Aquatic Soul:
Chapter 4: Confrontations
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or any of the characters involved except for Guardian W. Water
Ikaku fell to the floor unconscious. Ichigo slashed Zangetsu through the air before sheathing it on his back.
"Was that it?" he asked
Ganju approached Ichigo from behind "I took care of the other guy."
Ichigo nodded "Good. Now let's get moving. We've gotta save Rukia."
Ganju followed him as he took off.
Water slashed another soul reaper down before twirling her naginata in front of her and stabbing another in the gut. She spun it as she pulled out tripping three of them. She slashed to her right getting one across the chest. She stood and let the sword return to normal. The three she tripped got up and ran leaving her surrounded by unconscious Soul Reapers.
"Nice workout boys." She said flipping her hair and sheathing her sword. She turned and began to make her way toward the tower where Rukia was being held.
Chad looked around. He was in a square area with a captain standing in front of him. Things didn't look good. He looked back at the captain who had already drawn his swords.
"Look, I don't want to fight you. How about you just turn around and walk out of here and we'll say this never happened. Ok?" the captain asked him
Chad bent over slightly. "I can't." He replied before charging. He brought his fist back in a punch and his weapon arm glowed for a second before he fired a blast at the captain. When it faded he was gone.
"Not bad." The captain's voice echoed over the area as he landed on top of a nearby roof.
Chad looked up at him to see him disappear. He was slashed across the chest and fell on his back. The captain appeared above him as Chad blacked out.
Oriheme hid behind a corner as Uryu and Mayuri battled things out. Uryu leased another three arrows only for Mayuri to slash them down.
"You're getting sloppy." Mayuri teased as he charged at Uryu.
The young quincy jumped away as the captain swung his sword at where his waist had been. He leased another two arrows that Mayuri slashed away.
Uryu landed on a nearby rooftop. "Damn it…"
Ichigo and Ganju snuck past a patrolling guard squad before moving on ahead. As they approached the tower they felt a strong spiritual presence.
"Wha-what is this?" Ganju asked looking around
The pressure intensified making them both kneel.
Ichigo used Zangetsu to help him stand. He looked up and saw a lone figure standing on a rooftop high above them. It jumped down and when it landed the pressure was lifted.
"So, you're the Ryoka. This won't be any fun." The figure said in a rugged male voice.
"Who the hell are you?" Ichigo shouted
"I'm the guy who's gonna end your life." He replied shouldering his sword. "My name is Kenpachi Zaraki, captain of squad eleven in the thirteen court guard squads."
"Kenpachi Zaraki. A name I'll have to remember." Ichigo said as he readied himself for a fight.
Water arrived right then. "Ichigo!" She shouted
"Water! You're alright!" Ichigo shouted smiling as he saw her approach
"Water…" Kenpachi said to himself
Water ran up next to Ichigo "So, who do we have here?" She asked
"Kenpachi Zaraki, captain of squad eleven." Kenpachi replied
"Wait, eleven? Oh! You mean that squad of guys I just beat." Water said smiling as this made Kenpachi's face change expression.
"You beat my guys?" He asked
"Oh yeah, all those guys just standing in a big circle? Yep." Water replied
"Well, they're gonna get it later, but for right now I'm to stop any Ryoka who happen to get too close to the tower." Kenpachi said
"Nothing's gonna stop me from saving Rukia. Especially not you!" Ichigo shouted before charging at him
"I-Ichigo!" Water and Ganju shouted
Uryu dodged another slash from Mayuri.
"Come on Quincy. Why don't you actually try something?" he asked as he continued to force Uryu to give ground
"Shut up." Uryu said as he tried to get a shot off.
He slid to a stop and looked at his bracer. "WillIhavetousethis?" he asked himself
He looked up and jumped back just as Mayuri attempted to chop him in half.
Uryu slid behind a corner and waited, attempting to catch his breath and formulate a plan.
Mayuri, who hadn't seen him slide into his hiding place, figured he'd play dumb and pretend he couldn't feel his spiritual energy.
"Alright Quincy… The game's up. Why don't you come out of hiding and let me finish you off. At least then you'll havesome dignity."
Uryu ignored the temper that flared inside himself
"If you let me kill you now you'll have more honor than the last Quincy I met. Some old man kept screaming about his grandson. U something, I never can remember the kid's name."
Uryu's eyes widened as a flashback played in his mind of his grandfather being carried away by soul reapers. That was the last he had seen of him. Now he knew what had happened. And this man Mayuri. Would pay for it.
Uryu twirled out from behind his corner slamming his wrist on the wall shattering his bracer. A white light blinded Mayuri. When it faded Uryu was standing tall and proud, his clothes had changed into a type of armor, and his bow was now solid instead of the normal blue energy. He held his hand out and a silver arrow appeared. He nocked it to the string slowly then let it loose, it disappeared almost instantly. A large wave of energy tore open the tiles of the floor and nearly took Mayuri with it if the captain didn't dodge at the last second.
"So, you've decided to bring out your big guns eh?" Mayuri said grinning "I don't think I've met a Quincy that was this powerful before."
"My name is Uryu Ishida. Last of the Quincy. And the last person you will ever see." Uryu said as he instantly let another three arrows fly. Mayuri jumped avoiding the blast.
"Well well, things about are about to get interesting." He said grinning
Ichigo clashed sword with Kenpachi once more. He and the much taller captain had been fighting for only a few minutes but Ichigo was already starting to wear out. He pushed the larger man away and slid back. He stopped, panting from exhaustion.
"WhyamIsotired?" he asked himself
Water ran up to his side and drew her own blade. "Ichigo… let me take it from here. I'll distract him while you and Ganju go on ahead and save Rukia."
Ichigo looked up at Water and sighed "Fine."
The young Guardian girl swung her sword once "My name is Guardian W. Water, wielder of the mystic Guardatite Katana. You have dealt great harm to my friends and for that I must make you pay!" she charged at him and almost instantly was in Kenpachi's face her sword at his throat. He held up his Zanpakto with one hand and kept her there.
"So kid. You seem to have a lot of power. I guess I can play with you for a while." He pushed her sword away and kicked her in the stomach knocking the wind out of her and sending her sliding across the tiles. She landed with her limbs laying limp and her head lolled to the side.
"Or maybe I was wrong about you." Kenpachi said as she walked over and lifted his sword above her.
Her eyes opened instantly and she was up in a crouch in half a second. Her sword now protruding through Kenpachi's stomach.
"So, you're a fast piece of work huh? Alright. I can deal with that." He closed his eyes and collapsed.
Water pulled the sword from his body and looked up toward the tower. "I'm sorry Ichigo, but I must go…" She then began to fade away
Ichigo meanwhile felt Water's spiritual pressure disappear.
"Damn… He killed her. I'll have to deal with him later." Ichigo said to himself
"Ichigo… did you feel that?" Ganju asked
"Yeah, I know. Water's-"
"Not that. A new pressure. It's straight up ahead."
Ichigo looked forward and froze, before him, standing on the only way into the repentance tower. Was Biyakuya Kuchki.
Ichigo glared at him before he drew Zangetsu and picked up his pace. He was on Biyakuya in a second. They quickly clashed swords for a bit before Biyakuya gained the upper hand and dismissed Ichigo with a flick of his sword.
Yoruichi quickly arrived and took Ichigo away. She then trained him for three days on mastering his final form of his Zanpakto, his Bankai. After he had mastered this technique he left to save Rukia. Which he did. Him and his team with Rukia, left for the world of the living and even more adventures that awaited them.
Water appeared in the room with the other Guardians.
Time and Death opened one eye to look at the newcomer before returning to their rest.
Gatescholar looked up from his tome at Water.
"So, what's the response from Ichigo and the others?" Gatescholar asked
"I don't know. I'd assume they'd help me, but I'm not so sure." She said
"It'll be alright." Fire said grinning "I'll make up for any world we don't secure."
Earth sighed
"What?"
Earth and Water began to laugh
"What? What!"