Book 1 of the Revisited Series. [OCs included] From the Arrancar Arc forward, this is a rewrite of the second half of the Bleach storyline. Ichigo finds himself unprepared for the oncoming Winter War, feeling the weight of responsibility on his shoulders. But he's not the only one this time. Obvious Disclaimer: All rights to Bleach and any canon characters belongs to Tite Kubo.

Ichigo and Rukia are unexpectedly reunited in Tokyo the summer after the defeat of Aizen. Finding they have to come to terms with their ways of dealing with the war, themselves, and each other, they start another journey together that eventually takes them back to Karakura. A canon-to-chapter 423 IchiRuki reworking of the time skip.