The First Spiritual Meeting (Training/Closed/Jak & Hotaru)

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru watched as Jak tried to move quick enough back not to get cut, but he was unsuccessful. She watched as he pulled back and blood started to drip from his hand. She didn't like that she had to draw blood, but he had to learn that if he fought people that had weapons bare handed, he could get hurt just like he did today. He needed to be more careful on how he attacked, especially someone with a sharp weapon, like her sword. After the injury, it seemed like he gained more determination about the fight. She watched as he took the chain off his right arm.

She was curious if that chain could be used as a weapon and it looked like it could. The chain looked fairly hot from his arm, but he obviously had some resiliency to heat, or else he wouldn't be able to hold it in the first place. It seemed like he was ready to fight weapon to weapon. She watched as he let it go with his left hand, raising his right arm up. It seemed to her that he would use it almost as a whip. It was a good strategy, but she would need to avoid it. She side stepped to the left, avoiding the attack. She didn't want to risk blocking and losing her sword. "Good! Now, if you want, I can go to the next level and see how it goes from there."

[Jak Halcom]

"I am always ready, not stop talking and fight me!" He shouted as he swung the chain hard horizontally. He used the momentum to turn his body to face her trying to keep his eyes on her at all times. The chain whooshed through the air intended not only to strike at Hotaru's side, but wrap around her and burn her whole stomach where ever the heated metal touched. Again, if she blocked with her sword, he would attempt to wrap the chain around it and pull it from her grasp.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru smiled at this man. Well, it seemed that he was ready to kick it up a notch. He was also angry that she kept talking to him. It is a way to learn, to explain what the student is doing wrong and then fix it. But, no matter. It seemed that he would not be satisfied until she went all out against him. She thought to herself so be it. She watched as the chain from his red arm was coming at her horizontally. She watched the attack come in at her.

She dodged the chain by bending down low enough for the chain to pass harmlessly over her body. She was curious if the chain would keeping going at its current trajectory and hit Jak. But, she didn't think about it for too long. She grabbed the sheathe from her waistband, holding it in her left hand. She took a deep breath and said, "Burn, Rivu~aiasan!" She took another breath as she watched the change. She wondered what he would think about it.

Her sheathe started to form her cannon on her left arm and her actual sword curved and lit on fire. Hotaru shook her arms out getting ready to fight. Since the chain was still in motion, she spewed out her liquid towards Jak, as well as slashing her sword in his direction, letting her extra liquid fly off the sword in his direction. "You wanted this Jak, now deal with it." She got back into her usual Shikai stance, left arm relaxed out and her right arm hold her blade with the tip to her left shoulder, hilt towards her right hip, ready for him.

[Jak Halcom]

Jak was un-prepared for the for the transformation and controlling his chain to really do anything about the liquid that now drenched his body. He examined his body for a moment as the liquid got all over him no doubt ruining his gloves and vest. Just what he needed, those to get ruined, but it was an occupational hazard. It didn't seem to do anything so he just wrapped the chain around both his hands so he can swing it harder and faster than before. He charged at her bringing the chain again in a vertical strike.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru watched as the liquid from her Shikai drenched his body completely. The thing was, he just stood there and let the liquid hit him. He had no idea what it could do, or even if it was acid. If it was the latter, he would be writhing and screaming on the ground in pain. For right now, she wouldn't ignite the liquid. He needed to get it through his head that he can't just take the brunt of everything. He needed to avoid some attacks.

He then lashed out at her with chain. He wrapped it around both hands and charged at her, aiming to strike her vertically with his chain. She sidestepped his strike. While she was sidestepping the attack, she moved her firey sword out and slashed at him, from his right shoulder to his left hip. At the same time, she ignited all the liquid on his body, but only leaving it lit for ten seconds. It was long enough for him to feel the burn, but not long enough for him to hopefully not take any damage.

After her fire would go out, she would look at Jak and start to talk. "You tell me not to talk and just fight, but you should've heeded my words. I told you to keep your guard up. If you had, you might've avoided the liquid my Shikai releases. If you had, you wouldn't be in the situation that you're in right now. With the liquid now on you, I can light you on fire at my leisure. Next time, don't just take foreign liquids like that, they should be avoided. Even a mighty tank has one weak spot."

[Jak Halcom]

Jak felt the heat of the fire and the pain of the burns that covered his body. He clenched his teeth to keep from screaming. He saw the blade and managed to catch it with his hands. Parts of his hands would be cut by the blade, but the chains that wrapped his hands would protect them for the most part. He panted when the fire was extinguished. Smoke rose from his body as he held onto her sword. He of course had to listen to another one of her lectures. 

"Fine, but it also helps if I have a bit of a resistance to your abilities." He would try to pull her closer and slam an elbow into her face aiming for her nose. If he managed to stun her he would then kick her in the gut a couple of times, but if he missed, he would push her into a nearby wall pinning her with his body.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru watched as he was able to take her flames. She watched the smoke rise from his body after she ended the fire and she knew he didn't like her lectures. He agreed, but then saying that he had some resistance to heat. So, he was resistant to heat. It was an interesting fact that she would keep in mind for the future of this training. She then saw that he immediately went in to attack her again.

But, while he was talking, she let her cannon make one of her grenades. When she was done with it, it would look like she was holding a dragon egg in her hand. The grenade was completed right when he was pulling her closer for an attack. When he would grab for her and pull her close, she would throw her grenade at him. If it hit him in anyway, or even on the ground, the grenade would explode into flames. She was curious how he would handle the grenade.

[Jak Halcom]

Again Jak was un-prepared for what the Shinigami had in store for him. He took the grenade full force which sent him flying back. he hit the ground hard before bouncing several feet again and then sliding to a stop. He groaned holding his body. he was defiantly suffering from shell shock. His head was ringing and his body ached something terrible from the force of the explosion. Again his body was singed, but that was something that he could ignore. He could barley move now.

"Uugh, I am going to feel that one for a while." He managed to to say through his clenched teeth. That grenade pretty much did him in. He was surprised that he wasn't blown apart in little chunks. He should count himself lucky in that regard then. He just looked up at the sky with a somber expression. It seemed that even with his training and all the fights he won on the streets, he was still no closer to avenging his mother than he was when she died. He was weak, helpless. He managed to pick up his fist and slam it to the ground in frustration tears threatening to fall from his eyes.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru watched as the grenade dropped. She knew that she would get caught in the blast radius, but it wouldn't effect her as much as it would for Jak. When it actually exploded, she got pushed back from the shockwave. She got singed a little bit and hit the wall that was behind her. It knocked the wind out of her, but she got it back rather quickly. She watched Jak, however, get bounced several feet away from her in the explosion.

Once he finally stopped moving, she could tell that the training was over. She heard him say that he's going to feel that one for awhile. He was completely unprepared for her. She knew that he might still feel weak, but he needed to listen and really understand the power he would be up against. He was on his back and he slammed his fist into the ground. She walked slowly over to Jak, her body was sore, but just not as bad as him.

Once she got to his location, she looked at him and then knelt down next to him. "I know you probably hate me now, but I needed to show you the strength of my kind. The power you saw was just the first level of a zanpaktou. There is another, final stage that only the strongest shinigami can wield, which is much stronger than what I showed. You must be prepared for everything. Other shinigami you meet might not be as nice as I am. Do you need any help?"

[Jak Halcom]

He nodded slowly in understanding. He sort of knew all along that he was just kidding himself. What were human street thugs compared to a trained shinigami? He still felt useless, but also understood that now he knew that he had to train harder. He was lucky to have fought one like this before he tried to fight one for real and gotten himself killed. He took a deep breath and sighed extending his hand for her to help him up. "Thanks for beating me into the ground i guess." he said softly under his breath. 

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru took his hand and helped him up to his feet. She took a deep breath and let her sword seal itself. She was holding her sheathe in her left hand and sword in her right. She immediately sheathed her zanpaktou and secured it back to her waist where it belonged. She felt bad for this man. She could tell that he felt completely worthless right now and it was all her fault. She hated to hurt people like that, but he asked.

"I never intended to beat you into the ground Jak. You asked for me to take it to the next level. I assume you did that to test your own skills against my next level of power. When I did, it gave me access to new techniques that I could use in battle. I can tell that you haven't unlocked your power yet either. All you need to do is train hard and often and I have no doubt that you will unlock your strength and would be able to stand toe to toe with me. Do you want me to help with anything else?"

[Jak Halcom]

"Well I could use some help getting home." He smiled a bit as they started off to his residence. They walked through the crowded side walks, and he got several strange looks because of his condition. He ignored them like he always did only focusing on putting one foot in front of the other with Hotaru's help. He grunted in pain from time to time, but kept to himself for the most part. He was thinking about what kind of training that he would need, and how he could achieve that power.

They made it to the front of the flower shop and Jak got off from Hotaru's shoulders to the door. He looked at her and nodded his appreciation. "Maybe next time you should buy some flowers from the shop. I can make a pretty good bouquet. He thanked her once again before going inside the shop. He made his way to his apartment above the shop and collapsed on the bed. He was completely. He dind't know if he would be able to go to work tommorow, or train with his master. On second thought he had to. It wasn't like that was a choice. Jak closed his eyes and drifted off into a peaceful sleep. He didn't think to take off the singed clothing he was so tired. 

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

When Jak answered that he could use some help getting home, Hotaru nodded towards him. She walked over towards him and put his arm around her shoulders. He smiled at her a bit and they started off. She was glad that he seemed to take some, hopefully, good advice and pointers from their training. She could see all of the weird looks that Jak was getting while they were walking him home. She was sure he looked odd, all bloodied. But, he didn't care and neither did she.

They walked for a few minutes in relative silence until they stopped in front of a flower shop. Jak removed his arm and looked at her, nodding. She had no idea that he had a flower shop, it looked beautiful. He then said that next time she should get some flowers, since he could make a good bouquet. He thanked her and before he got into the shop, she said, "I will have to." She smiled as he made his way inside and she opened the gates to take her home. She hoped the best for him.

[Amagai Kuchiki]

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