War Begins

As the fireball completely killed Ulquiorra Cifer.

Ichigo Kurosaki suddenly looked up at the sky. At some point, Garganta after Garganta had appeared overhead.

A figure slowly stepped out from one of the Garganta.

Ichigo's gaze settled on Kaname Tōsen beside Aizen.

A faint wisp of smoke still rose from his hand.

"You did very well."

Aizen clapped as he looked at Ichigo.

"Your rate of growth truly surprises me."

"Aizen."

Ichigo calmly met Aizen's gaze.

Intense Spiritual Pressure erupted in an instant, two equally matched Spiritual Pressures colliding against each other.

"A monster just like Aizen."

No. 1, Coyote Starrk, looked down at the man whose Spiritual Pressure rivaled Aizen's.

Soul Reapers always seemed capable of producing humans this powerful.

Just then.

Wooden doors slowly opened one after another in the void.

Figures stepped out from the wooden doors as well.

Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto walked at the front, his clouded eyes fixed on Aizen in the sky.

"Aizen, we have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Waiting?"

Aizen looked at the Soul Reapers below.

"I know that place below is not Karakura Town, but that poses no obstacle to me. Since Karakura Town is in the Soul Society, I merely need to destroy all of you before creating the Ōken."

"That is all."

Hearing Aizen's declaration, Ichigo was finally completely convinced by what the Soul Reapers had said.

Aizen's target had never been the Soul Society.

He had come for Karakura Town.

But what was the Ōken?

Ichigo watched both sides intently. As things stood, Aizen's side clearly had the numerical advantage.

The Garganta slowly closed.

Kaname Tōsen and Gin Ichimaru walked behind Aizen.

The numerous Hollows looked at the Soul Reapers before them, eager to make a move.

A great battle was on the verge of