Simply a normal day in Ponyville, you know if that can happen. Rainbowdash was doing her training for the wonderbolts AGAIN. While Twilight studied her sanity out in case there was something she might need to know about anything. Pinkie was just breaking physics as usual. All was perfectly normal until rainbow attempted to perform a spiral sonic rainboom, which was the only thing that was deemed impossible.
When Dash was attempting it the viewers could have sworn that she was about to break the light barrier at the rate she was accelerating. Unfortunately the wind sheer had grown far too much than she could handle and she spiraled out of control crashing in the very center of the Everfree forest.
"As much as I hate to say it I NEED HELP!" The wounded Pegasus screamed. She felt her heart drop as she realized she may have just attracted her own demise. Immediately after she thought of that she heard a noise she never wanted to hear. She heard the sound of a manticore, and with her wings now fractured there was no way she could escape this.
'SOMEPONY ANYPONY PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!'. She thought in sheer terror as the ferocious creature raised its claw into the air.
"Purge the darkness, Kozehime" Rainbow opened her eyes when she heard the voice and witnessed as the creature before her. It was tall almost as tall as Celestia. " I doubt you can understand me but I give you two choices. First you can flee from here with your tail between your legs. Second choice" it said with a now creepy look in its eyes."You die." The manticore predictably chose to attack, but before anything could have been seen Dash blacked out.
5 hours later
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Dash's vision slowly faded in and she slowly noticed her friends were at her bedside but there wasn't the creature she assumed bad saved her."What the heck happened who dropped me here"
"We don't know, we found you unconscious at the door of he hospital" Twilight said, obviously worried out of her mind."And what was this creature you were talking about."
"There was his thing, it walked on its hind legs and obviously fought the manticore I was attacked by when I crashed" Dash explained half believing the story herself. Everypony's eyes turned to a note that wasn't on Dash's bedside a moment ago.
"I know you have some questions but I sense your friends will not trust me if I reveal myself at the moment, when you are alone then I will answer." Dash had read the letter out loud, of course this just made them all more suspicious. "Guys I know what you're thinking but his creature had to be good it saved me and even told us when it was going to drop by again."
Twilight's eyes grew as she stared at the back of the note. "By the way the purple one can stay if you are feeling insecure" was written on the back of it.
"I don't like this but if this the only way we are even going to see this fella, I guess I'll go, but we'll be right outside if you need anything just holler" AJ said confident that her friends could defend themselves if something went wrong but nervous about what ever it was that was coming.
"Alright they're gone so are you gonna so yourself or what" Rainbow exclaimed.
"No need to shout I'm right here" Twilight turned around to see a tall cloaked figure behind her. "So any questions?" He said with a friendly smile on his face.
Twilight
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What on Equestria is this thing. I've never even heard of something like this. What seemed like minutes passed in mere seconds as she looked at the creature in fear and curiosity. She had studied everything on bipedal creatures and within no book did she find such a peculiar looking being, she was about to ask a question when she noticed his face turn to that of annoyance.
"Hold on I will be right back" After he said that he vanished from sight. Then AJ Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie all fell through the door all of which were embarrassed as they were found out, while that thing stood over them. "It's not polite to spy." It was frightening as It said this without a hint of emotion in his voice, good or bad.
"Sorreh Twilight, had to be sure you were okay" Applejack looked up at the creature. "Now what in Tartarus are you" she demanded of the reaper, insulting him with the mere look in her eyes.
"See this is why I didn't come out before I knew hat she would have this reaction to me, but I guess I sensed her wrong I thought she would be honest and leave us alone." He said loudly," But she is nothing but a distrustful liar." This insult made Applejack's blood boil she stood for the element of honesty and he had just called her a liar.
"Why you little varmint come 'ere!" Applejack shout will the complete intention of ramming him out the window. Right as her head was about to make contact, he vanished again and AJ just fell straight out e window, she prepared herself for agonizing pain.
But it never came, AJ instead found herself in the arms of the creature she had just tried to harm. In the next second she found herself standing next to him back in Dash's room. However he immedietly disappeared once the door had started to open again, inside walked a pink pony with a cotton candy mane. "HI GUYS, my pinkie sense told me that there was somepony new in town and it seemed to be pointing this way." She exclaimed in a disturbingly gleeful tone. "AHHHHHHHHHHHH, EVIL CREATURE IT'S GOT EVIL FEATURES!" She exclaimed while pointing straight at him. Since he knew that she had spotted him he decided it was best to go back into the room. He then looked at her with slight anger in his eyes.
"My name is Codenza"
Codenza
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'Jesus fucking CHRIST these ponies are hard to make first impretions with I want to be a good guest in this world hell I even saved one of their friends and they still don't fucking trust me I swear if i don't either get some respect soon I'll have to...'
"thank you, for saving my life" he looked over to the cyan mare that had interrupted his thoughts."And thank you for not letting Applejack hit the ground." Her voice seemed to be made of sincerity and just a little fear.
"Wait, you saved her life, AND Applejack's, I'm sorry for thinking that you were evil mister." She said while slightly looking at the ground, but then her eyes perked up. "I NEED TO THROW YOU A TRIPLE PARTY!"
"I don't know why your thanking me, what else was I supposed to do just let that weak creature eat you when you can't even fight back" The mane six gasped when they heard him call the manticore weak."I'm guessing your gonna want to know how I protected us both well let me start with showing you one of my powers that way we can get out of here." He put his hands over Dash's broken wings and his hands glowed like an arctic aurora, but what the mane six had seen was him using what looked like the very power of Celestia's mane." There try and move 'em now and let's see if it worked"
"Are you crazy, she shouldn't even stand up with the amount of broken bones she has and you want her to try and FLY!" Twilight said infuriated that someone would be so inconsiderate
"Twi"
"I mean really her condition might get even worse if she moves at all, are you just stupid or inconsiderate"
"TWILIGHT" Dash screamed as she flew around her friend. "He completely fixed me up with whatever it was he used." Twilight stared in disbelief for a few seconds.
"Wha- bu- how did yo- I CANT EVEN USE HEALING MAGIC YET" Twilight exclaimed as she pouted, but then her ears pircked up "By the way how is it that your able to teleport without any charge or sound"
"Heh i'll answer any question you have if you do me one little favor" Codenza said smiling.
"What." Twilight asked
"Show me the best place around here to eat and treat me to something there." Twilight pointed out the window to Sugarcube corner across town. Before she could even turn back to look at him she noticed she and all her friends were standing just outside of the shop, and that the wind had suddenly picked up incredibly for a second. Pinkie just thought he was like her.
"Shall we go" Codenza asked everyone already knowing the answer. As he sat down he noticed that Twilight sat across from him, probably to get a better spot for asking questions. Rainbow Dash had sat next to him, no longer afraid of the creature that saved her and healed her. "So do they have any pie here". The moment he asked that one of the chef's here had brought over an apple pie and set it in front of him.
"Any friend of the Elements is welcome here" She said.
"Thank you it smells delicious" ' I took one bite before going into flavor epilepsy, this thing was fucking delicious. Dash then noticed something was poking her and looked down at Codenzo's sword, he hadn't taken notice as he was pondering what possibly could be the recipe for a masterpiece of pastry.
"So now that your eating I would like to ask you a few things" Twilight started
"Actually Twilight I'd like to ask him something first" Dash said with a stern voice that let Twilight know she WAS going to ask him first. "When you saved me you said something about darkness and then you said a name, what was that about?"
"Ah," he said as he removed his sword and sheathe from his belt. "the name was Kozehime that is the name of my Zanpakto, and before you ask a Zanpakto is a special sword that allows us to send the souls of the dead to the afterlife, and punish the souls of the evil."
"Well what is so special about this sword," Rainbow asked perplexed by the swords importance.
"This is not just a blade Kozehime is a living being its' soul is connected to mine." upon hearing this Rainbow's eyes got wide and Twilight was just more confused."With it I can use certain abilities let us go outside and I will show you.
Dash Twi and Codenza walked out into an open field. "So what exactly is it that your blade does." Twilight asked, Codenza just looked at her and smirked, drawing his blade.
"Purge the darkness, Kozehime!" Codenza was now wearing a black robe while Kozehime switched from being a normal looking sword to a somewhat threatening scythe. And that was when Twilight noticed it as Codenza went to demonstrate his abilities she saw that he wasn't teleporting, he was using some technique to move at such high speeds the eye can not see it. "While in this form i can actually see life force plants glow green, animals red and anything hostile a bright burning white. Plus my scythe can phase through any abiotic material such as rock."
"Thats slightly terrifying" Twilight admitted
"That sword is at least 20% cooler than I thought before." Rainbow Dash said staring at the scythe.
"there is another stage of power though, one that if I had I would be at least five times stronger than I am now" Twilight and Dash's jaws dropped. "It's called bankai and if i could learn to use it I could protect everyone." Twilight just smiled at that. "Zanpakto are unique no two of us have the same one, they are what define us"
"So they're kinda like cutie marks" Rainbow gestured to her and Twilight's flanks.
"yeah I guess so" Codenza responded
"Hey you keep saying 'us', what exactly are you" Twilight asked.
"I am a soul reaper." Twilight and Dash's eyes widened out of fear but let him explain so as to not cause a misunderstanding. "No I do not harm the living i actually protect them, my job is to defend the living and the dead from evil souls known as hollows and to help the good spirits move on to the soul society. The soul society is where good spirits go when they move on from the human world , that is my species by the way, once you are in the soul society you may train to become a soul reaper and help others as they have helped you."
"WOW"
"Really wow thats it? okay."
"YOU CREATURE STEP AWAY FROM THE ELEMENTS AND COME WITH US AT ONCE." Royal guard had surrounded Codenza.
"YOU KNOW I JUST GOT FINISHED EXPLAINING MYSELF AND I DON'T WANT TO DO IT AGAIN SO SOON!" Codenza shouted as he returned Kozehime to normal.
"If you do not come quietly we will take you by force. Twily get away from that thing!" Shining Armor said
"You know I don't like it when people order me or my friends around!" Codenza drew Kozehime and stood in a battle stance. They both knew they had no more words to say to eachother so shining armor drew his sword ready to strike.
"STOP, Shining Armor I told you not to engage the creature unless needed."
"Well I kind of declined his demand and i will deny going with you as well." Codenza said not caring that there was a pegasus unicorn before him.
"INSOLENT BEING!" Twilight stared shocked at what was transpiring. "YOU DARE INSULT THE PRINCESS OF EQUESTRIA"
"With all do respect princess," Codenza began a smirk on his face, " Blow it out your ass." Twilight could not believe what she had just heard, such disrespect towards the princess. The princess had heard enough, not once in her entire existence had someone showed such blatant disregard for her authority. She launched the fastest and most powerful knock out spell she knew and launched it at him, he just stood there waiting for it to hit, then when it was about and inch from his chest he flash stepped to behind Celestia. He brought down his sword and cut through her mane, Celestia dodged just before it struck her skin. She saw he was much more powerful than she anticipated so she did the only thing she could, she used the power given to the royal family. Purple flame leaked from her eyes and horn, then they surrounded her wings. " HAHA finally getting serious now are we!" He exclaimed surprisingly happily. "Purge the darkness KOZEHIME!" Celestia shot a bolt of purple lightning at Codenza. "Hado four, Byakurai!" a blue bolt of lightning shot from his finger, colliding with Celestia and creating an explosion both beautiful and terrifying. The ponies all saw just how strong this person was, but Twilight remembered he could still get much stronger. The smoke cleared from the magic torn battle field, to reveal both participants were unharmed and Codenza had sheathed Kozehime. "My apologies for the rudeness princess," the beginning of his statement shocked all that heard it. "but I had to make sure my new friends' ruler was strong enough to protect them."
"No I should be sorry," upon the princess saying these words the whole nearby population that could only say 'WAIT WHAT'. "You are not from my Kingdom but I still expected you obey my command."
"It is fine and if there is anything you want to know about me just ask Twilight I've already explained it to her, however there is one thing i need to say to you."
"What is that"
"There is an enormous purple bear thing heading this way FAST." He said before flying past the princess toward an Ursa Major. "You are large, but you threaten to hurt these ponies, I cannot allow that to happen HADO 54 HAIEN!" In almost an instant a tsunami of purple energy enveloped the Ursa, incinerating it, there was nothing left behind. Celestia and Twilight were in awe (although Celestia of course didn't show it), while Dash had let out a fangirl squeal. Cadenzo just turned to face the group. "Now it is getting late is their anyone who knows a place i could stay" and as a response without skipping a beat ...
" MY HOUSE YOU CAN STAY AT MY HOUSE OMYGOSHOMYGOSHOMYGOSHOMYGOSHOMYGOSHOMYGOSH THAT WAS AWESOME!"
Codenza
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They were walking back to her home and he couldn't help but wonder two things, what kind of house would a Pegasus live in. And what did she think about him, as he pondered both of these questions the former was quickly answered. As they were approaching the outskirts of Ponyville, he saw a decent sized cloud condo that appeared to be puking rainbows. 'Yeah I'm definetly high as fuck right now' was the only thing he could think to himself right now.
Dash
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She quickly noticed his reaction as his face had that "I'm either seeing things or incredibly drunk" look. 'I really don't care, someone that took on the princess is staying at MY house'. She quickly flew up to her house and then quickly remembered that Codenza didn't have wings. Dash turned to say something but what she saw made her jaw drop through the cloud floor. Codenza was literally walking on the air up to her.
"Okay strange unknown species with enough power to take on the princess, that can also walk on air, seems legit." She said while just staring at him.
"Strangely competitive blue Pegasus with a rainbow mane that lives in a cloud that pukes rainbows, seems legit." He said back to her before they shared a laugh.
The two finished up the night after this, as it had been a long day. Codenza stayed in the guest room, which was actually on the opposite side of a wall from her room. The next morning he got up fully refreshed, after all sleeping on a cloud felt amazing. He noticed something though, he didn't hear anything, normally his wouldn't surprise him but walls made of vapor weren't known. For being sound proof. He looked around he house and surely enough there was no one there.
"Hey Dash you here!" He shouted. Nothing answered back. He walked outside to see if he could see anything else unusual. But then he felt it, power a very familiar power. He looked to Ponyville to see the streets were lined with ice. "No no no no mono nononono!" He shouted faster as he got to the normally peaceful town. He saw it, in the middle of the market place stood a figure with a white cloak. "Captain!" Codenza shouted at the top of his lungs. "What the hell have you done!"
"Codenza I have been sent with orders to bring you back by any means, as for what happened, they stood in my way!" He couldn't believe what he was hearing, his captain just detained civilians.
"Hitsugaya I will not be going anywhere with a spoiled brat who uses his powers on those who can't fight back!" As Codenza shouted this, he noticed a cyan Pegasus and lavender unicorn collapsed a few yards behind Hitsugaya. "Purge the darkness, Kozehime!"
Toshiro Hitsugaya
6 hours earlier
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"Captain Hitsugaya, are you aware that you Leuitenant has been missing for over a day now." Yamamoto said sternly
"Yes head captain we heard he was sent to a different dimension from one of Mayuri's experiments we were planning to replicate the experiment so that I may be able to bring my lieutenant back." No more time was wasted Hitsugaya proceeded to the mad clown captains lab. Mayuri said nothing as he hated talking to anyone but himself. Toshiro was given 3 vials one for himself to get there and 2 to bring him and Codenza back. He drank it, and as he began to black out he felt himself begin to glow.
He found himself just outside of a forest near a village, he noticed it was just dawn. He decided that since they should mostly still be asleep he would check on the conditions of the civilian population, when it hit him ........... Literally. He looked down to see what it was that just sent him onto the ground. 'What. The. Fuck.' Was all he could think while staring at the cyan Pegasus that was on the ground in front of him.
"No way, there's another one of you here already." She exclaimed as her eyes just got wider, while his looked more confused than ever.
"Wait, you mean he's here, take me to him we are leaving this world immediately." He said with a voice so cold that dash could have sworn she got frostbite.
"Alright pipsqueak I don't know who you are, but your not about to take my friend away." That comment just pissed off the captain, even more so than being in a six year olds' fever dream. As he raised his hand up to smack he rainbow maned annoyance he was caught off guard by the lavender aura that kept him in place then brought dash backwards.
"What the buck is going on here!" Shouted an approaching lavender unicorn approaching the scene of hostility. Rainbow Dash was about to open her mouth to speak when she saw the captain talk into his sword.
"Don't kill them just knock them out." He girls were confused for a second before they realized what was going to happen. "Reign over the frosted heavens Hyorinmaru!" A dragon constructed of ice so clear and so strong it could easily be mistaken for diamond shot from he tip of his blade towards the ponies, a field of energy appeared blocking some of he power and allowing them to survive, however it chilled them to the bone and sent them unconscious.
Toshiro
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Before Toshiro could think, Codenza's scythe was a foot away from his face, he barely blocked in time. 'What the hell, how did he get so fast.'
"Hey Hitsugaya, since I already know what your zanpakto does I'll tell you mine. With each strike that you don't Dodge, even if you block I absorb some of your spiritual pressure." Codenza said with a grin on his face.
"Codenza think About this, you could already be branded a traitor for attacking your captain." Hitsugaya shouted concerned about his lieutenant.
"Better to be branded a traitor by those who would attack an innocent, THEN ABANDON MY FRIENDS!" He shouted.
'So he's doing this for those horses, that makes this even worse' he thought to himself.
"Well I'm sorry but if they are the reason you won't leave, then you leave me no-"
"Don't you fucking think about it," the ground was shaking from how much spiritual pressure Codenza was lettig out. "Erase him Kozehime!" The blade of the scythe is now glowing a dark ominous purple. He charged straight at Toshiro with his scythe. Toshiro raised his sword to block, but the scythe just absorbed almost all of his spiritual pressure from that strike.
Toshiro fell to his knee, and held himself up by impaling his sword in the ground. Codenza sheathed his sword and approached the captain, Toshiro looked up only to get his face punched into the ground.
"Don't you EVER threaten my friends you little arrogant son of a bitch!" Twilight was beginning to wake up now but was still in a haze. "You thought you could hurt my friends because you thought I was too weak to stop you, well guess what Hitsugaya I haven't been weak for two centuries you just never gave me a chance to prove myself. Now of you'll excuse me I'm gonna use you spiritual pressure to help my friends." By this time the entire town was awake and not many of them had actually seen him before, so all they saw was a strange creature that had just defeated one of its own kind, was heading towards two of the elements. Just before he could put his hands over Dash, a yellow Pegasus with a pink mane now locked eyes with Codenza. For what seemed like hours the mare stared at him with an unimaginable anger.
"Fl, Flutte, Fluttershy. He's. Our. Friend. Let him help her." A still hazy and exhausted Twilight said to her friend. "Please." Fluttershy listened and stepped out of the way, no that she knew her friends weren't in any danger her usual fear and paranoia came flooding back and she quickly hid from Codenza. Codenza's hands glowed with the same aura as before only this time they appeared only for a second, he turned to Twilight and did the same for her.
"Turns out my captain actually has some restraint after all, I didn't have to heal anything except for the fact that the cold may have cause hypothermia." Codenza spoke as a relaxed expression flooded back into his face.
"Codenza, I am sorry." Toshiro said sincerely. "I held my orders above that of your concern for your friends, if it was me and Momo I would have done the same as you."
"Don't be sorry, I don't care about apologies, but if you know what you did was wrong you can either stay here for a while and let us all get acquainted properly, or you can go the fuck back to Mayuri now" The last part of his statement contained venom, Toshiro knew that he hated being underestimated and unvalued by the court squads. But it now seemed like he despised them. "I am not going back, you can try to force me again but then I will have to fight you again, that will only result in my execution and what good would that do anyone."
"I understand, I will stop persisting on this, for the moment." The quarrel had finally reached an end.
"You!" The group realized that Dash had just woken up.
"Dammit." The reapers said in unison.
