Kai starred around. The barren treeless wasteland was home. The constant wind and no sun was chilling but not cold. He looked into the sky and watched the moon begin it's accent. He drew his sword and swung it in circles. As it whistled through the air the sound echoed throughout the world.

The air shimmered in front of him. His zanpactou spirit formed in front of him. His face like always was hidden from him behind a hood. His voice was dry like always.

"Hello Fantomu-sensei" Kai said kneeling.

"Hello my student" he said as Kai rose. "It is time for your normal training"

"Alright." He said. He held his sword angled at the ground above his head.

Fantomu's shadow split into four. They each rose up and faced him with scythes in hand.

Kai dashed forward moving his sword around him blocking each scythe jumping into the air. He pun dodging the next two and slashed down. One shadow faded away falling to the ground. Kai dashed down grabbing the scythe spinning and throwing it at two of the other shadows. They both faded after being cut in half but his triumph was cut short as two blades angled around his neck.

"Alright you win again" Kai said.

"You're improving but wielding Bankai will still be too much" Fantomu said.

"I'll be back tonight" Kai said as his inner world faded turning into his room.

He yawned as he woke up. In both worlds the morning was just starting. The moon followed the same pattern as the sun. A second moon followed the path of the real moon. No light ever reached that place so it was easy to lose track of time.

He pulled on his shikakshou, strapped on his zanpactou and walked out the door. He looked at the sun then jumped into the air. He shun poed in the air arriving at the squad thirteen barracks. He then jumped again shun poeing behind the door to his captains office. He knocked at the door and she gave him permission to enter.

He walked in then blinked to see two extra people there.

"Karin, Kite what are you doing here?" he asked surprised.

"Why do you think?" Karin responded.

"Oh I could think of a few things" Kai said rubbing his chin with one hand the other supporting it in a thinking pose.

Karin turned slightly red as Kite laughed. He walked over to them both grinning. He stopped between the two of them bumping fist with Kite.

"Captain what's our mission?" Kai asked.

Rukia turned to them folding her arms.

"There's a disturbance in the world of the living. Souls have been disappearing without a trace or sign of hollows." She informed them. "You three are to investigate it"

"When you say disappearing how do you mean?" Kite asked.

"That is also something you three will be investigating" she told him.

"Do we have any leads?" Karin asked.

"No"

"Okay so we have no leads or clues. Alright we'll get on it" Kai said.

Kai, Karin, and Kite shun poed out of the office.

"Good luck you three" Rukia said watching them go.

******

They landed in a river bed the water swirling around their feet.

"Well this is a sight"

They looked up to see a man walking with a cane and cat by his side. In the other hand was a fan covering his face.

"Hello Urahara-san" Kite said.

Urahara's banishment had been ended thanks to his help in the winter war. He and Yourichi had chosen to stay in the real world tho helping the soul reapers sent there on missions.

"Well hello Kite-kun" Urahara said his smile present. They walked over to him and Kite knelt down.

"And hello Yourichi-san" he said scratching her at the base of her neck. Yourichi purred at his gentle hand.

"Urahara-san do you think you can put us up for a few weeks?" Karin asked.

"Of course miss Kurosaki" he said cheerily. "By the way how is your brother? Being a captain can be hard if you're new to it."

They arrived at Urahara's shop after a few minutes of walking.

"Well you three make yourself at home." Urahara said.

"Thanks Urahara-san" Kite said

"So what do we do today?" Kai asked.

"Nothing" Karin replied. "It's too late to do anything today. We'll start tomorrow"

"Alright" Kai said.

Kai walked outside to a nearby tree. He sat down crossing his legs. He slowed his breathing as his surroundings swirled and disappeared. He stood up and Fantomu appeared in front of him. Kai drew his sword and they fought like always.

When they were through Kai and Fantomu stood apart from each other.

"Kai you've been progressing greatly. But why do you want Bankai?" he asked suddenly.

Kai was put off by the question. He thought about but couldn't come up with an answer.

"I don't know" he replied.

"And that is why you cannot attain it. Until you obtain your reason Bankai will be beyond your grasp" Fantomu said fading away with his inner world.

Kai blinked open his eyes staring at the moon.

Why do I want Bankai? Kai asked himself.

Could107-okay that's the new chapter 1. It's different but not sure if better. Read and Review.