Over 1000 Years Ago:

There was nothing, nothing but the scathing heat from a fire that stretched for miles, ash fluttering through the air. The dirt was scorched, trees were turned to charcoal, and anyone who was foolishly in the area before the flames erupted was nothing but charred bones.

Yet there were those who could withstand the flames, most at a far distance. Despite being able to survive the intense heat, they'd have to deal with something worse than being burned alive. They'd have to live with this moment, this singular moment that would be carved into their memories. A moment they hoped would fade away, but would likely still linger until they passed on.

The flames devoured everything in their path as two individuals clearly stood amongst them at the center of it all. Despite this, the haze from the heat had caused them to be obscured but one was clearly human, or at least as human as one could be to stand among the raging fires. The other was a strange pale humanoid being with monstrous features, but not too monstrous. If one was to view the fight from afar, one would mistake them for a normal human. But it wasn't long before the pale humanoid creature was trapped within the flames that burned through anything they touched.

One would call what happened next a savior from the flames while the one being burned alive would consider it a fate worse than death. A large door was now behind the creature that was trapped within the flames. The bone-white humanoid entity screamed profanely as it was impaled by a massive sword before being dragged into the door. Despite being impaled from behind it still struggled to try and escape its fate and while its eyes held a black blank stare… they were filled with rage. They were filled with so much rage and hate that they bore a hole into the one responsible for its demise as it was eventually fully dragged in.

And in an instant, the door and the humanoid creature was gone. The only thing left was the man amongst the flames that consumed the land around him and any others who were lucky to have even gotten close to witness this devastating event.


1971 – South America:

There were always those who believed in higher powers that were recorded by older civilizations. One such group was a crack team of researchers who had discovered an ancient burial site of sorts in South America. They had managed to uncover the tomb of an ancient civilization, setting up inside of the tomb and beginning their exploration to find a lost piece of human history. Human history that could potentially shed light on the often unseen but closely linked supernatural areas of the world.

Days of work had finally presented several artifacts that could be the key to making a breakthrough. The first was a strangely shaped almost organic-like coffin that held a blue jewel in the center. Inside the jewel was a strange sigil that was fairly intricate for a marking. Nearby was what looked like an equally organic-like stamp of some kind.

The man who discovered it seemed to be entranced by its presence, aiming it towards his arm as a red glow began to pulsate on the bottom pad of the stamp. He shook briefly before immediately stamping his arm. A mark was now embedded on his arm which began to glow before unleashing a ghastly monstrous purple figure.

The monstrous figure wasted no time in going on a rampage, striking at various parts of the tomb site before going to devour the man as everyone around him began to scream and panic. This was an incident that wouldn't go unnoticed however, as a camera had been set near the entrance of the tomb to record the archaeological expedition.


Present Day:

January 2022 – Karakura Town

Of course when it came to the past, there were those that sought to learn from it. Two men were in a dark room, a projector built into the ceiling showing a recording of the South Africa Archaeological Dig of 1971. They watched as the coffin and stamp were uncovered, alongside the man's poor decision to stamp his arm and unleash what one would call a demon. The footage froze after a certain point and the lights began to light up just barely to reveal the two men.

One was a straight laced and tall older man wearing a white overcoat with silver lining, it having the emblem that read 'Fenix' on it. The entire outfit made him seem like he was a high ranking officer in an army.

Next to him was an eccentric man if his fashion sense was any indication. He wore an interesting outfit consisting of jeans, a striped button up shirt, and what appeared to be a long white collared coat with black lines segmenting various portions. His hair was swept to his right side, various hair pins holding the left side of his hair back to keep the style. He also wore yellow tinted sunglasses despite being indoors and not really needing them on inside.

Between them was a glass case on a long white block, a small red cushion inside holding up the same stamp that was in the footage. Here it could be seen that the stamp was twisted into a horn-like shape with various curves and indentions, it looking very natural and organic in shape. But at the same it held a strange symbol on a silver pad that pulsated with a red glow at a seemingly rhythm-like pace.

The screen showing the footage suddenly shrunk to show video of a man in a white suit with a black tie and black gloves, his face shrouded by shadows though it was clear he was older than either of them.

"Commander Wakabayashi," The man shrouded in shadows gave a nod towards the man in uniform before giving a nod towards the other man, "George Karizaki."

"Director Akaishi," Wakabayashi said as he bowed his head slightly.

"I take it we can get on with this meeting now?" George asked as he put his hands in his pockets.

"Yes, please go ahead," Akaishi said as he held his hands out.

"Around fifty years ago, a strange stamp was discovered at an archaeological site in South America," George said as he crossed his arms, "The basic explanation is that the stamp allows one to form a contract with a demon."

"While records of the stamp's whereabouts haven't been clear, what's clear now is that it is in Fenix's possession," Wakabayashi said as he looked over to the stamp that was in the case.

"Yes, and it is because of that stamp that we were able to create this wonderful organization," Akaishi gave a nod, "After all it was thanks to Young Karizaki's father's research that we were able to create the Vistamps from the Giff Stamp before us."

"Yes, yes," George said with a tense voice before clearing his throat, "However we've lost a large number of Vistamps due to a recent Deadmans raid."

"Ah those rapscallions," Akaishi said in a chiding tone, as if scolding kids, "They know not of the power they play with, nor do they realize the battles that have taken place for ages now unseen by normal human eyes!"

"Only few would have that spiritual awareness," Wakabayashi added, "Though given their involvement with the Vistamps that means they should be aware of that now."

"Which means they'll likely transition into full-scale assaults now," George mused, "They've just been a standard cult in the past, but now they have the power to easily expand if they so wish."

"Then it is a good thing we have a weapon of our own," Akaishi chuckled.

"Is the Revice System ready?" Wakabayashi asked.

"Of course," George said in a tone that showed he was clearly proud of his work, "To fight devils you must ride with the devil yourself. Even interacting with the world beyond would prove as simple as walking with the Revice System."

"I am sure that it will work out in the end," Akaishi agreed, "Especially with the candidate that I suggested for us to use."

"Yes, he appears to hit all of the qualifications given what you were able to find," George said as he held up his wrist, tapping on his smart watch and bringing out a profile in the corner of the video call, showing a young man with spiked orange hair, Ichigo Kurosaki being the name on the profile itself, "Ichigo Kurosaki… he seems to have some level of spiritual awareness and also seems to be involved in some pretty peculiar events in Karakura Town from what little we were able to find."

"Luckily we made sure to base our recent expansion here after our success in Tokyo," Wakabayashi remarked, "So making contact with him will be easy."

"How long will it be?" Akaishi asked.

"I've already been scoping him out," George said, "I'll get in contact with him tomorrow."

"Very well, good day," Akaishi said before cutting the video call, the lights fully turning on as the projection faded away.

George looked around before pressing a few buttons on his smart watch, audible beeping being heard around them, "What a pain in the ass… I'd like him to know how much of a shady creep he is."

"Yet you constantly shut off any cameras and microphones after your calls with him," Wakabayashi said with a smirk.

"I may be one of the top dogs here but even I'm not going to invoke his wrath," George remarked as he began to pace around, "I mean seriously, the man looks like a Kamen Rider villain just in how he always hides in the shadows."

"There we go again with Kamen Rider," Wakabayashi sighed.

"Don't knock it till you try it," George replied before putting his pockets in his hands, "Regardless, I don't think he realizes how special Kurosaki is. I did some further digging than the records he gave me and he seems like the perfect guy I can use to turn the tables."

"Just make sure you don't strain the boy's trust with us," Wakabayashi replied, "Otherwise you'll end up as his enemy too."

"Don't worry about it," George waved the concern off before turning and walking away, "I need to make some final adjustments but after that I'm turning in for the night."

"Right, don't stay up too late," Wakabayashi said as he went to observe the stamp. He couldn't help but feel a chill on the back of his neck as he looked at it. That was until he felt something was off, he quickly turned around only to see nothing there before pinching the bridge of his nose, "Speaking of people who need rest…"


The Next Day

Ichigo gave a yawn as he made his way towards school, it being early in the morning. He had tried not to dwell on it when it came to losing his Shinigami powers. Though even a year in and he still wasn't used to the fact that he couldn't do anything in regards to spirits. He couldn't see them, feel them, he couldn't even hear them. He had assured everyone that he just needed some time to process everything and he figured having a normal life would be what he wanted since he had done his part in stopping Aizen. It felt like he had accomplished a great feat that he could just happily retire from. But despite it being some of the most dangerous aspects of life it still felt like he was missing something now that his powers were gone.

He figured getting up early enough and walking on his own would give him some sort of clarity. It was a new year and he wanted to try and get a fresh start after a year of essentially stalling as a human being. Or at least that was the plan, and while that didn't work at first, he wasn't exactly annoyed by that. These things took time and he knew that. What he was annoyed at was the current situation he was finding himself in. For the past couple of days he was sure he had been followed by someone. Today was the day that someone had finally decided to slip up and make their presence known today while he was alone at these hours.

"So," Ichigo finally spoke up as he stood in one spot as there was no one in front of him, "What the hell do you want?"

George was several feet behind Ichigo, giving a smirk when the high schooler called him out. He had to admit he was a bit sloppier today but he still tried to be careful and silent with his approach. For Ichigo to essentially call him out like this, it was exciting to him.

"I also know you've been stalking me for the past few days," Ichigo added as he turned to glance at George, giving an annoyed glare, "Do I need to call the police?"

"Whoa, feisty but smart…" George said, putting up his hands as if being caught, revealing that he was also holding a big silver briefcase, "I just want to talk to you about something."

"Whatever your selling you can get lost," Ichigo said as he turned fully to face the eccentric man before going to walk past George in order to take a different route from usual, "Also don't you know school is about to start?"

"At this time…?" George checked his watch and gave a sly grin as he slung the briefcase over his shoulder and looking over at Ichigo who walked past him. He wasn't going to take no for an answer and jogged after before getting in front of Ichigo and holding out his hand, "You've got plenty of time to hear what I have to say. The names George Karizaki, I'm the head scientist of-"

"No thanks," Ichigo said as he turned to the side and walked off near instantly.

"Come on!" George called out as he began to follow after Ichigo, "This is a once in a life time chance Ichigo Kurosaki!"

"Huh?" Ichigo turned with a glare, "How do you know my name?"

"I wouldn't say we've been watching you but we have been keeping tabs on people that can help us in Karakura Town," George said nonchalantly, "It's all for the sake of a special project-whoa!"

Ichigo had immediately grabbed George by the collar, "I'm warning you now, do not mess with my family or friends."

"Hey, hey, hey," George called out as he held up a hand, "All I want is for you to become a Kamen Rider is all!"

"Huh?" Ichigo grew confused before shoving George away and crossing his arms, "What the hell are you on about? You mean the television show?"

"The very same," George snapped his fingers, "It's a shame they decided to go on a hiatus after Saber since I was really hoping to see what kind of hero Toei would cook up. Though I supposed Shin and Black Sun would be enough… there's also the anime coming out soon…"

"I'm not going to be part of a silly television show," Ichigo gave a bored stare.

"Huh?" George raised an eyebrow, "Who said I wanted you for a television show?"

"I'm not going to be a part of your fan film," Ichigo kept his bored stare.

"It's not that either," George stared back with an equally as bored expression before holding out the briefcase, "Regardless, you must become a Kamen Rider!"

"No!" Ichigo called out as he began to walk away.

"Please, become my Kamen Rider!" George called out.

"No!"

"Please!"

"No!"

"Please!"

"No!"

"Please!"

"No!"

"Please!"

"No!"

"Please!"

"No!"

"Please!"

Ichigo had stopped before he turned with a glare after what seemed like minutes of silence, "I told you no!"

"Come on don't be like that Kurosaki," George sighed, "This is very-"

"RRAGHH!"

"What?" Ichigo asked when he saw George suddenly pause, "The heck was that weird pause?"

"You… you didn't hear that?" George asked as he pointed towards his ear.

"Hear what?" Ichigo asked, "You alright?"

George was ready to respond when he heard loud footsteps, soon turning as something began to approach around the corner of the street. It was a monstrous blue humanoid with a hole in its chest that wore a white mask with green swirl-like markings around the cheeks. This was what George was trying to avoid running into today if possible.

"Oh no…" George said before looking down at the briefcase, "Don't tell me just having it out was enough for them to catch a whiff…"

"Hey, what are you talking about?" Ichigo asked.

"You seriously don't hear or see anything?" George asked, "I was told you'd be pretty good with this kind of thing."

"You're making no sense," Ichigo rubbed the back of his head.

"We need to run!" George quickly grabbed Ichigo by the wrist and dragged him off just as the creature leapt up and pounced downwards. Ichigo was about to pull away from George as he was dragged off when the street suddenly cracked and shattered behind him as if it had been landed on.

Ichigo's eyes widened, "A Hollow?!"

"So you are aware of them!" George called out as he continued to drag Ichigo off, "Were you just ignoring its roars earlier?!"

"Like hell I would!" Ichigo replied as he pulled away from George before running alongside him, "It's not like I purposely ignored it!"

"Well you can explain when we're somewhere safe!" George called out as he looked back, the Hollow still on their tail, "You know somewhere we can slip away and hide?!"

"The park shouldn't be busy right now! There's a playground there we can use for cover!" Ichigo called out as he began to lead the way, quickly turning around the corner alongside George.

The two continued to run from their hunter, and thankfully due to both running fairly fast they were able to make it to the park, finding the playground and hiding behind one of the domes kids would play inside and on top of.

"So what's the big idea?" Ichigo asked, "Why's a Hollow after you?"

"It's not after me but after this," George said as he gestured to his briefcase, "More importantly, you couldn't see it but you know what it is?"

"It's a long story but I used to fight them," Ichigo said, figuring that he couldn't exactly brush off his reaction, "Problem is I'm in no position to do that anymore."

"So you have no powers huh…" George said as he stared at his briefcase before perking up when he heard the Hollow's roar, "Not good…"

"How close?" Ichigo asked, "If we just wait I can call one of my friends and they can…"

"Ichigo," George said as his face grew more serious as he began to unlock the briefcase, "I doubt they'd make it in time. It's up to you."

"But how am I supposed to fight a Hollow I can't even see?" Ichigo asked in a frustrated tone, "I want to help but I can't!"

"Yes you can, so long as you have the courage to ride with the devil!" George called out as he opened up the case, revealing a purple buckle that was blank on the right but had a screen on the left that faced upwards.

On the buckle were the numbers 5 and 0, making 50. Next to it was what appeared to be a stamp with a cyan marbled top and bottom, it being primarily a translucent purple with a pink tyrannosaurus marking on it, though behind it seemed to have a marking of a mask of sorts. There was a label near the devices that read:

'REVICE SYSTEM'

'Be very careful with this system. Have the potential to lead to dangerous situations.'

"The hell is this supposed to be?" Ichigo asked.

"Well you take the belt and put it on your waist," George said, "Then you say-"

"HELL NO!" Ichigo yelled out as he shut the case and shoved it into George as he stood up, "There's no way you're getting me to make a fool out of myself! I've already fallen for it once with that stupid headband and saying some stupid catchphrase only for nothing to happen and I'm not doing it again!"

"Wait, what?" George asked in what looked like utter disbelief, "Just what the hell have you been through to warrant that remark?"

"Wait…" Ichigo muttered, realizing that while George gave him very similar feelings to a man he knew, the scientist before him was different, "Are you being-"

A roar soon sounded off as George quickly backed away while grabbing Ichigo, the Hollow slamming its fist into the dome they were hiding behind and smashing it to pieces.

"Goddamn!" George yelled out before quickly shoved the case over to Ichigo, "You need to transform using that now!"

Ichigo then watched as George drew out a blue and pink toned phone that suddenly shifted shape into a gun.

[GUNDEPHONE 50!]

George soon began aiming and firing bursts of energy out of the phone gun. Ichigo watched as it impacted against thin air, George giving a smile as he had managed to cause a few scratches to the Hollow.

"Hurry and transform!" George called out.

"And how do I do that?!" Ichigo asked as he drew out the buckle and stamp.

"Put the Driver on your waist, press the button on the Vistamp and then stamp it on the pad!" George called out before giving a yell as he ran before just barely rolling away from a punch the Hollow had sent at him, "Holy shit!"

[REVICE DRIVER!]

"Like this?" Ichigo asked as he placed the buckle on his waist, surprised to see that it formed a belt strap that locked it to his body. He then felt a shiver as his senses seemingly were enhanced for a short bit as he suddenly felt something welling up inside, "This…"


In a dark watery area, light began to shine through revealing a perfectly intact city within it. Deep within the shadows of the city however, bright yellow eyes began to glow before flashing to blue and growing in size.


The Hollow roared at George before freezing, eventually turning towards Ichigo and taking a step towards him.

George turned to look as he gained a huge smile, "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!"

"Alright…" Ichigo said as he pressed down on the stamp's button.

[REX!]

Ichigo went to press the stamp down against the screen on the Driver, marking the image of a T-Rex on the pad.

[COME ON! RE-RE-RE-REX!]

The phrase repeated for a while as Ichigo paused while a burst of energy was released from his body. A blue aura suddenly gathering around him and while not that powerful was fairly steady. He stared straight ahead as he could see shimmering in front of him as well as his other senses suddenly growing more enhanced, hearing things he hadn't heard in an entire year. He was so enamored by this feeling that he didn't notice that his shadow began to react oddly, with black smoke beginning to exit it and gather.

"Set the Vistamp into the empty spot and pull it to transform!" George yelled out as he struck a pose, "Also yell out Henshin!"

Ichigo didn't seem to question George's instructions as he closed his eyes, slamming the Rex Stamp into the open spot on the Driver, it hooking onto it before he pulled it once, the screen shifting from facing upwards to forward.

He opened his eyes and yelled out, "HENSHIN!"

[BUDDY UP!]

The shadows suddenly exploded out from behind, forming a predominantly black colored ghostly figure with a grooved body texture and blue lines running through its upper body. It had white slicked back hair, two bright compound blue eyes and a mask that held the outlines of fangs. From their hands a giant projection of the Rex Vistamp had formed before the figure slammed it down on Ichigo.

Ba-dump!

Pink liquid began to fill up the stamp, covering Ichigo in it as it held various DNA stands and sequences. The liquid began to constrict around Ichigo, slowly but surely forming armor. At the same time a red and white version of the stamp's symbol formed over the ghostly figure, forming him into a fully tangible being that landed behind Ichigo as the stamp projection broke apart revealing the high schooler's new transformed state.

[OHING! SHONING! ROLLING! GOING! KAMEN RIDER! REVI! VICE! REVICE!]

It was a primarily salmon pink thin armored body with cyan and purple as secondary colors. His helmet sported a wide white toothy grin with red pointed compound eyes. On his chest was the same T-Rex symbol that was on the bottom of the stamp.

The Hollow gave a low growl as it began to back up and tilt its head, confused by this sudden transformation and unsure how to proceed.

"GREAT!" George called out in glee as he held his crossed fingers out.

Ichigo took a deep breath as the built up energy had been released. He couldn't help but feel incredibly different… and while it wasn't exactly the same, he knew one thing.

"This feels right," Ichigo admitted with a light grin as he could now see the Hollow in front of him.

"You're damn right it does…" A distorted voice that sounded similar to his called from behind.

"Huh?" Ichigo turned before giving a gasp and backing away, "Who are you?!"

Standing before him was the ghostly figure from before in a tangible form, but with some new additions to him. He now had a stamp pad on his chest that held Rex's stamp mark on it alongside shoulder pads and shin guards that had the same salmon color scheme that Ichigo had. He had some salmon colored armoring on his thighs alongside a plain buckle while his tail also had salmon colored armoring on the outside of it. His head was covered up by a T-Rex helmet with a salmon colored scarf wrapping around his neck.

"I guess you could say I'm your inner demon, partner," The second armored being chuckled before he began to stretch, "Man this feels great…"

"Whoa…" George stared in awe, he knew something like this would happen but he wasn't expecting it to take shape like this. He shifted his head however when he heard a loud stomp.

The Hollow roared out once enough time had passed and went to move towards the two only for it to get shot in the eye. It howled out in pain as it began to stomp around and swing its arms wildly while backing away. The culprit had been George who wanted to give Ichigo just a bit more time to breathe given how in awe the Rider was in his new transformation.

"Happy Birthday, Kamen Rider Revice!" George called out as he hurried over before pointing at Ichigo, "You're Revi…" he then turned to the self-proclaimed inner demon, "And you're Vice, Revi's partner!"

"V-Vice…?" The inner demon asked as he pointed at himself, "Like… my name?"

"It's decided," George said as he snapped his fingers.

"Hold up, what's going on?" Revi asked.

"I'm not sure but Vice sounds pretty good," Vice admitted as he thought on the name, "I'd prefer other names but… this one isn't so bad."

"I'll explain everything in due time but first…" George backed away while patting the two Riders on their shoulders, "You two have a Hollow to beat!"

"No weapon huh…" Revi muttered as he looked himself over before giving a yell and leaping forward, surprised by his jumping height. Despite this he managed to get the hang of it as he closed in on the Hollow, punching it with a right hook and sending it down to the ground with ease. He landed and looked at his hand in surprise, "No way…"

"Oh hell yeah," Vice called out as he rushed forward before leaping into the air. He then yelled out as he went for a dropkick against the Hollow just as it was getting up, sending it tumbling back to the ground.

The Hollow roared, getting up and punching at Vice who simply held out a palm, blocking the strike with ease.

Revi gave a yell as he rushed forward, slamming a fist into the Hollow's leg to stagger it.

"You need to kick! Kick it!" George called out, "Rex is good for kicking!"

"Sorry but that's not my style!" Revi called out, "You got anything we can use that's heavy hitting?!"

"Activate the stamp again and use your motions to control Vice!" George called out.

"Wait," Revi pulled out the stamp and stared at it, "I can do that?"

Vice turned towards George before looking over at Revi and the Hollow, "Use his wha-"

[REX!]

In an instant, Vice shot flames out from where his mouth would likely be. The stream of flames crashed against the Hollow, burning it and forcing it away. Revi then swung the stamp a few times, the tail of Vice's growing larger and larger as Vice moved against his own will, his tail extending out and striking against the Hollow several times.

"Jeez!" Vice called out as he backed away, "Warn me when you're going to do that!"

"Hey don't complain," Revi called out as he set the Rex Vistamp back in place, "It worked out just fine, right?"

"Now for your finisher," George said, "Turn the stamp twice then Rider Kick!"

"Twice…" Revi said as he did as was instructed as Vice hurried over to him.

[REX STAMPING FINISH!]

The Riders legs began to shine brightly and build up a large amount of energy. The two looked at their legs before looking at each other , realizing what they needed to do based on what George's instructions. They rushed forward before leaping and spinning in the air, kicking out as a projection of a counter formed, the number 48 being seen before the 8 shifted to a 9. It wasn't long before the 4 and 9 shifted forward to reveal 5 and 0, 50. The two kicked through the projection as energy built further and further, the two kicking against the Hollow's mask and piercing through it.

The Hollow cried out as it was struck by the attack, fading away after its mask shattered.

"Bravo!" George called out as he walked forward while clapping, "Thank you once again, Kamen Rider Revice!"

"There's that name again…" Revi muttered before he shifted the stamp once before pulling it out, dismissing his transformation completely. The result caused Vice to flash, reverting back to his spirit form before he was sucked inside of Ichigo with a yelp.

Ichigo felt another chill as he shook himself a bit since he could just barely feel a change. It wasn't as strong as it used to be, but he could tell that putting on that Driver made him spiritually aware again and transforming into Revice likely brought back some of his spiritual power as a result.

"So what happens now?" Ichigo asked, "What exactly did I just turn into?"

"Well those are yours to keep, so keep them close," George said as he gestured with his eyebrows towards Ichigo's satchel, "But in the meantime…" he suddenly checked his watch, "You should probably get to school, don't want to be late."

"Ah crap that's right!" Ichigo realized as he quickly scrambled to put the Revice Driver and Rex Vistamp away in his satchel before hurrying off, "Hey, so you're not off the hook alright? We'll talk later!"

"Of course, you're holding onto very delicate equipment after all," George replied before going for a few shooing motions, "Now go on, your education is important."

"Whatever," Ichigo groaned out as he began to run off as he didn't care for the sudden worried about his education remarks from George.

"That kid's definitely my ticket," George couldn't help but smirk to himself, "Not sure what the Director was thinking when picking him, but I think I can spin this in my favor against that suspicious man."


Elsewhere in Karakura Town at the Urahara Shop, Kisuke Urahara, the humble owner of said shop had stepped out of the store. He waved his fan a bit as his hat hid his eyes but shifted his head slightly to where one eye could be seen. Everything had been quiet… until a few minutes ago when he felt something he wasn't expecting to feel for a long time.

What happened next was also surprising to him as he heard a sudden ringing. It was a phone he had on his person that he'd usually never touch but kept on him anyway. The sudden ringing had caught him off guard and made him realize that this feeling wasn't something that he thought was happening earlier than intended.

"Just what have you gotten yourself into," Urahara said as he closed his fan and pressed it against his chin as he let the ringing continue, "Ichigo Kurosaki?"


Deep underground there was a gathering was numerous individuals, however their location of meeting was what one wouldn't normally expect. The location was what could only be described as a dance club, flashing neon lights, bright screens and a glowing dance floor filled with a large crowd of people cheering. Among the crowd were black bodied creatures with bone-like armoring. Despite their monstrous appearance they seemed to only mingle among the crowd. On the stage were two men in mariachi themed outfits, one wore green with slicked back light brown hair while the other was in purple with dark brown hair and wearing a mariachi hat.

Between the two was the strange coffin that had been unearthed alongside the Giff Stamp. It was all cleaned up, being free of the dirt and dust and allowing it to be fully appreciated in all of its glory.

"I am no one," The man in the green said with his arms behind his back, "The same applies to all of you. We're all nobodies!"

"No more holding back," The man in purple exclaimed, "No more sadness! Put an end to your pretend happiness!"

It wasn't long before a young woman walked through the crowd, her dress being Spanish themed like the two men. It allowed her to stick out from the crowd as it was a brilliant red and frill filled dress. She held a white Vistamp with a monstrous face molded into

"You people will be our sacrificial lambs to unleash your inner demons, so that we may shatter order in this world!" The young woman said as she stamped various people with the white stamp, forming the same creatures from the crowd that were promptly sucked into the stamp, "Such that Lord Giff may rise again!"

"Behold, the great Giff's fiancée," The man in purple gestured towards the woman who had soon leapt forward and over the coffin, landing on the stage, "Mistress Aguilera!"

Aguilera could only give a smirk as she heard the crowd's applause, "The time has come to evolve once again."

It wasn't long before Aguilera and her two commanders struck their own poses while shouting their group's motto:

"GRACIAS DEADMANS!"


Bleach: SoulDevil


Author's Notes: Welcome to a peak into the future of my writing via this celebratory one-shot/pilot of sorts. That's right because while this is just a single chapter, it is only a single chapter for now. It's an idea I'm still working on but wanted to get out in the open in honor of Bleach's anime returning.

It's a very heavy fusion between Bleach and Revice, which causes a lot of differences that are apparent in this one-shot. The first being the year change of when events happened being pushed further into the 2000's, and then Ichigo transforming into Revice with no sign of the Igarashi family in sight.

This is an idea I've had since Revice hit its late 20's and I've been slowly crafting and working on a skeleton. It's not fully finished, but I wanted to get some kind of proof of concept out there. Plus I know people were curious if I had ideas for Revice, so here you go. Once my workload lightens (likely when Roze is close to being finished) I'll attempt to fully go into this idea. Though of course this proto-chapter/one-shot is subject to change as I might get better ideas by the time the full story drops.

But for now this is very much a celebratory one-shot to honor Bleach's return and I hope you enjoyed what you read.