The year was 1900 when the sun rose over the mountains in the outskirts of seireitei.
The eyes of the feline shone, "Do you trust me?" a woman asked politely.
"Of course, Lady Yoruichi." The young girl sat in front of her master nodded.
"Kisuke told me to have you by my side at all times, and wherever I went. He said you're important to him-"
"W-What? That creep! Don't tell me he-" she blushed at the request.
"Is not like that. Come. I'll explain on the way."
"We need to save him. Don't we?"
"You don't want to?"
"I hate him, but I'll do it for you."
"Thank you, Soi Fon."
Soi Fon managed to hide her blushed cheeks from her master before leaving.
Both ninjas had covered their faces with rags and went through the forest, and with a short run, both arrived at Central 46. Yoruichi opened the door after they had knocked out the guards.
"Who is that?"
"Who gave you permission to enter this chamber? Leave immediately!"
The Central 46 members continued their warnings and threats, but they didn't listen. Yoruichi grabbed hold of Urahara, and Soi Fon had Tessai. Within seconds they all disappear and reappear on a secret hidden location. After discussing their plans Soi Fon went on ahead to secure a Senkaimon for there departure for the Human World.
"Why did Soi Fon have to come with us, Kisuke?" Yoruichi asked.
"I change my mind about using Miss Kuchiki. Soi Fon looks like a better candidate and very devoted to you."
"Is that all?"
"Besides, I don't want to end on her blacklist,"
The day the rain began, 1996, Ichigo was walking hand to hand with his mother on his way home from his karate practice classes when he saw a little girl about to fall into the river through which they passed.
Thoughts had come to his mind; he should try to grab the girl before she falls. Ichigo forgot about his mother, about everything and he started running along the riverside. "Wait, Ichigo!" His mother cried urgently trying to call his son. She saw it clear as day. The Hollow's bait.
Before the boy could arrive, the girl had already disappeared. He looked sideways, but she had been swallowed by the earth, it seemed. Ichigo stopped in his tracks and a step back, he was seeing a blur before him. Masaki, on the other hand, could see the Hollow with the white mask on its face, and a tentacular lure coming out of the top of its head. He had birds like features and green fur covering his body. It was Grand Fisher.
"Your soul smells very tasty for a human," the Hollow glared at his mother which put herself between them in a flash. She moved so fast, her son couldn't deduce when she arrived. "You seem to have a bigger source of spiritual energy, I think I'll leave the kid for dessert," the Hollow howled thirstily. "If you leave now, I won't kill you," Masaki said with a warning tone in her voice holding her cross in front of her. "I'm going to rip your souls out!" the Hollow replied launching himself forward.
Masaki raised her left arm and pulled an energy bow shouting an arrow in the Hollow's shoulder. It collapsed backward in pain. "You son of a-" Masaki lifted her arm again and tried to summon her reishi-bow to kill the Hollow once and for all but something seemed to be stopping her as though it were draining her all of her strength. A beam of light which Ichigo saw from behind her.
"What's this!?" Masaki said to herself as the Hollow neared her. She looked at her son and the Hollow in a moment frozen in time, then, decided instantly. Masaki ran toward her child and put herself between an incoming attack from the Hollow. "Ichigo!" Masaki yelled taking the blow. "I can smell a soul reaper nearby, guess you're in luck today, kid. One day your soul will be mine." Grand Fisher escaped at speeds near that of shunpo, trying to be unnoticed by the incoming Soul Reaper.
"Mom!" he shouted. "Mom wake up…Don't leave me. Mom…there's nothing I can do…I'm too weak to protect us... Mom!" The boy couldn't move and he was starting to feel a bit sleepy.
Ichigo's eyes continued to slowly close before he fell backward and he lost consciousness.
It was 2002 when a howl made itself known on the skies of Karakura Town to an orange haired teen, the same sounds he had heard when his mother died. The teen made his way and followed it, a sudden crash in the ground made the roads tremble in front of him. When the smoke cleared, the creature before him brought fear back to him. He tightened his fist. "Bastard!" The crowd around him started running away yelling about a bomb and terrorists.
The creature was more than ten feet tall, with a fish-like mask and a dorsal fin on his back. His shoulders and arms were plated with what appears to be a part of his mask and his body was covered with dark gray stripes, resembling the scales of a fish. Fear rushed through his body as his eyes met the yellow glowing ones, at that moment Ichigo smiled.
It roared again, beginning to move towards him. "Is been six years, and I have wait long enough to take my revenge on scum like you!" Ichigo's eyes widened in panic before noticing for the first time how a creature like this looked like. The question that needed to be answered was what was he gonna do now? How can he fight demon spirits?
"Hey ugly, there's no way I'll let you leave alive! I want to ask you something before I kill you!" the orange-headed yelled tightening his mother's cross in the palm of his hand. The Hollow roared at him and charged at the orange haired teen while opening its mouth as if to bite his soul out. Ichigo remembered the sensation from a few days back, his arm shook, knowing he was going to do battle and risk his life once more. In the end, it made him feel pride that he was able to kill this demonic creature and save the lives of many. He was gonna protected all.
A black energy outlined with red surrounded the orange haired arm where he was holding his mother's cross. "Impossible." murmured the Hollow. Ichigo thought in confusion, looking at the Hollow been split in half. He transformed the energy into a black energy sword. Extending his right hand forward the body of the creature disappeared, a person stood in front of him, holding a katana, and wearing full black tight clothes. Ichigo brought his hand together towards the mysterious figure. Ichigo instinctively took a guard position waiting for an incoming attack.
"Who are you?" asked Ichigo when the figure made itself known, a headpiece covered the bottom part of the figure's face. "You're a ninja?" The young woman pointed her sword at him which made him grabbed his own even tighter. "Why is Hollow reiatsu leaking out of you?" Ichigo stood silent, confused at what she meant.
"Answer me!"
"Hold on, take it easy I'm just a high school student from Karakura High!"
"You look human enough, but you're able to make a reiryoku-blade. You're definitely not a Quincy,"
"I think we can talk this out without having to point our weapons at each other."
Ichigo withdrew his energy blade and hid his mother's cross before she could see it.
"What are you?" Soi Fon asked cautiously withdrawing her sword.