Bleach: Evolution Of Evil
Hello, and welcome to my first published story. This is a direct sequel of ratiasu724's fanfic 'One Thousand Pieces', and as such, will contain some, well a few, of the OCs from that, mixed up with a few OCs of my own. I'm sticking to using japanese for both kido and releases (unless they're arrancar ressurections, which will be in spanish, of course), and also if you find a mistake in the japanese and spanish names, please do remember that I've never actually learned the languages. Some OC releases may be upgraded, just for your advanced knowledge.
Also, the disclaimer, saying that Bleach in no way belongs to me, it belongs to Tite Kubo. Disclaimers rule.
Anyway, read on and I hope you enjoy.
Prologue
In Hueco Mundo, three figures, that of a male and two females, were shrouded in darkness and were conversing, their voices echoing throughout the blankness of the barren desert.
"So, you both know what to do?" asked the male, a calm tone in his voice, apparently taking control in this conversation.
"Yes, we do. You don't need to repeat it so many times, darling," said one of the females, her voice taking a hint of a flirtatious tone to it. She then sighed. "You're so strict about these things sometimes, you know?" She shrugged.
The smaller female then spoke up, having a slightly higher pitched tone than the other. "But when we do this, he won't be annoying any more, right?" she asked.
The first female laughed a bit. "Yes, he should, sweetie, but that would be far from the end of it." She then turned to the male. "What is the point to this big plan anyway?" she asked, curious.
The male laughed softly. "I like to think that surprises are best kept as surprises, don't you?" he asked, rhetorically. He then glared at her, putting true venom into his voice. "And it would be bad if you didn't make it alive to see my surprise." He then sighed and spoke calmly again. "But, alas, this surprise has to have a lot of planning. So I'll put you two in charge of the work I've set you, whilst I go to find our final ally, understood?"
Both the females nodded slowly, and the male vanished where he stood. After a few minutes of silence, the two females turned and walked away.
It was a cold day, with a slight breeze in the air. As she was walking towards the Soul Reaper Academy, Terri closed her eyes, shivered and held herself as a gust of wind blew the chill at her. Her long, silver hair flowed wildly in the breeze. She gasped for air as the chill made her bangle on her right wrist turn cold. She opened her eyes after it had passed, and the light from the sun made the blue of one and the green of the other sparkle together delightfully.
As she got to the entrance, she heard the familiar sound of her best friend, Hiroshi Takahashi. He befriended her on her first day in the academy, which she was at first surprised about, considering she had silver hair and two different coloured eyes, which weren't the norm of appearance. Hiroshi was smiling at her idiotically, his long brown hair tied back into a ponytail and his sword strapped to his back. He started to have his sword there after he met Terri, who also had her sword on her back, although she also had her parents' swords at her right and left sides.
"How are you today, Terri?" he smiled. "Are you ready for another day of honing our skills?"
Terri smiled in reply. "Yeah sure!" she answered. "I always look forward to it, I mean it's been my life for the last 20 years." This was true, 20 years ago, as soon as her parents, Ratiasu and Ketu, left for the real world, Hikari had advised her to enrol at the Academy, and Terri had stuck at it ever since.
Hiroshi broke her reflection on her past. "Well, let's get going then, huh? We don't want to be late, right?" he asked.
"Oh yeah, let's go then," she answered. They both ran for their next lesson, hoping not to be late.
Zeo's only reply to Raven's last sentence was a sweat-drop. They were in the Squad 3 HQ, and Raven was sat at the head of the room, with Izuru at his side.
"What? Make my own sword?" Zeo asked, wanting it to be repeated to make sure he had heard it properly.
"Yes, that's what I said," Raven replied, calmly. "You said that Tenencia reminded you too much of your days under Usaitar, so I've decided that you can use the remainder of the 'tenshi steel' to form a new blade for your own use."
"Um, thanks?" Zeo said, slightly confused. Just as he said that, a hell butterfly came flying through the open window and landed next to Raven. He picked it up on his finger and listened to its message.
"Well, looks like you'll have more time to complete it than I imagined," Raven spoke, finally breaking the silence. "There is a meeting going on at Squad 1 HQ, and they want all captains and lieutenants to be present. So, let's go Izuru."
Izuru stood up with Raven. "Yes, Captain Ruhodesu," he replied. They both walked out of the door and flash-stepped away. Zeo was left in the room alone, pondering over Raven's request.
"What the hell?" he muttered to himself. "Well, it looks like I've got some time to kill, so I might as well attempt it." He got up, picking up the steel, and walked into the next room containing the kiln.
Raven and Izuru appeared at Squad 1 HQ, and the sight of the meeting room told them that they weren't that late. As they entered, the others looked their way. Renji slowly walked over to Izuru to greet him. Raven nodded to Izuru, then spread out himself, walking towards his twin sister, and Squad 5's lieutenant, Naomi Ruhodesu.
"So, how is filling in for a captain going for you, sis?" he asked, a slight smile on his face.
"Not as nice as I'd hoped. I mean sure, I'm getting more respect around here, but it's just too much work," she moaned. "How do you do it, bro?"
"You'll get used to it," Raven replied. "That's if they don't pick a new captain at this meeting."
"We're here! Not too late are we?" came a shout from outside, as Crystal Kyoraku and Shuhei Hisagi, the captain and lieutenant of Squad 9 respectively, flash-stepped to the doorway.
"Fashionably late as always, I see," Raven joked, though with little emotion leaving his face. Naomi attempted to hush him.
"Not funny, Rae," Crystal replied. "If I didn't love you so much, I'd have hit you over the head a thousand times by now."
After a while, everyone had gathered. The new Squad 1 captain, Kiyomi Seiryoku, was seated at the head of the room, with Chojiro at her left side, the numeric row of captains at her right facing the opposite wall, and a numeric row of lieutenants at Chojiro's left, facing the opposite wall.
Captain Seiryoku spoke up. "Ahem, as you all know, with Ms. Hikari Uera's and Mrs. Ratiasu and Mr. Ketu Zakura's departures, we are without captains for squads 5 and 7, and we had no lieutenant for squad 13. But, unfortunately, no captain level soul reapers can be found to replace them, but let's all officially welcome Captain Ukitake back as captain of Squad 13, shall we?" she said, in an official business-like tone.
Jushiro waved to everyone else as if to solidify the statement, then turned to face his lieutenant, Rukia Kuchiki.
Captain Seiryoku continued. "But that means that Ms. Rukia Kuchiki will be made lieutenant of Squad 13 by default." She then turned and smiled at Rukia. "But I thank you for a job well done as a substitute captain for so long."
There was a space on Crystal's left, to which she looked puzzled. She looked around even more, attempting to find some reason behind it.
"Um, may I speak, Captain Seiryoku?" she asked. The head captain nodded. Crystal continued. "May I ask where my cousin Shunsui is?"
As this sentence was said a few of them looked confused, but Jushiro was smiling. Raven was deep in thought about it, Byakuya didn't look at all troubled and Kenpachi looked like he didn't even want to be there.
"Shunsui Kyoraku has gone up in the world, my dear," Captain Seiryoku replied. "He has been promoted to 'Squad 0'. You do know about Squad 0, don't you?"
Crystal paused for a moment, and then smiled back. "Yes, I do. That will be all for my inquiry then. Please continue."
"Thank you," Captain Seiryoku replied. "Now, it would be extremely helpful if you all took a few training sessions with your squads, therefore we could get new captains up pretty quickly, although there is no rush, of course. Okay then, meeting dismissed."
As he made his way down the alley, his claw flexed out. He stalked his prey silently, not making any sudden movements or noise, so that he could ambush her with perfect efficiency.
The arrancar Matthew Richardson licked his lips with his tongue. Then his tongue lengthened out and licked his eyes clean. His claw stretched out again, as if awaiting its next meal.
"Now, my dear, your time has come," he whispered, flexing his claw again. At first nothing happened, but then a giant snake appeared from his shoulder and engulfed his whole clawed arm. It hissed, and its tongue also flicked out, sensing its prey.
As the woman stopped to rest and lean on a wall, Matthew took his chance. He camouflaged his skin as the background colour and sneaked behind her, wrapping his snake-arm around her neck. She squirmed, but he didn't care, he was already constricting her throat. Suddenly, a ghostly substance flew out of the woman's neck and was absorbed by the snake's mouth.
As she collapsed, dead, Matthew's snake retreated back into his shoulder. He fell down to the floor, his head spinning.
"Ah these souls are my personal high!" he laughed, "Though, to be feeding off of the scum of the universe is sickening, to say the least."
"Well then, why not join my cause?" said a voice from the shadows.
"Who's there?" Matthew demanded an answer. "Show yourself to me now! That is, if you're not a hallucination from these souls."
"Oh no, I'm much too real," came the voice. Its owner finally stepped out. He was dressed in soul reaper wear, so Matthew was cautious. "Don't be alarmed, arrancar." he said, calmly. "I bring you no harm, though I do want you to give harm, if you know what I mean."
"Harm to whom?" Matthew answered, still cautious.
"Soul Society my friend, Soul Society," he laughed, turning very sadistic very quickly. Matthew however, was still cautious, and stared at him until he was finished.
"So, how do I know that I can trust you? I've had a bad record with Soul Reapers," Matthew answered. He still stood staring at the unknown soul reaper.
The soul reaper answered back with a stare of his own. "Because I too hate Soul Society, and if you help me, I will be able to give you revenge for what they have done to you," he said, slowly.
A crude smile crept onto Matthew's face, and he nodded. "Let's go then," he laughed. "No time like the present, huh?"
The soul reaper raised his hand, and then both of them disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.
And that's it. I'll be posting, as far as I can see, on Saturdays. Please review, as I'd like to see what you all think about it, even though it's a prologue. Thanks go to ratiasu724 for allowing me to write this - as I know that our styles are extremely different.
Next chapter: Danger strikes quickly in Soul Society, and Terri and Hiroshi are caught in the middle of it. Saying the name of the next chapter would give too much away, so I'll see you then.