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A day before, Kyoichi had opened up the scroll for the first time and read the first section of it. What it contained was a riddle. It spoke of an old place, filled with cherry blossoms. Kyoichi took to it meaning that he is going to one of the places his great-grandfather had visited as a younger man. For this would be the first step in his journey to reclaim the sword that was passed from one master to another.

Arriving at the temple, Kyoichi quickly scanned the surroundings. It seemed too peaceful. Too simple. He assumed that there would be many trials and tribulations along the way. For iron forged with fire will stand the test of time. He saw an old monk, sweeping and tending to the grounds by himself. He did not pick up and traces of reiatsu from the man so he assumed that he was exactly as he seems. Just an old monk who has dedicated his life to his temple. Walking by him, he offered the monk a small nod. To which the monk did not respond, but instead he just kept on sweeping at seemingly nothing.

Checking quickly that his scroll was still secured in his backpack, he placed his left hand on the pommel of his sword and stepping into the temple. It was dimly lit and the atmosphere was peaceful. Something irked him, however. As soon as he stepped into the temple, all noise and light from the outside world seemed to have disappeared. It was as if he stepped into a sacred zone created by some entity. He scanned the area again, not picking up a trace of reiatsu still. Skeptical, he heightened his senses and paced about in the temple...

[color=ed1c24](Now, I'm leaving the role of the monk up to anyone that wants to play a fight with my character. I'm setting the monk's power level to that of a captain. Play accordingly please ^_^ Otherwise, no restrictions on the fight other than the monk should be just that, a monk. I do not expect him to have a pistol for Shikai lol~)[/color]