Koike awoke to his fathers screams,"AHHHHHHHHH"

he sat up with a jolt and yelled at his dad," WHAT THE HELL!?"

his father just sat there pointing at the massive hole in the wall, Koike looked to the hole.

He jumped out of bed and yelled,"how the hell did that happen!?"

Koike's father looked at him,"YOU MEAN YOU DONT KNOW!?"

Koike looked at his father and angrily yelled,"NO I DON'T!?"

his father regains his posture and says," well, we better get that fixed,"

Koike looks at him,"that was fast," he replies

[LATER THAT DAY]

Koike walks down the road, the early morning sun pouring on his face, he turns the corner, and quickly jumps back behind it

he peers around,"damn... its another hollow" he looks up," guess i have to handle it," he prepares to turn the corner

suddenly," Yo," Koike jumps, he turns around, and sees a man, with a partially buttoned up flannel shirt, and baggy cargo pants, with a bandana rapped around his shaggy black hair

Koike looks at him,"...Akira?," koike looks puzzled,"The one and only, so what are we gonna do today?," he turns the corner then quickly jumps behind it," that is one big hollow," koike looks at him," ya think,"

"well," Akira says nonchalantly," theres only one thing to do," he exits his body, in full soul reaper form,"TAKE IT DOWN," he charges screaming as he draws his katana.

He slashes the hollow, blood spraying like a fountain out of the open wound, he looks at Koike," well, what are you waiting for," he Screamed," change it into a soul reaper and help me," a look of determination comes across his face,"RIGHT," he transforms, but instead of the massive sword he had the night before, he simply had a regular Katana," what happened to my sword," Koikes puzzlement nearly got him crushed as the hollow struck the ground where he was standing

"Watch out, Koike," Akira yells," unless you wanna pave the road with your blood," after destroying the hollow, Akira walks up to Koike,"you did pretty good for your first fight,"

"thanks," koike says," but what happened to my sword, last night, it was huge," Akira sighs,"the reason it was like that is because it was in shikai, now its sealed, because you dont know its name... and learning it takes along time," suddenly, Akira Grabs Koike and hurtles him into a bush.

,"what the hell!?," Koike whispers, Akira puts his fingers to his lips,"SHHHHHHH," he points and koike looks," Quincies," Koike asks.

Akira nods,"yeah, two of them," as Koike trys to listen to the two quincies, he hears a familar voice, but he can't make out who's.

as he listens he makes out,"Damn, we just missed them," and another voice rings out, distinctly female," yeah, no doubt about it, they were here, both of them," the male says," but dont you think one of their reiatsu's have changed, it seems different,"

just then, Akira stands up," Looking for someone?" the two quincies turn with lightning speed, and draw their bows.

Akira puts his hands up, and as Koike looks at the male quincy, he realizes it's none other than his friend, Takuya Yoshikuni

"Takuya!?," Koike stands up out of the brush, Takuya looks at Koike,"Koike!?," the two look at eachother and in unison say,

"YOUR A QUINCY/YOUR A SOUL REAPER," Akira and the girl quincy look back and forth, then yell,"YOU KNOW EACHOTHER!?,"

Koike nods,"he's my best friend," Akira nods," well, this makes things easier," he looks to the female quincy, she nods and upon further inspection, he notices she has the same amber hair and eyes as Takuya, she looks at koike.

"im Takuya's sister, Kumiko," Koike looks at Takuya as if to say,"REALLY," Akira and Kumiko talk in the distance, while Takuya and Koike sit down," So... your a quincy?," Koike Asks Takuya,"Yeah," he replies," but i never expected you to be a soul reaper," he laughs," when did that happen?" Koike looks down,"Just last night, the previous soul reaper saved my life from a hollow, and gave me his powers."

just then, Akira and Kumiko come running in," Time to go!," Akira says frantically," whats going on!?" the two boys ask in unison.

then, a extremely powerful force rained down on all of them," What is this spiritual pressure!?," Takuya exclaimed.

,"its him," Akira Struggled to get the words out," the ultimate Vasto Lorde, king of the hollows," as he says that, a humanoid figure appears in the sky, Akira looks up" Raiko ichitamori,"

Raiko looks down on the four people," thank you for that wonderful introduction... now... i can Kill you!,"

the king of the hollows appears, will these four be able to beat him... CHAPTER FOUR: THE HALLOW'S PLAYGROUND