How do you Heal a Broken Blade?

Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:04 pm

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Artist: Carrotwine - Song: Dark Side Of The Road

He left the Seireitei again, this time heading towards the Rukongai. The Kobayashi family, they were interested in adopting a person by the name of Hime. So they were sending him as the envoy. Despite them wishing for a different result. It wasn't the type of thing one expected.

To see the Leader of the Combat Division, a Captain sent out. His family made the request, her relation to him was to be determined. Kids played tossing a ball, accidentally kicking it high. He brought a hand up catching it, before sending it back to them.

They still knew him, the Kobayashi and Crow were alike in this regard. An intense sense of justice and honor. The Virtue of life wasn't something disregarded ever. He drew his blade when needed. But it wasn't for a singular reason. He enjoyed the fight, it was an experience he could slip into.

But he also did this, so those kids didn't have to. Hardships followed all in this world as he made his way to the neutral place. A Dango shop with plenty of people around for her comfort.

But he wondered if the elders understood people, some people didn't care for this type of place. But he'd do as they asked his form sitting down. The shop had a nice umbrella above it.

He sat in the shade it provided, today's sun was nice. The clouds were moving about and no signs of rain. So that was always a good thing, he had another interest here. To recruit her to the Combat Division. He could bring her in and begin building the Division.

Slow progress had to be made, that was the key element here. Shinryu had made a mess of many things. So it made his duty difficult in the long run. But for now, progress was clear, and if he kept going.

He'd have the military prepared, they would be ready when needed. That was the goal for him in this and all of it. Get them ready for whatever threat they may face. Something made his past wounds ache. His body felt something coming on the horizon. But he didn't know what it would be, a change would be coming someday.

Someday soon, things would be changing into a different world. They needed to keep training, purpose, and breaking through each person's demons or inner troubles. His duty was almost like being a shrink and an instructor. But, the girl's name was Hime he pondered if this place would suit her.

He liked Dango, he ate it often as a Crow normally you'd never see him without one. He'd heard good things about her around the Rukongai, that was all that mattered. Not the elder's opinion of a strong woman. The type of person was all the more important.

Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:54 am

ATONEMENT FOR THY SINS

HIME TATSUMIYA

For a reformed criminal to invite the attention of a minor noble family was something that seemed almost preposterous in concept. The Soul Society was not bereft of its fair share of situations that could be deemed odd but this was far beyond the measure of those events. Repeating it within her mind once again - she had received an invitation to meet with the leader of the Kobayashi family. The graceful shinigami read the contents of the letter twelve times over. There was no mockery in the content, no indication that this might've been forged by the hands of someone trying to play a prank at her expense. It was genuine. Hime leaned back within her table, tapping her fingers against her chin. There was no use in trying to persuade herself otherwise. She would accept the invitation and sent the letter back to confirm that she was interested in the proposal.

Hime had prepared a meal in advance while she settled into her morning routine. Even something like a morning routine seemed so odd compared to those days of being locked up in prison. Nevertheless, Hime had dressed within her favored clothing and made her way towards Rukongai. With lunchbox in hand, she had quickly arrived within the promised location. She had no proper opinion of noble or minor noble families - so she hardly questioned why Yoshitsune had decided to meet within this location. Catching him within the corner of her eye, Hime had tapped the sides of her dress and walked over with a graceful gait that came naturally to her - one might even call it the gait of a noble in spite of her possessing no such titles.

Sitting down under the shade across from him, she smiled softly and decided to speak.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Captain Kobayashi."

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Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:37 am

ATONEMENT FOR THY SINS

HIME TATSUMIYA

The Combat Division captain had confirmed that the letter was indeed genuine. Hime had observed the letter enough to come to the same conclusion but hearing the words from his mouth was a pleasant confirmation nevertheless - flattering, even.

He had curiously wondered if she had any particular questions on the subject of being pursued by a minor noble family, admitting that they weren't viewed in a particularly graceful light. Hime nodded in agreement as she gazed at the combat division leader with a composed grace. Hime had been blessed with being born in a more peaceful area of Rukongai.

Even so, she was no stranger to the concepts of those who lived in the bottommost regions, where fighting and possessing the necessary skills of a fighter were chief tools for survival. Hime's lips formed into a fascinated smile as she listened to Yoshitsune's brief history of his upbringing.

He then spoke of the Kobayashi and the second chance they wished to offer her. Honorable virtue and protecting the innocent - such noble intent certainly spoke to Hime's nurturing heart.

On the subject of clearing her name? There was no need for the family to go to such lengths. Abalia had freed her from prison and she served as her bodyguard though she was certainly free to pursue other ventures if her heart desired. Everyone regarded her in the first division as a mentor with a motherly heart. If Yoshitsune had wished to appeal to washing away her record, it was hardly something that would - in terms of negotiation - be a home run. There was a mutual interest, however. There was no denying that. The particular part about extending a similar chance in the Gotei is what stood out the most.

"Ah, Yoshitsune-san. I commend your family for aiming to clear my name and paint me in a grandstanding light but the Captain-Commander has done more than enough to clear my name. She freed me, after all. That said, there is mutual interest here..."

Hime would open her lunchbox as she offered him some of the food she had prepared. It was a delicious serving of Takoyaki along with seasoned rice and grilled, thinly cut pieces of steak. Once again, her habit of preparing more food than was necessary had come back to haunt her. Hopefully, he would ease the burden. Hime decided to continue, speaking in a professional tone wholly befitting of her graceful image.

"Honor and Virtue is something I once held close to my heart but discarded in a bid to find solace and affirmation in the arms of men who sought to destroy this realm. If the Kobayashi fights for such a noble goal, I am willing to consider - if not outright - accepter the offer of adoption. The Rukongai is my "hometown" as the humans call it on earth. But there are two questions that I wish to ask, to give me as clear an understanding as anything else. "

Hime leaned forward, gazing into the captain's clear blue eyes.

"Why me? There are certainly other candidates that would've fit the ideal image of what you seek. Pardon me if it appears that I speak of myself in a self-deprecating fashion but what led them to the conclusion that an infamous criminal from K-world is a suitable fit? Secondly, and this is the most important - just now, you spoke of extending a similar opportunity in the Gotei. What do you mean to imply by that? Again - the offer interests me and I would wish to join with the knowledge that this is genuine and that I am truly a part of a family other than a token or charity case to parade around."

There it was. Hime had given Yoshitsune a chance to move ahead in this negotiation process and secure a victory. To close this deal, he would have to be poised and answer her with nothing but genuine sincerity in his tone and his words.

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Sun Feb 07, 2021 8:16 am

ATONEMENT FOR THY SINS

HIME TATSUMIYA

Judging from his explanation and the passionate monologue of his division, Hime had concluded that the male head of the Kobayashi clan was a man who wore his heart on his sleeves. He did not view members as simply men or women in a workforce but as a true family.

This resonated with Hime more than the offer of being accepted into a noble family, minor or four. The charisma and admiration in his tone were undeniable. He held a vision within his mind not only for the Kobayashi family but his division as a whole. Hime displayed a graceful smile as she reached over and patted his face.

There was significant intrigue here but in order to accept his request, she felt that he had to know or wondered if he knew about who she was, this being their first official meeting. Her sense of honor would not allow her to feel as if she had gained a position in a division without earning it - even when it was offered to her.

Clearing her throat, she gazed into his eyes as she kept a composed posture. He was close to what he sought but there was but one more matter she wished to address.

"You have done more than enough to win me over, Yoshitsune-san. Were I but a fledgling woman with no positions prior, I would accept what you offer without pause. However, I don't prefer to have a position given to me without earning it. Yoshitsune... I was a terrible criminal once. More than many Shinigami could imagine. My name itself is one I am not particularly proud of... given the nature of why it was bestowed upon me. Those who were my enemies once knew me as the Princess of Death. I've killed many men and women in the past. There were those who may have deserved it and countless others who were innocent. I am no saint. That much has been established."

Hime gazed up at the sky before speaking of the vision she wished to impart upon the world.

"What I seek is to be what Abalia was to me. Someone who gave me a second chance even though it was risky and could've led to multiple judgments or opinions of the type of commander that she was. Or even Henrex Astillion. A warrior who, during his time as a captain, had genuinely felt there was a path to me being saved. There is a younger generation in the world. Warriors who don't know their place in such a terrifying realm."

Hime pointed her finger to the sky as if pointing towards the groups of people she spoke of. Those she wished to save.

"Warriors who question if the noble path is a great one or if they should let themselves be consumed within the evils or guilt that befalls them. I do truly believe that there is someone like a Yoshitsune or a Hime in the world, who've lost their way or experienced something that has crushed their spirits. I believe there are those who don't know their place in the world or let deceivers fool them into committing acts that do not truly define who they are or what they could become with the right people to guide them. If I am to join, I wish for you to join in on this vision with me. There are those in the Rukongai, those on earth, and various other places whose lives could be changed if they are given the tools to do so. So, I ask you but one question, Yoshitsune...."

She brought her finger down and gazed deep into his eyes, her amber orbs bearing down on him like a pair of fangs.

"Do you believe in my vision?"

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Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:45 am

ATONEMENT FOR THY SINS

HIME TATSUMIYA

Yoshitsune was willing to oblige her request and join her on her path towards liberating the fallen.

To know that he shared her worldview, Hime could do nothing but smile at that revelation. Indeed, he was every bit a spirit of honor as she believed him to be.

The way he spoke about his division or his life was absolutely genuine. She would have to speak with Abalia on the particulars but Hime had made her decision.

The graceful shinigami would join Yoshitsune on his path towards a bright future. There was no reason to keep playing hardball or placing her negotiating cards on the table anymore. He had won her over.

"I will write a formal acceptance but between us, I accept the request to join the Kobayashi family as well as the combat division. I hope that I can be of great assistance to you as we all build towards a future where the fallen and discarded can stand in the sunlight without shame."

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