"Man I'm bored…" I said, and my friend laughed
"Yah, hey, check it out, some idiot's screaming and running around outside" he said, and I looked over
True to what my friend said, a man was outside, running around yelling into the air
"Hey, he actually looks scared out of his mind, let's check out what's going on" I said, and my friend nodded
"Yah, might be a bit fun" he said, and we walked out of his house, I began to wonder why we hung out at HIS house, he has nothing to do, and I have lots to do
Oh yah, my parents don't like people in general
"Yo, what's wrong with you?" I asked, and the man looked over at me
"Some weird things have been happening in that house, over there!" He said, pointing at a pretty normal looking house "Just two days ago, the family inside was found dead, they looked like they had been torn to pieces by something, then when a team of investigators decided to check it out, they were slaughtered too!"
I raised an eyebrow "Dude, you're going insane, no investagators have been in the nebougherhood for as long as I've lived here, which is a few years, nothing like this happens" my friend said, and I nodded in agreement "and to prove it, we'll go in there ourselves!"
I blinked "Crazy sonavabitch say what!?" I yelled "YOU CAN'T JUST BARGE INTO A HOUSE LIKE THAT!!"
"Come on!" he said "this will be a bit fun right?"
I sighed "Whatever, fine, I'll come along, but only to make sure you don't steal something and get into other sorts of trouble" I said, and he grinned
"Awesome, now come on!" he said, and we walked into the house
Lights off, check, smell of blood, check, torn apart bodies, double check
Baby impaled by a weird looking white monster… what the fuck!?
"HOLY SHIT!!" My friend yelled, and the monster looked at us before roaring and charging at me "LOOK OUT!"
He pushed me and was smashed to pieces by the monster, his head flew into mine and I felt my heart get impaled by something
I looked down, saw a broken pipe, and everything went black
---Unknown period of time later---
I opened my eyes… wait…
"What the?" I asked, looking around, the house was still here
"Hello" a voice said, and I turned around to see an orange, curly haired girl with huge boobs, wearing a black Hakama and kosode, a white shitagi, hakama-himo, tabi, and waraji
"Um… hey" I said, and I started looking around again "Sooooo… before anything else freakishly weird happens today… can I ask some questions?"
"Sure, what's up?" she asked, slightly cheery, and I sighed in relief
"Ok, first off, what the fuck was the white monster that smashed my friend to bits, in which one of said bits hit me in the head and threw me backwards hard enough to allow a pipe to impale my back and come out my chest?" I asked, and her eyes widened
"You could see it before you died?" she asked, and I nodded "It's called a hollow, it's a corrupted spirit, usually most people can't see them, you must have been spiritually aware before you died"
"I'm dead huh, that answers my next question, so to the next one" I said before popping my neck and pointing at her sword "Mind if I check that sword out a bit, I'm a bit of a fan of custom weapons, and that thing looks pretty custom"
She blinked "Um… alright…" she said, unsheathing the blade, the metal was slightly darker than most, and the hilt was shaped into a basic cat-like head
"Cool, does it have a name?" I asked, and she nodded
"Her name is Haineko" she said, and I nodded
"Ash cat, cool… so what's your name?"
"Just call me Rangiku" the woman said, and I nodded
"Alright Rangiku… what now?" I asked, and she put her swords blade on top of my head
"I do a Konso and you get sent to the Soul Society"
"Ok, but first, I want to ask two more questions"
She grimaced, and I mentally smiled, another person annoyed by yours truly and my ability to just keep asking questions
"What?"
"Would you do me a favor and beat the living shit out of that fucking white bastard for me?" I asked "And where can I train to fight fucking white bastards like him?"
She nodded "I'll defeat him, part of my job, as for the second one, give me a moment" she said, pointing a device "Let's see if you are capable of it, name please?"
"Oh, um, can I give the name my friends call me, and not my real one?"
"Go ahead" she said
"Kurohyou Tsumetai" I said
"Kurohyou Tsumetai, no rank, Reiryoku, 1000" the device said
"WHAT!?" Rangiku screamed "that can't be right, let's try this again"
"Kurohyou Tsumetai, no rank, Spiritual density, 1000" the device said again
"… ok… yep, you'll be taught how to fight" Rangiku said, and I smiled
"Cool, I'll be out of here then, bury me" I said, and she smirked
"Sure thing" she said, and I saw white
Next thing I knew, I was in a room with three people in front of me
One was smirking and had silver hair, a white haori over his clothes, which were the same as Rangikus
Next to him was a man with brown hair and glasses, wearing the same clothes as the silver haired man
Finally, there was an old man with a wooden staff-like object, using it like a cane
"Hello, what's your name?" the old man said in a semi-nice, semi-commanding tone
"Call me Kurohyou Tsumetai, I might change it later though, maybe something more bird-based" I said, and the silver haired man chuckled
"What about your real name?" he asked, and I smiled
"I never liked my real one, now that I'm dead, I want to start off on a clean slate, which means I'll need a new name" I said "Why does it matter anyway, you have something to call me, that's all anyone really needs"
He laughed lightly "True, my name is Gin Ichimaru, as the people in your country would put it, to my right is Sōsuke Aizen" the silver haired man said "And to my left is our commander, Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni"
"Hello, died young I see, I'm sorry for you" Sōsuke said, and I looked at him with a tilted head and half-lidded eyes
"Not to be rude, but I don't want any pity, don't feel sorry for me, I sure as hell aren't" I said "Pity doesn't get people anywhere, it slows them down, pitying a starving man won't give him food, pitying a dying woman won't give her a few extra years to her life span, the list goes on, besides, the sooner I died, the quicker I got a clean slate, so everyone's happy"
He smiled "That's true, ah Rangiku, you're back" he said, looking behind me "Did you check his Reiryoku before you sent him here?"
"Yah, it was exactly 1000" a woman's voice said from behind me, and I shrugged
"Wasn't my choice" I said "is that why that white piece of mother fucking shit tried to attack me?"
Rangiku nodded "That's right, so, are you sure you want to fight hollows?"
I grinned and closed my eyes "Are you kidding, of course I do, that fucker you killed impaled a dead babies body, I want to make sure I can reduce the chances of that ever happening" I said before putting on a serious face "So, where can I learn to fight those bastards?"
"You swear a lot, you know that?" Gin said, and I looked at him
"Duh, why wouldn't I Kitsune-san?" I asked
"Kitsune-san?" Gin asked
"I like to make up nicknames, Kitsune basically means fox is japanese, and san in a form of formality… at least I think it is, anyway, the way you close your eyes reminds of me how a fox looks in most cartoons and anime"
"I see, so, is it an insult or a show of kindness?" Gin asked, and I shrugged
"Depends on the name, for you, show of kindness, if I were to call you something like… Skin and Bones, I would be insulting the fact that you're so skinny that it looks like you have absolutely no muscles" I explained "however, I doubt that you are weak, you just have a feeling of strength coming from you, so where can I learn to fight?"
"First, we have to do something, due to your spiritual energy being so high only minutes after death" Yamamoto said
"Alright Commander, do what you need to, just don't get me killed" I said, and he chuckled
"Follow me" he said before walking away, and I followed him
'Hmm… wonder where he's taking me' I thought as we entered a room
"Captains of the Gotei 13, we have a visitor it seems" Yamamoto said "His name, currently, is Kurohyou Tsumetai, he only just died, and his reiryoku reads at 100"
One of them whistled "Not bad kid, and you only just died" a white haired man said before coughing a bit
"Meh, not like I wanted enough power to get a giant monster to attack me, causing me friend to give up his life in a futile attempt to save me" I said "And I say futile because it was one of his body parts that smashed into me, sending me into a broken pipe, which entered my back and came out my chest, piercing my heart, funny really, only a few days ago a friend of mine did the same thing, but in a figurative sense"
"Doesn't matter" a petite, darker haired woman said "Why is he here Yamamoto?"
"I was hoping one of your divisions would help with his training personally, he'll need help with his spiritual energy if it's already this big, he has to start from scratch after all" Yamamoto said, and I raised an eyebrow
"Um, quick question, and you'll probably get a lot of questions from me" I said "but… I have to agree with the hornet-like woman, this seems to be a group of important, busy people, I can just work on my own, and it usually works for me"
The old man looked at me and smiled "you want to try and learn something on your own, rather than take free help?"
"If it makes everyone else happier, sure, I'm used to trying to be a scapegoat anyway, never really worked though" I said "No-one would go with it, they wanted to help me too, oh well"
"Why did you call me a hornet?" the petite woman asked, and I shrugged
"Don't know, you just give off a hornet-like aura, sort of like how Commander here gives off a fiery aura" I said "Gin gave a strange aura, can't really explain it, sort of like extending at rapid speed, but with a hell of a punch, while Sōsuke gave off an illusionist like feel"
Her eyes widened "What about the others in this room?"
"Well, he gives a cold, dragon-like aura" I said, pointing at the youngest looking one "Whereas the man that seems to be sick gives off two auras, the first one is lightning like, the other is water like, do I need to keep going?"
"No, young boy, you just basically described the powers of our Zanpakutos" a kinder looking woman with a braid that came down her chest said "so, before we decide to help you or not, tell us your likes and dislikes"
I thought about it, and smiled "Actually, I have a lot of things I like, I like to experiment on things, to find out how things work, however, I don't like to watch things go through pain, and like to help them heal as well, I like quick, clean assassinations, however, I also like to fight difficult battles that test my abilities" I said "I like to plan things out before making my move, but sometimes I like to just jump with no plan and go by my instincts, I like giving my foes disadvantages when I have them, but I also tend to let them have the upper hand for a moment, if only to crush their hopes and their morale, I like to have fun with friends, but sometimes I like to tease them and get into fights with them"
"I believe that you need to be just and follow the rules, but I also believe that sometimes you need to break the rules to do what is right" I said "as for dislikes, I dislike those who are selfish, those who do not try to see the entire picture, heat, sorry, I tend to prefer the cold, it makes me more comfortable, and finally, I absolutely HATE those who kill, burn, or basically ruin or end people's lives for fun and entertainment, oh, and I like the moon, it makes me feel calm, especially when it's in the shape of a crescent"
They looked around before Yamamoto stood up "Tsumetai-san, are you certain about everything you've said?"
"I may or may not have more likes and dislikes, that's the short interview really, I have many more dislikes and a few more likes, however the dislikes are pretty simple, those who are too quick to judge, arrogance, those sorts of things, oh, and I don't like guys, I'm straight, STRICTLY straight"
"How strict?" the kinder looking woman asked, and I looked up
"Well, how do I put this, I tend to not to go further than a formal basis with other guys" I said "Where as I will readily try for a friendly basis with a girl or woman if they want to be friends, however I'm also very respectful and will only push for a relationship with said girl or woman until they start becoming that friendly with me, just so I don't make them feel uncomfortable"
She nodded
"Alright, what if a guy is friendly with you, will you still be formal to them?" the man with a straw hat asked, and I nodded
"Yes, I might warm up to them later, however it will never get to the point where I will be able to joke around and go to public places with them without feeling uncomfortable, sorry, I just don't like guys, I'm straight" I said
"Well, will anyone help him?" Yamamoto asked, and a man with a lot of paint on his body got up, he had the look of a mad scientist
"I will, if he's fond of experiments, but first, I have a question for him" He said "What do you think of perfection?"
"It's total bullshit, when you make something perfect, there's no room to make it better, perfection is the end, and the end is no fun" I said, and he grinned
"Good answer, I'll help him how I can" he said, and I raised an eyebrow
"you have a poisonous aura, I like poisons, they make killing the enemy easier" I said, and the petite woman stood up
"What about when you're in a group, and they need to get stronger, what would you do?" the petite woman asked, and I rubbed my temples
"Jeeze, good question, depends on what they need help with, if they need a little character, I'd ignore them, cause some strife, if they need help learning how to fight, I would have them go through a battle simulation where they're alone and outnumbered, without their zanpakuto as you people seem to call your swords" I said "Maybe throw in a few disadvantages while I'm at it, if the need to learn how to take a hit, torture, that'll add to the character too, there's a reason my friends had my last name in our little group as Tsumetai, it means cold, as in Cold as ice, like my choices in more subjects"
They all just stared "My division will help him" the petite woman said "and my name is Soifon, not Hornet"
"Whatever floats your boat Soifon" I said "I'll still call you Hornet, it's an act of kindness I guess, like how I call Gin Kitsune-san"
She glared but sat back down
"I'll help him" Sōsuke said, and Gin nodded
"Me too, he seems fun" Gin said, and I ran my hands through my hair
"I think that should do it for me, however, before I leave, allow me to make sure you all know your names"
I looked at Yamamoto "According to Gin, you're the Commander of this group, so, as a sign of respect, I will simply call you Commander" I said before looking at the man with white hair "You seem kind hearted, however you also look sick, my name for you currently, will be Nukumori, which means warmth in an emotional sense"
I looked at the man with paint "You have a poisonous aura, and appear to be a scientist, I will call you Oleander, an extremely poisonous plant" I said before looking at the boy with white hair "… I look at you, and see a serious, hard working leader with the ability to simply do what needs to be done, I will call you Gelú, which is Latin for frost, we're all considered dead after all, so I decided to use a dead language"
He glared at the fact that I had given him a nickname and I looked at the man with a straw hat "You seem to be easy going, but you believe in doing what is right, you're laid back, and smiling all the time, giving you a optimistic aura in conjunction with your Zanpakutos aura, I'll call you Nozomi, which means Hope" I said before looking at Soifon "you already know your nickname, but I now have more reasons behind it, you fight back when agitated, you're serious and a one shot, one kill kind of person, and you're aura has a hornet like feel to it, as well as a slight poisonous tinge, so your nickname will be Hornet"
She scowled, but nodded, understanding the logic, and I looked at the kinder woman "your Zanpakuto feels… rejuvenating, much like a healer should feel, you have a kind heart, which seems to be in abundance here, really, and you care for your friends, but will not allow people to tease and harm each other, you are simply Yasashisa, Kindness" I looked at the second largest man in the room, he had bells in his hair and an eyepatch "You have the strength of a god, your Zanpakutos aura is unidentifiable so I won't use it in your nickname, however, you yourself give off an aura of power and strength, of confidence and pride, and of loyalty, you are loyal to your friends, though you don't show it, you are like a Spartan, a culture of people who were nigh invincible in battle, three hundred of them held millions at bay for a week before they died, afterwards, the rest of the Spartans came and slaughtered the opposing army, wiping them from the face of the earth, I will name you after the king that was killed in that battle after killing the most out of his entire army, Leonidas"
The man grinned and nodded, apparently liking the name, and I looked at a formal, slightly regal looking man "You seem to be the same way as Gelú, but at the same time, you also have a much calmer aura, you will be Dominum, The Lord in Latin" I said, and he nodded, no change in his face, and I looked at the man next to him
To give you a picture, he looked like Itachi from Naruto
"… Your emotional aura, is nothing, you feel nothing at the moment… Vacuus, Latin for Void, adjective version"
"How do you know all these words?" Gin asked, and I grinned and closed my eyes
"I used to input random questions into Wiki Answers on my computer, and remembered the things I felt were interesting" I said "now, you are Kitsune-san"
He nodded, and I looked at Sōsuke "You have an illusionist feel, but your emotions are haywire, I can't read them, but I know that they're there, so, you will be Espejismo, it means Illusion in Spanish"
He nodded and I looked at a blind man "You have a great sense of justice, believing in the path with the least bloodshed, you fight for what is right, and don't let your blindness stop you from it, you have great determination and compassion, so you will be Bougu, or Protector" I looked at a person that had their entire body covered "You seem insecure about how you look, or you simply just like the warmth that style of dressing provides, either way, I don't care, and I don't care what you look like, now, you are even more compassionate than Bougu, so, you will be called Misericordia, Latin for Compassion"
"Now, any last questions for Tsumetai?" Yamamoto asked, and the Itachi lookalike got up
"One, are you a good tactician?" he asked, and I shrugged
"I guess, never had training on it, but I played a lot of war-based games where strategy was key, so I have a basic concept" I said, and he pulled out a map
"I have 500 swordsmen, and 200 Calvary, you have 600 men, 300 Calvary, and 20 archers, Show me what you would do" he said, and I looked at the map
"fifty men here, blocking this pass" I said, pointing at a small pass near where is men were "Spartan wall stance, their shields make a wall that your footman can't penetrate while the Archers stay up on the mountain terrain nearby to snipe your Calvary, my men then come in from behind, surrounding your soldiers and pushing them to the shield wall, where my men are ready to move the shields to the side when it's time and skewer your men before retracting theirs spears and replacing their shields, that attack usually takes a two to three second interval"
The Itachi lookalike looked at the attack plan I had set up
"At least 20 cavalry and 50 swordsmen attack your archers. With them watching the main battle field they won't notice the others until it's too late. Surviving swordsmen take the bows and use them against you. They might not be as much rounds a min. but it's still effective because Spartan wall stance is vulnerable to aerial assault. I take min casualties with my infantry and cavalry on the main battlefield because you can't snipe with archers. You have to lob the arrow. I know this so I would have stressed my men about it so it's a tad more effective. Also your infantry is bunched together making it easier to hit them as opposed to everyone being spread out in my side. I keep 8 cavalry and 15 infantry, not counting those now as archers, to defend my new archers for a counter attack. The rest of my men go out and attack from behind, you made a HUGE mistake in not protecting your archers. They always need support, also since they were trained correctly as a result in the general giving the wrong order for his archers made it less effective. With the primary focus unaware from the back they are overwhelmed and everyone can focus on those that were going to surround me." He said, and I nodded
"I lose" I said, and he nodded
"That plan was garbage" he said, and I shrugged
"Oh well, I'll just have to get better than won't I?" I said, and he blinked "What, did you expect death threats?"
"No." he said before getting up and walking away, but a few steps later, he turned his head to me "But i expected you to at least try to counter that. Did you not say and I quote "I also like to fight difficult battles that test my abilities"? If so would it not test your abilities to try and think of something other than just giving up?"
"I looked it over, there were no counters that would work in the long run, I know when I'm beaten Vacuus" I said, and he nodded
"At least you have some intellect" he said, and I looked over at Yamamoto
"Well, where do I go first?" I asked, and Yamamoto made an orb
"Push your spiritual energy into this first, we'll see if you can make your Zanpakuto" He said, and I nodded, putting my hands near it and just focusing on pushing my energy to my hands, not knowing what else to really focus on
Amazingly, it worked, and the orb turned white, before a sword was made
It was a pure white Katana with a crescent moon at the bottom of the pommel, the handle was black, and, and the crossguard was shaped like a crescent moon
I blinked
"Holy crap" I said "IT'S FUCKING PERFECT!!!"
I picked up the blade in awe "Such a pure, kind white, and the crescent moons, just the right shape!"
I swung the blade a few times, a few simple stabs, some basic swings "If that was weak, please note I have NO fighting skill, though I have the mind to make fighting styles, as for you" I said, looking at the blade "… You're perfect, it all felt so natural, I'll treat you with the upmost respect and care, my friend"
I turned, wearing a real smile for the first time in years "Alright, let's start training"
"Don't you want to rest first?" Sōsuke asked "Sometimes making you Zanpakuto takes a lot out of you"
"It did, however, I want to train under a disadvantage, that way when the disadvantage is gone, I'll do even better" I said, and he nodded
"We'll begin with basic fighting stances" he said, and I grinned
"Alright, oh, and where can I find a computer, I need to make a few documents of battle styles I've thought of over the years" I said, and he raised an eyebrow
"You created things you couldn't do?" he asked, and I shrugged
"I never really had a reason to fight, so I didn't, I was lazy in life" I said "I needed something to pass the time"
---fifty Years later---
Fifty years of nothing but training, I never attended the academy for Shinigami, but I trained under Soifon, Sosuke, Gin, and Mayuri
Sosuke has taught me two things so far, he's taught me basic etiquette, and Japanese, the common language here
Gin has taught me a bit more than Sosuke, for instance, he taught me how to have fun and be friendly, but he also taught me deceit, or at least how to use it, he taught me a few Zanpakuto styles, but that's about it
Mayuri taught me a bit too, how to run a good experiment, how to change a Zanpakuto to your needs, not that I would ever do anything like that to my own, and Mayuri, though disheartened, understood, as well as how to make poisons using some of the most basic plants
However, Soifon has taught me the most, and as such, I only call her by sensei, she taught me multiple weapon styles, shunpo, and the art of assassination, along with a few ways to avoid people, which I have found pretty useful
Since my arrival, my appearance had changed, I have a slight tan, and my dark brown hair is combed back, but has a spiky look at the same time, I wear the standard Shinigami uniform, but I have not badge or emblem because I haven't been placed into a division yet
I have dark brown eyes with a teal ring on the edge, and always look like I haven't shaved for a few weeks
All and all, I'm told I look a bit feral
I am currently cleaning my Zanpakuto, listening to her moan in satisfaction, as if I was giving her a massage
When I had gone into a meditative state a few weeks back, she appeared, she was about six foot, c-cup, woman looking like she was in her thirties, she had pale blue hair and silver eyes, a slightly pale complexion and a lightly cheery mood
She wore a kimono that was as white as the moon and a number of grey belts wrapping around her entire body
The first thing she did was give me a hug and begin to cry out thank yous
After I asked why she was thanking me, she said I took really good care of her, which I expected, I cleaned her every morning, once after every training session before using my spiritual energy to fix her up and cleaning her again, and I made sure she was in her own little bed, close to mine
Hey, she's sentient, I'm not putting her in a glass case, that's just rude damn it
She then proceeded to tell me what she wanted to change about how I treated her, I changed her bed to a different style, and ended up giving her 'A cleansing massage from heaven' before putting her into her bed and tucking her in
She later tried to tell me her name, but I couldn't hear it, I was a bit down, and she began to sing
My only thought at the time was 'She sings like a Goddess'
She heard the thought, and giggled before hugging me again and saying thank you
Now, she was still trying to tell me her name once every week
I had told Soifon, but told her not to tell Gin or Sōsuke, as I didn't trust them, and she nodded before telling me to get into a hand to hand stance
I chose my Hurricane Feet style, I had created it, so I decided to use it
A few of my ideas had been used in the field, working for the most part, a few failed, in which I put my Zanpakuto away from where I stood, and told Yamamoto to burn me as punishment for each time one of my ideas failed
When he didn't, I threatened to let Mayuri experiment on me
I had never seen Yamamoto move so fast, I was in flames within seconds
The pain I was in did two things, one, got me used to pain, so it wouldn't slow me down
Two?
It taught me that I have to make perfect plans, just so I don't tell him to do that again!
"My dear, would you like me to try again?" My Zanpakuto asked, and I closed my eyes
'Sure'
"Wangetsu Tsuki"
My eyes shot open 'Say it again!'
"Wangetsu Tsuki"
'I HEARD IT, I KNOW YOUR NAME, WANGETSU TSUKI!'
"Say it, exclaim it, SHOUT IT OUT!"
"SHINE AMONG THE STARS, WANGETSU TSUKI!" I yelled as loudly as possible
My began to change, the hilt turned into a large staff, on the bottom, a scythe blade same out of the right side, on the top, it came out of the left
"My god, Wangetsu Tsuki … you're… magnificent" I said, twirling the weapon around, it's a good thing Soifon had taught me how to use a bo-staff
"Thank you, and look at you, spinning me like nobody's business, the wind flying around me feels amazing!" She said, and I grinned
Knock Knock Knock "Kurohyou, are you ok in there!?" a voice rang out, I grinned, it was almost time for my training with Soifon, she was near when I activated Shikai
That makes things easier
"Give me a moment Hornet-sensei, I'm just cleaning up Wangetsu Tsuki" I said, and my door broke open
"Y-you activated Shikai?" She asked, and I grinned, showing her Wangetsu Tsukis Shikai form
"Yep, good thing you taught me how to use a bo-staff, she says she likes it when I spin her around, so I plan on making a combat style that will work well and involve plenty of spins for her"
"Awww you're so sweet, get in here so I can give you a kiss!" she exclaimed, and I mentally smiled
'Not right now, but I'll remember to give you another massage for making you wait for me, a massage on the Spirit you, not the sword you' I responded, and I could hear her screaming in glee as I had her revert to her sealed form and sheathed her
"Come on, I'm sure Yamamoto wants to see this, as well as Byakuya" she said, and I raised an eyebrow
"Dominum?" I asked, and she nodded
"He took an interest in you when you took down that group of hollows on your own" she said, and I nodded
"I see, let's go then" I said, and we shunpoed to where Yamamoto usually was, his garden
"Ah, Tsumetai-san, Soifon-san, why are you two here?" he asked, it was normal, Soifon-sensei didn't like social moments, so she didn't come to his garden
As for me, too many tea leaves, I don't like tea
"Yamamoto-sama, I'll be right back, Byakuya will want to see this as well" Soifon-sensei said, and she shunpoed away
"See what?"
"Sorry, I don't want to spoil the surprise" I said grinning, and he raised an eyebrow
"Hmm… alright, I'll wait" he said, and I nodded
"Yes, you will" I said, and he bopped me with his cane
"Don't talk to me like that" he said smiling, it was a mutual joke, I'd taunt him and he'd lightly bop me with his cane, we did it for fun, nothing else
Soifon came back with Byakuya after a couple minutes
"What is it?" Byakuya asked, and I grinned happily
"You're about to find out" I said, unsheathing Wangetsu Tsuki "Shine among the stars, Wangetsu Tsuki!"
Yamamotos eyes opened up and Byakuyas became wide as Wangetsu Tsuki took her Shikai form
I spun her around like a pro, she was laughing, enjoying the spins
"So, what do you think?" I asked
"Does she have any powers?"
"I have two currently" She said to me "grab the handle with both hands about five inches from the center, say Divide, and yank your hands away, as if you were pulling me apart"
'Are you sure you won't be hurt Tsuki-hime?' I asked
"Of course, now DO IT, trust me!" she said, and I nodded
"She just told me one of them" I said, and I put my hands where she told me to put them "DIVIDE!"
I yanked like she told me to, and she became to Kamas, connected by a ten foot chain that wrapped around my arms and when across the back of my neck, leaving about two feet of slack between the last loop around each arm, and the bottoms of both kamas
"Awesome, I said it before and I'll say it again, Wangetsu Tsuki, you are MAGNIFICENT!" I said, and I heard her giggling in the back of my mind
"Definitely fits you" Yamamoto said "Maybe you should spar with someone, a member of Kenpachis division perhaps?"
I nodded "Sure, as long as it's not Kenpachi himself" I said, and he chuckled
"I was thinking his third seat, Ikkaku Madarame"
---10 minutes later---
"Heh, never seen you here before kind, just who are you anyway?" a bald man said, and I sighed
"You haven't seen me because I didn't want to be seen, I simply trained under a few captains, that's all, as for my name, call me Kurohyou" I said
"Never heard of you, you're probably weak, same with you Zanpakuto" he said, and Gin flinched from where he was standing
"Now he's done it" Gin said, and I let shadows cover my face
"What did you say?" I asked, and the bald guy grinned
"I called you and Zanpakuto WEAK!" He said, charging at me, and I lifted my face, showing my rage
I focused spiritual energy into my hands and caught both his sword and its sheath before they could hit me
"Never… call… Wangetsu Tsuki … weak" I said before pulling his weapons to my sides and ramming my knee into his gut so hard that he flew backwards, his weapons still in my hands
I took his Zanpakuto, re-sheathed it, and placed on the ground gently before unsheathing Crescent Moon
"Ikkaku Madarame, you have three things to learn about manners towards Zanpakutos" I said "One, NEVER wield your blade is such a disrespectful manner, whether it's a good fighting style or not!"
I sliced him across the chest gracefully before setting up for my next attack
"Two, when in battle, remember that your Zanpakuto is your ally, not your weapon, and should be consulted during battle, two minds are better than one!" I said, slicing him again, this time down his right arm
"And Three, NEVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, INSULT YOUR OPPONENTS ZANPAKUTO!" I cried out, stabbing him through his left lung
I removed my blade from his body, letting him fall onto the cold, hard floor "Especially Wangetsu Tsuki, I take pride in having been chosen by her, to be her first ally, and I say ally because she's not my weapon, but my partner, my strength, my ally, insult her again, and I'll kill you using hand to hand before mutilating you corpse with her" I said "Someone heal him so I can beat him in a Shikai fight"
"No, I'll take care of myself" Ikkaku said, taking out some sort of ointment, and I sat down, cleaning Wangetsu Tsuki calmly
"Mmmm, thanks for sticking up for me, Partner" Wangetsu Tsuki said quietly as I cleaned her of that bastards filthy blood
'Anytime, Tsuki-hime' I said, and Ikkaku finally got up "You ready to fight again, go grab you Zanpakuto and go into Shikai, I'll enter Shikai once I've finish cleaning up this blood"
He glared at me and went over to his blade, he unsheathed it and smashed the handle of his sword, all the way to the hilt, into his sheath "Grow, Hōzukimaru!" He cried out, and his sword turned into a spear
I got up, cleaning off the last of Ikkakus blood "Is that it?" I asked "Shine among the Stars, Wangetsu Tsuki!"
I spun her around a bit before placing her in front of me "Divide!"
She split in half, turning into two oversized kamas again, and I smirked at Ikkaku "Bring it, I'll slice you to pieces!"
"Split!" He said, and his spear broke into three separate sections before he charged at me
I dodged a swipe and sliced his back, but he kicked me while I was still behind him, throwing me a few feet
I glared at him and blocked one of his attacks, but he struck me with a different segment of his weapon
'Damn, he has more experience, I let the win from before get me too confident!' I thought as I turned Wangetsu Tsuki back into a duel bladed scythe and began to parry and counter what I could, but I was still taking a lot of damage in comparison to him
"Like I said, you and your Zanpakuto are WEAK!" He cried out, stabbing me in the shoulder before throwing me across the arena
'Damn it, I still have one more trick, I have to use it, or I'm going to lose' I thought, getting up and putting my scythe out, spinning at like a propeller in front of me
A beam shot from my scythe and into Ikkakus eyes
"GAAH, WHAT THE HELL!" He yelled, and I smirked
"It's Tsuki-himes second ability, it creates a beam of light to blind her opponents!" I said before jumping at Ikkaku "DIVIDE!"
I split her into kamas again and pinned Ikkaku to the ground, both blades at his neck "Submit"
He growled, but he dropped his Zanpakuto, and I got up
"Winner, Kurohyou Tsumetai" the first division lieutenant, Chōjirō Sasakibe, said, and I looked at Ikkaku
"Next time, don't hold back, no matter what, next time we fight, go all out, maybe than you'll prove to me that you actually have a chance at being worth my time" I said harshly, just to get him to understand
I could feel it in his aura, he has the ability to go into Bankai, but he wouldn't, he was also holding back in the actual battle itself
I had talked to Yamamoto about my Aura sensing abilities, but he said that he's never heard of such an ability, but said he would see what he could do about finding at least some basic information about my power
My sensing ability 'leveled up' about ten years ago, allowing me to feel the auras of hollows as well, and I'm able to decipher the powers of hollows because of it, allowing me to plan things out with greater ease
Still, other than that, I'm just your average, highly trained shinigami
"Oi, Tsumetai-san, wait!" Isane said, running over to me and treating my wounds
"Thank you" I said, and she nodded
"Anytime, so, what did you mean when you told Ikkaku not to hold back next time?" she asked, and I shrugged
"I can feel Auras, put simply, I know the strengths and abilities of any Shinigami or Hollow I meet, and his aura showed that he could have beaten me pretty easily" I said "Anyway, I think I have an appointment"
"Why?"
"Espejismo wouldn't come up to me with Hornet-sensei, Kitsune-san, and Oleander with him if I didn't" I said, looking over at Sosuke "Hello Espejismo, how are you?"
"Yamamoto wants to speak with you, about what division you will be joining"
I blinked "You're kidding" I said, and Soifon shook her head
"No, now come on brat" she said, and I nodded, getting up
"W-Wait, you're wounds" Isane said, but I put my hand up
"Will heal in time" I said "go knock Ikkaku out and heal him instead, I'll be fine"
She nodded hesitantly and walked away
I followed my teachers, eventually reaching the chamber where the captains all met at for meetings
"Hello, so you're finally going to put me into a division huh, who picked me?" I asked
"You're choosing, as multiple captains chose you for equal reasons" Byakuya said
"I say you should join my division, as we both share similar views, and our Zanpakutos have similar powers" Kaname said, and I nodded
"That's true, who else?" I asked, and Soifon nodded
"I feel you would fit in well in my division, you're fairly skilled in the art of assassination" Soifon said
"I believe you would work well with me and my division, as we are both protectors at heart" Sajin said, and I smiled
"both are true, I guess, anyone else?" I asked, and Sosuke put his hand on my shoulder
"I feel you should join my division, that way you could become better at Kido, and become more balanced" Sosuke said
I thought about it, and nodded "You all make good points, really, but Sosuke, no offence, really, but, I don't trust you much, it might be paranoia caused by your aura, but I just don't, Soifon-sensei, I've learned a LOT from you, really, but I can't go to the 2nd division, I need to, as Sosuke said, become more balanced, but don't think I won't come around and hang out, and Sajin, thanks for the offer, but I seriously doubt I have the endurance to do well in your division, even if it's easier to work in than the eleventh" I said, and I looked at Kaname "So I choose the 9th division"
Kaname nodded "Perfect, I expect you to be prompt, and to fight for justice" he said, and I bowed
"Hai, Bougu-taichou" I said before straightening up and leaving the chambers
This would be fun, wonder when I'd get my first long term mission
A/N
I'm back, anyway, this is my first bleach story so give me PLENTY of constructive critisim , the Itachi-lookalike is a friend of mine, he wanted to be part of the story, so I let him in
My name means Black Panther *Kurohyou* and Cold *Tsumetai* and is a combination of my latest OCs names
Wangetsu Tsuki is supposed to mean Crescent Moon, it's shikai might be a little hard to visualize with my discription so here's another one, think of a scythe, now, on the bottom of the staff part, there's another blade, but unlike the blade on top, it's pointing in the other direction, the entire staff is about seven feet tall, and the blades are three feet long each, the blades are white, and the handle is black
The reason I chose to go to the Ninth Division will be shown later, as for who I'm going to pair with, it will also be shown later, but I'm going to make this clear right now
IT WON'T BE WITH WANGETSU TSUKI OR RANGIKU
thank you