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Tsai nodded and moved to Zenmaru's left and waited for further instructions. He inspected the class. He stood still wondering what he was about to be asked to do.

"Could it be different from last weeks?" Tsai wondered. He turned his head and was about to burst into laughter when he heard that someone had a wooden scythe. "That's totally absurd.." he thought.

Kaosu nodded at what Ugu said, he realized that having so many bodies buzzing around trying to hit Ugu would be just a little chaotic. Then, when Kaosu heard Tsai's name called, Kaosu nudged him and said, "Go get 'em." He just smiled as he looked up towards the sensei, staring hard at those bright eyes. Kaosu was determined to show his fierce determination and lack of fear, and he hoped giving the teacher the old stare-down would be a great way to start. Kaosu shifted the leather straps on his bokken as he continued to stare, whether or not the teacher noticed.

"Ran Hana." again, that long slow drawl as she made her way toward the bokken rack, lifting not one, but two bokken of equal size and length, shifting the two in her hands, getting a good idea of their balance. These two would do nicely. The weight was well centered, and the length was almost equal to that of her own zanpaktou, so she'd be fighting with somewhat familiar weapons.

"Hope ya don't mind. I'm a real clutz with just one o'these." a grin that was almost wolfish, as she took her place among the other students. There was something odd about her, and it was more than just the haori she wore. She seemed raring and eager to go, at the thought of a pending fight.

Kaosu sighed. There were so many people he wanted to fight, and none of them knew him. He walked over to the boy with the scythe, Raven as Kaosu heard it, and introduced himself. "I know ya probably heard my name already, but I'm Kaosu Ranmyaku, probably the only other one besides you here that wields a...'different' zanpaku-to. Trust me, muttering about it don't solve nothin'. It's your skill with that bugger that'll make everyone else think different. Trust me, I know."

Kaosu grinned, he had no idea where that speech came from, but he liked it anyways. Kaosu finally took his gaze off of the teacher and placed it on the almost unknown peer. Kaosu bowed quickly and shortly as he asked, "May I have your name?" He knew it probably seemed a little odd, but what the heck, might as well. "And second, may I have the pleasure of dueling you?"

"The words you speak my friend are both true and inspiring." He said with a small amrik, bowing to him with a small smile. "But for the moment I can only allow you one of the two requests you have asked for he stated, gripping the wooden double-scythe in his hand. "My name dear sir, is Haro." Haro said with a bright smile. "I shall think of your request to duel over the next little while, but I think that I shall accept it at a later time, not too far off of coarse." He said, bowing to him. "Hope you do not mind my gracious request, but the thing is, I am not quite ready to put my money where my mouth is, first I must gather myself."

Ugu Zenmaru, turned to face his students. However the instant he looked was the instant he saw his little sister, Annie. He sighed and gripped his bokken's hilt a small bit tighter. "Annie. You're late," the sensei said, obviously angry at his sister's late appearance.

Then, without a moment's notice, his stick was rushing down to meet his sister's pale white brow.

[Attack @ Annie: +17]

((To Those Unfamiliar With The Battle System: Note Karthan's block. She rolled a number, then added her dodge bonus to it. Therefore, after comparing my 1d20 + Attack Bonus with her 1d20 + Dodge Bonus, she blocked my character's blow. Simple, neh? This is basically how the battle system works. Rolls for attacks then rolls for dodging.

However, it does get more complicated down the line when you factor in Kidou, ect. :Heart smile )

Ugu smiled at his sister's swift block. He withdrew his weapon and began to speak again. "Zanjutsu, as I said already, is powerful. Tsai, and a few others, have already made the point that the skill is more powerful when used with other skills. That is true with everything that you learn in this academy. It's even more true when you co-ordinate with other shinigami." A chuckle came from him as he continued, "That is why Soul Society is stronger than any threat put against it. Everything is strengthened with more than one view is added to it."

"However.. This isn't a class about the harmony of Soul Society, or a class about tactics. This class is about Zanjutsu- The Art Of Sword Combat." The teacher blurred to his left, to where Tsai currently stood. "Tsai and I will illustrate the basics of this class." A sword swing fell downward, aiming to smash into Tsai Lin's left shoulder.

[Attack @ Tsai: +17]

Tsai nodded to Ugu's lecture, every word the teacher said was almost as if he had read it out from a book, but there were no books around. He was quick to react to the blur that came rushing at his left shoulder, Tsai remained calm, this was a class he did pass before. He shifted his left foot along with his body and attempted to avoid the teacher's attack. The blunt blade of the bokken would slide down and would be inches away from Tsai, but it would still count as being dodged.

The shifting of the foot would also allow Tsai to use his weight and move forward to contributing the force of his counterattack.

Dodge@Zenmaru: +19