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So, continuing on...
Ichigo asks the Vizzards (People who, like him, have a hollow inside them, but unlike him can control it) to train him. They train, yada yada yada, and Ichigo can now control his hollow and summon it at will while keeping control of his mind. So, the Arrancars attack again, but it's really just a diversion so Ulquirora can get to Orihime. Aizen wants her powers, and Aizen gets what Aizen wants, to Orihime is gone and most of the rest of the world thinks that she's defected. Ichigo doesn't beleive this and so he heads off to Huceo Mundo, home of the Arrancars, with Uryuu, Chad, Rukia, and Renji to get her back. There they meet the Desert Bros: Nel and her friends. Nel is actually Neliel (Something something that I can't spell), the former 3rd Espada. This entire arch can be summed up as: Ichigo and Co. fight through all of the Espada up to 3 (Harribel). All of them die except for Grimmjow, who disappeared, badly hurt, and we haven't seen him since. Kenpachi and Byakuya appear and they end up fighting Yammy. As a side note, Ulquiorra had this whole thing about a heart with Orhime, and I'm fairly sure that he loved her. And then he died, and I was sad. At any rate, here we shall leave every one except for Ichigo, who heads back to the real world, 'cause Aizen hasn't been sitting around twiddling his thumbs.
Back in the real world, Aizen has hatched a plan to create the King's Key. I'm not totally sure what the King's Key is, but it is important and it is created by killing off 100,000 people in a spirt rich place: i.e. Karakura Town, Ichigo's home town. So, the soul society transports the real Karakura Town into the soul society and puts everyone to sleep in it, and puts a fake, empty one in it's place. This is where there is a huge almost final battle. Here is the casulty list (Either dead, or appears to be dead at this point.)
1. All the Vizzards except maybe Hacchi
2. Tousen
3. Espadas 1, 2, and 3
4. Most, if not all, of the captains that were there
I'm forgetting people, but lets just put it like this: Lots of people are dead/out of action.
So, Aizen and Gin depart for the real Karakura Town and Ichigo and his dad follow them. The most recent chapter ended with Ichigo and his dad being in a place where time flows more slowly and where Ichigo is to learn his swords final more. Aizen and Gin are just out side Karakura Town.
I shall post with the new Chapter of Bleach (409) on Monday ('Cause I'll be busy the day it comes out.)
Thanks for reading!
P.S. I left out a WHOLE lot, just by the way. :D You should read it, it's excellent.
