Sonic the Hedgehog: Aoi no Shinigami
Chapter 1: Super Mario Bros/Warzone
Recap: Sonic the Hedgehog, former Captain of the 5th Division, has regained his shinigami powers after 20 years. Now he must help save his friends from his own power, but he has no idea what he and the others are getting into.
"So, that high-speed thing you did-"
"It's called shunpo."
Shadow narrowed his eyes.
"Can we learn it?"
Sonic sat in Tails' lab, answering questions left and right.
"It's part of the shinigami Hohō art. I'm one of the faster ones capable of it. It's taught at the Shin'o Academy. The Onmitsukidō would kill for someone like you, Shadow."
"Onmitsukidō?"
"Secret Mobile Task Force. Speed freaks, the lot of them. They value nothing but hand-to-hand skills and speed. Knuckles would fit in with either the 11th or my own Division, the 5th, and Tails...not sure about him. Kido Corps, if he learned a few spells."
Sonic, while answering their questions, was also cleaning and repairing his uniform.
20 years without being cleaned, or even basic repairs mad it look very ratty.
The only thing in good enough condition was his haori.
The rest...
"I think I'm going to need a new shihakushō."
The whole thing was torn to pieces.
"Fucking Vasto Lorde bastard destroyed my fucking uniform. And I just got it, too."
Sonic sighed once more. "Back in a few minutes."
Sonic left the house, getting the materials and tools he needed to make his new shihakushō.
It took him three minutes, but the crafting of a shihakushō, the combat uniform of the Gotai 13's mighty warriors, was an art that took HOURS.
Even Sonic knew better then to rush it.
Shadow watched Sonic carefully make the uniform for over an hour, then turned his attention to Tails.
"At luck in getting that thing to work?"
"It barely worked the first time. I need more power in order to-"
"Hado 4: Byakurai."
A lightning bolt hit the exposed transformer, giving the machine life once more.
They looked at Sonic, who simply smirked.
"I have fucking lightning hands."
"How-"
"Byakurai is one of the easiest spells to modify. Lower level ones usually are. A few tweaks and you have a power source."
"Living fucking Tesla Coil."
"Zap."
A lightning bolt flashed past Shadow's head.
"FUCK!"
Sonic continued cutting and sewing together the uniform.
Thanks to Sonic's...inventive use of Byakurai, the portal device (which was actually built by Eggman, but procured by Tails through many different channels) was ready for use within four hours.
By coincidence, Sonic's shihakushō was ready at the same time.
"Ready to go, guys?"
"Hang on!"
Sonic put the final layer of his shihakushō, the cleaned and slightly warm white haori, on.
Even Shadow had to admit...Sonic looked badass.
"Ready."
Tails prepared to activate the portal, but they had another problem: lack of power.
"Uh, Sonic?"
The former Captain of the 5th sighed.
"Hado 4: Byakurai."
This one was a lot more potent then the last, giving it enough power to open a portal to the Mushroom Kingdom.
"In we go."
The Captain ran through, laughing all the while.
"Oh, fuck. That's a bad sign."
"What?"
"Sonic cackling like that."
Mushroom Kingdom
Mario and Luigi didn't expect Sonic to run in through the portal once more, only dressed in what looked like a militarized formal outfit. "Sonic! Welcome back!" The blue blur looked at the Mario Bros, then at the location he was in: right in front of Peach's Castle. 'Typical.' "Listen, Mario-" Suddenly, Tails, Shadow and Knuckles came through as well. "Don't do that again! You scared the shit out of us!" "What, me laughing?" "YES!" Luigi voiced the bros' chief thought. "Sonic, what are you wearing?"
"Ah, I knew I would have to explain the shihakushō. I'll tell you on the way to E. Gadd's."
Just outside Professor E. Gadd's lab: 3 hours later
Mario and Luigi simply let the story sink in.
Sonic was like one of the Boos, only he hunted things like them down.
"That explains those magic attacks you used the last time you were here."
"The art is called kido, and yes it does. We need to find MY universe."
"I thought you were from the one these guys were from?"
Sonic shook his head.
"If I was, I'd be back in the Soul Society, explaining my...absence to the Central 46 and Captain-General Yamamoto. Not something I want to do, but duty's duty."
Mario opened the door to the lab, then entered.
"Professor! Where are you!"
"I'm over here, Mario! Come in!"
The short, nearly bald scientist was working on the Mushroom-end of the portal, built from local materials.
Sonic sighed.
"I'll be frank, Professor. We need your help."
"Ah, yes. I know why!"
Sonic raised an eyebrow.
"You do?"
"Yes, I do! I have seen that uniform many times in my life. The shihakushō, I believe it is called, yes?"
"That's right."
Gadd chuckled.
"Good thing I have found where they come from."
Sonic tuned out E. Gadd's explanation.
'-But I can modify the portal o send you there." "Do it. These kids need help."
"Kids?"
"I'm over 1400 years old. You five are still in the fucking WOMB to me." Sonic smirked. That was the truth. "I will have it ready with Tails' help in less then an hour, Sonic-san!"
"Good. I'll be teaching the Marios something in the meantime."
"Teaching the Marios?"
"They have more reiatsu then all three of you. They aren't carrying Quincy Crosses, so they can't use those damned powers."
Sonic had nothing against the Quincies, but he had a LOT against the use of their powers.
'I should've taught a few of them some fucking kido spells! That turns any Quincy power into a shinigami one!'
He'd done that with a young Quincy over 500 years before he left his time and universe.
It worked perfectly and the girl was inducted into the Gotai 13: his division, actually.
Poor girl died fighting that bastard Juhabach, though.
'I ever find that asshole, he dies, Bankai stealing medallion or not.'
Sonic left, the Mario Bros following him outside.
He was going to teach them the Sōren hado techniques, which were the supercharged versions of Shakkahō and Sōkatsui.
55 minutes later
Sonic was impressed by the two brothers and their ability to learn.
Their ultimate attack, the Finale, was enhanced by their hado spells.
Mario used the weaker Hado 71: Sōren Shakkahō.
While it was basically the same as Sōren Sōkatsui, it was red and the beams were narrower.
A perfect fit for the wide-range Mario Finale.
Luigi used Hado 73: Sōren Sōkatsui, which had wider blue beams.
The Luigi Finale wasn't as powerful as the Mario Finale, but had slightly longer range and was narrower.
The power issue was rectified with Sōren Sōkatsui just as Mario's range issue was handled by the longer ranged Sōren Shakkahō.
But the Bros had the power to FUSE their ultimate attacks. The Bro Finale...
That STILL gave Sonic nightmares.
'As powerful as a 90s level hado and practically unstoppable, capable of destroying Bowser's Keep in one shot. No wonder they don't use it. It's like me and Odayakana Kurohitsugi.'
His own version of, in his personal opinion, the most powerful hado spell was so powerful Captain-General Yamamoto outlawed its' use.
The last person he used it on was killed without the incantation.
He'd never used its' modified incantation, so he did not know its' true strength.
And just like Sonic, the Mario Bros did not know the limits of the Bro Finale.
And with the added power of two hado spells, Ryūjin Jakka, and maybe even Zanka no Tachi, would have a run for its' money in reducing all creation to ashes.
"Good work, boys. And NEVER use the Bro Finale EVER AGAIN."
He paused.
"ESPECIALLY with the Sōren hado!"
The original was bad enough.
Thinking about the modified one was not a good idea. Period.
"Sonic, the portal's ready!"
Sonic turned to face the bros.
"Come on, boys."
While kind of tired, the Super Mario Bros were ready to kick ass, as they packed every one of their power-ups-from cape feathers to fire flowers-to go with them.
They were not ready for what was to come their way, especially since Sonic had no idea what was on the other side.
Soul Society: Seireitei
Sonic was ready to walk on in from the Seireitei's main Senkaimon.
Instead, he and his team were in midair, inside a spiritually charged bubble.
A bubble with 7 occupants.
'Two of them are clearly shinigami, if their reiatsu says anything. One of them is a Quincy. I know a Fullbringer when I see one. The girl, no clue, but the black haired kid is clearly a noble: Shiba, from the look of things.'
He liked the Shibas: they threw badass parties and everybody was invited.
"Oh. Sorry about this."
"Who the fuck are you?!"
He looked at the orange haired shinigami.
'Holy hell, his signature is massive! I think he's Captain-Level! And that sword on his back is NOT sealed.'
Sonic knew a constant release when he saw one.
It wasn't lack of control that caused it: the spirit simply did not want to be sealed.
"Sonic?"
He looked at the black cat.
'Wait, talking black cat.'
"Yoruichi Shihoin? Is that YOU?"
"Good guess."
Everyone was surprisingly composed.
After all, Sonic was an anthropomorphic hedgehog.
He was rare enough.
Now there were two, plus an echidna and a fox, not including the fire-wielding Super Mario Bros.
"We're trying to break into the Seireitei. If you could help-"
"Oh, boy. Not the way I wanted to go home, but nothing we can do about that."
He turned to his team.
"On the floor, NOW!"
Everyone sat down as Sonic poured his spiritual energy into the at the center.
"Care to introduce yourselves?"
The Quincy looked at the haori, then answered.
"Uryū Ishida."
'Great, an Ishida. I HATE those guys.'
Idiots and hardliners, they fought to the last.
Sonic showed them no mercy, showing them the power of Kuro-ka Ginkaze.
The Fullbringer nodded, then spoke.
"Yasutora Sado."
'Never fuck with him.'
The girl smiled.
"I'm Orihime Inoue! Pleased to meet you!"
'Kill her, please, Sonic. She reminds me of Amy.'
'I know.'
The Shiba snorted.
"Ganju Shiba."
The only one in the shihakushō other then Sonic scoffed.
"Ichigo Kurosaki."
'Oh, shit.'
A Kurosaki, a fucking QUINCY, with shinigami powers?!
Sure, they weren't fighters (they preferred healing and nothing else, so the Gotai left them alone) but they were also the most powerful!
'But I see Shiba influence. His father, most likely. Great, a Pureblood Quincy/shinigami hybrid. I hate it when that happens.'
Sonic only dealt with one in the past.
He nearly died four times.
'And he's at least four times more powerful then the asshole I fought!'
The Marios introduced themselves next, followed by Shadow, Tails and Knuckles.
"We're coming up on the barrier! Brace yourselves!"
'This is not going to be pretty.'
And pretty, it was not, as when the orb hit the barrier, both exploded.
Sonic grabbed the two Shibas (known and unknown) while Shadow latched onto Ishida and Inoue. Knuckles and Tails fell into the 7th Division while the Mario Bros power dived toward the Second.
Sonic kept the two kids on course, avoiding the 11th Division with a vengeance.
He, instead, targeted the 10th while Shadow, Ishida and Inoue fell into the 5th.
Sonic drew Ginkaze from his sheath.
"Tear Asunder-"
10 feet from the ground, he finished the command.
"Ginkaze!"
The hedgehog controlled the air, allowing him to balloon the trio down, although a few trees were destroyed on landing.
"Welcome to the Seireitei. To be specific, the 10th Division."
Ichigo noticed the haori on Sonic's back and the emblem of the 5th. "You're a Captain?!"
"Former captain. Haven't been here for a while. Someone replaced my ass."
Two reiatsu signatures appeared to their left.
"Shiba-taicho?!"
Sonic looked at the two shinigami. One was short with white hair and wore the white haori of the 10th.
The other was a rather well-endowed blonde woman wearing the 10th's lieutenant's badge around her waist.
'Fuck. His old man must've been their former captain.'
Sonic grabbed the two Shibas and shunpo'ed off.
And instead of running into Ikkaku and Yumichika, they run into Hitsugaya and Matsumoto.
As for the two confusing Ichigo for Isshin, that's easily explained.
Shock, dust and distance.
And I have more news: a lot of my stories are going into hiatus until I get a better computer.
They include Babylon's Guardian, Sword in the Stone and Loki's Fall, even though I haven't been writing anything in the THAB universe for over 2 years.
In short,. if it gets updated, it's still on.
And don't expect another quick update: I'm actually working on WSR: The Lost Tales, and this is just a sideshow for me.
Glossary
Quincy: Japanese for 'Monk of Destruction', Quincies are the living anti-thesis of a shinigami: any Hollow they kill, the soul of the Hollow, as well as any they have eaten, is destroyed. In circa 900 AD, the shinigami and the Quincies fought in a massive war, with the Quincies losing. Most of them were killed, although a few survived. They use crosses to focus their destructive powers most of the time, and Vandenreich personnel have star-shaped medallions that can steal a shinigami's Bankai. The two sides clashed once more 10 years after Sonic disappeared, with the Quincies being driven to near-extinction.
Sōren Shakkahō: The 71st hado spell that serves as a supercharged version of the 31st, Shakkahō. It creates two beams of fiery red energy rather then one. (Note: this spell is non-canon, but DOES make sense once you think about it)
Sōren Sōkatsui: The 73rd hado spell, which serves as a supercharged version of the 33rd, Sōkatsui. It was partly developed from Sōren Shakkahō, as it creates two beams of fiery blue energy rather then one.
Finale: The Mario Brothers, once they entered the Mushroom Kingdom, had gained the power to manipulate fire. This explains their fireball powers. The ultimate expression of those powers is the Finale. Mario developed his first, although Luigi mastered its' use faster. Even so, it is normally referred to as the Mario Finale, as the first one to use it was Mario, and their surname is Mario. (Based off of Mario's Final Smash in Super Smash Brothers Brawl: the Mario Finale. Luigi's is slightly different)
Bro Finale: As the name suggests, the Bro Finale is a combined Finale attack, and is at least ten times strong then the separate Finales. And that's when the Bros are trying to NOT destroy everything in sight. Both Bros must stand beside one another to use the attack. Sonic once witnessed it destroy Bowser's Keep in one shot.
Sōren Finale: With the addition of the hado spells Sōren Shakkahō and Sōren Sōkatsui, the Finales get almost as powerful as the Bro Finale. Mario has the first spell while Luigi has the second.
Sōren Bro Finale: To Sonic (and likely, the readers) this is the ultimate nightmare fuel. Combining the powers of the Bro Finale, Sōren Shakkahō and Sōren Sōkatsui, it has the raw power to rival Zanka no Tachi.
Odayakana Kurohitsugi: Translated, it means 'Windless Black Coffin'. This is Sonic's custom version of Kurohitsugi, although the effect is unknown as of this chapter. Due to Sonic's status as a powerful Captain, it is likely that is it at least twice as powerful as the original at full power. Incantation, unknown at this time, but similar to Kurohitsugi.
Fullbringer: In Layman's terms, a Fullbringer is a human with Hollow powers. All powers are unique, like Hollows themselves. Sonic has run into more then a few in his time, but never said anything about it.
Next Time on Aoi no Shinigami: The Mario Brothers land in the 2nd Division, and you know THAT'S just not going to end well.
For the 2nd Division.
Ja Ne!