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A large cave embedded into the side of a large hill. Within this cave was a large quantity of crystalline gems that shone a faint glow when ever light was cast on them. This light was given in small amounts from cracks in the cave's ceiling. At the center of this cave sat a lake of clear water. It apparently led into some sort of underwater tunnel leading elsewhere but that was unimportant at this point in time. Around this lake were varying rock formations a few of which almost looked like small stools and at the center of these "rock stools" sat the scorch marks from a camp fire that had recently been put out. If one concentrated hard enough it would was possible to hear a small chiming rhythm that some believed was the song of the gems.

((Hmm, not my best idea but I think it'll work...))

Venturing up the slope towards his eventual destination, Kinsetsu couldn't help but question himself as to why he had chosen such a desolate region to perform the training. Kazuma had no clue as to why he was summoned to meet him here but it was to allow him to discover his inner spirit as he had done himself. Potentially it was due to the fears of revealing portions of his own inner spirit that led him to a region where no others were reserved. What if he was forced to go shikai, would he kill the shinigami? It was nonsense to think like this and he shut the thoughts out his mind for the time being. Regardless he had reached his destination, the entrance to the darkened cavern.

He descended within the darkness, the slight cracks in the structure became the only source of light as one went further in. He noticed, resting upon a rock was Kazuma, fast asleep. He approached the shinigami as the dripping water echoed as it hit the lake to his side. Once within arms length of Kazuma he tapped his shoulder once.

"Wake up. You will need full awareness for what will occur shortly."

The befuddled look upon the shinigami's face as he attempted to regain full conscious awareness was rather amusing to watch. The incoherent speech that ensued demonstrated to what extent Kazuma had lost bearing of his surrounding. He awaited till Kazume had fully reclaimed all of his faculties before doing anything. It would be made rather clear that this would not be a leisure meeting.

"I'm glad you are finally awake. Kazuma, I will get straight to the point. Of course you know we in squad 8 are rather observant in order to keep ourselves informative. We do this in regard to the members as well, including yourself. We have watched you and to put it simply we feel you are capable of more than you have demonstrated. All shinigami reach this point and you are at the point where your physical body must meet its spiritual body."

He paused before continuing, allowing the shinigami to digest each and every word. It was rather important he understood all that was being said.

"In order for you to have this meeting occur you need to be pushed beyond a limit, past the limit you believe yourself capable of. In order to do this we will fight here and now. I advice you to come at me with all your skill."

Although he was not nervous with this being his first chance to train an individual he took caution with regards to his approach here. He knew he needed to have Kazuma go beyond his limit, but he himself could not pull out the spirit from its sealed state. Kazuma needed to perform that task on his own. Kinsetsu was merely the tool in this circumstance, by which he would gain that opportunity.

Undaunted by the constant restlessness displayed in the Kazuma he remained fixated upon the face of his fellow shinigami, awaiting the echo of words to exit his mouth. He seemed uncertain of himself to a degree by asking the question he did, as if he was potentially not fully comprehending the signifance of the events yet to unfold. The statement was made clear the first time, but he would reaffirm the enormity of the training he would perform with Kazuma.

"Kazuma, understand clearly, you will fight till your physical state can endure no more. Through this you will break a spiritual barrier currently in place. It is a test of limits to awakening. Now let us commence, come at me with everything."

His once relaxed stance was no more as he pivoted himself upon his toes in order react as quickly as possible to any potential attack Kazuma may throw at him. It would also serve the purpose of showing how serious he himself was taking the situation, allowing Kazuma to properly gauge the gravity of the training. Bodies would shed blood and more, but in the hopes of gaining consciousness.

Noting the sudden explosion in energy from the muscles, Aurilien was quite ready to parray any strike that would head his way. With the posture of the sword extended above the head it was rather clear the only possible strike was downwards in order to strike the opponent. The strike's energy would come from the source of the user, in this case Kazuma, but as it descended the energy would be transferred outwards. Most would perceive the need to evade by going away from the source of that energy, there however was a better method. As that energy extended outwards and the sword did as well, Kinsetsu rapidly stepped inwards. This maneouver would not cause him any threat at moment and allowed him the opening to launch a counteract since he would be between Kazuma and his sword.

As the sword came down it would find air and would be impossible to strike him with any chance to do harm as the arms of the human body were incapable of bending to such a degree from the body to continue forth the strike with force to hit his body, which would be glued to Kazuma's at moment. While he had stepped inwards he placed one leg past Kazuma, directly behind his stance. With a quick movement of the arm he proceeded to push forward and allow the obstacle of his leg to knock his opponent off his feet. With this maneouver done he took 10 paces back to await the second attempt.

His push did not have the intended effect as Kazuma did maintain his balance, quite a feat, although he had not used much force. The intention was rather to have Kazuma fall at the obstacle of his well positioned leg. As he had regained his previous stance location a few yards away he contemplated the next series of events. The goal was to have Kazuma put to the bring and his fooling around with him would not achieve that objective, it was time to advance the scenario.

Unsheating his own sword he let fall idly to the his left side as the point found its way towards the dirt surface. Looking over at the his young discipline for this training he smiled prior to opening the passage of his mouth.

"I'm rather sorry for the lack of seriousness I displayed with your previous attack. It was done for a reason to demonstrate that you yourself must bring forth more in this situation. I did not any intent to kill behind your attempt, without such vigor you will never achieve your objective here. Please come at me with true intent."

He left his sword planted in the ground slightly and shifted his weight once more to be on his toes. His strength had always been his capacity to react to situation, therefore he would likely not be in serious danger here but he was certain Kazuma was capable of posing a threat. All the young shinigami needed to do was remove the restraints that were currently holding him back.

It seemed Kazuma easily understood what was meant in his wording as he himself asked for what was needed for him to display full capabilities, Kinsetsu being serious himself. It was quite true if he displayed lethargic attitude towards this fight Kazuma would sense it. He needed to perform a display of serious intent and he knew the perfect method, an old trick he had used on occassions that would combine his scientific mind with his skill at Kido.

"Quite right and I certainly will put forth the appropriate effort. Prepare yourself."

He removed two tubes containing the elements H and O and tossed them in the air in front directioned at Kazuma. He began to build up Reaitsu, but with control as to not kill the shinigami if it hit. Muttering quietly Byakurai #4 the icy blue blast flung out of his arm with extreme velocity. As it insciniarate the tubes the once straight blast began to expand exponentially due to the reaction caused by the elements, inducing conductivity. This was one of his specialties, combining science with shinigami techniques. Kazuma had certainly never seen such an attack and would be in quite a predicament with the few milliseconds afforded to him after the surprise growth of the blast. This was merely a test to see how well the shinigami reacted under dire circumstances. He did not wait for the attack to hit as he was already on the move.

It was a last resort option it seemed that made Kazuma decide to go within the water as this was quite a dangerous place to be. His movements had led him to the right in front of the lake as he saw Kazuma dive under. For the briefest of moments he felt sorry for what he was about to do, but it was rather brief. Kazuma had shown depth in his abilities beyond what he had recorded on the shinigami. With this he had proven beyond a doubt he was ready to achieve shikai. It was time to seperare his mind from his physical body for the moment.

Without further hesitation as Kazuma remained underwater he placed his hand upon the cool water and spoke the words that would likely end this fight. Hado 11: Bound Lightning. The yellow electrical bolts shot out and into the water. Unfortunately for Kazuma there would be no escape as water was rather conductive and he would not have the time to resurface prior to feeling the damaging energy enter his body and render him unconscious. He took a step back, watching carefully the waters as it was likely he would need to dive down himself to ensure Kazuma did not drown. While in such a state Kinsetsu could only hope he would find within his spiritual body the connection that would unlock the power of a true shinigami.