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Xeion eased his stance when he saw that Zaine-san hadn't attempted to counter the attack he had just gave. It was no wonder though -- from the side-kick prior to the multiple attacks, Xeion heard the loud crack of one of Zaine-san's ribs breaking. It had probably been painful for the young shinigami to move around, let alone fight with someone far above his rank in terms of status, power, and skill. Poor Zaine-san wouldn't be able to fight properly with that kind of painful injury and Xeion even found it amazing that Zaine-san was even able to stand and act as if he were okay. It was a prime example of just how strong Zaine-san's willpower was -- truly remarkable and even unbelievable.

Xeion shook his head. "No, it's enough. You're too weak to fight properly, even though you want to continue. I don't fight people who are at an extreme disadvantage because that would be unfair," explained Xeion, showing just how much of a stickler he is to his knight's code and pacifistic beliefs. "I am thankful that you did this for me though -- it certainly released some amount of stress from my system, but I do not wish to hurt you any longer."

With that said, Xeion began to walk away once again, sure that he would be able to get away without further interruption. He didn't want to fight and only fought if he needed to. If he knew that he had neutralized his target, Xeion then found no reason to fight the target further. Not only was it mercy, it was a courtesy; at least, in his eyes it was.

Zaine-san couldn't have picked a better element for Xeion -- wind. Wether or not Zaine-san knew of this fact, but Xeion was trained in the different styles of combat by none other than Feiy Boelba, a legendary figure in her own right, able to stand up along with elites like former Commander-General and Squad One Captain, Daven Moto and Vaizard Leader, Jan Mito. She was an extremely physical person, knowledgeable and adept at any all ways a person can cause pain to another person. She was an ultimate weapon -- her body was suited to the battlefield, but one of the things Feiy-sama was known for was her prowess in wind manipulation via her zanpakuto, Azuhi. She could do a number of different things with Azuhi and was quite unbeatable with her as her weapon. Xeion knew this all to well for it was he that was frequently used as a guinea pig by Feiy-sama to practice her techniques against. With that in mind, Xeion was so used to defending against wind-based attacks that most wind-based attacks made against him were generally rendered useless -- all thanks to Feiy-sama's training.

Xeion couldn't see the wind-element projectiles charge at him, though he could feel their strength as he continued walking. Judging by the wind-shear he could feel with his body, they were not caused by just one or two, but by a combined strength of four or more projectiles with enough compression to slice a boulder in half without too much effort. For an unseated to have this much power was remarkable, but as a famous man once said, power isn't everything. Having less power is bad for it makes a person weak, but having too much power consumes the mind and the soul. Having enough to protect those you love is the best amount of power there is and that is what Xeion believed in. Although you can't teach four wind-element projectiles speeding at you the value of such a wise teaching as that, the same principle can be applied in that manner, as Xeion would show.

Charging his left foot with reiatsu, Xeion pointed his it on the ground, with the tip of his shoe digging in to the soil, then performed a quick 360-degree turn. The reiatsu-enforced foot traced a circle on the ground which kicked up a good amount of soil into the air. In addition to that, the result of the kick generated a counter-surge of wind in toe form of a mini-hurricane. In terms of the wind-shear, the projectiles were considerably stronger, but this mini-hurricane was more controlled than the projectiles were since it didn't generate enough wind-shear due to the fact that the power was concentrated inside unlike the projectiles that gave out so much force that it could split boulders. It wasn't long before the two forces collided and counteracted each other as both winds dissipated as soon as the clash finished, leaving Xeion to continue walking once more without further interruption for now. What happened? Basically, the concentrated wind acted like a speed damper which interrupted the wind-element projectiles' already shaky stability in their composition, ultimately destroying their form which allowed them to revert back to their basic form as a gust of wind.

While Xeion continued walking, he responded to Zaine-san's earlier comment with a hushed sigh. "Turn my back on an enemy? But you're not an enemy though, so as far as this case goes, it is, in a sense, good," said Xeion. "If I were you, Zaine-san, I'd go to Squad Four and have that cracked rib checked. I apologize for my reckless action that resulted in your injury. If you need anything, just ask."

Xeion stopped in his tracks after he had heard Zaine-san's true intention. "So that's it," he muttered to himself, amused by just how much the young shinigami went for the sake of making himself stronger. That kind of attitude was to reminiscent of his past experiences with Feiy-sama that Xeion couldn't just help but grant the boy's simple request after he had finally gotten the truth out of him, but he needed to know first why he wanted to do so.

He remembered that back then he too was like Zaine-san, seeking power for the sake of others even if it meant sacrificing your body in the process -- the power to protect those you love and those you care about with your own, two hands. In a sense, Xeion saw a little bit of himself in Zaine-san's desire to become stronger in whatever reason he may have to do so. However, judging by the young man's appearance, he must have a pretty decent reason for wanting to get stronger. Evie-chan's his Captain, another reason to trust him, since Evie-chan knew her members well and knew that she won't accept anyone with evil intent.

"Learn?" Xeion asked, turning around with a smile on his face. Any trace of annoyance from before had been gone -- long since wiped away with his response. "Why is it that you wish to learn from me? For who's sake?"

"Well said," Xeion responded to Zaine-san. His words hit him straight in the heart so now he couldn't quite help himself to teaching the young shinigami a simple trick or two from his arsenal. Mostly, he would just teach him something he can handle for his rank, though he would put into account the sheer amount of power the young shinigami had. "But first, let's take care of that broken rib of yours," continued Xeion as he opened up a small dimensional rift that was linked to the Dark Mirror dimension and stuck his hand into it, pulling something out of it just a second later to reveal that it was none other than a traditional-looking Nihon katana with a lavishly-designed hilt of pure white hue. This sword was none other than Azumi, the reincarnated version of Feiy-sama's Azuhi which was given to him when she had died in Las Noches.

In a split second after Xeion grabbed hold of Azumi, he unsheathed her from her scabbard samurai-esques style and spun her around with his right sword arm to get a feel for it. The blade, as expected, was light and manageable as well as the hilt was easy to grip and provided ample leeway for a swordsman's dexterity. In addition to that, it was smooth and comfortable to grip so Xeion wouldn't worry about getting sword-training callouses from using it. Simply put, this was the perfect training weapon and a perfect battle weapon for Xeion for reasons that would be known later, depending on how Zaine-san would answer his next question.

"Zaine-san, do you want to go to the clinic first or would you want to fight with a broken rib?" he asked, Azumi held steadily on his right hand.

"True...," Xeion answered, but then immediately disappeared from where he was a while ago only to reappear from behind Zaine-san by using a variation of the Senka shunpo technique taught to him by Byakuya-sama himself all those ages ago. "But then again, this isn't a true battle situation, is it now?" he reminded and quickly sent a stab to Zaine-san by using Azumi. His attack was too fast for an unseated shinigami like Zaine-san, no matter how powerful he was, to even avoid considering the level of mastery Xeion had just used with that strike. Azumi, however, isn't any normal sword and had quite a unique arsenal of traits that only Xeion would appreciate, as Zaine-san would soon experience first-hand.

((It's not lethal so don't worry about it. Read up on Azumi in Xeion's character profile if you don't get what I mean.))

Xeion smiled in response and said, "Silly rabbit, you'll know what I mean soon enough."

Azumi was a sword unlike any other sword in existence. It was special in a sense that it had this powerful ability to do something that a sword shouldn't do and it was quite ironic for a sword to have it. Not only was it quite inconvenient if and when Xeion wanted to use it on someone or something since the first reaction that certain someone or something would get would be something out of fear than one out of gratefulness, it would also give the wrong impression to any and all people who might see the action being done. However, it can't be denied that Azumi's ability was quite great due to the fact that so much power was in it, both powers of Feiy-sama and Rhia-taicho to be exact. The spot where Xeion stabbed Zaine-san was in the same place as his broken rib. Soon, all things would be made clear.

Xeion smiled. "See? I told you didn't I?"

With that said, Xeion retracted Azumi from Zaine-san's body and threw her up into the air. Xeion was confident at the angle and the height he threw Azumi at, so he had no reason to worry that Azumi might land somewhere far from where Xeion had intended her to land. He was confident to such an extent that he even continued talking to Zaine-san while Azumi still spun high above the both of them. It was as if the Squad Nine Captain knew what was about to happen next that he didn't even bother getting all worked up over it.

"Azumi is a blade that can heal instead of kill. It's an ironic trait for a sword to have, but hey, it's the way I like it," Xeion remarked at the exact same time that Xeion extended Azumi's scabbard and Azumi, after spinning in the air, fell perfectly into it and thus fastening its position within with a loud clang. "Azumi is the perfect weapon for me and I love her in as much as I love Elena. They're both very important to me."

"You only said that to make me feel better, idiot," Elena remarked and spoke to Xeion in his head, though by her tone of voice it was obvious that she was jesting and didn't mean the remark seriously.

"I am happy that Xeion-sama needs me even though my abilities aren't exactly...attractive to most people," Azumi followed up in a happy tone.

"Don't forget though, Xeion...I'm your first...so don't cheat on me, okay? YOUR FIRST!"

"Elena-san...I'm sure Xeion-sama won't do such a thing...haha..."

"Xeion!? Of course he won't! He's a loyal dog who serves under me! He won't run off with anyone else, so I don't need to worry!"

"Uhmm...you just contradicted yourself, Elena-san..."

"Don't speak when I'm speaking, Azu-chan! Technically, I am your big sister, your onee-san, so imouto shouldn't interrupt their onee-chan, got it!?"

"Okay...onee-sama..."

The conversation between the two spirits continued within his head and it was lucky for him that Zaine-san couldn't hear them speaking since they were communicating via Xeion's mind. However, Xeion could pretty much hear every word they said, but tried to maintain his smile so as not to make it seem that he was bothered by something because he didn't want Zaine-san to worry.