Random Cave, Unknown Realm

Ichigo woke up, looking at the cave he was in. Outside, he saw a blurry mix of neon colors, very far away. Ichigo looked away from it, studying his surroundings. It looked like a typical, wet limestone cave. He looked down into a puddle at himself, and saw... a stanger. He had his familiar orange hair and his usual scowl, but he didn't truly look like Ichigo Kurosaki. He wore a grey armor on his chest, with gloves and boots of the same material, reminiscent of his fullbring armor. Near his waist, instead of the armor being there, a grey cape, similar to the lower part of his false bankai's coat, but with a large, pitch black grid pattern. The neck guard that stretched over his nose and down the front, seemingly connecting the armor at the front was the white material that his mask was made of. He wore a strange flexible material under his armor, a light blue with a grid pattern of a darker shade of blue, looking like Blut Vene put on clothes. This cloth like, yet seemingly durable material gave off a faint glow, allowing him to see his features more clearly. And the most suprising part of it all, his head. His eyes had a black sclera and yellow irises, like the hollow part of his zanpakutō, Zangetsu. He had black markings on both of his eyes that were the same as the ones from his Horn of Salvation form, but over both eyes instead of one. He had two horns on each side of his head, the same horns from his Vasto Lorde form.

He studied his appearance, wondering what the hell happened. He didn't know. He tried calling out to Zangetsu, either of them, hoping to get a response. He got none. He tried meditating to enter his inner world. He succeeded, and ended up there. It was a mess. Nearly all of the skyscrapers that had once riddled Ichigo's soul were destroyed and submerged in the water. The rain was heavy. Constant. Relentless. Only a few of the taller buildings remained above the water, even if only by a couple feet. He looked around, hoping to see Zangetsu or Old Man Zangetsu. He couldn't find them. So he left, and wound up back in the cave.

He followed the light, walking for what felt like half an hour, before finding himself at the cave entrance. He looked and saw lights. No ground, no sky, just lights shimmering and dancing in the darkness. These bright, neon lights ranged in size, from hundreds of billions of tiny particles to few lights bigger than tennis balls. They were seperated into three areas, only big enough to contain a dozen or so people. There was one that stood out, it was I'm between all three groups. It was golden and the size of a yoga ball, and when he looked closely, Ichigo could see small, golden strings coming from it, connecting to every other orb, not matter how big or small. That's when he saw it shatter, and the three bubbles burst, the neon lights merging and losing their glow, rapidly becoming the same void black color. In a panic, Ichigo started trying to pull them apart in my way he could, and all that did was spee up the process. He knew what these orbs were, what this event signified, and his own reiatsu explodes as his stressed reached an all time high, and he found himself laying down on something soft. He opened his eyes, artificial light blinding him. He felt someone shaking him awake, and when his eyes adjusted, he tensed, froze up, and he felt a lump in his throat.

"...Mom?"


Author's Note

Sorry for not updating this, I made the prologue on a whim, not thinking it would gain any readers. Please, tell me what you think so far, and tell me if there is anything you would like to see change.

Ichigo's New Form: https//cjsgnl1996/art/Ichigo-s-New-Bnkai-Suit-796463122