CHAPTER 1: Hollow?
Karakura Town
Midnight.
"HELP! Somebody help me! There are things – chasing ME! Hel-p. "The noise disappeared. And the town was again back to it's silent, rainy night.
"ICHIGO!" Rukia was shouting while knocking on the window of Ichigo's room. Ichigo grabbed his substitute shinigami badge and ran towards the window to open it.
"What's wrong Rukia? Is there any trouble back in Soul Society?" Ichigo asked.
"No, it's from here. Here in your world" She replied.
Ichigo stood for half a minute, thinking over and over again. He didn't notice his badge. He thought that a hollow emerges while he is not paying attention. "I wasn't aware. The badge didn't seem to react to the hollow." Ichigo said calmly."
"Eh? I thought my hollow indicator is broken, that's why I'm planning to go to Urahara's house and kill him for this after taking care of this hollow." Rukia said while crunching her fist and seems to punch someone in the face.
"Anyway, let's check out on Uruhara's house." Ichigo said while smacking the badge on his heart. "Let's go!"
The two shinigami left, jumping from roof to roof until they landed on Uruhara's property.
A man with a hat greeted them. "Welcome, young Shinigamis. I assume you already heard about the incident. I am to assure you that your hollow detector is perfectly well." He ended it with a wide grin and a nod.
"Whaddya talking about, old guy? This thing sucks! There is an innocent spirit vanished because of your stupid device!" Ichigo said angrily.
"Oh? Well you haven't paying attention. I even doubt if you already went to the scene of the crime." Urahara said in a calm manner.
Now Rukia is confused. "What do you mean crime scene? Spirits don't leave anything when killed by hollows."
Uruhara went inside and get some photos that he managed to get when he went to the crime scene. He showed it to the duo.
There is clearly a body. It's either the guy in the picture had a high spiritual energy that attracts a hollow or there is something else. The victim's neck appears to have 2 punctured marks. It looks like something or someone bitten him to death.
"And add to that photo is a report I heard from the inspectors. I heard that the blood of the victim was sucked dry. And it appears that there is no blood found in the crime scene."
Ichigo made his mind now; he thinks the one who did this is just a human or even group of humans. "Impossible! But some punks or some psycho-criminal did this to spread terror and kills like a vampire just like from the movies and books. Right Rukia?
"Eh, uh yeah." Rukia was clearly not paying attention.
Ichigo noticed it. "Something wrong Rukia?
KRING KRING KRING! Rukia's phone is ringing.
She answered her phone. "Hello?"
"Oh? Brother? Sure. We'll wait."
"bye, brother." But Byakuya hang up.
Curious, Ichigo asked Rukia what happened and why did his brother called. Rukia explained to Ichigo and Uruhara why his brother called.
"Brother said, there is a problem on Soul Society about some people who recently vanished or claimed to be dead are missing. Shinigamis can't find their spirits. Even Soi Fong's team can't find them. And during that time span there is no Hollow activities recorded up to now."
"So my dear Ichigo, vampires might be real." Uruhara teased Ichigo.
"Shaddup!" As the words came out from his mouth, a blinding light appeared right in front of them. And suddenly sakura blossoms danced in the wind in a serene manner.
The blinding light fades. And the door from Soul Society appeared. And as the sakura blossoms stopped from dancing, the door opened. Byakuya Kuchiki the 6th Division Captain and his lieutenant: Renji Abarai appeared right in front of them. The door closed and disappeared as well.
"Welcome to my house, Byakuya and freeloader (Renji). Uruhara said in a normal tone.
"DAMN YOU! Who are you calling freeload- -" Renji was stopped by his captain.
Byakuya looked directly to Ichigo, it seems that he is just going to talk with Ichigo.
" A couple of days ago, the spirits of the ones who were reported to have been mysteriously vanished or even claimed to be dead were missing. The Shinigamis cannot even find their spirits and according to Mayuri, they were not even recorded as dead. And after a very long time, the data responded the word: SPIRITLESS. And plenty of people became SPIRITLESS, that's why the data responded quickly. It doesn't react if the number of SPIRITLESS reaches the limit of 99."
Uruhara suddenly spoke. " Then you mean they are back? After being hunted by the Shinigamis they have resurfaced again. The Soulless Creatures of the night, Vampires."
