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 Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:14 am
693  ┏──────────────┓ xxΖenos Λthanasius xx[Immortal Stranger] xxxxαπό το έδαφος ┗──────────────┛ Malchut Sephira - Being of Lowliness
As Nanashi arrived on the scene, Zenos watched him carefully with a blank stare. To say he was amazed at Nanashi's counterattack would have been a lie, as he was only curious as to how he did it, but not amazed that he had done it. Since he was asleep, he didn't have the proper amount of time to dodge or block his stone slab, Zenos soon found himself impaled in the chest and abdomen, and knocked back a small distance before the pile of stone was affected by gravity and dropped to the ground. The spikes had gone through his body easily, and he was bleeding out on both front and back as he lay motionless on the pile itself. He remained silent for a moment, then the pile of stone was reduced to a fine sand that scattered all over the ground around him as he dropped down the few inches that he had been off the ground. His eyes fluttered open, indicating that he was awake now, and by flexing his other limbs, he noticed that whatever Eriko had done to him had worn off since he had gone to sleep instead of enduring whatever she had done. That had been the idea, since sleep generally worked to fix grogginess.
As though nothing had happened, Zenos cracked his neck and sauntered over towards the area he had thrown his dagger, all the while leaving the Shinigami unattended for the moment. As he walked, Zenos focused his own abilities into his abdomen and chest, which suddenly caused a monocrystalline whisker to extend itself from one end of the hole to the other. Rapidly, this process continued, wherein hundreds of these filaments stretched across the expanse of the hole until it was fully covered. The iron whiskers acted like muscle, tendons, ligaments, tissue, and skin all to repair his wound. The two areas on his skin where it had occurred turned a dull grey color, and hardened to a certain extent. By the time he had reached his weapon, they were healed over, and he bent over, picked the dagger up, and put it back into the sheath in his back pocket. Stepping back and up with his left foot, Zenos suddenly appeared thirty-four feet up in the air via Gemelos Sonído. "Ο στυλοβάτης σιδήρου Άδης." He said softly, lifting his hand above his head and spreading his fingers out to make it flat. Fifteen colossal iron pillars materialized in the air above his head, and then suddenly shot downward towards the Shinigami below him, using their massive weight and size to crush them underneath.
Taking note of the fact that a girl had run off with the person he had critically injured, Zenos suddenly appeared there, hovering over the fallen Shinigami and the girl. He gave her an inquisitive look as if to ask why she thought she'd be safe over here, then glanced down to see the shoddy healing Kyo had been given. Knowing all too well that Kyo would be weighing Suzume down, he decided to act now that he had successfully distracted the others with that obstacle. The ground at his feet was suddenly reduced to a fine sand, and this effect spread across the Hill, and very quickly at that, creating a large pit of sand that encompassed all three of them. The sand arced up, then shaped itself to form tendrils that whipped out to snare Suzume and Kyo, and drag them down into the sand from which the tendrils had come from. Growing larger, the tendrils would expand and form a blanket of sand to increase the pull and suck them under. If all went according to his plan, he would successfully pull both Suzume and Kyo into the sand pit he had created, which he would then revert back into the rocky dirt that the hill had been made up of to begin with, essentially trapping them inside the hill itself. Strangely enough, he would allow for their heads to be above ground, rather than submerge them completely, but this was mostly because he was moving to immobilize them, rather than hurt them for the time being. ...and thus the world is petrified. ►Translations◄Ο στυλοβάτης σιδήρου Άδης - Iron Pillar of Hades
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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:53 pm
Tadashi had already stepped near Eriko the moment she'd paused to compliment Nanashi. He didn't say anything and instead kept his eyes on Zenos and the others. He failed to see where Kwang had stepped away to, but it was probably a good thing since the guy probably couldn't fight. Kyo, who appeared to have gotten a sloppy patch job on the spot, was moved away by Suzume who had reappeared out of nowhere. Black Star vanished for a moment in Tadashi's vision before he noticed the third seat had moved near Eriko as well. He listened as Black Star, amazingly with a hint of worry in his voice, asked how they were going to be able to take Zenos down. Instead of answering Black Star, he turned to Eriko.
"Akiyama-taicho...I think it's becoming apparent this is not an opponent we can deal with. Granted, everyone's still alive, but one of the Lieutenants is down and I fear that if the arrancar really wanted to, he could pick us off one by one with ease. With the other Captains away, I am starting to think we'll need to hold out, and also make a path of retreat for the injured," said Tadashi, keeping his eyes on Zenos and speaking quickly to the Captain's back. It was true he was being defeatist, but at this point he had no doubt the arrancar was confident in that he would sustain his life against a Captain and multiple Lieutenants with ease. On top of that, he himself had a useless arm and only held two abilities other than Kage Ketugo, one which only manipulated shadows and one that required acquiring the opponent's blood.
Before anything more could be said or done, Zenos suddenly made his move. The enormous iron pillars rained down on the Shinigami, enough to probably make Sokyoku Hill crumble and perhaps crush all the Shinigami on it. Luckily for Tadashi, he could instantly see the open spaces, small as they were, between a few of the pillars. Looking at the shadows and quickly manipulating them to see what they would look like when they got closer, he made certain he found a suitable safe spot. He called out to Eriko (for the moment forgetting Black Star) to indicate he'd found a relatively safe space for about two or three people and flash-stepped there. Afterwards, he immediately flash-stepped upwards and created a reishi platform underneath his feet, air walking so that he wouldn't be on the ground when the pillars created an earthquake on the hill and shatter the rock.
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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:07 pm
Δkiyama Σriko
十番隊
Jūbantai-Taichō My Fears...   She was sure that that there was much more that Kwang could have done to help Kyo's current state but before she could say anything, the Yobantai-Fukutaicho had already hopped into one of the trees, possibly to stay out of danger. Her eyes watched him for a second as the new Lieutenant for her old squad appeared admist all of them. Silently, Eriko watched the girl check his vitals and move away from them via Shunpo. Movements in the air told her that they had managed to reach at the top of the hill. Hopefully, it would be safer than down here by them. It was at that point that she took notice of Black Star's request for a plan. Honestly, she did not have a detailed plan despite her near constant analysis of Zenos' choice of tactics. Her mouth opened to respond to him but nothing came out as Sakamoto took this moment to share his realistic outlook on the whole situation. She allowed his words to reach her outer ear but the actual concetration was on Zenos. Something had shifted while they had been chatting and now he was stepping out of a pile sand where there were two poles sticking out of the ground.
During this short walk of his, her eyes picked up on familiar activity that was occurring at the bloody holes that were visible to her. "You can heal near fatal injuries as well as manipulate materials of the Earth," she whispered to herself, walking towards him slowly. Her mind was already working on how they could use this to their advantage. Should they attempt constant offenses that would not leave much time for healing? That would not work as the Arrancar had already proven that his speed surpassed that of most of those present. The wind had started catching up to her, swirling around her as her mind worked. When he was up in there though, she knew that he was ready to come again and prepared herself to protect the others as would be necessary.
The reaction time was ridiculous in her opinion but enough for her to jump up, heading towards the pillars. The wind started to gather around her body at an unnatural speed, forming a whirlwind with her at its centre. The current massive tornado left her and moved forward to accommodate the oncoming pillars. Eriko depended on her wings to keep her in the air while deciding her next course of action with these gigantic things. He could manipulate Earthern materials so throwing them at him probably would not do much good. However, sustaining them in the air like that would not be beneficial for her either. Quickly, she directed the overturning pillars to the forest and placed them there gently. It was not a lot but at least, they were not heading toward the others now. With that out of the way, the psuedo-fairy looked around her to see if the others were alright. There was the odd feeling that Sakamoto had mentioned something to her about a safe spot for them. However, the danger of the pillars was not an issue anymore so there was no need to move them. Flying higher up into the sky, Eriko turned around to locate Zenos. Unfortunately, he was attacking Kyo and Suzume with the available ground, turning it to sand but that little maneuver of hers with the pillars had worn her out too much to save them. From this location, she was situated to the right of Zenos but standing in the air. Naturally, her wings folded in against her back. xxx ...I would rather be without you.
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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:14 pm
♪ Have you ever encountered such a beautiful melody? ♪ ═══════════════════════╕
Kyo didn't respond at all to Suzume. With the exception of what little vital signs of his could be detected to prove otherwise, he was lifeless. Within the realm of his inner world, however, it was quite the opposite. Kyo listened peacefully as Zetsumeireiki played and after she was finished he stood and applauded. "Thanks. I needed that."
Zetsumeireiki smiled and nodded. "Nothing like a good song take your mind off things. Music has the power to lift even the heaviest heart after all. So how about another one?"
Zetsumeireiki readied the violin to play another song but Kyo stopped her suddenly. "Wait...I want to play too. Could you make another violin for me?"
"Sure, but do you think you can keep up? You haven't practiced in quite some time, Ro-ro." Zetsumeireiki replied as she handed Kyo her violin and bow then fashioned a second set out of more ice. "I don't want you to hold me back."
Kyo flashed a cocky smile at her challenge. "Hmph, I could not practice for one hundred years and still be able to out play you. That's how far ahead of you I am when it comes to musical prowess."
"Oh really? Well let's just see, shall we? How about Canon in D Major by Pachelbel? It's one of your favorites if I remember correctly and should work fine as a duet. I'll even let you start. So what do you say? Do you accept or are you too chicken, Ro-ro?" Zetsumeireiki taunted, returning Kyo's cocky smile with one of her own.
"You're on!" Kyo said confidently as he readied the violin. "One-two-one-two-three-four." After counting he began to play. A few seconds later Zetsumeireiki joined in, their playing harmonizing perfectly and filling the surrounding area with beautiful music. Kyo smiled as he played. At first he played simply because he wanted to prove to Rei that he was still better than her, but as he continued to play he was genuinely enjoying himself. He hadn't played violin much since he'd become a Shinigami and he'd forgotten exactly how much he enjoyed it. He began to move with the music. Noticing him, Zetsumeireiki did the same. Together they danced in circles on the dock. Kyo couldn't help but laugh a little. They were essentially the band that kept playing as the ship sank with them on it. It didn't bother him though. He'd decided that if the ship did go down he wasn't going to just mope around waiting for the end. He intended to make the best out of a bad situation and so, he continued to play.
As the two of them played and danced, the snowfall began to intensify and swirl around them though neither noticed. They were enjoying themselves too much to pay attention to anything else but the music itself. Also there was something more important going on. The spreading cracks had slowed to a crawl. Kyo was still dying, but in his enjoyment he was fighting it. Struggling to live as long as possible. The was apparently to the outside world as well. As his body's fists and eyes clenched tighter. Then, although weak, an icy cold Reiatsu began to surround him and flow out into the surrounding area and to those closest to him could also very faintly hear his and Rei's playing. His breath could be seen as if it were a cold winter's day. He was fighting, and wouldn't let himself die that easy. Even as he sank into Zenos' sand strap. He was letting his allies know that as long as they fought, so would he.
╙─────────────────────── ♫Enjoy it, for surely it is the last thing you will ever hear. ♫
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:14 pm
 ɪςϦɪЪɑȵȶɑɪ ϨɑȵʂϵӃɪβʆɑʗӃ☆Ϩȶɑɽ 『 Black Star watched as Tadashi moved to the back side of Eriko and started discussing things with her, while at the same time, keeping an eye on Zenos. "If you're scared, Tadashi, then go back to your division with your tail between your legs." Black Star started to walk as he spoke, he voice would slowly move with him as he didn't move his head to face him. The short pint-size shinigami was watching Zenos emerge from his sandy bed. A large smirk tickled it's way across his lips as he held Tsubaki in both hands. With a smirk and gritted teeth, Black Star watched Zenos squat to reach for his dagger. Instantly Black Star was gone from his spot beside Tadashi, he had initiated a shunpo followed with Speed Star. Just about when he was nearing to punch him in the face, he fell throw the illusion and rolled to a slowly down position, he was going so fast, that stopping/slowing himself with Tsubaki was the only option; now he had turned around and was facing back around toward the others, but at the same time was behind Zenos.
Zenos had perched his hand into the air was was bringing down a hellishly large sized pillars down on the others. Which were quickly dispatched by the Captain of their make-shift band of Shinigami. Black Star arose from the ground, a trail of dirt lead to him that had been dug up by the scythes in his hands. The knees of his pants had been ripped to revels skin and some scraps. The First Division 3rd Seat quickly scanned the skies, to no avail did he find his current target. Eriko had moved as well, she was up top of the hill, in the air looking at someone. He detected Kyo's and Suzume's reiatsu up there. With a quick dig in the ground from his shoes, he diagonally made an Air Walk that lead straight towards the hill; his Speed Star was in effect. As he reached the climax of the venture, he noticed Zenos was there, seducing the two Lieutenant into a sand-like trap. With his final step, he out stretched his arms in front of himself, and extended his upper back and arms horizontally. With his left knee bent and with a firm amount of reishi under it, he had his right leg extended behind him with his right knee bent slightly. His hands facing inward, over lapping the left with his right. A large amount of Reiryoku was being focused into his palms, intending to cause strong direct internal damage. Black Star had figured that Zenos' body was like a rock, since his shurikens didn't do anything. So he was aiming to do internal rather external damage. Black Star was directly behind him, and his target was Zenos' back and at his heart, or where they normal heart's location was. Black Star had managed to now be loud and give himself away. "Two Palm Big Wave - Twin Waves!" He said after performing the move. The Reiryoku would turn a Lieutenant insides into berries and cream, so it would probably do some bruising to Zenos, if not knock the wind out of his lungs for a few seconds. Black Star wasn't planning ahead, or expecting anyone to back him up.
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』 ❝ɪ ωɪʆʆ Ъϵ ȶɦϵ ɱɑȵ ωϦѳ ωɪʆʆ ʂυɽρɑʂʂ ɢϴם❞
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:50 pm
455  Nąηąsнι
Jūichibantai Fukutaichō Nanashi was slightly surprised by the fact that Zenos has shrugged off an attack of that magnitude, and continued to fight as though it had not occurred. He was so caught off guard by this that he missed Eriko's words to him, and instead of sticking around to listen, he pushed up into the air after Zenos did so, in an attempt to follow him or at least keep him busy. This did not go as planned, however, as several massive pillars appeared in the air above the Arrancar, then suddenly shot down towards the ground. Initially, he was struck dead on and jolted by the blunt force impact, causing him to temporarily be unable to react.
As he was pushed towards the ground by the weight of this pillar, Nanashi soon became aware of the pressing matter of this situation, and tried to react accordingly, but found himself dazed by the impact. He was nearing the ground quickly, and in the last few seconds before he was to hit the ground, a girl's voice rang out inside his head, screaming to him in shrill tones "move, you stupid idiot!" Blinking at the sound of this voice, Nanashi glanced towards the nearing ground, suddenly realizing what he could do in this situation, and vanished into thin air just as the pillar was buried in the ground.
The pillar that had struck him was now buried about a fourth of the way into the ground and standing upright, though tilting at an angle. Nanashi appeared on top of this pillar, crouched down so that his rear was just barely hovering above the pillar's surface. Resting his palms on his knees, Nanashi sucked in a breath to get his head back in the right space. Momentarily, he retreated into his own head and struck up a very short exchange with Sōshi. "That wasn't you, was it?" A brief silence followed Nanashi's question to his spirit as the spirit considered it. "Of course not, I do not have a female's voice." He answered, clearly annoyed by the stupidity of the question.
Nanashi paused, then leapt into the air, executing an air walk then a Shunpo to arrive near Zenos just before Black Star did, only to aim a hard punch to his face as he was currently unaware of his skin-hardening abilities. "Oh right, you don't... then who...?" this was the question on his mind as he switched his footing so that he could jump away as he saw Black Star nearing Zenos, apparently some plan in mind. Nanashi was aware of Suzume and Kyo behind who were trapped, but he couldn't worry about someone who wasn't dying, so he had to ignore them for the moment.
[A little realism is always good~] ...Ara?___
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:33 pm
545 ┏──────────────┓ xxΖenos Λthanasius xx[Immortal Stranger] xxxxαπό το έδαφος ┗──────────────┛ Malchut Sephira - Being of Lowliness
Sensing Nanashi's sudden appearance, the man who had stabbed him in the torso twice, Zenos hardened his face when he saw his fist coming for his face. When it connected with his dense body, the sound of cracking bones could be heard, since the punch would do him more damage than Zenos. Quick on his feet, Zenos lunged forward as Nanashi stepped back, and used the time of his step to harden his entire right hand and pull back, and then stab forward to impale the Shinigami in the gut with deadly speed and accuracy. As he pulled his hand away and returned it normal, he turned the area beneath Nanashi's feet into fine sand that he took control and turned into many tendrils that would proceed to wrap themselves around the Shinigami and drag him into the hill, several feet in front of his comrades. Just like he had done before, once Nanashi would be pulled up to his neck, the ground would return to it's former state.
As Black Star came up behind him Zenos pretended not to notice until the very last second, when he performed a rapid Sonído to the right, but only about six inches, which was enough for Black Star's hands to whisk past his left shoulder due to his body's momentum. His head was the first to turn, revealing eyes that were flashing red at this point, indicating his blood lust was taking over. He cross his right over his chest in order to seize Black Star's hands and tug him forward, all the while bringing his left elbow to meet the Shinigami's face in a single, bone-shattering blow. Once done, he would release the Shinigami, and then proceed to lift his left foot, and then whirl around on the ball of his right foot and then kick upward into his chest with enough force to send him flying into the air.
As Zenos came out of his spin, he crossed his arms over his chest, catching blood from his wounds onto his fingers as he did so, and pointed a finger at Eriko, and a finger at Black Star. A spread of grey Reiryoku gathered at both of his fingertips, spun like razor, compressed, then decompressed in the form of two Gran Rey Cero that were aimed at both Eriko and Black Star. Pulling himself from this form once they had been released, Zenos calmly removed his dagger from his back pocket, proceeded to stab the top of the hill. This act would turn not only the top of the hill into a dense stone, but also up to three feet below the surface to make escaping from the hill even harder. He quickly replaced the weapon in his back pocket and turned around.
Stepping forward, Zenos was upon Tadashi in a half second, shoulder to shoulder with the Shinigami, extending his left hand in order to press his index finger to his right shoulder. "Αιώνιος που πετρώνει" He muttered softly as the beam of light shot forth from his finger, holding the capability of turning Tadashi's right arm and shoulder into stone, an effect that would last until Zenos sealed his Resurrección. Even after that had occurred, however, the area would be quite sore for a while.
[C'mon, someone has to turn to stone. It won't kill you. -shifty eyes- Oh right... and Anna says she wants Nanashi to be impaled and does not wish to be saved. So yeah... honor that or be shot.] ...and thus the world is petrified. ►Translations◄Αιώνιος που πετρώνει - Eternal Petrification
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:38 pm
Tadashi had no choice but to have faith in the others. His safe place in between the pillars would likely leave him off the radar for a while. However, he had to act if everyone was going to come out of this alive rather than a pile of either petrified or crushed corpses. Moving so that he could get a clear enough view of the area Zenos was in, who was currently dealing with Black Star, he began the incantation for Sajō Sabaku and this continued into Zenos's Gran Ray Cero casting. Tadashi was about to unleash the Kido before he saw Zenos turn in his direction.
His natural instinct took over, and he was already in his battle state. He saw the arrancar's sonido and knew he would be the target. Tadashi, without hesitation, abandoned the bakudo casting and also dropped Tenma to the ground, sealing it automatically. He brought his freed right hand up and with all the speed and energy he could muster in the short time he was alotted, he shouted out the most powerful Hado he had in mind just before Zenos was able to touch him.
"Hadō #88: Hiryūgeki Zoku Shinten Raihō!" he said quickly. He was not able to finish the spell as Zenos touched him, but his right hand wasn't affected until he'd finished, meaning the Hado was fired without fail at point-blank.
'I tried...my best,' thought Tadashi with a sad smile, fully expecting to die. He didn't know the stone's effect wouldn't spread where it would do permanent damage.
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:10 pm
Δkiyama Σriko
十番隊
Jūbantai-Taichō My Fears... Eriko stayed where she was as Zenos' sandtrap played out in front of her. There was the possibility that this would make her appear to be lazy and basically selfish but for the time being, she was resting her sore muscles as well as still thinking of a plan for them to damage their opponent severely. However, her attention was disrupted by Nanashi's sudden entrance via Shunpo and his subsequent punch to the face of the Arrancar. In her opinion, it had been a poor choice of offense since she had already tried a direct attack like that and almost lost her hand. Unfortunately, Black Star had appeared to execute a similar move. She could not look; covering her eyes literally which blinded her to Zenos' quick work of Black Star. Her only to clue to the oncoming Cero was the shift in the air as it formed. Seconds before it struck though, her wings covered her balled up form to give the minimal amount of protection as it blasted all around her, charring the wings and her skin equally. Eventually, as it died out finally, the weakened wings peeled off her slowly. Immediately, an unconcious Eriko began to drop from the sky twirling and swirling through the air until her body hit the top branch of a tree. Unfortunately, her fall continued with jarring bumps off of the lower branches before landing on the grassy floor, bouncing once or twice as her lifeless body tried to find rest from the attack. xxx ...I would rather be without you.
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:20 am
xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx【 SUZUME CHIYOKO 】 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxLoneliness hit me suddenly,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbut it’s only t h e n that I realized,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxafter all that I have ever DREAMED of,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI really don’t like F I G H T I N G ✿✿✿ Suzume had been attempting to get a response from Kyo and had just decided that it was time to take him to the hospital, when she was distracted by the iron pillars. Looking up, she flinched slightly as that person appeared next to her all of a sudden, giving her an enquiring look. She scowled at him, hovering protectively over Kyo just in case he was low enough to attack an injured person. For now, she could not rely on the protection that any of the others could give her, as they would most likely be pre-occupied by the attack that he had launched on them. Seeing the large pit of sand that he had created, she gritted her teeth together. It took her only a few seconds, as she glanced around herself, to realize that she was trapped.
“Damn,” she cursed under her breath. Despite this, she still attempted as best as she could to elude the tendrils, cutting at them, which was quite a silly thing to do at this moment but she was desperate. Soon enough, she was dragged down into the pit of sand, only her head above the surface. Eugh. This was one of the most demeaning situations she had ever been in, and it was sort of embarrassing being caught this way. She couldn’t see what was going on below and all she could do for now, would be to hope that Nanashi or one of the others might be able to defeat. It was astonishing that they had managed to defeat two Exaequares, but had not been able to take on this Arrancar. He must be pretty powerful then. As she was thinking this, her eyes finally focused on one thing - Nanashi getting run through. Her mouth gaped open with surprise, as she struggled even harder, to no avail, to get out of the prison-like thing Zenos had put themselves into. “Screw you! a*****e! Coward! Idiot!” she screamed, her ration self completely gone as her fears and anxieties set in. They were doomed, completely doomed.
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:47 am
811 Nąηąsнι
Jūichibantai Fukutaichō "Ngh.." As his fist connected with Zenos's face, he felt his fingers break, causing him to wince at the notion of this pain. Due to his high endurance, he would be able to stand the pain, but it was seriously hindering to his Kung Fu. As he stepped back to move away, his eyes fell open in surprise as Zenos speed-blitzed and drove his hand into Nanashi's gut. He watched in horror, blood gathering in his mouth and dropping out of the sides of his mouth, as Zenos pulled his hand from Nanashi's stomach. "s**t.." He spat, spraying his blood from his mouth, as he tripped backward, nearly falling back on Suzume and Kyo. The impalement and blunt-force trauma he had just endured was far too much for a Lieutenant to take all at once, and he could feel himself slipping a little at this point. All of a sudden, he had the faint feeling of being tugged on by something and could feel himself sinking into the ground. Coarse sand was pushed into his wound as he was pulled into the ground up to his neck.
Barely putting up a struggle, Nanashi faded in and out of consciousness as Zenos turned the hill into stone, which only further constricted him. Suddenly, he found himself in an expanse of pure white, lying on what he assumed to be a floor because he was actually on it rather falling continuously. Jolting upright, he saw that this floor bore no differences to the rest of this world he was in. Instinctively he touched his stomach only to find nothing wrong with him. Looking back up, Nanashi's confusion made it self apparent on his face. "There's nothing here..." His voice faded as he heard the sound of footsteps coming from off in the distance, causing his eyes to travel in that distance, only to rest on a girl who was parallel to the area he had designated as a floor. In short, she was walking on the wall, which caused Nanashi to screw up his face in a surprised confusion. "Correct. There is nothing here. This is because you have no idea who you are. But you should know this, or have you not been here before?" He didn't remember being here before... or had he just forgotten? Once she was fully in sight, Nanashi could make her out now. His eyes traveled up her red buckled boots, up her long slender legs that were covered in pinstripe stockings that receded into her red mini-skirt that was held up by a black belt. Turning red at the sight of her bare navel, Nanashi's gaze darted past her white, long-sleeve, half-shirt, past the red mantle that was fastened by a pink bow, then finally fell on her head that was adorned with long pink hair worn in pigtails. As she approached him, he stammered, crawling backwards on his hands as though he was scared of her. He suddenly found himself pressed up against a non-existent wall as she stepped off the wall she was on and onto the floor.
Step after step, she drew nearer, and Nanashi had broken out in sweat for a reason he had yet to understand. Once she was right in front of Nanashi to the point that Nanashi could see up her skirt, she put her hands to her hips and leaned over, only to head butt him in the face. "You've forgotten who I am, haven't you? You make me cry, sometimes, anata. Well it's to be expected from dimension hopping, I would think. You will, in due time, remember me." Recoiling from her headbutt, Nanashi's hand flew to his face and he proceeded to rub the bridge of his nose, inspecting and massaging it at the same time. "Anata?!" He finally managed to spit out as he inspected her from head to toe again, turning red at the sight of her underwear. "I'm not anyone's husband! What are you going on about woman?!" Grinding her teeth, the mystery girl's forehead vein bulged comically just before she head butted Nanashi for the second time during what he had thought was their first meeting. "Even though you have such severe amnesia, it just pisses me off to no end to hear you say that. It almost hurts, anata. Well, it's to be expected... be seeing you, dearest." Moving her hand from her hip, she brushed her red nails against his lips, then whisked herself away. Still in shock, Nanashi watched her walk away, unintentionally focusing on her butt as she walked with a sway in her hips, clearly with the intent to tease Nanashi. She vanished shortly after, and Nanashi suddenly found that the space he thought was a wall, was no longer solid, causing him to fall backwards. "She knows about my amnesia... Also, this place is ******** weird..." ...Ara?___
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:26 am
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Aurelius - Infinitus
┗xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx┛ Having been near the foot of the hill, Aurelius had been able to witness everything that had happened before him. However, since none of it concerned him so he didn't bother reacting to any of it, not even when it became obvious that the Shinigami were getting their asses handed to them on a stone platter. As Zenos fought, Aurelius took to reading the Arrancar's mind for the moment and was enthralled by the fact that his thoughts matched his demeanor and facial expressions; he was genuinely calm at all times, even when he was bound to the spot, and then impaled by his own steel spears.
His cool demeanor was something to be admired, though Aurelius didn't believe he would enjoy being that quiet all the time. As he continued to pry into his mind, he learned a great deal about his past and his abilities, which were all reasonably interesting to learn about. Even while he read his mind and delved into his inner most secrets, he was watching the fight, and once Zenos had tossed pillars down towards them and run off to the top of the hill, his mind-reading ceased as he flicked his wrist in the direction of the pillar nearest him and reduced it to atoms that blew away in the wind.
Although he didn't see what had happened on the hill, he would later ask his powers the status of the five Shinigami that had gone up there. Instead of following, he realized that it was time for Dolor's demise, and as such, straightened up and proceeded to fade out of sight, shimmering away like mirage would, and leaving the Shinigami to their invader.
[Exits to Antīqua Ruīna Exaequaris]  ℬalance ℐs ℬeautiful
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:20 am
ɪςϦɪЪɑȵȶɑɪ ϨɑȵʂϵӃɪβʆɑʗӃ☆Ϩȶɑɽ 『 Black Star's eyes narrowed as his attack missed its target; his hands were took hold of by Zenos, his long nails made a chill run up his spin. He was drawn forward, out of his will, Zenos' elbow soon meet the top of Black Star's head. It hurt, really hurt, like hurt enough to make him cry. His eyes unfocused for a moment while he was still in midair. Black Star arms stay in front of him after their release, the kick to his chest was breath taking. His body was sent into the air like a doll as it meet its climax, Black Star regained some of his senses. He'd lost track of Zenos, but not the Gran Rey Cero, He quickly threw Tsubaki forward and made a Shield Star, which barely stood a chance against a Gran Rey Cero. The shield was over ran as the energy blasted him for a moment before he was able to escape it. After landing on the ground near Suzume and Kyo. His clothes were billow with smoke. His breathing was heavy as he felt pain all over. Burn marks were apparent all over him as he struggled to his feet, pushing himself to his very limit.
Black Star's stubbornness caused him to walk away from unconsciousness. His bloodied vision soon came into focus, the ground around him at turned into a hard surface before he hit it. So he was in pain from a whiplash like affect. His right eye was drawn shut due to blood and sweet getting into it. He took what was left of his Shihakusho and wiped the blood away from his face, only to smear it across, causing him to look deranged. "Dang... Who does he thing he is." He mumbled to himself. He was face down on his knees now, breathing softly but labored. Black Star ignored Suzume, Nanashi, and Kyoshiro, who were all trapped inside of the hill. He managed himself to his feet, as his knees remained fully bent. He could feel a few broken ribs, but his stubbornness drew him onward. He wasn't going to faint. He'd die before he fainted. "I'm Black Star... the man who will surpass God. No freakin' hollow's gonna do this to me." A grit from his teeth caused him to whirl around. And then he slowly brought one foot in front of the other, slowly walking toward the tip of the hill. "Black Star! Please stop!" Tsubaki roared up into his ears. Her voice held a desperate tone as she materialized just to him. The scythe that was in his hand, and the other that he had been dragging on the ground had turned back into a ninja sword. The lost of his reiryoku caused him to feel exhausted. "If he meant to kill you, he would have already done so, correct? He must be testing everyone for a reason. Or just toying with you all." Tsubaki spoke to him and drew closer, urging him to take seat on the ground. He complied as he drew his arms back and feel with a soft thump on the ground. Blood was still coming from the top of his head as he looked around with heavy eyes. Tsubaki had disappeared for now.
』 ❝ɪ ωɪʆʆ Ъϵ ȶɦϵ ɱɑȵ ωϦѳ ωɪʆʆ ʂυɽρɑʂʂ ɢϴם❞
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:08 pm
⋆⋆⋆∥ＥＬＩＳＩＡ xＲＩＹＵ
☇【ｓｑｕａｄxｆｏｕｒxＣＡＰＴＡＩＮ】 | Entrance from Antiqua Ruina Exaequaris |
Elisia stumbled slightly as she re-emerged for the second time today, finding a firm foothold on the ground below her. To tell the truth, she hadn’t expected that they would leave this early, since there were most likely some loose threads hanging that had to be taken care of. Ah well. Scanning the area, she immediately noticed several things that seemed a little odd. From what she had heard from Aurelius, the Shinigami they had left behind were apparently on the brink of death. However, there was no sign of the two Exaequares at all, which was strange. They couldn’t make themselves invisible or anything like that, right? Just in case, she stayed wary, sweeping the area in one glance. However, her eyes widened with pure shock as she noticed the Arrancar from before, the one Dolor had called Yuki’s male mistress. She frowned slightly, confusion setting in. Why was he here? While she knew that he could actually travel to their dimension, it was still unnerving to see that an Arrancar was in a Shinigami’s dimension. How long had he been here for? Why was he here? She stared at him inquisitively as she moved towards Black Star. Hoisting Tsukiko so that the girl was over one shoulder, she hurriedly inspected the Third Seat. Burn marks were pretty obvious, but there were also a few broken ribs and he looked as if he was completely drained of energy.
Still holding Tsukiko, since she was unsure of whether or not the Arrancar would attack the girl if she laid her down, Elisia muttered, “Chiyudō #17: Keikatsu,” watching with satisfaction as the burns healed themselves. The broken ribs might be a little harder to fix, since she’d have to set them back into the proper place before using her healing solution on them. That would mean that she would have to cut his chest open, which would be painful and this was also not the best place to do it in. A body on the grassy floor caught her eye, and she shunpo’ed over, only to discover the seemingly lifeless body of Eriko, with charred wings and skin. They all seemed to have been hit by the same thing, but…by what? “Chiyudō #17: Keikatsu,” she mumbled again, healing the burns on the girl. With some effort, she lifted Eriko too, gently pulling her onto her other shoulder. Shunpo’ing again, she arrived in front of Black Star again, carefully lying Eriko on the ground. “I’ll have to put those broken ribs back into place before I heal them,” her voice was quiet and calm, “But before I do anything like that, I would like to know, as would all the other Captains who are coming now, what happened here?”
She caught sight of three people’s heads stuck in the hill, which was for some reason, stone at the moment, but she concentrated her attention on Black Star for the moment. As she very well knew, she couldn’t exactly demolish an entire stone hill at the moment or take them out, so she’d have to ask the other Captains for help. However, there was of course, the present problem as they did not know exactly what had attacked their subordinates. Her suspicious eyes fell on that Arrancar and she pursed her lips tightly. He hadn’t…right? After all, he had protected Yuki from the attack, so he was most likely some form of a strange ally. Then again, they couldn’t trust anyone at this moment in time and he was the likely choice at the moment, since it was highly improbable that a Shinigami would turn on the others. A low snarl issued from her mouth as she looked at him and it startled her slightly. If he had dared to lay one hand on her sister or if she was injured in any way, there was going to be hell to pay. Then again, there was going to be hell to pay anyway, since their enemy had already attacked and from the two people she had seen, badly injured them. ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬
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