Prologue

In this tale, we speak of a teenage boy who takes on his great, hidden destiny.

We speak of his old friends, and his new friends.

Of his past and his future.

But most of all.

We see it from my eyes.

I am Kashira and I have a dark secret. I am not normal... Oh I am far from normal.

I see and hear ghosts. I am also a Soul Reaper, also known as a Shinigami by those who know nothing of the Soul Society.

If you are one of these people... Then this story will open your eyes.

The boy has been under my eye since his mother died when he was nine. I watched in horror as his mother was killed by an evil spirit called a Hollow. I ran over and made the Hollow go away. With his mother's remaining energy, I made a promise to her.

I was her guardian since she gave birth to him, and now it was my turn to guard her only son.

I made that promise and to this very day, six years later, I still watch over him from the shadows. I am right in front of him, but he knows nothing of me.

But something happens and the two realms - the spectral realm and the earthly realm - collide and all hell breaks loose and I have to come out of hiding to help protect the innocent and keep my promise.

I promised to sacrifice my life if I needed to. So a spiritual blood promise is a spiritual blood promise.

This is the story of that fateful man and his friends and guardian...