Karakura Town…
It was afternoon in Karakura Town and Sora Kurosaki was flash stepping towards Karakura Park where he had sensed the spiritual pressure of a Hollow. He and the others had been briefed on the possibility of an Arrancar being in Karakura, coordinating the Hollows so he was as alert and focused as could be. Finally he spotted the Hollow near the park but there was a problem. The Hollow was going straight for a small group of kids, ranging in age from seven to ten years old.
"Damn it! No time to line up a shot! Even if I did, my aim would have to be precise in order to miss those kids!" Sora said mentally as he drew his Zanpakuto and quickly flash stepped into the Hollow's path before leaping up and bringing the sword down, slicing it in two down the center.
"Phew, that was a close one." Sora said as he wiped his brow with a sigh of relief.
"Hey Mister!" he heard one of the kids say. It was a boy's voice by the sound of it. Sora immediately went stiff as a board.
"What? Can they see me? No wait, what am I worried about? They can't see me." Sora said mentally as he relaxed. He then sheathed his sword and started to walk away.
"Hey! Hey you! The guy in black with the sword! I'm talking to you!" the boy's voice called. Sora froze with a look of abject disbelief. He turned and saw a boy, about nine or ten, by the looks of it, with brown hair and silvery eyes, staring straight at Sora. The boy was wearing a simple tee-shirt with the logo of some sort of anime on the front along with a pair of baggy shorts with large pockets, and red sneakers.
"Um…" Sora muttered nervously.
"Man do you have any idea how COOL THAT WAS?" the kid exclaimed excitedly as he grabbed Sora by the collar and started shaking him. Sora was unable to say anything.
"I don't even know what you just did but it was really cool! You must be some kind of a superhero or something!" the boy declared earning concerned looks from his peers.
"Oh great there he goes again." A girl said with a groan.
"Talking to his invisible friends? Isn't he a little old for those things?" a boy asked.
"His imagination must be in overdrive." Another boy said.
"Either that or he's just crazy." A girl said, as the boy in front of Sora scowled.
"Shut up you guys! I can prove that there's someone in front of me this time!" the boy said as he quickly picked up a basketball off the ground and turned towards Sora. Sora's eyes widened as he realized what the boy was thinking. Sure enough the boy threw the ball towards him but Sora quickly flash stepped out of the way, the ball harmlessly bouncing past him.
"Hey! Don't do that!" Sora shouted as the boy froze and bowed repeatedly in apology.
"I-I-I'm sorry sir! I won't do it again! Honest!" the boy replied.
"See! He's imagining things again!" the first girl said.
"But I'm not imagining things! He's right here! Look!" the boy complained.
"Ryo give it a rest! We've heard it all before! Big bad monsters with white masks, people with chains on their chest, all invisible I might add. What makes this one any different?" the second boy asked as the boy, Ryo apparently, scowled.
"Well for starters he's dressed all in black and he's got a sword…oh and glasses too." Ryo explained as the four others stared at him blankly.
"Ooh glasses, how intimidating." The second girl said as the four turned and started to walk away. Sora was annoyed by the comment but remained silent anyway.
"Huh! What-…why can't you see him?" Ryo asked, a crestfallen expression on his face.
"We're tired of you and your weird stories, Ryo!" the first boy said as they walked away, leaving a dejected Ryo behind. Ryo watched them leave, Sora standing nearby with a pitying expression on his face.
"For what it's worth…" Sora said with a sorrowful expression on his face "…I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I'm used to it." Ryo said as he looked at the ground, tears starting to drip from his cheeks. Sora knelt down to his level.
"You shouldn't have to get used to it, kid." Sora said, as he dried Ryo's eyes with the sleeves of his kimono.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" Ryo asked as Sora sighed.
"Because I know what it's like to see things and for others not to believe me." Sora said as Ryo looked at him surprised.
"You do?" Ryo asked as Sora nodded.
"I do. I also know why you see things that others don't. It's because you're Spiritually Aware. You can see a different level of existence. An existence where-…" Sora said before noticing the lost look on Ryo's face. Sora smiled with a sheepish expression.
"You can see ghosts, kid." Sora said as a look of realization swept Ryo's face.
"Oh, I get it now. So you're a ghost?" Ryo asked as Sora laughed.
"Sort of. I'm what's known as a Soul Reaper. It's my duty to protect the good spirits from the evil spirits. The good spirits, the people with chains on their chests, are the favorite food of the evil spirits, the monsters with the masks on their head. I fight the bad spirits and help the good spirits pass on. Does that make any sense?" Sora asked as Ryo nodded with a smile.
"So I'm right. You are a superhero." Ryo said as Sora stood up.
"I really should get back to work. But I can't just leave you alone out here kid. Is there someone here you know that I can leave you with until your parents come and get you?" Sora asked as the boy pondered for a second.
"My mom is at the doctor's office. But the doctor's is close by, come on, I'll show you!" Ryo said as Sora nodded.
"Alright then, lead the way." Sora said as he started following the boy.
A few minutes later…
Sora's jaw was scraping the ground in disbelief as he hunched over. He was staring up at the big sign over the "doctor's office" that read "Kurosaki Clinic – Dr. Ichigo Kurosaki M.D."
"You have to be kidding me." Sora mumbled as Ryo looked up at him curiously.
"What's wrong?" Ryo asked as Sora quickly adopted a faux smile.
"Nothing-nothing-at-all!" Sora replied with a nervous laugh.
"Damn, it had to be Captain Kurosaki's place! Worse still is that other Captain is here at the moment! I've gotta find a way to-…Wait! It's Kaien's day off! Maybe I can hide in his closet and-…No, that won't work! That closet alone won't hide my spiritual pressure! I need a Gigai! Wait…Gigai? Hmm…I've got it!" Sora ranted in his mind, finishing with a grin.
"I forgot to mention something kid; I'm also a shape shifter. I can disguise myself as anyone." Sora said, obviously playing up the excitement, as Ryo looked up at him in surprise.
"Really! Cool! Can you show me?" Ryo asked excitedly.
"Sure, but I can't show you the transformation process itself! It's a secret, and I have to do it in private. You'll know it's me, don't worry. Now run along into the doctor's office. Your mom should be in there waiting for you." Sora said as Ryo's eyes lit up and he ran inside with an excited grin.
"I'll be waiting!" Ryo called back as he ducked inside. Sora wasted no time and flash stepped up to Kaien's bedroom window. He looked in and saw Kaien sitting on his bed, reading a book. Ametsuchi were sitting across from each other on the floor, playing Go (A/N: it's an ancient Chinese board game similar to checkers) and Kon was sitting on the desk, reading a dirty magazine. Sora quickly slid the window open, totally startling Kaien.
"GAH! What the hell? Sora! What are you doing here?" Kaien asked, gaining the attention of everyone in the room.
"I'm in trouble, cous! There's this kid downstairs with his old lady, and he can see me like this! I need a Gigai so I don't get detected!" Sora said as San raised her hand and asked the obvious question.
"Why can't you just go get your body and come back?" San asked.
"Because it'd take far too long! Please, Kaien you've gotta lend me a Gigai!" Sora begged as Kaien sighed.
"I would if I could but I don't have any to spare." Kaien said but…
"Uh, I wouldn't quite say that, Kaien." Tsuki said, earning a confused look from Kaien and a startled look from San.
"Sister you can't honestly mean-…" "It's the only one we've got." Tsuki said.
"Oi, what are you two talking about?" Kaien asked impatiently.
"Well, there is one Gigai here, but I don't think that Sora's going to like it…especially if its rightful owner comes along." Tsuki explained but Sora grabbed her by the collar.
"I don't care! I'm desperate!" He exclaimed.
One minute later…
"This is ridiculous." Sora grumbled, his left eye twitching in annoyance. The Gigai they were referring to was Yachiru's, who had stashed her Gigai away in Kaien's closet again. Sora was inside the Gigai and because the average Gigai voice box conforms to whichever Soul Reaper possesses it at the given time, it was Yachiru's body with Sora's voice and mannerisms. San and Tsuki were looking Sora over as if they were a pair of stylists. Kaien and Kon however were doing their best to keep from having their heads explode from stifling their laughter…however that restraint quickly failed and they both burst out laughing.
"Shut up!" Sora yelled angrily but to no avail.
"Well, you have to admit, you do kinda make that Gigai look good." Tsuki said as she struggled to withhold her laughter, but the tears forming in her eyes and the redness in her face clearly said otherwise. San wasn't far behind either.
"I should've just killed that damn hollow and run." Sora grumbled as he started to climb out the window.
"Oh, Sora, you almost forgot something. Tatsuki dropped this off for you. Said you might need it since you left it at home." Kaien said as he reached for something in his desk drawer. Sora paused long enough to look back towards Kaien, but Kaien's sneaky smile made him dubious as to his cousin's intentions. Sure enough Kaien produced a rabbit themed purse from his desk drawer. In actuality it was Kurodo the mod soul but the fact that his plushy form was a purse was enough to send Kon and Ametsuchi into hysterics.
"You almost left without your purse-DAHAAAAAA!" Kaien howled. Kurodo was insulted.
"Hmph! Using me in your little jokes! Why that's just rude!" Kurodo grumbled as he crossed his "arms" (actually the rabbit plushy purse's ears) as Sora begrudgingly took him. Sora and Kurodo were already technically partners, similar to how Kon and Kaien worked together, and Sosuke and Noba. Tatsuki usually worked with Lirin, the mod souls occupying their partners' bodies when their Soul Reaper duties demanded it. They hadn't quite figured out what Soken did though.
"I'll get you for this one day, Kaien. Mark my words; I'll get you for this…and your little Zanpakuto too." Sora growled as he leapt out the window, landing on the ground outside. Laughter could still be heard from Kaien's room as Sora, a trademark Kurosaki Scowl firmly planted on his face, stormed around towards the clinic side of the building. As he did, he saw Ryo and an older woman standing outside the clinic doors.
"Ryo, what are we still waiting for?" the woman, his mother, asked.
"Just wait a second more, mom! The superhero guy will be here!" Ryo said as Sora sighed in exasperation before starting to approach the two.
"Oh Ryo, you and your overactive imagination." Ryo's mother said as Sora cleared his throat.
"Excuse m-(Ahem)." Sora said before quickly moving into a high pitched falsetto voice. "Excuse me, could you show me which way to the…the uh…Library! That's it, the Library!"
Ryo's eyes looked like they were about to burst out of their sockets.
"There he is mom! That's the guy!" Ryo exclaimed as his mom sweat dropped. At least Ryo's mom was convinced.
"Ryo! Don't be so rude!" She scolded before turning towards Sora.
"I'm sorry young lady. My son has a bit of an imagination." Ryo's mom said as Sora nodded understandingly. As he did though, he could distinctly hear laughter coming from nearby. He turned, fire in his-err-Yachiru's eyes, towards the second story window where Kaien's room was. Sure enough there was Kaien, Ametsuchi, and Kon (sitting atop Kaien's head), leaning partially out the window, laughing their fool heads off.
"I wonder what those guys are laughing at." Ryo said curiously.
"Damn you Kaien! Damn you to-!" Sora hissed mentally but his cursing was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"Sorry for keeping you, Mrs. Suzu. I was trying to find my bag." Hisana Kurosaki said as she exited the clinic doors. Sora glanced up towards Kaien's room and saw that Kaien had vanished back into the room and pulled Ametsuchi back inside with him.
"No problem Hisana. Are you ready to go?" Ryo's mother asked as Hisana nodded. She then happened to spot what she thought was Yachiru.
"YAH! It's you! That weird hyper girl from the other day!" Hisana yelped as she pointed at Sora who looked around for a moment before remembering.
"Oh (Ahem) (Falsetto) Oh! Yes. That's me!" Sora said, earning a concerned look from Hisana.
"Are you okay? Your voice sounds different than before." Hisana said as Sora started sweating. Before he could answer, Ryo interrupted.
"That's because she's a shape shifting, bad spirit killing, good spirit protecting, Superhero!…with glasses!" Ryo explained as Hisana and Sora both glared at him.
"Ryo have you been seeing ghosts again?" Hisana asked, concerned.
"Yeah! Just a few minutes ago too!" Ryo replied as Hisana sighed heavily.
"Wonderful. More ghosts. Now they'll start buzzing around me too." Hisana grumbled as she and Ryo started walking down the street with Ryo's mother close behind. Sora breathed a heavy sigh of relief at this.
"Finally. Now I can take this damn Gigai off before anyone else I know sees-…" "Oh there you are Lieutenant! We've been looking all over for you!" a voice said, making Sora freeze. He looked over his shoulder to see Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto and Yuzu Kurosaki nearby. Sora was frozen stiff at the sight of them.
"Oh crap! One of the Soul Reapers! I'm in deep trouble now! How can I maintain my cover if I don't know how Lieutenant Kusajishi behaves! And they'll never buy the voice! Come on Kurosaki, think!" Sora panicked mentally. Fortunately he was saved by the most unlikely of sources.
"Oi! Are you coming or what Yachiru? I thought we were going to that candy store!"
Sora whirled around to see Kaien, flanked by Ametsuchi, standing outside the doors to the clinic.
"Bless you Kaien! A million times, bless you!" Sora rejoiced mentally as he turned back to Rangiku and Yuzu with an innocent shrug before running away as fast as his Gigai's legs could carry him. Kaien and Ametsuchi were close behind, leaving a confused Rangiku and Yuzu behind.
"I wonder what that was about." Yuzu said as Rangiku shrugged.
"It's kinda obvious really. Yachiru always enjoys eating candy. But I wonder why her Reiatsu was so strange." Rangiku said as Yuzu looked puzzled. Luckily however, Kaien, Sora, and Ametsuchi were running up the street.
"Thanks Kaien! I owe ya!" Sora said as he reached into Kurodo's mouth and pulled out his pill before popping it into his mouth, shedding the Gigai instantly and allowing Kurodo to take control.
"No problem. I could sense Rangiku and Aunt Yuzu getting closer and I knew you were trapped with Hisana out there too. I figured I might as well jump in and rescue you." Kaien said as they came to a halt at an intersection.
"I should probably get back to my patrol. Thanks again for the save." Sora said as Kaien nodded. No sooner had Sora flash stepped away, Kaien turned to Ametsuchi with a grin.
"We did get that on camera, right?" he asked as the twins grinned sinisterly.
Meanwhile…
"So you saw a ghost again, huh?" Hisana asked as she, Ryo, and Ryo's mother, walked down the street together.
"Yeah! It was this guy in black with a sword and glasses!" Ryo explained excitedly. Hisana looked at him curiously.
"Hmm…I haven't seen any with a sword before. Well, I say that, but then again I've seen hundreds of ghosts and I sure can't remember them all." Hisana replied. Ryo's mother was generally dismissing the conversation topic as childish fantasy.
"Man I wish I could see that ghost again. He's like a superhero! Killing the bad spirits and helping the good ones pass on! Oh, and he can teleport and shape shift." Ryo explained as Hisana looked intrigued.
"Teleport huh? Maybe he was just moving so fast you couldn't see him, like super speed or something." Hisana suggested.
"Yeah or maybe-." Ryo said but was interrupted by a loud roar from nearby, making Hisana freeze mid step, her face frozen in a state of mortal dread.
"Oh no." She whispered as Ryo paused, having heard the noise as well. Ryo's mother had stopped a few feet ahead of them, looking at them concerned.
"What's that?" Ryo asked as Hisana started shaking.
"That sound. I've heard it before." Hisana said shakily as they heard the roar again.
"What is that sound?" Ryo asked nervously. Before Hisana could answer, her eyes widened and she quickly ran forward and leapt at Ryo's mother, shoving her out of the way, just as the building they were next to exploded. Ryo shielded himself from the explosion but when he looked, Hisana and his mother were partially buried in rubble and debris but both were unconscious. Towering over them, with a large mask that resembled a pig's head and snout but with oversized teeth, stood a menacing black almost gorilla like-Hollow with red cuffs around the wrists and ankles. The Hollow looked down towards the two on the ground.
"Mmm I smell a fine meal in this one. She'll make an excellent main course." The Hollow said as it looked at Hisana. It then turned towards Ryo's mother. "And she'll make a fine appetizer."
It started to reach for Ryo's mother but before it could, a rock hit it in the side of the mask.
"Get away you bad spirit!" Ryo shouted, another rock in hand. The Hollow turned towards him curiously.
"Hmm...You're still not as delicious looking as the girl, but you're better than the woman. I think I'll eat you second, then the girl, but start with the woman. And to make sure you don't go anywhere…" the Hollow said before it raised its arm and fired a small barbed quill at him, piercing him in the arm. Ryo attempted to move but quickly realized he was completely paralyzed.
"Now then, where was I?" The Hollow said as it started reaching for Ryo's mother again. Tears of fear were starting to run from Ryo's eyes. Suddenly they heard a gunshot, followed by a black bolt of energy grazing the Hollow's wrist.
"What the-?" The Hollow roared as it recoiled in pain.
"I'm sorry Mr. Hollow, but I'm afraid you won't be getting a last meal. I can allow you a blindfold and last cigarette." A voice from nearby said. Ryo recognized the voice and, struggling to move, managed to turn his head enough to the left to see, standing atop a nearby house directly in front of the Hollow, pointing his Zanpakuto, in its Shikai form, at the Hollow's mask, was Sora Kurosaki.
"Who are you? Are you a Soul Reaper?" the Hollow asked angrily.
"You are correct. I am a Soul Reaper." Sora said as the Hollow started chuckling menacingly, earning a narrow eyed glare from Sora.
"I see. I'm surprised I wasn't able to sneak up on you. I get the feeling however that you're alone." The Hollow said as Sora continued to glare at him menacingly.
"Well, Soul Reaper, you might be alone, but I am not!" the Hollow declared before it aimed its snout straight up into the air and suddenly launched a large glob of a glowing red substance. Sora attempted to aim and shoot the glob down but failed as the glob exploded as if it were a firework rocket. Instantly the sound of numerous Hollow roars were heard and multiple Hollows appeared surrounding both Sora, the Hollow, and its three captives. Sora started spinning around, looking at each Hollow as if in a panic, pointing his Zanpakuto's Shikai at the Hollows before turning back towards the first with a clearly angered expression. The Hollow was laughing now.
"We've got ourselves a Soul Reaper boys! The boss will love this." The Hollow said as the other Hollow's started chuckling menacingly. Sora was now scowling as he started to lower his Zanpakuto down to his side, the barrel pointing down at the angled roof. He then looked up in the sky, the glare of the sun reflecting off his glasses.
"Mister Soul Reaper! Don't give up! Fight them!" Ryo called but Sora sighed.
"I can't, Ryo. There are too many for me to bring down one at a time." Sora replied, not looking away from the sky. Ryo looked at him in disbelief, the paralysis wearing off.
"But-…But you've gotta fight! My mom, my best friend, and…we'll all die if you don't do something!" Ryo shouted, but Sora didn't respond. The Hollow started laughing again.
"He has accepted the inevitable, boy. No matter what he does, your fate and the fate of these other humans, is as food for us Hollows! Now then Soul Reaper…" the Hollow said as it turned back to Sora, who was still staring at the sky, "…have any last words before I eat the first of these humans?"
"I do actually." Sora said simply.
"Oh, and what would that be?" the Hollow asked.
"Mayonaka Houhei, Magureatari." Sora said simply. Suddenly a gunshot rang out and in a flash, each of the surrounding Hollows were destroyed in what appeared to be a crude spider web made of a single crisscrossing beam of dark blue energy, leading from the barrel of the still downward facing Zanpakuto. The shot had bounced initially off the angled roof of the house Sora was standing on and proceeded to ricocheted in an intricate pattern, killing at least one Hollow between each ricochet save for the original Hollow which now stood slack jawed at the sight.
"W-W-What? But, but how?" the Hollow shuddered. Sora looked back down at the Hollow, revealing that, in the left lens of his glasses were scrolling strings of text while in the right lens was a glowing red crosshair.
"My Zanpakuto's special ability, Magureatari, allows me to line up a single shot that would otherwise be impossible. It shows me the path shot will take through the left lens of my glasses while the right lens shows me what it will hit. It fires the shot so fast that you can't even see the bullet, just the trail it leaves behind. Magureatari almost always results in a headshot and as you have just witnessed, it is not limited to only one target per shot." Sora explained as the Hollow continued to quake in disbelief. Sora then continued.
"It's as I said to Ryo a moment ago, there were too many of you to take down one-at-a-time, but I did not say that I couldn't take them down, all at once. Had you not been so long winded, I might not have had enough time to line up the shot. Magureatari is not a move that can be used quickly. The shot must be carefully lined up and each of its targets accounted for. I must confess, my accuracy is not entirely of my own ability. Indeed my glasses were specially made, by the founder of the Soul Reaper Institute of Research and Development himself, to better improve my accuracy." Sora explained as the Hollow stopped shaking.
"Ngh! You might have killed that wave of my comrades, but I can still call for more!" the Hollow roared but Sora didn't seem at all concerned.
"Can you?" Sora asked calmly, as the Hollow suddenly realized the reason for Sora's calmness. The Hollow's snout had been punctured multiple times from the shot Sora had fired earlier, rendering its ability to call for reinforcements inoperable. Blood was now oozing from the numerous holes in the Hollow's snout.
"I had taken into account your ability to call for reinforcements when lining up my original shot. I also took the liberty of calling in a few of my own." Sora said calmly, confusing the Hollow before it noticed several red rose petals fluttering in the wind around it.
"Blow away, Tsuki, Nobara Heimaku."
Suddenly countless lacerations appeared all over the Hollow's mask and body.
"Im-…-possible." The Hollow stuttered before dissolving away. Kaien then appeared, standing over Hisana with the left sword and empty right hilt of his Zanpakuto in his hands. Kon, in Kaien's body, along with Kurodo now in Sora's body and Rukia, then appeared within a swirling twister of white cloth nearby.
"Hisana!" Rukia exclaimed worriedly as she rushed to her daughter's side.
"She'll be alright Mom." Kaien said as his Zanpakuto reformed itself, the red rose petals swarming back in to reform the blade.
"We should get all three of them to Karakura Hospital, but you two can't be seen like this. I'll take care of the rest." Rukia said as she reached into her robes and pulled out a Kikanshinki (the memory replacement devices).
"Lieutenant! Wait!" Sora exclaimed as he flash stepped down to the ground.
"What is it?" Rukia asked, curiously.
"I want to say something to Ryo first." Sora said as Rukia, understanding what he meant, gave a small smile and a nod.
"Don't take too long." Rukia said as Sora approached Ryo who was looking up at him with a sad look in his eyes.
"I'm not going to see you again, am I?" Ryo asked as Sora knelt down to his level with a comforting smile.
"No. And I'm afraid you won't remember me, either." Sora said as Ryo looked down at his feet.
"But…you're the first ghost I've ever known that's been nice to me. Usually they just annoy me. But you, you were the first ghost friend I've ever had." Ryo said as Sora smiled and ruffled his hair.
"And we still can be friends. I'll be sure to keep an eye on you, even when you don't know it." Sora said as Ryo sighed and nodded.
"Okay then but…hey, what's your name Soul Reaper?" Ryo asked. Sora smiled as he stood up and moved around to stand next to Rukia and Kaien. Kon had Hisana's unconscious form in his arms while Kurodo had Ryo's mother. He then turned towards him with a smile.
"The name's not Soul Reaper. It's Sora Kurosaki." Sora said before Rukia pressed the button on the Kikanshinki, causing a small spring loaded rabbit's head to pop out the top before a burst of pink smoke erupted.
The following morning…
Sora, Kaien, and Ametsuchi were walking down the road past the big river that ran through town, Kaien with his hands behind his head in a relaxed pose. Kurodo and Kon were in their dolls again, both being carried by the twins.
"Kaien, I want to apologize for ruining your day off yesterday." Sora said as Kaien scoffed.
"Don't worry about it. The important thing is that you kept my sister and her friend from being eaten. For that I owe you." Kaien said with a smirk.
"I assume that's why you went straight to Nobara Heimaku. Your family was in danger and you didn't want to give the Hollow a chance." Sora said as Kaien smiled.
"Yep. No one hurts my sister while I'm around." Kaien said as Sora nodded with his own smile.
"Does she recall anything that happened?" Sora asked.
"Nah. She was unconscious at the time. It's too bad about Ryo though. He'll remember none of it." Kaien said as Sora shrugged.
"True. But then again I've learned something from having learned of my mother's abilities. Fate is not necessarily set in stone. It can be defied by even the smallest of things." Sora said, happening to notice Ryo and his mother approaching up the street.
"Mrs. Suzu." Kaien greeted as they passed. Ryo's mom gave a polite smile and nod to the two as they passed.
"Hi Sora…huh?" Ryo said, pausing in confusion. Sora, Kaien, and Ametsuchi had paused as well.
"Have we met?" Sora asked, playing dumb. Ryo looked at him curiously for a moment.
"No, but for some reason, I just looked at you and I knew your name. I wonder how that is." Ryo said as Sora smiled.
"Well…I can't imagine why." Sora said as he turned and continued on, Kaien and Ametsuchi smiling knowingly towards him as he continued walking away from them down the street.
End Chapter 25.
A/N: Just so you know, Gigai can indeed be occupied by Soul Reapers other than their intended users. Don't believe me; watch the omake for Bleach episode 335.
Arrancar Encyclopedia
"Arrancar daihyakka!" Sora, Sosuke, and Tatsuki Kurosaki's voices declared. Gin then appeared in front of a screen showing the images of the Shikai forms of Mayonaka Houhei and Chi Genkotsu and the sealed form of Hanamizu.
"Today we'll be-…" Gin said before a large chain mounted metal fist flew in and punched him off stage, with Gin shouting "No way!" as he disappeared. Tatsuki, Sora, and Sosuke soon appeared from the opposite end of the stage, each with their best impersonation of Gin's fox like expression and Sosuke holding the pointer.
"Today we will be explaining our respective Zanpakuto." Sosuke said as he handed the pointer to Sora, the screen shifting to an image of Mayonaka Houhei's Shikai form.
"My Mayonaka Houhei, or Midnight Gunner, is a rare gun-type Zanpakuto. It fires bullets of compressed spirit energy that can ricochet at will in order to both disorient the target and zero in on an area where the target is vulnerable. Its special ability, Magureatari, or Lucky Shot, allows me to line up an otherwise impossible shot, capable of clearing the area at will. I hope to discover new abilities as the story progresses. Psst, Mr. Author, sir, that's what we call, a hint." Sora said before handing the pointer to Tatsuki, the Shikai of Chi Genkotsu appearing on the screen.
"My Zanpakuto, Chi Genkotsu, or Earth Fist, is a combination rock and fighting-type Zanpakuto. The power meter on the side of the arm, indicates how much spirit energy I'm putting into an attack. Green is the lowest possible while Red is the highest. Its basic ability, Jishin, or Earthquake, allows me to launch cracks at any ground based enemies which end in a sharp spike of rock that bursts out when it reaches where the enemy is standing. Bakuhatsuryoku Panchi, or Explosive Power Punch, allows me to shunt a lot of my spirit energy into one attack that can deliver a devastating wallop to whatever it hits. Consider the devastation here from chapter twenty three." Tatsuki explained as the screen showcased the devastation the Warehouse suffered in Chapter 23.
"I've also inherited an ability of our grandmother, the Shinigami Chop, which I can only use in Shikai. This move allows me to slice any of my enemies in half, although I can make it either deadly or simply painful at will. Right guys?" Tatsuki asked as Sora and Sosuke both sweat dropped and nodded, all three of them still retaining their Gin impersonations. Sosuke was then handed the pointer.
"My Zanpakuto, Hanamizu, or Water Flower, is an illusion type Zanpakuto. Using its special ability, I can create illusionary walls that hide anyone or anything on the other side of it I choose. However the illusions aren't perfect, since sounds made from behind the barrier can still be heard, rendering the illusion useless, unless of course my opponent isn't bright enough to figure out the illusion." Sosuke explained as Gin walked back on the stage, his arms crossed over his chest yet his foxlike expression still plastered on his face.
"Ah, I believe you forgot somethin'." Gin said, confusing the three.
"What did we forget?" Tatsuki asked, confused as Gin drew his Zanpakuto.
"You forgot my Zanpakuto. Shoot to Kill, Shinso." Gin said as he aimed the Zanpakuto at them, causing the blade to extend rapidly towards them, causing the three to scatter in a panic. Gin looked towards the camera, his blade still extending.
"Ya gotta be firm with them sometimes." Gin said as the three could be heard cursing at Gin off screen. The camera then shifted to the three, each dangling by their obi sashes from the end of Gin's Zanpakuto. Gin ignored them and proceeded to wave at the camera with a grin.
"Bye-bye."
End.