Ad Esse Reale, Ad Esse Purum [Joint Training | Shizuka&Hebi]

[Hebika Nara]

Thread Type: Joint Training
Participants: Hebika Nara and Shizuka Sanamizu
Rating: R
Threat Level: NDE

[Hebika Nara]

The day was at it's end at the shores of the Cooley Peninsula. As the sun began to dip into the horizon, sending it's last rays of farewell as it slipped from the realm of visibility, and in it's wake did the darkness creep; Silently taking over in light's absence and giving way to the timid light of the stars. With nary a town for miles it was brilliant as though the sun had been but a curtain drawn back, releasing those twinkling gems upon the blackness above. 

Yet for all it's beauty, there were so few to enjoy it. Hebika knew that, for the shoreline was a place she had simply come to find her way to. She did not know why in particular, nor did she notice that the shores had hold of not just her own soul. It was a place with no humans, and yet within moments she found that there were others there. At first she had thought it simply some hollows on the way to a city or town in the distance, but as she slipped into the dunes and watched she found that they did not simply pass through, but seemed to be looking for something. It was then that she noticed them. The subtle sliver of white in the otherwise midnight-black shihakusho, and then another upon it's tail.

The hollows were here for shinigami.

Before she knew it those hollows were felled, though stealthily as the mod soul slithered forth, watching them as they took blade to the masks of those hollows and in doing so purged them from the area, though undoubtedly more would come. She felt a slow, burning dislike. She did not hate shinigami, for indeed they had created her. Though in that same breath of inspiration they had also so swept most of her kind from existence. Somehow she felt a first glimmer of insight. She did not necessarily need to kill them. Hardly, such things would be....rude. No, she would simply injure one of them. That was all, and soon more of them would come. 

Those eyes narrowed as the thought continued to develop. She hated them without truly despising them. It was a grudge, a chip on her shoulder, a nuisance upon her psyche that so envenomed her thoughts and curled her coils. Even as she stared, the boulders that lined the shore, two of them that were particularly close to be specific, would shift as her power came to effect, and in that moment she let her heart fragment, and with those fragments did she embed those feelings of ill will, slowly that rock sliced from it's home on the boulder, long whip-like things, creatures she had breathed life into for her fell purpose. 

Those serpents, constricted by her own mass were not so thick as her, but three times as long, almost a meter in length each as her two newly-birthed minions took place at her sides as she began to trek toward them. She could see in the distance that one of them was injured already. Oh please let it be enough. She wanted it so. She could lt it go after this. Just this once. She wanted to let her anger have its way with her. For once, she would let that warm smile fade. This once, she could act like she was real. 

Soul Genesis lvl 1 used.
Heart's Content 100% -> 90% to generate 2 Entities. "whip-like rock snakes"

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{Entity Stats}Strength: 170
Speed: 255

Spiritual Pressure: 100
Reiatsu Strength: 25

Light Aura:50
Dark Aura:50

Instinct: 100
Senses: 50
Energy Senses: 0

Healing Expertise: 0

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Walks along the beach were one of Shizuka's favorite things. It was cliche, especially since she was a girl and every girl on Earth says that when joking about what they like to do for dates. It really was one of her favorite things, though. It was relaxing and beautiful and she got to watch the sun set, even if it was short-lived. Everything about them was stunning, even the Hollows fighting in the distance. Wait. Hollows? Shizuka heard of these creatures before and even saw one once or twice, but she never really got into full contact with them. They freaked her out! These monsters were probably only here for one reason since humans couldn't see them and treated the messes they made as natural disasters. Shizuka was also human, but she was a Fullbringer. There was a difference. Nevertheless, she ran towards them to see if she could figure out what exactly was going on.

During her quick sprint, she came across a small, dark object in the sand. It was moving very slowly with other dark things following it. Was that a toy? No, it couldn't be. Toys don't move. Shizuka shortened the distance between the two of them and took a good look. It was definitely a toy! But why was it moving? How was it moving? This wasn't making any sense. Was this someone's Fullbring? If it was, where on Earth was this other person? She hasn't been able to meet many Fullbringers recently. She was stuck with her coworkers at Xcution and knew about them, though there was little to no interaction. Still, she found it interesting that she couldn't sense anyone around her except for this small toy. Choosing to step closer, Shizuka carefully followed the small object to finally see what it was. She was so curious and it was just biting at her.

Upon further investigation, she found that it was a toy snake! It kind of resembled a Pokemon, actually. Seviper, maybe? Anyway, that didn't matter. Shizuka raised an eyebrow as she questioned the small thing. It seemed to have a life of its own and she was absolutely amazed. She was so amazed that she was practically ignoring the fact that Shinigami were up by the Hollows, fighting as hard as they could to destroy them. That changed quickly, though. She let out a soft growl and squinted her eyes, showing her discontent. She absolutely despised Shinigami. They were horrible creatures who didn't deserve to live, however it was they had a life in the first place. Disregarding them as well as she could, though, she approached the toy who may or may not have noticed her by now. She couldn't hold herself back, and she slowly picked up the snake.

"You're an interesting little thing, aren't you? I wonder how you work. . ."

Moving the snake in all different directions to inspect it, Shizuka started smiling and having a bit of fun. She felt like she was a kid again as she played with the plush toy, laughing softly to herself. Unbeknownst to her, there was a soul living inside this snake. By now she was probably annoying the being, but she didn't know any better. She had never met this kind of race before, so she wasn't sure what to expect of it. She did sense that it was alive somehow, but she had no idea how. She wanted to know more and tried getting the snake to talk to her or somehow show her a sign that it could communicate. She wanted some information and she was going to do her best to get it, even if it did seem a little ridiculous. Who talks to a toy in the middle of a beach with Hollows all around them? Plus, it obviously was headed somewhere. Still, Shizuka couldn't help herself. She cuddled the toy softly and held it against her chest like a puppy or kitten.

"You are just too cute! Do you have a name? I'm Shizuka Sanamizu, and I hope I'm not bothering you. If you belong to a Fullbringer, can you point out where they are? This seems a bit silly, huh? I'm not even sure you can understand me."

Laughing a bit nervously, she desperately hoped for the best. Nagging at her in the back of her head was her gut telling her to go after the Shinigami, though. She needed to. But she just had to solve one problem at a time.

[Hebika Nara]

Ridiculous. It was nothing short of it. Simply put, she was not entirely sure just what it was that had come over the angel that had so suddenly drawn her attention. She'd been fully intent upon sicking herself on the shinigami when quite suddenly she was beset by the vision of an absolutely lavish young woman. She paused, her attention diverted, those whip-like snakes with their sleek hides, that had been her excort simply remained still as she ceased sending mental orders to them and with no intellect of their own they simply remained still. Quite suddenly she found herself greeted by the woman of all things, certainly that was new for her.


And then she was picked up.


She was at a loss for words, dumbfounded as the woman simply lifted her off the ground and those soft, delicate-looking hands simply began to manipulate her, all but groping the mod soul as that angelic face did so set itself upon her, looking down at her with fascination as she was so all but fondled. At first she was shocked, stifled by both her surprise and her enjoyment of this new treatment to react until at last she found her voice. "W-wait a minute!" she squeaked, and for once that tone of hers was not confident, but openly brandishing the essense of her flustered state.


Upon such a murmur and, presumably, the cessation of such manual manipulation, she would right herself and look up at the girl who so bombarded her with questions, those red eyes looking curiously up at the gorgeous young woman, already she could feel her little equivalent-of-a-heart pounding away as she tried not to think about this woman that was already so enrapturing. Normally she'd have no trouble resisting, but the fact that the woman was still holding her, it was....distracting. Irritatingly so, but at the same time so deliciously satisfying, oh how long it ahd been since she had been held, memories of her first human child that she had been given to as a toy.... no she banished such painful thoughts.


" I do so apologize my dear..." she spoke, now those words did not tumble clumsily from her lips but dove gracefully from lips to ear, and with them her voice seemed to carry her spiritual pressure with them, a luxurious bed of warmth that simply seemed to radiate positivity. Her voice alone had a deth to it, speaking maturity in age, yet still warm and comforting. It was a motherly voice. "I will be happy to feed you yout littl tidbits of curiosity. But at this moment I am in a bit of a hate-rage... or was..." referring to her sudden handling. 


"If you would be so kind as to let me-' A pause.... an idea occurring to her as she thought things over. No. To try such a thing would be insane in the middle of a battle. But she would be sure to bring it up later. For now though... "Carry me? I'm not quite so fast. And I just need you to bring me to them. My children will do the rest of the work." She stated as those rock-golem vipers did so lash their tails in response. She did not have much time until the tiny fragments she had used to breathe life into them would fade, and her poor little babes returned to their inanimate form. Not that she could not simply make more, but that would be a bit of a hassle. If this girl could help her, she could tear those shinigami apart before they knew what hit them. And from there deal with introductions with this lovely woman.

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[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

"I do so apologize, my dear..."

It can talk?! Wait. "It" sounded like a female, so the snake was a girl? So this means that this snake toy somehow had a gender and managed to have a mind of her own. That was absolutely amazing! Shizuka could hardly believe what she was witnessing. Truth is, she was very sheltered as a child and even more so through out her time at Xcution despite the countless missions they sent her on as one of the Rifles. She had no idea what kinds of abilities were out there and she desperately wanted to find out, but it seemed that it was more of a chance encounter whenever she ran into other races. Especially now, she could tell that this snake was more than just a toy, but she wasn't a Fullbringer's weapon. No, in fact there was more to it than that. In her arms was a being who held so much more potential than Shizuka would ever know or understand. At least, she wouldn't know until everything was explained. She was mostly just confused, especially now that the plush reptile spoke to her and understood what she was saying.

"You can talk? Oh, man! I'm so embarrassed! You'll have to forgive my rude behavior, but I've just never seen a power like this before. I get excited so easily over small things, and I tend to ask a bunch of questions without regarding the feelings of who I'm asking."

She was absolutely beside herself. She couldn't believe she all but harassed this poor creature and treated her like she was nothing more than a child's play thing. Granted, she looked like one. But Shizuka felt awful! Especially now that she realized this snake could talk. That just meant she had even more of a soul than Shizuka originally thought and that made everything worse. Still, this snake seemed kind somehow. Her words were not hurtful or mean, and she didn't try to lecture Shizuka. In fact, she was speaking so calmly and swiftly that Shizuka thought for a moment that, perhaps, this snake was more than what its form let on. She wanted to find out more, letting her curiosity pull her in and drive her crazy as she began questioning everything. She did the same thing when she came into contact with a Quincy once before. Those beings are quite strange, but she did her best to ignore them.

"I will be happy to feed you your little tidbits of curiosity. But at this moment I am in a bit of a hate-rage... or was..."

"Oh, that's right! I'm so sorry about this. Is there anything I can do for you? Anything at all, just name it! I'd like to make up for what I've put you through."

Shizuka started blushing a bit, and she could tell that it was getting worse as her cheeks began to burn. Thinking about her blushing face made it worse, so she tried to get her mind off of how embarrassed she was and focused on how she could help this creature out. Maybe she should be let go? But that meant she might get away. Shizuka wasn't about to hold her captive or anything, and she certainly didn't want to cause anymore trouble than she already has. This toy was just so cute and she practically wanted to take her home, but Shizuka knew that probably wasn't right either. It was best to stay back and leave her alone, letting her return to whatever she was slithering to before Shizuka interrupted her. Unfortunately, this probably meant leaving her alone, and that didn't seem like a very fun option to choose, either. But during her whole inner monologue of decisions, the snake spoke to her and brought her back to Earth.

"If you would be so kind as to let me-"

"Let you?" Shizuka questioned the momentary pause.

"Carry me? I'm not quite so fast. And I just need you to bring me to them. My children will do the rest of the work."

"Oh, sure! You were headed towards the Shinigami, huh?" Shizuka grimaced at the word. She knew that her little snake friend would notice. "I can't possibly imagine why. Those creatures are simply disgusting."

Shizuka carried the plush reptile and held her close as she readied herself for take off. She was fast, so she wanted to keep the poor thing safe and close as she ran. It was less of her cuddling the snake and more of her trying to make sure she didn't go flying off anywhere. She wanted to be able to make up for the horrid first impression she left because Shizuka felt awful about treating her like anything less than a person. It was rude to do that to anyone anyway, and she basically made a fool of herself before. She always hated doing stupid things in front of new people, and it always tends to bite her in the back later. She really wanted to meet new people who obviously had some sort of spiritual something about them but she hated meeting average humans. It was the whole social anxiety thing, really. She hated the thought of having to talk to someone she didn't know and it drove her insane.

As she approached the Shinigami (ugh), Shizuka began feeling uneasy. She remembered all that her aunt had said years ago about how abusive they were and how they hurt people all the time like the monsters they were. Shinigami had no reason to be on this Earth and she was going to make sure that every single one of them was exterminated. They were filth and she hated every single one of them. Honestly, though, she only ever met one years ago. He was the worst, actually. His name was Sozen Kuchiki and Shizuka thought he was the absolute most evil being. He was never welcome near her and she hated everything about him. But she didn't meet many other Shinigami. It was upsetting because she always tried to at least figure out more about them, but she hated the idea of ever getting near them enough to analyze their habits and how they acted. It was as if they were animals and she was the hunter.

"Okay, we're here. Just be careful, okay? These things are truly horrid."

They arrived within a close enough proximity to the monsters so that Shizuka wouldn't have to get any closer. She carefully put down the snake and was as gentle as she could be so that she didn't disturb her little friend. Once the reptile was on the ground, Shizuka glanced up at the area where the Shinigami were and grimaced yet again. She could practically smell how disgusting they were and it took all of her strength to not activate her own powers and waste precious Reiatsu on these things. Her small friend apparently had a bit of an idea with what to do, and Shizuka didn't want to bother her anymore if she didn't have to. She decided to stay along side her friend, though. Shizuka wanted to keep her safe as much as possible, because something told her that this little plush toy may need it at some point. She growled in the direction of the Shinigami again, displaying her very slight animalistic habits. It was something that was a bit unique about her, but no one seemed to mind it.

"Just don't get hurt or do anything stupid, okay? You still need to introduce yourself to me."

Shizuka sounded incredibly protective and mature. She stiffened up, as well. She just seriously hated Shinigami.

[Hebika Nara]

Quite frankly Hebika was astounded that the woman was so....cute. Even with having picked up the mod soul with little to no warning, the way the woman absolutely fawned over her serpentine form was quite endearing from the expression of absolute wonder in those mismatched green and blue eyes to the way she apologized in response to her own words and explanations. Each and every chord that struck from the woman's vocal chords did so inspire a shudder to traverse the length of her spine and in doing so incite more  of a blush upon the snake, something she did not even know was possible as the woman held her to her chest. Goodness she needed to find a way to focus on something else. 

At the end of that apology that the fullbringer did so spill forth she interjected, clearing her throat as she spke clearly and concisely, that voice growing much  more warm and compassionate as she attempted to console the woman. "Oh no no my dear, such is the fault of my own for having so dire a focus as to not properly introduce myself at once! Such a travesty as apology is not a garb one so young and divine as you should wear. Sadness and regret are drab apparel and you deserve much finer cloth, the silks of happiness and enthusiasm that would so warm and give proper stage for that beautiful face of yours." she all but vocally vomited, the words coming out on their own before she could scarce even think them.

Of course she was further smitten, that cupid's arrow that had but punctured her skin was now beaten further and further into her chest by the hammering of the young girl's heart, slaying her incredulity and any semblance of discontent that would have so associated with the woman. She allowed them to continue speaking, and when at last they agreed to take her to the shinigami she simply set her face with a grim  look, though nothing the woman would recognize, as snakes faces were not very expressive. "I assure you my dear young lady, as soona s I have so dealt with the shinigami, there will be no need for you to mar yourself with the stain of tears nor lines of worry. I watched them in their combat with the hollows. This will be a brief and concise affair. I would ask however that you put me down upon reaching them and distance yourself. I could not bear to see you caught up in such rough play." she besought the woman.



And indeed when they did arrive at the locale of the shinigami, after having wound herself around the woman's left wrist, a boon she did so hesitantly take upon herself, excusing herself for need of something to hold onto as they moved. Once arriving, she would slip, or so attempt, to put herself upon the ground as she would sneak toward the shinigami, using her stealthy size to remain hidden. Her twin barbed vipers however were an entirely different story.  Immediately the pair of them whipped into action, those lashing bodies scarcely keeping from shredding the ground as they raced for the shinigami that had gathered there. IT was at that time that they would be joined by a third entity, Hebika's power would so be sent forth and before the shinigami that had found reprieve in their spot could spot her she would proceed to inflict upon them the presence of three more of her creations.

From the ground beneath them, which was actually concrete and convenient a solid to use in this situation, from that seemingly harmless ground would spring more of the snake-like beings, thin and whip-like they would burst from the ground and aim to wind themselves about the shinigami, though unlike their cousins were not so decorated with spines and barbs, but rather invested their mass to thickness over such prickles as their purpose was to completely subdue the shinigami so that the other two would do their job . The very first of the targets would be the subject of a very direct and concise execution, those gnarled snakes would rush in and aim to bring their serrated hides along his throat and effectively end him before he could respond to the situation. 

Of course she was more than aware that the other two shinigami, for it seemed that there were indeed three of them, would likely come upon some countermeasure to her snakes, and no sooner than her attack snakes had slain one of their own then the other two would begin to struggle against their bonds, one of which employing a physical struggle, the other was muttering under his breath, preparing some fell incantation to deal with his captor. Unaware that Shizuka too was capable of combat, she began to think as to how she would deal with the pair if they did so manage to free themselves, at this point trying to see if she might finish them without complication.

Heart's Content: 90%-> 75% Three new Entities "Binding Snakes"
Attack Snake Duration: 2 posts remaining
Binding Snake Duration: 4 posts remaining

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{Binding Snake Stats}Strength: 220
Speed: 205

Spiritual Pressure: 200
Reiatsu Strength: 25

Light Aura:50
Dark Aura:50

Instinct: 25
Senses: 25
Energy Senses: 0

Healing Expertise: 0

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Shizuka wasn't very sure of what to think. She helped her new friend get to where she needed to be as quickly as she could, and that favor was now finished. Upon their arrival, though, the snake all but leapt into battle immediately and started doing her best to fight these Shinigami. Shizuka stood there as amazed as ever at the fact that this stuffed animal could fight at all. She had no idea what was going on, but quickly looked around at the world surrounding her. They were just meters away from the ocean and inches away from a small town development, but it was still quite a nice area. Although, she could tell that nothing was quite as it seemed since Hollows were showing up around here. But whatever attracts Hollows also attracts Shinigami, so the snake must have some kind of grudge against one or the other since she was so intent on fighting. As far as Shizuka could tell, she wanted to go after the Shinigami. The reasons behind it were unknown, but she was desperate for some answers. She needed to know what was going on and how she would ever figure out more about this toy who somehow knew how to fight. Slowly, it would all finally come together.

Unfortunately, no was not the time to get lost within her mind. The snake was fighting as hard as she could, throwing her 'children' at the Shinigami as if her life depended on it. Strange, though, how she was so willing to go into battle as quickly as she did. Shizuka hesitated momentarily before arriving at a couple of choices that flew by her head, invading her personal thought bubble. After realizing how much trouble the plush reptile was putting herself into, Shizuka decided that she was going to take matters into her own hands and help out somehow. She watched as one Shinigami was killed swiftly and quickly, seeing all too well that this snake was something more than what she originally was taken for at first. In fact, Shizuka was incredibly impressed at the combat readiness that the toy displayed, understand that her little friend had a bit of an upper hand in this battle. The other two Shinigami were held and constricted without a problem, giving her the chance to strike if she so desired. And she did desire.

"Beach Queen."

The words she spoke resonated with her own soul as the designer heels she was wearing immediately disappeared into a bright blue light, transforming into what would ultimately be her weapon of choice. Not that she had much of a choice in the first place since her water gun was the form of her Fullbring. The light traveled in two separate directions shortly after activation. One part of it went off to the side and stayed still on the ground while the other hovered directly above her head. Shizuka lifted her arm and held it up, keeping her gaze focused on the other two Shinigami that the snake had so kindly imprisoned. The least she could do is help out, seeing as a plush toy could only do so much. Or so Shizuka thought. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she became more serious, feeling the hatred and rage build inside her from even looking at the Shinigami. Her giant water gun fell into her hands and she blinked hard, pointing the barrel straight at one of the demons.

"You know, I usually try to use liquids that won't immediately kill people. Then again, you're not people."

The bucket that appeared to the side once the light had faded began to fill with something. Almost immediately the liquid reached the top of the bucket and just about overflowed, though stopped in time. The air around the opening began to warp and sizzle, signaling that whatever was inside was incredibly hot. There was enough to completely destroy these two Shinigami, assuming they were held properly and wouldn't get away. But Shizuka wasn't aware of any previous plans that the snake may have regarding any attack strategy, but the Fullbringer didn't need a strategy at this point. She held her gun firmly and quickly approached the Shinigami. She got closer to her friend first, so she picked the snake up and wrapped her around her own neck for safety. Shizuka wasn't too worried about being strangled or anything like that, but she didn't want to have to be given a reason to use any of this power on the toy.

"I figured for my first choice in attacks, I would use magma. But I'm going to keep you out of harm's way, okay?" Shizuka said to the plush. "This could get a little heated."

Yes, her pun was cheesy. But she always used puns! It was just an odd quirk she had while she fought. Shizuka aimed the gun directly towards one of the Shinigami, the one who had been muttering, and noticed a look of panic in its eyes. She disregarded it, having no real feelings of remorse towards what she was about to do. She ran around the monster and shot at it using her default Super Soaker setting, causing a circle of magma to start bubbling around its feet. She kept circling, slowly letting the magma scorch its surroundings and flow towards the limbs of the entombed Shinigami. She wanted this to be slow. She waited for a moment, letting her liquidized weapon threaten the life of the very being she so detested. Nothing about this disgusting thing was going to be left behind once Shizuka had her way with it. She was going to make sure of that.

After about twenty-three shots, a pond of magma had formed and started eroding the cement away. Shizuka smiled. The Shinigami began sinking into the newly formed dip in the ground where it stood, slowly burning one inch at a time. Shizuka was at a far enough distance to where all she felt was heat, but close enough to where her gun would be in range. She couldn't stop watching. Every few moments, the Shinigami screamed in pain and she just stood there, watching her prey slowly deteriorate. Its clothing caught on fire and began burning as well, causing physical bodily harm to the trapped creature. Shizuka scoffed. She was proud of how this thing was going to die, but part of her considered quickening the process. Considered only, though. She didn't end up going through with it and actually shot at its face directly. She heard even more sizzling and screaming as the skin on the Shinigami started to burn and melt off, leaving slightly scorched residue and intense scarring. The screaming was incessant until it finally stopped as the demon fell to the ground in a huge, crispy mess. The remaining magma, now beginning to harden with the cooler air, trapped the corpse of the Shinigami. There was no way it was alive anymore, and Shizuka was content with her kill.



Shizuka's Remaining Reiatsu: 4800
Fullbring Stage 1: 1/10
Gallons Remaining: 76/100

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{Shizuka's Stats}

Strength - [100] Points

Speed - [300] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [200] = [500] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [400] = [1000] Points

Light Aura - [60] Points

Dark Aura - [40] Points

Instinct - [200] = [100] Points

Senses [200] = [100] Points

Energy sensory - [0] Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points

Total SP: [1400] Points

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{Shizuka's Skills}

[Analyzing] {3}

[Weapon: Gun] {3}

[Stealth] {3}

[Strength of Will] {3}

[Honeypotting - The art of manipulation to obtain information. Basically, a girl gathers enough information about her target - male or female, doesn't matter - and dresses accordingly or changes how she acts to be able to get them to do whatever she wants or tell her what she needs to hear.] {3}

[Hebika Nara]

It was a surprise when quite suddenly that beauty was once more at her side, reaching down and swooping her from the ground, honestly not even minding anymore at this point as she gladly draped herself about the woman's shoulders, very lightly holding onto that smooth neck of Shizuka's before she watched as the woman put on quite the execution of the shinigami. Such that she was actually impressed by the mercilessness of the woman, at least in the given situation and she wondered just what this woman was like underneath that cute exterior. Once his partner had stopped moving, the last remaining shinigami was frantically attempting to escape, struggling against that powerful snake. 

Of course Hebika knew what it is she would be doing. Once that magma had begun to harden she took the opportunity, and immediately that hardening magma rippled, a thin, lengthy viper with glowing pits of still-liquid magma dripping from it would glide out of the mat of black tar-like substance. Hebika had been quite precise in it's construction, knowing that only the top layer of magma would be hardened she'd made her newest creation hollow, trapping that liquid magma, which at her current level she could not animate, and simply made the snake a container, and since it was hollow, she could make it so much bigger than the others as she conserved the use of it's mass. 


The shinigami was audibly whimpering at this point as that new viper crawled it's way over to it's victim, slowly winding it's way around the shinigami, that dripping orange at it's joints already burning into the uniform and skin as it slowly tightened at Hebika's command, her other children stock still as she was focused on her newest creation. Once it was squeezing tight enough, the shinigami naturally opened its mouth to try and gasp for air, and immediately his fate was sealed, wrapping once around it's neck before holding it's own maw open above theirs as it promptly began to empty it's contents into the shinigami's gullet, the male didn't have the strength to even try to react as that molten sputum was poured down his throat and into his stomach, no doubt beginning to burn it's way down on it's way through the shinigami.

At last the three were vanquished, and with nary a scratch on either of their feminine executioners. With that at last taken care of, Hebika's attention turned to Shizuka, a surprised look on er face as one by one, her children returned to the materials from which they had spawned, crumpling to the ground as Hebika regarded the now vehemently dangerous, and to her surprise, surprisingly more attractive woman. She had no idea why she was attracted to what she'd seen, but it had been quite exhilarating. She took pause, as to let her thoughts congeal into solid concepts within that mind of hers before at long last she would bring herself to speak.

"A rose with thorns indeed. I think the both of us have information to share." she observed, idly stroking her chin with the tip of her tail, then realizing it she stopped, especially since she'd been stroking Shizuka's chin thoughtfully seeing as hers was hardly the right shape. She collected herself and hoped the woman didn't say anything about it. "Though I think we both agree this is hardly the place. If you would, perhaps you could take me somewhere safe. Once we are there I shall tell you everything you wish to know. And you may, if you feel so compelled, reciprocate." she reasoned, of course by no means would she demand information from the woman.

Well, not information, she would make no demands at all for she would scarcely trust her lips to demand the correct desire amongst the many that had so blossomed up like weeds in her brain. there was just so much she wished to know about this woman, and she so detested having such a form that was so....dependent upon the woman, already she was in need of the woman's help, having asked so much of the woman. She did not know how much that attack had drained her, for all she'd known the girl maybe didn't even like fighting. She.....doubted that....but it was a possibility, and one that bothered her with the very idea of even possibly asking more of the girl. 

But in any case, hopefully she would be able to repay the girl with information, at least as much as she could provide that was. She did not believe herself to know everything there was to know about her kind, or even about her body. But this goddess had all but swooped the serpentess off her coils, figuratively and literally. She felt compelled, no indeed driven, to repay her. The fact that this 'repayment' was perhaps a....self-justification for remaining in the woman's company. Surely.....perhaps. But even she could not blame herself, though in the very back of her mind, a tiny part of her did realize this woman was dangerous, and not to her physical health, but more likely her mental health down the road. But such was the voice of a quitter, and it was smothered. For now.

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Shizuka watched as the snake seemed to take care of the Shinigami all by herself. She wished she had that kind of immediate confidence instead of relying on pure rage, but she couldn't help it. She absolutely hated being near those creatures and she hated even more that she was practically wasting her powers on them. She didn't want to openly complain, though, because she wanted her new friend to trust her and not question her methods when it came to exterminating the monsters. Shizuka was about to raise her gun again and take care of the other Shinigami when she noticed something strange happening to the magma that was left over from her previous attack. She studied it carefully and tried to make sense of what was going on, but she was confused. What on Earth was causing all of that strange movement underneath its hardened form?

Slowly, the hardened magma transformed into something completely different. The plush seemed to be focusing intently, probably not realizing how much Shizuka was watching her. Yet she still looked at her former weapon and realized that it was turning into another snake, much like the ones from before that were made of cement. A few things started to make sense and the gears began turning in Shizuka's mind. Did this toy have some kind of rock manipulation ability? That was strange, and Shizuka still had no idea what exactly she was dealing with. She started questioning herself, trying to analyze some key factors that may give her a hint as to what this small creature truly was.

The new lava rock snake was longer than its previous cousins. It carried within it the leftover magma that had not finished drying and hardening. A weapon, Shizuka suspected, that the plush would use to her advantage in this fight. It was amazing what she could do, and Shizuka couldn't help but feel a slight tinge of jealousy. She had been so quick to simply destroy her target without giving it much though, but she was also able to supply her friend with a new material with which she could make an even more threatening snake. Shizuka's ear twitched slightly as she realized that there was a bit of a background noise as the Shinigami began whimpering pathetically. It made her happy to know that he was scared.

Shizuka did nothing more than stand back and watch as the new magma snake circled its victim and wound itself up on the Shinigami. The heat must have burned. It was unavoidable and most likely incredibly painful as Shizuka only suspected that he would feel every scorching inch of this snake on his body. The next event, though, made her both incredibly excited and completely nauseated. The Shinigami needed to breathe and attempted, but the snake practically threw up all of the magma into his mouth. Shizuka cringed from the sight but shivered with a sadistic happiness. Slowly and painfully, the creature died and burned from the inside out.

"A rose with thorns indeed. I think the both of us have information to share." The snake said, catching Shizuka's attention. She hardly noticed anything else at the time, though. Anything the snake did was unintentionally ignored.

"I was thinking something similar."

"Though I think we both agree this is hardly the place. If you would, perhaps you could take me somewhere safe. Once we are there I shall tell you everything you wish to know. And you may, if you feel so compelled, reciprocate."

"I'm sure I could help you out! I believe it would be best if we just go somewhere a little less populated. Not that there are many people out right now, but it'd be odd for someone to show up and see a talking stuffed animal."

Shizuka picked up the plush toy and carried her again, wrapping her comfortably around her own neck again. Shizuka walked, wondering what exactly she would find out from this snake-like being. She decided it would be best to explain herself, especially since she was a bit curious in the first place. It would be best to start the conversation off so that her friend had an idea of what to say. She was also confused, though. Not a lot of stuff was making a ton of sense the more she stood around there. She wanted to know what exactly was going on because she didn't have the ability to know what this stuffed toy was. Instead of continuing to question everything more, Shizuka decided it was about time to take matters into her own hands and ask anyway. Shortly after, they arrived at a bench and Shizuka sat the toy down beside her.

"Uh, so as I said, I'm Shizuka. Since you seem to have powers, too, I'll go ahead and let you know that I'm a Fullbringer. I work for a popular company that isn't really all that important for now, and in case you're wondering, Fullbringers can manipulate certain souls of things and make them into weapons. Like this!"

Shizuka raised her gun to display it proudly to her snake friend. Soon enough, the gun and the bucket both changed into bright blue lights and transformed back into the golden heels she learned to love. They formed back on her feet and she looked back towards the toy and smiled excitedly. It was nice to be able to show off her weapons to people who weren't going to attack her, but she needed to deactivate it because it really did put a strain on her concentration if active for too long. Once the power display was over, she offered a few questions back to her friend and really decided to try to get to know her better. At least a little bit. She wanted to figure a few things out if she could.

"What's your name? And how did you fight those Shinigami being just you?"

[Hebika Nara]

Hebika was able to concentrate on more than just the fight itself, seeing that Shizuka seemed to have an interesting mix of expressions on her face at the moment, which was, admittedly, understandable givien the circumstances as that molten executioner exacted her rage upon the shinigami until at long last it had breathed it's last. With all of her enemies vanquished she allowed the constructs of her heart to idle about. They then faded as she turned her attention to Shizuka, about to speak when suddenly the woman picked her up again.

She remained silent as the listened t the girl speak, nestling into the woman's grasp, finding it quite comfortable as she was taken to the park bench, set down and looking up at the woman as she so explained herself. She was actually quite surprised when the woman identified herself as a fullbringer, the same type of person as old man Kurido had identified himself as! How fascinating... She recalled the woman's power, and watched as it was further demonstrated before her very eyes, those scarlet hues looking over the weapons-turned-shoes as they were displayed.

When the woman at long last decided to look back to her, she waited patiently as she offered questions of her own, and asking for the answers that Hebika saw no reason not to reciprocate. After but a few moments she looked around, musing for a brief moment as she shifted lightly and curled her tail, thinking of a way to explain her powers to the woman, the secrets of which she'd reached through meditation and practice. Not to mention what her designation had been as a mod soul. She closed her eyes, briefly revisiting the memory before she spoke to the fullbringer.

"My Designation, a long long time ago... was 8675305. Until I chose a name for myself: Hebika Nara. I am what is called a Mod Soul. I was originally created by shinigami. We were going to be soldiers, artificial souls placed inside bodies with special powers programmed into us. But the.....ethical rammifications of keeping artificial souls around was a heavy weight. So the project was scrapped, and we were decommissioned for destruction and disassembly." She murmured, eyes drifting off to the side as she considered her history for a brief moment, her tail flicking thoughtfully for a moment.

"However not all of us were destroyed, a good deal of us were lost, or managed to escape. I myself hid, shipped to the wrong place. I found myself this body for a while, and was a child's toy for a while. LEarning a lot about humans along the way. Until I was...thrown away." A brief tremor in her words, but one that was barely noticeable. "So far as my ability that was programmed in. The Ability was called Soul Genesis. It is the ability to break a piece of my heart off and infuse it into my surroundings, and with it, create life. Of course... it's been so long that the life I create now is frail, and only temporary. But once I regain my powers completely I should be able to give life that will truly be able to exist on it's own." She noted with a soft smile.


"But for the time being, I live in an abandoned apartment. It's easy enough to sneak into at night until I can find another human family." She explained, pausing as she realized she had relinquished far more information than she'd intended, or even been asked for, it was simply as if she felt like she could talk to Shizuka about this stuff. Was it her looks? The way she acted? She wasn't quite sure, and she realized she didn't even mind. The woman was gorgeous and, at least for now, somewhat interested in her. (Skill in Honeypotting taken into account.)

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Shizuka listened carefully, enjoying the time she spent with the snake whose name she had come to know was Hebika Nara. Hebika was something called a Mod Soul, a being that Shizuka had never heard of before. It fascinated her to this day how little she really knew about the world around her and how much she realized it was inhibiting her ability to operate properly as an assassin. She would never tell Hebika what she really did for a living, though. She knew that this Mod Soul was too good a person to damage emotionally the way she knew would happen if she ever explained her true identity. It's not like Shizuka was ever ashamed of her work, but she found Hebika incredibly interesting and too adorable to damage any further.

In fact, Shizuka was very touched that this girl, this artificial soldier, was so willing to explain her story. The Fullbringer wanted to share more with her new friend, allowing her to have some sense of safety. If all Mod Souls were toys, however, that would be something incredibly hard to resist exploring. Shizuka had a love for animals, whether life or not, and especially enjoyed snakes. It was then that Shizuka realized she wanted to be a part of Hebika's life. It was so intriguing to learn more about this universe and the races that inhabit it, especially after hearing briefly that other races even existed. That is, other races that have nothing to do with general humans.

It made the human girl wonder what life was like for someone who was artificial. Would she ever have a human body? Could she use Shizuka's as a temporary host? These questions circled around her head over and over until she finally decided she wanted to ask. Well, she would ask, but not quite yet. She was too involved in this story to possibly interrupt now. Soon, though, she would find a way to include Hebika into her own life and give her some advantages instead of being so alone. Actually, her being alone bothered Shizuka the most. She had just heard that Hebika was living on her own in some abandoned apartment somewhere, and that just wasn't acceptable. Not in the least.

"Hebika," Shizuka started, thankful that the Mod Soul was so willing to share her personal information, "instead of being all alone and lonely in your apartment, how would you like to come live with me? There's plenty of space, except I tend to cuddle when I sleep."

It was worth a shot, right? Besides, Shizuka needed a new friend. She loved the company of others but never got to have really close friends since she was always so busy. Either school or work took up her time, and her major was quite taxing on her mental health. Yet, instead of finding friends to hang out with, she was always asleep because she was so exhausted. Honestly, Shizuka was excited. She wanted to be able to have this kind of relationship with somebody! Well, it was worth trying. And she definitely wanted to try. Shizuka felt for this girl since she had a slightly difficult time when she was younger. It was standard bullying, you know, and nothing as extreme as Hebika's life. Still, she knew that pain. She wanted to help.

"So? What do ya say? Wanna be part of my family?"

[Hebika Nara]

Hebika was a bit...shocked at the woman's response to her words, those eyes that seemed to drink in her words, relishing them, and a concern that rivaled any she had received before, such that she felt she need turn away lest it's intensity somehow hurt her. She paused, giving ample time for the woman to respond, that is until the woman so suggested that... Hebika go with her? She was shocked, immediately looking upon the woman. Her snake face could not express it, but she was astounded, surprised, and...pleasantly so... the idea of having a home again? To be with a human nce more? But not one that would abandon her like some common toy. One with care and concern for her? And she hardly seemed like a drinker. She of course, objectively began screening out the 'holy fuck she's hot'. She was of a mature age, perhaps in her earlier years she might have been swept away completely, but she'd had timt to adjust, to think clearly without the tint of 'hothothot' on the mind.

She did so pause, considering the woman's offer. It sounded sincere, and indeed as that woman so spoke of her desires and of her reasoning. It was as if she were young again, and so watching late night television while her little girl owner was fast asleep, seeing those late night romances that had so inspired an elegance to her speech and brought a learnedness to her verbage. And yet, the word used by the fullbringer gave pause to her thoughts. Family. An idea quite old by then. It had been a long, painful time since such a term had been brought to the forefront of her mind. Days of being held in tiny arms and cared for like any other member of the family. Meals mashed into her plastic face as a little one did so sincerely try to keep her fed like a responsible owner. 

Of course there would be none of that, obiously, from Shizuka. Those slender, beautiful arms would not hold her so brecariously as little ones once had. Those soft gorgeous eyes would never be buried in her coils following some heartbreaking insult slung by schoolmates. For all she knew about being part of a family, she did not know what awaited her with Shizuka. She had been discarded before the years of maturity had finally sunken in with her old owner. And so she was left with a choice: A gamble. This woman, for all of her splendor and looks, for all the soft and sweet words she could offer, could very well tear at her heart. 

And yet, for all the heartbreak she so put herself in peril of feeling, for all the pain that this woman, this Fullbringer, could put in her, after stuffing it chock full of hope, she couldn't help but give a gentle smile and a nod of her head before words found way to her lips. " I could not think of anything I'd rather do." She would confess softly, slithering up the woman's arm to lightly slip around the woman's shoulders, and lightly pump her serpentine head along the woman's cheek before bumping it to her nose. It was the one gesture that Kuri, the little girl that had al but destroyed her faith in humans, had taught her. It was nothing learned frm anywhere, nor based upon any logical basis. One day, the little one had simply held her up and bumped their noses together, and that little girl's face had lit up like a beautiful starlit night. She could only hope it would convey as much sentiment to Shizuka.

[Katekarin Mekatoku]

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