Bleach Reflection

#1
Another random, open idea to anyone who wants it.

- - - -

Kikanuma Makoto was dead tired. The fifteen year old pushed his glasses up and rubbed his eyes with a yawn, slowly trudging through the door of his home.

"Mom, I'm home," he called. His mother, Akina, poked her head out of the kitchen with a gentle smile.

"Hello Makoto, how was your day?"

The young teenager snorted. "To be honest mom, it blew."

"Makoto," she admonished. "Your first day in a new school and it blew?"

"Yeah," he said with a sigh. "I hated it. Had to try and find all my new classes, kept getting bumped into by all sorts of bigger guys... And this weird girl kept staring at me all day!"

"Oh? Weird girl?" Akina smiled mischievously. "Maybe she likes you?"

"I got that, but it was so creepy!" Makoto said with a grimace. "She just followed me around, watching me with this blush. Like some sort of fangirl! Ugh!"

"Did you try to talk to her?" Akina asked kindly. Makoto sighed.

"Once or twice, but she just up and vanished each time!" He grimaced. "I'm going upstairs, okay Mom?"

"All right, I'll call you down for dinner when it's ready!" She called back as he ascended the stairs. Makoto nodded, yawning quietly.

"Thanks Mom!"

He walked down the well lit hallway to his room, slowly opening the door and then closing it behind him with a sigh. He fumbled for the light, bumping into a few still-packed boxes from the move to Karakura Town, and with a triumphant "Aha!", found the lightswitch. He turned to sit on his bed-

And promptly screamed in shock as something his size and female-shaped tackled him to the floor.

"WHAT THE-?!"

THUD!

"Oh, it's you! It's you! I knew it was you!"

Makoto blinked, and inclined his head to look down at the sobbing girl currently on top of him. He blushed hard, especially at the heartbreaking smile she gave him.

"Who... Wha... HEY! Wha-What the heck are you doing in my room?!" Makoto demanded, trying to inch away from her. Despite being a teenager with a hefty amount of hormones, the sheer freakiness of the situation kept his libido from overriding his self-preservation.

The purple-haired girl smiled broadly at him, her warm brown hairs filled with tears. "I knew it was you!"

"You knew what?! Look, what the hell are you doing here in my room? Why are you following me around?" Makoto asked, quickly pushing away from the girl and sliding back up against the door. She smiled, and laughed a little.

"Oh... I should have known. You don't know me, do you?"

"... No. Can't say that I do," Makoto said with a tone he reserved for street crazies. And this girl seemed to fit the bill, given her odd, black, period-clothing and the sword on her belt. The girl chuckled again.

"Oh, it's okay Captain... You'll remember... I'm sure of it!"

"... Captain?" Makoto asked. "Ah, look, I'm sure you're... A nice girl and all but I think you've got the wrong guy. I'm not a captain of anything and-HEY!"

The girl pulled him up to his feet, and rummaged around in her shirt (which quickly turned his cheeks red), before retrieving an odd glove with a flaming skull on the top of it.

"Hey, wait, what's that? What the heck are you-"

She slammed her gloved hand into his chest, and Makoto's eyes widened as he felt the strangest sensation of being pushed out of place without moving. The girl stepped back, letting his body fall to the floor with a dull thud.

Wait... BODY?!

"WH-WHAT THE-?!" Makoto began to scream, before the girl put a hand over his mouth. "MMPH?!"

"Shhh... It's okay Captain... Look! See?" She pointed at his... Chest. But that didn't make sense, his chest was down there!

He looked down and gaped. He was now wearing the same clothes as she was, and a sword was strapped to his obi as well.

"Do you remember me now, Captain?" The girl asked. Makoto gawked at her, and numbly shook her head. The girl sighed, but smiled brightly, an unhealthy glint in her eyes.

"Well... It's okay... We'll fix that soon, I promise. Just so you know... My name is Hinamori Momo, your lieutenant. And you are Captain Aizen Sousuke... And I just want you to know that I love you and I won't let that horrible Ichimaru turn you evil too!"

The girl hugged him tightly, leaving Makoto with only one sentence on his lips:

"... What. The. FUCK?!"

- - - - - - -

Somehow or another, Aizen got cloned. Maybe he did it himself as part of his research into Hollowfication, maybe Mayuri was having a slow day, but suffice it to say it worked-A spiritual clone of Aizen was made. Due to various circumstances, he ended up in the Living World, put into a gigai that would age with him and allow him to remain concealed as a normal human child.

That is, until he moves to Kakakura Town, and a disturbed Hinamori Momo somehow manages to seek him out (how I leave to the writer). She's firmly convinced he's her captain, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, and is determined to not "fail" her captain again. That he's now physically her age is just icing on the cake-She can mold him into her beloved captain.

Just one problem: Aside from his Shinigami powers and potential, Makoto (which means "Sincerity"-Cheap joke I know) is nothing like Aizen. He's a fairly average Japanese teenager who likes reading, video games, and other things like that. He's into manga and anime. He might even be a member of TFF. And, understandably, he is creeped out by Hinamori's utter devotion and obsession to turn him into her captain. So, when she mentions a Kurosaki Ichigo during her ramblings about what happened to "him", he seeks out Ichigo for some help.

I'm thinking that after initial shock and suspicion, Ichigo decides to help out Makoto and brings him to Urahara, who quickly deduces that Makoto is a spiritual clone of Aizen. Makoto is, understandably, extremely depressed and upset, but befriending Ichigo, he decides that he's nothing like Aizen anyway and wants to do some good. After all, being a Shinigami and fighting evil is WAY better than watching anime.

Though that becomes more difficult when he finds out that the spirit of his zanpakuto is essentially a version of the real Aizen, who cheerfully riddles and tests Makoto into proving that he is not just a copy of the real deal.

Unfortunately, Soul Society finds out that Hinamori is missing... And where she went... And just who and what she has been stalking. And that's when the shit hits the fan.

Thoughts?
 
#2
This has potential. Potential for crack.
 

DrTempo

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#3
Heh...THIS is a good one, man. It'd be interesting for this "Aizen" to atone for the sins of his true self.
 
#4
I say his Zanpakuto should be something completely opposite of what Aizen's is, despite the obvious bleedthrough of it's spirit being a copy of Happy!Aizen.

Like for instead of insane hypnotic powers, it should have the power to break any spirit based illusions, to help differentiate between the two.
 

Latewave

Well-Known Member
#5
This is a stupid question right but, Makoto is the opposite of Aizen right?
So wouldn't have the opposite of illusions for his powers?
 

SleepyNin

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#6
Or he could use the same power that was used for evil but now for good. Showing that while they were the same in one aspect, they were totally different in another.
 
#7
Sounds kinda cliche' in my opinion. Using the same power for good, when first used for evil. Besides, It'd cause way too much friction in soul society for them to ever work alongside him.
 

trevelyan1983

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#8
RockLeeTheAwesome said:
Sounds kinda cliche' in my opinion.
So does "make it the opposite". Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Might be better to go in an unexpected direction and have Makoto's zanpakuto actually do what Aizen's claimed to do.
 
#9
What? Force feed what he wants to be.....to be? Like a reality warper? Sounds too broken.
 

Ura Mamoru

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#10
RockLeeTheAwesome said:
What? Force feed what he wants to be.....to be? Like a reality warper? Sounds too broken.
I don't remember the exact details, but I think Aizen claimed that Kyoka Suigetsu was a water-type Zanpakuto that caused those caught within the mist it formed to confuse its friends for foes, effectively turning his opponents against one another.

Naturally, the real Aizen just used his hypnosis ability to fake the mist thing, but who says Makoto's Zanpakuto can't be what Aizen pretended his one was?
 
#11
Hitsugaya, among many, many others would quite happily gut Makoto. Not to mention his sword spirit is a manipulative bastard.

- - - - -

"What the... YOU'RE my sword spirit?!" Makoto asked in disbelief, standing on a floating platform in a deep pit, waterfalls falling up all around. With a start, he realized it was Hollow Bastion from Kingdom Hearts, just outside the castle.

The sword spirit smiled a far too nice smile, standing on the same platform, a breeze lightly ruffling his long white captain's robe. He looked exactly how Hinamori and Ichigo had described his... Alter ego.

"Am I?" He asked in a pleasant baritone. "Or are you mine?"

Makoto blinked.

"... Um... I'm pretty sure you're my sword spirit... Seeing how I have the sword. And all." He held it up. "See? I-HEY!"

Abruptly the sword left his hand, reappearing in Aizen's. He inspected the blade with a practiced eye, and hummed.

"Interesting... but answer me this then.. what is the name of the person who wields this sword?" Aizen asked. Makoto snorted.

"Kikanuma Makoto! And give that back damnit!"

"Really? Are you sure?" Aizen asked. "I am assured of who and what I am... But can you say the same for yourself?"

Makoto growled even as Aizen continued.

"To a zanpakuto, names are everything. Words give us life, give us shape and form. We exist, yet so long as you do not know my name, you cannot call upon my power." Aizen's smile grew just a tad.

"Damnit, I'm Kikanuma Makoto! I'm nothing like you! Do you hear me?! NOTHING!" Makoto bellowed, leaping across the platform to try and grab his sword. Aizen had the blade as his nose in less time than it took him to blink, and Makoto barely stopped short, eyes wide.

"Hmm... So you are seeking your own path.... Interesting," Aizen mused. Makoto had to step back, but he didn't relent in his glare.

"Great... First that crazy girl changes my life forever, telling me I'm a Xerox of a super-powerful megalomaniac out to rule the universe, and now I find out that that same psycho is my sword's spirit!"

"You do not consider yourself to be like Him," Aizen spoke calmly. "What makes you think that I would not think the same way?"

Makoto blinked and thought about this.

"... Okay... Good point..."

The... Not Aizen maybe? Hummed and looked at him with what he could only call a... Serious smile.

"You are unsure of who you are, there is no denying it. I am part of you, after all. This mindscape... The scene represents the part of the story where the hero has lost his weapon because of doubt in who he is." Not Aizen chuckled, a sound that made Makoto want to punch the zanpakuto. "It is much with you. You claim your name, but still doubt it's validity."

"Thus," Not Aizen said, "I will make a deal with you. When you find your name...I will tell you mine..."

"Oh c'mon! That's not fair! I've got like half of Soul Society out to kill me and YOU want to play a freaking game! I'm not like Aizen! I don't have time for this riddle master bullshit!" Makoto shouted angrily. "I need your power or I am going to get my ass killed! And what'll happen to you then, huh?!"

"Simple.. I cease to exist, but then... I cannot have truly existed in the hands of one without his own truth," Not Aizen spoke. He smirked.

"And no, you are not him... But then, I am not him either."

"So why the hell do you look like him?" Makoto demanded. Not Aizen's smirked widened.

"What better form to get a rise out of you?"

"ASSHOLE!"
 
#12
Wow, sucks to be him. But hopefully, being the understanding woman she is, Matsumoto will keep her Hitsugaya-taicho under some semblance of control.
 

trevelyan1983

Well-Known Member
#13
Ura Mamoru said:
RockLeeTheAwesome said:
What? Force feed what he wants to be.....to be? Like a reality warper? Sounds too broken.
I don't remember the exact details, but I think Aizen claimed that Kyoka Suigetsu was a water-type Zanpakuto that caused those caught within the mist it formed to confuse its friends for foes, effectively turning his opponents against one another.
This.

I was searching for Isane's exact wording, but this is close enough to suit me.

Not enough water-types, for one thing - Kaien's was awesome. This one would be subtler and equally suited to creative tactics and supportive combat techniques like Kidou and Bakudo. Just like Kyouka Suigetsu.

Hm. For a name, I quite like Kyougetsu - it means 'last month'. Different characters could presumably get you Mirror Moon, though. It seems apt for both Makoto's new-ness and a pointed reminder of Kyouka Suigetsu.

Something to do with Water or Mist would be equally interesting, though.
 
#14
trevelyan1983 said:
Ura Mamoru said:
RockLeeTheAwesome said:
What? Force feed what he wants to be.....to be? Like a reality warper? Sounds too broken.
I don't remember the exact details, but I think Aizen claimed that Kyoka Suigetsu was a water-type Zanpakuto that caused those caught within the mist it formed to confuse its friends for foes, effectively turning his opponents against one another.
This.

I was searching for Isane's exact wording, but this is close enough to suit me.

Not enough water-types, for one thing - Kaien's was awesome. This one would be subtler and equally suited to creative tactics and supportive combat techniques like Kidou and Bakudo. Just like Kyouka Suigetsu.

Hm. For a name, I quite like Kyougetsu - it means 'last month'. Different characters could presumably get you Mirror Moon, though. It seems apt for both Makoto's new-ness and a pointed reminder of Kyouka Suigetsu.

Something to do with Water or Mist would be equally interesting, though.
That could work, though something with a gamer aspect might suit Makoto better-He does enjoy RPGs, stat building, that kind of thing. Still, it's definitely an awesome idea for a zanpakuto-Name and ability.

Another possibility I entertained is that he could copy the abilities of other zanpakuto nearby, though he could only use the abilities of one zanpakuto at a time, and after a certain amount of time his sword would "reset" and lose it's gianed powers. Basically to play up the mirroring aspect.

How would the other captains, and hell, Aizen and co react to such an interesting development? And feel free to write little snippets if you are so inclined.
 

tahu1809

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#15
Wait wouldn't be Hitsugaya in Karakura Town when all this happens? So wouldn't be one of the first people to know?
 
#16
tahu1809 said:
Wait wouldn't be Hitsugaya in Karakura Town when all this happens? So wouldn't be one of the first people to know?
Well, I didn't work out the exact timeline. Though it's possible that Ichigo and Urahara might be able to keep Makoto and Hinamori under wraps. And when Hitsugaya finds out... Oh shit.
 
#17
I just had an image of Makoto acting like red mage and making up random stats, which is all part of his Zanpakuto's power to confuse his opponents.

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Hitsugaya couldn't make heads or tails of this Aizen look-a-like. He was spouting off random abilities that had no relevance to him gutting the little bastard. Matsumoto was trying to keep him from killing the boy, but wasn't doing a good job as she was currently on the ground laughing.

"Honestly, what the hell does CAKE BAKING have to do with our battle?!" Hitsugaya screamed. Matsumoto only laughed harder.

------

Meh.
 
#18
:lol: Nice. Wish I read more 8-Bit Theater. I just kind of lost interest after the Earth orb saga. Anyway!

- - - - -

It seemed that all Shinigami, Makoto decided, were freaking psychos. And the newest article of proof for this was Hitsugaya Toushiro. He took one look at him as he walked into the shop, saw him with Hinamori (He refused to call her Momo-That would just make her condition worse), apparently recognized his spiritual energy, and decided to just let loose with his ice sword and blast him into the underground training area.

"GYAAAAHHH! DAMNIT, I'M NOT HIM YOU NUTJOB!" He screamed as he ran for his life, Hitsugaya somehow floating above him and letting loose giant ice dragons after him. Had he not been the guy being chased by said dragons, he'd have thought it was frigging cool.

"AIZEN! GET BACK HERE!" Hitsugaya roared.

"I'M NOT HIM!" Makoto repeated back.

"LEAVE HIM ALONE, SHIRO-CHAN!" Hinamori wailed as she chased after them.

Urahara and Ichigo stood on a boulder, watching the chase. It looked like a scene out of an American Looney Tunes cartoon, Ichigo decided.

"Well, it looks like the temperament of captains in Soul Society hasn't changed," Urahara wryly observed.

"They're all deeply disturbed individuals with various issues that would preclude them from jobs in the living world?" Ichigo asked flatly. Urahara looked affronted.

"Why Kurosaki! Really! I make a perfectly honest... Semi-honest, semi-respectable living!"

"Riiight..."
 

tahu1809

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#19
Hay maybe Makoto will realize that there in a gender flipped Magical Girl series.
 
#20
(cracks knuckles)

Since he's gonna be a video game nut.....

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Matsumoto was rather torn. She loved her captain, she really did. She felt he had every right to seek revenge on Aizen, but not for Hinamori's sake. This was taking it too far, though.

She hopped to the side as the Aizen look-a-like ran past her like the road runner(those cartoons Orohime had shown her WERE funny.) Right after that she held her hand out to grab Hitsugaya's robes as he was flying by, pulling him to a dead stop and slamming him face first into the ground.

Hitsugaya stood up, spitting dirt out of his mouth as he turned to glare at his vice-captain. She was slightly taken aback, as well as hurt, by the pure anger and loathing being projected towards her. "What the hell was that for, Matsumoto?!" he said harshly.

She cast her eyes downward. "That boy is not Aizen, no matter how much he resembles him. He's not even fighting back!" she said firmly.

He glared at her all the harder, blinded by his rage, as he pushed his spiritual pressure onto her. She was suprised that he would even aim it at her in such force. "How do you know that's not him, huh?! He could be using his shikai to confuse you right now! I'm not falling for it again!" he screamed, wrenching his robes from her grip and taking off after the boy, completely intent on killing him. 'You won't hurt Momo again, dammit.'

//////

Makoto was currently taking refuge behing a rather large rock, hoping against hope that Hitsugaya wouldn't find him. "I wouldn't bet on it." Not-Aizen said, shimmering into view. Makoto glared at him. "Dammit, help me out here! We need a way to convince him that we're not Aizen."

"Are you sure?" the sword spirit asked, raising an eyebrow. The boy was close, he just needed a little bit more prompting, then he'd be ready to know his name, which under different circumstances, the boy might find ironically hilarious.

In his anger, Makoto flared his reiatsu. "GODDAMN IT! I KNOW I'M NOT HIM!! I AM KIKANUMA MAKOTO, AND I'LL PROVE IT TO YOU, HIM, AND EVERYONE IN THE FUCKING WORLD IF I HAVE TO!!" he screamed out. The boulder he was taking refuge behing blew apart, and he let out a rather girly scream in the sword spirit's opinion.....but he'd apparently found his balls.

"Well....you've made up your mind. Use my power well.......Makoto." With that the spirit shimmered out of sight.

Makoto heard the words in his head and yelled them out right as Hitsugaya appeared in front of him. "MIMIC, GOGO!!!!"

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That would be pretty funny honestly. Aizen is the UBERAWESOEM final boss, but the sword spirit that's an exact replica, down to that tattoo on his ass that Gin convinced him to get one drunken night, is named something as simple as GOGO.

:lol:
 
#21
Of course, there are Hinamori's feelings to consider on the matter:

- - - - -

Hinamori didn't know what she was doing wrong. So far, Makoto had proven himself to have the potential to become her captain again. She begrudged him the use of his Earth name only because it made him happy, and she wanted to make him happy.

He had mastered about twelve lower-level and intermediate kido spells. He had learned to bypass the incantations on most of them and still keep them reasonably powerful by pushing and focusing a large amount of reiatsu into his blasts, just as she'd shown him. He still struggled with all but the most basic bakudo though, so binding his foes would take time to bring up to speed.

He was coming along nicely in swordsmanship by training with herself and Ichigo (Kurosaki she reminded herself with a slight blush), and he had gotten the basics of flashstep. Impressive for someone who believed he had been a Shinigami for only two months.

But his habits... Disturbed her. His mother was a nice woman, but Hinamori felt intensely jealous whenever Makoto saw her, which was frequent. He disliked tea, preferring sugary soda or fruit juice. He was more polite with her after being together for so long, but he still kept his distance and almost seemed... Scared of her.

And his love of giant robot anime simply confused her.

No, she thought, as Makoto sparred with Kurosaki, formal zanjutsu that was not quite polished against a self-taught, self made discipline. Makoto was able to deflect and manage Kurosaki's strikes, with the same grace as a master who has taken up the art after a long sabbatical. Kurosaki, on the other hand, used his speed advantage to simply maneuver away from Makoto's attacks and blunt force to escape traps.

As they fought, Hinamori caught Makoto's eye. She smiled broadly at him. He smiled nervously back and narrowly avoided getting hit by one of Kurosaki's swings. Hinamori frowned.

She was... Distracting him?

Hinamori wondered why... Then, it hit her. Of course!

Her beloved captain was in the body of a teenaged human body! His hormones... Her proximity... It must be making him so nervous and edgy! She smiled broadly.

"That's it!"

So, all she had to do was help resolve his issues regarding his development into a man, and everything would be just fine! She decided to run to Urahara for advice on how sexual tension was dealt with in the living world.

"Whew... She's gone," Makoto grimaced, holding up a hand to indicate his need for a break. Ichigo nodded.

"She is pretty taken with you..."

"She sneaks into my bed late at night," Makoto shivered. "Sure, she's cute, but it's just kind of... Weird. I mean, how many women step through the walls of your room and turn your life upside-down?"

"Not many," Ichigo admitted with a smirk. Makoto nodded.

"Yeah, so... Kind of still adjusting to that... Along with her belief I'm her captain..."

"Well, hopefully we can break her out of that," Ichigo suggested. Makoto nodded.

"Yeah... Thanks Ichigo, you're a real friend!"

"Anytime."
 
#22
RockLeeTheAwesome said:
~snippet~
Nothing but win, Rock. Though an even more twisted idea might be if his sword essentially makes him a Blue Mage. All he has to do is use his sword to absorb an attack, and he can use it against his enemies. However, this involves him actually being hit by the attacks, which might be a bit of problem considering how prone he is to running.

Though simply being able to mimic the abilities of his adversaries is also very cool. Hmmm... Can't decide.
 
#23
It'd be funnier if his sword essentially ATE his enemies like Quina to get the blue magic.
 

Latewave

Well-Known Member
#24
RockLeeTheAwesome said:
It'd be funnier if his sword essentially ATE his enemies like Quina to get the blue magic.
Him going hollow hunting and coming back with a multitude of powers seems likely with this option.
 
#25
Though just absorbing the attack with his sword might be more realistic. Like a mirror, his zanpakuto reflects the attacks of enemies, but unlike a mirror it also absorbs them. What's Japanese for "Broken Mirror?"
 
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