Ichigo wasn't surprised that the Arrancar had survived his attack, he watched as Arturo shook the dust from his clothes. "We'll… let's go." Ichigo shunpoed towards Arturo and swung as fast as he could, Arturo counter attacked by using his hands shielded by hierro.
They moved at extreme speeds, but Ichigo started to realize that Arturo was holding back. They hit each other one final time before Ichigo said, "Hey, why are you holding back?" "You won't beat me at my highest level!" "Oh really," replied Ichigo, "just try me." Ichigo felt the energy Arturo started to gather he could feel the evil in the energy.
Ichigo stepped back just as Arturo charged at him, he tried to jump back but was too late. Artuto's right hand went into his shoulder, blood dripping from the wounds, and Arturo's left hand sent Ichigo flying through the forest.
Arturo turned his back to Ichigo and looked at Ryoko, "I knew he couldn't do it." Ryoko's clothes changed and she charged, she landed all her punches but even after that the Arrancar wouldn't even flinch. He swung his hand infront of Ryoko and Ryoko was sent to the floor by an unseen force.
Arturo was about to kill her when Ichigo's sword went through Arturo's chest. "My, my, you're still around that will leave a mark." Arturo grabbed Ichigo's sword and pushed it through the wound. He then turned around and saw Ichigo was bleeding heavily through his wound.
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Ryoko was worried about Ichigo because the wound looked like it was causing him massive amounts of pain. Ichigo jumped away from Arturo's attack, "We'll guess I have to use my full power." Ryoko saw Ichigo reach across his head and gather energy, and then as if there was something to hold on to he pulled a mask from nowhere.
The mask was a skull mask with red markings, Ichigo's energy was now as evil as the Arrancar's, another change in Ichigo was his eyes the whites are now black and the cornea was turned yellow.
"What are you?" Arturo yelled, Ryoko saw that he was afraid and wondered what he was afraid of. Ichigo suddenly disappeared and reappeared in front of Arturo and he sliced Arturo's shoulder. He then appeared behind him and blood gushed from Arturo's wound.
Ichigo then appeared next to Ryoko in time to get her away from a large blast from Arturo. "Damn you get back here!" Arturo yelled. "Ryoko don't worry I'll finish this in eleven seconds." Ichigo flew towards Arturo and swung so fast it couldn't be seen by anyone else but the two battlers.
Ichigo then dodged down and swung Arturo's waist as he swung he released Getsuga Tensho. Ryoko saw Arturo's eyes widen and then he slowly disintegrated as he slowly was torn apart. Ryoko saw Ichigo was tired and his mask was disappearing, then Ichigo fell.
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Ichigo woke up several minutes later with Ryoko looking at him, "I don't think that he will be coming back." Ichigo chuckled but then he immediately started to cough up blood. "Stay quiet you moron! You got seriously injured and have lost too much blood wait until Washu get's here."
Ichigo and Ryoko didn't have to wait long because from the trees came an energetic yell, "Whoo hoo!" Washu jumped out and started to take samples of Ichigo's blood. "Hey what the hell are you doing?" "Nothing, I saw the battle and if Ryoko couldn't beat that man but you could that tells me something.
"Well, could you take samples later when I am not about to die!" Ichigo yelled. "Okay fine, stop whining." Washu finally admitted that he had to rest. They heard rustling in the bushes and everybody came out and gathered around them.
"What happened?" Mihoshi asked, "Don't worry, I taped it all for you guys." Washu got a camera from the closest tree. "What the… how the hell did you get a camera set up?" Washu chuckled at Ichigo's question, "A great scientist never reveals her secrets."
"Mihoshi," Washu yelled, "pull out your space cube and take Ichigo to the house." "Roger!" Mihoshi answered. She pulled out some sort of Rubik's cube and started to twist it. Many things started to appear around Ichigo from half-eaten food to underwear. Finally something happened that sent Mihoshi and Ichigo to the house.
"Time to recover Ichigo, let's get you into Washu's lab." "Okay…?" Mihoshi led him into a door that led into a pitch black room, but when Ichigo stepped inside it turned into a huge laboratory. "Okay here you go," Mihoshi said as she dropped Ichigo on a table, "time to rest." "Wait, what?" Ichigo asked as Mihoshi pressed a button that made Ichigo sleep.