A few days later, Tokushi walked through the Seireitei. He still had the murder of his captain on his mind. He felt sorry for Hinamori because of what it was putting her through. He wasn't too fond of the captain but he respected him enough as a captain. He wasn't glad that Captain Aizen was dead but there was another feeling that he couldn't explain. He leapt from the ground onto the top of the walls of the maze like walkways of the Seireitei. He stood on top of the walls and looked down at the area of the Central 46 Chambers. The area of the 46 chambers was always a bit of a soothing sight for Tokushi. Even though it wasn't a natural sight and nothing special, it was still nice to look at. Then Tokushi noticed something strange. There were no guards at the doors. Then he saw someone walking along the bridge, heading for Room 46. He couldn't tell immediately who it was but he could tell that it was a captain.

"No one is allowed in there, regardless of their status." Tokushi thought

He got closer and to his surprise it was the dead Captain Aizen. Tokushi's eyes widened.

"What the hell is going on?" He thought.

He felt like something was behind him.

"Oh Tokushi. It's a shame that you found out, even if it was by accident." Aizen said.

Tokushi leapt away from his captain. He knew something was up and that his captain didn't fight along the same side as him.

"What is going on, Captain Aizen?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

"No, not really. I saw your body hanging by your own sword."

"You thought you saw my body. When in reality you saw Kyoukasuigetsu."

"Your Zanpakuto?"

"Correct. It's not the water based Zanpakuto that I had everyone think."

"Complete hypnotism." Tokushi said.

"I knew there was a reason you were the fourth seat of my squad."

"It makes sense. Kyoukasuigetsu uses diffused reflection in mist and water to confuse enemies. What other way to do that other than hypnotism."

Aizen smiled and nodded in approval. He was actually impressed that Tokushi figured it out even if he had stumbled across Aizen by accident.

"It's rather unfortunate that I have to kill such a bright person." Aizen said.

Tokushi drew his orange hilted Zanpakuto. He knew he was going to have trouble fighting Aizen and it was almost obvious that he would fail. But he knew he had to try.

He pointed his Zanpakuto at Aizen.

"Betray, Hankotekikiru." (Rebellious Cut)

A chain shot out of the hilt and fused to Tokushi's arm. Aizen stood there with a grin on his face.

"Just because you used to be a hollow doesn't mean you can beat me." Aizen said.

Without warning Tokushi launched his Zanpakuto at Aizen. It was headed straight for his head. Aizen tilted his head to the side and avoided the attack. Tokushi pulled back his arm to retract his sword. He caught it then began to swing it. He launched it again towards his captain. Aizen caught it by the blade.

"He caught it barehanded!"

Aizen pulled Tokushi towards him and sliced through him with his own Zanpakuto. Blood sprayed all over the ground.

"I dodged most of it and I still got this much damage." Tokushi thought.

Aizen then pulled the released Zanpakuto off of Tokushi's arm, causing more injury. Tokushi stumbled around leaving the Central 46 grounds.

"Got to get out of here and tell somebody."

Then his Zanpakuto flew through the air and sliced through the right side of Tokushi's chest. Tokushi slumped against a wall. Aizen looked at his fourth seat Shinigami for a few seconds.

"He moved slightly enough for his Zanpakuto to miss his heart. He may survive, he may not." Aizen said as he turned around and walked off.

Tokushi lied there against the wall. He was still breathing. He needed to get to the aide of the Fourth squad. He wasn't too far away from them. He used the wall as leverage to get to his feet. He stumbled away from the battle sight with his own captain, leaving a trail of blood behind.

"Yeah, I used to be a hollow. So what? I'm one of the very rare cases of a soul that remembers being a hollow. I remember all of the souls I've eaten and all of the people I've killed. I can see their faces like I saw them yesterday. I even killed a few Shinigami. Not many know that I used to be a hollow. I plan to keep it that way."He thought to himself.

FLASHBACK

In a small town a few miles south of Karakura Town; a hollow was on the rampage. It stood on all fours and had multiple tails. Multiple Shinigami ran up to attack it but the hollow took them out with a swing of its tail.

"Sit upon the frozen heaves, Hyorinmaru," A voice said from above.

The hollow looked up to see a dragon made of ice shoot from the white haired Shinigami's sword and slithered its way towards the hollow. The hollow swung three of its tails destroying the attack. The sea green eyed Shinigami landed in front of the other Shinigami.

"Lieutenant Hitsugaya. This thing has killed multiple Shinigami." One of them said.

"Don't worry. I'll handle it." Hitsugaya said.

The Hollow swung more of its tails leveling its surroundings. Hitsugaya stood in front of it with a calm look on his face. He swung the chain from the sword's hilt and threw it at the hollow. The chain wrapped around one of the hollow's feet and it became incased in ice. Hitsugaya pulled on the chain and it severed the hollow's foot. The hollow howled in pain. The hollow's mouth opened red energy began to form.

"A cero?"

Hitsugaya leapt into the air and sliced through the hollow's mask before the hollow was able to fire the cero. The hollow dissipated into nothingness.

A few days later, a new comer to Rukongai awoke in an alley. He slowly opened his eyes and looked from side to side at his surroundings. He lifted his hands and looked at them carefully.

"These hands are strange to me. I don't recognize them. They look normal. They aren't claws."

He slowly stood to his feet. The moment he stood up his head erupted with immense pain. He groaned as he held his head. Flashes of memories sped through his thoughts. Images of fighting Shinigami, eating souls, destroying buildings, and a certain white haired Shinigami that ended his life as a hollow.

"So I was a…hollow."

He stumbled out of the alleyway and into the streets of Rukongai.

END FLASHBACK