Sorry for the last chapter being mostly a Yak attack with very little action, this chapter will be a bit more action packed then the last one
This chapter's original version is here
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"All right let's do this" Ichigo said standing with his Bankai at the ready as Renji, Rukia, Urahara and his friends stood in a circle.
"Now, the first stage of the Zenkai is to be one with yourself" Yamato said
"Must we do this I mean I have a shop to look after" Urahara said bored while looking at his soul Zanpakuto that he was holding towards the sky
"Quit complaining Urahara, he needs this to defeat his hollow form and Nightmare" Rukia said.
"Nightmare, it's returned?" Urahara said dropping his zanpakuto
"Yes, and we're helping Ichigo earn his Zenkai" Renji said
"Well then, let's hop to it; otherwise we're screwed beyond comprehension" Urahara said adjusting his hat.
"Only interested when he's skin is on the line" Ichigo said scowling,
"When was the Black Rosario attached?" Urahara asked calculating the amount of time they had to train Ichigo
"Yesterday" Renji answered
"Then Tomorrow it will awaken" Urahara said.
Ichigo took his stance
"Why do I feel a ton of pain coming my way?" Ichigo asked. Ishida stood back away and drawn his bowstring back, Chad was standing in a charge stance while Orihime sat on the ground looking up at the sky,
"A red sky?" she asked blinking confused while looking at the sky.
"One of the perks here is nothing ordinary" Tsukune said joining her.
"Oh, you must be Tsukune; Ichigo talks about you, he says that if he has a friend like you, than nothing bad can happen" Orihime said. "Good to know, so you're Orihime; I never imagined Ichigo would date a red head" Tsukune laughed.
"Don't laugh, he said I was sweet and cute; I just wish none of this happened" Orihime said.
"It's none of our fault, it's his; Shirosaki. He forced himself out and started causing havoc," Ichigo said aggregated at teh fact that he was tricked into releasing him.
"Like Tsukune said we'll get it imprisoned again" Renji said.
"I suppose, you're right" Ichigo said smiling.
Infirmary
Yukari had heard about Kokoa's incident and had gone to see her.
"Kokoa, I've come for a...visit" the young witch said, as she saw a shadowy cocoon on the bed where her friend's supposed to be,
"Oh dear, what is that?" Yukari said scared.
"It's the cocoon of Nightmare" Ruby said.
"What is it doing?" Yukari asked.
"You don't want to know" Ruby said shielding the witchling from the evil coming off this thing.
"Ruby, I'm scared" Yukari said as tears started to glisten.
"I know, I'm a little afraid myself" Ruby smiled stroking the girls hair in a sisterly way.
Courtyard
Ichigo was still training with Renji,
"What does it mean to be one with myself?" he asked. Ichigo was still confused by that.
"Hey Ichigo, quit thinking so hard will ya?" Renji requested nearly slicing Ichigo's arm off,
'That's it. Being one with myself means that I don't have to think about what I'm going to do next' Ichigo said taking a stance as a crescent appeared on his blade.
"Good, the first step has been complete" Yamato said.
"Now for the second step, to become one with your blade, you must fight Zangetsu" the commander general said, making Ichigo eyes widen,
"You want me to fight my soul cutter?" Ichigo asked.
"Why yes, to be one with your sword you must fight and defeat you Zanpukuto" Yamato said. "I'm not looking forward to this" Ichigo said.
"You begin after an hour's break" the General-Commander said. "Yes sir" Ichigo said collapsing. "Nice work; only two more to go until Zenkai" Renji said sitting next to his friend.
Orihime stood a way back and observed Ichigo who was lying on his back, eyes to the skies and mind full of thought and doubts. "Anything you want to talk about?" she asked sitting down as Renji left.
"What if; I'm not able to do this?" Ichigo asked,
"you will be I assure you" Orihime said leaning down into a passionate kiss.
"Thanks Ori" Ichigo said just holding her.
"No problem Ichi-kun" she said in return placing her head on his chest.
Infirmary
Ruby was vigilant in guarding Nightmare Kokoa's room.
"I will not let this monstrosity awaken and harm this world" Ruby said gripping her staff tightly.
"Ruby" Tsukune said seeing her there. Ruby had jumped slightly at the sudden greeting
"Tsukune, what are you doing here?" Ruby asked relived.
"Seeing how far along Nightmare's transformation is" he answered, as his lock jiggled.
"Not good, it's transforming faster than expected."
"Is there much hope?" Tsukune asked.
"No" Ruby said saddened,
"Let's hope Ichigo can stop this and defeat Nightmare" the boy said full of hope.
Ichigo's inner world
Ichigo stood in a barren desert as his Soul Cutter Zangetsu stood there with a crimson version of his sword form.
"You must become one with me to progress" Zangetsu said.
"Bring it!" Ichigo said charging forward.
"So eager" Zangetsu said, bringing up his sword to block. Only to sense Ichigo behind him,
"You've gain some speed skills" Zangetsu said as he blocked.
"Thanks, but tell me, can you handle this: Getsuga Tensho!" Ichigo said as his energy wave was released. Zangetsu brought his sword up to block it. Ichigo then jumped behind him
"Getsuga Tensho!" Ichigo said as a second wave appeared.
"Interesting, you knew I would block, but how?" Zangetsu asked.
"Simple I know you" Ichigo said as a second crescent appeared.
"Congratulations, somehow you've past this test the quickest" the soul cutter said.
"Thank Zangetsu" Ichigo said bowing out of respect to his Zanpakuto spirit.
Outside
"That was quick" Renji said astonished at the short length of time that it had taken Ichigo .
"Yeah, but I had to face Zangetsu before, you know in order to get my bankai"
"Interesting" Rukia said.
"Alright now rest up" Yamato ordered.
"Yes sir" The shinigami said. "Finally a break" Renji said as he collapsed.
"Why do you need one?" Ichigo asked.
"Because I've been fighting that Moka girl and the spellcaster" Renji said.
"You fought Moka, and your still standing?" Ichigo asked surprised.
"Don't see the big deal about it" Renji said.
"I had trouble fight her" Ichigo said.
"You mean bubblegum head gave you trouble?" Renji asked surprised.
"You fought her outer form; then wait until the inner Moka comes along" Ichigo said
"She has two forms?" Renji asked as his eyes bugged out of his head.
"Yeah, the inner form's the toughest, while her outer form is sweet and kind. A rare trait in Vampires" Ichigo said.
"Cchuu"
"Oh, hey Kou" Ichigo said patting the little bat who was saddened.
"Cheer up little guy" the hybrid shinigami continued.
"So where's white face?" Renji asked Ichigo
"I'm not sure where he is" Ichigo said. Ichigo used his reiraku sensing abilities, most of them were white expect from those shinigami and a black one
"Bullseye!" he said
Shirosaki was near the hospital wing smiling like a complete madman.
"Soon my plan will work and she'll be Nightmare" he cackled.
"Funny, I thought you weren't WELCOME!"
"What?" the two Ichigos said as they both clashed fists before sliding away from each other
"You'll never win" Shirosaki said going for his zanpakuto
"Funny I was about to say the same for you!" Ichigo said unravelling Zangetsu from it's clothe scabbard
"Enough of this" Shirosaki said charging up a crimson energy ball
"Cero!" he said firing the beam of energy. "Oh SHIT!" Ichigo shouted dodging the beam
"Getsuga Tensho!" he shouted launching his attack.
"Not today!" Shirosaki said dodging.
The two Zanpakuto clashed together as the impact could be heard ringing throughout the corridor and the spiritual pressure was felt all the way to the school gate; Shirosaki was overpowering Ichigo inching him towards the walls, Ichigo was holding out with all his might
"You've become weaker Ichigo, what's wrong was I the only strength you had?" Shirosaki asked as he deflected Zangetsu and tried to stab Ichigo in the ribs, which resulted in Ichigo dodging and embedding the white Zanpakuto into the wall
"SHIT!" Shirosaki cried out trying to dislodge his sword in a humorous way, which left him wide opened for Ichigo to attack him.
"Piss off, CERO!" Shirosaki said firing a cero that he had little time to charge
"SHIT!" Ichigo said dodging out of a window "this is going to hurt" he said slamming into the ground before Shirosaki jumped down with his Nega-Zangetsu in hand
Outside
"Give it up, you know I'll defeat you and become King!" Shirosaki said.
"Do not count on it!" Ichigo said "BANKAI!" Soon clouds were spiralling around Ichigo and lightning protruded from.
"Oh, you're using Bankai are you?"
"So what of it?" Ichigo asked as the two crescent moons appeared on the sword.
"No, you can't be that level already?" Shirosaki asked.
"So you noticed my Zenkai abilities will soon emerge" Ichigo said as he powered up
"Getsuga Tensho!" Ichigo said as a black and red energy wave
"CERO!" Shirosaki said powering up his black beam.
"It's over, I win" he said as the two attacks connected.
Nightmare Kokoa's room
The cocoon of Nightmare Kokoa was opening.
"No, whatever the dark force I felt was, it's finished the transformation of Nightmare!" Ruby said
"Hello Ruby-chan" Kokoa said as her old friend turned to see, an older version of Kokoa wearing a loincloth over a black swimsuit like outfit with long black boot and gloves, her eyes black and pink; her hair a darker red. Ruby was in shock with what she was seeing before her.
"No, it can't be! That outfit doesn't suit you at all" Ruby said
"Really? Maybe this then" Kokoa said changing it to a long black cocktail dress with slits in the side with strappy black heels while Ruby was sneaking up behind her
"You're right this is much better" she said punching Ruby out before she could strike. "I'm not stupid, okay?" Kokoa said.
Outside
"It is done, Nightmare has awakened!" Shirosaki said as he let loose one of his evil laughs.
"Oh really?" Ichigo asked as he gathered blue energy into his hand.
"CERO!" the shinigami said as he released his own Cero at his hollow counterpart.
"How did you do that?" Shirosaki said as he looked shocked that the shinigami before him was using his own technique against him
"Simple, I'm a vizard and that means I can use cero composed of reiryoku, and that means I'm one with my enemy!" Ichigo announced as a third crescent moon lit up.
"Zenkai" the hybrid shinigami said as a triangle of blue light appeared at his feet which then surrounded him.
Tsukune stopped training when he felt an enormous wave of spiritual pressure.
"Whoa what was that?" he asked as the whole area became different shades of blue from the massive light.
"That pressure wave it can't be, could it?" Renji asked looking at his Bankai.
"He's done it, Ichigo now has a Zenkai" the commander general said.
"But what is its name?" Renji asked.
"That I'm curious too as well, for to my knowledge this is the second zenkai to ever exsist" Bykayu said.
"The second ever zenkai, then who had the first?" Gin asked.
"Ryuji Kurosaki, Ichigo's great grandfather. He wielded the Junsei Hoshi Ryukiba: The pure star dragon fang" Yamamato said
"So what will Ichigo's be?" Renji asked.
The light died down to reveal Ichigo's Zenkai form. His top half was covered in black samurai armour. His soul cutter was a nodichi handle and a crescent moon for a hilt and shooting out of it was a 6ft blade made of spiritual energy.
"Kiyoi Tensha Zangetsu" Ichigo announced.
"No" Shirosaki gasped as black storm clouds gathered.
"Now it's time to make sure you never see the light of day again! Getsuga Tensho Ultima!" Ichigo announced as the darkened skies shone with light before lightning struck Ichigo's Zenkai blade.
"Huh?" the hollow said as a jagged blade of light hit him before a jagged wave came travelling along the first blade.
"Say sayonara" Ichigo laughed as Shirosaki was reduced to black and red energy, before being absorbed into the hybrid shinigami.
"So it begins, just like that fool Ryuji, he's great grandson Ichigo Kurosaki now has Zenkai" Nightmare said observing the fight in the sky from her room
"Now to bring through the Hollow Hordes" she cackled as the sky all around the campus became black and shadowy.
Meeting room
"So it begins" Yamato said turning to the gotei 13's captains.
"Prepare for war, evacuate all first year students and brief the other students" He commanded
"YES SIR!" they acknowledged.
"And prey we're not too late" he whispered.
Northern Courtyard
"Sweet moves man" Tsukune said
"Thanks, now we have to get ready" he said as he looked up
"Hollows, they'll be here sooner than you can count to 50" Ichigo said as the newspaper group prepared to defend their school.
Western Courtyard
"Alright first years to the buses, second years you go with squad 2-5, third years 6-10 fourth years squads 12 and 13" The Headmaster said
"What about squad 11?" a student asked.
"They're going to fight on their own, now report to your year level areas and prepare for a war." The headmaster continued.
"Now remember you'll be fighting alongside the students, they will aid you and in return you must aid them" the commander general said as the Gotei 13 gathered.
"A mass of Hollows are coming here and it is unknown if they'll get out but we must stop it here, prepare for the dawn" Yamato continued.
"Sir, Yes sir"
Clubroom
"Yukari, I don't think you should fight" Kurumu said concerned.
"WHAT WHY?" the witchling shouted.
"Simple, you may not be able to" the succubus knelt down to her eye level.
"Plus you will be hurt" she continued
"I don't care!" Yukari cried.
"WE DO!" Kurumu shouted as tears gathered in her eyes
"Yukari?" Rukia asked. "Yeah?" the young witch asked,
"The first years are being lead out of the school, they may need protecting, so I want you to head out with them in case they get into trouble alright?" Rukia asked
"Okay" Yukari said.
"That a girl" Ichigo said
"Um dude, Hollow's here" Tsukune said as the sky opened up.
"Finally" Ichigo said as he smiled.
"Oh boy" Rukia said as she looked at Ichigo.
Battleground
Most of the Shinigami were ready for this.
"Hold on!" Byakaku said as his division and the yokai students helping them
"All students prepare to attack" a head student said as the students transformed into their various monster forms.
"Sir, the 4th and 5th divisions are ready, the first wave has produced a nasty surprise for us; Moon Ghoul" Renji said indicating a massive white masked, slime covered ape like hollow.
"I'll deal with him" Byakaku said running into battle.
The Moon Ghoul Hollow was wrecking the greenhouse of the school, Byakaku stood there firmly holding up his Zanpakuto before giving its release command
"SCATTER SENBONZAKURA!" Suddenly tiny petal liek blades attacked the hollow, soon reducing him into nothing.
"Alright Captain Kuchiki!" a student shouted as Senbonzakura reformed itself
The eleventh division was already defeating their fifth wave of hollows.
"Alright their failing to beat us Kenny-chan" Yachiru cheered from her adopted father's shoulder.
"Yeah, but if we don't find Nightmare than it will be all for nothing" Kenpachi said cutting another one down.
"So what do we do?" Ikkaku asked as his bald head reflected the light as he pierced the mask of a hollow
"Hope Ichigo finds her" Kenpachi said destroying another couple of hollows.
"That's all?" Yachiru asked pouting.
"I'm afraid so"
The fourth and fifth division were having trouble striking down the hollows that were attacking the gym areas.
"Need a hand?" Urahara asked.
"That would be most welcoming" Hinamori said as her shikai sliced through a smaller hollow
"Very well then Awaken: Benihime" Urahara said as his cane sword became his shikai
"Now Scream!" he said as crimson energy was released from his blade destroying the main hollow. The students and Shiningami cheered in delight at the sight of the destroyed hollow.
"That was awesome, totally cool." A couple of student said. Then Urahara noticed something
"We should get away from here" he said calmly. "Why?" Hinamori asked
"Look up" the former taicho said. When both Hinamori and Unohana looked up they gasped at the sight,
"That's her; Nightmare" Unohana whispered.
"Having fun?" Nightmare Kokoa asked appearing bored looking at her nails. The students were too scared to move.
"Tell you what, I'll let you all go and you tell my host's friends where I am" Nightmare said as she dropped to the ground.
"Very well" Urahara said.
Moka and Kurumu were decimating several hollows,
"Okay now I'm mad" Ichigo said as he slashed a frog/goose fusion looking hollow.
"That's the last of pond beak, now for that guy" Ichigo said swiping the mask, breaking it. Tsukune was fighting alongside Mizore. "We're winning!" Tsukune cheered.
"But not for long" Rukia said as her pager went off.
"Er guys the gym, hurry" Rukia said
"Why there?" Ruby asked dispatching the last hollow.
"Urahara's found Nightmare" Rukia said.
"We're on it; Rukia you stay here with Kurumu, Mizore and Ruby. Tsukune and Moka will come with me" Ichigo said running off.
At the Gym Nightmare stood with a smile on her face.
"So you're here, a little later than I would have liked but my hollow army was probably keeping you from me, but that's alright you're warmed up now, so I don't have to hold back" Nightmare said disappearing
"Quickly!" Moka cried as Tsukune removed her Rosario.
"So you're the one who took control of my sister" Inner Moka said as she flicked her silver hair back.
"So I better join as well" Tsukune said losing the chain around his wrist activating his vampiric form.
"Bring it" Ichigo said unsheathing Zangetsu. "Oh fun but one at a time people" Nightmare said as Moka stepped up.
"Know your place" she said as she charged forward.
"Gladly" Nightmare said swinging her leg up to kick Moka, who blocked and then tried a scissor kick. Only to have that block and caught a fist with her stomach, five times in concession.
"That had to hurt huh?" Nightmare asked as Moka wiped the blood from her mouth.
"That hurt" Moka said standing up and running to fight Nightmare again her withdrew a black sword that looked like a fusion of a rapier and a katana.
"Now you will die" Nightmare said swiping at her, which caught her left thigh and abdomen.
"MOKA!" Tsukune shouted afraid of what had happened
"I'll take this" Nightmare said shunpoing behind Tsukune and grabbing Moka's Rosario
"NO!" Tsukune asked as Nightmare appeared next to a struggling Moka and grabbed her by the neck and slammed the Rosario on the chain.
"Bye bye" Nightmare laughed as Moka's silver hair went pink, her bust was reduced in size and her red eyes slowly shifted to emerald. "Now, go to sleep" Nightmare said slamming Moka into the wall, breaking her arm
"MOKA!" Tsukune shouted as he was blindsided by Nightmare's being shoved into his ribcage, and a haymake to the chin knocking him out cold
"Just you and me now Kurosaki" Nightmare said withdrawing her rapier blade.
"Bring it on!" Ichigo said bringing out Zangetsu.
Ichigo quickly went defensive as Nightmare was faster than Ichigo could have expected. Her movements would have been beautiful, had she not been a hollow controlled vampire.
"Getsuga Tensho!" Ichigo said as a crescent of white and blue energy appeared. Nightmare leapt and back flipped over the crescent of energy only to barely avoid a horizontal slash from Ichigo, which she blocked with her own blade.
"Nice Soul Cutter, so I'm guessing in this form you're like an Arrancar" Ichigo said.
"You know about those vile creations of that Shinigami" Nightmare asked.
"Yeah I do, fought some as well. Now this is taking too long; BANKAI" Ichigo said as the cloth around Zangetsu's handle wrapped around Ichigo's arm and created a dome of clouds. "Tensha Zangetsu" Ichigo said as his Bankai cloak blew in the wind.
"So this is your bankai, impressive" Nightmare said almost purring from the power she sensed from it. Ichigo blurred out of sight,
"huh, where'd you go?" the vampiric hollow asked as she felt a sharp pain in her side.
"What!" she asked as a powerful gust hit her, sending her flying into the school's deadwood forest.
"That will get us some more room" Ichigo said; shunpoing to the area he knocked Nightmare to.
"That brat" Nightmare growled as she stood up and brushed her dress off.
"GETSUGA TENSHO!" Ichigo shouted releasing a black and red energy wave that was stronger than his last one.
"Whoa!" Nightmare exclaimed barely dodging the attack,
"Your good but let's see how good" Nightmare said as she powered up a cero at the tip of her blade.
"CERO!" Nightmare shouted as a torrent of hot pink energy headed for Ichigo, only to have it hit an after image.
"What?" Nightmare asked. "When I am one with myself, my zanpakuto and my enemy, my true power is revealed: ZENKAI!" Ichigo said as a triangle of light underneath him
"NOOO!" Nightmare scream as a bright shockwave shot out
"Kiyoi Tensa Zangetsu!" Ichigo said as his blade this time went to only 4ft.
"Huh?" Nightmare asked as the armoured Ichigo stood there as she noticed the blade comprised of pure reiryoku,
'so he's spiritual energy controls the blade length, going from 6ft to a foot in length but what for?"
"Getsuga Tensho Ultima!" Ichigo said releasing the jagged Getsuga Tensho was now spiralled with a lightning like energy along the line his blade made, only to have it be dodged by Nightmare.
"Time to wake up Nightmare" Ichigo said slicing the choker off and slicing the black Rosario in half.
"And that is the end of Nightmare" Ichigo said as the skies cleared and Kokoa became herself again.
"I did it" Ichigo smiled
"Don't get too cocky!" a horrible echoing ghostly voice said as a black dragon like hollow arose from the two halves of the black rosario
"What?" the shinigami hybrid asked
"I AM NIGHTMARE!" the hollow said powering up a black cero with what looked like fire swirling around it
Ichigo barely managed to dodge the cero, which resulted in the lost of his Zenkai armour leaving him only clad in the lower part of his shinigami uniform, his zenkai's blade was out of control.
"DO you think you can stop me now your greatest weapon has been destroyed?" Nightmare asked mockingly at Ichigo who focused the blade back to normal
"Bring it" Ichigo said extending his blade to 9 ft and jumped up and landed before proceeding to run along Nightmare's spine, splitting it in half before he faded into ash.
"I'll return, mark my words Ichigo Kurosaki, I shall return, and when I do not even you will know" Nightmare's true form said as the rosary he was contained in shattered.
"Bite me" Ichigo said falling out of consciousness while flipping Nightmare the bird.
"Ichigo" he faintly heard.
Ichigo later stirred, the first thing her noticed was the white walls that surrounded him. "Where am I?" he asked.
"Hey guys his awake"
"Tsukune?" Ichigo asked as the newspaper club entered. They were recovering after the massive hollow fight, Mizore and Kurumu had light scratches and bruises, Ruby and Yukari were fine and Tsukune had spained his ankle, the most severe was Moka who had a cast on her arm.
"How long have I been long?" Ichigo asked.
"Three days" Yukari said jumping onto Ichigo's bed.
"Three days?" Ichigo asked.
"Yeah the victory against Nightmare was three days ago, and his rosary was shattered, But Kokoa" Tsukune motioned to the bed next to Ichigo's.
"She's hooked up to life support, and is in a coma" Tsukune said as he held Moka.
"Sorry man." Ichigo said as the heart monitor's beeps were the only indication of Kokoa's status as living
School Gate
The next day Ichigo was ready to leave through a Senkaimon that waited for him just near the tunnel to the school.
"See ya Ichigo"
"Bye Strawberry-kun"
"Come back some time" the newspaper club farewelled their new friend
"I will" Ichigo said before walking out to the gate before the tunnel entrance. Just before the Senkiamon he stopped.
"You coming?" he asked a shadow leaning on the tree.
"Why not," Kokoa said now looking older and wearing a Shinigam uniform, with a red sash and black high heels.
"Well then come on the gate would be there for very long" Ichigo said stepping through
"Okay, bye Yokai Academy, see ya Onee-chan" Kokoa said stepping through.