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Chapter 6: Spreading wings
Captain Kuchiki wiped the blood from his cheek and walked over to his sword, pulling it from the ground and wiping the dirt from it. He held it out in front of him in a defensive stance.
"Now Katsume, this exorcise is the same as the last, but now you must attack with your shikai. Now that you are capable of cutting me, you must get past my defense and parry my offense. Be on your toes and keep your senses sharp, or you might be bleeding too. I will give you time to prepare."
"Yes sir," I said as I took my straight sword and plunged it into the ground. I split my katana into two blades and plunged both of them into the ground. I held my hand over the hilts of the two katanas. "Flutter: Empi (The flight of the swallow)" I announced as I moved my hands away from the blades. As I moved my hands, the katanas multiplied until there was 9 swords in front of me. Arm bands and hooks appeared on my body.
"A melee type I assume. However, most swordsmen find it more challenging to use two blades. Not only is your sealed form three separate blades, but now that you have released your sword, you have nine swords to manage. Unless you plan to grow extra arms, you will find it difficult to strike me with so much dead weight," he said as he raised the tip of his sword to eye level.
"Well you will have to see how I plan to use these weapons," I said as I picked up to Katanas and charged him. I attacked from several angles, alternating my grip from a forward grip to a reverse grip. Captain Kuchiki blocked my attacks with ease, often blocking both blades with one block. I struck his blade, then let it leave my hand and fly behind me, throwing the other blade to my empty hand and striking. Once again he blocked just in time. I back-flipped back grabbing the fallen blade and rushing in again with both blades. I jumped over him and spun to attack him. He parried upwards, throwing me backwards. I returned to where I stated, grabbing the straight sword in my teeth and a fourth sword I carried in the crease of my elbow. I rushed again, attacking with all 4 blades. I spun in the air, jumping around him and striking with all four blades, sometimes throwing them up so I could catch it and strike at a different angle. I threw the straight sword, forcing him to dodge, as he dodged I moved to strike but he blocked again. I grabbed the straight sword and moved back to where my other swords were.
"Your fighting style is fast and flexible, using your multiple blades to confuse your oponents long enough to strike, but you only seem to be able to use 4 of your 9 blades. Why the other 5?" Captain Kuchiki asked, almost malkingly.
"It seems I have to step it up a notch. Did you notice that when I activated Shikai, my blades gained a ring at the end of each hilt?" I asked.
"I did. What is your point?" He asked. I smiled as I picked up all nine blades and threw them into the air. I jumped up and spun around. The clips and hooks on my body caught the rings on the blades, attaching them to my uniform. I caught the straight sword in my hand. Captain Kuchiki looked surprised. "So, now you will show me the true streangth of Empi. In that case, now I can show you my streangth," He said as he held his sword pointed towards the sky.
"No!" I screamed as I ran at him. I spun in the air with the blades spinning with my body, closing in on cutting him.
"Let the Heavens scream and flash over all that is Majestic: Rairyu." He said calmly as I was struck by a wave of lightning, stopping my attack. I looked up to see him surrounded by lightning and his blade sparking with electricity.
"Rairyu..." I began, "The mos powerful of all lightning type zanpakuto. The blade that can challenge the full cero of a menos grande with a single motion. The blade that is said to rival all the other captains in terms of sheer power. I always thought they were just exagerations. But just feeling this spiritual preasure, I can barelly move because of sheer terror."
"Let us begin. Now I will see if you can even begin to match me."
Chapter 6: Spreading wings
Captain Kuchiki wiped the blood from his cheek and walked over to his sword, pulling it from the ground and wiping the dirt from it. He held it out in front of him in a defensive stance.
"Now Katsume, this exorcise is the same as the last, but now you must attack with your shikai. Now that you are capable of cutting me, you must get past my defense and parry my offense. Be on your toes and keep your senses sharp, or you might be bleeding too. I will give you time to prepare."
"Yes sir," I said as I took my straight sword and plunged it into the ground. I split my katana into two blades and plunged both of them into the ground. I held my hand over the hilts of the two katanas. "Flutter: Empi (The flight of the swallow)" I announced as I moved my hands away from the blades. As I moved my hands, the katanas multiplied until there was 9 swords in front of me. Arm bands and hooks appeared on my body.
"A melee type I assume. However, most swordsmen find it more challenging to use two blades. Not only is your sealed form three separate blades, but now that you have released your sword, you have nine swords to manage. Unless you plan to grow extra arms, you will find it difficult to strike me with so much dead weight," he said as he raised the tip of his sword to eye level.
"Well you will have to see how I plan to use these weapons," I said as I picked up to Katanas and charged him. I attacked from several angles, alternating my grip from a forward grip to a reverse grip. Captain Kuchiki blocked my attacks with ease, often blocking both blades with one block. I struck his blade, then let it leave my hand and fly behind me, throwing the other blade to my empty hand and striking. Once again he blocked just in time. I back-flipped back grabbing the fallen blade and rushing in again with both blades. I jumped over him and spun to attack him. He parried upwards, throwing me backwards. I returned to where I stated, grabbing the straight sword in my teeth and a fourth sword I carried in the crease of my elbow. I rushed again, attacking with all 4 blades. I spun in the air, jumping around him and striking with all four blades, sometimes throwing them up so I could catch it and strike at a different angle. I threw the straight sword, forcing him to dodge, as he dodged I moved to strike but he blocked again. I grabbed the straight sword and moved back to where my other swords were.
"Your fighting style is fast and flexible, using your multiple blades to confuse your oponents long enough to strike, but you only seem to be able to use 4 of your 9 blades. Why the other 5?" Captain Kuchiki asked, almost malkingly.
"It seems I have to step it up a notch. Did you notice that when I activated Shikai, my blades gained a ring at the end of each hilt?" I asked.
"I did. What is your point?" He asked. I smiled as I picked up all nine blades and threw them into the air. I jumped up and spun around. The clips and hooks on my body caught the rings on the blades, attaching them to my uniform. I caught the straight sword in my hand. Captain Kuchiki looked surprised. "So, now you will show me the true streangth of Empi. In that case, now I can show you my streangth," He said as he held his sword pointed towards the sky.
"No!" I screamed as I ran at him. I spun in the air with the blades spinning with my body, closing in on cutting him.
"Let the Heavens scream and flash over all that is Majestic: Rairyu." He said calmly as I was struck by a wave of lightning, stopping my attack. I looked up to see him surrounded by lightning and his blade sparking with electricity.
"Rairyu..." I began, "The mos powerful of all lightning type zanpakuto. The blade that can challenge the full cero of a menos grande with a single motion. The blade that is said to rival all the other captains in terms of sheer power. I always thought they were just exagerations. But just feeling this spiritual preasure, I can barelly move because of sheer terror."
"Let us begin. Now I will see if you can even begin to match me."
