(Y/N) and Sung-Sun were watching in bewilderment at Tosen's new form.

Tosen: So this is you... Komamura. You are much uglier than I imagined. And you (Y/N) (L/N). You look just as despicable as I thought.

(Y/N): Have you looked into a mirror? Now that you have your sight, you can finally see what you turned yourself into.

Sung-Sun: I agree, you look absolutely grotesque.

Tosen: You two are more blind than I was a moment ago. You know nothing about how much I can do with this power.

Tosen then looked over to Komamura.

Tosen: What's wrong, Komamura? Why aren't you coming at me?

Komamura: So I'm ugly, am I? I recall you loathe your ugly appearance.

Tosen: Did it bother you that much to hear those words coming from me?

Komamura: That's not it.

Tosen: Then what?

Komamura: I pity you.

Tosen: What?

Komamura: You cannot see as well as you did before you changed into that form.

Tosen: I cannot see as well, you say? Don't make me laugh! In that case, what do you see?! What can you see that I cannot?! Tell me, Komamura!

Komamura swung Tengen's sword down at Tosen but the newly released Shinigami simply swung his finger in a tapping motion as Kommamura's sword chipped away slightly.

Tosen did this a few more times.

Tosen: Los Nueve Aspectos...

The Body of Komamura's Bankai shattered. Because of the nature of Komamura's Bankai, Komamura unfortunately took the same amount of damage. Tosen landed in front of Komamura's damaged body.



Tosen: Shall we end this, Komamura? Justice is not something you can see with your eyes. It is also not something that can be described in words.

Tosen then started to charge a Cero, however-

*SLASH*

(Y/N)'s scythe came boomeranging, slashing through one of Tosen's eyes. (Y/N) caught the scythe on the way back, before charging a Cero of his own.

(Y/N): You forgot we were in the fight and allow us to build up energy slowly. Pretty sloppy if I do say so myself. Keep that up and I'll blind the other eye. Wouldn't want you to lose your sight after you just got it back.

Tosen turned around and saw (Y/N) but didn't see Sung-Sun.

Tosen: Where did the other one go?

(Y/N): Doesn't matter...

(Y/N) fired the Cero. Tosen did the same as both Cero's clashed. However, Tosen was currently pushing (Y/N)'s cero back.

Tosen: Maybe if you had a resurreccion like I did, you'd have won.

(Y/N): You're so blinded by your own strength that you haven't realized it yet haven't you.

Tosen: What?

Immediately, Tosen was hit by another cero from behind, the culprit being Sung-Sun. This gave (Y/N) the advantage to overwhelm Tosen and win the beam collision.

Tosen tried to get up to return to the fight, however Hisagi came in at the last moment, landing the final hit to slay Tosen for good.

Hisagi: You really aren't Captain Tosen anymore. When you couldn't see, you could have easily dodged this attack.

...Reap... Kazeshini!



Tosen reverted back to his original shinigami form, falling to the ground. Despite the hole in his throat from Hisagi's attack, he was still breathing.

Tosen: Komamura... Hisagi... (L/N)...

(Y/N): Don't speak. Your Hollow powers are allowing you to breathe, but your throat is slashed.

Komamura: You don't need to speak. Tosen...

Komamura looked down at Tosen in his horrible condition.

Komamura: Before we fought, you said that you knew we would cross blades someday. To tell you the truth... As we were fighting, I felt the same thing. The same probably goes for Hisagi. Our relationship was a fleeting one. It was our fate to cross blades and come to understand each other. I won't ask you not to hate me. I won't ask you not to hold a grudge against me. Just don't throw away your life for revenge. Just like when you lost your friend... If I lost you, I would have a hole in my heart.

Tosen: Thank you, Komamura.

Tosen then looked towards (Y/N).

Tosen: (L/N)... I held a grudge against you because of your actions during the Sogyoku Hill battle, however simply by seeing how much you've been able to control your powers showed me that I could've stayed myself and gained the power I wanted. In a way I threw everything away...

(Y/N): I can't say I know anything about you, but seeing how you treated someone that you considered a friend upsetted me. But it seems like you both came to an understanding in the end.

Tosen: You don't know the relationship between me and Komamura yet you still felt emotional about the way we treated each other? You're definitely a weird one.

Tosen then turned towards Hisagi.

Tosen: Hisagi... Let me take a look at your face. I am still able to see due to my Hollowfication. I want to see your face while I still can.

Hisagi: Cap-



Tosen's body suddenly exploded. Blood flew everywhere.

Hisagi: Captain!

(Y/N) and Sung-Sun looked in horror at the sudden death of Tosen. Komamura looked up to see the culprit.

Komamura: Aizen! I won't forgive you, Aizen!

(Y/N) immediately took flight and went after Aizen.

Sung-Sun: Wait, (Y/N)! This wasn't a part of your plan!

At the exact same moment as (Y/N) closed in on Aizen, Ichigo broke through the Garganta, sneaking up on Aizen from behind.



(Y/N) and Ichigo had Aizen pinched. However Aizen blocked both Substitute Shinigami's attacks with a barrier.

Aizen: It's been a while, hasn't it? Kurosaki... And you've finally made your move against me (L/N)...

Aizen: Your attack was good, but the place you aimed for wasn't. The back of one's neck is any creature's greatest blind spot. Did you think that I would participate in this battle without proper protection?

Ichigo had a pained expression on his face.

Aizen: Let me guess what you're thinking. You think you made an error of judgment in your first attack. You think you should have Hollowfied yourself before attacking. You think that if you had done that, it would have ended this. Am I wrong?

Ichigo ignored Aizen and shouted to (Y/N).

Ichigo: (Y/N), whatever you do, don't look at his Shikai!

(Y/N): Alright! (Y/N) didn't have time to ask questions and decided to take Ichigo's advice.

Aizen: Attack me. I will show you that your thoughts are arrogant.

Ichigo used hollowfication and swung his sword, using a Getsuga Tenshou.

Aizen: That's right. Come on.

(Y/N) then took this as an opportunity.

(Flashback)

Harribel: So do we have any way of fighting against Aizen?

(Y/N): What do you mean?

Harribel: Because of Aizen's ability, complete hypnosis, we'll never know if we truly hit Aizen. I thought I pierced Aizen until the illusion broke and I was stabbed through the back.

(Y/N): Huh? You saw yourself pierce Aizen? I saw everything just fine. Aizen simply teleported behind you and stabbed you.

The arrancars present were shocked.

Harribel: That means that you haven't been put under the effects of his Shikai yet. That may be the upper hand we need.

(Y/N) thought for a bit before speaking up.

(Y/N): Do you think I'd be able to guide you guys even through complete hypnosis?

Starrk: Are you perhaps suggesting that you'd be able to influence us in some way since you're unaffected.

(Y/N): I don't know much about Aizen's ability. This is just wishful thinking. However I assume Aizen would need to be aware that you're present to use his ability on his opponent. If that's the case then I suggest that we stay on guard. In the split moment Aizen either lets his guard down or redirects his attention on someone else, we all release our strongest attack. If I can truly influence your senses because I'm unaffected then you guys will probably hear my voice when I give the signal.

Harribel: So this is just a gamble?

(Y/N): It very much is. We don't have anything concrete on Aizen right now. But naive hope is better than no hope at all.

(Flashback End)

(Y/N): NOW!

(Y/N) casted Bakudō #61. Rikujōkōrō on Aizen before firing a hollowfied Cero at Aizen as the rest of the arrancars, from their hiding place, fired a Cero of their own in (Y/N)'s vicinity. Combined with Ichigo's Getsuga Tensho, every attack made contact with Aizen, creating a massive explosion, sending (Y/N) flying from the impact.

Harribel, who was the nearest to (Y/N), left her hiding spot to stop (Y/N) from crashing and taking damage.

(Y/N): Although I do appreciate the help, it would've been better to keep our stealth advantage, no matter how small it may have been.

Harribel: Sorry, but we need you in the fight. If you go down we're all but doomed.

(Y/N): It's not just me anymore... Ichigo's here. Ichigo is the same as me. We both haven't seen Aizen's shikai.

As the smoke cleared, Aizen was shown unscathed by the damage.

Aizen: What's wrong? It didn't reach me. Is that all you've got? Listen well, Ryoka boys. Your attacks are meaningless against me.

Aizen looked towards (Y/N) and Harribel.

Aizen: No matter how coordinated you are, your strength is far too insignificant to matter.

(Y/N) didn't say anything as he was desperately racking his brain for any ideas to use.

Ichigo: You seem quite confident. So our Hollowfication doesn't scare you, is that right?

Aizen: That's not what I'm talking about.

Ichigo: Then what? Are you saying that my zanpakuto can't kill you?

Aizen: You don't seem to understand. I guess I have no choice. I'll explain it to you in a way you can understand, so listen closely. I'm telling you that your blade cannot reach me.

Ichigo tried to keep his distance, however Aizen noticed this.

Aizen: If you want to hit me, you should come closer. Or perhaps... Are you afraid to lose sight of any part of me by getting closer? If that's the case, how silly of you. Properly distancing yourself is only meaningful when you're fighting someone who's the same strength as you. It's pointless for you to do that with me.

Aizen, in a split second, made his way to Ichigo.

Aizen: See? I can even reach your heart just like this.



Ichigo desperately swung his sword, but Aizen evaded it with ease.

Aizen: Let me ask you both one thing. Why do you fight me?

Ichigo: What?!

(Y/N): I don't see the need to tell you...

Aizen: Do you have a grudge against me? No, you don't. The fact that you're here means that you've gotten Orihime Inoue back safely. And from the expression on your face, none of your friends have died. Can you really hate me from the bottom of your heart? It's impossible. Right now, you have no hatred. You're just fighting out of a sense of responsibility. You won't be able to reach me with that. The will to fight without hatred is like an eagle without wings. You can't protect anything with that. Your powerless friends only serve as weights to break your legs.

Aizen looked over to (Y/N).

Aizen: Guiding the weak will only weigh you down.

(Y/N) and Ichigo were visibly upset at Aizen's words but before they could even act, they were stopped by Soi-Fon and Komamura respectively.

Komamura: Don't let him overpower you, Ichigo Kurosaki.

Ichigo: Komamura!

Komamura: He's a master at provocation. If you lose yourself, you'll lose your life. Don't let your guard down.

Just then The entire Court Guard Squad and Vizards appeared in front of Ichigo and (Y/N).

Hitsugaya: Don't worry. We know the reason why the captains who went to Hueco Mundo sent you here first.

Soi-Fon: We won't let you two see Aizen's Shikai!

Hitsugaya: We will fight to protect you.



To be continued.