This takes place shortly after the Winter War. Aizen, Tousen, and the espada have been killed. Gin switched sides at the last moment of the final battle to help Rangiku. He is living in Soul Society.

Espada's Past

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"Ha, those were espada? They sure died easy." A man said while walking in a small hallway to his friends who were by his side.

"I know. They must have been bugs before they were hollows who by some strange event happened to become hollows." The man to his right laughed disdainfully. They walked along the hallway laughing and insulting the fallen espada.

"None of them lasted very long." The third laughed. They passed Orihime who was looking at the ground as she heard their comments. Orihime clenched her fists and walked on, surprised at herself for getting angry. The three men walked into the night still laughing. In the crisp air of the night, a pair of silver eyes glared in fury at the laughing men. The eyes disappeared for a second as a the silver, shimmering shape of a woman materialized. Her feet were bare and did not touch the ground. She was wearing a long gown that went to her ankles and it didn't have any sleeves. The dress was silver and form-fitting until it reached her waist at which point it flowed out.

"They rejoice at the deaths of my espada. They insult and reject what they did not understand. They do not know what they have gotten themselves into. And they will understand." The woman said in a light and clear tone. She turned and stepped higher and higher into the air, then disappeared into the moon.

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Back in the human world, Urahara shifted in his sleep, feeling uneasy. He woke abruptly to the sound of tinkling glass. He rushed to the source of the noise to see a silver floating woman. She turned as he stumbled in. She reached out to him and put several small shapes into his hand.

"Go to Soul Society, gather everyone who took place in the Winter War. When everyone is in one place tap one of the figures I have handed you the number of times as their rank and stand back, watch, and understand my espada." The woman said before she disappeared.

"This ought to be interesting," Urahara said while looking at the figurines in surprise. He set them on the table and looked carefully. There were three. The first was a silver wolf with a green wolf by his side. The second was a blue shark. And the third was an onyx bat. Urahara looked at them, his keen mind whirling and said, "Well, lets get started."

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That's the end of Chapter 1. If you have any questions leave a review. Please review even if you don't and tell me what you think. Its gonna be really angsty. Sorry if I don't have your fav espada in here but if you have a good idea let me know and if fits and is good ill put it in for ya.

Btw...if you're wondering who the woman is read A Second Chance which you can find in my stories. I luvs ya.