Bleach – The Heart of the Matter
By Tayla Drago
It would seem like Ichigo was his old self again to train psychically with the others back in the World of the Living, to also hear about Sonia Belmont was still alive and well to be half human and Soul Reaper to be well guarded to see her friends soon from the World of the Living. They will meet again soon to talk to each other thanks to Yamamoto to be Sonia's real uncle in the family for her to recover to awaken her Soul Reaper powers real soon; for Ichigo, Rukia, Chad, Orihime, Uryu, Hayame, Renji, Kon, Urahara, Yoruichi, Tessai, Jinta, Ururu, Ririn, Kurodo, and Noba all have three weeks to carefully train in exercise-wise while having fun with family, friends, and go to school 'as well as protecting Karakura Town from Dracula's monsters if they're causing trouble in the area again'. So they got some time to get ready to go to the Belmont Village to get to the others to go to the Soul Society to have other Soul Reapers aid them to stop Dracula, his goons, Alucard, save Richard, Sonia's curse to get rid of, and to stop Dracula coming back to life curse of the entire thing for good.
With them doing fine to do those things, how was Sonia doing? To be staying and living with Ukitake's place of the 13 court guard squads to trust him a lot after saving her 'also to be falling for her', both Kiyone and Sentaro started to like Sonia a lot to serve her like they were aiding their captain'. Lots of things for her to fight against Dracula's curse, to fight back somehow with Soul Reaper powers, losing her Belmont one, saving her older step-brother, and stopping Alucard to still be hurt from his betrayal to have trouble letting it go or not…it was a very hard choice for her to be resting, eating right, and such for three days now to be in bed sometimes to be fine so far; as she was getting cared for and to see the entire place so far to also be seeing everyone has been well – for even Yamamoto explained to Sonia the other day about Sosuke, Gin, and Kaname's betrayals to them all for Sonia to listen in. As Ukitake, Kiyone, and Sentaro listened in too. Hearing the story all over again. She wanted to know the whole story of those three again, go back from the beginning for more details then and come back here later.
"Hold it! Uncle Moto, please start over again." Sonia was left speechless. "So you mean to tell me the Captains from former Squad Five Sosuke Aizen, Squad Three Gin Ichimaru, and Squad Nine Kaname Tousen betrayed you guys the same way Alucard did to me and the others?" she asked again. "Don't get me wrong or anything to sound bad and I do feel sorry for you guys, but what do they have to do with Alucard?"
Kiyone and Sentaro didn't get it either Yamamoto to repeat himself of the whole things again for Sonia wanted to know about that and for them and Ukitake to be there by her side.
"There's a lot to explain I guess…"
True, Ukitake, it was shock just thinking about it all over again. For Yamamoto explains to Sonia in his own words again…
"From Cap-! No, the three ex-captains of 3, 5, and 9 betrayed all of us to meet with the friends who was Ichigo and his other friends the Ryoka that Rukia has made." he said. "From Aizen…Setting up the events from the shadows, Aizen arranged for Rukia Kuchiki to meet with Ichigo Kurosaki so he can become a Soul Reaper. From there, by sending Hollows in Karakura Town to alert the Soul Society for the location to get the Hōgyoku that is concealed within her body, Aizen created an elaborate conspiracy among the Thirteen Court Squad captains by secretly killing the members of the Central 46 Chambers and using his Zanpakutō to create an illusion of them sentence Rukia to death. Gin fakes Aizen's death to have the captains and lieutenants fighting against themselves. However, Squad 4 Captain Retsu Unohana uncovered the truth as Aizen removed the Hōgyoku from Rukia, before he, Gin, and Tōsen escape into Hueco Mundo."
Man, that sucks…Sonia had to know about the other two guys besides Sosuke to sound like an awful person.
"(Alucard's reasons are much different than this Sosuke guy!)" Sonia said to herself to ask Yamamoto on something else next. "And what about Gin and Kaname's reasons for joining with Sosuke? If you don't mind me asking you that, Uncle Moto."
"Not at all, Sonia Dear, you have every right to know. Gin Ichimaru, who allowed himself to be restrained by Rangiku but manages to get free before leaving with Aizen and Tosen, tells her this… 'Well that's a bit of a letdown, I was enjoying that (being in her grip); I wouldn't have minded being your captive a little bit longer. Goodbye, Rangiku, I'm sorry.' implying underlying feelings, this is one of the few times Gin doesn't smile. All the other times, being in Rangiku's presence, usually when feeling regret or sadness. And as for Kaname Tousen…He was the captain of Squad 9 at the start of the series, formerly its 5th Seat officer. He had been blind since birth, but can use his spiritual sense to 'see'. Tōsen was an extremely calm and serious pacifist, though he will not restrain from fighting for what he believes in or to preserve justice. His philosophies were adopted from a peaceful friend he had before becoming a Soul Reaper. When the peaceful friend's husband killed her for nagging him, Tōsen became disillusioned that such a righteous person could be killed for such an insignificant reason. After the murder, his creed in life became 'take the path with the least bloodshed'. He felt it necessary to join Sōsuke Aizen in defecting from the Soul Reapers."
Wow, for the rest to happen to learn more about the other Soul Reapers who's on the good team to see those guys go through so much was hard for Sonia to feel out the pain there.
"It's kind of hard to believe, isn't it?" Ukitake said to Sonia. "The way Alucard betrayed you, Rukia, Renji, Ichigo, and everyone else was hard to swallow the same way we did with the other three. Sorry for bringing it up is a bit hard to think about all over again, Sonia, you and me both."
I guess she sees their point to finally get her answer about Sosuke, Gin, and Kaname's background stories from them now…so we might have to hold off for that part way later. For now, this was the Castlevania mix story to deal with Dracula and his monsters comes first for the century curse must end. I sure hope so!
"(Okay, now I see why they're the same. Talk about a big shocker.)" said Sonia. "Uncle Moto. Jushiro. Kiyo. Sen. I didn't…"
"Don't be, Sonia Dear. I understand. Just the way Alucard betray the rest of you was hurtful the way we were with the other three. Just remember this…No matter what happens next from which you must choose to fight back over his trickery to never happen again. Just a friendly advice. Your training of becoming a Soul Reaper will happen soon enough so get some rest to begin, with some help. Best of luck to you." said Yamamoto.
For him to say in those words and for Sonia to understand 'a little' to make a very hard decision to stop both Alucard with Dracula, or feel weak to be her down fall. Seems like part of Yamamoto felt sorry for his niece to answer back about what happen to the other three captains, well Sonia now knows a lot about them.
For Ukitake, Kiyone, and Sentaro felt bad for Sonia to make a very hard decision on what's to come next to be resting, thinking, and such to have trouble sleeping while feeling the pain from her neck of Dracula's curse coursing through to try fighting back to make her feel like she was sick and weak to try sleeping it off for the past three nights…Dreaming a lot for the fight she wanted to finish as a Soul Reaper now than a Belmont to fight with her old friend was hard, for the next night for Ukitake to see her having a bad nightmare to place his hand on her face to stroke her face and hair to slowly calming her down to sleep peacefully now for Ukitake to see the beauty from Sonia to feel happy now to see her feeling better 'a bit' so far to fight through this and then goes back to sleep as he left a kiss on her lips a little. Aw, he was falling in love with her. Cute!
The next morning, Sonia gets up to start a new day of training by becoming a Soul Reaper since she was fully healed back to her normal self but the bite mark. So far so good, right? From getting a red uniform for girls in their school for training to become a full time Soul Reaper, she wears it to go to where she needed to be.
"Okay…so, now where do I go?" Sonia reads the note left from her uncle. "Head towards the fields of the Sereitei further down the courtyard. Once there, one of the captains will guide you and other Soul Reapers will do anything differently to make you learn different moves, Kido spells, reflexes, and spiritual powers you have…Good luck to you, Sonia Dear, from your Uncle Moto. P.S. Here's a map." she looks at it. "(I guess I need to follow the path then.)"
Trying to get there on her own, Sonia wasn't alone for Ukitake to watch over her. Same with Kiyone and Sentaro to follow them both very quiet-like. Or they try to! Those two get along so weirdly to be fighting a lot.
"Do you see Sonia?" Sentaro asks her.
"She there. And Captain Ukitake?" Kiyone asks him.
It would seem those two were all there for them to see with their own eyes.
"Let's follow them. Don't make any noise to spot us."
"Oh, like you're the one to talk-!"
Kiyone covers her mouth in time for Sentaro to keep his cool, they continue to follow Ukitake as he follows Sonia to the training fields. Walking all the way there for Sonia to see how big it was to be moving around, one of the scene had a view of the mountain to climb/run up to was also part of the training; for things won't be so easy for this half breed to awaken her Soul Reaper powers, will it work out for her? For Ukitake watches Sonia…
"(Sonia, I'll be watching you from afar. Please do your best.)" he said to try keeping his cool for feel a bit ill.
For the three couldn't do anything now but to watch Sonia fight on to train herself to become a Soul Reaper, it begins once she steps on the plain fields…from there - the guide to her training who happens to be captain from Squad Six Byakuya Kuchiki himself will help Sonia out. Really? Him? But she barely knows of him other than knowing his step-sister in law Rukia.
"Welcome, Belmont, you've arrived." said Byakuya.
Sonia sees him again to figure something out from this captain.
"Byakuya Kuchiki…" she finds out. "Hey! Are you related to Rukia? (Seeing those two dress the same from the looks of it.)"
True, but a little bit more to it for Byakuya explains the rest to her…
"I am in some ways, she is my step-sister-in-law and the youngest in the Kuchiki clan for I fell in love with her older sister Hisana and made a promise to her that I would take care of Rukia. Sadly, she died from an terrible illness…I'm the captain as my lieutenant who works for me is Rukia's childhood friend, Renji Abarai. I hope this has answer your question."
Now Sonia gets it to learn a little about Renji and Rukia to be the first two Soul Reaper to join with her to stop Dracula.
"So you're the brother Rukia mentioned and Renji who works under you." she was surprised. "Please to meet you, Byakuya. So, what do I do? How do I do this training…?"
As Byakuya pointed out from the mountain side to climb up from cliff side to another, for Sonia to face a few obstacles to face with to continue climbing up top. For her to see all of this from a far, he tells her the rules and such…
"We'll start from one cliff side from down to get all the way to the top. That is...if you complete the task from each different floors." he said.
"(What?! No way…!)" Sonia then asks Byakuya to explain the rest. "Say what?"
Byakuya's words tells Sonia what she has to do from this first training of becoming a Soul Reaper, lots to explain here…
"There are three tasks you must face with on each floor of the mountain side that you must master." Byakuya names those three things. "Fighting abilities, counter attacks by unlocking your kido skills, and defense movements on the rest. And at the same time while climbing to the top by using your strength will also learn reflexes to help you pulled up and thinking through things clearly; the same way I will do while guiding you while waiting until you reach to the top for your final round to face with the master, is the only way to pass your training of the first lesson in order to become a Soul Reaper from a few steps to master. Three steps to do a few at a time. This is your goal today on day one, by mastering your combat techniques."
Seems simple enough for Sonia to get those part quickly. For Ukitake hears the whole thing along with Sentaro and Kiyone, a lot to be going on here…
"Oh, okay then. (I think I'm starting to get this first training here…) But wait, you're going to follow me?"
"To make sure you follow this training the way as the rule says to those who wish to fight back. Try to get through four course classes until they've master of becoming a full flesh Soul Reaper." said Byakuya to stand right next to Sonia in front of her. "Do you understand now, Belmont?"
Looks like she was ready to not get on Byakuya's bad side, at least for Sonia hopes from that part doesn't happen.
"Ah…yeah, sure. Whatever you say, Byakuya." she said to be try not looking scared. "(Please don't become my rival!)"
And now with the rules explained, Byakuya was ready to climb in his normal uniform to leave the Kuchiki clothing on the ground. Leading Sonia to begin at the starting line to begin climbing by showing her how it's done.
"Come. Follow my lead for you to begin with your training."
For Sonia to follow Byakuya for him to be at the starting line to begin climbing for Ukitake would have to take the escalator, for Sentaro and Kiyone to be climbing with their bodies to have…some time getting all the way to the top. No worries on them though…Yeah…For Byakuya starts things up for Sonia to be surprised from his Flash Steps moves like Renji, Rukia, Ichigo, Urahara, and Yoruichi have that she has seen so far in person.
"(Wow! He's fast!)" surprised Sonia.
With Byakuya making all the way to the first top of the mountain in seconds, he patiently waits for Sonia to catch up to him.
"It's your turn." he said.
Sonia has done some mountain climbing before to give it another try, to be much different back at her adopted home...For what is worth for her to be doing all of this, will be some training to become a Soul Reaper.
"Oh, right! Coming!"
And climbing up she goes! I guess for Ukitake to watch from behind while both Sentaro and Kiyone…Again, they'll take anything to try to get up even when using their powers. Okay…? Those two are kind of funny, aren't they? For Sonia to have some trouble climbing up this type of mountain in the Soul Society to give it the best she could 'almost made Ukitake have a heart attack for Sonia to be too close from falling'; manages to get to the first top of the cliff side where Byakuya was standing on and waited for her. I bet Sonia will get better soon enough besides catching her breath less afterwards.
"Good, you've made it. Now for your first training against one of our Soul Reapers can begin. Good luck." Byakuya said to step aside next.
"Huh?" Sonia was lost to try keeping her mind on training for someone comes out of the caves to be on a fighting stadium. "Oh! I knew that…I'm ready!"
As Ukitake watches and Byakuya to wait for Sonia to finish, from out of the caves…One was the lieutenant from Squad Seven, Jirōbō Ikkanzaka. Or as I like to call him, Jiro for short, remember him? The one who attacked Uryu and Orihime to lose his Soul Reaper powers because he played unfair? Serves him right in the end. For he could train others to use their bodies to have a physical fight in training as his punishment, but he has changed now for good as he was Sonia first person she had to face on the first round.
"Welcome, student, to you first part of training in skills of becoming a Soul Reaper." Jiro shows off his fighting skills like a Sumo-Wrestler but in clothing to be a bit big and not choppy. "For I'm your first opponent you must face with. Lieutenant of Squad Seven, Jirobo Ikkanzaka."
Sonia sees what she must do first.
"Another Soul Reaper I must face with, huh? I see…" Sonia had to ask Jiro something before she starts. "Ah…Two things I wish to ask of you. One, why fight like this than use your Zanpakto of your Spiritual Pressure?"
For Jiro to try to be brave deep down for both Ukitake and Byakuya already knows about it, as Byakuya whispers on what happen to Jiro for her to get it afterwards…As Jiro himself says this to answer back.
"Ah…I've made mistakes to not do again and to do this for now on. I hope it has answer your question."
Makes sense for Sonia to tell just by looking at Jiro's face to leave it be afterwards.
"Sorry. (Thanks for the heads up, Byakuya.)" she had one more thing to ask. "And two, may I call you 'Jiro' for short?"
Now for Jiro to forgive Sonia on the first question, he'll also allows for her to call him by this type of nickname.
"You may. Now we shall get started. The first task you must learn how to unleash your Spiritual Pressure from within yourself by pushing me off this ring in a type of tug-a-war." he shows Sonia the thing they must be in. "In this ring, we push with our lives for I'm the strongest one to never leave this ring, but if you try to by unleashing your powers of your physical strength, then you'll pass." Jiro gets in position. "Whenever you're ready, student."
Well, Sonia heard Jiro there to get into the circle to get in a battle stands to be ready for him as Byakuya waits for her while drinking his tea calmly. As Ukitake watches by hiding, and for both Sentaro and Kiyone…ah yeah, they were still having some trouble getting up. Now then…
"(Okay, Sonia, you can do this. Just like you trained from the village, this should be simple enough, right-?) Wow!" Sonia sees Jiro coming at her to hold back in time. "Ah! Already?!"
And begin! I guess…A close call there, huh?
"Don't get distracted now, give it everything you got on me!"
For Sonia to hold on to dear life to not be push or hit by Jiro or his energy to course through his big body to be a bit harder than it looks, almost losing her grip to try slapping his body with her fast movement of her hands many times with no affect; only by awakening her Spiritual Pressure which can she push Jiro back to the ground to complete with her training of the first half 'as Ukitake kept on cheering for Sonia to do well while spying on the whole thing'.
"(Come on, Sonia, unlock the Spiritual Pressures. I know you can do it.)" he said to himself while watching.
Trying to remember the time Sonia was playing tug-a-war with her Master Keigo Shu to pull with all her strength to use in battle of the good times back then when she was young to become a Belmont fighter, it was hard at first…but she was getting better over the years growing up to learn this type of trick to use on Jiro to be like her master was to grab hold of Jiro by his hips to then lifting him up, and then throwing him to the ground from out of the ring. And…boom! For the first time as Jiro to lose this type of challenge for Sonia to pass the first round. Nice one! For Byakuya finishes his tea to say this part.
"She has done it."
Unlocking the Spiritual Pressure from within you, completed. For Jiro was impress from what Sonia has done well.
"Wow, did I do that?" Sonia was surprised. "(Is this the power of the Soul Reaper I was meant to have…?)"
"Well done, student, I have to admit…you're the first one has ever pushed me off the ring." Jiro said to her. "Now climb up to the next cliff side for your next training to begin."
For Byakuya to use his Flash Steps to get to the top first.
"See you there, Belmont, and be warn for each test will get harder than the last one." said Byakuya to get moving. "This is only the beginning."
"Wait, it is?!" Sonia gets to it next. "Hey! Wait up, Byakuya." she also says her good-byes to Jiro. "Ah…thanks for the lesson, Jiro, see ya!"
For that part of the round, one down of the first test of becoming a Soul Reaper, round two will start up once Sonia gets up top for Byakuya to wait for her again 'she was starting to get use to it now'. Ukitake follows her as both Sentaro and Kiyone struggled to the first one to miss out the fun, another climbing they go. As Sonia sees this next training of hers was different from her home back in the World of the Living to get through the Soul Society one now, for someone to heal her up next from Squad Six member Rikichi to recover Sonia after a few rounds she'll be facing with. Very kind to do what he does best as a medical member.
"Hello, Sonia, I'm Rikichi of the medical Soul Reaper lieutenants of Squad Six who works for Captain Kuchiki." he introduces himself to start healing Sonia a bit. "I've heard all about you. Best of luck of becoming a Soul Reaper again and such and I'll help you out in each round you do, see you at the next top."
Sonia sees another Soul Reaper who enjoys working Byakuya to be a mysterious one to look at a book next while waiting for Sonia to complete with the next task at hand from inside a dark bubble on the battle grounds. Huh? A giant dome-like bubble?
"(I see another member like Renji who works for Byakuya…) Okay, thanks again, Rikichi." she then sees the dome in front of her. "Wow! What is that thing suppose to be? It's too dark to do anything inside of it. I can hardly see anything!"
True, you really can't! Wow! For within the dome as Sonia to hear out and then sees it coming from the entrance of it of another Soul Reaper of another lieutenant from Squad Eight, Tatsufusa Enjōji. Remember him too? He got his ass kicked by Chad in seconds the last time, ha! For he'll be testing Sonia of her fighting skills and reflexes next in darkness.
"Behold, the test of skills between fighting and reflex to do in the darkness against me." he said to be all tough. "For I'm the next step of your training, lieutenant of Squad Eight, Tatsufusa Enjoji. Or if you like, student, but you can call me Enjō. Now for the rules in this one…"
For Sonia to see another muscle like of a Soul Reaper to be Enjo himself, for Byakuya explains the rules to her before Enjo could. Ha! The captain already knows…Funny.
"Within this dome, you must dodge the falling boulders from lieutenant Enjoji special skills from him using his Zanpakto on you, the rocks will be coming down for you to dodge from your fighting movements and avoiding others as fast as you can but only in darkness." he said. "Do this without getting crushed."
And Enjo just let's that part pass…
"Ah…Yes, what Captain Kuchiki just said."
Well, Sonia sees a little from the dome sort of clearly from the outside of the entrance.
"Ah! I have to do all of this in the dark?!" Sonia was freaking out. "(Some training session this turn out to be…!)"
For Enjo to enter inside the dome first to start things up using his Zanpakto 'as Byakuya waits for Sonia again and the same for Ukitake to still be spying', Sonia gets ready for round two. Once going inside of the dome was hard to see where she was walking in to already only to hear Enjo's voice to have no trouble to see in the dark 'a little'. He's been practicing a lot.
"Now! Whenever you're ready, student, avoid getting hit by using your physical strength to destroy my attacks in plain darkness. It's time to unleash my ability from my Zanpakto for soon you will get it. Here goes…Lighting Strike! Hōzan (Fallen-Mount)."
From his Zanpakto - Tatsufusa's Zanpakutō takes the form of a normal katana with a red hilt, with a short piece of red string tied to the hilt. The tsuba is ovoid and has lines radiating from the center outward, with four circles adorning the outer corners. And his Shikai: It is triggered by 'Dance Madly'. The ability of the Zanpakutō is unknown. Same with his Bankai.
Anyways, Enjo's ability can strike fast to make marking on his targets to cut, and within seconds to hit it with red linings to show…and then gets cut down in a flash real fast, hard to know his hits anything for this is all he can do to still be not as powerful as Byakuya's fighting moves. Just saying…For the next test, begins! As one bolder almost falls above Sonia to dodging it, by luck! Freaking her out to be very close to almost getting hit.
"OK! Seriously?!" she panics more to avoid more of the falling rocks to be coming down on Sonia to move away in time to have trouble punching and/or kicking the rest of them. "Hey! Wait! Slow down! Let me just-! Come on! Wow! That hurt-! Huh? Quit it!" Sonia hides in the corner in time. "I wasn't even ready yet!"
I think Enjo was doing all of this randomly to keep on attacking until Sonia can fight back since she already did the dodging part 'so far' to keep on going as long as she could.
"The more you hide and not use your fighting skills and dodging the rest of my attacks, the more rocks will come falling down!"
Still coming down on Sonia to dodge a few to hurt her from impact of sharp rocks to go in to pieces. Ouch…! Trying to see how the rocks fall at different timings was hard to see a lot more times for Sonia; only to remember the same training she had with Maria when she uses her pet owl Howey to fly at Sonia to dodge his every move to pin down on her best friend so many times to train a lot every day; and she uses it to dodge a lot more rocks 'to get the timing right' and not to get hurt to attack the rest with punches, kicks, and such to get better at it for one big rock comes falling down for Sonia to smack it in midair. For Enjo to try blocking it back with his Zanpakto, only…it wasn't strong enough to send him flying in the skies. Like hearing the sounds of Goofy's screams.
"(Way a go, Sonia!)" Ukitake still cheers on from behind. "(So far, so good.)"
And then Enjo comes falling back down for Byakuya to move away in time 'and finishes reading his book now' to land…sort of safely on ground to be beaten by Sonia to come back out to win the second round with joy, and kind of felt bad for almost hurting Enjo by accident.
"Alright! That makes two for me…" Sonia checks on Enjo after cheering. "Ah...sorry, Enjo. Will you be okay?"
Well, he was fine from the fall to give Sonia a thumbs up to say something to her before climbing up top again.
"I'm fine, as you did very well, student, now climb up to the next edge. For your third task is all set for you. I wish you the best of luck…" he then passes out.
Sonia pokes a long piece of rock at Enjo's body to double check, he was good to be sleeping now.
"(If you say so then, good luck to you.) Are you ready, Byakuya-?" Sonia sees him already at the top to catch up to him again but in a better movement climbing up top again. "Wow, and I thought Renji, Rukia, and Ichigo were faster, but this guy…he's something else." she starts to climb up a whole lot faster. "Hey, Byakuya! Wait up!"
For Ukitake tries catching up 'no problem at all', leaving both Sentaro and Kiyone again to be…lost in the dome to be very dark in there. Getting on the third edge of the cliff now of the mountains for Byakuya to work on something else and Rikichi to recover Sonia's injuries to then step aside, for her third training in round three to appear. The lieutenant from Squad Eleven this time, Goteitaishi. Hmm…Nothing much about this guy, I guess he just a Soul Reaper who gets beaten up by both Ichigo and Ganju a while back…
"Oh, goodie, here's your next opponent." said Rikichi to be pointing out.
"I can see, Rikichi, thanks." Sonia said to be looking around in the next fighting fields she must do. "But what are these things sticking out of the grounds?"
Good question, for they were bamboo trees to be leafless and were all over the grounds all over and they were very tall, but for what test she must do next? Byakuya tells Sonia from a few words to come out of his mouth.
"A balance test to try releasing your Kido skills."
And then Gote 'guess I'll call him that' appears to be standing on a lot of poles.
"I thank you for making it this far, student, time to face the third trial against me. Lieutenant of Squad Eleven, Goteitaishi." he said to use some of his Kido moves while standing on one of the tree poles after another. "I hope you're ready for the next round for this one you must-!"
"I think I already know." Sonia says it instead. "Besides calling you 'Gote' for short…I need to unlock one of my Kido type of abilities to be yours against a standing pole type of battle, right? To also keep balance while fighting with one another without fall, only if someone uses their own Kido attack on either you or me will allow me to continue to the last top of the mountain, correct?"
Once Sonia got that part right for Byakuya to say something while working…
"What you just said, Belmont, you're correct."
As Gote to be surprised on what Sonia said was right as well.
"Ah…yes, you are correct and the nickname's fine too. Anyways, if you want to start on the pole now to unlock your Kido abilities, then we can get going? Please?" he asked nicely. "I need to move around from pole to pole you know."
"Oh, right. I'm ready." Sonia gets on a pole to keep her balance very well to learn from her early training. "Whenever you're ready then, Gote, let's go!"
As Ukitake, Rikichi, and Byakuya 'sort of' watches the third round for Gote to fire lighting-like Kido blast attack at Sonia to push her off. And…begin, I guess. For Sonia was good to jump from one pole to another for Gote to keep on firing lots of Kido lighting moves to be a bit shocking with one little touch to almost made Sonia fall 'to be stunned but she was still standing'; for them to go at it to be from one pole and another so many times to not stop firing or moving from side to side.
"Not bad, student, but you need to fire back at me."
"How can I if I never done any Kido type of abilities like Rukia and Renji have?" Sonia questions herself while still battling on a pole. "(This is easier said than done! Believe me!)"
For them to still go at it, Gote was trying to teach her the ways to reach from within herself somehow…
"You must think within yourself to know on how to unleash your power to attack back at me." he said to still be firing at Sonia. "Because if you don't, then you will never be able to become a Soul Reaper at this rate. Sorry, but that's truth if you keep this up! Now fight back!"
Man, he sounded serious for Sonia to try to unleash any ability type she has of the Kido moves now before Gote gets the best out of her! But how? From the time of Richard and Sonia learning how to use different types of whips at their enemies 'during their training' it was hard for them to work together over the years growing up as step-brother and sister; knowing of the moments for Sonia had something to make from the water to come to her to be part of a special type of attack to use like a whip to be some special water as she uses it on Gote to strike back while standing or jumping on the poles of the bamboo trees.
"(Huh? Water…)" she sees it now.
For Rikichi and Byakuya to be seeing this, Ukitake to already know on what type of power for Sonia was using to be brand new…
"(Amazing…Sonia is discovering a rare Kido element type, it's water…)" Ukitake said to be surprise and speechless. "(This is simply amazing…)"
This was Sonia's chance to strike back from jumping on to another pole, avoiding Gote's other attacks to miss, and for her to use a water-like whip type of Kido attack.
"Ah! She has done it!" he said.
For Rikichi and Byakuya sees it.
"She's doing it…"
"…For her to win this round again."
Making this happen, Sonia whips out a powerful hit at Gote…one to blinding him with tons of water to the face, and the other to fall off the pole to the ground in defeat. At least he was fine to never seen something like that from someone of a half breed like Sonia was, but she did it. She has passed all three courses so far. With a special Kido power of a very rare kind, Sonia seems to be have a promising future to become a half Soul Reaper again. Sweet!
"Wait, water Kido powers...?" she tests them out a bit to get the hang of it. "Awesome!"
Gote couldn't help but to laugh to pat Sonia on the back after that type of training she just did.
"Excellent work, student, you've pass the third test of becoming a Soul Reaper!" he said while laughing with joy. "Such fun! Now to the top with you as the last test will be determined by another Soul Reaper to put all your moves to the test. All the way up there you must climb. As such, I wish you the best of luck."
For Sonia to see the last part of the mountain to go up to as Byakuya goes up already to meet her there, Rikichi finishes healing her for one more test to complete the first one of the day. Will she make it through it all?
"Best of luck to you too, Belmont." Rikichi leaves to get up there as well. "I'll help you out once more if you've pass or not…"
As Ukitake goes up there, Sonia makes her way 'with Flash Step movements' to climb up the mountain top now to meet with her final round since she has passed all three she had to mastered.
"(One more to go and I pass of becoming a Soul Reaper. This is it, Sonia, there's no backing out now…)"
And for both Sentaro and Kiyone being stuck on the bamboo poles…I'm not going to ask how that happened, moving on! As Ukitake watches the rest and so did Rikichi and for Sonia to make it at long last to the final part, but wait. No sign of Byakuya to be found anywhere. Why...? Weird…So when was her last opponent going to be? Where was he? Or her? Well, she finally hears a voice to make 'his' appearances to be fighting in a one on one battle for the last standing is the winner. And it was…
"From the three tasks to complete, you've made it to the final part of your training. Now you must face against me." he said. "With your own tutor."
Yep, none other than Byakuya Kuchiki himself to be Sonia's last opponent to face with. Oh, boy! I don't think neither both Ukitake or Rikichi didn't see this part coming at all, you know?
"So you're the last one I must face with by using my new skills I've learned, huh Byakuya?" said Sonia to get ready to fight. "I should've known you were tagging along just to keep an eye on me, you are the master for this type of training area like this place, aren't you?"
"I see you're smarter than you look since you've lived in the World of the Living very well to learn about the Soul Reaper ways."
"I thank Urahara, Lady Yoruichi, Rukia, and Renji there. So with my reflex skills, fighting, Spiritual Pressure, and special water Kido I've learn so far, I must now use them against you in the final round to pass the first part of my training." she was ready to go all out. "Whenever you're ready then."
For the two to make a fighting stands, the final round of the first testing of their skills will finally begin.
"Good, you know of your last test you must complete, Belmont, don't hold anything back. Pretend I'm your enemy." said Byakuya to be powering up. "Now, let us begin. Show me what you got and pretend I'm your enemy of Dracula's. Understood?"
Once Byakuya said it, Sonia understands everything…
"I do!"
"Then here we go."
A brawl type of fighting for Byakuya to go all out against Sonia to be stronger than he appears to be. Wow! He was fast for Sonia to somehow keep up the paste; for Rikichi and Ukitake were amazed on what was going on for a final round to be training from dodging, reflex skills, fighting, Kido power, and Spiritual Pressure for Sonia to master it all to use against Byakuya to do the same against her but ten times more to not stop for Sonia to lose her grip. In other words, the captain of Squad Six was too much for Sonia to handle to go down from one powerful Kido blast type of attack. Ouch! Only for Sonia to get back up without falling down in defeat; and no matter how many times Byakuya hits her to be stronger, the worse she would fall to do the same thing again to attack back and even dodge the rest of the hits to still go down and get back up again. Wow, she was really determined to make Rikichi worry about Sonia Yamamoto/Belmont to get hurt a lot more.
"(How long can she keep this up? She might get killed!)" he panics.
Same with Ukitake to worry about Sonia to might step in to stop this whole thing, before Byakuya could do something else to her ten times worse. She might get killed by accident.
"(Sonia! I can't stand and watch this…!)" said Ukitake to be worried. "(Captain Kuchiki will kill Sonia if he keeps this up! I have to-!)"
Just as one hit from Byakuya powerful Spiritual Pressure mix in with his Kido hits Sonia to go down, only to get back up still! To Ukitake surprise, things might soon change in this next part here.
"No! (I…I…! I can't lose here! Not now, not ever!)" she said to stands back up and stays strong. "I must pass this test…"
Byakuya then grabs holds on Sonia from behind to make he surrender or be killed. Wait, he wouldn't-!
"Say you give up." said Byakuya to make Sonia surrender the test. "Do it. You'll never win against me."
Well, this was Sonia's answers to say this instead to him.
"N…N…No!"
"What?"
To Byakuya, Ukitake, and Rikichi's surprise to hear Sonia say it out loud, Sonia wouldn't stop at nothing to pass to become a Soul Reaper to pass through for her to get back at Dracula, Alucard, the monsters, as well as saving Richard, and stop the curse to do it all at the same time. All this to see her friends again from this whole nightmare to be over.
"I said no!" she said it again. "I want to pass this even if I die afterwards, Byakuya! No matter what happens to this whole mess to stop Dracula, his goons, and this awful curse to come to an end! I must save my step-brother Richard from the curse, myself too for I won't die like this, and to stop Alucard for betraying us so I may see Ichigo and the others again! Including your sister and your lieutenant. No matter what, I will become a half Soul Reaper as a human and some guts of a Belmont to be a proud one to be remembered by for centuries to come in the future! So others will know on who I once was!" Sonia said without falling down. "I will…win…this…Byakuya, no…matter what you hit me with…!"
For Sonia closes her eyes for the worse to happen to her next for Byakuya to give her the final hit. Only...it didn't happen for him to say this instead.
"Is that so, Belmont?" he questions her. "Well in that case, here's what I want to say to you…" Byakuya just pats Sonia on the head instead. "Congratulations, you've pass the first test of becoming a Soul Reaper. By not giving up, you've proven to do anything until the day you die and to not go out in shame. I like that for a human. Or rather, a half human"
Once Byakuya said it all to Sonia, she has made to the first round to pass the first course of the test. To her surprise, she smiles to make it through as Rikichi congratulates her to be healed up once again. And for Ukitake comes out from hiding and he was happy as well.
"Well done, Sonia." he said. "Oh, look. It's Captain Ukitake."
He smiles to wave to Sonia to be hugging her with joy.
"Sonia, this is great. You're close of becoming a true Soul Reaper in no time, you know?"
It would seem like Byakuya knew Ukitake was spying on them, but he lets it be to see he really likes Sonia already 'as for him to make a new friend'.
"I think she already does, Captain Ukitake…"
"Oh, you think so, Jushiro?" ask Sonia to be smiling back. "Thanks! This might be hard to do on the other two tests, but I'll give it my all."
For her to be laughing, Ukitake sees the cuteness from Sonia's kindness, head-strong, and smile to hug her to be loving her a lot more than just becoming friends. Aw…
"You're so cute! I just want to hug you all day, Sonia!" he said to be laughing and then let's Sonia go. "Really, you're amazing, Sonia, I know you'll do just fine. I'm here for you if you need anything as Captain Kuchiki will do the same thing."
He acts tough to really mean well to make a new friend like Sonia was since she was a friend to both Rukia and Renji.
"I guess so." he said to bow down to Sonia to show Byakuya's respects towards her. "If you ever need anything, Belmont, just ask. Any friend of my step-sister in law and my lieutenant Abarai is a friend is also a friend of mine."
Byakuya was serious for Sonia to make a new friend and the same with Rikichi…
"Don't forget about me too! If that's all right…"
For Sonia to see Ukitake was happy as Rikichi was and Byakuya 'to smile a little', she was happy back for Gote, Enjo, and Jiro to appear up top to congratulate the new upcoming half breed Soul Reaper as well.
"(Wow, there's so much to be going on for me to make it through so much to unlock, learned something, and to pass a test to not give up in battle. That's what Byakuya was teaching me. He's not a bad person once I get to know the guy. Rikichi's cool, so are the other three Soul Reapers, and Jushiro…Well…He's very nice to me…I think I can manage this whole thing just fine.)" she said to think about her other friends. "(Ichigo. You and the others stay strong, I'll be seeing you guys real soon, and talk to all of you later. Train well, and I will do the same thing.)"
For everyone to cheer for Sonia to start liking her from the Soul Society from the Rukon District to soon learn rumors about her all over the village to spread a lot faster. Now for one thing left for Rikichi to say next.
"So, should we go out to celebrate?" he asked.
And all seven do so. As Sonia tries out more of a Japanese restaurant of an old fashion style in the Soul Society to enjoy her meals and with Ukitake a lot more to be enjoying themselves; same with Byakuya to sit there to still remain calm and quiet again, along with Rikichi, Gote, Jiro, and Enjo to all laugh together for a fun time to eat, chit chat, and drink for Sonia to be welcome in their world.
"Nice place, huh Sonia?" Ukitake asks her. "We should do this more often."
Something was on his mind right now for Sonia to ask Ukitake something.
"It is, Jushiro, we should. And hey, what's up?"
"Hmmm…I hope my two lieutenants Kiyone and Sentaro are doing fine on their own. They sometimes follow me around while doing their jobs. How odd…"
"What did happen to them?" Sonia asks next.
About both Sentaro and Kiyone, they were now stuck on top of the mountain to have trouble getting back down the hard way. Ouch, well this is what happens when they're running late to argue to not catch up afterwards but their captain did. Funny, huh? Later at night time, Yamamoto himself brings the two to be sleeping back at Ukitake's headquarters in the end. So that was good. For them to be fighting a lot and they were tired out after today must've been hard. From Sentaro and Kiyone's words to keep saying at the same time…
"So tired…we've failed…Forgive us, Captain Ukitake!"
Yeah, like I said before - they'll be just fine. It's funny for these two, huh? With a lot more to come around as Sonia waits for her second training part to happen to slowly awaken her Soul Reaper powers later on with more help to come besides Byakuya and Ukitake 'or his two lieutenants', someone wakes up to be heal back up from Squad Four's infirmary room. A familiar face who's none other than Momo Hinamori herself for she'll soon learn of a new visitor to see and such to join in the upcoming Dracula wars. Yeah! She's back! Next time you'll all see more.
