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"..Hm? You seem kinda down all of'a sudden~.. What's wrong, buddy..? Something weird on your mind? I got this feeling after that deep, depressing sigh of yours!" Smiling, the teenager slowed to a complete halt, outstretching his left arm at the same time. In this motion he attempted to catch Hitsugaya by the collar and then lift him off the ground from behind. His facial expression was pretty calm the entire time, having no fear in his ability to easily lift his smaller friend. "You should tell me what's up! We are sorta best friends, and junk! If there's any problems, we ken' get over it together, aye..?" Grinning still, Herieo turned slightly to peak over his shoulder and examine where the rest of the squad was a few minutes ago. It would seem a few of them had literally left the area, leaving only the two of them, a straggler maybe, and the captain. "I know what'll cheer ya' up! I'LL LET YOU BORROW BLUDGEON!" Wait... What?! "Yeah! That always cheers me up! Havin' the privilege of swinging around something so big, buster sword-ish, and blunt always cheers me up! Why, last Tuesday, I was upset cuz' one'a my guitar strings popped.. Wouldn't ya' know that slamming Bludgeon on top'a some hollows face cheered me right up! The thing's magic, I tell ya'!" The naive child's feeble attempt was meant to cheer up his friend in this time of need, but.. An odd feeling lingering in the back of his mind pointed to this not truly being a good solution to the problem he was ever-so-oblivious to.

Eme had zoned out for a few moments, feeling the wind gently caress her cheek. Once she had finally came too, she opened her eyes only to see that some of the squad have already receded to the barracks, leaving only a few and her new associates, one of she knew as Herieo.

"Umm..umm... Herieo." She said, snapping her fingers to jump start her memory. She walked toward him, digging her hand into her uniform looking as if she was searching for something.

"You're going to need this. You're now recognized as the vice-captain of this squad. I suggest you to act accordingly. I would rather deal without any embarrassments. And for you..." She said, making mention of Soujirou. She handed Herieo his Vice Captains badge.

"I do hope that you're here in regards to joining the squad. Though the squad is slowly growing, we still welcome most applicants. Now, unless either of you need or anything or have anything else to say, I'm going to return to my office. I'm going to have to burn off this extra energy somehow."

Orcus finally stood up straight and stretched out slowly. He could barely open his eyes, he felt weak and tired. Not really wanting to sleep on the grass he began to stride towards the squad barracks. Then he began sprinting and then running. He was more tired than ever before but he was going to try to stay awake for as long as possible.

As he ran he thought to himself about the technique and how, if at all, he would be able to use it. He would have to find good opponents to practice on. Some that wouldn't be able to knock him out as he attempted the technique but that wouldn't hold back. That would be a tough find but he would find it.

"...Riiiight. I would prefer you keep that as a constant." She cleared her throat before preparing to make her leave. She tilted her head slightly side to side.

Maybe listening to those recommendations were a bad idea... This is starting to look like a babysitting job. But I'm sure it was like this for others. This is but only a trial. I can handle this no problem.

"Well now, I suppose you two can go re-immerse yourselves into Sereitei. Herieo, attend to my office in a few hours. I will not accept tardiness. You have till nightfall." She said, passing by the two boys, and making her way to her office.

[EXIT]

Veltex shook himself to consciousness, and left. He was astonished at how powerful that leeching technique was, and he really wanted to begin learning it, but that would have to wait. With a sigh, he went with the others, to get into the Barracks.

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Soujirou smiled. He loved how his best friend didn't mind doing him a favor or two, no matter how absurd it was. Even though practically getting killed probably wouldn't be considered much of a "favor". Well, as he was thinking about whether or not getting smacked into the next year was a favor, it hit him. "It" being his friend's fist, and "him" flying through the facility. And that's when another thing hit him. It was very bright and loud, and it was called "lightning".

Somehow, the lightning managed to go through the facility and into Soujirou. Bad luck? Yes. But not in the way you're probably thinking. It wasn't bad luck that the lightning hit him; in fact, that was probably a good thing. The bad luck part was that he needed to be smacked halfway across the squad to activate his shikai. He couldn't do it by will. And he couldn't control it, either. So ladies and gentleman, presenting....NINE TAILED FOX SOUJIROU! SUPER SOUJIROU!

It pushed itself from the rubble of the wall and ceiling. When the smoke had cleared, Soujirou wasn't "there" anymore. What was there simply couldn't be called...human, so to speak. It looked feral; frayed hair at the ends, cat-like azure eyes, fangs protruding from the lips, and long nails. As well, it was...glowing and electricity was coming off from it.

It didn't even move naturally. Every step left a slight after-image behind him. It didn't move naturally, as well. It pretty much strode across the ground like it was walking on air. It leisurely made it's way to the area where Soujirou had been "flung" from. But once it saw Herieo, it crouched low to the ground and stood on all fours. "RAAAAAGGGGGH!" It roared, creating a shockwave of electricity. It sprinted straight for Herieo, bounding just behind the flying shockwave.

It roared again and sent off another shockwave. Then, it slid right under Herieo as he swung towards him. It used his left leg to stop itself and turn around before Herieo had the chance to realize what was going on. "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" It actually screamed this time, in pain and anger. Tears started to flow out of its eyes, but at the same time, a large ball of reiatsu was forming at its mouth.

As the reiatsu ball was forming, something happened. The figure conveyed all of the memories of Soujirou's shikai training to Herieo. How he met the spirit, how he had to stand in the middle of a blizzard, and how his anger had consumed him and turned him into what he was at this moment. All the while, the ball was still forming. And it would be fully charged by the time Herieo was done looking at the memories, if he decided to look at them.