Chapter 1: Do You Want To Know The Name (Part 1)
Written and Edited by: EthortheCinderace_TCC_ and MSLMGamer
The mansion was always quiet around this time, it was… boring to the King of Servants. Both Kotomine and Shinji were waiting for information from Lancer about Caster's whole situation, and that was enough to bore him, there was not enough to do around the castle-like mansion that was originally the host for the grail. So unlike those around him, Gilgamesh patrolled the gardens. It was honestly the most fun thing there for him to do… but something was telling him not to enjoy the smell of petunias on the night of Caster's death. He… felt something.
At first, it felt like a tingling sensation in the back of his neck, a sensation he could not itch. The sensation grew more and more until he was almost crushed by the feeling of… something. It was something that he could not place… despite knowing where it came from… the cloaked person in front of him. He could not tell the gender of the person in front of him. But he knew for a fact that the cloaked man had piercing brown eyes, a pale complexion, and a sword that he was drawing from his hip.
"So you do mean to attack us, a mongrel like you! Oh, you are truly a funny one." Gilgamesh said as he looked at the cloaked man
"Kyōka Suigetsu," said the Cloaked man, although Gilgamesh did not notice what the man did after he disappeared behind him.
"What was that peasant? Did you say something?" asked Gilgamesh… before his eyes widened, the figure that was standing in front of him was gone, but thanks to his eyes, and Illia's heart that was in his pocket now also gone, he turned around to see that the being standing behind him, with Illia's heart in hand
"Interesting. It seems like Kyōka Suigetsu is unable to affect you." said the figure
"What the hell did you do?" asked Gil, more inquisitive about the situation than anything, "And I must say mongrel, despite that trick being quite interesting, you must hand over that heart."
The figure looked at the heart for a second before a small smug smile graced the stranger's lips. "If you want it. Then you are gonna have to take it."
He disappeared in a flash again, a small puff of smoke and something that sounded like static resounded through the air.
Gil's eyes widened in shock, "Shit!" Gil said before he sprinted back into the mansion sensing the energy of the man deep within it, deep down he knew what the man was after, a vessel for the grail. It was either the girl that was meant to be that leech, Shinji's own "toy", Kirei, or the Faker… or maybe even Shinji himself. Which would be quite ironic to the golden-haired Servant, because he was also going to use him as a vessel if things went wrong. But still, he went in order, running past the Faker, barging into Kirei's room, Barging into that girl's room, and then running into Shinji's. The room itself was empty, the only signs of life that used to be there were the sight of Shinji's window wide open… and the shadow of the man holding Shinji's corpse going into a rapidly closing break in the fabric of reality. It was too late.
"Damn it!" shouted Gill, before he took a second to collect himself, "How did I lose him?" he questioned to himself silently, before turning to face Kirei, who had only just caught up to him, "We lost Illyasvel's heart."
(5 hours later.)
"I am sorry what? A Hollow presence over there? Don't you guys have men over in that prefecture of Japan?"
"Ichigo, don't complain." said Captain Jūshirō Ukitake, "At least we didn't call you during a school day for this mission."
"I guess that is true. So remind me what is going on over here again and why I am being sent to, quote on quote "mage zone" on my Sunday morning?" asked Ichigo, "I thought magic isn't real?"
"Well it is real, I was quite shocked to learn that our techniques could be replicated by a human, or at least that is how most of us can comprehend it. But mages are truly real, and so is magic, it is just kept out of the public eye as much as possible but once every 100 years seven mages wage war for a miracle, too bad for us this war did not take 100 years to start again, it only took ten years," said Ukitake
"So because these mages want a miracle I am going to clean up their mess before the hollows show up." Said Ichigo.
"Yes. Because the mages themselves cause a lot of damage before the war ends… but that is where the problem lies." said Ukitake, "We had three Soul Reapers there, members of Squad 10 to be exact, but none of them have reported on the war for the past 10 hours, and I suspect foul play thanks to Aizen. The Captain commander gave you the go-ahead, and so did Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya. He would be there himself, but he was preoccupied."
"Then deck him in the face for me." said Ichigo, "I am coming upon the location, At least I think I am."
"You made it to Fuyuki City already? Impressive speed there, Ichigo."
"Well, I went to where you told me to go… but all I am seeing is a wrecked mansion," said Ichigo
"Stay on the line with me… I don't like how this sounds already," said Ukitake
"Is this thing able to hook onto my ear somehow?"
"The button by the antenna"
"Thanks."
Ichigo landed down in the courtyard and looked around the area, "This place looks very barren… I don't like this at all." said Ichigo
"Flare your Spiritual Pressure for a second." said Ukitake, "If there are any Hollows around they might come to you with that alone"
"I guess. But what if Aizen's still around?" asked Ichigo
"I doubt he would stick around now that we know that he is not on our side anymore." said Ukitake, "Besides if he is around, the Gotei 13 will know it. Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi has been working on upgrading the Spiritual Detection System or SDS to allow us to detect dampened Spiritual Pressure. So we will know."
"Glad to hear it," said Ichigo before letting the full torrent of his spiritual pressure blank the area… there was nothing for a few seconds… and then there was rustling from the trees and a Hollow barreling toward Ichigo.
"Looks like they want dinner after all!" said Ichigo as he drew his Zampokto from over his shoulder, the massive meat cleaver known as Zangetsu, and he charged at the Hollows, slicing them all to shreds in only a matter of seconds. The fodder Hollows fall to the ground and disappear soon after. Ichigo landed on the ground soon after and flung his blade behind him, after feeling it stop, Ichigo pulled the blade back by the bandage as the blood of the hollow he killed was flinging with it.
"I think that was the last of them," said Ichigo
"I am on my way to Mayuri currently, give me some time to get back to you," said Ukitake
"Take all the time you need, I am gonna see if there are any more around this… gothic castle-looking thing." said Ichigo before his nose turned and a noise came to his ears, "What the hell is that noise?"
"Is it another Hollow?" asked Ukitake
"No… it doesn't feel like it… it feels like a- WH-WOOOOOOOOO!" said Ichigo before he was interrupted by a flurry of chains entrapping him and flinging him right into the air.
Ichigo looked down at a blonde man who stood beside golden portals, anger oozing from his eyes and heart, fluctuating whatever energy Ichigo was feeling to the extreme.
"CLOAKED FOOL! Do you have any last words before you die?" Shouted the golden-haired man.
The portals began to launch sword after sword, all of them trying to plant themselves into Ichigo's body…Ichigo silently said Bankai and let the energy of it flare for a split second, blocking all the swords in an instant before going back into Shikai, and all of them falling to the ground and shattering upon contact.
"Let me tell you something Goldy, I got a few in mind," said Ichigo
"WHAT! How the hell did you get out of those chains!" shouted Goldy
"You want to know the name of the man you just pissed off?" said Ichigo
"My name is Ichigo Kurosaki, and who the hell do you think I am asshole?!" Said Ichigo with a cocky smirk on his face.