ICHIGO KUROSAKI

i don't fight because i want to win, i fight to win!

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Death of family members wasn't something easy to deal with. Ichigo could speak from experience. It seemed as if fate made it its job to make sure that he didn't have any sort of family to be a part of anymore. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find a place where he could consider himself to be happy. The wildcat tried and tried again but to no avail to bring back those that he cared about, only for them to disappear completely. Ichigo once had a mate before, and he once had six children at some point. One was an adopted child, but Ichigo didn't consider her to be adopted considering that family was family and that was all there was to it. The Shinigami wasn't the one to have bad luck due to the many enemies that he had sprouting around. He was a magnet for trouble, and thanks to the spiritual energy that he leaked off constantly, it was almost like a calling card for corrupted spirits to come and try to kill him. But, because of the leaking energy it also meant those that simply stood around him for too long could potentially be targeted as well. Ichigo knew that everyone had their own stories to tell, and Ichigo would have to go through hell and back for anyone to try and get him to talk about his family. As far as anyone knew in Sunhaven, he was just a guy with a sword and nothing else. Unlike those that he had grown up with, they never managed to see the side of him that could potentially be deadly if he didn't keep constant control of it. Ichigo was never going to let the thing inside of him out, as it would only mean disaster for those around him. Either way, Ichigo had a dead mate by the name of Lucy.

She was extremely strong and they connected somewhat well. At some point, they were even leaders of their own respective groups and those two groups had strong ties with one another. Evidently, they had children together, all of them being slightly different versions of cougars. Fate had plans for his own family though, and when Lucy died, Ichigo was emotionally destraught. He was there for his kids when they waited for him after their mothers funeral. Immediately after, he was attacked by the corrupted spirits that were a lot larger and stronger than he was. Thanks to his powers, he was able to see the beasts but his children couldn't. The wildcat was held down against his own will and power as he watched the corrupted spirits take out his children one by one. Decapitation. Skinning. Crushed. Ichigo was raked with nothing but dispare once he was able to kill the creatures for what they did. All he could do was cry and weep in front of their bodies and hope that it wasn't real. After that had happened, Ichigo didn't want anything to do with when it came to children. He had no need to look for any more romantic relations with anyone else, the memory far too scarring for him to deal with. That was until the Shinigami meant Littlekit. A child that fled from her group because she saw how horrible of a place it was and Ichigo opened her with open arms into the group he was leading. He was able to watch as she grew into a powerful young lady, although getting slightly over her head sometimes. The Shinigami was then forced to go on a mission that he couldn't talk about, leaving the clan that he was leading in her care, which was a lot for an older apprentice to take care of he had to admit.

When he returned, he was greeted with a fully grown leader, one that had been tortured since he had moved away. He could barely stand the sight of what he returned to and was overwhelmed with guilt. In the end, he had asked the other if she would be willing to let him adopt her, which she happily agreed despite her age. A week later, she was murdered and he distinctly remembered holding her bloodied corpse in his arms. That happened only a year ago. Thanks to how stubborn he was, Ichigo was always at work doing at least something. The Shinigami had to keep himself busy if he didn't want to go completely insane. The one place that he tried to avoid though was the mountains, having horrible memories of growing up in the mountains with his family. However, when one sensed a presence that wasn't recognizable up on the mountain, he knew that he probably should check it out. As soon as he started climbing the wrongs, the cougar nerves were on end, as he just wanted to get off the damn mountain.

The bandages that covered his shoulder and his left leg shifted as he climbed before it turned into him walking up the slope. Thanks to his Clairvoyance he was able to tell a presence not too far away from where he was, and one he didn't recognize. His pelt was slightly drenched thanks to the constant rains, and it wasn't hard to hear the jaguar sized animal making his way over thanks to the black metal and leather armor he wore. The armor rattling slightly with each step that he made. His bi-colored eyes finally landed on a domestic cat that he had yet to see, which wasn't saying much as he didn't know most animals in this place. He couldn't tell that she was crying thanks to the rain, but it was obvious by her face that there was something wrong. The larger animal stopped a slight distance away in hopes of not intimidating her, which he often came across as such. "Hey, everything okay?" Ichigo questioned the other in a calm voice. Concern was slightly obvious in his yellow and brown eyes, as he never liked to see anyone in distress, especially when he was younger. The black tip of the Shinigami's tail twitched as he didn't bother with the common questions that were asked on the borders.

ICHIGO KUROSAKI

i don't fight because i want to win, i fight to win!

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Ichigo had once said that what happens in the past stays in the past and doesn't make someone who they are in the present. Ichigo had believed what he said for a long time and tried to forget about all the awful things that had happened in the past with him and those around him. Eventually, after having nothing but five years of torture the majority of his life with very small moments of happiness scattered around, it became even more difficult for him to forget the memories that plagued his mind. Half the time, it wasn't even him that was bringing up the memories but the creature that was resting inside of him just to mess with him a little bit. Thanks to the recent fight over power between him and the creature, the other had been somewhat quiet and hadn't insisted on torturing him day and night. If anything, the other had some interesting conversations to hold, even if they just did annoy each other day in and day out. They were part of one another, and if one of them was to be removed from the equation it would mean that both of them would die. So, it was better for them to eventually get along so that they didn't get themselves killed every minute. Ichigo couldn't remember the last time that he was mentally stable after all the death and carnage he had watched over the years. The wildcat had tried to not let it shape him as a person, but there was only so much his own mind could take. Ichigo was used to harboring everything by himself and keeping everything on his shoulders. The wildcat had no reason to put his own burdens that most creatures wouldn't even understand onto theirs. if anything it would just put those that did know in danger, and Ichigo spoke from experience. Everyone he knew that he was close to was dead or missing.

There were a couple faces that were scattered around the world that were indeed alive, but it was a feeble attempt to try and cross the globe looking for them. He did that when he lost his sisters, although it was mostly his fault that they were killed. It seemed as if there was a curse on the Kurosaki family just to have misfortune, and as far as Ichigo knew he was the last of his family line. He knew that his mother was dead, as he was there when she died, but he wasn't sure about his father. He knew the other was a Shinigami, but there was no telling where the other settled down or if he just upped and died like everyone else. The former leader looked at the domestic cat as she spoke. Memories. Ichigo seemed to stay there with clouded eyes for a couple seconds after she spoke those words. Trying to fight back all the horrible memories that were stuck inside the soul of his. The wildcat's body was tense, and it was obvious that he was uncomfortable about something. He hated being on the mountains. When the russian blue took a step forward though, Ichigo took a hesitating step backward. It wasn't that he was afraid of her, it was the fact that he didn't trust anyone that seemed to arrive at a group like this. Despite his calm demeanor, he wasn't going to give his trust to just anyone. At the mention of finding shelter from the rain, his yellow and brown eyes looked up at the pouring sky. The rain wasn't as bad as today as it usually was, so that was somewhat of a relief. Ichigo would give his body a quick shake to let some of the water drains out from underneath portions of his armor. She was looking for shelter. Everyone was welcome to shelter in his mind, whether others disagreed with him or not. He technically had a rank in the group, although he completely forgot the name of it already.

"Oh uh yeah. We'll have to climb down the mountains unless there's a cave nearby but I don't know the mountain well." Ichigo said calmly, the black tip of his tail twitching behind him. The rain didn't bother him, but thanks to how much scar tissue covered his body, he wasn't that sensitive to most elements. The Shinigami began to turn himself around when the female spoke again. She was asking about Sunhaven, and he looked over his shoulder to tell her that she had indeed arrived until someone he didn't recognize made her way over. Another domestic cat, a somewhat smaller one. The Death God hardly knew everyone in the group, so he didn't doubt that this was another member. His assumptions became somewhat true when the female said that they were new to the group. He watched as the two began to have conversations with each other, and as much as the fur on the back of his neck wanted to stand up from just the mountain general, he just ended up shuffling his paws on the rocky portion of the mountain that he was standing on. At the mention of heading into town, Ichigo shook his head slightly. "With the rain that this place is getting, it's flooding the town and destroying most of it. There are closer shelters set up near the beach, but more toward the mountains." Ichigo explained as he pointed with his tawny and black paw toward the ocean that was just below them. It seemed like Ichigo was getting between a rock in the hard place. Afraid of the ocean and afraid of the mountains, and yet the only place to really seek shelter was near the mountains. Ichigo became slightly confused about the last portion of what she said. Where knowledge was written down? What did that mean? A confused look seemed to spread across the older male's facial features for a moment before he spoke again. "I don't really know what ya mean by that exactly. But you're welcome to stay as long as you like if you can tolerate the rains." Ichigo said as calmly as he could, but his voice was slightly tense when he did speak. He flicked a couple raindrops off of his left ear as he turned his head to look away again. "I'm Kurosaki Ichigo by the way. We should probably get off the mountain." Ichigo introduced himself, his Japanese accent thickening slightly, without looking at the female as he began walking away first. It was obvious that the cougar seemed to be jumpy about something, and he was going to have to change his already soaked bandages when it found a nearby cave.