(Quick note for those who don't know what the Buddhist symbol for good luck looks like, well, it is commonly misunderstood as the symbol for the nazis, I mean seriously, hitler ripped his symbol off better people and tarnished its reputation.)
I awoke lying on my back. I sat up and found that I was on a grassy island floating in the sky, in the middle of the island was a katana with a silver blade and a black steel backing, the guard was the Buddhist symbol for good luck. I knew exactly what this was and wondered if it was real. There was only one way to find out. I grabbed the handle, pulled the sword from the ground, placed my other hand on the blade, and asked, "what is your name zanpakto?"
And a deep voice rumbled from the sword.
"My name is ripka. And I am your zanpakto. If you need me I shall appear."
A second flash and I was back on the roof. I stood up and I felt a paw on my shoulder.
"I thought this would be your spiritual form."
Standing behind me was a tall human-like red fox with 5 tails.
"I am not a normal zanpakto, I have no shikai or bankai, but I can take powers from your enemies, I can temporarily use the souls you defeated to fight for you, and I can store physical people in your world." Ripka explained.
"My inner world must be its own dimension." I said
I heard ripka give a soft chuckle.
"You learn fast." Ripka said.
And just like that ripka was gone and there on the left side of my hip was his zanpakto form.
I decided to tell Cole and Zeke about the truth when Cole got back
"Traveling just got a whole hell of a lot easier for me." Cole said
"What do you mean" I asked
"I can now use the electricity in the wires to slide." Cole responded.
"Nice" I said
"Hey, bouked, there's something I wanted to ask you since you got back from your meditation trip." Zeke said
He must have noticed ripka.
"Okay, what's your question?" I asked
"What's that funky sword you're carrying, it looks like a katana, but it's giving me weird vibes." Zeke responded.
"Well, you see, I come from another dimension where all of this is a video game." I answered. Cole had a shocked look on his face, Zeke looked like he was having a happy heart attack from the biggest conspiracy possible.
"Do me and Trish get back together? Cole asked.
"I don't know, it's been so long. I'm sorry." I replied
"But that still doesn't explain the sword." Zeke said
"This sword comes from a later dimension, a anime called bleach." I replied.
"So, is this what helped you conjure that tornado?" Cole asked
"No. When I did that the energy felt different. It felt like a person that has been my friend and ally for a long time." I answered
"Bouked, try to find a secure place." Ripka said suddenly
"Sorry guys, I have to go." I said
I then went to the place where the reapers tried to infect the water, closed both doors, and meditated.
I found myself on the wall of a skyscraper, ripka was in front of me, next to him was a whited out version of me. I knew what this meant and I'm sure ripka already knew that I knew
"Bouked you are ready to fight your inner hollow." Ripka stated. "Begin!"
My inner hollow appeared in front of me. A sword already in his chest.
"I already know the talk, and as you can see I won't wimp out on you." I said. I withdrew the sword and I could hear ripka clapping
"Wow, a record of 3 seconds, now we need to know how long you can hold it."
I was back in the tunnel, I activated the phone
"Cole, I'm gonna be training for the next 3 days." I said
Cole gave a alright, and I began. I put my hand over my face and orange reishi formed around my hand. I pulled my hand down and a mask formed over my face. Ripka then showed me the image of a hollowfyed reaper and we fought for three days straight. 3 whole days without the mask falling off or breaking. I was ready.
When I came out I called Cole. "Hey fill me in."
"We found out who gave me the package. His name's kessler, and he took Trish." Cole replied.
I used my powers to track Cole. When I got there, I saw two groups of bodies, one group had one person, who was probably Trish. And the second one had six.
I saw Cole save Trish, but heard Trish scream. It was a trick.
When we got to her she was almost dead. In her dying moments, she expressed her hate for Cole. Cole was inconsolable, and I took a silent vow. To help lovers, at all cost.
Author's notes: Now the pace will speed up. Bouked is getting more and more powerful, little does he know of his prophecy
"With the end of a hero, is the beginning of a great evil. Only one can rise against this evil, but he will face a simple choice in his darkest hour. when his greatest fears come to pass, he shall decide if history repeats itself."