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 Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:34 pm
Raz had been intrigued with his own zanpakuto when he had created it he loved to see people bear their souls into the creations of their weapon. He sat near one of the bordering walls he watched Michiko come in.
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:34 pm
Spotting the new shinigami coming out onto the grounds, Michiko smiled, and shunpoed to a metre in front of her, seemingly appearing there for someone not noticing where she had started.
Smiling, she said, "Glad you made it here so fast. So I hear you need to gain your zanpaktou. You're fresh out of the academy I assume, so you must to revved to go, I'm Michiko."
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:38 pm
Ringo grew wide eyed as she stared at her teacher. "Wow, you look much prettier than in the picture!" she complimented, her eyes gleaming with admiration. "Hello there teacher, my name is Ringo Amai, but everyone calls me Ringo! It's nice to meet you!"
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:43 pm
A bit surprised by the sudden compliment, Michiko said, slightly taken aback, "Uh, thank you." No one ever said that really, but considering all the recruits Michiko trained in the past were guys they were probably not bold enough, or confident enough, to state that to their fukutaichou.
As she continued Michiko nodded, and replied, "Well, its good to meet you, too, Ringo. Are you ready to get yourself a zanpaktou now that your on your way to becoming a gotei 13 officer?"
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:45 pm
Toushiro leaned forward as he sat down, focusing so he could get a clearer picture. It seemed as though the trainee had showed up. "Let's see were this gos from here..." He said to himself.
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:49 pm
"Of course! I will become the best for the sake of my comrades and for my own sake!" She exclaimed, staring confidently at the sky with her arms wide open. However, seep inside her, Ringo's fears were already starting to bubble up. Oh my, am I being too outgoing? I'm already embarrassed doing this. Ringo thought to herself for in reality, she was but a shy young lady. But I can't turn back now, I need to make a good impression on my superiors! I had better bear this well.
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:54 pm
Raz wasnt sitting to far from Toushiro, he raised a hand in a wave to him as he also turned to watch the new shinagami. He sat quietly not saying anything he didnt want to disturb the training session.
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:56 pm
Giving a smile at Ringo's little exclamation, Michiko wondered if anyone else she'd met was ever this positive. She couldn't think of anyone... Not anyone remotely close.
Deciding to talk to avoid an awkward silence after that, Michiko said, "Alright, good to hear you'll do your best. Now, have you learnt how to control your reiatsu? We need to control it to form your zanpaktou, so I'm asking now, if not we'll start there."
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:57 pm
"No need to be so mannered." toushiro said in a slightly quiet tone. "You won't get in trouble with me around." he said with a slight smile. "Hopefully this is exciting, if not intriguing at least..."
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:03 pm
"Reiatsu control...?" Ringo asked curiously, as she thought back, delving deep into her past, back when she was in the Rukon district. "Oh, yes, you mean that ball-thingie, right!?" She said with fervor then extended her hand. Closing her eyes, she gathered her reiatsu into her open palm until a small, blue orb, the size of a small ball appeared out of it.
"A friend of mine taught me this neat trick. Her name was Rukia, though I don't see her much anymore." Ringo muttered which brought out a small tear to her eyes. "A-anyway, teacher, is this what you are talking about?"
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:08 pm
Nodding "Very Intriguing to say the least..." he was amazed at how quick the girl had managed the ball, it had taken him the better half of a day to achieve that. "She's quick.." he kept his voice low as well.
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:13 pm
As the girl formed the tight ball of reiatsu in the palm of her hand, Michiko's grin grew. It only falter a moment as she mentioned her friend of hers who taught her it and the look on her face showed that she missed them. The thought alone brought Michiko's thoughts suddenly to that day in Rukon district when she was little... the game leading them to the outskirts... the hollow...her friends ... one by one... Her hand subconsciusly went to the scar below her left eye, only blinking and realizing she'd zoned out a moment as she touched it.
"Ah, yes, that's it exactly. Now if you can make yours a bit bigger, maybe a few inches thicker, we can use your own reiatsu to shape your zanpaktou," Michiko said, smiling, hoping her hesitant moment of recollection went unnoticed.
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:23 pm
"Oh, ah...yes! Understood, teacher!" She exclaimed for she, too, had been busy looking at her teacher when she zoned out. It seemed as if she had been offended when she mentioned about her friend teaching her.
Following her orders, Ringo did as she was told, but with trembling hands. Oh no, teacher looked so sad a while ago. Was she looking forward to teaching me reiatsu control...? The very thought haunted her.
Slowly but surely, Ringo put much effort into forming her reiatsu into something they could both work with. Little by little, the ball grew larger until it was the size of a basket ball. Finishing this task, she turned back at Michiko.
"Umm, teacher...I'm sorry if I offended you...a while ago. I should just have let you teach me reiatsu control...but look," she said and extended her hand towards Michiko, "I made it bigger! Did I do good!? Are you happy again!?"
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:33 pm
Raising a brow confused a second, Michiko answered, "Why would you think that I was offen-" She stopped realizing she probably had made a sad face at the memory and this was Ringo's interpretation. Giggling a little, Michiko smiled warmer this time, not one put on to cover something.
"I wasn't offended, Ringo-san, I just remembered something not all that nice was all. I'm thrilled you know your reiatsu control, its a wonderful skill, and it will help a lot when you try out kidou based attacks and seals," She said, forming a ball of reiatsu in her own hand, matching the size in a few seconds, her own reiatsu an indigo purple colour.
"Alright, now I want you to think about the shape of a katana for a second," She said, and then continued, "You will be using yourself, you hands, mind and spirit pressure, to make this ball of reiatsu into the shape that will become your zanpaktou. This connects you to your blade, as its a part of your soul."
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:45 pm
Ringo blushed and breathed a sigh of relief knowing that a weight had been lifted off her chest. "Y-yes!" She said cheerfully then returned to her reiatsu ball. Closing her eyes, she began to visualize her zanpaktou.
"It must be strong, lightweight, and easy to carry. It musn't be a burden to my work with its massive size nor be it useless with its small frame. It must be just right." Muttering those words, she slowly formed the image into her mind. Now all that was left is to channel it into the reiatsu ball.
Concentrate, Ringo, concentrate! You can't mess this up! You need to become stronger for big brother's sake! She thought as tears slowly streamed down her face. Brother...brother...brother...
A while later, the reiatsu ball disappeared but in its place was a small katana, 27 inches from base to tip, with a leather scabbard. The tears fell onto the blade's steel as Ringo just stood there, crying and smiling at the same time. Brother...brother...I wonder how you're doing...right now...without me...?
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