Shinku no sora o koete : Minamoto Chiruka Back Story

“Waking up in a world of never ending rain, I was drenched in both my blood and someone else’s. They were the first memories I’d ever have. Before that… it was all blank…”

Yosh, this is a ruru back story from when she first came to Soul society. Thanks for reading.


Shinku no sora o koete (Beyond the crimson sky)
Minamoto Chiruka Back Story

Chapter one
Birth

It was cold, so cold that I felt like I was freezing. As I opened my eyes the first thing I saw was the sky, a bright sky fiddled with clouds of beautiful chaos.

A beautiful scene it was for anyone to see, but it gave me nothing but fear and hatred. I hated the sky which leaked of cold water soaking me all over. I wondered what I was and what the sky was, what my purpose was, or which living spectacle was more superior than the other, I had neither humor no remorse, I was thinking so hard about something that it didn’t mattered. I had to remember something, but I couldn’t grasp the thought at the end of the other door.

I’d figure that if the sky kept leaking, then I’d die from it, but I had not the strength to fight back, nor did I have any intent to do so. I was… totaled.

But something far superior than the sky and the rain combined came gliding its way through the dark woods of the cold rainy night. An unfamiliar beast, or so, it would seem that I’ve seen them somewhere.

It went as near at me as it could, staring me down with they eyes beneath its skull like mask. For the first time in my life, I cracked a smile as I did not feel alone in this world of just me, the rain and the sky. I was grateful for a companion, may it be a beast or something like me. But as I touched it’s face it went wild taking steps back away from me.

I was horrified, but not by the fact that it almost bit half of me to death, I was horrified to have scared away the only thing that meant something other than the rain filled world.

With that great fear I was able to mobilize my immobile body which was lying down for several days, It was then that I realized that the creature was afraid, but it was not the same as mine. It was afraid… of me.

As lightning roared through the leaves of the tall trees that were almost as high as the skies. Fire was started even under the heavy rain. The creature started collecting what seemed to be spiritual particles aiming to blast it at me. The color of red greatly alerted me, this creature was going to kill me, moving through just instincts, I’d though I had to defend my self, grabbing a branch from the soft ground, I knew it would do nothing to help me, but I was desperate.

But I could not bring to hit the beast with it, even after seeing another side to its face, I was more attracted to its fragile and sorrowful self. But loathed it… loathed it for reminding me of my self. Scared and alone...

Chapter 2

- - Ruka - -

“The hardest part about saying goodbye is having to say it every passing second, of every single day, reliving that same moment for the rest of time.

You start loosing all your senses, not knowing what’s right from wrong, you’re always crying, and you don’t know how it feels like anymore.

What you may ask?

How to live… that’s what.

Everything just lost its significance, every memory, every word, taste, smell, feeling, everything within a snap, gone.

It just vanishes like that, and never to be heard from again.

So how long has it been like this?

Months? Years?

I don’t even bother counting anymore, i’ve lost touch with every single thing in this world, and I actually find it easier this way.

Sheltered from the world, from all the unwanted feelings you trapped your soul within.
You set your heart on fire, and trash it away altogether with all your other emotions.

You lost all the light in your life, until you decided… To end it all...

But beyond all scientific explanations... Sometime before and after you die…

You see things, far beyond anyone’s imagination.
There was no tunnel of light, nor was there a gate of gold.
It was neither blank nor a flat line.

I saw… An angel of death… The most unlikely of things, in the most unlikely of times.”


It felt cold as the horrible storm continues, the branch I grabbed did next to nothing as the red ray of energy was released almost taking half of my right arm away.

I my self was surprised by how I survived the beast’s attack, in fact, I wanted to learn more about it, why the beast reacted to me as such, on why it could’ve killed me when it didn’t.

I suddenly felt a weird sensation of dizziness as my body started loosing its balance, it could be the end of me, but for some reason, my soul wasn’t allowing me to escape this world, my soul kept me conscious although my body was giving in to its injuries.

Strangely enough, I sensed another presence within the area other than the beast and my self, it did make me feel uneasy, but with my injuries, I couldn’t bother with it.

It was only later that a voice spoke, confirming speculation.

“So here you are.” It started, at first, I thought it was the wind who finally heard my thoughts. But it was a being much like I am, but I didn’t know it yet.

“And I see you’ve made a friend.”

I slid away with all the strength I could muster, I feared that this being would attack me as well, unlike the beast in-front of me, this being shows more threat even without trying.
“Kill it.” Said, strangely enough, I somehow understood the sound I was hearing, it was a form of communication I had never encountered, because all along, I thought that there were only 3. Touch taste, sound and taste, I didn’t think that I could make sounds with my mouth, not until now.

“Kill…. It?” My first words were off ill intent, but the man smiled at me and continued.

“Kill it or it will kill you, after all, it followed you all the way in this world, at least give it the privilege of dying in peace, in your hands.”

I understood what he said, but I didn’t get what he meant by the creature following me, and on why I needed to kill it.

“Do you not remember your previous life? I guess it happened to soon for you, but I’m surprised as to how far it went. Based from observation, you’re only just recalling words and verbal communication right now, I’ve never had a case like this before.”

As the man spoke of more words, the more confused I got, I could only understand so much, but all the more he spoke, all the more I saw him as less of a threat.

The beast however blasted another red ray of energy aimed at me and the man, all of the sudden, the man was engulfed in yellow flames that didn’t burn, I had no idea what it was, but it would appear to be some sort of aura only visible in this world, or so, the old man says there’s another.

He deflected the energy blast just as easily as tipping it away with his right arm. It easily ricocheted like a bullet and hit somewhere within the woods.

The beast had retreated shortly after being a witness to the old mans strength, I wanted to do the same, but on my current state, I could do next to nothing…

“Do you at least remember your name?”
I poked my shook my head upwards as I thought it meant I didn’t know, but as if he read my mind, the old man smiled at me and replied.

“Very well then, I’ll call you Ruka, like my son Luka, well, atleast until you can remember a bit about your self.”

As he said those words, I was slowly starting to slip in to the world of dreams, one where I was in a world filled with doors and endless mysteries. I could almost swear feeling the rain stopping, and the sun shining up on my face before all else.

It was then that the feeling of cold turned warm, a warmth that I could get used to, I think they call this sensation security… home at last.