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Someone, nobody was quite sure who among the fractured arrancar, had decided that it would be the most opportune time to hold a meeting among all that they could find still wandering the deserts. Of course not everyone had survived the fall of Las Noches and even less had survived the constant dangers of the deserts of Hueco Mundo. Those that were left were sure to be the best at surviving or very new arrancar, naturally made too. It was required that everyone bring something 'interesting' or 'useful' to the meeting however that was only word of mouth but to be polite Kura had decided she would bring something useful.

Of course it would be freezing and dark and so to properly have a meeting they needed a fire and to have a proper fire they would also need wood or some sort of fuel to keep the fire burning. Kura had remembered. In the human world they had lots of trees and they were the perfect material and so although she could not open garganta herself she had managed to convince a gillian to hold open a garganta for her briefly while she chopped down the tree.

She had arrived on the outskirts of a forest and set about working immediately. She looked at the forest and quietly analysed which tree would be the biggest and it's general location and finally found that the tree she was after was likely to be deeper inside the forest based off both the age it would have as well as the fact the inner trees peaked marginally though noticeably higher than any of the others.

Without a word Kura set off deeper into the forest hoping only that someone wouldn't kill the gillian thus leaving her stranded for a while or that some stupid shinigami wouldn't decide to attack her. She wasn't harming anyone or anything so she could see no justifiable reason.

((I've been told to tell you, as you probably know, you need to get your profile re approved. Meanwhile let's get this Quest on.))

Kura had not yet noticed Torrik as she was simply incapable of detecting reiatsu at any level unless used in sight range and if the person was purposely trying to make themselves seen. However this didn't mean she was incapable of using her other five sense and indeed these five were far stronger than her sixth would have been. Although she could not physically see Torrik as it was ,to be straightforward, very dark she still heard the rustling of the trees and knew something was there.

Now aware of this she instantly prepared herself for battle. Taking her shield and halberd in hand she moved towards the place where the sound had arisen from. They had seen her, surely, however they may not know exactly what she planned to do. She moved heavily through the forest her armour clinking and clunking with each step.

Footprints followed clearly behind her she was not trying to be secretive as it was not in her nature. Instead she wanted to make sure whatever was out there knew she was coming and that she was going to make absolutely certain that they knew as well. What had previously been steps now became stomps. As though she were on the path to war. She tested the idea of shouting out to see who it was but decided against it purely because it seemed like a waste. She had made her presence known.

Then, as she neared the source of the sound she stabbed her halberd into the ground, leaving it stuck. This completed her message without having had to use a single word. Whoever it was would know she was serious but that she had no intention to kill anyone. She only held her shield up in case their intentions were ill unlike her own.

((By the way Kura is an arrancar. She got a ride with a gillian to the forest since she can't use garganta. Furthermore a Halberd is a type of polearm where a axe and a spear are stuck together.))

It must have been nothing. Perhaps a large bird taking off from a tree. She could not actually see Torrik but merely had a general idea of where he might be based off some sounds that seemed slightly too large for a bird or a squirrel nestling in the trees however it was entirely possible it was the wind. Deciding that there would be no point waiting for something that simply wasn't there Kura took her halberd up once more and moved away more quietly now. If she hadn't even slightly intimidated whatever lay here then she saw no point in trying again. There was only so much clunking around could do and if she really wanted to invoke fear she knew the most effective way was to beat some sense into them.

As Kura moved away, still not entirely silent, she positioned herself next to a tree and took her halberd up. Positioning herself so she could cut it down in one swoop. She put her feet into position and then took her weapon in both hands (she had placed her shield on her back earlier) and pulled both her arms back and then unleashed a lightning fast swing. Her weapon itself was too short to cut through the tree but with the physical force of an arrancar tempered to still remain precise such a feat was easy. The tree fell down and regardless of her heavy armour Kura moved like a shot to catch the tree before it fell. A blast of reiatsu radiating from her as she did so as she was using it as fuel to increase her movement speed dramatically.

She took the massive tree on her shoulder managing to hold it up however it was awkward and so she had to hold it with both arms wrapped around it. She could just barely grip it but it was sufficient. It would be convenient to be able to walk on air right now but such a feat was impossible and she simply accepted that. Instead she decided that she would slowly nudge her way back through the forest and so she did. Slowly but surely Kura made her way passing the tree through other trees and finally until she was outside the forest with the gillian she had brought with her waiting for her.

Good. She could actually get home. It had indeed worried her that such a large presence would be easily protected but it was a forest. Shinigami were unlikely to appear here and especially so ones who could take on a menos like a gillian. What was the worth in controlling an area where not a single human lived?

((I presume the orange text is audible speech? Tell me if I'm wrong. I'll sort it out.))

Just as she had cast all doubts about there being a person being around she heard the sound of distant (or was it hushed) speech. She could not make out the source nor could she tell what they were saying but someone was here. They seemed friendly too given that they hadn't yet attacked her in spite of the fact they had no doubt found a chance at least once while she was carrying the log. If this was the case then she would have to leave them the message. It seemed unlikely that it was a hollow given that the creature hadn't attacked her but perhaps it was simply a lower class of hollow and thus didn't dare make a move lest it be torn to pieces. Kura was not sure she could stop herself from using too much force on a ordinary hollow herself if she had to defend herself. It would be a shame but it would be the fault of the hollow she reasoned to herself. Any ordinary hollow stupid enough to attack an arrancar probably already knew the consequences and was aware of the possibility of death.

"I don't know if there's anyone there." She said loudly to herself. It was a genuine concern. She had a feeling someone was watching her because of a few slightly mysterious sounds but that wasn't proof enough. It could of course all be in her imagination and being in such a loud place (relatively) was prone to causing such reactions. "But if there's a hollow and you've been away since Las Noches fell." She didn't think about whether or not Torrik would actually know this crucial piece of information. As far as Kura knew every Arrancar of relevance knew that Las Noches was no more. As a result she was certain that anyone who was so expertly able to conceal their appearance would be aware of this information. "We're meeting up to discuss some." Kura paused to think. She didn't actually know what they were going to discuss so she decided to use a fairly boring word to end her sentence. "Matters."

She thought to herself for a second. She could give whoever it was five minutes or so could she not? The meeting or more likely party wasn't set to begin for a while yet and she could arrive at the location instantly. If there was a hollow here and he or she wished to come to the meeting, or more likely party, then they should have someone to direct them to it. The gillian could wait. The gillian could always wait. A creature with no mind was not going to ever say to Kura anything like 'I'm bored.' The very idea was simply absurd.

Meanwhile, Kura decided to reflect on some thoughts of her own, if this creature were to come down what exactly would she say to it? Was it even worthwhile waiting five minutes for something that probably wasn't there. Kura started to internally get slightly angry with whoever it was especially if they hadn't come down yet. What could they possibly be scared of she thought. She had already shown she meant no harm. Perhaps there was something else to it but Kura couldn't possibly fathom what it was.

((Ah. It's his inner voice. My apologies. I'll not make the mistake twice.))

Although Kura was a little shocked (and immediately on her guard) to see another arrancar before her using the technique that only an arrancar could possibly use she was pleased too. Her suspicions had been correct although mostly founded upon nothing and not without risk to the hollows themselves as a whole. He could definitely have taken her out with a well placed attack to the neck if he was fast enough and she didn't doubt that for a second. She began to size Torrik up. He was a tiny bit shorter than her as he himself had noticed but he definitely looked agile. Probably a lot more agile. Most telling that he wasn't human was the ears though. Like those of a bird of some sort. She wondered briefly if he actually had human ears anywhere but discarded the thought quickly as it was not productive however it gave her some foresight into what was likely to happen if he decided to use his resurrecion and she knew if he wanted to he could become a very painful opponent for her. Another thing she noticed was that he wore the garb of an arrancar from Las Noches. The classic white but always heavily modified. It was a telling sign of how old or out of contact he must be if he still wore it.

When he waved Kura simply nodded. Acknowledging that he existed was probably all he wanted. Else he would have said something else or asked a question. She decided against telling him that she was glad to see him as she would be to see any brother or sister arrancar. Instead she directed two simple words to the gillian who held the way back to Hueco Mundo open. "Let's go." One would presume it was directed at the gillian but it could have been directed at either Torrik of the gillian. It probably would have held two completely different meanings for the two. The gillian would take it as a command but how Torrik would interpret it was a mystery.

The gillian began to roar and the universe itself started to crack and then finally shattered like glass being smashed from a central point making a small hole in itself and revealing a formless grey swirl. Anyone and especially a hollow would recognise it as a garganta. The technique which allowed them to be such effective invaders and so good at escaping and yet which neither of the two arrancar could perform it seemed. Kura stepped into it and followed the gillian. It would know where to go even if she did not. She faced her back towards Torrik. It was a sign of trust that she was willing to do so and she only hoped he would not betray it.

((Soon. We're going to have to put it on hold for a while though until I check with the other Arrancar. I know for a fact one we need at least two more things before this meeting can begin. I don't know who's making the thread either.))