The Frozen Flower, a Bleach fanfiction
Warning: Most characters and places belong to the Bleach manga and anime series.
Only some are my own creations.
Thanks for your support and reviews :)
Characters until now:
Shinigami
Captain Hitsugaya Toshiro
Zanpakuto: Shikai: Hyorinmaru; Bankai:Daiguren Hyorinmaru
Captain Ukitake Jushiro
Zanpakuto: Shikai: Sogyo no Kotowari; Bankai: unknown
Captain Kyouraku Shunsui
Zanpakuto: Shikai: Katen Kyokotsu; Bankai: unknown
Humans (or living in the Real World)
Kurosaki Karin
Special abilities: strong reiatsu, soccer, and Hollow self-defense techniques (taught by Ururu)
Unknown
Scarlet
Special abilities: controlling crimson butterflies
The wolf
Special abilities: controlling shadows (it/he is a shadow)
Woman with turquoise eyes
Special abilities: unknown
Last time
The Real World
The supposedly dead butterflies suddenly lifted themselves into the air and formed the shape of a woman. She had short crimson hair and wide, forest green eyes. A dark red kimono covered her, hiding her hands. A butterfly necklace hung from her neck.
"My name is Scarlet."
Obviously, Karin and Toshiro thought together.
Scarlet continued, "I've come here to destroy you, Hitsugaya Toshiro, captain of the Tenth Squad."
Karin opened her mouth, but Hitsugaya stopped her with a hand motion. "And for which reason?"
"You are a captain of the Gotei 13."
"I see. Who sent you?"
"Sent me? I don't have any superior. I act of my own free will."
Hitsugaya rose his zanpakuto. "Then, we shall end this now."
"As you wish." She pulled on her necklace and detached it from her neck. The butterfly transformed into a metallic boomerang of its color. A dark, butterfly-like symbol glowed in the center of the weapon.
The exhausted opponents took a deep breath then ran toward each other. Scarlet threw her boomerang and Hitsugaya lifted his zanpakuto. The weapons clashed together.
Scarlet smirked. "You are pretty strong for a little boy."
"I am not a little boy!"
Karin watched the battle. The swift movements made by the opponents were difficult to follow. They are too fast... and I am too useless. She hated that feeling.
Kyouraku looked at the dark shape amusingly.
"So, you are a shadow? Then where is your body?"
"You don't believe me?"
"No, I'm just thinking that this is quite interesting. Are you a Shinigami?"
"No."
"An Arrancar?"
"No."
"Do you mind telling me what you are?"
"Yes."
"So, what do you want?"
"Why don't we play a game?"
Kyouraku remained silent for a second, then replied with his cheerful voice, "That sounds fun. Does your game have rules?"
"Only one: the winner gets what he wants."
"I guess I will get my answer if I win, but what do you want?"
The wolf seemed to be smiling. After a long pause, it spoke, "Your lives."
The metallic clashing sounds stopped. Both of them landed on the ground. As he desperately tried to recuperate his strength, Hitsugaya wished more than ever to be able to use his bankai. But I can't... To balance the Real World and Soul Society's reiatsu concentration, I have a limiter on me, so that I can only use twenty percent of my power. This means that I can't use my bankai.
"Tired already? To think that you are a captain." Toshiro's expression became harder. "I guess it's time to finish you up", Scarlet continued with a smirk. Karin, who desperately tried to find a way to help, was about to kick the woman when a cold wind made her shiver.
"I don't think so", a voice that was at the time cold and comforting answered. Toshiro and Karin's eyes were wide open. The woman in white kimono didn't look in their way, but both of them knew that her eyes were turquoise. Long white hair covered her waist. Her body was slender and white and she was as tall as Ichigo.
"And who are you, lady?" Scarlet asked disdainfully.
"I have no need to tell you."
"It's not as if I care." The woman in red kimono threw her weapon toward her. Hitsugaya and Karin were about to attack, but the lady in white looked at them with an expression meaning "Don't interrupt."
With a swift motion, the woman with white hair lifted her right hand, which had a silver ring, and the boomerang stopped in midair. Just like the soccer ball... Karin and Hitsugaya thought. The metallic weapon cracked like ice under sunlight and shattered.
Scarlet was too dumbfounded to react. Her weapon turned back into a broken necklace.
"You should be prepared", the woman in white told Hitsugaya and disappeared in a cold wind, before he could say anything.
Soul Society, Twelfth division barracks
"Captain! There is a new concentration of reiatsu appearing." The Shinigami in white lab coat was analyzing the computer graphs. Captain Kurotsuchi approached. "Is it another 'unknown' creature's reiatsu?"
"No, Captain. This time, it is a Shinigami's."
Captain Kurotsuchi stared at the computer screen.
Real World
The shadow travelled from wall to wall and suddenly attacked. Kyouraku dodged it. He smiled. "Hey, you still didn't tell me your name."
"Does that matter?" the dark wolf asked nonchalantly.
"Well, it would be a shame if I killed someone without knowing their name."
"Do you think a mere Shinigami like you can kill a shadow? No one can harm a shadow."
"Oh, really?" Kyouraku's humorous expression disappeared. "What if I tell you that I can also control shadows?"
He felt the wolf's surprise and, without waiting any longer, called, "Kageoni."