"Shinigami and Ghouls collide! An epic new Crossover between the worlds of Bleach and Tokyo Ghoul!"
Ichigo's POV
The loud rushing of wind in Ichigo's ears as he plunges towards the earth below. Tears still stung his cheeks and a deep despair had overcome his entire body. He didn't care if he died in this place. It was all going to end anyway… So, Ichigo Kurosaki had fallen and was now hurtling towards his doom…
After his crushing defeat at the hands of the Quincy King, Juhabach, the Shinigami had had both his Shinigami and Quincy powers taken from him, Yhwach casting him into one of infinite possible timelines on Earth. And this was how Ichigo found himself despairing. What could he possibly do now? Yhwach had probably sent him to the Stone Age or something…
He looks down. Spreading out below him was a sprawling metropolis, Skyscrapers reaching for the clouds and suburbia spanning 30 kilometres in all directions. He had been to this city before, back in his own timeline. Karakura Town was only about 2 hours north of this place… Tokyo…
As he falls past the tops of the highest Skyscrapers, he closes his eyes, accepting his death. But suddenly a clear voice cuts through his despair. "Kurosaki-kun! Don't die, please wait for me!" He gasps. "Orihime!" Where was her voice coming from? He twists mid-air and sees the ground rapidly coming up to greet him. He squeezes his eyelids shut and hopes for the best.
Suddenly, Ichigo feels an odd sensation, as if something long and smooth was bursting from his back. A loud grinding sound fills his ears as his fall is abruptly halted. He opens his eyes, staring in shocked awe at the ground only 1 metre beneath him. Two pulsing, white limbs protruded from his back and were planted into the concrete walls of two apartment buildings, holding him in place.
"What?!" He's interrupted as the limbs suddenly evaporate and he drops the final metre, landing painfully on his back. Ichigo rubs his lower back, twisting his head to see the damage. What he finds makes his eyes widen in disbelief. The same limbs that had save him earlier were still stemming from his back from his Shoulder blade. He cries out in alarm, tossing around and spinning in circles as he frantically tries to slice off the strange limb with his broken Tensa Zangetsu.
"What on earth is this? It... It's coming out of me!" The Shinigami is trying so frantically to hack at it, and fails to sense the presence of danger nearby. Possibly the effects of this world on his Reatsu. A low growl followed by a halting laugh causes Ichigo to spin around. A lone man was facing him from the mouth of the alleyway, grinning. He was dressed in little more than rags, and his body was emaciated.
"Looks like we've got a cosplayer huh? What are you supposed to be? Some Shonen hero?" He laughs again and Ichigo relaxes. This guy was nothing more than an ordinary human. Even without his Shinigami or Quincy powers he could handle this guy. He smiles at what was obviously a homeless man. "Sorry… I'm not from around here… Do you know where I can find a train station? I need to get back to Karakura Town as soon as possible". Kiskue's shop had to be in the Karakura Town of this timeline, so he could use the Senkeimon beneath it to get back into the Soul Society…
Instead of pointing him in the right direction, the homeless man growls manically before a sprawling mass of green tentacles burst from his lower back, each of them lunging for Ichigo. The Shinigami, who even without his powers possessed superhuman reflexes and strength, rolled under the attack and raises what's left of Tensa Zangetsu to slice through some of the tentacles, but his opponent merely grins and even more limbs unfurl from his body. "Looks like you've got something sharp there… But it's clearly not a Quinque. Idiot! Everyone knows that only Quinque Steel can harm Ghouls!"
As he dodges another barrage of tentacles, several strike him and leave deep gashes in his side. "What the hell are Ghouls? Or Quinque's?" The Ghoul ignores him as he slams Ichigo into a wall and raises his Kagune one more time for a clean finishing blow…. That's what would have happened if something red flashes across his vision and suddenly the Ghoul has been split down the middle, his gaping mouth splitting with the rest of his body.
Kaneki's POV
He walks down the alleyway, his Kagune coiling around his legs. The young man he had just saved from being devoured was tall, with large muscles and light orange hair. His attire was like that out of some action manga, and Kaneki smiles. "Now what on earth would you be doing out here? This is a dangerous Ward for Cosplayers to be going around. " He stops mid-sentence as he sees the Kagune protruding from Ichigo's shoulder.
"You're a Ghoul… Well, this is unexpected. Why was that guy trying to eat you? Maybe he's into Cannibalism…" Ichigo gapes dumbly at him. "Ghoul? Is it because I have one of these?" He jerks a thumb towards the Kagune sprouting from his back. Kaneki walks over and extends a hand, pulling the Shinigami up off the ground. "Look… I have some advice, because clearly you're not from Tokyo. Don't go around blatantly showing your Kagune. The Ghoul Investigators will get you for sure".
He looks over his shoulder, as if hearing something. "Stay here and act as if you just killed this guy. The CCG will take you in… Just be careful not to give away your identity…" He says nothing more, and uses his Kagune to swing himself up onto the rooftop and sprint away into the night.
Ichigo's POV
He watches the ghoul run off, perplexed. Ghouls? Quinque's? Kagune? Investigators? What kind of world had Yhwach exiled him to? And that man who had saved him. He was one of these Ghouls too? "He didn't even give me his name…" Suddenly a bright light washes over the alley, banishing all light. A group of grey suited men and women in trench coats face him, the second from the centre holding a flashlight.
All of them had hoods pulled up over their heads against the rain, obscuring their faces. All but the leader who steps forward, two dangerous looking weapons in his hands. "Did you do this? Did you kill this Ghoul?" Ichigo remembers the other Ghoul telling him to say he killed it, so he does just that. "Y…Yes! He attacked me and I had to kill him…"
Kishou Arima nods and motions for his squad to fan out and investigate the area. He walks over to Ichigo and looks him up and down. As if coming to a conclusion, he nods. "You are strong… Fast. And you killed this Ghoul with that broken blade?" He nods towards the broken Tensa Zangetsu in Ichigo's right hand. The Shinigami nods. "Yes. I had no choice after all…" Arima turns to leave. "Come with me. We'll take care of you. How would you like to be an Investigator?"
Ichigo hesitates. Wasn't he technically a Ghoul as well? Wouldn't that be killing his own kind? But he remembers seeing Kaneki slaughter his attacker and shakes off any doubt. This world was very cruel. He nods, looking into Arima's eyes. "I think I'd like that. He follows Arima and the Zero Squad down the street, noticing that one of the Skyscrapers he had passed during his fall was at the end of the long street. It had the letters "CCG" attached to its peak. He steels his resolve. He would get back to Karakura Town and the Senkeimon, but for now he needed to understand more about the world he had fallen into…
Kaneki's POV
Kaneki sits down on his bed as he turns off the lights and lays back. His encounter with the strange orange haired ghoul had perplexed him greatly. He runs his fingers through his jet black hair and sighs. "What on earth is he? Not a normal Ghoul for sure… But… What if I meet him at the CCG? Arima's the one who picked him up, so things are going to get a little awkward if he ends up in S0 with me…
He rises and pours himself a drink. It had been a month since his "Rebirth" and battle with the One Eyed Owl atop the Lunatic Eclipse Building. He had re-joined Arima Squad as its Secretary, and was working on a plan to get Hinami out of Cochlea… That was all he cared about at this point… Nothing beyond that mattered to him, much less this strange, otherworldly Ghoul. Kaneki had sensed an immeasurable power from inside Ichigo Kurosaki, but it was getting dimmer.
The One Eye yawns, looking out at the moonlit Tokyo before him. "Guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow to see what this guy's about…"
Ichigo's POV
Ichigo stood in a great hall before an ebony desk. Behind that desk sat a very old man, whom Ichigo had been told was Tsyunioshi Washuu, the Chairman of the CCG, the Commission of Counter Ghoul. With Kaneki's words of warning still stuck in his head, Kurosaki felt sick being in this place. These Investigators kill Ghouls, and I'm a Ghoul! What the hell am I doing here?
As these steadily panicking thoughts race through his head, Arima suddenly finishes his report and bows to the Chairman. The Director of the CCG and Tsyunioshi's son, Yoshitoki Washuu suddenly looked over at Ichigo and addresses him. "Ichigo Kurosaki was it? Arima tells us that you have great combat abilities. Almost superhuman, in fact.
Ichigo gulps. Did these guys already know that he had one of those Kagune things? "Uhh yes sir. Why do you ask?" Yoshitoki smiles at him warmly. "We lost a great deal many good Investigators during the Tsukiyama Family Extermination… If you agree to it, then I would like to bring you into the CCG as a Rank 3 Investigator. We always have need of new talent in making Tokyo a safe place for all humans".
Ichigo nods slowly, accepting his twisted fate in this world. If he had to kill some of the people that shared his… peculiarity then kill them he would, in order to return to the Spirit Realm and save his friends… As the meeting draws on, Arima excuses himself and takes Ichigo from the office. Turning to him, Arima folds his arms.
"You don't need formal training. You don't even need Quinque Training so I think we'll get you out on the field as soon as possible. We have a target ghoul for elimination, and a possible lead to their location. The SSS rated One Eyed Owl…" Ichigo starts in surprise. As far as he knew about the Ghoul Rating System that one Special Class had told him in the Cafeteria, SSS was the highest rating a Ghoul could have.
They were going up against that? He sighs inwardly. This was going to be interesting. Arima holds up a hand before Ichigo can say anything. "I know that this is a very high profile case, so you'll be starting off with a more bottom end mission". He pulls out a file and hands it to Kurosaki who leafs through it, stopping to stare at the picture of the ghoul targeted for elimination. He gasps as the woman's face ingrains itself into his mind.
"Is that… Rukia?"
"The Shinigami turned Investigator! Who is his first target?"
Next Time: The Target: Clash with the Black Reaper?
A/N: And so begins the first Bleach x Tokyo Ghoul Crossover by The CCG's Deathbringer! Stay tuned and follow me to receive updates whenever I release chapters for any of my stories and as always, I hope you appreciated this
Also, stay on the lookout for new stories coming your way soon. Tokyo Ghoul One Shots, More Crossovers, Bleach, Attack on Titan and more planned for this summer!
~Deathbringer