Rei could feel the heat of the sunlight soaking into her black clothes, the sweat trickling down the sides of her face and dripping off her chin, the gritty taste of dust on her tongue. But she didn't stay still for long; in a moment she rose like a flash of steel, charging the practice dummy with a yell and slicing through it it entirely, skidding to a halt and raising a cloud of dust in the process. She could hear the sound of the dummy parts dropping to the ground, loose hay scattering from it and skittering past her feet as a small breeze picked up.
"Ah, I'm exhausted," Rei groaned quietly to herself, wiping the sweat off her face with a sleeve and trotting over to the nearest shady spot before collapsing in an undignified manner, zanpaktou settled beside her gently. "I really need to find a better time to practice than the middle of the day..."
"Ah, I'm exhausted," Rei groaned quietly to herself, wiping the sweat off her face with a sleeve and trotting over to the nearest shady spot before collapsing in an undignified manner, zanpaktou settled beside her gently. "I really need to find a better time to practice than the middle of the day..."