White sandy dunes, barren besides scarce vermin level hollows that occasionally reside here and the stronger more primal Hollow within Las Noches. Under the domed ceiling of the palace, the Dunes stretch out a great expanse.
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 7:47 am
~Kurogane~
[Primera Espada][Sonya] [Cain Magnus Kage] __________________
Kurogane came flying out of the palace forced back by the Sovereign's strength and through the buildings, walls and rooms of Los Noches and out into the dunes of Hueco Mundo. Thanks to his incredible Hierro, he wasn't hurt in the least as he flipped over and landed in a slid upon the sands. That speed and power was to be expected of the Sovereign, Kurogane was just hoping he would have been able to catch him off guard with his attack..that, i guess, was just wishful thinking.
A single blink was her reaction to the sudden throw. Ha! The primera got man handled. Ariana giggles at the sight as it seemed the his "royal highness" followed shortly after. Seems like someone didn't want his precious throne in ruins. An unfamiliar presence entered in on the scene but just as quickly as he had come he was gone following off to the dunes as well. Castaeva doing the same. Eventually it was just Ariana in the room. Her face turned into quite the sheepish expression as the temptation to sprawl out on that throne and ditch the whole fight came to mind. Even if it ticked the Soveriegn off she didn't think he would dare attack her. He'd risk destroying it. It would be like Ariana attacking someone holding one of her treasures, she'd risk exploding the thing (depending on situation of course). However she let out a sigh. PErhaps next time he decided to get them all "fighting" she'd ditch and lay on that throne but for now, she'd please his current wishes. SHe couldn't deny the curiosity she was feeling in seeing just what kind of power he held, as well as seeing if the others improved. The newcomer intrigued her as well. His spiritual energy was quite different from any she had ever felt before. Then again, everyone's was different if you paid close enough attention.
Coming to an edge she took one energetic leap out of the building landing in the dunes within the area of the others but at a distance. Holding her hands behind her back Ariana playfully rocked back and forth just waiting. Well, almost. Turning to the Primera she grinned with a childlike micheviousness. "Enjoy your flight?"
Caelum did not waste time in His arrival to resume the challenge he'd begun in the desert expanse beneath the domed roof of the palace. With a buzz he reappeared flying into a spinning kick before Cain, twisting His body with a kick aimed for the man's ribcage. However, in the speed of His appearance and attack one might have missed the faint glow at His hand, a growing energy, that of a Cero, on His finger. But it would not undetected for long as, in the midst in His spin, He twisted His body around as though to fire it at Ariana. But it turned out to but a ruse, a feint, for just as His leg rounded to strike at Cain's ribs --or more like His arm as it would likely have been if he'd guarded-- another buzz marked his sonido directly in front of Ariana instead, His body now twisted to aim at Cain. And so did He fire, releasing the large melancholy blue energy blast at the male Arrancar as His kick came at the the female's ribs.
He had to remember to hold back, to restrain Himself, lest He break bones and cause true injury to the subordinates He now tested. Yet even still, in the heat and spirit of battle, His body unconsciously began to once again ooze out the natural flow of His thick spiritual pressure, no longer consciously held tight and well controlled. Rather, He allowed it to flow. For His power was indeed so vast, so great was it that it could require near constant conscious restraint to regulate and contain, and He'd made it habit to contain it. And so, even unconsciously, in its natural flow, it was oppressive and thick.
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Redera Issun
Aquos Dragoa
You have a spinning kick aimed at your ribs (strength sufficient to bruise and propel several hundred feet).
Castaeva arrived, saw the situation, and stood. His Sovereign did indeed exude his immense proportion of spiritual energy. Alas. If she had been an a sight lower than she was now, it would be inevitable that her knees would shatter at the colossal weight of the Lord's power. But the trepidation of such needless fear was not enough to weigh this woman down. No matter the pressure, she could still maintain her own strength and stance as well as posture. If anything, his large outburst of strength would easily give his position away in combat.
Which by it's means, she had easily undergone Sonido and appeared between Ariana with her fingers raised to conduct a simple trick. One that Castaeva had not used for centuries and a fairly effective one. Negacion. In it's simplicity, she had cast three beams to envelope herself, Ariana, and Cain. Isolating them all into a different stasis to allow the negation of the King's attacks. With another, Castaeva had snapped her fingers once more. Freeing them of the temporary barriers that acted as the immediate defense it was meant for. The fine tune gold in her eyes had no intention of fleeing. "Do grace us with your best, my King." Smiling with the curve of her rosy lips, she was past being ready. Just from the observation alone as well as basic perquisa, she could already tell of his abilities to a degree. Brute strength, unimaginable spiritual energy bursting without a care, and a boyish attitude.
How contrite.
Prince Caelum Tsukiyo
Kunesume2
Aquos Dragoa
The Sleeping Pacifist
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:47 pm
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Already in the sky watching in silence, it seemed a game had begun. Or was this a game exactly? Horse playing around, and launching attacks at one another. It was all interesting, and just moments after standing in the air, he vanished to appear a bit distant away and on top of the sandy plains of this desert. Watching one pop up like a set of daisies, he raised an eyebrow. In his mind he assumed this was no serious ploy. That of a playful ceremony between the most powerful. With a focused and shut in aura of reiatsu to hold his powers from visibility, Amon watched the three square off and then towards the one left out of the squabble.
Both strikes neutralized, the sovereign being bounded back to stand upon a platform of air between the three contestants whom He'd challenged. Gazing at the woman He noted the little smile tugging at the corner of her lips. The possibilities behind the cause of said smile were numerous, Caelum could only smile faintly Himself at the thought and observation. Was it confidence? Mockery perhaps? Could it be genuine? Or at the very least polite? Had she devised a plan? Perhaps she thought Him all figured out. It quite possibly could have been near all of those things, but whatever the reason, Caelum answered only to her words."Show me you are worthy of it, Lady Castaeva. If you wish to have my best, you must push me to it. I issued this challenge to test you, and in turn allow you to test me."He looked then to Ariana, who was behind Castaeva, then down at Kurogane who was below him before speaking again."Now, push; show me what you can do."
All the while as He spoke He allowed His reiatsu to continue to continue to permeate the area, the thick oppressive force coming to cover a large area of Las Noches' sandy dunes. It would not be long before they realized, those acute enough to do so. With their focus on Him visually, it was quite likely that one might not readily acknowledge what was happening as they spoke at that very moment. His thick, oppressive spirit force was surrounding them, each of them, and the area as a whole. It was by this sphere of spiritual influence that Caelum took note of the figure standing a good ways from the group out of His line of sight, his energy contained essentially to the point of nonexistence.Let's give out guest a good show....Now, Caelum was usually a reactionary fighter, able to react, adjust, and adapt to new situations with ease and on the fly, but this time, He took the initiative. Drawing His right leg back and forearm up in a readied fist whilst extending and lowering His open left hand parallel to His slightly bent left knee, Caelum adopted His chosen stance for His unique melee style "Surging Demon, God Fist". Then He reared back, readying to pounce, and lunged forward. But it was not for Castaeva that He went for, but Ariana, true to His Hollow instincts.
A master at Air Dash, He surged forward as through being suddenly shot forward, with great speed. A sudden pivot saw him swing left around the guardian before her (Castaeva) only for Him to suddenly appear, almost simultaneously, swinging around Castaeva's right in a feat of speed with a force powered punch aimed straight for Ariana's face. One of the simple, but effective, techniques of His fighting style, the punch, if connected, would send her flying with a burst of physical/concussive force and leave her momentarily stunned from the force of the blow to the head. Even if it missed, however, the force of the blow would send her tumbling a few meters as the current above her head would have her topple head over heels. This punch posed some small threat to Castaeva as well as, by sheer force, the concussive aftershock of the punch would off balance, if not entirely push back or knock over, the woman standing so close to the former Cuarta Espada.
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Redera Issun
I could be mistaken, but if I am not, do remember that Negacion is a protective technique utilized to protect/save comrades. Namely, it cannot be used on the self. Typically, moreover, only a single Negacion beam can be generated per user. ---------------------- Just to clarify: I've feinted around your left, leaving an after-image/speed clone/visual doppelganger, while actually zipping around your right. High speed, almost simultaneous in appearance and and instantaneous in execution.
Aquos Dragoa
You've a punch coming at your face on your left, my right, at high speed. Punch is high force complete with forceful/concussive blast of physical force. Will momentarily stun if connected and sent flying, will knock over and send tumbling/push back if a miss. (Note: Sonido is a viable evasion, yes, but due to close range and force, doing so will leave Ari a bit off balance and stumbling.)
He spoke. Egged on every last one of them with sweet words. The lull of his story ever so shiny as the area continued to smog in this false pretense of heavy air. Once upon a time, land was flat, colorless, and airless. Reciting this story in her head, she looked at low maintenance in high scale.
The deep swell of his strength would have blasted the very marrow from the inside out. It would be stupid to take the hit, wouldn't it? Studying him, it would seem that he was fairly versatile with his body with it's flexibility to attack simultaneously from more than one usage of strikes. Truly honest, she would wish there was more to it.
But she will not move nor take his speedy yet devastating blows. She will try to be gentle. Her gleaming ambers christening an blazing light as she rose her hand toward his nearing body in a fluid swath; sending a concentrated blast of a golden cero. Her own natural speed was not a cut beneath the rest. Her variation was intense in pigments and the function of the cero being the same. To reduce atoms, and naturally, it was to basic knowledge that cero's were most dangerous at close range. In this case, the lord himself have appeared at Point Blank Range which worked well in her flow of direction. "My sweet lord," She would begin to say with a disconcerted tone. He must not have wanted to keep either leg or arm. Give a tiger a leg and it'll snack. Give a tiger a head and it'll be back for the rest.
Needless flattery aside, Castaeva noted that the youth was exceptionally talented in his use of agility. Because she felt nothing but an afterimage. Turning around, it was too late to realize that he had already snuck past her. However it was not anything she wasn't able to keep up with especially given the limited area he was using. Being able to appear and re-appear with different forms had supplied the Tigress to learn more and more each time. Oh, they were like playful photographs. If he should desire pressure, than he shall receive it. From the point blank range of her cero that was not yet released and his oncoming momentum, Castaeva appeared just beside him. Her cero shooting off to blast his arm away to redirect the impact to a farther direction if she couldn't cancel his ghost punch anyway. Though Castaeva would be cutting it close with Ariana so close. However, she did not worry, knowing Ariana had her own methods of combat.
With this instance, he would have a tougher time should he wish to air-dash back. Even sonido's required inner movements to expend more stamina. It was as the King had said. Among peers, this was his test also.
"--It is never the performance that matters, it is the results."
[Primera Espada][Sonya] [Cain Magnus Kage] __________________
From his arrival at the Throne room to his appearance in the sky at the start of the battle. Kurogane took notice of him instantly as he sonido'd away to a distance to watch. Right now, the Negacion hindered him from talking to him directly, but as soon as it wore off and the Sovereign acknowledge him, Kurogane had already appeared next to him. "And who might you be?" He asked of the newcomer to their battle. He looked and dressed like the ancient Egyptians being other a testament to his age or an aspect of his death. "Do you know what is going on currently? The sovereign has challenged all to fight him to gauge and understand his strength and for him to understand ours. You seem like a Higher Beings as we are, I can sense it within you. You should join in." He motioned to the battlefield. "I am sure the Sovereign would enjoy to see your skill as would I."
Ａ ｍｏｎ ☥ Even the door to theUniverse.. can be unlocked by my power..☥
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It seemed to have been toning up, one could tell if they sported the finest cloak such as what he sported. The very material only could ripple from the power levels that were given off the strongest of signatures. Amon could only watch as the boaster lingered around with a high scent of power. It was not too hard to figure out these arrancar, but for one thing; they sure did attack with a held back notion. No matter how their figures twisted and twirled, they all held the appearance that showed they all were abominate to one another from his eyes. If he was to think of himself as a higher creation, he would even find them aboriginal. However, this was the case where he himself was in such a situation. Finding himself outdated through time, and lost in this new future that was the current Hueco Mundo realm. A placed dubbed Las Noches, and not only that, but the Dunes. How long had it been? Since the white sands slid across the skirts of his feet, the very balls of his feet and edges of his hands.
The all white hooded and cloaked figure stood still perfectly, abstained at the actions that each and everyone of them had started to partake in. However, there was indeed a great deal of tension arising in his core. It was if his chest began to ache from it; for he noticed the style in which the supposed strongest was gauging about with. His motions, were child's play and obviously not delivering their full potential. Golden hues glowed from under the shade of his hood, as Amon continued to spectate in his own peace. It was only up until further inspection that the female, the strong had started to combat against had a few stylish tricks up her sleeves as well. A beam of golden light, something more of a safe heaven tactic. Eyes of gold wisp began to cast their view deeper unto her, and then to the opponent she was clashing with. Though, what would be the supposed kings faith? He traveled harshly towards the actual cero wave she had unleashed at point blank range, and just by listening he knew that the raging wave was not the only high tail.
Casteva was a sight that gave the feeling of mystery and high, as the other gave the set of berserk and raging. However, all of the thought would vanish, as the other source of power made his way back and appeared before Amon. The other questioning his existence, and only gaining a small aversion of the eyes to scrutinize the arrancar.'' ...... '' Antisocial much? Perhaps, though it was not always likely to get conversation out of the Pharaoh of the desert. He certainly did not know what this entire bout was about, but once the arrancar began to explain that the 'sovereign,' had plans of challenging and gauging one another's power he only huffed. A soft exhale of air, that was revealed by the none shaded half of his face. Arms hidden within his attire, and legs just as much; Amon began to trail behind the arrancar known as Cain once he motioned him to the battle.'' ..... '' Yet again, not a word spouted. Halting at the edge of the battlefield, its outskirts, he stood silently awaiting to see just what he meant by this.
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Aquos Dragoa
Redera Issun
Prince Caelum Tsukiyo
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Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 3:16 pm
Ariana Bianchi⁂El Dragonessa⁂Quarta
Playful eyes watched as much as was possible. Each movement, even those normal eyes could not see. As things advanced and attacks began to be made his flow was slowly revealing itself to her. Half his words went unheard. She didn't think of them as that important. If she was to be looked at, i tliterally would seem like her head was up in the clouds, like she wasn't all that worried about what was going on. Their future leader made his way into the sky, walking in the air.
Swaying her form back and forth Ariana's eyes merely gazed at his majesty. Waiting for him to make a move. Ariana was one to rarely strike first. She'd only do so if her anger was at a dangerously extreme level. Thankfully that did not happen all too often. However it did not see she was the only one to use this tactic for quite a bit of time passed before anyone made a move. Not that any of them were in a hurry. Ariana surely wasn't, she had all the time in the world. It was niether one of her well known collegues but yes the origin of this little game, or test. He wanted to get down to business huh? Then let the games begin.
Quickly calculated the direction of his movements by what she observed within that second or two Ariana leapt backwards. From what she could tell he was aiming for Castaeva and not herself, however she was no fool. If the woman retaliated she didn't want to be near it.Both women would quickly learn that his true target was indeed Ariana. Still in the middle of her backwards leap (during of which time she'd been collecting energy just in case) she playfully smirked as his strike would come encounter with a cero she released. With the close proximity of his stirke (which did not touch her due to her leap) it would be hard for him to move out of the way, especially considering Castaeva's move probably at the same time.
The force of both his physical attacks "after shock" and the release of her cero would push her already air born body further away. Ariana retaliated by merely using her air walk capacities, coming to a sudden stop mid air 10 meters away.
"Casty~ Are you trying to ruin the fun? You both talk too much." Come a childlike tone of voice directed to both older and more experienced Espada.
OOC: extremely tired right now so I apologize if it seems a bit flawed v.v and/or if I am missing a few things. But in general i got the gitz of things
@Cas-Ariana(1): He would teach the little girl how unwise it was to take her eyes off of her opponent, regardless of the circumstances of the engagement, especially when one was of His caliber. There was a swift buzz --for nothing but would suffice-- just as the golden blast tore through the air and He was gone. Sonido was His maneuver of choice this time, putting His foot down on a platform of collected spirit particles just a moment before at the moment of no return when she'd be unable to move or reorient, appearing directly behind Ariana with a kickoff from a reishi foothold. The range was nigh on unavoidable, with the speed and timing in which it all took place (taking roughly a second, if that). She'd barely have time to utter fully the first word after gathering her footing before He'd grasp the back of her head in His right hand. The lesson of her folly would be taught with force. She'd allowed herself to be distracted, to relax, her trust in her comrade to trumping her caution of her opponent. No, she'd failed to take this as seriously as she should.
Ari(cont):Now Caelum knew Ari's personality was not one to address many things with anything conceivably close to seriousness, she was lighthearted and this was all good and well. But the man who'd taken the throne, The Hollow King Himself, had challenged her and engaged her in combat. This was, one would think, one of the few situations she might take seriously to start. For, if any reason, He came at her at full force, at any time, He could kill her. Her life was potentially in jeopardy. For one could assume that, as a Hollow, the King had no use of trash or weaklings. And surely she was not the only scientific intelligent mind among all the Arrancar. Therefore she had to be careful, and if Caelum got a hold of her (and I'm trying to avoid a.h. but I can't see her getting out of that one), and He'd damn well try, He would fling her straight into Castaeva's launched Cero as quickly as He could. She'd hardly take any serious damage from such, even if it was a Cero from Castaeva, but it'd damn well be enough to hurt. It'd be no scratch, to be sure.
@Ariana(2): "If you do not fight me in earnest, Ariana, I will take your treasures from you. If you fail this test, I will break them one by one before your very eyes."He would warn (if successful) in calm, smooth tones. He knew, if she heard Him, she'd require no further encouragement. For if there was even the slightest chance of Him being serious, every precious shiny thing, every treasure she held dear, would be gone. But even as He spoke He kept all too aware of His other opponents by means of monitoring spiritual flow and as the words dropped from His lips He allowed an even greater force of His reiryoku to flow about Him creating a silver-blue glow to appear on His form. With His spiritual energy thickly permeating the area, if one so much as raised an arm He'd feel it. Spiritual control and awareness was among His greatest of specialties, but this they would learn.
@Cain: By the time He'd finished speaking Castaeva would no longer be immobilized by the firing of her Cero and would again be free to commence the offensive. However, by His reckoning, even with her power and experience, if she came at Him alone she would not be able to defeat Him. Therefore He very swiftly --well, as best He could-- sought to assist her, and He did this by way of raising a hand aimed with uncanny accuracy at Cain below in the sands and firing a bloody red Bala. Being as it was that He was so skilled in His spiritual control, when Caelum fired a Bala He did so with increased speed and potency. However this was also due in good part to the pure force and nature of His spirit energy, being control and overwhelming force and power. While nowhere near the power of His Cero, capable of erasing limbs, it did hold the force of a good grenade and could knock the poor boy off of His feat or off balance him if guarded. This was a simple reminder that He was still in this fight as well.
@Cas: But this wasn't all. His eyes never left Castaeva. Even as He fired at Cain, even as He'd thrown Ariana into her Cero, His eyes remained on her. Of the three she was the only who tested Him. And this just so happened to be both in combat and, it seemed, in terms of leadership and governance. Now this He did not overly mind, He remained sensible of her position, present and past tense, knew she potentially had much to offer in terms of council and sense and mind. He knew she wished to ensure her people were being well led, would be well led; she wished to ensure that they were in the hands of a good leader, and this Caelum respected. But it also made her presently His biggest opponent (not necessarily threat. Not labeling you as hostile). ...Well, next to Ariana. His instincts demanded that He finish her first. Still! That being as it was, He raised His left hand and pointed a finger at her and this charged His own Cero, and did so quickly. He knew she could avoid it, knew that she would, knew that she could move. And he was counting on it. Therefore, He purposely allowed her to see it coming --after all, just because she could see it coming didn't mean He wouldn't still fire it-- and concentrated a greater amount of energy into it than before. Whoever moved or arrived first would be the first to taste His Cero Arrasa.(Not fired yet.)
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REMEMBER, NO RES IN LAS NOCHES! scream Just a reminder.
Redera Issun
Dodged by means of last moment Sonido. Would now have a Cero pointed directly at Castaeva's face threatening to blast her. Higher damage than normal. Unfired.
Aquos Dragoa
Unless you can appropriately dodge, you will have been effectively grasped by the back of the head and thrown into Castaeva's Cero. Ari has also been threatened.
Kunesume2
Simple Bala to you. Force able to off balance or fully knock over. Just a reminder to that you're still being targeted.
The Sleeping Pacifist
You are still being allowed to spectate. Do as you will.
[Primera Espada][The Birth of Sonya] [Cain Magnus Kage] __________________
Kurogane felt exasperated at how easily the Sovereign overwhelmed Ariana and how foolish she could be in this fight, when he knew she could be so much more. As Amon was just as silent as he was and neither seemed that good at talking, they watched the Sovereign handle the other two. As the Sovereign decided to fling something Kurogane's way causing him to smirk as he flung his bala right back towards the Sovereign in the middle of a sonido to the left side of Amon. The Sovereign's bala would come crashing down into the sands next to him. "If that is your wish." He said as he begun to walk onto the battlefield once more. "If challenge me you will, then a challenge..." He said he released a major part of his immensive spiritual pressure over the battlefield. "You will get." He finished as dark reiatsu covered his body in a shell and then rapidly expanded outwards in a shockwave blast.
It had been a long time since he could cut loose. It was the request of the sovereign that he should and was willing to meet that request fully and at full force, but for the time being, he had to see if his finally form would be necessary at all to be used. The shockwave in its full and powerful blast would release pressure surely to push against all around him as it picked up the sand and debri amongst the Dunes of Hueco Mundo creating a sandstorm in its wake. This storm would push against the Sovereign overtaking him and impairing his vision and continuing onto Ariana and Sol. In this temporary moment of confusion, Kurogane's fist ripped through the sands attempting to meet with the face of the Sovereign and begin a rapid onslaught of punches. "Raioken!" He commanded as he would begin his barrage and no matter what the Sovereign thought of his pride and the surity of his power, Kurogane was even more prideful and ever so close to equal ground.
Before she knew it, Caelum had her grabbed by the back of her head. In response her hands held onto his wrist however she didn’t really try to pull herself free. Her hands were just there probably from an automatic reaction sort of thing. She wasn’t an idiot. She wasn’t going to be able to free herself but, that didn’t mean she couldn’t prepare for the next part of his plan. It would seem his intention was to throw her at Castaeva however, it wasn’t going to work exactly like that. Holding the grip she had around his wrist she let her arms stretch in the movement and just when it almost reached its peak, Ariana did something unexpected. Pulling her knees up to her chest she pushed off a platform of reishi utilizing her skills at air walk along with jumping. She’d propel her body off with as much force as she possibly could, twisting her body in a way that she would turn the energy he put into throwing her, into her own counter. This movement would make the Sovereigns body be the one to move in Castaeva’s direction rather than her. Just for kicks she sent two bala after him.
He may have failed to spur or urge her on, but apparently she was still keeping her wits about her to surprise him, if it really could be considered so, and show him she was more capable than he might have initially given her credit for. But that was the point of this encounter. One was never so intimately known as they were when in combat. As He was thrown forward He manipulated the spirit particles around Him to alter His trajectory, spinning Him round until he was out of harm's way and kicking off of a reishi foothold to somersault over Castaeva and out of the way of Ariana's Bala. This effectively sent the two blasts at Castaeva instead. It was as He landed that He allowed an even greater force of His reiryoku to flow about Him creating a silver-blue glow to appear on His form. With His spiritual energy thickly permeating the area, if one so much as raised an arm He'd feel it. Spiritual control and awareness was among His greatest of specialties, but this they would learn. He then fired His own Bala at Cain. (tying things together) However as one came right back Caelum deflected it with His bare right hand with backhand swing towards Ariana. However, to his pleasure, He'd actually felt the little bullet of Hollow energy. Not enough to call it pain, for the energy coating His form as well cushioned the attack, but enough to know it was there, to have felt its presence and taste its reiryoku. Good. The boy had power. Thus far he was most pleased with him, but that meant little. They'd only barely begun. It was then, as He watched Castaeva and Ariana that he felt the explosion of power. As soon as He'd felt it He was upon the ground, a swiftly executed sonido taking Him to the sands below now several dozen meters from both Castaeva and Ariana. But it didn't matter, Cain had already seen Him.
"Baka...releasing within Las Noches...."The sandstorm that nearly immediately overtook the battlefield as the release tore at the ceiling above and cracked the walls obscured view made Him cross His arms in front of His face to protect His eyes. But in the middle of it Caelum felt Cain move in the mixing reishi around them, then He felt the Arrancar against His flesh. As his first punch struck Caelum's raised crossed arms, Caelum's feet dug into the sands and His eyes narrowed before the onslaught continued.Hayai...((He's/) "Fast...")He thought as He received Cain and his punches. He'd certainly come in hard and fast. The punches pushed Him back, further and further in the sand from the force. Then suddenly Caelum's eyes began to glow, as He felt his arms grow numb and shaky from taking the many lightning fast punches, and without a word He released the powerful torrential whirl of His signature attack Ira. He wouldn't let them know it was so, not yet, which is why He did not say it's name, He simply released the blast of energy in a sudden burst, the energy pushing Cain's punches and he, himself, in the force and power of the spherical whirl. And with how into the battle He was and how much energy he'd released and gathered, He'd possessed enough power in the blast to bloody the man's fists, if not worse, while completely offsetting the punches and throwing him off balance.
"Ii("Good"), come at me. Just like that. Harder. Show me more,"He encouraged as He lightly shook off His arms. He wanted more. He was ready for more. And the glow that had reappeared upon His body and in His eyes showed it.
Used Techs:
Ira: Caelum’s most basic as well as his signature technique. Caelum releases a variable energy discharge from his body. This energy is discharged either directly vertically in a small circular area around him or in a torrential whirl of spherical energy. The destructive capability of this ability fluctuates based on the energy his body gathers from excitement, anger, and battle, although never drops below a certain point, being enough to completely annihilate an unseated Shinigami.
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