I know, I'm a horrible person. I so sorry that it has been so long since I updated. But here is this chapter. Even though it is really short, it has a lot of new information in it. Thank you for all the favorites, follows, and reviews. I hope you like the chapter and don't hate me too much.
The sun set over the horizon and the stars started to come out. I felt my eyes start to droop down, tired from running and fighting all day long. As the warm summer breeze blew through my hair, I went inside a dark abandon room hoping to acquire some rest. Using the day's last rays of light streaming through the window, I searched for a light source. I went over to a desk rummaging through the drawers and spotted a small oil lantern. I took it out of the drawer as well as some matches and set them down on the desk. I took off the chimney and lit the wick before putting the chimney back on. Gripping the handle on my now lit lantern I survey the room around me. The room was filled with book cases, which were full of old, dusty looking books. Well at least I would have something to do. Walking over and taking out the first book that caught my eye, I sat down on the floor leaning back on the bookcase. The book I grabbed happened to be a rich green color and was titled Seireitei's Greatest Mysteries. I flipped through the pages, scanning for anything interesting when something caught my eye. Slowly turning the pages backwards one by one, I scanned for the name I know I saw. Where was it?! I know I had seen it!
"Ah Ha!" I exclaimed louder than I probably should have. I smoothed out the old wrinkly page and started to read.
The Hollowfication Incident
In the year 1904, Rukongai citizens began disappearing mysteriously, leaving clothes behind. 10 Shihakushō were sent out to find out what happened, but they are discovered lying about later that same day. Captain Yamamoto sent out another group led by Kensei Muguruma. Kensei's group was later attacked, most likely by the same thing as before. A rescue team was sent by Yamamoto to help Kensei's group. The rescue team engaged in a battle against a Hollowfied Kensei and Mashiro. The next morning, Urahara Kisuke and Tessai Tsukabishi were arrested under Central 46 orders. When questioned at the court room Urahara insisted that he was not the one that should be accused but Captain Sousuke Aizen. Aizen though, had plenty of alibi witnesses proving Urahara's theory wrong. Urahara was stripped of his powers and banished to the human world being found guilty of conducting the Hollowfication experiments. Tessai was charged of using forbidden Kido and was sentenced to imprisonment in Underground Prison 3. Sometime in the next night, though, these two prisoners escaped, with the help of Yoruichi Shihoin. To this day no one is completely sure of what happened that night, or where the three guilty shinigami went, but after they disappeared the attacks stopped and were never started again.
Wow… I never knew why Urahara was in the human world. I figured it was for some odd reason, but I never guessed it was something like that. Did Urahara really do that, or was he telling the truth about the fact that this Aizen dude was guilty. I let out a long sigh laying my head up against the bookshelf confused by this new information. I looked back down at the page while running my hand down my ponytail, smoothing it out. I was about to close the book when I saw something in the lower right hand corner. Hogyoku. Written in what looked like ink and decently faded away was that word. What did that mean? I stared at the word for a few minutes like I was expecting it to jump up and tell me what it means, but it never did. I closed the book and laid it down beside me before standing up and grabbing the lantern again. I walked down the aisle scanning the books for the one that I needed. After grabbing a few books and was unsuccessful at finding anything, I was about to give up. I picked up one last book and looked at it, Gotei's Captains: Past and Present. I wonder if Urahara is in here, and maybe that Aizen guy is in here too. I wondered back over to my original spot and slid back down to the floor. Scanning the table of contents, I flipped to the page about Urahara. Opening up to the right page a small piece of paper fluttered down to the ground. Laying the book on my lap, I reached down beside me and grabbed the small piece of parchment. It was about 2 inches in height and 5 inches in width, and written on it was a small amount of information that I had been looking for.
Hogyoku- A small, bluish-purple orb composed of a unique substance thought to be capable of dissolving the boundaries between Shinigami and Hollow, allowing one race to attain the powers of the other.
My heart clenched at the thought of using this device, why was Urahara mixed up with something like this? And this Aizen guy, I have a feeling that he isn't all sweet and innocent. I folded the paper in half and slipped it down my boot for safe keeping. Turning my attention back to the book I began to read.
Urahara Kisuke
Urahara Kisuke is the former captain of the 12th Division, as well as the founder and 1st President of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute. Urahara grew up at the Shihoin Mansion in Seireitei with his childhood friends Yoruichi Shihoin, Tessai Tsukabishi, and Kenpachi Uso.
My heart froze, I had stopped breathing, and I felt like I was going to be sick. Why… why was his name here, of all places… why here? I reread that name for what felt like forever, trying to convince myself that I was dreaming this all up, but as hard as I tried I knew that this was no dream. I had heard that name only a few times before, but when that name is all you have, you have to hold on to it. That name was the only thing that my mom had told me about… him. 15 years of living, and all that I managed to find out about him was his name. And now, sitting right in front of me was more than I had ever gotten. But I should be grateful, because without that name I wouldn't have even known who this was. Forgetting about Urahara I flipped to the page with his name in bold letters at the top.
Kenpachi Uso
Kenpachi Uso, originally known as Himitsu Uso, was the former captain of the eleventh division. Kenpachi was not of Japanese heritage, but of English descent. Many people believed that he was an English man visiting Japan when he had a tragic accident. Kenpachi was looked up to upon all until one day in the year 1896. He was discovered for eating human souls when he was in the human world. When questioned by Central 46 he answered saying that he was eating them to become more powerful than the soul king. Not very long after that he went on a crazy rampage, slaying everyone in his way. He opened up theSenkaimon and disappeared into the human world. He was not seen and nobody knew where he was until 1990. In 1990, strange disappearances in The United States of America were happening all over the place. Nothing linked the disappearing people together except that they all had higher than normal Reiatsu. The American Shinigami finally caught the culprit, the same person who was eating human souls before in Japan, Kenpachi Uso. When they caught him, they drained him of all his powers and sentenced him to a lifelong imprisonment in an American jail. After Kenpachi was gone he was succeeded by Kenpachi Kiganjō.
I sat in silence. .. I wasn't really sure how I was supposed to act in a situation like this. How do you react to the person who you have never known, so you make up stories about how great he is, turns out to be a horrific, terrifying monster? I had never known my dad. I asked my mom about him, but she wouldn't tell me anything but his name. So instead of receiving real stories about him I made up ones. They made him out to be an amazing guy, who sacrificed his own life with us to save other people. I knew that he probably wasn't that great, that he probably just left my mom when she got pregnant with me, not wanting the responsibilities that came with a kid. But I never in a million years would have guessed that it…that he… would be something like this. I reached up to my cheek surprised to feel wet tears streaming down my face. Why was I crying? It wasn't like I knew him. Besides, I had a dad, his name is Jonathan Long. He was the dad who took care of me and went to my games and concerts, like a good dad. I didn't care that he wasn't my biological dad; he was the dad that was there for me. I closed the book, not wanting to find out anything else. I leaned my head back on the bookcase staring up at the monotonous ceiling.
My eyes squinted from the bright light that had awoken me. I don't really remember falling to sleep last night, but I guess I must have slipped into sleeping mode being so worn out from the day before. I looked over and saw the lantern was now burnt out and the books from the previous night were scattered across the floor. Releasing a humongous yawn, I stretched out my arms and stood up from my spot on the ground. I very slowly picked up the books and put them back on the shelves hesitantly. I wish I had more time to read, but I had more important matters to attend to, like saving Rukia. Making my way up to the front of the room, I grabbed the lantern and put it back from where I got it before peeking my head out the door checking that no one was out there. Which doesn't really make sense because I can sense Reiatsu, but it is better to be safe than sorry. Seeing that the coast is clear; I quietly exited the room and set out again. I tried to make small talk in my head to avoid thinking about, uh, unnecessary things, but every time I would try it would always come back to the subject I did not want to think about, my dad. Not only is the whole thing with my dad confusing and shocking, but also the information about the Hogyoku and Urahara; and you know what, I never did get to research anything about that Aizen dude. New questions just kept popping up and I couldn't shake them out of my head. Pondering over the unanswerable questions, I made my way to the white tower. I tried to focus, but as the day went on my focus dwindled lower and lower, till yet again I ran in to something. We both ended up in a big pile of limbs. I let out a low moan of pain as I looked over and catched a pair of turquoise eyes.
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