Ichigo Kurosaki & Ayon vs. Quilge Opie

Ichigo Kurosaki vs. Quilge Opie is a fight during the Quincy Blood War in which the Substitute Shinigami Ichigo Kurosaki takes on the Executive Hunting Captain of the First Jagdarmee, Quilge Opie.

Prologue
After arriving in Hueco Mundo, Ichigo and company take cover to avoid being detected. One of the Vandenreich members looks towards their general direction, thinking that he had heard voices. Another member tells him that it is impossible since there are only corpses around them. Ichigo and the others briefly discuss how they were not noticed even with the noise that was made, with Urahara noting that their being unnoticed must because all the Hollows and Arrancar in the area are dead. As they look around their surroundings, Pesche Guatiche tells him how all the Hollows and Arrancars were unable to stand up to the Vandenreich’s previously unseen powers. After hearing Pesche tell him that the remaining Arrancar will be taken to a camp where they will be divided up into a group that will be killed and a group that will be forced into serving the Quincies, Ichigo decides to go towards the captured Arrancar. The others follow along, seeing that Ichigo’s wish to save even his former enemies is just like him. As they head to the enemy’s camp, Quilge Opie and his subordinates line up Arrancar to judge which to take back to Emperor Yhwach. Quilge tortures the Arrancar before Loly Aivirrne and Menoly Mallia come out from hiding, only to be quickly subdued. However, the Tres Bestia, Emilou Apacci, Cyan Sung-Sun and Franceska Mila Rose arrive and manage to kill some of the Quincies. As the three Arrancar begin taking on the First Jagdarmee, Ichigo quickly notices the large explosions that the three are causing. Nel Tu, who decided to come along with Ichigo without his knowing so, explains that it is the Tres Bestias’ Reiatsu and who they are. They are able to kill many of Quilge’s subordinates, before taking on Executive Hunting Captain himself. As Ichigo arrives on the scene, he is surprised to see that all three Arrancar have been defeated by Quilge. Quilge then notes his presence, stating that they are having many guests today. As Nel Tul holds on to Ichigo’s shoulder, she finds herself shocked that the Tres Bestias were defeated. Quilge remarks on how rare it is to see a Shinigami with an Arrancar on his should, and that informs Ichigo that he knows all about him. Ichigo recalls his encounter with Asguiaro Ebern, stating that it shouldn't be so surprising since Asguiaro came after him. Quilges goes on, stating that Ichigo is a high priority to take care of, due to being considered to be as a "Special War Potential" in their data.

Battle
Quilge and his men attack, surrounding Ichigo by using a high speed movement. Ichigo is confused at first, before recognizing their movement as Hirenkyaku and remembering Uryū Ishida using it. Quilge's three associates fire on Ichigo, but Ichigo charges out of the smoke covered area unharmed. Ichigo questions if they are really Quincy and Quilge asks if he really charged into battle without knowing what he was up against. He observes that Ichigo must have had a feeling, but was not sure, judging from the Substitute Shinigami’s words. Quilge then draws his Spirit Weapon, a sabre, and confirms for Ichigo that they are indeed Quincy.

Quilge fires a burst of arrows at Ichigo and exclaims that all hit their mark. He asks what happened to Ichigo, as he is not that weak. Ichigo's Zanpakutō then falls to the ground. Quilge finds himself mildly perplexed before hearing Ichigo. As the smoke from Quilge's attack clears, Ichigo appears with the arrows fired at him in his hand and states that it is odd because Uryū told him that Quincy only use bows. Catching Quilge off guard, Ichigo leaps up and throws the arrows back at his opponent. The attack causes a mass of smoke and sand to fill the air. Ichigo quickly returns to the ground and grabs his Zanpakutō. As Orihime Inoue and Sado Yasutora finally catch up, he tosses Nel to Inoue and tells her to take care of the Arrancar. He then notices several arrows come at him and counters by firing a Getsuga Tenshō at Quilge. However, as the attack clears, Quilge emerges unharmed. He states that he is reeling at his own lack of skills, given how Ichigo was able to dodge, repel and throw back a Heilig Pfeil. Ichigo asks if Quincy arrows truly have such a complex name, but then assures Quilge that his arrows are more powerful than Uryū's. Slightly bemused by Ichigo’s mentioning of Uryū, Quilge asks if Ichigo is referring to Uryū Ishida. Seeing as the Vandenreich even know about Uryū Ishida, Ichigo wonders just who the Vandenreich are. In response, Quilge states that Ichigo’s statement is strange since Uryū Ishida’s Heilig Pfeil shouldn’t be weaker than his’. Ichigo questions what this could mean, but Quilge apologizes and says that he has spoken too much.

Quilge says he has much to report back to "his majesty" and Ichigo asks who that is. Quilge then says that answering would be pointless, stating that he was just ordered to defeat Ichigo right away and that it is pointless to gather information from them as he will here. Quilge then raises his hand near his face and tells Ichigo to watch as he must have at least heard of the power he is about to use, the Quincy: Letzt Stil. He takes off his right glove and activates the technique, sending a beam of light skyrocketing into the air. As Quilge emerges, he reveals his new form with various accessories made of Reishi including angelic wings, boots, gauntlets on both wrists, with a sword coming out of his right hand, a large holster across his chest and a halo shaped like the Vandenreich symbol Quilge then states that the real name of the form is the Quincy: Vollständig.

As this happens, Inoue and Sado gather up the Arrancar who tried to fight Quilge to be healed by Inoue. Inoue quickly finds it odd that she cannot sense any Reishi shock-waves or any Reiatsu from Quilge. Quilge approaches Ichigo, asking if Ichigo can feel his pulsating power. Quilge quickly gets behind Ichigo, catching him off guard as Quilge says that it is the power that will punish him. Ichigo then remembers when Urahara told him about the Letzt Stil and questions to himself if Quilge is using that power. As Quilge presses Ichigo, he is able to see that the Substitute Shinigami is confused on whether or not he is using Letzt Stil. He dispels Ichigo’s confusion, stating that Vōllstandig is different than Letzt Stil. Quilge explains that Letzt Stil died out 200 years ago because of its weakness and the only one to still abide by it was Sōken Ishida, who refused to go along with the progress the Quincy had made. Quilge strikes Ichigo, but Ichigo manages to block. Ichigo tells Quilge that he doesn't care about their history, but he is relieved that his power is different from Uryū's. He claims that if Uryū turned into something that ugly, he might have to kill him. Ichigo then tells Quilge that his blade’s edge is weakening as he fires off a Getsuga Tenshō. However, Ichigo soon realizes that Quilge was not even moved by the attack. Quilge tells Ichigo to aim before slashing. Ichigo curses and pulls back a bit as Quilge says aiming would not help as he has no weak points. Reiterating Ichigo’s response to his form, Quilge raises his right arm and states that Ichigo's reaction is the proper one for a Shinigami as his appearance of a holy executioner should be terrifying. Quilge then begins to gather a large amount of Reishi with his right arm. Inoue finds herself in disbelief as her Santen Kesshun is absorbed. Sado corrects her observation, seeing that everything made of Reishi is being absorbed. This answers Inoue’s question on why she was not able to sense any Reishi shock-waves earlier since Quincy absorb Reishi instead of emitting it. Having gathered sufficient Reishi for his technique, he raises his arm and tells Ichigo to prepare to feel the power of the Vollständig Biskiel form. However, his his arm is smashed down from behind. As he turns around, he is taken aback to find the monster Ayon standing behind him. Wondering what Ayon is, the Tres Bestias repeat their earlier warning to not be underestimated and order Ayon to attack.

Ayon Returns
Ayon briefly looks at the Tres Bestias, which prompts the Arrancar to wonder if he is worrying about them. They tell him to not look their way and go. Ayon then lets out a tremendous roar, causing Ichigo and the others to wonder what is Ayon. Apacci briefly explains what Ayon is, and warns Ichigo to not get in the way because Ayon cannot distinguish between friend and foe. Ayon charges forward towards the Quincy, with Quilge shifting to a battle stance and declaring that his Vollständig cannot be defeated by a monster like Ayon. Ayon quickly punches the Quincy and initially beats Quilge to a pulp. Apacci decides to come up and take a closer look, finding it impressive that he is still is one piece. Apacci is then startled to find that she has been stabbed by Quilge’s blade and collapses. Quilge stands up after having his neck snapped, noting that such power was not included in the report given to him and that he will need to suggest to Yhwach that the Blut be strengthened. He also notes that he will need to hurry up with killing them all, as he readies himself to use his Sklaverei ability. Addressing Ayon, he tells the monster that he will be the first to die, but corrects himself and says that he shall be the first to “live.” As the monster charges at the Quincy again, both Mila Rose and Sung-Sun are shocked to see the effects of Quilge’s technique as Ayon is absorbed. Stating the name of his ability, Quilge explains that the ability uses a Quincy’s basic ability to gather Reishi in the most powerful way: enslaving Reishi. His new form is revealed to have characteristics of the absorbed Ayon, as he admits that he did not want to use it because his “holy wings” become tainted by “evil.” Seeing that they cannot fight Quilge, Mila Rose and Sung-Sun take the injured Apacci and retreat towards Inoue’s and Sado’s position. Sun-Sun then activates her “Muda” ability. Quilge remarks that they are truly like beasts with their sensing of the danger of his powers. Mila Rose and Sung-Sun try to make a strategy, but Quilge soon finds them and absorbs the dome formed by Sung-Sun. All of them soon find themselves in pain, as Quilge absorbs the Reishi that forms their bodies. Seeing the pain they are in, Quilge points out how ungraceful it is to see the weak die and tells them to perish. He then is stunned to see Ichigo behind him in Bankai, and is just barely able to block the attack in time. He becomes concerned when Ichigo activates Bankai, as he blocks Ichigo’s blade. Ichigo tells Quilge that if he crushes the halo above Quilge's head, he won't be able to use Sklaverei anymore. Quilge retorts back by saying that his understanding of Sklaverei does not necessarily mean he can stop it and calls Ichigo a nuisance. He pushes back the young man.

Quilge Pressured
As Ichigo takes the offensive and begins to pressure Quilge, Quilge attempts to “medalize” Ichigo's Bankai. However, Quilge finds the medallion does nothing and curses. Moving back, Quilge recalls that he did receive data that they could not “medalize” his Bankai, but nothing else. He wonders why he is being overpowered, despite using Vōllstandig and absorbing Ayon. Ichigo then appears right in front of him and slashes at the Quincy, resulting in Quilge being knocked to the ground as a large amount of sand and dust goes into the air. Quilge gets up from the ground and fires another barrage of arrows, which are easily repelled by Ichigo.

Ichigo asks Quilge how they can seal Bankai, telling the Executive Hunting Captain that the last person to come after him also tried to seal his Bankai. Quilge refuses to answer, noting to himself that Ichigo's power is dangerous, and his speed is the more pressing concern. Thinking about his situation, he contemplates on his action due to his trouble with Ichigo. In order to react to Ichigo's speed, Quilge notes he must keep his Blut Vene at full power. Unfortunately, he observes that if he does, he can't use Blut Arterie and so cannot defeat Ichigo as attacking without it is useless against one who is using Bankai. He considers calling for backup, but his thoughts are interrupted by Ichigo, who asks if they fear Bankai. Riled by this, Quilge stands up to declare that Vandenreich fear nothing, but he is blindsided and shot through the chest by Urahara. Urahara then tosses Ichigo a communication device, opens a Garganta, and tells Ichigo to hurry to Soul Society.

Aftermath
Ichigo rushes through the Garganta as Akon informs him of the situation. Akon tells him of the casualties, the uncertain situation in Soul Society and that the Vandenreich are able to steal Bankai because Captains Suì-Fēng, Byakuya Kuchiki, Sajin Komamura, and Tōshirō Hitsugaya had their Bankais stolen. Urahara then informs them of the three most dangerous abilities that the Quincy have, Vōllstandig, Blut and their ability to steal Bankai. Urahara says that they are unable to steal Ichigo's bankai and asks Ichigo to be careful. Though Ichigo reaches the end, he finds the exit closed and asks Urahara what happened. Urahara and Sado find that themselves hit by Quilge’s arrows as the Quincy stands back up through the use of Ransōtengai. Quilge proclaims that he will not allow Ichigo to go to Soul Society and will stake his life on his order stop Ichigo by imprisoning Substitute Shinigami in a cage of sorts, immobilizing him. Quilge then laughs at Ichigo, saying that he was so close to going to protect Soul Society, but now he will have to stay in that dark cage and watch as Soul Society crumbles. Ichigo attempts to cut out of his cage, but is unable to. He tries to talk to Akon but Akon is unable to hear him. Ichigo begins to hear everyone from around Soul Society. He tries again to break out, but finds his attempts futile. Quilge takes notice of how hard Ichigo is trying to break out, but that it is pointless. He then informs everyone that Yhwach gave him the letter J, calling himself Quilge Opie of the Jail. He states that Ichigo will never escape his jail and says that he will defeat the rest of them before he loses the power he gained from Ayon. However, before he can do so, he is suddenly cut in half and is killed.