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As Worlds Overlap Part 7.5: Those Left Behind
Kisuke trailed after Isshin as the man walked, stiff-backed and purposeful, up the stairs of an apartment complex and down the hall. He wasn’t certain who they were going to visit — Isshin had just told him to ‘follow him’ — but he couldn’t sense any traces of reiatsu outside of Kurosaki Ichigo’s in the …
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As Worlds Overlap Part 7
It was late by the time Hanae and Jun were yawning and ready for bed. Late enough that it was almost time for him to be asleep as well, Sho knew. Late enough that Ayumu’s continued absence was… worrying. He exchanged looks with his partners as they all rose to their feet. “I’ll see where …
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As Worlds Overlap Part 6
“Ayumu-san! Ayumu-san! Look what I found!” Jun cried as he darted into camp. Sho looked up from the harness repair he was doing, curious what had caught his son’s interest. Hanae and Jun had decided to ‘help’ Ayumu by scavenging sticks and feathers from the cleared zone for the Adventurer to turn into arrows. Their …
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As Worlds Overlap Part 5
Uryuu sighted down his arrow. Adjusted his aim. Fired. The lone goblin shrieked. Fell. Faded into a swirl of light. “I got it!” Hanae shouted as she hopped down from the seat of the wagon and darted over to the little pile of treasure the defeated monster had left behind. Uryuu nocked another arrow and …
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As Worlds Overlap Part 4
Uryuu drifted through Akiba’s center, his aimless path meandering through the familiar-unfamiliar streets as he tried to make sense of it all. A night of sleep had changed nothing: he was still trapped within the world of a game, lost and alone and helpless despite his character’s strength. None of it felt real. None of …
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As Worlds Overlap Part 3.5: Those Left Behind
“Urahara Kisuke, what have you done with my children?!” Isshin roared as he charged into the shoten. Kisuke covered his frown with his fan and dodged Isshin’s lunge, mind scrambling to determine what Isshin was shouting about. Aizen remained undiscovered in Soul Society and there’d been no sign of particularly dangerous Hollows in years; as …
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As Worlds Overlap Part 3
Michiyo looked up from his book at the sound of footsteps that halted abruptly. Kuro stood frozen in the doorway of the sitting room, staring at Michiyo like a deer in headlights. He looked like he’d just woken from sleep, his hair mussed and everything Adventurer about him discarded in favor of casual wear. “Kuro-san?” …
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As Worlds Overlap Part 2
Ichigo led them through the corridors of the Guild Hall, hoping his memory of the Chiming Bones’ location was correct. It was one thing to see the endless halls of doorways through a screen and another to walk those halls, each identical to the last. It was a disorienting maze larger than he’d ever dreamed …
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As Worlds Overlap Part 1
“Ichi-nii, Ichi-nii! Ichi-nii! Please wake up…” Ichigo groaned and forced his eyes open, staring up at the bright blue sky— Blue sky? He jerked upright. Absently caught Yuzu as she toppled backwards. Came face-to-face with a human-sized cat— “Ichi-nii?” the cat — Karin, oh kami that was Karin — asked, pale ears back and copper …
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