[Invite] Bankai Training Act III: Reiryoku

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In the forest with her lurked a very real danger, a being who was beyond the ranks of common hollow with a grudge against the very person who Shiro had begun becoming quite fond of, that the young human would be most unfortunate to have come across. Perhaps she would have noticed it hiding its spiritual pressure if she weren't emotional, perhaps she would have been able to at least get another step in to try and escape, perhaps if she had at least one more step in her, she would not have had to escape at all, and would have just shot past it. That was a lot of 'maybe' but none of them had been the reality...

While Shiro was leaning against the tree with the tears on her face, questioning her actions, she would feel an absolutely soul crushing spiritual pressure raining down around her. Suddenly, the trunk of the tree behind Shiro would explode and a large, white claw would come from the bark, grabbing the back of Shiro's neck and holding her in the air. "And so the bait comes to the hunter." a deep, grim voice would say from behind her. "Do not be afraid, human. I will not consume your soul- this time. I simply desire for you to leave a message for a very specific soul reaper. Do not waste your meager brain cells remembering words, my spiritual pressure will be all that he needs for my message to be heard."

After hearing those words, Shiro would find herself being hurled into a tree with enough force to send her through it, as well as the trees in front of it, and several more. Her abnormally resistant body would have no issues with resisting such an attack since it wasn't made to kill her, but she would find herself unconscious afterward, assuming she didn't have anything she could use to prevent such a fate.

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Shiro had said that she needed to go, and proceeded to dismiss herself from the room. The soul reaper had made no move to stop her since he had seen her display a teleportation ability before, and he had assumed she would be using it to go back to Las Noches. Kouta let out a sigh at how clueless his grandson was, and that he had just let a girl who was interested in him walk out the front door. The two of them continued drinking tea in silence, since Mitsuoki didn't really want to tell the tale of how he met Shiro, since it also included how he met Akane... who was no longer with him.

Some time later, he had felt a massive spiritual pressure wash over the village that made his eyes turn into dots in their sockets. "No..." he said, remembering that spiritual pressure with absolute certainty. Mitsuoki didn't waste time trying to deny who it was, he immediately stood up and turned to run to the door, swing it open at max speed before flash stepping in the direction that the spiritual pressure came from. He continued stepping, moving until he would come across Shiro's unconscious self and stand nearby, looking around frantically for the hollow but noticing that it was gone entirely. "Damnit." he said, uttering the closest thing to a curse word anyone would never hear. He grit his teeth before getting on his knees and placing his hand on Shiro's neck where five blue marks were. He would then lift her up and say "Relocate to Las Noches." and the two would vanish from sight, moving to the place in the large castle that Mitsuoki had marked.

He had taken Shiro to the first room that he didn't feel spiritual pressure from, which wasn't far away, and laid her down on a bed that had no sheets, leading him to believe it was an unoccupied room; but, he could be wrong. He had pulls up a chair and rested both of his hands on Shiro. One on her stomach, and one on her head, while beginning to form a gentle, warm, silver energy around his hands. He closed his eyes and began channeling his energy into her, doing his best to remember what he had learned from going over the healing scrolls. His knowledge of such things wasn't particularly good, so he had to stay for several hours to get the bruises on Shiro's neck to go away. Afterwards, Mitsuoki had quickly written a note to leave behind...

'Shiro,

It would seem that my past has begun to catch up with me. I cannot be seen with you anymore, it will only serve to put you further into harm's way. I cannot explain the events that have transpired. All I can tell you is that the hollow you encountered was one that I had failed to confirm termination in my early days as a soul reaper. I apologize for endangering you, and hope that you accomplish all that you set your heart on. As for me, it would seem that my destiny has been set. I cannot bear the thought of this hollow going after those I care for most, it would not surprise me if it were responsible for Akane's death. To ensure the safety of those around me, I will do what I must. We are unlikely to cross paths. Do not remember me.

Sincerely- MK'