*Damien Pov*
A massive silver wheel appears in front of me, with a lever and a device to insert tickets. I grasp the Silver ticket and put it in with shaking hands. Finally, someone to talk to! I'm honestly more excited for this than my system Awakening. As the wheel spins I see colors ranging from white to gold, the colors whirling endlessly. After a bit, the wheel slows down and eventually lands on a Gold character!
[Congratulations on summoning the Vice Captain of Squad 11, Madarame Ikkaku]
Holy shit! That's a bankai right there, and it's only the silver wheel. Soon, a man appears from Motes of Light and looks at me.
Ikkaku is a tall, lean-built man. He is bald, a fact made fun of by many people, his eyes each have a small red marking at the outer corner. Ikkaku has a scar, which he gained while fighting Ichigo Kurosaki during the Ryoka Invasion, running down the left side of his chest. He wears the standard Shinigami shihakushō, except for no tabi with his sandals.
"Hey boss, anyone to fight around here?"
Ikkaku sports a wide smile and aggressive tone, he does love to fight after all. He called me boss, so all summoned characters should be loyal, thank God. If I had drawn a disloyal Aizen, I would have been royally fucked.
[First Time Guaranteed Gold Summoning Confirmed, Gold summons will now be removed from the silver wheel.]
...
FUCK YOU!
I should have expected to get scammed, this system is such a bitch. Oh, Ikkaku has just been staring at me, my bad.
"First, let's set some ground rules. You are not permitted to use Bankai without my express permission. I give you free rein with your Shikai. Let's go, we are heading to Vesperia to settle there. It will take around a month and a half to get there, there will be lots of people for you to fight in the meantime. We leave tomorrow. Clear?"
Ikkaku just laughs and agrees, then moves to stand behind me like a guard. That arrogant smile never leaves his face, can't say it's not unnerving. It's a bit sad to have a subordinate that's way stronger than me, but it's not so bad. He can protect me from most enemies, I hope. He is Captain level after all. But enough of that, I'm interested in that Gacha 10 draw and if it also has a first-time guarantee.
We return to the inner sanctum of the cave I call home. Ikkaku sits at the door, guarding from all manner of threats. I sit down on the bedding of leaves and twine I used to sleep in. Not for long though, soon we will be in Vesperia. With Ikkaku, the journey shouldn't be too bad. Back to the gacha, I open the tab and just directly draw, no need to hesitate.
Nothing appears when I used the 10 draw, but 10 seconds after I draw the system simply notifies me of my rewards and puts them in my inventory.
[Spiritual Energy Upgrade]
[Gigai Creator]
[Zanjutsu Experience Card Fragment(1/5)]
[Hyorinmaru]
[Sosuke Aizen Research Notes (Fragment)]
[11th Division Uniform]
[Spiritual Gem]
[Bakudo #61 Rikujokoro (One Time Use)]
[Kido Upgrade]
[Kisuke Urahara's Hat]
Not bad, seems my luck is pretty good. The best thing from this draw is probably the Gigai Creator. It lets me make gigai in exchange for souls. Ikkaku needs one, I have a body so it's not a big deal for me. It also allows me to make a perfect Gigai for a medium soul. This allows one to use their full power in a Gigai. I'll use the Kido and Spiritual Energy Upgrade now. The influx of energy stings a bit, but nothing extreme. I feel a lot stronger, not a bad feeling. The Spiritual Gem can instantly restore all Spiritual Energy, that's fucking busted later on. I should save it for a rainy day. Status.
[Name: Damian Caldwell]
[Designation: Hollow, Soul Reaper]
[Forms: Human, Soul Reaper, Hollow]
[Spiritual Energy: 7th Tier->6th Tier]]
[Zampakuto: Tyrant, Hyorinmaru]
- Skikai: Suppress The World, Tryant!
- Shikai: Sit Apon the Frozen Heavens, Hyorinmaru! Hyōrinmaru allows the user to control water and ice. The slashes create an immense amount of spiritual power which overflows from the tip of the blade, creating a flow of ice shaped like a Chinese dragon. The dragon flies toward opponents and freezes anything it touches.
[Skills]
{EX} Self-Sustenance
{B} Appraisal
{B} Zanjutsu
{D->C} Kido: Kido 11-20 of all types are mastered. Your Journey in kido has just begun, and you can be considered slightly above a novice.
{D} Hoho
{D} Hakuda
[Inventory]
Tyrant, Hyorinmaru, 1x Building Ticket, Minor
Health Potion, Bakudo #61 Rikujokoro (One Time Use), Kisuke Urahara's Hat, Spiritual Gem, Sosuke Aizen Research Notes (Fragment), Gigai Creator.
It's already kinda long, thankfully I can somewhat edit its appearance to make it easier. Uraharas Hat is by far the worst item, not even useful. I'll look at Aizen's notes tomorrow, though I doubt I'll be able to understand anything inside. I'll have to do some experiments with Shikai and Kido tomorrow, I'll have Ikkaku help me out. Shouldn't pose a challenge to a captain-level individual like him. I'll need all the help I can get. It's been a long and exciting day, time to sleep, even though I don't need to, I like to sleep occasionally and rest my mind, or just to relax. Ikkaku can watch, so I should be fine. I hope everything goes well tomorrow, I don't wanna die just after my first steps to greatness in this new world.
But, what's my goal? What do I wanna work towards? Eh, whatever, I'll think about it tomorrow, I'm so tired.
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*Ikkaku Pov*
It's a strange feeling, wanting to follow someone much weaker than me. I woke up and found myself before a man, a young one at that. I simply felt joy, a sense of accomplishment for simply being in his presence. I knew I couldn't disobey or ever harm him, I would never forgive myself. I know my job, ill protect him until he grows up. It's not all bad, a place like this is sure to have fun fights.
I felt the ever-present smile on my face grow even more at the thought, fighting invigorates me, I love it. I couldn't help getting excited about the coming journey, of all the people I can fight in this world. Ah, the boss seems to have fallen asleep, guess I'm on night watch.
After about 2 hours, I sense movement outside. 12 people, they're weak though. Barely above standard human levels. I leave the cave and look down at them. Pitiful, they can't even see me. How are things like you supposed to give me any enjoyment? I can't let them get near the boss so I just cut them down. It takes barely 2 seconds to kill them, I don't need to exert any force at all. Unworth of my Shikai, how boring. I hope tomorrow will bring stronger people to fight.
Wait, stronger people can hurt the boss. Shit, I want a good fight but I can't risk the boss for that. What to do, what to do...
Fuck it, I'll just do what the boss tells me, he's the boss for a reason. Worst case I die for the boss to escape. Hehe, death by combat has always been the wish of the 11th squad members, I'm no different from them. I wonder what the afterlife is like here, a soul society equivalent, or perhaps a purgatory of hell that torments the souls that find themselves there. There's so much to do here, so much to learn, so many people to fight.
I'm so fucking excited I can hardly contain myself. Tomorrow we set off to...uh...Valeria? Vesper? Wait, it was Verperita! Whatever, doesn't matter. The boss said about a month, so maybe I could train him a bit. I'm not the best teacher but teaching the basics shouldn't be too hard right? I'll ask tomorrow when the boss wakes up. It's gonna be a long night.