Episode 1: New Heroes from an Old Time
A/N: I've been thinking about doing this for some time now, and it's about time I start this. These characters belong to Bleach and Koei. This has nothing to do with the show or the game; it's just a fanfic filler.
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It's been some time since the betrayal of Aizen and his comrades. With little help from the now proclaimed substitute shinigami, Kurosaki Ichigo and the other ryokas, order and protection is given to both the World of the Living and Soul Society. However, the scarred hearts of the once beloved Captains can never be replaced. Some healed and move on, but some never did. In the chambers of Yamamoto Genryusai, an important meeting for future events is taking place. But at the same time reports in the World of the Living telling sights of unknown phenomenon's appearing around in Karakura town. Creatures with deathly blue skin and reptilian golden eyes are seen in certain parts of the town. Teams dispatched to get further information on it has all ended in failure. Now the substitute shinigami Kurosaki Ichigo and Rukia Kuchiki of Squad 13 is to investigate this unknown phenomenon, but not to get in contact, only to keep an eye out for them.
As Ichigo and his friends sit in their classroom taking notes on a lecture by their teacher, Ichigo quietly thinks about what to do if the target appears hostile. The lecture was on the Warring States Era, notably on Nobunaga. A subject that all Japanese students should know about, however, this is only a lecture review on certain battles and sieges. As Ichigo thought about his plans, a certain sentence startled him. That there was a time when warriors and generals from that era suddenly disappeared and vanished for some time. However it was only a myth in ancient scrolls from the era. Shaking his head and getting back to his thoughts, he began thinking back on his plans.
As night came, Ichigo and Rukia walked towards the destination on the sightings of the creatures in their gigai, accompanied by Kon, who was sitting on Ichigo's shoulder.
"Why couldn't you use that badge of yours Ichigo? It's late and I'm very sleepy-"
Before Kon could even finish, he was punched on the face by Ichigo's fist, silencing the talking stuff lion.
"You think that never crossed my mind? I'm tired of leaving my body around only to have somebody mistaken it as some kind of dead body, and have the body move all the way to the hospital!"
"Ichigo, focus. We're nearing the cordinates." Rukia said as she looked at her spirit radar on her denreishinki (spirit cell phone).
Just as they made a turn around the street, what appears to be a man that matched the description is seen looking up at the sky in the middle of an open park. Ichigo and Rukia quickly jumps back and have their back against the wall, spying on the man. It appeared that he didn't notice them. They quickly got changed into their shinigami form and quickly approach the man. Not even as Ichigo appeared in front of him, with his eyes staring into the creatures golden reptilian eyes, he didn't even flinch. Ichigo pointed his zanpakuto at him with the blade hardly touching him.
"What are you?" Ichigo asked. A response didn't come from the creature, but as he breathed, his cold breath could be seen floating up to the sky, and suddenly, a crimson eclipse moon appeared in the sky.
"With this new world… The mighty serpent king will return!" The words escaped the mans mouth. His tone was dry and creepy that it sent chills down Rukia's spine.
Before Rukia even noticed what happened, an army of the same creature appeared all around them, surrounding Ichigo and Rukia. They all had katanas drawn and their golden eyes staring at them. Ichigo and Rukia quickly had their backs against each other, waiting to see who would make the first move.
"How the hell did they surround us!?" Ichigo said.
"I never felt reiatsu like this before. It's not even part of our world."
"Could they be some kind of arrancar?"
"No, they don't have anything matching the description of one."
With one roar, the whole army charged at them. With out a single movement, three lighting bolts fell from the sky, surrounding and blinding Ichigo and Rukia and the last thing they heard was a battle cry. As soon Ichigo and Rukia moved their hands from the blinding flash, they found the huge army that could've crushed them in a few seconds, lying down on the ground a in a pool of blood. Ichigo and Rukia quickly searched around to see who was the one responsible for this interruption only to find three shinigami a few feet ahead of them. The one in the middle slowly turned his head around. He was young, like in his late teens with brown hair and a dark brown eye patch covering his right eye. He sneered at Ichigo at how pathetic he was. Ichigo tried to catch him and beat the hell out of the punk, but they quickly used flash step and escaped. The three appeared on top of a building at stared up at the sky, glaring at the blood red moon as it slowly disappeared.
"No doubt that he is returning."
"Who cares! We crushed him twice and we can do it over and over again! As long it takes!"
"Tsk, it's going to be such a pain."
"Though I'm curious to know why they return now."