Reaper of Rome chapter 16- into the castle
This chapter will cover the first few battles inside los Noches
I will be skipping the forest filler arc and be heading straight to cover episodes 150-156 [first part] there will be a few new twists involving earlier chapters and demigod stuff
But I will get into that as the chapter begins
Ichigo pov
It was as I got to the castle; Chad asked me "what day is it?" I said November second and he told me the day of the dead had already passed. I then looked through the moon of this world to see that Orihime was in one of the towers with the pale white Arrancar. I then told my friends she was in the tower, but I couldn't figure out the exact path to her. With that I knew we would have to split up and try to find her. for some reason I wanted Uryu to be the one to reach her first and I could tell why.
Orihime pov
It was a few days after I arrived or what had to be a few days, that Aizen had a new outfit sent for me to wear and after that the arrancar Ulquiorra came to me and told me that Ichigo had arrived with a few friends to save me. but he told me that I couldn't leave and seemed to want to break my will down. so that even if Ichigo or another friend arrived, I wouldn't leave. I then thought back and wondered if Ichigo might have been able to win the fight and I didn't need to give up. but now I just needed to wait and hope.
I then remembered the day that I arrived and Aizen showed me the ball he pulled from Rukia and then told me that I would use my power for him. I knew I need to use my power to erase that orb before Aizen could use it. but I wasn't sure if I really could.
Ichigo pov
it wasn't long before we made it that we broke through one of the walls but then Nel told us "The main gate is a three day walk the other way." But I said "this is faster and safer than hitting the main gate. We then planned to leave Nel behind, but soon her and her two 'brothers' chased after us due to saying it would be safer for them to follow us. but not much longer we figured out Nel fell in an air shaft, and I needed to chase after her. but it wasn't long until my friends joined the two of us in the hole and we knew we had to figure a way to Orihime. As we traveled through the tunnel, I used my night vision to guide us through as Rukia explained to Renji and the hollow trio that my mother is the moon goddess.
It wasn't long until we made it to a door with a crossroad of many doors and then felt a massive spirit pressure and with that we decided to split up and then made a promise to come back alive. Then headed down each path and I soon learned that Nel chased after me. I then saw through the moon that Orihime was still safe, and I had the feeling my friend was forced to Orihime was forced and that she got to talk to my mother.
It was as I down the path, I confirmed Nel was chasing after, I then tried to outrun Nel but soon she caught up and soon after, I heard an arrancar in the tunnel. I soon figured he was above me and then he fell to the ground. He then gave me a weird look as he tried to make himself look better. But Nel and I could tell he was just weird. He then revealed his name was Dordoni and I compared him to a pasta type. I knew Columbus named a few kinds himself, but it would throw this guy off with insults and may make the fight easier. He then said his number was 103 and then told us triple digit arrancar were stronger than the double-digit types but not as strong as the espada.
I just wanted to get away from this man, but he kept insisting to fight me then when I tried to use an attack, he deflected it with ease. He then explained to me that the three-digit numbers used to be espada but ended up losing their qualifications to be so. I then learned this as he danced around me attacks. I then decided to not use my bankai against this guy and tried to use my moon silver weapons along with my zanpakuto. But when he released his blade, the battle turned, and I started to figure out that I just might have to do enough. In the battle part of me began to wonder if Nel's two friends followed my other friends.
It was as the battle turned the arrancar pretty much wanted to see my bankai and was using his wind attacks to try and force me. I only wish I had the chance to further integrate my use of moon silver with my soul reaper powers but the Vizard only would let me use my mask. I was slowly learning I would have to use my bankai soon enough as Dordoni kept changing his attack patterns. I stubbornly kept trying to avoid using my bankai. When he used it on me, I was shocked when Nel ate the energy blast. Then fired it back at him, but that seemingly damaged her to do it.
It was when he attacked Nel that I knew I needed to use my bankai on this arrancar. I knew it was to restrain myself and wait till I faced a real threat but for my friends I use my bankai. Then the man wanted me to use my mask, but I could tell my bankai was more than enough for him. He then kept trying to attack Nel to goad me into using my mask and with that I then decided to give him one attack to see if that could expand my mask limit or regeneration time. I then used a mask powered Getsuga to take the man out with ease as I figured out, he was likely defeated by Grimmjow. It was after that, I learned Nel had another crazy use as she revealed her spit has healing properties as she covers my face and then the face of the arrancar with it. after being healed the man went for one more attack but it failed, and I was able to escape with ease. I then sensed a power behind us and kept running.
As I ran, I wondered what Uryu was dealing with as well as what Renji was dealing with and it they had to deal with Nel's two friends. I just hoped the strange arrancar could be as useful to their fights as Nel was to mine. I could also tell Chad was fighting for his life as well and Rukia would soon be doing the same.
Rukia pov
As I ran down my tunnel, I could sense my friends all in battle due to the fluctuations of their spirit power. I just hoped they were okay until something even freakier happened to me as I exited the chamber in what seemed like outside due to the blue skies above me. it wasn't long that suddenly behind me I heard a strange voice saying, "would you like me to explain it to you." But when I checked there was nobody. Then what had to be an arrancar showed up in front and said, "come with me."
As I entered the room, the lights went out and said "good, I can finally relax now." I then figured out this being didn't like the sun as I knew I truly liked it, more so the sun is the land of the living. It was soon the arrancar confirmed it and then said his name was Aaroniero then removed his mask to reveal the face of Kaien Shiba. But as soon as he did, a voice ran out in my head that sounded much like the girl a named before this battle began and said, "momma Rukia don't believe this man for a second you know Kaien is dead."
But his next actions and copying Kaien's mannerisms started to throw me off even further, I started to think he was my former lieutenant as he threw me a wooden sword like we used to train.
The fake Kaien kept trying to manipulate me into believing it was him until the monster with my former lieutenant's face finally showed his true colors and attacked me. I knew it could be possible that Kaien's mind could have taken over the hollow and brought out his darker side wanting revenge against me after years of Aizen's manipulation. What he said nearly broke me until the voice that sounded like Homura broke into my mind and said, "don't listen to him you have to live for Ichigo and your future." It was then I saw a vision of me with Ichigo and three babies. With that I knew this man couldn't be the one I thought he was and knew I had to fight back. I then revealed to the arrancar that he was just some twisted remnant of Kaien and that I would put him out of his misery.
It was then we began to fight as I released my blade and made chase. As we clashed blades, I could tell he was using my anger to control the battle, but I just couldn't ease it. Also, the faker seems to be much faster than I was. I could tell this monster was stronger than I was on the power side but still not as bad as Grimmjow. But the man knew enough to counter my shikai attacks. I had started to practice the forms of my shikai before he died but never really mastered it enough until recently. It was during the fight that I felt my friends struggling in battle as the faker tried to use that against me.
It was soon enough that the fake Kaien revealed he could even use the former's Shinkai, and then I began to struggle with that as I knew I would soon need something else to win as I felt my friends struggling in their own battles. I then used the zanpakuto that was stolen to bind the faker while I tried to use my most powerful hado spell to try and win. when I used the spell and it seemed to work. It was then I got to see the monster's true faces floating in a tube as they revealed themselves as espada number nine. I was happy that the sunlight revealed the true face as it began to empower me. it was then Aaroniero revealed he has devoured the hollow that fused with Kaien and claimed its power and had done the same with many other hollows. Then he released his blade and turned into a giant mass of hollow flesh.
At the same time, I knew my friends were struggling and I as well wasn't sure how I would survive this next battle. with the only person truly not in danger being Ichigo as he ran into who knows what.
Chapter end
I wanted to end this battle this chapter but I also didn't want to skip some other battles and didn't have time to watch the next 5 episodes to do so
Next chapter Rukia will face the true hollow that snatched Kaien's face while chad and uryu have their own enemies to face while Ichigo runs to his next battle.
But first Katerina and her team will have to face the horrors the Norse lostbelt holds.
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