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 Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 7:07 pm
Ugu tried to open his mouth but was cut off by the frog in front of him. "Zenmaru. You are an idiot. Go find someone that can think for you." Egeus finished his word with a mighty thwack of his tongue. The attack sent Ugu from his mound and onto the grassy earth south of the large pebble.
The sword followed soon after and Egeus disappeared. Ugu's mouth still gaped wide open at how his Zanpakutou treated him therein, without any grace of a partner. He sighed, stood up, and sheathed Egeus into his sheath. The 7'1 man turned and began walking towards Sereiti.
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:38 pm
[Seg.1 Begin]
Ugu, after traveling around soul society for more than a week, eventually returned to his training grounds. He stood there with his ice-laden green eyes gazing upon the small clearing. Silence. Completely silence. The absolute opposite of the shinigami hold within soul society- silence. Chaos was born within the bureaucratic crop of shinigami being created by the new academy.
He remembered when he was in the academy some five years ago. It was a different place, then, with more teaching inclined teachers than there was now. His superior at the school was the opposite of this growing trend.. She'd probably make the most battle hardened sickos piss their garters. He let out a sigh as his mind shifted to that woman.
She definitely had class. She also possessed that air of magnificence that no other could ever copy. That gal was, in all seriousness, a woman to be sought after. But oh well.. She was taken, and would never settle down with a inferior person such as himself. It wouldn't be an upgrade in class, either, since she outranked him in nearly every are. She had a higher house, a higher education, a higher rank.. Everything.
Then it hit the shinigami. Women love men with power. Hm. Actually, women love men who can attain power and keep it. Frowning, Ugu Zenmaru stared on at the green world around him. He needed power if he wished to ever succeed with a woman. He also needed power to determine his, and his clan's, fate. So power would need to be sought... But not only sought- it needed to be gained. His eyes showed his pondering as he thought about how to gain the power needed to change his current fate.
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:52 pm
After standing for a few minutes the shinigami eventually felt the need to sit down. Ugu plopped his buttox onto the ground that very second and crossed his legs. He shifted his hands to his knees and gripped his kneecaps with his sausage-sized fingers. "Hmm.." he murmured to himself as he refocused on his troubles.
The shinigami needed power. He needed power to change the fate of his clan, his love life, his rank, his social standing, and how people viewed him. All these things would require him to have skill and grace on every occasion and on every mission. So, from these things, he knew he needed power. Without power his love life, rank, standing, and popularity would continue on their current downward spiral.
Power. However, as he already knew, the strength he had already gained wasn't enough to gain the grace of any woman. All he had been able to attract were some random student fangirls, whom were barely able to wield a sword. More strength, and more training would be needed. But how should he train? How could he maximize his training so that he could have the largest increase in strength in the shortest period of time? How could he speed up the process and make himself stronger than everyone else quickest?
'How should I train,' he asked himself as his eyes pierced the world around him. There were so many ways to train himself.. But he had no idea which one to choose and whether that method would actually pay off. A large sigh came from the large seven foot tall shinigami as he thought deeper onto this mind-tearing interlude.
There were things that the strong had. Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai was the perfect shinigami to emulate. He had wisdom, inner strength, outer strength, a will to improve the world around him, a powerful shikai, a mysterious bankai, and an insane amount of reiatsu. Wisdom came with age, and that would eventually come to the younger shinigami. Inner strength, too, came with experiencing life. He already had the will to improve the world around him. Ugu was born with a shikai that suits his personality, and he didn't know his Bankai yet. Insane amounts of reiatsu only comes with experience, too.
So there were only two ways of emulating Yamamoto: gaining experience and learning bankai. The second thing, too, required experience. Ugu sighed, then, with a grass cleaving heave.
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:19 am
His hands left his knees and fixed themselves into his hair. He ran his fingers through his hair as he pondered thoughtfully on the way to actually gain the experience necessary to become strong. How would he be able to put himself into positions where he would be able to gain the experience needed to match a captain of Yamamoto's class? It'd take eons to gain the experience that his superior has. So how could he get to that level of power -quickly-?
"Skah," the man said aloud. Frustrated by the situation he pulled himself away from the problem. He shifted his senses to the world around him, and the many beauties that swam around his body. The sun above him gently prodded the black fabrics he wore. Each blade of grass beneath him massaged his sore buttox, and were staining his freshly washed obi. The wilderness around him shifted with an oncoming breeze causing the trees to whistle with their many strands of rubbing foliage.
Then breaking from the meditation the shinigami refocused on the strength issue. He needed to gain experience quickly in order to become strong like his superiors. 'Experience,' he thought to himself as he continued to ponder, 'is something gained by a trial of some sort. It increases your ability to battle because it teaches you.' Experience is gained through nearly every action, though, and some actions receive more 'battle-oriented' bonuses.
A mighty sigh came from the giant as he continued to ponder on this subject. How could he gain strength if he didn't know where to get the appropriate experience? "Skah," he repeated scornfully as he reached deeper into his mind. There didn't seem to be able simple answers for Ugu as he continued to ponder about gaining power.
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:18 pm
The shinigami removed his fingers from his hair as he pushed himself up from the grass he was sitting on. He was on his feet in seconds, and stared at his surroundings at his height of seven feet. His lime green eyes scorched the surroundings as he sought a method to gain himself experience. Inspiration from anywhere would be nice.
His eyes, after minutes of watching, eventually fell upon a twitching spider's web. It had been twitching against the wind for several minutes and he just noticed that a small speck was at the bottom of it. He quickly ran to the oak tree that the spiderweb resided in. His eyes looked upon the ant that struggled to break free from the spider's nest.
The spider owning the web came out to finish the ant off. Its eight legs worked down its web masterfully evading its own intricacies. Eventually it reached the ant. The front legs of the spider attacked the ant- aiming to cleave the small insect's head. Still struggling the ant pulled its head away from the web- freeing its head from the trap it had fallen into. Eventually, after multiple blows attempted by the spider, the ant was free from its oppressor's web.
A smirk formed on the shinigami's lips. He had found his inspiration. In order to become stronger he would have the experience life threatening events. Zenmaru would need to push himself through the realm of hazard in order to reach his nirvana. Now the problem was to find the life-threatening situations. Ugu turned from nature's battle toward the large clearing in front of him. "I need to fight," the man said bluntly.
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:34 pm
Tsai staggered his way into an unknown forest. Class wasn't about to start anytime soon, he was bored out of his mind. He wondered what Kaosu and the others were doing. Training perhaps?
Tsai wondered about the real world suddenly. He had a sudden interest to go, but would Soul Society let him? I mean he was still a student. Normal spirits are not allowed to leave, why should shinigami students. Tsai played his thoughts for awhile before he realized that he was lost. He had entered a large forest and felt kind of stupid.
"Ah crap.." he shouted as he sat down and dug through his large bag for a map of Soul Society. Even though he has been in Soul Society for awhile, Tsai didn't know how to get to places without a map still.
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Humbra rolled 1 20-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-20)
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:45 pm
"Gah!" the man yelled out into the forest. He was obviously angered by the situation presented to him. The academy was recently started, with him being one of the earlier students to graduate, and that left a majority of Soul Society's fighters in kindergarten. The man sighed, then, when he continued to think about his predicament. -Who- could he fight? Against whom could he possibly get experience from?
Learning from the Senior Captain would be idiotic. He only took prodigies and nobles as students. Ugu wasn't either, albeit he was almost the second one. No other strong shinigami came to mind as he racked his brains for answers. He needed to find someone, or something, to challenge himself with.. And Soul Society didn't hold anyone that could do that for him.
How about the real world? That was a thought. If he got the clearance he could probably get there. He would need a better excuse than 'I want to fight things'. Hm. The elder shinigami brought his right hand to his forehead and rubbed his palm into his massive brow. An idea would hopefully come walking here any moment.
[Awareness Check@Tsai: +5]
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Tsai Mule rolled 1 20-sided dice:
12
Total: 12 (1-20)
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:20 pm
Tsai looked around using his map and soon stumbled upon Ugu-sensei. "What is he doing here?" he thought as he crepted through the pushes. He slowly moved through trying not to be seen and spy on Zenmaru.
[Awareness Check@Zenmaru: +1]
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Humbra rolled 1 20-sided dice:
17
Total: 17 (1-20)
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:32 pm
((Had to delete my post that I made before this one because I did a 1d10 roll. sweatdrop ))
Ugu continued to ponder, alone, as he tried to think of an excuse. He slid down onto his buttox and crossed his legs. The shinigami parted his forehead and his right hand, and placed his hands on the grass behind him. A frown kept on the shinigami's lips as he thought about what kind of excuse he would need in order to get an allowed trip the the mortal realm.
[Awareness Check@Tsai: +5]
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Tsai Mule rolled 1 20-sided dice:
8
Total: 8 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:06 pm
Tsai moved through the bushes as quietly as he could but he kept bumping into them and making them rustle, he knew he'd be found out sooner or later, his bag was also quite big. "Not much stealth on my part.." he uttered to himself quietly.
Would be quite easy to spot Tsai, but Tsai kept hidden just in case he could get a preview of some secret move Zenmaru was developing. Tsai had done some research on the Ugu Clan and learned there was a technique they knew that was quite deadly.
[Awareness Check@Zenmaru: +1]
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:49 pm
A familiar person took view in Ugu's sight. Tsai, if he recalled correctly. Lin was a student at the academy and had learned from him on two occasions. The giant turned away from the student and began to smile. He had the perfect ploy on getting to the mortal realm. If his plan worked he would most definitely be able to get to those strong fighters that were barred from Soul Society.
Twisting his frame toward the hidden Tsai, the giant raised his right hand and pointed an opened palm at the student's hiding place. Ugu then began chanting. ".. ruler, mask of flesh and blood, all creations of the universe, fluttering of the wings......"
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:56 pm
"That chant... shakkaho? sokatsui? Whatever it is I got to move away!" Tsai thought as he jumped out of the bushes and to the side to avoid whatever was coming towards him. Zenmaru must have thought that he was an enemy of some sort.
Or maybe he was towing with him? Who knows? Just in case, Tsai moved away, rolled and got back up.
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:01 pm
"Fat fish, ugly monkeys, draining husbandbeaters..." the man paused for a second as he attempted to formulate the other piece of the fake chant. "Wiccan christians, loving frogs, tree-humping hollows-" He let out a howl of laughter as he watched Tsai exit his hiding spot. The shinigami dropped his arm and smiled at the Lin-member. Still chuckling, the man spoke to the probably confused student. "Hello, Tsai," he said, greeting the younger shinigami. "What are you doing out in the middle of nowhere?"
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:05 pm
Tsai rubbed his head and chuckled. "Kind of lost, haven't been able to find my way in Soul Society ever since I got here, and I've been here for awhile now," he continued to chuckle. He felt kind of embarrass that he fell for such a trick. He was smarter than that.
Maybe next time he should have moved after the incantations were done. "Man, I feel stupid now..."
Tsai placed his bag on the floor which was overfilled with books, material, water, candy and his weights that he created. "So what are you doing here Ugu-sensei?" he asked returning the question to him.
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