Day in the life (Invite only)

The Company car traveled down the road from the main office. It was slick black and blended in fairly well with the other cars around them. The tint of the car hid the man who sat in the back, the driver focused on the road. He sat in the back of his car with a smile on his face as he sipped the centuries old wine in his glass. This man was one of wealth, and circumstance. He had jsut heard about a shop that his company did not own and he set out to make it his own. He smiled to himself as he finished the wine as the car pulled up to the shop. He stepped out of the car and his driver stayed where he was.


Alexander Kingsford walked toward the entrance of the shop, noticing the bike outfront, opening the door gently as he entered through the door and into the old shop. he looked around for a second before turning to the man who sat at the end of the shop. He was dealign with another customer it seemed. after a moment He smiled and said loud enough for him to hear. "Hallo Freund. Haben Sie noch essen Deutsch Rationen?" He laughed softly before beinging one of the chairs over to join his old friend at the table. "Hello Kiku. Long time no see my dear friend."

For a moment Liam looked over his shoulder to spy whoever it was who entered the shop after him. A businessman of some sort. If the expensive suit draped over his imposing frame was any indicator, he was also a rather successful one. While Liam couldnt quite place his face anywhere. The man was still quite fearsome to behold. He carried himself with a sense of purpose. That much was clear to Liam.

It also seemed that he knew the owner of the shop. For a second, Liam would have been content to let the two friends catch up. Only for him to realize that would lead to him simply standing around there like an idiot. So it was best if he get down to business quickly and let the two friends reminisce.

"Uhh." For a moment Liam was drawing a blank. He could hardly come out and tell someone that he broke his bike by warping the metal with his bare hands. As impressive such a feat no doubt was, normal humans were not capable of it. At least not one lacking in the muscle department like Liam.

"The chain snapped and I lost control. Ran into a tree." He finished, coming up with a hopefully believable enough story. Crossing both his arms behind the back of his head, Liam continued. "To be honest, all I really need to buy off you is a spare chain. The rest I can fix myself."[/color] That much was true at least, while Liam was hardly a whiz with machines. He knew his way around enough to fix his bike and get decent grades in shop class.

His hands drifted down to his pocket, pulling out his wallet. "I'd be willing to compensate you, if you let me borrow your tools and some free space for a few minutes as well as the chain." He jerked his head back towards his bike again. "I just need somewhere quiet to fix the poor thing up and then I'll be out of your hair.

Normally, Liam would be content to let the owner of the shop fix up his bike. But it seems like these two were old friends. Hanging around and interrupting a reunion just felt awkward to him.

Besides, he needed to do some work with his hands. It had been a while and he had forgotten the feeling of oil and dirt on his fingers. Maybe a small bit of repair work would be good for him.[/font]

Needless to say, this wasn’t getting to be a good day for Kiku with the lack of projects, and then with what Alex said to him. His eyes hardened for a moment as he instinctively reached out, just likely stroking the skull that was Kusari’s sealed form. A brief wave of Reiatsu filled the shop, and before it would reach the door it was gone. From this small flash the smell of dead and shards of metal filled the air as a byproduct of his power. His smile, gone. In its place was a grim frown. His fingers for a moment played across the décor of the skull. He flicked his eyes to the boy for a moment, trying to decide on what to do with him. Alex had already decided to send him into the back, but the boy…he was a quincy. That was obvious by his smell. ”Alex, he’s a quincy. He can stay. If you’re telling me that Legion is back in town, then we made need a tiny bit more fire power to deal with him. I remember the last little group he had, and they were a handful for us both.” The tone that slipped from Kiku’s lips was one completely opposite from the one he had spoke with earlier.

Gone was the simple repairmen of Naruki, in its place was the old bount that on the battlefield many feared. “Tell me Alex, what else do you know? Am I going to need to go hunting tonight?” He said, his tone was like ice, like a clean piece of metal. Flat, but sharp. A switch was flipped.

Alexander turned to face the voice of the boy as he shrugged off Kikus poisonous energy. He understood how he had felt. Legion had killed 14 good men and women the last time they had encountered him, and it was without a doubt that he was stronger now then he was then. The scar on his chest still hurt from when they had last met. This boy was to help them? how? Quincy or not... Alexander walked over to him and and stood close to him, placing his open hand on the boys head as he unlocked the energy dampeners on his Gigai.

He let the boy experiance his full pressure, on the top of his head. he watched the boy for a second before speaking, if they boy was still awake. "Legion is an Arrancar, A hollow who has removed their mask and gained the power of a shinigami. But He is unique. The pressure your feeling right now is the pressure He had 50 years ago when me and Kiku met him. Even then, We and Kiku were no match for him. We lost 14 other people that night. 14 people with more experiance then you have right now child."

Alexander poured out more pressure. "Legion controls the corpses of those he feasts on, Turning them into an undead army. Are you sure you want to be a part of this? Theres nothign wrong with turnign away now child. You came here to have your bike fixed. Not get involved in this fight." He poured out even more, gettign to the point where Legion had been. "the chances of us all dying are high here child...You may not survive this... Even i may not."

He probably should have expected the older man to start showing off. He has yet to meet a Shinigami, substitute or otherwise, who did not have a penchant for the dramatic. It seems that Alexander was no exception to that rule. He didnt move, instead choosing to meet Alexander's eyes and bear the weight of the man's spiritual pressure.

And bear it he did. But it was certainly not an easy task. Alexander's Reitsu was immense. Far beyond anything he had ever felt before outside of That Man when he was in a bad mood. But while Liam had slowly grown accommodated to Albert's incredibly dense Spiritual Pressure. He did not have that luxury when it came to Alexander.

But he did not let that stop him. He refused to show weakness in front of this Shinigami who regarded him as nothing more than a child. A whelp that needed protecting. Such treatment was not the reason he shed blood sweat and tears in his training.

Hell, he managed to stand up to Kiku's Reitsu without even flinching. Liam estimated that they were roughly equal in terms of raw power. But he had no idea as to how they would stand up to each other in a fight. As the Shinigami's Reitsu continued to bear down on his body, Liam's knees began to shake and his lungs seemed to refuse to draw in air.

But he did not for one moment look away from Alex. Instead he began to draw in Reishi from the air around him. Bringing it into his body. "I." He began, grasping the hand on his head with his own. "Am." The muscles in his arm began to swell as Liam's own Reitsu began to surface. The faint smell of gunpowder followed by faint silver flames that danced across Liam's shoulders. "Not." His Reitsu continued to build, slowly at first, but then climbed rapidly until it was equal with Kiku's own considerable strength. "A child!" He barked, now grabbing Alexander's arm with a grip far stronger than any human had a right to possess.

"And you can be damn well sure I'll be right there protecting the innocents of this city. With or without you."

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Alexander didnt give the boy a chance to take a step farther then he already had. the resounding sound of alexanders gauntlet rang out like a shot gun to those who could hear spiritual souls as the ground below where Liam was going to step dissapeared. The boy was right, He was a close range fighter. But that didnt stop Alex from developing a fighting style that allowed him the same distance he needed to fight a quincy. But he wasnt going to let the boy get away with a long range fight. "Your Ancesters Developed many different weapons and tools for fighting those close range. they also devloped tools to allow themselves an advantage against those who were careless and didnt go all out in a fight."

Alexander took off his suits over coat and put it down next to the shop as he looked at the boy. the gauntlets shining in the light of the day. "I never Properly Intoduced myself before. My name is Alexander Henderson, Responsible for the deaths of over 385 of your ancesters. im going to train you so that you dont join them when you fight legions zombie horde. Because regardless of your form of fighting, Eventually the bodies pile so thickly your arrows cannot get through them all." He rocked forward and ready to slam his knee into the boys body, havign dialed his attack back to be at just enough strength to force the boy to use his blut or his speed to dodge it.

"I have an understanding of Blut that only other quincies have. ive shattered it like glass before and i plan to do the same to you." Alexander was done playing. This child wanted to fight Legion? Then he would be ready for when he came. "Thats how you build defenses, no matter what race, no matter what strength you are. You build them by breaking them down. So im going to break your shield, and shatter your Blut and then when its stronger and more durable. Ill do it again and again. And then well work on your speed." Alexander dissapeared, appearing behind the boy and back handing his arm if he didnt move. "legion is fast enough to move from city to city within a hour. Will you be fast enough to keep up? Will you be fast enough to dodge his attacks?"

Alexander caught the boy if he went flyign from the backhand, he stopped him from moving. "Stop thinking like a quincy. Legion kills quincies just like any other race. You need to think like a monster and under stand that even though you may not be facing him directly. youll be facing his underlings. The cryign undead who moan out for their own second death. they come at you, still looking human. still looking alive and unharmed. Can you do it? Can you kill them when they ask you do? can you destroy them as they plead for death and release from their pain? or will it be too much? like it was for my son, like it was for th countless others we lost when Legion last came to earth.... can you be a Monster and kill the children he has claimed? or will you run away?"

Alexander didnt let the boy get far, grabbing him mid movement a nd slamming him into the ground, cracking the pavement below them. Alexander looked at the boy with a sad look, but it was hidden behind the mask he wore. He grabbed the boys shirt and lifted him up takign them both to the top of alexanders tower with a few steps. He held the boy out to look out at the city. "You dont get to decide where he strikes, Quincy." if liem didnt struggle alexander would set him on the edge of the building, facing out at the city. "A week ago i died... Im sure of it. When he plunged his hand into my heart and shredded it. But a friend saved me. Legion doesnt care about those people. he doesnt care if they get hurt, or if they die. But letting yourself get caught up in those emotions will get you killed."

The masked man pressed a button on his phone, as a massive bubble appeared around the top of the building. un seen by mortals and most spiritual beings, this bubble would allow them to train in peace without hurting anyone below. alexander threw off his gigai. and it landed on the building roof as he cracked his neck from the smaller suit. "You want to be a Man and fight the monsters that come?" he smiled softly as the mask on his face shattered from his energy. his left eye blazing a strange blue color. "Then show me what a man can do against a monster!"

Alexander didnt flinch when the sentry orbswere fired toward him. Although the impact tickled his skin, he felt nothing more then a gentle irritation at its explsive force upon his skin. even with the cloud of dust the explosions made covering his face, his shikais passive sensory skill let him see the world in full detail. he didnt move when Liem put the weapon nearly against his skin. Alexander actually positioned himself to take the blast fully on the chin. As the dust settled fromt he blast of the cero like beam there was no movement for a split second.

a massive hand shot out of the dust cloud and would grab liem by the face pulling him off the ground and into the air as alexander stood there, holding the boy up. his metal covered hand squezing the boys face hard. "Is this the power a man can summon forth?" His knee would met the boys stomuch full force. "IS THIS ALL YOU HAVE TO SHOW FOR YOUR TALK OF BEATING MONSTERS AS A MAN!?" the attacks kept coming, as alexander brutalized the young boys body, the blows echoing through out the bubble as they landed against his flesh. he kicked the boy away and into the side of the bubble as he let go of his face and the bubble would shimmer.

You should kill him here...hes too weak to fight legion. You'd be saving him from a fate worse then death. Alexander ignored the voice that spoke in his head. He didnt need to kill this boy. He needed to make him stronger. "Stand up. Were no where near done. By the time 3 weeks is done youll be strong enough to fight legion with enough confidence in your power and defenses that even if i and kiku fall you might still be able to do the job."