Soul Stone Arc, Prologue: The Arms of Pain

   

     
                         
                        


High above the battle field below; A series of mighty, powerful, thunderous, bellowing claps of thunder could be heard, felt and sensed shaking the heavens themselves in the skies above Ichigo Kurosaki, Hanako Yadomaru Junior and Nada the Espada. Anyone who had happened be in area that group was in them at the time would begin to feel like the entire island was going to spilt in two, the air tightening and the world around them beginning to crash and shatter at seams. All around that entire vicinity the very ground around them was shaking like a catastrophic Earthquake like in the lost city of Los Angeles, the wind was thrashing about like an outrageous Typhoon from the wicked seas of Asia and the waters around the island were clashing about like a bad Tsunami. Whatever, or rather, whoever, was about reveal themselves to those in this area, heh, it was going be damn big entrance no matter what the circumstance would be. Something causing these type of chain reactions wasn't going to be a small-time threat by any means.

Thus, as time proceeded to progress on from the initial shock wave of unseen energy, an incredibly boisterous and ear shattering type of humming sound was heard roaring throughout the entirety of chaos island as a shining light expanding for nearly five miles ripped apart reality itself. The sheer amount of reaitsu generating from inside of this massive shape of light was enough to push back most Demon's, Hollow's and low ranking soldiers back towards the unforgiving ground and water in the area. These fools were simply trying to launch a failed assault against the people inside of it. Sadly, for them, it would not be enough to stop was inside of this brightness from making it's way on to the battlefield. In a matter of seconds, it would be clear to all those who were partaking in the battle for Chaos Island who had just arrived. It would be a gathering of power that would be impossible to miss for any other race on the island or in existence even.

"THE IRAMASHA CLAN HAS ARRIVED!" With a single monstrous roar from a very special individual, one Hanako would know the instant that voice was projected across the vicinit; the light seemly shattered across the five miles this beam of light took up space in the air and thousands of warriors would now be seen spanning out for where the original light once stood. Then, afterwards, an explosion of colour would cover a ten mile area from the sheer presence of all these powerful Iramasha Warriors. Each of their Chaos Energy and Reiyoku would be enough to create wind gust up to one hundred fifty miles per hour, mind crushing sounds that would even begin to bring up parts of the ground around Hanako and the others and their presence could be felt all the way from Karakura Central; may even as far as China with all the power they were generating from this single spot. There were thousands of Iramasha Guards, allies and civilians wanting to help take back this island, fight against the ongoing war and do their part to ensure everything goes as smoothly as possible on Chaos Island. After all, you can't have a fight for a piece of Iramasha Land without the Iramasha's themselves joining in on this little brawl, that would be insane!

In any case, this wasn't the main part of the show. No! The star of this little parade would be The Iramasha Guard Leader, Koichi Iramasha. In the center of this hellish explosion, surrounded by hundreds of his men, stood one of the most noble, powerful and hardened warriors of the Iramasha Guard the Iramasha Clan had to offer. With each of his hands crossed, one of his most serious facial expression in quite some time and an impressive black and white coloured reiatsu flowing across his entire body; Koichi stood tall and proud; ready to take on whatever threat, challenge, obstacle or trap this Chaos Island had to offer. If you were able to get a look at him, you would notice that, of course, Koichi had no shoes on his feet. However, something else would be radically different about his look today apart from other average days. As you would work your way up from his feet, you'd see that he was wearing a pair of white coloured pants, much different then his typical black pair, with small furry black tufts on the bottom of each pants leg.

To make this outfit a bit more different then what he normally wears, there is also a line of tribal like symbols going down each side of his pants leg in a black colour, together with two skulls on both of his back pants pockets. This something that wasn't on his typical pair pants he wears just about everywhere, a very radical difference in what he normally wears. As you would begin averting your eyes higher up, you would then eventually see that Koichi was wearing a very long coat that was white in colour as well. It had the Iramasha Clan's symbol in black on the center of Koichi's back along with a black furred hood and two furry black tufts like on his pants legs; something Koichi wouldn't normally wear due to it feeling funny, but in times of war, Koichi thought this attire would please his father.

"ALL IRAMASHA, WE WILL TAKE BACK WHAT IS OURS! THIS IS A BATTLE THAT IS GOING TO GET BLOODY REAL QUICK, BUT WE WILL PREVAIL AND WON'T ALLOW THESE SCUM TO TAKE WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY OURS AWAY! DO NOT SHOW FEAR, DO NOT CRY, DO NOT HESITATE! IF YOU DO NOT, YOUR AS GOOD AS DEAD ON THIS BATTLEFIELD! BRING FORTH YOUR INNER COURAGE, SUMMON YOUR GREATEST STRENGTHS AND MAKE SURE YOU MAKE IT BACK HOME IN ONE PIECE FOR YOUR FAMILIES, FOR YOUR FRIENDS AND FOR OUR GREAT PEOPLE! I PROMISE YOU, AS LONG AS I AM LEADER, I WILL MAKE SURE WE GET THROUGH ALIVE AND TOGETHER!" Yelling for the entire island, no, the entire world to hear, Koichi raised his fist in the air to signal all the Iramasha in the area to disburse across the entire island. "GO ONWARD AND LET'S MAKE SOME DAMN GOOD HISTORY FOR OUR CHILDREN TO REMEMBER!" With his eyes flaring with fire almost, Koichi tightened his face to show his fangs and a deafening cheer of applause could be heard for miles on end as thousands of Iramasha's flew pass Koichi into the island, some used Chaos Warp, others simply fell from the sky and hid in the seas while some just scattered across the skies above Chaos Island. No matter what, though, these men, Koichi himself and all those fighting for this island would not lose without a damn good fight. This was a piece of their home and they weren't about to let some no good Arrancar, Demon or K-World scum take that away.

Meanwhile, back in the sky, all that remained of the once mighty force surrounding and standing behind The Iramasha Guard Leader was Koichi himself along, a few Shinigami protecting this precious piece of the Iramasha Royalty and scattered Iramasha Guard Members watching the skies for any threats. Though, if these Shinigami had a brain, they would soon realize that Koichi had no need for bodyguards. Turning his head towards the direction where Hanako would be, Koichi picked up her scent along with one Shinigami and three Arrancar's or more. Frowning a bit, he knew things would be very dangerous by the time he got there, but he had to make sure Hanako was safe. After everything that they had been through over the course of the year, Hanako was plainly too close to his heart for him to lose. It all started with the lose of Selena, his mother-like figure, from Iramasha island over a year ago. It left Koichi in shambles, shattered his heart and left him a shell of his former self for quite some time.

It all changed, however, when Hanako came into his life through means of Tina Iramasha. During the deepest parts of his sorrow on a cold winter night, Tina Iramasha had came into his life with a task to get back what he had lost. It didn't seem like an unlikely relationship at first since he was only going after a wish to get Selena or something equal to her back, but through protecting her from various villains, kidnappers, assassins and other types of sick fucks, somewhere along the way, a bond started to grow between these two. A Hybrid Iramasha of the highest royalty and One Stubborn Human With A Knack for getting herself into all types of trouble; not even Koichi could foresee himself actually developing feeling for someone from the human world. In his mind, ever since the days of his childhood, he'd always imagine creating a relationship with Selena or some other type of high class demon. Looking back on those misleading thoughts, Koichi began to chuckle about how all the events that lead up this very moment were not even remotely how he'd imagine himself a year since Selena's passing. It really seems like some kind of miracle that he was able to get out of that despair and find his angel in the deafening black chaos that was his own sorrow and despair.

                                                 


"I won't let you out of my sights, Hanako, I'll keep fighting until every last breath is erased from the scum who wish harm on you! I'll stake that on my pride as a dog demon!" Eyes glowing bright red, reaitsu rising wildly and his heart burning with a resolve he hasn't felt in any period of his life; Koichi let out a vicious snarl and took off like a bat out of hell from the 4 Shinigami whom were guarding him. Not even the other Iramasha could barely keep track of Koichi's movements as took flight at around three hundred miles per hour towards the center of the island where Hanako would hopefully be. "This time, through all that I have been through, I finally have no fear, no hesitation and lost that weakness that lingers in my mind. I've...." Closing his eyes to finally come to this conclusion, Koichi reopened them as they glowed with nothing but whiteness in them; "....I'VE BECOME STRONG!" And with that final outburst, Koichi put the pedal to the metal and used Chaos warp to instnatly appear over the battlefield where Hanako and the others were at.

And, as soon as Koichi had made his way to the scene, his spiritual pressure rained on the area like a mad demon from the pits of hell. When he had emerged out of a bright white light, Koichi's Reiatsu released a massive sized soundwave with the sounds of thousands of hellhounds barking, howling and snarling all around the Espada. These sounds would be enough to deafen those even on a 0-5 level and possibly lose some sense of balance and hearing for those on higher levels. Not only that, but visibly parts of the area where Nada was standing to where Ichigo had just arrived seemed to have millions of little ripples in reality that seemed to cause intense visual distortion to those in the area. Along with that, the air in the area had also started to become extremely limited; to the point where those even on 0 tier would have extreme problems breathing due to Koichi's power being so immense that it is literally depleting the oxygen in the air; and not just a fantasy symptom of his Spiritual Pressure raising like most other captain level Shinigami.

No matter what, though, Koichi would make sure to protect his allies as well despite how chaotic his Reiatsu seemed to be. By simply snapping his fingers two times, a protective dome with a dim white light surrounded Ichigo and Hanako. This would nullify all the effects of Koichi's Spiritual pressure to those caught within it. Should they accept this, both of them would be shielded from Koichi's wrath. As for Nada and his goons? Ha, they wouldn't be so lucky. In a matter of milliseconds, Koichi had already used Chaos Warp in order to hopefully appear below the right fraction who held Hanako in bondage. "You'll be the first one to die on this battlefield..." Not showing any signs of backing down from this threat, Koichi smirked coincidently while proceeding to make his attempt at gathering an intense amount of Chaos energy into his left elbow. Then, he would gather up his both Reiatsu and Reiryoku into his right palm as he curled his left hand into a fist and covered his left fist with his right palm; going on to make a jab towards the Fraccion's chest; mainly his heart area, in a blinding speed that even a Captain Level Shinigami would have trouble following.

If this move were to be successful, the effects of it could possibly cause the Fraccion to either immediately going into cardiac arrest due to Koichi pin-pointing all of this pressure into his heart, potentially causing the fraccion to black out due to the intense damage to his chest and heart area, a massive hole in his chest could be created from the impact of this blow or he could easily be sent flying backwards at an intense rate of speed from the force of Koichi's physical strength alone. In any case, no matter what Koichi would hit, an intense explosion of energy would be released from his elbow; this kinetic energy would be transferred to the other Arrancar standing to Hanako's left via Chaos Energy. If he were to get hit by this wave he would feel the force of a more direct hit of Koichi's Spiritual pressure which would cause thousands of scratches, burns, scars and other nasty scape's to appear throughout his whole body. Then, from the explosion, the Arrancar could possibly be burned alive due to temperatures easily exceeding one thousand degrees Fahrenheit within the intense, but contained blast.

From there, if everything went according or even half according to plan, Koichi would make a grab for Hanako and place her tightly around his chests. Should he be successful in that endeavour, the rabid Dog Demon would proceed to use Chaos Warp in order to appear higher up in the air. Scanning the area below, he would see where Ichgio would be placed at, where Nada was and his two other fraccion that would be sure to go on the attack thanks to his little entrance and previous assault on the other Arrancar. Grunting a bit, Koichi would try to wrap Hanako in his left arm should he sitll be with him and go on to fire five Chaos Blast that would be enough to cause serious damage to even Sin Fall Archdukes. "MOVE SHINIGAMI!" Would be all the warning Koichi would give to Ichigo before his assault. If Ichigo had fast reflexes like Koichi had heard of during his fights on Earth, he'd be safe enough. Just as long as the fraccion wouldn't get the move on him.

"I don't know what the hell you goons were thinking trying to harm Hanako, but while there is still energy coursing throughout my veins, I'll use all of it to ensure your untimely demise by my fangs!" Eyes flashing bright white, Koichi would then move his head forward and send a destructive wave of Chaos Energy in order to cause an explosion that would stretch for nearly a quarter mile towards Nada's direction. Should he get hit by this wave, he could possibly suffer some form of paralysis, intense nerve damage, difficulty controlling the flow of his own Reiatsu along with his Reiryoku and suffer intense burns throughout much of his body. Together with all that, should this wave miss it's intended target, the blast of Chaos Energy will then spilt into four pieces. Two going after Nada, the other two going after the fraction and spiting itself into two more pieces in order to target the first two arrancar Koichi had assaulted when he first arrived on the battlefield.

"That should give us some time to recover...." Uttered Koichi to himself as he gritted his teeth and took flight higher upwards the sky. Once he figured both he and Hanako were at a safe enough distance, he'd then look down at the smoke coming from the area thanks to his attacks and frown. "Things are gonna get rough, but I feel I'm strong enough now to guide both of us through it together. I won't let you go no matter what this time. Things have changed...." Slamming his free hand on the open air, Koichi's eyes glowed a bright white color again before another huge burst of brightly lit silver Reiatsu exploded from his body. "COME FORTH, MY DOG BROTHERN!" In a might clap of thunder and lighting, an enormous explosion happened below Koichi on the island ground that stretched for nearly a half mile. It started with a bolt of electricity striking the ground, then an intense rainbow portal opening from the ground with a mighty spiritual pressure leaking out of it that began to shake the island violently.

And, even the most inexperienced warrior could see that something else was about to come storming out of this gateway. With a huge grin on his face, Koichi watched as hundreds of demon dogs began storming out of that portal and running towards the battlefield with the intent to kill. Most of them were 4 or 3 tier, but they all great physical endurance to live through even the most harsh blows. Not only that, but most leading in the front the ten different packs were typically 2 or 1 tier demon's, so they lead their own fraccion into battle with these Espada. "DO NOT LET THE DOG PRINCE DOWN!" One Demon Dog Leader said, opening his mouth and firing a green energy attack towards Nada and the other fraccion's location. This would soon be followed by the other thousand dogs unleashing their own wave of energy attack's towards the Espada in order to get them to feel some heat. These damned mutts meant business.

Meanwhile, back in the sky, Koichi would pray to the Soul King himself that Hanako would be resting in his arms after starting this whole chain of events. He had worked so hard to get more powerful, increase his mental endurance, go past his limits and ascend to a higher state of being just to lose Hanako here to some punk Arrancar. There was simply too much riding on the cliffs for Koichi and Hanako to be spilt up here, not when there were much more darker forces at work behind the scenes trying to tear each of them apart such as Volhis The Demon Lord, Hanako's father and those bastards from the Kokuryuteishi. He'd be damned if some prick from the Espada would be the one to take Hanako's life away both her and himself. So, with another flash of light from his eyes, Koichi let out a beastly roar and began to shot off hundreds of miniature Chaos Blast from all around his body down towards the island in an amazing display of power. Each time one of these Chaos Blast had hit something, an intense demon howl would shatter the area and deliver dozens of small sound and shockwaves to his opponent along with multiple explosions.

Not only that, but this would also add on to the damage Koichi had started when he had first arrived, the damage from his spiritual pressure and the assault the army of Demon Dogs had laid on Nada and his followers. Koichi had hoped, no matter what happens belows, one of these things would get to these damn Arrancar's. There was no way in hell that they could come unscratched from that kind of assault. So, taking a deep sigh, Koichi would placed a dome of black and white Reiatsu around him and Hanako in order to have some type of protection against any type of surprise attack's that they might suffer. Then, he would have six sphere's of Chaos Energy surround the dome that would attack anyone who would get near them. Finally, he would then shoot off a wave of his own Chaos Energy towards Ichigo in order to make him slightly stronger. Making it easier for Ichigo to use his hollowfied powers, Shinigami powers, launch off massive assaults and even increase some of his physical strength and speed.

"Now, we wait and see what happens, you no good arrancar scum. There is no way the royal Iramasha would lose against a pest such as this." Growled Koichi under his breath as he would wait to see the results of the attack he unleashed on them all. And to think, heh, this was just the start of the battle. He knew that would not be enough to kill the Espada, but it should at least take care of his goons for the meantime. And at least, if everything went through correctly, he'd have Hanako in his arms which was more then what he needed to get through this chaotic time.

"I'll keep you safe....like a loyal dog would...." Were the last words uttered out of Koichi's lips.;