew through the air with a distorting aura around it, pulling Ren's body towards it regardless of his efforts.
"No... No... What is this?!" He yelled uncontrollably. "WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!"
"Yes... That's how I felt back then..." Ichigo smiled under the skull. "In fact... I think I felt worse, cause you cannot feel pain, can you...? Oh, my bad" He sliced the air with his hand, shattering the skull-like mask in Ren's face.
"No! My Deathmask Divine!" He despaired, as blood started flowing again, just like the pain that was about to take place in a moment.
"All your claims turned into worthless lies" Ichigo chuckled bitterly. "Empty words are not enough, are they? Your mouth should be boarded up"
"NGGGGAAAAAHHHHHH!!!" Ren screamed as it touched him.
As soon as that happened, it started shattering his body, absorbing his very existence and swallowing it into oblivion.
Ichigo exited his Segunda Etapa, as the feeling of emptiness had become more than he could handle after using such an attack, returning to his base form.
Panting a bit, and restoring his body, he looked at the pill Urahara had given him.
"Is this what I think it is?" He asked the Shinigami.
"Yeah. Eat it" He replied.
"What do I have to do after that?"
"Easy..." The man smiled. "Just give her what she wants"
Ichigo swallowed the pill, not yet understanding the meaning behind those words.
He walked through the Castle, trying to find a clue that would guide him towards her, to no avail.
"Your body is my temptress, your being is a must... I cannot live! Another day without you...
I'd give it all for just one touch! To see your face... To feel your lust... Calling me"
Sighing with a deep sadness, he closed his eyes, trying to see the face of his beloved to gain strength.
That glimpse.
That fugacious thought.
That transient sensation.
It was all followed by a pair of arms that embraced him from behind, sending a shiver his mind couldn't process correctly, leaving him voiceless.
"Finally..." Her voice whispered in his ear. "You finally returned to me..."
~~~~X~~~~
The Human World was at full chaos as the tortured souls of Hell ran aloof carrying mischief everywhere they went, but that wasn't the main problem.
The main problem was...
"Gran Rey Cero!" Nnoitra, now in his Resurrección, attacked Chad with a giant yellow beam.
For Chad it would've been pretty easy to just dodge, but he had to protect the surroundings of the Human World, so he took it head on.
"Hahahahaha! You just warriors are the most ridiculous, always protecting the most useless things!" Nnoitra laughed. "If something needs to be protected it's clearly too pitiful to deserve a life!"
And in that moment, it hit him.
"Nelliel... I've been rather adamant about my disdain for you..." Nnoitra said with bother. "So you mind... Telling me why you stick to me like my friggin' shadow?!"
She looked at him with an unquestionable superiority.
"Simple... You're weaker than me"
Chad came out of the attack, clearly wounded, but not nearly defeated.
"A beast like you would never understand..." The Fullbringer said seriously.
"A... Beast...?!" Nnoitra bouled with rage.
"Only a just warrior would comprehend the nobility of protecting those weaker than oneself" Chad declared.
"HHRRAAAGHHH!!!" Nnoitra charged right in with his four scythes slashing everything around him. "I'm a warrior! I'm powerful! I'm stronger...!"
"La... Muerte" Chad simply attacked, going through the Arrancar's bestial offensive without any further trouble.
Nnoitra fell to his knees as his body was covered in blood, one of his horns being broken.
His feeling of defeat was worsened by a sensation of Reiatsu escaping his body.
"W-What... What is...!" An explosion of yellow gas surprised Chad, who looked with curiosity what had occurred.
In the floor, laid a kid Arrancar of black hair, a Hollow Hole in his eye and a single horn.
"Kgh... I feel..." He complained with a childish voice. "So... Fucking... Weak..."
"Hm? Could this be...?" Chad wondered, relating that situation to Nel.
"So this is what it felt like..." The kid Nnoitra realized, his life fading away as he bled to death. "Eh... Nelliel?"
On the other flanks of the battlefield, Isshin, Tessai and Yoruichi had defeated their enemies and left them alive, as that way they would be able to return to their respective punishment in Jigoku, instead of simply going back to the Soul Cycle.
Byakuya and Renji had gone to the Human World too, learning of the difficult sitiation they were facing.
"Captain, are you going alone?" He asked as they arrived.
"I believe we're both strong enough to handle this by ourselves, and we cannot ignore the fact that there is already a handful of qualified Shinigami in the area... But as expected, even under a crisis like this, Soul Society can't turn a blind eye"
"Ah... I agree" Renji felt the presence of the diseased 8th Espada he had fought. "Eh?!"
"Did something happen?" Byakuya inquired.
"I felt... As if there was someone I knew here, an enemy"
Byakuya closed his eyes as he analyzed the possibilities.
"The report said that there were Arrancar among the Togabito that invaded this realm. The chance of encountering diseased Espada and Números is a very plausible scenario" The Captain replied. "Don't lower your guard, Renji"
"Yes, Captain"
On his part, Szayelaporro had gone directly to encounter not an enemy, but a previous acquaintance.
"At last, we meet again..." The diseased Espada said to an Arrancar girl. "Roka"
"Sz...! Szayelaporro-sama!" The girl was astonished, yet somehow happy to find her master. "I... I had no idea that you-"
"Survived? Of course not. I'm a corpse, reanimated for the sole purpose of being tortured in the depths of Hell... But that's irrelevant. You know why I'm here..."
"Is it... For your backup memories?" She wondered.
"Exactly. They are stored inside your Telaraña, remember?"
"And... What do you want me to do?" The girl inquired, a bit confused. "After all, you have them all in that state, don't you?"
"Oh, it's not for me, not this me at least..." He chuckled. "I want you to use that information to create a duplicate" He ordered.
"No way... You mean... A clone...? Can I really do that?!" She seemed amused.
"Your potential is a field of study by itself, Roka. You're capable of that and much more. That's what made you special from all the other Fracciones" He praised. "As things are going right now, it's only a matter of time before I am sent back to Hell or the afterlife... So it is my only chance to leave a worthy successor that's able to achieve perfection!" He was still obsessed with that idea. "That Shinigami... He might've won, but I refuse to accept that perfection is impossible to reach, not for the likes of Szayelaporro Granz!"
"O... Okay...!" She smiled. "But... How should I do it...?"
"Hehehehe... Just find the right time. Preferably, once things have calmed down a bit. In fact... I advise you to return to Hueco Mundo"
"Are you sure...? I don't know how things are going right now"
"It doesn't matter. Knowing the people that survived... All you have to do is prove yourself useful to them. After that... Make sure to gain their trust, and once you see the chance-"
A barrage of Heilig Pfeil went right through the Espada's body.
"This feeling... So you're still alive" The scientist giggled. "Quincy..."
Uryuu had his bow ready, not wanting to give him any chance to use his weird abilities.
"As it has to be... Unlike you..." Ishida said with bother. "Looks like you won't stay dead, will you?"
"Ahahaha... Do you really think a scientist like I would pass on the chance of experimenting how far can this half-life get me?" He grinned. "Roka... On second thought... Why don't you put him up to the test... Now" He commanded in a whisper.
The Arrancar girl stood in amazement as her master ordered her to carry out the most risky experiment until that point.
~~~~X~~~~
"I feel I've known you before.
Reunited as one.
I feel your presence in here.
We have met before.
Haven't we, my love?"
Ichigo gasped as the most awaited moment arrived at last. Seven days and seven nights of bitter, frenzied, dreamless sleep had come to an end, as the love he had lost wrapped her arms around him, proceeding to kiss his shoulder and bite it playfully afterwards.
"You became so strong... Ichi"
"N... Ne..."
She smiled as she heard him attempting to say her name, squeezing him even more tightly as she giggled.
"~kuhuhu~ I'm so happy to see you too... My dear Ichigo" She licked his neck seductively, yet with a hint of bloodlust.
Then, he remembered. The awful truth coming back to his memory and hitting him like a kick to the stomach.
"No... This is not Nel" He told himself, a gruesome pain afflicting his soul. "Nelliel" He finally said.
That made her stop the tight hug, an expression of worry being drawn upon her lips.
"Ichi...? What's the matter?" She inquired, turning him around to look him straight in the eye. "I mean that's my name, but... Why are you acting so distant?"
Ichigo had a close inspection of her.
He couldn't deny that she was gorgeous, but her yellow irises, her dark aura... He could easily spot the difference.
"Well... Others call you differently but... I'd rather use your name"
"What? What do they call me? Bloodthirsty slut? Psychopathic whore? Yandere skank? Or maybe... Insane bitch...?" She teased with a giggle.
"N-No... Not any of that... How can you believe people would call you something so awful?"
"I don't know. A part of me kinda feels like I deserve it, at least after the things I've done in the past... AND in the present" She admitted. "But it doesn't hold any relevance. The only thing that matters is what you think about me. In fact, if you want me... I can become anything you want, Ichi. For you I can be a harlot, a slave, a tool, you name it. As long as I make you happy... I will do anything" She entangled one of her horns with his. "So now... Kiss me... Wrap your tongue around mine and bite my lips like you always do..." She requested softly.
A part of him wanted to do as she said so damn much. Even being that different persona, even looking dark and evil, he couldn't help but feel allured by her. In fact, that look also suited her, in a special way he didn't know... But that was beside the point.
Ichigo, for the first time however, decided to deny her wish and placed her away, gently, as he didn't want to harm her either.
"Huh?!" She gasped uncomfortably.
"Look, I can't do this. I know you're not the person I love so... Please don't make this any harder than it already is" He retorted sadly. "It's easy to tell cause... Those eyes as well as... Your... Hollow..." His voice was almost cracked as he said that. "I just... Know you're not her, so don't try to pretend you have no idea what's going on!"
"Ichigo..." She muttered sadly.
"Look, I just want you to bring her back, alright?" He held her by the shoulders.
"But Ichi... There's no... Return... There's nothing I can do... And for a simple reason" She retorted. "I am the real me. No more Scar Queen, but no more fake personas either... And... I know I might be different from the person you fell in love with, but I do love you just as much- No. I love you EVEN MORE than her!"
"That can't be true, Nelliel... Otherwise our link wouldn't have been severed by the darkness, would it?" He smiled sadly. "Now, tell me to the face, why do you want to devour me?"
"I..." She stuttered for a moment, trying to find a more subtle way of putting it. "I'm sorry it had to come to this..."
"Hm?"
"You see... When the Dark Core's energy entered my soul, I was able to fuse with the Nel you knew, but not only that, I also was able to grasp... The real power of Yama.
That made me understand... That none of us had a chance of killing him, not in the present at least... So I made a plan.
I knew that Ulquiorra would tell you what happened, and I knew... That you would never give up on me- Her- Argh..." She collapsed saying that. "But anyway... What's important is that you would release your true power, but... That's not enough"
"So...?" He tried to understand, but couldn't find a logical reason.
"Ichigo just... Just trust me, okay? I know this is the only way! So please... Let me..." She begged. "We'll be together, I promise you...!"
Ichigo sighed with a colossal grief weighting inside him.
"I'm sorry... But I cannot trust a person I don't know" He frowned bitterly as he said that.
"Ichi..." The world around her seemed to shatter as she heard that, shadowing her expression as she looked down, a maniacal smirk appearing on her lips the next instant. "~kuhu~ So that's how it's gonna be..."
"Nelliel...?" He became worried, the air becoming dense as she walked away, her Reiatsu rising.
"You won't call me 'Nel'. You won't pet me. You won't caress me. You won't embrace me. You won't comfort me. You won't kiss me. You won't ride me. You won't make love to me. You won't even FUCK ME..." Her calm smile became an angered expression. "Cause you don't love me..." And then it shifted to a deranged smile. "We could've been, so beautiful... Ahahahahahahahahahahahahah... O', why won't you fly with me...?" She wondered, grinding her sharp Arrancar teeth.
"Hey... No need to-" Ichigo didn't want to fight her either.
"Yeah, no need to worry..." She got her Zanpakutou out of the green sheath, with a calm expression that at the same time gave the most possessive Yandere aura Ichigo had ever perceived. "Cause no matter how many times you push me away... No matter what awful things you say to make me give up... I love you"
"No... Please, Nelliel... I really don't-"
"Well it's too late for that, isn't it?" She slashed the air, creating gusts of pink Reiatsu that acted like a slicing wind. "And besides, I'm not gonna pretend that I don't want you all to myself, even if it has to be the hard way... So if I can't have you..."
"Why...?" Ichigo agonized.
"NO ONE WILL!" She attacked him with more gusts of wind. "Shunkou!" The wind became blazing slashes and hurricanes. "I can't lose... I've made it this far... I've discarded it all for this moment... You'll be mine, Kurosaki Ichigo!"
"Fuck..." Ichigo frowned as he found himself blocking her attacks.
"Corte Infernal!"
The scorching pain hit him sooner or later, as all he did was block, unwilling to hurt her.
"She might not be MY Nel, but still..." He thought. "She's supposed to be a part of her... I can't... I won't break my promise...!" He refused to fight back.
Dark Nelliel spat pink Ceros with negative energy from her mouth.
"Apparently she infuses the Dark Core's power in every attack she used to have..." Ichigo observed. "It won't be easy, but I won't give in. Maybe... If I show her how pointless this is... I might have a chance!"
They continued for another while, every ounce of damage more heartbreaking than the last for the two, cause even as deranged as Dark Nelliel was, she still loved him. She didn't want to hurt him... But in her head... It was the only way.
"Ichigo... Can you allow me to show you just how great is my love?"
"I wonder what you'll try this time, but I doubt it can surprise me after all these so called forms of 'love' you've shown me"
"~kuhuhu~ Believe me, you're gonna love it" She giggled as she hacked apart the whole sleeve of her right arm's Yukata.
"What in the name...?!" Ichigo was shocked to see it.
The whole right arm of Dark Nelliel was inked, tattooed with a black and red dragon, surrounded by a myriad of red kanjis of his name (一護) that seemed to be painted with blood, all ending up in a black heart that surrounded a skull that resembled his Hollow mask, carved on her shoulder.
"Do you like it? I spent a whole day making it" She said, revealing that the arm was completely tattooed on both sides. "It was really painful, but there's no pain that can compare to my love for you"
"Argh..." He facepalmed. "Nelliel... That's not love... You're just obsessed!"
She sighed with bother and gave him a dread look, not able to comprehend how that didn't make him fall for her.
"What a turndown..." She frowned. "But, I'll make you mine, no matter what. I can't forget when I felt you..." She remembered that night. "It was clear to me... That I needed you..."
Seeing as she was getting nowhere, she decided to become a real threat.
"Praise, Gamuza: Segunda Etapa!" She went straight into that stage, thinking that would make Ichigo give up.
"Void... Las Noches" He had no choice but to do it, as her attacks would be devastating from that point on.
"Heh... So you're just gonna use that form..." She grinned angrily. "Just how powerful do I have to become to be worthy of you, huh?! Always mocking me... Always lowering your true power... Why can't you see that I can protect you too?!" She said, blasting a barrage of Lanzador Verde at him.
"Is that how you truly feel?" He blocked and deviated them all with Zangetsu. "Forgive me... It was never my intention-"
"And you have the nerve to look down on me still..." She was angered by his behaviour. "Campeador Maligno!"
He was saying that from the heart, but unfortunately, Dark Nelliel felt this was simply a condescending mockery on his part.
In fact, she was so blinded by her emotions that she had overlooked the most important aspect of their battle.
Ichigo hadn't attacked. Once.
Every cell of his body refused to damage her, because in his mind, there was still a fragment of his beloved inside that woman.
Even after feeling estranged of her, he couldn't bring himself to break the vow he had made. Not now, not ever.
"Lanza de Oscuridad Gamuza!" She used her greatest offensive power in that form.
"Muerte Negra!" Ichigo summoned the Scythe, only to use it as a melee weapon to defend himself more effectively, remembering how he used his powers against the catastrophic weather conditions of the Holy Mountain.
"Argh!" He complained, part of the attack still dealing damage to him. "That hurt... But I won't dare give up!"
"Tch..." She couldn't believe his tenacity. "*sigh* No wonder I fell in love with him..."
She charged her Reiatsu even further, deciding to go to the limit. Etapa Final.
Once in her most powerful form, Ichigo noticed how her irises became pink, just like before, but the long thin pupils still gave out her true identity.
"Why do you have to go this far?!" Ichigo yelled, unable to withstand it anymore.
"Don't you understand, Ichi? I've said it a thousand times… It's all because...
I love you.
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I LOVE YOU, KUROSAKI ICHIGO!"
Why don't you understand?! Why can't you comprehend?! All I want is to become one with you!" She screamed in agony. "But… Being a Whole is not possible anymore" She started crying, tears of pure sadness crashing around her. "And even if it was... It's simply not enough! Not even close! I want your flesh, your blood, your soul. I want everything, Ichigo. That's what this love is about. I want your being to be a part of me entirely and eternally. Do you understand?
I. Want. You.
FOREVER!"
"For fuck's sake, Nelliel, isn't there a better way? Isn't there a single chance you can bring my love back?!" He spat back, angered, as he thought she was just trying to force him to love her.
"You're mean, Ichigo..." She weeped. "I am your love... Or so I thought..." She covered her face with a hand as she started crying.
These times were the hardest for Ichigo, cause it made him digress on wether it was all just an act of Dark Nelliel to manipulate him, or, if there was indeed a chance that everything this Nelliel had said was true.
Then he saw it. From a darkened sky due to her corrupted Reiatsu, fell Mordred and...
"A... Shield?" He was surprised to see another Final Weapon.
It was a large knight's shield of oval shape with pink skulls of somber and agonizing expressions covering the whole exterior.
"Meet Dullahan... This is what makes Mordred really dangerous, but of course... You don't know that. That incomplete persona you fell in love with couldn't summon this Final Weapon, as it is the most pure incarnation of my aspect of death" She explained. "Funny, isn't it? The lance isn't nearly as dark-themed as the shield..."
"What does it do?"
"Wanna find out?" She licked her lips. "Then get off your high horse and attack me, goddammit!" She demanded. "But don't you dare look down on me... Not after everything I've done...!"
Ichigo suddenly got the flashback of all the times Nel had cursed her own powerlessness due to him.
"Was that always such a big deal for her?" He thought. "What am I thinking? This is not Nel! She just... Pretends she is... Right? My Nel... Is either trapped inside or... Gone, but... It can't be her!"
In spite of his denial, he couldn't fight back. He didn't have it in him.
No matter how many nuclear Ceros went his way, no matter how many stabs and hits he received. He would never hurt her.
Dark Nel was losing her patience as he continued dodging and blocking poorly, yet not harming her in any way.
"Just like he promised..." She thought for a second. "No... He's just making fun of me! He left clear that he doesn't care about me... Even after everything I've done...!"
"Nghh..." He was having trouble resisting her stabs and thrusts.
"What's the matter, Ichi? You won't attack me either? Even though you hate me?!"
"That's not true, Nelliel! I don't hate you! I just... I just... I JUST CAN'T ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THE WOMAN I VOWED TO LOVE DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE!" He spat back.
"Ichi..." She could feel the suffering in his words.
"There is a weight... Upon me still. The quivering stench of the incomplete..." He touched his empty Hollow Hole. "Looming, terrible... I can barely breathe...!" He panted, with tears in his eyes. "THIS ISN'T WHAT I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE!" He screamed in agony, throwing his sword away as he fell to his knees.
"I... Ichigo...?" She started feeling odd. Her anger dispersing and making way to an immeasurable sadness.
"Toil with me, if you will... Cause I'm sorry! Oh God, I'm sorry! I'm sorry I left you there... Oh God, I left you there...!" He put his hand in his face as he weeped on the stone floor, unable to continue such torture. "Might this be my atonement... Might my sacrifice be done...!" He went back to his base form, revealing the terrible stabwounds she had inflicted upon him during their combat, or to be precise, her assault. "I will die here on this Castle... But at least... At the very end... I'll be able to die at your hands..." He smiled at her.
He had completely given up to her. He would not attempt to harm her. Instead, he decided to accept that his love was gone, choosing to die at the hands of what she had become.
"Ichigo... What are you...?" She couldn't understand it.
"I'm fed up. That's all..." He replied, standing up again, looking like an empty carcass. "It is like you said. I won't do any of those things you mentioned earlier... But I won't break my promise and hurt you either!" He exclaimed, life coming back to his eyes for that instant. "I don't understand... Why did this happen... How could this happen... But I can't help but think, this is all my fault. Maybe I should've withstood that pain... Maybe, my soul wasn't strong enough to protect our bond... Hell If I know..."
"Ichigo, it's not your fault..." She found herself saying, tears escaping her eyes as she did. "What...? Am I... Crying... For him...?"
"How can you tell me that with that sad expression drawn upon your face?" He asked back. "No... It's definitely been my failure from the start" He walked to her.
"Ichigo...?"
"I became stronger... I conquered that Mountain... I came to this Castle and yet... I didn't find what I was looking for" He confessed. "I thought... That the girl I fell in love with was somehow trapped inside your being. I stupidly thought... That you were lying... And that all your efforts were born out of evil intent, not seeing that in fact, you conquered that darkness embedded within you, and made its power your own... For me... Am I right?" He inquired, his smile not disappearing.
"Y-Yeah... I believe I did..." She replied. "I mean... I won't deny that this darkness gets the worst out of me but-"
"Shh..." He softly silenced her. "It's not your fault. In fact, it's admirable, and I couldn't feel any more flattered by that" He gazed upon her eyes. "I think I get it now..."
"What?"
"Why you did all this. The reason behind your actions" He replied. "It is because, neither of us is strong enough to defeat Yama... But if our powers were combined we would stand a chance"
"Y-Yes! That is exactly it!" She felt so happy to hear he understood.
"But that difference is only possible due to the power of the Dark Core... And that same power won't allow us to create a Whole Link. That's why... The only solution would be that one of us consumed the other, making that strength its own..." He continued. "However, you also know, that I would never be able to consume you. That's why... You went this far so that I wouldn't have to go through that and take all that weight upon your shoulders. Amusing" He praised her, just like her Zanpakutou did in its complete form.
"That is... True. It's all true, Ichigo, but... I'm not sure I can continue with you knowing that-"
"No, it's alright. Now I know what an imbecile I was..." He answered. "I claimed to love you entirely, light and darkness alike, and yet... I was too blind to accept that... This is also you... Nel" He called her the way she loved most, and touched her face tenderly.
"Ichi..." She dropped the two weapons.
"Scar Queen... And the Nel I loved... They are both the same person now, aren't they...? The reason you acted in that wicked way was just because of the Dark Core's influence... But it's not your fault" He kept saying that. "It never was..."
Dark Nel returned to her base form and wrapped him in her arms...
...And this time, Ichigo complied.
"Oh Ichi... I'm so sorry that-"
"No... I am sorry" He kissed her in the way she had requested earlier, feeling her tongue and biting her lips.
Dark Nelliel was crying out of pure happiness as she finally got what she mostly desired. Her beloved's acceptance.
Breaking the kiss, he gazed upon her eyes one more time.
"They might be different, but they are gorgeous too, just like the rest of you" He said the truth, admitting that he was also attracted to her in that form.
"Oh, Ichigo!" She pushed him to the ground, making out madly with him as the pieces of ruins of the Castle crumbled around them. "~Mmffff...~ Fa..." The string of drool formed between the two as they felt the other's tender warmth, and tasting it was the most delightful thing she could experience. "I love you so much... I'm so happy!"
"Haha... I feel the same, but... I'm really sorry for saying those awful things back there... Nel..." He apologized. "Even if you're not exactly my Nel... You are still her, and you didn't lie. I think it's incredible how you still love me even with that unfathomable darkness inside of you"
"It's the only promise I'd never break" She embraced him tightly. "And... I'm really sad that I'm not the person you want me to be... Although I could try my best to pretend-"
"There's no need for that. After all... You're gonna devour me, won't you? It is the only way we can defeat Yama" He agreed with her now.
"You... You really mean it?" She was amazed to hear it coming from him.
"Yeah. Wholeheartedly" He caressed her hair. "So... Come to me with bloodlust, let me quench your thirst... Black roses fell around us, let me be your first" He grabbed her sword and cut his wrist.
"Ichigo...!" She became worried, but her dark tendencies instantly guided her to drink the ruby fluid that came out of his body.
"Fill your needs as these arteries bleed. Don't be scared, my love..." He pat her head as she drank, making her doubt for a moment.
"Ich-"
He pressed her head against the wrist, so that none would be wasted.
"Don't you speak, just for now you must feed. Take it in, my life..." He said, feeling a bit drowsy.
Dark Nel continued drinking, feeding upon him just like she intended from the start. Liquid happiness continued running down her cheeks as she enjoyed the taste of not only blood, but Ichigo's pure unquestionable love.
"Ichigo... I-" She stopped, just to look him in the eyes and make sure it was okay.
"Cry to me undying... Cry to me undying love..." Ichigo muttered as he started losing consciousness, the image of Dark Nel's beautiful face being the last image burned unto his brain.
She kissed him one last time, before everything went black for him.
"I promise you, Ichigo... We'll be together forever! We'll save the world! And in our next life... We'll meet again and love each other once more!" She vowed. "We will cherish our concession... We will become gods and we will perish by obsession! You will be the defection... We will be the explosion! We will metaphor ourselves in devotion... So I'll bury you, beneath the sun... Goodbye, my love. For my sins I've doomed us both to this... Castle... In the Sky..." She ended up crying as she held his body.
She thought she was ready to let go. She thought she would have what it took to take her loved one's life. However, her chest became heavier and heavier as her tears fell, slowly making her realize the truth.
"This is what I wanted, right...? This is what I ached to achieve and yet... Why does it feel so wrong? Why do I feel so sad...? So miserable...? So... Hollow?" She wondered. "Wait... No... I never asked for this! I never wanted this! I wanted to be with him... My whole life... I wanted to feel his warm embrace... His sweet kisses... His soothing voice... His filling heart..." She remembered it all. "Like, what is the point... Of doing all this...? If I won't be able to share this and every other moment with him?!"
In that moment, Nageki's redemption came to shine.
Her Hollow Hole, started letting a mass of a disgusting Dark energy out.
"What...? What is this... Light?" She thought, feeling better. "This bright... This happiness... This... Love..."
The energy came out like an explosion, but it did not hurt. On the contrary, it was a feeling of freedom, of release, of purification. Her soul was being cleansed of the Dark Core's influence, and that meant another thing.
"Ichigo..." She started feeling his presence in her void once again, faint, but surely. She knew it was there, and Ichigo's chest confirmed it, showing how the lance was regaining its pink color, and a shield started appearing as well.
Not only that, but the condensed evil she had relinquished from her soul had finally freed her of the decontrol of her worst side. Her bloodlust, her violence, her jealousy, her misery... It all was going back to normal, making her feel like she was another person, or was that person her real self all along?
"Just... Who am I?" She wondered.
It was a really complex question after all the changes she had gone through, but something was a given. She wasn't the same she was before... And that included all her past beings.
Now, in the moment of truth, it was time to conclude what she was for once and for all.
Looking at her reflection in her Zanpakutou, her hazel eyes gave her the answer she was looking for.
"That's right. I'm Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck. Queen of Hueco Mundo. Segunda Espada. Former ruler of the Blood Forest. Best friend of Tier Harribel. Sibling of Pesche and Dondochakka. And, above all..." She smiled. "Whole, with Kurosaki Ichigo"
In that moment, she remembered the delicate situation he was in.
"Oh no, Ichigo!" She bent over him, and, embedding her saliva with Kaidou, she licked the wounds and started healing him with all her knowledge and might.
She could feel it in her restored heart, he was getting his strength back.
"It's working!" She thought, putting up more effort.
Everything was coming along well.
Everything was perfect once again.
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"Wonderful..." The prideful voice of the only enemy left said. "So not only did you take care of him, but also returned my Negative Energy, with interest AND the addition that it's now Hollow Reiatsu... I couldn't have asked for a better deal, my dear Nelliel... Fufufufufufufu... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"
Her eyes widened in fear as she realized what had just happened.
"No...!" She stood up and raised her sword at him.
Yama manipulated the gigantic amount of energy, and used it to open the black box containing the Heart of Tsukoyomi.
"Hold it. I don't think it's the best moment to act... After all, your dear Ichi's life hangs by a thread right now, doesn't it?"
"You...! You used me... You made me hurt him and so many other people I loved! HOW DARE YOU...?!" She was almost crying out of pure anger, hating Yama with every molecule that composed her.
"Easy, easy... It was you who agreed this with me. In fact, the only thing we assured, was that you fought Ichigo. Anything else, was on your own account, and to tell the truth, I'm ecstatic with the result" Yama explained. "Originally, I thought the Dark Core's consciousness, in case Neberu failed to eliminate you three, would take over Ulquiorra, but hey, you surpassed every expectation I had" He chuckled. "Even the fact that you weren't able to kill him is a treat. Now I will have that pleasure myself"
"Over my dead body!" She stood up and took a protective pose, just like the one she had taken when she found Ichigo again, back in Urahara's Shop.
"Heheheh..." He grinned evilly. "Let's see what you're made of, Queen. At the very least, you should be more entertaining than your predecessor"
"Predecessor... You mean, Yukari-san?" She remembered that.
"Yes, her. She was a total pushover... But then again... That's what you get when you just gave birth to Mugetsu's rotten seed, don't you agree?"
"No...! You can't be for real...!" She spouted, her anger reaching levels she didn't even know existed. "Are you really saying that-"
"Yes, I did, and the best part is that the one supposed to protect her was none other than our try-hard pal over here" He looked to another side.
Nageki appeared, all wounded and exhausted.
"Nageki!" Nel called his name, never seeing him so weak before.
"Nelliel! You are... Yourself! It worked!" He said in amusement, forgetting about the damage. "It worked, right? Yes, it must have, Ichigo got his mark's color back" He noted, talking and monologuing really quickly.
"What do you...?" She asked confused.
"Oh, don't mind me... I'm just glad to see you're back" Nageki smiled, despite his wounds.
"Aw, what a heartwarming reunion" Yama mocked. "The psycopath and the sadistic whore! It's so moving I could cry!"
Nel and Nageki gave him dread looks, bracing for the moment of battle.
"I don't care what you call me..." Nel declared. "But one thing's for sure. You won't be able to touch him" She referred to her beloved, right behind her.
"Oh... Scary" Yama's mockery seemed to have no end. "You see, it is quite irrelevant at this point" He started absorbing the power of the Heart of Tsukoyomi. "It's time for me, to stand atop it all"
"Dammit..." Nageki frowned, cursing himself for failing to protect the tesseract. "Now we're truly hopeless, unless...!" He thought of the only possible solution. "Nelliel, how far has Ichigo gotten?"
"I believe..." She remembered his draconic appearance, having watched him from afar while concealing her Reiatsu. "Segunda Etapa, but I don't know... He didn't even use that against me..." She remembered bitterly, a part of her wishing to forget that ever happened. "Why...?"
"Hm... So we're reduced to luck in the end..." He muttered with bother. "No choice then"
"What are we gonna do?" She inquired.
"Arikado-san and Captain Yamamoto have retired. Their powers were constantly being absorbed by Yama, so I told them I'd take care of him..."
"Can you really do it?" She was surprised.
"At least... Until Ichigo is ready to fight again" He replied. "But I need your help"
"You don't need to mention it" She had already made that decision. "I won't lament my lack of power. We all have things to protect... That's all there is to it" She declared. "Praise... Gamuza: Etapa Final"
Nageki beheld her most powerful transformation with amusement, as he had never seen her so powerful before.
"The Heart of Tsukoyomi belongs to Ichigo" She said, holding Mordred and Dullahan. "I won't be beaten or broken... I'll reclaim what was stolen, this is who I've become..." She could see the different moments that marked her life.
The time she had been a tyrannical ruler.
Nageki's apparition, and her transformation into a Vasto Lorde.
Her short return as Queen of the Blood Forest, followed by her decision to leave.
Her days as a just warrior of the desert.
Her meeting with Pesche and Dondochakka.
The moment she became an Espada under Aizen's command.
Nnoitra's betrayal and her memory-loss.
Her encounter with Ichigo, and all the times she had been defenseless as a little kid.
The moment she came back to her adult form to protect him, failing miserably in the end.
Their reunion, and how she helped him restore his powers.
Their training at the Dangai, and the moment she discovered love, as well as the development of her friendship with Harribel.
Their assault in Hueco Mundo, and her resolve to achieve Segunda Etapa.
The night she became a Whole, accepting Ichigo as her other half for all eternity.
The first time Ichigo rode her.
Her bittersweet reunion with Nageki.
Ichigo's ascension as King, and hers as Queen of Las Noches.
Their journey to the Blood Forest, along with her past's confession.
Their descent into Hell.
The moment she faced her darkness and unlocked Etapa Final.
How the Dark Core corrupted her and how she parted ways with Ichigo to make him stronger.
Her betrayal against the Horsemen, and the damage she inflicted upon her best friend.
And finally. Her fight with Ichigo, and the moment she finally became her complete self, discarding only the alien darkness that once tainted her precious heart.
"...What once was weak is now strong!" She exclaimed as she held Mordred, pointing it towards Yama.
Nageki was still making up his mind on wether using the final card under his sleeve.
"If I do this... This is where it ends" He thought carefully, closing his eyes with a smile. "Heh... It's ironic isn't it? It's almost like I wanna keep on living now that I see all the wonderful things they have achieved... But enough is enough. I always knew that my era ended long ago, so I might as well protect Nelliel until the very last moment, and then..." He opened them again, his fuchsia irises brimming with decision. "...I'll leave it up to you, Ichigo"
"Hey, Nageki" She called him.
"You're wondering wether I have a plan, right?" He asked back.
"Yeah... I doubt we can defeat him with power alone"
"That is true... So we have no choice but to be smarter"
"What do you have in mind?" She asked. "The only thing I know... Is that this shield can absorb any attack as long as it's below my level of Reiatsu, and then I can release it all at once through this lance"
"Perfect. For now, I'll support you so we can weaken his attacks to the point you can absorb them. I'll tell you when to release it all, and then, we might have a chance..."
"Is that all?"
"Almost" He took her hand as a knight takes his Queen's. "It was a pleasure knowing you, Nelliel. I hope you can forgive me for my past mistakes, but I swear that today... I'm ready to end my life so that you and Ichigo can start yours"
"Nageki...!" She was surprised by that claim, but remembering his wish, she chose to pick him up and hug him warmly. "I'll always remember you... My first friend"
"How cute... Spending your final moments like the pitiful insects you are..." Yama spouted. "Memento Mori!"
A barrage of chaotic shots of Reiatsu came flying at them, Nelliel taking that chance to absorb power with Dullahan, while redirecting the other ones with Mordred.
Nageki took a more defensive stance as well, using his powers to transmute their surroundings to protect Ichigo and Nel.
"Oculus Ex Inferni!" Yama summoned a thousand eyes shooting beams of Light and Dark. "Let's see how you deal with that!"
"Don't worry, Ichi..." Nel thought as she looked at her unconscious lover. "I'll protect you from everything, no matter how strong!"
Nageki and Nel continued their defensive tactic, putting it all on the line to get that single chance.
They both knew of Yama's ability to absorb energy, so they didn't bother to attack, but something was really terrifying: it was clear that the Demon King was merely playing with them, and yet their lives were at risk from the moment he appeared before them.
However, said idea didn't mean they would give up. On the contrary, it forced them to go further from the limits they both knew, determined to protect the things they cherished most.
In a certain moment, Yama attacked Nel with his blade directly, creating Dark, Light and Chaos slashes with every swing of his sword, and forcing her to mostly dodge due to the tremendous power of it.
"C'mon, Nageki..." She thought, every second that passed putting her in a tighter spot.
It looked like it was nearly the end of her, but that was what Nageki was waiting for, as it was the only chance he had to seal the God's nasty ability for good.
Returning his body to his normal skin, he cut his wrists to let the blood out.
"Argh! Here goes...!" Nageki exclaimed while grinding his teeth, directing the torrent of blood towards the Kamibuki.
"Die, Nelliel!" Yama spat. "So that I can see that look of unparalleled misery upon Ichigo's face!"
He swinged his blade one more time, thinking it was the end of the Arrancar Queen.
"Red Alquímica del Engaño" Nageki smiled as he used the most sneaky ability in his repertoire, at the cost of his life, the torrent of blood covering his Kamibuki, leaving some kind of rust in it. "NOW, NELLIEL!"
"Yes!" She transmitted all the absorbed power from Dullahan.
"Promesa Rota"
From Mordred, pink Reiatsu rose like a blade of titanic proportions, flowing through it with a fierce cutting nature.
Yama laughed as he prepared Lucifer to absorb all that accumulated power.
"How idiotic... No matter how much power you use... IT'S ALL MINE!" He went towards it with the black and white katana, ready to receive a boost, only to find...
"What?!" He spouted in disbelief, realizing that he couldn't absorb energy anymore, the energy starting to deal massive damage to him.
"No more tricks for you... I've cancelled the energy-absorbing prowess that weapon has. You might be above us in terms of raw power, but at the very least, I'll ensure that there's now a chance to defeat you!" Nageki explained.
"You... Pesky deceiver! How dare you use such a cheap tactic to attempt to defeat ME?!" Yama spouted.
"Well... It is as you said, heheheh..." Nageki chuckled with difficulty due to the pain. "My aspect of death... Is none other than Deceit. How careless of you... To only find out that now"
"HAAAAAAAAA!" Nel continued wielding the power of the lance, determined to erase Yama from the faze of existence once and for all.
"UUUURRAAAHHH!!!" He screamed in pain, the power of his own attacks being used against him in a formidable counter-strategy.
For the second time, Yama saw himself in a tight spot due to an Arrancar.
"I can't... Accept this... I won't... Allow another... Pitiful Arrancar... To defy... ME!!!" He screamed as he decided to release his Kamibuki. "Topple from the Heavens...!
LUCIFER"
Finally, we get to this moment. Man, I don't know if I was drunk or somethin' when I deviced this whole plot twist of Dark Nel but I'm fucking glad I did, cause I had a blast writing it and look, an almost 10K chapter in about two days! (ignoring the 'I love you' part xD) That's inspiration if I've seen it lol.
I hope you liked how everything turned about, although it's not yet finished. Now, in the event horizon, appears the final boss to fight his last stand.
In technical terms (power scale and shit), Yama with the Heart of Tsukoyomi is as powerful as Ichigo in his second release, which is why Nel can somewhat handle in her Etapa Final, same with Nageki.
Still, the end is drawing near, but there's no need to worry, as after my hiatus, we'll have the continuation some of you have been asking me to make, but please, be patient. With CorV around and the odd development my classes have turned out like, I cannot promise anything. I might be bombarded with evaluations in the future, and that would mean no writing... But that's life for you, it sucks, or that's what I'd rather think so I don't have any illusions.
Reviews:
kbnsr: Thanks for the reply! If you're trying to get your story to reach more people, have you considered publishing on a o 3? It seems some readers only use one of the two websites so it might be worth a try! I'm so excited for Ichigo's return and I can't wait for the resolution between Ichigo/Dark Nel. Till next time! :)
Reply: a o 3? Ah, Archive of our Own. Honestly, I had never used that one before, though I had heard of it. It's not really a worrying matter for me, but I won't lie. I hope that by creating these stories people in the future feel more drawn towards reading my original work when I release it, but the most important part for me is practicing and having fun. Thank you for your recommendation, I'll check it out.
Antex-The Legendary Zoroark: OMGoodness! Great chapter! I am SO looking forward to the next! I wonder though...due to the power Ichigo gained, along with feeling a Hollow existence (literally and figuratively), does that mean he's similar to how Dark Nelliel is currently in a way? And if that's true...perhaps if they manage to resolve everything...could their Whole bond be "renewed"?
Reply: I hope it met your expectations. Clearing yoyr doubts, Ichigo is empty in that form, yet not evil, unlike Dark Nelliel due to the Dark Core. They are a bit similar though. And yes, it turns out (Well, I deviced it that way) that the Dark Core merely blocked their link, but it did not break it, so yeah, we have our Whole IchiNel back, woo!
See you all next time, where I honestly don't know just how much will happen. Luckily, I'll be able to give you a more climactic scene than Dangai Ichigo vs Aizen, but we'll see, haha. Evhron out.
Glosary:
Gran Rey Cero: Luna Llena: Gran Rey Cero: Full Moon. it is practically the perfected form of Cero Luna and is only possible to do by Ichigo and... Welp, that's for the future. But still, it is a Light based attack of pure Hollow Reiatsu.
Eclipse Anular: Anullar Eclipse. Ichigo's strongest attack in Segunda Etapa. I took the inspiration from Gogeta's stardust attack in Janemba's special. It is a Light/Dark attack, yet not reaching the Chaos state. That's reserved for the final.
Campeador Maligno: Evil Champion. Relentless stabs embedded with negative energy.
Lanza de Oscuridad Gamuza: Counterpart to Lanza de Luz Gamuza. It's the same but with Dark element.
Dullahan: This one's important to note, cause the shield is really similar to the one Dullahan carries around in Castlevania CoD, for you to get an idea. Now, why does Nel have two Final Weapons? Well, simple. Because they are supposed to go together, but as previously explained, she wasn't her complete self and thus couldn't summon her complete Final Weapon. If you think about it, it's perfect for her, as it shows both her desire to protect along with her aspect of death. Also, her true release command is Praise, in case you didn't notice, so from this point on it's gonna be that, now that she's complete. Also, fun fact: the most literal translation of 謳え is "sing", but it can also mean "declare" and "praise" in the right context. Many translations have used "sing" due to this, but it's not necessarily correct, although it would make sense with the "Capricorn Knight" meaning of Gamuza. Nelliel must be a wonderful singer regardless.
Red Alquímica del Engaño: Alchemic Web of Deceit. By using his blood in a full Deadman Wonderland style, Nageki sacrifices his own lifeforce to cancel an enemy's special ability.
Promesa Rota: Broken Promise. Nel's most powerful attack, which depends on how much energy she has absorbed with Dullahan, and can later display on Mordred. She can also use her own Reiatsu, but it's clearly not as effective.