This is the first time that I tried to write Bleach Story. Although a novice, I still wanted to make these types of stories that I liked to do for fun purposes. Rather than making my characters to be a Soul Reaper, I tried to make my own faction which is still on my reviewing stages if I want to integrate some of it into my story. Thanks for reading this notice before you read my story and watch this novice being very decent or bad in writing. Enjoy the story!
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(Hiroshima)
The pouring rain ensured a cold temperature, and the views of "Teru Teru Bouzu" were seen through a couple of houses created by the mischievous children that wanted to exercise outside with their friends. The puddles of water are met with the feet of humans going on their daily activities. Work, exams, and meeting up are the necessities humans need to go on in their everyday lives. The blurry lights that are dimmed by cars shine through the rain. The glow of the lights of convenience stores dried up umbrellas soaked with water.
"The rain….the rain pours out from the sky, signaling the tears of the gods falling towards humanity. Every walk of life sees the rain pours down. The cold and tingling feeling kept people away as either blessings or sadness that every being felt within the heart of humanity."
"Arghh. Arghhh. Arghhhhh."
"The first word I could ever let out as a child was a scream. Not the words prefer a person or a loved one. The only thing I could do was scream and scream. Yet the world does not hear how many times I have cried. No matter how many tears form and flow outside, the world does not hear me. I started to think that I was destined to die even before experiencing the riches of life."
The baby's scream was overshadowed by the thunder in the sky, making the cries unheard by everyone in the vicinity. The sound of the water did not help the baby's situation. The baby is now crying and left inside the box on top of the garbage bins near the streets. Not one human has seen or heard the cries, yet the baby will not stop his tears.
"Trapped in the confines of darkness, I was alone in the dark. I felt that I kept falling downwards towards the darkness. I was falling and falling without an end. The dark and cold still linger today. Those painful memories swept away as the "White Ghost" appeared before me."
(? POV)
Screams and tears still wailing, it is a call for help and begging to be free from the darkness. Those wishes suddenly were granted as the cover of the box started to unravel by a certain someone. As it opens, the rain touches my skin. The cold water envelopes mine and the light pole lights the darkness away. Blurry vision due to being in the dark suddenly starts to come up.
Although I could only see the scrambled memories of the ghost, I only knew a couple of key features that struck me the most out of the ghost. The white hair of the man was tied up into a ponytail and he was wearing some type of white haori that he wore. He also wore a black shihakusho underneath the haori. I tried to reach the man's face slowly and slowly. The ghost then grabs my little arms and all of this memory starts to fade away. All of the images start to turn white, disappearing in an instant.
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Waking up from my slumber, I looked around and was in bed. That dream of that "Ghost" again lingers, and I still have not figured out who he was and why he saved me. Is it a miracle I lived through today, or is it something else? I left my bed to get to the kitchen to drink water. Half asleep, I forced my way to take a glass cup from the drawer but was still wobbly due to my eyes shutting and opening simultaneously. In the end, I could grab the cup and fill it with water.
"Maybe watching TV might help me from my sleepiness." I thought and did so as I went to the living room to start the TV. The screen lit up, and I was presented with a couple of shows still on the air. Some reruns of anime episodes are still on that people, or children watch regularly. I weirdly enjoyed culinary stuff and news regarding some corporations getting caught in a scandal. Although interesting, it does not make me want to clear my eyes. It does the opposite. I decided to change to a new channel. If this channel is boring, he might as well sleep on the couch. I decided to turn to another channel, and something caught my eye when I stopped on a piece of news that displayed a forest.
"Bodies found near the mountain area! Killer still on the loose."
It was a news report concerning bodies that were found in the forest. The bodies were identified as a family doing camping activities near the area. The body was found by an old hiker, trying to get back to his group after being separated. I took a sip of my water and left the remote on the table in front of me.
"This could be troublesome." I sighed and took another sip of my water while still watching the channel.
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Afterwards, I bathed and put on some clothes because I was heading outside. I looked in the mirror and tried to fix my hair. My hair is still messy, no matter what I do to fix it. I just gave up and decided to go outside. The bright sun shone through my skin, and an older woman in her 60s passed me. She smiled when he saw me.
"Why hello there, King. How are you doing today? She greeted me with a soft smile. Seeing her smile made me smile as well.
"Hello there, Mrs Iguchi. Doing some morning walks?" I asked.
"Yes. These old bones of mine are not as sharp as they used to be, but I am assured that it is strong enough to feel the beautiful sun." she assured me. She then gave me a piece of candy as a present. I was surprised by her generous offer this morning.
"Please take this, King. You look quite pale this morning. I thought one of my candies might cheer you up a little." she offered.
"Thanks for your concern. I'll be eating these on my way to the office. One more thing, don't call me King, Mrs Iguchi." I answered back, which she was delighted to hear.
"Hahahaha. Many people called you that in these neighborhoods, so I thought it was a custom that people regarded you that way." She did not know about the term "King" to me, so I guess that's fine.
"I just don't like it being called "King". That's all." I gave her a short explanation.
She said goodbye as she waved me away, and we continued to walk our separate paths. I walked through the morning like any other day. Buzzing off, looking at the scenery, and sometimes playing at the arcades. I strolled around the streets as I stumbled upon a barber shop in which the person flipped the sign from closed to open.
The person has an afro for hair and wears round glasses. His shirt was a black and white Hawaiian shirt and black jeans. In his pocket, I noticed that he had a scar on his correct lips. An altercation or a fight must have caused it. The wound on the lip has vanished as of now, so the wound has healed from that time.
"Ahh, it's King. The real deal in my humble shop. Does your hair need to be cut or needs a new dye for yours instead?" the man asked me.
"Don't worry. I'm not looking for a haircut, Aragami-san. You sure you are not using any of your powers to mess up people's hair again." I asked the afro man regarding his exploits.
"Hey! I will only cut people's hair if I dislike them. You always doubt me when it comes to my behavior." The man used a playful tone which annoyed me to no end.
"The last time you were angry, my hair almost turned bald because of you." Irritated as I was that he forgot about the whole thing. He and I talk like ordinary people do. Nothing wrong with this type of conversation.
"Yeah yeah. You are never going to let me off the hook about those things. Care for a haircut? "He is still talking about cutting my hair. I quickly guarded my head to avoid any unnecessary cutting by that man.
"No thanks. I'm going to the office to see the old man." I told him, and the Afroman eyes quickly closed up.
"I see. Good luck at work, then, King. Come to my shop next time. Your hair might need some cutting." the man proposed, in which I touched a strand of my hair. He is quite correct about that statement, but I kept walking in the other direction. I then stopped my feet and turned back to Aragami.
"Hey, don't call me King. Remember that!" I declared to the barber, and he just smiled at me. The barber kept setting up his shop for an opening while I kept walking towards my destination.
I walked some more until I arrived at my destination, a small cafe that had a sign of a cat and a giraffe holding a fedora hat together. The fedora hat was black, while the lines around the top of the hat were white. The sign of the cafe is called "The Wonder Cafe". It is a cheesy name for a cafe, but it works to sell the cafe to the general public.
I open the door to the cafe to see a man in his 30s tidying up the glasses. He has black medium length hair. He is wearing an apron with a giraffe with the name of the cafe. "Welcome back, Kazuhira-kun. Have you finished up with the last job?" the man smiled. Seeing me again must have lifted the man from his worries.
"I have, Nao-san. Here's the payment." I sat in front of the chair and handed over the envelope. The man opened the envelope and inside was money, accumulating 50.000 yen. Those 50.000 yen were 25.000 yen each. The man gave me 25.000 yen as a cut of the job while the other 25.000 was for the man.
"I almost forgot. While you were here, someone wanted to meet you upstairs. Said to be an old acquaintance." the man said, which left me confused. Who is this old friend that Nao-san is speaking to and why did they show up now? Some of his friends
Kazuhira gets up from the chair and goes upstairs to meet this so-called friend Nao mentioned. Kazuhira opened the door towards a room, finding someone quite familiar to him.
"You are…"
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A person that he met had yellow eyes. He wore a black polo shirt, pants, and a necklace shaped like a lion. His hair was light brown, and he had a scar near his eyebrows. His eye color was black, and he was approximately 173 cm tall.
"Leon, it's been a while. Why are you here? Our session for a fighting game is two weeks away from today." Kazuhira asked his friend, who suddenly appeared before him.
"True. our session should be in two weeks from now, but that is not the reason that I'm here." Leo answered. Kazuhira was laying down on the sofa lazily while speaking with Leon.
"So what is the reason you are here, then?" Kazuhira asked the man. Leon pulled out some photos concerning the sudden murders of people. Kazuhira took one of the photos Leo gave and saw a piece of a person's lower jaw being presented before him. Another picture shown was two arms of a salaried worker found near the park. Lastly, the lower half of the body was found near the alleyway in some restaurant.
Looking at the pictures, something happened to these people. Did something happen to these people?
"All of these are happening in my neighborhood, and it seems like a supernatural incident. I want you to investigate this matter." Leon asked. Kazuhira suddenly sat straight rather than lying down on the sofa. He looked at
"You sure this is not Yak's doing? Although when you examined further, those old yellers never would let bodies be discovered in plain sight." Kazuhira examined further. Leon
"This incident has been ramping up everywhere near the streets of Hiroshima. "Bee of Death" is what they called them." Leon explained.
"Bee of Death?" Kazuhira was dumbfounded by the title that Leon gave to this particular phenomenon.
"Look at the picture of the jaw and examine the victim's skin. You could see the bee stings all over the body parts." After hearing that from Leon, Kazuhira examined the photo again and saw marks everywhere over the parts of the body. Kazuhira then puts down the image on the table in front of him.
"Still, I don't see how this relates to me." Kazuhira retorted.
"It might be related to monsters that have holes in them. The same culprit may also do the bodies found in the mountains." Leon answered.
"I see. Do you want me to investigate this case on my own?" Kazuhira asked.
"I'll also be involved in this case as well. I'll give you the money upfront." Leon throws an envelope to the table, and Kazuhira checks on the envelope to see the money. The total inside was 30.000 Yen, and Kazuhira looked back at Leon to know he was serious about this. Leon does not care about the money at all. He was determined to find the culprit who did this.
Kazuhira then throws back the money that he was given. "I don't need your money. Your conviction is already enough for me, old friend. Let's go." Kazuhira replied with a smile, and Leon smiled as well. Suddenly the door opened to the room, and they saw a man bringing them some coffee with a tray.
The man was wearing glasses and had the apron of a smiling panda, black slick-back hair and is wearing a blue shirt. His height was 174 cm, the same as Leon's. "I thought you guys would be here for a while, so I prepared some coffee. Want some?" the man offered the two boys.
"No time, Nomura-san. Some cases need to be solved. Come on, Leon." Kazuhira ran past Nomura while the coffee was still in Nomura's hand. Nomura tries to regain his balance after Kazuhira passes him. Nomura succeeded in recovering the balance of his body, while Leon came up to Nomura. Leon went past him, but Nomura had a chance to get away from Leon.
"Man. kids these days don't know how to ease the throttle." Nomura smiled.
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Kazuhira and Leon were walking down the streets of the neighborhood. The people in those neighborhoods nod at Kazuhira a lot as a sign of acknowledgement, and Kazuhira chats a little with them. Some of the people said something as follows when they noticed Kazuhira.
"Hey, King. Good morning."
"King-sama. How do you do?"
Kazuhira was popular around these parts of the neighborhood, making Leon jealous of his friend's popularity. Kazuhira then spotted someone phasing through the wall of some shop. Thankfully, this person who was phasing through was a ghost and a woman. The spirit had long hair and was wearing a strawberry design shirt.
"Mihara-san, good morning." Kazuhira waved at her and she also waved at him. Leon looked at the ghost and also waved at her. Both of them can see ghosts ever since they were little, and this sudden revelation of psychic comprehension sealed the both of them being close allies.
"Seeing ghosts now seems to be an everyday occurrence for us. I wonder why we can see all these things while others can not." Leon wondered.
"I mean, if we can see these sightings, we might as well call ourselves Don Kannoji and call it a day." Kazuhira repeatedly surveyed the area using the binoculars he brought from home and observed the site left and right.
"Fair enough."
They then searched around the city of Hiroshima to check if any rumors related to "The Bee of Death", but they seem to have not attained much evidence to conclude the murders that are currently infesting the streets. They asked the locals about this matter, and they still don't know or understand it, but they don't have enough information to contribute to the case. Kazuhira tried to call a couple of contacts he had, but they were unavailable.
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(1 Hour later)
Both were overlooking the bridge near the city as they were bummed out that they could not find any information that could lead to this case. "Man. the city does not have shit that we could use to see if this was related to the Hollow attacks." Kazuhira sips his small carton of milk while looking down in the dumps.
"A lot of people don't know many things about Hollows. You can't blame them too much if they don't know this topic." Leon backtracks that statement, making Kazuhira ponder a little why more people did not have the kinds of powers that they had. Is it because some unique beings chose them, or are they born with them? It is still debatable for him. Both then saw some constructions of a couple of buildings near them. They rebuilt some things after a giant earthquake hit Hiroshima 3 and a half years ago.
Without any warning or indication, Hiroshima was suddenly hit by an Earthquake. While Japan also suffered the same Earthquake. The 8.2 Richter scale is the magnitude of the Earthquake that hit Japan a couple of years ago, but the city is now rebuilding from the disaster. Although some still require construction, 45% of the accumulated damage has already gone, and people have started to live normally once more.
"Man, I thought that earthquake might have flooded us, but it subsided quickly." Leon smiled as he looked upon the city that was his home. Kazuhira looked gloomy while looking at the city. The cool breeze of the wind enveloped both males as they watched the city's beauty.
"Really? I thought it was something else that occurred that caused this to happen." Kazuhira is still determining the contradiction of a statement of such an incident taking place like this.
"It's called a sudden earthquake. Thankfully, it only lasted for a while and then it calmed down." Leon interjects Kazuhira's words.
"I don't think that to be the case."
"Then what is your idea of the incident then?"
Suddenly, They heard shouting coming from under the bridge. Both quickly ran and saw a giant staring at a particular kid crying in fear. The monster's hands were sharp and hard. The head was a disfigured mess with fangs from his right cheek while the mouth was atop his head. The beast only had one eye and was so tall that it looked down upon Kazuhira and Leon.
The kid was crying, seeing the monster in horror. Kazuhira and Leon saw this scene, and the monster tried to attack the boy but was stopped by Kazuhira using his hand while Leon looked at the boy, concerned. "You okay?" he asked the boy, who nodded to the question. Leon then noticed that the boy that they rescued had chains on his chest. The pluses were running away from the Hollow chasing him, and they ran to them when the chase was on.
The monster still growls when seeing Kazuhira stopping his attack, but the monster keeps on the offensive, trying to make Kazuhira slip on purpose. Kazuhira kept dodging his attacks swiftly, even brushing off some of the attacks from the creature. "Fighting a Hollow just after waking up. I guess I have no choice then."
Kazuhira summons a sword and slices three fingers off the hollow. It wailed off a powerful cry while the boy witnessed what Kazuhira had called to his hand. It was a sword that the boy typically had never seen before. It was two short Khopesh swords that emitted a green glow in the blade, the both of the sword's grip was a motif of a purple cloth tightly knitted.
Kazuhira raises both of his swords, putting the two blades together. The aura started to surround the Kazuhira, the wind began to form as the hollow, and the boy was looking in awe while Leo looked disinterested but still looking towards his friend.
"Henshin"
Uttering those words, Kazuhira unleashed his energy. The wind started to wave, blinding the hollow. Suddenly, The left foot of the Hollow was sliced apart while the right eye was also sliced, blinding the hollow with one eye. With such speed, the right foot was also detached from the Hollow's leg area and fell flat.
"S-So cool…How did he…." The boy was flabbergasted by what happened. The Hollow was down by just a couple of slashes, and a human did it.
"If you are wondering, we're not normal humans, although we can be called monsters. We are the Cavalieri, the hidden knights." Leon smugly views his friend's power before him. The Hollow started whaling uncontrollably across his surroundings, hitting everything it touched. A sudden blade jabs through the middle of the head, but it is taken out so fast that the Hollow can't react to the attack fast enough.
Leon and the boy continued to gaze upon the battle that ensued, but it was so foggy due to the dust covering Kazuhira and the hollow. Although not clear, the boy could see the silhouette of a figure fighting against the hollow. The boy knows that silhouette is Kazuhira, but what is he wearing? The boy wondered. The Hollow strikes again but is quickly blocked by Kazuhira, and then Kazuhira leaps up and slashes the hollow with his two swords, killing it.
After the fog dissipated, the boy saw the silhouette disappear, and Kazuhira came out from the mist with a sigh of relief after taking out the hollow. The boy was enthralled by the sight of a human who could stand up to
"Fuuh. quite an entertaining hollow for the most part." Kazuhira responded with a smile.
"You could have killed him quickly if you trained more!" Leon ranted, but Kazuhira just smiled towards Leon.
"Ah Come on, I was trying to suppress my power until a bigger challenger came out." Kazuhira pleaded his case, but it seemed Leon was unconvinced. Even if he did, he would still be scolded by Leon for going easy on a simple hollow.
"You have used that excuse 25 times since we met, and you are still doing it." Leon scolded his friend again towards such an uneventful display of fighting. The boy just stood there, watching as both Kazuhira and Leon argued. The boy was a little shy about speaking towards the two boys.
"Hmmm. Excuse me?" The boy let out a voice which made the two argue, and looked back at him.
"Oh me. I'm just an idiot passing by." Kazuhira declared while smiling wide towards the boy.
"Well, this is just a distraction, and we have not found "Bee of Death" yet." Leon showed a little worried in his tone. Saving the boy was just a detour rather than the destination. Kazuhira is not troubled in the slightest. He just saved a boy from getting chewed out by a hollow, so there is a plus on that side.
"Don't worry, Leon. Once he's in sight, he can't outrun the both of us." Kazuhira reassures his partner in crime that everything will be okay.
"I…I think that…you.." the boy was stuttering with his words while the two noticed the boy was trying to say something.
"Speak louder, chump. We can't hear your voice." Kazuhira told the ghost to raise his voice.
"Is it "The Bee of Beath" that both of you are after?" The two boys quickly noticed those sentences as they approached the ghost to learn more about the information.
"What do you know about it, kid?"
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In a distant alley, a number of body parts were piling up on the ground, forming a circle. Legs and arms are put in place in the center. The heinous scene of dismemberment was followed by bodies that were merged into the walls and buildings atop. The bodies are being kept alive to supply the person who's done terrible deeds or for something else. Footsteps suddenly trampled the ground, walking through the scene without any worries and dropping another dead body, adding it to the creature's collection.
Silhouette figure then looked at the deed he had done as if he had finished his work with glamor and achievement through his dazzling movement. Some of the victims started to open their eyes and saw the predicament of their situations. Fear, anguish, desperation, and hopelessness began to form as they screamed out, but no one could hear them because these people were captured pluses.
Some chains started deteriorating, and the victims suddenly spewed white substances from their chests. The screams continue wailing and wailing while the silhouette admires the view of the ongoing conversion of the souls around him, and the only thing left is the growl of an infected soul that has been turned into a monster.
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Prologue
Where The Bee Hides 1.0
END
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Next Time in Grey or Pale : Bleach Another Story
"I was killed by him"
"We Cavalieri's have been hiding for many years from may forces that wishes us harm"
"Nothing will change if we just stand around"
"I'll be light that shine through the darkness"
Next Chapter
Where The Bee Hides 2.0