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Author's Note: Hello! We're now on Day 4, which means it's time for the crossover. As some of you know, I'm also in the Bleach fandom, and so for the sake of this prompt, I decided to blend together two of my favorite things in the world: SNK and Bleach!
If you already know what Bleach is about, or watch the manga/anime, then you'll have no problem. If not, don't worry! I'll explain some things before hand!
So, thank you so much for reading and reviewing, guys! You rock! See you tomorrow!
Bleach Terms:
Karakura Town: A fictional town in Japan that has a high spiritual activity. In Bleach, this is the hometown of Kurosaki Ichigo, the protagonist. There's generally a soul reaper in Karakura Town in charge of killing hollows.
Shinigami: Japanese Death Gods/Soul Reapers. They wear black robes and carry swords. Their purpose is to purify souls and send them to Soul Society. When they strike hollows with their swords, they purify them and send them to SS. They also protect the Human World from hollow attacks.
Hollows: In Bleach, when a person dies and isn't sent to SS soon, they start developing a hollow in their chests ─hence their name. They eventually become monsters that feed on other souls to fill the hollow in their chests. They have masks on their faces. Shinigami have to strike them on their masks, to purify them and send them to SS. Hollows eat shinigami too.
Gotei 13: The 13 Division Imperial Guards. The main military branch of the Soul Society. This is the place where shinigami work. It consist of 13 divisions, each division has a captain, a lieutenant and seated officers. The captain of the first division is the captain commander of the Gotei 13.
Kurumadani Zennoske: At one point in Bleach, he's the shinigami in charge of guarding Karakura Town. People tend to forget his name, and call him "Af-san" because of his afro. He's kind of an idiot.
Cell phone: Shinigami have special cellphones that tell them the location of hollows. Hollows send particular high spiritual waves, and so that's how shinigami are able to locate them.
Taichou: Captain.
Zanpakutou: Lit. Soul-Cutter sword. These are the swords shinigami use. Each zanpakutou is a representation of its shinigami's soul. They all have unique abilities once they are released. They are sentient beings too, and each has a name.
Shikai: The first release of a zanpakutou. To achieve it, a shinigami needs to learn his/her zanpakutou's name and the incantation to activate shikai. This wya, shinigami can activate their zanpakutou's unique powers.
Bankai: The second and final release of a zanpakutou. Most captains in the Gotei 13 have a bankai. To achieve it, a shinigami must materialize their zanpakutou in the physical world and subjugate its spirit. It usually takes about 10 or more years to achieve. A shinigami with a bankai is a very powerful shinigami.
Kidou or demon arts: There are spells that help shinigami during combats.
Zanjutsu: The art of wielding a zanpakutou.
Shunpo: Or Flash Step. It's a movement technique, which allows the user to move faster than the eye can follow.
Hitsugaya Toshirou: A Gotei 13 Captain, who is considered a prodigy. He has the appearance of a kid.
Title: A Night in Karakura Town
Prompt: Crossover
Summary: Eren and Mikasa are two soul reapers investigating a strange hollow case. When they get attacked, can this event bring them together?
"Damn it! Why did they have to send us? Are they insane?" Eren complained as both he and Mikasa tried to locate a certain hollow that had been giving the Gotei 13 a hard time.
Mikasa sighed. "Someone needed to replace Kurumadani-san while he's at the hospital." She replied, looking at her cell phone.
"It's Af-san's fault for getting distracted while on duty!" Eren barked back.
"Why are you so angry? I thought you wanted to get into action killing hollows." Mikasa said, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, but taichou was already helping me achieve bankai when we were sent here! I want to go back to my bankai training!"
"If we do this job soon, you can return earlier to your training, Eren. Besides, this can serve as further practice." Mikasa said matter-of-factly, trying to calm Eren down.
"Tch. Whatever."
They remained silent for a few minutes, each alone with their thoughts. Eren didn't know what they were doing there, anyway. They were fresh from the Academy, and normally they would send a more experienced shinigami, a seated officer for example. Besides, he knew Mikasa would end up doing the job alone, as always. She was the best student, a prodigy, who had already mastered kidou, zanjutsu, shunpo, and her shikai. Eren, on the other hand, was still working on his kidou and shunpo. That was why he wanted to continue with his bankai training, then, perhaps, he'd be able to achieve it before Mikasa did, finally beating her at something.
Eren was still fuming when he heard Mikasa sigh. "What's the matter?", He asked, noticing how she was frowning.
"They told us the hollow would be here but I haven't received any signals yet." Mikasa answered his question, worry lacing her voice.
"Che, they sent us here for nothing then."
Mikasa turned to look at him in exasperation. "Don't you get it Eren? There was a hollow, a dangerous hollow, running amok, and now it's gone."
"Maybe someone already got it. It's not a big deal." He replied nonchalantly.
"But Eren…"
Just then, a roar was heard followed by an incredible amount of reiatsu. Turning around, they both came face to face with the biggest hollow they had ever seen. It looked like an oversized spider mixed with a snake, and its fangs were as big as them. They both jumped in time to evade its attack, and landed some good five meters away from the hollow.
"There's your hollow." Eren said sarcastically, pointing towards the hollow with his zanpakutou.
Mikasa just looked at him in annoyance. "Can you please take this seriously and help me fight it?" She asked, frustrated at him.
"Me? Helping you? Why do you even need my help? You're Mikasa Ackerman, a fucking prodigy. The best student since Hitsugaya-taichou. Why do you need the help of someone as lowly as me?!" His anger finally exploding, Eren screamed, letting out years and years of frustration.
"You… you think I feel superior to you?" Mikasa whispered, a hurt expression adorning her face. But Eren turned away from her, missing the look on her face.
"I don't think it, I know it! It's the only explanation for why you never let me fight!"
Mikasa was about to reply when the hollow attacked them once again. They both jumped again, and shunpo'd away from the hollow.
"Are ya done talkin'? I hate it when my food talks!" The hollow said, grinning at his prey. "Come here tasty shinigami, and let me eat you!"
"Listen Eren, we can talk about this later, right now we need to defeat this hollow. Forget what has happened in the past, and let's fight it together." Mikasa said, pleading with her eyes.
"Fine!"
Together they started surrounding the hollow, Eren attacking it with his zanpakutou while Mikasa attacked it with the demon arts. However, their attacks had no effect on the hollow, for it was very strong, stronger than any other hollow they had ever come across.
"Now what?" Eren asked, annoyed at the hollow.
"We need to release our shikai. You can use yours to distract it while I give the final blow."
"See?! You always do this!" Eren exclaimed, pointing a finger at her.
"What?" Mikasa asked.
"You always want to do the most dangerous part! You're always trying to protect me! Do you really think I'm so weak?! I can handle this hollow, Mikasa!" Eren started yelling. Each of his words hurt Mikasa.
"That's not it!" She shouted too, trying to make Eren understand.
"Then what?!" Eren finally snapped, looking at her with angry eyes.
"I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU, OKAY?!"
"Mikasa…" Eren was perplexed at her reaction. He had never imagined that was the reason why she had spent years babying him, overprotecting him.
"I've already lost so many people… I don't want to lose you too…" Mikasa whispered, clenching the hilt of her sword until her knuckles turned white.
Eren sighed, and then petted Mikasa's head. "You're not going to lose me. You have to trust me, Mikasa. I can handle it. Don't overdo it either, because one day you might lose your life because of me, and if that happens, I won't be able to bear it." He whispered, looking at her in such a way Mikasa's heart skipped a beat. "I want to protect you too."
"So what do you suggest we do?" She asked, finally understanding that she had to trust Eren, for his feelings were the same as hers.
"We fight it together." He said, releasing his shikai while Mikasa did the same.
"Ready to die, shinigami?" The hollow, who had remained silent until then, said with a mischievous grin on his horrifying mouth.
"Don't count on it, hollow."
Together, they defeated the hollow, with Eren giving the final blow that purified it. He took it as a sign that Mikasa finally trusted him with his own life. He shouted in victory and made a little dance, while Mikasa watched him in amusement.
"Guess we work better together, huh?" She asked, while Eren grinned.
"You bet!"
P.S. Yeah, Levi's their captain! Couldn't resist it!
