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Post by Riku Asuhara on Jul 25, 2016 18:12:58 GMT -6
Riku paused for a moment after placing all of his gear back on, then turned and bowed with a blank face at Captain Ashimitsu. "Yes, sir. I won't fail. By this time next year, there won't be any question on my mindset." His voice wavered and he stood up straight.
More silent than the gentle breeze, he made his way out of the courtyard and back to the front gates. A mixture of emotions ran through him as he made his way back to the academy grounds. When he returned, the rest of his day was spent in the training grounds, practicing and taking his anger out on the practice dummies.
He wouldn't fail. He refused to let such a stupid thing and such insensitive words from the lieutenant cost him his dream. Even if they were true in part. By the time he had worn himself out, he had already decided to make a trip to the Rukongai the next weekend.
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Post by Riku Asuhara on Oct 29, 2016 17:56:31 GMT -6
Filler Arc - Pass the Post Halloween Challenge (Part 3 of 13)
" Riku's Halloween Scare": Riku was strolling through the Seireitei with his camera that Sojiro bought him for his birthday one year. There wasn't much to do at the Academy as he had already done everything there was to do at the school's Halloween festival. He had done all the games they had set up, took pictures of people's costumes and gorged on fall foods. Now he was out taking pictures of the people of the Seireitei in costumes and decorations he happened to see while out on his stroll. He also had a fat pouch of coins for purchasing any interesting treasures or foods he found. As of currently he was walking out of the market district wearing a black kimono with orange pumpkins and a bone white obi, munching on mitarashi dango dumplings. His camera hung around his neck and a shoulder bag hung at his side, filled with all of his found treasures.
That's when he heard it."Whoa! You're all costumed out today!" Said a female voice. "You never dress up for Halloween. What's the occasion?" "The captain and lieutenant of Squad Eight is throwing a costume party for all Soul Reapers! Didn't you hear about it?" "What?! No way! I want to go!" "You have to be in costume though, so you should go home and change first." Riku froze, his last dumpling in his mouth. He chewed slowly then swallowed, humming in deep thought. Technically he wasn't a Soul Reaper. And he didn't have a costume anyway. But this wasn't just any costume party. It was a party thrown by Captain Ashimitsu and Lieutenant Namori. And that, he was certain, was not a party he wanted to miss. It took all of two seconds before Riku threw away the container his dango came in and made a sharp turn towards the Eight District where the Squad Eight barracks rested.
Once he was there he was faced with a fairly large group of Soul Reapers in costume. Riku hummed in thought. It wouldn't be too hard to get into the barracks unnoticed. the Squad Eight guards dressed as ghosts at the front were letting people in by the groups of them. However, they would surely recognize him the moment he was at the gate. He put his hand on his Zanpakuto at his waist. Anyone with a Zanpakuto was permitted to carry it today in case of rabble rousers or Hollows, which seemed to be attracted to both the Human realm and Soul Society on Halloween. Riku smirked and unsheathed about two inches of his blade. He uttered the swords name and pictured the likeness of its spirit. In a couple of seconds, light flashed and Riku's appearance morphed into the long, dark haired and navy blue cloaked figure of his Zanpakuto. He sneered just like his sword's spirit, Kusemono, and chuckled darkly.
"Piece of cake for a former thief," he said quietly to himself. "Infiltration is second nature for me."
Sure enough, Riku made it through the gate without so much as a sneeze in his direction. He giggled mischievously as he moved further into the courtyard with the crowd. Time to have some fun~ Oh, but I better stay away from the captain and the lieutenant. They'd sniff me out right away.... Ugh! But I really want to know what they're dressed up as! Maybe I'll just sneak a picture then stay away from them.
Riku looked around the crowded courtyard. Several games and booths were set up around the area. Some similar to the ones at the Academy's festival and others quite different. But what he noticed the most was that the entire barracks had been transformed to look like a haunted house. There was even eerie music and sounds blaring from inside. Riku's stomach dropped when he realized the captain might very well be inside, and he dreaded what the inside looked like, given that just the outside was creeping him out. He approached the front doors of the barracks where a vampire stood outside the door."Welcome~!" He said in a creepy voice, raising his cloak up to his fanged face. "Do you dare enter the Eighth Circle of Hell? The brave soul who reaches the captain's office will win a most magnificent prize." Part of Riku thought that the "vampire's" act wasn't scary in the least--in fact it was painfully lame--but all he heard was "captain's office."
"The captain's office?!" Riku clenched his fists, very aware that he was being very unlike his Zanpakuto spirit."Yessss~" The vampire hissed. "If you can follow the labyrinth path without chickening out and crying for your mommy, word is that the captain is giving away something most amazing!" "I'll do it!" Riku said without taking even a second to think it over."Very well," the vampire opened the doors to the inside of the barracks, which was pitch black and filled with thick fog and flashing strobe lights. "Let us hope you make it out alive!" Riku disappeared into the "haunted house" and the doors closed heavily behind him, the vampire cackling evilly.
No one saw or heard from Riku after that. At least not until after Halloween.To Be Continued... |
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Post by Lt. Kairo Namori on Jan 18, 2023 22:58:52 GMT -6
Bleach Unrated: REBOOTEDCurrent Arc: Deep RenewalEpisode 309 "What Happened?": (continued) Kairo expected to be wake up on a cot or futon in the hideout, even in the same completely flattened position in the tunnels. But instead, he woke propped up in a corner of the Eighth Division where he would usually go to think after his long day of work. Blood dripped down from his forehead and dotted several other places of his stealth uniform. Even breathing hurt through the handprint from Loki strangling him. Sighing, he ran a hand through his hair. Of all the places to send him, he didn’t think an illusion from Aizen’s blade place him here still injured this badly. “Lieutenant?” Kairo turned, wincing inwardly as more wounds made themselves known but bore with it. The espada throttling him didn’t quite equate to Shunko tearing up his muscles a few months ago. He focused on the present, looking around at the group that had noticed his arrival. Some of those before him were still in their stealth uniforms. Others were in the simple kimonos from their time in the Maze, tattered and used. Some even were faces he hadn’t seen for over a year, those that had escaped capture but couldn’t find their comrades’ hideout. “Hi there,” he smirked. “Welcome home?” A few of the officers blinked and other members looked at each other. Kairo closed his eyes, assessing the situation further, as someone cracked their knuckles. Twisting around, he missed the punch thrown at his face from one officers in stealth uniform. “Sometimes,” he murmured, dodging a kick “I really hate being connected to the Sealth Force and Tsukiro extending it here by taking this particular captain’s seat.” Of course they wouldn’t believe it. He darted back as the group started fighting and the gate to the division opened up, glinting with a certain color of hair. “Not now, bubble jewel~” he called out, blocking a fist from the nearest officer and grunting at the pain that flew through his arm. “Dealing with insubordination here.” The officer paused, almost reconsidering, and Kairo jabbed his pressure points. “Not sure how much longer I’ll be up, but this is my mess.” |
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Post by Lt. Naomi Kato on Jan 19, 2023 0:21:48 GMT -6
Feeling Kairo appear in a different place in the Eight Division she left Kairo's room and took off in the direction of his reiatsu, which suddenly flared. Bursting into the area her hand quickly went over her mouth. He was a bloody mess and now his fellow division members were attacking him.
"What the hell is the matter with you?!" Naomi screeched at the man attacking as Kairo caught the mans fist, stopping his attack. "Can't you see he is severely injured!!"
The man glared at her. "It's a trick! Another illusion! And I'd rather destroy this form as demanded than live another minute of this fake life that will fall around me!"
Kairo's fist collided with his jaw and set him backwards, spitting blood out after. "Like I'm the worst thing that's happened to you." He looked back at Naomi, his eyes partially narrowed. "And everyone breaks at some point."
Naomi darted forward toward the two men. Turning her attention to the attacking first she chanted. "BAKUDO 1, Sai!" The mans arm were quickly jerked behind him locking her target's arms in place behind his back. He charged forward with a loud growl as Naomi narrowed her eyes at him, doubled up her fist and let it fly toward the mans nose. She contacted knocking him back as he landed on his ass in front of her.
Hearing another growl, she turned quickly to see none other than Kairo come it her like she was some sort of enemy. "KAI! IT'S ME! PLEASE STOP!" She did not want to have to restrain him too, but she would if she had to. "KAI PLEASE!" a tear started its way down her cheek.
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Post by Lt. Kairo Namori on Jan 19, 2023 1:12:11 GMT -6
Kairo reached up behind her, catching the arm of the next officer, who had drawn a knife. “No one gets to harm her in front of me,” he snapped, twisting it behind his back. Naomi’s eyes widened as she jumped behind him and he chuckled, pushing it further until the man dropped the blade. He couldn’t be sure that all wasn’t some form of a trick, but it really seemed too tame. And he wasn’t ready to see even a fake version of her get covered in blood. No, instead, he’d act as he saw fit in this matter.
Even with his officers losing it and charging him.
He braced himself, pushing Naomi back further as someone drew their zanpakuto. It was about to get dicey.
“That’s enough!” Kairo barely registered the voice echoing around them as a giant wave of reiatsu crushed everyone around, sending all the assailants to the ground and even forcing Kairo to his knees. His head swam and his vision wavered at the sight of the captain commander on the wall.
“Yep,” he murmured to himself, daring to reach for Naomi’s hand, “welcome home indeed.”
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Post by Commander Shunsui Kyoraku on Jan 19, 2023 1:41:20 GMT -6
Shunsui sighed as he beheld the near disaster in the courtyard of Eighth Division. Granted, the mayhem in the 11th Division was a real riot of blades and fists and Second Division’s members were almost suicidal in their urge to escape. But it turned his stomach to see how some had survived the war only to turn on each other at the sight of home — too immersed in their own desperate struggle to see the truth before their eyes.
“Nanao-chan,” he murmured.
Stepping up to him, Lieutenant Ise nodded and rolled up her sleeves. In a matter of moments, as the people below him started to get to their feet, she finished drawing the symbols and released her own reiatsu. “Bakudo No. 77: Tenteikūra”
The commander nodded at her. Stepping forward, his voice echoed out as his reiatsu reached out to the far reaches of his empire, sweating a bit as he tried to keep from crushing everything in his attempt to instill peace on those below.
“People of Soul Society, soldiers of the Gotei, cease this infighting and distress at the abrupt change before you. I, Shunsui Kyoraku, Captain Commander of the Gotei 13, chosen by the honorable Soul King himself, inform you all that this is not an illusion but the work of the gods. Yes, a year ago, a god’s power destroyed our might, but as his chosen, I know when the balance has been restored, and very soon, I will offer you an explanation as well. Therefore, any further harm done this evening will be seen as a violation of this announcement and will be punished as such.”
He paused. “We have more important things to do. Look inward, forgive yourselves and others, and take the next step in your lives. We were granted this reprieve. Use it well.”
“All captains of the Gotei are to report to the Captains Assembly Hall within the next few hours after assessing the damage within your walls. If you are unable to make it, send a representative or a hell butterfly and my lieutenant will give you orders. You are all dismissed."
Letting out another breath and reigning in his reiatsu, he left the division.
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Post by Shota Kato on Jan 19, 2023 14:44:38 GMT -6
A middle aged, but still young looking, man with pale violet hair dashed up to the group when he spotted Naomi. "Naomi! Naomi is that you?!!" He ran up to her and embraced her tightly. "Is this real? Is it really you?" He stepped back, keeping his hands on her shoulders and looking her over. "Are you hurt? What happened?!"
He looked towards the direction the commander had disappeared in. "Everything just... I don't know. It's like I blinked and everything changed."
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Post by Lt. Naomi Kato on Jan 19, 2023 15:06:26 GMT -6
"Dad," Naomi hugged his neck tightly as her tears started to fall once more. "I am fine. It's so good to see you. I didn't think I ever would see you again."
She wiped away her tears with the back of her hand. Then fell into her father's arms again after he inspected her for any injuries.
Shota smiled and kissed the top of her head, giving her a squeeze. "I missed you so much." He turned and looked to Lieutenant Kairo with a smile. "I see you and your boyfriend have reunited as well. That's good."
Naomi smiled looking over at Kairo as she extented her hand out to him. "We did."
Kairo took her hand giving it a tender squeeze. "It's been a long hard road, sir, but I took good care of Naomi while we were captive."
Naomi's head nodded as she softly kissed Kairo's cheek. He wavered and fell to one knee causing Naomi to startle calling out his name. "Kai!" She looked him over closely shaking her head. "You need to be healed. Now."
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Post by Lt. Kairo Namori on Jan 22, 2023 4:52:22 GMT -6
Kairo waved a hand, managing a weak smile. “After I’m sure that my division won’t destroy themselves because Tsuki and I brought in Stealth Force. He’s not here now, hopefully at home, so this is my job.” Shota shook his head. “I don’t think so. You’re barely standing. Superior officer or not, you guys left me in charge if you were needed somewhere else. Let me take it from here. Even if they won’t stop after the commander shocked them, that reiatsu would have sapped most of their strength. You need to looked at.” Naomi grabbed his arm. “Please, Kai. You’re a wreck.”When Kairo still hesitated, Shota pressed on. “You know Tsukiro would say the same thing, and if you stick around, he’ll chew you out.” Kairo let out a sigh. It wasn’t in his nature to give in and rest until his duties were complete, wounded or not, but between Naomi’s tearful expression and Shota’s threats to get Tsukiro involved, even his resilience was wearing thin. He took a step, wavering to the side but holding up a hand to keep Shota from joining his daughter in keeping him upright. “Focus on what the division needs as the commander ordered. I can make it to my quarters for Naomi to give me emergency treatment.” “Kai, you need more than that.” He shook his head. “Sorry, bubble jewel. If I arrived in this condition, others are in worse shape. My fight wasn’t serious, just an asshole throwing a tantrum because I got in the way of his toy.” He swayed on his feet again. “We’re out and we’ll get back on our feet. That’s what matters. I'll be fine with some touch up in my quarters until we're in better shape." Even with Naomi, her father and other members who had recovered their wits, that was as far as they got. There was a limit to how far persuasion would work with the war still fresh on his mind. He'd take treatment but it was too early for him to rest for long yet. His training wouldn't let him. - END RP - "Home?" |
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Post by Koi Coda on Aug 20, 2024 18:47:07 GMT -6
Bleach Unrated: REBOOTEDCurrent Arc: The ChaosEpisode 511 "Expletives and Shit!": Koi paced the Eighth Division's Captain's office, fuming at Isao disappearing through a magic hole. She cursed beneath her breath, rubbing the bicep of her partially missing arm. Suddenly, and without warning, Isao walked into his office. "You little shit!""Hello, Koi..." grunted Isao. He rubbed his brow line with one hand, while holding his other hand in the event he had to defend himself...again. "Could you calm down a bit, my dear. Today has been...eventful, to say the least.""What the fuck do I have to do with that?!" shouted Koi. "We're sitting here having a conversation and your ass disappears into a hole. If you want to lose yourself in a hole, I've got one for you!""Koi!" Isao shook his head. "I was dragged into a fight by a hollow! Huh...Gesshin Hora. It wasn't just me." Isao walked over to his desk and sat on its edge. He rubbed the scar on his chest. "The Commander was there. Komamura, Kotetsu and Ashimitsu too. The Substitute, Urahara, Tervaden, Aizen...And, three boys I didn't know.""And?!""And...A fuck ton of hollows!" Isao grunted and continued to rub his scar. "Well, listen to you," smirked Koi. "Using expletives and shit. Must have been a real hoot if it's got you cursing." |
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Post by Captain Isao Zayasu on Aug 21, 2024 0:24:31 GMT -6
Isao shook his head with a groan. "I'd pluck you in the forehead, if I didn't think you'd hit me back."
"Go ahead," grinned Koi. "I dare you."
"No thank you...Wait..." Isao pushed off the edge of his desk. "One of the boys...One of the three that were there...Kinzo." Koi grew quiet. "He has bluish black hair, yes?" Isao looked to his wife who was just staring at him. "One of the boys was Kinzo."
"How the fuck did he get away from Methuselah?!"
"I don't know..." Isao kept rubbing the scar on his chest. "He was preoccupied with hollows to even know I was there. It was a cluster-" Isao looked to Koi who was still staring but was wearing a bit of a smile. "It was a mess."
"Go over the list one more time." The gears in Koi's mind were turning. "One more time..."
"Who was there? Uh. Me, Komamura, Kotetsu, Ashimitsu, Urahara, Tervaden, Aizen, Kyoraku, Kinzo, and two other boys." Isao sighed. "Oh! And, the Vessel. She was there. But, she disappeared before any of the chaos got started. Tervaden too. That hollow that attacked a while ago...The one that cracked Hirako's mask and put a hole in Komamura's chest. He was there."
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Post by Koi Coda on Aug 21, 2024 0:39:53 GMT -6
"Eh..." Koi adjusted her arm in its sling. She began to pace the Captain's office. "He's not a hollow. From the reports I've managed to get my hands on, he doesn't set off alarms. The simplest explanation is that he isn't a hollow."
"Oh so now you're an expert on all things hollow?" questioned Isao.
"I'm an expert on whatever I need to be an expert on..." Koi tilted her head to the side. "I don't see you doing anything but sitting there and looking pretty."
"So you think I'm pretty?"
Koi made a gagging sound. "Anyway! Rumor has it that the hollow-not-a-hollow has the Hogyoku now. Maybe he thinks that he can use the power of the Vessel to gain some wild advantage?"
"Alright." Isao scratched the top of his head. "Let's say that's true. Why bring the rest of us?"
"You and I have a personal beef with Kinzo." Koi ran through the list in her head. "Kyoraku, Dog Boy and Aizen are all connected to Not-a-Hollow."
"He has a name, you know. It's Shoes...Or something. Someone said his name there, I think."
"Shoes? Ok...Kyo, Doggy and Aizen all know Shoes. Lovely." Koi rolled her eyes. "That leaves Urahara, Kotetsu, Ashimitsu and the two boys."
"Tervaden and the Vessel?"
"No...We connected that dot."
"The Vessel but not Tervaden..."
Koi looked at Isao with wide eyes. "Do you want to figure this out on your own? Or, do you think you can shut up long enough to let me think...Ya no brow havin' bastard..."
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Post by Captain Isao Zayasu on Aug 21, 2024 0:56:11 GMT -6
Isao raised his hands. "Fine...Continue, dear wise one." He walked behind his desk and sat in his chair. "The two boys, their father's could only deny them if they were blind. One was an Ichimaru. The other Tervaden's son?"
"Ide Hasegawa." Koi turned to face Isao. "Hm..."
"What's that?" he asked, curious about the humming and smoke he imagined pouring from Koi's ears. "What do you know that I don't know."
"How to please a woman!" Koi gave a snippy remake. "And, that the boy is aware of who his father is. More importantly...Did Tervaden protect him?"
"I suppose. I can't say that I was paying much attention with all the panic and hollows..."
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Post by Koi Coda on Aug 22, 2024 6:05:34 GMT -6
Koi growled beneath her breath as she paced. She'd turn on her heels once she got too close to one wall. And, did the same once she got to the other. "Okay!"
"Why are you doing this, Koi?" questioned Isao as he leaned back in his chair.
"We've got to figure this out!!"
"Then, go bump heads with the Commander. But," Isao leaned as far back as he could until the back of his chair was against the wall. "I...I need to think about some things...In quiet!" He said, raising a hand before Koi had a chance to protest his round-about request for her to leave.
"What's your problem, man?!" koi put her hand on her hip. Koi recognized the look on Isao's face. He'd worn it before, during a time he was unattached and without the responsibilities of being a Captain. "Do what you need to do, Captain." she said, her tone strangely reassuring. She knew what he was thinking. She always knew.
Isao looked up at the woman before him. "It puts a great deal of distance between us, Koi."
Koi shrugged with a smile. "We had a good system going when the Zayasus were split between realms. You know how to get to me..."
"So, you're going back?"
"You're not stay here, so why should I?"
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Post by Captain Isao Zayasu on Aug 29, 2024 12:13:34 GMT -6
Isao looked down at his scarred chest. Then at his wife and the arm she hid in a sling. He thought about the fight with Kinzo...The near death of him. How did Koi trap Kinzo? Why? How did he break free?
"Koi Coda..." he said, looking sharply at his wife. "Sit.""Who the fu-""Sit down!" Isao slammed a hand to the top of his desk. Koi walked over to a chair but did not sit. "You," he pointed at the stubborn woman. "Will tell me everything there is to know about the night Kinzo got out and everything leading up to it." Isao narrowed his eyes as Koi's face reddened and she looked away from him. "And, you will not leave this room until you're finished.""And what if I need to used the restroom?" she said, still looking away.Isao reached for a large bowl at the right corner of his desk. He poured out the fruit that filled it. "Any other questions?" he said, sliding the bowl across the desktop until it was in front of Koi.Koi frowned deeply as she looked down at the bowl. She rolled her eyes then looked to Isao. "Where do you want me to start?"Isao clasped his hands together as he leaned over the edge of the desk. "Who the fuck is Kinzo Kazuya?"END RP "Dire Straits"
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