Chapter 7

Opposite Forces

When the everyone was all healed up, thanks to Orihime's powers, They began plotting their next move.

"I have to go and deal with Blackheart on my own, I'm probable the only one of everyone here that can stop him." Ichigo stated to everyone. Knowing that they would all disagree.

Byakuya glared at Ichigo because of his recklessness. "Absolutely not Kurosaki-san. True you may know more about the situation then we do, but you will return with us to rest, reorganize, and you're brief us on everything and then will take care of it."

"By the time in tell you everything Aizen may go into hiding, and we won't find him in time." Ichigo shot back.

Unohana spoke this time "What do you mean Aizen Kurosaki-san? I thought you said this Blackheart was behind everything?" She questioned.

Ichigo faced her and said "Mephisto said that Blackheart was disguised as a person that I already met, and that person was behind that Vizard's and the Arrancar's existence. Now who wanted to break the limits of a regular Shinigami and achieve more than capable. Aizen fits perfectly in that picture if you ask me."

Unohana frowned at this "Kurosaki-san, There are a numbers of barriers that prevents evil spirits from entering the Soul Society. Even if he could slip pass it their no way he could do that without drawing attention to himself." She said reassuring him that Aizen couldn't be the one.

"Well Blackheart is no ordinary Evil spirit. He the Devil's son, and if he could slip pass his Father, he can slip pass you defenses." Ichigo stating his view of things.

"Look, I now you guy are concerned about me, but…" Ichigo was interrupted by Rukia.

"Look Baka(Japanese:Idiot)! You barely handled the last Arrancar alone, and she was the Certera Espada. What makes you think that you can take down The next two Arrancars and Aizen!?" Rukia shouted at Ichigo trying to make him see logic.

Ichigo just looked at everyone, and sighed, he knew that the Captains here wouldn't budge if it was a threat to the Soul Society. But everyone else was just insurance that he didn't go at this alone.

"No, I can't let you get into something that's my problem…" Ichigo was interrupted by Orihime this time.

"Kurosaki-kun, I know you want to go at this so we are safe, but you need help to take care of the other Espadas, Barragan, and Starrk." She said also trying to convince him

Ichigo stared at her confused "Who?"

Orihime said "Barragan and Stark are the top two Espada. Barragan is the Segunda Espada (Spanish:Two Sword; Japanese:Second of the Ten Sword) and Starrk is the Primera Espada (Spanish: One Sword; Japanese:First of the Ten Sword)."

Ichigo remembered Ulquiorra's words about there being Espadas more powerful then even himself. Then he remembered Halibel and thought "Do you think they are like Harribel, Orihime. You know, can do what she did?" Ichigo asked Orihime about anything she knew about the Arrancar since her capture.

Orihime just looked down and thought for a moment. She then looked up and said "No, they didn't come around my room to much. I just remembered Barragan saying he couldn't understand how a lazy Arrancar like Stark could be more powerful then him."

Ichigo and the other took in this information. It wasn't much, but they knew more now. He then turned to Nel, who was now in her normal form, and said "Do you know about those two Nel?' He asked her.

Nel looked down remenising and said "No, I don't. They must be new Arrancar Aizen made."

Then Byakuya spoke "We should regroup with your friends at Captain Kurotsuchi's location before we decide any further action." getting everyone, including Ichigo to agree.

Everyone began to prepare to transport themselves with a massive Shunpo. But Ichigo was going to take his motorcycle, with Orihime and said he would meet everyone there, and rode off.

He and Orihime rode across the sandy planes of the hollow world. Never stopping for any reason.

Ichigo then felt something that convinced him to stop about halfway where they needed to be.

"Kurosaki-kun, why are we stopping?" Orihime questioned her companion.

Ichigo responded "I sensed something familiar." He then stepped off the bike. The presence he was feeling was coming from a cave. When he stepped in he saw three women surrounding a heavily bleeding women. He instantly recognized them. They were the Arrancars that attacked him and his friends.

But right now they seem to be more interested in helping their mistress get bandage up with the one arm they had. He inspected her closer and saw she had multiple cuts and bruises. Most cut deep into her skin. One thing he knew, these wounds weren't the ones caused by him in his fight with her.

He then heard the Arrancar speaking to one another "I can't believe that low-life bastard would do something like this." Apache spoke to her friends. As she wrapped Harribel's arms.

Mila voiced her opinion "What do you expect. Barragan was always an asshole. That fact that Harribel questioned his authority of his own power pissed him off."

Sun-sun than said "Trying to kill Harribel-Sama and trying to make it look like the Shinigami wasn't exactly below him to do so."

Ichigo knew enough to make his presence known to the Arrancars. The Arrancar's in returned shifted their body's away from their mistress in Ichigo's direction. They took out their weapons preparing to fight.

Ichigo just said "We're not here to fight you. We're just…" He was interrupted by Apache

"Not here to fight my ass. As if your not here to finish the job you started you piece of shit" Apache yelled at the ghost rider.

Ichigo knew she was just defending her mistress like the other. But they were hurt and seeing no other choice. His chain whipped out and wrapped around them. They all staggered a little to recover their balance, but fell down on their side.

Ichigo, calmed himself and returned to his normal form, and turned to Orihime "Can you heal them Orihime?"

Orihime just nodded her head and stepped towards them and began to go to work.

Ichigo stepped towards Harribel, while ignoring the complaints from her fracción. He knelt down to her and looked at her strait in the eye.

Harribel then spoke "So you come to finish the job Ichigo."

Ichigo responded "No, I'm here to help."

Harribel just gave him a laugh and said "You help me, don't be absurd Ichigo. You know what you are, and I know what I am. A Vizard (Spanish:Mask; Japanese:Masked Army) and an Arrancar. We are opposites Ichigo. We are meant to fight no matter what you do. That just the way of nature."

Ichigo confused said "What do you mean the way of nature?"

Harribel responded "What do you think the one law is for hollows in this world? What do you think any form of life does to reach and stay on top of that great big mountain we try to climb? The strong live and the weak perish." She said plainly as she remembered in her past life that was all that mattered to a hollow.

Ichigo just said "If that what you think, but I'll do different." He then placed his arms under her legs and behind her back. He carefully lifted her up from the spot. Harribel herself was shocked by this action. If her mask wasn't in the way, everyone could see she was blushing.

Ichigo then walked over where Orihime was. He looked at her and she read his face and understood. Her shield opened up and let Halibel in who's wounds were being healed as soon as the shield closed up.

Harribel stared at Ichigo in question, which she spoke "Why are you helping us?" she asked "Aren't we the one that hunted you down intending to capture or kill you? Aren't I the one that threaten your friends life?" Her questioned bombarded the shinigami, despite her wounds

Ichigo just silenced her by saying "You said you were going to kill them, but you didn't." He said as he looked her in the eye "You haven't done anything wrong or killed for any reason that was without reasons." he said plainly.

Harribel was confused even more by this. In her life, rules were simple, survive or die. Those rules don't change when you evolve further into what you are. But this shinigami was displaying thing that was never shown to her before by anyone but her servants. Compassion.

"Why do you do this thing Ichigo? Even for you enemy" Harribel questioned once more.

Ichigo just looked at her and said "Sometime I wonder that myself" he said almost as a joke.

"What do you mean Ichigo?" Harribel questioned

Ichigo just signed and said quietly "You'll understand soon enough."

Once Orihime was done, Apache, Mila and Sun-sun arms grew back and Harribel's critical wounds closed up. Ichigo and Orihime were exiting the cave, only to stop at Harribel voice.

"Ichigo…" Ichigo and Orihime turned their backs to Harribel "…before we part I want you to know, that of all the Espadas. None of us are Vasto Lorde."

Ichigo looked confused as did Orihime.

"What do you mean your not a Vasto Lorde. The power you had wasn't like any other arrancar used!" Ichigo exclaimed.

Harribel just looked down reminiscing

She then spoke" It was before I became a Arrancar. Some tall stranger approached me. I went to attack him, but he defeated me just by flinging his hand at me. I thought he was one of the Vasto Lorde hollows that I heard about. But when I got a closer look at him he looked like an ordinary human, but the eyes of him looked like it held no humanity in them."

She chilled at the thoughts and continued "He asked me if I wanted to be more than what I am. If I wanted more power. He said the power came at a price, I must serve a him with everything I got, and when the time was right, I would have more then I would imagine. I just said yes to everything and begged for it. He suddenly shot a blast of energy at me and it absorb right in to me. I felt powerful but I wasn't changing. I just felt powerful. He then turned and walked away and said my true power would awake when I became an Arrancar. Months later, Aizen changed me into an arrancar and I harnessed my true power." Halibel finished explaining her story to the Ghost Rider.

Ichigo was pondering what she said about the man. Then he unknowingly said the man name who Harribel could've met. "Blackheart." He spoke in a cold tone.

Harribel and the other took interest in the name. "Who's Blackheart." Harribel spoke.

Ichigo turned away and Orihime fallowed him. He then spoke "The very man who's responsible for turning you into what you are now." He got on the bike while Orihime sat down in front of him.

Harribel walked out of the cave and spoke to Ichigo "Before you go Ichigo. The next two Arrancar Barragan, the Segunda Espada and Starrk, the Primera Espada are both like me. They are able to use elemental powers. Barragan can manipulate the earth, while Starrk can use the wind."

Ichigo turned to her and said "Thanks for the tip."

Harribel then spoke "Consider what I told you as payment for healing us Ichigo, Orihime."

Ichigo started up the bike and he returned to his ghost rider form "Thanks." "Your welcome."Ichigo and Orihime spoke. Then Ichigo rode off, leaving the arrancar women behind

Sun-Sun then spoke with her mistress "What do we do now Harribel-sama? We're considered traitors now that you gave information to the enemy."

Harribel just looked at her and turned to the cave "For now, we will rest." She spoke as she disappeared into the cave. Her servant following her.

Ichigo and Orihime were making their way towards their friends location. Just in time to here someone screaming

"STOP! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME!" Uryu cried at a man that had an odd make up that was black with a white outline. And an even more unusual hair style that looked like a fine trimmed mane.

"Why isn't obvious. I'm fixing you." Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Captain of the 12th Division, explained his action

Uryu just cried more "YOU'RE USING THE WRONG WORD THEIR!" He struggled to free himself from the Captain's Lieutenant, Nemu Kurotsuchi, who was holding his arms spread out.

"All you screaming is getting ignoring. Your really are a man of little courage." He took out a needle from his sleeve. Then spoke to Uryu. "You should think about this more carefully now, I'm offering you a chance to be healed for free. Even if you form does change, don't you think you should be a little grateful." The scientist spoke.

"THERE NOTHING TO BE GRATEFUL ABOUT AT ALL! MORE IMPORTANTLY ARE YOU REALLY INTENDING TO CHANGE MY FORM!" Uryu yelled at even more at Mayuri.

Then Nemu started to lower herself in an attempt to stop his struggling. "Don't move please" She spoke to him

Meanwhile Uryu started to yell at Nemu as she started to descend and her breast lowing on his face. "WAH! TOO CLOSE! TOO CLOSE!" He yelled repeatedly to make the girl get the message.

"What is?" Nemu questioned. Her chest landing strait on Uryu's face. His screams were being muffled.

"Nice job Nemu. Suffocate him just like that. It's ok if he die." Mayuri said to his daughter.

Ichigo decide to make himself known "Hey Uryu, hey Renji." Renji looked up at Ichigo in shocked. Captain Kurotsuchi and Nemu also looked in that direction.

"How you guy's doing." Ichigo questioned lighting the mood. He then felt a faint scream. He then turned his head in the direction and saw a man with an odd outfit. He had a long dress that covered his legs and wings on his back. Getting a closer look at his face he a had a strange boney ornament across his head that curved over his eyes.

The man stood their holding his arm out, as if he's trying to block something. Ichigo then saw a piece of metal that ran though the palm of his hand in to his chest. But he was just staring, still breathing.

He then shook out of his trace to hear Mayuri say. "He's dead, he just doesn't know it yet."

Ichigo decided to ignore it and focus on the others. Just as he was about to ask where everyone was. He saw them flash into existence.

"It seems you made it back safely Kurosaki-san." Captain Unohana said to the Ghost Rider.

"Just ran into some interesting news. Yourself?" Ichigo asked the other.

Byakuya then spoke "We took a detour away from the Arrancar to avoid confrontation."

Just as he finished saying that Nemu released Uryu from her grasp. Uryu then took in a few big gasp of air

"Final!" Uryu exclaimed then he saw Ichigo "Ichigo? What are you doing here?"

"Nice to see you too." Ichigo said in a sarcastic tone.

That pissed him off. "Well excuse me for being concerned about you, you mindless behemoth. Didn't you felt that blast of energy from around here, it…" Uryu was interrupted

"Was me." Ichigo finished his sentence.

Uryu just stared at him "You?"

Ichigo just signed and said "It's a long story."

Suddenly dust stirred up and a flash of static was heard. When the dust settled it revealed six figures. One of the figure was ahead of the other five.

The taller figure was fat and appeared old. He had wrinkles on his face as noticeable as the five-pointed bone crown on his forehead.

The old figure stood ahead of the other then shouted "I am Barragan Luisenbarn. Under the command of Aizen-Sama, you will surrender yourself and turn yourself over to us. Resist and doom will be insure." Barragan warned them.

Well here you go, a miniture story of a hollows life

brought to you by, Harribel, The Tercera Espada.

Can you think of what going to happen in the next chapter