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"I'm afraid I must be off, then, young one- were you ever to need some wisdom, or philosophic insight on some personal problem you may encounter down the road, feel free to look around for me." Touma said, turning on a dime and waving backward at Cloud before beginning a journey to a different sector of the Muchos area. At this point, he didn't exactly have any desire to be friendly, or sociable in any manner, especially toward the other hollows in this damned world. It was full of them, of course, so the Adjuchas noted that there might not be too many places he could find where other hollows wouldn't be able to find or follow him. With a sigh, though, he did begin to search for one. The land around him had a daunting flatness to it, he cared to notice, and as far away as he trekked it almost never seemed to change. He preferred to think it might be a way of classifying the different sections of Hueco Mundo, as he seemed to recall some part of it looking far different from what he saw now all around him, as if there were some element of human structure this far from life.
There aren't too many hollows around now, but I'm still not quite alone, and to be so I may have to travel a little further. Still within this area, I hope, as it seems to have a higher level of reishi in the air than one might normally find...perhaps it's because this is the area where hollows can learn new techniques as I have, akin in some ways to the training academy in Soul Society, or wherever it is humans train. thought Touma, still not finding it strange in the least that he currently referred to Soul Society in his thought processes, though he knew he hadn't been there since his arrival not a few hours ago. Remarkable as it was, he knew it might be better to leave such thing to worry about later, as opposed to that moment when he had such a chance to train himself for whatever was to come next in his life. An interesting question to ponder though it was, he began to snap his fingers at a slow interval, eyes focusing on a new point in the air each time. Each time, a new rift opened in front of him, growing ever slowly each time he used the technique. He was making progress, as anyone could see, as he made his way further and further away from the area he'd been borne into as a new hollow. Completely forgetting the entire world around him, Touma only continued to walk through the clouds of darkness.

Continuing to snap his fingers all along the way, he came to a quick halt after a particularly loud snap echoed throughout the empty expanses of land, and a portal more than large enough for him to fit through opened up just in front of him. Pleased with his success, he closed the portal with a slow wave of his wrist, and continued to walk as he chose to ponder things he hadn't yet in his time here. He'd known not exactly how he'd died, nor why certain memories continued to nag at him, as he dismissed them due to their insignificance at the time he thought about them. Interestingly enough, he could think of neither rhyme nor reason for the memories, nor he could he recall the memory of his death so he could simply get it over with. Surely, it must've been gruesome, else he mightn't have come to be so powerful as quickly as he had. Arriving suddenly upon the edge of a cliff caused these thoughts to be immediately dismissed, though, as he was forced to find his balance. He managed to do so without struggling in the least, and end in a position simply overlooking whatever lay at the bottom of said crevice. Whatever it was, it couldn't hold the man's attention for too long, and he soon resumed his wandering in a direction neither forward, nor the exact direction that might lea him back to Cloud, and soon found exactly the kind of area he was looking for. Not a soul to see him, hear him, sense him, or whatever else they might do to him for at least a few miles around.
Perhaps no one has even taken the time to look around and find this place is all, and might simply prefer to stay put while they hone their skill and devour the innocent souls that find their way here. Poor things, those ones, but what can one do when one's hunger can control their body in such a way as the hollows' hunger can? thought Touma with a shrug, as he readied himself to resume his training. Just as he prepared himself, though, a small, masked figure popped its head up from below the dirt. And though such a thing might normally cause him to simply lose all self-control and go completely berserk on the creature, he instead found himself very lucky to have an opportunity such as that this small hollow had just presented him.

Reaching down to the floor, he could see the small creature's eyes widen in fear as it tried to escape his grip, with no avail. Bringing it close to look into the dark slits o its otherwise dull white mask, he could see the faint orbs of light snapped shut as it muttered what might've been its last words in it shock. And yet, were it to know exactly what the Menos Grande was thinking, it might not have been so afraid as it was, possibly not afraid at all of the painless procedure it was about to undergo. Turning it the side, Tuma brought what could pass as its ear close to his mouth, and inhaled sharply before he began to speak.
"I don't plan to hurt you, my fellow spirit, only to use you in order to further this training I must undergo. If you still yourself and nod to me, I will understand that you will not make any attempt to escape, and you have found some emotion in your blackened heart o assist me. In doing so, you will also save your own life, as I will spare you in return for the favor you are about to do for me." he whispered, seeing the hollow's eyes open as it turned to face the Adjuchas full-on. Keeping eye contact for what most likely felt like the longest few seconds of the small hollow's life, it began to nod soon afterward, and so Touma released it onto the ground where it sat obediently. Pointing two fingers at it, palm facing the sky, he curled his fingers in an upward motion as if beckoning for something or someone. Instantly, a bright barrier of energy formed down around the small hollow from above, causing the creature to spin around wildly to get a look at its surroundings, though they disappeared just as soon as he was finished.
"One more time to be sure, my friend, and then you can be on your merry way to whatever life you may have down here." said the hollow, as he made the same beckoning motion with his fingers as before to create the same barrier. Looking it over as analytically as possible, he allowed the barrier to disappear once he was satisfied. With a quick nod to the small hollow, then, it disappeared into the ground beneath him, leaving Touma with only a smile on his face before he, too, began to leave the area. Letting out a loud shriek, he realized that it wouldn't be too long before a higher power was available to him. Feeling the vibration of said shriek come full circle, he simply shuddered at the coming opportunity.

In fact, he soon found that leaving behind an area with with so much latent energy would be a complete waste, and that it was his duty alone to finish what he'd started. Still feeling the effects of the cry he'd let out, Touma was more than prepared to finish up with his current level of training, and knew that he possessed far more than the necessary energy to pull off the final technique of this tier. So, with these facts in mind, he halted his journey once more to gather reiatsu about his body. Focusing mostly upon his lungs this time, more so the air within them, he was soon ready to begin again. Closing his eyes to find a better sense of exactly what to do in future situations, the hollow was soon able to steady his breathing to a slow rate, until he was ready.
With this, I should be ready to leave this level of Hueco Mundo- couldn't be sooner, I have to say, just as this unrelenting landscape begins to seep through the cracks of my patience with the sheer boredom it instills in my otherwise brilliant mind. he thought, as he inhaled through his mouth rather loudly in final preparation for his technique. Letting out a loud cry in the fashion that gave hollows such a feared name, reiatsu was sent flying in all directions by the technique, the ground itself trembling with the force shown by the shriek. Calming himself after the release, and righting his breathing pattern so he could return to his regulated, cool state, a toothy grin signified that he had been successful. Nodding only once to set himself straight, then, he set off through the smog yet again, having found a new purpose for his training. He'd gained strength, here, saying which he could be more than sure of, but he could feel strongly that there was yet another place where he could learn so much more...

Ehshidu Amada, a depraved man who used to be a human and then became a Hollow. His old life was filled with memories that would make anyone happy. He lived in a rich household, and always got what he wanted. Ye he never really smiled, he always had a look in his eyes, even as a child, that he was looking through your soul. He was a loner during his lifetime, not making really any friends. However, later in his life he would get maried to a very beautiful woman. Yet still, he never smiled. Not even when his two children were born, he never smiled. Ehshidu ended up running a buisness which made more money then his parents, even buying out their buisness and forcing his own parents into being bankrupt. He became very wealthy, and his wife loved him, however still, he did not smile. The only time he did smile, was hwen he was researching his favorite subject, Death. Death fascinated him, he never understood why, but he loved it. He wanted to know more about death, he wanted to know what happend to a person while they were dying. What did they see? How did they feel? What happens afterwords? All of these questions swirled around in his head. The idea of also choosing who lives and who dies, and wanting to experince making someones death come was the only thing that made him smile. His curiosity soon made him crave for death, and soon, he let his craving get to him. He murdered his wife, using a knife in their own home. He forced his own kids to watch as he killed her slowly. After she died, he grabbed her body, and moved her around in front of his children, acting like she was still alive. The terror on their faces made him smile even more. He ended up killing te children as well. Oddly enough, even with all he screaming, he stayed calm, almost like it was a normal thing to do. However, someone heard the screaming and called the police, and one hour later, Ehshidu himself was killed at his home. His spirit stayed on earth, since he wanted revenge against the world that rejected him. however, before long, he was attacked by a Hollow, and taken to Hueco Mundo. Which he became a Hollow. He remembered his promise, and went to where the poice officer that kiled him lived. Ehshidu took his revenge, not by killing the man, but killing the mans family, and forcing him to watch. By using his red eye, he parylized the mans body, and then proceeded to eat the souls of his family. The face on the man reminded Ehshidu of his childrens faces, and he loved it. He left the man alive, so he could remember what it was like seeing his family die by Ehshidu. Ehshidu stopped his quest for revenge afterword, seeing it as a meaningless idea. He still felt some hatred for the world, but none hat would make him think of nothing else. "Hm, I have not gone to earth in a while, I am growing tired of Hueco Mundo...I feel the need to go to earth again..." Ehshiu used the Garganta technique, and opened a portal to earth. "I sense some strong spirits on earth...." Eshidu closed the portal. "These spirits...are too strong, for my weak body...I must wait, till I am stronger....I shall wait a bit longer before going back to earth." Ehshidu started to walk around, unsure of where he was going in the barren wasteland known as Hueco Mundo.

( 31 Lines, Garganta learned )

Time was flying by, though the standard nature of Hueco Mundo very well told Fury that time was standing still. Damn, time sure does freeze when you're ********' bored. His inner remark was somewhat smug, yet at the same time true. Where is my older brother, anyhow? I'm so friggen' bored, and he hasn't been around too much... Fury, in truth, looked up to Vicious, his older twin brother by a mere few seconds. Though they were both twins born at nearly the same moment, they were not of identical appearance. As Hollows, they retained the strong bond which was held by the both of them in life, due to the unexplainable nature of close twin relationships. Dammit, I hate this place! No matter how long I live here, everything is just so bland! I need to spice some things up... I need to FEEL my existence before I'm bored out of my SKULL! Though obvious to most, Fury was quick to anger, as well as full of energy. A bitter man with very little patience, the dimension of Hueco Mundo was something he did not enjoy. "Dammit Vicious... where ARE you!?" He shouted at the top of his lungs, the atrocious wasteland which surrounded him had a confining feel to it. Cracking his neck, Fury had a rather tense feel about him. What appeared to be a quick appearance was that of another Hollow, with the use of Garganta, warping in after a trip to Earth. "Hey, you... what the hell was that?" He questioned in a demanding tone of voice. "What's it to you, pipsqueak?" The opposing Hollow responded, refering to Fury's size as being quite small for a Hollow. "Hardy-har-har, very funny!" Clenching his teeth, a look of killing intent about his eyes as he gave off a frightening grin, Fury lit up a ball of fire in both his left and right hands. "Teach me that or you die... NOW!" Chuckling, the Hollow simply shrugged it off, being rather cocky in part of his own size. "Tell ya what: if you can harm me, shorty, I'll help ya out." Without a moment's notice, he would fire off both fireballs to either side of the massive Hollow. As the target avoided both, he seemed to think himself to be the one who dodged it. "Heh heh, nice try, but you're just too slo--" To the Hollow's surprise, Fury was gone in the blink of an eye, two trails of fire stemming from the path set for the two fireballs. With that, Fury jumped out of the trail to the right of the Hollow in a blind spot, throwing a punch as he did so. The punch made contact, actually piercing the Hollow's skin. "GYAAH!" The foe screamed out in pain, having given Fury an obvious victory. "So, looks like I win, a*****e. So, teach me that thing you did, NOW!" He shouted somewhat psychotically. "Okay, okay, I'll talk. What I used is Garganta, and it allows us to warp from here, to Earth..." After quite a few moments of training, passing the time while he waited for his brother, Fury would eventually gain a grasp on the Garganta technique itself. "Heh heh, I love this technique. Thanks a lot, jerk, looks like I won't have to kill you... yet." Grinning, his statement seemed to frighten the opposing Hollow. "Y-yes sir..." With that, the Hollow was off, running away in a frantic manner in fear for his own life. Sad thing is, he was just some lesser Hollow... how the hell did he learn something I didn't know of? How the... HELL! Gritting his teeth, Fury threw two more fireballs at the Hollow as he ran, though unable to hit him from the distance he had travelled. Ah, whatever, who needs him.

After strolling around for a bit, Fury was conflicted with himself. Dammit... I want to use this damn skill, but if I leave now then I can't meet up with Vicious. Grinding his teeth, Fury would clench both of his fists tightly, shouting toward what should be considered the sky in Hueco Mundo. "DAMN YOU BROTHER!" He was obviously furious, as suggested by his name. Stressed easily, hot-tempered, and hard-headed; all were terms to describe him. "If only we could SPEAK. Then this problem wouldn't HAPPEN." With a sigh, Fury simply sat down on the dull floor of Hueco Mundo, looking up toward the 'sky' as it would be called, though it was nothing like the open skies of Earth. "Brother, why the hell did I have to kill you, too? You're just bringin' me down. Is this the thanks I get for murdering you?" Though it seemed somewhat funny to say and sarcastic, he was quite serious about the notion itself. Then there was the weird issue of dying myself, staying in our own realm, becoming a Hollow after waiting awhile, killing Vicious, and THEN I came here... yet, I couldn't get back? Am I that dense? I've been in here for years, yet I couldn't do that until now? Fff, whatever. I don't need some fancy trick to be strong. His life was an odd one, or at least by his standards. Ya kill a few people, ya kill a few Hollows... ya get bored fast. I need something to boil my blood! Cracking the bones in his hand, Fury looked around the desolate wasteland, obviously having nothing good to commit to. Bored... skull... out of... Even his thoughts were illiterate by this time; could people really die of boredom? Only Fury could. Hey! Look! It's... the color GREY! He thought sarcastically, for all of the area was a grey tone. Playing with his hair now, Fury needed something with which to occupy his mind. Okay, so, pretty much bein' a Hollow means I should be bald... this means I'm special. The thought, again, was a hilarious one, though serious to him. "Ya hear that, Hu-e-co MUUUNDO!? I'm SPECIAL!" His shout was returned with a few choice words from other Hollows as well. "For crying out loud! You've been shouting to yourself for several minutes now! Give it a rest, or I'll rip your head off!" Clenching his teeth once more, Fury gave off his own response as well. "I'd like to see you TRY, dillhole!" It was something predictable, when coming from him. "Forget you, we enjoy having our arms, thank you very much." Very well, they were refering to the earlier event of his attack on a fellow Hollow. "What the ******** does that mean?" Fury had no idea what they meant. There was no response, and the quiet set in yet again. With that, he was alone once more, hoping that a fight would begin. Is that him... in the distance... in the DISTANCE!? He thought to himself, gaze set on the 'horizon' as a figure could be seen. The DISTANCE! He thought to himself, shouting within his own mind, mouth agape as he pointed toward the figure. "..." What could it be? "..." Was it his brother? "..." The figure came closer as his suspicions were confirmed. "BROTHER!" Running toward him, Fury looked joyous yet angry at the same time, only to slow down midway into his sprint. "... who the ******** are... YOU!?!" It was revealed to be a miniature Hollow, a toddler it seemed. "Get... out... of... my... FACE!" With that, Fury kicked the toddler, sending it flying a distance. "That'll teach you to play mind games with me." In actuality, it had done nothing, but this was Fury: man with a hot temper. "I'll just wait for Vicious some more... if he doesn't come around, I'm going to rip my arm off."



( lines: 66 )
( Garganta: 6/6 )
( Negacion: 5/5 )
( 11 lines leftover )

I'm just about ready to use Garganta and leave here... The thought was a solid one, Fury having no real attention span it appeared. I kick a toddler, kick some Hollow a**, and yet nothing is worth while. Motioning his foot in a pout-like kicking manner, Fury seemed to be slightly moody, in combination with a bored nature. "..." Once more, a figure could be seen off in the distance, approaching him steadily. "..." Was it actually Vicious for once, or perhaps another toddler to 'play mind games with him'. Again... in the distance... Vicious is in the DISTANCE! His thought was that of a shout, screaming it internally, his outer expression matching the inner speech. Pointing once more out into the general area he had once pointed to, mouth agape just as before, Fury would begin sprinting just as he previously had. "I swear, if you're another toddler, I'm going to be SO pissed!" He yelled out toward the figure, obviously directing it at him. Upon approaching the once distanced outline, Fury noticed that it was, in fact, his brother this time. "Where have you BEEN? I kicked a TODDLER waiting for you!" The fact was a strange one, almost laughable except for the issue of having kicked a young one. This, however, was Hueco Mundo, a place without real law to begin with. "What's that in your hand?" He questioned, noticing the Spirit Caller Vicious had in his possession. Looks weird...

Fury: ( Fury - 11 + 13 = 24 )

A portal would open in the sky, and a Hollow would come out slowly. It's arm had a hole in it that was bleeding quite a lot, and his arm and leg were killing him. Of course this could obnly be Ehshidu, seeing as he just faced a Shinigami and a powerful Human just moments earlier. "Damn....I need to be more careful, I can't go around fighting like that anymore, I will get more injured then this if I am that reckless again, I need to rest. Ehshidu fell to the ground, a little ways away from him stood two small Hollow's. He paid no mind to them, since he didn't really feel like dealing with anyone at the moment, and just wanted to rest and heal his wounds. "My arm....it's hurting quite a lot, as well as my leg....I must train more before I go and do that again on earth. There are more powerful beings on earth then I had originally thought...."

( Ehshidu: 8 + 13 + 24 = 45 )

Footsteps seemed to eoch to Ken-maru. He has been stuck in this hell for far too long, "I must get out...that samurai knows something about me..." Ken-maru keeps walking to he happens to pass by another group of hollows, "Maybe they can help me get out of here." Ken-maru decides to appoach this group of Hollows. Ken-maru looks nothing to out of the ordinary, other than he seems to be wearing hollow bones as his armor, maybe to make up for his lack of defense. Ken-maru's arms are what may throw you off as the right arm has a sheath like hole in the wrist and his left arm has three holes of an undeserned purpose. His mask is a pale white with a red mark over his left eye and the mask's teeth appear to be sharp. He approaches carefully as he looks bettween the three Hollows, unsure of each of their intents. Ken-maru crosses his arms the whole time wondering what is going to happen, after all so many other Hollow are so visious they turn own kind. Hence why he has armor made of Hollows, he has defeated those that have attacked him. Ken-Maru gently taps his foot when he is earshot away from the three other hollows, "Welcome, but I do believe its you who know where we are now now not I. Ken-maru, I have no intent to fight. I just want out...of here."

Unfortunetly,. Ehshidu collapsing had caused the few Hollow's around him ti ask what had happend to him. It was soimething he was trying to avoid. It appeared the two Hollow's near him were short, one sounded very angry, the other looked quite calm and collected. The one who sounded angry asked what had happend to him on earth, and started babbling on about if Demon's have taken over earth and things like that. The other Hollow quickly corrected the other Hollow, stating earth is the same as when they left. Ehshidu stood up, kneeling a bit, since he was still in a lot of pain. This is exactly what I wanted to avoid....gah...now i need todeal with these guys.... Ehshidu started to speak to the two Hollow's, talking very slow and calm. "I feel earth has changed a little. Have you not noticed the increase in powerful Spirit's on earth? Just in the past two days, I met three Shinigami, a Mod-Soul, and a very powerful Human, who's power was much more then mine. I suffered these injuries while fighting both that human and a weak Shinigami at the same time. Now, if you excuse m-" Ehshidu was interrupted by another nameless Holow, who was also quite small, he was asking how to get out of hueco Mundo, which was a very odd question for Ehshidu. He stated he had no intentions of fighting. Ehshidu was getting slightly annoyed, he didn't like being stopped while he was heading back to heal his injuries. However, the Hollow's question struck him a** odd, for even low level Hollow's know of Garganta, the ability to travel from Hueco Mundo to earth. "Do you not know Garganta, even the most basic of Hollow's know that. how could you not know?" Ehshidu laughed a little at the Hollow, not knowing if he was just forgetting, or really was just plain stupid. Now if you excuse me, I need to go and heal my injuries....please get out of my way." Ehshidu asked this question towards the Hoillow in front of him, the one who had wanted to know if Demon's were on earth now.

( Ehshidu: 45 + 16 + 11 + 32 + 20 = 124 )