A.N. While writing my last story, I began reading other works, thinking of ideas that would make them better. Unlike my last story, this has no known ending as yet and will not be continuously worked on. However, it will not be abandoned easily. Please understand that while my knowledge of Bleach only lasts until the last episode aired as an English Dub, I have not seen it in a while and will deviate. Some liberties were taken in the interest of a good story while others are purely accidental.
Code Lyoko however is extremely accurate and any mistakes are due to my dislike of certain factors. As stated below, the story takes place after the Aizen incident. On the Lyoko side, this takes place after the events of Season 4, not long after. I do not own Code Lyoko or Bleach. Thank you.
No one wakes up one morning and says I will become a hero. No one wakes up one morning and starts a war. Some of us know what they are getting into the instant they do while others never know. As with many adventures, this one starts with a memory. Where it ends is yet to be seen…
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Ever since he was a little boy, Ichigo Kurosaki had been able to see the dead. Though on the outside he was a thuggish boy, Ichigo was actually quite kindhearted. The orange haired boy had one close friend, a tall Spanish boy by the name of Yasutoro Sado or Chad. One day, this all changed when a fateful encounter showed him another side of death, that of the souls tasked with protecting the dead. When his family was put at risk by his own actions, Ichigo did the only thing he could, he stabbed himself with a sword that was made of spirit and became a guardian of the dead, a Soul Reaper.
However, being a Soul Reaper was not easy. Little did he know at the time that the method he took to become a Soul Reaper spelled the death of the Reaper whose sword he had used. With the help of a now gifted Chad, a strange boy named Uryu, and a girl in his class, Orihime Inoue, Ichigo invaded the home of Soul Reapers, the Soul Society. There, he learned about his powers and saved Rukia. After this, he was thrust into many situations and became a partial member of the Soul Reapers, finally being accepted by them.
One day, Ichigo had unlocked his full power and took that power to the maximum to stop a traitorous Soul Reaper who captained the fifth of thirteen squads. At that fight, he gave up his powers as a Soul Reaper… Or so everyone thought. However, the sword of the Soul Reaper, the Zanpakuto has a way of never letting go if they want something badly enough. This story takes place after the attack on the false Karakura Town. The Muramasha incident, though long past is still fresh on the minds of all involved, something that will play a big part. The Head of all the squads, Captain-Commander Yamamoto was so frightened of the incident below that he wrote an alternative history.
Normally, I would tell my brother I was writing this but I believe that I owe Ichigo this one thing. If this story ever got out, I do not know what would happen. However, it needs to be told and at times my own Zanpakuto, Sode no Shirayuki seems to be almost controlling me as I write this. My name is Rukia Kuchki, Lieutenant of the 13th Court Guard Squad and this is the true story of Ichigo Kurosaki.
