Hirabayashi Research and Training Facilities
Aug 13, 2024 5:15:53 GMT -6
Post by Captain Ryo Hirabayashi on Aug 13, 2024 5:15:53 GMT -6
Ryo closed her eyes. She inhaled deeply through her nose, exhaling slowly through her mouth. She did this a few more times, stoking the flames about her. Her mind, for the first time since her capture and return, was calm. She was at peace. She inhaled deeply again, this time holding that breath. She could feel the flames kiss her bare skin beneath the Captain's haori that Sajin gifted her. But, even that was getting burned.
"I am not weak." she whispered, speaking to herself. "I am a mother and a wife. I am a Captain." Ryo's grasp tightened around the hilt of her flame covered blade. "I am Ryo Komamura, Captain of the Ninth Division - Security force of the Gotei 13. I am charged with the protection of the Seireitei. And, I will follow through with that task until the day of my death." Ryo opened her eyes.
Sajin struggled to see his wife through the flames. But, could very much feel her control over the current situation. He watched the flames and was able to read the tempo of her breath. She was calm...Steady....Strong. Finally catching a glimpse of Ryo through the flames, Sajin felt his body shudder. He was in awe of her.
"This isn't Sekijouten." said Sajin.
Ryo looked down at her blade. "It is...But..." She smiled as she looked at her blade covered in flames. "Different." Ryo turned her attention back to Sajin as she recalled her fire and sheathed her blade. "Taiyoufurea..." she whispered with a smile. She walked over to her husband, who was now sitting to the ground. She stopped a few feet away, blushing at the sight of the naked 9.5 foot man sitting on the ground. His silver hair was draped over his shoulders as he hunched over holding his side. Ryo stepped closer, placing a gentle hand to his shoulder as she stood on the tips of her toes. She placed a gentle kiss to his forehead.
"Thank you, Puppeh." she whispered.
"I am not weak." she whispered, speaking to herself. "I am a mother and a wife. I am a Captain." Ryo's grasp tightened around the hilt of her flame covered blade. "I am Ryo Komamura, Captain of the Ninth Division - Security force of the Gotei 13. I am charged with the protection of the Seireitei. And, I will follow through with that task until the day of my death." Ryo opened her eyes.
Sajin struggled to see his wife through the flames. But, could very much feel her control over the current situation. He watched the flames and was able to read the tempo of her breath. She was calm...Steady....Strong. Finally catching a glimpse of Ryo through the flames, Sajin felt his body shudder. He was in awe of her.
"This isn't Sekijouten." said Sajin.
Ryo looked down at her blade. "It is...But..." She smiled as she looked at her blade covered in flames. "Different." Ryo turned her attention back to Sajin as she recalled her fire and sheathed her blade. "Taiyoufurea..." she whispered with a smile. She walked over to her husband, who was now sitting to the ground. She stopped a few feet away, blushing at the sight of the naked 9.5 foot man sitting on the ground. His silver hair was draped over his shoulders as he hunched over holding his side. Ryo stepped closer, placing a gentle hand to his shoulder as she stood on the tips of her toes. She placed a gentle kiss to his forehead.
"Thank you, Puppeh." she whispered.
