Meeting of Outcasts (DP-R-SS)

[Rafael]

The display of physical form that this Shinigami took told Rafael that she was hesitant at least to some degree to actually face him down in melee combat. Still that didn’t mean he could just let his guard down something that thankfully didn’t come back to bite him. The moment he wrapped his tail around her sword the movement of the Shinigami accelerated once again. Managing to get right in front of him and then swing upwards towards his head. Anticipating some sort of attack was normal, this time though Rafael just happened to be thankful of the height difference between himself and his adversary.

The Shinigami had to extend her arm out completely in order to actually hit his jaw, an action that gave Rafael the time necessary to make a split second decision. Acting more on instinct than rational thought Rafael’s reiatsu compressed in the center of his chest, specifically on one of his imperceivable spots hidden by the pitch of his fur. The fur of the spot grew instantaneously extending outwards. In the moment that followed Rafael would be knocked upwards off the ground yet the spike would hopefully manage to impale the Shinigami somewhere on her body just as her zanpakuto managed to do the same.

Rafael having taken the impact of the strength surpassing his own directly on his chin could feel his mouth immediately let fill with blood. His vision blurred and mind swirling. It was a heavy blow that would knock most individuals out cold. Rafael kept awake more so due to the pain that coursed through his face then his own skill at filling handling pain. It was something that I’ve the last year or so had been more fine tuned, but pain was something that Rafael had known throughout his entire existence.

His jaw broke in multiple spots, something that Rafael knew was going to take a bit out of him to deal with orb when the time came. That punch was definitely one that he couldn’t afford to take again. At least not right away. Right away despite the pain that coursed through him an even stronger sensation altered Rafael. The Shinigami was going to do something else right away. His instincts guided him to the danger Rafael trusted in the sensation punching out and slightly down where he judged the Shinigami to be standing.

The result would be the lightning kido that the Shinigami cast clashing against a shockwave that Rafael produced. The two opposing forces of power clashing similar to wild rams bashing one another to claim victory over another. After a moment both attempts at the other would fizzle out with neither prevailing over the other. Rafael made his move impaling the Shinigami with her own sword. He could feel the resistance of her flesh as the blade sank into her. As he felt the Shinigami hit his tail Rafael moved the appendage similar to a snake wrapping it around her arm and began to squeeze with his full strength.

He wasn’t sure if this would work, but it was the next course of action he could think of to test out just what sort of attacks he could utilize against this Shinigami. All he could hope for was that it would be successful without harming him and break her forearm in the process. Once the Shinigami pulled the blade from herself though Rafael would let go of her arm regardless of whether or not the squeezing had worked. He had heard what the Shinigami had said, but couldn’t actually speak right now. His jaw was broken and mouth was rather full of blood and tooth fragments.

What Rafael saw though gave him a bit of a pause. Upon seeing the blood of this Shinigami react to the wound that had been inflicted upon her by itself, Rafael knew exactly what the ability was. He didn’t have a choice now, he’d have to start trying a bit harder. As the Shinigami’s wounds started to heal Rafael focused his reiatsu and activated his own ability. The might of his Yaseishin roared to life marking its presence as Rafael’s pupil less spheres of sight turned a brilliant glowing purple. Opening his mouth blood poured out to the ground. If the Shinigami was paying attention though she would see Rafael’s mouth was glowing purple as well.

Immediately Rafael could feel the damage done to his mouth and leg, the pain incredible something that was starting to tire him out. Whenever this was over shopping definitely wasn’t in the cards. None of these souls were going to be around to trade him anyway and he knew he was going home after this to take a nice long nap by the stream. Pumping reiatsu into his leg and jaw Rafael accelerates the reconstruction of his bones repairing the damage that had been done to him more than a minute ago and just a few seconds ago.

The Shinigami that was holding out her bloodied sword to him would have to question her own resolve now. It seemed she was a healer just the same as Rafael, but could she really keep up with a Beast that scoffed at physical injury? One that couldn’t be brought down by a blade? She believed in her defense to overcome the known raw power of a Beast-Clan yet what was going to happen now that she knew this particular Beast didn’t fit into the typical mold of his kind. A battle of true unknowns was about to continue.

Remaining Reiatsu: 2200/3000
Spot Spike: (-100)
Jaw Repair: (-150)
Leg Repair: (-150)

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Technique Name: Spot Spike (Class 5 Mastered) (Class 3 Proficient)
Class: 5-3
Technique Type: Ferality
Usable By: Beast-Clan
Technique Element: N/A

Technique Description and Effects: A technique of Rafael's own making that like many mammal techniques utilizes his fur. The fur slightly darker in shade known as spots which dot Rafael's body are the catalyst of this technique as these spots of fur grow at an exponential rate outwards from Rafael in a straight spike like manner.

Class 5: At this stage the technique has only blossomed from concept embarking through the first level of development. It's at this point that by focusing on a single spot located on his body Rafael is able to trigger a rapid rate of growth in his fur of that singular spot. The fur at a speed of 800 grows outwards in a linear shape much like a spike. This spike of fur will reach a total length of eight feet in distance from the rest of Rafael's normal coat while impaling anything in that distance with force equal to Rafael's Strength.

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As she soared upward and into the beast's jaw, Camila began to feel her hopes rising over the fight at hand. Having been able to get off a hit like that was one she was proud of, to say the least. Though, that had quickly changed as she had been run through by those spikes of hair that Rafael seemed to launch from nothing. She was taken back from the attack, that she hadn't realized her arm as being grabbed, and subsequently broken in the process of her landing.

Taking a step back and beginning the healing process, both her Zanpakuto and the wounds created from the shot of fur were somewhat healed. Unfortunately, her arm was out of commission. Wincing through the pain, Camila held her sword with her currently only good arm. She was glad to have gotten a good hit off on the panther, but wasn't particularly fond of the repercussions of doing so. Nonetheless, she continued to make the same comment that she did.

Simply put, she needed some sort of plan of attack. She needed a way to try to shut down Rafael to the best of her abilities, and that seemed to grow farther and farther away as he seemed to heal from the injuries she'd just left on him. She sighed. Even her own healing couldn't keep up with something like that. Just how was she going to get around the attacks this beast was going to try in the near future? She'd need to think of something, and quickly.

It likely wasn't too long until she'd be forced to succumb to her own injuries, so she needed to make this time count however she could. She held her hand out to her side, in order to begin circulating reiatsu toward it. After taking a few seconds to catch her breath, Camila once again charged right in with a Shunpo. Her goal here was simple; she was going to use her one good arm to fire off a point blank Soren Sokatsui. While her spiritual capabilities weren't anything to spectacular, she'd hoped to deal some damage.

Ultimately, though, she had no choice but to take the brunt of the attack as well. She was fighting recklessly, as was needed against an opponent like this. Naturally, panic began to set in. Someone had greater healing capabilities than even she did, and that was a thought that ultimately scared her half to death. Just how was she going to get around that? At the moment, a plan hadn't really formulated in her head, but she needed something here soon.

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{Reiatsu Pool & Blood Counters}
Reiatsu Pool: 4,900/8.=,000
-100 for Shunpo
-400 for Soren Sokatsui

[Rafael]

Such a familiar sensation, one that Rafael welcomed like a friend. Although the sensation came in many different forms through hundreds of different mediums it was always consistent in its feeling. Pain. The only thing that followed Rafael throughout his entire existence. Even now as he stood against a warrior of Soul Society, pain coursed through the wounds that no longer truly even lingered on him. Each one now has finished being restored by the might of Rafael’s Yaseishin. The pain from each wound was enough that Rafael could feel a stress on his mind, one that he knew wouldn’t be going away. He was going to get tired soon if he took much more damage in this battle.

Expanding as much energy as he just did in order to accelerate his healing was abnormal, usually Rafael was fine with waiting and dealing with the pain over a longer period just to play it safe, right now though the large panther went with the opposite decision. Choosing to focus his attention on his wounds first in order to maximize his offensive. This Shinigami had started to use her ability which strangely enough seemed to allow her to heal as well. “I’ll have to finish her in one shot if she’s able to heal like me.” Rafael came to the conclusion within his own head.

From what he could see the wounds that he had managed to inflict upon her through his pot spike technique were all healed. That was going to be troublesome if she was able to mend puncture wounds so quick, thankfully though it seemed she wasn’t quite as adept at mending broken bones. The arm that Rafael had made sure to critically wound was still out of commission. It seemed that despite releasing her abilities this Shinigami wasn’t able to restore her arm to its proper status. This bit of information was enough that Rafael came to the conclusion he’d have to break every limb to achieve victory.

The major damage that this Shinigami had been able to inflict on Rafael’s jaw was gone within a few moments. Funneling his reiatsu directly to the damaged location allowed him to exponentially speed up his own healing process. Now the wound that could have very well been a major pain, potentially even giving this Shinigami the victory on him, it was gone. Just after a few moments the Shinigami would be able to look at Rafael and see no trace of her hit ever landing on him.

Rafael could hear the sounds of the souls throughout the district screaming in panic, doing all any of them could to get as far away from them. The lives of those that lived in this district were horrible from what Rafael could tell. Worse than living out in the wilderness, here no one was an ally, everyone was out for themselves and what little they had could be taken at any moment. Now though no one was going to have anything left, the district or at least a small portion of it was reduced to splinters.

He didn’t have long to ponder over whether or not he should even care though. The Shinigami held her one good arm out and Rafael could tell what was about to happen, not just what she was planning on doing through her arm. She was going to do something much more brazen. Despite knowing how to do magic this Shinigami only seemed to know a handful of techniques and Rafael had seen them all now. His instincts screamed at him what was about to happen. Rafael made his own decision.

The moment that the Shinigami executed shunpo in order to close the distance, Rafael executed the same technique. Accelerating himself forward in unison with the Shinigami. The result? Well unless the Shinigami had some way of saving herself in mid step, she was going to collide with Rafael’s much larger, more muscular body while both of them moved at virtually their top speed. Blunt force damage to her would be immense as she’d be sent flying backwards.

As for Rafael the impact would feel like getting tackled by a pre-teen as an adult although the speed definitely would make up for it. Painful for sure, primarily located around his torso where the impact would occur. His Yaseishin caused him to experience the pain more so than anyone else would as it began to repair the wound right away. Rafael kept his gaze on the Shinigami knowing that if she could keep going she’d likely try another of her spells. “Already seen that, do something new or just admit defeat.”

Remaining Reiatsu: 2150/3000
Shunpo: (-50)

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Unfortunately for her, being hit by Rafael was effectively the same as being hit by a semi-truck. There was virtually nothing she could've done in that situation, and was pretty much forced to take the full force of the Panther's acceleration into her. The moment she made contact with him, she was immediately shunted backward, and knocked straight to the ground, tumbling along the concrete for a few meters before eventually colliding with a wall.

For a few seconds, she lay still on the ground, her back propped up against the side of the building as she sat in a somewhat upright position. Her main goal after something like that was to take the time to catch her breath; while the wind was certainly knocked out of her, she felt an immense amount of pain all over. She'd need to take the time to mentally assess the damage before making any rash decisions. Ultimately, Camila was running out of options.

Within a few seconds, and a few micromovements all across her body, it wasn't too difficult to realize most of what had been wrong with her at this point. Her left arm was still in terrible condition, and her right wasn't doing too much better. Definitely some pain, likely due to some serious bruising and possibly a sprain, but nothing too heavy. Unfortunately the same couldn't be said for her right leg. Tumbling that hard due to that much force was practically guaranteeing some sort of broken bone, and the unlucky victim of that fate was this leg.

She knew this meant that being able to walk was an impossibility at this point. Putting any amount of pressure on that leg would've likely sent extreme amounts of pain through her body, and it wasn't anything she was willing to put up with at the moment. Not on top of everything else she'd been feeling, like the absolutely awful headache that she'd also have to put up with now. She'd never experienced any kind of concussion before, so she wasn't sure if that's what she was dealing with, but the possibility was absolutely still there.

Now that the damage had been checked, she'd need to think of a way to fight back. Unfortunately, her options were severely limited at the moment. She only had one real way of attacking from this position, seeing as she couldn't exactly afford to move. She'd need to see if she couldn't bait Rafael into coming closer, as to make her attacks much more likely to hit. The question was, though, how would she do that?

Within a few short moments, she had an idea pretty quickly. Thankfully without moving a muscle, Camila had caused ten of her lances to form around her rather quickly. It was draining, especially in this state, but she'd need to for any hope of success. Five rested on either side of her. Eyeing down Rafael, she shouted to the best of her ability. "Don't think I'm done yet, because I'm not going down until I'm unconscious." As she finished speaking, those ten lances simply hovered right by her side, poised to strike if Rafael closed the distance between the two of them.

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{Reiatsu Pool & Blood Counters}
Reiatsu Pool: 3,400/8,000
-1,500 for Sanguine Lance x10

[Rafael]

The jolting impact of slamming into someone else at speeds that in all honesty made it difficult to even see around you let alone stop, well, not a sensation that one wants to experience often. The collision between Rafael and this Shinigami was one that gave the Panther a bit of information for the future. What he had just done was definitely a useful bit of info, now knowing that he could in fact survive such a reckless attack, but also that it hurt regardless of the difference in their physical aspects. Rafael could feel his bone crack from it due to the difference in the spiritual power between them yet knew his Yaseishin and trusted in it.

The fractures didn’t take long to mend although the pain was definitely something that was dragging down on Rafael. Almost like trying to swim with weights on his legs. This was getting exhausting and Rafael was starting to just wish this Shinigami would stay down. She wasn’t even a fun fight anymore, not that she really had been one for him in the first place. Casting spells was cool, but nothing beat a battle of martial arts and this Shinigami just didn’t have that. So now as Rafael stood he stared out at the Shinigami leaning up against the wall of a shack.

Walking over towards her the massive panther would likely seem even more imposing as a figure that just couldn’t be brought down. No matter what this Shinigami had done to him it accomplished very little. Now though despite everything there was no trace of a wound on him. The Shinigami was on the ground broken yet the dumb Beast was to all onlookers fresh as a flower. It was clear who the victory of this battle was even now as the Shinigami just wouldn’t concede. Rafael witnessed the lances form, mild interest in such a tactic.

He wasn’t sure if this was just to make sure he couldn’t kill her by keeping him back or if she planned on controlling them from a distance. Either way it wasn’t a good idea to give her time. Thus Rafael came to the conclusion to end this little fight. Executing shunpo for the second time Rafael rushed in closing the distance fast enough that the lances likely wouldn’t be able to harm him. He bet the Shinigami wouldn’t be able to see him and this wouldn’t be able to employ them against him at least that was the assumption.

As for what Rafael did once he got right on the Shinigami? He didn’t slam into her although a knee to her chest would likely be enough to just kill her outright at this point. Rafael knew if he did that he’d likely send her flying through the district causing more chaos. Although he didn’t like humans nor have any reason to care about them he felt they’d suffered enough already from this fight. So rushing in Rafael strikes his knee against the Shinigami yet employs the technique known as Knock Back Bash.

The blow sends the force of Rafael’s strength into the shinigami’s body in order to propel her backwards. The major issue though, she was already up against the wall of a shack. The technique possesses no aptitude for sending the target through obstacles. Thus all of the force Rafael just sent into the Shinigami will reverberate throughout her body causing immense damage across her entirety. Instead of caving in her chest and sending her through the district Rafael decides to break every part of her in order to bring this to a close.

Remaining Reiatsu: 2100/3000
Shunpo: (-50)

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If only she'd been just a bit faster. If only she hadn't been handicapped so heavily. If she'd had just a split second longer, Camila could've recovered. That said, though, the girl didn't have luck on her side in the slightest. There wasn't anything she'd be able to do in order to get out of the way of such an attack. She'd be forced to take the hit head-on, and without any sort of vitality leeched from really anyone nearby, the was nothing she could do to recover her injuries.

Taking the Beast's knee at full force, Camila felt her entire body surge with pain, so much so that while her jaw dropped, nothing audible came out. She simply jerked against his knee, and went completely limp afterward. Falling to the ground, barely able to keep any semblance of consciousness, Camila's mind raced. Where had she gone wrong? What had she done that caused her to lose the fight? What could she improve on to make sure this didn't happen again?

There was so much she had to consider, and unfortunately for her, there was so little time for her to actually do so. She wasn't going to remain conscious for much longer, that much was apparent. As she slumped over on the ground, she tried her absolute best to prevent herself from passing out. She knew the kind of compromising position this put her in to be taken down so effortlessly in the midst of the Seireitei like that. Unfortunately, though, sometimes you can't help a situation when things take a turn for the worst. 

Camila's vision faded as she blacked out.

[Rafael]

Rushing forward meeting the Shinigami head on with a knee directly to her stomach, Rafael could feel the trust sense of her flesh. The sensation wasn’t one that the large Beast was actually used to experiencing. Normally when hunting for food he was quick to simply break an essential bone or cave the head in. Finding that while it didn’t look the best and of course killing something like that never felt fun, it was necessary and wouldn’t allow the animal to experience any sort of pain. This Shinigami though deserved the pain she was going to experience. For this reason Rafael didn’t ease away from what almost seemed comparable to crushing a potato.

Her body slumping over as she drops to the ground, Rafael could see she was still conscious yet was fading fast. That knee had definitely broken something and damaged her organs yet the large Panther didn’t feel any sort of remorse. This wasn’t the first time that a Shinigami had attacked him and been beaten, it was a first though that one had attacked those that lived in the district. This one definitely didn’t deserve any sort of sympathy. “All that blustering and this is all you had to offer. It was a waste to even start trying.” Rafael nearly shouting down at the Shinigami now was ready to leave, but realized this was a perfect opportunity.

Standing over the Shinigami Rafael leans down grabbing her face. Her eyes starting to gloss over told him that she was going to pass out any second now. “Experience the pain you’ve caused everyone around here.” Puncturing his left palm with the claw of her thumb Rafael bleeds his purple bioluminescence blood into the mouth of the Shinigami. It would take a moment, but almost right away this Shinigami would feel the pain of all the wounds she had been inflicted, healing all at once. It would feel as if all of the wounds were being inflicted on her all over again, all at once. Enough pain to keep her brain aware and awake yet so much that passing out was a definite regardless. “Let’s see if the villagers are merciful enough to not kill you while you sleep weakling.”

[Col Arana]

Rafael 73 paragraphs +100 for winning 830 TP
Camila: 52 paragraphs for 520 TP