Shinigami Trilogy Ver. 2.0

Originally, I was the Bolt Dragon, Tsuki. Now, I am the Flame Dragon, Suda.

Ch. 1 Revival! Enter, Suda Tsubaki!

R.I.P. Shinigami Trilogy: 12/18/07 - 3/15/08

Note: This takes place in an alternate universe. Anything, canon-wise, associated with Bleach will be regarded as fictional, unless it is a term dictated towards Shinigami vocabulary. And just like last time, I'm not a genius at Bleach, so don't expect anything too much in-depth.

The giant city of Seireitei, the Court of Pure Souls, was peaceful that day. Unknown to most people in the Rukongai, the Shinigami who resided there had peaceful lives as opposed to them, who suffered in poverty every day in that somewhat hellish afterlife. Today was a slow day in the Soul Reaper's society, as most of them weren't assigned any missions or doing anything of such relevance. All the Soul Reaper trainees were having just another day in the Shinoreijustsuin, commonly known as the Shinigami Academy. Yes, it was just another day in the Seireitei...

But, one young man was slacking off on his duties. As the twentieth seat of the Gotei 13's Sixth Division, this young man was one of the few that were actually assigned a mission in the real world to exterminate a random Hollow.

This young man was quite average in appearance, despite his rebellious nature. He wore the signature Shinigami shihakusho with nothing to differentiate it from the other Soul Reapers. He had short black hair, with brown eyes and brown skin. Nothing too unique about his appearance.

He laid down on the roof of one of the buildings, glancing up at the clouds. Then he reached to his right and grabbed the first issue of the extremely popular slice-of-life drama manga called "Bleach" and opened it up.

"Ahh... This nice weather, this great novel..." He said to himself. "This truly is a great day. Now, hopefully, no one remembers that I've got a mission-"

"Suda Tsubaki!"

"Darn," Suda groaned, leaning back up. Another Shinigami stood in front of him, hands on his hips, glaring at him. Like Suda, he had no defining features, except for his black wool scarf and big head. "Hey, Iyoushiro."

"That's Takawara-san, to you!" He snapped. "Dammit, Tsubaki! Why the hell are you not on your mission?! The Captain'll have my head if you don't go-"

"Why are they sending you, anyway?" Suda asked, putting the novel in front of him again. "You're the tenth seat. What, did your superiors get lazy too?"

"You mock your superiors?! You're punishment could be twice as bad as they are thinking!" Takawara said. "Just go on the mission!"

"I don't wanna-"

Suddenly, his novel was cut in two! Takawara's Zanpakuto flashed in front of him, causing Suda to leap out of his resting spot and put his hand on his sword. Takawara's blade was of a simple design, with a red hilt and yellow hiltguard. People often made fun of him for its comical appearance.

"You don't want me to do this," Takawara threatened.

"You wouldn't dare," Suda hissed. "Punishment for this is highly applicable towards your conduct-"

"Not when the target in question is an idiot!" Takawara yelled.

He jumped into the air and struck Suda! Or at least, he wanted to, but Suda had already drawn his Zanpakuto also. Unlike Takawara's blade, his had a gray hilt with dark red lined patterns. But the most unique part was that unlike most Zanpakuto, his had two blades rather than one.

"But you, raising your blade at a superior!" Takawara began, grinning devilishly. "That's punishment of the highest calibre!"

"Your idle threats fool me not!" Suda replied, in a Shakespearean-like tone. "While biting my thumb at you, I say, thou shalt prepare to die!"

They lunged towards each other and clashed blades. Unfortunately, Suda was as experienced with the blade like Takawara was, as the latter pushed his blade back and slid it towards Suda's throat! He quickly jumped back to evade it, but Takawara pursued him.

"Tch!" Suda cringed as Takawara slashed through a fraction of his hair. He kicked him back, and used that momentum to jump back up to the roof of another building. He jumped down to continue their fight.

Once again, they clashed swords, but this time, Suda had the sense to try to strike him again. Their swords continued to dance in a way only Shinigami could make it happen. Eventually, Takawara attempted a vertical slash, but Suda quickly blocked it by pointing his blade in his direction, causing the blade to land in between his Zanpakuto's two blades. Takawara gasped and tried to free it, but Suda took that time to continually kick him in the stomach and balls! Takawara lost his grip on his blade, and Suda took him down with a roundhouse kick!

"Agh!" Takawara yelped.

Suda jumped back and relaxed his blade behind his shoulder. "It looks like I win."

"Hmph! Cocky bastard," Takawara said, picking his Zanpakuto up. "Looks like I'll have to take it up a notch."

Suda's eyes widened, gripping his Zanpakuto a little more. "Jerk! You know I can't release my sword, yet!"

"It's not my fault you have no bond with your Zanpakuto!" Takawara taunted. "You'll never be a true Shinigami if you don't know your own Zanpakuto's name!"

"Man..." Suda sighed, shifting into a battle stance.

"Rain sparks, Raiken!" He roared, sliding his five fingers down his blade. Sparks appeared from where the fingers touched, coating the front side of the katana, yellow.

Suda cringed, realizing the blade has been electrified. "Do we have to continue this fight?"

"You wanted this," Takawara muttered, then yelled, "Take this!"

Again, he lunged towards Suda. Apparently, the blade allowed Takawara to move at a faster speed, as he suddenly appeared in front of him and attempted to stab through his face! Suda's reaction time was above average, though, as he quickly side-stepped and jumped back. But Takawara bolted in front of him again, spearing through the wall of a building as Suda dodged again.

"Can't keep running forever," Takawara said, continually slashing in front of him.

"Aha..." Suda tried to make light of his situation, but found that he had a hard time doing that as it appeared to be a lightning bolt being waved in front of him. Suda tried to kick him, but Takawara had learned from that situation, and slapped the side of his blade at Suda's leg! He screamed as he was electrocuted from the leg to his body.

"I win," Takawara said to the shaking Suda. "You're going on this mission today, whether you like it or not."

"Y-Y-Y-Yes, s-s-sir," Suda stuttered, smarting from the effects.

Japoni Town was adjacent to Karakura Town, separated by a few roads. Unlike the slightly more famous Karakura, Japoni had nothing to boast for, other than a small, yet popular hot springs resort and a shopping mall. Other than that, Japoni didn't have anything to go for it.

Suda landed on top of a telephone pole and surveyed the area. It was still dawn in the human world, and everyone was waking up to go to school, or work, or whatever activities a human does on a Monday morning. Suda inhaled the crisp, morning air of the city, preferring it over the dead atmosphere of the Seireitei.

I can sense the Hollow, Suda thought. It's... near Japoni Park.

He jumped from telephone pole to telephone pole until he reached the park. Sure enough, a Hollow was just sitting in the middle of the park. It was simply a giant humanoid creature with a white mask resembling a lion. It seemed like it was waiting for someone, but Suda didn't care much. He drew his double-bladed Zanpakuto and leapt on top of the creature, causing it to roar in pain. While normal humans can't hear the Hollow's roar, the vibrations of its sounds shook through the town, causing a small tremor to occur.

"Calm down, buddy," Suda muttered, stabbing its head. "Gotta cut through your mask."

It roared, throwing Suda off of its body. He jumped and dodged as the Hollow continually tried to grab him.

"It's times like this when I wish I knew Hado," Suda emphasized the last few words, nearly getting hit by the last punch the Hollow delivered. "Doesn't mean I can't beat you!"

He dodged another punch, then flew towards the Hollow from that position, cutting right through his mask. The Hollow let out one final roar before dissolving into nothingness.

"No hell for you, huh?" Suda muttered. "Maybe I should've stuck around to see what his deal was. Oh well. I'm done for today."

As soon as he said that last word, a humongous pressure overlaid the area. Suda's eyes widened and he stabbed the ground with his Zanpakuto in order to stand. "What is this insane reiatsu?! I can barely stand up! Agh!"

"Hmmm...? What happened to my meal?" A deep voice bellowed.

A huge burst of white reiatsu smashed into the ground in front of Suda, causing a wide crater to form on the ground. The impact caused Suda to fly back and hit a tree!

"W-What the?!" He cried.

What emerged from the smoke was a being that Suda has never seen before. He was the same size as Suda, with pale white skin and flowing black hair waving around his sickening yellow eyes. A Hollow-like mask covered his face, and his whole body was covered in white. Shoulder blades and ankle blades were protruding from his body, with white, demonic, jagged wings and a small tail on his back. In his hand, he wielded a silver claymore with a light bluish hilt.

"Oh? A Shinigami, huh?" He rasped. "You're the one who took my meal? It took me some time to find that Hollow, and I just left it there to deal with another one."

I don't recognize that Hollow... Suda thought, sweat pouring down his face as he attempted to identify it. It doesn't look normal. Definitely not a Gillian-Class or Adjuchas-Class... which leaves...

"Are you trying to find out what kind of Hollow I am?" He questioned. "I think it's quite obvious. There aren't a lot out there like me, after all. Hell, you can count the number of Hollows, the same kind as me, on your fingers. Now, what do you think I am?"

Suda didn't need to hear that dialogue, as he had already figured out what kind of Hollow he is. You've gotta be kidding me... it's a friggin' Vasto Lorde! I can't fight something not even the Captains can't beat! He stepped back and prepared to run for his life.

"You can't run." He said, disappearing and reappearing behind him. Suda didn't try to turn around, for fear of getting killed because of one foolish movement. "Hmm? What should I target? Your face? Your arms? Should I eat your heart?"

Crap! This is so bad! Suda desperately thought. I need to get outta here now!

Deciding it's do-or-die, he turned around and attempted a roundhouse kick towards the Vasto Lorde. Sensing it was behind him, he took his Zanpakuto and tried slashing him. The Vasto Lorde simply took his claymore and blocked the attack, but his reiatsu combined with the force of the impact pushed Suda back against a light pole.

"Argh!" Suda cried. He tried to jump back, but the Vasto Lorde appeared in front of him and grabbed him by the neck, holding him in the air.

"You're interesting, after all," The Vasto Lorde said to Suda, who was suffocating from being choked. "Most Shinigami would try to run. But you, at least, had the balls to gun-and-run. I like you."

If only I knew the name of my Zanpakuto! Suda thought. I could have a fighting chance against this bastard!"

"I know what to do with you," The Vasto Lorde said, grinning. With his other hand, a pale white reiyoku appeared in his palm, and shoved it right through Suda's chest! He screamed in pain as he felt the reiyoku envelop his heart and eventually, his entire body! "I'm injecting my reiyoku into you. In time, you too, will develop the powers of a Hollow. Then, I will come back and fight you, as a worthy opponent. But if you lose at that time, I will eat your body and leave your carcass to the birds."

"Urgh! Aghhhh!" Suda screamed, writhing in pain.

"My name is no concern of yours, for now," He said. "But in due time, I will tell you. As for you... I see. Your name is Suda Tsubaki, right? Tsubaki, the next time I meet you, you're dead!"

As soon as he was done speaking, the transfer of the reiyoku was complete. He removed his hand from Suda's body and threw the young man against one of the trees. One glance, and he was gone.

Suda lost consciousness.

"Ahhh!" He screamed, suddenly opening his eyes. His eyes flashed a yellow and black color for an instant, before returning back to its brown and white color. He jolted up and looked around. He was still in the park where he defeated the Hollow, although it was afternoon rather than dawn. "Wh-What just happened?"

Tsubaki, the next time I meet you, you're dead!

"Oh yeah..." Suda muttered. "I lost to that Vasto Lorde."

He put his hand to his chest, where that Vasto Lorde ripped through and transferred some of his spiritual energy into. It didn't feel any different, although he was in a cold sweat. He opened his shihakusho a bit and let the breeze cool his sweaty body.

"I've gotta report to Captain about this," Suda said.

He looked up and stared at the clouds as they slowly moved across the blue sky. He felt comfortable, and just sat there for a few minutes. Then, he stared at his Zanpakuto, not even caring that he didn't know its name.

Wish life was a lot simpler than this.

Hello everyone! I am the Flame Dragon, Suda! Don't remember me? Well, you probably remember me as the Bolt Dragon, Tsuki from the original Shinigami Trilogy! Y'know, that old fanfic where I asked all of you to submit an original character and I'd use them all in one fanfic! Y'know, that horrible mess? Looking back, the fanfic really was trashed. I just reread the first chapter and cringed at almost every line. I just couldn't get over how bad it was, so I've decided to redo the whole fanfic and title it Ver. 2.0.

According to Fanfiction, this chapter is 2,500 words. Not very long in my standards, but considering that the Ver. 1's longest chapter is 1,700 words, I'm fine. Also, the plot isn't as contrived as it was in the original. For this fanfic, I actually planned the story out instead of just BS it like I did the first chapter and go on. Also, there aren't any false promises here like in the original like "Oh, I'll use all your OCs!" or "Oh, I'll make this over three-hundred chapters!" I'm never making any promises ever again. And another thing, why did I call it Trilogy? It's not three books. I just called it that so that it would sound cool!

I'm no longer accepting original characters, guys.

Anyways, I hope you guys forgive me for the past. I'm a lot older and wiser now, so hopefully, I can make this fanfic one that you will all enjoy!