Prologue
Okaa-Sama always told me not to judge a book by it's cover, which is exactly what I didn't want to do when I took over Squad 11 from Zaraki for… Certain reasons. Reasons that weren't important right now, what I saw in my squad was undisciplined dogs that fought just to fight, but this is how squad 11 survived, this is how we always survived. My brother sat beside me as lieutenant, silent as ever as we filled out paper work and our squad goes about its usual business.
Suddenly we hear a painful scream and the victorious laugh that always follow, my brother and I zoomed from our seats out the door, my men were hovering over a fourth squad member, he was shivering on the floor. I picked my fathers friend off the floor as my brother swore and beat our men senseless.
This man was shivering then I finally noticed the large zanpakto shoved into his stomach. I bit my lip to stop from screaming for help, "Nii-Sama!" He took one look at him and took off to squad 4. I couldn't do anything but hold him and watch him cry. Han….
It's too painful to say his name, not after everything he's done. He may have looked weak, and pitiful, but. I did exactly what my mother told me not to do. I judged a book by its cover.
Now everything is gone.
My younger brother, his wife, their only daughter, my squad, eleven of my fellow captains, the lieutenants, he killed anyone who had dared to disrespect him. My father refused to fight his close friend, but one day while patrolling my brother was accidentally killed by… Him. He had jumped in front of his wife who was mistaken for someone he hated. My brother died on the spot.
Enraged my father charged blindly ahead, he too fell victim to this. This. This thing!
After him my mother fell as well trying to avenge her dead son and lost husband.
Then my sister in law gave up going on with her life shortly after my brother was murdered.
Their daughter died of a virus the next day.
All that is left is me, my brother, two captains, and a handful of shinigamis. Mayuri-Sama said he had a way of reversing what had happened.
He had already told me it was risky, but at this point. I'm willing to try anything to bring back my family.
My brother offered to come with me, but I told him no. Having a Bankai in these hard times was crucial to your survival, my brother, Ikaku, Mayuri, Byakuya, and myself are the only ones left alive with Bankai,
Mayuri told me to step into the machine I would feel a little pain, and then nothing. If I ended up outside in the human world, I would have made it.
He told me to stop him from every speaking the phrase that nearly ended our very existence.
"Bankai."