Post by Gunryu Ketsueki on Jul 14, 2008 21:09:09 GMT -6
The Beginning
Hateshi Saiseki and Kazin Shizumoto were once the most powerful shinigami on the Court of Pure Souls. Kazin was easily the most masterful Kidou user it had ever seen in a millenia and Hateshi was well on his way of becoming the next Commander General. Hateshi, who had reached near the end of his stick as far as power goes, was seeking a new power that would help him further his own abilities farther than being a shinigami ever could. So, he became a Vizard. For years, he kept this a secret until one day, he had been sparring with Kazin when his hollow took over accidentally. Kazin, having understood everything that had happened offered to smuggle himself and Hateshi out of Soul Society in fear that they would condemn Hateshi to death.
They fled to the human world, where a powerful Quincy named Kaibun Matagi happened upon them. They told him his story and Kaibun was infinitely interested. He too knew of having power that no one could know about. He had lived an entire life having power so extreme for a Quincy that he could only be called a reincarnation of a Quincy King.
The three of them decided that they would go to the country side and set up a refuge for all spirit entities in the mountains. They called this group the Akakaze after Hateshi's bankai.
The Triad Arc
Hateshi, Kaibun and Kazin discovered the plot that was being enacted by the Triad. Their leaders were composed of a shinigami: Akane Tsukinowa, an Arrancar: Tourou Karite, and their ultimate leader, a human: Cicero. These three plotted to obtain ultimate power through the conquest of Soul Society. Akane was believed to be a loyal 8th Squad lieutenant until he defected after killing every member of his squad. Tourou Karite infiltrated and later defected the Akakaze after being discovered and fought by Kaibun. Cicero was the leader of a human organization called the White Hand.
Eventually, they invaded and took control of Sereitei. The Captains and Lieutenants stayed and fought while the villagers of Rukongai fled. They eventually fled themselves, but not before they took heavy casualties. Among them was Akeru Kurohi, a powerful Yatsuzaki who possessed unimaginable skill in Kidou. He struck up a friendship with Hateshi Saiseki instantly.
Eventually it came to when they returned for a final fight. Kaibun and Kazin fell while killing Akane and Tourou and Hateshi, Gunryuu Ketsueki, and Akeru Kurohi struggled to kill Cicero. Eventually they did, but the massive power that was Cicero turned Sereitei and Rukongai into Dust.
After the battle, Hateshi was nowhere to be found, so Akeru and Gunryuu assumed he was dead, though they did hear whispers that a powerful Vizard started a new hollow organization called the White Legion. Akeru and Gunryuu took control of the Akakaze, renaming it Ekihana because Akeru felt it needed to reflect the aftermath of the Triad War.
In the years that followed, Soul Society returned to a state of an almost Edo looking Japan. Random scattered villages had sprung up and there were no cities above two hundred in population. The shinigami that survived now roam as mercenaries, destroying the occasional hollow for money if hired by a town. Everything balanced
Tainted Souls Arc
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