Ad Esse Slammin [Training Thread | R]

[Hebika Nara]

How long had it been?Ages it seemed like. Her...indoctrination into Xcution had certainly been an interesting one. From the way things were run it seemed like the current Corporate infrastructure was.....somewhat.....silent. She had found herself with an Office of all things, and well... it was...Odd. Interacting with others. In such a.....menial way. Paperwork flowed here and there, and now and again she would find herself reviewing reports, and of course...there were.....the meetings.

When Zack had mentioned that her....wiles were something the company could use, she expected it to be something down the road, something she'd be trained to do. NNnope. She was given information on a small company, one they were going to start doing dealings with. A Source of Revenue. It was nothing big, she was just to make her way there and renew a pre-existing deal. Easy peasy. Or so she'd been told. She expected so much worse. IT was probably going to be difficult.

And yet it had proven.....easy. She could not believe how nervous the man felt near her. She had, under duress, been forced to wear a business suit. And, strangely, human males seeing her sitting across from them, with that aura that melded their little minds to relax and feel comfortable around her. Strangely, he got anxious. And oh how lovely it was with her....influence, to have just the tiniest inkling of what was going on in their minds. So that was....interesting. The man had even offered to meet again after the deal to discuss a reevaluation of their rates, as an act of furthering the relationship with their companies. He had even invited her out to drinks. Which she had, after recalling the handbook she'd been offered, accepted. Apparently that was how these things worked.

And so, three days away from this appointment to meet up with that oggling little human, she decided that some time with Shizuka was in order. Using her brand-spanking new phone courtesy of Xcution, she almost texted Shizuka. When she remembered that it was for work only. Strange this company was. In any case, she wound up leaving a note for Shizuka and putting it on their door. Given that Shizuka was still at school, it had...sadly...forced Hebika to take up an alternate habitation closer to Xcution headquarters. Or at least, one of their buildings. THANKFULLY it was not in Karakura town. But simply one of the nearby cities. Well...nearest. It wasn't a very long drive, and she certainly doubted Shizuka would mind having to come over.

She had, in addition to her lovely little......penthouse, gotten a tiny little shack out in the outskirts of the city. Somewhere she could go to escape all of the noise. And as such this was to be the place where Shizuka and her would meet. With one of her suits still on she simply waited for her to arrive. Looking out of place, but not entirely perturbed by this. She was simply excited to see her after so long....

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

It was night time. The wind outside was chilly and crisp, but the smell in the air was reminiscent of snow. The faint scent of frozen water molecules drifted through the soft breeze as it flew by every person who explored beyond the warmth of their home. Lights guided the walkways to promote safety as everyone went on their way, but the pleasant sound of leaves rustling around was incredibly calming. Every now and then, some heat could be felt from someone burning a fire close by, but it never got too intense. Seasons were such mysterious things.

A blonde woman, looking to be a few years younger than she truly was, gracefully walked along some of the lit pathways as she ventured to an adjacent town. She had plans that night to visit a beloved friend of hers and someone whom she had not seen in quite a while. Work had kept them apart, which was strange considering they shared the same employer. Oddly enough, her life at college with all of its studies and her secret life as an assassin for Xcution kept her away from many people she cared about, including her own family.

Her parents were nice enough to buy her an apartment (it was really the entire top floor of the apartment building so it was quite extravagant) while she was away at school, which meant she could have guests whenever she wanted. That freedom was mostly used to invite friends over to study before exams and let them sleep in the guest rooms. Yes, it had guest rooms. She wasn't much of a party person, though. No, instead, she much preferred sitting alone in her room and watching anime or napping. Mainly napping. Sleep was a beautiful thing.

As she huddled herself within her winter coat, Shizuka walked and enjoyed the nip in the air as the cold started to settle in on her. She wore her usual outfit, but chose jeans instead of just shorts since it was getting so far into the winter season. She loved the summer time and everything that went along with it, but something about this time of year was romantic. Maybe it was her desire to cuddle up to someone and allow their body warmth to melt away her icy heart, or maybe it was just the shear admiration of how resilient the earth around her was. Either way, she couldn't help but smile at it.

Her plan was to visit Hebika. The Fullbringer and the Mod Soul had a bit of a history, but since their absence from each other began a few months ago, Shizuka couldn't help but notice a longing to see her friend's face. And what a beautiful face it was. The human's cheeks began getting warm from the memory of one of their last encounters and how interesting it turned out to be as her soul was ejected from her body. The process was what really made her skin start to burn from slight embarrassment and realization that she actually enjoyed what happened. Never before did that occur when with another girl. Hebika was just special.

Despite that, Shizuka deeply cared for her Mod Soul companion due to what they shared together. From the time she first saw Hebika as a small toy snake to her first encounter with the woman's Gigai, memories washed over Shizuka's consciousness and brought her happiness to the surface. She was excited! A giggle escaped her lips as she continued on her way, eager to see her friend once again. She was so glad that Zack was there to test Hebika's strength and allow her access to Xcution and a good job along the way. Shizuka was sure that everything would benefit Hebika immensely.

The note on Shizuka's door instructed the Fullbringer to meet at Hebika's penthouse just a short distance outside of Karakura Town, where Shizuka resided. That was completely okay since the walk wasn't really that long, and Shizuka enjoyed her time out of the house. They were on break now at school so she had the chance to do whatever she wanted for about a month. That, alone, was enough to calm her nerves and give her something to look forward to aside from the end of another semester. As she approached the door to Hebika's residence, she composed herself and tried to contain her excitement, knowing well enough that it would explode out of her anyway.

She rang the doorbell twice to be sure her friend would hear it and waited patiently outside. It was hard to decide how to greet Hebika as soon as she opened the door, especially seeing how they've been apart for so long. Shizuka's hands were folded behind her back and her weight was shifted on to her right foot. She was still giggling like a small child due to her inability to hide her emotions when it came to something like this, but she just couldn't help herself. As soon as she heard the door open, Shizuka would tilt her head slightly and give Hebika a bit of an innocent, yet flirtatious, look.

"Sorry, am I late?"

[Hebika Nara]

The moment Shizuka neared she could feel it. She felt a sudden pang of excitement inside of her body, her eyes going a bit wide, swallowing softly as she made her way to the door and paused, waiting for that little knock before she opened up, her heart pounding away inside of her chest as she waited. And there she was. Before she could prepare or brace, despite any manner of trying to shore herself against it. The very sight of Shizuka brought about it's own wave of emotions.

That vision of beauty, so adorable, so....pure. With that knack of hers, she could feel Shizuka's intentions, the way she sat there, giggling excitedly, she knew it was all for her. Every bit of it. Not a single other being was on the fullbringer's mind. And that was almost too much to handle. The moment she heard those soft words she closed the distance between them, her arms slipping around the woman as she pulled them into a kiss.

She didn't plan it, and hardly she did it very often, but even so the briefest of embraces that held their lips together was put forth with all the muster that she might have collected. Every mote of her affection whispered through the lips, that took Shizuka's own for an ear, that she might understand what words failed to convey, what looks failed to speak, and what depths her eyes could not show. Depths that she held for this....human.

When at last she pulled back she smiled, sheepishly as she realized how...overeager she seemed. And indeed....how eager she was. Every day spent with Shizuka, however briefly, did something to her. She had hated humans so very much. From the way she had been...treated so long ago. By that horrible bitch... she'd lost hope. Seeing filthy sludge all around her. Little things striving to only further their own ends.

But more than the hate.... More than the dissapointment.... the Disgust.... she hurt. Hurt to know....that these creatures were all that she had. She had... no home. No....friends. No....thing. Nothing. To call her own. But a worn toy made by some old man... Deep down, it was knowing this that hurt her the deepest. Knowing this that made her the saddest. So sad...that she buried it in rage. In anger. In superiority.

And this woman.... had given her something. No....someone. To have. To keep. To protect. Even realizing she hadn't let go of Shizuka....she didn't care. She pulled them into the house, never letting go, holding onto them as she led them, smiling, upstairs. Of course she went right by the bedroom, up past the second floor, the third floor where her office was. Onto the roof. Up where the smooth breeze ran through their hair, and howled soothingly.

And to those two...the wind did sing.

From her house....on that ever so slight hill...they could see the lights. Of Karakura. The lights of so many that were not quite so far away. The sound of the woods. The sound of the trees. The sound of the forest all fell. The city too far to add it'sown noises. There was nothing but the wind, singing low to them s they looked out to the city.

For a moment she held Shizuka tightly, as if afraid to let go of her as she walked past them...to the railing, so she could stare into those lights, closing her eyes as she lowered her head, so many words she wanted to string, and yet she could not keep them forever. But...they did have time. Some at least. At most. Time that she could try and use effectively. Without turning, she spoke.

"It took some doing to get this place... not many penthouses on the outskirts of Karakura. But.....I think at least...there's something special here. Something that I look at every night... Every time I'm here. Can you guess what it is?" She asked, smiling as she closed her eyes, and lowered her head. She raised her hand...and pointed. She'd seen it so many times, looked at it. She didn't need her eyes to know where it was.

"There. Right there is where we met. Where we first fought together. The first time I fought at a human's side. The first time... in a long time....that i let a human in..." She trailed off, taking a deep breath.... as she let the memory sink in. That smile only widened.... and she swallowed before she continued. " Shizuka.... do you know how much you have done for me? What you gave me? I confess....I didn't know what I was doing down there. I'm not entirely sure I could have taken those shinigami on my own. Not sure that.... I could have survived. But I was going to fight them anyway..... thinking...maybe....."

She turned, looking Shizuka straight in the eyes, before her own shut tight, her shoulders shaking a bit as she felt hot tears filling them. "I didn't care if It meant the end...... after all I'd been through..... everything that had happened.......all the things I'd lost... It was all...nothing. None of it hit home.....none of it seemed to matter. I felt....so empty. I thought.....maybe dying.....would be something..." She managed to force out. Before her voice finally calmed.

" And then.... you saw me. And When I saw that look on your face.....and felt the feeling in your heart. Something that wasn't....the same. Wasn't like everything else... I was surprised. I..... didn't know what it was I'd found. But it was something. Time went on.... and I didn't just start to feel Shizuka...I started to grow. I started....to believe....that I could DO something. I didn't just have to be....some bored woman...toying with humans to try and feel something in my fake soul... I could be something more." She sniffled, wiping her eyes before that smile returned.

"Shizuka.... Because of you... I wanted to grow stronger. Wanted to get smarter. Know more. FEEL more. DO more... Because.... if I did.... I'd get to do it all with you. I grew so very fast.... I didn't even know how to express it. And when we last fought. I felt proud with how much I'd grown. How much I'd changed." She shook her head....and those tears finally stopped.

Shizuka would feel it. Something subtle....but it grew. Warmer... and warmer. Until suddenly, it burst out through her spiritual pressure. And a smile spread across her features as she watched Shizuka. Her chest swelled and she clenched her fists. And as if in responce, the wind suddenly died down, and it a deafening silence filled it's wake. Smothering everything else .As if the only ones left in the world were the two of them.

"Shizuka. I want to show you what you've given me. What you've made me. I want you to spar with me again. I've already made sure to prepare so that no matter how damaged either of us becomes. We'll be alright. With this power......that I owe to you....." She stated firmly, excitement quaking in her voice, such that it almost seemed to make the air tremble.

"I hope you're ready Sana."

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Strength - 80 Points (60 Points)

Speed - 80 Points (60 Points)

Spiritual Pressure - 270 Points

Reiatsu Strength - 110 Points

Light Aura - 95 Points

Dark Aura - 5 Points

Instinct - 320 (480 Points)

Senses - 110 Points

Energy sensory - 0 Points (0 Points)

Healing Expertise - 0 Points

Total SP: 970

•[Martial Arts: Taekwondo]: {2}

•[Pain Tolerance]: {2}

•[Calm Mind]: {2}

•[Battle Analysis]: {2}

•[Damage Recovery]: {2}

•[Anti-Stealth]: {2}

•[Acting]: {2}

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Admittedly, the kiss was surprising. Shizuka's eyes, originally widened in uncertainty of how to handle what was happening, closed slowly as she embraced Hebika. Never once did she have such feelings for a female, but something about her rather snake-like companion was irresistible to her and extremely difficult to ignore. Once they parted, a smile grew across Shizuka's face. Hebika led her upstairs and onto the rooftop, which was hardly astonishing given the fact that Xcution was a highly generous business when it came to housing for its employees.

Everything was beautiful up there. The lights, the winds, the sounds and all of the stars in the sky hypnotized the human's focus as she stood there with Hebika. The Mod Soul left her shortly after and stood by the railing on the side of the building, but Shizuka soon joined her as soon as she started speaking. In truth, Shizuka remembered everything about when they first met and all of the stories Hebika had shared. Her life was terrible before and nothing seemed to be working well. On that specific day, though, Shizuka realized that she could make a change for this woman. So she did.

Maybe it was her own hatred for the Shinigami that led her to help Hebika out the way she had. She found a reason to kill them and they weren't all that strong, so it wasn't like it would be difficult. Hebika may have been challenged in her toy form but Shizuka wanted to help anyway. She'd never met a Mod Soul before, so learning of her existence was quite beneficial in its own way. Besides, Shizuka loves snakes. In fact, she loves most reptiles. It was lovely to be able to help someone like Hebika, especially if it helped the human find a reason to destroy that which plagues her life.

The more emotion Hebika displayed, the more connected Shizuka felt to her. Reading these kinds of emotions was such a gift because of how genuine they were and how much Shizuka knew they meant. Hebika was strong and independent. She needed no one and relied on nothing but herself. It was admirable and wonderful how she was able to take care of everything without a semblance of assistance from anyone. Those kinds of qualities were hard to come by, and it was something Shizuka wished people saw in herself.

The night sky was lovely. Everything seemed so clear and perfect as the two women stood up on the roof of the penthouse. Shizuka and Hebika were sharing a tender moment, and the Fullbringer couldn't help but feel a tugging at her heart strings. She'd never seen Hebika in a state like this and it was touching. Very touching. So much so, in fact, that Shizuka took Hebika in her arms and gave her a gentle, yet reassuring, hug. It was good to see this side of her. So many feelings were overflowing and it was about time.

A minute or two passed as both of them just stayed like that, with Shizuka holding her friend as close to her body as possible. Too soon did the hug stop and Hebika offered a suggestion. In order to show Shizuka exactly who she was and who she had become, she wanted to display every ability she had and demonstrate the power she now gathered within herself. Shizuka nodded in approval, but flared her own Reiatsu out so Hebika could feel every wave of it. Nothing about this was meant to be intimidating, but rather a way for the human to let Hebika know just how strong she really was. A spar would be just fine.

"Hebika, I would be honored. You've shown me more than just companionship. You were able to give me the chance to believe in something more than just my job in Xcution, like I was worth so much more than just what I offered to them. You helped me view myself as a person and not a tool. So get ready."

A small smirk crossed Shizuka's lips as she crouched, almost feline in nature, in a defensive stance. Her power gauge activated to give her a bit of a numerical look on Hebika's general stats and strengths, which turned out to be beneficial. So I'm still stronger than she is by a bit if we base it just off of personal ability. I wonder how far she'll take this? Shizuka thought to herself as her little toy deactivated. That wasn't too much of a big deal though, especially since Shizuka remembered how capable Hebika was in terms of physical fights. She was pretty good at it.

"I'm not going to activate anything unless I really have to, but as just a human fighting a Mod Soul, that could happen if your fighting skill exceeds mine. Hope that's okay?"

In reality, Shizuka was preparing Hebika for anything. She knew all too well that Hebika was strong. Everything depended on what she'd choose to do and if a spar meant just a spar, or if Fullbring powers were necessary. Either way, she was excited to do something like this with Hebika again. Last time they sparred, her own body was a little... Well, it was being possessed. This time, that didn't matter. She didn't want to hurt her friend, but she knew Hebika wanted this to be pretty serious. And why wouldn't it be? That could be fun!

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{Shizuka's Stats}

Strength - [100] Points

Speed - [300] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [200] = [500] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [400] = [1000] Points

Light Aura - [60] Points

Dark Aura - [40] Points

Instinct - [200] = [100] Points

Senses [200] = [100] Points

Energy sensory - [0] Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points

Total SP: [1400] Points

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{Shizuka's Skills}

[Analyzing] {3}

[Weapon: Gun] {3}

[Stealth] {3}

[Strength of Will] {3}

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

[Hebika Nara]

Hebika smiled softly, shaking her head a bit as she watched Shizuka, pulling them close as they moved in, speaking er heart out and doing her best to keep herself composed. But....this was important after all. It wasn't just about being strong. It was about showing what Shizuka had done. She wasn't quite sure the girl knew just how much Hebika had grown thanks to her. And that was something she wanted to show her. All of those nights theyd slept together, watched tv, played around, helped with homework. It had all meant something.

Reaching deep into her soul, she closed her eyes, letting a pulse of spiritual pressure rush out from her body, warning any nearby hollows as she focused on Shizuka. There was not going to be a tie like last time. She was going to win. Her bones were shaking, she could feel the heat and energy welling up inside of her. An excitement that she had never known before, and with that brilliant aura of hers, she could feel a smile spreading across her face, one so incredibly infectious that the walls would have smiled if they could.

There was a tremor as her reiatsu rushed outward, a little twinge as the floor beneath shizuka's ankle suddenly tore it's way out of the material. The wood hardening and coiling as bits of marble from the ceiling downstairs fused into a layer of tough skin around the thing, a long whip-like snake suddenly lashing out as directed by Hebika, an insane speed about it as it aimed to wrap around shizuka's ankle. With an incredible strength it  sought to suddenly yanked hard, aiming to forcibly heave the woman off of her feet and pulling them in toward Hebika, the Mod Soul spinning as she aimed to deliver her foot squarely into the woman's chest.

The attack was, admittedly fairly simple, and something that she fully expected Shizuka to come with some sort of answer to. But that was, primarily, her intention to begin with. She hated opening these fights, but when she did, she wanted to make sure that she pened them correctly, inviting an opponent to try and counter, so that she had something to work with as opposed to trying to make all of the moves. Admittedly she supposed it was an....odd fighting style. But then she never did admit to being a conventional fighhter.

With that foot, IF she managed to execute the attack properly, would be used with enough force to rttle Shizuka's chest cavity, plowing any air from the woman's lungs as that snake would them slam them down into the floor in an aim to ensure that Shizuka would have a hard time trying to recover and follow up with a secondary attack.

Ripsnake Generated, Soul Genesis Level 4 (Class 5)
Hebika's Heart's Content:  100%->90%
Reiatsu: 2600/2700 Reiatsu
Ripsnake Duration 1/10 posts

Ripsnake Stats

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Strength: 425
Speed: 500

Spiritual Pressure: 25
Reiatsu Strength: 0

Light Aura:50
Dark Aura:50

Instinct: 100
Senses: 0
Energy Senses: 100

Healing Expertise: 0

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Everything about this spar was getting Shizuka excited. She could feel her pulse racing, though not extremely so. Hebika was strong and Shizuka knew that, especially after their last encounter. Back then, Shizuka's body was being used by the Mod Soul and she got to experience what it was like to be nothing but a disembodied soul. That had been oddly difficult because it was a new kind of freedom that the human wasn't used to. She trusted Hebika, but knowing that Mod Souls could just take control of other bodies like that bothered her deep down. Still, she didn't want to admit that to her friend.

She felt Hebika's surge of energy as it began flowing out of her. Something about it was intimidating, but she could tell that it wasn't directed at her. Hebika was directing it at anyone and anything close by who wasn't welcome. Shizuka had flexed her own Reiatsu at people before for intimidation, but she never really knew what it felt like to have someone do it to her. Oddly enough, no one ever had that she could remember. They never tried showing off their powers because they didn't need to. It was a strange sensation, but not one that caused Shizuka any grief.

The next feeling, though, wasn't so great. As Hebika charged her own powers, she commanded the ground beneath the two of them to ripple as it cracked and broke away. Bits and pieces of Hebika's beautiful penthouse were torn away as they created one of her precious creatures. A giant snake burst through the floor faster than Shizuka realized, forming into somewhat of a beautiful beast with all of the material going into its body formation. Before Shizuka could properly react, the snake coiled its tail around the Fullbringer's ankle and threw her directly at Hebika, who added to the assault with a strong kick against Shizuka's chest. The human assessed her position and took note that this would not likely be the only attack, especially since Hebika liked restraining her targets.

Close, but you're forgetting something. Shizuka smiled as she quickly blocked Hebika's kick with her arms folded across her upper torso. Despite the snake's strength and speed, Hebika didn't quite compare to it yet in those departments. She relied heavily on her entities and that was okay, but not when trying to fight hand-to-hand. Shizuka felt the kick hit, but it caused her no pain aside from a slight pressure against her arms. She already know that her own Spiritual Pressure outweighed Hebika's by enough for her attack to not hurt, and instead, Hebika would feel a great pain in her foot as it would begin to bruise. Though they didn't have enough of a difference for Shizuka to auto-break any bones, she could hurt Hebika without even trying.

Since the cutback was sudden, Hebika would likely have a hard chance of recovering quickly since her foot was now injured. Without that fluid motion, the Mod Soul's line of attacks would take a hit, as well, and they would not be executed in exactly the way she intended. Even if Hebika tried to go through with the rest of her attack, Shizuka took that opening and used the brief pause to counter with her own Willpower. Hebika was still of a lesser class than Shizuka, meaning the overwhelming flow of power and strength seeping out from the human would intimidate her and almost indefinitely cause a slight break in the mental link between her and her entity.

Shizuka stared directly at Hebika, practically glaring into her soul as she allowed every but of power she had waterfall over the Mod Soul. This wasn't enough to make Hebika want to give up or anything, and Shizuka knew more than anyone how stubborn her friend was. She didn't need the fight to be over, though. When people are scared, their judgment becomes impaired and it triggers a 'flight' response, as opposed to the courageous 'fight' response that occurs when adrenaline is heavily pumped through the body. That small moment was all Shizuka needed because as soon as she got the chance while Hebika was busy with her hurt foot and brief fear of Shizuka, the Fullbringer used Bringer Light to temporarily blind Hebika as she took the speed and used it to practically vibrate herself out of the snake's coil.

The intense light that was left behind after the quick movement gave Shizuka an opening to get herself further away from Hebika. She stood on air ground about one hundred yards (use a football field for reference) behind the Mod Soul. Her techniques were all used in succession rather quickly so it made her a little winded, but she caught her breath and immediately activated the Beach Queen. Her designer heels disappeared and were replaced with a three-feet-long water gun and a small, average bucket. The bucket appeared on the roof of a neighboring building just next door to Hebika's. Its location never mattered, and only Shizuka could pick it up anyway.

"You weren't kidding, Hebika. But don't be mad when your plans don't go the way you wanted them to. We wouldn't want you throwing a..." Shizuka paused as she pumped her gun to finish its connection to the bucket, mostly adding for dramatic effect before she continued, "hissy fit!"

Shizuka giggled at her snake pun and rushed herself back over in Hebika's direction. Her bucket had been filled upon activation and she chose something that would make fighting this woman's entities a lot easier. Strength wasn't as much of a necessary factor if something was frozen solid since ice could still be fragile, and this was exactly the trick she needed. Shizuka approached the rocky reptile and shot five times at it, unleashing fifty gallons her liquid nitrogen over its body. Assuming she managed the hit, liquid nitrogen freezes anything immediately. The snake wouldn't be able to move, and even if it could, Shizuka was just going to freeze it again before going for Hebika.



Shizuka's Remaining Reiatsu: 4650 (-200 for Beach Queen, -50 for Bringer Light, -100 for Willpower)
Fullbring Stage 1: 1/10
Liquid Type: Liquid Nitrogen
Gallons Remaining: 50/100 (-50 for Blast Cannon)

[Hebika Nara]

Hebika was utterly dissapointed when Sana simply allowed herself to be kicked, a frown forming over her features as the impact was made. However it wasn't hebika that made contact with her. Hebika had been hoping for a counter-attack when they had clashed, but was rather dissapointed when nothing had happened, and Sana simply....allowed herself to be kicked. She supposed they were underestimating her a bit, but that was something she planned on fixing anyway.

The instant that Sana allowed them to hit, her mind sharpened, and all at once, as her foot was about to make contact, her shoe suddenly gushed away from her foot, morphing into an entity as massive chunks of the ground surged toward it's body, adding to the mass and morphing it into a massive dog, the shoe that had made contact being the focal point as  pointed jaws suddenly clamped down around Shizuka's arm, the teeth moving out of the way so that there was no acual impact, hardly wanting her entity to suffer as a result of cutback. Instead, that Entity not wrapped around Shizuka's arm suddenly CRUNCHED down. With enough force that suddenly Shizuka would feel the bones in her arm crushed if she did not have an instant means of removing it.

But of course, on such an occasion, it would suddenly be gone. Something slithered it's way up to Shizuka's neck and lay loosely around her neck like a necklace as it promptly healed whatever damage that AnkleBiter had managed to deal. Hebika's way of giving Shizuka an out of her mistake. Anklebiter backing off and snarling at Shizuka as the Snakemulet would deal with the injuries Shizuka had likely sustained in the exchange. Hebika herself taking a brief moment to relax as she eyed the woman.

Ripchord however was not entirely motionless, once Shizuka initiated that bringer light, Hebika's instinct had picked up on it immediately, and she commanded the entity to let go, letting shizuka waste her reiatsu as the fullbringer would, from her perspective, watch that thing seem to read her mind and detatch only just AS she had spent that energy. Hebika's instincts were nothing to be sneezed at. Even with how fast Shizuka was executing these moves, it was all so very insanely slow for her, with instinct so high that she could even track shizuka during that bringer light to a considerable extent.

The moment shizuka had backed off and proceeded to unleash her fullbring, Hebika was on her guard again, ripchord suddenly grabbing Anklebiter, using that enormous strength and speed to THROW the hound much faster than the other entity would have otherwise been able to move, flying towards the fullbringer as the dog ducked under that spray of nitrogen, the snake evading the spray as with the help of Hebika's instincts it continued to seemingly read Shizuka's mind in her attacks.

In that very next moment, Anklebiter, flying in at it's speed gifted from Ripchord for the throw, aimed to grab the hand that was holding her fullbring, immediately aiming to bite down on the hand with enough force to break the woman's fingers. At the same time Ripchord was circling around, getting ready to attack from behind. Additionally, the ground beneath Shizuka's feet suddenly grew two sets of teeth, chomping down on her feet as it aimed to drag her down into the earth as her other entities moved in as well, all of her entities using crushing force instead of an impact in order to avoid that cutback effect.

Hebika knew she was being merciless. She knew she was being harder than she should have been. And she knew it was possible that Shizuka would be upset after this. She was aware of that, and it did hurt her to act this way. To show her this. But there was something she was also scared of. Something she had seen in so many different humans. So many times she saw Shizuka looking at her. And since joining Xcution? She had wondered if Shizuka worried about her.

Yes.....this ferocity was scary probably. And even though that necklace was able to completely undo the pain and injury she inflicted, she knew there might be some emotional damage as well. But there was something more important to Hebika than that. She wanted Shizuka to know that she didn't have to worry. That she was CAPABLE f this. That no matter what, Hebika would never endanger herself over her feelings, and ESPECIALLY, if ANYTHING ever tried to hurt Shizuka. Her emotions would not get in the way if she knew who it was.

Zack. Garret. Nobody. No matter how attatched to someone she got. Even if Shizuka was in danger from herself. Hebika would protect her. She would protect herself. And.....admittedly the fact that she was a mod soul didn't help. And doing things this way was probably not the smartest way to show Shizuka either. But this was her best. And it was all she could offer Shizuka.

3 Level 4 Entities Generated
2300/2700 Reiatsu Remaining
Heart's content 90%-> 60%

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{Anklebiter's Stats}
Strength: 725
Speed: 300

Spiritual Pressure: 25
Reiatsu Strength: 0

Light Aura:50
Dark Aura:50

Instinct: 100
Senses: 0
Energy Senses: 0

Healing Expertise: 0

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{SnakeMulet's Stats}
Strength: 55
Speed: 50

Spiritual Pressure: 25
Reiatsu Strength: 0

Light Aura:50
Dark Aura:50

Instinct: 50
Senses: 0
Energy Senses: 50

Healing Expertise: 925

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{GroundHug's Stats}
Strength: 600
Speed: 300

Spiritual Pressure: 25
Reiatsu Strength: 0

Light Aura:0
Dark Aura:100

Instinct: 100
Senses: 0
Energy Senses: 175

Healing Expertise: 0

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Shizuka's plans didn't go exactly as she had hoped. Hebika managed to catch on too quickly for her taste, leaving Shizuka with a parting gift as her Anklebiter tore into the Fullbringer's arm. Shizuka screamed as she felt bones breaking, unable to do much to get out of the way for an attack she'd already planned to take. She couldn't move her arm and tears started streaming down her face because of the pain. Instead of being able to get out the way she'd wanted, Hebika allowed another snakemulet to slither its way up and around Shizuka's neck. Was that dangerous? Absolutely, but Shizuka quickly ignored that thought as soon as she realized her injuries were being healed.

The human's Bringer Light seemed to be wasted as the Ripchord snake unwrapped its way off her ankle. Of course, Shizuka was in the middle of her movement so she didn't entirely notice, but she still needed to get away as quickly as she could despite the fact that her opponent's entity let go of her. She continued her line of attack, missing her original target as Hebika likely sensed her intent. So a few gallons were wasted. That's not a big deal for her, especially since Shizuka could refill her bucket as quickly as it emptied with no problems. She'd just choose something else if Hebika kept getting away.

Ripchord threw Anklebiter as hard as it could, obviously aiming it towards Shizuka despite her attack missing. That was fine, even though the hound evaded the liquid nitrogen. Even if the strength of Ripchord could throw its smaller friend, Shizuka was fast enough to get out of the way. She used her Movement to step towards the left, breaking it off after ten yards to redirect herself. Even if she was closer to Ripchord and intended originally to attack, she was still on air ground and able to see its direction. Her instincts were no where near Hebika's level and were definitely outmatched, but what she had along with her skills of analysis let her assess attack patterns and catch changes in movements.

Ripchord intended to circle and attack Shizuka, more than likely trying to catch her off guard. Hebika's GroundHug was wasted since Shizuka wasn't even on the ground and remained within the air, but that just meant the human was catching on her Hebika's strategy. To avoid cutback, knowing it would leave her Gigai broken, Hebika was trying to keep Shizuka still so she could use brute force to take her down. Shizuka caught on and understood that this snake around her neck would heal her wounds, but that didn't mean she was going to be careless. Wreckless, absolutely. But not careless.

Starting back from the exact moment Shizuka broke off her Movement, she redirected herself back to moving towards Ripchord. Hebika had unlimited chances to make entities, but Shizuka needed to take a chance to get close enough to her serpentine friend. Now at 900 speed, Shizuka appeared right next to Ripchord on air ground and shot one gallon of liquid nitrogen. In the same instant, she moved in front of the entity and shot another gallon. She repeated this motion again two more times to the opposite side and rear of Ripchord, barely even stopping for a millisecond between steps.

She had enough time to shoot and that was it. Even if Hebika sensed her Movement, she couldn't catch her direction because of how fast Shizuka was. Even if Ripchord tried to stop the Fullbringer, she'd just redirect herself again and move out of the way. Shizuka was in the air, so Hebika's ground entities couldn't catch her. Since she was circling around Ripchord, too, it'd be incredibly hard for it to get out of the way just using brute strength. Shizuka would dodge. She was planning on moving too quickly for Hebika to properly get her snake out of the way, allowing Shizuka time to freeze it with the liquid nitrogen like she originally intended. Even taking one entity out was good news.



Shizuka's Remaining Reiatsu: 4550 (-100 for Movement)
Fullbring Stage 1: 2/10
Liquid Type: Liquid Nitrogen
Gallons Remaining: 10/100 (-40 for Blast Cannon)

[Zeich Yajuu]

This feels less like a training thread and more like a PVP, just as a note. There's no practice, merely a spar to see who's gotten better. I will still grade it as a joint training, but it's something to be mindful of.

63 Total Paragraphs = 310 TP each earned.