Ichigo, revived and new will to fight, flies right at Ulquiorra and rammed his body right into Ulquiorra. The four spirit slayers failed to defeat him and Ichigo was considered dead for a few minutes, but he was soon revived. He jumped off Ulquiorra and landed on the tower so he could stay faced with Ulquiorra.

"You're a hard guy to kill." Ulquiorra said.

"I'm through playing around with you, Ulquiorra." Ichigo said. "No matter how this ends, it ends right here and now."

"For once, you and I agree." Ulquiorra said. The final attempt for the war to end is here as lightning and night clash one final time.

"Now, I'm getting all fired up." Ichigo claimed

"Ultimate Sacrifice of Love"

…

Renji and Uryu

After some rest when they defeated Szayelaporro, Uryu and Renji were able to move again. They watched as they saw flashes of green and red in the sky.

"What's going on?" Renji said.

"That looks like Ichigo's doing. I know it is." Uryu said.

"I found two more of them." Uryu and Renji saw more of Noches Espada's soldiers coming right for them.

"How many of these guys are there?" Renji complained.

"This is bad. We don't have much magic power after our battle against Szayelaporro." Uryu said. "Either way, we need to keep fighting." Both of them pulled out whatever strength they had left to keep fighting.

….

Chad

Chad was still in a lot of pain after his fight against Nnoitora. All he could do was just sit and watch as he saw the same flashes that was going on.

"There's one." Chad saw more of Noches Espada's troops and he was completely surrounded with all of them pulling out a sword. He had no route of escape and he had no strength to fight.

…

Ichigo

The two of them continued to crash against each other in the air. Orihime stood in the tower and watch with the other spirit slayers still knocked out. She wanted to heal them, but she just can't concentrate with the fight going on. As for Ichigo, he went for another attack, but Ulquiorra kicked him back and Ichigo landed on the tower.

"You still won't give up? Do you really think you and your guild can win?" Ulquiorra said.

"You said so yourself that some of your best guys were beaten. You're just going to be the next one to fall." Ichigo said.

"Even so, I can sense what's happening at this very moment." Ulquiorra said. "Many of your members are hurt and can't defend themselves against our men. They are being sent to their death."

"I'll save them after I beat you!" Ichigo said as he jumped at Ulquiorra again. He kept throwing attack after another, but Ulquiorra kept blocking his attacks.

"There's nothing you can do. You can't save all of them." Ulquiorra said.

"Wrong again." Ichigo said and was able to score a hit against him. "I'll protect everyone! I'll save everyone in the guild. Even if it costs me my life, I'll save them all."

…..

Natsu's Team

Aizen was beaten and laid against the ground. Natsu's team watched what was going on in the sky. Never in their lives have they felt power like Ichigo and Ulquiorra possess and have them crash against each other.

"What amazing power." Gray said.

"Yeah. It's actually scary to get any closer." Lucy said.

"No doubt that one of those powers is Ulquiorra." Aizen said. "He can't be defeated. You should also be more concerned with most of your comrades. They are being disposed of."

"Are you still talking?" Natsu said. "This fight is far from over and no one is going to die."

"That's right. I know for a fact that other power is Ichigo. He will win." Erza said. "As for the rest of our comrades, even if they are little on power, they'll keep fighting."

…..

Ichigo

Ichigo and Ulquiorra's fists crashed against each other with black, red, and green energy being shot out from both of them. However, Ulquiorra felt something different in this attack. No….it was Ichigo that was different and he could feel that he was being pushed back.

"Impossible." Ulquiorra said.

"I've just had about enough of you, Ulquiorra." Ichigo said. "You claimed that the only thing emotions do is give pain, but you're still wrong. In fact, the greatest emotion of all that gives strength is love."

"Love?" Ulquiorra said.

"Love gives you the strength to protect what you care about the most." Ichigo said as he used his other arm and pounded Ulquiorra. With his guard down, Ichigo was able to beat down on Ulquiorra. "Love is a reason for living. If you care about something with all your heart, you have to protect it. If you have nothing to love…..if you have nothing to protect….then you have nothing to live for." Ichigo kicked off from Ulquiorra and build up power as he aimed on the tower.

"No. How could this have happened?" Ulquiorra said.

"You still don't get it. I care about my guild….I care about everyone in it more than anything." Ichigo said. "It gives me the strength to fight everyone that dares stand against us. This is the end. Spirit Slayer Secret Art! Full Black Moon Slay!" Ichigo charged up the energy and launched it out at Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra held out both his hands and tried to keep the attack back.

"I cannot be defeated." Ulquiorra said as he tried to keep it back.

"For my friends, I won't lose!" Ichigo said as he thought back to every member of Fairy Tail, the people he loves and would give up his life for. It made his power stronger and Ulquiorra couldn't take it anymore as the attack surrounded him. It was too much for Ulquiorra's body to handle.

'This is impossible. Is this the strength he was speaking of the entire time?' Ulquiorra thought before he was lost forever in the black void of the attack. When Ichigo's attack was stopped, Ichigo didn't even see a body fall to the ground.

"It's finally over." Ichigo said and he blacked out and was falling forward.

"Ichigo!" Orihime called out. She used her shield to catch him and had him slide right into her arms. She caught him and dropped to her knees as she held the man she loves and the man who saved her. "Thank you."

"Everyone." Ichigo whispered and Orihime heard explosions happening outside. They aren't out of the woods yet.

"That's right. Everyone is still in trouble." Orihime said. Ulquiorra did claim that many of her friends were practically dying. Rukia and Nagato were still unconscious, Chad, Uryu, and Renji were surrounded with no power, or life was practically fleeing from every fairy. "I have to do something, but what? What can I do? What can I do?" She didn't want anyone to die, but she didn't know how to save everyone until she saw her reflection in the crystal.

'As you know, this tower has the ability to shape the world to however the user sees. Lord Aizen needs to make sure it is to his view. You can do it easily yourself, but Lord Aizen knows a spell that will block out your way of thinking so that he can control the power. What will happen to you is that your life will be lost."

'That's it. Now that Ulquiorra is gone, I'm free to use the tower.' Orihime thought. 'If I use the tower, I might be able to save everyone. My life might be lost, but I have to.' She walked over to the large crystal in the center and took one last look at Ichigo. "Ichigo, you and everyone risked their lives for me. Now, it's my turn to risk my life for all of you." She placed her hand against the crystal and tried to go inside. She focused and her hand slid right through.

"Ow, my head." Orihime looked back and saw everyone was getting back on their feet. Ichigo looked up and saw what Orihime was doing.

"Orihime? What's going on?" Ichigo said.

"Are you trying to go inside that thing?" Nel said.

"I have to." Orihime said.

"Why? What are you talking about?" Grimmjow said.

"If I can use this tower, I can save everyone." Orihime said. "Perhaps I can also make sure this tower will never be used again. I know this will affect the entire world, but I'll make sure nothing changes."

"But….what will happen to you?" Muramasa said. Orihime was sad by that, but she put on a brave face.

"I'm afraid my life will be lost." Orihime said.

"What?!" Ichigo shouted.

"You can't be serious." Grimmjow said.

"It will be alright. I'm more than willing to do it." Orihime said as she started to sink deeper into the crystal.

"No! You can't! Get out of there!" Ichigo said as he ran to her side and slid on his knees. "We came here to save you. If we were to lose you, it was all for nothing."

"Ichigo, it will be alright. I would be glad to give up my life for my family." Orihime said.

"But…." Ichigo didn't get to finish. Orihime placed her hand under head and kissed him. The last moments of what she always wanted so she could die with no regrets.

"I love you, Ichigo." Orihime said. "It's thanks to you Ichigo that I became part of Fairy Tail. I can't imagine what my life would have been like if I never met you or Fairy Tail. That's why I'm more than glad to pay the ultimate sacrifice."

"I can't believe she's really going through with this." Muramasa said with Nel in tears and Grimmjow couldn't believe it either.

"You better get out of the tower." Orihime said. "For Fairy Tail, this is the ultimate sacrifice of love." Orihime sank completely inside the crystal and fell deeper into it.

"No!" Ichigo said as he started pounding against the crystal. "Come out of there right now! We need you, Orihime! I need you! I'm not leaving without you!" He couldn't do much more as he was grabbed by the back of the collar and was being dragged back.

"Yes you are." Grimmjow said.

"Grimmjow, let go of me!" Ichigo demanded, but he could see Grimmjow was in tears as well.

'She's willing to give up everything for us. I've never met anyone like her.' Grimmjow said. He's a shamed that he will never have the chance to get to know her better.

"We better do as she says." Muramasa said as he guided Nel out of the tower, but Ichigo was still resisting. He can't leave her.

"ORIHIME!" She floated down deeper and deeper into the crystal substance with no trace of fear.

'I guess this is it. What I want is for all my friends in Fairy Tail to continue to live and for all of Noches Espada to disappear. I also want this tower to disappear so that it can never be used again. Other than that, I want everything to stay exactly the way it's suppose to be. I've had so much fun being in Fairy Tail. Ichigo, Rukia, Uryu, Chad, Renji, Grimmjow, Nagato, Igneel, Lilly, Rangiku, Toshiro, Natsu, Erza, Gray, Lucy, and everyone else, thank you for all that you've done for me. Sora, I know you never meant for any of this to happen, but if you hadn't given me these hairpins, I never would have met the friends I came to know.' She made her final thoughts and let the tower take her away.

…..

Outside

To the outside world, the tower was beginning to glow. A light was shot into the sky and began to expand. It consumed everyone and everything in the town for there was no place to hide from it.

"What's happening?" Gray said.

"Oh no. Does this mean it's activated?" Lucy said.

"It couldn't be. I'm not there. So what is the world becoming?" Aizen said before all of them were enveloped in the light. It didn't stop there. The light went around the entire world and no one knew a thing as to what it was. When the light faded, the one of the rising sun showed itself and everyone assumed the worst, but nothing happened.

"Wait, I still feel the same." Erza said.

"Hold up, Aizen is gone." Gray said. It was true. Aizen was nowhere to be found. "He escaped."

"No, otherwise I would have his scent, but I don't smell him anywhere." Natsu said. "It's like he completely vanished." They weren't the only ones confused. All members of Noches Espada, dead or alive, have vanished and everyone was completely healed. Nagato finally woke up.

"Nagato, you're alright!" Lilly cheered.

"I don't understand. What happened?" Nagato said. That's not all. All the injuries members of Fairy Tail had were gone.

"I'm back to full power?" Chad said.

"What just happened? I feel like myself again." Renji said.

"Did that light heal us?" Uryu said. Even Rukia was back on her feet with no injuries at all and she remembered the sensation.

"Wait a second, this warm feeling feels just like Orihime's magic. What does this mean?" Rukia said. She looked to the tower and saw it breakaway into nothing, but magic. "Oh no, the tower! Orihime!"

…

The Tower

The four slayers managed to make it out of the tower before it disappeared into nothing. All that was left was a giant crater.

"Let go of me." Ichigo said as he broke free and jumped into the crater with the hope that Orihime was still alive. "Where is she? She can't be gone." He looked around all over the place until he finally spotted her, but she wasn't moving and her body was laying on the ground. "Orihime!" He ran right over to her and lifted her right into his arms, but he felt nothing from her. He felt no warmth, no magic, no life. "No. This can't be happening. No. NNNNNOOOOOOOO!"

…

Next Time: Onward to New Generations