Another Target Has Been Located

[Izanami Midorikawa]

Thread Title: Another Target Has Been Located
Participants: Izanami Midorikawa vs Jushino Izanagi
World: Human World
Death Setting: Non Death Enabled
Rating: R
Location: A construction site that has the skeleton of a new skyscraper in formation. It's currently one hundred feet off the ground yet for some reason only the beams of the building are in place so far. The site is a few hundred square feet with supplies placed throughout the area. It's past midnight with only a slight amount of light in the area from the moon.
Special Conditions: N/A
Circumstances: Jushino Izanagi has just finished slaying a Hollow in the area only to then be confronted by a strange Fullbringer who has been ordered to eliminate him.

[Izanami Midorikawa]

The silver eyes of the emotionless weapon slowly opened as the chamber that she knew as a bed opened and she knew that her instructor was awaking her for training. Izanami even after more than a week of being reawakened had yet to return to the child she was when she had been put into her coma. She still held the apathetic and obedient personality that had been reinstated into her by Xcution. All of the scientists were starting to fear less that they might have made a mistake.

At the same time though they had done this before when she had been an infant. Izanami had gone through the majority of her life being obedient without having any type of independence at all. Being sent out as a young child after she had gained the skills that all those in Xcution viewed as something only normally seen in exceptionally powerful adults. She had completed task after task killing dozens of targets. Et it was short lived and after that this was who she was now.

She had only awoken from the coma a few weeks ago and in that time her training and battles had continued almost immediately. To her though it was as if no time had passed at all from when she had been doing assignments and training. Fake memories inserted into her brain by the scientists of Xcution. In all truth she had been in a coma for almost twelve years and she knew nothing about it. To her all those years, all those days had been spent doing the same training and assignments.

Today was no different other than the fact that it was real. Izanami was being led down the roads of Karakura town by Yumi her handler. It seemed that there was a Shinigami that had been moving around the area as of late. Yumi wished for Izanami to face off against the Shinigami in order to see how she was progressing with her abilities. This wasn't the first Shinigami that Yumi had thrown Izanami at to face off against. Whether Izanami knew it or not though it wasn't going to be the last either.

That was when as the two of them walked down one of the side walks on the path to the location that Yumi had set up there seemed to be a trio of young men. All of them were speaking rather loudly to one another as they walked down the side walk towards Izanami and Yumi. As the trio neared closed it seemed that they took notice of Izanami due to her cloak being down at the moment which revealed her face.

At first from what she could see they all seemed to be paralyzed for a moment with a strange expression on their faces. Izanami didn't understand and didn't give more than a moment of thought as to what was possibly going on with them. She just continued to walk as Yumi led the way for her. When the trio actually got by them though and the two small groups passed by one another the men seemed to go into action.

One of them actually moved between Izanami and Yumi and cut Izanami off from following her handler. The man in front of her was much taller than her and much more broad as well. He had the physical frame and detail of a football player from the states. The other two enclosed around her and all of them started to smile in some strange way. They all started to close in around her while the one in front moved his head down. "Hey there you look like just my type. How a'bout you come with me and we have a good time pretty lady."

Izanami being the way that she was didn't understand what the male was implying and only saw him as an obstacle that at the moment was standing in his way. So she brought her right hand up and placed it on his chest. The man for that brief instant thought for a moment that he and his friends had found a perfectly good whore that could bring them a lot of fun over the next few hours. However, that thought was expunged from his dirty mind in the next moment when he was sent off his feet and onto the ground.

Izanami had simply pushed the man and caused him to lose balance and ultimately fall to the ground. Both of the men beside her now though were angry and seemed to have it in their minds that it was the appropriate time to hurt her for what she had just done. Izanami once again didn't understand the emotion or expressions that the males were displaying however she could tell what a threat was. The man that she had pushed though was getting back onto his feet and with an expression of rage that Izanami could actually understand.

"Alright guys time to mess this bitch up badly." The man spoke as he walked towards her cracking his knuckles while his friends grabbed ahold of Izanami's arms and with all their might were going to keep her still. The plan was obvious enough keep her from moving while the man that had been pushed away beat her up mainly focusing on her body and face. It appeared that this wasn't the first time though that he had been turned down and resorted to this type of treatment to those that did so.

Izanami could see that the man felt hostile though and was going to try to harm her. He was no different than the foes that she had already fought or the animals that she had been forced to kill in order to grow in strength and survive. While all of this happened the people that walked the street seemed to notice and give their attention to the situation. However, none of them stepped up to defend Izanami for fear of what might be done to themselves.

Yumi at the moment was standing approximately thirty feet away awaiting Izanami to finish the situation that had just erupted. It only took a moment for the man to throw a punch and Izanami with her superior strength to move her forehead into the path while pulling his friends with her. In that moment his knuckles clashed with her forehead breaking his fingers. The man screamed out in pain and in that next moment Izanami pulled the two friend from her sides in front of her.

She only had to do one more thing to finish this and she did exactly that. She turned and raised her left leg. In that following moment she hopped up from the ground and delivered a backwards roundhouse kick to the two friends. All three of them were on the ground now with only that one male that started it all conscious. Izanami simply walked by all of them without expressing any emotion or giving them the time of day for they were no longer a threat and thus no longer reflected in her gaze.

Izanami was now done dealing with the unruly males that had tried to get in her way. Yumi was still leading Izanami to the location of her current assignment. The two of them were simply walking together for the moment on the side of the street. This was so much different than the first assignment that Izanami had been sent on by Yumi. The only similarity was that she was meant to deal with a Shinigami once again.

However, all of this was apparently being set up by Xcution. More specifically Yumi had actually set this entire thing up in order to test Izanami once again in direct combat against an enemy. One of the normal Shinigami were always out on patrol and over the last thirty minutes a hollow that had been captured by Xcution was set out in Karakura Town. Yumi had received a call during the encounter with the males and found out that the hollow was currently engaged in combat with a Shinigami.

Since then she had been leading Izanami towards the location being able to sense the reiatsu of the Shinigami. It took them roughly five minutes to actually get to the area and once they did Yumi stopped outside of what looked to be a construction site. This wasn't her fight and was only meant to test Izanami and make sure that she grew stronger through adversity. "Alright Izanami the Shinigami is over there now go." Izanami didn't bother to say a word she only walked past Yumi and into the construction site ready to eliminate the Shinigami that she could sense only a short distance away.

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{Stats and Skills}
Strength: 75 (94)
Speed: 100
Spiritual Pressure: 25 (19)
Reiatsu Strength: 25 (31)
Instincts: 100 (75)
Senses: 50
Energy Sensory: 50 (75)
Healing Expertise: 0
Light Aura: 0
Dark Aura: 100

Learning: 1
Movement: 2
Calm Mind: 2
Pain Tolerance: 2
Battle Analysis: 2
Weapon*Swords: 2
Martial Art*Taekwondo: 2

[Izanagi Jushino]

It Begins...

Real world application. It had to have come to this point, at least. Having just graduated from the Shinigami Academy, Izanagi was practically forced to test out his skills in the "human world". Or, at least, that is what they called it in the Gotei 13. But to Izanagi, it was not a world- more like a dream. He could not believe he was able to go back to the place from which he was born... and from which he died. As the Senkaimon opened to reveal the passageway to this new (but old) universe, Izanagi hesitated just a bit. He wasn't quite 100% positive on heading in.

Before going in, he made sure to look around at the Gotei 13 barracks at least one more time before hopping in. Although he was slightly anxious, he knew that this tunnel represented his first steps to his major goal- to become stronger. After almost 50 years living among the souls in Soul Society, Izanagi obviously felt different walking back to his old world. Which was just as odd to say. However, he knew the difference between the two eras- he was a reaper now. He helped souls into the afterlife, and he destroyed the evil chasing down these helpless souls.

"Are you ready to begin your first test as a shinigami, Izanagi?"

The tall man looked at his old academy professor. Although the professor's name eluded Izanagi, he knew this man taught him well. Izanagi nodded at the question, his tongue unable to move fast enough to have coherent words come out. His anxiousness was showing, but he was ready. He practiced incredibly hard to get to this point in his life. Or death, however you look at the facts. Izanagi turned around, facing the Senkaimon. With his left hand resting on his zanpakutou, he sighed, closing his eyes. With one breath, his eyes opened, pointing towards the gate. His feet moved just as his arms swung, starting a sprint much like someone would in a game of rugby, chasing down the opposite team.

Within seconds, he was gone, the gate closing behind him. Izanagi was ready to go, and forward he went. He now mustered up the rest of his courage, something he had to do. This was his first step on his journey towards becoming a captain. Izanagi resolved himself to do whatever it takes to become one, as well as get strong. And he also knew that this area was the one in which he could get stronger. Fighting and defeating hollows are the way for Izanagi to get strong, and a way for him to start on his journey towards becoming a full fledged shinigami.

Man, it sure is... odd in here. Izanagi thought to himself as he ran through the Dangai.

The dark tunnel that bordered both the human world and the spirit world was unlike anything Izanagi has seen. He thanked the professors for reminding him to take the device that allowed him to walk through this tunnel peacefully, the Jigokucho. As his arms swung side to side, he could see the tiny animal-like thing working whatever magic was stored in it, clearly helping the young(ish) shinigami go through the tunnel. Before long, the end of the tunnel shined clearly as Izanagi was running towards it. Although it spelled death for some, Izanagi was pretty sad he wasn't able to see the mysterious Kototsu, the street cleaner of the tunnel/border. It was an object of dense time, designed to eradicate those who abused the tunnel. It would absolutely be something interesting to see.

Izanagi shook his head as he jumped out of the end of the tunnel. He was finally here- the human world. The nostalgia rushed back, hitting him like a train. It was just odd for Izanagi to be back. As he was falling down from the sky, Izanag pondered to himself. As a shinigami, such falls would do nothing to him. When he was a human, he was so frightened of something like this- it was not a phobia, but it was definitely a fear to die through falling to your death. But as Izanagi landed on the building, he noticed how easy it was for him. Just a bit of concentration at the bottom of his feet, and he was already on the ground. Or, on top of a building. It was a wondrous feeling, to be able to jump from building to building with no fear of pain, just the air wrapping his face as he sped through the human world.

Can't enjoy this too much... Got a mission to do. Find a Hollow. Kill it.

Izanagi slowed down, finally stopping to step over the edge of a building. he did not have the best of senses when it came to reiatsu. Although he was extremely proficient at building it, and clearly had a stronger reiatsu presence then most of his fellow academy graduates, he was still unable to discern much. He was just slightly under average when it came to sensing reiatsu. He never did well in those courses, sadly. But when it came to the fighting part... well, needless to say, he excelled at it. From both his style, to his great reiatsu that he carried within, Izanagi was always on top of the class during the more physical portion. However, he was never the most physically strong. He always used his reiatsu to supplement his strength, much like Sensei has showed him when he trained under the old man. And now, finally, after so many years being dead as a spirit, Izanagi was able to put his skills to the test. He had a much different feeling then the day he died, however. He was more elated, even happy that he was here, but he knew it was time to get down and be serious.

As Izanagi looked over the edge, his shadow looming the streets below (to those who can see/sense him, obviously), Izanagi finally noticed something odd. It was a tiny prickle in his meager reiatsu sensing skills. He was in the human world. Izanagi knew that there were some humans with reiatsu abilities, but he didn't think he would find one so fast. He was also extremely curious, of course. It wasn't something you see everyday, finding someone who is, for lack of a better term, alive with reiatsu abilities. But, he absolutely had no idea what triggered the feeling. He was just speculating, something that isn't good to do when you aren't trying to be killed. It's better to react then predict when you don't know your opponent well. So, Izanagi sped off, going straight towards the spiritual pressure (or lack thereof) that he felt.

And, as if the moon delivered everything on a silver platter, there it was. A hollow. What he came here to destroy. He only knew what they were from his books- but he knew the sound from before... while he was still dead, scouring the grounds of the stadium he died in. The sound shook his body, bringing up old fears that would linger for a bit too long. The fear of not being able to do anything. The fear of the unknown, creeping up towards his soul. The feeling of helplessness, watching everyone around you walk and talk as if you were already dead.

However, Izanagi quickly shook these feelings away. Although they lingered just a bit longer, he knew he had a mission- a job to do here. It was his duty, something Izanagi chose to do as he entered the Academy. He quickly took out his weapon, the zanpakutou that was given to every shinigami trainee. He has not been able to discern the name of his weapon yet, but he knew what to do with it. His Sensei taught him well. Perhaps something will stick to him as he wandered these streets, fighting at any moment? Izanagi knew that his body knew what to do, he just wondered if his brain knew what to do.

Time to reap...

Izanagi smiled as he made a stupid pun in his head. He jumped down from the building running towards the hollow. This one was a bit smaller then many hollows Izanagi read about in the books within the Academy. It seemed to be a new hollow, one that also just made its first appearance into the human world. Izanagi took a quick note of his surroundings- the construction site, the houses on one side, the office buildings on another side. Izanagi first learned that causing too much damage in the human world was a pain to clean up for shinigami. Especially all the report writing.

But, this hollow seemed small enough that Izanagi felt he could take care of it without wasting too much energy, time, or destruction of properties. Izanagi looked a bit clumsy as he stepped into the style of fighting taught at the Academy. He quickly shook his head, and put his blade back into its sheath. There was no point using an awkward style, when the style he learned for so many years fit him perfectly. With the weapon put away, Izanagi walked up to the hollow, stopping about 50 feet away. He poured out some reiatsu, hoping to catch notice of the beast. The trap was set, ready to go.

The hollow turned, its masked face peering into Izanagi. However, it did nothing to instill fear into the new shinigami. Izanagi crouched down, his knees wound up like a spring, ready to pounce and slice this extraordinarily weak hollow back into oblivion. With hilt in hand, Izanagi stared down the hollow, his different colored eyes shining like a wolfs' in the moonlight. The hollow screamed, filling the air with its air-shattering voice. It started racing towards Izanagi, ready to pounce. With weapon in hand, Izanagi was no longer fearful. He let his instincts take over, the instincts bred from years of being on a battlezone, whether on a pitch or in a training arena.

Izanagi moved his arm just a bit, sliding his sword a little bit more out of its sheath. One more moment, and the Hollow would converge on Izanagi, destroying him. But just as the Hollow pounced, a thin light struck across him. To his back, was Izanagi, his shikahusho blowing in the wind, his weapon bright with red. The thin slice on the hollow opened up a bit more, sooner dissipating the rest of the being with it. It was over. So fast, too. Izanagi chuckled a bit as he whipped his blade to the side, cleaning off the hollow blood on it. He put his sword back in his sheath, stepping to the side.

The battle was over. Izanagi was officially a full fledged shinigami. He looked at the beautiful moon overhead as he walked towards the forest. It was a beautiful night. Izanagi wanted to stay here in the human world a bit longer, taking in the sights like a tourist going to a new country. This was no longer his home, but it would always be his paradise. His experiences here made him a better person. And Izanagi would never forget that. As he looked at the moon, he saw that the skyscraper in construction had a perfect seat to enjoy the night. With sheath in hand, blade within its home, Izanagi jumped to one of the middle rungs of steel. He then sat, his feet dangling off the edge, his silver hair shining in the light. It was a beautiful night. And Izanagi would enjoy it for as long as he was able too. He obviously had to go back sometime. They gave him a long time limit, however, and he was already able to slay a hollow within the hours he stepped into the human world. Izanagi will relax, at least for the small amount of time he had left.

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Stats and Skills
Strength: 75 Points
Speed: 75 Points
Spiritual Pressure: 115 (x.25) [144] Points
Reiatsu Strength: 200 (x.25) [250] Points
Light Aura: 75 Points
Dark Aura: 25 Points
Instinct: 50 (/25%) [37] Points
Senses: 75 (/25%) [56] Points
Energy Sensory: 10 (2/3) [3] Points
Healing Expertise: 0 Points
Total SP: 600 Points

Skills:
-Anaylzing: 1
-Damage Recovery: 1
-Weapons: Swords: 1
-Pain Tolerance: 1
-Hiten Misturugi Ryū: Jushin Style: 1
-Battle Focus: 1

[Izanami Midorikawa]

Walking into the construction site was something that onmly normally happened to the employees that were meant to actually build up whatever was being commissioned. One would normally be hard pressed to find a woman entering such a place. Then of course there was the constant joking of how construction workers had to havwe their eyes jump from the sockets every time a woman passed by. Thankfully at the moment there were no normal humans around and no employees either. It was night time and everyone that normally worked at this site was gone.

That's what made this moment so horrific for those employees. If anyone of them found out that a beautiful blonde in her twenties had even walked by much less into the construction site and they hadn't been there the emotions of them all would burst with disappointment and rage. Izanami stepping into the site of construction for the new tower looked around for a moment. While she had been developing her ability to sense reiatsu at the moment she still had a rather difficult time pin pointing the location of other spiritual entities.

It took her a few moments yet as she was concentrating on locating the proper position of the shinigami she kept walking forward towards the tower skeleton. After those few moments she was able to locate his position and looked upwards. There the shinigami was more than a handful of stories above her location. She couldn't really make out the gender of the shinigami from her position yet what she could make out was that whoever it was, was currently sitting on one of the steel beams. Izanami went to work at that point and began to skail the skeleton of the tower.

It wasn't all that easy to actually do something such as this, but Izanami wasn't a normal human either. As she climbed upwards through the skeleton steel beams of the tower trying her best to do so quietly she called on the souls of the beams. Using her ability to command the souls to propel herself further upwards to the next beam. It took her about thirty seconds in total to arrive at the destination and yet when she did she was about three beams away from the shinigami behind him. That meant that in terms of feet she was about ten feet behind the shinigami and she could now make out what it looked like.

While it was sitting down and facing the other way Izanami could still see the base outline of the body and some of the other features of the individual. It was obviously enough a male that seemed to have average muscle build and long white hair. The hair itself was much longer than her own and for one reason or another for a brief momemt Izanami seemed to miss her own long blonde locks. That emotion of regret and loss was gone just as swiftly as it arrived however and she starred at the back of the Shinigami. Yumi though still standing on the outskirts of the construction site had sensed the conflict inside of Izanami and began to write down on a pad what she had just sensed.

"By the order of X. Izanami Midorikawa has been deployed. Shinigami target aquired and disposal has began." In that following moment Izanami had already had her right hand up to her neck holding onto her dog tag which had her name inscribed onto them. Now though she moved her hand downwards and out as she activated her Fullbring's form. In that moment the massive claymore came to be in her grasp and Izanami leaped from the steel beam she had been standing on commanding the soul of the structor to propel her further towards the shinigami. Whether or not the shinigami reacted or not Izanami was coming in with a diagonal slash from his right shoulder down to the left side of his waist.

[Izanagi Jushino]

The Fight... Part One

Izanagi moved to slow to counteract the attack. He sensed it just as it was hitting him, but he wasn't able to move his body fast enough. Right before the thought of "I messed up bad..." entered his mind, he felt a cold, metallic blade swipe across his back. It did not penetrate deep enough to cause major issues, but the muscle below the skin could probably be seen underneath the shihakusho. It was so painful, and it bled right away. His body was moving fine, but taking that much damage so early was deadly in any battle. It would instantly drain Izanagi of energy, having to fight and block out the pain at the same time. As he jumped up the beam to the side, he looked at the person who attacked him.

"Who are you...? What do you want with me?" Izanagi asked, bewildered. He was clutching his right shoulder, the pain seeping into his body. Although he was able to withstand most of it, it still hurt. Exposed muscle was pretty much showing, although a slim fraction of it. Izanagi started breathing a bit heavier, hoping that this would be over as soon as it started. However, he knew that there was no time to think, but to act. He analyzed the most simple things first. It was what he was taught to do throughout his life- it would help during any battle.

Izanagi recognized her weapon, a claymore. He also realized she was not a shinigami. But that is all he needed to know at the moment. He took his hand off his shoulder, his body facing the woman, and crouched down. It was time to put what his master taught him into practice. With his right hand on his sheath, he glared at the woman. She was his enemy, first and foremost. But, he didn't want to fight if he had too.

"Before I attack... would you try and stop this fight? I would not want to hurt you."

He wasn't being condescending- Izanagi did not want to fight a human, at all. Izanagi didn't understand the circumstances behind this attack, but he figured she was ordered by someone to do so. Even if so, this does not mean that a person has to injure a fellow (used to be) human being. Izanagi wiped the thought off his mind, however, preparing to intercept any other attack she made coming his way. He then concentrated on doing the right thing- combining what he was taught from his master as well as what he was taught at the shinigami academy. After staving off any attacks coming his way, he would immediately counterattack with one of his own slashes from his speedy style. Izanagi would pour his reiatsu into the blade, hoping to use it to augment his abilities with the weapon. It was a quick slash, aiming for her weapon to knock it out of her hands and onto the ground. If the attack was blocked, Izanagi would then slightly toss his blade to his left hand, switching the swing up mid motion and slicing back the other way. If either attack hit, he would then kick the woman away, jumping back, watching her next move.

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No Reiatsu used. Using RS as attack damage factor. Aiming for weapon

[Izanami Midorikawa]

The shinigami seemed to be completely within himself thinking or looking over whatever it was that was at the moment inside of his mind. He was so entranced by whatever it was that he hadn't been able to hear Izanami approaching him. It was due to his untrained ability to pick up the events around him that he had now suffered the first wound in this battle. In all honesty though Izanami had been expecting the shinigami to hear her approach. Stealth wasn't her strongest suit and most of the time when she encountered one of them they were able to pick up on what she was going to do almost immediately.

This one though hadn't and because she had been expecting him to she herself lost out on an efficent immediate kill. If she had just gone for the immediate kill of the shinigami then Izanami would have decapitated him from her current position behind him. All that she had gotten out of it though was a clean first cut against this shinigami. In fact Izanami's skill at utilizing and handling a claymore had risen lately and due to her new found promise with said skill she had felt all of it. The first thing was the sensation of the fabric that the shinigami wore being cut clean through by the blade of her Fullbring. Only a moment later though the sensation of skin and flesh being sliced through was all she could feel.

Blood sprayed from the back of the shinigami and onto the steel beam that he was under. The blood almost managed to get onto Izanami herself, but the shinigami moved away fast enough that such a thing didn't occur. What did occur was the fact that this shinigami was now facing Izanami and she could see that he was ready for battle now that he was alter. He then began to speak in a loud tone just like all of the other shinigami that Izanami had hunted and been ordered to eliminate up to this point. It seemed that he wanted to know who she was and what she wanted with him.

Izanami stood there for a moment as the blood of the shinigami dripped from her Fullbring. She didn't know why the shinigami had to always ask her these questions. It wouldn't matter if they knew her name or not and even worse this one had asked what she wanted with him. It was obvious what was going on the moment that her claymore was materialized in her hand. Izanami being the way that she was didn't react to the words of the shinigami though not at all. Her face didn't have any sign of change no emotion or expression present just a blantant stare.

She started to move on the beam towards the shinigami taking a few steps as he then asked her if she could reconsider and that he didn't want to hurt her. He would see no change or alteration at all in the eyes or face or even the body language of the human female walking towards him. In the moment that followed Izanami lunged forwards slashing downwards at the shinigami with her claymore. The shinigami though seemed to be ready this time and was able to block her strike. In that next instant the shinigami made his own attack and hit her claymore on the left side so now her right arm was extended in front of her.

The shinigami had actually made an intelligant move and Izanami was at a point in this conflict where she might actually suffer an injury. She began to pull her arm backwards while she stepped back. In that same instant though the zanpakuto of the shinigami was tossed into his free hand. In the next moment both of them would hear a loud clanking sound as metal smashed against metal. Izanami held her claymore out in front of her with her left hand on the side of the blade keeping the zanpakuto of the shinigami underneither her Fullbring. His attack had been nutrialized, but she was in a easy to exploit position.

Izanami didn't stay like that for more than a moment though as she brought her feet inwards and spun on her heels while taking her left hand away from her Fullbring. If the shinigami had been trying to force his zanpakuto upwards he would now have his blade pass by her and above leaving his body virtually completely open for attack. However, Izanami didn't make moves that depended on the actions of her foes. So as she spun her Fullbring was extended outwards and in the next moment it was aimed to slash the shinigami's face in half from the right side to the left.

[Izanagi Jushino]

The Fight... Part One Point One

This girl was good. That was easy to see. No expression, no meaningless movement. She was able to block each attack that Izanami made. He wasn't even able to scratch her... yet. However, he didn't need to think much. The feeling of exhilaration filled his body. This was much like the feeling one would have when running in a track and field match, trying to best the opponent running hand and hand with them. The situation was one where it could cause the death for either person, but this one felt right in a way. As if this battle was meant to happen, to take place the first day that Izanagi entered the human world. This test of fate was perfect for the new shinigami. It would allow him to learn from experience rather then just from training.

A real fight is a rare one, especially when he was the prey, fighting his predator who clearly has killed before. This was the fight that would test Izanagi on whether or not he had the resolve to find the killing blow, something that was briefly mentioned in the studies at the Shinigami Academy. They never touched upon the subject too much, but the intent was clearly in the air. Shinigami must be ready to follow orders, at any cost. Even if it meant denying your own morality to make sure that the person before you deserves death. Even though it is a literal translation for shinigami, it still hurt to think that someone's life could be in Izanagi's hands.

The two warriors clashed blade like never before. Well, at least, never before for Izanagi. She was able to guard against his move, something he picked up from training with his Sensei. It was a simple one, part of a chain of steps that would lead to a penultimate attack that generally finishes off the opponent. However, Izanagi never was able to finish the steps, as his final step was always too frail or weak. He was able to do the first steps pretty easily. He also tries to add his own flair to it, being able to use both of his hands as fluidly as the next. Izanagi was not able to use his shikai yet, however, so he was a bit gimped for the fight. He did have one move in his arsenal, however. Something that every Shinigami was taught. But, he would not use it yet.

As the girl kicked off his blade, she started dancing, her gorgeous body swinging. Izanagi recognized a similar technique from his style. He was ready to counter it, but this time with a bit of a flair. Instead of moving his blade to the right side of his face to block the attack, he would step forward to try to step into the blind spot on the woman's left side. As she was swinging her blade, she would not be ready for such an attack. Besides, to counter an attack with another attack was almost crazy. However, it was the perfect one in this situation. As styles generally have some similarities in battle, this was a move that was often seen in the beginning steps of Hiten Mitsurugi.

The counter is to generally move forward, into the opponent's blind space, and swing at her back, where there was a larger target space then her head. As such, Izanagi followed this almost to the tee. He would try to step forward into the blind space, his body moving downwards, the momentum carrying the blade down as if he tripped. At the moment before he made a rolling motion, Izanagi tossed his blade to his right hand and swung with the momentum of his forward step. He aimed at the small of her back, hoping to be able to at least knock her back a bit so they can regain space. This was, of course, a very tiny steel beam, and even though Izanagi was a shinigami, this person clearly was not.

Regardless if this attack failed or not, Izanagi would step back, his weapon back in it's sheath. They would be reset back into a neutral position on the beam, with about a couple of feet in space between them. This time, however, Izanagi would use something he just learned at the Academy. He figured it was a good time to use such a move. He did not know if the woman knew how to do it. However, not even a sliver of a second passed as Izanagi concentrated reiatsu on the bottom of his feet, and for the first time in a battle ever, would use shunpo to appear on the side of the woman who was only a couple of feet away from him on the steel beam, appearing in the air on the side on which she is holding the claymore.

He would use one of the more simpler, faster moves in his arsenal of techniques in his mitsurugi style- one that was taken from many techniques and was deemed extremely deadly, the unsheathing and attacking of a blade in one motion. Izanagi would aim his unsheathing strike (in his style's case, known as the Earthly Quake From Below) with speed at his opponent's rib and forearm area, slashing upwards. If the attack hit, he would again try to kick the woman back a bit. Izanagi was throwing a flurry of attacks at the woman in case one of them hit. He needed to try something. He was getting a bit desperate here.

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Reiatsu: 1440 - 100 = 1340 Reiatsu left
Shunpo Used: two steps going forward a couple of feet, about 10 times his speed, so 750 speed

[Izanami Midorikawa]

Izanami's small feet went to work and it seemed that the shinigami wasn't going to make a move against her. Well at least not a move that would keep her from actually spinning around and bringing her claymore with her. The shinigami was going to need to keep up and try to push Izanami if he had any chance of staying alive and right now it seemed he was on the receiving end of this battle. Izanami had been trained her entire life in the art of battle though and knew that if this shinigami had any talent when it came to defense than this battle was still possibly in his hands.

As she spun around though building up the momenum of her turn with her claymore in order to simply cut clean through the shinigami she noticed something. Her body was turning and by turning in the clockwise motion it made sense that Izanami's right eye would reach the shinigami first. It was through her periferal vision that Izanami picked up the bit of information that the shinigami hadn't moved backwards or raised his zanpakuto in a manner in which he'd be able to block the slash from her claymore. In fact it seemed that this shinigami was going to do the opposite. Izanami was turning and her left eye saw the movement of the shinigami.

Inzanami had been battling against Shinigami for more than a month now and the majority of them had difficulty counter or defending against her. Some of them were stronger than others and had been able to survive and get away from her and others hadn't. She hadn't yet encountered a shinigami though that took to using this type of tactic. The shinigami seemed determined to get inside of her guard and use that to his advantage. Izanami knew that at the speed he was moving and the distance between the both of them that by the time her claymore was in position to cut through him he'd be to close. In the end her arm would end up slamming into him and nothing else.

The shinigami was rolling on the steel beam towards her though and it was obvious what type of attack he was going to execute against her. If this shinigami were allowed to continue the way things were going right now he was going to get in a clean cut against her more than likely in the same section that she had got him. She couldn't risk an injury such as that against an opponent that she knew almost nothing about. So her tactic had to change and adapt to the situation at hand. She had to change her motion slightly and focus her reiatsu onto the bottom of her feet. As Izanami turned her body now she kept her feet moving as well and stepped off of the steel beam.

It was in that moment that she created an air ground underneath her feet using the reiatsu of the human world which allowed her to stand on the air as if it were solid. Thanks to this bit of training that she had recieved Izanami twirled to the left more so than originally planned and out of the way of the now rising Shinigami. The shinigami had just rolled on the steel beam and was now getting back into position where he would bring his zanpakuto down. However, Izanami was now further off to his right roughly about three feet and bringing her own claymore towards him as planned. The motions had changed, but the end result would be the same. Her claymore was long enough to reach him and now the shinigami would truly had to react swiftly if he didn't want his right arm cut from his body.

[Izanagi Jushino]

Here Is Where It Begins

He felt the pain. His muscles, aching. His wound, burning. This woman was clearly skilled. She struck him when he was at his weakest, and is utilizing his weak points to her own advantage. Izanagi knew he was facing someone with tremendous skill. However, he did not train for almost 40 years to be brought down by someone like this person, who would rather fight then talk. It was almost shameful to him. He had a pride to keep up with, as well as years of training that did not allow him to lose at this point. He trained for way too long and way too hard to lose to some random person who came to kill him for no reason.

She was clearly someone who could not be trusted. This burned Izanagi’s owned heart. He never truly met evil before today, and this person clearly was evil. Izanagi truly wanted to defeat her. She was what he fought against. She was the type of thing that represented everything Izanagi trained for… and what was drilled into him during his training. Images flashed through his mind as clear as the sky on a summer morning. It was nothing that would stop him from making actions, but his brain clearly remembered the feeling he felt at the moment. It was something Izanagi was used too, fighting until he could no longer fight.

Flashback

The swords swung, clashing. Each passing moment, sparks flew into the air. Regardless if the battle was real or planned, the energy could clearly be seen from far away. The two men fought with their hearts, pouring each inch of their training into their swings. Sweat and tears forged these men into battle machines, fighting until the end of their wits. The swords clashed, each one having its own spirit, an extension of the bodies that utilized them. The steel cracked steel, slipping into the art of a dance of blades, honing both the edges of the sword as well as the edge of the fighting spirit.

They had trained hours, days, weeks for these moments. To clash steel with steel, to fight fire with fire. Both were committed to extending their craft with this technique, this style that allowed one to protect and to kill. They moved, dancing around each other as the fire spat from their weapons. It was as if watching a mating season between two dragonkin. But, this was not a trial of love, but one of death. Rather, it was a trial that would determine strength. Only those who are able to withstand it were able to carry on the Hiten Mitsurugi tradition, as one who would yield one of the most deadly fighting styles.

As the dawn came, the two men stopped fighting. They were both physically exhausted, having reached their limit as they fought throughout the day. As neither actually wanted to kill the other, they always held back. But Izanagi knew he was much lower than Sensei. His skill was beyond anything from which Izanagi has seen with a blade. And he would be learning to be better then Sensei, at least at one point in the future. Sensei knew that with practice, Izanagi would soon surpass him. He was already picking up every technique with ease, and it worked even better with his clear heart. Izanagi made decisions that made sense, and used strategies that he wholeheartedly believed in. It was up to Sensei to cultivate these abilities, and turn Izanagi into something great.

”With your back to the corner, remember to use whatever means necessary to win.”

Back to the battle...

Izanagi used Shunpo as soon as he could. Izanagi needed to dodge the massive swing coming his way. Shunpo would allow him the movement to do so. Gathering reiatsu at the bottom of his feet, he would vanish from before her eyes. His speed was now 10x greater then what it was. Izanagi planned to no longer be surprised about anything. He was in the thick of battle. Izanagi's mind lived for these moments. His entire life was trained for the inevitability in which he would use it to it's utmost- to come up with strategies and ideas that enable him the victory, rather then the defeat. And in this case, defeat was not allowed. Defeat spelled death, which was something Izanagi could not afford to do. He must win, for that sake.

He would step three steps, to appear behind the enemy in front of him. He would use a very fast unsheathing technique with his blade, aiming for the small of her back again. This was to knock her a bit off balance, so that he could lead up with something she would not see- him using his sheath as a blunt instrument to hit her head with, carried by his left hand. This would be aim at the back of her neck, hoping to destabilize the woman off her air ground. Izanagi knew all about it. It was standard teaching among shinigami to utilize these techniques. But, to someone who did not have it drilled into them, air ground could be a hindrance. And Izanagi would utilize the hindrance.

Although he was never versed in dual sword fighting, he had the advantage of having a quicker weapon. He would use this as well as he could, especially considering that she was a great enemy. He needed to win this fight, for both himself as well as the training his Sensei taught him. And he would utilize the one thing he had over this person- his quick weapon versus her massive one. She may be able to utilize it well, but for the past couple of moves within the fight, it seemed that she wielded it in a way that used large curves, causing many spaces to open up in her defense. Like Izanagi, this woman seemed to also have come out of some school for warriors. And as warriors they would clash, and one would be the victor.

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Since my shunpo was not used last time, I still have max reiatsu, so taking the shunpo this time (150 reiatsu) from the pool.

Reiatsu: 1440 - 150 = 1290 Reiatsu left
Shunpo Used: three steps going sideways, forward, then behind the girl, about 10 times his speed, so 750 speed.

[Izanami Midorikawa]

Izanami was going to finish this in the next attack that was the plan and nothing else was going to get in her way. So far this Shinigami hadn't managed to get a blow on her and she had managed to get a considerable one against him. She had the advantage and by now she had seen him enough and how he moved to learn about his fighting style. Not only that she now was able to clearly see that she was not only stronger than him, but faster was well. Almost every advantage was in her counter it was just up to her to use them properly.

So as she spun on the air ground that at the moment she was keeping solid to keep herself from falling from the height she also sensed that the reiatsu of the Shinigami was starting to rise. It wasn't a steady rise as if he had been holding back and now she was seeing his true strength no something like that would spell out true danger and she'd have to think of something much faster than she probably could with her current level of abilities.

No this Shinigami was preparing himself to escape like the other one had. That long green haired Shinigami had been using this same technique over and over again during the fight against her. Izanami had sensed the spike in her reiatsu too and it felt the same as what this Shinigami was doing. All of that adding together and it was obvious that this Shinigami was going to execute the step technique of the Shinigami known as Shunpo.

She was just finishing her spin and bringing her claymore around to cut the neck if not the head of the Shinigami clean from his body when the Shinigami vanished. Izanami knew that he had accelerated his speed using the step technique in order to save himself. What was actually the problem now was that she could still sense his reiatsu and it was still at the spiked level that she felt just prior to a Shinigami executing shunpo.

Izanami was playing through her mind what that meant as the Shinigami himself executed shunpo another two times and managed to get behind her. Izanami was now standing on the air holding her claymore with her right hand at her side and she could sense his reiatsu suddenly take a plummet. However, just as she sensed that she felt the blade of his zanpakuto dig into her back just above her spine. She gasped out in pain and began to lose control.

She had to do something quickly that much she knew however the sheath of the zanpakuto was also used to attack her and the Shinigami did so by hitting her head. Izanami felt the blow and in turn used the strike to aid her. Turning to the left as if the blow had sent her that way Izanami extended her left hand and in a fraction of a moment the Shinigami would feel the backhand of her fist connect with his jaw.

Izanami then allowed herself to descend downwards from the height they had been fighting at dismissing the air ground. She would drop fast enough that a counter attack from the Shinigami was next to impossible. However, she only fell around twenty feet and then did her best to concentrate again. Making small air ground until she was back on a steel beam. She was five of six floors down from where they had been fighting and now a few feet inward from the edge standing on a beam inhaling and exhaling as she kept calm.

She had suffered a bad blow from the Shinigami and she was bleeding now. Her back was injured and a lot of pain was overflowing her senses. She had to keep calm though and continue onwards or else she wasn't going to be able to be victories and that was one thing that she had to do. She had to always be victories or else that man wouldn't need her anymore. He wouldn't want her anymore and if that happen she knew that he could get rid of her and wouldn't hesitate too.

There it was again though. For one reason or another Izanami could find herself actually worrying about her own well being. That made no sense though. A sword doesn't worry about the condition of its body. It doesn't worry about being destroyed or discarded by its wielder and that is what she is nothing more than a weapon. That's how she had been raised and who she was . . . so why was she worried and how was she now starting to feel these emotions more actively. She couldn't dwell on it though she had to concentrate and keep it from Yumi as well.

[Izanagi Jushino]

The End is Near

Little by little, inch by inch, Izanagi would win. The backhand counter from the woman hit him cleanly in the face, knocking his senses a little. He was knocked back a couple of feet, as her momentum carried from his own blade. He put the sheath back in place as he was horizontal to the ground. For most people, it would be slightly disorienting. However, he had to keep an eye on this enemy at all costs. She was fluid, she was strong, she was fast. Izanagi was looking at a monster. However, he knew that killing her was a waste. There could be a time where she would be able to help Izanagi. Izanagi shook those thoughts out of his mind.

She was his first opponent, and she was vicious. Izanagi knew that she was a formidable foe, so he couldn’t even think about thinking ahead of the battle. It would be useless to do so. Actually, it would be dangerous to do so. Any wrong move in this fight could cost Izanagi his life… even after he just died. Which comes to the point… what does happen after shinigami die? It was something Izanagi always pondered. Yet, at this moment, it did not matter. What matters right now is finishing the fight in front of him. It needed to end as soon as possible, for both of the participant's sake.

”What is your name? Mine is Izanagi Jushino.”

The fight was almost over. The pain was flaring up. He did not know how much blood he lost, but he was getting dizzy. The pain was seeping throughout his back. The skin was starting to itch around the cut itself. The muscles around his back were screaming with agony. He knew that he had to stop soon. He was exhausted. Although he trained to fight for longer, having a wound from the beginning of the battle sped up his exhaustion just that much more. His body had a hard time keeping up with the pain as well as the fight. However, he was trained. And he would fight through the pain.

Izanagi assessed the situation before him. This person was pushed back. She was closer to the ground than ever before. Izanagi needed to finish this now. He had a great idea. It was something he came up with when he fought his master, a sort of stutter step shunpo. The basic idea of it was to make the foe believe that he would shunpo at first, then actually shunpo. It was a sleight of hand play, but all he was doing was moving back to attack the person with all his strength. This clash would most likely be the last clash of this battle. But would Izanagi aim for the kill? No, he just wanted to secure his victory with one blow then go back to Soul Society, where he would heal up.

Izanagi charged forward, his blade in hand. This blow would be the last, for both the participants. Izanagi did something completely unexpected, however. With one hand freed up, he tossed his sheath at the woman, feinting his first attack. Regardless if the sheath hit or miss, Izanagi went in for what would seem to be slash, and at the last moment use shunpo once again. This time, instead of going behind her, he would step to the left once, then step right back to the right in front of the person, bringing his sword down. He would aim for her chest, hoping to cut her as well as knock her out. This attack would be one that would allow him to win, or so Izanagi hoped so. It was all he could do to stop fighting immediately. He was getting exhausted, after all.

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shunpo two steps: 100 reiatsu
1290 Reiatsu - 100 = 1190 Reiatsu left.
In terms of percentage, Izanagi is about 55% exhausted, if that makes sense.

[Izanami Midorikawa]

Izanami was now standing on the metal beam of the partial constructed skeleton of the building that was being made rather slowly. It seemed that this Shinigami she was facing was in fact more intelligent than she had originally believed. He had done a very good job of getting a cut in on her and now he wasn't the only one with a dangerous injury. Izanami could feel the warmth of her blood flowing down her back as the rest of her body was steadily getting colder. There wasn't much that she could do about it though especially right now.

Izanami had no talent in regards to healing or having knowledge of anyway to stop the blood that was now flowing from the open wound on her back. At the moment she was able to keep moving and fighting only due to her tolerance for the sensation of pain which had been imbued within her since she was able to walk. Pain wasn't something to be feared like almost every individual believed. No Izanami had been taught to view pain differently and to accept it. She had to keep pain with her while not allowing it to overwhelm her for pain for her friend not her master. Pain was there to remind her that her mission wasn't done and that she hadn't died.

Izanami took the moment to look around her gathering up all of the information that she could in order to try and pull something out of thin air and gain an advantage against this Shinigami. That's when she realized that she would need to use a technique that she hadn't been forced to use yet and still hadn't had time to really become all that capable with yet. Needless though it was the best thing she could do to gain victory over this Shinigami. So by focusing her reiatsu Izanami closed her eyes for a moment and in the next instant opened them revealing the golden eyes of a monster. The veins around her eyes and on her face became visible and her teeth grew pointed as her features seemed to become that of nothing more than a creature of evil.

Suddenly the metal beam that she was standing on in front of her started to shake. After a moment the metal itself seemed to bend upwards as a small fraction of the beam formed into a long thin sword. Izanami extended her hand and in the next instant pulled the new sword from the beam that it had once been apart of it. Her features then returned to normal the golden eyes of evil gone. The beautiful features of the human weapon returned as she took the sword in her left hand. She now had two blades with which she could cut down this Shinigami and be on her way to get the wound on her back treated.

All of a sudden though it seemed that the Shinigami spoke and wished to know her name. He then declared that his name was Izanagi Jushino. Izanami thought over it for a moment as the Shinigami came into view. "I'm Izanami Midorikawa." It was then that the Shinigami threw his zanpakuto in her direction. Izanami could tell that if she didn't move the blade was actually going to get her in her chest which meant that she had to evade. However, the Shinigami was going to be planning for her to evade to either one of the side or backwards. So in that moment her head started to move from one side to the next. His zanpakuto was almost upon her when suddenly the body of the human bent backwards.

Izanami's upper body moved backwards to the point that she was a mere few inches from the surface of the metal beam that held her up. The zanpakuto of the Shinigami passed over her and struck the beam roughly five feet behind her. Yet Izanami had already made her own attack. She had seen how the Shinigami was moving and descending downwards. As she had bent backwards to evade his zanpakuto she had thrown the metal longsword that she had created from the metal of the beam itself. That sword was now on its way to strike the Shinigami in his chest just as he had tried to do to her.

Remaining Reiatsu: 140/190
The Eye: {-50} (The sword is 5 feet long)

[Izanagi Jushino]

The Fight

The sword was flung right back at Izanagi. Not his sheath, but a different weapon all together. Izanagi had no idea what just occurred, but all he knew is that in one moment, a beam became a weapon and was thusly thrust at him. He could only move just a bit before the sword cut through the meat of his left shoulder, injuring him even more. His arm could still move, but it was something that would bother him for every swing he would use. Izanagi knew that a lot of his tricks would not work anymore, as the muscle would not be able to utilize all the weight. All Izanagi could do was continue falling downwards, and touch his feet to the ground.

He was looking up at the girl above him. He knew that he was at the most disadvantage here. He had no idea what that ability was, but it sure was frightening. Could she turn all metal into these weapons? This was something Izanagi had to think about now. If he kept fighting in this area, she would have so many weapons to toss at him. Izanagi jumped up a steel beam, going face to face with her once again. He did not attack yet. He wasn’t quite sure what he could do. She was incredibly powerful. She had all her defensive options covered, especially now that they are in this area which is advantageous to her.

Nevertheless, Izanagi knew he had to do something. His back was in pain, and now, his left shoulder was too. There were cuts and bruises all over his body. He was getting even more exhausted from all the pain that was occurring. Although he had trained himself to delay pain as much as possible, there was almost nothing he could do to delay his blood seeping from his wounds. They were the most deadly- not the fact that he was cut in multiple areas. It was the fact that he kept losing blood in this fight. Izanagi did not yet understand the durability of a shinigami's body, but he knew that he would need to withstand this pain, at least for a bit more

Izanagi brought his sword out, its tip pointed towards the woman once again. He charged forward, this time going for an all in attack. He didn’t think this was going to work, but it was pretty much all he had for the moment. This… Izanami. She was strong indeed. And of course, it was also ironic how both of the people fighting’s names came from Japanese lore. Izanagi smiled to himself as he slashed at the woman, aiming for the right shoulder down to her left side of her waist. He didn’t try any tricks this time. This was clean, pure. It might even confuse her since he always tried something new. Maybe with a simple slash, she wouldn't be able to block it. Izanagi poured his reiatsu into the blade of his weapon. He would hope he could cut deep enough to win.

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1190 Reiatsu left

[Izanami Midorikawa]

Izanami remained in her backwards position with her back bent to the point that it seemed unnatural. Omnly due to her leg strength and the technique that she herself had strived to create was she able to actually do such a feat. It seemed to have paid off perfectly though as the shealth of the shinigami passed over her body though. Izanami in all truth hadn't been able to see that the shinigami had thrown his shealth at her and assumed that it had been his zanpakuto. Now though she had seen it pass right over her face and knew that he actually had his zanpakuto still with him.

However, the moment afterwards the steel sword that Izanami had caused to take form from the metal of the beam she was standing on moved throughout the air. She suddenly raised her upper body back upwards appearing even more unnatural as her lower body didn't move in the slightest. She was now standing straight up and watching as the sword that she had created impaled itself into the left shoulder of the shinigami. It seemed that her skill at actually using swords for projectiles was something that would need further practice. However, she had been able to score another blow on the shinigami and this one seemed like enough that victory was assured.

The shinigami moved down a few floors just as she had done earlier and it appeared that he was going to do one of two possible things. He was either going to somehow try and turn this around and kill her. On the other more logical side of it though he would more than likely try to fleee from this construction site just as that green haired shinigami woman had fled from the shrine. Izanami still couldn't execute the human step technique which meant if the shinigami actually used shunpo to get a head start there wouldn't be much that she could do in order to get ahold of him and finish him off. Thankfully though it seemed that this one was brave or foolish.

The shinigami by the name of Izanagi then leaped up from the steel beam that he had been on to the one that she was now standing on. He was roughly seven feet away from where she was standing so there was enough space between the both of them that one would need to charge and thus go on the offensive in order for this battle to reach its conclusion. Izanami knew one thing about combat though one thing that scientifically spoke true for average and normal humans. Something that she had been taught when learning the basics of combat.

Those of defense naturally were at a disadvantage. When it comes down to striking at the pinnical of an average human's potential it can be delivered in one hundredth of a second. SAdly the same isn't held true for those that defend. Their job is much harder in that it takes twice as long to block. However, Izanami isn't normal and even if she was she had been taught that those in defense if they master it control the battle field. A master of defense is a warrior that can defeat any adversary. At the moment though Izanami wasn't a master of anything which left her with one thing.

She had to defeat this shinigami through power and skill and nothign else. She had to keep doing what she had been and this time deliver the finishing blow. She had her claymore in her right hand at her side and now the shinigami was starting to charge at her. He was more wounded then her and she seemed to be far more calm than him. Izanami's mind was clear and her thoughts processing as if she was in no pain at all. Only due to that very fact did the advantage present itself to the forefront of her mind. She had a trick as a human that this shinigami didn't and it would lead her to victory.

The shinigami was little less than five feet away and now within tricking distance. Izanami raising her right arm upwards holding her claymore horizontally would block the overhead slash from the shinigami. There would be a loud clang of metal as the Fullbring and Zanpakuto smashed against one another yet neither would submit or break from the other. In that moment though Izanami held out her left hand and called to the sword that was impaled in the shoulder of the shinigami. She had touched it only moments ago when she created it and now though it required a bit of reiatsu she would command the soul of the blade into her grasp.

In that moment the hilt of the sword moved backwards from the wound in the shoulder of the shinigami. Blood would ooze from the wound more so than it had been already. The hilt though would find itself in Izanami's left hand. She could have accomplished the same result with her Eyes however she hadn't even began to breach the surface of her ability to control of even use that power. So it was safer to simply command the soul of the weapon. In the following moment Izanami shoved the sword back into the shinigami. The end of the blade would suddenly reveal itself on the other side of the shinigami.

Izanami had shoved the blade through his entire shoulder while now pushing her Fullbring upwards while the shinigami was weakened. She would send him backwards and more than likely take away his balance while she let go of the sword in her left hand. Now though she changed the angle of her Fullbring only due to the fact that both swords would be even in height. She would start to push down on the zanpakuto of the shinigami switching the positions of what everything had been at the beginning of this attack. She would then grab ahold of the claymore with both her hands and push down as much as she could in order to bring his zanpakuto down enough that the edging of her claymore would dig and cut into the flesh of his right shoulder.

[Izanagi Jushino]

To Run... A True Strategy

The pain was enormous. The blade crept right into his shoulder, plunging itself deeper and deeper. Izanagi knew he could not do this anymore. He was defeated, beaten in a physical battle. Before any next hit came, Izanagi gathered reiatsu on his feet and sped away using shunpo. This was the only thing he could do in this situation. He could have died if he stayed there. The woman, Izanami, was a name he will remember constantly. She was crazy powerful, and very smart during a battle. She fought with a ferocity one could expect in a beast. And Izanagi both admired and feared her... for now.

As he ran using shunpo, he realized how much of a drain fighting is. Izanagi had no words to describe his feeling as he was running, his right shoulder gushing with blood down his sleeve. Well, the only thing Izanagi could think about was how damn sturdy this body was. Even with bleeding for almost the entire battle, plus getting stabbed and cut deeply, his body still moved fine. The limits he placed on himself during battle were almost human. Although he trained for a while in practice with Sensei, he was still not quite ready for a real fight. He limited himself too much.

That said, he also knew that there were various other reasons he lost. Although he was able to land some good hits, he was always below the woman. Not literally below, but taking one step forward as she was taking 2 or more. She had abilities that exceeded Izanagi's, as well as a fighting style that truly felt dangerous. She was even able to use steel as some sort of weapon creator. Izanagi has never heard of abilities like that, being able to utilize metal in that way. To create weapons like that in any area was certainly a strong strategy. It enables someone to never lose their sword, which is something extremely important in a battle with another weapon user.

Izanagi saw that he was far enough away before he slowed down a lot. He came to a rest next to a tree, right beside an area where there was nobody around. Izanagi was absolutely exhausted. The pain, the muscle ache, the hand aches- everything was hurting. Of course Izanagi was way more surprised at how much better shinigami took being stabbed. Their bodies are incredible. Being able to take all these wounds, and lose all this blood, and still be able to act in a way to protect and fight? It was extremely fantastical. Which of course, is what shinigami were- fantastical creatures.

Izanagi found a nice large tree, and just plopped himself down. He was breathing extremely heavily. His chest hurt as well. Was there anything else that could hurt on Izanagi's body that he will find? Regardless, all he knew was he will have bruises for days. That doesn't even take into account that his reiatsu felt completely depleted. Even though Izanagi knew he had a lot more left, it still felt as if it was almost completely gone. Izanagi lifted up his arm to call the portal back to Soul Society, but he hesitated and waited. It was about time to relax, anyway.

Before going and enjoying the hoopla that came with injuries and report writing, Izanagi just sat at the tree base, listening to the sounds of the forest as well as the lit moon in the sky. It was a gorgeous night. Stained with red, but still gorgeous. Although Izanagi did not kill a single person, he was still able to accomplish the first thing he was sent here to do, which was to kill a hollow. And finally, he has done it. He is now a full fledged shinigami. Was he sad that he could not report a victory in a fight with a human? Yes, but even surviving an encounter with a woman as strong as that one was something to praise himself about.

Izanagi looked up, and finally raised his left arm up to call the Senkaimon. A massive doorway opened in the forest, gesturing for him to go in. Izanagi smiled, and got up, using his sheath and blade to help him stand. Izanagi knew he wasn't able to use reiatsu anymore, so he started jogging back towards Soul Society. There wasn't much left to do here in the human world, or at least, not at the moment. For now, Izanagi would be happy to be alive. When he goes into the Soul Society, first comes the medbay... then comes the bar. The drinks were calling to him right now. And Izanagi needed a cold one, stat.

TOPIC LEFT. GG IZANAMI (she won)