Thank you for answering my post so quickly. And sorry for interrupting your... rest? I'm not sure what "vegging" means, sorry :sweat:
Anyway, man it always fells nice to be answered by the people you respect.
Now;
-So now Ishida is some sort of boogyman? Do the hollows know that the Quincy are extinct or do they fear that somehow they will return? After all if in StarWars the jedi were supposedly extinct and returned, why not the Quincy?
At least I'm glad that Ishida's death was so impressive. If you got to die better to take the bastards with you and make them bleed each time they hear your name? B)
-Orihime... well, as I like to be surprised (even if I do like to speculate and wonder) I will try to not think about that too much. But it would explain the lack of action from Ichigo and Sado if they believe that she is MIA. Wonder what they will do when they find that she is still alive and still in Hueco Mundo...
-Ichigo & Sado's bodies turned into reishi? Isn't it like saying that their matter turned into energy? If so what happened with that energy then? Did they absorb it somehow? It would be funny if they could use what remains of those bodies in some way... After all from what we have seen in the manga so far and parting from what you say there is no such thing as a "limit".
As I see it, its more like if there is a limit it's the one you put upon yourself.
Aizen's major mistake, as I see it, is that he believes that the shinigami arts have limits/caps/that they are *finite*.
But so far there have been time and time again characters that have overcome those limits. Learning bankai in three days? Creating Shunko? Having a hybrid like power (Sado&Ichigo, Vizards, etc...)?
In that point do you have any idea about how to overcome the bankai? Of all the supposed limits, I find that one the most ridiculous, dunno why. Maybe it's because if the power of a Zanpakuto depends on the connection with its shinigami, being it a part of the soul, I think it would be silly to say that there is such a limit. Now I say: a limit in knowing a part of yourself that is alive, sentient, that is its own? I don't agree. Any thought about that? Anyone? Can this be related to what you said Yoruichi did with her Zanapkuto? Absorbing it?
-Thanks for explaining the Ichigo/Yoruichi dynamics, it makes more sense when you explain it?
And I agree totally with how you sum it up ^_^
Ichigo still has more power. Always will have. But even after those years, Yoruichi has him beat on skill. Besides, she's his teacher
Ah, but the desire of any teacher (and Yoruichi is so much more) is to see the student grow and ultimately become something more that the teacher himself, no? At least that's how my teachers have always seen their roles...
That aside she used her training with Ichigo to template her own? Man that's awesome and so in character it's freaky B) . It's what I would expect of her, to use Ichigo as a way to make herself stronger and at the same time make him stronger. It's also a way to show how vast Ichigo's potential is and how he can grow if we take in count his "age" in Soul Society compared to the other powerhouses along with his instinct to seek battle to become stronger and stronger.
Once again thank you for your patience and the time you used in answering all my ramblings. It speaks volumes about your quality as a person, beyond the fact that you are an amazing fanfic writer with even more fantastic ideas.
Stay sharp Taich? and take care of yourself.
Lu
Dragonlord
ps: Do you mind if I give some thoughts and personal ideas about Mentor in its thread? I know I can get too overbearing sometimes but I never want to offend those I repect. I start with the best intentions and all but, well, we all know how the road to Hell is...
It's only that Mentor has put my imagination on overdrive, and thoughts and ideas keep popping constantly making my fingers itch, but in the end it's *your* story.
You are the boss.
Me? I just want to stay along for the ride, enjoy it and help if possible. B)