Chapter 56: Saving Rukia

Ichigo was stunned at what the masked man said and when he took off the mask Ichigo saw the face.

[S-Soren?... No! What kind of joke is this]: ichigo

[It's not a joke, I did this to force you to become stronger because I know what kind of horrors you will have to face in the future]: soren

[But why for so long, you never left any kind of goodbye just one day you were gone and I thought you were taken by some freak]: ichigo

Soren was now feeling hurt inside from Ichigo's use of the word "Freak" When he got over it, he looked at Ichigo and started to tell him some of the stuff that he has learned.

[Ichigo, if I hadn't done what I did you would indefinitely die to someone one day. And I needed to find a way out of the house to do some training of my own]: soren

Ichigo was now looking at Soren with tears in his eyes, the person who treated him like a brother for a couple of years since he moved in was taken right before his eyes and he could do nothing to stop it. And out of nowhere, here he is, and he was the masked man himself.

[I don't care where you had gone, I'm just glad that you're here now… So let's go save Rukia]: ichigo

[...Yeah, about that… I need to go fight with Head Captain Yamamoto, but don't worry, you will be just fine]: soren

Right before Ichigo could yell at Soren for not wanting to help Soren disappeared from his spot leaving Ichigo and Yoruichi standing there, when Ichigo thought about Soren's words when he was the masked man he kinda figured that Soren wouldn't help to save Rukia and leave it up to Ichigo alone.

[Ichigo, your brother is an interesting fellow… But he can't beat Yamamoto… Yamamoto is the strongest person in the Court Guard Squad, once he decides to get serious your brother will die]: yoruichi

[Don't worry about him… I believe that he will beat Yamamoto]: ichigo

Ichigo had full faith in Soren, after that Ichigo was given a gift from Yoruichi, as he received the gift he put it on and left the cave.

[Yamamoto should be at the Sokyoku unlocking it right now]: soren

Soren rushed through the air towards the Sokyoku, when he made it to the Sokyoku he was stumped to see that both Rukia and Aizen were strapped to the Sokyoku and were about to be executed.

[No… This is wrong, I feel like something bad is going to happen… I gotta stop this now]: soren

When Soren got closer he was noticed by Head Captain Yamamoto, when Soren realized that he was caught he quickly spoke out.

[Soul Reapers, you must not use the Sokyoku to kill Aizen]: soren

When the surrounding Soul Reapers saw Soren and saw his clothing they were stunned, Soren's clothes looked to be glowing with a faint light, and his Hollow mask made him look like a Hollow but it was apparent that he was not a Hollow.

[What did you say Ryoka… How dare you show up in our presence]: soul reaper

Head Captain Yamamoto was now looking into the sky towards Soren and then towards Aizen who had a blank expression on his face, then he looked back at Soren before asking.

[Why should we not kill Aizen with the Sokyoku?]: yamamoto

[Because he has the God Crystal, once the Hogyoku pierces his chest the crystal will absorb all the power from the Hogyoku]: soren

Soren's words were outrageous to the point where some even spat out towards him. Yamamoto took another look towards Aizen only to see a blank face,Yamamoto looked back at Soren and felt that this man was either trying to save Aizen or Rukia, he couldn't tell.

[Sir! That is the other man we brought in when we took Aizen in]: soul reaper

A lone Soul Reaper had said to his Captain that stood next to him, when Yamamoto heard this he came up with the idea that this man was here to save Rukia. When Yamamoto made up his mind he began to start unlocking the Sokyoku, when Soren saw this he started his attack.

[NO!... I will protect this world from your mistake that you are making today]: soren

Soren then appeared before Yamamoto, Soren was so fast that none of the other Captains present could see Soren's movements.

[Boy, do you really want to go through with this?]: yamamoto

Yamamoto appeared to be the only one who could see his movements and reacted to them accordingly. Soren was now touching swords with Yamamoto, when the other Captains realized that Soren had drawn his Zanpakuto to clash with the Head Captain they were furious.

[I told you… Don't use the Sokyoku to kill Aizen, one you do there is no going back]: soren

At this moment Ichigo had arrived in the sky to see Soren clashing with and old man, once he saw Rukia being tied up he rushed towards her, behind Rukia was Aizen. Ichigo saw both of them tied up there and thought for a moment on what he should do, he didn't know this other person, and they were there along with Rukia.

[Rukia! I came here to rescue you]: ichigo

Rukia seen Ichigo floating above her and couldn't help but start screaming at him.

[You idiot, I told you already!... You can't beat my brother, give up on saving me, go help that masked guy escape so you can find your brother]: rukia

Ichigo was starting to get tired of Rukia telling him that he couldn't save her, and when she told him to help the masked guy he laughed.

[Well your Head Captain can't beat my brother there]: ichigo

Rukia was stunned, since when had this masked guy become Ichigo's brother? Soren then looked into the sky to see Ichigo standing there in the cloak that was gifted to him by Yoruchi.

[Hey, Ichigo… I got this, you go ahead and release Rukia]: soren

[No problem Soren… Now let me get you outta here]: ichigo

Rukia was stunned to her Ichigo call the masked guy Soren, she had lots of questions piling up right now that she wanted answers too.

[Okay… Let's get you outta here now]: ichigo

Ichigo lifted his Zanpakuto into the are and then jammed it into the Sokyoku, once it entered the Sokyoku he released his Spirit Power, the Sokyoku then exploded because it couldn't handle the amount of power coming from it. Aizen had started a freefall and Ichigo grabbed Rukia, when Soren looked up he saw Ichigo standing on the remains of the Sokyoku and was looking into the distance.

[Renji, your here… here catch]: ichigo

Ichigo threw Rukia towards Renji and looked at Soren giving him a thumbs up, Soren responded with a thumbs up in return, then looked back towards Yamamoto who still had his Zanpakuto in hand clashing with Soren.

[Boy… You have made a grave mistake, now you must pay with your life]: yamamoto

Soren then backed off and Ichigo was running into the distance with Rukia and Renji only to be stopped by Byakuya, that's when Ichigo started his fight with him. Soren then activated both of his Shikai's at the same time forming a Susanoo that carried a sword with Fire and Lightning covering the blade.

[Is this your Bankai?]: yamamoto

[No, this is just my Shikai… My Bankai is way more powerful, you will see… Hehe]: soren