Ryan stood there, watching Shiro as he prepared for his next attack. [i]Finally serious, it seems...[/i] He stood in a stance that would let him either move to the side or jump quickly, waiting for the attack. Shiro swung down his sword, both hands on the hilt and as much focused energy as he could manage, at least from what it seemed. Ryan smirked as he shunpo'd to the side, avoiding the large strike. "Well done... You've done well enough to get your reward... I assume you want to use your normal zanpakuto to fight me at my full strength?" He sheathed his zanpakuto as he stood there, waiting for Shiro's response. [i]This will be a pretty grievous misuse of my bankai, but it'll be worth it if he learns to keep that control during most battles...[/i]
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John had been moving towards Kurisa, using the few unique abilities his zanpakuto allowed him as best he could, but it wasn't even close to enough to face a captain. He knew he was going to lose, but he thought it would last longer than this. Suddenly, the captain pointed his finger at him, creating six pillar-like shapes of light that flew to his stomach/waste area. He was completely immobilized due to this, causing some small anger to build up inside him, but he was released, being told that he was now part of squad six. He nodded as he was released and told this, reverting his shikai back to the sealed state and bowing. "Thank you for the chance to be a part of this squad." After he was dismissed, he went to the main barracks, searching for other members of the squad.