And another chapter :P I added Kazeshini to the char. bar for two reasons: One because it's so empty with just one char and it might get others to read it for reasons xD And two: because I came up with an idea which will be used later on. You'll understand more when we get to it :P
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Chapter 3 The school of Soul Reapers
"What is this?" the headmaster of Shin'ō Academy asked, looking down at a file with the name Shuhei Hisagi, witting on the edge.
"That, is a student we aren't sure in which class to put," the assistant adjusted her glasses.
"Depending on his exam? Like everyone else?" the man raised an eyebrow.
"Yes well… He took three exams. Failing two but passing the third one… with an incredible score. Something like Gin Ichimaru or Kain Shiba."
"I see… Well, set him in the advance class," the headmaster closed his eyes and set the paper aside.
"Sir! Are you sure that's wise? He's from Rukongai and couldn't-!"
"I don't care about any of that. His score, the one he was accepted with, is the only one that counts. And if he finished in such a time with that score, it would be unfair to put him a low class."
"Sir!"
"That is my final decision!"
"Everyone, gather around," a teacher called, standing in front of a large, steel door, looking at the students who were coming closer.
"Behind me is the armory. Not just any armory, but the kind where you get your own Asauchi," he nodded towards the steel door as chatter erupted in the kids.
"The Asauchi is a basic sword which has the potential to become a Zanpakuto, based on the wielder. So, if you're strong enough, you can actually become a Captain," he chuckled at the thought.
"Anyway, you go in together and take one – doesn't matter which one. They'll change when or if you're strong enough, but more about that another time. When you pick the sword, you leave the room through the west gate. From there, another teacher will lead you to your next destination," the man explained and turned, putting both hands on the steel and released some of his energy, opening the door. Behind it was another door – this one wooden and clearly easily opened.
"Alright, everyone set in. Don't push or argue – all the Asauchi are the same."
There were so many to choose from, Shuhei had to stop and marvel at it all. Aoga clearly had his sight on one in particular and wasn't bothered by any other. Kanisawa moved along the rows of weapons before finally picking one. Hisagi tried a few different ones, until he felt a sort of… something, with the last one and went with that.
When everyone was done and had his or her own sword, the kids waited outside where they were told, before a man, short and black hair, came and motioned them to follow without saying a word. The students followed without much protest and saw they arrived outside, where a bunch of targets were set and a hole with stairs leading to an arena of sorts.
"Alright you riff-raffs!" the man yelled, startling the kids.
"My name is Toga Azeri and I'll be your Kido teacher. While this right here will be your Kido practice ground. You'll learn, fail, win and embarrass yourself while trying to perfect your skills. It won't be easy, it won't be nice and some of you are probably gonna fail. But, it will be the most awesome thing you'll learn in this school until you actually learn to be a true Soul Reaper," Toga smirked as the kids smiled awkwardly or sweatdropped at his words.
"Kido attacks fall into two categories: Hado for direct attacks and Bakudo for battle support. There are also three main types of Kido: binding spells, destruction spells, and healing spells, known as Kaido . You'll learn each type here, but will mainly focus on Hado and Bakudo. Kaido will be taught if you wish, as it's primarily used for healing in 4th Division from the Court Guards," Toga had the attention of all the kids, who were clearly interested in the whole thing.
"But that's all for today. We'll go more into details when we get to the actual classes," he added with a grin as the others nodded.
"Right then! Next you have… Battle Class? Yeah, I'll lead you there. Follow me," Azeri nodded and motioned again for the children to follow as he led them away.
"Ah Toga! Brining fresh meat," a woman with long red hair smirked, seeing the people who arrived. The place was a room with wood a covered ground and a glass door leading to a field outside.
"C'mon Marina, you aren't supposed to call the students meat…" Azeri rolled his eyes.
"Lemme have some fun will ya!" she pouted and glared at the man.
"…Fine, just don't kill any of them…" Toga sighed and waved goodbye before leaving.
"Okay," the red-head smirked and faced the students.
"I'm Marina Lazar – your combat trainer. Now lemme just set a few ground rules," she moved a bit and leaned on a pillar, smirking at them.
"Rule one: We don't fight to kill. No matter how you might dislike someone you battle, you don't attack to kill. We'll be having special training for vital spots, but that's advance and won't be practiced on fellow students. Rule two: No one is weak. No matter how the fight ends or goes, you never judge how strong someone is by that. It's happened before that we had a student who hated to fight and always held back. And now he's a Captain. Pretty ironic ain't it? Rule three: Don't be a smart ass. There are many different fighting styles – you'll learn a few here and you'll probably develop your own in time. That's why you never try to force someone to learn the 'proper' way to fight, unless I say so, they ask for help or it's clear they have no idea what they're doing, like holding the sword the wrong way," she smirked at them, thought for a second, before shrugging.
"That's pretty much it. More things will be explained later on, so for now, you're headed off to another class. Go right down the hall and take a left," the students didn't really know how to react as they hardly had time to memorize the rules before they were sent off again.
Next class was History, where an old man named Jiri Loco, scared them half to death with his constant maniacal laughter and conspiracy theories, before another man – younger this time, called Geri Loco arrived, smacking the older one on the head and apologizing for his fathers behavior and that Geri was the actual teacher. Geri was proper and kind but demanded attention, yet had ridicules punishments for those who didn't follow that, such as standing like a ballerina in front of everyone. In History, they'd learn all the important figures, creations, beginnings and everything along there.
They had a few more classes, the usual ones like math, writing, languages and art. The teachers were all different – one woman lazy and uncaring for much so math was only half used, a man who was half deaf and everyone had to repeat everything, so they were lucky they mostly wrote, an old woman who kept switching between different tongues and a man who was so short, he had to use a pedestal every time he wanted to see something someone drew.
But all in all, the day was great and every student who came was happy. The next years would probably be painful and hard, but they'll be worth it. Probably.
When all was set and done, the students were sent to their dorms. Each class has its own schedule which they had to follow. There were a total of six students in one dorm.
"Well, I'll see you two tomorrow!" Kanisawa called, waving goodbye before going with a few other friends to her own room.
"We're lucky to be together right Shuhei?" Aoga grinned as he walked with Hisagi.
"Yeah sure… stuck with you for the rest of my life it seems…" the tattooed one rolled his eyes.
"C'mon! I'm not that bad!"
"No, but you are loud."
"Aw man, that's not fair! You're too quiet!" the two opened their door and saw four others already there. One kid had green hair in a ponytail with green eyes, the second was white-haired and blue eyed, the third a redhead with a scarf around his neck and the fourth had glasses and blonde hair.
"You must be our roommates," four eyes smiled and turned to the two.
"Yeah," the taller one smiled and looked around the room.
"Jin," the blonde smiled before motioning to the others.
"That's Haru – he's an aristocrat," it was meant at the one with the scarf.
"Pleasure to meet you," the man gave a bow.
"Mister Green over there is Strartonseia," that was directed at the green-eyed and haired boy.
"Call me Strat," he nodded in a greeting.
"That's Icel, but we call him Ice," it was meant for the white-haired kid.
"And you are?" the four asked at the same time.
"I'm Aoga and this glum here Shuhei. Nice to meet ya."
"Shuhei? The one who failed the entrance exam two times?"
"Yeah, but he passed in record time with more than a 100 score the third one!"
"That sure is something…"
"Yeah. He'll probably be some super star!"
"Wow, you sure a popular Shu."
"…I hate you…"
And that's it. I feel like it was rushed a bit, but could be only me (as I tend to pass over school things and greetings quickly - never liked them in my school) but as always, tell me what you thought of it :D
Till next time