Chapter 1: The Beginning
In Karakura Town, three years after defeating Aizen, Ichigo Kurosaki heads to his room and lays in his bed after a long day at school, Chizuru hitting on Orihime, Tatsuki beating Chizuru to death, Keigo with his special greeting, Keigo overreacting, all the usual.
But what's been bothering him is that for the last three months, he kept having this unusual dream about a barren, bleak, bloodshed land. The sky was blood red, the clouds were pitch black, and there was blood all over the land, where there was death, and only death, as if hope had abandoned the land. Corpses everywhere, not a single drop of life to be found, the only drops being the blood that dripped from the blade the man standing in the middle of that wasteland held in his right hand, a blade that dripped the lives taken by it, a blade that dripped death, despair, and darkness themselves. That man was covered in black armor, his blade and his face drenched in blood, he could not see any more than that. He rode on a black horse, and rode all over the land, as if he was looking for something. Who was that man? What was that man looking for? Was he an Arrancar? All these questions lingered in the back of his head. Unanswered.
That's not all, Rukia Kuchiki had told him that in her dreams she kept seeing a young boy with a green shirt and white tights. He held a graceful sword in his left hand and a shield on his right. Ichigo and Rukia saw what each other have seen (Rukia saw the barren land that man in the black armor and Ichigo saw the boy in green).
And to top it off, the night before, they saw those two very same people, battling each other, a fight to the death. What for? what happened?
The next day, Ichigo and Rukia went to Urahara's shop to discuss the matters that had occurred these past three months. Upon entering, they saw Tessai, working hard on the job; Jinta, goofing off as usual; and Ururu, telling Jinta to get back to work.
"May we come in?" Rukia asked.
"Ummm... boss is busy at the moment" Ururu said in a soft voice.
"That perverted old guy is doing who-knows-what with, well... I forgot, but I know that the blue-haired captain would be mad if she found out." Jinta said, a little drowsy from his nap.
"Do not come in" Tessai said with a gruff.
"These are important matters we have to discuss with Urahara!" Ichigo shouted.
Ichigo and Rukia rushed through the shop and into Urahara's room. They found both Urahara and Yoruichi, both pressed against each other tightly and lips locked together, Yoruichi's arm beneath Urahara's shirt. and Urahara's arm beneath Yoruichi's shirt, his hand touching her chest.
Ichigo and Rukia could only stare at the two, without a word. Ichigo felt a bit jealous, but pushed it aside. Urahara and Yoruichi quickly ripped their lips apart from each other and turned towards Ichigo and Rukia in shock.
"Oi! Don't interrupt us in our time!" Yoruichi shouted in anger.
Urahara and Yoruichi then stepped away from each other.
"This had better be important! We were in the middle of having a bliss!" Yoruichi yelled. Urahara kept quiet, a bit embarrassed.
Ichigo and Rukia sat down in the small round table.
"Before we get started, I have found this peculiar artifact floating in front of our shop a few months ago." Urahara said.
Urahara gets up and heads toward the back room.
Yoruichi turned towards the two.
"Does it involve the dreams and hallucinations you two kept having these last three months?" Yoruichi asked.
Rukia nods in agreement.
Urahara comes out, holding something that resembles three large golden triangles.
"Does this thing have any connections with your situation?" Urahara asked. Placing the artifact on the table.
"We're not sure..." Ichigo responded.
"Well, either way, it is best to wait until we get the reports from the Department of Research and Development. I sense a strong Spiritual Pressure emitting from this object. Captain Kurotsuchi is still analyzing and doing research on it. Until then, it is advised that you stay away from it, there's no telling what could happen if we're not careful around it". Yoruichi warned Ichigo and Rukia.
Ichigo's inner hollow soon took over.
"Augh! I can't take it anymore, I had it with these dreams both Ichigo and Rukia had! I want to get a closer look!" Hollow Ichigo shouted.
He then started to get closer to the artifact, Ichigo struggled against his inner hollow, but Hollow Ichigo only got closer to the artifact. The artifact suddenly radiated light!
"Ichigo! get away from there" Rukia shouted.
"This isn't Ichigo! You should know by now!" Hollow Ichigo shouted.
The artifact suddenly hovered in the air and started to suck in Ichigo and Rukia! Urahara and Yoruichi backed away from the artifact in shock.
"W-What is this!" Yoruichi asked in shock.
"I'm afraid that this is it..." Urahara said.
"Wh-what!"
"This must be the Triforce, an ancient artifact that contained the force of the three goddesses from a faraway land known as Hyrule."
"The Triforce! Hyrule! Just what is happening!"
"The Triforce must be sucking in Ichigo and Rukia into Hyrule, there must be trouble going on there."
"Ichigo!" Rukia yelled.
"Rukia!" Ichigo yelled.
As Rukia reached out to grab Ichigo, he started to disappear along with Rukia. As Ichigo and Rukia disappeared, the Triforce started to calm down and fall flat on the table.
"Will they be okay?" Yoruichi asked to herself.
"I know they will make it back" Urahara responded.
Both Ichigo and Rukia wake up, both in their Soul Reaper/Shinigami garb, in the middle of Hyrule Field.