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A/N: I know Shiten Kōshun is from the "Full Bringer" arc, but since I don't particularly like that one, and plan on skipping it in any of my stories I gave it to Orihime here.

Was listening to Lights Out by Hollywood Undead and this came out. I do not own this song nor do I make any money in its mention.

Chapter 6: Lights Out

Just before the Quinta conflict …

As she was running to the site of Ichigo's thrashing, Orihime came upon the Sexta and Nel. She was curled up next to the fallen Espada. Grimmjow was completely motionless. Some of his wounds seemed to have been healed and on his injuries there was a coating of a slimy substance. When she looked closer at Nel, there was the same substance on her hands and face. Nel picked her tiny head up from Grimmjow's shoulder. Her teary eyed gaze penetrated Orihime. Orihime remembered that look as one she used to wear whenever Ichigo was hurt and she could do nothing to help him.

"Why are you crying Nel?" Orihime asked.

"Nel dowsn't knows. Bwut Nel feews sad, 'caws da cat fwel and he's not movin'," the child cried.

Orihime needed to get Nel out of here as quickly as possible. She decided to use the Sexta for that. She placed her dome over him, and began to heal him. It's not taking as long as she thought it would.

"Hey, Nel? Do you know what this stuff is," she asked her.

"Oh dat's Nel's spwit! It can heal gashes," Nel said, going from gloomy to ecstatic in seconds.

"Um… hmm… ok, I see," The healer uttered in distaste. Orihime became even more curious about Nel's attachment to Grimmjow, when he woke up and she jumped into his arms with elation.

"Dafaq!" Grimmjow wailed, as he pulled the brat from his neck. Holding her by the scruff of her neck and away from himself, he looks to Orihime. "Why'd ya do that for?" he asked her. She didn't waste any time. She told Grimmjow to take Nel out of there; she could handle the Quinta Espada.

"Like Hell!" came Grimmjow's reply as he throws the child Arrancar to the ground. "That sonovabitch, is gonna get it from me!"

"Shiten Kōshun!" she says and suddenly Grimmjow is trapped inside a triangular cube, he tries to punch and kick at it to no avail. When he tries a cero, it ricochets off the walls. Making an opening and closing it again she released the cero from causing the Sexta damage. Orihime effectively put an end to Grimmjow's tirade. "Now, are you going to do what I ask, or what?"

"I don't like that kid! Looking at her pisses me off!" he states furiously.

Orihime starts to make the cube smaller closing the Espada in tightly. She just lifted one of her brows and stared at him harshly. Seeing no other way, he agrees. He gathers the girl once he's free. "I thought I was done with you years ago," he bemoans and races away from the scene. Orihime collects herself, and makes her way to the Quinta.

Orihime brought her shield up to protect Ichigo from Nnoitra when she reached them. She looked at Ichigo then says, slightly heated and through gritted teeth, "Didn't I tell you before; you're not allowed to die!"

Ichigo shuffled his head to the side as he attempted to look passed the orange shield at the voice above him. Through glazed eyes and his foggy head, he could see Orihime standing there. She stood with an orange katana and a sternness he'd never experienced before. Orihime was his gentle, irreplaceable friend. This Orihime was on fire. "Sōten Kisshun!" she shouted, and then the orange dome encompassed him.

"Wai… wait," he started to speak, "Inoue, please… get out of here."

Her eyes turned downward to view her broken, defeated, former infatuation. Some of the intensity left her eyes for a moment as she spoke to him. "Don't worry about me anymore, Kurosaki-san."

"But-," he tried again.

"Ichigo," she says gently, "I found it." A flash of midori eyes traversed her psyche. "You told me once, in order to be strong, I had to find my resolve." She lifts her eyes away from him now, and ensures that the Espada hasn't moved. She goes on, "I found it, and so you no longer have to be concerned with me."

Ichigo looked at her for as long as possible, before his consciousness left him. She was different. The confidence and strength in her stance, everything about her had changed. She wasn't scared. In fact, she looked down right pissed. The impression of an unsullied girl was gone. In its place was the radiance of a capable woman. "Orihime… don't die," he repeated her words back to her, and then sank into nothingness.

Smiling softly and with a slight huff, she glances one last time at Ichigo. She turned her full attention now to the slinky Espada.

Pulling his Zanpakutō away from the barrier he looks in disgust at the female challenging him. Nnoitra is angered and shocked at the sudden turn of events. 'A woman! A female! A GIRL!' he screeches over and over in his head.

"You wanna challenge me?" he complains. "You … wanna challenge… me!" He laughs hysterically. "Faqin hate it when bitches think they can rise to a level only a man has the right to attain."

"I think you're a riot," she retorted back at him. "First you attack a dying man. Then assault another that hadn't even recovered his injuries. Actually, I think you're pathetic."

"So… you wanna have a go at me for hurting your man huh," he jeered, still not able to comprehend what she thought she could do to him. "Don't gimme that bullshit!"

Seeing he still made no move to assail her, she pondered why. Observing his idle stance, and obvious repugnant attitude towards women, she deduced that the Quinta Espada found her presence and dispute inconsequential. 'Hmm… I'll have to change his mind then. If I don't, this will never end.' She made herself ready to attack him first. Charging forward, Orihime swung her sword at the Arrancar.

"I'm not in the mood for this, girl!" he said as he lazily raised his Zanpakutō and promptly blocked Orihime's swing. "Ha! What was that…? Are you flirting with me?"

Orihime's eyes widened. 'Wait, What? Not even a dent?!' she thought.

"Alright," the Espada yawned. "Let's wrestle for a while, but no complaints when you are… pounded on… heh heh heh… and I'm not talking about this tussle!" Nnoitra wiggled his visible eyebrow.

The corner of Orihime's upper lip curled in a snarl. 'How disgusting,' she thought. She lifted her katana, ready for another attempt.

"GIRL," yelled the Arrancar. "You still wanna do this? Alright, I'll let you get a few hits in, let's see if you can pierce me." He snickered.

Orihime didn't care if he was mocking her; she had to find a way to get to him. She went for it again. Lunging and thrusting she began a second assault. He blocked and parried all her efforts. Then suddenly she found it. His blade was in a downward swing after his recent impediment. Orihime flash stepped to his right, quickly raised her sword and slashed down from the top of his chest along his side and across his abdomen. When she looked back up at him, he was grinning repulsively. Looking at his chest, she saw… … … nothing! No blood, no slash, not even a scratch. 'What the hell!?" she thought.

Nnoitra began to laugh uproariously once again. He then grabbed her katana by the blade and shoved the handle into her stomach. So forceful was his thrust, she was propelled backwards into a boulder behind her.

"HA! You can't figure it out can ya? Why's he not bleeding? I cut him, how come he's not on the floor crying for his mama…," he taunted her. "Ya want me to tell ya?" he said as he stomped to her location, grabbed her by the top of her head and squeezed. Orihime thought her head would pop. He shoved his face forward and head-butted her, smashing her into the boulder causing her to slump to the sand. Blood began to drip down her brow past her nose trickling to her lips and the top of her vest. He stood over her, "You can't defeat me! Don't you get that yet!?"

Staggering to her feet again, Orihime raised her sword. "Maybe I'm too stubborn to get it!" she screams. She pounces for him again, stabbing forward to his stomach. It connects only to be stopped once more, chipping the tip of her sword.

"It's my Hierro," he states. "All Arrancar have it. Our outer skin is toughened with spiritual resistance, making it into armor." He walks forward with her sword still at his front; it doesn't pierce his skin at all. "And I'll let you in on a secret," he continues, "I HAVE THE HARDEST SKIN OF US ALL!" he thunders. Then the Quinta Espada, rears back with his blade and swings it around to swipe Orihime off the ground. She is propelled high into the air, and comes crashing back down.

As she lay there flat on her back, the foul creature calculatingly jumps up to land atop her, straddling her thighs. For the first time in a long time, Orihime is frightened.

"Now this is more like it, slut," he sneered down at her. Excited by the look of terror in her eyes he continues to ridicule her. "Hmmm… I like that smell… Ha ha ha… It smells like… sweat, piss and shit all at the same time," dragging his nostrils from her stomach up to her neck, he inhales the scent. Grabbing at the collar of her top he rips at it roughly. His eye widens slightly and his eyebrow rises when he spots a mark near her collarbone. He begins to laugh raucously again. "So I guess he had it in him after all, huh?" Orihime looked puzzled by his words, so he continued. "The Cuatro… ha ha ha… he really must have taken my words to heart." He grabbed the remaining cloth at her neck and pulled her face up close to his. "Ha! How did he have you? Rutting in your cell like a bitch in heat!?" he mocked. "Well I guess he had to prove himself… capable, after our… chat," he leered at her.

Orihime was troubled by this news. 'Ulquiorra only did that to her, so he could prove he was… 'Capable'?' A tear formed in her eye, but she refused to let it slip out. She now became so overwhelmed with anger she didn't notice the bright lights forming around her. A multihued spectrum of pigments surrounded her body. She could barely see the Espada pulling his hands away fast. She closes her eyes at the balmy sensation and tenderness she felt discharging around her.

"Whadafaq!?" he yelped. He couldn't hold the girl any longer; her body was on fire and scolded his hands. He watched as her body lifted off the ground and was enclosed in a multicolored triangular shell.

Orihime opened her eyes, to find herself in a meadow. The grass around her was high, and peppered with what look like emeralds. Looking around she could see flowers in an array of colors, they looked like they were made of jewels. She found rubies, sapphires and even diamonds. When she stood up on the robust ground, she could see a stream and in the distance there was a small shanty. She strolled over to it. When looking at it, it seemed made of wood. But when she touched it, it was made of titanium. A door opened in front of her. "Orihime," there came a soft gentle voice from inside.

Beside her appear Hinagiku, Baigon, Lily, Shonō, Tsubaki and Ayame. They smile at her sweetly and proceed to enter the cabin. Orihime follows after them. What she entered was a room, lined with hay and a spinning wheel in the corner. Sitting beside it was a woman, with long glossy black hair. She wore a long flowing blue colored gown, with ruffles and fringes at the ends. The back of it looked to dip so low it reached just above the woman's hind side. She turned to face Orihime. When she saw the woman from the front, Orihime gasped. She has no face. Where her face should be was a large black hole.

Turning to run from the creature, she's stopped at the door by her Shun Shun Rikka. They calmly place their hands on her and spoke to her. "Don't fear this Orihime. You're save here. Remember we are the manifestation of your hearts true desire," says Shonō. Looking at her fairy friends and seeing they are all in agreement with him, she calms. Orihime now turns to the figure behind her.

The woman tilts her head to the side, as if trying to see through Orihime with her blank face. Hinagiku, Baigon, Lily, Shonō, Tsubaki, and Ayame make their way over to the creature and hover beside her. Then they speak to Orihime.

Shonō begins to explain, "All the while we've been here in Hueco Mundo our power were affected. We became stronger, and came upon this place. Right now we have you sheltered in a prism of reiatsu."

"What-," Orihime tried to speak.

"Hold it honey! We ain't got time for you to make idle chit-chat!" Tsubaki interjected harshly.

"Tsubaki you'll scare the girl, remember what we talked about. 'Use your words, and use them gently.' None of us are able to get a word in edge wise, when you act rashly," this coming from Hinagiku.

"Grraahh," Tsubaki lashes out. "That's my job!"

Orihime looking puzzled stares at the arguing pair, and giggles. Suddenly there is a loud clang that sounds throughout the cabin and meadow.

"See! That's what I'm talking about! Let's do this already," Tsubaki hollers.

"We must hurry," it was the last thing Shonō said before they all combined becoming her katana and entering the hollow faced woman. After a burst of colors sprayed out from the woman, her face appeared. Her skin was an alabaster color, her lips the color a soft pink rose. On her back sprung transparent frothy wings. But it was her eyes that truly caught Orihime's attention. The eyes were not really eyes; there in the orbital depths were two frenzied flames.

"I am Horou Hanahime," the now complete woman spoke in a feathery manageable voice. "I am your true power. If you can accept me, you will attain a new set of capabilities."

Orihime sucked in her breath as the woman said this to her. Accept her? How was she supposed to do that? She was frightening! The woman opened her arms wide and a ball of flames engulfed the space between them. Horou Hanahime took a step towards her.

"Well, what am I supposed to do?!" Orihime squeaked, and she took a step backwards.

"This choice is yours to make, you must love me, that is all," she replied.

Orihime thought on this for a second, 'How was she meant to love something so intimidating!?' Realization crossed her features and she stepped to Horou Hanahime. Her heart overflowed with adoration. She walked through the fire before her and reached the woman's arms in an affectionate embrace. She turned her face up and looked into the fierce blazing orbs. The woman bent her head to Orihime and placed her lips to the younger woman's in a swift light kiss. "Daidaiiro Keiko Hana," Orihime spoke these words and what followed was an incomparable conflagration. The world she was in melted away and she was now looking at a panic-stricken Nnoitra.

Nnoitra pounded away on the orange triangle in an attempt to crack it open, punching and kicking at it. Nothing happened. Growing more frustrated he began to swing his Zanpakutō with devastating blows. Sticking out his long tongue he fired his cero at it. A small crease formed at the pinnacle of the prism. Smiling he charged another cero to fire on the apex. Before he could, it burst open blowing him backwards. He jumped to his feet, and using Sonído made his way back to the now flame engulfed scene. The woman was no longer protected by the gem. She was floating above the ground and below where the prism used to be, was shards of broken glass. His eye opened wide in trepidation.

When she emerged from the intensely bright orange cocoon her body was illuminated. Spreading from the tops of her shoulders, down her arms and from the top of her chest, to her ankles she wore an orange colored lamellar armor. With hundreds of small overlapping rectangular plates made of reiatsu, which were laced together in horizontal rows. Her eyes were red in color. Her skin was frosty colored and radiant. Completely surrounding her was a flame shaped aura. She sailed down to the sand below her, and with a crunch she landed. She looked up and smiled impishly.

Nnoitra was stunned for only a moment then he raced to her. With blade raised he made a heavy swing at her connecting with her side. His Zanpakutō was halted when Orihime raised her arm in defense.

"I don't think so asshole!" she said viciously. Orihime then grabbed his blade with both hands and flipped the Espada up into the air. As he travelled back to the ground, she jumped and with both her hands thrust them forward with force. With consolidating power she double punched his chest. There was a cracking sound that came from his rib region. He landed with a thud across the landscape into a pillar.

Peeling himself out of the wall, he crashed to the ground. "You goddamn bitch!" he screeched. Bent over he removed the hand he had unknowingly used to grasp his side. When he looked at it, it was drenched in blood. He coughed to find chunks of tissue and plasma spewing from his mouth. He raised his head again to find the girl flash stepping her way to him. He leaped into the air, grabbing the chain at the end of his Zanpakutō; he began to spin it over his head.

When Orihime flash stepped, it felt like her feet never touched the ground. She made her way to the Quinta. He looked like he was readying himself for another attack. He was in the air now, the spin of his weapon created a suction drawing her toward the impact zone fast. Nnoitra flings his sword down at her. Orihime had no time to think; she flipped upwards and spun her body around, narrowly being missed by the blade. "Ruko Kotan Hana's Combine!" she called for her sword.

"Stay still you pain in the ass," he complains. Firing a cero and making a dive down to the girl, he swings his overly large weapon straight at her. The two swords clash with a rain of sparks. Kicking out his feet at her, he pushed her back. He raises it to come crashing down on her head.

Orihime catches the blade in her hand, when she does her flame aura flares to life causing the sword to redden with heat. "You're done!" she says and thrusts her katana at his covered eye. It goes straight through his head and emerges on the other side. She removes her sword, and walks away from the body on the ground. She makes her way back to Ichigo. She resumes her healing of him, and he beings to wake.

"You're going to be fine now Kurosaki-san," she says to him.

Ichigo looks at the woman before him. His chocolate eyes search the flame red ones in front of him. "Inoue? Is that you?" he asks.

"Yea, it's me. I'll explain this to you later. Right now we need to get out of here and find the rest of the gang." She helps him up and together they start to walk towards the direction of Rukia's still fleeting reiatsu. Suddenly a pair of hands grabs her throat and lifts her from her pace.

"You're such a dumb shit!" he remarks. He punches her square in the face, lifting her high above the sand again. She lands with a thump. He rips his patch off and exposes his hollow hole. "Didn't expect that did ya?" Ichigo runs at Nnoitra, but the Quinta kicks him in the chest sending him flying back. Nnoitra jumps at him and quickly barrages Ichigo with a volley of kicks and punches to his body, knocking him out. Nnoitra turns his attention the healer once more. They resume their battle.

With a torrent of sword swings, leg swipes, and punches, they rage on. Through her blocks and counters, she is systematically wearing down the Quinta Espada. Finally, Nnoitra raises his blade again at her, and she raises hers. In the clash of swords a screech is heard, and sparks fly. Her aura of flames flares once more and the sword of Nnoitra are sliced in two.

Both fighters are panting now. With Orihime's guard still up, she comments at the Arrancar, "End it already, Nnoitra. You can't go on like this."

"I can think of no better way to die then in a bloody mess standing on my feet!" the hollow yelled. "You wanna play? LET'S PLAY!" Suddenly he gathers his spiritual energy creating a new gust of wind to kick up the sand below. "Inore Santa Teresa!" When the dust and wind clears, Nnoitra is revealed. He resembles an insect, with two horn-like mandibles protruding from the top of his head. He has grown an extra set of arms, and now has a weapon for each one. All of the previous injuries she had inflicted on him, now disappear.

Ichigo awakes from his stagnation, to see the enlarged insect facing off against the flamed healer. Both opponents raise their weapons and a new battle for dominance begins. Nnoitra wails away at Orihime, she counters and blocks most of his hits. She makes progress for herself as well knocking him back with a swift kick to the chest. Suddenly Ichigo can no longer see as burst of light enflames the battlefield.

"HA! Girl, you think we're through? C'mon gimme everything ya got!" the enraged insect screams.

Orihime lifts her katana upwards, bending her right arm at the elbow above her head. Looking at the Espada she recites, "Ao Hinotori Hakka Suru!" After she speaks, rising from her blade is a fiery blue phoenix. The bird rises up high above the fighters, and with a downward slash from Orihime, the bird dives for its meal. When it hits Nnoitra a brighter flame emerges turning the landscape white and blinding. When the light returned to normal, Nnoitra's body is crumpled on the ground and on fire. Within the flames all that can be heard is his screams. Orihime panting heavily collapses to the sand. She has returned to her normal form.

"Inoue!" Ichigo yells. Staggering to his feet, he clumsily stumbles to where Orihime is passed out. "Oi! Ichigo!" a voice calls from behind him. Ichigo turns around and is promptly kicked in the face. He jumps up to find a grinning Kenpachi Zaraki.

"Heh… so you're not dead, huh?" Kenpachi asks. "Good! When this is all over I want my rematch! HA! HA! HA!"

"What're you doing here; I thought Soul Society wasn't getting involved in this?" Ichigo asks.

"Don't worry about all that shit now! Get the woman you came here for and head to Karakura Town." Kenpachi told him.

"What!? Wait a minute Kenpachi; I came all the way here. I can still-" Ichigo's words are cut off.

"What are you? You are a Substitute Shinigami. You're supposed to protect that town?" Kenpachi tells him. "You're job here is over." He sighs, "Besides you already hogged all the fighting."

Ichigo stares at the massive Shinigami, his jaw hanging low. "Eh?" he uttered. He walks over toward Orihime to pick her up, but before he could reach her another Espada materializes and lifts her into his own arms.

With Orihime in his embrace, Coyote Starrk looks over the environment and to the two Shinigami he says, "Sorry… It really annoys me to be doing this, but I'm going to borrow her." As they both raise their Zanpakutōs at the Espada, he disappears.

A/N: Phew! That one was exhausting! :D But we made it through. Sorry if it's a bit long I wanted to get all of her fight scene in one chapter. What do you guys think of her new power?

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