Chapter 3: Soul Society Attacked

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(AN: I Know In The Manga That Ichigo And Kuukaku Are Related, I Just Don't Know If She's Isshin's Sister Or Something Like That, So If I'm Wrong Here, Don't Be That Guy To Go Off On Me For Something I Don't Really Know. It'll Be A Total Dick Move.)

As the group of four landed in the Dangai, they immediately found themselves on the run from the Cleaner. Before they left through the senkaimon, the afro reaper (AN: That's What I Will Keep Calling Him) told them that since they don't have hell butterflies that they would have to run from the cleaner.

While they were running they all got a good look at the cleaner.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT THING?!" Grimmjow shouted, really wishing he hadn't met these kids to begin with. But he couldn't deny that it was kinda exciting doing something other than eating hollows in an infinite white desert.

"Don't know, don't care, just keep running!" Tia shouted as they were reaching a light at the end of the tunnel.

When they reached it, they all leapt out and were suddenly falling from the sky. The four quickly caught themselves and were standing in the air, meters off the ground. Ichigo leapt high into the air and stopped himself when he saw it. The Seireitei. Ichigo tried to focus in on his family's reiatsu inside the massive city, but found that it was an impossible task. Their spirit energy was too small to detect inside the massive area. Ichigo opened his eyes when he couldn't find them and looked over to the Seireitei with rage in his eyes. It was only until he saw a very odd building far into the distance with what looked like two huge arms comings out of the ground holding a banner. He could barely read it, but it looked like the sign said Shiba on it.

"There!" Ichigo shouted out to get the others attention. "That's where we're going!"

Ichigo dropped down all the way to the ground followed by his cousin then the others.

"So where are we going Ichigo?" Uryu asked.

"There's a building that has a banner with the name Shiba on it. If Uncle Ryuken is right, that must be where my aunt lives." Ichigo stated as he started walking.

The others followed suit, but both Tia and Grimmjow couldn't help but feel very uncomfortable and out of place here. This whole world felt completely different than Hueco Mundo. There, it was constantly filled with hollows that had an unsatisfied hunger and a kill or be killed mentality. Here, it was the epitome of peace and calmness. They felt completely out of place here despite what Ichigo did to them only several minutes ago.

Uryu couldn't shake the incredible amount of reiatsu that was flowing from this place. Everything from the trees to the very ground was filled with the stuff. He couldn't believe that this was the afterlife. For his entire life until he met his cousin, Uryu had always tried his hardest to improve upon his own power. For so long he always felt that he would never achieve a level of power that would at least stand a chance against a soul reaper. He was always told the soul society, where soul reapers train and come from, was filled with people who were on a very higher plain of power than a Quincy could be. Uryu feared the day if he ever faced one, but that all changed when he met Ichigo. They trained together and Uryu learned how to absorb Ichigo's excess energy into his own reserves. Ichigo never mind helping his cousin out to get stronger, but now Uryu was getting stronger simply by walking in this world.

As they walked through the forest, they found themselves heading toward a village of some sorts. It looked decrepit and filled with people who looked the worse for ware. They all stopped just before they entered the village and were shocked at the sight. It was unnatural for a place that was supposed to be the afterlife to have places like this in it.

Instead of staying to watch the sight in front of them, they all flash stepped, used hirenkyaku, and sonido to get across the village without anyone noticing them. After they left the village and continued walking, they could see the banner just across the tree line. Instead of walking there like before, the group leapt into the air and landed in front of a bridge that lead to an entrance. There stood two very odd looking men that looked almost the same doing some sort of work in front of the building. The two noticed the four and they immediately got into a fighting stance.

"And to what do we owe the honor of a very small soul reaper and three very strange looking individuals?" One of them asked as they started striking poses. Most likely to impress Tia, who was feeling very uncomfortable at this point.

"Is this where Kuukaku Shiba lives?" Uryu asked before his cousin could even retort at their previous question.

"That depends on whose asking." One them said.

"It's very important that we see her." Ichigo started while walking across the bridge. So if you don't mind, could you move out of the way?"

The two men watched as the boy and his companions started walking towards them. They showed no fear, but that changed when they were suddenly in the air and landing in the water below. They surfaced and saw the orange haired boy looking down at them with a big tooth grin.

Ichigo walked up to the door and hesitated when it came to knocking on it. This would be a family member from his fathers side. He had no idea just what he might do or what she might do when she hears all of this.

Uryu saw his cousins hesitation and grabbed his shoulder gently, snapping Ichigo out of it. Ichigo turned to face his cousins bright smile.

"She is still your family. She'll help us, okay. Don't worry yourself too much." Uryu said as he patted his cousins shoulder and then released. Ichigo gave a small grin to him then turned back to the door and took a deep breath. he knocked on the door a few times and they waited. Suddenly and without any warning at all, there was a loud banging sound a woman's very angered voice coming from the other side of the door.

"SON OF A MOTHER FUCKER!" The voice shouted.

There were loud footsteps coming to the door and the two men from before quickly got out of the water and hid behind a boulder. When the door slide violently open, a woman Tia's height with light skin, dark hair in a doo rag, and a wooden right arm with a sword hanging from her back stepped out. Her angered face peered down at the orange haired soul reaper boy before they went to the two men hiding behind the boulder.

"I TOLD YOU MORONS THAT I DO NOT WANT TO BE DISTURBED!" She shouted at them, causing them to bow completely to her in a pleading way.

"Please forgive us master Kuukaku!" The two begged her.

"So you're Kuukaku Shiba?" Ichigo asked upon hearing the name.

"Learn some damn manners you brat!" She yelled down at him while bending to get a good look at him. This was causing him to look into her eyes. "So what do you want soul reaper?"

"I was hoping that you can help me save my family from an execution." Ichigo said while not backing down from her intimidating gaze.

Kuukaku started to laugh as she stood straight again. "Kid," she started as she was calming down. "I don't know who you are, and I sure as hell don't care, but you've got guts I'll give you that. But," her smile turned into a scowl as she stared at the boy. "You ever come around here asking request again, and I don't care if you're a kid or a soul reaper, I will show you why those two fear me."

She turned around and was about to shut the door until Ichigo stopped her. She turned and saw an almost familiar look that changed her face from a scowl to confusion.

"I know you don't know me." Ichigo started. "But you knew my father."

Kuukaku fully turned around. "And why should I care who your father is?" She asked while putting back on her scowl.

"His name was Isshin Kurosaki." Ichigo started again, making Kuukaku raise an eyebrow.

"Am I supposed to know that name or somethin kid?"

He lowered his head at the memories that were surfacing. "He took up my mothers name to start a new life. Have a family, raise me and my two sisters. But before he did," Ichigo looked straight at Kuukaku with a soft expression that caught her off guard. "He used to be the former captain of squad ten, and your brother, Isshin Shiba."

Kuukaku's jaw dropped at the name and this new bit of information she just received about her long lost brother. She removed her doo rag and placed her hand in her hair trying to remember the last time she even saw Isshin. It was right before he became a captain all those decades ago. She looked back at Ichigo and understood why his looks had taken her aback a few times. They reminded her of her other brother that was killed, Kaien. After a very long glance at her nephew Kuukaku started to smile at what she just heard. That smile turned to laughter at the fact that she finally had a nephew from one of her brothers now.

"So," she started with a huge grin. "Isshin had himself a kid huh? And two others from what you told me. Now that's more like it! I can see the resemblance now, minus the long orange hair. So how is that idiot brother of mine anyway?"

Ichigo flinched at her words. She didn't know at all.

"He's gone." Ichigo said in a small whisper.

"What was that? I couldn't hear you." Kuukaku said, her smile still there only to be wiped away when she saw tears coming from her newly acquired nephew.

"He's gone." Ichigo said again, this time she heard him loud and clear.

"What do you- what do you mean- gone?" Kuukaku stuttered out, not wanting to believe that she's lost another brother and couldn't do a damn thing about. When she didn't get an answer, she knelt down and placed her hands on his shoulders, trying to fight back tears of her own. "What do you mean gone?"

Ichigo looked at her again. "A hollow killed him, and my mother, and my sisters."

Kuukaku couldn't stop her tears from flowing this time. The two men from before had never seen her strong and intimidating demeanor even waver until now. Uryu, Tia and Grimmjow could only watch this strange family reunion as it broke down to what it is now.

Ichigo stopped his tears and wiped them away as he quickly remembered what Yoruichi told him about death. 'Just because they're no longer here, doesn't mean they're truly gone. They will always be with you, no matter what."

Kuukaku on the other hand couldn't stop. She let go of Ichigo's shoulders and slumped to the floor, her tears not even ceasing. Once again, she lost her brother.

"Hey sis," a male voice said as he rounded the corner. He was also wearing a doo rag on his head, he was built and had on some comfortable clothes on. "Who was that at the d-" He stopped in his tracks when he saw her on the ground in front of child soul reaper. What really shocked him though was when Kuukaku turned to him and he saw tears falling down her face. "Kuukaku?" He started as he went to her.

He knelt down to her and she placed her head on his shoulder as she continued to sob. It had been a very long time since Kuukaku showed sadness like this before. He looked at the boy and the three standing behind him.

"What did you do to my sister?" He said in a calm tone as she sobbed her eyes out on his shoulder.

Ichigo sighed again at the fact that he would have to explain everything again, only this time to his uncle.

"My name is Ichigo Kurosaki, and before my father changed his name to my mothers, he used to be Isshin Shiba." Ichigo explained.

The man looked at Ichigo with wide eyes. He could see the resemblances to Kaien as well as Isshin. But that look didn't last as Ichigo took another breath.

"He and my mother along with my two little sisters were killed by hollow four years ago." Ichigo said as he saw the man start to form tears of his own.

The man didn't sob as hard as Kuukaku did, but he hugged her tightly as he let the tears flow from his eyes. Just like Kaien, they lost another brother and didn't even have the time to say goodbye.

Senzaikyu

Inside the cell area were Kisuke, Yoruichi and Tessai all in white robs as they sat and waited. They were at least content with their executions despite them unfairly and unjust, but as long as Ichigo was safe, that was all that mattered to them.

Yoruichi was leaned up against the wall along with Kisuke to her right and Tessai laying on the ground in front of them in a relaxed position. She slumped over to Kisuke's shoulder at what she was told by her old pupil only a short while ago.

One Hour Ago

As the trio was being walked into the Seireitei with blades at their necks and restraints on their wrists, they were watched by everyone that they passed on their way to the squad one barracks. The one person that made the three's blood boil was when they noticed Sosuke Aizen smiling at them as he made his way to the squad one barracks as well.

They walked through the streets until they were finally at the barracks. They were brought in captains meeting hall and forced to their knees by their captors. The head captain walked in as did the other captains and stared the three down through squinted eyes. He sat in his chair and the captains took their places on the sides of the room.

"This meeting is called to order." The head captain started as he banged his cane. "Kisuke Urahara, Yoruichi Shihoin, and Tessai Tsukabishi, you three are charged with hollow experimentation on your fellow officers and treason against the soul society and all its occupants. You are all sentenced to be executed by the Sokyoku in six days. On the third day, you will tell us all of the whereabouts of the two children with a raging spirit energy and where to find them. And then-"

"No." Yoruichi interrupted as she drew in everyone's attention.

"And what is it that you disagree with?" The old man asked.

"I refuse to give any information on where they are, and nothing you say or do to me is gonna change that." Yoruichi answered as she was stared at intensely by her former pupil and everyone else.

Kisuke and Tessai smiled at her conviction and nodded to her in agreement. They weren't going to say anything about Uryu and especially Ichigo.

At that moment Soi-Fon made her voice heard and it was not going to be something the trio would want to hear. "It doesn't matter if you choose not to tell us. My punishment force is combing the world of the living in search for them as we speak. It's only a matter of time now, but when we do find them, they'll watch you three traitors be executed with their own eyes."

''Soi-Fon," Yoruichi started while giving her a very serious scowl. "You lay one finger on them, and I'll make you suffer for it."

Soi-Fon gritted her teeth and walked over to her former mentor. She kneeled down and returned the scowl with one of her own. "You already have. And now we know how important the orange haired one is to you."

Yoruichi dropped her scowl and replaced it with a surprised expression which quickly turned into fear of what Soi-Fon would to make her suffer for the century they were apart. Soi-Fon noticed that look and smirked.

"I'll be sure to find that boy myself and bring him back to you barely breathing." Soi-Fon said as she fell back in line. She turned with the same smirk on her face and saw Yoruichi begin to panic at her words.

She knew Ichigo was strong, but she has no idea if he's ready to face someone as cold and ruthless as most of the captains. All she can do now is hope and pray that Soi-Fon doesn't find him.

Back To The Present

Yoruichi felt sick to her stomach as the thought of Soi-Fon relentlessly hunting Ichigo down filled her mind. In the four years that she's known and raised Ichigo, she became very attached to him and he to her. They had a strong bond ever since Grand Fisher killed his family and she was too slow to stop it. Four years of making him happy and telling him that they'll always be with him. Four years of her training and honing his soul reaper powers. Four years of caring for every time he got into a fight with some bullies over his hair or his family. Four years of watching him grow and seeing him start to become a powerful and protective person who puts others lives above his own.

Four years.

Four years.

Four years, and yet she still felt guilty.

A single tear formed in her eyes and fell down her cheek. Kisuke noticed this and held her close in his arms to try and reassure her.

"Don't worry Yoruichi. Ichigo's a smart kid. I should know, I taught him a lot. He'll be fine, I just know it."

"It's still my fault." She said in a low tone.

"Stop blaming yourself." Kisuke started as he brought her closer to him to get her to calm down. "You did all you could to get there, but it happened just as you felt it. You don't have to keep blaming yourself."

"If I had just gotten there sooner, then he would have grown up to be normal. Without any of this trying to loom over his head." She couldn't stop her tears from remembering that night and how she failed Ichigo. "I'm a terrible person."

"What? Why the hell would you say that about yourself Yoruichi?" Kisuke asked her.

"I remember when I made a promise to Soi-Fon that I would always be there for her. And I broke it. Then I made the same promise to Ichigo, and now I broke it. I keep braking all my promises to the people I care about."

"That doesn't make you a bad person Yoruichi."

"Then what does it make me Kisuke?" Yoruichi asked as she raised her head off his shoulder and out of his grip. "What do you call a person who keeps breaking her promises to the people she loves?"

Kisuke didn't have an answer for her. He looked down, not knowing what to say to her whatsoever. Yoruichi stood up and looked down at him. he looked up at her.

"Yeah. That's what I thought." She said as she started walking to the winding stair case to get away from her friends.

Shiba Complex

Both Kuukaku and Ganju finally composed themselves to the terrible truth. They along with Ichigo and his crew all sat in an open room that only had sitting mats and a table in it. They all sat in silence for what felt like an eternity, until Grimmjow couldn't take the silence anymore.

"Alright." He started while standing up and making his way to the door. "I don't know about you guys, but until ya'll get some sort of idea, I'm gonna go outside and see just what I can do. Tia, you in?"

Tia looked at Ichigo just to make sure he wouldn't do anything to disagree. He nodded to her and motioned her to join Grimmjow. She nodded and left the room.

"Now that those two are outside," Kuukaku started. "Tell me just why do you want to enter the Seireitei, and who it is that's being executed that you'd risk your life for?"

"I'm gonna assume you haven't heard then." Ichigo started. Kuukaku and Ganju shook their heads. "I'm going to stop the execution and I will safe my family."

This shocked the two in the room. "Wait a sec, you said your family was-" Ganju didn't finish his sentence.

"Kisuke Urahara, Tessai Tsukabishi, and Yoruichi Shihoin." Ichigo started again, noticing Kuukaku's reaction to the last name. "They took me in and raised me after the incident. I consider them my family, and I refuse to sit back and watch them die. I refuse to lose another family that I care about so much."

Kuukaku and Ganju were surprised by Ichigo's conviction and will to protect. They could learn a thing or two from him, but for now they were both content with helping their nephew save his family.

"Alright then. We'll help you out Ichigo." Kuukaku started with a smile. "But you have to promise us one thing, okay?"

Ichigo nodded. "Anything."

"Stay alive and get the hell out of there when you have them all." Kuukaku and Ganju looked down to the ground. "We can't handle losing another family member. Not ever again."

Ichigo looked at his cousin who smirked at him. Ichigo grinned and turned to his aunt and uncle. "I don't plan on dying for a long time."

That reassured the two and they were ready to do what they could to make sure he came back alive and well.

A Few Hours Later

Kuukaku was getting her cannon primed and ready to fire for the four. After their initial meeting, Kuukaku told Ichigo and Uryu about how the cannon works, and how they were going to get into the Seireitei. She also told them about how her ball works and how to use it. At first, Ichigo and Grimmjow were having trouble with it, but in time they mastered it and could now proceed with the plan. Kuukaku also told them where the trio they were trying to rescue were most likely being held and that the large tower is a dead giveaway.

Grimmjow and Tia had been practicing with their power when Ichigo was discussing matters in the complex. They had gotten a general use of their power, but what puzzled them heavily were the swords. Grimmjow had a sword that was hanging off his left side while Tia had a large, hollowed out sword horizontally hanging off her back. They practiced with them for a bit until they could hear a voice that was coming from their respective blade. It took some time, but they were able to get a better grasp of just what they could do now.

The four were now standing inside the cannon and were all holding onto the ball. They poured their portion of energy into and the dome appeared. Kuukaku noticed it and got ready. Once everything was in place, she fired the cannon straight to the Seireitei.

"Good luck Ichigo." She said as she saw the ball flying toward the Seireitei.

Inside the ball, the four were getting closer and closer to the protective dome over the Seireitei. When they made contact with it, the dome started to bend and crack at the pressure. Everyone looked up and were in complete shock. Yoruichi, Kisuke and Tessai saw just what was going on outside and had no clue what to make of was only when the dome broke and what looked like a blue sphere was coming down did Yoruichi recognize it.

"Kuukaku said she was making something like this that could possibly break through the dome." Yoruichi started as she was approached by Kisuke and Tessai. "I didn't think she actually finished it by now."

Upon closer inspection, the sphere broke apart and it looked like two separate entities were coming out of it in different directions of each other. The entities crashed far apart and the Seireitei was on high alert now.

Ichigo and Tia

After they passed through the dome, the sphere they were in started to break apart. Fearing the worst possible scenario, Uryu was directing everyone so that they can at least land safely.

"Ichigo, you and Tai use your reiatsu to bounce off of mine and Grimmjow's. If I'm right, we should be able to break this sphere and land somewhere safely."

Everyone agreed to his plan and started building up reiatsu. When there was enough, they bounced it off one another and it broke the sphere along with the ball they used, but the force was too much and they were now separated. Ichigo and Tia landed on the hard ground of a street and were slightly disoriented from the force they traveled and the impact they had on the ground.

"Tia?" Ichigo started as she sat up from the small crater they were in.

She looked down at him. "Yeah?"

"Remind me to punch Uryu for having a great idea but not thinking beyond this point." Ichigo started as he started getting up himself out of the crater.

"Will do." Tia also got up from the crater.

Ichigo looked around and was in awe and disgust. Awe because this place did in fact look just as beautiful as he was told by Yoruichi when he was younger. And disgust because of how beautiful this place looked compared to the Rukon district and its starving and dying people. The thought of that village made Ichigo's blood boil and his spiritual pressure to reign down on the entire Seireitei.

When he flared his spiritual pressure, everyone, even the head captain felt it and were completely taken aback from it. Even the trio inside the Senzaikyu could feel it, and that should be impossible.

Captains

"What the hell is this?" Captain Kyoraku said while he was with his friend Ukitake.

"I have no idea. But I have a very bad feeling about this." Ukitake said as he and Kyoraku were having a hard time breathing.

"C-c-c-c-captain?" Renji started while being almost crushed by the pressure.

"Steel yourself Renji." Byakuya started as he was having trouble breathing. "This intruder is not to be taken lightly."

"This kind of power is unreal." Soi-Fon said as she barely stood in her courtyard in the squad two barracks. "This must be some kind of rescue attempt. So, that foolish boy came here? Hmm, makes it easier for me to catch him then."

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!" Kenpachi cackled from his squad eleven barracks. "I DON'T KNOW WHO'S DOING THIS, BUT WHEN I FIND HIM, I'M GONNA HAVE A HELL OF A GOOD TIME!"

Unohana was in her barracks and couldn't believe what she was feeling. Even when she was the original Kenpachi she never felt pressure that could cause her to have shortness of breath. She looked over to Isane who was on her hands and knees nearly passed out.

"This power." Toshiro started as he and Rangiku were stopped in their track after the entities crashed. "This kind of power could crush everyone here."

Aizen and Gin were having a hard time grasping the sheer scope of this kind of power. Aizen knew it had to be Ichigo and that Ichigo would come to them to save his family, but even he had no idea just how powerful the boy was. This kind of power was even greater than his. "I can only imagine how his power would be if he had the Hogyoku."

Tousen and Komamura were in sheer disbelief at this kind of power. Tousen had no idea that the boy Aizen was interested in to further his own goals had this kind of power that rivaled and surpassed a captain.

Kurotsuchi felt his entire department shake from the sudden force of this pressure. It was so immense that his machines that were supposed to detect spirit energies were being destroyed. Nemu was down on the ground nearly unconscious at this point and Kurotsuchi was almost about to follow suit.

The head captain stood in his barracks and looked out onto the Seireitei as he felt the pressure. He, unlike the other captains, was not as effected. He took a deep breath and looked out again. "This intruder is, interesting."

Uryu and Grimmjow

The two landed close to the squad ten barracks and were out of the crater easily. Grimmjow gave Uryu a very angered look at the boys successful but flawed plan.

"Sorry." Uryu said to him in a nonchalant tone. "Didn't know that would happen."

They were about to move out until they felt the intense pressure. Grimmjow was immediately down on his hands and knees while Uryu recognized this power and was soaking it all in. He noticed Grimmjow down on the ground and placed a hand on his shoulder. Grimmjow could no longer feel the pressure and was very grateful for what Uryu did for him.

"What the fuck was that?" He asked the boy when he regained his breath.

"That was Ichigo when he's irritated." Uryu started and stood up. Grimmjow just now registered the boys words, irritated? "That's just another reason to make sure that none of his family get executed. Come on Grimmjow. Lets get to that tower."

Grimmjow stood up and nodded. They were now moving to get to the tower.

Ichigo and Tia

Ichigo wasn't paying attention to what he was doing, but he was finally pulled out of his thoughts when a hand grabbed his ankle. Ichigo looked down and saw Tia down on the ground, barely conscious from how close she was to him. Ichigo instantly stopped himself and knelt down to her. She got on her hands and knees in an attempt to stand.

"Sorry Tia." Ichigo started as he placed a hand on her shoulder. This seemingly brought her back to her old self as felt his energy seep into her so she could stand again. "I forgot you were standing there. It won't happen again."

Tia looked at him and nodded. They stood up and looked around to where they were. The street looked pretty barren and that was their advantage. Most likely everyone was to weakened by his spiritual pressure except for some lieutenants and the captains at least. They started their walk down the street until they got to an intersection and hung a right. That was when they could see it, the Senzaikyu. Ichigo focused in on it and could feel the faint energy of his family. This brought a smile to his face and he looked at Tia.

"That's where they are. And that is where we're going."

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