9th Division Assault arc (FC)

Assault on the 9th Division is the first arc of the various side-stories written by User:Kenji Hiroshi for the Fanon Canon. It begins in July 2003 -- roughly a month following the  -- and ends roughly a year later in 2004.

The main point-of-view characters include Hotaru Hiroshi, his twin Akira, and Kenji Hiroshi. Prominent supporting characters include Sakae Kisaragi, Ashido Kanō, Van Satonaka, and Shūhei Hisagi.

Assault on the 9th Division was followed by the Blank period arc.

Overview
The arc documents the initial appearance of Hotaru and Akira, their falling out, and the beginnings of Hotaru's plot to return he and his brother home. Hotaru's machinations coincide with a plot on the life of Captain Kazuya Kuchiki of the 9th Division by unknown parties. The eponymous event -- Assault on the 9th Division -- introduces Kenji, with the chapters following dealing with the fallout of the attack.

Chapters

 * First Steps Into the Unknown
 * Sakae's Descent
 * Exposition Into the Unknown
 * Clash of Twins? The Lord of Chaos Rules
 * Morning Prince Exiled
 * Reaper Abroad: The Forest of Menos
 * Assault on the 9th Division
 * Towards the Future: Kenji's Resolve
 * Towards the Future: Cave of Fulmination
 * Towards the Future: Human World Investigation
 * Towards the Future: Answers and Questions
 * Towards the Future: Finalisation

Behind the scenes

 * Assault on the 9th Division was created to replace Dawn of the Coven and later incorporated several stand-alone chapters to provide a foundation for the author's characters going forward.