Post by Hazuki Tsukimiya on Jul 2, 2016 18:58:44 GMT -5
The Monster at the End of the Dream was pretty legendary and as it happens it’s the first time I’ve requested a legendary challenge ever and hazuki is still at 3,500 base
So
Safe to say, Jasper Aizawa’s reputation precedes him: he’s the Lightbringer, a captain of the Gotei, the last of the old nobility, and to anyone who didn’t know better, a model Shinigami. The first time he and Hazuki meet, she’s on assignment to bring him orders—or so she thinks—from Commander Ine. They exchange some words, and when Aizawa finally opens the orders he’s none too pleased with what he finds.
He disappears for a while, letting his lieutenant, Nagisa Chinda run the division in his absence while her sister is promoted to Captain-Commander. The existence of Vaizards becomes common knowledge and Hazuki decides that in order to become someone she has to take matters into her own hands. Her first self-appointed mission is a success: she apprehends Shinpei Minamoto, thereby earning herself a promotion to lieutenant, and then almost immediately goes looking for the missing captain.
As it happens, she finds him in Rukongai, out in the ruins of a restaurant once run by Aizawa’s on-and-off nemesis, reflecting on his situation and on the ominous words the so-called orders contained. Hazuki attempts to convince him to return to Seireitei and active duty, citing his lieutenant’s unsuitability given her condition, but this isn’t received well by Aizawa, who bristles at Hazuki’s insistence that Chinda is no good. When it is finally revealed that Aizawa and Chinda both share a common plight, it dawns on Hazuki just how utterly fucked the situation is and attempts to kill Aizawa then and there.
The importance of their clash lies mostly in Hazuki’s world view: Aizawa is an excellent representation of what she envisions as a ruling class—his nobility, ambition, power and drive are all qualities which she would like to see in those who command the Gotei (her own captain is a good example of all these as far as she’s concerned at this point, and is one of the reasons she is so pleased with her new rank). This betrayal of what is arguably an idol of hers—and to Hazuki, it very much is a betrayal—shows her that not even the best of the Shinigami are immune to the insidious threat of Vaizardism’s corruption.
I won’t spend too much time talking about the fight itself as there’s a thread link up top and you can read it yourself, but the fundamental difference between Aizawa and Hazuki in this particular clash is one of raw power versus refined skill. I don’t like going “over the top” in my writing as it so often just falls flat and seems too fantastical even for the setting such as it is and simply just comes across as ridiculous. What’s important here is that these are two very physical combatants and there is very little hocus-pocus here in the form of custom this, that, or the other—these are two swordsmen having at one another.
As for repercussions, you could probably write a novel on why it’s a super big deal for Aizawa who, as stated before, is not only the last of the nobility, a Captain of the Gotei, the leader of the Resistance and a veteran of the Invasion of Hueco Mundo and Massacre of Seireitei and now he has fallen from those lofty heights to become the very antithesis of his previous life, but even for Hazuki this was impactful beyond anything she had experienced (as far as the site timeline goes) and is likely to experience for some time. She watched and was part of the fall of one of Seireitei’s greatest, proving to her that none are safe from the threat which is posed to the Gotei, just as she experienced first-hand the power that these half-breeds wield. What began as a fairly reasonable stance on Vaizards where identification, containment, and potentially a cure was enough, this polarized Hazuki’s policy to the point where the only acceptable result is their eradication because to her there is no reasonable alternative if the cohesiveness of the Gotei and the continued success of their mission is to be guaranteed. Furthermore, with the threat they pose, she has taken a far more proactive stance on the betterment of the Gotei: her public humiliation of Wakahisa is done in almost direct response to the threat she now knows the Vaizards pose. It is of utmost importance that those who lead the Gotei are the best equipped to stand against this threat, and anyone not ready must take steps to become ready in haste. Wakahisa’s weakness—and the weakness of idealists like her—is a liability and must be either stamped out or amended, just as the Gotei’s blindness to the threats within must be addressed, which she chooses to address with the construction of Amaterasu.
Given that chronologically speaking this fight takes place quite some time ago, many of these effects are clearly visible, and will continue to evolve due to recent/current events.
So
Safe to say, Jasper Aizawa’s reputation precedes him: he’s the Lightbringer, a captain of the Gotei, the last of the old nobility, and to anyone who didn’t know better, a model Shinigami. The first time he and Hazuki meet, she’s on assignment to bring him orders—or so she thinks—from Commander Ine. They exchange some words, and when Aizawa finally opens the orders he’s none too pleased with what he finds.
He disappears for a while, letting his lieutenant, Nagisa Chinda run the division in his absence while her sister is promoted to Captain-Commander. The existence of Vaizards becomes common knowledge and Hazuki decides that in order to become someone she has to take matters into her own hands. Her first self-appointed mission is a success: she apprehends Shinpei Minamoto, thereby earning herself a promotion to lieutenant, and then almost immediately goes looking for the missing captain.
As it happens, she finds him in Rukongai, out in the ruins of a restaurant once run by Aizawa’s on-and-off nemesis, reflecting on his situation and on the ominous words the so-called orders contained. Hazuki attempts to convince him to return to Seireitei and active duty, citing his lieutenant’s unsuitability given her condition, but this isn’t received well by Aizawa, who bristles at Hazuki’s insistence that Chinda is no good. When it is finally revealed that Aizawa and Chinda both share a common plight, it dawns on Hazuki just how utterly fucked the situation is and attempts to kill Aizawa then and there.
The importance of their clash lies mostly in Hazuki’s world view: Aizawa is an excellent representation of what she envisions as a ruling class—his nobility, ambition, power and drive are all qualities which she would like to see in those who command the Gotei (her own captain is a good example of all these as far as she’s concerned at this point, and is one of the reasons she is so pleased with her new rank). This betrayal of what is arguably an idol of hers—and to Hazuki, it very much is a betrayal—shows her that not even the best of the Shinigami are immune to the insidious threat of Vaizardism’s corruption.
I won’t spend too much time talking about the fight itself as there’s a thread link up top and you can read it yourself, but the fundamental difference between Aizawa and Hazuki in this particular clash is one of raw power versus refined skill. I don’t like going “over the top” in my writing as it so often just falls flat and seems too fantastical even for the setting such as it is and simply just comes across as ridiculous. What’s important here is that these are two very physical combatants and there is very little hocus-pocus here in the form of custom this, that, or the other—these are two swordsmen having at one another.
As for repercussions, you could probably write a novel on why it’s a super big deal for Aizawa who, as stated before, is not only the last of the nobility, a Captain of the Gotei, the leader of the Resistance and a veteran of the Invasion of Hueco Mundo and Massacre of Seireitei and now he has fallen from those lofty heights to become the very antithesis of his previous life, but even for Hazuki this was impactful beyond anything she had experienced (as far as the site timeline goes) and is likely to experience for some time. She watched and was part of the fall of one of Seireitei’s greatest, proving to her that none are safe from the threat which is posed to the Gotei, just as she experienced first-hand the power that these half-breeds wield. What began as a fairly reasonable stance on Vaizards where identification, containment, and potentially a cure was enough, this polarized Hazuki’s policy to the point where the only acceptable result is their eradication because to her there is no reasonable alternative if the cohesiveness of the Gotei and the continued success of their mission is to be guaranteed. Furthermore, with the threat they pose, she has taken a far more proactive stance on the betterment of the Gotei: her public humiliation of Wakahisa is done in almost direct response to the threat she now knows the Vaizards pose. It is of utmost importance that those who lead the Gotei are the best equipped to stand against this threat, and anyone not ready must take steps to become ready in haste. Wakahisa’s weakness—and the weakness of idealists like her—is a liability and must be either stamped out or amended, just as the Gotei’s blindness to the threats within must be addressed, which she chooses to address with the construction of Amaterasu.
Given that chronologically speaking this fight takes place quite some time ago, many of these effects are clearly visible, and will continue to evolve due to recent/current events.
