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Jason listened to Shouta's words with a smile on his face. He was glad to now gained a friend from this race since now he would be able to learn a few things about their culture and their relations with the Quincy... Which he had been told was not one of the better histories the world had ever seen. Upon hearing about the Myriads, Jason chuckled a bit to himself before walking a stone that protruded out of the ground like a seat and sat upon it. His thoughts started to race as he started remembering stories told by Uryuu Ishida on how he and Ichigo along with some other Human's traveled into the Seireitei, or Soul Society, and fighting a Group of extremist Bounto lead by the infamous Kariya-sama or however the name was said.

"Would you like to hear a story of when the Bounto gain access to Soul Society, aiming to destroy their kind completely," asked Jason with a smile as he lifted his head up towards Shouta and Hecate. "I was told how it all happened by a Quincy that actually went into those lands the Shinigami called, Seireitei to fight against them."

Jason closed his eyes as he started to recall the story though it was rather choppy in his memory, he was sure that it would all come back to him eventually while he told his story. “It all began when a boy named Ichigo Kurosaki met a woman after a few recent attacks on humans. During his confrontation, he soon found that a Bounto had the ability to call upon Dolls, physical manifestations of spiritual energy that reflects the personality of the Bounto, and was quickly overpowered by her Doll of pure fire… Ichigo was, of course, a substitute Shinigami but that didn’t mean he was all the more weak but before the woman could give the final blow, another Shinigami by the name of Ryukia Kuchiki came to Ichigo’s aid using their magic called Kendo. After fighting a few minuets, another Bounto came and whisked her back to Kariya-sama. But wouldn’t be for a while until this Quincy came across the woman whom tried to run away from Kariya-sama and as a result, was harmed by Kariya’s men. A while later, Ichigo Kurosaki along with two humans named Orihime Inoue and Yasutora Sado met up with Rukia and another Shinigami named Abarai Renji to go and confront Kariya and his men. But, as Ichigo confronted Kariya, he was underpowered to defeat him and Kariya escaped to these Caverns. Here, they constructed a gate to bring them to Seireitei… But they were missing one key to unlocking the pathway between Earth, and Soul Society… They needed a single arrow, from a Quincy. Once more, Ichigo and his band of allies confronted them but all was lost when this Quincy came with a newfound way to use his abilities even though he had lost them some time ago.

“It is known to us as the Quincy Crossbow, a device that would allow even the youngest of Quincys to gather enough spiritual energy to fire an arrow at the opponent. But if they used too much energy at once, the bow could break and kill them along with everyone else in the immediate area. I’m getting too carried away; lets get back to the story. Where was I? Oh yes. Ichigo would have lost if the Quincy didn’t appear but what the Quincy didn’t realize was that he had actually signed Soul Society’s destruction with his arrow as he fired one into the portal as to fight them on grounds where he could be stronger… He couldn’t have been more naive. He soon learned after that the Bounto can become even stronger since they feed upon Spiritual Energy and because Seireitei was made completely of it. Why didn’t they just eat Soul Society? Why did they have to attempt to use a dangerous weapon instead? Because, if they had eaten Soul Society, they would have died of being overwhelmed with such immense power before they could even ingest a portion of that world. Anyways, after the Bounto entered Soul Society, they found themselves outside the Shinigami lands and persuaded the souls that lived around in the Rukongai to fight those at the gates and help them break into the gates of the Shinigami… But the Bounto deceived those whom lived in the Rukongai since they had promised that they were all going to fight to destroy the Shinigami together. What the people didn’t know was that they were going to die too if the Bounto achieved victory.

“It wouldn’t be long until Ichigo’s group came into Soul Society as well, but when they got there, it was a bit too late since the Bounto were already attacking Seireitei. The captains had a tad bit of trouble from the Bounto, but they all succeeded in defeating them all. The only problem of this was that the Sōkyoku was being stopped from exploding by the other Shinigami captains. Ichigo confronted Kariya one last time upon the hill where they executed Shinigami that had turned against them and Kariya was finally defeated… But I believe that Kariya actually let Ichigo kill him since he was fused with his Doll… He didn’t want to live with the memory of losing all his friends as well to the Shinigami many years ago… Anyways, that’s the story and I hoped you enjoyed it,” said Jason as he looked towards Shouta and his doll with a gentle smile.

Jason observed their reactions although he was still unsure if they believed it all. Upon being asked if he could open the gate to Soul Society, Jason's eyes suddenly widened as he remembered something from a long time ago. He was standing at the front of the cave, holding what seemed to be a glove? Yes. It was the Quincy Gauntlet used by those only worthy of being strong. An arrow as drawn in the metallic bow before it was let loose, opening a door that a Bounto had created... But the Bounto's face was blurry, unable to be recognized. Jason snapped back to reality as he placed a hand over his eyes.

"Heh. Yes. If a Bounto was able to start up the gateway, my arrow would be enough to complete it and allow passage to Soul Society for only a short amount of time. But, I do not plan to go to Soul Society any time soon... I need to get stronger before I even attempt such a feet," said Jason.

Jason sighed as he looked at the ceiling. "What was that just then? A memory? Or a dream?"

Shouta hadn't expected the brief moment when Jason's mind appeared to be elsewhere, like he was lost in thought, recalling a long distant memory. Or perhaps seeing a vision, with how far various powers had evolved over the years, even that didn't seem an impossibility at times. But regardless the moment passed, Jason seemed to become alert once more, and answered the question. So he could do it, if a Bounto were to open the gateway. Personally, he had no idea how to go about doing that, the information was likely as closely guarded as everything else that Jason had just told him. And unlike the rest, that bit of Bounto lore was unlikely to be known by any non-Bounto.

"I see. I can't open the gateway yet, it looks like I shall have to find out how. But yes, you are right. Becoming stronger first is definitely a good idea. Even with Hecate by my side, I'm no match for any of the more experienced fighters."

Hecate finally showed some emotion, although not very much. Indignation, she didn't seem to like Shouta's insinuation that the two of them weren't very strong. Regardless of if it was true or not, she didn't like it. But she let it go quickly enough, her face returning to that same calm expression that seemed so natural on her. Shouta noticed her reaction, but he didn't do anything to immediately apologize. Perhaps later, when they were alone, he'd try to make things right. But as for now, no. He was more concerned with Jason's reaction from a moment earlier.

"Are you alright? You looked a little out of it earlier."

Haku gazed at the spot where the arrow had struck. His eyes shifting to the Quincy. He scanned him for a few seconds before returning his attention to the Mod-soul who had evidently vanished into thin air. Haku was in utter disbelief. He had never met someone so fast though something about this Mod-soul's speed that didn't seem natural. It seemed it was the speed attained by the use of the Ju Jitsu fighting style. It was only when he started talking that Haku noticed Gakusai behind him. Creeper, linked to Haku at the feet, wheeled around to follow the Mod-soul's movements. "Damn he's fast. Its almost unbelievable." Haku muttered under his breath as his eyes tried to keep up with Gakusai's movements. He gave an indication of an oncoming attack so Haku had his plan of action ready. As the Mod-soul bounced off the walls, Haku whispered "You ready creeper? This is our one shot. We fail, we'll end up as ghosts for real" Creeper nodded just as Gakusai came rocketing down. The doll activated its Spectral Arts causing both it and Haku to enter a ghost-like state. With this spectral affinity, the duo became see through as now they were intangible. It would be like trying to strike a hologram. The kick would merely pass through them no matter how much strength was put into it.

Jason looked at Shouta and Hecate and chuckled a little. "Right now, I'm in no position to fight. But maybe another time when I get stronger and learn a few tricks. I wouldn't last long in any way against you both at the same time," said Jason with a laugh. He stood up and then looked around, seeing the group he tried to get their attention seemed to get ready for a sparing match. Jason dusted off his pants and then started walking towards the entrance. "Either way, I think it should be about time we go and travel around the place. I'll have to return to Shouken Falls sooner or later but that can wait," said Jason with a smile as he looked backwards towards the two. He had a few equipment that would have helped him in fighting these two but then again, it wouldn't be enough to last him very long and if they were to exhaust themselves now and try to fight someone who really wants to kill them, they'd be good as dead.


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Jason had leaned his back upon the side of the cavern as Shouta started walking in pace while Hecate walked after him which was actually very cute. Much like a scene from a manga called Fruit's Basket when Toru was being followed by that little girl with the Tiger Spirit... What was her name again? Gah, to much hassle right now. Jason crossed his arms while close his eyes, starting to think about the caverns but suddenly, a vision of a hollow shot in his eyes, causing him to wake up completely. A name was floating in his head but Jason merely smiled at it. He realized he even had a Hollow ally and that is rather hard to get. Jason then turned his head towards the two as Hecate had an idea.

"Sure. The Dojo sounds fine but there are actually two dojo's in the area. There's one that I learned is for mainly humans so they can train in the arts to see Hollows and Shinigami, etcetera and as well as gain the powers to destroy Hollows completely... Like a Quincy... The other Dojo is some place where go to train their techniques in various methods of martial arts... So, which we head too?"

Jason looked towards them with a gentle smile, his red eyes and red hair seemed to radiate a bit in this darkness but that could be an illusion played on by the crystals... Or could it? Jason took his back off the wall and waited for their comment.