Learning to Kick Ass

[Miko] "Hmm…. it's a Tuesday meaning I have…. Kido class…. no that's wrong"

Miko stood up against the wall in a silent corridor. Nothing but a panting heart could be heart down these halls. She surveyed the paper over and over before coming to a conclusion

[Miko] "Oh yeah! It's Wednesday! This means I've got kendo practice"

Miko quickly entered a sprint towards the other side of the academy. She passed a few students running errands and bolted into a door to fall backwards onto her ass. She quickly gained her footing again and stepped into class with one eye shut and a sore hip. Everyone was sitting down in a circle with the teacher standing in the middle. He looked over at Miko and waved for her to come sit down. He was a nice looking bloke. Brown hair, no scars, nice face. Strangely single. Half of the girls in class were eying him which kind of made him uncomfortable.

[Miko] "Sorry I'm late sir. I ran into a... trouble"

[Teacher] "It's no problem. Please come take a seat next to us"

[Miko] "Thank you sir"

[Teacher] "As you sit down, please grab a sword from the desk"

[Miko] "Huh?"

The rows of blades on the table were all made of strong metals and were nicely cleaned. She eyed them for a second before taking the shorter sword. She scurried over to the circle and a boy shuffled along to give her some space. She sat down and grinned towards him to see him look away in embarrassment. Miko was a bit puzzled, but still happy to be approved.

[Teacher] "Now then, let's continue. The sword of a Shinigami is the greatest weapon you could ever have. That or Kido which you will learn at a later date. But first, let's discuss the Zanpakutou. What is it first of all?"

[Smart Guy] "It's a sword with a bond to their master"

[Teacher] "Kinda…These swords have spirits which take their form to our desires and feelings. We Shinigami have also recently learned to summon our Zanpakutou spirits into the world to converse with. They can also fight making it seem like theirs double your power. But you will lose it twice as quick. The swords you all picked up earlier are merely training blades. Much more lifelike than your boring sticks; we will be using these to train"

The class started to chatter. Spirits, swords, bonds. It's all exciting to know that eventually, these students would learn to control these swords. The teachers walked out of the circle and out a doorway into a garden. Everyone eagerly followed with Miko walking next to the boy she met at the back of the queue.

[Miko] "Hey… you ok?"

[???] "Er…y…yeah"

[Miko] "You sound ill"

[???] "Er… do I? Sorry"

[Miko] "Why are you apologising?"

[???] "Sorry"

{Miko] "Ok…"

The guy looked rather embarrassed and scared. He had short, Violet hair that slightly hung from his head. His right eye held a Deep purple tattoo which made him look a bit freaky but cool.

[Miko] "So what's your name then?"

[Kaige] "Er…. I think it's… Kaige"

[Miko] "You think or you know?"

[Teacher] "Ok everyone. Stand back because this thing isn't very stable"

Miko looked over at the teacher who had brought the class into a clearing. Everyone stood back as the teacher drew his blade. He grinned at the viewers who had smiles larger than their faces while he swung his sword around and spoke:

[Teacher] "Shine, Kurrunge"

His sword suddenly shone incredibly brightly. The entire garden became engulfed in light that slowly faded away revealing a slightly thicker blade that was charging with electrical sparks of white. His hair had also strangely stuck up and was also white and charged with electricity. Everyone gasped, some started to cheer and others hid behind their friends. The teacher took some sunglasses from his pocket and flung them onto his head. Some girls squealed with joy and the guys just looked at them awkwardly. Kaige seemed to become lost in sight. This is a Zanpakutou?

[Teacher] "What I've done here is enter Shikai state; one of the two stages of Zanpakutou. The user states their blades name along the swords phrase, mine being Shine. I guess it fits."

[Miko] "Isn't it awesome Kaige?"

Miko looked at Kaige's face. His frightened face a moment ago had changed to a serious stare. As if his entire body was shocked at what he just saw.

[Miko] "Er… Kaige?"

He continued to look. Like he was hypnotised by the blade. Then, a strange looking man stepped out from behind the teacher. He had spiked yellow hair charged with electricity and a sword that mimicked the teachers. His clothes were ragged and long with several cuts. His entire get up was white in colour. The main thing to note was the halo above his head. The class stopped talking when this man walked out.

[Teacher] "This is Kurrunge. My Zanpakutou sprit and the man I work with through every fight and feud"

[Kurrunge]"Hi…"

[Smart Guy] "That guys strange…"

[Depressing guy] "He looks depressing"

[Cool Girl] "How? He looks like an angel"

[Depressing Guy] "It's an aura… it's sickening"

[Kurrunge] "What was that...?"

The spirit looked over at the crowd. Unhappy at the mocking quotes. The girl who said the last line froze in fear as the guy stared right at her. Now that she got a good look at him, he looked kinda cute. Kurrunge also threw on some sunglasses and she squealed slightly like before to her embarrassment.

[Teacher] "Don't worry Kurrunge, their fine even if they scare you with their big eyes of appreciation."

[Kurrunge] "Hmm… too young anyway"

[Teacher] "Hahahaha…anyway, back to the topic."

[Kurrunge] "Sure"

[Teacher] "This is a Zanpakutou in a stronger form than the simple sword. Whilst like this, your powers will surely triple skyward and you also gain some special abilities; like this for example"

The teacher turned towards a target on the far wall. He grinned and he held the blades tip towards it. He stood over 20 metres away and started absorbing Reitsu from the scenery. Reitsu is the energy that fuels all Shinigami and Hollow alike. In the soul society, everything is made up of Reitsu. The sword then suddenly blasted a bolt of lightning at the target and caused it to explode. The class looked in awe at the explosion and the constant stream of lightning that caused more and more damage to the target, not scratching the wall at all.

[Teacher] "See… I can shoot lightning from the sword and control it nicely. I can also do this whilst swinging to cause a nasty wave of energy to blow stuff up. Any questions about Zanpakutou before I move on?"

Kaige looked over at Miko who had a very happy look on her face. Kaige tightened his fist and raised his hand.

[Kaige] "Yeah…I got something to add"

[Teacher] "What's up Kaige?"

[Kaige] "When do we get ours?"

[Teacher] "When you've mastered Kendo and passed at least two of the three exams in six years time"

[Kaige] "WHAT! THAT LONG?"

[Teacher] "Of course. You're all still maturing so you won't have gained all the power you possibly can. Once you have learned how to use a blade, kido and theory work. You will then be able to use a Zanpakutou"

[Kaige] "That's stupid!"

[Teacher] "Well if I gave you one now, you'll either be rejected by your sword or destroy everything because you can't control it. Playing with wooden swords in your free time won't make you a warrior. It makes you a kid."

[Kurrunge] "Listen to him boy. If you learned to use one of us, you could really benefit from it. Without us, you're nothing. But abuse us, and we won't show any mercy to anything in your sights, nor yourself"

[Teacher] "Well put… now you make me feel weak"

[Kurrunge] "Then stand strong you fool"

[Teacher] "Hehe… please don't tell me twice"

Miko looked at Kaige worryingly. He had a much scorned look on his face. As if he was truly determined to get a blade now and prove them wrong. For some reason, Miko wondered if she had anything to do with it.