86 Arrogance (1/2)
”Bankai!”
Although Itsuki felt the group entering, he felt a sudden burst of reiatsu from Ichigo when he had just finished 'killing' the connections Senna had with all the other memories. He was barely able to turn around and block the attack, yet no panic could be seen in his eyes. Perhaps it was arrogance or his confidence in his ability, Itsuki never expected what happened next.
Ichigo appeared right in front of Itsuki and struck his sword at him. Itsuki had simply miscalculated the speed it would take Ichigo to reach him and due to this error, he was barely able to block the sword in front and with a turn, completely offset Ichigo's sword. Yet Itsuki was still harmed on the shoulder and with a surprised look he faced his injury.
How long had it been since he was hurt? Yamamoto didn't count as that was only for training purposes. Probably the last time he was harmed in any sort of was like this was in his first living world training session. Back when he fought the hollow with the sword.
Itsuki's thought session was short lived when Ichigo once again appeared in front of him while showing faint signs of turning into a hollow. His sclera was a deep black and his irises had turned Yellow,
”Getsuga Tensho!”
A large black and red blade strike hit Itsuki as it opening a rather big wound on Itsuki's torso. Itsuki's hand touched his wound and saw the blood covering his hand. He could feel his heartbeat thumping as he began to lose control.
The others were shocked by the turn of events and hurriedly went to stop Ichigo.
”Ichigo!”
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Rangiku, Soi Fon and Yoruichi appeared in front of Itsuki to protect him and vigilantly looked at Ichigo. The only thought in Ichigo's head was how he was unable to protect Senna. Itsuki was trying his best to stay in control as bloodlust slowly ate away his mind. He started seeing red and knew that the raw power of the hollow that still needed to be assimilated was acting out of control.
Clutching his chest, he realised that his wound was rather slow in healing as he found it difficult to call upon his hollow powers. With Ichigo's rampaging reiatsu not providing any sort of help, Itsuki was able to slowly clear up the remnant reiatsu of Ichigo.
Making sure the wound was not dangerous and had any negative side effects, a cold look came across Itsuki's face He had been too arrogant in his strength and had started neglecting his training.
Standing up from the rubble caused by him crashing into a cliffside, Itsuki saw Senna jump and hold Ichigo back as clarity hit Ichigo's face.
Turning to Senna, he quickly looked her up and down, touching various places to make sure that she was unhurt. Suddenly, a chill was felt through his spine when he saw Itsuki's eyes stabbing into him. Looking at the wound that he most likely caused, he gulped and stepped back, preparing to make a break for it.
Itsuki shrugged off Ichigo's actions as he left the place without listening to anyone and made his way towards Orihime. He couldn't just use his hollow's regeneration ability in front of the others and make it look suspicious. And about Ichigo, with Itsuki's character, he wasn't going to let him off with a simple shrug, but revenge had to wait.
Leaving through the portal next to the bridge, Itsuki landed in front of Orihime who started to heal him almost immediately with an astonished face.
'Who could've hurt him like this?'
She wasn't the only one shocked, a nearby Hinamori and Yuki were also shocked.
Seeing Orihime heal him, Itsuki pulled out his Kiseru and entered his mind's library. He needed to find another way to strengthen himself and assimilate with the raw power hidden inside of him. Once more opening his eyes, Itsuki found himself looking at various folders hovering in front of him. It read from things like history, techniques, forbidden knowledge and various other categories. With a wave of his hand, he started scrolling through them he found himself looking at the one he was looking for, Bleach.