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Opehlia looked confused for a moment. What was with this mumbling? His scent was changing subtley as well. She'd put a stop to whatever this was.

As she swiped at him she kicked hard at his legs, aiming to buckle him.

"Why do you ask these questions?... What do you have to gain from letting your enemy live?... Would those actions cost the lives of allies later on? I've seen your shinigami's "Friendship" And "loyalty" and "Honor..." More so... I haven't really seen any of it..."

Horatio skid to a stop before hopping back up. His right hand held his blade tightly, his knuckles whitened. He was conflicted inside with everything he has experienced in the last few days.

"You Shinigami are not so diffrent from us... some of you search for power, some of you disobey commands, you rush to battle insearch of glordy or because of hate, you pounce at every possible threat or enemy without reason or warning... your allies hardly help, if so they help out of duty instead of will... Is your side any better then ours?..."

The sadness deepened in his tone. Horatio had been conflicted with himself for some time weather which side would be better and fit for living, he wanted a place to be since he thought he would fit in neither and would settle for a place at Aizen's side with the mask of being one of Aizen's typical cut-throat model arrancar.

Opehlia snarled. She didn't like this chanting thing he was doing, it was making her nervous.

"Shut up! Shut up before you bring him back again! I SAID SHUT UP! NO MORE OF YOUR USELESS WORDS!" She screamed. She whipped around, facing him. Her chest heaved and her eyes glowed. She made a lunge for him, trying to grab him in a bear hug while slashing at him at the same time.

Opehlia roared, whipping her head back and forth, struggling to get out from the heavy Horatio.

"No! There's never enough to fill me! Let me go! I'll rip his throat out! Just like I did theirs!" She bucked, arching her back against his belly. if anything, she hated being pinned down most of all. It brought back...bad memories for her. She struggled and squirmed like the wildcat she was, her eyes rolling in her head as she kicked and clawed at him.

((I've converted this into your own thread and made another wonderland thread. If you don't like the title, Xeion, feel free to edit it as you see fit. We'll be starting the assault now.))

Xeion was taken aback when he saw the male Arrancar jump immediately in frpnt of him and pin down the female Arrancar he was with. With a loud chant, the Arrancar's body shone with brilliant light as it became enveloped in Hollow bones as well as his body now that of a furry's. He was like a fortress now, to be precise. Even the female Arrancar's powerful slashes and series of monstrous kicks couldn't even penetrate the thickness of his Hollow bones. It was quite a sight to behold -- a moving fortress against a battle-crazed killing machine, capable of inflicting unimaginable pain to those around her. However, Xeion found the act itself strange in a way: why would the male Arrancar do that to his comrade, trying to stop her from killing him? Did his words get through to the male Arrancar somehow? Maybe so, but Xeion sensed that there was something more, something deeper in his reason for defending him like that. Of course, they would get to that point sooner or later, but first, they needed to deal with the female Arrancar before she does something all of them would regret later.

Placing his hand on the male Arrancar's shoulder, he smiled at him. "It looks like you're in a bit of a sticky situation, my friend," he said, putting more emphasis on the word 'friend'. "I've handled my fair share of difficult women in the past; one certain woman tried to kill me countless times before. Allow me to help you calm your most precious one down."

Stepping forward in front of him, Xeion stared at the female Arrancar's figure -- scared, insecure, and very, very angry because of it. He may not know either of the two Arrancar there, but Xeion wanted to know them. He wanted to understand them. They weren't enemies in his eyes, but instead, they were simply misunderstood friends. If this situation didn't happen, Xeion would have continued his chant and introduced the two of them to his World of Nightmares, but after seeing this, Xeion decided not to go through with instead. He had another plan.

He smiled before he opened his mouth to complete the chant and slowly took of his blue shades to reveal his deep crimson eyes which held within it the Angra Mainyu. This was it, the last verse, but not the last verse of the World of Nightmares. It was from something else.

"May you all find happiness. heart "

((Both of you may hate me for this, but if you do, I blame shoujo manga. It ish ebil. crying ))

[Dawn of Dreams Lv. 1: "Heart's True Feelings" (Horatio-san x Opehelia-san Version - "True To My Heart")]

With a smile, everything around them, engulfing Xeion and both the male and female Arrancar in a warm, calming light. The world around them started to fade away and the spacial dimension distortion created by the release of Xeion Angra Mainyu, even if it was just momentary, was enough to create an entirely new world -- a different dimesion, isolated from the outside, meaning that they can't escape with dimension-based techniques like a Garganta, for example, until Xeion himself decides to free them from the dimension. For now, he just wanted to calm the both of them down, most especially, the female one.

Wonderous, upbeat music filled the air around them, and along with the warmth of the light, a strong calming sensation began to fill all of the people there. It was an ecstatic feeling, a mixture of love and happiness with a dash of comfort and security. The feeling would be comparable to that of a mother's warm hug to a crying child. What's more, the calming effect was so powerful that it took away all forms of hostilit within the hearts of the people within; and if the hostility was very strong, it would drastically reduce it enough to the point that the extremely hostile person would still be mad, but couldn't get himself/herself to hurt those around her. The feelings that this world had created was enough to caress the very heart strings of the people inside of it, bringing out their innermost desires and wants, happiness and confidence altogether in a world where they can be free to express themselves without the prying eyes of those from the outside, telling them what to do and subconsciously forcing them to follow the accepted norm as dictated by their race. In this world, they are free.

As the light slowly faded, the scenery around them changed from bright white into a world filled with cute things. The three of them were seated together in a round tea table with cups of chamomile tea, glazed with lavender aromatic and mint flavors. Beside the tea cups were slices of strawberry cake which complimented the surroundings. In their background, the sun shone brightly in a forest where the trees are made of candy. The mountains were made with ice cream and the flowers were...well, still flowers. Chibi bunnies and banana-riding chibi monkeys walked along the land, some eating pancakes while some simply rode on their bananas like some form of land transportation vehicle. True, this world might look insane, but then again, the people Xeion was with weren't exactly normal themselves. As such, a world like this would be well-suited to their needs.

Xeion smiled, breaking silence as he took as sip of his chamomile tea. "So, care to tell me your names before we start?" he asked immediately.

((Poor Opehlia...))

Opehlia gagged. She had been about to go into her Ressurection when this...dimension was forced upon her. This place grabbed her, and terrified her. She slammed her head onto the tea table, shaking it violently back and forth.

"No...what...is this place?!" She whispered hoaresly. She didn't know what any of these things were, and they terrfied her insane mind, all of these thing out of proportion and so...colorful. Her horror was beyond description, and she began to shake. She almost whimpered, but choked it back by biting down on her tongue. She kept her eyes closed, refusing to see the place.