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Sat Jul 14, 2018 12:38 pm

"Ororororo!" Flash stepping in and out of the way of others was but a simple idea for the young Shinigami girl. Her right foot took the lead and then she would make another step with her left and her image would blur the worlds until Smack!

Dazed, the ditzy blonde held the top of her head cursing lightly as she rubbed the tender area where she slammed into the wall. Sure enough, she was not fast enough to just phase through solid material; how on earth would anyone be able to do that anyone? This was not a comic book world. Settling the blur in her eyes and the ache over her shoulder, the woman took a step backwards from the wall she just hit and the sun blinded her eyes as her red lips smirked and revealed pristine teeth.

With her hand placed on the butt of her katana, the woman sharply turned on her feet and slid her free hand over the length of her hair to smooth it over one ear. There was a lot of getting used to now that she was an unseated member of the Squad Two, why they let such a woman such a ditz in the Stealth Force was beyond questionable, but she had some pull with it. Despite what one might think, even if she was just a beginner, she had the potential to do great and awesome things.

Sure, she might be a little flighty, a little airheaded, but what she lacked there she made up with gut instincts and what enjoyed and thrilled her more was the acts of kindness that was showed to her when she lived in the Rukongai. While Dhalia was reflecting on these old memories, she found herself walking aimlessly around. Hands over her head as she moved with simple elegance, the female Shinigami let all stress from her body fade away with a single sigh from her lips.

Captain of the Stealth Force was a little busy at the moment, of course he would be busy being a Captain and all, and they had yet to meet properly. So she was left to her own devices for the time being. Long nailed raked through her hair as she gave it a small shake, the blonde coming into her silver blue eyes and shielding some of the damning sunlight.

The woman moved with fluid grace now, her hips in a gentle sway that was not over doing it so much to cause attention or stares at her features, but enough of a gait that fit her personality. The slow shuffle of her feet dragged her along the inner wall of the Seireitei as her skin bathed in the heat of the sun. Perhaps she could find someone who was willing to go some distance with her and perhaps teach her a little something- something! Oh! That would be a fantastic idea in itself!

The Shinigami stopped and folded her arms under her chest, one hand brought up to bite her finger lightly as she thought of a wonderful plan! "Yes! If I can get someone to teach me a little something, maybe the Captain will be impressed with me instead of finding me as a burden. I am part of the Stealth Force now, I should start learning some of the more advanced techniques."

Her words were soft and delicate as she spoke to herself, yet out loud. But she wasn't within ear shot of anyone, or at least she didn't see anyone around. Dhalia was a flighty creature though. She didn't think of things too thoroughly and her mouth has got her in trouble more times than she could count. Sighing dramatically, Dhalia turned on a heel and nearly slipped, arms flailing before she caught herself on the wall and noticed that her sandal had come off.

With blonde in her eyes, she drew in breath and blew upwards from the scattered, errant locks that had fallen out of place. Holding a hand up against the wall and the other reaching down to put her sandal back, Dhalia's day...well, this was pretty much the normal.

Sat Jul 14, 2018 2:45 pm

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The Flame Of Hope

Artist: Carrotwine - Song: Dark Side Of The Road

Sitting around, Cultivating with all the many cheats she had at her disposal, she tried to add some progress to the third rank of Yu-Shan. it had been a long time since her last rank, relatively speaking. Her soul was thrice as potent towards feeding it, the tattoo went a good distance, her bridges and Ruin also...she really did need a cultivation technique though. And more money. The gem in her Dantian helped the Black Gold pills be better than normal, but they were still not considerable enough to push her powers to the needed boundary, and Ci only ever gave her that one Yu-Shan pill. The rest were to be bought at truly crippling expense.

She was, however, pulled out of her trance by the sound of someone smacking into a wall. She had sharp ears, and while the hustle and bustle of that down below wasn't a huge bother, smacking into a wall was...a strange noise. She recovered nicely though, and even proclaimed herself ready for the more advanced techniques. Hoho was never her masterpiece, she relied more on herself and The Wind for speed, but she wasn't terrible at it. Standing up, she vanished in what was quickly becoming the masterful Wind-Becoming-Stride that she made made after seeing Jaden move. If anyone was speaking of cheating, it was him and how he cheated with his movement.

"So, you think you are ready to learn Utsusemi huh? So that means you have passed the Puddle Test and you can clear the Beep Exam with flying colours?" Ulv smiled to herself. That drive and want really echoed Mirja of Old, and for that reason alone, Ulv was going to extend a hand to see just how well she could do her steps.

Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:44 pm

Dhalia turned her face, expression bewildered as if she had no idea the woman of red hair was talking to her. The Shinigami faced her, but she looked around to see if there was anyone else she might have been talking to. Nope. She was the only one standing there so it must have been her she was speaking to. The blonde gave a laugh and snorted a little as she was quite amused by the words chosen by the stranger.

"The Puddle Test? Beep Exam? Hahaha! You are a riot!" Honestly, Dhalia thought the woman was being funny and silly using such words. The Shinigami had a good laugh, placing both her hands at her hips and shaking her head, "I thought you were serious for a moment! I mean, I know I am blonde and all...but even I know whatever you said doesn't exist."

The female gathered herself up, long fingers stroked the blonde atop her hair as she gave the woman a look over. Her icy blue eyes examined the tuft of red hair that was in contrast to the rest of her body. She looked fit, athletic, but she looked a little out of place as well. Gnawing on her lower lip a little, Dhalia didn't see any amusement on the woman's face. Clearly there was a mistranslation here between the two.

"Oh!? Were you serious?" She asked, "I- I thought you were just teasing me or something with those words. They don't sound like Shinigami training styles. I mean, I guess, I am a little new around here but I took the Academy Training and I never heard of the Beep Exam. Coming from someone who has never heard of that before, you can see why that is a little amusing." She gave a chuckle and shook her head.

With a smile across her red lips, Dhalia took another step forward, her hand was out and reaching for the other's hand, "Ah, forgive me. I honestly was just chatting to myself. My name is Dhalia. I am a new member of Squad Two. Just recently got here into the Seireitei. Don't think I caught your name, Honey."

With her red lips spread thin across her face, Dhalia was always up for meeting new people. Despite being in the Stealth Force, the woman was as social any other person, she had no secrets about her, and she wore everything out in the open for anyone to see. She was not exactly good at hiding or being secretive, but she had her other skills which could be benefiting of the Stealth Force.

"Perhaps you can teach me a little of these things you mentioned? I am pretty fresh from the oven, and I would love to do something to show off my skills to for the Captain! I am a very good student!" That was a partial lie, Dhalia was fairly decent when it came to things being serious, but her skills lacked a certain academic charm. That is if she had the attention span to learn something new. But when it came down to business the ditzy blonde could be seen to throw a surprise or two at her opponent. It was always good to have a wide variety of tools in her bag of tricks. And who knows, maybe she could possibly get a friend out of this deal too!

It was clear she had not met too many people in the Seireitei, plenty of men have oogled her since getting here but that was pretty much a done deal wherever she goes. It was ok to oogle anyways...she enjoyed the attention people gave her, made her feel special and warm and ho--

Well if things went well here, maybe she could invite the ginger to a drink or ten and make a bond. Unless this woman felt threatened by her, of course that would be silly. All women were threatened by Dhalia, she was just too hot to handle most of the time. A smug grin on her face as she moistened her lips, a vacant expression on her face as she daydreamed about something.

Sat Jul 14, 2018 4:01 pm

The Flame Of Hope

Artist: Carrotwine - Song: Dark Side Of The Road

Ulv stood as the woman made her speel about Ulv talking shit. Which, was sorta shit, it wasn't anything anyone else would know. But at the same time, it was shit that Ulv did herself. The two really did exist, and she would really use them to test if someone was worth teaching the advanced Shunpo techniques. So she just silently loomed over the woman, her eyes staring like daggers and her Reiatsu - entirely unlike anything she had ever felt, a bit of Hollow, a bit of Shinigami, and a bit of something else making the previous two feel off and unable to be accurately pin-pointed - filled the immediate vicinity.

"Generally I am always serious when it comes to these sort of situations. They are two tests I personally use to ensure a woman has the speed, control, and stamina to be taught the advanced styles. They are, after all, nothing to sneer at" She then demonstrated. A few seconds of staring at her without even blinking, and Ulv suddenly was not in her shirt, merely vanished and had it drift slowly to the ground. "You are very fresh from the oven. You can't even Shunpo to the 80th District yet. So instead, show me how far you can go. I shall measure not only your speed, but your footwork and your conviction. Fall shy of my expectations and you can find another to teach you" she said, picking up her shit and waiting for the woman to begin.

Sat Jul 14, 2018 4:40 pm

Dhalia got the idea right off the bat, this one was going to be a tough nut to crack. She was pretty serious, even the spiritual pressure was giving off waves of warning as she peered at Dhalia. She made a dry laugh and scratched the back of her head out of a nervous fidget, "This chick needs a chill pill or something..." Obviously the Shinigami was not one to do too much work, she was more a lazy sort of Shinigami but she still got her work done...Mostly.

Dhalia folded her arms, it was pretty clear this woman didn't want to make acquaintainces if she was just going to be a waste of time. The woman thought about it for a moment, she needed this to work out if she wanted to impress the Captain. And if she wanted to do just that, she might have to push herself a little in order to make the Ginger happy.

The blonde woman noticed a flutter of a shirt falling short of the ground. All she felt was the wind caress her cheek and ruffle her hair, then she appeared once more with a small lecture. Such a demanding voice, but it was for a good cause. Dhalia turned with that thick red smile on her face and nodded, "Alright. You wanna see what I can do, eh?"

Dhalia took in a deep breath and relaxed her body, she loosened her body up with a good wiggle of her arms and bent her knees and extended her legs. With a small wink, and a blow of a kiss, she was gone in the wind. Dhalia sped through Seireitei with her her Flash Step. She was bounding across roof top to roof top having the wind push through her hair and her garments snapping from the movements of her body and the wind. That never ending smile twisted and turned upright into a sharp expression.

Her feet were quick and she watched where she was going. Bobbing in and out of her flesh step, the expelling of force was starting to take a toll on her thighs and legs as they started to burn through her body. Her chest was going in and out as she was taking shallow breaths. Yep, this was exercise alright and one she was not fundamentally doing on a day to day basis. But she fought through the burning sensation and her legs until.

Wham, crack, split, crash! It was a little too much for the young Shinigami. Dhalia had found herself upside down against a wall, feet up in the air and head and body against the ground. She groaned loudly as her body slumped and then crashed as she stared up at the sun, her breathing was heavy as she attempted to collect herself up off the ground, "Shit, that really hurt...I'm ok!" Dhalia moved slowly getting back up on her feet and attempted to pop whatever joints that made their way out.

With a low rumbling tone from her mouth, she swept the hair away from her eyes and bent over with her hands over her knees and took several deep breaths. She held up her hand and pointed upwards to give herself a moment, "Yep...Was not expecting to crash into a wall...again. Listen, I am probably not going to be the best student. I am a little lazy, perhaps I had one too many drinks the night before, but this is important to me. I just need to build up that stamina like you said, maybe we can go back to basics and do some of the..."

She was going to say easier stuff because that would have been a helluva lot more fun than going full blast through the Soul Society. She had stopped herself though and gave an apologetic look, "I don't think I met your standards, huh?"

Sat Jul 14, 2018 5:11 pm

The Flame Of Hope

Artist: Carrotwine - Song: Dark Side Of The Road

Following the young girl, Ulv had to admit for someone fresh out of the academy, she had a decent amount of speed. Her footwork was rudimentary and her body was putting to much energy into each take off,however. So clearly there was only one source of this speed, and it made itself known when she lost control of it, and crashed into a nearby wall. Ulv gently landed in front of her, barely disturbing the dust as she touched down, and shook her head softly.
"You do not. You are putting far too much strength into it" Ulv told the woman. Internally, she laughed at that, since that was Mirja's very flaw that was pointed out by Jaeden. But at the same time Mirja had her own movement technique and it wasn't Shunpo at all. So, swings and roundabouts.

"Shunpo is not about force, it is about grace. Hoho means Agility, not Strength. You kick off the ground too hard and that in turn put a compounding strain on your legs that eventually mounts up in them buckling and you going arse-over-tit into a wall" she then charged her fist with with Three Thunder Fist, and smashed a tremendous hole in the wall that she had smashed into. Bigger than she expected, but hey, broken walls could just be brushed off as a demonstration of her idea for Ibiki later.

"The mightiest fist in the universe is inferior to a breath of wind, if it can not strike it's target. You learn not to kick off the earth, but Grasp it. Feel it's size, share in it's Majesty, and then release yourself from it's tether. And just as important, is to master the return to the Earth. It is this that makes you fail. Because you do not have the heart to give what is required to learn what your mouth requests. Your desire for skill is shallow and without drive. It comes from your mouth alone. Your heart is silent, on this matter"

Sat Jul 14, 2018 5:40 pm

Looking behind her, she pointed with her thumb to the wall, "Yeah? Tell that to the wall you just demolished. I don't think wind can do that." With her hands on her hips, she erected herself and stood silently while pondering on the words the woman spoke. She sighed, much of what she was saying was going over the blonde's head. She was not into philosophy or anything of that nature, she did everything from instinct so far. Being tutored to do something one way and then going about it another was pretty much how she did things.

With the sweat dripping off her brow, Dhalia wiggled each of her legs to get the feeling back in them. It was no doubt, the other woman had amazing ability and power, none of which Dhalia had. She grunted lightly under her breath, she was easily jealous of those who showed off but at the same time she didn't want to just give up. Harsh words echoed around her as she seemed to fall into that category as a failure.

She held her head in her hands and smeared the sweat from her face, and shook her head, "It is not because I am shallow. I want to do it so I am not made a laughing stock from the others. I barely passed my exams, I am decent as far as Academics go but..." the woman shrugged her shoulders.

She was having a pity party but no one seemed to understand how hard with was grasp such basic skills. It was easy to see by doing, and she just thought that her speed was good enough as it was. The Captain would probably think the same thing, just some stupid blonde that got lucky into finding a place as a Shinigami. Defeated look on her face, Dhalia shook her head, the mental pangs of being so clumsy seemed to be her downfall.

She muttered the word 'no,' under her breath, her silvery blue eyes shimmered lightly like a washed gemstone and turned her back on the female, "Grasp the Earth, right?" Dhalia repeated the lesson, even if it was something small and trivial she would try again. She had to try again.

With the tip of her sandal digging lightly into the ground's surface, and with a more serious take on the lesson, Dhalia blurred from view once more. The smallest kick off the planet was enough to shuttle her forward. Instead of using the power as she was instructed to be too much effort, Dhalia decided to put little effort into it.

Wind was free flowing element, it was bound to wrap you up and send you where you needed to go. All you needed was a destination and the rest would follow. She kept this in mind as she was bounding in and out of her Flash Steps. She was a little more precise with her movements, allowing energy to build around her and control it to make her thrusting movements more applicable. She didn't feel like her lungs were burning from the deep intakes of air, and her legs seemed to have warmed up now making things glide more easily through.

A smile on her lips once more, Dhalia forgot what it was like to just enjoy the course of moving at high speeds, to have that wind in her hair, to have the cold snap of wind against her clothing. She stopped with a shallow pant as she turned to see if the other had followed her, perhaps the execution was a little better than last time unless she decided it was not worth the time to tutor Dhalia. She knew more than enough of that and would not find any hard feelings if the two would not meet up again.

Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:12 pm

The Flame Of Hope

Artist: Carrotwine - Song: Dark Side Of The Road

"If you don't think the wind can do that to a wall, you clearly need to get out more. I can show you what the Wind can do to an entire mountain. But it truly doesn't matter what you can do, if you can't do what you need to do. Strength without drive, speed without direction, haste without destination. Nothing is greater than the despair these existences cause" she took a breath, and then stepped out of the way so that the girl could do her thing. Watching her, and considering that she had been told the concept less than a minute ago, Ulv knew several people who would call her a liar.

The woman picked it up as if she had been practising her entire life for it. How did someone so talented barely pass the Academy? Unless she never cared to apply her heart to what she did. Either way, she was good at the execution. Maybe she would discover The Wind of her own accord with this talent. Ulv was happy to see there was still someone in the new generation that could match her for drive and desire. However, when Dhalia turned around to see if Ulv was following her, there was nothing. No muscle-bound woman as far as the eye could see.

An abandonment would be quite dejecting until she turned back to the front and Ulv was simply there. Not the slightest hint that she had taken off or landed.
"To be able to pick up that in an instant and execute it in such a perfect manner makes you nothing short of an unparalleled genius. The likes of which the Seireitei hasn't seen in four hundred years. You just need to work on your stamina and physical fortitude a great deal. This way of moving puts tremendous strain on your body, and will cripple you if overused" she told her, before reaching out to carry her in a bridal style.

"Now, let me show you what to aspire for. Everyone moves forward faster when they can accurately picture the horizon in their mind" she told the woman, setting her body and getting ready. Then, strangely, she began to sing. A voice unlike the one used to talk, it was angelic, like ringing bells. As if it had been made to perfection rather than something Ulv had practised and trained with.
"The god that flies on the wind exchanges an oath with fate. The god travels on the wind with its roaring wings~"

The song seemed to whip up the wind around them, a road crafted in front of them, and then Ulv took off. All at once the world became a blur. Ulv moved so fast that there was a cracking noise, like a boom ringing out. Faster, faster than she could see, faster than she could think, faster than she could feel. Speed was such a glorious thing.

Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:54 pm

"Genius? Me? Hahaha~" her voice filled with laughter from the other woman's compliment. She blushed from it but shook her head, "No, I don't think it has anything to do with that. I just relied more on my instinct and intuition rather than brute strength to drive myself. I do much better when I am not thinking about what I am doing. I just cleared my head and followed through."

Dhalia didn't think of herself special in any sort of way and perhaps the Ulv was just exaggerating to make her feel better. But what surprised her was the fact that she was lifted off the ground and carried in her arms. Well...that was new and different. Her arm swung around Ulv's neck and her other hand reached to grab hold causing her body to melt into the heat between the two. Ulv was saying something to the blonde Shinigami but she was too caught up in the heat of the moment until she heard her sing.

Oh and did she had a beautiful voice, you would not have expected such a woman with such an athletic build would be able to use such a tone of voice that would it make angels weep. But there it was, it almost made Dhalia swoon from it all and in that singular moment they were in the wind. The action caused her hair to blow wildly into the wind. She couldn't help but laugh like a girl as they sped in flight of feet. It was an incredible feeling to be see the world such a way, this woman was deffinetly a super Grand Master or something, someone who deffinetly had a strong understanding of speed and wind.

She was fluent in the technique, and as the energy boomed around them, Dhalia held on just a little longer drawing in the appreciation that this woman would possibly become a teacher to her. She had everything she wanted from one as well; patience and understanding. But it was upto Dhalia to fulfill the lessons and take them in stride. Her red lips smiled, and her eyes turned to face the woman while the wind billowed against their bodies. She squinted lightly as she looked at Ulv, "You are a wonderful person for helping me. I should really pay you back somehow, and I don't mean to take up all your time, but do you think you can help me train a little more? This speed, this passion...I would like to Master it as well."

Of course at the speed they were going, and the momentum they were creating around them, Dhalia had to speak in a louder tone to be heard. But hopefully she was heard and didn't have to repeat that all over again. But until then she would enjoy this small ride as they flew through the air at lightning fast speeds, she just couldn't get over the fact that there were people who could do this so easily and with so little effort; Dhalia seemed to always come short when it meant going the distance.

But now she had a reason to do so. A drive. A passion for it. And for whatever reason, fate or destiny, these two were brought close together to share this special moment of time. Dhalia once more looked at Ulv and mouthed the words 'Thank you' to her and nestled into the space as they zipped around.

Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:50 am

The Flame Of Hope

Artist: Carrotwine - Song: Dark Side Of The Road

After a bit of moving, Ulv set her down, and smiled. A few hundred miles from the Seireitei, but what was life without a bit of challenge.
"There we go. A nice show of what to root for. Push to the horizons and you'll see yourself become all that you wish to be. I, shall see you later probably. I don't really hang around here all that often. So you might run into me or you might not, either way, things may happen probably. Who knows" After that confusing and cryptic statement, Ulv kicked off and was gone without a trace.

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