[IC] Bleach: A New Dawn

[Phobos]

hatakekuro said
He rolled his eyes at his friend's insincere smile. He knew Mukei all too well and saw this coming so he decided to have some fun with this. "Do you want money or...?" Zheng bit his lip and placed his hands on his hips. "Or do you want my body as payment?" A smirk had crawled upon his face in amusement of what he said. Obviously he was joking though it was always fun to do things like this to mess with people. He recalled doing the same exact thing to a woman in the academy while he was still a student and she fainted with a blood spewing out of her nose. "Anyway, what I am asking you to do is to create a training robot. It needs to be strong enough to take attacks from a lieutenant and it needs to analyze my muscle movement and predict my physical attacks within a short moment of time so it can counter attack." Zheng explained his idea. He knew he would probably have to pay for something though he hoped that maybe Mukei would just do it from the generosity from his heart.

Mukei grinned, obviously not getting the joke at first. Rather, he took it entirely serious since he knew that Zheng's zanpakuto and his body were one "I've wanted your body for a long timee" He said, not really giving much thought of what he said. Instead, his hands were shaking were excitement. The person whom he wanted to study and experiment on had kindly offered up his body. He listened to Hatake's request and rubbed his chin "Hmm, robotics huh. That's not really my speciality in all honesty. It'd be much easier if I just made a mod soul...although those aren't very kindly looked at anymore so you'd have to keep it a secret. It being able to predict your attacks shouldn't be too hard but making Lieutenant level might. I have to first see the capabilities of a Lieutenant first. However, if you are willing to offer up your body, I can create this training "bot" for you" He said with a grin, hoping Zheng would accept.

[Remram]

Phobos said
Mukei grinned, obviously not getting the joke at first. Rather, he took it entirely serious since he knew that Zheng's zanpakuto and his body were one "I've wanted your body for a long timee" He said, not really giving much thought of what he said. Instead, his hands were shaking were excitement. The person whom he wanted to study and experiment on had kindly offered up his body. He listened to Hatake's request and rubbed his chin "Hmm, robotics huh. That's not really my speciality in all honesty. It'd be much easier if I just made a mod soul...although those aren't very kindly looked at anymore so you'd have to keep it a secret. It being able to predict your attacks shouldn't be too hard but making Lieutenant level might. I have to first see the capabilities of a Lieutenant first. However, if you are willing to offer up your body, I can create this training "bot" for you" He said with a grin, hoping Zheng would accept.

Blinking a few times, Zheng had just realized that his friend did not get the joke, rather didn't even realize that it was joke. "You...you've wanted my body for a long time?" Now he was starting to feel incredibly uncomfortable. Was he actually messing with him or was he actually serious that he wanted his body? He got his mind straightened out when Mukei started to explain what he can do in order to provide him with a "bot." Zheng scratched his chin in wondering if he should do this. A mod soul would make it easier on Mukei and would work better though if he was caught with it then he could face some serious consequences...although if he did go through with this then he has a really useful training tool. In the end the pros out weighted the cons and he made up his mind. "Okay you have yourself a deal...but what do you mean by wanting my body?" He asked with uncertainty in his tone.

[Expllo]

Zane620 said
"I like my choice better, more likely to happen, since squad two kinda assassinates people like us." She said and shortly afterwards had a tiny shocked expression as he carried her of his own free will. He then spoke again, certain that was meant to tease her. However again, she was the master at this. "Ohhh is that your confession? Oh I don't know what to say, but doesn't you carrying me like this bring back such wonderful memories."

"Oh fine, you win. I'm not good at this stuff anyways," Kenta said with a chuckle as he put Takara back on her feet. He reached back and shut the door before looking down at Takara, really just now noticing how small she was compared to him. He also noticed he had been looking at her for a bit too long so he looked forward, "You should feel lucky I didn't drop you, take it as a further development in our friendship."

[Phobos]

hatakekuro said
Blinking a few times, Zheng had just realized that his friend did not get the joke, rather didn't even realize that it was joke. "You...you've wanted my body for a long time?" Now he was starting to feel incredibly uncomfortable. Was he actually messing with him or was he actually serious that he wanted his body? He got his mind straightened out when Mukei started to explain what he can do in order to provide him with a "bot." Zheng scratched his chin in wondering if he should do this. A mod soul would make it easier on Mukei and would work better though if he was caught with it then he could face some serious consequences...although if he did go through with this then he has a really useful training tool. In the end the pros out weighted the cons and he made up his mind. "Okay you have yourself a deal...but what do you mean by wanting my body?" He asked with uncertainty in his tone.

Mukei nodded in excitement "Yess, your body and your shikai. How they both fuse together into one" His whole body shook with excitement "If I can just figure out how your zanpakuto does that and replicate it so my shikai could do the same, it'd be perfecttttt" He realized what he has just said, his eyes wide. He literally said a large portion of his plans out in the open. He straightened himself out and cleared his throat, getting serious. "As you can tell, people in Squad 12 don't joke as much so its hard to tell when someone is joking. Anyways, people won't realize its a mod soul as long as you don't advertise it. I'm sure I can make it so it appears to be a shinigami on the outside, just make something up so people don't get as suspicious like a new recruit or something" He grinned once Zheng said they had a deal "Well as I said, for your shikai obviously. But you don't have to worry your pretty face too much. Heck, I'll even throw in some Kido capabilities if you ask less questions" He said with a chuckle. "So do we have a deal?" He asked, extending his hand out towards Zheng

[Zane620]

Expllo said
"Oh fine, you win. I'm not good at this stuff anyways," Kenta said with a chuckle as he put Takara back on her feet. He reached back and shut the door before looking down at Takara, really just now noticing how small she was compared to him. He also noticed he had been looking at her for a bit too long so he looked forward, "You should feel lucky I didn't drop you, take it as a further development in our friendship."

"Haha, you can never beat the master at her specialty." She said beaming proudly at such a thing after she was set back down, which caused her to look at him and fake a pretend sad face at such. When he spoke up she had that devious grin again." Oh, is that another way you confess? My hips must of really captivated you. Its a curse I must bear, but sometimes it bears fruit." She said as she went sand sat down. "besides good thing you didn't drop me, I have quite the reflex arm, and it so happens it fires bullets."

[Remram]

Phobos said
Mukei nodded in excitement "Yess, your body and your shikai. How they both fuse together into one" His whole body shook with excitement "If I can just figure out how your zanpakuto does that and replicate it so my shikai could do the same, it'd be perfecttttt" He realized what he has just said, his eyes wide. He literally said a large portion of his plans out in the open. He straightened himself out and cleared his throat, getting serious. "As you can tell, people in Squad 12 don't joke as much so its hard to tell when someone is joking. Anyways, people won't realize its a mod soul as long as you don't advertise it. I'm sure I can make it so it appears to be a shinigami on the outside, just make something up so people don't get as suspicious like a new recruit or something" He grinned once Zheng said they had a deal "Well as I said, for your shikai obviously. But you don't have to worry your pretty face too much. Heck, I'll even throw in some Kido capabilities if you ask less questions" He said with a chuckle. "So do we have a deal?" He asked, extending his hand out towards Zheng

A wave of relief came over him when he told him he was just interested in his ability to merge with zanpukto when released. It was a bit surprising that he wanted to figure out a way to implement his abilities for his own zanpukto though he really didn't care if he copied his abilities. For all he knew this could benefit other shinigami if this was used for anything else. A smirk came upon his lips upon hearing that Squad 12 members don't know how to take a joke. 'Yeah, I just realized that now Einstein.' He thought to himself as Mukei explained him what he would do to make it so that the mod soul wouldn't get discovered. It all sounded good to him so he didn't see a reason to not agree to this so he extended his arm and shook Mukei's hand. "You got yourself a deal. When should we start?"

[AbigailTenshi]

Kurisa said
As Kaizo hugged Rio he felt her shaking which caused the pain in his heart to increase as the tears continued to flow down his face, he listened as she spoke and hearing what she said only caused him to grip Rio's uniform "it's not right Rio, you shouldn't have had to go off and face this alone...I should have been there...I waited to long like a fool!" Kaizo bit his bottom lip as the tears came on harder "Rio..." Kaizo then broke the hug as he held her by shoulders and looked into her eye "Your the strongest woman I've ever known, you've been through so much...I...I'm proud of how far you've come, your mother...I know she is incredibly proud of you, of how strong you are...she did what any loving mother would have done to save their child...I know she is gone but" Kaizo then swallowed the knot in his throat as more tears streamed down his face "I promise you...I will never leave you, I will never let anything stop me from standing by your side and holding your hand no matter what happens...I will help you achieve any goal you want to attain even if it goes against everything I stand for! I will help you do anything because...I love you Rio..." Kaizo then wrapped his arms around Rio as he continued to cry...this was probably the first time he had cried since that day...

Rio only closed her eyes as she heard Kaizo speak, taking solace in the sounds of his voice. He cared so much for her, that much was obvious, however Rio was too used to doing things alone that she failed to notice that she wasn't anymore... She didn't need to be afraid to ask for help, or to just be with someone and be happy without worrying when they'd eventually leave.... The first time Kaizo left her, that year was one of the most difficult ones she had even needed to endure.... It was one thing to be alone, but knowing what it was like to have someone... To be happy with someone just for them to leave was a completely different story.... As her eyes were closed, Rio thought about this but then spoke up after Kaizo spoke the first time. ".... But I'm glad you didn't join me.... The last thing I'd want is for you to be mixed up in something that I had no idea about.... besides.... I had to do this.... She had done so much to my family.... It wouldn't of been right if I didn't fight the battle they couldn't finish.... I-I just.... didn't think... that would happen...." Kaizo then broke the hug so Rio got a good look at his face.... While she managed to calm herself in Kaizo's embrace, Kaizo was far from calm.... '... I-Is he.... crying... for me?' She watched, her tears had stopped their descend but left their marks on her face.... all she really needed was to just be with Kaizo, to realise that she wasn't alone in all of this.... Looking down as he spoke, his words plummeted to her heart as if he spoke directly to it. Rio then looked back up at him, watching his tears quietly, her head beginning to hurt due to her emotions welling up inside her.... After Kaizo pulled her into another hug, Rio pulled back, just looking up at him before lifting both of her hands to his face, gently wiping the tears away with her thumbs. Her face had became straight at this moment, the emotion she felt unrecognisable as her body moved on it's own accord, leaning forward before her lips were placed on his... The kiss she gave him was gently and tender but mostly, loving... After a few seconds, Rio leaned her body back, a smile now on her face. "Kaizo.... I love you too.... thank you... for everything... I wish to do the same for you////" She whispered while smiling softly up at him.

[Phobos]

hatakekuro said
A wave of relief came over him when he told him he was just interested in his ability to merge with zanpukto when released. It was a bit surprising that he wanted to figure out a way to implement his abilities for his own zanpukto though he really didn't care if he copied his abilities. For all he knew this could benefit other shinigami if this was used for anything else. A smirk came upon his lips upon hearing that Squad 12 members don't know how to take a joke. 'Yeah, I just realized that now Einstein.' He thought to himself as Mukei explained him what he would do to make it so that the mod soul wouldn't get discovered. It all sounded good to him so he didn't see a reason to not agree to this so he extended his arm and shook Mukei's hand. "You got yourself a deal. When should we start?"

Mukei grinned once Zheng had shaken his hand Finally, with his body I can begin my real experiments Mukei thought to himself, with an internal grin. He let go of Zheng's hand and listened to his question, chuckling afterwards "Well I already have started. From the moment you told me, I've been doing it up in here" He said, tapping the side of hs own head. "I already have most of everything down, so it shouldn't take me too long to just apply it and create that mod soul" He said with another chuckle, rather proud of himself. But his mind was mostly occupied with his own ideas, rather than Zheng's. He looked over him "It shouldn't take too long but" Mukei stretched his arms "I've been cooped up in here for a while. Wanna get out of here?"

[Nicias Askani]

Nope! nothing. only thing to do in the training halls were train. Sure Sinai had a lot to learn. Like hiding spiritual pressure, tracking spiritual pressure. getting better at shunpo, getting even better at Hakuda, or even learning some zanjutsu skills. But she didnt know anyone here, after all it was still her first day. The only people she actually knew on a name basis was Kiesa, cuz they spared, and Rio cuz she was the lieutenant that inducted her. One of them was nowhere to be found and she really didnt want to find the other one right now. How exactly she found herself back outside in the tree was a mystery even to her but why question in when you can just enjoy it. So she closed her eyes and drifted into a light Sleep. hopefully when he woke up there wold be someone to talk to in her squad.

[Remram]

Phobos said
Mukei grinned once Zheng had shaken his hand Mukei thought to himself, with an internal grin. He let go of Zheng's hand and listened to his question, chuckling afterwards "Well I already have started. From the moment you told me, I've been doing it up in here" He said, tapping the side of hs own head. "I already have most of everything down, so it shouldn't take me too long to just apply it and create that mod soul" He said with another chuckle, rather proud of himself. But his mind was mostly occupied with his own ideas, rather than Zheng's. He looked over him "It shouldn't take too long but" Mukei stretched his arms "I've been cooped up in here for a while. Wanna get out of here?"

Zheng chuckled at his friend's quick thinking. It's always good to have friend's with smarts, since he lacked that degree of intelligence that Mukei has. "Good to know that you've got it figured it out already." He had strong feeling that Mukei was more or less focusing on his own ideas rather than the favor that his good friend asked him for. At least it shouldn't take too long for him to make it if he already has the design in his head. To be honest, he was slightly nervous of what was going to happen to him though a deal was a deal and he didn't want to back out of it. "Sure, want to get some ramen? I heard that there is a good stand around here."

[Phobos]

hatakekuro said
Zheng chuckled at his friend's quick thinking. It's always good to have friend's with smarts, since he lacked that degree of intelligence that Mukei has. "Good to know that you've got it figured it out already." He had strong feeling that Mukei was more or less focusing on his own ideas rather than the favor that his good friend asked him for. At least it shouldn't take too long for him to make it if he already has the design in his head. To be honest, he was slightly nervous of what was going to happen to him though a deal was a deal and he didn't want to back out of it. "Sure, want to get some ramen? I heard that there is a good stand around here."

Mukei nodded "Sure, now that I think about it I don't think i've eaten since we laugh with the academy" He said scratching the back of his head. He walked with Zheng out of Squad 12 and followed him wherever he walked "It's not that hard of a request, I honestly expected something harder. I thought it would of taken me months to get your body" He said with a chuckle at the end, wondering if Zheng caught the joke. It had been a while since Mukei had any type of communication with a person, so this was enlightening for him.

[Remram]

Phobos said
Mukei nodded "Sure, now that I think about it I don't think i've eaten since we laugh with the academy" He said scratching the back of his head. He walked with Zheng out of Squad 12 and followed him wherever he walked "It's not that hard of a request, I honestly expected something harder. I thought it would of taken me months to get your body" He said with a chuckle at the end, wondering if Zheng caught the joke. It had been a while since Mukei had any type of communication with a person, so this was enlightening for him.

"Jeez, what did you expect me to ask? To turn me into half a hollow?" He laughed slightly at the suggestion, not thinking that Mukei would take it seriously. It's been awhile since he's eaten anything as well too. After yesterday he just crashed on his bed and slept the night away. After all, it's not everyday you fight a horde of hollows on the first day of your job. "You know, you could've just asked me before hand. It would've been a lot better than you just sneaking me off in your sleep and then experimenting on me. Now that would've been a rude awakening." He chuckled as they arrived at the stand, pushing the curtains away as he sat down.

[Kurisa]

Shiro had been called to Squad 1 and was told to leave a note for his newly chosen Lieutenant. Shiro wrote a note for Nishiki in his office for her to read when she got the chance, the note read as such.

I'm going out for awhile, I don't know how long I will be gone but it shouldn't be to long. I will be back so make sure you have some of those muffins ready for my return, I'll no doubt be hungry. I am trusting you to run things here, so do not let me down, this is your chance to prove yourself Nishiki.

Shiro left the note on his desk then left his office and made his way out the barracks and then began walking to the center of the Seireitei as he knew the Squad 1 barracks were around there somewhere. After awhile of walking and searching he finally arrived at the Squad 1 barracks and entered and made his way around the barracks looking for the Head Captains office and soon he found it, without knocking he opened the door then walked over to the Head Captains desk and slammed his hands down and spoke "I'm here..." Juki looked up to Shiro smiling then the smile from his face vanished as narrowed his eyes and flicked shiro on the nose "I told you to show me more respect Shiro..." Shiro stumbled back a little and rubbed his nose with his left hand as he spoke "Hey! what the hell was that about? Wait...why aren't you calling me Kenpachi?" Shiro then stopped speaking as Juki then began speaking "You are no Kenpachi to me...you're a pathetic excuse of a Kenpachi. If you want that title back you will have to earn it...this time for real...no beating second hand Kenpachi's who were barely worth anything. " Juki then stood from his chair then tapped his cane on the floor causing everything around them both to glow before a bright light engulfed them. Once the light faded they were stood in some really bare room, there was nothing really to it...the walls looked plain, the floor also looked plain...everything "What the hell is this place?" "This is the place is where you will earn your title...these blank walls and floor will be covered in your blood by the end of this...if you are unlucky your body will end up scattered all over this room...now draw your Zanpakuto..." Shiro narrowed his eyes then grabbed his Zanpakuto that was on his back then pulled it out of it's cloth and held it out infront of him but looking at it his eyes widened "W-What is this? this isn't my Zanpakuto!" what he held in his right hand was a rather plain looking Katana however it was immensely cracked, looking like it was ready to fall to pieces the second he swung it.

"That is your Zanpakuto Shiro, that is it's sealed form...it is the opposite of you, it is stronger than it looks, where as you are stronger than you look...we will change this. The room we stand in is a creation of mine...I call it simply Restart. That Zanpakuto you once held is no longer accessible...everything you learned with it comes to an end, you will fight me and die, you will do this over and over until you are able to relearn your Shikai in it's entirety and then...learn your Bankai...once you have achieved this I will finally respect you as a Kenpachi...You would have also made history....being the first Kenpachi in over a thousand years to learn a Bankai. Are you ready Shiro? because this room may may very well end up your grave...." Shiro listened to Juki, his eyes wide as he then looked down at his Zanpakuto, gripping it tighter "Let's do this already" Shiro then went to use his spiritual energy however he only received a minuscule amount that barely did anything, this caused his eyes to dramatically widened "W-What the fuck!?" Shiro then went flying back as something smashed into his gut, causing him to fly through the air as he coughed up blood then slammed into the wall, still in a standing position. Shiro coughed once again then wiped the blood from his mouth with his left forearm as Juki began walking towards him speaking "Did you not hear what I said Shiro? this room is called Restart....the energy you once had is nothing but a memory, the skills you learned are but a blank void in your mind, the Zanpakuto you once weld is no longer accessible. You are no stronger than an Academy student...you're weak....now fight!"

Shiro's eyes once again remained widened as Juki spoke, then he narrowed them as he stood to his feet and ran at Juki, his Zanpakuto held behind his head as he then went to slash down at Juki only for Juki's Zanpakuto to stab through Shiro's chest causing him to freeze as he coughed up blood, Juki then tore his Zanpakuto out of Shiro's body then cut up from Shiro's right hip to his right shoulder then down from his left shoulder to his left hip before pulling his Zanpakuto back and stabbing it through Shiro's throat, as the Zanpakuto edged closer to him his eyes widened as tears formed in his eyes, he was so weak...there was nothing he could do...it happened in the blink of an eye...he didn't even have time to think as the blade then pierced through his throat, everything then went black......

the light then flooded in as Shiro's eyes opened, he was alive? Shiro looked down at his body seeing no wounds, this made his eyes widened as he spoke "I-I was just killed...what is this? why am I healed?" Shiro then heard Juki's voice causing him to look up, only to see Juki standing where he was when they first arrived "This room is called Restart Shiro...you can die and you will come back, but your body will learn...your mind will to...everytime you die your progress saves...you were torn down, now you are going to be built up slowly...over and over you will die Shiro...but do not think this is unlimited...the flaw with this room is that you only have a limit to how may times you can come back" Juki then held out his left hand and opened it up, his palm facing the roof as the numbers 10 appeared "This is how many lives you have left...it seems the room gave you one extra...a tester I suppose..." Juki then closed his left palm causing the numbers to vanish "Do you know what this means Shiro?" "The room...has a mind of it's own?" Juki clapped his hands then nodded "it does indeed...the room evaluates you, then it determines how many lives you get in order for you to succeed in achieving Bankai...in other words Shiro...you have 10 lives to attain that level, in here I am the enemy..."

"What the fuck is this!? is this some sort of fucking game to you!" Juki raised his left hand to his chin then tapped it with his index finger "Hmm...I suppose you could say that...however this is a real game, with real consequences...I am the boss and you must attain a Bankai in order to defeat me, you have 10 restarts to do this..." Shiro grit his teeth then looked down at his Zanpakuto and gripped it then looked back up at Juki "Let's start this game for real then...if you want me to attain a Bankai then I will...but answer me one thing...am I the first to do this?" Juki shook his head "Many have done this before you, however this was during this rooms testing process...on occasion some would succeed and be fine, some would succeed however they would lose their memory as a cause of this...meaning the power they just worked for was forgotten...however they would usually be much stronger than the normal people around them and as they learn everything about themselves they discover this incredible power...however it is not always a happy ending...some died in the process...some were given a poor amount of lives which was a fault the room had, it was not accurately evaluating the people...unfortunately...they lost their lives. however they are never forgotten...I learned from them, the room did also...as it stands now...the room is very much perfect...I can even control how many lives the people are given if I wish to use it for other means. I must tell you though...the ratio of those who succeed in coming out alive to those who die is one to a hundred...meaning you have a one percent chance of making it out alive...or to look at it more positively...we could say ninety nine have failed...and you are the one to complete the hundred...meaning you may very well make it out alive...or...you could be ninety eight...and be unfortunate...we will see what your fate is..."

Shiro listened to Juki, taking in the information...he could not miss a single word he said...if there was any hint in the words he spoke as to how he could beat this game and come out alive then he would take it...he could not afford to die here..."I understand..." Shiro then ran at Juki, his Zanpakuto held off to his right side as he then slashed it towards Juki, aiming to cut him from side to side, Juki however leaped into the air, spinning and twisting in the air until he was upside down, his Zanpakuto coming towards Shiro's face. Shiro's eyes widened as he lifted his Zanpakuto and leaned back to push Juki's away from him, thankfully he managed to avoid serious injury although it did cut his forehead slightly. Shiro then stumbled back as Juki landed behind him, Shiro tried to find his balance as he then turned only for juki's Zanpakuto to pierce through his heart causing his body to fall limp as everything turned black...

Once again the light came flooding in, they were standing back where they were when they started. Juki then spoke "Nine lives left..." Shiro grit his teeth then took a deep breath....he didn't know exactly how to do this...he could only guess that he had to stay alive aslong as possible...however he'd need to take serious injury in order to do so...if it meant the sword missing his vital points then it had to be done...the pain would be immense...but that was nothing compared to loosing his life. Shiro once again ran at Juki however he stopped half way when Juki disappeared suddenly, instantly he raised his Zanpakuto to his heart, Juki's Zanpakuto then stopped on the flat side of Shiro's Zanpakuto, this caused his eyes to widen yet they soon narrowed as a smile formed on his face "Well done...you predicted where I was aiming for...however predicting where I will strike will not save you..." Juki then disappeared again, however Shiro tried to remain calm, he then twisted and stepped to the side, swinging his Zanpakuto inwards as Juki's Zanpakuto then pierced just left of his gut, this caused him to cough up blood and immense pain to shoot through his body causing him to wince however he kept his Zanpakuto on course as it hit the left side of Juki's neck however it did no damage to him at all, just stopped on contact..."Once again...I compliment you on your prediction...I wonder why you keep doing this?"

Shiro slammed his right foot into Juki's gut, he knew this would do nothing to Juki however it got him just far enough away that Juki's Zanpakuto was pulled completely out of him, Juki smiled at this then thought to himself My, my he is taking this seriously...did he read my mind? it was like he knew I was going to cleave him in two...a smart move Shiro, however you cannot rely on your instinct forever..." Juki then rushed towards Shiro, slashing down at him, Shiro raised his Zanpakuto up, holding the other end with his left hand to strengthen it, however the second Juki's Zanpakuto hit Shiro's he narrowed his eyes noticing it crack, instantly he gripped the end of his Zanpakuto with his left hand as it broke, he then twisted his body to the left to avoid Juki's blade coming down at him, during this spin Shiro used the broken part of his Zanpakuto in his left hand to slice at Juki's neck then as he continued to spin he slammed the other half of his Zanpakuto in his right hand into the back of Juki's neck, once again there was no damage caused. Instantly Shiro ducked as a Zanpakuto came flying over his head, he then rolled back and got to his feet quickly however the second he was on his feet Juki's Zanpakuto pierced through his head...again...it went black...

Restart....again...he was back...at the start. "I was sure I could of stayed alive longer...I was certain of it!" Juki then spoke causing Shiro to look up "eight lives left. It's to early to tell if you are making good progress or not...but it seems you are starting to understand some things..." Shiro nodded then looked down at his Zanpakuto that he held in his right hand, this caused him to think for a moment. Am I holding my Zanpakuto wrongly? perhaps...I should hold it with both hands...I feel like holding it with one hand is how I would fight if I was trying to hold back and have fun...but...this is serious...there is nothing fun about this, I'm dying here...my life is at stake...I don't remember if I ever tried this, but perhaps it will work... Shiro then placed his left hand on his Zanpakuto, and held it infront of him, both hands now on his Zanpakuto. Juki watched as Shiro did this and narrowed his eyes I see....you are learning, you understand that although this is a game...it's much more than that...it's real...there is no time for fun and games... Juki then looked down at his Zanpakuto as he casually held it in his right hand, seeing shiro hold his with both brought a few memories back for Juki...since when was the last time he fought seriously with someone...so seriously that he had to actually hold his Zanpakuto with two hands...it was a funny thought but it was a thought for later...

As Juki looked up his eyes widened slightly as Shiro was infront of him, his Zanpakuto coming down at Juki with some force behind it, Juki then raised his Zanpakuto to block this however Shiro continued to push down harder, however Shiro felt through his Zanpkuto that Juki's easing up causing him to ease up as Juki then suddenly pulled his Zanpakuto away and stepped to the side, Shiro however had eased up to stop himself falling forward and instantly slashed towards Juki only for Juki to block, although he wasn't hurting Juki he was happy...he was actually getting somewhere now, he wasn't just anticipating Juki's movements, he was feeling them...he could almost read the situations now. "Not bad at all Shiro...but you may want to try step up more...because it's only a matter of time before I ease off a little more on the holding back" Shiro listened to Juki's words and took them on board but he was focusing on the matter at hand, Shiro suddenly jumped back a little causing a small gap between the two, he moved his Zanpakuto down infront of him, still holding it with both hands. Shiro began to focus more now, focusing on his spiritual energy and focused on pouring it into his Zanpakuto, if he wanted to get somewhere he needed to do more than just clash with Juki, he needed to push him back. Shiro then ran at Juki, his zanpakuto held down by his left side, he then slashed up at Juki, only to have Juki once again block, however this time it was different, Juki's blade was ontop of Shiro's but this was what Shiro wanted. Shiro then straightened his Zanpakuto up slightly, the blades tip still pointing at the floor as he then slid his Zanpakuto down slightly, the blades sparking against eachother as Shiro's hilt got closer to Juki's blade then suddenly and swiftly Shiro twisted his Zanpakuto and used the hilt to smash Juki's Zanpakuto away, this threw Juki's arm out a bit leaving him open as Shiro then slashed up Juki's chest which caused Juki to then stumble back, holding his chest with his left hand however he just moved his left hand as he looked down then sighed "This was my last good outfit...I'll have to ask Ritsuna to fetch me another later if she isn't to busy."

Juki then looked up at Shiro who was holding his Zanpakuto infront of him once again, ready for Juki's next move...however he wouldn't be...Shiro had to be prepared for everything...until now Juki had been using Zanjutsu...but he hadn't even dipped into his vast pool of Kido knowledge. Juki prepared himself in a stance that made it seem like he was ready to launch of towards Shiro however he then suddenly threw out his left arm towards shiro, clenching his hand leaving only his index finger out and pointing at Shiro as a thin pale blue lightning bolt shot out towards Shiro, before Shiro knew it a small hole formed where his heart was...once again his body fell limp as everything turned to black.

Restart...Shiro let out a sigh as he opened his eyes "How could I forget that you could use that sort of stuff..." Juki then spoke "seven lives left Shiro..." "I know, I know..." he had wasted three lives and seemingly got hardly anywhere...as he was he was making progress however it was slow...so very slow...he needed another boost, a big one...he knew what this meant. Shiro suddenly sat on the floor with his legs crossed as he laid his Zanpakuto across his legs and closed his eyes. Juki watched this then sighed "I guess it's time for a tea break..." Juki, clicked his fingers as a chair formed behind him, he then sat down as a cup of tea appeared in the palm of his left hand which he then gripped and took a sip of when a voice seemingly from nowehere spoke "Are you not going to attack Master Juki?" Juki shook his head as he replied "No. it seems you have forgotten a few things...so still not perfect yet. Oh well...I can fix that right now. Take note Restart. When doing this with a being that has a Zanpakuto, they must go through two stages whilst in the room...the first stage is to obtain a Shikai, the second is to attain a Bankai...these are the rules of the game...you seem to have forgotten one of the rules...or more the process behind them. In order for the soul to attain either they must enter their inner world and fight within their soul to gain access to their Shikai and or Bankai...the case isn't always a fight but it usually is. This is important for them to win the game and leave here alive...this takes time however and as such I will not attack while they are in a state in which they cannot defend themselves from outside harm. Do you understand Restart?" the voice then spoke back "I understand Master Juki. Saving." Juki nodded then sipped his tea as he looked over to Shiro...

Shiro awoke within his inner world, looking around the large steel pillar in the middle of the arena, lightning however was striking it then suddenly a voice echoed through out the world "Do you think you are ready for this Shiro? do your truly believe you are ready?..." Shiro closed his eyes as lightning then struck near him, the light being cast onto his face as he then spoke "I wouldn't have come here if I didn't think I was ready for this..." Shiro then opened his eyes as red lightning then struck infront of him, emerging from the lightning was his Zanpakuto spirit who then spoke "very well then....let us waste no time. You know what you must do correct?" Shiro nodded then spoke "I don't remember much about you...if anything at all...but I can tell just by looking at you that I must fight you and win if I ever have a chance of learning your name..." Shiro's Zanpakuto spirit then grinned as he threw him a Zanpakuto, Shiro caught the Zanpakuto then looked down at it "This isn't the one I have been using..." " that is because that Zanpakuto you have been using it mine...if you want to use it again you will have to earn it..." Shiro then placed both hands on the hilt of his Zanpakuto as he held it out infront of him, his Zanpakuto spirit doing the same. Shrio noticed his Zanpakuto spirit using the Zanpakuto he was using before yet it was still cracked...was that simply it's form? it's true that it didn't simply crumble when he was attacking Juki...perhaps that was the beauty of it...it looked so weak, this would deceive the opponents...yet in truth it was far more deadly than they could ever comprehend...Shiro chuckled to himself a little as a smirk then formed on his face. He'd never thought of a Zanpakuto like that before...it was rather exciting in truth...

Shiro remained where he stood, both hands on his Zanpakuto as his Zanpakuto spirit ran at him, as it got close it slashed it's Zanpakuto in from the left Shiro raised his Zanpakuto then turned it so that the tip of the blade faced the floor, Shiro blocked the incoming attack then slammed his left foot into his Zanpakuto spirits gut only to find it did nothing "H-Huh?" His Zanpakuto spirit just gripped his ankle with it's right hand then swung him around and let him go, sending him flying off and skidding across the water before he flipped and skidded back on his feet, a lightning bolt then crashed down infront of him causing his eyes to widen, Shiro then felt a gust of wind behind him resulting in him turning immediately, his Zanpakuto ready to block any attack that was incoming however what was incoming he was not ready for, a large tunnel of wind with iron shards in to flew at Shiro with immense speed, he would of moved but the wind right now was far to aggressive it probably would have only carried him causing more damage. Shiro just held his left forearm over his face as the wind tunnel closed in on him. The wind then hit him and he could feel it shredding his flesh and to make it worse the iron shards were doubling that.

Once the wind passed Shiro's arm literally fell from his face as blood poured down his arms, his legs, his torso...everything was cut...his blood then dripped into the clear blue water beneath him turning it red, however Shiro shakily raised his Zanpakuto and placed both hands on it as his Zanpakuto spirit walked towards him. "Is this all you have? you came here this weak? I'm disappointed Shiro..." "You shouldn't be..." Shiro then threw his head up and looked his Zanpakuto spirit a grin on his face as he then dashed at his Zanpakuto spirit, he then held his Zanpakuto behind his head then slashed it down at his Zanpakuto spirit, the two clashed causing sparks to fly however Shiro then let up and attacked again, he did this over and over again causing his Zanpakuto spirit to continue to step back as he was pushed back, Shiro then slashed in from the right and took his left hand off his Zanpakuto as he then gripped his Zanpakuto spirits by the back of the blade, Shiro then brought his own Zanpakuto up and slashed up the torso of his Zanpakuto spirit causing blood to shoot out onto him, however he had his Zanpakuto spirit still in his grips and so brought down his Zanpakuto going for another attack however his Zanpakuto stopped on contact as iron scales grew on his Zanpakuto spirit, this caused his eyes to widen as the Zanpakuto he held cracked. Shiro was then pulled forward and headbutted which sent him flying back across the floor on his back

Shiro laid there on his back a moment as he thought to himself How do I beat him? I can't keep fighting him like this...it's like fighting Juki yet it's worse...he's using actual Zanpakuto abilities...Dammit! what do I do!?" "You're disappointing me Shiro...I'm starting to feel like you aren't worthy of my powers at all..." Shiro sat up then rubbed the back of his head with his left hand as he spoke "To be honest...I don't think I'm worthy to fight against you...I stand no chance as I am. What good am I unless I can use the very same power you wield? how am I any good? I don't know any fancy tricks to try equal the playing field, I only know what I've learned in my time in that room...and that's how to fight some mad man who is currently playing a game with my damn life!" Shiro then threw the Zanpakuto he was holding to the ground then spoke "What's the point in trying anymore? alone I stand no chance...the power I once had is gone...it's like I'm just waiting to die..." Shiro then stood to his feet and threw his arms out either side of him "So come on! you may as well fucking end it already! I can't do anything alone! I need help but from where? the mad man wont help me, and for you to help me I have to win which is impossible! I can tell just how far you stand above me and you are holding back!" As Shiro said the last part his Zanpakuto spirits eyes widened, how did he know he was holding back? could Shiro actually sense others spiritual energy now? was this something he was actually paying attention to? "So you want help do you? what are you willing to do to get this help?" "ANYTHING! I CAN'T KEEP FIGHTING HIM AS I AM AND I CAN'T KEEP FIGHTING YOU LIKE THIS!" "I see...well then..." At that moment Shiro's eyes widened as the Zanpakuto his spirit was holding was thrown, piercing through Shiro's chest "W-What did you do?" Shiro's hands shakily rose to try grab the Zanpakuto.

However his Zanpakuto spirit gripped it's hilt then tore it out of Shiro's chest causing blood to shoot out into the water, the second the first drop hit the water it all changed from blue to red causing Shiro's eyes to widen "W-What's happening?" "The water in this world represents something Shiro...it represents your power, when it blue it is sealed away from you...when it is red it is everything you have...this is your power...the spiritual energy you once had will never leave you but it's different now isn't it? you can sense me...you can actually tell where I am just by sensing my spiritual energy...do you know what one of your biggest downfalls were? you were blind...because of your spiritual energy you could not sense others. you had to rely on hearing and vision to see them...but in a battle there is more to it than that...you must be able to sense your opponent, and now...because you have learned control you can control your spiritual energy to a finer degree...if you let it run wild then you will only look like a fool to the enemy...you will appear strong but in truth are weak..." hearing this caused Shiro's eyes to widen...it was the opposite of how he thought of his Zanpakuto...it looked weak yet was so strong...was this what Juki wanted? is this what his Zanpakuto spirit wanted? did they want Shiro to appear weak yet be stronger? was control really that big of a factor, would it make that much of a difference?

Shiro looked down at his hands then closed his eyes...it was like a gigantic flame had ignited within him however it was controlled...it wasn't spilling out of control. Shiro then opened his eyes and looked at his Zanpakuto spirit "I give you one task Shiro...I ask that you pierce through this armor...using your own power...I will not block, I will stand there and let you attack me...but you only get one chance to do this...if you fail, you shall never have my power..." Shiro nodded then picked up the Zanpakuto he threw down and held it in both hands as his Zanpakuto spirit stood there, it's arms by it's side while it waited for Shiro to attack in order to try pierce through the Iron scales...Shiro was unsure why he wanted him to do this but he could only imagine it had something to do with control....Shiro closed his eyes then took a deep breath as he focused on pouring his Spiritual energy into the Zanpakuto he held, he did this with control and such a clean red glow came from the blade of the Zanpakuto, Shiro tried to keep this refined yet knew he had to focus in using his Spiritual energy to sharpen his blade...he needed to make sure it pierced the armor.

Shiro then took a deep breath as he then opened his eyes. he then thrust his blade forward towards his Zanpakuto spirit, his energy focused on sharpening the point of impact, he needed to be able to cut anything and everything...everything seemingly happened so slowly however, as his Zanpakuto's tip edged closer he could see the armor cracking before his Zanpakuto had even touched it, then when his Zanpakuto finally made contact it pierced through like it was nothing...it was like cutting through butter. Shiro's eyes widened as his hands fell off the hilt of the Zanpakuto as he stepped back, it was effortless...it was as if he barely tried...was using his spiritual energy like this truly that effective? it was incredible...like this...he felt he could actually fight...yet he could...enjoy it...properly...he could hold back properly, he could go so wild yet remain refined..."Hm...it seems you've done it...well done Shiro...your blade finally got through to me..." Shiro then looked down to his right side to see his Zanpakuto spirits sword there, stabbed into the water..."You have earned my power...but do not think what you seek next will be so easily obtained. Before you go back...there are a few things I must explain about me..." the Zanpakuto pierced through his chest then disintegrated as his Zanpakuto closed his eyes

"My name is Ketsueki Tetsu Ryū Senshi....you now know my name, and so when ever you need me I will be there...you only have to call my name and I will lend you my power so you may defeat your enemies, I will help you fight and defeat all that stand before you...as what I want to protect is you...but I also want to kill...I want to murder those who stand against you and I, their blood is so sweet...and so...when you fight an enemy...I ask that you always kill them, I understand there may be some you cannot kill such as Juki...however do your best to at least get their blood on my blade. Now...I must ask you an odd question...do you know who I am?" Shiro listened to his Zanpakuto speak then raised his right eye brow when he asked Shiro if he knew who he was "Ketsueki Tetsu Ryū Senshi?" "No...that is my name...I am asking you do you know I am...who I look like..." Shiro thought about it for a moment however he didn't know "I-I don't know..." His Zanpakuto spirit nodded then spoke "I had a feeling you wouldn't. You may not know it but you are not the only Kenpachi around..." "What do you mean?" "I mean there is one standing closer to you than you ever could imagine..." Shiro's eyes then widened as he spoke "Y-You? but how? you're a Zanpakuto spirit! how can you be a Kenpachi?" "I may not be the Kenpachi I was when I was alive...but I do know that I bare an identical appearance to the Second Kenpachi...it may just be coincidence that I have taken the appearance of the second Kenpachi, even this confuses me...however I have learned of a few things about the Second Kenpachi. Do you remember when Juki said to you about you possibly being the only Kenpachi in over a thousand years to attain a Bankai? well...I do know that as the Second Kenpachi I attained a Bankai...the ones after me never did, the one before...I do not mention...I have a feeling however that I was trapped within this Zanpakuto...and over the hundreds of years many Shinigami have weld me...I cannot remember any of them but I know many have...however none of them were ever strong enough to hear me..."

"Do you remember your Zanpakuto at all? when you first ever attained your Shikai?" Shiro thought heavily for a moment yet nothing was coming to mind so he only shook his head "I see....so you lost all memory of me. Then I best explain again. When you first gained control of your Shikai, my appearance was greatly different...in fact...that wasn't really even me...yet we shared the same body. The main point here is that first spirit you met was my Zanpakuto spirit when I was alive...they had resided in the Zanpakuto, they were the spirit to everyone...yet no one ever awakened the power it had to offer...until you came along...you awoke the power however, your desire to be a Kenpachi awoke me...sure enough, you cut your ties off with my spirit as you began to neglect it's power and felt there was no need for it. The spirit knew this would be the last of it...the last it would ever see of you or anything, it could feel me awakening...then came that time when you tried to regain access to the power I now held...yet you didn't even question that the appearance of your spirit had changed. The point is Shiro...because of your desire to become Kenpachi you awoke me, I still retain a few memories of my life as a Kenpachi but I now know I am forever destined to remain within this Zanpakuto...and so the main point of this all is I have one favour to ask of you...however...until you are ready to learn Bankai...I will not tell you....Now return...show Juki what you have been taught..." Shiro closed his eyes, not saying a word as he then disappeared from his inner world "I hope you understand how important the task is Shiro...if you want to ever gain full power of your Bankai you will have to do this....I want him to pay for this..."

Shiro awoke in the room known as Restart his Zanpakuto still resting on his lap as he then looked over to Juki who was sitting down enjoying his tea "About time you woke up, I was growing bored...well then shall we start again?" Juki stood up from his chair as it disappeared along with the tea cup in his left hand. Shiro nodded then stood to his feet as he then spoke "I have one thing to ask you before we start...do you know who the Second Kenpachi was?" Juki thought for a moment then spoke "He was a bit before my time....but yes I do know of him...why do you ask?" "I was just curious is all...I remember a bit about some of the other Kenpachi's just not him..." "Well...he was a ruthless soul...I'd say he lead one of the most feared if not the most feared generation of Squad 11 Shinigami...they were truly blood thirsty. There was no chance of survival if you faced them...they would kill you regardless of who you were, or what you stood for...if you stood against the Gotei 13 or more importantly them then you had already sealed your fate. The Second Kenpachi though...disappeared suddenly one day...apparently on that day he took the spirit out of Squad 11...after that they were never the same..." Shiro nodded then spoke "I see...thank you..." Shiro stood to his feet then held his Zanpakuto out infront of him with both hands as he then spoke "Tear them to the bone, Ketsueki Tetsu Ryū Senshi" The form of Shiro's Zanpakuto didn't change however, this caused Juki to raise any eyebrow as nothing seemingly changed "Are you sure you learned you Shikai?" Shiro nodded then spoke "I am positive of it...."

Juki shrugged then shunpoed appearing infront of Shiro slashing down at him the beauty of this Zanpakuto is...that it appears weaker than it actually is... Shiro then slashed up at Juki as wind suddenly gathered around the blade at incredible speed, then fired off at Juki in an arc of wind, this caused Juki's eyes to widen as he blocked with his Zanpakuto however he was being pushed back further and further Incredible...he actually tricked me, how foolish of me...I could have actually been hurt...it seems you have really learned to control your energy well.. Juki smiled however this soon fell from his face when he saw Shiro's left hand raised up in the air What is he doing?[/b] Juki's eyes then widened as Shiro threw down his left hand, a large crackling was then heard as a large red lightning bolt came down at Juki with immense speed, causing his eyes to widen dramatically as it made contact causing a large explosion. Once the smoke cleared Juki could be seen in a box of Kido that then faded "My, My...that was very close...yet impressive..." [i]Scrambling my senses by infusing the spiritual energy into the wind and iron shards? I didn't even notice the mass amount that had gathered above me because of it...it seems you are adapting quickly...

Juki then began walking towards Shiro as he spoke "I guess I can step up my level now...no need to hold back as much." Juki then appeared infront of Shiro, causing Shiro's eyes to widen as he quickly formed iron scales over his body however Juki's blade to just pierced straight through "H-hu-h?" Shiro then coughed up blood as his body fell limp and everything went dark..."I'm going to be killing you a lot more from now on, I expect you to learn from each death...that and you are doing to well now..."

Restart, Shiro awoke where they started "Six lives left..." Juki then appeared infront of Shiro giving him no time to think, yet he managed to block Juki's incoming attack from above. Juki however then raised his left hand and pointed his index finger at Shiro, instantly Shiro twisted his body as a thin pale blue lightning bolt shot past him. Shiro grit his teeth as he then took his left hand off his Zanpakuto and gathered wind within it in a condensed ball then pushed it towards Juki. Juki however pointed his used his index finger on his left hand to point at Shiro's left forearm as he used sho to push it away, Juki then slammed his right foot into Shiro's chest as he twisted in the air, he then used his left foot to kick Shiro's right arm away as he brought his Zanpakuto up and under Shiro's left arm causing Shiro's eyes to widen as it was cleaved clean off causing the ball of wind Shiro had made to suddenly explode releasing a shockwave, Juki shunpoed back away before this could happen and so Shiro ended up being thrown flying into a wall. Shiro looked down at where his left arm was and grit his teeth Shit...I didn't think he'd start getting this brutal! fuck this hurts! dammit!!!" Shiro then looked up to see where Juki was only for a blade to pierce his head, everything going dark again "I do not care if you have lost your arm, you must never take your eyes off your opponent..."

Restart. "Five lives left Shiro...your loosing them quickly and making little advancement against me..." Shiro grit his teeth then focused his spiritual energy as he formed iron scales. "Did you not learn last time Shiro? that wont protect you from my Zanpakuto..." Juki once again dashed in, however he slashed in from his left aiming to cut across Shiro's stomach, Shiro however blocked this with his Zanpakuto then with his left hand he gripped Juki's right wrist, red sparks then came from Shiro's body then travelled down Juki's stunning him for a moment, Shiro quickly raised up his Zanpakuto and wrapped wind around it then slashed it down at Juki's left shoulder, this made Juki's eyes widen as he quickly broke free of Shiro's hold and shunpoed back, looking down at his left shoulder he saw a light cut with blood dripping from it "you finally managed to cut me...although not much...it is still a wound. Juki then closed his eyes as the wound closed up, he then re-opened them and prepared to attack again however a voice echoed through out the room "Re-evaluating.........." "Huh?" Juki narrowed his eyes and thought to himself is it doing what I think it's doing? surely not... "I have determined that Shiro Sora be deducted three lives...this leaves him with two lives." hearing this caused both Shiro's and Juki's eyes to widen "W-What!? I had five left! you cant just take three from me for no reason!" "Shiro Sora has been showing exceptional progress meaning the final goal Bankai would not be so far away. As to keep the game interesting you have lost three lives." "I'M NOT EVEN CLOSE YET! HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT! I ONLY JUST GOT MY FUCKING SHIKAI! HOW AM I READY TO GET BANKAI!?"

Juki sighed then spoke "[b]Shiro...calm down. From now on you best focus a great deal...because I'm afraid I must use more power...meaning I could kill you in the blink of an eye...if you want to ever have a chance of getting out of here alive you best hope your Zanpakuto wants to teach you Bankai...or that you can persuade it to teach you Bankai..." "Shit..." Shiro grit his teeth as everything became real again, he couldn't piss around anymore...instantly red electricity began running down Shiro's Zanpakuto, creating a fine red glow with the odd spark here and there "If you want me to be serious then I will...I can no longer aim to merely cut you anymore, I have to aim to kill you..." Juki listened to Shiro then nodded "I see...well then....let us get this started"

The two then ran at eachother, Shiro slowed down slightly due to his iron scales still being active yet he was still fairly quick, the two then swung at eachother and clashed, as they held their Zanpakutos against eachother Shiro's let off random bolts of lightning that struck around them, Shiro began to push harder now, both hands on his Zanpakuto as he grit his teeth. Juki showed nothing but calm emotions as he then extended out his left hand, his palm facing the sky as a black and purple orb formed in his palm the suddenly a large black box formed around them both, Juki then shunpoed back as the box closed, spikes then pierced into it slowly as Juki aimed his left palm at the box, many pink orbs of energy forming around him as he then fired them off at the black box causing a truly immense explosion. Juki then closed his eyes and turned "As I said...I cannot hold back so much anymor-" Juki's eyes then widened as Shiro stabbed his Zanpakuto through Juki's chest "And I told you I have to aim to kill you now..." Shiro then pulled his Zanpakuto out of Juki's chest, electric sparking around Juki's body as Shiro then slammed his right foot into Juki's gut sending him flying back "Strike..." A large red lightning bolt then shot down from the roof and smashed into Juki causing a large explosion. The electric around Shiro's Zanpakuto then dispersed as his iron scales retracted leaving Shiro panting a little.

As the smoke cleared Shiro could see Juki laying on the floor seemingly not moving "Hey! you can get up now! quit playing around...hey!" Shiro raised an eyebrow as he then walked over to Juki and stood to his right side leaning over looking at him, his wounds all seemingly healed just his uniform torn "Hey! quit pissing around!" Juki showed no response then his body expanded and exploded into a cloud of smoke then Shiro felt Juki's palm on his back yet before he could react a large red beam shot through Shiro's back and out his chest leaving a large hole in his chest, instantly Shiro fell to the floor, blood forming a puddle around his body "You should be paying more attention Shiro..." Juki said looking down at the burns on his left arm "These burns will take a little longer to heal...you should know by now that my wounds slowly heal, things like cuts and stab wounds heal faster however as to prevent blood loss...something like a burn will not heal so fast..."

Restart...Shiro opened his eyes then fell to his knees as he slammed his left fist into the floor "HOW COULD I FALL FOR THAT!!" "Last life..." hearing this made Shiro's eyes widen, he was on his last life and hadn't even gotten close to learning his Bankai which just caused him to hit the floor with his left fist over and over "FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!!! I CAN'T DIE HERE! WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO LEARN BANKAI!!! FUCK!!!!" Shiro then sat back and crossed his legs then laid his Zanpakuto across his legs once again before closing his eyes "This is it...if I do not learn my Bankai then I'm done for..." Shiro then closed his eyes as he tried to enter his inner world "Do you think he can do it Master Juki?" "we will have to see.."

When Shiro awoke within his inner world he found himself unable to move, he looked down at his body to see himself wrapped in iron, he then looked up to see his Zanpakuto just out infront of him, however...the world seemed darker than before. As Shiro looked up further he saw his Zanpakuto spirit wielding a giant sword "Ketsueki Tetsu Ryū Senshi! What the hell is going on!? why am I trapped!?" "I want you to show me something Shiro...I want to see just how badly you want to live, how badly you want to fight...how badly you want to kill....will you fight against something that pours fear into your heart? will you just die or will you die trying?...or will you succeed in living? I want you to answer these not with words...but with actions..." Shiro listened as his Zanpakuto spoke, he then saw his Zanpakuto lift the giant sword up high, ready to bring it down on Shiro "I judge that you have 5 seconds you show me this...if you fail...then you will certainly die..." Shiro's eyes widened as the giant sword began to come down on him

In the time he wasted just looking at it he wasted half a second, instantly he looked to the Zanpakuto infront of him as he quickly struggled to get free from the iron, using everything his had to try break free from it to reach his Zanpakuto, he threw all caution to the wind, there was no time for thinking about strategy he had to fight this! Shiro began to focus his spiritual energy into his body as he continued to try get free, wrestling the iron to try break it as he managed to free his right arm and began to try tear it off him, the iron just shattered though cutting into his hands yet he didn't care, with every move he made he cut himself more and more. Shiro then looked up to see the massive sword closing in on him...he had about a second to do something now, his heart however was just struck with fear as his body wanted to freeze yet he moved his eyes to look down at the Zanpakuto infront of him, quickly he reached out to it, almost with his grip

As the large sword made contact a large shocwave was released kicking up a mass amount of wind. Shiro's Zanpakuto spirit then looked down "Goodbye Shiro..." from the smoke caused by the large swords impact was heard a voice "Who the fuck you saying goodbye to? I'm not dead yet!" as the smoke cleared Shiro could be seen with his Zanpakuto held against the massive sword, holding it with just his right hand, yet blood ran down from the palm of his hand and down his right arm "I'm not about to be killed by some old ass Kenpachi! I'm Kenpachi Shiro! the greatest Kenpachi there is and the greatest one there ever will be! you got that!?" Shiro then freed his left arm as the iron around his body began to crack and crumble Shiro then began pushing back against the large sword which caused his Zanpakuto spirits eyes to widen I-Is he fighting it!? how? how is pushing it back!! it's impossible that he stopped it! to push it back is something else!" "I...Have someone I need to kill...I have my Squad to lead! DO YOU THINK A GIANT ASS SWORD IS GOING TO STOP ME!" Shiro then pushed back against the giant sword causing it to raise into the air slightly before coming back down, cutting into the ground just left of Shiro "Now...Tell me how the hell I learn this Bankai!"

Shiro's Zanpakuto just looked at Shiro wide eyed before closing them taking a deep breath then re-opening them and speaking "You already have..." "The hell you on about!? you told me jack shit!" "Did you not see what you just did Shiro! you just used your Bankai's main ability! No single soul should be able to stop that attack! Do you not understand what your Bankai is? or need I explain it to you!?" "You best explain cause I don't understand shit right now..." Shiro said looking off to his right rubbing the back of his head with his left hand "Your Bankai focuses on increasing your physical attributes and durability...the second you you laid you hand on that Zanpakuto infront of you, you gained Bankai...you strength sky rocketed to the point you were able to stop that attack, your durability also stopped your arm crushing under it's weight...the iron scales are useless to you in Bankai as your skin is naturally stronger than iron...your physical strength increasing means you can cut through those pesky Kido's and use your speed to close the gap on your opponent..." "So it makes me stronger? shit loads stronger? what of my Spiritual energy?" "It focuses all of that wild spiritual energy into increasing those attributes...I was shocked to see you block that sword, it's been such a long time since I've seen this Bankai in action. The last time I did was when I was using it...this is why my generation of Squad 11 were the most feared...any enemy that came up against us, more importantly me would die...their weapons would be cut through like thin air, their bodies would fall in two. Do not get me wrong...they weren't the strongest in the world...but it was impressive none the less...But when fighting someone strong it was immensely fun...rendering their attacks useless with the swing of a sword was brilliant...finding someone to match you was incredible!...However...there is a downfall to this Bankai...you get all these great abilities...yet once you are out of Bankai you cannot use it for three days...your Spiritual energy needs to replenish completely before you can us it again. Now...are you ready to hear my request?" Shiro listened to his zanpakuto spirit speak then looked down at his Zanpakuto grinning a little then he heard his Zanpakuto spirit mention it's request "Whats the catch to it?" "Well...if you do not do it, then I will refuse to teach you the other half of your Bankai....but that in itself will take a great deal of time to learn....so are your prepared to take on this task?" "well...I'll tell you once I hear it..." "Very well then..."

Shiro then awoke in the room known as restart...he opened his eyes then nodded and spoke silently to himself "I'll make sure it is done Ketsueki Tetsu Ryū Senshi.." "So? did you learn it?" Shiro stood up then spoke "How about I show you?" Juki nodded then smiled "Very well then...I'm interested in seeing what your Bankai is like..." Shiro held his Zanpakuto out infront of him and closed his eyes as he then spoke "Ban...Kai..." Juki tilted his head to the left as he raised an eyebrow "Nothing? I suppose you fa-" Shiro then appeared infront of Juki, his Zanpakuto held to Juki's throat "I learned it alright....it appears weaker than it actually is...that's the beauty of it..." Juki chuckled then spoke "My, My...I'm impressed...but you know that this means I longer have to hold back at all right?" Shiro pulled his blade away from Juki's throat then took a few steps back "I know..."

"You're on your last life...now show me your Bankai, show me what you have learned...let's see if you can even damage me!" Shiro narrowed his eyes as he then ran at Juki, Juki doing the same. Shiro slashed down with his Zanpakuto as Juki slashed up, their two blades meeting releasing a large shockwave "Impressive" "You may want to focus Head Captain...." Shiro then began pushing against Juki's Zanpakuto causing Juki to begin sliding back slowly which caused Juki's eyes to widen, he then watched as Shiro put his other hand on his Zanpakuto He was only using one hand!? as Juki was fighting Shiro seriously he was using both his hands and the second Shiro placed his other hand on his Zanpakuto Juki's just fell under the pressure as it slammed into the floor, Shiro's blade cutting down the right side of Juki's torso, Shiro then narrowed his eyes as he quickly flicked his Zanpakuto up, cutting from Juki's right hip to his left shoulder, this released a large shockwave that threw Juki back. Juki flipped in the air then landed on his feet as he looked down at his wounds "Such deep wounds...I haven't been cut like this for over 300 hundred years..." The wounds however began to heal quickly, as Juki looked up Shiro was no where to be seen Which means!

Shrio's Zanpakuto then impaled Juki's back and out through his chest, then Shiro's right foot slammed into Juki's back sending him flying off Shiro's Zanpakuto. Juki flipped across the floor then slammed his feet into the floor as he skidded back, his left hand over the wound in his chest He's not only a great deal stronger....he's also a great deal faster...impressive..." Shiro then appeared infront of Juki, his Zanpakuto raised high in the air as he aimed to slash down at Juki, Juki however decided to used Bakudo 63, this caused a thick yellow rope to wrap around Shiro's body, Juki then used Bakudo 61 causing 6 yellow rods to slam into all sides of Shiro's middle section stopping him from effectively moving yet Shiro continued to fight this as shown by how he was slowly moving. This made Juki's eyes widen slightly as he thought to himself Resisting to Bakudo's and level 60? Seems I will need to go higher...much higher.... Juki then stabbed his Zanpakuto into the ground and with both hands he intertwined his index finger and middle finger then slammed them together, this caused Shiro's arms to be held behind his back as a black spiritual fabric wrapped around his body then pinned him to the floor, iron shafts slamming into the spiritual cloth as it formed an X. Juki then pulled his Zanpakuto out of the ground and shunpoed back as he then laid his Zanpakuto on the ground and crouched down he could see Shiro still trying to fight this as he was slowly forcing his way out of it as some of the iron shafts flew out of place Still resisting it? after three Bakudo's? This Bankai must have drastic consequences if he has this sort of strength.

Juki then slammed his fingers into the ground releasing white spiritual energy that then began wrapping around Shiro covering him from head to toe. A large metal cube then formed above Shiro then began coming down at him. As the Large metal cube got closer it suddenly stopped as dust flew up clouding the area, once it cleared it could be seen with Shiro holding the large metal cube up with just is left hand "You wanted me strong enough to challenge you didn't you? well then...is this enough of a challenge Head Captain?" Shiro grinned as he then slashed up at the metal cube cleaving it clean in two, each falling either side of him. This caused Juki's eyes to widen, he honestly didn't think Shiro would get out of that many Bakudo's...with pure strength alone. Juki then took a deep breath then picked up his Zanpakuto and stood up as he then spoke "I'm impressed Shiro...but I have had enough of playing around testing what you can do...You may think you are challenging me...but in truth...you're not even close....Ban...Kai..." Shiro's eyes widened immensely as a hole then formed in his chest, causing him to fall limp to the floor "Game over...."

[Phobos]

hatakekuro said
"Jeez, what did you expect me to ask? To turn me into half a hollow?" He laughed slightly at the suggestion, not thinking that Mukei would take it seriously. It's been awhile since he's eaten anything as well too. After yesterday he just crashed on his bed and slept the night away. After all, it's not everyday you fight a horde of hollows on the first day of your job. "You know, you could've just asked me before hand. It would've been a lot better than you just sneaking me off in your sleep and then experimenting on me. Now that would've been a rude awakening." He chuckled as they arrived at the stand, pushing the curtains away as he sat down.

"Hmmm turning you half hollow?" Mukei said to himself, rubbing his chin. He grinned and nodded "Now that'll be interesting! You just gave me an idea Zheng, thanks!" He said, patting his friend in the back. He felt like a fool, not thinking of it before. He looked at Zheng "Oh you realized that? Perhaps I should of given you more sedatives" He said with a chuckle as they entered the shop. Mukei took a seat beside Zheng and ordered some ramen "So how has the Squad 7 life been? Is it as exciting as you expected it to be?"

[Remram]

Phobos said
"Hmmm turning you half hollow?" Mukei said to himself, rubbing his chin. He grinned and nodded "Now that'll be interesting! You just gave me an idea Zheng, thanks!" He said, patting his friend in the back. He felt like a fool, not thinking of it before. He looked at Zheng "Oh you realized that? Perhaps I should of given you more sedatives" He said with a chuckle as they entered the shop. Mukei took a seat beside Zheng and ordered some ramen "So how has the Squad 7 life been? Is it as exciting as you expected it to be?"

"I'm just going to ignore what you just said." Zheng responded to the thought of being turned half hollow. He ordered a bowl of ramen with extra fatty pork and sake for the two of them. "On my first day I nearly died multiple times. The first mission I was assigned on was to kill hollows and defeat a shinigam controlling them. Killing the hollows was easy, so was smashing the baldy's face though..." His face darkened slightly. "A man with an ox skull on his head killed him and nearly killed me, I was saved by the third seat of my squad." The sake arrived first and he took a large gulp of it before speaking again. "My second mission was to apprehend a shinigami who was committing thefts and other crimes. Me and this woman named Sinai had him on the ropes, but then some guy suddenly killed him, took the bag that the guy was carrying and then summoned a swarm of hollows by breaking a pill. The captain in charge had to help us out because there were so many of them, I lost track how many I killed." He took another sip of his saki. It was warming him up inside. "The guy got a way though."

[Phobos]

hatakekuro said
"I'm just going to ignore what you just said." Zheng responded to the thought of being turned half hollow. He ordered a bowl of ramen with extra fatty pork and sake for the two of them. "On my first day I nearly died multiple times. The first mission I was assigned on was to kill hollows and defeat a shinigam controlling them. Killing the hollows was easy, so was smashing the baldy's face though..." His face darkened slightly. "A man with an ox skull on his head killed him and nearly killed me, I was saved by the third seat of my squad." The sake arrived first and he took a large gulp of it before speaking again. "My second mission was to apprehend a shinigami who was committing thefts and other crimes. Me and this woman named Sinai had him on the ropes, but then some guy suddenly killed him, took the bag that the guy was carrying and then summoned a swarm of hollows by breaking a pill. The captain in charge had to help us out because there were so many of them, I lost track how many I killed." He took another sip of his saki. It was warming him up inside. "The guy got a way though."

Mukei chuckled with what Zheng said "Soo I'll take that as a no" He said with a sheepish grin. He heard what Zheng had ordered, Mukei already sniffing the delightful meat from the kitchen "Ahh smell delicious" He turned to Zheng, an eyebrow raised and intrigued "My my, two missions already? Lucky you, I've just been hitting the books the entire time" He said, stretching and raising his arms upwards and twisting his chest to crack his spine. "Interesting though, I wonder how strong a 3rd seat actually is" He asked himself, scratching his own chin. He continued to place his elbow on the table, resting his chin on his hand. "Sounds like you've had quite the experience Zane, already going on a mission with your captain. Seems like you made the right choice" He said with a chuckle. "But interesting, from the sound of it it sounds like he had a hollow bait. Were there any left over?" He asked with a curious tone

[Expllo]

Zane620 said
"Haha, you can never beat the master at her specialty." She said beaming proudly at such a thing after she was set back down, which caused her to look at him and fake a pretend sad face at such. When he spoke up she had that devious grin again." Oh, is that another way you confess? My hips must of really captivated you. Its a curse I must bear, but sometimes it bears fruit." She said as she went sand sat down. "besides good thing you didn't drop me, I have quite the reflex arm, and it so happens it fires bullets."

"They really have, but I'm sure that's irrelevant because you must have all the guys falling for you. Or girls, whichever way it goes," Kenta told her, though really hard to distinguish between him being serious or just teasing. "Trust me, bullets are the least I have to worry about my ninja girl~" Kenta said as he lightly patted her head. "I'll be back," he told her as he headed upstairs.

Opening the door quietly to Keina's room he chuckled at the sight. The bed was a mess with the sheet and covers half off the bed, just like Keina was. Her legs were spread out on the bed while her bottom half laid on the floor, her hair pretty much everywhere. He shook his head and walked in, gently picking Keina up feeling her head push into his chest. He fixed her sheet and covers with one hand before he laid her back down on the bed, "Goodnight sis," he said with a light smile before he dropped it and headed back down to Takara.

[Remram]

Phobos said
Mukei chuckled with what Zheng said "Soo I'll take that as a no" He said with a sheepish grin. He heard what Zheng had ordered, Mukei already sniffing the delightful meat from the kitchen "Ahh smell delicious" He turned to Zheng, an eyebrow raised and intrigued "My my, two missions already? Lucky you, I've just been hitting the books the entire time" He said, stretching and raising his arms upwards and twisting his chest to crack his spine. "Interesting though, I wonder how strong a 3rd seat actually is" He asked himself, scratching his own chin. He continued to place his elbow on the table, resting his chin on his hand. "Sounds like you've had quite the experience Zane, already going on a mission with your captain. Seems like you made the right choice" He said with a chuckle. "But interesting, from the sound of it it sounds like he had a hollow bait. Were there any left over?" He asked with a curious tone

"Actually my squad doesn't even have a captain. The highest ranking member is the third seat so far though I hope I can surpass her at some point." His order would soon arrive and with a big goofy grin on his face, he began to chow down voraciously. The noodles were just the right texture; they were just perfect for slurping and they tasted amazing. "I fought her in order to get into my squad and man, even though I didn't use my zanpukto she had me beat in hand to hand combat." With his chopsticks he grabbed a big piece of fatty pork and bit down on it. The taste was divine and he let out a sigh of content. "Good stuff." He muttered to himself before taking another bite and swallowing it down. "I don't even know the captain that made me do the mission. I was just relaxing and the next thing I know I woke up on his shoulder as he carried me and Sinai. And no, there wasn't any bait left though it must've been strong."

[Zane620]

Expllo said
"They really have, but I'm sure that's irrelevant because you must have all the guys falling for you. Or girls, whichever way it goes," Kenta told her, though really hard to distinguish between him being serious or just teasing. "Trust me, bullets are the least I have to worry about my ninja girl~" Kenta said as he lightly patted her head. "I'll be back," he told her as he headed upstairs.Opening the door quietly to Keina's room he chuckled at the sight. The bed was a mess with the sheet and covers half off the bed, just like Keina was. Her legs were spread out on the bed while her bottom half laid on the floor, her hair pretty much everywhere. He shook his head and walked in, gently picking Keina up feeling her head push into his chest. He fixed her sheet and covers with one hand before he laid her back down on the bed, "Goodnight sis," he said with a light smile before he dropped it and headed back down to Takara.

They do, all the time. So much I have to kick them away by the dozens" Takara said teasing along with him, then nodding when he said he would be back. In which when he came back down, would spot Takara standing on Leon seemingly counting how long he was just ignoring this. "Wow a minute and hes not budging. He is alive right?" Takara said now poking him, but bounced off him when Kenta came back down. "So today was quite interesting, food, more food such good food. And like I said I have to work that weight off, and you shall be my sparing partner, and you shall choose if it will be simple fist to fist or if we will allow our zanpakutos!"

[samreaper]

The sun bear down heavily on the courtyard as Enji continued to jog with sweat dripping heavily down his face and arms and the upper part of his uniform now drenched. His breathing had grown heavy, but thanks to mediating his breathing, it wasn't haggard, though the muscles in his legs were burning and pulsing with pain. Still, Enji pushed on with running laps in the main yard and had lost count at 60 as he struggled to keep an even and steady pace and pushed on through the burn.

Now that he was officially a member of a squad, he had to push himself harder than before, otherwise, unseated officer would be as far as he would go. Something he refused to let happen and made sure he would slowly, but surely rise with; his goal for the moment was reaching the 5th seat in the squad as he felt any higher was too extreme a goal at this point. Even more so for someone with a weak body, though he would build himself into a proper shinigami that could make his foster parents proud to have him as their son. Finally at lap 82 would he reach his limit and fell to the ground with his legs numb and unable to hold him up any longer. A wide grin on his red, heaving face as he thought of all that he had accomplished today with joining a squad, gaining fellow squad members and possible friends at that.'...Y-YEEEEEES! I DID IT!!!!'He threw up his arms in sheer excitement and laughed while proud tears welled up in his eyes as he continued to laugh to the sky having never thought he would make it here.