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Bleach: Fallen Souls - Chapter One
It has been said that we wear masks to hide ourselves from the darkness of our own abyss, but what are we to do when we are swallowed up by the darkness of our own truths?
It is a humid summer night in a large metropolitan city somewhere along the East Coast of the United States. The term "night," though may be misleading, as it's nearly 2 o'clock in the morning. A black sports car can be seen driving down a strangely empty city street and pulls into a garage underneath one of the city's largest skyscrapers. Once parked, the driver gets out and walks to the elevator. He is a young man in is early to mid-20s dressed in semi-formal attire. As he enters the penthouse apartment, he casually looks around. No one is home. He notices a message on his answering machine, which he reluctantly plays. "Adam, it's Mom. Call me back as soon as you get this! We really need to talk about somethi…." The young man, Adam, deletes the message before it can finish.
He moves on to slowly check the apartment for any signs of intrusion and gradually makes his way to his bedroom. Adam approaches his bed but stops and glances at a small picture next to it. It is of a young woman with dark hair. He sighs while grasping what appears to be a chain-like necklace under his shirt, loosens his tie, removes the necklace and places it next to the picture. It becomes apparent that the object he grasped was the diamond ring on the necklace, an object Adam evidently cares for greatly. He then inserts a large sphere-like pill into his mouth as he falls onto his bed. There is a blast of what appears to be electricity as Adam separates into two. Lying on his bed he is dressed in the same clothes he wore all day, however standing directly in front of this Adam is one dressed in a black and white outfit reminiscent of the Japanese samurai, complete with a single katana. The casual dressed Adam asks "Is there anything in particular you need me to do tonight master?" To which the samurai-like Adam replies, "No. Just don't act suspicious or leave the apartment. Furthermore, only answer the phone if it is anyone other than my mother, she will know that you are not me. Other than that, you know the drill." The casual Adam nods in agreement. While partaking in the conversation, Adam has opened the door to his balcony and placed himself on the ledge. "I'll be back sometime before she gets too concerned and decides to stop over." And with that, Adam places the necklace back around his neck and jumps from the ledge, but instead of falling to his death, finds his footing mid-air and then promptly disappears faster than the blink of an eye.
Elsewhere in the city, a blindfolded and gaged elderly gentleman is ushered by armed guards into what would appear to be a medical gallery room. Once released from his confinements, the man explodes with, "Do you fools not know who I am! I am Senator John McCain! Do you think no one will look for me? By abducting me you signed your own death certificates!" Towards the end of the tirade, a man in his mid to late 30s walks into the room accompanied by more guards. His appearance is clearly that of a scientist, complete with a lab coat and glasses, but there is something more to him. He possesses a stature and confidence level abnormal of what one might expect, as if he knows he is superior to everyone else. This is made none the more evident with his slicked back hair and expensive suit worn under his lab coat. "My apologies Senator McCain, but such actions were unavoidable. You see your recent probe into the designation of certain funds is causing more publicity than I would like, so I feel that it would, perhaps, be more beneficial to my goals to loop you in. In this fashion, you can act as a proxy for me, diverting further inquiries, without repeats of these events being needed." McCain, "You…you're Dr. Lumen, but how? There were reports that you died. I attended your funeral." Dr. Lumen laughs lightly but with a sinister undertone, "True, many people do think that I am dead, but such illusions are fairly easy to maintain when you have the proper resources. At any rate, you are not here to ask questions. Senator, please observe what is about to happen in the laboratory below." McCain peers through the window. From the lab below the scream of a man can be heard emanating, almost sounding like a howl of some unearthly creature. McCain averts his eyes in disgust and turns back to Dr. Lumen, "This is…this is project H.A.D.E.S., but it was canceled decades ago." Dr. Lumen gives a smirk, "Must we go over this again? Illusions are easy to maintain. Regardless, this is what you are going to do…"
Ten hours later we see Adam rushing along the rooftops of houses back towards the downtown area of the city. Based upon the direction he is coming from, it is apparent that he was somewhere within the old factory district. His face has a serious expression upon it, like a man of conviction in deep thought. Upon reaching his building he jumps straight up into the air and begins scaling the building, only needing a few jumps to reach the balcony of his penthouse. As Adam enters his apartment, he can tell something is off. As he begins to unsheathe his sword, he peers to his right to see he mother just as she grabs his hand, forcing him to sheath his sword. "God damn it! I told that idiot not to answer the phone," Adam says, displeased with his mother's visit. She replies by saying, "Don't blame him Adam, after all he is just a soul candy. You cannot expect them to follow intricate rules, especially when you leave them alone for extended periods of time." Adam, still angered, asks, "Speaking of which where is he? Please tell me you didn't let him out of here with my body." Now getting annoyed herself, "I am not a fool. Remember I am the one who taught you many of the things you now take for granted. At any rate, I removed him from your body as he was beginning to get on my nerves. Your body and the soul candy are both on your bed. " At this point Adam is beginning to calm himself down somewhat. After taking a moment to take a few breaths, he asks "So what do you want? Last time I saw you it was, what, last Christmas." "I thought we could catch up a little, but I guess that was too much to expect. You want to get right to the point, fine. I know what you have been doing these past five years. Please tell me those things are not for what I think they are for. You know such an act is strictly forbidden by Soul Society. Thus far they have turned a blind eye to our presence, but using those things is a sure way to grab their attention and not only put you, but me and all I have built in danger," she exclaims. Adam gives his mother a disapproving look, "Since when do you care about the rules and laws of Soul Society? I'm sorry, but isn't desertion also against its rules? But I shouldn't expect any less from you, should I? You are always only concerned with yourself and your precious corporation. The reason you taught me what you did was to protect yourself, just like the reason you are raising concern now is to protect yourself. Shit, even when she was killed you used your political and financial influence to remove all traces of her from the world, regardless of my feelings or wellbeing! You…" Adam abruptly stops talking as there an intense pressure seemingly emanating from everywhere is felt.
Adam quickly looks around the apartment and then runs to the wall to his left. As he touches the wall with his hand he sighs "No" under his breath and quickly turn his head back to his mother. "Damn it. I shouldn't have lost focus and argued with you. You dispelled the barrier I had around the penthouse, didn't you?" At this point Adam's mother is clearly worried but apparently confused as well as a ponderous look comes across her face. She states, "Yes I did, but I thought that barrier was to prevent me from knowing when and how often you took on your Soul Reaper form. Wasn't it?" Adam groans, "No it was not for you at all. The world, or for that matter my life, does not revolve around you. I commune with Kamikaze daily to train and the barrier's purpose was to keep in the latent Spiritual Power and Pressure left over after such training. I did this mainly because I did not know what it would attract. However, it looks like I now have my answer." As Adam finishes speaking there is a loud howl like sound emanating outside. As both Adam and his mother turn to look out the window a crack in space and time can be seen forming outside, with giant white skeleton-like fingers sticking through the crack as if they are trying to rip it open even more. Adam quickly turns to his mother and says, "I will go deal with the Hollow. Can you please quickly recast a barrier around the penthouse before more appear, or is that too much trouble?" With that Adam rushes back out onto the balcony of the penthouse and jumps and lands in mid-air, just as the crack is completely opened by the Hollow. Its gigantic black and white appearance is reminiscent of a macabre puppet of Pinocchio. Adam lets out a sarcastic chuckle and says, "Shit, it had to be a Gillian didn't it? 'K' let's finish this before it draws anymore unwanted attention to us."
Suddenly, a similar pressure as before emanates from Adam as he unsheathes his katana and holds it, facing downward, in front of his body. Adam exclaims, "Protect, Kamikaze!" as the katana glows with a blinding white light and a tornado force wind surrounds Adam. As the wind subsides and the glow of the katana fades, it is obvious that the katana has changed form somehow. While it previously resembled any standard Japanese Samurai sword, its new form is vastly different. At first glance the overall blade is longer and lacks a guard. However, the oddest feature of this new form is that it possesses two holes in the body of the sword, one extending from the base to just before the mid-point of the blade and the other extending from just after the mid-point of the blade to just before its tip. As if in response to this, the mask-like mouth of the "Gillian" opens as a red sphere of light begins to form within it. Adam quickly swings the sword from the middle of his body out to his right. In an instant faster than what many can see, wind is channeled through the holes in the blade of the sword and then outwards toward the Hollow. For a brief moment, the actions of the Hollow seem to pause but it soon becomes evident that its gigantic body has been sliced in half. As the Hollow's body begins to disintegrate and the space-time rift begins to close itself, Adam's sword quickly glows once again and it reverts to its original form as he sheaths it.
As Adam reenters his apartment, he notices a note left near where his mother was standing. It reads, "I've put a new barrier up for you, as I am sure you have noticed by now, but it is not as sophisticated as your original one so I am sure you will need to reinforce it. Adam, you really should learn to use restraint before using your Zanpakutō, but I doubt you will listen to my advice anyway. At any rate, I have other business to attend to so we will have to continue this at a later time." Adam cringes his face in disgust and throws the note aside while heading into his bedroom.
Meanwhile, in a darkened room filled with computer screens, Dr. Lumen is watching what appears to be a recording of Adam's encounter with the "Gillian" Hollow. As he strikes a smirk he says to himself, "It would appear that things are about to get interesting."
