Is this really Heaven?

We grow up being told of how wonderful heaven is, that all of our pain, and suffering in this world will be swept away, in the wake of existing, being able to continue the rest of eternity, in peace.

Yet, the reality is that this so called heaven is no different from the world that which we exit upon our death. Corruption, destitude, strife all continue to exist, hell its even more pronounced than before! Power, is the determining factor in your livelyhood. Its pathetic. Nobles, continue to act as though their word, their wisdom is supreme, when they are still no more mortal than the rest of us.

And I thought about it, and the more thought about it, the more I began to see the cracks. Why was it, that Soul Society had a predominate fuedal japanese theme? Its guardians called gods of death ("shinigami")? I yearned to learn why, so I traveled to the dimension Soul Society existed, and searched. I found many, some willing, others not so much to share in their knowledge, far from its borders.

Its interesting to note, but there hadn't always been a Soul Society, at least in its modern representation. See, before Yamamoto's rise to power and subsequent establishment of the Gotei 13, this realm was filled with chaos, and constant civil battle, in addition to frequent attacks from Hollows. The Soul King, the strongest of all spiritual entities, had set one Yamamoto on a mission. He gathered the most powerful of the spiritual entities, wanderers, hermits who hoarded their knowledge and kido, forcibly subjugating those who resisted or at worst killing them. Then he established the Gotei 13, which at its heart is a military organization.

Its captains, monsters, the Captain-commander, nor the Chamber of 46 dont care about leadership, they dont give a damn about the quality of their captains. They could be crazy, bloodthirsty barbarians, but so as long as they possess power, the ability to perform that damned Ban-kai, then thats all that matters! They dont protect the souls out in Rokungai, they dont provide aid to the mortal world, mostly staying out of its affairs. At least..now...it didnt use to be that way. Whats considered supersition today, was the way of life many years ago. But I digress, I found myself disgusted with heaven and so I sought another.

There had to be another of course. One need only to take a gander at the demograph of soul society to realize this truth. The majority of its denizens are largely of asian descent, there are a few exceptions of course but such things are irrelevant.

So I searched elsewhere, and I found that there other kingdoms. Other heavens so to speak that the...acquisition of souls was determined by geographical boundaries in the human world. I couldnt access these other heavens, perhaps some unique signature, frequency or plane I'm unfamiliar with, but I do know they exist.

I cant help but feel such elation at the possibilities that exist. What other spiritual entities out there exist, what abilities do they have, how strong are they? What we once thought was the pinnacle of one race could merely be another stepping stone for another. But someday, when my time comes, I hope to find the heaven...that we dreamt as childern...and tell to our own. Perhaps one day....a true heaven will exist.