JAIF

How would you like the showdown between Ichigo and Ulquiorra to turn out?

Here's my take:

Ichigo jumps at Ulquiorra but gets brutally manhandled for at least two chapters. The rest of the captains arrive and try to take Ulquiorra down, but Ichigo forbids them to intervene. Determined to kill the one who took Orihime to Hueco Mundo, Ichigo abuses the Hollow Mask which lets Hollow Ichigo take control. Ulquiorra and Hollow Ichigo fight a decently even battle with Hollow Ichigo having the upper hand - once this becomes clear, Ulquiorra uses his Resurreccion form. In that state he is more than a match for Hollow Ichigo. In the chaos that ensues, one of Hollow Ichigo's attacks miss Ulquiorra and injures Orihime, her Santen Kesshun lessening the blow. This abruptly awakens Ichigo's mind within his body, and he regains control. Ulquiorra releases his Ressureccion telling Ichigo that he'd let him die feeling the full regret for his actions, and points at a wounded Orihime. Ichigo falls to his knees, no longer having the will to fight, and asks Orihime for forgiveness before he dies. Ulquiorra prepares to blast him dead, but Orihime steps between them. Ulquiorra hesitates to attack, then Orihime states that this time, she'd be the one to protect her friends, and uses an overpowered version of Koten Zanshun to slice Ulquiorra in half and kill him.

Now that would be epic in my view.

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