Ichigo and Aizen landed in a secluded part of the Soul Society, which was complete barren land. Aizen was shocked with Ichigo's newfound speed, and he didn't know how the boy became so strong in such short time. "Time to get started. I'll end things, in an instant." Ichigo said, readying himself. "I'll end it in an instant…I see." Aizen mocked and stood up. "I understand now, Ichigo Kurosaki. The reason you lost your reiatsu. You didn't lose it, you abandoned it. I don't know how you did it, but you converted all your reiatsu into physical strength. Your arms, your legs, your grip, throwing and running. You gave up your reiatsu in order to increase your physical strength. Because you abandoned the idea of fighting me with reiatsu. But, you should despair. Let me tell you, even that strength that is your last thread of hope, cannot begin to compare to me." Aizen appeared swiftly behind Ichigo and was about to attack. Ichigo dodged, and there was a massive eruption of land due to the spiritual pressure. "Nice parry." Aizen said. "But you must be surprised, just one swing of my sword has changed the landscape. That is how strong I am. In truth, even I didn't think my powers would increase this much. I'm happy Ichigo Kurosaki, thanks to you, I will be able to freely test these powers that surpass the Soul Reapers and Hollows." Aizen said, and dashed forward with his blade, Ichigo just stood there. Aizen almost struck the boy with his blade and at the last minute, Ichigo blocked the attack, effortlessly. "Strangely enough, it seems we have both evolved to a point where our Zanpakuto's seem to fuse with our hands. Perhaps this is the true form of our Zanpakuto's." Aizen said. "However, after crossing swords I know for sure, that my evolution is an entire different dimension than yours. If I wanted to, I could shatter your sword in one blow." Aizen pulled back and readied to attack once more.

Ichigo took this as an opening, and in an instant, grabbed Aizen's sword, and pushed. There was an immense upsurge of land, far greater than it was the last time. "Impossible!" Aizen said, now completely flabbergasted. 'I could understand if he had dodged, it should've been too fast for him to dodge, but even still. If he had dodged, I could understand. But, he stopped it? He stopped my blow.' Aizen was thinking. "Why are you so surprised?" Ichigo spoke, at last. "Is it that unbelievable that I stopped your blow?" Ichigo's gaze turned darker, "Are you scared?" He asked Aizen, who was now glaring at the boy before him. "That something is happening before your eyes and that you can't understand it?" Aizen glared harder. Aizen immediately flew backwards, and said, "Don't speak to me as if you've won. Your physical strength surpassed mine for a minute that is all. But there won't be another miracle when I smash you to smithereens with Kido!" Aizen yelled, and prepared himself. "An iron princess creeping along! A doll of mud ever disintegrating! Unite! Oppose! Filling the earth! Know your own impotence!" Aizen yelled. "Hado 90! Kuro Hitsugi!" Aizen said, and a black envelope cased toward Ichigo, its spiritual pressure immense. "That is a full Kuro Hitsugi incantation recited by one who has surpassed both Soul Reapers and Hollows! The flow of gravity is enough to warp space-time! You cannot even begin to fathom it! Ichigo Kurosaki!" Aizen said, his smirk wide. Ichigo stood still, unwavering.

But Ichigo broke the Kido barrier with just a wave of his hand. Aizen was stunned beyond belief and he stood there, speechless. "It looks like you still don't get it. I'm stronger than you are now. It wasn't your sword that destroyed those mountains." Ichigo's glare intensified. "It was mine." Aizen's eyes widened, he couldn't believe it. And in an instant, Ichigo slashed him across his chest. Aizen was extremely confused, he thought that Ichigo had lost his reiatsu but, what was going on? Aizen flew backwards and stood on a cliff. "It's strange." Ichigo spoke. "You asked me why I kept my distance, but you are doing the same." Ichigo mocked the ex-Captain. Ichigo turned to see Aizen, "Shall I ask you now, why do you distance yourself?" Aizen's gaze didn't change. He was still shocked. "I see. Are you happy you stopped my sword? Are you happy you destroyed my Kido? Are you happy you wounded me?" Aizen asked, his wrath intensifying. "Do not get above yourself, human!" Aizen yelled, his spiritual pressure flaring.

Misaki could feel the spiritual pressures flaring at a distance, and by the look on the other's face, she knew they felt it too. "Rangiku, are you okay?" Rangiku pulled the girl to her chest, and hugged her tight. Misaki turned blue, and she was close to choking. "Ran-Rangiku…I ca-can't breathe!" Rangiku was shaking now. Misaki gasped and stayed still. "Thank you…Misaki…thank you…" Misaki knew why she was thanking her, and hugged the woman back. "He…in a way…reminded me of my brother…Rangiku…I couldn't let him die." Misaki pulled back and wiped the tears off Rangiku's face and smiled widely. She turned to Gin and saw that he was asleep, out of exhaustion. "Will he be allowed into the Soul Society after all this?" Misaki asked, and Rangiku flinched. "I don't know." Misaki looked down with disappointment. Misaki turned to see Tatsuki and Keigo and the others inside the barrier, and walked to them. "I'll be right back Rangiku." The older woman nodded and Misaki walked to her friends. Tatsuki saw her and smirked slightly. Keigo seemed to be extremely sad, and Mizuiro looked…happy like always. Chizuru looked angry and the other two, well, she didn't know who they were so she didn't take them into consideration. "Why are you all staring at me like that?" Chizuru held Misaki by her shoulders and Misaki gasped. Tatsuki pulled her away, and laughed. "What's going on guys?" Misaki asked, confused. "Ichigo's lover eh?" Misaki blushed darkly, and gulped. "I uh…well, you see-""No explanations, since when has this fling been going on?" Misaki looked down and frowned. "We…aren't exactly in a relationship, Tatsuki. So…I don't know what's going on…" Misaki looked toward the battle, and prayed. 'Be safe Ichigo.' Then she felt a hand on her shoulder. "Mizuiro?" Misaki was shocked. "Ichigo loves you. I could make out when he just saw you back then. And by the looks of it, you love him. So, it doesn't matter if you're in a relationship officially or not. You both are in love, so there." Misaki couldn't help but smile. "Thank you, Mizuiro."

The eye on Aizen's forehead began to bleed. Ichigo looked on, his expression stoic. Then, Aizen seemed to have gone berserk, and suddenly it looked as if Aizen was in extreme pain. The face cracked up, and Aizen yelled. Ichigo glared, as he could feel the spiritual pressure flare. 'What the hell is that?' Ichigo thought to himself. A monster now stood where Aizen was standing before. His spiritual pressure so great, it seemed as if gravity increased. Ichigo looked on, and Aizen spoke. "I see. You cannot bear it, can you Hogyoku? That a human, should get the better of me!" An immense surge of spiritual pressure exploded where Ichigo stood, and Aizen laughed menacingly.

Misaki's eyes widened with the sudden explosion, and she was drenched with fear. "Ichigo!" She yelled, but stopped herself from moving forward. Tatsuki and the others needed her. But she wanted to go help Ichigo. 'What should I…do?' Misaki thought and bit her lip.

The explosion cleared, and Aizen spoke. "So that's all it did. But you won't be able to use that arm anymore." Aizen said, and Ichigo frowned. Aizen swiftly went to the boy and grabbed him by his neck. "Can you hear me Ichigo Kurosaki?" Aizen taunted. "For a time, you broke down the barrier between Soul Reaper and Hollow, and transcended them both. But you have lost that power and not a shadow remains of it. Now, you are not even worth trying to understand. I am the transcended one, and you will die by my hands. By killing you, I will finally say goodbye to those lowly Soul Reapers and Hollows. It is over, Ichigo Kurosaki!" Aizen yelled and Ichigo breathed out. "Over?" He asked. He looked to see Aizen's so called face and muttered, "Is this all you've got?" And slashed him across the torso. "Let's put an end to this Aizen. I'm sick of listening to you talk. I will show you-"Ichigo readied his weapon. "-The final Getsuga Tenshou." Aizen's eyes widened as Ichigo was immersed in a black energy wave. After that, Aizen spoke, "What is that form?"

Misaki could feel another spiritual pressure near her. She looked around, but couldn't see anything. "Misaki, something wrong?" Tatsuki asked. "Someone's here." Tatsuki and the others gasped, and Misaki stayed on guard. Misaki's eyes widened as she recognized the spiritual pressure. "Ki-Kisuke?" She saw the man emerge from behind a building, but he wasn't smiling. He approached the girl, and sighed. "I'm sorry about your brother, Misaki." Misaki looked down and shook her head. "He's still alive-"She looked at Kisuke's face and smiled, and placed her hand on her chest. "-in here." Kisuke smiled slightly. "I know it's not right of me to ask so much from you. But, Ichigo needs your help." Misaki stared at Kisuke's face and nodded. "I'll do everything I can to help." Kisuke sighed and said, "Remember what Hachi told you, about your powers?" Misaki recalled instantaneously. "Yes, it's of life logging and-""-procreation." Kisuke finished for her. Misaki stared at his face not understanding where this was going. "Actually, Misaki, your powers are exhaustible." Misaki's eyes widened. "What-what does that mean?" "It means, that your powers are limited. But, there's another catch." Misaki looked on. "Your powers can be stored into something, for eternity." She still didn't understand. "You can completely remove the Magic inside you and store it somewhere else. That was the exact thing the jewel your mother had was." Misaki's eyes widened. "I need you to create an amulet, Misaki. A powerful amulet which will seal Aizen in it, forever." Misaki didn't know what else to say.

"I'll do it."

Misaki and Kisuke saw the black explosion that occurred where Ichigo and Aizen were. "Come on, we don't have time Misaki." Misaki nodded and followed. "Be careful guys!" She said, and went with Kisuke. "Kisuke, there's a problem." Kisuke listened. "I don't know how to create an amulet." Kisuke chuckled. "I didn't say you were going to stop Aizen alone." Misaki was confused. "I will help you with my Kido, Misaki." Misaki felt safe, somehow. And she was scared. She would lose her powers after this? "I won't be able to use my powers after this?" Kisuke was quiet. "Kisuke?" "Misaki, you lost your powers when Minato killed you." Misaki stopped running. "But-But I used my Magic there to help Gin…I used-""It was Minato's amulet that did all that." Misaki was afraid. She didn't want to use Minato's amulet for this. It was the only reminder she had of her brother. "You're still not getting my point Misa, your own powers are embedding inside your mind. I will help you bring them out and seal Aizen. After sealing him, you can still use Magic, but never on your own." Misaki looked at the jewel in her hand. "I use my brothers." Kisuke nodded.

Misaki's powers were unusable now. The power she's been using after her brother's death, was her brother's remaining life force. She keeps using that, then, it'll vanish away. Misaki clutched to the jewel as she finally understood what her brother said. 'Wherever Magic if found, Misery follows.' Misaki smiled slightly as she understood what that meant. Minato ever meant his death was the misery. He meant it to be Magic itself. And now, she was going to lose it. Her brother did save her life in the end. "Kisuke, lets hurry." Kisuke nodded and ran. Misaki and Kisuke reached the place and Kisuke pulled her behind a rock. "Is that Ichigo?" Misaki was stunned. He had long black hair now, and his eyes were red. "Oh my!" Misaki was red faced. Kisuke chuckled. "Teenagers…" Misaki growled at him and asked, "So when are we going to go there?" "We'll make a dramatic entry, wait for it." Kisuke winked and a vein popped up on Misaki's forehead. She looked at Ichigo and watched. Then suddenly, his black hair vanished and it turned orange again. Misaki gasped as he fell on one knee, and she could see Aizen was standing. "Misaki, use a time barrier around Aizen, now!" "Tempestas Obex. Grandis!" And Kisuke walked out of hiding and Misaki followed. There was a red light sticking out of Aizen's chest, and Misaki guessed it to be Kido.

"Urahara! This is your doing?" "Yes." Kisuke said. "That Kido, is something I shot at you along with another Kido. When you were at your most distracted, before you reached your perfect form." Misaki was awed. Ichigo turned to look at her and Kisuke and Misaki didn't waver. She knew what she had to do, as Kisuke told her at the last minute. "So that was it!" Aizen said. "It's a seal. But…it's incomplete. I figured it would be impossible to kill you once you fused with the Hogyoku, so I developed a new Kido which will seal you. Using Magic as well." Aizen turned to see the Mage girl. "Too bad for you, look I am evolving even further!" Aizen stopped moving. "W-What is this?" "A time barrier. You can't change inside that. Everything remains constant inside the area of that spell." Misaki said. "Econtra Aetus Obex." Aizen's white shell crumbled. "What is this?" "I'm reversing your form." "That isn't possible!" "It is. You see Aizen, her powers weren't awaken from the Hogyoku, so she can reverse its effects temporarily, using Magic." "It's just temporary! I can get out if it-""And in that time limit, I will complete the sealing." Aizen's eyes widened and so did Ichigo's. "The Hogyoku refuses you as its master." Kisuke said at last. "It can't be! It can't be!" Aizen repeated. Misaki panted. The spells were draining her energy and the jewel glowed. "Lugo Semper." Misaki muttered and spikes pointed out of Aizen's body, and the sealing process began.

"Kisuke Urahara! I despise you! With your intellect why do you make no move? Why do you obey that thing?" Aizen yelled. "That thing, do you by any chance mean the Spirit King?" Kisuke asked. "I see, so you've seen him. Soul Society would splinter if not for the Spirit King. He is the linchpin. Without the linchpin, it would crumble easily. That is how the world works." Kisuke said. "That is a loser's logic! The victor should not speak of how the world is, but how it should be!" Aizen yelled. Ichigo glanced at Aizen and looked away. Aizen was finally sealed away.

Ichigo got up, and held Misaki before she fell. Misaki panted, and it was obvious she was tired. "You were…incredible…" Ichigo said. Misaki smiled and Ichigo carried her away.

"Let's go. It's over now."

Ichigo and Misaki sat next to each other, on a rock. "You feeling better?" Misaki nodded and held Ichigo's hand. "Ichigo." It was Kisuke. Misaki and Ichigo turned to look at him. "They've all gone home now. It looked like they wanted to talk to you, but found you difficult to approach." "Don't tell me you wiped their memories!" Kisuke chuckled. "I didn't do anything this time." Misaki smiled. "I think we owe them an explanation." She said, and Ichigo nodded. "Aizen's seal was sent to Sereitei. The Central 46, will decide what to do with him." Misaki cringed. She saw Ichigo's face, and it seemed…depressed. "What's that look for?" Kisuke asked. "I don't know." "By risking your life, you saved the world." Ichigo was still gloomy. His grip on Misaki's arm loosened but she held on tighter. "I know." He said, and sat back down, Misaki doing the same. "You did the right thing, Ichigo." She said. "Kisuke, was Aizen really rejected by the Hogyoku?" Ichigo asked and Misaki's eyes widened at his question.

"My dad told me, that the Hogyoku's power was to realize what's in the hearts of those around it. So if that's true, maybe Aizen lost his powers because that's what he really wanted." Misaki stared at Ichigo's face. "When I touched his sword, there was nothing in it but solitude. If he was that powerful from the time he was born, maybe he'd always just been searching for someone at the same level as he was. And maybe the moment he gave up on finding someone like that, somewhere in his heart he just wished to be a regular Soul Reaper." Misaki cringed and squeezed Ichigo's hand tighter, and this time, he held her hand as well.

"Ichigo?"

Misaki turned to see Orihime, Chad, Uryu, Renji and Rukia not too far from them. Orihime saw Ichigo and Misaki's hands were entwined and smiled. "Orihime!" Misaki said, and stood up. "Orihime! Chad! Uryu! Renji! Rukia! What're you guys doing here?" Ichigo asked and stood up. Misaki went up to Rukia and Orihime and hugged them. "Your hair's so long! I wasn't sure if it was you…" Orihime was crying with joy. Misaki turned to see Ichigo and smirked. "What's with that face, Orihime? True, my hair is kinda shaggy. But hey, Misaki said I looked good this way." Misaki giggled, and so did Orihime, but it sounded more like whimpering. Then suddenly, Ichigo fell on his face, and began yelling. "Ichigo!"

Misaki and the others rushed up to the boy, and Kisuke sighed. "He'll be fine. He just needs rest." Misaki nodded and the others took Ichigo to shelter.

A/N: I've one more chapter to go, and this story will end. Thank you for reviewing, Animelover 101 and Sleepycatz 16, I will surely let everyone know when I'll publish more stories. You see, I have exams from Feb 09 till March 28. Yes, it's possible. So, this story ends, I won't be updating till April. After that, I have loads of surprises for all my readers. Thank you all for bearing with me! And I hope my updates were fast and in your favor. Thanks for reading! Review please. :)