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Juri had once more ignored the owls antics past it's answer and noting it's yes to the first one there was an immediate searching of her mind trying to find an appearance to fit the little owl which hid it's head under wing, she'd be small, more thin and slight, she wouldn't look like much from the outside, kind of the librarian type perhaps. Juri then heard the second answer, and grinned gathering a small amount of spiritual power and molded it into a tiny ball of energy which she held in suspension on a fingertip with her other hand she picked up one of the acid eroded branches and tossed it into the air and shot it into two pieces the tiny violet ball kept climbing even after tearing through the crystal. "That is a bala, merely compressed spiritual energy," Juri stuck out her tongue and formed one there and willed it to shoot at one of the still falling halves which split in two as well and ricocheted into the vast sands of the desert. "As you see they can be fired from practically anywhere on your body that has a point or flat surface..." she said pausing and forming one in the palm of her hand to express this point further. Crushing the little ball in her hand she continued with more explaining on the finer points of molding the energy. "Now you try..." she said with a slight air of encouragement

Juri watched with a bit of pride as the bird flew off with a branch but nothing could have prepared her for what happened next, Juri was just a second too slow to catch the feathered projectile that buried itself in the sand. Juri righted herself and looked down at the bird with a rather blank face which twitched at the corners slightly and losing the battle it turned into a smile and she stifled a giggle which turned into her rolling around on the sand laughing, She reached out with a foot and pulled the bird out of the sand with amazing dexterity considering it was with a foot. She held the small bird in her lap tenderly and started to dust it off trying her best to stifle any continued laughter.
"For always roaming with a hungry heart
Much have I seen and known, cities of men..."
Juri said not really knowing why she was quoting Tennyson,
"And manners, climates, councils, governments,
Myself not least, but honor'd of them all,
And drunk delight of battle with my peers,
Far on the ringing plains of windy Troy.
I am a part of all that I have met"
she continued, and she turned Xylia around to hold the now clean bird up to face her, and make her point known.
"Yet all experience is an arch wherethro'..." Juri said giving the little bird a kiss on its beak, "Good job..." Juri said blushing a little as she smiled at the little bird, a little sad it couldn't talk back to her. She'd probably be the only companion Juri would have for a long time, chances were she wouldn't be presentable to her mother until she was ready to receive a shard and become an Arrancar.

Juri's finger rubbed the cute little owls head affectionately as it looked up at her, she wasn't so sure she wanted to hand this little thing over to her mother, maybe she'd keep it for herself, her mother wouldn't mind probably, she wasn't that strong yet anyways so it should be fine. "Let's go get some shade and water... I'm sure all this has you eager for a rest... Could you fly up and locate something like that for us?" She asked her little pet. Juri had been running around all day, well night since this part of Hueco Mundo was cast in eternal night with its moon tidally locked in place by some unknown force. And there were no stars so that meant this was the only thing in this plane of existence as well, Juri wondered if there was even a sun here and if she wandered the planet long enough would she be able to find it? Chances were that there wasn’t if there was then this side of the planet would gripped in an icy age like environment while the other side would be molten meaning the only feasible place to survive on the planet would be a temperate band along the planet’s equator called a twilight belt. Juri didn’t know how she knew so much about these things, Juri didn’t know if she was alive before mother woke her. All she knew when she woke was that she was to do mother’s bidding that had been during Ciel Phantomhive’s attack on the Soul Court where mother had fought off the first wave of attackers. More appropriate she fought with the general and defeated him, sadly more power reinforcements made it evident that her retreat would be wise, ever the intelligent one had wisely retreated from the battle rather than fight in a crumbling building that had been the goal to protect. The defeat was meaningless only a symbol that had swiftly repaired. Juri was unaware if any of the other places had been repaired yet. She knew of one place Cresca Haven that was an oasis in the middle of these desolate wastes, there were mines there that had rare crystals in them, shards of jewels that had immense spiritual power that gave one the ability to transform into a greater more advanced forms it would be one of these stones that would turn her fluffy little cutie pie owl friend into a more advanced form known as Arrancar. Juri delved back into the though track of what she would look like when she transformed, she could get away from the slight form of a rather meek adult slim but strong, like a rapier and just as keen as the blade. Build strong and flexible. Juri wouldn’t mind texting that flexibility should she be as attractive as Juri was imagining her to be.

Margret drifted lower and lower finally stopping in the vast wastes of Muchos in a spot that was very familiar to her. It was glaciated by the fires the Quincy had rained down but she knew that it was the right spot. Her petite pale form popped out of the ball of night and landed deftly in the glassy wastes. She fell to her knees almost immediately as the tears once more started to run down her face. She’d lost her love, been too weak to hold onto it. She was worthless, not good enough to stand at his side, far too little to even be of some little worth to him. Ryuu was nowhere and all she could do was sit here and feel sorry and angry; Worthless, Nothing, Pitiful. No. Something too pitiful to be recognized as something to pity; a dog; a dumb animal; too stupid to know its lack of worth; that’s what she was now. Her crying started to get more audible as she put her body into it, a mourning wail that pierced the skies of Hueco Mundo shouting her grief at the sky; Grief of her loss, her lack of worth, her Love.

Margret's wail continued for a few seconds after Ryuu spoke, it was difficult to stop crying after she'd been going on as she had been, she finally managed to bring it down to a sniffle and some ragged breathing, upon closer inspection around the area there were bodies of lesser hollows that had been unable to withstand her spiritually charged voice. Margret didn't get up her head merely turned to look at Ryuu her eyes still welling up as a clear sign she may well start again. Sniffling she got up and slowly walked over to Ryuu and simply touched him as if to see if he was real. It took her a few seconds to believe he was actually there and when she did she burst into tears once more her arms wrapped around his solid frame. She kept crying just getting it all out of her system; it would be awhile before she could really stop herself totally her body was still shaking a bit when it ended the tears seemingly sapping her strength. “Never…” she said quietly almost unhearable even to Ryuu’s advanced senses, “Never…” she repeated quietly thought not as quietly as the first time. “Never do that to me again…” she finally managed to say still holding him tight to her person as if letting go would suddenly cause him to fade away. “I’d rather die with you than live without you Ryuu… Never leave me alone like that again or you’ll be sorry that you didn’t stay dead.” She said the last part almost in a growl as her grip only tightened on him. She was obviously better though a bit puffy eyed from the crying she’d done, and perhaps in a bit of a bad mood though why wasn’t quite obvious in context.

Margret = 200
Ryuu = 247
Total = 647

Margret felt his hand lift her chin to look at him and his gently removal of her tears, his words fell on her ears warmly and a bit of heat blossomed in her chest and his lips touched hers gently, as they shared their lips with one another. The kiss would go on for awhile neither side really wanting to give up the moment. Margret finally broke it off due to the thought of what she must look like. She took a step from Ryuu suddenly looking at herself, her clothing was in taters from the combat, her eyes were red and puffy and her makeup had long since started running... and she lost her shoes again. "Damn... I'm a total mess aren't I?" she asked rhetorically know the answer was a firm 'yes'. Margret rubbed her temples for a second and gave herself a few psyching slaps and the old fire was back in her eyes along with her cute little half smile. "Alright master..." she said basically telling him it was time to put the tears behind them. "Get me to a bathroom... I've got some maintenance to do." she said with a rather serious tone like she were about to go fight or something, but to a woman her current appearance would be a battle. Some cold water though to bring the puffiness down and some tactful makeup and she'd be good as new, the clothing would be a pain in the a** though. She’d need to get one of her spares that she kept in case of things like this. She took a step back toward Ryuu hanging off of his arm as usual she’d let him take them home. “After I fix myself up Ryuu...” she started, “There’s something I’d like to tell you about.”

"Good..." Margret said with a smile, she definitely couldn't tell him that she wanted to become an Espada looking like this. She didn't exactly know what he would think of that choice actually, and was a bit worried that he might not approve. She was also a bit hesitant as it would mean they would have different living quarters in two different places in Hueco Mundo hers would of course be in Las Noches, while Ryuu's quarters would be in the Court. They would always be just a teleport away but that was just a bit too far for Margret. She walked with Ryuu through the Garganta to the Castle with a smile still on her face despite her thoughts. Maybe she'd get to talk to Mu-chan.

The three of them continued to train and train, and train, but the boys failed to make much of anything happen. Whirly complained, "This isn't working. I want to play!" Shove agreed whole heartedly. "This is too hard for us. For you it might be easy, but for us it's too hard....." Swinga sighed in frustration but eventually gave in. "Fine. We'll train later, but we're going to play hide and seek and I know a good place..." She smiled deviously before turning and leading the way towards a big castle. They didn't know they there were older hollows in it.