It was a blustery day leaves swirling round Jin's vision as he strolled through the barracks of the 13 gotei squads, he was in a cheerfull mood,well rested, no assignments to complete and no classes this was a good day. Jin had preety much finished his training as a recruit and was preparing for his final test before graduating as a member of the Gotei 13 it seemed an intense prospect actually becoming one of the shinigami to represent Seretei in the war against hollow. A position of honour wasnt usually something that bothered Jin but as of late he'd actually become quite immersed in his progress actively training to become a stronger shinigami and this was where it all lead. After speaking to Luitenant Kaiyo who'd inspired him to try to attune with his blade he'd researched the matter a little more at seretei's library finding out that he would need to meditate with his blade achieving a trance like state that would transfer his consciousness from this world to thiers.
He was excited every Zan-pak-tou was different and he wanted to find out what his was like, apparently when he went to the Zan-pak-tou's dimention he would get to meet his blade in spritual form seeing the avatar that represented it, sounded preety cool.
He finally made his way out of the concrete garden that housed the squad building's striding toward his usual spot on the grassy knoll of the training field. He had left his shoes in his room thinking that the feel of nature under his feet may help him attune with his surrounding (just another quick fix he hoped would make this training less work) as he walked throught the field each blade of grass tickling the underside's of his feet with they're damp outer shell of dew. The birds chirped in the distance a harmouneous chrous that lifted Jin's spirits as he sat crossing his legs placing his katana on his lap. He closed his eye's opening his palms and placing on on the blades tip and the other at the edge of its hilt. As his eyes closed he let his reiatsu flow through his body coursing through every cell, his katana acting as a conduit from his left hand to his right. Slowly he could feel the reiatsu current building in speed,faster and faster it flowed channeling through him like some kind of spritual highway his spirit pressure building. The strain it was putting on his boddy grew and grew the speed of the current never stopping its ascent, the pressure built still more how could he be expeted to contain this it was ripping him apart from the inside fibre by fibre but he refused to release it.
.............Darkness.......nothing but black..........no more chirping...........the dew was gone........cometo think of it alll his senses were dead....WAS HE!!!???
An orange glow began to filter through his sealed eyelids the warm shade setting of his internal alarmclock. Consciousness slowly began to diffuse back through his being, gradually regaining his senses and awareness, at the same time noticng whatever he was laying on was kinda wet and sticky and speaking of discomfort he must have lost consciousness near flora of some kind because the it felt like there were something down his back causing an itching sensation. He slowly raised his head looking down to see what it was he'd lain in only to realise that there was no grass where he lay instead the floor was covered in moss, and what he thought was sticky dew actually turned out to be.....no thats not it.......it had to be something else....IT WAS A SACK OF FREAKING SPIDER HATCHLINGS thats what was itching him these things were crawling all other him. He frantically began swiping at his back, hair, mid section and any other part of his anatomy he could reach trying to exterminate the eight legged freaks covering him. Finally when he thought he got them all off him (and the hatching sack had recieved a sufficient stomping) he began to make his way through what could only be described as an amazonian style rain forest. but where you'd expect to see tigers, monkeys, panthers or even an exotic bird or too there were just bugs bugs bugs and more freaking bugs. They were everywhere centipedes scuttling around tree trunks, Ants enveloping nearly all of the moss covered canvase that made up the base of this jungle, praying mantis sat poised on leaves just waiting for a tasty morsel to come within range,the best part was these vermin didnt even obey the laws of nature he'd just spent several minutes trying to sneak his was past a gargantuan mosquito on prick from that monster and he was a gonner, but at least on the bright side you had to take a second look at any flat surface and you couldnt tell how much of it was made up of camoflaged moth's(bright side being used in the lossest sense of the term but since that aspect wasnt trying to kill him it seem like a pro, one that was severely outweighed by the mountain of con's).....and the fly's o good god the fly's evey inhale was a battle for supremacy between the hovering winged pests and the oxygen Jin desperately needed in the onsetting panic attack.
It was alright he told himself, this would all be okay just remember why your here. Thinking about it (since whilst traipsing through this monotonous terrain with no idea of his direction thinking was preety much all he could do) as a Death God who was it he actually had to pray to to get outta this hell hole, maybe if he prayed to the captain commander he'd come and rescue him hmmmm or maybe even kaiyo....oooo maybe another ability he got as a death god later would be to hear the prayers of the living that'd be kinda cool. Sigh distraction once again only this time it was slightly welcome a calming release from the endless torture of his trek through this puzzleing labyrinth of vegetation.
He finally saw some light a beckoning beacon among the inposing shadown of the over grown plantlif of this surreal expanse. Jin really had to ask himself what the hell kind of Zan-pak-tou had he brought into the spirit world for it too inhabit a place like this, a little worrying in his mind. As he forced his way out into shining bliss through the encroaching vines and spore releasing plants he could only think of one thing maybe now he had his shikai mayb..........hold on a minute spore releasing plant's that couldnt be *thump* Jin collapsed falling over paralysed landing straight on his face or rather straight on his nose a thick cherry liquid began to gush from what used to be Jin's nasal cavaties but were now no more than pool's for the contents of ruptured blood vessles.
As the blood pooled under his face which was now balanced on what was formely known as his nose he felt a strong wind fanning on his skin the cool currents felt as if they were carrying away the pain in their free flowing draughts. The agony of his nose (which would have been more apparent if paralysis hadnt kept him from howling his feelings) slowly wafted away along with his aprehensions at being in this place.And he could move the feeling was returning to him he tried too stagger up his his dull limbs unable to respond to his commands resulting in him once again falling to the ground but he wouldnt give up again and again he forced himself to his feet only to find himself back in his original position, untill finally he managed to regain some mesure of control steadying himself on his feet.
It was then that he saw the source of the winds that had allowed him movement, in the middle of the clearing a butterfly hovered but the thing was gigantic easily twice if not 3 times Jins height with an unimaginable wingspan. It was puple in colour formed of some kind of crystilline mineral just hovering facing Jin's direction. "Ahhh what the hell is it now" he wondered nose broken, muscles fatigued and a back that looked like the face of a greasy teen after enduring the attack from the fangs of those arachnids Jin just couldnt be bothered anymore this place clogged his lungs with a thick mist that carried the aroma of bug shit and his clothes were spattered with blood and now he was in the middle of a face off with a batterfly that looked like it could snap him in two with a beat of its wings. Shikai or no shikai Jin just wanted too leave.
NPC Suisho Kochou (litterally meaning Crystal butterfly) : Yagami Jin i am Suisho Kochou, i am the face of you blade
shock gripped jin's features locking them in they're expression, mouth gaping he'd actually done it he completed his quest, found the avatar to his blade.....ahhh balls he had no idea where to go from here what did he just ask the beast to be his bitch and fight for him on command, nothing in the realm of death gods was ever that simple he was in for some more pain.
"for a butterfly you got a preety manly voice" Jin commented only to feel the heat of the glare he recieved in return
he couldnt see the glare this thing didnt seem to be able to make any expressions but he could definately feel it upon his skin, and for that matter how was this beast made entirely of crystal even talking to him, the thing had no mouth.
NPC Suisho Kochou: You need to learn some respect Your talking to the bug king and your nothing more than a pupa
as if to illustrate his point with a flap of his wings he was suddenly parrallel to Jin casually slicing Jin's cheek open with the sharp edge of his crystal wing's before somehow once more appearing before him.
"Gaahhh" Jin exclaimed clutching at his cheek what the hell was this thing it was fast and they were fighting it the beast's territory Jin was at a disadvantage.
"Fine lets do this i need to rest im gonna beat you down and your gonna respond when i call to you from then on"
NPC Suisho Kochou: Agreed but lose and know that i will not give you a second chance you wil be a shinigami without shikai or bankai for eternity
"whatever like i have time to be coming back to a place like this anyway this is it im gonna beat you here and its over"
With the trash talk out the way Jin began by using shunpo to appear right infront of the beast attacking it head on with his katana, the strike let out a ringing chime as it connected but it appeared to be to no avail, Suisho just lay himself out flat and began to spin with increasing velocity grinding against Jin's blade like a whetstone, without warning Suisho made a sudden movement that sent Jin reeling to his back.
"damnit" he was quickly back on his feet with an acrobatic back flip a the puple spinning blade ground into the soil he lain strewn across seconds erlier.
Jin jumped landing on the insect's wings as it arose from it's offensive on the helpless soil, stabbing his blade down repeatedly trying to at least make a crack in the crystal behemoth. But before he knew what was happening the buttefly had dispersed into several smaller butterfly now all circling Jin swooping in ever now and again to make quick lacerations across his skin never relinquishing they're attack for a second, aiming for one good slice on a vein or artery that would end the fight for Jin.
But he wouldnt back down swinging his katana in a haze of painful fury at his attacks having so little effect on his foe, he was at a loss as too how too defeat his enemy so many targets from so many directions he was one man, he could never defeat them all.
as the sharp crystal edges tore through his flesh an idea finally came to him, he began too run , tearing through the woods with the aid of shunpo, every one of his purple pursuer's slicing through tree's and branches slowly gaining on him.
as he ran he released as much reiatsu as he could sucking it out from every crack and crevice in his soul this would be one final strike he had to go all in, the energy gathered in his chest an ever growing ball of hope constantly added to by the dregs of spiritual energy he was managing to claw together, he could feel he was reacheing his limit every few steps he tripped and stubled his reiatsu no longer strong enough to maintain his shunpo he could feel he was ready it had to be now, the crystal menaces had caught up slicing at his back, every insect in the jungle seemed in on this persuit fly's clouding his vision giant ladybug's in his path desperately trying to misplace his footing.
Jin swung round facing the mass of fluttering purple wings
"Hdou number 5:Disarm" he yelled as an invisible pulse was sent forth crashing into the crystal butterfly's and emitting a splintering sound as the butterflys began to crack shaterring into shards and falling to the floor.
"HELL YEAH learn who your fighting Jin Yagami top shinigami"
the reason for Jins success had been all down to the way he'd moulded the reiatsu before releasing the spell, whilst charging the kidou he vibrated his reiatsu meaning the spell had the same effect, he wasnt exactly sure what but he remembered being taught in class that vibration's did something bad to crystal he just couldn't remember what. It was time's like this he wished he pay'ed more attention to the tutors. But that didnt matter now he'd won and that was all that counted
NPC Suisho Kochou: Well done Jin Yagami you've proven yourself a worthy comrade call my name and my power will be brought forth. Goodbye yagami.
with that the world before him dissolved leaving him with nothing but darkness a seamless transition back to the real world (well real for shinigami anyway)