Post by Ranth on Feb 24, 2019 8:41:01 GMT -5
Ranth's head was a haze of emotion as Rin faced him not with anger or hate or spite, but with compassion following the explanation of the wholly unreasonable circumstances they now found themselves in. He still couldn't believe everything that 'Ranth' had told him, but the fact that he would need to kill Rin with his own hands in order to save not only her, but all of the timelines was the cruelest joke of all. Supposedly, she wouldn't remember it once the timelines were restored, but it was still a huge claim to make and a huge burden to bear if he went through with it... and larger still if it didn't work.
Yet Rin seemed to accept all of this in stride. It was honestly awe inspiring, but if he thought that she was just going to stand there and bare her throat to him he had another thing coming. She didn't want to be put down like a dog, she wanted to go down in a blaze of glory. Then again, if she fought seriously was he actually capable of defeating her? Furthermore, did he truly want to defeat her? It was an impossible position to be in and yet it was one that only he could deal with. Either he could fight and kill Rin- hopefully setting things back on course, or he could die in the attempt and then god only know what would happen.
But Ranth didn't have the luxury of pondering the matter for any longer as Rin approached him and gently wiped away the tears streaming down his face much like either a doting older sister or perhaps even a lover, not that Ranth was familiar with such things. Then without further delay, the gauntlet was thrown down and Rin bid a hasty retreat, using her Shikai's firepower to propel her into the air with incredible speed. Even as he form retreated, Ranth was still hesitant about his conviction. It was one thing if she attacked him or she just let him do what needed to be done, but to make him give chase made him feel incredibly uneasy. He didn't want her to think that he wanted this and no matter how he looked at it, if he gave chase then how else could it be interpreted?
Women are always so difficult, 'Ranth' sighed as he watched Rin bid a hasty retreat. "I am unable to hurt her myself, as it would risk causing her a true death, but I do have a measure of control over this place. I don't want this to be harder for you than it needs to be, so I can do at least this much...", he smiled kindly and waved his hand in the air and in the distance, a dense fog began to rise up in a circle that measured 100 meters from edge to edge. If Rin reached this fog, she would find that every time she entered it she would emerge a moment later facing back the way she had come. This fog wall extended into the sky and into the clouds above, creating a literal thunder dome of sorts.
Ranth didn't know whether to thank the man or not, the whole situation was too overwhelming, but the man seemed to understand this and with a knowing smile, he turned away to leave the 'children' to their games. As for Ranth, he turned away from 'Ranth' and back to Rin, who looked to have reached the fog wall by this stage. Raising one hand towards her, Ranth concentrated reiatsu into his fingertips and was astounded at how quickly it gathered and at a far greater potency than he could ever recall being able to muster in the past. So great was the excess reiatsu for the spell he was forced to improvise and divide the power between each of his five fingers and then he began to chant quickly under his breath, "Arise god of thunder! Awake mother of storms! Unleash the lighting on the sinners. Hado #4: Byakurai!"
As he completed the incantation, five jets of pale white light burst from his finger tips with incredible speed and power in Rin's direction. They crossed the distance between them so quickly that Ranth wasn't sure whether he could have gotten there faster using shunpo. If Rin had been distracted by the strange phenomena that was the fog wall, her attention would absolutely be taken by the unmistakable crackle of lightning that came from Ranth's fingertips and she would see five jets of kido-born lightning coming at her in a five point array.
Yet Rin seemed to accept all of this in stride. It was honestly awe inspiring, but if he thought that she was just going to stand there and bare her throat to him he had another thing coming. She didn't want to be put down like a dog, she wanted to go down in a blaze of glory. Then again, if she fought seriously was he actually capable of defeating her? Furthermore, did he truly want to defeat her? It was an impossible position to be in and yet it was one that only he could deal with. Either he could fight and kill Rin- hopefully setting things back on course, or he could die in the attempt and then god only know what would happen.
But Ranth didn't have the luxury of pondering the matter for any longer as Rin approached him and gently wiped away the tears streaming down his face much like either a doting older sister or perhaps even a lover, not that Ranth was familiar with such things. Then without further delay, the gauntlet was thrown down and Rin bid a hasty retreat, using her Shikai's firepower to propel her into the air with incredible speed. Even as he form retreated, Ranth was still hesitant about his conviction. It was one thing if she attacked him or she just let him do what needed to be done, but to make him give chase made him feel incredibly uneasy. He didn't want her to think that he wanted this and no matter how he looked at it, if he gave chase then how else could it be interpreted?
Women are always so difficult, 'Ranth' sighed as he watched Rin bid a hasty retreat. "I am unable to hurt her myself, as it would risk causing her a true death, but I do have a measure of control over this place. I don't want this to be harder for you than it needs to be, so I can do at least this much...", he smiled kindly and waved his hand in the air and in the distance, a dense fog began to rise up in a circle that measured 100 meters from edge to edge. If Rin reached this fog, she would find that every time she entered it she would emerge a moment later facing back the way she had come. This fog wall extended into the sky and into the clouds above, creating a literal thunder dome of sorts.
Ranth didn't know whether to thank the man or not, the whole situation was too overwhelming, but the man seemed to understand this and with a knowing smile, he turned away to leave the 'children' to their games. As for Ranth, he turned away from 'Ranth' and back to Rin, who looked to have reached the fog wall by this stage. Raising one hand towards her, Ranth concentrated reiatsu into his fingertips and was astounded at how quickly it gathered and at a far greater potency than he could ever recall being able to muster in the past. So great was the excess reiatsu for the spell he was forced to improvise and divide the power between each of his five fingers and then he began to chant quickly under his breath, "Arise god of thunder! Awake mother of storms! Unleash the lighting on the sinners. Hado #4: Byakurai!"
As he completed the incantation, five jets of pale white light burst from his finger tips with incredible speed and power in Rin's direction. They crossed the distance between them so quickly that Ranth wasn't sure whether he could have gotten there faster using shunpo. If Rin had been distracted by the strange phenomena that was the fog wall, her attention would absolutely be taken by the unmistakable crackle of lightning that came from Ranth's fingertips and she would see five jets of kido-born lightning coming at her in a five point array.
{Reiatsu costs:}
Hado #4 x5 -> 125 Reiatsu
Reiatsu total: 8,875 / 9000
Hado #4 x5 -> 125 Reiatsu
Reiatsu total: 8,875 / 9000
{Stats}
Strength: 300
Speed: 230 (160)
Reiatsu Strength: 400 (1200)
Spiritual Pressure: 300 (900)
Sense: 100
Instinct: 100
Energy Sensory: 270 (810)
Healing Expertise: 100 (70)
Light Aura: 50
Dark Aura: 50
Strength: 300
Speed: 230 (160)
Reiatsu Strength: 400 (1200)
Spiritual Pressure: 300 (900)
Sense: 100
Instinct: 100
Energy Sensory: 270 (810)
Healing Expertise: 100 (70)
Light Aura: 50
Dark Aura: 50
Kido: 2
Battle Analysis: 2
Mental Incantation: 2
Learning: 1
Strength of Will: 2
Hakuda: 2
Pain Tolerance: 2
Battle Analysis: 2
Mental Incantation: 2
Learning: 1
Strength of Will: 2
Hakuda: 2
Pain Tolerance: 2