A/N: Hello!~
I forgot to mention last chapter; updates will be on a weekly basis every Thursday. I might update more frequently if I can pump out more chapters, but I'd prefer to post once a week continuously rather than post several a week only to run out of stuff to post, leaving you guys hanging.
That aside, onto the story~
I DO NOT OWN RWBY OR BLEACH
Arc 1: Karakura Arc
Chapter 2: Recovery
A groan passed Ruby's lips as she stirred back to consciousness. Her vision was blurry, dark splodges dotting her vision that slowly faded away, revealing a pale beige ceiling. She laid in silence, her eyes blinking slowly as she simply stared. Then it came back to her; lazing around, sensing and chasing a Hollow, getting ambushed by a group of Hollows, before darkness. She tilted her head down at herself, an action that eased the stiff muscles in her neck, finding her entire torso covered in bandages, obviously fresh. It took her a moment to notice the faint sting beneath the bandages, which intensified as she tried to move.
Glancing around she found the missing half of her Shihakusho neatly folded on the floor next to her bed, with her sheathed Zanpakuto leaning against the wall delicately. She relaxed slightly at the sight, comforted by the presence of her partner even if she wouldn't be able to fight with her. If worse came to worse she could always try manifesting her Zanpakuto, if only for a short time.
'What happened, Bara-chan?' She asked internally.
Her Zanpakuto replied only a few seconds later, ''I am uncertain. Whatever attacked you was too quick for me to get a look, but it was powerful enough to inflict a heavy wound on your back. It will heal in a few days, quicker if you apply healing Kido to yourself.''
A frown marred her face, silver eyes downcast in thought, '...could it have been a Menos? Only they are able to control weaker Hollows like that, but that doesn't explain their stealth...'
''It is possible their stealth was the ability of one of them.'' Bara-chan theorised, ''It is not uncommon for Hollows to develop unique abilities, not unlike Zanpakuto abilities, so a stealth technique that works on allies is possible, albeit unlikely.''
'We'll have to look into it later then...' She paused as a thought occurred to her, '...where am I?'
''Within a doctors infirmary in Karakura, though I failed to catch the name of it on your way in.'' Bara-chan paused, as if hesitating, ''There is, however, something else noteworthy.''
Ruby said nothing, waiting for her partner to continue.
''The doctor here uses healing Kido.''
Her eyes widened slightly at the knowledge. While it was not impossible for a non-Shinigami to learn Kido, it required more Reiryoku than civilians had access to, alongside a great deal of control and mental willpower. Moreover they only taught Kido at the Shino Academy or inside of the Twelve Divisions itself, meaning whoever this doctor was either stole the information(which is illegal), was a former Shinigami, or was given the information by a Shinigami(which is also illegal). She wasn't entirely comfortable about the fact she was now in the doctor's care, as using healing Kido without the proper control will only cause a persons condition to worsen, hence the reason it wasn't taught outside of The Divisions.
Before she could ponder on the discovery more the soft clicking of a door opening caused her to jump, silver eyes flickering to the door. Through it came a tall middle-aged man, dressed in a casual dark blue button-up and jeans with a white doctors coat over it. His black hair was spiky, brown eyes lazily glancing around his surroundings. Through the closing door she heard the sounds of others talking, kids if she were to guess by their voices. However, it was his Reiatsu that caught her attention; it was muted. Not like it was bound or anything, nor was it like a civilians, but rather it was... missing, almost. Like a slice of cake was cut, it rendered the rest no longer whole.
His brown eyes flickered to hers a moment later, a relaxed smile appearing on his face, ''Ah, you're awake, Shinigami-san.''
''H-Hai.'' She stuttered lightly, blinking slowly as she reflexively asked; ''Where am I?''
''Kurosaki Clinic in Karakura.'' The doctor replied, ''You had pretty severe injuries; concussion, heavy bleeding, deep gashes and a broken rib. You probably would've bled out had a group of travellers not found you alone and unconscious.''
She frowned at him, ''I... was alone?''
''Yes. Why, was someone with you?'' The doctors face became concerned.
Ruby quickly shook her head, ignoring the nausea that came with the action, ''N-No! I just mean... there was still a Hollow with me when I... passed out.''
The doctor's brows knitted together, one hand coming to massage his chin, ''And the Hollow didn't do anything?''
''Well, since I'm alive...'' She smiled weakly, helplessly gesturing at herself.
''Right.'' He nodded thoughtfully, before snapping his fingers suddenly, ''I forgot to introduce myself!''
He abruptly spun around, striking a ridiculous pose with a massive grin on his face, ''The names Isshin Kurosaki! Doctor extraordinaire!''
...
''...nice to meet you.'' She smiled tiredly, eerily reminded of Yang when they were younger. ''I'm Ruby Rose, Third Seat of the Red Division.''
Isshin grinned lightly, crossing his arms over his chest, ''Nice to meet you then, Rose-san. We can talk later after you've gotten some rest.''
She was about to say she wasn't tired, only to feel the aching tiredness in her bones, and only now realising how heavy her eyelids felt. Reluctantly she had to admit he was right, and her mother had always told her rest helped the healing process. Wordlessly she gave a clumsy nod to the doctor and relaxing into the bed, closing her eyes.
She was out in seconds.
The second time she woke up it was early morning, and a glance at the calendar mounted on the wall labelled it as the second day since she'd left The Vale. That meant she'd slept through most of the first day. On the plus side she felt a lot better, and when she shifted slightly in bed she didn't get any pain from her chest, although there was some lingering pains.
Sitting up in bed she raised a hand over her chest, gingerly calling upon and guiding her Reiryoku down her arm and onto her own chest. The soft green glow of healing Kido was accompanied by a soothing feeling spreading over her torso, washing away the linger pains. A quick check at her reserves came up with a little over half full, possibly because Isshin had been healing her while she was out. She'd have to thank him for that, after questioning how he knew healing Kido. If he had learnt or been taught it for the sole purpose of healing others, then she could let it slide, but if he stole she'd have to arrest him regardless of her personal feelings on the matter.
Around two or so hours passed as she sat in bed healing herself, according to the clock. Her Reiryoku had dipped down to a third of it's max capacity, but the plus side was that she no longer had any lingering pains whatsoever. She was almost back to perfect health, sans the drowsiness and stiff muscles that came with sleeping for several days. Fully coherent and aware she looked around the infirmary room she was in, eyes drifting over the rectangular room with half a dozen medical beds. It was pretty well maintained for a clinic, probably because of his healing Kido that brought in patients.
She was drawn from her observations as the only door in the room creaked open, allowing her to see that instead of Isshin, a young girl entered. Her hair was a light blonde, almost brown in colour, with her bangs hanging over the right side of her forehead. Her dark browns eyes were soft and innately caring, the small strawberry clip attached to the side of her head equal parts cute and childish. The girl couldn't be older than thirteen, both in stature and appearance, said appearance currently being a school uniform, a black sailor fuku type. In her hands was tray of food and a glass of orange juice, which she couldn't deny looked like the most appealing thing she had seen in a long time. Maybe it was the hunger talking.
''Ah! You're awake, Shinigami-san.'' The young girl exclaimed, a cheerful smile on her face, ''Good morning!''
Ruby smiled and returned the greeting in kind, the unnamed girl placing the tray on the bedside table, ''Tou-san thought you might be hungry, I hope you like it!''
''Mm, arigato.''
The young girl opened her mouth to say something before an equally young voice called out from another room, ''Yuzu! We're gonna be late!''
''Coming Karin-chan!'' The now-named Yuzu called back, before flashing a smile, ''Tou-san will be around, so call on him if you need something, Shinigami-san.''
''I will.'' Ruby smiled at Yuzu, who bid her adieu and rushed out of the room, the distant sound of a door closing resounding through the clinic a moment later. It must be a family clinic then, if they had breakfast here. Now that she thought on it she swore she caught sight of a clinic during her wandering... she must not have noticed it beforehand.
She pushed the thought out of her head; she had food to eat!
She didn't like being in a hospital, she concluded.
It wasn't that the Kurosaki clinic was bad by any means - quite the opposite, as even though Isshin was the only doctor present he came to double-check on her several times, even just for idle talk. No, the problem was that it was even more boring than doing paperwork. She had nothing to do but sit and wait for her to be medically dismissed, as she wasn't allowed until her Reiryoku was restored. She didn't understand why, but then again she never understood how the Brown Division worked the way it did either. If nothing else it was likely just so she wouldn't go running into a fight only to die due to low Reiryoku reserves.
Thankfully she still had her Zanpakuto to communicate with, but she wasn't allowed to train in her Inner World, forbade by her own Zanpakuto no less. Apparently doing such a thing would hinder the healing process, as her soul would have to work overtime to allow them to fight while also healing her Reiryoku. She didn't use any when sparring with her Zanpakuto, since any Reiryoku exerted would simply be re-assimilated (given it was inside her own soul). Even though she was able to communicate with her partner, that didn't do much to relieve the monotony, also it gave her time to think of where to take her own training.
Bankai was just beyond the horizon...
Ruby was drawn from her thoughts as the door to the hospital opened, allowing Isshin to walk in and deposit another box of medicine, stuffing it into one of the several cabinets around the room. He was distracted, glancing between a paper on-hand and the box, probably trying to organise them. Now was the best time to ask one of her nagging questions.
''Um... Kurosaki-san...''
Isshin paused, turning to look at her curiously, not saying anything but the curious expression on his face asking the silent question.
''How do you know healing Kido?'' She blurted out in the span of a microsecond, yet if the way the man tensed was any indication, he heard her perfectly. She remained awkwardly silent for a few moments, watching his reaction carefully encase she needed to run. It was a sensitive, or at least private subject, that much was clear before she even asked.
Then after a moment, he sighed deeply, ''How'd you figure out?''
''My Zanpakuto told me you healed me while I was unconscious.'' She explained hesitantly, flinching when she saw surprise in his eyes.
''You have communicated with your Zanpakuto?''
A frown crossed her face, ''Yeah...?''
''I didn't get the feeling you did.'' Isshin said slowly, cautiously.
Blinking, she glanced at her Zanpakuto, 'Did you hide your presence or something?'
''...no.'' Her partner's voice sounded... oddly amiss. After a moment of thought, she let it go. She'd ask later after she'd finished talking to the doctor before her.
Quietly, he added on, ''...I try to avoid using healing Kido on Shinigami who have attained their Shikai, since it risks the Zanpakuto telling the wielder, which can get me in trouble, which I don't want to bring to my family.''
''I won't report it.'' She assured hastily, before reluctantly adding, ''Unless you, y'know, stole it... then I kinda have to.''
Isshin chuckled, slowly taking a seat on one of the empty beds, ''Don't worry, I didn't steal the information. I used to be a Shinigami but I lost my powers.''
Ruby tilted her head to the side in confusion, ''I've never heard of anyone losing their powers before...''
''Eh, that's to be expected.'' Isshin shrugged nonchalantly, ''It isn't common knowledge so people don't attempt it, but it's possible for a Shinigami to transfer their powers to a non-Shinigami. It doesn't give them their Zanpakuto, but it gives them enough Reiryoku to develop Shinigami powers, sometimes even immediately manifest them.''
She supposed that made sense. Shinigami weren't innately born with the ability to wield Zanpakuto and become Shinigami, instead at a random threshold of Reiryoku the person would begin to develop powers, and would eventually develop the Reiatsu signature of a Shinigami. They were then drafted into the Shino Academy to gain control over their powers and later join The Divisions, or have their powers sealed and continue their lives as a civilian. They couldn't exactly let a bunch of random people run off with information that could, in the wrong hands, end up causing more harm than good. While they still had the potential to pass on the knowledge of things like Kido, the chances of finding someone strong enough to consecutively use Kido was low.
''So does that mean you transferred your powers?''
Isshin rubbed the back of his neck, a complicated expression on his face, ''Sort of. It's a bit personal, you see.''
''A-Ah, sorry.'' She apologised. She was curious, but not enough to force someone to talk about something they didn't want to.
''It's fine.'' He dismissed easily, ''I've been meaning to ask; do you have a place to stay, here at Karakura?''
She blinked, uncertain of where he was going with it, ''No...?''
''Would you like to stay here?''
Out of everything she had guessed, that was not on the list, ''E-Eh? Really?''
At best she guessed he'd offer to find her some place to rest, or maybe point her in the direction of one of the better inns or hotels. The fact he was inviting her to stay here, either at the clinic or in his home, was a sign of trust. She was a Shinigami, one who was now aware of his Shinigami past, and he was willing to trust her to stay in close proximity to his family. More than that there was always the risk that an arrogant Hollow would sense her and attack her while she was at the home, possibly endangering his family. Yet he was willing to gamble that on... nothing. There was no reason for him to trust her, aside from being a former Shinigami himself.
She voiced this, only to earn an amused chuckle in response, ''Well for one it's always best to keep patients close by encase they take a negative reaction to medicine, which I use in tandem with the healing Kido. That, and you won't have to deal with all the fans wanting to talk to you.''
Ruby shuddered at the thought. While those who lived in The Vale were used to seeing Shinigami, those who lived in the outpost settlements often didn't see Shinigami all the time, or simply idolised the Shinigami to the point of becoming raving fans. It wasn't that bad most of the time, but it was a little overwhelming to some. Given she was from a noble family, and a high ranking officer... yeah, she'd like to avoid that.
''Well...'' She hesitantly smiled, ''If you're okay with it, Kurosaki-san.''
Isshin waved his hand dismissively, ''It's fine, we've got spare rooms. Plus my wonderful daughters will be more than happy to welcome you~!''
''Quite exuberant, isn't he?''
She didn't bother responding, but the exasperation was hard to mask. He put Yang and her father to shame, that much was clear. Before she could respond, or before he could continue what looked to be a full routine, the sound of a door opening echoed throughout the clinic, before gently closing shut.
''Tou-san! We're home!'' The familiar voice of Yuzu called out.
Ruby blinked, and Isshin was gone. For a brief moment she pondered if he had used Shunpo, or if that was his natural speed. She wasn't sure what she preferred.
''Yuzu-chan! Karin-chan! Shinigami-chan will be staying with us~!''
'Hopefully they aren't too... fanatic...'
''Somehow I am doubtful.''
The Kurosaki twins, Karin and Yuzu, were much more pleasant than she had expected.
Yuzu had been worryingly fanatic over her being a Shinigami, apparently having grown up on the epics of the Shinigami, only having managed to reign in her urge to rush her with questions in the morning due to her still 'recovering'. Karin on the other hand was much more tame, reigning in her sister when it became apparent Ruby was being overwhelmed with the questions. After a while Yuzu had to go make dinner - which was a bit of a surprise - and Karin had to go do homework, so she was left with some alone time.
''You seem troubled.'' Bara-chan pointedly stated, her tone flat.
'...none of them seem to notice I'm a noble.' Ruby mused with a frown, 'The Rose family is a Lesser Noble, sure, but we aren't obscure in the slightest.'
''Do you wish to be treated as a noble?''
'Of course not.' She immediately denied, 'It's just... odd, is all. Refreshing.'
Her Zanpakuto did not respond, but the amusement was clearly palpable.
She was snapped from her thoughts as she heard the door - probably the front door, she idly noted - slammed shut, a male voice casually calling out; ''I'm home.''
''ICHIGOOOOOOOO-'' Isshin's voice yelled until the sound of the breath being knocked from his lungs was heard, ''Y-You've gotten better... my son...''
''Definitely one for dramatics.'' Her partner chuckled.
''Shut up, old man.''
''Tou-san, Onii-chan, stop fighting.'' Yuzu said sternly, or as stern as she could sound. Despite that, both men apologised to Yuzu.
The new teen huffed a moment later, ''I'll be upstairs, call me when dinner's ready.''
''Okay, Onii-chan.'' Yuzu replied, ''We're having a guest for dinner, so be nice.''
''The Shinigami you mean?''
''Eh? How'd you know?'' Yuzu asked in surprise.
Her apparent brother replied flatly, ''She's the most obvious candidate.''
While Ruby was still in the infirmary, she had the inexplicable feeling that Yuzu was pouting.
''Muu... well, be nice.''
''Yeah, yeah.''
'Well he sounds... nice...?'
''Dismissive and blunt, you mean.''
'Eh... same thing.'
She earned an exasperated sigh from her partner in response, causing her to smile lightly. Before she could comment she heard footsteps approach before the door opened, revealing Karin, still clad in her school uniform. Being the twin to Yuzu they were the same age and had the same stature, although Karin had short onyx-black hair that framed her face and dark grey eyes. In terms of personality though she was almost the opposite of Yuzu, being more blunt and nonchalant about things.
''Dad says you can use the shower to freshen up, if you want.'' She informed languidly, ''Dinner will be ready in a bit.''
''R-Right.'' She nodded and slipped out of the bed, before another question came to mind, ''Um, where's the bathroom?''
''Second floor, first door right in front of the stairs.''
She thanked the younger girl once more before awkwardly walking through the house. It was as simple as walking down a pristine hallway and out of the infirmary to get into the house, which made her wonder if security ever became an issue for the family. Shaking that thought off she passed through the living room, briefly glancing at the large television displaying a show of some kind, before climbing up the stairs and entering the modest bathroom within.
Ten minutes later she had freshened up, ultimately deciding on wearing one of her replacement Shihakusho for the rest of the evening, allowing her to wear her more casual clothes tomorrow. She walked down the stairs nervously, unconsciously ringing her hands together and probably looking like a lost child. What was she supposed to do? Could she sit and watch TV? Could she go talk with Yuzu? Was she allowed to leave her bag by the sofa? This was all new!
She was snapped from her slowly-growing uncertainty as Karin's voice called out to her, ''Yo, Ruby?''
''H-Huh?'' Ruby blinked, realised Karin was staring straight at her. In the time she had been silently fretting over her new situation she had been standing in the corner of the living room like a scared little girl. Karin was languidly lounging on the couch, staring at her with a flat gaze.
''Stop standing around like a ghost.'' Karin deadpanned, ''You usually this shy?''
''Not really...'' Ruby murmured as she hesitantly took a seat next to Karin, her posture relaxing slightly but still maintaining the elegance ingrained in her as a noble. ''Just with people I'm not familiar with. I can deal with nobles and subordinates fine, but potential friends... not so fine.''
Karin quirked a brow, ''You deal with nobles? That part of your job?''
''Not as a Shinigami, no.'' Ruby denied, ''I'm... a noble myself.''
Karin blinked once, twice, thrice, before murmuring, ''Huh... didn't expect that. Don't expect to be treated like a princess here though.''
The silver-eyed girl shook her head quickly, ''O-Of course not! It's a nice change, but I'm just a little... nervous, Kurosaki-san.''
''Whatever.'' Karin shrugged nonchalantly, ''And stop calling me 'Kurosaki-san', Karin is fine.''
''Okay, Karin-san.'' She smiled a little more confidently.
The two continued to talk for a while, the minutes ticking by seamlessly. Karin asked mostly about life as a Shinigami and a little about her noble life, and in turn Ruby asked about Karakura and anything entertaining to do. Karakura was a largely self-sufficient town, as were most of the outpost settlements, but it had a focus on exporting berries, fish and other small-scale foods, unlike Osaka - another settlement - which held large areas of farmland. Karin listed off most of the places she knew off the top of her head; small arcades, a few parks, libraries, etc.
They were so engrossed in their conversation that they almost didn't hear Yuzu, keyword being almost.
''Dinner's ready!~''
''Coming.'' Karin called out, her lazy tone remaining. Ruby followed after and, at Yuzu's request, helped set the table as she added the finishing touches to the curry, which she recalled Karin briefly mentioned was Yuzu's speciality.
Taking a seat next to Karin, Yuzu began laying out the dishes as heavy footsteps came down the stairs, before the person came into view. His spiky bright orange hair was almost too vivid to be natural, his narrow brown eyes calm yet expressive. He stood a lot taller than her at 5'8 or so, with a well-built form reminiscent of a martial artist. He was still in his school uniform, wearing the white dress shirt and grey pants with grey-black shoes trademark of a local school she had briefly seen around the area.
''Yo.'' He greeted casually.
''Hello.'' She smiled back warmly.
He opened his mouth to say something, before Isshin abruptly popped up behind him so quickly she mistook it for Shunpo. The man, to her surprise, unleashed a fist towards the back of the teen's head. In response the son scowled and batted the fist out of the way, spun fluidly and kicked Isshin's feet out from under him, only for Isshin to grab him by the legs and bring him down with him.
''Haha! You may be good Ichigo, but your old man is still bet- GAH!''
''Dammit old man!'' The now-named Ichigo growled as the duo began scuffling on the floor.
Blinking owlishly, Ruby could only turn to look at Karin in bewilderment, ''Does this... happen often?''
Karin only sighed, ''Yep. Every single day.''
''Muu! Enough you two!'' Yuzu demanded cutely, holding a wooden spoon in one hand and a pot of curry in the other. Yet she still managed to make herself seem intimidating. Not Unohana-level intimidating, but there was almost the same eerie aura. Isshin immediately darted to the other side of the room, wailing comically in front of a poster depicting a beautiful woman with light brown hair and a smiling face. Ichigo on the other hand got to his feet, unharmed but with an annoyed scowl on his face as he slid into his seat.
''Here you go Karin-chan, Ruby-san.'' Yuzu said as she laid out two bowls of curry before the duo.
''Arigato, Yuzu-san.'' Ruby smiled, using her first name as per her earlier request. Isshin also took a seat after a few more moments of dramatic wailing, all of them sitting down to eat.
''Itadakimasu.'' They all chimed in unison, before digging in.
She was swiftly lost in the bliss of the food.
Dinner past by swiftly, in no small part due to the food. She held no shame in admitting it was one of the tastiest meals she had ever tasted, usurped only by her mother's hand-made cookies. During the course of dinner she had the chance to tell some more of her tales, something the younger twins had been very avid in hearing while the two males were interested also. She had no problems telling them (though she excerpted some of the more gruesome details), and had fun seeing Yuzu and Karin's reactions as she spoke. From her times leading a group of Shinigami against a Gillian-class Hollow, to fighting alongside her comrades, to the funny accidents her friends did during their time in the academy.
It was nice, all things considered.
Currently she was in the kitchen helping Yuzu clean up the dishes, humming merrily in sync with the younger girl. It wasn't a foreign nor complicated task for her to do, and was cathartic in its simplicity. Karin had retired early to bed (something about a soccer match, if she recalled correctly) and Ichigo was in the living room doing some homework, whilst Isshin had left the house to pick up something from the store.
''Thanks for the help, Ruby-san.'' Yuzu smiled cheerfully as she placed the last of her and Ruby's dishes on the rack, letting them dry out.
The aforementioned Shinigami returned the smile, ''It's fine, though it is getting late...''
Yuzu glanced at the wall-mounted clock that read five past ten, humming in agreement. ''Mm, I need to finish tidying up. Onii-chan!''
''Yeah?'' Ichigo called out from the living room lazily.
''Can you show Ruby-san the guest room?''
''Sure.'' Ichigo agreed without complaint, getting up from the sofa and laying down the work he was doing. Feeling slightly abashed from drawing him from his work, Ruby bid Yuzu goodnight and hastily grabbed her bag, letting Ichigo lead the way upstairs.
He ended up at the door to the right of the bathroom, ''This is the guest room; just shout me or dad if you need something.''
Ruby smiled and gave a small bow, ''Arigato, Kurosaki-san.''
''It's no problem.'' Ichigo shrugged lightly and made his way back down the stairs, but not before calling out; ''And call me Ichigo. I'm not one for formalities.''
'It doesn't seem like anyone in the family is.' She thought with a quiet giggle. They were all insistent on her calling them by their first names, even Isshin had mentioned it on a few occasions during the day. It was... pleasant. She couldn't wait to rub it in Yang's face too; she probably made more friends in one day than she had in a whole year!
'...actually that's kinda depressing.' She noted glumly, before shaking off her negative thoughts and entering the room. It was a decent size, with a comfy-looking bed and a bedside table, a dresser and a desk and chair. It was also well-maintained, not a spec of dust present in the beige-walled room, the sole square window next to the desk. If she hadn't been told otherwise she'd have thought someone lived here. Dropping her bag off next to the dresser, she slipped into a sleeping yukata before sliding into bed. It was as comfy as it looked.
'What a day...' She mused fondly. The Kurosaki were surely a lively bunch, even more than Yang and her father. 'Definitely more than them, right Bara-chan?'
She received no response.
'Bara-chan?' She repeated with a soft frown, worried.
''I am here, Ruby.'' Bara-chan finally responded, her normally smooth and elegant tone tired, ''I am simply exhausted assisting in the recovery of your body, is all.''
'Oh... thanks.' She blinked. She hadn't been aware her Zanpakuto was capable of that. Odd. 'Good night, Bara-chan.'
She received no response, causing her to sigh silently as she snuggled into the bed, slowly drifting to sleep.
What a mission this had turned out to be.
Translations:
Arigato = Thank you.
Tou-san = Father.
Hai = Yes/I Agree (roughly)
Onii-chan = Brother.
Itadakimasu = Thank you for the meal (roughly)
Reiryoku = Spiritual Power.
Reiatsu = Spiritual Pressure.
Reishi = Spirit Particles.
A/N: Welp, that's the end of that.
A little introduction to the family before we move on. I've got the whole first arc written out (chapters 1-9) so I can assure you there is stuff written - most chapters will ranged from 5k to 8k at the moment, getting longer when we get more fighting scenes. As said at the top; the story will be updated weekly on a Thursday.
Until then~
