Within These Walls

So it's been two years... Welcome back! I'm sorry for delays but life happens and you'll get used to it. Anyway, I've decided to come back and try to continue my stories, especially this one since I feel bad for leaving you guys on a cliffhanger.

Shoutout to HydraLightning for encouraging me to go through with this. This chapter goes to their enthusiasm for this story!

EXTRA NOTE: I had planned on releasing this chapter on April 1st but then wifi went down and things weren't ideal for me then. Sorry Hydra ~ .

Anyway, Happy Readin'!


Chapter 1

It's been a week since they went missing. Isshin sat in gloom with a cup of tea in his hands. The girls had been confused when they noticed their mother and brother weren't around anymore and began asking questions, but he waved off their concern with his usual antics and had just put them in bed.

News reports soon came up about two bodies found dead on the riverbank, a woman in her mid 30s and a young boy no older than 9 years old. He clenched his hands around his cup as he broke out in cold sweat. He prayed that those bodies weren't of his wife and son, even though he knew that it was most likely them. Standing up, he set his cup down and grabs his coat.

He needed answers, and he knew where to get them.


Fiddling around with the various computers and large anomalies in a quaint room was none other than Kisuke Urahara. His eyes rapidly scan the screens displaying reiatsu signatures and fluctuations in the reishi compositions of various environments when suddenly a loud series of knocks resounded from his front door.

Curiously glancing in the general direction of the sound, he sets down the papers in his hands and strolls leisurely to the door. Sliding the door open, he comes face to face with a serious-looking Isshin.

A short few seconds of quiet greetings before Kisuke sighs heavily, his mind already going through all the things that could possibly be going through the grieving father's mind. He turns away from Isshin's hard stare and slowly makes his way towards the living room. Isshin steps in, sliding the door shut behind him and hanging up his coat before following Kisuke's slowly retreating form.

In the living room, Isshin drops himself down opposite from the already seated shopkeeper who's face is shadowed by his green and white striped bucket hat. Even in the dimly lit room, the frown on his face was still noticable.

Not even a second later, Kisuke looks up to Isshin's impassive face with a hard visage shadowed under the rim of his hat and breaks the heavy atmosphere.

"You are here about what happened to Masaki and Ichigo."

A harsh grunt was all the response he needed to begin.


Gnashing teeth met the full force of a straight jab to the jaw, breaking through the tough white mask of the low level Adhuchas. Another white mask with thick dark red stripes lining most of its right face dips down into the carcass and begins ripping and tearing at black flesh.

Unbeknownst to it, three large vaguely humanoid shadows appear a short distance away behind it and begin slowly approaching the feasting beast. When they were almost within arms reach of the beast, its large reptilian tail lashed out at them, forcing the three to jump back to avoid harm. Licking off the rest of its meal, the beast turned slowly towards its next victims.

Before it stood three tall and bulky Adhuchas, each almost towering over the hunchbacked beast. One took the form of a bear with a stout snout and round ears. It sported a makeshift bow tie and top hat, both bone white like it's mask and contrasting it's brown body.

Another was a rabbit with a matching bow tie like the bear's and long ears that stood up from its head making it taller than it's companions. It growled at the beast, curling it's hands into fists as it's ears twitched in anticipation. It's large hulking form almost coils up, ready to lash out at any given moment.

The third was a chicken, though given its massive size and humanoid form, it gave off a far more intimidating visage. Unlike the other two, it's mask had a sharp beak that fashioned it's otherwise dull yellow body.

Their eyes burned bright red as they slowly advanced towards the beast, who gets down on all fours, meaning to lunge at the trio. They growl and roar at each other, trying to intimidate the other in a typical show of primal superiority. The anticipation disappears as the rabbit charges forward, followed by the chicken as they advanced from both sides.

Roaring at the challenge before itself, the beast dashes forward with surprising speed and force as it meets its opponents in a clash of claws on paws.


Welp... I tried. Please let me know what you think by leaving a review. I'll be here to wait...

Ethen ~