At long last! The Bleach Fic my friends have been nagging at me to post! Here's the first chapter! Shoutout to Michelle and Ciara, the best supporters a guy could have!
This story takes place shortly after Ichigo returns from Soul Society. The shinigami are struggling to piece themselves back together after the betrayal of three of their captains. This is the story of a young shinigami and his friends as they become accepted as shinigami members.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach but I do own most of the characters which I am too lazy to post.
Chapter 1- I'm Late! Unleash the Hidden Potential!
"Damn!" Shinn Ichijoji cried frantically as he hastily tied his soul slayer sheathe to his uniform, "I'm late and on my first day too!"
Today was Shinn's first day as an official shinigami. He had recently graduated from the Shinigami's academy and was considered an official "death god". Meaning he could wear his black uniform with pride. He has also been given a soul-slayer upon graduation. He unfortunately had yet to learn it's true form. Try as he might he could not learn it's name. His friends Miho Clyne and Hana Sango had already been accepted into the 5th division and he was off to join them under the came division.
"At least I got it this far," Shinn, muttered, "It's not like I was raised in the best part of the spirit world anyways,"
Shinn was raised without parents in the slums of the spirit world. However it was there he met Yumi Naraki. A shinigami born from the same slums he came from. She was a mother and a big sister to him. She found him in the alleyways and raised him. She taught him to fight and raised him on her beliefs.
"Do not seek to become powerful for yourself, become powerful to protect the people you love, then you will gain real power,"
She always taught him that no matter what you are to fight to protect the things you love at any cost. She lived by that ideal on the day she died. In order to protect her squad she engaged a hollow single-handedly so that her teammates could escape. Her dying wish was that he could become admitted into the Shinigami Academy to become a shinigami. She truly believed he would live by her ideals and would become a great warrior.
Shinn always tried to live by her ideals. Her death scarred him at a young age but now he understood what she tried to teach him and became a better person because of it. He knew he owed her a debt he could never repay so he did his best to live in her memory.
However none of this would help him if he couldn't wake up on time!
"Now the captain's gonna think I'm some kind of slacker!" Shinn thought despairingly.
"Hey slow down there!" A voice called out.
"Hmmm…oh hey Hana-san, Miho-san!" Shinn called out, "Sorry, I can't talk, I've got a meeting with…wait shouldn't you be there?"
"Are you talking about the 13th division's meeting today?" Miho asked as she chewed on an apple, "It was cancelled,"
"Eh?" Shinn managed out as he leaned forward in surprise, "Oops!"
"You're a complete idiot you now that?" Hana sighed.
"Sorry," Shinn sighed, "I'm just a real wreck right now, since I'm new at this,"
"Tell me about it," Hana remarked, "You're soul-slayer's on the wrong side,"
"Eh?" Shinn looked down and notices his sword was on the right side, "Oh that," Shinn laughed, he rubbed the back of his head, "No, I'm left-handed,"
The three made their way through the market place.
"How come the meeting was cancelled?" Shinn asked.
"Apparently there was a hollow on grounds," Miho answered as she bent down and handed some children some candy.
They smiled and ran off thanking her as Miho watched them run down the market streets.
"A hollow in Soul Society," Hana grumbled, "Can you believe that?"
"Apparently it's a high level one," Miho added, "But don't worry, shinigami have already been dispatched to take care of it!" She finished cheerfully.
Shinn regarded both his friends with a look of worry but when they turned back to him his face reverted to its cheerful smile.
They walked down to an empty meadow with a stream running by it and they sat down.
"Have you learned to form your kido spells properly?" Miho asked.
"Nope," Shinn replied cheerfully.
Hana smacked him on the head in disgust.
"How can you be so cheerful when you're unable to even cast kido to without sloppiness?" She asked.
"Well I figure when the time comes for me to figure it out it'll come," Shinn replied smiling.
This earned another smack in the head.
"You're so frustrating at times," Hana sighed.
Shinn rubbed his head and sighed.
Unknown to any of them a pair of sinister eyes regarded the three friends.
"Their souls…they all look so delicious…" The voice hissed.
Its face twisted into a menacing smile and its eyes were alit with a horrible sense of pleasure.
Hana was bopping Shinn on the head while Miho looked on, only mildly worried at the possibility of brain damage.
Suddenly Shinn's face registered a sign of worry.
"Did you sense that?' Shinn asked.
"Yeah," Hana replied her hand stopped in mid-punch, "It feels like the air suddenly got heavier,"
Miho looked around worriedly as if trying to track the source of the change in the atmosphere.
Suddenly a pair of thick legs thudded forward.
"Well, well, well," The giant monster sneered, "Three little souls that look like they taste so good,"
It had a hulking figure with muscular arms along with a thick set of feet. It towered over the three and had a giant smile plastered over it's face. Its face resembled a terrifying mockery of the human skull and inside its hollow eye sockets two red orbs glowed. It was white with splotches of black. The black seemed to absorb the light it came into contact with while the white seemed to be an absence of colour instead of a sign of purity.
"It's…a hollow!" Hana cried.
Miho's data pad flicked on and information came on.
"This is Musclecrunch, he's a C-Ranked hollow, he's consumed two shinigami souls along with three human souls," Miho read aloud, "He's considered highly dangerous,"
"Got that right," The hollow sneered, "Especially when I'm hungry for souls!"
He lunged forward but the three shinigami scattered and he end up digging in a mouthful of dirt.
"We shouldn't be dealing with a hollow this level," Miho cried out to Shinn and Hana, "It's a C-Level hollow! We're too inexperienced to deal with something like this,"
"Then let's get some experience!" Hana cried drawing her soul-slayer.
Shinn reluctantly drew his own soul-slayer.
"Take this!" Hana cried dashing in.
She jumped overhead and stabbed down towards the hollow.
"So, is the puppy's baring its teeth?" The hollow sneered, "But those teeth couldn't bite through a sheet of paper!"
He swung a massive claw that swatted Hana away. She collided onto the ground but she quickly recovered.
"Damn," She cursed, "Way stronger than I thought,"
"Are you okay?" Miho asked worriedly.
"I wouldn't worry about her!" The hollow sneered, "I'd worry about yourself!"
He swung his massive claw towards her but Hana came in and delivered a cut into the hollow's arm.
"I'm not finished with you!" She cried.
The hollow stepped back and smirked at the shallow scratch he'd received.
"You shinigami are overrated," He sneered.
"Shinn!" Miho called out, "Get behind us,"
Shinn retreating behind them while the girls regarded the hollow angrily.
"Hiding behind girls?" The hollow smirked, "What a wuss,"
"He's not a wuss," Hana smirked back, "We just don't want him to spoil our fun!"
"Binding Spell the First! Sai!" Miho cried as she unleashed a kido onto the hollow that paralysed him.
"Now take this!" Hana cried invoking her won kido, "Seal in a chamber! Glitter in the wind! Frozen Stasis!"
Suddenly the bits of ice that were frozen onto the hollow grew and covered his body until he was encased completely in ice.
"Done and done," Hana smiled as she set leaned on her sword, "Am I good or what?"
"Wow," Miho cheered, "That was awesome,"
Shinn merely smiled in relief.
Suddenly the icy prison burst and the hollow screamed in rage.
Chunks of ice rained down pelting Hana.
"Wha…" She began but a boulder-sized chunk caught her one the head knocking her out.
"Hana!" Shinn cried when he noticed blood pooling.
"Weaklings!" MuscleCrunch cried, "I hate the cold!"
He picked up a chunk of ice and hurled it at Miho and Shinn.
"Barrier Spell the Third, Rai!" Miho cried and a barrier enveloped them.
"Stay here," Miho, commanded, "I'll do what can,"
"Don't!" Shinn cried.
She drew her soul-slayer and leveled it evenly.
The hollow threw a heavy punch but Miho raised her soul-slayer and met the fist head on and the blade dug into the hollow's fist.
"Stupid!" The hollow sneered, "Now you die!"
Suddenly streams of acid shot out from the wound and burned Miho's hands and arms.
"Aaagh!" She screamed dropping her soul-slayer.
It clanged onto the ground and she followed it shortly.
"Miho!" Shinn screamed.
He ran out of the protective shield and made a series of hand symbols.
"Burn! Consume the Flesh into Ash! Spell of the Red Inferno!" He cried, he invoked a ball of fire, which slammed into the hollow sending it two steps back.
Shinn jumped over to Miho and knelt next to her.
"Miho," Shinn cried, "Hang in there!"
"Shinn," She coughed and blood stained her uniform, "Run, please just run,"
"Run," Hana managed to whisper, "You'll be eaten alive,"
"I'm not leaving you!" Shinn cried.
He stood up and glared at the hollow.
"You're dead," He growled.
"And wuss-boy's gonna be the one to do me in?" The hollow sneered, "I'd love to see that!
"Ask and you shall receive!" Shinn cried as he ran forward and drew his soul-slayer.
He jumped forward and cut but the hollow kicked him away. Shinn hit the ground and rolled back up. He dashed back in but this time the hollow side stepped him then back-handed him away.
"Face it wuss-boy," The hollow sneered, "I'm way stronger than you!"
"I don't care!" Shinn screamed, "I'm gonna kill you!"
"Shinn," Miho gasped, "Run!"
"How can I run when my friends are caring about me even when they're hurt?" Shinn thought angrily, "I'm not going to abandon them!"
"Do not seek to become powerful for yourself, become powerful to protect the people you love, then you will gain real power,"
"Yumi," Shinn thought breathing deeply, "I want to protect my friends but I'm not strong enough!"
He regarded his soul-slayer desperately.
"Please soul-slayer" Shinn pleaded, "Tell me your name! Tell me so I can save my friends!"
"Finally," A voice whispered in the back of his head, "You're asking for the right reasons,"
"Time to die wuss-boy!" The hollow cried running forward claws rose.
"Shinn!" Hana cried.
"My name is…" The voice whispered.
Suddenly the hollow struck and there was an explosion of light.
"Stupid wuss," MuscleCrunch snickered, "Probably wouldn't have made much of a meal anyways,"
"Shinn!" Miho screamed.
"Hey, Hollow!" A voice cried from above.
"What?" MuscleCrunch cried looking up.
"Release, Yamikaze! Shinn cried.
(Yami dark ) Kaze wind, or at least that's what I think
Suddenly his katana was enveloped in a black light. A long silver blade emerged mounted on a hilt resembling a revolver. Inscribed in black kanji etched characters read Yamikaze.
(Yes, I know how unoriginal, it's like a gunblade)
"Meet my soul-slayer, Yamikaze!" Shinn cried, "Senbonkaze!"
(Senbonkaze thousand wind, I think)
Shinn's hands and his blade seemed to move as a blur and he flashed past the hollow.
"Cut," Shinn whispered.
Suddenly the hollow erupted in a showed of blood and fell in pieces before fading away into smoke.
"Wow," Shinn whispered.