Chapter 2
Zanpakutō Spirit!
You long for power don't you?
"Who are you, who am I?"
I see the amnesia has settled, I am the one who saved you. Your savior, your name is Momoko Hinamori.
"Peach Blossoms of a Young Forrest..."
Can you not remember anything about your past.
"I'm dead, I am a spirit, Tobiume, i remember Tobiume. Where is Tobiume?"
Relax, Tobiume never left you she just regained her true form and accepted her fate. So should you…
"I can't remember anything else."
Then let me tell you a story of your past.
The Tale of Kirio Hikifune* and Hideaki Hinamori**
Two Shinigamis,
Equal in strength and wisdom,
Forbidden love.
For in her veins,
Blood ran blue so different,
Thus star-crossed they were.
Equally dressed white.
Six, twelve lead opposite lives,
But memory lasts.
A secret division,
Given members once wore white,
A terrible fate.
Six, and twelve knew less,
A chance to flee together,
Promoted Simply.
A secret division,
To protect the Spirit King,
But only the King.
Runes bind the members,
If they protect beloved ones,
Finished by own sword.
A secret division,
Most dangerous cruel missions,
Unbreakable curse.
Twelve trapped in peril,
Six protects her just one move,
One move will seal death.
His grave under peach trees,
Six had always loved peaches,
Twelve weeped, but not long.
Twelve had a duty,
To protect her only child,
Six's precious daughter.
The child inherits,
Her mother's face father's eyes,
But tears of her own.
The child inherits,
The great power sealed within,
By mother, for safety.
Sealing the power,
Her mother took upon life,
Protecting her child.
The child inherits,
Her sealed fate, her true power,
To cleanse others' sins.
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"My parent's were famous Shinigamis?"
Your mother was famous, your father's records have been erased. You became a normal shinigami after enrolling in the Shinigami Academy.
"Why? Did I have any friends or family?"
To protect your identity. You were friendless.
"Who erased my father's records?"
Us, of course.
"Us?"
My name is Yuuta Fytaigshu** Lieutenant of the Zeroth Division, but you should call me Arōobuaisu. Welcome to our humble barracks.
"And this is your room Ms. Hinamori," a tall dark haired man led Momo to a large door made out of expensive wood. "I suppose your Zapakutō spirit is inside waiting for you."
"Zanpakutō spirit? Isn't Zapakutō the shinigami's sword? Is it Tobiume?"
"Your Zanpakutō will explain everything, I must go now Ms. Hinamori. Farewell and best of luck to you, in the future I shall address you by your new name Fenikkusu."
"Thats a very regal name."
"Noble blood runs in your veins Fenikkusu, in the future you may refer to me as Yunikōn**, fourth chair of the 0th Division." And with this the tall man left in a flash. Trembling violently, Momo pushed down the handlebar of the large door and entered. The room was luxuriously furnished and a merrily cracking fire burning before the expensive looking antique furniture. Humble, thought Momo the 0th division were crazy whatever they did. Upon the bed was a beautiful young woman dressed in traditional japanese clothing which consist of a white kimono jacket and a fiery patterned hakama, a blazing obi tied in a bow around her waist with two long ribbons on the end. In the air all around her were glowing balls of light like fireflies except they were glimmering tinkling bells. Waist long brown hair with a cylinder-shaped clip on one individual bang and wears a gold hairpin in a shape of a torreya tree branch in it. Familiar thought Momo, she was very familiar.
"Tobiume?" the lady turned around to face Momo and as she turned, slowly Momo again fell into unconsciousness.
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"Tobiume? TOBIUME?"
Interesting, my name was once Tobiume wasn't it? You were once my master weren't you Momoko Hinamori?
"Please Tobiume, you have to help me!"
My name is Tobiume no more, the weak Zanpakutō spirit you speak of no longer exists.
"Tobiume wasn't weak, she was always there for me."
And every time somehow you cannot escape lethal injury?
"That wasn't Tobiume's fault I wasn't strong enough, I was too naive."
Tobiume was indeed weak, the power of the Zanpakutō reflects on the amount of power its owner posseses.
But, you were only able to use about a quarter of your true power Momo Hinamori.
"I don't understand."
Of course you don't. When your mother Kirio Hikifune sealed your immense power she made sure you were able to use only part your shinigami power until the time came for you to break the seal.
"Have I?"
Yes, you have grown much stronger and so have I, but can you wield me?
"Wield you?"
Things don't seem so dark anymore, a fuzzy setting became brighter. All around Momo were giant trees, ones that couldn't be grown over years or even centuries yet you can tell the trees very young. The whole forest was so young and full of life.
"Abnormal forrest isn't it?" startled, Hinamori turned around,sitting upon a tree branch of the shortest tree as far as the eye could see was the Zanpakutō spirit. Delicately she plucked a fruit from the tree, it immediately burst into flames. Holding the flaming plum in her hands the spirit scowled. "Everything here has changed hasn't it? These trees are so young yet towering as if they had been here for centuries. Everything but this weak tree, I can scarcely believe you only used this pitiful amount of your shinigami power. The only specialty of this tree is it possesses usable extra kido powers, I can't believe you survived this long and even became a lieutenant of the Gotei 13 with this standard."
"Is that tree Tobiume?"
"No, it's simply a memory of your old Zanpakutō, it is the only weak normal looking tree in here isn't it? You never liked plums did you?"
Did I like plums? No I remember, I hated plums I didn't know why-
"Why would your Zanpakutō be named after something you hate? You could never accept you power because it was something you disliked, that was why you were weak."
"Dislike or not, Tobiume is the only name I remember."
"Is it?" the spirit sighed tiredly, floating down onto the ground she gestured to the trees around. "You have one chance to find your true Zanpakutō. One of theses trees holds your true sword but you can only break one branch. Each one of these trees are important fragments to your memory, a person, a event, a object that was once important to you. Break a branch of any tree and you will remember something, but keep in mind once you fail in retrieving you Zanpakutō you and I will slowly cease to exist, disappearing in every way."
"One of these trees is my true sword?"
To Be Continued.
*Kirio Hikifune is an actual mentioned character in Bleach, former captain of the 12th Division. She has never made a appearance though I based my descriptions of her using this fan fiction wiki, .com/wiki/Kirio_Hikifune. She is also not mentioned as dead in Bleach.
**All these characters aren't mentioned in the actual Bleach, I just created them for fun.