Dis Lexics vault of Secrets

Ideas, plot bunnys that won't let go, possible future stories. feel free to pick up the stories if you like them.

And we're back with another entry into the vault and an answer to DZ2's Way of the Warrior challenge, rules below:

DZ2's 'Way of the Warrior' Challenge

Plot: On the night that Dumbledore left Harry on the doorstep, a second being was there with one purpose in mind: they knew Harry would be in a war, so they took it upon themselves to give him the strength that he needed.

Rules: Grey or Dark Harry

The being that takes Harry away MUST be part of some 'warrior' race (Valkyries, Amazons, Ninja, Samurai, Magical Priests, etc.)

Harry's upbringing with this race MUST be in the story (so a few chapters BEFORE Hogwarts)

The one that takes Harry away MUST either adopt Harry or give him some sort of protection, keeping him with the warriors

Harry/Hermione, Harry/Luna, Harry/Daphne, Harry/Tonks OR Harry/OFC pairings ONLY

When Harry goes to Hogwarts, he uses his warrior abilities as well as his magical ones

Harry's strength and abilities unnerve, annoy and even frighten some people

At least ONE other student of Hogwarts (OCs included) must be from the same race

At some point in the story, Harry MUST offer training to at least ONE person

Guidelines: Harry is trained to become the new leader of the race No

Reasonable Creature Races (Elves, Centaurs, Goblins etc.) no

Harry's weapon can be disguised somehow

Harry has a familiar

The race gets Sirius free and cleared

Lily and/or James are actually bloodline members of the race

Crossovers

A prophecy speaks of the warrior wizard

Forbidden: Slash

Any pairings other than the ones mentioned

The Dursleys raising Harry

Harry giving up his newfound abilities/powers

Weak, naive Harry

Dumbledore and/or Voldemort gaining the allegiance of Harry and his 'family'

Other than that, it's up to you...

This time the crossover is Bleach. Enjoy!

Way of the Warrior

The sound of wood on wood echoed through the compound from the Dojo as the morning sun slowly rose over the mountains, dyeing the valley orange in its light and making the ancient cherry blossom tree in the corner of the walls seem to burst into pink flames. The servants, already up and about to prepare for the day, ignored the sound of their Master and his son training, being well used to the sounds as the came every morning at the same time.

Inside the dojo, an elderly Japanese gentleman with greying black hair tied in a topknot, armed only with a fan and a disapproving frown, faced down a panting 5 year old boy armed with a training Bokken.

Unlike the man he had called Father since he was a child, the boy was British, with messy, black hair that was cut short to keep it out of the way and intense green eyes that shone with determination and focus. Both men were wearing white Hakama and Kimono tops for there training with the Shogen family crest on the back to show their loyalty to the leaders of Magical Japan.

Like many Magical societies around the world, Japan was still very much stuck in the past, in the Edo period specifically, meaning the Magical side of things was still run by the Shogunate and the Samurai clans were still very powerful, those who had magical branches at least.

The boy charged, aiming to strike his father with his training sword, but the man simply stepped to the side and smacked him on the head with his fan, sending the boy tumbling across the hardwood floor.

"No no, you are much to eager boy," said the old man, "You are striking without thinking. Doing such a thing in battle will only serve to get you killed. Now come, on your feet. A Samurai does not scurry in the dirt."

"Yes Father," said the boy as he got to his feet and took a shaky stance.

Yagyū Munenori sighed and shook his head at his sons sloppy stance, before he threw his fan at the boys head. He reacted, trying to block the projectile, but his tired and battered body was to slow and it bounced off his forehead, knocking him on his behind.

"That will do for today," said Munenori, pulling another fan out of his sleeve, "You are clearly at your limit if that hit you."

"Yes sir," said the boy, looking down at his shoes.

Munenori sighed and walked over to his son and knelt down in front of him.

"Look at me," he said.

The boy flinched and looked away.

"Jubei, look at me."

Jubei did as he was told, wide green eyes meeting black.

"Yagyu Jubei, you are named for one of the greatest swordsmen in Japanese history," said Munenori, resting his hands on the boys shoulders, "I expect you to live up to your namesake's legacy. However, you are only a child of five years. You have a lot of talent and potential, but even the greatest of masters start from where you are. Understand?"

"Yes Father," said Jubei.

"Good boy, now go get washed up. The Princess will be here soon."

Jubei nodded and ran out of the Dojo. Munenori sighed as he watched the boy go, reaching into his robe and pulling out a locket that held a picture of an english woman with fiery red hair, a devil-may-care grin and emerald eyes that were the exact same shade as Jubeis.

"He's coming far Lily," murmured Munenori, "Don't worry, I'll make sure he survives."

Right, I'm going to leave it there. I know its probably the shortest entry in the Vault, but I'm out of ideas for this one. I hope my explanation as to how Magical Japan works makes sense. Basically, like Britain is stuck in the Dark Ages, Japan is stuck in the Edo period, which means the Tokugawa Shogunate is still in charge, Samurai are the warriors who protect the nation and Bushido is still very much a thing. I'll probably have them be a bit more technologically advanced, but culturally they're still Edo.

Harry and his adoptive father are both named after actual Samurai, as will most of the other characters.

While not an actual crossover, I will be taking characters from other fandoms to beef up my cast. Also, I like the characters.

Anyway, I'm done so lets sign out. Please review!