READY AS I'LL EVER BE && rebuilding shrine + ghost.

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

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Ichigo knew a good amount of Japanese culture. But that didn't mean he practiced everything either. He remembered his family giving bedtime stories about some of the mythological aspects of their culture and how Ichigo found them interesting. That time was short lived however and he didn't really remember anything that was said. It was when he finally established himself into aclan and actually had a library that had different books in them that he was able to do a little bit more research on his culture. It certainly opened his mind quite a lot since it had been such a long time since he had practiced any of the traditions. Maybe it was because he hadn't been around his family albiet for about a couple months before all of them had disappeared and he was on his own. The Shinigami did know what it meant to others when they were allowed to be shown respect. Respect went a long way when it came to those that one was working with. There were times as a Shinigami he was shown respect, while others raised their noses in disgust and anger that he was part of a corrupted spirit, the type of corrupted spirits that they hunted on a daily basis. Some of the Shinigami didn't even try to listen to him at the end either, and Ichigo knew where they were coming from and for the most part actually ignored it. The issue with Ichigo though when it came to certain things and terms was that he wasn't the smartest. From the clans that he came from, more words were common than others to use when describing something.

So far he hadn't run into any issues when describing something in a place like this. The wildcat was glad for that as he didn't want to be taken like he was some sort of idoit either. Ichigo allowed himself to sit down to the right of the doorway and allowed himself to inhale the familiar scents. Most shrines had the same scent to them, at least to the Shinigami. The voices in his head were chatting away to one another like they usually did, and Ichigo, as usual, ignored them so that he wouldn't have to deal with their nagging. Or at least one of them would nag he doubted the other voice actually cared at all. The first impression had told Ichigo that he probably wouldn't like the griffon all that much. Especially after how he had reacted to the corpses that had been on the border. But listening to the other having fixed the shrine changed his opinion on the griffon. Not entirely, but to the point where he didn't mind being around the other and wasn't immediately aggressive about something. Ichigo nodded his head in understanding the larger male, and it made sense that someone died around the shrine. Sometimes graves were put near shrines as hope that the shrines would act as a gateway to the afterlife and they would have an easier chance of finding their way there. "That was nice of you to do that. I can help you keep it up to date if you wanted." Ichigo offered with a subtle shrug of his shoulders. Considering how the other felt about this place, the griffon might feel better having it all to himself. Although Ichigo would visit from time to time to look to see if there were any spirits that were hanging around for far too long.

The Shinigami was caught a little bit by surprise that the other realized that he was Japanese. He hadn't expected that to happen, but the griffon wanted to learn more about the shrines and what they were. It had been a long time since the last time someone wanted to be remotely educated by him. At the mention of Inari, Ichigo's attention seemed to be caught and he nodded his head as he gathered the majority of the information that he knew of. "There are usually different types of shrines. Sometimes there are certain shrines that are dedicated to certain deities. Since there are Inari statues, this place is most definitely for the deity Inari. Its said that they are the god of rice and usually bring good fortune to merchants and farmers if offerings are given. The fox statues you see outside symbolize Inari's messengers, which are kitsune from what I remember. Inari definitely seems fitting for a place like this which are mostly traders and merchants." Ichigo stated calmly, not really looking at the griffon and seemed to almost staring at the roof as he tried to remember everything. Easier said than done considering he hadn't thought of the information for a long time. "The most common shrines I know about are Shinto shrines. They're used to pray to Kami, god, and pray for good fortune. They usually have a sacred or spiritual item that is also kept in them. Sometimes there's something called a Torii, which is a large archway type structure that is said to separate the real world to the next. It's common for spirits or souls to gather around shrines as it can become easier for them to cross over." Ichigo explained although he didn't go into great detail of the knowledge he had about souls as not to draw suspicion to himself. Each shrine was different but usually consisted of the same stuff. Most were for worship, but there could be other shrines around that could mean others things. However, no matter what kind of shrine it was it deserved to be respected as it was a means for some mortals to practice their religion.