The Return of the Quincy

Five months have passed since Kuroi defeated Ginjo, ending the group known as Xcution. After being saved by the vengeful leader of the Fullbringers, Kuroi made sure that his corpse was returned to the World of the Living. Now, we turn our attention to a young soul reaper sleeping. Dreaming about innocent things like puppies and babies. He continues to be stuck in this deep slumber until he hears the voice of his superior.

"Yuki Ryunosuke!" exclaimed Zennosuke.

The young soul reaper quickly wakes up.

"Yes, I wasn't listening!" exclaimed Yuki.

"No crap. You were completely asleep. How can you sleep while your superior is explaining your new responsibility," said Zennosuke.

"I'm sorry. I was so nervous last night that I didn't get much sleep," said Yuki.

"I heard that excuse a thousand times. No one is stopping you from sleeping," said Zennosuke.

"I wouldn't expect anything less of you, sir," said Yuki.

"Shut up and just open those eyes of yours!" exclaimed Zennosuke.

Forty minutes pass. Yuki now walks through the streets of the Seireitei. He continues to walk until he hears a familiar voice.

"You sure know how to make people mad, as usual," said a girl.

Yuki turns his head but sees no one there. The girl slaps him on the back of his head for his stupidity.

"Over here, idiot!" exclaimed the girl.

"Owww! Please don't slap me like that Shino," said Yuki.

"I have to or you won't notice me. Get ready. We're leaving for the mission this afternoon," said Shino.

"I know that, but aren't you scared?" asked Yuki.

"Why are you scared if you're with me!" exclaimed Shino.

"The Hollow appearance rate in Karakura Town is high. Is it ok for me to go there?" said Yuki.

"Stop being a sissy and get ready to do your job!" exclaimed Shino.

"Captain Hono and his super strong buddies already protect that town. We're not needed," said Yuki.

"If Captain Yamamoto tells us that we're needed, then we're needed. So, stop being a pussy and prepare to be a soul reaper! We were chosen to complete this mission! We didn't go to the academy for nothing, so man up and prepare to slay some Hollows!" said Shino.

"What if we die?" asked Yuki.

"We won't," said Shino.

"How do you-," said Yuki.

Shino stops Yuki's blabbering by punching him in the face.

"Owww! What was that for?" said Yuki.

"You talk too much," said Shino.

Two hours pass. Yuki and Shino exit the Senkaimon and enter the World of the Living.

"We're here. Let's start making rounds. I'll go north. You go south," said Shino.

"We're not going together?" asked Yuki.

"Why would we? That's stupid and would waste a lot of time. Don't tell me you're scared," said Shino.

"Of course I am! It's in my character!" exclaimed Yuki.

"I'll give you some time to straighten yourself out. Then, you can do your job," said Shino.

"Wait! Don't leave me!" exclaimed Yuki.

Shino responds by flash stepping away.

"How could she just leave me like this? What if I get eaten and die? I need to find some light," said Yuki.

As Yuki backs up, he hears a loud clang. He turns around and sees a Hollow with long hair. The young soul reaper screams and hops off the roof. He proceeds to run away from the giant monster.

"I found one, Shino! Where are you! I need your assistance!" exclaimed Yuki.

Yuki continues to run until he finds his friend in the grasp of a giant Hollow.

"Shino," said Yuki.

Yuki takes out his Zanpakuto and prepares to save his friend, but he is slapped away by another giant Hollow. Before he is eaten by the pack of giant Hollows, one of them is sliced in half.

"I don't understand why the old man keeps on sending people to protect my town. This is my territory," said Kuroi.

"Captain Hono," said Yuki.

"If you're not going to get up and fight, just lay down. If you fight, you will die," said Kuroi.

"But, it's my job," said Yuki.

"We can handle this," said Kuroi.

"We?" asked Yuki.

Yuki turns his head and sees the rest of Kuroi's allies standing behind him.

"They're so strong. Why can't I be brave and strong like them?" thought Yuki.

"Orihime, heal him. I'll go save the girl and you can heal her after him," said Kuroi.

"I'm on it," said Orihime.

"Now, let's deal with these bastards," said Kuroi.

Orihime starts to heal the young soul reaper.

"You'll be fine. You'll be back in tip-top shape in a few minutes," said Orihime.

Before Yuki can thank the ginger, he passes out from his injuries. His eyes stay closed for the rest of the night until he opens them and sees that he's in someone's room.

"Ah! Sorry, I wasn't listening," said Yuki.

"Do you always wake up like that? It's weird," said Kuroi.

Yuki turns his head and sees the captain of Squad 3 looking at him while he sits in his rolling chair.

"Where am I?" asked Yuki.

"My room. You passed out from your injuries and I brought you here," said Kuroi.

"Where's Shino?" asked Shino.

"I sent her to grab some groceries. You guys were ordered to protect this town, but you're not strong enough to, so I'll help you guys," said Kuroi.

"What does that mean?" asked Yuki.

"I'm going to train you both until you're strong enough to not nearly die. We won't be there to save you all the time," said Kuroi.

"You're going to train us? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You're a lifesaver," said Yuki.

"Don't mention it, kid. What's your name? You didn't tell us," said Kuroi.

"Yuki Ryunosuke," said Yuki.

"I'm Kuroi Hono, but you probably already know that. So, what do you-," said Kuroi.

"Are you not going to ask for my name? How disrespectful," said the man.

Kuroi turns his head and sees a red-haired man standing on his bed.

"Get off my bed," said Kuroi.

"My name is Ebern Azgiaro," said Ebern.

"I don't care. Get off my bed. Those are clean sheets," said Kuroi.

"Pardon. I can't hear well, so can you say that again?" said Ebern.

"Get off my bed now," said Kuroi.

"I refuse," said Ebern.

"You have five seconds before I force you off my bed. You can't refuse this ass whooping," said Kuroi.

"You must have bad hearing as well. I-," said Ebern.

Before Ebern can continue speaking, Kuroi jumps into the air and kicks him out of his window.

"You, stay here. I'll deal with this troublemaker," said Kuroi.

Kuroi grabs his Substitute Soul Reaper Badge and taps it on his chest. His soul escapes his body and he jumps through the window. He lands in front of the mysterious man.

"I know that you have business with me, so let's go and talk," said Kuroi.

"Business with you? How arrogant. Are you curious about who I am?" said Ebern.

"I'm not. Follow me and we can talk," said Kuroi.

Kuroi starts to slowly ascend in the air. The man follows him seconds after.

"You seem to have a Hollow mask on your face, so have you come to avenge Aizen, Arrancar?" asked Kuroi.

"Me, an Arrancar?" asked Ebern.

"So, you're not one? Then, what are you?" asked Kuroi.

"I'll just show you," said Ebern.

A bracelet slides down Ivan's arm and turns into three giant cannons.

"Quincy, but you're supposed to be dead," said Kuroi.

"You were told some misinformation, Kuroi Hono," said Ebern.

"Cool weapon and all, but I just want to talk. We don't have to fight," said Kuroi.

"I insist that we do!" exclaimed Ebern.

Ebern fires off his reishi cannons and Kuroi slices the blasts in half with his Zanpakuto. Ebern fires some more blasts and Kuroi cuts those in half as well.

"What's the matter, Kuroi? Is that all you can do? At this rate, you'll need Bankai to beat me," said Ebern.

"Good idea. Bankai!" said Kuroi.

Kuroi's Zanpauto enters its Banaki state and Ebern starts to smile. He grabs his medallion and it turns into a giant black x.

"What is that?" asked Kuroi.

Beams of light come down from the giant black x and surround Kuroi as Ebern starts to chant the incantation.

Melt sea, become clouds, clouds become rain. Rain, become mist. All things that have a shape vanish. At the end of our joy, we throw the cup to the ground," said Ebern.

Kuroi looks down and sees that his Bankai is being ripped off of his body. It continues to be ripped from his body until it stops. This surprises Ebern.

"Why isn't your Bankai disappearing?" asked Ebern.

"I don't know what you're talking about, but if you want my Bankai, you can have it. Jigoku Piasa!" said Kuroi.

Kuroi launches a weak Jigoku Piasa at Ebern and it severely damages him.

"So, you're pretty injured now. Can we talk now?" said Kuroi.

Before Ebern can respond, a shadow appears in front of him.

"What is that?" asked Kuroi.

"Don't worry. The shadow only hides the chosen ones," said Kuroi.

The shadow encompasses the Quincy and he disappears.

"That's not the Garganta or a Senkaimon, so what is that thing and how are the Quincies back? They'll probably show up again and then I'll ask them," said Kuroi.

Kuroi calmly walks in the sky until he reaches his house. He enters his room through his window and sees that Shino has finally returned.

"So, you have finally returned, Shino. Did you get everything on the list?" said Kuroi.

"Yep. You can always count on me, sir," said Shino.

"Now, maybe we can sit down and learn about each other. We can't start training if we don't know anything about each other," said Kuroi.

Before they can start chatting, Kuroi's badge starts to beep.

"Captain Hono, Yuki Ryunosuke, Shino Imi, report to the Soul Society immediately for the funeral of Chojiro Sasakibe," said the badge.