Further Improvement

He had managed to get this far. He worked hard ever since he decided to become a shinigami and now here he was. Newly out of the academy and accepted into squad 7. He could not believe how far he had come but he knew that it wasn't enough for him, not yet. He wasn't going to be satisfied just by becoming a normal shinigami completely nameless by most accounts. He would continue to rise up through the ranks. He would become more and more powerful until he rose up to the top. He knew that it would take a long time and a lot of work but that was fine by him. A difficult road leads to the best rewards. He had awoken early and headed to the practice fields. While he wasn't deployed on any missions he would use as much time as possible to improving himself. His best area was his skill with his Zanpakutō. This is what he would focus on. He would train in other things such as Kidō as well but if he was going to be known by anyone he knew it would be for this. He pulled out his Zanpakutō and threw himself against the practice targets. He could tell that it just wasn't enough.

"I need a person to test my skills against." he said looking around at the still empty yard. "I hope someone shows up that i can duel with. That should help me get better."

It seemed to be another quiet and peaceful day in the serietei. It would have if Yoma hadn't been annoyed he had been making a mess around the serietei messing with other just for the fun of it. He had been getting under the skin of anyone he had encountered all day trying to push them to see what their power would look like. Yoma wanted to find someone to fight and someone to push to see what their power would look like. He wanted to feel that heat and enjoyment of battle he was once again in control of the body and he was going to make the best with his time. no one would stop him no matter how strong they are. He preferred pushing those weaker then him because he understood that those pushed to the edge will come back pushing even harder possibly show an unexpected power that is unknown to all entries in a fight.

Right now yoma had no idea where he currently was all he know was that he was looking for wolf. Yoma had encountered him more then once and enjoyed all his fights with this person. Wolf had grown stronger quite quickly and at a fast rate as well. This left Yoma in the dust as it seemed he hadn't really grown much. He reached a empty yard and found someone standing there alone. He saw there mouth move but had no idea what they were saying or doing. This was just what He was looking for he found someone he might be able to spar with.

"It seems i found the perfect target to mess with. i wonder what power they will show me if i push them far enough."

Yoma spoke loud enough that only he could hear himself. He walked up to the other shinigami place an arm on his shoulder and looked into his eyes.

"Hey we got some space to fight and no one seems to be watching. You look like you have some power in ya. So why don't we see what happens if i pusehed you. What do you say?"

The other shinigami had surprised him by coming up out of nowhere and placing their arm around his shoulders. He wasn't entirely sure what the shinigami meant by pushing him but it sounded like he wanted a match which was just what he was looking for. He wasn't sure just how strong this new shinigami was but it gave him someone to practice against and anything was better then training alone. This would give him a lot more experience and if this new guy turned out to be stronger then that would be even better because he would have to push himself if he even hoped to win and that would make him get better.

"If its a spare that your after then certainly I will be happy to duel with you. I do, however, like to know the name of my opponent so that I will know who it was that either beat me or I defeated which ever way that it goes."

He shrugged out of the other shinigami's arm and took a few steps away from him to try and size up his opponent judging his speed and strength. He knew that it was probably useless because so many shinigami were able to hide their true strength from others or relied on powers like Kidō which he was terrible at. He wasn't sure just how tough of a fight this guy would give him but if it helped him to get stronger then he didn't care. He would rise up to rival the best in the seireitei and this would be just another step win or lose. He place his hand on his Zanpakutō ready to draw.

He planted his feet and watched as the other shinigami got ready to start. He was trying to analyse his movements and predict what he was going to do next. He didn't understand why he carried rocks in a bag until they exploded around him. 'A startle tactic to throw me off?' he thought to himself. He quickly pushed off with his feet to get away from the area where the rocks exploded in case they held some other surprise and drew his own Zanpakutō in the process holding it in his right hand like his opponent but holding it out in front of him instead of at an angle. His opponents stance would favor a swing if he came from his opponents right so he would go the other way.

He planted his feet and before he stopped moving pivoted them in the ground and pushed off propelling himself towards where he wanted to go. He was not ignorant of the fact that his opponent had plenty of time to react to his movements but he needed to start somewhere. He didn't know all of his opponents abilities which was a problem so he would play it safe until he had a handle on what to expect. This was his style in fights, watch carefully and observe his opponents. When he found a weakness he would exploit it. The problem was he had to make sure he didn't lose before he found that weakness.

He knew there was something about his opponent and he clearly had abilities that he could not even imagine. This fight was going to be tough for him to win but he would try his best. He just had to push himself to his limits and then some. This is what he had been waiting for. He would get better from this the question was how much better.

He moved to dodge the attacks of his opponent wondering what he was trying to do. He noticed that his first few attacks weren't anywhere near hitting him. He saw him creating more smoke throw around the fireballs and then swing towards him with the flaming sword. This attack seemed very different from the ones he had been using just a little bit earlier. He was already a fair distance from dodging his earlier attacks and all the smoke gave him an idea. He used shunpo to dodge the attack reappearing to the side of where his opponent was. He could see him because of the flames dancing around his sword but he might be concealed by the smoke. He turned his blade and made a thrust attack targeting Yoma's stomach because the thrust would give a longer reach so he could still keep a bit of distance even if not much.

After he made his attack he would move quickly and quitely around his opponent. He would attempt to use his own smoke against him to avoid his attacks while making his own. He hoped that by doing this he would be able to avoid Yoma's attacks and if yoma couldn't tell where his were coming from then it would be that much harder to dodge or block them.

Yoma decided it was time to take things much more seriously. He could continue causing the other man much more misery and pain if he pushed them to their limits if he used his true strength instead of toying with him where less of his strength would come to him and may be even used against him. He decided that the man must suffer and then suffer even more to show off the strength that lies deep within. In an instant mines mines were created on his feet then were set them off to launch himself up into the sky to avoid any incoming blows that could have come towards him and then to see where his opponent was with in the area. He scanned the area below him and and found his target. He released the stored energy to created his pressured area, using this to create a powerful pressure around the other shinigami and possibly slow him down while also affecting his breathing making it much more difficult with pressure on his body.

Allowing the gravity to do it's job Yoma tightly gripped his sword and wanted to let the fall increase the energy going through the swing to allow a bigger cut to be made. As the wind blew through yoma and allowed a breeze to go through him cooling his body another mine was created at the end of his blade and right foot. The moment his body hit the ground he had the sword aimed to cut through the flesh of the shinigami. Once that happened or if it happened to miss him he would detonated the mine's from underneath his blade causing the ground to burst into flames with also a strong shock wave being sent out. If he stayed with in range of yoma his body would be slowed due to the heavy weight of the pressure that would be on him. 

After everything was through yoma would continue to move toward his opponent and kick him in the stomach and then punch him in the face. Yoma then swung with his sword and backed away from the shinigami and stared at him.

"So do you think you even have a chance? keep trying and trying i will keep knocking you down and down repeatedly til you show me everything you have and more. Your weak compared to the other shinigami right? aren't i right? Show me everything you can do and more push your power to the limit and give me a good fight if not then i will show you the extent of you power and leave you here to rot within your worthless shell. So now rip it off and push your strength to reach me."

He was close enough that he could feel the force of the other shinigami launching himself into the air and he knew when his sword hit nothing but air. He looked up trying to track his opponent but the smoke made it difficult. He finally saw him just as his opponent was coming back down towards him. He barely had enough time to raise his blade to stop his opponents sword from cutting right through him. He noticed that for some reason moving seemed a lot harder then it should have though he couldn't figure out why. It simply felt like huge weight was in the air. He thought he was clear after stopping the sword but then the ground exploded the heat from flames burning him slightly before he was launched backwards.

He was trying to raise himself up after the shockwave trying to figure out where it came from thinking only that his opponent must have created it. 'could he have shikai already' he thought to himself knowing that if it was true he was in trouble. He wasn't sure because his opponents sword still looked normal and there were a bunch of shinigami that had strange powers naturally. He still felt the strange weight in the air looking up to late as the other shinigami had closed the distance hitting him a couple of times sending him farther back. He raised himself to one knee as Yoma spoke to him.

"Weak. You say that I am weak for a shinigami.......you might just be right about that. I know that I'm weak." he said while looking down. He raised his head to face his opponent defiance in his eyes. "I may be weak but someday I'm gonna be the best of them. I'll get stronger and some day nobody will be able to beat me. You might not think I have a chance of beating you. Maybe I don't but that doesn't mean I'll quit. Knock me down as much as you like. I'll still get up again."

Despite how strong his opponent was he was starting to have fun with it. The greater the challenge the better the reward at the end. The pressure felt intense now but he couldn't let it stop him. He picked himself up off his knees and threw himself at his opponent seemingly not missing a step despite the weight in air though it was harder then he it should have been for him. He swung at Yoma's right side pulling back at the last instant to switch to his left trying to catch his opponent off guard. He had done this a number of times against his instructors back in the academy but he had never made the switch between to two sides so fast before.

Yoma focused on his pressurized area to be able to keep using it. The ability was hard to control and keep in constant use so it had to be used carefully. Yoma loved the feeling he got from this fight and loved to be able to push this weakling around. He himself was also a weak and low level shinigami but he probaby had more expericance then the one before him. He laughed at the man before him on one knee. The man was struggling to get up and shouting words Yoma himself was familar with. Those words only encouraged him to keep pushing this weaker shinigami. He wanted to keep on ripping and tearing into the mind, soul, and body to see what else what would come out. He understood how it feel to be the one on the ground look up to the stronger one. He detested that feeling and desired to be the one who had all the strenght to prevent any more defeats and continue moving forward. He wanted to defeat everyone in his path. The words "You might not think I have a chance of beating you. Maybe I don't but that doesn't mean I'll quit. Knock me down as much as you like. I'll still get up again." They fueled the sinister smile on yoma's face and the sheer feeling to dominate the groveling shinigami. This in the end is what would push him forward to obtain a higher level of power. The power he wanted to see appear. If he could push others to grow he could use that same energy they use and force them to push him back so he can grow as well beyond his current level.

"You want to defeat me come on then keep on pushing and show me everything beyond everything you have i want to see the evolution you have instore! if not i might break something of yours. That damn face might be something worth burning what do ya say!? WHY DON'T I BREAK IT FOR YOU AND YOU DON'T NEED TO THANK ME FOR IT EITHER! ARENT I SO NICE!?!"

The shinigami ran towards him and prepaired to strike him. It seemed he had been coping with the new pressure on his body. it seemed he was going to stike his right side and he was preparing to move out of the way but at that moment he released his pressurized area and it seemed that the other shinigami had really been forcing themselves as the movement they made was faster then at the start of the fight and the blade striked him at his left side completely unexpected to yoma. The blade cut right into his left side. The cut made in to yoma seemed to have no effect as all he did was laugh excitly.

"Yes! Give me more, cut me more, break me down even more so i can grown beyond my level in this shell that i have. Allow me to spread my wings one day and become the butterfly that i shall be in the future. The pain inflicted here shall become the power i desire in the future."

As Yoma spoke he kept the blade cutting into him as he had one hand keeping it their while he dropped his sword and went straight into a punch with a charge onto his punching hand and punched the shinigami in the face and setting of the charge at the same time on contact. At this very moment yoma let go of the blade that was slicing into him.With this the charge bursted into flames that should push back his opponent and burn his opponent's face a litttle.
"i lowered the power of my heat so that burn shouldn't hurt too much just don't go tocuhing it it might sting. Don't worry you can quit now if you want to. Don't worry about me this is just a small cut it shouldn't bother me one bit"