Long ago, in the realm between the living and the dead, lived a man with unholy power. The power that had brought emperors to their knees, moved mountain tops, and shook the core of the earth itself. The powerful man had everything: a wealthy life, many allies and men to help and serve him, even riches. Yet his most prized is his family, a family no one knew he had. One he kept secret from his enemies.

"Mūnrōdo, please don't go." A soft voice spoke, the silk of her words filling his ears with sadness and warmth. The man gave a weak small smile as he turned to face his empress." My dear, I must go. I don't want to either." He said as he gently reached over and rubbed her cheek. She smiled and leaned against him." You work too hard Mūnrō.." she muttered, the spoken nickname that meant the world in his heart." I shall be back soon I promise." He said leaning down and kissing her forehead gently, moving her (h/c) hair out the way." Now, stay here with the blankets and keep yourselves warm." He said as he watched his empress wrap the silkiest of blankets around her and her growing bump. And with that, he turned and grabbed his coat and hurried off into the night.

The legendary warrior did not make it back home that night. With the war between emperors going on, that was all the legend did was fight. The man led his warriors to battle, winning many victories. Yet, the Battle of The Blood Moon ended him and his army. Legends say he killed many before he collapsed, letting the enemy stab him in the back before he could turn around. The battle ended in bloodshed, earning the name of the Battle of The Blood Moon. Every full moon, his honor is remembered by many, and on the rare red moon, his spirit is seen walking around, searching for his loved ones. The only thing he left behind was a moon earring he gave his wife, an earring he gave one to his empress and the other he died in battle with. Legends say he has been searching for his earring, ready to be reunited with his loved one. And while some believe this legend, there are few who hate the man and have sworn to find him, saying he didn't really die that night. No one knows if he's truly alive or what happened to him. But many believe in the man of the night, for good or otherwise.

"Mom Im heading out." A monotone voice said as the girl slipped her shoes on, her head looking over her shoulder. A tired (h/c) haired women sat on the couch with a tired look. She weakly looked over and smiled." Have a good day at school sweetie. I'll have dinner ready by the time you get back." She said. The girl sighed and walked over to her mother, adjusting her (h/l) hair out her mothers face." You should get a haircut soon. It's covering your pretty eyes." She said in a quiet voice. Her mother smiled, her tired yellow eyes crinkling at the thought." I'll be sure to make an appointment. Don't worry.." she said." Have fun at school, ok?" She said." Make some new friends!" The girl scoffed lightly and turned away, letting her hand drop as she walked to the door." Mom, you know I don't make friends." She said in a dead voice." At least try, (Y/n)...for me..?" The girl, (Y/n), was quiet for a moment." Alright..only for you mother.."

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"Come on Ichigo! We're gonna be late!" The short raven haired girl called out as she stopped in the middle of the road, glaring at her orange haired friend." Shut up! I'm trying yet I have a little roach telling me to hurry up every five sec-OOF!" The male yelled back before he was interrupted by a flying garbage can. Ichigo held his chin, his face now red from the hit, a vein popped out of his forehead." Did you seriously just throw a trash can at me?!" He asked pointing at her." What the hell rukia?!" Rukia stood a few feet away from him with an angry look, her arms crossed." You realize you're slowing me down right?! We're gonna be late because of you-! Hey-!" He said as he dodged another trash can." At least your reflexes are improving." Rukia said." Now come on." She said turning to walk to school." Shouldn't we be running?" He asked as he ran next to her." No, I changed your time to make it seem like you were late." Ichigo looked at the time on his phone then looked at hers, which she held up." RUKIA!" He yelled annoyed, the birds in the trees flying away from the echo.

"A mission?" He asked confused. Rukia nodded." Byakuya gave me the details yesterday. Apparently, the head master is having everyone keep an eye out for a strange gust of powerful energy. Head Masters said that the person with a strong urge of energy should be brought back to the soul society." She explained. Ichigo thought for a moment." But why? What for?" She shrugged." Not sure. Rumors say it's because they have a runaway Captain. Some say it could be The Moon Holder." Ichigo looked at her." The Moon Holder? Who's that?" She looked at him shocked." You've never heard of The Battle of The Blood Moon?!" Ichigo shook his head." Legends say there was a powerful man, a man who had everything and had a huge amount of power. With that kind of power, he could've had and done anything he wanted. He had a zanpakuto that held the moon itself and the power of the moon. But one night, on the red moon, or the blood moon as they call it, a war broke out and there was many lives lost, blood spilled everywhere. The man died, or so the legends say. Many people believe he's alive. Some believe he became the moon when he died." Rukia explained. Ichigo stared at her in shock." So how do we find them? I mean, is there anything we need to look out for? Specific characteristics?" Rukia sighed." Sadly no one knows who this person is. They just asked us to watch out for any splurge of power. But if I had to guess, watch out for anyone who looks new, or who looks different or suspicious." Ichigo nodded." Understood." He said. A silence filled between them before he spoke up." I hope you know I'm getting you back for the trash can." Rukia snapped to him." Oh yeah? Well I'm sure you'll forget as the day goes on." She smugly said, sticking her tongue out. Ichigo felt his eye twitch and he grabbed a nearby trash can." Well you better start running!" He said with an evil grin before he threw it. Rukia yelled out as she dodged it. She looked behind her, watching the trash can fly. She felt panic bubble up inside her as she saw someone walk from around the corner." Ichigo!" She said as her and Ichigo ran down the hill to stop it." Hey look out!" Ichigo yelled out. The girl then raised one leg in the air and snapped it back down, the trash can under her foot, crushed. It was only a few inches from actually hitting her, yet she stopped it. Rukia and Ichigo stopped in front of her. The girl adjusted her (h/l) (h/c) hair out the way before looking at them." If you're going to play with trash, please make sure it's not near a hill." She said, her voice dead and her (e/c) cold. She then took in their uniforms." Oh. I see you're some of my classmates." She said." Classmates?" Ichigo asked. He then took in her outfit.' She's wearing some unusual stuff. Wonder where she's from.' He thought." I start technically tomorrow but Im heading to school so I can have a tour and have the rules explained to me." She explained. Rukia bowed." We're very sorry!" She said." Doesn't matter to me. So long as you don't actually try and hurt me or anyone else." She said before she turned on her heel and headed to the school." Until then, Auf Wiedersehen." She said waving behind her, not turning back. Rukia stopped up straight and the two watched her disappear." You think..?" Ichigo asked." Most likely. We have to keep an eye on her." Rukia said." So I guess...let's try and be friends with her."
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"This is the cafeteria! Down the hall is where the science labs are and there are some doors that lead outside, which you can eat out there if you'd like. Also-" (Y/n)'s been listening to this bubbly red head talk her ear off.' I'm sure she's a nice person but my lord she's too talkative.' She thought, annoyed.' I need some peace and quiet.' She thought as she looked around. She decided to look around for herself and try and remember where everything is without the red head. While she kept talking and showing her around, she slipped away and explored. She looked at the rooms, remembering what the bubbly girl was saying.' So this is I'm assuming first and second years and the third floor is the third and fourth years.' She thought to herself as she kept walking up the stairs, her hands in her pockets. She then found herself on the rooftop. She looked around, her eyes slightly wide.' The view is amazing.' She thought. She took in the scene, every single detail stuck in her brain. After some fresh air and some peace, she turned to leave but stopped when she noticed a black cloud in the distance. It slowly formed into a black tentacle like tornado.' That's definitely not a tornado...' she thought. She then felt her blood run cold as she looked closely. After a few moments of figuring stuff out, she spoke up." Mom.."

A loud roar shook the building, the lights flickering. Ichigo and Rukia looked at each other while the teacher was telling everyone to stay calm." It was probably an earthquake. Or just a really bad storm." The teacher said before the lights went out. Rukia and Ichigo got up and ran out the door." You don't think this is her do you?" He asked as they made their way to the rooftop to see what's causing it." Not likely. This feels like a hollow. A really bad one." She said as she sent a butterfly." By the time brother gets the butterfly, I'm sure the power will show up to stop the thing." Rukia said as she slammed the door open and looked around, stopping." What the...?" She muttered. Ichigo stopped right next to her." That looks..." he said trying to find the right words." Not human. Definitely not a hollow." She said as she got her glove on." Get ready Ichigo." She said." Right!"

The neighborhood was surrounded by darkness. Some houses were destroyed and some were luckily spared. (Y/n) halted as soon as she stopped at her house." Mom!" She called out as she ran inside the collapsing house. She looked around, not noticing her mom in the living room or the kitchen. She went to her moms room and didn't see her." Mom!" She yelled out as she searched the house." (Y-y/.....n)" she snapped her head and saw her mother under some rubble." Mom! Come on I'm getting you out of here." She said as she went to move the rubble but her mother grabbed her hand, her hand surprisingly strong. She looked at her confused and shocked." Mom you're hand.." Her mother sighed." There's....a lot...of things I didn't...t-tell you..." she said." Long ago...I was c-cursed...y-your father tried...everything in...his.....power to stop i-it...but he was taken from me..." she said." Your father....was a powerful man...I-I'm sure you know that..." she said." Mom...don't tell me that thing-" her mom nodded, a shaky sigh escaping her." Is me....y-yes..." she said." I would always...l-lose control and your father would...stop me with love but....he knew it wouldn't work all the time. I-I told him if the time comes...if I e-ever lose control fully...he would end me..." she took in her words, still in shock." I need y-you-"
"No. Absolutely not you're all I have." She interrupted, her eyes wide, her voice cold." Y-you have to...or else everyone will die..." she said her hand slowly disappearing, being replaced with a black cloud." P-please...." She said. (Y/n) gritted her teeth as she glared at her mother." You can't ask me to do this and expect this to be easy."
"I never said i-it would..." her mother weakly reached where the couch was, opening a small hatch under the floorboards. She pulled out a katana." T-this was your fathers....it's a Zanpakuto...you don't h-have the right amount of training but...I-I know he'll listen to you...y-you resemble him too much...." She said as she handed it to her daughter." Also..." she then reached up and took her earring out. A certain moon earring to be exact." Y-your father....had the other the day he died.....please wear it....and hold us close to you..." she said putting it in her hand, her own hand disappearing. She looked at it." W-when you want to use him...just call out to him and he will follow..." she said slowly losing control, her eyes glossed over." Mom...!"
"Just know I'll always be there....I-I love you both.." she said before she was consumed by darkness. (Y/n) sat there, her eyes wide as she slowly gripped now her Zanpakuto. She stood up and quickly flash stepped out her house, a long black wisp slamming down on her house.' Call it's name...and it...no, he, will help you.' She thought. She looked down at it.' But what's his name...?' She thought.
"I go by many names. You may call me Moeru Tsuki." A voice spoke in her mind." You aren't my user, however, you look and feel a lot like my user....you must be his daughter..."
"I am. My name is (Y/n) (L/n)." She spoke up." I see. I am at your service. I promised my master I would protect his family but it seems I'm too late in helping Lady (M/n)." (Y/n) looked up at her mother, a black cloud like creature screeching and smashing everything in its path." I know it's hard, my lady, but she must be stopped. She's been suffering since I could remember."
(Y/n) looked at her hands then back up at her mother. Her eyes dead, yet full of sadness and hurt. Her expression dead." Alright then...." She said as she placed her moon earring in." How do we stop her?" She asked in a monotone voice.

"Ichigo, Rukia what is that thing?!" Orihime asked as her, Chad, and Uryu made their way to their friends." We're not sure! We have to stop it before it destroys anything else." Rukia said." Byakuya and the others should be here soon to help."
"What's Captain Kuchiki doing coming here? Is it that bad?" Uryu asked." It's a long story. We need to find someone with a strong sense of power." Ichigo said." What?!" Uryu asked confused." We'll explain later, for now we have-" Rukia said before the creature screeched and began to fly towards the school at a high speed. Ichigo got his Zanpakuto out." This may take a while.." he muttered as Rukia got hers out.

The soft fluttering of the butterfly's wings ceased as it landed on the oak desk. A soft 'hm?' came out of the stoic captain." I see...Rukia thinks she found them..." He spoke." Renji." The red head stood up." Yes sir! Ill let them know." He said bowing before he left to get the others. The captain stood up." Let's see how powerful they really are..."

Ichigo grunted as he continued to slash the creature, only for his hits to recover." Seems like anything we do isn't working!" He said as Rukia used her Shikai. The creature roared and slammed its tentacle down, Ichigo and Rukia barley dodging it." Ichigo look out!" Rukia said. He turned to his right and saw a tentacle smacking him away. It wrapped around him, making him drop his Zanpakuto." Hang on ichigo-!" Rukia said before a tentacle pinned her to the floor of the roof." Let's go guys!" Orihime said as they ran towards the beast, ready to fight." No guys! Stay back!" Ichigo said before the creature smacked the floor, making it collapse under them." Guys!" He yelled out, worriedly." I-ichigo! We're stuck!" Uryu yelled out as the three were stuck under rubble.' Damn it! What if we were wrong about her? What if the captains don't get here in time? No...I can't give up!' Ichigo thought. He watched the beast and suddenly it opened up and a piercing yellow eye popped out. It turned to ichigo and stared at him in the eyes. Ichigo felt numb, unmoving.' What the hell..?! I can't move!' He thought as he tried to move a finger.' I can't move anything. I can't even speak!' He thought.' This can't be how it ends...!'

"Shine, Gekkū." A cool voice said, a beam of light shining down from the sky and landing on the creature. It screamed and dropped Ichigo and Rukia. Its eye closed and it squirmed around, trying to hit whatever just attacked. Ichigo coughed, finally able to control and move again. Rukia helped him up, slightly slouched." You ok?" She asked. He nodded." Who just...?" He asked. A (h/c) haired figure landed in front of them." It's her!" Rukia said. (Y/n) stared at her mother." You guys alive?" She asked, not looking behind her." Y-yeah." Ichigo replied." What is that thing?" Rukia asked." It use to be my mother." (Y/n) replied. She slowly began to walk towards her." But now, she's a dead man." She said as she held up her Zanpakuto, her arm behind her back. A sudden burst of power began to fill the land of the living. Rukia and ichigo fell to their knees, their eyes wide." R-Rukia...y-you never said it would...be like this...!" He said." I-I didn't think...it'd be like t-this either...!" She said shakily. Her mother let a scream out before it raised its tentacle. (Y/n) quickly flash stepped and landed on her tentacle. She began to attack her own arms, (Y/n) only moving up her body. She then landed right in front of her eye. She stared at her with wide eyes." Forgive me mother.." she whispered." Bankai, Chi o otosu: Chi no tsuki!" She spoke with Moeru Tsuki. With that move, the moon shined and shot down multiple crescents, slicing through her body.' Just like Byakuya's petals!' Ichigo thought. Her mother let a screech out before she busted into white dust. Silence filled afterwards. (Y/n)'s hand slightly shook and her shoulders were tense." Apologies my lady. You will have a mark on your arm now. Anytime you use Bankai, the mark will grow and grow until its covered your arms fully." Moeru Tsuki spoke.' I see. So that's what that pain in my arm was.' She thought." All you need to do now my lady is relax. You will cause unwanted attention." He spoke.' Relax?' She thought confused before her shoulders slowly relaxed. Rukia and ichigo took a big gasp. (Y/n) turned to face them, confused." You have a strong source of spiritual pressure. Much like your father, it was incredibly strong and would be sought out." She walked over and held a hand to them." Here." She said holding her hand out to Rukia. She weakly took it and (Y/n) helped her up. She did the same thing with Ichigo." Who are you?" Rukia asked." (Y/n) (L/n). Nothing special." She said blankly." I'd beg to differ young lady." She turned around and there stood an old man with a long white/gray beard, his hands resting on top of an old oak staff. Rukia bowed while Ichigo nodded to him, which made Rukia pull him down with her. (Y/n) put her Zanpakuto in its sheath." And you are?" She asked as she stood in front of him, on hand on her sheath." I am Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto. I am the Head Captain of Gotei 13. I'm a soul reaper." He said as he stared at her.' Her eyes hold nothing but emptiness. It's clever, showing no emotion. You're not the first and you won't be the last.' He thought." Head Captain of the Soul Reapers?" She asked." It's an honor."
"The honor is all mine, Moon Holder." He said." Sorry, I'm not following. I'm not the Moon Holder as you claim I am." She said." You weld that Zanpakuto do you not?" He asked pointing at the red and black sheath." If you're talking about my fathers, then yes. However, I'm just a teenager. Nothing more nothing less."
"A teenager with unholy power." He said. The two stared at each other, no expression on either of their faces." What are you trying to say sir?" She asked, her voice dripping with venom." I need you to come with me." He spoke calmly." I don't follow strangers I don't know into a world where I have no experience in." She said." You misunderstood." He said. Suddenly, she felt she wasn't alone. She looked around her, surrounded by multiple people.' The white coats must be captains. I'm assuming the others are their lieutenants.' She thought before looking back at Yamamoto." I wasn't asking my dear. So...would you like to do this the hard way or the easy way?" He asked.