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[8th] Week 295: Lost Memories Recollected Pt.1

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It is before the time of death when can choose to accept his life as is and pass on without regrets. But what about those who never had that chance or those who would still deny their sins even within the afterlife? Where do those poor souls go that refused to turn from their ways and continue to do evil? We cannot be sure to these things until our time has come. One thing that we do know for certain is that death is unpredictable and is not partial to anyone.

Reshin Izukawa was no exception to this. Now let us travel through the life time of the shinigami before his time of passing into the afterlife. It was a dark and stormy night where thunder and lightning endlessly struck the earth as it appeared. In the midst of all this a young man no older than twenty years old could be seen walking across the sidewalk. Adorned in his usual all black get up, Reshin made his way through the torrential down pour. He didn't even really seem bothered by the obvious death hazard that was possible electrocution. Then again though what would be the chances of that?

Turning the corner of a nearby intersection he continued his 'stroll' through the area. Who could've known where he was headed at the time. When lightning had struck once more the light for that split second revealed Reshin's heartless stare. It was the same look he had dawned for most of his life. It had already been well documented among his fellow peers that he was obviously different then most, but rather then accept him for his 'unique' qualities they shunned him instead.

As a result he learned to suppress his emotions which had been gathering ever since he was a small child. You could probably suggest that he had endured quite a bit not being able to connect with anyone. His own parents even abandoned him and he had been alone ever since. So much for parental support. He viewed himself as an unnecessary existence that had no purpose other than survive to see what the next day would bring.

But like every other day this one was uneventful and brought nothing but more suffering. Although it wasn't as if he expected anything good to happen anyways. Spotting a bench in a park not too far away he decided it best to take a break before moving out again. Making sure he was all alone he hopped the gate in front of the park and laid himself out across the oak wood structure.

I wonder why people seem to hate the rain so much? Its not like it could hurt anyone. But people seem to fear it as if it could. If only they could see the beauty in it all.

The drenched male seemed to be at ease in the down pour. After all it was so peaceful, despite the roaring thunder, it was all soothing to the docile loner. He almost looked as if he enjoyed it all, but even in his moment of serenity his inner essence was in total chaos. His own humanity, or rather what was left of it, gave the impression that it would soon fade away and the now calm man would erupt without warning.

I wonder if people understood the nature of a storm would they appreciate it more. Maybe even think of it as something necessary rather than something of pure inconvenience.

Ah the insanity was kicking in again. At least it was one of the many things that kept him occupied in times like these. What else would you expect of someone rejected by society? The ominous looking dark clouds, constant streaks of lightning terrorizing the landscape, the winds that threatened to kidnap anyone who was caught in it. It was all natural to Reshin, and even invited by him at times.

But I suppose that that could never happen given that people always seemed to look down on anything that was potentially a threat to them. I guess if the storm has no other friend because of this fact then perhaps I could be it.

The estranged man then heard a few rustles of leaves as the rain subsided. He figured it was probably a squirrel or something inspecting the wet landscape. Then a loud crash was heard as giant foot prints were left in the ground, but nothing was seen that made it.

I wonder what that could that be?

And that's when it happened........

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Lost Memories Recollected Pt.2

It was created from its own need to consume. The soul that was unable to control his or her own grief, anger, malice, hatred, and sadness. A beast whose hunger has no bounds neither its appetite for other souls have any limitation. Its very presence endangers the lives of everyone and everything around it. Its mask hiding its shame, the acts of pure rage manifested in their hearts, their sinful nature contrived from their resentment of all natural beings.

The very root of pure evil itself. This is what the shinigami commonly refer to as hollows, mostly because of the hole in their chest where their heart would normally lie. These deceased souls at this point are lost and can only be saved through the destruction of themselves by a shinigami's zanpakutou.

Now as for Reshin he could feel such a blood lusting presence, but he was unable to see what was in front of him. Uncharacteristic to his emotionless front his instinct took over as he began to run. The heavy crashing of a large beast behind him, trailing after him with nothing on its mind but complete and utter consumption. Reshin dashed through multiple side streets, cutting corners, and jumping fences trying to shake whatever was coming for him.

There was no real plan of action. No thinking whatsoever. Just the logic of equal and opposite reaction in a sense. Yet no matter what he tried the beast seemed to be so close behind him. If anything it seemed to be gaining on him as he came across a back ally way that could possibly have a route of escape. Unfortunately there would be no such thing as only a brick wall stood there practically taunting the boy. Turning around with his back to the wall he knew that it would be over for him unless there was some miracle.

What could have possibly made the situation any worse at this point? At the same time how could the situation be anymore perfect? Reshin didn't really want to die, but then again he had no real reason to live either. With no friends, family, or even his own approval, would it affect anything if he really were to die? Most likely not, but like any human being there was still that driving instinct forcing him into a state of fight or flight.

The option would soon become flight and for good reason. Making its way through the dark ally he saw red eyes peering at him and a sadistic laugh followed suit. He could see it now for sure. An all white mask with massive fangs and an ape like body, but on steroids. The rest of the beast was a green color. The beast came closer in a slow and intimidating fashion as it began to speak to its targeted prey.

"Ah such rich spirit energy you must have boy. I can't wait to have the chance at devouring your soul," it said as its mouth began to foam.

"I hope that all that chasing was well worth it because I'm so famished, but then again I always loved fast food," it continued as it let out another haunting laugh.

There's no way I can get away, but how am I supposed to fight against this.... this..... thing

His heart raced, and he became light headed. The hungry hollow furthering its advances in its usual fashion of slow and menacing. Without another moments thought, Reshin tried to find something, anything, to defend himself with. Out the corner of his eye he spotted a trash can sitting next to him. Grabbing it he immediately threw it at the creature with every ounce of strength that he had, but true to form the trash can was easily repelled by the hollow's huge fist.

The hollow then grabbed him by his abdomen and squeezed tightly before tossing him through the air and into a dumpster. The initial impact, followed by the way he fell, Reshin ended up snapping his neck and laid there paralyzed. The hollow only let out one final laugh as it decided to finish the job.

"Well kid it looks like its the end for you," the hollow said as it was ready to swallow him whole.

At that very moment a light appeared from out of no where. And before anything else could be done, the hollow dissipated. All Reshin saw as he took his final breathe was a large figure with a form of traditional Japanese wear and a sword.

W-who was that......

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Lost Memories Recollected Pt.3

No one can really predict the outcome of one's life. Its impossible to determine how one's life begins and how it ends. Throughout the course of that person's life there is always speculation of whom that person may become. Of course none of these things are fact, but rather simple guesses based upon that specific person's past. Life is unpredictable and over the course of time has many twists and turns with no definitive path laid out. All of this would be irrelevant, because for every individual there is a different road taken and in the end all that really matters is what you did with that time. Or so it is believed....

Where am I? What happened? Am I still alive?

Only mere moments ago had Reshin felt the immensely overwhelming pain of the hollow's brutal assault. Now he couldn't feel anything. It was almost as if all of the agony that he had been left in had suddenly vanished and was replaced with a feeling of nothingness. Was he dead? Is this was it feels like to meet one's end?

It was at that very instant where Reshin opened his eyes to awake to a deep blue sky and a bright sunny day. Birds sang in perfect harmony with one another and the sound of children playing could be heard.

Where am I? Is this heaven?

Standing up he found himself in the middle of a marketing area packed with what seemed like a sea of bodies flowing into a channel of sorts. The whole thing just caught the young man off guard having been dead and somehow find himself here. Could this by chance be one of those weird hallucinations or something, or was it actually all for real and he was still alive?

Feeling a tap on his shoulder he swiftly turned only to see the same man that he saw before before 'passing out'. He seemed to be in pretty good spirits as he just couldn't seem to stop smiling. God what a creepy smile it was!

Before Reshin could find a way to get away from him, for obvious reasons, the man began to speak to him about his situation.

"Welcome to Rukongai! Here is the resting place of all souls before their reincarnation. My name..... well forget about that for now because its not important. Anyways if you have any questions feel free to ask," the smaller shinigami said boisterously.

"Uh..... what the what?" Reshin replied in a tone that implied that he had no idea what the hell this guy was talking about.

"Didn't you hear me the first time kid? Wow you must be a terrible listener, but never mind that. I did after all say if you had questions to ask me. So I guess I'll explain the basics to you. You sir were killed by a hollow, rescued by me, and sent here to Rukongai via me performing a konsou on you. I'm a shinigami which equals good guy, hollows equal bad guys, shinigami kill hollows to free souls from being doomed. And that about sums it all up," the shinigami said impatiently.

"So let me get this straight. I was killed by this 'hollow' and then you come in and kill it before performing some weird ass ritual and now I'm here," he responded trying his hardest to piece the bits of the puzzle together while at the same time trying to find the logic in all of this.

"Yep that about sums it up," said the unnaturally happy shinigami.

Just before the male could continue explaining things to Reshin a mysterious black butterfly appeared which sprung the shinigami into action.

"Well duty calls so we'll have to finish this another time," the shinigami said before vanishing.

Alright what the fuck just happened?

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Lost Memories Recollected Pt.4

When a phoenix is near death it explodes into a pile of its own ashes. And true to form they are reincarnated from those same ashes as a brand new creature. The legend which supports the case of a spiritual death and resurrection in so little of a description. From the gruesome maw of the grave overcome and a new being rises and takes shape. The concept behind this being that death is not the end of the road for most. In some cases it is looked at as a new beginning, or a new genesis that derived after its own form of revelation.

Back in Rukongai Reshin is found taking a walk through the back streets of the forty second district. It had been around two weeks since he had arrived in this new world and he was beginning to swing back into his normal pattern of behaviour. He had seen the same shinigami for the past few days. Despite all of the unusually jolly actions he displayed he eventually was able to explain things to the point where Reshin could understand. Out of all that he said though only one thing really stood out, and that was the ways to become a shinigami.

It seemed like something that would be of great interest to him since it involved something other than aimlessly wasting away. It could even possibly provide something that Reshin his entire life had lacked and that was a sense of community. Maybe if he became a shinigami himself he would no longer have to be the nomadic loner of times past. And then there was the conflict between him and the man he witnessed beating on another weaker soul. It was after this he met the very person who herself suggested this to him.

That's when it would become in his opinion too good an opportunity to pass up. If only he knew what he was getting into he might have thought differently, but when your so driven to do something you never really think of how it could backfire until after the fact. Damn you hindsight! It was then after only a week that he would officially enroll into the Academy which was renowned for producing all of the shinigami who ever became a member of the Gotei Thirteen.

And what an experience that would be! Other than meeting Adele the most memorable experience he had ever had was actually his evaluation training session.

Parry, dodge, strike, attack, defend, evade, attack, parry, strike. Reshin found himself immediately paired with the top swordsman out of the first years of the Academy and already he was finding himself in a heated conflict much to the instructors surprise. Well it was until the asauchi he had received prior had been knocked clean from his hand.

Damn it all! How am I gonna be able to get anywhere doing this?

"Alright that's enough you two. A very good spar, and Reshin you may not believe it but you have exceptional sword skills. You only need a little practice is all. Now BOW!" he commanded.

As instructed the two combatants bowed to each other as a sign of respect.

Oh believe me I'll practice alright and when I get better I'm coming back to put all of you to shame.

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Lost Memories Recollected Pt.5 (Conclusion)

Shadows. What are they? Some view them as the simple two dimensional images of light reflected off of an object. But when your zanpakutou just so happens to be one that can freely create and manipulate these in various ways your perspective on this is a little bit different. To Reshin his Shuryou Onikage was the purest embodiment of who he was. That being someone who was concealed or in the dark. To the particular spell blade in question that couldn't have been a more accurate statement.

Back in present time we find Reshin still unconscious after releasing Shuryou Onikage for the first time. So back to the barracks once again as it would appear as Ren in all of 'his' kindness had brought him back home. Laid out on his mat the enchanted swordsman, sword at his bed side, was appearing to have a very interesting dream of sorts.

"Reshin," a voice called out.

"Huh? Who is it?" Reshin responded faintly.

"How long do you plan on doing nothing when there is so much to do," the voice said.

This voice sound quite familiar. And then Reshin realized that it was all black. No doubt now as to who he was speaking too.

"Shuryou Onikage what am I doing here again? How did I go from having these crazy dreams about my past to my inner world," Reshin asked.

Shuryou Onikage paused for a moment. The question looked as if it had shocked the zan spirit. Had he really not known?

"Actually my child you've been here the entire time and as a matter of fact I was the one who called you here so that I may reveal to you your forgotten past in hopes that it would help you in your future," it said calmly.

"So you mean to tell me that all of this was of your doing? That all of those dreams about my past were caused by you?" the shinigami responded completely astounded by his zanpakutou.

"You and I are one in the same. I know everything there is to know about you as a result. Thanks to this I can access your memories and alter this world accordingly to fit that recollection," the zan spirit said in a tone that seemed so melodious.

Who knew that his zanpakutou actually had that form of capability, but at the same time there was very little Reshin knew about Shuryou Onikage that he would soon have to learn if they were to be an effective team. A little training should fix that hopefully.

"But that leaves me with another question though. Why would you show me these things?" he inquired.

"To show you how things have changed since you became a shinigami. Back when you were alive on Earth you had no one and were looked on as an outcast of society. Ever since you entered Soul Society you've managed to meet new people who actually care for you," the zan spirit answered.

"But the only friend I ever made was Adele. Who else really cares about what happens to me other than her?" he questioned again.

Shuryou Onikage smiled and almost chuckled.

"Why not wake up and find out," it said as the darkness faded.

Reshin's eyes than began to open, but what would happen afterwards would be something that surprises him and in turn prove Shuryou Onikage's point.

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