Breath Of Life

by Eirenei

AU-verse: It took only one tiny moment to re-shuffle the already dealt cards into the hands of players again, not that they knew of it. But with this single action, the rules of the game have changed. The only thing left was to find out who will rise... and who will fall.

6. 005 - When They Come For Me

BREATH OF LIFE

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Disclaimer:I don't own Bleach or Tokyo Ghoul. Or the songs mentioned from this point onwards. Kudos to people who recognize the songs, though.

Shout Out: Okay, I am out of my mope corner... mostly. This series will be updated on weekend, because I once again went in too deep, and I am working on two other projects now, and let's not mention the dreaded Real Life problem we all have.

Warnings: AU-verse, SLASH; KurosakiIchigo/Arima Kishou(younger version, of course) and unapologetic violence. (Blame the song.)

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005 – When They Come For Me

Seireitei may have seemed like a peaceful town in the middle of nowhere. There was a hustle and bustle on the streets, people chatting, living and gossiping, with an occasional police force trudging through the masses or jumping above their heads -

CRASH, CRACKLE BOOM!

Suddenly, the eastern section of the walls crumbled in the cacophony of sounds, plaster, wood and concrete, with the accompanying mad cackle of one Zaraki Kenpachi.

"Good, good! This is fun, GIVE ME MORE!" The berserker cried out loudly at his opponent that stood in front of him, four of the red tentacles that had emerged from his red-cloaked lower back swaying behind his back threateningly.

There was no rest for the wicked.

In this case, the Shinigami forces were trying - and failing to catch - a particular invader of this peaceful town.

It had been sheer dumb luck Zaraki has even found him, as the kid didn't have any spiritual pressure to speak of. But Zaraki had a nose for strong opponents, and his nose - more like scent of blood - had led him straight to the best fight ever!

Still cackling, he tore his eyepatch off, causing his reiatsu to skyrocket.

"LET'S GO, BASTARD!"

His opponent cocked his head.

"What's with all that light show?" He complained, the tentacles already moving at breakneck speed, intent on skewering their prey.

Only - they were stopped on the berserker's skin.

Grinning, Kenpachi grabbed one of the tentacles in question and yanked its owner to him via it to give him a very sanguine greeting of his own.

"I DON'T HAVE THE FUCKING TIME TO PLAY WITH YOU!" His opponent screeched at him, not in fear, but with apoplectic rage of someone that was already very late for their rendezvous.

Two other tentacles came from sides, and impaled his ears, causing Kenpachi to howl with pain, but he still held onto his pry.

"THEN MAKE SOME!" His bloody grin was terrifying as he glared at his opponents.

"Be fucking careful what you wish for." Came a hiss in front of him, and then, his sternum exploded with pain.

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To Be Continued