Hunter or Prey?

[Tsukuyomi Kawada]

Thread Title: Hunter or Prey?
Participants: Beast vs Tsukuyomi Kawada
World: Human World
Death Setting: Permanent Injuries Enabled
Rating: R
Location: London, England
Special Conditions: N/A
Circumstances: Tsukuyomi is out on one of the few days that he has off and has decided that instead of visiting Karakura Town like normal that he'd like to see what else is in the Human World. So appeared from Soul Society the young Kawada travels throughout the famous city only to come upon an individual that he couldn't have ever planned on crossing paths with out of pure circumstance. The battle between them ensues.

[Tsukuyomi Kawada]

Walking throughout the paved streets on such a large city of metal and stone was something so different for the young Shinigami as he made his way throughout the land mark known around the Human World as jolly old London. He had been raised in one of the worst sections of the Rukongai and even after becoming a Shinigami and then finding out that he was actually a noble he still had never felt comfortable around the luxury that so many others deemed the norm. This place was much to same to him. It was foreign and in a way didn't even really make much sense to him as he looked it over wondering how they had managed to get things the way they happened to be.

Looking from building to building it was actually rather amazing how they were sculpted to look like things that he could never have imagined. It seemed like only those with spiritual abilities would have been able to form the raw materials into what he saw all around him, but logic told him different. He knew enough about the Human World to know that the percentage of spiritually gifted Humans was rather low meaning that things such as this came from nothing more than intelligence and hard work. It was amazing to see what such simple things could lead too.

As the young Kawada continued to move throughout the centuries old city he saw more and more things that actually brought forth emotions that he hadn't felt in what felt like a long time. He normally was caught up in work or dealing with foes which placed tons of stress on his body and mind. While he had wanted to go visit Vesta he figured that seeing a different part of the Human World might be an experience worth trying. As he continued to walk throughout the streets though he suddenly felt something down the road. It was something dark and immediately he knew that his time of relaxation was over. Moving forwards towards the entity that he could feel giving off such a dark aura he'd stand a few feet back from behind. "Who're you? What do you intend to do here?"

[Beast]

Beast was on the prowl. He had caught wind of the Zookeeper, his mortal enemy, in London, England. He had explored the entire city but hadn't found any clues. The man was as elusive as ever, never leaving more than a rumor of his location. It was extremely frustrating. Beast wanted to just kill something or someone. He was about to take out his rage on a nearby regular human when he was approached by someone who could see him. "Who're you? What do you intend to do here?" The ashen gray man's head just turned to look at the Kawada. Ssslllooowwwlllyyy. "I'm here to mess you up." And he meant it.

"Grow or else, Oerwoud Hart!" Beast's knife of a Zanpakutou disappeared in a burst of ash, replaced by grey bone gauntlets covering his forearm and knuckles. He immediately started to grow taller, gaining an inch in a flash. His fingernails also grew into sharp claws. But the most curious part of the transformation was his hair growing a foot longer, now measuring two feet long. Lashing out at a nearby light pole, he ripped it out of the ground and flung it at the Nakabakki just to get things rolling. He intended to do as much damage to the environment as possible. Not only might he get a meal out of the deal, but he might draw the Zookeeper out of hiding with his destructive actions.

Remaining Reiatsu: 1,200/1,500 (-300 Shikai)
Shikai: 1/10

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{Stats/Abilities}

Strength - [300 x1.25 (375)] Points

Speed - [150] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [200 x.75 (150)] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [200 x1.25 (250)] Points

Light Aura - [35] Points

Dark Aura - [65] Points

Instinct - [200 x.75 (150)] Points

Senses - [100] Points

Energy sensory - [50 x1.25 (63)] Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points


Total SP: [1200] Points

Skills


[Boxing] {2}

[Hakuda] {2}

[Pain Tolerance] {2}

[Strength of Will] {2}

Damage Recovery] {2}

[Cold Tolerance] {1}

[Mental Incantation] {1}

[Tsukuyomi Kawada]

Looking at the back of this individual that was giving off such ill intention Tsukuyomi went to work gathering as much information on him as fast as possible knowing that at any moment he could attack and something that he could learn right here and now could be the difference between victory and death. The individual in front of him was much larger than himself. He had always been slim and rather small for a male while this entity was stocky and seemed to be well build physically. That was what Tsukuyomi managed to gather in the brief instant prior to the answer that came from the entity.

He turned around to look at Tsukuyomi and the young Kawada could see what looked like decaying or already dead skin covering his head. It was far to grey for it to still be alive unless something even more foul than his aura was causing it. "I'm here to mess you up." were the words that left his mouth and instantly as his reiatsu began to surge and Tsukuyomi realized that he could actually sense the reiatsu of the now confirmed male in front of him he wasn't going to give him a moment of advantage.

"Grow or else, Oerwoud Hart!"

"Cast Out The True Nature, Honshitsu."

Simaltaniously both spiritual entities manage to release their zanapkuto and as Tsukuyomi felt his own shifting slightly changing shape in the palm of his hand while feeling the long black leather wrap around his left arm he watched the zanpakuto of this entity taking form as well. What he saw he couldn't believe. He knew that zanpakuto at least from accounts of others. This couldn't be who he thought could it? He didn't have time to speak and at the moment he still wasn't completely sure he was right, but killing this man now was either going to be much harder or impossible.

As the light pole was ripped from the pavement itself Tsukuyomi stood studying the positioning of his opponents body. How he moved and used his body was something important to learn in order to use it against him. Something he had been taught by his prior Captain over and over again that had helped him far more than he could ever actually admit. His foe threw the pole right at him as if it were a spear. It was moving almost as fast as Tsukuyomi could and only because he had seen the attack coming was he able to evade it so easily.

Spinning on the back of his heels Tsukuyomi would rotate himself to the right while simaltaniously descending downwards by squating his legs. The light pole passed by him to his left while the actual curve of the light went overhead. Tsukuyomi extending his right leg backwards starred at his foe while holding Honshitsu and her crude body tightly and in the next instant Tsukuyomi would vanish from sight. Executing a technique that he rarely used against individual that he didn't seek to eliminate in one single action the young Kawada would pass by this foe in the following moment after executing Senka.

Tsukuyomi still unsure of whether or not this was in fact the individual that he at this point was almost positive it had to be and because of that he didn't employ Senka in the standard way that would have hopefully ruined him permantently as a spiritual individual. No he had done something much more basic yet hopefully useful all the same. As he had passed by him Tsukuyomi had slashed with Honshitsu on the left side of this man's body. Cutting deep into the side of his knee and at the section connection his arm to his shoulder from below.

He couldn't take any chances though as there were innocent non-spiritual humans in the area and so he had already began to use Honshitsu to hopefully end this battle faster than his foe may have anticipated. Honshitsu had been used to cut into his body, but just prior to cutting into him flames of blue burst forth from the blade itself covering it and leaving themselves on the foe whether Honshitsu managed to cut him or not. If so they'd be burning the wounds themselves causing him far more pain than simply being on his body and burning him at those points.

"You're not going to mess anyone, but yourself up Grodd." spoke the young reaper as he looked at the muscular foe from behind him. Positioning himself just beyond five feet away from what he thought had to be Grodd the defector Tsukuyomi kept close watch over his body trying to not only see if Honshitsu's flames were causing him harm, but whether or not he was going to move to attack him or even if his body gave away some sort of hint when he had called him by that name. All Tsukuyomi knew for sure was that this fight wasn't over and he couldn't hold anything back if he was right in his assumption.

Shikai: (Honshitsu) 1/7

Remaining Reiatsu: 4105/4580
Senka: {-100}
Honshitsu: {-300}
Blue Flame Ignition: {-75}

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{Stats & Skills}
Strength: 75 (56)
Speed: 310 (465)
Spiritual Pressure: 305 (458)
Reiatsu Strength: 40(30)
Light Aura: 50 Points
Dark Aura: 50 Points
Instinct: 200
Senses: 150
Energy Sensory: 0
Healing Expertise: 0

Movement: (2)
Calm Mind: (2)
Acrobatics: (2)
Battle Focus: (2)
Lack Of Fear: (2)
Battle Analysis: (2)
Weapon*Swords: (2)

[Beast]

Beast just laughed. It was a laugh full of pity, anger, and mirth all at the same time. "Grodd? That loser? I'm much better than him." As Tsukuyomi demonstrated his exceptional speed in dodging the light pole, Beast knew that he was up against a speedster. One of his many weaknesses was that he wasn't particularly fast. But he had a counter to that. But first he had to react to this Senka that the Nakabakki was charging. His hair had grown another foot by now and now fell to the middle of his abdomen. A perfect spot to instinctively react and protect his Soul Sleep and his Soul Chain. He tensed up, tightening his hair and making it as durable as a Zanpakutou.

Tsukuyomi's attack would dent the hair from the attack to his shoulder, but wouldn't cut clean through it. The flames and the attack to the knee, however, were another issue entirely. Beast swore as his hair caught on fire and his knee was suddenly pierced. It's biggest weakness. He was up against a speedster fire user and was not happy. "Screw you! Screw your fire! I will tear your throat out!" Beast wordlessly cast Hado #55, creating a 200 meter earthquake that would prevent the Nakabakki from moving too fast or he'd fall over from loss of balance. It was a difficult technique to keep up, especially with Beast's low reserves. But it would keep Tsukuyomi from moving over 100 speed or suffering loss of balance or falling over completely.

Beast then raised his hand and wordlessly fired Haien. "If you like fire so much, have some of it yourself!" The purple hado rushed out to try and hit the Kawada with a disintegrating fire right in the chest. Meanwhile, Beast was having a ton of fun. Even if he was mad about the fire. Speaking of, he knew he had to get his hair off of his head, or at least the burning parts. Swinging his clawed hands upwards, he severed the hair of his own accord, slashing the burning tips onto the ground. He probably had about 2 feet of hair left, but it was still ever growing. His fingernails were like small knives now, growing sharper and longer by the second.

The wound to his knee, however, was something to worry about. It would severely limit his mobility as the flames licked at his leg and started to tear at the muscle and the flesh. He wouldn't be able to move it very well, which would be an issue against a fighter based on speed. Hopefully the Hiragana would help deter the man from trying another attack like that again, but for now Beast had to just push through the pain with his Strength of will and pain tolerance. He'd figure someway of putting out those flames in a minute, he just had to think... Meanwhile, his opponent was probably preparing another attack.

Remaining Reiatsu: 850/1,500 (-50 Hair Hardening, -150 Hiragana, -150 Haien)

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{Techniques, for your reference}

Hado #54: Haien
Technique Name: Hado #54: Haien (Abolishing Flames)

Class: 4

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: Fire

Technique Description and Effects: Despite its name, this Kido does not at first seem fire-based like many Kido. Instead, upon release the spell releases a burst of violet energy that despite its size is very powerful; on contact, it incinerates the area hit, burning it away into ash. The original blast is roughly the size of a large basketball.

How to use technique: Speak the spell and point hand towards the target.

Incantation and Effect: "Oh flame of purification, withering heat that purges uncleanliness! Restore the image of man to that of perfection, burn away the impurities that mar its making! Ashen earth, purple sun, rising flames! Arise and purify!" With the incantation, this spell gets a 25% increase in Reiatsu Strength (i.e. if Reiatsu Strength is 100, this is treated as 125 with incantation).


Hado #55: Hiragana
Technique Name: [Hado #55: Hiragana (Earthquake)]

Class: [4]

Technique Type (Kido, Hollow/Arrancar Technique, Human World Dweller Technique, Other): [Kido]

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [Kido-using Races]

Technique Element: [Earth]

Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect):

The soul purpose of this technique is to counter fast, physical fighters. While it itself cannot do any direct offensive damage, Hiragana creates a small, localized earthquake that may prevents any ground movement at a speed more than 100. Any moving about a speed of 200 would lose their balance and fall to the ground, where they are vulnerable to attacks. Those moving at a speed between 100 would be unable to walk straight and have a hard time keeping their balance, as opposed to being knocked off their feet at a speed of over 200.

How to use technique (How is it activated?):

The user must have both feet planted firmly in the ground upon activating this technique. After it is activated and the reiatsu cost is deducted, the user is free to move around, though if they move too quickly, Hiragana will knock them off balance as well. The user may then pay the reiatsu cost to maintain this technique without having their feet planted in the ground.

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc)

Firstly, this technique does not have the power to level a stable, standing building. It cannot be used for massive destruction, but only to slow down physical fighters. In addition, Hiragana only affects a circle with the radius of 200 meters, making it difficult to leave rapidly if one is forced to move on the ground. For each post the earthquake is active, the user must pay the reaitsu cost, and it may be ended at the user’s will. Finally, step techniques such as Shunpo, Sonido, and their equivalents would be able to aid those trapped inside the earthquake zone in escaping. Also, techniques such as Advanced Air Ground, and others that allow the user to walk on air would ignore the effects of Hiragana, even if the incantation is used.

Incantation and Effect:

(Incantation strengthens the earthquake to the point that step techniques would be impossible within it. However, this also triples the reiatsu cost.) “The very world is trembling with the intensity of the sun. It is too late, for the world is doomed. Embrace apocalypse as the ground below crumbles.”

Made By: Kagami Murai

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): No

[Tsukuyomi Kawada]

As Tsukuyomi had spoken to what he could only assume to be Grodd in front of him wielding what he knew to be at least similar to the zanpakuto that the former seated officer of Soul Society was known to possess. Tsukuyomi had always thought that Grodd was a formidable shinigami from what he had heard through the grapevine of Soul Society. It's why at the moment as he began to laugh so loudly at the mere mention of the name Tsukuyomi was rather taken aback and more worried than ever that what he was facing was something else.

What came next following the laughter was a confirmation that whatever was in front of him at the moment was something completely different. This man in front of him looked similar to Grodd, but was different all the same and at the moment made it very clear that he didn't view Grodd in high regard as he referred to him as a loser and that he was much better than him. Such statements sent Tsukuyomi's mind in a state of flux as he thought through the possibilities of what this guy was and what had happened to Grodd.

All he and the other seated officers and even the Captains of Soul Society knew about Grodd was that he had gone missing in the last few weeks. He had been fine and a great example of what a seated officer should be in Soul Society. Starting off as an individual that couldn't do much other than fight only to become a very strong Shinigami that was respected for his strength his presence was something that for the last few weeks had brought worry to Soul Society. Some believed that he was either captured or possibility killed by one of the many enemies of shinigami. Tsukuyomi now though wasn't so sure.

As Tsukuyomi got into position and charged towards his foe employing Senka he began to see the difference in how fast the hair of this guy grew. It wasn't until he actually slashed that he realized just how much of a defense his hair could be used as when it came to combat. Honshitsu was dragged across his hair that was now covering his left arm and Tsukuyomi could feel the resistance and how even at the speed he was going and the blue flames that covered Honshitsu the hair was still able to guard him from his blade.

His knee though was an entirely different story and Tsukuyomi could feel Honshitsu's blade sink into his flesh and dig against his bone. By the time his attack had been completely Tsukuyomi was already a few feet away now behind his foe and like he had been throughout this fight he was watching him closely trying to figure out everything he could about how he fought and what he could use against him to make victory all the more accomplishible. The guy he was fighting who was definitely a talker as he turned to look at Tsukuyomi and began to scream how he was going to tear his throat out.

In the next few moments Tsukuyomi began to feel the ground beneath his feet shift and shake. He didn't know what his foe had just done, but he did have an idea of what he had just done and what the purpose of it was suppose to be. This shaking was already proving to be a problem when it came to standing correctly which meant that moving at higher speeds could lead to mistakes. He kept his eyes open though and watching his foe as he raised his hand and reiatsu formed in his palm.

"If you like fire so much, have some of it yourself!"

As his foe shouted while preparing his kido Tsukuyomi knew that what was coming towards him was a kido and now knew it was a fire based kido. So as the ball of fire reiatsu was sent flying towards him Tsukuyomi quickly raised Honshitsu drawing a line of blue fire right in the path that the blade traveled that was only a foot in length directly in front of his chest. He only had a moment left and in that moment the blue line was sent forwards mentally cutting the purple fireball in half.

Honshitsu's blue fire was far superior in strength to the purple fireball that was sent towards him and would cut clean through the purple fireball causing it to be destroyed while the blue line of flames continued forward heading right for the enemy that was facing off against Tsukuyomi. The line wouldn't get any bigger due to the distance being so small between the two of them, but it would rush towards Grodd at a speed of 400 and if he did nothing it would burn right into his chest.

Remaining Reiatsu: Shikai: (Honshitsu) 2/7

Remaining Reiatsu: 4065/4580
Fire Line: {-50}

[Beast]

The purple orb was cut clean in two by a line of fire rushing towards the Hollow Wraith. The Kawada didn't say anything in response to Beast's taunts, so there was nothing of interest to be gleaned from that. Beast wasn't one for much analysis of combat or people anyways. He liked brute force most of the time. He was aggressive, rude, and haughty. And he wasn't going to back down just because of a little cut to his leg and some fire. Which he still needed to put out... But first he had to deal with this line of fire rushing to take out his whole body. Planting his good foot onto a patch of advanced air ground, he pushed off with a Shunpo, dodging the line of fire and getting right up in Tsukuyomi's face.

And then he jumped back again. But this time, he planted his foot onto Tsukuyomi's chest and pushed off with Shunpo Eichi. A nearly 400 strength shockwave would push out from that spot. If Tsukuyomi didn't attempt to dodge that, he'd be thrown backwards hard into a nearby building. If he attempted to dodge with anything but a step technique, he could possibly throw himself off balance due to the rumblings of the Hiragana earthquake. That would be even worse since he'd be crushed to the ground by the shockwave.

Meanwhile, Beast was sliding on the rumbling ground, skidding to a stop and jumping to his feet. The flames felt spiritual enough, so he focused a little bit of his precious energy into his leg and to his amazement the flames sputtered out. Now he just had to deal with the fact that his knee was cut to the bone. He had ways of doing so, but for now he was just going to limp on that leg and try to get the swordsman to come closer to him. His hair was back to 3 feet long now, back to his abdomen in length. Expertly weaving his hair into the shape of a fist, he flicked off the Kawada with a giant hair hand, middle finger raised in defiance.

Remaining Reiatsu: 400/1,500 (-150 Hiragana upkeep, -50 Shunpo, -150 Shunpo Eichi, -100 Blue fire extinguishing)
Shikai: 3/10

[Tsukuyomi Kawada]

Watching stood in place doing his best to keep himself steady while the ground continued to shake in a fit of spiritual power trying to take him off his feet and onto the ground where he'd be an easy target for this entity that at the moment he still believed could be Grodd. What happened to him though was the question that was running throughout Tsukuyomi's mind. The person that he was fighting at the moment seemed to be nothing more than a brute and even though that was for the most part what he had heard about Grodd this guy declared he was someone else completely.

The thought of it all was confusing and Tsukuyomi in truth didn't understand how someone could have a zanpakuto just like Grodd's, but yet not be him. Not to mention his appearance was far different then what Tsukuyomi had read about during his reports while he had been the fourth seat of Division Seven. At the moment he could still see the hair of this entity growing just as his blue fire continued to rush towards him. He watched as the individual raised his leg and then placed it down on what he could only assume to be air ground.

In the following instant Tsukuyomi suddenly watched as the entity vanished even to his sight and he knew immediately that he had used Shunpo. Focusing his reiatsu into the soles of his feet not caring about the shaking of the ground anymore Tsukuyomi would execute Shunpo just as the massive foe appeared in front of him. Tsukuyomi had planned to appear just above where he had been standing and slash downwards and hopefully either eliminate this foe all together in one final attack or at least cause enough damage that he wouldn't be able to continue.

Sadly, that strategy was the wrong method as Tsukuyomi moved fast, but the shockwave that was caused by Shunpo Eichi was all around his foe and pushed upwards on Tsukuyomi slamming into him and pushing him higher into the air away from his target. As Tsukuyomi flew upwards through the air he could feel pain coursing throughout his body yet no part felt quite as bad as his right arm. As he finally started to settle into a position instead of flipping over and over again he caught a sight of his arm.

It was broken in more than one place and using it now in combat was out of the question. He couldn't feel Honshitsu and in truth that was because he actually wasn't holding her anymore. He had lost her when the shockwave had hit him and sent her flying in a different direction. He didn't know her location which meant he only had one choice now to use against this foe. Moving his left hand awkwardly down to his side he grabbed a hold of Mikoto and flowed his reiatsu. "Descend from the Abyss onto the Battle Field."

In the next instant the normal looking katana that had been attached to his side suddenly changed its form into a silver crescent blade of beauty and around him now were three white orbs that looked to be moons. Focusing his reiatsu into his feet in the next instant Tsukuyomi utilized a technique that he didn't like to display out in the open out of fear for what might occur if another Shinigami witnessed him using it. Suddenly he stopped in mid air just like as if he had used air ground. Yet in the next instant he was gone moving to fast for the eye to keep up with as he employed Hirenkyaku.

Appearing a few feet away from his foe with his right arm dangling downwards was blood soaking through his clothing and running down his arm Tsukuyomi fought through the pain that he was in trying to stay as calm as possible and finish off his opponent before he sustained anymore damage. Raising and extending Mikoto outwards towards his foe two of the three white moons that were rotating around Tsukuyomi rushed towards his foe at the amazing speed of 500 reaching him in a mere moment.

They wouldn't slam into him like he more than likely would anticipate, but instead would circle around him and begin to rotate around him at a speed of 500 making them incredibly hard to see let alone hit as they'd appear as nothing more than blurs of white. In the moment that followed one of the moons would turn pitch black and appear to crack as blood ran from the cracks creating a horrifying smile as Tsukuyomi wielded Mikoto gracefully through the air controlling each motion of the moons ready to change their path if his foe should move to strike one of them.

This foe would find that the black moon that had just appeared near him was different than anything he had likely faced up to this point. As suddenly he'd feel his body being pulled towards the black moon with the red smile. This black moon possesses the gravitational pull of 458 meaning that Grodd or whoever he might be was out of luck. He was within the range of influence and now he'd be pulled right up against the moon keeping him from getting away from it yet not moving around the moon itself. It wouldn't matter though as Tsukuyomi starred sternly at his foe.

"Finish him Tsukuyomi. You've already given him far more than enough time. If you had simply used him from the start you wouldn't have suffered the pain that you are in now at the moment. Always so stupid relying on that dumb girl over me." Tsukuyomi couldn't help, but feel as if Mikoto was correct and he knew better than to actually argue with his zanpakuto she was the warrior and no matter what anyone told him he knew that he wasn't as strong nor as skilled as her. She had always been there for him and most of the time she was right and at the moment he was going to follow her word and end this with her instead of Honshitsu.

For that one moment he had been inside of his inner world standing on the white surface of the moon in space while Mikoto had starred down at him with her silver hair and eyes clad in her armor. Anyone who had met Tsukuyomi for the most part always saw him as someone arrogant or just anti-social. In truth while they were truth to a small degree Tsukuyomi wasn't always so and at the moment and for the last year or so when speaking to Mikoto he always felt as if he were a disappointment. He didn't deserve the moon crest of silver reiatsu on his forehead when he wielded her.

Back in the real world though or rather the Human World Tsukuyomi flicked Mikoto one last time and the other white moon that had been rotating around his foe suddenly changed colors as well, but instead of turning a black it changed into a beautiful green. In the next instant every section of his foe would begin to be cut with invisible blades of reiatsu from the aura that the green moon was giving off. Parts of his foe would be safe for the moment as his moon didn't have the offensive strength to cut right through his hair, but everything that wasn't covered in hair was being slashed over and over again from multiple angles that only continued as time passed.

If he didn't do something quick to pull himself away from the black moon that was keeping him in place or destroy the green moon that was rotating around him at a speed of 450 then by the next few moments his hair would be slashed apart and then the rest of his body would follow. Tsukuyomi hadn't ever utilized these two techniques together, but he couldn't allow his foe to get away or defeat him if this really was Grodd. So he was going to give it everything he had and this seemed like the best way to defeat his current foe. "It's finished Grodd or whoever you are you're not going to hurt anyone else ever again."

Remaining Reiatsu: Shikai: (Honshitsu) 3/7

Remaining Reiatsu: Shikai: (Mikoto) 1/7

Remaining Reiatsu: 3215/4580
Mikoto: {-300}
Shunpo: {-50}
Hirenkyaku: {-50}
Warui Tsuki: {-150}
Instant Jinzen: {-100}
Bokujō Monogatari: {-200}

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{Techniques for your Reference}
Technique Name: Warui Tsuki (Bad Moon)
Effects: When this technique is activated, Tsukiyomi selects up to three moons that he currently is controlling. The surfaces of those moon’s crack, and the moons turn black. Red ichor begins to spill from the cracks in the surfaces of the moons, forming what appears to be a terrifying smile. Those moons become Bad Moons, and remain that way until another technique changes them. Bad Moons have a maximum speed of 400. What makes Bad Moons special, however, is the fact that their gravitational force is different. They do not attract reiatsu in any way. Instead, Bad Moons pull people towards them, pulling on a strength equal to 50% of Tsukiyomi’s offensive stat on any person that’s within ten feet of the moons.. This force can only be resisted by strength, since it is a physical attraction. However, Bad Moons are special in their gravitational force: they only attract people who possess a Dark Aura of 50 or greater. Hence the name, Bad Moon.

Drawbacks: This technique costs 150 reiatsu to use, plus 50 reiatsu per moon converted this way beyond the first. Only three moons can be Bad Moons at a time, no matter how many times this technique is used. The gravitational pull of the moons can affect Tsukiyomi as well. Finally, once someone is pulled to a moon, the gravitational pull doesn’t prevent them from moving, although it keeps pulling them to the moon, so people can stand on the moons and maneuver around on the limited area. This gravity itself causes no pain, although someone flying at high speeds into one of the moons might.


Technique Name: Bokujō Monogatari (Harvest Moon)
Effects: When this technique is activated, Tsukiyomi selects a moon that he currently controls. The surface of the moon glistens, turning a beautiful green color. The moon begins to rotate, slowly at first, then growing faster and faster, and even when Tsukiyomi doesn’t command it to move, it rotates rapidly and flies around in small circles. This moon becomes a Harvest Moon, and remains that way until another technique changes it. Harvest Moons have a speed of 450.

Harvest Moons possess very similar properties to normal moons, but instead of possessing a gravitational attraction, they possess an aura that extends off of them, same range as gravity normally would extend from the moon, and instead of attracting reiatsu techniques, it applies a rapidly cutting effect to any object that enters the area. Objects are sliced from all directions within the aura, with an offensive strength equal to Tsukiyomi’s.

Drawbacks: Harvest Moons cost 200 reiatsu to create, and he can only have 3 of them at once. Harvest Moons have a durability of 75% of Tsukiyomi’s offensive stat, meaning that they are less durable than his average moon. Additionally, they don’t cut reiatsu, meaning that they are rather vulnerable to reiatsu based attacks. Things that have a defensive tech of superior strength to the Moons are more or less immune to them, since they won’t be able to slice deeply. Tsukiyomi can’t use this technique more than once a post.

[Beast]

Beast got up onto his feet and looked at the damage he had caused. Tsukuyomi's arm looked limp at his side. Could he even move it? The man had gotten away so most of the damage was mitigated, but there had been enough. Enough damage to force the Nakabakki to bring out his second Zanpakutou. Wait, second Zanpakutou? That was something neither Grodd nor Beast had ever come across before. It was new, it was interesting... It was something that Beast coveted immediately. He wanted two Shikai more than anything in the world at that moment. He resolved right then and there that he would do anything possible to develop a second Shikai. Even if it meant giving up his left arm. Not the right one though, that one was dope with all its Sanskrit tattoos hidden underneath his jacket sleeve.

The new moon Shikai rushed at Beast, swirling around him faster than he could track or react to. Snarling at them didn't help as they continued to spin and spin. One of them turned black and oozed red, but it was still just a blur after all. Suddenly, a great weight pressed down on Beast. Even though he struggled and struggled, he still wasn't strong enough to resist the pull of the moons. He started to panic, feeling like a caged animal, and his reiatsu started to fluctuate wildly as his panic reached even his soul. With a roar that turned into more of a gurgling sound, white liquid started to pour out of his mouth and form a mask around his face.

The mask took the image of a screaming man. Grodd. The Shinigami was back in control, and he felt more powerful than ever. Pushing off the ground, he jumped upwards in another Shunpo Eichi, sending out a shockwave of nearly 800 Strength to shatter all of the moons surrounding him. And up in the air, he just stood and looked down at the Nakabakki. Standing on air ground, arms crossed in front of him. Tapping his foot impatiently... He raised a hand and began to perform weird sign language motions that were completely unrecognizable. This continued for a good amount of time while he just moved his arms and his hands wildly with a lot of motion centered around his middle finger being pointed at the Kawada.

Remaining Reiatsu: 250/3,000 (-150 Shupo Eichi)
Shikai: 4/10

New Stats:

Strength - [300 x1.25 (375)] {750} Points

Speed - [150] {300} Points

Spiritual Pressure - [200 x.75 (150)] {300} Points

Reiatsu Strength - [200 x1.25 (250)] {500} Points

Light Aura - [35] Points

Dark Aura - [65] Points

Instinct - [200 x.75 (150)] {300} Points

Senses - [100] {200} Points

Energy sensory - [50 x1.25 (63)] {126} Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points


Total SP: [1200] Points

[Tsukuyomi Kawada]

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Tsukuyomi watched as the dull pain in his right arm continued to keep him at full alter to what he was facing off against in this strange new city in a different section of the Human World. This whole day was filled with things that Tsukuyomi could have never predicted and at the moment he was facing off against perhaps a foe that had inflicted more damage upon him in as few blows as possible than any other with the exception of his former Captain. At the moment though as Tsukuyomi starred at his foe the white moon symbol on his forehead marking him as the wielder of Mikoto he wasn't going to hold back.

The silver chain wrapped around his left arm now felt so strange as it was normally attached to his right. That though was not a problem or at least for the moment it wasn't. What would have been a problem if Tsukuyomi was facing off against someone that was as fast as himself or could push him further than what he expected of his current foe now that he had watched him for the last minute or so, is the simple fact that he had released both of his zanpakuto on his left arm.

Tsukuyomi had never done such a thing and there was a very good reason for it. Both of his zanpakuto while vastly different and opposing the other personally as well both wrapped around him when released. So at the moment his left side weighed a few pounds more than his damaged right. Attached right to his side was the black leather that bound Honshitsu to him while above the leather now wrapped around in a bright display was the silver chain of Mikoto attached to the bottom of her hilt.

He didn't need Honshitsu at the moment he believed and even if he did he could at a moments notice using her alongside Mikoto though would be the problem with only one hand. So as he moved Mikoto gracefully through the space in front of him he watched as the sinister black moon pulled his foe to it. He could see the struggle that his foe was putting up against his moon and how despite his impressive and formidible strength it wasn't enough to get away from the black moon.

What came next though was something that Tsukuyomi would have never expected. Suddenly as his foe began to scream in what he could only assume to be frustration white liquid began to ooze from his mouth and eyes only to then cover his face and harden into a mask. Immediately Tsukuyomi's naturally calm eyes of grey widened in shock as he realized what he was dealing with was none other than a Vizard. In the instant that followed everything was pushed backwards by yet another Shunpo Eichi.

The white moon that Tsukuyomi had planned to turn into a Harvest was shattered along with the sinister Bad Moon that had been holding his foe captive. He hadn't been quick enough and had allowed his guard to be dropped in shock at what he had seen and now it looked as though he might actually lose this battle. Tsukuyomi had been pushed backwards slightly by the shockwave and that along with the tremors of the earth had caused him to fall backwards onto his ass as he looked up at the Vizard starring downwards at him.

Tsukuyomi knew some about the Vizard and while he had studied them he couldn't have helped associate his own situation to their own as both couldn't be blamed for their nature in his own opinion. If this was a Vizard though there was a chance that the inner Hollow had just taken over which meant that everyone in this city could be a risk of death. Tsukuyomi couldn't let that happen and while he began to stand back up he could feel something he hadn't felt in a long time.

It was one of the few things that brought true fear to his heart even after the training at the hands of his former Captain. He felt his own inner power beginning to seep out to the surface of his reiatsu. Closing his eyes in pain Tsukuyomi struggled to control himself as black fire began to visibly appear off of his body and an evil aura just as dark, brutal and merciless as his foe's could be felt all throughout the area emanating from him. He knew he had to do whatever it took to stop the Vizard, but using his own darkness could only bring about further risk. It wasn't a solution it was just another problem.

Looking up at the Vizard Tsukuyomi's reiatsu began to flow back into a steady more peaceful nature as he witnessed the motions of sign language. Although he couldn't understand the language himself Tsukuyyomi had read reports while he had been in Division Seven about Grodd and knew from them not only the appearance of his zanpakuto, but also the fact that the former seated officer of Soul Society could only communicate in the physical method by this language which meant one thing.

The entity that was now up in the air looking down on him with a white mask that looked to be molded after a screaming man was most likely Grodd. Tsukuyomi's eyes returned to the cold steel expression that normally graced the world around him as he realized that meant one thing. He had been fighting the inner Hollow this entire time and Grodd was no longer in control of his own body. It all made sense now. It was why his foe had remarked that Grodd was a loser and he was better. Grodd had been taken over and now was a threat to everyone.

Tsukuyomi had to defeat him and bring him back to Soul Society that or kill him here and now otherwise Grodd could lead to innumerable deaths that could all be prevented here and now. Waving Mikoto forwards Tsukuyomi channeled his reiatsu and created two new white moons that were sent upwards towards Grodd at a speed of 500. Tsukuyomi continued to wield Mikoto changing the path of his moons as they approached Grodd making them come in from each side and then try to slam into him from each side right around his stomach area. He wasn't sure how he was going to defeat him now that his prior strategy had fallen apart and he couldn't rely on the other side of himself for victory. All he knew was he couldn't fail.

Remaining Reiatsu: Shikai: (Honshitsu) 4/7

Remaining Reiatsu: Shikai: (Mikoto) 2/7

Remaining Reiatsu: 3065/4580
New Moons: (2x) {-150}

[Beast]

Grodd was confused. This man, this Shinigami from the looks of it, was still attacking him for no apparent reason. Despite his attempts to communicate, the Kawada still was silent and stoic, not giving away any emotions or verbal information. What a boring man, thought Grodd. He had just woken from his place inside Beast's soul to find that the chains binding him to the burnt tree had weakened in Beast's panic. It had been enough to allow Grodd to snap the chains and briefly force himself into possession of the soul. But it wasn't enough, Tsukuyomi was still attacking, forming new moons and throwing them quickly Grodd's way to try to slam them into his side.

Grodd just held up his hands and pointed them at the moons travelling his way. He used almost the last of his energy to cast his secret technique, Stil Roofdier. Ever since the Shikai had been released, hair had been coiling up in Oerwoud Hart's gauntlets. There was no way to detect this growth, or really any way to target it either, but it had been coiling up and doubling in size every few seconds. He released this hair, which extended in 3 braids on each hand and measured 16 feet long at this point in time. These braids were launched at the last minute, stabbing into Tsukuyomi's moons and grabbing onto them with their powerful 600 stat strength.

Swinging his new moon maces, Grodd dashed towards Tsukuyomi and attempted to hit the Nakabakki with his own moons. He had an effective range of maybe 15 feet, so he could keep them at a distance while he tried to slam them into the Kawada's face and groin. With 600 strength behind the attack, it would be a brutal and devastating blow if allowed to happen. Grodd would pursue the man, even if he used a flash step of some sort. The ground had long since settled due to Grodd not pouring energy into the Hiragana spell, making the Shinigami curse the Hollow Wraith for wasting so much energy. Now would have been the perfect time to have his opponent unable to move too quickly over the ground...

It wasn't a waste... it was necessary... Now give me back control you overgrown freak of a mute!"

Remaining Reiatsu: 50/3,000 (-200 Stil Roofdier)

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{Technique used, for your reference}

Technique Name: Stil Roofdier (Silent Predator)

Release Levels: Shikai Only

Technique Description and Effect: Stil Roofdier stands for Silent Predator, which describes the kind of hunter that stalks his prey without noise. This technique is activated passively when the Shikai is released. Hidden in between the skin of his hand and the bone plate over his fingers is very tightly coiled hair. This hair isn’t spiritual, so it cannot be sensed or seen. This hair simply grows, doubling in size for each post that it remains wound. At will, for a cost of 200 reiatsu, Grodd can allow the hair to explode outwards in three braids per hand. These stop growing after being released, and cannot be rewound to increase the growth. He only gets one shot at it per release, and would have to completely seal and re-release his Shikai in order to gain access to it, a very costly choice.

Drawback: Large reiatsu cost, and the inability to perform it again. If used too soon, it can be weak, and if not used at all, it goes wasted. The hair is vulnerable to Fire when released.

[Tsukuyomi Kawada]

How was all of this happened and why was it happening were two things that at the moment Tsukuyomi both wished to know and yet was left completely in the dark about as he looked up at what he could only assume to be the answer to the question he had been asking himself since first seeing the shikai that his foe had released against him. What he was fighting was none other than one of the few Vizards more than likely still in existence and now because he knew this Tsukuyomi realized that everything made sense.

Grodd had vanished from Soul Society and no one had known where he had gone or whether or not he was even still alive or whether he had been captured everything was a mystery and now the young Kawada knew why. Grodd was in the same type of position that Tsukuyomi knew he'd be in if anyone who wished to not use him found out about his other half. In truth there were others that knew about his demonic bloodline and yet only two of those individuals didn't use it as a way to get what they wanted out of him for their silence.

As he watched his white moons rush upwards towards Grodd Tsukuyomi felt the confliction within himself as he continued to try and defeat his foe. This man that he was fighting was just like him and what was he going to do if he actually beat him? Bring him back to Soul Society to be executed? How could he do that to someone when he didn't want the very same thing to happen to himself for virtually the same reason. If he didn't though he would be going against Soul Society the very thing that justified his existence and continued to give him some place he could call home. Following the laws were an absolute yet sentencing someone else like this was wrong.

"Grodd if that's really you then why're you letting that thing walk around endangering everything else?" Tsukuyomi shouted upwards to his opponent as he watched Grodd hold out his hand towards his moons and then in the next instant hair seemed to launch from his zanpakuto and tear through his moons yet grabbing a hold of the pieces and then in the instant that followed Tsukuyomi realized just what Grodd was planning on doing with his newly obtained weapon in this battle against what Soul Society would deem two executable shinigami.

Tsukuyomi could see that the hair was formed into three incredibly long braids that greatly out lengthed Mikoto and made actually reaching him while he swung around his hair which held his moons as a weapon very difficult with his base speed. Grodd was more powerful now that much was obvious as he rushed Tsukuyomi. The young Kawada if he hadn't been accustomed to facing off against someone multiple times faster than himself and hadn't been trained to never feel fear in battle would have actually been taken off guard by the sudden burst in speed that Grodd was displaying as he rushed him.

Inhaling as he watched Grodd getting closer and closer Tsukuyomi had to make a choice. He couldn't allow Grodd to continue placing others in harms way otherwise any who come to harm or even die could have been saved right here right now by his hands and all of their blood would be on his hands just as much as it was on Grodd's. He'd be a monster just like his father and yet if he brought Grodd back to Soul Society he'd be selling out someone just like himself. This was an impossible situation with no clear choice that could be defined as correct.

"Defeat him now while you can Tsukuyomi. Dealing with what to do afterwards can come afterwards. Right here right now is when actions are needed not decisions on the future. Use everything you have to bring him down. You're constantly holding back your true power. I may be your mightest weapon, but you need to use everything, but that in order to truly obtain victory. A warrior who limits himself can only expect to face lose." Mikoto once again lecturing Tsukuyomi as they both stood in his inner world.

Tsukuyomi had sought her out hoping that perhaps she had something that could help him come to a decision, but what she had said made sense. At the moment he had to defeat Grodd and that was all that should matter while he was a danger to not only Tsukuyomi himself, but all of the humans in this city. So thinking over all of his techniques and the situation that he was in right now Tsukuyomi formulated a plan of attack and then in the following moment he was outside once again away from his inner world and starring Grodd down as the larger male rushed towards him and swung his weapon.

Tsukuyomi starring at the white mask that covered Grodd's face with eyes of stern tempered steel would suddenly vanish leaving nothing to be seen and yet nothing to be tracked either. There had been no sound and no sign of his movement. The young Kawada had noticed that the ground had stopped shaking meaning that he could once again safely utilize perhaps his most developed skill. Executing a technique that no true Shinigami could employ Tsukuyomi would move in a way that Grodd could percieve nor hear or notice. There was nothing to be seen and in the moment that followed as Grodd's weapon would pass by where Tsukuyomi had been standing the large brute would feel pain from the left side of his chest.

Tsukuyomi had executed Sin Sonido making his movements impossible to detect even to the Vizard and in that step towards Grodd he had brought Mikoto and her crescent body right against the left side of Grodd's chest and arm the curve of her form pressing against him with Tsukuyomi's meager might yet his immense speed. He wasn't sure if it would do anything more than pull against his hair that seemed to act like armor so in the instant that followed Tsukuyomi's reiatsu was channeled into Mikoto.

A single white moon would pop out from her body right in front of Grodd and instantly as Tsukuyomi's fingers danced across her hilt it would change color from white to a beautiful green. Tsukuyomi quickly twirling away while rotating his left arm in order to lengthen the chain of silver connecting him to Mikoto the distance between them in less than another instant was now just over five feet. Grodd was going to be able to attack him in little more than another moment Tsukuyomi knew that so this was perhaps his last chance.

The green moon was basically pressed right against the chest of Grodd and from the moment that it had turned green it had been releasing an aura up to five feet around it that was cutting everything with force equal to Tsukuyomi's spiritual pressure. He wasn't sure if it was going to work as it hadn't been tested against Grodd the last time he had planned on using it, but now was the chance to find out. If it worked then whatever section of Grodd's body that wasn't covered in his hair would be slashed constantly and even his hair would be attacked over and over again so long as the green moon stayed near him. "Grodd you can't be what they believe us all to be. Don't be a monster."

Remaining Reiatsu: Shikai: (Honshitsu) 5/7

Remaining Reiatsu: Shikai: (Mikoto) 3/7

Remaining Reiatsu: 2540/4580
New Moons: {-75}
Sin Sonido: {-150}
Instant Jinzen: {-100}
Bokujō Monogatari: {-200}

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{Technique for your Reference}
Technique Name: Sin Sonido M
Class: 4
Technique Type: Hollow/Arrancar
Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects: Sin Sonido is the next stage of Sonido evolution, which was developed by Marcelius after countless examination of spirtual particles resisting the flow of spiritual beings through Hueco Mundo's dense atmosphere. Using the principles of Reiatsu-infused movements, introduced by Sonido, this technique uses a larger supply of Reiatsu to enhance every aspect of it's predecessor. Not only does the Reiatsu used allow for faster travel, but it also reduces all drag and impedance of spiritual particle resistance. Where Sonido filled the muscles with energy needed to heighten the user's speed, Sin Sonido additionally coats the user in Reiatsu. With this internal and external building of Reiatsu, the user will figuratively meld with the world around them as they burst with sudden speed. The density of the surrounding particles is of no consequence, as this technique was designed for Hueco Mundo's tremendously dense environment. The same density that forced Arrancar to improve Sonido's design over the Shinigami Shunpo has further enhanced this technique to a higher quality. In atmospheres with less density in spiritual particles, the task is all the simpler to accomplish and control.

The result is a reduced spiritual resistances means less of a footprint. It is possible for masters of Sin Sonido to travel so suddenly and so flawlessly, that they simply materialize at their intended destination. Even wild animals cannot interpret such a flawless transition. After all, this is a Predator's tool. Sin Sonido has also prove more difficult to react against, this is a forced psychological effect due to the techniques bizarre, traceless nature. Truly, this is a most fearsome technique... but is only recommended for practitioners of considerable skill. Once a soul can learn to use it with maturity, a Sonido without sound can prove a most deadly addition to an arsenal.

Sin Sonido increases the user's speed by x10. Observers with Senses beneath 400 cannot hear the beginning or completion of this technique. Observers with Senses of 400 or greater can detect the signature Sonido noise. Observers with Instincts beneath 200 cannot track the movement or arrival of this technique, though they may still prepare counters. Observers with Instincts of 200 and above are unaffected.

How to use technique: Using Sin Sonido is exactly the same as using Sonido.
Technique Drawbacks: The user of this technique must have Sonido mastered. Sin Sonido moves slower than typical Sonido, to avoid unnecessary noise Sin Sonido also costs more Reiatsu than typical Sonido to accommodate the atmospheric blending.
Cost: 150 Reiatsu

[Beast]

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Despite the attempt at communication that failed, Tsukuyomi was intent on trying to get through to Grodd. This time he spoke up, trying to appeal to the Shinigami's sense of self. "Grodd if that's really you then why're you letting that thing walk around endangering everything else?" Why? Why? WHY? It's not like Grodd had a choice. He had been imprisoned. Chained. CHANGED. Kuroi had tortured him, put him through intense pain and suffering, and in the end had caused the permanent possession of the Inner Hollow inside him. Beast was now in charge. Even now, the Wraith was whispering to Grodd. Influencing him. Feeding his blood frenzy and his rage.

This guy is nothing... He's weak, not like us. Once you're done with him, let's eat him. We'll place our palm on his face and draw every last bit of energy from his body until there's almost nothing left. Beast kept feeding Grodd's rage at having been imprisoned, then released only to be attacked suddenly by this Nakabakki with twin Zanpakutou. The blade of fire unnerved Grodd considerably, touched at his deepest fears. It unhinged the Shinigami and drove him into a berserk rage, even though his wits were sharper than ever. His wits were so sharp, in fact, that he was able to react to what happened next.

The Kawada disappeared in a flash, moving silently and appearing to teleport in front of the Vizard, forming another New Moon that quickly spun into a Harvest moon. But Grodd reacted reflexively, casting the first Hado: Sho. The moon would be repulsed at 500 strength, pushing towards Tsukuyomi to crash into his body. The Nakabakki's control over the moon was limited to about 400 spiritual pressure, so this sho would push it out of his control and crashing into his body. And that's when Grodd's maces would come in from the sides, aiming to hit Tsukuyomi in three places. The front and both sides. As for the green moon, Tsukuyomi would now be within its aura so it might even start attacking him. Maybe. The Kawada was probably immune, though.

Being hit so hard (600 stat strength for the maces, 500 for the harvest moon) in so many places would be a devastating blow to the man with already one broken arm. And he was now up in the air, away from any place to step off of to flash step away. Not to mention this counter attack was happening very quickly. Meanwhile, Grodd was conflicted. "Grodd you can't be what they believe us all to be. Don't be a monster." That was the problem. Grodd -was- a monster. He had been torn away from his Squad, tortured, and turned into something that had to feed off of living beings or he would explode violently and take out a city.

But was he required to act like a monster? Beast was continuing to whisper in his mind, feeding his rage, but was he stronger than that? Not today he wasn't. After the initial attempt to attack, Grodd reeled back and attempted to slam the moon maces into Tsukuyomi again and again, pummeling the body until he was broken beyond repair. With 600 strength behind these blows, a single one could shatter bones. But many raining blows? That could be lethal. "That's it... give into the rage... Here, Grodd, have a gift from me to you..."

"AAARRRRGGGGHHH DIIIEEEEE!"

And after that outburst, the Shinigami's voice faded once more...

Remaining Reiatsu: 25/3,000 (-25 Sho)

[Tsukuyomi Kawada]

As Tsukuyomi moved at the accelerated pace of movement towards Grodd with the assumption that the vizard couldn't actually perceive him at the moment due to the nature of Sin Sonido he had let his guard down. This was something that was going to cost him dearly for as he released the New Moon and it quickly was changed into a Harvest Moon it was present only for an instant as Tsukuyomi back stepped away from his own technique. In that instant two things occurred, the first happened to be that across Grodd's body the aura of the Harvest Moon began to cut against the hair that seemed to grow endlessly.

Most of his body was covered in his hair and the durability of it seemed to be enough that even the aura of constant cutting wasn't enough to get through it. Thankfully his attack wasn't for naught though as Grodd's lower body just under his knees wasn't covered by his hair and thus in that instant a few slashes were inflicted across both shins and feet most of them minor cuts while a single large cut was inflicted on the back of his left shin. In that same instant though Grodd cast the kido Sho from his chest and Tsukuyomi in the moment that followed witnessed his green moon of beauty soaring right towards him.

It was moving faster towards him than Tsukuyomi could actually move using his base speed and the distance between them was simply to small for him to manage a complete evasion. So just as he saw the moon moving towards him Tsukuyomi instinctively concentrated his reiatsu into the bottom of both his feet and than executed Movement to increase his base speed of movement by three times what he was naturally capable of achieving. Sadly, it wasn't enough. Tsukuyomi moved to the right away from the oncoming moon and as he did the left side of his body suffered cuts from the aura of his own moon.

That wasn't the only attack that Grodd had just sent right towards Tsukuyomi though and the young Kawada despite suffering from newly inflicted wounds could see that as the long hair braids that held tightly onto broken pieces of his white moon. He didn't have much time until they struck him and more than likely that would be the end of this battle and perhaps his entire life. He couldn't let that happen and he wouldn't so long as he could still move. Hopping off of his right foot almost at the last moment he'd execute Shunpo enabling him to accelerate his jump over the maces and escape Grodd's planned attack.

He had basically nothing to protect him from the aura of his own moon with the exception of the black leather that bound his left arm and the silver chains over even the black leather. His left arm was protected just like the majority of Grodd's body. He suffered one major cut though located on the left side of his chest that was now bleeding heavily and already dying his clothing in the wetness of blood. Pain and weakness were washing over Tsukuyomi as the sudden wounds inflicted across his left side threw him off his normal balance and he fell to the ground of the paved road.

What happened next was the very thing that Tsukuyomi promised not only himself, but everyone that knew about him, the real him would never happen. His reiatsu shifted changing to something perhaps even darker and more evil than that of Grodd. Flames of black were visually emerging from his body as Tsukuyomi fought off his own internal instincts. He had felt like this more than once, but only once had this sensation won him over. Right now though he felt weak, weaker than he had been in battle against anyone other than his former Captain. Grodd was no longer the biggest danger to the Human World now it was himself.

"Tsukuyomi get a grip you can handle it you've done it before just calm down and breathe." Mikoto shouted at the young Kawada inside of his inner world on the surface of the moon as Tsukuyomi screamed in agony not from the wounds he had suffered, but from something else entirely. Even in his inner world the flames of darkness were seeping out from his body. Tsukuyomi could feel his consciousness slipping away from him. He was losing control over himself and with that everything that he could see was quickly being overtaken by nothing, but darkness.

"I CAN'T!" Tsukuyomi screamed as he bashed his forehead against the surface of the moon in an attempt to keep control over himself. Mikoto was his zanpakuto spirit or rather one of them and she had been present the last time this had happened and knew what was about to happen once again. The magnificent warrior of the moon who was normally relaxed and stern yet precise and powerful for the first time that he could ever recall was displaying fear as she looked down at him as she held herself ready for battle.

Everything was darkness, everything was fading into an abyss of black and the last thing that Tsukuyomi could see through the windows known as his eyes was Grodd a foe that he couldn't defeat. In the next instant Tsukuyomi was engulfed in the flames of black that in that single moment of time burst forth from his body to the sky above cloaking his body keeping it from sight. What was coming was something far more evil than even the inner Hollow that Tsukuyomi had found in control of Grodd. It was something else entirely and no one in London was safe now.

Grodd along with anyone else that could see the spiritual world wouldn't be able to see Tsukuyomi within the black pillar of flames. The pillar was reaching heights above even the buildings that had been surrounding both spiritual entities during their battle. What was happening to the young Kawada that Grodd had just inflicted damage upon? He had displayed one of the rare abilities of a shinigami by possessing more than a single zanpakuto, but throughout history there had never been a case of a Shinigami possessing a third, but what else could it possibly be that was happening right now?

Grodd was able to sense Tsukuyomi reiatsu and even if he hadn't been doing so intentionally right now as the pillar burst forth up into the sky he'd realize that Tsukuyomi's reiatsu was becoming darker more sinister and cold. It would continue to get darker and less like that of a shinigami until finally as the pillar began to die down that it no longer resembled a shinigami at all. As the pillar was only a few meters in height Grodd would be able to sense that what was now inside the black flames wasn't a shinigami. It could only be one thing. A Demon.

The black flames shrunk and then as they seemed to vanish what now stood as a foe to everything in the Human World was revealed. An entity clad in dark metal armor with a helmet concealing its face held a long broadsword leaning against its left shoulder. At its feet lay what appeared to be a normal katana and wakashi on the left side. The zanpakuto of Tsukuyomi were no more and the moons that had been in the area were now gone. Even the pieces that Grodd had wrapped around his hair and was using to his own advantage were now no more. What was standing was looking directly at Grodd with no movement whatsoever. Then it happened a shallow echoed exhale of breathe.



In the next instant the broad sword that was held so easily in the left hand was swung horizontally sending out a wave of black fire towards Grodd horizontally. It'd move at a speed of 500 making it seem incredibly difficult to track normally yet with his new found instincts and senses he'd find it quite easy. However, what would surprise him or most people is that after reaching about half way towards him the wave of flames seemed to just suddenly dissipate and break apart no longer posing a threat to him. What was going on?

Not even a moment passed after the first swing when the blade was brought from his right side down to his lower left sending out a wave of black fire once again this time diagonally. This wave was slightly slower yet after a few moments Grodd would realize it wasn't dissipating like the first wave. Whatever he was going to do he'd have to do it now, but if he looked around him this was when he'd realize he'd already had missed something. Around him now even though it had only been a moment he was trapped inside of a ring of black flames around him. What was this ring and what did it mean?

Grodd had to defend himself from the arc of black flames heading right towards him yet he was surrounded by a ring of black fire as well. He'd either have to tank the fire heading towards him. try to destroy the fire before it could reach him. There was always the option of just using a step technique to try and get to a different location. One thing was for certain though whether Grodd knew it or not. If he attempted to leave the ring around him the fire would rise and while it wouldn't prevent him from leaving it would cover him in flames. This was the beginning of the end and the start of Eternity.

Saisei Oni: 1/4

Remaining Reiatsu: 1765/4580
Shunpo: {-50}
Movement: {-25}
Kasai En: {-300}
Saisei Oni: {-300}
Arc of Fire: {-100}

[Beast]

Paralyzed. That was the only word to describe Grodd. His greatest fear had been realized as he threw the moon back at Tsukuyomi. His minor wounds were completely ignored as the moon had barely scratched him, what with him reacting to the New Moon and pushing it back before it had even had a chance to become a Harvest Moon. He had more than enough Pain Tolerance to deal with them anyways. But the pillar of flames that was coming off the Nakabakki... Grodd couldn't ignore those. He was paralyzed by fear and couldn't move. He tried to turn to run, but the mask that was his essence cracked down the side. His time of controlling this body was coming to an end. The unnatural power, the strength, the speed... it was all too much. Even now, paralyzed in fear, Grodd wished things could go back to normal. Back to when he was in control of the body.

As Tsukuyomi fired the first wave of flames, the mask shattered into a million dust-like pieces, leaving Beast in control of the body again, yet completely drained of stamina and reiatsu. He couldn't fight any more, he could barely stand on the air platform he was on. The second slash of fire would not be dodged. It would consume Beast and light him on fire. The braids of hair that was his Stil Roofdier would catch on fire, his head would be bald as the hair was burnt to a crisp. The tears of pain would evaporate as the eternal fire of the Saisei Oni consumed him. He'd be dead before too long. Suddenly, there was a bright yellow light that surrounded him. The flames would all be put out, leaving just a smoldering almost dead Beast. His body started to retract into the sky as his Boss called him home through Negacion.

Tsukuyomi, however, had won this fight... The flames of his Saisei Oni left quite a mark on Beast and on his soul...