One Big Feeling of Deja Vu

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Thread Title: One Big Feeling of Deja Vu
Participants: Adolf Reinhard, Nola Vilde
World: Soul Society
Death Setting: Non Death Enabled
Rating: R
Location: Not far off from the Barracks of Seireitei, mostly trying to remain undetected through the cover of night.
Special Conditions: Upon a significant amount of destruction being caused to the surrounding area, the Citizens of Seireitei become alerted, enacting a time limit to the fight. Upon 10 posts from Adolf after the alert starts, the thread is resolved, and the winner automatically becomes Nola.
Circumstances: Upon learning of the apparent capture of his fellow Espada, Adolf takes it upon himself to investigate the situation, leading to an inevitable fight unwanted by the Arrancar.

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The Soul Society was a place Adolf never thought he'd end up in, for any reason. Though as his current position would be able to show, that thought obviously turned to be false. Having planned a rescue operation for the Noveno Espada, the Arrancar wanted to prove that he was worth a damn not only to himself, but to the man he was looking to rescue. As the past between them could clearly show, while Adolf had held the higher rank, Kazuna was clearly superior. Fearing for his position as the Eighth Espada, Adolf felt he needed to do something to solidify his position.

Whether a suicide mission like entering the Seireitei alone was a good way to do that, only time would tell. But, for the time being, things had been going rather smoothly. Still managing to avoid detection, the Arrancar slowly and painfully made his way towards the Barracks, after taking several hours due to not being familiar with the layout of the massive place. On his way there, while detection had been close multiple times over, each and every time he had managed to escape a possible death, and failure in his mission.

As he slowly began to approach where he could only assume his comrade was being held, he began to grow more cautious. Such was necessary when approaching a place that was likely heavily guarded. Unless he wanted to join him, which he definitely did not, staying off the radar was priority number one. Priority number two was keeping any interaction with anybody to zero. Any contact with anybody could likely end up getting Adolf killed. He was already cutting it thin as it was, better off not getting himself detected if he could avoid it.

Peeking his head out from an alleyway, Adolf looked around. He needed to get closer, but to where was the question. After a few seconds, he discovered another alley he could potentially make his way to. Looking around one last time he made a quieted sprint towards that alley. He was fairly certain nobody saw him, but couldn't be positive on that one. After all, he had no idea who could have been around him, that wasn't a focus of his. He mainly wanted to stay hidden so he wouldn't have to worry about those around him, and rescue his "friend" in secrecy.

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{Adolfs Stats & Skills}Strength - [100] Points
(60 Points after type changes)

Speed - [100] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [320] Points
(192 Points after type changes)

Reiatsu Strength - [235] Points

Light Aura - [50] Points

Dark Aura - [50] Points

Instinct - [100] Points
(175 Points after type changes)

Senses - [100] Points

Energy sensory - [100] Points
(175 Points after type changes)

Healing Expertise - [100] Points

Total SP: [1155] Points

[Analyzing] [3]
[Learning] [1]
[Illusion Resistance] [1]
[Calm Mind] [2]
[Strength of Will] [1]
[Battle Analysis] [2]
[Pain Tolerance] [1]
[Acting] [1]
[Anti-Stealth] [1]

[Nola Vilde]

The night was always a frosty sort of comfort. Nola fairly frequently made a point to try and make it out to try and take a walk or something. Too many memories. That was just always her problem. And the big trouble was that she had a very good memory at that. As she made her way around, she couldn't help but feel a bit shuddered by her surroundings. It was why she was out here in her uniform, trying to get some training in or something. Anything to keep her working, until she could be tired enough to just pass out in peace. But of course even then she was haunted by the dreams.

So when she saw someone sneaking around. She couldn't help but be a little surprised. At first she thought her mind was mistaken, but her sharp senses did catch the sounds of them moving around, causing her to immediately tense up. she gritted her teeth and ran after them. It took only a few moments fot her to catch up with him, suddenly coming up behind him, easily outrunning him as she promptly would narrow her eyes at him and bring out her needle-like blade. It only took a few moments until she was within earshot of a level voice. She didn't want this to be a thing. He was here, but she didn't WANT him to be. They were in the middle of the barracks after all. The damage to the surrounding area was an enormous hazard. Not to mention the potential damage to her squadmates.

Excuses as always.


"I don't know who you are or why you're here...but....p-please... please just get the hell out of here." Nola called out shakily, not raising her voice too much as she pointed her weapon up shakily at the arrancar. She already felt like her entire body was about to break. About to shake to pieces. Even as her Zanpaku'to tried to console her, to calm her down, bringing up so many memories, she shut them down and did her best to focus. She didn't WANT this. She didn't want to do this again. He would see tears starting to form in her eyes.

"Just leave. M-my name is Nola V-vilde, U-unseated. As a M-member of Squad T-ten. I am tasked w-with expelling I-intruders. I don't want to fight you. Leave n-now and we won't have to f-fight." She explained to him. Perhaps if he realized that she was a nobody he would leave. Perhaps if he thought that she was worthless he wouldn't want to fight. After all, Espada were supposed to be really strong weren't they? They were after strong opponents. If the man was here, surely he was after someone tough. If he thought the only one awake was a lowly unseated maybe he'd go.

She knew deep in her heart that was stupid. Insipid. Ridiculous. The very notion that he would go away from something so simple and silly was a pipe dream lower than pipe dreams. She was just terrified, she didn't want to fight him. She knew what always happened when she fought people. She didn't want that. All the pain. All the Fear. All the agony. The people she loved being destroyed right infront of her. HEr entire body kept on shaking, even as her Zanpaku'to began to lose patience with her. differnet voices haunting her. Her Captain's. Luke's. Jaeger's. She felt every bone in her body try desperately not to just go limp and let her collapse on the ground.

I should have just stayed in Squad 1. What was I THINKING?! I can't even fight off this one arrancar breaking into our very home! I'm a coward. I'm a FAKE! She Thought to herself, wondering what sort of face her Captain would be making at her right now. Shame... she could imagine no less at that. How else could the woman who had given her so much see what she was doing as anything but shameful? You fool. Why are you hesitating? This is just some stray arrancar. Take up your blade. Cut him down. NOW. There's nothing that should hold you back. He hissed to her. She wanted to believe him....

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{Nola's Stats}

1100 SP (400 from Class, 700 from Training)

Strength: 100 (70)
Speed: 250 (175)
Spiritual Pressure: 300 (900)
Reiatsu Strength: 100 (70)

Light Aura: 100
Dark Aura: 0

Instinct: 250 (175)
Senses: 100 (70)
Energy Senses: 0 (0)
Healing Expertise: 0 (0)


Strength of Will: 2
Pain Resist: 2
Charisma: 2
Weapon: Swords 2
Crafting: 2
Memory: 2
Hoho: 1
Kido: 1
Imitation: 1

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Adolf sighed upon being caught. Shit! Where had he gotten careless? Where had he been seen? Now isn't the time for this, he thought to himself. And he was correct, focusing on the past was not a very good option at the moment. He tried to stay levelheaded with the situation, before accidentally doing something brash. He did notice something, though. She hadn't started with an attack, rather deciding to speak to him. Albeit a blade was currently pointed at him, but that mattered little in the moment. He stood up, doing his best to hide his katana in the shadows of the alley. He turned to look her in the eyes, and noticed she was starting to cry. What was wrong? Had he accidentally done something to set her off?

"My sincerest apologies, miss Vilde," Adolf said softly, "I did not mean to startle you. In fact, I didn't mean to be detected at all, but I'm sure that much is inherently obvious." Finishing his sentence, he stood up straight, and bowed, holding his hand out in front of him. "I understand that as an Arrancar, this is forbidden territory, but I'm here on the task of bringing a friend back to Hueco Mundo with me. I'm afraid that leaving isn't something I am currently able to do." He stood back up straight, holding one hand behind his back in a somewhat 'proper' position. "Believe me, I have no intent on harming such a charming young lady such as yourself. Though, don't get me wrong. If you stand in the way of my task, I won't hesitate to bring you to the ground."

He spoke in such a way that did not mean to sound intimidating in the slightest. In fact, he was doing his best to sound friendly. "Also, I find it's only fair if I share with you my name and rank, granted you were gracious enough to do so first. And, a lovely name you have, I might add." With this, he gave her a faint smile. Resorting to being flirty has been something that's only caused trouble for him in the past, though this time could be different. Perhaps she'd lay down her arms so he could get on with his quest? Only time would tell with that. "Adolf Reinhard, Octava Espada. Pleased to make your acquaintance, miss Vilde." 

With that, he grabbed his katana, and held it like a cane. He took a few steps passed her, not concerned about the possible threat she could pose, and turned back to face her. He took a few more glances around, as to make sure they were the only two there. "So, my silver-haired beauty, what'll it be? Perhaps you'd like to talk? I'm always open for that. Maybe you'd like to forget this conversation ever happened, and both of us be on our way? I'm sure our paths may cross again someday. Or perhaps..." As he continued to speak, the next few words came out in a more aggressive, somewhat more natural tone for the Espada. "Perhaps you'd like to try and stop me. After all, you are 'tasked with expelling intruders', are you not?" He turned away once more, and spoke a bit louder so that she could hear in compensation for turning away, this time back to the same, friendly tone he had been using this whole time. "Feel free to take your time to think it over, you know where I'll be. Oh, and, by the way, those eyes of yours are quite stunning, miss Vilde."

Going overboard with flattery wasn't exactly something that was new for him, but it wasn't something he was particularly good at, at the time. He still needed practice if he wanted to get really anywhere with it, serious flirting or not. In this particular case, he hadn't been serious about it, and was merely looking to see how she reacted. If he was able to get a positive reaction, he may intend to keep it up. Negative, and hell, he may still intend to keep it up, depending on what happened. Perhaps he'd be able to convince her at a later time to lay down arms?

He began to walk away, this time in the open as to get a message across. There didn't appear to be anybody around, so surely he wasn't in too much danger, right? Even if she had decided to alert somebody, he was close enough to get his mission done, and escape likely in the nick of time. Though this was not certain, it was a safe estimate. Worst case scenario, him and Kazuna would have to fight off the 13 Court Guard Squads. Granted, this'd prove to be a much harder task, but certainly not impossible, should he choose to.

[Nola Vilde]

She paused. Blinking twice as she was legitimately surprised by the cordial behavior of the Arrancar. He was....nice. VERY nice! She was clearly caught off guard, even as her zanpaku'to whispered words of it being a trap. Don't listen to him. Don't you know what he is? Can't you remember your life as a hollow? Can't you remember all of the suffering. The betrayal? She shivered just a little, even as her Zanpaku'to made her remember all that time she had suffered in the desert. The clawing. The biting. The eating.

It was only that soft tone of Adolf's voice that brought her back. She snapped back into reality and paused, watching him closely as he began to move around. As he spoke not only of his mission, but of her...beauty? She paused. She knew that some men liked her bizarre looks. From that platinum blonde hair that frayed in spikes. To that crimson red skin that all but seemed to mark the ammount of blood she'd been hit with in all of her past. To the piercing icy blue eyes that contrasted both of the other colors so very well. To some, it was gorgeous, to others it was revolting, or even fear-inspiring. This man seemed to partake in the latter.

But she....she calmed down a little. But she was still clearly very shaky. And those tears didn't stop. She sheathed her blade and took a slow, deep breath as she watched him. He doesn't understand. "You ....you just don't understand." He can't possibly know why. He doesn't know how much you hate this. "You don't know how much I hate this..." How much it pains you to do this over and over again. How much it hurts to love. Those eyes began to glow with reiatsu as she focused on the Espada before her.

He reminded her so much of the last Espada she tore to pieces.

"I can't afford to love you." she murmured softly, her voice almost a whimper. Indeed she seemed....unstable. Maybe a little insane for mentioning love of all things. Even as he turned to leave, she held out her hand, as reishi coursed around her palms, and then she flung them out, the air shimmering slightly, little slashes of light ripping around as those almost invisible strands launched themselves at Adolf, so very thin and racing toward him, aiming to crackle and wrap around him, to snag him in that almost invisible snare.

"I can't let you break anyone out of prison. Let alone the last Espada I took down." She sniffled softly, trying to sounding....sad as she attempted to just bind him. In her mind, she just wanted to snare him. Hope that he was weak enough that she could bind him up and then just keep him suppressed until backup showed up. She wanted nothing more for him to either leave, or be taken in without too much fuss or damage. Was that too much to ask?! She didn't cheap out either, she went for the strongest reishi threads she could manage to make at that. Strong and thin enough that it would begin slicing into his body if he attempted to struggle out of it.

-400 reiatsu for Advanced Air Arsenal: Air Strings Class 3
String Durability:500
String Cutting Power: 425
Air String Duration: Post 1/5

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{AAA:AS Class 3}
Technique Name: Advanced Air Arsenal: Air strings

Class:8-1

Technique Type: Reishi Technique

Usable By: Any

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): This technique is much more refined and eloquent than the other methods of Advanced Air Arsenal. This technique, rather than generating large structures, instead focuses on the production of condensed and fortified strings of reishi. Wether it's to help wire a trap, to manipulate a far-off object, or just to tie someone up, these threads are very useful.
At class 8, these threads are well...threads. They are considered to have an offensive durability of 25 and anyone with the physical strength to lift themselves off the ground can generally break these strings without any effort. There is nothing particularly special about these strings, other than that the fact that they have such a thin reishi composition and structure that they have literally zero reiatsu signature and can only be sensed physically through sight.

At class 7, these strings gain some utility. The strings can be manipulated by the user and have an offensive durability of 100, increasing by 100 for each class beyond this one (a maximum of 700 durability at class 1).

At class 5, these strings are more than just tools. In addition to being able to be used for a variety of common jobs, these threads actually have the spiritual durability to cut into materials they are braced against. However, due to their thinness, the cutting power of the thread is inferior to it's actual durability, boasting a mere cutting power of 275 at class 5, increasing by 75 per class ( 350 at class 4, 425 at class 3, 500 at class 2, 575 at class 1).

Finally, at class 2, these strings are pretty high-quality. Not only improving in durability and cutting power, but also holding the power to be spiritually conductive, allowing the user to channel other techniques through the strings as though they were an extension of the user's body.

Technique Drawbacks Reiatsu cost. Additionally, these strings can only last up to 5 posts, increasing to 10 posts at proficcient, and 15 posts at mastered.

Made By:Nola Vilde

Reserved? (Yes/No): No

Remaining Reiatsu: 8600/9000 reiatsu

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Upon the threads tracing around him, beginning to restrict his movement, he sighed. It looked as though he wasn't going anywhere for a while. He thought about using his Pesquis, but at the same time, that'd likely alert all of Seireitei of his existence there. Not exactly something he wanted to do. He turned his head back towards Nola a bit, careful as to avoid anything from these strings around him. Seems like making conversation wasn't exactly a bad idea at the moment after all, as he couldn't really do much in his current situation to begin with. "I don't understand? I don't know how much you hate what? Are you alright, Miss Vilde? Anything I could do to help? If I did something to hurt you in any way, I'm terribly sorry, honestly, I did not mean to."


Upon hearing her state that she had taken down an Espada, he went wide-eyed. He was messing with the real deal. This girl had been able to take down Kazuna! Adolf knew that he just didn't have a shot fighting against his lesser, so just how did she manage to do it? That was something he'd have to ask her later on. Definitely something he needed to come back to, as she could have valuable information on him, should he have released. Whether or not she had information at this point in time was irrelevant, though. If he wanted that information, he needed to get close to her.

"So, miss Vilde, I'd like you to know that I'm here if you'd like to talk. Really, I'm all ears. I think it's fair to say that, thanks to your exemplary combat skills, I'm not going anywhere. So, I'm here if you'd like to chat! Especially considering that something is on your mind. I apologize for bringing it up again, but it has been bugging me since you said what you did. Really, if I did something wrong, please let me know, I'd like to not make that mistake when talking to you. Hell, perhaps you'd like to start that little exchange between us over again?"

He was at a loss for words at the moment, so he began to ponder what the problem could have been. Perhaps it was when he got aggressive with her? That had to be the case, right? For something that really shouldn't have been bugging him, he was genuinely interested in what had her upset. It could definitely help improve his attempts at courtly conversation later on if he had found out. Though, there was a part of him that was genuinely concerned for the girl. Whether he was an Arrancar or an Espada didn't matter; he had never actually given up his humanity, nor had he planned to any time soon to do so.

He began to continue thinking to himself, mostly about what was wrong with the poor girl, with a bit of his escape plan in mind. Upon rescuing Kazuna, he didn't really have much of a plan going for him, aside from possibly getting stuck in a fight he didn't want to be in. He figured the next bit of time he had to himself he'd need to spend thinking of a way to get out of here, as if all the time he had at the moment couldn't be spent thinking of a plan, and didn't need to be spent talking to Nola. That did remind him of a question he wanted to ask, however. "Um, excuse me, miss Vilde? Could you be so kind as to turn me around so I can face you? It's awfully rude to speak to someone while facing away from them, but as we can see at the moment, I can't exactly turn to fix that problem myself, dear."

[Nola Vilde]

She narrowed her eyes and took a slow, deep breath. She ....she actually did it! Her Zanpaku'to was even shocked into silence (She assumed, that dickbag could be doing any number of things) as she smiled, a little bit of a chuckle as she let a slow, relived sigh escape from her. She did it. However the espada, after a brief struggle, went right on back to talking. She paused, both brows lifting as he began to speak. Huh, she supposed she hadn't exactly gagged him. And she wasn't going to risk freeing him with an adjustment.

This would have to do. For the time being she would just have to keep him like this. And....and do what? she paused, looking around and feeling that cold night air for the first time since she'd seen him. she should take him to the prison? No that was a ways away. Her Captain's quarters would be a lot closer, wouldn't they? If she took him to her, then she'd know what to do with them. She swallowed audibly. What if the Captain wasn't at her quarters? She began to fuss, sweating a little as she began to try and think about what even to DO with this espada!

She paused when she heard his request to turn him around. She paused, thinking for a moment and narrowing her eyes. That would be JUST the way for him to fire a cero at her when she was least expecting! She smiled a little to herself, a bit proud that in that moment she hadn't fallen for a very crucial blunder. "N-no. I think this is just f-fine. S-start walking! I'm taking you to my Captain." She stated resolutely, doing her best to ignore him! She began marching him forward, forcing him to march along or get sliced up as she would tighten the strings any time he halted or tried to move away. That said...she began to realize she had never really been around this area at night. where WAS she?!

She couldn't let this guy know she was lost.

She continued to march him, continuing to look around a bit franktically, however she did feel some of his words sorta echoing in her head. Even though he had finished talking right before she began marching him, she cuoldn't help but speak up. "You wouldn't understand." she murmured a bit sourly, her voice still a tiny bit shaky. Fear still lacing her words. But not fear of him. "You don't get it. I hate you... all of you. I hate when I have to fight. I don't want ot hurt anyone...I don't wan't to KILL anyone. I can't even bring myself to s-slay a hollow." She whimpered.

Well, that would explain, at least so far as Adolf was aware, why Kazuna was captured. Truth be told? She hadn't even been the one to capture him. She had left him for dead. Someone else had probably captured him. That or the recovery squad had found hi and taken him in. But she obviously was a strange woman for such a direct combat squad. No doubt it would be unusual, even to an arrancar like him. She shook her head and rubbed at her face with her spare hand, continuing to push him along. "You just don't remember. And Neither do I. But I don't WANT to remember. I don't want a reminder. It's better off left forgotten. And trust me, you want it to stay forgotten too."' She grunted.

She slowly shook her head and felt that evil lick of reiatsu from her own Zanpaku'to. Her eyes glowed a slight cyan. "You don't undertand. Not even my allies understand. How har d it is. Having a Zanpaku'to like mine..." Her voice was almost a whisper, as she could almost FEEL Alte Furscht chuckling in her head. why on earth was he so damn happy? "every time one of you shows up. I try and wait for others to come. But everyone's asleep. I can't even wait around this time. I have to fight. I hate it....I hate fighting so much..." Shit, here came those tears again.

But.... But as much as she hated fighting. The memory of her Captain came up to her. Captain Hotaru Kuchiki, that soft, gentle smile the woman had. Nola felt herself get a bit warm in the face, and she was glad that Adolf was turned away from her. "So...so long as I do my job. It doesn't matter if I do it fighting, ot something like this. If I can make my Captain Proud, one day it'll be better." she murmured softly, her heart feeling just a bit lighter. "If you knew you'd think me. Fighting against me is....it's so painful. For both of us. Sometimes they go insane just form the pain. and I think I have too... a couple times at least. But ...well...my Zanpaku'to st ill finds ways to put my mind back together...."

She narrowed her eyes. "This is for both our goods. Don't struggle or run. I...I know that you think you can escape. That you feel like you c-can trick me. y..You think I'm stupid. Insane..." She sniffled, her shoulders tensing. "Kazuna-kun was like you. so angry. So violent. He didn't hide it though. He just let it all bleed out. I thought that night... was special. I thought it would fix him.... but it didn't. He still went all bad and messed up." she wiped her eyes with her sleeve and sniffled again as she continued to walk him forward.

"It was bad enough...seeing his spine getting ....ugh... But.... Seeing his chest burst like that. ... I had to do it. I loved him. But I couldn't stand what..." she Shook her head and suddenly FORCED herself to refocus. Her sobbing stopped and she suddenly had a slightly clearer, more resolved voice. No, she wasn't going to break down to this...ESPADA. "I did the right thing. And now he's in prison. Maybe...one day he'll go back to the way he was. If I keep him away from Rio. Maybe one day he'll thank me." She told him, but also herself.

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Adolf was treated with a bit of a surprise when being forced to march. "W-Whoa," he began to say, "Alright, alright." He was quickly forced to match pace with the girl, which wasn't done without a few minor cuts here and there from the string. So these things were able to cut. Good thing he hadn't moved around in them very much, else that could have been a shit show waiting to happen right there. Suddenly, she began to speak. He decided that he'd wait until she was finished before he'd throw his thoughts into the conversation.

"You don't get it. I hate you... all of you. I hate when I have to fight. I don't want to hurt anyone...I don't want to KILL anyone. I can't even bring myself to s-slay a hollow." Ouch. Even if they were forced to be against each other, such is the life of Shinigami and hollow, wasn't that a bit harsh? This is something he planned on bringing up later on, so he'd have to remember what she said here. Aside from that, he continued to let her speak uninterrupted, as he didn't want to throw off her train of thought. 

"You just don't remember. And Neither do I. But I don't WANT to remember. I don't want a reminder. It's better off left forgotten. And trust me, you want it to stay forgotten too." ...What? This was a bit hard for him to discern meaning from. What hadn't he remembered? And why was she bringing it up at the moment if she couldn't even remember what she was apparently talking about? She was certainly a confusing girl, no doubt. Confusing, but interesting indeed. Perhaps bringing this topic up to her wasn't the best of ideas, so he decided to stay away from it.

"You don't understand. Not even my allies understand. How hard it is. Having a Zanpaku'to like mine..." To put it frankly, there was no way he could even fathom to understand. Him and the girl behind him were two vastly different people from two vastly different lives. For him to say he understood any of the things that separated the two of them, like the difference in their Zanpakuto, would be nothing but a lie. "every time one of you shows up. I try and wait for others to come. But everyone's asleep. I can't even wait around this time. I have to fight. I hate it....I hate fighting so much..." This gave him one immediate thought; then why fight I you hate it so much? Wasn't that the logical decision to make?

"So...so long as I do my job. It doesn't matter if I do it fighting, to something like this. If I can make my Captain Proud, one day it'll be better. If you knew you'd think me. Fighting against me is....it's so painful. For both of us. Sometimes they go insane just form the pain. and I think I have too... a couple times at least. But ...well...my Zanpaku'to still finds ways to put my mind back together...." Damn. He felt bad for her, there was no doubt about that. She obviously had it pretty damn rough. And, from that sentence alone, he was certainly in no rush to fight her. Granted, their blades would likely end up crossing should be freed, but he's not out for blood, that much is certain. She hasn't done anything to make him want to really fight her, so at that point it would just be senseless bloodshed.

"This is for both our goods. Don't struggle or run. I...I know that you think you can escape. That you feel like you c-can trick me. y..You think I'm stupid. Insane..." This one put a small smile to his face. Little did she know, he really couldn't escape. There was really nothing for him to do but comply while he needed to, else he'd run the risk of cutting himself up unnecessarily. This was, for obvious reasons, not something he wanted at all. On the topic of the other point she brought up, he certainly didn't think that she was stupid, or insane. After all, he was currently at her mercy at this point, right? She could easily just pull that hand of hers backwards, and bam, no more Espada. 

"Kazuna-kun was like you. so angry. So violent. He didn't hide it though. He just let it all bleed out. I thought that night... was special. I thought it would fix him.... but it didn't. He still went all bad and messed up." He let out an audible sigh upon hearing that first sentence. Nothing drove him up a wall more than being compared to that... that imbecile. They were two completely different people, comparing them could have been a crime. This was definitely something to bring up later on.

"It was bad enough...seeing his spine getting ....ugh... But.... Seeing his chest burst like that. ... I had to do it. I loved him. But I couldn't stand what... I did the right thing. And now he's in prison. Maybe...one day he'll go back to the way he was. If I keep him away from Rio. Maybe one day he'll thank me." Wait, what? At this point, he knew Kazuna had to be beaten, though to be practically decimated like she was saying? Just how weak was he really? Wait. Did she say that she loved him? Love between an Arrancar and Shinigami was unheard of. Had the Espada actually felt the same way back? More importantly, had he been flirting without anything to reap from it? And why was she bringing up Rio? Had she gone against him as well? There were so many questions that needed to be asked. He finally decided to speak up, after letting her finish.

He began with another sigh. "Miss Vilde, there are a few things we do need to get straight. For one, hate is such a strong word, isn't it? May I ask, why exactly you hate me? As well as whether or not there's something I can do to change those feelings towards me. Please, let me know, and I'll be glad to change that. Second, you're right. I don't understand. To say I do would be nothing but a lie. And, whether or not you believe me aside, I'm an honest person. When I say something, I mean it. What I say is what I mean, no strings attached. Yes, pun intended. And, if you hate fighting so much, then why fight? I'm sure even as a Shinigami there's positions you could fill without the need for conflict. I'm sure there's somewhere you can go, miss Vilde. I, for one, am not big on combat myself, while, yes, it is necessary from time to time, as such is the life of an Espada, that doesn't mean I particularly enjoy it. Also, don't let any of my superiors know this, but truth be told, I cannot escape as of right now. You do have me under your control at the moment, I'll be the first to admit so. That being said, though, I do have to admit that as soon as I'm freed, I can't say I'm not going to try to attack you. Nothing against you, of course, but such force will likely be necessary in order to aid my... comrade. Also... don't compare me to Kazuna. The two of us are nothing alike. He's hotheaded, violent, like you said, and just a bit of a dick in general. He's not a person I enjoy being around, so I can only imagine what that did for you, which I'm certainly sorry that you had to sit through something like that. But at the same time, I can promise you I'm not like him, nor would I ever want to be. Now, a quick question. You said you loved him? Might I ask what that entailed? Did he feel the same way back, at all?" From the tone of his voice during the last statement, he seemed to be hung up over... Something. Not even he could really identify it, as it was something that he quickly dismissed as wanting to ruin his lesser. But... That wasn't it. It was hard to pin down, but certainly something he couldn't get off of his mind. "A-anyway, my apologies for ranting to you, miss Vilde. And just know that I do feel you should trust me. I'm not out to hurt you, and I mean that. Even though you may be a Shinigami, and I an Arrancar, doesn't mean we can't put our differences aside for a short while."

[Nola Vilde]

Nola furrowed her brows a little at how.....reasonable the Espada was trying to be. He was cordial, calm, not at all like the last one she had run into. She had heard, and even experienced, that most Espada were of a volatile nature. What was it that made them so varied? Even as they went, she couldn't help but narrow her eyes as she could FEEL the way that he was trying to coerce her. To calm her. To Lure her with his sensibility. She almost preferred to have the violent and aggressive ones. At the very least she had no fear of being tricked by them. At least not in a way that wasn't overtly obvious.

The Sympathy was probably the worst. It...It brought back too many memories. And as he began prying into her she tightened those threads, slicing those strands into his body a little as she narrowed her eyes. "It's not you specifically. But you're something that I have to defeat. That I would have to kill in most instances. That I SHOULD be killing." She grumbled, tightening those wires so that they tensed against him, threatening to begin cutting through him as she continued to move. She was so distracted by the conversation that it wasn't long before she paused.

"Where are we...." She murmured and furrowed her brows. This wasn't the right way. She definitely should have been at the barracks proper by now. The offices and such. She had been so distracted by their conversation that she had gone the wrong way. WHY WAS SOUL SOCIETY DESIGNED AS SUCH AN ENORMOUS MAZE?! She let out a frustrated grunt and shook her head, irritated at her own ability to get so distracted. She had never been ....wherever this was, when it was light out, and so she had no idea whate she was or even how to get back to where they'd been before.

Shit

Air String Duration: 3/5

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The Espada began to tense up upon the threads being tightened around him. Did he aggravate her? All he was doing was trying to be friendly, clearly she didn't care. Oh well, nothing ever said sweettalking her was going to do any good to begin with. "Oh, I was fairly certain that it's not just me. And I know defeating me is a priority of yours, but whose to say that's what you should be doing to begin with? Whose to say that you don't have the option to choose your own path? You seem quite hung up on combat in general, why not just avoid fighting as a whole, like I had said before? Wouldn't that be a much better option on you?"

He began to continue walking in front of Nola, equally as confused as to where they were. He wasn't particularly familiar with the lay out of Soul Society in general, so there wasn't any way for him to be able to guess where they were. "Miss Vilde," he began to say, "about how much longer until you've 'captured' me? My legs are getting fairly sore, and I'd much rather to be able to sit somewhere instead of marching along into the unknown. Any guess as to when we'll reach our destination?" He sighed, doing his best to keep his chest from moving too much. He didn't exactly want to get cut any more than he did a few minutes ago, and Nola tightening his bindings wasn't exactly the best situation for him to be in.

He turned his head slightly from side to side, looking around. It was still rather quiet out. It began to get to him; Adolf was never a fan of the quiet, so he decided to do what he could to break it. "So, tell me a bit about yourself. Granted, if you're alright with that. Also, that comment was not meat to upset you in any way, so, if you could refrain from continuing to tighten these around me, that'd be wonderful, dear." Figuring that since the next few minutes were going to be spent with her whether he wanted to or not, idle conversation might be the best option. There was also a thought that came into the back of he Espada's mind; what if he had been able to distract her into lowering the bindings? Perhaps then he'd be able to get away or attack in retaliation. Though, he had not been given a reason to attack, so why should he?

[Nola Vilde]

She grunted a little and shook her head, palming her own face with her free hand, keeping t hat grip on the strings with her other as she let out an exasperated HUFF! She was getting a bit frustrated, looking around and then furrowing her brows a litle at Adolf. "Oh? And what if you decided to hurt someone busting out that friend of yours? That'd be on my hands! I can't do that to my fellow shinigami, let alone my Captain!" She insisted, a little annoyed by his insistence that they should just disengage.He really was annoyingly polite! Something she usually enjoyed, but it was making her job really hard right now.

And of course, his question about how long until he was captured also gave her a bit of irritation. She took a slow, deep breath, and then narrowed her eyes, trying to put on that professional face of hers. "Obviously I can't take you to the detention center, given that's where you want to be. I'm taking you to my Captain so that she can decide what to do with you!" she insisted, growling just a little. However she was caught a little off guard. Only this time rather than answer his questions with focus, she mostly focused on gaining her bearings as they went. Surely she'd see SOMETHING familiar soon.

"Um....I'm not entirely sure that giving you that is possible. I honestly am not a hundred percent sure about most of my memories. I stopped trying to keep track ages ago. So I really don't knonw what to tell you. One of my most recent memories was being the Eight Espada, so yea, you tell me." She murmured grumpily. AHA! She noticed...the SWUAD THREE BARRACKS?! How did they get all the way here?! SSshhhhhit! She grunted, looking around. Okay she knew where they were now. WAY away from where they were supposed to be. Looking around, they were even next to a rather huge training grounds. However the fastest way back was straight through. so rather than the close and confined space, they wound up more or less going right over that massive arena for training instead.

It was a long walk, but well, it was still the shortest. They were barely a fourth of the way across when she finally piped up again."I told you before anyway. We know eachother. We just don't remember. And it's better if we keep it that way." he grumbled softly, not even aware that those threads had begun to come undone, weakening and breaking up back into reishi. She had been so focused on their surroundings that she had put a bit less integrity into them than usual? Or maybe she was just having a spurt of bad luck in general, but Adolf would feel he was actually no longer bound as she continued marching him, she herself h aving not noticed yet.

Strings: 4/5 (Ending now for cinematic reasons)

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Upon noticing that his bonds had been removed, Adolf decided to act as though they were still on, as to catch her off guard. Waiting for the prime moment to attack was ideal, and that was his plan. He continued to hold his arms at his sides, further aiding to the appearance that he was bound by the Shinigami, save for the threads themselves. Continuing with conversation was the best option at the moment, so that's what he was going to do. "You were the Eighth Espada, you say? Care to elaborate on that one? I'd be very interested to hear that story."

Furthering along with the conversation, he quickly realized that the timing for an attack would come much, much sooner than he had originally anticipated. "I'm still a tad confused as to how exactly you can say we know each other. That doesn't seem entirely possible, granted I don't believe I've seen you before. How are you so sure about that? Granted..." As the Espada finished speaking, he quickly began to tug at the hilt of his blade, unsheathing the weapon with a blinding flash, mumbling something under his breath,  "I can always dig through your memories with ease."

As the light quickly dissipated, Adolf was left standing, appearing to be in what looked to be a suit of armor, coating his entire body. He had released, finally preparing for the fight at hand. He quickly turned around, taking a leap backwards as to put some distance between the two of them. "I cannot stress this enough, Miss Vilde. I do not wish to hurt you. I am simply here to retrieve a partner; nothing more. Put up a resistance, and I will be forced to fight. Oh, and I'm not going to fall for that same trick again, I promise you that." Adolf had been mentally prepared to Sonido away at any time, should Nola attempt to pin him down again. He was not going to let himself be locked down.

As soon as he finished speaking, Adolf quickly punched the air in front of him three times, trying to strike the woman with a Bala. Hopefully one of them would hit, with the direction of each blast going at a slightly different angle, roughly three feet apart. It was fairly similar to that of a shotgun, with each Bala having roughly 115 offensive power behind them. It wasn't anything significant, but would hopefully be enough to take her back a bit. Should one of the Bala fired stagger her, he had a plan. If not, he'd remain in his stance, prepared for a counterattack.

If she had been hit by one of the Bala, and an opening left for him, Adolf would proceed to Sonido towards her at a speed of 1300, and slash at her chest. Should she be hit, he'd begin to absorb a memory of hers via Desamor's Overall. He was not about to go down without a fight, though it was exceedingly clear that he wasn't fighting at his full potential. He had been purposely holding back as to make sure the girl wouldn't be significantly injured. His only goal here was to rescue Kazuna, not injure an innocent Shinigami.

Should he miss the attempted attack, he'd do what he could to leave melee range. He wasn't sure what she was capable of, so leaving a range where she could be proficient would likely be a strong option. Though, there was also no telling as to whether or not she'd be stronger in ranged. This was a guess he had to make, and one he was counting on to be correct. Should he be wrong, that could likely mean that he had put himself into a terrible situation. This is, of course, not something he wanted to deal with.

Reiatsu Pool: 1520/1920

-400 for Resurrection.
-A possible 100 from Adolf's Overall Ability, refunded if his attack does not connect.
-150 for Bala x3, to be deducted after release.
-100 for Sonido, to be deducted after release.
-250 total after release.

Resurrection Duration: 8/8

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{Bala}Technique Name: [Bala] (Bullet)

Class: [6] [Cannot be learned until class 6]

Technique Type: [Hollow Technique]

Technique Element: [None]

Technique Description and Effects:

A straightforward and simple technique that hardens the user's Reiatsu and releases it like a swift blast of spiritual energy. While the technique is not nearly as powerful as a Cero, its speed is 20 times faster and allows for it to be fired in quick repetition. The orb of reiatsu fired varies in size and strength, some Arrancar creating one the size of a basketball with the rough power of a massive punch, and others creating Bala with enough power to blast holes in adversaries. Some Espada can create Bala as large and powerful as an average Arrancar's Cero.

How to use technique:

The user must first aim and then fire the technique, as is custom of any projectile type.

Technique Drawbacks: 50 Reiatsu cost.

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{Sonido}Technique Name: [Sonido (Lit. Sound Step)]

Class: [4]

Technique Type: [Hollow Technique] - Kidou, Quincy Technique, Bount Technique, Human Technique, Hollow Technique, Other

Technique Element: [None] - If any

Technique Description and Effects: [What does your technique do? How strong is it? What is it's range of abilities? List these things below.]

A powerful technique, Sonido is a step that increases movement speed for a single step. Essentially, it magnifies the speed of just that one step, by 13 times. Each step for Sonido costs 100 Reiatsu. Additionally, this technique does not take up a technique slot.

How to use technique: [How do you use this technique? List below.]

Just use it and drain the Reiatsu.

Drawback: [What are the disadvantages and drawbacks of your technique? Don't forget that the drawback must be equal in strength to the technique. List everything related to the drawback below.]

Reiatsu cost.

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{Adolf's Overall}Desamor's overall ability is focused on absorbing memories of emotional pain from the opponent. This works through physical contact. Adolf covers Desamor in his reiatsu, scabbard and all. When he makes contact with someone, through either the pommel of the blade, or he end of the scabbard, or through a sword clash, he forces a small bit of that reiatsu upon his opponent, using it to dig through their thoughts, and steal a memory of emotional pain that someone caused upon them (the cost is 100 reiatsu per memory stolen). After one post after spending the reiatsu to retrieve a memory, it then returns to Adolf, and stores itself inside of Desamor's scabbard. Up to 8 memories can be stored at one time, if a person actually has that many different memories of emotional pain in their life. Each consecutive memory stored inside of Desamor causes the reiatsu around the scabbard to glow brighter and a lighter shade of pink, starting off fairy dull, and eventually hitting a hot pink-esque color. For an extra 100 reiatsu on top of the normal cost, Adolf is able to take a memory from his own past to use.

[Nola Vilde]

She furrowed her brows as thewy wound up in the middle of that arena when he finally pulled himself free. Her eyes went wide, shock clear on her face as he suddenly SPUN out of her hold and drew his blade! "No Don't!" She called out in a panic, clear fear in her eyes as he released and unleashed his zanpaku'to, tears in her eyes as she began shaking a little, watching as the smoke slowly cleared and revealed her released opponent. She shook her head slowly, wiping her eyes and sniffling softly as she watched him, listened to him as he warned her.

"You're making me do this." She murmured softly, though her voice would carry crystal clear as black reiatsu began crackling around her, her own eyes glowing a deep blue as she let her hand rest on her zanpaku'to. The momsnt he began pulling his fist back, she remembered Kazuna. In an instanta massive panel formed into existence infront of her, something that looked similar to the strings, made completely of reishi. Curved at the front and showing a basic curved shape so that each and every one of those bala simply dinged off of it. a massive Riot shield connected to one of her forearms.

"It's time to remember. For both of us. Whisper in my Ear. Alte Furscht." That soft murmur carried ,menacingly well, as the air around Nola EXPLODED, the full force of her spiritual pressure obliterating the area around her, savaging the arena and ripping up huge clods of sand from the ground before the reiatsu finally died away, and she had....nothing. Her blade was still the absolute same as before. There was no discernable difference in her , save for those glowing blue eyes, and the AWFUL reiatsu oozing from her.

Suddenly the air felt..different fr a split second, as an invisible zone was made. Nigai Kokoro. Every bit of the soul society, within a hundred meters, was now within the control of her ability. She focused onto Adolf and shook her head. "I just want you to know that I have no control over this. I just have to trust my Zanpaku'to." She murmured as she raised her blade in his direction, her blade vibrating loudly for a brief little instant, as if it were SCREAMING for the chance to sink into Adolf's body. To tear him into pieces before Nola would have to suffer her own.....

Bitter Heart

They were both suddenly in a different place. A different Barracks, to be precise. Squad 6 barracks. Both Nola an d Adolf, standing side by side. She gave him a nervous smile. They were in the same squad. Squad 1, after all. He would be able to feel his own zanpku'to at his side, comforted by it's presence even though he was still getting used to a shinigami's uniform. After all, that's exactly what he was. A shinigami. Before them was a man that they would BOTH know. Just looking at him, they both would remember. Adolf would remember, strangely. He'd remember Sozen Kuchiki, the strongest Captain (arguably) in soul society. He seemed to be smiling at the both of them, even as they were...exhausted.

He had agreed to a little spar, and even as Nola's shikai reverted to normal form, and Adolf's armor vanished, they did feel...proud. The Captain had actually been forced to exert himself! "Very good, very good indeed! I'm so happy to see that you are both growing so much." He noted with a grin as he made his way over to Nola. And as he did, Adolf would feel a sudden sense of....fer. The instant his hand touched Nola, she SCREAMED. Adolf would see the sudden arc of electricity. The Torture Kido, designed to electrocute someone, body and soul, without actually doing lethal damage. He would feel his heart suddenly race.

They had surrendered! Why was the Captain still fighting?! "CAPTAIN STOP!" Adolf would hear himself shouting, suddenly rushing over until suddenly a hand blurred, and caught him by the throat, and he would feel the absolute agony of electricity begin coursing through his own body, the scream never even able to escape him as he felt himself being cooked, inside and out, before finally, both of them were dropped unceremoniously onto the ground. And the scrape of a blade being drawn was heard. "You both have such outstanding potential! But.... I only really need one of you." Adolf would feel that blade on his neck. Right before it SLASHED clean through his neck, that sudden vertigo as his vision spun, and then he was lying on the ground, watching his own headless body slump to the floor.

The Bitter End

And then they were back. Even as voices screamed in the distance, suddenly Nola dn Adolf would BOTH be suddenly back into 'reality' But they would both be recovering from absolute pain, their bodies still remembering that awful torture, Nola collapsing onto one hand and her knees as she panted, breathing heavily and sucking in air as her entire body trembled a little, slowly forcing herself up and onto her feet. "Even after all of that....after I had to watch you die...." Those tears were back, gritting her teeth. "He made you a monster...you're not an arrancar! Don't you remember?! Adolf!" She cried out to him, suddenly beginning to approach him, that shield st ill raised as she shook her head.

"Please......why don't you remember me? Just surrender...please."

-100 reiatsu for Shikai
Cloak of Thorny Memories Incubation period has begun
-700 reiatsu for Bitter Heart
-225 Reitsu for Advanced Air Arsenal Defensive Panel Class 3
AAA Panel Strength: 550
AAA Panel: 1/8
Shikai: 1/10
7575/9000 Reiatsu remaining

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{AAA}
Technique Name:Advanced Air Arsenal

Class: 5-1

Technique Type : General Technique

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Any

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects : An advancement on Advanced Air Platform, this technique is derived from the ability to make platforms as a simple means of locomotion and advanced movement and applied the same concept to create panels of a more....insidious nature. Advancing from the earlier technique, this technique revolves around the use of these panels beyond simple maneuvers as a means of weapons and armor.


Class 5: At this level These platforms can surpass beyond the level of simple movement techniques. At this level, the user can create spiritual panels at any point of their body so long as it stays in contact with their body. These panels have a durability of 200 when it comes to resisting breaking, this increases by 175 per class as one learns higher levels of this technique, up to 900 at class 1. These panels last up to ten seconds, the maximum size of a panel is 3 square feet, making it good for blocking narrow or small-scale projectiles. The reiatsu cost at this level is 75 reiatsu, and increases by 100% per class, up to 375 reiatsu at class 1.
The number of panels per post that can be generated is reduced to 1 per post, increasing by one for each class, up to 5 at class 1.

Panel Durability: 200
Panel Generation Cost: 75 Reiatsu
Max Panels: 1

Class 4: This level even more utility. The user can create panels that are 6 square feet in size. However something else is attainable at this level. In addition to being used defensively, these panels however can be grabbed and wielded like any other weapon, requiring that the user be proficient enough to use these blades, and also severely limiting the number of these panels that can be generated in comparison to the defensive panels as offensive panels count as 2.


Panel Durability: 375
Defensive Panel Generation Cost: 150 Reiatsu
Offensive Panel Generation Cost: 200 Reiatsu
Offensive Panel Duration: 2
Max Panels: 2

At Class 3 the user has a bit more control over the shape of these edged panels, allowing them to be shaped into simple weapons as they are generated. Naturally these panels cannot be very ornate or complicated, but can be slightly altered to allow slightly easier handling and the characteristics of the panels are as such:

Panel Durability: 550
Defensive Panel Generation Cost: 225 Reiatsu
Offensive Panel Generation Cost: 300 Reiatsu
Offensive Panel Duration: 4
Max Panels: 3

At Class 3 one is capable of generating finer shapes and sizes of weapon, allowing the user to generate not only simple panels, but exotic weapons as well, the size of these weapons is restricted to being 3 meters in length and the Characteristics of the panels/weapons are as follows:


Panel Durability: 725
Defensive Panel Generation Cost: 300 Reiatsu
Offensive Panel Generation Cost: 400 Reiatsu
Offensive Panel Duration: 6
Max Panels: 4

Class 1: At this level, the user can not only generate and wield these panels and compress them into sharpened weapons, but can also throw them without the panels losing their integrity. These can be fired and retain their structural integrity for 2 posts (including the post they were thrown) before they lose structural integrity and fade away. A panel that is thrown with 2 posts of duration remaining will dissolve after reaching it's target, and a panel with 1 post remaining will dissolve before it reaches the intended target, regardless of distance traveled.


Panel Durability: 900
Defensive Panel Generation Cost: 475 Reiatsu
Offensive Panel Generation Cost: 500 Reiatsu
Offensive Panel Duration: 8 (Becomes 2 once the panel is thrown)
Max Panels: 5


How to use technique: The user focuses their spirit energy, creating platforms and surfaces.

Technique Drawbacks Reiatsu Cost. Cannot be learned by Fighter types. Requires that the user have mastered Advanced Air Platforms, Class 6. Using Panels offensively counts as creating 2 defensive panels. Offensive panel handling scales off the user's Skill with the weapon created. Basic panels follow the Weapon Skill of any bladed single-handed weapon that the user already has, with the exception of those associated with Racially generated weapons (Zanpaku'to, Dolls, ect.) Non-basic Panels follow the Skill profficiency of whatever weapon type is created. Defensive panels can be maintained through simple concentration up to 8 posts, however Offensive panels cannot be maintained for as long (until class 1).

Made By: N/A

Reserved? (Yes/No): No

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{Bitter Heart}
Name: Nigai Kokoro (Bitter Heart)

Shikai Level

Description:This ability is a much more powerful technique than any shikai ability before it. At this level, the technique no longer needs Shinobu to initiate contact. So long as a target is within 100 meters, they can be subject to this ability. In this technique, anyone within this range is locked into zone. Once it has been formed, it cannot be easily escaped. Every post, Nillia may initiate a 'memory;, similar to her other techniques. Only that rather than flashing back and experiencing them, they become real. Whatever the scene Nola chooses, for everyone in the zone, it will happen. They will be unable to resist playing the part set out for them, they will suffer, they will feel, they will injure and be injured. They may even die, and it will be reality.
However, upon the conclusion of every memory, it will all reset. Wounds will fade, those dying within the span of the episode return to life, everything returns to what it once was, except for the soul. Though it will not retain damage, those who participated will find that their mind, and their body, vividly remembers the experience. Believing will no longer be a factor, as it was indeed a reality. While the outer membrane of this zone is completely permeable, passing through takes at least one full post as the user is slowed on the way out, meaning that even if the target instantly moves to the edge of the barrier, they must suffer at least one episode.

Drawback: The only permanent effects of the technique are psychological. Costs 700 reiatsu to form the zone. The zone itself can be easily permeated, and cannot be moved once set unless it is taken down and the tech is paid for and started up again. The zone's duration is only mitigated by shikai's continuation.

This technique can be resisted by a simple 20% superiority to Nola's offensive stat. However an individual with 50% superiority will not only be able to resist this technique, but with at least 4 points in Analysis (any points in analysis or Battle Analysis count toward this ammount) they will be able to discern how her technique works and use it to draw memories from Nola at will and use them to cause the technique to backfire.

Additionally Nola must be involved with any scene that this ability afflicts, as Nola constantly suffers as a means of strengthening her resolve to fight.

Nola's last injury: Dull-body electrocution
Adolf's last injury: Beheading

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Following in suit, Adolf to the ground as well. What... What the hell just happened? He thought to himself, reeling from the horrific experience, as well as the pain. It felt like he was just, well, decapitated. Was what Nola said true? Was he really a Shinigami before he became who he was? No, that can't be, he said in his head. Utterly confused over what was going on, he looked up to Nola. His breathing was still extremely ragged, and he felt like he could barely hold himself up on his knees. Why did it feel like he had just relived through something like that? If anything, wasn't it in the past?

"W-What did you do?" He asked, completely unsure of what was going on, "How the hell did you make me... make me live through that?" He took a moment to catch his breath. After a solid 30 seconds of doing nothing, he began to stand, albeit slowly. He held himself up with his sword, still rather confused and in pain. "I don't know how you managed to make that feel so... real, but I can promise you that never happened. I know my own life... I feel like you should know your own as well, Nola." At this point, Adolf dropped the formalities. He knew he had to get serious, as hard as that may have been for him at the moment. At this point, she was likely also back up on her feet, and ready to continue the fight that was at hand.

He started by pointing the sharpened point of his sword towards her, as a small, blood red orb began to create itself. From the orb, as it grew in size, then proceeded to condense, a fairly loud rumbling could be heard. After about three seconds, the orb released itself, and expanded tremendously; it was a Cero. Though not quite massive enough to be considered a "powerful" cero, it still packed a punch. Still, though, it wouldn't have been enough to break through the barrier she had set up on her arm, should Nola decide to block it. Though, this information was unknown to him at the time, possibly coming across to her that he was also getting serious.

Once again, after the Cero had died down, if she were to remain in the same spot, he'd charge her and attempt another slash, going for one of her memories. At this point, it wasn't something that he was preparing for offensively, it was more so that he could probe her mind, and find out if what had happened to him during that "flashback" had actually been true. He refused to believe it, feeling fairly confident in his own history, but needed some form of confirmation. This was the way to do that, as he'd get a first-hand look of what her past was like.

"I'm sorry Nola. Surrendering just isn't an option. I thought I made this clear enough. What you showed me; that's not who I was. You're delusional," He said, continuing to deny the vision he had been thrown into, "None of that stuff happened! I became who I am on my own volition! There was nothing but pain for me after the Chapel collapsed! Nobody came to help!" He began to shout, as though she had known how his life had gone prior to his descent into madness as a hollow. "I was never a Shinigami! I was never a part of your past, Nola! Why can't you see that!?" At this point, he was merely continuing for his own sake. Although it was just one situation he had to live through, Adolf has NEVER been good with traumatic situations. They've always tended to impact him a fair bit more than anybody else would normally react to them.

He didn't want to believe her. He really didn't. But at the same time, a constant, growing doubt in the back of his mind continued to surge. What if that really had been his past? What if the time between his death and him becoming a hollow was a black period? What if there was a life he had never known before that? It seemed like it was too much for him. His expression took on a much more worried and scared look, as he forcefully gripped the sides of his head. His breathing once again grew ragged, and he began to tear up, though unless she had a way to generate light, this would likely not be seen through the small slits in his mask. He began to break down.

Reiatsu Pool: 1520/1920

-200 for Cero, to be deducted after release.
-450 total after release.

Resurrection Duration: 7/8 

[Nola Vilde]

Nola couldn't help but shake her head, tearing up just a little as Adolf raised his blade to her, the roar of that cero suddenly charging up as she brought her shield up, that blast SLAMMING into the barrier, causing her to skid back slightly as it took the cero head-on. It took only a moment for her to shake off the impact, having skidded back quite a bit as even though the shield took away the actual damage, the impact itself was still considerable. Thankfully Adolf wasn't actually that insanely strong. She narrowed her eyes, watching as he suddenly charged at her, her entire body tensing, not knowing what her Zan would do next.

Bitter Heart

As those bala fired toward Nola, she winced, forming a shield, but only too late, one of the bala slammed into her arm, causing her to gasp out, eyes wide with pain as she staggered back, even though that shield tanked the other two bala hits! She buckled back and stumbled. Which was EXACTLY what Adolf wanted! Immediately he RUSHED in, raising his blade and then slashing down! Her own blade came up and his own sword clashed with hers, and for just an instant, he was able to use his ability. He searched back, and he FOUND it. The memories. The memories of her entire history with him. Their lives as shinigami together. Their lives when he had been executed, and the days she had spent without him, missing him, hating Sozen up until his 'promotion'.

Of course she always knew that they had probably executed him. Or maybe sealed him away up there in Squad Zero. But she didn't really care. These days, all she did was miss Adolf. Right up until she finally found him in the world of the living. The very next moment, after he scanned her memories, she pushed back, and her weapon sliced through his blade like butter. There wasn't even resistance, no push, no grating, it simply sliced clean through his own weapon before her own blade SANK right into his chest, and she styood there with wide, shocked eyes as her blade was now deep in his chest, his own blade destroyed as he stared down at her, and she up at him, crying openly now in silence.

"N-no! ADOLF! Why...why did...ADOLF!" She screamed loudly, anger and sorrow clear on her face as she hated what he had done, in that instant, her heart WRENCHED, and he watched as she took the memory of having killed her best friend. But he himself...what on earth had he just seen? He didn't have any memory of that. It was then that that dome formed, and he felt himself being suddenly sucked into something. The area around him changing, turning black before suddenly he was standing beside her, almost as if he were flashing back. He was in a shinigami uniform, and both he and Nola were standing before Sozen kuchiki. Ah....there she was. He couldn't help but smile, feeling confident, just as she was. They trusted eachother. and they knew they could do this.....this...

But then it was over. He was back. The memory was over, and he was laying no the ground, his chest bleeding still as he dropped to one knee. Oh this hurt so VERY very badly. Nola was already there, hugging him to her, trying to get him to stop bleeding. She always DID wory about him so much. Even back when they were in the same squad. Of course she was no better off. She was still sobbing, not even questioning these new memories as he suddenly was hit with recognition of her. Of such a long history. Oh....that's why she was crying. That's what all those memories were. Even as she clung to him, ge tting her uniform so very bloody, dropping her shield, he looked down at her, looking at that splash of blood across her face, looking almost like a little dark star over her already-red features. Damn.

The Bitter End

And suddenly They were back. Nola blinking, tears still in her eyes when his blade suddenly slammed into hers, just after he had fired his Cero! And there it was again! Of course this time there was SO much more for him to peruse. But he'd still see it. That long life with him that she had floating around in her noggin. But he would see glimpses of so many others. O others her Zanpaku'to had clashed with, of the other people she had memories of spending her life with. About how insane she always felt, never knowing what was real and what wasn't. Right before her blade began slicing through his zanpaku'to like cheese. AGAIN, only this time she WRENCHED herself away, her eyes wide with shock, unwilling to stab him again.

Her body suddenly blurred as she shunpo'd away from him, her eyes still wide as she glared at him, those tears still in evidence. "Adolf STOP! You know you can't do this! You'll only hurt yourself!" she called out to him, trying to get him to stop this. She knew exactly what had happened. Her Zanpaku'to had done it on occassion before. It had given them both a bitter memory of not their distant past, but a recent one. It had shown them what would have happened if Adolf had met her blade on the first try, rather than for the first time now like it just had. And in that vein...she was actually thankful. Because of it, she had managed to avoid stabbing him through his armor. After all, if she could slice his blade so easily, that armor was also just as weak.

-50 reiatsu for shunpo
7525/9000 reiatsu remaining
AAA panel 2/8
Shikai 2/10
1 charged gained for Nola's Overall

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{Alte Furcht Overall}
Shikai Alte Furcht
Without an external conduit for her powers, Nola's Shikai now operates through her own flesh and blood. When she releases, Nola's shikai leaks out into the world and begins manifesting it's power. Namely in Nola's connection with her targets. Once released, there is a brief surge of memory in Nola's mind which occurs in a fraction of a second as her brain refocuses on her memories that have to do with the person she is with. Using these memories, Nola can drag these memories to the surface and infuse them into her body as well as the body of one of her targets. This then diffuses into the environment until the memory is made a reality.

At any time, Nola can use her reiatsu to bring to life one of her memories that is associated with her target, namely in a sudden flash of 'deja vu'. By paying a small reiatsu cost of 50 reiatsu, Nola can melt into a cloud of dark memories before re-materializing in a position relative to her target that she has been in before. (Example: If she has ever been in the target's arms, she can pay the reiatsu cost and immediately reappear immediately in relation to her target in direct physical contact and bodily position that the memory entails with only slight modification to account for the target's position if it is different from the target's position during the memory (Ie if in the memory they were sitting down but the target is standing up then obviously Nola will also be standing) nor can this relocation cause Nola to immediately be injuring a target, eg she cannot telepot and relocate with her sword buried in them. The speed at which this shift in position occurs is 15x her normal speed, ignoring obstructions as it is technically a form of teleportation. This ability is considerably more dangerous against individuals she has Spent time around in the past. This ability can ultimately trigger intense feelings of deja vu in the target such that when this ability occurs, if Nola has a simple superiority of offensive strength over the target (though this is adjusted based on the target's light aura above 75. Ie. a light aura of 100 means she requires a 25% superiority), they will be briefly locked in place as they are rooted by the familiarity of the situation. This lasts only a brief couple seconds and during this brief moment they are not ACTUALLY physically paralyzed, but rather their instinct is cut down into 1/3rd it's original value (100 becomes 33) for a brief moment (One post).

This ability however is not something that can be done right off the bat. First and foremost, her zanpaku'to must make contact with an enemy or their release after having released (passing through during Fade Into Memory counts as contact). Whenever this occurs, it saves up two charges, and by consuming these charges, Nola is able to activate her overall ability. Additionally, the stun portion of this technique is a result of a short-range pulse of memories (not spirit energy) around her when she arrives at her destination. This pulse only reaches out a meter from her body in every direction, and if she appears outside of this range, her target is unaffected. Additionally, this technique has a brief delay, right before her relocation , in either case the enemy is tipped off that a relocation is about to happen, and those that are aware of how the technique functions can use it to their advantage, the delay relies on Nola's own instinct as the delay itself is the time it takes her subconscious mind to select and properly process a memory, and as such if she has a significant superiority of her instinct over a target's (25% or higher) the delay will typically be too brief for them to notice. Additionally, this technique is limited to er memories with the target. She cannot use positions in memories of another person in order to relocate. (She cannot use a position unless she and the target in question, have been in it before.) Those that she has not met in the past, or simply has been forced to release around immediately, will not be individuals she can utilize this ability as effectively against, it is most potent against those she knows well.
This ability drags anything in direct contact with Nola with her (if she is handcuffed, the cuffs come with her).
Teleporting counts as a step tech in terms of how many can be done per post.

Nola's last injury: Dull-body electrocution
Adolf's last injury: Stab-wound in the abdomen