Hello and welcome to this new story I am writing. Being honest, this is technically not my story. This story originally belonged to my younger sister, Murcielago Princess. She started this story a while ago, but never got pass the third chapter. And after a great tragedy occurred within our family, she lost all interest in this story. But instead of giving up on this story altogether and deleting it, she offered to give it to me. I saw lots of potential in this story and decided to give it a shot. And after doing some research (aka playing the game for myself) and selecting characters for roles, I finally have the first chapter written. Now I am not following the story 100%, but the changes won't have too much of a drastic impact to the original story line.

Just a little facts I feel I should mention so everyone can be on the same page.

· All major characters are either Shinigami, Arrancars, or Visoreds. There will be no Fullbringers, Humans or their sub-species, Quincies. Anyone who fall into the mentioned categories will be automatically be redesigned as Shinigami.

· There will be hollows in this story. But they will be filling to the role of dungeon monsters. The exception will be the hero.

· This an AU story. Ranks, relationships, and anything else pertaining to the Bleach story line mean nothing.

Chapter 1

Welcome!

This is the portal that leads to a world inhabited only by those who possess a Zanpakutō.

Beyond this gateway lies many adventures and fresh experiences for two friends on a quest to save their world from the forces of darkness.

CRACK!

The thunder echoed around him. He could hear the howling wind as it push against him and his partner. It was already hard enough running with his gigantic horns; the storm was definitely not helping.

CRACK!

This time he could see the bolt of lightning as it raced across the dark night sky. This means that the exit of the tunnel was close. Soon they would begin their mission.

"WHOA!" cried a voice as the lightning lit up his partner's face for a brief moment. "The storm was not part of the plan." He looked towards the person again but it was so dark that he could barely make out the figure. "WH…WHOA!" He could see the end of the tunnel. With a final leap, they rolled onto the muddy ground.

"Are you alright?" He asked as he helped his partner up from the mud puddle. He looked upwards as more streaks of lightning scattered across the blackened clouds.

"Yeah." His partner said. "Look out!" he heard as a bolt struck him. He felt his face crack as the surge of electricity spread through his entire body.

"Are you alright?!" his partner asked as they rush towards him. But he began to fall backwards, having no control of his body.

"ICHIGO!" he heard as his body tumbled over the edge of the cliff. His partner grabbed him by the arm. "Hang on!" His partner tried to lift him up, but couldn't. "Come on Ichigo! Hang on!" He tried to pull himself up, but his body had gone completely numb.

"N-n-no!" he heard his partner cry as their grasp weakened. "I can't hold on!" his partner gave one pull, but the boy's hand slipped away, sending him falling into the ocean. "ICHIGO!"

"ICHIGO! ICHIGO!" he heard one last time before his body hit the sea. The world around him began to turn black as he heard a loud splash.

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CRACK!

Where am I? He thought as he began to open his eyes. He felt so cold and wet. He took a breath, only to inhale water. I can't breathe. He saw a fish swimming past his face, then came to the realization that he was underwater. Though his body felt weak, he mustered all the strength he could as he began to swim his way upward. Finally emerging from the water, he took a deep breath of air. He franticly looked around to see if there was land but all he could see were the darkened skies and the crashing waves.

CRACK!

The sky lit up as another lightning streak stuck down. A wave hit him from the back and tried to drag him back under, but he was able to stay afloat. He struggled against the current, swimming aimlessly through the sea. Hoping that he could find some land before he drowned.

How did I get here? He asked himself as he swam. He couldn't remember anything but his name. The current became weaker, a good sign that he was near land. He swam faster until he felt land beneath his feet. With the last bit of energy he had, he crawled his way onto the sandy beach.

"I made it." he sighed in relief as he collapsed on the beach. He turned on to his back and looked upwards to see the sun breaking through the clouds. He could hear that ocean waves were calmer now. His eyelids began to grow heavy.

"I can't." He fought hard to stay awake, but he was too exhausted. "Drifting off…" he said before he closed his eyes and fell unconscious.

A/N: Sorry if it is really short, but this is only a prologue. So what do you think? Is it good, bad or so-so?