Prologue
I always thought that Soul Society was a place where I could stay in a haven . . . in one piece . . . in heaven. Time and time again, the captains of this afterlife guide us . . . and save us . . . from the evils of the other worlds. But . . . I kept yearning for a place to call mine, mine to protect, mine to call mine. But, then again, this is a world in which nothing is really ours. This is a world where only the higher-ups rule. The weak . . . are nothing more but dolls, puppets, or minions.
My name is Mizukashi Asuka, and I am nothing more but merely a subordinate of Captain Suì Fēng.
