A Little Peace, pt 2

[Shoshi Ana]

CONTINUED FROM HERE!

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“Hmm… very true though it is only naturally to come to her aid… maybe I’d have to knock you out then” Ana said thinking out loud looking off into the distance before she smirked a little and focussed on making a portal. She knew if Orihime and the others didn’t know where Ichigo and her were going they wouldn’t worry. Sure she could see them both getting into trouble from them when they told them where they had gone but it’s not like they had the time in this situation to tell everyone and get everyone gathered. Plus they didn’t need the worry, having others around only meant more worry for everyone, the smaller the group the less worry in Ana’s mind.

When the portal was made Ana told them to go, she however could not really hear what they were saying, she couldn’t hear Ichigo telling her good job, she couldn’t hear Ukei saying it was impressive and he’d see her on the other side… well she could hear them but very faintly it was like a small whisper, she simply wanted to them to get into the portal so she didn’t have to keep it open much longer. It’s not like she’d opened it for very long but already the strain was taking it’s tole on her.

After she saw them go through she smiled a little and lifted herself up a little before she moved forward running forwards as fast as she could, the moment she stepped through the portal her hands lowered like bricks weighing them down, she could feel the portal opening behind her closing, a weight lifting off her though her focus on the gap ahead, the closing of the portal before her as she neared it and finally stepped out. The moment her feet hit the sand below her feet she fell forwards on her knees, the rushing in her ears dying down, her hair finally resting on her back as the portal closed up behind her and she took in a several deep breaths her hands holding her up. She’d forgotten how much energy it drained from her. Of course she tasted something strange in her mouth before seeing some blood on the sand below her and sat up supporting herself on her knees as she whipped the blood from her nose. It had been awhile since she had done that; she needed to find a way for it not to drain her so much.

Looking around she smiled a little, well they were in the right place by the looks of it that was good news. She slowly stood up though her knees nearly buckled under her again and she simply rested her hands on them. “Anything interesting in sight Ichigo?” she asked looking up to him wondering if they had anything on the horizon, hopefully the portal had not attracted any unwanted attention and if it had then hopefully it was not nearby them.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ichigo ran forwards before he stopped and he suddenly realised they had made it to Hueco Mundo yeah this place never changed it was still its same dark creepy deserts filled with nothing but silence and the odd sound of a breeze thart sweept across the white sand. He sighed to himself the last tim he was here was on Ana's behalf trying to locate her and that hadnt ended all to well, a huge fight with Ulquiorra to which had enfuriated his hollow tormenting it to no end causing him to change into something so hollow like he was barely recognisable in fact the creature he had become couldnt even understand words or reasoning it had just ploughed on through like an animal there was nothing human about Ichigo that day he knew and he preyed that thing would never come back.

Ichigo's thought were suddenly caught by the sound of Ukei calling his name he scowled before he lowered his head getting irritated ''Shut upppp damn you!'' Ichigo growled before he grabbed Ukei by his robes ''What part of stealth to you not get!'' he said ''For a secret division meneber you sure make alot of noise'' Ichigo continued but the two ofr them were silenced by the sounds of someone giving out orders. ''Keep them there!!'' the voice called out. Ichigo looked in the direction of the voice before he let go of Ukei ''Lets go!'' Ichigo said but he paused, where was Ana?

''Havent you got to find your--'' Ukei began ''I know!!'' Ichigo cut him off and turned round looking for Ana all he could see was the portal still behind him followed by endless white desert below a dark sky. He looked back to the portal and then see Ana coming out of it she seemed distressed. ''Shit, Ana you alright?'' he asked her before Ichigo widened his eyes seeing her fall to her knees he quickly approched her seeing the blood she didnt look so good. Ichigo crouched beside her ''Hey...dont you leave me with this idiot'' he began but Ukei was none the wiser just looking around he had never been in Hueco Mundo before so just as Ichigo had refered to him as an idiot Ukei had spoke up ''This is Hueco Mundo...who would live here!'' he chuckled. Ichigo sighed.

Just as Ana had asked if there was anything interesting there was a sudden heaviness to the sky like it was coming down in everything below it the ground tremouring a little before a crack formed it was only small but a heavy and dense reaitsu hit the ground hard it split the ground into lots of cracks emerging as the energy got heavier smothering almost. Ichigo looked up ''What the hell is that!'' he began it didnt feel human thats for sure and neither did it feel like a shinigami who was this!

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana had no idea that Ukei had pissed Ichigo off at all or that someone nearby was giving out orders, she arrived a little too late to hear any of that but the good news was they had arrived and all in one peace which was even better news as it meant it had worked right. The only problem was Ana had no idea exactly where in Hueco Mundo they would turn up, she had not seen much of a the place and only had few memories of it, she did her best not to remember it after last time, it’s not a place she wanted to return to ever! But they needed answers, something big was happening and help was needed, she’d help her friends and let’s face it one way to get past her nightmares of this place was to turn to it and face it head on, it’s the only way she could get stronger and anyway she wasn’t about to let Ichigo wander around here alone, let alone with Ukei she was sure the two would kill one another.

Ana simply nodded her head a little “Yea…” she said quietly “Just forgot how much it takes out of me” she mumbled, she had to get better at that, if it was needed again which it would be to get back she needed the strength to do it and if it was needed in the future after this trip which was possible then she needed to have more strength for it, she just didn’t know how to improve on it. A small laugh escaped her lips hearing Ichigo telling her not to leave him with Ukei. She glanced over and nodded her head “Don’t worry… I wouldn’t dream of it” she added nodding her head a little before attempting to stand up. She’d told Ichigo awhile back she wouldn’t die before him, she was going to keep that promise if she had any stay in it and she would be dammed if she let making a portal kill her.

She glanced to Ukei and smirked “He’s really not too bright is he” she whispered to Ichigo wondering how someone like him got into this so called zero division in the first place, I mean come on Ichigo and Ana had kicked his ass back there and he really didn’t seem to have much too him… of course it could all be an act, what did they really know about him.

Ana cried out when she felt something heavy and bent forwards wondering what it was her eyes looking up trying to find the cause of the source. She had no luck and as the ground trembled and cracked she fell over again, she didn’t feel like she could move at all she found herself having trouble breathing again and cringed. “We should move” Ana managed to say glancing to the two. She had no idea what it was or how close it was, maybe it was miles away, maybe it was just up ahead but they needed some form of higher ground if they were going to be idiots and take it on, which was possible. Maybe this was the strange reaitsu Ukei had mentioned before, maybe it wasn’t. But what could possibly crack the ground in such a way, what could do something like this?

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ichigo looked to Ana with some concern before she confimed she was alright he knew from previous experiance that this portal making took its toll on her a great deal he sometimes wondered if Urahara ever had a similar encounter when he first made up portals but then again he had that weird block right under his shop where it just seemed to always radiate strong energy perhaps Urahara had built it for just that purpose so he never had to take the strain.

Ichigo smirked almost at hearing Ana finiding it funny to be left with Ukei he was serious he didnt wanna be left with this guy he'd start going off on one about his family again dispite not wanting to know not yet anyway. He nodded in agreement no this guy really wasnt all that bright he seemed to like coping off or avoiding duties or work even when he was fighting he was being silly alot. ''Hollows is what live here stupid!'' Ichigo began before he looked to Ana seeing she was trying to stand he remained crouched before he remembered something that Urahara told him he could picture that fool in his head telling him how Hueco Mundo would bring out his domant power which was his hollow's but now he had control over that it meant Hueco Mundo made his hollow that but stronger just like how shinigami in Soul Society had all the reaitsu flying around up in that place it same was similar to a hollow in Hueco Mundo. He was so ready to kick some ass!

Ichigo went to stand but the sudden rise in energy forced him to remain crouched it was heavy even for him and the ground couldnt seem to be able to take it either it was buckling under the pressure big cracks forming the sand rushing down the gaps quickly before there was another tremour. Ukei however frowned ''That...isnt the energy thats been reported its much stronger than that'' he stated. Ichigo found the strength to stand before he looked sharply to Ukei ''What!!'' he began ''There's something out there with an even stronger reaitsu...its reaitsu alone could crush a normal human'' he said. Ukei nodded ''Yes...which is why im involved and my division is brought into this...'' he said.

The energy eased off before he faded slowly Ichigo straightened up and breathed a sigh of releif. ''Ana's right...lets keep moving before that thing find us'' he said and walked forwards. ''There was this guy giving out orders over here i didnt see his face but he was here...'' Ichigo said before he climbed up a hill of sand. Once at the top it was clear that Hueco Mundo had taken alot of damage Las Noches up in the far distance seemed to of been broken down. there were the odd few casulties laying around too and huge craters formed in the sands by what looked like something that weilded an incredible force. ''What happened here!'' Ichigo scowled.

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana shook her head a little, she really worried about this guy, it was his first time here right? Gee she could just see what stupid thing he was going to do. Her eyes glanced to Ichigo almost asking him ‘why’d we bring him along?’ but didn’t say anything and simply rested it up or attempted to, she wouldn’t be much help if she was weak on them now and she wasn’t going to allow herself to be weak, she didn’t want them worrying about her so she’d be strong and push through it best she could.

Though the energy that hit them was stronger than she had ever remembered anything. Hearing Ukei she looked up shocked “Are you serious!” she called out, this wasn’t it, then what the hell was it! She didn’t exactly like the idea of being crushed to death or any of them being crushed to death by something they didn’t know anything about even something they did know something about. It was a worry though, to have something with this much spiritual power and not know anything about it. In some was she wanted to find it and take it down to stop it from hurting people but she doubted she could even get close enough to it to land a shot on whatever it was.

As the energy eased away Ana breathed a in deeply and was finally able to move her body again feeling almost like she was a feather as she stood up a little straighter and glanced over to where Ichigo said someone had been giving orders. She frowned a little and followed him glancing over the hill and gasped. It certainly looked like a battle field; hopefully nothing bad would happen to any of them. She suddenly told herself if things got to bad she’d form a portal and get them home no matter how weak she felt at the time. “I hope Nel is ok” she said quietly frowning a little sad at the idea something bad might have happened to the woman, she was such a nice person. Ana hoped she was ok.

Ana started walking down the hill to get a better look, to see what the damage looked like up close, anything that might help them though was this made by what had just forced that reiatsu on them or had it been formed by what Ukei had mentioned before?

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ichigo knew all to well what the look Ana was giving him meant he shrugged a little why did they bring this guy he seemed useless he was far too busy asking questions about weather this was really Hueco Mundo than focusing on casulties and what had gone on here. But by the looks of the place it had been in a war, a bloody battle with their enemy being strong it looked like the hollows and Espada were either outnumbered or just overpowered so much they couldnt stand up agasint this threat, well who could blame them the reaitsu they felt just now was huge!

Ukei nodded ''Im deadly serious'' he smirked he was even smirking at something serious Ichigo shot hi ma glare before he focused back on the warzone. ''That reaitsu is more like...my reaitsu perhaps it was me because ive just stepped into Hueco Mundo and i let my reaitsu flare up...hmm..perhaps not i think i would know my own reiatsu...'' he said. Ichigo looked surprised at him when he said this but he quickly looked bored when he said it probably wasnt his energy. Ichigo was almost impressed only almost!

''Well whatever that energy belongs to were gonna have a tough time trying to approach it'' Ichigo began but then heard Ana speak of Nel he looked like he had just remembered something which caused Ichigo to suddenly run down the sand hill before he stopped at the bottom. Ukei glanced to Ana ''If he thinks were here to save a hollow chick he thought wrong'' he said to Ana.

Ichigo reached the bottom and could see the damage done close up everything was blown apart or exploded the huge crater in front of him looked like it was some kind of meteor that had hit the ground! Ichigo walked forwards towards the edge of the crater and then slid down the side and into the middle he looked around it looked like it had been here a few hours so whatever it was making this destruction it had only happened 3 or 4 hours ago which meant they had already moved on. ''Nel...'' Ichigo said to himself as he looked down before he shook his head they had to keep going. He suddenly heard footsteps ''This must of happened some hours ago...'' Ichigo began thinking he was speaking to either Ana or Ukei but he got not response. Ichigo frowned before he heard a voice he didnt recognise. ''You there!! why arent you in line with the others!'' he deep voice spoke, Ichigo quickly looked over his shoulder to look at a male figure standing at the edge of the crater above Ichigo.

Ichigo didnt know what this guy meant or who he wasnt but he was assuming he was, hollow or one of them? he wasnt sure but he didnt know if he should just play along with it. The guy seemed tall dark hair and wore a dark red uniform he seemed lke he had been wounded only minor cuts like he had been involved. ''Uh...'' Ichigo began before the guy got a closer look only for him to discover Ichigo was in fact a shinigami his zanpakuto gave it away very quickly. ''Your a shinigami!!'' the guy shouted before he turned his head and called for backup or so it seemed. Ichigo smirked ''Shut your big mouth'' he said as he reached over his shoulder for Zangetsu.

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana made a small face before looking to Ukei and huffed, bloody fool better start paying more attention as to what was going on and remember where they were because anything could happen here; this was not a safe place in the least. They all had to be on their guard. She didn’t even get why Ukei was smirking, what was so amusing, this was not an amusing subject this was not something to be taken lightly, made she wanted to snap some sense into him.

She had no idea what Ukei was talking about and simply gave him a confused look, mainly because she wasn’t really paying attention to him she was more focussed on the damage ahead of them. But she did pick up on Ichigo’s words and frowned nodding her head, they were going to struggle with this threat, so they had two, one which was not bothering them and then this one… this might very well have been what caused the alert in Soul Society maybe.

Her eyes flickered onto Ukei and she gave him a blank look “She’s not just a Hollow Ukei… you’d be wise to remember that” she added advising him with a tone in her voice before she headed down the hill herself but didn’t rush it like Ichigo did, he was always rushing into things, like Orihime always rushing in to help people. Sometimes she wondered if the two even had their brains switched on. Though Ana paused on the hill for a moment standing completely still as she spotted someone near the carter Ichigo had just gone into, glancing around she started walking down the hill again. Ichigo was always getting into trouble, she sighed a little, she didn’t have the energy right now to form a shield, she needed to store her strength away so she would resort to other things.

When he called out for help Ana hurried over and stood behind the man hearing Ichigo shouting at him “Excuse me, perhaps you can help me” she said gently and looked up to him tapping him on the shoulder waiting for him to turn around and swung her fist at his face as fast and hard as she could hoping to knock him out though depending on how strong he was would depend on if he simply got a broken nose or was in fact knocked out and if she didn’t knock him out she better be fast or Ichigo better be fast.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ukei glanced to Ana with a small frown as she told him to remember Nel wsnt just a hollow ''Am i mistaken then?'' he asked before his eyebrows raised. ''I was under the impression she was an Espada if it is this Nel...i know of her but never met her...shes a hollow and humans and hollows have very different instincts...a hollow is suposed to seek out souls not befriend them is all'' he said and then nodded. ''But i cant beleive Ichigo would let his guard down and protect a hollow....if he is the son of a Kurosaki then a hollow is their sworn enemy'' he explained but he followed Ana only to see the newly arrived. Ukei frowned he wondered who this guy was he looked him up and down but they could only see the back of him. He was instantly reading the reaitsu and type of this guy.

Ichigo watched the guy for a moment why wasnt he dressed in anything white, so he wasnt hollow then? he tried to inspect him further to see if he could spot the common characteristics that a hollow had. But there was no hollow mask, no hollow hole and no espada uniform. So who could this guy be exsactly. It was then that Ana had asked the guy somethign which made him turn around and her fist came into contact with his jaw. It didnt make a good or healthy sound but the guy's skin was like steel when Ana's hand hit his jaw it felt like punching a brick wall and that probably didnt feel to good for Ana in fact. The guy just stood there his eyes narrowed down on her before more of these guys came over about 5 of them to be exsact.

The guy Ana hit smiled baring his teeth at her as he heard his back up come running he shouted something at them as he extended his arm out signalling for them to stop. He just focused on Ana. ''What do we have here'' he said slowly. Ichigo watched it all this guy looked dangerous you could just tell by the way he carried himself ''Not good'' Ichigo thought but his attention drew onto the back up group as he tried to observe some more he didnt know what they were!

The guy by Ana reached forward and turned her head to one side as he inspected her ''I dont know what you are miss....but you'll join the rest'' he said and turned to his back ups ''Put her line...in fact all three of them'' he said as he turned and looked to Ichigo. ''Fuck you!'' Ichigo snapped. ''Got a rebellious one do we...when i say get in line...you co-operate'' the guy replied. Ichigo made a face, was this guy for real!? ''And if i dont'' Ichigo spoke up. The guy smirked slowly ''There is no other option you get in line or you stay here and die''

[Shoshi Ana]

Her hand suddenly collided with her face slapping herself in the face though not hard more resting her head in her hand as she sighed shaking her head “Ahh… you’re so stupid” she mumbled about Ukei and went down the hill to investigate only to confront a strange man.

Ana’s eyes widened when her hand collided with his face and she held back a pain as tears swelled in her eyes holding back a yelp. She quickly drew her hand back to her gulping as she shook her hand and blinked. What the hell! Oh man that hurt so much she had to check her hand to make sure she wasn’t bleeding which she wasn’t though she knew she was going to get bruised from that, she even made sure all her fingers were still in place which they were, thankfully. Well she wouldn’t be trying that again.

She took a step backwards watching the guy as he smiled before glancing over at his incoming company now standing still. Shit what was she supposed to do! Ana really wasn’t liking the way this guy was looking at her at all as she took another step back holding her hand up to her chest, it still bloody hurt, like the bones were still shaking in their socket. “Stay back” she said narrowing her eyes a little though honestly this guy was unbelievably strong she didn’t know what she would do if he tried something. She’d never face anyone like him before she was off guard in this situation.

“Hey… let me go” she yelled when he grabbed her face turning it to the side and frowned as her hand grabbed his wrist trying to push his hands off her. “I’m not going anywhere!” she said frowning and looked to the other party forming a fist though the hand she had collided with the guys face wouldn’t close properly, it seemed a struggle to bend her fingers all the way. “What you’ll kill us… or are you afraid something else will?” she asked raising an eyebrow though had a slight worried expression on her face, was he good or bad, was he trying to help or was he trying to rally everyone up for something else?

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ukei watched and observed as the guy told them all three would have to get in line, in what line there was a line he wondered what it consisted of was it other shinigami or something? he didnt know but these guys were dangerous one wrong move could cost deeply there was no room for mess ups and second chances with these guys they took no nonsense so it seemed!

Ichigo scowled at the guy as he spoke of dying out here he kept a straight expression as he listened in watching his movements. ''What are you all deaf...i said get in line...'' the guy began as he flexed a gloved hand back and forth. He glanced to Ana as she refused and questionned why they would die out here if they didnt get in line. He smirked ''You'll die either way...weaklings dont survive out here as you can see'' he told her. ''If you dont get in line then ill personally kill you...i'd like to see that now'' he smiled evily. The other 4 came walking over and surrounded Ana and Ukei. ''Dont resist if you know whats good for you...'' the guy said he patted Ana on the head and his hand felt like it was swarming with reaitsu just from his hand before he turned to Ichigo and then jumped into the crater and landed with a heavy sound before he straightened up and paced towards Ichigo ''Your gonna be a nuisense arent you...'' he said as he drew closer. Ichigo stood still his glare still fixated on the guy. The guy with within a few yards of Ichigo before he stopped he felt the ground tremour again. ''Tch!'' the guy tutted before he rolled his eyes like it was a just an annoyance to him. ''I wish they would move on already'' he said. ''Who'' Ichigo spoke up still standing his ground. ''Who do you want to move on already?'' Ichigo clarified what he was asking. The guy smirked before he then stepped forwards and stood in front of Ichigo. ''Get, in, line'' was all he said. Ichigo smirked ''No answer then''

Ukei frowned as he see the other 4 of these men pointing to where they should walk ''Move'' one said Ukei looked to Ana then he looked down to where Ichigo was before he looked up a small breeze shifted through Hueco Mundo. ''Lets move, Ana....Ichigo'' Ukei said as he walked in the direction he was directed. Ichigo frowned hearing Ukei ''No chance!'' he replied. ''Whatever is going on down here being in numbers is surly better than just us 3 trust me on this one'' he told Ichigo. ''See now your friend talks sense move it or die...if i dont kill you which is highly unlikly then there is far more stronger beings out there who will'' the guy told Ichigo. he hesitated before he looked at the guy and then flash stepped out of the crater and appeared up by Ana and Ukei where he walked along the desert before he spotted a line of people. ''Join on the back and keep walking!'' the guy ordered.