A/N: SORRY FOR THE LONG UPDATE! I did say it would be a while between updates, especially since I had a bunch of other stuff going on and I kinda got writers block on this and instead used my writing time to write on my other not uploaded stories, I am writing this AN at 01:32 on the 6th of February, 2016 - at this point the chapter has 7k words. Also TWO - THREE cliff hangers later in this chapter ;)
Note: Ichigo's Getsuga Tenshou will now be written as Getsuga Tensho.
'Italics' = Thoughts
''Italics'' = Zanpakuto Speech
''Bold and Italics'' = Inner Hollow Speech
''Bold'' = Vizard with mask on
''Cifer-san?'' Rin's voice said as she entered his room through the balcony.
''What is it?'' He replied as he took a sip from his tea. It had been four days since they captured Orihime Inoue, and Hans was the one guarding her since Harribel had finished Segunda Etapa training. We were awaiting for Ichigo Kurosaki to attack with his ragtag group of friends, and for any further Quincy invasions. Raika-sama had presumed that he would turn his guns to Soul Society, where we would also attack at the same time for maximum destruction.
''Kurosaki-san, Quincy-san and Human-san have attacked'' Rin informed meekly ''Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai have also been dispatched, and are currently in the Menos forest working their way towards us, a quick emergency meeting has been called''.
Setting my teacup down I nodded ''Then lets go''.
''I shall keep this brief'' Raika said as she entered the room and sat down next to Aizen ''The soul society, for all their arrogance, are not stupid. Ichigo Kurosaki is a valuable asset to them so it is very likely they will send reinforcements, likely captains, to assist in the invasion of Las Noches. However this also lowers their defences, and with Yhwach looming overhead its also plausible he will attack Soul Society today. Regardless of that we will be fighting a war on two fronts; some of you will remain here to defend while others will launch an attack on the Shinigami, pushing them back to the soul society where we will decimate their forces''.
''Those who will be defending are as follows; Diez Espada Yammy, Novena Espada Aaroniero, Septima Espada Zommari, Novena Halcyon Kaka and Septima Halcyon Oragon'' She listed off ''The rest of the Espada and Halcyon will invade the Soul Society, those who cannot find a captain-class opponent will hide their Reiatsu and await until there is an opponent''.
''Prepare yourselves for war, for today is the day Soul Society realises its mistakes, and the day justice will be served from the darkness of our hearts!''.
''Staaaarrrrkkk-kuuunnn'' Charlotte chimed in as she entered the room, finding Starrk lying on his mountain of pillows with (surprisingly) Lilynette joining him, cuddled into his side like the child she appears as.
''What is it?'' He murmured solemnly.
I puffed my cheeks out ''Why so sad? Sleepy or lazy I understand but sad?''.
''We're going to war with a pretty damn high chance of dying, I have a reason to be sad'' He mumbled, rolling away from me.
I appeared on his side and lay down on the pillows, pouting at him ''You won't die, your the Primera! Plus, you've got me to save your butt''.
He rolled his eyes, for once looking like he wasn't about to fall asleep so I do the only logical thing I could think of, hug him. Due to the obvious height difference and position my arms couldn't fully stretch around his torso, but it did the job of a hug.
''Charlotte?'' He blurted in surprise in a rare moment of losing his composure.
''Stop moping, you and Lily-chan aren't alone'' I mumble into his shirt collar ''If you fall, then I'll pick you up again. If you grow tired, I'll carry you. I won't let you be alone, so that means you can stop moping about dying... because I'd smash anyone who hurt you or Lily-chan...''.
''Charlotte...'' He repeated, abruptly wrapping an arm around me and returning the hug, Lilynette also apparently coming behind me and wordlessly hugging me too.
''We'll all be together, forever'' I smiled, remaining in his warm embrace ''I promise''.
As all the Assault team gathered in the throne room, Raika opened her eyes ''Just as I predicted, they sent four captains and three lieutenants. The defence team has their orders and you have yours! Move out!''.
Just then a Garganta opened before them and without hesitation all Espada and Halcyon attackers bolted through the open dimensional gate, some grinning madly while others remained stoic. Once all of them entered along with their Fraccion, Raika closed the gate and turned to Aizen.
''Are we really going to go through with this?'' I asked and he nodded, a smile on his face.
''Yes, it will be how I always dreamed it of being''.
I chuckle ''Very well, I myself should go prepare for when Genryusai appears. Good Luck, Sosuke''.
''And to you, Raika''.
''ALERT! ALERT! Hollows have entered the Seireitei! ALERT! Hollows have entered the Seireitei! All squads to battle formations! Hollows appearing via Garganta near the twelfth division and second division! Quincy have also been sighted near the white road gate- ACH!''.
The speaker was cut off as a large blue dome of Reiryoku exploded at the twelfth division, likely a Cero. The Seireitei was in full blown panic, not to mention the fact Garganta had now opened all around the Seireitei and were letting low-level Arrancar and Hollows loose unto the lower ranks, mauling them and sending the squads into chaos.
''They shouldn't have attacked this early'' Yamamoto rumbled before his eyes widened as he sensed an all-too familiar presence ''Yhwach... so the three way war has begun anew''.
''I will notify the invasion force to return'' Chojiro stated hurriedly as he went to contact them.
''How did Hollows infiltrate the Seireitei?!'' Komamura roared as he swung his Shikai, crushing almost a dozen unsuspecting Hollows.
''Garganta, Captain-san'' A woman spoke, prompting Komamura to turn around to see a tanned woman holding a large black hammer.
''Are you an Espada, Hollow?'' The large man barked.
''Halcyon'' She corrected, abruptly dodging to the left to avoid an arrow from a dark-haired busty Quincy, Bambietta Basterbine.
''Tch, I get ditched and now I'm left with a bitch with a hammer and a wolf, fabulous'' The Quincy mocked the two opponents ''I didn't know the Arrancar were invading today either, must be the Shinigami's rainy day''.
''Raika-sama knew you would attack when their forces were divided'' The unnamed Halcyon replied ''We are attacking because you are, thus allowing us to deal with two threats at once''.
Apparently having enough, Komamura roared ''Tenken!''.
Both dark haired women jumped out of the way of the large blade with ease, Bambietta fired off a string of arrows while Maria sent a volley of Bala as retaliation. Both sets of attacks were dodged and Bambietta barely avoided the hammer that swung her way, forcing her to use Hirenkyaku to put some distance between them. Komamura reappeared and the trio formed a triangle.
Then without fanfare the trio took off, weapons raised.
''We meet again, Captain Bitch'' Grimmjow grinned as he found Soi Fon, who glared at him.
''Arrancar'' She hissed, drawing her blade.
''What? Forget my name already?'' He retorted with a cocky smirk only to dodge a moment later, avoiding losing his head to a Quincy Arrow, courtesy of Meninas as she tried to land a sneaky axe kick on Soi Fon, who promptly dodged.
Not a second was wasted before they charged.
''Maa, is there no way we can avoid a fight?'' Kyoraku smiled, grey eyes sharp.
''I'm sorry, but I have my orders'' Starrk replied lazily as Charlotte hid in the shadows, ready to intervene if he was about to die.
''I see'' Kyoraku said as he drew his blades ''What rank are you, Espada-san?''.
''Primera Espada, Coyote Starrk'' Starrk said as he drew his sword, Lilynette disappearing using Sonido.
''Shunsui Kyoraku, Captain of Squad 8'' Kyoraku smiled before he disappeared in a burst of Shunpo.
Starrk merely lifted his blade over his shoulder, blocking both blades with ease as the fight began.
''Don't forget about us!'' Bazz B proclaimed as he, along with Cang Du, entered the battlefield with Reishi Swords at the ready.
''Hyorinmaru!'' Toshiro barked as he sent a large ice dragon at the Tereca Espada.
She dodged it with ease ''You have improved slightly since our last meeting''.
''Why are you here, Arrancar?'' He barked, prompting her to sigh.
''I'm following orders, what does it look like?''.
''I see'' Toshiro narrowed his eye, only to sense something on his peripherals allowing him to dodge an abrupt blast of fire.
''Damn, thought I got you there'' Bazz B mocked as he appeared in a burst of Hirenkyaku.
''Of course you did, fuck-face'' Liltotto retorted as she appeared beside him.
Both Espada and Captain narrowed their eyes and muttered ''Quincy...''.
''Why are you here, Arrancar-san?'' Ukitake asked politely as he looked at the Arrancar before him.
''Orders'' The stoic Arrancar said, emerald eyes blank ''I am Ulquiorra Cifer, Cuatro Espada''.
''Jushiro Ukitake, Captain of the 13th division'' The man smiled amicably as he drew his swords, abruptly becoming serious.
They clashed without a moments hesitation.
''Getsuga Tenshou!'' Ichigo roared as he used his signature attack to cleave through the walls of Las Noches and infiltrate the large building, well 'infiltrate' wasn't the best word, probably more accurate was breaking into.
''That was excessive'' Byakuya commented as he, along with the rest of the assault team, stood behind the orange head.
''I don't care'' I scowled back and Shunpo'ed over the rubble, my companions following, with Renji bringing Chad with Shunpo. They had entered a strange desert area with an artificial sun above us, making it an almost blinding transition from the endless night outside.
''Greetings, Shinigami'' A deep voice announced, one that made me grit me teeth in an instant.
''Kaka Juka'' I growled, making the man incline his head at me, a disturbing grin crossing his face.
''It is insulting that you have infiltrated Las Noches, for we remaining Espada and Halcyon have been charged with defending it while the others were gone'' You could hear the smug smirk in his voice.
Byakuya narrowed his eyes ''What do you mean? Where have your comrades have gone?''.
''Soul Society'' He grinned wider, making all eyes widen ''Yes, my comrades are busy destroying Soul Society for the initial invasion, while the Wandenreich are also attacking too''.
''Bastard!'' Renji barked angrily.
''I think you'll find that all Garganta and communications are currently blocked, meaning you will be unable to leave Hueco Mundo until the invasion is complete, or unless myself of my fellow Halcyon permit you to'' He said as several other people appeared behind him ''Choose your opponents, but remember your orders''.
''Tch, don't order me around - I'm two ranks higher than you and stronger'' Oragon scoffed at the man, uncaringly Sonido'ing away from the group, Zaraki immediately on his heels gleefully. To everyone's surprise Unohana followed, her lieutenant hesitantly following her mother figure.
''I am Zommari Rureaux, Septima Espada'' The dark skinned man bowed, his eyes locking onto Byakuya's. Without a word both disappeared in a mix of Sonido and Shunpo.
''Come with me, Kuchiki'' The masked man said before vanishing in Sonido, Rukia hesitated for a moment before following.
''Tch, so I'm left with the clown, a robot bitch, a pineapple, a pesky human and four eyes?'' Yammy said in irritation.
''Of course not, I'll take the Quincy, Human and lieutenant'' Mizu said as she appeared before them.
''And I'll go grab the prisoner'' Kaminari added as she landed beside her fellow Fraccion.
''Tch, whatever'' Yammy spat, glaring at the creepy captain and his stoic lieutenant before all three vanished.
''Come, humans, lieutenant'' Mizu taunted as she disappeared, Ishida taking Chad and both disappearing in Hirenkyaku and Renji leaving in Shunpo, leaving me with Kaka Juka.
I broke the silence immediately ''Bankai''.
''So its true? Your the strongest eh?'' Zaraki grinned as he clashed blades with the Septima, who held his ground easily under the weight of his opponent.
''Yep, out of our group at least - against the higher Halcyon I'm an ant in comparison'' He said truthfully with a grin ''But that doesn't mean I'll go down easily!''.
He lashed out with a vicious kick which I side-stepped, breaking the deadlock and swinging in a wide arc, nicking his cheek before he backed up a few steps.
''Eh? You can cut me?'' He said as his grin grew ''Good! Make this interesting, Shinigami!''.
I laughed maniacally and clashed with him again, creating shockwaves from our collision. I push my weight to one side and unbalance him, breaking off from the clash and swinging again, metal clashing against metal ringing throughout the building. Without any warning to him I tore off my eyepatch, making him stumble slightly and forcing him to be more defensive against my attacks.
''HAHAHAHHAHA! This is fun!'' I roared in excitement, even as he managed to land a long gash along my torso.
''I know!'' His opponent replied equally gleefully, stepping back and lashing out with a series of rapid jabs, which were mostly ignored or blocked. I swung mid-jab and landed a long gash down his torso, making the man wince slightly. Abruptly I caught a flash of black out of the corner of my eye and was slightly surprised when Unohana appeared behind the Halcyon, immediately landing a long gash down his back.
''The hell?! This is my fight!'' I bark at her irritably.
''He is a strong opponent, you can enjoy your fighting another day'' She retorted calmly but her voice like steel.
''Tch, fine'' I grunted, clashing with my opponent again, who was now at an obvious disadvantage from fighting two opponents with that back wound.
''Bastards'' The Halcyon grumbled angrily as he swung, both hands on his Zanpakuto ''Quemar!''. (Tran: Scorch).
His Zanpakuto glowed orange before an arc of flames shot at me, forcing me to backtrack and raise my Zanpakuto to lessen the damage, though I grunted and winced when the searing flames burnt a line across my chest, sizzling the flesh. Unohana appeared before him and muttered a 'Sokatsui' before the man himself was engulfed in blue flames, irony.
Unohana appeared beside me, her eyes narrowed and muttering an incantation of some kind, not that I really cared. The smoke cleared revealing a slightly burnt and very irate Oragon, the left side of his uniform had been burnt off and his skin lightly charred, apparently his Hierro was actually pretty shit.
''Bakudo #61: Rikujokoro'' Byakuya suddenly announced as the six bars of light slammed into Oragon, trapping him. The annoying noble appeared beside us, slightly cut up and with a bleeding arm, which was gradually being healed by Unohana's lieutenant, who was also healing me (how did I not notice that?).
''...cleanly when fired! Hado #91: Senju Koten Taiho!'' Unohana called and eight bright pink spears of light shot at the Halcyon, who was desperately trying to break out only for him to be consumed in the following explosion of Kido.
''Did you defeat your own opponent, Captain Kuchiki?'' Unohana asked, not in the slightest tired it seemed.
''Hai, however before I killed him he attempted to use some kind of technique, saying 'Resurreccion; Segunda-' before I killed him and prevented him from using it''.
Before any of us could respond, the Halcyon did ''Eh? So Zommari never got to use it? A shame, it'd be interesting to see his second release''.
''Second release?'' Byakuya narrowed his eyes.
Unohana cursed under her breath ''How could I be so forgetful? I had forgotten to mention that all of the former Espada, now Halcyon, possessed a second release... if this generation of Espada now possess second releases, we could be in trouble''.
The smoke cleared as Oragon swiped his sword. He was badly burnt all over and his torso was completely bare now, his Hakama barely staying on his hips. With a low growled he raised his hand, creating a flame-like Cero.
''Scatter, Senbonzakura'' Byakuya announced as Isane backed off.
''Hado #31: Shakkaho!'' Unohana called as she shot multiple Shakkaho at once, flying towards the man.
''Cero'' The flame-based man uttered and with a low thrum, sent the beam of energy at us. It impacted with Senbonzakura and the Shakkaho, detonating it prematurely and forcing us to back off lest we needlessly get caught in the blast zone. The second it fizzled out I charged in with a grin, like before the Halcyon cleared it with a swipe of his sword only to widen his eyes at my approach. He barely raised his blade in time to block mine, even then he was sent skidding back from a strong slash against his blade.
The swarm of pink petals crashed down on Oragon, engulfing him and cutting him brutally before he burst out of the storm even more annoyed than before. Unohana appeared behind him and with a swift and precise slash, damaged his spine. The man let out a half pained, half angry guttural roar as he spun and ruthlessly fought, more like a caged animal on the verge of death.
I blocked a particularly strong slash and allowed Unohana to slash at his back again, backing off in time not to get caught in Senbonzakura. I grunted as he appeared behind me in Sonido and slashed at my back but I spun in time to block a second strike, decades of combat reflexes saving me from numerous Sonido attacks.
Byakuya appeared behind the angry Arrancar and pierced his ribs with his blade, Unohana following by piercing his stomach and I finished by penetrating his chest, directly through his heart. With no mercy we slashed our blades out, cutting large chunks of flesh out with it.
''...bastards...'' He muttered as he collapsed onto the ground, never managing to release his Resurreccion.
''Tch'' I muttered, shouldering my blade.
''Lets go help the others, then return to Soul Society'' Unohana asked/ordered as we turned and left.
Well that was the intention, if not for a familiar voice growling ''Rise from the ashes...''.
With wide eyes we turned back to the downed form of Oragon Nimizemi, who was glowing a fiery orange and kicking up a dust storm ''Fenix!''. (Tran: Phoenix).
''The hell?'' I bark as the man was engulfed in a pillar of energy, cracking the ground and ceiling from the sheer force of his Resurreccion ''We killed him, right?''.
''He should have died'' Unohana commented with a deep frown ''Even if he survived, he wouldn't have the strength to release his Zanpakuto...''.
The pillar of energy subsided, revealing the now fully healed Oragon. Oranges flames covered him from the waist down, while he wore a strange sort of flaming helmet on his head, with a long flaming beak above his eyes like a misallocated bird beak. His chest was bare save the large flaming wings attached to his back. Not only that but his Reiatsu was stronger than before, and all his wounds were healed.
''I am immortal, like the great Phoenix of old!'' He yelled in arrogant glee ''You can never defeat me, for I will never fall to a Shinigami's blade!''.
A large longsword of flames appeared in his hands, which he swung while yelling ''Quemar!''.
His sword created a large, wide arc of flames that flew at us like a bullet, which could only be summed up in one word;
''Shit''.
''For a Quincy, you're even more pitiful than the Wandenreich'' Mizu said condescendingly as she slowly walked towards the panting Ishida, Chad getting up from the ground beside them. Both had dozens of cuts and gashes all over their bodies while she had only a few nicks where they got lucky, and she didn't even have to release her Resurreccion.
''Shut... up'' Ishida growled at me.
''I'm not even an Espada, just to add salt to your wounds'' I mocked as I Sonido in front of the large man, ramming my fist into his jaw and sending him in an arc backwards. I turned to the Quincy and batted away the pitiful attempt at shooting me, responding by firing a single Bala at him which knocked the wind out of him and sent him tumbling back.
''Pathetic'' I hissed as I approached him, blade raised to strike.
However a sudden cry screamed behind me ''Tsugi no mai, Hakuren!''.
Taken aback by the sudden attack I barely managed to raise my Reiatsu to block most of the damage, but the ice clawed at my iron skin in a mildly painful manner, making me hiss at the feeling. I gathered my Reiatsu and pulsed it outwards, dispelling the snow cloud to see that the pineapple and Kuchiki girl had come to their friends aid, as did the fourth divisions lieutenant.
''Stupid Shinigami'' I growled at them as I flared my Reiatsu angrily ''No wonder your all so FUCKING WEAK! You can't fight your own battles so you gang up on your opponents!''.
''We take strength in our comrades-'' The Kuchiki started, only for me to interrupt her with anger pulsing in my veins .
''EXACTLY! You bastards always rant and rave about how we hollows have no honour, yet you do!? We're labelled as the bad guys, yet you massacred the Quincy! You are the reason Yhwach went to war with soul society in the first place! Central 46 is the reason you went to war with Raika-sama! We are killed like dogs because of what your superiors say, yet you do as you please while boasting how you protect the balance! YOU'RE BIGGER MONSTERS THAN WE ARE!''.
Not even registering their shocked expressions, I held my blade out in front of me in a reverse grip ''Surge! Serpiente!''. (Tran: Serpent).
Mizu exploded into a twister of water, kicking up a mighty gust and forcing them to raise their own Reiatsu to shield themselves and prevent them from being blown away.
''Crazy bitch'' Ishida muttered as they readied their weapons, shit just got serious.
The twister of water surged before caving in on itself, being absorbed into its core before splitting in half like an egg, revealing Mizu in her new form. Her lower half from the waist down was now a blue scaled snake body, ending in a fin-like tail. Her torso was barely covered by a scale-like bikini top. Her hair was now done in a single, long braid down her back and her mask fragment had transformed into a wavy circlet on her forehead.
Wordlessly she formed a javelin of water-like energy in her right hand, shouldering it. It took all of three seconds to realise what she planned to do with it, so we all split up and charged at her. She snarled and threw the javelin towards Rukia and Renji, forcing the two to split up again. The javelin exploded into a literal ocean of water, bringing them under the tide of water and nearly drowning them before the water finally subsided into the sand.
Chad and Ishida appeared behind her, one firing arrows while the other threw an El Directo at her back. Unexpectedly the tail-half of her body flicked up and batted at the attack, exploding it but barely burning her scales. The arrows were also mostly ignored, since they didn't even penetrate the serpents Hierro at this point. She abruptly moved, lightning quick across the sand like a viper. She cleared the last of the distance with Sonido and pointed her palms at the two humans.
''Burbuja'' She utter darkly as water appeared below the duo, engulfing them in a bubble of water. (Tran: Bubble).
For a moment confusion was on their faces, but their eyes widened when they realised they couldn't move in the water. They struggled but their centre of mass made them stay in the centre of it, slowly drowning them. The rest of the Shinigami understood what was happened and attempted to attack the water serpent, only for her to bat away their attacks and lash out if they tried to free their comrades.
''Oragon-sama taught me this trick, I'll be glad to show you its combined effect with my skills'' She hissed gleefully, ramming both her fists into the spheres of water and unexpectedly calling ''Quemar!''.
The effect was instantaneous, the water began bubbling and hissing even after she removed her hands. The pain reached her captives a moment later as they opened their mouths in a silent scream, boiling water filling their lungs and burning them internally.
''Sado/Ishida!'' The group cried as they bolted in an attempt to free them.
Rukia was the first ''Tsugi no mai, Hakuren!''.
The ice melted before it could begin to freeze.
''Bankai!'' Renji bellowed and without a moments delay shot it towards the bubble in an attempt to free the duo, only to the Bankai to be redirected by Mizu who was wearing a smug smirk. The water abruptly ceased, vaporising into thin air. The aqua serpent slithered away from the group as they rushed to their friends aid, desperately trying to help them. Isane tried healing Kido for almost a solid minute, before hanging her head and retracting her hands, much to their friends confused dread.
''They're dead, they died before the water had disappeared'' She muttered quietly as unshed tears pooled in her eyes. She never knew the two humans well, but she had failed in healing them, of actually being useful.
Rukia's breath hitched as tears also began pooling in her eyes ''No...''.
Renji however didn't give in, his sadness and despair turned into white-hot fury as he Shunpo'ed closer to the released Arrancar, energy building up in his snake-based Bankai as he swung, sending it twirling and clanking.
''Hikotsu Taiho!'' He bellowed angrily as the woman continued to smirk smugly, even as the red blast shot at her.
A low buzz was the only warning he got before he felt searing hot water lash across his back, as sharp as a Zanpakuto. He could only gasp out blood as he fell, the wound deep enough to see the bone of his spine and ribs.
''RENJI!'' Rukia cried out as she Shunpo'ed over to him with Isane at her heels, only for them to barely avoid a Bala.
''Don't forget I'm here'' She smirked as she formed another water javelin, only for a different but familiar voice to cry;
''Nake, Benihime!''.
Urahara struck the surprised serpent with a wall of red energy, succeeding in burning through her Hierro and armoured scales making her hiss-come-cry in pain. He appeared before the remaining Shinigami with Tessai appearing beside him, already starting on a healing Kido for Renji.
''Urahara!'' Rukia cried in thankful surprise.
''Hi Kuchiki-san, I thought you guys might need some help, so I brought some friends'' He grinned at them as the Kuchiki barely caught sight of Yoruichi attacking Oragon.
''Bastard'' Mizu hissed as she slithered at him like a bullet, only for the man to disappeared and reappear above the snake woman. With assassin-like coldness he impaled his blade through her shoulder, popping it out just above her chest. He bounced back just in time to avoid a surge of water, using her toned back as a springboard.
''Nake, Benihime!'' He called as he did so, sending a wave of crimson energy at her exposed back, once again piercing her Hierro and worsening her shoulder wound, which (unbeknownst to anyone besides Urahara) damaged her shoulder ligaments.
''Stand still, Shinigami!'' She howled in rage, all sense of composure gone.
''Shinigami?'' Urahara muttered in a steel tone from beside her, instinctively making her lash out only for him to duck and lash out himself, cleanly severing her left arm ''I'm no Shinigami, I'm just your run-of-the-hill shopkeeper''.
He spun and with practiced ease repeated ''Nake, Benihime''.
The crimson waves, from nearly point-blank range, tore through her Hierro and almost cut her halfway through her body, but still damaged several internal organs that her meagre regeneration would never be able to heal. She howled in anger as she summon a literal tidal wave of water, sending it at him. He wordlessly raised his blood mist shield and negated most of it, to which he renewed his assault with assassin-like precision.
Only a minute later did he decide to finish his game, Benihime's bloodlust having been sated for now. He Shunpo'ed above her and swung ''Shibari, Benihime''.
A black-and-crimson net fell over the snake woman, trapping her and largely preventing her movement. Without missing a beat he impaled his blade onto the edge of the large net, staring the Fraccion straight in the eyes.
''Goodbye, Arrancar'' He murmured as he glowed slightly ''Hiasobi, Benihime, Juzutsunagi''.
''Bastard!'' Mizu screamed even as the orbs of Reiryoku built up towards her, moments later resulting in a truly tremendous explosion of power, arcing high into the fake sky and ensuring the death of the powerful Fraccion.
''Tessai heal them, I'll go help out Mayuri-kun with-'' He was interrupted as he caught sight of said man walking with his lieutenant pushing a cart, with the corpse of the Diez Espada on it along with his Zanpakuto ''Never mind, I'll go help out Unohana-san and the others with the Halcyon''.
''Hado #33: Sokatsui!'' Unohana cried as she fired another shot of blue fire towards the blazing man, only for him to flick his wrist and send an equally powerful ember and meet the attack, causing both to explode. A swarm of cherry blossom petals mashed down on the man, only for them to be incinerated in a flap of his wings. Kenpachi was and struck him, only for a blade of fire to block his swing and a flaming Bala to hit his chest, sending the juggernaut tumbling back a dozen feet.
''Shunko!'' Yoruichi cried as she appeared in a crouch below the man, her fist racing up and struck his chin, followed by several fists to his chest. It sent him skidding back slightly, but otherwise unharmed sans a few light bruises.
''Bitch'' He growled as he moved to pierce her from behind with his blade, only for a wall of Senbonzakura Kageyoshi to block his attempt. He turned around just in time to block a swing from Unohana and Kenpachi, both succeeding in making him tremble slightly under their combined strength, to which he growled ''Quemar''.
Both captains immediately dodged, though Kenpachi being the slower of the two took burns to his chest, joining almost a dozen others.
''Nake, Benihime!'' Urahara called as he entered the battlefield, sending a wave of red energy at his back.
''Asshat'' Oragon growled, batting his wings and sending a dozen embers, weakening the wall of energy enough to prevent it piercing his Hierro. He disappeared and reappeared behind Urahara, fully intent on slashing the bastard in half. He succeeded - surprisingly - only for the body to pop like a balloon, leaving everyone baffled.
''Ah I see that you've forced me to use my Portable Gigai, eh?'' Urahara said cheerfully, but his voice was like steel ''Lets continue, Halcyon-san?''.
''Its Oragon, Oragon Nimizemi'' Oragon grinned ''Septima Halcyon''.
''Nice to meet you'' Urahara chimed in from above his, swinging his sword ''Shibari, Benihime!''.
''Quemar!'' He yelled back, sending a wave of fire up at the net, burning it into oblivion ''HAHA! Don't you see? A being as godly as me cannot be killed!''.
''Shunko!'' Yoruichi cried as she struck him in the stomach, following up with dozens of punches and kicks in rapid succession. Oragon coughed up a little blood by the end of the onslaught, but otherwise retained no wounds much to Yoruichi's disbelief.
''Pathetic'' He growled and made to slice her in half, only for a wall of petals to intercept him, gradually burning to ash but slowly long enough for the goddess off flash to escape. Kenpachi came from the front and blocked the Septima's fire blade, while Unohana began chanting a Kido. Byakuya brought down a storm of petals from both sides while Urahara repeated his earlier attack, sending the net down on the man.
Unable to escape without taking considerable damage, he ended up getting trapped in the net and a thousand tiny gashes on his sides. He pushed back Kenpachi, who also willing did so with a serious look on his face. Urahara stabbed his blade into the ground where the net ended and pushed Reiatsu into it ''Hiasobi, Benihime, Juzutsunagi''.
As the balls of fire raced towards the Arrancar, Unohana cried out ''...scatter brightly and cleanly when fired! Hado 91: Senju Koten Taiho!''.
The bright spears of energy raced at an equal speed as the flaming orbs, and the two attacks struck at the same time to create a pillar of truly magnificent power. It roared and cracked the ceiling above as the Shinigami were forced to backtrack to avoid the slew of flames. Just as quickly as it came it a shockwave from Ichigo's fight blew away the smoke, revealing the charred and barely conscious Oragon.
''Shit...'' He spat as he tried to get up, only for Unohana to mercilessly appear before him and spear him through the heart, bisecting his torso as she did so. The light left his eyes as the grip on his sword went slack, and all captains released a sigh of relief; it spoke volumes that the Septima required five captain-class fighters to defeat, although granted Byakuya was the only one to release his Bankai.
However their peace was not to last, as Oragon spoke once more, shocking the captains with his words ''Rise from... the ashes... Fenix!''.
In a pillar of Reiatsu, the accursed Septima raised to his feet once more as he was fully healed of his injuries, not only that but his Reiatsu was heavier and more potent, much stronger than the initial encounter.
''HAHAHAHAHAHA!'' He bellowed in maddened glee ''CAN YOU NOT SEE IT SHINIGAMI?! I AM A GOD! I CANNOT BE KILLED! CUT MY HEAD OFF, REMOVE MY HEART, BREAK MY ZANPAKUTO, I WILL NEVER DIE, FOR A PHOENIX WILL NEVER DIE, IT WILL ALWAYS BE REBORN FROM ITS ASHES, AND EVICT DEATH ON THOSE WHO FELLED IT!''.
He turned to them, his eyes showing true madness, unlike the arrogance that was there previously. An insane grin spread across his face as he summoned a katana of pure fire, only the fire was a few shades darker.
''PREPARE YOURSELF SHINIGAMI, FOR YOUR DEATH!''.
''I have been able to hear most of your wounds, however we should go rescue Miss Inoue while the others are busy'' Tessai informed hastily as Isane, Rukia and Renji nodded, grimacing when they spotted the dead bodies of Sado and Ishida.
However Tessai barely dodged a sudden Bala, drawing all eyes above where a pissed off Kaminari stood, glaring at them with Orihime in her grip, said grip around the gasping teens neck.
''Inoue!'' Everyone save Tessai cried in worry, said man just narrowing his eyes.
''You fuckers killed Mizu, that bitch was my comrade you asshats'' She growled at them, evidently not happy with her fellow Fraccion's death, as worded by her.
Kaminari lowered herself to ground level, standing on a Reishi platform. Without warning she threw Orihime, the teen crashing into a large red pillar, the girl gasping for both air and in pain as she fell to the ground. Judging from the fact she was still conscious and not screaming, she didn't break anything.
''Bastard!'' Renji growled at the cold-faced woman, lashing out and roaring ''Roar! Zabimaru!''.
In an almost uncaring manner she back-handed the Shikai, redirecting it from her. She was surprised however when it moved on its own, curling around her. Rukia was above the woman instantly, firing a Rikujokoro the moment she got out of Renji's Shikai. With a growl of annoyance she tried to escape, only for a gruff yell of;
''Bakudo 63: Sajo Sabaku!'' Tessai called and two sets of glowing yellow chains wrapped around the already trapped and angry woman, however the man wasn't done.
''Bakudo 79: Kuyo Shibari!'' He intoned, making purple and black spheres of energy form around her, the last one forming on her chest, all of them acting like black holes.
The large man began muttering, a jumble of words that neither Rukia or Isane understood. They recalled certain phrases, but they were mixed up. As he neared completion their eyes widened upon realising what he was intending, and both felt a sense of respect for his power.
''Hado 88: Hiryu Gekizoku Shinten Raiho!'' He called, immediately following with ''Hado 91: Senju Koten Taiho!''.
In an impressive display of raw Kido power, the fired both attacks in succession and they roared as they neared the still trapped and now fearful Kaminari. In a last-ditch attempt she opened her maw, a bright yellow Cero charging in her mouth. She fired it and succeeded in weakening the double Hado attack, but only slightly. The explosion was nothing short of massive, creating a dome of pink and yellow energy.
They waited with baited breath, holding onto hope that it had truly killed her. This hope was scattered when the smoke cleared, revealing a living but severely injured Kaminari. Her entire uniform was charred, leaving barely enough to cover her modesty. Her skin itself had become a bright red and black around the rims of the burns, flaking off as her chest heaved in breaths. Her entire right arm was missing, the burns having cauterized the shoulder wound.
''Bastards!...'' She heaved, stumbling slightly as she raised her Zanpakuto skyward, making them tense in realisation of what she planned to do - none of them could prevent it from happening.
''Cry from the Heavens... Sanda Tori!''. (Tran: Thunder Bird).
''Not again...'' Isane whimpered slightly, fearing a similar outcome as to before. The bright haired woman was engulfed in a lightning bolt of Reishi, kicking up sand as it disappeared as quickly as it came. The Fraccion now looked akin to a bird, with bright yellow feathers forming wings on her arms, joining onto her hips and covering her whole torso. A large beak had formed on her face and the mask covered her eyes as well, leaving a pair of golden ones to glare at them. Her legs had also become more bird-like, with talons too and a feathery tail.
''You damn Shinigami never learn'' She growled quietly as she was suddenly above them, flapping her wings and sending lightning-fast feathers at them. The four of them barely evaded, but they countered quickly.
''Hado 33: Sokatsui!'' Tessai, Rukia and Isane all said at once, sending three shots of blue fire at the flying Arrancar. Tessai and Isane missed, but Rukia hit her right in the chest. It was a grazing wound, but it bled slightly.
''Bankai!'' Renji called out once more, summoning his Bankai for the second time today. He sent the large snake up to the bird woman, if nothing else but to distract her.
Said woman easily evaded the snake, sending bolts of feathery lightning at the snake with a cocky huff. She was taken aback when a familiar and damming Rikujokoro hit her, paralyzing her on the spot. Isane suddenly appeared above her, surprising everyone when she slashed down with her Zanpakuto, which was already in Shikai.
Suddenly Kaminari screamed, plummeting to the ground as ice slowly formed over her bag. She gasped in pain as she flapped her wings desperately, which only led to failure. After a few moments of panicking she flared her Reiatsu, slowly destroying the ice on her back and the ice inside her.
However Kaminari was now dangerously vulnerable, which her opponents abused.
''Hado 63: Raikoho!'' Isane cried, pushing herself on the offensive. She would not let another fall to the Septima's Fraccion!
''Hado 73: Soren Sokatsui!'' Rukia yelled, sending the large double-shot of Sokatsui at her enemy.
''Hikotsu Taiho!'' Renji roared after both girls fired their Kido, sending the blast of red energy down at the woman before curling the snake back around her defensively.
''Bakudo 75: Gochu Tekkan!'' Tessai called for extra measure, crashing the five pillars down on the limp for of Kaminari, followed by ''Bakudo 99: Kin!''.
The black cloth fell around her, the stone slabs falling a moment later to fully press her down. Everyone panted exhaustedly, mainly Tessai from performing such high-level Kido in such a quick succession. After thirty seconds of nothing they felt a twitch in Reiatsu from the suppressing mats.
Rukia narrowed her eyes ''Keep her sealed Tessai, I'll finish this''.
Tessai frowned ''Are you sure Miss Kuchiki? It would be wrong to place such a burden on you''.
''What burden?'' She said coldly, though it was not directed at the Kido master ''She hurt Inoue and her fellow Fraccion killed Sado-san and Ishida-san, its personal''.
Tessai hesitated for only a moment before nodding, allowing her to walk to the trapped woman. Renji grimaced, he knew the effect Kaien's death had on her and while Kaminari was their enemy, could she kill a defenceless person?
Rukia stopped above the struggling and bound form of Kaminari, her body hidden under the black cloth. She raised her blade with both hands, aiming roughly where her head was.
She struck.
The cloth tore.
Blood spilled
A head rolled.
A cry of pain.
A body fell.
''Maa, Maa, Starrk-san'' Kyoraku smiled amicably as he blocked his opponents blade ''Shouldn't we get serious? Quincy-kun one and two are getting impatient''.
''DON'T IGNORE US!'' Bazz B yelled as he pointed his fingers at them ''Burner Finger 1!''.
Both men dodged easily, sliding past their arrows as Starrk replied ''Lets get rid of them first, you go Shikai and I got Resurreccion?''.
''Sure!'' Kyoraku smiled at the temporary alliance. Wordlessly he entered Shikai and Starrk called upon his Fraccion, surprising everyone as he absorbed her, glowed and roared out 'Kick about, Los Lobos!' before exploding into a flame-like Reiatsu, dismissing it after ten seconds or so. Not giving any of them time to examine him, he took off at Bazz B, landing right behind him with a gun at his head.
''Click'' He said and pulled the trigger, sending a Cero from his guns. Bazz B barely dodged, but was completely unable to dodge a blade that came out of his freaking shadow, piercing his abdomen.
Not even sparing a glance at Kyoraku, Starrk pointed at Bazz B ''Bang''.
Apparently that relaxed and comical word was the trigger as a bright blue Cero erupted from his gun and struck the Sternritter in his stomach, blowing a hole through it and charring his lungs. With a gasp of pain he fell back, only for his head to be lopped off by Kyoraku as he moved to the next, albeit now cautious, Sternritter.
''Quincy! Voll-'' Like before he never got the chance, as Starrk appeared before the man faster than ever and pulled the trigger without fanfare, disintegrating his head into nothingness.
''Now that's done, all that's left is you'' Starrk remarked dryly as he turned to Kyoraku ''Can I get you to give up?''.
''Afraid not'' Kyoraku sighed ''But you know, war is war after all''.
Starrk grunted ''Lets get this over with''.
In a blur of speed both took off, a blue Reishi blade forming in place of the guns as they clashed against Katen Kyokotsu. Starrk jumped above him and the swords swiftly changed to guns, which he immediately used to fire off a volley of shots below. Kyoraku dodged swiftly and unleashed a wordless Bushogoma, sending the windy spinning top at his opponent who just blasted through it.
They paused when Yamamoto's Reiatsu flared, far beyond anything Kyoraku's ever felt. It only took a moment to realise what happened, what monster was now unleashed.
''Yama-jii...'' He muttered with wide eyes ''Is this... his Bankai?''.
''Getsuga Tensho!'' Ichigo roared furiously as he slashed, sending a crescent of black and red energy at Kaka Juka. The Arrancar merely raised his blade and slashed through it like many times before, only for Ichigo to use the Getsuga as cover and appeared behind him in a blur of Shunpo. He lashed out and cut a line across the mans back before he jumped out of Ichigo's reach, scowling.
''You certainly live up to your reputation, Ichigo Kurosaki'' Kaka rumbled disdainfully.
''Thanks'' Ichigo said, the appreciation in his tone lacking.
''You should be'' Kaka smirked smugly ''I, after all, gave you the motivation to gain the power you now have''.
Ichigo glared, his hand reaching up to his brow ''Perhaps... but you know what they say... you reap what you sow!''.
The last part of his speech became distorted as Ichigo ripped on his Hollow Mask, making the air heavier and even Kaka had to admire the strength behind it. Ichigo took off with a furious roar and clashed blades with Kaka, pushing the dark skinned Arrancar back slightly. He unleashed a wordless Getsuga at the Arrancar, exploding against the man and clearing some distance between them.
He glared at the nearly unharmed Arrancar ''Why did you bring Yuzu and Karin into this?! They didn't pose any threat to you or Aizen!''.
''You can't be that stupid, can you?'' Kaka mocked ''I killed them for the simple reason of making you suffer, is it that hard to understand?''.
''Bastard!'' Ichigo practically screamed ''If you have a problem with me, then come and fight me! Don't bring innocent bystanders into this!''.
Kaka smirked ''Innocent bystanders, eh? Who in this world is innocent, Ichigo Kurosaki?''.
As we clashed, he continued ''What has the human world become? Men rape women, for reasons ranging from 'feeling like it' to 'I didn't mean to'. Can you imagine hearing such a ridiculous excuse? How is such an act an accident?''.
''Men kill their fellow man for many reasons. Murder is committed because a man kills another for any reason under the sun, or because someone told them, or even because they just felt like doing it'' He shook his head, the sparks from their blades dancing in the air around them ''You humans even kill yourselves. For what purpose? If you die then your suffering will continue forever, as that is the cycle of reincarnation''.
''The Soul Society is no better, is it? Innocent men and women from the Rukongai raped and murdered by the Shinigami that protect them. Do you see Hollows do that? Granted most of the time we lack the necessary reproduction organs to perform the former, but the fact remains; why are hollows the monsters while the Shinigami are the saviours?''.
Ichigo grunted as Kaka Juka put more force into his blade, pushing him back as he retorted ''You can't judge a whole race by the acts of a few!''.
''Hypocritical'' Kaka Juka said in a deathly calm tone, his voice coming from behind him. Ichigo's eyes widened as he felt his opponent run him through with their blade before quickly retracting it ''That is exactly what the Shinigami do, is it not? Judge a whole race from the acts of a few? What of the Quincy - the Soul Society believes them to be stuck-up people who destroy the balance, yet I have heard of men and women who use their powers to save lives, like your mother''.
He bristled at the jab, reminding him that Kaka Juka had consumed Masaki's soul from the Grand Fisher ''I'll kill you!''.
''Tell me, Kurosaki Ichigo, if you could save the souls of your mother and sisters, would you sacrifice your own life?'' Kaka asked smoothly, blade screeching against his ''If I set their souls free, would you allow yourself to die?''.
''If it means setting them free of their suffering, then so be it!'' Ichigo yelled, both hopeful that he could free them and slightly scared at the prospect of dying.
''Then what about those who would die in your absence?'' Kaka asked quietly ''If you died, then the Soul Society would lose a powerful fighter, your friends would die because you wouldn't be there to protect them... like how you failed to protect your sisters''.
Ichigo glared as he swung his blade ''Getsuga Tensho!''.
''Pitiful, Ichigo Kurosaki'' Kaka Juka said seriously as he suddenly appeared before Ichigo with far superior speed than before ''I had expected more from you... how disappointing''.
He slashed down and Ichigo could only raise his blade to defend himself... only for his eyes to widen to their limits as Kaka Juka CUT THROUGH HIS BANKAI and created a long, straight slash down his front from collar to hip. He was frozen for several moments, but the painful cry of agony from Zangetsu woke him out of his reverie, his mask shattering as it protected his face.
However this also made him realise the pain and he gasped as he fell onto his front, unable to support himself as his broken Bankai lay next to him. It took all he had to glare up at Kaka Juka.
''You mentioned Innocent Bystanders?'' Kaka Juka asked curiously as he suddenly threw a person in front of him.
His eyes widened as he gasped out ''Inoue!''.
The auburn haired girl's eyes were watering as she locked eyes with him ''K-Kurosaki-kun...''.
A sickening squelch was heard as sword pierced flesh, the Kurosaki teen's eyes immediately found where the bastard had struck. Dread and fear filled his gut when he saw that Orihime had been pierced through her stomach by Kaka Juka, who wore a sickening grin of disturbed glee. Orihime, apparently now realising the pain, screamed as Kaka Juka twisted the sword in her stomach, more squelching sounds erupting from it.
Despite that her eyes never left his, eyes full of fear, of pain and of pleads of saving. His gut twisted as she cried out again, eyes wide open as tears poured down her cheeks. Kaka suddenly pulled her up by the hair, forcing me to tilt my head to watch in morbid horror as he removed the blade slowly, painfully. He then held the bloodied blade to her neck, and whispered frostily;
''Last words, Orihime Inoue?''.
Inoue gulped but suddenly smiled at him, her eyes closed as tears streamed.
''I-I... I love you... Kurosaki-kun...'' She said, her voice growing hoarse as his eyes widened almost as much as when his Bankai broke.
''Good... good'' Kaka nodded slowly before a hand abruptly grabbed her jaw and forced her head to tilt up, so her eyes met the ones hidden behind his hood. She must've seen whatever was below them, because her eyes widened in pure terror as he spoke again ''I think... I'll take your tongue, to ensure they were your last words spoken''.
''STOP!'' Ichigo roared and attempted to get up, only to fall on my front again ''DONT!''.
Orihime began squirming to escape, but Kaka held her strong. With deadly precision he angled the tip of the blade into her mouth, her skin getting cut from her struggling. With a small flick of his wrist the deed was done, the disgusting sound of flesh being cut ringing in their ears. Inoue cried out in a gurgled scream of pain as she reflexively bowed her head forward, the part of her tongue falling out of her bleeding mouth and onto the sand, making a disgusting splat.
''Goodbye, Orihime Inoue''.
''STOP IT!''.
With a flick of the wrist, a deep but thin line engraved onto her throat. She gasped several times as blood ran down her front, before she crumpled and fell in a heap. Ichigo stared in horror, but looked up again when he felt a heat above me. Kaka Juka had a blank face as he charged a Cero with one hand and he grunted and winced in pain as he lifted him by the hair. He felt so... dead, even though that hadn't happened... yet. He couldn't find the strength to lift his broken sword, not that it would do him any good.
''Goodbye to you, Ichigo Kurosaki'' Kaka intoned, pressing the Cero to his chest before whispering ''Cero''.
He didn't know where he was, just that he was surrounded by darkness. Memories played by, reminding him of his successes and failures in his life.
In life... right, he had died. To Kaka Juka, the Novena Halcyon.
''Yer weak'' His hollow suddenly spoke, his voice echoing in the void ''Ya let Hime-chan die, Kingy, now its time to show you why I will be the king!''.
He felt his body tremble as his Reiatsu gathered around him, leaving him, abandoning him... abandoning him to the void, doomed to be alone forever. He didn't try to fight off the despair or pain, instead he let it engulf him... surround him... comfort him.
This also unintentionally prevented his Inner Hollow from having full control.
Why?
Nobody knew, nobody but one man wearing a flowing trench coat and glasses.
The manifestation of the Quincy King.
Kaka Juka stepped back from the corpse of the now-dead Kurosaki. He was tempted to turn and leave, but he knew what was coming - his leader told him so. A suddenly enormous amount of Reiatsu crashed down on him, but nothing compared to Raika-sama on a bad day.
He grunted and turned, eyes widening behind his hood at the fully hollowfied form of Ichigo Kurosaki. A long mane of orange hair fell down his back, two crooked horns protruded out of the sides of his mask. Said mask now resembled a sneering skull, full forming over his head like a real hollow. His skin was pale and had a hollow hole directly in the centre of his chest with tattoos coming out of it, stretching around him. His hands became claws as did his feet, his ankles, wrists and collar having a tuff of red fur on them.
Surprisingly in one of those clawed hands was a pure white Tensa Zangetsu, the black broken one nowhere to see.
''You are still alive?'' Kaka said curiously, turning to him.
The hollow merely growled before kicking its head back and roaring, the air thick with Reiatsu.
''I see you now lack the ability to talk, as well as think likely'' Kaka presumed as he fell into a defensive stance ''Come then, Hollow Ichigo, otherwise you will fall to my blade a second time''.
After he finished they immediately clashed, however Kaka slowly began to realise he may have gotten a bit cocky. While the White Tensa Zangetsu was identical to the one he destroyed, the beast wielding it was more brutal. It didn't use reason, as one would expect, but rather just brutal hack and slash.
He raised his blade to block another strike, immediately having to jump back to avoid the clawed hand that tried to pierce my head. I spun and blocked the sneak attack that the Hollow attempted to attack, barely appearing on my Pesquisa. He grunted as he tried to block an swipe of the sword, only for the tip of his claws to graze his stomach. He Sonido'd back a fair distance, pointing his sword towards his opponent as a red ball formed on the tip.
''Cero'' He called and the beam shot off, however I was surprised when the Hollowfied Ichigo just bent down and charged his own Cero between his horns, and fired. The two blast met in the middle, fighting for dominance only for both to explode in a tie. Hollow Ichigo appeared before him in an instant, sword swinging to decapitate that was narrowly avoided.
He launched a roundhouse kick at the hollow, but winced when the hollow caught the leg and dug his claws into the limb. With a slash of his Zanpakuto the clawed hand fell to the ground from the wrist, making the hollow roar in obvious pain. He quickly back tracked, his breathing coming out in slight pants.
'He's good... its like he's wielding a Resurreccion and a Bankai, but that shouldn't be possible' I frowned in thought 'To release a Resurreccion one must have a Zanpakuto, but the same goes for Bankai... is it possible to release both a Bankai and Resurreccion from one blade? Or are two required?'.
So caught up in his thoughts he failed to notice Ichigo appearing behind him before it was too late, he grunted in pain as the white Tensa Zangetsu tore through his back, leaving a large gash. He managed to turn and block the second attack, but he didn't have the speed to stop the sudden kick to his stomach, sending him backwards. He used Sonido to escape a sudden Cero, appearing behind the creature and creating a long gash down his back before being forced to dodge again.
His eyes widened however when the Hollow began charging a Cero, but not just any Cero, a Cero Oscuras. He hastily formed his own Cero and fired it in tandem with the Hollowfied Ichigo, even though he knew his Cero wouldn't stand up to an Primera-class Cero Oscuras. He was proven right as the blackened Cero tore through his red one, catching him in the vicious explosion.
He gasped in pain, his hood having been burned away to cinders along with his chest piece. Bright, glowing crimson eyes glared at the Hollow as he panted at the slowly approaching creature.
''It seems as if you have pushed me to my limits, Ichigo Kurosaki'' Kaka intoned as he placed the tip of his sword at his heart ''I wish you luck, you will need it''.
''Suffer'' He intoned, piercing his own heart with his now-glowing red Zanpakuto ''Roto''. (Tran: Broken).
The Hollowfied Ichigo growled as he watched his opponent release, watching the pillar of red energy split in two as his foe stood. He wore his uniform once again, but for some reason was shorter and smaller, his frame thinner behind the thick clothing. With a growl of annoyance the hollow intended to kill the Arrancar right there and then, using Sonido to get in front of his opponent.
However he saw something that made him freeze.
Now while the Hollowfied Ichigo relied on instinct, his primary instinct was to protect. So when he saw who it was, his blood ran cold as the real Ichigo was forced back in control, shattering the horned mask as the rest of his Hollowfied form began crumbling from the sheer shock.
''Y-Yuzu?!'' Ichigo gasped out.
Yuzu looked out from under the hood, tears pooling in her eyes ''Onii-chan!''.
A/N: BOOM! How'd you like that? Was it worth the wait? Tell me in a PM or Review!
What do you think of the ending? How is Yuzu back? Does that mean she's free? Who knows!
I had originally planned to have Orihime used her rejection powers to like reject Oragon but I decided against it, since a lot of fanfictions do that (mainly against Barragan or Aizen). How was Oragon's Resurreccion? It sounds OP, and it is, but he is killable, otherwise he wouldn't be the Septima, would he?
I'll include a fight including the three leaders (Yhwach, Raika and Yamamoto) in the next chapter, probably near the end of the chapter as well as some of the fights from the other battles - but not the full fights, since a fully written battle scene would be around 3K words, and that would just be a bit boring.
Anyway hope you enjoyed! I will probably start writing the next chapter soon, but expect to wait a month or so until then.
IN THE NAME OF GIN ICHIMARU: BAI BAI~