Day One (Seishiro)

Epic Fail

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I smell ... Oh my God what the f*#$ is that? Were his first thoughts on nearing the Hachibantai-taicho. He had neglected to see to his reward for taking him back home--he set off to the Kido Corps HeadQuarters immediately upon returning, bidding the taicho farewell. He had intended to square himself even with the Captain, somewhat obliged to in a sense. How could he fail to reward the man that got him out of Hueco Mundo, after all those years?



HOW THE GOTEI BEFORE HIS OWN CORPS--WHAT THE HELL MAN!? LITTLEFOOT LET ME DOWN Q~Q !



Ignoring all of that though, Seishiro really thought he smelled excrement mixed with burning flesh (or some sort of putrid meat,) which overall nauseated him. Approaching the taicho he announced himself in greeting before acknowledging his injury. Oh What The Hell he thought to himself, he burnt himself over that? How bad is he? Should he be a Captain? Maybe he just never used Kidou ever. Like that Kenpachi fellow that always gets himself killed every couple of centuries.



The thought amused him; the Kido Corps was much less frequent to change leadership, taking great lengths of time for the title to shift. He was proud of Shi'kuyo for taking up his father's mantle, though he was upset that he'd fallen behind him in his exile. Seishiro took Ryusuke's hand from him and used his Inochidzuna* [命綱, Lifeline] to heal the burn for him; presuming he was incapable of doing it himself, though he wasn't certain of it. Regardless, it needed to be healed quickly so they could resumme training--well, so Ryusuke could. He doubted the Captain would be able to challenge his prowess, so he left the thought of himself training behind. Nothing they could do here would yield him any results.



" Try to focus it away from your body; you'll find it easier to try and form it with your body as a conduit--but in order to not harm yourself, it has to be focused outside of your body; people who can't focus their reiatsu well outside of their body typically harm themselves in this manner. That's the key to it not happening again though, so try not to burn yourself again. " Holy crap he's so bad at Kidou if he did this, that's kind of depressing. I hope all Captains aren't like this. Seishiro resumed to stand back and await the Captain's next attempt at the Kidou, really hoping to see something reassuring.

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Inochidzuna* [命綱, Lifeline]| A technique developed to sustain an individual in critical condition while transporting them to the Yonbantai's Coordinated Relief Station. It is impossible to maintain this technique in combat, but is possible to use it on the run. In order to keep the effect, the user must maintain physical contact. They essentially use their own power to anchor them to their body, keeping them alive forcefully, while it also works to provide basic first aid and to keep them stable and conscious.

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Herp Derp

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" The Kido Corps doesn't even know it properly, but... " Bragging wasn't something Seishiro did often but, he wanted to impress the Taicho with something astounding and profound; what else could he have said next to get his message across?



" I've managed to learn many spells--some are forbidden, others are discouraged. Imagine the strength that the Captains of the Gotei 13 wield with their Bankai; that is the type of prowess I have with Kidou. " Pondering what the Taicho would think of this revelation, he sat there expectantly, ushering Ryusuke to try again. His perseverence would be rewarded if he kept trying--that was the simple rule to Kidou. You might hurt yourself in the process, but as the age old saying goes, " no pain, no gain. " Whether you got it right the first time didn't matter--what mattered was you kept trying until you got it right. That was mastery--that was determination--that was what drove all of them to keep striving to learn more.



" I can project my Kidou within ten meters of myself; that is how far one should be able to extend their reiatsu by with Kidou. Perhaps some of the old legends suggest farther but through my own use, ten meters was the limit. That is the distance between your Kidou and mine. Though if you keep trying, you should probably get better. "



There wasn't much to say; Seishiro paused to consider a duel but, that might provoke too much out of either of them. A skirmish in the middle of the Soul Society wouldn't be left alone so easily. It would be interesting to test his mettle against Ryusuke, but he didn't want it to get out of hand. Nor did he wish to insult Ryusuke's use of Kidou by overwhelming him with his own--and provoke him to use Bankai out of integrity. No--to do that would be foolish, but would he do it to preserve his honor? Ryusuke didn't seem the type--but if he was, then what?



" If it's any consolation, I haven't the skill of a Captain's Bankai with my zanpakutou. "

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