Chapter 16
"Thank you for coming on such short notice Colton." The Digimaster said to the captain ranked Soul Reaper.
"Not a problem sir. Now, what may I assist you with?" Colton asked.
"We need you to train Adam so he may release his Bankai."
"Understand that it takes ten full years of training to release a Bankai and be able to use it at its full potential."Colton informed the Digimaster.
"I understand that Captain, but under the circumstances. We need you to train Adam within a week and a half maximum."
"I see, well...I can only think of one way to do that. I must go back to the Soul Society and retrieve a Substitution Doll. That will enable him to have three days to go through trials chose by his swords physical manifestation."
"Physical manifestation?" The apprentices asked in unison.
"Yes, its the being inside a zanpakuto. Like I have a Fire Dragon for my physical manifestation. Adam has a Black Bone Dragon for his." Colton explained.
"Are you sure that it will work Captain?" The Digimaster asked.
"The completion of this depends on Adam. Only he can do this." Colton answered. "I shall return within two hours. When I return, I will report here then go directly to Adam to start his Bankai training."
"Of course Captain. On behalf of all digimon and myself, we thank you." The Digimaster said to Captain Fischer.
Colton turned around about to leave and looked back at the old man and answered, "Don't thank me yet, Adam may not pull through this." Saying that, he left to go back to the Soul Society to retrieve his necessary items for the task ahead.
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Renamon was enjoying the morning with her tamer and now mate. Her spirits have improved drastically since Adam awoke from his mini coma. Now she and her mother were eating breakfast with Adam.
"That was great." I said after finishing my portion of fruit.
"Yes, it was." Renamon answered while placing her head on Adam's shoulder. "So what are we going to do today? Hang out by the river or just take a pleasant walk around the forest?"
I looked down at Renamon, I could tell that she wanted to be with me, but I needed to train. If I want to protect her, I must train."On any other occasion, I would be more than happy to spend the day with you, but I need to train. I have an bad feeling that Black Renamon will be back to get vengeance on me." Renamon and her mother looked at me with serious faces.
"You can't be serious. He wouldn't dare come back to challenge you." Kyubimon said.
"Yes, he lost." Renamon added.
"You both seen how much he wanted Rena. He tried to even kill me, even though it was only a knockout match. Plus" I paused, "he had an evil look in his eyes when he looked at you Rena."
"You do make a point little one." Kyubimon answered. "But do you really think he will be back?"
"I do, its just the matter of how long it takes him to heal and how long he plans on training. I plan to use every moment to prepare myself." I said.
"Your serious about this, aren't you?" Renamon looked at me worried.
"I am, I don't want to lose you, I love you too much. I would give my life for your safety Rena." I said in a serious tone of voice.
" I know." Renamon said in a soft voice.
"If you want, you two can join me. If not, I'll be in that clearing that me and Renamon found the other day." I said while grabbing my zanpakuto.
"Yes, I will join you. How bout you Renamon?" Kyubimon answered.
"Of course I'm coming. What kind of question is that?" She asked her mother jokingly.
"Well come on ladies, I want to train for most of the day. Then we can do something this evening when we get back. How bout that Rena?"
"Sounds great." She said while walking up to my left side and wrapping her tail around my back.
"On second thought, I'll just stay here." Kyubimon said.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"Yeah, I'm going to stay behind and wait for my mate. He should be back anytime now."
"OK, well...we wont be back till dusk. So I guess we will see you later then."
"Alright, don't push yourself too far now, your still healing."
"Don't worry, I wont." I turned to face Rena, "Are you ready?"
"Yes." She replied.
"Then lets go." I picked her up bridal style and darted out of the cave. Once I was outside I used my Flash Step to get to the training area. Within moments, we were at the place where we trained the first time. I walked over to a shaded spot and sat Rena down. "Need anything before I start?"
"Just you." She said looking up at me with her beautiful blue eyes.
"Don't worry. I'll take a few breaks and come and cuddle with you." I reassured her. Rena smiled back after I said that.
I began to walk over to the center of the clearing. As I did, I began to think what I had to train on. I thought of the past battle for ideas. It didn't take me long to realize that defense was my top priority. I made a small list in my head. I would work on defense, offense, and speed. I decided to take care of the speed first. I used my Flash Step to run around the perimeter of the clearing until I could not use it no more. This left my body extremely tired. I lasted using my Flash Step for about thirty-three minutes straight before I stopped from exhaustion.
I was standing about sixteen feet from where Rena was sitting. I slowly made my way over to her. As I neared her, my knees started to buckle from the large amount of stress that I applied to them while using Flash Step. I made it to her side before I collapsed to my knees. Renamon came over to my side and began to rub her head against my chest.
"I can't believe how fast you are. My eyes could barely keep up with you." She said. I moved my legs so that they laid in front of me instead of underneath my body.
"Your saying that you could see me when I used Flash Step?" I asked, finally catching my breath.
"Just barely. Your just a blur, even to my keen eyes." She said while cuddling up against my left side.
I continued to cuddle with her for about ten more minutes. After my breathing returned to normal. I got up to continue my training. As I walked to the edge of the clearing so I could work on my offense. When I was about three quarters of the way there. I felt another presence. I felt it before, but where. It took me a few seconds to recognize who it belonged to. It was the Soul Reaper that gave me my sword.
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Colton was making his way though the forest to find Adam. He felt his spiritual pressure about two miles away and started to head in that direction. Colton was also able to use Flash Step so it would take him about three to five minutes.
He just got back from the Soul Society to retrieve the necessary items to help Adam release his Bankai. On his back was the Substitution Doll. It looked like a normal white dummy but had a thin silver chain that stretched across the chest. As he neared where Adam was. He felt Adam's spiritual pressure grow with great intensity. A thought popped into Colton's head. Could Adam already be fighting this Black Renamon? Colton began to open his mind to search for other beings. After a few seconds, he only found the presence of Adam and his partner Renamon. Colton sighed with relief. He must just be training. Well I hope that he isn't to tired out by the time I get there. I will explain to him why I'm here and then we will begin with the procedure. He was only about three hundred feet from where Adam was. Soon he could see Adam cutting down tree's with his zanpakuto.
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Adam could feel Colton's presence only about a hundred feet away. He paused from cutting tree's with his zanpakuto to see if he could spot the Soul Reaper. A few seconds later, he saw him enter the clearing on the opposite side of Adam.
I quickly turned to face Colton. He had some sort of white figure across his back. I stood there with my sword still drawn, unsure of what Colton's intentions were. As Colton began to walk towards me, Rena came on the run to my side. I could tell that she was scared and worried. She gripped my side with her arms. I took my free arm and rapped it around her.
When Colton was twenty feet away, I raised my sword so that the point was facing him. "Don't come any closer until you state your intentions." I said in a strong tone of voice. Colton stopped his advance, even though he could easily beat Adam even without drawing his own sword.
"I only wish to help you. I am here to help you train so that you may release your zanpakuto's Bankai. I was told by the Digimaster that you will need to release your Bankai to defeat Black Renamon if digivolves into Black Taomon." Colton answered calmly. I lowered my sword and sheathed it.
"What do I have to do to release my Bankai. Shruikan already told a little about it but told me nothing about how to release it." I said to him.
"Normally it would take you ten years to release it and master it. But we are going to use a Substitution Doll." Colton pulled the doll of his back and placed it in front of him so Adam could see it clearly. "This will enable you to release your Bankai in a matter of three days. But your sword's physical manifestation will choose a very hard challenge for you to do in the matter of those three days. I must warn you, Shruikan may choose anything and it may put your life in danger."
"Thanks for the warning, but I don't care. This is for Rena and I will put my life on the line every time for her." I stopped and looked down at Rena. "So, when can we begin." I asked.
"We can start right now if you want. All you have to do is stab this Substitution Doll with your zanpakuto's blade." Colton answered. As soon as he finished, Adam had already stabbed the doll in the chest. Colton quickly backed away.
In front of all of them, the doll began to change into a large black dragon that stood at least fourteen feet high. After the transformation was complete, Shruikan looked down at Adam and then Colton. Colton stepped forward and began to speak. "Hello Shruikan, I take it you already know why we called upon you." All of a sudden a deep rough voice entered all of their heads.
Yes.
"And of course, it is your choice for the challenge Shruikan." Colton replied.
Good, I already had one in mind. With that said, Shruikan lifted his upper lip in attempt to smile.
This is probobly the last chapter I post for a while. I start school tuesday and of course I have Algebra 2, so I'm going to be swamped with homework. The only time I'll be able to work on it is weekends without too much homework. Please leave reviews, I haven't had any new ones lately and I don' t know if you like the way the story is going or not. I also have it set for Anomynous readers to leave reviews, so you now have no excuses. Till next time XxXDragonManXxX out.