True Training (Open)

Kakushi openned his eyes and got out of bed. He began to leave his shifter form. He noticed how their was nothing but the bed and a drawer in the entire 20 ft. by 20 ft. space. Then he smiled. He thought, Intiate battle sequence X279. This caused the entire room to begin warping. The bed melted into the floor, and the drawers seemed to be absorbed by the wall. Kakushi could hear the clang of metal as the floor changed from wooden to steel plates. On some of those plates he saw nozzels. Then the nozzels began shooting fire up in a straight stream, with about a half a foot in diameter. Then his ears picked up the sound of gas escaping, and soon the room was full of dark mist. On the other side of the room, he knew there was a book with the title "Mysteries of Demons" which wasn't really a book but a target for him to reach. All around the book, up to 5 feet away from it, he could hear air being cut from the thousands of ice needles that must be raining down.

The program was perfect; the fire tested his icy lower body and the needles tested if he could burn them away with his torso before they reached his skin. Well, no use lollygagging. He thought as he took the first step on a panel. The panel shot flames at Kakushi, but Kakushi had been to quick and leapt back, only scorching his knees a little in the process. Kakushi continued this method across the room. About halfway across, he found he was surronded by flame panels! Looks like I have no choice! He changed back to shifter form, but with one difference. He kept his torso alight. Then he did a hand stand and walked between the flames. That way, only his already burning torso would be hit. The flames still hurt, but he had to be in shifter form to execute the hand stand. When he reached a non-burning panel he relaxed for a moment.

He converted once again to his true form and made it across the room. Before he could see the needles he felt them as three of them went right through his torso. Kakushi nearly cried out in pain but he merely stepped back. Kakushi calmed his breathing and focused, listening to how the needles cut the air. The needles always fell in the same places. Kakushi readied himself, then execute a demon flash step to the book. A needle fell on him, but his flames were ready and it melted before connecting. Kakushi grabbed the book, and the room immediately reverted back to its previous state. Sigh. I haven't done that one in a while, but I did okay. I wonder if the new feature worked? He wondered. The new feature he installed would ask anyone who was a demon or one of their allies if they wished to train as well as coordinates to his location. Oh well, I'll simply have to wait and see...

What does that man think he's doing? Was all Kakushi could think as he spotted the man high up on the mountainside. For a moment, he seemed to consider attacking Kakushi, but apparently thought better of it. Then Kakushi saw with his own eyes as the reiatsu seperated from his body. "Verrrrrrry interesting!" Kakushi bellowed. He took a fight stance as the being drew it's zanpakto. "So what are you? Hollow, a demon, or just some rouge spirit? I'll be finding out in any case!" Then Kakushi took a stance, sent up the prayer to Za Koa, and began gathering power into his hand. He gave a small smirk as the being ran towards him. He finished gathering power and flash stepped behind the being, yelling: "Boru Shi!" He threw the completed orb of power down at the being, then quickly flash stepped away onto a ledge. Now for the next part! As the explosion of the Boru Shi rent the air, Kakushi raised his hands to the air, crying: "Touketsu, let the blood rain down on the battle field and taint their souls!" Kakushi's body took on a red aura. Then he snapped his fingers while shouting "Underworld rain!" The fire began raining down in a 150 foot radius of Kakushi. The man himself was out of this radius thanks to where Kakushi had flash stepped. Dang. 2 flash steps and 2 prayers just like that. Looks like I'll need to forge on without using much more power. Kakushi had to sit on the ledge, panting as he began to admire the effects of his attacks on the being...

Kakushi stopped his breather as he saw the waves streaming from the mans blade. Kakushi gave a small smirk and used his last flash step to go behind the man, who had discarded his hollow mask. Kakushi watched as the waves utterly destroyed the ledge he had been standing on moments before. "Hmm. If that had connected, I would have been in deep trouble. But I can handle 3 demon flash steps as my limit so, too bad for you. And yes, it was reckless of you to charge into a fight you weren't prepared for. But ah well. So tell me, what are you here for? The way I see it, you have 2 options. I could use the power of being a policing officer and drag you back to the demon city or," Kakushi gave a small smile." You could do some training with me. I have no qualms against shinigami. They are my favorite beings to spar against. So, what is your choice?"

"You want answers!?Well, this is my answer!My answer is to kill you and eliminate you!"

"Oh you will, will you? I somehow doubt that, my friend!" Kakushi said back, a bit mockingly. When Kakushi felt the unknown presence and the power, he felt excited about the prospect of learning something new. "Just remember. If you play with fire, you're gonna get burned. And if you play with ice, you'll get frostbite. But if you fight with me, you'll get buring smoke and freezing mist!" Kakushi leapt back as the man went insane. As soon as that happened, Kakushi quickly tapped the band on his wrist, causing the darkest mist in this realm to be released, sorrounding Kakushi and Kazuki. When Kazuki fired the wave, it was so far away from Kakushi he only felt the explosion, which only helped his personal fire energies to enhance. He simply walked behind Kazuki, undetectable. He stuck out his arms and cried: "Freeze flash!" This ability uses Kakushi's own power, so he is able to use it easily. Since he was stading directly behind HK, it wouldn't take long for the ice to reach him and freeze him...

"Wow... Your really starting to tick me off!" Was all Kakushi could even begin to say as Kazuki sliced one of his arms off. Luckily, the bronze gautlets and the ice stopped it from going through his other arm. The attack at his chest merely began melting Kazuki's zanpakto. "You remind me of another shinigami I once fought. However, he would not have made such a mistake as to depend solely on quick strength." As Kazuki flash-stepped behind Kakushi, Kakushi drew out his one and only ice orb! Kakushi ate it quickly, as it is the size of a gumball. He instantly felt the effects of his body healing quickly, to about 55% of his maximum. His ice powers also improved.

As the Hell wave approached Kakushi, he simply reached out his hand, and grabbed the wave itself. Since his hand was covered in strong ice, it didn't damage him much. The pain merely caused him to wince. The wave was frozen solid. The ice reached all the way back to Kazuki's feet and began freezing them to the ground. This ice was much stronger than before, and would take a great deal of energy to break. After all, no one can hold out forever. After that, Kakushi flash stepped to Kazuki's side. A plan was forming in Kakushi's mind. But, for it to work, he had to do something first. Kakushi struck out in a kick with his right leg, and then flew the blood from his left arm on Kazuki's face. Then he struck out with his fist, directly at the mask, as Kakushi knew was corrupting this soul reaper...