Evil Never Sleeps, It Just Waits (Open-Hard-Rukongai)

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Name: Evil Never Sleeps, It Just Waits
Participants: Anyone
Location: Rukongai District 3 (East)
Difficulty Level: Hard
Setting: NDE

Plotline: Immediate Alert! Immediate Alert! Immediate Alert!

“Hollow reiatsu has been detected in the third district of the East, current number is estimated in around four dozen each possessing moderately powerful reiatsu. It’s unknown at this time if this is an attack from Heuco Mundo or Las Noches yet caution is recommended upon arrival.”

Towards the end of an average day with only an hour of so left of daylight in the sky suddenly alarms begin to go off and notices are being sent out to several of the more recognized shinigami including Vice Captains and Captains along with Seated Officers. Something is wrong in the third District of the East. Hollows seem to be invading more than likely already devouring a large portion of the district's population. It’s the duty of the shinigami to protect the citizens of the Rukongai and purify these Hollows. Warning though the reiatsu isn’t just powerful compared to the average, but strange, something unusual is going on.

Estimated Enemy Strength: 2-1
Estimated Time Until Completion:
Starts: 10/21/2021 - 11:00
Special Conditions: Unique item/techniques may be awarded to individuals that showcase diligence, effort and positivity.

[Celes Castellanos]

"Hollows running amok within our home? Not on my watch! Let them come and face the shield of the Soul Society!"

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{Stats & Skills}Strength- 400 x 2.5 = 1000
Speed - 250 x 2.5 = 625
Spiritual Pressure - 400 x 0.5 = 200
Reiatsu Strength - 50 x 0.5 = 25
Light Aura- 90
Dark Aura - 10
Instinct - 200
Senses - 100
Energy Sensory - 0
Healing Expertise - 0

Total SP: [1400]

Pain Tolerance: 2
Martial Arts: Baguazang: 2
Martial Arts: Hakuda: 3
Battle Analysis: 2
Lack of Fear: 2
Weapons: Spear & Shield: 3
Weapons: Katana: 3

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

The Restoration Squad Captain will represent as well!

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{Stats and Skills}
Strength – [150] Points

Speed - [400] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [400 (x5.5)] 2200 Points

Reiatsu Strength - [400 (x5.5)] 2200 Points

Light Aura - 75 Points

Dark Aura - 25 Points

Instinct - [250] Points

Senses [125] Points

Energy sensory - [75] Points

Healing Expertise - 0 Points

Total SP: 1800 Points




Abilities



[Special Skill: Kidou] {3}

[Weapon Skill: Staff] {2}

[Calm mind] {3}

[Battle Skill: Other: Acrobatics] {3}

[Battle analysis] {3}

[Charisma/Leadership] {3}

[Mental Casting] {1}

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Now, Now finally time, the time is now.

A pitch portal opening with a high whine at the top of a building giving entrance to a soul that did not belong, a soul that by all accounts had the right to claim this world as his own, yet had been discarded from the moment of birth. A foster child seeking out the true parentage in order to gain their vengeance for being thrown away like garbage. An individual that lived the last several years for this singular purpose, one that hadn’t built themselves up from the ground for any other reason than to get even. Entering into the Rukongai the male leaves the portal which closes behind him leaving him in the depths of Soul Society.

Walking to the edge of the roof the individual gazes down to see the street bustling with souls going about their peaceful lives in the riches of Soul Society. Repugnant in his eyes the man drops from the roof and begins to put on a little show.

Five Minutes Later

The same street, same area, only a bit of time gone by and yet the scene is completely different now. What had been a busy day of trading in one of the most prosperous districts of the Rukongai was now another event filled with death and despair. No massive attack from an Arrancar, no immense strange creatures trampling everything in their way at the hands of their Saika master. No this time souls randomly just started to attack one another with strength and speed that wasn’t possible. They tore through others they knew, friends, family didn’t matter, everyone they saw was considered prey.

It all happened so fast that the majority that saw what happened were already dead, but randomly a handful of people started to scream in pain only to have blood start streaming from their eyes, ears and mouth. It seemed as if they were all going to die when everything about their eyes vanished leaving only white orbs. Attacking like wild animals taking only a few bites out of the victims when suddenly they’d move on and rush towards someone else at a speed that no one could hope to escape. The Shinigami had to get here soon otherwise would anyone from the district survive what had once been citizens.

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

As the wails and carnage began to reach deafening levels, the Captain of the Restoration Squad hurried to the scene. Having received the alert that there were multiple powerful Hollow reiatsu signatures, he had hurried to grab his basic weapons and head out the door. Sheathed dagger in one hand, steel staff in the other, the Kuchiki hurried through the Seireitei to get to the third District of the East where the signatures had been detected. When he arrived, he had to blink a few times to try and get all of the colors of the screams in order. There was so much noise in the air it was hard for the man to see all of the souls running around.

He'd have to put a stop to it the only way he really knew how, Kidou. Planting his staff in the ground, he drew his dagger from the scabbard and tucked the scabbard into his belt. He then started to draw the dagger across his skin. Skipping the incantation for sense of urgency, Kyomei started to form a very powerful Kidou known to many as the massacre hado of the Kanzaki family. But as the blood sacrifice started to take effect, the usual flames of the technique did not emerge. Instead, there was the faint spectral image of a chain wrapped around his non-dominant arm. Those chains dragged his arm behind him, locking the arm in place and rendering it out of the situation, for now.

After forming a Kidou of three parts with his Kidou Fusion, pushing the upper limits of the level of complexity anyone could muster, the Captain sheathed his dagger and took up his staff in his dominant, casting arm. Now he was fully prepared to handle the entire crisis alone, he thought. As pain wracked his body from all directions, not to mention having his arm pinned behind him uncomfortably, the Kuchiki strode into the screaming fray. He started shooting everyone with his Kidou channeled through his staff. Anyone he could point at, he shot with a machine gun-like spray. An outsider might see this and think he was crazy, mad, murderous even, but this was not the case. As his Soukahou fueled machine gunning started to emerge, the citizens might find themselves feeling more relieved, actually.

Kyomei had mixed 3 kidou, as previously mentioned. A very powerful one, Soukahou, causing him a great deal of pain and forcing him to walk steadily through the District instead of rushing around willy-nilly. The other two kidou were among the simplest. In fact, they were the simplest Hado and the simplest Bakudo known to Shinigami. Hado #1: Sho had donated its Form to the projectiles that the Soukahou was firing, turning it from blasts of flames into small thrusts of force. But people being pushed around by the Captain's incredible spiritual strength would be problematic, so Bakudo #1: Sai had donated its effect: locking the target's arms behind their back. With literally everyone he came across being fired at to lock their arms backwards, Kyomei hoped to deescalate the situation until both backup could arrive and also the perpetrator of this horror would emerge.

Remaining Reiatsu: 21,550/22,000 (-25 Sho, -25 Sai, -400 Soukahou)

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{Techniques Used}

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{Soukahou}
Technique Name: [Hado #86: Soukahou (Eternal Flare)]

Class: 2

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: Fire

Technique Description and Effects:

Soukahou (蒼火砲, Blue Fire Cannon) is an advanced hadou based off of "Sokatsui" that requires a blood sacrifice to activate. Just like how the Kuchiki is well versed in Sokatsui, the Kanzaki specializes in this kidou. Instead of firing one single burst of blue fire at the opponent, it creates a concentrated mass of blue flames around the user's hand that can burn or incinerate anything that fire touches. This can be used for enhanced melee as a flaming fist but that is not its main function. The main ability of this hadou is automatic firing of blue flares, similar to a blue fire machine gun.

Once this is activated, the user can fire blasts of "Sokatsui" out of the hand engulfed in blue flames as many times as the user wishes. In other words, infinite ammunition. The fastest firing rate of this technique is about 600 blasts per minute. When this technique is mastered, the user can use this in many creative ways such as applying the concentration of blue flames to a weapon, fire multiple blasts simultaneously like a shotgun, creating explosive blasts out of the user's hand, or even change the color of the flames to the user's preference. Once this technique is activated, it doesn't end until the user dies or wills its end.

How to use technique:

Activate the technique. From there, aiming and firing is all that is required.

Technique Drawbacks

400 reiatsu is consumed upon activation. The blue flames are extremely hot and it will cause slight burns to the user's hand for every post this is active. Generally, the user will have first degree burns by first the 5 posts. If the arm is severed, the blue flames will go out of control and will engulf the user whole if the one fails to defend against it.

Incantation and Effect:

Reiatsu strength increases by 35% for use of incantation. (I.E. Reiatsu strength of 100 is instead worth 135.) ("An eye for an eye, A tooth for a tooth. Evil to fight evil. Fire to fight fire.
Hath withstood pain to create many flames of vengeance. And yet, those ephemeral works of art will never be remembered.
I hearby offer my blood in an indestructible contract with the flame of atonement.")

Made By: [Shiki Kanzaki]

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{Sho}
Technique Name: Hado #1: Sho; (Thrust)

Class: 7

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects: This technique creates a simple burst of force that pushes at the opponent backwards. The force is equal to the user’s Reiatsu Strength.

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

Incantation and Effect: Incantation unknown. When the incantation is spoken, the Reiatsu Strength used to determine the power of Sho is increased by 10%. (i.e. 100 Reiatsu Strength is treated as 110.)

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{Sai}
Technique Name: [Bakudo #1: Sai (Restrain)]

Class: [7]

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: [None]

Technique Description and Effects:

Causes the target's arms to lock in place behind their back.

How to use technique:

Physical contact is required from the hand of the caster to any part of the body of the target.

Incantation and Effect:

Incantation increases the strength behind the technique by 10%. (I.E. A reiatsu strength of 100 would instead be valued at 110 for this technique.) "Man, shaped by Divine hands, revert to the form before limbs, clutch at your own throat and be afraid!"

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{Kidou Fusion}
Technique Name: [Secret Art: Kidou Fusion]

Class: [2]

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

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [Kidou using races (Shinigami, Escudo, Akki)]

Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect):
[This Technique allows the user to fuse two or more kidou together before they are fired, making their arsenal more varied and creative for what spell they need at a given moment. This is the ultimate mastery of Kidou, and thus needs one of two requirements. Either the user must be a Technique Master and have 4 SKP in Kidou skills, or they must have spent 7 SKP in Kidou skills, such as Kidou itself and Mental Incantation. The Analysis Skill also adds to that SKP amount, since the user is able to analyze and deconstruct Kidou at a conceptual level. If they are not a Technique Master, who inherently have the ability to replicate techniques they see and understand, they must also be trained by someone who knows this technique.

But what exactly -is- Kidou Fusion? Put simply, it is the ability to borrow parts of two Kidou in order to mash them together in the way that the user needs. This is done by a system of "Form" and "Effect". All Kidou can be broken down into those two categories. They have physical shapes, and they have effects. For example, Hado #4: Byakurai has the Form of a Beam and the Effect of the Electrical element. Some Kidou can have more than one effect, since some are complicated, and the user can borrow which ones they need. Elements are always an option for the user to borrow.

But what do you mean borrow? Mash them together? Put simply, the user takes a Form, and at least one Effect, and combines them. Byakurai + Sho could make an electrical projectile. It could not make an electrical projectile that pushes, since Sho is donating its form. Exceptions will be included later when costs are described. Basically, Sho donates its Form, which is a small projectile, and takes on the element from Byakurai. It could also create a piercing projectile, since Byakurai do pierce. The flexibility is what makes this technique versatile and strong. When figuring out Class for clash purposes, the user may choose which class is dominant. So if you fuse a Class 5 and a Class 7, the result may be Class 7 or Class 5.

If this technique is Mastered, then the user can combine more than two Kidou together. This is done by multiple Kidou contributing Effects to one Form. So a Fusion of Sho (Form), Byakurai, and Shakkaho could be a small electrical projectile that explodes on contact with something. Or a Fusion of Sho, Byakurai, Shakkaho, and Tsuzuri Raiden (Form) could be a wave of electrical force that pushed things away and exploded. The combinations become much crazier when the technique is mastered.

But what about crazy high leveled Kidou that become so ridiculously overpowered when they are fused? Can you just imagine Sharknado being fused with Soukahou to fire infinite tornados of sharks?? That is a serious possibility, but there are limitations to this technique that avoid that amount of overpowered techniques being fused. Every Class of Kidou has a point value. For Class 8 it is 0, all the way up to Class 0 which is 8 points. The User's Class is what determines how many points they have to use. A class 1 character can't fuse anything into a Class 1 Kidou that isn't a Class 8 Kidou, for example. A class 1 character could, however, fuse 7 Class 7 techniques into one mega attack, though it would still be Class 7 for clash purposes. Mastering this technique grants one extra point, however Class 0 Kidou can still not be fused with anything else. Due to giving up release in order to master techniques, Technique Masters inherently have 1 more point to work with for their fusions.

Class 7 Technique: 1 Point
Class 6 Technique: 2 Points
Class 5 Technique: 3 Points
Class 4 Technique: 4 Points
Class 3 Technique: 5 Points
Class 2 Technique: 6 points
Class 1 Technique: 7 points
Class 0 Technique: Cannot be fused

Class 7 Character: 1 Point
Class 6 Character: 2 Points
Class 5 Character: 3 Points
Class 4 Character: 4 Points
Class 3 Character: 5 Points
Class 2 Character: 6 points
Class 1 Character: 7 points
Class 0 Character: 8 points

Mastered Technique: + 1 points
Technique Master: +1 points]

How to use technique (How is it activated?): [Mentally will it to happen.]

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc) [Obviously there are Drawbacks to using so many Kidou like this in ways they were not designed to be used. The first Drawback is simple. Any and all drawbacks that are associated with the technique are inflicted on the user, no matter how small a part of the Kidou is used. If you fuse Sharknado into something in order to do nothing more than give it the joke element of Shark, then the limb that fires that technique will receive cuts. If the effect of a Kidou is caused by an action, such as Baundo Zetsumei's effect of multiplying -when- it changes direction, then the effect of multiplying cannot be added unless it comes with the added "when it changes direction". The -only- exception to this is situational drawbacks. Situational Drawbacks are more like limitations. For example, "Kiss of New Breath" is a Kaido that cannot be used on yourself because you cannot kiss yourself. This is a limitation, not a drawback. By fusing this kidou into another medium, you would be able to administer it to yourself at possibly reduced efficiency.

Now for Cost. The cost of using this technique is equivalent to each part of the technique. So fusing two Class 7 techniques will put you down 25 reiatsu each, for a total of 50 reiatsu lost. It is also physically and spiritually demanding to fuse techniques. While Technique Masters and those with a 4 in Kidou might be able to fuse much more, even they will start to become weary and fatigued by fusing to their max amount of points frequently. For Kidou, Bakudo in particular, that are considered "auto-hits", like Haihin, when fused into anything the auto-hit property is considered neither an Effect nor part of the Form, and is simply lost in the fusion.

Made By: Unknown

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): [Only 5 characters at a time can have this technique]

[Nakajima Kimiko]

The barracks of the Eleventh Division were as loud as ever earlier today, as to be expected from the infamous Attack Squad. It was a very typical day: officers were completing their paperwork, while others trained. At times, the paperwork turned into banter which then turned into an invitation for a brief duel at the training grounds, and at other times, they simply fought on the spot over a disagreement. The nature of the disagreement could be about anything, from the way an officer writes his reports to his performance in combat; ultimately, it did not really mater. The result of this was a lack of paperwork been completed, officers being scolded, and a few getting punished with menial cleaning work across Seireitei. Yes, indeed, as messy as it would seem from an outsider's point of view, it was a very typical day for the Eleventh. A lack of these things occurring would have made this day very, very unusual, to say the least, or at least that is how Kimiko has started perceiving her division over the course of the last few years.

Getting used to the chaos of the Eleventh wasn't an easy thing to do, though it was exactly what this new Shinigami had done as she rose above the normal ranks and made herself known within it, mainly through the success of her excursions to the Living World. Her discovery of the corruption of Squad 7 officers, the distribution of captured Hollows across the Human black market, and her survival against an Arrancar were all starting to become a bit known by now within her division. Due to this, there were many who wished to challenge her every day, who wanted to see how far they could go against her. The newer officers never went far, as to be expected, but the ones who she trusted the most were capable of at least giving her good fights. Unfortunately, alongside her fame came more paperwork, and so most of her days were now filled with them. Everyday, she saw the pile of sheets and reports grow in her room, and everyday, she dreaded going back to it.

Such was how her day began: with a pile of work on her desk awaiting her arrival. It had been around a week since her meeting with Ailene, and ever since then, she had been trying her best to write down as many reports as possible. Most of the division believed that she had survived some great battle against her and some yakuza from the black market from Kabukichō alongside a Hollow, and that her reports about her having to team with Ailene to take down the latter two were just her being humble. It was funny at first, as she had no intent to actually lie to anyone and it sorta just happened. Now, it's less funny, since it gives Jin an excuse to give her more paperwork. It wasn't just simple paperwork either: it was starting to become difficult ones too which takes time and effort to write down. Where it once just took her maybe an hour or at best to complete everything now could take almost the entirety of the day, something which forced her to work in increments. Oh well... at least she could go on more interesting missions now.

Returning to the pile of work, it took her a moment to digest what stood before her. It was not a pile at this point: it was a mountain. Well, at least she thought it was a mountain. It was the biggest pile of paper sheets she had ever seen in her life. Just staring at it was a daunting a devastating effort. "Why... me...?"  She whined quietly to herself as she contemplated what the next few days are going to be like, with tears of despair comically starting to build up around the corner of her eyes. There were other officers around at where she worked, and even they couldn't help but stare at it all with both admiration and absolute dread. It was outrageous. It was unfair. Even the spirit in her sword, Shizukakane, was already starting to feel the disturbance. He now knew what he was going to hear a lot about later during Kimiko's daily Jinzen ritual, for better or worse, and once again, he was glad that she wasn't a loud girl outside of battle.

The moment of despair was eventually able to pass, and so, the officer pushed herself forward towards her desk, and so she started to work. Minutes passed, then an hour, then many. It had gone for so long, she hadn't even seen the time pass at all. By that point, she was starting to get tired, and eventually, she simply stopped. By that point, she had not even finished half of the mountain, only having reached a quarter of it, and for her own sanity, she had to stop. It was already the end of the afternoon by the time she was done, and with a sorry state, she headed towards the training grounds. She was mentally exhausted, a bit grumpy, and honestly just wanted to fight something for the sake of fighting something just so she could get all of the paperwork out of her head. For a time, she even considered conducting Jinzen right away so she could train with Shizukakane. She just wanted to do something, anything other than write down on a piece of paper.

As she headed outside to reach for the training grounds, she eventually stopped once she heard a particular sound suddenly resonate throughout the area. It sounded like someone hitting a plate with a wooden hammer, a very loud noise which probably could be heard all across Seireitei. Soon after, a man spoke an announcement.

"Immediate Alert! Immediate Alert! Immediate Alert! Hollow reiatsu has been detected in the third district of the East!"

Instantly, Kimiko's tiredness disappeared, and she found herself heading straight for Rukongai henceforth.

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{Stats & Skills}

Statistics

Physical	Spiritual		Sensory	Miscellaneous
Strength: 87 (115-28) Speed: 378 (280+98)	Reiatsu Strength: 30 (40-10) Spiritual Pressure: 405 (300+105)		Instincts: 190 Senses: 150 Energy Sensory: 25	Light Aura: 60 Dark Aura: 40 Healing Expertise: 0

Skills

Mental	Battle		Body	Utility
Analyzing: 2 Strength of Will: 2       Learning: 1	Iaijutsu: 2 Martial Art - Hohō: 2 Battle Analysis: 2 Martial Art - Hakuda: 1 Battle Focus: 1		N/A	N/A

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It is said that Soul Society, and consequently, Seireitei are both the most secure places in the entire world. Defended by Shinigami of the Gotei 13, their residents are safe from Hollows and the other horrors that await them outside of the heavenly realm. There are problems here and there, of course, as is to be expected from packing Humans in the same area, and the further districts of Soul Society are considered to be rather unsafe, but they are overall typically devoid of the presence of Hollows. That is what the patrols of the Eleventh are for, after all: protecting the residents of Soul Society at all costs. As such, to suddenly hear that East Rukongai was currently harboring Hollow reiatsu was unprecedented.

Kimiko was couldn't quite explain how she felt right about now. On one hand, she was ecstatic as it meant she could distance herself from her paperwork. It was a reward given to her for all the work she has done today, a gift for her efforts. On the other hand, she was less than thrilled about dealing with such a threat. Usually, the presence of Hollow reiatsu within Soul Society means that a full-scale invasion from either Hueco Mundo or Las Noches is currently ongoing, which are both things she definitely preferred avoiding. Rukongai, as temporary as her stay was within it, contained people that she knew and befriended ever since she became a Soul. Yu and Hikashi were the two most prominent figures she could think about at this point in time, but there were others, many others. Just thinking about them being suddenly robbed of the peace they deserve after having passed on into the afterlife was making her sick to the stomach.

She arrived as quickly as she could at the scene. It wasn't really difficult, all things considered: the sheer loudness which came from the third district of East Rukongai was probably just as loud as the alarms which resonated within Seireitei. It took her a moment to figure out what was going on, and even then, she was struggling to properly figure it all out. At a first glance, it seemed like a bunch of Souls had suddenly decided to downright turn into cannibals. They were jumping onto innocent souls with both shocking strength and amazing speed, then were tearing them apart one by one, killing them absolute violence and a lack of care for the mess they left behind. It was horrible, a sight that came right from one of those many Human zombie movies and television shows you would see running on the television. The difference was that those zombies were not slow and easy to avoid: they seemed to be just as powerful as regular Hollows.

Within this crowd of chaos and violence was a single man. The swordswoman was not able to recognize him at first, though his haori was enough of a giveaway for her to understand his importance. He was the Captain of the Sixth, as suggested by the symbol on his back. He was also doing everything he could to stop this whole mess all on his own from the looks of things, with magical incantations and spells blasting the targets before him. Doing so with immobilization techniques rather than offensive ones was a good idea. It would have been impressive for Kimiko if, well, it wasn't entirely magical, but considering the opponent they were facing, she guessed this was one of the only ways to figure out what was happening. Although these people have become something more akin to disgusting beasts, slaughtering them was not the solution here. They were not Hollows, rather Humans under the influence of some being injecting them with Hollow reiatsu.

Bringing herself forward towards the man, she tried to make her presence known to him. As impressive as his strength may be given his Captaincy, there was no reason to let him do all the work. "Alright, uh, I guess I'm here," she tried to introduce herself in the midst of the chaos as quickly as she could, making her speech as limited as possible so as to not perturb the man's concentration. The shoulder pad hanging from her naked left arm should be enough to inform him of her designation as a member of the Eleventh Division. "Further backup should come soon. Damn it, this is insane... What is happening to these people?" She found herself asking out of shock as her hand remained near her blade. There were no enemies rushing at her just yet, but she doubted that it was not going to happen soon, seeing as there was a shocking amount of these "infected". Yes, let's call them as such. There really is no other way to describe them at the moment.

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

One after another the numbers continued to increase as the disfigured souls collapsed to the ground, some of them hitting it hard and others falling onto the ground after jumping into the air. All of this due to the fact that one of the Shinigami Captain’s must have been in the area. What could have become a swarm of a few hundred within a couple minutes was already being limited by his tactics. It would go on like this until just over a dozen of these souls were on the ground struggling against the invisible shackles that bound their arms behind their backs. Snarling with nothing more than instinctual rage like a savage animal these things fought to keep going. By the time the Shinigami from the Eleventh arrived and began asking questions of the Kuchiki, the infected began to show a development.

Shoving the forehead against the ground and pulling forward the legs, a minor thing that took about a minute for them to figure out and start doing in unison. What had been an effective method of containment now was just a way to keep the arms from flailing around with intent. Rushing towards them once again now the Shinigami would have to deal with thirteen infect moving with every intent to jump towards them, mouths open with the intention of biting down the moment they collided. Would the Captain have some other method to bind them or would they start to eliminate the infected? They still had to question what was causing this while a short distance away more reiatsu signatures of these things were starting to pop up.

Infected:
Strength: 350
Speed: 750
Instincts: 150
Senses: 75

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

When the dust cleared, all the infected and some general souls had their arms pinned behind their backs. Soon enough, a member of the Eleventh approached the Kuchiki Captain and addressed him rather informally despite his Noble and Captain status. He didn't mind much, but he did raise an eyebrow at Kimiko when she finished asking her question. "Do soldiers of the Eleventh usually ask questions first and act later when faced with a crisis? Novel." Slightly sarcastic, but also just genuinely curious as to why she was there without seeming to be of action yet. Kyomei's cousin Iro, who had led the Eleventh before, hadn't been the kind to ask questions. That had put him in the hospital when he went up against that Envainar, barely clinging to life...

Deciding that it was better for Kimiko to ask questions than to simply cut down these "infected" souls, he stopped shooting for a moment to consider what she could do to help instead of being sarcastic. Through gritted teeth from the pain he was pushing himself through right now, Kyo assessed the situation and gave a real response this time. "You can make sure that these souls do not get into other districts as best as you ca- Watch out!" A baker's dozen of these infected managed to stand up despite the shackles of immense reiatsu strength and start charging with unnatural speed in an attempt to bite the two Shinigami.

Thirteen of the fast "infected" souls was going to be extremely taxing to handle alone, but this other Shinigami with the captain was also going to need to survive somehow. Not knowing of her abilities at all yet, nor how capable she was of handling a runner of afterimage-inducing speed. Stopping the Sai machine gun kidou fusion allowed Kyomei to not be so tense from pain, but he needed to transition to a counter attack just as soon as he was free of the bindings on his own arm. Stepping back from the "infected" with Shunpo, he gave himself enough distance to catch all of the infected in the attack he was about to produce.

"Stay out of the water, Shinigami!" She hadn't given him her name, so that's all he could call her at this time. Calling her by a designation, like "eleventh" would just be condescending. He tried to warn her while also maintaining that he respected her position and hoped she was capable of handling herself from what he was about to do. Oh yeah, the water he was warning her about. That needed to happen, like, now. With one hand on the middle of his steel staff, and one hand further down, he raised the pole over his head like a Kendo practitioner and chopped downwards. A tidal wave of water started pouring from his staff, courtesy of a Mastered Gouzen Demizu and a Mastery of Kidou and Proficiency with un-bladed polearms.

That wasn't the end though, and as the water surged down the district alleys and streets to sweep up all of the "infected" the Kuchiki stepped forwards in the direction of the water and Flash Froze it all with Amimono Shimokumo, the Multiplying Ice Cloud Hado. He did his best to keep the water/ice from completely blocking off the "infected's" ability to breathe, but there was bound to be losses as the ice instantly turned the tidal wave into a prison. A prison without air underneath, unfortunately. Dipping his head in reverence, he wished peace on the souls in their time back in the Land of the Living. That is, assuming the Hollow reiatsu hadn't completely rotted their souls, in which case he'd have been doing them a favor by ending the suffering... He didn't want to think that way, though.

Looking for Kimiko, and hoping she could have at least Shunpo out of the way of the tidal wave, or out of it before he froze it, he kept a watchful eye over what could be coming that had done this to these poor unfortunate souls.

Remaining Reiatsu: 21,350/22,000 (-100 Gouzen Demizu, -100 Amimono Shimokumo)

[Nakajima Kimiko]

Kimiko's arrival to the scene was rather awkward, to say the least, as she stood there and found herself watching the threat rather than directly intervening right away. As the Captain of the Sixth reminded her while she asked those questions, it wasn't customary of the soldiers of the Eleventh Division to even bother wonder about what is happening before immediately attempting to cut down their foes, and obviously, she agreed with him on that point. She never hesitated with Hollows or other creatures that threaten to kill the innocents that surround them. She even battled against rogue Shinigami and the typical bandit you would find on patrol in the deepest of Rukongai. This, however... was different. Those were people infected with some disease that was turning them into bloodthirsty monsters. Convincing herself to cut down beings which were once no more abnormal than the typical Soul around here was, well, a bit of a shock, to say the least.

With that said, she believed that the man could have told her his question more politely. It was very clear that he had meant to deliver it with a touch of sarcasm. Usually, Kimiko would not have been bothered by this; after all, sarcasm is pretty much something that she has to deal with from one of his fellow squad members, Dai, on regular basis. The problem with it now was that she heard it from someone who was basically completely ignoring her inexperience with cutting down infected civilians. Not only that, it was also from a Kidō practitioner. That was all it took for the girl to have a very brief flash of that terrible Shinkawa Hamanai, that damned teacher from Shin'ō Academy, to appear straight before her eyes. "I'm very sorry if I don't suit your standards," she grunted lightly, returning the sarcasm right back at him, though not too intensely. It was a bit of a surprise for her to have the figurative balls to talk like this to a Captain: her time at the Eleventh sure has changed who she once was just a little bit. Let's just hope he won't take it too hard.

What was more fortunate about this little backtalk is that it allowed the swordswoman to completely focus on the task at hand. The frustration which was sparked from that memory of that pest of a teacher created just enough adrenaline to force her to turn her head towards the creatures and prepare herself for battle. The timing in which she did so was rather perfect, for the very moment she did this, she saw a group of the creatures suddenly rushing right towards her. Apparently, while she and the Captain were talking to each other, the infected had risen from the ground without any care at all for their magical shackles, and literally bolted towards the Shinigami in an attempt to bite them. They were incredibly fast, so fast that Kimiko barely had the time to see them coming. Shit! She found herself almost swearing underneath her breath before she immediately used Shunpo to distance herself from the infected alongside the higher officer. Her execution of the technique was a bit slower compared to his, but it was almost just as fast, allowing her to hopefully move out of the way before the mass could get to her. She appeared not too far from the magic-wielder, about maybe three or four meters in front of him.

Although the swordswoman's Shunpo was instinctual more so than anything else, her decision was sound. The creatures were all much faster than her, arguably all powerful enough to literally withstand the bindings of a Captain who clearly has mastered the Kidō arts, and outnumbered her thirteen to one. Being outnumbered was not something new to her, seeing as she has dealt with lower-class Hollows surrounding her a few times during missions; however, those were weak and unimpressive. In comparison, this mass of infected civilians will literally tear her to shreds the moment it reaches her, and so, the only thing she could do for now is depend on the Captain's magic so that their numbers would at least be drastically reduced. It was definitely not something she wanted to do, but there was nothing else she could do for now aside from calling out Shizukakane's name, and she doubted that the spirit would tolerate her doing that right at the beginning of a fight.

It took the seated officer a bit of a moment to understand what the Captain meant by "staying out of the water", though it did not take her long for her to do so once she saw his movement. She had absolutely no idea as to what kind of technique was going to come out of whatever he was doing, but it was clear that it was going to summon water of some kind, and she had no intentions to find herself be taken by it any time soon. Quickly, she kicked the ground to launch herself back towards him so as to land behind him, and then raising her head so as to watch the technique unfold, she watched as a torrent of water spurred from the man's weapon. No, not a torrent: a literal tidal surge. It was as if the man had suddenly summoned an enormous tsunami. It swept through the alleys so quickly and so powerfully that Kimiko could only suppose that it easily took the infected with it. It was flashy and not something the girl was really fond of, but she couldn't deny the skill behind the skill of the execution.

But then, she remembered the innocent that must have been caught in that wave, and upon doing so, she tried to take a step forward so as to maybe at least tell the Captain what he was doing, but before she could say a word, the water was then frozen. All she could do then was just stare at all that's unfolded with a quiet gaze. So many losses. Deep down, she knew that the man did the right thing; after all, the creatures' strength was downright exceptional and it was unclear how long the survivors of the very first few minutes which unfolded before their arrival would have lasted. Still, she had hoped they could have somehow saved them. Those people were infected by Hollow reiatsu, not Hollows themselves. Slaying them like this just felt like they were killing off a whole district and branding the dead as collateral damage. "Tch..." she scoffed underneath her breath, clearly bothered by what's happened and how she would have perhaps prevented this from happening through swordsmanship alone if she was stronger. However, what bothered her most was the fact that she couldn't bring herself to care about those who died; rather, it was simply the fact she couldn't protect them that bothered her. It was just like that time with Yumi... just like back then... and it made her feel heartless. She just hoped that those she cared about in the district weren't killed off by the Captain's actions.

In an attempt to forget both what's happened and her emotional state, she tried to analyze the frozen area to see if any of the monsters caught in the Captain's attack had survived. Her left hand was firmly grasping the sheath of her blade, with its thumb pressing onto the guard of her blade. In the meanwhile, a few soldiers of the Eleventh seemed to be finally arriving to the scene, all seemingly taken aback by the ice. "Aw, man, what is this! Nakajima, what happened?" One of them called before they eventually realized that she was standing near a Captain, upon which many groaned upon realizing who he was. "Kuchiki" was what came up the most, something which raised an eyebrow on Kimiko's face. So this guy was from that clan of nobles she heard about at the Academy? On one hand, she understood their significance and importance, but on the other hand, she couldn't really find herself caring about their image. If anything, the fact that he was a talented magician was more noteworthy to her, as annoying as it may be.

Now was definitely not the time to complain about that, however. "Just shut up, get ready to fight, and stay out of his way!" She called out to immediately quiet them down, uncaring about their complaints, and frankly way too bothered by their sheer lack of respect to care about their feelings. She outclassed the most of these people in rank, and so, she knew that they were going to listen to her. After they immediately huffed and unsheathed their weapons to prepare themselves for whatever is to come, the one they listened to huffed and stared at the ice again. She didn't know if those freaks somehow were not entirely frozen and were going to crawl all the way out of that ice, so the only logical thing to do was to wait and hope they had all perished.

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{Technique Used (Reiatsu: 4000/4050)}

Technique Name: Shunpo (瞬歩, Flash Steps)

Class: 7

Technique Type: Kidō

Technique Element: None

Technique Reiatsu Cost: 50/step

Technique Description and Effects

A movement technique that allows the user to move faster than the eye can follow. The focal point that determines the basis of this technique is speed. As speed is the main point of the technique, the method is best characterized by how fast one can get from Point A to Point B in the least amount of steps. Training and skill are what determines how fast a user of Shunpo can move. Those of little skill in the technique or those who haven't used it for an extended amount of time would obviously be out of practice, causing those individuals to be considerably slower. This requires the use of more steps to move the same distance and become tired more easily in a shorter amount of time. A single step magnifies speed for that step by ten times. Shunpo uses fifty Reiatsu per step. This one is automatically learned in the academy. All Shinigami know this when created. This technique does not take up a technique slot.

How to use technique

Focus of Reishi around the feet area and launch off into a single blurring step. It is not unlike teleportation in appearance, but it is simply extremely fast movement. It is often used to gain an edge in a single moment of combat or to dodge incoming attacks.

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Despite the speed that the infected seemed to move with out of nowhere they were met head on with a literal tidal wave that seemed materialized from nothing. Although everything would make sense to the Shinigami especially the Captain that had just cast the spell to the infected what had just happened should have been impossible. All the same though they would fight against the force of the water that didn’t care, it continued to thrash them down and away from the two individuals that stood against them right now. It all happened though before they had a chance to recover as the wave froze in the handful of moments that followed trapped them all within a prison of ice.

The movements of the Shinigami both of them were enough to prevent the situation from escalating any further as the infection seemed to be handled now. The Shinigami evaded the onslaught that was coming at them by employing shunpo. Nothing else would happen for about a minute which would give the Shinigami enough time to not just investigate whether or not the ice would be enough to hold the infected, but speak amongst themselves and figure out the next step. Whether they reached one or not though they’d suddenly start to hear screams once again. They’d arrived on the scene and seemingly put a stop to the infection in less than ten minutes yet not it seemed there could be more a short distance away.

Should either one of them act on this leaving the infected in the prison of ice in order to investigate the other location they’d find after traversing the short distance that another dozen infected were doing the very same thing as dozens of citizens rush away once again. What they’d see would be almost exactly what had happened the first time yet how did it happen twice? The citizens of the Rukongai moved closer and closer to the walls of the Seireitei in the hopes of safety while every few moments another couple were converted through physical wounds.

[Nakajima Kimiko]

Kimiko remained quiet as she started deep into the magical ice conjured by Kuchiki. For what it was worth, it seemed as though the monsters underneath it had been well and truly taken care of. There was so much of the frozen water that they would need incredible physical strength to get out of there, and even if they do, it is doubtful that they are going to be powerful enough to remain alive for very long. The sacrifice of the citizens caught up with them truly was disappointing, but there was nothing that could be done about it now. She'll just have to be able to protect other citizens better before they would be taken away by another threat. Still, even though they were now in what seemed to be tons and tons of ice, she couldn't help but feel as though this was far from over; in her eyes, it had begun far too quickly and ended somehow even quicker thanks to the Captain's efforts. For all they know, this strange virus could be affecting other citizens.

As she thought about this, she looked over her shoulder to try to understand how many people had come to fight alongside them. Where it was once only she and the leader of the Sixth Division that was responding to this threat, there was now a large force that was starting to grow. The greatest amount of them were unfortunately unseated officers of the Eleventh, the most of which Kimiko had sparred with and not quite thought much of them since during her spare time, but it was much better than nothing. Of course, there weren't just members of the Eleventh as there were also some of the officers of the Fourth and the Tenth. She wouldn't even be surprised if, later on, some of the people among the Kidō Corps decide to show up. Seeing those of the medical division brought relief to the swordswoman. Maybe they will be able to find a quick way to fix this mess before they all have to kill as many of the infected citizens as possible to prevent it from spreading into Seireitei.

Once she had finished analyzing everything, it was starting to become clear that those who were stuck in the ice were not going to come out. They were definitely gone, and so, there was no point in staying here any longer. They need to scout the other districts nearest to Seireitei and make sure that nobody else gets infected by this sudden release of infectious Hollow reiatsu. If they cannot stop this infection in time, then most - if not all - of the citizens of the lower districts will be turned into these strange monsters, and not only will it be a massive loss of life that could be an unmitigated disaster for Soul Society, it could also potentially then turn into a literal invasion. If that happens... Well, Kimiko herself has absolutely no idea of what would happen if the whole conflict evolves so dramatically, though she has a feeling that the solution will be the appearance of the Captain-Commander, which would mean the temporary destruction of Seireitei and the lower districts of Rukongai.

No, that is not going to happen and she is going to make sure it doesn't. With this newfound objective, she looked on over to her squadmates who were coincidentally were looking right at her. The fact that they were all staring at her with those iron battle glares was something that she had not expected she would experience today, and quite frankly, she really wasn't quite sure of what to think of it. She is... really going to have lead these people into battle, huh? This felt wrong. Never before has she ever considered herself the type that gave orders; hell, even now, she'd rather not have to deal with that kind of attention. She may be higher in the officer hierarchy, but that never meant that she ever wanted to do something like this! "U-Uh... Shit..." she found herself swearing quietly underneath her breath rather unconsciously as she tried to unlock herself from the weight of everyone's expectations. Soon after, however, she took a deep breath and regained her footing. "Uh, alright! We need to check every lower district from top to bottom! If you see people acting like zombies, try to immobilize them with the Squad 4 guys to find a cure! I don't care how you do it, just keep them still! If you can't, kill them! The same applies to all of us if we end up infected ourselves. Now, move! We're not going to let our home fall against a bunch of fake Hollows!"

The soldiers of the Eleventh were at first surprised by Kimiko's sudden flow of orders. Although they dearly respected their comrade's strength, all of them knew that she was mostly a quiet girl who never wanted to bother one. So, to see her suddenly act like a typical officer was definitely a bit of a surprise. Some of them even laughed at her display of leadership. However, they eventually concurred, and with a brief cry in unison, they raised their weapons and started heading on over to scout the area and possibly deal with the threat. They would separate into two large patrol teams that would patrol the lower districts either in a clockwise or counter-clockwise pattern, with each of them hoping that those of the Fourth and Tenth Divisions were in tow to assist them. Covering the entirety of these districts will most likely take some time, maybe even a day or two as traveling between them can take quite a while, but if it was for the better of Soul Society, so be it.

Upon seeing the mass of soldiers start their assigned tasks, the Seated Officer could only sigh in relief. Great, she actually didn't too badly. She definitely isn't Celes, but maybe in time, that will change. For now, all that matters is that it was enough to motivate everyone into doing what they need to do. As they would head out, she would give one last look to the torrent of ice that the Captain of the Sixth had formed before them, then turned her gaze towards him. "I'm gonna have to need your help later, Kuchiki-san... As much as I really hate to admit it, I can't do big techniques like that," she sighed almost disappointingly, trying her damnedest not to criticize the man's affinity in the magical arts as she did so, then turned her back to him by jumping onto the nearest rooftop and starting to run towards one of the districts nearest to this one. She still did not like the fact that he was using magic to do things, but considering the problem at hand, she will unfortunately have to deal with it for now.

As she headed onward towards the next district, it would not take long for Kimiko to confirm that her aforementioned theory about the spread of the virus was unfortunately true. Indeed, it had already spread, and now, the very same thing she had seen occur before in that first district was happening again. She couldn't say that seeing it happen once again was a very fun to witness. "Tch," she scoffed as she watched the action unfold. Damn it... She is actually sort of getting excited about this now that Kuchiki isn't near her anymore. No need to worry about friendly magic hitting her or something stupid like that: all she needed to think about were the beasts before her. Hell, she could see that some of the soldiers of the Eleventh that were nearby were already on their way to attack as well. It was just a portion of one of the two groups that are currently patrolling Rukongai, though they were there nonetheless. Screw it. She can't immobilize them with magic, but she can always cut off their limbs. Squad 4 will take care of the amputees later.

[Tsukuyomi Kawada]

Moving throughout the street wasn’t something that optimized what was available, an open street list of the time was at the moment flooded with citizens in freight. Fleeing from what they saw as absolute horror. A fact that the Vice Captain couldn’t ignore as he moves around the citizens often going in zigzag motions or rotating on one of his feet to shift his direction. Unum drawn from the sheath on his back the thin straight blade was hard to position among the constant stream of innocence, but holding it in a reverse grip angled up to his back was the best he could do.

Noticing infected after infected charging at citizens or already biting into them gave Tsukuyomi the time he required to thrust Unum through the skull. An action that he had to replicate over and over and over again as the number of infected continued to sustain itself off the citizens that suffered some sort of physical attack. Over the course of three minutes Tsukuyomi did what he could to eliminate the ones around him knowing that eventually others would have to arrive on the scene. The citizens were getting away, but now the infected around him would start to focus just on him.

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

A good display of leadership on the part of Kimiko that showed her position within the Eleventh wasn’t a falsehood. Still the infected that had been trapped by the ice of Kyomei Kuchiki were no longer a problem, something that every Shinigami in the area gave a bit too much time addressing. By the time they’d all been given orders and started to handle what Kimiko wanted, another attack was already taking place. Over a couple minutes away still in the same district of the Rukongai, but far enough that the citizens were still unaware of one another.

Thankfully though just as Kimiko and Kyomei had taken swift action another officer of the Eleventh had done the same. The Vice Captain of the Kawada family continued to fight off the infected while saving as many citizens as he could by himself although it wasn’t nearly as efficient as the ice kido Kyomei had employed. Eliminating one after another by thrusting into them with a sword was no different than slaughtering muggers, but it still got the job done.

By the time Kimiko would reach her Vice Captain she’d witness Tsukuyomi standing his ground against a full dozen infected with dozens of bodies on the ground throughout the street. The citizens for the most part were away now with only some of them on the ground making noise signaling that they would undoubtedly transform at any moment. Only a moment after arriving on the scene the infected would charge Tsukuyomi, each one getting within five feet and then leaping at him through the air with every bit of physical strength they possessed. Would Kimiko be fast enough to aid Tsukuyomi or would the Vice Captain have to make due?

[Celes Castellanos]

How long had it been since the start of the outbreak? This was the thought that weighed on Celes' mind. She had been leaping from rooftop to rooftop within the Rukongai in an attempt to find any survivors. Any other Shinigami who was here to manage this strange outbreak. Just what was causing these citizens of the Rukongai to turn rabid? What promoted such senseless violence and misery. Celes did not have an answer for it, but she did know one thing. She would not stand idly by as her home was ravaged. She would defend everyone she could to the bitter end. Her eyes sharpened with determination as a sudden cry shocked her system. She stopped as she saw them in the near distance. 

A woman and a boy, no older than what appeared to be ten, were backed up against the wall. Before them stood a citizen of the Rukongai, formerly kind and helpful, ready to sink his teeth into his two victims. They were cowering in fear as her voice filled the air. "Please no..Have mercy. I beg you!" A grunt elicited from Celes' lips. She couldn't waste any time as she pushed herself. Sweat rolled off of her brow, her heart was beating, and her eyes were focused on only one thing. This creature. It took no notice of her and still Celes pushed herself. She could make it. The woman left out a shrill cry as the bast leaped towards them. Thankfully, in the nick of time, Celes was able to intervene.

She crashed between the citizens and the now turned savage preparing to take it head on. She raised her arm like a shield as the creature came in and tried to sink its teeth into her arm. Flexing her body, her arm became akin to iron. The teeth would crash against her arm and crack. Wasting little time, Celes brought her arm to the head of the beast attempting to take advantage of the short daze that the creature experienced. With an impressive and rather overpowering strength of 600, Celes gripped its head and slammed it into the building that the cowering citizens were backed up against. A loud thud rang through the air as the beast went unconscious.

Celes sighed with a sense of ease as she looked at the two citizens. She would speak clearly and with some semblance of authority. "Go! It's not safe here! Run to the Seireitei and seek shelter!" The woman nodded as the boy could not hold back tears. Her voice stumbled, clearly in shock. "T..T.tthank you so mmmuch.." With that the two of them rose and fled towards the safety of Seireitei walls. Celes could rest far easier now. Or at least so she thought until she heard it. Crash. She cautiously tilted her head and disappeared from sight. Now atop a building, the Shinigami saw something akin to a massive wave that appeared to sweep through the streets in the distance. Celes recognized it for what it was. Kido. 

She steeled herself once more as she talked to herself. "Well then. I can see someone if having a party over there..." She sighed and hit herself on the forehead. "This is not the time to make jokes...I should move on. They seem to have it handled over there." With that Celes continued to hop towards the site of the Kido, but her direction was somewhat skewed. It would take her to another part of the district. Yet in the back of her mind, she wondered. Just who was it to use such potent Kido. Could it be Kyomei? Celes had never met the Shinigami in person, but she had certainly heard grand stories about his expertise in Kido. That he was unrivaled. A smile touched the Shinigami's lips, knowing that whoever was around them was in good hands. 

-- Three Minutes Later --

Celes had been hopping from building to building now for a while. It was too risky to descend into the streets. Not with all these infected running around. She could try to save those that she could, but she also needed to focus on finding anyone who could give her a better briefing on the situation. She had arrived late to the party after all. It would not be too long until she came across another district. It was in shambles. Countless infected ran around, devouring what they could find. Some who would be physically wounded by these infected found discolorations in their skin not long before they would turn feral. It was chaos. Though it gave Celes insight into what she needed to look out for.

That being said, Celes saw someone new approaching in the distance from her perch point. A face that she knew all too well and was more than happy to see safe and secure. It was Kimiko, her disciple. The Shinigami Captain could not help, but sigh in relief. She had not seen Kimiko since the outbreak and was beginning to get worried. Especially after learning how this infection traveled. Celes had some measure of defense against these infected and was worried for anyone who did not have such a level of insurance. Celes spoke under her breath as she looked upon Kimiko from her rooftop. "I shouldn't expect anything less of you my student..." The time for sentimentality was over though as Celes say yet another problem and another familiar face.

It was none other than the Vice-Captain of the Eleventh Division, Tsukuyomi. Not only that, but he was surrounded. It must have been at least a dozen that surrounded Tsukuyomi, ready to pounce at him. Celes knew what she had to do. She could not take any chance. Without drawing a single breath, she would disappear from view. A Shunpo that allowed Celes to move at an astounding speed of 6250. Her goal was simple as she would use it to appear behind Tsukuyomi. Having committed to that, she would attempt to wrap her hand around his waist, making sure that there was full contact between them. Celes had never attempted this before, but this was not the time to question it as if she was successful, she would only have two words. "Hold on!" With that Celes would utilize another Shunpo, this time attempting to bring Tsukuyomi in tow, this time at a lesser speed of 4000, so that he at least was no longer surrounded.

Assuming that Celes was successful in her plan, her destination would be right next to Kimiko as she would let go of the Vice Captain. She wanted to hug Kimiko. To make sure that she was okay. Kimiko, after all, held much sentimental value to Celes, but this was not the time. For now, they had to do what they could to survive. She hoped that her appearance would not be too startling for her disciple as she drew one of her twin Zanpakutou. She was now aiming for the group that had surrounded Tsukuyomi. With a swift motion, she cut the air before her as the force generated a ripple. A massive shockwave that traveled at just below the speed of a Cero. She had held it back as to not kill any of the infected and simply knock them away into objects or walls with the hopes of incapacitating them if the shockwave collided with them directly. They were still citizens of the Rukongai after all. They were sick. But Celes knew that there was the possibility that they were long since gone. She prepared herself for the possibility as she stood ready to take on any of them that dared come close.

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{Reiatsu}
100 - Shunpo [2x]

Total Reiatsu: 1900/2000

[Tsukuyomi Kawada]

Standing down a small horde of infected that had a decent advantage when it came to speed, not something the Vice Captain was used to facing. Compared to the average entity he was quite fast yet these infected had him beat. He had managed to eliminate a decent amount of them by taking them out while they attacked a citizen or just managing to get them before they noticed him. Both those options were no longer available to him. So he’d have to start relying more on his skill and techniques. One of those techniques he was almost certain he would have to use at a moment's notice now in order to survive.

Prepared to unleash one of his most potent techniques, Tsukuyomi picks up the presence of someone behind him. The noise of shunpo alerted him that someone was there. He had to keep his mind still and his eyes forward even though everything he had planned was now impossible. Allowing whoever it was to grab him, Tsukuyomi went along with what was happening. What happened next wasn’t something he was fond of yet had experienced more than once in the past. It made him believe he knew who had come to the scene in order to help, someone that he knew would be able to handle it, a realization that gave him security while making him feel more relaxed.

Standing at the top of the roof and looking over though he saw it wasn’t who he’d expected. Celes, recently appointed Captain of the Tenth Division. An associate that Tsukuyomi had met in the past. A Captain and one of strength might yet not the one he’d been hoping nor assumed arrived. Fighting off the disappointment that swelled in his chest, Tsukuyomi turns taking in the situation. “Alright, no clear sign of what started all this, but we have to save as many as possible. Use whatever binding methods you may know otherwise just keep damage down to a minimum remember these are homes. Kimiko stay alert, never let your guard down and breathe. Anything to include Captain Shindazu?”