Chapter 1 – Fight or Flee
Time is running out. He begins to pant excessively, giving away an exhaustive state that he is in. His right arm was heavily wounded in what seem to be cuts made by a sharp weapon with most of them to have cease from bleeding. Clasping onto his particle web-like energy bow, he draws on every ounce of his strength that he could muster. He channels all of his remaining energy into the spirit energy bolt he materialized, drawing bead on his target that is now nothing more than a blurry imprint of a humanoid figure. As he noticed that his target was no longer in sight, another quick blur appeared beside him. The figure was of a boy in his late teens, rivaling that of Uryuu Ishida. He was dressed in a simple shirt and pants, resembling the uniform worn by Karakura Junior High students.
"Too slow," said the boy, wielding what looked like a Seele Schneider in his left hand.
Having struck Uryuu on his right arm, the new cut was evidently a heavy one that adds another gash to the already badly wounded arm. The flow of blood derived from the wound begins to drip excessively. He clenched onto the wound, applying pressure with his left hand to hold off the bleeding.
"I don't understand. How is it possible that-," Uryuu was interrupted by the boy.
"That I was able to move faster than the speed of your typical Hirenkyaku in the normal world?" he finished.
Uryuu then conceded from asking further. The boy then explained.
"That's because I'm not using Hirenkyaku, I'm moving around with Shunpo, aided by my control of spirit particles to help further speed up my movements."
Still baffled by his explanation, Uryuu continued listening.
"What I did was merely a combination of the two, which I called Saishunpo."
A technique consisting of a combination of the Shinigami's Shunpo and the Quincy's Hirenkyaku is something new to Uryuu, perhaps even unheard of before in his entire time studying the histories of both the Shinigami and Quincy. Relentlessly, he continued to leap off into the air and tries to fire a volley of spirit energy bolts at the boy. The boy avoided the flurry with ease, leaving behind a trail of blurry mirror images of him.
"I've already told you Uryuu, my speed is unmatched. You may shoot at a consecutive of 1,200 arrows at once, but they are still no match to my Saishunpo."
With a consenting look, Uryuu decided to stop. He then landed somewhere on a rooftop with a gentle thud, still being cautious of his surrounding. The boy comes to a halt, a few feet in midair above of where Uryuu landed.
"So, who are you? What are you?" said Uryuu in his usual calm and unflinching tone.
The boy grinned.
Seven years ago
It was a drizzly June 17th. Rain poured all over Kagamino City without a pause after severall hours, bringing in much of the gloom that befalls upon the usually lit up and bustling city.
Somewhere at the outskirts of the city, the trees were swaying to the gusts of wind that blew every once in awhile, sweeping loose leaves as it goes by the forested park. Within the darkness lies an open field without any shade from looming trees. The falling rain, further illuminating the open field was refracted by the soft moonbeam that peeked out of the dark clouds. Rustling of the shrubs were heard as a boy ran out from it.
A boy, around the age of nine took several looks behind to gauge the distance from his pursuer. A light and translucent blue glow was seen at his left hand, forming the shape of a flimsy Kojaku. At his wrist is a silver band, to what a Quincy Cross is bound to. As he made his way into the middle of the opening, a violent rumble was heard trailing behind him. The rumbling sounded like heavy footsteps from an enormous creature. His heart beat louder as the sound grew louder and louder. Trees slowly began to fall as the pursuant comes through. Clenching his fist, he raised his left hand and readied himself.
Emerging from the shadows was a large Hollow, bearing much of a resemblance to a gorilla with a skull-like mask that covered its head and was towering eight feet above the boy. Its fists were covered with sharp plated nails that looked similarly to the surface of a satellite dish. It paused, right in front of him for a moment. The typical Hollow hole was found between the neck and its chest. It began to roar, and swing its arm at the boy. Panicking, he quickly dived forward to evade the heavy punch. The impact left a blast on the ground, causing a crater to form in its place. The Hollow reacted quickly and it throws a heavy punch with its left fist at the boy. The collision caused the boy to lose control over his Reiryoku, causing his Kojaku to fade.
As the boy rolled off from the impact, the Hollow swiped its claws at him, causing a large gash to form on his arm. Lying there helpless, he began to shudder as the Hollow was closing in on him. Just before the Hollow could consume his soul, a bright blue arrow flew towards its skull, causing it to split from the immense velocity. The Hollow dissipates as the arrow penetrated its skull. The boy turned to look at the direction of where the arrow had came from, to find an adult woman standing with a materialized Kojaku in her hand. She had black, slender hair and deep black iris to match with it.
"This is why you should be focused. Kill, or be killed," said the woman in a rather sultry voice.