The First Encounter

[Natsumi Yoshimora]

She was analyzing this all from the beginning. It was clear she didn't have a flash step technique as she rushed forward. It was quite a distance too between the two so giving enough time gave her an easy chance to evade this all so easily. "EVADE! EVADE IT NOW! SHE'S CLOSING IN!" and with an instant, she would flash step as she comes in. Now, Takara can notice this flash step happening because she's better instinctively at seeing stuff then Natsumi but she would appear behind her with that blade, attempting to send the blade right into her shoulder. It'd be slow for even her speed and her strength would be maxed into it.

Most likely the move would miss or be dodged even but that wouldn't stop her from there. She'd quickly snap her zanpakuto back when given the chance and takes a slash to attempt to guild it across her chest or in the center. She was going to try to get her this way but wasn't sure it'd make contact. Anyways, without further action she did this and was hoping for results. She slashed the air, possibly missing it. She would carefully try to evade anything else that would come to her but this would probably end up differently.

Shunpo -50

450/500 Reiastu remaing

[Takara Takeda]

As she rushed forwards Takara noticed that this Shinigami wasn't moving she was awaiting her attack and more then likely was going to swing her zanpakuto right as Takara reached her in an attempt to actually counter prior to Takara's own attack finishing. That was when right prior to Takara leaping forward in an attempt to tackle into the Shinigami she noticed that the girl began to move at a speed far faster than what Takara could actually believe. It took only a fraction of a moment for Takara to realize what the girl had to have done though.

So the girl at least knew how to preform a shunpo. That was the only explanation for her moving at such a speed and while she did move fast Takara could easily keep up with her movements due to her instincts. So just as the girl's shunpo finished Takara leaped forwards as if nothing happened. However, her leap was altered by a few degrees. Takara had measured the length and width of the Shinigami's zanpakuto and with that and knowing where the girl was now behind her she was able to get just out of range.

As the zanpakuto passed through the air it faintly made contact with Takara's doll body cutting a few small threads of white fur from it. The fur dropped to the roof and Takara swiftly turned around as her feet touched the surface once again. She had felt the swing of the zanpakuto move her fur yet at the same time not enough of it had hit her for her to accurately depict the strength of this girl. She knew that she wasn't that fast now being around that of an average person while Takara even though moving wasn't something that entailed her fighting style was just a bit faster. The girl would need to attack in some other way or else Takara would just be able to keep dodging.

[Natsumi Yoshimora]

Natsumi was successful! She.... barely managed to get anything out of that. This wasn't going to work at all. She quickly realized nothing was coming towards her so she knew what she had to do... With the next flash, she flash stepped herself out of that situation and onto a ceiling. Nothing was going to get done for this at all. "She is simply too fast! You are pathetic compared to her... I suggest a few more swings at it!" the voice within her head said. She shook her head, "Fine, but if this isn't going anywhere then I'm just withdrawing from this. I see no point on dealing with this egotistic loser."

She looked down at the doll, before shunpoing once more and appearing beside her. She quickly attempts to strike her first strike towards her, slashing the blade to connect to her shoulder. It would appear mainly that this shot could be avoided but Natsumi had another one coming. With her left hand letting go of the blade, she'd quickly swing her right arm with the blade across and attempt to hit her in the head. She would feel her body moving in a flow like a river with fish, trying to steady life with it. "It seems you are not as weak as I thought at this point... Perhaps it is time to show you... MY WORLD!"

Within this sudden moment, she could feel her own inner soul suck her into a darkness. It was within that moment, she opened her eyes in her own Zanpakuto's world. A hellish blackhole below them, standing on top of a stable floating structure. "BEHOLD! Feast your eyes upon the black hole of death! One that will devour your soul! One that will TEST you!" and before she could recognize the situation herself, she was quickly pulled down by the gravity. It was heavy, very heavy! She felt pain in her body like she was being crushed. "Ah...! I can't... Move!" and slowly walked this zanpakuto, stepping his foot in front of her face, "You are WEAK! Damn, you are not truly ready for this POWER! No matter, a simple girl like yourself shouldn't be able wield me anyways!" and that made his hand rise.

Without even realizing it, the gravity was normal! She stood up but with a slap in the air, she felt her body be shoved off the building. She screamed from the terror of this all, "YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WHO I AM UNTIL YOU CAN PROVE YOURSELF A TRUE WARRIOR!!! MUHAHAHAHAHA!" and as she fell into the storm her eyes came back to reality. The blade had just it's connection to her or maybe just the air. Either way her last move was completed. She was left off guard for a split moment which could have costed her to be open in a way. As she stood there, "Damnit.... Where are you?! Where did you go?!"


Shunpo 2x -50 (-100)


Total Reiastu remaining 350/500

[Takara Takeda]

Well it seemed for the time being like this Shinigami girl wouldn't be able to actually do anything of significance to Takara. Even with the use of the standard step technique known as shunpo that the Shinigami used so often in attempted to gain the upper hand on other advisories it seemed that this girl was simply to slow to land a blow. The length of her zanpakuto wasn't much different from a standard katana other then the black appearance of the blade itself. Thanks to Takara's mathematical mind she had already been able to come out with the length of her zanpakuto and now was almost certain what the girl could actually move her arms at. . thankfully it was slower then Takara could move herself.

Right now Takara was keeping her focus on the girl her eyes locked on the girls figure along with the sight of her zanpakuto just in case this girl held some sort of hidden skill. Takara was a genius when it came to strategy and although she knew next to nothing about this girl specifically she did know that there were some Shinigami that employed very unknown methods of combat when utilizing their zanpakuto. For all Takara knew this girl could be adept at throwing her zanpakuto from a distance and actually being very good at it. So Takara had to assume that this girl was better then she was letting on.

In truth there was only one reason why Takara was being so carious. While she was always analytical both in her spare time which so far had been just when she was not being chased or attacked by Shinigami she was far more so when actually in combat. To her there was no detail that wasn't present at the scene and nothing to small that shouldn't be cataloged to her mind for use against whoever dared to face off against her. It was a shame that she couldn't active the Omega Arsenal right now there wouldn't be any problem in fighting this girl.

That was when the girl began to move at much faster speeds again over to another roof. It looked as if the girl was retreating and then the girl stood there for a moment or two. Takara was readying herself for some type of attack just in case this girl was in deed hiding something essential that could be used to obtain victory. That was it though the girl utilized shunpo once more and moved right in front of her. Takara could see her coming and began to move forwards however while she was faster then the girl normally during a shunpo she was far slower. Takara regardless though moved forwards and kept her head low preparing to tackle the girl.

As she rushed forwards Takara saw from the corner of her eye that the Shinigami was swinging towards her , but that her zanpakuto was going to pass over her. This was going well the girl was overestimating her own prowess and even though Takara couldn't access her own power she was going to obtain victory. That was when she heard the sound of the girl catching her zanpakuto with her other hand. If it hadn't been for the fact that Takara was so slow right now basically already her face right in front of the girl's stomach that secondary attack would have been effective in cutting her body in half. Takara however was to close and managed to bash the girl in the stomach with her head.

[Natsumi Yoshimora]

It was rather sudden for her to flip the blade against her but it was when she realized this would have been mistaking herself. Quickly she halts the blade to avoid cutting herself, taking that headbutt into the gut. It made her gasp for air so sudden, but it wasn't the worst pain in her life... Her pain tolerance barely handled this painful blow but that was when Natsumi got pissed... She quickly attempted to knee her opponent upwards, trying to knee her while still in her gut. She would quickly puke up her stomach up afterwards, barely holding herself. She quickly fell to one knee but this was just the beginning of it..

She quickly stood up, "Damn... That was not bad... I'm going to have to keep this in mind next time I swing at you," and before she could do anything else she quickly shunpos in to where she was and attempts to cut her from the side behind her. Surely, it may have missed but that was just fueling her anger badly. "I will get you! I swear I'll hit you!" and before she could shunpo again to make her next strike. Something rare to the mod soul would happen quickly behind Natsumi. A gateway was opening itself. This was the signal for Natsumi to leave NOW.

With the pressure felt from the Soul Society's leaking air, Natsumi sighed and quickly shunpos away near the entrance. She would look down at the mod soul, "Well... It seems we've both hit a cliff hanger. Mark my words though that this is NOT over. You didn't win this day but neither did I. Next time I see you, we'll finish this for good. I'll train myself as you should. Be warned though, since you didn't leave me alone like I asked you to do before, I will surely let the Captains know that there is still a tainted world left of 'mod souls'. Until then, we will finish this.... Eventually." and that was when she turns around with the hell butterflies leaving the gateway...

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She would slowly step into that bright, bright, BRIGHT light. The gates would slowly close behind her and she was on her way down. She was rather disappointed in herself as she traveled alone the dark tunnels... She let her bad side hit her and worst of all the zanpakuto spirit within her just left her without guidance. Yeah, she sucked ass back there but she doesn't completely think she lost it... She was actually losing slightly but she still had shunpo to her advantage. She'd not forget however but to slide her Zanpakuto back.. She walked very slowly as she spread her zanpakuto out in the air and slowly took the blade back in the sheathe. It was at least left without a 'bloody' end.

Natsumi continued her lonely journey down the tunnel, thinking about her zanpakuto spirit. She had finally seen him but it felt like it was just a dream... She wondered over and over that scene, replaying it like a video... She was analyzing that scene's interesting background and even the black hole she saw... A black hole was it? It was rather all interesting to her. She would look at the gas masked zanpakuto spirit within herself, just wondering his name... He must have an interesting name if he looks like that.

She looked down at her own Zanpakuto, "I'm guessing, you won't give me your name but just know I won't be weak forever... I promise eventually I'll be showing you I'm a lot stronger then you could possibly imagine. I won't disappoint you. I PROMISE!" and that was the promise she gave her zanpakuto. She looked back towards ahead and saw the exit drawing near. She continued to walk with her pace and within moments she arrived back to her home, the Soul Society. It was so peaceful... A traditional Japanese society, what could be wrong with something like that?

She continued to walk down the pathways, being greeted by a few people. She'd go back to her sweet self and smile, waving at them. However, she still had that one mod soul in the back of her head talking all that garbage about her kind. She sighed very slowly as she made her way back into the barracks, where all the cots and such were being laid out. Ever since the 'War' the barracks were slowly regaining their roster numbers back. Such a shame though that the Seireitei almost got destroyed but that didn't worry Natsumi much. That war was over with anyways.

Natsumi found her cot completely empty with a few others laying in their cots just sleeping away. She would sigh and jump into the hanging cot. She looked up afterwards, still in uniform and had an interesting thought in her head... What will be her rank in the far future of the Soul Society one day? Will she be married? Will she even become a Captain? All these things flowed into her head as she laid there just wondering about herself in the far future. She kinda actually smiled about it, "I'll get far eventually... Eventually....." as she shifted her body to her side, she could feel her eyes getting heavier. It was time to sleep. Good night, and I'll see you again.... MOD SOUL!

Shunpo 2x -50

Reiastu Remaining 250/500

[Takara Takeda]

Takara was moving right up off the surface of the roof as she felt the contact with the Shinigami girl contact with her head. It seemed that the Shinigami was in fact unable to utilize shunpo in order to evade her barbaric type of strategy for the moment. Takara had done perfectly with the measurements of this girls zanpakuto along with the speed of her swing and the method that she was going for when trying to cut her in half. Takara knew that she wasn't even the average strength physically of that of an average human so a simple head-butt to the stomach of this girl couldn't actually end this encounter however what came next she hadn't been expecting.

Takara had instincts far above that of the average individual and in fact was around that of an actual animal however her intelligence was what would always be her greatest asset and source of strength. Those characteristics however did little to aid her when the Shinigami girl lifted her leg upwards and Takara felt the impact of the girl's knee to her chest. The knee made contact right in the center of her chest between her front legs just at the sockets. That made the impact far worse to deal with and Takara was doing what she could to not fall forwards.

Takara fought through the pain the best that she could and started to moving backwards slowly acting through the pain in order to come off to the girl like her kick had done little in terms of actually dealing any sort of damage to her. In truth though that knee had hurt Takara and the Mod Soul realized that if something so simple from such a low level Shinigami could in fact hurt her this much and the girl had been able to land the hit then she needed to awaken her ability to call on the Arsenal immediately or else she wouldn't make it through the next encounter with another Shinigami more then likely.

That was when the girl actually vomited onto the roof from Takara head-butting her in the stomach. Takara was rather surprised that her physical assault had led to such a result due to her lack of physical strength. This didn't provide to buff Takara's pride in her physical strength however like it would so many others. The point was that Takara was never going to be physically strong and that was something she didn't care about. Her strength didn't rely on her physical prowess and all that mattered was her intellect which seemed to be far above that of this Shinigami.

That was when Takara saw that the girl was utilizing shunpo once again. Takara had already come to the conclusion after the first time that the girl had utilized the technique that she must primarily rely on it to attack her foes due to her lack of experience and training. Not only that, but due to her naivety and ill experience it was obvious that the girl couldn't call on her zanpakuto and release any of the stages of the release so Takara didn't need to worry about such a thing during this confrontation. Takara tracked the movements of the girl just as she had been doing the entire time and saw hat she was going to be attacking most likely from behind her.

Takara acted like she couldn't in fact see the girl moving so that the girl wouldn't alter her planned attack. So far during this confrontation the girl had swung both horizontally and vertically yet never diagonally. Takara thought for a fraction of a second on what angle this girl was going to actually swing wen she got behind her and came to the conclusion that it was more rotational that she would attempt a vertical swing downwards on her like she had prior along with the fact that a vertical swing would have her thinking that cutting her down the middle would kill her and result in her victory.

When the use of shunpo ended and the girl Shinigami would have appeared from no where to most Takara suddenly leaped to the right causing the girl's vertical swing downwards to miss and make her zanpakuto clash with the roof. Takara then turned around and looked at the girl. Based on how the girl was breathing and how she was fighting it wouldn't be long until the brat was out of reiatsu and wouldn't be able to utilize shunpo again. Even though Takara wasn't a physical combatant she had won the first clash between them up close by using her superior intelligence. If she could prolong this and make it lead to this girl using up to much of her reiatsu and placing a stain on her physically from doing it so many times then it would eventually come out with her being victories due to the Shinigami weakening herself without realizing it.

That was when though a bring door appeared behind the girl and Takara could sense the reiatsu emitting from it and knew that it was obviously someone from squad thirteen opening up the Senkaimon in order for this girl to retreat back to Soul Society. Takara stood there on all four legs while the girl slowly retreated back to Soul Society speaking her last words to her. Right when the girl was entering into the Senkaimon gate Takara gave her good bye with an expression filled with hate. "Tell your Commander the Arsenal lives." Just like that the gate closed and the Shinigami was gone. After that Takara leaped from the roof and began to make her way from the area knowing that there was a chance that another Shinigami would be ordered there in hopes of capturing or killing her.

[Amagai Kuchiki]

Takara: 470 TP +100 for Victory = 570
Natsumi: 430 TP