Thump thump, thump thump. My own heartbeat was slowing. Thump thump, thump. Now it was quiet. Darkness, but not cold. It was like being under the covers of a bed, but slowly I could feel the cold seeping in. as the cold came my memories left as well, my family, my creation. It all seemed to sweep away. I tried to fight and keep them but they slipped through my fingers like water. panic filled me as I tried to struggle against this cold but it only made the warmth leave faster. Like squeezing a water balloon, it only makes it leak faster. Half my body was now cold, my panic faded into confusion. What was I panicking about, why do I feel cold? Is this death, yes I can remember. I am dying, but who was I in life? The last bastions of warmth left me.
The sounds of birds chirping filled my ears, I opened my eyes to a bright blue sky. I sat up, and looked around. 'Where am I' I thought as I saw a small forest surrounding me. 'Who am I?' I thought 'I can't remember anything'. Then I heard the sound of talking, I looked in its direction. Two people were talking near a cherry tree. I got up and ran towards them "um hello, where am I". the two looked at me, before the one on the left laughed "ah, you must be new here. This is the soul society" "the soul society, that sounds familiar '' i say tilting my head in confusion. "Yeah, it means your dead kid" the one on the right said. "Right, i am dead" i say looking down at myself flexing my hand "i don't feel dead" the one on the right laughs again "your funny kid" he says extending his hand "my name's Haru". I take his hand "my names, um I don't remember" i say confusedly. Haru looked at me, then at the other man. "Hey Riku, have you heard of memory loss when coming here". The man I assumed to be Riku said "sometimes there can be minor memory loss but nothing like forgetting your own name". Riku walks up to me, looking me up and down. "Well" Haru said crossing his arms "if you can't remember your original name, how about a new one" Riku looked at Haru before saying :"yeah i guess, how about Reo" i nod "Reo sounds good".
A few days have passed since the day I arrived in soul society. Haru is a bartender and Riku is a merchant. Haru offered me a place at his bar. I help out around the bar so i don't feel like a freeloader, I learned more about this world, or afterlife is a better term. I currently live in Rukan district 23 east, a fairly nice area to live. Life was going well, Haru was a kind man and I was grateful for a place to stay. I learned there was two main areas in the soul society, the Seireitei where soul reapers lived and the Rukan districts where everyone else was. The soul reapers were the guardian of the soul society, they kept order and purified evil spirits. Heck I ever saw a few of them coming to Haru's bar, from what I heard a long patrol meant that they didn't want to go all the way back to the Seireitei for a hard drink.
Haru was a nice man, he explained and answered every question I had. One day we were sitting down, resting after a day of work and he was explaining Reiryoku to me. "So basically you have a certain amount of spirit energy, that is called your Reiryoku. When you use it it's called Reiatsu, when someone has control of the Reiryoku then they can have a bigger Reiatsu or spiritual pressure.'' I look at him and ask "how do you know if you have Reiryoku?" he looks at me and says "well if you start getting hungry that's the first sign". I look at him and say "well, i have been a little hungry but not normally goes away with some small snacks." Haru chuckles "well looks like you got some Reiryoku to then.'' I looked at him and was surprised "you have Reiryoku? ''. Haru smiles at me "yeah kid, i don't eat for fun yah know.'' I nodded remembering him eating throughout the day. Later on we both tried a trick to see who had the bigger Reiryoku. I focused on my hand, pushing power there, flowing energy. I grit my teeth and growled with effort. Before snapping my eyes and hand open to see, a glowing blue orb the size of a baseball. "Haha yes, I did it, '' I said with excitement. "Nice work kid" I hear Haru say to my left. I look over to see him holding a ball about twice the size of mine. I look away and cross my arms, dispelling my orb. Haru laughed "its ok kid, you have only been here for a few days, you're doing great". I walked back to my room, laying down on my bed.
The next day I was cleaning up after most of the customers had left for the day, the only ones still here were past out cold. I walked up to one of them, before shaking them lightly. The man mumbled in his sleep but did nothing else. I looked at Haru who was cleaning the dishes. He gave me a shrug before turning back to his work. As I let out a sigh a roar filled the air, I heard a thunk. I turn to see Haru had dropped the cup he was washing. "N-no way" he said "there is no way a hollow made it this far". When he said the word hollow a pain shot through my head. I grabbed and shook my head but nothing was getting rid of this pain.
I felt someone shake my body ,I heard muffled voices. Someone calling my name, then the cry sounded again, it cut through the muffled voices. I looked at the door, that cry is so familiar. Why do i feel like i should know it. "Reo" a concerned voice sounds. I looked at Haru, "yo- you said a hollow" i say with a faint twinge in my mind. "Yes" Haru says "they are the evil spirits i was talking about". Right, so there should be soul reapers here soon. "Now we should be safe in here, no need to panic". I nodded before making my way to the door, then i felt a hand on my arm. "What are you doing?!" Haru said with a bit of panic in his voice. "I want to see," I say , pulling away from him. I looked through the door. As i looked down the street, i saw it. A black monster, with leathery looking skin. On his face was a white porcelain mask, with glowing yellow eyes. The ground began to shake as it walked forward. I dashed back inside the bar, Haru looked at me. I knew my eyes were wide with fear, and suddenly a pressure slammed into me. I watch as Haru's eyes widen slightly. I could barely stand, it felt like gravity had doubled. Instinct, that's all that saved me. I jumped forward, just in time to dodge the massive explosion. chunks of wood and dust overcome me.
I feel a sharp pain on the back of my head, my vision blurs. As the dust clears I see the hollow holding Haru, the man is struggling against the hollows fist. Darkness creeps into my vision as the hollow lefts Haru up, and shoves him into its mouth. The hollow turns to me before a small black figure jumps in front of it, a flash of light. The hollow splits down the middle, then darkness overtakes me.
Visions, what odd visions they were. Swirling souls, nameless figures. No not nameless. Only yet to be imprinted. Like children at birth. I was separated, I tried to reach them. But I could not move, rage filled me. They were like me, why could I not join them. I was pulled away, my rage grew. Heat exploded from my rage, it burned at the bonds that tried to pull me away. I heard yelling, my fellow souls tried to reach me. They were reacting to my panic and rage, I felt them reach out. I tried to grab them, then more bonds wrapped around me. I was pulled away.
Authers note
Hey, this is my first fic. This is not a self insert, as much as it seems so in the beginning. Btw i have already thought of my OCs zanpakuto. Also don't worry about my oc becoming overpowered, Reo will not be a mary sue. Any guesses about Reo's past are appreciated, also any tips about writing or story creation will be welcomed. Reviews are what keep writers going when its fan is made like this. See you next chapter.