Komori Sweets Shop - Weapons Testing Ground
Sunday Midday
Bakuto and Tony's straightforward attacks alongside Darius' burst of aggression were filled with a sort of resentment from the night before. Bakuto's confidence and gung-ho attitude flying true in his quick yet unrefined attack, while Tony's resolve was beginning to form. Darius who normally took a defensive stance began to realize he had to put a foot in himself too. Enishi using binding from afar, and Mitsuaki making the best of his wounded state to try and slip into a blind spot. Sara was nowhere to be seen, but Ouga was already told by Shouko that she would be caring for her.
So, how did these five measure up? How does this assault work out for them?
Bakuto's flying thrust was evaded rather seamlessly as Ouga shifted to the side. An ordinary sparring partner would be hyper focused on Bakuto's quick yet clumsy attack and be blindsided by the incoming wall that was Darius, however Ouga immediately thrust his bokken into the ground, letting it stand as he now had both hands free, reiatsu pouring out of his hands as he delivered a powerful double palm strike against Darius' shield, sending him hurtling into the mid-flight Bakuto.
"Pass, fail", he yelled out. Not moments after, Tony would come in swinging, with a back handed grip Ouga picked up his sealed wooden zanpakuto and swung up to meet Tony's strike before delivering a swift kick. It was firm, strong, maybe it broke a rib or two from the feeling, but he knew the man could strike harder than that. Nevertheless he went hurtling back,
"pass". And just as quickly he throw his bokken right at Enishi, even if her binding kido landed, her concentration would be broken by the swift bokken to the face,
"fail". Ouga then turned quickly while moving, slipping right past Mitsuaki's strike and palming the flat side, then about to deliver a body blow which would have been exceptionally painful due to Mitsuaki's wound from last night, he stopped, simply smacking him on the forehead,
"pass". He may be rough but he was not heartless.
Ouga straightened up and walked over to pick up his bokken as everyone who attacked at once, and dispatched in mere moments would be recovering.
"I'll admit, more than I expected. When I said try to kill me, I really meant it. Darius, take the opportunity to land a blow on me. Against a stronger opponent, you can't just expect to outlast them. Enishi, binding will only go so far on it's own, even with a team. If you wanna keep doing Kido, I suggest you turn around and talk to Shouko. The rest of you I'm impressed", so what was the importance of this lesson one might wonder...? Well, it had to do a little with what he mentioned about Darius. Strong opponents. That's something they had to deal with.
"If you wield the blade, then a battle can be decided in mere moments, even the strong will kneel to the weak in a moment of carelessness. By having the will, courage, and killing intent to seek that moment out, you can fell even the strongest of opponents. That's what we're going to be training today. A killing technique. Doesn't matter if you failed or pass, if you failed then we'll put more work in, and if you passed, we just refine what you have until you have something".
Sara:
@LadyAnnaLeeWhen Sara approached Shouko with this inquiry, she pursed her lips in thought... Truly, it was possible for shinigami to hear the voices of their zanpakuto quickly and rather soon, but it was exceedingly rare. Most zanpakuto had contrasting personalities to their own wielders, as a means to challenge them to become stronger. Well, the relationship of zanpakuto to shinigami is varied, nuanced, and full of odd exceptions. In fact some of the Commissioners and even the Commissioner of her own commission was incredibly exceptional.
But what to say? As she looked at Sara who seemed to be a little unsure, all while not being aware of Shikai... Well, if she was at the park she would have seen a Shikai for the first time. Then again as she thought about it a little more, the knowledge of it would not affect the release all too much. If a Shinigami was destined to achieve it, then they will. That was a firm belief all Shinigami held. All the more reason was Sara's increased attachment to her zanpakuto.
"I see... From the sounds of it, that might have been the spirit of your zanpakuto", the information should be quite surprising. No one here but Ouga and Shouko herself knew about them, not yet at least. She imagined someone might ask Ouga eventually too.
"Well, I cannot say what you must do... Every zanpakuto spirit acts differently to their shinigami, their wielder. Some are cryptic, to test and challenge them, others are hateful and deterrent, forcing conflict... I only suggest that you listen and ascertain the relationship your zanpakuto has with you, and act accordingly. If it has helped you, then perhaps your zanpakuto's spirit is a kind one", Shouko softly sighed a little, pressing her forehead. A kind zanpakuto huh? She wished hers was so, but instead it was an unruly spirit that sought to dance every night, 'until death' even. It was fitting for what it was, but it was always a pain to deal with.
"Though it's good you've come to me. I was about to ask you to come train with me instead. You wished to improve your abilities with Kido did you not?" she inquired.
Nina:
@NyahahamehaNina's action hero preparing for a breach antics were not unnoticed, in fact, Emi who had been sitting in the far back was sort of noticing the shuffling happening from outside. Normally, she would call out, but after seeing a glimpse of that bright hair Emi had an idea who it was. She sighed, grabbed an umaibo packet from the shelf, a long, cylindrical Japanese baked sweet, and wound her arm up like a baseball player. As soon as Nina turned the corner to rush the front of the shop she would be immediately met with this sweet right to the face, landing square in her mouth.
"Welcome back Nina, if you want to tell Ouga and Shouko you're back I'll show you to the training ground", the two had only met once before, and this was because Nina needed a mod soul candy drop custom made that was also a mute. It turns out every other mod soul kind of freaked out when they were unable to talk. Though with all that said, she would show Nina to the downstairs as she'd said, as soon as she was ready.
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