Chad: The Hollow of Karakura
This is a Bleach story with Chad as the main character as I find there still aren't enough good, action packed Chad stories to read. Inspired by jebilgutay's 'The Return of El Dios Hueco', a nice story but not quite 100% the same as this one. Pairings for now are ChadxOrihime (ChadHime) and IchigoxOrihime (IchiHime), maybe more later on.
Chad was alone somewhere in Karakura, where he could train with his powers and not be seen by the normal humans. There were few Hollow sightings and trips to the Soul Society or Hueco Mundo, so he thought he could still practice with his abilities, seeing that Ichigo, Uryu, Rukia and even Orihime had become stronger as did he, but that wasn't enough for Chad just yet.
"La Muerte" Chad does his signature attack, reducing some trees to pieces, not even yet noticing Ichigo and Orihime appear behind him but he heard a voice in his head like a startling whisper.
How weak...off by a few centimeters...
Chad stopped with wide eyes before looking to Ichigo "Did you say something?" Orihime shook her head "Nope" Ichigo looked at his intended target "Wow, you've really improved, Chad but there's no reason to push yourself so hard."
He rubbed his chin in thought as Chad asks "Something the matter, Ichigo?" he smirks shaking his head "No, but your last attack was off by just a few centimeters, I think." Chad looked shocked, really shocked "O...kay, I'll keep that in mind then."
"Where's Rukia and Uryu? Weren't they with you?" He asks as the now full-fledged Soul Reaper as he rubbed his head "Uh, I think Rukia went back to the Soul Society this morning, something about some new Soul Reapers" Orihime then smiled slightly to Chad, whose serious expression hardly changed "and Uryu's-"
"Right here, Kurosaki." Uryu jumped down from a branch above them as Chad walked to him "Ishida-san, what do you think of my last attack and what were you doing up there in the first place, sewing?"
Uryu looked at the trees with a scowl "No, but Ichigo's right." Chad began to think "Don't say it" as the spectacled Quincy continued "You are off by a few centimeters" Chad just sighs.
Meanwhile in the Soul Society, thirteen new Soul Reapers have just entered the Seireitei, one for each squad and each bought their own power and skill to the mix. They were to be escorted to Yamamoto (who never died by the way) by Rukia Kichiki and Renji Abarai who seem to be late. They're powers were all near Captain-rank as well.
The tallest of the men looked around with a scowl; he was only a few inches shorter than Kenpachi Zaraki of Squad 11 and his intended officer in command as he tapped his long, worn looking katana zanpakutō, Gakure in a constant released state. His name was Nan Giruga (No relation to the Arrancar of the same last name, Nnoitra Giruga) and he had shoulder length golden hair. If he keeps patient enough, maybe he'll show Kenpachi his skill as they are both from District 80 of the Rukongai, known better as the Zaraki District. "Zaraki, huh?" he grunted to himself as his golden eyes scanned the area and golden blond hair tied in a ponytail would make him more beautiful than Yumichika, he cared nothing for it though, as he could also help the Captain with his keen sense of direction.
There was a man, a few inches shorter than Nan who looked like a lupine/werewolf and had an attitude and temper of such despite his very kind disposition. He was known as Shinkaku Asakura, he was sure that with his power he could easily join Squad 11 like Giruga beside him, but he just didn't think he could be that bloodthirsty and by fact, he wasn't but he had heard the Captain of Squad 7, Sajin Komamura was just like his kind, albeit larger and much older as well as in Head-Captain Commander Yamamoto's debt for being accepted into the Court Guard Squads at all.
There were twins, Shuuryu and Shinryu Kazuka who was planning on joining Captain Hitsugaya's Squad 10 as Shinryu's zanpakutō was Zōrogetsu, a ice type while her brother Shuuryu wielded Fiere Leōn, a fire type and they bickered a lot but were still close and tight-knit and good at telepathy. They were getting on Nan's nerves with their fighting why he has his sword drawn. They were both about Toshiro Hitsugaya's height.
Shinzo Minako, was a man of few words as he came to join the Kido Corps and Captain Squad 2, the impeccable Suì-Fēng. He was dressed in a black and silver ninja outfit and can cover his face but it wasn't showing his small face with a serious expression as he scanned the Squad 1 barracks the group was heading to.
Rin Yamatsuchi was one of two females in this group and she wielded a zanpakutō named Tetsu Zanku, it can shoot lightning at will and she was currently at the front of the group with her small stature, trying to avoid the gaze of Nan, who seemed curious about her as she piped up in a petite voice "Please stop staring, sir."
"What's a petite brat like you doing here?" Nan grunts as she replies "To join Fourth Division, of course, with my zanpakutō, Shinzuko." She showed her sheathed Shinzuko as Nan snarls "I heard their captain died at the hands of the current 11th Kenpachi."
Shinryu glares at the man "We all know that was an unfair fight!" Nan smirks a bit "Fair fight? No such thing, you see, she was just as bloodthirsty as the 11th and they were even as she was the 1st Kenpachi."
"Her name" Shinzo spoke up "was Yachiru 'Retsu' Unohana. What a coincidence, the Lieutenant of Squad 11 is also a Yachiru, Yachiru Kusajishi. I heard the two were lovers and dueled to the death. Unohana lost."
"A bunch of weaklings they all are if you ask me" said the demented Kai Kurotsuchi. He was the older, far more demented brother of Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi, whose squad he'll be joining just to critique and mock his inferior little brother as he grinned madly as the others decided to ignore the nutball.
All except Nan and Shinzo were surprised by this, as for Chad, he was getting ready for bed tonight although he doubted he would sleep.
Chad got into bed and fell asleep quite quickly for someone who was having trouble falling asleep.
Chad was dragged into his inner world as he slept, it looked like Karakura but it was empty and submerged in water as he stood in mid-air.
"Where the hell am I?!" Chad scrambled to his feet as he looked around him.
"So, you've finally come to meet us face to face, eh, King?" Chad heard a voice, same as his but... still different and darker, he turned to see himself dressed in a darker version of his clothing and with both arms Brazo Izquierda del Diablo as he saluted with a growl "Buenas Noches, King."
Chad was a bit nervous and afraid, frankly as his double faded away "Where'd he go?" Chad thought as he floated back only to bump into his double again who was yet again different from the first, receiving a deadly glare.
"Stay a while" said another Chad with a dark glare; with both arms Brazo Derecha de Gigante floated up to him "I want to show you how to kill that Soul Reaper friend of yours with the orange hair."He gave a mad smirk.
"Ichigo?" Chad mumbles as Gigante nods "I warn you, though, stay here and out of my way as I kill that Soul Reaper that defeated you when you and carrot-top went to save the senorita with beautiful voice that makes shields nearly as powerful as my own."
"Hime" Chad said before being forced to wake up somehow.
Chad awakens to find Ichigo in his room waking him. It was morning already.
"Ichigo?" Chad awakens tiredly "What are you doing here?"
"Man, you slept like a log, Chad" Ichigo groans in his soul reaper form "Head-Captain Yamamoto wants us to meet up with Rukia in the Soul Society, as they're having some new amateurs joining the Gotei 13 today, asked if we could join 'em."
"What about the others?" Chad asks getting to his feet.
"Uryu and Orihime are outside waiting and... sewing." Ichigo says as Uryu barges in and glares at him "Hey, I heard that!"
The four made their way to Urahara's shop, but on the way Chad's personality tweaks a bit as he glares at Ichigo blankly the entire way, which he lets no one catch onto, even Ishida who almost caught on.
"Hey, there Ichigo, Uryu, Orihime, Chad" Kisuke smirks "Get ready, I hear these new soul reapers are a powerful bunch and not to be taken lightly in a fight, hailing from almost every corner of the Seireitei."
"Wow, that seems important, Mr. Urahara" Orihime nods as Uryu adds "So is that why we're being called by Yamamoto? I mean, it not like we're usually on the best terms, considering a certain visored shinigami over here."
"Hey" Ichigo glares at him "it's not my fault! How was I supposed to know Byakuya and Toshiro would just appear as I'm about to attack a Hollow, not to mention that crazy-ass Kenpachi Zaraki who just blindsided me!"
"Wow, Ichigo" Chad says "you like Captain Zaraki or something?"
Ichigo scowls "I don't like the way you used that word like, Sado"
"Okay!" Urahara declares "No need to feel bad, Ichi, fanfiction readers really like Kenpachi/Ichigo yaoi pairings but does he know that?"
He jumps away as Ichigo swings Zangetsu at him angrily "I don't like men, Hat and Clogs, are you insane?!"
"No need to get mad at me, it's not my fault" Urahara teased with a sly smirk as he ignores Chad staring him straight in the eye "anyway let's get down to business!"
The group, especially Chad, readied themselves to go through the Senkaimon as it opens with a rush of wind. Then it happened, Chad could sense some powerful spiritual pressure from the other side just like Urahara said and knew what he had to do.
See, since Chad woke up earlier this morning, he wasn't 'Yasutora' as he was overshadowed by Gigante and summons both arms as Gigante, not to mention a matching Hollow Mask and eyes turn a creepy red on black.
Gigante sweeps Uryu's feet before he could react as the Quincy said "What the-?" in surprise. He then swung a punch at Orihime, only to hit her shield instead...that made him smile as he easily pushed her away, destroying the shield but not harming her much.
Ichigo comes in for the attack while he's distracted "Getsuga Ten-!" before he could even execute his signature attack, Gigante caught the blade of Zangetsu and punched him hard several times as he growls in a hollowfied voice "I'll have my revenge on that Soul Reaper at any cost, so stay out of my way, Carrot-top!"
He moves fast toward the portal to the Sereitei as Urahara tries to close it, then makes it through as Uryu and Ichigo attack him from behind only for a hard shield, like his arms to protect him as he makes it through the portal while on the other side, 4 more new Soul Reapers arrived late and sensed his spiritual pressure.
A silver haired man who looked like Ichigo except that his eyes were same color as his hair and he was much older wearing a regular soul reaper outfit with a black and white headband, his name is Yami Kurosaki with his zanpakutō Rai Getsuga on his shoulder "Something's coming...something powerful" he's frozen by a choking reietsu closing in on their location as his two companions nod.
Luc Shinhan was dressed like a more gentlemanly version of a Soul Reaper as he smirks taking a puff of his cigarette "That we do, my friend, that we do" as Zōromaru is on his waist, he speaks in a similar way to Kenshin Himura (from Samurai X) and is equally as dangerous as he can sense Chad's KI for miles within the Sereitei as he looks at Yamato Uchino with a hardened look in his eyes "You alright Yama-san?" Luc asks with a raised eyebrow as the man only nods.
Yamato couldn't speak, but could still activate his Shikai and Bankai for his blade, Desert Fang with a telepathic connection with the swords spirit and hated using hand signs for some reason as it makes him think that people think he's stupid.
Chad stands across from them a few feet away with a blank look in his eyes "Where's Head Captain Yamamoto?" he growls lowly as they draw their swords "We'd like to know the same thing, yes we will." Luc gauges his spiritual pressure.
Chad removes his Hollow mask placing it on the side of his head as looks at them emotionlessly "You wish to fight me, is that it, Soul Reaper?" He raises his spiritual pressure "Don't make me laugh!" he chuckles, readying an attack.
Back with the other Captains, everyone senses Chad spiritual pressure despite being nowhere near him, as Yamamoto looked slightly afraid, Kyoraku and Ukitake become worried when he reveals his zanpakutō, Ryujin Jakka.
"That spiritual pressure..." Kenpachi muses before grinning "I didn't know the ryoka had it in him."
"Master..." Jushiro looks as Yamamoto rises from his seat "why...?" but the Head Captain anticipates his question "As you know, the ryoka and friend of Ichigo Kurosaki, Yasutora Sado has infiltrated the Soul Society."
Rukia's head rose "Chad?" as Yamamoto continues "He's come here to take from me something I had confiscated from him years ago, when I first became the Head Captain of the Gotei 13."
"Wait" Shunsui asked "Why is this the first time I'm hearing of this and what did you take from him that is so precious?"
The room was filled with an eerie sort of silence before Yamamoto answered.
"Well, old man Yama?" Kenpachi said with an impatient look "What it is, he seems rather enthusiastic about getting it back" He looks outside sensing three other powerful spiritual pressures.
"That isn't important, go stop him at once!" Yamamoto snarls as Ukitake stops him "Head-Captain, we have to know what we're up against"
"GO!" Yamamoto unsheathes his sword sending a heat wave through the room as the Captains and new Soul Reapers nod and leave, Kyoraku spearing one last worried glance at Yamamoto thinking "I've never seen him like this before, I have a bad feeling about this."
Back with Chad, he attacks the three soul reapers but Ukitake intercepts it with his released Sogyo No Kotowari, deflecting his attack before receiving a shock of the ryoka wearing a Hollow mask.
"Chad, is that really you?" Ukitake asks in shock as Sado glares at him "Sado's left the building...where's the Head-captain?"
"A Hollow mask, since when did he have a Hollowfication like Ichigo?" He wonders almost being hit by another attack as he evades with Flash Step and Chad does the same and attacks again, this time at close range only for a wall of sand to take the attack instead surprising both as Nan appears across from the two.
"So, you're the Ryoka, eh?" He says as Chad turns to him "I'd like to fight you..." he said enthusiastically before attacking Chad with a series of slashes forcing him to go on the defensive as he glares at his opponent "Where's Yamamoto?"
"Bankai" Nan growls ignoring his request "Crush, Sandai Gakure!" He breaks his blade easily and Chad seems troubled "Why would you break your own weapon?"
"That's how I release my Bankai..." Nan smirks as sand reforms his soul cutter into a sand spear and he attacks, Diablo dodges the attacks rather easily before knocking him back "Pathetic."
That makes Nan angry as the sand around him spikes with his rage but before he could do anything Chad attacks again "La Muerte." Before he falls victim to the attack, Captain Komamura steps in, slamming his Shikai between the two and blocking the attack.
Chad looks at the wolf "Take me to Yamamoto" Kenpachi appears on his other side as he queries "What is it you want with the old man?"
"Nothing that concerns you, Captains" Chad warns as he punches Komamura in the face, seemingly forgetting about Ukitake who was watching.
"Hey, you!" Kenpachi growls as Chad ignores him "Nobody does that to a member of my squad and doesn't pay the price!" He raises his spiritual pressure gaining Chad's attention as he glares at him as the two charge at each other and Kenpachi yells "Drink Nozarashi" gripping Nozarashi with both hands, releasing his shikai.
The two clash as Ichigo, Gangu, Orihime and Uryu make it to the Soul Society as they're all shocked as to what they find. Chad disarmed Kenpachi, surprising him then began punching him all over. Zaraki eventually stops moving as Chad stops and chastises him "You know why you'll never defeat me?"
Ganju quakes in his boots "What the hell happened to him to make him so badass all of a sudden?"
"Hn" Uryu groans "interesting how both his arms are the same and matches the Hollow-like mask, am I right, guys?"
"Yeah, but why would he call me 'carrot-top' like that?" Ichigo growls still fuming over the insult as Orihime adds "and why didn't he try to attack me?" She shrugs "none of this makes any sense, he seems to be looking for Captain Kyoraku"
Kenpachi remains silent but very conscious as he continued "because you're the only captain without a Bankai" Kenpachi's eyes widen in fear as he's thrown across the air before hitting the ground hard and delivering a flurry of fast punches until his hands were blurred with the speed "You'll never beat me without a Bankai".
One final punch was blocked as a yellow shield appears and Orihime chants "Santen Keshuun" as a shield surrounds the 11th Captain who was lucky as Rukia, Soi Fon and Yoruichi appear and hold Chad back.
Ukitake took his chance and rescued Kenpachi to get him healed but he lost consciousness on the way.
Chad manages to pin Yoruichi before she could use Shunpo and aims a cero at her face at point blank range "Where's Yamamoto?"
"I've got nothing to tell you" Yoruichi snaps as Ichigo comes to the rescue "Getsuga Tensho!" knocking Chad away though he seem unharmed and a bit annoyed "Chad, come to your senses!"
"I told you I'm not Chad" he growls "Call me... Brazo Izquierda del Diablo" as everyone looks shocked.
Meanwhile, at the same time, Komomura appears before Head Captain Yamamoto and Shunsui Kyoraku.
"Sensei" Kyoraku starts in a worried tone "There's something you're not telling me, is there?"
Yamamoto looks as Komomura appears before them with an unconscious Captain Zaraki "We need to talk, Head Captain"
"That we do" Yamamoto nods "Chad, that ryoka, is here for his zanpakutō, Santos del Diablo"
"So, if he powerful enough to do this to Captain Zaraki without a zanpakutō" Kyoraku said looking at the Captain "What can he do with one?"
"Destroy the Sereitei with ease" Yamamoto said as both captains were shocked and Sajin says "then him retrieving it is a very bad thing" Kyoraku nods "Not only that but if he does get it back, his first priority would be to destroy the Sereitei, then Karakura Town"
Back with Ichigo, he summons his Hollow mask making them almost evenly matched as Ichigo still tries to get through to him to no avail.
"Stop this, Chad" Ichigo yells as Diablo growls at him and as they make eye contact, Ichigo found himself in his Inner World as his Inner Hollow comes up to him "What are you doing here, King?"
Ichigo looks around then to Chad in shock as he replies "I honestly don't know"
Chad looks at the two "So, I take it this is your inner Hollow?" He doesn't look surprised "He's just as pathetic as you are"
Hichigo snarls at him "We'll see who's pathetic."
Ichigo, Hichigo and Chad wearing their Hollow masks attack "Aaah!"
A/N - Chad fights against Ichigo as the two were somehow transported to Ichigo's Inner World, can Ichigo win this fight or will he lose his friend forever? R&R please! I know I went a little fast with the first chapter but the next few chapters will be the back stories of each of the new shinigami as well as Yamamoto and the mystery of Chad's zanpakutō and how he lost it. The next few chapters will delve into the pasts of the new Shinigami, hopefully for readers to get to know them better and why they were chosen for their respective squads. Until next time...