One Week Later
Light had made the rest of the Arrancar join him and those who refused died. Most who joined him only did so because they wanted to live. However, Tousen was happy to serve him and praised him often. After he had finished gathering the Arrancar, he decided to give a speech and tell them his plans.
The Day of the Speech
All the Arrancar gathered to listen as he sat on the throne that had once been Aizen's. How dare he sit there, where Aizen-Sama once sat... Ulquiorra thought angrily.
"I plan to carry out Aizen's plans and destroy Karakura Town, then create the royal key and rule the world, however, I do this not for the same reasons as Aizen did. I want to create a world of peace where the just and kind will rule and the evil will be punished! The people of the world have forgotten Kira but I will make them remember me, the good will rejoice while the evil will tremble with fear. And I will be the god of this new world! Join me and together we can make this new world be born!" Light said.
"We shall join you," all the Arrancar said together. As the Arrancar left Tousen walked over to Light and said,
"That was a wonderful speech Light-Sama!"
"Thank you, Tousen, I believe we will get along fine. This time I will win. I have a strong body and I don't have to worry about L," Light said.
"Who is L?" Tousen asked.
"He was my worst enemy and he almost defeated me several times. However, I won in the end."
"Amazing! He was good enough to almost defeat you!"
"Yes, but now I don't have to worry about him because he is dead. Now then, I have a plan..." Light said.
Meanwhile...
"What do you think of this Kira?" Barragan asked.
"I believe he will be a better leader than Aizen," Halibil said.
"He's just gonna mean more work for me..." Stark complained.
"I don't like him, but I have to serve him..." Ulquiorra said.
"Missing your old master Aizen? Ha! You always did like to be his favorite pet!" Grimmjow jeered. Grimmjow hadn't died and, unfortunately, he had been healed by Retsu Unohana when she came across him.
"Shut up, trash," Ulquiorra growled.
"What did you say!?" Grimmjow yelled. He stepped forward, ready for a fight, but Barragan blocked his path.
"Do you want me to finish the job that Nnoitra failed?" Barragan threatened. Grimmjow glared at them then he stomped off.
"Ulquiorra, what's wrong with you? You haven't been acting like yourself lately," Halibil asked.
"It's nothing, I'm just having a hard time getting use to a new leader..." Ulquiorra said. That's not the full story though... I feel like there's something inside me, trying to get out and messing with my thoughts Ulquiorra thought. At first he had just felt distracted then he started doing weird things. One time he found himself sitting in a odd position with his knees against his chest. Another time he found himself sticking his thumb to his lips when he was thinking. He also craved sugar instead of souls sometimes. But worst of all he kept thinking he had met Kira somewhere... but where? It was driving him crazy.
At Kisuke's Shop
"Who is this Kira and what are his plans? Urahara-san, do you know?" Uryu asked.
"I'm not sure..." Kisuke said.
"What!? Aren't you the one who normally has all the information?" Ichigo complained.
"Well actually I do believe I heard about him years ago... but I was still in Soul Society at the time. He had killed a lot of people and was making all of the Shinigami's job harder. He was a mass murderer and it was years before he was caught, but I thought he had either turned into a hollow or been sent to the underworld. I didn't expect him to turn into a soul parasite," Kisuke said.
"What's a soul parasite?" Ichigo asked.
"A rare creature that feeds off of the power of other souls. But they are usually weak and die fast so I don't know how this one lasted so long," Kisuke said.
"What are we going to do about him?" Chad asked.
"Watch and wait, see what he does," Kisuke said.
"Okay," they said.
Back at Hueco Mundo
"Ulquiorra, I have a mission for you," Light said.
"What is it, Kira?" Ulquiorra asked.
"Kira? Don't you mean Kira-sama?" Light asked.
"Yes, of course, forgive me Kira-sama," Ulquiorra said quickly.
"That's alright just don't forget too often. Anyway, I need you to go to the human world, Karakura Town to be exact. I want you to ask Ichigo and his friends to join my quest for world peace," Light said.
"If they refuse am I to kill them?"
"No, I will try talking to them first, if that doesn't work we can kill them."
"I shall do as you ask, Kira-sama," Ulquiorra said. As Ulquiorra walked off Light thought,
he reminds me of someone...but who?
Back at Urahara's Shop
Ichigo and the others were still at Urahara's shop when they heard a knock on the door. "Jinta-kun, could you please answer the door?" Kisuke asked.
"Okay," Jinta said. "Yeah what do you wa-" Jinta stopped and stared.
"I wish to speak to Kurosaki," Ulquiorra said.
"You're an Arrancar!" Jinta yelled.
"I am not here to harm you. I just want to talk," Ulquiorra said.
"Why should we believe you!?" Ichigo yelled as he jumped up and prepared to fight.
"No, let's hear him out. I'm sure that we could take him on if he turned on us," Uryu said.
"Yes, Kurosaki-san sheath your sword," Kisuke said.
"Okay..." Ichigo said uncertainly.
"Thank you," Ulquiorra said. He walked into the shop and leaned against a wall. "I am here on behalf of Kira to ask you if you would like to join him."
"Why would we do that!?" Ichigo demanded.
"He says he wishes to carry out Aizen-sama's plan only he wishes to purify the world of evil and let the just and kind rule while the evil will be punished. Will you join him?" Ulquiorra asked.
"No way! Urahara-san told us he was a mass murderer, and that means he still plans on destroying Karakura Town!" Ichigo yelled.
"Sacrifices for the greater good, or something like that," Ulquiorra said.
"What!? He isn't even named Kira, his name is Light Yagami, and he's pure evil, he just wants you to believe he's justice!" Ichigo exclaimed.
"I-" Suddenly, Ulquiorra started swaying then he collapsed.
"What's going on?" Ichigo said confusedly.
Several Minutes Later
Where am I? What's going on? L thought confusedly. He looked around the room and saw that he wasn't alone, several other people were nearby."Who are you guys?" he asked.
"Oh, you're awake!" Kisuke said.
"What do you mean who are we? Wait, did you lose your memory?" Ichigo asked.
"No, I remember who I am, I am L," L said.
"L? You're Ulquiorra remember?" Ichigo asked.
"Ulquiorra? No, that's not my name you must be mistaken. Hey, do you have any coffee?" L asked.
"Wha-" Ichigo began.
"Yes, I do have some," Kisuke said.
"Thank you, also, could you bring me some sugar cubes? A bowl of them if you can," L asked politely.
"Okay, Ururu, would you please get the coffee?" Kisuke asked.
"Yes, sir," Ururu said. After a little bit, she came back with the coffee and a bowl of sugar cubes.
"Thank you," L said.
"Now then, are you sure you don't remember anything about Aizen or being an Arrancar?" Kisuke asked.
"Who's Aizen and what's an Arrancar?" L asked.
"I guess that's a no," Ichigo said. L walked to a chair then he sat down. He was about to take a sip of coffee when he saw how much larger and paler his hands were. He looked at his whole arm then he jumped up.
"Do you have a mirror?" he asked.
"Yes, right over here," Kisuke said and showed him where it was. L stood there staring at his reflection.
"W-w-what's going on?" He asked.
"What do you mean?" Kisuke asked.
"I look completely different I-" Before he could finish he grabbed his head and started moaning in pain. All of a sudden he stopped and started looking around with a confused expression.
"What happened? I passed out so why am I standing here?" Ulquiorra questioned.
"Huh? I'm getting confused too!" Ichigo exclaimed.
"You don't remember anything?" Uryu asked.
"Any of what?" Ulquiorra asked.
"I give up!" Ichigo whined.
"Well, consider Kira's offer please," Ulquiorra said as he started to leave.
"Yeah right!" Ichigo scoffed.
Back at Hueco Mundo
Aizen is finally gone, but now there's someone worse taking his place! Am I EVER gonna be in charge? Grimmjow thought angrily. He heard a noise and he turned around to see what it was. Light and Ulquiorra were standing there watching him.
"Ulquiorra has told me about how you betrayed Aizen multiple times and how you like to take matters into your own hands. I have seen proof of your ego and stupidity several times. I believe you could cause harm to my mission so I must get rid of you," Light said.
"I'll get rid of YOU! Grimmjow yelled as he rushed at them.
"You're proving my point," Light said. Ulquiorra quickly dodged Grimmjow's attack then he sliced at him. Grimmjow collapsed spraying blood.
"Thank you, Ulquiorra," Light said.
"There is no need to thank me, I've wanted to do that for a long time," Ulquiorra said. He stood there staring at Grimmjow's body after Light left.
"Why did you do it...?" Grimmjow moaned.
"Why did I let you live? I don't know..." Ulquiorra muttered as he walked away. "But you better leave and never come back before Kira finds out."
"Ulquiorra, you bastard..." Grimmjow moaned.
At a Meeting between Light and the Arrancar
"So that is my plan to destroy Karakura Town," Light said.
"That is good, Kira-sama," Tousen said.
"Thank you, you may all leave now," Light said. All the Arrancar left except Ulquiorra.
"Kira-sama, I believe there is something wrong with me," Ulquiorra said.
"What is it?" Light asked. Ulquiorra explained all the weird things that had been happening to him. Light's eyes grew large then he suddenly attacked Ulquiorra.
"What are you doing!?" Ulquiorra exclaimed.
"L!" Light yelled.
"Wha-!" He suddenly collapsed again. "Light Yagami!" L yelled in surprise.
"I was right, it is you!" Light exclaimed.
I've got to get out of here! L thought. They fought until Light knocked him down and was about to land the finishing blow when Grimmjow jumped in the way. Grimmjow collapsed and started squirting blood everywhere.
"Why did you protect me?" L asked.
"I don't know... I guess I was returning the favor... it doesn't matter anymore I was finished anyway; I could never become king... I would rather die than live a life of servitude..." Grimmjow said as he died. L ran out of Las Noches and into the desert. He stayed there for a long time fighting a battle within himself, not knowing rather he was L or Ulquiorra. Until one day...
Several Weeks Later
Ichigo yawned and stretched out on his bed. He was just about to go asleep when he heard a noise and there was a rustling outside the window then a dark shape slipped in his room through the window and he bolted upright. "Who's there?" he demanded.
"It's me, L, don't worry, Ichigo, I have all of my memories, ALL of them. I now know that I am both Ulquiorra and L. I have all the memories of when I was alive but also the memories of being an Arrancar. Ichigo, I want to join you and stop Kira, no, Light Yagami. I'm finally getting my second chance."
AN: Wow, the more I edit this the more I realize it sucks. I mean, it was my 1st fic but still... Well, review if you want but I'd be surprised if you're still reading this thing lol.
