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Chapter 6: Final challenge part 1 (The 1st book does not end in the next chapter, there are more chapters to come!)
In the early morning again
Momo had the same dream as yesterday but this time round she did not feel scared.
She asked the huge flaming bird what the bird was.
The huge flaming bird replied, "I am the phoenix, the legendary fire bird."
Momo was shocked that the bird really existed as she read a few times in the Seireitei library that the phoenix was a legend.
Momo asked her a question, "What are you doing in my mind?"
The phoenix replied, "When the time comes, the truth would be shown."
Then the phoenix restrained her body with flames.
Momo shouted, "What are you doing?"
The phoenix remained silent.
Momo tried to break free, all of a sudden she felt some unknown power coming from inside of her.
The flames started to disappear and the phoenix said, "We will meet again soon."
Momo tried to shake of the dream by waking up.
She saw that her table and couch were on fire and her carpet and chair were burnt to ashes.
Momo quickly went to the toilet, grabbed a pail and filled with water to use to extinguish the fire.
After countless attempts the fire was put out.
She looked at her clock and realise she has not much time to reach the secret training ground.
She quickly changed, ate her breakfast, and grabbed her zanpakuto and use Shunpo to increase her speed instead of running.
Toshiro alone began to follow her again sensing something was amiss as a strong reiatsu which was able to make him kneel on to the ground, came out from nowhere and Momo was acting strangely.
He actually tried to ask Shinji, the new Captain of Squad 5 to help him but Shinji turned down his request.
He followed her from a distance and concealed his reiatsu even more to prevent being detected by Momo, Soifon and Yoruichi.
He entered through a forest, Soifon tried to ambush him but when she kick him.
He turned into ice and broke.
Soifon realised it was an ice clone!
At the end of the forest, the real Toshiro could not find Momo but instead saw Jidanbo.
Toshiro asked Jidanbo in a polite tone, "Hi Jidanbo, have you seen Momo?"
Jidanbo smiled and said, "Hi Captain Hitsugaya, Momo went back into the forest but another direction."
Toshiro thanked him and left immediately at the direction Jidanbo was pointing at without realising Momo went down a cliff.
After the coast was cleared Yoruichi appeared and thanked Jidanbo for his acting.
Meanwhile Momo stabbed her zapakuto again and Tobiume materialised again.
Momo asked Tobiume in a serious tone, "Tobiume is your true form the phoenix, were you the want that gave me the dream and did you materialise by yourself and burn my some of my furniture?"
Tobiume smiled and said, "Yes, so what if my true form is a phoenix and I gave you a dream!"
Momo gave the extremely shocked face and said, "What about my burnt furniture?"
Tobiume laughed and said, "Are you really that clueless?"
Momo said in an angry voice, "Yes, I am clueless so what happened?"
Tobiume said, "You must calm down."
Momo said in an annoyed voice, "Fine, I would calm down"
When Momo seemed calm down Tobiume began to continue.
Tobiume said, "Your burnt furniture was due to you."
Momo gave a shock look and said, "How did I burn my furniture?"
Tobiume said, "Isn't it obvious that your reiatsu only gives a red colour but during the process of training for bankai, you have unlocked even more power that was hidden inside of you hence your reiastu would heat up and become fire."
Momo said, "Okay... Can we get back to training?"
Tobiume smiled and replied, "Sure, why not?"
Momo said, "What is the final challenge?"
Tobiume smiled and said, "The final challenge is to not die before sunset."
Momo was laughing and said, "The previous 2 days I manage to catch you and find you now you want me survive your attacks?"
Tobiume said, "Yes correct I want you to survive the attacks but not in my current form."
Momo stopped laughing.
Momo replied in a scared tone, "You mean the ... Phoenix."
Tobiume laughed and said, "Yes that is my true form and I am not going to go easy on you. Are you ready to start?"
Momo said in a soft voice, "I am ready."
Tobiume started to grow a pair of flaming golden wings and after that a huge flame engulfed her and once the flame faded away she became phoenix.
Tobiume started breathed out fire and it was headed towards Momo.
Momo knew that she could not dodge it said, "Bakudo No.81: Danku!"
Suddenly a rectangular shape energy appeared and barely stopped the fire.
Momo said, "I do not want to try this on you but I have no choice so I am sorry."
Momo holds his palms away from her with the arms extended out to the sides and clasps his/her hands together with the fingers intertwined intricately.
Momo said, "Bakudo No.99 Part 1: Kin."
All of a sudden, spiritual fabric went over her body and brought her down to the ground and iron shafts were use to hold the fabric in place.
Tobiume laughed and said, "Did you think that weak kido of yours can hold me!"
Momo said, "I know it cannot completely hold you but ..."
Tobiume replied, "But what!"
Momo pointed a finger at her and said, "Limit of the thousands hands, respectful hands, unable to touch the darkness. Shooting hands unable to reflect the blue sky. The road that basks in light, the wind that ignited the embers, time that gathers when both are together, there is no need to be hesitant, obey my orders. Light bullets, eight bodies, nine items, book of heaven, diseased treasure, great wheel, grey fortress tower. Aim far away, scatter brightly and cleanly when fired. Hado No91: Senju KotenTaiho!"
As she was chanting, 10 pink energy points appeared and when she finished chanting the energy points fired at Tobiume.
After the smoke faded away Tobiume was still flying.
Tobiume said, "The same tricks would not work on me, try something else."
Momo was in deep thought on how to survive her attacks but at the same time Tobiume was rushing towards.
Momo almost manage to escape her attacks.
The tip of the wings came in contact with Momo's left shoulder.
Momo skin on her left shoulder was burnt and she was groaning in pain.
Momo had an idea she used flash step to reach to the pond.
When she reached the pond she jumped in.
Her burnt skin started to heal and making her relaxed.
Tobiume breathed out fire at the pond.
Momo escaped but most of the water in the pond evaporated.
Tobiume laughed and said, "I have cut off your healing supply what are you going to do now?"
All of a sudden, Tobiume saw a lot of purple cherry blossoms falling around her.
She at the same time felt that her vision was getting blurred and unfocused, her consciousness became muddled, disorientated and confused.
Tobiume said in an angry voice, "How dare you use Hakufuku?"
She soon blackout and fell onto the ground after trying to resist it for a long period of time.
Momo heaved a sigh of relief that it was over for now.
To make sure Tobiume stays onto the ground, Momo slammed her finger to the ground and said, "Bakudo No.99 Part 2: Bankin!"
The ground suddenly released white spiritual energy that forms into a white fabric and covered Tobiume completely from head to toe, after that she was stabbed by numerous metal bolts and finally she was smashed with an immense metal cube from above.
Momo collapsed onto the ground panting for air and sweating intensely.
Yoruichi appeared and helped her up.
Yoruichi congratulated her for a job well done and offered her lunch.
She thanked Yoruichi and ate her lunch.
Meanwhile at the Squad 1 barracks
Head Captain Yamamoto called for an emergency meeting.
Head Captain Yamamoto said, "Sorry take up your time, as you all know we have an unusual situation."
Most of the captains gave a clueless face.
Head Captain Yamamoto said, "Today morning there was a huge release of reiastu that it moved my beard slightly and not only that a huge number of Shinigami were forced to the ground. Anybody knows who might have done this?"
Everybody was looking at Captain Zaraki.
He claimed that it wasn't his doing until Captain Kurotsuchi said he found where the huge amount of reiatsu originated.
Captain Kurotsuchi said, "My detector indicated that the reiatsu came from the room of Lieutenant Momo Hinamori of Squad 5 and when I sent my squad to find out what happened, we found most of the room charred."
Everybody gave a surprised look.
Head Captain Yamamoto continued to say, "I will pick a Captain to be in charge of the investigation and make sure what is said here could not be told to anyone else, is that clear?"
Everybody nodded their heads.
Head Captain said, "I would now be appointing Captain Shinji Hirako of Squad 5 to investigate this incident, you are now dismissed."
Toshiro was disappointed that he was not selected for the investigation.
Author's note
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