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 Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 5:38 am
A place with a small mountain range and a crystal-clear lake, several kilometers away from the Sereitei.
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:33 am
Because of the need to get this plot over with, I took the liberty of arranging the squads into the teams I think would fit them most.
Operation Wonderland Strike Teams:
"White Rabbit" [completed] - In charge of clearing a path for the Nightshade forces. One of the most important, if not, the most important part of the entire attack force. This assignment requires the neutralization of two arrancar, both of whom have been acknowledged as having Espada-level powers, guarding the outer walls of the Sereitei and powers unknown. To help keep casualties to a minimum, as well as gauge the powers of these two, this will be a solo mission for one Raven operative, escorted by attack planes who are going to drop reiatsu-jamming bombs all over the Sereitei, neutralizing any power level beyond that of a normal shinigami. In addition, a squad of shinigami will also provide the Raven with outside support if need be.
Operatives:
- Squad 9
- Xeion Kuchiki [Call sign: "White Rabbit"]
"Chesire Cat" - The strategic assault strike team that would be in charge of providing intelligence and scout support for the entire duration of the assault. In charge of securing key points in the Sereitei, namely Squads 6, 7, and 8.
Operatives:
- Squad 6
- Squad 7
- Squad 8
- Meluk Sora [Call sign: "Ace of Spades"]
"Red Queen" - Kyokugaisha and former Gotei 13 Commander-General, Daven Moto's strike team. In charge of fighting against Sereitei-bound reinforcements sent by Las Noches and secure key points in the Sereitei, namely Squad 1, 2, and 3.
Operatives:
- Squad 1
- Squad 2
- Squad 3
- Kyokugaisha members
- Tagg Masaru [Call sign: "Queen of Hearts"]
- Daven Moto [Call sign: "King of Hearts]
"Mad Hatter" - The combat specialist strike team in charge of clearing operations. In charge of securing key points in the Sereitei, namely Squads 10, 11, and 13.
Operatives:
- Squad 10
- Squad 11
- Squad 13
- Masato Yin [Call sign: "Gryphon"]
"March Hare" - The technical and medical support strike team in charge of providing high-tech assistance and first aid to any of the strike teams in the Sereitei. In charge of securing key points in the Sereitei, namely Squads 4, 5, and 12.
Operatives:
- Squad 4
- Squad 5
- Squad 12
"Alice" [completed] - Top Secret
Operatives:
- Ky Die Verrater
- Organization Soldiers
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:24 am
"The Door to Wonderland"
This mission requires the neutralization of two arrancar fighters, who are both confirmed as having Espada-level powers (non-Espada, but technically as powerful as one), guarding the outer walls of the Sereitei. To help keep casualties to a minimum, as well as gauge the powers of these two arrancar, this will be a solo mission for one Raven operative, escorted by attack planes who are going to drop reiatsu-jamming bombs all over the Sereitei, neutralizing any power level beyond that of a normal shinigami. In addition, a squad of shinigami will also provide the Raven with outside support if need be. Aside from that, the Raven needs to accomplish the mission with as little, if not no help at all.
Operatives:
- Squad 9
- Lt. Xeion Kuchiki, Raven "XIII"
Objectives:
- Successfully eliminate the threat of the two Espada-level arrancar.
- Complete five posts by June 8 or earlier.
- Have your posts judged by the arrancar judges [Zane Jackson, Otosi Uchiha, and Beowulf Lonfan] to decide whether you deserve to "pass" or you "fail" since the result of the judging will affect the assault plan as a whole.
- The number of posts needed to break through the walls of the occupied Sereitei will depend on the decision of the arrancar judges.
- To successfully breach the walls of the Sereitei, we need to make 100 posts. If none of the judges see that you're deserving to "pass", everyone will need to make 100 posts and you have failed your mission as the "White Rabbit. If one of the judges "passes" you, this number will be reduced to 80 posts. If two judges "pass" you, 60 posts. If it is a unanimous decision that you "pass", the assault force will only need 40 posts to break through and proceed to taking back their respective squads.
- Number your posts and notify any one of the judges as soon as you finish.
- This will also serve as your training to attain the next level of your Radiergummis powers. You shall be awarded RPoints depending on your performance.
- Good luck.
Additional:
- Only Squad 9 members are allowed to assist the Raven operative, but only the operative's posts will be acknowledged.
- Since this thread will be the place of the battle, all Nightshade operatives (Ravens and shinigami) are allowed to post here, but need to identify themselves as "spectators" until the Raven operative is finished with his mission objectives.
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 6:32 am
Target List
Target#1: Frau Sherizard (Older Sister)
Resurreccion Powers: Water Manipulation/ Ice Manipulation
Specialty: Tag Battles
Post color: Indigo Target#2: Lien Sherizard (Younger Sister)
Resurreccion Powers: Electricity Manipulation
Specialty: Tag Battles
Post color: Black  ((Pictures courtesy of ramonferriera14))
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:12 am
Having sensed the disturbance in the surrounding area while out on patrol in the outskirts of the Sereitei, Frau and her sister, Lien, arrived at this spot and saw the giant portal spread across the field. "Hmm, it seems as though the enemy has finally made their move. With power of this magnitude, I assume that this will be big," hypothesized Frau while her sister, Lien, merely looked at her with an amused face.
"Sis, you worry too much. I'm sure that whatever comes out of there, we can handle it. Besides, we aren't called "Two Pair" for nothing, right?" Two pair. It pertained to something from a poker game wherein one gets two cards of the same kind during a fold. It's quite common compared to the other card variations, but in a high stakes pinch, a two pair can most probably win you a game when you fold. It's the reason why some poker player regard the "Two Pair" as the safe way to win a high-stakes game.
[For Post #1]
Seeing the man appear before them, Frau and Lien readied themselves for a fight. A good one. The man looked strong, strong enough to take the two of them at once. Frau didn't believe in appearances and wasn't intimidated however, but the man's reiatsu level was nothing to be trifled with. Frau knew that if they made a mistake, they could be dead. They needed to be careful if they wanted to survive.
Lien saw that her sister, Frau, was looking worried. Sure, the man before them had power, but she believed that, if she was with her sister, nobody could beat them. They had gone through so much and they had learned to work with each other to such an extent that they can move with exactly the same way as the other. Their timing and coordination were also perfect.
"Let's go, Lien!"
"Right, Frau!"
Frau: Unsheathes her katana and slashes multiple times.
Lien: Unsheathes her kodachi and attacks with a variation of stabs and kicks from the side.
[For Post #2]
Frau: Goes into resurreccion and attacks with a powerful jet of water, capable of breaking rocks.
Lien: Goes into resurreccion and attacks with a powerful jolts of lightning from her fingertips.
[For Post #3]
Frau: Makes bubbles that, when popped, will rain down super-hot water which can melt away the skin of whoever it touches, similar to acid.
Lien: Hurls lightning bolts in coordination with Frau so that the water from the bubbles would be more likely to hit something. Also uses bolts to pop some bubbles which are already near their intended target.
[For Post #4]
Frau: Attacks with numerous ice beams, capable of freezing anything it touches in seconds.
Lien: Rushes in and attacks with a blade made from pure electricity.
[For Post #5]
Frau: Sends out several giant, shark-like projectiles made from super-hot water.
Lien: Sends out several giant, dragon-like projectiles made of lightining as well as release some electricity into the atmosphere which can interfere with motor skills and slow down the physical responsiveness of an affected person in addition to inducing hallucinations via interference with the brainwave patterns and how it processes information.
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:38 pm
(So then it begins? or what excatly is happening. Can't be any good if i don't know exactly whats going on here.)
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 6:29 pm
[Intro]
The once seemingly peaceful portal suddenly shined brightly as several large planes shot out with great speed. Even if those who were on the ground were to use their Ceros to fire at the planes, everything would be useless as they were simply too fast and were being piloted by one of the best pilots available anywhere. With them in the cockpit of these massive planes, the plan was sure to be a success and there wouldn't even be a single casualty, hopefully, to their squadron of bomber planes.
Deep inside one of the planes, flying at 30,000 feet, the in-plane lights shone dimly on two men, one sitting on a jump seat and the other standing and preparing for something, pushing buttons as he did. "Ten minutes to drop-off. Please out on your jump mask and prepare of depressurization procedures," said the man standing. "Yes," the other man replied, standing up as the dim light illuminated his face, revealing himself to be none other than Xeion Kuchiki.
"Depressurization complete. Checking oxygen supply and opening rear hatch."
The dim light suddnely turned bright orange as its color washed over the two men. Then, with a loud clank, the plane's rear hatch opened themselves up, revealing the wonderful Sereitei sky in front of the two there. Xeion's eyes widened behind his mask. In all of his life as a shinigami, this was the first time he was able to witness the Sereitei from a bird's eye view. His Rider wasn't capable of going up to such a height like this.
"Arming rear parachute. External temperature minus 46 degrees Celsius. Two minutes to drop-off. Please stand up."
Doing as the man said, Xeion nodded and stood up, going to the rear of the plain, standing on the edge as he looked down at the ground. The big land which spread across the entire Sereitei looked so little from the height they were at.
"Activating bailout bottle. All green. Drop-off commencing in three...two...one...go!"
With a smile, Xeion stepped off the plane and went into a free fall. The cold wind rushed by his face and the forces that were being exerted on his body made his gut feel like it was rising out of his body. Adrenaline pumped through his veins as he fell faster and faster down to the ground. When he reached the limit, he pulled the strap on his back as the parachute behind him deployed, caught the powerful winds and slowed down Xeion's descent. He was now slowly, but surely getting nearer to the ground where he could see a faint trace of two figures standing there as if waiting for him to arrive. "Haha, how considerate of them to wait for me," said Xeion, smiling behind his mask.
Soon, his feet once again felt the ground. Removing his parachute straps, it flew away as soon as it caught a powerful gust, but Xeion didn't care. He would pick up the parachute later, but first, he needed to deal with these two first. Finally, he took off his mask and bowed in front of the two. "Hello there. It's good to meet two charming ladies such as yourselves," complimented Xeion. "I am Xeion Kuchiki, Vice Captain of Squad Nine and your humble guest for today. I'm pleased to meet you."
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:15 pm
All of a sudden, the two young ladies attacked him, one doing a flurry of swift and lethal slashes with her katana while the other one attacked with a combination of swift and powerful thrusts from her kodachi. Drawing out his sword, Xeion tried his best to block against their tandem attacks, using both his zanpakuto, Elena, and feet, for the other kodachi-weilding Arrancar, which he obviously found hard to do. Their attacks were fast and coordinated. As scary as it was, they also came from all over the place -- above, below, left, right -- and their seemingly unpredictable movements and calm, fluid grace also added to their own danger factor. It was scary to think just how good these two are together so much so that Xeion began to sweat profusely. He was getting worried. "Man, what a team these two make!"
Finally, Xeion kicked backwards, propelling himself several feet away from the two Arrancar, panting hard. These two were really pushing him to his limits and they weren't even in their resurreccion forms, meaning that they still had a lot of surprises in store for him. Xeion shuddered at the thought of these two having more power than they were showing him. He was just a single person against two highly-trained fighters from Las Noches. What's more, they were female. Xeion didn't like to fight with women, no matter what; and if he did, he would subconsciously hesitate with some of his more powerful attacks. He respected women too much to hurt them. It was part of a knight's code to protect those who needed help and respect all women, even if they be your enemy. As such, Xeion found it hard to fight against them. To be blunt, he can't hurt women, or rather, his honor and pride as a knight -- a gentleman even -- didn't allow him to. Talk about bad luck.
Even so, Xeion still needed to defend himself. These two were out to kill him. He didn't want to hurt them, but he also didn't want them to hurt him. Once again, Xeion was faced with a dilemma, but he just grit his teeth and decided to do what he can to defend himself while not hurting the two women even though the two women themselves seemed all too eager to hurt him. "Hey, please stop it! I don't want to hurt you -- I just want to ask you if you could kindly step away from your duties for a while so we can take back our home," Xeion explained, but proved to be of no avail as their attacks continued again and again.
Finally, Xeion decided to release his shikai in order to even out the odds. With his Dark Mirrors, he could dodge and escape without having to hurt them, and hopefully, will be able to tire the two out until their stamina gives in and they won't be able to fight anymore. Well, that is if Xeion himself doesn't get tired first or he doesn't get caught in a ferocious flurry of attacks from the two Arrancars.
"Please, listen to me; I'm speaking the truth! I don't want to hurt anyone!"
[1/5]
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:53 pm
With his words simply going straight through the ears of the two Arrancar, Xeion sighed. Even though he was sincere, the two girls simply didn't want to hear what he had to say and simply continued to attack him relentlessly. Things became much worse when they suddenly transformed into their resurreccion forms and began to attack him, first with a jet of water, then with powerful lighting blots. Xeion knew that such a combination was dangerous as if Xeion were to get hit by the water, if he didn't die from the water pressure, the electricity which came along with it would do him in. Period. With that in mind, Xeion opened a Dark Mirror and went inside of it, disappearing from the two ladies' lines of sight to think up of something to do next.
From above the battleground, a Dark Mirror opened up, and Xeion, basked in the glory of the morning sunlight, stood atop the branch of a nearby cherry blossom tree. The sun grew brighter as if sensing the presence of this figure and gave illumination to Xeion's visage, smiling warmly at the two young ladies there. “I really don't want to hurt you two,” Xeion muttered to himself, a melancholic smile forming on his lips. “I hope nobody gets hurt. I’d cry if anybody were to get seriously injured.”
Xeion loathed fighting; he loathed it above anything else. The only thing he hated more than fighting though was fighting with women, as mentioned before. Almost everyone, if not everyone, knew that Xeion is the peace-loving, nature loving, ramen-holic, prim and proper Vice Captain of the Ninth Squad, with boundless respect for life and to women. “If you won't listen to my words, ladies, then please listen to my actions," he said, smiling from ear to ear. Knowing Xeion, he’s probably got something flashy up his sleeve.
The wind began to pick up and blew some cherry blossom petals along with it. In sync with the sudden rush of the pink petals, Xeion jumped up into the sky, following the upward direction of the wind. Xeion’s figure could be seen clearly as he twirled and twisted his body, with the sun shining brilliantly behind him. Xeion then threw Elena up into the air and continued twirling around before pulling out a set of Japanese fans. With one, final spin, fell to the ground.
Picking up speed, the wind blew more cherry blossom petals along while Xeion danced gracefully with the wind; dancing as if he was on a grand stage with thousands of people watching him with the two fans he held only increasing the elegance his performance already had. His moves were flawless and fluid, graceful and beautiful yet they showed ferocity, intensity and power as well with each step perfectly coordinated with one another in a dance that was truly a sight to behold. While he was dancing, Xeion was smiling for the young boy was literally enjoying what he was doing there.
Suddenly, Xeion stopped with both hands now at his sides and the fans spread wide open and his eyes closed. Almost like in response to Xeion’s sudden pause, the wind also stopped blowing and returned to a gentle breeze. Not being able to sustain the massive amount of petals it had blew up, they gave way and fell back to the ground as countless cherry blossoms fell to the ground. Xeion then threw both fans up into the air, but still extended his right hand up with his palm open as if waiting for something to fall into it.
Soon, he caught what he was waiting for as Elena fell right into his hand after being thrown up into the sky. “Miss me?” he asked rhetorically with a smile and went into his duel stance -- his dominant foot forward with the sword near his face with the sword slightly bent down and his left hand touching the tip of the blade. “Please, my dear sweets, watch this,” he whispered with a smile as the two fans he threw up came into view once more, as did the petals.
Without hesitation, Xeion pushed off from the ground and with blazing speed, swung his sword so fast that the only thing could see from his swordplay was the blur of the steel with the wind. Reappearing just a split-second later, Xeion was now positioned in a samurai-esque manner -- head down with his weapon fully extended. In the same fashion, he sheathed Elena back into her scabbard and with the klink of the sword, fastening itself within the scabbard was heard, the petals and the fans fell to the ground, not as one, but in pieces. Xeion just sliced through every single one in a split second.
Xeion, standing up, back into his normal stance, smiled at the two Arrancar. “See? That show -- it was all for you, my dears. I hope you believe now when I say that I don't want to hurt you two. Please, trust me, and let's just sit this one down and talk it over, okay?”
[2/5]
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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:01 am
((Nice progress, Xeion. Although you were only able to do two posts today, excluding the intro, both posts are top-notch. I'd like it better if you stop running away though. Be sure to finish by today or else I'm going to have to put the burden on your comrades to make 100 posts.))
[Spectator]
As the battle raged on, Ky simply sat in the commander's chair inside the Rauber, the flagship assault airship of the Organization. With his head resting on his knuckles, Ky smirked at the show being displayed before him on the giant LCD display. It was Xeion fighting against two formidable opponents. It wasn't much of a fight though considering that all Xeion was doing was running away, defending, and showing off.
"Sir, pardon me for my rudeness, but why do you put so much faith in the lieutenant when he obviously doesn't want to fight? I've heard stories about him, but I've never really seen him fight. But now that I am, I can't say he's very dependable," one of the staff members asked and Ky immediately placed his stare toward that fellow. Judging by his looks, he seemed young. Probably a new recruit and didn't understand how things worked in the organization. Seeing this, Ky calmed down and returned to watching the fight before him.
"So that's how you see him, eh? Anyone else?" Ky asked, also looking at everyone in the Rauber's control room. All of them made small noises to indicate that they somewhat did. Ky sighed, smiling. "I may not have told you this before, but that "coward" is always the one who saves me, even back when I wasn't the leader of the Organization or KyCorp. He's the one who doesn't give up until the end," told Ky and began his story while watching Xeion on the screen.
"Back when we were under Master Kariya, we were sent into this mission to eliminate a rival Bount group who were using hollows to terrorize a small village east of Berlin. When we got there, it was a bloodbath. Many of our soldiers died, leaving only a handful of Ravens left, including me and him. We were surrounded on all sides with no hope of escape. I was also heavily wounded back then, unable to fight."
Ky took out a remote and zoomed in on Xeion's figure and watched him carefully while he continued to reiterate the story to his staff. "When we were trapped in that hell hole, there wasn't anything I could do, but that guy kept on believing that everything will be okay and tried his best to raise our morale even with the bleak situation. In a way, you can either call him really optimistic, or really stupid. I myself believe that he is of the latter," Ky snickered.
"But if it wasn't for his stupidity, we wouldn't have made it back alive. Eventually, we found a lucky break when we discovered that the device that was used to control the hollows was being kept inside the very building we were hiding in. To cut a long story short, we were able to destroy the device and turn the tables and completed our mission. If it wasn't for him, we would have just sat there and waited for our inevitable deaths. True, we were lucky, but I believe that the luck we had on that day was all because we believed in that "coward" right there."
Ky's usually intense eyes began to mellow down a bit when he remembered that time while he was watching the fight. "Whenever I feel weak on when I lack self-confidence, I always remember him as he tirelessly made jokes and made himself look stupid, trying his best to cheer us up even in a bleak of a situation as that. From then on, I wanted to become a person who was worthy of having someone like that as a comrade. Now, this is the result of that determination."
The entire staff of the control room fell silent as they looked at the man whom they all admired for his courage and strength then looked at the screen and saw the person fighting there against two arrancar. They couldn't believe that the person they had all looked up to, in turn, looked up to the person on the screen who fought like a coward, running away from the attacks as they came, scared of being cut down.
"Listen, everyone. If you have doubts about this person's abilities, I'll tell you all right now. Don't believe in the me who believes in him, or in the him who believes in me, but believe in the him who believes in himself. As long as we have that sort of person watching our backs, miracles can happen. I've seen it with my own two eyes. Miracles are real."
((There, I hoped you like that. Now, go post something that would take our breaths away. Finish this once and for all. Everyone's eyes are all focused on you now. Give them a show they won't soon forget.))
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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:09 am
((I'm a Spectator))
Akira sat on the ground at about two miles off from the bale field siting watching the battle between what appeared to be Lt. Xeion and two random Arrancar.He'd been in this position sine he'd broken away from Hogosha/Asuma. The training with them over the years were well edged into his body, he came to realize how unkempt his appearance became, but that was the least of his worries. Long dread like locks hung over his face passing his shoulders. His favorite silver pipe in between his fingers he took long pulls of smoke int his lungs.
"So the battle has begun,hmm. What s he planning, I know he's not running out of fear. That smile is proof enough for me that he's ready to move on taking them down at any minute, but I wonder why he's so relaxed about it...Well I'll take it as a personality disorder." Akira was amused with the show given by Xeion and how he'd been put to this task alone. He continued to look on as he awaited the force assembled before him to break trough.
For reasons unannounced to Akira he could tell that the battle would take place in this area. His Zanpakuto and himself talked in the mean time as they awaited. His reiatsu seemed to meld with the earth beneath him creating a small sphere around him hiding his reiatsu, as well as focusing it. The pressure built in his body as well as the time went. his plan was to release it all in his feet to shunpo himself right trough the opening heading straight for his home. In hind sight he was hoping that one of the captains would find him and join him in his plans for a lighting strike.
You've grown boy just wait for the young man before you to claim the victory that belongs to your people The shadow of a titanus spirit hung over Akira as he ignored its words. A surge of a slight emotion could be felt in the air as the spirit looked on. The spirit by the name Chrounos had come to respect the youth that passed the power to wield an honorable percent of his power.
Be ready when it happens, and be careful...boy
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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:54 pm
Xeion continued to smile when the attacks from the two Arrancar siblings stopped for a while. It seemed as though his performance was able to reach them and move their hearts. In fact, one of them was so happy with performance that she began to blow bubbles to his direction. Pretty, round, and big bubbles which danced through the air. “Aww, what pretty bubbles!” Xeion exclaimed with innocent joy until one of them accidentally popped, releasing its contents of strange liquid which, as soon as it hit the ground, began eating away at the soil, creating a hole in the place where the water should be. At once, Xeion stopped in his tracks upon seeing that sight.
A funny, shocked expression came to his face and a cold chill ran down from his neck to the base of his spine. “The…water…in the bubbles…melt…rock…,” he mumbled, realizing that he was surrounded by the said bubbles. Xeion went into his chibi mode and started to creep his way around the bubbles. After seeing one of them pop, he didn’t want to get hit by the water they contained, carefully weaving through the bubbles whose unpredictable patterns made it hard for him to ascertain the direction they were going. At the same time, he hurried with the thought of getting out of there before more bubbles break. Xeion needed to stay calm in such a situation -- that was all he can do. This was probably their plan all along, those two Arrancar.
Weaving through the bubbles would be like playing a maze game with a constantly changing maze. One needs a calm mind to make decisions based on how the maze moves and move according to their direction. Panicking would only make it harder for the person inside to see the movement patterns which would then cause him to make irrational decisions until, in the end, he gets trapped, without a chance of escape. It was a cunning maneuver, but Xeion simply had to work with it if he wanted to get out of this situation alive. “This is one of those times when playing Katamari really helps,” he muttered to himself with a smiled, but unfortunately for Xeion, playing Katamari won’t really help him for what was about to come next.
With a loud crack of electricity, Xeion subconsciously ducked as a bolt of lightning whizzed above him, hitting a bubble. Xeion quickly rolled to the side before the water from the bubble hit him, but as soon as he dodged it, another bolt of lighting came at him and popped some more bubbles. Not only that, some bolts also came at him. Now he didn’t need to dodge the bubbles, he needed to dodge lighting too. At the same time, he also needed to watch his moves so that he won’t accidentally unleash an attack that would hurt the two young ladies in front of him. This day just keeps getting better and better.
As Xeion jumped, ran, crouched, and spun to dodge of the lightning and bubbles, he weaved his left hand and created several Dark Mirrors around him; and with a flick of the wrist, they all converged into one spot in the center. Upon seeing its completion, he quickly weaved through the bubbled and barrage of lightning, jumping into the Dark Mirrors, but was hit by a stray bolt, hitting him squarely on his right rib. Luckily, he was already about to fall into the Dark Mirrors when that happened, so he was already safe at that time.
Reappearing some distance away from the range of the bubbles and the bolts, Xeion fell to his knees at the searing pain caused by the lightning strike. It caused a medium-sized burn on his side. The burn was little, but it burnt through a sizable layer of skin that Xeion could smell the scent of burning flesh. Putting his left hand on the burn, he winced in pain, but he had to bear with it. Soon, he began to use some chiyudo he learned back when he was still a Squad Four member while waiting for another attempt at his life, courtesy of the two Arrancar ladies.
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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:34 pm
The two Arrancar didn’t give Xeion much time to heal his wounds when they suddenly opened up their line of attack one more. Soon, a white beam, capable of freezing anything it touches, came at him and was forced to stop his healing to dodge it as he quickly pushed off into a shunpo, skidding to a stop several meters away from where he was before. However, as soon as he reappeared, the other Arrancar lady came at him, this time brandishing some blade, made entirely out of electricity, forcing Xeion to defend himself once more. Along with her, another ice beam came at him. Even with the oncoming ice beam, the other Arrancar simply continued her assault on him, only dodging the beam from her pertner Arrancar when the ice beam was just a few meters away from hitting its intended target. Him.
“Oh dear.”
The ice beam hit him, showering him with an extremely freezing temperatures. Xeion had barely survived being completely frozen to death when he was able to put up a Dark Mirror, absorbing most of the beam in front of him, but even then, the freezing effects of the beam had gotten through to him. When the ice beam finished running its course and dissipated, Xeion let down his Dark Mirror. The entire area within a 10-foot radius around him had been completely frozen solid while Xeion himself had bits of ice hanging over him. It was his frozen sweat. It was all thanks to the beam that even his very own sweat were now hanging like crystal decorations all over him, making him look somewhat like a Christmas tree. Not that Xeion didn’t like that. In fact, he found it amusing to some extent, even smiling, marveling at his own frozen sweat.
Yet again, the two Arrancar took advantage of Xeion’s innocence to launch another attack on him. The electricity-wielding Arrancar lady came at him once more, but this time, Xeion was prepared. Although his muscles were still under the effects of being exposed to extreme temperatures like that, he more than made up for it with strategy. Of course, his strategy didn’t mean to hurt any of the two in any way. That was his style. It was, yet again, more of a way of showing them that he really didn’t mean any harm and he just wanted them to stop.
Dodging the last thrust from her electric blade, Xeion grabbed hold of her forearm, spun around her, and locked her in a reverse embrace with him standing behind her, his left hand holding her right hand and his right hand holding her left. Whispering into her ear, he smiled. “There, I hope we can talk now.”
Disappearing into a Dark Mirror, both Xeion and the electricity-wielding Arrancar disappeared, going into the Dark Mirror dimension, a place where they can be alone, undisturbed, by anyone. Still within his tight embrace, Xeion began to explain himself to the Arrancar lady. “Why do we need to fight?” Xeion asked. “Why is it that you and I need to fight each other? Aren’t we all the same deep down? Sure, you may say that we’re completely different, but in the end, we’re all just human.”
Loosening his embrace until he let go of the Arrancar lady’s hands, he gently turned her around to face her. His eyes stared down into her own, gazing deep into them to show his sincerity. “I seriously don’t want to hurt anyone. Even if its for others, it still hurts me when I see others suffer before my eyes. I don’t care about how we are supposed to be enemies or whatever. If people want to make friends, they can, regardless of race or distance.” Placing his right hand on her shoulder, he continued.
“I want to be friends with you -- all of you. Every single Arrancar, every single Hollow, I want to get to know you all. Trust and understanding is vital in a peaceful world. You and your kind are the most misunderstood of all the races. It’s mostly our fault that you became like this. Because of our inability as protectors to save you from wandering around, all alone, with nobody to care for you. I may not be able to make amends for the past, but still, I’m begging you, I don’t want to fight anymore. I want us to have fun, for us to talk, for us to make friends -- to be friends. That is my wish. That is all I want to do. From this point on, the rest is up to you.”
Smiling, Xeion gave the Arrancar girl a small push as an exit portal appeared behind her, bringing her back to her partner’s side. Xeion himself exited on another portal, stepping out several meters in front of the two Arrancar. He was wounded, but he was smiling. Whatever happens next will be all up to the Arrancar girl and how she took his true feelings. He trusted in her, as strange as that may sound. He trusted that she would make the decision that was closest to her true feelings, not as an Arrancar, but as a human being.
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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:24 pm
Upon seeing the giant sharks, made from the same water from those bubbles, and the dragons, made from electricity came at him, Xeion still smiled. Why, you ask? The reason was quite simple. It was because Xeion saw that the Arrancar lady he had just talked with, the one who just summoned the large dragons, was crying when she did. “ I see. I am happy that your decision would allow us to become friends. Now, just leave it to me,” he thought. Xeion was happy that his words finally reached the heart of one of the Arrancars he was fighting, but seeing as they were duty-bound to eliminate him, Xeion understood her predicament. If she were to refuse to do her job, she would be marked as a traitor to Las Noches and sentenced to death. In her tears, Xeion understood that she, too, desired for that kind of acceptance; that kind of friendship that spans across time and space. Yes, she wanted it and Xeion was more than happy to comply for he believed that even great enemies can become friends fi one were to try hard enough. The fruit of his labor, the effect of his determination to make friends, was all expressed in the tears the Arrancar in front of him shed. Going into his duel stance, Xeion charged up his reiatsu, mixed it with his own cosmic energy, and concentrated it all into Elena. He was too injured to do anything else and the strain on his muscles was already too much for him to bear. If he did any more complicated and flashy moves, like dodge the sharks and dragons in an intricate dance of speed and dexterity, it would cause his muscles to ache, and ultimately, fail, leaving him fully immobilized. This was the best bet -- using power to overwhelm the two Arrancar. This was both his first and last time to attack in this fight, but Xeion still didn’t intend to hurt the two young ladies. He had a much better plan up his sleeve. [Scene Song: Happily Ever After] Time seemed to slow down around him as Xeion continued with charging up his attack. While he did, nostalgic thoughts began filling his head, thinking back to the time when he was under the tutelage of Feiy-sama, and even after that when he see her fight. If she was in his situation, she would have easily defeated these two without hesitation and even had time to play around with their corpses afterward. Xeion, in the past, admired Feiy-sama and the strength she possessed. Other than that, she also admired her carefree attitude and the fact that she does whatever she wanted whenever she wanted. She didn’t care what anyone thought of her so long as she herself was happy. Xeion admired that sense of confidence that he strived to emulate himself after his idol, training hard day by day just to be as strong as her, trying to follow the same path as her, minus all the killing as Xeion hated fighting and killing, unlike his master, but still wanted to be as strong as her. A tear rolled down his face when he remembered the time when she had to leave for Earth to join with the Vaizards. From then on, he only met her once, in the old opera house in an abandoned town, now destroyed courtesy of what they did there. Now, he received news that she was the current head of Las Noches. The master and teacher who trained him to become the person he was today was now his enemy. That was to be expected with Feiy-sama’s, being who she was, but the only thing he regretted was that he didn’t even get a chance to see her smile and now she was the one who was controlling these poor Arrancar, forcing some of them to fight against her will. “ You know, I read something on the internet once. It’s about birds. Do you want to hear it?” Elena asked in the form of a voice inside of Xeion’s head. “ Yeah, I don’t mind. I’ve got nothing better to do, anyway.” Xeion replied. “ Did you know that before a bird leaves its nest, it sheds all its “baby” feathers? It’s true. However, since it’s still a baby, it still needs a place where it can comfortably grow its feathers so this is the reason why young birds don’t immediately leave the nest after it gets feathers. However, the fact still remains that these feathers are not its own since its the feathers which it received while under the care of its parents.” Upon hearing that tidbit of info, Xeion could somehow see himself as the ‘baby bird’ in which the parents symbolized ‘Feiy-sama’ and nest was ‘everything she stood for’. He then came to realize that he, before Feiy-sama left for the human world and joined the Vizards, was only following her footsteps, doing everything for her sake. Back then, he wasn’t really getting strong with his own power, but rather, he was getting strong with the indirect help of Feiy-sama since she was the one whom Xeion aimed for. Elena continued. “ However, when they do finish growing their feathers, they are now subjected to the reality of flying in the harsh, unforgiving winds. With each and every flight he takes thereafter, the bird becomes stronger than he was yesterday; tomorrow more than today. It’s wings gradually get stronger as it becomes battered by wind.” Upon hearing that part about being battered by the wind, Xeion snickered. He got the idea that Elena was trying to let out, but that thing about the bird being “battered by the wind” reminded him of Feiy-sama, the Sadistic Gale, and how she used to beat him up when he made a mistake, which incidentally drove him to become stronger each time she did. “ Is something funny?” Elena asked. “ No, it’s nothing. Just a personal joke is all.” He replied. “ Sheesh, you freak me out sometimes, you know? Now, as I was saying, Their wings become stronger as they become battered by the wind, one feather at time.” Elena stopped for a while, letting out a satisfied sigh. “ Xeion, from the time on after Feiy left, your have grown stronger; your ‘feathers’ have started to turn into ‘real’ ones.” With Elena’s last statement, Xeion realized that she was right. When Feiy-sama left for Earth, he trained endlessly, trying to forget the pain in his heart caused by his teacher abandoning him, which reminded him of his friend, former Squad Two Captain, Soi Fon, and how she used to feel for Yoruich-sama when she left her. Soon, he started to forget Feiy-sama and began training to improve himself for the sake of others, eventually landing him on a spot in Squad Nine as its Vice Captain. Then, he remembered how all of his friends pitched in to help him grow into what he was now; Rakey-chan, Yuu-chan, Rin-chan, Unaharu-hime, Kamashiro-taicho, Ky, Thanatos-kun, Oath-kun, Tagg-san, Mi-chan, Sei-chan, and many others -- all of them helped in his growth. Xeion smiled. “ That’s right, why didn’t I realize it from the beginning? Didn’t I get my ‘feathers’ from such great friends?” Elena, having sensed the sudden change in Xeion’s mood smiled as well, knowing that her part was done because Xeion had focused on hearing on what Elena had said to him that he didn’t even feel the pain in his entire body nor that the charging process had already been completed. “ Feiy’s absence gave you the ‘wind’ you needed to make your ‘wings’ stronger. Have you finally taken notice of it, the ‘wings’ that have been growing behind you?” Xeion smiled. “ These wings…are the wings my friends gave me. I want to share these wings to everyone…and take them up to the sky…to show them…just how wonderful…friendship is.” Raising his sword high into the sky, Elena shone magnificently as the sun reflected off her steel. Xeion gripped her hilt as tightly as he could in face of certain death, but still, he was able to smile. “Feiy-sama is gone, but her spirit, her teachings, and her memories are still with me. I may not be as strong as Feiy-sama was, nor I may not be as confident as Feiy-sama was, heck, I’m not even as manly compared to Feiy-sama, and she’s a woman! Regardless, I will fight on, even if it causes me pain. For the sake of my friends, for the sake of the innocent, for the sake of peace -- I shall fight with this weapon of mine so that, in the future, all of us can create a world where we don’t need weapons, but flowers! A world where everyone is happy, where everyone gives comfort to those who are sad, helps those who need help, where there are no boundaries and everyone is free to be with whomever they want to be with, to make friends with, to fall in love with. Until then, my sword, this sword, shall fight for that world. A world filled with love and happiness!” With one, final shout, Xeion brought Elena down as hard as he could, releasing a powerful wave of cosmic energy which met with the shark and the dragon with so much force that, as soon as they clashed, they immediately went into a stalemate position. It seemed as though the cosmic energy wave wasn’t enough to successfully break through their powerful shark and dragon combination to deliver the finishing blow to the two Arrancar and end the fight once and for all, but then again, that wasn’t Xeion’s intention in the first place. Like he said before, he didn’t want to hurt them. Extending his right hand, a black and white gun appeared which then Xeion pointed at the middle of the clashing powers. His Raven’s Mark, ‘XIII’, shone magnificently on his forehead and the gun he held, too, shone brightly. This was the Angelus, his Geist Meister, the physical manifestation of his will as a Raven. Muttering a short prayer, Xeion concentrated into putting his wishes into the gun, hoping that it was enough to be able to make the magic bullet, Ataraxia. The gun blazed with blue light shortly afterward, signifying that his wish was accepted and the gun was now usable. Xeion smiled. “I hope we become friends in the near future. For now, please rest. Don‘t worry, I‘ll watch over the both of you.” Pulling the trigger, the Angelus fired a small, light blue bullet. As soon as it reached the clashing powers, it broke through all three while still retaining all of its momentum. Upon reaching the two Arrancar, the bullet exploded, engulfing the area in a bright, yet warm and comforting, light. When the light faded, the once barren field was replaced by a beautiful flower patch, filled with all kinds of different flora from roses to lavender. In the middle of this beautiful patch, the two Arrancar slept peacefully, hugging each other in a warm, sisterly embrace as both of them dreamed a wonderful dream. They were smiling as the gentle wind caressed their sleeping forms. “Haha, it seems as though my wish was granted once again,” giggled Xeion as he walked by the flowers and sat himself beside the sleeping sisters, smiling at the gently. What was his wish? “I wish that those two would be happy and dream of a world without conflict.” Looking up at the sky, he smiled, stretching his hand toward it. "No, I'm not like you, Feiy-sama. My life isn't all about killing and getting stronger. My life is meant to be shared with those I love." Xeion closed his hand as if he had caught an imaginary thing that flew above him. "When we meet again, I'll show you that you don't need to suffer alone. Feiy-sama, you were never alone." [5/5]
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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:38 pm
There is only way to describe these posts and that is WOW!! If I could give you a 100 I would, but I'm only allowed to give you a 70. Anyways I say you pass,and that you deserve a 100, wait not just a 100, but something way higher, something like 1,000,000,000. The way you wrote this was pure art work, something I understand very much. As I read this I saw nothing wrong, what I saw was Awesomeness , and let me just say you should be a captain, that's how good I think you are. So again you pass with Flying Colors.
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