Bleach: Brave Souls story ยท Main story, Part 9: The Battle for Karakura

Part 9: The Battle for Karakura, 5-4

Part 9: The Battle for Karakura

1 scenes, 58 lines

1. Before the battle

58 lines
Ichigo

............

Uryu

Stop, Ichigo. It's over.

You've won the battle. You've won, Ichigo. Let it go!

Ichigo

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Uryu

Didn't you hear me? You've won! You have to stop now!

If you go through with this, you will not be human anymore!

Ichigo

............

Uryu

You have to stop now, Ichigo!

Gh!

Orihime

No, Uryu!

Ichigo

Help her...

Must...protect...her. Help her. I must. I will...protect her.

Orihime

!!!

(This is all my fault. I'm the one who's responsible for this.)

(It's because of what I said. I made Ichigo help me.)

(How could I let this happen? I trained because I didn't want to be a burden to him. I chose to come to Hueco Mundo. I did this so I could protect Ichigo from getting hurt.)

(So, why? Why did I rely on him for help at the very last moment?)

Ichigo, don't do this! Please!

Ulquiorra

............

Orihime

Ichigo!

Ichigo?

Don't leave me, Ichigo! I need you!

Uryu

Unbelievable. The hole closed up!

Ichigo

I'm still alive?

Wait a minute. Didn't I... Didn't I have a giant hole in my chest?

Orihime

Yes, but you're healed.

Ichigo

Orihime. Are you all right?

Uryu

I see you finally snapped out of it.

Ichigo

Uryu!

Am I the one responsible for that wound?

Ulquiorra

You're a hard guy to kill.

Ichigo

Ulquiorra.

Am I also the one responsible for cutting off your left arm and leg?

If that's what happened, then you should cut off my left arm and leg.

The entity fighting you earlier was a Hollowfied being with no consciousness. It was not really me.

If we're going to settle this fight, I have to be in the same condition as you, or we won't be evenly matched!

Uryu

Hold on, Ichigo! Are you crazy?! You can't be serious about this! It's suicidal!

Ulquiorra

I'm fine with it. If that is what you want, that is what you will get.

Ichigo

!!!

Ulquiorra

So this is how it ends.

Kill me, Ichigo.

I no longer have the strength to even walk. If you don't take this opportunity now, our duel will remain unsettled, forever.

Ichigo

I can't do it.

It's wrong.

This is not the way I want to defeat you!

Ulquiorra

To the very end, you just won't do what I want.

Orihime

............

Ulquiorra

And just when I was finally becoming a little bit intrigued with the way you people behave.

So let me ask you again, girl. Are you afraid of me?

Orihime

No, I'm not afraid.

Really, I'm not.

Tell me, what is a heart?

If I tore a hole in your chest, would I see it? If I split open your skull, would it be there?

You humans always toss around that word so casually. As if it's something you can hold...

Ulquiorra

I understand.

I see now.

In the palm of my hand...

...is a heart.