So I was a thinkin, the vampire fic will be next as I will not have enough time.
That's all I gotta say to be honest so here is the next chapter and warning there will be some gore, don't personally think it was too bad but I can be wrong…
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Chapter 13: Unlucky, ain't ya
Grand Fisher stumbled up; his head rang loudly after it had impact with the white wall. Looking up he couldn't help but gulp as Ichigo stalked towards him slowly.
By now everyone was in view to see what was going to happen, even Aizen and his fellow traitors were on one of the lower red columns watching. Gin was swinging his legs back and forth like a child while Kaname looked straight ahead.
"What too scared to attack?" Grand Fisher said covering his fear with cockiness. Ichigo didn't react but the look in those red eyes was scary enough. Those red eyes narrowed the closer Ichigo got. "I don't usually react to insults as I believe that they are below any true warrior. You however are a piece of shit that is too low for the sole of my shoe." Ichigo hissed.
Grimmjow whistled as Nnoitra looked stunned along with the rest.
Grand Fisher opened his mouth to retort but Ichigo beat him to it. "A real warrior doesn't have need to brag, oh no you see… a real warrior isn't afraid to show his monstrous side. A true warrior isn't above admitting he is weaker than someone else, a true warrior knows there is always room for improvement. A true warrior…" Ichigo gave a bloodthirsty grin.
"Isn't scared of a good fight!"
Ichigo's hand moved to the black cloth and rubbed the edges. "However I will kill you without even using a quarter of my power. You are far below the Espada." Ichigo hissed before a grin came back onto his face.
"I'm not even gonna draw my sword."
Those words made Grand Fisher snap and scream at the red head and unsheathed his sword, he charged at Ichigo who made no move to dodge. When he swung his sword Ichigo smirked and raised his hand and gripped the blade not getting a scratch doing so.
"Heh that was pathetic." Ichigo growled as his eyes glowed with glee.
With a swift movement Grand Fisher's arm was gone, burnt to a crisp by the very volatile reiatsu, it was so painful that Grand Fisher started to sweat profusely. Looking into the eyes of a true killer was something Grand Fisher never thought he would ever have to do.
Near perfect lips pulled away to show sharp teeth.
"You're gonna die, I'll make it slow and as painful as possible. I need to blow off some steam ya see, my power is so much that if I don't let it out… I get very very angry…"
"Well that explains a few things." Kaname said wondering what on earth was actually happening as Ichigo was barely using his reiatsu.
Aizen just made a hum noise as he watched Ichigo. It was true. The man looked as tense as an over-pulled bow string. The visible muscles in his arm and abdomen were tight with tension as if Ichigo was barely keeping himself back.
Grand Fisher started to run now no longer being held by Ichigo but he didn't even make it far before a sudden pressure kept him where he was. He gasped as he struggled to look behind him where a livid Ichigo was glaring down at him.
"Did you just try to run from this fight your own words started? Like some little worm huh? Well… Unlucky ain't ya?" Ichigo was visibly pissed off but he didn't charge at Grand Fisher like Yammi would have, Ichigo walked closer while his reiatsu was still pushing the man down. Even from where everyone was standing they could feel the power, that with the knowledge that the black bandage material was keeping most of his reiatsu in check made most wonder what the hell the man was.
"I'm going to tear you limb from limb." Ichigo growled lowly.
With that Ichigo gripped Grand Fisher by the foot and flung the larger man into the air before he released a low level bala that sent the man higher into the air, with a pain filled scream the large man crashed into the ground a few feet away from Ichigo.
The man had lost bits of skin from the attack but was over all still alive and that was what Ichigo wanted.
Getting ready for this Ichigo thought of his mother, the woman this fucking man took away from him and the family he would have been part of. The family he would have been privileged to be the big brother of. This man took it all away.
Growling as he felt his anger and pain mix, this was dangerous. He was close to losing it and that meant he would kill the man quickly in his anger so he took deep breaths to calm down. He thought about Shinji and the peace he felt when he was with the man.
It worked as he calmed down, his muscles seemed to relax as his shoulders became less tense. With deadly calm eyes Ichigo again slowly walked to the crawling Grand Fisher.
"You're a freak!" Grand Fisher yelled looking back again to see calm red eyes, a calm that scared him more than the anger that was there just scant a few seconds ago.
A long fingered hand rose as fire like reiatsu gathered round it, in an almost gentle touch Ichigo ran the hand over the other arm instantly setting it on fire, this fire however didn't burn as quickly but slowly, the pain was longer as Ichigo made sure it would take as long as possible for the arm to slowly burn off.
Grand Fisher started to yell in pain as his arm was slowly being burnt off but rolling on the sand didn't help as the flames refused to die.
Ichigo looked down at the squirming body that rolled around while screams of pure agony coloured the air, the sight brought no satisfaction for him but this needed to be done. This fucking thing took his mother from him.
Looking around him Ichigo saw all the people watching, none of the Arrancar looked angry. Hell some looked happy as a kid at a circus. Smirking Ichigo shook his head and looked back at Grand Fisher who was now armless.
He was sweating badly but there was no blood as the fire cauterised the wounds shut, he was as pale as the sand he laid upon and it made Ichigo wonder. Something about the white skin made an image flash inside his head.
A girl with a black bob and pale skin, shaking his head he frowned at the mental image that flashed inside his head.
Grand Fisher shouted loudly. "No! Don't!"
Hearing this Ichigo heard another voice suddenly in his head, it was echoing but it was a woman's voice. "No Ichigo! Don't!" Ichigo suddenly stumbled, it was just a faltered step but it was enough to send those watching into shock as they watched red eyes go wide as he stared into nothingness.
Inside his head he saw it all, the rain soaked pavement, the beautiful woman that was his mother, the girl at the bridge, a blur and then his mother's cold body over his bleeding heavily.
Outside even the Grand Fisher was looking at Ichigo who was standing as still as a statue.
All of a sudden Ichigo's pupils dilated before they shrunk into pinpoints.
When a far from human growls vibrated in his chest, slowly a hand rose and without a sound, no buzz what so ever Ichigo vanished and reappeared in front of Grand Fisher. The man gasped at the look in Ichigo's eyes.
They were wide yet the look was so… dead.
"Die." Ichigo hissed before reiatsu gathered in the raised hand, said hand was used to punch Grand Fisher a few meters into the distance. There was a distinct sound of bone snapping. No one made a peep as they watched Ichigo who looked like he snapped himself.
A hand rose and gripped the hilt of the long sword. "I changed my mind, I think I will be using my sword." The sound of the sword being unsheathed filled the silent air as Ichigo moved towards the man who was now on his back and could watch Ichigo come closer, his jaw was broken and unhinged just from one punch.
The end of the Nodachi dragged in the sand behind Ichigo making a deep grove in the sand.
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Large wheat grey eyes watched from the distance as the red head man walked closer to the armless man who was whimpering louder the closer the other got.
"Nel-sama we shouldn't be here." An ant like man whispered in a hissing tone yet he too could not take his eyes off the predator-like movements of the red head.
They were just passing by to play a game of hide and seek when they saw a man fly through the walls of Las Noches. Nel however stopped and was unable to move when she saw the red head man that came out of the hole.
So they sat and watched. They all were unable to look away as the red head tortured the other, it was scary as Nel didn't know who the man was but when he made his move to appear before the larger man she froze when she saw the zero mark at the back of the red head's neck before the curtain of orange and white hair fell over it.
"He's the Cero…" She said softly as if saying the word would get the red head to look their way. The small girl looked up and saw Nnoitra. She made an 'Eep' and scurried away not looking back, her two followers scurried after her wondering what she saw.
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The long sword was lifted into the air, two hands held the blade by the hilt in the air.
"I should just kill you, put you out of your misery." Ichigo said softly, only Grand Fisher heard him.
"But I will make you pay for all the pain you brought to those still living, the balance you disrupted with your hunger and greed." Ichigo said louder.
Gin frowned.
'There is that word again… Balance… why is he so sensitive with the balance?' Gin asked himself as he watched Ichigo walked around the man's head with the sword still held high. "I will make it right." The almost dead words were spoken before the sword was jabbed into the man's gut, the long sword was long enough to go through the man's stomach and into the sands below.
Grand Fisher howled in pain.
Ichigo released the blade and stepped onto the man.
Both hands rose and undid the knot holding the black bandages to his stomach. Szayel sat up straighter and looked utterly scared when he understood what Ichigo was about to do. "Oh no! He shouldn't be doing that!" Grimmjow and the rest looked over.
"Why?" Grimmjow asked but was interrupted when a large column of fire shot into the air. The fire torrent actually made a roar noise that suited something like a dragon. The ones watching had to block their eyes from the white light that blinded them all with the fired heat and brightness.
The sound of Ichigo screaming loudly with the undertone of a hollow rasp made all shiver as the intensity of the column of fire went up and up making a bright white light.
Another scream only far more animalistic shattered the air as the tower of power exploded and knocked every living soul back.
When everyone got their breath and wits back they slowly sat up and gasped. Ichigo was standing in the middle of what looked like a butcher got mad scene. Ichigo was standing with his back facing them, he had tied the bandages back as they were only partly undone. His body was covered in blood, not a piece of him was left clean. Around him were bits and pieces of what was once the Grand Fisher's lower body. A foot with some tendons still attached was the farthest piece of body, closer was large splatters of blood, that wasn't the bad part. Gin swallowed the bile that rose in the back of his throat.
What was worse was that Grand Fisher was still alive. The only remaining parts of him was his chest and head, his lower body was only a gaping area with small bits of his bowels still hanging limply onto the sand bleeding heavily. Chunks of muscle and bone littered the impact zone of whatever Ichigo did, mauled organs and long ropes of what was ones the Grand Fisher's intestines littered the ground, some bones were not as badly shattered while there were dark bits of bone no bigger than a pinkie nail lying on the sand. Growling Ichigo's face came alive when he looked up just as the sky turned red and a hell gate appeared. The two skeletons hugging the door looked just as intimidating as the man covered in blood glaring at the door.
"Enjoy hell." Ichigo growled just as the door opened and the sucking vortex started as a large skeleton hand reached out and grabbed the remaining part of Grand Fisher even as the man yelled for them not to take him. Ichigo watched all this with harsh glaring eyes.
When the doors banged close and vanished did Ichigo tumble into himself, he fell almost boneless onto the ground. Akira was first at his side turning him onto his back to check for any injury but found none. Ichigo was just out like a light.
"He's fine just bloody and asleep." He said when he looked up to see Aizen looking at them both with an expectant look in his eyes.
Gin looked around one more time.
It was like the body just… exploded.
Nnoitra came forward and picked up the red head, he arched a brow when he felt how… light Ichigo was, he wasn't light as a feather but he expected the man to be heavier. However that being said he wasn't the only one to notice the man getting thinner. His muscle mass was still the same but Akira and those who were close to Ichigo notice the loss in weight. Ichigo's lack of shirt made this easy to see.
No one spoke as the lower level Arrancar were left to clean the mess. Szayel looked at Ichigo with a scientific eye; he couldn't phantom where all that power came from. Ichigo wasn't normal. Just like that orange haired teen in the tower… they both were freaks in their own right however Szayel was still more scared of Ichigo. Even more now than ever after that display, the man's sensitivity with the balance was also something odd as hollows didn't have a good bond with the worlds.
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Karin looked around her, they were in the world of the living again, they decided to have a sleep over at her house the night before they would go.
Her father was…
She couldn't explain it but it looked like he had the world of weight from his shoulder, he looked so… relieved. He didn't even give her a welcome home attack. That made her suspicious.
However she had other things to worry about, her training for her bankai was going so slow, Kazekarasu said it took the Shinigami years to do what she did in only a few days but it wasn't enough. Karin knew what they would be doing tomorrow would be life or death.
That night they all got together in the living room, they had a school holiday so there were no worries of missing school, they got some sweets and popcorn and watched a few movies to tire themselves out and it worked as Isshin came down the stairs to see the group fast asleep.
Karin was cuddling into Chad's side; their relationship was running smooth so far. They both had personalities that suited the other. Chad was calm and collected while Karin wasn't an airhead or had a temper that snapped at the slightest friction but she was more alive than he and that worked for him as he didn't want her to change just as much as she didn't want him to change. It worked and Isshin somehow knew that there were wedding bells in the future for those two and he couldn't be happier for his daughter.
The next morning was slow to begin as the teens all took a quick shower, got dressed and walked off to Urahara. Karin gave her father a hug, she wish she could tell him the truth and not a lie that she and the group were off to a camping trip.
She hated lying so much.
Sighing the walked to Urahara's Shōten, the walk was slow as they had to wait for the Shinigami to arrive, they got there and was treated to a breakfast after Karin got out of her human body.
Soon the Shinigami came. The group was large, Kenpachi with Yachiru, Byakuya along with Renji and Rukia, Mayuri with his daughter and Unohara along with a face they didn't think they would be seeing again. Karin's face lit up with recognition.
"Hey I know you." She said gaining the rest of the teen's attention onto the small quivering male.
Hanataro looked up seeing happy faces; he nodded and looked up at his captain who smiled gently down at him. "I decided to take Hanataro with us so he can gain some field experience outside of Seireitei. He is an apt healer."
Said man blushed as red as Renji's hair. Karin snickered at the cute male.
"Alright are we all ready to go~?" Asked a happy go lucky Urahara who was… a little too happy for Byakuya's taste. The man was only like that when he knew something the rest didn't.
Getting nods from everyone Urahara then went about opening a Garganta. "What on earth are you doing?" asked Mayuri as he watched the man and his friend and fellow exile Tessai as they both stood in the underground training grounds.
"Oh just opening a rift in space to make a Garganta." He said in a nonchalant way that pissed the blue haired man off big time.
"Wait…" Karin said all of a sudden. Everyone looked at the worried look on her face.
"What about Karakura? What if they attack when no one is here?"
Renji gave her a grin while Rukia gave a smile. "No worries, Yamamoto sent some Captains and seated members to hold the fort. They'll be here in a while." Karin visibly relax. A determined look flooded her eyes as she nodded to Urahara who nodded back.
He lowered to a one knee kneel and held his cane.
"My right hand is the stone that bridges worlds. My left hand is the blade that binds reality. The black-haired shepherd is hung from a chair. Stratus clouds come, and I strike down the ibis."
A gaping hole appeared in the middle of the air, the rip sound was unmistakeable and everyone watched in awe as the hole opened fully allowing everyone to see the almost static background in the hole. Stealing themselves Byakuya walked first followed by Mayuri and his daughter. The teens were in the middle where Renji and Rukia were and ten there was the rest who walked behind them.
Once they saw the ending light the shielded their eyes as they felt the shift in atmosphere.
The group blinked and looked around. Cold endless sand dunes were all that the eye could see.
"I hope someone has a way of knowing where the hell we are to go…" Karin mumbled just then there was a loud explosion of sand and a high pitched squeal. Everyone looked over and was shocked to see a small Arrancar child being chased by a large worm like creature.
Karin's frown was all warning everyone got.
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Ichigo was lying on his bed with a worried Akira at his side. Aizen and his posy came in to check on him and where out the door when Akira told them that there was no changed. It was almost as of Ichigo had slipped into a coma.
A coma that suddenly broke as Ichigo sat up bolt straight with a chocked gasp.
Akira's aqua eyes went wide when he saw Ichigo's eyes actually glow bright orange as his reiatsu before it vanished as fast as it showed. Heaving Ichigo stumbled off the bed and ran to his bathroom where Akira heard the man vomit what little food he consumed.
Sighing he got up, he didn't need to know that Ichigo would ask for water, he would be damned if he didn't get Ichigo to eat at least a little bit and so went to the kitchen where he ordered some of the soup that was made for Orihime, there was enough for a second bowl luckily and with a glass of water Akira took the tray to Ichigo's quarters.
Farther in the complex was the tower Orihime was kept in. She didn't see what happened but she felt it and boy was she scared.
No one would tell her what happened, not even Grimmjow who was her guard most of the times. There was a knock on the door. Grimmjow opened the door to allow the lower level Arrancar into the room to set down the tray with food for them both. Soup and a hot bun for Orihime while Grimmjow got his meaty dish with a bun as well, both got some tea to wash the dinner away.
The two sat in silence as they ate. Grimmjow was looking far more worried than she had ever seen him.
"Is something wrong Grimmjow-san?" Orihime asked just to end the silence.
Grimmjow looked up at her before sighing. "Nothing for you to worry about ya pretty little head about woman, its Espada business." Orihime shifted in her seat and Grimmjow saw she was burning to ask something.
"What?" he asked finishing his meal and tea off quickly, Grimmjow then got up before going back to the door.
"Well… I just wanted to know more about the… E-espada." She said looking out the one window of the room. She thought back to when Rukia was in her own tower looking out that thin window wondering when she would die. Orihime knew however she wouldn't be killed.
Grimmjow gave her a flat look as he thought about it.
"We are ten going from nine to zero. I'm sixth in rank. Each of us has an aspect of death, we all bow to Aizen but as well as the one above us in rank. I won't tell you all of them just who you should know. Nnoitra is that tall bastard, be a smart woman and stay away from him. He has a strong dislike to women. Next I guess is Ulquiorra he's a little short shit with pale skin and black hair; you know its him if he has large green eyes and no personality what so ever. Then there is Harribel she would protect you just because you're weaker and in need of a protector. Then there's Starkk he's a lazy ass and looks half asleep most of the times. Then there's Ichigo…"
Orihime's eyes took in the distant look in the blue eyes.
"He's the strongest among us, the gap between him and Starkk the second strongest is far and wide. No one, not even Aizen knows just how strong he is as he has never shown us or had the need to." Orihime looked out the window again. Just then the door opened and Aizen stood at the door.
"Ah Orihime-san, I have come so you can restore the orb, I suggest you do lest I need to take a large amount of innocent souls to do it. The choice is yours." The man had a smug look in his eyes that Grimmjow hated with every fibre of his being.
Aizen gave Ichigo one look and he knew he was dismissed; he nodded and stalked off towards Ichigo's quarters.
When he came in he saw a rather pale looking Ichigo downing a glass of water while a half empty bowl of soup was on the coffee table.
"Threw up again?" The blue haired man asked with a tilt of the head.
All he got was a nod.
"Aizen just gave that human woman a choice between restoring the orb or making him use human souls to do it, I think we both know what she's gonna choose." Grimmjow watched as Ichigo started to pace, just then Akira came in with a clean coat, it was then when Grimmjow noticed the stain on the coat he was currently wearing, so Ichigo refused to eat again.
"Akira I need you to go and be my eyes, I need to know what Aizen is up to. Please be safe." Akira gave a soft smile before nodding and leaving the room.
Just then a lower level Arrancar knocked and said that Aizen had called an emergency meeting.
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After the whole situation was explained that Nel was not in fact in any danger they agreed to the girl's offer of help as she led them to Las Noches.
No one asked how she knew as they had no other choice as they had no idea how to get to Aizen's stronghold.
It took a short while before the vast scale of white buildings appeared before them. "So that's his stronghold?" Byakuya asked the small girl who was hanging off of Karin's shoulder much like Yachiru did to Kenpachi.
The bigger man smirked at that.
"Yep! Tha whe'a Aizen has his a'my an all. Be ca'ful tho as the-a a lo of t'aps!" the small girl said. The barely understood her with her speech problem.
The ant like man named Pesche took this as a cue to tell them what she meant. "She said yes, that is where Aizen has his army and all, be careful though as there are a lot of traps."
Most made a long oh sound while Nel grinned at then in her childlike way.
They made their way to a long patch of white wall before Kenpachi just slashed at the wall making one large gaping hole. The rest blinked at him but decided to say nothing. Kenpachi was hell bent on getting his rematch with Ichigo after all.
Walking inside they walked the long winding hallways till they reach a three way fork in the way.
"Damn what now?" Renji asked looking at his captain.
"I say we split." Kenpachi said looking at the three ways.
Pesche shifted and gave Mayuri a glance. "There are labs…" he said and that was all he needed to say to have the blue hair man's attention.
They ended up splitting up in four groups. Byakuya went with Renji and Rukia, Pesche agreed to go with them so they wouldn't get lost while the teens when one way with Hanataro and Dondochakka, Kenpachi and Unohara went the other. Mayuri went back the way they came where the labs were.
The hallways were filled with traps like Nel said but they were easily dealt with.
Karin and her group came into a large room where a man was standing; the man was tall and had a curly end moustache.
"Ah you're the intruders Aizen-sama told us to stop." The man said looking at the group with a bored look.
With Byakuya they came into a room with odd raised blocks, a woman with far too much make-up was looking at them smugly. "Oh ho took you're sweet time. Don't you know it is rude to keep a lady waiting?"
Kenpachi came into a long length room to see a man with a large orange afro looking at them through his star shaped glasses. "Yo." The man said looking pointedly at Kenpachi.
"Aizen-sama told us to stop you from ruining his plans and we the Privaron Espada will follow his orders to the death!" The three shouted and got into position to fight the intruders.
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Ichigo looked at Aizen. His eyes were still blow into small pupils that were slowly going back to normal. "Ichigo-san are you well?" Kaname asked the man who was looking at Aizen with a blank look.
Nodding he took his eyes off the brunette and looked at the blind man. "I'll be fine in a few minutes." He said in a monotone voice.
"Alright meeting will begin now." Said Aizen as tea was served. Ichigo looked at the tea as if it was poison and chose to ignore it.
"The intruders are currently inside Las Noches being held back by the Privaron Espada." Said Kaname as the middle of the table showed three different groups. "One group has gone the opposite direction leading to the living quarters of the Espada." Kaname continued.
Ichigo gave a sarcastic sounding chuckle.
"Those three will be killed easily." Ichigo said not taking his eyes off the groups being displayed on the table. "They have captains with them after all." Ichigo remarked while leaning closer to the table while accidentally bumping his cup off the table.
He didn't react to the crash of the cup breaking.
"Those with them are rather good and will give us a run for our money if they were to get back to one large group. They are here for the girl but as I know it you got her to do what you wanted and she is no longer needed." Ichigo said looking over to Aizen.
"Right Aizen-sama?"
Aizen nodded.
"Well then I say stall them." Ichigo said as he locked eyes with his leader.
"I agree, when the Privaron Espada fail I want you Aaroniero and Zommari to stall Byakuya's group with your fraccion, Szayel stall Mayuri, he is no doubt after your lab. Ichigo you remain behind and watch. Ulquiorra I want you to stall Karin's group while you Nnoitra I want you to go and stall Kenpachi." They all nodded while the rest were ordered to watch and help when needed or called for their assault on Karakura.
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So fighting scenes start next, well the whole fight starts…
Again if I make a big blunder let me know where and what so I can fix it, if it's small it will be fixed at a later date.