Before we start the story:
Imagine a version of Hellsing with Seras, Alucard and Integra switched.
That's right...blows your mind, huh?
I heard it!! That was…the cry of a Hollow!!
For the orange haired Soul Reaper, this drastic turn of events was really quite unexpected. There was no way that he could've missed out on the beast's presence, but from experience, it was like he heard its cry through some unseen filter.
The only thing more surprising was the fact that this small raven haired girl, who had the ability to see, speak and even touch him was just…unfathomable.
How could this one have…heard the howl before I sensed it?
A large crash from downstairs interrupted his thoughts, quickly followed by a sharp, high pitched scream.
"That was Yuzu!" The young girl screamed out. The darkly dressed man headed towards the door, leaving her restrained on the floor. "Hey! Where are you going!?" The Soul Reaper ignored her question at first, before turning around to face her.
"I'm going to go kill it!! STAY HERE!!" He commanded.
"Hold up!! That's my family being attacked!! Undo your spell!! NOW!!"
He couldn't help but growl at the you girl's insolence, cursing at her continued ignorance of the danger presented. "Don't be a fool!!" He yelled back, "There isn't anything you can do! You'll only succeed in adding to the body count! BE QUIET AND LEAVE THIS TO ME! UNDERSTAND!?"
Rukia didn't know what to say to that. She lowered her head slightly upon realizing her role in this, but a second part of her truly believed the Soul Reaper's promise. Finally able to quiet the girl down, the Soul Reaper proceeded with opening the door to the hallway.
GWOOOooooOOO!!!
What…this spirit energy?! He was slightly pushed back by the sudden surge, and braced as if an intense heat was emanating form a great fire from downstairs. I didn't sense it until now…
"R-Rukia…" a soft voice groaned from down the hall. The man froze, almost forgetting that most humans weren't like the girl behind her. Crawling weakly to the room, the younger raven haired girl managed to bring herself into view of her older sister. "…are you okay?"
"Karin!!" Rukia gasped at seeing blood run down from the girl's forehead.
"Good…it hasn't come this way…" she surmised in a weak voice. "It happened so fast…Dad's back exploded and he fell…then it went for me and Yuzu…so fast…" Rukia's eyebrows furrowed as the girl recalled her tale to her, "…I thought…had to warn…sis…"
Grinding her teeth, Rukia tried to desperately pull against whatever bound her arms together; she had to take care of her sister. "What is it…?" Karin continued, "I didn't get a good look…I don't think Yuzu and Dad could see it…Rukia…HURRY…before it finds you…RUN…" the young girl smiled weakly while saying this, happy that she was able to warn her older sister before closing her haggard eyes.
"It's okay." The Soul Reaper quickly checked over the girl. "She just passed out." He overheard increasing growls from the bound teenager, and jumped to his feet when he realized what she was doing. "Stop!" He commanded, "STOP! No human's strength is enough to break the Kido!!" No matter how much he tried, the girl wouldn't listen, and she continued her resistance. "If you force it, your soul will…"
Jumping to her feet, the young girl panted heavily from her exertion, but her determined eyes ran passed him as she ran out of the room. Standing in pure shock, the man only realized what had happened as soon as she passed him by.
Impossible…'Bunny girl' broke the Kido by her own power?!
That can't be!!
More astounding was the fact that the girl immediately grabbed a baseball bat, and darted out of the room. "Wait!!" He called after her, and he chased her down the stairs. What is she…?
"Yuzu!! Dad!!" Rukia screamed madly. Dropping nearly three steps at a time, she landed on the first floor and quickly took cover behind a wall. Peeking out slowly, Rukia cautiously surveyed the broken wall, destroyed furniture, and smoky clouds of dust and debris. She gasped and ran over to her fallen father, and was relieved to find that he still had a pulse. Movement attracted her eyes ahead, towards the gaping hole and what remained of the kitchen wall. Amidst the smoke, a huge dark figure loomed about just outside in the streets, as it turned to face her.
DOOOoooOOOM
Its face a bleach white, a mask of vile description sat perched on a grotesque form of a body.
It…it's a Hollow!! A huge difference in height between them, Rukia's eyes bulged at the sight of the demonic behemoth. When he said evil spirit, I thought it'd look human…but it's a MONSTER!!
Her eyes were fixated on the beast, no matter how ugly her brain told her eyes; she couldn't look away. Her body trembled with fear, and the bat in her had clunked and jittered against the hard wood flooring. This is bad! Really bad! She said to herself. Why am I shaking?!
I'm not afraid of that thing!! I've seen tons of ghosts! It's just another one!! To the dismay of her train of thought, no ghosts had ever tried to harm her or her family…unlike that of this beast that held Yuzu's terrified form in its massive hand.
"Yuzu!!" Rukia's grip on the wooden bat strengthened, and her body pumped even more adrenaline into her system.
"…Rukia…!" The small blonde girl gasped out. Unable to sit idle for any longer, Rukia charged the beast, clutching the bat in both hands. Yelling out as she ran, her heart skipped a beat when a giant fist came crashing towards her. Using the bat as a makeshift shield, Rukia was tossed all the back into her house, crashing into the wall in the process. Her back and ribs ached and roared in pain, but she managed to recover and push her small and lithe frame to a sitting position. Leaning against the wall and coughing, her violet eyes bulged again at the sight of the annihilated baseball bat. A shadow was cast over her head, and the whoosh of the Hollow's monstrous fist screamed in her ears as it crashed down upon her.
GRAAWRRR!!
The creature's wails shook her again, but she was still generally alive at the moment. The slight sprinkling of wetness spattered on her face, causing her to open her eyes in curiosity. Upon doing so, Rukia witnessed the darkly dressed man drive his large blade through the Hollow's forearm. Immediately letting go of the small girl in its grasp, the Soul Reaper bounced off the ground upon landing and caught her in one arm. "Here..." He said as he handed the girl over and Rukia immediately tried to shake her sister to consciousness.
"Yuzu! You okay!?" Tears openly fell down her cheeks as she nervously shook in panic.
"Hey Girly, shut it!!" He called towards the raven haired teen. "The Hollow hasn't eaten any of your family's souls yet!"
"It…it hasn't?" Rukia sniffled once, and wiped her tears away.
"Not even the soul of your father, who lies on the floor." The orange haired Soul Reaper said, as he pointed his large sword towards the lumbering beast.
"Wait! You said that Hollows attack people to eat their souls!!" Rukia yelled back. "So why'd that thing attack my family-"
"Hollows are drawn to high levels of spirit energy…but they also attack opportunistically." He began to explain.
"What does that mean?"
Keeping his back towards the girls, he scowled towards the grimacing smile of the waiting Hollow. "I've never known a human who could see a Soul Reaper…or break a binding spell before…I've never heard of a human with so much energy…" Turning to face her, the Soul Reaper's face wore a serious look. "I think he was looking…for you!"
"What?! He was after me!?" She exclaimed. "All this…was because of me?!" The beast haven recovered from its sword wound, stood up on its two legs. "My father's dying over there…Karin…and Yuzu bleeding…all of this…"
"Wait…" He tried to explain, "That's not what I meant…" From behind, the Hollow raised its arm, and threw a horizontal swipe at the Soul Reaper, throwing him across the street and into a guard wall.
"Soul Reaper!" She gasped out. The deafening cry of the Hollow brought her eyes forward, where the beast lumbered towards its prey.
"Shit…I failed to guard my flank…" The orange haired man cursed at his own stupidity. The Hollow's cry brought him back to the task at hand and his brown eyes grew wide at leaving the girl unprotected.
"Hey…you want my soul?" Rukia asked the monster in front of her. "Forget the others!! It's me you want!! So kill ME!!" she screamed, and waved her arms about to attract the Hollow's attention.
"Damn it!!"
Roaring once again, the Hollow opened its mouth wide, and charged teeth first towards the small girl. Blood splattered and squirted into the air, as soft flesh was chomped…but not Rukia's. Its massive teeth managed to puncture the Soul Reaper all over, but not before he engraved his blade between the Hollow's front teeth, causing wails of pain.
"Soul Reaper!!"
"Idiot…" he answered painfully. "Stupid, stupid girl." Crawling towards the wall, the bleeding form of the man managed to lean against it and present his dark clothes, soaked in blood. "Did you honestly think it would be over if you gave him your soul? Then you are a fool!" Rukia gulped and shuddered over the man's words.
"I'm sorry…I just wanted to…"
"I'm not going to bullshit you…I'm too messed up to fight it…It's just a matter of time…until we all become that bastard's food."
It's all my fault…We're all going to die!
"...Do you wish to save your family?" He panted out.
"What? Just tell me how!! I'll do anything!!" Rukia pleaded. Grinning weakly at her immediate response, he drew his large sword, and pointed it straight at her.
"Then you must…become a Soul Reaper…"
"What? What are you talking about?" She exclaimed back, "I can't be a-"
"-you can! Place the point of the Zanpakuto, ghost-cutter, over your heart." He described the large sword in his hands. "And I'll infuse you with half of my soul reaper powers—that should be more than enough for this lummox." He kept a serious face even as he said this. "You'll temporarily have the powers of a Soul Reaper…to give you a chance against the Hollow."
"Are you sure…can you do something like that?"
"To be honest…I don't know. The chance of success is low, and if we fail, you die!" Seeing the nervously look on her face, he continued, "But, there is no other way!! Nor time to think about it."
Her heart trembled at her choices…how could she decide to,,,
"…Rukia…" the small blonde girl mewed in pain, "Where are you..? …Rukia…"
"Yuzu…is she having a bad dream?"
"Don't come…danger…run…Rukia…"
My sisters…were worrying about me when they were in danger!
Wiping away blood and tears form her face; Rukia looked down towards the orange haired man and took one more preparatory breath. "Well, Bunny Girl?" The man asked.
"Give me the sword, Soul Reaper. We'll try your plan." Grinning again at her choice, the man lifted the sword to rest against her body and adjusted his grip on the handle.
"By the way…" She interrupted his focus.
"What is it?"
"The name's not 'Bunny Girl'. I'm Rukia Kurosaki…"
"Oh…Ichigo Kuchiki, nice to meetchya…" The renewed scream of the Hollow approaching them caught Ichigo's eye, and he seriously stared into the girl's violet ones. "Ready?" Looking seriously into the man's brown eyes, she delicately wrapped her hands on the blade nearest to the hilt.
"Yes."
Some words from the Typewriter:
At this sluggish pace, by the time I finish with the first volume, I should have 10+ chapters. Guess what, there are 17+ volumes...\
Two imaginary points for every grammer/speling mistake you find.
...legalites...
-The only reason Tite Kubo hasn't sued me yet...is because he doesn't know about this...
-Same can be said about Kohta Hirano...what a great guy...