[Are We Playing Around? PVP]

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

Thread Title: [Are We Playing Around? PVP
Participants: Harle Quinn and Kimiko Shihoin
World: Soul Society
Death Setting: Non Death Enabled
Rating: PG-13
Location: The Wilderness outside of Rukon. A small opening within the tree lines that form a small arena. Small dirt courtyard opening within the thick brush so the sky can be seen with several beams of light piercing through the trees.
Special Conditions: None.
Circumstances: Aside from a formal greeting, it was the Lieutenant's responsibility to ensure that Squad 2 remains strong without the presence of the Captain. Thus, it is the responsibility of Harle to push each member to their limits, along with her own. Such, an assassin must be ready to act.

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

The wilderness was a good place for anyone to train to better themselves. However, that was not the reason why she chose the location for their little sparring match. The thickness of the tree brush made it difficult to see what was on the other side. Many branches reached out for one another as though they were linking hands. The overcast of shadows down below littered the stumps and bases of the nearly all of the trees. Hardly any light besides the small opening of the tree formation in the center. The woods was always brimming with life, and today was no exception. Birds chirping with the gentle breeze passing through the series of trees. A quiet afternoon with little care in the world.

That was not plan it would seem since relaxing at the location was not the original idea. No, that was not the case. With the existence of the Captain's presence all but gone it was up to the Lieutenant to ensure that Squad Two's ability to operate and power was still something to be recognized within the Gotei 13. Strange. It seemed that it was only yesterday that she was on the infiltration mission to the manor with the Captain. Her first experience with the actual duties of Squad Two, and as their Lieutenant. The sense of responsibility of maintaining an entire division was enormous if not overbearing. But, she did not have a choice. No. It was another challenge. A challenge that she shall surpass and grow from it.

Laying along the thick branch Harle hummed softly to herself as she awaited the arrival of her partner, Kimiko Shihoin. Among all of the young members within the division, she saw Kimiko was putting her effort to grow as much as she was. Truly, it was quite exciting to see someone as passionate as she was. And so, it was Kimiko's own enthusiasm that allowed Harle to make her the first one that the Lieutenant would train. However, there was some concerns she had for Kimiko. Like herself, she did not share the obvious tactics and teachings that most members of Squad Two would follow. Harle was no exception.

This was an opportunity to build or make a foundation for themselves. This match was taking place in the wilderness so that they can operate as future assassins. They each have their own goals and hopefully with this session they would be a step closer to it. A letter was sent to the Shinigami, with location, time, and circumstances were scribed on it. But it was the end of the message that was more clear than the rest of it, to come battle ready and fight as though lives were depending on it. Only a matter of time until she arrived. Even before leaving the safety of the Seireitei, Harle took some tools from the Squad Two storages, along with her own unique supplies.

For now she would remain quiet with her energy sensory opened to pick up on Kimiko's reiatsu if she was using it. Remaining calm and stilling her own breath Harle would be able to hear more clearly to the subtle differences in sounds. She knew Kimiko was a bright young woman, so the Lieutenant will not make the mistake of lowering her guard. When Kimiko entered the vicinity, Harle was prepared with a few throwing knives in her hand. A set of three knives clenched between her fingers in one hand as she stands on the branch, pressing her back against the bark of the tree.

The soft chiming of the small bells on her jesters headdress jingled as they swayed with the breeze, hopefully Kimiko will use them to her advantage. There was movement somewhere on the southern side of the tree lines. The opposite side of where Harle was hiding. She remained elevated 15 feet in the air, supported by the firm branch. Once Kimiko made her move into an opening Harle would throw a single knife at the woman's feet as a warning to not be hasty and to be careful. Once the knife was thrown Harle would move to another branch a few feet away, speaking as she does, "Bienvenue Mlle Kimiko, thiz iz our training ground. Zo, prepare yourzelf."

Harle continued to step off each branch after her little statement was made to make sure that she was not at the same location, and so Kimiko wouldn't be able to keep track of her. She remained in the thick brushes for cover and concealment. She would wait to see what would be her response before enacting once more. Their battle as just begun.

Remaining Reiatsu : 2250/2250

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[Overall Points - 1100]

Type: ( Clown - Level 2 )

Strength - [100] Points

Speed - [200] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [150] Points (50% - 225 )

Reiatsu Strength - [300] Points (50% - 450 )

Light Aura - [60] Points

Dark Aura - [40] Points

Instinct - [150] Points (35% - 97 )

Senses [100] Points (35% - 65 )

Energy sensory - [100] Points (2/3 - 33 )

Healing Expertise - [0] Points


SKP: 15

1. Mental - Learning [2]

2. Mental - Lack of Fear [2]

3. Battle - Weapons - Dagger [3]

4. Body - Mental Incantation [2]

5. Body - Other - Acrobatics [3]

6. Body - Stealth [1]

7. Utility - Pickpocketing [2]

Tools

*Throwing Knives= x7
*7' x 7' solid white drapes = x2
*Smoke bomb = x4
*Flash bomb = x4
*French Deck [52 card Deck] = x2
*Senbon = x4

[Kimiko Shihoin]

Kimiko had been bored once again over the last few days. It seemed that Okami was just busy non-stop and had little time for a training session that Kimiko felt she needed even if she didn’t want to go to Okami to learn anything. Kimiko knew that even though she was a shinigami who had proven herself to hold an incredible deal of potential that going to her father to ask for training wasn’t going to be a good idea. The man didn’t even want her to be a shinigami regardless of her potential so he would most likely refuse to train her.

Kimiko had comtempated going back down into the secret training facility below the Shihoin manor, but felt that she relied on that facility too much and wasn’t taking advantage of anything else. She felt like perhaps she could train with Kisala, but that was a problem. Her little sister might be a shinigami now and honestly it seemed she was the opposite in the aspect of power to Kimiko herself, but Kimiko right now didn’t think her sister would be able to push her past her limitations.

She had attempted to find Yuri or Aevus to train with either of the other shinigami that she knew, but had been unable to contact or find either of them over the last few days. All she had been able to do was run messages from one high seated officer to another and that was one thing that Kimiko at this point was so tired of doing that she was about to rip up the next message out of spite. So when she got a letter at the manor from a maid and read that it had been sent by the Vice Captain of her division asking her to meet her in a forest to fight Kimiko was indeed excited and thrilled for some excitement.

Right now the Shihoin princess was jumping from tree branch to tree branch making no noise whatsoever as she moved. She was getting close to the location that the Vice Captain had wrote about in the letter and knew that at any moment the shinigami that so often wore face paint would be in her line of sight. The only problem was that Kimiko was unaware if they were going to talk before they fought or if it would go straight to combat. Either way she didn’t care she just was questioning what to do when she reached the location.

Kimiko could see a small clearing up ahead on the ground and figured that it was the location that the Vice Captain had written about. Deciding to go in civil in order to avoid being wrong and possibility getting into a great deal of trouble Kimiko had jumped to the next tree branch however in a way that she grabbed the branch with both of her hands and allowed herself to drop down to the ground gentle without making a sound.

Right away Kimiko could sense the reiatsu of someone very powerful and figured that it was indeed the Vice Captain. It was one thing that Kimiko was actually glad she had trained enough in to get better at. Now she was at least able to sense the presence of individuals and get a basic layout of the locations. It was then though that Kimiko could tell that the Vice Captain began to move. It was obvious based on that the Vice Captain had somehow managed to figure out that she was there.

It was then as Kimiko stepped into the clearing that a kunai landed in front of her feet. The princess took this as a sign that she was in the right location. It was then that she heard the sound of the Vice Captain’s voice once again taking notice of her unique tongue. It was then that Kimiko knew this was serious and they were going to start the battle almost right away. It seemed obvious that the Vice Captain was going to use stealth and so Kimiko figured why not do the same thing.

The princess would jump high into one of the trees causing the branches to make a few noises only for the shound to simply vanish from that point onward. She was jumping from branch to branch without making any kind of noise. The princess stopped moving when she was about ninety percent of the way to the left where she had been. So right now if the Vice Captain hadn’t moved as well which based on what Kimiko was sensing she hadn’t Kimiko was going to be able to get in the first attack.

Crouching forwards on the branch Kimiko gripped it tightly and slowly began to break the branch making nearly no sound whatsoever as it broke over a full minute. Once it was broken Kimiko stood on the remainder of the branch and felt out the reiatsu of the Vice Captain. Doing her best to pin point the location Kimiko would throw the branch through the woods with all of her force right towards the Vice Captain in an attempt to knock her from the trees with the branch.

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Strength: 400+50%=600
Speed: 145
Spiritual Pressure: 102
Reiatsu Strength: 3-2/3=1
Instincts: 100-2/3=33
Senses: 50
Energy Sensory: 50+50%=75
Healing Expertise: 0-1/3=0

•[Martial Art: Hakudo] {2}
•[Martial Art: Capoeira] {2}
•[Mixed Martial Arts: Pressure Points/Wrestling/Muay Thai] {2}
•[Strength of Will] {2}
•[Battle Focus] {2}
•[Acrobatics] {2}
•[Stealth] {2}

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

Definitely things were under way when Kimiko entered the area. Not shortly after she threw one of her eight knives, the unseated woman sprung into action, following the same suite that Harle herself was taking. Despite the difference between their energy sensory the two were in close proximity of the other, so they were able to detect the other. Kimiko was swift to conceal her presence, better than the Lieutenant she was ashamed to say, however, that was the reason for their little training session. To learn from one another and improve on what they already know. If Harle was going to become Captain one day, then she would need to go against those who are strong or if not stronger than herself. This would be fun.

The forest lacked the sound of human movement, which brought some concern to the Jester. Based on the Shihoin's reiatsu she halted her advance after peeling away from her previous position. Something was off as there were soften sounds of cracking. Harle couldn't tell what it was and Kimiko's reiatsu remained ever calm. It was only when the splintering and crashing of wood against wood was what alerted the French woman to the coming danger that threw her off the elevated branch she hid on. The series of trees that stood in the path of the projectile did reduce the speed of the throw by a bit, but did not prevent the amount of force that had Harle tumbling down through the air toward the ground. Such force was able to catch her off guard as well as bruising her left shoulder.

What an amazing display of physical strength she wielded. She didn't expect that from someone who was enlisted into a stealth squad. She could not help but smile at such humor that she was going against a beautiful woman who possessed such brute power. As her body twirled through the air, she was able to use the motion to twist her waist around, along with thrusting her arms to the left side, to push her own body weight for a corkscrew spin. Her own acrobatic ability combined with speed and strength allowed her to rebound off a tree stem to break her free fall, and lower herself to the dirt floor below.

Looking back at the devastation that the large branch left behind, Harle was lucky enough that there were other trees between the two or she would have suffered a worse fate than the poor trees. Another thing that resulted from Kimiko's action was the broad path that was forged by her throw. To say the least that Kimiko was easily spotted as her cover was utterly destroyed by her own tactic. That very instant an idea popped into her head, a means to limit her overwhelming strength. And as crazy as it was, she would be more proficient in such a situation. Her simple smile spread clearly across her face to express her level of confidence in what was in store for her comrade.

Her heel clacked against the dirt as she pushed off, sprinting at full speed around the bases of the trees that divided the two. Being slightly more quicker than Kimiko, Harle had the advantage of near blur movements as she swirled around each trunk building her reiatsu. Now of course she was able to narrow down Kimiko's ability to track by learning it through her behavior. Meaning that she must have had suitable training in energy sensory, but the extent of her ability to pick up reiatsu was still unknown to her. Not only that, but the lack of noise she made after her little introduction meant either Kimiko's senses her keen and Harle was out of luck, or that she was tracking her by some other means. All of these thoughts were to be speculated but did help narrow the scope to the Shinigami's capabilities. She would find out soon enough.

Charging in a criss cross pattern around the trunks, the Lieutenant began to recite her spell in tangent with right hand slipping out five of her special cards. Like all magicians, Harle had a few tricks of her own. A single push off the ground to climb up a pair of invisible steps, the Jester was able to level herself to where Kimiko stood on the broken branch with the five cards in her hand. A quick flick of the wrist with her own strength the set of five cards were thrown as though they were knives from between her fingers. As they left her grasp, each corner was rubbed by the leather material that made up the palm area of her clown gloves, igniting the cards. Each card would flare up into sparkling balls of fire due to the material known as guncotten. A basic combination of paper nitrated by both nitric and sulfuric acid, and when heat was introduced to the finish product the paper would flare up in a bright light as the paper burns.

Harle was no genius or chemistry major, but it was one of the few things that her father taught her about being a magician. Of course the flickering cards were harmless but do prove to be a useful distraction. All five cut through the air toward the Shihoin's face, hoping to blind or distract her. Most likely she would be moving to avoid the flares, since they were released a moment before her Bakudo was activated. "[Bakudo #4: Hainawa (Crawling Rope)]" The whip like chain was slung around her frame and was sent flying directly beneath where Kimiko stood. But that was not all she had in mind.

Third piece to her act was being put into place as the Lieutenant pounced off an elevated floor of reiatsu to Shunpo immediately over her comrade's head. About 15 above Kimiko, Harle passed the chant of her next spell to attempt to catch the woman in a three pronged attack. With palm directed down to the floor, her proficiency in mental incantation allowed Harle to think of the words before casting down her power once again, "“Sprinkled on the bones of the beast! Sharp tower, red crystal, steel ring. Move and become the wind, stop and become the calm. The sound of warring spears fills the empty castle! Hado #63: Raikōhō (Thunder Roar Cannon)." She only learned the spell but it was still enough to produce the lighting bolt of reiatsu down on Kimiko with haste and power, however, the force of the spell did push against the unsupported Shinigami further into the air for in additional 8 feet.

Each of her actions did consume their own separate moment to produce the three way attack, which did make Kimiko wonder if the flash paper and her Hado were able to distract Kimiko from the sneaking coil below her position. For all Harle could do at the moment was fall toward flattened area that would be forged by her lighting bolt.

Remaining Reiatsu : 1975/2250

- 75 advanced air ground x3, - 25 Shunpo x1, - 25 crawling rope x1, - 150 Thunder Roar Cannon.

*Throwing Knives= x7
*7' x 7' solid white drapes = x2
*Smoke bomb = x4
*Flash bomb = x4
*French Deck [52 card Deck] = x2 [ -5 = 47 and 52]
*Senbon = x4

[Kimiko Shihoin]

Kimiko watched from the perched position like that of a bird as the branch that she had thrown brought so much devastation to everything between the Vice Captain and herself. The Shihoin princess knew that her strength was her greatest aspect when it came to combat yet what she had just done seemed a little to much like the actions of naivety. Okami was constantly lecturing her on how she needed to learn to think before she would act if she wanted to rule the family.

After the horrible noise of the trees breaking from her onslaught of strength Kimiko waited and listened for anything she could use. Sadly her senses had yet to truly develop and she knew it was her fault for focusing all of her time into strengthening her body physically. After this the princess knew she’d have to start training in the ways that truly annoyed her. Although she didn’t want to she had to admit that she needed the other talents that Okami possessed to truly rise above him.

It was then that the Vice Captain came into her view. She was moving at a speed that the princess could still see her body perfectly yet Kimiko knew that she wouldn’t be able to keep up with the Vice Captain on basic speed alone. Then she watched as the officer above her literally began to climb the air towards her. Kimiko knew that shinigami had some type of technique that enabled them to do that sort of thing yet never wished to learn it due to not seeing how it would aid her.

Now it seemed that the Vice Captain was using it as a method to get right at Kimiko. The princess began to stand to full height from her squat as the Vice Captains hands revealed some white type of paper. Kimiko assumed it to be some type of weapon and when the Vice Captain threw them at her and they ignited into balls of fire the princess was ready to react. She knew that one thing she needed to do was stay alert in this fight or else she wouldn’t be able to react in time.

As the fireballs flew towards her Kimiko was ready to drop below in order to avoid the attack. That was though until she realized that the reiatsu of the Vice Captain was becoming far more compressed and refined. Kimiko could tell that some type of spiritual attack was going to be used against her. All of this just brought back the memory of fighting against that other princess that had used kido so much and was even in the same squad.

Kimiko didn’t have time to question if she had joined a squad of kido users and not assassins who were trained specifically for close encounters. Nevertheless instead of dropping from the broken branch base Kimiko jumped into the air. Pulling her legs up high while she was a few feet above where she had been standing the fireballs hit the bark of the tree. Kimiko was looking right at the Vice Captain and could see some kido thing rushing for her.

The soles of the princess’s feet touched the bark as she angled herself towards the Vice Captain. From that position Kimiko would be able to just launch herself right from the tree at the officer with the strength of her legs. Instead though Kimiko went with a different plan that might make a bigger impression of herself to the Vice Captain. Instantly as the strange colored rope of spiritual reiatsu neared her the princess disappeared from sight.

Kimiko hadn’t been paying enough attention to hear the words leaving the mouth of the other female so she hadn’t known about the second kido being fired off. Thankfully for Kimiko though the technique that she had used to increase her speed and propel herself at the Vice Captain wouldn’t be pushed aside by mere lightning. It seemed that every shinigami Kimiko faced lightning was always involved. It wouldn’t do anything this time the princess wouldn’t allow it too.

As the large amount of lightning fired off from the hands of the Vice Captain the princess of the Shihoin family would reappear only two feet in front of her. What followed would be something that neither female should ever forget. The shockwave that Kimiko had caused by using Shunpo Eichi was moving outwards as the powerful surge of lightning moved right at her. Less then a fraction of a second after she had reappeared the lightning would clash against the force of the shockwave.

It would seem like a full minute of just incredible sounds beating off of each other. However, the shockwave that the princess had caused was just slightly more powerful then the lightning cast by the Vice Captain. Kimiko would watch as the lightning broke apart and her shockwave just simply was gone from the clash. The Vice Captain was right there in arms reach and without even taking the time to think the princess extended her right hand outwards with her index finger outwards. “Tetsushiko!” Kimiko was using her incredible strength and skills in Hakudo in hopes of striking through the gut of the Vice Captain with her finger acting like a knife.

Remaining Reiatsu: 870/1020 ~Shunpo Eichi~

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Technique Name: Tetsushiko
Class: 4
Technique Type: Hakudo
Technique Element: N/A
Technique Description and Effects: Those that learn this technique are able to inflict sever damage to a single area of the target’s body. Those that possess a basic knowledge of Pressure Points are able to deliver a swift strike with a single finger/thumb to a single point. This results in the finger penetrating through the flesh causing a bullet like wound to be inflicted if successful. Those that have acquired a greater knowledge of the Pressure Point System are able to literally inflict the small wounds through weak sections of the body in order to damage internal organs or even cause a pressure point to scar. This can cause incredible damage to the body normally resulting in terrible pain and excessive bleeding.

How to use technique: Strike a specific spot on the target’s body with a single finger/thumb.

Technique Drawbacks: The technique can’t be used to defend or counter against an attack that has 75% of the user’s strength or else the finger will break. Requires 1-2 in Pressure Points.

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

What incredible amount to force to actually create a shock wave powerful enough to tear the Lieutenant's Kido away. Not only ripping the Kido apart during the collision but it even pushed the Jester back while positioning Kimiko within striking range of her strange technique. “Tetsushiko!” She spoke as her index finger was extended and aimed toward her abdominal. Reflecting back with the thrown tree branch Harle was not going to allow something with such power to connect with her body. If it had connected then surely the Lieutenant would be in trouble.

Good thing Harle is much quicker and able to react faster than the young princess of the Shihoin. Every moment was key for the Shinigami as she thrust her left leg to toss her center of gravity upward, while bringing up the right knee to intercept her thrusting hand by aiming for the underside of her wrist. That would eliminate the first level of the threat but it would not mean that the Shinigami was finished. Her counter attack had begun. As the French woman continued with her black flip Harle was reciting another Bakudo spell in her head with her proficiency in Mental Incantation, "Bakudo #4: Hainawa (Crawling Rope)," and sprouting from her finger tip was another stream of yellow reiatsu to be flicked at the Shihoin woman's arms.

At this time the Lieutenant would be completing her flip to land on another invisible floor to keep herself leveled in the air, while conjuring another Bakudo with her free hand. Using the same method as before Harle flicks her wrist for another binding spell, ""Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into three! Bakudo #30: Shitotsu Sansen (Beak Piercing Triangle Beam)." In a downward motion the individual triangle of reiatsu is formed and tossed within the same moment, before breaking apart into its three individual pillars to target both wrists and waistline.

However, this was only the opening for the Jester to resume her assault once more. Even if the Bakudo's did not meet their marks, Harle would advance into Kimiko's personal space by pushing off against the floor of reiatsu. In combination of speed, instinct, and senses the Lieutenant could out maneuver Kimiko in addition to her higher capability in acrobatics. Thus far Kimiko was relying much on her physical strength to attack and to defend. This time her Zanpakuto was drawn in her main right hand. During her advance Harle kept an open eye for sudden movements and changes within Kimiko's reiatsu flow to avoid any sudden outbursts of Kido or flash movements as she had done before to create the shock.

She was more than ready to respond with a combination of air ground and Shunpo. Dealing with Marcus, Harle was taught to keep herself ready to react at a moments notice. Her guard risen the closer she was to the Princess, but not to do her harm this time around, but instead, to take something away. In brief moment Harle could pass through Kimiko's left side to attempt to remove her sash that kept the woman's lower attire together. Some harmless fun during the fight since they are comrades. The difference in speed and instinct was obvious, even by a slight margin.

In tangent with her acrobatics, the possibility of out maneuvering the Shihoin Princess was more than possible and in the hopes that her little plan bear fruit to apply the two layers of binding to her body while having some fun with her. It was not as though she wanted to humiliate the young woman, but to show that one superior trait did have repercussions. Especially if that was all she was relying on. Hoping to be on the other side of the Princess with no incident, the Shinigami remained standing on the other side of Kimiko in mid air to await for her next move with a hand ready to pull out her large white sheet to respond with.

Remaining Reiatsu : 1825/2250

- 75 advanced air ground x2, - 25 crawling rope x1, - 50 Beak Piercing Triangle Beam x1. ( - 25 Shunpo x1, - 75 advanced air ground : if needed to dodge, will be subtracted on next post)


*Throwing Knives= x7
*7' x 7' solid white drapes = x2
*Smoke bomb = x4
*Flash bomb = x4
*French Deck [52 card Deck] = x2 [ -5 = 47 and 52]
*Senbon = x4

[Kimiko Shihoin]

This was it the moment when Kimiko would prove that she had what it took to be one of the leading members of her family. If she was able to best the Vice Captain of her own division then it was as good as written in stone that she possessed the potential to lead the Shihoin family safety to greatness. As the princess moved her hand through space her finger extended outwards ready to penetrate inward on the Vice Captain Kimiko saw the movements of the Vice Captain. However, while she was a prodigy Kimiko wasn't one that had developed her speed to the utmost levels possible.

That had proven to be the undoing of her assault against the Vice Captain of the second division. Kimiko was forced to watch as her superior in status lifted her leg upwards and forced herself into a backwards flip. Kimiko knew that it was going to get distance between them, but that her finger might still be able to hit her. That was until she felt the strike of the Vice Captain's knee on the bottom of her wrist. Kimiko's hand was forced upwards eluding her attempt to strike the Vice Captain.

"Damn it I need to be faster." Kimiko fought against her impatience and irritation at failure. The Vice Captain had been able to execute something so simply in order to slam down her assault on the table of failure. The princess began to fall downwards towards the floor of the forest and was unable to actually stop herself given that she although powerful physically hadn't had enough time to train herself in major supplementary techniques that could aid her like the air ground. That meant that the princess would be unable to do anything other then guard herself until her toes touched the surface of the forest floor and she was pray for the Vice Captain.

What came next the princess had already assumed would be coming at her. The Vice Captain cast another kido spell this one was the same that she had done only a few moments before when Kimiko had utilized Shunpo Eichi. "She better not be doing the same combo . . even I wouldn't do that." The princess saw the rope like reiatsu move towards her and although she tried to punch it the spell was able to wrap around her and hold her in position. As Kimiko felt her arms held tight against her body she began to fight off the spell.

It would only take another moment to break yet the struggle to break this kido was different then punching the same lightning spell over and over again and causing that one to shatter. This one was meant to keep her from moving so it was different and in the few moments that it took her attention Kimiko hadn't paid close enough attention to the Vice Captain. She had been to busy trying to break the spell to see that the Vice Captain was using yet another binding kido that was just now breaking off and heading towards her.

As the three beams of light traveled through space towards Kimiko the princess of the Shihoin family break from the redish gold reiatsu rope that had been restraining her. As the reiatsu literally broke off her of her arms the three beams of light slammed into her. Kimiko was sent flying through the air towards the tree that she had been standing on. Attempting to focus and gain the advantage once again Kimiko focused completely on breaking from this new kido. "I can keep breaking these all day. She can't keep casting them all day."

That was when the Vice Captain had decided to play a little joke on the princess. As she had been traveling through the air towards the tree her uniform had been untied by the Vice Captain. Kimiko slammed into the tree with a slight deal of pain and while it took a few seconds she was able to break from the second kido as well. She could feel herself getting tired though from constantly having to unleash her strength to break free from the kido that the Vice Captain seem to so love to utilize against opponents.

When she broke free from the kido the princess fell slightly and then holding her hand against the side of the tree began to slide down the body until her feet were on the ground once more. That was when it was time for her to react to her uniform. Instead of reacting like the majority of nobles . . . hell the majority of woman or people in general Kimiko looked down at herself seeing that she uniform was pretty much wide open. In the next moment the princess did something that many might question.

She simply allowed her uniform to fall from her body to the forest floor. Kimiko was now standing in realistically only her black underwear, bandaged chest and her arm bands. She tossed off her sandals and now was bare foot. Kimiko began to rotate her arms and stretch out sighing in relief as she did so. "If you wanted to have more fun we could have fought like this to begin with." Kimiko spoke as she looked up at the Vice Captain awaiting to see her response to how uncaring Kimiko was able her body being in plain sight.

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

Oh my, quite a simple response to what she heard from lower seat. To disrobe herself in such a manner could be seen as something else if she were a man, especially from her words. To think she had such a personality. Well, she should have expected much from what the young princess was wearing, and to her overall personality. Respectful but at the same time reserved in a way that she holds herself from breaking character. This was all speculation of course since she doesn't know Kimiko very well. As for herself on the other hand, it was based on experience that she based Kimiko on. Like hiding something within and afraid at times to act who she is, regardless, she acts who is really is and those who can not accept it she avoids.

While looking at her comrade in arms with a bewildered, yet amused, the Lieutenant retrieved the white drape that was tucked inside jacket, twirling the long fabric around her offhand to leave no slack behind. "Oh my oh my, ze Princess iz indeed marvelous," the French woman chuckles to herself. She did find the entire situation entertaining despite being thrown off a bit by the Princess' reaction, not that she was one to talk. With the teasing aside the Jester had to get back to business, this fight was more than just assessing the individual strength of their squads members, but to increase her own strength, and authority within the squad. After all, she is the Lieutenant of the squad.

Without further a due it was time to get back into the action. It didn't matter how the woman was going to respond but her higher stat in speed and sensory, Harle thrust herself forward to take Kimiko on close quarters. She knew that such a tactic was more than suicidal to go against her physical strength, and not knowing what the Princess will do to combat such disadvantages, but nevertheless Harle's best chance was getting in close and personal. So far she hadn't seen the woman use any form of Kido ,besides from the rapid flash movement and that shockwave from pure strength and speed combined, so the jester had little to worry about from ranged attacks.

To include on what she has learned Kimiko most likely utilizes a particular set of skills to add on to her martial arts. The style that she was familiar with Hakudo, based on what she has seen from her time during the Academy and is the basic form of martial arts for all Shinigami, however there was something special about it. It was something that she wasn't familiar with nor had knowledge about, so she couldn't expect what is to come of it, but at the same time, she can expect much from it, more so to keep her guard up. Closing the distance quickly from dashing side to side Harle began her twirling motion as she slowly unwrapped the cloth from her arm, using it as though it were a flag.

The flash of white fabric material kept a three foot distance from Kimiko as it expanded to shroud half of the Jester's actions by concealing a part of her foe's vision. As she stepped into Kimiko's personal space the jester continuously side steps around the woman with her grip on the drape loosening, with the soft material being held between her fingers. Her adversary had the advantage of superior strength while Harle had reitsu power to support her, however, Kimiko had already displayed her ability to counter her spells. She had to find an opening within Kimiko's defense to strike.

No matter how much that Harle was able to dodge Kimiko's strikes with her acrobatics, cartwheeling toward the side and side flipping, she would eventually have to make a move to strike back. Harle had to adjust her fighting style to prevail against such foes. No one could win solely on avoiding attacks alone, which was the reason she waited patiently for one of Kimiko's arms to swing away from her body. Most likely Kimiko would target the ground or the drape itself to attempt to pull her closer or to pin her down, which was more of the reason why her grip on the drape was loose and why she continued to flip around the Princess. While moving side to side, using her proficiency with her dagger like zanpakuto Harle would use shallow slashes, keeping the blade close to her body, for Kimiko's heel right heel and left kneecap.

Her level of skill with her dagger meant that she knew what she was doing with the blade. It's handling in twirling the blade between her fingers to adjust its position in her palm, and precise movements to make her attacks more efficient. She kept close to the ground in her strikes to avoid losing balance when maneuvering around the woman, while at the same time avoiding the Shihoin's deadly fists. Although the situation was in Kimiko's favor, skill alone and capability was in Harle's favor. And as time progressed without an opportunity to tie down the Princess with the drape, she would only tangle her limbs with it while using Kimiko's own strength against her.

She'd wrap the drape around one of the Shihoin's wrists, flip around the side to have it tie her neck before targeting the other wrist. If all was done as planned then all Harle had to do was fasten the drape with a knot while Kimiko lashing out with her brutish strength to attempt to restrict her movements. All in theory of course, and yet another means to find out what the woman was all about as well.

Remaining Reiatsu : 1825/2250

*Throwing Knives= x7
*7' x 7' solid white drapes = x2 : -1 drape = x1
*Smoke bomb = x4
*Flash bomb = x4
*French Deck [52 card Deck] = x2 [ -5 = 47 and 52]
*Senbon = x4

[Kimiko Shihoin]

Well things certainly weren't going the best for the princess. Kimiko was now pretty much nude and she was totally fine with it that wasn't the problem. The Vice Captain it seemed was up to another weird tactic to gain the upper hand against her. Kimiko was having difficulty keeping up with the speed that the Vice Captain was moving at and this only reinforced the wise words of her cousin Okami. "Damn him he was right I need to get faster." Kimiko watched as the Vice Captain executed cartwheel after cartwheel around her.

The princess could actually feel the temperature of the air around her going down due to the speed that the Vice Captain was moving at around her. The blades of grass below her were swaying in so many different directions and Kimiko couldn't really keep up all that well. She knew even if she threw a kick or punch even an arced one in a way that would take into account the direction that the Vice Captain was moving she would most likely only be giving her superior an opening to take advantage of. She had to think of something and quick or else the fight might be over before she even got to show her true strength.

Kimiko thought it over for a moment and came to the conclusion that she might as well stomp on the ground and cause it to burst in order to catch the Vice Captain off guard and give her a moment to assault her with shunpo followed up by a punch or kick. However, it only took a moment for the princess to realize that she was still thinking to much like a noviced and wasn't taking into account the fact that the Vice Captain now knew of her incredible strength. She wasn't going to give Kimiko any chance to land a hit against her so she had to think of something more full proof then taking a simple chance.

That was when Kimiko saw the white fabric around her that the Vice Captain had just started to use. Kimiko wasn't sure what exactly the plan was for it, but the only thing she could think of was that it wouldn't be too long before it wrapped around her body and the Vice Captain would try to restrain her like she did with all of those kido. The pride in her strength was willing to challenge such a tactic yet the logic and experience that Kimiko was gaining told her it was better to not chance it due to her lack of knowledge on the Vice Captain.

The princess was in the stance of Muay Thai her right leg up off the ground slightly while her left foot held her body up strait and her arms were up in a somewhat boxing stance. Kimiko's left leg slowly bent downwards moving her into a crouch and then her right foot touched the blades of grass as well. Her right hand moved down and she felt the hilt of her zanpakuto. Just like that the princess would suddenly launch herself from the surface of the forest floor. Kimiko had thought it over and felt that no fighting in such a situation was better on the behalf of someone that was being tested as an assassin.

The ground would actually crack slightly from Kimiko's strength yet she would be high up off the ground now and heading for a tree branch. She knew it was more then likely that the Vice Captain would be able to utilize shunpo or some type of kido and hit her in mid air if she was able to aim correctly. She just had to take the chance of getting to the tree branch. Whether or not she did though didn't matter now she had her zanpakuto and for once she felt like she would actually need to use it to prove herself. "Time to wake up Haunzu."

If the princess was successful in landing on the tree branch which was actually about thirty feet off the ground and fifty feet away from the section of the forest floor that she and the Vice Captain had just been at Kimiko would turn and would either look to find the Vice Captain or look down at her. "I'm sorry that I have to resort to this Fukataicho, but I won't be able to land a hit on you by myself. Please I ask that this be kept between the two of us. Not even my cousin knows of my zanpakuto." Kimiko spoke in a very serious tone towards the end signally that she truly didn't want Okami or anyone else to know anything about her zanpakuto.

Kimiko lifted her zanpakuto still shut in the pitch black sheath and slowly draw the blade from it. She looked at the Vice Captain her eyes serious as she uttered for the first time in the presence of another entity her call out phase. "Reveal Thee Self, Haunzu!" Suddenly the blade of her zanpakuto would be engulfed by what appeared to be shadows that just came from nothingness. It would last only a few moments while the shadows grew larger and then just like that they shattered bursting off like they were glass.

The Vice Captain would then see a black and grey furred wolf standing on the tree branch next to Kimiko. It was starring down at the Vice Captain with red eyes and fangs revealed like that of a predator marking it's prey. The wolf was growling rather loudly down at the Vice Captain. "Alright Haunzu SERVE YOUR QUEEN!" the princess shouted and extended her right hand outwards pointing at the Vice Captain. Just like that to the eyes of the Vice Captain the wolf would nearly vanish from sight as it rushed towards her from the tree branch. It was running along the branches of the trees at a speed that she would have almost no chance of keeping up with until it would suddenly lung at her from the right with it's mouth wide open ready to bite into her shoulder.

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Haunzu Stats/Skills
Strength: 500
Speed: 500
Instincts: 250
Senses: 250
Stealth: {2}
Every other stat is presumed to be at 0 due to the spirits not possessing any talents in them.

Remaining Reiatsu: 670/1020
Shikai: -200 (9/10)

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

A quick turn of events when the Kimiko released her Zanpakuto. The instant before its release the Lieutenant's sensory spiked to provide a slight eery sensation crawling up her vertebrae. She knew at that instant that something was coming, and it wasn't good. Regardless, Harle couldn't act without knowing what she was going against, and what better way to do that than confronting it. Fear couldn't describe what the emotions were surging through her body, but more like anxiousness. The thrill and excitement that the situation itself provided was amusing to the french woman, like before each of her performances from what her father taught her. The butterflies inside kept swirling about the depths of her gut, forcing the woman to move about with small bounces off her heel.

Her senses peeked as the Princess spoke of keeping her power a secret, to which she would accept with a simple, after all, they were in the same squad and it was her responsibility to care for her subordinates. As Kimiko's blade faded to black and shattering as the result, her own tone became firm. She was finally getting serious about the battle, which Harle had intended. Squad Two had to undertake many dangerous missions and this battle was to simulate it. Kimiko had done what was to be expected, to treat the situation as an actual danger, life and death. Sadly, Harle had not considered it herself, and was about to pay her arrogance.

From the broken blade stood a beast to take its place beside the woman. Kimiko insured that the distance between was more than sufficient enough before her release, however, by unleashing such a power meant that the element of surprise and stealth was no longer of use to her. However, such a power that the young woman had could surely end it, which she took to her advantage. Regardless of how much attention she had paid to the newly emerged wolf she never saw it coming, she was indeed foolish to have thought she could stand against a Shikai alone.

In an instant the creature vanished from her sight to discover herself on the dirt floor with the wolf digging into her right shoulder. Crying out and from peer instinct the victim lashed out at the gnawing animal. No pain tolerance to reduce the immense pressure and force clamping down onto her shoulder, all the Lieutenant could do for the moment was cry out in pain. If her adversary were to say something it would have fallen onto deaf ears as her mind was merely focusing on the pain and thoughts of escaping it. The more she struggled the more that the beast would probably grip on her even tighter. Such is the nature of wild animals when mauling their prey.

Her thoughts wandered to back to her days of her childhood when looking up to the adults who scorned her. People who always thought that they were above everyone. Those people along with the two individuals who held her down to have their way with her. A helpless feeling that would have consumed her if her father hadn't shown up to aid her. The situation was the same, but this time her father was not there to help her. Harle had to do it herself, which was when the voice came, "It is just like then. Helpless and alone, and afraid to act," it whispered. She knew very well that the voice belonged to her Zanpakuto spirit. Black was her name, the second part of her Zanpkauto.

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"Why won't you rise up? You are no longer a child anymore. You HAVE power you foolish girl, so use it!" Black was always aggressive from what she can remember, providing a moment to think through the pain. And she did find a way, but it would surely add on to the pain. As the beast would hold her down, Harle had little choice but to use the full extent of her acrobatics to dislocate her mauled shoulder. Kicking upward with the added force of the beast the Shinigami would roll backward as a loud snap would be heard in her shoulder joint. A small smoke bomb from within her small vest would be produced to smash it into fangs of the beast. But before making contact with its teeth Harle would make the small explosive detonate prematurely by pressing her thumb into its soft exterior.

The small blast would not be able to cause sufficient damage to force the animal spirit to release her, but the choking gas that spouted from its destruction would surely choke the beast's senses should it inhale the gas. If the smoke had not effected its heightened senses then most likely the lungs would be effected by its nontoxic chemicals. Harle searched for the briefest moment when it would lessen its grip to rip herself away from its clutches. Of course ripping away itself from bladed teeth will hurt like hell, like pulling away from the teeth of a saw blade, causing blood loss. Thus, the magician would flash away from the scene to create some distance between them, but enough to maintain a clear line of sight of the two for what she had plan.

The warmth of blood trickling down her right arm could cause heavy damages to the woman if not taken cared of immediately. Unfortunately, Harle had no knowledge in the medical field nor the appropriate supplies to tend to her wound. All that she had was the single drape left in the back of her vest. It was better than nothing she thought as she torn fabric to wrap tightly around her wounded shoulder, wincing at the stinging pain as she did so. Her uniform stained with red marks, the silk body suit that clung to her figure shredded around the injured shoulder down to her gloved hand. Sweat protruded from her face to spill colored droplets of water from her painted face, removing some parts of her ink mask from her face. In the next moment, Harle snapped her arm back into its joint before proceeding further and damn was it a damn.

Her time was limited now as the battle would progress further so will the effects of her injury. The Lieutenants own carelessness and risk taking had put her into deep trouble again. She had no other choice but to end the fight as soon as possible, and so, she met the Shihoin Princess with her own mettle. "Harle iz impressed by ze ladies resolve, and zo," she spoke firmly, removing the signs of gentleness and kindness she had weighing her down before, along with the jesters cap that donned her scalp, "Harle shall meets you wiz her own power. Zo if you would be zo kind az to not tellz anyone about zis." Her voice carried with it the authority and the result of the situation had driven her to. With the small dagger raised to chest level she muttered the words to release as the smoke cleared, "Oh heavens hear my prayers. Shine your light from above and blind my foes with your eternal love." Both hands came together to slowly push into both ends of her dagger as its form hued a bright white light. As though the material itself were fragile the blade compressed by the small amount of pressure , converting into strands of ribbons to spiral around both arms as they came closer to each other. For what was to come the Princess and her pe wouldn't even see coming to them before it was too late, "Subjugate, Tsukuyomi."

A quick flash of light sparked forth from the release as both palms touched, transforming the remainder of the light into sharpened talons that concealed the tips of the leather gloves. If the pair were paying attention to her release, then she already had them in her grasp. But didn't matter since that was just the opening to her performance, since the next trick came with a screeching sound from the grinding of her talons, "Michinori." she called out as she drew back a few feet more to Shunpo off the ground to Kimiko, cocking her hand back to swipe at the back of Kimiko's shin. And if her technique worked, then to the beast and the woman the Lieutenant will would appear as though she were ten yards away. Harle could only see how the Princess would respond.

Remaining Reiatsu : 1450/2250 : -150 Michinori x 1, -25 Shunpo x1, -200 Shikai

Michinori

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Michinori - Distance :

The concept of altering the perception of distance. Harle uses her new claws to emit a screeching sound while saying the techniques name to activate. A sound wave that goes up to 15 yard radius affecting all who are within its range. When effected by the technique, the mind and eyes will begin to see Harle appear much farther than how she really is. At the distance of 10 yards away, no matter how much the effected victim moves toward Harle she will always appear to be at a distance. Regardless how Harle moves or does she will appear to remain at a 10 yard distance. This causes the person to misjudge the actual distance that Harle is really at. As for Harle herself, she will appear to be normal with no stat changes done to her. At the cost of 150 reiatsu Harle can use this deception to close the false distance to strike without her opponent even knowing how she is doing it.

Drawbacks -

Opponents who are deaf can not be affected by this technique since they need to hear the sound, even if they are within the effective radius, in order to be effected. For those who have senses or instincts that are 200 or over will be able to sense and feel Harle true location. This technique is meant to be deceptive and does not physical harm to the victim.

*Throwing Knives= x7
*7' x 7' solid white drapes = x1 : -1 drape = 0
*Smoke bomb = x4
*Flash bomb = x4
*French Deck [52 card Deck] = x2 [ -5 = 47 and 52]
*Senbon = x4

[Kimiko Shihoin]

Everything was so marvelous nothing ever could compare to the feelings that overwhelmed the princess when she lived through the body of her zanpakuto. The air that coursed over her fur was at a speed that she could only achieved when she used shunpo yet Haunzu was just running with his base speed. The princess could smell the scent of the Vice Captain as Haunzu closed the distance it was one that had just been intoxicated with fear and shock. All of the colors passing by Kimiko could barely keep up with everything that Haunzu was doing and then she saw the body of the Vice Captain.

The next thing Kimiko felt was the warmth of blood moving down her throat and the taste of it was for some reason delicious. The Vice Captain was beneath her screaming in pain as Haunzu chomped into the flesh of her shoulder. Kimiko not only heard the sounds yet could feel her jaw biting through the flesh and ripping small sections of it from the Vice Captain. The princess still hadn’t gotten used to living through the body of her zanpkauto. She wasn’t sure if she would ever be used to sharing the senses of her zanpakuto she just didn’t know.

There was a snap and Kimiko’s actual head shook from side to side as Haunuzu stopped devouring the Vice Captain’s arm. As that happened though the Vice Captain managed to flip herself and roll away from Haunzu. “Allow me to shred her apart my Queen I’ll finish it swiftly so you may be on with your day.” Haunuzu was also such a loyal spirit and the ambassador of her spirits yet right now was not the same as if he was going to kill a hollow. The Vice Captain she couldn’t allow to be killed by him that much was for sure. “Wait Haunzu you must reframe from killing her. Simply continue to maim her until she can’t continue.”

The Vice Captain was now preparing to release her shikai and Haunzu was there pacing back and forth from side to side a few feet away as Kimiko communicated with him telepathically making it so the Vice Captain had no idea what was going on between the two. “As you wish my Queen.” Haunzu continued to pace as his blood covered snout and mouth spread and revealed a few pieces of flesh in his teeth. He moved his tongue over them all and devoured the remaining flesh and blood of the Vice Captain.

Kimiko watched from the high vantage point of the tree branch as well as the eyes of Haunzu as she felt every movement that Haunuzu did and then the return of eating her superiors flesh. It was obvious that the Vice Captain was rather hurt something that Kimiko found both pride in for her zanpakuto yet also regret due to her being so kind to Kimiko. She gave her time to wrap the fabric of her vest around her wounded arm so that the two would be able to continue for the time being. The came that sound again and Kimiko realized this time that the Vice Captain had dislocated her arm prior and had just now fixed it.

“She’s smart my Queen. You’re sure that I shouldn’t just finish her now before we allow her to release her zanpakuto?” Kimiko’s own slanted gaze shifted from the vantage point down to Haunzu. “Haunzu this is only a test of my power. We are in no danger of death. So by that logic we must not kill her.” “As you bid my Queen.” Kimiko turned her gaze back to the Vice Captain and watched as she cast aside her cap and then spoke about how she was impressed. Kimiko stayed silent as Haunzu growled louder. Then the Vice Captain pretty much said the same thing that Kimiko had only a few moments ago.

“My Queen she’s releasing her zanpakuto.” “I’ve got that figured out Haunzu just stay back for right now and be ready for the worst.” The both of them watched as the Vice Captain spoke her call out phase which was rather long in Kimiko’s opinion. Then there was a light ball of light that Kimiko wasn’t entirely sure gave an indication of what the actual power of her zanpakuto would be. There was a blinding flash of light that Kimiko’s actual gaze was unable to avoid and left her blind for the moment. Haunzu had been able to avert his gaze just in time and then look back as the Vice Captain released a horrible sound.

Kimiko’s eyes were closed now yet she still could see through Haunzu so she witnessed the elegant shikai of her Vice-Captain. A physical release that held some strange light and sound based powers it seemed. Nevertheless if they were physical Kimiko was confident that she had the upper hand in the confrontation. “Something is wrong my Queen.” “What do you mean Haunzu?” “She appears to be farther away then she actually is.” “What?” That was when the Vice Captain suddenly disappeared and Kimiko new that either she or Haunzu was the target.

The princess’s own senses were interlocked with that of Haunzu so even though she was unable to see for the moment she could watch, hear, and smell the location of the Vice Captain. “She’s coming for you my Queen. Defend yourself now!” “Tssk” Kimiko had no time to think the only defense she could think of right now was to flex every muscle in her body which only took a fraction of a second. She felt the blades of her Vice Captain’s shiaki graze over her cafes yet her muscles proved too tough for the talon like weaponry to cut into her skin. Kimiko kept her eyes closed as Haunzu leaped from the forest floor up towards the trees again.

The Vice Captain was somewhere close by and although Kimiko could have simply preformed Shunpo Eichi once again and utilized the shockwave to knock the Vice Captain away she knew that right now she would need to conserve her reiatsu. Instead the Shihoin princess stomped her left foot down on the tree branch that she had been standing on and caused it entire thing to break off. The Vice Captain would now have nowhere to land after attempting to cut her. She would need to either find another branch close by or use that air ground technique to keep herself from falling to the forest floor.

As for the princess she fell to the ground only for Haunzu to place his body under her giving her the moment she needed to execute a backflip and land on the ground safety. Both of them were on the forest floor now and they both looked around for the Vice Captain. Kimiko now had her eyes open again and could see herself. “We might need another of the pack Haunzu.” “My Queen we can defeat this Shinigami by ourselves.” “I don’t wish to take chances on this test Haunzu I need to obtain a rank of power so I can protect the family.” “. . As you wish my Queen.” The both of them looked for a moment readying themselves for something only to see the Vice Captain far off.

It was as if she was farther away then what anyone would consider necessary why was she that far away. “Damn it I can’t figure out her location now what’s up with my eyes?” “It’s whatever that sound was that’s causing this my Queen. For some reason she appears to be further away then she actually is. You already were able to figure out her actual location you just need to use your other sense and not sight my Queen.” “Damn it I’m not liking how this is turning out even when I have the upper hand I can’t land a blow.” “Would you be able to track her down and defeat her Haunzu?” “Of course my Queen.” “Alright well it seems that the time has come to be completely serious about this.” Kimiko moved her hands together and formed a simple hand sign as she focused her reiatsu. “Ekuserushifuto”

All of a sudden an additional wolf head would manifest from the left side of Haunzu. “Alright the both of you hunt down the Vice Captain don’t kill simple maim her so she can’t continue.” Both of the wolf heads moved in a nod as they rushed towards the Vice Captain only for the new head to actually leap out from the entire body. Now there was two wolves each the same strength and hunting the Vice Captain not with sight, but the scent of her blood. She wouldn’t be able to hide that scent it filled the air and led them right towards her.

Remaining Reiatsu: 570/1020
Ekuserushifuto {-100}

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Technique Name: Ekuserushifuto

Description: This technique is one that allows Kimiko to activate the ability of her zanpakuto without the requirement of body separation. This means that once the method of use is complete and the reiatsu has been utilized the wolf that Kimiko selects will immediately grow an individual head. In doing so this technique allows Kimiko to manifest an additional spirit from her zanpakuto by using the already manifested spirit as a medium.

How to use: In order to activate this technique Kimiko is required to concentrate on the individual spirit while making a hand sign with either hand. The hand sign consists of her index and middle fingers together held upward while the other two are curved like a hook. The thumb is also held strait like the index and middle fingers.

Drawback: This technique is only usable once every other post and is only usable on an uninjured spirit. This means that any wolf that has suffered physical damage such as internal can't have this technique used on them. Any wolf that's physical bod has been healed or replicated/regenerated back to full capability can have this technique utilized upon them. Cost 100 Reiatsu.

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

Harle didn't take favor to another spike in reiatsu when she saw the woman forming a hand sign on the ground below her. The Princess managed to protect herself with peer strength alone leaving only a graze on her calf. The injury was surely not deep enough to effect her movement, especially if she had a tolerance to pain. Overall her situation remained all the more worse as things continued. To add more to her worsening condition was the fact that she was still bleeding. Even though the drape around her wound did slow the amount that she was losing it failed to suppress the numbing pain that she felt, including the drops of blood that was being left behind. Regardless, she had to do something to to end the battle quickly before she fell to the blood loss.

As the reiatsu spike increase blurred for a mere moment Harle had to take to the defensive once again. This time she was not leaving it chance so the Jester reacted just as another head emerged from the beasts furry body. "Kyoka Suigetsu." she cried out as she stood on an invisible platform in the air. Kimiko had destroyed her own footing in order to escape Harle's assault to keep herself leveled at a stable position, which forced the Lieutenant to either find around branch to cling to or use her own reiatsu to keep herself in the air. Not that it didn't matter to her but she had little to no options if she wanted to be within the effective range for her technique work.

Just as the other technique before it they needed a medium to carry them out. In the case for Kyoka Suigetsu it would be Harle's own voice acted as a medium that cast the spell on its victims. She didn't know that another wolf would emerge from the body of the first, but either way it too would be caught in its illusions unless they had found a means to deafen their ears. But, to be sure the woman made a small gesture with her fingers to reflect a small glimmer of the sun's light to create a small sparkle of light. She couldn't have them finding out about her means of using her techniques now. Harle was no fool to continue use the same trick twice, it was the basics for magicians since the audience will soon catch up to the tricks. Luckily, Harle had more than one means to do so for each technique.

While Harle stood above the ground another image of the woman would appear in front of her at a five foot distance. As for Harle herself those who were affected by her technique will no longer be able to see her as long as she kept it active while the illusion of her reacted as she would while at the same time appeared as she did when casting the technique. Worn out and a bit fatigued, the injured illusion of the woman would stare down at the trio. However, that was not what concerned Harle. Even if under the spell they appeared to be altering their means of searching for her. What other means can their be besides sight that animals can use? Based on what they were doing, by raising their snouts in the air, Harle can only assume that they were trying to sniff her out. But how would they be able to?

Her eyes perked as the she could narrow down the possible answers to her own interrogation. Harle was indeed sweating profusely from the amount of work she had to do in the battle, but not only that the blood itself would attract animals as well. While in the air the wind will be able to carry out her scent more effectively and not only that but the drops of blood would be familiar to their taste. All together hiding will do her no good, heh, as if it would due to Shikai anyhow. It didn't matter really as long as she remained within close proximity to her illusion. Regardless of where she went it will always remain along side her at the five foot distance in any direction she chose. Even if they didn't use their eyes to hunt, being very close to her phantom with the wind about would utterly confuse their own senses, more so if they were high as well.

Any how, Harle had to end the fight quickly, so she had no choice but to take the offensive. With two wolfs who were more than twice as fast as she was Harle had little to no time to lose. Before all else she will have to lose the pups for a bit. Removing the air ground from below the Jester fell into the thick tree brush to hop slowly from branch to branch. Hopefully with the many tree branches the beasts would have to be cautious in moving about at high speeds less they run into a tree. That thought only made the Lieutenant chuckle as well as the hopping phantom behind her. Only a few days when she spent some time in the world of the living she saw parts of a movie called George of the Jungle, with a hilarious gentleman who had a habit of swinging into trees.

Wait. That actually gave her an idea. Taking the little supplies that were left on her the woman came up somewhat of a plan. If they were hunting by scent or by sound, then surely her own body odors will be able to help with the distraction. Keeping within the tree, the Shinigami continued to encircle the large opening in the center as she dug through her remaining equipment to attach the few bombs she had left to the ends of the throwing knives. Plain and simple, but that was not what made it a distraction, that was what the blood and drops of sweat on the bombs were meant to do. She torn off the small fabrics of her own clothing to tie the knives and bombs together, so that they carried with them her scent. After, she would toss two knives to both sides. One knife with all of her strength to the left to have it dig into a tree's bark that was about ten feet away from her and the other would be tossed lazily toward the ground.

Both of them had the flash bombs that she kept with her, and should something pierce through their soft shells they will emit an intense flash of light. In a way she knew that it would be somewhat obvious to the beasts to be fooled by something so simple, or maybe they would, who was to say? Another two would be tied with the last two remaining flash bombs. Harle waited for about a minute of rushing through the tree branches with the constant checking of her surroundings for her enemy before launching the other two. This time one would be thrown ahead of her for about ten feet, however, before throwing the second one the woman had to take a moment to catch her breath. With all of her movement and loss of blood along the way had begun to take effect against her. Her head felt light with slight dizziness. Still, she had to keep her guard up and with her cease in movement the illusion will remain standing where she currently was, so she had little choice but to keep moving, but at a slow march. Most likely the enemy would have spotted her if they were searching for her, even if her small traps managed to work or not, and if they fell for her last technique.

There was a moment of slight relief since Michinori was still in effect, and if Suigetsu trapped them within her spell, then they would be able to see the illusion five feet behind her to warn her if they were attacking. That was the good thing about her techniques since they can stack on top of the other to provide several layers of defenses for Harle to work with. Finally, the second knife would be thrown high into the air once she had turned around a thick tree stump to try to break line of sight. She had used up all of her flash bombs and four of her throwing knives to attempt to distract them. Even with the level of relief slowly returning to her the Lieutenant couldn't take it easy until she had won. She couldn't risk taking a chance in her current condition, therefore, she had to pin her bloodied vest onto a tree stump as a final means for a distraction. Shortly after, she wandered to the opposite side of that same tree so her presence will remain close to the scent.

So much had to be put into this little plan of hers, but sadly all she can think about was the utter failure that the effort would do for her, thus, she could no longer hide but go into the heat of the battle itself. At the moment all Harle could do at the time was wander around the area where her decoys deployed, reassuring that her scent was strongest in that particular part in the woods, to rest and wait until she saw an opening to attack as she recovers.

Remaining Reiatsu : 1075/2250 : -75 Advanced Air Ground x1, -150 Kyoka Suigetsu x1 activation, -150 Suigetsu for continuation into the next post.


((OOC : Will subtract the other Suigetsu activations for each time the phantoms were attacked to continue on with the technique.))

Shikai : 2/10

Kyoka Suigetsu

SPOILER: Click to show

Perception is in the eye of the beholder, which is why Kyoka Suigetsu distorts the perception of all those effected by the technique of Harle, creating an illusion that resembles to an afterimage of Harle. It is activated by speaking the name of the technique allowing her voice to used as the sound medium to carry the effect to those in a 15 yard radius of Harle. Which why those who are effected by the technique are often bewildered when nothing happens after calling on the technique, but they will hardly know that they have been affected by it already. When speaking the name of her technique, Harle's voice will sound louder to those in the effected area for a brief moment.

When placed under the influence of Kyoka Suigetsu Harle's physical body and presence will be hidden under the illusion of a projected Harle. The projection will replace the real Harle in the world and appear and act as a phantom. The phantom itself will possess Harle's characteristics and presence, so it is difficult to distinguish the phantom as an illusion. It's movements will remain 5 feet away from behind where actual Harle, who is invisible at this point, is located and will follow her exact movements. Since the illusion is a phantom it will resemble Harle's appearance to each detail of her body, including her voice. When struck the phantom's body will become a hazy black smoke at the area where it was struck and immediately will reform itself to become a complete figure again.

If Harle remains at a location for five seconds, then the afterimage will appear where she is currently holding up. In the effected victim's eyes, Harle will appear as an illusion while in reality Harle is moving around normally. There will be no changes to her stats while using this technique. The technique cost is 150 reiatsu points to activate and an additional 150 points per post should Harle continue to use it for each post, or 150 reiatsu points when Harle is struck to keep the illusion going. This technique can stack with other Zanpakuto techniques

Drawbacks -

Maintaining the techniques illusion is exhausting and draining to Harle, especially if she decides to maintain the illusion after being hit with consecutive attacks. Suigetsu is a harmless technique that to which Harle can not use spells when the this technique is in use. This technique affects all those within a 15 yard range of Harle, including her allies. A person with superb senses of 200 can feel Harle but can not locate her exact position while someone with superior senses of 250 can determine her exact location despite seeing the illusion.

*Throwing Knives= x7 - 5 = 2
*7' x 7' solid white drapes = 0
*Smoke bomb = x4 - 1 = x3 (Forgot to subtract 1 from the previous post)
*Flash bomb = x4 - 4 = 0
*French Deck [52 card Deck] = x2 [ -5 = 47 and 52]
*Senbon = x4

[Kimiko Shihoin]

Her right hand up in front of her face as she made the hand sign and channeled her reiatsu which ultimately caused the second spirit of her zanpkauto to be brought into this reality. Kimiko was starring over at the Vice Captain her eyes like that of her spirits the pupils slanted while the canine of her teeth were enlarged slightly. Kimiko had never truly gotten the opportunity to use her zanpakuto in combat and now it seemed like it was the most enjoyable sensation possible. Even though she wasn’t on the offensive she could feel through her wolves which made more then up for it.

So just as the additional head began to seemingly break out from the neck of the wolf already in reality Kimiko felt a large spike in the reiatsu of the Vice Captain. It was just the same as the last time which had ultimately led to neither her nor Haunzu being able to see the exact location of her. Whatever type of technique the Vice Captain was about to use was definitely a technique from the power of her zanpkauto. The next thing she knew the Vice Captain spoke a simply word yet it seemed like she had screamed it which seemed out of character for her playfulness.

Kimiko had to keep watch of her she knew that from what she had seen the Vice Captain was a specialist in stealth and illusions along with her spell work and weaponry. She definitely wasn’t a foe to take for granted or even let her guard down especially when she had the upper hand. She had already lost against Okami who had been instilling lessons upon her about what she needed to start doing to grow in strength. If she couldn’t prove that she was strong enough she would never be allowed to protect her family as the Head.

She didn’t want to attack the Vice Captain right now though she wanted to be polite as well as defeat her when she was her strongest to prove to her that Kimiko was one to truly promote in the squad. Kimiko didn’t care about all of the power that came with positions due to most of those people being assholes who just use the power for their own continued desire for power. However, being promoted in the squad would be another sign to Okami that it was time for him to step down and for her to claim her rightful place as the Head of the Shihoin.

All of a sudden another ball of light was flashed and Kimiko had to close her eyes for a moment as did Haunzu. When all three of them opened their eyes they would see that it appeared Harle had stepped forwards a few feet. It was strange it didn’t seem right. Kimiko looked for the first moment with her own eyes seeing nothing strange and then through all four eyes of Haunzu and felt like something was off about Harle now. “My Queen sight is useless against this Shinigami.” “Agreed sniff her out Haunzu” That was when the two heads would both raise up and begin to sniff for the scent of blood in the forest.

It was only another moment before Kimiko shouted for them to hunt down the Vice Captain and the both of them rushed out and separated to cover far more ground. The Vice Captain ran off through the trees and both Haunzu leaped up into branches and ran off towards her scent. Unlike what the Vice Captain might have thought about wolves being unable to keep up or maneuver correctly in the trees both wolves would prove her wrong. Yes moving at their max speed was not something they wished to do so they used slightly more than half which was still faster than the Vice Captain. Their instincts would guide them through the trees and keep them from making a mistake as they tracked her down.

The Vice Captain was moving through the trees that encircled the small bare opening that Kimiko was still standing in. Kimiko wasn’t using the senses of her body at this point they weren’t refined and trained enough to be of any use in this battle. So she was seeing through the eyes; hearing through his ears, tasting with his tongue and sniffing with his nose all at once as she stood. That wasn’t it though Kimiko’s instincts were on overload right now due to the fact that she was feeling everything happening through the bodies of both her wolves. She was doing her best to sort through everything and aid them as they tracked down the Vice Captain.

That was when she realized that neither wolf was close enough to see the Vice Captain so sight was useless for her right now. She shifted back to her own eyes and then using that bit of extra attention she began to focus on the reiatsu of the Vice Captain. If she couldn’t find her any other way then she would have to locate her reiatsu source. It just so happened that the Vice Captain was right nearby, but she wasn’t moving all that fast and Kimiko’s wolves were catching up on her. This was when the Vice Captain was setting up her bombs which Kimiko and Haunzu could tell not exactly what she had done, but that something had been done to mess with their ability to smell her.

“Haunzu she is near by you both, but I don’t wish for you to continue using her scent or her taste to track her. Try to listen for her actual movements.” “Very well my Queen.” Both Haunzu would be moving slower now yet the possibility of them accidently attacking the bombs was now gone. They were moving at around the same speed as the Vice Captain and now were listening for her as she jumped from branch to branch. What the Vice Captain most likely wouldn't realize was that the wolves weren't the only thing hunting her now.

As the Vice Captain leaned against the tree catching her breathe Kimiko was moving towards her. She had her eyes closed yet was still able to see through the eyes of Haunzu although that was pointless right now for they weren't in range of sight. It would be another few moments for that to be a factor yet right now Kimiko was actually right near the Vice Captain. Kimiko would suddenly without any sound jump from a branch above the Vice Captain yet her body was surrounded in dark shadowy mist. It would make focusing on her incredibly difficult and actually seeing her coming much harder. Kimiko was moving at max speed and landed on the branch right in front of the Vice Captain.

In the next moment Kimiko's right knee would suddenly launch right for the chest of the Vice Captain at a speed that was far above what had been displayed so far. Kimiko was aiming to finish off the Vice Captain now while she had the chance to actually do so. She had used Shunpo Karin to move her leg and now was hoping that with the Shadow Cloak active and her talents in stealth that this attack would make contact. If not the tree would surely be broken and Haunzu would arrive in time to help attack the Vice Captain by rushing her in attempts to bite her arms and legs.

Remaining Reiatsu: 320/1020
Shadow Cloak: {-150}
Shunpo Karin: {-100}
Shikai: 7/10

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Technique Name: [Kage no Kurōku (lit. Shadow Cloak)]
Class: [4]
Technique Type: [Kidou]
Technique Element: [Shadow]
Technique Description and Effects: By releasing reiatsu across the body, the user can summon a thin veil of shadows to surround the body. The veil of shadows resembles the dark mist that surrounds Berserker from Fate/Zero. When summoned, the veil of shadows makes the user appear as a blur when moving. It becomes harder to distinguish the user and their movements, especially in an environment with any type of shadows. When shadows are around, the user is also able to blend with them completely, especially if the shadow is large enough to cover the user. To any onlookers, it appears as though the user simply turns invisible. One would need a sensory of 200 or greater in order to keep up with the blurring movements or to see the user when they meld into the shadows. The veil lasts for 7 posts.

How to use technique: Release reiatsu across the body and activate the technique.
Drawback: No other drawbacks other than reiatsu cost.
Made by: [Shihoin Family]
Reserved?: [No for Shihoin and Onmitsukido members. Yes for all others.]

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

Everything was happening so quickly that her own train of thought could hardly keep up. Her overall senses were fading on her. The only thing that kept her attention on reality at this point was her energy sensory. Even with little amount of experience in such a capability did allow her to pick up the spikes in reiatsu and to warn her that the three sources of reiatsu were converging onto her position. The little amount of time to rest was not as long as she needed it to be. Just a little longer would have provided a sufficient amount time to recover from the loss of breath she was suffering from. Slightly nauseous from the blood loss she knew that her time was running out quickly. She had to make every little second count.

First things first, the incoming targets around her. Two coming somewhere from behind her while another suddenly spiked from within her immediate vicinity. As to where was the question. But not for much longer when it was several feet apart from her. "Above! she spoke in a alarmed tone in her own head as a shadow figure dropped in from above. Harle didn't know what form of nature that it was but she knew that it couldn't be good if it did not want to be discovered, and that it was dropping down on top of her as well. That instinct, and the tremendous amount of weakened reiatsu that was leaking from its body was a sure sign that it was not friendly. She had to respond.

The figures drop was a little slow due to her speed, but didn't matter since her own movements were beginning to become sluggish. Even so, the jester was able to push off the ground toward the side to avoid it landing directly on top of her, however, the force that was produced from its rapid motion managed to knock her away some inches. For Harle, it was enough motion to allow Suigetsu to take effect and Michinori as well. The illusion of appearing at a 15 foot distance surely wouldn't have worked if it were not for the scent, so the ambushing wolves managed to find their mark. Although, what they would soon discover was the body of the illusion of Kyoka Suigetsu. Upon movement from the tree, the phantom would have appeared a few feet in front of the Lieutenant to take her place as the victim. If she hadn't moved then it would have been her actual body that would have met with those sharp fangs once again.

Upon falling victim to both her light during release and the sound medium when calling Kyoka Suigetsu, the perception of the illusion that the two beasts were biting into would feel as though they have dug into the Shinigami's body. To their senses, the familiar blood that they had tasted before would be present, the cry for pain exactly the same, and the warmth of fangs piercing through soft tissue as they burrow deeper into the limbs. To them all was according to plan, such was the beauty to her Shikai release. But, in reality, it was the blood that was dripping from her wound that provided the scent in the air that they had recognized and sinking their teeth into her before, the taste was certainly something they expected to relish once more. Being only five feet away from her phantom as she was pushed through the line of trees offered all of the right signals that would fill their senses.

The phantom would cry out in pain as she would struggle to rip the pair of fangs away from her once again like Harle did before, only to fail in the harsh endeavor. The wolves would have passed the actual body of the Lieutenant as they pinned the phantom about five feet away. Thus, providing the Lieutenant her one opportunity to strike back against her foes. Quickly using air ground to push off her mid air crash course with her one good arm, the Jester would position herself directly above the pair of wolves to release her Suigetsu technique. Upon that silent command the phantom within the grasp of her enemy would vanish into a ghastly smog as though it was never there, along with the sensations that filled their natural senses.

She had no choice but to remove the technique altogether before she was able to use her Kido spells. There was no time for her to worry about crashing into the tree for it would ruin her moment to attack, so she will have to accept the pain that would soon follow, but for now with her mental incantation, the Lieutenant would call out in her mind, “Zprinkled on ze bones of ze beast! Sharp tower, red crystal, steel ring. Move and become ze wind, stop and become ze calm. Ze zound of warring spears fills ze empty castle! Hado #63: Raikōhō.” Immediately after, a powerful burst of lighting erupted from the palm of her good left hand.

The force of the blast itself was enhanced by her incantation to create a more powerful version of her Kido, however, due to her lack of practice for taming it, the overall power forced her limp body into the air. Like a geyser the French woman shot up through the branches, nearly slamming her back into each thick frame of wood. Her vision blurred and mind going blank, one of the branches rammed into her injured shoulder allowing it to bleed profusely. Everything was going blank, and not just from the loss in blood, but the numerous times of being hit on her way up. Although, the breeze was kinda nice to the point were it was more than welcomed. The only issue was if the attack landed, and what was going to happen next. All she could do was go with the flow as she drifted down toward the ground with little strength left to conjure up.

"Kyoka .... Suigetsu!" before reaching the tree line, hoping that they trio below was still in disarray as what had happened, and if they were still standing. Who knows really? Still, even as tired as she was, cracking open the two smoke bombs she had in her remaining arsenal, she would descend down to the ground in the shrouding gases of choking gas if inhaled.

Remaining Reiatsu : 550/2250 : -75 advance air ground x1, -150 Kyoka Suigetsu x2 (one for reactivation), -150 Thunder Roar Cannon x1.

Reiatsu Strength + 25% for cannon = 563, rounded up.

*Throwing Knives x2
*7' x 7' solid white drapes = x0
*Smoke bomb = x3 - 2 = x1
*Flash bomb x0
*French Deck [52 card Deck] = x2 [ 47 and 52]
*Senbon = x4

[Kimiko Shihoin]

This battle couldn’t be continued for much longer the princess knew that for sure now that she actually was moving her own body. She had moved at her full speed in order to hopefully catch the Vice Captain off guard and take her down while she was focused on Haunzu. While she was moving she realized that while she was pretty much nude she was still covered in sweat and her breathing was beginning to get faster and harder to control. Kimiko knew that she was reaching a point of exhaustion and it was mainly due to her usage of Shunpo and actually releasing Haunzu.

As she moved through the trees she could tell that the Vice Captain was sitting against the tree unmoving probably gathering her strength. Kimiko couldn’t have the Vice Captain regain her composure or her stamina or else she would definitely be the one to lose this little test that had been set up for her. She had to prevail victories in order to show that she was strong and she has what it takes to lead the Shihoin. Okami might have been the Captain at one point, but right now he is only third seat. Kimiko knew if she bested the Vice Captain then she would definitely have credibility to take over.

The next thing Kimiko knew she was falling down upon the Vice Captain and landed on the branch just in front of her. The Vice Captain though was already moving to the side. She had seen through Kimiko’s attack and the princess had already motions through with her plan. She was so much more one to act with her body then think with her mind and this was the downside of that trait. Kimiko’s knee moved forwards at incredible speed only to strike the tree and break it immediately. The loud sounds of the tree actually breaking apart moving through the forest.

As Haunzu moved on to attack which ultimately was the illusion that the Vice Captain had created for which none of them knew about the tree began to fall to the right. It actually slammed against another and caused that one to fall as well. Kimiko had missed her chance to strike down her superior in combat yet now she looked over her body concealed in the black mist like reiatsu to see the Vice Captain being bitten over and over again by Haunzu. “That’s enough let her be!”

Immediately both of the wolves would stop and moved away yet just as they did something clicked into Kimiko’s head. “Wait that’s not the real her!” Both Haunzu moved their heads towards Kimiko in a questioning expression if a wolf could have such a thing. “What do you mean she’s not real? We taste her blood.” “I can sense her reiatsu and it’s not from that body it’s in the air.” That was when suddenly the mangled bloody body of the Vice Captain suddenly turned to mist vanishing to nothingness. As that happened both Haunzu began to growl in anger at that fact that they had been tricked.

That was when both of the wolves seemed to see the Vice Captain. Her arm was held out towards them and it was obvious she was about to utilize another kido. Kimiko although not in the same spot as Haunzu was not in danger yet knew that if this kido was the same as the last then Haunzu wouldn’t be able to survive it and keep fighting. She had to do something and do it now or else she would lose her major advantage against the Vice Captain. “Haunzu watch out.”

It was too late however and the massive amount of lightning that was fired out from the hand of the Vice Captain over washed both Haunzu. Kimiko lost herself in rage for a moment and acting on that rage utilized shunpo while the lightning was going off. She would appear on the right side of the Vice Captain in mid air. Well she had shunpoed off the ground and now was in the air ready to deliver a finishing blow to the Vice Captain. However, as she was about to she saw that the Vice Captain looked to be falling.

Kimiko couldn’t use her full strength on her right now or else she would injury her far more then was acceptable. So instead of delivering a final punch Kimiko grabbed a hold of the Vice Captain by her uniform in the chest area. Instead of falling to the ground and using her smoke bombs to escape the Vice Captain would find that she was being spun around by Kimiko and then thrown to the bottom of the forest floor. If successful the Vice Captain would definitely take a large deal of damage and Kimiko would fall to the ground with slight difficulty.

Remaining Reiatsu: 270/1020
Shunpo: {-50}