• My Name is Keiba Shibata. I am a middle school student in the 8th grade. Ever since I can remember, I have been able to see the souls of the dearly departed. One crazy day, the sky turned black, and there were strange ‘happenings’ footprint shaped holes leaving imprints in the ground, crashing down on innocent people, and then, all of a sudden I saw a young woman fleeing what looked like some giant, legged, fur ball.
    I ran in front of the giant fur ball and shouted “STOP!” lucky me, it listened (I think)
    It started laughing “HAHAHAHAHA! So you think YOU can stop ME?!?!?! Let’s see you tr-” At that moment the Thing Flew sideways into a building, and a white flash flew by “WRAAAAAAGH!!!” it screeched as if calling for something, “WHO DARE’S ATTACK ME?! I WILL KILL YOU!”
    “I dare, you damned filth!” said an unfamiliar voice I looked around when I saw him. He was standing on top of a building with a massive sword “you’d better run, next time this sword touches you, that ugly head of yours is coming off!” he threatened. “I’m going to cut you up and feed your insides to The Medos Grande!
    “Who the Hell are you, and what’s going on?!” I asked “you’d better explain now.”
    “Why should I,” he said jumping off the building “after all I just saved your life…WAIT?!?! YOU CAN SEE ME!?!?!”
    “Yea, why shouldn’t I be able to?” I asked “can’t everyone?”
    “No, only people with a high enough spiritual energy can… but why am I explaining this to you?” he asked “if you hadn’t noticed I’m a bit busy… but I could always use a little help, CATCH!” he threw a small bear like plush toy my way
    “HEY! What’re you trying to do” the plush toy shouted
    “AAAAAAAAHHH! It- it- it- it’s t-t-t-talking!!!!” I shouted “HOW CAN IT TALK?!?!?!”
    “It’s a mod soul. Stick your hand in its mouth and grab the round pill, then take it and swallow it.”
    I did as he said and popped the pill into my mouth, next thing I know, I was staring at my empty body, he stood up and said, “yo, Ichigo, this isn’t fair.”
    “Shut it Kon” he said “get out of here, now, what is your name?
    “My name is Keiba Shibata.” I told him
    “Good, you will see your zan-paku-to on your side, it will be yours, as long as you don’t die… now, Lets go now, draw your sword.”
    I did as he said, but when I went to unsheathe my sword, I noticed I had one on each side.
    “Does everyone have two of these zan-paku-thingies?” I asked, examining the twin swords. I don’t know what I’m supposed to do, but whatever it is I’d better listen I thought “if they do, where’s your other one?”
    “No, now you’re just wasting time, come with me, or stay here, I don’t care.” He replied irritably
    At that moment the Fur ball, decided to attack again, but this time it had friends. They were surrounding us when four more people busted through the crowd of monsters.
    “Ichigo, where have you been? We’ve searched all over for you.” Said the first one, who looked like he thought he was a super hero. He was wearing a glove on one hand, and was wearing a costume that was completely white.
    “Yea Ichigo…” said a tall one with an arm thing “we thought you were in a lot of trouble”
    “Yea! Where were you, Ichigo?” said a black haired girl in the same robes as Ichigo and me.
    “Ichigo” shouted the fourth, a girl with red hair “Look out!”
    “Sorry, but you guys were dragging’ me down. Plus, if I didn’t follow that Hollow this kid would probably be dead.” Said Ichigo jumping and getting ready to slash at the thing again.
    “Hey! My name’s not ‘this kid’ it’s Keiba Shibata!” I said “and if you ask me, you’re all a bunch of nut jobs, I mean what the hell is that giant fur ball?!”
    “It’s not a ‘giant fur ball’ it’s called a hollow. And if you don’t help me soon I’m gonna kill you too”
    “Fine, but when we’re done I expect an explanation.” I said pulling out my two swords. I charged at the hollow, but as I prepared to slash at him I passed out.
    When I woke up, I was in complete darkness. I stood up? Or some direction that seemed like up. There was something about this place that made me felt oddly… comfortable. I looked down and saw the earth below me, but noticed I could breath.
    “Where am I?” I asked. I looked around some more, and finally saw it. It was a Black and white tiger. “Whoa… when did that get here?”
    “I could ask you that same question.” It said in a deep growling voice “now would you like me to explain why I pulled you in here? Or would you rather find out for yourself?”
    “Ahh! It- It- It- It Talked! …buuut… why should I be surprised? I mean the freaky plush toy did earlier…” I said, “What the Hell are you?!”
    “I am your zan-paku-to. We are Manifestations of the weapons you Soul Reapers carry.”
    “What’re you talking about? Manifestations? Soul Reapers? It sounds like something straight out of a satanic horror story!”
    “Yes, well… most ‘satanic horror stories’ are written by people denounced to be crazy. As I was saying, I’ve brought you in here, because if I didn’t you’d be dead within a few seconds of that leaping slash of yours. My Name is Renkitsu-zojin. Now… Let’s Fight!” it said charging at me. I pulled out my zan-paku-to and slashed at it. It jumped to the side and continued its charge. I jumped back and slashed again, this time horizontally my blades millimeters apart from each other. They skid across the ground and finally made contact. At the exact moment it made contact, I found myself in mid-air slashing at the fur ball, err, hollow again.
    “What the!” I shouted “Renkitsu-Zojin, Byako!” then the weirdest thing happened. The twin swords flashed and transformed into two twin decorative looking swords. They had transformed into twin swords, one had three circular ridges extending from each side. The other was a broad sword. It had a golden hand-guard with a leather bound hilt, and a long blade.
    “Die you b*****d!” I shouted slashing as hard as I could with both swords in opposite directions. I slashed it in an X shape.
    “WRAAAAAAAGH!!!” It howled “I Will Grind Your bones to dust!”
    “Heh!” I laughed “I’d like to see you try!” I said back flipping away.
    “Stand back.” Ichigo said holding his sword straight forward. He slashed and sent a giant blue wave of light straight at the Hollow. It just about cut the thing in two, but instead it disappeared in a cloud of blackish dust.
    “Where the Hell did it go?!” I asked
    “back to where it came from” Ichigo replied “And he better hope I don’t see him back here again.”

    TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!!