the Enemy of My Enemy

[Zegram]

Name of Thread: The Enemy of My Enemy
Thread type: Joint Training
Participants: Zegram, Takashi, Allen
Rating: R

[Zegram]

Zegram stroll through the Menos Forest at a leisurely pace. His left arm swung lazily by his side while his other hand rested in the pocket of his pants. His fedora was secured on his head and his suit jacket barley rustled as he walked. His boots made no sound against the hard ground. The trees shined with the sparse light reflecting the light to other trees. The silhouettes of Gillians could be seen moving in the distance giving the Arrancar and the Shinigami a wide girth. Zegram had expected more than the handful of Adhuchas that attacked them earlier. He turned to the Shinigami with a sly smile as they approached the large metallic tree which housed the base of the Escudo.

"See I told you that we had nothing to worry about." He laughed giving his new friend a slap on the shoulder. Takashi still had his sour puss expression, as far as Zegram was concerned. He had been trying to get him to lighten up for some time with little visible success. 'You know that you can look awe struck or something every now and then. These emotions are natural you know." He said teasing the shinigami.

[Takashi Kuchiki]

The Garganta opened up as two black figures emerged from the mouth like substance. The connection of worlds had been opened up and the two figures had come through. However, to the untrained eye, it seemed as though two black hollow had arrived from human world. As their velocity slowed due to some power resonating within the hollow, they were about to land. The grains of sand before the entrance of the forest began to scatter out as the hollow landed. The strange creatures opened their grasp and thus emerged tow figures. From one was a rather unusual white hair shinigami.

His robes seemed untarnished, flowing in the wind that blew. Takashi wore white socks of which beige colored sandals were wrapped around. He didn't possess his Reiseigen (soul restraints) any longer. He felt his strength returning to him from the earlier battle with Zegram. Takashi was actually feeling stornger than he was before...it was weird. It was then that Takashi's blue diamond like eyes surveyed the area in front of him. there were trees all around. However, they did not seem to possess any leaves nor green. Rather, they seemed all dead as though it were the dead of winter. The snow haired shinigami could feel something ominous about the forest.

Zegram seemed to not even be phased by the environment, as he took the lead and began strolling through the strange forest. Takashi looked around once more, the strange moon at the top of the area. It was strange...why was it like this? This was the home of the hollow was it? In any case, he turned and began to follow his new found friend. He didn't say much as he looked left and right. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed something huge moving. His eyes widened slightly as he had seen this creature before. It seemed to be moving towards some other strange black figures that were too far into the distance to see. Was this what Yoko described as Menos? Perhaps this was the Gillian that Zegram had spoken of. It gave Takashi a bit of the chills thinking about fighting all these creatures. At the other end, he felt a sort of thrill that he hoped to mask.

His attention quickly turned to his left, where Zegram seemed to be casually walking. He had spoken something about not worrying. He laughed, giving Takashi a slap on the shoulder. The man had the same stone faced expression as always. There seemed to be some staring between the two for a second. It was then that Zegram spoke to him about his lack of emotion. Takashi figured that the man didn't know enough about him. It was true, he had told him a few things but not most of his past. Perhaps while they made their way to the base, he would tell him some things.

"As a child, I was oprhaned. The children there had excluded me. I did not possess friends as I grew. Perhaps you could say because of this, my emotions became rather skewed. In any case, the only time I am able to show emotion is when the Fourth Division Captain gives me opiates and then we-". Takashi began to cough, holding his hand in front of his mouth, perhaps he was going to say something he shouldn't. "In any case, most of the time, you'll see me speak and act this way due to the fact that my emotions are this way. Due to psychological damage, to me, these emotions are rather difficult to feel". The shinigami said.

Soon however, he noticed the strange metallic tree which they approached. He wasn't liking the strange noises out here...or the lack of them at times. Rather, he could feel some strange aura coming from this base Zegram spoke of. He didn't know if it was a good idea to enter, but he needed to know if Hollow can be good. "It seems as though we are close, If my speculation is correct.". Takashi turned to Zegram as they walked."Zegram, tell me more of the Escuado? What are your superiors like? Perhaps a bit more information would be useful. In addition, why did you chose to bring me here to begin with? I'd imagine you could have rested and then been on your way. Rather, something in you caused you to ask me here...what was that?". He questioned as he looked at the man. He really wondered what made Zegram like him so much.

[Zegram]

Zegram nodded in understanding after Takashi finished explaining his past, and how it skewed his emotions. He noted that they seemed to be inverses of each other in some aspects. Zegram had always had his mother to care and love him. He had his circle of friends, well people that more or less worked for him. As of now, he had no one to fight for other than himself though he can be very expressive with emotions. While Takashi on the other hand didn't have any parents or friends while he was growing up though now he has this squad 4 captain now. He wanted to know a little more about their history. Because of his past, Takashi couldn't express his emotions like Zegram could. All that on top of one being an Arancar and the other was a Shinigami. Zegram seemed a bit crestfallen before he asked him about his superiors and anything else he knew about the escudo. He didn't look at Takashi when he answered.

"To be honest, I am still pretty new to the Escudo. I happened to run into them shortly after my transformation into an Arancar and thought they would be a good source of information while I gathered strength. I don't really know any other of the hallows around much less those that command us." He stopped suddenly putting his hand out in front of Takashi's chest stopping him as well. He had a feeling that they were being watched. That was of course expected. One does not simply walk right up to the Escudo base with a Shinigami in tow, well a whole Shinigami. Zegram scowled putting his other had from his pocket to his fedora. "We have company." He said quietly.

As he said that a group of five Adhuchas fell from the tall trees above them landing all around them. The one that landed in front of the two was a large fellow standing about fourteen feet high. His torso was as thick as one of the branches of the trees covered in muscles. His mask was that of a bull. His horns curved around the sides of his head ending in sharp points. His hole was over the broad bridge of his nose. His large burly arms budged with muscles all four of them. His lower body was that of a bull as well with a short tail and hooves.

"Well, well Zegram, I didn't know that you delivered food. I was under the impression that you did nothing besides chase anything with tits." The large hallow said in a low growl. His intense red eyes focused on Zegram with anger. it wasn't clear if this hallow was angry at Zegram for bringing a Shinigami to their base, or if he just hated Zegram's guts in general. Zegram stood un-phased looking up at the intimidating hallow with his usual cocky smile. He shifted his weight onto his left foot putting a hand on his hip.

"It is good to see you too, though I see you didn't listen to my advise on the bathing." He said antagonizing the Adhucha. He reached up and batted the end of the bull faced hallow's nose to the side with a playful push. "But sadly I brought no food this time. I brought a friend of mine." He knew that statement alone will get a reaction out of the group around them. Angry growls and whispers could be heard debating what should be done with them.

[Takashi Kuchiki]

"I see. It appears you are only slightly more knowledgeable in this area than myself. However, the things you know, I possess no knowledge of. I greatly appreciate the risk you incur upon yourself by bringing a shinigami into your midst.". It was then that Zegram put his hand out towards Takashi's chest. The man looked down towards the hand that was on his chest and then looked up at Zegram, he didn't seem to show any emotion aside from narrowing his eyes. He knew something was wrong for this man to react this way.

It was then that he heard him say that there were others around. It was indeed true, there was definitely a strange aura about this area. It was to be expected however, there were soon other creatures that would appear. Unlike hollow, they seemed a bit different. There was something odd about them that Takashi couldn't quite put his finger on. There were five of them that came down from a tall tree. They all had strange animal like characteristics that were rather interesting to Takashi. There were three in front of them and to off to the side.

One of them possessed a rather lean body with black spots on it; a giraffe mask was on its face. Then there was yet another one to the left, wearing a strange leopard like form that was a bit unusual. To the far left was yet another one that was very insect like, a grasshopper. He possessed strange claws and stood erect. Finally, there was one last one that seemed bird like, having a beak with their mask and wings on the back of them that seemed rather torn up. Takashi noticed that perhaps it was some sort of crow. They were really standing over them in an ominous way. Takashi noted the one that had a bull mask that curved around the sides, this one seemed the most vocal.

Takashi's eyes trailed over to the Arrancar whom called him a friend. It was rather interesting to see that their bond grew from something so quick. There seemed to be angered grows emitting from the few in response to the man's comment. Takashi simply blinked, his beautiful blue eyes would look around the area and then surveyed the strange creatures. It would really be a pain to have to fight. Not to mention, fighting these creatures wouldn't look good. Takashi was indeed a guest here and it didn't suit him to have any unnecessary battles.

Instead, his foot steps echoed as he walked forward. He seemed casual, his eyes unwavering. His face was still bored and near expressionless as ever. He blinked a few times before looking towards the the others with a rather casual look. "Adhuchas? Correct?". Takashi questioned in a rather calm tone. "Tell me, you who possess consciousness, what do you feel in your lives is the most important to you? And why?". The shinigami questioned them. Perhaps they wouldn't like it that he was questioning them like a psychologist.

"Perhaps I should explain. My name is Kuchiki Takashi, unseated shinigami. It is a pleasure to meet you". He said with a simple bow before looking up towards the five. "I am simply here to see whether hollows evolve consciousness or not. I wish to see if right from wrong can be learned. If it can, if I may be able to then see hollow and cooperate further than simple carnage. This age long game is rather dull and I am excited to see consciousness developed within Hollow. So...what is it you five wish to have?".

There seemed to be a silence as the shinigami spoke. He would await the answers of the others but he should make something clear. He blinked for a moment as he looked towards them. "I must confess that I do not wish to fight. However, if one were to occur, I would not be hesitant to release my sword". Takashi said blankly towards them. "I feel as though a battle is not within our best interests. Besides, your superiors could have use of a shinigami that came to see them willingly, don't you agree? I wouldn't be so quick to finish off something so useful. I would imagine that they wouldn't be pleased with this action". He looked towards the five. "Would you agree?" He said

[Takashi Kuchiki]

It wasn't long before Takashi had stirred up the other creatures. They seemed rather riled up due to his speech. It appeared they didn't want anything to do with the shinigami. Their mentality standing as 'food is food'. "Who do you think you are shinigami!?". There was a puff of smoke that emitted from the man's bull like nostrils; he obviously had a tempter. The other large creatures looked down towards him as well, furious. Their anger seemed to be boiling, they were furious about something, that was for sure. They looked down towards the shinigami with white hair; he stood out like a sore thumb. His clothes were as black as night, he had snow white hair and dazzling blue eyes. He looked up at the three gigantic creatures that towered over him. The worst part was probably his face, it was as bored and stone faced as ever.

"What you got a problem asshole!? You're in Hueco Mundo now. This isn't a place where little shinigami belong herherherher". The man laughed unusually as he looked at the shinigami. There was no reaction out of the man, he simply spoke. "I simply wish to know if Hollow evolve into sentient beings; and if said beings are capable of benevolence or real desire.". The other four began to laugh as the middle one began. It seemed something Takashi had said had amused them greatly. There was a roar of laughter for nearly fifteen seconds before it died down. The bull like looked towards the man. "No shinigami, we don't have discussions with Shinigami...but we do ...IS EAT THEM! FEAST BOYS!!". The bull called out. The others howled out like animals as they rushed towards Takashi, encircling him.

The shinigami was surrounded by these strange zoo like creatures. His eyes trailed around as the camera perspective spun around him to show the creatures. Finally, it zoomed in on Takashi, whose eyes narrowed. Firstly, the creature from his right blind spot came towards him. Takashi had his sword still tightly wrapped around his waist. Instead, he recoiled his right leg and kicked back out towards the creature. The kick sent the minion flying backwards, rolling back. Without hesitation another one came in. There was to his left side as he finished the kick. The man had to react fast. To do this, he gripped both of his fists. With that, he pushed them both forward. The attack was meant to jab the Adjuchas, sending it sprawling backwards; rolling back.

There was confusion, even amongst the bull that shouted out. "What are you guys doing!?". It was then that the two remaining attacked. The two were on the exposed side of Takashi, however, he had time to recoil his right leg and hand at this time. He was still balancing slightly on one foot. With that, he bent his foot and kicked out his his right leg in a counter clockwise motion. The motion spun him as he held out his left hand as well. Spinning like a fan, he had pushed aside and knocked back two of the remaining Adjuchas. They fell back but the others were not defeated. They came up at him and more high speed kicks came. A jumping kick to one and then flipping off that one to deliver a kick to another one.

This kicking frenzy lasted a few moments until they had enough. Only the bull remained as Takashi looked towards him. His eyes were red and his nostrils were flaring; thick gray smoke emitted from them. Takashi simply blinked as he looked towards the strange creature. With its anger, it opened its mouth. Takashi's eyes narrowed as a strange ball of energy formed. He wasn't sure what the hell that was, but he knew it was no good. The man pushed off his left foot and used Shunpo to get to the other side. He had just made it when the blast rang out. It pushed forward through the dense forest. Takashi looked back. There were holes in trees and it caused some to collapse down. His head turned back to the creature who was now charging towards Takashi; his horns reared.

The man jumped up and forward, drawing his blade, he flipped past the creature as it charged, getting a small slash on its back. However, the creature had swatted its tail towards the left. Without any air ground, Takashi was pushed to the right; forced to be sent sailing to the right. The man flipped, landing on all fours with his katana still in his right hand. He brushed down past the sand as the creature began stampeding forward. It was the rustling of the ground that caused Takashi to leap up and hold out his sword, cutting part of the bulls arm. He pushed forward, sliding on the ground. The man looked as composed as ever. The bull seemed to be pushed back for a second as it looked towards the man, its leg was bleeding. It was getting angrier as it charged forward. Takashi narrowed his eyes. The man knew this thing was getting too angry. As such, he had far too many openings. The creature charged and Takashi had used his shunpo to jump, curving it slightly. He had used the creatures weight against him.

With his fist reared, he pushed forward, utilzing Atari. The attack caused his hand to vibrate as he slammed it against the creatures left side. The power pushed the creature far to its right side. The shear power of Takashi's hit would translate throughout the creatures muscles and its bones...reverberating through them. It took only a few moments until it was pushed back, the whites of its eyes showing. It slammed hard against the ground as Takashi landed on his feet. The shinigami sheathed his sword and placed it in the waist band that he had. He then looked towards the tower. It seemed as though his curiosity had caused him to go on forward with Zegram. It was then that he finally entered into the base of the Escudo; this is where he would find his answers.

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Idea from Rudy:

Give the biggest one 1000, make him a Rank 1 soldier. If he has subordinates, make them 500 SP nontyped

I have their stats but I don't know if anyone wants to see them posted considering I'm going to beat these guys up in this post...or did anyway. If you want, I'll go ahead and post them but its Rp'd out like their stats are there.

Also, didn't state the attacks but used Shunpo + Atari. I figure if i'm going to fight a stronger opponent, i'd rather have time to 'heal' than waste on NPC. I'll post it up if its a problem though.

[Zegram]

Zegram watched as the Hallows around them got more and more adjudicated. No doubt they were upset at the presence of the Shinigami, but they most likely saw him as an easy meal. Zegram reached for his sword, but he had another idea. Though he had just fought Takashi not too long ago, he had never seen him fight multiple opponents. A sly, snake like smile spread across the green haired man's lips as he adjusted his fedora. He quickly got out of the middle of the group to allow them to have it out. He wondered if Takashi would realize what was going on, but it didn't seem he would have the time. Zegram sat on a branch over looking the battle. He was impressed that Takashi didn't immediately take out his sword. Zegram watched the Shinigami kick the Hallows around before then take out the bull like Hallow.

Zegram clapped loudly from his perch a wide smile on his face. "Bravo, bravo, that was a very good display. That is the reason that I thought I was a good idea for you to come here." He jumped down from the branch and took the lead as they approuched the tree. Zegram turned his head a semi-serious look in his golden snake like eyes. "If you're going to ask those kinds of questions, you should save them for Arracars like myself." He said in a flat serious tone. "Adhuchas still operate on a desire to feed though they have higher intelligence from lower Hallows. Like I said in the world of the living, Adhuchas have to feed in order to keep their form and grow stronger. Otherwise, they will revert back into a lowly, mindless Gillian forever." He said it as if he was stating a simple fact of life. For Hallows, it pretty much was.

They entered the large tree that housed the hidden base of the Escudo. There all manners of Hallows went about their business and tasks. Some stood guard no doubt alerting the higher ups about what had happened on the way here, and the approach of the Shinigami, and the Arrancar that lead him. Zegram would like to say he had a bit of a reputation, but he doubted that that many Hallows around here knew of him let alone the more powerful ones. Many of the Hallows watched them as they walked though the base. Zegram walked to a nearby wall with some chairs nearby. The hallows that were occupying that space moved away quickly not wanting to get involved with the two. Zegram sneered happy to see them scurry away. "Come relax, I am sure that someone will be with us shortly." He said with a pleasant smile, as he leaned against the wall.

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This had been a long day, and Allen had the feeling that it was about to get much, much worse. Not worse in the sense of outright bad, but a lot more tiresome. He didn't really have much to support this theory, other than a general trend of the universe. See, whenever Allen stole an American artifact, his day ended up becoming bad. Really, there wasn't much rhyme or reason to it, and no direct pattern that he could observe. But it happened, without fail. And so now that he was striding into the Escudo base, the declaration of independence under his arm, the sinking feeling in his gut told him that it was going to be one of those days.

The Escudo best was a little too hive like for Allen's personal taste, but the Zarpa quarters were excellent, so he was usually able to ignore the walk through the business area in order to get there. However, as he entered, something about the atmosphere was off. The Hollows near the entrance seemed scared, for one, and looked towards him with eyes full of questioning as he stepped through the door. "Zarpa, Sir, was a Shinigami sanctioned to visit?" And with that, the stress left Allen's body. "Holy shit. I said she could drop by at any time, but I didn't think she'd actually take me up on that offer."

Allen had an interesting friendship with a shinigami by the name of Azumi Kasumi'Oji. They'd both trained under the same master, and while Rey's expert tutelage had clearly sculpted Allen's life more than it had hers, and even though their overlap time was rather short in the grand scheme of things, that gave them a lot to bond over. And while their lives had diverged significantly, her going on to join the twelfth division of Soul Society, and him rising through the ranks of the Escudo to become the 2/5 Zarpa, they still kept in touch. It tended to be him meeting her, rather than vice versa.

Which was the main reason why he was so excited. "Where did they go? Which direction, I mean?" The Hollow pointed limply towards the right, and Allen nodded at him, a smile on his face. "I'll take care of this, thanks." He moved quickly through the room, the sea of Escudo underlings parting to either side of him. It was strange, he didn't recall having ever seen quite this many in the base. Most of the time, Escudo forces were out and about in the world. Perhaps there had been an order he wasn't fully aware of.

However, as he finally caught sight of a man in black robes, sitting next to one of the Sarros, his excitement turned into a rage filled disappointment. There wasn't a single moment of hesitation after catching sight of the Shinigami that clearly wasn't Azumi and Allen's movement. He blurred with the step technique known as Sonido, and although it was possible that the Shinigami would've been able to react to the motion with a Shunpo on his own, Allen would see the Shinigami before the Shinigami saw him, given the crowd of Hollows in between them. 

But Allen wasn't going in for a Hakuda strike or anything that would actually kill the Shinigami, but instead just used the momentum of the Sonido and his sports skills to tackle the Shinigami through the wall. The shinigami looked strong enough, he probably wouldn't get hurt, and Allen was the closest thing to invincible. The walls weren't incredibly durable, especially compared to the force that Allen was throwing at it. As they burst through the wall, the fall would be a bit of a drop, but Allen was assured of his survival at the least.

Reiatsu: 3750/3850

Stat/Skills Spoiler

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{Spoiler}Strength - 50 (150) Points
Speed - 340 Points
Spiritual Pressure - 385 Points
Reiatsu Strength - 1400 (400) Points
Light Aura - 0 Points
Dark Aura - 100 Points
Instinct - 100 (300) Points
Senses - 125 Points
Energy sensory - 33 (100) Points
Healing Expertise - 1400 (400) Points

[Hakuda] 4
[Battle Analysis] 3
[Strength of Wil] 3
[Street Fighting] 3
[Sports] 1

[Zegram]

Zegram felt one of the Zarpa approaching sooner than he saw him coming. This would be the first time meeting one for him, so he was a little nervous as well as exited. He pushed off the wall before he lost site of him for a spit second. He then saw the Zarpa tackling Takashi though the wall he was just leaning against. He was only half expecting something like that. He thought that a Zarpa would at least wait to see if they were a threat before charging in to a battle. He fallowed them quickly using his own sonido to move right behind the Zarpa as he drew his blade. He knew he would get into trouble for sure, but he couldn't just let his friend get killed.

When he appeared behind the Zarpa, Zegram would try to put the blade against his neck as a warning. He did not want this to be drawn into an open conflict, but if he had to fight, he will with no hesitation. "Please release the Shinigami." He said in a soft non-threatening voice. He had a pleasant smile as he held his zanpakuto in his right hand, and his fedora in place with his left. "We do not want our first meeting to be one of violence." Zegram kept his body tense enough to react to anything that the Zarpa might try, but relaxed enough to almost be considered in  a casual position.

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{Spoiler - Skills and Stats}
Strength - 50 Points

Speed - 200 Points before type (300)

Spiritual Pressure - 250 Points

Reiatsu Strength - 100 Points before type (70)

Light Aura - 25 Points

Dark Aura - 75 Points

Instinct - 100 Points

Senses - 100 Points

Energy sensory - 0 Points

Healing Expertise - 0 Points


Total SP: 800 Points




Abilities




Battle Analysis 2


Swords 2


Strength of Will 2


Analysis 2


Stealth 2

[Takashi Kuchiki]

Takashi's eyes looked towards the base, scanning it in its entirety. It was quite interesting as he taxes out upon every thing. He could feel disinter presences here though, they were basically screaming out because of the proximity that they were in. The man took in a deep breath as he looked around and noticed the strange atmosphere. It was interesting that this is where the hollow resided. He couldn't help but feel slightly anxious. As he figured the man known as Zegram was that of a foot soldier. There were plenty of stronger people around here, eager to take out take out this soul reaper.

The man then felt something rush towards him. It seemed through the various crowd which he had now drawn with his presence. He could have reacted or flexed his muscle but decided against it. In only the split second that he had, he pushed off his feet in the direction of the blurr. He had hoped to be looking directly at it without any real fear whatsoever. This was mainly due to the mans near expressionless face. He blinked a few times before it hit him square on. He felt the hit but it wasn't that powerful at all, it allowed the man to gauge the strength of the thing that was attacking him.

Takashi really hoped to make eye contact worth he blur. He wanted his blue diamond like eyes to gaze upon the man as he attacked. With a push off of his foot, the soul reaper was able to lighten the already relatively light attack. It pushed him through the wall and caused him to be caste out of the area. He rolled backwards, tumbling through the outside forest until he pushed back into a tee. He was sitting down now and his feet were stretched out. The mans long white hair covered his face. After a second the man rose to his feet, placing one hand on his knee as he did. It was interesting to say the least.

Takashi looked forward with his bored eyes and unemotional face. He would see Allen and he would note that he man hadn't kills him. The strange aura seemed to be coming from him anyway. He blinked a few times before he spoke to him fully. "I see you have pushed me from your home. I understand why you have done this. My name is kuchiki Takashi. I have come here to seek the answer of hollow. I wonder why shinigami kill them when there are also evil shinigami. I wonder if there are also benevolent hollow which become area car with personality. Zegram I have seen has good within him. Even if not inherently good they posses some qualities that are passionate besides animals that simply feast. Shinigami too are evil that I have seen. One has taken the eyes of my family from my own parents. I now seek the truth and mean no disrespect. I have a decision I must make.. Now, may we speak in private?" he said as he blinked.

(IOC: sorry for typos I'm in a rush and Ion a ipad)

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As Allen smashed through the wall, Shinigami in tow, he got a look at him. He wasn't a Captain, and wasn't one of the notable Vice Captains either. At the very least, he had no bounty on his head, and Allen couldn't feel much in the way of spiritual power from him either. A lower seated officer, maybe? A lesser vice captain? Regardless, the white haired shinigami had done something unexpected, he'd moved into the lunge. From the clash, it was clear to Allen that the shinigami was physically mighty, although against Allen's sheer momentum and Hierro, he couldn't do much to stop him.

As they burst through the wall, Allen's momentum rapidly decreased, and he shifted his body, pushing off from the uninvited guest in mid air. While the Shinigami smashed into a tree, Allen landed a fair distance away on the ground. However, as the Shinigami rose to his feet, Allen was surprised, and perhaps a little disappointed about the look in his eyes. They were bored, apathetic, simply uncaring. Nothing about this seemed to interest the Shinigami. And then when he spoke, it was monotone, and overly polite.

"So, I'm sorry if you misunderstood, but Zegram here doesn't actually have the authority to bring a goddamn Soul Reaper into our base. Right now, our political ties with Soul Society are on the complicated side. One of us beat the shit out of one of your Captains, so even if we aren't direct enemies based off of goals of our factions, we're in a little bit of an odd spot here. Certainly we can't have a Sarro bringing in a non Captain Shinigami for funsies." Allen wasn't a polite individual, that much was obvious, but there was an edge to his voice that wasn't typical. 

"So regardless of your sudden realization that sentient beings are capable of being not evil, and that simply being a Shinigami or an Arrancar doesn't instantly make you a moral paragon or a villain, I'm gonna have to regretfully tell you to get the hell out. Dude, I would hardly tolerate a Captain's presence, and they have some serious diplomatic power. You're what, a fourth seat, third seat maybe? Vice Captain if they lowered the requirements? We get nothing from your presence, and you get to look at us like a zoo. So, out. Leave here." And then Allen felt it on the back of his neck.

"Please release the shinigami." Allen sighed. "I'm going to assume that this individual didn't bring more of his kind, and that the blade touching my neck belongs to an Arrancar." This day was not really what he had been hoping for. He simply stepped backwards, so that if he had been a normal human, the blade would've penetrated his throat. However, Allen wasn't a normal human, and his skin was covered in armor formed of his own hardened reiatsu. What would happen afterwards would depend entirely on whether or not Zegram had a firm stance and grip.

If Zegram didn't have a firm stance, he'd be forced to step back awkwardly, as if a wall had started moving him. If he had a firm stance but not a grip, the blade would be forced out of his hand. If both were firm, however, the blade would shatter upon being forced again Allen's skin. See, there was a world of a difference between Allen's skin, and Zegram's Zanpakutou. Allen's reiatsu strength dwarfed Zegram's weapon's durability, and was greater than five times it's durability in mathematical terms. Over 1000 more. The idea of Zegram so much as threatening to threaten Allen would've been laughable. Putting it into practice was downright suicidal.

Regardless of what happened, Allen wouldn't so much as turn to face Zegram, he didn't deem him worthy of his full attention. "Hmm, now I'm posed with an interesting question. Do I go through the disciplinary paperwork, making sure that you receive appropriate amounts of punishment for your action? Or do I just kill you where you stand, and endure the nigh endless lecture from Rey about working as a member of a team, and why that means I'm not allowed to kill subordinates? This is truly the question. Hamlet has jack shit on this type of dilemma."

[Zegram]

Of course Zegram was bluffing through his ass when he drew his sword. He was just trying to make a point fully knowing that point could be used to skewer him without a second thought. Thinking back on it, why the hell did he bring the Shinigami here? Sure he may be able to take on most other Sarros, but to threaten an Zarpa, what the hell was he thinking? Zegram had to think fast in order to get out of this one. He doubted he would be able to escape at this point, and fighting was out of the question. He will have to think of something say to at least keep his life. His thoughts were interrupted when the Zarpa pushed back into him making him stumble back awkwardly. He managed to regain balance a few feet away.

"Well I don't think I can say at this point, but if your taking requests I would like to push back dying as long as possible." He gave a slight laugh. It was a mix of nervousness and his usual slyness, but the nervousness was far more prominent than his snark. He sheathed his blade knowing that it would do nothing against his superior. He mentally kicked himself for allowing him to get into this situation. He looked to Takashi hoping that he could say something to back him up.

[Takashi Kuchiki]

Takashi's crystal eyes were staring now at Allen's rather intent ones. It was then that his voice rang out, perhaps Takashi had been a bit too idealistic with his last statements. It resonated within him that he hadn't known the ranking system of the hollow either. Allen was straight forward in his speech, not leaving anything to assumption, no. Rather, he detailed a few key points that seemed to follow to logic. The shinigami blinked once more as he heard Allen speak, he was obviously enraged. The white hair didn't see what he was so worked up about however.

In any case he started to speak once more. "I believe you misunderstand. I am not here representing Soul Society. Though I am dressed as such, I am here not as a member of the court of 13 pure souls. Rather, I am here as Kuchiki Takashi, a man seeking answers. I beg your forgiveness if I seemed to have treated hollow as animal. Perhaps I should say that I am looking to make a sort of deal. I will offer my services to you if you need them in exchange for something simple. I wish to observe and learn more of hollow and why Shinigami are so insistent on killing them.". The man spoke for a moment before looking towards Allen.

"If you are wondering what to do with a Vice Captain, that is up to you. Perhaps you feel this may be a sort of trap and I assure you, it is not. It would cost me a great deal if I were found in Las Noches. It is my personal curiosity which drives me to see more of Arrancar such as Zegram.". Takashi spoke. However, he was interrupted as the man who spoke of was now holding a knife to Allen's neck. The Arrancar moved back and caused the fellow hollow to be pushed backwards without any sort of thought.

Zegram seemed a bit nervous in the way he spoke. It was to be expected however, Allen had just threatened to kill him. The arrancar seemed to look towards him for some sort of reassurance. Takashi sighed softly before looking towards Allen. "I would appreciate it if you simply filed a report against him. Though it isn't my jurisdiction nor my right to say, I wish to have him spared. Rather, it may serve you to attempt to punish the shinigami standing before you with the lingering potential of death.". The shinigami spoke so casually about fighting, though, it was his life after all. Takashi wasn't one to bullshit, he was someone who would take Zegram's place in punishment if it called for it. He wasn't a coward, nor someone who would back down.

"I would prefer if we were able to speak however. My only goal is to observe and study. As I have stated, I am acting independent of Soul Society. If there is something I may offer for this deal, then please, by all means let me know." Takashi looked towards Allen with the same bored expression as always. "What exactly is important to you?" he questioned the man. He was genuinely curious to hear what another Arrancar thought and what exactly he desired.

[Amagai Kuchiki]

280 TP to all participants.