A flattering new Arrival

[Uryuujin]

In a darker part of Las Noches, there stands a castle of medieval design, with grimacing Gargoyls torturing humans and strange other masked beings. These victims were etched in stone so realistically that it appeared the beings depicted were somehow still alive and suffering, though they were not.
However, there was a great amount of actual suffering in the Castle itself. Deep below, in a not-so-secret chamber, Seteku Drakulya stood, fuming.
Looking around the torture chamber, he saw many souls, Hollow and Plus alike, hooked up to various devices intended to cause immense pain. There was a Judas Cradle in a corner ofthe room, where a smaller Adjuhachas was weighted onto. A Plus was in another corner was being slowly crushed in a Scavenger's Daughter, his screams echoing along with the Adjuhachas and the other beings in the expansive torture chamber.
He was angry because hehad gotten wind that two Ottomans had slipped past his net to become Numeros. A couple of the Arrancars in this chamber were part of his Ottoman hunting parties that had let the 'criminals' escape his clutches. Now he would have to search for them himself. He was able to narrow the candidates down to find them, two guards at the farthest gate from his castle. He was upset not because of the work, which was actually enjoyable. No, he was pissed because a few of his own Fraccion hadfailed him. Therefore, he was to administer his favortite torture to the senior member that was senteced: Impalement. As well, he would use the Crocidile Tube on the other member.
"This will definitely brighten up my day" Seteku laughed evilly, approaching the place where the one to be Impaled was restrained.

((O.O.C. all torture devices used can be found at these sites:
www.medievality.com/torture.html
www.occasionalhell.com/infdevice/detail.php?recordID=Scavenger's%20Daughter ))

[Mr. Butterfly]

The desert sands of Hueco Mundo blew in a silent wind, kicking up a small dune into an isolated flurry of dust and air. When it kicked out, a figure was standing where the miniature sandstorm had been, tall and imposing. Dark skin covered the being, and it's white attire stood out against it. As it began walking slowly and deliberately towards the giant fortress ahead of him in the dunes. Los Noches, the white fortress and headquarters of the strongest in the Hollow Realm. Surely, the Lorde would be there. Surely, as the being thought.

Approuching a gate with surprising speed, it surprised the guards themselves, who had eyed the being in the distance. The bulky, muscle toned build of the bald one was imposing, certainly, for the lowly Arrancars. One of them, with mask shading her hazel eyes, looked up to him, fear apparent but determined to do her duty.

"Hey! You! You can't just waltz in here like some kinda-"

Before she could get any further, large knuckles had tore clean through her abdomen, leaving a gaping hole in her body. She had enough time to look down and see the spouting blood before she collapsed. Her bretheran guard, a weedy looking figure, cowarded backwards, shaking with fear. The one who had just slain one added another to his body count as the poor fool was blown away by a mini cero, a fast bullet like burst known to them as a Bala.

Pushing open the gate, the figure, known as Relampago Principe, took a step forward, his reiatsu encompassing the area around him.

"Surely....surely, Thy Lorde rests here!"

[Uryuujin]

After three hours of torture, the senior member of his hunting squad was impaled on two inches of the total 7 feet he would need to finally die. Seteku was about to pound in another sixth of an inch, when another member of his fraccion ran into the room. Wisely ignoring the gruesome sights around him, he bowed low. "My Lord!"
Sighing, Seteku turned to look at his Fraccion, his annoyance palpable as he weighted his reiatsu slightly on the messenger. "What is it, Servidor Cuarenta y Ocho? If it is not important enough for my satisfaction, there'll be a new grin cut into that thick throat of yours." He asked in a slightly irritated tone of voice.
Choking through the pressure that pressed down on him, the forty-eighth responded "We have word that the two Ottomans you sought are dead, and a powerful new Arrancar has entered Las Noches. It is said he killed them both each with a single blow"
"How recent was this?!" Seteku shouted, pressing harder on the Fraccion, grabbing him around the neck and slamming him against the wall, holding the poor Arrancar against the wall.
"T-this occurred not half an hour ago, my Lord!" he shouted, struggling futilely against the strength of his master. "We were watching them as you ordered, and one of the watchers returned as soon as they were attacked. Vrykolakas Servidor himself went to try and convince the Arrancar to come to the Castle."
Seteku released the Fraccion, and lifted his Reiatsu. "Excellent work, Servidor. You are excused, and free to take a break for the day" the Espada said, leaving the room.
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Vrykolakas Servidor arrived on the scene about ten minutes after the events transpired. He saw from afar the Arrancar that had destroyed, unknowingly, his master's prey. He wondered how this new arrival would affect Lord Drakulya's mood. Hopefully not negatively.
He approached tentatively, but still displaying confidence, though this Arrancar's Reiatsu was much stronger than his.
"Greetings, new arrival to our great City. My Lord wishes to meet you. If you would accompany me to the Castle, then we shall meet him there."
After this formal little speech, he waited on tenterhooks for reply, prepared to retaliate against any attacks from this mysterious being.

[Mr. Butterfly]

As the gate pushed itself open, a little bit of red dripping off of it from a combonation of Bala and pure muscle, he found the place large. He took a few steps then paused, searching out all the strong ones. There were several, a few nearby...but a weaker on approuched fast. As Relampago looked down from his gaze to see him, the new figure popped up infront of Relampago. He eyed the Fraccion wearily - was it another unholy one that stood in his way? Rela was standing up straight, his immense form looming over the poor Arrancar in front of him. Blood drippedd from his left hand from where it had made one more anal whole in the dead Numeros. A look of malace might have crossedhis face as his flexed his hand, then a grin. A twinkle might have entered his dark eyes.

"Aha! Someone to take me to the Lorde, I presume? Lead on, server of the Wonderous one!" His voice was husky but seemed to be full of grandeour, as if trying to make himself seem as worthy as possible to whomever ruled this Holy Place...had he finally found his God? Could he sit as his right hand and do as his Divine Lord pleased? Little did Rela know that it wasn't the Lorde he was expecting...but he was as always clueless, lost in his own brand of insanity. He could feel strong reiatsu's all around...so many! And yet, the Unholy Ones, the ones unworthy of even wiping spit off of the the Lorde's foes, were scattered all around. Purging would be needed...

[Uryuujin]

Well, this Arrancar is interesting. He already knows how to keep on my Lord's good side. Or will he treat anyone stronger than himself that way? Vry wondered, interested in this strange new being. "I am here to lead you to my lord, yes. Now come with me." He said, and began leading the newest arrival to the Castle of his master.
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Seteku sat in the Audience hallway of his lair. It was a Cathedral-esque structure, with high-vaulted celings, and was large enough to hold about 300 people. However, that was where the resemblance ended. The Hall was dark, with only small candles along the edges for light, leaving the celing in complete darkness, and at ground level it bacame slightly difficult to see. The floor was made of Blackened marble, with maroon designs depicting the numerous 'crimes' that the Sexta Espada committed, before and after death. Then, where an altar or podium would be at the far end, there was a Dais with three steps, raising the throne on which seteku sat a few inches above the floor. The throne was made of an ivory-looking material shaped into the likeness of large bones, with a pair of very large curled Fangs facing inwards.
Sitting on this grotesquely elegant throne, Seteku pondered the information that his Fraccion had sent ahead to him. It would seem that this Arrancar is either smart or totally insane. Possibly both. But, either way, it would appear that this is a Espada level being. Not as powerful as myself, but much more powerful than any Numeros. I think I will evaluate this Arrancar myself, and see if he is worthy enough to serve the Royals. Then, if he proves to be so equipped, I will take him under my wing and see if he will be useful to me in the future.
Just then, Vrykolakas opened the large mahogany doors, and kneeled before Seteku. "My lord, I present the Arrancar that destroyed thy enemies. He has not mentioned his name, but he is out in the hall, awaiting for your readiness for an audience."
"Excellent, send him in"

[Mr. Butterfly]

Blood grimaced Seteku's large doors as Relampago burst in with the force of a small bull elephant, using his shoulder to clear himself a path through the frames. The aformentioned blood was from a Numeros that had walked by and thought less of him, using profanity towards him. Now only his lower half would remain to repent for his sins in "the Lorde's land".

He took only a few steps to reach the space before the throne where the Sexta Espada sat. He knelt down, his face bearing a wide grin. His fingers seemed to twitch in anticipation. What would this being before him be like? Was it a messenger of the Lorde? For this must be so, while this person was powerful, stronger reiatsus eminated from the area of Los Noches. He would take homage to this being for now, however.

"Ehehehehe....are you the one who speaks to....the Lorde?"

Rela looked up, seeing the gaze which was given to him, his own mad smile that could be seen as just his normal face.

"I am Relampago Principe, server of the Light and the Lorde."

[Uryuujin]

"My sincerest greetings to you, Relampago Principe." Seteku told him, gesturing to the Arrancar to rise. "It is an honor to meet you, though it seems we serve different sides of the same coin, you Light, and I Darkness. However, lets not let this petty difference get in our way. I am unsure as to who you are referring to as your 'Lorde', but I am guessing it be one of two things. Either a: you are a God fearing Christian as you may have been in life still, which is commendable, or b: you are referring to the most powerful being in Las Noches. Either way, There is a ruler of this Hueco Mundo, and it is those select Royals, whom you have yet to meet.
Yet I must ask you a question first" The Espada told his guest, sitting forward on his seat. "Three, actually. First" He raised up his pointer finger "Why did you kill those Guards at the gate? Second" Raised his middle to go alongside the first "Have you killed others after arriving, and Third..." Raising his ring finger as well, "Why have you come to Las Noches?"
Then he sat back. Now, the answers to these three questions will help me gauge if he's Espada material. I can tell he's powerful enough to be even Nueve Espada, but all that power is worthless if he is insane, or more insane than can be allowed. After this, he can see the Princess, but only if he can prove loyal to her......and to me as well. No use having a new Espada brought into the loop by myself if only to have him turn on me. If he proves unworthy.... I guess I shall kill him, probably with the Sekiseki Maiden.
He pictured the tortured death of this Arrancar in that Iron Maiden that sucks out Spiritual pressure and nearly smiled, and waited for Relampago's reply.

[zaerca]

"My, my, my"The slim female arrancar said."This reatsu I'm sensing is pretty strong. I smell a challenge" She stopped walking for a moment, focusing extremely hard."Strong, but only on of these beings is stronger than I am, but another one isn't far from my own potential.

After she had said that, she kept on walking towards the castle-like structure. At the gates she found two bodies laying on the floor.

"Huh, guess these two got some one mad" She said in a mocking tone of voice." I don't know if I should enter, don't wanna end up like these two saps." With that she sat on the floor next to the corpses, and waited to see if anyone would come.