Viktor had made it into his room and went into meditation to pass the time. He was quite happy after trolling both Ichigo and Kisuke. He planned out his time to play with the kids and schemed some more.
He had just started to meditate when he heard his door open then close and lock. He smirked before he even opened his eyes. He opened his eyes and saw a very nude Yoruichi walking slowly towards him swaying her hips to further entice him. "You always forget to put up the sound proof barrier." Viktor then set up the barrier and was swiftly attacked afterwards.
The following day he woke to Yoruichi crawling on top of him. She gave him a devilish smile and mounted him. "I have somethings to do and will not get a chance to get my Shori time but I will get my fill while I can" she stated as she started to slowly rock her hips. Viktor gave her a smile and wondered if maybe she was a sex addict... oh well, he had nothing planned for the morning.
A few hours later both he and Yoruichi had showered. He got dressed and she shifted to her cat form. They exited the room and ran into Ururu. She was blushing up a storm because she had an idea of what the two had done.
"T-Tessai-san sent me to tell you lunch was ready." she mumbled. Viktor gave her a gentle smile and and pat her head.
"Thank you sweetheart, we are on our way. Hurry up and finish your chores and so we can paint later."
Ururu had steam coming out of her ears and nodded then she ran down the hall. Viktor laughed at her cute antics and Yoruichi almost dragged him back into the room. She was always turned on when he would act all paternal.
The residents had lunch together. Ichigo would glare at Viktor and Viktor would ignore the glares. Ichigo was close to losing it but the meal was finished and Kisuke dragged him off before he made a stupid mistake and was killed before he could get his shinigami powers back.
Viktor helped with the clean up and played catch with Jinta. When they were done he painted with Ururu. Dinner time had arrived and with Ururu's help they made a feast for the residents. Viktor took Tessai and Kisuke their meals in the basement and took over for Tessai when he felt the hollow takeover.
After the whole thing Ichigo was back and with his new zanpakuto he left Kisuke to teach the kid the basics and he would lock the both of them up in the training grounds to take advantage of the time dilation function so Ichigo would be better prepared for soul society.
The following day at breakfast Ichigo joined the residents for the meal and Kisuke let Viktor know it was his turn to take over. "Shori-san, Ichigo has learned the basics and it is now your turn to take over."
"Oh... so you taught the toddler to crawl. I guess I can teach him how to walk." He answered nonchalantly. Ichigo was upset. He hated to be looked down on, he was broken from his mental tirade before he really got going. "That's a good look in your eyes kid, let's see if you can keep that fire in your eyes during our session."
After the meal, Kisuke and Viktor took a lot of boxes and some sleeping rolls into the basement, Ichigo was confused by it but Kisuke explained it was supplies for the training. He then disappeared and locked Viktor and Ichigo into the basement for 2 days. That would roughly be 100 days of training for the kid. He just hoped the kid survived
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In the training grounds Ichigo was squared off against Viktor. His glares were growing more heated by the moment, Viktor's amused smirk really got under his skin.
"If I didn't know any better, I would think you had a crush on me with all the staring." Viktor stated after setting the last of the supplies down. Ichigo ground his teeth in annoyance.
"Before we get started I'm gonna tell you how this training is gonna go. Kisuke said he showed you the basics but knowing the lazy bastard he probably made you do something stupid, like slash his hat.
The reason you're here is because you are weak. You think because you got a big sword, that you can take Soul Society on. Pfft... keep dreaming kid. Soul society has some real monsters running around. I'm not gonna make you a master of the shinigami arts, I'm just gonna train you enough so you aren't killed by just being in a Captain's presence.
So... we will start with control, basic hand to hand, flash step and swordsmanship. You look like a dumbass so I doubt you will use kido right now, so we will skip it and Tessai can teach you at a later date." Viktor nodded at his own statement.
At this point Ichigo was fuming, he had been looked down, made fun of and now he had been called a dumbass?! He was ready to beat the bald bastard into the ground. In his inner world Old man Zangetsu and Hichigo saw through Ichigo's eyes and were wary of the man. Hichigo wanted to kick his ass but as a creature of instinct he knew something was not right about the bald man.
Viktor saw the veins throbbing on the side of Ichigo's head and saw his clenched jaw and smiled.
"I can tell you want to fight me, kid. To show how magnanimous this handsome man is, I'll let you fight me. It actually lets me gauge how I will teach you. Don't worry about getting hurt, I am really good with healing Kido and I'll get you up for another ass kicking before you know it. Before we start I want to make something crystal clear, this is a FIGHT, not a spar or a dance. You need to come with the intent to kill or harm otherwise, I might kill you."
Ichigo was ready to go, he was somewhat confused why the baldy clarified that it's a fight and not a spar but whatever, he was gonna kick his ass. He unwrapped Zangetsu and got into a comfortable stance. He saw the baldy take his sword and planted it the dirt scabbard and all. Then he saw the man yawn, "Whenever you're ready, cupcake." he declared in a bored manner.
Ichigo was beyomd pissed, "Quit clowning around, pick up your sword and let's fight!"
Viktor raised an eyebrow in amusement and gave a cocky smirk, "Dayglow, there is no way in hell, you are strong enough to make me draw it. Hurry up and get your ass kicked, so I can go enjoy the hot springs."
Ichigo was insulted, the bald bastard didn't even deem him dangerous enough to draw his sword?! Well he would show him the error of his ways. Ichigo kicked off and charged, his sword now above his head ready to do a vertical slash with all his might.
He drew closer to the bald bastard and swung downward. He saw Viktor giving him a bored look and cover his yawn with one hand. He then saw his other hand close into a fist and he extended his pointer finger and stopped the blade completely on the tip of his finger. The ground cracked underneath Viktor's feet.
"Is that it? Is that your strongest attack? You may as well slit your throat now and save the residents of Soul Society the trouble." Viktor then pushed the sword back with his extended finger and threw Ichigo back over 20 meters.
Ichigo was wide eyed for a moment seeing the results of the first clash. He then heard Viktor's words and he lost his cool again and swung a Getsuga at the annoying man.
Viktor saw the energy attack coming his way and was disappointed by it. He was at first fanboying internally for seeing the attack but it was so weak it took all the fun out of it. He then put his hand forward and flicked the attack upwards. The Getsuga was diverted upwards and exploded which caused wind and dust to fly everywhere. After the dust cleared Viktor could be seen reading a book. "Hmm, are you done already?"
Ichigo was now coming back to his senses when he witnessed the attack that Kisuke had to block, be flicked away. He was still in shock until he saw the man standing in the same spot one hand holding a book the other just casually turning the page.
He heard Viktor ask him if he was done and he almost puked blood in anger. He was so upset that Hichigo was able to tag in and take him over. He was now stuck in his internal world while he watched Hichigo attack like a wild animal. He was shocked at what he saw his body doing and Viktor's bored reaction.
Viktor watched Hichigo laugh like a maniac and spin the sword by its wrap. Hichigo might have said something but he was busy thinking of what to eat after his bath. He glanced at Hichigo and saw he was looking at him like he was waiting for a reply. "Hmm? Did you say something strawberry shortcake-kun?"
With a loud roar, Hichigo swung the sword numerous times sending out Getsugas with each swing. Hichigo saw the man bend down casually as a Getsuga passed where his head would have been and watched him pick up a pebble and casually side step all the other attacks. Hichigo was going to charge and take him out the old fashioned way but he saw the man flick his finger like he was flicking a booger.
Viktor decided that Hichigo was still too weak, so he took a pebble, dodged the attacks and flicked the pebble at the white bone mask on the gingers face. The pebble travelled so fast it nearly broke the sound barrier and grazed Ichigo's cheek.
Hichigo snorted at the old man's attack then heard cracking and froze. The masked started to crack and then shattered which put Ichigo back in control.
Ichigo was panting and had broken into a sweat. He was scared at the fact he lost control of his body. As he was taking a few moments to get himself together, he heard the phrase that would haunt him for the next 100 days. "My turn."
Viktor had taken a measure of Ichigo's fighting prowess, he and Cortana were already working on a training regimen for him but he was disappointed, bored and hangry. He decided to end the charade and give the kid a wake up call. "My turn."
Viktor cracked his knuckles and neck, he gave Ichigo his most bored stare and flash stepped in front of him.
Ichigo heard the baldy call out it was his turn and watched him crack his knuckles and neck then saw the most bored and condescending stare he had ever received on the baldy's face. Next thing he knew the baldy was directly in front of Ichigo.
Ichigo watched as the bald man extended his pointer finger from his fist and then his hand blurred. He was at a loss at what happened and just watched the man relax his arm and place it casually behind his back like those cliche martial arts masters in those old kung fu movies. He was going to punch the man but then the pain started.
Viktor had flashed stepped in front of Ichigo and had poked him on his sternum, ribs, shoulders and collar with great speed and force. His pokes had cracked the sternum, ribs and collar bones and dislocated the shoulders. He watched the confusion on the teens face before he fell on his knees screaming in pain.
He continued to watch as Ichigo spat out some blood and froze in a silent scream. he had made sure that when he poked Ichigo he hit nerve clusters so it would ensure pain. He watched Ichigo finally stop screaming and pant on the ground.
"That hurts doesn't it? You see, my teachers would do that to me after strapping me down to a chair and would continue to break and dislocate bones and joints whenever I stopped screaming. They made sure that they hit me just hard enough to suffer but not enough pass out. I at least gave you a chance to fight."
Viktor squatted down to look Ichigo in the eye, "Here is the deal kid, You are planning on invading a military target that contains hardened killers that have been practicing their art since before your daddy was in your granddaddy's nutsack. You think that with a costume change and a big stick that everything will come out alright?
Let me put it in a way that even a dumbass kid like you can understand, you going off to Soul Society right now would be like carrying a cellphone with no battery, useless. I can train you to give those asshole's a run for their money but as you are right now there is no way in hell that you last more than an hour in Soul Society.
I want you to think really hard about what's at stake here. If you go as you are right now, this is the most likely outcome. You will get there, you will fight, You will lose your cool like you did a minute ago, they will see that you are part hollow. They will capture you and hand you over to the research division, you will be dissected to find out what you are. They will hunt down your family to see if your abilities run in your family, they will be dissected. They will finally kill you and your family once they have grown tired of you. By the way, your friends would have long been dead by the time you die.
I'm gonna do you a favor and give you a choice now, first choice is we seal your powers up and wipe your memories of this 'Moonlit World', and you go back to your moody teenage life and grow up, get hitched and have kids, then grow old and die.
Second choice is you decide that you're friend is worth all this and take this training seriously, grow strong, invade Soul Society and get your friend back. The thing is you will have to continue getting stronger for the rest of your existence to protect those you care about and resign yourself to walking the bloody path of the 'Moonlit World.' Be warned, once you're on this path there is no going back, no half assing, no weak conviction. So choose."
Ichigo while still in pain had listened to the man's words and felt like the rug had pulled from under him when he heard the scenario. He pondered on his choice, he didn't want to endanger his loved ones but he knew he would hate himself if he chose the first option.
He wouldn't have a family to protect without Rukia and had to pay that debt back, even if he didn't remember her he knew in his soul that he would already be dead inside. He hardened his resolve and accepted that he would have a difficult path ahead of himself. He looked into Shori's eyes and gave his answer, "I would rather die than give up on my friends."
Viktor stared at Ichigo a moment longer and chuckled. "Sounds like someone's balls, finally dropped. Kid, I can guarantee two things. One, you will hate me more than everything you have ever hated in your life up to this point. Two, when I'm done with you, you will be able to decimate a division of shinigami and fight captain's on a level playing field."
Viktor then poked Ichigo's forehead and knocked him out. He took Ichigo to their makeshift camp and used healing kido on him so he was well enough to get around on his own, the healing hot springs would do the rest. He knocked the kid out because he didn't want to hear him scream when he popped his shoulders back in place.
He got the food ready and placed a serving for Ichigo to the side and he went to take a dip in the hot springs.
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Ichigo woke up sore, he felt like he had been run over by a bus and then smelled the food that had been set by his sleeping roll. He attacked it and ate with gusto. He heard old man Zangetsu in his head. "Slow down, Ichigo. You are still recovering. Are you sure you want to take this path. The path of a warrior, a killer?"
Ichigo stopped eating and frowned, "Old man, I have to do this. I owe Rukia a debt. What kind of man, no, human being would I be if I ignored that."
Zangetsu sighed, his plans of stopping Ichigo from becoming a shinigami were crumbling to dust. He knew the man, Shori kage knew more than he was letting on. He also knew that Ichigo would not give up and would grow stronger from this but that didnt mean he had to like it. "Just know that I will always support you, Ichigo."
"Thanks old man." Ichigo began eating again. The bald bastard was an asshole but he could definitely cook. The food was great. As he was ruminating, he heard foot steps. He looked up and saw the man in his black ninja costume.
"Oh, you are actually conscious, good for you kid. Keep eating while I explain what your training will consist of. Starting tomorrow I will place kido seals on you for weight training, the weight will be increased as you grow used to it. We will do a physical exercises to warm up then, I'm going to teach you how to wield a sword. Right now, that sword of yours is about as useful as tits on a bull. Then we will train in hand to hand. You look like you have some training but, you fight like a back alley thug. The people you are gonna face are trained killers, not like the J-pop rejects you have probably taken on before. You will learn how to actually fight and kill."
Ichigo scrunched his eyebrows at the last statement, he didnt want to become a killer, he just wanted to save Rukia.
Viktor saw Ichigo frown. "I get that in the modern world killing is frowned upon but you have to remember you are gonna face people that are hundreds if not thousands of years old who don't give a fuck about you and won't think twice to kill you. They have no compunctions about killing.
I'm not saying become an indiscriminate murderer but what I am saying is that if someone is trying to kill you, you put them down. They will not only kill you but those you care about. If you don't want kill for your own sake at least do it for your loved one's sake. Life isn't a Shonen manga, the guys you let go won't just take defeat and go away some of them will try to hurt you by taking out your soft spots, i.e. your loved ones.
It's not too late to back out, so really think about what this path entails. Next we are gonna work on your self control both reiatsu and emotional. You're a teen so its understandable that your moody but your enemies will use your emotions against you, like I did. Before all that though, we are gonna get you to accept yourself."
Ichigo gave Viktor a confused look. Viktor sighed at the look he was recieving. "Kid, you are part hollow, You noticed when it took over right? You were scared shitless afterwards. The thing is, it's a part of you. Real life is not black and white, its shades of grey. Everything has its good and bad points and, you need to face your inner darkness and come to terms with it. Everyone has good and evil in them you just have to accept that and control yourself so you don't things you regret.
That hollow is a part of you, and right now you got it locked up so tight that one day it will comeback and bite you in the ass. We are gonna mitigate that and force the confrontation early so your dumbass can get some inner peace and use all your strength instead of shackling yourself, you can't give enemies advantages when you are fighting to protect the ones you care about."
Ichigo was reminded of his loss of control of his body and became scared so like any teenager he reacted the only way he knew how, he lashed out in anger. "What would you know about having a hollow inside of you huh?!"
Viktor smiled and put his hand in front of his face and dragged it down as if he was putting on a mask. To Ichigo's shock he saw demonic hollow mask materialize on Shori's face.
"I might have an idea." Viktor replied in a demonic voice. Ichigo was wide eyed in shock. Old man Zangetzu and Hichigo saw through Ichigo's eyes and were no better. Hichigo looked at the man in awe, "He is like us, old man."
The mask faded in to motes of white dust a moment later. "You better eat up, and take a soak in the hot springs so your body can recover. You may want to get some sleep as well, because tomorrow, my little neon haired moron, You will go through HELL." Viktor finished his statement with a sadistic smile. He got up and walked to the tent that was on the other side and closed the flap to get some rest. He was excited to beat some common sense into that orange haired moron. He may be leaving this world but he didnt want his friends to suffer because the MC of the story was a moody pussy.