An empty whiteness blinded his vision for a few moments.

Ichigo was almost convinced that he had somehow been miraculously saved, but that wasn't the case. The blinding whiteness wasn't the stopped headlights of the truck, there wasn't anything to resemble the bridge that he had been on after walking home from work at Ikumi's place, it had been late just after dark the sun just vanishing over the horizon. He had stopped on the bridge, just taking in the view of the last moments of the setting sun, enjoying the peacefulness that had become his life over the last few months.

Before he knew it, his ears were ringing as the numbing sound of a truck horn as the truck itself headed straight towards him and as he turned, nothing but white light.

Day 1

"What... where..."

Everything was foggy; his vision blurry, only a mix of dark colours and strange shapes could be made out. Nothing was recognisable to him.

"Tired... hungry..."

Exhausted beyond belief, with no knowledge of what was going on. This was what welcomed him upon awakening. Was there a need for him to be so exhausted? He couldn't recall anything at this time. Only the need of sleep consumed him.

With not much effort, his heavy eyelids closed and sleep consumed him.

Day 2

This time when he awoke, he wasn't as exhausted as he had been the prior day. Instead he was awake. He could hear crying surrounding him, not him though he didn't feel the need to cry. Despite the ugly looking monstrosity looking down at him with a smile, he didn't feel the need to cry. After all, his past had made him face much worse and he'd never shed a tear in fear. This old fella didn't look scary, nor did he have an ounce of presence to make him seem so. He was just old, ugly and green. Somewhere amidst the cries of the newborns around him, the wailing of a woman was heard.

"What to name you young one." The ugly thing spoke, his skin was green and he had a long beard.

"I have a name!" He wanted to shout, but with no voice it was hard to do so. After understanding the fact he was nothing but a new born baby at this time, it was clear to him that what had happened. It wasn't hard to figure out that the truck had crashed into him and due to the screwed up universe that seemed to just hate him, he had been reincarnated to whatever the hell the ugly green old guy was and if he was going by appearance alone, it was a goblin.

That fact his own skin was a similar color and his hands had claws. It wasn't hard to tell that he was no longer a human and by the way this thing was trying to name him, he was not going to be Ichigo Kurosaki any longer.

Like hell that was going to fly. If he could remember who he was, then there was no way he was just going to take whatever name this thing gave him. Ignoring the elderly Goblin for now, not caring for whatever it had in store for his name. With his limited vision, which was mostly obscured by the Goblin looking down at him he found that he was in the depths of some kind of cave. There wasn't much light but his eyes were slowly adapting to it.

The cave itself looked to be a natural formation, the goblins probably just decided to move in. Was he really one of these creatures? Ugly, green and from what he knew of games and manga, the weakest of the weak? Seriously, who had he pissed off to wind up like this?

Groaning slightly he did his best to take in his nearby surroundings. Just like him, the newborns around him were just as ugly and had green skin with sharp ears. They were asleep and stark naked. Great, that only meant he was naked too. There were about ten or so other goblins not including the newborns that he could see, they were the general size as a human child, elementary age maybe? Considering the height of the old Goblin still talking about names, could they be adults, Goblins didn't get tall huh? Here's a life to looking up at everything.

Hearing the woman's wailing once more, Ichigo couldn't help but glance in that direction. What he saw made his blood run cold. The human woman was in a horrific state, belly swollen due to pregnancy, clothes in rags. Bruises littered her body as she screamed, her knees apart as she gave everything she had to give birth to a goblin child. No goblin assisted her, simply eyeing her with lustful gazes.

No matter where you look in literature, Goblins were always portrayed as nasty lustful beasts. Anger swelled within Ichigo at the sight of what was happening, as soon as the woman gave birth those Goblins wouldn't hesitate to make her pregnant again. That simple sight, it made Ichigo emotionally cut ties with any of his new goblin species.

"Hmm, I think I've finally got it." The elderly goblin spoke making Ichigo cast an emotionless gaze up at the man after what he had just seen. "Gob-Ichi it is then."

Day 3

When Ichigo or more so Gob-Ichi awoke the next morning he made a rather startling discovery. Goblin's growth is freaking outrageous. When Gob-Ichi had last fallen asleep, he'd been nothing but infant size. Now he was child size and his strength matched. Now able to move about and explore, he did just that wanting to get away from the Goblins as fast as possible and the noises from the cave made him want to vomit, it seemed it was the general time that the woman gave birth. The scene of yesterday still lingered in his mind. However despite leaving the cave which opened out into a forest, the elderly Goblin stuck with him, using his cane to support his weight.

"Don't venture too far Gob-Ichi." He called as the three day old Goblin left the cave into the surrounding clearing which was surrounded further by dense forest, had the Goblins cleared the area before the entrance to the cave? Gob-Ichi was forced to oblige the elders request. He was weak right now, no way to defend himself. If he went out into the forest, who knows what might get him. He might have hated these goblins, coming to the understanding that he was probably born of the same method that he had seen the previous day, but right now he needed them to survive. As soon as he was ready he was leaving the Goblins behind, he might be a Goblin but like hell he was going to fall to that sick standard.

"Gob-Yama!" A voice caught Gob-Ichi caught Ichigo's attention, stopping testing his newfound maneuverability, he looked on as a Goblin ran hurriedly from within the cave, the elderly goblin now known to be Gob-Yama looked up in surprise at the running Goblin. He had something in his arms. It was a newborn, covered in the aftermath of its birth. The screams still continued on from within the cave as more goblins were being born, Ichigo would never forget those cries. As Gob-Ichi approached, he noticed a difference in this particular newborn Goblin, it's skin wasn't green, it was a tan colour and it appeared more human than Goblin but still had it's Goblin traits.

"I see." Gob-Yama frowned as he stroked his beard, peering down at the Goblin. "It's unfortunate that we had a mix-blood born to us. Perhaps it'll be an unlucky year." He mused.

"Mix-blood?" Gob-Ichi thought. "Aren't we all mix-blooded?" Gob-Yama seeing Ichigo's confusion on the situation, smiled at him.

"Monsters such as us, even born from another creature are full-blooded. It's very rare for a mix-blood to enter a species." Gob-yama explained as Gob-Ichi listened. "Due to her mother being human, she can have a job class which we as Monsters don't have, but as a monster she also can use the rank-up system." Only growing more confused the elder Goblin laughed. "You'll understand in time, I'll explain more later."

"Gob-Yama, do we just leave it in the forest?" The Goblin with the mix-blooded baby in it's arms asked causing Gob-Ichi's eyes to widen, they were just going to abandon it? Like hell! There was no way they were just abandoning a baby to the monsters of the forest!

Rearing back with his foot he kicked the Goblin square between the legs making him let out a cry as he fell to his knees, Gob-Ichi slammed his head into the Goblins as he wrapped his arms around the mix-blooded Goblin cradling it gently as the goblin fell back in an unconscious state. Gob-Ichi didn't even care about the splitting headache or the blood running down his face, his skin wasn't that tough, he really needed to get stronger.

"Well, aren't you a strong one Gob-Ichi!" Gob-Yama laughed heartily clapping the boy on the back. "Very well, you'll be responsible for her then, know that it'll be a hard life for… hmm, what to name her…" The elderly Goblin pondered as he looked down at the baby girl in Ichigo's arms. "Gob-Shia." He nodded as if proud of his naming sense.

"Does every Goblin have a 'Gob' at the front of their name?"

The rest of Ichigo's third day consisted of looking after Gob-Shia. At least in two days she'd start getting bigger and would become somewhat self sufficient.

Day 4

His day didn't start out great, instead his fourth day was rudely started by a kick to the ribs by one of the stronger Goblins of the tribe. Gob-Shia was nestled closely into his side and still sleeping as the Goblin glared down at him, apparently because he allowed the mix-blood to live, the other Goblins didn't like him much.

"Don't work, don't eat. Get out and get your own food." The Goblin huffed, throwing down a club at Gob-Ichi's side before walking away. On his first day he was given milk from some kind of animal which was held in a leather skin of some kind, which Gob-Shia was now using to nurse. On his second day he had been able to manage a few berries and on his third day he was allowed to join in on the food that was brought back by other Goblins. He mostly ate the fruit as he didn't think eating raw meat would have sat well, but the other goblin children that were the same age as him devoured it like it was nothing. Maybe he could have held it down, but still he didn't want to risk it. Eventually he'd eat meat but he'd prefer it to be cooked. With his knowledge, he'd be able to manage it with some time.

Picking up the club he was given he frowned, it looked brittle with rot and ready to snap with the next hit. Looking at the other Goblin children, their clubs were better than his own, these Goblins really didn't like him. Feeling was mutual. Looking down at Gob-Shia he frowned, if he had to go hunt for his own food he couldn't very well leave her behind. The other Goblins might try to kill her. He didn't want to ask Gob-Yama about it either, Gob-Ichi didn't want to owe the elder more than he had too and he was going to be learning a few things from him, about the Rank Up system that he mentioned yesterday, it would probably be an idea to get some information on the Job System that Gob-Shia has. The more he knew, the better.

Moving off the rags he used for bedding, he gently lay Gob-Shia down on the ground before proceeding to rip the rags that were his bedding up, they weren't comfortable anyway and if today went well he could get a pelt or something, soft and comfortable fur to sleep on. Tightly knotting a few together he tested the slings strength before pulling it over his head it resting on one shoulder. Picking Gob-Shia up he placed her into the sling. Despite him going out to hunt monsters, it was still probably safer for her to be with him then with the remaining Goblins. Picking up the brittle club, Gob-Ichi headed for the entrance to the cave.

Exiting the cave he spotted a few of the Goblins that were also going out on their first hunt, they quickly paired up or got into groups of three to head into the forest. A familiar scowl came to Gob-Ichi's face and he headed for the tree line.

"Gob-Ichi." He was halted by the call of Gob-Yama who walked over to him, a branch was used as his cane. "Looks like the others headed off without you."

"I wouldn't worry too much about it." Gob-Ichi replied. "I have a feeling I won't be around for long." A frown came to Gob-Yama's face before he clapped the young Goblin on his shoulder.

"I'll give you an early lesson." Gob-Yama changed the subject, slightly surprising the young Goblin. "We as monsters have a special skill, it's called [Analyse]." He began. "It depends on the user's understanding of the skill, however it let's you gather information on the things around you. It can even help manage your own skills and level." Gob-Ichi pondered the thought for a moment, it kinda sounded like an RPG game mechanic, if that's what it was, it might really come in handy.

"How do I use it?" Gob-Ichi asked.

"Like I said, it depends on the user's understanding but just focus on the item you wish to know about and it'll reveal the necessary information, if it's yourself focus on yourself to reveal your level. It might take some time but I'm sure you'll have no problem with it." Gob-Ichi's brow furrowed slightly as he did as instructed, focusing on himself, it took a while to get the basic understanding of what he suppose to do and almost recalled the feeling to be like Jinzen. The moment it took effect, it was immediate.

Gob-Ichi - Lv 1

Species: [Goblin]

[HP]: 10/10

[MP]: 0/0

[STA]: 5/5

?: ?/?

Abilities:

[Analyse]

But that wasn't all that he could see, little boxes appeared all around him, even labeling the rags that were holding Gob-Shia in, to even giving Gob-Shia's status.

Gob-Shia - Lv 1

Species: [Goblin]

Job Class: [N/A]

[HP]: 10/10

[MP]: 0/0

[STA]: 5/5

Abilities:

[Analyse]

Everything in Gob-Ichi's vision had a small box indicating what it was.

"I guess since I have a bit more than a basic understanding of it, it's more effective like Gob-Yama said." No longer focusing on Analyse, the skill deactivated and he smiled lightly. He could probably use it to his advantage. He was curious to know what the ? was, but right now it was not an immediate concern.

"Don't worry about the others, Gob-Ichi." Gob-Yama began. "They'll come around eventually." He assured, this however only caused Ichigo to scowl and turn away heading for the tree line.

"You've got it wrong geezer, I couldn't care less if this sickening species lived another day let alone them accepting me." He'd never forget what he had witnessed just a day after his birth, with that thought in mind, Gob-Ichi's first day of hunting began.

The forest thicket was dense, hard to walk through even in normal circumstances. Animal trails were hard to follow since they ran under scrubs and places where even with his child like size, he couldn't get through. It was even more difficult because he had the added weight of Gob-Shia on his chest, it's not like he had his former human physique that had the training as a Shinigami.

"Maybe I should have made it a back sling." Ichigo pondered to himself before shaking his head. "It's only for today, she'll be walking by tomorrow if Goblin growth applies to mix-bloods too." He reminded himself as he kept going through the brush. The only clothing he had was a tattered loincloth so his arms and legs had cuts from branches that he hadn't been able to avoid.

Finally he made it to an area in the forest that had more room to move, the natural thicket of the forest probably was used as a natural defence for the Goblin Cave, it certainly seemed that way.

"Now what is there to hunt out here?" He questioned searching the area, careful to check his surroundings. He didn't want to be caught off guard. Deciding his [Analyse] skill might come in useful for identifying nearby monsters, he activated it. Gob-Ichi's vision lit up with all manners of pop ups and as he scoured them to search for what could be hunted, [Horn Rabbit] appeared.

Doing his best to remain quiet he crept through the forest as quietly as he could, peering around a tree he spotted it grazing. Just as it applied, it was a small brown rabbit with a horn on its head. There was no doubt that the horn could cause major damage. Looking around he didn't see any other monsters nearby with the [Analyse] skill.

Looking down at his club he frowned. Without a doubt the weak rotting wood he had been given as a weapon wouldn't be able to take it out. He'd be left defenceless if he tried to use it as a weapon. Scowling slightly he was about to throw it away, however stopped knowing it'd only spoke the [Horn Rabbit]. When he had used Analyse on it earlier, he discovered that it was several levels above him, really driving the whole Goblin is the weakest creature home.

"I might have to take it by surprise, if I had help it might have been easy for someone to run decoy on it." He frowned knowing he didn't have any. Taking a moment he took in the surrounding area, there was something he could do on his own. Gently pulling the sling with Gob-Shia with it, he placed her at the bottom of the tree he had been hiding behind.

"That's really only a face a mother could love." Ichigo grimaced as he looked at the newborn tan skinned Goblin looking back up at him with wide curious eyes. "You probably look better than a full blooded Goblin though, so I can't say much." Gob-Ichi mentally groaned, sure he wasn't the hottest guy in Karakura but at least he wasn't dead dog ugly as he was now. Seriously, who could love a Goblin? Thinking this way only concreted the fact that he had died a virgin.

"I'll be right back." He assured Gob-Shia who simply blinked in response. "Play with this." He handed her the bottom of the club which she grabbed onto. "Quiet now." Miraculously, she was seemingly intelligent enough to understand his request and stayed quiet.

Looking at the tree he had left her at the base of he glanced around it to see that the [Horn Rabbit] hadn't moved. Rubbing his hands together he gripped the tree, digging his goblin claws into it and used all his strength to climb. It was much more difficult than he originally thought it would be, but after getting to the lower branches, it got much easier being able to pull himself up and go from there.

Now crouched on a branch above the [Horn Rabbit] he felt like he had the advantage, a movie quote about having the 'high ground' passed through his mind, but didn't mind it. For a normal child this height would be frightening, but Gob-Ichi had his prior seventeen years of life experience, not to mention a year of that experience was fighting for his life against otherworldly monsters. He wasn't going to be scared stiff from a little height.

Waiting for the precise moment Gob-Ichi jumped from his perch and landed on the unsuspecting [Horn Rabbit]. The monster squealed as the weight of the goblin landed on it, it tried to struggle but the weight of the goblin was too much. Gob-Ichi was jarred slightly from the awkward landing, falling to his knees, the [Horn Rabbit] between his legs as he held the horn with one hand so it didn't end up gouging him accidentally. With a Quick movement from his other hand he snapped the monsters neck, ending it swiftly.

Taking a breath he grabbed the [Horn Rabbit] by the scruff of it's neck and retreated to behind the tree where Gob-Shia was simply playing with the club, although she couldn't move it she bounced it up and down.

"Look what I got." Gob-Ichi announced showing his prize. "A few more of these and we'll have a proper bed in no time… as long as I don't screw up the whole skinning process." He muttered quietly as he looked at the Rabbit, the fur looked fluffy and he bet it'd be more comfortable than the rags he had used to make Gob-Shia's sling that had once been his bed mat.

Picking up Gob-Shia in her sling, he pulled the rags over his shoulder before picking up the [Horn Rabbit] and making his way further into the forest looking for more game.

The rest of the day was full of hunting [Horn Rabbits], it appeared that they were abundant in numbers. Luckily Gob-Ichi was able to use tactical strikes and not get harmed or overwhelmed, becoming so weak made him think of ways he could approach new situations, if it was him as a Shinigami, he'd go in swinging but that would just get him killed here.

By midday he already had several monsters to skin, it took a few tries but eventually he learned how to properly skin the monsters. Having done his best to create a fire, which was even harder to do than skin the monsters, he managed to cook the meat and even find some berries with [Analyse] that were safe for Gob-Shia to eat. No doubt she'd be eating meat in no time, Gob-Ichi had a plan to make sure she wasn't corrupted by Goblin society however.

Gob-Ichi even started to get a collection of the horns from the monsters, which was a complete surprise to the Goblins back at cave. He didn't care for their awe struck looks though, instead marched into the cave found a spot away from the others and as far as he could from the breeding chamber where they held the woman and lay out his new fur bedding for him and Gob-Shia.