Chapter 2: Memory Rosary
"The...Memory Rosary?" Ichigo said in a confused manner. "That's right, the Memory Rosary is a condensed mass of thoughts and memories, eventually creating a being with the same physical appearance of either a male or female, this being can also act and perform things like if its an ordinary person, not much else is known about it, so that's all the information I can give you" Urahara explained to Ichigo, he slowly got on his feet and walked towards the door, he turned his eyes in a way to see Ichigo "So?, what do you think Ichigo?"
Ichigo was looking at the ground like if he was thinking, Urahara turned and watched Ichigo for a moment until Ichigo gave a smile. "Yhea, I guess I will have to pay those guys a visit"
Urahara closed his eyes as he smiled "Heh, very well then, come back here tomorrow while I get things prepared for your departure, I managed to invent a device that can allow me to locate holes to other dimensions that are hidden in either the Living world or Soul Society. Oh and one more thing, you are to keep silent about this, the Soul Society is trying to keep this situation a secret from anyone outside of Gotei 13, so if anyone else is to find out about this, they might take actions to prevent that certain someone from meddling in their affairs" Urahara finished
Ichigo got on his feet and walked towards the sliding door, he slide it open and walked away.
Ichigo was walking on the side walk late at night, the street lights brightened his path as he continued, other people seemed to be up late at night to pass their time and have fun, some of them where students that go to his school.
He continued walking while still thinking of what he was going to do tomorrow in the Valley of screams, and how the Memory Rosary looks like, it was faint but he was starting to remember how the Rosary looked like. He stopped walking and found himself in the fair, he gasped and thought to himself "(Why did I came here for?)".
He didn't wanted to stick around for long but he decided to take a look around, as he walked he saw crowds of people gathered in entertainment places where people performed acts, stores where crowded and rides where always full. "Man, I seriously don't know what I'm doing here, but why do I feel like staying here?" Ichigo said quietly, then closed his eyes and turned to go back home, he then noticed the ferris wheel from far, its beautiful bright lights lightened the sky.
You sure do like High places huh?
..That's because when your up high, all the stuff that looks confusing and hazy suddenly becomes crystal clear.
Ichigo touched his head with his right hand again and closed his eyes, "S...Senna?" Ichigo said quietly while he slowly opened his eyes to see his palm that was close to his face.
"This is unexpected, what brings you here Ichigo?" said a familiar voice who was getting closer to where Ichigo was standing, He turned and said "Uryu..."
Uryu continued walking until he got close enough to Ichigo, he saw Ichigo looking pale, it was unlike him to look like that. "Hey, um, are you alright?" Uryu questioned.
"I don't know... but, I'm starting to feel this pinch like feeling inside me, I don't know why but it happens every time I see her face... it hurts..."
"Her face?, do you mean Orohime? or Rukia?" Uryu said jokingly but Ichigo didn't take the joke seriously enough to flat out deny it. "No, I'm starting to remember now, a girl named Sen-" Ichigo was interrupted by a sudden Increase of ReiatsuSpiritual Pressure/Force, Uryu also felt it as he looked up at the visible pressure that was being forced down like gravity. Without wasting much time Ichigo ran towards the area where the pressure was coming from, Uryu followed.
"Ichigo, this Reiatsu feels like it belings to a Soul Reaper, do you have any Idea who it is?"
"No, but I guess we are about to find out!" Ichigo grabbed a small green pill and swallowed it as static emitted from his body and Ichigo's soul was released, his soul form was wearing common Soul reaper clothing which was a black shihakusho; He was also carrying a large blade which was covered in white bandages as he leaped up into the air and continued to jump from building to building.
Ichigo arrived at the location before Uryu which was an empty park, it was dark outside so it was safe to do anything there since there where no bystanders this late at night. He continued to press forward, as he walked through the park and looked around for any suspicious activity.
"Oh, a Soul Reaper eh?" Said a voice from behind, Ichigo quickly turned and grabbed his Zanpakuto as the bandages quickly let lose, he then gripped the handle of his sword and got into position.
"Who are you?" Ichigo questioned. "Now, now, don't you have any manners?, you have to give our your name first before asking for someone else's name" The person slowly walked towards Ichigo to reveal his face, he was a young looking male that had long yellow hair, he had a scar just below his left eye like a tear; and had a mechanical right arm, he also had two sword sheath's sticking out on his both sides below his waist.
"You... you must be the one who Lord Nushi was talking about, A boy with short orange hair; Zanpakuto the size of his height...Your the one who's come in contact with the Memory Rosary, with you, we will be able to locate the whereabouts of the Memory Rosary to Achieve the goal that all of us Exiled from the Soul society dreamed to do, the goal that Ganryu failed to achieve"
Ichigo maintained his focus and was ready to attack, the person looked at him and sighed. "I really don't want to bright you to our leader all bruised and beaten, but if its necessary, I will take you to our leader by force" The person took out two small blades from his sheath's and began to spin them rapidly. Ichigo ran towards him with a roar and swung downwards with full force, The person dodged it and targeted a vital spot on Ichigo.
Ichigo quickly moved to his left and punched the person straight on the face; sending him flying until he hit a tree that was close by.
"...Heh, your much stronger then I expected.." The man said while he slowly got on his feet. Ichigo stared at him and flash stepped next to him while holding his Zanpakuto below the man's neck.
"Tell me how to get to the Valley of Screams, I will personally reveal myself to your leader without you needing to take me" Ichigo said while the man gulped as he felt the sharpness of Ichigo's blade.
Ichigo continued to stare at him and waited for a response, the man made a quiet gasp and smiled. Ichigo quickly felt the presence of someone nearby and jumped out of the way as an enormous axe cut through the tree that the man was sitting next to; slightly missing his head.
"Hey Shiro!, watch where you throw that thing!" the man yelled in a rage. "Sorry Dorin, I was trying to chop that kid in two" Shiro said as he turned and watched Ichigo standing on top of another tree.
"Hey, come down here Soul Reaper, so that I can chop you in two!" Shiro said loudly as his Axe came back to him like a boomerang, He got into position to throw his axe at him again froze still when he felt the presence of a spiritual arrow below his neck.
"Take one step and I'll blow off your head" Uryu said in a serious tone, Shiro had his eyes looking down without moving his head as he watched Uryu holding the Arrow on his hands. "Damn it!, Shiro!" Dorin said as he got up.
"That's enough Dorin, Shiro" said a man that appeared from behind Dorin, it was a tall man with short, dark blue hair; he wore long red earrings on each ear and had a large thick sword on his back that looked heavy.
Ichigo stared at the man, he knew that he should avoid fighting him here in the park; his reiatsu was incredible. Shiro slowly moved away from Uryu and ran back to where the man was at. "Ichigo Kurosaki, I guess right now is not the time to take you with us just yet, after all, the Memory Rosary will awaken tomorrow" the man said as he turned and began to walk back.
"Hold it!, what do you mean by 'the Memory Rosary will awaken tomorrow'!?, for what purpose do you need me then!?" Ichigo questioned out loud.
"Its simple, the Memory Rosary will appear in the living world once it awakens, it will arrive at a certain location that you, the one who came in contact with it will appear, you two, will meet again".
Ichigo slightly gasped and continued his questioning, but this time with a more quieter tone "How do you know all this?, do these memories that I'm having have to do with all of this?, the Rosary, that girl..."
"Ah, so you truly are the one, let me tell you vaguely; Almost exactly a year ago the Memory Rosary appeared in the living world, not knowing who it was or where it came from, it roamed this world to find its purpose, that purpose was to live a happy life in the living world, meeting new people and making friends, but that wasn't its purpose, its real purpose was to achieve our goals. Its real goal was to be used to force both the Living world and the Soul society to crash. Back then the Soul society decided to use desperate measures and used its devastating Kido cannon"
"With the cannon, they could destroy the valley of screams, little that they know..The valley is composed of infinite souls, there would be no way that those fools where to destroy the dimension. One other thing that they didn't know was that the Memory rosary requires one year to be revived if its ever destroyed or if it disappears when it exhausts all its power, we need that Memory Rosary, and we will take it for ourselves to achieve our goal once and for all" the man finished as he continued walking and disappeared along with Dorin and Shiro.
Ichigo walked forward in a way to stop them, but it was too late, he stared at the direction they left and gripped his Zanpakuto.
"I know what I must do...and I know where to meet her...Senna, I will find you, and see you again...".
To be continued...
Here is the second chapter to the story; just to let some of you know when you see words that are Italic, those are flashback moments Ichigo is remembering, Just letting the reader know what is going on if they get confused. All comments are appreciated, thank you for reading.