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Chapter 6

The fellowship looked at Rukia in an odd manner. Ichigo found himself mentally drooling at what he saw.

Damn she's sexy king…

Ichigo quickly shook that thought off when he grasped Zangetsu and stood next to Rukia as the first horde of orcs thronged in. Ichigo was outrun by Rukia as she sonido'ed towards the first horde and swung her scythe in front of her enemy as a purple rift unleashes a powerful blast of dark energy and dissipitated the orcs.

"Don't stand there with your mouths open Ichigo! Attack!" Ichigo quickly snapped out of his trance and turned to slash the nearest orc when a cave troll entered.

He was about to chase after the troll when another orc came from behind and he was forced to turn.

"FRODO!" someone screamed the ring bearer's name and he turned to see the troll to have already skewered the hobbit. Anger was all he saw. Anger at his failure of protecting his ward and anger at the enemy.

Rukia could feel the rise of Ichigo's reaitsu rolling off him in waves and she quickly finished off the enemy before her and quickly gathered the others and took them to a safe place, behind her.

They could hardly breathe under the power Ichigo was leaking. All but one was standing proudly and effortlessly against his power that was suppressing them.

Rukia stood before the fellowship with calm as Ichigo stared at the troll with dead eyes.

"Obey your master: Shirosaki" a familiar hollow screech was heard thundering across the mines and the fellowship couldn't help but cover their ears in pain as a black hilt appeared in Ichigo's left hand. He grasped it tightly and a pure white blade protruded out from the hilt and he slammed the sword into the ground and yelled,

"Swallow your enemies! Hurrow Revon!(a/n: hollow's revenge yes I made my own language again hehe)"

White liquid appeared from the troll's mouth and began to cover the whole creature in it before it's chest was torn open and its organs spilled out of its body and laid waste to the creature til it finally collapsed, succumbed to death itself.

By then Frodo had already awaken. He was unscathed, the hobbit was wearing a silver chainmail beneath his shirt and the fellowship were fussing over him while Rukia placed a hand on his shoulder.

"He's alive Ichigo, and he's well. Don't burden yourself more than you already have." She squeezed his hand before kissing him gently on the lips. Ichigo wrapped his arms around her tiny waist and deepened the kiss before hugging her tightly and sighed heavily.

"We must leave now. And with haste." Ichigo hissed looking at the amount of people there are and only two to carry.

Rukia grinned at him and placed her hands together in a weird sign before she spoke out loud, "Kage bunshin no jutsu!" Instantly several more Rukia's poofed into existence and each one grabbed hold of a person before they headed off towards their exit.

"How'd you do that?!" Ichigo wailed as they shunpoed away.

"An old technique I learned from a friend back when I was alive. They make solid clones of me and whatever they learn will come back to me. Pretty neat huh?" she grinned with a peace sign before a thundering roar could be heard.

Something was coming up behind them. What it was could not be seen: it was like a great shadow, in the middle of which was a dark form, of man-shape maybe, yet greater; and a power and terror seemed to be in it and go before it... Its streaming mane kindled and blazed behind it. In its right hand was a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire; in its left it held a whip of many thongs...His enemy halted again, facing him, and the shadows about it reached out like two vast wings. It raised the whip, and the thongs whined and cracked. Fire came from its nostrils

"What devilry is that?" Boromir exclaimed in slight terror as he watched the demon walk towards them. sensing the danger, Nigimi sped up and reached a safe distant.

"That is a Balrog." They heard Ichigo said.

"This foe is beyond any of you! Hurry!" Gandalf hurriedly ran towards the bridge.

Just as the fellowship was about to chase after the grey wizard, the bridge broke, leaving a large distant between the Balrog and wizard. Aragorn knew what he was doing and held onto the other fellowship and sent a knowing look to the others. Only the hobbits didn't understand.

Ichigo was right beside the grey wizard as Rukia brought the others to safety.

"I am the servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor...The dark fire will not avail you! Flame of Udun!" he yelled above the roars of the great beast.

The Balrog went for Gandalf's head with his fiery blade but the old man retaliated with his own. The fellowship gasped as light encircled Gandalf.

"Gandalf!" Frodo screamed as the creature was still a strong foe for him to handle alone.

"Getsuga Tenshou!" Ichigo's attack managed to force the creature back greatly and that was when Gandalf took his turn.

Gandalf grimaced and shouted to the beast, "Go back to the Shadow!"

The Balrog stepped onto the bridge a flaming whip in his ashen arms.

"You shall not pass!" repeated Gandalf, driving his staff into the ground beneath him.

A blinding flash of blue light lit up the cavern. Though it was blinding, the Balrog insisted on continuing. The bridge began to crumble beneath the Balrog as it made its way to Gandalf.

Ichigo heaved a sigh of relief when suddenly, a large whip that belonged to the Balrog cracked and wrapped around Gandalf's ankle and pulled him down with him.

Immediately he shot out his arm and wrapped it around Gandalf's arm. "Don't let go Gandalf. Don't let go!" he almost begged.

"You still have a part to play in this journey Ichigo. It is my fate. I will defeat the Balrog. You are needed elsewhere." With a blast of power, Gandalf shot Ichigo strong enough to send him flying towards the fellowship and Rukia quickly grabbed all of them and shunpoed away to the exit.

When they reached the exit the fellowship separated and each mourned for the death of the Grey wizard.

Sam, Merry and Pippin were hugging each other while Boromir wrapped his arms around the hobbits as Aragorn threw a large boulder with anger to the world. Frodo was dazed as tears were streaming freely from his eyes.

Rukia was still wrapping her arms around Ichigo when he suddenly shot up and watched as he straightened himself. "We must go." he said

"Give them a moment for pity's sake!" roared Boromir.

Ichigo's eyes seeped black as he towered over the Gondorian. "by nightfall this place will swarming with orcs. If we do not leave now we will be forced to face them. Gandalf would not want this. Now gather your wits up because we still have a quest to finish."

A/N: Orlu! How's all my beloved readers..? Once again I'm sorry for taking almost forever to update hehehe

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