Mission

Chapter 1

AN; There's going to be a couple of time skips to speed up the process of which Sakura changes from her different stages. From Hollow, to Gillian/Menos Grande, to and Adjucha, and finally to her Arrancar form/ Espada status and possibly Vasto Lorde, not so sure.

Sakura's P.O.V

When I realized that I was no longer in Konoha I had no idea how much time had passed. It could have been days for all I know. As I took in my surroundings I noticed a few things. One; the sky was dark almost too dark, second; there was sand everywhere, and third; there were no other hollows here for me to consume. This mission is going to be harder than I thought.

All of the sudden a screeching noise was heard, it didn't take long for me to realize that it came from me. I screeched like a fucking banshee. I couldn't even control it!

My attention snapped to another screech, only this time it came from a cave like area. I began to sprint there and on the way I had found a rather shiny rock. I paused for a moment to see my reflection.

My body was completely black. I lowered my floating self to the ground and I grew four legs. I grew pointed ears and a tail. Then my face, it was white. Like a mask, a white mask with red orange markings all around it.

'I look like a fox' I realized.

I was about to walk closer to my reflection to get a better look at myself only to once again hear a screech. Almost on instinct I screeched back.

If I could I would face palm. I was basically letting everyone know where I am and plant a target on my head.

I took off in a sprint to where I heard the noise back in the cave. Once I got there I saw hundreds of other hollows. They were all gathered in an area where a more animal looking like creature was. The next thing I knew there was a rip in the sky and they all started filing out. Probably to the human world. I was about to go in a different direction when I started moving on my own and followed the rest of them thought the rip.

Once I entered the tear I was soon surrounded by darkness before I was blinded by a light.

The next thing I knew I was basically standing in mid air! So, I screamed, more like screeched but still. The other hollows followed suit and all screeched before they seemingly vanished or went off somewhere.

I was till panicking, I was standing in mid! Freaking! Air!

I suddenly smelled something delicious, like I've never smelled before. I was so alluring that I just had to follow it. That's when I saw it, a soul.

My mind began to panic when I realized, I wanted to eat it.

Upon further inspection I realized it was a little girl. When she saw me she screamed and started to run away.

I soon felt adrenaline running through my veins and felt the urge to give chase, and so I did. I soon began running after the little girl, her screams only seemed to fuel my adrenaline rush. I was gaining up on her, just a few steps away. When I felt I was close enough, I pounced.

Once the dust cleared I saw her beneath my claws. I wanted to get off of her and tell her to run away. I didn't want to eat her. But I couldn't help my instincts, so I dove for her, and ate her.

I felt disgusted with myself. I just ate a little girl that was probably Konahamaru's age

I felt disgusted, yet satisfied. That's when I remembered my talk with Yamamoto. I had to eat more souls, in order to change and complete my mission.

But the thought of eating another human soul made my stomach fill with dread, I didn't want to.

Are you really that weak?

w-what?

Are you so weak you can't even stomach a few souls in order to complete this mission? To get stronger and prove everyone wrong?

Who are you?!

Don't worry about who I am, just think here for a second!

Think about everyone you left behind! If you don't do this, you'll never see them again! You have to get stronger to do what you have to do, to see them again, and the only way to do that, is to Eat. More. Souls.

You're right.

And thus, with renewed determination, I went in search for more souls. Though I kicked myself in the ass every time I made one suffer by mistake. I tried to get done as quickly as I could with the least damage possibly.

There was one soul in particular however, one who was still human. But for some reason I couldn't… eat, him. He was a student in what the people in the human world call high school. He was a teenager with orange hair and brown eyes.

Most of his closest friends also have spirit energy around them, but I didn't want to hurt them either. One had long orange hair with blue floral hair pins pinning her bangs away from her face. Another was wearing glasses and had bluish black hair that reminded me of Sasuke. The last one was a pretty big guy; he had brown hair obstructing his eye and dark brown skin.

All of a sudden a man with red hair and tattoos on his face came in and ran towards the window, he spotted me. Next thing I know I heard them yelling.

"It's a hollow! How did I not sense it earlier!?" the boy with orange hair spoke up, looking shocked.

"I barley sensed it!" the red head spoke.

"How come it's not doing anything?" the girl asked, looking concerned.

"Yeah, it's just, standing there."

"Who cares, a hollow's a hollow. We have to exterminate It." The red head spoke before leaving the class room, the others soon following behind him. I knew right away they were the soul reapers Yamamoto was talking about.

I had to leave now before one of the kills me.

I ran in the opposite direction as fast as I could.

I soon caught sight of another hollow. It somehow managed to disappear through the sky, almost the same way as we got here. I soon felt another presence behind me and I pounced out of the way.

"Be careful Ichigo!" I heard someone yell and I turned around and saw the same kid with orange hair, the one I didn't want to eat. But had a delicious spiritual energy.

"Why it this one so different?" the man who I'm now assuming is Ichigo asked.

"Different? How? All I see is another hollow that has to be killed." The redhead tattoo man said, reaching for his sword. Once it was out the swords form changed it thickened and grew in width and length. "Roar! Zabimaru!"

"Wait Renji, just take a moment. It's not even bothering to attack us; it even looks different in shape. I've never seen on that looks like an animal before. Bugs maybe, or little floating things."

The redhead paused at Ichigo's words and looked at me with renewed interest. "You're right."

I didn't give him time to change his mind or do anything, when I saw my opening I jumped and ran across the sky. I screeched again when I saw little peoples walking around like nothing beneath my feet, they looked like fucking ants!

I suddenly found myself creating one of those tears in the sky and I ran through it. I was once again in Hueco Mundo.

I felt strangely at peace here.

But I felt a second adrenaline rush when I saw a fellow hollow. I couldn't believe myself, I… I wanted to eat him!

I looked at him with a predatory look. I felt a strange sensation in my eyes, I could see clearer. Everything looked more defined. I could almost read the hollows movements, it was like the sharingan. I found myself following him as I leapt forward and pounced on the bug like creature with green marks on its white mask and took a bite out of the top corner of its mask.

The beast wailed loudly, catching the attention of more hollows, but I paid them no mind, for some reason, I only had eyes for this hollow.

The creature seemed to grow a tail and swiped it towards me. I felt it connect to my side and found myself skidding across the ground before my back hit a rock.

I stood back up on shaky feet, or, paws. Once back on all fours I screeched loudly and ran forward, biting and clawing at the other hollow that was fighting back.

Soon a large crowd of hollows were around us. I took a final leap and landed on the back of the green masked hollow and finished devouring it.

I felt my tongue come out and lick the blood off my face and claws. I quickly rounded and caught my next victim, a spider looking thing, I grinned, still high off of adrenalin I burst forward with an energy I didn't know I had possessed.

Is this really what has become of me? Resorting to cannibalism so soon?

Again I heard that voice in my head…

It's the only way.

Again, who are you?

No response eh? Guess it only talks when it wants to. The spider hollow stood on it two hind legs, the front two poised at the ready. It bore it's fangs at me before green slime shot out of its mouth. I stumbled back and watched as the ground burned where the slime hit.

It was like acid.

I growled at it before pouncing over it and clawed at its mask, cracking it in half and watched as it disappeared. I frowned; I didn't even get the chance to finish eating it.

I noticed how the surrounding hollows seemed to back away from me, I used this to my advantage and used it as a means to escape, my adrenalin rush gone.

I sprinted away and never looked back.

AN; I'm really liking the way this new version is turning out! If you have any ideas or thoughts, don't be afraid to ask. Chances are I'll use them some how one way or another.