I'm fighting because...
I must win!
If you don't know it, I will teach it to you.
chAngE
nabikanai nagasarenai yo
I won't give in. I won't be dragged away.
ima kanjiru koto ni sunao de itai no
I want to stay honest to the way I feel now.
chAngE
nando demo umarekawaru no
I will be reborn as many times as it takes.
kanashimi mo dakishimete
I'll take my sadness with me...
hashiridasu yo
...and run.
tanoshii uragiri ni atte
Sure, betrayal can be pleasurable...
torawarenai atashi ga koko ni iru no
But I stand right here - not giving in to temptation.
tarinai tsukinai nandatte
"Enough," "not enough," whatever.
motto hizumasete yo
Open your mind.
pataan kashita konna sekai ja
Living in this routine-laden world...
jibun ga dare nano ka wakaranakunaru
...is enough to make you forget who you are.
waku ni hamaritakunai wa
I don't want to be stereotyped...
kimetsukenaide yo
...so don't make assumptions about me.
michi naki michi wo yuku no
I'm going to blaze my own trail.
soko ni itatte matteitatte
Nothing will ever be accomplished...
nani mo hajimaranai
...if you just stand around waiting!
chAngE
nabikanai nagasarenai yo
I won't give in. I won't be dragged away.
ima kanjiru koto ni sunao de itai no
I want to stay honest to the way I feel now.
dareka no omoidoori ni wa sasenai wa
I won't let you tell me what to do.
chAngE
nando demo umarekawaru no
I will be reborn as many times as it takes.
kanashimi wo dakishimete
I'll take my sadness with me...
hashiridasu yo
...and run.
anata no moto ni wa
I'm past the point of no return.
I cannot go back to you now.
mou kaerenai wa
atashi wa atashirashiku
On my own terms...
I wanna chAngE
...I wanna change.
Sorry to keep you waiting, Ulquiorra.
Here I come... Here's what you wanted to see...
My Hollowfication!
Come back here!
Damn it...! How far does he intend to go?!
Is this
above Las Noches's ceiling?
That's right.
Two things are forbidden below the ceilings of Las Noches.
The first is Gran Rey Cero, a Cero that exists for an Espada.
And the other is
the sword release of an Espada that is ranked cuatro and above.
Enclose...
Murcielago!
Don't be flustered.
Hold your stance. Extend your consciousness.
Don't let down your guard for a moment.
It's not possible... He's too fast.
This can't be happening. I went into Hollowfication...
But I couldn't react at all...!
The power of your so-called Hollowfication has increased.
You've also increased the length of time you can produce that mask...
But I never thought I could break it so easily...
How unfortunate.
Watch closely...
I can see it.
A hole...
opened up in the sky.
So that sky really was fake.
Inoue-san...
I'm glad you're all right.
I shouldn't say it yet.
It'll be all right.
Kurosaki...will win.
I will truly be able to say that
when you defeat him,
Kurosaki.
Ichigo Kurosaki.
Fire your Getsuga.
Fire it at me.
That is your most powerful form, capable of even holding up against an Espada.
And Getsuga is your most powerful technique...
Fire it now and show it to me.
I will demonstrate our difference in strength.
You want me to unleash Getsuga...?
Don't get smart with me!
You didn't have to ask...
I was going to do it anyway!
Getsuga...
Tensho!
Just as I thought...
You are, after all, merely human.
He's...unharmed?!
Your black Getsuga is indeed very similar to our Cero.
Cero? Don't compare it to something like that!
I see. Then you haven't seen it yet.
Since this is your last chance, I will show it to you.
This is the black Cero that an Espada in release mode
unleashes...
Cero Oscuras.
Inoue-san!
What was that? What happened up there?
Ishida-kun.
Is it possible to lift me above that ceiling, using your powers?
At the time,
I couldn't refuse Inoue-san's request-one that I should easily have anticipated.
Please...
I would soon
regret that decision.
Damn...
Do you understand now?
No matter how closely your form and techniques
resemble those of an Arrancar,
the difference in power is as far apart as heaven and earth.
Imitating Hollows is a reasonable path to follow
for humans and Soul Reapers seeking to gain power.
But you humans will never catch up to Hollows for all eternity.
Getsuga...
I told you it's useless!
Why won't you let go of your sword?
You've seen how great the difference is in our powers,
yet you still think you can defeat me?
Difference...in power... So what?
You...think I'd give up...
just because you're more powerful than me...?
I knew you were powerful from the very start.
At this point, nothing changes...
No matter how many times I see how powerful you are.
I...
will...defeat you!
U-Ul...qui...orra...
Nonsense.
Ichigo Kurosaki...
Those are the words of someone who does not know true despair.
If you don't know it, I will teach it to you.
This is what true despair is like!
This is incredible.
I learned this when I went through Garganta.
I realized along the way here that I could use this in Hueco Mundo, as well.
If I had realized it just a bit sooner,
I could have applied it in battle, too.
Ishida-kun...
Wh-What is that?! It came from above the ceiling...
What is this?! Is it Spiritual Pressure...?!
It's too different...
It's unlike any Spiritual Pressure I've ever experienced before...
It's not just powerful or huge.
It's a different sort.
Thick and heavy, enough to make me aware that it's
something different than Spiritual Pressure...
If feels as though there's an ocean spread above the sky.
I've never...
This isn't good... Let's hurry!
Resurreccion Segunda Etapa.
Among the Espadas,
I alone have made this second-stage release possible.
I have not even shown Lord Aizen this form.
He has witnessed my form, and yet still has the will to fight?
He is not so confused that he feels no fear...
But neither are those the eyes of someone who has given up on life...
Does it mean he believes he can win...?
Fine...
Then I will make you understand, even if I have to turn your body into dust...
...to do it.
Such imprudence, Ichigo Kurosaki.
To throw down the gauntlet against a frighteningly superior opponent
is beyond my comprehension.
If it is because of what you people call "heart,"
then because you possess "heart," you humans
suffer injuries...
And because you possess "heart,"
you lose your lives.
I'm not necessarily fighting because I think I can win.
I'm fighting because
I must win!
Such nonsense.
I don't sense Kurosaki's Spiritual Pressure...
Where is he?
So you've come, girl.
Kurosaki-kun...?
You're just in time. Watch closely.
The moment the life of the man to whom
you've entrusted your hopes comes to an end.
Stop!
What'll we do...?
Kurosaki-kun was supposed to be in charge of this week's preview, but he can't...
Girl... I shall take over for him.
Okay! Then please dance wearing the Afro wig and glittery dress,
just like Yoruichi-san did in the ending credits!
...Huh?
Arrancar Encyclopedia
Today, we'll talk about Ulquiorra.
MURCIELAGO
His sword release is "Murcielago."
And, amongst the Espadas, he is the only one who has a second-stage release.
That form is...
Huh?
I haven't even shown it to Lord Aizen.
There is no way I would show it to you.
Hold on a second!
Now...show it!
Never!
You're desperate, aren't you?