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located in Rukongai, a part of Bleach: A New Era, one of the many universes on RPG.

Rukongai

The place where the regular folk reside.

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Characters Present

Character Portrait: Ryuu Shosuke Character Portrait: Tenshin Shonsuke Character Portrait: Shizuna Kurotsuki Character Portrait: Naratsuki Kuroikiri Character Portrait: Joel Hiataka Character Portrait: Reika Shinosaki
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It was dark. Why was it always so dark? This was the main question the little boy had. How come it was him who had to live in darkness while those around him lived in a mix of light and dark. Would he able be able to see the light? Any other form of light other than the opening and closing of the door would be good. He wasn't as hungry for food as he was for being released from the darkness. Who knew how long it was. It could've been a month or a year, possibly more than that. It didn't matter after awhile, for it had been long enough to get used to it. It went on long enough that the only way he didn't ask to see the light anymore. This was his life and he accepted it. Though, one day was different. There was a loud scream. Anger filled his home and he pressed his ear to the door of light. The woman on the other side was talking all sorts of things and the man was going against her. They barked at each other over and over, until the door to light opened. What happened after that? Well.....


"Ahhh!!!" Joel woke up from his dream in a cold sweat. What made him scream like that, no even he remembered. It wasn't like the dream actually scared him. Even if it did, he'd be used to it by now, especially after having it for so long. Not every night did the dream haunt him, but most nights. Though he didn't really mind it that much. Usually he didn't jump away, but today was different for some reason. Maybe because he let his guard down. He shrugged it off as nothing in particular and brushed his covers off. Standing up, he stretched and looked over to his sword which sat idly against the wall. "Good morning," he said, not expecting an answer. As expected none came, which made him smile a bit. One day maybe, he thought.

His usual morning routine had began shortly after that. He went to clean himself up, exercised, read, and then he dressed himself. His baggy clothes being a little unorthodox, but good enough for him, considering he had weights wrapped around his legs, waist, arms, and wrists. This was his lifestyle. Speed and strength. It was hard to maintain both without constant excersise so Joel set it upon himself to make even walking an exercise. The weights didn 't feel as heavy as they did when he was first using them and he sighed at the fact that he'd have to find heavier ones. Though, it probably wouldn't matter if he did get them. It wouldn 't hurt his speed not to. However, he sort of wanted to be faster and stronger. There was no telling how strong one had to be to protect the ones they cared about, so Joel left his room with the intent of somehow becoming a little bit stronger this day. This same routine happened everyday, and the goal had never changed.

This was all done before the sun came out, for he was an early bird. He also liked spending time with the Koi fish who he was tasked with taking care of. It was a menial class which suited a new recruit to the division, but he didn't mind. It was calm and quiet and watching the sunrise with the fish was pretty fun. He would say more to them than he would even tell his friends. Good thing they couldn't talk back.

"Why do I keep having that dream again and again. It's pretty iratating don't you guys think so?"

His questions were never answered, but it was a good way think out loud. Usually before sunrise, no one was making a peep loud enough to interrupt his comfort, though this morning was a different story.

"Everybody wake up!!! Everybody wake up and come to the meeting room!!!"

Joel looked slowly behind him as the man yelled hysterically. Lights from the inside of the barracks started to illuminate the darkness from outside. Soon the stars weren't able to be seen in the sky as the field lights turned on as well. The silence was interrupted by a hysterical man and the mood of the whole scene was gone forever. As the man stood up slowly, he couldn't help but to think that this was going to be a bad day, though he wasn't ready for what came next.

"Cain, Leon, Axl," Captain Hanakonawa started, following by a few other men. "Some of you know these men and some of you don't. However, they are all our family within the thirteenth division. Also, currently, do to an unfortunate incident, they have also passed on."

The room was silent and no one knew what to say or even wanted to speak for that matter. The captain had a strong look about her, one which Joel hadn't seen until today. It seemed she was feeling it worse than those who were even crying. Looking closely, she reminded him of one of his friends in that regard. Joel then looked at Lieutenant Kokoro, who had her head down, probably not wanted to look up for emotional reasons. From what Joel could tell, she was most likely hurt because she was mostly close to the members of their division. The thirteenth division in itself was one big family, which you could tell just by spending a day inside.

"RRrrrrgh. That's bull!!!!"

Turning his head to the right of him, Joel saw a man with his fist clenched and his teeth tightened to each other. "There's no way those guys would go out and do something like that. I say we go to that area and cause some pain for the Hollows!!!"

"Quiet Matsuda," The captain said softly, with a hint of leadership in her voice. "That is not the way we operate here. Though it is a shame that we had to loose some of our brothers in an unfortunate incident, we will not be broken by this event. The best thing we can do right now is wait for higher orders and give the men a proper passing."

With the man silent, it seemed more like he hade more chance of crying than disobeying the captains orders. Joel even felt a certain way about it.

"In the meantime, no one is allowed to leave the premises on their leave until the funeral and meetings are dealt with."

The mans eyes shot opened. That meant that he wasn't allowed to see his friends that night. That wouldn't have been fair. What if they had heard the rumors and thought he was dead or something. He couldn't allow that. Though, he was also in no place to speak against the woman. She was nice to all of her subordinates, but he could tell just by looking at her that she wasn't one to challenge.

"Furthermore, even though our daily morning duties can not be halted, I have decided to cut this afternoon and tommorrows out of the schedule. With this time, reflect back on our fallen comrades and learn from them. Their streangths and their weaknesses. That is all."

For the duration of the hour, many people moved slowly about and Joel returned to the Koi fish. His mind was relaxed and his thoughts came as he wanted them too, but he still felt a weight down in his chest. What if that have been his friends? What if his friends had been in trouble and he wasn't there. He couldn't let that happen. So he made his decision. Later that night he snuck away from the barracks using his speed to his advantage. Flash stepping was one of the first things he had learned to master while in training and it had it's uses. Fast escapes and attacks. In this case he used it to leave as quickly and quietly as possible.

Walking around Rukongai, he didn't see his targeted place in sight. It was too easy for him to get lost and hard for him to ask for directions from strangers. This of course was the worse possible mixture of bad luck. Though, like he was told, if he kept finally the road he would find the pub, which he did. Once inside, he glanced around for his group and, not to his surprise, he was the last one to arrive. Walking over to the table he looked for an empty seat, not wanting to disturb anyone before sitting down. "Good evening," he said to all of them before sitting down and opening his menu.