Jenny re-entered the training hall alone the next day after her master had left. She was glad no one else was in the training hall other than herself. She crossed the hall and stopped at the column Yammy had slashed an X on. Jenny was determined to hit it from the entrance. She decided to practice before she started training on her master’s mark.
“Ok Jenny,” She started saying to herself. “This is no time to be slacking anymore. Train your hardest and make Yammy-sama proud when he returns.”
Jenny walked up to a blank wall and unsheathed her zanpakuto. She made a small X as her target then re-sheathed her zanpakuto. She walked away from it a few feet, then turned to face it. Okay, Jenny thought. Let’s try and hit that before I start aiming for Yammy-sama’s mark.
Jenny closed her eyes and started focusing on her spiritual energy. Nothing was around to distract her, so she was able to concentrate easier. She remembered the words her master told her. ‘One shot, one kill.’ When she was ready, she opened her eyes and released a bala at the mark she made.
Jenny waited a little bit for the dust to disappear to see if she hit it or not. When the mark became visible, she only missed it by a few inches.
Jenny frowned. “Unacceptable,” She told herself. “I need to actually hit it!” Jenny sighed in disappointment with herself. “Let’s see how I’ll do with my cero.”
Again, Jenny closed her eyes and began to focus on her spiritual energy. She then opened her eyes and aimed a cero at her mark. This time, she missed by a foot. “Damn it,” Jenny muttered.
Jenny clenched her fist and accidentally released a bala at the wall, hitting the X she made. She blinked, surprised at what she just did. “How did I…” she whispered. She shook her head and gained more determination now. “Well! If I can hit it by accident, I can definitely hit it while trying!” Jenny focused her spiritual energy again and released a bala at the X. It hit the center and Jenny smiled. “Now let’s try the cero again.”
She released a cero at her mark, completely missing it again. “Tch…” She tried again, only missing by a few inches. She kept trying until she finally hit it. Note to self, Jenny thought. Work on your aim.
She trained for a few more hours, backing away from the mark a few feet at a time after hitting it a few times. When her ceros and balas started getting weaker, Jenny decided to call it a day. Before leaving the training hall, Jenny turned to look at the mark her master left for her to hit. “I WILL hit that X. I promise. And I WILL get stronger.” Confidence flooded her thoughts as she left the hall for the day.
