'Thoughts'

''Hollow''

''Flashback''

''Talking''

''Zanpakuto''

Chapter 1: Origins

Hey. The name's Ichigo Kurosaki. I'm a 15 year old human who lives in the small Karakura Town. I got 2 little bratty sisters, named Yuzu and Karin, and one annoying goat-face of a father, Isshin. Our family owns a small clinic. Life's always been relatively calm around here, accept for the fact that I can see ghosts for as long as I can remember, and well... manipulate reistu, a sort of energy and force that runs through every being's veins. Weird, am I right? It all started about 8 or 9 years ago... I remember it like it was yesterday... so vividly...

Flashback

''Momma, momma look over there!'', cried a 7 year old orangette, pointing at a small black haired girl standing by the riverside.

''What are you pointing at dear?'', there is noting, replied a worried sun-kissed haired women, in her early 30's.

Masaki Kurosaki, mother to youngling Ichigo and of twins Yuzu and Karin, frowned at her excited charge. Ever since he was a child, Ichigo had always said things about seeing and sensing spectres and translucent beings that neither of the other Kurosaki's could see. She always said to him that it was his imaginative mind that was playing tricks on him. If only he knew the truth...

''The girl by the river momma! Can't you see her? '', shouted the youngling.

''Ichigo, you must stop this at once. You know that it's your mind playing tricks on you again!'', sighed his mother.

''NO! I can really see her momma, I know she's real. She has to be. WHY CAN'T ANYONE BELIEVE ME?''

The child suddenly took off in direction of the girl, tears streaming down his eyes. Masaki, suddenly having a very bad feeling, ran after him shouting:

''Ichigo, come back! It's a trap…''

Too late

Ichigo had already reached the girl, and had spoken the dreaded words...

''Hey, are you real? My momma says it's just my mind playing tricks, but I know you're real. Are you?''

''You can see me? '', she said in a soft whisper that only the child could hear.

''Of course!''

''Yes! Yes! Finally someone can see me! Oh your going to make such a delicious meal!'', exclaimed the girl, cackling madly. Suddenly, she vanished, giving place to a horrible monster, making the young boy freeze in pure fear, his eyes widening. The beast had a dark green hamster like body, connecting to razor sharp talons. Its face was covered by a grinning white tribal mask, with a lure sprouting form the crown of its head. To complete the abomination, the monster had a giant whole where a heart should have been.

''Now don't struggle kid, or the process is going to be much more painful than a normal meal!'', the monster cackled wildly.

''Who, who are you?'', murmured Ichigo, frozen in place.

''The name's Grand Fisher and I'm going to be the only to devour you! Say goodbye kid!''

The monster suddenly leaped at him, mask splitting open to reveal a salivating mouth, armed with rows of daggered teeth, ready to ripe to boy apart. Ichigo wailed, and covered his face with his arms, wishing for all of this to be some giant nightmare. But the killing blow never came, for instead it had struck the neck of Masaki, beheading her instantly. The now lifeless body feel to the ground the head of a protective mother rolling over and skidding to a stop before the traumatized child, whose face and clothes were now covered with blood. His MOTHER'S blood.

''STUPID BITCH!'', roared the monster.

''Momma?'', whispered Ichigo, cradling the head of his beloved mother. Then it hit him so hard that he forgot to breathe. His mother was dead. Killed before his own innocent eyes, gore matting his face and hair. And it was that THING'S fault...

Suddenly, an immense pressure forced the mad beast to the ground, its eyes widening at the force of the reistu it was feeling, coming form the trembling form of Ichigo Kurosaki. The boy's vibrant orange hair hid his tearful eyes from the world as he spoke...

''You, you... killed her... my momma... she's dead... because of you... IM GOING TO RIP YOU TO SHREDS YOU MONSTER!''

And then Ichigo's form literally exploded with raw and pure power, red and black reistu covering his whole body. The last thing the beast saw before he blacked out, were blood lusting and hateful eyes completely black as night...