"Its a hollow" Kuchiki Rukia looked toward the Kurosaki household. "Do you need us to take action?"
Yuta shook his head. "It's just an ordinary Hollow that evolved into an Arrancar. They can deal with it."
...
"Kurosaki… Ichigo."
An Arrancar appeared in the air, with a Hollow mask covering its face, a body entirely covered in coarse fur, three long locks of black hair extending from its head, and a Shinigami Zanpakutō at its waist. This was none other than Grand Fisher-the Hollow who had once escaped Ichigo's grasp and was responsible for the death of Kurosaki Masaki.
The creature's body towered several dozen meters high, overshadowing the neighborhood like a building. The five-story residential structures below looked like toys by comparison. The gaping Hollow hole in its chest exposed the waning moon behind it.
"Jie jie jie jie jie…" The Arrancar's laughter spread through the night air.
"Kurosaki Ichigo, I'm going to kill you."
Grand Fisher had returned to exact revenge and make Ichigo pay.
The moment its spiritual pressure flooded out unchecked, Ichigo sensed it from inside his house. He immediately grabbed the Substitute Shinigami Badge and activated his Shinigami form. Wearing the standard black shihakushō and carrying Zangetsu strapped to his back, he leapt out of the window.
When his eyes fell on the enormous figure in the sky, he froze in shock. The monster's size was beyond anything he had expected.
"Kurosaki Ichigo, I finally see you again…"
Ichigo adjusted his grip on Zangetsu. "Who are you?"
Grand Fisher sneered. "Do you mean to say you don't remember me? Can't blame you-after all, I've changed. I am now an Arrancar-one who has transcended Hollow and Shinigami alike. I'm no longer the ordinary Hollow that lured prey with mimicry…"
Ichigo's expression darkened as the truth struck him. His reiatsu recognition suddenly made sense. "So that's it... your reiatsu was familiar because it was you... Grand Fisher! You killed my mother... I'll kill you with my own hands!"
He pulled out Zangetsu in one fluid motion and slashed directly at Grand Fisher without hesitation. Grand Fisher drew his own blade and met Ichigo's strike. The clash forced Ichigo backward, his body thrown far through the air as particles scattered beneath his feet. He regained balance with effort, eyes narrowing on his opponent.
Grand Fisher laughed at his reaction. "You should know this already, Kurosaki Ichigo-the stronger a Shinigami is, the larger their Zanpakutō becomes. Hollows are no different. The larger the body, the greater the power. Now that I've attained such a massive form, what can your human-sized blade do against me?"
He raised his voice into a savage roar. "Today is the day you die, Kurosaki Ichigo!"
Madarame Ikkaku tensed at the sight, ready to intervene, but Hitsugaya Tōshirō raised a hand to stop him. "This is a battle for the Kurosaki family."
Hitsugaya's sharp gaze lingered on someone else nearby-Kurosaki Isshin. He understood what role the father would eventually play here.
Grand Fisher launched another sequence of strikes. Ichigo parried desperately, but the strength difference pressed hard against him. The escalation was shocking-for the opponent who was once just an ordinary Hollow now wielded overwhelming Arrancar power. Wounds began spreading across Ichigo's body as the relentless slashes carved through his defenses. His shoulder took a direct blow, blood spraying as the pain forced him to his knees.
Grand Fisher raised his blade for the finishing cut. "This game ends now. Die, Kurosaki Ichigo!"
Ichigo roared from deep within himself and swung Zangetsu upward one more time, striking across Grand Fisher's body and carving a gash into his chest. The unexpected retaliation forced Grand Fisher back in shock.
"You still have that much left…?" He narrowed his gaze, then grinned with menace. "Fine. Then I'll reveal my true form."
Grand Fisher's body expanded further, becoming more grotesque and immense than before. From within Ichigo's room, Kon-the artificial soul residing inside a stuffed lion-plush body-gasped at the sight. "What… is that…? It's huge!"
Kon had been salvaged from the banned Mod-Soul project and lived as Ichigo's companion in his stuffed lion vessel. Now he watched from the window in disbelief.
At that moment, Kurosaki Isshin stepped out, transforming into his Shinigami form. He wore the standard Shinigami shihakushō, the weight of his reiatsu pressing into the air as he walked forward with his Zanpakutō at his hip.
Grand Fisher sneered at this new arrival. "So another one steps up? That little twig of a Zanpakutō is supposed to be my opponent?"
He swung his massive blade that stretched nearly forty meters in the air. Kon stared wide-eyed from the window. "How can a Zanpakutō that massive even exist…?"
Isshin ignored Grand Fisher's words completely. His eyes looked upward toward the night sky. "On Masaki's memorial day, I will be the one to kill you to honor her spirit."
The next instant, Isshin moved. His body blurred past Grand Fisher's position. As his blade sheathed again with a soft click, Grand Fisher's form split cleanly down the middle, blood spilling into the air.
"How… can this be?" Grand Fisher's last words faded as his body dissolved into nothingness.
Isshin exhaled once before speaking, directing his words toward Ichigo. "Remember this: captain-class Shinigami can freely control the size of their Zanpakutō. Otherwise, everyone would be walking with blades the size of buildings-a burden too troublesome to wield."
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