Arrancar of Death
Chapter 3: Ch 2: Another War
Previous Chapter Next ChapterIchigo calmly saw as the changelings charged at him, with their weapons raised. Above their heads, or with both hands on them, he watched carefully which one he should strike. His hollow said that his body and soul merged, so basically metal can’t hurt him. But still, he would not risk getting injured, he doesn’t know how much power his hierro has.
Ichigo with one of his hands, pushed one of the changelings. He send him meters away while also he flew into more of those changelings, then there were the two behind him. One had a mace and he already started to strike him, so Ichigo did what he has done to most weak attacks. He grabbed the mace, and with not too much power he headbutted the changelings that collapsed and broke the wooden floor.
Some of the changelings changed tactic, while one swordsman was now close to stab him, Ichigo with his amazing speed avoided the blade. Then he grabbed the changelings arm, and threw him into the wall. He then looked around and saw the changelings changing position while others looked in awe.
They changed their positions quickly, from what he saw. The ones that had great swords were on the front and on the side, there were the mace men. From all sides he saw them approach, the Equestrian guards looked with hanged mouths, and expected him to do something. Ichigo indeed did do something, but it was rather stupid
Ichigo in order not to hurt the changelings too much, he released some of his reiastsu. This did not only break the wooded flor under him, but also caused most of the stations pillars holding the roof to break. Ichigo immediately stopped, and saw that the changelings were on the ground, but they quickly got up while breathing heavily.
But Ichigo didn’t allow them to stand up, he used sonido and appeared in front of two changelings, he then grabbed them by their throats. And with not too much power, he threw them into the changelings that just arrived because their felt his reiastsu too. About seven or eight changelings were taken down and more did arrive.
“Once again, I give a chance to surrender!” He demanded, he didn’t want to fight
“We will defeat you, Demon!” One of the changelings shouted and then roared “For the Queen!”
Some changelings flew into the air, with their wings making the familiar sound like bugs do. And some attacked him, or rather charged at him on the ground. Ichigo could risk using his Zampakutou, but he doesn’t want to do it. Ichigo decided that he will grab one of the swords and fight with it, not to harm a changeling too much.
He used sonido again and this time he was standing in the air, a changeling flew into him. Ichigo just took his sword and slightly pushed him away, the changeling was sent flying two meters away and landed on the wooden benches. He has hurt like the others, but at least he was wasn’t dead. Ichigo then returned on the ground and begin to fight like a swordsman he was.
Most of the attack he blocked and counterattacked with his left hand, he once punched a changeling that had a thick steel chest plate. Not only it broke like a mirror into millions of pieces, but also the changeling cough up some blood and vomited slightly with it. Ichigo looked at him and tried to maybe get him away not to hurt him by accident
Ichigo then had an idea how to scare the changelings, he raised the changeling sword into the air. And as if he just used a getsuga, he send a wave of wind that didn’t cut or hurt anyone, it just made them back away or fall on their asses. They looked scared at what he did, and they felled they have to be more aggressive towards him.
With a smile Ichigo for the last time, requested their surrender “I don’t want to fight! Just surrender to the Equestrians!”
“Never!” They all shouted
There was at least twenty two of them left, Ichigo decided to end this quickly, he used sonido and appeared before the changelings. The first ones tried to stab him or cut him. He with his might sliced their swords and then with a kick to a changeling’s stomach send him, and the four behind him flying into a wooden pillar. More did come, and this time they were archer’s
Ichigo waited until they will try and shoot him, but they just stared at him, until one that looked old and couldn’t hold the arrow. He shoot at Ichigo and the others just looked at him, while the commanding sword man yelled with closed eyes and tears in his green bug eyes. His voice was commanding and very aggressive
“Hold fire!” But it was too late
They all heard the booming sound of a demon’s arrival straight from Tartarus as he ripped apart the air making that sound. Their ears dropped and the archer’s closed their eyes, with tears and sorrow in their heads and souls. They released their arrows that Ichigo avoided. The changelings hoped nothing will happen.
Most of them stayed in the shooting position, they didn’t block their face with their hands. Slowly one of the changelings sniffing opened his eyes. He saw as the orange haired demon with a bony looking piece of mask attached surrounding his eye. With his hand in his grasp, in his bare hand broke the sword his captain was holing and he didn’t even bleed from that!
The changeling fainted, the world really did slowdown in that moment for him, he didn’t see any point in fighting. With almost no more power in his body and with the last stressful breath he dropped on to the flor breaking his nose. And stayed there so long until the Equestrian guards won’t take him too prison.
The other archers smacked him with their bows, but they broke as if made out of sticks from a nearby bush! Ichigo then with his metal sword he still held that took from one of the changeling, he with the hilt of that sword knocked one of the changelings down. The other punch him and then hold his hand while screaming in agony because it broke.
His wrist was now to be healed, and Ichigo left that changeling alone. There are still fifteen or so left to defeat. He located them quickly as they begin to retreat, Ichigo used sonido and they almost pissed themselves when they saw him just appear out of nowhere. With now gaps or cries for help, they just tried to run the other way
Ichigo located a rope and grabbed it, he then again used sonido and this time he appeared in the air beyond them. The changelings didn’t fly away because they were too scared to think of that. Ichigo then tied one side of the rope to a pillar and then used sonido to get away from it and he pulled so that a part of the rood would fall
The roof sadly didn’t fall but the pillar broke and it was send flying into the changelings that were running away from him. He wanted to cut the escape rout so that he can deal with them here, but accidently he might have put six changelings into lethal conditions. Their heads were bleeding, the changelings got on their knees and begged or prayed to some gods for help.
Seeing this Ichigo got on the ground now without using sonido and approached the Equestrian guards, he saw some of them shake in fear. He kneeled and cut the rope that they were tied with, they looked at him and he got away to cut the other ropes restraining other’s. Ichigo didn’t harm to much of the Equestrians, even if they should be harmed because of all this havoc that happened.
They were mostly in the corner or under the wall, but somehow, they avoided all the mess and battle. Ichigo for a moment forgot that they are here, he didn’t expect thanks and cheers because he knows that seeing all this can be pretty scary. At least his hollow didn’t make him harm them too much, that would not help him in making relations.
Ichigo saw as the Equestrians freed their companions, at the same time he felled something harp against his back. He already knew what it was, the Equestrians didn’t trust him. He dropped the steel sword he had from the changelings and turned to see a unicorn that horn was glowing orange aura, and the same was with the swords hilt.
“Who are you!” The unicorn demanded
“My name is Ichigo Kurosaki, I’m lost and I came here seeking help” He responded and he already didn’t like the unicorn
“Are you here to attack the Princesses?!”
Ichigo looked at him with a raised eyebrow, he didn’t know that this country had princesses. Sure, he knew of the changeling swarm and their Queen, but he didn’t expect this country to be run by two individuals. Now he is going to have a hard time, especially in war, he hoped that they aren’t hostile to someone like him.
“I didn’t even know you had ones! I helped you, and I defeated those guys there, you think it is smart to start a fight with someone that just defeat a garrison? By himself?” Ichigo said really annoyingly for the guard
There was a moment of silence, while the others took the weapons the changelings have took away from them. The unicorn stared at Ichigo, the tension was really thick and you could it with a fork. But the sword flew away, and the unicorn hid it in the sheath. Then he looked at him, and a drop of sweat went down his cheek.
‘He is nervous as hell!’ The hollow said in his mind
But the unicorn finally said “I-I don’t know who you are, or where you come from. But you have skill and you already took a side by helping us” He then approach Ichigo and said, “Up there is the city of Canterlot, help them fight off the changelings, and I’m sure the Princesses will reward you for your help”
Ichigo didn’t quite understand the sudden change, but the guard was asking for help. And he did indeed already take a side in this conflict. He promised not to fight another war, but here he is just fighting a new one under the ponies, that are attacked by the changelings. At least he didn’t yet have much valuable things, so he can’t lose much other than trust he earned.
“I understand” Ichigo said and nodded
He wanted to go, but the unicorn last time grabbed him by the arm, and said in a whisper but commanding tone that Ichigo could not ignore but to give respect to the commander or captain. He could fell the stress and that he trust him, while the others do not, words however that were said. Did make Ichigo think, what tactic he should use
“But If I have to raise my word against you, know I will” The unicorn said and released his grasp on Ichigos arm
Ichigo then begin the exit the station, he found the doors and opened them, he saw more benches and this time civilians. Children and mothers with fathers were holding their children deeply. They all looked at him, Ichigo also looked around and continued to exit the station to then fly to the city of Canterlot.
Ichigo couldn’t help but smile when he saw that the parent’s and overall all the civilians weren’t scared of him. After a minute Ichigo finally exited the station and found himself on the outside, there was no one. Probably al the changelings he defeated, reinforced the ones that he already fought with and no one was present
Ichigo saw the path going up the mountain all the way to Canterlot, he saw in the distance changelings that took Ponies items, also caravans and from what it seemed to be like merchants were struggling to buy themselves out from the situation. Ichigo felt huge amounts of reiatsu in the castle, but as earlier it was much weaker and softer.
‘Now we have a decision king, we can help those on the way…’ His hollow said and appeared before him
“Or?”
‘Or, we can go straight to that city and help those princesses out so that their forces can retreat’
Ichigo thought about that, he can possibly save as many on the way, or go to the city and defeat the threat or even the changeling Queen if she is here. That will make the changeling retreat and leave the ponies alone. Some ponies might die in the process or loose valuable things, but the changeling said that the soldiers will get executed
If he helps the ponies that are struggling now, the princesses might get hurt and the country might be in anarchy and even more evil can happened. But at least he will help those ones on the way, but will it bring when the entire country is going to suffer? Ichigo with a growl thinks what he should do, and only one thing is the most logical one
“We are going straight to Canterlot!”
‘Use me this time king!’ The hollow shouted and disappeared
Ichigo used sonido, and just like when the barrier disappeared. He sprinted while using sonido, the world again became gray. Ichigo could see how the city was closer and closer, but still far away from where he stands. While going there he might think what he should do, and what tactics he should use in order not to do much damage.
Using his Zampakutou would be a good thing, he would end all the minor fight quickly but he might accidently hurt the changelings. However, if he just blocks and doesn’t use any of his reiastsu then there is a small chance for them to be dead or die. Ichigo of course can’t forget about the civilians, he might destroy home and scare the locals
Using his hands is also quite foolish but not so bad, while punching or pushing he might do it too hard, and also make the changelings suffer. He doesn’t want to do that too, the only thing he wants right now, is to end that conflict because he knows it will take much lives and break love and friendships. He won’t allow it to happen, maybe he should even become someone who will end that without choosing a side.
And there he can finally again us a sword he will pick up, he might slice or hurt someone, but he won’t destroy homes accident and maybe even kill. While still using his hands, but rarely and only if the situation requires him to do so. It’s one of the most reasonable things he can do, and finding a sword won’t be too hard.
*Boom*
Ichigo now was in the air, he saw the city gate’s that were golden and had two Alicorns in the middle. One was made out of blue-ish metal, and the other was just gold. One was holding a sun, and the other the moon. Ichigo looked at the walls, and noticed towers that also had the same Alicorns on them
He saw that the city was swarmed by the changelings, he looked at the left and saw some dressed in golden armor guards fighting changelings while being highly outnumbered, he then saw some more approaching. He didn’t have time to look at the city, but he is going to look at it on the way to the castle.
“Who are you!” The changelings asked, with spears in their hands
Ichigo juts used sonido, and then grabbed the spear and did rotate three hundred and sixty degrees, and threw the changeling into the abyss that was the sky. The changelings quickly got into the battle position, Ichigo again used sonido and knocked three changelings down leaving two more. These attacked him, one had a sword. Ichigo blocked the attack and kicked the changeling in his ‘nuts’
The changeling screamed and was send flying up, he released the sword from his grasp, Ichigo catch it in air and threw the spear at the last remaining changeling. The force was enough to pin the changeling down to the ground, when he reached it. His right wing was now probably not useful anymore, but maybe someone is going to help him, and heal his injury.
Ichigo then used sonido and tried to aid the guards that were fighting on the ground, he saw that some of the unicorns shoot magic from their horns. There was some reiastsu to it, but not too much. And that amounts would even harm him, the same did the changelings but with green light or something, also it had not too much reitasu.
Ichigo then attacked the changelings from the back, he kicked one of the changelings that hit another and that one hit another one. A changeling wanted to smack him with a mace, but Ichigo blocked it with his hand, and then smashed the mace in his hand. After that he pushed the changeling with his left hand and knocked him two meters away while he hit a tree.
The guards looked at him, he just returned the stare, and used sonido to catch a arrow, that just was flying towards one of the ponies head. The pony looked at him with awe ,while Ichigo dropped the arrow, he then saw as Ichigo again used sonido to appear before the archer that shoot the arrow ,and crushed his bow with both of his hands.
The changeling quickly got a dagger that he hid in his boot, he got into a fighting position while Ichigo just approached him. The changeling charged at him and Ichigo just stared, when the blade of the dagger meet with Ichigo face, it broke like ice into four or five pieces. The changeling slowly backed way and then run and finally flew as quickly as possible.
The guards looked at him with opened mouths, and Ichigo asked them “Where is the entry to the castle?”
The guards looked at him, they didn’t know if they should trust him or not. But finally the silence was broken by more changelings arriving and attacking them. Ichigo this time grabbed a small stone from the ground and threw it, a changeling got the stone to the head and landed painfully in a small pond.
The guards engaged the changelings, with them there was two Pegasuses and one unicorn while the remain were the earth ponies ,that got into a defensive position with their spears. Ichigo aided the Pegasus and flew in the air to attack the changelings, he engaged two, one tried to stab him but failed as Ichigo grabbed his sword and threw it way. He then slapped the changeling that was pushed onto his companion on the right side and ,both have fallen into the same pond, as the changeling that was hit with the stone.
The two pegauses, with the help of the unicorn, defeated 5fivechangelings but the rest attacked the earth ponies. Ichigo landed on the ground, and this time had three changelings to fight. He attacked now and a changeling blocked with a great sword, but he fell when the strike that Ichigo hit him with, made him loose his balance.
The earth ponies then had to take him down, one of them kicked him to the side of the head, so that he will lose consciousness. Ichigo didn’t like that, but he couldn’t defend that changeling, it was war and he also had to kill Aizen or others because it was war and they were soldier’s. It’s just how it works.
Two changelings attacked Ichigo at the same time, he blocked ones sword with his arm, and the others with his sword. He then kicked the changeling who’s attack he blocked with his sword. And with his free arm he grabbed the changelings head, then he headbutted him slightly, but for the changelings it was as if he just flew into mountain.
The changeling dropped, and at the same time the guards were finished with their changelings. They breathed heavily while the unicorn was shooting some changelings in the air, Ichigo could engage them but he has to find his way to the castle. So again, this hoping for a response, he asked the guards once again
“Where are their castle main gates/door whatever?” Ichigo asked, this time in a more serious tone
“Head down this alley, then turn left go past the café ,and straight the whole time until you will reach the castle” Responded the unicorn that was done with shooting the changelings and then he quickly added “And who are you?”
“I’m Ichigo Kurosaki, and I’m an Arrancar and former Human” He said quickly and was ready to go, but the Unicorn stopped him
“Wait!” He yelled and Ichigo stopped and looked at him
“What is it
“Thanks for the help, and if I recall good, Ichigo in Ponynese mean’s “Strawberry” Am I right?” The unicorn asked
Ichigo couldn’t believe this, even in a different universe and world, with a different planet and even non humans. He still is going to be mocked and bullied for his name, this can’t be true and this has to be some sort of joke. What has he done for this?! He juts helped people ,and now he is going to be bullied or laugh off for having such an name!
“Yes…” He admitted painfully
“Ehhh, OK just wanted to be sure”
Ichigo didn’t believe this, he was fine. He wasn’t angry or anything like that, he was just simply asked if his name means strawberry and he said “yes” and the unicorn didn’t laugh. This had to be a dream or something, because that’s literally impossible, but if the this world proves so friendly then maybe he will be happy for being here
‘Castle! King the Castle awaits!’ his Hollow reminded him
‘Wh-Ahh yes’
Ichigo sonido himself out there ,and now was heading towards the castle just as the guard instructed him. He did it rather quickly and he didn’t have to wait long until he reached the castle gates. There was plenty of guards fighting in front of it, and even more changelings. Ichigo could help them but it might take him to long, so he decided to just continue and enter the castle
The exterior gates were made out of gold, he saw that the windows and all were broken do probably the changelings, the gates were taken “down” well not all because one side was still holding while the other was on the floor with cracks underneath. Ichigo then looked once more at the city before entering.
The golden towers and high class homes were really beautiful, he could see silver like gothic architecture ,and most of the shops he saw were also high standard. This definitely was a city with nobles, and such things he didn’t like to talk about. He didn’t like to talk about politics, and for some reason he feels like he is going to
There was plenty of smoke columns coming from the burning homes and shops, he really regret that he didn’t help those ponies on the path here to the city. They probably are now being harassed or even worse. Ichigo then entered finally the castle, and straight as an ’hello’ he saw a battalion of changelings.
“Stop right there!” One of the changeling shouted
Ichigo stopped and thought about finally using his Zampakutou ,but still it was rather to risky using it, but he needs to defeat those guys quickly. He had an idea to just avoid them and sonido past them, and find the main doors to the throne room. But he knew his Hollow won’t allow him to do so, he need to fight them,
‘Use me king!’ Mūnroau yelled in his head
Ichigo really didn’t want to do it, but is it has to be like this. Then so be it, but before he does this he will try one more thing before he goes further. It won’t probably work, but still it is worth trying then to later regret not doing it. Ichigo looked at his opponents that get into offensive positions, he saw archer’s in the air, pike men on the front and behind them were swordsmen.
“Please surrender, I don’t want to hurt yo-” Ichigo was cut off by the Changeling commander
“You think you can stop a battalion of us? Only a very skilled unicorn or the princesses can defeat us!” And with that, he ordered the Archer’s to open fire
Ichigo with his head hung, dropped the steel sword he took earlier from the changelings, he avoided the arrows like a master. Then he moved his hand to his right, and grabbed his Zampakutou, the sound of metal made the changelings shake ,because they felled something coming from that sword. And it wasn’t something good, but the opposite
“I’m sorry…” Ichigo said, and he raised his Zampakutou in the air, he was ready to swing
The changeling charged at him, and then Ichigo in amazing speed faster than anyone can see. He swung his sword and a wave of air cut through everything, the amazing red carpet on the floor was destroyed. The walls on the side with amazing paintings and golden accessories also were destroyed. The floor was breaking under the wave of air, the changelings looked terrified when the wave hit them
The changelings on the front with their leather armor, have been lunched on the sides and into the walls. The ones behind him, their armor and swords broke. Some begin to bleed and some didn’t but were hurt very much. A big cut from their upper left shoulder ,all the way down through their chest ,down the their bottom right thigh, with blood coming of it. Most of the changeling in the middle had one.
The archer’s arrows that their shot again, were destroyed and turned into dust by the wave, and the archers were sent flying. The squad captain looked what happened , he protected himself with one of his brothers. He looked terrified, and Ichigo was also really sorry, and he bite his lip. He regretted what he just did, but it wasn’t to different back home.
The changeling commander charged at him, with blind fury he roared and cried. In order to avenge his brothers in battle, he attacked the orange haired Demon that came from Tartarus. Ichigo just used sonido and with his leg up against the changelings stomach, he pushed him and he fell over, then again Ichigo used sonido.
“Surrender” Ichigo requested from the changeling
“N-never, Demon!” The changeling barked and tried to harm Ichigo by biting on his leg
The Changeling did it, and immediately regret it, he lost his teeth and was now bleeding from his mouth. His jaw was probably broken, and his teeth lost forever and ever. He won’t again feel the full taste of vegetables or fruits. He will revenge himself and this battalion, he will fight even if this demon, will be the one to bring apocalypse.
Ichigo just used Sonido, and continued to look after the main entrance, he did encounter more of the changelings, and he defeated them very easily with his Zampakutou. He had to say that, these changelings really were royal. But they wanted to kill innocent soldiers that did something their ancestors did. Most of the pony soldiers were innocent, they didn’t know or decided what the monarch will do.
Overall he encountered three more battalions of those changelings, he also while roaming through the castle. Noticed that they had paintings of nobles, there were two paintings that caught his attention. One was a painting of a very tall Alicorn, that had white fur, and wore white clothes from the 18th maybe 17nth century, she had three colored mane. She also had a crown and her eyes were really beautiful purple color.
Under the painting there was written “Princess Celestia, Goddes of the sun”
Ichigo really now was thinking about what he read, it’s impossible to be a god. There are only the Kami’s and maybe other’s. However he himself was a Death God, so maybe this title is somehow connected. Either way, he is in a new world, so everything can be possible. He better not say anything when it comes to that, he doesn’t want to insult their religion if they have any.
The second painting was very familiar, only this time, there was a blue Alicorn. She had very beautiful night sky long hair. Cyan eyes and she wore more medieval ,or noble high standard clothes. She had, as the other Alicorn, no boots or anything like that, in fact no one had bots or any feet-in this case hoof- protection.
Under the painting there as written “Princess Luna, Mistress of the night and moon Goddess”
Ichigo didn’t understand what do these people have with gods and such, there was ancient cultures that believed in such things. So maybe this one here is the truth? That there are gods among mortals, that control the day or night. If so then the changelings should loose immediately, the Sun Goddess would burn them or something, but she didn’t do it, maybe she can’t?
‘I think we are here’ Mūnroau noted
Ichigo was standing in front of big golden door, the red carpet underneath him. He could feel reiastsu on the other side of the door, in huge amounts but still it was in a way weaker and softer but still in huge amounts. Enough to maybe match his own ,or be beyond. Either way Ichigo approached the door, to overhear if there is something going on
He placed his head close to the gap in between the door, the metal was rather warm, he didn’t expect that. But right now he has more important thing to do, he listened for something. And he found it, he heard voices belonging to a rather young girl? Maybe an nineteen or twenty one years old girl. And he also heard an adult voice belonging to a woman twenty six years old.
‘Time to kick in?’ Asked his hollow
“This kingdom is mine, now watch as your husband kisses the true Queen!” Queen chrysalis Yelled, very aggressively and very proudly
Ichigo assumed she is the Queen, because she juts said she is one. And from the looks of it there was a weeding on the way. God damn politics, leading only to war, and misunderstandings. Ichigo got away from the door. And got into offensive position, while raising his Zampakutou in the air, just like with the changelings at the beginning.
‘Absolutely…’ Ichigo said answering his hollows question
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