Prologue

10 Years before the war:

"I'm really sorry it has to be like this," said the haori-wearing shinigami.

"No you're not you bastard!" said the long white-haired shinigami, lying on the floor, wounded.

"Of course I'm not, but you seriously are a waste. Such talent, such skill, such power… Just to be used by that shopkeeper."

"I should've known. I'll get you for this! How did you find out? Your underlings did some dirt digging on me?"

While slowly raising his sword for the final blow, the captain said, "Heh… That's for me to know and you to find out. Unfortunately, you won't be alive to know. Good bye, dear Yuki."

The blade didn't hit the young female shinigami but instead hit the floor. "Tsk tsk tsk… So Urahara still saved that girl. Seriously, she doesn't have a chance to survive. Gin, Tousen, let's go. There is no more use in chasing them."

Human World:

"Where is she? Is she okay?" screamed Yoruichi.

"I left her with Tessai. She's been better but I think she'll pull through."

"Thank goodness."

"Hey Yoruichi, what do you plan to do with her? I mean, her injuries are very bad."

The lady closed her eyes, thought about the circumstances and said, "I see… Since you brought that up, you might have a plan, don't you?"

"As a matter of fact I do. How 'bout give her a normal life? I mean, seal her powers, put her soul into a gigai and give her life she deserved."

"Hmmm… Not bad. It is such a shame. She's only 10 years old and she already has a near-death experience. We can go with that, if she agrees."

"Don't worry. She was the one who suggested it."

"Umm… There is one catch…"

"What?"

"Well, she's in a very deep sleep. We can't wake her up."

"Then how did she tell you?"

The shopkeeper took something out from his pocket, showed it to her and said, "She wrote a letter. She kept it in her robes. She knew that this was coming."

"I see. So, we'll just have to wait for her, no?"

"Yes. We wait for her to wake up then we give her the life she wants."

With that, they kept Yuki in a room and placed an almost-impossible-to-break barrier to protect the girl while she sleeps. Only time will tell when she will wake up and what lies in the future is a mystery.