Hype

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>>47133146
“Do you know that fellow?” Gin asks as you head inside. You shake your head.

“If I'd ever seen him he was probably wearing a mask, Gin,” you explain. “So no. Name doesn't ring any bells either.”

“Seems a lot of the Lieutenant and Captain material's been picked over,” Rangiku concludes quietly as she takes her position to your right and a pace behind. Your fellow Captains and their Lieutenants do the same, or at least the ones who can be present do so. Across from you from right to left are the representatives from the even-numbered Divisions: Suì Fēng, without her Lieutenant for now, Unohana and her skyscraper of a Lieutenant Kotetsu, an awkwardly empty space where Byakuya would normally stand behind which Renji has taken up his usual position, Shunsui with his perpetually annoyed-looking Lieutenant Ise Nanao, the youngest Captain Hitsugaya and his fierce-looking Lieutenant Kano, and at the far left the giant Captain Komamura with your former Commando Tetsuzaemon.

Your own side has an impressive list of officers as well, though it's much more severely depopulated. Your adopted son Gin and his Lieutenant Hinamori and Seventh Division's Lieutenant Kira Izuru stand to your right, while behind you are your daughter and Lieutenant Rangiku as well as your Commandos: Nikko Kai, Mirai, Kuchiki Rukia, and Shūhei Hisagi. To your left stands the imposing figure of 11th Division Captain Zaraki Kenpachi, with his diminutive pink-haired Lieutenant Yachiru and top-seated officers Madarame and Ayasegawa, and Captain Ukitake with your adoptive sister-in-law Shiba Miyako acting as his Lieutenant.

Absent are the 7th Division's Captain as well as any representative of the 5th Division, and like Sasakibe and Gin many present have injuries that are only partially healed. Medical staff stand by in the corners in case anyone needs them.
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>>47133197
At the head of the room stands the Head Captain with his own Lieutenant Sasakibe, whose mustache is covered at present with a white bandage wrap that also covers much of his head, and at the far end stand three more Captains: Yoruichi and Saidō from the Onmitsukidō, your other adoptive sister Shiba Kaoru and your former Commando Ichinose, and finally Urahara Kisuke, back from exile. In a bizarre move, Urahara has brought with him Kurotsuchi Nemu, artificial “daughter” of the defector Kurotsuchi Mayuri.

You aren't the first to notice her presence.

“Why have you brought this woman with you, Urahara Kisuke?” the Head Captain grumbles, sending a deadly glare at Kurotsuchi.

Kisuke sighs, scratching absentmindedly at the back of his neck. “Well, Mayuri was quite an odd fellow you see. So much so that in order to truly sort through his various 'projects' and their results from over the years I need the help of someone he trusted with the details.”

“All other considerations aside miss Nemu is that someone.”

“Very well,” Yamamoto nods sternly. “However I trust you understand the penalty if she is even suspected of treason?”

Kisuke's benign presentation shifts immediately, and his expression darkens. “Believe me, Head Captain. I'm well aware how severe the Soul Society's laws can be.”

“Then it is settled!” the Head Captain concludes loudly in what Yoruichi refers to as his 'official business voice'.

“From this point let it be known that Urahara Kisuke will be reinstated at the rank of Captain, and will resume his duties as Head of the Research and Development Institute.”
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>>47133228
“That's well and good,” Shunsui sighs, “but what unit's he gonna command? The SRDI and Onmitsu have been separated from their respective Divisions for a century or so... even if we filled the vacancies that way how will we organize it all?”

“I don't care,” Zaraki admits in a dangerous growl. “All I wanna know is how strong this new guy is... unless my brain's finally gone to mush he got banished around the same time I killed that Kiganjo loser, so I've never seen him fight. And even if he WAS a criminal, being a lousy fighter would be worse.”

“I must admit to some curiosity myself,” Hitsugaya frowns. “I've heard a little about his banishment, but nothing about his qualifications. It makes it difficult to even consider trusting you... no offense intended, Captain.”

Kisuke shrugs. “None taken. I'd have my doubts too.”

>Kisuke, maybe a brief display of your credentials is in order?
>I think I know which Division could suit Kisuke (write-in)
>Don't we have more important things than personnel issues to discuss?
>Other?

>>47133245
>Don't we have more important things than personnel issues to discuss?

>>47133245
>Don't we have more important things than personnel issues to discuss?

>>47133245
>>Don't we have more important things than personnel issues to discuss?
Fucking Christ captains but not surprised.

>>47133245
>Don't we have more important things than personnel issues to discuss?

Hey King.

>>47133245
>>Don't we have more important things than personnel issues to discuss?
If Kenny wants to get taken apart in a spar afterwards it's his funeral.

>>47133245
>Don't we have more important things than personnel issues to discuss?

>>47133245
>Other?
Zaraki, it's a kind of fight that you probably won't enjoy. If it ever reaches that point that a fight would be necessary, that is. That's just the kind of guy Kisuke is.

>Don't we have more important things than personnel issues to discuss?

>>47133245
>Don't we have more important things than personnel issues to discuss?

>writing

>>47133315
Just to add, if a Division is in dire need of a Cap'n, I'd suggest 5th just for the irony of it.

Though, I personally wouldn't have them deployed in the front just yet.

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>>47133447
“It's not going to be the type of fight you'd enjoy, Zaraki,” Suì Fēng smirks across the room. “He'd probably cut off your limbs and sew them back on in the wrong places, or something like that.”

Urahara forces an uncomfortable laugh... you wonder if maybe the Second Division Captain just got a little closer to the truth than even she realizes. A glance at Yoruichi reveals that she's enjoying this a little as well. “You haven't changed one bit, miss Suì Fēng! There's that sense of humor I... er... missed.”

You clear your throat as Suì Fēng rolls her eyes. “Can't we do this another time? I mean, I was under the impression we had something more important to be discussing?”

Yamamoto raises an eyebrow at you. “As a matter of fact the disposition of the Gotei 13 is a very important matter, however you have a point. Deciding where to place our remaining Captains and their officers is a distant third concern.”

“Third concern?” Komamura muses. “I know the first is likely to be Muramasa, but the second?”

“The second concern.” Yamamoto explains, “concerns Captain Kusajishi's future within the Gotei 13.”

“This isn't about the Central 46 again, right?” Yoruichi asks, arms crossed across her chest defensively. “Getting real tired of that shit.”

The Head Captain shakes his head solemnly. “As she has apparently developed quite unusual abilities, and has independently established diplomatic channels with other regional afterlives as well as within East Asia, Captain Kusajishi is being considered for promotion.”

“Promotion?” Hitsugaya asks, turning to stare at you. “To Head Captain?”

“No,” you reply stoically. “He means promotion to the Royal Guard.”
>1/2

>>47133573
“That is correct,” Yamamoto replies. “Not necessarily immediately, but perhaps sooner rather than later if the message I received is accurate.”

>Okay, so what's this really about Old Man?
>Tell the Monk he can talk to me face to face about it or not at all. I have a LOT of questions.
>Please send them a reply on my behalf: “fuck off, I'm doing things”.
>Other?

>>47133587
> I refuse.

>>47133587
>Tell the Monk he can talk to me face to face about it or not at all. I have a LOT of questions.

>>47133587
>>Tell the Monk he can talk to me face to face about it or not at all. I have a LOT of questions.

>>47133587
>Tell the Monk he can talk to me face to face about it or not at all. I have a LOT of questions.

>>47133587
>I refuse. The ninth division is my place to be.

>>47133587
>>Please send them a reply on my behalf: “fuck off, I'm doing things”.

>>47133587
>Other?
Gotta settle a couple of things first. Can't do that if we're stuck and can't even proactively sortie beyond Soul Society.

>>47133587
>Tell the Monk he can talk to me face to face about it or not at all. I have a LOT of questions.

>>47133587
>>Please send them a reply on my behalf: “fuck off, I'm doing things”.
But, you know, more politely. I really don't want to end up in the royal guard

>>47133612
changing this to this >>47133756

>>47133587
It's pretty clear that I'm more needed here than just hiding up in the clouds somewhere

>writing

>>47133805
“I refuse,” you reply calmly.

All eyes in the room are suddenly on you, and you hate it.

With a deep sigh, you expand on your thoughts. “I have responsibilities here that I can't handle if I run off to live in the clouds. So until the Monk comes down here in person to explain exactly what he and the others DO with their time and how it's more important than literally everything I care about, I'm staying right where I am.”

Yamamoto nods thoughtfully. “Please do one thing for me, and say the name: Hyōsube Ichibē.”

You repeat the name exactly as the Head Captain told you, and he closes his eyes in thought. “Very well. I shall inform him of your decision... assuming he does not already know.”

“The Monk's ability relates to the power of names,” Tenkotsuki explains to you. “From what I have heard those who are 'unworthy' to speak his name are struck mute by attempting to do so.”

That's not exactly reassuring. In repeating two simple words you've likely reinforced whatever thoughts the Royal Guard have towards you, be those positive or negative. It's entirely possible they wanted to recruit you because they felt you may some day be a threat, and that possibility means that they're rapidly becoming a dangerous unknown factor.

“So, shall we proceed to the most pressing matter?” Unohana suggests, interrupting your thought process with a much-needed change of topic.

“Indeed. It is true that I fought Kuchiki Kōga many years ago, and I am aware of how his zanpakuto works from my discussions with the late Kuchiki Ginrei. It was the two of us Captains who sealed Kōga when he rebelled against the Seireitei, though at that point he was quite beyond reason.”
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>>47134132
“The zanpakuto Muramasa works by interfering with the communication between zanpakuto and shinigami, using that disconnect as an opportunity to mentally dominate and direct those zanpakuto. I suspect he also maintains Kōga's talents for forming illusions and spiritual threads.”

“His weakness is that one who closes their heart to him completely will not be affected,” Yamamoto explains. “It is also my understanding that once a zanpakuto hears the siren call of Muramasa's voice and resists it, they can more easily isolate that influence and reject it. For most Lieutenants and Captains, this means that Muramasa's influence will no longer be a problem.”

>Where was Kōga sealed?
>Did Muramasa say anything to you? He seems the talkative type.
>My sword suggested something rather disturbing...
>OTHER?

>>47134211
>Where was Kōga sealed?
>My sword suggested something rather disturbing...

>>47134211
>My sword suggested something rather disturbing...

>>47134211
>Where was Kōga sealed?
>My sword suggested something rather disturbing...

>>47134211
>Where was Kōga sealed?

>>47134211
>>Where was Kōga sealed?
>My sword suggested something rather disturbing...

>>47134211
>>Where was Kōga sealed?
>>My sword suggested something rather disturbing...

>>47134211
>Did Muramasa say anything to you? He seems the talkative type.
>My sword suggested something rather disturbing...

>>47134211

>Did Muramasa say anything to you? He seems the talkative type.
>My sword suggested something rather disturbing...

>>47134211
>My sword suggested something rather disturbing...

First live thread! I spent last week reading through the archives, and am very excited to see where this story goes!

>>47134477

Welcome aboard!

>>47134477
Always nice to have new readers around. Especially since you probably remember old details better having read about them recently, haha.

>all of the above

>>47134211
“You said you sealed Kuchiki Kōga?” you ask. “Where? If Muramasa's doing the predictable thing that's where he and Byakuya will eventually be headed.”

“The location of the shrine into which he was sealed... let me think... it would be a suburb of Tokyo now.”

“It's Karakura town, isn't it?” Yoruichi sighs. “Why are all of the dangerous things sealed in Karakura town, anyway?”

“I believe you may be right,” the Head Captain admits. “He may indeed be sealed somewhere on the outskirts of Karakura town.”

“Ichigo's family and friends may be in danger,” Rukia whispers. “What are we waiting for, Captain?”

“One more thing,” you reply, loudly enough for the other officers to hear. “It's about a theory my sword had about how Muramasa's sustained himself. He was definitely feeding on hollows all this time, which means he's probably quite unstable.”

“That fits,” a familiar voice agrees as Haineko manifests at Rangiku's side. “He seemed increasingly agitated as his plan collapsed... your sheathes are different, Captain.”

Sure enough, when you look down Tenkotsuki's sheath is now made from reddish burled wood with creamy-colored inclusions, while Kobara no Tachi's sheath has been replaced by red and black lacquer in a style more appropriate to the Ryukyus.

“My swords are having a good day,” you admit. “It happens. But the news about Muramasa gets worse: Tenkosuki believes he may have absorbed something a little more alien, and much more dangerous.”

“Whoever else goes, I need to go as well."

"Are you implying he has somehow gained even a modicum of divine-based power?" Yamamoto demands.

Shinsō chuckles. "Cool use of the word modicum."

"Could we not?" Gin sighs. "I'm afraid I'm quite out of the mood."
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>>47134660
"This changes things," Yamamoto mutters. "Even the possibility is disturbing."

>Don't worry, I got this.
>I... might have learned Ura Hadō from my swords.
>I might know an Ura Hadō. Somehow. Don't ask.
>... not going to say anything.
>Other?

>>47134706
>>>... not going to say anything.

>>47134706
>I... might have learned Ura Hadō from my swords.

>>47134706
>>I might know an Ura Hadō. Somehow. Don't ask.

"I uh... i rented a DVD tutorial in the human world, it was pretty informative."

>>47134706

>I... might have learned Ura Hado from my swords.

>>47134706
>>... not going to say anything.

Rolled 3, 9, 4 = 16 (3d10)

>>47134706
>Don't worry, I got this.

>>47134706
>... not going to say anything.

>>47134706
>>I might know an Ura Hadō. Somehow. Don't ask.

>>47134706
>Don't worry, I got this.

>>47134706
>>Don't worry, I got this.

Or at least, Riku's surely the most likely to come up with something to counter whatever Muramasa's got up his sleeve?

>>47134706
>Don't worry, I got this.

>>47134706
>Don't worry, I got this.

>writing
After this update I'll need to take a very short break. No idea precisely how long, but it may not even have an effect on my update pacing.

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>>47134991
“I'll take care of that,” you reply quietly.

Yamamoto looks at you skeptically. “Are you aware what you are saying?”

“I am,” you insist. “I've got it. Don't even worry.”

“How?” he presses. “I worry. It is my job to worry.”

“Easy,” you explain. “I'll burn him until there's not even ashes left. I know precisely how to do it.”

The Head Captain contemplates your words, and more importantly the confidence behind them. He probably realizes that you have a very good reason not to tell him anything about how you came by that confidence, and eventually comes to the conclusion that it may be best not to ask.

“Very well. Eleventh Division and Ninth Division will take the lead on this action, with any other Captains or Lieutenants who desire it joining as they see fit,” Yamamoto orders. “Any shinigami aside from those present may not be able to resist Muramasa's influence, so in order to minimize casualties the bulk of the Divisions will remain here.”

The doors slam open at the far end of the room, and a familiar young woman barges into the meeting.

“Where is he, Riku?” Tatsuki demands, passing Captains and Lieutenants by as if they weren't there.

You sigh heavily. “Tatsuki, now's not a good time. Can this wait?”

“No!” she snarls. “Where'd Ichigo disappear to?”

“What the hell are you...” you frown, extending your senses to find Ichigo's presence. Strangely, you can't seem to find him.

“Huh. That's weird.”

“So you don't know where he went?”

You cast a glance at Urahara, who raises his hands in defense. “Hey, it's not me this time. I've got no idea.”
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>>47135191
“Wait, why is Mr Urahara in a captain's outfit?” Tatsuki asks in shock.

You shake your head. “Because he's been reinstated.”

>Question Tatsuki: try and figure out what happened to Ichigo (write-in encouraged)
>Tell Tatsuki you'll figure it out when the current crisis is averted.
>Ask for someone to help her while you prepare for your own mission (who?).
>Other

>>47135206

>Question Tatsuki
"Did you talk about anything before he disappeared?"

>>47135206
>>Question Tatsuki: try and figure out what happened to Ichigo (write-in encouraged)
"He's supposed to be with his mother, right? Can't find her either?"

>>47135206
>Question Tatsuki: try and figure out what happened to Ichigo (He asya anything odd? Like he was having issues with his zanpakto, like someone was agitating his inner world? You sense anything odd in his reiatsu?

>>47135206
>>Question Tatsuki: try and figure out what happened to Ichigo

Alright tell me everything that's happened before and after he disappeared.

>>47135206
>>47135248
I'll support!

>>47135206
>>Question Tatsuki: try and figure out what happened to Ichigo (write-in encouraged)


>Question Tatsuki: try and figure out what happened to Ichigo (write-in encouraged)

Also, try to sense for the rest of Ichigo's party, they might have tagged along wherever he went.

My money's on Ichigo ending up wherever Muramasa is, but if we have to split up, I'd ask Yoruichi & Rukia to accompany Tatsuki to track him down.

>>47135206
>>47135268
This

>>47135206
>>Question Tatsuki: try and figure out what happened to Ichigo (write-in encouraged)
could be in our pocket dimension or private training grounds. those are the two places we wouldn't instantly sense.

>>47135350
>>47135206

Oh and specifically ask Tatsuki where she last saw Ichigo, and how long he's been missing.

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>WRITAN

>>47135483
>tfw this is not at all the image I thought it was when I clicked it

>>47135499
uh-huh sure it isn't.

Why don't we ask Rukia where he is?

>>47135483
What is this? Queen has gotten lewder with time huh...

>>47135483
>>47135499
lol

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>>47135499
[Intense skepticism]

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>>47135483
>>47135499
Ara~Maa~ Queen, of course it wasn't.

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>>47135483
Honestly you're not sure what could have happened to him. You're vaguely aware that Masaki escorted Ishida and Yasutora back to the living world, so you're not sure where Ichigo could have gone if not with them. It doesn't really make sense.

“So where did you last see him,” you ask, “and why is it you'd imagine I knew any more than you?”

“Because you sent one of your subordinates to get him!” she insists. “He was wearing the sleeveless uniform your Division usually does.”

“I didn't send for him,” you frown. “So he's with a stranger?”

“Describe the man who came for Ichigo,” Yoruichi tells her. “What did he look like, what did his sword look like, that sort of thing.”

“Well he was blonde, kind of wore it in a bob,” Tatsuki replies, struggling to remember details of a man she clearly didn't consider to be important. “He was kinda tall and lanky, and the crossguard of his sword looked like... an hourglass, I think? Something like that.”

“Did this man have like the biggest fucking teeth in the damn world?” Yoruichi asks, clearly thinking the same thing you did. “We're talking creepy big?”

“And every time he smiles it makes you feel he's going for your jugular?” Tatsuki asks. “Yeah, that's the guy!”

“I do not know of anyone in our Division who matches those descriptions,” Rukia mutters behind you.

>Write-in

>>47135677
GOD DAMNIT SHINJI!

>>47135677
Shinji's gonna die.

And Ichigo too.

>>47135677
GODDAMNIT SHINJI!!

>>47135677
It's been a long time coming but it finally came. Big nigga Shinji gets his shot in the game.

Does anyone around here know what "exiled" means?

>>47135677
Well they won't kill him on Purpose.....

Just tell her where they should be, Make sure to tell/not tell his mother depending on how we want that to go

>>47135677

>Facepalm, then ask Yoruichi and Urahara to help Tatsuki deal with this, you've got a zanpaktou to kill

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>>47135527
I saved it off /a/ this morning because I thought it was funny.

>>47135677
>GODDAMNIT SHINJI!

>>47135677
>>47135700
>>47135716

God damn Shinji.

>>47135677
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT SHINJI! Kisuke where are the visoreds?

>>47135677
"Ichigo will probably be fine."

In case Urahara's going back to Karakura some time in the near future, he can keep an eye on that development. Tatsuki can tag along if she wants to.

>>47135742
Well it's pretty humorous.

But also filthy smut!

>>47135788
It could have been worse, at least there was no hand holding

>>47135785
Oh yeah, gonna add something else if asking Urahara gets the go signal.

"And let Masaki know in case she's unaware of this. Otherwise, she might shoot Shinji later."

>>47135722
To be honest, why don't the Vizereds do the same thing Riku and Yoruichi did with their hollows?

>>47135876
That would mean accepting things about themselves that they don't like.

>>47135894
Well ain't that a shame.

>>47135876
What, re-forge them into zanpakuto? Yoruichi only just did hers, so they probably don't even know its an option at this point

>writing

>>47135936
Precisely that, considering that they're able to infiltrate Soul Society, they must have heard something about our strange new sword. Hmm, but then again, did we use it against Aizen? I forget.

>>47135936
Again that would me beating them and having a working relationship with them like how Riku and Yoruichi do.

Honestly riku should be fucking pissed about this. She was going to teach ichigo how to handle his hollow like how she did. How to accept it unlike those idiots.

>>47136009
That's the beauty of it, imagine after their spiel, Riku shows up, goes ressurrecion and just glares at Shinji.

"You were saying something about subjugating your hollow side?"

>>47136002
We never went double-bankai in public, so with no mask appearing, the Vizored wouldn't necessarily be able to connect our second sword to our inner hollow.

>>47136009
Does Yoruichi have a working relationship with her inner hollow? It's feral, so her relationship with it seems unique rather than being similar Riku's & Ichigo's relationships with their hollows. We don't even know what the Vizords' inner hollows are like at all do we?

>>47136157

Yoruichi's hollow as far as I remember is restrained in her mind house thing, so don't think they are cooperating at the moment.

>>47136157
>>47136185
Her hollow has the mentality of a Cat. So she has a pretty decent working relationship with it.

>>47136185
it's probably busy with a giant scratching post or something.
>>47136203
>cats
>having a positive relationship
pick one.

>>47135677
reminder to slap shinji's shit.

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“God... DAMN it,” you hiss, “I do NOT have time for this.”

“Rukia.”

Your junior officer starts. “Yes, Captain Kusajishi?”

“Take Tatsuki back to the living world and inform Kurosaki Isshin and Kurosaki Masaki that heir son is in the company of a man named Hirako Shinji, and that he is likely receiving training of some sort.”

“Isshin too?” she asks, confused at your orders. “But that...”

“Just carry out my orders,” you interrupt. “I'll explain later.”

“Right then, ma'am,” she nods.

“I'll keep you informed, now go.”

Rukia quickly leads Tatsuki out of the meeting hall, while Sasakibe also leaves to arrange official transit through the Senkaimon. The muttering between Captains and Lieutenants seems to die down, and you notice in particular that Yoruichi, Suì Fēng, and Kisuke have all been discussing something amongst themselves.

“That seems to confirm our business,” the Head Captain announces. “All officers wishing to participate in countering Muramasa please report to the Ninth Division. Captain Urahara, please inform us the instant Muramasa's reiatsu appears in the living world. Captain Shiba, please prepare a spatial freeze on the area around the north side of Karakura town and prepare for intense spiritual combat. Protecting the souls of the living is a top priority.”

>Any other order of business?
>Speak to another Captain when the meeting is adjourned?
>Hang around and wait for someone to speak to you?
>Head back to the Barracks?
>Other?

>>47136233
You can have a positive relationship with a cat.

>>47136263
>Hang around and wait for someone to speak to you?

>>47136263
>>Hang around and wait for someone to speak to you?

>>47136263
>Hang around and wait for someone to speak to you?
They all come to Riku eventually.

>>47136263
>Chat with captain doge. Apologize for not doing this before now.

>>47136263
>Other?
>Speak with Komamura

I'm willing to hazard a guess that the promotion is a form of kicking Riku upstairs where her position makes her more manageable by the divine higher ups.
>>47136263
>Hang around and wait for someone to speak to you?
>To Tenko & Rosa: so what's with the cosmetic change in the sheath?

>>47136263
>Speak to another Captain when the meeting is adjourned?:
Kumamora, he's been neglected lately and we kinda left on uneasy terms with him.

>>47136333
second

>>47136333
>I'm willing to hazard a guess that the promotion is a form of kicking Riku upstairs where her position makes her more manageable by the divine higher ups.

King has said there are good odds that Riku won't be joining the rest of the royal guards up in the soul kings palace but instead will be staying soul society to prevent another Aizen from occurring.

>>47136263
>>Any other order of business?
>>Speak to another Captain when the meeting is adjourned?
Since the 11th will also be deployed, might as well ask Zaraki to try not to kill Byakuya in case they clash. It'll fall into deaf ears, but hey, we tried.

>>47136263
>Make sure the limiters are going to be removed when we go to fight in the living world

also seconding clearing the air with Captain doge

>>47136402
also, can we ask what the status on formally clearing the Vizored is? since they're not treating the whole exiled thing seriously at all

we need to figure out how to get Tatsuki, Chad and Orihime out of this conflict. Shit's a lot more dangerous than canon, all the human-level people are gonna die if they stick around

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>>47136549
>Orihime
>Involved
Also,
>writing

>>47136549
Orihime's not even in it as far as I can tell. Chad's a jobber, but in canon he's at least at the level of an Lt, able to beat a non-Espada arrancar with little trouble. Just because he can't go toe to toe with most captains doesn't makes him useless.

Tatsuki's got potentially broken powers, who knows how far she can go with the right guidance.

I'd vote to have more people being trained up rather than being sidelined for safety's sake

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>>47136549
>out of this conflict
>conflict at karakura town

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>>47136571
>queen is writing next update
I like this.
have a cat.

>>47136682
>dat swiggity-swooty, I'm coming for dat booty face

how can one cat be so best?

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You give a simple nod to Rangiku, who takes your remaining Commandos back to the barracks to coordinate preparations for your assault on Muramasa in the living world. They don't need you to order them at this point, they know perfectly well what they're doing. Hisagi however is intercepted by Suì Fēng, who he follows outside. Strange, that, but it probably doesn't concern you.

The one Captain who seems to have stayed for a reason is Komamura, who looks straight at you before frowning as your eyes meet.

After a few moments he waves Tetsuzaemon off, and heads for you.

“Tetsuzaemon suggested several times that I should speak with you, Captain,” he greets you sternly. “So after that business with Tenken I decided perhaps he had a point.

>What business with Tenken?
>That's an excuse, isn't it? What do you really want to talk about?
>Write-in

>>47136723
>What business with Tenken?

>>47136723
>What business with Tenken?

>>47136723
>>What business with Tenken?
We turned him off midfight didn't we?

>>47136723
>What business with Tenken?

>>47136723
>What business with Tenken?
>That's an excuse, isn't it? What do you really want to talk about?

>>47136723
>That's an excuse, isn't it? What do you really want to talk about?

>>47136723
>>That's an excuse, isn't it? What do you really want to talk about?

>>47136723
>"I suppose you know about the topic at hand we're about to delve into. I apologize, Kumamora Saijin. I apologize for the animosity between the two of us.

>>47136723
>>What business with Tenken?

>>47136723
>Hisagi however is intercepted by Suì Fēng, who he follows outside.
Woah there, little bee. Scoping out a replacement Lieutenant?

>That's an excuse, isn't it? What do you really want to talk about?

>>47136723
>What business with Tenken?

>>47136723
>I'm sorry for the sudden interruption between the heart to heart between you and Tenken. but what do you really want to talk about?

>>47136799
Fuck that, We have nothing to apologize for!

>writing

>>47136980
>>47136799

Perhaps we do, but I'll agree that a blanket apology is inappropriate. I'd rather get to the heart of the beef that Saijin has with us before we decide whether any apology is in order

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Wait, hang on. You're a little confused, having missed literally every interaction Komamura has had with his sword since this whole series of events was set in motion. “What thing with Tenken?”

“He cut me down effortlessly on the night Muramasa declared his little war,” Komamura explains. “You were there. It happened practically in front of you.”

“I was a little busy repelling a mental invader,” you explain, “so I had no idea how the fight went. Why should that concern you?”

“Lately it feels like my combat abilities are far too poor for a Captain,” he admits solemnly. “I am beginning to have doubts.”

You nod in quiet affirmation. “It takes a lot to admit something like that, mostly to yourself. But still, what do you think you could do better? You have Bankai, your reiatsu is fair enough, and your physical strength's impressive. What makes you think you come up short?”

“Because my sword simply cannot connect with my enemy,” he explains. “In our fight I felt helpless as an infant, and even when Tōsen was struck down I could do nothing. When my Bankai was turned against me I had no recourse.”

“Perhaps I rely too heavily on raw strength, perhaps my understanding of things is lacking in general,” he concludes. “I am not sure which.”

>What's your beef with me in particular? Let's have it out.”
>Are you still concerned about what happened with Tōsen?
>Offer a critique of his fighting style... it's fairly easy to do.
>Other/Write-in?

>>47137190

>Are you still concerned about what happened with Tōsen?
>Offer a critique of his fighting style... it's fairly easy to do.

>>47137190
>>Are you still concerned about what happened with Tōsen?
>>Offer a critique of his fighting style... it's fairly easy to do.

>>47137190
>What do you think you could have done better yourself? How can you avoid repeating these same situations in the future?

>>47137190
>>What's your beef with me in particular? Let's have it out.”
>>Are you still concerned about what happened with Tōsen?
>>Offer a critique of his fighting style... it's fairly easy to do.

>>47137190
>Are you still concerned about what happened with Tōsen?
>Offer a critique of his fighting style... it's fairly easy to do.

>>47137190
>Offer a critique of his fighting style... it's fairly easy to do.
and this:>>47137239

>>47137190
>Maybe you just need to change your approach or way of thinking. Use your strength in clever ways.

>>47137190
>Are you still concerned about what happened with Tōsen?
>Offer a critique of his fighting style... it's fairly easy to do.

...first Hitsugaya and now Komamura. They are all learning! I'm so proud!

>>47137190
>Offer a critique of his fighting style... it's fairly easy to do.
>Often times I see your sword manifest prior to the swing, making your attack easy to predict and read. what if you manifest Tenken's sword at the last second to maximize impact? Also, when you use bankai, you're often outside of tenken's giant armor which makes you vulnerable. So why not alter it in a way that when you do use bankai, your body is instead inside the giant armor like those mecha cartoon shows?

>>47137190
>Offer a critique of his fighting style... it's fairly easy to do.

>>47137239
>>47137290
Seconding these two as well.

I'm: >>47137291

>>47137190
>Are you still concerned about what happened with Tōsen?
>Offer a critique of his fighting style... it's fairly easy to do.

>>47137190
>>Are you still concerned about what happened with Tōsen?

"I cannot pretend to know anything of your relationship with Tōsen, but even I can see the wound is still raw."

Dude died before Komamura could question him about anything. The lack of closure's gotta be killing him

Also, sounds like he needs to brush up on his other skills, we should help with some remedial lessons on kido and such after we bury Muramasa.

>>47137190
>>47137290
supporting.

>>47137296
ooh this, if Kyokkō could be applied to Tenken, then's doge would have an invisible bankai, should go a long ways to scoring some hits on his enemies

>writing
>Riku may or may not be able to into advice

>>47137290
Or brush up on hakuda. Guy has the strength for it at least.

>>47137489
>expecting anon to come up with anything useful

These were the people who voted to use the water spell against fucking Hallibel. Honestly king

>>47137489
It's important for a character to have flaws!

Rolled 10, 8, 5 = 23 (3d10)

Rolling for how much we help.

>>47137601
Damn Riku can help

>>47137489
Binding kido to make it easier to hit with his slow attacks is one option
Or just hit faster. Or that one spell you cast through your blade, I'm kinda scared what would happen if he used it in Bankai

>>47137489
>>47137622
Basically, Kidou in general.

>>47137649
Sounds like a good idea

>>47137622
Or, skip offense entirely, go all in on defense. Go full MMO, become soul society's dedicated tank

>>47137701
He could probably pull that off, as well.

>>47137701
I like this idea.

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>>47137489
“Are you fishing for advice here?”

“Possibly.”

You sigh, mulling over your words as carefully as you ever do. “You're not actually a very good fighter.”

“Come again?”

“I mean you definitely have the strength to make use of hakuda, and you have to be able to use kidō or you wouldn't be a Captain. It just seems like you... you know. Don't. Instead it feels like you rely on landing a single hit that will immediately kill your opponent, which when your opponent is as fast as I am or as resilient as an arrancar usually is won't happen as reliably.”

“You also manifest Tenken at a distance, too long before the actual strike: that makes it really easy for someone to dodge. Not to mention the glaring weakness of your Bankai transferring damage to you.”

Komamura is silent for several long seconds, and until he speaks you're not sure what's going to come out of his mouth: gratitude or exasperation. “You don't hold back, do you.”

“Not in my nature,” you admit, “and it doesn't help anyone anyway.”

You draw Tenkotsuki from her new amboyna-burl sheath and demonstrate a few sweeping kata, interspersed with phantom strikes with your feet and fists before sheathing her once more. “Not to sound conceited, but you really need to come up with a comprehensive fighting system that takes best use of all of your skills as well as covering for your own limitations. The same way I have with my own sword.”

“I can see why Matsumoto grew so quickly,” Komamura grins, or at least you think that's what a wry grin looks like on a wolf's face. “You must have been a demanding teacher. Completely insensitive.”
>1/2

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>>47137788
“Hey, that's not fair,” you sigh. “I can be thoughtful sometimes.”

“Not often,” Tenkotsuki observes. “Mostly you are as demanding as he says, you simply surround yourself with those who can meet your demands. So it does not seem that way.”

“She's right you know,” Rosa agrees.

You smack the side of your head, prompting a confused look from your fellow Captain.

“Look, I know it's been bugging you,” you continue, “and there's no easy way to bring it up... so are you still bothered by Tōsen?”

“I am.”

>Tell me about him. What did you see in the man?
>Let me tell you about the man he chose to be.
>Other?

>>47137877
>Tell me about him. What did you see in the man?
>Let me tell you about the man he chose to be.

Let's compare.

>>47137877

>Tell me about him. What did you see in the man?
>Let me tell you about the man he chose to be.

>>47137897
Seconding.

>>47137877
>Tell me about him. What did you see in the man?
>Let me tell you about the man he chose to be.
>Other?
Offer to give him some lessons when there is time

>>47137877
>>Tell me about him. What did you see in the man?

>>47137877
>Tell me about him. What did you see in the man?

>>47137877
>Tell me about him. What did you see in the man? Then I can tell you the path he chose to be.
>why don't we go visit his grave? We can drink to the memories of what he could've been, and move on from his tragic passing.

>>47137877

>Tell me about him. What did you see in the man?
>Let me tell you about the man he chose to be.
>Other?

>>47137877
>Tell me about him. What did you see in the man? Then I can tell you the path he chose to be.
>why don't we go visit his grave? We can drink to the memories of what he could've been, and move on from his tragic passing.

>>47137945
This has my vote

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>vote, decide to just dick around and read about people on the wiki

>Gin's page, read his zanpakto stuff

>mfw

>>47138060
>Gin claims that his sword can extend itself up to 13 km (8.1 miles) at 500 times the speed of sound: exactly 171,500 meters per second in order to arrive at its full length in under 0.08 seconds

Jesus.

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>>47138060
Gin's one of the "normal" Captains who could potentially kill Riku... and for good reason. His zanpakuto is THAT broken.

>>47138135
Terrifyin' ain't it? That's not even its real party piece though.

>>47138135
It's probably faster and goes farther then that. then that. Cause do you expect gin to be honest about his zanpakuto abilities?

>>47138135
And even then, he hid the fact that it can kill by just nicking.

>>47138060
Hey Anon, if you really wanna see something insane, check out Shunsui and his zanpakutou.

>>47138195
bloody hell, that's the speed of which he kills is like he can choose which poison to pick and the rate in which it kills you. Like a venomous snake.

>>47138268
There's a reason why it's called "The God-Killing Spear".

>>47138256
Eh. His are mostly conditional or dangerous to him. Gin kind of just fucking kills you.

>>47138472
>Explain

>>47138472
>Explain

Don't hold out on doge

>>47138472
>Explain

>>47138472
>Explain
might as well come clean. Nemu did kinda spill the beans.

>>47138472
>>Explain
this.

>>47138472
>Explain

>>47138525
Did she? To whom/when?

I suspect that's why King took a while longer to write up, he may have to check the archives to keep the side plot details he's revealed IC and OOC straight.

>>47138472
>It's literally all fallen in place for you JUST now.
But we already figured that out when Nemu got caught and told us why Tosen defected.

>>47138472
>>Explain
I thought we had this come up before during our debriefing of Nemu? Anyway, we should bluntly tell him that since both the victim and the criminal weren't important the Central 46 simply had him privately assassinated rather than bothering to hold a trial. It happens all the time, which is one of the reasons why we don't particularly like the central 46.

>>47138544
>>47138550
Yeah, actually? This >>47138543

With the number of ask.fm questions/omakes/etc going on OOC I sometimes have trouble forgetting exactly who knows what IC. I'd forgotten that Nemu had told Riku precisely what had happened.

C'est la vie.

>>47138543
yes, she did.
From thread 52:
>“The failure of the Central 46 to arrest and try a member of the Sixth Division for the murder of his wife. The officer had a history of cruelty to subordinates and drunkenness.”
“Hey Riku,” Yoruichi muses, “doesn't that sound a lot like the first assassination mission I sent you on?” All eyes turn to your wife.“Was the officer's name... Seta? Really low seat?"All eyes turn to you. “Seta Hiko, Twentieth Seat,” Lieutenant Kurotsuchi confirms. “I believe the optimal word would be awkward?” You look up to see that Komamura has departed abruptly, no doubt in shock that the defection and death of a man he considered a friend was due entirely to a misplaced sense of vengeance. “Awkward” doesn't really seem to begin to describe that the Captain must be feeling right now.

>>47138612
Oh, fucking HELL.

I... need a few minutes. Mulligan.

>>47138638
Sooo, Second thread to make up for lost questing?

>>47138638
its cool. We can still tell him why the central 46 chose assassination: too lazy to hold a trial, never bothered to set up a court system so they don't have to handle basic murder cases. Maybe inspire him to help set up something resembling a functioning judicial system.

>>47138132
To be fair if the other boards a success we will be forced out of here

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>>47138649
It's about two paragraphs worth of retcon, so I may go an hour or two longer than last weekend. I might've done that anyway.

Sorry, folks. Unforced error on my part.

>>47138701
>changed picture name to KOH bitch tears

my fucking sides

>>47138638
“Let's compare notes,” you offer. “What about the man did you connect with? What was he like when you knew him?”

Komamura takes a moment to collect his thoughts. “When I first met him he was training at the Academy. He liked to train in private, same as I did, and we ended up sharing a secluded spot. He didn't judge me by my appearance at all, and he spoke such idealistic words about “justice”. His sincerity was what stayed with me.”

“And his philosophy about fearing his own sword?”

“Coming from him,” Komamura admits, “it seemed so genuine.”

“Did he ever tell you why he became a shinigami in the first place?” you ask, now honestly curious how well he even knew the man.

“He told me he wished to honor his friend,” Komamura explains. “A young woman who became a shinigami, and was killed by her husband, or so he told me.”

Oh.

That.

“We both now know that I killed that man, a long time ago,” you remind Komamura. “It seems increasingly like a misplaced sense of vengeance drove him from the beginning.”

“That it does,” he agrees. “I still have trouble believing the discrepancy, that a man who I admired for his sense of justice could be so blinded by anger.”

“Admittedly it's partly the fault of the Central 46,” you offer quietly. “If they were more competent as adjudicators they wouldn't need to resort to assassination so often.”

>Write-in
>Because fuck me, I'm punting this next bit while I sort my shit out.

>>47138759
Okay sure, Leave us out to hang again, And not the friendly kind of hang.

>>47138759
>why don't we go visit his grave? We can drink to the memories of what he could've been, and move on from his tragic passing. The best we can do is to help him be more at ease by telling him that he doesn't need to seek vengeance.

>>47138759
There is always more than one facet to a person Captain. Would it not be better to remember the man who fought for his friend as well as his faults?

>>47138759
Sometimes people hide their truest selves. I can count the number of entities who know my true face on both hands. Sometimes it is done to protect people, like what I, Yoruichi, or Gin did. Sometimes it is to hide avarice, hate and ambition from those who would oppose you, like Aizen or Tousen. Sadly while I do believe he DID want justice, to him justice was destroying the place that took the love of his life from him to the ground.

>>47138803
Don't look at it that way, anon. Look at it as a chance to really get into character. Think about what Riku would say from here, to a guy whose best and maybe only friend had such a warped view of justice that all he really cared about was revenge.

>>47138759
"I suspect Aizen preyed on that sense of vengance, twisted it to turn Tosen into his pawn. Ultimately, all we can do now is make the afterlife better so that there are no more tragic cases like Tosen in the future... and so Yoruichi doesn't have to deal with all those assassination orders."

>>47138872
Second. Deleted old second here>>47138863

>>47138759

Seconding >>47138833, add that those with the strongest emotions are the easiest to warp. The line between justice and vengeance is a narrow one, and if Tōsen could not even tell he's crossed that line, how could anyone else until it was too late?

>>47138759
>"I suspect Aizen preyed on that sense of vengance, twisted it to turn Tosen into his pawn. Ultimately, all we can do now is make the afterlife better so that there are no more tragic cases like Tosen in the future... and so Yoruichi doesn't have to deal with all those assassination orders."

>>47138872
Seconding

>>47138759
there's something that I've learned that has helped me throughout my life and career: the ability to judge character for who and what they really are beneath the surface.

>>47138973
>writing
There's some good stuff here, so I'll try and work it into something cohesive touching on several of the more important points.

>>47138759
If anything, a part of me wished to see what he could have become if he hadn't become swayed by his need for vengeance.

>>47139008
cool.

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>>47139008
“Sometimes we're not honest with the people around us,” you sigh, leaning against a wall for support. “Particularly when it comes to protecting our hearts. The human heart is a vulnerable and fragile thing... I can count the number of people who really know my heart on my fingers. But what's worse is when we aren't honest with ourselves: my guess is that at one point Tōsen really was the sort of person you thought you knew, back before his friend was killed. But because of the anger over that loss, and the Central 46's apparent failure to do anything about it, his sense of purpose became twisted. And it was those strong feelings that Aizen no doubt manipulated. He lost sight of his purpose, and became a willing pawn in Aizen's plot.”

“We may never really know for sure, since this is all speculation, but it IS a lesson to be learned. His failure only serves to remind me why I'm doing all this: to prevent the sort of suffering that twisted your friend and robbed him of his sense of meaning in life. Not to mention that if there were an actual judicial system Yoruichi could stop handling the assassinations.”

“Why does she agree to that, exactly?” Komamura asks thoughtfully. “I always assumed she was Kaname's opposite, killing driven by a false sense of justice.”

“She still kind of is,” you smirk. “She doesn't exactly enjoy it you know, she does it because it's a job that in the current system needs to be done... and she insists on exercising personal oversight. Were you aware that she picks and chooses which assassination orders to accept?”

“I was not.”

You nod. “Sometimes she sends the orders back to the Central 46 due to the absence of a sufficient case, instead choosing arrest.”

“You seem quite fond of her,” Komamura observes.

>I am.
>More than you realize.
>I was her Lieutenant, remember?
>Other?

>>47139295
>I am.

>>47139295
>>I am.

>>47139295
>I am.

>>47139295
>>I am.

>>47139295
>I am.

>>47139295
>I was her Lieutenant, remember?
dodge the marriage issue.
if he presses further:
>*"smile" while flicking open one of our swords* please keep this quiet. I would like to keep this a private affair as would she.

>>47139347
OW the edge!

>>47139338
>>47139337
>>47139336
>>47139332
>>47139330
anons. please. we don't need any more bombs dropped.

>>47139295
>And she's just as fond of me :^)

>>47139295
>I am.

She's good people.

>>47139377
Anon, Komamura was fond of Tosen. Chill.

>>47139432
Oh. OHHHHHHH.

>>47139432
>>47139492
get your minds out of the gutter.

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>>47139295
You smile to yourself. “You're not wrong, Sajin. Fancy that, right? I have friends and family, almost like I'm a normal person.”

“You know,” the giant Captain begins, “Tetsuzaemon was right. As abrasive as you can be a times, and as much as I disagree with some of your decisions, it's clear that your heart is not as weak as Kaname's was. And I'm certain that it's in the right place.”

“Perhaps...”

A ringing from your pants interrupts the moment, and you notice a black butterfly flutter next to Komamura's head.

“Yeah?” you demand when you flip your denreishinki open. “What's going on?”

“It's Urahara,” the voice on the other line greets you. “We've made contact with Muramasa. He's in Karakura town.”

Great. Your condition isn't at peak yet, but it seems like Muramasa has chosen his moment to act.

>Go now?
>Make an alternate arrangement before going?
>Something that doesn't fall into those two categories?

>>47139530
>>Go now?

>>47139530
>>Make an alternate arrangement before going?

>>47139530
>Go now?

>>47139530
>Go now?

>>47139530
>>Go now?

>>47139530
>Go now?

>>47139539
... such as?

>>47139530
>go now, offer to finish our conversation with Komamura later, perhaps with some sparring?

>>47139573
enter the field under kyokko

>>47139647
Actually this might be a decent time to try going for a stealth sucker-punch if we have someone capable of being big and distracting for us.

Though if Murasama has gone full shadowruns about us, then it might be fruitless

>>47139530
>>Go now?

Maybe check and see if Tenkotsuki plans on sealing herself again, she wasn't actually under his influence so she wouldn't necessarily be inoculated. It would be bad to lose her and not expect it.

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>>47139647
Suggestion accepted.

>>47139530
>writing
>dice+1d12, taking the second linked roll

Rolled 12 (1d12)

>>47139788

Rolled 6 (1d12)

>>47139788

Rolled 2 (1d12)

>>47139788

Rolled 3 (1d12)

>>47139788

Rolled 9 (1d12)

>>47139788

>>47139797
oh hai byakuya.

>>47139797
Interesting. On the list of scenarios to drop in on this one was... definitely a thing.

>3d10, best of three.

Rolled 5, 1, 8 = 14 (3d10)

>>47139893
Triple 10s?

Rolled 7, 10, 2 = 19 (3d10)

>>47139893

Rolled 6, 4, 8 = 18 (3d10)

>>47139893

Rolled 5, 4, 1 = 10 (3d10)

>>47139893

>>47139899
quit invoking rng's name for vanity's sake.

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>Riku sees something extremely disturbing
>writing

>>47139961
Well that's ominous.

>>47139961
>Byakuya taking it up the ass from his zanpakto now?

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>>47139961

>>47139984
It's been ages since I've seen that.

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>>47139984
Oh god, not that pic again.

>>47139961
>extremely disturbing

Current theories:
>Stumbled into Shinji's Rape Cave and Ichigo's the gimp.
>Found Urahara attempting to replicate Yoruichi's animal transformation and got stuck halfway.
>Unohana. Just Unohana.

>>47140038
>Unohana. Just Unohana.
more like Zaraki shagging Unohana

>>47140061
Eugh, yeah that would involve a lot of blood wouldn't it.

>>47140061
>implying its not Unohana pegging Zaraki while Yachiru cheers them on

>>47140038
Maybe a giant zanpakto party with cake and a big WELCOME RIKU TO DIE banner.

>>47140061
>walk in
>see this
>run off into the night screaming incoherent gibberish

>>47140109
That's not disturbing, that's just silly.

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>>47140108
Jesus christ.

>>47140137
>Yachiru stays on Zaraki's shoulder the entire time

>>47140197
>She's giving him tips. Good ones.

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>>47140061
>>47140108

What the issue? Unohana is a very pretty lady.

>implying we aren't going to see OMGs dick with veins bigger than our fingers

Dude's ripped.

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>>47140076
>>47140061
>>47140038
>>47140113
>>47140108
>>47140240
>Riku's face when
>>47140212
>>47140197
>>47140137

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>>47139961
“It'll have to wait,” you tell Komamura with a curt nod. “Now you'll get to see the side of my heart I reserve for those who threaten what I cherish.”

“If you don't mind I would like a chance to spar against you some time,” Komamura asks, “when this is all over.”

“Sure,” you agree. “Any time Zaraki's not already trying his luck.”

Before leaving for the living world you shroud yourself with Bakudō #26: Kyokkō, hoping it will give you a strategic edge. Then you rip open a garganta and step through, emerging somewhere in the wooded hills on the north edge of Karakura town. You immediately sense there's been a fight here, and head towards the aftermath.

On the ground lie Yasutora Sado and Ishida Uryū, both having clearly been felled by a much stronger opponent. There are no signs that Ishida was even able to fight back, and Sado's right arm has been largely reduced to splinters and pulp. Or at least that's how it appears to you through the thin veneer of golden-orange energy projected over it in an elongated field.

Near the two humans kneels a young girl with brilliant blonde hair: one of Tatsuki's friends from school, the one who got shot with a mind-controlling seed by a hollow not long before Ichigo fought that Gillian. She seems too intent to notice you even were it not for the spell, and you take a moment to watch.

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Yn9hRYFwg

Sado's mutilated arm slowly begins to rebuild itself. Her power is healing? No... it's not healing at all. The way it's moving and the form it takes is completely wrong, it's shaping the matter itself. It's literally reversing the wound, to a point where it's as if the initial injury never happened in the first place.

She must have heard the gasp, because she cranes her head and looks for the source of the sound.

“Who's there?” she demands in a quavering, uncertain voice. “If you're there, show yourself!”
>1/2

>>47140273
You peel back part of your disguise, prompting a surprised yelp.

“You... your name was Orihime, wasn't it?”

“Yes,” she nods. “And you were Kusajishi?”

How does she even remember you? Ichigo's classmates were supposed to have mostly had their memories of you and Rukia wiped. Is it possible... no, that's the only explanation. Her own abilities must have unconsciously reversed her own mental state to a point before her memory was altered.

You sense a battle is brewing between Byakuya and an unfamiliar shinigami, which must be the senior Kuchiki freed by Muramasa. Other shinigami are arriving as well, and you can feel the world around you strain from the force of dozens if not hundreds of hollows pushing through the dangai to converge on the battlefield.

“Those powers,” Tenkotsuki mutters. “What she is doing defies the limits set for mere mortals. How is such a thing even possible?”

“I don't know,” you frown, “but as soon as Muramasa's dead I think we need to find out.”

"Hm?" the strange girl with the impossible ability looks at you in blissful ignorance. "Are you talking to me?"

>>47140273
OH GOD DAMNIT!

Well that was underwhelming.

Well. This will be fun.

>>47140273
>>47140295
well...... shit.

>>47140295
Well, Riku did in fact see some shit.

Well well well?

>>47140322
>>47140329
>>47140295
That girl will be the death of anyone/everyone if she or her powers fall into the wrong hands. It's too OP/broken to exist in this world.

>>47140295
And that's where I'll have to end tonight. No SoZ tomorrow, as I will be engaged all day and won't have the chance to prepare anything ahead of time. I might not even be back in time to start a thread at all. Next weekend looks better though, as I sorted out my stupid schedule so I no longer have to be in three different countries at once.

Archive's up, and thanks for playing!

>>47140322
I'm sorry you felt that way, but let's face it. Suddenly discovering Orihime's abilities IC and recognizing them for what they are? Straight from the mouth of a semi-divine being, who says that this should literally be impossible?

The whole thing has FAR more sinister implications than in canon.

>>47140376
>And that's where I'll have to end tonight.
What happened to continuing for a while longer like you said?

>>47140376
Thanks for running!

>>47140376
I was expecting something weird. Like Yammy "playing" with his dog.

>>47140376
don't tell me we're heading into lovecraftian old god territory like Hollow Redux Quest. The moment Azure went into that sort of shit along with biblical Lucifer was the point I wanted off the ride.

>>47140376
pastebin queen pls!

>>47140411
Agreed, Really hope King doesn't go that route.

>>47140376
>The whole thing has FAR more sinister implications than in canon.

Time manipulation has always been broken and in a quest where divine beings are looking in she would get the wrong type of attention.

It is likely only under the control of select gods.

>>47140376
>No SoZ tomorrow, as I will be engaged all day
Mother's Day, I'm guessing?

>>47140376
Thanks for running, I look forward to the next session!

>>47140411

Don't think so, Shinto gods have enough shit happening without importing trouble.

>>47133146
>>>/qst/

>>47140391
I went a bit more than an hour longer than has been usual. 6 hours is my norm, and I hit a solid stopping point at 7.

>>47140401
Yeah, not that kind of weird.

>>47140411
We're going into non-bleach territory, but no Old Gods will be present. Shinto and Buddhist concepts however will be introduced at a greater rate now that Riku has stepped into that world. Not to the point of ramming it down your throats I hope, but a definite undercurrent.

>>47140460
is there even a shinto deity in the current pantheon that takes domain over the flow of time?

>>47140411
To be fair Azure was drunk most of the time he was running HQR

>>47140483
You'd have to be to run that pile.

>>47140376
I think being aware of Orihime's abilities is great.

>She can heal anything
>4th division is now obsolete
>Stick them all on bodyguard duty for Orihime, as she is now soul society's healbot
>Let Unohana off the chain
>???
>profit

>>47140376
>>47140295
was her healing power of divine origin? Because For both Riku and Tenkotsuki to recognize it at the same time means that something serious has gone down in the divinity department 2 floors above heaven.

>>47140475
There's a Shinto god for practically everything. Can't remember the relevant name off the top of my head though.

A few examples of the sort of detail that's already there in the narrative: look at the relationships between the natures each Shunkou user possesses, taken from the traditional Chinese elements. To some degree it mirrors their own interactions and characteristics. Similarly consider the fact that there "Aizen" is the Japanese name for a Buddhist Wisdom King. Some (though not all) of the imagery associated with Aizen Myō-ō actually suits Aizen the character. Other similar characteristics and references apply to other characters in SSQ as well.

So a lot of it is shit you may or may not even notice until it becomes relevant.

I just want to see who Ichigo waifus. So then I can know if Tatsuki wins the virginbowl or not.

>>47140624
>ook at the relationships between the natures each Shunkou user possesses,
What's our new one based off of? I don't seem to remember nay ice gods.

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>>47140624
>all that fluff
>actually makes sense
>100% from historic sources and cultures
>Queen actually doing historic research to make all the BS make sense.
>mfw

>>47140113
This was Azien's plan all along

>>47140739
>>>/out/
Fuck off shit for brains, there's no rule yet about quests being ban from /tg/.

>>47140739
You're too late anyway, the thread's already over.