Chapter 29: Time is running out
A huge grin spread across Mitch's hollow forms face as Yoruichi was impaled upon Ashura but his expression changed as he noticed her body had disappeared leaving no trace of her. Growling angrily he swiped his zanpakuto through the air as someone giggled from behind him "Aww did you think you had caught me the Goddess of flash?" spinning around a fist slammed into his face knocking him straight into the ground.
"Have to watch out for those claws now" Yoruichi thought as she noticed his hollowfication was near completion, his right leg was fully formed as his toes turned into razor sharp claws and a huge spur stuck out the back. Leaping to his feet he shunpoed in front of Yoruichi lashing his foot out as the claws on his foot nearly lacerated her stomach. Flipping back into the air she nimbly placed both hands upon the dirt and spun her legs around kicking the hollow in the face multiple times as he staggered back from the blow growling.
Jumping up to her feet Yoruichi smiled as the hollow craned his head back to look at her before snarling a mist of black reiatsu spewing out of his teeth. "You aren't much of a looker, but I suppose you make up for that in strength". The hollow smirked as he opened the palm of his hand towards her charging up a black ball of crackling electricity.
"Crap that's a cero, if I screw this up I'm toast" Yoruichi muttered to herself as the blast erupted from his fingers and raced towards her at a super-fast speed engulfed her in darkness before exploding violently.
"I hope Yoruichi -San will be alright" Ichigo said as Urahara chuckled and smiled "Don't worry about her Kurosaki she always finds a way to get out tight situations". With the dust settling she was nowhere to be seen though as the hollow emerged and stared directly towards Ichigo who stood up and walked towards the barrier as a door opened. Racing in he unsheathed Zangetsu from his back before swinging the massive zanpakuto down as it connected with Ashura the sound of metal hitting metal echoing around the arena which trembled from the force of impact.
"You bastard I'll make you pay for what you did to Yoruichi" Ichigo said through gritted teeth as the hollow simply grinned maniacally at him. "What did he do exactly?" a familiar voice came from high above as both combatants jumped back and glanced up to see Yoruichi standing high atop a cliff simply grinning "You're lucky my times up Ichigo otherwise I'd be pissed off for stealing my fight time". Vanishing from the cliff she reappeared outside the barrier as the door closed before Ichigo turned back to face Mitch "With her out the ring I guess it's time to get serious". His eyes glowed a bright blue colour as reiatsu began to pour of his body causing the ground to tremble all around him.
Letting out an ear-piercing roar a burning fire surrounded the hollow as tiny flames danced all around his white leathery skin as his reiatsu began to rise as well. "Glad to see this won't be easy" Ichigo said grinning as he leapt forward swinging Zangetsu through the air as he sliced across the hollow's torso only for the wound to instantly heal back over. Just before it had been sealed he pointed Zangetsu directly up into the sky as bright blue reiatsu particles began to form at the tip "GETSUGA TENSHO" he roared swinging the zanpakuto down causing a bright blue curved reiatsu blast to launch itself at the hollow sending him flying back as his body crashed into the edge of the barrier.
Back inside his hollow world Ashura stood there smirking "Even if you won't give up king you're running out of time and soon you'll be lost inside here forever and I'll have your body". Not even phased Mitch stood there calm as ever "Have you finally excepted the inevitability of it all?" his inner hollow mocked as Mitch simply smiled "No you're going back to the darkness and this technique will seal the deal". "HAHA I AM YOU so I know every technique, but which pathetic one will you use to defeat me?" "One that not even I have used yet due to the risk it presents to myself and everyone around, but I'm willing to take that risk just to defeat you".
Raising Ashura high up into the air a huge fire began to swell around him along with swirls of ice and his black reiatsu as it began to climb its way to the top of his zanpakuto. "Now hold up a minute Mitch let's think about this for a second, is your life really worth throwing away just to defeat me?" Ashura nervously said, "Either way I win, if I survive you get thrown to the darkness but if I lose and you take over the other guys on the outside will slay you like the hollow you are". Laughing nervously Ashura tried to cover the fear he felt "Those guys on the outside are too easy, once I take over your useless body since you'll fail this attack I'll simply slay them all and leave this pathetic place".