A New Enemy
chapter 2
They took the three bodies to Uraharas division so that he could study them, he was a bit disapointed when they set the two blob like forms on the table. "What happened soutaicho?" he asked Byakuya.
"They came after my mate." he said his voice cool and icy. Urahara shook his head.
"You have anger issues my old friend." and went back to his work similing. Byakuya and Ichigo left and went home, it was very late and they where both tired. When they got to Byakuyas room he crashed onto the bed.
"I am to tired tonight my love. Could we just sleep?" he asked, looking at his lover who had just crashed next to him and curlled up into the crook of his arm. Burrying his face in his neck he nodded.
"Its ok, I am really tired to." He said.
"I promise I will make it up tomorrow." he purred into Ichigos ear. His face turned red as he looked up and kissed the love of his life.
"I know you will. Byakuya, I love you." he said nuzzleing his face back into the mans neck.
Byakuya chuckled, "I love you to Ichigo. More then anything." he said placing a kiss on the top of Ichigos head.
The next morning thought would also not allow them their privacy. They were half way to the 1st division barracks when Byakuya noticed a small grouping of spiritual pressure that wasnt shinigami, quincy or arrancar. They where all much stronger then the three yesterday but he was most certain they where Vasto Lords he looked at Ichigo, "Go get Rivu and Kenpachi. Then come find me, Hurry!" he yelled as he shunpoed off.
Ichigo had not seen that look in a long time, Byakuya did not want anyone he cared about getting hurt. He went to Rivu first seeing as how he was his and Byakuyas adopted son, he even called the two father, "Hello father ho.." Rivu tried to say before Ichigo intruupted.
"More Vasto Lords, atleast six or seven, Your father already went to meet them, but he told me to get you and Kenpachi and meet him there." he said, Rivu nodded picking up his Zanpaktou and following Ichigo to the 11th Division.
Kenpachi was already waiting outside when they got there, "I felt them when they showed up, I've been waiting for you or him to show up." he said and then they where off following Byakuyas reiatsu trail.
Byakuya was in the middle of fighting them when the others got there. Kenpachi was almost sad, Byakuya was holding off all of them on even ground. Rivu was watching his father in awe, but Ichigo was worried, there were ten of them, more then he expected.
They saw it and it was as if the air stilled. One of their swords had run Byakuya through. Ichigo dropped to his knees, Kenpachis eyes widened, but it was Rivu who ran in, only to be pushed back by his fathers Reiatsu.
No. No. No, Ichigo thought to himself, Not like this. Not like this. Byakuya was to strong to lose like this, his family needed him, the soul society needed him, but then they all heard Byakuya laughing, an almost insane laugh as his spiritual pressure skyrocketed.
"Did you think just running me though with a sword would end me?" he asked the Vasto Lords. He snapped the sword in half and pulled the tip from out of his back, only to watch the wound regenerate. "Washi no Tsubasa will not allow me to die." he said pulling his mask over his face. The sudden surge of Spiritual pressure made the Vasto Lords falter for just a second, but it allowed Byakuya to cut more then half of them down before they had even seen him move from where he was standing.
Ichigo looked at his son, "That is half of your fathers true power. He is the strongest Shinigami to ever live, and even if you are not of our flesh and blood you will be just as strong, and both of us love you as if you where." he said putting his arm around the young boy.
"You said Washi no Tsubasa earlier, why would the first hollow ever help keep a shinigami alive and help cut down his own people." one of the Vasto lords spat.
Byakya looked at him, "He was fused with my soul as a way to keep me alive. By the soul king." he said, looking up into the sky. The last three Vasto Lords took it as an opening, but then they got close, Byakuya shunpoed. They stoped in their tracks until the one on the left let out a bloodcurtling scream and then they saw Senbonzakura being thrust through his chest.
The last two Vasto Lords looked at each other. This was not how it was supposed to happed, they where not all supposed to die. Or did Seishinbyo lie to them?
"Did he send you?" Byakuya asked the two. They looked at him with disgust, one of them spat on the ground before his feet.
"Did Seishinbyo Haikai send you!" he yelled. They two Vasto lords offered no words but small smiles and it was all Byakuya needed to strike them both down with one blow, he wouldnt waste another. With one swing of senbonzakura he cleaved both of their heads off and watched as their limp bodies fell liflessly to the ground.
Byakuya looked back at Rivu, "Go now, Tell the guard to prepare for war." he said quietly. Rivu knowning beter then to question his fathers orders he quickly went to the guards barracks.
Byakuya looked up into the sky where a huge gargantua had opened up but the only thing anyone could make out were the deep yellow eyes of a man standing in the darkness.
"So are you going to tell us whats going on Soutouchi?" Kenpachi asked waiting for Byakuya to answer him.
"While I was in Heuco Mundo I had traveled with a Vasto Lord named Seishinbyo Haikai, he found me after my first full transformation. He stableized Heuco Mundo after Aizens defeat. Provided leadership, he commands an army of Vasto Lords." he said looking back down at Ichigo and Kenpachi.
"When I came to I was in his camp and when I saw how many Vasto lords had surrounded me, I could only be glad I wasnt wearing my shuhakusho. If they would have known I was a shinigami then I think they would have handled me differently." he looked at Kenpachi, "Seishinbyo kept me as a pet for awhile." he said face pail all signs of pride washed away. "He used me to fight for his entertainment, and then for his own person entertainment after the fight. He hit me once and only once, that Washi came out and I fell into a full transformation. He tore off Seishinbyos right arm and then desicrated his army, I awoke under a pile of Vasto lord bodies and could not even see the sky. It had taken me atleast half a day to climb from that pile."
Byakuya looked up into the sky, "Now he has come back with the remains of his army for revenge, but this time I will kill him, and I will do it with my own blade." he had a set detirminationin him that Kenpachi had not heard before.
They both looked at Byakuya until he spoke again, "I do not want either of you to pity me, but you need to know the story to help me fight. I can handle all the Vasto Lords he sends. He cant have many, but I cant hold them and him off, we are on equal footing and I only have a chance if I can focus everything on him." he said looking at the two, "So when the time comes you will have to gather all the captians and fukutaichos and everyone else who can fight to hold off those Vasto lords." Kenpachi nodded.
"Ill do everything in my power soutaicho." Kenpachi said before dissapearing. Ichigo put his hand on Byakuyas should.
"Im glad you told me about everything that happened." he said gripping Byakuya in a tight hug. He responded in kind.
"You can not be here when the fighting starts Ichigo, you or Rivu, I can not lose either of you." he said looking Ichigo in those deep chocolate pools. Take Rivu to your fathers and introduce him to your family, I know how much you have wanted to. Its an order." he said before Ichigo had a chance to debate.
"But the war isnt upon us now is it, we can stay for now right?" Ichigo asked. Byakuya nodded.
"I am only looking out for the safety of the family my love, If I fall then you must train Rivu, evil like Seishinbyo can not live in the world without curropting everything he touches." he pulled Ichigo into a deep kiss. "I love you to much to lose you Ichigo." he said softly.
It had been two weeks and there wasnt even a sign of Vasto Lords. Byakuya had taken that time to sharpen his skills once more, he trained with Kenpachi in his underground sparring arena. All of the taichos began trained. Everyone became unbelieveable stronger. Ikkakus Bankai had almost trippled in strength, as did Renjis and Hitsuguyas.
Rivu had already left for the real worlds, Byakuya told him of the danger and he understood, he was upset he could not fight side by side with his family, but he understood that if his family fell then he would need to continue the battle.
It was late in the evening when Byakuya and Ichigo took to their chambers. Byakuya pinned Ichigo to the door once it had been close, "I need you Ichigo, I need you right now." he whispered into his orange haired lovers ear then moving down to kiss his neck. When he pulled away from Ichigo and looked him in the eye.
"Then take me." his orange haired lover purred.