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Post by Mr. Butterfly on May 10, 2008 15:41:33 GMT -4
A silent wind blowing, with the addition to the rush of the river Onese, flowed through the open sky. A bird flew from it's nest branch, swooping through the air in an elegant arc. A small tree swayed just slightly, rocked by the gentle winds as a few leaves were knocked off. A large cloud in the sky blocked out the sun enough so that it was a comfortable atmosphere that day. However, not all was right.
A small rabbit was the first to notice. Hopping out onto the bank of the river, it twitched it's small, white tail as it leaned it's tan hued head out to get a drink. However, it froze, then sat straight up, alert. About seven feet away, a ripple distorted the air, then vanished. The rabbit thought about ignoring it when it happened again, a slight waver in the air that made anything behind it look fuzzy. Suddenly, it ripped wide open, about as big as a doorframe. The rabbit scurried off in fright, not wanting to meet what was coming out of the rip in space, the Garganta.
Anaklusmos Vycarius yawned audibly as she stepped into her hand made entrance to the living world. Her face, half hidden by her remains of her Hollow mask, smirked as she looked around, her lithe body swirling in a semi circle. The Garganta behind her closed with a slight gust, making her body dress ripple slightly along her elegant form. She moved one hand through her dark hair, while the other rested comfortable on the hilt of her Zanpauku-to. She smirked.
"Hmph....so this is the living world.....it's been awhile. Hmph.....maybe here, I can get my satisfaction."
Anaklusmos took a slow step, then another. She waded into the river, until she was waist deep. Ah, the feel of water.....even someone as heartless as her could enjoy something other than bloodlust. Once content, Ana decided to let a burst of spiritual energy out, about half of her strength. Hopefully, it would aquire someone's attention.
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Post by Zhiel on May 10, 2008 17:06:02 GMT -4
On the other side of the riverbank a black shrouded figure laid in the grass, the robe he wore and the zanpakutou at his side told their own tale of what he was, yet that was not all there was to former third seat Azerin, no he was much more, and at the same time, much less, than simply a shinigami. After his escape from Soul Society Azerin had been wandering, only stopping to rest occasionally, his fear of getting caught great, but even more so, he did not want to hurt any of his comrades anymore.
When the garganta opened on the other side of the river, naturally his senses picked up on it, but he did not really pay attention or care, it did not concern him. Although the hollow inside him, Kehiel, seemed to stir when the hollow, or was it an arrancar? He couldent really tell. Made its way into the living world, what was the feeling he felt? Fear? Disgust? Azerin did not know much about Arrancar, and even little about Kehiel, but from what the leaking feelings expressed it seemed he both felt the arrancar to be a threat, and that he didnt like it, or them, at all. Strange.
After what he assumed to have been a few minutes Azerin felt a burst of spiritual power emitting from the being on the other side, though it felt a bit closer, like if it was in, or above the river. Even though he had no intention of getting involved the sudden burst caused him to sit straight up and grab the hilt of his zanpakutou, and knowing that the being infront of him would no doubt notice him now, he decided to go along with it and stood up fully, his white hair moving slightly in the wind as he moved his deep green eyes to the arrancar.
He did not doubt for a second what she was when he saw the mask covering half her face, yet seeing that made him feel unfomfortable, it reminded him of the changes to his own body. He had not made any threatening movements or taken up any stance yet, instead he simply stood there looking down at his bandaged left hand, at the distance she was at she could probably not tell, but it was definitely too large for the bandaged area, like something was covering the hand under the bandages. He had no intention of fighting, but if she attacked he would have no choice but to defend himself.
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Post by Mr. Butterfly on May 10, 2008 17:23:06 GMT -4
Anaklusmos' eyes darted to over where a flicker of movement caught her eye. The red eyes narrowed, examining what she took to be a shinagami. The figure wore the attire of a death god, and had a zanpauku-to as well. However, that was not what caught Ana's attention. What did was that she had just now noticed him there. Was her Pesquisa off? No. This one was interesting....she could sense that he held great power, but concealed it well.
Anaklusmos began walking out of the river back to her original side of the bank. Her feet dripped silently as she stopped on the bank, then cocked her head back towards the figure opposite to her on the river. She grinned to herself, then dissapeared with a slight buzzing noise. Sonido.
With a slight distortion as she came into view a second later, she was in the same position, her backed turned a looking over her shoulder. However, she was now right in front of the man. Her eyes looked him over, stopping slightly at his bandaged hand. She then met his eyes, but remained silent. She would be psychological about this. He would end up saying all she needed to know.
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Post by Zhiel on May 10, 2008 17:37:36 GMT -4
As he had expected the Arrancar noticed him right away, she was definitely not a pushover, even though his eyes were alert and his attention at full towards her, the deep fear within him, that which tore at his sanity, was still present. Azerin watched the female arrancar walk back towards the riverbank she had come from, then she suddenly became a blur to his vision.
While the arrancars sudden movement had surprised him he did not show it by much, however he had seen shunpo more than enough and could follow it slightly, whatever the technique the arrancar used it was very similiar, and as such he did not even take a step back when she reappeared infront of him, though his grip on the zanpakutou grew harder.
She did not do anything straight away, other than looking him up and down, probably trying to measure his strength, or to see what he'd do, he couldent tell how an Arrancar thought, all he had ever fought was regular hollows. He noticed how her eyes seemed to rest on his bandaged hand uncomfortably long however, and as such he pulled it away, putting it out of sight, yet close enough to unsheath his sword should he need too.
He had expected the girl to speak, to say something, or atleast act in some way, yet she just stood there, staring at him, observing him. "Wha... What do you want? I have no intention to fight, if you have no buisness with me then leave me be." He finally said after a minute of silence, though he tried to sound resolute his voice was still quivering slightly, though he didnt seem scared really, more just nervous or, undetermined.
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Post by Mr. Butterfly on May 10, 2008 18:02:43 GMT -4
Anaklusmos sighed as he said something about fighting. Was that all that people though was on a Hollow's mind? Well, it's not without basis, but it did feel biased. Always fighting for reasons she cared not about....it was survival of the fittist. And yet, it seemed fitting. Ana stopped her thoughts there. She was confusing herself.
She turned around, facing this 'shinagami'. He didn't seem scared, merely nervous. About what, though? It didn't seem to be her. Something else was nagging at this guy. And Anaklusmos had a feeling it had something to do with his hand.
"I did not come to start a fight. Merely....to get away. I tire of these current events that have been plaguing everyone. However...." Ana's eyes sharpened to an almost ferocious animal glare. ".....do not think that I will not refrain from killing you if you make a single strike against me."
In Anaklusmos' own weird way, she was saying that she was just out of her home and out and about. She wouldn't fight him, unless the hostilities occured. Besides, she loathed fighting without reason. And maybe this one could perk up her interests.
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Post by Zhiel on May 10, 2008 18:23:58 GMT -4
Azerin was surprised by this Arrancars calm attitude, it was unlike any hollows he had ever met before, when she sighed after he asked for her reason of disturbing he was wondering what was going on in her mind.
She then turned around to look more straight at him as she seemed to be pondering something for a short while before she finally spoke, telling in a strange way that he did not fully understand that she was merely in the real world for a "visit". But then, her eyes sharpened and got a predatory look to them, something he'd expect of a hollow, before continuing, her warning made him feel slightly on edge, though it was simply natural to defend oneself from an attack.
Upon hearing this Azerin's grip on his zanpakutou lightened, he could tell she meant it when she said she wasnt there simply to fight, though he did not believe her to be here simply to "get away" it was a too human thing, it did not fit a hollow, even if it was an arrancar.
"If you have no buisness with me, then please leave me be. I have too much to worry about as it is." Azerin then said, his voice was calm, though there was still that nervousness and lack of determination in it, and as he finished speaking he sat down in the grass again, though he did not let his eyes of off the arrancar as was not sure what to think of her yet.
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Post by Mr. Butterfly on May 10, 2008 19:40:03 GMT -4
Anaklusmos said nothing as the guy lay down, relaxing slightly. However, he was not without caution, Ana noticed, which was wise. She was one of the enemy, if not now, then later. She averted her eyes, turning back around to face the river. Both of her hands hung limply by her side, instead of the regular poise and ready pose. She stared at the river, thinking of how it would be nice to be the river. Always able to run free, instead of being confined and having to do what others said. Anaklusmos hated those damn Espada that bossed her around. If she felt she had the chance, she would love to strike one down. However, it would have been a long shot.
Anaklusmos then turned back towards the one that repeatedly told her to leave him be. She realized that there was something odd about his arm, besides the bandages. It seemed....different from in in many senses of the words. For one, it gave of a slightly different spiritual pressue all on it's own, just a small variation than the rest of the energy resonating from this guy. Also, it seemed to scream for malice, an almost unheard plea for want of blood. Almost like a Hollow's bloodlust.......
"....Your arm. Explain." Ana didn't go into detail about her question. She shot her eyes back to his with her predator look, telling him that he had better answer.
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Post by Zhiel on May 11, 2008 15:54:49 GMT -4
OOC: Actualy, his "hollowficated" parts arent emitting anything other than his generic reiatsu unless Kehiel is in controll, but I guess an arrancar would be able to tell since they have actually been a hollow, so whatever. But in regard to that, Kehiel isnt your typical inner hollow, being a vasto lorde he has thousands of years of experience and is quite patient and would never let his bloodlust get out unless he was in a battle where he had an absolute advantage, of course he also has an arrogans to match his age. And sorry for the time it took to reply, I've been at a friends house all day and had no real way of getting the post up, though I wrote it on the way there (buss ride) hoping to get net access there, but their wireless was passworded ^^; So sorry if the post isnt up to par.
'What is with her? Why wont she just leave me be!?' Azerin thought, though he was slightly ticked at the arrancar he was also worried, she seemed to be picking up something strange about him, and he could easily tell what that might be. When he saw her turn around and gaze out over the river, he wondered if maybe she was thinking about leaving, but that hope was short lived as she then turned her head around and stared into his with her predator like eyes, and demanding an explanation for his arm. It would be easy to tell that he suddenly grew tense, and while he did not really think about it himself his grip on the zanpakutou tightened, his knuckles turning white from the pressure.
It took him nearly a minute to gather himself from the sudden question, but once he did he sat up from the grass and leaned his head into his right hands open palm. "I'm not sure if you just guessed something due to the bandages or if you felt something I am unaware off, but I guess I can tell you this. It is the reason I severed my ties with Soul Society." As he said this he stood up slowly, a sorrowfull look on his face as he turned around, partially to hide it, but after he finished speaking he started walking up the riverbank, he wanted to get away from that arrancar, she was way too interested in his... Abnormality.
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Post by Mr. Butterfly on May 11, 2008 16:18:17 GMT -4
OOC: Sorry 'bout that. I was going off of the basis that even a peaceful Hollow would give off some sort of negative vibe, and that the fact that his hand was technically not "his" it would be different. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anaklusmos sneared slightly as the shinagami as he walked away from the riverbank. He kept tensing up, and seemed reluctant to answer her questions. Very well. If he wouldn't answer her questions on his own terms, she'd just have to change them. By force.She sighed, hating that she would have to do this, but she was growing impatient.
Using Sonido, she vanished with a slight static sound resonating. She reapeared next to the shinagami on his left, facing the opposite way that he was. Her hand was a blur for a second, and she got his bandaged arm at the elbow, holding it up above his head. Her other hand fingered her zanpaukuto hilt. She turned her head towards his, smiling her shark tooth grin, her red eyes containing a crazed look.
"Sorry, not sufficient enough.....try answering that question again."
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Post by Zhiel on May 11, 2008 17:04:51 GMT -4
Azerin had been hoping the arrancar would be sattisfied with that much, but he had not expected her to be, she knew something and that curiosity would most likely not die until she got to know everything she could. This was only confirmed when he heard the same sound from earlier, when she had made her strange quick movement, this time she appeared right next to him, and as he had had his back turned he could do little about her grabbing his left elbow and lifting it over his head.
Though he had been showing sorrow before his face now was completely solemn and tense, his eyes was yet still filled with the deep fear, but they had a tint of anger in them now. He did not react much when she turned her head towards him and looked at him with her predator like eyes, with a grin that resembled a shark, more than anything because of her broken mask.
Her words made it apparent to Azerin that, right now, he had only two options. Either he told her what she wanted to know, or he fought her. It did not take a genius to tell she had the higher reiatsu, although he could follow her movements slightly even when she did her quick move, he could probably fight evenly enough... He'd have to switch locations however.
Though he had not done any movement since she had grabbed him earlier now he suddenly pulled away from her, getting his elbow out of her grasp as he put his right hand on the hilt of his zanpakutou once more in his leap backwards, keeping his concentration on the arrancar incase she would do something unexpected. "I do not wish to fight, but you leave me no choice." He said as he began to draw his sword without taking his eyes off the arrancar.
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Post by Mr. Butterfly on May 11, 2008 17:13:32 GMT -4
Anaklusmos grinned slightly as the shinagami broke away from her and got into a battle position, drawing his zanpauku-to. Anaklusmos herself crouched down slightly, tensing up her body's muscles in anticipation of a fight. While he may have seemed weaker than her, Anaklusmos hoped that he could provide some much needed entertainment. She hadn't had a good fight in a few years.
"So...are you ready, Shinagami?" Anaklumos retorted with a mad flash of a toothy smile. She would take her time on this fight, drawing out all of this guy's power....even if she had to kill him to do it. She tensed up once more, then sprang. She did a mid air flip, getting behind the death god while bringing down her right arm in an elbow smash, aimed directly at him, madly giggling all the way.
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Post by Zhiel on May 11, 2008 17:36:12 GMT -4
As the arrancar crouched down slightly it seemed she was getting ready to strike at him, and after retorting to his own sentence she tensed up for a second before she sprang into action. She launched herself over his head with incredible speed, spinning around as she did and was about to land a powerfull blow on his right shoulder with her elbow.
However despite her own speed Azerin had been in the company of Yun, one of the fastest captains in soul society for over thirty years, his eyes had gotten used to intense speeds, keeping up with it was another point however and as such he had barely any time to bring his sword up to block the smash, and even as he did the reiatsu collision caused him to grit his teeth and crouch slightly due to the strength of the attack.
However with just a second to have passed he managed to pull himself togheter and pushed her arm off his sword, and at the same time flipped forward, away from the arrancar, spinning around once in mid-air. Upon facing back at her upside down, he slashed towards her stomach area, less than a moment later landing on the grass, faced towards the river with his sword up in a defensive position.
OOC: I didnt claim he hit or what she did, it is up to you to decide, I just felt pausing the post in the middle of a short mid-air flip would be stupid xD
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Post by Mr. Butterfly on May 12, 2008 15:01:38 GMT -4
OOC: True
Anaklusmos didn't expect the shinagami to be able to push back on her blow after blocking it. She smiled to herself as he pulled his sword away. This was fun. However, in her thoughts, she didn't have enough time to block the sword's swing, but managed to lurch back slightly. The sword scraped into her skin, creating a small gash that a little blood trickled out of. She looked at him as he flipped away. She seemed to have growled.
Anaklusmos stood up straight. "Feh." She smiled maniacally as she put her hand on her zanpauku-to hilt, then drew it underhand, slow, with a long shick -ing sound. She then held it over her head, in a slightly defensive manner. The blade gleemed in the sun, long and wicked. Her two middle fingers on her free hand rested on the tip on the blunt side, giving her the appearance of a samurai.
"Come on," Anaklusmos said, letting out a wave of her spiritual pressue that moved the grass and sent out a small gust of wind, shaking the small trees and startling the animals.
ooc: Sorry it's kindof short
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Post by Zhiel on May 12, 2008 15:51:17 GMT -4
As he regained his balance on the ground he had already confirmed that he had atleast hit something with his sword, and by the looks of the small wound on the arrancar he had hit his mark, even if she had nearly avoided it completely. As she began to pull out her own zanpakutou slowly Azerin started to side-step, he knew he had to switch locations if he was to remain at equal ground, the large bridge that went over the river would do well. He had only moved about two meters around the arrancar, his back now to the bridge that was roughly fifty meters behind him as she put the sword above her in a similiar way he had seen many of the older shinigami use, former samurai he had discovered, of course each and everyone had their own style so the stance itself would tell him nothing. As the arrancar tried to get him to attack, while suddenly releasing a rather strong wave of reiatsu, putting her strength at a whole new level which made Azerin take a step backwards before standing straight once again, even though he had estimated her strength to be around this level due to the last attack, he assumed that she would become much deadlier now when she started using her own zanpakutou. It was now or never, she was expecting him to attack, so he would throw her for a loop. Bending his right leg forward he looked like he prepared for a dash straight at her, but just as he had tensed up to do it he jumped backwards nearly right over the ground, almost floating over it as he pointed his left hand with an open palm towards the female arrancar. "Binding art number nine, Strike!" And as he uttered the name of the incantation a red light shot out from his palm towards the arrancar. Not wasting time to look if it had worked or not Azerin used his momentum when landing to begin running at full speed towards the shadows under the bridge, naturally to the arrancar it would probably look like he was fleeing, he just hoped her ego would make her think herself superior. OOC: [9] Strike- Engulfs a target in red light, paralyzing them completely Naturally, you can dodge it or simply resist it, its prety low level so it would make sense if it barely hindered your arrancars movements at all, if it even hit xD You've got a prety good opening on Azerin right now either way
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Post by Mr. Butterfly on May 12, 2008 20:34:13 GMT -4
Anaklusmos stood up staight as the shinagami made an appearance to flee, mearly tracking him with her eyes, only slightly moving her head. She would make it seem like she wasn't interesting, but she was enjoying every second. This one fought differently, and Ana had found that different was good.
She thought he was about to charge her, and felt a flare of anticipation, but then saw that he was feinting and leapt back, shooting some sort of red blast. She waited up to the last minute, right when it was in front of her, before using a swift movement with her sword that batted the blast away. Ana frowned slightly.
"Oh my....is that all you can do?"
Anaklusmos sighed slightly, then vanished, using Sonido. While it was tiring, she could still use her lightning movement technique for a good amount since she had no need to move very far. She appeared on the edge of the bridge, facing towards the shinagami, sword at the ready above her head. She grinned before leaping, bringing her sword down in a quick overhead swing at her foe before delivering a quick jab with her foot at his gut, then twirled around and made a hammering elbow strike.
OOC: Like you did, it doesn't mean they hit. Just a combo of blows she would have performed.
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