The Tales of Touko Sonozaki arc

The tales of Touko Sonozaki arc is a term used to refers to the events that take place during the Bleach - Chronicles of the Soul saga. This arc focuses on Touko Sonozaki and her adventures in the human world. This arc introduces several new character such as, Hyorinmaru, Daichi Kazuhiro, Shusui Sakimori, and Karin Sonozaki. Character from the previous arc also make appearances such as, Aoko Sonozaki and Shiki Kurayami. Most of this arc takes place in the human world, with Karakura Town being the focus.

The Wandering Sprit
On a cold day during winter, a ecohing voice could be heard from the surrounding town, a young woman passing by decides to see what this echo could mean. Touko wearing a dark hooded cloak to keep herself warm from the icy cold weather enters the town, not seeing a single soul in sight due to the cold weather. She makes her first stop at a bar, in order to get a drink and get her self warmed up. Touko asks one of the bartender for a drink and question him about the voice she heard while she was coming to town. The bartender says that its a siprit that haunts the town during the winter times and has been around for several years. He then says that since the siprit has been here the weather during the winter had become much worse, and due to this extreme cold several people have died. He then says that many of the towns inhabitants have already left and if the situation does not get better more people will begin to leave, making it into a ghost town. The bartender than says that she should leave this place as soon as possible, as it is for her own good not to remain here too long, as the spirit doesn't like visitors and the same fate will befall her as it did with the people of this town. After talking to the bartender and listining to his stories, she asked if there is a hotel here to stay for the night, he said that yes there is and its just a few block from the bar, and to head towards west. She then gets up pays the bartender and leaves, she makes her way to the hotel and takes up a room for the night. During late at night while she was sleeping, Touko once again hears the ecohing voice of the sprit, it calls out to her, as she quickly gets up from bed and heads towards the windows, she sees that there is nothing except the dark night sky. She then goes back to sleep.

The next moring, Touko wakes up from her sleep, she once again looks outside her window to see that the weather has become better, and people are able to move about, though she thinks to herself how long this calm weather will last, and what are the reasons for the sprit to haunt this town and cause it so much suffering. She thinks it might be the work of a hollow but then dismisses it thinking that a hollow wont have the power to cause weather changes like this. She decides to head out and find the sprit before it causes anymore damage. Once again wearing her hooded cloak she leave the hotel and heads towards the entrance of the town, she leaves the town and starts searching for the sprit, she walked for hours looking for the siprit but could not find it. Sunddenly a tall man with a large x-shaped mark on his faced appeared before her. Touko suprised at first looks at the man, wondering who it is and where did he come from, she then asks the man if he is respossible for the cold weather and all the things that happened to the town ahead. He merely states that he has been waiting here for some powerfull to come by and that he wishes to fight them in battle, he cares for nothing else. Touko after sensing the cold reiatsu coming from the man, realises that this is sprit that has been haunting the town and that it is no ordinary sprit, but a powerfull one. The man calls himself Hyorinmaru, and states that he is a zanpakuto sprit, he has been waiting for someone strong enough to fight against and that the time has now come, he says that Touko posseses a powerfull reiatsu and that he wishes to fight her. He then without warning proceeds to attack and seal Touko within an ice pillar. Touko uses her shikai to break out and prepares to counterattack. Hyōrinmaru shows surprise at this and asks her what her Zanpakutō's name is, Touko remarks that is none of his concern. The ice Zanpakutō then asks her to prepare herself as he has now challenged her to a fight. Touko draws her blade and takes her stance, ready to fight against the powerfull ice zanpakuto, Hyorinmaru charges at her and begins to attack.

Clash: Ice Dragon vs Crystal Princess
To be continued...........