Chapter 6: Ichigo's Return

All seven of the girls were stunned at Ichigo's declaration. He had basically said that he wanted all of them to be happy, and that he wanted all of them just the same. It would have been a very nice moment for them all if an intense spiritual pressure dropped onto the house. It was coming from back upstairs from Ichigo's room and felt very familiar in a way. Then there was an explosion that really got their attention. Ichigo was the first to reach his room and see that there was now a massive hole where his window used to be.

"Well now where are you supposed to sleep Ichi?" Neliel asked trying to lighten the situation.

Nozomi was gone and a faint cry could be heard not too far away from the house. Ichigo looked out and saw the Blue Soi-Fon and Toshiro carrying her away to an open Senkaimon. She was struggling in Blue Soi-Fon's iron grasp and shouting out.

"NO! LET GO OF ME!"

Without thinking at all, Ichigo left his body and flashed over in front of the two. He surprised them both just with his presence alone and even more so by the fact that the reports on his loss of power was completely false. Ichigo pulled out his blade and placed it on his shoulder.

"Hey there. I see you stole a friend of mine and I'd appreciate it if you gave her back." He said to them with a grin.

"Are you really Ichigo Kurosaki?" Blue Toshiro asked as he handed the girl to Blue Soi-Fon. He reached for his own zanpakuto and his eyes had that electric blue flare to them. "Our reports said that you lost your powers after the Winter War. How do you still have spirit energy?"

"Doesn't matter." Ichigo said as he pulled his blade off his shoulder and pointed it to the fake captains. "Now let Nozomi go. Now."

Blue Toshiro smirked and rushed over to the teen. He raised his blade of ice and brought it down only for Ichigo to block it easily. This stunned the fake but not long enough. Ichigo raised his free left hand and aimed a finger to the fake. Without saying anything, Ichigo fired a blue lightning bolt similar to when Byakuya did to him in their battle. Blue Toshiro only had enough time to move slightly out of the way so the streak only grazed the side of his face. He jumped out of the way and raised his blade into the air again. Through gritted teeth and rising rage, Blue Toshiro shouted out.

"RAIN OVER THE FROSTED HEAVENS, HYORINMARU!" A large ice dragon fired out of the blade and headed straight for Ichigo.

Ichigo was motionless for a bit, which concerned the seven that were watching from a rooftop. Before the dragon even touched Ichigo, he suddenly faded away from existence.

"What the hell!?" Blue Toshiro yelled out as his ice dragon dissipated. He looked around and couldn't tell where the teen was, but that changed when he felt a blade slashing up his chest. He looked forward and saw Ichigo fade into reality with a smirk on his face. Blue Toshiro flashed backwards and grabbed at his open wound. Now he was seething angry. "Enough of this!" He Yelled out. "BANKAI! DAIGUREN HYORINMARU!"

Blue Toshiro was now in his Bankai state and charged right at Ichigo again. This time, Ichigo blocked him and was being forced back. The teen was struggling with this added power and was now forced back by the swing the fake captain had done. As Ichigo regained his bearings, he aimed his hand again and fired another bolt of blue lightning. Blue Toshiro blocked it with ease with his ice wings. When the dust cleared, he fired off several ice dragons toward Ichigo.

"Damn." Ichigo thought to himself as he dodged the dragons to the best of his abilities. "He's got range now and my kido's won't work with that defense of his. I need to get in closer."

"Wait a minute Ichigo." Kyoka started from his inner world. "What do you think will happen if you were to do the same thing to Hyorinmaru that you did to me?"

"What are you talking about Kyoka?" Ichigo asked her as he took a hit to his shoulder.

"Think about it. You touched my blade and I was now a part of your soul." She continued. "Maybe the same can be done with this Hyorinmaru."

Ichigo hadn't thought of that before. True, he did gain Kyoka Suigetsu just by touching her blade, but could the same really be done with another zanpakuto? Not really seeing any other way to truly know other than giving it a shot, Ichigo decided that there was really no harm in trying. He waited for Blue Toshiro to send another wave of ice dragons towards him and flashed past most of them. When a few got too close, he used Kyoka's power to throw them off so he could get in close. He was lucky that Kyoka's ability still effected everyone Aizen used it on or this would have been more difficult. As Blue Toshiro looked around for the orange haired teen, Ichigo made his way to the fake captain and grabbed at the blade. When he faded into sight, Blue Toshiro, along with everyone else, was confused as to what was going on. Ichigo's body started to glow a faint blue energy as ice encased his body much like Kyoka had done before. The fake forced himself away from Ichigo and was now out of his Bankai.

"What the hell?" He said as he looked to himself then his zanpakuto.

As Everyone was watching in confusion and shock, Ichigo was back in his inner world standing alongside Kyoka Suigetsu. He looked around and saw new skyscrapers form out of ice. He turned to Kyoka and nodded to her. She nodded back and sat on the ground cross legged as Ichigo flashed over to the top of one of the skyscrapers. When he did, he saw a man in a blue robe with ice as a collar and many accessories added to it. He had long teal hair and an x shaped mark across his face. He looked over to Ichigo with confused eyes and stood guard with his own blade.

"Whoa there." Ichigo started as he held his hands up to the man. "I'm just here to talk to you not fight."

"How am I here?" Hyorinmaru asked in a panicked ton. "Answer me, now."

"It's okay, Hyorinmaru." Ichigo said to him.

This caused the zanpakuto spirit to look at the teen with questioning eyes. It wasn't until he and Ichigo felt a sharp pain going through both of their heads that something just clicked with them. Hyorinmaru lowered his blade and bowed to his new master.

"I look forward to fighting alongside you, Ichigo Kurosaki." He said with a stern look.

Ichigo nodded and closed his eyes. He left his inner world and found himself in a ball of ice. Ichigo smirked and waved his left hand to it only to find that he wasn't empty handed. The ball cracked open to reveal Ichigo with a slightly different colored outfit on and another familiar zanpakuto in his left hand. He now had on an ice blue hakama with the same color shihakusho. The coat was still black, but now the kanji had ice forming an end of it. Ichigo lifted up his Hyorinmaru and looked at it intently.

"Wow." He started as he looked to the stunned mass of eyes staring at him in shock. He smiled to them and pointed Hyorinmaru to the fake captain. "So, you ready to give up yet?"

"What the hell did you just do Kurosaki!?" Blue Toshiro shouted out in frustration.

"This." Ichigo brought Hyorinmaru back and said. "Rain over the frosted heavens, Hyorinmaru."

He swung his blade and a large ice dragon rushed over to the fake at blinding speeds. Blue Toshiro had no chance to defend himself as the dragon swallowed him whole and the same dust that Blue Ikkaku dispersed earlier was the same for the fake captain.

The ice dragon looked over to Blue Soi-Fon and roared. The cold spirit energy flowed out of it and Ichigo, causing the fake to drop Nozomi. Yoruichi flashed over and caught her quickly before getting out of potential harms way. The fake captain knew that she was heavily outnumbered and outclassed, so she made a tactical retreat back through a Senkaimon.

Ichigo sighed in relief and eased up on his energy. The dragon cracked and floated away, and Ichigo flashed over to the girls. They all had stunned looks on their faces as Ichigo sheathed Kyoka to his left side while Hyorinmaru simply faded away for now.

"Man, that's gonna take a while to get used to." Ichigo said as he rubbed his left hand.

"Ichigo." Rukia started. "How did you do that?"

He looked to the concerned faces around him and shrugged. "I honestly don't know. But I'll worry about it later. Right now we really need to figure out why she's so important and what's goin on in the soul society."

"Just out of curiosity Ichigo." Rangiku started as she crossed her arms. "Are you planning to come back to help us with this rising situation?"

Ichigo smiled at her and nodded. "You bet I am. It's time I got back in the game again."

And That Ends This Chapter.

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