Canon 3: Still alive?! [Complete]

[Jin Yamada]

Jin stared in shock and horror as the spikes began exploding. What is with this guy? He just doesn't give up after death. Jin was unsure of what he should do, but he knew that he had to act fast, especially when he saw all of those Gran Rey Cero forming and firing towards him. "Drop me." Jin said to Melodie. On command, Melodie quickly dropped Jin like he had commanded, but instead of simply dropping him, it flung him sort of. Jin flew through the air and fell towards the caved in floor which was now flooded with water.

He hit the water with a thud and splashed into it. Because Kanki Ushio was his own doll and their reiatsu were pretty much synced, he was not frozen by the water's effect. Once he hit the water, it took Jin some time to gather himself since he had just fallen from pretty high in the air. Once he had gathered himself, which took a couple of seconds of shaking his head, he quickly realized his surroundings and the impending danger. He began swimming towards where he could now sense a new source of energy. He did not think about who it could be, but simply that he needed to get there. He was now feeling the "pains" of hunger accompanied by his lack of feeding on souls. He needed to feed on reiatsu soon. This urge to feed on reiatsu fueled his adrenaline, boosting his desire to reach the reiatsu. He swam even faster, with all his might one could say. He simply wanted to escape from the many cero being blasted around him as well as reach the reiatsu.

Reiatsu: 500
Stamina 31

[Zou ۞]

Jin managed to avoid the Cero, and he reached land at last. Somehow, he was no longer in the maze. The maze was behind him, and between him and it was a bunch of water. He was on a large circular platform, with what appeared to be a brown coffin. The coffin was open, and had purple cushioning on the inside. It was empty. Someone was standing next to the coffin. He wasn't someone that anyone wanted to be near either. His power was incredible, his reiatsu was very strong, his spiritual pressure crushing, daunting. It was a reminder of a legend that was passed down among Bount. A legend of a powerful Bount that disappeared many years ago, but rumors had recently surfaced of him reappearing, as an Ogatago.

Kassen Oro is a tall, and powerfully built man. He has spiky brown hair, and a cruel look to his face. He appears to be 29 years old, the age at which he died. He is in his physical prime, and is viciously strong in physique. Kassen is tanned, and boasts huge arm muscle and leg muscle, as well as an eight pack. His clothing includes black boots, light, but still durable. He also wears a black sleeveless shirt, and white pants. He has a tattoo on his neck that reads "Never forgive, never forget, always destroy" within a flame. His eyes are gold, and filled with cruelty.

He fit the description. As he turned around, staring at Jin with a cruel smirk on his face, there was no doubt as to who he was. [Kassen Oro, Ogatago #3, Bount Class 1] "Jin Yamada?" he asked, clearly knowing who Jin was. "The sorry excuse for the Bount Leader?" he grinned widely. "What is this shit?! You got beat up that badly on the way here?!" he started laughing. "I guess the Shinigami were right about us Bount after all. In my day, we were a lot stronger. If the Bount have degraded enough to be this weak, I guess we really are nothing but what the Shinigami said about us!" Kassen laughed again.

OOC: I would reccomend asking him questions, not attacking him.

[Jin Yamada]

Jin swam until he made it to the shore. He raised his hand and called Kanki Ushio forward. Kanki Ushio rose and landed on the ground in front of him, swirling and lapping at his feet. Jin walked forward with Kanki Ushio moving across the ground at his feet. When he reached the source of the powerful reiatsu, he was met with a surprise. A man was standing there, a man who was unknown to Jin. The man fit some of the descriptions from the rumors which Jin had heard of a powerful Bount some time ago. What? Can it be? How does he know me anyway? Jin stared at the man in shock for a few seconds, losing his composure in those few seconds. He quickly gathered himself and regained his composure as he continued to stare at the man.

"If I may ask...who are you? Are you him? The powerful Bount they talk about in the legends? How do you even know me?" Jin asked the man. He was not sure if it was him at all. If it was, what had happened to him and why had he suddenly reappeared now. Jin was brimming with questions for this man, especially since he was rumored to be the most powerful Bount alive. He had so many questions, but he did not want to ask them all at the same time and seem to eager. "Tell me, if I am so weak, then what is it that made you so strong?" Jin asked after hearing the man call him weak.

[Zou ۞]

"I'm Kassen Oro." Kassen said. "The Strongest Bount ever to live." He grinned coldly, and looked around a bit. "I know all about the authority figures in every group. Arrancar, Humans, Quincy, Bount, Shinigami." he said. Then, he went on. "How am I so strong?" he wondered aloud. "I yearn for battle. I keep my instinct strong, pressing forwards with an indomitable will to destroy, to kill! Even when I first began my life. If someone was better than me, I surpassed them and killed them! I took their best tricks, and made them my own. I copied their best combos, and made them my own. And I took my own combos and tricks, and I used them to bring down my enemies!" Kassen was definitely a ruthless man, one that Jin couldn't mess with if he wanted to. "And...I concentrated my efforts on creating one doll, not three. The original Bount had one doll. The new age Bount have three, but those three are generally weaker than the one."

Kassen then glanced at the coffin. "I guess nothing is going to change..." he muttered. "It was an empty decoy..." What was he talking about? Kassen had randomly muttered about an empty decoy, and nothing changing. Was something supposed to be inside of the coffin? If so, what was it? The Reiatsu felt had been similar to Azeru Cho. Were the Ogatago searching for Azeru Cho's corpse or something?

[Jin Yamada]

This man. I can sense such a powerful aura from him. My body is barely responding to me. His spiritual pressure....it is so intense. "Creating one doll? Interesting. I thought that having three showed power." Jin said, more to himself than to Kassen. "Is it possible then, to merge the three that one has into one with all the abilities of those three to increase one's power?" Jin asked Kassen. He wanted to grow stronger, so he needed to do all that he could in order to become stronger. He needed to figure out anyway he could in order to match the power that he felt from this man.

He then noticed Kassen glance at the coffin and mutter something. This man interests me. What is he even doing here? Legends say he disappeared. Jin did not want to intrude on the man's private thoughts, for if he said something wrong, then the man might attack him, and Jin knew that if he did then he was in a losing battle. With the spiritual pressure and reiatsu strength that Jin felt from him, he knew he had no chance. He simply stared at the man while wondering what he was talking about. Soon, however, his curiosity got the better of him and he had to ask. "What was that spiritual pressure I felt before? The one that led me down here before your own appeared." Jin asked the man.

[Zou ۞]

"Something of the sort will happen", Kassen said. "But more accurately, you will lose the ability to use these powers in separation. They will in fact, become more powerful as a permanent combination. To what I have seen, you have a doll for sound, and another for water. Sound travels both faster and farther in water, and should these dolls combine, sound would accompany your water attacks, and leave the water and hit the enemy just as the water nears them. Essentially, you would have a very strong combination. And...I sense from you...the development of a third doll. This, this in a combination will help even more. In combining your powers, these dolls shall shed their names, and give a new, stronger one." Kassen knew all about the Bount. There was no doubt that what he said was true. "For power, Jin Yamada", he said, "I would suggest searching for the Bount Citadel. It is also located down here, you know."

One could only speculate on Kassen helping Jin, but one answer was obvious. He was an Ogatago, yes, but he was still a Bount. Obviously, he still despised the Shinigami. If he helped the Bount to grow, then the Shinigami would face a new, more powerful nemesis. "At the Citadel of the Bount", Kassen said, "You will find more than a way to unlock your final doll, and merge your dolls. The Citadel was lost years ago, yes, but it possesses the secrets of our race. We are nothing but experimentation, worthless attempts at copying or magnifying Shinigami abilities. However, the Citadel has the secrets to make us into our own beings. Completion of the training at the Bount Citadel, and you will become like me. A perfect Bount." Kassen had at last revealed the greatest secret of the Bount worth. They could separate themselves from Shinigami. They could master themselves as their own race.

"As for the Reiatsu that you sensed", Kassen said, "That is a lingering of Azeru Cho's Reiatsu. I should not tell you this, but you will not tell the Shinigami." Kassen released a cruel smile. "Remember, Jin Yamada. We are still enemies. I am a Bount, so I am lenient. I will not attack you, as I still support our race. But do not assume any of my comrades as your allies. The answers you will receive, these speak of our plan. I trust you with this knowledge. We are seeking Azeru Cho's body and strength. There are thousands of tombs for Azeru Cho all over the world. We wish to locate the real one. Not even we know why. Our Leader has yet to tell us. But, I have a suggestion for you. The Shinigami will be most vulnerable 5 years from now, on an Eclipse that will take place on the human date of March 20. Attack the Shinigami at this time, and you will find victory."

[Jin Yamada]

"The Bount Citadel?" Jin murmered upon hearing it's name. He had never heard of such a place. Then Kassen mentioned becoming his own race. He said that Jin could become a perfect Bount like him. "So it is really possible? Combining my dolls? How would I combine them anyway? It was only a theory that I had." Jin said. He was not sure of all of this. It was so much information at one time. He was being told how he could become more powerful after being called a weaker version of the Shinigami, his most hated enemy. Everything was happening so fast for him.

Then, Kassen began telling him about Azeru Cho's lingering reiatsu. Seeking Azeru Cho's body and strength? For what purpose? Who is his Leader anyway? Many more questions now began flooding Jin's mind and he became unsure of everything. He smirked at the information on the Shinigami being vulnerable on March 20 five years from now. He committed that date to memory. He had to make sure he remembered it. His most hated enemies would be vulnerable for him to attack them. He had waited nearly two centuries for this opportunity, and now he would have to wait 5 more years. He didn't really like having to wait, but it was a good tradeoff, for now he had time to grow even stronger during those 5 years. "Why on this Eclipse? Will you be involved somehow?" Jin asked the man, losing his smirk and becoming more serious as he asked.

[Zou ۞]

"How will you fuse them?" Kassen repeated. "That is something the Citadel will show you. It is a perfection in the Bount race that will change you forever. The change is comparable to the change in hollows. From Adjuchas to Vasto Lorde. From Hollow to Arrancar. And so the Bount can change as well, and become truly powerful. There is more to us than just these dolls. There is also more to us than just drinking in Reiatsu to sustain or immortality. You will see, you will find out." Kassen was giving all of this information on the Bount, it was almost as if he wanted to see them triumph. He probably did. The Shinigami were still hated to him, to all Bount really. "If you unlock this power, the number of Perfected Bount will be Two. But, show no one else this power. Among the army of the Bount, there must be only one that has reached perfection."

"As for the vulnerability", Kassen said, "Let's just say that they will be at their weakest they have ever faced at that point. You will see it gradually happen, but it will not happen all at once. You shall see, they will meet their demise very soon." With those last words, Kassen suddenly vanished from place, instantly gone. That hadn't been a Bount's technique. That had been Sonido! With that however, Jin had been given knowledge that would help him in the coming years.


Canon 3 Terminated. +1000 TP since you were the only participant.

[Jin Yamada]

I will be converting 500 of the TP into SP.

[Zou ۞]

Gotcha.