The Training of a Masurao Begins!

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Asmoskon stood outside of the apartment complex that he had lived in throughout the last few years until recently. Today was the day that he was going to start instructing his cousin Anna far more actively and intently. He had been instructing her for a few years now, but not enough that she would be able to defend herself against anything if it found her. He was the Head of the Masurao family and while he wanted to protect all of them at all times he knew that such a thing was foolish to believe.

He wouldn't be able to protect her forever and with her living in Karakura Town it was only a matter of time until something found her again. Whether it be a random hollow one day on her way home or to school. Whether the Vandenreich or a Shinigami that didn't know of her nobility and allegiance with them found her. Anna would without a doubt find herself in trouble and when that time came she would need to be able to defend herself. That's why whether it hurt him or not he had to face it.

Anna needed to learn to be an actual Quincy here and now or else she'd die sooner than if she actually took to combat. So for the moment the young Quincy with his pitch black hair spiked stood outside in a small enclosure that had a few trees and benches. This wasn't the best place for them to train and it wouldn't really be where she was going to learn anything drastic. That would come after she got the basics. However, that was what today was for more than anything else. To go over what she had learned and make sure she could do it all without thought.

He looked around though as he waited for her to arrive. There wasn't much out of the ordinary in the area. It was more or less the same that it had been since he had first moved here. Although now that he looked at the walkway that was at the entrance he saw that there was a crack in the cement. That hadn't been there last time he was here. Looking more intently at the crack Asmoskon could see in greater detail how the fragments of the cement broke apart. Vision comparable to that of a microscope was certainly something he needed to adjust too.

Now though he had only one thing to do. Anna would be arriving any moment since she had gotten out of school roughly around twenty minutes ago. She would have to come through the area that Asmoskon was standing in if she wanted to get inside. So he waited for her to get home in his black sleeveless shirt, black jeans and boots. He wondered though whether there was truly nothing else he could do just as he sensed her small reiatsu come into range and he made his decision.

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Anna was sitting down at school learning more and living the normal human life that her family wished for her to have. But two years has past and she us unable to summon a bow as a Quincy showing she was far from unlocking her true potential as a full blood, even till this day she remembers what the Vandenreich did to her family still wishing for revenge, but Anna was still new to this world not knowing about many races like Shinigami. The only race she knew about was her own race the Quincy and Hollows she also knew about humans as she does see them every day within her daily life.

After she was done studying in school it wouldn't take her long to leave and had home, with her getting her bag from her locker carrying it with both hands in front of her unlike her cousin she wouldn't be able to sense him she still didn't really know how to lock on someone’s spiritual pressure to know where people are.

As she was getting closer to her home walking along the path that was set for her she would finally reach the pathway that leads right to her house still being unable to sense anyone, she wasn't even trying to feel anyone’s spiritual pressure not focusing on it as she reached the end of the path she would finally be at her home walking along in till she could see someone her cousin, someone, she doesn't see all the time as he is at work doing his own training or working for the Xcution, but Anna didn't really know about that part of his life if she seen him she would go near him giving a small bow showing him her sign of respect, asking why was he here, but if she didn't see him and he was trying to hide she would keep walking by heading to unlock the door of her home going inside.

As she was walking her red hair would be blowing in the wind the same with her jacket it was one thing people would be able to see that was around her house it was a small place where she planted roses as it is her favourite flower they were well taken cared off and Anna made sure to look after them every day. She did this when her cousin was around but he would be able to tell it was more roses now.

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Asmoskon continued to stand there awaiting the arrived of his cousin. While he was standing though he continued to look over everything. She would be coming up within the next few minutes he knew that so there wasn't any reason for him to go anywhere else. He realized though that the small tree and grass covered area had been changed slightly. He could tell right away though that they had been changed and taken care of by Anna. The fact that there were so many roses around gave it all away.

That was when Anna came into view and Asmoskon stood ready. She approached him and bowed enough that it would be acceptable of a noble. However, at the moment there was no need for such formalities. Asmoskon was here to help her not to assert dominance. He smiled though and would hug her after she got back to a standing position. It would only be brief, but he hoped enough considering they hadn't seen each other in awhile. "Well it's good to see you still come right home after school."

He would wait for her to say something and then proceed. There wasn't all that much time that Asmoskon had to spare. Most of his time was consumed by what activities and responsibilities that he had. It didn't matter if it was spending time and training with Hotaru. Meetings with Sozen. Training his subordinates in Xcution. Training himself. Attending meetings in Xcution. Making plans. Executing missions. On top of other various things Asmoskon only had so long that he could help Anna gain power.

"Alright well today I'm here so that you can finally learn what is out there and how to defend yourself from them Anna. The time has come for you to take the next few steps on the path of being a Quincy." Asmoskon smiled, but remained serious so she knew that it wasn't a matter she could go against. Asmoskon held out his hand and when he did suddenly a long pitch black bow appeared in his grasp. "First of all try and focus your reiatsu into the show of a bow that you really believe is you."

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It turned out he was not hiding and it has been awhile she has seen him she did many things that pass the time while he was not here growing roses outside her home, she also did some training while he was away but it was much she didn't know about her race yet and she didn't know many ways that Quincy could train to unlock their bow, right now she was just a human who could see spirits not even strong enough to destroy hollows yet.

As she was standing in front of him giving a small bow, she knew that she didn't need to give him one but she did respect him being the only family she had left in the world. She would accept his hug giving a small one back; she wasn't able to open her hand as she was holding her bag with both of them. Anna would be looking at her cousin with a graceful smile on her face as he was talking to her. "Yes, cousin I make sure the roses have enough water when I can. But it's good to see you're doing well." She would say in a soft voice.

Anna didn't know much about his other life but if he wishes for her to know he would tell her. As he said it was finally time for her to learn to control her Quincy powers, she would be glad, she didn't even know how to summon a bow she could fire from yet. Anna did know a little about how to use one and to make one from reiatsu but she couldn't do it herself Anna still needed much training to form her own bow. "I know about hollows, spirits and us Quincy it can't be that much left I don't know." Anna really didn't know much about the spiritual world yet.

Anna would see a black bow being formed her eyes opened in shock but she did have something she wishes to know, she listen to his words closely as he said to form a bow that you believe is you? all she could see was a black bow why did he believe that bow was him? She gives her cousin a nod. "Okay I will try but I'm not so sure what I believe is me." She puts her bag on the floor getting ready to start her training.
Anna closes her eyes feeling the reiatsu within herself trying to form a bow that she thought was her she couldn't think of anything as an image came into her mind it was a rose but as the bow was forming it would be destroyed right away she was not controlling the reiatsu within her. Anna would feel a little tired.

As she wasn't able to form her bow and didn't even see it as her eyes were closed she looks at her cousin. "Can I ask you a question? You said before forming a bow I believe is me? I'm not to sure who I am could you tell me how that dark bow you carry is you?" She would ask within a soft voice looking at him.

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Asmoskon stood there now that he had his black bow in his right hand he actually felt complete. It was a strange sensation that any individual that had trained as much as him and gotten to the degree of skill that he had ascended upon would understand. When there was no bow held within his grasp he wasn't complete. Much the same as a swordsman with no blade. In order to feel like he was entirely himself he had to have his bow which was something that in time Anna would come to understand as well.

He watched as his cousin focused her reiatsu and he could sense it rise slightly and become more dense around her hand. However, just as her bow was starting to become visible it seemed that she lost control of it and it dissipated. Asmoskon had been watching obviously since he showed her his bow. At first she was surprised to see his bow, but now it just seemed that she didn't know how to actually form her own because she didn't know what it meant to be a Quincy.

At the same time though she seemed to believe that what little he had told her about the Spiritual world was all she would need to know in order to survive. She was far from even ready especially if she couldn't form her bow. That was when she asked Asmoskon if he could explain why he thought the bow in his hand represented him. He smiled for a moment as she asked simply because she was going about this like a student. "Well to put it simply this bow is everything that I am when it comes to being a Quincy."

Asmoskon stopped for a moment looking fondly at the black longbow that he had been wielding throughout battle after battle sometimes only escaping death by a few mere strands of hair. It had always been with him and always been why he had been able to survive. "When it comes to being a Quincy Anna I'm the opposite of everything that our race was suppose to be. I'm not pure, nor am I a Vandenreich. My reiatsu isn't blue or white. I don't view myself as perfect nor my species as supreme. I seek out what I believe to be right not what someone else tells me is right."

He stopped again now looking Anna in the eyes. "That's why my bow is black and my reiatsu dark. I'm the opposite of what a Quincy is suppose to be. Whether I knew it or not when I first learned to make my bow it was who I have always been and that's what caused my bow to be this way. You though need to understand who you are. What makes you . . well you. When you know that your bow will present itself to you. Now then try again, but do your best to think of who you are."

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru was just finishing up some last minute work till she was done for the day. It was just the standard reports, so nothing too crazy. It took her another ten to fifteen minutes to finish up her reports. After that, she organized her desk, making sure her office was actually clean and put on her Captain's Haori. After she straightened it correctly, she made her way to her door, locking up her office.

Once locked, she waved at her members as she made her way towards the Thirteenth Division. She had a lot of time to spend now, so she decided to visit Asmoskon in the Human World. Once she got there, she waved towards the division members, and opened the gate to the Human World. Once opened, she walked through the gate rather quickly. Once it opened on the other side, she jumped towards the nearest rooftop.

She had arrived in an area close to her Human World home. Since their marriage, Hotaru kept all her human clothes, as well as a few shinigami outfits and a Gigai, in their new home together. She ran towards their home, pulled out her key and unlocked their door. Once she stepped in, she smiled. She enjoyed this place and looked around the home, to see if it needed cleaning.

Asmoskon wasn't home that often, like she wasn't, so when she had time, she would clean if she could. She did the few dishes that were in the sink and cleaned up the clutter that was always around this house. After that, she went into their bedroom and grabbed the Gigai. She quickly put it on and changed out of her captain uniform, putting on a tank top and jeans.

She put on shoes, since you need to wear shoes here. They were purple sandals that matched with her tank top. After looking herself over in the mirror, looking decent, she headed out, looking for her husband. She wandered around on the rooftops, looking to see if she could find him. She was able to find him fairly easily. She picked him up near the place he used to live at.

She thought it was weird that he was there, but she didn't question it. So, she followed his signature fairly easily. She stopped several feet away, watching him talk to some girl that she had no idea who it was. The first thing that Hotaru thought was that this girl must be family. She waited until he finished talking before she walked up next to him, her sword hanging on her belt.

She then looked down at the girl and looked towards Asmoskon. She smiled at him, trying to go in for a hug, noticing he had his bow out but not caring. She hugged him tight and glanced at the girl again, keeping an arm around him. "Hello, my name is Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao. I don't believe I've had the pleasure to meet you. Who might you be?" She waited for either of them to answer her question or for Asmoskon to introduce her further.

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Anna would be looking at the black bow he was holding within his hand. Anna didn't fully know what it meant to be a quincy yet, but she would keep training in till she could master her bow and learn more about the Quincy she was. Anna failed to try to use her bow she was starting to form but it didn't work how she wished it to, but this didn't mean she was going to give up, she looks at her cousin asking him questions that she thought would help her learn her own bow.

It was not like Anna didn't believe her cousin it was more like she needed to see it with her own two eyes first. She waited to see why that bow within her cousins hand was something that represented him, all she could see was a black bow did this mean he was evil? was he dark inside? Anna did know her cousin but not really that much, as he was away most of the time training or doing his work with the Xcution.

She was told it had everything to do with him being a Quincy she was confused with him saying this. A Quincy within her mind was someone who was good but she didn't really know any other Quincy but herself and her cousin and her mother/father. She was told that he was the opposite of someone who was a true Quincy. Anna didn't really understand but she was not a member of the Vandenreich and she didn't have blue or white reiatsu so does this mean she was also opposite of being a true Quincy? Anna would keep thinking on the matter for some time.

Did Anna think her race was Supreme well she didn't really know much about her race so she didn't think much about it. She does wish to follow her own ways, not someone else. Anna would keep paying attention to her cousin as he was looking at her with the eyes. Anna would try once more at forming her own Quincy bow by closing her eyes not paying attention to anything around her just paying attention on the reiatsu inside her.

As she was focusing on her bow starting to form within her hands it was a big bow with roses on it, all she could picture was a rose in her mind and that is the type of bow she wishes to make. She didn't even hear anyone come in with them hugging her cousin she didn't even focus on who they were at the moment. As she heard a voice the bow in her hand would start to overflow with reiatsu making the bow go pop. The blast made Anna fall onto the ground with her looking at the woman that was talking to her. "Oh hello? I'm Anna." She didn't know who this was as she sits down on the floor waiting to hear who she was.

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Asmoskon continued to stand watch over Anna as she tried once again to gather her reiatsu and focus it so that she could finally materialize her own bow. If she was successful at any time today then that meant that she would be able to start learning further. He couldn't train a Quincy that couldn't form their bow so this was the most essential task that she had to complete. After that Asmoskon would have to spend some time with her so that she could get the basics and learn to use her abilities as a Quincy to defend herself.

He watched though as she tried. While that was happening though he sensed the reiatsu of Hotaru in the building. It seemed that his wife had some time off as a Captain in Soul Society and had decided to seek him out in the human world. He had confidence that she could tell he was outside the building, but if not it didn't matter she would call him in a few minutes. It seemed that she had sensed him though for after a few minutes of Anna trying to materialize her bow Asmoskon picked up Hotaru's scent.

Asmoskon didn't spend all of his time away on assignments, nor did every ounce of it go to training other individuals so that they could grow in strength. A good portion of his time was spent training himself so that he could continue to grow in strength in various ways. He was the greatest archer in all of the worlds because of his determination and his new feat was paying off it seemed. He had developed his sensed to a new height and now could both hear and smell Hotaru as she approached him.

Asmoskon looked towards Hotaru as she got near him and his bow vanished. She had changed into some of the casual clothing that he had bought for her when she wished to wear them. He could tell as well that she was wearing the gigai normally kept in the apartment. She hugged him and he returned the pressure grabbing ahold of her by the small of her back with his right hand. "This is Anna Masurao dear. Anna this is my wife Hotaru." He smiled for a moment and then realized he had to keep helping Anna at least until she could create her bow. "You almost got the hang of it Anna keep trying."

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Anna would say hello to the girl who was all over her cousin she didn't know who she was but after she said hello to her she would turn her head once more going back to her training. Anna was getting closer to learning how to summon a bow of her own a true sign of a Quincy but this would take much training to learn and become as strong as her cousin Asmoskon. But as she was getting ready her eye's would close once more using the reiatsu around her trying to form it into her own bow.

As she was forming a bow the wind would start to blow her jacket back as she was focusing, after some time a strong red light would come around Anna crimson in colour but what was this light it was Anna's own Reiatsu it would start to form on her hand making a bow with the design and shape showing more showing it was a rose bow.

As the bow was finally formed it would have a nature design with it taking a form off a rose bow. this bow looks like it was formed from nature itself it has two roses near the handle with vines coming out as the design, with flowers coming from the other side off the handle. The bow looks like vines and flowers were formed to make it with it looking like it was made of wood from a tree.

As Anna's bow was formed the crimson reiatsu would be gone leaving her bow that was in her hand, with that she would look at it in shock she didn't know what to think as she would look at her cousin. "Is this my bow? do you think it represents me?" Anna would look over her bow and she did like how it turned out as she would look at it within her hand having a smile on her face. As he said this was his wife Anna would give a small bow saying to her. "Oh I didn't know you had a wife, it's nice to meet you, I am Anna are you also a Quincy?" Anna would ask not knowing about Shinigami yet.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru was enjoying being hugged by her husband, her zanpaktou with her as always. It was tied to her left hip, so it was easy for her to get to if she really needed it. She looked on and watched as Asmoskon told her to keep trying. Keep trying what? She had no idea what was going on, but from what Asmoskon had said, this was another relative from his family. Just how many relatives did he actually have?

She immediately then thought that this Anna must be a Quincy. Maybe she was trying to get her bow to form? Hotaru was immediately curious about it. She wondered how the Quincy formed their bow for the first time. She was concentrating fairly hard and Hotaru leaned a bit forward as she watched the girl. She could feel the reiatsu spike a bit while she was concentrating.

Hotaru thought it odd that it looked like she was just pulling power out of herself. She herself had to bond with her weapon to learn its name before she was able to access its power. Maybe because the power is actually coming out of herself, with no weapon already, she needed to do it that way. It was interesting to watch and slowly but surely, she did it. It was an impressive sight to see.

She watched as Anna's reiatsu was being seen coming off her body, mostly from the arm out in front of her. Hotaru looked towards Asmoskon. "Her reiatsu is the same color as yours. I'm guessing it has something to do with your family line." She looked back as she saw the bow form in her hand. It was very beautiful, looking like nature itself. It was almost like she had pulled it right out of a forest.

The main part of the bow looked like wood, while vines made the bowstring and flowers and roses were on the ends of the bow. She had no idea that Quincy bows could look that pretty. Asmoskon's bow was much more streamline, with not a lot of extras, but Hotaru liked the extras on her bow. It seemed to actually fit her. Once Anna looked down in shock, Hotaru smiled.

She wanted to say that's how she herself looked when she released Rivu~aiasan for the first time. She touched her zanpaktou at the memory. Anna was speaking towards Asmoskon and Hotaru didn't answer. He knew her much better than Hotaru did, so she waited to see what he would say on the matter. The smile, however, made Hotaru smile as well. She knew the happiness that the girl was feeling now.

It wasn't until Anna addressed her did Hotaru speak to her again. She bowed towards Hotaru, saying she didn't know about her. At that statement, she looked towards Asmoskon rather annoyed. She thought that everyone knew about her in his family. Obviously that was fixed right now. When she asked if she was a Quincy as well, Hotaru smiled towards her. She either didn't notice her zanpaktou or didn't know about her kind.

Hotaru returns the small bow. "It's nice to meet you as well Anna. My name is Hotaru, as he said. But no, I'm not a Quincy. I am what is called a Shinigami, aka Soul Reaper, aka Death God. My primary job is to defeat Hollows to purify their souls so they can go to where they belong and save the current souls that wander around here. Though, congratulations on finding your power. I remember when I first found mine.

It was over a year ago, but I remember it well. Though, however, to get my power, I had to bond with my katana, called a zanpaktou, and learn its name. Once I did, I could call out the name and have access to its power." Hotaru had unsheathed her zanpaktou at that point, pointing the blade down. She then grabbed the pill out of her pocket and kept it in her hand. "Let me show you and bear with me please."

She popped the pill into her Gigai and immediately her soul body was ejected from her Gigai. She would see the body with her casual clothes falling backwards and catching itself while her soul body was ejected forward, wearing her Captain's Haori and her shinigami uniform. Her zanpaktou still unsheathed, she pointed the blade up and said, "Burn, Rivu~aiasan." Her reiatsu would immediately spike and Anna would watch as her sword would change and she would gain a cannon on her other arm.

She would immediately point the sword tip down, as her new scimitar would alight, burning in her hand, liquid dripping off the blade out of the dragon mouth's hilt. Her cannon wasn't dripping any liquid at all and her sword was barely producing any at all. Hotaru looked towards Anna. "This is my power. This, what you see now, is Rivu~aiasan, my zanpaktou's name. All zanpaktou have a spirit that lives in them, and calling their name brings out their power. You could call him my partner."

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Anna didn't see the sword that was around the woman's hip Quincy did not carry swords as they use bows and arrows for long range attacks something that was supernatural to a human but a sword how could that be used in new way even a normal human could use a sword was it something special about it? Anna couldn't think of anything as she did not know about Shinigami yet.

She was not only just using the power that was within her but the Reiatsu that was around her. Anna was overjoyed now having her own bow she did feel like it suited her as she takes care of roses that she made around the house so it was only suited for her to have a bow based on nature itself.

Anna would see the girl look at her cousin in an annoyed manner, did Anna say something she shouldn't have? Anna would see the girl smile as she asked her question Anna did see the sword but didn't know it was called a Zanpaktou she didn't even know about her kind yet as she was still new to this world.

She listens to her as she was talking about what she was saying she was. Shinigami? Soul Reaper? Death God? She didn't really understand any of it was she someone who hunted down spirits, Anna still fully didn't understand all that much. As she said she could purify a hollows soul Anna didn't understand that one bit a hollow was a monster in her eye's someone that just destroys but Anna didn't really know what a hollow was with it being a spirit who turned into a hollow she only thought it was a monster made from something else nothing to do with spirits.

Anna would listen to the woman speak even if she had questions she would wait till the woman was done as it would be rude of her talking to her. Anna had many things to hear from this woman that she doesn't know about yet, how can someone bond with a sword which she called a Zanpakuou but it sounded like it had another name, how can a sword have a name, Anna did think it was a little odd.

Seeing as she put the sword into the ground Anna could tell it was a strong blade much stronger and that of the human world swords. Anna would watch closely as she said let me show you, watching her every move as she would put a pill into her mouth. As Anna seen the woman come out from her body, she steps back a little opening her eye's in shock why was it two of her? it was not adding up as she looked confused. The new Hotaru that just came out from the Gigai was wearing a long black kimono with a white jacket.

Anna watched as she pulled her blade up saying the words Burn, Rivu~aiasan before Anna could think on the matter something would happen not many people would see captains Shikai for their the first time. The sword started to change into a cannon Anna was lost for words as she just looks at the sword/cannon in shock it was a beautiful weapon and all she could do is look at it just seeing this Shikai made Anna forget about the questions she wished to ask her before.

Anna would look at the sword then looking back to Hotaru as she would start to talk once more, it was her partner? as she would watch something come from the sword a liquid and seeing it as it was burning within her hand. "Oh, I see, this is a shinigami weapon do they all look the same when they release their sword into this form?" Anna would ask within a soft graceful voice.

"It is a beautiful weapon miss, your sword is your friend I'm not sure I can fully understand that I am sorry. I hope it's okay if I ask you some questions." Anna would look at her as she would ask questions about her. "How can you purify a hollow? it's a monster is it not?" Anna would ask not fully knowing how a hollow is made. "How come you are the first one I saw who is called a Shinigami, are you the only one left. I am sorry if my questions are a little rude miss, you don't have to answer them." Anna would ask within a graceful way giving her a smile she was still in a little shock after seeing all this.

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Asmoskon continued to stay in the same position as everything between Anna and Hotaru worked itself out. Anna thankfully was giving it her all in order to manifest her bow. He could sense her reiatsu spiking higher than it had before which he knew was a sign that this time she'd more than likely be able to accomplish it this time around. It turned out that he was correct the next moment when she actually managed to manifest the bow of nature.

Asmoskon looked over the bow that was now in her hands and could see how the bow actually was a symbol of who Anna was. It fit her well from everything that he knew about her. Hotaru had remarked that Anna's reiatsu was the same color as his own and that it was most likely something about their family. He nodded his head at what she had said in agreement. "Most Masurao have crimson or scarlet colored reiatsu." It didn't take long after that though for Anna to greet Hotaru. At that moment Hotaru gave him one of her glares and he knew that she was annoyed with him.

So for the time being though it looked like Anna was interested in what Hotaru actually was and what a Shinigami was in fact. He hadn't gotten around to telling her that so he just took a step back and allowed everything to play out between the two of them. There was no real reason for him to make any sort of exchange with either of them while they went over everything. He just watched Hotaru release her shikai so that Anna could see it. Unsurprising though Anna seemed to be lost and couldn't grasp what she meant.

"Anna. In a nutshell Shinigami have powers that are the opposite of our own. A Shinigami's zanpakuto is their sword. Their zanpakuto is basically another part of their soul. It's alive and has it's own feelings. It has power that it shares with the Shinigami like Hotaru here. So when you see a Shinigami their sword is a part of them just as our bows are apart of who we are. Also a hollow is soul of someone that has died yet couldn't be saved in time. Also there are millions of Shinigami. Hotaru is one of the leaders at this point in time."

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru continued to hold her weapon down, letting the little drips flow to the ground. She tried to get her sword to stop dripping, but she couldn't stop it completely. It still slowly dripped from the end of the sword. She glanced down at her new blade and felt Rivu~aiasan move a bit in the blade. She had a feeling that he didn't like her just showing him off. She loved showing him off however, since she was so proud of his power.

She tried to relay that towards him and he eased somewhat. He liked that she was proud of him, and she knew that the feeling was mutual, but he did advise her to not do it to every single person she would meet. She nodded in agreement and glanced down towards Anna. The look on her face was completely priceless. She grinned towards the girl, who looked like she was in complete shock and had no idea what to say.

Anna commented on how beautiful her weapon was. Hotaru nodded in agreement. She had seen beautiful blades, but nothing compared to the beauty of her own blade. Since the girl was lost on most of what she said, she wanted to ask some questions and then started to rapid fire questions towards Hotaru. She glanced back towards Asmoskon, almost wordlessly asking for help, since he backed off to give her space.

She looked back towards Anna and before she could even speak, Asmoskon started to speak and answer the questions for her. Hotaru was thankful and while Asmoskon was talking, she glanced towards the Mod Soul in her Gigai. Once they locked eyes, the Mod Soul was focused on Hotaru. She glanced towards the left, where there was a nice alcove to hide in. The Mod Soul immediately nodded and ran towards the alcove, hiding to protect her Gigai.

She listened to Asmoskon's response, ready to add in any information that she thought was lacking on her people. "Just to add in to what my beloved husband told you, what he means by not saved in time is a soul that has been taken by a Hollow and transformed into a Hollow itself. It's the main job of the shinigami to purify the lost souls that were turned into these monsters and to save the souls before their tainted brethren get a hold of them. I am happy to say that I have saved many lost souls by defeating their Hollow selves.

As for my people, we are numerous. I am a leader of one of the squads in Soul Society, what our home is called. I lead the Tenth Division, tasked with the defense of Soul Society as well as here. With our swords, there is another tidbit that Asmoskon wouldn't know about. While we're in the Academy, a school that souls can go to to become shinigami, we are given a Asauchi, or a blank sword, to use during the Academy and even when entering a division. 

The purpose of this is for us to spending every extra moment we have to imprint our emotions and feelings, our very soul, into the sword. In this way, the sword will change as we mold it and guide it to becoming a unique zanpaktou for each person. In this way, since zanpaktou are a reflection of the owner's power and soul, they can't be given to another. Rivu~aiasan is with me forever and can not be replaced. When I die, he will die with me. We are tied together for a lifetime.

Since the shinigami molds the sword with their constant care and imprinting, once we learn the name of our zanpaktou, then comes the interesting part. Learning the name is not enough. Once the name is learned, there is a stage beyond. I can go one step beyond the level I'm at now, but it's a little too big to show here and I'm pretty sure Soul Society wouldn't want me to release that kind of power here. We then train with the spirit in the sword, in the inner world of the zanpaktou.

The inner world is the place created inside the zanpaktou where the spirit lives. All zanpaktou spirits and inner worlds are different to every shinigami. Mine has at least three different regions in there, connected together very nicely if I do say so myself. To get my strength, I would meditate and feel myself join with my zanpaktou spirit and go into the blade, visiting Rivu~aiasan where he lives, where we would train. I hope this is enough information and you're not too confused."

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Anna would see Hotaru sword something coming off her blade it was a liquid from it that she has never seen before what was it? It could be many things but Anna guesses it was something that could be used in a fight. Anna would listen to her cousin as he started to talk but as he was talking, she would see Hotaru Gigai just walk away, Anna would blink as she didn't really know how that was happening how was she in two places at the same time.

Anna would also hear that most of the people within her family have a crimson or scarlet colored Reiatsu, she listen to many other things he had to say with Anna replying saying to him. "Oh...a hollow was once a spirit, and their sword is like another part of them but at the same time, is them." Anna could understand it within away, there sword was their power the same that her bow is her power.

After listening to her cousin tell her about the questions she asked, she would listen to Hotaru as she would tell her more within detail. "Oh, I see then that's the Shinigami's job to save souls so they can pass on." Anna would smile thinking that was a good thing for them to do. But as she was listening to her, Anna would hear that she was one of the leaders making her one of the strongest people within the Soul Society. "Oh I see unlike us you get given a sword. And you being a captain makes you one of the strongest people within the Soul Society." She thought that was a good way for people to become strong, as she would smile once more.


Anna would hear that this girl could reach higher and what she was now just how strong was she, and not only that using it now would get her in trouble. She was hearing a lot of information from this girl, Anna kind of got what she was saying now as she would say to her. "Yes, I understand miss." Giving a smile to her. Anna would still be holding her bow not yet trying to fire from it.

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Well it was good to see that Anna and Hotaru actually managed to get along. He wasn't really all that sure whether or not they would and even now he wasn't all that sure if he wanted to figure out what Hotaru had planned for him since he had kept Anna a secret. It was no surprise that she didn't take the bit of noise with a giant smile. His wife hated when he kept things a secret yet that was something that he couldn't help. Somethings he would always keep from her simply for the safety of herself and others.

It seemed though that Anna got the basic idea of what a Hollow actually was and how a Shinigami worked or at least how their powers worked in comparison to their own. It was a small bit of information that she would need to build on, but nothing that could be taken lightly. The best thing to come out of the last few minutes though was that Anna had actually been able to material her own bow. That meant that she might be able to move onto the next step towards being able to defend herself as a real Quincy.

"Alright then Anna how about you try and make an arrow." Asmoskon said softly to his little cousin while he sat on the stone next to the flowers. "Pull back on the string of your bow while envisioning an arrow and concentrating your reiatsu into your fingers. It might take a bit to get it, but it shouldn't be nearly as long as forming your bow." Asmoskon of course was speaking from experience being a Quincy himself. He wasn't sure though how much longer he'd be able to stay and help Anna since there were others things that he had to take care of as well.