Tempered by a horrific world and molded by hatred, Hidori Mikoto is a man shaped by only one instinct: To kill or be killed. Within the dark recesses of his blood-red eyes, there awaits a young boy confused by his misfortune and a man angered at the injustice that is life. Existing as silent as a ghost, he is but a shadow of a man who has seen too much and done far too little. His story is that of a beast ensnared to fight monsters. His story is that of a frightened boy divided between the realms of Heaven and Hell. His is the story of a man that wishes to force the world into the familiar infernos of pain and suffering. His story is that of Hebi no Kenpachi; the Shinigami whose blood runs thick with the echoing cries of Hollows.