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Chapter 14: History

"We couldn't find her Head Captain." Izuru said as he bowed.

"You must look harder." Yamamoto said sternly.

Soi-Fon spoke from where she was kneeling, "Can you tell us why we need to find her."

Yamamoto sighed, "I guess I'll have to.

Five hundred years ago, before the spirit king was king but a prince he had a twin sister, who was the princess. The prince decided to create the Soul Society to give the souls that died in peace a place to live for a long time until resurrecting in a new body. Souls that couldn't rest in peace when they died became the things we know as Hollows.

The prince gave humans power to exterminate the hollows, protecting the inhabitants of the human world, called quincies. Quincies destroyed the hollow, soul and all. This created an imbalance between the worlds of the living and the dead, threatening to destroy the universe.

The princess found fault in his thinking, she gave powers to certain souls along with a zanpakuto, a sword that doubles as a weapon and a physical manifestation of the owner's soul. As you all know each zanpakuto has its own personality, which is at times is at odds with its owner's. She taught the Soul Reapers how to purify the souls of hollows allowing them to rest in peace.

We Soul Reapers are the protectors of souls, granting them access to the Soul Society and keeping them safe from hollows.

The prince didn't like his sister defying him because he was going to become the spirit king. In his anger he sealed her powers away. She became a little girl. Running away she hid in the Soul Society. The first Soul Reapers kept her hidden and never told anyone where she was.

After he sealed her powers, he realized his mistake. He had sealed her for five hundred years. Using his sister's idea he created the Gotei Thirteen.

As you already know the captain's and their lieutenant's have a seal. The spirit prince sealed the captain's and lieutenant's spirit energy with the Gentei Reiin, or a Spirit Restriction Seal, on some area of their body. This seal limits their spiritual powers to one-fifth of their full power and it can only be released in a state of emergency. The reason he had to seal them was because of how much spirit energy they had.

He also created some laws. In addition to these laws, it is a crime for a Soul Reaper to remain in the human world for longer than directed. A Soul Reaper's duties include leading wandering spirits to the Soul Society by giving a soul funeral, and to cleanse Hollows of their sins.

We have reasons to believe that the woman we all know as Noname is actually the Spirit King's sister." Yamamoto surmised.

All of the Soul Reapers that were gathered had shocked looks on their faces. At that moment there was a huge blast of spiritual energy.

"Find her now!" Yamamoto stretched his hand to the door.

The Soul Reapers left in search of where the energy was coming from.

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In his palace the spirit king covered his mouth with his hand as his eyes watered. "You have been found, my sister."

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Meanwhile, as Yamamoto was explaining to the Soul Reapers, back at the cave.

"No please don't release me." Noname sobbed at the quincy who was standing before her. Turning to her old friend, "If you release me now, you'll both die. You have to believe me Kyo!"

Her friend, Kyo, looked at her, "If we have your power, we'll be able to rule."

Noname looked at him in anguish, "Kyo please."

Kyo looked at her before nodding to his friend. His friend raised his hand used the unbinding incantation.

Noname screamed in anguish as her power burst from her body. Sweeping the two men off their feet. Kyo smiled as he sat up, but then he felt his life force vanishing.

"What have you done?!" he yelled at Noname before he vanished.

Yamamot turned towards the mountains hearing the screams. "We have found her."

The Soul Reapers gathered at the mouth of the cave. The screams continued. Isshin and squad zero spread out and created a barrier. They had no sooner gotten it up when the cliff that Noname was in burst apart. The Soul Reaper's faces paled and their eyes grew wide.

Shuhei climbed out of he hospital bed. Holding his side, he rushed to the window. Leaning against the frame he looked towards the north in shock.

Kisuke stood with Tessai at the edge of the barrier, looking at what stood before them.