Should I Know You? [Closed, NDE Joint-Training]

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Thread Title: Should I Know You? [Closed, NDE Joint-Training]
Participants: Shizuka Sanamizu, Asmoskon Masurao
World: Human World
Death Setting: Non Death Enabled
Rating: R
Type: Joint-Training
Location: Xcution's Karakura branch building, initially.
Special Conditions: None
Setting: Even though she was in the organization, it was pretty common knowledge that Shizuka didn't know any of the new members. Even now, she was invited to train by some name she had never heard of, so curiosity began playing around with her mind. Right outside Xcution's Karakura branch building, a fated meeting occurred between the Xcution Seven Guns Rifle and an Xcution Major. Will it play out well for the both of them?

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"Well, I guess this is it. Maybe he'll want to talk first? I don't know."

Shizuka stood by the entrance to her more frequented Xcution base. She was all too familiar with the layout and everything about it, admiring the large patio in the front of the large, glass main doors. Everything about this place was so nostalgic for her, especially since this had been her second home since she was recruited four years ago. She thought of the organization fondly. She was invited into the Seven Guns and made lasting friendships there. Well, for the most part. She tried to not dwell so much on the past when it came to stuff like that. Besides, she was waiting for a guest.

The blonde was dressed in her usual outfit, being a white halter top that shows off her naval, a brown leather jacket, and a pair of denim shorts. The white shirt and the jacket both had a purple star that was outlined with silver with another purple star outlined around that. Her signature golden designer shoes sparkled with every step she took, causing her to grow more excited. This man had reached out to her, asked her to train with him. She felt like it could be fun, so she was more than willing to play along. It seemed fun enough, so why not? Besides, what's the worst that could happen? Besides, he was in Xcution. She loved meeting more coworkers. She rarely got to anymore.

Shizuka smiled at herself, remembering how nice it was to meet everyone when she joined initially. She remembered coming to this building one day after high school with her former parter and making the contract to be an assassin. She had been scouted by her aunt, which she still found to be incredibly odd. It was strange that such a woman could keep something like this from her family for so long, but it started making sense as time went on. Shizuka began putting the puzzle pieces together. Her aunt had trained her for years and made her stronger, and even conditioned her to become a Fullbringer. All it took was a little spiritual awareness, which Shizuka's family was known for. Well, everyone but her sister.

Yes, it was very sad. Shizuka's sister was useless when it came to spiritual awareness. In fact, her sister got extremely jealous whenever Shizuka or her parents talked about spiritual beings under their breath. But she was also a huge pain in the butt most of the time. She complained nonstop about basically nothing and almost never had something positive to say, much to Shizuka's disapproval. It was super annoying, especially since Shizuka was the most positive between the two. Her parents knew it, too. Actually, she was almost positive that her parents liked her better than her sister. It didn't bother her, though. Truth be told, she was kind of proud of being the favorite.

Anyway, some time had passed from her initial arrival at the building. She got there early on purpose because she wanted to just admire the architecture. As an engineering student, Shizuka had a lot of respect for people who could create such things in their minds and make them real. It gave her such a rush of accomplishment knowing she could be part of something like this, too. She never thought for a moment that it was weird. She never thought that it was abnormal for her to be given assignments that essentially meant ending a life. She never considered any of their feelings. All she could do was sit there and admire something she was a part of. It made her happy somehow.

Happy and yet curious. She wanted to know why Xcution asked so much of their members, but at the same time, she didn't really want to know. It was conflicting for her. She desperately wanted to understand their intentions but all she was ever told was that she was a weapon. Her life was held as collateral. How was that a good deal, right? It made her wonder how much she was truly valued. But then it hit her. She almost didn't care. She was considered powerful, important and stealthy. She was the best interrogator in the entire organization. She could make anybody tell her anything. Maybe she really was valued. Maybe all of this wasn't pointless after all! Well, that was what she hoped.

She took the remaining few minutes before her coworker's arrival to just let her thoughts flood her mind. Which each new train of thought came something different for her to explore. The world was around her, yet she was unable to explore it. She had been so many places and seen so many things, even caused deaths. But why did she not feel guilty? Maybe it was a bad thing. She was supposed to feel guilty but she couldn't. Was it training that she went through? Everything seemed okay. She didn't second guess any of her actions unless she thought an approach wouldn't work the way it should.

Shizuka walked forward, exposing herself in the bright sunlight. She looked up at the sky and closed her eyes, taking in the warmth she felt around her. She could see her hair glowing beside her as she brushed it away from her face, smiling. None of her thoughts mattered all that much when she really considered them. She had a job and she was Shizuka Sanamizu, Xcution Seven Guns Rifle. She did her work well and never let anyone go. It was then that she heard someone approaching, bringing her out of the long mind babble session she was having with herself. She turned around slowly, allowing her heterochromatic blue and green eyes to fall upon the man as she flashed a flirty smile, the same one she did when she was interrogating someone.

"So you're Asmoskon Masurao, huh?"

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Laying asleep in bed after a long training session that he himself had put his body through Asmoskon was awoken to the sound of his phone ringing. It took him a few moments to get up the motivation to actually extend his arm out and grab his phone. When he did he saw that it was an unknown number calling him. Asmoskon wasn't the type of person to always answer a random number, but whoever called him had done so and awoken him. That meant it was someone who had a job and needed him or someone who was a fool.

Grabbing the phone and moving it to the right side of his face Asmoskon allowed the caller to connect. "Hello who is this?" Asmoskon asked while now sitting in bed shirtless unsure if he should leave the room. He honestly didn't wish to wake up Hotaru who still seemed to be sleeping next to him. So swinging his legs from the bed onto the wooden floor of the room Asmoskon begins to walk from the bedroom. "Hello Asmoskon. I've set up a very special training situation for you today."

Asmoskon's left eye widened for a moment and then reset to the nature appearance. Asmoskon wasn't even sure how the man had gotten this number yet it made sense. It shouldn't be beyond his power to get his phone number. The fact he was offering him some type of special training on his day off though was annoying especially considering Hotaru was off for the day as well and the two of them could just relax all day which he had planned on. "What is it that you offer Satsujun?" Asmoskon stepped out from the bedroom and continued until he was in the kitchen.

Asmoskon made his way into the kitchen and while still holding his cell phone up to his right ear he leaned against the kitchen counter top. He was wearing nothing more then his boxers for the moment and was just hoping that if he actually offered him something worth his day off it wouldn't be something that took the entire day and that his wife would understand his interest. He knew whether Hotaru understood or not he was going to pay like hell for bailing on the day that all they really planned on doing was laying in bed making love and cuddling. God he had to pay for a lot of things, but that would be a debt he'd more then likely near work off.

"There is a member of Xcution that belongs to the same section as Zackery. I have set it up for the two of you to train together in the Karakura section today for as long as the two of you like." Asmoskon stopped in his tracks of thought as he mentioned that this individual was in the same group as Zackery. Asmoskon had been trying to figure out what sort of group the man that had actually brought him into Xcution was apart of and so far had found next to nothing. He knew that since this group was off the books or at least beyond his authority and knowledge it had to be comprised of some of the strongest members of Xcution. It seems Asmoskon is going to accumulate more debt to his wife after that statement. "Alright when is the training set to start?"

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Moving through the absurd amount of vehicles was one thing that Asmoskon normally did just for the enjoyment of actually doing something exciting. He had always done this since he had been given the motorcycle from his father. It was the last gift that he had received from his parents and he took care of it as best he could. He had left his apartment with Hotaru still laying asleep in bed. He knew that she was going to awaken in a short amount of time to find him not there and that was going to put him in a world of hurt later on when he saw her later. He just hoped that the note he had left her detailing that he had been called and offered the chance to fight someone perhaps more powerful then himself would enlighten her as to why he had left.

She of all people would know that it was in his nature to be competitive about most things yet there was one thing that Asmoskon was beyond competitive about. One thing that he prided himself on being the very best in existence and Satsujun had told him that this other member of Xcution might just well be able to challenge him for the title of best shot. So now Asmoskon was making his way throughout Karakura town. He had little time to actually reach the meeting spot however being on time was something that Asmoskon had never truly been known for in his life as a mercenary and that hadn't changed now that he was a military Major.

Finally reaching the point Asmoskon drove up to the front of the building spotting about thirty feet away from the young looking blonde beauty standing in the front of the building. Asmoskon swung his left leg over the seat of his motorcycle and made sure the kick stand was in the right position to support the bike while he got off it completely. Turning towards the girl he brought his hands up and took off his black bike helmet just as she spoke inquiring if he was Asmoskon. As a response Asmoskon grinned slightly while he held his helmet in his left hand and placed it on the seat of his bike. "I take it you're Shizuka Sanamizu."

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

"I take it you're Shizuka Sanamizu."

"In the flesh! Looks like you came here on a sweet ride!"

Shizuka smiled excitedly and approached Asmoskon, offering her hand. She wasn't one to normally shake hands, but she analyzed his movements and assumed he was the type to reject a hug from a stranger. She loved hugs! Especially if she was finally meeting a coworker of hers for the first time! The fact that he had a thing covering his right eye was throwing her off a little bit, but she was slowly getting used to it. She tried to figure out if he was human or not, but she honestly couldn't tell. She hated herself for neglecting to teach her body how to address certain energy.

The Fullbringer was slightly surprised at the fact that he seemed so calm about them meeting up, especially since he was the one who invited her out here. Well, sort of. She received yet another anonymous text message stating that Asmoskon had offered for the two of them to have a small sparring session. She assumed it was one of the higher ups, though there weren't many of them that were higher up than an Xcution Seven Guns Rifle. Especially not with her. She was a big deal in her organization! Practically everyone knew her name, even if they didn't personally know her.

Still, she was wondering who the message was from. If anything, Even Satsujun himself could have sent it. Anything goes, really. It made sense for him to, or maybe a secretary or something. Either way, Shizuka didn't care much. She flipped her hair back behind herself since some of it dropped in front of her shoulder. Her hair was long and in the way, so she removed the hair tie she had around her left wrist with her mouth and held it between her teeth while she brushed her long blonde locks back with her fingers. When it was out of the way enough with her bangs still fashionably styled in front, she tied it back and adjusted it to be tighter against her head.

"Well, I hope you don't mind being called out on such short notice! But I'm sure you have somewhere to be. You are aware this is a spar, right? We're required to fight until one of us acknowledges defeat. Can you handle that from a Rifle?"

Shizuka assumed Asmoskon knew a little bit about her, but she wasn't sure if he knew every single detail. She was actually really proud of being a part of the Seven Guns. She loved what she did and she believed it was for improving the entire human race as a whole! Besides, she thought she was making a difference. Maybe being some sort of hero or something! She didn't know, but it was exciting. Everything about her life was exciting now. It was like one of those super cool anime shows where the female main character got to show off what she's got!

Well, it was either all of that or she totally misunderstood Asmoskon's intentions. The more Shizuka thought about it, the more she wondered if this meeting was just to test the powers and abilities of two members of different branches in Xcution. Maybe Satsujun wanted to test his employees and assess their strengths and weaknesses. Did that mean Shizuka would have to go back to training if she lost? She hoped not, training was hard enough when she went through it for basically four years. It was ridiculous what they put the Seven Guns through.

Shizuka giggled at Asmoskon. He would probably notice her unusually happy demeanor and her excitement towards their whole situation. Truth be told, it was hard to make Shizuka upset. She had other strong emotions, but she was super empathetic and incredibly hyper-observant. That forced her to feel other people's emotions and block her train of thought, so she tried desperately to keep herself controlled under one emotion at a time while she fought. Once she got more serious and focused, it wasn't as difficult to keep up. She just needed to reach that point.

The blonde allowed herself to feel out Asmoskon's emotions, hoping to pick anything up. The only thing she felt, really, was just average normalcy. He felt fine. She couldn't sense how strong he was or what he was or anything else major about him, but she could force herself to feel what he felt and he was just calm. Not even excited! How could he not feel excited? Well, that was also based on her own analysis. He could just be super good at hiding these types of things, in which case he should consider changing which branch he was a part of. That was an assassin's tool.

Shizuka turned back around and invited Asmoskon back to the circle patio that was in front of the beautifully structured building that was the Xcution Karakura branch. She admired its beauty one more time before facing Asmoskon once more, smirking in his direction. She was offering for him to make the first move, but she wasn't sure if he actually would. She didn't mind either way, though. Maybe they could start off with some close combat or something and avoid releasing? Well, Shizuka doubted he would never release. She expected herself to do the same, anyway. She would just have to be patient!

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

"In the flesh! Looks like you came here on a sweet ride!"

Asmoskon looed down at his bike and smiled warmly for a moment just after Shizuka commented about how she believed it to be a sweet ride. The only thing he could think of during the next few moments was the smiles on his parents faces as they had watched him react to getting the bike as his birthday present. It only lasted a brief moment or two and then Asmoskon left his helmet on the seat of the bike and turned back to face Shizuka. "Thank you." It was right as he spoke that Asmoskon saw Shizuka begin to move forwards offering her hand in a greeting. Obliging the action Asmoskon extended his own hand and shook Shizuka's for a moment awaiting for the subtle sign that the connection had run its course and that both hands could disengage.

Asmoskon took the moment to do just as Shizuka seemed to be doing. He was reviewing Shizuka based on her appearance something that didn't always grant what he saw to fruition and would normally lead to many individuals either over or underestimating their foes. Asmoskon had done such things in the past and learned from them yet Shizuka struck him as rather odd. She seemed to be roughly around the same age as himself yet far less . . . hardened by battle. It was like the girl hadn't faced off against someone that could strike fear into her soul or ever been in a situation where death was the best possible outcome.

Now that he had reviewed her physical appearance and placed his judgment on that aspect and what it meant he moved forward. Extending his concentration slightly Asmoskon did his best to sense the reiatsu of Shizuka. Even now after training for the last week in how to actually do such a thing he was only around the same level of capability as Hotaru. Shizuka was definitely a Fullbringer that much he could gather from her reiatsu as for her exact strength he couldn't tell. He could tell that she was powerful yet that was obvious. Satsujun wouldn't have called him here if Shizuka wouldn't be able to at least hold her own for a short deal of time against him.

Well then it seemed that Shizuka's hair was in her face to much for them to begin. Asmoskon could understand that due to his primary form of combat needed the use of his visual prowess. As Shizuka fixed her hair and tied it back Asmoskon began to contemplate what type of battle style would Shizuka actually employ. He looked over her body once more and saw that there were no signs of any physical training. She only had from what he gathered the physical strength of an average girl her age and didn't have any type of calluses on her hands or legs. This left in reality only one type of combat style which brought a grin to Asmoskon's face just as she finished tying her hair into place.

"Well, I hope you don't mind being called out on such short notice! But I'm sure you have somewhere to be. You are aware this is a spar, right? We're required to fight until one of us acknowledges defeat. Can you handle that from a Rifle?"

Asmoskon looked straight into Shizuka's friendly gaze his own harsh and stern for a moment until he then broke into a wide grin. "Don't worry about me being called out I've just got to make it back up to my girlfriend later." Asmoskon waved his right hand off at the side like making it up to Hotaru would be no big deal, but as he did so his eyes were closed his mouth smiling and his head sighing in loathsome regret. All he could picture was Hotaru waking up in bed alone then proceeding to freak out and burn down the apartment in a rage. It was only a moment or so later though that his hand stopped moving and his face became stone again turning stern and serious.

"As for the sparring session between us I'm aware that Satsujun wishes for the both of us to test one another to the best of each other's abilities. The question is if a Rifle can stand up to a Major." Asmoskon starred directing at Shizuka making sure that the girl knew he was serious about the battle that was going to ensue between them as soon as their discussion was finished. He didn't know about the section in which she resided within Xcution and he still couldn't find out a ton of info on them even with his ranking in the Military. What he just gathered from her was that she was a ranking called a Rifle and based on how she spoke it was a high up ranking.

Based on that Asmoskon was wondering how difficult a battle Shizuka might actually be. He thought back on many of the assignments and battles that he had been in over the last year. Countless battles with the Vandenreich had left him broken eventually both physically and mentally along with actually spiritually as well. He had overcome each and every drawback to every battle that he had been involved in throughout his life. Even the lose of his right eye was now more of an advantage for him then any foe that he fought. Asmoskon was a survivor one that could adapt to anything situation he was put into and he knew that now.

Whatever ability Shizuka had Asmoskon was confident in his own abilities as a Quincy that he would be able to prevail victories in the conflict. He knew based on all of his analysis of her that she was almost guaranteed to be a distance proficient fighter. The thing that led him to believe she utilized a gun or multiple guns however was the fact that she didn't have a fair amount of muscle in her upper body nor any physical markings that her body had been trained to wield anything else. His own hands were covered in rough calluses due to the years of training as an archer. That was something that Sozen had picked up on the first time the two of them had met and he only could hope that Shizuka was less perceptive as that man.

It was then that Shizuka giggled and Asmoskon determined that the girl was more then likely hiding whatever she was actually feeling behind blissful lies of happiness and reassurance. Whether or not he was true Asmoskon knew that the girl had the personality of a child that hadn't yet dropped their ice cream or finished off a bar of chocolate. All happiness, bliss, warmth and confidence so much that Asmoskon was actually saddened that he might ruin such emotions. She turned away though and began to walk back towards the patio. Asmoskon followed, but also moved to the side away from his bike. By the time she stopped Asmoskon was looking at her from about ten feet away from both her and his bike.

It seemed that Shizuka wasn't planning on making the first move of this sparring session and Asmoskon wasn't so sure that it would be best to automatically reveal his proficiency with a bow. So it was time to put on a façade as to what his true combat style was at least for the time being. He grabbed the pitch black cross around his neck and concentrated for a moment feeling the reiatsu from his cross surge into his body. He had already done this while the two of them had been talking, but actually taking the short moment to feel it was blissful. After all of that Asmoskon bent forwards and suddenly punched the concrete ground causing it to break. He then suddenly pulled out a large chunk of the ground and threw it at Shizuka.

Remaining Reiatsu: 2100/500
Quincy Cross: {+1600}

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Strength ❖ 300
Speed ❖ 400
Spiritual Pressure ❖ 100-50%=50
Reiatsu Strength ❖ 400x2=800
Light Aura ❖ 80
Dark Aura ❖ 20
Instinct ❖ 300
Senses ❖ 150
Energy sensory ❖ 50
Healing Expertise ❖ 0

SKP 19/19 1/8

•[Weapons: Archery] [4]
•[Acrobatics] [3]
•[Strength of Will] [3]
•[Battle Analysis] [3]
•[Battle Focus] [2]
•[Crafting] [3]

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40x Datsu
Mechanical Quiver
Power Ring
G.O.D
R.O.O.T
10x Ginto Tubes
2x Plasma Swords
4x Band Holsters
10x Supaiku Shafuto
20x Ginto Shafuto
10x Gasu Shafuto
5x Sonikku Shafuto
5x Setchaku-zai Shafuto
15x Furasshu Pfeil
15x Bakuhatsu Pfeil
5x Mamushi Pfeil
5x Kojin Poison
5x Parusu Grenade (Arrows)

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Asmoskon was definitely interesting. He was incredibly compliant and didn't really argue against much, especially since this spar was so out of the blue for the two of them. They both probably had to wake up super early, and Shizuka was known to hate doing that. She hated feeling so sleepy for no apparent reason whatsoever and never felt completely awake, anyway. Her eyes constantly felt so droopy and she never had as much energy as she wanted despite getting the amount of sleep that she does. It never mattered if she slept for four or fourteen hours. She was always tired.

The man kept himself distanced enough away from both Shizuka and his bike, which probably meant he wanted to be relatively close to both. Shizuka couldn't tell yet if that meant he was a distance fighter or close range, but she figured she would find out eventually somehow. He kind of appeared human, which was fine, since mostly humans occupied spots in Xcution. Well, that much was only to her knowledge, but they began hiring other races relatively recently. Actually, they started accepting Shinigami despite Shizuka's constant complaints.

Yeah, she still wasn't a huge fan of theirs. She never felt comfortable around any of them and she never considered them to be useful at all. Mod Souls, some Quincies, Fullbringers and... Actually, that was probably it. Those were the cool races. Though, honestly speaking, there were a few races here and there that she still didn't know much about. She had only heard of them but she met most of the others. There were Beast Clans which were apparently part animal or something, and maybe another one that was a vampire? Anyway, she wasn't opposed to meeting them. She just didn't like Shinigami.

Asmoskon grabbed this cross necklace that was around his neck, leading Shizuka to believe he might be a Fullbringer. Perhaps that thing was his 'special item' that became his source of power, then she already knew all of his general weaknesses since she had them, as well. However, if he was something else, she wasn't too sure how they worked in regards to strengths and so on. When it didn't turn into a weapon but rather looked as if it was giving him more power, she questioned if he was actually of the same general race as her. Or, rather, power. They were definitely both humans.

Suddenly, he punched the ground, causing the concrete around him to break and crack apart. This startled Shizuka a lot, forcing her to jump and basically run out of the way as he threw the ground chunk at her. Since she began moving out of the way as soon as he punched the ground because of how sudden and startling it was, she managed to get out of the way in time and avoid being hit. Shizuka placed herself happily in the air using air ground about fifty meters from the patio's surface with the ground distance between her and Asmoskon now about thirty meters.

Why did he have to destroy the perfectly good patio? Now Xcution was going to have to fix that. She couldn't believe he actually did that! Well, actually, she could sort of believe it. But what mostly made her think twice was his immense strength that seemingly came from nowhere. Now, Shizuka was stronger than the average, non-spiritual human, but she wasn't stronger than most other spiritual beings. She relied heavily on her Fullbring and other techniques while fighting unless they were noticeably physically weaker than she was, in which case she avoided using her powers because she didn't want to cause irreversible harm.

She couldn't figure out what he was. She wanted to ask but decided against it, wondering if he would even tell her. She knew the general form of most other races' abilities, like what they become and how they look. She sighed, considering keeping her distance so that she could analyze his abilities further, but he probably wasn't going to work very well with that. Despite it, she decided she was going to toy with him a little and see what he would try to do to her in terms of the spar, or even if he would fully activate his powers. She knew she would eventually.

Asmoskon would probably catch on to her quizzical nature, most likely assuming that she was testing him since that was her plan. She didn't mind him throwing the first stone (hah) but what she was also doing was looking for an opening. She figured that if he was going to catch on to her, it would give her a chance to have a subtle idea for what action she wanted to take next. He didn't immediately show his full power yet which meant he was most likely doing the same to her, but she didn't have enough evidence yet for that to be a solid theory. Shizuka needed to see what else he was capable of.

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{Shizuka's Stats}

Strength - [100] Points

Speed - [300] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [200] = [500] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [400] = [1000] Points

Light Aura - [60] Points

Dark Aura - [40] Points

Instinct - [200] = [100] Points

Senses [200] = [100] Points

Energy sensory - [0] Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points

Total SP: [1400] Points

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{Shizuka's Skills}

[Analyzing] {3}

[Weapon: Gun] {3}

[Stealth] {3}

[Strength of Will] {3}

[Honeypotting - The art of manipulation to obtain information. Basically, a girl gathers enough information about her target - male or female, doesn't matter - and dresses accordingly or changes how she acts to be able to get them to do whatever she wants or tell her what she needs to hear.] {3}

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Well now this change of pace was something that Asmoskon wasn’t really all that used too. Normally the young Quincy fought solely from a distance that much was still presently the same. However, throughout all the years of his existence there hadn’t ever been a point when he had physically been strong enough to break the ground and cast a stone towards his foe. He had experienced dealing with the occurrence yet he had always been on the other side with the stone being cast at him. So right after he had actually directed it at Shizuka he stopped realizing this and grinning slightly at the little fact.

There wasn’t any surprise when he saw that Shizuka was gone and had been successful in evading the stone. The only individuals that the little attack he had just used on her would work on were inexperienced and naïve entities. Satsujun had asked the both of them to fight one another in hopes of finding out which one of them was actually the more powerful. That meant for a fact that Shizuka must hold a fair deal of potency and strength and so far Asmoskon was just testing how well she could use everything. So now seeing that she was one to not overlook the use of the air he knew that she might be an enjoyable challenge.

Asmoskon starred up at her as she stood in the air. He could chase her that much anyone could do though. From what he could tell the both of them were trying the best that they could do to evaluate one another and neither of them wished to reveal their method of actual combat just yet. Asmoskon moved his hands together in front of him and rubbed his power ring for a moment. In the next moment realized dawned on his face as he could now pick up on Shizuka’s properties as an individual. From what he could tell she was fairly fast yet wouldn’t be that hard to catch. Her physical strength was significantly lower then his own so now after he had displayed that he had no reason to assume she would attempt close combat.

The thing that intrigued Asmoskon was that Shizuka’s Reiatsu was actually more potent then his own something that very few people could actually manage. All of this means that Shizuka was definitely a distance type of combatant. Asmoskon recalled that he hadn’t seen any type of skin or muscle marking on her especially her hands. There was only one thing that he could really think of that could fit along with the fact she was a Fullbringer. Shizuka more then likely possessed some sort of Fullbring that took the physically manifestation of a firearm which would allow her fast and fairly accurate shots. Such a thing wouldn’t her to really require excessive training which matched the lack of physically indicators on her hands.

Asmoskon noticed something though that he could take advantage of against Shizuka while dealing with her. She had absolutely no way of sensing reiatsu. That was more then likely not why she was still trying to evaluate him. It was rather hard to believe, but Asmoskon got the impression that Shizuka couldn’t tell he was a Quincy and was waiting to find out what she was against. Not only that, but her senses and instincts while not bad were only at the pinnacle of a natural human. Asmoskon had a fun little strategy and known just had to put it into action.

Instead of rushing at Shizuka, Asmoskon suddenly just turned to the side and began to walk over to his motorcycle. When he actually got there he bent over the bike while listening as intently as he could making sure that Shizuka wouldn’t be able to sneak up on him. He could sense her reiatsu and would be able to pick up if she was going to utilize a technique to attack him from where she was while he was bent over so for the moment he felt he was fine to show his back for the few seconds needed to keep up the façade. While he was bent over Asmoskon materialized his pitch black longbow in his left hand yet had done so out of Shizuka’s sight.

This meant that due to her inability to sense reiatsu Shizuka wouldn’t be able to tell if Asmoskon had actually materialized the bow like a Quincy or had just grabbed it from the side of his bike. Pulling his quiver from the bike with his right hand Asmoskon swings the large backpack sized cylinder shaped arsenal onto his back. Walking back away from his bike Asmoskon held his focus on Shizuka his left eye starring into her eyes. When he got about five feet from his bike his hands suddenly went into action and in less then the fraction of a moment an arrow was soaring through the air aimed at the happy little member of Xcution.

Asmoskon had actually in that fraction of a moment been able to through the experience that he has accumulated as an archer move his left hand upwards with the bow in his grasp and hold it half to the full length away from his body. While at the same time his right hand had moved upwards to his flank going just above the quiver. Just as he had started to move so had the quiver and by the time his actual fingers touched the top of the quiver the arrow that he had been thinking of was constructed and ready for use. At the moment Asmoskon was still going to be evaluating Shizuka so a single arrow was all that he wished to utilize from his quiver.

The arrow that actually had been constructed had been normal other then the fact that it had one of the Supaiku Shafuto. The arrow being constructed was pulled out from the quiver by Asmoskon with his right hand and then his right hand moved in front of him placing the arrow against the shaft of the longbow. Getting to full draw was the easiest thing not only due to Asmoskon’s now physically monstrous strength, but the fact that the method in which he did it was faster and more effective then what normal individuals actually thought to do unless training and experienced had been accumulated.

Why pull the bowstring back with just your right arm and tire out those muscles. There was no logic reason. Asmoskon knew this from the moment he held a bow and had surprised his grandfather and parents when he hadn’t done so after first materializing the bow for the first time. Instead just as he had done then Asmoskon moved the bow forwards with his left hand while pulling the bow string back with his right arm. Pushing his should blades together to take even more of the pressure from his arm and Asmoskon was able to pull back to full draw faster then most individuals could perceive with nearly no effect to his energy.

Now came the moment when the arrow soared through the air and would arrive near Shizuka in less than two seconds. Asmoskon was a perfect shot perhaps even the most proficient archer in existence during this time yet his arrow was roughly three meters to the right of where Shizuka was standing. How had he missed his shot? The question would more then likely going to pass through Shizuka’s thoughts and that’s what Asmoskon was planning and betting on for this strategy. The moment that the arrow reached the same distance from Asmoskon that Shizuka was and it was parallel with her the razors of the arrow shaft launched off in all directions from the arrow. These razors were slower then the actual arrow yet fast enough that Shizuka wouldn’t be able to outrun them without utilizing a step technique. (500 Speed) That along with the force that went with them would be enough to cut clean through Shizuka’s skin and flesh. (300 Strength) It was time for Asmoskon to apply pressure.

Remaining Reiatsu: 3700/500
Quincy Cross: {+1600}

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Unsurprisingly, Shizuka got the feeling that Asmoskon could tell that she was trying to measure his abilities and see where he stands. As Asmoskon rubbed his hands together, Shizuka's power gauge activated and slid over her eye, supplying her with the necessary information she needed that would give her a decent idea of his overall stats. He was slightly faster than she was, but speed was relative. She could combat speed. However, he was stronger than her by nature. That meant that if she tried anything up close, it wouldn't work out well for her.

On the other hand, her Reiatsu was much more potent than his own. Would it make a difference in the fight? Maybe, but they were both of a relatively similar ranking within Xcution. It would be hard to tell, honestly. It all came down to how they fought and she had a pretty good idea about him being more long-distance, as well. Her secret was being able to get just close enough without being too close or too far from her target. That way it was difficult for them to gauge distances and she could attempt to take the upper hand. Asmoskon didn't seem like much of a team player. Actually, from what Shizuka could tell, he was becoming more competitive.

Since he could sense her Reiatsu, using any techniques would immediately signal him towards her attack. Then again, while he could sense the use of Reiatsu, he couldn't determine the location that it was directly coming from or where it was intended to go. He wasn't psychic. If he had any kind of analyzing skill the way Shizuka did, maybe he could sense some patterns in her movements. But that was what she wanted. Shizuka figured that if she somehow got Asmoskon to think he had the advantage over her by figuring out some fighting patterns, she could turn the fight around. It might take a couple of tries, but it was worth a shot. Then again, she had other tricks up her sleeve, as well.

Shizuka tilted her head in confusion a bit when Asmoskon turned around and headed straight for his motorcycle. She thought it was odd since he was leaving himself wide open, but she wasn't sure that she wanted to take any chances. Understanding that this kind of action could be a trap was an important part of an assassin's job, especially with the status she had within Xcution. Not to mention, her observational skills here absolutely top notch because of this training, meaning she had some of the best eyes in the entire organization. With her analytical prowess, she could catch just about anything because she noticed it all.

While his back was turned, she had the opportunity to activate her own Fullbring. She knew he would be able to tell because of the influx in Reiatsu that she never tried to hide, but she wasn't trying to be sneaky right now. There was no point since he could sense what she did. He may be able to assume what she was and the fact that she had Fullbring, especially now that she was using it, but his sensory was too low at this point for it to be accurate. Well, at first. That didn't matter much now that she activated her powers. Shizuka used the pump on her gun to complete the connection between it and her bucket so she could get her 100 gallon supply of raging hot magma.

Speaking of sensory, though, Shizuka actually used her proficiency in analyzing to combat her overall lack of skill in that area. Sure, she had no idea that Asmoskon materialized his bow due to his Quincy powers. She didn't even know that he was a Quincy and wouldn't know that unless he told her or flexed in an attempt to intimidate her. On the other hand, she was able to tell one thing. The bow that he had was not attached to his motorcycle when he showed up. Therefore, he had to activate some form of his powers for it to exist. Shizuka was studying to become a mechanical engineer and an automotive designer. She noticed everything having to do with small details.

Still, knowing that he had these powers meant nothing if she didn't know what he was. It was difficult to tell since she had only ever met one Quincy, and Fullbringers have such a wide variety of options when it comes to abilities that it was almost ridiculous. Almost every Fullbringer she came in contact with had a different power. It was honestly amazing. She was so impressed when some of the originality that it made her wonder how the powers came to exist. Did it depend on the item? It was hard to tell, especially since Shizuka's shoes turned into a water gun. Regardless, she needed to figure out another way to discover what her opponent was.

Once Asmoskon pulled his bow back and shot the arrow, Shizuka didn't move. He wasn't aiming right at her. She could see the slight angle of difference between where he was pointed and her own location, so she didn't flinch. Instead, as it shot past her, just barely a moment before it was beside her, she used Movement to get her speed up to 900 and move out of the way before appearing again on air ground about twenty yards over Asmoskon and his motorcycle. She hit the trigger three times, unleashing thirty gallons using her Blast Cannon setting straight towards the two of them, knowing Asmoskon would get out of the way or try to attack again. Either plan didn't matter because he wasn't her target.

No, instead, the magma went straight for his motorcycle. She shot again two more times, just giving it an extra dose of twenty more gallons so that the metals and the machinery would melt and deform, making it impossible for him to use it. Shizuka smiled. He would probably be mad but Xcution would reimburse him for a new one. She just wanted to make sure he knew she was serious, so she went for the one thing he was probably the most proud of. Afterwards, she used Bringer Light to blast its blinding rays upon Asmoskon's eyes and catch him off guard while she distanced herself once more at a now-whopping speed of 3000 by the entrance to Xcution. She was roughly 50 yards away from where his motorcycle once proudly stood and kept herself by the main doors. Moving so quickly in that time put Shizuka slightly out of breath, but she had Reiatsu to spare. She didn't mind using that much and her recovery time was almost immediate. It was fine.

Actually she was really glad that Xcution was so good to its members because she had a terrible feeling that Asmoskon was going to be so mad at her. But it was in her nature to joke around a lot and make her opponents feel uncomfortable. Plus, it wasn't her job to hurt him. She wasn't here to harm him or cause any permanent damage. Satsujun wanted them to spar evenly because he probably figured it was healthy for his members to gauge their own abilities and build based on that. Shizuka didn't want Asmoskon to hate her, she just wanted him to take her seriously.



Shizuka's Remaining Reiatsu: 4725 (-200 for Beach Queen, -25 for Movement, -50 for Bringer Light)
Fullbring Stage 1: 1/10
Liquid Type: Magma
Gallons Remaining: 50/100 (-50 for Blast Cannon)

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Asmoskon stood there watching with his longbow held at his side by his left hand. The arrow that he had just fired off towards Shizuka was a tricky one to deal with directly so Asmoskon was simply going for another test. However, what he noticed in the brief moment that it took for the arrow to soar up through the sky was that Shizuka already had her Fullbring released. Asmoskon honestly didn't understand other individuals or at least the majority of them. Relying on the release was always a double edged sword that very few ever realized and hardly anyone fought without utilizing it leading to their eventually death at the hands of someone without such a weakness.

Nevertheless whether Shizuka relied heavily on her release or not Asmoskon scanned the physical form of it immediately his left eye taking into account everything within its gaze. All the while he was well aware of the arrow he had fired and its current location thanks to his peripheral vision along with his high instincts. Suddenly a slight grin spread across Asmoskon's face when the weakness of Shizuka's release had been discovered. He didn't have time to fire off another arrow or assess her next location all he felt was her reiatsu start to rise as the razors on the arrow he had fired were just started to be launched. Shizuka would evade he knew well enough due to her speed and the use of her step technique.

It was then when Shizuka vanished that something else made itself present to Asmoskon only a brief instant afterwards. There had been an a simple sound for a brief moment right above him and Asmoskon knew what that meant. Shizuka hadn't been focused on being quiet and although she was one of the best assassins in the human world Asmoskon had been able to hear the sound of her step technique finishing which altered him to her location. He head shifted upwards and he saw the figure roughly ninety feet above him. She was a fair distance above and that gun she was holding done seemed to be prepared. Asmoskon wasn't sure what type of ability her release was going to have all he knew was that her aim was off which meant one thing. . his bike.

Shizuka had full knowledge that Asmoskon was going to be able to get away and as she started to pull back on the trigger of her release he vanished utilizing Hirenkyaku he was simply gone moving at a speed of 3500. Shizuka pulled back on her trigger and sent the torrent of magma done upon the motorcycle that had been given to Asmoskon by his parents. However, as she was pulling the trigger those additional two times she would feel something hit the side of her release. Asmoskon was standing at the top of the Xcution building his longbow gone and a short bow twin now in its place.

From what he saw there was a large gun which served as the major component of her release, or at least that's how most individuals would view it. The thing was though Asmoskon had also seen the bucket that was now attached to Shizuka that hadn't been present when they had started just like her gun. That meant either the bucket was her secondary Fullbring or what he hoped to be the actual important part of her primary release. Now that he saw her release enabled her to fire off liquid lava his assumption that the bucket was the key was reinforced. He had to take out the bucket in order to prevent her from being able to use her release.

The major problem was that Shizuka's reiatsu strength was superior to Asmoskon's and he wasn't in the mood to jump on utilizing Gate this early in a match. If he couldn't pierce through it without increasing the strength of his arrows then he was going to have a lot more training then he currently put himself through. So once he made it to the top of the Xcution building which had taken less than a full second while the lava was still flowing down from Shizuka to his bike he had taken aimed and fired off in rapid succession. The speed at which he was actually able to fire arrows from the short bow was what many would assume to be impossible even for a powerful Quincy. Although he couldn't fire more than a single arrow at a time from it like any other Quincy Asmoskon was able to fire them off in secession faster than any other Quincy in existence.

What Shizuka would feel hit the side of her release was the first arrow which hit the side of the bucket towards the bottom. Although it wasn't strong enough to pierce through it held enough force that after a few more strikes it wasn't going to survive. Asmoskon knew though that Shizuka would more than likely utilize a step technique again as she as she felt the force of the first arrow. That was why the next arrow hit basically simultaneously to the first. Asmoskon had increased the speed at which his arrow traveled thanks to the use of the short bow and his skills as an archer it was practically invisible moving at 1600 speed. The second arrow wasn't aimed for her release though. Shizuka had sent him a sign by attacking his bike that she was to be taken seriously. Asmoskon had just sent her much the very same sign.

The second arrow would soar through the air up towards Shizuka and graze by her and after it suddenly passed her the flowing blonde locks of her hair would fall to her shoulders. The hair tie that she had put in place just prior to the beginning of their spar had been severed with an arrow from some distance. Asmoskon hoped that Shizuka would get the sign that no matter how far she went or what she did there was no target to fast nor to small that couldn't be hit by him. He wasn't to happy that his motorcycle was melting at the moment, but was against giving into his rage against someone that wasn't truly a foe as well as not wishing to give her the satisfaction of seeing such a reaction. Instead it was Asmoskon to play the strings of manipulation grinning up towards her as her hair fell past her shoulders.

(OCC: Since what I did might make it so you don't go to the Xcution building. I'm leaving the ending open in case you want to do something else. If you want to go ahead with what you had planned I'll add more just letting you know. Also sorry this took forever. I have to try and make these long so they take more time.)

Remaining Reiatsu: 5110/500
Quincy Cross: {+1600}
Class 1 Arrow (2x): {-140}
Shortbow Speed Boost: {-50}

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Training with other members of the same organization was always a fun time. Asmoskon was the poster child for Quincies at this point, and it was awesome that Xcution chose to hire him. Thing is, they just didn't have as many members as they used to. People left or died or whatever, leaving who remained to carry the organization on their own. Testing her strength against his was fun, but she soon felt something vibrate inside her pocket. She rolled her eyes. Of course she'd forgotten to take her phone out of her pocket! She worried that she was going to be too clumsy during a match, so she always removed it. When she remembered. Which was not this time.

Asmoskon's arrow struck the side of her gun, forcing her to withdraw her release as soon as possible, moving out of his line of sight momentarily before asking him to cease fire. Shizuka pulled her phone out from her pocket, knowing he would understand why she asked him to stop. He of all people knew that Shizuka took her work very seriously, and Xcution had a unique vibrational pattern whenever she got notifications from them. She immediately knew who it was, so she'd have to pause the fight to avoid any problems with time constraints.

"Hey, Asmoskon, come here for a sec. You gotta hear this. It includes both of us."

Shizuka read the mission statement out loud as soon as the Quincy joined her. Her expression looked concerned as soon as she saw what it was about. Asmoskon was going to lead her, Zack and Hebika on some sort of group trip to infiltrate Phoenix and gather intel. It sounded interesting enough, but when she noticed who all was called out for this job, she understood immediately that it wasn't going to be easy. They were Xcution's strongest. She felt bad for having to ask this, but she knew it was probably for the best.

"I know this is probably bad timing, but you know that we aren't allowed to refuse job requests straight from Xcution. We'll have to put this training on hold, but I'm excited to see how we do when we revisit it!"

The Fullbringer smiled at her arrow-wielding friend and put her phone back in her pocket. It was a shame that this had to be put on hold, but there was something else a bit more important for them to handle right now. It would be best for the two of them to go get ready for what was going to happen, and Shizuka needed to be able to talk to Hebika about it. Knowing that girl, Hebika was probably going to be way too excited about going and get there earlier than the rest of them. As funny as that quirk was, Shizuka knew it was just her way of taking it seriously. Still, as she waved Asmoskon off and made her way back to start preparing, she couldn't help but wonder what Phoenix had to do with spiritual beings?

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

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