"CERO!!!"

Ichigo reacted accordingly with Getsuga Tenshō, which countered the attack completely. He stared at his enemy and saw, once again, the bloodlust and psychosis that had haunted him for so long. Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez was grinning at him. And this time, Ulquiorra wasn't there to stop his rampage.

"Bankai!"

Ichigo donned his mask grimly. There was no one to separate them anymore. This time, people would die.

"Grind… PANTERA!!!"

"GRAAAAAAAAH!!!"

They clashed, sword to claw, face to face, adrenaline pumping through their veins. Every fraction of a second intensified the feeling even more. They pushed apart and rocketed to different sides of the town.

"Getsuga… Tenshō!!"

"Desgarrón!!"

The air exploded as the two vicious attacks clashed. Captains and Espada alike froze from the pure spiritual shock. Ichigo and Grimmjow kicked off from their respective buildings and came together once more to combat.

"Feh… That Grimmjow is just having too much fun…" said Nnoitra, greatly annoyed.

"Whatever, Nnoitra. He's doing his job… Let's do ours. I'll take the freak," said Yammy, referring to Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

"Fine. You! We're fighting," said Nnoitra, pointing at Soi Fon, who shrugged indifferently.

"I don't think so," said Kenpachi from behind him, grinning demonically.

"I don't care who I fight, but YOU LOOK FUN!!" screamed Nnoitra joyfully, rushing Kenpachi with his scythe poised to kill.

"Do we have to fight, then?" said Starrk glumly.

"I'm afraid so… Say… Let's fight at half power until everyone's done here?" replied Captain Kyōraku.

"Fine by me!"

And so they went.

"Yo, Captain," said Aaroniero, grinning wickedly at Ukitake, who's eyes widened in surprise.

"K...Kaien?"

"Why do you have that stupified expression, Captain? Aren't you glad to see me?"

Kisuke appeared next to Ukitake.

"Sing, Benihime!"

Can you guess? Aaroniero was soooo screwed.

Elsewhere, Yoruichi was going at it with Harribel, and was being forced into Shunkō.

"Attack, Tiburon!" said Harribel.

"Shit..." growled Yoruichi.

"Looks like my tu-" said Zommari, breaking off as he was caught in and killed by Grimmjow's Desgarrón.

"Damn you, Zommari! Now he has an opening!"

"Getsuga Tensh-"

Ichigo was blown through a wall after being blindsided by Ggio Vega.

"Cero!!"

Grimmjow blew Ggio to bits for interfering.

"Getsuga Tenshō!"

"Gran Rey CERO!!!"

Another explosion. All of Karakura knew what the hell was going on now.

'What the...' thought Tatsuki as she surveyed Grimmjow and Ichigo's battle, which was actually the most intense fight that was currently going on.

Szayel Apporo Granz watched them all from a distance.

"Dear God... I'm blessed... Captains... Quincies... What next?! A dragon?!" Granz's eyes widened as he saw a dragon enter the battle.

"KARMA!!!" he laughed, and rushed off to incapacitate it so he could dissect it.

"Dance! Sode no Shirayuki! Some no Mai, Tsukishiro!" cried Rukia, attacking Granz, who turned to glare at Rukia.

"You little bitch... Do you think you can kill me? TRY IT!!" he raged, unleashing his Zanpakuto.

Hitsugaya joined Rukia.

"Mind if I join in?"

"I'm not complaining!"

"DESGARRON!!" yelled Grimmjow, putting every ounce of his might into the attack.

Tatsuki watched, horrified, as Ichigo was shot through sixteen different solid objects, including a power plant, a Honda dealership, a delivery truck, and a rather cementy ground.

"Damn... it..." said Ichigo, convulsing painfully as he blacked out from several broken ribs, one of which puncturing a lung.

"Do you think he's alright?"

"I don't think so..."

"How could he be alive after that? Ichigo's gone!"

And such were the class's thoughts as his loyal friends gave him up for dead. But not Tatsuki.