AN: This is my first story. I am only 13 years old, so I hope that isn't an impediment to the quality of this story. Well… I hope you like it! I kinda got the original idea from the books Eon and Eona, but I changed it.
Summary: Rukia has always been out shined by everyone, but when she is chosen by the long lost Seishin, Sode no Shirayuki, she is dragged into the world of the shinigami, six lords and ladies who wield one of the six Seishin; Shuni Rikka(the earth Seishin), Shinonami (the water Seishin), Sairentoburīzu (the air Seishin), Akai honoo (the fire Seishin), Sandābādo(the electricity Seishin) and last but not least, Sode no Shirayuki (the ice Seishin). Only one out of the five is ever nice to her, and his name is Ichigo Kurosaki, Akai honoo's wielder. But once again, she is outshone by the beautiful Orihime Inoue, Shuni Rikka's wielder. But when an ancient force comes back to life, and is intent on destroying the shinigami for once and for all, Rukia is dragged into a world of power, danger, and most of all, love.
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Bleach. I only own the laundry detergent.
~Sixth Cycle~
Prologue
When this world was created, it used to be just a round piece of rock floating in empty space. It had been a world of despair and misery. There was no sun, there were many plagues, the weather was always freezing, and without vegetation, there was an endless circle of humans killing one another for food. But one day, something changed, and five children were born with strange powers. The first child was named Shuni Rikka, was given the powers of earth. She created grass with every step she took, and flowers grew when she danced. With her gifts, she healed the world of their plague and created new life. The second child was named Shinonami. She was given the powers of water. With her tears, she created the lakes and the rivers, which eventually lead into an ocean. The third child was named Akai Honoo and had the powers of fire. He gave the people fire to warm themselves up with, and he created a sun to give them light. Soon he discovered that he did not have enough power within himself to give them light full time, so he let the sun disappear every night. With his powers, the world warmed up quickly, and so the fourth child, Sairentoburīzu was given the powers of air. With those powers, he created the wind, to allow the people to cool off. Sandābādo was the fifth child, and he had the unusual powers of electricity. He gave the people power to give themselves power to give them light in the darkness. Together, they recreated the world, making it better, and into what they thought was the perfect world.
As we all know, perfect worlds often do not last, and this one did not. With Akai Honoo's power, soon the world grew too hot to live in, and not even Sairentoburīzu's power could cool it down. So the sixth child was born. Her name was Sode no Shirayuki and she had the powers of ice. She cooled down the earth with her power. But the change was only temporary, and soon the world grew hot again, and she had to use her power again, to cool it down. It became an annual pattern, and so came the seasons.
Many years passed, and the kids grew older, and were granted eternal life. Their powers soon became the way of the earth, and they never had to use their powers again. They all found their soul mate within the group; Shuni Rikka and Sairentoburizu, Shinonami and Sandābādo, and Akai Honoo and Sode no Shirayuki. Life was perfect for them, but at the same time it was boring. Until one day.
One day, something new was created, a round orb. Seemingly out of nowhere it appeared, landing in Shuni Rikka's path. She picked it up, but sensing that it had power, grew frightened and threw it away.
The orb flew across the land, until it landed in a young boy's path. His name was Aizen Sosuke. When he touched it, he gained the power to destroy. Unknowingly, Shuni Rikka had just created a new enemy. Aizen joined himself with the orb, called the Hogyoku, and gained unbelievable powers. With those new powers, he set out to rule the land. Shuni Rikka, Shinonami, Sairentoburīzu, Akai Honoo, Sandābādo, and Sode no Shirayuki were shocked. Not even their powers could match his.
Finally, after many battles, they finally caught him in a corner. They were all tired out, and none of them could spare another hit, for fear it might destroy them.
Aizen turned to face them, "You have me cornered, but what can you do to me? We are all immortals, but none of us can use our powers without being destroyed from the energy it takes. You all know that I will be the first to recover, yet you still stand here. If you retreat, I will spare you for another day so that you may recover, but if you stubbornly insist on staying, as soon as I get my strength back, I will destroy you all. So what is your answer?" He watched them pant silently.
As soon as she caught her breath, Shirayuki spoke, "We will never retreat, Aizen. We know we cannot best you, yet we will never stop trying. We are tired, yes, but I will defeat you.
Akai Honoo looked up, "Shirayuki! You can't! It will destroy you!"
Sode no Shirayuki looked back at him, "Yet, you know I must. We created this land, so we must protect it. Look into your heart, you know it is true."
Aizen watched her with an amused expression on his face, "And what can you do to me Sode no Shirayuki? You seem to be certain it will destroy me."
She looked up, "Perhaps not destroy you, but it will seal you away. Goodbye, Sosuke Aizen," and with that she started chanting. With her every word, ice started creeping up around Aizen, slowly inclosing him in an iceberg.
Right before it covered his face, Aizen looked at Sode no Shirayuki and whispered, "This will not hold me forever. One day I will come back, and you will regret it." And then the ice covered his face, freezing him, and sealing his powers away. That had been her strongest attack; with it she could seal away anything, but it could cost her life. As soon as it was finished, she collapsed to the ground, and her soul was lost forever to the darkness of death.
Akai Honoo rushed up to catch her, and tears fell to the ground. He turned to Shuni Rikka, "Can you heal her?"
She shook her head, tears sliding down her cheeks as well, "I'm sorry, I can't heal death."
That day had been a sad day for them all. They had won, but at the same time they had lost. They knew none of them would ever be the same again. As weeks passed, the loss of one of its creators changed the earth, sending it back into the hot place it had been before Sode no Shirayuki was born, and they knew they had to find a way to get her back before the world was destroyed. Shuni Rikka came up with a plan.
"We could combine our powers to bind her soul to earth, and ours too. We would all be mortal souls, but we would also be reborn every life time and once again find each other. We could seal away our powers, and wait every generation for our souls to be reborn again, so we could all once again use our powers to once again make the earth the way it was before Sode no Shirayuki's death." They agreed, and that is why we have the six Seishin, and their masters.
That is the legend of the six Seishin and their wielders, known as Shinigami. It is a story that everyone living in the kingdom of Karakura know. It is the reason why generation, they choose someone to wield the swords of Earth, Fire, Water, Air, Electricity, and Ice. Everyone can try to become one, but the swords choose the wielder. Every time one of the Shinigami dies, he or she is replaced by another. But for some reason, only one of the swords has refused to choose a wielder, and that is Sode no Shirayuki. The other Shinigami have tried talking with the sword, and every year new people approach it to try and impress the sword, but no one was ever chosen, and over hundreds of years of trying, the people gave up. Instead, they held a festival in her honor every 5 decades, in hopes that her power would continue to be spread throughout the world, and keep the world from destroying itself.
AN: Well, this is the first chapter of my story. I will try to have the second chapter out by this Friday, but, in the meantime, please review! I would like to know if this story seems interesting, or if I made any mistakes. So, please review!
