Oh I See... {isshin}

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana had been following a trail before, she thought she had sensed an Espada and every time she thought she was getting closer to it it would fade again before she picked it up. It had led her to the lake before suddenly vanishing so now she was stuck. She'd been on a wild goose chase for nearly two hours now and she was empty handed. Friggin Espada! Letting out a small sigh she rubbed her temples. Honestly what was going on with the world, Quincy and Espada all here, why exactly? She had no idea but she intended to find out. She briefly knew why the Quincy were here but not the Espada and to top it off she thought she had sensed a Bount the other day too so why were they here?

Letting out a small sigh she folded her arms watching the light reflect off the water before picking up on a sense she knew and smiled spotting Isshin Kurosaki down the river. She had to wonder if Ichigo had told him about Yamamoto and the information the Shinigami Lilito, who was crashing at her place, had told him. "Isshin!" Ana called out smiling before running over to him waving. Well if he did not know Ana would update him and if he did know then she was sure she could find something else to talk about, there were endless things to talk about really.

Stopping before him she smiled "Hello. How are you today? Oh... you're not busy are you?" she suddenly asked wondering if maybe she was getting the way of him working or something like that as she looked around. He didn't seem to be working, oh but he could be looking for something none the less. Oh she hoped she had not disturbed him, she really had to start thinking about this stuff before just making herself known and running over to someone.

[Kurosaki Isshin]

Cutting a hollow into three sections that flew off in different directions the pieces slamming into the ground before Isshin stood forwards awaiting for the hollow to cleanse and disappear in the hopes its soul remained and would go to Soul Society where it would have another chance to do good in the world like become a shinigami one day and help cleanse more hollows the cycle would continue and the world would remain a better place to a certain extent.

Seeing the hollow had gone he gave a nod before turning and walking down a small hill towards the lake it certainly was a beautiful day being cooped up in a heated clinic was no good for him now, besides Ichigo had it he wasn't due in school and he was taking care of the hollows so it was the perfect opportunity.

He had outed with the truth and told his son all he knew it would help with him becoming the best he could be it now meant he could go on a right path instead of jumping corners and not completely gaining power in the right way. It was a weight off his shoulders and he could rest easy he didnnt mind his daughters not knowing because well they needn't worry themselves with such things they were young still and didn't deserve responsibilities dumped on them the way Ichigo had it was all done wrong he was going to tell them all at one point but Rukia Kuchiki had been sent by Aizen who had a plan of his own, to set a vasto lorde hollow out on the town and see what would happen it had caused Ichigo to have that same hollow within him now, so he'd personally kick Aizen's ass for that little detail that had caused so many problems for his family.

Isshin looked out to the twinkling lake as it reflecting the sunlight but he looked around hearing his name he smiled knowing who it was. ''Ana!'' he said just as he turned around and then see her. ''You seem ok'' he said as he looked back out to the lake. He let silence pass through just the sound of the water sounding before he glanced back to Ana ''Oh no, no i'm not busy at all'' he said ''Come...I think I know what you're about to tell me'' he said sitting down on a bench. He had become aware of Yamamoto and the current situation. ''He died yesterday I could feel it you know'' he said to her. ''Yamamoto of all people that have lost their lives....it just means we have a lot more work to do'' he said. ''How are you holding up then?'' he asked her.

[Shoshi Ana]

It was a relief to know he was not busy and she had not disturbed him from something important or another as she smiled and nodded her head. If he had been doing something she'd have let him be however as he was not busy she assumed it was ok to talk to him then and yet before she could say anything he had already said it all which had her frowning a little. So if he said he knew Yamamoto was dead then he was dead then right? So why did it still not feel real to Ana, right, she needed to see it still herself.

So if Juha Bach had killed Yamamoto would Ichigo really be able to get vengeance for his mother or was he walking off to his own death? Where they all walking into their own deaths really. She knew the zero division would train them, the fact they were still human beings and could only do so much, they'd reach their limit before anyone else would right? This was a war, a war unlike anything else they'd ever seen, played part in and Ana was worried.

Glancing to Isshin she paused for a moment, how was she holding up? One moment she was fine the next she wasn't, one moment she was ready for this and then the next she was questioning everything. "I hardly know anymore" she said watching the water frowning a little more. "We've been asked to par-take in a war that started who knows how many years ago. We have to face an enemy we know hardly anything about. We have to fix a wrong that was not completed years ago. We are being asked to risk our lives because Soul Society are falling and aren't strong enough to do it themselves" there was a slight bitterness in her words before she sighed.

She shut her eyes for a moment and then opened them again "I'm worried about everyone. It only takes one wrong move and someone could die. And... if what you are saying is true, then Juha Bach did kill Yamamoto and I am very worried about Ichigo" she shook her head a little, if he wanted to beat Juha Bach he would need to find his center, learn control and how to use his Quincy powers. She only knew of one person who could help with that, Ishida, but would he help Ichigo? Of course Ana was worried about all her friend equally and everyone she knew here, what if they all failed, what would happen to the people here? It was like the balance of everything was weighing down on them and if they screwed up that was it, it was all over.

"I... I think we need more help" Ana said quietly. There was a saying that might come in handy to help save everyone and thing during this war. Keep ones friends close but ones enemies closer. If she could try and rally Soul Societies enemies to their aid to help save everything then they may have a better chance at winning this war right. If she could get a hold of Nel and see if the other Espada would help then that was an advantage, if she could get a hold of the Bounts and try convince Turahso to fight in the war then that was another advantage. Ana had several idea's running around in her head but she was unsure if any of them would work.

[Kurosaki Isshin]

Learning that Juha had defeated and brutally killed Yamamoto was no comfort at all if anything it had given the whole thing a violent shove in to critical. Had they all asked just too much from the like of Ichigo Ana, Orihime and Chad he didn't know if they could take Juha on head first but no ordinary shinigami could either come to think of it could a captain take him on, maybe not. Yamamoto was strong and held all the power his bankai was an undead army how had Juha surpassed that!

He looked to Ana concern in his eyes hearing she was all over the place with her thoughts and emotions, he couldn't blame her now could he, he had crashed their lives with some heavy events. Maybe he shouldn't of flung them all into such a dangerous war zone. He knew the moment they would arrive in Soul Society it would in now way shape or form resemble what they knew or last seen of Soul Society. It would probably shake them up just seeing what it currently looked like. ''Urahara went to Soul Society four days ago and its not pretty im going to be frank and not beat around to the bush here its a blood bath...Urahara couldn't get out of there without fighting off many Quincies'' he sighed.

He knew that wrong moves could mean it was all over, it was so close to letting everything slip away, everything the town the people in it and around the world all the happy families and friends and couples would be no more. He listened to her concerns and let out a long breath then looked back up. ''I know...'' he stated. ''He could well lose to Juha if he does not complete his power, its too incomplete right now he needs to tie up the loose ends and make his power all work together rather than conflict and fight for the front'' he said. It was true his son could well die trying to stop Juha and he would have to stay in Soul Society and be made into a full fledged shinigami in order to save Ichigo's existence. it was worrying he wasn't going to lie he showed his concerns also.

''We need to bring in others to help'' he said he knew of Arrancar lingering and cloned ''Hueco Mundo has already been invaded by the Quincies....'' he said regrettably. ''Most of the arrancars have been captured while they circle the area,,,'' he added. He had a thought ''Perhaps...maybe if its not such a crazy idea...we go Hueco Mundo....try and release the Espada and get them to back us up...they wont take being invaded lightly they will want revenge and joining the shinigami will help us greatly'' he said suggesting. ''Quincies have a weakness....hollows they are poisonous to the Quincies...its why they completely kill hollows in fear they can die from them...if we get more arrancar to back up us they will be more of a threat....I must contact Urahara and ask him what he thinks'' he said maybe he was getting desperate but they had to do something Shinigami numbers were falling they needed a bigger army if they wanted to at least keep on par with the Quincies.

[Shoshi Ana]

Great really, so when they went to train they'd have to get through whoever was there to get to where they needed to go right? This was not sounding as easy as Ana first thought, she assumed they would go to Soul Society and train before the war but it sounded more and more less likely it would play out how she imagined it would. Time was not on their side but they needed more time, how could they get the time they needed. The only thing Ana could think of was a diversion. How did one distract an Army from it's purpose though?

There was no denying Ana was worried, if Ichigo was not ready and even if he was ready and he went up against Juha, any hint of weakness, any hint of thinking he'd fail and couldn't do it Juha would take to his advantage and use it to destroy Ichigo right? She was worried about them all. Each had their strengths and weaknesses but they needed to get stronger and what if they couldn't become as strong as they needed to in the short time they had! "He needs to understand the other half of him" Ana said quietly and by that she meant his Quincy powers, if he could understand it and know how to use it, if he could master it he'd become more powerful but she only knew of one Quincy who could help and she was unsure he would but as he was a friend she hoped he would.

Glancing to Isshin she blinked at him for a moment before smiling gently "I'll bring him back alive if it's the last thing I do. I'll bring them all back" she said nodding her head once. She didn't want any of her friends to die at all. She might not be able to save them all but she would fight beside them and aid them whenever she could.

"Great minds think alike huh" Ana said pointing to her head then his then hers again. Now she knew where Ichigo got it from, reading her mind and all even if they were not reading her mind. Isshin always seemed to know what was going on inside someone's head without having to do much at all but it was none the less good to know Ana was not thinking of anything too crazy and someone else was having the same thoughts. When he suggested they go to Hueco Mundo Ana smirked for a moment. Wasn't he the one who told her off last time for rushing off to that place now he was suggesting they go there. How the tables changed.

Learning Hollows were dangerous to Quincy it made a little more sense why they destroyed them but it was also an advantage to Soul Society. Was there a way they could mimic the Hollow affects into a weapon that could be used against to Quincy without allowing them to destroy too many Hollows and risk things becoming unbalanced? She'd have to ask Urahara.

"Count me in" she said to Isshin raising her thumbs "We need the help and we need more information on the enemy. They are using tactics I have never seen before, the more I can study what they do and how they use their weapons the better chance we all have, we can feed the information to Soul Society and hopefully aid the Shinigami more" It might help Ichigo to observe too, he was a Quincy right, ah but then again someone had to look after his sisters, maybe she could just explain it to him then. Ana also wanted to see if she could get close enough to a Quincy to place a shield inside them and see if they realized it, she had no intention of blowing them up but if she could do it without them realizing it was an advantage. "I say the sooner the better. If we can get back in a few days I can update Miyami Lilto who can return to Soul Society and inform them. She's only here for a few days." Ana said, her way of saying let's go talk to Urahara now and get the ball rolling.

[Kurosaki Isshin]

He had planned for them all to go to the Soul Palace and train and he stood by that decision he had it figured out with Urahara the two had discussed things at his shop and went through the plan. He had personally contacted a member of the royal Guards and requested permission for a pass into the palace when he spoke of the current situation the royal guard knew exactly what he was talking about and encouraged the idea when they knew of the circumstances.

Isshin was utterly worried for his sons wellbeing despite all the power he possessed he was still human he imagined if Ichigo did now start to bring his Quincy power to the surface it could cause further problems. ''Still, there's only so much his human body can take'' he said with regret in his voice could he let Ichigo go into this training knowing he could destroy himself overloading too much reaitsu. ''A human body is not capable of having four incompatible power sources...but if I don't let him go do this training...we could all suffer'' he said he didn't know any other living or dead being that had four different origins of power within them who knew what would happen if Ichigo mastered all four. He would leave Ichigo to make up his mind what he wanted to do. ''He does need to understand his Quincy side its all new so it could take a while just hope we have the time to get there'' he said. Masaki had always said to him how shed love to train Ichigo up when he was old enough and knew everything but she never did get the chance there was only Ishida Uryuu who was a close Quincy contact.

He took in a breath as Ana stated how she'd bring everyone back alive and well, he nodded ''I believe you'' he said he had faith in Ana and she stuck to her word. ''Thank you'' he said to her despite all his worries they were a close group of friends who leaned on each other and made sure all of them got out of tight situations together.

He did smile at Ana as it seemed they had connected minds, he had speculated that they would need more soldiers to add to the falling shinigami. They needed numbers and a boost from any arrancar or Espada would be much needed. He was aware a hollows power was poisonous to a Quincy and it was why they slaughtered them dead without a trace so adding some hollow based Espada would be a huge boost, that was if they could stop the Quincy reign over it currently. ''Quincy have taken over In Hueco Mundo its probably full of Quincy foot solders that Juha doesn't care about to make sure the arrancar don't turn on them too'' he said.

''Great, that's it then'' he said hearing Ana was on board, he certainly would help he didn't know if he should tell Ichigo then again he could gain some knowledge about what kind of style the Quincy fought with ad what it was like to go up agasint them and see what the shinigami were facing. ''There strong...too strong from what I remember Quincies'' he said back when he was a 10th division captain Quincies were just beaten down by Soul Society and their numbers were dying out the odd one would turn up in the human world and they had to be terminated it was a purging of their race none were to be left and it was relatively easy to stop them they only had bows of reishi but these Quincies today they were like some hyper up super form of them. He nodded ''Yes...we don't have much time as it is'' he sighed. ''We will go to Urahara's now'' he said standing up.

[Shoshi Ana]

It was true the human body could only take so much before it shut down and destroyed itself in the process. She hoped it would not come to that with Ichigo but she understood the risks. She understood what Lilito had told her about Ichigo coming into power and having to make a choice and she was worried he would choose to stay in Soul Society instead of coming home and being with his family, being with his friends, living his life as he was supposed to do. Go to school, get a job, fall in love, have a family of his own, all that crap... he was meant to have it like everyone else. So yes she was worried he might choose wrong and the power may consume him but she also knew failure was not an option with Ichigo.

"We will make the time" Ana said firmly as she watched the lake. This was a battle unlike anything they had faced, they had to be prepared, they had to be ready and not charge in, not go in with any doubt, they needed to be strong and understand themselves and their powers. Ichigo just discovered another side to himself, he needed to unlock the power, the secrets to it all. How he would do that she had no idea, perhaps his mother had left him something to help explain it but if she had it was none of her business even if the woman had not.

Giving a small nod she smiled a little "If you didn't believe me by now we'd have a serious problem" she added watching the water again for a moment. It was true though, Ana would do everything she could to make sure her friends all got home safely and to their families and friends and have some peace hopefully. Them dying was not an option, them getting badly wounded was not an option, they had to win, the stakes were too high for failure to be an option.

For a moment Ana had to wonder, if Hollows were so dangerous to Quincy what did that mean to Ichigo, he was a Quincy and he was a Hollow but also a Human and a Shinigami... so what would his Quincy powers do to him and the Hollow part of him, was it all just one big explosion waiting to happen? Snapping out of her thoughts she blinked and frowned "Their pawns then" she added tapping her chin "Well... in chess, pawns are easy to get rid of" she stated. Assuming one understood chess one could win the game rather quickly. It was about strategy and wits.

Perhaps the Quincy had unlocked a new found power or over the many years simply enhanced their abilities somehow, maybe it was a drug they used, like steroids where what humans used, maybe the Quincy had something like that? She did not know, she didn't understand Quincies, they were not her area. "Awesome!" Ana said clapping her hands once as she headed towards Urahara's shop. It's not that she was excited about this, walking into a potential war zone and fighting a bunch of Quincies they knew hardly anything about but more she was excited she got to study something and get some information that could help. "So you think he'll back us up or tell us it's a stupid idea and he wont help?" she said glancing to Isshin smiling a little, she knew what hat and clogs was like, though then again he kind of encouraged Ichigo and his friends to head into danger before giving them a lecture when they got back... like he did with Ana and Ichigo last time they ran off with a zero division member. Well this time it was with Isshin, so it's not like he could refuse now could he? Oh but if he did Ana could get them there!



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[Kurosaki Isshin]

He was hopeful Ichigo would choose rightly, but having all four power could be the last resort needed to eliminate Juha and end his war. But he had a feeling there may be no return for Ichigo could his body contain the level of reaitsu to kill Juha in his human body he was unsure what the after effects of that would be.

He smiled at Ana's determination despite the odds stacking against them what with time fast running out and Soul Society falling rapidly, she still had hope and not giving up was what could win them this war. He remembered when the first one broke out it had seemed so in favour of the shinigami and they easily killed every Quincy in their way but now the tables had been turned and the shinigami were really feeling it, it did seem what goes around comes around. ''Oh I believe you always'' he winked he put his faith in her and the rest of the gang not so much in Soul Society because the organisation was going downhill they barely held it together.

The consequences of having powers that infected the other was what could destroy Ichigo he could possibly collapse at any given moment feeling the strain on his body or they could mix and acting like a poison to him or he could become paralysed from the sudden mix of hollow and Quincy reaitsu crossing. Ichigo needed to neutralise each of his powers taking the negative effects out of each one and start over learn his shinigami power over again and learn the real Zangetsu not the fake that posed as him then his Quincy power and they needed to be separate from each other his fullbring and being human weren't so interfering it was shinigami and Quincy that could kill Ichigo. He would teach Ichigo himself but the zero squad knew his situation better plus the Soul King had specifically requested to meet him it was a given a god would want to see a being who possessed four different races in one body. Looked back to Ana he agreed pawns were nothing just simply a nuisance. ''Mmmhm...they will be nothing for shinigami, but they will bide Juha time to invade the palace'' he said.

He knew these new Quincy were not like they were before they were hyped up and bigger than any other threat they had before. They all seemed the same strength as a captain and there was 26 of them and 13 Soul Society so it was very clear who had the upper hand not the mention the head captain had been defeated, Ana, Ishida, Chad, Ichigo and Orihime each had their own level off power that could keep on par with these Quincies but Ichigo would already be counted out of the conflict in Soul Society seeing as he needed to concentrate on Juha so Espada and Arrancar was the answer they were also strong and had abilities like that of a captain so they needed this to work. Isshin nodded ''Of course, Urahara is one of my oldest and greatest friends we go back to when I first met Masaki'' he smiled the two were trusted comrades and had been friends for decades. He knew Urahara well and he knew he would get on board with this. He had stood and walked in the direction of Urahara's shop.

He looked around seeing how peaceful the town was it was such a great town when it wasn't terrorised with new enemies much like every other place but when it wasn't under attack it was tranquil in some places like the lake. He turned a corner and the shop was up ahead. Urahara was already aware of Isshin and Ana's arrival.

OOC: no no, its no problem Ana

[Shoshi Ana]

Being believe in, when you said something and someone believed it was always a good thing, it gave you hope someone trusted you enough to take your word to heart. She would do whatever she had to do to save her friends and the people she cared about. This was a dangerous situation she understood that, this was war, it was going to end in a thick air, heavy hearts, losses and stained blood clothes. Not an ideal thing to imagine at all. If things could be stopped though before a full scale war was raged then several lives could be saved in the process.

"Then we do whatever we have to do to make sure Juha doesn't get his way so easily" she added, be it remove the pawns, trap them, whatever they had to do to get more time on their side. Perhaps capture one and get information from them and if they would not hand over the information then there were ways to make people talk and Ana would find a way to make them talk... maybe Urahara could talk their ears off, so to speak.

For a moment Ana had to wonder how old Isshin was, she knew Urahara was like ancient really but Isshin she didn't think was that old. Then again he was a shinigami so he ages slowly, he could be a few hundred years old, she had no idea. Though Masaki wouldn't be that old so if he knew Urahara around the same time he met Masaki then surly Isshin was not that old now was he. Yet she was not about to ask him either what his age was, that was a rude question and he was her friends dad, there were boundaries to certain things one asked their friends parent!

Spotting Urahara waiting for them she blinked for a moment "I swear he has ears all around the city" she whispered to Isshin "He always seems to know what's going on" it was kind of creepy when you thought about it but then again the guy was old and rather wise.

[Kurosaki Isshin]

There would most certainly be losses in this war on both sides and Soul Society would never be the same again, in fact it could be completely over run by Quincies and their way of doing things could become the norm and any surviving humans or shinigami would live under Quincy law it could happen and being prepared for that could lessen the blow but it would never be right nor would it be fair hollow souls would perish under Quincy ruling. There would be no redeeming of bad souls and it would destroy souls and human lives Quincy would live without fear of hollows existing and shinigami would serve no purpose anymore so would probably be wiped out eventually, it was all on favour of the Quincy no other specie would benefit from them winning, they couldn't let the Quincies win this!

''Juha hasn't had his way for a very long time...he's been waiting, biding his time until now...bt we wont let him do this'' he agreed. Juha was an unusually being, he was connected to every single Quincy alive even Ichigo. He could communicate with his Quincies and sees them as he's sons and daughters but what kind of leader stole the reiatsu of Quincy in order for him to awaken his power again he used them and yet they worshiped him. Perhaps the Quincy said the same thing about shinigami worshiping Yamamoto or even the Soul King abiding by their rules hanging on everything they said or did it was crazy really power really did strange things to people.

Isshin had the appearance of someone in their 40's and he defiantly did not look so old as Yamamoto, Urahara was similar in age they aged slowly and did not age so fast so it was difficult to accurately guess their ages, heck Isshin forgot himself exactly how old he was years went so fast he didn't count sometimes. But he was around for about a couple of hundred years and when he first met Urahara it was when Masaki was going to lose her life because of a hollow infecting her soul he had explained how giving up his shinigami power and putting it in the way of the hollow it would balance out Masaki's souls and would save her life that was back when they were around Ana's age now too young but he already knew on first meeting Masaki that he had to save her so he did. Urahara grew up with them and now they were old friends. ''You know, I'd really of liked you to of met Masaki...you'd get on great'' he smiled he said looking to her, he was the kind of person who just wanted to show her off he was that proud of her.

''Kurosaki senior!'' Urahara suddenly said as he hid behind his fan waving it to cool is face down in this heat. ''Senior!! what the heck does that make you now!'' Isshin retorted as the two smirked. ''Dust?'' Urahara replied then glanced to Ana ''Yes, I have hundreads of ears you know tucked away under my clothes'' he joked with Ana. Urahara was the former 12th squad captain he lead all things research he created so many things that Soul Society just used frequently like the gigai, he invented that and now he was just a store manager and banned from Soul Society. ''Come in, come in...I know all about the situation'' he smiled snapped his fan shut.