New Life, New Beginning | Sequel to the Misfortune Champion

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"Clothes are so confining. Okay, I'm fully-clothed." Ichigo breath out a sigh of relief, looking at the object in his hand that Yoruichi was about to show him, but paused that because of the embarrassment.

"So basically, you brought me here by using this thing to fly?"

"That's right. It's a precious object, the only one of its kind in all of Soul Society. Impressive, isn't it?"

"But, why is such a precious object in your possession?"

Yoruichi look at Ichigo in confusion. "You can transform. You can heal wounds. You have precious objects. Yoruichi, who are you actually?" Ichigo asked, looking at her, as she lower down her eyelids a little.

"I'm..."

Suddenly, a familiar reiatsu appear, their eyes widened in surprise and realization. 'This reiatsu is...' Then, he began to remember a certain Kuchiki that destroyed his borrowed Shinigami powers. "... him!"

"It's in the direction of the Shrine of Penitence."

Ichigo got up and run towards the exit, much to Yoruichi's surprise, as she reach her hand out. "Wait a minute, Ichigo!" Yoruichi exclaimed, as puts his khyber knife behind his back and his trench knife on his left waist, and cocked his head at her.

"The others are heading for the Shrine! Even if Ichigo has his Bankai, it won't be enough to defeat that guy! I'm gonna save them!"

"If you go now in your condition, what can you do?!"

"Yoruichi, didn't Kisuke tell you what kind of ability I possessed?!"

Yoruichi was taken back by surprise, as she approaches him. "I do admitted that you are stronger than last time, Ichigo. Much stronger. But you can't go, I'm sorry but this is what Kisuke told me. You need your Bankai if you're going to fight against a Taichou, or higher. And I know the fact that Byakuya is someone not to be messed with." Yoruichi said sternly, as Ichigo grits his teeth.

"Sorry, but I'm taking the risks!"

Tossing his hand that is holding the flying object, it wraps its red stripe around Ichigo's hand, a bone-like wing coming out of the object. "Fly." Then, the object breaks the wooden entrance and heading towards the Shrine of Penitence.

Yoruichi went outside and clicked her tongue. "Bakamono!' She cursed, gritting her teeth in annoyance and frustration.

"It is over now, Kurosaki Ichiro."

Byakuya glares at the orange hair Substitute Shinigami in front of him, his body being bloodied a little while holding his ground by stabbing Zangetsu into the ground. "Heh. Who did it was over? I haven't even used my triumph card yet." Ichiro said, grinned and got into a battle.

Suddenly, his reiatsu skyrocket, surprising everyone, and said one word that shocked Byakuya.

"Ban... kai!"

A pillar of light shoots into the air, forcing out smokes that covers the bridge. They heard a swing and the smokes dispersed, now revealing Ichiro wearing a long cost that reached his ankles, holding a black daito with a broken chain underneath its base.

"Tensa Zangetsu [Heaven Chain Slaying Moon]."

"Nani? Is that small thing your Bankai?" Byakuya said in shock, as Ichiro winches and struggles to keep his posture, placing his hand over his left face and they saw black starts to cover his left eye, confusing everyone "Kisama... You want to stomps on our pride? Now that you reveal your "Bankai", I will show you the devastation of my Shikai."

Byakuya said, and holds his Zanpakuto in front of him. Rukia's eyes widened in horror. "Chire, Senbozakura." The blade turns into many cherry blossoms petals, leaving the hilt as Byakuya points the hilt at Ichiro.