Ch-26: Clash with the Captain

So, Kukaku handed out the reishukaku, spirit cores, to the main characters - Ichigo, Sado, Orihime, Ishida - and also Ridhiro, the side character, "Take these reishukaku and fill them with your reiryoku." I'm standing there, feeling like a total noob, 'cause I have zero idea how to use reiryoku. Seriously, all those fancy spells I've been throwing around? They've been given an 100 percent discount by the system!

Anyway, everyone else, especially Ichigo, gave it their best shot. Ichigo was sweating bullets, but at least he was trying. Me? I was just staring at this thing like it was an alien artifact. I had no clue how to channel reiryoku, and I could practically smell the impending mockery heading my way. Great start, Ridhiro, real great.

Kukaku looked at me and Ichigo, her hand slowly moving toward her face as if she couldn't believe what she was seeing. Ichigo seemed less bummed out than in the anime, probably 'cause having me around made him feel better about his confidence. And there was Yoruichi, ready to give me a verbal beatdown. She was like, "How in the spirit world do you keep blasting those super Kido spells and not know the basics of channeling reiryoku? You're a total letdown."

In that desperate moment, a crazy idea popped into my head. I was like, "Why not just shoot some basic spells into these spirit cores?" Thanks to my practice with Tessai, I kinda knew how to control my spell power, And guess what? It was easier than I thought, just needed a sprinkle of creativity, which, surprise, I had hidden somewhere inside me. So, I figured, why not give it a whirl?

To keep the energy flowing into the core, I had to continuously cast spells. So, I decided to spam with a good ol' classic – "Hado #1 Sho" x100. Surprisingly, it worked like a charm. I suddenly managed to maintain the energy barrier with the output set to a minimum, and it surprised everyone and even me. It was not my instant progress in forming the barrier, But what really blew our minds was the shape my energy barrier took – a freaking dodecahedron! While everyone else had these basic oval or spherical barriers, I unintentionally created a masterpiece. Man, I was starting to feel like a Kido genius!

As we geared up to be launched into the sky, I couldn't resist the urge to take out my mobile and start recording a video. The two helpers of Kukaku shoved us into the cannon, and with a mighty roar, she launched us high up in the direction of the barrier dome that enclosed Seireitei. It was a wild ride, and I couldn't help but feel a mix of excitement and dread as we hurtled through the air.

Entering the Seireitei with a freakin' bang, I just had to take a selfie, right? So, there I was, my barrier of pure weirdness spinning in the air, making the perfect backdrop for my epic entrance. And guess what? It didn't break when I landed! The nearby Shinigami were like, "What the heck just happened?" 

But before they could do anything further, I cast Bakudo #1 Sai. It effectively paralyzed every cannon fodder Shinigami in their tracks. I asked one of them, "Hey, can any of you perform Shikai?" Two of them nodded helplessly. I said, "Do it." With a flash, two Zanpakuto transformed, one into a Kusarigama, and the other into a freakin' Reaper. Man, they looked so realistic, I couldn't resist taking a picture of them, and maybe I should even make a motion video. This was like cosplay heaven!

My ambitions got, totally crushed by this massive boom coming from, like, the other direction. So, I just ditched my newfound Shinigami buddies and hightailed it to where the kaboom happened. When I arrived, I witnessed an epic showdown between the man, the myth, the legend himself – Ikkaku Madarame – and Ichigo.

The fight was, like, off the charts epic, dude. I couldn't resist, so I whipped out my phone and started recording it in super fancy 4K quality. This was the kinda stuff that was gonna blow up the internet, man! Who needs a rival when I've got a front-row seat to this insane showdown, right?

Just like I thought, Ichigo totally pulled off the win against Madarame, even though it was a pretty rad fight. And there I was, the proud owner of the world's first-ever filmed Shinigami brawl, a whole 4 gigs of epicness on my phone.

Ichigo, being the responsible dude he is, spotted me filming and was like, "Dude, why are you just standing there? If you're not busy, go look for Rukia!" I was like, "Yeah, no duh!" and bolted toward the Seireitei. Why, you ask? Well, 'cause I knew she was shedding her tears in that ginormous tower, and I was itching for a showdown with a captain-level dude.

My grand entrance had triggered another alarm, and I could almost hear the ominous chime of impending doom as they detected my presence in the Seireitei. I had a hunch that some captain-level folks might be dispatched to deal with me, and you know what? I was actually looking forward to it.

My fingers were itching to unleash the full arsenal of my spells, and I was eager to push my limits and unlock even more powerful ones. The battlefield was my training ground, and each skirmish was a chance to fine-tune my combat skills and see how efficiently I could wield my ever-expanding repertoire of Kido spells. Bring it on, Soul Society! I was ready to show them what a determined amateur like me could do.

The ground suddenly rumbled as expected, and right in front of me, the Shinigami welcoming committee arrived. It was none other than Soi Fon herself. A captain level Shinigami for real but why is she here, was she shown to fight before fighting with Yoruichi? My presence must have seriously thrown a wrench in the gears of the original plot. Things were getting interesting, and I had a feeling this encounter was about to become a lot more intense. Time to show them what this amateur could do!