ch.16
Ichigo Ascends
Ichigo turned into a full-powered Saiyan and began to face off against the Captain of Squad 11
"I've waited for this a long time Ichigo. You defeated me once, but you won't this time."
"You know, I've been waiting for this rematch to. I was just hoping that you wouldn't be under the control of someone else."
"As long as I get to fight you, it doesn't really matter."
Ichigo found it hard to not have his Zanpakuto while fighting an opponent. He was used to fighting sword on sword. Using his bare hands while fighting Kenpachi was getting to be challenging. It wasn't as though he didn't love a challenge, it was just difficult, like a basketball player trying to play football.
Kenpachi increased the speed of his sword and Ichigo put his middle and index finger on his forehead. He uses his instant transmission and dodged Kenpachi's attack. The Captain quickly turned around and Ichigo flew out of the Captain's reach.
"Just like a flash step." Kenpachi said.
"Except it's a lot faster."
The Captain of Squad 11 came at Ichigo again. Ichigo was about to fire an energy attack when Kenpachi sliced his shoulder. Kenpachi was about to attack Ichigo again when he blocked the attack with his hand. An energy blast formed in Ichigo's palm and shot at his opponent. The Captain was thrown backwards and caught himself. He started breathing heavier after Ichigo's attack.
"Nice move Ichigo. You know, I'm not very good at sensing spiritual pressure. That's not really my strong suit. During our battle I have noticed something different about you. I sense that you have some sort of hidden power in there. This fight is pretty good, but what if it could be better? I need to find a way to bring that power out of you."
"I don't think that needs to happen. I can beat you with the power I have right now."
"We'll see about that Ichigo."
Ichigo then held both of his arms back and charged a Kamehameha wave which he fired at his opponent. Kenpachi dodged the attack and came at Ichigo.
"Destructo Disk!"
Ichigo held up his right hand and a disk of energy formed. He threw the disk at Kenpachi, who tried to dodged the attack. The disk was too fast for the Captain, and his arm was cut off.
"That's more like it Ichigo. Now we're having fun. I think I'll take this up a notch as well."
Kenpachi flew at Ichigo. Ichigo tried to see where the Captain was, but he was moving too fast. He had no idea that Babadi could make him this strong. Maybe Kenpachi was right, maybe he didn't have enough strength to beat him. Ichigo soon felt a sword pierce his shoulder and he yelled in pain. He saw Kenpachi smile as the sword wounded him.
"I told you before. The power you have right now won't be enough to stop me."
Ichigo charged at Kenpachi and tried throwing a punch at him. The Captain easily blocked it and returned it with a punch to Ichigo's ribs. The attack sent him flying through the air. Kenpachi came at Ichigo again and kicked him in the stomach. This sent Ichigo flying into the ground.
Ichigo crashed into the Earth and felt a surge of pain throughout his body. He knew that he could do better than this. He had trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for a whole year with Goku. Ichigo had learned what it meant to be a Saiyan and to harness his new power. Kenpachi's sword came flying at him. He tried to use his instant transmission, but his fingers were cut off in the process.
Just then Ichigo saw several Hollows closing in on them. He looked helplessly as he saw Piccolo and Renji fighting them off. Their numbers were getting smaller, but there were enough of them to be a threat.
"I think I have an idea on how you can unlock your power. Just wait here a second Ichigo."
Before Kenpachi left, he kicked Ichigo in the gut. There was no way he would be able to move around after that attack. He tried to use all of his strength, but nothing would work. Ichigo looked and saw Kenpachi kill the Hollows with Renji and Piccolo. They were surprised, but helped the Captain out. Ichigo wanted to warn them, but he didn't have enough energy to speak. Within a few minutes, the Hollows were all gone.
"Thanks for the help Captain." Renji said.
"No problem."
Renji then looked down and saw Ichigo lying on the ground.
"What's going on?"
Kenpachi turned around and showed him the M stamped on his forehead.
"He's being controlled by Babadi" Piccolo said. "We have to kill him."
Piccolo flew at Kenpachi, but he easily blocked Piccolo's attack. Kenpachi then kicked Piccolo and sent him crashing into the ground.
Kenpachi turned to Ichigo. "Still have no motivation I see. I guess that's understandable. You don't know him very well. What if I do the same thing to Renji? I hope I get some better results."
Before Kenpachi even made a move, Ichigo felt an intense power flow throughout his entire body. It was similar to when he turned into a Super Saiyan, but this was much stronger. He wouldn't let Kenpachi hurt Renji. He was going to stop the Captain.
Just as Kenpachi stabbed Renji in the stomach, the energy was released from Ichigo. A huge explosion erupted from his body and engulfed the entire area, similar to when Kenpachi took off his eye patch. Ichigo now felt the strength to get up and fight. Before Renji fell to the ground, he caught him.
"Hey Renji."
"Hey." Renji replied weakly.
Piccolo had now gotten up.
"Piccolo?"
"Yeah." Piccolo responded.
"Could you take Renji back to the Seireitei. I'm going to take care of Kenpachi."
"Good luck."
"Thanks. Now hurry."
"Of course."
Piccolo took Renji back to the Seireitei. Ichigo smiled as he began to fight Kenpachi Zaraki.
"Isn't this much better Ichigo? We finally have a fair advantage."
"I hope you don't regret this decision."
"Don't worry, I won't."