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 Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 11:25 am
Basic Training AreaA simple dojo equipped for Zanjutsu, Hoho and Hakuda practice. It is mainly used by unseated members of the eleventh division to spar. It is spacious, providing enough room for two dozen men to comfortably train without needing to worry about harming those around them. It is open 24/7, but usually left unattended. A well-stocked first aid kit is available at each corner of the large room. No Kido is allowed and this includes Kido-based Shikai abilities.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:10 am
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An intense sparring match had been taking place in the dojo when a familiar Reiatsu halted the busy swordsmen and their cheering colleague. It was their captain and his presence in their dojo could only mean one thing: there was a new recruit and the man was here to test his skills firsthand. They would be in for one hell of a spectacle and the two combatants that had been at the center of the room immediately cleared the space.
It didn't take long before a pale hand slipped open the doors to the dimly lit dojo. Captain Amatoki wasn't a man of impressive built and his slow movements only helped to reinforce the preconception that he was a pushover, but those who have seen him fight knew better. A sloth in everyday life, Nagisa was sharp and lightning fast in combat. Suffice to get the adrenaline running. "I thought I told you to not interrupt your sparring matches unless I asked for it," came the man's cold voice as he glared from behind his shades at the gathering of Shinigamis before him. Most of the Shinigamis present were unseated members so he had to pay extra attention to not let his Reiatsu seep out. He had brought his signature umbrella with him as a mere formality. Nagisa highly doubted that he would need his sword, he rarely did when dealing with fresh graduates of the Academy. "Is there a Suzuko around here?" he asked as he finally took off his sunglasses; the dojo was dark enough for the light to not be a bother to him. "Suzuko Raika." The Shinigami in question had yet to formally submitted an application to join the eleventh division, but Nagisa had overheard the man's intent and thought it would be best to save them all the trouble of paperwork by simply crushing the graduate's enthusiasm.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:48 pm
Suzuko Raika
Light started to shine into the dojo, as Raika by the window opened it with no second thought. "It is rather dark in here guys. How the hell can you all see? I mean come on who else agrees?"He said with a loud voice showing he wasnt afraid of what was about to happen. "You must be Captain Amatoki. Pleasure to meet you sir."He said with a smirk on his hand walking over to the captain passing all the other members who seemed shocked at the shear lack of manners.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:46 pm
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Nagisa's response came in the form of a bright ray of sunlight streaming into the dojo through a window. His head snapped to the side, eyes squinting, to glare at the culprit and assess his opponent. Young, lean and confident. Well, well..."The pleasure is mine," the captain replied, storing his pipe back into his robes. His tone had reverted to a neutral drawl, unimpressed, but his eyes betrayed his irritation even behind the sunglasses he had put back on. He said no more, ignoring the comment about his choice of lighting. Division eleven was home to the most violent fighters of Seireitei as it was a beacon for the savages of Rukongai so it wasn't the first time he had was met with attitude and will not be the last.
Pleasantries and formalities over, he took slow steps towards the center of the room with his now-shut oil-paper umbrella in tow before gesturing for the new recruit to do the same. "As per eleventh division customs, I am to test your skills as the current captain. You are permitted to use any move within your arsenal and, for this event only, Kido will be permitted within these halls." The last statement was accompanied with a small sneer of distaste that was mirrored by many of Shinigamis present. "I will not be releasing my zanpakuto, but feel free to do so. If you can. Come at me whenever you are ready." He had lost track of the number of time he's already repeated those lines and he was seriously hoping that this daring graduate had something interesting up his sleeves so Nagisa simply stood there, stance relaxed and paper umbrella resting casually against his left shoulder. His smothering Reiatsu had been kept abated the whole time and remained so even as he waited for his opponent's next move.
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Raika Fury Don't worry, I just wanted to get your character here dramallama Sorry for the late reply, had an unexpected errand to run.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 5:13 pm
Suzuko Raika
A smirk spread across his face. Reaching into his sleeve he pulled out his Zanpakutou. A short blade not much larger then a foot. "Well I will be honest. I know that squad eleven tends to look down on Kido. Sounds to me like its a beginners trap and immediate failure. My Zanpakutou however is itching to get a crack at you."Preparing his stance he held his blade high, ready for the captain to make the first move. Thinking to himself how unwise it would be to charge at a captain with the state he is in. His Zanpakutou barely responsive to him as well as being mainly defensive. He could already hear the members snickering at the size of his Zanpakutou though, choosing to ignore it.
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 5:38 pm
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"If they cannot prove their worth through their swordsmanship, then they should at least make good fodder," Nagisa answered evenly while taking a look at the slim man before him. So his opponent had opted to take a defensive stance much to Nagisa's surprise. Most people would pounce on the occasion to take a swing at someone with the title of Kenpachi, but not this one. Smart, but dull and the thought of the coming battle drew a sigh from the blond man. "I suppose that I can entertain your sword and bring myself to you if that is your wish." Without any further warning, he removed his umbrella from where it had been resting on his shoulder to lower it in front of him like a sword with his left hand and charged forward. It was easy to curb his speed and strength as the fight was not one that had his interest piqued so his focus wasn't exactly entirely there. In fact, Nagisa's mind had wandered away to where he would go to eat dinner and where his damn albino Jigokuchu had flown to.
Unceremoniously, the captain brought his umbrella up, as though he was about to perform an upward, diagonal slash, but pulled back in a feint at the last minute to turn the movement into a thrust. Raika's blade may be small, but it only meant that it would be deadly at close range so Nagisa had all the intentions to make proper use of his 'weapon''s full range of 90 centimeters.
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 3:13 pm
Suzuko Raika
As the captain charged forward, Raika was standing ready. He spoke softly to his blade before him. "Spread your wings."Suddenly a powerful surge of energy shook his body. That moment he was ready. Seeing the captain thrust the umbrella forward, he slashed his blade horizontally. "Linten Drakou." A thin blue line followed the blade and stayed in the air blocking the umbrellas thrust. "Controlled Flame Guard."The line expanded enough to catch the umbrella and prevent its movement forward. Heat resonating from the line. "My apologies sir. But my Zanpakutou seems to be in a foul mood right now."
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 5:11 pm
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An unexpected burst of spiritual power and a heat of wave drew the attacker's attention back to the fight just in time to withdraw the worn umbrella and extinguish the fire with a quick flick of Nagisa's arm. "Yakiniku," he suddenly said out loud in the same bored drawl while taking a few steps back. 'Grilled meat'. He hasn't had any in a while. It's would be a bit bothersome because the weather is so warm. Clearly, his head still wasn't in the fight and he wasn't taking Raika seriously at all, all for the better as it meant he would not be going all out and get carried away.
"An elemental zanpakuto!" one of the spectators shouted, pointing at the glowing blade and streak of fire that had managed to block their captain's attack. It was soon followed by another startled shout. "That rookie has Shikai already, crap!"
His men's excitement had Nagisa roll his eyes behind the safety of his shades. You'd think they had never actually seen a Shikai release with the way they were gaping in awe. Well, the captain could not make out the face of his seated officers in the lot so he supposed that it was forgivable that the crowd was so easy to impress. Still, they had a point. Perhaps this Suzuko Raika had more potential that he had initially thought.
"Allow me to worsen its mood then," he replied before tucking his closed umbrella under his right shoulder while keeping his left hand on its handle and his right hand's fingers on the tip of the umbrella's bamboo ribs. From this angle, Raika should clearly see the zanpakuto hilt Nagisa was gripping. "I will be drawing my blade. Prepare yourself," he warned before taking a few deliberately slow steps towards his opponent. As he approached the man, he suddenly accelerated the speed of his steps to throw Raika off and pulled with both arms to draw his nodachi out. The long blade made the unsheathing process rather arduous in comparison to standard katanas, but Nagisa compensated by pulling back the sheath. The movement was clean and swift, true to the principles of Iaido, the art of smoothly drawing one's sword, cut at one's opponent, flick any remaining blood off the blade and re-sheathing it all in one move. Nagisa's slash was meant to test how fast his opponent's reflexes were and how fast Raika could activate his zanpakuto's ability. It wasn't an extremely quick draw, nor did he put too much weight behind it, but it was one capable of striking down an unseated individual in one clean blow. He was confident that it would not leave a corpse in its wake this time, however, as his opponent had already learned Shikai.
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:51 pm
Suzuko Raika
Raika had a smirk on his face. His cocky attitude was showing. He was even blushing a bit with the rest of Squad 11 talking about him and his Shikai. Even with all this in his mind he refused to look away from the captain, knowing if he did then he would easily be taken down. He started to think to himself. "He just saw my Zanpakutous ability. If he is anything like the analytical type then his next move would be to get me to show it again. No matter I can block all day long. The longer he attacks the more tired he will be. Once that opening appears I will strike."He though through the process of this battle, making sure he will leave an impressive impact on the squad. Refusing to back down he prepared himself for the captains next move. Although what he saw next would surprise him. "He's drawing his zanpakutou? Is he getting serious? No no calm down. This is what has to happen. Its a good sign that he sees me as an opponent....I think. In any way this is still just a ploy to get me to show my ability again. Lucky for me I have an ace up my sleeve."He swung his blade in an X formation as the blue lines appeared again, forming a larger X. Hopefully this would block the captains attack. "Controlled Flame Guard! X formation!"Clearly seeing the captains attack he prepared his blade incase the defense wouldn't hold.
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:17 pm
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As expected, Raika managed to swing his sword in time, but what Nagisa had not expected was that his opponent would have the time to swing twice, two slashes that created a fiery cross with the same properties as his last attack judging from the resistance Nagisa was met with. The cross covered a larger area, but unlike last time, Raika was now dealing with a blade and not an umbrella, a blade that the captain was confident could withstand heat. With a slight twist of his arm, Nagisa changed the angle of his slash to turn it into a stab. Shigure's blade scraped against the side of the fiery cross, its allowing its wielding to push its tip forward, towards Raika's arm dominant arm, without needing to worry about receiving serious burns.
Nagisa had taken the precaution to slightly raise his Reiatsu level to match the recruit's Shikai release. It was not prominent enough to be suffocating, but allowed him to match Raika in terms of brute force should it come down to it.
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 11:42 am
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A familiar flutter of fragile wings in his peripheral vision incited Nagisa to redirect his blow so that his sword merely grazed Raika's arm. He pulled back and re-sheathed his zanpakuto wordlessly. The fight was over. A Hell Butterfly had arrived. "You, show your newest colleague to the barracks," he said to the nearest Shinigami as he exited the dojo without any further explanation. It would appear that someone else had decided to bother him.
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Raika Fury Sorry, this is taking to long. [Exit]
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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:17 pm
Suzuko Raika
Raika standing there holding the cut on his arm was heavily confused by the captains quick exit. As the fellow shinigami approached him, he ran out the dojo following the trace of spiritual pressure. {Exit} **(Sorry. Life got a bit complicated the past week. )
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