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Trascender
The dark tension that engulf the room pressed deeply into everyone's skin as Ichigo gripped his hands until they bled. Kisuke stared into the ground, unwilling to meet Ichigo's eyes.
"Ichigo..."
Ichigo slowly stood, hobbling zombie-like to the door before leaving. No one said anything. Then again, no one had anything to say... well, except for...
"The tension in this room could be sliced with a Zanpakuto..."
"Shut up, Aizen."
"I think I'll excuse myself to escape this unfriendly atmosphere..."
As Aizen stepped forward, he was stilled when a glowing blue bow appeared in his face.
"You dare raise your weapon to me, Quincy boy?"
Uryu narrowed his eyes as he stared at Aizen.
"Do not bother Ichigo... I won't let you twist his mind any further."
Aizen smirked before shattering into glass. Uryu attempted to rush to the door before his mother stopped him.
"There's no point... Nothing will make Ichigo feel any better... we can only hope Ichigo makes a decision... that doesn't involve ending everything."
Uryu stopped, overlooking the people in his room.
"Mother... how do you know about all of this?"
"I'm the Captain of the Third Jagdarmee... I'm privy to information that most others wouldn't know..."
Uryu saw her excuse coming from a mile away.
"Bullshit mother... You wouldn't have known Ichigo's father's side of the story, if that was the case."
Taken aback by her son, Soryu realized how he might have felt. He hadn't forgotten that she was a member of the Vandenreich
"Uryu... I'm not with them anymore..."
"Because dad is gone? You've fought against him for the longest, and now you're suddenly breaking away from Juhabach? How do I know you're not the same as Urahara here!?"
Uryu kicked the door open and walked away. Soryu sighed, holding her head in his head. Kisuke stared out the window, watching as Uryu walked to speak to Ichigo.
"Why... why didn't you kill him after... Urahara?"
"... I tried... I didn't think he would pass my second test... and I didn't think he would come back from Soul Society alive."
"But you never actually tried to do it yourself...?"
"... When he kept fighting back against fate... I knew I made some bad decisions... I was too late to realize that this... teenager was to be the one to fix everything, not destroy it... Now I have no idea if he'll still do what I'd initially thought of."
"Would... you kill him? If he does?"
"..."
Suddenly, Kisuke and the entire room was shocked as he was kicked out of the window onto the parking lot, leaving him paralyzed when he noticed the long, blue and white barrel of Soryu's rifle.
"Ichigo..."
Uryu stood next to Ichigo, watching as the rain soaked Ichigo's frame.
'So angry and emotional... I'm starting to think that his Reiatsu is what is causing the rain...'
"Ichigo."
"...I don't wanna talk about it..."
"...You at least owe it to your Espada... You are their leader..."
Ichigo turned and slammed Uryu into a car, activating the alarm.
"Their leader!? I'm just as much as a puppet than the rest of them!"
Ichigo slowly fell away from Uryu, falling to his hands and knees. Uryu stood above, unwilling to say anything that would anger him further.
"I... have no one... I am... nothing..."
Suddenly, they were frozen when they heard glass shatter, leading them to peek around the car. Soryu's spirit rifle glared into the eyes of Kisuke, who lied on the ground with shattered glass surrounding him.
"I owe my life to Ryuken and Isshin... to not let you do that..."
"...Ryuken was the same as me..."
"You're wrong... Ryuken was trying to keep you from killing him..."
"So he could be a weapon for Juhabach!? That's what you wanted before! What changed your mind now!?"
Both of the teens were shocked to see Kisuke rage like that, considering how calm and suspicious he is.
"That was not what I wanted... I hate Soul Reapers just as much as the next Quincy, but I did not want Ichigo to become like Juhabach."
"... So you wanted to kill him, too?"
Soryu glanced over to Ichigo, before staring down Kisuke again.
"I did... but Isshin taught me better... So I'll trust him... like I thought you did."
"I- I did tru-"
"You liar! No more excuses, Urahara! I won't let you go through with this!"
A loud bang and a flash later, ended with Yoruichi's foot held high in the air and Soryu pushed back.
"And you... do you believe Ichigo will destroy the world... Yoruichi?"
Yoruichi stayed silent, though stood with a certain degree of sadness. Ichigo felt the same as Soryu with her answer.
'Yoruichi... wants to kill me, too...? Can... Can I trust anyone?'
"Silence is just another answer for the guilty. Licht Regen!"
A barrage of spirit bullets followed, with both Yoruichi and Kisuke dodging. Kisuke slid back on the ground, ducking under a black blade as he gazed at the angry face of Ichigo. Recoiling, he and Yoruichi stood shocked at Ichigo. Kisuke held his hands up as he gazed regretfully at Ichigo.
"Ichigo..."
Urahara...
Yoruichi...
Goat-Face...
Mother...
This world... I hate it...
"Mother!"
Whenever the world hurt me... Mother would fix it... She fixed every thing...
But she can't fix this... no one can... This hole... in my heart...
Everything is a lie!
The hole on Ichigo's chest grew wider.
The betrayal you can see is trivial. What is truly fearsome, is the betrayal that you don't see...
Trusting in someone is the same as depending on them. That is something the weak do. We have no use for it.
I suppose it is only to be expected. You have my pity. There is no such thing as 'truth' or 'lies' in this world; there never has been. There is only plain, hard facts. And yet, all beings who exist in this world take only those 'facts' that are convenient to them, and take them to be the 'truth'. They do so because they know no other way to live. However, for those powerless beings that make up the majority of this world it is those 'facts' that are inconvenient for their own self-affirmation that make up the real 'truth'.
What truth... do you believe in... Ichigo?
"DAMN ALL OF YOU!"
The black Reiatsu roared and thundered, nearly bringing everyone to the ground.
"FADE TO BLACK... LA LUNA NEGRA!"
Kisuke dodged the black Reiatsu blade and sighed before grabbing his blade.
"... Ichigo... I'm truly sorry..."
He pointed his blade at Ichigo half-heartedly, still denying the battle with Ichigo.
"...Awaken... Benihime!"
Almost immediately, he threw his shield up, blocking the blade as it threatened his life.
"Urahara... do you see that I'm going to drive you into a corner...? Can you feel the killing intention... rolling from my blade?"
Grimacing at Ichigo's cheap shot to him, he tossed his blade to dodge Ichigo's stab, which pushed him back further away. Jumping into the air, Ichigo attempted a flying sweep, ending with Kisuke dodging. Ichigo twisted and kicked him in the chest, knocking him to the ground before clashing with his blade again.
"Urahara, you bastard!"
"..."
Flipping off Kisuke, he landed on the apartment bricks before kicking off and slashing at Kisuke, who blocked as best he could, but was thrown back into a car.
"Kisuke!"
"Don't turn your back on me, cat woman!"
Yoruichi dodged under another bullet before rushing back at Soryu, worry clear in her actions.
'I have to keep her down... I need to stop Ichigo... Otherwise he'll clearly kill Kisuke...'
Spacing out, she was almost caught in the leg by another bullet, but was surprised when a golden rocket launcher appeared next to her.
"Sui Feng...?"
"Bankai, Jakuho Raikoben! I won't let you harm Lady Yoruichi, no matter how you feel about the Ryoka boy."
"Move, Goddamnit!"
Sui Feng stared over her shoulder at Yoruichi.
"Lady Yoruichi... I know I hate that man with a burning passion... but do not let Ichigo Kurosaki kill him... I can't, in good conscious, let that happen..."
Yoruichi watched Sui Feng as she prepared to aim her missile at Soryu.
"You sure you can handle her?"
"No... but hopefully you can save Kurosaki and Urahara before I lose..."
Kisuke hid behind a dumpster, waiting for Ichigo.
'I really don't want to do this... Ichigo...'
"You can't hide from me, Urahara!"
Looking above, he slid out-of-the-way as he dodged Ichigo's blade, which created a gigantic ditch behind him. He rolled when Ichigo created a crater where he stood. Glancing forward, he saw Ichigo with his blade held in the air, black Reiatsu pouring from it like wavering flames.
"... Pathetic... Your blade... offends me, Urahara..."
"... Does it..?"
"Yes... your blade is a coward... she has no will to fight... A weapon that isn't willing to fight doesn't belong on the battlefield..."
Recognizing the slight jab, he held his mouth agape at Ichigo's accusing words.
"Wait, are you... are you blaming me for Orihime as well!?"
"Ryuken killed her... so Juhabach would not get his hands on her...! A plan that failed terribly! In the end, all of you were working against me! I'll ki-"
He was interrupted when Kisuke's Reiatsu flared, raging just as powerful as Ichigo's. Holding his blade in the air, he powered up for his attack as well.
"You will not blame me for Orihime's death, Kurosaki... That was not my fault. I became your ally because I realized what I did was wrong..."
Ichigo roared back, anger fueling his very actions.
"That's not good enough! No more of your shady lies! Luna Camilla!"
"Sing, Benihime!"
The blast knocked them both off of their feet, nearly destroying the entire complex. Kisuke recovered almost immediately, kicking against a tree. He crouched as he attempted to catch his breath.
"...Damn..."
"Don't relax just yet... Urahara..."
Shocked, Urahara turned, eyes widened as he nearly caught the blade in his chest. However, a body stood between the sealed, torn body of Ichigo and Kisuke...
"...U...Uryu...?"
Ichigo's blade pierced Uryu's shoulder, with Uryu barely grimacing as he looked Ichigo in the eye.
"...Ichigo... you need to stop... I understand how you feel..."
"You can't understand my pain, Ishida! Move it before I sliced through you!"
"...but if you continue this any longer... You will become no better than Aizen or Juhabach..."
Ichigo's hand went limp as he stared down at the ground, tears overshadowing his face. Behind him, Yoruichi grabbed him as she pulled him into a hug, whispering into his ear.
"We're not against you, Ichigo... We were trying to keep you from becoming part of this world."
He struggled as he attempted to throw her away.
"You liar! You were... trying to kill me!"
Kisuke stood up, dusting his haori off as he closed his eyes and answered.
"...So you could have gone to Soul Society... You would have become a Soul Reaper... but you would not have fallen as a Hollow nor would you be a human or a Quincy. You would have lived your life normally without worry of Juhabach or the Spirit King."
Ichigo, shocked, gazed at Kisuke, who created a Senkaimon. Uryu was suddenly thrown into a motherly hug as Soryu grabbed him, worrying over his wounded shoulder.
"My baby! Are you alright!? Are you-!?"
"Mother, get off me!"
Kisuke turned on his heel and walked away towards the Senkaimon, Yoruichi following him while carrying the broken and battered body of Sui Feng. Before he could get to the portal, Ichigo's voice stopped him.
"Urahara... I don't think I will ever forgive you..."
"I don't expect you to, Ichigo..."
Kisuke glanced over his shoulder at Ichigo, who turned away from him.
"After this is over with, I will kill you..."
"And I'll be waiting..."
The Senkaimon closed behind the Soul Reapers as Ichigo and the Ishida family watched them leave. Turning back to Ichigo, Soryu caressed his shoulder, making sure he wasn't angry.
"Are you alright... Ichigo?"
"Not really... But Juhabach is the last of my worries now, after that crap you told me."
Uryu blinked at the words of Ichigo.
"What...? He's your biggest enemy now, Ichigo..."
"No, he isn't... I'll catch him another way..."
Uryu sent Ichigo a questioning gaze, trying to understand him.
"How so?"
"... He's after the Spirit King... He wants to kill him and the Spirit Prince and become one with the Spirit Queen. He's also after those keys. Since he visited Aizen, the Oken should be in his grasp..."
Uryu finished where Ichigo left off.
"...And he has the Quincy Korrekturtaste... leaving the Hollow Key..."
"And the Human key? If there is one... I mean..."
"He already has it..."
"It...?"
The woman... she was... important to Juhabach... I couldn't... let...
'Orihime...'
"Yes, your female friend was the other key to the Spirit Queen's resurrection. The last key is the Clavar la Espada."
"So what are you going to do?"
"I'm gonna find that last key, so he can't resurrect the Spirit Queen... and kill the Spirit king before Juhabach can get to him."
Soryu and Uryu recoiled back, Ichigo's words shocking them to their very core. Above them, watching them from his post on a tower, Aizen smirked, his plans heading further down his planned route.
"You're gonna what!? Do you know what the hell you are doing!?"
"If I represent him... then I'll take his place... I'll make sure this war stops..."
Soryu never mentioned that these were the very same words Juhabach spoke of before he put his plan into action.