A Battle Between Upstarts

[Rafael]

Rafael felt the hot burning touch of the lightning as it pierced through his flesh just below his collar bone causing yet another painful wound that wouldn't heal for quite awhile upon his body. He knew that pretty soon he was going to be at a point that he wouldn't be able to continue fighting for his right to stay in this beautiful place that he had only found a short while ago and was simply here to admire its beauty. It was such a pain and insult that this girl was here for the simple reason that she wanted him to leave this beautiful area.

So as he turned around and swung his tail outwards in the hopes of striking her with enough force to send her flying back and deal enough damage to finish this battle he felt nothing and knew that he had missed her. Completely his turn Rafael would stare at the girl who appeared to be much higher in the air yet only slightly above him due to the massive height difference between them. Rafael wasn't sure how this girl had gotten so high in the air, but now as she flipped backwards and landed on the ground it seemed this battle had yet to end.

It was at this point that the both of them began to speak to one another and it seemed that despite everything he had done and how many times the both of them had warned one another this battle was only going to end in one way. One or both of them were going to ruin this beautiful area with their body. Awhile he didn't like the idea that he would have to leave this beautiful place for no other reason than segregation Rafael realized that he cared more about saving this area and keeping himself in a condition that he'd survive than proving himself the better against this little girl.

She called herself a Soul Reaper something that Rafael had no knowledge or clue about yet kept as a reminder along with the image of her uniform and the strange abilities that she had been using against him throughout this battle. Perhaps her name meant something and that was why she was able to do these strange things that as far as he knew humans couldn't possibly do. Getting into his Muay Boran stance once again making it look as if he was going to attack her once again Rafael made his decision.

Moving his left hand across him and gripping the shards of the blade that were lodged into his skin causing his bleeding he pulled them from his flesh and allowed them to fall to the grass below him. This battle had gone on long enough. He was hurt in more than one area, but could continue yet didn't wish to put such a mark upon the beautiful landscape that he was so furiously trying to stay within. He saw no problem with staying in this valley for even a little bit more time yet it seemed that this girl wasn't going to stop attacking him for that simple wish.

He had found this valley and shortly afterwards this girl had arrived and told him that she wanted him to leave for other reason than he was a disturbance to others. That didn't add up to Rafael. He had done nothing to no one which meant that either they feared from for his appearance or just thought less of him for the same reason. The mere thought that he was segregated against based on being different began to boil his blood once again.

That rage though quickly disappeared as he continued to pull the shards from his flesh and took a good look at the surroundings. The grass was torn apart along with small sections of the area also suffering from burn marks and small fires from the lightning that this girl had cast so recklessly against him. If this battle continued than there was the possibility that this beautiful valley could go up in flames and lost forever. All of this just made his decision so much simpler.

"For moment. . I leave . . know this though girl. You . treat me . . different cause me. . . different. Me treat you same. . . you bad. . next time . . you dead." shifting his feet to the left Rafael would execute the acceleration technique enabling himself to disappear as he stepped forwards and vanished from sight moving across the grass field at a speed that would be impossible for the girl to see visually. This battle had been a hard fought one and both of them had nearly died more than once yet had survived to fight another day. Rafael though now was different. His hate for these humans growing in his soul with every passing interaction.

Remaining Reiatsu: 600/700
Shunpo: {-50}

[Angel]

Angel had successfully dodged the attack that was launched at her and that was good. Another wound and she might have been down for the count. She landed successfully and for the first time, she had noticed that the landscape was being effected gradually by the battle between the panther and the Shinigami. The dirt was kicked up and several trees and rocks were wounded by the Byakurai that Angel had launched. Still, she couldn’t rest yet until her foe was gone. It was a task assigned to her by Taicho Shihoin and so she would work her hardest to succeed. So, as she landed, she turned to her opponent the panther.

It seemed that the battle wasn’t going to end any time soon and unfortunately, Angel was starting to run out of Reiatsu from the prolonged exposure of this battle. Her crumpled bit of Zanpakutou was nearby and she cringed at the sight. She felt a little bit bad about that one seeing her blade would take quite a bit of time to heal. She should have taken better care of her sword as it was disgraceful to let one's weapon fall into a state like this. ‘I need to keep on going. Failure isn’t an option. I will be strong enough to win this fight and come back with my head raised high. I REFUSE to let myself fail against this foe.” Thus she stood to her full height with a slight grunt as those ribs of hers were aching.

However this battle seemed to be going nowhere. It was a constant cycle of repeating the same thing to the other partner, taking a hit or two, and then retreating from one another. However, Angel couldn’t afford to fail the mission here seeing her pride as a Soul Reaper as well as the trust of her captain was on the line. She would not return and be known as an incompetent Shinigami...especially after all of the hell that she’s been through. She however was soon surprised by the sudden result of this combat. The panther had spoken to her.

He was going to retreat although he hated her based off the word of it. Had she not explained that she had to push him off of this land because he was a disturbance to the people? She didn’t care if the panther was different, but one thing that she payed close attention to was the thread of death during their next meeting. She sternly looked at the panther in front of her before speaking. “Then until we meet again Neko-San. I will get stronger.” She then watched as the cat being disappeared in a step technique. She had won the battle...her task was complete.

Picking up the remnants of her blade, Angel used her own Shunpo to go and file in her report. She would also need to bear through the wound she had at least until a medic could come and deal with it. It was going to suck doing everything with a right hand for a while, but she could bear through with it. She knew medics were in short supply, but she hoped she could potentially get some help and fix these broken fingers of hers. Her ribs weren’t helping the situation. Afterwards, she would turn her report and report for duty again. Another day...a job well done.

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-50 Shunpo
Reiatsu Remaining:250/500

[☾ Aevus | Umbra ☽]

Graded under Kento's senior member ruling

400 TP + 50 TP for draw, given to Angel.

690 TP + 50 TP for draw, given to Rafael.

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

Grading approved