Gust leaned up against a tree as he pressed his face into his arms. "I have to do this! Again! Are you kidding me?!?" Taking his head out of his arms, he laid three tags on the ground while barriers come up from them. The closest to him has "0" the middle "5" and the furthest "7" as the tags float in the middle of the barrier. having a scream butterfly on his shoulder, Gust whispered it's message before sending it off. "bring her to me. It's time for her to experience real training." he commented, as the butterfly floated off to find mizu.


(note the three barriers are the first test of training. Its a riddle of sorts. If you get,it wrong the wall will reject,you and you may end up on your butt)

Mizuko had been resting and enjoying some quiet time when the scream butterfly had found her. She had it land on her finger as it relayed it's message. "I was wondering when he was going get things started." she said to herself before following the scream butterfly to where Gust was. Once she arrived at the location Mizuko looked around. She found Gust not to far off and walked over to him. She gave him a peck on the cheek before she looked around and spotted the barriers over. "Ok. Three barriers and you. This is training? Seems a bit odd to me Gust." she said.

Gust saw her arrive as he sighed. "fina-" He was caught off guard by the peck on his cheek. he blushed massively as he backed away pressing his hand against the cheek. "er umh. No. It's all dealing with your bankai training." He commented as he took off his jacket and tank top as he tossed it to the side. Showing the scars all across his back as he walked away from her pointing to each barrier. "I did the exact same thing years ago." He said as he entered the first barrier. "Each barrier is a different training method. You have to reach me before you can go to the next barrier." He sat down, placing Cheolpa in his lap. "Here is the first tip for this barrier." He stopped as he looked over towards her. "Use your wits and gain control of your life."

Mizuko giggles a little at his reaction to her peck. She enjoyed the fact that she made him uncofmortable for a moment. Upon hearing the word Bankai though she did begin to pay attention. she watched him quietly as he entered the first barrier, hoping that she would survive this training. Use my wits and gain control of my life. What the heck does that even mean anyway. she thought to herself as she looked at the barrier. Mizuko then begins to think for a moment about what she needs to do as she paces alongside the barrier. She then figures it might be a good time to calm down. She then sat down alongside the tree that Gust was leaning up against earlier and brought her knees up to her chest, her sword laying on her legs between them and her chest. She then closed her eyes and began to relax.

Gust thought back to the days he had to do this. "What do shinigami have that makes each and everyone different?" he commented, still with his eyes closed in the barrier. he didn't know if Mizu was up or readsy for this. It didn't take him this long to break through the barrier. "Think!"

Slow foot steps approch the barriers as I appear.. Looking at the barriers aNd gust and his interest"i thought I said NO bankai training gust. She is not even one of us yet and you are willing to hand her a weapon like bankai. Do,you know why I was there when you achieved bankai long agoi gust?" Walking to,the,barriers I smerk as I know the solution. Walking,through all three barriers and gettiing to gust I say to him"techniques are fine but if she achieves bankai and you or her are not ready then you both could die. I think,i will stay and observe now." I say as I sit down upon the ground

Mizuko looks up from where she is sitting. She was begining to get annoyed with Gust. "I'm busy over here. Do you mind?" she said as she then leans her head on her knees and closes her eyes.

A moment later she is in a cave like area looking right at Selece.

Nice to see you Mizuko. It's been a while since you visited.

I'm sorry. I know it's been a while. Things have been crazy.

I know why you are here[. You need to relax and trust in yourself. You need to remember to trust in me. We need to work together. Rember what Gust said. Gain control of your life. How can you do this?

Mizuko thought for a moment. She also thought about the other part of what Gust said. What do Shinigami have that makes each and everyone different. She also thought about how the two could be linked together. It then hit her. This has to do with reiatsu and you. I think I need to work with you in order to pass this, but control my reiatsu at the same time.

I can help you as much as you want me to. The rest is up to you.

Mizuko then opened her eyes and looked up. She had not even seen or felt Tazuma arrive, but she looked up in time to hear him talk. She then stood up, holding on to her sheath and the sword inside as she did. She watched as Tazuma walked through the barriers and know why he could since he was the one who taught Gust. "I don't mean to be rude, but I did say that I'd join you. At least that's the way I recall the conversation. I said I'd join you because I was courious to know more about Gust. He's the reason I'm here now and part of the reason I wanted to be part of the Family." she said. She then closed her eyes and took a deep breath, conentrating on the task at hand. She looked at the tag near the barrier that read 0 and wondered why it was there. She then felt that confirmed what she was thinking about earlier. She then stood before the barrier and looked at Gust a moment before closing her eyes. She then begins to concentrate on controling her reiatsu. She places both hands on her zanpakuto and begins to relax, realizing that she has been very unsteady with her control. More so than she had thought before. She then begins to concentrate on her control over her reiatsu. Slowly she is able to get it to steady flow out instead of the sparadic way it was before. With a little proding from Selece she moved the hand holding her sword towards the barrier, hoping to get through.

(Lemme know if I need to tweek anything. Not so good at these kind of posts.)

Gust smiled at Tazuma as he got closer. "have faith. If she wants to just gain this for power. I can strike her down." He said, rubbing the back of his neck. Watching Mizu concentrate, Gust smiled as he looked over towards Tazuma as the barrier breaks. "Good job Mizu. You learned to work with your spirit to control your reiatsu..Next." He commented as he shunpo'd inside the 5 barrier. He pumped his reiatsu to the barrier, holding it there."two bulls going at each other will stall until one lifts his head and gains ground"

Hearing gust quote my riddle exactly I smile"you got a good memory gust." I say to him as I shunpo to his side"if she loses control I will strike her down." looking at the barrier

Mizuko opened her eyes and smiled as she walked through the barrier. She smiles as she hears what he said and then watches as Gust moves to the next barrier. She continues to watch what he does and she quietly listens to what he had to say. She then walks over to the barrier herself, thinking about what he said. Two bulls going at each other will stall until one lifts his head and gains ground. What in the world could that mean? she thought, closing her eyes.

Well, when bulls normally charge at each other they are mad and trying to test to see who is stronger. When they stall, what is happening?

I think that they are stuck in a power struggle, both being at about the same strength. It only takes one to make a mistake that could cost it to loose, or win. Lifting a head could be that move, but I'm not sure how. Seems a bit odd to me.

Mizuko then opens her eyes once more, realizing now that Gust, instead of sitting with his sword on his lap like last time, was placing his reiatsu on the barrier. She thinks a moment, trying to see if this might be some sort of hint or suggestion. Deciding to try it she places her hand on the barrier and released some of her reiatsu along it, trying to match the amount that Gust has released.