Bleach l White l Fanfiction

Chapter 1: Reborn in Darkness

Ichigo fell to his knees as a large monstrous, masked creature smashed a fist overhead. The cracking of bones could be heard accompanied by his loud scream as the creature reached down and grasped him in its hand. The masked monster squeezed Ichigo tightly draining the life out of him before finally darkness overcame him.

A thousand sensations could be felt in his final moments of life. After what felt like an eternity, he could see again, but things seemed different. His body was lifeless on the ground in front of him. The orange haired teen stared at his body with pure disbelief, "AM I dead?!" he shouted to himself unable to comprehend it fully.

Indeed, he was no longer in his body as he noticed a severed chain hanging from his chest. The hollow turned towards him again and let out a deafening shriek. It took a step towards him, and grabbed him by his orange hair before dragging Ichigo away. He tried desperately to resist as the sight of his body got further and further away from him.

From around the corner he could see the terrified expression of his sister Karin who watched helplessly as the creature dragged him away. Ichigo grimaced angrily, 'Damn it! Karin! I'm her older brother! I'm supposed to protect her!'

Karin looked as if she was about to follow them or call out to him, but Ichigo shook his head making direct eye contact. Nothing was said as his sister began to burst into tears at the sight of watching the monster take her brother's soul away.

Ichigo felt a plethora of dark emotions surging within him at that moment, 'I can't be dead. This is impossible. What the hell is this thing supposed to be anyway?! What will dad say when he…sees my body? Damn it! I was too weak…I can't be dead! It can't end like this! NO!'

He barely managed to look up as the creature retreated a considerable distance to a strange doorway. Ichigo had no idea what it was but soon felt himself and the creature pass through the doorway. Darkness was all he could see as the creature dragged him further and further inside.

His vision eventually adapted to the dark outlines of the darkness…and it appeared as if he were in some sort of forest. That was last thing he remembered as this hollow consumed him entirely.

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Strange visions were all Ichigo could see as he felt an emptiness consume his humanity. He had no idea who he was or what he was anymore. Visions of an orange haired human flashed throughout his mind. This creature was sitting in a small room at some type of desk looking out the window.

'Who is he?' he finally thought as a moment of clarity surged through his otherwise mindless thoughts.

Suddenly hundreds of different visions flooded through him all at once. Some were of people, animals, and strange masked creatures. He felt as if he was simultaneously remembering all of these beings. 'No…they're us. We're one?'

His clarity quickly vanished as he could no longer focus on one particular memory. This continued for an unknown period of time until a vision of the orange haired person came back to him. This time, he saw the person's soul. As he focused on the hollow hole in the orange haired human's chest, his mind quickly felt a commanding affinity for this individual. 'Why do we remember this one more than the others?' his fragmented mind thought randomly.

As he continued to stare at the orange haired person, he noticed the soul look at him. His eyes were pure black with yellow irises, and they had a sickening charisma about them. 'He's me…' Ichigo finally thought as if a revelation struck him. Not long after, his vision went black and he fell into a slumber.

He awoke later in darkness not fully aware of where he was or who he was, but memories of the orange haired person were the only clear thought he could focus on. Nevertheless, he felt more awareness than before as he could now think more clearly, 'Where am I?'