FH: (Beaten to a pulp) Ugh...

Orihime: (Coming to heal FH)

Ichigo: You wanna go back in that cage?

Orihime: (Retreating)

FH: (Sigh)

DISCLAIMER: Bleach, FH does not own, but, FH, a powerful user of the force, he is.

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BLEACH: Shining Rune chapter 2:

You're alive?!

At the Meeting hall of the Gotei 13, the captains have already merged together in their regular locations. None of the captains moved a muscle, like statues in a courtyard, they stood still. Glooming with sadness, they gazed upon the bright brown wood with their drooped eyes.

The assistant captains did not match their captains one bit.

Like a museum, questions were overflowing from all of the assistant captain's maws, and the captains were still not moving, like the pieces of artwork they were. The death of Yamamoto seemed to change everyone from their normal selves into infants without their mothers to care for them. They were panicking like lost children, and as senile as old war veterans. It seemed as the end of the known world was coming full steam towards the Soul Society.

The answers from all of the captains were different, most of the captains did not say anything, others simply answered, "I don't know," or "I'm not in the mood to talk now," were all pretty much all the remaining captains said. However, there was one exception.

Captain of squad 12, Mayuri Kurotsuchi was that one special case.

The normally quiet and obedient Nemu, the captain's own creation, wouldn't dare ask the mad-man any questions.

Ignoring her own will, she let the questions in her mind flow through her mouth.

This entire process has been going on for only three minutes and Mayuri had already had enough of his assistant's blabbering.

"...Will you just SHUT UP YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT?!" The scientist latched his raging hand onto her collar and hung her up high in the air. "I should've done this a long time ago..." Mayuri took out a syringe in his free hand that had a bubbly, dark amber liquid inside. The needle inched in closer to Nemu's neck. "You were always my least favorite out of my inventions..." Just when Mayuri was about to eliminate the gap in between the needle's head and Nemu's neck, a paw stopped the advance, a rather giant one at that.

"Enough, Captain Mayuri, one death is enough." Opposed the giant of the Gotei 13, Sajin Komamura.

"I don't give a damn to what you think, you over-sized dog, she is my daughter, and I can do what I want with her!" Mayuri freed his hand from the giant's hand. He thrust for another injection.

"He's right you know," a figure appeared striding slowly through the open gates of the meeting hall. "Yo." The needle ceased to move as Mayuri gazed at the doors.

The one eyed one(coughKenpachicough) grinned wildly at the sight of the substitute. "Kurosaki... Welcome..!" Kenpachi greeted, continuing to grin.

"Kurosaki, good to see you could make it." Byakuya commented. "Mayuri, put her down."

Mayuri grumbled as he threw Nemu down to the ground. "Damn pretty boy..." Mayuri grumbled as he returned to his spot in the room. Nemu rubbed her neck and hacked out blood.

"So why the meeting?" Ichigo asked rudely to the captains. The boy traded gazes with the other captains.

"Isn't it obvious?" Toshiro Hitsugaya gave Ichigo a suspicious stare. "We're here to decide on who will replace the Commander General."

Ichigo was now officially confused. As if no more questions could be packed into the shinigami's mind, surprisingly, filled up even more. Several anger veins popped on Ichigo's forehead. "Then what the hell do you need me for?!" Ichigo shouted in frustration. Ichigo stopped his fury to a screeching halt, the answer came to his mind, and for that, he smacked his own forehead. "Wait, don't tell me..."

"That's right, we want you to become the next Commander General, Ichigo Kurosaki." Byakuya stole the words right out of Kurosaki's mouth. "We have Yamamoto's will, he wanted you to become the next Commander General, in the event that he was to die." Byakuya reached into his robe. "Have a look for yourself, Kurosaki." Byakuya threw the letter at Ichigo, which followed by a mid-air snatch by the substitute. The shinigami slowly opened the letter. His eyes widened. "This is..."

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The five figures walked in the same order as they did in the deserts of Hueco Mundo, each of them caused a commotion in the streets of the Rukongai, even though the figures themselves said nothing. Their presence in the streets was enough to cause commotion. After walking for what seemed like hours, the figures came to a slow halt in front of the West gate.

As is his duty, Jidanbo, the Gate Keeper came crashing in on the scene.

"Halt! Who dares oppose Jidanbo?!" The giant asked, ready to respond to the answer of the figures with an axe to the skull.

"Somebody you forgot about a long time ago..." The center figure answered. This calmed down Jidanbo, deeply considering the question, who were these figures? "Time to take off these damn cloaks." The figures reached for their hoods to pull them back. When they revealed their faces, Jidanbo stood in shock.

"You... You're... All... Alive?!" Jidanbo shook wildly and was as pale as a lonely ghost in an old mansion. The figures simply smiled. "Please enter!" Jidanbo forced the gate he guarded open, the figures, in no hurry walked in. The gate closed behind them.

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FH: Mph... Mph... Mph!!!!!

Zelos: Wow, he's into bondage? Cool!

Isaac: I'm not sure, maybe it's just the duct tape... How long will it keep him there?

Mia: Yup, made in China, so it's bound to work.

Sheena: Plus the seals I put on there insured that he does not escape.

FH: I Hapth you giuys... Especially you Zelos...