The Awakening [Book 2] (Bleach: Ichiruki)

III

Ichigo Kurosaki

I released the Quincy cross from my wrist, a bow of reishi appearing in my hands as I aimed it at the woman who caused this all.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you." I spoke lowly.

"I'm the only chance you have left of ever seeing your beloved Rukia again." Asami spoke with a small smile.

I ignored her, overwhelmed by my rage. I felt my finger slowly release the reishi filled reiatsu from my fingers, but a strong grip on my arm forced it down, sending the arrow into the ground.

I looked to my side, my eyes widening.

"Chad?" And behind him stood Inoue.

"Ichigo. Lets at least hear her out." Chad said, releasing my arm after.

"After everything she's done to us, you suddenly just want to sit back and hear her poor excuses?" I snapped.

"Kurosaki.. We want Rukia back just as much as you do.. And if the Soul Queen is our only chance of getting her back, I say we try it. Please?" Inoue asked, stepping forward.

Fine.

"Fine." I faced Asami. "What's your plan?"

"I want to draw Clotho out."

I frowned. "Clotho?"

"The weaver of Fate. She is mostly called as Arachne, and even Fate. The one who took Rukia."

"What the hell would the weaver of Fate want with Rukia?"

"That's what I'm trying to figure out." She said.

"Then figure it our faster."

Urahara stepped in at that moment, chuckling nervously.

"Now now, Kurosaki." He cut in, facing me.

"What Asami is implying is a trade. Herself for Rukia."

As much as I'd love to get Rukia back, I can't trade a life for a life.

"No."

"No?"

"When you summon Arachne, my zanpakuto will be summoned also, right?"

"I'm not certain." She said.

"Well I am. I'll kill him first, then destroy Arachne."

"Are you that dumb to destroy your zanpakuto?" Yoroichi chimed in.

"He took Rukia. That can't be forgiven easily."

"You can't kill the weaver of fate." Asami said, frowning.

"Now that I think about it, aren't there three?" Yoroichi asked.

"The only thing that can destroy fate is fate itself." Urahara said.

"I've only ever met one of them." The Soul Queen spoke. "But yes, I believe there are three."

"Wouldn't the other two sisters have interfered and stopped what Arachne has done?" I asked.

"Not unless she killed them both." Yoroichi said.

Something flashed through Asami's eyes as they widened, before she shut them.

"I'm sure our questions will be answered once I summon her."

"Ok. Let's go then." I said, making my way back to Urahara's shop.

"Ichigo." Asami called out. I stopped in my steps, turning my head to look back at her.

"Were doing it here."