We Are One In The Same

A tall man walks through the small village. His tall figure blocks the rising sun from being seen by the villagers. The tall man continues to walk through the village until he senses something. He turns and walks towards a large house and enters it.

"Kisuke, have I finally found you?" asked the man.

A shadow moves in the back of the house and walks towards the man. As the shadow approaches the light, the shadow reveals Kisuke Urahara, former captain of the Twelfth Division. He looks the same, but he has a little stubble.

"Captain Hono, why are you here? Has Yamamoto sent you to kill me?" asked Kisuke.

"Those guesses are good, but they're incorrect. Yamamoto won't allow me to continue my captain duties until I learn how to control the Hollow inside of me," said Aoi.

"So, Aizen got to you too," said Kisuke.

"Aizen is more sleazy than he sees," said Aoi.

"Why did it take so long for you to find me?" asked Kisuke.

"I miss the living world. I always wanted to explore the world, but I died before I could, so I spent the last three years just walking around the world, seeing stuff that I couldn't when I was alive," said Aoi.

"It sounds like you had a fun vacation," said Kisuke.

"I did, but I need to see the soul reapers who were forcibly hollowfied. They can share their wisdom so I can return to the Gotei 13," said Aoi.

"In the room behind me, there's a hatch. Open it and you will see a training ground. You will find them in there somewhere," said Kisuke.

"Thanks, Kisuke," said Aoi.

Aoi walks past the exiled captain and enters the room. He sees the hatch and opens it. He walks down the stairs and enters the training ground. He sees a buff captain and a blonde-haired captain sparring with their Hollow masks on their faces.

"So, they have mastered their Hollowfication. They should be able to help me," said Aoi.

"So, what brings you here, Aoi?" asked Shinji.

Kuroi looks down and sees Shinji sitting under the stairs. Aoi hops off the stairs and lands in front of Shinji.

"I came here to master my Hollowfication, so I can return to the Soul Society," said Aoi.

"Why would you want to return there? They kicked all of us out because of Sosuke. They wouldn't even listen to Kisuke. Why would they let you back in?" said Shinji.

"Yamamoto likes me," said Aoi.

"I guess he doesn't like us. I can't blame him though. We're just freaks anyways," said Shinji.

"We're not freaks. We're all soul reapers at the end of the day. We can just access more power than the regular ones," said Aoi.

"As a soul reaper, we're supposed to defeat Hollows and prevent souls from becoming Tuesday's dinner, but we have those monsters inside of us. We even wear their masks on our faces. We're practically demons," said Shinji.

"We're not demons. We didn't choose to become like this. This is Aizen's fault. If we master this power, we can defeat him. We can show Yamamoto and Central 46 that they were wrong. We can show them that we're just different, but we all want to protect innocent souls. We're not freaks or monsters, we're heroes training to become someone no something better. Aizen will get what's coming to him one day but for now, let's focus on fixing our reputations," said Aoi.

"Sure," said Shinji.

Aoi sticks his hand out and Shinji grabs it and pulls himself up. Shinji stares at the pure kindness in his eyes. Back in the present day, Shinji looks at the face of the unconscious young soul reaper.

"If he's anything like his father, he should be able to seal his Hollow with ease. Hachigen, put up some more barriers. He may cause some more damage than us," said Shinji.

"Yes sir," said Hachigen.

Back in Kuroi's inner world, Kuroi stands before his inner Hollow. A confident expression is currently on his face.

"We see that you're confident that you can access our power. We won't let you gain it easily," said Seishin.

"I've easily defeated every Hollow that I've ever faced. Why do you believe that you can beat me?" said Kuroi.

Seishin lifts her hand and an inverted version of Kuroi's Zanpakuto materializes in her hand. The regular colors of the girl turn to black and white.

"Have you ever fought a Hollow with a Zanpakuto? That's right. You did and you lost and became depressed after you found out that you're weak compared to Aizen's minions," said Seishin.

"Low blows before a duel huh? You are a Hollow," said Kuroi.

"If you lose this duel, we will take over your body. We're tired of taking a backseat in your life. We will destroy everything and everybody that stands in our way in protecting Karakura Town. We will become the strongest soul reapers to ever exist," said Hollow Seishin.

Kuroi pulls out his Zanpakuto and holds it in front of him.

"I'm done talking. Let's do this," said Kuroi.

"We like your fighting spirit. Sadly, our relationship has to end like this," said Hollow Seishin.

"Shut up and fight," said Kuroi.

Kuroi instantly flash steps towards his inner hollow and tries to slash at it, but the Hollow easily dodges the attack. The Hollow tries to cut Kuroi, but their blades clash. They both jump back and clash a few times in the same area. Kuroi jumps back and places his hand in front of him. Kuroi's inner Hollow does the same.

"Hado Number 33: Sokatsui!" exclaimed Kuroi and his inner Hollow.

Blue balls of spiritual energy appear in front of their outstretched hands and rocket towards each other. The two kido attacks collide and create a huge explosion.

"Everything you can do, we can do too. We are the same person anyway," said Hollow Seishin.

"If you can do anything I can, let's see if you can do this. Burn this world to ashes, Kurayami Nokoribi," said Kuroi.

Kuroi's blade enters its Shikai state.

"Do you believe that we can't also do that? We thought that you were smart. Burn this world to ashes, Kurayami Nokoribi," said Hollow Seishin.

The inverted Zanpakuto of the inner Hollow enters its Shikai state. Instead of a black Zanpakuto, the blade is all white with a white flame circling it.

"We are the same. Everything that you know, we also know. Everything you can do, we can do. You can't win," said Hollow Seishin.

"If I could get a quarter everyone told me that, I would be a millionaire. Bankai!" said Kuroi.

Kuroi's Zanpakuto enters it's Bankai state.

"Your intelligence must have decreased after reading all of those porn magazines. Your Bankai is our Bankai. Your Shikai is our Shikai. Your Zanpakuto is our Zanpakuto," said Hollow Seishin.

"Shut up and use our Bankai," said Kuroi.

"Sure. Bankai," said Hollow Seishin.

The Hollow's inverted Zanpakuto enters its Bankai state. The inner Hollow's body is covered by white flame. The Hollow's eyes turn white and its blade turns white. White flame emanates from it.

"Why does your Bankai look so different?" asked Kuroi.

"Our Zanpakuto may have the same abilities and level of strength, but it's inverted because we're your general opposite," said Hollow Seishin.

"Let's test out your strength," said Kuroi.

Kuroi lifts his blade and black flame circles it.

"Jigoku Piasa!" exclaimed Kuroi.

Kuroi brings his blade down and launches a hell cutter at his inner Hollow. The inner Hollow casually cuts the Jigoku Piasa with a swipe of its blade.

"That was your best Jigoku Piasa? We thought that it would be stronger. Let's try out one of mine," said Hollow Seishin.

Kuroi's inner Hollow speed blitzes Kuroi and appears behind him. It raises its blade and white flame circles it.

"Jigoku Piasa!" exclaimed Hollow Seishin.

Kuroi's inner Hollow brings his blade down and launches a point-blank Jigoku Piasa at Kuroi. The point-blank collision creates a huge explosion. Kuroi can dodge most of the attack, but he is still harmed. A medium-sized gash appears above his kidney.

"That's how you use a Jigoku Piasa," said Hollow Seishin.

"You're skilled at using your Bankai, but you won't win," said Kuroi.

"We won't, will we?" asked Hollow Seishin.

Hollow Seishin speed blitzes Kuroi and stabs him in the stomach. The white on the inverted Zanpakuto starts to creep onto Kuroi's body.

"Just let it happen, Kuroi. You lack the instinct to beat me. Because of that, you lose," said Hollow Seishin.

"Instinct? If that's all I need, then I'll achieve the highest amount of instinct to beat you!" said Kuroi.

Kuroi grabs onto the blade and it starts to turn black. The Hollow instantly lets go of the blade and jumps back. The Hollow is shocked by Kuroi's willpower.

"I need instinct," said Kuroi.

Kuroi closes his eyes and opens them. He now lays on the top of a mountain. He's about to try to stand up before he hears a familiar voice.

"So, you decided to finally open your eyes, Kuroi," said Kenpachi.

Kuroi quickly scrambles to his feet after hearing the Kenpachi's voice.

"Kenpachi, why are you here?" asked Kuroi.

Kenpachi only responds with an attempted beheading. Kuroi can block Kenpachi's blade with his own.

"I'm not Kenpachi! I'm simply the man who wants to kill you!" exclaimed Kenpachi.

"What are you talking about? We finished our fight weeks ago," said Kuroi.

"Finished my ass. Battles are different from quarrels. If both parties end up living after the fight is seemingly over, then it's not over," said Kenpachi.

"Why would we need to fight? I have no reason to fight you," said Kuroi.

"Did I say that I needed a reason to fight you? We are both people who strive for power and we like to win fights! No matter what, our fates will intertwine and we will come to blows! We will continue to fight no matter if we have a reason or not! Battle onwards, Kuroi until you learn how to master your abilities! Pick up your blade and cut down everyone that stands in your way!" exclaimed Kenpachi.

Kuroi takes these words to heart and pulls the blade out of his stomach. Kuroi rockets towards his inner Hollow and stabs it in the stomach. The black on his blade consumes the inner Hollow and the inverted flames become black. A large smile appears on its face.

"So, you won even though we have the same strength, speed, skill, experience, and intelligence. You are the real deal," said Seishin.

"No, we're the real deal," said Kuroi.

Seishin starts to fade away.

"I can't wait to play again!" exclaimed Seishin.

"I'll be waiting for you. See you later, Seishin," said Kuroi.

Back in the real world, Kuroi's body has transformed into one of a Hollow. It stands inside a barrier created by Hachigen. Love stands before him. The Hollow body starts to crack and Kuroi starts to scream.

"What's going on?" asked Love.

"Hachi, get Love out of there," said Shinji.

Hachigen moves his hands and a door appears behind Love. Love runs through it and turns to look at the Hollow shell explode and fall off, revealing Kuroi in a slightly different Hollow mask. The black flames on the side of his mask are thinner and go all the way down to the bottom of the mask.

"How are you feeling, Kuroi?" asked Shinji.

Kuroi grabs his Hollow mask and puts it to the side of his head. He starts to smile.

"I would say that I did pretty good," said Kuroi.

"That's good, so we can start the next level of training right now," said Shinji.

"Next level?" asked Kuroi.

"You may have sealed your inner Hollow, but you have to learn how to use it voluntarily," said Shinji.

"How will I be able to do that?" asked Kuroi.

"Hiyori, sick him," said Shinji.

Shinji doesn't follow the order and punches Shinji in the face.

"What was that for?" asked Shinji.

"I'm not your dog, baldy!" exclaimed Hiyori.

"Just beat him until he can use his Hollowfication for a long time," said Shinji.

"Don't mind if I do," said Hiyori.

"Maybe we should take a break for breakfast. I don't like to fight on an-," said Kuroi.

Kuroi is unable to finish speaking before Hiyori kicks him in the face. Kuroi is sent flying and he skips across the ground like a rock.

"Hey! I wasn't ready!" exclaimed Kuroi.

"There are no breaks in battle. I'm going to beat you into learning how to master your Hollowfication and I'm going to love every single second of it," said Hiyori smugly.

Kuroi gulps.

"I'm not going to like this am I?" asked Kuroi.

"No you won't," said Hiyori happily.