Tell Me Your Name. . .

"Whenever i say the word, huh? He said clenching his fist and feeling the surge of energy consuming his entire being.His glasses cracked just by the mere output of rook's new found energy and indeed he was eager to get on with whatever strategy his Mentor had planned.He focused on grabbing the scare crow thrown towards him,which he simply plucked out of thin air then began twisting his upper body to the right and swing his arm out ward tossing it back at such force, the hay stuffing it's insides flew about while colliding with the fire plate Alex had summoned.Alex had gotten within Rook space and blocked the oncoming attack aimed for his face.Utilizing the his new and improved senses.Rook Prepared a punch aimed for his mentor though he could still feel the pressure of his opponents attack and so it was a bit off balance.Alex had dodged it by propelling himself over head. With this in mind Rook prepped to launch his only range attack but he figured he didn't have enough time and was forced to dodge the oncoming attack.

He leaped towards it, pushing out his right shoulder and twisting his abdomen which his hips and later followed, dodging the attack thought not completely.He was too close to the rod and could feel his right shoulder and leg, being torched by the energy giving off the rod.He sustained the minimum of his wounds and kept heading directly for Alex, charging his left fist with his Reiatsu, doubling the impact force if it should land.

Alex moved Fure, knocking the clubbed end into Rook's hand, changing its path of trajectory as he moved to the right. However, the attack still nicked his right shoulder, and Alex was thrown off balance, catching himself with his left arm and pushing himself back up. He raced after Rook again, bringing down Fure's clubbed end. Then he threw it up, right, and left, trying to slam it into rook. He lowered his center of gravity, swirling around Fure in an attack at Rook's legs. Then he brought it up, lifting himself up with his feet in a cut with the speared end. It fired off a drip off lava as he brought it up that also flew at Rook, creating extra problems. Then Alex vanished, appearing behind Rook. He performed a combo with his club, swinging it to the right at Rook, then up to the left, spinning around with it going around his elbow and thrusting the pointed end forwards in a stab. He continued its spinning, grabbing it by its rod and bringing the club down solidly on Rook's head.

He performed a fient, going to Rook's left. He continued to attack him with the club, slamming into him with a large attack to the right. Alex began to gradually increase the force of his strikes, as he switched to using both ends. He cut to the right with Fure in a horizontal slash, then hopped to his left, spinning Fure around his back so that the clubbed end would smack into Rook's head as he caught it in his other hand. He then spun it vertically, performing a thurst at Rook. Then he jumped back a bit, ready to improve Rook of his dodging.

"Good! Next, let's see how your dodging capabilities are! Get ready, or you'll be burned!"

Alex cried out, holding his fists out before him as Fure sailed up into the air after having been spun off of him. His fists glowed bright gold, and he thrust them out, palms open, just in time and position to throw Fure back up into the air, his palms pointing at Rook. He shot a fireball from each hand, both aimed at Rook's chest. Then he began firing small fireballs about the size of bala at his student, the flames rushing out. Then, after 30 shots, he put his palms together in time to throw back up Fure. He fired a large ball of Holy Fire, aimed at the ground before Rook. It resulted in a large scale explosion, but Alex wasn't done yet.

He threw out his left arm, catching Fure right before it left out of his reach. His right hand he also threw outwards, glowing bright gold. Out of it shot a tendril of fire, a whip. Alex cracked it directly at Rook in a sweeping motion, and it extended as it flew out at his student...

Rook saw he managed to get Alex off balance, but he knew that wasn't enough time to attack as Alex recovered swiftly."Heh, there's just no stopping you, He said with a smirk,Alex unleashing a series of of quick swats with the club ended spear.Rook had a hard time dodging his attacks in mid air and so he ended up having to block more than half of them.Each crippling blow, began rattling his bones, barely standing up to the full force of the continuous barrage a situation Rook as been in countlessly during their fights.Rook kept thinking about why his mentor was able to stay afloat in mid air and not fall, but it was then Rook had forgotten that he could harden whatever reishi that was in the air and stand on stable footing with his mentor.With little time to focus he made a small patch of reishi, sapping what little that remained in his reserves and focused on dodging the quick sweep made by Alex,just by jumping over his spear.He could hear a faint swoosh sound make its way behind him and he wasn't sure if he could avoid this.

He spun around in mid air with a round house countering the first strike of the assault.His leg was thrown off hitting the small platform levelling his body once again to throw his other leg into counter. Then he could feel it. . his body could not put up with the stress of something so strenuous and to his fears the attacks were getting even more stronger as Alex switched to using both hands.The next attack dealing to his right was blocked by his gauntleted fists that began cracking under the force of the attack.Certainly a stunning blow if he didn't react in time.Then came down the bladed end ,that he manage to catch without thinking and inevitably burning his hands before leaping back and flashing them around a bit before regaining his composure.His mentor finally gave his pupil a break, just long enough to say something winded and fire of a barrage of fireballs.

Rook was quick to react, punching the fireballs repeatedly, a pulsating blast emitting from each hit whilst taking chunks out of his own reiatsu reserves. Then awaiting after the barrage of fireballs was the biggest one he's ever seen.There was no way he could win against that in a power struggle and he knew it would be a good time to evade it by jumping backwards.Sadly though he appeared to have dodged the blast, the force given from it threw him into a wall and possibly knocking him unconscious as his shikai disappeared and feel to the ground before Alex's next attack had connected.

Slowly but surely regaining conciousness, he remained afloat in thin air by what felt to be a cloud,but was actually the embrace of Alex's reiatsu.His wounds were near gone and he could feel some of his energy returning.Within the few seconds remaining his wounds would be gone and his energy, possibly regained.Hey, two out of three. . ..He insisted, though it was obvious he was joking.He was however serious about a future rematch.This time he was merely drunk from his own power but he'll gain enough control in due time.His wounds were gone now and he had enough energy to stand but he could feel the thumping in his chest. . .the power and excitement that never in his years had experienced. Truly something that will forever linger in the back of his mind or every time his pulse rises.He looked at his palms that were covered in sweat, and pulsing with the familiar reiatsu he used in Shikai.Speaking of Shikai,after being gently placed on his two feet he looked around for the damned thing but it was never to be found.He wondered if he had lost it, but he could still feel its presence.

In theory, after invoking his Shikai in such a manner his body had possibly absorbed.Perhaps so it would be easier to call upon when needed.Before he could ask Alex anymore, he had offered him a place to stay and chance of succeeding his given rank.This was enough to let Rook know he was already welcomed by a new ally and a Powerful Mentor. A man he could continue to trust and perhaps even look up to.Rook ran up and placed his arm around Alex's neck,Accompanying him outside the training ground.