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Primrose
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Aug 28 2008, 02:18 PM Post #1 |
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After a long battle on Earth, Lunari was more than glad to be back in Soul Society. With a rare smile on her face, she headed back to the place long-lost in her memories, her old home, Serenity Falls. Info: Serenity Falls: Located in the outskirts of Seiretei. A peaceful and tranquil garden. Lunari rushed over to the lake's surface and gazed up at the waterfall. The crispy blue water fell with unstoppable momentum, even as it hit rock after rock. Around her was a natural Eden, with flowers of all colors blooming everywhere. She looked at the water, and saw her reflection. Suddenly, her face was clouded with disgust. 'Ew... my clothes..' Her pure white gown and blue scarf has been tainted with blood from the recent battle. 'I better wash it. Might as well bathe while I'm here' And with that, she entered the calm lake, taking off her clothes and washing them, then proceeding to cleanse herself. 'Ah.. I can't believe that battle exhausted me. I must've become weak, and I really should have been able to sense that Hollow earlier. Master, how weak have I become?', she thought to herself, sighing. 'I have to train, even if it is just as minor as honing my reiatsu sense. But first, I think I'll relax a bit...' |
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Primrose
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Aug 28 2008, 03:52 PM Post #2 |
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After about 15 minutes, Lunari felt refreshed, and went on to wash her clothes. The stains came off easily, giving her a lot of time before the night fell to train. She swam out of the water and put her snow-white dress on, still dripping wet. She cast the scarf aside. 'Well, I guess the first thing I should do is meditate. This shall gives me a clear mind.' Without any hesitation, she marched over to a flat rock located conveniently at the waterfall's edge. Lunari sat down, crossed her legs, and closed her eyes. After about five minutes, she entered a trance-like state. Edited by Primrose, Aug 28 2008, 03:52 PM.
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Primrose
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Aug 28 2008, 07:19 PM Post #3 |
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Luna..... Luna.... 'Mother. Mother?' Luna, darling. Where have you been? I've missed you.' 'Mother. I simply cannot dawdle at the moment. I must get strong if I am to succeed in my mission, and I must do so quickly.' Have you not learned anything at all, my protegee? You cannot hope to live up to your standards the "fast" way. You must hone your skills, and it takes time to do so. 'But Mother, I may have found... them. Exactly what I may need in the mission.' Ah, I see. Are you positive, my dear? 'Yes. Absolutely.' Well then it that case... There is of one method passed down from generation to generation in our family, and it enables your reiatsu sense control to skyrocket. However, it can be quite dangerous. Many have attempted, many have failed. 'I shall have to risk it. For the sake of the mission.' Very well. You must start by prolonging your meditation session. You have to stay under the waterfall for another day. Lest you fall asleep, you shall be devoured by the waves and die. Next, you must get out from under here, if you so succeed, and begin training by the water. You must use every ounce of your reiatsu to produce ice from this lake. Take heed, although this may be your element, the process of conversion from liquid to solid can be very, very draining on the soul. Use up too much, and you will exhaust yourself and perish. Lastly, you must practice reading spirit signals. 'Spirit signals?' When you are ready, you will know. That is all. Oh, and, do you have something to tell me? 'Yes, Mother, I have retrieved a Quincy's arrows. I shall send it to him as soon as I can.' Very well. Now good luck, my daughter. Farewell. Edited by Primrose, Aug 28 2008, 07:21 PM.
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Primrose
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Aug 28 2008, 08:25 PM Post #4 |
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Two days without sleep was not an easy feat. After the contact with her mother, Lunari was determined to become stronger, no matter what. However, it was easier said than done. Throughout 48 hours, Lunari drifted in and out of consciousness, still careful not to fall asleep. It was difficult, because the cool water falling down on her did not seem as fierce as time flew by, and it merely tempted to lull her to sleep. 'Is this how weak I am?', she thought to herself. 'It's fine, this is what training is for.' |
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Primrose
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Aug 28 2008, 09:42 PM Post #5 |
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By the time the meditation session was over, Lunari was exhausted. Standing up was dizzying, and it was hard to escape the water crashing down on her shoulders, being so weak. With all her might, plopped down face-flat on the floor, breathing heavily, eyelids half-closed. 'I think... the real hard part begins.' Lunari dreamily gazed at the gleaming surface of the lake, which reflected the white crescent moon now hanging above her. 'Convert water to ice, huh? I'll try.' With that, she sat up, closed her eyes, held her hands over the water. She concentrated all reiatsu on the water, hoping something would happen... |
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Primrose
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Aug 28 2008, 10:02 PM Post #6 |
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Lunari woke up with a jolt. Had she fallen asleep? 'Ugh... I fell asleep. I guess two days without sufficient slumber is my limit. But, oh well. Now I can train with a clear head.' She positioned herself by the bank of the lake, making sure her hands were stretched out over the water's surface. 'Now let's try this again....' Lunari concentrated on her hands with all her might. They now glowed a bluish-white, a blue mist caressing them. The water's surface radiated a little, but nothing of significance occurred. 'Tsk, this is harder, way harder than I imagined. I have no trouble with converting water to mist but.... this.. is something new. Ugh...' She leaned over the water some more, and concentrated even harder. A faint, misty blue aura suddenly appeared on the water's surface. 'YES! I'm doing it.' The air around the water suddenly dropped to a freezing temperature. 'W-what's happening?' |
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Primrose
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Aug 29 2008, 08:34 AM Post #7 |
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A blinding mist so thick suddenly appeared. Everything suddenly disappeared, leaving nothing behind to see. 'Uh... w-what..?' And then, there was a loud explosion. When the mist around her cleared, a bright sparkle from the ground caught her eye. The lake was frozen solid! 'I.. I did it? YES!' However, her joy was short-lived. Just as soon as she had started celebrating, a loud cracking noise could be heard coming from the ice. 'No, it can't be breaking yet!' Once again, she closed her eyes and positioned her hands over the ice surface. 'Concentrate... concentrate...' With a massive burst of reiatsu, the ice stabilized, but it left poor Lunari drained of reiatsu. 'No... not yet. I have to keep at it!' |
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Primrose
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Aug 29 2008, 09:19 AM Post #8 |
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Once again, Lunari awakened. The bright morning sun was shining brightly on her eyes, forcing her awake. 'Ugh.. not again. I seriously have to stop falling asleep.' She sleepily stood up, brushed the dirt off her and squat right next to the lake once more. 'This won't do. It takes almost all of my reiatsu to freeze water. I have to keep practicing till it's second nature.' And Lunari's practiced, for 3 straight days, alternatively recovering and exhausting my reiatsu. Finally, after the fourth day, Lunari pleased herself with her work. She was able to successfully convert water into ice, and she practiced a little on converting water to gas. Through steady hard work, her reiatsu increased abundantly, although she was unsuspecting of this. 'Tsk, now I need to work on those.. spirit signals, whatever those are. Now what do I do...' She sat down and sighed. She glanced over at the water's gleaming surface, her own face staring back at her. Suddenly, she remembered that had she hadn't taken a bath in a long time. 'Oh my god, I forgot.... I've been practicing to hard.' Lunari stepped into the water with her clothes on and hastily cleansed herself. The water was still freezing from when she had converted it to ice, and she did not want to stay in there any longer. She washed her beautiful long, white hair and gracefully stood up to dry off when... BOOM! A wall of ice suddenly appeared around the whole Eden. 'W-what?' Then, as if someone had stolen the sun, darkness befell her. A voice out of nowhere spoke up. Hello, my child. 'Who.. who are you?' No one of significance my dear. However, I have been sent to train you of the spirit signals. But first, let me congratulate you on passing the previous test. You are a rare one, you are. 'Thanks? W-wait, what exactly are these spirit signals?' As simple as the word says my dear. They are signals read to be able to sense and locate both hidden and unhidden spirits. This includes Hollows and other shinigami. 'I see. Don't I already know how to do that?' Your skills are not even of level 1 my dear. They are at the most basic of spirit sensing. To increase your skills to do so, you must be able to read spirit signals. 'Ok. So what do I do?' We shall start with the simplest of the three. The spirit threads. I presume you must not know that. 'No, no I don't.' Very well. Close your eyes, and concentrate. Concentrate on finding every spirit you can here. Lunari obeyed. She closed her eyes, and concentrated, hard. Suddenly, white threads appeared in front of her. 'These are it.' Very good, child. As you notice, weak reiatsu eminates from the white threads. However, if you look at these.. Red spirit threads suddenly appeared in front Lunari. These are shinigami threads, indicated by their stronger reiatsu and difference in color. Hollows should have a darker thread, however, no one has been able to prove that. 'I see. That was easy.' As I said, it was the simplest. We shall now move on to the Spirit Mist. 'I've never heard of it.' Understandable. This way of sensing reiatsu is only passed down in the Asaki family, and only to some people. You're lucky to enough to learn it. Now I shall explain. You might be unaware of this, but there is a thin and invisible layer of mist about you. It is connected to you, so if you shall ever be unconscious, it will automatically dissipate. You need not worry much about it, because it does not eat at your reiatsu. 'Amazing... I never knew that...' Yes. However, this mist can only sense spirits nearby you involuntarily. It should be useful to some extent. 'Alright, then. Is there one more thing?' Yes, the final one. And the whole point of your training. |
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Primrose
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Aug 29 2008, 09:52 AM Post #9 |
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Are you ready? 'Yes, as ready as I shall ever be. What is the last spirit signal?' Black. Aqua. 'W-what is that? I've never heard of it. Is this another thing passed down from family to family, to only certain people?' No. It is a skill you are born with. Whether you have it or not is final. No matter how much you train, you cannot obtain it. 'Then, what is the point of this? Why are you telling me? I, a mere child, cannot possibly hold such a skill.' On the contrary. However, I doubt you will believe me. We shall test and see if you truly have Black Aqua. 'Psh, pointless.' Listen up! Your scarf, pick it up. 'Uh.. ok?' Lunari picked up her scarf and caressed it in her hands. 'Now what?' Have you ever tried to throw this scarf away? 'Now that I think about it, no. I've always seemed to feel too close to it to ever dispose of it.' Ah, very good. That is one sign that you possess this skill. Anyone who has Black Aqua deep in them cannot let go of the scarf. Now we shall truly test it. Put on the scarf around your eyes, like a blindfold. 'Uh? Um.. ok.' Lunari hesitated, then tied the scarf around her eyes. 'Now what?' Concentrate. Since you have mastered converting water to ice, you should be able to summon some adequate amount of water wherever you are. However, it is not needed at this time. As long as there is oxygen, there should be water in the air for you. What you do now is concentrate hard. The purpose of the blindfold is to ensure that you concentrate all effort towards hearing and feeling, and less on sight. Now, I shall send a spirit force by you. Try and pinpoint it with the Black Aqua and your senses. Lunari could see nothing but darkness. However, she obeyed and closed her eyes. Ding! A white spot suddenly appeared in her vision. 'What was that? Was that the spirit force?' She closed her eyes and concentrated even harder. Ding! 'There it is again! She reached out her hand and.... Very good child! That was admirable. However, you have to practice. Your reaction and sensing times are too.. slow. You should be able to find the spirit force in a split second. The next part can be used for offense. The principles are the same, except you are to make use of your agility and dance movements. 'Tsk. That's why Mama had me take dance lessons all my life. She must've knew....' Ready to start? Now I shall send spirit shards your way. Concentrate and dodge them. If you do not do so correctly, you will die. Once more, Lunari concentrated. Ding! A red spot suddenly appeared, flying at her at top speed. Immediately, she somersaulted backwards, dodging it. Ding! 'What?' Another one was approaching her. Ding! Ding! Ding! Four shards were now flying at her. Lunari jumped, ducked, and danced around them. However, she barely managed to dodge the last one, and she could feel sudden pain on her arm. Good. For your first try. Please know that you can also use this skill when actually attacking. The red spot designates which part of the enemy is most dangerous to you, like the tip of a sword or a spell flying towards you. There are more secrets behind Black Aqua, but that is all for now. 'Wow.. thank you, whoever you are. I shall practice with all I have.' Very good. Now I must leave. 'Will I ever see you again?' Maybe. Soon enough, you might. With that, the black mist was lifted, and Lunari fell, drained. |
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Primrose
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Aug 29 2008, 11:07 AM Post #10 |
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Lunari woke up, and lost track of what day it was. 'Was that all a dream?' She staggered upwards, the earth spinning around here. All of a sudden, she felt slight pain on her arm. There it was, a fresh scar. The scar she acquired during the Black Aqua tryout. 'So it wasn't a dream, huh..' She picked up her scarf which was lying close by, and wrapped it tight around her wound, stopping the slight bleeding. 'Ugh..' she groaned from the pain. 'I have to practice that skill. However, my reiatsu senses should have heightened in awareness. He.' With that, Lunari closed her eyes and began working on Black Aqua, practicing for 2 days straight. After working tirelessly, she was all set for adventure once more. |
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