Chapter 9 – War
Ichigo's P.O.V
When I woke up this morning, I was nervous and afraid but in the same time, I couldn't wait to fight Aizen.
After the last meeting for all taichous, fuku-taichous, and all seated member plus us, I went there, the place where I meet her, at the riverbank. I don't know why but it seems that the riverbank had been place where we both will be whenever we got problems.
She was already there when I reached the riverbanks. We talked about the war. Several times I tried to look trough her eyes but I can't. My cheek burned every time I tried. I gave her my mother charm which dad gave to me last year. I hope that charm will protect her when I was not there beside her. "Keep this. It will somehow protect you," I said.
Then, something that all of us afraid, the intruder alert alarm. It alarmed out loud. "Let's go" as I pull her wrist and ran to the 1st Division hall.
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Normal P.O.V
Ichigo departed from Rukia as both of them assigned to different places. Ichigo, if he was in charged in this battle, of course he didn't want to be apart from her. Ichigo looked at the gate where he was assigned. Hitsugaya-taichou was there few metres away from him, looking very angry. Ichigo let out a smirked as he saw Aizen entering Rukongai with his fellow gangs. Within seconds, Yamamoto-taichou joined Ichigo and Hitsugaya after he made sure that all the taichou and fuku-taichou are at their places.
Seconds later, the South Gate was boomed by Aizen's Arrancars. The Arrancar let out wicked laughed. Then other powerful Hollow and Arrancar bombed three other gates. The place was covered with dust of the broken pieces of the gates. Ichigo coughed several times. Then suddenly a Zanpaktou shoved up almost hit his chest but he managed to dodge it with Zangetsu.
"You wanna play dirty eh?" Ichigo said at Aizen who dragged back his Zanpaktou.
"Well, well, if it isn't the orange hair substitute shinigami, who made chaos last year?" Aizen smirked as he thruster his Zanpaktou again. The battle between Ichigo and Aizen was fierce as it can be. Yamamoto-taichou and Hitsugaya-taichou fighting a group of Arrancars and Hollows.
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Rukia looked everyway around her. She drew her Zanpaktou towards the Hollows in front of her. The Hollow with a bow in front of her screamed as he received several cuts and bruisers from Rukia's Zanpaktou. The Hollow then gave a blow towards the petite Shinigami but she managed to dodge it and the blow hit an Arrancar. It killed the Arrancar instantly as the blow was very powerful. 'Damn it' she cursed under her breath. More Hollows approached her as she finished dealing with the damn bow Hollow. "Hadou 4, Byakurai!" Rukia formed a kidou spell to a big Hollow as she stabbed Sadeno Shirayuki towards an Arrancar.
The battles between Soul Society and Aizen were so furious and fierce for the both sides. After few hours of the wars, many Hollows and Arrancars lost their lives and those unseated Shinigamis. Taichous, fuku taichous and some seated Shinigami managed to fight until then.
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Ichigo panting heavily. He got cuts and bruises when he battled with Aizen, Hollows and Arrancars. Aizen was in the same condition as Ichigo. Ichigo gave a death glare towards the former 5th Division Captain then he smirked, thinking some sort of strategy.
Aizen then suddenly on top of him pointing his Zanpaktou on Ichigo's neck.
"You're gonna die, orange-haired human. I'm gonna tear your body parts from limb to limb. Well then, if you die than, your little girlfriend out there, what am I gonna do to her, eh ryoka?" Aizen smirked as he looked at Ichigo's angry face.
"You're not going to touch her! You son of a bitch! You're not going to touch her! I'm not going to let you touch her with your dirty hands, you piece of shit! DON'T YOU DARE TO TOUCH HER!!" as soon as Ichigo finished his sentences, his eyes began to cover with some sort of white reiatsu and then, a huge amount of reiatsu blown for his body, his hands which were hold hardly to Aizen's body.
Aizen was thrown few metres away after Ichigo blown out huge mount of reiatsu. Aizen's body was badly injured at the place where Ichigo held him. Ichigo didn't now how did he do that but it was great for having Aizen badly injured.
"If you touch her, I'm going to kill you myself!" Ichigo stood up and pointed his Zangetsu to Aizen. His body was covered with a strong type of white reiatsu. Ichigo shunpou towards Aizen and tried to stab him on his chest but Aizen already stood up and had Kyouka Suigetsu on his injured hand.
Aizen shunpou towards Ichigo and pushed his Zanpaktou to Ichigo's chest but he managed to dodge it. He and Ichigo battled together; they tried to injure each other but both managed to dodge it. He almost lost the battle because of his injured hands and body. Suddenly Aizen focused some of his remaining reiatsu and blown it to Ichigo. Ichigo doesn't have time to avoid the blow and it hit him on his shoulder and his arm.
Ichigo let out a scream as the blow hit his right hand and Zangetsu slipped from his hand. He panted as he tried to ignore the pain. As both of them were already injured, the battle between two powerful Shinigami became not very fierce as it was before. Ichigo let out some reiatsu on his left hand and touched the cuts in his right hand. The reiatsu turned to bright green almost white and it was some sort of healing reiatsu because it healed his right hand quickly. Ichigo picked up Zangetsu and played with it to make sure that his hand was completely fine.
Both of them just kept staring to each other. 'Until now, that bastard hadn't use Ban-kai yet. So it means that his power had been increased… a lot. He already wounded me. Last time, he lost and at that time he already transformed to Ban-kai' Aizen thought about it.
It's true. Ichigo hasn't transformed to Ban-kai yet. Aizen bit his lip as he tried to figure how to kill Ichigo. Then he used Kyouka Suigetsu's power to Ichigo. Aizen focused for a picture that pictured Rukia was killed by him.
Ichigo was now in Aizen's world. He looked around and all he saw was Rukia covered with bloods, her own. Then he saw Aizen standing beside her with his Zanpaktou covered with red thick liquids, blood. 'No. It can't be! It can't be!' Ichigo ran towards 'Rukia'. He shook his head, denying what he saw. He touched her. Everything was like it was true; her blood, her cold body. 'NO!! It can't be! Rukia! Wake up! Please, don't leave me!' Ichigo shook her numbed, cold body.
He continued shook her body until he felt something cold, sharp stabbed into his stomach. Then he felt warmth liquid streaming down from the cut. It was his blood. The cold and sharp object was a Zanpaktou, Rukia's Zanpaktou. He tried to stand up and get away from her but she continued to stab him. He was defenceless since his Zangetsu was about 20 metres from him and he can't use his right hand.
That Rukia stood up, pointing her bloody Zanpaktou towards Ichigo. While Ichigo struggled with his pain, he noticed something weird with this Rukia. Her big violet eyes didn't look same as usual. Both of her eyes were red; red like blood and full of evil. She also grins evilly. Ichigo moved slowly towards Zangetsu, never take his eyes over that Rukia; in the same time, his wounds were healing by themselves.
Ichigo took Zangetsu and with heavy heart, he aimed it towards Rukia. Rukia shunpou towards him and shoved her Zanpaktou hard. Ichigo managed to dodge it with Zangetsu but he was thrown a few metres until he hit the cement wall. He didn't move a single muscle for few minutes.
Aizen, who saw this, just smirked as his plan was going just like he had planned. 'He's dead', he made a conclusion, as he didn't see any movements from Ichigo. There was no Rukia there, but it was himself as he disguised as the one that Ichigo's loved.
Then, suddenly an evil laugh was heard from Ichigo and he jumped over the broken pieces of the concrete wall. His movements were very fast and his face…his face got the half of the Hollow mask. Now, he is not Ichigo but it was his Hollow side. Hollow Ichigo laughed liked maniac and he took Zangetsu and shoved it towards 'Rukia' with very fast movements.
Aizen saw Hollow Ichigo for the first time in his life. The Hollow was powerful, more powerful than the real Ichigo Kurosaki. Hollow Ichigo continued to stab him and he managed to injure 'Rukia' on several places. The real Ichigo tried to stop his Hollow from stabbing Rukia because he didn't want her to be hurt. But his Hollow kept stabbing 'Rukia'.
Aizen was badly injured by Hollow Ichigo. He did try to stab him back but the Hollow's movement was very fast. Faster than his. He was injured to badly and he can't move a bit when the Hollow blew a huge amount reiatsu to Aizen who still disguised as Rukia. He was thrown quite far from where he was stands.
The fight between Aizen and Hollow Ichigo stopped for seconds as Ichigo tried to bring himself back. His Hollow side won't let him because he knew that Ichigo wouldn't try to injure Aizen who disguised as Rukia. Then Ichigo managed to bring himself back but still struggle with his Hollow.
'Just hit her with Tensa Zangetsu! It will finish him off!' his Hollow side screamed to Ichigo
'I won't do that! Why would I hurt someone that is special for me?' he asked his Hollow side back as he panted heavily.
'Because SHE IS NOT RUKIA, YOU DUMBASS! She is actually that Aizen bastard! He is using his Zanpaktou's power!' his angry Hollow replied.
At that time, Ichigo knew that he was fooled by Aizen's Zanpaktou power. And he knew that there is no way that he can break out from Kyouka Suigetsu's power. Then something happened, something that hurt Ichigo so much. He never felt that pain in his head before. He screamed out the pain on top of his voice. It was so loud that almost everybody can hear his screaming including Rukia and his friends.
Hitsugaya-taichou and Yamamoto-taichou were shocked. They tried to free Ichigo from Kyouka Suigetsu's power but they failed. The Hollows and Arrancars kept attacking them. Suddenly, bomb! A very, very massive power of reiatsu that everyone in Soul Society never felt before bombed not far from Hitsugaya and Yamamoto-taichou. It was Ichigo's power.
Aizen also was shocked to that enormous power. His Kyouka Suigetsu's power was broken. He now turned to his true self in front of Ichigo. His Kyouka Suigetsu's world was broken by Ichigo's power; one thing that he never think that could happen.
Both panted heavily.
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Rukia heard Ichigo's scream. She afraid that something which is very bad had happened to him. She continued to fight her opponents but she was worried about her special carrot-top friend. Then she felt Ichigo's reiatsu, began to increase each seconds passed. Rukia looked at Byakuya who still fighting with Ichimaru. She also worried about her Nii-sama. He had been fighting Ichimaru since the begging of the war. Suddenly, an Arrancar gave a big blow towards her and her Nii-sama. Rukia thrown about 20 metres away. The Arrancar then drew his sword and stabbed Byakuya on his stomach. Blood burst out, as the Arrancar pull back his sword.
Rukia shouted her brother name when Byakuya let out scream of pain. The Arrancar then kicked Byakuya fiercely. He was too weak right now because the lack of blood. His body helplessly thrown far away from his battlefield. Renji saw his taichou had been kicked by the Arrancar. He was very angry for someone who doesn't respect his taichou.
Renji drew Zabimaru and slashed the Arrancar. "Bakudou 61, Rukujyoukourou!" he performed a binding technique before made another kidou spell, "Hadou 33, Soukatsui!" A very big blue ball of reiatsu emerged from his hand. The big blue ball of reiatsu hit directly on the Arrancar's face, which couldn't move after the binding spell. The Arrancar died instantly on that spot. Renji panted heavily, "that is what you get from me, if you messing with Rukia and my taichou!" then he spat out blood in his mouth.
"Come on, we got unfinished business," Renji smirked at Rukia as he helped her stood up. Rukia looked at her childhood friend, worriedly. Renji knew that Rukia was worried about his captain. "Don't worry about Kuchiki-taichou, Rukia. He's going to be fine" Renji tried to comfort Rukia. She gave him a small nod, and then she took Sadeno Shirayuki.
Now, they lost one captain, so Renji and Rukia had to combine their powers to defeat Ichimaru Gin with Urahara's help.
Urahara gave them three types of pills; the red colour is for increasing your blood, the blue-grey is for some sort of shield and the last one, light green is for healing. All of them were created by Urahara back on the living world. "Use the blue-grey pill when you fighting with Ichimaru. It's a shield pill. But it will only take effect only for an hour. So use it wisely," Urahara had been very serious since they came here. There is not more of his oh-so-Urahara-with-fan-and-sandal-ish.
Renji and Rukia gave him a nod, then both of them turned to Ichimaru, who still grinning from ear to ear.
"Nah, nah… Isn't it the little Kuchiki-san and the stubborn Abarai-kun?" Ichimaru Gin smile evilly towards both fuku-taichous.
Then Ichimaru shot out Shinsou. The short Zanpaktou extended very fast and it almost hit Rukia straight to her forehead but Renji managed to dodge the attack using Zabimaru as a shield. Shinsou cracked Zabimaru a bit but Zabimaru managed to heal it self back because of Renji's powerful reiatsu.
Renji shot out Zabimaru to Ichimaru, while Rukia, "Hadou 63, Raikouhou!" a destructive blast like a lightning shot out from Rukia's tiny hand. Urahara, on the other hand, drew Benihime then tried to stab the former 3rd Division Captain without injuring his own companion. Now Ichimaru couldn't grin as usual anymore. He had to face up with three Shinigamis; two fuku-taichous and a powerful taichou.
The battle was very vicious. Renji and Urahara managed to injure Ichimaru on his abdomen in return, both of them injured, lost amount of blood and their body was somehow became too fatigued. Suddenly, Shinsou shot out directly to Rukia and hit her chest. She was thrown quite far.
"Rukia!" Renji shouted. He was very worried because she hadn't moved a bit, not a single muscle. At that time, Renji wanted to run to her and checked her whether she was fine or not, but he was stopped by Ichimaru's Zanpaktou. Renji and Urahara continued the battle with some help from Ukitake-taichou and Soi Fong-taichou.
Rukia opened her eyes, slowly. The pain was like hell hurt. Back of her head was swelling and her chest, where Shinsou shot, there was not a single drop of blood coming from there, just his chest was bruised a bit. Ichimaru's Zanpaktou didn't have a clean shot, but it hit a charm. A charm that was given by her orange-hair Shinigami. 'You save me' Rukia whisper slowly. Then she got up and focused her mind; walking back to Renji.
When she was there, Renji and Urahara almost lost. Both of them injured on their heads, same goes to Ichimaru. His white hair is now red, dyed in blood. "Tsukishirou! Sadeno Shirayuki!" Rukia command her zanpaktou. It's the only way to defeat Ichimaru right now.
A big round shape was created under Ichimaru. The former captain's face now, full of fear because he knew that he couldn't get out from the ring. He was surrounded with other Shinigami. Still, he tried to get out from there. Shinsou shot the Shinigamis around Ichimaru. Several hurts badly but some were fine because they got their shield. Ichimaru took the chance when there was a bit chaos after Shinsou's shots. But he was too late, his left arm and leg were still in the ring and his left body was badly wounded. He couldn't move his left arm and leg. "Hadou 90, Kurohitsugi!" Renji yelled and a big box appeared then attacked sides of Ichimaru.
"One down!" Renji shouted. Ichimaru was completely unable to move right now. No a single finger. Rukia, Ukitake and some other Shinigami let out a big sigh. They shouldn't be so happy because they still got Hollows and Arrancars to take off.
A Hollow approached Renji and Rukia. That Hollow, somehow it looked so familiar to Rukia. An image appears in her mind. It was the Hollow who killed Kaien-dono and his wife. "Renji, what ever happens, don't touch his tentacles. It will make you zanpaktou disappears" Rukia finished her sentence, looking very angry to the green Hollow. That Hollow also noticed Rukia, the Shinigami who killed her companion in order to save him.
"Well, well, if it isn't the short Shinigami who killed her lover?" the Hollow smirked as he looked at Rukia's angry eyes. Ukitake-taichou also saw the Hollow. Now, the white hair taichou was totally angry. He thought that Hollow was already dead when Rukia shoved her Zanpaktou through Kaien's body.
Ukitake-taichou and Rukia drew their Zanpaktou. Rukia couldn't help her tears from streaming down when she remembered what had happened that night. "YOU!" Rukia shoved up her Sadeno Shirayuki towards the Hollow; her emotion was uncontrollable.
"Kuchiki-san!" Urahara and Ukitake shouted at Rukia. The Hollow smirked as Rukia ran towards him. Rukia slashed the Hollow's back with full force. She managed to cut one of the Hollow's tentacles. The Hollow let out scream of pain. Ukitake-taichou came to help Rukia, although he knew that Rukia wouldn't want his help. Both of them tried to stab their Zanpaktou in the Hollow's face. Few minutes later, Rukia was stabbed by the Hollow. Blood spat everywhere; the Hollow laughed wickedly to Rukia. Rukia didn't move and the Hollow thought she was dead because lacked of blood. Now, he facing two more taichous and a very pissed off fuku-taichou. The Hollow fought Renji, Urahara and Ukitake.
While he was busing with Renji and other, Rukia opened her eyes, trying to ignore the pain and to stay conscious. The blood still streaming out from the wound. Then she remembered the pill that Urahara had given to her. She ate it and focused her reiatsu and healed her wound. Slowly, Rukia walked towards the Hollow, hiding her reiatsu. "Tsukishirou! Sadeno Shirayuki!" Rukia called out and same as Ichimaru, a circle formed underneath that Hollow. Then it crashed to small pieces. Rukia let out sighed and smiled. The Hollow who killed Kaien-dono and his wife already dead.
Then, all of them continued to fight the remaining Hollows and Arrancars.
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Aizen glared at Ichigo and Ichigo glared back at him. Both now were to fatigue to fight. Then, Ichigo shoved Zangetsu towards Aizen's belly. But he managed to duck it…well almost. Zangetsu cut half of Aizen's abdomen area. Blood running out, quickly reddening Aizen's wear. Ichigo panted heavily. His reiatsu was fading very time he attacked Aizen. He knew that he couldn't stand any longer. He MUST finish Aizen right now. Hitsugaya-taichou suddenly appeared besides him to help him finished Aizen.
"Thanks, Toushiro" Zangetsu supported him to stand up.
"It's our job to kill this bastard! Besides I already promised Hinamori that I will kill this bastard; and it's Hitsugaya-taichou for you," Hitsugaya gave a death glared to Aizen who still panting for oxygen.
"Ban-kai!" the 10th Division's Taichou released his Ban-kai. The weather turned cold; the sky began to darkening; the temperature drop several degrees. A pair of ice wing emerged on Hitsugaya's back. "Dai Guren Hyourinmaru!"
"Ah…" Ichigo trying to concentrate his remaining reiatsu to release his Ban-kai. "Ban-kai!" an explosion of reiatsu appeared, and then Zangetsu turned to a normal, black katana. "Tensa Zangetsu!" white, powerful reiatsu covered his body.
Hitsugaya-taichou and Ichigo walked over Aizen. Aizen still smirking to Hitsugaya when he remembered what happened a year ago. The temperature dropped even more. Ichigo glared to Aizen and looked at Hitsugaya. Then Ichigo and Hitsugaya both attacked Aizen. Ichigo let out Black Getsuga attack, which he already can control. Hitsugaya attacked using his cold blade Zanpaktou. Aizen managed to avoid Black Getsuga attacked but Hitsugaya's blade stabbed through his left arm. The ice began to spread to Aizen's shoulder and throat.
Aizen groaned in pain when the ice covered his wounded skin. He tried to attack Ichigo and Hitsugaya but Ichigo's movements were very fast, faster than the last time they fought together and Hitsugaya can fly away from the almost-lost-this-war traitor. His visions began to blur. Aizen then tried to use Kyouka Suigetsu's power again but failed because of Ichigo huge reiatsu. The Zanpaktou, which can control all five senses, power was weak already.
"Bakudou 77, Gochuu Tekan!" Ichigo formed his first binding technique to Aizen. Then he made Bakudou 61, Rukujyoukourou. Now, after both Bakudous spell were performed, Aizen was completely unable to move. Then Ichigo performed another Bakudou spell, Bakudou 99, Bankin. A huge box appeared on top of Aizen and it crushed on top of Aizen.
Aizen screamed on top of his lungs. He was paralysed on his left side leaving his right body almost paralysed. He still doesn't want to admit defeat although he almost dead. He got up; Kyouka Suigetsu had to help him to stand up. He still keeps his evil smile on his face although the pains were like hell. Ichigo glared; Hitsugaya focusing his reiatsu.
Both of them dashed towards Aizen, who was helplessly, stood a few feet upon them. Dai Guren Hyourinmaru and Tensa Zangetsu stabbed through Aizen's stomach. Blood flowed out like an overflow river. Some spit to Ichigo's face and some to Hitsugaya's crystal ice wings and his white hair.
Ichigo and Hitsugaya let out some relief sighed. "He's dead" Ichigo made a conclusion. Hitsugaya looked at his orange-hair comrade, then at Aizen's body who was lying on a pool of red thick blood. Then the white hair short taichou walked away from that place; went to Yamamoto-taichou to tell him about Aizen's death. Ichigo just stood there, to fatigue to move another pace.
When Hitsugaya was almost lost from Ichigo's sight, suddenly Aizen picked up his Zanpaktou and stabbed it harshly to Ichigo abdomen and through his back and then lay dead, leaving his Zanpaktou in Ichigo's body. Ichigo yelled out as the pains began to spread all over his tired body. His vision began to blur then it was nothing to be seen.
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Rukia heard the scream, Ichigo's. Then few seconds later, a voice heard.
"To all Shinigamis, this is Yamamoto-taichou. Here to inform that Aizen and Tousen are dead. Aizen just dead few minutes ago. End of massage," then the voice faded away.
So it means that all three traitors already dead. Tousen and Aizen were dead on other Shinigami's hand, and Ichimaru was completely paralysed. They had won the war between Soul Society and those traitors. The victory can be heard from everywhere. Shinigamis yelled 'Hurray', some hugging each other, everybody was happy, well almost.
Rukia still looked worried, worried about her brother. Then she ran away from her battlefield, searching for Renji who had been kick by an Arrancar, fifteen minutes before the announcement, to the same direction where Byakuya had been kicked away. She knew that Byakuya, by the time, maybe already unconscious. Her hope now was Renji.
She then saw Ichigo, who was stood up by the half broken concrete wall. His abdomen area was covered with bloodstains but there was no more blood came out. She ran towards him, hoping that he had seen Renji. Ichigo woke up few minutes after the announcement. Hitsugaya Toushiro managed to wake him up after healed Ichigo's wound, not all but a bit of them, but enough not to let the blood coming out again.
I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
"Ichigo!" she yelled from distance.
One thing, I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind
I designed this rhyme, to remind myself how
I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mocking me
Ichigo looked up and saw Rukia. He was delighted to see that she was fine.
Acting like I was part of your property
Remembering all the times you fought with me
I'm surprised it got so (far)
Things aren't the way they were before
You wouldn't even recognize me anymore
Not that you knew me back then
But it all comes back to me (in the end)
"Yeah…" he replied shortly.
You kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when I
"Have you seen Renji? I'm worried about him. He was attacked very badly," Rukia looked everywhere if there was a red head guy around. She didn't see how shocked Ichigo was when she asked about Renji. He thought that Rukia was worried about him, not Renji.
I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
"I saw him went to that direction," Ichigo replied. His heart was very sorrow. This was not what he thought it would be.
I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
And for all this
There's only one thing you should know
"Thanks," then she rushed to that direction.
I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
And for all this
There's only one thing you should know…
'Rukia, I was very glad to see that you save but I was sad because you don't love me the way I thought you will be,' Ichigo looked painfully towards Rukia. Then the pains came again and he couldn't take control of the pains as they spread every corners of his body. The pains soon came over his head and he lost control of his consciousness to the world before his head kissed the ground.
Yay! Finally finished my chapter 9. It was very hard to write!! Ignore the OCC! Got some freakin' headache right now!
BTW, is the song urm okay for the fic?