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This story picks up with Ichigo's transformation for final Getsuga Tensho and goes from there. I made it pretty similar to the Anime and just added my own twist.

note: thoughts are italicized with single quotation marks

Disclaimer: I do own Bleach or its characters

Prologue

Bright blue reiatsu explodes forth from Ichigo and engulfs him as he transforms for final Getsuga Tensho. Short orange hair is replaced with long flowing black hair, and grey bandages wrap around his body starting from the waist and climbing up to just below his now scarlet eyes. Black tattoos are visible peeking out from where the bandages are cut off on part of his chest. The tattoos extend over his bare shoulder and run down his arm in intricate lines to his hand.

The strength of Ichigo's resolve glints in his scarlet eyes. 'Final Getsuga Tensho is about me becoming Getsuga itself. After I use this technique, I will lose all my powers as a soul reaper. But, what good are my powers when there in no one left to protect,' he thought bitterly. 'Rukia, Tatsuki, Yuzu, Chad, Shinji, Orihime, Ikkaku, Dad, Captain Ukitake, Rangiku, Toshirō, Captain Kyōraku, Karin, and even the Head Captain Yamamoto…too many to name have died in the war. Karakura town has not been spared. Many innocent humans have been caught in the crossfire and the town itself is in ruins. I may not have been able to protect them, but I will avenge them. After all these years, I will end this.'

Across from him stands Aizen, thoughts running rapidly through his head, trying to make sense of Ichigo's power. 'I still can't sense his power. I have evolved into a being far beyond that of a soul reaper. Just as two dimensional beings can never interact with three dimensional beings, no soul reaper or human will be able to detect my spiritual pressure unless I deliberately bring my powers down to their level of awareness. Wait a minute…' Realization dawns on Aizen as he finally understands. 'If that is the case, then that means he is at an even higher level than myself!?' Aizen clenches his teeth together, growling in anger.

"NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOO!" Aizen roars in anger, disbelief punctuating his every word. It's absurd! A mere human couldn't surpass me! It couldn't possibly be."

Reiatsu as black as midnight flows off of Ichigo's body as he slowly raises his sword arm. Then, as he brings his sword down in a decisive slash, one lone word passes over his lips.

"Mugetsu"

The world trembles under the sheer power of the attack and darkness seems to engulf the entire universe as the attack carves a path through the earth and hits Aizen straight on. Ichigo's power begins to leave him, and the gray bandages that adorned his body crack into tiny pieces and fall to the ground. Ichigo looks over at Aizen who lies on the ground surrounded by a crater.

"He's still able to regenerate?" Ichigo flash steps over to where Aizen lies on the ground. 'No, it's not possible. The force of my final Getsuga Tensho should have affected him so that he would be beyond the point of saving through regeneration. There is no way he could've withstood the attack. He should be dead!' Ichigo watches as Aizen's body does the impossible and begins to knit itself back together and he shakily stands up again.

Long black hair returns to short orange hair, and his clothes return to the tattered shinigami uniform as Ichigo loses even more of his soul reaper powers. 'I'm sorry my friends. I have… failed… you.' Exhausted, Ichigo falls to his knees.

The hōgyoku inside of Aizen's body begins to glow brighter and brighter. Suddenly Aizen staggers and lets out a loud scream of pain as his body began to tremble all over. "What the hell is happening?" he screams out through the pain.

"It seems it is finally taking affect." A familiar voice states as he jumps down into view.

"Kisuke!" Ichigo calls out in surprise.

"Kisuke Urahara. Are you responsible for all this?" Aizen's distorted voice demands.

As Urahara nears Aizen, the white covering on Aizen's body begins to crack and disintegrate. "What? What is happening to me? he asks through the pain as he stares at his bare skin in shock.

"It is the hōgyoku's will," Urahara states. "Your powers have started to weaken." Urahara turns to look Ichigo in the eyes "This is all thanks to Ichigo. The hōgyoku is rejecting you because he fought so hard and pushed you to your limit. The hōgyoku is saying that it does not recognize you as its master."

"You're wrong. It can't be. It's impossible. I control this power." As soon as the words leave his mouth, Aizen lets out a sharp cry of pain, and falls to the ground. Wounds that Ichigo had inflicted earlier begin to slowly reappear on Aizen's body, staining him with blood.

Ignoring the pain from his wounds, Ichigo crawls over and picks up Aizen's discarded zanpakutō. Using it to help him climb to his feet, Ichigo stumbles over to Aizen, dragging the sword's tip in the dirt as he walks. Fueled by his hatred for the man, and the vow he made to his dead friends, he raises the zanpakutō and with the last of his energy stabs it straight through Aizen where the hōgyoku rests.

"It's over Aizen."

And with those words, the last of his strength leaves him and his knees buckle beneath him as his vision goes dark.

I know prologues aren't that interesting and mine is pretty short, but please comment if you have time. I promise that my chapters will be much longer than this prologue. I will post chapter 1 this coming weekend, so in the meantime tell me what you think so far.

P.S. Grammar is not my strong suit so feel free to correct my mistakes