8. Something from mother

"When your mother passed away, Isshin gave me Masaki's Quincy Cross. I decided that you should have it. Your mother would want you to." Ryūken told him and gave the box to Ichigo.

When the teen opened the box, he had some flashbacks of when he was younger and saw this cross on her neck.

"Thank you, Oji-san." Ichigo thanked.

"You're welcome. Masaki also asked me to commissioned two bracelets for Yuzu and Karin when they were born. I have them right here."

Ryūken told him and brought out another two white boxes.

"Please give these to them. You may tell them the same story that I told you if you wish." Ryūken asked, handing the two boxes to Ichigo.

"I will, Oji-san," Ichigo said before standing up. He went to take out his wallet to pay for the drinks, but Ryūken waved him off.

"No need." The albino said. "Already paid for it." With a small smile, Ichigo left the small café.

As he walked home, Ichigo stared at the pendant in his hand.

'Mom's Quincy Cross… Hey everyone.' Ichigo called out to his spirits.

"Yes, Ichigo?" The spirits replied.

'I need something to act as a medium to use my powers, right?' Ichigo asked.

"That is correct. Why?" Yhwach asked.

'Well, a Quincy Cross is made from Soul-synthesized silver, right?' Ichigo questioned.

"Yes…" Yhwach confirmed.

'How is Soul-synthesized silver made?' Ichigo asked.

"Well, Soul-synthesized silver is made by exposing silver to a large amount of pure reishi and reiatsu," Yhwach answered.

'What if I find two katanas and expose them to my reiatsu? Would doing so turn them into Asauchi?" The teen asked.

"Well…" Kyōka wondered off, unsure of the idea.

"We could try it," Hōgyoku stated. "Not only that, but we could also try to get physical objects, like your body, to your mindscape. That way we don't need to worry about your physical body lying around."

'Also, Yhwach, if I turn the Quincy Cross to a ring, will it still work?' Ichigo asked.

"Work in what way?" Yhwach inquired.

'Well, I thought that I could use the Quincy Cross like the Green Lantern Ring from the movie we saw a while ago." Ichigo suggested.

"That is…a pretty good idea." Yhwach answered.

'Right? It allows me to use the ring as a medium to make whatever I need. A shield to block, a gun for long-distance, a train to transport a lot of things.' Ichigo listed the various ways he could use his 'Quincy Ring' as he arrived back home.

"Tadaima." Ichigo greeted as he walked inside.

"Okaerinasai, Onii-san!" Yuzu yelled from the kitchen.

"Are Karin or Goat-Chin home?" Ichigo asked.

"Yes, Ichi-Nii?!" Karin yelled from the living room.

"Yuzu are you available right now?" Ichigo asked.

"Give me a few minutes. Why?" Yuzu replied.

"I have something I want to talk to you and Karin about," Ichigo replied. A few minutes later, the twins sat on one side of the couch while Ichigo sat on the other.

"How much do you know about the spiritual world as of right now?" Ichigo asked.

"We know a summary of what you did for the past few months with your powers," Karin answered.

"Ok. That is good. Now then, I want to tell you something I just found out about Okā-san [mom]." Ichigo said.

"What?" Yuzu and Karin asked together.

"Well… you know who Uryū is and what he is, right?" Ichigo asked.

"A Quincy." They replied.

"Well, it seems Mom was a Quincy," Ichigo told them.

"Really?" They replied, astonished at the news.

"Yes. Earlier today, I found out that we have an Oji-san from mom's side named Ishida Ryūken. He is Uryū's father. Mom was his adopted sister at the time. One day, she sensed Goat-Chin and another hollow fighting, so she left to join the battle. She saw how Goat-Chin was struggling and intervene when the hollow was about to kill him. The hollow stopped attacking Goat-Chin and went after her instead. She attempted to shoot it down with her Quincy Arrows, but it dodged all of them. Mom concluded that the hollow was too fast, so she allowed it to bite her hand. With it directly in front of her and with no way to dodge, she shot another Quincy Arrow straight at its head, successfully killing it." Ichigo explained, the twins listening with rap attention.

"A few days later, Mom started to have a Hollow hole form on her chest. Oji-san quickly grabbed her and ran off in search of help. While he was running with mom in his arms, a hollow appeared and was about to attack when Goat-Chin intervened and kill it. Urahara also showed up and took the three to his shop, where he explained that Mom was going through Soul Suicide. Luckily, Urahara had invented a way to stop it, but it requires a human and Shinigami soul to balance out the Hollow and Quincy soul. With that Goat-Chin went into the Gigai and stopped Mom from going through Soul Suicide at the cost of his Shinigami powers." Ichigo finished the tale.

"Wow…" Was all the twins could say after that.

"Yep. Also, Oji-san asked me to give you this." Ichigo took out the other two white boxes. "Kaa-san commissioned these two to be made for you two. She was planning to give them to you when she deemed you ready." Ichigo told his sisters before giving them the boxes. They both opened their respective box to see two Quincy Crosses.

"What about you, Ichi-nii?" Karin asked once she stopped admiring the craftsmanship of her cross.

"Oji-san gave me Mom's Quincy Cross," Ichigo answered and brought out said object. "I am not going to hide these from you," Ichigo told them.

"Keep them as a memento or ask Uryū to teach you if you want and he has the time." With that said, Ichigo stood up and put his shoes back on.

"Where you going, Ichi-nii?" Karin asked.

"I want to go see Mom's shrine for a bit."

"Ok, Ichi-nii. Come back soon. It's almost dinner time." Yuzu reminded him.

"Sure, Yuzu." Ichigo agreed before leaving the house. On the way to his mother's shrine, some guy pushed Ichigo to the side as he passed him.

"Hey, stop! Give me back my bag, you asshole!" The owner, Ichigo assumed, yelled. Seeing this, Ichigo quickly ran after the thief and punched him in the face. The thief fell to the ground before getting back up and attempting to stab Ichigo with a knife. The carrot top caught the knife between his fingers and punched the thief with the other hand. Thinking better, the thief ran away, but Ichigo grabbed the bag and returned it to its owner.

"Holy shit man! That was awesome! Thanks!" The owner thanked Ichigo for returning his bag.

"No, problem," Ichigo replied.

"You hungry? I'll treat you to some ramen or something as thanks. How about it?" The owner of the bag asked.

"No thanks." Ichigo waved off the offer before going on his way to his mother's shrine.

"You're a lot more careful than I thought, Kurosaki Ichigo." The owner of the bag said to himself. From his bag dropped a badge. It was shaped like a pentagon with an 'X' and a skull in the center.