Heya everybody! It's Pi here , with another exciting chapter of Ascendance! I'm sorry that this hasn't been updated recently, but soon I'm gonna try and make my updates a lot more rapid!!! Please read and review. Oh: I'm a little concerned that there may be a possibility that my character is going to turn out as a Gary Stu. I would like your opinions on this matter, everyone, so I can make this story better!

Suddenly, a large dust cloud erupted from where Ken stood, and rushed toward the crowd at a blinding speed. Now everybody walking around the courtyard took notice, and started to scramble closer, pushing and shoving to see what was going on. Then, out of the cloud walked Ken with his zanpakutou. He seemed normal, except…

His zanpakutou had grown to just about five feet, and it now resembled nothing else than the soul edge, except for the fact that it was pure jet black, the entire sword covered in kanji, and the wolf on the hilt now seemed to be, well, roaring. It was also covered in a dark, swirling energy, but Kurosaki didn't seem too concerned. "Believe me, kid, once you've seen Ogihci in action, parlor tricks just ain't gonna cut it."

Kurosaki lunged to the right, scanning his opponent for any weaknesses, which he seriously had plenty of. First off, wrong stance. He swung towards his opponents legs, making him flip backwards in the air, an expression of grim determination on his face. But then, Kurosaki felt a small scratch on his arm, and saw that kid was starting to develop that same horrid smile. Jesus, it was freaking him out. But, now wasn't the time to get freaked out. Now was the time to get out and defeat him!

Now the crowd was starting to jostle about, pumped as they were to see this. You could hear the clash of steel on steel as the crowd cheered, but unless you had very good hearing, you probably wouldn't have been able to hear the conversation that occurred between two of the oldest Shinigami.

"I say," muttered Yamamoto, "that is your son out there fighting Captain Kurosaki, isn't it?" Unohana nodded her head slightly. She would be the last one to admit it, but seeing her son so energetic, so proud, it made her feel happy that at least her son turned out well. But Yamamoto started probing around and making Unohana feel slightly uncomfortable. "By the way… doesn't he remind you of a certain…someone?"

Ken slowly got to his feet and spat. Oh, Kurosaki-taicho was so going to pay for that molar. He gripped Akumaurufu, when all of a sudden the wolf spoke up and muttered, "Jeez, stop doing that, it really freaks me out." "Oops, sorry!" Ken loosened his grip on the sword and stared at the captain. It was most likely that captain Kurosaki would win: he had more experience with his sword, he had barely gotten scratched, and he only had light scratches. Wolf was urging him to keep fighting, but then again… a good warrior knew when he was beat. He smiled a little and kneeled down on the ground, leaving everyone awestruck. Suddenly, booming laughter broke out, and everyone started to freak out. It was Yamamoto-soutaicho, literally rolling all over the floor. "My," he mumbled, while standing and wiping a tear from his eye, "I never thought I'd see the day where a Kenpachi did the sensible thing and figured out how to concede in a fight. Well done. Oh, and Captain Kurosaki, " he whispered, poking his cane straight in Kurosaki's face, "if you would like to spar, I suggest that you try to fight against more experienced warriors, hmm?" Kurosaki nodded in quick reply, too stunned to notice Ken's stealthy retreat. He may have lost today, but he would find a way to win. Just… not now.

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Wolf was angry. As in, homicidal maniac angry. "The hell was that?" he screamed. "You just fucking gave up, kid! That was so stupid!" Ken just covered his ears with his hands, but of course that doesn't really help when people are screaming inside your head. "Seriously, what was up with tha-" And suddenly, Wolf stopped, and Ken stopped. And he started to sweat. Because his mother was there, right in front of him, and omigod her eyes were open and… what the hell?

Wolf reached out to the woman. He didn't really understand it, but… this woman, he remembered her. He remembered lying in a bed, and so many, many people crying over him. He remembered soft skin, and the scent of lilies, but as he reached to grasp her arm, he couldn't get a firm grip, and she seemed to be gliding away…

Wolf turned to see a figure in a dark green cloak staring at him. "She can't see us. We are zanpakutou, and she is… well, certainly not like us, but then again, not human either." Wolf sighed, as he continued to stare in the distance. There was another tap, softer than the last, but he didn't bother turning. The green cloaked figure sighed. "You know, I can take her a message, if you like…" Wolf's head snapped up in surprise.

"Well then, can you say… can you tell her…argh, dammit!" Wolf started to fume. "It's so hard to think of something to say! J-just… tell her…that I'll be waiting." The figure nodded and turned to leave, when Wolf's voice pierced the silence. "Say, who are ya anyways?" The figure smiled faintly before whispering. "I am just like you. You may call me… Minazuki."

Yeah! Hope y'all liked that! I got the idea of Minazuki delivering a message while watching the new arc of the Bleach anime. Sorry for all of the weirdness, and really sorry for the late update! Next chapter will be better, I promise, because we skip ahead to Ken's graduation! Yay! And yes, I know I cannot write a decent fight scene.