Chapter 10 Keigo meets Arrancars
Opening theme song!
Chorus~
He's Phantom.
Keigo Phantom! Keigo Phantom! Keigo Phantom!
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YO! Keigo was just average fifteen when suddenly discovered a very strange machine!
It was designed to view, a world unseen!
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He gonna catch 'em all 'cause he's Keigo Phantom!
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One day he's bored and finds a lab, but Keigo has to take a look inside of it. There was a great big flash, everything just changed, His molecules got all rearranged~!
Chorus~
Phantom! Phantom!
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When he first woke up, he realized, He had snow-white hair and glowing green eyes, He could walk through walls, disappear, and fly, He was much more unique than the other guys!
And it was then that Keigo knew what had to do, he had to stop all the ghosts that were coming through, He's here to fight for me and you!
Chorus ~
He gonna, catch him all because he's Keigo Phantom!
He gonna, catch him all because he's Keigo Phantom!
He gonna, catch him all because he's Keigo Phantom!
He gonna, catch him all because he's Keigo Phantom!
The air was tense as Keigo waited for battle. Keigo glanced up at Yammy as the giant slowly approached upward out of the hole. He stood over the teen and smiled evilly. The people around Keigo couldn't see Yammy at all. Keigo's heart stopped when Yammy put his attention on the people.
"What is that?"
"A meteor?"
"I can't see anything?"
"Then what is it?"
"Don't go too close to it,"
"Hey kid maybe you should take a step back,"
Yammy glared at all of them, his fist gripped in anger. "Hey who are these guys, Stop staring at me or I'll suck the soul out of you!"
Keigo glanced at Yammy and winced in disgust. "Dudes, that's so gross!'
Arrancar glanced at Keigo with an unpleasant face. He cracked his fist and glared at Keigo.
"NOT LIKE THAT YOU IDIOT!" Yammy yelled and began to suck the air. Keigo thought the attack looked super weird. Without a warning people around Keigo started to drop to the floor. Keigo glanced upward, feeling something brush the top of his head. Keigo's mouth gaped in horror seeing streaks of white light flow into Yammy's mouth.
Keigo slowly started to take a step back seeing more streaks of white light. All of them are innocent people. Their souls are being taken away into the harsh belly of a hollow.
Then more souls started to rush into Yammy's mouth. Keigo watched as all of the lights went into Yammy's mouth. Then he swallowed, Keigo spun around to see people lying motionless on the ground. He could hear his heartbeat, the littering of corpses. Keigo felt not fear but dread seeing so many dead.
Then he recognized a girl in her karate gi, trying to pull herself off the ground. Taking deep breaths trying to stay awake.
"Tatsuki!" Keigo yelled, running toward her, and knelt to Tatsuki's side.
"Keigo is that you," She whispered weakly, Keigo tried to help her up but Tatsuki was shaking. "Keigo what's happening?"
Keigo held Tatsuki close and made sure she wouldn't fall, he shoved any worry and panic aside putting only a stern front "It's okay Tatsuki, I'm here. Just stay with me okay,"
"Are the others okay?" She asked. Keigo glanced at the people around them, seeing many of them were not getting back up.
"Keigo I'm scared,"
"It going to be okay, Tatsuki I'm going to get you out of here,"
Yammy could only look at Keigo with irritation. Ulquirorra looked at the young man with curiosity. Yammy gawked a bit not enjoying the souls.
"Aaah yuck!" Yammay said with dissatisfaction. "Those souls taste terrible, I should have known those weaklings would taste terrible right Ulquiorra… Ulquiorra?
Ulquiorra could only stare at Keigo. He didn't care about Yammy's foolishness, those people couldn't even see him. Ulquiorra felt something was incredibly off about this human. It was strange Ulquiorra couldn't sense any spiritual energy at all. Which should be impossible even if that weak girl Keigo was holding gave off a small amount of energy.
"Yammy, that one was standing next to you, when you consumed those souls," Ulquiorra said. Yammy raised an eyebrow, then smiled a cocky grin proud of the massacre he committed.
"So you're saying we got to kill these two ants?" Yammy asked with excitement. Ulquiorra calmly looked at him.
"The girl is trash but that boy is still standing, he can see us. He is not on the list though" Ulquiorra said. Yammy approached the two closer, Tatsuki felt her body tense up more and her eyes became dull and lifeless but Keigo could feel she was trying to hang on. Quickly he picked her up and set her up against a tree.
"It's going to be okay, I'm going to try and stop them," Keigo said, putting on his happy smile. Tatsuki wanted to know what he meant, what he could do. However, the way he smiled like nothing was wrong brought some comfort to her.
Keigo stood up and walked towards Yammy, approaching him. The Arrancar now stood in front of Keigo, looking down at him. Still, Yammy had that madman's grin on his face.
"So if your soul wasn't sucked out by my Gonizui, Then you must be stronger than I thought, Right?" He asked. Keigo took a deep breath and cracked his knuckles. Taking a fighting stance against the giant.
"I'm Going Ghost!" Keigo shouted, Then no sooner he said those words two rings of light passed over and transformed into Keigo Phantom. The half-ghost boy. Tatsuki could feel a sense of relief as if a green shield was protecting her from these strong energies that pushed down on her.
"Keigo…" She whispered out
All of them looked at Keigo with utter shock. Yammy was surprised but still had a grin thinking this fight got a whole lot interesting. Ulquiorra, an Arrancar known to never show any emotion, felt his jaw slightly gap and his eyes widened at the sight. He felt no spiritual energy from the boy… So why did his instinct tell Ulquiorra to be careful?
Yammy snorted at this new form.
"So what you had a makeover, Big deal," Yammy reeled his arm back. Fling his fist towards Keigo. The young teen didn't move or flinch at the attack.
Yammy thought it's gonna be fun when this little ant would be a bloody splat on the ground. However, Yammy's eyes widened in shock as his fist passed through the boy. Yammy's footing was pushing him forward.
Keigo took a step back and became tangible again, and used both of his hands to grab Yammys white sleeve. Then using his ghostly strength pulled on the coat sleeve, making Yammy follow his arm and spin around Keigo. Only to be tossed away landing head-first on the floor. His skull punched a hole through the ground.
Ulquiorra didn't know what happened, Yammy's attack went through the human yet he was perfectly fine. This wasn't a normal human with Snow white hair, glowing green eyes, and ethereal presence. We're all something new. What more to add to the strangeness was the attack that this human did. It was not some spiritual power, but a simple martial art throw.
Yammy got up and punched the ground in frustration.
"You're dead pipsqueak!" Yammy yelled, raising his head only to see Keigo was gone. Yammy frantically looked around, trying to find where he had gone.
"Ulquiorra! Where did he go?" Yammy asked. Still standing calmly Ulquiorra's eyes darted around.
"He disappeared Yammy, I can't sense him whatsoever," Ulquiorra said now realizing how terrifying this opponent possibly was. If they gave off no spiritual pressure at all, what hope would you have to even detect them?
"Then where the hell is he!" Yammy shouted. Keigo then appeared out of nowhere and struck Yammy across the face, his fist dug into his cheek as he tumbled away crashing into some trees, Yammy gripped his face feeling his cheekbone broken. Keigo vanished again into the air. Yammy had wildly begun to swing his arms around.
"Show yourself!" Yammy cried into the air. that punch went through Hierro. A technique specifically designed for an Arrancar to have unbreakable skin.
"Be careful what you wish for," A whisper. Yammy spun around his fist out trying to strike what had just whispered into his ear.
"You're dead you hear me!" Yammy then watched as Keigo appeared right in front of him. Both of his fists were outward. Yammy felt the air knocked out of his lungs as Keigo.
The half-ghost boy pushed himself as hard as he could. Digging a trench with Yammy's body as the Arrancar had pushed up six feet of dirt on his back. Yammy tried to lift his fist but Keigo slammed his fist into Yammy's face. Then he punched him again, and another time. Keigo began to wildly beat down Yammys face. His white gloves were starting to become stained with blood. Keigo's knuckles began to cut the giant's face, laying down upon a layer of bruises.
Keigo gripped his teeth and kept slamming his fist on the giant. He was angry, no angry wouldn't even begin to describe what he was feeling. So many people lost their lives because of this monster who did it because he was annoyed. What Keigo felt was the murderer's intent. This was a rare feeling a human would feel if they were pushed to an extreme situation or reacted to one. Yammy tried to move his arm at Keigo but all he could see were fists raining down upon his vision.
Then in the situation, Yammy used his arms to protect his face. He wasn't able to fight back all he could do was protect his face.
Tatsuki watched the brutal attack and didn't like what she was seeing.
"Keigo stop… he's had enough," She quietly yelled.
"You sick bastard, you killed these people and almost my friend," Keigo screamed as his ghostly strength forced the giant Arrancar back to the floor.
Keigo raised his fist into the air and was about to bring it down. When a white hand reached out and gripped his wrist. using great strength to stop the force. Keigo spun his head around seeing Ulquiorra gripping his arm in a tight lock.
"Enough," Ulquiorra said, tossing Keigo off Yammy.
Keigo wasn't quick enough and slammed through a tree. However, he got up and rolled his shoulders.
Yammy stood up his face riddled with swelling bumps, blood gushing out of his mouth and nose.
"That does it kid I'm going to end you!" Yammy tried to stand up but felt his left side of vision slowly darken. Yammy fell to one knee and put his hand on the ground to keep himself stable. Ulquiorra could see the damage that had been done.
Five broken ribs, a concussion, damage to the jaw, and internal damage. Ulquiorra looked at Yammy with disappointment, even though it was the same expression he always had. Keigo slowly got back up and glared at Ulquiorra.
"Yammy I've reassessed this one, I will be handling him now," Ulquiorra said calmly. Yammy was about to speak out against Ulquiorra when he found a swift chop to his stomach. Ulquiorra wasn't going to tolerate this foolishness; they were here to eliminate any threats to Aizen.
"But I have to kill him!" Yammy yelled.
Ulquiorra let out an annoyed sigh. Then his gaze went to Tatsuki who was still hanging on to her will to stay conscious.
"If you want to kill something, then kill her. It is clear that he was trying to protect her," Ulquiorra said. Yammy smiled and slowly got up. Keigo looked toward Tatsuki and glared at the two.
"If you touch her, I swear to god I'll kill you both!" Keigo yelled in anger.
"Well it looks like the hero has a weakness," Yammy said. Slowly approaching the weak girl. Keigo flew toward Yammy only to be smacked away by Ulquiorra. Keigo gritted his teeth as he felt a burning cut on his shoulder. He was thrown to the floor but quickly got to his feet, Keigo grabbed his shoulder only to see a green-glowing liquid sweep from a deep cut of a sword.
Hissing in pain, Keigo glared at the assailant who did this. Ulquiorra studied the wound on Keigo. Seeing the glowing green Ecto energy drip from his body.
"What are you?" Ulquiorra asked. Keigo felt the boundless rage boil within his enemy. This anger and bloodlust within him raged out of control.
"I'm dead," Keigo said, vanishing from Ulquiorra's vision. Yammy realized the only way to get to Keigo was to go for the girl. The giant raised his foot high in the air. He was about to bring it down upon Tatsuki who could only watch in horror as Yammy's spiritual pressure completely paralyzed her.
Ulquiorra was about to warn Yammy to stop when a blast of green energy shot from underneath, struck his face and flung him upward into the sky and back into the crater. Yammy held the left side of his face feeling that he had scorch marks across.
"impressive he's capable of energy attacks," Ulquiorra thought.
"I thought I told you too if you tried to touch her you're both dead!" Keigo yelled. Ulquiorra slowly took a couple of steps, as if he wasn't threatened at all.
Keigo turned intangible and began the phase through the ground and swam through the dirt now completely behind Ulquiorra. Keigo raised his arm back. Then it became completely solid again. Then in a quick flash, Keigo's arm was caught by a death-tight grip. Ulquiorra stared at Keigo with his emotionless expression.
"You are strange," He said calmly, tightening his grip upon the half-ghost boy's arm. Keigo let out a mild grunt of discomfort. Even though his arm felt like it was about to be crushed he still held on strong.
Then he quickly turned to his intangible form to escape the attack. and a wasteful action he became solid again and delivered a kick to Ulquiorra's chest. which of course blocked but his feet skidded back a couple of feet. Ulquiorra calmly looked at Keigo
"It appears that my assumptions were true: you're capable of phasing through solid objects and organic material. it's the perfect defense," Ulquiorra then put his arms down. "But unfortunately you lack the speed to catch up,"
Ulquiorra then appeared right in front of Keigo and was about to use his hand to stab Keigo in his chest. Keigo then grabbed the arm before it could touch his skin. It took all of his strength to stop the movement of the arm, but he succeeded.
"I may not be as fast as you, but I got some damn good reflex," Keigo then raised his palm and fired an ecto beam at Ulquiorra. Being so close he wasn't able to dodge it, the green beam of light hit Ulquiorra in the chest pushing his back to the ground.
"What was that thing about calling me garbage, I think you might want to reconsider," Keigo said sternly.
Ulquiorra got up, there was a patch of smoke coming off the front of his chest. Where the blast had connected.
"You give off no spiritual pressure yet you have the strength to stop my arm, the endurance to take one of my attacks, and the power to push me back. The blast of energy you just achieved, went completely past my Hierro. I have now reassessed you as a threat to Lord Aizen," Ulquiorra said. Keigo rolled his eyes and crossed his arm.
"Listen, pal, tell your boss that this city is under my protection, now you better get along, or should I kick you and your big dumb friend from the hole that you came from?" Keigo said. Ulquiorra slowly extended his hand out, preparing a fighting stance. Keigo narrowed his eyes and slowly got into a grappling stance.
"Unfortunately I have my orders," Ulquiorra said.
"Unfortunately you're annoying," Keigo said as he was about to leap into action when a voice called out to him.
"Keigo!"
The half-boy ghost looked to his right seeing Chad and Orihime standing there with confused faces. Keigo paused and the anger with him had faded. Seeing that his friends had caught him.
"G-guys what are you doing here?" Keigo asked. Chad stood there with a flabbergasted face, while Orihime covered her mouth in surprise. Keigo noticed that Chad's right arm was covered in a black sleeve. With a red and white stripe on the side, and two straight horns that stuck out. From the top of his shoulder. However, Chad's eyes widened in shock.
"Keigo watch out!" Chad cried out. Keigo's eyes slowly watched as Ulquiorra was right in front of him. Keigo raised his arms to defend himself, and Ulquiorra stabbed his fingers into Keigo's left forearm.
The teen let out a painful cry but pulled his arms away, ripping Ulquiorra's fingers out of his flesh. Ulquiorra then Sonido right in front of spearing his other hand right towards Keigo's chest. Then the ghost boy turned intangible. Before those fingers could pierce his flesh.
Keigo then reappeared next to Ulquiorra, punching him across the face and pushing him into a tree a couple of feet away from Keigo. In a hurry, Keigo glanced at the two.
"You have to get Tatsuki out of here now!" Keigo cried out. Ulquiorra touched his cheek, noticing the redness on his white skin. That punch had made it constant with him and not his Hierro. This wasn't a battle of spiritual pressure, a factor that decided many fights in this form of combat.
Now it was about who was smarter and physically stronger than the other. Ulquiorra slowly approached Keigo, this time drawing his sword.
"So you're able to get past Hierro, the technique specifically made for defense. However, you were able to get past it, this only makes you more of a danger that must be eliminated," Ulquiorra said with a calm voice. Keigo kept his fist up and began to dance with his footwork.
"Well take your best shot!" Keigo said. Yammy then leaped out of the hole and glanced at Keigo.
"THERE YOU ARE!" Yammy yelled. Ulquiorra looked at Yammy and used his overwhelming spiritual power, pushing Yammy to his knees. Chad and Orihime were pushed to their knees. Ulquiorra commonly looked at his comrade with commas that hid a rageful feeling.
"Yammy take care of this garbage, and I shall take care of him, this is a command from your superior," Ulquiorra said in an extremely cold tone of voice. Yammy's eyes slightly widened as his comrade was playing that card. Yammy reluctantly agreed to his words.
"Fine, if don't forget the job, I'll kill him myself," Yammy said looking at the other two. Then put a sadistic smile on his face.
"I guess I could have some fun squishing you to ants," Yammy said. Chad was concerned about his friend but held out his arm ready to punch Yammy. Orihime ran to Tatauki's side and slung her arm over her shoulder.
"I may not know what's going on here but right now people are in danger and I have to stop this one!" Chad thought. Keigo reappeared close to Yammy only to be swatted away by Ulquiorra who cut off his path.
"You're predictable,"
Keigo instead of hitting the ground, flew high in the air and blasted an Ecto beam at Ulquiorra. The Arrancar jumped out of the way and Sonido was right in front of Keigo. He drew his sword and slashed at Keigo.
The ghost turned intangible and tried to strike at Ulquiorra, though his opponent stepped to the side and pointed his finger at Keigo. A green entry started to build up and all Keigo could see was a small dark green orb.
"That's a finishing move!" Keigo thought. Then no sooner as the fear entered, his body disappeared and turned intangible. Avoiding the dark green beam of energy.
Ulquiorra then felt two hands grab his right shirt collar and felt his body. Being tossed straight toward the dirt ground and crashed his head on the topsoil. Ulquiorra was a bit stunned at what had just happened to him.
"That was a judo throw, impressive he's not just relying on brute strength,"
Keigo took a slight breath thinking that his opponent was more than incapacitated. Unfortunately, Ulquiorra jumped at Keigo with his sword ready to impale Keigo.
The ghost teen ducked out of the attack. Keigo flew upward so fast that his legs formed into a ghostly tail.
Ulquiorra followed behind but found it to be a bit difficult the ghost was halfway from him. Keigo kept moving away from the others hoping that Ulquiorra would follow him. So he could. give him the slip and help the others.
"Guys you better be okay!" Keigo thought.
Yammy glared at the human and growled in bitterness, this was not how we were supposed to go. They were supposed to kill their targets and leave and have some fun in the human world. Now they had to deal with some green freak.
Now he was facing two teenagers. This wasn't a good day for him. Chad looked at Yammy seeing he was approaching them.
"Orihime take Tatsuki out of here like we agreed on," Chad said. Knowing fully welded here are prepared for the situation seeing that the souls and the nearby area were being sucked into a park.
"What about Keigo? What happened to him? Is he going to be alright!" Orihime cried. Chad's belief looked up at the sky seeing Keigo flying away from Ulquiorra.
"I don't know but as soon as I'm done with this guy, I'll help him," Chad said. Orihime nodded but her face showed nothing but reluctance. She began to carry her friend to safety. Chad charged at the man using his special fist.
Yammy then raised his fist and caught Chad's right arm in his giant hand, then in a swift grip motion crushed it, destroying the limp. Chad's eyes turned white as he fell on the floor.
Yammy smiled and glanced up at Keigo.
"If this guy tried so hard to protect you, I wonder how he's gonna feel when he sees you in pieces," Yammy smiled at the defenseless Chad. Orihime looked over her shoulder, her silver eyes staring in horror.
"CHAD!" Orihime cried out in sorrow.
Keigo looked downward at the ground hearing a voice being called out. His eyes sukun in despair, seeing Chad's lifeless body collapsed on the floor. Keigo felt his heart drop seeing one of his friends lying down in a pool of their blood.
Memories of that night passed through his mind, the feeling of letting someone almost die. A suffering that was too painful to allow. The rage and a storm of emotions wanting nothing more than retribution. However without really noticing there was a strange green spark that flashed for a brief second in Keigo's eyes.
He completely forgot about Ulquiorra who was fast on his trail and flying towards Yammy's direction. Keigo had to get to them, to save them. So without hesitation, he quickly turned intangible and rushed toward Yammy, reeling his fist back. Ulquiorra wasn't able to see Keigo, he was more than knowing where the half-ghost boy was going.
"You're starting to become more predictable," Ulquiorra said out loud.
"That's what you think!"
Ulquiorra without realizing that Keigo was right behind him holding his palms together.
"Hadouken!" Keigo shouted, blasting a green ball at Ulquiorra, who was caught in a green explosion. That threw him a mile away. Giving Keigo enough time to disappear and heading for Yammy.
"Thank you street fighter!"
Orihime started to use her ability to heal others, covering Chad's body with a hard orange light. Yammy held out his finger and was going to stab it through Orihime.
However, the moment he tried to touch her, three strange fairy-like creatures positioned themselves in a triangle formation, forming a hard light shield. That blocked the attack yet cracked the light.
Yammy stood surprised. "What is she?"
Then the giant glanced down at Chad seeing his wounds were slowly forming back to normal, like nothing had happened to him in the first place.
"Wait for a second this isn't healing, this is something else," Yammy glared at Orihime who courageously stood her ground unafraid of what terror stood in front of her.
"I have to hold out until Ichigo gets here!… No, I can't expect Ichigo to come to my rescue. I can't burden him with this right now," Orihime slowly got into a stance holding her arms out. Yammy stood unimpressed.
"I don't know what has been troubling Ichigo but I have to drive these people away myself. Ichigo has enough to worry about. This may be the only thing I can do for him," Orihime thought as she charged up an attack, a circle began to form around her as one of her small creatures shaped itself to a sharp point.
"I will protect you all!" Orihime calmly said. This was her unique power, to help others, to keep them safe.
"Koten Zanshun," The orange energy started to focus on the arrow-shaped creature in her hands.
"I reject!" She shouted shooting that black arrow at Yammy. The Arrancar stood unfazed and caught the small creature in his hand. Swiftly crushing it into dust. Orihime gawks in horror and falls to her knees. Yammy let the dust drift to the floor smiling malice.
"What this a gnat?" Yammy then towered over the girl.
"Tsubaki no," She murmured. Yammy had a pondering look on his face.
"Hmm. You do have some interesting powers. I might as well take you to Lord Aizen. I'm just going to have to rip all your limbs off and try not to die, usually, I would wait for Ulquiorra's call but seeing as he's busy right now. I'll take this liberty to hand," Yammy said sadistically, then his hands went to reach for the poor defensive girl. Then all of a sudden Yammy's hand ceased to move as a sharp point. Standing in front of Orihime, wearing a black Kosode and hakama. Holding a gigantic sword instead of having a handle, the metal was wrapped with bandages.
Yammy glared at Ichigo. "Who the hell are you,"
Ichigo didn't pay him any attention looking back at Orihime. Then glancing at Chad who was still lying unconscious on the floor and Tatsuki who was trying to still be awake. Yet couldn't move from the tree she sat by.
"Sorry it took me so long, Orihime." Ichigo then took his sword back making a fighting stance. Orihime was on the verge of tears.
"I'm sorry… I'm sorry Ichigo. If only I were stronger," Orihime sobbed. Ichigo had a stern look on his face.
"It's not your fault Orihime, don't worry. These guys are dead meat!" Ichigo glared at Yammy and using one hand to hold out his sword, his spiritual pressure flared out. Making Yammy go wide-eyed.
"BAN-," Before Ichigo could finish those words. A fist slammed into Yammy's face pushing him to tumble onto the ground. Ichigo was confused only seeing a black-and-white blur zoom past him. A momentary pause came from the orange-haired delinquent. Unsure as to what had just happened.
"What just happened, who attacked him,"
Ichigo's eyes glanced to his right, seeing from the corner of his eye. A person with snow-white hair, wearing a black jumpsuit and white gloves.
"Hey sorry I took so long, I had to get the other guy off my trail for a while,"
Ichigo froze in his spot recognizing that voice. Then the mysterious teen glanced behind his shoulder showing Keigo, with his glowing green eyes.
"Hey, Ichigo so you have weird powers to uh? I guess that explains why you've been acting so strange,"
Ichigo felt his jaw hit the floor seeing the last person you would ever expect to find fighting. Not to mention his makeover was completely shocking, to say the least. The green blood leaked from his arm, shoulder, and upper pectoral were extremely concerning.
"K-k-Keigo," Ichigo asked, unsure of what he was looking at.
"Yep, it's me, good old Keigo here in the flesh or…" Keigo jokingly bowed and floated off the ground only a couple of feet.
"Undead,"
Ichigo was full of many questions, like how and why.
"What happened to you?" He asked in a worried voice. Keigo lost his smile and sorrowfully shocked his head.
"It's a long story… I mean what's going with you looking all cool with a giant sword," Keigo asked though he was more in a joking tone trying to settle down the situation.
"What the hell Keigo! Tell me what the hell are you?" Ichigo asked, demanding the truth. What had happened to his friend? Was he even his friend or was this some sort of plot against him? Keigo was a bit hurt seeing how confused Ichigo was.
"Hey Ichigo it's me Keigo, I'm not here to hurt you guys. I'm a ghost man, can't you tell," Keigo said, trying to get closer to Ichigo. The orange-haired teen slowly took a step back but didn't raise his blade.
"Keigo what happened to you?" Ichigo asked one more time. However, he was more gentle this time. A tone of voice that Keigo had never heard Ichigo ever take.
Keigo had a look on his face, unsure of what to say.
"I just had a weird summer break," Keigo said with a kinder and more modest tone of voice. Ichigo let out a sigh and walked to Keigo's side.
"Listen I'm not going to force you to speak if you don't want to, but if you're going to help just keep the others safe, I'll take care of the rest," Ichigo said. Keigo was going to retort but turned around to see Ulquiorra standing a couple of feet away. His sword was still held tightly.
Yammy slowly got up but gripped his face popped back his jaw and glared bloody murder at Keigo.
"THAT ASSHOLE BROKE MY NOSE!"
Keigo winced seeing that he had crunched the nose in a crooked shape. Ulquiorra didn't pay any mind and studied the new person who had entered the area.
"Yammy this one is on the list,"
The giant Arrancar tried to fix his broken nose and glared at Ichigo, scoffing at the punk.
"Like this punk could be a threat to anyone!" Yammy yelled. Ichigo then glared at them and held out his Zanpakuto, then grabbed it tight.
"Orihime Stand back, that goes for you as well Keigo," Ichigo said. Keigo mockingly repeated what he heard.
"Like I can't handle a transformation whatever," Keigo thought.
"BANKAI!" A ginormous beam of spiritual pressure shot up into the air as the dust followed it forming a cyclone. Keigo could feel the power bouncing off him.
The dust had settled, and Ichigo held onto now an elegant black blade, with an intricate black hand. Keigo thought that was super cool.
"Tensa Zangetsu…" Ichigo calmly said the name of his Banki. Yammy scratched his head and then glanced at Ulquiorra.
"Bankai? Ulquiorra is this the one?" He asked.
"Yes, it seems your tantrum has lured him out, Orange hair, Black Bankai. There can be no doubt. He is our target," Ulquiorra said. Even though their sole mission was to investigate this individual question couldn't help but put his suspicious eyes on Keigo who stood calmly. Yammy wanted to beat some sense in Keigo but knew he had to test his abilities on this guy.
"What luck!" Yammy raised his fist, readying to punch right at Ichigo. "This might've been a pain in the ass to get to, but you saved us the trouble of haunting you down!"
Keigo was about to run to stop Yammy when the punch was stopped by Ichigo holding up his blade. The rock beneath him was pushed up, but yet he was unfazed. Ichigo looked up at Yammy with a stern cold gaze.
"Are you the one who did that to Chad's arm?" Ichigo asked. Yammy didn't speak and was surprised at how his attack was effortlessly blocked.
"Then I'll start with your arm," Ichigo quickly leaped past Yammy, cutting his arm clean off. Keigo gawked at the attack and almost felt like he was going to hurl. Yammy let out a howling of pain. Ulquiorra glanced at the fight studying the new opponent.
"Idiot That's why I told you to develop your, awareness of spiritual pressure. you shouldn't have charged him without testing his abilities first. Hmm… he sliced through Yammy Hierro and severed his arm. They said he achieved Bankai only a short time ago, yet his spiritual pressure is surprisingly hard. I still can't believe he's any threat to Lord Aizen," Ulquiorra then glanced at Keigo was only watching, getting prepared if anything happened.
"However, you are a different story entirely…"
Yammy was huffing and panting, trying to stand up. His other hand was covered over his stump.
"You little flea!" Yammy yelled.
"You can still stand, you're as tough as you look," Ichigo said.
"Don't forget me stupid!" Keigo said in the back. Ichigo glanced behind his shoulder, disappointingly shaking his head.
"What I'm trying to help since Mr. Big Shot wants to take care of everything himself," Keigo yelled back. Ichigo huffed and ignored his comments.
"Whatever," Ichigo said. Keigo clenched his teeth, feeling a ping of irritation.
"You are so being the worst right now!" Keigo thought. Ulquiorra stepped up having his sword already drawn.
"Looks like you're having trouble. Shall I take over?" Ulquiorra said. Then the moment he took a step. Keigo did the same, Ulquiorra realized this and understood if he were to join the battle, then Keigo would as well.
"Shut up!" Yammy yelled. Grabbing his Zanpakutō. Ulquiorra was calmly disappointed in Yammy.
"You're going to use your Zanpakutō against him," Yammy growled in furious rage.
"Shut up Ulquiorra, like your one to talk! You had to pull yours out against that green freak!" Yammy yelled. Keigo's ears perked up and left a ping of pride.
"Wait you mean I forced that guy to bring out some of his power, Ah Nice win for Keigo! Not too bad, wouldn't you say Ichigo," Keigo didn't get an answer back as Ichigo stood still.
"Uh, Ichigo you alright man,"
Ichigo was standing completely still as if had been struck by an epiphany.
"Broken Hollow, masks holes in their chest and Zanpakutō's. their spiritual pressure felt kind of strange too. Who are these two guys?" Ichigo thought. Yammy drew his blade and madly looked at the substitute soul reaper.
"Ready?!" Yammy asked. Ichigo felt something was in his body.
"Are they like Shinji and…. ME?"
Suddenly a dark entry began to form over Ichigo's right face. He was hunting over and grabbing that side that was being irritated. The sound of insane laughter echoed through his head.
"No! He's here!" Ichigo's knee, his inner hollow, was straying to take over. He kept repeating go away in his mind.
Yammy smiled seeing his opportunity. Keigo was completely lost at what was going on. Just a minute ago Ichigo was handling this pretty well now he's freaking out.
Then Yammy kicked Ichigo so hard in the chest that Ichigo's back was showing an outline of Yammys shoe. Blood gushed out of his mouth as he landed on the ground. Orihime ran to Ichigo in a panic.
"Orihime, stand back!" Ichigo yelled. Yammy smirked, bringing his backhand back. He slammed his backhand against Orihime's face except it hadn't hit anything.
He glanced up seeing Orihime was a couple of feet back. Then the sudden sensation of pain in his right lung and stomach flared up out of control. Looking down he could see an arm stuck in his lower chest and one in his stomach. Keigo had a dull look in his eyes staring right up at Yammy.
"I'm sorry but... told you to stay the fuck away from my friends,"
Yammy threw up a bucket of blood and felt his body collapse, backward making the two hands that impaled him to be pulled out.
Keigo gazed down at his hands and saw the blood staining his white gloves. He knew what he just did, but his actions weren't fully comprehended in his mind.
His hands were shaking slightly, thinking that he had to stop this guy, he was going to kill and he had killed before. Keigo was just trying to protect his friends. This couldn't have been happening. Right? this was all a bad dream, And he would wake up like nothing happened. Orihime gasped at what she saw, that attack was so cold and deadly so how could Keigo do that?
"Keigo," Orihime whispered.
Ichigo wanted to reach out and help his friend, clearly seeing he was panicking but he couldn't. The inner hollow refused Ichigo to move.
"So if I resist you, you'll sabotage me, is that it… monster," Ichigo thought while trying to get up. He couldn't believe that he was useless right now while one of his friends was fearfully trembling. Keigo glanced up seeing Ulquiorra was by Yammy's body, and kicked his head. Seeing a small gargle erupt from his mouth.
"Hmm apparently you are not dead, how interesting," Ulquiorra then plainly stared at Keigo. The young teen was relieved that he had not killed the man but mortally injured him. Still, he needed to keep calm and not do anything hasty.
Ulquiorra pointed at Keigo, specifically his hands. The same appendages that were shaking.
"You've never taken a life before, such power in the hands of somebody like you," Ulquiorra said then began to drag Yammy's body with only one hand. Dragging the giant behind him. Then using his free hand opened a crack in the air, making some sort of crack breakthrough reality. Into a dark space.
Ulquiorra walked through it dragging Yammy behind.
"We're going," Ulquiorra said. Keigo looked at him with a confused expression.
"Why?" Keigo asked. Ulquiorra glanced at Keigo and stared at him with that never-changing calm expression.
"Because you are an enemy that can touch us, but we cannot touch you, you are a person who doesn't obey the natural order of spiritual energy. Anyway, further attacks would be pointless," Ulquiorra explained logically. Keigo stood a bit confused and wanted to gloat but couldn't.
"You're running away…" Keigo said. Ulquiorra didn't like that answer one bit.
"Watch what you say if you try to fight me while protecting everyone in this town, you will lose them all," Ulquiorra said. He began to step into the darkness.
"We've achieved our immediate objective. I'll tell Lord Aizen, that this so-called soul reaper he has eyes on is trash. Not even worth killing," Ulquiorra turned around looking at Keigo only. The crack began to slowly close, returning to normal. The hole slowly vanishes.
"Beware Keigo you've made a powerful enemy today,"
Keigo fell to the floor and glanced up at the sky, slowly turning back into his human form. He was in pain and his wounds finally started to catch up to him. He felt sick at what he had just done but he glanced at Ichigo and Orihime, who slowly approached Keigo.
"Ichigo what, what did I just do?" He said out loud. Orihime began to heal Keigo using what she had surrounding Keigo in an orange light. Ichigo had a look of despair, knowing that he hadn't accomplished anything he was beaten down to a pulp, and he was more of a hindrance than a warrior. Ichigo was silent and didn't know what to say.
"Ichigo what did I do?" He asked again yet no reply.
"I say you did all you could Keigo," Kisuke said walking with his cane, alongside him was Yoruichi who had a serious face. Keigo tried to get up but his wounds wouldn't let him. Keigo felt a cold whisp pass out of his mouth. Then Keigo watched Yankii float down by his side. Ichigo and Orihime intentionally flinched at the appearance of the ghost but Keigo quickly vouched for this man.
"It's okay he's a friend,"
Ichigo, unsure and wary of this man, sternly looked at them in case something had happened. Yankii looked at Orihime and was hesitant to come closer.
"He should be stable, you can approach him," Orihime said sadly. Keigo didn't want to look at his master thinking he was a shameful student for making such a move.
"Keigo you're okay, what happened?" He asked calmly. Keigo gulped nervously and full tears started to leak from his eyes. These tears were surreal. The situation was I think you could see the bodies scattered across the floor.
"These two guys just started killing people and I didn't want them to hurt anyone else so I-i -I," Keigo was stumbling for his words. Not fully acknowledging that he wanted a person dead. Orihime could see the hurt in his eyes. So she decided to speak for him.
"One of them called Yammy was attacking Ichigo and I ran to help him, but he was going to attack me until Keigp pushed me out of the way and…impaled him with his arms,"
Yoruichi and Kisuke both had surprise looks on their faces. However, Yankii remained calm and sat with Keigo. Kisuke understood what needed to be done.
"Ichigo and Orihime head back to my shop, Yoruichi please would you assist them in carrying the injured," Yoruichi nodded and grabbed Chad and Tatsuki. Then the shopkeeper looked at Yankii. "Do you think it would be all right if I helped you with this,"
Yankii gave a silent, approving nod. Orihime didn't want to leave Keigo in his injured state but the slam hand of Yoruichi told her otherwise she couldn't help but notice that many of the wounds she had just healed for only a couple of seconds were already halfway healed.
Ichigo sadly glanced at Keigo but didn't know what to say or do. So he left holding his head down in shame. If only he was stronger than his friend, Keigo wouldn't have to suffer like that. Keigo tried to sit up but found the supporting hand.
"Keigo it's okay, just take a deep breath, it's okay you can let it out Keigo,"
Unaware that tears started to leak from his eyes, Keigo's hands started to bawl. Yankii had a sympathetic look on his face. The two had known when someone was experiencing traumatic shock, a person whose only known peace is bound to be crueler in war, they break easier. The will to protect others that could make one more noble or aggressive.
"I didn't mean to, I just wanted him to stop!" Keigo said as stress grabbed his head. Keigo never wanted to kill anyone. He wasn't a monster or bloodthirsty maniac. He glanced up at the two with a pleading expression.
"Did I do the right thing?" Keigo asked.
"You protected your friends, that's all that matters," Yankii said. Kisuke had a sympathetic look on his face.
"Keigo you may have not been able to save the lives here, but you were certainly able to protect the ones that were trying to stop this madness, I deeply apologize. I should've been here sooner. That way you wouldn't have to fight the way you did,"
Keigo took a deep breath trying to force the sadness back only for Yankii to speak to him.
"Don't hold it back Keigo, let out. It's okay don't let be stuffed inside," Kisuke and Yankii both heeled Keigo to his knees. Then Keigo finally sobbed as he was being carried away from the place, where many people wouldn't see their loved ones again.
Where some fathers wouldn't be able to see their daughters, children wouldn't be able to see their mothers, and where no soul could be mourned. Far away Vlad had watched the whole ordeal and felt a grave amount of sympathy.
"Young atlas trying to carry the world's problems on your shoulders," Plamuis felt his hands grip in anger. "The boy still needs training and it is about time that I lent a hand,"
Notes: Hey guys I hope you like the chapter, please leave a review it helps me write. This battle didn't go the way I wanted it in the first place but I did find this to be better. Keigo does have the tools to make the battlefield equal. Then again Ulquiorra is more skillful and can quickly adapt to any situation. However, Keigo has one little trait, that most characters don't have. Keigo doesn't fall for the same move twice. A lot of words are going to be sad next chapter but we all know Aizen is going to have such interesting news. So next Chapter I will be focusing on the aftermath of these events so I hope you guys enjoyed it, also next one will have an Omake, but I'll be posting a new Whitley Shane chapter. Also in this universe, Vlad lost Maddie and Jack, if we remember in The Danny Phantom episode Ultimate Enemy we see a broken Vlad and he realizes how much of a fool he was after losing the closest people to him. He had changed to be a better person.