AN: Apologies: I am sooooooooo sorry. I've been sitting on this and not posting it and it's been killing me cause I couldn't get to a computer for the last few weeks. Please forgive me? Just telling you, I'm working on the chapter where Ken-chan and Karin meet if that makes it better. So please read and review and please forgive my absence.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for Hi no Shinzo.
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Dirt and rocks crunched under the pair's feet. A long plane spread out before them, dry, yet not a desert, rocks popping up here and there. It reminded Karin of the shop's basement. The city had faded, only a small ant sized visage rippling in the distance.
"Show me," a commanding voice spoke up.
The young shinigami turned to her teacher with a jerk. The boy was a few feet away, his own zanpakuto still sheathed. He stood calmly, arms crossed, eyes sharp. Karin felt that excited grin fall into place on her small face. She really didn't need anymore prompting.
"Now," Toshiro ordered with narrowed eyes, irritation rolling off him in waves of aggravation. Heat was not the ice captain's thing, and the desert area was pouring out warmth in all directions.
Lips twisting, the young girl shrugged. Might as well give him a show.
With a fluid motion, slender fingers grasped the red hilt of the zanpakuto peeping from behind a thin shoulder. A graceful jerk slid the lethal weapon from it's cage, revealing a long katana. The tenth captain was so intent on the katana, he didn't notice the other weapon fly from the sheath.
Karin's hand shot out, grasping onto the small handle of a single sai. Smoothly spinning the smaller weapon, the girl shifted into a fighting stance drilled into her mind, katana forward, sai angled on the inside, fingers slipping into the places on either side of the sharp blade.
As all this occurred, a calm expression formed on Karin's face, as if she was at total peace, balance achieved. Her lips formed words, Toshiro barely caught them. "Cry, Hi no Shinzo." Bringing her hands together, the two weapons paralleled each other.
Entranced by the process, the young captain watched as his pupil stayed in her stance, eyes drifted shut. And that's when he saw it. A black piece of something drifted in front of his eyes.
Head shooting up, Toshiro watched as more pieces fell from the sky, floating down. The scent of ash and smoke hit the nose. It was ashes, the sky was raining ash. Crying tears of black.
It's uh, destructive.
Those words floated through the captains head. Turquoise eyes shot back to the ground, that first flake of ash hitting the dirt. A fire roared up from the ground, growing bigger as more fell. Even in a treeless waste land, the world seemed plagued in destruction and horror, flames licking upward joyfully, spreading. Only Yamamoto had a fire element zanpakuto, the damage he could do with a single shikia was chaotic. What was this girl capable of?
"I told you it was destructive," a voice whispered in the young captain's ear. "I'll call her back in a second, but you gotta stay close till then."
Toshiro turned to Karin, eyebrow arched with a cool expression. The girl stood less than a foot away, chest a hair's breadth away. "And why is that Kurosaki?" Curiosity was consuming him. At that moment, his young charge had a lost expression on her face, eyes fixated on the burning inferno around them, hunger reflecting back.
At the question, Karin's face contorted in annoyance. "Karin," she corrected darkly, "And it's because the fire doesn't come near unless I want it to. Even if I did, I wouldn't burn."
For a demonstration, she shot out a slender arm, engulfing it outside of their little cocoon. The white haired captain watched with interest as flames licked around the limb, embracing it yet leaving no trace. Karin reluctantly pulled her arm back in. "Well, I think Hi no Shinzo's had her fun," she commented dryly.
With one smooth motion, Karin pulled her zanpakuto out, putting it into the field of fire. No words were spoken as the flames flowed back into the metal, leaving the sword and sai a glowing red before cooling to their original slate black.
"Very good, Kurosaki," Hitsugaya commended quietly. Such a powerful shikai was...interesting. "I think that will be all for today." Without another word, the young captain disappeared, appearing a few feet away, glancing back to make sure his student was following.
For a second Karin just stared at the charred ground, heat still emanating from it. Wriggling her warm feet, she turned to her teacher, a smirk planted on her face. "Waiting for little old me, short stuff? Aw, so sweet."
Toshiro scowled before turning away and heading back for the Seretei. A giggling raven haired teen followed quickly.
Hiyori looked around, brow furrowed and scowling. A recently beat up Shinji rubbed at the shoe imprint on his face.
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"What is it, buck tooth?" the vizard asked.
Another shoe went flying. "Shut up, I feel a disturbance in the Force." A snort. Another yelp of pain. "Shut it baldy."
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AN:Thank you for all the reviews, please keep them up cause they motivate me. (P.S. I apologize if I forgot any other fire element zanpakuto, but I've never seen any others except for Yamamoto.)
Forbidden-Hanyou, I love your videos, they're awesome and the music rocks:)
kittyxx92: Thanks for reminding me, I haven't read a lot of Yuzu stories but I was thinking of doing something interesting with her and Karin...it'll come up soon and I hope you like it :)