Author's note: Here is the second chapter, this just showing how Aizen rose to power. I will back to the present time with Ichigo and Orihime sometime.
Don't be afraid to leave any ideas you may have cause I'm open to any ideas.
Note: Gensou means illusions in Japanese.
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach.
During the early1540s, Sosuke Aizen served under Lord Shinji Hirako in the Gensou region. At a young age Aizen had proven his military genius and quickly got promoted to Shinji's top general. Aizen did this by helping Shinji by uniting the Gensou region under the Hirako name in a matter of few months. Shinji saw Aizen as his ace to conquer to the land for under the Hirako family name. Shinji decided to start expanding south.
However, Aizen had his own ambition to conquer the land. Little did Shinji know that ever since Aizen started him serving him, Aizen was plotting to overthrew him. On the outside Aizen looked like very charismatic, polite person, but there was another to Aizen as was cruel to any one who opposed. Shinji left listened to Aizen a lot due to Aizen being a military and a political genius. Aizen had secretly help appoint vassals loyal to him and not Shinji to all the regions that had been conquered. In the next years that followed Aizen defeated several warlords.
He first helped by conquering the Kinshara region and having Shinji replace the previous lord, Rojuro Otoribashi with a young boy in his late teens named Gin Ichimaru.
Gin was a orphan due to the constant battles among the warlords, but was very skilled at swordsmanship. Along with that he was very intelligent for his young age. Aizen found him during a battle and welcomed him as a subordinate. He was also the son of daimyo from the Kinshara region allowing him to have a legal claim to the lordship of Kinshara. To eliminated rivalry for the lordship, Aizen secretly had Rojuro and his heirs killed. This allowed Aizen to have little resistance throughout the region.
The next the region Aizen conquered was Tachikaze region ruled by Kensei Muguruma. Kensei was aggressive daimyo, who was not well respected by his own people. Even some of the samurai serving under Kensei did not like his aggressive personality among was Kaname Tosen, Kensei's second-in-command and right-hand man. Kaname was calm man who had more respect among the people than Kensei did. He also wanted to serve a man he saw worthy of uniting the land, and that man was Aizen not Kensei. Aizen saw an opportunity to conquer Tachikaze Aizen offered Kaname a secret deal overthrew Kensei and Aizen would appoint Kaname as the lord of Tachikaze. Kaname agreed wanting to avoid bloodshed of his region and a chance to be a vassal of Aizen. Kaname overthrew Kensei with the support most of the people and some of the samurai that previously served Kensei. Kensei was executed soon afterward. Kaname than surrendered to Shinji and was allowed to a vassal.
By the late 1540s, Aizen decided to overthrew Shinji and make himself lord. During the night Aizen gathered a large force and head toward Shinji's castle for the coup. Shinji learned of the coup and fled after realizing that most of his men were loyal to Aizen and not him. Shinji among with his family and few dozen personal guards he felt into exile to the north. In the morning, Aizen declared himself lord of all territory once ruled by Shinji. Since all the vassals were by Shinji under Aizen's advice, no one objected to his rule. Aizen now had the military power and the support he need to conquer the land. He decided to continue his campaign in the south before turning his attention north. Aizen appointed Ulquiorra Shiffer as his new appointed general.
The next warlord to fall to Aizen was Love Aikawa in the Tengumaru region. Love was known for his brutal tactics on the battlefield, however his was outthought by Aizen's superior tactics. As well as being outnumbered almost three to one, Love was beaten by Aizen in everyway. He refused to retreat or surrender and was killed during the battle. Coyote Starrk, Love's second-in-command surrendered all the remaining forces to Aizen. Starrk then joined Aizen and declared loyalty to him. Among surrendered force was Grimmjow Jaegeraquez.
Next one to fall was the Shiba clan in the Nejibana region, led by Kaien Shiba. Kaien was a well respected man in his region among all the classes in Nejibana. He in his early twenties and was capable strategist. He fought against Aizen with all he had, but Aizen was able to tire Kaien's army out. Kaien retreated back to the castle his and order his young sister and brother to flee. Reluctantly they did and Kaien had his wife by his side for his last stand. Kaien fought bravely and he died during the battle with his wife by his side. Kaien's younger sibling fled to a small group of islands to the north just off the mainland.
With most of the south under his rule, other warlords surrendered and submitted loyalty to Aizen to keep their territory. They were Nnoitra Gilga of Santa Teresa, Tia Hallibel of Tiburon, and Szayel Aporro Granz of Fornicaras. Aizen then turned his attention to the last independent warlord of the south, Baraggan Luisenbarn of the large southern island of Hueco Mundo. Baraggan sent his army against for battle against Aizen and they were quickly defeated. Baraggan show how powerful was and decided to join him as a vassal.
By the mid-1560s the south under Aizen's control he turned his attention north. Aizen knew this would not be easy as Shinta Inoue was just as intelligent and good of a strategist as Aizen. However, Shinta and his wife died as Aizen was getting ready for the war against Shinta. Giving Aizen a slight advantage. Few years later Shinta's son was killed during a minor battle with rebels. Leaving Orihime as the last blood relative of Shinta. Aizen now vows to end the bloodline. Three things stay in his way of conquering the land. First is Orihime and the second Kisuke Urahara, a warlord from the north, he is one the few remaining people who matches Aizen in terms of strategy. The third is one he did not expect, the arrival of a wandering samurai to Karakura named Ichigo Kurosaki.
Author's Note: This will be the last update for awhile as I need to write more chapters plus I am writing papers for my college classes.
Most of the region name are just from the characters' Zanpakuto names.
I will to get back with the main focus of the story next chapter.
Anyway please review, leave comments on how I can approve, and do leave some ideas of how can introduce more main characters.
