Karakura Town... Despite being called a town, it's as large and wide as a city. It's a city where crime festers. Whether it be day or night, there's always a crook of some sort. The police do what they can against such criminals, but there are criminals just about everywhere. In fact, there's a crime happening right now as two burglars smashed through the back door of building and tried to evade the police.

"Hurry! This way!"

"I'm coming!" The police do what they can, but there's another that works in the shadows.

...

Downtown

"Thank you for attending. I am Rukia Abarai Kuchiki." A woman with long black hair stood at a podium as she was making a speech for one of those fancy parties. "Tonight, we are here to honor the work of a great man. As a child, he worked his way up and took over his family's company with him being only in his early twenties. As the owner, he's made his company rise back up after it suffered a serious down fall. Today marks the anniversary of when that day happened for he is a great man who has done great things. Please join me in praising my dear friend...Ichigo Kurosaki!" Everyone applaud for that man, but there was no sign of him anywhere.

"Uh... Rukia..." Rukia turned her attention to her husband.

"What's going on, Renji? Where's Ichigo?" Rukia asked him.

"I caught him while he was leaving. He said he got an important call." Renji said.

"Unbelievable. You're a cop, but you took the night off to be here. This party was all for him." Rukia complained, but then turned back to the microphone. "I'm afraid the guest of honor has...other engagements. What can I say? He's an eligible bachelor with a fancy lifestyle, runs a multi-million dollar company, and is yet a man of mystery." A man of mystery indeed.

...

The Criminals

The two criminals that robbed that building stuck to the shadows. They thought they were in the clear, but there was someone following them. The two of them kept on running until they thought they were in the clear.

"I think we're good. We just scored big." One of the criminals said as he was most pleased with the results.

"I can't believe we pulled this off." They both were feeling good about themselves, but they had no idea they weren't safe. "So what are we going to..." He was about to ask his partner until he saw something move out of the corner of his eyes.

"What? What is it?"

"I... I thought I saw something."

"You're crazy. There's no one here."

"But what if it's...him." He asked in fear. That made his partner a little nervous, especially when they heard some sort of sound. Karakura Town has it's own local hero...if some call him that. No one knows who he really is or where he came from. He's a figure in black... A warrior that lurks in the shadows... You can't see him, but you know he's there. It's like he's the moon on a moonless night; at it's New Moon phase. He might lurk in the shadows, but he goes after the criminals of this city. For the common criminals, by the time you do see him, it's too late for you.

"Let's get out of here." The criminal said out of fear of whoever it is that's hunting them.

"What's the rush?" Both of them heard his voice and were now afraid. Both of them saw someone stepping out of the shadows. He wore white socks with straw shoes. He had on black baggy pants, but he wore a black coat that went down to his legs with tight sleeves and closed off his chest. He also carried a black long sword with a chain on the end. As for his head, the lower half of his face was covered in bandages like a mummy with only his eyes showing and he also had massive black hair.

"It is him!" The criminals seemed really scared now. In one sift motion, the man in black attacked the two criminals. It was over before those two even knew what hit them. Just then, the police showed up and saw the two criminals tied up and everything that was stolen was still there. Despite having a blade on him, he did leave the two alive because he doesn't kill.

"Looks like he beat it to us again, sir." One of the officers stepped forward with him dress in blue with a black shirt underneath his jacket and him having long white hair. He took a look around and saw that there was no trace left of what happened, but he knew who was responsible for this.

"Captain Ukitake!" A fellow female cop called. "It was that vigilante again, wasn't it?"

"It would seem so, Sui-Feng." Jushiro claimed.

"We'll get him one day!" Sui-Feng claimed.

"I highly doubt that." Jushiro said as he knew fully well that this man is hard to catch, but he's not convinced he's really a threat to any of the civilians. "You're a man of mystery...Mugetsu."

...

A Mansion

Mugetsu retreated in secrecy to a mansion that was isolated from the rest of the town. No one else was around, but that means Mugetsu can't be seen by anyone. When he retreated into that mansion, he could remove his disguise. He removed the black wig and bandages to reveal his true face with orange messy hair. He was really Ichigo Kurosaki.

"I know... Sorry, Rukia. There was just something I had to take care of." Ichigo said as he was over the phone with Rukia. "I'll talk to you and Renji later." He said and ended the call. He sounded happy on the phone, but he really knows how to put up an act. "Another night, another crime stopped." Ichigo sighed as he was in his home now. Despite being at home, he did not feel anymore at ease. He lived in that mansion alone. It might be a big place for one person, but it holds strong sentimental value for him. There was one room imparticular that even he barely touches. He opened up the door to that room and just stared on the inside with it just being an office filled with a dreadful memory that pushes him to what he does. "Don't worry, Mom. I'll find the truth eventually."

The truth is that Ichigo's origin happened when he was only nine years old. He lived in this mansion with his parents and his two younger sisters. The Kurosaki family was one of the wealthiest families in the entire town. Those were the happier moments of Ichigo's life, but those days ended a long time ago. Ichigo's mother, Masaki Kurosaki, was a lovely woman that the entire family loved. It was like the whole family revolved around her, but that was taken away. One dark and rainy night, someone broke into the mansion when Masaki was home alone. That office once belonged to her, but they found her murdered in it. No one knows who did it or why, and the killer was never caught. That was the most devastating moment of Ichigo's life and he is constantly haunted by it. His mother was so beautiful, kind, and just simply meant everything to Ichigo.

Ever since that tragic incident, things were never the same for Ichigo. A killer that took the most important person to him still roams free. No one ever found out who did it and the case went cold. Ichigo could not move on and let something like things be as they are. Someone has to answer for his mother being taken away from him. That's why he decided to do something about it. Ichigo spent years training his body, learning how to wield a sword, and learn all about business for his life mission. By day, he's Ichigo Kurosaki, the wealthiest bachelor in the whole city and the owner of the family's company. By night, he's Mugetsu, a figure that lurks in the shadows and punishes criminals. He does it for two reasons. One is so he could stop all the crime he can so that no one ever suffers the way he suffers. The second reason is so that he can find his mother's killer. He is the shadows. He is committed to his mission.

He is Mugetsu.

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