Chapter 6: Ichigo vs. Uryu! Who is the Traitor?
"Brazo Izquierda del Diablo!" White armor covered Chad's left arm as he fired a blast at Ichigo, creating an explosion.
'Damn it!' Ichigo thought as he jumped out of the smoke. 'Damn it! Why won't they believe me? All I've wanted to do is protect you guys. So why this?! I tried…'
"It's not fair!" Ichigo shouted. "I didn't regain my power for things to end up like this!" Ichigo stopped in his tracks when he saw Tsukishima appearing in front of him. "Tsukishima!" Ichigo charged towards the fullbringer again.
"Ichigo!" Ginjo shouted, looking at what's happing outside of the mansion.
Ginjo widen his eyes as Shishigawara appeared behind, ready to strike with his punch.
"Damn it!" Ginjo said, he blocked Shishigawara's punch with hilt and pushed him back to the wall. Ginjo landed on his feet as Shishigawara struggle to get back up. "What the hell? That punch felt like nothing to me." The sound of metal hitting the floor caught Ginjo's attention as he looked down and a piece of his sword's hilt was broken off.
'My sword…it's broken.' Ginjo thought in shock.
"You're damn lucky that I hit sword instead of you." Shishigawara said with a smirk. "That last spin I made was so good, there's no telling how you would've ended up. Come and get me, Kugo Ginjo. Do and I'll show how a One-Shot Kill can really happen!"
'Damn, I can't just stand and let Ichigo get cut down.' Ginjo thought, raising his sword. "Sorry but my time is too precious to waste goofing around with you. Let's go!"
Ichigo rushed towards Tsukishima again and two crossed swords again with Ichigo started to get short of breath. Ichigo charged again and their blades collided. "Tsukishima!" He growled with rage in his eyes.
"What is it?" Tsukishima asked with a smirk. "Is it getting to you? I see that you're so angry, you barely speak to me."
Ichigo kicked Tsukishima in his side, sending him crashing onto the roof of the mansion below. Ichigo raised his sword over his head as a blue aura surrounded his blade. "Getsuga Tensho!" he shouted, firing his signature attack at Tsukishima.
'He's fast!' Tsukishima thought with widen eyes as he blocked the attack with his sword, sending it into the forest. 'He's in fullbring mode, yet he was able to release Getsuga Tensho. He has advanced rather dramatically.' He looked at his wrist and saw the cut on it from Ichigo's attack. 'He has definitely reawakened his powers. Not only that but the speed of his attacks several times faster than what I had expected. He really succeeded in combing his Soul Reaper powers with Fullbring.'
"Damn you!" Ichigo cursed.
'As I thought it would, despair helps fuel the completion of his power.' A smirk reappeared on Tsukishima's face. "Well ok, it's time to put the finishing touches on this."
"Ichigo…" Ginjo said, wondering how his fight with Tsukishima is going.
"I'll keep your eyes over here!" Shishigawara shouted, charging towards Ginjo. He threw a punch with Jackpot Knuckle but Ginjo quickly jumped out of the way. Kutsuzawa tried to activate his fullbring but Ginjo swung his sword at him to stop it. Jackie tried to kick Ginjo again and he sidestepped her. Riruka fired a blast from her gun and Ginjo jumped back from it.
Kutsuzawa looked at his time piece and said, "The time has come."
"Time for what?" Ginjo questioned, narrowing his eyes as green spirit energy covered his sword. "What do you mean?" As Ginjo was about to attack, Shishigawara used his fullbring and the floor, creating an explosion. Ginjo jumped through the window and out of the smoke, complete unharmed. "There's no way I got a chance against all four of them. Now where's Ichigo?"
Ichigo charged towards Tsukishima again but before he could get close, Chad and Orihime appeared in front of Tsukishima again. Ichigo swung his sword and it was met by Chad's Brazo Derecha de Gigante. "Why are you two protecting him?" Ichigo pleaded. "Please stop Orihime, Chad."
"I should say the same to you." Chad said. "Come back to your senses, Ichigo!"
"Don't you get it?! I only came to fight Tsukishima, not you!" Ichigo looked Chad's shoulder and at Tsukishima. "Come out! Stop hiding behind my friends, you bastard! Get out here and fight your battle!" Tsukishima smirked as he jumped back and Ichigo followed him. As soon he saw Ichigo coming towards him, he disappeared. Ichigo looked around the area but couldn't find the fullbringer anywhere. "Where did he go?!" His eyes widen as Tsukishima appeared behind him, ready to cut him down. Ichigo slowly looked behind his shoulder as Tsukishima swung his sword at him. Then a figure appeared in front of Tsukishima, taking the attack inside. It was Ginjo.
"Damn it!" Ginjo said weakly.
"Ginjo…" Ichigo said shocked.
Elsewhere in Karakura Town, Uryu was jumping from building to building, trying to find Ichigo. He started to sense the unusual spiritual pressure that he's been sensing all day. He quickly used Hirenkyaku to hopefully to where Ichigo is faster.
"Damn it!" Ginjo said weakly as he started to consciousness.
Tsukishima removed his blade from Ginjo's body as he started to fall to the roof below. "Ginjo!" Ichigo shouted as he tried to catch Ginjo before he crashes through the roof. 'What will happen next?!'
(Flashback)
"But my fullbring, The Book of the End, insinuates itself into people's past." Tsukishima explained. "You see, my power isn't to manipulate time or radically alter someone's memories. Instead, I have the unique ability to insert my complete presence into the past of others."
(End of Flashback)
'Will Ginjo end up like all of the others and suddenly side with Tsukishima?' Ichigo reached his hand out and grabbed Ginjo's shirt as he safety landed on the rooftop.
"Ginjo!" Ichigo said, trying to wake the unconscious fullbringer up. "Hey Ginjo, are you alright?! Ginjo!"
"Pipe down, will ya?" Ginjo said weakly, raising his head. "Right now, you need to stop focusing on me Kurosaki. Think only about what I said earlier. If Tsukishima blindsides you, you're done!" Ichigo looked behind his shoulder and saw Tsukishima rushing towards him. Ichigo quickly swung his sword at him, pushing him back.
Ichigo looked at Ginjo and said, "So are you sure that you're alright?"
"I don't know." Ginjo said. "But…at the moment, I still consider Tsukishima to be my enemy. And I still see you as a friend."
A smile finally appeared on Ichigo's face. "Yeah, that's good to know."
"I could feel that he cut me pretty good but for some reason, his power didn't work. Could it be that the time for his power to take effect varies? Or maybe he hasn't used his full power yet? I'm not sure how we'll be able to tell. Whatever is going on here, we have to defeat him now while we can. If his powers do take effect, there won't be thing that we can do to stop him."
"Right…" Ichigo said, turning towards Tsukishima. Before he could attack the fullbringer, he sensed a familiar presence towards his location. He looked to his right and saw Uryu.
"Ichigo…" Uryu said, getting Ichigo's attention.
"Uryu?" Ichigo asked, confused by the Quincy's presence. 'Whose side is he on?' Ichigo thought back to when Uryu was attacked and send to the hospital. 'After all, Uryu was also cut down by Tsukishima. Who healed his wounds? Was it Orihime?' Then Ichigo thought back to when Tsukishima cut Orihime down. 'She was cut down by Tsukishima as well. So did she heal Uryu before or after she thought of Tsukishima as her friend? If it was after, did she heal Uryu so he can join Tsukishima's army and fight me along with everyone else? So Uryu, which one is it?' Ichigo widen his eyes when Uryu summoned his Quincy bow and then narrowed his eyes. 'So then, you're one of them huh?'
"Ichigo, come over here." Uryu said. "I saw what's going on here. Relax, I'm your side."
"Oh really?" Ichigo said, not believing Uryu's words.
"Come on, you need to move now!"
"Uryu…"
"Ichigo, don't you get it?!" Ichigo widen his eyes at what Uryu was trying to say. "The guy who attacked me is standing right behind you!" Ichigo slowly looked behind his shoulder and saw Ginjo standing on his feet with a murderous look in his eyes. Uryu fired an arrow at the fullbringer and it was deflected with ease. Ginjo lowered his sword towards Ichigo, cutting him down. "NO!" Before Uryu could save Ichigo, Tsukishima appeared behind him and slashed him in the shoulder.
Ginjo started to mechanically as both Ichigo and Uryu fell to knees. "Ginjo…" Ichigo said weakly. "Why…" Ginjo looked at the fallen Ichigo. "Was it because of Tsukishima's power?"
"It sure was." Ginjo said. "It was definitely because of Tsukishima's power." He then reached into his pocket and pull out his own combat pass. "But you need to know something; I don't become your enemy just now when you saw Tsukishima cut me." He places his combat on the guard of his sword and the sword started to transform with a skull in the middle of the newly repaired guard. "I let cut me twice so I can return to my original self. Now your fullbring is mine." Ginjo picked up his sword and Ichigo stabbed in the middle of his chest.
To be continued…
Next Chapter: Shocking! The True Identity of the Fullbringer Ginjo!