The King's Death

Chapter 18:Underground Training

We all stepped onto the dirt to find the Vizards sitting in a half circle around Ichigo's body that was rigid and still. His Zanpakuto was laid across his lap in its Bankai form. A soft ball of multicolored energy was in front of Ichigo near his knees and the Vizards were sitting with their heads bowed forward. They all looked up as Chains started forming around his zanpakuto and his zanpakuto started rattling and changing on his lap.

The thin black blade twists around his hand coming up the side of his hand and lengthen into a thinner version of his Bankai. The chain releases and slithers across his arm wrapping around his other wrist and hanging barely touching the floor with the dark bloody red tip of a pear head at the end. It moves across the floor creating a soft line in the dirt. The chain changes to a blood red color as well and then his eyes flare open covered in a bright blue light. Wind picks up around us and the group falls to their knees against his spirit pressure. His hair moves around his head wildly and he bows his head to the ground. The chain begins to spin in his hand and it beings to glow a dull red. Each time it hits the ground the ground turns red for a moment before it fades. His blade flares up in black and the pieces that are around his hand shorten and lengthen into his regular Bankai aside from three lone spikes sticking out from the side. He turns to Shinji and Shinji takes position pulling on his mask. They go at each other full force using their attacks. The chain flashes before moving toward Shinji fast than most of us can see. It smashes into the rocks behind Shinji as he ducks just in time. The rocks shatter and fly back with the force of the chain hitting them. It shots back at Ichigo and he catches the chain allowing it to swing behind him and spin again. They battle with their swords and without a word stop slowing down until they are at barely moving. Ichigo stands up straight and so does Shinji they smirk at each other and then their blades slowly disappear from their grasps. The sheath their sealed swords and we stare at them in shock.

"Man that was awesome!" Ichigo says laughing as he and Shinji walk back to the rest of the Vizards who are still sitting perfectly still with their ball of energy still swimming in front of them. Except now I don't see any yellow in the mix. Ichigo and Shinji sit down forming a tight circle and black sweeps from Ichigo and yellow from Shinji. Both colors join the mix and swirl about for a moment before returning to each person quickly. They all stand and grin at each other.

"I like your sword Ichigo it's awesome!" Hiyori says as they walk toward us. Ichigo nods and laughs softly with them.

"Yes the chain had so much power!" Rose says clapping him on the shoulder.

"Ichigo that thing is scary when it's coming at you; I'm guessing that part of Hichigo's power?" He nods slowly and smirks at him.

"Yeah it is crazy isn't it?" He mutters smiling. They stop in front of us and Nii-sama looks to them both confused and speechless. They look to him and he speaks slowly.

"What was that thing you were just doing with the ball of energy?" He says looking directly at them all. Hiyori yawns slowly and turns to Shinji.

"Hey I'm going to get some sleep you and Ichigo can explain right?" Shinji nods and all the other Vizards walk off up the steps yawning and talking as they went.

"Captain Kuchiki that was something we learned to do a long time ago when Rose and I would fight. Since our combined spirit pressure was so great we read up on direct way to deflect it from others. This was something we found and tried. It's a barrier created in the form of that ball. Any person who'd energy is in it is not effect by the spirit pressure around them while watching a fight. They are rendered still in every sense of the word but they can still see everything at is going on around them and use all of their senses. The people who are not within the group are not allowed to see the movement of the people within it. Ichigo and I were part of the circle when it began but when we began to fight we withdrew our energy from it. We had to rejoin to end it unless of course someone was attacked during the circle then it would automatically end." The other members of the soul society nod and walk out to begin training.