Ichigo Kurosaki vs. Shrieker

Ichigo Kurosaki vs. Shrieker is a battle involving Ichigo Kurosaki against the Hollow named Shrieker after Sado acquires a cursed cockatiel whose previous owners have all died horrible deaths (the bird actually being the container for the spirit of a dead child, placed there by Shrieker as bait).

Prologue
The battle with Shrieker is already underway before Ichigo arrives. Rukia and Sado initially are able to fend off the Hollow. However, the situation changes when Shriker takes Shibata as a hostage and forces Rukia to run around so that he can hunt her. Shrieker is able to injure Rukia with his artillery in the process before Ichigo arrives. When Ichigo does arrive to fight the Hollow, he stamps on its head and tells Rukia not to try to act cool when she is beaten up. He introduces himself to Shrieker, and tells him that he is the one that he should be fighting.

Battle
As Shrieker remarks on how tasty Ichigo’s smell is and on how he should have come after Ichigo first, he strikes at Ichigo with his Leeches. Rukia quickly releases Ichigo from his body and he remarks that Shrieker is too slow. Ichigo immediately injures Shrieker's shoulder while Rukia takes care of his body. Shrieker chuckles as he notes that the “Shinigami's true form has revealed itself.” Ichigo notes the small creatures nearby, commenting that he had seen them carrying Sado's birdcage and he was glad that he killed them. Rukia warns him that the small creatures spit out explosive leeches. Ichigo responds that that the leeches must have been the reason for why Sado stopped the way he did and why Rukia was running around by herself. He then remarks to Shrieker in frustration on how terrible Shrieker is by making his sister, Karin cry, taking hostages, and attacking a passive woman without hesitation. Shrieker promptly responds that while that is true, he will be the one to eat Ichigo. Meanwhile, Sado arrives with Shibata’s cage and is confused to see Ichigo’s body lying on the ground but is told by Rukia to step back and take Ichigo’s body away as Ichigo is currently undergoing battle against Shrieker.

Ichigo slices the creatures that jump at him, but the leeches they contain spill out. Shrieker tells Ichigo that he moves very well but that he has misunderstood one thing; just because the leeches are spilling out does not change the fact that they are bombs. Shrieker then makes a noise with his tongue and detonates the leeches. Shrieker laughs at what he thinks is a successful attack. However, Ichigo emerges from the smoke and surprises Shrieker by hitting him. Before going through with his attack, Ichigo asks Shrieker if he was the one who killed the child's parents, which he confirms. Both Rukia and Sado also hear from Shibata on how he was tricked by Shrieker into thinking that his mother could be brought back to life.

Shrieker tells Ichigo his story; He tells about how he had been a well-known killer when he was alive four or five years ago. Shibata's mother was his last victim. He tells on how fantastic his murdering of Shibata's mother was. He then laments how he was unable to kill his victim's child before dying as he died just as he was about to give the final blow to Shibata's mother. He then tells Ichigo that to get revenge against Shibata for unintentionally killing him, he forced out Shibata’s soul into a parakeet and told the boy that if he was able to run away from him in three months, he would resurrect Shibata's mother. Surprised at Shrieker's statement, he seems to believe Shrieker before Shrieker tells him that he obviously was lying but it was completely effective. Shrieker goes on the highlight of the game was with him killing all the humans that tried to protect Shibata and how Shibata would continue for the chance to see his mother again.

After listening to Shrieker's explanation, Ichigo becomes disturbed and attacks. The Hollow pushes his sword away and throws more of his artillery creatures at him, laughing on how he has won as the leeches have hit him. Ichigo catches some of them and surprises Shrieker by slamming them into Shrieker's mouth. Ichigo tells Shrieker that he is returning his bombs. Ichigo then implores the Hollow to detonate the bombs as that was what Shrieker said he would do. Seeing Shrieker take no action, Ichigo rips out his tongue.

After ripping out Shrieker's tongue, Ichigo stabs his sword into Shrieker's leg. As Shrieker screams in pain, Ichigo asks him how it feels to be unable to move or fight, and if he can savour what it is like to be murdered. Shrieker then rips his leg off and tries flying away to escape, causing Ichigo to mock him on how scared he is to have to separate his own leg off to escape. Ichigo soon jumps up to Shrieker, telling him to never forget that terror and disappear, slashing Shrieker's head.

Aftermath
From Shrieker's wound, the gates of Hell emerge. As Ichigo question on just what those gates are, Rukia explains to Ichigo about Hell. She tells him how a Zanpakutō can only purify the sins a soul committed while a Hollow. And so, because Shrieker committed great sins as a human before becoming a Hollow, he is not purified completely and cannot go to Soul Society. Rukia explains that this is why instead of being purified completely; Shrieker's soul is doomed to Hell. As the gates open, Shrieker is dragged inside. The Gates then close and the entire structure cracks and crumbles into nothing.

Later in the evening, Rukia finds that Shibata's Chain of Fate was already disconnected, with no traces of it left and that too much time has passed. She concludes that it is impossible for him to return to his body anymore. Shibata is surprised at this revelation. However, Rukia tries to comfort the Plus by telling him that Soul Society is a place where he will have no worries (not being hungry, having a really light body and it being 9 out of 10 times better than the Living World). Ichigo questions on just how “great” Soul Society is since Rukia is “freeloading” off him. However, he tells Shibata that at least, he might be able to see his mother there. This quickly comforts Shibata and he tells them that he is ready to go to Soul Society. Turning towards Sado, Shibata thanks him for carrying him around and not letting him get hurt. As Shibata's soul begins to manifest out of the parakeet's body, Sado asks if he could carry him around again when he goes to Soul Society. Shibata smiles and tells him that he can. Ichigo then performs Konsō and Shibata's soul is sent off to Soul Society