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Chapter 3- The Tournament

Talos began to walk through the area, the hooded figure he saw the other day had unnerved him. Who exactly was he? And why was he so concerned about his future? Another issue came with Ichigo, who still hadn't retained whatever memories he had despite fighting so many battles. The teenager looked up to see a large poster for a tournament that was being held today, the so called ' Crossfire Tournament ', he didn't hear a word about the thing previously, which made him question its relevance.

" Odd..." Talos muttered, checking his phone as he looked up the tournament online.

His eyes widened in surprise as he saw many people having the same predicament, however, instead of shock many people were excited for the tournament, with the mysterious tournament even getting news coverage of all things. " This could be the key to regaining your memories, Ichigo..." Talos stated, looking towards his card as he smiled, nodding.

The teenager began to walk further into the area, hearing clamor amongst many duelists as they screamed and shouted. At the center of it all was a tall blonde, the nationally renowned Nibiru Alandra. The prodigy crossed his arms as he laughed immensely, looking at his newly defeated opponent. " Does anyone else wish to face me? I'm still not satisfied with any of you lot! " He exclaimed, to which his entourage of fans laughed.

Talos gulped as his eyes widened, he wanted to approach the duelist but an aura of pure fear struck him as he looked onwards towards him. He then proceeded to take a deep breath and regain his composure, he needed to keep his cool even in the worst of situations. He walked past the crowd of duelists and looked towards Nibiru. " I'll take you on! " He exclaimed, raising a hand.

Nibiru simply laughed as he looked at Talos, he had never heard or seen him in his entire life, so this should be entertaining. The duelist dressed like a prince to emulate the authority of his position as one of the strongest. He began to walk backwards in order to create some space between the two. " Let's duel! " He exclaimed, the crowd of people roaring and cheering.

Talos grit his teeth, there was a literal human wall behind him now. " I trust you, partner...we can accomplish anything together..." Ichigo stated softly, appearing as a small hologram from his card.

The teenager simply nodded and watched as his opponent threw down a Gate Card. He extended his hand as a desert formed in the area, with the group being whisked away into a palace. Nibiru simply smirked as he watched Talos throw Ichigo to the ground, in which he followed up with the same maneuver. " Espada Palace is my Gate Card, it grants all Espada characters a boost of 100 ATK " He stated, crossing his arms.

A humanlike figure dressed in white clothing appeared in front of Ichigo, wielding a Trident in his hands, or rather, a Zanpakuto. " He doesn't look anything like the Arrancar..." Talos muttered, pointing towards Nibiru.

" Looks can be deceiving...my Espada is no different..." Nibiru simply replied, chuckling as he watched him appear.

Arrancar Aaroniero Arruruerie: 700 ATK, increased to 800 ATK by Las Noches

Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki: 600 ATK

" I activate an ability! Spiritual Pressure! It doubles the base power of Ichigo and reduces your ATK by 200..." Talos muttered, sweating as he didn't have as much experience as somebody like Nibiru did.

Arrancar Aaroniero Arruruerie decreases to 500 ATK

Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki increases to 1400 ATK

More experience meant a stronger bond, and a stronger bond meant more abilities, something Ichigo greatly lacked. " Do you know what I desire, Talos? It is a simple thing...but it is hard to obtain..." Nibiru began, grasping an ability card as he watched Ichigo rush towards the Arrancar.