|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:16 pm
((Well then... allow me to kick the intensity up a few notches.))
Uninhibited, unrelenting, undeniable fortitude. The Espada dubbed Sin Koutan held only the rank of Septima, but yet had one area of excellence that surpassed any of the other nine Espada: endurance. And that was EXACTLY what he planned to utilize in this developing conflict. Persistence, and the ability to back up that determination for extended periods of time... that, was strength in itself. At least in Sin's eyes. And his own opinion was all that mattered.
The man in front of Sin was just a bump in the road. Sin had orders to bring any intruders within the dome of Las Noches crumpling to their knees... by any means necessary. Loyalty was one of the only human virtues that he still retained, and by god he held strong to his beliefs and those he followed. He may not like some of the other Espada, but he would still serve under them.
But that did not matter. The vizard in front of him was beginning to actually show some interest in what Sin was doing; perfect, he thought to himself. Then it was time...
...time. Such a meaningless thing.
He closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them slowly; the venom in his gaze stabbed daggers of spite at the man he now wanted nothing more but to lie in a bloody heap at Sin's feet. Shifting his body weight, he brought his arms up vertically in front of him and then swung them across his body outward as he spoke audibly, "Aura Esfera.*" Immediately there was a loud shrieking whistle as a burst of energy was released, and an orb of blue reiatsu surrounded Sin on all sides. The charged attack came closing in only to be violently rebuked, the spherical defensive shield shunning the attack and causing it to bounce off its surface in another direction. Sin was not done, however; he immediately crouched low to the ground, his legs tensing up as he prepared to counterattack. His reiatsu seemed to shift upward for a moment as the energy oozed from his very pores.
And then he moved. Leaping straight forward, he immediately disappeared only to reemerge several feet behind his opponent, the vizard Jan. Looking slowly back over his shoulder, the Espada gave his foe a cold look before raising his arms up slightly so that they were pointing at a low angle to the ground. "Extienda.**" His armblades suddenly shot out more, the length of the weapons increasing twofold and beginning to look like massive bladed scythes. Turning his head back around, Sin seemed to take a deep breath and shrug. And then he disappeared once more.
Right before Jan came the Espada, blades crossed as he viciously slashed them apart with the blades' extended reach incoming on the vizard. At the same time, Sin had put into effect yet another of his attacks: "Estalle Inexorable***." A single cero burst came directly out of Sin's body and headed towards the vizard to couple the already deadly weapon attacks. However, Sin was not done; disappearing again, he popped in and out of the air in a random pattern, 4 more times. Each time brought another variation of the armblade attack paired with another release of cero energy, all in the space of but a few moments.
Flipping backwards out of the air where he had appeared off to the back and left side of his opponent, Sin landed smoothly and slid back a few feet with his front leg forward and the weight on it. Bringing his arms up, Sin touched the points of the blades together and immediately a crackling noise could be blatantly heard. Whispering under his breath a few words, inaudibly of course, Sin tensed up his body and awaited the imminent return of his opponent. He knew there was still much more to come.
*Aura Sphere
**Extend
***Burst Unrelenting
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:39 pm
Ky Die Verrater Ky saw what Xeion just did which made him feel a bit uneasy. It seems like Xeion doesn't want to just give up and accept defeat. What's more, he was now riding on a giant sword that was flying straight at him. Ky wasnt worried about the sword hitting him though as, no matter how big it was, it would do nothing more than create sparks or scratch Yamata No Orochi's orihalcum body, at best. What Ky was worried about more was the person who was riding on the sword as he knew that Xeion would be more of a threat to him that the sword. Besides, Ky had already calculated the speed and trajectory of the sword via Yamata No Orochi's computer and knew that it wasn't nearly fast enough to reach him, but it will get close to him enough, a mere 500m gap in between the calculated tip of the sword and Yamata No Orochi's core, so that Xeion could have an opportunity to attack him.
Ky had exhausted his means of stopping him, all proved to have little effectiveness on Xeion, so Ky just decided to focus all of Yamata No Orochi's processes into charging the cannon. Yamata No Orochi's outer body began to glow red hot, evaporating the rain drops that hit it then turned it into steam. Ky was really pushing the Orochi's capacities to their limits all for the sake of charging it just in time to fire the cannon point-blank at Xeion. "Charge, damn it, charge!"
Countdown to the destruction of Izumo: 2 True to its word, Ame-No-Murakumo-No-Tsurugi, indeed, protected Xeion from all harm. As he rode on the giant sword, Ky didn't try anything to stop him, and instead, decided to focus on charging his cannon even more. I guess one could say that Ame-No-Murakumo-No-Tsurugi was a lucky charm in the battle for doing such a thing or maybe it was Xeion himself, who always seems to come out unscathed after each of Ky's attacks. Well, what was important now was that he was nearer to his destination and was now well-rested enough to finish the job. When Ame-No-Murakumo-No-Tsurugi reached the peak of its estimated range, it stopped. " We are already here. I cannot go on any further, but at the very least you are closer now than you were before," said Byaku. Looking out, Xeion saw that he was only 500 meters away from Yamata No Orochi. "Thanks, Byaku. I owe you one." Xeion patted the sword's steel. "Now, it's time we finish this." As Xeion was about to jump, he was stopped by a voice in his head once again. " It seems as though you also have garnered the support of Byaku," said the Water Magatama's voice. "Yes, he was a big help," replied Xeion. " That monster seems to be glowing red-hot. Would you mind if we cool it down? Don't worry, I'll even create a bridge for you so that you won't have to jump any more or would you want to test your luck?" "No, your help will be appreciated. Thank you." " I am the Magatama of Water, Guardian of the Northern Gates, Genbu. Call upon my name and I shall freeze all those who have life!" "Umm...would it be okay if I asked you not to kill anyone?" Stopping near the edge of Ame-No-Murakumo-No-Tsurugi, Xeion held out both of his hands. " A bridge made of ice...sounds beautiful,/i]" thought Xeion and began chanting, following Genbu's instructions.
"Frosty flurries that burries malice, grant me your aid to encase the fires of war in a veil of never-ending ice! Rise up, Take form, become the powerful winds that bring the cold breeze that envelops the land! I summon thee, Turtle General!"
After chanting, a giant turtle appeared behind Xeion with its mouth wide open.
"You still have one more thing to do. Chant my command spell and leave everything to me."
Nodding, Xeion followed Genbu's lead once again and chanted the command spell for its attack.
"Genbu, ruler of winter's breeze, grant me your power! Chilling winds, a kingdom wrapped in eternal ice, bring death to all those who have life; eternal rest, eternal sleep. End of the World!"
A giant beam of white light shot out of the turtle's mouth and hit Yamata No Orochi. Instantly, the Yamata No Orochi began to freeze over and the beam itself froze over as well, creating a bridge made of ice, like he promised. "Thanks Genbu, Byaku," said Xeion then jumped on top of the bridge as the giant sword and the turtle vanished into thin air. With a smile, Xeion looked back at the Yamata No Orochi which was frozen solid in a thick block of ice, excluding the chest area since it was hot enough to withstand the extreme temperature drop caused by the beam.
"This is it, my chance to end this quickly has come! Let's finish this, Elena, Kusanagi!" Xeion ran as fast as he could across the ice bridge in order to reach Yamata No Orochi's chest and destroy the red orb, severing the link between Ky and Yamata No Orochi, and thus finally bring an end to such a long battle.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:20 pm
As his first attack was knocked away, Jan simply let his body follow his naginata out of harm's way. Thanks to the fact that he was stillmoving to his side, eh was able to avoid the first attack from behind without any difficulty. However, sensing the Arrancar's disappearance once more, he figured it was best to take a further precaution.
As he came to a stop from his sideways movement, he stabbed his left-handed wakisashi into the ground and fired. Instead of sending his Hollow-enhanced photon beam into the ground, he let it be reflected by the heavy elements below him, producing a tall and thin energy spire around his body. "Hell's Embrace!"
Takng the basic premise from his even more basic attack, Hammer Hell, Jan turned his offensive attack into a defensive maneuver. Using the light energy to block out the multiple Ceros (and possibly blind or cause injury yo the Arrancar if he got close enough), Jan jumped out as the last f the energy dissipated into the air, naginata at the ready.
Launching himself at the Arrancar, Jan let more light-based energy into the blade of his weapon, producing a brilliant shine. Instead of his easily-defended electrical attack, Jan went with an energy source that was almost impossible to withstand. With the basic premise of one of his more advanced techniques condensed into his Shikai form's blade, Jan could reproduce the drastic effects of his Shining Hammer without unleashing Bankai in an area filler with allies.
Using his Detection Field to lock onto his opponent's nervous system impulses, Jan swung his naginata downwards, letting the energy blade cleave whatever came into it's path. As with all of Jan's raw photon attacks, whatever came in contact with the blade was reduced to photons itself, leaving a brilliant trail as the air before the blade was energized. At the same time, he was charging heated energy into the tip of his wakisashi, forcing the temperature of the entire room to suddenly skyrocket.
That man in the machine probably saw a variation of this already... So he may know what to expect. But the others won't be so lucky. Let's be careful aiming this one, okay?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:25 am
A few minutes of putting all of his focus on just simply charging the cannon, the Yamata No Orochi's last, best weapon was finally ready for use. "Charging complete. Ready to fire," the computer voice confirmed as a smile formed on Ky's lips. Ky could already taste his sweet victory at hand. All he had to do now was to simply pull the trigger and let the destructive wave of energy do its job and put an end to this foolish charade. Ky was growing bored of the fight anyway, so it was a relief for him to finally end it all with one shot.
"Warning, warning, incoming enemy attack. Impact is imminent," the computerized voice announced, but before Ky could do anything about it, Yamata No Orochi was hit with the beam that made the entire body freeze over. Because of the sudden freeze, 90 percent of Yamata No Orochi's functions ceased, leaving only its wings and cannon's firing system the only ones that were still able to function. If that wasn't enough, the computerized voice also detected a massive surge of energy from 50,000ft below and was causing a significant disturbance in the atmosphere, increasing the all-around temperature of Izumo. "Warning, warning, massive energy energy surge detected. Atmospheric changes detected. Systems critical. Warning, warning...," the computerized voice repeated over and over again although Ky still kept calm about this. Ky knew all too well as to whom that energy surge belonged to. He smiled. "So, Jan thinks he can destroy this place before me, huh? Well then, let's just see about that."
Pulling the trigger was Ky's last act before all of Yamata No Orochi's computer systems completely failed.
BANG!
The pure, red energy shot out of the cannon's muzzle with an incredibly loud noise as it speedily descended onto the fields of Izumo. If this laser were to hit the ground as it is, it would be more than enough to wipe out the entire Izumo. The force of the incredibly powerful cannon shot, however, rattled the entire machine and made some parts of it explode due to the strain from firing the cannon. The Yamata No Orochi burst into flames and fell from the sky like a giant fireball. Since the Yamata No Orochi's systems were in complete shutdown, Ky was still sitting in the cockpit inside the Orochi's chest compartment where its heart was supposed to be, still fused with Geheimnis. The ejection system was also frozen solid, leaving no choice for Ky but to wait for impact then get out from there, but didn't worry because he knew that his Geheimnis' orihalcum body would weather the crash easily. "I win," said Ky. "Checkmate, Xeion. You lose."
Countdown to the destruction of Izumo: 1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:03 pm
"Damn it!" shouted Xeion just as the Yamata No Orochi fired its cannon down onto Izumo. He did everything he could in order to reach his destination, wasting no time and only rested when he really needed to, but even with all of his efforts, Xeion was still too slow to stop the Yamata No Orochi from functioning before it had fired its shot and was now too late to do anything about... or was he?
Xeion jumped down from the exploding machine and into a free fall. He was worried about Ky, but his first objective was to deal with the beam and prevent it from destroying Izumo first and there was one thing he had to do first. Xeion had to reach the beam's head. To try and buy him some time, Xeion threw Yata No Kagami like a boomerang and activated the Eight-Fold Chrysanthemum Shield right in front of the shot. The Eight-Fold Chrysanthemum Shield was enough to stop the beam for a limited amount of time -- 10 seconds, at best, for each activation -- so Xeion still had to put a little hustle into his movements. He still had two jewels, so he still had roughly 20 seconds to reach the head of the beam.
A good 10 seconds passed and Xeion was already half-way down the entire length of the beam. The second to the last jewel finally gave out and broke, leaving only a single jewel left. Another 10 seconds passed before the last jewel broke. The Yata No Kagami itself lost its color and returned to its mirror form as it flew back to its previous position which was floating above Xeion's head. However, the last Eight-Fold Chrysanthemum Shield wasn't wasted as Xeion was now directly in front of the beam, but the only problem was he didn't have time to do anything now. The beam was moving so fast that before Xeion would be able to do anything, he would get hit by the beam.
All of a sudden, the time around him slowed down to a crawl before everything stopped altogether as the voice of the last magatama rung in his head.
"Are you really willing to risk your life just to stop that thing from destroying the land?" asked the Wood Magatama.
"Yes, I am. I have something to protect down there," he replied.
"Something to protect? I, too, have something to protect. The heart of the person whom I belong to -- that is what I want to protect."
"Well then, would you mind if I help you protect that person? I, too, would want to protect her -- everyone -- so that all of you can safely return from the hearts from whence you came; and also, I still have to repay all of you for helping me out," Xeion answered which made the Wood Magatama laugh lightly.
"I am the Magatama of Wood, Guardian of the Eastern Gates, Seiryu. However, my power is not enough to stop that which is trying to bring destruction. Call upon my companions -- call upon their names -- and we shall give you the greatest power to protect the ones you love!"
Xeion smiled. "By far, that's the best power you guys have given me! All right, let's do this!"
Sheathing Elena and raising Kusanagi in front of the beam, Xeion closed his eyes and listened to Seiryu's instructions on what he had to do. He channeled his will to protect into the Kusanagi as it shone with ethereal light. The Yata No Kagami broke into thousands of pieces which flew into fixed positions all around the Kusanagi, reflecting the light from the sword which made it shine even brighter than before. The last magatama behind him, the Magatama of Wood, shattered, but when it did, the four mythical beasts appeared behind him instead, taking up their positions that correspond to the directions they represented: The White Tiger, Byaku of the West; the Vermillion Bird, Suzaku of the South; the Black Turtle, Genbu of the North; and the Azure Dragon, Seiryu of the East. In the middle of it all was Xeion, representing the central point in which all these four converged. Since The Cauldron was tasked with protecting Rin-chan, Kat-chan, and Rakey-san, Xeion substituted himself, along with the Kusanagi, in its stead. Once the five elements were complete, it was time for the finale.
"Hollowed spirits to my left, revered saints to my right, the divine sizzles within me! I proffer to your glory for your might sustains me! Burning flames that gives light to darkness, frosty flurries that buries malice, trembling earth that shakes the foundations of evil, pure steel that smites those with evil intent, divine hand that rocks the sublime cradle of morality! Abide by the covenant made from the hearts of your masters and confer your transcendent powers to my bidding!"
The four open their mouths and let out their individual sounds as loud as they could. The brilliant light from the Kusanagi became even brighter as well, resonating with the powers from the four mythical creatures.
"Wood feeds fire, Fire creates earth, Earth bears metal, Metal carries water, and Water nourishes wood. Now in harmony, combine now, noble elements into one! I summon thee, the Imperial Guardian, Kohryu!”
After Xeion finished chanting, the entire world around him began to move, returning to its normal time frame. This time, however, Xeion now had something that can help him prevent the beam which could destroy Izumo in the form of a giant, hornless, golden dragon, the Imperial Dragon, Kohryu, that shot out of the brilliant light produced by the Kusanagi. Kohryu wasted no time and met with the beam head-on as the clashing of their enormous powers rivaled that, or even surpassed that, of the energy flow from Jan-sama’s attack. “I leave things up to you, Kohryu. Thank you all for your help.”
Opening up a Dark Mirror below him, Xeion fell in. Instantaneously, another Dark Mirror opened up near the falling debris from the Yamata No Orochi. Finding a suitable base from a falling piece of Orihalcum, Xeion pushed off into a shunpo, doing so with each and every step he made on the falling sheets of metal, trying to locate Ky amidst the burning debris that were also on a free fall to earth. If Xeion wanted to rescue Ky, he better do it quickly. “Ky, were are you!?” shouted Xeion, hoping that Ky would respond to his voice.
With a stroke of luck, Xeion was able to find Ky. The Yamata No Orochi’s outer skin of Orihalcum peeled off, revealing what seemd to be the creature’s cockpit with a still armored Ky seated on it. Jumping onto the body, Xeion rushed over to Ky and held out his hand towards him. “Ky, come on! We’re going to crash, and if we don’t get out of here, we’ll both be dead!” shouted Xeion. Because he was too busy with Ky, Xeion didn’t see a piece of metal behind him as it slammed against the back of his head and knocked him out, but even so, his hand was still reached out to Ky.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:25 am
((Finally, we're done. That took longer than what I had originally expected.))
Memories from the past filled Ky's head as he sat there amidst the burning circuitry. Believe it or not, Ky was used to this types of situations, being a veteran of many conflicts around the world from the time when men used swords until the present, a full 500 years or more worth experience. "Heh, this is just like in Berlin...," murmured Ky and awaited for impact before he got out. "********, this s**t is taking too long. When the hell--!" Ky murmured angrily before he stopped when the roof of his cockpit ripped off and revealed Xeion, holding out his hand toward him.
Ky was truly at a loss for words although he really did expect something like this from his lieutenant. "Xeion, you idiot, what in the ******** hell are youd doing?!" asked Ky, but Xeion had been knocked unconscious by a random piece of flying debris just before he could answer his question. Unbuckling his safety belts, the armored being rose up from his seat and took Xeion's body. Ky appreciated Xeion's act of kindness, but he thought that most of these acts were misplaced. "Stupid pacifist b*****d. If you weren't useful, I'd seriously consider leaving you there."
Using his boosters, Ky flew out from the falling debris just as they crashed on the ground and exploded. As expected, the orihalcum withstood the explosion and the main body of Ky's mechanical marvel was still in pristine condition even though it had suffered catastrophic failures, but nothing a week in the KyCorp engineering bay can't fix.
Ky landed on a small patch of grassland just a few meters away from the rest of the shinigami while holding Xeion's body. Gently laying him down on the ground, Ky, in a flash of light, diffused with Geheimnis and commanded it to return to its rapier form, transforming Ky back into his normal form. "An idiot right until the end," said Ky then looked at the current clash between Yamata No Orochi's energy and Xeion's dragon, "Kohryu". It was a spectacular light show, but a light show that won't last forever as the signs of its climax showed itself clearly.
Both the dragon and the energy beam began to show signs of weakening with the energy beam becoming more and more sporadic while the dragon's energy fluctuated wildly. This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. Their energy levels were both equal, right down to the digit, and it was only a matter of time before it ends with a bang.
Several seconds later, Ky got his wish. Because the two powers were so equal, both of them simply exploded, unable to maintain their clash any longer. The white light that resulted from the release of energies engulfed the entire area, bleaching it to a point that you can't even see your hand in front of your face any more. "Hmph, so this is the climax? Yamata No Orochi gets defeated once again by Susano-O. I guess I'm not good enough of a writer to change the story yet," joked Ky, slightly smiling before his entire being was also engulfed by the white light. What the scene that would greet the people there was after the white light disappeared was still unknown, but it could be anyone's guess.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:34 pm
The place which was once known as the Maniak Wing now lies in utter desolation. The walls and ceilings have already collapsed. Its clean hallways and corridors that used to be filled with the lively chatter of Arrancar, the pride of Las Noches, was now gone as debris from past battles were littered across the floor. The pungent smell of coagulated blood and sulfur still linger around in the air even though the battles have already finished and all that remained now was eerie silence. Although the names of those who fought there would forgotten, the marks they made still remained -- the only reminder for future generations of Arrancar elite that this was once a place where a huge battle had been fought; where their Arrancar comrades gave their lives in service for their homeland and their fellow Arrancar. This place was enough to inspire a deep sense of sadness in the hearts of those who tread across its once hallowed halls, but it can also inspire desire; a desire that will lead those who walk along the ruined halls to say "this won't ever happen again". The Maniak Wing is gone and all that was left now are simply traces of its former glory -- the Maniak Wing Ruins.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:26 pm
((I was hoping Sin would respond first, but I can't just let that laser go. Xeion, don't assume the wing's destroyed just yet...))
Even with the dragon flying upwards to disrupt the mechanical beast's beam attack, Jan knew he had to do something to ensure both his own safety and his opponent's demise. Good thing we were already charging one of these... "Fission Bomb!" Jan yelled as he swung his wakisashi upwards, releasing his built-up heat in the form of a small energy stream. However, unlike any previous energy attacks, this was meant to start off a controlled nuclear reaction using the atoms in the air.
Flinging his ball of heat upwards, Jan had planned for it to meet the laser head-on and create a blast cone pointed towards him, leaving the rest of the combatants to deal with the laser themselves, but the dragon kept it going higher. When it detonated in the air above, the small but powerful explosion released even more heat and energy than Jan had been using before, despite not having met its target. "Tch... Well, it half-worked..."
Fortunately for Jan, but no one else, the explosion still released plenty of light, heat, and radiation, so it still had a chance of affecting anyone unfortunate enough to have been close by or looking upwards. Those that had not would still be lightly irradiated... But not enough to come down with any illnesses or mutations. With the explosion of the weakened laser and dragon, Jan remained safe while the rest now had two sources of energy to deal with.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:47 pm
((Umm... not entirely sure how we survived that but w'ever I'll toss something out.... good to see this finished with a bang. xD
<3 to my big brother for telling me you posted cuz you saw me reading old posts xD))
Katsumi had simply watched the fight, knowing that in her current state there was absolutely nothing she'd be able to do against either of the two fighters. However, as it became clear that the area around them was about to be destroyed, she thought of a quick way to protect herself as well as the the two other girls near her.
She quickly used her sonido to grab both Rakey and Ringo, placing each of the others next to her. She then drew her zanpakuto, placing as much energy into it as she could. I hope this works... she thought to herself as Shiori began to heat up, its fire based abilities allowing it to gain some flames around it.
Katsumi knew that this would require the utmost concentration and timing, so as she gradually heat up Shiori she kept her eyes on Xeion, Ky, and Jan, glancing from one to the other as each had something set into motion that could potentially destroy the Maniak Wing, and would at this rate.
Surely enough, the beam from Ky's Yamata no Orochi met with the dragon that Xeion had summoned. Katsumi took a deep breath, pouring every last bit of energy she had into Shiori right as the clash of powerful objects was about to become too much, causing the zanpakuto's flame to flare into somewhat of a shield, its ring of fire surrounding her as well as Rakey and Ringo.
I really hope this is hot enough to stop all of the debris... Katsumi thought, knowing she wouldn't be able to hold this for very long. Sure enough, after less than 10 seconds, the flames disappeared. Katsumi looked around as she began to fall forward, catching a glimpse of the two others, safe, as well as the ruined remains of the Maniak Wing, right before she slumped to the ground, promptly losing consciousness.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:09 pm
((Well...can I assume it's destroyed now? Something tells me nuclear explosions + massive amounts of energy = not good for infrastructure. 3nodding ))
The white light washed over everything in Izumo; the light that was made with the combined powers of Ky's laser beam, his own Kohryu, and Jan-sama's Fission Bomb. Although unconscious, Xeion knew that his friends were safe since Rin-chan, Kat-chan, and Rakey-san were still protected by Izumo Taisha from any harmful effects the blast may have had and his own Pride Barrier, one of Elena's 'Seven Dark Gifts', was still pretty much active and protected him from it as well. This only left Ky and Sin-san the only ones without protection although one could easily assume they would have something for it as well.
When the light faded, the group returned to the Maniak Wing, but this time, a Maniak Wing different from the one they left behind when the World of Nightmares, the Izumo, activated. It was a Maniak Wing that had been totally destroyed either by the fight they all had or because the area couldn't effectively handle the large amounts of cosmic energy from the World of Nightmares that caused the dimensional distortion.
From out of the ruins, four people emerged, seemingly unaffected by everything that happened. The first person was a little girl in her early teens, probably 13 years old, with long, raven-black hair and red eyes. She wore a black seifuku with a red scarf around her neck similar to how schoolgirls wore their scarves. The next one was a handsome young man, about 19~21 years old, with similarly-colored hair as the girl, but had black eyes and wore black shirt underneath a white and green jacket. Beside him was a fairly old man, who looked like he was 50 years old, wearing a brown hat and old-fashioned green and brown kimono for males. Lastly was a beautiful woman of 20~23 years old, wearing a blue kimono with a red kimono sash. These four people stood in front of the unconscious Xeion's body.
"Man, did he ever do it this time," the young man said, sighing with a smile on his face, slapping his forehead with exasperation.
"Kids will be kids, I guess. Having the ability to exert yourself that much is a sign of youth," followed the old man.
"It's not like he did it on purpose. He was doing it for the sake of retrieving a woman's honor," said the young woman with a smirk.
"Hmm...," murmured the girl, crossing her arms with a worried look on her face with a hint of slight disappointment. The three older people, noticing the young girl's face, was curious as this was the first time in a long while they had seen her like that.
"Mistress, are you actually getting worried?"
"It's normal. He's someone she considers important."
"I guess you're right; our mistress is still a young lady, after all."
" Quiet. I'm trying to think."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:24 pm
Ringo was at awe with the battle playing out before her eyes, but a sense of fear overcame her when she saw the energies clash fiercely in the sky. Ringo simply stared at the laser and the dragon, seeing them overpower one another with one with a desire to destroy while the other had a desire to protect. All the while, Ringo thought to herself just how powerful the two of them truly were. Her nii-nii was always so kind and gentle that nobody would expect him to be capable of doing such feats of power like this and the man they all fought together with Rakey and Katsumi was no pushover either. He truly was a monster, in Ringo's eyes, both figuratively and physically.
When Katsumi used her sonido and released her arrancar powers, Ringo stayed by her side out of fear. Even though they were protected by the Izumo Taisha, it was best to be safe than sorry which was what Katsumi did in her desire to protect the two of them as her zanpaktou burst into flames and started spinning, protecting them like a shield.
A few seconds later, Ringo opened her eyes and saw that they were back at the Maniak Wing. Katsumi had collapsed due to overexertion and was now lying on the ground. Her nii-nii, too, was also lying on the ground, unconscious, and was surrounded by four unfamiliar people who were wearing strange clothes. For the moment, Ringo didn't mind that, feeling that the people had no ill intent for her nii-nii and just went to Katsumi's aid first before anything else to repay her valiant act in trying to protect them.
Putting Oninoteki's head on her lips, Ringo began to play a tune for Katsumi. The scythe blades behind her shone and her sweet music filled the air. The sound waves, upon reaching Katsumi's body, made her glow with yellow light because Ringo's song directly affected Katsumi's biorhythm and was slowly rejuvenating her of her fatigue as well as any wounds she might have incurred.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:50 am
Ky felt the heat from the enormous amounts of released energy on his body, burning his skin, but didn't seem to mind. He knew that he was in a spiritually-rich place, full of pure reishi which would allow him to simply regenerate the damage done to him without a sweat. It would be a waste exerting effort to protect yourself from something you know you can easily live through. Besides, what's a little pain for someone who had lived for more than 500 years? It was one of the only things that reminded Ky of being human.
When everything died down, Ky still stood at the place where he was before. His clothes were slightly burnt and so was his skin, but the burns on his skin were quickly remedied when he absorbed the reishi from the spiritually-rich atmosphere. "Regeneration is quite useful during times like these," murmured Ky with a smirk, watching as Xeion's body was approached by four strange people. This was the first time he had seen them, but by the way they talked, they seemed to know Xeion, or at the very least, the girl knew him. Not wanting to get involved, Ky simply stepped back and leaned on a slab of concrete which used to be a ceiling.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:39 pm
Rakey watched as the two enormous powers, the dragon and the laser, hit eachother. Rakey's eyes were released from the two when she felt Katsumi sonido and release. The flames from her zanpaktou spun around the three, and in that time Izumo had dissappeared and returned to the Maniak Wing. Or what was left of it, the wing was now in ruins.
Looking around she saw Katsumi who layed on the ground from fatigue, Xeion, too, also on the ground, Ky was against a concrete wall, and Ringo was helping Katsumi. Rakey felt useless in this situation for she had no abilities that could heal someone. She watched Katsumi's body glow from the affects of Ringo's flute playing.
"Rin-chan, Xeion-san, everyone's so amazing," Rakey mumbled.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" She asked Ringo, or anyone who could answer her question.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:56 pm
Hearing Rakey-san's voice, the young man in the green and white jacket turned around to look at her, hearing her words of help. "Mistress, don't you think we should return the 'weapons' to them now? I think that by keeping the sword, the mirror, and the magatamas on him, they're slowing down Xeion's natural healing," suggested the young man who got a nod of approval from the young girl. "Yes, that's correct. That's very perceptive of you."
With her command, the old man and the young woman went to Xeion's body and started to remove the itmes from his person starting with the Kusanagi, since it was the easiest to remove, and ending with the magatamas. Soon, Xeion's Overdrive costume faded into spirit particles as well, lessening the burden on him. By taking away all of the things that required much power to wield, Xeion's natural system would focus on regaining physical functions first. It was the spiritual-equivalent of loosening the clothes for someone who had fainted.
"There's still more. We need a medium for this," mumbled the young girl before the young man responded, gesturing over to Rakey-san. "Why not use her then? She's been asking about what she could do for a while now," said the young man. "Very well. She would do nicely."
As Rakey continued to worry, the young man in the green and white jacket approached her with a smile. "Excuse me, but would you mind helping us out for a bit? We're in need of your assistance," said the man, awaiting her response.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:48 pm
Rakey looked over to the people standing around Xeion. She overheard their conversation and saw the young man approach her. The girl and the man had been talking about a medium and returning the 'weapons' to where they belonged.
"Excuse me, but would you mind helping us out for a bit? We're in need of your assistance," The young man asked with a smile on his face. Rakey wanted to help but was hesitant thinking they might be enemies, but thought that if they were with Xeion they probably weren't. Nodding the arrancar said, "Hai, I would like to help you,". She returned the man's smile, after her face of worry disappeared.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply
