A House Risen/Fallen [DE, R, PvP]

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

Thread Title: A House Risen/Fallen
Participants: Harle Quinn, Kawada Members, Douma
World: Soul Society
Death Setting: Death Enabled
Rating: R
Location: In the depths of Kawada territory, within the interior of the Main House of the Kawada.
Special Conditions: This is considered a Death Enabled thread, however, this solely revolves around Harle. As an invader, Harle has entered the confines of the Main Kawada House, with the help of a Kawada Elder, Kiname Kawada. Should Harle fail in regards of subduing the participants of the thread and lose, Harle will be taken as a prisoner, and subjugated to an execution. This will be done in a separate thread.
Circumstances: Well past the borders, the Captain of Squad Two has entered into the heart of the Kawadas. It was thanks to the deal with Kiname Kawada that the Captain was allowed to enter so far. Inside, Harle is able to find her way to the top where the Elder Council resides in for her to make her case of ascension. However, not all the Kawadas feel that the outsider is good enough to lead. Each of them has their own opinion, in which they will be more than happy to express. Yet, beyond them lies another threat. Another test that the Captain must succeed in removing from the House.

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

OOC: The Kawada Members will be going first before reaching Douma. As such, this segment will consist of the Kawada members facing against the Captain.

IC:


She had come a long way in order to get to where she was now. Not all of it was glamorous as she wanted it to be. But she was here nonetheless. Everything she had trained for. The blood that was shed. The tears that were wiped away. The sacrifices of her men and of herself drove her to push herself to change the way the world around her worked. Harle, who was born in poverty, stood now in the home of those that looked down upon her people. For those who were thought of as mere scrap, or plain fodder for them to discard when necessary, she stood in the home of where her goal resided in. The Main House of the Kawada Family. This was where the Captain sought after for so long. Ever since her first meeting with her Mentor, Kenryoku Kawada, Harle began to learn more about how Soul Society operated.

Its inner workings that concealed a war in which not many were aware of. A game in which only victory meant survival. That was the only way to survive. Serving as his Lieutenant was a privilege. To scrap away her own naive perspective about the world and its people, to truly open her eyes to what the world was truly like. This was the side of humanity that Harle never saw before until she learned how to look at it. The every day scenarios hid what was in the shadows. The joys of everyday life acted as a shroud to the horrors and despair that lingered in its dark corners. Harle saw them, and since then, was never able to forget about it. For those with the power could be the ones to change how the world worked. She saw those who were considered good people shift the world around them to better others, while those who sought to control everything only used their power to manipulate them. That wasn't what Harle wanted.

She knew that such darkness resided outside the walls of the Seireitei. It was only natural that it lingered where the law was least likely to cover. Different ideals come and cross each other. Unable to match, conflict arises. And in pursuit of victory, the means to do so, whether it be good or evil, become blurred. Their reason fades away until there was nothing but the thought of winning. Such thinking was what made those who were thought of as less important as scapegoats. People who became nothing more than numbers on paper, easily replaced by another. Uncaring as to what happened to them or those involved with them. It was a domino effect, one casting down the other until there was nothing left. Harle couldn't do it. Not while she had strength to change it all.

Before, she didn't have a desire to lead others. She wanted nothing more but the fade into the background, and be like everyone else. But the more she did so, the more others got hurt. All because Harle refused to act and waited for another to do so. No longer. No more that the French woman would stand by and do nothing. Such a darkness was found within the Seireitei, within the heart of Soul Society. Corruption within its government. And although the Captain lacked the necessary proof to begin an investigation, she wasn't sure on who could be trusted. Who was a friend, and who was a traitor. As such, Harle had to move with caution. Who could she have trust, and with what power could she utilize other than her squad to achieve such a thing? She had neither. But, there was one.

With the two leaders of the Kawadas gone, none of the others among their family were at the level required to lead. With that in mind, others would have come to take control. The Shihoins, the Kuichikis, the Kasumi'ojis. Any one of them, who had more resources than Harle, could have marched in and taken over through sheer influence on the House's government. Sozen Kuichiki was one that was more than willing to do so. With his influence, the Kawada House would be chained to his will, unable to break free of it. Souza Kuichiki, the son of Sozen, only verified that information. Harle had to act fast, quicker than before. For that reason, she accepted Kiname Kawada's offer in removing the threat that had ventured deep into the Main House. Her mission was to remove the intruder from the House in order to meet with the Elder Council. Only then could her case to become the Family Head be further solidified.

Harle, who was Mentored by Kenryuko Kawada, a Captain of the 2nd Division, and who stood against the traitorous Jinbei Kawada, an escaped convict for one of Soul Society's secured prison. Her name was not quite known to the world of politics, but definitely known for being an ambitious Captain in taking on daring missions. She did what none of the others within the Kawada House was capable of doing. She fought to protect them, she fought to protect Soul Society, and with them under her control, she would see to it. Even if it meant removing a few others ensure that it happened. That was the reason that the Captain stood there in the main hall of the house. That was the reason she had to climb up the stairs. The same reason that drove her to take on this task, to risk everything that she had forged with her own hands, to put it all on the line so the goal may be achieved.

Being born as a peasant, not related to the noble blood of the Kawadas, there were those who saw the girl as nothing more than a common street rat. It didn't matter to them if she was a Captain of the Gotei 13. Her standing with them meant little to them. Her accomplishments and endeavors were little compared to that Sozen Kuichiki, or even Okami Shihoin. She was nothing more than a nuisance to them, one deserving of a firm execution should she fail. Harle knew that was the only reason why she was allowed into the House. For her to weaken this intruder so they may remove him themselves. None of the other Kawadas were told about this intruder, and Harle wasn't to speak of the matter. This was her test, and by informing them that there was someone else besides her inside the Main House, then she would lose any standing with them that she has already. In other words, Harle would lose.

Both her career and her life were staked on this mission. Failure wasn't an option. Every step brought her closer to her end goal. However, there would be those who saw her being there differently. Someone who wasn't invited to venture into their home. A complete stranger. An intruder. Kiname allowed Harle to enter, but never spoke of the others to interfere. This meant that they were not told about her reason for being here in their home, let alone being told that she was on their land. This too was part of her test. With her Captain's Haori flashing the strength and pride of her achievements, Harle continued forward until she saw them.

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{Stats and Skills}

[Overall Points - 1600]

Type: ( Shadow - Level 3 )

Strength - [100] (/2) = 50 Points
Speed - [300] Points + (150%) = [750]
Spiritual Pressure - [400] - (40%) = [240]
Reiatsu Strength - [400] Points + (60%) = [640]
Light Aura - [50] Points
Dark Aura - [50] Points
Instinct - [175] Points (-25%) = [131]
Senses [125] Points (-25%) = [93]
Energy sensory - [100] Points + (50%) = 150
Healing Expertise - [0] Points



1. Stealth - [2]

2. Acrobatics - [2]

3. Special Skill: Hoho - [2]

4. Weapon: Throwing Knives - [2]

5. Martial Arts - Mixed Martial Arts: Kajukenbo (Taekwondo, Judo, Sanshou) - [3]

After the events of Fate of the King Harle has begun to develop her own style of martial arts. Studying upon other martial arts the girl has been able to fuse their individual styles into a single entity. Sanshou, or Chinese Kickboxing, is a free style fighting style that consists of close range and successive punches and kicks. Freely moving the body without restrictions and serving as a foundation to build upon, though, it is through Judo that Harle maintains control of her proximity. In overall performance Judo's influence in this fighting style allows for fluid counters by using hip and throwing techniques in conjunction with it her own body weight. But it is Harle's specialty in Taekwondo that allows the girl to deliver the consistent power that drives this fighting style. Not being too keen with hand to hand, Harle resorts to using her feet to combat. Altogether, the portions of three styles are joined to maximize movement for maximum efficiency with minimum strength.

6. Mental Skill: Battle Analysis - [2]

7. Strength of Will - [2]

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

OOC: It has been two weeks since the opening post has been listed, as a result, to keep this thread moving it will be moving on to the next section with Douma.

[Douma]

OOC: This thread will pick up where The Rogues: Silence Forever left off, in the middle of Douma’s attack on the Kawada Tower.

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Smoke. That was the first sight Harle would see upon arrival at the Kawada Tower. A dark smoke rose from the base of the skyscraper. The tower was inanimate, but it was as if it could send a signal of distress, crying out for help from anyone. Harle was there to answer its calls for aid. The closer she drew to the smoke, the more signs of danger would come forth. There were screams in the near distance. It wasn’t just the men, but the women and children too. They all screamed in terror, and little by little, individual screams faded into silence.

When Harle arrived at the moat surrounding the tower, she’d finally lay her eyes upon the horrendous scene at the entrance of the tower. Its first few levels were riddled with holes where its bricks had been destroyed, leaving piles of rubble on the floor beneath them. These undesirable openings yielded an unpleasant view. The floor of those first few levels were stained with blood as a dozen or so bodies lay unmoving. Another handful of individuals – either civilians or medics – attacked one another like barbarians. They grappled on the ground, stabbing each other with loose pieces of broken glass until one eventually bled out. These crazed assailants did not discriminate, slaying children without a thought as they moved to their next targets.

They were ordinary Kawada, not invaders. Something possessed those Kawada to turn on each other, slaughtering one another like animals. In a matter of minutes, the bloodshed within the tower would be over. The last standing Kawada man, surrounded by more than 20 of his relatives and a crimson sea, collapsed with exhaustion. For a few seconds, it was quiet.

“Hello Harle.” A deep, modulated voice disrupted the ominous silence. If Harle dropped her gaze to the base of the tower, she’d find a masked man standing at the entrance. He was dressed in all black, staring at her through green lenses. “I do not believe we have had the pleasure of meeting.” That was a partial truth. Harle and Kagami Murai had once served as captains together, even exchanging blows in a heated battle. The mercenary could recall that experience, but he was a different man now. This was Harle’s first meeting with Douma, the Angel of Silence.

“Who’s this chick?” asked a young woman beside Douma. Her hair was tied into pig tails, and she glared at the captain with her suspicious sapphire eyes. She was clearly an accomplice of the rogue. “She is our guest of honor,” Douma explained, as if he cared for silly principles like honor. In reality, he had not expected Harle to make an appearance. News of her aggressive imperialistic strategy to conquer the Kawada spread to all corners of the three worlds, but as far as Douma last heard, the Kawada council considered her an enemy of the family. If they sought her help, they must be truly desperate, he thought to himself, the cogs in his mind turning quickly. Maybe, just maybe, this would be an opportunity for the Angel of Silence. He had yet to decide what Harle’s appearance meant for him – whether it was a blessing or a curse.

The mercenary raised his palm outward, revealing the black cross imbedded in his palm. Upon channeling his reiatsu, a dark longsword, light enough to be wielded in the mercenary’s right hand, appeared in his grasp. He carried it comfortably by his side as his mask pointed toward the soul reaper, its direction unwavering. “Alice, enter the tower and find a way to access to its elevator,” he instructed his subordinate, not losing sight of his original reason for attacking the Kawada. As Douma spoke, his green lenses retreated back into his mask, revealing the cold gaze of his conflicting eyes, crimson on the right and bone white on the left. They both pointed at the Captain of Squad 2 with dark intentions. 

“I have business to attend to.”

Reiatsu Remaining: 13,950/14,000 (-50 reiatsu for Vita Sollertia: Telum to form the sword)

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{Stats, Skills, and Items}

Stats

Strength - [150] Points (50)

Speed - [300] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [400] (1400) Points

Reiatsu Strength - [50] Points

Light Aura - [0] Points

Dark Aura - [100] Points

Instinct - [375] (123) Points

Senses - [100] Points

Energy sensory - [125] (437 Points

Healing Expertise - [100] (33) Points

Total SP: [1600] Points

Abilities

• [Weapons: Sword] {3}
  
  
• [War Strategy] {3}
  
  
• [Battle Analysis] {3}
  
  
• [Analysis] {3}
  
  
• [Leadership/Charisma] {2}
  
  
• [Guns] {2}
  
  

Items:

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Artificial Zanpakuto - Kagebokkusu

Appearance

In its non-released state, Kagami’s artificial Zanpakuto takes a slightly unorthodox appearance compared to the traditional Japanese katana. No, his blade is far superior. It may lack a Zanpakuto spirit like the true Zanpakuto all Shinigami are equipped with have. However, the black market in the Rukongai has its share of excellent smith’s that forged the deadly black beauty. Black is the best word to describe the weapon. Black color, black aura, a black weapon. It was the embodiment of Kagami’s dark side.

Now, let us begin by examining the hilt. It is approximately six inches long and three inches wide. The hilt is fairly plain and has a symmetrical pattern on each of the flat sides composed of small grooves and dips into the blade. It is made of a dull black metal with little luster. In fact, it reflects very little light. In fact, the particular shade of black on the hilt would belong more to a black wall than it would the pure darkness of true black.

However, the blade of the sword embodies that darkness. It draws nearly light into itself, letting none meet the eyes of the viewer. However, one part of the three and a half foot long sword does in fact reflect light from it, and that part is the most dangerous. Along the razor sharp edge of the sword, the black metal transitions into silver with an unplaceable gradient border between the two shades. This silver metal is polished and shines like a mirror, so one would be able to see the horror in his or her eyes through it before the blade removes the light of life from those eyes.

The slight curve of the single-edged blade leads into a honed, focused tip capable of drawing blood as it bypasses the pain receptors of the opponent. That is how sharp the weapon is. It’s keen edge makes cuts that the opponent won’t feel until blood rushes out of the openings and pushes past the pain receptors. The weapon may be seen as a kind blade, for the opponent won’t even feel their death as it slices through his or her body.

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Now, the released form of the weapon is completely different. The transition doesn’t occur in a flash of light, but rather, the opposite. All Kagami has to do is speak the words “Observe in darkness, Kagebokkusu.” The blade draws in all light. It acts like a black whole, sucking up all visibility. For a second, the place of the sword is replaced with an empty, dark slot. It was like a black whole. Nothing would be there but the silhouette of a transforming blade.

When the darkness faded, there wasn’t much light to replace it. In fact, there was little light at all. The only really visible part was the handle. It is partly composed of a metallic black very similar to that of the blade in the sword’s non-release state. The majority of the light, however, is revealed from the silver metallic pieces of the hilt that compose part of the grip. The hilt has a light curve that allows it to fit easily into Kagami’s hand. There is no guard separating it from the blade.

Now, this sword for this weapon is something special. It is nothing like any other Zanpakuto, artificial or legitimate. The blade is long, slim, and straight. It is razor sharp, sharper than in the unreleased form. A cut from this sword is always clean. However, that is not the magnificent part of the blade. The material it is composed of seems to embody a black hole. It absorbs absolutely all light, not letting any out. The only portion of the three and a half foot long blade that can be seen is its outline, and it’s black shade is so void of everything that it is clearly identifiable, like any other blade. However, it is not quiet like any other. It harnesses the darkness of Kagami soul in its appearance.

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The last part of this weapon’s appearance has to do with its power. It summons a black box, and the characteristics of this box and the effects it has are to be described in the next section. This box is a small cube with a side length of about one foot. The box is made of the same material as the blade of the released sword, so only the completely empty silhouette makes it clearly visible.

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Power

Kagebokkusu has a power I call "shadow box." What does this do? It creates a black cube of reiatsu next to its user, Kagami in this case, which floats five feet away from him at all times, and moves next to him. What does it do? It records him. For up to five moves, 100 reiatsu per move recorded. It's costly. Very very costly. But it's surely worth it, because every single movement that Kagami makes has the capacity to be recorded. He doesn't need to fill up all five to make this work, of course, but five is still a good number to have. So what happens when it records? He can make it "play." How? Contact with the box. The box itself can be fired at half his step speed, or he can just touch it. A target hit by the box INSTANTLY ceases all actions, and is forced to repeat the actions recorded by the box, all of them, in sequence... at Kagami's step speed. Brilliant, right? Pretty brilliant if you ask me. And that's the box's only power. It cannot be resisted by any skills. It can be broken only by superior offensive stat (2x requirement) AND class equality or superiority. (BOTH needed to break it.) Also, if the time needed to record exceeds your duration, worry not. Records carry over to refreshed releases.

The box's ability may only be used once during release. After he shoots it out, whether it strikes the opponent or not, the release ends. In addition, if the box is struck, it is broken and the release ends. When the release ends, the saved moves are deleted.

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Item Name: Blood Cross

Item Type: Wristband

Item Description:

The item is called the "Blood Cross." In appearance, it's a deep red wristband with a cross dangling from it. You'd say it looks identical to a red version of a Quincy's Cross. It's deep red because in appearance, it looks like it's made of fine, smoothed ruby. Actually, the item itself is made of an unidentified spiritual stone. What does it do? When its user becomes extremely angry, the cross resonates with a deep red reiatsu, and produces an extremely intimidating, hideous aura as long as the cross is being worn. This can be used to intimidate enemies of same or inferior class several times more effectively than typical spiritual pressure. What Kagami doesn't know is this hideous aura is very similar to Adalo De-Mona's, because what he also doesn't know is that the cross works not just on his anger, but by drawing from the inner darkness left behind in Kagami's soul by Adalo, and uses that reiatsu instead of Kagami's to produce the aura. The stronger the inner darkness left by Adalo De-Mona becomes, the stronger the cross's aura will become. It can only be resisted by someone who has either or both a 3 in Lack of Fear.

Price: Kagami acquires this from Arc 3 Preview: Not Knowledge, Merely Data

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Storage Scroll

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Item Name: (Helm of The Silent)

Item Type:: (Armor)

Item Rank: (A)

Item Description:

What appears as an exact duplicate of Douma's mask is fundamentally different. Douma's mask is just that. A mask. This is armor, and it serves other purposes as well. Firstly, it fuses directly into his spiritual power, making it heavily resistant if not outright immune to non spiritually integrated objects. This means that unless an object has been stated to possess spiritual effects, any random store-bought weapon or similar is ineffective with the exception of plasma weapons. All extensions of an enemy's non-release techniques and release weapons/powers can still damage this mask. It is merely resistant to ordinary things, including collapsing buildings and rubble as well as heat or cold from weather. The mask also provides night and thermal vision which Douma can switch between with a mental command, and provides temperature regulation against natural weather. It also provides regular oxygen, meaning it filters out toxic gases and allows the user to breathe underwater or in conditions without oxygen.

Unlike the original that the design was based off of, the eye holes are covered by green lenses. Furthermore, the mask is more of a helmet, as it actually wraps around Douma's entire head. The drawback to this item is that it is so powerful due to being imbued with sorcery. The sorcery can only be effective by grace of needles within the actual helmet. These needles stab into dozens of places around Douma's face, making it very uncomfortable. It is also pumping constant chemicals into Douma's bloodstream and brain, these chemicals being inert in that they are neither harmful nor beneficial on their own, but that they are extremely painful to have driven into one's blood like that. Removal of the helmet is extremely painful, as is putting it back on.

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Item Name: (Heart of The Silent)

Item Type:: (Armor)

Item Rank: (A)

Item Description:

The centerpiece of Douma's upgrades. His literal heart has been replaced by this artificial, machine-like heart. The machine is twice as efficient as a regular heart, and three times as durable, but it pumps identical chemicals to the ones from the helm into Douma's body. Despite the pain, this heart is useful because it takes the sensation of pain and alters it for the body. The message sent to the mind is still pain, but added onto it is the effect of controlled rage and aggression, as well as willpower. This heart, in other words, changes pain to also incorporate increased will. The more pain and damage suffered by Douma as a result, the greater his desire to win and destroy his opponent, and the stronger his conviction. This also reduces bleeding, making it significantly more difficult for wounds to bleed Douma out. This is one of two pieces of armor Douma cannot remove from himself. He is thus always in pain.

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Item Name: (Limbs of The Silent)

Item Type:: (Armor)

Item Rank: (A)

Item Description:

Douma's limbs have been granted armor. Black plating along the arms and legs. The plating wraps the entire limbs, and the plating is a light metal that allows Douma his proper movement. However, within it are needles that puncture into his body and pump even more chemicals of pain into him. While this drawback is tremendous given how much of his body by this point is simply drowned in constant pain, the limb additions ease stress on his own movement, meaning he spends significantly less stamina with movement than one normally would. In conjunction with the heart, this makes Douma seem to possess up to three times his normal stamina. The limbs are also resistant in all of the same ways as his helmet. Should they sustain damage, the rate at which they pump chemicals into Douma doubles, making his conviction to kill even stronger. Because of the chemical increase from these, Douma becomes significantly more resistant to damage. Even if he is severely burned inside the armor, or slashed and stabbed repeatedly, these limbs allow him to keep coming as if undamaged, even at the cost of his own health. This item makes him seem lighter, faster, more agile, all because of the ease of stamina consumption.

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Item Name: (Chest Plate of The Silent)

Item Type:: (Armor)

Item Rank: (A)

Item Description:

This item possesses identical resistances to all other armor pieces. Like the others, it has needles that penetrate into Douma and pump chemicals into him. Unlike the others, it also comes with the effect of negating the effects of electrocution, making Douma highly resistant to electric attacks. By repelling electricity, it makes it so that facing Douma with any electric style attack is extremely difficult.

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Item Name: (Liver of The Silent)

Item Type:: (Armor)

Item Rank: (A)

Item Description:

Identical features to previous armor pieces. This also filtrates toxins that would penetrate his body and damage him, making Douma highly resistant to poisons and the like. This piece is an artificial liver with twice the efficiency of a regular one as well. It is a machine. This is one of two pieces of armor he cannot remove from himself. He is thus always in pain.

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

The scene of that of pure madness. Tis the word closest in which she could describe the scene unfolding before her eyes. The deep shades of sapphire reflected the Kawadas inflicting harm onto one another. Kin against Kin, brothers in arms, comrades who aspire to help each other and those around them. This very scene was against everything that they fought for, and everything that Harle wished to prevent from happening. This was......unforgivable. Who ever had to cause such a thing to unfold was truly someone of a twisted mind. For someone to drive family to murder one another was someone who was indeed barbaric. But it wouldn't be long until she found out who caused the uproar. “Hello Harle.”

“I do not believe we have had the pleasure of meeting.” The mask. The sinister presence that emanated from his body; Harle was certain who this person was. One of the targets in the Bingo book, a Bounty that was known for ruling an underground syndicate, Douma. Every Captain would have known who this man was. Records indicated on his activities, including that of his own characteristics pertaining to this uniform. However, what resided inside was a completely different story. She did not know who resided within the mask. The fragments of the man who she once served alongside, someone who she had respect for when he once donned the Captain's Haori.

That man did not exist anymore. All there was left now was just a shadow. But that didn't matter who or what stood before the Captain. Not when there was this form of insanity taking hold of innocent people. Harle wasn't going to stand for it. And just as Douma shed the layers of Kagami away, Harle did so of her old self. Harle was inexperienced as a Captain. A young girl who became a Lieutenant after a short while from graduating the Academy, the girl had to lead a Squad on her own. She wasn't ready for something so vast in the short amount of time, but she had to. When Kenryoku vanished and was later told about his untimely death, Harle had to step up again. Every where she turned it seemed as if something was pushing her to strive to be better.

And at the same time.........

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{To set the Mood}

The two intruders were speaking to one another. Kiname Kawada put this test to see whether or not that she had what it took to lead a family. But she knew better, she knew that Kiname was someone who wouldn't do such a thing without an agenda. Harle knew better than that. But, none of that mattered. Always sense of duty that always urged her to push forward; never really for herself. If anything she learned from the Kawada family, was the fact that she had to breath in every aspect of herself; making it apart of herself. And just the sight of what was transpiring in front of her burned her from within. Shortly, the two finished their trade of thoughts and was slowly making their own way; Harle wouldn't allow it.

Those among the Kawada ranks were still raging. Family, who were meant to protect and watch out for each other, fought against each other. Harle marched onward, passing those who fought. No longer. Harle wouldn't watch it any more. Nor would she allow anyone to hurt her family. Not the Kawadas, Marcus, or Soul Society. Not anymore. Harle had to dig in. The Captain had to dig in deep. She had to find that person she needed to be within herself. Those who rose up to fight against their kin; a strike of thunder came down upon them. The silence came to know the thunderous roar of the Squad 2's Captain. Each of the assailants capsized over their clenched stomachs. The life in their eyes blanketed by the sudden pain that engulfed their entire being before they could even rationalize it. And as quickly as the thunder came, the Captain stood between the intruders, and to that of their goal within the tower.

"You willz not pazz beyond zhiz point. Harle won't letz you." the Captain in a vexed tone. The Captain's lack of makeup was more than enough to speak of her intentions. A woman who was known to wear such flashy makeup currently kept it off. From their last encounter as fellow Captains, the being that was once Kagami knew of her mannerisms pertaining to such a habit of hers, but no longer. Such a reservation was something that the woman didn't have for such a situation. With narrowed pupils, Harle had plunged herself into that mindset. The same mindset with the full intention to kill.

She wasn't going allow either one of them to pass, even if it meant doing so alone.

She knew Kiname was watching, including those among the Kawada Council. She'll make them see. She'll make them all see. "Bankai." It was the only phrase that was needed to be said. The Captain wasn't going to reserve the best for last. The show was already underway to the final act. The thunder had come again, this time in the form of a Captain's final release. Harle wasn't holding back, as the yellow reiatsu began to overflow from the woman's body and towered into the building. Yet, even with its massive construct, it could not contain the light that penetrated through the girl's small figure. It's luminescence consumed the very girl that produced it, outlining her sublime features with that same yellow energy, blanketing the rest of her with utter darkness.

Very much like their first encounter, the pair of moons came to greet them. The light of the first had spread across the area, covering a mile radius with its bright pale white radiation. The second came to cover the sky in the same manner as the first. That brightness would only last for the moment as the world around them returned to the way it was before the release. Douma knew of Harle's abilities all too well, and yet, how she carried herself now was not the same. That young girl that he faced in the arena years ago was no longer there. What stood before the pair was a girl who has pushed herself to face every trial put in front of her and win. Beyond that, the rest became history.

Without so much as another gesture Harle no longer stood distant from them. Instead, the Captain appeared directly in front of the pair, drawing out her talons to carve into the left side of Douma's mask. Yet, that wasn't all, as the Captain sprung at the masked villain do did a piece of his own shadow moving up to lash out at his partner, Alice. Two Captain's were present, one and the same. Yet, behind lingered a third. Harle stood to watch their reaction before motioning forward, keeping her presence nonexistent compared to the other two that came out at them boldly. Only then would a strong odor be present as Ghastly.


Reiatsu: 1900/2400 ; -300 Bankai, -200 Ghastly

Combat Posts: 1/8

Bankai: 1/7

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{Ghastly}

Technique Name: [Ghastly]

Class: [4]

Technique Type: [Other]

Usable By (Technique is available 0to which races?): [Shinigami]

Technique Element: [Poison]

Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect):
A cloud of heavy teal smoke that is blown from the mouth of the user. Hazy and thick it does not interrupt breathing and does not effect the body in any means. Nevertheless, this is still a toxic cloud that is infused with the user's reiatsu in order to shroud the mind with hallucinations. What this technique does not effect in the body it does to the mind. Specifically it targets the alert factor within the individual's mind that slowly spreads into the senses. Remember that this technique is harmless. With that to the side, Ghastly effects an individual by breathing in or touching sensitive skin like the Eye balls. Only breathing in the gas or making contact with the eye balls are the only ways that the individual can be effected.

When affected by the technique the individual's instincts begin to ping as though the individual is about to be attacked. When and where these pings alert the effected individual are done by the technique's user. This goes effectively well to deceive those with instincts 125 and higher. The more sharper that the individual's instincts are, then the more effective the technique is. Yet, when being inside the gas for 2 posts, then the effects spread to the person's Senses. This is in terms of visual and hearing. Sounds of foot-steps and a shadow silhouette dashing in the midst of a cloud of gas. This shadow only moves around the effected individual. The technique only effects individuals with Instincts below 200.

How to use technique (How is it activated?):
A single cost of 200 reiatsu conjures the toxin from within to have the gas spew out from the lips of the user. After, the gas will cover a 10 foot radius of where the gas was released and lasts for 4 posts, and does have an additional cost of 75 reiatsu to have the effected individual's instincts to alert each time, at a location of the user's choosing. If prolonged in the gas then the other effects of the silhouette costs another 75 reiatsu.

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc)
Clearly this technique does have its limitations. The effects only work if the individual is within the gas itself. The gas can be blown away with a shockwave or a wind technique. The reiatsu cost is a drawback, and [Poison Resistence 2] can be used to be immune to the technique.

Incantation and Effect:
None.

Made By: Harle

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): Only reserved for members of Squad 2.

[Douma]

The young Captain moved as a blur, saving the last few Kawada from taking each other’s lives before returning to the base of the tower, blocking Douma and Alice’s path. It was a bold move. The woman carried herself with poise, and confidence. Douma saw it, the determined look in her eye. He saw her steel devotion. He saw the passion burning in her heart, the love fueling her conviction. I will break her.

"You willz not pazz beyond zhiz point. Harle won't letz you." Douma ignored the woman’s remark. Her words meant nothing to him. He would pass that point, and he would not allow Harle to stop him. In his eyes, the captain was no hurdle. She was a steady incline at best, one he would scale with ease. It would just take a little bit longer than walking on flat ground, but sometimes, walking uphill was necessary. Kashmir De-Mona would not bat an eye if Harle stood in his path, so Douma would have to take the same approach if he were to ever surpass the Primera Espada. He needed to be more powerful than any captains of Soul Society, especially Harle.

“You will not fight in this battle, Alice,” Douma instructed his ally. If Douma received assistance, his victory would mean nothing. Simply beating Harle in combat was not the goal. He needed to break her spirit, and that was something Alice would only get in the way of doing. The woman shrugged indifferently. “I don’t really care much. I’ll just chill back and watch then,” she said as she took a seat on the grass outside the Kawada Tower. It was probably not the best place to rest, but she didn’t seem to care. If she chose to sit in the crossfire, so be it. Plus, things were likely going to escalate slowly. She’d have time before they reached a point where she was in real dang-

"Bankai."

“Oh shit…”

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{Showtime}

The flash of light that accompanied Douma’s release was quite blinding, leaving the rogue open to a potential attack. He would not allow that. As his reiatsu spiked and he paid life force, the parasite imbedded in his right arm stretched across his body at lightning speeds, forming an exoskeleton-like armor that moved as he moved. It was deceptively thin, for it still possessed the durability of spiritual steel. This was Vita Sollertia: Integumentum. Although the armor dulled his senses and made physical movement more tiring, it provided him with a first-class defense. Furthermore, his senses were useless while Harle’s bankai was active. He had battled the woman before, and his past knowledge of her powers gave him an advantage.

As the light faded, Harle’s illusions came into effect. She already launched her first attack with false mental images designed to deceive Douma. Unfortunately for her, Douma was not fooled. He had sharpened his energy sensory, and while it was not enough to pinpoint exactly where Harle stood, he was still able to identify her projections as fakes while detecting her presence somewhere in front of him, around where she first stood upon activating her release. Alice would know for certain where Harle hid, and while she was a useful ally, Douma made himself clear. She was supposed to sit this one out.

The Angel of Silence ensured that Alice stayed out of the battle, even with Harle targeting his Bount accomplice. In one maneuver, he managed to launch a counter-strike against the fake Harle at his front while protecting Alice from harm. As the fake Harle moved to claw at Douma’s mask, now protected by Integumentum, the mercenary released his bakkoto. Normally, this would cause the cross at his right hand to sprout into a blade. However, since Douma already carried a sword in his right hand, it acted as a cannon that shot the first blade outward while his bakkoto weapon emerged in his grasp. That first blade was propelled directly at fake Harle. Its claws would release sparks as they clashed against Douma’s protective armor, and as they did, the illusion would be impaled through the heart by Douma’s first sword.

Simultaneously, Douma took advantage of his release the instant it emerged to defend his subordinate. His shadow, manipulated by Harle’s illusion, was dangerously close to striking Alice. It’s claws would even just barely puncture her skin, threatening to tear through her body. Unfortunately, that’s as far as the shadow got: puncturing the skin. Douma’s bakkoto created a black zone that spread out for 50 meters in every direction, reaching even past Harle. Within the zone, all objects lost their color, Douma included, instead appearing black.

However, its effects were not simply aesthetic. The Black Zones were the means through which Douma used his powers. Just as Alice was about to be mortally injured, the woman disappeared instantaneously. However, she hadn’t teleported away. No, she had been absorbed by the ground. That was Douma’s power. Matter absorption and mass shifting. Harle would begin noticing those effects, for she’d notice her body slowly get heavier. More specifically, 30 pounds heavier. If she continued to stay within the Black Zone, her weight would continue to rise little by little.

Douma positioned Alice 50 meters below him, just at the edge of his range to ensure that she would not come to any harm if Harle somehow caused an enormous explosion. Alice was a distraction, one he would not let Harle take advantage of. “I am your opponent,” he told her, signifying his disappointment with her strike targeting Alice. Douma would forgive Harle’s mistake, but if she insulted him once more, he would not hold back any longer. Harle might not realize it, but even at the highest level of release, Douma was still holding himself back. He had more powerful tricks up his sleeve.

Douma was aware that his armor may not always be enough to defend him against Harle’s strikes, so he decided to summon his own personal guards. At the cost of his life force, two different wyverns appeared, one long and serpentine and the other more dragon-like. Both were a mix of bone and silver metal. Their size was equivalent to that of a school bus, making them quite intimidating demons. The monsters were suitable servants for the Angel of Silence.

These techniques, Shokan: Dark Blade and Shokan: Dark Knife, would each strike any malicious illusions that attempted to attack Douma. Each stayed perched by his side, Dark Blade on his right and Dark Knife on his left. If his shadow suddenly lunged at him, Dark Knife, which was much faster, would block the strike with one set of claws and impale the shadow with its second as its brother stood guard in case another attack arose. Douma too stood in wait. Harle’s ability was a difficult one to face, for the woman could so easily slip away from him. Thus, he’d sit in wait until she provided an opportunity for attack. And when that opportunity inevitably came, Douma would show no mercy.

Reiatsu Remaining: 13,450/14,000 (-300 for Integumentum, -200 for Class 1 Bakkoto)

Life Force Remaining: 13,100/14,000 (-300 for Integumentum, -300 for Dark Blade, -300 for Dark Knife)

Integumentum: 1/5

Class 1 Bakkoto: 1/3

Dark Blade and Knife: 1/7

Dark Blade Life Force: 300

Dark Knife Life Force: 300

Mass Gained by Harle and her Illusions: 30 pounds

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

Captivated by the world that the Captain mustered around them, the French woman entered the fray. Upon her approach came the signs of reiatsu inclining. Light similar to that of her Zanpakutou, the sense of release alerted the woman of her foe's power. Harle's sense of caution grew all the more, as she quickly closed the gap between them, the darkness beneath the man spread across the area. Immediately upon entering into its field, Harle felt a difference in the atmosphere. No, that wasn't it. Her own body felt heavier. Did this field effect gravity? Or did it merely effect her own perception in her weight? Whatever it was, it certainly came to life as her phantoms had no chance to doing any harm onto the pair.

What brought her attention even further into this power of Douma's was the sudden disappearance of his partner. The woman suddenly vanished. The shadow that came out to lash at her had nothing to strike, leaving it confused as much as it's Master was. That single moment was all that was need for the two new companions that Douma had summoned to keep him safe. Guardians of some sort that responded to the slightest motion towards their Master. Their machine like appearance was something to beyond, and yet, nothing more than just mere obstacles in the Captain's path.

The appearance of the two guardians made the Captain aware of their speed and mannerisms. Her shadow remained active within their Master's presence, quickly making it a target to be dispatched by the creatures. With their arrive, the Captain had to withdraw, spewing the toxic gas from her lips. Their presence allowed the Captain to re-evaluate the situation. Thus far, all matter that came into contact with the darkness, including the man himself, became nothing more than darkened silhouettes. Not only it allowed the woman to vanish from sight, but even altered the shape of the man himself. Previously, her phantom went unopposed until it was impaled by the man's sword. Not only that, but whatever the darkness did, it provided some form of armor substance around him. A weapon that could alter itself into another form? It couldn't be........

A Bakkoto? A Bakkoto here in Soul Society; being used by Douma? It had to be. The ominous sensation she felt as it was being released was something to be easily documented. And, if that was the case, then the man was foolishly putting his own life at risk. On the other hand, the mercenary's immense spiritual pressure wasn't something to ignore. If anything, he must have plenty of reiatsu and life force to offer to the creature. A parasite that took in life in order to fight. No loyalties or desires beyond feeding. If that was the case, then she thought of a way to utilize it to her advantage, and Harle had the capabilities to see to it. However, first things first.

The Captain insured that she kept away from the darkened field; releasing the Captain from its influence. After, the Captain conjured a spell of water. She needed something to change the field a bit, which was the reason why she required the assistance. For the time being, the phantom that had been impaled began to flicker with life once more. Through fading life it pulled on the blade, pulling down on the blade as it lifted itself up. The desired action was meant to cause the phantom to cut itself into two. Blood oozed and dripped as it seemlessly desired to destroy itself, while in fact, preparing for the next portion of its stunt. The two halves kicked about, snarling with each possessing half of the Captain's face.

Harle took to action, propelling herself from the ground onto the tower's side. Talons digging into its sturdy surface to brace herself for what was to come next, as the hairs of the two halves began to grow and thicken. Gurgling with their own pain and transformations, the two halves began to change shape and form altogether. They were becoming beasts; wolves as a matter of fact. With the splitting of a single phantom, Harle converted a single entity into two, as one griped the blade of the masked man, and the other using it's partner to propel itself at the man. All serving as a means of distraction for what the Captain had in store for Douma. But she knew better, the guardians would intercept the single wolf as it made it intentions known towards their Master. Calculated on her part. In fact, it was just as the Captain wanted to happen. The beast sought not the Master, but the result in which would allow it to divide once again. It sought to be impaled, skewered, torn apart for the reason of occupying the metallic creatures.

All the while through the illusion's struggles, Harle commenced with her own means of striking. While Ghastly crept up on Douma, Harle made it perfectly known to the Mercenary that it was coming. She allowed the man to witness the gas crawl up to the man as soon as it reached one foot from his position. It effects would be unknown to him until it was taken into his nostrils. Her talons supported her weight, leaving Harle handing 20 feet over the man's position. Words were spoken, but never heard. Reiatsu used to cast a flow of water beneath the woman's footing, trickling at first then rushing down as it continued to build. Douma wouldn't hear it, but he could still feel it. He dealt with illusions, a means to distract and occupy his thoughts for but moments to ponder what the Captain was formulating. And though the Hado spell of Roaring Flood was conjured, he would neither hear its rush, nor see it coming from above his position.

Gesturing the small tsunami wave to move forward resulted in the woman's fall. The woman had been plummeting alongside her own Hado spell; together with a 10 foot wave of water falling down unto the man's position. Despite it all, the thick layer armor the man donned wouldn't alert him to the rushing water coming down, however, the change in moisture in the air would certainly be more than noticeable. If he did not come to learn it soon, then he and his guardians would come to know the weight of a few tons of water that can cover a radius of 20 to 30 feet easily.

Remaining Reiatsu: 1800/2400 ; - 100 Hado #40: Roaring Flood.

Combat Posts 2/8

Bankai Posts: 2/7

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{Roaring Flood}

Technique Name: [Hado #40: Gouzen Demizu (Roaring Flood)]

Class: 5

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: Water

Technique Description and Effects:

This technique creates a powerful rush of water starting from a point on the ground directly in front of the user. Water wells up from an unseen source, spreading out in a long pool in a line before the user, before rising up as an enormous wave, a wall of liquid between the user and the target. This technique is sent forward to slam into the intended victim, washing them away in a tidal wave that slams them into surfaces or simply blasts them away. After the technique ends, the water remains as a large pool with a radius of ten feet around the spot where it ended.

How to use technique:

To use this technique, the user chants the name of the technique as well as the incantation (optional) before pointing to a spot on the ground. The spot pointed at is the source for the water. Once the long puddle is created, the user raises their hands to create the wall, then pushes both hands forward in order to send the wave in the direction intended.

Technique Drawbacks

The traditional reiatsu cost of this technique is also its drawback.

Incantation and Effect:

The incantation doubles the size of the incoming tidal wave. ("A drop of water ripples across the ocean surface, a leviathan rises from his slumber. Go forth, depths of the sea, rise from your slumber to drown the land in your magnificent expanse; turn earth to sea, air to liquid, bring forth your deep embrace!")

Made By: [Raion Souretsu]

OOC: Ghastly wasn't posted for on the last post, so I input the actions that should have been done in this post. This will allow Douma to react accordingly to the technique, and the opportunity to dodge it too without it taking effect.

[Douma]

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{Let's Get Some Music Playing}

Douma summoned his guards, he felt a cloud of reiatsu slowly begin to move toward him. Because it came from the general direction from which he sensed Harle’s position, he could only assume that she had cast some sort of technique. The reiatsu creeped toward him like a fog, slowly diffusing through the environment as air does. Still, as his eyes scanned for the cloud, he couldn’t see it. Interesting. The clown’s tricks are not perfect.

Douma would not be able to sense Harle’s retreat outside the radius of his Black Zone, as his sensory was not precise enough to foil her illusion completely. However, he did not fail to notice the strange revival of the false Harle that had been impaled by his blade. It flickered like a TV screen with bad reception as it pulled the knife across its body, slicing itself down the middle. Suddenly, it began to transform and take on more animalistic features. It was just in the first stages of its transformation into wolves before Douma put the dogs down. He wasn’t going to take any chances.

The creature suddenly dove toward the ground head first, creating the waves of a small earthquake with the impact of its head onto the ground and depressing the dirt beneath them more than a foot with nothing but its sheer weight. Because they was in contact with the sword Douma impaled the fake Harle with previously, he was able to transfer weight into the wolves. Each dog suddenly acquired 5 tons taken from the earth 50 feet below them. All of the weight went into the wolves’ brains. They were stuck head-first in the dirt, and their brains likely shattered their skulls with nothing but heir gravitational forces against the skulls. The wolves would die quickly and easily.

But that was hardly all the Division 2 Captain was capable of. Douma knew better than to underestimate his opponent. He was aware that she was plotting something while her illusions distracted the Angel of Silence, but he had yet to see her plot unfold. After he had eliminated the wolves, the reiatsu-infused smoke that Douma detected suddenly revealed itself to him when it was just a foot away. Now that he was certain it was a gas, the mercenary knew how to counter it.

His monstrous guard, Dark Knife, possessed superhuman speed, far faster than even Harle could move. It began to circle Douma very rapidly, forming a small tornado that dispelled the smoke around him. Douma held his breath as to make sure he didn’t inhale any smoke before it had been cleared and to ensure that he didn’t deprive himself of air by forming this tornado. After several seconds of rotation, Dark Knife slowed to a stop and Douma could breath safely once more.

But the mercenary was still at the forefront of Harle’s attacks. The woman was resilient. Douma sensed her presence shift somewhere above him, close enough for her to be in his Black Zone. He felt reiatsu surge near the area that he detected the captain, suggesting that she had activated another mid-tier technique to combat him. However, when Douma looked up, he wouldn’t be able to see much. Still, he understood that an attack was eminent.

As the wave began to descend upon Douma, the rogue acted unconventionally. His shokan creatures, Dark Knife and Dark Blade, each retreated to a different side so as to avoid the wave, as they sensed the droplets of water raining down on them that preceded the wave. However, Douma instead lunged toward the sword that had pierced Harle’s illusion as it lay beside the dead wolves. While his unused left hand grabbed the hilt of the sword, he used his right hand to point his blade straight up at the wave, directly where he felt it originated. That is where he was sure Harle positioned herself. Moreso, he could feel her presence draw nearer with the wave, so she seemed to be riding it. It was time for him to take the offensive.

At the tip of Douma’s release weapon, the blade he carried in his right hand, a small sphere the size of a golf ball emerged, created by Vita Sollertia: Verutum. A split second before the wave crashed into the rogue, he vanished just as Alice had earlier. This time, however, he was absorbed by the sphere, which immediately fired upward at the fast speed of a byakurai. It carried Douma’s spiritual pressure as its impact and piercing force, allowing it to break through the wave. Unless Harle reacted quickly, she would suffer a terrible injury as the golf-ball pierced through her abdomen and out her back. However, Douma’s black zone stacked another 60 pounds onto the woman, so she would have a harder time dodging than usual.

But Douma was not done. Although Harle’s bankai interfered with his energy sensory, he would still be able to more accurately detect Harle if she was very close to him. Thus, when he felt close enough to sense her with more certainty, Douma would commence the second phase of his attack. The sword he had grabbed prior to his counter-attack – the same sword that had impaled the fake Harle earlier – would shoot out of the sphere at a speed of 1000.

If the sphere successfully hit Harle, it would emerge from behind her and attempt to impale her chest from behind. Even, if Harle successfully dodged, Douma would still wait until it was out of Harle’s field of vision before sending the blade flying toward her back. Harle might specialize in the use of illusions, he was well-versed in deception. Unless Harle could match his cunning, she would fall.

Reiatsu Remaining: 12,350/14,000 (-600 for redistributing the weight of two wolves, -100 for Vita Sollertia: Verutum, -200 for being absorbed into Verutum, -200 for shooting the sword out of Verutum)

Life Force Remaining: 13,000/14,000 (-100 for Verutum)

Integumentum: 2/5

Class 1 Bakkoto: 2/3

Dark Blade and Knife: 2/7

Dark Blade Life Force: 300

Dark Knife Life Force: 300

Mass Gained by Harle and her Illusions: 60 pounds

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Technique Name: [Vita Sollertia: Verutum]

Class: [2]

Technique Type: [Vita Sollertia]

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [Rogues]

Technique Element: [None]

Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): [Insert Below]

In Vita Sollertia: Telum, rogues are capable of projecting their bakkoto into physical weapons. Verutum is also a similar projection of one’s bakkoto, but its purpose is very different. Rather than creating weapons, Verutum creates projectiles with the durability and piercing strength of one’s bakkoto. Unlike Telum, however, it relies on both life force and reiatsu. The user may choose whether the projectile is pointed or blunt. If sharp, it will have a piercing strength equal to the user’s release. If blunt, instead it’s impact strength will be equal to their release’s piercing strength. At 100 reiatsu and life force, the result is either a thin bolt or a small golf-sized ball with the relative speed of a byakurai. At 150 reiatsu and life force, the projectile will be larger. It will either be a pointed blast as tall as a basketball player or a man-sized sphere, moving at about the speed of shakkoho. At 250 reiatsu and life force, one can launch a pointed blast or sphere as large as a freight train. Now, here’s where things get cool. By paying 600 reiatsu and life force, the projectile could be as large as a skyscraper. However, at this final stage, they’ll be much slower, only traveling at around 400 speed. Still, the destructive force of its impact is detrimental.

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

Pay the cost and activate. When learned or proficient, the user is only capable of casting the technique from one of their hands. However, when this technique is mastered, the user can get more creative with where they cast Verutum from in the same way that one can when mastering kido.

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc) (Insert Below)

The reiatsu and life force costs of Verutum are listed above. Because of the dual cost, Verutum is more taxing on one’s stamina than average techniques. Therefore, it’s much less spammable than kido. Lastly, Verutrum hurts to use. It scales in a manner that’s similar to the Technique Master drawback. Using the lowest level only feels like a sunburn on the arm that cast the technique. Activating second level feels more like a first degree burn. The third makes the user feel like they suffered like third or second degree burns. The last level of Verutum forces the user to experience the pain of a scorching hot metal searing into their skin, burning past it toward the muscle, nerves, and bone. It is safe to say that most are incapable of using the highest level of this technique more than once a thread.

Made By: Douma

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

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

The steam of wolves did little to stop the mercenary's movements. Although they have failed, their endeavors proved to be fruitful still. Through their sacrifice, the Captain analyzed Douma's power even further. The added details to such a power gave the woman a better grasp as to what it was capable of. Not only that they helped to better grasp Douma and his guardians, but even pushed the man to confront her. Something that she would normally tend to keep distance from, however, in her time of change the Captain began to understand her own capabilities, and how to better utilize them. Close quarters combat was her area of expertise. And for Douma to enter into her own personal space was a place in which that he'd soon regret.

Before, dodging the technique may have been the best course of action for himself. For him to take on the unknown altogether meant he was either very foolish, or simply confident in his own abilities. The strength of his spirit was something that the woman took a clear notice to when their eyes met one another. Underestimating the mercenary was something that Harle wouldn't do, for that reason she began the battle with her Bankai. She would have to muster every ounce of experience and skill she had procured as her time as a Captain. For her to seek out victory it was necessary to do so. And it was for that very reason she was glad that Douma took to the offensive, so her own plan could work.

This was something all too familiar to the Captain. Something that came to mind when she once fought Kagami Murai. Many thanks to him, that Harle would be able to compose this little stunt of hers. The change in Douma was something that the woman could clearly see. The amount of reiatsu that was gathered, the size of it, it's shape, it could only mean that something was about to come at her. But it didn't matter. Harle took every ounce of information as she could, but the truth of the matter was the fact that Douma's body made contact with the water. That was all that was needed as Harle's lips pried open, releasing a chilling sensation that surged from the palm of her claws, and into the water that covered them both.

Douma's body was no longer touching the ground. Harle's body felt the tug of the man's power. Her body weight slowly grew as the sensation from before began to coil itself around her. The gravitational pull was something that she felt before while he remained in that pool of darkness. She was coming close to it again. Yet, her weight meant close to nothing when the water that captivated them both, stilled before either one of them could even blink. Hado #42: Amimono Shimokumo (Multiplying Ice Cloud) worked wonderfully in cases such as this. Alone it could freeze solid objects, including others if allowed to continue on. However, because of it's nature, the amount of time for it to take full effect would be too long. Yet, there was an exception to the rule when introduced to water. Douma's presence grew closer and closer, slicing through the water as if he were a blade itself. But even as a blade, once all matter around it came to a stand still, not it's might edge wouldn't be able to cut, as long as if it wasn't able to move.

This little tactic was something that Kagami once used on the arena when they fought. Coating the surfaces with water before freezing it, it made the woman's movements much more difficult to move around. It left Harle with little friction to move around, causing her to slide if she wasn't careful, or forced her to remain hovering over it to make better use of her speed. Harle used such an experience to capture the man inside a space that never moved. Frozen by every sense of the word. And for good reason at that. With the weight pulling down on her, and with Douma's fast approach, the woman would have less than a second to maneuver herself. Considering the time lapse, she wouldn't have made it. In order to avoid such a collision with the masked man, Harle would have had to initiate a mid air step with Stepping Grounds, or Advance Air-Ground, to be able to avoid the man. That alone would only be half as had to pivot herself using the water's flow to dodge. Still, the result would end with the Captain injured to some extent. Using the Ice Cloud was the best maneuver she could use in such a predicament for both offense, and defense.

Thus far it was the best course of action in order to position the man where she desired him to be. He dedicated himself into charging into the woman's course, allowing the ice to take its toll on his speed and surrounding area. Yet, she too was frozen in place thanks to her own technique. But that too was also planned. The secondary portion of her act meant for them to be in close proximity to the other. Even being close as they are, Douma's presence could be felt. Whatever his new form appeared to be, that of a small ball, was something that she didn't expect. Still, she couldn't stop. Harle continued on with what she intended. With the pair being as close as they are now, trapped in solidified water, the Captain struck again once more. This time, with an electrical discharge that erupted from the outline of her body.

A one meter radius was all that she needed to capture the mercenary's new form in the Hado's field of effect. The release of the electrical current shot out as quickly as the Captain was capable of moving. As the two would remain in the 10 foot block of ice, only one of the pair would take in the full effect of what Hado #48 could do. If the man did not find a means of escape, then the discharged energy would travel through the frozen water molecules towards the man in nearly every direction. The searing bolt of energy would cause the ice to crack and melt bit by bit by it's violent movement of energy. But not until the man endured the effects that the technique had in store for him. Minimal burns to the body, and partial numbness to the body, lessening the man's ability to think and to move.

His brain she knew wouldn't be effected as much as his body would be. She knew this to be a fact. Douma's ability to think and muster the full effectiveness of those that he orders was truly astounding. Harle had no other choice but the bring the very best of her abilities to the surface. Bankai, risky maneuvers, all such things that she wouldn't have normally considered if she were facing the man a few years prior to this moment. It was only due to such experiences that the Captain had been able to muster up such skill at this time. And still, this wasn't her very best. She knew with only more time that her abilities and skills would continue to grow. Only by leading the Kawadas.. no.. a new family that she could obtain it.

But she couldn't sit still. Harle continued to push forward. With the shattering of the ice, and with the possibility that Douma's body could be under the effects of the discharge, Harle had to take the opportunity to strike again. This time, harder than before. With the large chunks of ice falling to the ground, the Captain prepared herself once more for another round. Her talons inching a bit away from the falling plummeting rain of debris, she commenced the second round.


Remaining Reiatsu: 1600/2400 ; - 100 Class 5 Hado #42, - 100 Class 5 Hado #48

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Bankai Posts: 3/7

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{Hado #42: Multiplying Ice Cloud}

Technique Name: [Hado #42: Amimono Shimokumo (Multiplying Ice Cloud)]

Class: 5

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: Ice

Technique Description and Effects:

It basically allows to freeze surfaces that the weapon stabs into, It works best on walls and the ground but it creeps at an average pace. However the amazing use of it's power is its ability to flash freeze water, and any one who would be in that source of water would find themselves hindered and stuck, not only immobile but also having their body heat being sucked out by the immense cold.

How to use technique:

Call out the technique and thrust your choice weapon into the surface to start the kidou.

Technique Drawbacks

If you're not careful you can end of slipping on the ice or if your in the water yourself you can flash freeze yourself into the ice as well. as well as reiastu cost.

Incantation and Effect:

The incantation allows this to be used on plant life as well as water. ("Birds, trees, humans, demons, and even angels. All must bow before the unrelenting might of the cold. All can die if their fingers are numbed to the bone. There is no escape from the heart of Winter!"

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{Hado #48: Electrical Discharge}

Technique Name: Hado #48: Dendō Hōden [Electric Discharge]

Class: 5

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

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Shinigami

Technique Element: Lightning

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

This technique emits a lightning in a full 1-meter radius circle around the user. Any opponents caught in the electricity suffer considerable numbing in that body as well as slight first-degree burns in the areas exposed to the electricity. However, the most prominent effect is the numbing, which would last three posts.

How to use technique (How is it activated?): Channel your reiatsu and activate the Kido.

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc)

Other than the Class 5 reiatsu cost, this technique has a very short range. In addition, it does very minimal damage, applying burns only to the areas exposed to the lightning. If only the target’s limb is in the lightning’s radius, then only that one limb would feel numb and slowed.

Incantation and Effect (If Kido only):

“God of lightning, hear my cry, understand my plea, and grant me your power. Hado #48: Dendō Hōden.”

Made By: Kagami Murai

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

[Douma]

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{Things are Getting Exciting}

Douma felt a rush of excitement as the Squad 2 Captain sprung her trap. The mercenary was a military strategist at heart. Much of his success in the underworld was attributed to his tactics more so than his combat strength. Thus, Douma could recognize strategic brilliance when he saw it. While his Vita Sollertia: Verutum projectile could break through the power of the tidal wave, it wouldn’t have the necessary force to shatter the ice prison that formed around it. Harle had successfully trapped Douma.

The Angel of Silence felt as though he was playing chess with the soul reaper. Few combatants were cunning enough to bring the rogue to think of their battle as a chess game. This battle was about planning and execution, not unrefined, raw power. Maybe Harle got lucky, relying on a strategy from Kagami Murai instead of creating her own. Yes, Douma remembered Kagami’s battle with Harle, and he drew the connection instantly. However, there was one important distinction. Kagami used the water and ice combination to turn the environment against Harle. The captain adapted the strategy with an offensive purpose, making it her own. He respected that.

But an ounce of respect was all Harle would receive. Douma wouldn’t take it easy on her for much longer. In fact, it was quite the opposite. He would be more relentless than before, taking a more aggressive approach. He treats fights like chess. Against poor opponents, he waits for them to make a mistake and punishes them heavily for it. However, this passive strategy is useless against more intelligent players, a category Douma now considers Harle to be in. He would have to take a more aggressive approach against her, slowly backing her into a corner until the woman had nowhere left to run.

Douma did not react to the pulse of electricity Harle released, choosing to take the damage. Although he was within the steel sphere, Douma was not immune to energy-based attacks such as electricity. Moreso, the armor from Vita Sollertia: Integumentum was an efficient conductor and amplified his injuries from electric attacks. His muscles had been numbed and he faced first and second degree burns across his body.

But it was all worth it, for the energy from the electricity would melt the ice between Douma and Harle. While it would free Harle, it also left her open to attacks. Douma would take advantage of the opportunity to strike. She was only one meter from the black sphere, and with the cold water slowing her retreat, Harle was in a tough position. She had not yet witnessed all that Douma’s bakkoto was capable of. She had seen weight shifting. She had seen complete mass consumption. She had even felt a slow, gradual increase of mass, as she now had an additional 90 pounds stacked onto her.

Now, Harle would learn of the bakkoto’s ability to pull. With a force of 300, the sphere pulled in everything within a 5 meter radius, a range Harle wouldn’t have time to escape. It compressed and crushed the ice around it as they plummeted to the ground, but it also pulled in Harle, cutting off her escape. Unless she mustered enough strength to avoid being pulled in, the woman would find it difficult to dodge.

But Douma never threw just one obstacle at his opponents. That would be far too simple. Harle proved to be worth his full effort, so he would show no mercy. As Harle was pulled in, Douma would shoot out the second sword he retrieved prior to this exchange against Harle. The blade flew at a speed of 1000, and with less than 5 meters between the sphere and Harle, she would have to think and act immediately if she were to counter it.

If Harle failed, the sword would imbed itself in her abdomen, causing severe internal damage. The injury wouldn’t be fatal, but it would certainly change the dynamic of the battle, tipping the scales heavily in Douma’s favor. Show me your strength, the mercenary silently requested of Harle. He was on the fence regarding the Squad 2 captain. If she did not rise to the occasion and surprise Douma once more, the Angel of Silence would bring a horrible death upon her.

OOC: Since Douma’s actions last post were interrupted, the cost for shooting the sword out of the golf-ball projectile is going to apply to this post instead, so I won’t detect from his reiatsu pool again for that.

Reiatsu Remaining: 12,350/14,000 (-100 for the pull)

Life Force Remaining: 13,000/14,000

Integumentum: 3/5

Class 1 Bakkoto: 3/3

Dark Blade and Knife: 3/7

Dark Blade Life Force: 300

Dark Knife Life Force: 300

Mass Gained by Harle and her Illusions: 90 pounds

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

Harle had already been on the move. The first struck had been in the Captain's favor, yet, with the melting of the ice, and being so close to her foe, her options were heavily limited in terms of escape. Those options were weighing heavily on the woman. Only but a single meter away from each other, should the man utilize speed rather than brawn, then the odds of striking the Captain was nearly that of a hundred percent. Unfortunately, that was what Douma had done. A secondary blade emerged, much similar to that of what he done before. A moment to change the tide of the battle was here. Despite having struck first it was short lived. With only a moment to spare, the Captain had to act quick in order to continue the momentum. She couldn't allow the moment to escape her either.

Despite her best means of escaping, the situation overall was the best that could have been hoped for. To allow such an opportunity to escape her grasp would be foolish. The Captain had to push through, knowing full well what it meant for her entirely. The weight had increased again. Always growing, intensifying, pushing down with what the world had already placed on her. The atmosphere pulled at her while the forming blade would come, and beyond it all was Douma. Remaining in such a small form, as the sphere, Harle had to be precise. There was no other choice beyond the one she had, while she still had the advantage. The water fell as the two would come to meet face to face. Harle would reveal unto Douma her resolve.

The water provided the necessary cover for the two as it continued to fall along side them. The second blade that the woman saw, the one that she could not avoid, took into herself. The length of the blade struck the lower part of her abdomen, nearing the woman's left hip. It's contents gripped by the physical bound of the Shinigami's body as it skewered through her. The body plummet, and twinge of pain lapsed over her side. A simple cry of pain beat against the sound of thousands of droplets splashing against the Earth below them. The warmth of her blood was what she could feel against the cold water that covered her body. But not all of it was in vain, as her stunt brought the two closer together. Face to face as it were. And as it were, fingers gripping Douma's newly shaped body; gripping the sphere form he was swallowed into.

Talons that coiled around it's surface for just the briefest of moments. Cold talons that were forged by the woman's Bankai, trickling down his surface. Just a moment that was needed, if Douma did not find a means to move his paralyzed body, the moment in which the assassin needed to skewer the sphere hat of her own blade. Assassin's Blade was the technique in which did it's best in close quarters combat. Despite being unarmed with an actual blade, reiatsu rushing through the palms, or into the soles of her feet, a quick flicking gesture would only be needed to cause the flow of energy to erupt from her palm, and to pierce through the sphere's lower region. But how would it be that Harle managed to get so close? Look no further, as Mirror Mirror came to take her place in the place with Douma's second blade.

The time to completely evade the Mercenary's strategy was impossible. Not at the range and conditions that the Captain found herself in. Being struck by his blade was indeed unavoidable. All that could have done was to minimize the damage taken. For that instance Stepping Ground was utilized. Just a single push to the right was all that it would take to avoid a dangerous blow. However, not entirely. The Captain mustered a small ounce of reiatsu beneath her right foot, just as reiatsu layered over her body. The moment that the Captain had was used to conjure her reiatsu, to allow it to take her place instead. The substitution technique would have managed to mimic the woman's reaction, as it would Harle nudged herself off to the side to avoid a full strike to her abdomen. However, the distance was too close. Despite being able to change her course, the distance between herself and the blade, including it's velocity, could be avoided altogether.

The blade punched through the side of her abdomen. Just above her hip line in fact. The pointed tip skewered the thin side, tearing a piece of the woman's flesh as the same size of the blade itself. Though it made contact, the blade never managed to stick as it's own speed tore through the thin side entirely. Just a few centimeters to the side was what blade managed to punch through, but in the aspect of the illusionary world, Harle had been skewered through the stomach as it was intended. The fact remained that the Captain was wounded, yet where exactly would remain a mystery to those plagued by her Bankai. As for her substitute, the role that it played ceased to exist as it slowly cracked, then shattered before the eyes of the onlookers. As for Harle herself, she'd come to be felt through her talons, through the blade that would attempt to pierce Douma, and as the secondary wave of Electrical Discharge, or Hado #48, would come to burst through the Mercenary's body once more.

Douma is an adversary that the Shinigami could not underestimate. As such, Harle took no quarters from the man. Instead, she would continue to assault the man, hoping to bring him down swiftly. But as Douma was known for his tactics and genius, his ability to adapt and strike back would be imminent.


Remaining Reiatsu: 1125/2400 ; -100 Class 5 Hado #48 Electrical Discharge, -75 Stepping Ground, -150 Assasin's Blade, -150 Mirror Mirror.

Combat Posts 4/8

Bankai Posts: 4/7

[Douma]

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{Setting the Mood}

Harle’s speed and agility served her quite well. She had avoided a crippling blow to the abdomen, managing to keep herself in this fight. Moreso, she left an illusion in her place. It had very similar energy signatures as Harle, but this one was distinctly different. Douma could sense it more clearly than he could sense Harle, indicating that it was either crafted by her bankai or by another technique. However, he was not deceived. Douma wasn’t using his vision at all. In fact, while he was within the sphere, he would not be able to use any of his conventional senses. He saw the world through his energy sensory.

As they drew closer and closer to the ground, Douma felt Harle’s true reiasu signature draw even closer than that of her substitute. She intended to bring the fight to the masked man, and the mercenary felt her reiatsu spike. He sensed a sharp blade comprised of her energy form attached to her body. While he could not pinpoint Harle herself, he could locate the blade very clearly. It allowed Douma to keep track of Harle more accurately.

But there was one flaw with Harle’s plan. She was still learning how Douma’s release worked. Unfortunately for her, the blade would fail to penetrate the sphere, lacking the cutting power necessary to do so. Instead, it just pushed the sphere faster toward the ground than before. However, even if Harle had successfully cut the ball in two, the attack would not have meant anything. While he was inside the projectile created by Vita Sollertia: Verutum, he was impervious to physical strikes. If she cut the ball, he would simply transfer his matter into one of the pieces, avoiding the blow.

However, Harle’s effort was not fruitless. She released another wave of energy through Electrical Discharge. Douma was forced to endure the second pulse of lightning. The numbing effects worsened, but more importantly, his burns deepened. Most of his skin was covered in a variety of first and second degree, making physical movement quite agonizing and slow. Douma would have to avoid a close-combat fight with Harle.

As soon as the sphere hit the ground, Douma shifted his presence. His body traveled from the sphere, moving ten feet below the surface of the ground, where he would be out of the range of another Electrical Discharge. Even from the ground, Douma could still stay involved in the battle. He had not limited himself severely by hiding away, and Harle would soon realize that she would have a hard time focusing solely on him with her attacks.

The two shokan monsters, Dark Blade and Dark Knife, had simply moved to the side to avoid the wave of water. Once the water came crashing down, carrying both Harle and Douma in it, they converged on the Squad 2 Captain. Dark Knife came from her left, speeding toward her at its lightning fast speed of 1100. It moved like a bullet, attempting to impale Harle’s chest with its sharp, extended claw.

Dark Blade was slower than its sibling. It still rushed toward Harle with its 800 speed, its claws at the ready to slash upward, leaving deep cuts across her body. However, Dark Blade’s slightly lower speed gave it a strange advantage. It would be able to adapt if Harle dodged Dark Knife, giving it the chance to catch Harle off guard. She would have to move very quickly to avoid taking damage from each of the shokans. As the beasts chased Harle, Douma would observe from the ground below like a general watching his army clash with the enemy. For now, Douma’s soldiers would fight on their own, but he would keep an eye out for an opportunity to intervene and secure victory.

Reiatsu Remaining: 12,050/14,000 (-300 for refreshing the class 1 bakkoto)

Life Force Remaining: 13,000/14,000

Integumentum: 4/5

Class 1 Bakkoto: 1/3

Dark Blade and Knife: 4/7

Dark Blade Life Force: 300

Dark Knife Life Force: 300

Mass Gained by Harle and her Illusions: 120 pounds

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

The time came for the others to join the fray. The guardians, the Shokan weapons, that Douma used as his eyes rushed the Captain. She hadn't forgotten about them. At each point of their confrontation the Captain grew more and more weary as to their own actions. Seemingly they didn't react to what was happening to their Master. Was it coincidence, or perhaps they were not given orders to do so? More and more theories came to mind, yet none of them would benefit the Shinigami's situation. Everything that was needed to win was already known, or soon would be. That was the idea. Thus far her blade seemed to have no effect nor dealt any form of damage to the sphere. What did manage to get through was the current of electricity. Before Harle could continue to think, she had to move first. With two individuals who were much more responsive, and faster than herself, the Shinigami didn't have much time to really plan out a means of maneuvering through them.

From before, the Shinigami had been watching their response times. For guardians as bulky as they were, their movements were incredible. One outmatched the other in terms of specs, meaning that they must of have specified purposes for each of them. Thus far, she had limited information about them to at least know how they move. One would have been difficult to motion around, though two of them working in conjunction would make the situation all the more unpleasant. In addition, her weight continued to grow. On average, the Captain's speed could manage in dealing with one of the machine organisms. Two, now that would have been something even more daring than balancing oneself on a tight rope. The increase in body weight made the situation even more grave to avoid the two as well. But they were not the issue, Douma was. In his current condition his body motions would have been quite tasking. Between them both, Harle had more of an advantage in terms of combat. Yet, when it came to strategy and tactics, Douma reigned superior.

Before she could do more and analyze the situation, she had to get away. Douma's presence remained close, yet vanishing before her eyes into the ground. That gave her an idea. Shortly after Douma vanished, so did the Captain. The Mercenary had his tactics, Harle had her evasiveness. The water that fell around them left large pools of water to collect on the ground. Pools of water large enough to be utilized before fading away, in which gave the Shinigami another means of escape. Taking her place, her phantom came crashing down from it's new weight. More like a foresight as what would have happened to the Shinigami if she hadn't figured a means to escape. Very much like any barbecue, the phantom was easily slashed and rammed through. It's body shocked, gazing up at the ash covered sky of the illusion world before falling limp.

As for the French woman, she made her way into a separate dimension. Mirror World, another technique that Harle crafted in which allowed her passage into such a world. Using the water that was falling from her Roaring Flood, the Captain slid directly into forming pools of water to flee from the hairy situation. The growing weight on her body meant closing the gap from herself to the ground. Thanks to that, her own fall was made only seconds much quicker than usual. However, despite her best efforts to escape, the Captain did not come out completely unscathed. Her hip was still bleeding from the sword, and her fall couldn't be any more quicker than it was. Passing through the world of reflections, she could still feel the twinge of pain that came from legs. The Shokan weapons didn't just slashed through her illusion, but also the side of right leg.

The wound wasn't necessarily deep, but prolonging her fight with the intruder would only cause the laceration itself to open further. She would have to force an end to the fight soon before that could come to past. Pushing through the dimension, the Captain fled towards the borders of the pool of water overhead, feeling her illusion being torn apart by the weapons. A good chance for her to keep their attention drawn away from them. Douma still remained close, but unable to reach him. Perhaps it did have something to do with his power still? But what could have made him disappear overall, continue to accumulate the Captain's weight, turn everything it touched black, and manipulate it all together? What could do something of the sort? She had to figure it out.

Pushing onwards, Harle escaped the dimension once discovering the end of it's world. Thus far, from what the Captain knew about Douma's power, was the fact that it didn't affect her once she past the borders of the darkness. This was easy to spot due to before, early in their fight. That was where the Captain stood, continuing to remain physically cloaked in her Bankai. As for her illusion, it would serve it's purpose ongoing. From the death of a single illusion, more came to take it's place. From beneath the weapons, the water itself burst upwards, wrapping themselves around the edges of Douma's guardians. Hands really. Their grasp gripping firmly as Harle would be able to, at the physical strength of 50. Four pairs of arms came out to take hold of each of the Shokan Weapons, attempting to drag them down into the water. In practical uses, the use of such a tactic would only limit their ability to move, while in reality, nothing was really going on. All of this was transpiring in their minds, in Douma's mind.

Still, the real threat was there. Douma remained within that pool of darkness that he created. She had to lure him out, yet finding that she really had no power to do so. Harle's combat skills were only as good as long as she could physically reach them. If the man had gone underground, or into a world in which she could not reach him, then it would have been impossible to strike him at all. He was still here somewhere. Which meant he was hiding. And if he was hiding, then he would have left his weapons to do his fighting. "Coward she thought. If he remained inside the darkness that swallowed him, then it meant that he was staying put. Which meant, he was still in her Bankai, still effected to what she did in this world of hers. She had just the trick, and it was a very risky one.

This was something that Harle never had an option in using. The effort and time that was needed were beyond that in which left Harle very much helpless physically. For that reason, it was important that the Shokan Weapons were distracted. But she had to risk it, she had to help bring this fight to an end. For that reason, she had to use it. Just outside the border of Douma's effected area, the Captain's palms were pressed together, signaling a darkness of her own to come. The light of the world around faded, swallowed by the darkness that Harle created. Bringing out her arms outward allowed for a moon to shine over head in the vastness of the darkened world. A full moon. It's arrival pulled the woman's body towards it, as if Tsukuyomi herself was to return home. Reiatsu gathered. An immense amount of it was being poured in from around the Captain, around from the world in which she had created with her Bankai.

Nearly fifteen feet off the ground did the woman come to halt in her ascension. Keeping further illusions was a daunting task. Their grip in the false reality slowly began to slip further and further along the woman's technique. Concentrating a large amount of reiatsu took time, as well as effort. She could feel the water palms dispersing, turning thinner and thinner as she gathered more reiatsu, transforming it into what was necessary for her technique. From there, reaching out for the moon's beauty did it cease, foreshadowing the end as it's light was eclipsed. A massive object aligning itself perfectly with that of the false moon. A Lunar Eclipse. One that those within the 30 yard radius of Harle could easily witness. Another pair of arms left the guardians, leaving only two pairs on each of them.

Her arms danced. Twirling at her sides as the woman's rolling shoulders led them in an imaginary tune, and rhythm. A tune that she was familiar in the days of old France. The cheers of people in celebration. Parties and festivals that were held on occasion, those in which Harle participated in high spirits. Those times she didn't have a care in the world but to enjoy the freedom she had. The music in which she, or her body, had never forgotten. Around and around the Captain went in the air, directing the border lines of her technique as the eclipse's ring fell from the sky, and onto the ground that resided below where she felt the masked man. The cage was set as the two outlines of light spun and rotated to the point of contact. Her hands motioned once more, crafting a sphere at the of her joint hands. That very motion caused the sphere to form around Douma's position. From what she could feel, he resided beneath somewhere beneath the ground of where the Shokan Weapons resided.

Another pair of arms left the weapon's body, leaving only but a single pair of arms if they had not destroyed them already. Harle was losing control over them. She had to hurry before they could escape. That was the fear. With Douma being the center of her technique, and with the effects of Electrical Discharge still hindering his movements, this was the best opportunity that the Captain would have to use it. Despite having the upper hand, anything could have gone wrong. The sphere cage of reiatsu had been formed before the woman split her arms away from each other. That itself was the signal for the abyss to be pulled into the sphere. The dark world, which Harle created with her reiatsu, was pulled into the sphere. Similar to that of gravitational pull, her own reiatsu was being compressed into the sphere prison. In all, the dark world in which Douma would be perceiving would be collapsing. What he thought to be reality was slowly being pulled in, compressed. All before its own nature became too much, thus, resulting in the sudden release of collected reiatsu energy, similar to that of a collapsing star, a Super Nova.

The collapse of one's own reality was very much like destroying the brain, while in reality the body would be struck by a explosion of pure reiatsu, equaled to that of Harle's own reiatsu strength. Despite Harle's lack in power in terms of reiatsu, the amount of damage done to the man's mental state would be devastating. Nearing that of a potential coma; a subtle coma that would seem to last for months while only lasting for moments in real time perspective. The result of the explosion would destroy a large portion of land, and somewhat of the tower itself. However, the secrets that they held within it's confides wouldn't harmed. And for those among the Kawada Council would be no where close to the tower. All would be well, besides the area obviously.

Costly, and dangerous for both herself and those of her enemies, the Captain took a very risky gambit to use Kaikishoku. A timely cost, including that of reiatsu, Kaikishoku took a nasty toll on the body once completed. Even before the woman could touch the floor, she could already feel the after math. Her body ached. Numbing of the muscles came first. A maximum use of her reiatsu strength in a quick use caused her nerves to burn themselves out. Most of the effort for Kaikishoku was committed to both her brain and that of her own body. Harle gasped for air, her blood ran hot, and her body was tearing itself apart. The Captain's body was weak, dripping a steady flow of crimson fluid from her eyes, hacking away at the taste of iron that shot out of her mouth. The only thing that filled her thoughts of worry was that of success, "Did Harle getz zhem?"


Remaining Reiatsu: 425/2400 ; - 250 Mirror World, - 450 Kaikishoku (Total Eclipse)

Combat Post: 5/8

Bankai: 5/7

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{Mirror World}

Class: [3]

Technique Type: [Energy]

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [HWD, Shinigami, Rogues, Arrancar, Bounts]

Technique Element: [Light]

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

A direct influence from the previous Captain which held a more affinity with the concept. Harle has studied her match with the late Kagami Murai, the Captain has poured in time and effort in order to use it in terms of moving about an environment with little difficulty. As a result, Harle has studied the power of the late Captain, and wondered if it could be applied as a means of travel. Using her own specialty in forging realities, Harle constructed an entirely new dimension that connects any object that creates a reflection within a 50 yard radius of where the user enters a reflecting object. A world filled with many mirrors and lights that beam from one to another. Within this world other objects that are casting a reflection are brightened to acknowledge points of entry or exit.

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

A cost of 250 reiatsu to use the technique is required while in contact with a sizable object that can cast a reflection. A sizable object can be a large puddle, a tall closet mirror, a television screen, or a pond. An object that is able to swallow the height and length of the user's entire body. And a 150 reiatsu is a must if continuing to use the technique per post while inside mirror world. 50 reiatsu per each leap into a reflective object or surface.

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc)

Reiatsu Cost. While inside, the user is unable to use other forms of spells while inside the Mirror World. While inside, the distance of travel that is possible to do is 50 yards in any direction. While being able to use any surface that casts a reflection, the size must be equivalent size that allows the entire body to be able enter and leave. The length of a katana sword isn't capable of acting as a gate. Glass mirrors, sliding door mirrors, or car windows are able to act as gates. Any object that is within reasonable size can act as a gate that allows the body to pass through. Picture screens and the such are not able to act as gates for the entire body to pass through. And this technique is considered to be nonlethal.

Incantation and Effect: None

Made By: Harle

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

Members of Squad 2, and can be taught to others.

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{Kaikishoku}

The skies fade away with the darkness of night reigning over, to create a temporary black abyss that has a full moon in the sky and create a lunar eclipse to use its force to as a attack. Harle uses 450 reiatsu to create an endless abyss in the shape of a dome in a 30 yard radius of herself. Once the abyss is formed a full moon appears overhead, it is then Harle levitates toward the center of the dome with both of her arms raised toward the moon to form a large black mass that covers the moon, creating a lunar eclipse. After the eclipse is made the ring shape that is created lowers down, outlining the edges of the attack's radius, which is 30 yards, placing the target at the center. The glowing ring then spins while rotating to form a sphere prison, which slowly compresses the energy until it is the size of car. The black abyss itself is pulled into the lunar sphere to fuse create a unstable reaction that causes the sphere to explode, which releases any individuals that were not caught in the sphere and Harle.

While it seems like a long process, the entire attack takes about 10 seconds to cause damage. To the eyes of the opponent, Harle would seem to be praying with both of her palms against each other in front of her. This is the first step to create the black abyss dome around herself and everyone within a 30 yard radius of her. As the dome begins to form the jester will move her hands outwardly to her sides motioning them to the upwards to the sky as if she was holding something up above her head. It will be this motion that finishes the dome and allows the moon to be shown. Harle will then twirl around once and direct both hands toward her opponent to create the black mass that will form the eclipse light ring and have it fall on the enemy to place him/her or them into the center. She will motion her hands to appear as if she is rolling a ball in her hands to have the circle create the trapping sphere around her target(s). And with a single rapid motion of splitting her arms back to her sides will have the black abyss enter the eclipse sphere and explode, releasing the dimly lit energy.

This sequence will take form of a dance that Harle will do in order to use the attack itself, but as she dances there is no time lag for each movement to the sequence of the attack. With one motion another sequence of the attack is made. Kaikishoku is potentially Harle's main attack and possibly the strongest that can cause a large amount of damage or injury that is possibly able to kill. The attack itself is a combination of realistic illusion that blinds the target(s) in a dark abyss, which time is the same in the real world, and creates a sphere of reiatsu that traps the target(s) inside, which becomes compressed to the size of a car before it explodes.

Drawbacks -

Total Eclipse is a technique that takes 10 seconds to form and explode, so a fast and well observant opponent can escape the 30 yard dome radius before being trapped inside, which will ensure that the attack lands. However, should the target be caught inside, they must release a reiatsu cost of 450 to escape the abyss before the eclipse circle traps them within the sphere. For once the sphere is formed it will be difficult to escape because the abyss dome will compress to form into another sphere layer inside that causes the explosion. If caught inside the sphere the victim must release 500 points of reiatsu to escape the abyss layer and the sphere. As for the obvious method is to stop the dance itself, but that is if Harle does not active her Bankai ability. As a side effect to the technique Harle will be exhausted for 1 post with a painful sensation surging throughout her body that will paralyze her for the post, being unable to move. This leads to blood seeping from her tear glands and coughing out.

[Douma]

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{Cue Music}

The shokan creatures attacked Harle aggressively. Those monsters were barbaric souls manifested from the user’s life force. Their sentience and conscious was driven by the most carnal emotions: bloodlust, rage, primal competition. The shokan creatures did not reason. They were programmed with two main instinctive drive. The first was the defense of their master and creator, Douma. The second was the will to slay his enemies.

Douma paid careful attention to the battle at hand while his shokans fought on his behalf. Harle’s maneuverability had been restricted by the increased weight placed on her by Douma’s release. Little by little, her movements would become more strained as her body became too heavy for her to command at her top speed. Competing against physically apt opponents like the shokan would be a challenge, one that she would not easily overcome.

The rogue was not surprised when Harle failed to avoid the two shokan converging upon her, but he highly doubted that she did not have an escape plan. As her assassin blade faded once more, Douma lost track of her reiatsu signature for a split second, just as Dark Knife had reached Harle first. But after that split second, Harle’s energy returned once more, allowing the mercenary’s soldiers to tear the illusion to shreds with their menacing claws.

However, Douma realized that this Harle he sensed could not have been the real captain, for just as she disappeared, her reiatsu surged once more. Now, when Douma cautiously swept the area around them for any reiatsu, he detected her presence hidden some distance above him. He could not tell exactly where she had gone or how she had gotten there, but one thing was for certain. Harle was slippery.

The shokan, however, were convinced of their success. They stood over the illusion of a slain Harle, streaks of blade staining their metallic and bony bodies. There was no triumph in those monsters’ eyes, as they instead waited with boredom for a new target. Unfortunately, that target would not come. When Harle escaped, they would lose track of her once more. Dark Knife and Dark Blade were lost, waiting on their next prey to reveal itself.

The course of the battle changed very quickly. Douma felt an eerie atmosphere settle, for a silence had swept the battlefield. Silence was something he welcomed, but not in the middle of a battle. No, he knew Harle had escaped fatal harm. Thus, the silence was a warning that something was coming. Harle was far from finished, and Douma’s only option was to wait and see what Harle would bring upon him.

She did not keep him waiting long. While within the ground, Douma could not see, hear, or use any of his other normal senses. However, he could see clearly through his energy sensory, and he felt quite a bit appear around him. A center of energy appeared, not far above the shokans or even Douma. It remained for a few seconds before another source of energy manifested, this one encompassing a 30 yard radius around the sphere. It began to spin, sealing Douma within.

Slowly, energy began to gather at the center of the sphere, indicating that this sphere was the source of the real attack. The mercenary was not sure what to expect from it, but he had the freedom to formulate a safe counter to Harle’s grand technique. Because the sphere took multiple seconds before it was ready to explode, Douma had enough time to react appropriately.

First, Douma cast another technique by sacrificing his life force. This one was Shokan: Dark Scythe, and it summoned the final brother of the three shokan beasts. This one also had its own stats, prioritizing strength over its speed. However, the stats of this new shokan never came into play. Immediately after he had summoned it, Douma was prepared for the shokan to return to him.

Each of the shokan immediately vanished, transformed back into the life force that had been used to summon them. That life force returned to Douma very briefly, before he would sacrifice it along with another chunk of his life force. The Angel of Silence willingly parted with the energy that kept him alive in exchange for power, a power beyond what normal individuals could achieve. A power that amplified all of his existing abilities and skills. Harle would sense the sudden spike in Douma’s energy. His reiatsu had not gotten more potent, but something within him had become far strong. The Angel of Silence was not holding anything back.

The technique Douma used was Dark Fusion. In exchange for three of his shokan monsters, he would be able to elevate the class of all his techniques and spells by two. Even those that were already class 1 one be brought up to class 1^2, meaning that the spells would interact with class 1 techniques like they had two-class superiority, but they were still a tier below class 0 techniques. Still, that boost to the rogue’s abilities would spell out danger for the Division Two Captain.

From the point in the ground where Douma hid, he cast Verutum one more. This time, he directed his spell toward the edge of the energy barrier beneath him. Another golf-sized ball shot out at the point, digging through the ground until it pierced the barrier. Not only was its impact strength greater than that of Harle’s trap, but it also had class superiority. The Verutum projectile would be enough to create a small chink in the prison, and Douma shifted his presence through the ground at a speed of 1000. He was able to escape through the chink, hiding 50 meters below the surface of the Kawada grounds, out of the 30 yard range of Harle’s spell.

Douma would sense the explosion from below as it tore through the surrounding area. A portion of the base of the Kawada tower would be eliminated by the burst of energy. The ground would be demolished, leaving an immense creator below the origin of the explosion. However, Douma had not been a victim of the blast. He had escaped its scope of destruction.

Still, the mercenary was quite pleased with Harle. She had escaped his attacks on multiple occasions. Perhaps she would be more useful to him in life than death. Douma had no agenda against Harle, for she was the one who intercepted him and initiated the fight. He just wanted access to the Kawada Tower, and she had gotten in his way. But now, he realizes that the woman was quite powerful. She was deserving of her spot as Squad 2 Captain, and maybe Douma could give her an opportunity to leave with her life.

The Angel of Silence reappeared, emerging from the ground at the bottom of the crater. He looked unwounded beneath his armor, although in reality, his muscles had been weakened by the electricity and his skin had been scorched on two occasions. Still, he carried himself with poise and confidence, like this fight had not trained him at all. It was a mask on top of a mask, but it was necessary. The moment wanted Harle to accept defeat, and appearing unharmed would intimidate her further.

“Captain Harle Quinn,” he began, his modulated voice projected by the crater like it was a cone. He could not detect Harle’s presence, but he was certain that she was listening. “It is in my best interest to fight you, and it is not in your best interest to fight me. I recommend that we lay down our arms and work out a more civilized solution, one in which we both achieve what we desire.

“Rumors of your aspirations have spread far. I understand your desire for leadership of the Kawada family. I understand that it stems from a personal connection to the past Kawada head, Kenryoku Kawada. I can feel the reiatsu signatures of other Shinigami watching the battle from afar, possibly evaluating your performance for the Kawada family to use as a means of determining your ability to defend their family. I understand that the Kawada are desperate, and you are one of their last options against an invader such as myself.

“But you may not understand why I am here, so allow me to put my presence in context. The Kawada family is in possession of a dangerous item, one that brings a violent death to those who wear it. I want to acquire this item and hide it in an appropriately secure facility with the highest degree of protection, something the Kawada family cannot do. My competitors in the underworld have heard of this item’s presence in the Kawada Tower, so even if you repel me, they will launch their own invasions until they wear your defense down.

“Let me help you. My ally can create a dense fog to shroud the entire Kawada grounds. Give me thirty minutes of access to the Kawada Tower to find and obtain this dangerous item. Once I do so, I will leave without causing any more trouble for you, and you may claim credit for forcing my retreat. I have no doubt that this would greatly raise your prospects for becoming the next Kawada head. The decision is yours."

Reiatsu Remaining: 11,8050/14,000 (-200 to exit the ground)

Life Force Remaining: 8,850/14,000 (-300 for Dark Scythe, +450 for absorbing 3 shokans with Dark Edge, -4000 for Dark Fusion)

Integumentum: 5/5

Class 1 Bakkoto: 2/3

Dark Fusion: 1/7

Mass Gained by Harle and her Illusions: 150 pounds

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

The Shokan weapons were gone. Their odd appearances were no where to be seen. Not only that, but much of the black residue that was left by the Mercenary, Douma, was nearly gone. Did she really do it? Did Harle manage to overcome the masked intruder? The angle that kept her from seeing much of the results done by the latest technique from her Bankai form. The crater before her was testament to that very technique itself. But Harle herself wouldn't be able to verify much of those thoughts of hers. Just moving a finger alone was tasking. Utilizing the full might of her reiatsu left the woman's muscles all but eased. For her technique to work it had to cover the 30 yard radius in all directions of itself. For someone who specialized in coordinated strikes, this was a bit away from her field of expertise. And for that reason, the Captain suffered from the shock of it all.

She had been trapped within her own body, brought down to her knees by her own efforts. Kaikishoku was a very risky technique to use, and this was the proof of it. While her Bankai only relied on the user's mind, much of the Shinigami's ability to put it to full use relied much on her own movements. So, in terms of hiding, Harle didn't have much to worry about. However, in terms of being able to fight, she was very useless. If Douma, or his weapons, found her, the girl wouldn't be able to do much to defend herself. What could she have done? But, that wouldn't be the case. Instead, a voice came from base of the crater. The funneled voice made it much easier to listen, despite it being some distance away from herself. But, she can still hear it. It was Douma.

What the Captain heard him speak of was incogitable. For such an item to remain dormant in the hands of the Kawada, and not knowing anything about it was just insane. A powerful item such as that would have been recorded, and stored away in some remote place. Somewhere in which couldn't be reached easily. Although the very reason of Douma residing within the inner most walls of Kawada Territory, for him to go out of his way to obtain such an item would be saying something more about it. This was troubling indeed. Not only the idea of the Shinigami possessing such and item, but if Douma received it, then who knew what could be done. The Mercenary wasn't one to be trusted as such. However, the man did have a point.

Struggling to keep even move herself was daunting. She just needed more time. Yet, even after moving again she was no fool. Harle knew of her current condition, and somewhat of Douma's. He may have sustained injuries due to the electrical discharges from before. His skin and nerves would probably have been burnt beneath his robes and armor. But the thing was, Harle couldn't confirm it at all. She was merely theorizing at this point. Furthermore, the Captain's condition was dire. The reiatsu she had left was nothing more but less than a quarter amount. The current injuries that the woman sustained were not as bad as the enemy, but continuing on would mean she would not only tire herself out quickly, but risk the chance of opening her wounds, making them much more serious than they should be. In addition, her Bankai would soon fade away. The time limit how long she could continue it will soon pass.

Neither pride nor fool heartiness was what drove Harle to make her decision. Even Douma knew of the eyes that were beaming down her. If she were to speak, they would know. Especially that of Kiname Kawada. Possibly the strongest among the Kawadas at this point in time. A previous Commander of the Kidou Corps, as well as a brilliant military strategist, he would be the one whose trust she had to earn. But not with Douma's recommendation. He would see through it all. For thirty minutes, it would be too much time. The Kawada Elder would see through it once the facts were gathered. Harle would have be finished before she could enact her plans. Still, there was another way. The two individuals that fought this day didn't have reason to trust each other. But it was like Douma presented, a compromise would have to be settled.

"Monseiur, you may have ze item zhat you zeek." she spoke out. Her vocals were not as noticeable as Douma's. Unlike the Douma, she was more discreet with the matter in which they spoke of. Her mind was her means of communicating, using the realm of her Bankai's illusionary world, her words vibrated through it to the minds of those held within it. Those outside wouldn't be able to hear her speak, and seeing that they were the only two, aside from the man's associate, no one would hear her speak. The interior of the world around them resonated as she spoke. "You may have ze item zat you speak of, however, ze time zat you are azking fo iz too long. Ze Kawadaz willz undoubtly dizcover your planz. Not only zat, but Harle can not truzt zat Monseiur will only take zat item. Zo, Harle propozez zat you return in one weekz time, zo zat you may come and collectz ze item together whiz Harle."

It was said before, nether one could truly trust the other. Harle thought this through on both ends. Harle would allow Douma passage through Kawada grounds, covertly of course, and allow access into the storage vault that he sought. The weeks time before the man's arrival would ensure the Captain that she had free reign over the Household. The time was sufficient to rid the Kawadas who held power, one by one, until there were none left. To allow Douma pass the Captain now would only mean that more Kawada would be hurt through his efforts. This way, no other members of the family would know harm, while at the same time allowing the masked man to have his way in a not so distant future. Besides, with his level of influence in the underworld, it wouldn't be difficult to leak information of such a deal to those who would later come to use it. In other words, Harle would lose reputation and authority before she could even complete her plan in ceasing control over the Household.

"Even if Harle allowz Monseiur to pazz, another Kawada will be waiting fo you. Ze previouz Commander of ze Kido Corps, Kiname Kawada. And zat man iz much mo ztronger zhan Harle. Zat iz what Harle proposes Monseiur, what iz your decicion?" Undoubtedly, Harle was using the theories that she came up with regarding their fight. Fighting an Elder, who was much more experience in terms of combat and strategy, would only put Douma at a disadvantage. Not only in his current state, but the other traps and soldiers that would come to impede him. Even he would come to figure this out. Fighting another battle such as this, but at a much more grand scale, could prove to be fatal, especially when facing against the previous Kidou Corps Commander. With the woman's proposal, the man would easily claim what he desired without the effort, but in return, the favor of this day will be nulled. The two would return to be enemies once again.

All for now, this was Douma's decision to make. Whether it would lead to further blood shed, or to that of a hard earned victory. Either way, it left a sour taste in Harle's mouth.


Remaining Reiatsu: 425/2400

Combat Post: 5/8

Resting Post: 1/2

Bankai: 6/7