Captain Ishimaru opened the big doors of the Meeting Hall. Inside he saw The Master and Captain Rose.

“Oh, sorry, am I interrupting something?” Captain Ishimaru asked looking at them.

“No dear.” Rose said in her smooth voice smiling.

“Well good.” Ishimaru said closing the big doors behind him. He walked slowly up to them. He took of his Captain Robe and folded it.

“What are you doing?” The Master asked with a confused look.

“Resigning.” Ishimaru said sternly.

“Resigning?” Rose asked frowning.

“What is the meaning of this Ishimaru?” The Master said suddenly angry. “Resigning as Captain?”

“I know this is sudden.” Ishimaru explained. He looked at the ground. “I am going to search for the Hallow that killed Assistant Captain Ken.”

“I thought that we went through this, Ishimaru.” The Master said. “Clema will soon understand what you did that night was for her safety, and that there was no other way.”

“No.” Ishimaru said nodding. “It’s not only because of that. I want… revenge.”

“No, revenge is an ugly thing.” The Master countered.

Captain Ishimaru put his folded Robe on The Masters lap and bowed out of respect. “Goodbye.”

“YOU STUPID CHILD!” The Master yelled angrily as Ishimaru turned to walk away. “WE CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE CAPTAINS NOW, WITH TUSADO AND AARON LURKING AROUND!”

Rose just stood there, feeling out of place. “What could I say? I don’t even know what they are talking about…”

“If you are really concerned about the number of Captains you have, get Tsunade back on the force.” Ishimaru said coldly.

“NO!” The Master yelled again. “SHE IS BANNED FOR THE CRIME SHE COMMITED!”

Ishimaru turned his head slightly, looking The Master in the eye. “Then I guess you will have to search for another Captain, and waste more time.” Ishimaru turned his head forward, and started walking out.

“Ishimaru…” Rose began, but Ishimaru ignored her, and opened the doors, causing bright sunlight to infiltrate the room. “Goodbye.” Ishimaru said. And the doors closed.

The sun was setting, and Clema was at Ken’s grave in the Soul Reaper World Graveyard. She put some flowers down, closed her eyes, and prayed. After a moment, she opened her eyes again. “Ken...”

She got up off her knees and turned around, but the sight of a tall man startled her.

“Oh I’m sorry.” The man said. “I didn’t mean to startle you.”

“Oh, that’s ok.” Clema said smiling slightly. She studied the man. He was wearing a black suit, and a hat. He was either bald, or the hat was covering his hair. He was smiling.

“Do I know you?” Clema asked while studying him. “You look… strangely familiar.”

The man frowned for a second, but smiled again. “I don’t believe so; I’m just a humble man paying respects to a loved one.”

“Oh, okay. Sorry for taking up your time.” Clema said. She smiled and walked past him.

“That man… He is so familiar… Why?” Clema thought as she walked out of the cemetery. She turned back to take another look at him, but he was no where in sight.

The darkness of the night crept over the Soul Reaper World. It was peaceful, but a loud explosion broke the silence. It came from the Jail Tower, with smoke pouring out one side.

Emashi and Clema ran out of their house and looked at the sight.

“What the hell is going on?” Emashi said looking at the tower.

“We better go check it out.” Clema replied.

Clema and Emashi entered the Jail Tower and ran up steps to where the smoke was. They passed cells containing criminals with worried faces. When they reached the site of explosion, Captain Ruko was already there.

“What the hell happened?” Emashi demanded. There was a huge hole in the wall.

“I don’t know, I just got here.” Ruko said and pointed to a jail cell with destroyed bars. “But take a look at that.”

Emashi and Clema looked. “Oh no.” Emashi said quietly.

“What?” Clema asked looking at Emashi.

“He escaped.” Ruko said looking at the hole in the wall.

“No, he isn’t capable of creating that huge hole.” Emashi said looking at the destroyed bars. “Someone let him out.”

“Who was in this cell?” Clema asked impatiently.

“A dangerous killer.” Emashi said sighing.

Clema noticed by the huge hole, a hat on the ground. She went to it and picked it up. Suddenly, she had a flashback to seeing the tall man in the cemetery, wearing the same hat.

“What’s that?” Ruko said taking the hat from her. “Hmm… this hat must belong to the person that let him out.”

“You think?” Emashi said sarcastically, taking the hat. “Well he is out, and this isn’t good.”

“I’ll report this to The Master.” Ruko said making hand signs, and he vanished in smoke.

“So who is this killer brother?” Clema said, sounding worried.

“Somebody I arrested a long time ago.” Emashi said sighing. “I want you to be very careful when outside until we capture him again, understand?”

Clema nodded and Emashi smiled. “Good, let’s go back to bed.”

The graveyard was lit under the moonlight. Under a tree, there was a man with long black hair, in prison clothes, with muscular arms. His prison outfit had a patch on it that said “Number 56.” In front of him was a shadowy figure.

“So why did you break me out of there?” The man said. “What’s the catch?”

“Patience, Number 56.” The figure said. He took a step forward into the moonlight. It was Tusado, in a black suit, smiling in his sinister way. “Just follow me, we have work to do.”

In seconds, they both vanished.