Chapter 8
TRUTH hidden within EYE, BLUE meet the ORANGE.
000
July 17th, at Evening.
Las Noches
"I've returned Lord Aizen."
"Ulquiorra welcome back. Now tell us what you've experienced in Living World. All of it." Aizen Sousuke demanded.
"Yes, my Lord. Please see for yourself."
Using Solita Vista to show Kurosaki Ichigo. It showed how Ulquiorra Ciffer tried to find Kurosaki Ichigo.
Then Kurosaki Ichigo reacted as he sensed Ulquiorra approach.
Surprisingly Ulquiorra was actually hidden and can only be sensed by someone who used Pesquisa. Therefore Kurosaki Ichigo also possess Pesquisa.
Then Ulquiorra Ciffer and Kurosaki Ichigo engage in battle using each of their own Ressureccion.
Kurosaki Ichigo were showing capabilities to use Bala, Cero and Cero Oscuras to attack, using Hierro to block, using Sonido to evade. Even when Ulquiorra brutally cut his arm, Kurosaki Ichigo somehow able to regrow his arm back using high-speed regeneration.
Kurosaki Ichigo then began asking Ulquiorra about Gillians skill, Negaciõn and if there's someone who use it in different way.
As Ulquiorra Ciffer replied him that such hollow did exist and only working as a nurse. Suprised at Kurosaki Ichigo tenacity Ulquiorra then stop the fight and left.
"I see... so you've decided he's worthy of your respect." Aizen contemplated.
"Yes, my Lord. The order were to observe Kurosaki Ichigo capabilities and-"
"You're soft! If it was me I'll be killing him in the first place!" Shouted Grimmjow.
"Grimmjow..."
"What were you thinking! You should've kill him!" Grimmjow pissed at Ulquiorra seemingly lack of judgment.
"Grimmjow... I don't think you understand. That boy is no danger to us.... yet. Lord Aizen isn't worried about his current strength. His growth rates is the problem. That boy has tremendous potential. Right now his power are still growing. But should he master his own power, I feel like he'll be useful to us in the future. That's why I let him live." Ulquiorra reasoned.
"I still say you're getting soft Ulquiorra! And what if you're wrong about him! What if we have to fight him! Then what's next!" Grimmjow angrily snapped at such ridiculous statements.
"Then I'll deal with him. Do we still have a problem?" Ulquiorra proclaimed.
....
"Very well. He's your responsibility Ulquiorra. Do as you like with Kurosaki Ichigo. Ah... one more thing bring Roka Paramia with you for your next visit." Aizen replied.
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Flashback
"There's one more thing I should've told you Kurosaki Ichigo."
"What is it Ulquiorra?"
"It is better if you see it for yourself. Solita Vista." Ulquiorra then plucked his left eye and crushed it to show Ichigo his skill.
"This is!" Ichigo exclaimed in surprise.
"It's one of my ability Solita Vista. It can replay events I had seen to others by removing and crushing an eye, which turns into dust and flows around those I intends to use it on. The dust relays my sight and feelings."
"I see. You can't lie to Aizen because he knew you've got this ability." Ichigo thinking the implications of such ability.
"Yes. Which is why I propose a suggestions for you. With my ability I can't edit already made events as they would've realise any inconsistency. But if I retrace my step and make a new event then... I could only show them what we only wanted them to know."
"I see. I get it. We need to make a remake in which our deal weren't shown." Ichigo understood Ulquiorra plan.
"Yes. First after I opened Garganta to Living World, I'll come to find you and somehow sensed me as I realise you're using Pesquisa.
Then we engage in battle using our Ressureccion and you need to shown your abilities like Sonido, Hierro and Cero. I also need to cut one of your hand to show them an intense battle then you could use your high-speed regeneration to heal your arm. Also I think it's better if we didn't mention White." Ulquiorra explained.
"Wow! You don't hesitate do you, Ulquiorra? Can I still ask about Negaciõn? I mean you mentioning her won't pose a threat, right?"
"Indeed. I suppose mentioning Negaciõn would pose no danger to our deal including her."
"Ulquiorra?"
"Yes."
"Previously you mentioned about Garganta broadcast. What's is it?"
"It seems you're truly lacking knowledge about hollow and spiritual world in general. But we had a deal so I'll tell you. Garganta is the void that exists between the Three Worlds and mainly used by Souls that have become Arrancars and Hollows to move between Hueco Mundo, the Human World and Soul Society as it can also access the Dangai. A strong turbulence of Reishi flows within Garganta and to move through it, travelers must create footholds using the Reishi. There are two ways in which hollows can access the Garganta. First was Kumon, a spatial distortion which Gillians typically use to travel to the Human World and the second was Descorrer, a technique used by Espada-level Arrancar and hollows to open a portal to Garganta in order to travel between the Human World and Hueco Mundo with a simple hand gesture. Garganta broadcast is just simply using individual Descorrer inside Garganta to connect multiple spaces to projects a situations within selected realm."
"Ohhhh..... By the way Ulquiorra, why did you tell me about Solita Vista?"
"Because Lord Aizen hadn't ordered me so. Also Lord Aizen said you're on my watch. And I'm curious about why you did what you did."
"I see... So it's all allowed as long Aizen didn't order otherwise? Ulquiorra, who knew that you're actually devious!" Ichigo teased.
"I simply stated a fact. Nothing that I said was untrue."
"Never before I've known a hollow like you, Ulquiorra. Well then let's get started!"
"Very well Kurosaki Ichigo, don't expect me to hold back."
"Likewise Ulquiorra."
Flashback end
000
Las Noches, July 19th
"Che! That Ulquiorra! All of you follow me! " Grimmjow ordered to his Fraccions.
"Leader? Where do you want us to go?" they ask.
"Living World. Karakura town."
"I see. As you wish." they answered Grimmjow.
Karakura town
July 19th, around 10 p.m
Night comes and a crescent moon could be seen hanging in the skies shining in gentle glow.
Suddenly among the sky, a space was ripped from within Garganta and within it many silhouettes of Arrancars could be seen opening a Descorrer and arrives at Karakura town at the same time.
These hollows then tried to find their leader who arrived earlier than them using Pesquisa.
At top of non-descriptive building, Grimmjow were sitting.
Waiting for his Fraccions to come.
"Is this everyone? Anybody sees you?" Grimmjow ask them as his Fraccions finally arrives.
"Of course not. I felt a few Reiatsu signatures around this place. Contrary to Ulquiorra Ciffer's report." Shawlong one of the Fraccion that belongs to Grimmjow answers.
"Hmph! Open your Pesquisas! All the way!" Grimmjow order them.
And one hour passed by...
"Have we located him?" Grimmjow asked his Fraccions and they'll nodded in agreement.
"Just as I thought, Kurosaki Ichigo Reiatsu becomes stronger than the last time we saw him on Ulquiorra's Solita Vista. Che! This wouldn't happened if he'd killed Kurosaki Ichigo. Like I said that idiot's soft." Grimmjow tsked.
"I also located another two Reiatsu signatures that wasn't belongs to Kurosaki Ichigo, Grimmjow-sama. May I deal with them?" Shawlong reported.
"Yes. Deal with them Shawlong" Grimmjow agreed as Shawlong left to kill them.
"D-Roy!"
"Edrad!"
"Ylfordt!"
"Naqim!"
"All four of you go with me. Everybody ready? There's no need to hold back! Don't hesitate to kill him!!"
000
Inside Karakura Hospital
Ishida Souken were seen lying down sleeping soundly on Hospital bed with Uryuu snoring lightly near the edges of the bed. When suddenly a terrifying Reiatsu slammed on them awaken both of them at the same time.
They saw a humanoid hollow partial mask covering his face. When that hollow decided to start a conversations with them.
"Greetings humans. I'm Shawlong Qufang an Arrancar No.11, Undècimo." as Shawlong simply caught Ishida Souken's heilig pfeil that he shot while sitting on Hospital bed.
"What do you want with us hollow!?" Souken shouted and readying his bow.
"Simply to kill anyone that may get in our way."
"You way? We've never met you!" Uryuu shouted in panic.
"I simply dealt with anyone that might've becomes Kurosaki Ichigo's reinforcement." Shawlong replied.
"You've called yourself Arrancar No.11. Does that means you're eleventh strongest Arrancar?" Souken asked.
"No... that number indicated my birth orders, not my strength. However, that only goes for numbers after Ten."
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"You see when hollows are reborn as Arrancar, we're numbered according to the order of our birth, beginning with No.11(Eleven). The most gifted fighters among us receive the number One through Ten, in descending order of their lethality. Those Ten are called the *Espada*. Their number are inscribed somewhere on their body and they've authority over the rest of us. The truth is the strength of an Espada, make my own power pale in significance and I should've warn you among the many Arrancars that arrived here. One of them is an Espada. Our lord bestowed upon him No.6, Sèxta Espada. Sixth Espada alongside four other Arrancars are aiming to kill Kurosaki Ichigo."
"Kurosaki boy? What did he do to you!" Souken asking for clarifications.
"He simply fought one of the Espada into draw not long ago. Not just any Espada, but Fourth Espada."
"Fourth Espada!?" Souken exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes. Among the top four, all of them are Vasto Lorde arrancars."
"Kurosaki boy is that strong to fight a standstill against Vasto Lorde class hollow!?" Souken surprised at Kurosaki boy strength.
"There's no more words left to say and unfortunately your life ends here" Shawlong cut Ishida Souken's body in half.
Shingg!
"Grandpa! No!" Uryuu screamed in fear as his grandfather bloods splatter on him and died horrifying in front of him.
"You're next boy."
"No! No! Please I don't want to die!" Uryuu begging for his life.
"How unfortunate. You must die." Shawlong then began to stab Uryuu in the chest and accidentally cutting his Chain of Fate (Saketsu) and Soul Sleep(Hakusui), bleeding in the floor Uryuu realized that he's unable to fight back is because he's simply weak.
Uryuu began trembling in fear as he is trying to move but he can't, he's too terrified too screams. When Shawlong sword descent towards Uryuu's head, Uryuu thought he's gonna died, until....
Clang!
What Uryuu saw shocked him to his core. There in front of him is Kurosaki Ichigo, holding Shawlong sword with one of his hand stopping him from killing Uryuu.
"You! Kurosaki Ichigo! How can you be here! You should've fight the other arrancars!" Shouted Shawlong as he skids backward to dodge Kurosaki's hand.
Shawlong shocked to find that Kurosaki Ichigo were here, stopping him with his bare hand.
"Me? I'm doppelganger of Kurosaki Ichigo. I'm made of Reishi. I'm here just to kill you, Arrancar-san." Doppelganger Ichigo replied.
"What are yo-" Shawlong words got interrupted as doppelganger Ichigo swiftly slashed his neck and cutting off his head out of his body as Shawlong body keep gushing out his bloods in the floor turning it into puddles of blood.
Such horrifying scene traumatized Uryuu mind as Uryuu kept trembling fearfully seeing all of it with eyes full of tears running down from his face.
As Doppelganger Ichigo walking towards Uryuu and then he uses Kaido to close Uryuu wounds and stopped him dying from bloodloss.
Even though Uryuu was saved, Uryuu think as much as he fear Shawlong killing him, for Uryuu the sight of Kurosaki Ichigo who ruthlessly killed Shawlong are far more terrifying as Kurosaki Ichigo eyes looks like an Apex predator who playing with his prey and Kurosaki Ichigo presence felt like a monster who heralded an Apocalypse and with that come a realization as Uryuu finally understand why his grandfather warning him to be carefull around Kurosaki Ichigo.
Tiredness envelopes his body as Uryuu fall into unconscious.
000
At time the same time
Midnight in Karakura Forest.
'This Reiatsu! Arrancar! And there's six of them arrived from Garganta!' as Ichigo sensed them with his Pesquisa and discovered that those Arrancar are coming towards his direction.
'This is annoying, they're coming when I'm training my brain! Interrupting me when I don't want to be bothered anymore!' Ichigo complaints in his mind as he sensed there's one signature that left the rest of Arrancar.
'There's one Arrancar signature that goes somewhere and the direction that one Arrancar aiming is Karakura Hospital?!' Ichigo come into realization in his mind.
As there's two Arrancar that came earlier than the rest.
And those two Arrancar immediately attacked him.
"D-Roy Rinker! Arrancar No.16!"
"Naqim Grindina! Arrancar No.14!"
As those two Arrancar introduced themselves they began eagerly attacking Kurosaki Ichigo, before their bloods suddenly splashing everywhere as Kurosaki Ichigo turned them into minced meat with Reishi string and the first two Arrancar who attacked Kurosaki Ichigo ended up dead abruptly.
'Why are they keep coming to bother me! Gah! It's annoying!' as Ichigo find them annoying in his mind. Ichigo then make a Reishi doppelganger to aid someone in Karakura Hospital. Then his doppelganger using Shadow Travel as it left towards Karakura Hospital.
Another two Arrancar shows up again.
"I'm Edrad Liones! Arrancar No.13. Erupt! Ressurecion; Volcanica!"
"Ylfordt Granz! Arrancar No.15. Ressurecion; Del Toro!"
'When will they stop coming at me!' Ichigo thought as he punches with Blut Arterié enhanced fists towards two of them at the top of their skulls effectively killing both of them in second.
Then the last Arrancar with light blue hair finally shows up.
"I'm Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez the Sixth Espada!"