Chapter 17

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Heller's P.O.V

I ran and jumped over the containers that were in my way and glided down before I came to a landing where the phase 2 stood. I shifted my arms to claw and tendrils as the phase 2 got ready for a fight.

"James Heller. Guess I should thank you and your friends for the 'donations' they made."

Heller clenched his claws as he stood ready to strike or dodge. "Enjoy them, because I plan on taking them back."

The phase 2 chuckled as the sounds of fighting sounded around them. "Not likely."

The next thing Heller knew, the phase 2 was slamming a fist into his stomach. He went flying backwards and put a huge dent in a brawler transport. He fell to the ground, but quickly got up despite the damage he had taken. The phase 2 hit like a tank, and could apparently move at a higher speed then the phase ones. Heller looked up and barely dodged a two handed blow form the phase 2. It left a small crater, but also trapped his hands. Heller decided to strike and fired a black hole attack, sucking in debris and raising a small cloud of dust as they hit. He leapt right in with his claws when he felt something grab his arm. He looked with wide eyes as the phase 2 was reveled with close to no damage. The phase 2 coated his other hand in ice and punched, with ice spreading over Heller's body as he went flying again, digging a trench in the ground. He got up and looked at the ice before shattering it with his claws. He looked over the phase 2 with narrowed eyes. this things was fast and stronger then he thought, probably due to his friend's power inside it. He was thinking what to do when his eyes landed on the tubes and got an idea. He grinned as he braced for the next blow. As before the phase 2 speed towards him and leapt to deliver another 2 handed blow, but this time Heller leapt over him and sliced his claws as he flew over the phase 2, cutting the tubes on its back.

Said phase 2 fell to his knees screaming in pain. He took a breath and screamed like a soul of the damned "YOU BASTARD! DO YOU KNW WHAT YOU'VE DONE!?"

"YEAH!" Heller shouted as he stood in front of him with his arms outstretched and in claw form. "I'VE WON, YOU SON A BITCH."

And with that, he swung his arms and sliced his way through the body of the phase 2, consuming every last ounce of biomass. When he finished, he felt his body become weird and then turn burning as he fell to his knees groaning "what the hell was in that thing?"

He felt his body pulsing several times and lost track of time. When his body had settled down, he looked up to see himself surrounded by Phase ones, over 20 guards with missile launchers, and 3 helicopters as well.

He looked around when he felt something shift in him. Every muscle clenched as he in his arms in front of his face, then he stomped the ground, sending every living thing on the ground flying up before several tendrils burst out of his body and pierced everything surrounding him. When his body settled back down, he noticed he felt drained, like he had just used every last ounce of energy he had. Heller took a quick look around and spotted a guard that was still alive, but missing both legs as he tried to crawl away.

General P.O.V

Heller quickly killed and consumed the man just as his phone rang. He picked up to hear Koenig say "sergeant, what's happening over there?"

Heller answered while sending out 3 pulses to check on each of his friends. "I managed to eat that phase 2, but when I came to I just…exploded."

Koenig sounded excited as he said "that's biomass expulsion technology. You must be able to replicate the effects when you consume more biomass. You need to consume Dr. Burk to put this to a complete halt."

Heller hung up as he jumped to where Ichigo's group had been cornered by sheer numbers. As he started his descent he saw that they were fighting off over 20 phase ones and 50 regulars with an assortment of machine guns and missile launchers. As he watched, a phase one got behind chad but chad charged some force at the fingertips of his right arm, then spun around and delivered a punch to the phase one's gut while yelling "La Muerte!" as the punch was delivered, the wall behind the phase one became a devils face and the phase one dropped to the ground nearly folded in half.

Heller landed on the ground and immediately went into action, first consuming a guard to get back some more strength, and then fired over several black hole attacks to even the playing field. He sliced his way to the group and turned to face the mass saying "what did I miss?"

Ichigo spoke up while swinging his sword.

"not much, we drew as many as we could while you fought, but we didn't use any abilities that might hurt you. Now that you're done though, we can really cut loose."

Heller nodded as he slashed at a phase one then consumed another guard that got too close. "In that case we need to clean this up and get Burk. He's on the other side making a break for it."

Ichigo nodded and yelled "GUYS, I'M CUTTING LOOSE NOW!"

With that Ichigo began to unleash his spirit power to the limit it was in Bankai. Several of the soldiers fell to the ground clutching at their throats and gasping for air while the phase ones back up. Ichigo's power was taking the form of a blue aura that then formed into a mask of some kind, but then Ichigo began to chant.

"Seeping crest of turbidity! Arrogant vessel of lunacy! Boil forth and deny! Grow numb and flicker! Disrupt sleep! Crawling queen of iron! Eternally self-destructing doll of mud! Unite! Repulse! Fill with soil and know your own powerlessness! Hadō #90. Kurohitsugi!"

As Ichigo finished his chant, several black boxes appeared around the group of Blackwatch. They quickly moved in and engulfed the whole group in this gigantic black coffin with several black spears sticking out the sides. As Heller watched they quickly thrust into the box, then the box dispersed, revealing bodies that had been cut and crushed beyond recognition as human. Heller looked at Ichigo in awe and was about to comment when he remembered Burk. He sent another pulse and saw that he was only a few more feet from the door.

Heller started running for the exit when something happened. He felt power build in his legs and when he kicked off, he all of a sudden he appeared in front of the door that Burk had been running to. Said person quickly stopped with a cry of fear and turned to run the other way when Ichigo appeared in front of him, along with Rukia. Chad quickly leapt to the place and landed with a crater in the same spot. Burk looked around wildly for a way out then fell to his knees and said "PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!"

Heller felt rage as he grabbed the scientist by his head and threw him done. He shifted his arms to bare fists as he began to pound the doctor into the ground while yelling"TAKE MY DNA…."

He delivered a stomp to the doctors head and consumed the body while saying "…AND I TAKE YOURS!"

He clutched his head as he was pulled back into the web of intrigue

Burk was walking in as a commander said to Koenig "Close to a big breakthrough doc?"

Koenig smirked as he said "more like a personal milestone. I've been watching Heller and his friends, taking measure of their strengths. Now I know exactly how to put down every one of them."

"Put them down? Doctor what are you planning?"

"Oh, nothing to fret over." Koenig said with a wave of his hand

The commander sounded nervous as he said "I just…"

The doctor sounded a little stern and annoyed as he said "it's none of your concern commander. Don't try to think above your pay grade."

And with that Heller was pulled back out into the real world

Heller shook his head feeling furious as he bellowed "KOENIG! I'M GONNA GUT YOU LIKE A FUCKING TROUT!"

Ichigo and his friends stepped back a step instinctively as they felt the power around Heller grow. Ichigo said "Heller what's wrong!?"

Heller breathed heavily as he forced himself to calm down. The reason he had been so furious was because the people standing before him had become more than just back up, they had become friends that had given him something to protect in this hell that was his life. And what Koenig had been planning had just pushed the self-destruct button on any chance of living any longer.

Heller looked at the group with the flames of hell in his eyes as he said "Burk saw a conversation where Koenig said he had been taking measure of each of our strengths and how to kill us."

They all looked at Heller first with shock as they processed this information, then rage and the same fire that was in his eyes. Ichigo cracked his knuckles as he said in a growl "I think we need to have a good word with the doctor."

Right as he said that, Heller's phone rang. He looked at the caller id and saw that it was Koenig calling. He picked up and said in a fury filled voice "Koenig you sack of shit. You set us up."

Koenig had the balls to sound surprised and confused as he said "set you up? What are you talking about? I've…I've been trying to help you."

Heller's grip on the phone increased dangerously high as he growled "bullshit. You've been trying to get us killed. And now…we're going to return the favor."

The doctor attempted one last desperate ploy as he said "now Sargent I'm sure if you just come in, I can explain any misconceptions you might have…Sergeant? Sergeant?"

Heller hung up as he turned and sent out a pulse. It came back to report that the good doctor was still at the first base. He said to the group "let's go pay the doctor a visit."

Heller nodded as he gathered as much biomass as he could to leap up the wall of the stadium. But as he gathered just a little, he suddenly felt the urge to jump. Curious as to why, he jumped and leapt the entire 30 stories straight up. He landed on the roof as he looked himself over with wide eyes. He heard the sound of cloth in the wind as he turned to see the group standing there wide-eyed as well with chad on Ichigo's back.

Heller chuckled as he said "looks like the phase 2 gave me a big boost."

Ichigo brow dipped as he frowned in thought. "No, it's more than that. I feel something familiar in you now. And that speed trick you used just a little while ago resembled flash step. But how…?"

He trailed off as his thoughts began racing and his eyes widened again.

"Of course."

The group waited for Ichigo to explain, but he simply stood there looking like a wide mouth bass as he opened and closed his mouth, still looking shocked. At least until Rukia delivered a punch to his face saying "what the heck are you talking about Ichigo?!"

Ichigo rubbed his jaw as he explained.

"Remember what Koenig said about the phase 2? He said that they made him but giving him the infected DNA from Heller and…"

Rukia interrupted wide eyed as she said "…and the energy that we give off. But that would mean that Heller would now have both your power and mine in him."

Ichigo nodded as he further said "and that would mean that he could use our techniques, including flash step."

Heller said "look that's interesting and all, but I thought we were going to visit someone. We can talk after that bastard is dead."

The group shook their heads then nodded. And with that, they departed the stadium to kill the doctor in the worst way they could.