Tales of Soul Society: The Tale of Seireitou

This is the personal story of Seireitou Kawahiru, following the Tales of Soul Society.

Autumn was slowly arriving in the spiritual lands of Soul Society, as business was occupying the streets of the Rukongai. One man stood out amongst the Rukongai citizens, a man with brilliant silver hair who was walking down the path, a sakkat atop his head which blocked the view of his adamant amber eyes. The man slowly approached a stand that was selling flowers, mostly lilies and roses. "Ah, hello there sir." spoke the merchant. The silver-haired man took off his sakkat, as he smiled softly. "You have beautiful flowers here, sir. How much?" he asked. The merchant looked down at his merchandise, and then looked back up. "I'd say... 'bout 8 kan for a bouquet." he answered. "Tch." Though irritated by the risen prices, Seireitou took out a small wad of currency he kept inside his kosode, placing a small amount on the table as he took a large bouquet of lavender purple flowers. "Thank you for your busine- Hey, you kids! Get away from there!" yelled the merchant. Apparently, several kids were teasing the merchant's dog, who was tied to its leash. The children teasing it were pretending to hand it some food, but then took it away as the dog neared. The merchant attempted to chase them off, but one of the larger boys knocked the weak merchant on the ground. "Aw, what's the matta'?" taunted the large boy, as Seireitou approached the boy, towering over him in height.

The boy's eyes slowly began to flicker, as he called his friends over, totaling a number of seven boys including the big one. Seireitou's eyes narrowed, "Kids, go home. I won't warn you again." he ordered. Seireitou bent down, assisting the merchant that was ruthlessly pushed down. One of the boys put his hand on the big kid's shoulder. "Rukei, let's just go." he advised. The boy known as Rukei shrugged the boy off and proceeded to attack Seireitou from behind with a kick. Not even turning his head, Seireitou caught the leg with his right hand, and stood up, causing the leg to be brought up to a height in which Rukei's flexibility would not allow it. Seireitou threw Rukei back into his friends' arms, as one by one, each of them attempted to attack. Seireitou, without forming a fist, effortlessly began dodging and blocking each assault that followed with Rukei's initial attack. As each boy fell, only one stood up. Rukei, defeated, called out to him. "You got this bastard, Rui!" Rui stood at the ready, his knees shaking in fear. Seireitou shook his head. "No, no, no. You got it all wrong." he began, as Rui looked at him, confused. Seireitou bent his legs downwards, "The key to a warrior's strength is the stance they take. If the stance is weak, then the foundation is weak. If there is no foundation, everything on top will eventually crumble." he explained. Seireitou walked over, and bent down, moving Rui's legs as he told him to bend down more. The stance then looked much more sturdy, as Rui smiled somewhat, feeling less of a need to tremble. Seireitou nodded, satisfied with the improvement, as he bid Rui and the other boys farewell. Rukei soon got up, and attempted to smack Rui in the head for showing weakness. However, upon using Seireitou's advice, Rui blocked Rukei's strike and threw him over his shoulder in defiance. Rui looked at the defeated Rukei, and at his own hands, smiling softly. "Thank you, mister."