A Little Peace, pt 2

[Shoshi Ana]

She smiled a little before she started running again but was not too sure about the roof of this place, maybe she should call out to Ukei to finally get out of his cell, if he hadn’t already or was he just going to stand there like a hopeless case? She’d have thought he could get out himself but who knew, the different people they had in these cells all seem afraid and weak which was odd coming from what they were.

Her eyes looked around “Yep!” Ana called out glad to hear Nel’s voice it meant she was going in the right direction which was a bonus after all. Now she had to get Nel out of her cell and back to Ichigo before he got beaten to death by that jerk off… well maybe help Ukei first then Ichigo… she didn’t know but she’d figure it out when the time called for it, right now it didn’t she had to get to Nel and get her out of this place before something terrible happened to them all.

As someone grabbed her hand she screamed a little stunned before she turned around thrusting her sword at them hoping to get a shot before she went to cut him on the arm “Let me go!” she shouted holding her hand up sending out another shield before running again. Man these guys were persistent. “Put your hand out or something Nel” Ana called out before she looked up hearing something… was that Ichigo and that guy or was it something else? Of course Ana hadn’t even thought about how she was going to get Nel from her cell yet, how strong was the stuff holding Nel in the cell? She was sure she would find out in no time at all as she spotted Nel and smiled “Rescue party is here” she said hopefully Ichigo would be ok though, it that had been them fighting she could only keep her hopes up for the moment that he was doing ok.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

The guy was stabbed by Ana and he widened his eyes before he frowned at her he reached forwards and grabbed the sword with his bare hands cutting himself as he went and pulled it from him before he went to grab Ana again but she carried on running still searching for Nel. They dodged Ana's sheild and just kept on running after her as Nel kept calling out to Ana hoping she would follow her voice somehow.

Nel suddenly heard the running footsteps ''Ana right here!!'' she called to her before she smiled seeing her man was she good to see a friendly face. She nodded when she said the rescue party was here ''Just get me outta here'' she pleaded. But she spotted the two men behind Ana ''What about those!'' she said worried she knew these guys didnt go down easily. ''Get me out, then we can take them on together'' Nel said to her. This time she was in her adult form and able to help Ana out. She heard the explosions going off and frowned ''Please tell me Ichigo isnt fighting that guy'' Nel suddenly said she had known that reaitsu anywhere.

Juroyaku laughed like an idiot and it didnt impressed Ichigo in the slightest he just kept on making these swift disappearances before showing up where Ichigo least expected it and getting a few hits on him. Okay so this guy was strong meant Ichigo had to up his game was he really gonna go banaki on this guy though? maybe he'd test him out a bit more. ''Your getsuga is a good attack but you should know i have more up my sleeve'' Juroyaku said Ichigo just ignored his taunts ''Save your energy for fighting not talking'' Ichigo sighed before he see Juroyaku unsheathe his sword and from it a huge blast of this guy's reaitsu came shooting out it lit up the sky a bright purple colour at is flew at Ichigo who simply remained still and at the last moment raised his Zanpakuto and cut the blast in half allowing it to pass on either side of him but all the time keeping his eyes on Juroyaku who shook his head a little ''Looks like im gonna have to go all out on you then'' he said. Ichigo scolwed before he shifted Zangetsu in front of him ''Bankai'' he began and a huge cloud erupted out from Ichigo's form change his reaitsu raging up as his ususal shinigami and shikai form was replaced by his swifter more agile bankai one. Juroyakuonly grinned in response before he raced at Ichigo appearing one side of him then the other before going to strike before Ichigo was gone in a flash he looked round it fell quiet. ''Stop hiding Kurosaki!!'' he yelled. ''Two can play at that game'' he said as he turned his sword over and allowed his own reaitsu to soar in pressure it was that same feeling that same reaitsu was this the guy that was responsible for Yamamoto's disappearance?

Ichigo flash stepped fast way back away from Juroyaku and frowned. If this guy truly was the culprit then why could Ichigo stand to be around his spiritual pressure before he couldnt no one could it had send the ground trembling and cracking earlier.

[Shoshi Ana]

She was pleased to see some shock cover his face when she managed to stab him but his shock soon faded and Ana simply gulped attempting to slash him. As the sword slipped through her fingers she sent out a shield, she didn’t have the time to be fighting them, she needed to get Nel and for them to get out of here. She looked from cell to cell hoping to find Nel before she slid to a halt almost falling over and grabbed Nel’s cell.

Ana smiled to Nel “That’s why I’m here” she added shaking the bars or trying too… honestly though what good did she think that was going to do, there was Nel in there if she hadn’t been able to break out then why was Ana attempting to break the bars. Idiot was all she could think to herself. Ana glanced over her shoulders and frowned before she drew her attention back to the cell time was against her here. “Yea… well I kind of drew in some trouble” she said innocently enough trying to kick the locked cell but failed and growled. What else was she supposed to do!

Hearing Nel’s words though Ana just bit her bottom lip… ok so she wouldn’t say anything then. She simply frowned a little and held her hands out “Stand back” she added forming a round shield in her hand, it was all she could think of, blow the bloody thing up which is what she did as she sent the shield at the cell and turned on the spot facing the two men ignoring the blast behind her as her hair waved around her face. One down, now to get Ukei and Ichigo before chaos… or more chaos broke lose. “Get out of my way!” She snapped at the two men before her. “Oh… you ok Nel?” she asked looking over her shoulder for a moment. She was sure Nel could survive something like that though, she was a tough girl who had spirit to her.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ichigo looked to Juroyaku before he looked down seeing he had gained a few more wounds it was like this guy was jusy playing about trying to show of his speed and agility and just kept on making small wounds on Ichigo just for the hell of it. ''Enough!!!'' Ichigo suddenly yelled which made Juroyaku flash away and dosappear. Ichigo narrowed his eyes, was that flash step? or something else entirly he knew shinigami used flash steps and Espada used something similar which was Sonido but he couldnt make out what that flash was when the guy disappeared.

Ichigo scanned the area of the desert everything all too quiet he walked forwards before he jumped back down on the ground and looked to his left where he could just about pick up Juroyaku's strange energy, it was faint not as strong as before like he was indeed trying to hide his presence. Now who was the coward hiding away. Ichigo gave a sigh before there was a sudden slashing noise coming from somewhere it sounded like it was behind him so Ichigo turned and see Juroyaku swinging his sword at the sand created a huge explosion as the sand was moved up into a huge wave it towered over Ichigo before he flash stepped away and appeared in front of Juroyaku clashing their swords a few times before Ichigo reached out and grabbed Juroyaku by his uniform and raised Zangetsu to him ''Getsuga Tensho'' Ichigo said as a huge beam of light escaped from his zanpakuto before Juroyaku widened his eyes trying to escape Ichigo's grip to avoid the attack ''Get off!!'' he demanded before Ichigo slammed Zangetsu into the ground in front of Juroyaku and caused the ground to implode with pressure from Ichigo's Getsuga Tensho. The sand shot up before Ichigo flash stepped out of them to avoid the detruction his attack had caused leaving Juroyaku there to take the force of it. He stood back and watched before all the sand settled and Juroyaku's figure could be seen struggling to stand up. He coughed loudly before he crawled on his knees a little and then looked up at Ichigo panting ''I wasnt gonna use this on you...i didnt think i'd need to...but...'' Juroyaku began as he cringed from his battered body.

Nel looked to Ana as she was trying to figure out how to get her out of the cell ''Use your sheild Ana'' she said before she realised that's just what she was gonna try. Nel backed off away from thr bars and watched before the cell bars shattered from Ana's attack. Nel then ran out and smiled ''Im alright now Thanks Ana...now lets take care of these guys'' she said. She held a hand out before a small ball of energy formed at her palm it was bright red but the ball of energy grew in size like it was charinging up power and its energy strength before suddenly it shot out in a huge beam at the two guys and it hit thw two of them and like it was fire or something it burn away the two guys practically tore them in half before Nel smiled. It was what Espada's used a cero. She suddenly hugged Ana tightly ''Im soo glad to see you!!'' she said only Nel could be so serious one moment then happy then next. She released Ana and then frowned ''Where is Ichigo?'' she asked. ''You know what these guys are capable of right?...you shouldnt let someone like Ichigo fight them you figured out yeah...'' she sort of laughed before. ''He's fighting that Juroyaku guy isnt he! we have to stop that fight now these guys...'' she began. ''They arent normal...there not even Espada we dont know what they are but what i do know is ive seen then devour hollows...i mean they can elimnate a hollow or choose to use a hollow's strength...that guy can take Ichigo's hollow from him'' she explained.

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana made a face, easy for Nel to say these guys were tough; they were mindless beasts who just attacked and followed orders. They showed no emotions other than range, she hand managed to get some shock from one before but that was about it. She covered her head at Nel’s attack… now that was a cool power, strong and dangerous but it did the job none the less. As she looked over her arm and just stood there in amazement before she smiled a little… well it seemed like she was smiling slightly.

Her expression soon changed to shock as Nel hugged her tightly and she gasped for air patting Nel on the back. “Yea… it’s good to see you too” she said hoping Nel wouldn’t crush her, she was far stronger than Ana was but thankfully Nel didn’t crush her and soon let her go as Ana flopped forwards a little before standing straight. She simply watched Nel, she made very little sense to Ana, what were they? Did Nel know! “Wait you know what these guys are?” she asked eagerly because she hadn’t figured it out. Of course Ana had seen their mindless guys at work and it was not nice at all.

“So that’s the guys name” Ana mumbled to herself and frowned when Nel said she didn’t know what they were which had her rubbing her chin before she looked up “Oh that’s bad…” she said, wait was it that bad really, no Hollow for Ichigo to have to worry about… hmmm nope, Ana was the one who was going to kick that guys butt. “Come on we have no time to waste but we have to pick one more person up first” she said and started running down the hall “UKEI!” she shouted hoping he’d hear her “Get out of your cell now! Ichigo is in huge trouble!” she added hurrying down the hall. Hopefully Ichigo wasn’t going to do something too stupid.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Nel hadnt realised she had almost crushed Ana she had done the same to Ichigo she really didnt know her own strength. She laughed a little before she nodded hearing they had one other stop to make ''Oh there's someone else...who is it Chad...Orihime?'' she asked but she hadnt felt their spiritual pressures she frowned picking up on another, Ukei's and she made a face. ''Ok...we'll go get your friend'' she said and then ran she kept beside Ana hearing her ask some questions about the enemy she nodded ''Ive seen enough to see what their capble of...they feel nothing...they just follow orders and thats that...'' she said. ''But ive seen them...they came and invaded us and stripped some Espada of their hollow power...'' she explained ''And they can pick up on hollow powers its like they had a radar for hollow like power...they can probably sense it in Ichigo and wanna take that from him...'' she said. ''There greatest strength is the fact that they do not have any sensory to pain i dont know how they got that but its deadly if you think about it...you feel like youe not getting anywhere with your opponant and frustrated even'' she said. ''Thats why all these Arrancars are here...there put in cells so that their powers can be drained'' she added. ''They didnt reach my cell just yet so im so glad you came when you did'' she smiled as she ran before she heard Ana calling someone Ukei.

The cell that Ukei had once been put it strangely was empty the cell bars looked like they had been cruhed and obliterated. Nel looked at Ana ''Is this the cell he was in?'' she asked. ''It looks like he may of escaped...that or he'd been taken somewhere else...he's just a shinigami right so what could they want with him...he must of escaped'' she said.

Ichigo frowned towards Juroyaku what did he mean by he didnt want to have to use 'this' ''Use whatever you want it isnt gonna change anything'' Ichigo began as he watched the slowly movements of Juroyaku on the floor. He slowly got to his feet he had enough wounds on him but he cut off from actually feeling them. ''Why is it that you guys dont care how bad you get cut up'' Ichigo asked. Juroyaku smirked ''Now that would be telling'' he only replied. Ichigo sighed ''Im tired of playing question games with you...ill just have to kill you and find Nel and the others...what differance will it make if i know about what you can do'' he said but he stopped seeing Juroyaku raised his sword why was he doing that now.

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana smiled a little, well it was not either of them Ana didn’t want to put either of their friends in danger and Ichigo had seemed to feel the same and they had been in a bit of a hurry so they got here as soon as possible instead of worrying about everything else. It probably wasn’t the smartest thing really, they hadn’t really thought this over Ana realised. “Ah… no… he’s new” she said as she hurried down the hall. She assumed Ukei would get out of the cell himself but who knew with that one.

Glancing to Nel she frowned a little, well that confirmed that, they really were mindless beast, like a more stupid Frankenstein. Ana didn’t understand how they could do such a thing but it did explain a lot of things when she thought back on it. Shit what had they gotten themselves into, what fight had Ichigo just gotten himself into. Ana’s eyes moved to Nel “We’d never let anyone destroy you Nel… this jerk is not getting you… I promise” she said nodding her head before calling to Ukei. She had to say she was worried, everything she’d just been told was freaking her out and Ichigo was up there fighting that guy alone. He really was in trouble.

Ana stopped looking at the cell confused, slightly worried as she looked around. “Yea…” she said. Ana didn’t have time to find one or the other. She swallowed. “Well the division he’s from you’d think he’d be smarter than get taken somewhere… then again he is a bit stupid” she added quietly as she thought out loud and paced a bit. What to do, what was she to do? Assuming Ukei had escaped then they didn’t have to worry, but if he had been taken then by what? “Ok I got it… we help Ichigo before he gets himself killed and then we find Ukei” she added and hoped he was alive when they found him or she was certain the Soul Society would be down hers and Ichigo’s necks. Ana swivelled on the spot and ran for the stairs, it’s not like she could go flying out the gap the two had made above them she only assumed Nel was following her.

“Ichigo get away from him!” she yelled but doubted he could hear her, she hoped he was a good distance from this jerk off but alas she knew nothing she didn’t know how badly hurt Ichigo was or was not and if Ukei had gotten away hopefully he had gone to help Ichigo and not run off somewhere else because Ana would yell at him so bad she was certain she’d make him cry… well she’d do her best to.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Nel rubbed her forehead a little they stared into the busted cell Ukei was once in she turned to Ana hearing how for the division he was in he wasnt the smartest ''Oh really...what division is this guy in?'' she asked curiously before she heard some explosions and god knows what else above them she nodded when Ana suggeted they find Ichigo first. ''Yeah, as much as Ichigo probably doesnt want his hollow i'd like him to keep it'' she said and then followed on behind Ana running up some stairs and out to the moonlight desert she looked around seeing there was devestation which meant a fight had gone on but then again the whole of Hueco Mundo wasnt really in good shapr right now. ''Look at what they done to this place'' she said sadly before she looked in the distance to see two figures ''Ichigo!'' she called out as did Ana it seemed.

Ichigo was focused on Juroyaku who had his sword held in the air before he said something Ichigo didnt quite catch what it was but before he knew it a bright light reflected back off Juroyaku's sword it caused Ichigo to look away and the moment he looked back he could see what looked light a white beam shot out at him. Ichigo raised Zangetsu up and used the wider side to block the attack or so Ichigo thought it was. But the white beam just passed on right though his steel blade and into his chest and carried on right through him dragging out his hollow with it or was what Juroyaku was aiming to do.

Ichigo held his chest before he flinched what a weird feeling he had the sudden urge to just sit down anything to get the weight off his feet he sat there looking confused as to what had just happened. He kept quiet just frowning to himself as he heard Ana and Nel calling him but he didnt respond. Juroyaku smiled a little before he walked towards Ichigo pacing himself before from nowhere a huge thick and dense amount of reaitsu flew down at Juroyaku from above him as if the sky had opened up or something it slammed down onto Juroyaku and about a 100 meter radius around him was covered by it Ichigo almost being caught up in it but he was much further back. The energy exploded and made a huge crater in the ground leaving no trace of Juroyaku what so ever he couldnt feel pain because his body no longer exsisted.

Ichigo had heard all that explosion and saw a load of sand heading his way from the sheer force of it flying back out he looked up but didnt move he frowned why couldnt he move!? Suddenly something flashed in front of him that was someone using flash steps he recognised it. The figure was a shinigami and he had batted away the huge backlash of the explosion away from Ichigo before he turned it was Ukei surpringly!

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana looked to Nel, she was not sure she should say, not that she didn’t trust Nel or anything like that but if the Shinigami found out someone like Nel knew what someone like Ukei was in then it might cause some problems for her friend. “A really fucked up one” Ana replied smirking to herself a little. When she thought about it Urahara had been in the division, Ichigo’s father had been, Ukei was… and well look at them all… they were a bit well, she was certain a screw was loose in their brains… hopefully Ichigo wouldn’t turn out like that assuming Ichigo did as he was told when he passed on that was.

“I agree there” she said, as much as she hated the Hollow she knew Ichigo had been trying so hard to control it and it did come in handy at times though she wouldn’t say something like that. Ana didn’t see what was so great about this place, but it was not her home, to Nel it was and she simply smiled a little sympathetic towards Nel. Ana couldn’t imagine living in a place like this but she had not come from a place like this, to Nel this was home.

She spotted two people off in the distance and narrowed her eyes before smiling a little, yea it was Ichigo she should have recognised him from his spiritual energy but her eyes suddenly widened seeing what suddenly happened to Ichigo, she gasped covering her mouth. He was alive right? Right!? “You bastard!” she yelled at Juroyaku before running forwards to help Ichigo, she didn’t know what she’d do, what help she would be but she was going to help Ichigo one way or another. That was before there was a huge explosion. Ana didn’t even know what had caused it as she quickly fell to the ground covering her head as sand went over her and she coughed getting up looking for Ichigo.

Spotting someone heading to him she just watched in awe seeing the damage before she headed forwards again “Ichigo!” she called out before realising that person was a shinigami who was Ukei. He’d waited all this time before he did something! What the hell, why wait so long! What was wrong with him, she wanted to beat him up for taking so long though Ana had not been fast enough, she had not gotten here in time to help Ichigo, she’d failed him. Or that’s how she felt so she was going to do whatever it took to help him right now.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Nel blinked a few times before she had smiled to Ana oh she could beleive that there were fucked up divisions in Soul Society they were her enemy practically except for Ichigo and Ana well neither of them were in a division but they still sided with Soul Society to sort of speak. She raised her eyebrows as Ana agree with her comment on Ichigo's hollow ''Well i just couldnt imagine him without it...besides it makes him more like one of us'' she smiled ''Or so i'd like to think'' she added before she had run off with Ana after all the commotion had gone on.

She too was heading for Ichigo but stopped the moment she saw what had happened she knew that blast she knew what that beam did she had seen it happened to others before. ''No!'' she called out but she looked to Ana seeing she was going to run on forward Nel gabbed Ana by her arm ''No dont move...that guy will kill us if we go near Ichigo'' she said but her attention was drawn to Ichigo again as she see a huge explosion that had made quite some damamge who was that! she kept her head down to avoid being hit by debris that was flying back before she let go of Ana's wrist and looked up to see a shinigami Nel frowned was this that Ukei she wondered? she followed on behind Ana as she started moving now the coast was clear.

Ukei looked over his shoulder ''Are you alright....Ichigo?'' he asked him. Ichigo just stared at him before he remembered he had been asked a question. ''Uh...i...'' he began but then looked down his hand still clasped to his chest. ''I think so'' he ended. Ukei shook his head as he turned fully and looked at him ''I can see your strong Ichigo...but you've still got a way to go before you come into our divison'' he smiled. Ichigo just looked surprised lost for words even he didnt know what was going on maybe he was delirious but had he just been saved by a zero divisioner who he thought was a goof wait a minuite his personality seemed familar who did he know who acted a complete idiot yet had this over whelming power, he should of known.

Ichigo then turned his head to the side seeing Ana he didnt answer for a moment he looked like he didnt know what to say ''Ana...your ok'' he eventually said. He looked back at Ukei as he see him walking off over to the crater in the ground. ''W-wait'' Ichigo began as he stagged up to his feet and almost fell over but he caught up with Ukei. ''Do you...know Isshin...'' Ichigo asked him Ukei smirked ''I told you i know your family well...but you didnt want to know'' he chuckled. ''You shouldnt be walking you know...you've just been hit by something that can take your hollow...i overheard some Espada talking in their cells...it seems these guys have a thing agasint hollows...'' he explained. Ichigo couldnt help but hide the slight releif from his face his hollow was gone!? ''He's disappeared!!'' Ichigo outbursted before he frowned ''I mean...oh'' he quickly said. Ukei frowned ''You seem pleased about that...but i doubt he's gone Ichigo...i can still feel that disgusting hollows presense in your reaitsu...he's part of your soul now he's too far embedded within you to steal'' he told him.