Commanding Charisma

[Arcadus]

Arcadus had decided to take a stroll outside of his palace in the halls of Los Noches, a rare occurrence as the Trecera rarely left his lab, much less his home. As for why, he couldn't figure it out himself. It had felt like months since he had left his silken and waxed rooms, though Arthur assured him it had been only a day or two. As for what he was even looking for he didn't quite know. He wasn't particularly hungry, nor did he have any errands to attend to.  He barely understood why he felt the need to leave, and much less this feeling of absence, of tightness in his skill. Is this what the mortals called "anxiety"?  He had heard of it while stalking prey in the human world, the faint whispers through their plaster walls spoke of it. A kind of sticky concern, and hard to pin down like gelatin. 

He'd been lacking in his normal touch in his last encounters, Ailene in particular he was seriously pushed, even harder than against Camila. He needed to ensure that the pieces on the board were his to move, and that if he was to fight anyone on his level, it would not be a fair fight. The other Espada were all but hermetic in their life styles, only Ailene really making public appearances. If he could get a hold of one other one he'd definitely have a plurality on the Espada. As for who and why, that was hard to say. Hopefully he'd find a way to track down the more elusive members, or a way to wrangle some fraccions under him into personal servitude. 

Looking around, he'd been walking for quite a while, and while he could still see his palace in the distance, he was unsure of how long or far he had travelled, as wrapped in his mind as he was. And that feeling, that feeling like you couldn't see all your pieces on the board, like you know a pawn is missing but you don't know where or which one. He'd need to rectify this. Finding  a new Espada, or working towards bringing Camila into the fold further, would go a long way towards that. 

Or, as he rounded a corner to stare down the hall, his opportunity had landed  in his lap. Beast, the black sheep of the Espada, stood there right for him to walk up and speak to. 

[Beast]

((Training for Wraith's Cero, then CTP if any is left over))

Beast's day had been going pretty normal so far. Wake up, eat, fend off attacks from Arrancar looking to claim his spot as an Espada... Everywhere he went, he felt like someone was watching him, trying to see when he would slip up so they could slip a knife in his ribs. Not like a knife to the ribs would kill him outright, but still. This day was like any other day. He was walking down the halls, looking to get some exercise and a break from the boredom of the day when a half-snake-like Arrancar started walking his way... Or slithering his way, more like it. The other androgynous figure was snake from the waist down and humanoid from the waist up, with straight black hair falling down to their chin. With a hollow hole in their right shoulder and a broken mask fragment high atop their head, it was no doubt an Arrancar.

One that didn't seem to like Beast's presence.

"Beasssst, you sssstinking sssssshinigami-esssssque perssssson... You are ssssorely misssstaken if you ssssssuppossse your pressssence isssss welcome in Lasssss Nochessss..."

Beast kept on walking, ignoring the Arrancar whose existence he didn't even acknowledge. When he went to move past them, they spat in his face with an awful smelling saliva. That couldn't be ignored any longer. His bronze saber drawn from his side and slashed out, in an instant a huge chunk of the Arrancar's hair was floating to the ground. "A warning..." In rage, the snake Arrancar struck with fanged jaw unhinged. With his free hand, the Wraith managed to get underneath the jaw and hold the Arrancar up off the ground by the neck. That's when Arcadus rounded the corner, and he'd see Beast lift up the Arrancar to his face and spit back in it. With immense physical strength, the snake was then hurled through a wall and left to reconsider their life choices.

"You here to spit in my face as well?" He said, eyes burning towards Aracadus in unveiled hostility.

[Arcadus]

"I'm suprised you don't recognize me, though you were absent at the last meeting, so maybe I should elucidate you."
 Pulling off his white robe to reveal his left trapezius, and the tattoo'ed 3   on his back, " I am the Trecera Espada, and I was hoping to get to know you Beast. You're an interesting creature, and a special addition to the Espada. You value strength, and while physically you have it is spades, maybe you could make that more... Well rounded should I say." The tall and resplendent man leaned back as if on some invisible wall, his stance radiating calm. Looking to the bleeding Arrancar on the ground hungrily, "that was quite the display, maybe you could show me what you're capable of sometime."

Clearly a dangerous person, the exact person Arcadus needed on his side. Not exactly the most elegant or charismatic, a blunt instrument of a person on first glance. In either case, Giovanni might actually be consulted for this, considering this person got Kouhai's explicit approval. This needed to be handled with tact. Sensing him out, there was an animalistic aspect to him. Primal, guttural, and hairy. much like the Quinta Espada, but more reasonable, less consumed by his rage. This was an excellent oppurtunity. 

[Beast]

The Arrancar in front of him was a member of the Elite of the Espada, the Tercera. Great, thought Beast, someone else to try and smack him down for dominance. But when Arcadus simply talked to him like he was a peer, that made Beast relax a little. There was no reason not to be wary still, for a silver tongued knife in the back is still a knife in the back, but he did release some of the tension in his shoulders and soften. Slightly. Almost imperceptibly. "Well I've got nothing going on right now... Kinda bored, actually." This Arrancar was just a single spot down from where Kuroi had been and even though he had gained a great amount of power since the first and last time he fought the former Segunda, he wasn't even close to that man's level yet.

In short, Arcadus had a little bit of respect from Beast due to his status. There had to be a reason for that status, Kouhai didn't tend to let weaklings get close to him, and in this climb for power kind of structure the Espada had going on if he was weak then someone else would push him aside and take his place. Beast didn't really want any more attention than he already had gained without gaining enough power to protect his position, so he was in no way about to challenge Arcadus' seniority. If anything, having Arcadus on his side would tone down the constant dismissals from other denizens of Las Noches. So, Beast was ready to see where this went. "Here as good a spot as any or should we move outdoors?"

Not knowing if Arcadus wanted Beast to show his power in a specific way, (like, did he want Beast to fight him or did he have something else in mind?) Beast decided to step on the Snake Arrancar's tail in a bone crunching, flesh tearing stomp for good measure and then follow the Tercera wherever he planned to go. He didn't make the first move, his back never pointed to Arcadus, just in case this was a hazing ruse or something worse. In his mind, he was trying to figure out just how "altruistic" this other Espada was, whether or not his comments were sincere or not. Not a "people person" by any stretch of the phrase, Beast hadn't yet figured out anything.

[Arcadus]

"I'm not keen to fight inside the wall of Los Noches, its a bit too... restrictive on what I'm allowed to do. In any case, I'm not here to haze you. I wanted to bring you in on a little plan of mine. A coalition of Espada members if you will." Arcadus's words breezed from him like a summer wind. "As much as the Espada is about individual strength, Kouhai can't do what he has without structural power. Armies, military structure. The Espada are about power, not strength. And I had hoped to unite multiple of our rank, multiplying our strength to force the other Espada in line."  Arcadus looked away from Beast's eyes for the first time, eyes flicking to the ground, and sighing.

"The other Espada are disparate, unorganized. They don't have any ties to Kouhai besides the number on them. They have no goals, content on hiding away to maintain their more luxurious position." Azure eyes flicking back to hold Beast's gaze, "But you, you have drive, a hunger, to stand above and grow, you remind me of myself when I was younger, maybe two thous- sorry, two hundred years ago." Arcadus's smile, white teeth flashing, was gentle, almost disarming. "I could teach you more than physical combat. There are more ways get what you want, and if you're good enough, you can make people happy to give you what will destroy them." 

Internally, he wondered. Two thousand? what was that about. Valeron was the oldest soul in the original hollow's mass, and none of the others had spoken of older spirits. Unless it was... No. He wasn't going to trapse around his brain folds for that creature again, just over the slightest slip of the tongue. In any case, Giovanni wasn't being responsive, wo he'd have to worry about doing this himself. As for the matter at hand, he could sense something, no, an arrancar, really desperately trying to hide its fluttering heart from him. If Beast was going to try and imtimidate him with crushing that snake arrancar, he'd have to one up him. 

"I think you might find that useful, given how often your position is challenged," Arcadus smirked, as he reached into the alley next to him, fingers digging into and through the flesh of an arrancar who had been hiding there. Taking care, despite the creature's attempts to free it self, slamming its fists and screaming, finally firing a cero into its iron gripped captor. No scratch, not even a singe on his robe, and yet Arcadus swiftly wrenched its head from its body, devouring its spirit, the flesh of the creature being practically breathed in as nothing but a skeleton remained. 


The golden haired arrancar released the bloody skeleton, hands the only thing stained read apart from his lips and teeth, and turned, smiling as if his feast had never happened, lapsing out of a trance and back into polite conversation. "As for fighting, my projects are either on hold or waiting on parts, so I have time. Where would you like to fight? Do you have any rules? Limits? I prefer to fight out in the desert, but if your itching that bad for it, we can do it right here. Or we could head back to my place, take a load off and get some food in you first."


It was important to appeal to him, make him feel comfortable, despite the display. Considering the casual nature of his speech, he likely would appreciate a lot of mortal comforts like himself, and it might be worth showing him some hospitality. If he'd been living on the steets like his clothes suggested, then giving him a room and some hot food would go a long way, which would be dwarfed by what he could offer Beast. Definetely a safe bet, though there was the off chance of it coming across as patronizing. Eh, if that came across he could always style it as how Espada should live. 

[Beast]

One upping him, impressively, Arcadus showed off incredible Hierro (at least, that's what Beast assumed it was) that allowed the Tercera to grab a hiding Arrancar by the throat and resist the struggle that included Cero striking his clothes. Fascinatingly enough, the clothes were unfazed by an explosion across them. When Arcadus got bored of the struggle, he then proceeded to eat the Arrancar, just inhaling his flesh and blood after ripping of his head and leaving nothing but bones after the meal. It wasn't just the way Arcadus devoured his opponent that impressed Beast the most, but moreso that the Tercera actually seemed to genuinely want Beast as an ally.

Beast knew nothing of longevity personally, so two hundred years ago might as well have been two thousand years ago. And though Beast didn't particularly care to use anything but force to get what he wanted (so far that's all he needed for what he wanted), he still felt softened by Arcadus' Charisma. Despite that, he wasn't ready to go eat lunch yet. He wasn't really a "food with other people" kind of guy, not really a food kind of guy either. He ate to survive, but that was about it. He didn't get pleasure out of eating anything special, especially since up until recently when he had finally stabilized his soul he feared he would destabilize and explode if he hadn't fed on living souls...

"Fighting in the Sands would be fine. Rules? What are those?" Beast was being sarcastic here, but he continued answering the questions. "As far as Limits go, I max out on my full power after a few minutes, unfortunately. I'm no pushover before that upper limit, though..." Beast's full power was his Wraith Facade, an outpouring of all of the emotion felt by his trapped Inner Shinigami. There were a few powers that he was sure he could unlock given enough time of practicing with the Facade, but he hadn't had a good chance to let it all burst forth since he fought the Beast Clan panther in the Soul Society just shortly before coming back to rest in Las Noches, from which he hadn't left since. He would allow himself to be lead towards the exit of the endless hallways into the Sands where the training was to occur. He would not dare point his back at Arcadus, despite the Arrancar's exceptional Charisma.

[Arcadus]

If it was a fight Beast wanted, that's what he'd get. He clearly had softened a bit, but definitely needed some manners, but that wasn't much that couldn't be fixed. A brawl out in the sands would be worth while, and with Beast confirming his powers were short time limited, and his aura being incredibly similar to Camila, there was no doubt that he couldn't manipulate the situation by ensuring they were far enough out that Beast needed to lose if he wanted to return today. On the other hand there was the potential that being outside the city would be good for beast as well, the quiet might soften that beastial spirit of his. 

Arcadus spend some time analyzing his spirit, glimpsing flashes of memory, fighting with a beast Clansmen, of the struggle and might in that battle. At least he was less guarded with his thoughts than others, this shouldn't be too difficult. Beast seemed to like just beating his opponents senseless and relying on some kind of armor. He couldn't tell what it was. In any case, he had to lure beast out. "I don't suppose you'll take the offer on lunch. Well, to the sands, if you want." A great maw of teeth opened in the hall before them, black void giving way to sands of white and endless black sky. 

Allowing Beast to step through, and following himself, Arcadus stepped out into a fresh sands, he considered that he really needed to find a better place to do battle, or just keep glassing the same spot. Beast seemed similar to Cami, and if he wanted to win this one he'd need to actually fight Beast, not mess around and posture. Cricking his neck, Arcadus spoke up "If you're going to only last a few minutes, not need to hold back then I guess." 

Releasing, his white robes gave way in gold and silver flames, his bodyglove growing into his black and gold outfit, golden hair turning platinum, and cloak of flame lighting up the sands. He stood at the ready, sword out and keeping a firm grip, his feet planted. Cero fired from his cloak, lining the sands behind him with flame and with a hail of molten glass. If beast was a flat out brawler, then he'd have a rough time closing around his blade without exceptional skill, and his ability to fire cero from his eyes and weapon should serve to keep distance, and flight would almost certainly match any mobility he has. In either case, he hardened his torso and neck in preparation for some kind of flash step. 


Rieatsu Pool 1500/900

Rieatsu Tab 1600 (4 cero)

Stack:4 (4 created)

Strength 400/1000

Speed 327/327

Reiatsu Str 400/1100

Spiritual Pres 300/150

Instinct 150/100

Senses 100/100

Energy Sensory 223/502

[Beast]

Arcadus opened a Garganta to an open spot away from the halls of Las Noches. Not really wary of getting too far away and being stuck, as he was used to wandering aimlessly for days on end at times, Beast hopped in the portal and made his way to the empty sands, making sure to keep his back protected. He still wasn't convinced he'd get stabbed as soon as he left it unprotected, especially after Arcadus ate that other Arrancar. The thought of the kind of lunch Arcadus was offering still just didn't sit well with the Wraith, so he'd just go for the fight for now.

Beast frowned at Arcadus' comment at the need to hold back. What was he, some sort of weakling that needed coddled? He fully expected Arcadus' best in this exercise, nothing less. How else was he to improve? The Tercera Espada activated his Ressureccion, which Beast was certain would last longer than his own Wraith Facade, but that was his ultimate power. Did he use it now, forcing himself into his best state? Or did he try to match Arcadus at his current level? He thought of how he had seen the Arrancar effortlessly resist Cero to the body and the flailings of the doomed victim of his appetite. He must be strong physically, no? And the immense reiatsu presence the Tercera had was enough for even Beast to sense.

Ah, screw it, he thought. As Arcadus sent Cero backwards to light up the sands with flaming glass, Beast held his hand over his face and summoned all the pain and suffering of Grodd into his Facade. Knowing he only had a few minutes of this power, he also with his other hand drew one of the two swords from his hip. Grodd, this time I use my power... He drew the saber into his left hand, calling out with a distorted voice and pouring as much reiatsu into the release as he could fit. "Burn it all down, Bloeding Rand!" The saber lit up in flames, burning off Beast's jacket sleeves up to the shoulder and revealing a bronze gauntlet all the way up to the elbow.

"Let's see whose fire is superior, shall we?"

Beast started with a simple attack. He flicked his burning saber to the left, away from his body, then slashed to the right. He wasn't standing anywhere close to Arcadus, but yet he slashed the air. And as he slashed the air, flaming leaves as sharp and sturdy as steel blades burst from the Shikai. For every inch the tip of the weapon travelled, a new leaf blade was created, forming a crescent-shaped burst of flames. As these were flung by Beast's raw power and skill, they travelled at 450 speed with 1,200 strength behind them, enough to pulverize bones and cut into even Arcadus' Hierro. They weren't exceptionally fast, but they had a lot of oomph behind them.

And for now, that's all Beast did. Just testing the waters, er, the sands....

Remaining Reiatsu: 1,625/4,000 (-350 Class 3 Shikai Release, -25 Leaf Slash) (0 Suspended Reiatsu Cost)
Wraith Facade: 1/6
Bloeding Rand Shikai: 1/9

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{Stats/Skills}


Strength - [300 x2 (600)] {1,200} Points

Speed - [150 x1.5 (225)] {450} Points

Spiritual Pressure - [400 x.5 (200)] {400} Points

Reiatsu Strength - [200 x.5 (100)] {200} Points

Light Aura - [0] Points

Dark Aura - [100] Points

Instinct - [200] {400}Points

Senses - [100] {200} Points

Energy sensory - [50] {100} Points

Healing Expertise - [0] {0}Points


Total SP: [1400] Points



Skills


[Boxing] {3}

[Hakuda] {3}

[Swords] {3}

[Pain Tolerance] {3}

[Strength of Will] {3}

[Damage Recovery] {3}

[Mental Incantation] {1}

[Arcadus]

With the distance between the two of them, Arcadus was certian he could anticipate an attack coming towards him. It was why he had waited for Beast's offensive instead of advancing quickly and trying to rush him down. And we was greeted with a wonderful tell, sword flickering with flaming leaves forming a shockwave, what while fast, was travelling enough to react. A crescent blade, easy enough. Activating Luna Paso Cero, and leaving a pool of burning rieatsu where he stepped, Arcadus essentially flew over the shockwave, and in mid air turning to use a new technique of his. 

From his off hand, Arcadus fired in a cluster, 4 fire balls, each the size of a large dog, sped towards Beast at 600 speed, each with a OS of 275. He needed to see if Beast would be able to tell if attacks were worth dodging, and if he could dodge at this speed. They weren't aimed directly at Beast, instead, only the center was, the rest intended to spread his release's burning reiatsu at his feat, either boxing him in and burning him or forcing to move. Landing, Arcadus immediately utilized Sonido to move behind Beast at a speed of 4251, less than a second after the fireballs would have hit, moving up with Beast if he had dodged.

Immediately slicing upwards, attempting to cut up his target's backside, he immediately followed this with a downward slash meant to cut from shoulder to the bottom of the ribcage, his Zanpakuto humming at 1100 RS, his arms of iron muscle driving it on, and creating shockwaves with each swing, at 1000 strength. He had to bring his A game if this was going to be like his fight with Camila, assuming Beast is creature like her. He was not going to be left clutching his guts again, and he was not going to underestimate someone who had fought for their rank as Espada.

He needed to test his senses, both physical and spiritual, as well as his mind's speed. If he was right, his heirro was non-existent, so he was contending with muscle and might rather than the iron skin of more spiritual Espada. If he had the senses of his name sake, he was going to have to overwhelm him instead of relying on speed or trickery. His strengths were the techniques he knew, his analytical mind, and his hybrid strength. All Beast had was his might and senses. There was no way he could lose, but all the same, he needed to maintain a serious plan. Every time he'd played around with someone on this level, he had paid for it, but as his flames grew, he'd have some more leeway.

In either case, it was better to flex his torso just in case. 



Rieatsu Pool 1500/900
Rieatsu Tab 1850 (1 concussive blast and 1 Sonido)
Stack:12 (4 doubled 4 created, 1 from luna paso, 3 from fire balls unless beast decides to block more than 1 for whatever reason. )
Strength 400/1000
Speed 327/327
Reiatsu Str 400/1100
Spiritual Pres 300/150
Instinct 150/100
Senses 100/100
Energy Sensory 223/502

[Beast]

Not surprisingly, Arcadus dodged the slash of flaming blade leaves. He did it by firing Cero out of his feet and flying away, something that Beast hadn't expected. The Wraith examined how the energy was built up in the feet, then blasted outwards enough to lift the Arrancar up off the ground. With his heightened Energy Sensory and Senses, he felt the way Arcadus utilized his reiatsu as best he could. He wasn't nearly as good at sensing reiatsu as Arcadus was, not by a long shot, but he could still get a grasp of how the energies were used. Slightly. He'd need more examples if he was going to try to pull upon his Hollow nature and fire Wraith's Cero of his own. Or maybe he'd be able to fire regular Cero? He needed more time and examples to even start to try that.

In the air, Arcadus flicked out four quick and weak fireballs. Even Beast could sense that these blasts were highly reduced in efficacy from comparison to the Luna Paso Cero or the Tercera's pressure from his Ressureccion. These would be child's play for the Wraith. He simply bent his knees, bunched up his legs, and Strength Stepped. He pushed off the ground so hard that a crater formed beneath his feet and a cone of air measuring a foot in all directions from him split the lead fireball and dispersed it completely before it could hit the ground. The other three weren't aimed at Beast, so they'd still hit and form some of Arcadus' realm, but the lead one had nowhere near enough strength to match Beast at this time.

Arcadus meant that more as a distraction than anything else, though, it seemed and used Sonido to get behind Beast and swing his Zanpakutou at the Wraith. The sound of the Sonido was completely different from the sound of a Shunpo, Beast thought, but he needed to focus on this attack. He was flying through the air, without a lot of room to react and respond to the blade he knew could cut him badly. And there wasn't air ground in Hueco Mundo like there was in the Land of the Living to push off of. However, Beast still had a trick despite being in the air. He could use Advanced Air Ground, a Shinigami art that allowed one to pool reiatsu in their feet and "double jump" of sorts in even the air of Hueco Mundo or the Soul Society.

And double jump he did, pushing off of the air ground with a Shunpo. A Shunpo that was explosive though: Shunpo Eichi, mixed with part of his Shikai. Bloeding Rand had the ability to imbue any of Beast's techniques with flames, so Beast pushed off of air ground and all that was left where he had been was a shock-wave grenade of 1,200 Strength and Fire measuring a meter in radius in all directions. Something Arcadus would have to react to, most likely. And as Beast landed from his Shunpo Eichi, sliding in the sands and leaving a skid mark that faded quickly among the desert area, he kept his eyes, ears, and mind's eye open to try and sense another back stabbing attack. Or just a regular attack at this point. "That all you got? Try a few Cero next!"

Goading his enemy into showing off energy blasts hopefully would give Beast some examples for his own use.

Remaining Reiatsu: 1,525/4,000 (-150 Shunpo Eichi, -100 Draakstaking) (150 Suspended Reiatsu Cost)
Wraith Facade: 2/6
Bloeding Rand Shikai: 2/9

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{Techniques Used}

Technique Name: Draakstaking (Dragon Strike)

Release Levels: Bloeding Rand Shikai/Bankai

Technique Description and Effect: Not always is a single stripe of bladed flaming leaves good enough for Beast. By activating this technique for 100 reiatsu, Bloeding Rand’s flames can be imbued into another technique. For example, a Gouzen Demizu Kidou spell would be a tidal wave of burning water capable of drowning and burning victims or a Shunpo Eicchi could be a shockwave of flames. This can be done once per post maximum.

Drawback: Reiatsu cost, limit per post.

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Technique Name: [Shunpo Eichi]

Class: [4]

Technique Type: [Kido]

Technique Element: [None]

Technique Description and Effects:

The "exploding shunpo" technique, this allows the user, for three times the normal shunpo cost, to initiate a shunpo. This shunpo releases far more power, and therefore anywhere within a meter of the user will be hit with an explosive shockwave equivalent to the user's physical strength when the shunpo is used.

How to use technique:

Stated above.

Drawback:

Stamina drain. Reiatsu cost. Can only be used twice per post.

Made by: [Admin]

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Technique Name: [Strength Step]

Class: [4]

Technique Type (Kido, Hollow/Arrancar Technique, Human World Dweller Technique, Other): [General Physical Technique]

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [All Races]

Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect):

This, first and foremost, is not a Strength based Step Technique. It does not boost stats, and does nothing involving speed. People of high enough strength are more powerful in all aspects of their body in comparison to those who are weak. Their arms can push harder, their abs can stop punches, and they can perform feats such as jumping higher. This last one is what Strength Step uses for its effect. By crouching down and bunching up their leg muscles, strong people can push off the ground at incredible strengths, sending them soaring into the air. This can be useful in a variety of ways.

To use the base form of this technique, the character must have 400 strength. They can use that strength to propel themselves much like the Hulk is seen doing, jumping over and over again over a long distance. At higher levels of strength, they can use this technique more powerfully. While at 400 strength the ground will only bend and crack, at 600 strength the person pushing off the ground will leave a fairly large crater, measuring a few feet in diameter. At 1000 strength, the person will be able to use this technique in a much more offensive way.

By using their full strength, pushing off the ground will not only leave a good sized crater, but the air will be forced around them as they push through it, causing a cone of air to build up. This cone is not large, like a supersonic cone would be, but merely measures a foot away in all directions from the person pushing. This cone of air can push away any physical projectiles or attacks of inferior strength, and because they can already push through Reiatsu techniques, even the air can disperse reiatsu techniques if the strength is 50% superior than the offensive stat of the technique.

How to use technique (How is it activated?): [See Above]

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc) Stamina drain, muscle damage for repeated use, possible issues with falling if jumping off of a high building.

Made By: Kyomei

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): [No]

[Arcadus]

Arcadus's swings hit air, his shockwaves following his swings blasting into the parting gift left by the Vizard's shunpo, while not negating it, redirecting it from a flat grenade into a wave, which traveled int ot dune, drastically reshaping it, as he whipped his hands back from its blast. He was lucky his blade was nearly a yard long, and that Beast's flames made it so readily visible. Beast had escaped his bladed assault, but he wasn't going to run forever. Just as Arcadus predicted, Beast was fast of mind and sense, but perhaps not as durable.

There was a lot he needed to account for now, Flying up on Luna Paso so survey where Beast had stepped to, seeing the skid across the otherwise undisturbed sands. His flame cloak and cero flight lighting him up like a sun in the sky, Arcadus could tell by his stillness, Beast was very likely anticipating an attack. "That All you got? Try a few Cero Next!" rung out across the now quieting sands like a single bell toll, and a ringing that boiled Arcadus's blood. 

Senses and speed be damned the Wraiths words got to him. If it was a Cero he wanted, a Cero he would get, but not just yet. Gathering rieatsu to bubble and smoke in his hand, 22 small beads of flame gathered, which he threw over Beast to rain down on him. He knew that Beast knew they would be weak, and wouldn't pay them any mind, so that would let his plan work just fine. As they flew towards the ground at 600 speed, Arcadus flexed his Rieatsu Strength, in a blinding flash that lit up the black sky for a brief moment, likely shocking Beast's strained senses, and slit his hand with a nail.

Blood beginning to pool, he charged in an instant the signature technique of the Espada, Gran Rey Cero. Throwing it down, its blue beam streaked with gold, piercing through the white flash in a arcing, zig zaging motion, and the rain of fire, at 3 times Cero speed, and at 2200 RS, and if connecting, covering Beast in 2nd degree burns. The concussive blast radius would be massive, likely able to be seen from even the distant towers of Hueco Mundo, with the explosion of lighting and flame washing over the land, bathing it in blue gold under raining red stars.  

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{Gran Rey Cero}
Technique Name: [Gran Rey Cero (Grand King's Zero)] [Mastered]

Class: [2]

Technique Type: [Hollow Technique]

Technique Element: Lightning

Technique Description and Effects:

An Espada-exclusive Cero of such great might that its use is forbidden while under the dome of Las Noches. It requires the user's blood to be used as a sacrifice to activate, but when activated is charged at about the same speed as a regular Cero. It is always blue in color, and appears to have the shape of a razor with several prongs. When fired, it zig zags at the enemy instead of firing in a straight line. While charging speed is the same as Cero, firing speed is three times that of Cero, and the actual destruction potential is twice the user's reiatsu strength.

Furthermore, the explosive power is so high that not even several Cero put together can rival it. This technique also releases a large mass of lightning and electricity not only upon firing, but on impact as well. The ferocity of the Gran Rey Cero is nearly unrivaled.

How to use technique:

Fire like a regular Cero, but only after also getting blood on the firing hand from its user. This is usable only by Espada. The secret to its use and why only Espada can use it are both unknown at this present time.

Technique Drawbacks

400 reiatsu cost and blood sacrifice. Can only be fired once per post, up to four times a day.

 

Regardless if the homing Cero hit directly or on its splash, the flames, slow in comparison would hit afterwards, sprouting their own stacks, greasy pools of burning rieatsu that began to eat away at the sand. Waving his hand over the impacts, Arcadus commanded the flames to leap, the 3 flames leaping at Beast in a single attack, at 800 speed, and at his full 1100 RS. The burning, twisting beam shot straight for Beast. Arcadus was not taking chances, even if he had been goaded into using an attack that would likely come back to bite him. Continuing to hang in the air, his eyes readjusted to the dark, awaiting Beast's next attack. 

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{Funeral Pyre}Funeral Pyre
The swaths of burning reiatsu leap up, forming a flurry of bolts that attempt to surround opponents and pierce defenses that normally can’t be breached by Cero or blade.
Each version requires different amounts of stacks to be utilized, and have their respective cost listed in sequential order. How Funeral Pyre works is that the burning reiatsu is transformed into a flurry of beam attacks, snuffing out the flames and using them to swarm an opponent. They are often used when an opponent is surrounded, allowing thier high speed to pin down opponents and attempt to mitigate the abilities of opponents who simply avoid attacks. While technically separate beams, their collective strength is able to overcome their individual weakness.
3 Stacks: The blazes are hard to dodge, increasing to 800 Speed and dealing full RS.
6 stacks: The beams, moving at 800 speed, now are numerous to bounce off of each other, able to bend and twist around corners and turn to counteract dodges, to block this attack, one would need to create physical barriers to avoid it. This attack is considered guided. On hit, this delivers 3rd degree burns.

9 Stacks: The beams are now numerous enough to take coalese and take sharp turns , bending around sheilds and walls thrown in its path. This attack is considered homing. Causes 3rd degree burns.
100-300-500 Reiatsu

Rieatsu Pool 1500/800
Rieatsu Tab 1850 ( Luna Paso Cero
Stacks: 25 (12 doubled 4 created, 1 Luna Paso, 3 from concussive blast, 3 used in Funeral pyre.  )

Strength 400/1000

Speed 327/327

Reiatsu Str 400/1100

Spiritual Pres 300/150

Instinct 150/100

Senses 100/100

Energy Sensory 223/502

[Beast]

If it was Cero he wanted, it was Cero he got, Beast thought. First, the Tercera gathered up a bubbling, smoking wad of reiatsu and hurled a massive amount of weak fireballs at the Wraith. There had to be something more going on with such a weak set of attacks. While preparing to defend against those, suddenly Arcadus flexed his impressive Reiatsu Strength, lighting up like the sun for a moment as a flashbang would do. Normally, Beast's senses would be that of a wild animal, but right now his eyes were working at the level of superhuman. He was able to see most details of the Arrancar floating above him with the Luna Paso Cero, but suddenly had a face full of brightness he wasn't expecting.

He reeled for a moment, blinking a few times to try to scrub the flashbang out of his vision. He was a Master of a variety of skills that would help him at least restore his vision. For one, it didn't hurt to be blinded in this way due to his Mastery of Pain Tolerance. Secondly, he was a Master at Recovering from Damage. And thirdly, he was a Master at Stubborn Willpower. He forced his way through the blindness only to see a very fast zig zagging Cero coming at him. This was no ordinary Cero, he could tell, but he had never seen Gran Rey Cero before and would have no idea what kind of power it contained. He could sense that it was stronger than Arcadus' Luna Paso Cero by a significant factor, though.

Not realizing how much of an explosion this was going to cause, Beast squatted down and leapt backwards away from the incoming Cero, Strength Stepping away but quickly finding out that the Gran Rey Cero would pursue him. A homing, quick, unpredictable beam of explosive energy. That was the kind of power that Beast needed to examine to form his own Wraith Cero. Gathering up as much raw energy as he could muster, Beast began to pull from Grodd's suffering and anguish to form the Cero. He could feel his mask start to strain as his crimson orb formed in front of where his mouth would be. Screaming out of joy and adrenaline, Beast fired his first Wraith Cero at the Gran Rey Cero. Having never done this before, he could only rely on his examining of Arcadus' firing as well as his Facade helping out.

As a result, he drew too much power from the Facade. The Wraith Cero that launched out in a straight beam at the incoming Gran Rey Cero didn't draw on Beast's reiatsu reserves, and was more powerful than his paltry Reiatsu Strength could normally have mustered. A mere 300 Reiatsu Strength would mean that Arcadus' Cero would easily overwhelm his. As they both detonated on collision, the blast from Beast's Cero would be overtaken and the explosive Lightning blast would light up the ever-night sky. Beast would find electrical burns coating his entire body as the Gran Rey Cero enveloped an area far greater than he could have imagined.

His Strength Step now becoming an out of control trajectory from being blown away, Beast wouldn't have time to dodge the incoming slower Pyre blast. He'd have enough Instincts to react just in time, though, to avoid being completely lit up. Kicking off Advanced Air Ground with Shunpo Eichi, he sent an explosion to push away Arcadus' flames. They'd still catch him and burn his lower legs as he kicked, but he'd attempt to avoid getting blown up twice in a row. Pushing off with Shunpo wildly with no destination in sight would only cause Beast to crash into the sands and roll a few times before coming to rest on his back. He'd take a deep breath in, then let out a booming laugh. "Bahahahaha! Now that is power." His Facade nearly spent, but still intact for a little while longer, Beast started to pick himself up.

He started to stretch out his shoulders and perform a few half squats to limber up. He knew he couldn't beat Arcadus, not after seeing that immense attack that wouldn't be out of the question to see again. The Wraith held his hand up to his Wraith's Facade and let it slip away. He could still feel its power, faintly, knowing it hadn't been completely exhausted, and he could try and feed to restore it if necessary. It wasn't completely burned out, so Hollow Wraith's Nectar would have been capable of extending it slightly. He did feel proud at having been able to summon a Wraith's Cero, even if it wasn't refined or as destructive as the Gran Rey Cero had been.

Starting to trudge towards the Tercera, Beast kept a wary eye in case Arcadus continued to attack. For now, though, Beast would just concentrate on recovering and meditating on what had occurred.

Remaining Reiatsu: 1,255/4,000 (-150 Shunpo Eichi) (-150 Suspended Reiatsu Cost)
Wraith Facade: 5/6 +2 Wraith's Cero Power Boost/Reiatsu Cost Negation
Bloeding Rand Shikai: 3/9

[Arcadus]

Floating in the air, Arcadus balanced on his foot Cero, hanging in the air after the burst of light and thunder that the Grand King's Cero made, He sensed out the signature of beast. The Espada had clearely drawn on some form of extra power to counter that. There was a violence, a darkness to the power he was pulling from, almost like how Valeron could guide him. That thought painted a scowl across Arcadus's face, and as he lowered down to the cooling black crater, Arcadus stretched, Gran Rey always made him a bit stiff in recoiling that recoil. 

Feeling the creaking in his Arm, Arcadus hit the sands in a cloud of dust, his stride cutting through the smoke and glass dust towards Beast. He could ee the espada was covered in burns and had taken some serious damage, along with clearly being pushed to some kind of limit. Arcadus had spent a Lot of rieatsu for someone of his spiritual stamina, and despite the exertion, he managed to keep up his walk, his smug grin that betrayed how much he liked doing this. 

"Is that all Beast? Is a single attack going to put you out of commission? Are you going to roll over and die or will you keep it up, stand firm and HIT ME!" Arcadus had hit a wide stance with his last words, srow grasped firmly in both of hands, his lower stance granting him a broad frame as his blade was held outstretched,  Casting Electrica across it was it flicked to face its tip at Beast, Falchioned lighting up a blue gold, lightning awash with gold orange flames. 

Arcadus knew that Beast was entirely likely to try some last trick or technique, and in preperation, tensed his torso, knowing that despite Beast's senses knowing that that area was tensed, was incredibly likely to strike him in the head or vitals, and as futher measure, used this tensing to send a shockwave into the glass floor, cracking and splitting the glass floor of the crater, turning the smooth curved floor into jagged uneven cracks and splinters, throwing shards of glass into the air. While it shouldn't throw Beast off, it would at least force him to move in a predictable pattern. 

Arcadus, sensing out Beast further, could sense whatever extra power was fading would see Beast lose the fight if it wasn't decided now. This gap, stalling even, wasn't just for Arcadus to berate and goad, he told himself. Its a strategic move. If he can run the timer out, he can just let Beast admit defeat or just fail while diminished. That way, he can rub in his victory, make it stain Beast's mind. Judging his personality, that would be the best way to solidify his dominance in the mind of this hollow creature.

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{Eletrica}
Technique Name: [Electrica] [Mastered]

Class: [6,4,3] - 8-0.

Technique Type: [Hollow Technique]

Technique Element: [Lightning]

Technique Description and Effects:

Adalo De-Mona created this technique for low level engagement. It turns either Bala, Cero, or Cero Deslumbrante into electricity on the arm or the sword. It can take the form of electricity sparking across either or both. This gives numbing capacity to all physical attacks, or electrocution of wet enemies. It can conduct lightning through water. It is most importantly known for creation of a shifting bolt of lightning as a blade from the hand or weapon. The blade has the electric properties and can cut reiatsu from the opponent. It is most important for being able to shoot out if it is Bala (only). If it is Cero Deslumbrante, doubling the cost will let it fire into the air (one hundred yards) and bring down a lightning bolt at Cero speed on an opponent as a guided attack.

How to use technique:

It can instantly form from the reiatsu that is used to generate the other attacks. Another application is if the enemy's body is pierced by a hand coated in the lightning, the nerves can be electrocuted. (Cero only)

Drawback:

It exists for 6 posts at a time, and is two yards long. It can burn the hand that uses it, and it has a drain of stamina and reiatsu.

Made by: [Adalo De-Mona]

Rieatsu Pool 1500/800

Rieatsu Tab 1900 ( Luna Paso Cero

Stacks: 49 (24 doubled 0 created  )



Strength 400/1000



Speed 327/327



Reiatsu Str 400/1100



Spiritual Pres 300/150



Instinct 150/100



Senses 100/100



Energy Sensory 223/502

[Beast]

Arcadus began to walk towards Beast, threatening him with a flaming blade of lightning and taunting him to stand up and hit the Tercera. Beast wasn't down, not by a long shot. He may have burned through his Facade, but he still had tricks up his sleeve. He didn't necessarily need his mask to fight, in fact, he could simply use his own power to stand up to Arcadus. He would use the full extent of his power to do so, but in order to accomplish this, he needed to summon up the power of Grodd. The world started to fade and slow to a stop as he focused his attention inwards.

OOC: Cinematic "Time stop" agreed upon by both parties

Beast opened his eyes to see the wreckage that was Grodd's former Inner World, now his own. The ashen landscape was full of scorched trees that looked like toothpicks barely standing up as if a stiff breeze could have laid them all low. It brought a smile to the Wraith's face. He began to walk casually towards the biggest tree in the burnt forest where he knew the Shinigami was held prisoner, like a car battery hooked up to the source of Beast's strength. Upon reaching the tree that touched the ashy clouds, Beast gave a small little wave to Grodd.

The Shinigami's arms and legs were bound by the tree, the latter having grown around the Shinigami and assimilated his limbs into their fold. His head sunk low in despair. Life like this was torment, purgatory, Hellish even. The Shinigami could feel and see and experience everything that Beast was doing with his body, but couldn't so much as walk the torched trees that had been so full of life before. "Yooo hooo~~" With a sing-songy voice, Beast got the attention of his host.

A bit of reiatsu on the tip of his finger, and Beast thrust the digit into Grodd's throat, causing the latter to sputter and gasp for air. Beast pressed his face close to the ear of the Shinigami and whispered "I give back to you the Voice I had taken... For now." Grodd had been mute for his whole life, due to the Inner Hollow at the time having stolen it and holding it hostage along with the Bankai of Grodd's power. Their roles had been reversed at the time, Beast simply wandering the small burnt crater he was "chained" to, figuratively. Now Grodd was the one to be chained, nearly literally, but temporarily Beast gave him back his voice.

"What do you want?"

Short and curt, for good reason, Grodd knew his place but still wanted to know why Beast had come here. It wasn't very common for the Wraith to do so. "To see you, of course. I just wanted to draw a bit more power today, which will hurt you tremendously of course. Just wanted to give you the heads up." Beast had an awful grin on his face, to which Grodd scowled and spat, the only thing he really could control at this time. "*#&! you." The grin stretched further. "And back we go to Mute." Beast pulled his finger away, and with it Grodd's Voice.

"You don't really have a choice, but watch as I use our powers combined to keep up with the Tercera Espada." Giving off an aura of overconfidence, Beast was actually a bit nervous about Arcadus' power being too much for even what he was about to do. He had but seconds left of his Facade, but he was going to try and set that aside for the time being. He placed a hand on Grodd's bare chest and began to pull on the Shinigami's Soul. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them, time rushed forwards and he was back in the white sands of Hueco Mundo, staring down a raised blade.

"I’ll take what I want, Onbeskofte Siel..."

The flaming saber in his left arm started to glow, while the dagger he had drawn into his right hand began to melt and cover his arm in a thick white substance. The bronze gauntlet on the left started to build past his elbow to cover his arm, then continued to grow across his entire left side. The white substance on the right hardened into solid bone covering the entire right side. On his feet were spiked boots, one of bronze and one of bone. The materials continued to cover him until they met at the middle of Beast's chest and suddenly there was a burst of power. The last time Beast had tried to do this, he had used too much of one of the two Shikai, so he had spiraled out of control and lost the fight because of it. This time... This time, he harmonized them perfectly.

His bronze side burst into flames as flaming bone cords burst out of his head like whips with a sharp tip. They measured two hundred feet in length and just streamed out of the Wraith's scalp wildly. Arcadus hadn't seen Grodd's power of Wild Growth yet, as Beast had just released the one of his Shikai at the time, so this would be new. The bone cords started to grow at a quick rate, getting longer by the second. Beast also was getting taller and his arms/armor grew to accommodate his new size. In moments he was six inches taller. "You want me to hit you? Okay then!"

Beast ran forwards, already starting to recover enough to push through the wounds. Just to make sure nothing hindered him, Beast began to Will his bones to move through force of spiritual power and reiatsu coursing through them instead of his burnt muscles. This would be draining, but worth it if it meant he could continue to move uninhibited. He got within fifty feet of the Arrancar and lashed out with his full might - his hair. The bone whips that were his hair moved as one, forming a massive spike of flaming bone that moved with mental command to strike Arcadus directly in the chest if he didn't move like he looked like he was going to do.

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{Rigting Technique}
Technique Name: Rigting (Direction)

Release Levels: Oerwoud Hart Shikai/Bankai

Technique Description and Effect: Sometimes, the body isn’t good enough to move on its own. Rigting allows Beast to grow hair around his arms/legs, or manipulate the bones of his body to keep moving even when he should be spent. This technique functions very similarly to Ransotengai. In Shikai, Beast gets a thin coating of hair over his body. This hair is not defensive at all, in fact it is very brittle, but it is able to regrow at a rate of two inches per post if it needs to reconnect itself due to being cut. In Bankai, the very bones of Beast’s body are manipulated, allowing him to move his body even if the muscles give out. This technique is draining, requiring 50 reiatsu per post to maintain it.

Drawback:Ongoing reiatsu cost, Shikai version is weak to fire, Shikai version is vulnerable to being cut and invalidated.

This bone spike that measured two hundred and five feet long sprung out with 800 speed and 1200 Strength. Enough to break through Arcadus' flexed muscles and even strong enough to pierce straight through his Hierro if he was serious about letting Beast get a free shot in, which the Wraith doubted anyways. Still, the whips were fast at 800 speed and could potentially catch the Tercera off guard. From his slight distance away, Beast kept a trained eye out for any counter, especially from the burning flames around him that had jumped out at him before...

Remaining Reiatsu: 805/2,000 (-400 Bankai, -50 Rigting)
Wraith Facade: 5/6 (Inactive)
Onbeskofte Siel Bankai: 1/10

[Arcadus]

Standing here, Arcadus realized what was happening to Beast, at least, what could be happening. In terms of the physical appearance of Beast, he was transforming into somehting new, bronze and bone covered him before meeting together. Something spiritually had happened, not disimilar to what had happened with Camilla, drawing power from some kind of second soul or reserve deep within the essence of Beast and some other creature's reiatsu. 

Seeing this, Arcadus's already alert senses worked into overdrive, remembering what had happened with Cami. As a preemptive measure, Arcadus activated his Ambition's Blaze, it would be hard to tell as to whether not it was activated as it took the facade to peel off to show the flaming form underneath, but seeing the spine thrust out from Beast's body, or rather, feeling it pass through him, as he couldn't see it, and guessing at its speed, he finished activating that technique mid flight, as his eyes barely registered a movement, seeing the lengthy body of it instead of the point.

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{Ambition's Blaze}
Ambition Blaze
Rather than enveloping himself in his passions, Arcadus becomes his inner flame, skin burning up to become an entity of pure flame, allowing attacks to pass through him rather than deflecting or challenging them.
Arcadus becomes intangible, a burning mass of fire taking the place of his solid form fire, intangible outside of shockwaves and Cold based attacks or sufficient spiritual pressure, more than 80% of his RS can effect him. melee attacks cause burns to the attacker, and this burns out foreign substances in his body. Arcadus cannot create shockwaves in this form. This costs 100 Rieatsu per post to use. This Technique requires 10 Stacks to be active but does not consume them.

The spine had passed through his midsection, and given that it was a purely physical attack, or that Beast did not have sufficient spiritual pressure (880) he was not going to be hurting Arcadus with attacks like that in this form. The section where Arcadus was struck had crumpled like ceramic, revealing a golden burning flame within. As Arcadus shifted, more flecks of this facade began to peel off, bits flickering in the wind. 

Seeing the spine flex and bend, like muscles around bone, told him it was some kind of prehensile tail thing, and standing from his wider stance, began by firing a Cero towards Beast, hoping his intangible form would hold him together, and that Beast could move predictably from the Cero. Moving at 4251 speed due to stepping with Sonido, Arcadus tried to anticipate any shockwaves that Beast might send out, tracking where he might move. In his new warbled and reverberating voice, "I applaud you Beast, you have a better control over your power than Camila, and you'd do well as an Espada, but you lack something."

The first steps of movement had stripped the last facade of his physical forms, leaving a burning flame sprinting the fifty feet to Beast. Landing before the Cero could even reach Beast  "You lack something Octava, its something not about your power or ability, its about your killing intent" Arcadus need to make this end soon, because if he was going to beat Beast without suffering a scratch, he needed to end this before his stamina would wear out. As well, while provoking Beast might not be smart, and moving in close against someone with the strength to make shockwaves was foolish, but that wasn't important right now. This technique needed testing, and right now it was his option for dominance. 

Assuming that Beast didn't have some option to move out of his step range, Ardadus land directly besides Beast, and would would swipe with a now intangible hand and activate Superheat, aiming to burn away the bone and muscle on Beast's right shoulder. Hand moved by Sonido Garra to a full 4251 speed, a flash of gold hitting into and through the shoulder, the technique passing through and melting anything, amplified by Arcadus's release. 

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{Superheat}
Technique Name: [Superheat] (Mastered)
Class:[6]
Technique Type ( Hollow/Arrancar Technique, Human World Dweller Technique, Other):[Insert Here]
Usable By (Technique is available to which races?):[All]
Technique Element: Fire
Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): [ This technique superheats an object up to a white hot temperature, including turning it to liquid or even gas. Release weapons are not affected by this as other objects are and is treated as a RS attack with a 25% bonus against release weapons.]

How to use technique (How is it activated?):you have to touch the target object, and can select how much of object is affected by running a hand over the target area.]

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc) (Rieatsu Cost)

Incantation and Effect:

Made By: Boat Ebin
Reserved? (Yes/No) (Yes)(Can others use your technique, or just your character?):[Teachable, only known currently by my characte

Rieatsu Pool 1500/700
Rieatsu Tab 2400 ( 3 Cero
Stacks: 98 (49 doubled 0 created )


Ressurection 5/16




Strength 400/1000
Speed 327/327
Reiatsu Str 400/1100
Spiritual Pres 300/150
Instinct 150/100
Senses 100/100
Energy Sensory 223/502