Here's the next chapter of Zanpachi, Black Moonlight Rose's rewrite.

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Chapter 2

Whoever said that dreams usually forgotten within a day was a fool. Rukia still hadn't forgotten about that living skeleton in her dream despite following her normal routine. Other shinigami noticed her state and tried to talk to her about it, but she wouldn't tell them. It wasn't like they would be able to do anything. Whatever that thing was, it wasn't real.

Despite that, there was one person she couldn't fool; Sode no Shirayuki. Her Zanpakuto had seen her wake up from her nightmare and felt her terror. Sode No Shirayuki respected her privacy, but with the amount of talks they had, the subject of her nightmare was bound to come up at some point. Rukia wasn't looking forward to that day.

"Are you sure you will be fine alright, Lady Rukia?" Sode no Shirayuki asked. "This is a special meeting for zanpakutos, but if-"

"I'll be fine, Shirayuki." Rukia cut her off. "You can go."

"..." Shirayuki seemed to think about it before finally sighing. "Very well, Lady Rukia. Good night."

"Good night, Shirayuki."

The moment she fell asleep, she was back to her nightmare. In her hands, she was gripping a sword with a red hilt covered in rose petals and a black ribbon hanging down off it, and a black blade with a rose insignia on it.

What...What is this?" Rukia wondered aloud, looking at the blade in a mix of worry and amazement.

"I am called Kuroi bara..." A voice answered her question.

Black Rose...Rukia looked around trying to find who was talking. "Are you a zanpakuto?"

"I am." Black Rose responded. "But at the same time I am not."

"What does that mean?" Rukia asked.

Rukia could hear laughter in Black Rose's voice. But it sounded slightly bitter. "It doesn't matter. There's only one other person like me. My kind is almost gone."

"Stop being so cryptic and tell me what you are!"

"Very well." There was movement. The sword flew out of her hand and into the hands of someone else. "You know what Asauchi are? Then consider me a hybrid between an Asauchi and a Zanpakuto."

"That's...Impossible."

"Is it Rukia?" Black Rose asked sarcastically. "Or have you never seen one before? I don't blame you. But your kind wiped the hybrid Zanpachi out."

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