Ichigo Begins his second battle with Ulquiorra and Orihime desperately watches Ichigo.

Below the Fifth Tower, Sado and Renji battle it out with a giant Hollow. But then, the sandman Batticaloa arrives to the scene. Batticaloa's body is made of sand, so Sado and Renji have a hard time inflicting any damage on him. And Rukia, whose ice-snow Zanpakuto is the sole weapon that can contend with Batticaloa, is struggling in another battle against Rudobon. Meanwhile, Ichigo and Ulquiorra are still battling when Ichigo learns that Orihime has already been converted to Ulquiorra's side. Ichigo pretends it doesn't concern him, but he can't hide his distress. Written by Anonymous

While Orihime is watching Ichigo and Ulquiorra's battle from the sidelines, Loly and Menoly appear before her. They learned that Orihime is no longer of any use to Aizen, and they want to seize this opportunity to defeat her. Orihime has no means to fight back, and she gets hurt left and right. When Ichigo notices this, he tries to go rescue her, but Ulquiorra keeps getting in his way, and he is unable to get anywhere near Orihime. Amidst the chaos, a new enemy breaks through the floor of the Fifth Tower and appears before Ichigo and the others. The new enemy is none other than Yammy who came to assist Ulquiorra. Written by Anonymous

Uryu rushes to stop Yammy from attacking Orihime. Ichigo is surprised, but Uryu charges at Yammy without hesitation. Uryu notices that Ichigo, concerned about Orihime, was not using the power of his Hollowfication, and Uryu was trying to get the fight with Yammy over with as quickly as possible. However, Yammy's body is tough, and every attack from Ginreikojaku's arrow and Seeleschneider is repelled. Yammy triumphantly brings out a giant Cero on them. Just when they thought it couldn't get any worse... Written by Anonymous

Ichigo shows Ulquiorra the Hollow Mask he wanted to see and in return Ulquiorra shows him his Resurreccion.

When Orihime and Uryu make it to the top of the dome, they see Ichigo collapsed in front of Ulquiorra. Orihime's reaction is to rush over to Ichigo, but Ulquiorra tells her that it's no use. Just then, Uryu hits Ulquiorra with his arrow. But like all of Ichigo's attacks, Uryu's arrow is ineffective against Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra attacks back and Uryu is no longer able to even draw his bow. Distressed by the situation, Orihime calls out to the immobile Ichigo for help. Then something happens to Ichigo's body.... Written by Anonymous

Rukia, Renji, and Sado are battling Rudobon and the soldiers he created. But then, another enemy appears before them. It is Yammy, who fell off of the Fifth Tower. The three of them are surprised that Yammy has transformed into a giant. In the meantime, on top of the dome, a Hollowfied Ichigo is fighting Ulquiorra. When Uryu tries to stop Ichigo... Written by Anonymous

Rukia, Renji, and Sado struggle against the giant Yammy. However, when they see Yammy's tattoo of the number 10, they realize that he is weaker than the Espadas they've fought in the past. Each one of them tries to go after Yammy, but Yammy releases his sword, Ira , which overwhelms them. Meanwhile, in Karakura Town, the battle between the Soul Reapers and the Espada, led by Aizen, intensifies. Halibel attacks Hitsugaya, who achieves Bankai and counterattacks, but... Written by Anonymous

Hitsugaya is doing everything he can to counter Halibel's sword release, Tiburon. Halibel says she will win against Hitsugaya to avenge her Fracciónes. She melts the ice with Hirviendo and drives Hitsugaya into a corner. Hitsugaya counters by turning Halibel's water attack into ice with his Zanpakuto, Hyorinmaru, but Halibel has other tricks up her sleeve... Written by Anonymous

While Hitsugaya and Halibel's battle looks to be coming to a close, Omaeda and Soi Fon fight against Barragan. Just when Soi Fon is about to attack Barragan, Soi Fon suddenly becomes sluggish. Soi Fon is baffled, and Barragan tells her that he has the power to age people. Barragan only has to will old age upon his opponent and touch that person for the opponent to immediately grow old and die. Soi Fon now understands the severity of this power, but she has already been touched by Barragan... Written by Anonymous

Kyoraku continues his battle against Starrk as Lieutanant Omaeda is fighting Baraggan to give his captain time to prepare her trump card.

Kyoraku and Stark are both fighting defensively in their battle. But Stark's expression changes when he spots Hitsugaya and Soi Fon's Bankai. Kyoraku leaves his haori with Ukitake to confront Stark. Stark calls Lilinette over, and tells everyone that the two of them used to be one person. Stark then releases Resurrección and takes on the form of Los Lobos. Kyoraku achieves Shikai and they continue to fight for real! Written by Anonymous

Kyoraku is in a pinch, and Ukitake, who had been watching the battle, steps in. Ukitake fires Cero at Stark, even though it is a technique that Soul Reapers shouldn't be able to use. Stark is surprised, but he quickly recovers from the shock and shoots something back at him. Then, all of a sudden, Garganta starts to open to reveal the creepy Wonderweiss and Fura. All of the Soul Reapers are exhausted from battling, and they are in no state to face a new opponent... Written by Anonymous

The Soul Reapers find themselves in hot water against Fura and Wonderweiss when the Visoreds, led by Shinji Hirako, make their appearance. Used in Aizen's Hollowfication experiment 101 years ago, the Visoreds have since lived in hiding in the World of the Living. Believing that now is the time to defeat Aizen, the Visoreds have set foot on the battlefield. Recognizing familiar faces, both Visoreds and Soul Reapers exchange words with one another. Wonderweiss disrupts the scene by signaling Fura to release hordes of Menos... Written by Anonymous

Hisagi joins Komamura to battle Tosen in hopes of bringing his former captain back to his senses. Meanwhile, the other Soul Reapers form an uneasy alliance with the Visoreds...

Baraggan's past as the king of Hueco Mundo is revealed as he continues to fight Soi Fon and Hachigen.

Stark shows no sign of getting serious in his battle against Love and Rose. Lilinette begins to mindlessly fire at the two Visoreds without Stark's permission. But her attacks prove to be ineffective against the two...

Stark splits his own soul and shapes it into packs of wolves and launches them against Love and Rose. Preparing to deliver the finishing blow, Stark is caught off guard by Shunsui, who suddenly appears out of Stark's shadow.

Las Noches. Long ago, Apache, at the time still an Adjucha-class Hollow, was hunted by other Hollows when Halibel saved her life. Apache soon joins Halibel's group consisting of Sun-Sun and Mila Rose.

With the Espada gone, the Visoreds are now able to confront Aizen.

As Ichigo saves Rukia from getting killed by the giant 16-legged freak Arrancar, Yammy himself tells Ichigo that he's nothing like the other Espadas.

Ichigo wakes up to find himself in the middle of a desert. Sitting next to a confused Ichigo are Uryu, Orihime, and Chad, all dressed in an Arabian style.

Kenpachi overcomes Yammy's monstrous size and tough exterior to land a clean blow against the Espada. Meanwhile, Ichigo uses Garganta to return to the World of the Living.

As he holds a dying Hiyori, an enraged Hirako readies himself to confront Aizen in battle. Meanwhile, Hisagi and Komamura battle Tosen in a desperate attempt to bring their former ally back to his senses.

Komamura performs his Bankai, Kokujo Tengen Myo-oh, to subdue Tosen. However, Tosen has already deduced the weakness of Komamura's Bankai from years of working closely together.

As Shuhei impales his captain Kaname through his skull, it woke him up from the darkness but then Aizen kills him, leading Sajin to retaliate

Ichigo has returned to the World of the Living to battle Aizen. After an unsuccessful first attack, Ichigo Hollowfies to deliver his Getsugatensho against Aizen, but that too proves ineffective.

The Thirteen Court Guard Squads and Visoreds launch a full-scale attack against Aizen. But Aizen makes quick work of their combined efforts.

Inside Muramasa's mind, Ichigo clashes blades with Muramasa. As Muramasa's body and mind reach their limits, he begins to transform into a Hollow. With little time remaining, Ichigo and Muramasa decide to settle their score once and for all. Written by Anonymous

With the defeat of Muramasa, peace has returned to the Soul Society. Renji, Rukia, and the other Soul Reapers are having a good time at the Kuchiki mansion's party, when the place is suddenly attacked by two unknown beings. Having left her Zanpakuto behind, Rukia falls into danger when, to her surprise, the manifested Sodenoshirayuki comes to her rescue. Written by Anonymous

One morning, Rurichiyo suddenly disappears. Kenryu finds some indication that leads him to believe that she used the Kasumiohji Clan's private Senkaimon to return to the Soul Society. He heads back to the Soul Society along with Ichigo and Rukia to look for Rurichiyo. Written by Anonymous

As they cross blades, Gin asks Ichigo if he recalls their last encounter, to which Ichigo responds he does not remember Gin's heart being present back then.

A Seireitei International Film Festival is to be held in the Soul Society, and Nanao recruits Ichigo and his friends to participate in the filming.

While visiting the World of the Living, Rukia comes across Kurumadani, the current Soul Reaper stationed in Karakura Town, being attacked by a mysterious masked man.

Kisuke realizes that Aizen has evaded the Soul Reapers because he has a high Spirit Energy.

Ichigo finds himself cornered against Gin's Bankai. But to Ichigo's surprise, Gin advises him to run from this battle. Meanwhile, Urahara, Yoruichi, and Isshin fight Aizen in a three-on-one battle.

While going after Aizen, who has left for Karakura Town, Ichigo and Isshin arrive in the Precipice World, a place where time flows two thousand times faster than the outside world.

The Women's Soul Reaper Association is hosting a New Year's party in the Soul Society, when Hitsugaya and the other male Soul Reapers come crashing in.

Karakura Town has been experiencing a string of assaults, and the victims have all been reported to be high school girls carrying a pink bear charm. Meanwhile, a new girl transfers into Orihime's class and introduces herself as Kyoko Haida. When Orihime accidentally exposes her powers before Kyoko, the new girl takes an interest in her, claiming she is worthy to become her friend. Written by Anonymous

Ulquiorra's sword release, Murcielago, is too strong for Ichigo and every swift attack further injures him. Even when he fires Getsugatensho with all of his remaining power, Ichigo is unable to wound Ulquiorra. In spite of that, Ichigo continues to attack Ulquiorra in order to save Orihime and go back with his friends. But Ulquiorra tries to show off his Resurreccion Segunda Etapa. Meanwhile, Orihime and Uryu are worried about Ichigo as they head to the top of the dome... Written by Anonymous

The battle between the Soul Reapers and the Espada becomes more and more tense. Soi Fon and Omaeda find themselves in a bad situation against Barragan's Respira. They can't even counterattack Respira because they can't get anywhere near it. Then, Soi Fon goes off somewhere, leaving Omaeda to fight Barragan alone. Omaeda attacks with Gegetsuburi, but Barragan destroys it easily with Respira. Just when Omaeda is backed into a corner, Soi Fon arrives, having achieved Bankai... Written by Anonymous

As Aizen was about to kill Ichigo's friends, he is stopped by Gin who betrays him after 200 years of their partnership.

Ichigo arrives to settle his score with Aizen once and for all.

Ichigo defeats Aizen with Final Getsuga Tensho which leads the villain to his permanent downfall.

After Ichigo defeated Aizen with aid from Kisuke, he realizes that what Aizen was really after was someone strong enough to match his strength. Meanwhile, Yamamoto yells at Kenpachi, Byakuya, and Shunsui for ditching their uniforms during their fights with Nnoitora, Zommari, Coyote Starrk and Yammy! Written by pookout

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