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#1 Shigekuni

A young boy stood in a field of ashes. One that he himself created. He was crying. His power was too great for anyone to truly understand. A field of flame burning true. He hated this power. He wiped his tears and continued to walk. He could not stop. Not yet. Not until he found someone to end this loneliness. Someone who could stand before him and would be his friend. His sibling. His comrade. He wanted to be able to touch something without it turning to ash. He wanted to know what it was like to care for someone. He quickly inwardly scolded himself.

How could he? He was a monster. A FREAK. Everything that came near him turned to ash! EVERYTHING! He was slowly starving because of this power. Because of it he couldn't even eat. He was able to control it when he was young. When it was less wild. Less, dangerous. But now, it was out of control. He saw a city in the distance. A city surrounded by walls. He felt obligated to go there for some reason. He could feel it in his bones. This is the place he'll find someone to help him.

You're not cursed. Just strong.

#2 Chang Fon

She stood over the man who had tortured her for years. She hated it. She hated him. So, one night she slipped some poison into his meal and just watched with cold uncaring eyes as he spluttered and died. When he did she did something she never thought she would be able to do ever again. She left. None of the servants stopped her. They didn't care. As such the first thing she did once she got out was…. what was it? She'd been planning on escaping for so long that she never really thought of what to do afterwards.

After much contemplation she did the only thing she could do. She picked a direction and walked. This went on for a while. First it was hours, then days, then weeks, and then 6 months. She saw it then. A walled city. Realizing she had nowhere else to go she decided to investigate.

All you've ever known is death. You have always killed and that's all you've ever done. So, might as well do something good with it.

#3 Sebastian

He held onto his brother tightly. They were running. Running from those that would touch his brother. His brother didn't like being touched and the people scared both of them. So, he and his brother left. The people weren't happy. They were being chased by them. He heard awful things. Well, he guessed they were awful things. He was too young to really know what they meant. He looked up to his brother and told him he was scared. His brother just said to be brave and they'd get away. He believed him. Until they surrounded him. It was so scary he didn't even notice the person coming up behind him and grabbing him. Big bro called his name but he didn't answer. He was too scared.

In his fear or fright (he wasn't sure which) he screamed. And the people just dropped to the ground including the one holding him. He asked his brother if they were asleep. His brother just nodded and said yes. So, they should leave before they woke up. For whatever reason I didn't think they would though. Eventually, we found a walled city.

Your power is greater than you think. Come, let me show you its beauty.

#4 Tenjiro

*sigh* Another one, dead. That's all. He didn't enjoy his job, being an executioner. But someone had to do it and he was just the man for the job. To be honest he much would rather be bathing in a hot spring and helping people get over their ailments. His debt wouldn't allow it though. *sigh*

That day, that fateful day though. He was absolutely horrified. He was to kill a CHILD. An innocent child. He, naturally, refused. They argued with him bringing up his debt on multiple occasions throughout the "debate" until they got angry enough and beated him. They then retrained him and may them watch as they rend the child limb from limb. Afterwards, he lost it and killed the filthy lot of them. He wandered away and sometime later he passed out just as a man walked down they alleyway of a walled city right towards him.

You wish to heal, right? Then let's do that.

#5 Yhwach

He couldn't take it anymore. At first he could handle it. They "helping" he gave other people. All they needed was a little touch and boom. All their troubles gone. But, it had gotten more frequent and eventually much more in depth and personal. If you can tell what that means. So, he took his little brother and fled one night. They were followed and his brother somehow killed their pursuers. He didn't know how he did it he just did. So, he grabbed his brother told him they were asleep and continued to run.

His brother passed out just as the walled city came into view. He hurried hoping tofind medical attention for his little brother. Though, as he ran all he found was it was too far away. Eventually, he came upon a field of ashes between him and the city. He hesitated for a moment but went through anyways. That's when he saw him. The boy in the center of the field. Crying.

Do you hate the world? Well, let's change it then.

#6 Senjumaru

She was just a humbled seamstress inside the walled city. A mistress of the needle. Her fabrics were wanted far and wide by peasants and nobility alike. She offered a wide range of products and was perfectly willing to alter the prices a bit for the less well-off customers. Of course the nobility weren't happy their "high-quality" fabrics were showing up even among the poorest of the poor who got it for much cheaper. So, they paid her a little visit and an ultimatum. Stop selling to the poor or say good bye to her business.

She spat in their faces and marched right back inside. How dare they? She wasn't in this for money. She was doing it because she loved to sew. Plain and simple. Of course she shouldn't have taken the threats so haphazardly. Not an hour later everything was on fire. Her shop, her house, everything. The fabrics she tended to with the utmost delicacy. The threads she took so much time to straighten. Everything was up in flames. And she was about to be too. But, suddenly the flames died and standing there was a man in blackened Roman Emperor's robes.

You wish to sew? Then come and thread together a most excellent plan.

#7 Ahmad

The crowd screamed and roared. His apprentice had won yet another match. He smiled, glad she was growing into such a strong, young, and capable woman. When he met up with her he gave her his congratulations on beating the champion. He frowned once he saw she still had that dead look in her eyes. So, even the champion of the greatest coliseum wasn't enough to satisfy her bloodlust.

He apologized to her for simply handing her yet another weak opponent. She didn't say anything, as usual. Though, when he told her to come she said something very peculiar. That the champion wasn't the strongest person in the city. Not in a long shot.

You want a challenge. You'll find plenty.

#8 Ichibei

A humble painter smiled as he looked at the curious rock. "Sekkisekki" was what he called it. A fitting name, really. He smiled handing it back to his friend and expressed his shared curiosity in the stone. As she left he went back to work painting. This time it was a landscape. One of most curious. It was a city with an awkwardly straight hill with a protrusion on top. It was curious, yes. But that's what he lived for.

Later that night as he painted the window broke and several assailants were suddenly in his studio. Swiftly and oh so quietly they attacked. He quickly sprung up and fought them. When all was said and done his studio was a mess and the painting torn. He sighed and threw it away aiming to start again.

How would you like to make this painting a reality?

#9 Wakiza

He loosened the bow string and hit his mark, the skull of a deer, perfectly. He walked up and grabbed his prey asked it to forgive him and walked home. He was a man of the wilds. He did not sit well with the city folk. All those people in one place haggling and arguing over nonessential material goods just didn't sit well with him. But, it was their way of life and this was his. He would respect that. He skinned the dear hoping to use its fur later. He then proceeded to cook the meat. When it was done he finished eating. As he ate though something strange happened. First it was a bird, then two, then a rabbit, and before he knew it the whole forest was stampeding. Worried he grabbed his bow and hurried in the direction they were coming from. There he saw it. A wall of flame as high as the eye could see. At first he thought it was a forest fire. Then he realized, the flames did not move. Curious, he looked for a tree higher than the flames. When he found one he climbed with nimble ease to the very top. And there he saw, to his amazement, a boy in the center, crying. Then he noticed the other boy carrying a smaller. The hunter decided to find out what was going on and leaped from the tree to the field of ashes.

Do you fear us? Do you hate us? Well, I'm afraid it's time you started to love us.

#10 Oetsu

A craftsman. That's what he was. A craftsman with a mission. Create the greatest weapon of all time! He just needed to figure out what it would be first. All his ideas would require work and finances he didn't have. As well as absurdly large amounts of something be it water, lava, wood, or even cats (it was a phase, alright?). Amounts no one could get him. So, it was all stuck on the drawing board as he lived out his life jeered at by the masses.

One day, a man in black came to his shop and looked around. He turned and asked where he could find the "Forger of Ten Thousand Absurdities". When he denoted himself as said person he KNEW that he would be laughed at. Instead, the man smiled.

I'm very interested in these "Zanpakutos" of yours. I believe I can help you make them.

#11 Retsu

She was a fighter who craved blood. And blood was what she wanted. That "champion" she just killed wasn't worth a fraction of his title. Her master came down to the contestant's waiting hall to congratulate her on her "victory". If it was a victory why did she feel empty inside. What she needed wasn't a "victory" but a good fight. One that wasn't won so easily. She could always challenge her Master but she'd most assuredly loose. And not in any fulfilling way. It would be over in a second. She wouldn't be able to even fight back.

But, it was odd. When they came here she thought she had sensed a powerful force. An opponent worthy of not just hers, but also her master's strength. One that would require them to pool their power into a single battle. A battle WORTH fighting. But, if not the champion then who? She could feel their presence, it was still in the city. A traveling warrior perhaps? A mercenary? Whatever the case she had to find this person. No matter what. She would fight until the end.

Come with me and you will find your worthy opponent.

#12 Ran'Tao

Sekkisekki hm? Well, that makes sense. She smiled as she walked down the pathway leading back to her lab. She knew it was a good idea to see him about naming the newly discovered material. He always had a knack for these kinds of things. She turned right into an alleyway and found herself in a descript dead end. She placed her hand upon the stone wall and a door opened before her. She was greeted by her automated servants who took the material back to her lab for further study.

She went into her room and relaxed. She was fascinated by it all. Nature, life, how did it work? What power allowed people to live breathe? But how do we die? What happened in the beginning that dictated all living things would die. Or at least these particular living things on this particular Spiritual Plane. What created Reishi? What gave the soul Reiryoku? What physical part of our bodies produced Reiatsu? It was all so very curious. Many people were satisfied just saying "the world is the way it is" and moving on but she wanted to know the "why" of it all. Sighing she turned into bed countless thoughts going through her head.

If it's answers you seek I think I can help with that.

#13 Alexander Alexandre

I stood there looking down on the people of Myrinon the Coliseum City. It was called that not only because of the famous coliseum within the walls but also because the walls made it look like a coliseum. i looked to the outskirts a field of ash where three boys and a man would meet. I looked to the middle class where a sewer sewed the most elegant dresses in the Spiritual Plane and the greatest (and most unappreciated) craftsman of all time slaved away at his work. I looked to the Coliseum where the champion had just died, felled by a little girl trained by the greatest swordsman ever born. I looked to the spiraling Labyrinth and backstreets of the literal underground of the city where a painter whose names were law and a scientist worked to understand the universe. I looked even to the castle where an executioner shed silent tears over his job. Then I looked at myself and gave a sad smile.

I who has walked the world for milenia. I who have faced Hollows for centuries guarding the wayward souls who could not pass on. I who faced down the Chromatis army and single handedly beat them. I who defeated the Hollow King when I was but 3 years of age. I smiled sadly. Since time immemorial I have stood in this place guiding the wayward souls who could not move on to this place. This world of Spiritus. Those with regrets and remorse. Or the killers and sinners who gave Lucifer more than she could handle. But, the world was growing and I can't keep up with the Pluses anymore. I need help. And they are the ones who will help. They the 13 Court Guards or Gotei 13. They are my chosen few to assist me in keeping the balance.

Isn't that right, my King, Tamashi.

I jumped, it was time.

Author's Notes: Since there are like no FanFictions out there on the original Gotei 13 I decided to make one. A few things I'd like to get out of the way. This is a SIDE SERIES as such it is not my main concern. Second, this is a kinda sorta prequel to my Fic Tides of Fate but can be seen as its own series entirely and in no way does the plot of this directly influence anything that happens in that series. It may give some more detail on a few things but that's it. The two series won't influence each other so no need to worry about that. Another thing I'll cover in this series is the creation of the Soul Society itself. Other than that, not really much else to say. Hope I got all names right and everything. Hope you like it! Callian31 signing out!