It's been fifteen months since the defeat of Aizen. Fifteen months since Ichigo Kurosaki lost his soul reaper powers and all ability to see spirits. Despite the relative peace after the war against Aizen and his arrancar, hollows are still actively causing major problems for the residents of Karakura Town. Each day Ichigo sees his friends growing more and more exhausted from fighting the hollows. After a string of strange and near fatal incidents begin occurring around Ichigo's friends, Ichigo becomes unwilling to stand by. In the depths of Ichigo's soul, and the pits of the Spiritual World, somethig dark stirs, awakened by Ichigo's renewed desire to protect his loved ones. Join Team Karakura on another wild ride through the expanses of the Bleach universe! What is causing the mass hollow activity in Karakura Town? Will Ichigo be strong enough to regain his powers, or will the darkness in his soul consume him? Where is the Soul Society while all of this is going down in The World of the Living? A rewrite of my most popular story now set in a more recent arc in Bleach. And with better formatting.