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i don't fight because i want to win, i fight to win!

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A Shinigami was almost never without their sword. If they didn't have their sword directly on their body somewhere, it meant that it was probably at least placed on the ground near to them. The blade was the only thing that kept them safe from the spiritual beasts that wanted to rip them in half and try to devour their souls. If they didn't have the blade, it was either stolen or the Shinigami died. The sword that they wielded was tied to their own souls, and if a Shinigami died, then so did their sword. A sword can't really die though since its technically an object, but they can break up into shards and could never return to their own original shape. Each one had their own form of the blade, and each one had their own abilities that were tied to them as well. Ichigo had the sword that he had now for almost five years in total. The sword meant a lot to him, and Ichigo would always make sure to take care of the blade and treat it with respect. The last thing that Ichigo needed was for one of his main weapons to break apart, which had almost happened before during a trying time where he was close to death and his blade started to break. Luckily he was able to repair it when he returned to the other realm of this world for a couple of days. The capabilities in that world were a lot different than this world and he was significantly weaker in this world as well being a Shinigami. All Shinigami were stronger where they could get their energy from the spiritual power that existed in the other realm that some religions considered to be Heaven. That wasn't an issue with Ichigo as he was usually able to hold his own when it came to fighting in general, having done it since he was just a cub as a means of defense of wolves that had wanted to eat him when they realized that he was alone. Learning the blades name was an extremely important part to a developing Death God, as learning the name allowed communication between the user and the blade as there was a soul that possessed the object itself.

It took Ichigo a while to understand the name of his sword, and it had been in a life-threatening situation at that. Most of the training that Ichigo had been subjected to either meant that he was either going to have to figure out how his powers worked or die trying. One could say that his mentor may have not been all that sane all things considered. He turned out decently fine after all the training he had been given over several months before he was allowed to do what he wanted. The sword that he carried now looked nothing like the blade that he had started off with. Instead, the blade had taken the form of a regular katana, but instead of a regular silver blade, the blade was as black as tar and the end of the hilt had a broken chain on it. It was much lighter than the blade he had no, but after dying and losing his powers again, he didn't have Zangetsu for around a year. It had been muscle memory for Ichigo to turn his head to try and grab his sword during each battle, and around that time when he went to grab the sword it wasn't there anymore and a wave of sadness would always hit him. The sword had sentimental value and expressed all the hardships that Ichigo had gone through over the several years that he had existed in the clans. If anyone tried to steal his blade, Ichigo would be quick to be upset about it and become violent. He had never been the fan of stealing after all. After getting his powers back, Zangetsu's form had changed to a larger broadsword, and instead of a sheath that it was kept it, it instead was wrapped in a touch fabric that could keep it from any bad weather that Ichigo could come across. However, this wasn't the only form that Zangetsu could come in anymore, Ichigo knew that he was capable of changing the shape of the sword with his powers, and could turn it back into the original shape with some changes in the design here and there. The katana had portions of its blade that were serrated, compared to the regular smooth blade of the original design. It was a nice fit, but changing the blade took a lot of energy and he was working on fixing it all.

Ichigo was glad that there was a child around to talk to, not only because he enjoyed the presence of a child from time to time having been a father once, but it also meant that they were more than likely to spill information about the place that they were in. Ichigo's assumption was correct when the serval began to describe what the Ascendants was like. At the mention of an observatory, Ichigo would tilt his head a little bit to the side. He had never heard of an observatory before and no idea what it actually meant. It wasn't his fault that he was honestly used to living in tree houses. "Can you explain what an observatory is like? I've never heard of one before." Ichigo asked curiously but nodded his head in understanding why she would call a place like this home. Most of the animals that existed her seemed to be fairly nice. They all had interesting auras too them, and some were means of concern but the majority seemed to be in control of themselves. "It's nice that you've finally found a place to call home though." Ichigo said with the still tired grin spread across his facial features. The Shinigami knew that not everyone was lucky enough to have that chance. The mention of a memory of her father made the grin say on his face. Most kids that arrived in the clans usually didn't have family that were around anymore or were simply abandoned. It was nice to know that Clementine had a father that was looking out for her. "I would probably react the same if someone did that to me too." Ichigo stated with a light-hearted chuckle escaping from his jaws. He wasn't exactly afraid of insects, but it would obviously put him in a panic if he felt anything crawling on him at all. It was also nice to be able to see the serval finally relaxing around his presence. He never really meant to be intimidating after all. His ears were perked forward and attentive as he listened to her enjoying the forest, and he nodded in agreement.

His species could thrive in a lot of different environments, but being a cougar also meant that he was great at climbing. It had even been one of his tasks as a test and try-out to become a high position. "Hopefully you didn't actually try to fly and accidentally hurt yourself." Ichigo seemed to tease a little bit, thinking that Clementine would be far too smart to do something like that. Heights could easily injure someone, and he had witnessed a couple times someone falling from trying to climb a tree and injuring their spine. "Trees are nice. I've always felt a little bit safer to have a little bit of cover when walking around instead of being out in the open." He never understood why some clans liked to live in the plains. He stuck out like a sore thumb enough in regular instances, he would much rather have more potential cover than being spotted from a mile away. Her next question didn't surprise him, as he was used to translating those that didn't know his native tongue. It was common, and he didn't find it irritating like some of those that he had met in the past. His bi-colored eyes turned to look at the blade that was on the ground again before looking at the serval, his facial expression turning to neutral. "It means 'Moon Cutting' in Japanese." There were many reasons why the blade gave itself that name. Ichigo didn't name it after all, the soul inside of the blade was completely sentient after all. It may be the fact that one of his abilities and attacks that he did took the shape of a half moon, or that the sword was curved almost like that of a moon. He wondered what the child would think of the name, and wondered if she would consider the name to be threatening or funny. No one could cut the moon obviously.