Devils, Gods, and Soul Reapers
Chapter Ten: The goddesses return and Ichigo departs Kyoto Part 1
Zanpaktou/Shiro/Kessho(Hogyoku)
Hello (people speaking)
Phone/Inner conversation
Thoughts
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the idea. Now, on with the show!
An: On a side note, from this point forward I will refer to Unohana as Yachiru instead of Retsu.
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On Olympus
Artemis, Hestia, Hera and Aphrodite had just returned to Olympus and boy was quite the rude welcoming waiting for them when then did.
"Artemis, Hestia, Hera and Aphrodite get your assess in here NOW! I demand to know where you were and what was discussed!" Zeus screamed.
"What was discussed is between us and the fates and none of your concern Zeus" Hestia said with thinly veiled venom as her eyes started to take on a dangerous green glow causing Zeus to sink into his throne.
"Hera, since we are no longer married you will hand over your crown as you are no longer Queen of Olympus." Zeus ordered his ex-wife.
"No Zeus I will not. Keeping my title is the only way to keep you in line for however long you have left provided you don't fuck things up and I will not permit some minor goddess whore to be Queen of Olympus." Hera replied.
"You will!" Zeus yelled as he shot Hera with his master bolt as Ares and Hercules looked on with a sick joyous gleam in their eyes.
The other council members just looked on in shock at what Zeus had done. They were equally shocked as he just continued to shoot her with lightning until Aphrodite had decided enough was enough.
"ENOUGH!" Aphrodite shouted and shot her own lightning bolt at Zeus.
"AHHH!" Zeus shouted writhing in pain on the throne room floor.
"That is quite enough Zeus. You know as well as I that the Crown of Olympus can only be given willingly it cannot be forcefully taken." Aphrodite said. "Now I suggest you sit back down like a good little boy or you shall deal with me from here on out."
Zeus sat back down and kept his mouth shut for the rest of the meeting. "Did you find out why monsters were fleeing or why we've seen so much of them lately?" Athena asked.
"Unfortunately no, but then again that subject didn't get brought up Athena." Aphrodite said. "And before you ask I will tell you later."
Meanwhile in New York at the Jackson Apartment
"Percee! Get dressed your Aunt and Uncle are coming to take you to a movie." Sally shouted.
"Okay Mom! Can you help me I need help picking out something cute to wear!" Percee said.
"Okay I'm coming." Sally replied.
Percee also known as Persephone Andromeda Jackson she was a beautiful young girl who loved her mother dearly and her mother felt the same about her. However, her step-father Gabe or as she called him smelly Gabe because of his overwhelming body odor didn't love her. Gabe had an uncanny ability to make her hate him as he always looked at her as though she were a piece of meat and she hated it. Percee knew her father was Poseidon the god of the sea and although he couldn't be there for her physically he was always in her thoughts and in her dreams spending time with her and telling her how much he loved her and the feeling was mutual. The funny thing was while he couldn't be there for her in the physical sense Zeus's fucked up rules about gods not being able to see their children didn't stop her Aunt and Uncle from being there for her. Who is her Aunt and Uncle you ask, none other than Persephone and Hades God and Goddess and of the Greek underworld.
"Persephone you look good in that." Gabe said from behind her as he inhaled her perfume and looked at her lecherously.
About that time, there came a knock on the door, which Percee was all too happy to answer.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
Percee ran to the door to answer it. "Uncle Hades!, Aunt Persephone! Percee exclaimed as she joyfully hugged her aunt and uncle, which they very happily returned.
"Percee! How's my favorite niece?" Hades questioned.
"I'm fine." Percee replied still latched on to her Aunt Persephone all the while glaring at Gabe, which did not go unmissed by her mother and the two deities in the room who each made mental notes to speak with her about this later.
As Hades, Persephone and Percee left Percee was glaring at Gabe the entire time almost daring him to touch her or her mother, which Hades caught on to and shielded her from his sight just before all three got into his black Mercedes S class and drove away. However, instead of going to a movie as planned they ended up in Central Park and had a Picnic.
"Percee tell me, what is the story with you and the smelly buffoon your mother married?" Hades asked.
"You mean Smelly Gabe. Aside from the fact that he absolutely stinks he looks at me in ways that make me uncomfortable and I don't like it." She replied.
"In what way does he make you uncomfortable?" Persephone asked.
"He looks at me like he wants to pin me to the floor and rape me right there. The bastard has looked at me like that ever since I turned thirteen, did you know I caught him in my bedroom masturbating to a picture of me in my bathing suit. I told mom about it and chewed him out good so he doesn't do it anymore or if he does he does it when we aren't at home." Percee replied.
"Well you needn't worry about him; the bastard will get what's coming to him when the time is right." Persephone said hugging her niece.
Kyoto Temple with Ichigo
"Ichigo, Yuzu, Karin, come here a second I want you to meet someone!" Masaki shouted.
"Okay Mom where here." They replied.
"Ichigo do you know who I am?" the stranger asked.
"I know that you are the soul king but beyond that I don't know." Ichigo replied.
"Yes, I am indeed the soul king but my name is Hideki and I am your Uncle. Your mother is my younger sister and this beautiful lady is my wife and your Aunt Izanami." Hideki replied.
Ichigo just stood there speechless unable to do or say anything.
"But how…what…how." Ichigo said as he fumbled with his words.
"Dear I think you broke him." Izanami said laughing. "Ichigo I know you and your sisters have a lot of questions so just listen. I am indeed your uncle and before you ask, yes I am a god, the Shinto Primordial god of souls to be precise just as Izanami is the primordial goddess of death and the underworld in the Shinto pantheon of gods. I have watched over you and your sisters for a long time and I am very proud of you and your sisters. You have done so much for others never expecting anything in return and in doing so keeping in the highest traditions of our family alive through those actions and that has made all of us in Takamagahara very happy." Hideki said.
"That's not all is it? Your letter said something about not giving away any Zanpaktou until we talked." Ichigo replied.
"Indeed you are correct nephew." Hideki said as all the Zanpaktou materialized next to Ichigo prostrating themselves before the king holding their asauchi's.
"Arise my friends." Hideki said to the Zanpaktou gathered there.
"Your highness it has been many years. You are looking well." Hyorinmaru said.
"Indeed my old friend. However, we have business for which we must attend." The soul king said getting a nod from all Zanpaktou before him including Ichigo's.
"Ichigo the blades I brought with me are new asauchi. However, unlike current asauchi's these are specially made and fused with small quantities of imperial gold and chaotic silver. Infusing the blades with those metals will make them impervious to all damage there by making their final forms unbreakable. You and Yoruichi are going to once again reforge all your Zanpaktou using these new asauchi this is part of why I am here." The soul king said.
"What is the other reason?" Ichigo asked.
"This. In this case are four extremely powerful Zanpaktou. The first is your third partner
Ryūkotsei. Second is the blade Kori no Ryū. Third, is Kikōō or as you remember the sogyoku. Finally, the fourth is Nejibana the blade that belonged to your cousin Kian Shiba before he died. If Kian had lived, he would have been able to give head captain Yamamoto a run for his money." The soul king said.
"Incredible. However, how did you fuse supernatural metals with asauchi? I thought they were comprised primarily of lost or un-reincarnated souls?" Ichigo asked.
"You are indeed correct. However, the word fusing is probably the wrong choice of words. What really happens is that after the asauchi is completed we dip them in the molten form of those metals so they take on the metals properties." Hideki said. "Now you and Yoruichi reforge your blades while I speak to your family."
As Yoruichi and Ichigo, did what his uncle told him under the supervision of his Aunt and the royal guard Hideki spoke with the rest of his fiancés and sisters? "Alright ladies, I can tell that the Zanpaktou gathered here have already chosen some of you as there new masters so each of shall take on of these new asauchi and forge your new blades using the method known as jinzen." Hideki said.
"Excuse me Reio-sama but what is jinzen?" Rias asked.
"Yeah, and what is this takamega thingy you were talking about?" Yuzu asked.
"Well young one jinzen is how soul reapers forge their blades. Zanpaktou have a unique relationship with their wielders and only through communication and dialog with each other, will they get stronger and realize their full potential. To perform jinzen one must meditate and focus solely on their blade. However, in this instance your Zanpaktou will help you the first time so you get the hang of it and Ichigo and the others experienced in this will help you later on. Now since my time here is short I would ask that all Zanpaktou that have chosen new wielders stand beside their chosen master. And Yuzu, Takamagahara is the Shinto realm of Heaven it is where the gods reside and when you become deities yourselves you will be able to see it." Hideki said with a smile as he gave Yuzu a hug, which she joyfully returned.
One by one, the Zanpaktou that had chosen new wielders stood beside their chosen partners. Sode no Shiraiyuki stood beside Kukaku. Hyorinmaru stood beside Karin. Ryuujin Jakka stood beside Yasaka. Benihime stood beside Rias. Suzumebachi beside Yoruichi who had just finished reforging her first Zanpaktou Rai Megami(Lightning Goddess), Itegumo stood by Unohana, Haineko stood by Ururu, Tobiume chose Kunou because of her gentle loving nature and then the unexpected happened the Hogyoku materialized holding a little girl that couldn't have been more than four or five human years old.
"Well this is a surprise." Hideki said.
"Greetings Reio-sama I have come to give young Yuzu and these young ladies gift's to aid them in the future." Kessho said.
"And what would that be?" He asked in reply with a knowing smug grin that didn't go unmissed by the adults.
"First, I have come to bond my daughter to Yuzu as a Zanpaktou spirit." She replied. "Yuzu-chan, I have watched through your brother's eyes since I became a part of him when the war was over and I see how much he loves you and not just you but your sister and his daughters as well that love has passed to me as I love each of you just as much. Second, I wish to bestow upon all of you a gift. Each of you shall receive a small portion of my power that will merge with you and over time, the gifts will grow with you as you train and learn to control your powers so too will you learn to control the gifts. Each of you will gain absolute control over your spiritual pressure but also gain something else. Karin you shall have absolute control over ice. Ururu you shall have absolute control over wind. Kunou you will have absolute control over fire. And Yuzu, this is my daughter her name is Suishohime it means crystal princess your big sister Rias Zanpaktou Benihime was used as a template for her creation as all her powers are the same only the effects produced are different and finally I bestow upon you absolute control over the sub-element crystal. Train hard and use your gifts wisely." Kessho said before disappearing back into Ichigo.
"Hi Suishohime, I'm Yuzu let's be friends." She said.
"Hai Yuzu-chan!" Suishohime said giving Yuzu a hug. Just then, there was a flash and Suishohime was gone.
"What happened did I do something wrong?" Yuzu asked with tears in her eyes.
"Yuzu-chan, come here sweetie." Yoruichi said as Yuzu came to her with pleading eyes.
"Yuzu-chan, you did absolutely nothing wrong quite the opposite in fact. When you asking Suishohime to be friends you actually made her very happy. When you responded to her introduction you acknowledged hearing her name when you addressed her as such and that my dear little sister is a very rare thing almost no one bonds with his or her Zanpaktou as quickly as you just did. The last one to accomplish such a feat was your older brother and even then it took him almost three months, you are going to be a strong fighter when properly trained you may even surpass Ichigo." Yoruichi said with a smile.
About the same time as Yoruichi finished, her explanation Ichigo had finished the forging of Ryūkotsei and the reforging of Zangetsu and Kyoka Suigetsu.
"Well Ichigo how was meeting Ryūkotsei for the first time?" Hideki asked with a smug grin.
"Well, I'll say this much for her she is extremely powerful not to mention a little bit nuts." He replied.
"What do you mean?" Ouranos asked.
"You remember when you always attacked me in the mornings claiming it was training and how I always kicked your butt right through my bedroom window, picture that only with a 160 ft. long Asian dragon that likes hugs way, way too much. But she does mean well and she's female so I'll let it slide." Ichigo replied.
"Ichi-nii, what kind of powers does she have?" Karin asked.
"Well she like Zangetsu is a dual type. In shikai, she possesses extreme speed like Zangetsu's bankai and an extremely powerful energy wave attack called soryūha also called dragon strike. In bankai, she takes on the appearance of a 160 ft. long crimson red dragon with yellow eyes and two mouths and a wingspan spanning 45 ft. and she controls the five primary elements found in nature. Water, Fire, Earth, Air and Quintessence or energy. (AN: Anyone who can tell me where I got the idea of Ryūkotsei's bankai form from gets a virtual cookie. I also couldn't resist a tiny crossover with Inuyasha.)
"Ichi-nii what's that sword?" Karin asked pointing to the third blade on his hip.
"That is Kyoka Suigetsu her appearance changed during the reforging process." He replied.
"She's pretty." Karin said as Kyoka started to glow and hum in appreciation of the complement. "She says thank you Karin." Ichigo replied.
Kyoka Suigetsu's new form now looked like a purple katana with a purple hilt and green scabbard. The scabbard was green with water lilies decorating the entire length. The tsuba had carved images depicting a mirror, a flower, the moon and waterfall to depict her abilities as an illusion type Zanpaktou.
"Well Ichigo since my time here is almost done I have two things to do before I leave." Hideki said.
"What would that be uncle?" Ichigo replied.
"Well the first thing would be this." Hideki said as he snapped his fingers there was a bright light and all the Zanpaktou spirits vanished.
"What did you do Uncle?" Ichigo asked.
"Ichigo what I just did was permanently bond all the Zanpaktou spirits to one of the new Asauchi's I brought with me only when you help them find a new master will they take on their true forms once again. This box is what you shall carry them in until you reach your final destination." He said as he snapped his fingers once again as a large black box with a large red stone on the lid appeared as Ichigo opened the and all the Zanpaktou flew into the box.
"You needn't worry Ichigo they will remove themselves one by one when their new master appears and places there hand upon the red stone. I have also given more blank asauchi to your mother to give to you just in case you find other students. As for the other blades, their spirits no longer inhabit them but, since they are still asauchi's they are ready for another soul reaper to use so they will be going back to the soul society and I want you take them back. Before you say anything, I spoke with C46 and the Captains and informed them of your lineage so you should be protected. However, C46 is extremely prideful and arrogant so ignoring me and attacking you would be surprising. If they do attack you as a member of the royal family you have full authority to remove them from office, which I suggest you do, leaving C46 power was always a mistake one I should have corrected long ago. Finally, I want to give you this, it's a soul pager when Ururu, Kunou, Karin, Yuzu and your new daughter that you will be adopting soon get strong enough call me and I will see to it that the Royal Guard makes them all strong young ladies they may even surpass you, I will even allow some of the captains that you are closest to train with them as well as it wouldn't hurt for them to expand their fighting techniques. Now I Believe you have a trip to make and another bride to find in the familiar forest before you leave in a couple of weeks Rias, Yasaka you and your families are welcome in Soul Society anytime you wish goodbye for now everyone." Hideki said as he and Izanami went back to their palace in Takamagahara.
"Well I think I have an errand to run. Rias, Yasaka you want to come?" Ichigo asked.
"Sure. But, what about the girls." Rias replied.
"I don't mind but they must stay with us at all times and not go wandering." He said to which they said yes happy for the field trip as Ichigo snapped his fingers and opened a portal to the Soul Society a trick his grandmother Amaterasu taught him.
Meanwhile in the Soul Society
Alarms across Seireitei were blaring and no one knew why.
"Report! What's going on?" Akon asked.
"I don't know sir. We suddenly detected an uptick in reiatsu output in the dangai precipice world." A squad twelve scientist reported.
"Can you give me a visual?" Akon asked.
"Yes, I think so sir." The scientist replied as he brought an image on the screen as Akon's eyes went wide.
"Ichigo Kurosaki Shiba. Send a hell Butterfly to the head captain and inform him of the situation. NOW!" Akon ordered. "Yes sir." The scientist replied.
ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! EMERGENCY CAPTAINS MEETING INTRUDERS DETECTED IN THE DANGAI! Repeated over and over again.
5 MINUTES LATER
"What's this I hear about intruders in the dangai?" The new captain of squad two Yoshiro Shihoin asked.
"Apparently, Ichigo Kurosaki Shiba has returned but for what purpose remains to be seen." Head captain Kyoraku Shunsui replied.
"The bastard that stole my big sister from me has the nerve to return. He won't be leaving here alive." Yoshiro said.
"Calm down Yoshiro he didn't steal anyone especially your sister. You know as well as everyone else in this room that no one could make your sister do something she didn't want to. She walked out of here with Ichigo willingly." Ukitake said.
"While all this Speculation is a moot point I for one would like to know why he has returned to us." The new captain of squad twelve Sakura Mitsudiero said. (Picture a Combination of Sakura Haruno and Tsunade) Sakura Mitsudiero was 5'10 with a gymnast's body and long legs that seemed to go on forever. She wore the standard Shihakusho but wore a midthigh skirt and a sleeveless top with a sleeveless haori, she had long pink hair with blond highlights. She hailed from the Mitsudiero Clan and was currently dating/engaged to Byakuya Kuchiki.
"Very well, let's go as I too am curious. I just hope C46 doesn't do anything stupid." Kyoraku said.
As they arrived they could see that C46 had already stationed their own troops to take Ichigo into custody or kill him if need be. "OH SHIT! This isn't good. C46 is already here and look who's leading the charge." Kyoraku said, as everyone looked over and saw the Omaeda Family out in front. Everyone new that since the end of the war the Omaeda Family had become the personal attack dogs of C46 and knew that the minute one of them tried anything with Ichigo there would be a blood bath.
"We have to do something." Ukitake hissed. "I agree but I suggest we wait it could be advantageous for us." Byakuya said. "In what way Kuchiki?" Kyoraku asked.
"Everyone knows that since their rise in status the Omaeda family has been a pain, maybe we could watch and see how this plays Ichigo may get rid of them for us." Byakuya replied with an evil grin.
"Kuchiki, I think your fiancé is rubbing off on you." Lisa said, "I just want to see strawberry again, I couldn't give two shits about C46 or the Omaeda's."
Meanwhile in the Dangai
"Okay ladies, the exit is coming up let me handle this if anyone tries anything to attack you I'll take care of it. I've got a feeling what Uncle Hideki warned me about is going to happen and if it is a fight C46 wants I'll give them a fight albeit a very short one but a fight all the same it'll give me a chance to try out Ryūkotsei. However, it they go after Ururu, Kunou, Yuzu or Karin feel free to go nuts." Ichigo said.
In the Seireitei with the waiting army of soul reapers
"All right men when Ichigo Kurosaki Shiba steps through the gate arrest him and kill anyone he is with." Said former 2nd squad lt. Marechiyo Omaeda as the gate opened.
"Well, Such a warm welcome wouldn't you say Rias." Said from gate as he and his guests came through.
"It sure is Ichi-kun why not show them how much you appreciate it." She replied with smirk.
"I think you're right my crimson princess." Ichigo replied as he placed his hand on Ryūkotsei's hilt.
"Hey Shunsui, Watch this!" Ichigo shouted as all the captains gave him their full attention.
"Turn all enemy's to dust, Ryūkotsei!" Ichigo said as Ryūkotsei was released. Ryūkotsei looks like a wakizashi in her sealed form but when released she becomes a forty-five inch long katana with a dragons head were the guard should be with its mouth closed on the blade and a chain with a red dragon tail coming off the end of the hilt.
"Since you obviously understand the difference between my powers and all of yours I would ask you nicely to surrender yourselves and put your weapons down. If you choose to continue your hostile actions against my family and I will destroy you. Now, since I have asked you nicely and you still refuse to heed my warning I think you need a demonstration of why you should learn your place and do as you're told. Behold, SORYUHA!" Ichigo shouted as a massive spiraling column of energy decimated the soul reapers before him. "I sincerely hope you have had enough and stand down."
"Never!" Omaeda shouted. "We came here to arrest you but since you brought such nice ladies with you we will use them for entertainment afterwards."
Everyone heard that and just knew Omaeda was a dead man. "Oh really." Ichigo said.
"Then you have just made my decision a lot easier." Ichigo said as he held his Zanpaktou blade pointing down and let go as his blade vanished into the ground. Byakuya and the other captains saw this and knew what was coming next; the amount of killing intent rolling off Ichigo in waves said it all. "Bankai, Daiyokai Ryūkotsei."
To be Continued…