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The past two days Eros had been writing up reports, reading old files compiled by Sasori and just acquainting himself to the general feel of Sasori’s home and study. He had the feeling that Sasori didn’t want him to wonder around, and he didn’t, at least not a whole lot. He got a basic feel for the layout, he found out where Sasori likely slept; as well as several rooms that seemed to have the sole purpose of being archive databases and a few other random rooms. But Eros found that he was most comfortable in the archives or this study.

He was compiling a report about the Vizard based on he and Sasori’s observations as well as previous reports and data that Sasori had on file when he heard footsteps behind him. That was something else he noticed, these crystals, although quite effective at blocking spiritual energy seemed to magnify sound a great deal in these closed off chambers.

He turned with a smile to Sasori, “Hello Sasori-sama. I was a bit skeptical about all of this, you opening your home to me and all. I honestly half expected to walk around the corner and fall into a trap. Your library was very extensive. I’m just working out this paper on the Vizard; my center piece of study was the b*****d that led to you loosing your tail.”

Sasori gritted his teeth under his mask for a second remember having to slice off his own tail to escape with Eros’ and his own life. The Vizard’s name was Chinohamuru, he was as arrogant as any Vizard Sasori had met. Promising him power and training, Sasori could tell it was nonsense a mile away. But he vanished the thought from his mind as he saw Eros’ smiling face awaiting a reply.

He then opened his mask and smiled while placed his hand on Eros’ shoulder, “Well I’m glad that you find the data satisfactory. But it’s about time we got you back to your world. Humans don’t belong in Hueco Mundo, much as I’ve enjoyed your company and opening my house to you.”

“Oh do I really have to go? It can be so boring at home, I love alone now. Please let me stay for a little while longer I could be so much help to you. Besides I’m sure that you don’t really want me to go and leave you alone here, in this place,” Eros said standing up.

For some reason whenever he went from sitting to standing again he found himself thinking, That’s right this hollow, no… this boy, is quite smaller than me. Eros pleaded his case once more, “Please, I know that you want me here as much as I want to be here, so let me stay.”

Sasori thought for a moment and then defeated but at the same time pleased with how things turned out he said, “Okay Eros, you may stay with me if you like. But I do think that we should at least go back to the human world for a visit. My tail has just recently grown back, and if I do say to myself I believe it’s a bit stronger than before. So come Eros, lets go at least get some things to make your stay here more comfortable.”

After a while of training, Hakuryu returns her spikes to normal and stands up. "Hmmm... it's odd that there are no other Hollow's around this area... I wonder what happened?" Getting up, she start to walk, occasionally slashing the ground or the air with her spikes. "I have to grow stronger and be able to finally feast on that girls souls... and strong enough to defeat those three Shiniagami if they interfere again..." Angered that she has been hunting for the same soul for over 11 years, and each time has been interrupted by more and more Shinigami. "I have to regain my strength to use my Garganta again... If I could at least have another Hollow create a distraction, I might be able to finally consume her soul..." Hakuryu looks around, still finding no Hollows. Thinking it would probably be best if she got a little stronger first, as any Hollow that would be able to help her might be more inclined to attack her instead... or even worse, to consume her kill.

"Hmm, I might know what I could do..." Hakuryu walks over to a nearby rock, cuts off a piece of it about half her size, and throws it in the air. As the rocks start to fall, she jumps in the air, extends her wrist spikes, spins in midair and stabs the rock as it hits the ground. The shockwave resulting in the collision creates a small cloud of dust. Pleased with her self, Hakuryu begins to wonder again. Seeing a Hollow in the distance, Hakuryu moves out of sight. "I may not like hiding from others, but in my weakened state, and because I do not know their strength, it's best I do so until my strength is returned." Carefully watching the Hollow, it doesn't seem to have noticed her. As the Hollow approaches, she notices that it seems to be smaller than she is. It also has a very peculiar pattern on it's mask.

Hakuryu has the feeling that, is she broke cover, that she might be attacked... but feels that if she stays hidden and is detected, she might be more viciously attacked... not knowing what to do, she gets ready to shield herself with her spikes... Slowly walking out from behind the rock, Hakuryu yells out a greating to the other Hollow, making sure to keep her spikes as retracted to not seem like she's going to attack. The other Hollow does not seem to pay interest to Hakuryu and walks past her. Keeping an eye on the Hollow, and having her spikes ready to attack or defend, Hakuryu asks: "Have you been to the real world in the region of Asuria?" The Hollow slowly turns to look at Hakuryu and says: "What would it matter to you?". Trying to hide her anger for the other Hollow's arrogant tone: "Because there is a certain human that seems to be protected by Shinigami... Every time I have tried to consume her soul, Shinigami appear... and the keep sending more and more to defend her."

"Maybe you are just to obvious about your motives and they can see through your actions like glass. Besides," says the other Hollow with a small grin, "if this girl agers you so much, why do you bother to keep trying?" "Because she seems to have a strong Reiastu for being a human... besides, I have consumed the souls of her family, and her lover. The bond that she and her loved ones had would make her soul all the best tasting..." Looking at Hakuryu for the first time, the other Hollow says with an evil laugh: "I did hear of a girl in that area dying and being sent to Soul Society, but that was some time ago. You never know, she might have become a Shinigami herself." Thinking for a moment, Hakuryu considers the situation... If she has indeed become a Shinigami, her soul would be worth even more than when she was a human...

but this would make it harder to track her down, as she now be in Soul Society. Maybe she would be sent to protect her own town, knowing that Hakuryu might return. "If she would have become a Shinigami, that would make her soul even tastier... but unless she is protecting the same town she lived in, it would be much harder finding her if she has..." Thanking the other Hollow, Hakuryu turns and starts to walk away. "Wait." Says the other Hollow, "If you are able to find that girl again, be carefull not to get killed if she has become a Shinigami!" The other Hollow begins laughing as he uses Garganta and disappears. Slashing the ground where the other Hollow was standing, Hakuryu says: "I'll make sure not to let that happen." Hakuryu starts to ponder... should she visit the Human world again, or stay and train... Wanting to see if the Hollow;s information was the truth, Hakuryu decides to visit Earth...

Garganta - Learned

The hole ripped open in Hueco Mundo and Sasori practically ran through with Eros close behind. He charged into his home, running down the stairs not waiting for the torches to ignite; he knew the way after all these years even in the dark, he pulled Eros close behind him. When he got to the bottom he went several doors past his study into a lab room and then turned to Eros to say the first thing since they had left Soul Society, “This is truly a great day for our research,” he said with a smile, “hand me the piece of ground that we brought from Soul Society I don’t know if it will apt to be stable for very long here.”

Eros reached into his pocket and pulled out the bag that contained a small sample of earth, he then reached in and pulled out three more bags that Sasori hadn’t seen him gather; one held several leaves, the other a flower and the final one a small rock.

Sasori smiled, overjoyed that he had managed to get all these samples, he hugged Eros in his excitement. He then quickly moved them into contained environments where they would stabilize and maintain their shape so that he could study them further. As he walked around the lab he took out the two stones he still had, one he placed in a container and sealed it away the other he placed on a stand to be analyzed shortly. He then took out the computer data he swiped form the 10th Division and put the disc into his computer and began pulling the files off, he was careful about this last part in case they had some sort of virus to corrupt another computer if the files were ever stolen. Amazed at the 10th’s arrogance Sasori found that the files were not dangerous; he had everything from maps to history reports of Soul Society. He had enough to read for months and with the stones and samples more than enough to study for a year. Sasori turned to Eros and once again hugged him in joy, he was acting much like the child he once was, so overjoyed at having come this far, “I never could have done all this without you Eros, I thank you so much and im forever in your debt.”

“What are you talking about Sasori…? I did this because I owe you my life. I was more than happy to do this, I know you will have no problem sharing the data with me and letting me help you analyze it. You are crazy to think that this even begins to make us even. I did this because I wanted to help you, as a friend,” he said hugging Sasori back, seeing him as more of a human now then many people he knew.

“Well, regardless of your reasons I thank you so much for all of this. Of course I would love your help in studying it. I believe we should add first to the Shikai and Bankai files while the data is still fresh on our mind. We should record it separately and then one together so that the first isn’t biased by the other’s interpretation of the events,” Sasori said running to get some paper and pencils.

(190 Lines - Sasori)
(180 Lines - Eros)

Sasori walked through the portal and grabbed the sides of his head before collapsing onto his knees on the ground; he couldn’t stand this Gillian form. He had just killed an innocent human for no reason; he hadn’t really gotten research data. It was pure animal blood lust that had driven him and he couldn’t accept that. He was certain that this wasn’t what the higher forms were like. To really have power he must have the ability to force his mind over the primal side, he has to go beyond the raw urge to killed and shape his power into a fine tuned weapon. He looked down and noticed that the sand right below him was wet; it was only now that he realized he was crying, he had been crying since he left behind the boy at the tree. Sasori collapsed onto his side unable to deal with it.

Eros came running up from Sasori’s home and saw him collapsed on the ground; he didn’t appear to be too hurt though. Eros got worried and ran to his friend’s side, “Sasori, what is the matter. You are a mess, I’ve never seen you this emotional after a battle not even when you had your tail cleaved off. Come inside and tell me about it Sasori, you will feel better if we go inside, come on just follow me.” Eros said calmly, urging Sasori to his feet and leading him to the entrance to Sasori’s home, he led him slowly down the flight of stairs having to stop multiple times to keep Sasori walking. Once they finally got to Sasori’s room he collapsed onto his bed.

“I killed a human today… his name was Richard and he was helpless. I had no scientific reason to kill him I just did it out of this rage within me. I couldn’t control it and I hate myself for it, I thought that I conquered my monstrous hollow side after the first few years but even at its worst early on it was never this bad. This form, Gillian, it just seems to be testing me and I don’t think I can handle it. Im loosing touch with any shreds of humanity I may have possessed,” Sasori said calming himself enough to speak clearly, he turned his head so that he could see Eros, his good friend Eros, the descendant of his first friend as a human. And he realized why he was really scared, loosing his humanity meant loosing his only link to Eros and to his past in general and that was something that he couldn’t allow.

Eros put his hand on his friend’s back, although it felt so strange to him, the armor, he knew that deep underneath lay the Sasori he knew. “Sasori, the very fact that you are this choked up about it and this disturbed and sickened with your actions proves your humanity. Few hollows show this much concern when they kill an innocent and some even take pride in it. There are even humans who don’t display as much human kindness as you are right now. Sasori you are one of the most sensible and human people I know and I am glad to call you my friend.” He gently rubbed Sasori’s back.

Sasori rolled himself over to face Eros completely, a small smile managed to appear on his face, “Thank you Eros… I don’t know what I would do if you weren’t here to get me through my irrational moments. I will beat this, I will overcome this state of mind, I swear it.”

Bala - 0/7

As Hakuryu prepares herself to visit Earth, she realises that she could probably train herself a bit more, making sure she doesn't end up getting herself killed if even more Shinigamis attack. Thinking of what to train for, she starts slashing the air with her spikes. Extending them and retracting them to fit the attacks. Slowly, she begins to fall into the rythm of her attacks. Like she's done so many times before, her attacks become almost a hypnotic dance. Suddenly, her concentration broken, she extends her claw and impales a nearby rock with it. A laugh pierces the silence. "Having some problems, are we?" Turning to face the voice, she recognized the Hollow from before. Still wearing the same mocking smile as before. "I lost my concentration, that's all... it was probably your horrible laugh that interrupted me." Retracting her spike, she notices the rock start to fall. Quickly, she flattens her spikes into shields, covering herself from the falling rocks. As she lays there, covered by her small spike shields, the hears the rocks being crumpled... but does not feel them hit her. Slowly looking upwards, through her shields, she sees that all the rocks that had started falling had stoped. Returning her spikes to their original shape, she notices that all the rocks are now laying on the ground in pieces almost small enough to be considered dust... "If you want to be able to find that girl of yours and defeat any Shinigami that dare oppose you..." Turning to look at the Hollow, Hakuryu notices that had barely moved from where he was before, "You are going to have to work a lot harder..." Grining in his insulting manner. "Why would it matter to you whether or not I get stronger? Or if I find that girl again or not?" "No specific reason. I just seem to find you... entertaining." Laughing out loud again. Hakuryu, looking annoyed that this Hollow keeps mocking her... yet, feeling safe around him. Odd..., thinking to herself, This Hollow is clearly stronger than I am, yet doesn't attack me... "Well, I do need to train, and so far you aren't helping." "Well, I shall leave you alone... you might want to keep in mind that the Bala technique might help you in your battles, but, you probably already knew that... right?" Dissapearing, the silence is broken by the Hollow's laugh. "He is really starting to bother me... and of course I know about Bala... I just haven't really needed it before..."

Bala - 3/7

Arriving back from her battle, Hakuryu falls to the ground and collapses. Going in and out of conciousness, Hakuryu thinks to herself: I probably shouldn't have struggled so much to try and get free from her binding spell... Finally, Hakuryu awakens. "That might not have been a Captain... but for how weak I am, that was one heck of a battle..." Checking herself over for injuries, Hakuryu notices a Hollow eyeing her from a distance away. Sensing that this Hollow is weaker than she is, she decides to have a little fun. I have to try and refill my energy somehow... and he might be just the thing. Retracting her spikes before the other Hollow notices, Hakuryu lays still, making an effort to pant and wheeze to make her seem weaker than she is. The Hollow, advancing on her, laugh and says: "What a pityful sight, seeing another Hollow so weak that she can barely even breathe!" Laughing again, the Hollow starts to rush towards Hakuryu. Waiting patiently, she waits for the perfect moment. Just as the hollow gets close enough, she jumps in the air, catching the Hollow off guard. Landing on the Hollow, she sink her knee spikes and wrists spikes into the Hollow. "What a pityful sight," she says with a smirk on her face as the other Hollow screams in pain, "Even weakened in a battle with a Shinigami, I am still stronger than you." Activating her Vampiric Stab, she begins to absorb the other Hollow's Reiatsu. "Don't struggle, you will only waste what little amount of strength you have left." After having absorbed all of the Hollow's energy, she gets up from the ground, pleased at herself. Feeling full of energy again, she notices something different. It seems that, by absorbing him, that I finally got the energy I needed to be able to use Bala... That's something I should remember for the future...


Hakuryu is suddenly startled by a hideous laugh... Oh no... not him again...Retracting her spikes, she turns around. "Well done, it seems you have gotten stronger. Although... you seem injured. What that weak little Hollow to hard for you to handle?" Laughing again. "It wasn't that pityful excuse for a Hollow that injured me like this," Hakuryu says while looking down at her wounds, "and I still don't understand why you insist on bothering me. Don't you have better things to do?" Hakuryu turns her back to the Hollow and starts walking away. Feeling better than when she was fighting on Earth, Hakuryu ponders what to do next. I need to go back to Earth to try and get more information on Natsuki, since I can't go to Soul Society... Suddenly, she slams into something. "For someone so quick to anger, you don't pay attention to much, do you." Grinning, apparently happy to suprise Hakuryu like that. Getting up and extending her spikes, she just stares at the Hollow, wondering why he must torment her so. "That would not be wise. Although I may mean you no harm, I will retaliate... Hakuryu." Suprise rushes over Hakuryu. How did he know my name?... I don't remember every telling him who I was. So how?... "You seem to be troubled. It is sad that you forgot someone so important to you." Laughing even louder than before, he slowly dissapears while saying: "I helped you get this far, and I will help you get even farther... in time... Remember this, for you will be of no use to me tattered and defeated..."


Her gaze fixed on where the Hollow was standing just moments ago, Hakuryu feels empty inside. Helped me? How could he have helped me if I've... never... Suddenly, images start to pour into Hakuryu's mind. Images of a woman, walking down a street. She seems a bit pre-ocupied, paranoid even. The woman is walking too fast to be out on a casual walk. Suddenly, some screams come from behind the woman. She does not hesitate, does not even look back; she just closes her eyes and starts running. As she's running, she begins to cry. Finally stoping after turning around a corner, she drops to the ground. "Why do I have see them?" She cries. Somehow, her voice seems familiar... but Hakuryu doesn't know why."Because my dear..." The woman stops crying and looks up, horrified. "You are a gifted person, not a normal human like those scums." A monster appears in thin air in front of the woman. It... It can't be! That Hollow... The Hollow smiles: "Too gifted to remain human..." The Hollow lets out a sadistic laugh. Hakuryu wakes up laying on the ground, panting heavily. Him... He was the one that... and that was... still human... HE did this! Confused, her mind racing. That Hollow! He was the one that caused her to become this, to become a monster! Overcome by rage, Hakuryu goes mad. Extending her spikes farther than she has every been able to, slashing the rocks and ground wildly. Trying to calm herself down, she forces her body to mold her spikes into shields, wraping herself in her own cacoon. She stops screaming and starts to hear an odd sound... It's the sound of someone crying. Return her spikes to their original shape after a few minutes, she looks around for the source of the crying. Not able to see anyone, she looks down. On the ground is a small puddle of tears. She realises she was the one crying. Why is this affecting me so much? Wiping the few tears that were still on her mask. I can't help what happened in the past... Suddenly, something comes to mind. I was doing the same thing to that girl when I tried to attack her... Somehow, this doesn't bother Hakuryu. "Why me?!?" Yelling into the silence, "why did you do that to me?" "Because," seemingly coming from all around Hakuryu, "You showed potential..." Hakuryu slowly realises that, since she had become a Hollow, she no longer worried about other, rarely worried about herself, and gained much strength. Thinking back on it, it actually wasn't a bad thing. Most of my friends and family thought I was crazy and were leaving me anyways... Thinking back to Natsuki, Well, I do feel bad. She was probably going through the same thing I was going through... but for some reason, it didn't seem to bother her... I guess the best I can do is consume her and have her join her loved ones!


Testing her Bala for the first time, Hakuryu fires off a blast from her mouth in the direction of the cliff that is beside her, blowing off a big amount of rock shards. Extending her wrist spike, she catches one of the rock shards. Eyeing it carefully, Hakuryu notes that the range of her spikes seem to have increased. She removes the spike and slashes the rock while it's still in midair, all in one motion. Pleased with herself, she eyes or spikes again. Looking closely, she notices that her spike seems to have other spikes branching off of it at various places. It almost seems like they have grown thorns as well... Testing her new addition, she tries to extend one of the thorns, but with little success. Retracting her spikes, she notices that a few of the thorns actually grow larger. Of course!, She thinks, I could retract the spike and all the thorns, and make it extend from one specific thorn... Pleased with her conclusion, she looks around, seeing if there are any other weak Hollows for her to try her newly gained strength on. Turning away from the cliff, this area of Hueco Mundo seems as desterted as all the others. Occasionally, the wind blows sand in Hakuryu's face, making it hard to see. Wanting to find out more about Natsuki, Hakuryu thinks about going to Earth again. If only that Shinigami, Nessarose I think her name was, would have told me what I needed to know... Angered by the fact that, yet another time, a Shinigami came between him and his prey, Hakuryu extends her spikes, as she always does when she gets angry. Retracting the spikes again, she decides to try look for weaker Hollows again. The silence is only broken by a few small rocks falling from the cliff. The sand that the wind blows annoys Hakuryu. It does not really hindering her, it limits her sight just enough not to be able to see as far as she would like. The sound of the howling wind, the rocks falling behind here and her footsteps are all that she can hear. Wait... sound of falling rocks? Turning around quickly, while molding her wrist spikes into shields, she is just in time to deflect an attack. If that would have hit it, I'd be a gonner! , she curses to herself. Noting that she could not stop the blast completely, only deflect it to avoid her. Looking up along the cliff, she sees a Hollow hanging from its side, looking almost like a spider who has found a fly stuck in its web. If he thinks he can get me that easily, he'll be sorry! Returning her spikes and extending them, Hakuryu stares at the other Hollow. "Why don't you try that again?" Jumping off the cliff, it lands on the other side of Hakuryu, getting in position to block her escape. "Well? Aren't you going to attack?" The Hollow fire a blast of energy from its mouth. As Hakuryu dodges, she think: Great! Another Hollow with Bala... Running towards the Hollow, Hakuryu stabs forward, extending her wrist spike. The Hollow moves out of the way and spits a weird substance at Hakuryu's feet. As she tries to turn and face the Hollow, the notices that she can't move her feet! "What is this?" Struggling to get free, Hakuryu looks up and notices the Hollow is gone. He's not gone, I lost him from sight. How can I be so stupid? Preparing to mold her spikes into shields, she looks around to see if she can spot the Hollow. She turns her head sharply as she hears rocks hit the ground. Looking up the cliff, more of those spider-like Hollow are staring at her. As they are starting to crawl down, Hakuryu begins to panic. I may have gotten stronger, but there is no way I can take them all on! Using her wrist spikes, she finally cuts herself free. Turning around, she sees that some of the Hollow hand jump off the cliff to corner her. Thinking she only has one hope, Hakuryu rips a hole open to Earth with Garganta. As she jumps through the gate, she turns and fires her Bala, hoping it will stop them from coming through with her...

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15 lines - Learned Bala
50 - Saved

"Huh? What the hell was that? How did my spit ball turn into an energy beam, or was it even a spit ball to begin with?" The thoughts raced through his mind at this new development and it was at this time he also noticed something else strange. "Not only that but my whole body seems to have changed, me skins is much paler, there are blades on my arm and I could swear I saw a white mask reflected in that beasts' eyes! Whats going on with me? What happened? I can seemed to remember anything after...after that good for nothing boss of mine pushed my against the broken window. Then that means...it can't be true...I died!?! But then why am I here?" "I can answer your questions, small one." Flip swiveled in the direction of the booming voice to find the lion back on its feet.

"You have greater power that I originally thought if you can perform Bala so soon after reaching Hueco Mundo. And by the looks of you, yes you died and were eaten by a hollow and thus turned into one in the process. I seem some hidden talent within you, so I'll let you live for a while, (Until your spirit is ripe enough to feast on properly) You seem like you could use some help learning the ropes and I could use a (expendable) ally. What do you say?" Flipside was a bit bewildered by all this, how it had happened so fast, but what this creature had said so far seemed to be true enough. He could not remember everything but he did remeber some cloudy events that fit the story he had been fed and thus he agreed. "Great kid, now lets get a move on theres something I you need you to learn if your gonna hand with me. Follow quickly."

"Alrite, we are here. A few wayward souls I had deteched from before, these are our food source as you should know by now. Howoever devouring them one by one is a bit time consuming, so I'll show you how to suck them all up in one gulp. Now remember how you felt before when you let out that blast to save your sorry skin. Duplicate that feeling but inhale instead of exhaling, inhale deeply." Flip was a bit warry of this thing but his hunger was returning and he didn't have much choice. So he went back to the feeling he had before, he was scared and all but there was another behind that. An animalistic feeling, before it had been one of the prey but this time he needed the power of the predator. He took a deep breath but keep sucking in deeper, inhaling the very presence of the air. But it was air and not really air, he was sucking on white ribbons floating in the air and attached to each of the souls ahead. Mid breath another phrase passed his lips as did the last time, GONZUI!!, and the souls ahead were ripped from the their positions and shoved into his mouth. He felt a warm buzz in his stomach signaling that for now, his hunger was filled.

Not pausing for a minute his lion/teacher was off walking again, beconing for him to follow once again. "Where are we going now?" Flip implored not used to this kind of on the run living. Not breaking in stride his teacher, if you could call the lion creature that, responded "To the place you once called home, earth. I'm a bit hungry and I don't want to have to search for little scraps like what you just had. And it proves a good time to show you how to get from here to earth and back."

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