Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach and Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance.
A/N: Here's the chapter that starts from the beginning of Kamito's path from his death where his path starts as a Shinigami.
Death of an Elementalist
It was a full moon night sky in the Ordesia Empire and within the empire there was a battle that had taken place within the woods of the Areishia Spirit Academy. There was a fight that was going on and it was between Kamito Kazehaya and Jio Inzagi. Jio swung an Elemental Waffe which was a form of a dagger at Kamito but Kamito dodged every swing and countered by slashing and breaking the dagger with his own Elemental Waffe. Jio was still confident as he jumped back.
"Appear before me," Jio said, "Falchion!"
Jio called forth an Elemental Waffe that was a form of a sword and charged towards Kamito and Kamito himself was shocked that Jio was able to summon another spirit.
"A third contracted spirit?!" Kamito said surprised.
"That's nothing!" Jio responded, "Besides, the Demon King Solomon commanded 72 spirits!"
Kamito and Jio clashed blades and kept each other at bay and they held their swords tight.
"Don't joke around!" Kamito replied, "That's just a legend!"
"I am the successor of the Demon King," Jio declared, "The legend is right before your very eyes."
"What are you saying?" Kamito asked.
"I am Jio Inzagi," Jio replied, "the successor of the Demon King."
"Kamito, move aside!" Claire's voice said.
Kamito did just that and moved away as fireballs were shot through by Claire Rouge breaking through a tree trunk but Jio defended himself.
"Come forth!" Jio said, "Aerial!"
A lump of wind appeared and countered and reflected the fireballs back at Claire. Kamito was again surprised in what was happening.
"A fourth contracted spirit?" Kamito spoke and then he got concerned, "Claire!"
Kamito was about to find Claire and make sure she was safe but he was stopped by Jio who pointed Falchion at him.
"Killing you now won't prove anything, will it?" Jio asked, "It surely won't prove that I'm the true successor of the Demon Lord."
Claire was on the ground and was worried about the predicament that Kamito was in.
"Oh no Kamito," Claire said with worry.
Suddenly something was heading towards Jio and Jio picked up on it and he quickly turned and cut the object in half. The object cut in half and fell on the ground and it was a flash crystal. The flash crystal suddenly lit up brightly and caused a huge flash. As Jio regained his sight, he looked around and saw the person responsible and it was Fianna Ray Ordesia. Fianna looked on and she was scared but wanted to stand her ground.
"I won't let you touch Kamito!" Fianna declared.
Fianna tried but she knew it was not doing her any good as her legs were shaking in fear.
"No, it's no good," Fianna said in her head upset, "I can't do this," Fianna was still shaking, "My legs…"
Jio on the other hand was irritated at Fianna's interference and was going to make sure she paid for it with her life.
"Come forth," Jio said, "Shining Ray!"
Jio summoned a spear of light.
"Fianna, run!" Claire shouted.
Unfortunately for Fianna, she was too petrified to move.
"I can't move," Fianna said in her head as she was shaking as she was thinking about what had occurred four years ago when she faced Rubia Elstein who destroyed her summon spirit with one sword slash and how Fianna was traumatized at the event, "it's all happening all over again!"
Fianna was wide eyed as she saw Jio throw Shining Ray at her as he yelled at her to die. Suddenly Shining Ray was slashed apart when Kamito stepped in and shielded Fianna although he suffered a wound on his left shoulder. Claire and Fianna were shocked and worried for Kamito while Jio just looked at Kamito disgusted. Kamito fell on his knee when he dropped his Elemental Waffe.
"Kamito!" Fianna said.
"You really have fallen far, haven't you?" Jio said looking down at Kamito, "Going out of your way to save that pathetic loser."
"Fianna is our friend," Kamito replied defiantly.
Kamito was suddenly struck again. Kamito was wide eyed as he looked and saw that Jio had just stabbed Kamito with Falchion and he stabbed him in the heart. Kamito was shocked and he slowly looked up at Jio who gave Kamito a cold glare and Claire and Fianna were shocked and mortified.
"That's what makes you weak," Jio said, "you're pathetic. You're nothing like you were three years ago."
Jio took the sword out of Kamito and the top half of Falchion's blade was coated with Kamito's blood and Kamito fell on the ground as blood seeped from his stab wound and from his mouth.
"I said that killing you wouldn't prove anything," Jio said, "but seeing how weak and pathetic you are—"
"How dare you!" Claire shouted angrily as she went on the offensive against Jio with her Elemental Waffe, "How dare you do that to my slave spirit!"
Jio dodged Claire's attacks easily and then they heard more voices.
"Quick over there!" A female voice spoke.
"Hmph, time for me to go," Jio said.
Jio quickly took off and was out of sight.
"Come back here!" Claire shouted with tears in her eyes.
Claire then turned and saw Kamito on the ground still bleeding.
"Kamito!" Claire said as she rushed to him.
"Oh Kamito!" Fianna said as she was breaking down, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. This happened because of me."
"Don't blame yourself Fianna," Kamito said, "it's not your fault."
"Kamito, just hand on!" Claire pleaded, "We'll get you help. You'll be all better, you'll see."
"Claire," Kamito said, "I'm sorry. I've let you down."
"What do you mean?" Claire asked.
"I'm sorry," Kamito said, "but I don't think I'm going to make it. I'm sorry… I won't be able to keep my promise to you... to stay with you."
"No, no you can't die!" Claire insisted, "You can't! You're my slave spirit! I didn't give you give you permission to die!"
"Kamito please!" Fianna pleaded with tears in her eyes, "Please don't die! Kamito!"
Kamito whispered that he was sorry and he closed his eyes and then he became lifeless. Claire and Fianna were wide eyed as they realized that Kamito had just died. Claire and Fianna shook their heads in disbelief and they cried loudly for the boy was now dead. On the roof of the academy, the Dark Spirit Restia was in shocked as she saw that Kamito was dead and she couldn't believe that it happened.
"No, this wasn't how it was supposed to go," Restia said and then she felt sad and heartbroken, "Kamito…"
"What a shame," A male voice said.
Restia was shocked and she looked and saw a man who wore black clothing and he also carried a sheathed sword on his left hip.
"You, who are you?" Restia said.
"You don't need to know who I am," The man said, "just know that I'm here for Kamito's soul."
"Here for Kamito's soul?" Restia replied, "Wait, you can't mean? Are you some sort of Grim Reaper?"
"Yes sort of and I'll be taking him to a place where souls resides," The man said, "too bad for you Miss Dark Spirit. I wonder how you're going proceed since this happened due to your planning… or was it really her planning. Well that doesn't matter. Time for me to go."
"Wait," Restia said.
The man was already gone and then Restia looked down and had a sad expression.
"I'm sorry Kamito," Restia said.
Restia observed and saw the Sylphid Knights led by Ellis Fahrengart arrived and Ellis was shocked to see Kamito on the ground dead as were the other knights. Meanwhile Kamito's spirit was up in the sky and he looked down with sadness seeing Claire, Fianna, and Ellis.
"No, this can't happen," Kamito said in sadness, "I broke my promise to Claire."
"There's nothing you can do about it," The man said.
Kamito was surprised and he turned and saw the man who spoke to Restia earlier.
"W-Who are you?" Kamito asked.
"Me?" The man replied, "I'm a Shinigami."
"A Shinigami?" Kamito replied confused.
"Yes and I'm for you," The Shinigami said.
"What do you mean?" Kamito asked.
"It's time for you to pass on," The Shinigami said as he drew his sword.
"Wait, what are you doing?" Kamito asked getting defensive.
"Hmm, didn't you hear me?" The Shinigami replied, "I'm going to have you pass on."
"How, by cutting me down?" Kamito replied, "I'm already dead."
"What I mean is that you'll be passing on to the Soul Society," The Shinigami said, "it's better than remaining here, wandering with regret. Believe me, it's better for you."
"But I—" Kamito spoke.
The man tapped Kamito's forehead with the pommel of his sword and Kamito was wide eyed as a light surrounded him.
Rukongai, Soul Society
After some time passed, Kamito slowly opened his eyes and looked around. He saw that he was on a hill and then he looked up and saw the sky and then he looked around and didn't see anything else but the grassy plains.
"Where am I?" Kamito asked, "Is this really the afterlife? Is this really the Soul Society?"
Kamito looked and saw that he was wearing a dark gray sleeveless robe with a blue sash and sandals. Kamito wasn't sure about anything and what to make of it but he decided that just standing wasn't going to help him and decided to move to see if he could find out some things. Kamito kept walking still trying to get clues but as he kept going, he was thinking of the girls he left behind and the despair they had on their faces. Kamito felt terrible and felt the emotional pain on his chest. Kamito felt depressed and fell on his knees as he clenched his teeth. After some time, Kamito collected himself and got up.
"I should keep going," Kamito said sadly, "it won't do me any good to just be still. I should see if I can find out where I am."
Kamito kept walking through the forest. After some time, Kamito saw something and what Kamito saw was a small hut.
"There's a hut," Kamito said, "I wonder if anyone lives there."
When Kamito got to the hut, he saw a middle aged looking man with long black hair tied to a ponytail, a beard, and wearing a gray robe sitting with his legs crossed cooking something in his pot. The man saw Kamito and glared at him.
"What the hell do you want kid?" The man asked.
Kamito got a bit nervous but he shook himself out of it.
"Hi, my name is Kamito," Kamito said, "I'm Kamito Kazehaya. I'm sorry to bother you but could you tell me where I am?"
The man raised his eyebrow, "Huh? How could you not know where you are?"
"Well the thing is," Kamito said, "I had just regained consciousness and when I did I found myself in this place. Could you tell me where I am exactly? Is this really the Soul Society?"
The man sighed irritated, "Yes kid, you're in the Soul Society. In fact, you're in the Rukongai."
"Ru…kon… gai?" Kamito asked confused.
"Yeah," The man said, "in fact, this is the 64th District of East Rukongai known as Sabitsura."
"District 64? Sabitsura? East Rukongai?" Kamito replied confused.
"You saw a Shinigami when you died, right?" The man asked.
"Oh, y-yeah I did," Kamito answered with a nod, "but I still don't understand."
The man couldn't believe it, "Are you serious kid?"
Kamito had a sad and confused expression and then just at Kamito and sighed as he understood.
"I should have known," The man said, "you just got here and I'm sure all of this confusing for you. Sorry kid, I may have been harsh on you for no reason."
"Oh it's okay," Kamito said, "really."
The man sighed, "Okay, let's start from the beginning. The Soul Society…"
Kamito came in the hut and sat across from the middle aged looking man.
The Shinigami say that the Soul Society is a paradise when you die and reside here but it's further from the truth," The man said, "Anyway, you're in one of the many districts of the Rukongai. The 64nd district that's located on the east side of the Rukongai that's known as Sabitsura."
"I see…" Kamito said, "Okay, I get that part."
"The Rukongai is actually the largest portion of Soul Society and the most populated and is divided into 320 districts with 80 in North, 80 in West, 80 in South, and 80 in East," The man continued, "The Rukongai is the residential area of the Soul Society."
"Oh, so it's really huge," Kamito replied.
"Yep, oh just so you know," The man continued, "Each numbered district in descending order on how far they are from the center. This results in the higher-numbered and farther districts decaying into slums, so while District 1 on each side is peaceful and lawful, the highest is District 80 and it's the most hardscrabble, violent, crime-infested area."
"So the further the district, the more crime ridden and non-peaceful it gets," Kamito said.
"Pretty much," The man said with a nod.
"Say, what is this center you spoke of?" Kamito asked.
"Oh right, that would be the Seireitei," The man answered.
"The Seireitei?" Kamito asked.
"Yep, it's the capital of all of the Soul Society," The man explained, "the people who live there are members of the nobility and members of the Seireitei's military forces."
"Wait, so there are nobles in the Soul Society?" Kamito asked amazed.
"Yeah, that's right," The man said with a nod.
"The military forces," Kamito said, "as in an army?"
"Yes and from what I understand," The man said, "there are three branches… the Gotei 13, the Onmitsukido, and the Kido Corps. Basically, it's an army of Shinigami."
"Hmm, I see," Kamito said.
Areishia Spirit Academy, Ordesia Empire
Greyworth Ciel Mais, the headmistress of the academy was standing in front of a window and Ellis was giving her report about the incident that had occurred ending with Kamito losing his life with sadness.
"I see," Greyworth said, "so that's what happened."
"Yes ma'am," Ellis said with sadness.
Greyworth paused and then she nodded as she looked at Ellis.
"Very well," Greyworth said, "you may leave Ellis."
"Yes Headmistress," Ellis said as she turned around, "Headmistress, what are we going to do with Kamito's…"
I'll take care of it," Greyworth said.
"Understood," Ellis said.
Ellis left and headed for the dorms. Ellis was depressed knowing that Kamito was gone. She recalled when she first met him and how she didn't like the guy simply for being a male and assumed that he was a pervert and a troublemaker. She remember when Kamito along with Claire came to her aid, that Kamito referred to her as his friend which shocked her but felt touch. Ellis had regret of not getting to know him better and she decided that whatever it took, she would get payback against the one who took his life, the one named Jio Inzagi. Back with Greyworth, the headmistress clenched her teeth and was angry that her former student lost his life.
"They will pay for what they've done," Greyworth declared with terrible intention, "they won't get away with this. But now what to do about the mission in the mining town Gado…"
Greyworth frowned as she shook her head and then she looked up in the night sky.
"Kamito…" Greyworth said in her head.
District 64 of East Rukongai, Sabitsura, Soul Society
"My name is Toji," The middle aged man, "Toji Tsuda."
"Nice to meet you Toji," Kamito said with a smile, "thanks for explaining things to me. I understand better now. Thanks."
"Yeah, yeah, no problem kid," Toji said.
"Well I should probably go now," Kamito said as he got up, "say, would you mind if I visited you again."
"Huh, seriously?" Toji asked.
"Yeah, you know as friends," Kamito said cheerfully.
"This kid…" Toji said in his head and then spoke, "I don't really care. As long as you don't piss me off."
"Great, take care Toji," Kamito said.
"Sure you too Kamito," Toji said with a shrug.
Kamito left Toji's hut and went on his way. Toji just watched and then he sighed.
"Strange kid," Toji said.
Kamito went on his way and later on, he arrived at a village. Kamito looked around and thought of what to do.
"I guess I can make do here," Kamito said.
Kamito heading in the village and was unaware that there was someone that was watching him.
"Kamito Kazehaya," A male voice said, "To think he would he here in the Soul Society."
The being watching Kamito scoffed and then disappeared. Meanwhile Kamito flinched and turned around and looked around.
"Huh, that's strange," Kamito said, "for a moment it felt like I was being watched."
Kamito was worried as he didn't see anyone and then he sighed and just went on to walk through the village.
Hueco Mundo
Somewhere in the desert world of Hollows, an Arrancar was on top of a rocky pillar and he had his hands in his pockets. The Arrancar was Arturo Plateado and there was someone standing on another rocky pillar behind Arturo and it was a shadowy figure of a Hollow.
"Hmm, Kamito Kazehaya," Arturo said.
"Yes Lord Arturo," The Hollow said with a bow.
"I see," Arturo said and then he smirked, "so Restia's former Elementalist suffered such a pathetic death by that fake Elementalist. But it's also an opportunity for you all."
"Yes Lord Arturo," The Hollow said.
That's it for this chapter. Next chapter: Kamito continues his time in Sabitsura and back in the other world, the reactions and aftermath of Kamito's death.
