Power
Narration and character talk
Character thinking
Inner Hollow speaking
Zangetsu speaking
Chapter 1
It was a normal day in Karakura. Well, as "normal" as it can get anyway. Substitute soul reaper Kurosaki Ichigo was now attending university, while slaying any hollows he came across. None were very powerful, just a normal day of work. The war with the quincy had ended with him, yet again, saving soul society by defeating their leader. Everything was now at peace.
"Kurosaki-san!" He turned around to see that it was none other than Orihime Inoue.
"Hey Inoue" he responded.
"I made a new recipe, how about you try it out?" He silently gulped. Last time he had tried ANYTHING Orihime made, he had indigestion for at least three days.
"You know what? Karin and Yuzu reeeeaaaally wanted me to eat supper with them tonight so… some other time, okay?"
She looked a bit disappointed. However it was soon replaced by a bright smile: "No problem, maybe another time."
They said their farewells and each headed home.
Halfway there, however, Ichigo started to fee an aching pain starting by his head and spreading throughout his body. The more he walked, the stronger it got. What the hell Tsushiro, are you doing this?
Tsushiro, as he now called his Inner Hollow wasn't supposed to take over his body again since, to defeat the quincy, he had to make a deal with him. They now resided in the same body in peace. Tsushiro was heard whenever he spoke and Ichigo became a lot stronger thanks to the new bond with his hollow.
No way king, ya know I ain't the kinda person to go back on a deal, don't cha?
Then what is it?
Ichigo, you need to get away from Karakura as soon as possible, responded Zangetsu's reassuring voice, you're maturing and the increase in your power will cause much damage to anything around you. If you want to keep this town intact, you need to go now.
He had long since learned to listen to Zangetsu because his words where always wise. So, taking Kon out of his bag (he decided to hitch a ride hoping to find some "Hot babes" on the way), took out the pill from the plushy's mouth and swallowed. He instantly jumped out of his body and headed out of town.
Kon blinked: "What the hell, where is he going all of a sudden…probably to slay a hollow I guess…" He spoke to himself as he headed home.
Meanwhile, as Ichigo was speeding away from home, the pain started to intensify to an almost unbearable feeling. No, I have to continue until there is no one for kilometers. I don't want anyone to get hurt.
Just as he arrived to a clearing, a good ways away from any civilization, a burning pain shot throughout his body, dragging him to a brutal and painful landing on the cold dirt. He felt as if his limbs were tearing and his blood becoming hot like burning fire. His skin was prickling, as if someone had stabbed a few million needles through it.
The pain was becoming unbearable to the point that he was biting his tongue, his mouth now dripping from the blood, to not scream. But at the end, he couldn't help it. It was even worse than the time when he lost his powers after the winter war, especially since this time he wasn't falling unconscious. A scream, resembling more like the roar of a beast, tore from his lips. That was the last thing he remembered before his vision darkened.