I'm not sure how to explain Ichigo's background here. So just roll with it, okay?
"Alright so… I'm not actually sure where to start my explanation," Ichigo said as she looked from Tyrese to Sasha for a moment before simply deciding to plow on. "My name is Ichigo Kurosaki, I'm fifteen in a half years old. My family consisted of a dad and two younger twin sisters. My mom died because of me in a wrong-place-wrong-time sort of thing when I was barely nine years old. Uh... And I guess you could say this is where things start to get classified." Ichigo said as she reached up to awkwardly rub at the back of her head.
"I excel at things such as street brawling, boxing, and karate. And when I was still fourteen- I sort of had to join an unknown military special ops unit to save a friend of mine from being executed for being in possession of a strange- 'alien-like' artifact that a mad scientist wanted to steal for political reasons."
"I had little to no formal training before I and several others on my team were practically thrown to the wolves knowing barely the basics of fighting. We fought our way through thirteen teams of...well, also special ops units- got beaten up pretty badly- but in the end we managed to save our friend before she could be killed."
"After that, she went home again. But she often comes back, checks in and sometimes even stays with me and my family along with some of the others that I fought against to save her. After all of the fighting was done, they gave me a badge indicating that I would now both be recognized and wield the same power and authority of their own higher ups in recognition of my ability. I now wield the same ability as commanders and generals which I hear is pretty damn impressive for someone my age."
Tyrese damn near had a stroke upon hearing this. Sasha didn't seem to be doing much better given her shocked/dumbfounded expression.
"While doing some of my training some of the higher ups that I was working under noticed that I was different from everyone else in an...fundamental way. You see- for as long as I can remember... I've seen the souls of the dead." The two made strained, chocking sounds before Tyrese then asked,
"Y-You see dead people? L-Like a psychic or something?"
"It has been proven that I possess several forms of psychic phenomenon, yes. However my theory is that because my family comes from a long line of doctors that protect the living, the dead often seek the same from us. My dad can't sense or see them. But me and my little sisters can."
There was a heart beat or two of absolute silence from the two before Sasha started to ask, while making a weird hand motion. "C-Can you show-"
"I'm not a dog. I don't do tricks." Ichigo said gently yet firmly despite the irritation that she felt welling up. Sasha flinched as if she had just been slapped as Tyrese quickly said,
"Whoa, w-we didn't mean-"
"To offend? I'm aware. I'm also aware that you're curious. And you can't help it. This is uncharted territory for you. I often feel the same way when watching normal people." Ichigo said with a bemused look on her face before then deciding to point out.
"You know how they won't come and get too close. It isn't completely because of the sword. I just tell people that just in case they decide to try and take it and run. Self preservation and all that... The truth of the matter is despite being dead- the souls of those things are still lingering here."
Ichigo blinked her amber eyes and Tyrese and Sasha noted that when she opened them again they were a glittering, glowing gold color as she then went on to say, "They linger and cry out for peace and their cries fall on deaf ears. So they wait. Bound to rotting flesh that insatiably hungers. Always in pain. Always longing for the freedom that was promised to them upon their demise in this world. I think deep down even those pitiful souls know what I am. And what I can do. And that is why they choose to stay away. It's...like a warped sort of self preservation instinct. Despite wanting their freedom. And wanting to pass on- the flesh that their bound too works against them."
Tyrese and Sasha both sat back on their heels and tried to wrap their minds around what they had just been told. On one hand, they didn't exactly want to believe Ichigo's claims. And on the other hand- she had already displayed several skills necessary to survival that they themselves simply didn't possess.
Being able to walk among the dead and not be attacked by them sort of worked in her favor too as far as her claim to be something...fundamentally different went. After all, it wasn't like they could pull off the same thing without being ripped apart.
Finally Tyrese managed to ask, "Psychic phenomenon, you said that you have several kinds. As in more than just seeing dead people's souls. What other kinds do you possess?"
"Materialzation. For the sake of all argument, my sword is normally a non physical thing. But with materialzation and enough energy- I can make it as solid as we are. Astral projection. Which is excellent for getting the lay of the land and mapping things out in every direction. It can also be used for gathering intel on enemies. There is something that roughly translated, means- flash step. It's a weird form of what I think is teleportation. Or something close to it at least."
"I can be in one place one moment, and fifty miles away in another. It does take a lot of energy and stamina though. And so far the most distance I've ever used it for is one thousand and three hundred miles. I can also sort of hover or fly if I get up high enough off of the ground. And I can also do things similar to...uh...well, I'm not completely sure how to explain the last one- and since it's great for defensive purposes- let's just save it for later okay."
"T-That's a lot of...uh...talents."
"Yes, but like all gifts they come with a steep price," Ichigo said sagely before going on to say, "Usually someone who is known to have such phenomenon only has one or two latent abilities. As long as they remain under developed and unrefined- people generally aren't aware that they even have it. And live quite normally. Whereas those who do have it and know about it, tend to use it in different ways. However each ability is extremely taxing on the mind and body and can often manifest as physical ailments. So much so that depending on how often the ability is used- it can shave years off of the user's natural lifespan. I myself use my abilities so frequently that I would be lucky to make it to my mid twenties to early thirties before my body finally gives out."
