The orphanage
Ichigo burst upright with an enraged look in his eyes.
"No don't!" he shouted startling the sister who was looking over him and making her jump almost a foot.
"Ichigo are you alright?" she asked although his face made his answer obvious, she had never seen the boy like this before the look of pure murder in his eyes. "What happened? did you have a nightmare?" the boy shook his head.
"I'm fine; it's nothing." the boy said through clenched teeth before hopping off the table and bolting from the room before she could say anything else.
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He darted out of the church ignoring Asta who was trying to speak to him, and sister Lilly stopping at the door.
"Uh, Sister Lilly what's wrong with Ichigo?" he asked pointing a thumb in the direction the other boy ran off to. "Was gonna tell him that I got a grimoire and we are heading off to the capital tomorrow.
"I don't know Asta." he ran off as soon as he woke up," she answered obvious worry on her face.
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(what was that was that my memories no that couldn't be I never saw those people before yet they all seemed familiar?) he thought as he booked it into the woods until he reached a hollow tree before slowing to a stop and sinking to his knees beside the tree placing a hand on the hollowed-out oak tree.
Back at the Orphanage.
"do you think he's doing ok?" the sister asked the old priest as he rubbed his chin.
"I don't know, but it could be about her." He said thinking out loud. "It has been ten years since she left with her adoptive parents." He spoke again. Still rubbing the bottom of his chin.
"No, I don't think that's it he was saying something about a girl named Orihime or something like that but you gave me an idea where he could be." the Sister said slamming her fist into her palm and everyone looked at her with questioning gazes. "The old oak hollow!" she said matter of factly.
"you're right he always goes down there when he's upset, I'll go talk to him." the older man said slipping on a coat and heading to the door.
With Ichigo
At some point, he dozed off again when he woke up he was somewhere he didn't know, where large structures jutted horizontally from a mass of water and blue tinge to everything, but before he could react to his new surroundings a deep voice spoke.
"Calm down Ichigo it's just us." but the voice sounded in his head or all around him, Ichigo couldn't tell.
"Yah King it's just us you dumbass!" a second voice spoke this one a high screechy one.
"Who are you? where am I?" Ichigo shouted standing and spinning.
"Told you this would happen; he! Is! A! Different! Person! From who he was before. The high voice said fitting louder and louder after each word.
"I know, white that's why I called him here, the time has come for him to wake from his slumber." the older voice said in response to the other.
"Ok where the hell am I and stop talking about me as if I'm not here!" Ichigo shouted as he continued to spin; in response, two figures appeared one was a man in a dark cloak, with long in kept hair and dark glasses; a contrast to his partner who looked exactly like Ichigo but was pasty white with black lips and sclera, with yellow pupils, much shorter hair lastly he had baggy pants and robes just as white as him. "Who are you two and what does he look like me?" Ichigo asked pointing at his double.
"We are your power and the source of your immense magic power." the dark man said with no change in tone.
"That's still weird to say instead of reishi." the white Ichigo stated rubbing the back of his neck.
Outside.
The priest finally made it to the old hollow where he found the young man lying against the tree his slight rise and fall of his chest made it obvious he was just asleep; the older man took a seat beside the young man.
"You know I always wonder what goes on in your head; now more than ever," he said out loud knowing the boy couldn't hear him.
With Ichigo.
"So we give you two options return to your life and never move forward with your power or remember you're past gain your powers back and live a life full of hardship to once again be the one who protects." the man said stoically.
"We look forward to your answer." the Ichigo look-alike said before Ichigo blacked out again.
Outside.
The father noticed when Ichigo woke up his eyes blinking slightly.
"So You're awake?" the older man asked looking at the youth. "Are you all right?" he asked again.
"Father?" Ichigo asked looking distraught.
"yes Ichigo, what is it?" the priest said with a warm smile.
"Has there ever been someone who remembers a past life?" the older man put his hand to his chin in thought it wasn't heard of but it was very rare; so taking a second to gather his next sentence.
"Yes there were a few I've heard of that say they have a memory of past lives and that all had special magic; why do you ask?" he asked looking at the ginger.
"I also have them." the boy said with a slight frown on his face.
"I see, can you tell me of them?" the Father asked curiously of what the boy would say; the boy nodded and started speaking.
Later.
"I died fighting him and left them all, and now my power has given me a chance to take my power back and be able to protect everyone again or forget my past life and live a normal life. And I don't know what to do?" the boy finished his story and was looking for help.
"Well I don't know much about stuff like that so I don't know but if this is true and you remember the past life then let me ask you this what would your past self do? what do you want? and do those two things line up?" he asked standing and dusting himself off. "Anyway think on it but as you do come it's almost dinner time." the older man said helping the youth to his feet.
After dinner.
He had come to his choice and now stood in this dreamscape.
"Have you made your choice?" the spirit asked and was answered with a nod.
"Yes I have." the youth said the old Ichigo showing through. "Lind me your power once again Zangetsu." the conviction In his words showed them the man was back and was ready to go.
"Well then Ichigo I will follow you and give my power to you once again." the Zangetsu said with a slight smile.
"About damn time king I was getting bored." his hollow said smirking widely.
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The dark-haired man Dodged the ice spikes thrown his way.
"You won't hit me with those flimsy attacks," the man said raising a hand and mouthing a word under his breath and shooting a green beam of light incinerating his target's arm the bandit sinking to his to knees screeching in agony. "You've lost this battle do you surrender?" The man said, his voice never changing in tune.
"Son of a bitch who are you?" the bandit said launching up at him with a dagger and barely nicking the man's black bull's cape but his last rich attack was meant with a karate chop to the back of the neck.
"Aww you didn't save any for me?" a girl's voice sounded behind him; he turned trowed the voice setting on a beep blue-haired girl with a spiky bun hairstyle and larger silver eyes and was wearing a pair of black jeans and a baggy shirt under a black bull's cape.
"It doesn't matter does it, Julia? We took care of them you'll get a share of the reward too?" he asked still no change in his tune.
"Yeah but we both were here to do the job and you did everything again You're so mean cifer!" Julia said with a mock pout and folded her arms.
"Ok ill let you do some next time," he said his not changing even a bit; as he turned to leave.
On the road to the capital.
The three of them booked it to the capital Ichigo far surpassed Yuno and Asta in speed as he used Hirenkyaku to go above the tree line.
"How the hell is he doing that!" Asta shouted stars in his eyes and mouth open wind.
"Perhaps it's magic he learned after he got that strange grimoire of his," Yuno suggested riding on a broom.
"Really that's so cool!" Asta shouted fanboying over Ichigo's newfound abilities.
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Ichigo hadn't felt more like himself than he did right now he had already come to terms with the fact he would probably never see his old friends Rukia and Renji maybe but the others would not remember him after the konsos if they didn't turn to hollows first, but he had new friends and a new family to protect and as far as he knew the woman in this time who gave him life was still alive.
(I will never let them down, Chad, Uryu, Yuzu, Karin, the others, dad, and Orihime I promise wherever y'all are that I will live to the fullest and never let my new family down and I hope y'all lived happy lives this is my pledge.") he thought a sad smile crossing his lips. (Rukia, Renji take care, and you all in the eleventh don't get in too much trouble.) he continued now seeing the capital.
"Hay guys almost there I can see the capital from here!" he shouted the two of them nodding in acknowledgment and speeding up.
"I'm so excited we're almost there I can't wait!" Asta shouted
Well there we have it the third chapter and I know Ichigo was a bit of a wimp in this chapter but that won't happen again and I don't know if you noticed a familiar as well as an OC any way I hope you enjoyed it please leave a review.
Note. I'm taking a break for a while from (reawaken the death god) so I can focus on this one and another project that will be out shortly :)