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 Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 2:38 pm
.: Western Rukongai :.
One of the four sections of the Rukongai, an area that surrounds the Seireitei. When a spirit is released from Earth they end up in one of the four districts. But because of the confusion and random placement it is rare to meet up with your family or friends again. Districts are numbered one through eighty based on their distance away from the Seireitei. The first district is the safest, Shinigami often patrol these areas and some still live in the lower numbered districts. As you move further out from the center things become more lawless though. Gangs inhabit the outer districts of the Rukongai. But even in the best areas of the Rukongai life is far from easy, people have to truly work just to make a living. Very few Shinigami choose to venture out into the Rukongai unless they are in a patrol party.
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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 3:59 pm
Unmei is silent for the most part on their way from the academy. He was not sure how to answer his friend. "I might be in a hell of a lot of trouble for how I spoke to him, but nothing I said was false. Still, my best guess is that I am going to at minimum have to face Kanda Mitsuki. Kanda has a fierce reputation, even in my own clan. She's not known for being kind and gentle. Nor is she known for taking any crap. My lords do not need to have to give an order to deal with somebody who has offended them or broke the rules, because she has been known to willingly assign herself the duty of disciplinarian. So, believe me, if sixth division does not act, that does not mean I am safe from her. Hopefully she will understand and at minimum I will be chewed out for being disrespectful." He pauses as he checks his bag of supplies. "Damn it. I never had time to head to the apartment for what I was supposed to bring back this way. Now I am going to have to make a special trip." He sighs with his voice dripping with frustration. "Ah, well. What can you do? Let's walk around for a bit and chat with some of the locals."788 + 9,820 = 10608
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Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 4:14 pm
Ambrose arrives at the west rukongai with Unmei where his friend admits that he could be in trouble at least with Mitsuki. "Well maybe she will not learn of the incident." He says sidestepping out of the way of a group of children who seemed to be in the middle of a race. When Unmei mentions stopping by his apartment to get something Ambrose grins and shrugs. "We could take it as a chance to practice Flash Step. Well as long as we do not run anyone down." He says and waits for Unmei to lead the way. With out really thinking about it he checks his phone and frowns before jamming it back into his pocket. The phones battery was dead he had forgotten to recharge it again. It did not matter for the moment it was not like anyone would actually need him quite yet. Quote: word count 147 x 2.5 + 3,136 = 3,504
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Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:09 pm
Unmei smiles at his friend and chuckles, "It kind of would defeat the purpose of why I am out here if all I do is goof off." He watches the children have their foot race and seems to muse on it a moment. "Daisuke-chan, you almost had it. Try lifting your feet higher as you run. Great work Toshiru-chan! Any faster and you might be able to out run me some day!" The two boys run up to him and start trying to climb him like a jungle gym, soon followed by the other kids. He just grins at Ambrose as he is covered in kids climbing all over him. "Even this is a part of my job. Seventh division is diplomacy within the Soul Society." He laughs as they continue to pile on him in an effort to topple him. Eventually he is forced to sit on the ground. "Oh, no~! You have me! What ever should I do?" One little boy holds up a stick and points it at him. "I'll bankai you!" "Oh, you will?! But what about your comrades? You probably shouldn't do something so drastic if you want to take care of your group." The boy stops and thinks about it. "Alright! Then I will wait until they're off of you. Maybe I'll just attack your feet!" Unmei laughs and replies, "Oh? Good thing to aim for if your enemy is still standing. Doing this could ensure that he cannot get back up again," he encourages the boy. "Natsuki, come get your kids. I have to get back to patrolling soon." A man approaches and calls the children off of them. "I hope that they haven't been causing you any problems, Unmei." "No, not at all," he says as he stands up. "The kids seem to be getting better about knocking me off of my feet." "I can make them stop." "No, no. I really do encourage them. I am absolutely certain that it will help them if they get into a situation later. Besides, watch Daisuke-chan and Toshiru-chan. I have no doubt that the twins will make great shinigami some day." After a bit of laughter Unmei parts from them. "Great family, don't you think, Ambrose? This, this is why I wanted to join. I can give back. Lord Sasuga even encouraged it! So who was I to second guess it."
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:38 pm
Ambrose just grins at Unmei and backs off a little when the group turns back to and starts climbing all over the living jungle gym. He smiles thinking that he really should take Unmei to his old orphanage to meet the children there. Just when Ambrose thinks that he has escaped he is attacked from behind. He turns around and grins at the older boy who has come at him with a Shinai and draws his own Shinai well it was actually handed to him by one of the other teens who were not climbing all over his friend. The two salute and start fighting with Ambrose giving encouragement and advise as the match continues. It was not long before the other teens joined the fun. Ambrose is unfazed by the rest joining in this was something that seemed to happen to him a lot when he was near children. They rarely climb on him like they were on Unmei. After several minutes which feels more like an hour he stops and bows. "I accept defeat as a reward for beating me I offer treats that Unmei and I made earlier today." He then pulls out several containers of several types of cookies from his bag, and offers them to the children. Each container was carefully marked with which type of cookie was in it. Once they had claimed their prizes and fled he turns to his companion. "Yes great family. I joined partially because this guy claiming to be my uncle told me to and maybe eventually find out about my father. And to protect families like them. I guess also to be strong and protect the weak." Ambrose grins and walks on "Where to next those boys beat me up."Quote: word count 292 x 2.5 + 3,504 = 4,234
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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 7:15 pm
Unmei laughs and picks himself off the ground and dusts himself off. "Well, I need to head down that pathway for a while and check on the village that way. It's such a small place, but they really have made it their own. First district is pretty easy so we won't be lucky the whole trip, but we might as well enjoy what we can." It is hard to believe that it has only been two weeks since he has graduated from the Academy and been in his position. Already he has been making friends with the locals. Mostly because he is like they are and knows where they come from. And partly because he is at heart a gentle soul whose only mission in life is to try to make sure others do not wind up in situations like his or if that is not possible then at least try to get them out of trouble. It is only a little way down the road that they come upon the village. It is a small community dotted with farm stands and small shops as well as pretty little cottages. While not every house there is as nice as some of the others, it is clear that everybody is doing their best to make this afterlife a pleasant one. Unmei had been puzzled by the way that some souls here are born within the Soul Society and others are sent here from other realms after they die. Still he holds no prejudices. As far as he knows he was born here and he clearly remembers growing up as a child out in the furthest district. A dark time indeed and a far cry from what he is living now. "Here we are, the headman's cottage. The nicest one in this little village." He knocks on the door and grins broadly at the old woman who answers. "Hello, little mother, is your son available to talk? I wanted to see how things are going in your village and if there is anything you need." She speaks softly to them that he is sick and cannot come to the door. Unmei furrows his brow and asks softly, "What are his symptoms?" Being sick is an extreme rarity in the Soul Society and therefore whatever it is would have to be quite bad. "B-black rash? This is bad. Please, do not allow anybody to enter or leave this house. I will get help!" He backs up and looks at Ambrose. "This is not a good sign. The last outbreak nearly wiped out a district. If people are getting sick this close to the Seireitei, then that means there is a carrier who does not know they have it." He quickly dials Yorokobi, but only gets his voicemail. Right, he is not back yet. He dials another number and gets somebody from back home. After a quick explanation he seems to be getting some instructions. "Yes, I have the purification water ... About a liter. No two ... Really? Alright, I can do that much." He hangs up and looks at Ambrose. "I would love it if you could help. Doctors and exorcists will be sent out to this village soon, but we can help things along by finding the sick and having them take a sip of the water I have on hand, starting with the known cases in this household."
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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:39 pm
Ambrose grins those boys were not bad they would get better as time passed and they continued to train. He then walks with Unmei as they head to the next village. Ambrose thought it was funny that the leader of any group always seemed to have the best no matter how good or bad the conditions were for the rest of the group. But he keeps the thought to himself as they approach the headman's cottage. Ambrose stands back and waits quietly while his friend does all the talking. He is then very confused by the symptoms that the headman was having. "B-black rash? Unmei what is a b-black rash and why are you panicking? He asks becoming concerned by Unmei's reaction. "Hmm they may now and are intentionally spreading what ever it is. Or may not know what it is I do not." Ambrose says frowning as Unmei makes a call he was not sure why he wanted to play devils advocate. Ambrose waits next to Ambrose and listens as his friend talks of course he can not hear what is being said on the other end. "Sure Unmei." He says taking one of the liters of purification water and starts hunting down the sick to have them sip some of the water. At one point he decides to move the sick to the headman's cottage so that they could all be in one place and hopefully not spread the disease to anyone who was not sick. "Hey Unmei should we take a sip of the water too?" He calls out after the eight or ninth house he has been in. He may not know what the disease was but he knew how to care for the sick. After all people got ill more commonly on earth than they did in the soul society. And he lived most of his life on earth.
word count 314 x 3.5 + 4,234 = 5,333
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 12:16 am
Unmei explains as they work, "It is true that I do not know a lot, but this is something I have has first hand experience with. It made me incredibly ill when I had it and I am certain that I nearly died." He busily pours out small cups of purification water and helps to distribute it. "This water is supposed to help with minor cases, but it needs proper care if it is anything worse than a small area." He counts out about a dozen households in the village. "This should be the last house to check." He walks up and knocks, with a sigh, and knocks. No answer. "There is somebody who lives here." He pounds on the door so as to be heard better. Nothing. Frowning, he walks around the building.
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:18 am
Ambrose listens as the two work not liking what he as learned about this disease. He would rather go back to earth and catch almost any of the disease there. He watches as Unmei knocks on the door of the last house and sighs a little relieved it seemed that they would have enough purification water for the hole village. He stays put when Unmei stops knocking and walks around the building. Once Unmei is around the first corner he groans. He was about to follow when he see's movement inside through a partially open window curtain. He moves closer to the window then hurries back to the door cursing under his breathe. The resident of the house was gaged and bound to a chair. He had larger and darker black rashes covering most of his exposed skin. This guy needed help in more ways then one. He glances in the direction Unmei went and hesitates he needed to warn his friend, but this guy was in serious trouble. After another second or two passes he pulls his phone out of his pocket and sends Unmei a text BEWARE DANGER!!!! I am breaking in, guy gagged and bound. Really bad rash. He then frowns after his text is sent "Ugg idiot he can not read." He frowns as he moves back to the door. He does not call Unmei so as not to alert the villain who may still be inside that he and his friend are still there. Once back at the door he reaches into one of his pockets and pulls out some lockpicks. He swore years ago that he would never use these again. Not after what happened to one of his friends. He had just never been able to get rid of them. And now years after the event that had nearly killed a so called friend here he was breaking into someone else's house. At least this time it was actually to help someone. Last time was supposedly to help someone but the former friend had lied too him on who he was helping. Ambrose had been furious back then, a little to angry for his own good. The two had fought right up until the homeowner had returned and fired a gun at them. Ambrose shakes his head to chase away the memory and inserts the picks into the lock. This lock was no where near as difficult as the one he had picked that last time. Ambrose quickly and quietly entered the house. It was possible that the man bound to the chair was the one who had unintentionally brought the disease to the village. But that did not explain why he was tied up and gagged. Cautiously Ambrose enters the house and makes his way towards the victim. Once close enough he can see that someone has been torturing this poor fellow. He is about a foot from the guy when he catches movement off to his left. He dodges the first attack just in time. And barely has time to draw his zanpakuto before the second attack. "Unmei!" He yells like it is a battle cry and not his companions name. He was not sure if he was calling for help for himself or the poor guy who was tied up. Ambrose entered a deadly dance with his attacker who seemed to also have the corruption badly like the man who was tied up. But oddly of all the weirdest things he has seen with sickness he has never seen an illness where you developed extra eyes. The man looked like a science experiment gone horribly wrong. "You damn Shinki I will kill you." The being snarled as Ambrose managed to cut his arm. Ambrose was doing his best to get this guy away from his victim and outside where there would be more room to move about. 'What the hell is a Shinki?' He wonders as the fight continues. 'I am not a Shinki I am a Shinigami' It was not long before Ambrose felt an odd sensation. His blood felt like it was boiling in his veins yet his skin felt like it was covered in frost. And he could have sworn he saw hail falling. He dodges yet another attack while making an attack of his own. ... rose ... Ambrose jumps slightly but keeps fighting as he starts to hear a raging fire as well as a massive waterfall competing on which on could be louder "...Ambr... ...hea... ...e...? He swings his sword again wondering what was going on and where Unmei was. Hell where was the village and his enemy all he saw was a huge waterfall in front of him, a raging column of fire behind him, a field of ice on either side of him and hail raining in every direction. The image only lasted a second before he was back in the village fighting his enemy. He blinks confused but suddenly remembers his kidou. "Baka" Ambrose ignores the insult and jumps away from his opponent and chants "Disintegrate, black dog of Rondaniini. Look upon your burning soul and sever your throat! Bakudou #9 Conquer!" Ambrose then watches as his target is surrounded in a bright red light that slows his target down. This gives Ambrose a moment to catch his breathe.Quote: word count 886 x 3.5 + 5,333 = 8,434
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:27 am
Unmei does not have time to react to the text. Not that he would bother in the first place. Besides, there was something wrong and he could just sense it. Upon hearing Ambrose call for back up, he kicks in the back door and charges inside. When he sees what they are up against, he yells to Ambrose, "Don't touch either one! You'll catch it." He draws out his zanpakutou, unwilling to pull out his shinki blade just yet and hopes that the binding spell will hold. "Fine mess we are in, Ambrose."
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:12 am
Ambrose moves a little further away as Unmei barges in then stops. And smirks at Unmei "To late I think." He laughs pointing at his arm where their seemed to be a bit of shadow on his forearm. And where the shadow was it burned like hell but was cold to the touch. As if his unknown Shinki powers were trying to fight it off. Or maybe his Zanpakuto was trying to fight it. It was hard to tell. "Baka drink the water." Hearing the strange voice tell him to drink some of the water he does so. But only a sip just like they had with the ones showing symptoms. He looked at the enemy and wished that he could tie him up. But Unmei's instructions of not touching the guy prevented it. "So how far out is the cavalry?" He asks as the infected guy slowly swings his blade at Ambrose who easily steps out of the way. "Maybe I should have used a different binding spell instead of one the only slows him down." "Gee you think" Ambrose leans against the wall keeping a wear eye on thie enemy the spell would not last much longer than he would have to cast another.Quote: 206 x 3.5 + 8,434 = 9,155
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 12:23 pm
Unmei parries a tendril that flings itself at him from the transforming being. "We are about five districts in from where my clan is based, but any number of us are within reasonable distance. So, cavalry is not the accurate word for it." He strikes again and blocks another attack. "It would have been nice to have a much better binder, however." In the time it takes for what is left of that man to recoil in pain, he pours the remaining little purification water on the sword and strikes hard. Another member finally arrives in the village, unaware of what is going on. He sets about investigating the situation and starts working with the sick.
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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:48 am
Ambrose grins sheepishly at Unmei. As he dodges a tendril. Why the heck did this guy have a tendril? First extra eyes and now tendrils what was next.? He quickly runs through his mental list of kidou and as the spell breaks he starts incanting another. Ambrose clasps his hands together and yells "Wall of iron sand, pagoda of priestly form, shimmering fireflies of iron, fill until the silent end. Bakudou #75 Five Pillar Iron Brace!" He then watches as five small yellow orbs with skinny tails emerge from between his clasped hands and move above the his head before forming a circle of five. Raising his clasped hands above his head, the he slams them downward, sending the orbs into the ground. As a bright light is generated in the sky above their enemy, five tall and thick pillars, which are connected to each other by chains, pin the target to the ground. His new binding spell strikes just as the old spell has broken and seconds before Unmei's sword strikes. Ambrose grins as the creature shrieks in pain and rage. "Good one Unmei" He says not sure that his friend has heard him. And glad that his binding spell did not grab Unmei too. Three more members arrive just in time to hear the creature shriek and come running "You did not tell us about this Unmei" One says before making a call to inform the higher ups what they were now dealing with.Quote: 246 x 2.5 + 9,155 = 9,770
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 1:44 pm
Ambrose's chant comes just in time. "Good one!" Unmei calls out. Just in time for the back up to arrive and help contain it. Three of the members make a two fingered swipe and a triangular barrier forms up and contains the corrupted being, whoever and whatever he used to be. "You are a disgrace to our kind!" says one of them. "Your offenses will be purged or you will die, because we will not be relenting!" says another. The third one is doing the chant. This one is dressed like a monk wearing a tengai. As for the other two one is dressed like an unseated shinigami and the other is dressed like a normal peasant, albeit in nicer clothes than you would normally see on a peasant, but you can tell by the simpler clothing style. He looks as if he just came here off of a farm plot, complete with conical straw hat. The monstrous being struggles hard within the confines of the barrier and binding kidou. "Hold fast!" the monk orders the other two. They tighten the barrier until he has no real place to go. By this point he is screaming and yelling from the ablution ritual. Unmei cringes as he watches the ritual. It looks quite painful as it burns away the corrupted flesh. The man beneath all of the black tendrils and underneath all of those creepy eyes finally reaches his breaking point and begins to plead for mercy. Unmei looks troubled, but does not avert his eyes. He simply says to Ambrose, "It may look cruel, but this is for his own good. This man is suffering in this condition and is dangerously close to something akin to hollowfication, but it is not exactly the same thing. It is a terrible impurity that has corrupted his very soul. Whatever there is left of him will die if they do not complete this ritual." The remainder of the vile corruption burns away to ash, leaving a young man who looks to be in severe pain. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I spread this plague! I kidnapped this man! I foolishly broke the taboo and bound myself to somebody's service without regard! I'm sorry! Please release me!" When satisfied that the ritual is complete the monk steps forward and inspects him. "Yes, he purified." He then slaps the man's back and says, "You are lucky you didn't kill yourself! Who is your master?" The man is still on his knees with his palms on the ground. ".... I do not know his name ... please sever my chain to him. I do not wish to serve him any longer. Please, I will serve under whoever rules your clan faithfully. I do not desire to be a nora any longer."
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 4:17 pm
Ambrose is at first relieved when the trio arrives and then horrified by what follows. But is unable to look away or step in and do anything. And like Unmei cringes as he watches the ablution ritual take place. After what seems like a lifetime of torture the man apologizes and confesses to what he has done. Which seems to be what the monk and the other two wanted. Ambrose then turns his attention to his companion as he starts talking to him. "Our kind, corruption, chained, master an serving, Unmei I am very confused right now. What is a nora and what are you" He asks studying his friend. "No maybe it is better off if I do not know." He says concerned "What about the infected locals are they going to have to go through that as well?" "He is he same thing as you." The monk says drawing Ambrose's attention away from Unmei. It is then that Ambrose notices that the man he had been fighting as well as the other two men were gone. "As for the victims they are being helped now and no they will not have to go through what that man did." Ambrose frowns in thought realizing some of his questions were not answered and for every one that was five more seemed to take their place. "Then what do you think I am?" he asks but the monk had turned his attention to Unmei "Finish your patrol if you must but once you are done you and get yourselves checked by Yorokobi" After giving that order to Unmei the monk leaves them to assist the others that were their working. Ambrose turns to Unmei wondering what would happen next.Quote: 288 x 3.5 + 9,770 = 10,778
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