-''So, let me get this straight,'' Ichigo begun, ''I'm in a place called the Throne of Heroes. A place that is not bounded by the concept of time, created by an immortal being called Alaya.'' He continued and Scathach only nodded, ''Where heroes from the past, present and future reunite and live after their deaths as humans.'' He finished.
-''That's a good summary of everything Ichigo.'' The female Heroic Spirit said with a smile.
After some seconds, Ichigo just shrugged his shoulders while saying, ''Okay then.''
Scathach looked at him with surprise clearly written in her face. ''That's all you have to say?'', She expected a stronger reaction, almost all of the heroes freaked out in the beginning after discovering what the Throne of Heroes was, but Ichigo looked so calm...
-''Trust me, after all the bullshit that I saw in my life, things like this don't surprise me as much as they should anymore.'', He said, and she kept staring at him, suddenly notiing how young he was.
-''Ichigo.'', she started.
-"Yes?", was his response.
-''Can I ask you something?'', She said seriously.
-''Uhm... Sure?'', He spoke slowly, a tone of uncertainty in his voice.
-''How old are you?'', She asked, looking directly into his eyes.
He sighed, it was this type of question that she wanted to make? ''Oh, so this is what you wanted to know?''She nodded, ''Well I'm currently 19.''
''What?'', She thought. He certainly looked older than this with that shoulder length orange hair, Sun kissed skin, strong jaw line and intense brown eyes, not to mention his muscular but yet lean build. He looked so mature and handsome that she was expecting for him to be 22 or 23,''Wait...handsome? Where did that came from?'', shaking her head slightly, Scathach was assaulted by a sudden feeling of sadness.
-''Just 19 and already a Heroic Spirit? Just how hard was your life Ichigo?'', She inaudibly whispered. The majority of the heroes that live in this dimension died young, she herself was a good example, dying at the age of 25. There were a few exceptions, like Jack the reaper that died at the age of 14 but generally it was almost impossible to find Heroic Spirits that were as young as the orange haired man in front of her.
Meanwhile, Ichigo was deep in thought. He was actually viewing his options. He was stuck in a world that had no connection to his own, thus this mean that whatever happened in the Garganta was just a strange anomaly, and he was the unlucky bastard that was in the wrong place at the wrong hour? What if he doesn't find a way back? What if he stays here for all eternity?
-''Stop with the depressing thoughts king. I don't want you go all emo on us and make it rain here again.'' His Hollow spirit said in a annoyed tone, ''Everyone will notice our disappearance and will start to look for us, hell I bet that hat n clogs will be the one to find a way to bring us back, the guy is a perverted mad genius after all! So stop sulking already.'', His zanpakutō shouted.
''Zangetsu.'' Ichigo was surprised by the small hint of care present in his zanpakutō's voice.
-''He is right Ichigo.'' Another voice, with a deeper tone, was heard.
''Old man''.
-''Trust in your comrades and in Urahara Kisuke, he was the one who made the seals for you when you thought that you couldn't go back to live as a human, remember? So, he will create something to find us.'', They were right, Ichigo still remembered that. After the end of the war, he decided to go train with the zero division in the Soul Palace. He didn't want to be forced into a situation like when he fought against Yhwach with Orihime as his supporter, he felt so weak and hopeless, he didn't want to feel like this ever again, so he would be stronger, this way he could protect the ones he loved. After he completed his training and mastered all of his powers, he had achieved an even higher level of transcendence than when he used Mugetsu against Aizen. If in that battle against the butterfly God one swing of his sword could destroy a mountain, now it could destroy the biggest Hawaiian island. So, to make sure that Ichigo's body wouldn't be turned to ashes by his tremendous power, Kisuke invented a seal that had a total of five layers on it. The first layer when taken, allowed Ichigo to use 10% of his true powers, the second 30%, the third 50%, the fourth 70% and the last one 100%. But even Kisuke's seal couldn't hold back all of his reiatsu, and as a side effect, his human body grew stronger, to the point where he could match a captain in Bankai. Shaking off the memories, Ichigo spoke to his zanpakutō spirits...
''Yeah, you guys are right, I just need to trust them and wait,'', He said with a smile.
-''Ichigo, while I said for you to believe in them, I don't remember saying that you need to wait for them to find you.'', Quincy Zangetsu spoke, a small smirk making its way on his features.
''What do you mean old man?'', Ichigo asked, although, he had a slight idea of what Zangetsu was going to say.
-''While our friends and comrades don't find a way to bring us back, nothing prevents us from trying to find a way by ourselves. I think we should try to contact the being that Scathach talked about, this Alaya, maybe she has some type of clue that could help us going back home.'', Zangetsu said calmly.
''I was suspecting that you would suggest something like that.'', He spoke to his Quincy spirit with a grin, ''All right let's do it!'', Ichigo exclaimed, and then broke the mental connection. Turning to the beautiful woman by his side, He stepped closer to her.
-''Scathach, if it isn't a bother, could I ask you for a favor?, He asked with eyes filled with resolve.
-''If it's something in my reach...then yes, you can.'', She said, albeit a little uncomfortable by the sudden proximity.
-''Then, is it possible for you to take me to this Alaya or whatever that you mentioned before? Maybe she holds the answers to some of my questions.''
-''Eh? You want to contact Alaya? Sorry Ichigo, but I'm not a part of her counter force, so I don't have the slightest idea in how to contact her.'', She spoke apologetically. Ichigo's expression fell a little at her response, and for some unknown reason, she didn't like it. She preferred when he was smiling or with that determined look that he had on his face just a few moments ago.
-''But I know someone that maybe could help you.'', She said a little fast.
-''Are you serious?'', His expression showed happiness, and she was glad for it.
-''Yes, he is a part of her counter force and one of her favorite heroes.'', She said to him.
-''Thank you Scathach.'', Ichigo's expression softened while saying it, and the tone of his voice made the lancer class warrior feel a little embarrassed, ''But who is this guy?'', Ichigo would be lying to himself if he said that he wasn't a little curious about the man that could possibly help him.
After his question was made, Scathach recomposed herself and gave him an almost unnoticeable smile.
-''His name is EMIYA...''
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AN:That's it for now, I know that I left you guys in a small cliffhanger at the end but don't worry,I'll post the next chapter in next Wednesday. Maybe you guys didn't notice but I took the three to four shot from the summary... That was my original plan for this story but the ideas just keep coming and so,I decided to make this into a full lenght story(I still don't want to make it too long so I'll just say that this story will possess between 10 and 20 chapters) and this week I'll post a One shot and guess wich pairing is? Ichigo x Scathach(no surprise here huh?) I thinking too that the next ''long'' story that I'll make will be a Ichigo x Medb more focused on humor, What do you guys think?
Now I know that some people will say that I'm making Ichigo too overpowerd by giving his transcendence back but remember: He will not use it, He is in his human body so if he tried to use more of his power his body would just turn to dust, and he is captain level in his human body so he will have a run for his money against the servants. Oh also Alaya will be referred as a she and she will have a human form too(just a heads up for everyone).
And regarding not having many Heroic Spirits as young as Ichigo: The majority of them will be adults here(just as they are in their legends), so some of the spirits that are as young or younger than Ichigo are Jack the reaper,Astolfo,Hassan of Serenity and a few others.
Now to the reviews!
ENDDRAGON369: I will probably use her lancer alter form(wich in my opinion is one of the most beautiful servants).
First Guest of the second chapter: I'm happy that you liked it.
Second Guest: Thanks for the tip,I hope that you enjoyed this chapter too:)
Gabriel790: Thanks bro!
T-B-R: I appreciate the advices,hope that this chapter turned out better than the previous ones :D
Thendtoall:Thanks for the review! And I totally agree with you, We need more Bleach/Fate stories in this site.
RedRat8:Thank you for leaving a review,I haven't played the game but I saw some playthroughs on youtube and when I saw Scathach I totally fell in love with her character haha,although her personality here will be more like a mixture between Byakuya's seriousness,Sakura's shyness and in the future Yoruichi's playfulness so Ichigo will have a hard ride haha and sorry but I didn't understand what you meant in the last part of your review, but if you're asking if there will be Ichigo x Scathach then the answer is yes :)
Third Guest:Glad that you're enjoying the story, Yeah I decided to do something different one of the reasons being that there were no Bleach/Fate Grand Order crossovers and the other being that it's been sometime that I wanted to see a Ichigo x Scathach pairing so if nobody would write it,I would do it myself,and I'm glad that you liked my idea of a Bleach/Jormungand crossover,I have put it as a challenge but if nobody wants to write it the I'll do it in the future.
Troll2:I'm happy to see you again man!you're really helping me with your reviews and pointing things that I didn't notice at first. Regarding of how old Ichigo is and his looks ,I was going to mention it in the last chapter,but decided to put it in this one because it felt more right,I really don't know how to explain but it just felt better to put it in this one haha. And about what he is involved...It was just by accident that he landed in the Throne of Heroes but it's Ichigo he attracts trouble and he will be involved into certain things(that i won't mention now because it wouldn't be fun lol) in the future. Hope that you enjoyed this chapter.
Bunny153539:Thanks for your review! these first chapters are morelike introductory chapters and in the next 2 or 3 chapters I will explain more of my version of the Throne of Heroes. Hope that the interactions between Ichigo and Scathach are good enough haha.
warrior of six blades:Thanks for the advices, I tried to correct the first two chapters and regarding his shinigami powers... it's just as the guest menntioned, he can still use them and some hollow techniques he just can't open a garganta because to open it(at least in this story this is the way) he needs to create a friction between his reiatsu and the reishi in his surroundings to open a space and as the reishi here is almost nonexistent he just can't do it,hope that this answers your question :)
Neema Amiry:Ichigo has the worst luck ever xD
ulquimaru3: Thanks for checking my story! And about the chapters being short...I prefer this way because I can release the chapters faster for you guys and I can organise my ideas better but I'll try to make them at least 2k+. About the bleach characters unfortunately they won't appear in the story and if they do appear it will be in the end :/
