A/N: I am so sorry for taking so long to update. You know those chapters that write themselves? Well this wasn't one of them. I had to fight this chapter almost the entire time.

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THE SILENT PROTECTOR

CHAPTER 4

400 YEARS BEFORE ICHIG GAINS SOUL REAPER POWERS

It was an average day in the soul society when an alert sounded throughout the seireitei. "Emergency alert! All captains and lieutenants are to report to the meeting hall in the squad 1 barracks immediately for an emergency captains meeting. There is an emergency Situation in the world of the living. All captains and lieutenants are to report at once!"

All over the seireitei captains and lieutenants dropped what they were doing and headed to the head captains office.

Kioshi turned to look at his lieutenant sitting at the desk next to him. "Well jeramey I guess we get to get out of this paper work now huh."

Turning from his paperwork to his captain jeramey said "Sounds like it. Let me just sign here and then we can go."

All over the seireitei the captains and lieutenants finished what they were doing and departed for the center of the seireitei. One by one they disappeared from view only to reappear a few seconds later in front of a set of massive oak doors. As soon as the first soul reaper arrived two unseated members of squad one opened the doors for the Captains Meeting Hall.

Pair by pair they entered the great hall. This was the first time that the hall had been opened for their use. Bright beautiful slabs of oak created the floor panels. The walls were currently covered in a thick plastic indicating a few cosmetic fixes were still underway.

The hall was lined with twelve dark stained mahogany tables. Each table was about six feet long and had two identical oak wood chairs placed behind them. Each chair and table had a squad insignia burned into them.

Once all of the captains and lieutenants had found their seats the Head-Captain and his Lieutenant walked through a smaller set of oak doors directly behind the only remaining table. The table was twice the size of the others and sat perpendicular to the other tables. It has beautiful carved feet and edges. It was clear to all that the persons sitting at that table were above everyone else.

In a tone that was filled with experience and authority the Head-Captain spoke to the gathered soul reapers. "We will now bring this emergency meeting to order. We have just been alerted to a major incursion in the world of the living. There are reportedly thousands of hollows currently in the major spiritually enriched zone in the world of the living."

Shocked that something that awful could be possible the captain sitting at the squad two table spoke out. "Surly the reports are exaggerated Head-Captain. An attack of that magnitude is unprecedented."

"I assure you Akihiko Shihōin that the report is accurate." Replied the Head-Captain in a deadly calm tone.

Coming to his brother's defense and wanting to get the meeting over with as soon as possible so he could protect the innocent Kioshi stood and said, "Akihiko is correct. This attack is unprecedented, as such we must respond with unprecedented force. I suggest we deploy three full squads to contain and drive back the hollows."

"Those were my thoughts exactly Kioshi. Now if there are no other interruptions I will continue with the deployment orders. Squads eleven, two, and four will deploy immediately. Squads 12 and 8 will remain on standby as possible reinforcements. You are all dismissed. Prepare your squads for deployment and line up in front of the main senkaimon in twenty minutes. Kioshi a word please."

"Of course brother. Lieutenant please prepare the squad I will be arriving momentarily."

"Yes sir." The lieutenant left in a flash of nearly silent shunpo as soon as he finished speaking.

"Kioshi when you deploy I must order you not to engage until we have a full spiritual freeze on the area. Your power is so vast we are unable to seal it, and your own seals don't seal enough of your power for it to be safe for the humans."

"I see. Just be quick about it Genreusai, I will not lose my men, I will do whatever it takes to protect them." As soon as he finished speaking Kioshi left in a flash of completely silent shunpo.

The squads arrived at the senkaimon gate for deployment in the twenty minute time frame. A few members of the kido corps arrived moments after everyone had gathered to open the gate. Unfortunately for a deployment of this magnitude the captains and lieutenants could not travel with their squads. They had to take a separate senkaimon due to their immense spiritual pressure. This also meant that they would arrive after their squads.

The captains arrived with their lieutenants to a massacre. Soul reapers and humans lay dead almost everywhere. The half of the soul reapers that remained were being pushed back. Rushing to give aid to their squads all the captains and lieutenants besides Kioshi shunpoed to the front lines to do battle.

Just as the sole reapers were being able to hold their ground a new massive tear opened up in the sky. Thousands of more hollows arrived and began to devour thousands of human souls.

"This is horrible captain."

I know lieutenant, but we can't release. We must wait for authorization."

That is bull shit. I thought you wanted our squad to be about protecting the innocent no matter the cost?"

"I do, but we may do more harm than good if we use our full strength."

"Jeramey! Please help me!

The hollow devoured Marvin before jeramey could arrive to help.

"Marvin!"

Hollow Charges Jeramey

Jeramey charges the hollow he wordlessly activates his shikai and slices through the hollow.

"Fine. If you won't stop him then I will!"

"Revenge feels good doesn't it little soul reaper"

"Holy shit! Lieutenant stand down now!"

"I refuse to back down to a simple hollow!"

"That's no mere hollow it's a Vasto Lorde! The same one who broke into the soul society when my wife was murdered! You're no match for him!"

"Let me show both of you just how strong I've become Bankai! Jinsei no kuhiku-kan!"

A huge explosion of bright blue spirit energy erupted with a deafening boom from Jeramey's body and consumed him.

Jeramey found himself in what appeared to be a normal grassy plain. Although there was something off about the plain. While half of it was nice green and lively the other half was black dead and decaying. Not to mention the fact that portions of both sides were disintegrating.

"Huh why am I here? Why is my inner world crumbling?"

"That's simple wielder. I called you here so we could speak. This world is falling apart because of you."

"What do you mean?"

"I let you use your Bankai once to save your life. Then I told you, you must train to be able to handle its power. You didn't train and so you have condemned us both to death."

"I see. I am so sorry Jinsei no kuhiku-kan. I thought I was ready."

In the few minutes they had been talking Jeramey's inner world had continued to crumble. By the time they had finished talking it had disintegrated completely.

While minutes had passed in his inner world only seconds had passed outside of it. A few seconds after his death the explosion calmed down.

"Jeramey!"

"Ha! Destroyed by his own power. Such a silly boy."

"You have full spiritual freeze. You are clear to go all out Kioshi."

"30 seconds earlier and I could have saved him! Fuck your regulations. I'm done. I quit!"

"You're going to regret this brother!"

"Oh well."

Kioshi stabbed his zanpakutō in to the ground when he yelled "Bankai!" A bolt of black spirit energy shot out of the hilt towards the sky. Once the spirit energy reached a height about 50 feet above Kioshi's head it appeared to strike something and flatten out. The edges of the now circle of spirit energy started racing down towards the ground. The energy struck the ground creating a perfect black dome trapping everything in a 5 mile radius.

Inside the dome where Kioshi, the Vasto Lorde, and a majority of the hollows and soul reapers were wasn't completely dark like one would believe. The dome was illuminated in a sickly neon green light coming from Kioshi's zanpakutō.

Then as if on some unspoken queue the blade disintegrated and turned into a dense low-lying fog. Kioshi then grasped the hilt that was hovering where Kioshi had stabbed his sealed blade into the ground. He swung his arm out so his foot and hand made a 90 degree angle. He then finally called out the name of his magnificent Bankai; "Hebinoō no Keimusho." After he said this, a small portion of the fog rushed towards the hilt solidifying into a katana looking almost exactly like hebinoō's sealed form except the blade was the same color as the fog.

"What the fuck is this?"

"This is my Bankai and your end. Kill my enemies and revive my allies *life draining mist*!"

The hollows that were trapped in the barrier collapsed, withered, and turned into dust. The soul reapers who were still alive and wounded were all healed. The unconscious soul reapers were healed and revived. Once the mist settled kioshi's Bankai disappeared and he plummeted from the sky. A black blur raced to his falling form. The blur barley made it in time to stop Kioshi from crashing into the hard ground.

"I've got you my friend."

"Akihiko shihoen?" Kioshi looses consciousness.

"Yes. I will protect you for now. You may not know it but you saved my life/"

-Scene change-

(Cave in rukon district)

"Huh where am I?"

In my favorite napping place. Safely hidden from the gotei 13. According to them you were KIA."

"Genreusai will know otherwise. He may be by brother, but he will hunt me down for deserting."

"I have evacuated your family and close friends to a strong hold in hueco mundo."

"You are kidding, right?"

"Not at all."

"Why did you take them to the realm of the hollows? Are you mad?"

"To hide them. We are going to join them right now."

"I am certainly grateful miss, but why is a Vasto Lorde helping a soul reaper?

"My name is Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck. I am helping you (gets down on one knee) because you are the king of hueco mundo."

"King?!"

"King?!"

"Yes it was your Bankai that destroyed the last king was it not?"

"I guess it was."

"It had to have been. There have been no other Bankais released."

"But I am a soul reaper. Why would hollows follow a king like me?"

"Because you aren't just a soul reaper. You're part hollow too."

"What are you talking about? Kioshi what is she talking about?"

"How could you possibly know that? No one besides my brother knows about that!"

"Your spirit energy was a dead giveaway, not to mention how that attack worked."

"I should have figured anything that he taught me would do that."

"Another time Akihiko, another time."

Just then a tear in the dimension opened up and Neliel pulled Kioshi into the dark, swirling abyss that beyond the tear. Instantly the tear sealed itself and the pair disappeared from view. Less than a second later the pair fell out of a new tear. The tear opened up in a dark desert completely devoid of life.

"What the fuck was that and where the hell are we?"

"Please calm yourself my king. That was a Garganta. It is what hollows use to travel from hueco mundo and the world of the living and vise versa. This dessert landscape is hueco mundo, more specifically this is the Vasto Lorde stronghold called Las Noches."

"I see. Why are we here? I thought you said you were taking me to my family."

"All in due time your highness. Firs you must appoint a Vasto Lorde to be your *second in command*. Then you both must address your subjects."

"And after that may I see my family?"

"I suppose so. You need to appoint a personal adviser but that can wait for a little while."

"Wonderful. I choose you to be my personal adviser Neliel. Who are the candidates for my *second in command*?"

"You have many choices but the two best are a ruthless male hollow named Barrigan Lusiburn and a kind female hollow named Stark Gingerback."

"Why would I want stark over barrigan, and vise versa?"

"Barrigan would make sure your laws are followed with an iron fist, while stark is fond of second chances. Stark would prefer a more peaceful resolution, while barrigan would prefer to execute on site."

"Let's have them both be my *second in command*. Put Miss Gingerback in charge of explaining the laws and any judicial proceedings. Put mister Lusiburn in charge of any military or policing matters. I will law that I will need to be brought in on anything requiring lethal force."

"A very wise decision my king. I believe hueco mundo may actually have peace under your rule."

"Thank you. You seem quite wise as well. At a later date me and you must discuss why hollows devour human souls, and if we can control and limit hollow incursions into the world of the living, and into the soul society."

"Sounds like a topic that will lead to an intriguing and intellectually stimulating discussion."

"I should hope so. You are rather civil compared to most hollows. Why is that?"

"I'll let you in on a little secret. I am very close to becoming an arrancar."

"That's incredible. I have been a spirit for nearly 1900 years and I have never encountered an arrancar. I have heard rumors, but I have never met one."

"I shouldn't, but after my transformation I will introduce you to the others, and maybe even 'El Antiguo'."

"You wouldn't be implying you know where the first hollow to ever exist is would you?"

"I may be, but that will have to wait. We must gather barrigan and Gingerback as soon as possible."

"I see. Very well. Shall we be on then?"

"One more thing you'll need to wear your mask during public appearances. The others may not accept you in this form."

"I will do you one better. I will completely hollowfy."

"You can do that? That's incredible!"

Kioshi gasped and his eyes widened. He then disappeared in a silent flash step, only to reappear a split second later behind Neliel with the point of his zanpakutō pointing at the back of her neck.

"How do you know about my mask? No one, not even my brother knows about my mask. Just who the hell are you?!"

"Oops." Neliel let out a nervous chuckle before sighing. She asked Kioshi in a deadly serious tone, "I'm Going to be killed by you if I don't answer you, wont I?"

Tightening his grip on his sword Kioshi presses the tip into Neliel's neck.

"Correct in one Miss Neliel."

"Some hollows can reproduce!"

Growing frustrated with the lack of an answer Kioshi adds pressure to his blade pressing into Neliel's neck drawing blood. "What does hat have to do with anything?"

"Stop that! We'll get there."

Kioshi grunts, signaling for Neliel to continue.

"As you know the first soul reaper gained his powers to destroy a beast he called a hollow. The east was the first of its kind. It survived by feeding on the souls of the dead. It was and still is a horrible way to…well…for lack of a better term live. They did battle many times over seven centuries. Their fights fueled their own evolutions. Eventually they gained the power to create dimensions.

The soul reaper created a realm he called the 'soul society'. The hollow created a realm he called 'hueco mundo'. They even created their own pocket dimensions inside of their dimensions. They instated themselves as kings and began building armies of their own kind to do battle in their place.

Eventually things had to reach a climax, and they did. There was a great battle. Many soul reapers and hollows died. After a draw occurred between their sons the kings decided to end the war once and for all.

Both Kings were incredibly powerful. So powerful that in order to finish things they were forced to create a new dimension to fight in so they wouldn't destroy all the life in 'the world of the living'.

The battle was fierce and lasted many days. The fight finally ended when the first 'spirit king' sacrificed himself in order to seal away the first 'hollow king'. The resulting explosion of spirit energy almost destroyed the war torn dimension that would later become known as 'hell'.

Before the first hollow king was sealed away he had three children. One, the most powerful child died killing the spirit kings most powerful child. He also had another son and a daughter. The son took up the mantle of 'hollow king' and had three children of his own. The daughter disappeared into the underground layer of hueco mundo known as the Menos Forest. She was never seen above ground again. She had one child before she died. A daughter she named Neliel Tu Odelschwanck."

"Well that's a lovely story it doesn't explain why you know about my mask."

"I am able to sense a person's power. Just by being near them I can tell what their power is composed of, how well someone wields their power, how advanced they are in their own evolution, and what their weaknesses are."

"I see. I am assuming that you have this power because you are a descendent of the first hollow to ever exist?"

"Correct. Well we're here."

"Where exactly is here?

Without answering Neliel bent down and brushed some sand away from the ground revealing an emblem with a snake on it. She then forced some spirit energy through her hand; the emblem ignited, just before the ground burned away causing Kioshi and Neliel to fall down a deep dark hole.

AN: This chapter was just over 3050 words without the authors notes or disclaimer making it by far the longest chapter. I had the prologue beta'd by a friend of mine. She said since she isnt too familiar with the fandom that she can only do this temperairly. So I still need a beta reader. I need someone who can and will go over the spelling and the grammar in my story as well as making sure what I'm writing isn't completely impossible for the realm of an AU Bleach FanFicition. I also would like it if this person would be available to bounce story ideas off of. If you are interested please let me know through a PM. Please leave a review if you enjoyed the story or even if you did not. Let me know what you liked and/or what you didn't like. That is how I can improve as a author. Goodnight.