King Of Shinigamis - [Rewrite]

Chapter 1: King of Knights and King of Tyrants

Ichigo laid unmoving in the Shattered Shaft. His arms were bound behind his back by Tessai's kidō, which Ichigo struggled to free himself from. As time progresses, he continued to get further frustrated, as his Chain of Fate continues to erode.

'Damn it! How can I get out of this hole if I can't even use my arms!' Ichigo thought. Running on the walls most certainly didn't work. Despite being known as a delinquent, with his permanent scowl and near-daily street fights, Ichigo was actually very smart, ranked 23rd in his entire year at school. Ichigo looked above to see someone standing on top of the Shattered Shaft, who was a short boy with red hair. He wore a white t-shirt with an 'Urahara Shop' logo printed on the front and blue three-quarter length trousers, the bottoms of which were noticeably turned up.

Ichigo recognized the kid. His name was Jinta, the same one who taunted him while he was stuck in the Shattered Shaft. The boy jumped down in the shaft and looked at Ichigo.

"Hey, Carrot-Top," he greeted cheerfully. "Are you hungry?" He asked with a grin. "I brought you some food," Jinta taunted, as be brought out a plate of food.

Ichigo glared at the kid. "Why would I be hungry? I am in my soul form!" Ichigo yelled at Jinta.

"Good! Because feeling hungry while your Chain of Fate is severed means you are getting closer to becoming a Hollow!"

When Jinta said, those words Ichigo froze and intensely started thinking for all possibilities to get out of this place. After a while, though, Ichigo began to lose hope, and was even scared of the possibility of becoming a Hollow. He wouldn't be able to save Rukia; but more importantly, he wouldn't be able to see his family and his friends again. Ichigo remembered how his family suffered after Grand Fisher killed his mom. He didn't, and wouldn't, want to image how much his family would suffer if he, too, became a Hollow.

Ichigo looked down at his Chain of Fate. It only had about a quarter of a meter left.

"I don't need it. My Chain of Fate is still long," Ichigo said, hesitant.

"I will just leave the food here... Hey, how much time do you think has passed?" Jinta asked.

"How much time has passed?" Ichigo repeated with confusion to what Jinta said.

"You have been here in this hell hole for 70 hours, it's only matter of time before you become a Hollow... Oh, and the last encroachment is nothing like previous ones," Jinta said somewhat cheekily, as he jumped out of the shaft using the wall.

'That little runt... I have to get out of here no matter what!' Ichigo fiercely thought. Lost in thought, he wasn't aware his last link in his Chain of Fate just eroded away.

"AAAH!" Ichigo yelled in pain, before it was muffled by the white liquid pouring out of his mouth and eyes. "AAAH... GAAA!" The white liquid started to form a mask on his face.

"So… he is turning into a Hollow," Jinta said, as he looked down in the Shattered Shaft. Ururu followed Jinta towards the edge and looked down at the struggling Ichigo. The kind girl was about to jump down to help, before Urahara grabbed her arm.

"Wait!" Urahara ordered.

"B-But if I don't do anything, h-he will become a Hollow!" Ururu protested.

"Watch him closely. Normally, when a soul transforms into a Hollow, the soul explodes and the body reforms. If you look at Ichigo, the mask began to form first. This means… he still has a chance of become a Shinigami," Urahara explained.

"OK," Ururu said, pursing her lips in frustration, as she backed away from the edge.

"Let's just wait a little," Urahara said as he observed Ichigo.