Title: A Hero
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: angst, fighting, past character death, minor character death within the story, major Alternate Universe
Characters: ensemble cast, but focuses on Ukitake, Shunsui, Ichigo, Renji, and Isshin
Pairings: Shunsui/Ukitake, Renji/Ichigo, Hisagi/Kira, Yumichika/Ikkaku, Hitsugaya/Matsumoto, Ishida/Orihime, Byakuya/Nanao, Zaraki/Unohana, Kaien/Miyako, Rukia/Hinamori, past Isshin/Masaki, some Urahara/Yoruichi/Soifon ambiguousness
Notes: This is all tentative. Some minor pairings may end up added, changed, or left out, and warnings may be adjusted, but at this point this is what I believe the story will end up including.
Summary: In which Renji is kickass, Ichigo hates his life, Ukitake has survivor's guilt, and Shunsui has a good heart, even if he is a bit annoying.
or, more seriously-
Ten years ago, they were saved by a power that only one man understood- and that man died in the process of saving them. Now, though they fight, the clock is ticking down and their options begin to fall away, one by one. If they do not find a way to harness that power, Aizen will slaughter them all.
Prologue: Concern