BLEACH RP:
This takes place when Rikki leaves Lulu to go and find a special item needed to help her fight Hallows Capture the elusive shadow!
As soon as everyone returned back to the house, with Lulu in one peice. Rikki asked that Uryu attend to her wound sas best he could.
"Your not going to do it yourself?" he asked abit surprised
"I have something i need to take care of." she told him and went off to her room to prepare to leave. She grabbed a small rucksack and packed only a few items leaving alot of space. She ran an arm through the straps and hosltered the strap on her shoulder, she walked out of her room and bumped into Ichigo who noticed her bag
"Are you going somewhere?" he asked
"If Lulu's going to fight with us then i need to get something." she told him and started walking again before she stopped and turned to face him again. "Lulu's probably going to ask where i went, if she does just tell i went to get something important, that'll be good enough for her." then Rikki started off again and left the house. Once she started her journal she couldn't help but keep playing what Lulu has said to her over and over again in her head. She thought long and hard and finally decided to accept that Lulu was ready to join the fight against Hallows.
The rest of her trip she dedicated in thinking about the specific thing she needed, it wasn't going to be easy to get but she would do whatever she had to, to get it. Every so often she checked a small silver cell phone in her pocket, she left an identical one at the house for Lulu, she'd never know untill Rikki got back. But Lulu needed to know if Hallows were present while Rikki was away, that way she could warn the others. The screen was blank, 'no Hallows present' Rikki thought to herself, and then dialed a series of numbers and then appearing on the screen was a Status report 'Spiritual energy looks good, but her physical status doesn't look so good...' quickly Rikki closed the phone. She slipped back into her pocket and continued on her way.
It took her awhile but Rikki finally arrived at the outskirts of town, the country side was lush grass and country houses. Rikki always liked to come and visit every so often but this time she was here to do business. She increaced her walking pace down the dirt road, she needed to get there before noon. All the houses were spaced apart widely but Rikki knew which house she was looking for. And as she was turning a bend on the road she spotted it behind some not so tall trees the old roof that was still sturdy. She then started joging and turned into a full out run, she made it to the old house and looked around. It didn't look as if anyone was there, but she hurried to the door and slid it opened. She was slightly out of breath but was able to yell out.
"Old man! Are you still here?" She paused for an answer but she didn't hear one, quickly she took off her shoes and ventured inside. She walked around the place obviously familiar with the place and continued calling out "Old man! Where are you?". She nearly searched everywhere when she heard someone moan
"can't a grown man get some peace and quiet?" and in an opened air room and old man slowly sat up. Rikki was relieved to see him.
"I wouldn't have to make so much noise if you didn't hide like that." she told him, the old man absentmindedly sratch himself on the chest.
"Hmm...so what brings you here?" he asked
"Sharp as ever i see." she laughed
"Even am old man like me can see when you mean business, so what is it you want?" he asked. Rikki took a deep breath and knelt right next to him
"I need a Zanpakuto." she said. The old man stopped and look at her
"A Zanpakuto you say? well those aren't just things you can buy or pick up, you must train yourself to form one."
" I'm aware of that and that's why i need your help,i need to make a Zanpakuto."
"And why exactly do you need a Zanpakuto for anyway? I thought you were strong enough to fight Hallows."
" I need to be stronger, i have to be able to protect anyone."
" I see, so she's gotten involved in this mess." Rikki dropped her gaze from the old man's
"Yes."
"Don't look so down." she looked up in surprise "I know your worried about her entering all this Chaos but you now have another comrade to depend on."
"Another comrade?" Rikki repeated to herself
"Yes in a fight you can never have to many comrade to help you out of a tight spot."
Then the old man stopped talking and allowed those words sink into Rikki while they sat in silence, the the old man spoke again.
"So about making a Zanpakuto, you are aware that your Zanpakuto has an Inner being?"
"yes! i've heard Ichigo refer to his."
"well for you can't just create one but there is another way..."
"another way?"
"yes but it will require a sacrifice."
" A sacrifice?"
"Yes"
"what kind of sacrifice will i have to make?" the old man lit a pipe and slowly smoked it before saying
"You'll have to sacrifice your partner."
"Jubei?"
"In order for you to obtain a Zanpakuto she'll have to become it's inner being, are you willing to do that?"
Rikki didn't say anything and thought to herself 'Could i really make a Zanpakuto with Jubei?'
"what do you think Jubei?" Rikki asked out loud, Jubei appeared in her full spirit form.
" I am willing to give myself if it's to protect you." Rikki looked at Jubei, with an emotion bewtween gratitude and sadness
"Well if you trust me so much, then we'll do it."
"Then if you've decided follow me." the old man got up and walked out toward the open backyard of the house. They reached a special area where in the grass was a small platform
"Here we are"
"Here?"
"Yes now step up on there"
"ok" Rikki hopped up on the platform
"Good now hold out your hands" Rikki did as she was instructed and held out her hands, with her pamls facing up. "Now close your eyes and focus your spiritual energy into the the shape of a sword" Rikki closed her eyes and took a deep breath before she continued. Then she tried forcing her energy into forming into a sword shape. It was more difficult than it seemed, Rikki's energy was moving around and it didn't want to remain still. She was so concentrated on focusing her energy she barely noticed when the old man intergraded Jubei into the energy Rikki was forming. When Jubei entered the energy seemed abit more stable but it's was still difficulit to keep it still.
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The same blurred on more than one occasion but Rikki just kept focusing until she could picture a still blade in her mind.
She waited a moment to see of the blade in her mind would start moving or become fuzzy, but it only remained still. Slowly she opened her eyes and nothing seemed different. The old man was still standing in front of her as he was when they started.
"You can relax now, your all done." the old man replied, and with a deep sigh of relief she sank to the floor and rested abit.
"That sure was tough, right Jubei?......Jubei?" rikki asked again but didn't hear her, then she noticed the weight in her hands. A sword sheathed in it's scabbar, Rikki was amazed it's seemed in the sunlight.
"Is this....?" Rikki couldn't finish
"Yes that's your Zanpakuto." the old man sat down next to her, as he spoke Rikki slowly unseathed it and looked at the blade. The blade was long and smooth like any sword blade but it looked sharp enough to cut through steel.
"Why can't i hear Jubei?" Rikki asked as she examined the sword
"Because when she's not in her release form, once released her voice will be heard, but she is capable of hearing you no matter what." he told her. Rikki felt releived
"Even if her body's changed she's still my partner, right Jubei?" she slid the blade back in it's scabbar and as she did she felt the sword pulsate briefly. "Tojikomemasu Kage...?" she questioned
"I see so you heard the name."
"Name?"
"Yes every Zanpakuto has a name and it seems you heard yours."
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will write mores!-
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