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 Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 11:12 am
The small clearing outside of Tansen's Mansion proved to be the perfect location for what Bull had in mind. Bull turned at the opposite end of the clearing, preparing himself. He pulled out some tape from his haori. Meticulously, he wrapped his hands. The tape wound its way up to Bull's elbows on each arm. "Let's hope your powers come in handy..." He said to the wind.
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 12:31 pm
Thanatos walked into the clearing, as Bull had something he wanted his help with. "Hey. So what is it you need Bull? Everyone's glad to see you back, your not planning on leaving again are you?" Thanatos stared at his captain with a curiosity he couldn't place. "Has something happened to you? Your aura feels.. Impure."
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 3:26 pm
"Burn worlds..." Bull said. He waited for a moment. Nothing happened. The only sound was the breeze through the clearing. He couldn't call out his zanpakuto. "You can say that, Thanatos." Bull almost looked ashamed. "I haven't been able to communicate with my zanpakuto since I left Hueco Mundo." Bull stepped towards Thanatos, fidgeting with his fingers. "Being unable to release any of my normal reiatsu for so long did not do good on my body. With so many Hollows around, their reiatsu seeped into my system."
Bull looked up at Thanatos. "I need your help." He said. "You have certain abilities that can counteract Hollow Reiatsu, do you not?" Bull asked. "Strike me..." Bull said quietly, almost unheard. "I need your help..."
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 3:40 pm
"My abilities, though they have the power to counter hollow reiatsu, they also nullify and destroy it. They only counteract it, until they overpower it. Or are overpowered by it." Thanatos looked at Bull's face, and was worried about his health. "I can't do this. You know I would do whatever I could to help you, but this is unheard of. If I screw up a little, you'd most likely die. If that happens, I won't have a future in the Sereitei.. Or my Captain." Thanatos eyes flashed a serious glance at Bull as he thought it over in his mind.
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 4:07 pm
Bull was frustrated. "You won't obey a direct order? Then you really don't have a future in the Sereitei." Bull said through his teeth. Even though he grew angrier and angrier, his reiatsu did not rise. After all, it couldn't. "I need you to do this. There is no question here!" He yelled, advancing on Thanatos. "Do it..." He said in a suddenly weak voice. "Do it..." He was almost crying. Bull grabbed Thanatos by the scruff of the neck and lifted him in the air.
"DO IT!!!" He screamed.
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 5:13 pm
Thanatos' right hand glowed as it stuck out of Bull's back, through his ribs, and through his heart. The Zaigou symbol burned brightly on Thanatos' right breast. Bull's veins instantly turned bright red and swelled across his body. They glowed faintly for a second, before they settled, and kept a steady red light as the Reiatsu traveled throughout his body. Bull's eyes started to flicker. He went limp and Thanatos caught him, and slid him to the ground. As he pulled his hand out, the skin that was cut, was burned closed. Thanatos laid him out flat on the ground and stood. The red reiatsu that pulsed on his hand started to fade, as did the Zaigou symbol. Thanatos rubbed his eyes, trying to stop any tears that might start to fall. "I hope I did the right thing... You better not die Bull..." Thanatos looked down at Bull, and knew that the Reiatsu had to be just enough to overpower the Hollow Reiatsu, but not so much to completely destroy it, otherwise Bull might die. "I should start writing my will if he doesn't wake up within the hour..." Thanatos turned his back to Bull and crouched down. He put his head in his hands and massaged his temples.
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:08 pm
All was black...
An orphaned child hugged his knees in the dark, crying...
All was black...
A young man stared in awe at blood on his hands...
All was black...
A flash of light... Two blades rested in the young man's hands...
These were the pictures that Bullene thought of as he looked into the dark abyss of his mind. All of those thoughts came to be one as he knelt, crying. His bloody hands held the two katana which he held such a heavy connection to before. Bull felt a weightlessness unlike any other. He felt as though he was rising."Why is it that you haven't spoken to me in so long?"Bull heard the voice. He urged to scream back, but he could not. There was a spiritual block between them."Do you hate me?"Bull cried even harder as he failed to reply to the voice. A speck appeared in his vision. Desperate, Bull stood. He began to walk his way towards the speck."You must think I am awful..."Each step grew harder for Bull, but he did not stop. He had to reach it... The area was gradually paling to gray as he approached the spot in his vision.[color-red]"You probably want me to leave..." In the gray, the steps grew even harder as Bull pushed on. He wasn't as fueled by desperation as he was by determination. He clenched his blades in his hand as he continued to approach the light. The gray continued to pale as he stepped into the light."I should just leave...""NO!"
Bull cried out as he was bathed in bright light.
In the outside world, A pillar of flame shot into the sky from Bull's body, screeching into the silence.
Back in Bull's mind, the light began to fade slightly as the golden glow of the phoenix in front of him appeared. "So you were always hiding..." Bull said to him. "Did you even tell me your real name?""No..." The phoenix said. His voice was clean and pure, unlike before."I am Seiraika... the Holy Fire started by Lightning."Bullene said nothing. He leaped forward to Seiraika, bringing him to an embrace. The phoenix's wings wrapped about Bull's body in a similar embrace. As their embrace ended, Bull felt a weight on his belt: his zanpakuto were placed back at his sides, now rosewood rather than ebony."I believe you have a war going on..." Seireaika said in a final sort of tone.
In the clearing, the pillar of fire grew silent, still burning tall. It was pure reiatsu, upon inspection. It was then that Bull's voice echoed from within the flame. "Rise from the Ashes..." The fire roared once more as it grew more intense, yet Bull's voice still echoed over it. "SEIRAIKA!"
The pillar split as the earth rumbled. Shining golden light burst forth from the base of the spire of flames as Bullene appeared, his hand armored in their normal gauntlets, his body free of the wound that Thanatos inflicted upon him. Fire burst from Bull's palms as he spoke. "The only ones that will have to write their will..."
"ARE THE ARRANCAR!"
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:17 pm
Thanatos sword morphed into its Gigantic Zweihander, as he spun to his feet. He faced the column of flame and jumped backwards. As Bull made his Triumphant return Thanatos bowed. "They won't be given the chance to write them, my Captain. We will end their lives before the pen hits the paper." Thanatos stood and walked towards Bull. He stopped a few feet from him. "Where do we go now Bull. Back to Tansen's... Or to Squad Seven." Thanatos' eyes burned Passionately as he spoke.
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:46 pm
"Just Squad Seven?" Bullene laughed as he resealed his Zanpakuto into the rosewood katanas at his belt. "How about the entire Sereitei?!?" He said with equal fervor to Thanatos. "Call the Squad, Squad 3, Jan, and if he is still around, Ryan Feldric." Bull crossed his arms. "We are to retake the Sereitei!"
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:50 pm
Thanatos opened his hand and black butterflies flew out. "It shall be done."
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:59 pm
Bob skid to a stop as he was around 5 meters to the left of Thanatos, "You called?" Bob said as he stood looking at Bull. Excitement seemed to shine through his golden eyes almost making them sparkle, "Finally my chance to prove that I will be a strong and worthy member of squad 7" Bob thought as he stood, his right hand was resting on his zanpakuto. He was anxious to finally fight along side his comrades
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 7:09 pm
Lilly made her way onto the battlefield, her hands in front of her. She however looked slightly anxious to fight anyone. She was dressed in her usual attire, that attire being that of when she died, her regular schoolgirl uniform, with a rip in the right side of her skirt. That part had always given her bad memories, but reminded her that she went through the worst. "What are we going to do?" She asked, remaining anxious.
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 7:16 pm
The clearing was ablaze with flame, sundered open by some massive force. Rokera jumped carefully over ravines and fires, making his way to the captain. Every nerve ending in Rokera's body was alive with an ecstatic energy for battle, while his mind burned with rage. This was the aura of Bullene Katsurou, which had almost instantly passed on to Rokera when he entered the clearing.
"I have come, Bull-taicho, Thanatos-fukutaicho." He bowed. Of course, his eyes danced with the flames around him, giving an appearance of a shifting fog to his pale eyes. "I am prepared for the task ahead. My power is nothing compared to yours, but I offer everything I have." A teethy grin parted his lips, going well with his shifting eyes. And if I don't die, I'll just be stronger.
Rokera slowly scanned the field. He awaited the arrival of his brothers and sisters of Squad 7, at least, those that weren't already here. Every glance at the shattered terrain held a shard of a terribly strong reiatsu that creeped down Rokera's spine every chance it had. The cloud necklace had a molten glow, filled to maximum capacity. It was hard not to be amazed.
Now that's power.
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 8:18 pm
(enters)
A gentle breeze picked up, billowing his brown hair and burnt Shinigami robes about as Nicholas held his hat down, casting shadows across his face as he strode somewhat leisurely towards the gathering Squad 7 force.
He felt a little out of place, so far he seemed to be the only 3rd Squad member here. The hell butterfly he had received mere minutes earlier had ordered a gathering with the Squad 7 captain, and despite the fact that Tagg wasn't technically the Captain of Squad Three, Nicholas didn't have the balls to challenge an order from her.
Bullene Katsurou. Squad 7's Captain, and probably the greatest hand to hand fighter in the entire Seireitei. Of course Nicholas would've heard of him, it was hard to ignore a man who carried such titles.
"Squad Three's 5th Seat Nicholas D. Tenukage reporting for duty sir. Expertise is close range combat and shikai. I've orders to follow whatever you say. Consider me as some kind of sacrificial pawn, considering the context."
As always, a complete disregard for his own life. Oh well, for once it would be worth the sacrifice. What was one life after all, before the retrieval of the home base of the Shinigami? The one fortress against the incredible might of the Espada?
Espada...the name brought a bitter taste the Nicholas mouth. He looked forward to meeting one again. Sure, his chances of winning were...less than 0, but he was confident he would at least scar one enough to make it easier for the next person to finish it off.
((Fuuuck))
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 8:24 pm
Jan had only just received the Hell Butterfly when he shot out of the sky, landing in the middle of the gathering Shinigami. "Hell yeah! This is what I'm talking about!"
Finally, what I've been waiting for... My chance to prove to the Shinigami that a Vizard can still help! Plus, now that I've perfected my techniques, no puny Espada can stand before me!
((Quick post before I'm off for the night!))
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