Disclaimer: Bleach belongs to the wonderful Tite Kubo-sensei, while my OC… well, naturally belongs to me. This is my first Bleach Story, and as usual this is going to be slightly different from the Bleach canon. Just wanted you all to know that.

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Hollow Speaking

Zanpakutou Speaking

An Arrancar's Tale

Chapter 1

The snake like hollow tensed itself as this new Hollow made a straight charge at it. This was an unexpected encounter for it. Normally, the souls that he had devoured in the past had no chance to retaliate, as they have been too afraid, and usually ended up an easy snack for the Hollow.

But this… soul was different. Not only that, it turned into a Hollow like itself, which was something it did not expect. Its size, which was slightly larger than itself made it hesitate, though it reassured itself that it was going to be alright. One reason is that it had a rather corrosive venom bite, and secondly, this Hollow was newly formed, and technically weaker than itself.

It dodged Hollow Toshi's initial charge, and striked from the side, plunging its fangs into the new Hollow's side, releasing its venom, before it retreated. "You surprised me… boy… but sssadly, you made a missstake. You are a new Hollow, while I am at least five years your ssssenior. That poissssson issss going to kill you… and I will enjoy feasssting on you after all."

Toshi fell silent for a moment, and winced as the venom from the snake invaded his body, and he felt the burning sensation once more… but it soon subsided after some time. He then looked at the snake Hollow with a bored look. "Was that supposed to do something to me? If it is, I sure don't see any effects of it." He then let out a cocky grin. "Maybe your poison is weakening; old snake… because if that was your best, then I think your days are numbered."

The snake Hollow was surprised, but then hissed in anger. "How dare you insult me so, you pipsqueak? And how did you manage to move with the venom inside of you? Answer me!" It bellowed.

"Yessshhh, you old people sure are cranky now, aren't you?" Toshi said rather nonchalantly, making the snake Hollow hiss in anger. "For your information, you are old…. Since you admitted that yourself…. And secondly, I seem to have something neat called… venom immunity. That means, whatever you throw at me won't work…. But I am straying from the topic here… like I said, my aim is to pay you back for all those souls you have eaten!"

He soon charged the snake Hollow who was taken by surprise, due to it finding out that this new Hollow had an ability to counter and null its main weapons. It let out a cry as Toshi's razor sharp claws tore at its sides, and though it tried to retaliate, Toshi was swift enough to dodge the snake's attacks despite his size, all the while tearing chunks out of his enemy, by either using his teeth or claws.

Of course, the snake Hollow had managed to land some hits on him, inflicting gashes along his side, which burned slightly due to the acidic property of its touch. Its attempts to kill Toshi though ended in failure, as it was far too injured by this time to do any lasting damage, and could only resign itself to its fate, as Toshi struck the killing blow, stabbing his claws into where its Hollow hole was, and devoured its mask.

It was some time before Toshi had finished devouring the rest of the snake Hollow, and he felt the rush of power from the devoured Hollow, and its devoured souls, which was about 200 or so, give or take, which made him more powerful in the process as well.

Toshi then rationalized in his Hollow mind, that he needs to continue to feed…. But his encounter with the viper like Hollow had changed his priorities somehow. In the limited mind of the Hollow, he recognized that there were other Hollows like this, and so, he made a decision to go after those Hollows.

Secondly, for a Hollow, he was a special case, as normally Hollows would go after their loved ones, but due to the unique circumstances in which he became a Hollow, his aim was now to protect his family at all costs.

And so, he started making his journey back to Japan, eliminating and devouring any Hollows that preyed on innocent people. He also consumed human souls, but focused his attention of murderers, rapists, serial killers and their ilk before they could turn into a Hollow. Why he did this, is that in his mind, he sees them the way he sees the Hollows that he had devoured. Beings that causes the suffering of others… something that he could not tolerate.

Once he returned to Japan, he immediately set himself up in the area where his former fiancée stayed, as well as his family, protecting them the way he could, by devouring any Hollows that encroached the area.

The Shinigami that were sent to patrol the regions that he passed through were perplexed by his behavior. Here was a Hollow that had absolutely no interest in devouring anything other than other Hollows, and the occasional human souls, though they were usually the worst of the worst in society, usually devouring them before they turned into a Hollow, indirectly lessening the burden of the Shinigami that were tasked to patrol their respective areas.

They reported this incident to Soul Society of course, and there was a minor hubbub in the Gotei 13, and Captain Commander Yamamoto had personally ordered the capture of this strange Hollow, to find out why it behaved so oddly.

But by the time the Shinigami ordered arrived, the Hollow was long gone, without a trace, presumably returned to Hueco Mundo… the realm where the Hollows resided. As time passed by, so did the rumor and news of the strange Hollow soon vanish amongst the tons of paperwork that the Gotei 13 Captains had to do.

Meanwhile, back in Japan, ten years has passed since his death, and Toshi soon felt that there is nothing left for him here… no reason for him to linger. His parents have already passed on, and his fiancée had married his best friend.

By now, Toshi's Hollow status was one of which Soul Society would classify as a Menos –class Hollow. He isn't a Huge Hollow yet, but his size was at least twice the size of his original, looking more like a bear, rather than a raccoon dog now, due to the spiritual denseness that he gained from the souls and the Hollows that he devoured.

Opening a dark portal, he soon entered Hueco Mundo… the world of the Hollows. Upon his arrival, he was surprised to find out that Hueco Mundo… was like a moonlit desert… at least that's what his impression of the place was.

The sky was grey, the sand was grey… and everything was grey, with a few bare rocks scattered here and there. It was if he landed somewhere that resembled the Sahara or Kalahari Desert… only it looks like it is shrouded in eternal night.

He traveled through the desert… and strange enough, he once again gets the feeling that he was feeling watched and followed. Having experienced what this feeling would bring, he stood still, his body tensing up and eyes narrowed as he scanned his surroundings.

True enough, many Hollows soon appeared, each one looking different then the rest. Some of them were smaller than he is, and others were slightly larger than he was. But the look on their eyes are clear… they meant to have him as food.

Not wanting to end up food, he turned on the smallest of the Hollows, taking it by surprise and killing it, devouring it quickly, greatly increasing his strength.

Soon the plain erupted into a feeding frenzy with the Hollows there devouring each other, including Toshi, who was able to exploit the injuries of the Hollows as they fought to devour each other, by staying on the sidelines, or using his speed to dodge any incoming attacks. He did get injured a little, but thankfully none of his body was devoured by any of the Hollows, as they were too busy devouring each other.

When he had become victorious, due to the number of souls that the Hollows had in them, his appearance soon changed once again. He soon grew in height, growing as tall as a two story building, and a long flowing cloak flowed down his whole body, and he had large skeletal hands. He had unknowingly become a Gillian, the next step in Hollow evolution.

Surprisingly, while most Gillian lose their intelligence, Toshi was able to retain a little of his, and his mask remained unchanged throughout the transformation, and for another three years, he managed to survive, devouring Hollows, and his fellow Gillian, somehow evading the fate of being eaten through skill and a bit of good luck.

One day, after devouring his final Gillian, a change took place once again. He soon shrank, becoming more of a humanoid version of a raccoon dog, his mask reverting to that what he had as a regular Menos, while his body is lean and muscular, and was brownish black in color. This was his second transformation, to an Adjhucas class Hollow.

He continued to wander the plains of Hueco Mundo, until he heard the scrabbling of feet in the distance. Feeling curious as to what could have caused the noise, even though he knew it might be another beginning to a Menos feeding frenzy, he went anyway, and was astounded at what he found.

There was a group of Menos class Hollows, which cornered a pair of Menos class hollows, which looked to him like giant centipedes. Normally Menos class Hollows would spend their time trying their hard to devour each other, but these two centipede Hollows caught his attention because of their particular behavior. Both of them were trying to protect the other, though from their movements, one seemed to be hesitant or hiding behind the other one.

Having been in the same situation a few years ago, he quickly rushed to the two centipede Hollow's aid, taking the Menos that surrounded them by surprise as he tore through their ranks. He encountered little resistance of course, since he took them by the surprise, slaying and devouring the Menos class Hollows with ease.

Whether it is by luck or fortune, one of the Menos Hollows, one that looked like a spider managed to take a bite out of him, earning a painful yowl from him, before he retaliated, quickly slaying and devouring the spider Hollow.

At first, the two centipede Hollows were confused by this new Hollow, who looked like a humanoid with a raccoon dog mask decided to help them. It looked like he was an Adhjucas class Hollow, so why should it help them? But not wanting to waste the help that this new Hollow had provided them, both of them sprang into action, devouring any Hollows that were weakened by the Adjhucas's attacks.

Once the battle was over, one of the centipede Hollows approached him, and spoke in a clear, and gentle voice, making Toshi aware that both of the centipede Hollows were female. "Thank you for your help…. Whoever you are… I and my friend were sure we are done for, fighting against so many of those creeps."

Toshi just chuckled and shook his head. "It's alright… I didn't know you two were female… if I knew I would be on their asses even faster. I tell you, Hollow or not, those who bully girls are creeps… I can't stand them." He said with conviction, which made the two centipede Hollows feel rather embarrassed.

If they were human, they would have blushed already, and the second centipede Hollow actually curled a bit to hide its face, out of embarrassment.

The two female Hollows regained their composure after a while, and the first centipede Hollow addressed Toshi. "Say… could you tell us your name? Mine's Loly Airrvine… and my friend there is Menoly Mallia… pleased to meet you!" Her voice was now cheerful, not displaying any of the nervousness that she previously had in her voice.

"MY name is Toshiyuki Kitano, but you both can call me Toshi, Loly-san, Menoly-san." He spoke in his normal, friendly tone, which made Loly, if she could, smile in return. "Say… how long have you two been here, anyway? I have been here for around ten years, before I became like this."

The two Hollows turned to each other, and Loly shrugged before saying. "I'm not sure how long we are here, Toshi-san… maybe around five years or so, before we became Menos Hollows. As to how we became a Hollow, I don't think me and Menoly remembers that much."

She then looked thoughtful for a moment, before saying. "How about you, Toshi-san? How did you become a Hollow? Can you remember how you became one?"

Toshi looked thoughtful for a moment, and nodded. "Well, Loly-san, Menoly-san… I can't really remember the whole thing, since my memory's a bit foggy, but I will tell you as much as I can remember."

He then proceeded to tell the two of them as much as he could about his past life, well as much as he could remember that is. By the end of it, both females felt sad for him, and Menoly trembled. If she was human, she would have cried at the plight of this Adjhucas Hollow in front of them.

Loly was also sad after hearing Toshi's story, and she looked at her friend and nodded. He was their savior, no matter what… and after listening to his story, they were determined to stick by him always.

There was a short silence before Loly spoke up. "Ano, Toshi-san? Have you heard about Las Noches?"

Toshi looked confused and shook his head. "No, I am afraid I don't, Loly-san? Where and what is this Las Noches? And what do we find there?"

Loly looked at Toshi, listening to his question before she replied. "Well, Toshi-san… Las Noches is the King's Palace in Hueco Mundo… recently there is a rumor of some Shinigami that came here from Soul Society… which is where the Shinigami live, bringing an object of power, that would allow all of us to become Arrancar, which would let us gain human form, and increased power as well. In fact, my friend and I were about to go there… or at least trying to make our journey there, when those creeps that you dispatched stood in our way."

Toshi then gained a thoughtful look. A way to gain human form, hmm? I could care less about the part where I will gain more power, but regaining my human form, might be good. Las Noches, eh? Seems like I have found somewhere where I need to go, after all. Oh well, it beats just wandering around this endless boring desert by a mile, I suppose.

He then looked at his female companions, and said. "Well, it seems to me, that our next stop would be Las Noches then. Personally, I would definitely love to regain my human form… and I am interested in seeing these Shinigami that came to our world. Shall we, Loly-san, Menoly-san?"

With that parting sentence, he started moving towards the direction of Las Noches, after getting the direction from Loly, and the three Hollows, one male Adjhucas, and two female Menos, started their journey to where they will become a form which would be stronger than their current one… an Arrancar.

End of Chapter 1

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Author's Note; Whew! Chapter 1 of my Bleach Fanfic is finally complete! Thank you for you senpai-tachi with the encouraging reviews to this kouhai! Well, I just want to make some things clear. One, I am not planning to make my OC a member of the Espada.

Whether he becomes a Fraccion of one, I am not sure yet, so please tell me what you think about it. Two, as you can see, Loly and Menoly are going to be future members of my OC's Harem, though I am considering Ying and Yang as well… maybe that unnamed Female Arrancar that guards the Hollow Fortress in the Anime. Oh, and maybe Nel as well. Might consider Sun-Sun from Halibel's Fraccion as well, as well as Circucci Sanderwicci.

Could you guys give suggestions as to who should be in his harem? Thanks, and please read and review. Your support and feedback means a lot to me… and oh, Flames will be ignored. Thanks guys, and cheers!