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Orihime held on to a nearby pillar-looking thing as more and more spirit pressure was sent out be the two fighting. Ulquiorra clearly had the advantage, he wasn't even in his release yet. Ichigo on the other hand was in his bankai with his mask on. The mask was already starting to break,but Ichigo kept up his futile attempt to kill Ulquiorra and save Orihime. Orihime felt her eyes let loose the rivers of tears she was trying to hold in.

Orihime hated herself for not running in between them, but what could she really do? She rubber her sleeve against the torrent of tears, but they wouldn't stop. She ran her sleeve back and forth across her face, but all that did was make her face raw. She didn't care, she kept rubbing determined to make the tears stop. She pulled her hand away when she was sure she wasn't crying. She watched as Ulquiorra beat Ichigo down physically and mentally.

She felt a warm liquid slide sown her cheeks, and cursed. She went to stop the new tears only to pull her hand away to see blood. She had rubbed so hard that she caused herself to bleed. Orihime lowered her head into her hands and just listened. She would flinch or whine whenever she heard metal collide with metal or the sound of blood hitting the stone floor.

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"Can you not see how hopeless this fight is?"

Ichigo, using, Zangetsu like a cane, stood up, "I can and," he took a deep breath, "I will beat you!"

"Fool. I have not even released my Zanpakutō.", Ulquiorra stared at the persistent shinigami, "You are almost dead. I will grant you the honor of my release, Enclose Murciélago."

Ichigo's eyes widened and his legs gave out. He was on his knees barely staying conscious, being crushed by the the mass of reiatsu Ulquiorra was now releasing. He trying to speak, but he felt as if he wasn't breathing. He was in a situation he couldn't beat. Against an opponent that was vastly superior, 'Shut up Ichigo! You broke into the Soul Society and beat two captains! There must be a way to beat this guy as well!'

Ulquiorra let out a continuous flow of spirit pressure, and he knew he could kill Ichigo with just that. He would have let out more, however a small whine drew his attention. He turned around to see Orihime curled up into a little ball trying to survive his reiatsu. Ulquiorra immediately shrank the amount he was releasing. He sighed inwardly as he saw her uncurl. He felt something poke him in the back, and he turned back to see Ichigo,

"What's the matter Ulquiorra? Use up all your spiritual pressure already?", Ichigo mocked.

Ulquiorra swatted the black blade away, "Ridiculous, I am simply limiting the amount I put out."

"Why would you do that?"

Ulquiorra turned his body so that Ichigo could see Orihime, "I have yet to receive orders to kill the Woman. You however seem not to care."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

Ulquiorra sighed out loud, "I limited it so that she would not die. While you on the other hand continue to raise your spirit pressure."

"She's used to my reiatsu so she won't be crushed.", Ichigo, panting, got in his stance again, "time for round two."

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Orihime's ragged breathing slowly calmed down as the spirit pressure went down. She looked up to see Ichigo get sent into the ground, creating a small crater. Orihime started to crawl her way over to him. She could hear Ulquiorra saying something to he, but she wasn't listening. She crawled on top of Ichigo to see if she could make him stop fighting Ulquiorra. When she looked up to Ulquiorra she saw what she believed to be a scowl.

"Ichigo", she said looking him in the eyes, "please stop this. You can't win, but if you leave now maybe Ulquiorra will let you live."

He looked at her with betrayed eyes. Orihime had done the one thing Ichigo truly hated she had told him that he couldn't win. She, a friend, had told him that he should run away, that she doesn't believe in him. However before he could say anything, Ulquiorra made his decision for him. Ichigo watched as Ulquiorra picked Orihime up by her hair and threw her against a far wall. He turned back yo grab Ichigo by his throat.

Ulquiorra lifted Ichigo to eye level, "I still do not understand this heart that the Woman once spoke of, but it seems that to know this heart you have to die."

Ichigo pried at Ulquiorra's hand, "Bastard..."

"So vulgar," Ulquiorra brought his free hand's index finger up and pointed at Ichigo's chest, "Cero...Oscuras."

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Orihime screamed as Ulquiorra's Cero shot threw Ichigo, leaving a large hole in his chest. She ran to where Ichigo's body was destined to fall. He hit the ground before she could get there. She dropped to her knees and screamed for him. She felt the sting as her tears ran over her raw bleeding skin. 'This can't be happening! Ichigo can't die, not now. Please get up Ichigo please be alright.'

her whisper was barely heard, "Please don't die."

It was barely heard, but it was heard. Orihime who was crying on Ichigo was now crying on the floor. She looked up to Ulquiorra, whose eyes were wide. She saw the demon from her dream so long ago grab Ulquiorra and smash his head, face first, into the stone floor beside her. She looked into the hollow eyes of the horned demon as it threw Ulquiorra threw a wall. 'Ichigo...'