To Heaven and Hell, Shinigami are considered to be one of their finest collaborations to date.
Neither heaven nor hell predicted that human spirits would become hollows. At first, the equivalent of the valkyries were sent in to deal with the situation. But, as Hollow numbers grew and they learned how to convert plus spirits, heaven and hell decided to create a counter force.
Originally born from the soul of a rather skilled mortal warrior. He was taught by heaven and hell in how to fight using a sword and hand-to-hand.
Heavens gift was the zanpakto. A cleansing blade that didn't destroy the hollow but cleansed it. It also allowed shinigami to send spirits on to Soul Society.
Hell gave modified spells that could be used by the shinigami, later called kidou in honor of who gave it.
The plane that would later be called Soul Society was given as a base of operations for them and as a rest stop for souls before reincarnation.
Now after the first few low powered hollow kills, the first shinigami realized that a few of the new souls inhabiting soul society have the potential to become shinigami like himself. Thus, the tradition that was unbroken for millenium of apprenticeship began.
Now with the Arrancar situation and Aizen's goals are beginning to worry both Heaven and Hell who have been monitoring the situation. If worse comes to worse, they will send the big guns into Aizen's headquarters. They are cautious of the Vizards also, but the vizards only saving grace is that they tend to stay to themselves.
Neither heaven nor hell predicted that human spirits would become hollows. At first, the equivalent of the valkyries were sent in to deal with the situation. But, as Hollow numbers grew and they learned how to convert plus spirits, heaven and hell decided to create a counter force.
Originally born from the soul of a rather skilled mortal warrior. He was taught by heaven and hell in how to fight using a sword and hand-to-hand.
Heavens gift was the zanpakto. A cleansing blade that didn't destroy the hollow but cleansed it. It also allowed shinigami to send spirits on to Soul Society.
Hell gave modified spells that could be used by the shinigami, later called kidou in honor of who gave it.
The plane that would later be called Soul Society was given as a base of operations for them and as a rest stop for souls before reincarnation.
Now after the first few low powered hollow kills, the first shinigami realized that a few of the new souls inhabiting soul society have the potential to become shinigami like himself. Thus, the tradition that was unbroken for millenium of apprenticeship began.
Now with the Arrancar situation and Aizen's goals are beginning to worry both Heaven and Hell who have been monitoring the situation. If worse comes to worse, they will send the big guns into Aizen's headquarters. They are cautious of the Vizards also, but the vizards only saving grace is that they tend to stay to themselves.
