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Kill the Moonlight

It had been a long day for Ichigo Kurosaki in the Fifth Squad Barracks, and he had decided to take a break as he rarely received any. Rubbing his hand along his "X" shaped bands and tugging at his black-and-white under-collar, he leaned back against the tree trunk planted through the barracks and attempted to take a small nap.

"...You seem quite content, Ichigo... I trust Lieutenant Hinamori's received your paperwork for the day?"

However, at the sound of his Captain's voice, the Soul Reaper was roused from his slumber. He fell from the tree onto one of the stones below, causing him to cry out in pain.

The brown-haired Captain, dressed in a high-collared Haori, raised an eyebrow in amusement as his Third Seat rubbed his sore head. The single lock of hair on the Captain's forehead was blown up by the winds as Ichigo swiftly jumped to his feet and saluted.

"Yes sir, Captain Aizen! I've given her the paperwork, sir!"

The man nodded and turned away, waving at him over his shoulder as he called, "Just making sure you're not slacking on your duties, Ichigo... I don't want the Head Captain to think that my squad has a slacker for a Captain."

Ichigo frowned and announced, "You're not a slacker! You're a great Captain, sir!"

Aizen simply chuckled as he walked out of sight, seemingly searching for his Lieutenant. Ichigo held his stance until he was sure he was gone before relaxing.

"...Tch... I'm sure he was just bothering me on purpose."

Ichigo grumbled to himself until someone called him from the rooftops of the barracks.

"Oi! Stop all your moping!"

Looking over his shoulder, the Third Seat noticed a bald Soul Reaper resting on the tiles of the rooftop. He internally sighed and stated, "Tch, Ikkaku... What are you doing here? Go mind your own business!"

The bald Soul Reaper motioned to Ichigo to follow him as he yelled, "Me and Renji are going to go meet with the others at the hidden training area! You comin'?"

Ichigo paused for a moment before shrugging, "Sure... Why not?"

My name is Ichigo Kurosaki...

I really don't remember how old I am, nor how I died... All I know is that I woke here, in the Soul Society...in some place called "Hokutan"... I didn't even know my name until a Captain gave me one...

I'd lived there alone for awhile, but suddenly, people became sick when they came near me... And then the Seireitei found me... Told me that my Reiatsu was too great, and that it was killing the villagers off. They offered me a future in the Soul Society...to learn to control my Reiatsu.

Since then, I've become a Soul Reaper just like them... Mainly because the Hollows scare me, and I don't wanna kill the people in the Rukon District with my Reiatsu, but because it's the closest thing to going back to the Human World... So that maybe one day, I'll find out something in that world... Find something that relates to me...

"Enough with your internal monologues, Ichigo! It's time we fight like men...and ladies...and ladies who dress like men! For Hozukimaru...it's morphin' time! Extend!"

Ichigo blinked as he suddenly found himself face-to-face with the tip of a spear. Reacting quickly, he unsheathed the large katana on his back, flipping it over his shoulder as he called out, "Flash! Zangetsu!"

The large Zanpakuto was encased in a light-blue Reiatsu shell, like a cocoon waiting to burst free. The shell began cracking, releasing white light as it completely shattered. From beneath the light, a curved, trench-knife-shaped cleaver took the place of Ichigo's former sealed Zanpakuto.

"...I see you're getting straight to the point, Ichigo! That's too boring, don't you think!?"

The Third Seat made no move to answer as his and Ikkaku's blades collided once again. Ichigo kicked him in the stomach, moving Ikkaku back, and he held his blade up to the air as he allowed the blue Reiatsu to completely encase his blade.

"...Sorry, but I'm gonna put an end to this now."

Ikkaku frowned and took off into a mad dash to stop his attack. Ichigo smirked and yelled out, "It's over...! Getsuga...!"

The bald Soul Reaper placed his spear directly in front of him as Ichigo brought his Zanpakuto down onto the wooden shaft, breaking it apart as he completely tore through Ikkaku's shoulder.

"...Tensho...!"

By the time the others arrived by climbing down the ladder, the only thing they could see was a flash of blue light, destroying a large portion of the rocky crops. The first one of the group, a redhead with his hair tied into a spiky ponytail, hopped off the ladder and onto the hard ground as he covered his eyes up and witnessed the attack. A feminine voice, quite impressed sounding, called out from behind him.

"...Mah... Ichigo's attacks are so powerful... His Reiatsu makes me feel as if I'm in the presence of a Captain..."

The red shrugged and clicked his tongue as he denied, "No way. Captain Kuchiki could still wipe the floor with this punk... You should stop praising him, and focus on becoming stronger yourself, Hinamori. You're a rank ahead of him."

The short brunette simply sighed, "I do... But he's like Toshiro... A prodigy... And he graduated in a year! It's only matter of time before Captain Aizen replaces me with him...!"

"Momo, stop being so hard on yourself. Renji's right... for once."

Behind them, another short female with dark hair slid down the ladder, followed by three more people. One had blonde hair, styled to cover his eyes, and another had spiky dark hair, along with a tattoo of "69" on his cheek, with scars and bandages. The last was a feminine male with an orange neck-piece and colorful eyelashes.

"How disgusting... I can't believe they started without us."

Another flash of blue light appeared in the distance, followed by multiple screams and yells. Renji simply moved to the side as Ichigo came flying past him, creating small skid marks as he slid along the ground. Rolling back into a crouch, the orange-haired Soul Reaper took off into a rush as he moved back towards Ikkaku, kneeing him in the face as the bald man entered the clearing to wave at the others.

"Ow! That was a cheap shot, Ichigo!"

Ichigo's features contorted into anger as he glared down at the man rubbing his sore nose on the ground.

"Cheap shot!? After you just knocked me all the way back there!? I was just countering, idiot!"

Ikkaku growled and soon, he and Ichigo were butting heads as they bared their fangs at the other. However, the short brunette next to Momo moved between the two as she pushed them away.

"Oi! No one said anything about any sparing matches."

The Third Seat blushed in embarrassment as he realized that everyone was already there, and scratched the back of his head as he claimed, "Ikkaku attacked me, so I had to fight back."

"You agreed to it! Don't place the blame on me!"

"So have any of you heard about the recent murders throughout the Human World?"

Ichigo paused from his rapid food consumption to pay attention to Momo as she spoke. The group, minus Ikkaku and Yumichika due to being called by their Captain, went to a small eatery in the First District. Ichigo raised an eyebrow as he asked, "Murders? In the Human World?"

The woman next to him nodded as she continued, "Yes... Karakura Town's always consisted of Hollows, but many members of the Thirteenth Squad have died trying to discover the reason... They've been investigating that area for over thirty years now..."

Something flashed in Ichigo's mind after hearing "Karakura". Blinking to clear his thoughts, he listened as Renji asked, "Are you gonna get sent there, Rukia?"

"...No... Even if I wanted to go, my brother wouldn't let me."

The tattooed man clicked his tongue in disapproval as he stated, "Nobody would want to go... If it's something above a Menos, then this is really a job for a Captain."

The blonde Soul Reaper, Kira, mused, "He's right... It's best that we Lieutenants let the Captains handle this."

Only Momo noticed how silent Ichigo had become as he listened to the conversation. She tilted her head in confusion as he blankly stared down at his food.

"...Ichigo? Are you alright?"

Waking from his silent stupor, Ichigo put up the largest grin he could muster as he said, "I'm fine! Just... Just thinking to myself."

He could tell she didn't believe him, but he cheered inwardly as she let it go, though she kept giving him worried glances the entire time. Her stares had become increasingly annoying, and she finally called, "Ichigo... I think we should go back to the barracks now... Captain Aizen is probably looking for us."

"...If he wanted to find me, he would."

Momo frowned and placed her hands on her hips as she leaned closer to him, causing him to back away. She was in her no-tolerance mode, and Ichigo sat like a prey caught in the gaze of the predator.

"...Please stop looking at me like that, Lieutenant Hinamori..."

She simply pointed to the doorway and ordered, "We're leaving to the barracks. That's an order."

Ichigo simply sighed and waved to the others as he left, slightly angry at Renji's whip-noises as he left. Momo simply apologized and bowed to everyone as she walked away.

"...Man... What's with her?"

"...Momo, Ichigo... I'm glad you two have decided to come back to work at some point."

Momo's flustered figure shivered as she quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Captain Aizen! I was jus-"

She was interrupted as the brown-haired Captain of the Fifth Squad began laughing as he walked between the two, petting the tiny woman's head as he walked by.

"I was just kidding, Momo... No need to worry. The Fourth Seat was able to finish my required paperwork in time."

Hearing that someone below her had completed her task caused her to sweat as her fingers twitched. Ichigo simply rolled his eyes as she began rapidly apologizing, promising to not let it happen again. Aizen simply chuckled, "...I told you not to worry, Momo... You should be more like Ichigo, you know... Learn to stop caring all the time."

"...What? You say something, Captain Aizen?"

Raising an eyebrow in amusement, Aizen watched as Momo quickly turned and rounded on Ichigo for his lack of respect.

"Pay attention when Captain Aizen's speaking to you! He should never have to repeat himself!"

Ichigo flinched away as she tugged on his sleeve in anger, and yelled, "Get off me, woman! I'm not doing anything!"

"That's exactly what you're supposed to not do, idiot!"

While the two continued to argue, neither one of them noticed the Soul Reaper running up to Captain Aizen with a slip of paper.

"...The Head Captain wishes to speak to all of the Captains immediately! It's about the murders in Karakura Town!"

The bespectacled man nodded as he called to the arguing pair, "Momo... Please watch the Division while I'm gone. Hopefully, this won't take much more than a few hours."

The girl quickly moved to a respectful salute as her Captain walked away, and looked over to Ichigo as he stood by idly.

"...Ichigo... I saw that look on your face in the stand...the same one on your face now... I don't want you to do it, but I know you will anyway."

The orange-haired Soul Reaper blinked as he awkwardly rubbed at his neck and asked, "What? I have no idea what you're talking about, Momo."

Soon, her hands were on her hips again and she narrowed her eyes accusingly at him as she claimed, "I know you want to go to Karakura Town to investigate the murders there..."

Ichigo's eyes widened as he vehemently denied, "No! I had no plans of going there! I heard the conversa-"

"...I've known you for a while, Ichigo... Ever since you were moved to this squad, I've watched over you... And no matter how much I've tried to keep you out of trouble, you walk yourself right back in it..."

Ichigo awkwardly scratched his cheek as Momo continued.

"...I didn't want you to argue with the others about your decision, so I brought you back here... If you really want to go...then do it while you have the chance..."

Ichigo stared at her as she held her Zanpakuto up and stabbed it at the air, and he stared in awe as the familiar gate of the Soul Reapers appeared in a burst of light.

"Momo!? How did you-?"

She held up a black butterfly in her hand as she held it out to Ichigo and explained, "Captain Aizen taught it to me... Now hurry up while the Captain's gone."

"...You really want to go behind Captain Aizen like this? Aren't you trying to stay on his good side?"

Momo simply turned away and sheathed her sword, growling out, "Stop asking stupid questions and go already!"

He stared at her for a few moments before stepping through the gate, unable to hear her last words as he crossed the worlds.

"...Please come back alive... I won't forgive you if you die."

"...Hey! Isn't that the Third Seat of Squad Five, Ichigo Kurosaki?"

A nearby Soul Reaper pointed to the rooftops, as the orange-haired Third Seat crouched against the edge of the roof. His hands were held up to his brows as he searched the distance for something.

"Yeah...! You... You aren't authorized to be here!"

Ichigo blinked as he looked down at the nameless Soul Reapers and jumped down to make contact with them. As he landed in front of them, the man repeated himself, "You're not supposed to be here! This area is under the jurisdiction of Squad Thirteen!"

"...Really? Guess I was too far away from my destination... You know where the nearest restroom is?"

The two Soul Reapers stared incredulously at the higher-seated Soul Reaper, wondering how he could keep such a straight face with that ridiculous comment. Before they could began arguing with him again, Ichigo cut them off with, "If it begins storming... I'll have to ask you to leave... Report this to Captain Ukitake if need be, but don't argue with me when the time comes."

The Soul Reapers watched as Ichigo turned around and bumped into somebody, accidentally knocking off the stranger's hat. Bending over to pick it up, he blew the dust from it and wiped it off before handing it back.

"Sorry about that... I'm surprised a human like yourself can make contact with me."

The three Soul Reapers stared at the blonde-haired man dressed in a black haori with a green suit. He dusted off his hat and placed it back onto his head as he turned to face Ichigo. His eyes widened for a fraction of a second as he gazed at the Soul Reaper in the middle.

'That kid... He became a Soul Reaper?'

Ichigo tilted his head as he narrowed his eyes to the man and inquired, "...Do I know you from somewhere?"

The blonde was cut from his musings as he turned and walked away, calling out over his shoulder, "Nope...! Never seen you before!"

Ichigo frowned as the man walked away, but ignored the suspicious feeling in his gut as he went back to investigating.

Frowning at the sky as it began to rain, Ichigo stood up and placed his hand on the hilt of his Zanpakuto.

"...Maybe he'll come out if I release my Reiatsu..."

Slowly unsheathing his blade, he prepared to discharge his Spiritual Pressure until the sound of blood-curling screams resonated in his ear. His eyes wide, he turned down to look towards the other Soul Reapers. He flinched as he gazed upon their tattered and destroyed bodies, bathed in blood, until he felt the appearance of something behind him.

Ichigo slowly turned his head until he made eye contact with another being. The stranger wore a tattered, white coat tied with a yellow ribbon. It wielded a large scythe over the red cape it wore. Ichigo's brown eyes met with a single lavender eye, as the other was covered beneath spiky, dark hair. Upon further studying, Ichigo noted that the person in front of him was female, if the open cleavage had anything to do with it, and that between the valley of her breasts was the hole of a Hollow.

The monster stared towards Ichigo with a wide, demented grin on her face, and she opened her wide mouth to scream out to the distance. Ichigo frowned and asked, "...Who the fuck are you...?"

Trivia:

-The title of the Fiction comes in play in Chapter 5.

-Ichigo and most of the other characters are all dressed in their appearances after the defeat of Aizen (excluding Yamamoto's lack of arm). Aizen's, Gin's, and Tosen's appearances are all based on their appearances after they escaped (When they wore the Arrancar robes over their Shihakusho).

Aizen's hair has the single curl, though he's still wearing the glasses. His Captain's Haori has a high-collar on it.

Gin is dressed in a long-sleeved Haori with a collar on it. Like his Arrancar robes, it's sown together near the waist area.

Tosen's outfit is virtually similar to Kensei's TBtP, except he has the orange rope like when he escaped to Hueco Mundo.

-Ichigo was a Fullbringer when he was still human, though he doesn't remember it.

-Zangetsu's command, Flash, was selected for multiple reasons.

Getsuga Tensho is a flash of light.

His Bankai allows him to Flash Step faster.

I figured if Isshin's was something as simple as 'Burn', then there's no need for a long and complicated poem or something dark and menacing.

-Ichigo's sealed Zanpakuto is the same one from the beginning of the series. Zangetsu's Shikai and Bankai are his updated Fullbring versions.

-The Hollow is based on Dark Rukia, though the female is someone different.