Board Thread:Fanon Canon/@comment-2089817-20151116044304/@comment-24384232-20151117022700

Well I've read both, and there seems to be some missing content. I was specifically referring to the actual founding of Soul Society. Sei's history takes place only a thousand years ago, and given what little information we know, Soul Society and even Yamamoto have been around for at least twice that. I hadn't wanted to push the issue but another user Chrono Nexus and I discussed the potential founding for the world.

We developed the setting of Doubutsu Kato, which was the civilization that existed before Soul Society. Its unknown how long it had existed but that it was ruled by the Twelve Zodiac Clans. We had to do some research and we've likely made some stretches in regard to character but we concluded that Yamamoto was in truth The Duke of Zhou, a reagent in China who fought against his family as they squabbled for rulership. This was the man who basically created the Mandate of Heaven. Everything about him fit the persona of Yamamoto, and his death conicides with the timeline of Soul Society.

If you want an interesting read, Chrono wrote a brief story; God of Death.

To begin with Doubutsu Kato was also known as the Spiritual Crossroads. It was a nexus for travel between the different spiritual realms. At the time Ninigi was just another soul, not a ruler but he had been given a destiny by Amaterasu to rule, pacify the world and bring about balance. Yamamoto sided with Ninigi and in his journey he recieved a broken rusted sword. To achieve its full power he made a spiritual journey to the Well of Souls, the repository and wheel of reincarnation. There he fought the spirit that once dwelled in that blade; Kagutsuchi. He conquered it, claimed its power for his own and thus he was the first to obtain what would later be called the Zanpakutou.

Thereafter he searched for allies, killed those who opposed him and eventually founded an army at his disposal. He had allies, in the Shihouin, a disgraced and exiled clan of Doubutsu Kato. In exchange for their technique... Shunpo, and their cooperation in their discreet assasinations they would be granted a noble house and power. The Kuchiki, a clan of human merchants and artisans helped to fund their war and were instrumental in the rebuilding once Yamamoto razed it to the ground. Ninigi became Soul King as indicated in my own little story, and balance had seemingly been restored. Thus began the era of Soul Society, approximately around 2,500 years ago.That's a very abridged summary but that's the best I can give in such short notice.