Fist of the Giant Protector Awakens
"Oh my, it looks like you two humans can see me! Good, that'll make things very interesting." The hollow said with a smirk, looking at both Chad and Karin.
"Damn, that hurt." Karin groaned in pain as he tries to get back up.
She quickly saw Chad bleeding from the head and looks like he's about to lose consciousness if she doesn't do something right now.
"Hey, big guy! Are you okay, you gotta be, right?" Karin asked, hoping the big guy would respond but he didn't.
"Hey, Karin! Are you okay?" One of the boys who are Karin's friends called out as they are running up to her.
"Oh no, they're still here." Karin gasped.
"You guys, did you all not feel those shakings from the ground nor heard anything weird? You gotta get out of here now?" Karin shouted, forcing the boys to stop in their tracks.
But before one of them could respond to that, the Hollow dropped his big fist right in front of the three boys causing the ground to shake again and making a shockwave the send the boys flying several feet away.
"I do love how these pathetic humans get when they don't know the danger that is right in front of them." The Hollow laughed evilly.
This Hollow is a large bipedal Hollow with an extremely muscular body, easily dwarfing the 197cm tall Yasutora Sado. His arms noticeably widen as they progress from his shoulders, culminating in almost cube-shaped fists as big as his mask. His skin is gray, with dark S-shaped markings running from his shoulders to the middle of his back. His Hollow hole is located in the middle of his chest. His mask resembles the face of a guardian lion.
The Hollow's name is Bulbous G.
"I was thinking about eating you and your friend first, but I think I'm going to eat them instead." Bulbous G glared excitedly at the three boys.
"No, he's going after them!" Karin feared they're going to get killed, just like how she and her sister Yuzu were almost killed by one of those monsters and she was helpless to do anything.
"No… I'm not going to… let you hurt them!" Karin determined to stop that monster, no matter what.
Karin got back up and charges straight for the Hollow even though she has no way of fighting the spiritual monster nor any plan of sort, she can't just stand idly by and let her friends get hurt because she couldn't do anything to help them.
But that is one battle she will lose instantly.
Chad saw Karin trying to be brave and go after Bulbous G to fight him, and then he started to remember something from his past, his childhood with his grandfather.
(Flashback, Childhood)
A younger Chad is seen sad and about to cry with his grandfather, Oscar Joaquín de la Rosa having a talk with him.
"Please, I want to hear it from you. Don't tell me you hit someone again, Yasutora?" Oscar asked.
"What's the point of hitting someone? If you hurt those who hurt you, what's left? An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind." Oscar warned and place a hand on Chad's head.
"Yasutora, you're young and very strong. You are big for your age and handsome too. How blessed you are." Oscar complimented with his hands on Chad's shoulder and down to be in his eye level.
"You possess many precious gifts. A sharp mind, an iron will, and you have a heart of gold. These talents and qualities make you very different. That means people will pick on you, find fault in what you do, and try to bring you down." Oscar pointed out the good and the bad of his grandson's life as he shed a single tear.
(Flashback End)
"I wish we lived in a world where that doesn't exist. But that's the world we live in." Oscar's words continued to play in Chad's head while he sees Karin trying to protect the boys.
"In spite of that, you must be kind and find a good use for your big strong fists. Use them in a way that helps our world." Oscar advised kindly.
"(I know, abuelo.)" Chad thought agreed with his deceased grandfather.
Chad starts to struggle a little with the intention of getting himself back up and into the fight.
"(I know my hands weren't made for me to hurt others. They were made to protect me and defend others from evil in this world.)" Chad thought as he finally gets back up and look at the Bulbous G.
"Looks like someone's trying to be the hero." Bulbous G said sarcastically.
"You idiots! Run now!" Karin screamed at her friends who finally listened to her and ran.
"(I learned my lesson and will never abuse the gift I have been given.)" Chad thought promised as Bulbous G roars at him and ready to strike down the human.
"(But now, I need to ask something of you. Please, I want you to give me the power.)" Chad thought threw his own fist to meet the Hollow's fist.
(With Yoh)
Yoh just killed another Hollow right before he senses something from afar and recognize who that person is.
"Looks like Chad just unlocked himself a new path." Yoh commented with a smile.
(Back with Chad)
The clash was something unexpected in that his strength seem equal to that of the Hollow until the same Hollow was suddenly blown away by an even stronger force that destroyed his left arm completely.
(Music: Number One – Banki, Bleach OST)
Karin is very shocked to have witness Chad literally just clash his fist against the monster and somehow knock it down with a single strike, and she can also see that something else has changed on Chad as well.
"What the hell…? What happened to your arm?" Karin asked shocked and confused at the same time.
Bulbous G roars in fury that he was somehow beaten down by a little pathetic human like this one, and now he wants revenge for such humiliation by pounding his body into paste.
Chad doesn't seem to notice the change of his right arm only to know that he can feel something incredibly powerful in his body and it's that very power he's going to use to defeat this Hollow.
Without wasting another second of thinking, Chad charges toward the Bulbous G.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Karin called out, but Chad didn't listen.
Bulbous G threw his other hand to smash this human down into the ground, but he met an unfortunate end when Chad performed a powerful uppercut that completely destroyed the Hollow all together in one strike.
"Thank you, Abuelo." Chad thanked.
(Music End)
"Hey there, hey, big guy!" Karin called out to Chad.
"Your arm… I mean, is your arm all right?" Karin asked.
Chad didn't respond the question with words, all he did was raise up one thumb with a small smile to tell her that everything is okay.
But Karin reacted a little differently to that.
"(How uncool! Did he really just give me the thumbs up signal? What a dork.)" Karin thought gasped.
Chad suddenly starts to feel his body getting weaker and weaker as he fell on his knees and tries to hold himself up with his hands on the ground.
"H-Hey, mister! Are you okay?" Karin asked worry.
"(What just happened? Where did this armor come from?)" Chad thought finally noticed his right arm being different than normal.
"(It just appeared out of nowhere and with it, something else amazing was given to me. I'm not sure how it happened, but I'm glad it did.)" Chad thought smiled a little.
Chad forced himself to sit on his butt and turn his head to see Karin running up to him.
"Just tell me that you're not hurt. Say it, Ichigo's sister." Chad hoped that she is alright.
"Are you kidding me? The only one that's hurt here is you, you big, stupid giant." Karin stated, almost like she's about to cry.
"I see. Well, to me, that sounds damn good." Chad nodded.
"That's not good, you jerk!" Karin yelled as she kicked Chad in the head that knocks him down much to his surprise.
"What in the hell's name is good about someone—I mean, anyone getting hurt? What kind of macho crap are you trying to sell me, you overgrown, risk-taking dumbass?" Karin asked angrily.
"That kind of logic really pisses me off! You guys wanna look cool and act all slick, just like my stupid brother, Ichigo. I've had it!" Karin groaned.
"You just stay put. I'll go call my dad; he can put you back in one piece again. Now don't move or I'll kick you again, you lame-brained kook." Karin said as she runs off to make the call.
"(So, that's Ichigo's sister, huh?)" Chad thought surprised a little.
"(I can tell they're related because she kicks… just like her brother.)" Chad thought looked at the sky.
(With Orihime and Tatsuki)
"So, you're sure you saw nothing that caused the window to break?" Tatsuki asked a friend, Chizuru Honshō.
"Totally, I just got here like you two." Chizuru nodded while swiping up the broken glass shards in the dust collector.
"(Something about this doesn't feel right.)" Tatsuki thought worried.
Orihime was quiet for a moment as she looks up getting that weird bad feeling again and it feels a little worse than before, almost like there is something coming to them.
(With Ichigo)
Ichigo tries looking around for his little sisters, but he can't seem to find a trace of them which makes him worry some more.
"Where could they be?" Ichigo asked himself.
"Yo, Ichigo!" Yoh called out.
Ichigo turns to his right to see Kon and Yoh running together towards him.
"Yoh, what are you doing here? And Kon, where the hell have you been?" Ichigo asked the two.
"Well, I was searching for you through these Hollows, and I ran into your buddy and told me that your sisters are okay." Yoh answered both questions.
"What?" Ichigo asked shock.
"You really saw Yuzu and Karin?" Ichigo asked worry.
"Yeah, just saw them a little ago." Kon nodded.
"Listen to me, Ichigo. This Hollow infection is really bad, and all of this is going to draw in a very powerful and dangerous Hollow." Yoh warned.
"What? Are you for real?" Ichigo asked shock.
"That's right, we need to find Uryu and put a stop to all of this." Yoh nodded.
"Damn it, I knew that four-eye idiot would screw up! Just wait until I give him a piece of my mind!" Ichigo angered before running off.
"And there he goes." Kon sighed.
"It was nice meeting you, Kon. Hope you have a good day." Yoh said kindly before running off.
"Sure, you too, I guess." Kon felt a little weird about this kid being so nice to him.
(Back with Tatsuki and Orihime)
"Geez, if I knew they were gonna make us clean up, I never would have some here to see what happened. Instead of lecturing us, why not make the ones responsible do the grunt work?" Chizuru complained.
"It's because you made such a big deal out of it." Tatsuki said.
"What about you?" Chizuru asked.
"I was just concerned if anyone was hurt." Tatsuki stated.
"Oh really?" Chizuru raised an eyebrow.
"Anyway, didn't it seem every one of them was acting kind of strange?" Tatsuki asked.
"What the—What's up with Orihime?" Chizuru asked, noticing the orange hair girl being quiet.
"(Orihime, you feel that odd thing too, don't you?)" Tatsuki thought felt the monstrous presence.
"Orihime, you keep looking so cute and spacey, I'll just have to kiss you!" Chizuru warned and leans closer with lips ready to make contact with her crush.
"Just what the fuck kind of nonsense is that!" Tatsuki yelled.
"What was that?" Chizuru asked, not liking to be stopped when she wanted to make her love known to Orihime.
"You heard me! If you're not gonna help with the cleaning, then you might as well go get the trash bags to pick up and throw the glass shards in!" Tatsuki grabbed Chizuru by the shirt and pushes her away.
"Okay, okay, sheesh… You're really pushy." Chizuru walked away and adjusted her glasses a bit.
Tatsuki let out a sigh of annoyance that Chizuru and turns to Orihime.
"Orihime, you can feel it too? Something really bad is about to happen, right?" Tatsuki asked.
"Oh, so you can feel that weird thing too!" Orihime shocked.
"Yeah, and it feels like that monster we saw when Yoh killed it." Tatsuki nodded.
"Do you think we should get out of here and hope that it leaves us alone? Because I think I saw another monster over there on the rooftop." Orihime pointed at the roof where she saw the monster.
"I want to say that we could, but I don't think we'll be able to get away from it at this rate." Tatsuki said.
"What makes you say that?" Orihime asked.
"Because… it's already here." Tatsuki turned around and look up at the other building of the school.
"So, you can see me." The Hollow glared down at the two female humans.
Tatsuki gritted her teeth and clutches her fists while Orihime is looking scared that the monster she saw is here now, and it looks ready to kill them at any moment.
(With Ichigo and Yoh)
Ichigo just killed another Hollow though not really caring about it right now, even though there are still more Hollows coming even after killing them.
"They just won't stop." Yoh said as he jumps high.
"We need to find Uryu and warn him about the upcoming danger or else we're all doom." Yoh tried to search for Uryu.
"UYRU!" Ichigo shouted in rage.
"That is if Ichigo doesn't kill him first." Yoh said.
(With Uryu)
Uryu fired another of his spirit arrow making it his twentieth kill now.
"(Sensei, this is for you.)" Uryu thought determined.
He remembers the time when he was a little child, a little boy training in the arts of Quincy by the old man who was also his grandfather. And remembering the reason why he hates the Soul Reapers in the first place.
"(I will win!)" Uryu thought determined to win this no matter what.
(Back with Orihime and Tatsuki)
Tatsuki and Orihime looks at the Hollow who glares down, feeling a little excited to find preys that are about to see her, the two girls took a step back.
"Think you can get away from me?" The Hollow asked smirking.
The Hollow is a large Hollow whose body is composed of twelve large, lavender tentacles of sufficient length for her to prop herself up between buildings. Her mask resembles a jellyfish, with six appendages at the bottom and three circles of protrusions at the top and has heart-shaped openings around her eyes as well as long teeth with no lips or gums. Her Hollow hole is above her mask at the meeting point of her tentacles.
Numb Chandelier is the name for this Hollow.
"I like to see you try." Numb Chandelier said before she starts moving some bumps from the forehead and they suddenly shot out like a gatling gun.
Both girls quickly done their best to dodge those weird things that came out of the weird white monster while they also crash through the other windows.
"You're gonna have to do better than that!" Tatsuki yelled.
"Oh, I believe I did." Numb Chandelier smirked.
"Ow! What the fuck was that just now?" Chizuru wondered, she felt like something hit her on the shoulder.
Tatsuki and Orihime gasp upon seeing their pervert red hair friend is back and now she has been hit by something from that weird ghost monster and saw the green stain on Chizuru's shirt.
"Hey, Chizuru? Are you okay? Do you feel anything weird?" Tatsuki asked as they ran up to her.
"No, I feel fine, but I did feel something hit me." Chizuru answered, and then suddenly her hand went up to grab Tatsuki by the throat, squeezing it hard.
"Chizuru! What are you doing?" Orihime gasped.
"I don't know… It's like my hand suddenly has a mind of its own!" Chizuru tried to get her hand to stop, but she couldn't pull herself away.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Chad was able to get his black arm to protect Karin from the monsters, and now we go to Orihime and Tatsuki who are about to face another Hollow who seem to be making Chizuru try to hurt Tatsuki and they'll soon find out she's not the only one.
Also, starting from now on. Every first week of the new month will be one chapter per two stories on the same day, thought it would make my updating a little faster than before now.
KO comment, favorite, and follow through of how this story will go!
