Ichigo saw the hollow which lunged at him, he took his Zangetsu and blocked it but it was heavy than usual "What...the hell?!" he grunted as it weight him down a bit, but with quick thinking he raised reiatsu a bit and made a quick getsuga tenshou to slice it in half. He looks to ahead not suprised a bit "What was is going on" he said shouldering his sword and putting a hand to his side.

Thigiliwt stands as his blade grows and returns to normal as his mask goes black and white again and his energy turned silver as he turned to look at the man before him*...So your a shiniogami....word of advice, don't get too attached to anything*

Ichigo lowers his Zangetsu as he sighed "Who are you" he said as he points his sword at the man "Yor a shinigami but that doesnt explain that mask " he said in a serious tone

The man turns and looks at him with eyes that seemed to reach through the soul and into the depths of eternity as his drunkeness seemed to be gone and his weapon dissapeared from existance as he looked at Ichigo*I...am a man of no importance....what I am...I am a being that forsook his old life to become a mortal being...and now I live in my eternal youth for the rest of eternity in regret until I can gather my old soul again

Ichigo didnt know what he meant at first but when he said something about a old soul he knew what he was "Let me guess your a bount arent you" he asked "if you are why do you have shinigami powers like me" he asked again as he wasnt sure if he was one or he just stole the powers

(The rank was a mistake, it has been fixed)

The man shakes his head and stares out at the sky and blinked as he began to humm an old song for a moment as he looked back at you with his starry deep eyes and he speaks ominously*I was a bountou once, but now all I am is a Shinigami....do not bother trying to figure it out, very few know my story, if you wish to know more....find my other parts....*With that note he dissapears without even leaving a trace he ever existaed as the area seemed to repair itself

Ichigo stands up and shoulders his weapon "Looks like this day was weird....for now..but until then lets meet again someday" he said as he walked off "Fight till no remorse" he said silently as he jumps in his body and walks to his house, "I have to win every battle, every enemy in order to protect those who are important to me" he said as he looked up and notices his house was one block away from where he's standing. He walks to the front door with the greeting to his family