Re: Purpose [Shura/Rangiku]

Mon Aug 12, 2024 9:19 am

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Shura shook her head once more "All within this division choose who they fight against, If they choose to fight someone beyond their capabilities it is on them and no one else. While other squads coddle and baby their members to 'foster growth', those who take combat seriously foster strength by fighting and pushing themselves."

Shura paused for a moment before she continued "Tell me, Rangiku, What do you personally know of treachery? and I do not mean Aizen. His treachery was not a personal slight, it was a slight against all that was, is, and ever will be. I mean a treachery that was targeted at you specifically..." Her eyes narrowed, as she extended her arm and Zanpakuto, pointing it towards the ground "I ask you this, because if you haven't, you will never reach me. But if you have, if you know what it means to be personally betrayed, how about we simply put these ideals of ours to the test? Your Growth versus My Strength, if your method truly is superior then you should be able to topple me with relative ease."

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Tue Aug 13, 2024 9:38 pm

"Personal strength matters little if you have no one to pass it on to. I treat every new division member as a plant that needs proper care to grow. Regardless of the process it's hard to tell how far each of the plants is going to grow. There's potential that some of them may even pass either of us one. Maybe they'll even grow so far they shoot up into captain territory."

She was speaking of some of the other shinigami thst had major growths over a pretty short time. People like Ranma had made strives every time they had met. He had already gotten much better at using kido off meeting Momo only a few times.

"I will not clash ideologically with you as I don't think the clash will change either of our views. I will however take you in a sparring match.

Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:35 pm

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It was becoming increasingly more clear to Shura the state of this conversation, and the truth that it was a meaningless one at that. Shura might've simply let the last comment of Captain territory slide without a retort to it, but in truth she didn't even hear it. No instead she had latched onto the first statement she made, of Personal Strength. If there was one thing, of everything, that Shura prided herself on the most... It was her Personal Strength, so to hear someone so casually toss it away as if it required another to be worth something...

"Preposterous."

The ground underneath Shura cracked as her Reiatsu began to seep from her and wrap around her Zanpakuto's blade, however while there were no more words that came from Shura, as her body was launched forward while Rangiku a loud roar emanated from her Zanpakuto. Only a few moments after she had launched herself at Rangiku did the ground she had been standing on buckle, for some Shura simply vanished from the spot she'd stood on. But for those perceptive enough, her movement was fast but it wasn't a Shunpo. However that one slash wasn't her only, several more followed it each with the intent to try and force Rangiku backwards, until she could retreat no more.

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Sat Aug 24, 2024 7:14 am

Rangiku would be pushed back a little bit, and she wasn't as fast as Shura was. That wasn't a problem for her though. Noharu was also much faster than her as she blocked the attacks with some experience in fighting faster opponents. Shura, Tento, and Noharu all had Speed on their side but Rangiku was stronger and more durable than she looked.

Once she had an opening from the several slashes she would wind up and take one hard swing towards the woman. Trying to lock their blades and if she was able to do this she would smile gently towards the woman. Rangiku held no ill will towards anyone in the 4th division. Even though they seemingly had an unwarranted hatred of other divisions. Even the 11th way back in the day weren't this bad about it.

"You're pretty quick, Shura. You remind me a bit of Noharu."

Tue Sep 10, 2024 9:17 pm

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Like Rangiku herself, Shura harbored no actual ill-intent or malice directly towards Rangiku. Their ideologies were just simply different, this was a fact of life and there were many who had differing opinions of personal strength. For Shura it was more she felt she had something to prove more than anything else, and the mention of Noharu only further strengthened this.

She didn't hate the comparison, but having fought her before she understood well the might that Noharu had. When Rangiku went to lock their blades together, it was indeed successful as Shura struck back against the incoming blade. Shura's face wasn't one of anger or hatred, but more of a neutral look to it than anything else. The two combatants were hardly more than a few feet apart at this point.

"Noharu is remarkable in her own right, but there are far better examples. Hadō no Sanjyuichi, Shakkaho"

A single open palm faced towards Rangiku's stomach as she spoke her spell, and though a kido cast without an incantation certainly had its power reduced, being so close meant less time for reaction. Of course Shura knowing how to use Kido was certainly a surprise awhile ago, but at this point news had likely already spread that she had such capabilities... Especially within the Eighth where she'd last openly used it.

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Sun Sep 22, 2024 11:05 am

Feeling the power build up in the palm of the woman's hand, she prepared herself for something. However, a kido with no incantation wasn't exactly what she expected. Seeing the hand come to her, she would react quickly grabbing Shuras hand and push it to the ground. Trying to keep it away from her, and using the motion of grabbing her hand Rangiku tried to rotate and push her back into the woman's body. Trying to flip her over her shoulder with her hand.

Strength wise, Rangiku was easily strong enough to do so, but Shura has time to react before she lands on the ground. Rangiku doesn't have her sword drawn yet, so Haineko wasn't a threat yet. She tried to make sure she was going to keep the shinigami down. This sparring match should be a fun one atleast. She does need to pay attention to the bankai potential, but that shouldn't happen in a sparring match.

Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:28 am

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Rangiku's reaction was certainly on par with what was expected of one in her position, there were plenty of others who were lesser that could keep up with such things. However as Rangiku grabbed her hand to redirect the kido and begin to twirl, Shura followed her motion as well, resulting in what looked more like a ballerina dance than a spar. However this let her dig her feet into the ground and resist Rangiku's attempt to flip her, this however wasn't the end as her other brought her blade up and she spoke once more.

"Hadō no Sanjyuni, Ōkasen"

While her blade itself was certainly a threat, the bigger threat was the blast of energy that would erupt from her blade at a near point-blank range. Rangiku could certainly maintain her grip on Shura's hand, but would she risk it against such a close ranged attack?

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Sat Sep 28, 2024 11:40 am

"Growl Haineko"

Was her reaction to the attack that was sure to come her way. She needed to make sure that Shura wouldn't get off scratch free for the risky maneuver that she decided to take. However, Rangiku did release her hand before she used her first attack. She did want Shura to have an opportunity to dodge what was coming next as she was aware that it was something that can be very difficult to deal with in a close range. Rangiku swung her hilt and a large cloud of dust rapidly approached the shinigami as the blonde flash stepped several feet away.

" Neko Rinbu"

She spoke as Shura would find herself surrounded by dust if she didn't react immediately to the dust moving towards her. Rangiku would move her hands as the dust would begin to move towards the shinigami. She wasn't sure if the attack would actually keep her in there, but she would be able to use the dust for something later. The good part about her sword was how flexible it was. Her and Haineko might not always get along the best, but they for sure make a good team.

Sun Sep 29, 2024 4:01 pm

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It was smart for Rangiku to defend rather than press her advantage at such close range, Shura wasn't one to hold back very often. However as she released her Zanpakuto... Shura did not return such. Instead she stuck her Zanpakuto into the ground next to her and raised up one hand, palm outstretched and pointed towards Rangiku.

Hadō #33 Sōkatsui

Another Hadō spoken without its incantation, it certainly would reduce its power... However damage was not the intent of this attack, nor was dispersing the ash as this was the first time Shura had ever seen Rangiku's release. Rather it was meant as a distraction as she brought her other palm up behind the shroud of blue torrential energy. In truth, Shura didn't know what Rangiku's Neko Rinbu did, and with this being her first experience mostly ignored the dust as she presumed (incorrectly) that it was harmless.

"O rays of the burning sun, gather in the heavens and descend! Let the earth tremble as your light cleaves through all before me! Hadō #32, Ōkasen!"

As she spoke, her other hand reached down to grab the blade of her Zanpakuto before bringing it into an upwards arc to release the energy into a horizontal beam aimed at where Rangiku had been before the Sokatsui.

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Sun Sep 29, 2024 8:55 pm

Seeing Shura not react at all to her shikai made the blonde worry for her safety. She hasn't released her sword yet, and honestly Rangiku had expected her to do so. She quickly speaks to her sword as she needed to dismiss the shikai right now! If she didn't do so then the other shinigami was going to be seriously injured.

"Howl, Haineko."

Rangiku had been distracted with dealing with her shikai enveloping the woman by calling all of the ash back into her hilt. Her expression becoming more serious as she could have actually really hurt the woman in front of her. That wasn't really how Rangiku operates. If you get hurt on equal terms it is what it is, but in a spar rangiku would NOT allow something like this to happen. The kido that were fired at her would quickly be swiped through by Rangikus hand. Flash stepping forward and grabbing the shinigami by the ear as she spoke. Her teacher tone coming back as she questioned the shinigami.

"Why would you even try to dismiss an attack like that? You don't know what it does, so you opt into allowing yourself to just sit in an enemies release? Shura if I wanted to, I could have turned you into mince meat. You put your own life in danger in a S, P, A, R."

She spoke in a tone that would surely remind the woman of her time in the academy. She really did care for the other shinigami under her command, and apparently respected the life of others more than they may themselves. She really didn't want to grievously injure someone in a spar. What was the point in that? Letting go of her ear she turned and started heading towards the open door. For her thus spar was over.

"I'll only spar you when you're going to take your own safety seriously. You didn't release or even try to dodge against a Vice-Captains shikai? Seriously?"

Even now Rangikus voice was laced with concern for the other shinigami. Now Rangiku was in rough mood now. She had really wanted a spar with Shura, but not like this. Maybe one day in the future they can try it again.