TTGL: So this is the Heavens.
Omake Issue 11: Halloween.
The Seireitei was cloaked in darkness, its white walls coated in spider webs and skeletal bones. All manner of undead and gruesome beasts stumbled through its streets. This was not some kind of invasion or disease though, but rather Halloween within the Soul Society.
Zooming in on the assortment of monstrous creatures we see familiar faces behind the facade. Under red demon make-up is Renji, fanged, forked and ready for evil. Rukia had the pointed hat, black dress and broom of a witch while Soifon wore a plain black outfit with cat ear and whiskers accessories, paw gloves included. Hisagi wore a clown suit, determined to show that they were the scariest creatures known to man and Hanataro had a white cover thrown over his head that was too big resulting in his constant tripping over the edges.
Others had chosen more unique outfits for the nights activities. Nemu had decided to don the large cloak and make-up of her father, mimicking his warped face and blue mane. She looked quite convincing as Mayuri despite her more slender, frail figure. The costume was as disturbing as much as it was humorous, reminding everyone just how warped the man had been. She was definitely helping to enforce Hisagi's theory.
Yachiru also had taken a similar approach to a disguise. When thinking upon the scariest, most fearsome monster in the universe she drew the only logical result: Kenpachi Zaraki. She had scrambled into a miniature version of his tattered captain's robes and had then spiked her hair up in the curious fashion of her guardian, spending hours alone trying to fasten in the tiny bells. The eye patch and drawn on scar finished the look. Seeing the two stood next to each other was eerie.
All was not well in the Seireitei though. There was a Halloween ball planned for later in the night and the members of Team Dai-Gurren couldn't settle on a costume. They had gathered inside a fancy dress shop along with Ichigo, Ikkaku and Rangiku. Discarded clothes littered the floor.
The main focus of the moment was Kamina. Being the egomaniac that he was, not just any outfit would suffice. In his own words it had to "Show my burning manly spirit, fill the eyes and mind of any who look upon me with awe and inspiration! Any clothes I wear have to set me out as the badass leader of Team Dai-Gurren that I am. A real man cant be seen wearing something that doesn't frame his passion and masculinity!"
"How about a werewolf?" offered Ichigo with a sigh. He himself had come as his hollow form but had dyed the mass of orange hair a rainbow of colours and styled it into a mohawk. "That's a popular look at the moment because of Twilight. You already never wear a shirt and have a toned body. Fits pretty well."
"Hell no!" grunted Kamina like the captain had just recommended he shave his head bald. "The mighty Kamina will NEVER cosplay as a Twilight character!"
Ikkaku, who had chosen the full green look of an ork, shrugged. "How about a vampire? You do have red eyes and wear a cloak with a high collar."
Kamina snorted. "I've got one word for you: Twilight. Vampires will never be the same again. They're just no longer cool or manly."
"Fair enough. How about a mummy? You've already got your arms and stomach wrapped up." Ichigo tried.
"You want me to cover up this perfect image of manliness?" Kamina asked, indicating his own body. "I couldn't do that to the world. The women depend on me to look awesome. While the men look up to me for guidance."
Ichigo and Ikkaku looked at each other sceptically. Rangiku, who had come as a zombie purely for the fact that she could come in an already revealing school girl outfit and rip it up to reveal yet more, just looked amused.
"I understand what you mean, Kamina." she said, feigning seriousness. "No matter what I wear, I just look too sexy. I tried a cat outfit but the leather was too tight and made it look like I wasn't wearing a thing. The demonette was too skimpy even for my tastes while don't get me started on when I tried the mummy look. Those bandages just wouldn't stay where I put them."
With every costume she described, Kittan's face grew redder and redder. He swallowed hard then muttered something about a shower before leaving quickly.
Rangiku continued. "Little Nia here has the same problem too except for she just looks too cute and adorable whatever we put her in." she said, indicating the pumpkin outfit that the white haired princess was sporting at that moment. It looked admittedly very cute despite its puffiness and unflattering shape.
"Look, there's only an hour before the ball so just hurry up and pick something." snapped Ichigo. "Everyone else has chosen now. Its just you left, Kamina."
Kamina glanced behind him and saw that Ichigo was right. The twins had found their way into Mario and Luigi suits and Kid had modified a few items to create an Anti-Spiral costume. Iraak had found a skeleton suit and had his face pained to match while Zorthy was cloaked in the black shroud of the Grim Reaper.
Once again, Kamina took to perusing the costumes that surrounded him. Something caught his eyes.
"I've got it! Everyone, head off to the ball. I'll meet you there." he announced. "Oh yeah, someone should go check on Kittan while your at it."
The others obeyed and made their way to the grand hall where the event was being held. Inside was already filling up with crazily dressed shinigami. A band known as Avocado Dusk occupied the main stage, flooding the hall with rock music.
Head Captain Hitsugaya greeted the group as they entered. He was in a pinstripe suit with a skull mask over his face. A detective style hat covered his hair.
"Welcome. Glad you all came." he said in a tense voice. The young man was obviously not one who accepted dressing up.
Rangiku laughed. "It's a shame he kicked me out when choosing his costume. I wanted him to go as a rabbit with little ears and teeth."
Hitsugaya glowered at her then turned back to the others. "Where is Kamina?"
Kittan, who had rejoined the group answered. He'd been given a Frankenstein's Monster outfit to wear. "He said he'd be here soon. I've no idea what he decided on to wear though."
The lights suddenly died, plummeting the room into darkness. Fiery light roared into life from beyond the door, flames blooming violently in fearsome explosions that obscured the outside world. Silhouetted against this impressive backdrop stood a caped figure. It strode forward, flame curving dramatically around him.
As suddenly as it had vanished, the light returned. Kamina stood at the centre of the room in a Batman outfit with a Superman cape. A diamond shaped logo on his chest held the letters SGB. He had glowing red shades instead of his usual orange ones.
The room collectively face palmed or clapped in admiration.
Hitsugaya ran his gloved hand down his masked face. What on earth are you suppose to be?"
Kamina struck a pose and some more explosions occurred outside. "I am Superbat-Gurrenman! Kicker of evil and spark for the masses!"
Shunsui Kyoraku laughed and took a swig of sake. "Yeah, and I'm the Third Hokage."
"Stuff you!" Kamina shouted indignantly. "What the hell are you suppose to be anyway?"
"My own corpse." the captain chuckled.
"Not that he needs another excuse to lay around doing nothing all day." his lieutenant added in a harsh tone.
"Enough talking already." snapped Ichigo. "You interrupted my favourite song."
And so Avocado Dusk resumed playing and the shinigami partied long into the next morning with minimal damage to the city.
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Happy Halloween one and all! Any excuse for a new chapter lol. Hope you all enjoyed it.
Unless you guys want otherwise then I'll be releasing a Christmas Omake then the Sequel will be released around February. That means one more chapter for this story unless you guys give me a reason to write others.
There were a few 'easter eggs' in this chapter so a thumbs up to anyone who notices any. On a side note, Avocado Dusk is my homage to a real band. You can call Avocado Dusk a riddle to work out the actual band. Anyone who guesses it deserves something cool, how about… if anyone works it out they can create a character for the sequel.
Also, I have set up a Deviant Art account dedicated to this story with my attempts at drawing some of the characters. I suck at drawing though so don't expect much quality. If you want to check them out then go here: .com/ On a side note, if any real artists, or anyone for that matter, wants to drew anything within or inspired by this story then please feel free as I'd love to see a real visual image of the older Bleach crew or other such cool stuff.
Hope to hear from you all. Leave me your thoughts.
-FWF