Bleach: The Lost Order Episode 4

[BishamonSama]

Bleach: The Lost Order
Episode 4: Make Way

Captains Kaze, Ragnaroc, Emperor, and Roku stood at the foothills of a large mountain range. All around them, there was desert. The sun had just finished setting, and nothing could be seen other than a few weeds for miles around them. The air was dry and cool, yet had a heaviness of desperation.

Emperor: Well, now what? We're in the middle of nowhere, and so far we've lost three comrades.

Ragnaroc: First thing's first... we find shelter.

Roku: We can't stay out in the desert too long. Let's go into the mountains - maybe we'll find a cave.

The Captains walked onwards into the mountains, all following behind Roku. Even though the stars were all out and the moon was full, little light appeared to reach the ground. The Captains struggled on slowly through the darkness, every so often stubbing their toes on rocks.

Nobody spoke. The only audible sound came from the Captains' footsteps, as the dirt and sand shifted beneath their weight.

The silence was deafening.

Suddenly, Kaze stopped. The other Captains turned to look at him, despite the blinding darkness.

Kaze: ...How do you even expect to find a cave without any light? Do you have any idea where you're going?

Roku: ....

Kaze: Just watch... Hado #4: Byakurai (Pale Lightning)

A ray of bright lightning shot out of Kaze's finger straight into the air, illuminating the surroundings like a flare.

Ragnaroc: You fool!

Ragnaroc tackled Kaze to the ground.

Kaze: What the hell!?!

Ragnaroc: Shut up! Don't you realize Yammamoto's probably got Shinigami all over the world, looking for us?!? Looking for a sign just like the one you just showed them?!?

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps on rock was heard from the West.

Emperor: Shit...

A squadron of Shinigami was headed right for the Captains' location.

-Shinigami 1-: Launch a flare!

-Shinigami 2-: Hado #4: Byakurai (Pale Lightning)

Another ray of lightning shot up into the air, illuminating the whole area once more. The Captains were clearly visible to the Shinigami squadron, and they knew it.

Roku: Move! They've seen us!

The Captains began flash stepping erratically, in generally in the same direction. Although they could not see their surroundings, they only wanted to get as far away from the squadron as possible. Somehow, the Shinigami squadron was able to keep up with the Captains.

Emperor: How the hell? They shouldn't be able to move this fast...

Roku: Stay quiet and follow me. I spotted the entrance to a cave when that last flare was up.

The Captains continued to run, following Roku.

-Shinigami 1-: Launch another!

-Shinigami 2-: Hado #4: Byakurai (Pale Lightning)

Suddenly the area was full of light again - the Captains were just entering the mouth of the cave. Time seemed to slow down for the Captains - they knew their pursuers would simply follow them into the cave, and they knew a battle was inevitable. From the squadron's dead bodies, Yamammoto would know where the Captains were.

And then, something odd happened.

Emperor: (*Thinking*) Ali, Urahara, and Bishamon, ... here we come.

Kaze: (*Thinking*) It was hopeless anyway.

Ragnaroc: (*Thinking*) I always knew I'd die alone...

Roku: (*Thinking*) That's strange... there's a fire in this cave.

In that very instant, something very fast shot out of the cave past the Captains.

The figure was so fast the Captains could hardly follow it with their eyes.

In fact, by the time that the flash of lightning had disappeared, it had rocketed from one Shinigami Squadron member to another, slashing each of their throats.

Rather odd.

Roku: (*Thinking*) ...No...

The bodies of the Shinigami Squadron fell to the ground at the exact same time. They had died and not even realized it.

In the last moment of light, the figure sheathed its sword and turned around, meeting the Captains' eyes for but an instant.

?????: Heya.

Emperor: Wha-?

Roku: You haven't aged well, Goro.

END OF EPISODE

Sorry for the short episode this week; I've been somewhat busier than I'd prefer.

 

[Kagutsuchi]

Woot I am mentioned

 

[BishamonSama]

Lol, you used to be a main character until the last episode xd

 

[Ragnaroc]

T_T I never think i'm going to die along, in fact i'm pretty sure i'm going to go out in a blaze of bloody glory!

 

[Emperor]

Lol @ Rag thinking xd

 

[~Nemesis~]

i missed few chapters oh well Nice chapter

 

[Ben-sama]

Epic ! O_O Damn I Want Myself To Be In This O_O

 

[Caliburn]

Lol at Rag's thinking xd

Though since when are there shinobi in SS

 

[BishamonSama]

I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, Cal.

...<_<...>_>...

 

[Caliburn]

I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, Cal.

...<_<...>_>...

Don't make me use my smod powers to change the 4 shinigami back to the 3 shinobi's and 1 shinigami that there were originally

Strange no one else noticed it <.< >.>

 

[RokuNR]

O_O
Rag is going to die alone xd
Funniest part. Nice chapter Bisha O_O

 

[Ragnaroc]

O_O
Rag is going to die alone xd
Funniest part. Nice chapter Bisha O_O

T_T I don't want to die alone

 

[BishamonSama]

Lol, I promise to always include at least one Rag joke in my chapters xd

Btw, I'm planning on ending this FanFic at 10 chapters - I don't want it to drag on.

...Maybe 12 chapters, so I can submit them in groups of 3 for the FanFic contest

 

[Ragnaroc]

Lol, I promise to always include at least one Rag joke in my chapters xd

Btw, I'm planning on ending this FanFic at 10 chapters - I don't want it to drag on.

...Maybe 12 chapters, so I can submit them in groups of 3 for the FanFic contest

T_T why are you so mean to me sensei, wasn't I one of your brightest students? at least brighter than Elias anyways

 

[Lili-Chwan]

Yay! Gory!!!!! Maybe I'll get mentioned... the vain mad queen?

 

[BishamonSama]

T_T why are you so mean to me sensei, wasn't I one of your brightest students? at least brighter than Elias anyways

Lol, you're more fun to make fun of xd

 

[Ragnaroc]

Lol, you're more fun to make fun of xd

xD I kinda figured it was something like that. I really wish i could write a good fanfic

 

[BishamonSama]

xD I kinda figured it was something like that. I really wish i could write a good fanfic

I'm sure you could ^^

You just need to start off with a story that you like (preferably one that has some underlying themes relatable to life as a whole), and then know where you want to go with it.

For instance, in my story, the Shinigami have eradicated all of the Hollows, and have upset the balance between Shinigami and Hollows. The line between good and evil has been smudged. Light creates shadow. Power corrupts. Etc. Those are the underlying themes of my story - soon, it will be explained more thoroughly in the story itself. From the beginning, I knew exactly what I wanted to have happen: first, I wanted the Captains to experience the loss of some comrades. They've never really seen action before, and this is really the first time that they've experienced real loss. Next, I wanted the Captains to encounter Goro - to show how Hollows can never truely be eradicated, and to show that the balance between Shinigami and Hollows (or, to be more accurate, the balance between 'good' and 'evil') waxes and wanes like the Yin and Yang, and to show how hope still exists for the Captains.

I don't want to go into more detail storywise, but you see that everything in my story is symbolic, and you see that I do everything very deliberately. The settings and minute actions in my story are even symbolic. For instance, the Captains trecking through a pitch dark desert represents how they're surrounded by the darkness of Yammamoto and the other corrupt Captains. And the flares are also symbolic. The Shinigami squadron shooting up the flares represents their hypocrisy - how they're bringing "light" (symbolized by the flares) to a world of "darkness" (symbolized by the pitch black night) in order to eradicate what they see as "evil" (the fleeing Captains), although that "evil" is actually "good", and although the Shinigami squadron itself is the "evil".

Urahara's death and mutilation mirrors the insignificance of the fleeing Captains' lives. Although the fleeing Captains have worked for hundreds of years to get to the position of "Captain", all of that was made irrelevant by Yammamoto's betrayal in the blink of an eye - their hard work was all for nought. Likewise, Urahara was changed from a proud, strong wiseman into a pile of bloody flesh in an instant - in the end, he is nothing but blood and guts. People are simply just blood and guts in the end, no matter what they "accomplish" in life.

If that all makes sense xd

1. Solid story that you like with identifiable universal themes
2. Things that you want to have happen in the plot
3. Symbolic details that relate back to the themes of the story

 

[Ragnaroc]

I'm sure you could ^^

You just need to start off with a story that you like (preferably one that has some underlying themes relatable to life as a whole), and then know where you want to go with it.

For instance, in my story, the Shinigami have eradicated all of the Hollows, and have upset the balance between Shinigami and Hollows. The line between good and evil has been smudged. Light creates shadow. Power corrupts. Etc. Those are the underlying themes of my story - soon, it will be explained more thoroughly in the story itself. From the beginning, I knew exactly what I wanted to have happen: first, I wanted the Captains to experience the loss of some comrades. They've never really seen action before, and this is really the first time that they've experienced real loss. Next, I wanted the Captains to encounter Goro - to show how Hollows can never truely be eradicated, and to show that the balance between Shinigami and Hollows (or, to be more accurate, the balance between 'good' and 'evil') waxes and wanes like the Yin and Yang, and to show how hope still exists for the Captains.

I don't want to go into more detail storywise, but you see that everything in my story is symbolic, and you see that I do everything very deliberately. The settings and minute actions in my story are even symbolic. For instance, the Captains trecking through a pitch dark desert represents how they're surrounded by the darkness of Yammamoto and the other corrupt Captains. And the flares are also symbolic. The Shinigami squadron shooting up the flares represents their hypocrisy - how they're bringing "light" (symbolized by the flares) to a world of "darkness" (symbolized by the pitch black night) in order to eradicate what they see as "evil" (the fleeing Captains), although that "evil" is actually "good", and although the Shinigami squadron itself is the "evil".

Urahara's death and mutilation mirrors the insignificance of the fleeing Captains' lives. Although the fleeing Captains have worked for hundreds of years to get to the position of "Captain", all of that was made irrelevant by Yammamoto's betrayal in the blink of an eye - their hard work was all for nought. Likewise, Urahara was changed from a proud, strong wiseman into a pile of bloody flesh in an instant - in the end, he is nothing but blood and guts. People are simply just blood and guts in the end, no matter what they "accomplish" in life.

If that all makes sense xd

1. Solid story that you like with identifiable universal themes
2. Things that you want to have happen in the plot
3. Symbolic details that relate back to the themes of the story

yeah...if i could come up with a story i'm sure i could

 

[Lili-Chwan]

I'm sure you could ^^

You just need to start off with a story that you like (preferably one that has some underlying themes relatable to life as a whole), and then know where you want to go with it.

For instance, in my story, the Shinigami have eradicated all of the Hollows, and have upset the balance between Shinigami and Hollows. The line between good and evil has been smudged. Light creates shadow. Power corrupts. Etc. Those are the underlying themes of my story - soon, it will be explained more thoroughly in the story itself. From the beginning, I knew exactly what I wanted to have happen: first, I wanted the Captains to experience the loss of some comrades. They've never really seen action before, and this is really the first time that they've experienced real loss. Next, I wanted the Captains to encounter Goro - to show how Hollows can never truely be eradicated, and to show that the balance between Shinigami and Hollows (or, to be more accurate, the balance between 'good' and 'evil') waxes and wanes like the Yin and Yang, and to show how hope still exists for the Captains.

I don't want to go into more detail storywise, but you see that everything in my story is symbolic, and you see that I do everything very deliberately. The settings and minute actions in my story are even symbolic. For instance, the Captains trecking through a pitch dark desert represents how they're surrounded by the darkness of Yammamoto and the other corrupt Captains. And the flares are also symbolic. The Shinigami squadron shooting up the flares represents their hypocrisy - how they're bringing "light" (symbolized by the flares) to a world of "darkness" (symbolized by the pitch black night) in order to eradicate what they see as "evil" (the fleeing Captains), although that "evil" is actually "good", and although the Shinigami squadron itself is the "evil".

Urahara's death and mutilation mirrors the insignificance of the fleeing Captains' lives. Although the fleeing Captains have worked for hundreds of years to get to the position of "Captain", all of that was made irrelevant by Yammamoto's betrayal in the blink of an eye - their hard work was all for nought. Likewise, Urahara was changed from a proud, strong wiseman into a pile of bloody flesh in an instant - in the end, he is nothing but blood and guts. People are simply just blood and guts in the end, no matter what they "accomplish" in life.

If that all makes sense xd

1. Solid story that you like with identifiable universal themes
2. Things that you want to have happen in the plot
3. Symbolic details that relate back to the themes of the story

This is so good! I'm going to pa more atention to these dettails from now on. Your story just acquired a whole different meaning to me.