Nick Kane

Gateway 66

I barely slept that night.

The press of Luna’s body on mine, her hot breath on my neck, her spiritual pressure blanketing me, all mixing together to form a sense of contentment in me that l...

Gateway 65

The sword in my hand faded away as light exploded out of Luna, her spiritual pressure shooting up to the level of a seated officer.

Instantly, I caught her falling body, watching as the light...

Gateway 64

My senses sharpened, and my hand went for my Zanpakuto’s hilt in preparation for the fight to come.

I focused on Luna and apparated to her, leaving the useless people who hadn’t felt anyt...

Gateway 63

The string tying Voldemort’s soul to his body withered away, the string attaching Harry to the body with it. And then Voldemort’s soul changed, from a desiccated corpse-like thing...

Gateway 62

Fleur

It took Fleur a minute for the shocked terror of having the Killing curse cast at her to change into the overwhelming relief of being saved.

Her emotions warred i...

Gateway 61

“A little bit over an hour,” Kyoraku said with a sheepish smile.

I held back a wince. The fight in my inner world hadn’t taken long, but learning everything I needed to did. 2025-09-18 14:15:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Gateway 60

Luna

It was with dismay that Luna watched the third task start.

She and everyone she’d talked to about it thought the organizers would have realized their mistake wit...

Gateway 59

I spent most of the walk back after my talk with Aizen and Tousen thinking about what their revelations meant.

Soul Society was strong—I figured that out the day I arrived—but to find out...

Gateway 58

Sousuke Aizen

He stood atop Sokyoku Hill, gazing at the Seireitei as the full moon shone brightly above him.

What Alex told him… It changed things.

Existence wa...

Gateway 57

After the fight, things settled back down for me.

For the rest of the 11th, on the other hand, everything changed.

At first, Zaraki was happy to lose. It meant he still had goals to ach...

Gateway 56

The battlefield stood still as we measured each other up and waited.

Ever since Captain Commander Yamamoto showed up with the other Captains in tow, neither Zaraki nor I dared make a move; ju...

Gateway 55

I left the cigarette smoke behind me as I approached the area Zaraki had found for us to fight.

He had been rounding up the 11th for at least two hours before the time we’d set, so I gather...

Gateway 54: Interlude

Jushiro Ukitake

“First things first,” Urahara said, leaning back and letting the brim of his hat cover his eyes. “They’re still alive and well.”

Jushiro almos...

Gateway 53

“He’s the one who showed me the way here,” I said, stepping forward. “I have a soul-related problem, and I heard you were the expert on the subject, so it made sense to come see you first.�...

Gateway 52

My talk with Luna the next morning was, in one word, awkward.

I knew it’d have been like that no matter the circumstances, but having to do it by writing through our lockets made everything...

Gateway 51: Interlude

My turning of the page in the book I was reading was the only sound in the darkened library.

It was the first day after the Captain Commander gave us restricted access to the Kido Corps libra...

Gateway 50

“Thank you for calling a meeting so soon after I sent my report, Captain Commander,” I said, kneeling in front of the man in charge of the entirety of the Gotei 13.

He was a bald old man ...

Gateway 49

I was still at the statue in confusion when Yachiru started pulling on my cheek.

“Hey, Lupinin, what do you think?” She asked, changing her position on my shoulder so I could see her face...

Gateway 48

Isane Kotetsu

She had barely any time to think before the Hollow was on her, attacking in a flurry of movement she could barely keep up with.

Hollow bone plating had st...

Gateway 47

Even though I had transfigured Isane’s shihakusho, I still cast a Disillusionment charm on both of us, just in case the Hollow recognized her on our way to it.

Isane’s expression upon see...

Gateway 46

There wasn’t much more to do aside from just entertaining Kie during my stay at the 80th.

I simply did not care about what else was going on in the district. Who was dying and who was killi...

Gateway 45

With a small flex of my legs, I distanced myself from the man and his stench.

He wasn’t alone. Another 4 equally disgusting men were approaching the secluded area I found, with the last one...

Gateway 44

I backhanded the man in front of me as I dodged the man trying to stab me from behind, right into the path of a wooden staff swung by a third man. I let it hit, noticing with satisfaction the dread...

Gateway 43

“Boom, Fuji Kujaku,” I heard Yumichika say from behind me, prompting me to follow in kind.

“Now you know all, was it worth, an eyeball?” I incanted.

I dearly wi...

Gateway 42

“All right, listen up!” I commanded the crowd in front of me in one of the clearer training grounds of the 11th.

Most of the division had shown up, as I ordered. Although I didn’t expec...

Ruminations

Yesterday, a friend of mine found out that I'm back to writing and decided spend the entire night drunkenly babbling about her story ideas to me, so when I sumbled home this morning I wrote...