ichiruki

The original lyrics are in Japanese. This is a translation.


Injured with pain and sadness that cannot be healed
Shoulder the burden of the past that cannot be erased; don't throw away your will to live
(The whole song can be seen as if Ichigo said this to Rukia. Remember that she was very sad during her imprisonment in Soul Society Arc, she even said she had accepted her fate; but then Ichigo comes to save her and gets back her will to live)

Your hand that I held...

Will we lose it someday?
I want to protect you and that disappearing smile
The ringing voice that calls me dries out
Even if it gets...

The plot is non-canon. The story opens in Karakura Town. A Shinigami was murdered, and all other Shinigami who were sent to investigate were murdered as well. Rukia is assigned to the mission, and she drags Ichigo along. Meanwhile, an incident known as the Red Moon (a literal coloring of the moon by a blood red hue) occurs. The Sixth Division Shinigami find out that it is protected by a force field. As they try to break it, a man interferes. He easily overpowers them. He then chants the phrase "Drink up", and the blood drains from the Shinigami into his sword. Renji comes at the last minute,...