Rebirth the Edge, Part I [Tsubine/Kaminari]

Tsubine made his way back to his starting position. Tsubine twirled the handle and the liquid matched. It still moved while it spun. He readied himself and closed his eyes. He visualized the building Reiryoku and matched it with her words.
Hadō. Destructive. Big number.
Tsubine pushed his will into his Zanpakutō and held the handle outstretched, like he would launch something into the Kidō. The liquid stirred. He had a shape in his mind, and the liquid reacted to his will.

The Raikōhō hit the new shape and split around it. Tsubine was pushed back a handful of feet. He was protected from the front by a chrome circle. She launched a second one. This time, it was a different Kidō. Again, he could picture it. He could see how it was forming, but it wasn't clearing up his two shortfalls.

The circle blocked the Sōkatsui just as well, but the surface was deeply scarred and marred. It wouldn't hold up to another blast like that. He smiled and almost charged at Kaminari out of instinct, but held himself back after only advancing five steps. This time, he saw it. He saw the Reiryoku not just coming from her hands, but from other parts. Tiny slivers of Reiryoku left Kaminari's body, but the primary source was her hands. What was being emitted... it was being drawn by the spell.

The spell was a Reiryoku magnet! Tsubine's eyes opened. The blasts of force removed the damaged chunks of his Shikai's shape. He muttered behind the impacts. As the last of the barrage was about to hit, the circle changed. It wasn't just a circle on a pole. The marred shape returned to its folded shape—as this was a parasol. Tsubine held both hands onto his Zanpakutō and withstood the blast. His glasses were knocked off, his hair blew back, and his jacket briefly whipped in the wind. But he could see Kaminari. Pulling the parasol back, he finished his incantation.

Tsubine thrust his Zanpakutō forward. "Hadō One: Shō!" The energy he built up while casting extended through his Zanpakutō. He let it escape from around it, almost like he was using what J called Zanjutsu. However, he didn't form it around or in the Zanpakutō. Instead, he let the Kidō form at his sword's tip. He was able to channel more of his Reiryoku through his sword than his arm, and so he was able to put more of the Reiryoku into the world by not using it to reinforce his Zanpakutō's capabilities. And by adding the thrusting motion, he was able to channel the Kidō in a specific direction. It may have been an awkward form, but Tsubine's Kidō would reach Kaminari this time... he hoped.

KAMINARI HATAKEYAMA

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Tsubine was surprised such a thing worked. It wasn't practical at all. He was effectively sending the Kidō out like it was a cue ball and his sword the stick. But it worked nonetheless. He let Kōgin Reimei take a more formless shape again. He walked up to Kaminari and helped her to her feet. "It may not be the most conventional way to cast, but I think I've made some progress. Bet you didn't think I'd be able to do that, did ya?" Far too smug for his own good, Tsubine couldn't help but gloat a little. "I don't think I can really 'send' the Kidō yet unless I do something like that, but I think that I can understand actually casting the Kidō now."

KAMINARI HATAKEYAMA

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Tsubine shrugged with enough smugness to fill the field. "Oh that? That was Kohaku." Tsubine leaned in and whispered. "He makes excellent target practice." He eyed the direction Kohaku was standing.

"I think I still need some more training, but this is a good first step. You ready to go again?" After getting confirmation, Tsubine turned back to the wide field. In a few hours, the dirt would be tossed around, and patches of grass would be scorched. The two would throw Kidō at each other until the sun went down. He never figured out a way to send his Kidō in another way; but this was just the first step of many.