Naruto Fan Fiction / Bleach Fan Fiction ❯ Path to Ruin ❯ Arrival ( Chapter 1 )

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Im almost positive now.

This must be hell. There is absolutely no other explanation for all that has happened to me in these past years. The place I am in now, exists only to cause me grief and pain. The villain responsible for my suffering is out there somewhere, in some other time and place. That fact charges me with unleaded anger.

 

I, Ichigo Kurosaki, now 25, was placed here in this hell 10 years ago. If someone told me when I first arrived in "Karakura Town" that I'd been set up, I'd be much more content with my current situation. But thanks to my enemy, whom ever that might be, the only thing I know is that this is not the world I knew. I've given up hope in finding the truth. I've lost all motivation. I can't stand to live in this world any longer. Everything here is a lie.

 

A sick disgusting lie.

 

I'll never be who I was before.

I've lost my innocence here.

 

But before I attempt to leave this world behind, I have to tell my story. That way, if I succesfully escape this place, those who end up here by some misfortune may find the way out.

 

Do not make the same mistakes I have.

 

 

 

 

 

(Ten Years ago) (Garganta Path, Time Unknown)

 

"Its true, then.." Unohana mused. "It appears as though you werent lying...About the level of your reiatsu, atleast.."

 

Ichigo's pace slowed slightly as he ran through the garganta path. Looking down at himself, he noticed his Bankai Shihakusho had been fully restored. Though dissapointingly, the quality of his reishi path hadnt changed.

 

Unohana saw the disheartened expression on the young substitute soul reapers face and smiled inwardly.

 

He has such limited control over his reiatsu..

Its a feat in itself that he's able to be successful in prolonged bouts of combat. Even now, he discharges his reiatsu wildly with reckless abandon..

 

Unohana shook her head.

 

He hasn't had the benefits of an ordinary soul repear. We spend years learning kidou and how to control our reiatsu flow..But this boy...

 

"We made it." Ichigo said, interrupting Unohana's thoughts.

Ichigo looked back at Unohana with a determined expression. "Let's end this"

Unohana matched Ichigo's determination.

"True justice is with us. We have the necessary advantage."

 

- - -

 

The second I exited that portal, was the moment I plunged into darkness.

 

*Ichigos POV*

 

The first thing I thought to myself:

It was deathly silent.

As I dropped from the height of the Garganta, I could feel the silence. It was suffocating.

I looked around warily. We were in Karakura town, that much I was sure of. I could guess by the surrounding houses and apartments. I had been down this street at some point in the past, yet it was all somehow unfamiliar.

 

I turned my head toward Unohana to see if she was sensing something strange. For a brief instant, I saw the tiniest hint of confusion on her face, but her expression softened as soon as our eyes met. As I looked around I began to notice odd anomalies. Although the wind wasnt blowing, the trees swayed and bent softly as if there were a breeze. Even more eerie was the lighting. It couldn't been but a few hours into the afternoon, yet the sun didn't seem to have an effect on the brightness of the sky. It was as if the sun was simply a drawing on a canvas, and the world was lit by a dull lamp. The anomalies gave off a nightmarish mood.

I frowned and ran my hands Through my hair.

"what the hell is this?"

Unohana didn't answer immediately. The Captain seemed to be passed wondering what was going on and more concerned about what should be done. Unohana sighed to herself

"I believe, Captain Kurotsuchi made an error."

I waited for her to explain herself, but she didn't continue.

"What kinda' error?" I prodded. "Somethings way off here."

Unohana took a few steps into the middle of the street. My eyes followed her, expectantly.

 

Out of all of the captains I'd met, I felt like she was among the most impressive.

She was soft-spoken, yet commanding.

Elegant, though strong.

She was well respected by all of the Gotei 13, and even feared to some degree. I knew by her spiritual pressure she was not a person I wanted to irritate.

 

She was damn attractive, too. I couldn't help but think back to the day I'd seen her in that form fitting bikini at the beach.

 

"I'll need to go back to the Soul Society." Captain Unohana said suddenly.

"But Aizen!-" I started to protest

"-There is nothing here.. None of the Shinigami. None of the Arrancars. Not even Aizen himself." Unohana said impatiently.

I saw the faint look of confusion come accross her face again.

This time, it remained. "We aren't in the mock Karakura town."

Unohana looked at me with a tired expression.

"I honestly do not believe this is Karakura town at all."

I started to say something out of my disbelief, but the Captain instantly turned on her heel.

"I will establish what the situation is and return with the information I gather."

Unohana stopped walking and spoke softly.

"Be on your guard here, Kurosaki. I sense there are certain elements that have been placed here in order to deceive us.."

 

And with that, Unohana flash stepped a great distance away.

I'm not sure why she didn't just summon the gate to the Spirit World in front of me, but that suddenly became uninmportant.

 

What became more important, was the sudden levels of reiatsu I was sensing.

 

That's.... Impossible... I thought.

 

How can they be here?

 

 

- - -

 

As I darted off from roof top to roof top toward the spiritual pressure I was feeling, I felt a strange wave of panic come over me. I felt like I was headed into a trap that I would be unable to escape from.

But at the same time, I felt like it was inevitable.

 

I had to see for myself.

I dropped down in front of Uraharas with Zangetsu drawn.

 

Its here... The door is open.

 

I stepped into the shop.

The lights to the shop were off, and long shadows stretched acrossed the interior of the front room. I knew instinctively to head to the passage to Uraharas training grounding.

I reached for the cover of the entrance and sighed.

 

- - -

 

3rd Person POV.

 

Everyone stood at attention, their eyes on the door of the training ground entrance.

 

There was an unspoken understanding everyone shared at that moment.

They all knew their roles, and failure to perform would mean a swift death.

 

"Here it comes." Renji growled at Rukia.

"Right." She responded, readying sode no shirayuki.

Hiyori, Chad, Orihime, and Uryu all stayed back, eyeing the doorway warily.

 

A figure dropped from the top of the doorway and landed feet first on the ground.

 

"I-In....IMPOSTER!" Rukia yelled.

"What?!" Ichigo cried out as Renji's Zabimaru came flying at him with killing intent. Ichigo sidestepped and shunpo'd away from Renji's deadly assault screaming angrily.

"BASTARD, WATCH I-"

Ichigo was cut off by a flash of bright blue light.

"SOREN SOUKATSUI!" Rukia shouted as she aimed the spell at Ichigo.

"Dammit what the fu-"

Ichigo easily dodged the kidou spell, but was caught off guard by the assault that came from behind him.

It was Hiyori.

Ichigo only had time to turn just enough to watch Hiyori's blade slash him.

Ichigo felt his entire left arm go aflame with blinding pain. The petite woman left a foot long gash on his arm.

Blood spurted from the wound unselfishly.

 

Fuck this.

 

"GETSUGATENSHOU!!" Ichigo roared, sending the blast in Hiyori's direction. He didn't have time to see if the blast connected with its mark.

He needed to escape.

There was no way he was going to fight his friends at this level. He had to figure out exactly why he was being attacked and none of them seemed to be in their right minds.

Ichigo darted his way back to the entrance to the training grounds and flew up to the entrance. He heard sounds of Renji and Rukia's missing strikes as they tried to blast and cut him down before he reached his destonation. Fortunately for Ichigo, his Bankai speed was sufficient enough to make his escape unharmed.

 

 

Ichigps POV

 

So...

I was right about my uneasy feelings..

I felt my left arm ablaze and dripping blood, but I kept moving away from Uraharas.

 

Damn..

Who's going to heal me?

 

Orihime...

 

Why....Was I just attacked? What was happening down there?

I replayed the image of Rukia yelling and attacking me along with Renji and Hiyori.

Ichigo stopped about 2 miles out from Uraharas shop.

 

And....

 

Everyone looked..... So.....Tired....

 

I suddenly felt the atmosphere come alive with a deafening blast of Spiritual Pressure. I looked around and flinched just as Captain Unohana flash stepped at my side.

 

"Captain-!" I started.

 

What the hell...

 

My mouth clamped shut as I gazed at The Captain.

Her eyes were red and watery as if she had been crying hard.

Her hands were trembling.

She was crying.

 

"Captain..?"

 

I could tell Unohana was in some kind of shock, but I didn't know what to do. I just stood there watching her trembling as she looked to the ground. It was almost frightening to think what could have made The Captain break down in tears.

Finally the she spoke.

 

"Kurosaki-san..." She began, her voice wavering. "You..Your.."

I noticed she was looking down at my bleeding arm and predicted what she was trying to say.

"Eh?! Don't worry about that Captain! What did you find in the Soul Society!? Is something-....!!"

 

"It's gone.." She said in a barely audible whisper.

"...!"

 

Tears began to stream down Unohanas cheeks.

I felt a horrible pain in my stomach. A pang of fear for what I knew she would say.

 

"It's over...." Unohana choked. "Aizen has won."