Chapter 3: It Enters Memories! Tsukishima's Fullbring Power!
Somewhere in Karakura Town, Kisuke was walked through the town with Isshin behind him, holding a sword with spirit energy radiating off of it.
"Hi, Ichigo." Tsukishima greeted the orange hair teen. "It's been awhile."
"Tsukishima!" Ichigo shouted, grabbing the fullbringer by his collar. "You bastard! What are you doing in my house?!"
"Ichigo!" Yuzu shouted, surprised by Ichigo's actions.
"What's wrong with you?!" Karin shouted.
"Stop it, Ichigo!" Yuzu shouted as she and Karin tried to pull Ichigo off of Tsukishima. "What's gotten into you?!"
"Yuzu's right! Have you gone crazy?! You let go of his collar! You're hurting him!"
"Answer me!" Ichigo shouted. Then the sound of the door bell caught everyone's attention, causing the tense to stop."
"Shu, we're here!" Keigo shouted as he, Mizuiro, and Tatsuki entered the living room. "I see that Ichigo is here as well."
"Oh yeah." Mizuiro said, looking at his orange hair friend.
"Hey Ichigo, we hear that you've staying out late for the past few days." Tatsuki scolded. "You should be more sensitive to your sisters. You've been them all alone each night."
"It's ok." Karin said. "We were alright without him."
"I've asked everybody to come." Tsukishima said, getting Ichigo's attention. "I wanted to see the whole gang since it's such a long time." Ichigo glared at Tsukishima. "Don't give me that scary look. I'm sorry that I've invited everybody so late. But tomorrow is Sunday, it's ok right?" Tsukimaru took out his cell phone and opened it. "I know what? Maybe I could call Chad and Orihime as well." Ichigo's eye widen as Tsukishima dialed the number and started talking.
Ichigo had enough of Tsukishima's game. He charged towards the Fullbringer and punched him in his face, causing him to drop his phone. Tsukishima stumbled backwards to one of the window and shattered it.
"What the hell?!" Keigo shouted shocked.
"Tsukishima!" Tatsuki shouted, running towards the Fullbringer.
"Alright Tsukishima, tell me what in the hell did you do to everyone?!" Ichigo demanded.
"Tsukishima!" Ichigo shouted, threatening to hit the Fullbringer again.
"Ichigo, what's wrong with you?!" Tatsuki shouted, causing Ichigo to stop. "I have no idea why you're acting like this but that's no way how you treat a relative that you haven't seen in years!"
"Wait a minute! You don't understand!"
"You need to say you're sorry right now!" Ichigo looked down at the ground, gritting his teeth as he tries to figure out what going's on.
"What's the matter?" Keigo asked. "What's gotten into you? You're not acting like yourself at all. It's like you've gone nuts. I've never seen you like this."
"Ichigo…" Yuzu said. "Why are you so upset? What did he ever do to you?"
"You're being so mean." Karin said.
"Just apologize…" Mizuiro said.
"Come on, Ichigo."
"Why are you so angry?" Yuzu asked scared.
"Ichigo, talk to me." Keigo said. "What's going on?" Ichigo slowly backed and quickly ran out of his house.
'What is this?' He thought as he ran. 'What the hell is going on? Somebody…anybody…is anybody left who is still sane?!'
"Ichigo!" a voice shouted, causing Ichigo to stop and turn around. When he did, he saw Ginjo trying to catch his breath.
"Ginjo!" Ichigo said surprised.
"He got them." Ginjo said. "Riruka…Kutsuzawa…Yukio…and Jackie. All of them…Tsukishima got all of them!" Ichigo widen his eyes when he heard that. Tsukishima has gotten to Xcution as well.
Ichigo and Ginjo started to run again until they found a worn-down abandoned building. They quickly ran inside the building and tried to catch their breath. "We should be safe here for awhile." Ginjo said. "I kept this place in case of the event that Tsukishima was able to all of our safe houses. It seems to me like it paid off. No one, not even Riruka or Kutstzawa know about this place."
"Damn it!" Ichigo cursed. "Why in the hell did all of this have to happen? Damn it, why now?"
"Ichigo…" Ginjo said before Ichigo grabbed the Xcution's leader by his collar.
"All of this is your fault, Ginjo!" Ichigo shouted. "Nonoe of this would have happened if you didn't have to drag me along in your stupid mess!"
Ginjo looked at Ichigo and said, "Yeah, you're right. Sorry."
Ichigo gritted his teeth in anger and frustration as he let Ginjo go. "Damn it! I know it's not your fault. You were only trying to help."
"And it's not your fault either. So stop blaming yourself, Ichigo. Just before Yukio and the other attacked, he had something interesting to say."
(Flashback)
Yukio stood up from his seat and said, "It's just that we've finally remembered."
"About what?"
Ginjo looked at the Fullbringers with confused on his face. Then he widens his eyes, thinking that they all were attacked by Tsukishima. "Damn it!" he cursed.
(End of Flashback)
"He remembered?" Ichigo questioned. "What is that supposed to mean?"
"I'm not sure." Ginjo answered. "From Chad said before, I thought that Tsukishima's ability centers around disrupted memories. But I'm not so sure that is what's going on. Rather than their memories being disrupted memories, they sounded more like things are becoming clearer as they remembered them. Now I think that Tsukishima's true power isn't the disruption of memories but manipulating of past history." Ichigo widen his eyes at Ginjo's explanation. "Tsukishima's fullbring is called the Book of the End. It takes form from a bookmark. Just to be clear, this is all based on pure speculation. But if a new power is from the Book of the End, it has to coincide with the original form of his bookmark. Tsukishima must have placed himself in the past of the people who he cuts down. It's the only explanation."
"Is that even possible?" Ichigo asked, not believing what he is hearing.
"I'm not sure. But you saw the reactions of your friends and family, I know you did. It's far beyond the matter of trusting or not trusting the man. To them, Tsukishima has always been in their lives. He's now a part of their memories. He has been accepted without question. Tsukishima is seen as family, as a friend, or even as a lover. Someone that they feel a strong connection with. Otherwise, they would not have talked to him like they've known him for years. It's an amazing power. I've never seen it before. And I still don't understand how it works. His victims aren't confused; they show no signs of being manipulated. It's like he's always been there. In case you haven't noticed, the two of us who don't know Tsukishima are concerned as the crazy ones."
Ichigo widen his eyes at the thought of his friends and family treating Tsukishima as one of their own and balled his fists in anger. "Let me ask something." Ichigo said, getting Ginjo's attention. "If we…kill Tsukishima, will that return things to normal?"
Ginjo narrowed his eyes at Ichigo's question. "I'll be honest with you." He said. "If we were able to pull that off, there's no guarantee that thing will go back to normal. We might end being despised by our family and friends as nothing but murderers. They might think that we've gone crazy and lock us in an asylum. But after seeing what's going on here, I've become convinced. We're out of options. There's only one that we can break his strangle hold. We have to kill him. The question is, can you really the guy? There is no guarantee that it'll undo everything."
"Well now, this is a disturbing conversation." A familiar voice said, getting Ichigo and Ginjo's attention. They looked towards the door and saw Yukio. "So this is where you've been hiding." Ginjo quickly activated his fullbring, changing the cross around his neck into a giant sword and swung it at Yukio, creating an explosion.
Ichigo and Ginjo started to run through the streets of Karakura again, trying to find a new place to hide. "What the hell Ginjo?!" Ichigo exclaimed. "You said that you were the only who knew about that place."
"That's right." Ginjo said.
"Then how did he know? Damn!"
"However they found out, we have to get away from here."
"I can't let you do that." Yukio said, appearing in front of Ichigo and Ginjo. "You two should be more careful. You don't want to accidently hurt yourselves, running in the streets like this."
"Yeah, and just how did you know where we were?"
"Excuse me, what are you talking about? It's the same that I've always know." Yukio took out his game and press a command of his controller. A digital fly appeared out of Ginjo's shoulder and fly Yukio's game. "Don't you remember that we set up? It's to make sure that we've come in contact with each other when we are separated." Ginjo widens his eyes. "I guess that you really aren't yourself today, Kugo. Come on, let's go back." Yukio started to walk but Ichigo and Ginjo didn't move. "Relax, you guys. Mr. Tsukishima is not angry at you for your behavior. In fact, we feel sorry for you. Everything is going to be ok though. We will bring you back to your senses."
"Alright then…" Ichigo said as he started to Yukio.
"Hold on…" Ginjo said, stopping Ichigo.
"Our little friend is offering to take us to Tsukishima." Ichigo said. "That sounds like a good plan."
"Ichigo…"
"I'm ready to do…whatever it takes." Ginjo looked at Ichigo as he followed Yukio towards where Tsukishima is hiding. Ginjo sighed and followed them.
To be contined…
Next Chapter: A Blow of Anger! Tsukishima vs. Ichigo!