Chapter 26: End of a rivalry II

Grimmjow leapt back in fear as Ichigo had seemingly just appeared next to him out of nowhere. The usually reserved and cheery chibi had been replaced by something far more dangerous in the man's eyes, and he could tell that maybe this was not a wise move. All of his anger and intense obsession with wanting nothing more than to kill his rival had been completely diminished and his instincts were telling him to do one thing now.

Run.

Grimmjow stood there and watched with widened eyes as Ichigo simply stood there with the dragon on his shoulder staring at him with those pitch-black eyes. The dragon was moving along Ichigo's shoulders and kept its eyes on the man the entire time. It was almost like it was stalking him from that distance, knowing that it could attack him any time it wanted to.

Both Yoruichi and Halibel watched from their tower as Ichigo stood there. They were in awe of the transformation he had and what effect it had on the surrounding area as well as his opponent's. While Yoruichi was more surprised by the fact that Ichigo even had a Resurreccion, Halibel always had a feeling that he never used it for a reason. Usually, a Resurreccion was the more human form of an arrancar and granted them their full power, but Ichigo was a human before becoming a Vasto Lorde and then an arrancar. There was no telling just where this form originated from or why there was that small dragon on his shoulders. Whenever she or any of the girls used their Resurreccion, there was never a completely new entity that shows up to help them fight. It was the same for every other arrancar as well, so why was it different for Ichigo?

"You feel it girl?" Munraitokyatto spoke to Yoruichi from her place in said woman's inner world.

"I can feel it." Yoruichi answered her zanpakuto spirit. "Ichigo's power is on a whole other level now."

"Oh yeah." The spirit responded. "Seems like cutie pie is gonna absolutely destroy this fake cat man here. Hell, you might learn something from watching him fight like this girl, so pay attention."

Yoruichi nodded and watched as Ichigo was about to take a step towards Grimmjow. Said espada kept his guard up despite his fears and apprehensions, but once Ichigo took one step forward, Grimmjow was hit in the stomach with such force that he flew through several what red pillars. As he went through them, the red color faded and turned grey.

Ulquiorra went slack jawed at this as he didn't even see the boy move aside from that step. The girls were also completely taken aback by what they saw as Ichigo just took one step.

Ichigo, for his part, wasn't done. As Grimmjow was still sailing through another red pillar, turning it grey, he suddenly stopped when he hit something completely solid. He turned in time to see Ichigo standing on solidified air and holding out his left hand which was what stopped Grimmjow's momentum. The espada could see Ichigo's black orbs staring right into his eyes and his body froze in fear. It was unlike anything he had ever felt before in his life and was only amplified once he felt Ichigo's hand clench and actually crack through his armored back. Grimmjow let out a shriek of pain as the hand, while small, was coated in lightning and seemed too coarse through his entire body. Ichigo raised his arm up, carrying Grimmjow with him, and threw the man with such force that it created a shockwave just off the release. Grimmjow sailed down and crashed hard onto the ground, forming a large crater in the process.

The girls and Ulquiorra watched and were amazed by the sheer force of the throw. What was even more amazing though was when the dust cleared, and the crater was now formed with glass. Laying down in said crater was Grimmjow, no longer in his Resurreccion form, and convulsing on the ground. His body kept pulsing with the orange lightning as if it was a part of his heartbeat now.

"Incredible." Halibel said more so to herself than anyone else.

"I've never seen power like that before." Ulquiorra spoke up as his own instincts kicked in and told him to run away as well. The feeling of fear was completely new to him, and he did not like the way it felt.

Ichigo appeared near Grimmjow's prone body and looked down to him. The man who was once Ichigo's greatest rival, then turned obsessed with killing him, was now nothing more than a scared man in immense pain. Ichigo knelt down towards him as the dragon actually leapt off his shoulder and hovered in the air for now.

"I could have killed you." Ichigo started in a calm yet eerie voice that chilled both Grimmjow and Ulquiorra to their very soul's. "I could've ended you the second I transformed, but I didn't. So, I'm not gonna warn you or ask you or say to you or any other fancy way. I'm making you drop this whole rivalry of ours. Because if you so much as look in any of my friends or family's general direction again, I will hurt in ways you can't possibly imagine."

To get his point across, Ichigo placed his right hand on Grimmjow's chest and sent some kind of pulse onto him. The reaction was instantaneous as Grimmjow felt like his entire body was being torn apart and put back together over and over and over again. His voice became hoarse as he kept screaming from the pain, but as soon as it started, it was over. The orange lightning left his body and returned to Ichigo's hands as said chibi stood up. Grimmjow struggled to look up to the boy and could feel his consciousness slipping away. He saw Ichigo's eyes one more time and could once again feel as if his very soul was being pierced through. Only this time it was strangely soothing to him. The rage and obsessiveness he had felt for who knows how long towards Ichigo had vanished from his very being. A blissful sleep followed suite as Grimmjow finally passed out.

Ichigo's form shattered away and the pieces that went away splashed all over the surrounding area, coating it with its original color. The little dragon landed back on Ichigo's shoulder and simply sat there. Its eyes went from pitch-black to orange and it yawned before falling asleep on the chibi's shoulder. Ichigo smiled at him and scratched the back of its ear.

He sighed as he could feel the effects of Yuwaku Shimasu on Grimmjow change now. The rage was replaced by something else the boy had no knowledge of but knew that the man would no longer be an issue to him ever again. Ichigo looked towards both Yoruichi and Halibel and smiled before waving towards them. He even waved to Ulquiorra as the espada started to get what little color he had back, same with Grimmjow. The girls went down to him just in time to see him picking Grimmjow up on his free shoulder and carrying him out of the crater.

"Is he gonna be alright?" Halibel asked as Ichigo put him down on the sands of Las Noches.

"Yep." Ichigo answered her. "I think I finally figured out how to really use Yuwaku Shimasu in my Resurreccion form." He looked to the two of them and smiled once again. "I think facing Aizen will be a little easier now."

"Let's hope so." Yoruichi started. "Still got a girl to save and then a city of people after."

"Right." He looked towards Ulquiorra who was standing behind the girls. "Would you watch over Grimmjow for now."

Ulquiorra nodded almost submissively.

"Awesome. We may need some help when we head back to Karakura Town." Ichigo said as he turned towards the tower Tatsuki was in. "Let's go."

And that is how you show off a new form.

Next chapter will have our group of heroes regrouping with some extra hands on deck as they prepare to head back to Karakura town.

Stay awesome, and as always...

PEACE!