Is it Vengeance? (Adventure, Med-Hard, NDE)

[Celes Castellanos]

Celes was certainly excited to see Wycliff when he arrived. She had been looking for a Kido instructor in the past. Now he was the Captain of Squad 5. The Kido Development Squad. Truly she had learned from a master of the craft. That being said, it was no secret about her peers that Celes was not a practitioner of Kido. She had forsaken it long ago in favor of martial prowess. For what she lacked in Kido, Celes made up for it in physical ability. Her physical strength, weapon usage, even her speed had all been refined past what most Shinigami were capable of. Despite that she could not deny the appeal of Kido. Not only for its offensive and defensive capabilities. No, it was the pure utility that it provided. 

The Vice Captain certainly let out a nervous chuckle upon Wycliff asking about her kido training as they walked to the car. Her nervous laughter gave it away in an instant, but she would honor him with an answer regardless as they walked. "Actually Wycliff, I...well. I have forsaken the idea of practicing Kido. I found that I excel far more in martial prowess and physical capability." She smiled to try and make the sting of his failed efforts lesser. She would continue. "But in return for it, you will find few who match my understanding of weapon variety, physical prowess and speed. Though in return, I had to give up all form of Kido for that martial prowess. I hope you can understand." She chuckled quietly as they finally made their way into the car. 

As the Shinigami slid in with her fellow Officer and Captain, Celes found herself nestled in the middle. She chuckled lightly. Before them was a computer whose screen displayed a video that seemed to be on a loop. Focusing on it, she smirked. The culprit in the footage seemed to possess catlike alacrity. As he landed and moved towards the wall, Celes watched in awe as he suddenly blew a massive hole in the wall. This awe soon translated into pure excitement. Assuming her fellow Shinigami were watching, they would suddenly feel Celes move. Her hand came crashing against her palm with excitement. Despite only using a fraction of her strength, it was was far more forceful than what other Shinigami were capable of.

With excitement she exclaimed. "I don't care who he is, but I love his style! Clearly a physically dominant fighter. A man after my own heart. I hope we get to meet him and see what he is capable of. I can't wait!" Her voice filled with car with utter joy. Given her peers, Celes had the misfortune of meeting few who could rival her martial ability. To come to blows with someone who could possibly match or even exceed her own limits was like ecstasy. The proud warrior loved combat from within her very being. To find someone who harnessed similar characteristics was simply too good to pass up. She had to fight him. To see how she would fare against him.

As they reached the bank and were being prepared to be led through it, Celes was filled with so much energy that she almost leapt from the car. She knew etiquette, however. A warrior of her stature should. She followed their guide slowly as he began to show them the capability of this culprit in person. The wall leading into the bank was massive. The physical force needed to get into the vault was equally impressive. She would turn to her fellow Shinigami. "Certainly impressive. Who do you think we are dealing with here? Simply a spiritually aware human with impressive physical capabilities?" The Vice Captain inspected the hole. The wall itself. All of it. She turned to them and chuckled. "I've to admit. I think while I could punch a hole through this wall, I'm not sure how easy it would be for myself. If he had ease with this, I certainly recommend not to be hit by any physical strike." She chuckled as she wanted to get her comrades insights. After any words between them, Celes would follow back to the car to be led to the graffiti. 

[William O, Creed]

Getting familiar with the Shinigami wasn’t something that William felt particularly fond of doing today. It wasn’t that he had anything against them really, but at the same time he wasn’t here to make friends. He was here to find out who had broken into and stolen from this bank. Unlike the Shinigami, this was his actual job. He may not be in Tokyo right now, but he was an officer of the law in Japan. Giving this his most professional attention was something he felt necessary. So getting inside with them William looked around checking out the walls, ceiling, corners, desks and even the stands.

Everything in this bank could potentially give him a clue yet the most important thing wasn’t just the value. It was obvious how the culprit had gotten in, how he’d gotten out, but William wanted some different information. Sporting the various cameras throughout the bank. Nothing he could spot told him that the culprit used anything beyond physical strength. He hadn’t seen anything spiritual on video nor anything that gave him any indication of who this individual was, beyond height and estimated weight. So that’s what he needed to go on.

“Do you have any video from last week?”

[Wycliff]

Wycliff shook his head at Celes after he heard that she was no longer studying kido. It was a real shame, she had shown a lot of talent for a beginner, however it wasn’t his place to tell her how to fight, after all he was in no place to judge given how for the longest time he kept his release hidden. He didn’t say much more as he let the other two get in the car first before sliding into one of the window seats. While the drive wasn’t long Wycliff would start to nod off, only barely paying attention to the video on loop, that was till the shrill of excitement from Celes kept him from slipping into a slumber.

Wycliff eventually was able to see the full video and as they rode he responded back to what celes said about his strength. “He might not be as strong as ya think, it all seems too clean ya know?” Wycliff was making a mention about the hole that was created with that punch. Wycliff wasn’t a stranger with seeing people destroy walls, something was off about how this guy did it tho. It seemed too easy, it looked as if he wasn’t punching a wall made of stone or brick, but paper.

As they arrived Wycliff let the other two go off and take a look around first, he thanked the detective that brought them there as he left. While Wycliff wasn’t a police officer by any stretch of the imagination, the impact he saw in the video still bugged him. It didn’t look right and as such he went to the hole in the wall and traced his fingers around the edge and inside of the hole. Trying to feel if it was smooth or rough, at the same time too if he found any bits of the destroyed wall on the ground he would pick up a piece and try and squeeze it. If his hunch was right then it would be possible that instead of this person having high strength instead they made everything else weaker.

He would eventually rejoin the others at where the foot imprint was, using the tip of his scabbard to poke at the area around the foot imprint and then at the imprint it’s self. “hmmm” He muttered to himself as he did his poking before following the others to look at the Graffiti closer. This whole assignment was rather odd. He still didn’t understand as to why Soul Society even cared about a basic robbery done by a spiritually aware human. Something else had to be up.

[Shawn Rabuburēdo]

Daisuke would watch and listen to whatever the group said or did, even if it was to strange to easily comprehend. One such time was when the more muscular looking female turned to the others and asked if they thought it could have been a spiritually aware human with high physical capabilities. Is it even possible for a Human to get that strong? I mean there have been some weird things happining in this town, but still, a human that can break through metal and cement this easily? As this thought went through his mind the same woman admitted being hit with a physical strike by whoever created the hole is suggested.



Around this time the only Human of the special investigator group Daisuke is leading around came up to him, asking him if they have any video's from the last week. Taking a moment to think on it he looks at William, "We do have some videos of last week, but he never made an appearance in them. Sorry I couldn't be more help, although, there's a foot print we found earlier that points him in a direction heading down some residential housing areas." Bringing the subject up, Daisuke figured he might as well take the opportunity to show the group both the Graffiti and the foot print.



As if on que, Daisuke gets a phone call from Shiro, a phone call that gives him some much needed information. Putting his phone down he looks at the group and begins speaking up, "Alright, the call I just received from Shiro was about a recording they found from a traffic camera. Apparently it shows the thief running towards the abandoned warehouses." Looking from each person he waits to see how they will react to this knew knowledge. "Sadly they still aren't sure exactly where his hideout is. How would you like to proceed?"



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Meanwhile...



The lights flicker on, one by one, until the entire room is filled with light. Taking off the oversized hoodie and tossing it onto a table, the large man sit's down at a table, looking at the large bag of money he just recently acquired. Face contorted with a mixture of sadness and rage, he finally let's out a sigh before looking at a pair of glasses hanging on a wall in the right-side of the room. Getting up from his spot the man walks over to them before stopping and standing motionless in front of them. With a deep voice he begins to speak at them, "Soon father, I will have revenge for what your fellow Shinigami did to you, me, and the rest of my kind."

[Celes Castellanos]

Celes had to admit that she was more than ecstatic. According to the footage and the evidence presented, their culprit may seem to possess higher than average strength. Looking at the damage caused by this fugitive, she couldn't help it. Her excitement would leap forth from her as she was eager to get into a physical fight with this culprit. Someone who could finally match her strength or even exceed it. It seemed that Wycliff had other opinions though. “He might not be as strong as ya think, it all seems too clean ya know?” Celes would have to give it some thought and consideration. Wycliff was the senior officer after all. Sure, Celes was a Vice Captain, but she hoped that she could defer to Wycliff and his experience. 

It was then that another of their companions asked if there was anything else of note. The liaison present seemed to have something after all. "We do have some videos of last week, but he never made an appearance in them. Sorry I couldn't be more help, although, there's a foot print we found earlier that points him in a direction heading down some residential housing areas." Celes sighed in disappointment as she gave the damage to the wall another look. She was a physical powerhouse herself, able to punch through walls like this. At least so she thought. She tried to look at the point of entry, reviewing the type of damage. Was it a uniform entry point? Were the edges jagged? Was there any lasting damage to the walls around it? Using this information, she could try and tell if he was using pure strength like her of it was something more like an ability. 

After reviewing the damages, she would follow to have a look at the footprint and the graffiti that was written on the wall. As Wycliff began prodding at the footprint, Celes tilted her head. Now this was strange. She, once again, possessed the strength to leave imprints on the floor, but she needed to exert that effort. It wouldn't be a print that she would leave simply by accident. He had already displayed a level of strength that was above average, but it's not like he left footprints everywhere. Celes commented on it with a confused tone. "Interesting that there even is a footprint in the first place. Once again, I could likely leave an indent like this, but it would have to be purposeful. I wouldn't just randomly leave traces of where I could be headed unless I wanted to be found..." 

The Shinigami hummed to herself as their liason got a call. After a few moments, he began to address them. "Alright, the call I just received from Shiro was about a recording they found from a traffic camera. Apparently it shows the thief running towards the abandoned warehouses." Celes nodded as he added in the unfortunate news. "Sadly they still aren't sure exactly where his hideout is. How would you like to proceed?" Celes looked at Wycliff and tilted her head. "It may be beneficial to check out those warehouses. Perhaps some more traces of where he went? I don't know how meticulous this guy is, but this footprint cannot be random. It's almost as if he's leaving a trail for us to find.." Celes wanted to hear Wycliff's thoughts on it. Maybe he could provide clarity where she couldn't. 

[Wycliff]

Wycliff wasn’t a detective, however the hairs on the back of his neck stood up when he heard that they had gotten a recording of the man heading to a warehouse district, something wasn’t right here. Not one to beat around the bush he spoke up so that everyone around could hear him including the new person who had joined them. “Smells like a trap, don’t ya think?” He said that looking directly back at the officer. “We got told that this wasn’t the first time ya had issues with him and now ya got a lead just as ya got us from soul society? It don’t add up right.”

There was a lot to this mission that felt odd to Wycliff, why were they here to begin with? Shingami didn’t often deal with human world issues, that wasn’t part of their responsibilities. Someone was trying to cover up something and Wycliff wasn’t super happy about being sent out to cover up someone’s dirty secrets. While normally Celes’s suggestion would be one he would jump on, he knew very well that going in blindly wasn’t the best idea. He wanted to know more about what he was about to lead his fellow shingami into, given that there was only one option.

Wycliff went over to where the bank kept their pens, taking one along side a blank sheet of paper he wrote down a letter for his squad. Looking back at his two fellow Shinigami he knew exactly who he had to send back. “Camila, I need ya to bring this to my squad barracks, tell them it’s from me and to open it right away. It don’t matter who ya bring it to there, they all should know what to do.” Wycliff didn’t really care that soul society ordered that three of them go for this mission, too many things were making the hairs on the back of his neck stand up and he didn’t want to risk Camila’s life on an unknown threat. Celes was at least a vice captain so he had a good idea that she could hold her own on a fight, but Camila was still too new. With that order given he opened a Senkaimon gate for Camila to leave.

While it would take time to hear back from his squad there was still the fact that they had been invited into a possible trap. “We’re going to go, however move carefully we don’t wanna be caught with our pants down.” It was an old idiom however he hoped that Celes would understand what he meant by it. Wycliff looked at the other that had joined them with a knowing nod that he would start to move towards the warehouse district.

[Shawn Rabuburēdo]

As this Adventire is unfinished and doesn't qualify as an adventure, we were hoping to have this graded as a JT.

[Arantima Kawada]

Holy Paragraph count batman!

I spy a total of 75 paragraphs, so for a Joint training that is going to turn out to be..

(74 / 2) * 10 = 370 TP For all participants!