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

[Senshi Odayakama (Crimson.)]

It was not long with this ensuing chaos that the members of the Eighth Division were informed. They were one of the first divisions to go to, as other than being the financial division, they were also the reinforce reserve corps. Their duties were to respond when aid whenever and wherever it was called upon. As the gate to the Seireitei opened along the eastern watch, and as civilians that scrambled made their file in, likely through some sort of quarantine or watch, the redheaded Reaper and her squad left to be distributed.

It was horrifying to see what she saw. Arriving with her men near the border outskirts, Senshi drew forth her Zanpakutou with her left hand, placing her right hand close by her side as she calls forth. "Stick together and support one another. We must prevent further spread of this chaos." An echoing "right!" was made as the officers scramble in attempts at handling the situation in their groups. However, Senshi herself would proceed to advance. Especially at the sounds of shockwaves and rapid movement.

Where Celes and Tsukuyomi found themselves abandoning their position, in order to avoid being surrounded, Senshi found herself entering where they just were. Surrounded by an enemy that she generally didn't know or understand the full details of, she keeps herself sharp, looking about her location, and then proceeds to flare her reiatsu. The wind picks up about her, and a red aura licks her and shines brightly, as the ground lightly shakes and the pressure increases about her. 

Reminiscence.

"O' sleeper amongst the earth. Awaken, and open your eyes! Let the ground shake and shudder! Let the winds howl and whistle! Let the seas roar and cry! Look to the heavens and reach!" She seemed to be gathering a large amount of reiatsu for an incantation, to bring forth the attention of this horde of combatants, as well as her potential allies. If there was ever a time for Senshi to show her growth and progress, as well as to make herself prominently known in Seireitei. This was it.

Regardless of how many were actually present to witness it, she proceeds to tighten her grip, as the winds furiously begin to twist. "Bankai." The massive spiral burst of energy lets loose, and with it, the blade grows hot and crimson just like the user's hair, before then proceeding to shrink down into a far smaller size. Shrinking from it's five foot length, almost as tall as she was, it becomes little more than a short sword, perhaps a foot long in length, a crimson ribbon tied along its handle.

"Shonin Joka. Shimazu!" 

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Stats:

Strength:(100x.5)=50

Speed:350

Spiritual Pressure:300

Reiatsu Strength:(400x2.0)=800

Light Aura:75

Dark Aura:25

Instinct:150

Senses:100

Energy Sensory:0

Wound Expertise:0



Total:1400

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Skills:



Learning:2

Weapons*:3 [Swords]

Battle Analysis:3

Mental Incantation:3

Pain Tolerance:2

Kido:3

Damage Recovery:1

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Reiatsu Remaining: 

2600/3000

-400 Bankai [Shonin Joka Shimazu]


Duration: 0/10. 

[Nakajima Kimiko]

Kimiko had honestly expected that the number of infected would have lessened by the time they would have started moving to another district. After all, they had just taken out a good number of infected by freezing them under a great amount of solid ice, thus preventing any one of them from propagating their Hollow reiatsu any further, and it didn't seem as though any of the civilians that neared the frozen monsters were starting to transform when they ran away. Thus, naturally, one would then think that the disease had been somewhat contained in essence in a pseudo-quarantine zone. All that would really need to be done from that point on would be to further contain the threat by eliminating the infected that had somehow spread into the other districts, secure the infected districts as much as they possibly could with a steady guarding force, and then have the medical officers analyze the threat so as to find a cure as quickly at best before the end of the day.

Unfortunately, that was not the case. Far from it. In fact, there was absolutely no way that the threat had been contained. The moment she arrived into the next district, the same issue had repeated itself. Over there, the number of Souls that had been turned into mindless cannibals was identical, if not greater in comparison to the previous amount. There were men and women young and old, but even worse still, there were now starting to be children thrown into the mix, little devils who wanted to do nothing but tear off the heads of nearby Shinigami. Just gazing at this all unfold was enough to cause the swordswoman to hiss quietly. This isn't just some random disease... If it was, the Fourth could just cast some spell and get this over with in an instant, her thoughts scoffed as she moved forward from rooftop to rooftop, trying to get closer to the chaos that was unfolding before her. The more she thought about this, the more she clenched her teeth in frustration. This is the work of a coward.

Something about the fact that she cared more about the cowardice of whoever was responsible for this than the safety of the citizens bothered the officer rather immensely. It felt very wrong to think like this, so much so that it made her wonder if her time within the Gotei 13 had turned her heart black. Did she really put so much more importance in the ongoing battle at hand than the penultimate task of the Shinigami? Has she become so bloodthirsty for battle that she now just thought about her opponent's antics rather than his actions and motivations? For a moment, this question almost made her stop running altogether in shock, with only but the task at hand keeping her from doing so. If it wasn't for the soothing ring of Shizukakane echoing throughout her mind, she would have stopped and pondered about the matter. No. No, this was not the time. She may need an answer for these questions, but she did not need it now. A familiar sight rushing onto the street below only ascertained that conclusion.

"Kawada-fukutaicho!" Kimiko could not help but say to herself. She couldn't help but feel a bit surprised to see him here. Even if it theoretically made complete sense for him to be present in this conflict, she had believed that he was perhaps busy elsewhere in Rukongai where other infected may have potentially appeared. Seeing him here instead was perhaps a good relief, as he will definitely allow she and the others to make sure these infected are quarantined before they reach Seireitei. That aside, however, it seemed as though he was going to need some help. In the matter of a few seconds after she had noticed him, she was able to see that he was progressively becoming surrounded by the beasts. The citizens that he was protecting were running away successively enough, but those that had been left behind were only adding to the enemy force. If she does not come to his aid now, he might be overrun, and by then, it will be difficult to tell if he will be able to hold his ground forever.

As such, with a steady inhale, she gazed at her opponent. One, two, three, four... In total, there were about seven of them. Taking such formidable foes one by one without outright killing them off is going to be difficult, but if she is quick enough, she can come in with the aid of Shunpo, eliminate at least three of them, then fight with the rest by the Vice-Captain's side. That should be enough to allow the both of them to move and clear out the rest of the district. Slowly, her reiatsu grew, her eyes grew wide, and her hands grasped tight against the scabbard and the handle of her blade as she made this conclusion. What she is going to do is definitely not going to be honorable at all... but against such violent beasts who knew nothing of the Bushido Code, there was nothing that could be done to make them aware of it. Being honorable now is just going to be a pointless death. With that, she stepped a foot forward and prepared herself to jump.

Then, the Vice-Captain suddenly appeared by her side.

"What...?" She stopped right this instant, preventing herself from using Shunpo before looking towards Tsukuyomi with a confused gaze. What the hell happened? One moment, he was right there, and the next, he was right here by her side. It was only once she realized that she held by yet another familiar figure that she felt all the tension in her body tense down. "Celes," she could only say, surprised once more even though she shouldn't. It was absolutely normal that she was here to help; after all, she was the Captain of the Tenth, and so her main duty is to prioritize the absolute protection of Soul Society. Despite this, she was surprised nonetheless. Pleasantly so. It had been a long time since she had seen her due to their respective duties as higher officers of their division, so meeting her again was obviously nice. It would have probably been better for them to meet over ramen bowls, but fighting side by side was at least a good thing in her head.

The beasts on the ground were immediately immobilized by the shockwave Celes then thrown soon after, voiding Kimiko's need to take them down, though it was doubtful that they were the only ones as proven by the arrival of another officer who went to do battle on her own. There are still most likely loads of infected that need to be dealt with alongside the very source of the disease. "I don't really have a binding method... but I can cut off their limbs to prevent them from jumping around the way they do... That would give enough time for the medics to analyze them," she outright admitted to Tsukuyomi right away, though not without a disappointed tone in her voice. She obviously didn't like that idea, both because it most likely would be difficult for the Squad 4 officers to heal afterwards and because there was no way to tell if it would really immobilize the beast. For all they knew, they could most likely function even without their arms and legs. Unfortunately, it was the only solution that she had right about now. It was either that or outright killing every infected in sight. "We should have Squad 2 and 9 found out who's the coward that's responsible for this... Whoever is responsible for this must be hiding somewhere."

[Celes Castellanos]

Exhilarating. These were the only words on Celes' mind as she reflected on what had just happened. The Captain always liked to look at the situation objectively, but her blood was racing, and her heart was pumping. She had just utilized a Shunpo while carrying another Shinigami. Not only that, but it was the de facto leader of her sister Division. She was quite pleased overall. Not to mention the cavalry that had also just arrived. It hadn't been too long since she met them, but she did at least know the Captain. Senshi of the Eighth Division. It was good to see that so many had mobilized in defense of the Soul Society. The Captain proceeded to shift her eyes towards Tsukuyomi as he spoke. 

“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?” Normally Celes would be quick to correct others to address her more informally though given the crisis, she decided that she would let it go this time. She began to ruminate on the strategy as Kimiko piped up in response to Tsukuyomi. "I don't really have a binding method... but I can cut off their limbs to prevent them from jumping around the way they do... That would give enough time for the medics to analyze them."

Celes could not help, but chuckle for a moment. She of course knew that Kimiko liked the capacity for Kido much like herself nor did she possess Celes' strength leaving her options limited for incapacitating. Celes decided to tackle one at a time. Her voice would remain clear and calm under the pressures of the circumstances. "Wise advice, Tsukuyomi. I've noted that physical wounds seems to spread the ailment. I recommend avoiding getting bit as to not tempt fate." She sighed as she moved on to Kimiko's remark about her own capabilities for this delicate task. "Cutting off their limbs is potentially viable, but a situation we should try to avoid if at all possible. These are still citizens of the Rukongai we are dealing with after all. Infected or not. We should afford them that honor."

Celes continued to listen as Kimiko detailed another possibility. "We should have Squad 2 and 9 found out who's the coward that's responsible for this... Whoever is responsible for this must be hiding somewhere." The Captain simply nodded in response. "I've to admit, my own ability to sense reiatsu is quite limited so I think that's a plausible course of action..." She paused for a moment before continuing. "That being said, I believe it prudent that we tend to these hordes. Round up the survivors that we can." As Celes punctuated her sentence, it seemed that they would all be in for a treat. As sounds of combat erupted, it seemed that more and more creatures were being drawn in. 

Tch. If they wanted a fight, Celes would certainly give them one. The time for games was over. Soul Society was her home. Hers to protect. She would not allow chaos like this to spread so freely. She began to draw her second blade as she guided it along her left arm and spoke. "Goddess Athena guide my heart. Grant me the strength, so my spear may strike true. Protect my body and guard my soul." She breathed out calmly as her twin Zanpakutou glowed, fully transforming as a blue glow washed over her body when she finished. "Kishin Yunorashi!" Her blades became a spear and shield as weathered spartan armor covered her body. She was prepared for battle! She tapped her spear against the floor before dashing to Senshi's location, nearly materializing next to the much shorter Shinigami. Celes looked down at her with a smile. "So then Senshi. What's the plan on your end?" She wanted to get caught up on Senshi's plans for this outbreak.

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{Reiatsu & Resources}
Bankai - 400
Disicple of War + 10 MoW

Total Reiatsu: 1500/2000
Marks of War: 10/10
Symbols of Peace: 0/10

Bankai: 0/10

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

What had been a single Shinigami above the average holding off over a dozen different infected had turned in the matter of a minute into a full on war zone. The citizens that had been bitten, scratched or punctured were no longer among those that could be saved. Celes and Senshi now stood in the middle of the street and would gain the attention of the infected that had been looking to pounce on Tsukuyomi. Over the course of the next few moments, what had been a dozen. . . Tripled.

Three dozen infected now stand up as threats to not just the Shinigami, but the citizens that had managed to escape and were still currently fleeing. It would be obvious to anyone that had seen the infected so far, the citizens wouldn’t ever be able to get away on their own. The infected were fast able to exceed what most Shinigami could, which meant they were dangerous even without the superhuman level of strength they seemed to all possess. The two Captains on the street wasted no time unleashing the most potent level of their zanpakuto fresh out the gate.

The attention of the infected were drawn right to them both as an even number of them attacked both. Rushing forward like a wave of water the Shinigami would be forced to deal with dozens of bodies leaping through the air at full strength ready to knock them over and bite them. If they were blocked or cut it wouldn’t amount to much as the infected would keep at them thrashing with both arms. Short of amputating the legs or arms the assault wasn’t going to end.

As for the members of the Eleventh on top of the building of cement well it seemed these hadn’t been the only infected in the area. When both of the Captains unleashed bankai they hadn’t just gotten the attention of the infected on the street. Another dozen could be heard rushing from another street over and a few different houses. A good portion of them would be visible from the top of the roof yet the same was true. Tsukuyomi and Kimiko would have about five seconds to realize what was happening and act before they had a dozen infected jumping up front the street right at them to attack the same way the others were doing towards the Captains.

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

[Tsukuyomi Kawada]

“Going right into Bankai . . . Both of them?”

This situation didn’t seem to be devolving as quickly now that a very potent reinforcement group had managed to find him. All the same Tsukuyomi realized more now as he watched the bodies of those citizens he couldn’t protect rise up. “They’re going to keep coming until we find what’s causing all this.” Turning over to Kimiko, Tsukuyomi would make a physical motion with his left hand for her to inhale deeply for a moment. “Steady yourself, we can’t rely on hope that either two or nine will get here. For all we know this could be happening in other districts as well. Do what we can with what we have.”

Tsukuyomi was going to continue trying to give Kimiko advice for the situation, but the sounds of something else approaching took his attention. Turning the Vice Captain would see the approaching dozen infected. Holding Unum now in his right hand straight forward he’d signal to Kimiko with the blade. Pointing towards the approaching threat. “We’ve gotta let them handle the ones down there for now. We’ll take care of those approaching them. Let’s not let them get any more outnumbered.”

The infected rushing forward and up to the roof top would find Unum slashing downwards as Tsukuyomi rotates to the right twirling on his feet like a dancer. That first action of evasion and attack would hopefully result in decapitation. The others weren’t looking to kill the infected in order to try and save them, but Tsukuyomi saw it differently even if he hadn’t voiced it yet. They were outnumbered right now. He wasn’t going to risk them in the hopes that they might possibly be able to save a few. The others that rushed Tsukuyomi would attempt to do much the same either ducking downwards to avoid a leap or swerving to the side in order to execute a slash on one of the infected that were open for it.

During all of it though he just had to hope that Kimiko would be alright. He wasn’t in the best position to help her, but checking up on her every other moment was something he did. If it looked for a moment like one of these things was about to get a hit in from a blind spot or she was becoming overwhelmed, Unum would be thrown, positioned to pierce whatever enemy was ready to harm her.

(Suisei is used if Kimiko is in trouble.)

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Strength: 75 (56)
Speed: 400 (600)
Spiritual Pressure: 400 (600)
Reiatsu Strength: 40(30)
Light Aura: 50 Points
Dark Aura: 50 Points
Instinct: 315
Senses: 150
Energy Sensory: 0
Healing Expertise: 0

Movement: (2)
Calm Mind: (2)
Acrobatics: (2)
Battle Focus: (2)
Lack Of Fear: (2)
Battle Analysis: (2)
Weapon*Swords: (2)

[Senshi Odayakama (Crimson.)]

When the horde came closing in, Odayakama Senshi was to say the least not terrified or scared in the slightest. Instead? She decided to experiment and study her foes. Though...when confronted with a fellow Captain? That filled Senshi with a greater sense of glee and reassurance than one would expect. Because that meant that she wasn't alone. And that meant if she wasn't alone, she could fight whole heartedly knowing that someone else had her back. "Eden." She calls out, and with it, her small dagger ceases to be that. Instead, it becomes something else.

As she thrusts out into the open air, her blade rapidly extends, but also expands outwards, rippling and splitting at many angles in order to become almost a living, writhing mass of blades that moved at Senshi's beckon towards the crowd. They shoot out, and attempt to wrap around, bind, and seemingly meld around each "zombie", and before long, Senshi's Zanpakutou power would activate. 

Assuming she was successful in capturing them in her horde of metal, regardless if they were lightly cut or simply bound, they would find Reiatsu leaving their bodies at an astonishing rate. Six hundred Reiatsu worth to be exact. Draining it from their bodies and wounds, perhaps removing the evil essence of what was corrupting and fouling them, what with this Hollow Reirokyu that might linger within them. If not, then perhaps knocking them unconscious outright from the sheer exhaustion. 

Regardless, the energy when siphoned, would be stored within Senshi's blade, six hundred for every single individual that was caught if it was able. Her blade acted as a filter, allowing it to contain the reiatsu, and potentially empower itself. With her free hand, she seems to be prepared to cast Kido at a moment's notice, but assuming no enemies were to engage her, one such branch of her Zanpakutou would bring one of these "zombies" towards her, before then Senshi extends her palm towards an inflicted bite wound or scratch, her blade shifting as to bind the head and appendages.

"Kaido no Ichi: Shindan Suru..." A faint green aura would hover over, as if attempting to try to discern the nature of this reiatsu invasion. Trying to analyze if it was some sort of foreign entity? Perhaps a parasite? Or perhaps it was something else entirely. Regardless, the redheaded reaper needed to take charge of the situation and do what she could. However, this was a dire situation. After all. It was difficult to contain a spreading "disease" like this one. She had to focus.

After all, Senshi wasn't particularly spectacular at the art of Kaido, and so, as her blades whipped around defensively around her, seemingly as if a living extension of blade like vines about their master, she focused intensely on the body, no person, before her. Hopefully, Celes would be able to assist her in this part. "Give...me a bit of time..." She orders. And hopefully...the others could help do the same. Or at the least, protect themselves.

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Reiatsu Remaining:

2275/3000

-300 Reiatsu [Eden]
-25 [Kaido #1: Shindan Suru]

Bankai: 1/10

[Nakajima Kimiko]

Kimiko kept one of her scarlet eyes straight onto the battlefield below as she, her Vice-Captain and her mentor spoke to one another on the matter at hand, and the more she did so, the more she couldn't help but feel as though this whole thing was worsening by the minute. The number of infected in this district which once neared the dozen now instead seemed closer to about triple that amount, with each of them seemingly still very capable of ripping anyone that would dare near them to shreds. There were even a few Shinigami who were now among them, a select number who fell in battle against the horde. It was so bad that she had somehow failed to notice the Captaincy of the officer she had noticed earlier arriving at the scene to take Tsukuyomi's previous place, the one that sported on the back of her haori the strelitzia of the Eighth Division. Again, it was like staring at a scene straight out of a zombie flick, the only difference between that and the situation that continued to worsen before them being that the former was complete fiction and the other was completely real. It was difficult not to be overwhelmed by it all.

The Captain of the Tenth's word about the matter and how cutting off the limbs of the infected should be avoided was not something that the swordswoman of the Eleventh really wanted to hear. She was very well-aware that these monsters are not just random Hollows, but citizens of the lower districts. They were once normal Souls who just wanted to live a peaceful afterlife, and so, she naturally didn't really want to harm them; after all, she has even spoken to some of these people before when she was going off to eat at various restaurants during the evening. For all she knows, Hikashi was most likely one of those terrible beasts now, even if the thought perturbed her. However, with all of that aside, that did not change the fact that she could not bind them or tie them down. She simply doesn't have an ability that can conjure something that can bind and simply cannot cast anything that is part of the Bakudō branch of Kidō, full stop. All she has is Zanjutsu and the abilities Shizukakane provides to her whenever he is released.

So what am I supposed to do, then?  She honestly wanted to ask, though that pride she has been unconsciously cultivating amongst her peers prevented her from asking such a thing in front of her superiors. In no way was she going to allow something like that to come out of her mouth in such a critical time. She was the Fifth Seat of the Eleventh Division now, one of the higher officers of her squad. Although she wasn't really near the top of the Shinigami hierarchy per say, she was one of the strongest officers that is currently part of this spiritual military force. To ask such a question, to appear so lost on this battlefield without a clue as to what to do, was to show weakness and a clear inability to uphold her new position. She may not be the perfect leader nor the perfect warrior, but she will uphold her new responsibilities, and in order to do so, the minimum she can do is to act with self-sufficiency in a time of war. It is the least she can do, both for herself, for her blade, and for the others around her.

With that, she found a brief moment of peace that allowed her to quell away the stress of the situation in favor of fully focusing on other things. Her excitement for this situation was still there gnawing at her mind, and if there was one that she has learned to use to a certain advantage prior to this, it was that wild side of hers. How can she use it to her advantage now? Well, if she can't straight up cut off the limbs of these infected, then there is something else that she can do, something more to the point, something more primal in nature: disabling. There have been times during Hollow hunts in which she could not cut off one of the creature's limbs due to how sturdy it was. It typically happened whenever she wouldn't release her blade, as in those times, her spiritual pressure would not make it as sharp as it can be. When she could not do so, she would instead aim to slice elsewhere. For some, she would aim for the wrists, and for others, she would instead give more attention to the hind legs. In this case, it would seem as though the best thing she could do would be to aim for both. If that is not possible... she will unfortunately have to kill a few of them.

This conclusion now reached, Kimiko would gaze at the incoming wave of infected that were heading in their direction. Amongst this wave were two particular groups: one heading for the Captain in the streets and another heading for them on the rooftop. They both had an ample of infected ranging from citizen to fallen Shinigami. It would seem that they had been mainly caused by the activation both the aforementioned superior officer and Celes' Bankai, the latter of which she manifested before heading off to join her comrade to deal with the former group. Like Hollows, it would seem they too were attracted to spiritual energy. Knowing this, it is now most likely only a matter of time before there is going to be much more than three dozens of these "zombies" coming from the surrounding districts. The troops covering those places will at least be spared the brunt of the horde, so long as the coward who keeps infected these people with their terrible corruption has not been planning for that to happen just yet.

As much as she wanted to gaze at Celes' and that other officer's Bankai, the swordswoman of the Eleventh made sure not to falter too much against her own surprise if seeing two of them in the same place. Instead, she would listen to her Vice-Captain's words and nod. "Alright," she replied to him before she grunted with wide scarlet eyes. "If they're going to use their Bankai, I might as well use my Shikai." It was not an easy decision to make. Having studied it alongside the spirit within her blade for some time now, she understands that this will most likely cause her some issues, namely exhaustion for herself and sensory problems for her Vice-Captain. However, with the Captains releasing their blade, the number of enemies will be eventually too much for both her and Tsukuyomi to bear, so the only choice there was for her to do was to activate her own release. By doing so, she will eventually be prepared enough to face the incoming horde.

The woman would take a deep breath after she finished thinking about it all before resting her left hand underneath the guard of her blade. Her spiritual energy gradually heightened, becoming more and more powerful by the second to a drastic extent before she would push her thumb against the guard, bringing the blade slightly out of the scabbard. "Quieten, Shizukakane," she would declare then, upon which her spiritual pressure would boom again in the form of a strange ink-like substance pulsing out of her body. The pulse emitted a high-pitched noise akin to the ringing of a small bell, a quaint yet ominous noise. Her scabbard would become engraved with the ink-drawn portrait of a rising sun over a grass field, while the blade which still rested within it would become sharpened seemingly by time itself. The guard which was once plainly blank now instead was marked by a golden river filled with a myriad of fish. It was a rather striking design, one of clear spiritual power.

What was most intriguing about the substance slowly surrounding Kimiko like drawn vapor was the circle that now surrounded her. It was delimited by that same "ink" as though forming a barrier, with rough estimates measuring it at about 25 meters of diameter. After this was done, the young woman took inhaled, gazed wildly towards the incoming wave, then allowed her breath to come out in a powerful war cry. "COME!" Her voice echoed towards the creatures before she rushed onward alongside Tsukuyomi, the "ink" seemingly following her in the process. From an outside perspective, it almost seemed as though there was a wave of white trailing behind her on the rooftops, like . Perhaps it wasn't as powerful as the Bankai of the Captains, but it sure looked almost just as flashy. Obviously, many of the creatures would notice this, and in so doing, she hoped that Tsukuyomi would be able to help her out in case she gets overwhelmed.

Her rush was quick and precise, with her sword ready to be pulled out of its scabbard was quickly as possible. The very moment one of the beast would attempt to pounce in her direction, she would immediately try to rapidly deliver two precise slashes to the back of their arms and legs. It was done with great speed and spiritual power accompanied by the ring from before which followed suit like an invisible blade of its own. Normally, with her usual strength, it would simply leave a mark. However, if her current power reached them now, her blade would potentially pierced through their skin and muscle to completely sever the ligaments within their limbs. These slashes obviously would not be perfect as Kimiko was no medical expert with acute knowledge over the body of a Soul, though if it worked, it would be enough to paralyze the limbs of the infected, theoretically rendering them useless. As the beasts came, she would attempt to do so as much as possible in an attempt to spare the citizens the fate of death, though as she fought and her excitement grew, she would almost find herself instinctively attempting to land lethal blows.

       Reiatsu: 3800/4050 | Shizukakane (0.6m) : 10 Posts Remaining | Light Gauge : 0%

[Celes Castellanos]

As Celes approached the other Captain's position in a flash, she was eager to hear what Senshi had planned. Celes, after all, had met the Shinigami a bit ago when she visited her barracks to talk about funding. She had sparred her, and Celes got a taste of a prominent Kido specialist. To have such an asset on their side for their defense against these swarming beasts would truly prove invaluable. Though instead of hearing an immediate plan, Celes watched as Senshi's Bankai split and swarmed towards the corrupted citizens of the Rukongai and fallen Shinigami with a single choice word.  "Eden." Celes had to admit that she knew very little of Senshi's Zanpakutou, but she predicted that it was likely powerful, mirroring its wielder.

Celes was not sure what she had planned, but in her mind it did not matter. These twisted citizens were threatening them all. She was going to stand guard over them. Such was her duty and her specialization after all. The armor-clad warrior watched as swarms of these zombies approached the prominent displays of spiritual pressure. Celes placed the spear and shield onto her back and readied herself for the onslaught. As swarms of these beasts descended upon them at blinding speeds, the Captain began to flow reiasu through her limbs. As they pounced at the pair of Captains, Celes released the stored reiatsu in her arms and executed a display of Hakuda mastery.

Celes began to punch, but not once. Not twice. Instead, her punches rocketed forward at a speed of 1250, but at a measly strength of 100. Celes toned the strength down as she wanted to avoid killing them, but this did not speak for knocking them out cold as each punch was delivered with an overall impressive force. Not only that, but this display of one-hundred consecutive punches was executed over the course of a few seconds. Instead of focusing all of her energy into one combatant, however, Celes instead divided up the punches. She would attempt to strike every ghoul within range that tried to approach the pair of the next few seconds with a few punches, creating almost a momentary wall of punches that these creatures had to bypass or be potentially and utterly knocked out. After finishing this flurry of punches, Celes breathed in calmly. She was a master of Hakuda and as such was used to the strain, but she knew that she would get tired out over the long term.

Assuming that Senshi had successfully captured one of these beasts with her Zanpakutou, Celes would overhear the mention of a Kido.  "Kaido no Ichi: Shindan Suru..." Celes blinked a little. She of course learned about Kaido at the academy, and she spent a lot of time around the Fourth Division who themselves were masters of the healing arts. Celes had no idea that Senshi dabbled in Kaido though Celes did not know if Senshi was experienced or not. If they had gotten this far, Celes would overhear Senshi speak once more.  "Give...me a bit of time..." Celes looked back and simply nodded in response to this. She grinned and looked back to the coming swarm. 

Her voice would ring loud as she gave Senshi reassurance. "No worries, Senshi. Before they get to you, they first have to get through me! Keep working. I'll hold them off for as long as you need me to!" Celes would execute a series of punches at about 800 Strength. To the untrained eye, it would appear that she was hitting nothing, but thin air. Each punch, however, would unleash a devastating shockwave that rolled along the ground, threatening to strike at these ghouls with the force of a speeding bullet train. She was sure that some would get caught up in it due to their horde mentality, but Celes for the moment had one more trick up her sleeve in case others made it through.

The Shinigami would work quickly to arm herself with spear and shield once more. She quickly hopped back to push herself directly in front of Senshi as she took a kneeling pose. Holding her shield before her and her spear at the ready, Celes would manifest her own iron will. Slowly, a light emerged from her shield. It started small and began to envelop it entirely as it then proceeds to expand outward. Soon Senshi and Celes would find a barrier of Celes' own design, twenty feet in width, which curled around the sides and protected them from the front and the sides. Assuming that the infected continued to charge at them, if they hit the shield, they would find themselves ramming into what was essentially an iron wall. If any of them tried to pass, Celes would begin to execute the second part of the technique. Each one that tried to pass had to content with a 750 Strength spear strike at an impressive speed of 625. Celes had the energy for twenty-five spear strikes at a time which she would execute with ruthless efficiency if needed. She told Senshi that she would protect her and buy her time. She would do it to the best of her abilities. 

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{Reiatsu & Resources}

Total Reiatsu: 1500/2000
Total Marks of War: 10/10
Total Symbols of Peace: 0/10

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{Gigei Mikon: Hyuku Shikon - 725 OS}Technique Name: Gigei Mikon: Hyaku Shikon [Wild Arts: Hundred Fangs]

Class: 3

Technique Type: Other

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects:

This technique was developed in order to increase the user's strength in hand-to-hand combat. Using this technique sends Reiatsu pooling into the muscles and joints of his arms and hands, strengthening them and increasing their resilience. By using that same Reiatsu, he sends powerful impulses to the nerves that allows his limbs to react quickly in the form of a hundred powerful punches. Each one is fired off at twice the user's current Speed stat, causing his limbs to blur as the attacks are delivered in a sudden barrage that lasts only a few seconds. Each hit’s damage is equal to the combined total of user’s base Strength and Speed after type. This causes a massive amount of damage in a short time.

How to use technique: The user focuses their Reiatsu into the arms, strengthening the muscles and bones first to prevent excessive damage from overuse of the limbs. Following that, the same Reiatsu is channeled into the nerves and causes them to fire impulses rapidly, making his limbs move quickly in the form of a hundred lightning-fast blows.

Drawback: Moving one’s limbs beyond their natural limits causes strain and damage on the muscles and bone; though Reiatsu is first channeled to prevent the worst of the damage, each use of this technique wears down the muscles and causes them to throb heavily after only one use. Two uses within five posts causes the muscles to begin tearing, and small fractures along the bone. Three uses within five posts will completely tear several muscles while cracking the bones, and any additional uses within that initial five posts will render the user's arms useless without proper healing. This technique can only safely be used eight times within a thread without healing.

Requirements: This requires a 2 in Hakuda to perform.

Made by: [Zeich Yajuu]

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{Aegis Assault}Technique Name: Aegis Assault

Technique Type: [Physical]

Usable By: Shinigami

Technique Element: [None]

Technique Description and Effects: As a vanguard of the weak blessed by Athena, Celes is able to create a wide frontal shield that serves to protect Celes and offer respite to those under her care. Simultaneously, Celes is able to rapidly retaliate against any opposition that dares cross close to her defense. Using her shield as the central conduit, Celes is able to create a physical barrier in front of her by bending her knees and raising her shield. This barrier is 20 ft in width and 10 ft in height with Celes as the bottom center. While erecting this formidable defense, Celes can also rapidly execute numerous thrusts with her spear that are able to penetrate the shield. These spear strikes are numerous and relentless, striking with her OS with a speed equal to Celes'. Over the course of a post, Celes can unleash 25 spear strikes. She can at maximum, keep this aegis up for 2 posts which equate to 50 strikes with her spear in a short amount of time. This barrier only clashes with physical techniques.

4 Symbols of Peace - By spending 4 Symbols of Peace, Celes loses the ability to move while this technique is active, but with it, she gains incredible fortitude. By activating this property, Celes drops to one knee and is only able to maintain the Aegis for one post instead of 2. She also loses the ability to retaliate with rapid spear strikes. Instead, any attack that is physical or reiatsu-based will clash against this barrier if it hits. For the purposes of clashing, Celes' barrier will have an OS of 2x making it an extremely powerful, but immobile defensive tool.

Technique Drawbacks: Despite the useful defense of this powerful technique, it carries with it a few concerning drawbacks. First of all, the spear strikes that Celes can execute are very tiring. She can keep the rapid strikes up for 1 post pretty consistently, but if she decides to initiate the next set of spear strikes, Celes will find herself drained of stamina rather quickly. In fact, if Celes maintains the barrier for the full 2 posts, she will require one post of rest. As this barrier is a physical barrier erected by Celes' iron will and strength, it rapidly drains her stamina while using it even while not executing spear strikes. Additionally, outside of using the amplified variant, Celes can only block attacks from the front and even then, only physical attacks. Additionally, she moves at half her normal speed while this barrier is erected. While using the regular version of Aegis Assault, she can still rotate in a circle at half of her speed.

Bankai: 1/10

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

The additional dozen that had been able to pick up on the pressure of two different Bankai beefing released at once were down facing down the two other Shinigami. Neither one of them displayed prowess on the same level as that which they sought yet proved themselves enough. The ensuing chaos of battle was a harsh one as the Vice Captain Tsukuyomi managed to decapitate the first infected which tried to lunge at him. Others that followed wouldn’t be able to knock the thin man to the ground as he seemingly moved like a dancer. Although after several attempts he’d find his clothing being torn in multiple places along his torso and several deep cuts from fingernails grabbing at him.

Kimiko, while standing her ground as well facing her fair share, managed to cut her first infected just as easily as her Vice Captain delivering deep cuts into the back of both arms and legs. If she took a moment to check she’d see that her attack dropped the infected to the ground. Two eliminated so fair with ten still remaining. Four of them positioned around Tsukuyomi getting up from the ground so fast they blur to the average. Both sword practitioners would have to thank their training should they survive as both could still perceive the movements of these infected. Another infected leaping from twenty feet away towards Tsukuyomi with every intention to just slam him into the ground at full speed and strength while the others follow up in a dog pile.

Kimiko would have to deal with the five infected that had their attention on her, each of them rushing her from the front yet spread out to the point she’d only be able to see the ones on the outermost sides with her peripheral vision. Moving at the full speed of 700 each was faster than Kimiko yet didn’t possess a weapon so would she be able to keep this up now? One following up the other, each going with either a downwards swing of an arm to grab her or an attempt to slam her to the ground. Possessing superior physical strength meant that if she couldn’t keep up her defense she’d be brought down like the dozens already.

Infected: 10 remaining (5 each)
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As for what was happening down on the street, well both Captains didn’t waste any time, Senshi sending out what seemed like living blades from her zanpakuto using them to restrain and bind more than a dozen of the infected. Others manage to leap away, duck or leap from the blades only getting away due to the insane speed each possessed. As for the infected that had been caught well Senshi and Celes would witness as every bit of light left the bodies. It was almost like reiatsu itself hadn’t been sapped from them, but life itself as they just began gray and lifeless.

Attempting to figure out what was happening to the infected while restraining it. A bold strategy that might just pay off for the ground and Soul Society yet after Senshi calls out to Celes for more time the Captain of the Eighth would begin to feel something through her hand. The green aura of her Kaido would begin to flicker briefly before pain would start to fester in Senshi’s hand. Almost like her blood was being set on fire from even attempting to save one of these victims. Through it though Senshi would feel one thing premiate through her mind, HATE.

For that sought to attack the Captain of the Tenth would find themselves knocked backwards similar to one rushing into a wall. Sixteen infected in total were rendered incapable for a moment as they fell to the ground. Celes would see that despite the insane speed she delivered each blow the bodies of these inf3cted hadn’t just gained strength and speed beyond even most Shinigami, but durability as well. Each would start to rise once again taking only a moment or so to readjust themselves. The shockwaves that Celes sent outwards managed to strike a total of four different infected blasting the bodies apart now that she didn’t restrain herself.

While the others evaded though and Senshi would feel the insane pain throughout her hand there were still others. Eight of them actually managed to get into alleyways to avoid the flowing metal attack that Senshi had used only a couple seconds earlier. Now they were all coming out again, each one watching Senshi for a moment and then rushing towards her at full speed and leaping to attack like a ram. Celes managed to act fast enough though employing her barrier just in time. Impact after impact would resonate around them before Celes would be able to thrust outwards severely reducing the number of infected. Still a moment after and the infected would stop and wait watching both behind what they didn’t seem able to get through.

Infected : 8 Remaining (Spread out around the barrier)

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[Nakajima Kimiko]

If Kimiko would have looked behind then, she would have noticed that the infected who suffered the might of her blade fell to the ground bloodied and helpless. Previously one who appeared as a young man in his twenties, he now had been reduced to nothing more than a maddened beast unable to leave the ground due to the sudden loss of his motor skills. Although his arms and legs have both not been completely severed from his body, the deep lashes that have now been put in place behind the back of his limbs prevented him from using them altogether. In a way, it was an almost worse fate than being left dismembered, as they were clearly very painful wounds. A normal Soul would have been rendered unconscious by the pain, but this poor man was not granted such a merciful fate, as his newfound bestial strength instead kept him wide awake. And so, to that, he could only scream with agonizing rage towards the one who left him in such a state, unable to bring himself up from the roof as he laid there in his own blood.

The swordswoman, however, did not notice any of this. By the time it even landed on the ground to hurl his filthy noise at her, she had already moved on towards her next targets. Obviously, she did not like this doing such a thing; after all, there is no honor in not granting an opponent a proper defeat. Only the foolish and the cowardly punish their adversaries with a slow and painful death. However, there was no time to be honorable here among these infected beings. Should she had given him any more attention, the others would have reached her, and who knows what would have happened then. Perhaps fortunately too, her own blood lust made sure to not make her stop, instead forcing her to keep her focus as high as possible onto the ten other infected who remained on the roof with her and Vice-Captain Kawada. In times in which you are confronted with a beastly being, it is better to act like a beast too, so she prefers to imagine they say.

The white "ink" continued to near her figure as she rushed towards the incoming monsters, keeping up with her speed almost perfectly. At first, it solely remained slightly away from her, though already, it was starting to reach out to her weapon. It covered it in the energy, powering it. For what purpose this was, however, Tsukuyomi and the beasts would be unable to understand as of yet. Another thing that would perhaps be most noticeable to the Vice-Captain would be the effect that this alien substance was applying to their nearby environment. Somehow, so long as he remained within this orb of ink that formed around Kimiko, the noise was starting to leave. The snarling and screaming of the infected, their erratic footsteps, their maddened stomps, all of it was starting to be rendered mute. Even the sound of the wind itself was slowly fading away. Amidst all of this, only the sounds that emanated from the swordswoman remained true, including the ringing of her blade.

Meanwhile, as this happened, she remained solely focused on the enemy. Among the dozen of infected who were dead set on ripping she and her leader to shreds, five of them had decided to split up and give her their sole attention. Their sizes were uneven. Another young man roughly about the same shape as the one still screaming on the roof behind her, an older lady who probably has never seen battle in her life up until this miserable point, a larger woman who seems to have eaten way too much food lately, and two children - a boy and a girl - that seemed to be siblings judging by their similar characteristics. Kimiko has never met these people, though seeing them like this was not making her happy. It was both for the fact that she didn't care about their pseudo-death and her inability to have stopped this from happening to them. The Soul Society, even the lower districts filled with terrible injustice, is meant to be a resting place for all, not a coward's playground.

Regardless, she was not going to let them die here. The Fourth Division officers will most likely come soon to aid those who were injured here, so that probably won't happen anyway. However, she also will not going to allow their rage to overcome her excitement. She has many foes like them in the Living World, all of which were just as bestial as they were in nature. They screamed and snarled and roared just like they all did: the only difference was that they did sported the bodies of men and women rather than simple Hollows. All of these beings have failed to rival her unbridled thirst for battle in their own way, and these infected will eventually do the same, whether the one who has turned them into these terrible things want it or not. As such, she let out another cry as they all rushed towards her with a speed faster than hers, then took smashed her step against the roof below as she fueled it with spiritual energy. As they pounced towards her, she vanished with Shunpo.

With a speed of 3780, the officer rushed towards the young man first, allowing her body to stop right underneath him while he was jumping to deliver the same cuts she had delivered to his similar brethren beforehand. After she was done with him, she then rapidly kicked the ground before rushing as fast as she could towards the fatter lady to land the same attacks. Her eyes moved quickly then as she analyzed the three others who remained, and in a moment's notice, she singled onto the older woman. There was absolutely no time to waste: she needed to keep up this momentum, else she will become overwhelmed by their superior speed. She swiped her bloodied weapon, returned it to her sheath, then used another Shunpo to appear in front of the old lady. "RAH!!" She cried as she attempted to force the weapon into the lady's shoulder, pushed forward underneath it, then slashed down in a half-circle to cut the back of her limbs once more.

If her attempts were successful, all that would remain at that point would be the siblings. They were the smallest targets, so it was possible she may have missed them. Hopefully, Tsukuyomi could help her out on that one.

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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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{Reiatsu: 3700/4050 | Shizukakane (0.6m) : 9 Posts Remaining | Light Gauge : 15%}

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.

[Senshi Odayakama (Crimson.)]

The true power of Senshi's Zanpakutou was not its cutting strength, though many might view it to be such. As over a dozen of the swarm were locked in her intersecting blades, drained, their Reiatsu would course through, funnel, and be subsequently absorbed and stored within it. Resting in place, she feels the toxic Reiatsu as she hovers over with the Shindan Suru, attempting to allocate and understand what was afflicting these people. It was then and there that as her arm burns, she promptly freezes into place.

From these fifteen or so she had held within her blades, she absorbs all of their reiatsu...an astonishing six hundred from each, and with it, through purifying and reabsorbing it into herself, she regains an astonishing amount of Reiatsu. Two thousand, and the remnant thousand is absorbed into her blade, drastically increasing its cutting power and capabilities, making the blade now triple what it was previously.

She remains silent seemingly as her hand drops, and as the infected leap towards Senshi at frightening speeds, a Sho would stop them, pressing against them as they are forced into the sky. Then, they would find all it took as a single piece of Senshi's metaphorical tree at a lower phase to extend outwards in a whip like state, to intercept them, to lash out and grow rapidly, ever continuing to expand into many more hails and thorns, this time not looking to grab them, but impale them, and to press through them, thrusting them at rapid speeds down the alley they just came. For the infected that began to rise up after Celes' assault, they'd find the bodies of their former infected thrown upon them by Senshi's blades, looking to knock them straight back down, before the blades look to sink upon them also immediately afterwards.

Eden. A technique that for Senshi was an ultimate defense, and ultimate attack. An ever extending hold of blades that could continue forever so long as she had Reiatsu to feed, and ever more blades. These monstrosities acted as fuel, nutrients. However, it is from that silence however that Senshi calls out. "All of them are dead! They're not really alive!" She declares, and it was from there that the redhead stands firmly, her blade's Eden finally dropping. Sucking inwards towards her.

This was a tragedy. For it seemed as if today would not be a day of heroism, but instead extermination of the growing threat. Such was evidence by Senshi beginning to lightly run her palm along the back end of her blade. Her power was growing. 

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Stats:



Strength:(100x.5)=50



Speed:350



Spiritual Pressure:300



Reiatsu Strength:(400x2.0)=800



Light Aura:75



Dark Aura:25



Instinct:150



Senses:100



Energy Sensory:0



Wound Expertise:0







Total:1400



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Skills:







Learning:2



Weapons*:3 [Swords]



Battle Analysis:3



Mental Incantation:3



Pain Tolerance:2



Kido:3



Damage Recovery:1


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Reiatsu Remaining:



2700/3000


-50 Sho

+2000 Reiatsu Absorption Overall.

600 per Infected=9000

8000 x .25=2000 Clean Reiatsu.

1000 Spare Reiatsu used for Sword Buff=2400 O.S.

-300 Eden.

Bankai: 2/10

[Celes Castellanos]

Thud! Bang! These were the sounds that resonated through her shield as each of the infected tried to feverishly attack the pair of Captain's even after erecting the barrier. Celes' numerous strikes seemed to strike at many of Infected that crowded around them. Blood splattered upon the ground and her shield as the spear strikes hit their mark. Howling in pain, many of the Infected dropped, lying still. To compound this, Senshi's blades began to pile more and more Infected upon the debilitated ones as her swords presumedly came to deal a finishing blow to them. Assuming that Senshi was successful, this would likely clear the immediate area before Celes' Aegis.

She breathed calmly as she dismissed the barrier if there were no more infected in the immediate area. Alternatively, she would execute another flurry of spear strikes towards the remaining targets, dismissing her Aegis afterwards. Once the Aegis was dismissed however, Celes sank to one knee as she breathed in and out at a rapid pace. This technique was not centered around reiatsu control. It was a barrier fashioned by Celes' very own iron will. It took her very determination to keep up the barrier along with speed and precision to execute the strikes from behind. It wasn't a technique that she could maintain for long and even afterwards, she'd normally need a breather.

This was one of those times as she knelt, attempting to regain her breath, clad in spartan armor. At least this offered her a supreme defense for the duration. That's when she heard Senshi yell out something that made her heart drop.  "All of them are dead! They're not really alive!" Celes closed her eyes. She had hoped that it wasn't true. That the people of the Rukongai weren't forsaken. That they could still be saved. It seemed that this would not be the case after all. This was an infection and it needed to be stopped before it devoured the Soul Society in its entirety. She sighed as after a few moments, she rose back to her feet and growled. 

It seemed that there would be no hope for them after all. This meant only one thing. They would have to put each one of them down so that they could hopefully avoid the infection spreading even further than it was already. For each Shinigami or Rukongai citizen they lost to the horde, the Infected were up a new soldier. Celes slammed her spear against her shield as she would be prepared to give them a swift death. She sighed and reasoned that she could no longer hold back. She'd have to use her full strength. Assuming more infected arrived, Celes would waste little time. These hordes were mindless. There was little strategy to their movements. They only sought to consume. She began to shift back, walking near Senshi as she was sure that more of the horde would arrive soon as the sounds of combat continued. 

She needed to mentally prepare herself. Assuming that more hordes began to arrive, Celes would get to work. She would turn to Senshi and speak swiftly. "I trust that I can rely on you to cover me and that you can rely on me to cover your back." Quickly, Celes would utilize a Shunpo, moving at speeds of 6000, to enter the fray. As more infected began to arrive due to the former clashes and cries of combat, Celes used her shield, slamming it into the nearest one with force. Hoping that it would daze them, Celes peered at them for a split second. She regretted that it needed to be done, but she wouldn't hesitate for more than that split second. Celes would try to stab her spear into the body of the Infected with full force.

If it hit, Celes would likely run it through. As blood would splatter onto her weapons and armor, she growled and screamed. "Ahhh!!!!" The Infected speared, she would use its broken body to essentially ragdoll it, throwing it with full force at her adversaries. Its limp body would be thrown at impressive speeds due to Celes' natural strength, hopefully barreling into a group of Infected as it would hopefully batter their own bodies. Celes was through playing around. There was little hope of saving them and it seemed as though they now had to exterminate them. It was something that Celes did not relish, but it was her duty and she was right where she needed to be. In the thick of combat where she excelled.

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{Reiatsu}
Shunpo - 50

Total Reaitsu: 1450/2000

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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

[Tsukuyomi Kawada]

Positioned the way he was, Tsukuyomi had to stay up on his feet otherwise he wasn’t going to make it out of this, that much was as clear as the sky to him right now. Battles that could result in his death, a situation or event that he was starting to believe he’d been involved in way too much for someone his age. Although he had to remember he didn’t fit into the category of typical no matter how much he wished. Much of his clothing that covered his chest was torn apart with both his arms now bare. Keeping up with the speed of these things wasn’t easy and he knew it was going to start draining him so keeping himself steady was essential.

A bit of information that came in handy as he was surrounded. “Just a little closer that’s it.” Tsukuyomi thinks to himself as he doesn’t dare say it out loud. It would be just his luck that these things would actually understand what he says and do the opposite although whether they could attack him from a distance had yet to be seen. Either way it didn’t matter though as one of them charged forward and jumped through the air in what seemed like some attempt to tackle him.

Dropping his legs lowering by bending his knees, Tsukuyomi shifts himself slightly into a stance Kimiko would definitely recognize. Holding Unum as if she were being held inside her s health at his hip Tsukuyomi would pull forward unleashing one of his signature techniques known as the Zen'nō Katto. Over the course of the next moment all of the infected around Tsukuyomi would be slashed dozens of times. Tsukuyomi afterwards though wouldn’t really be able to help Kimiko as his right hand was lost to him, the feeling gone along with every bit of fabric that’d been on it. His arm riddled with bruises old and new, his arm a multitude of colors almost as if they’d been tattooed onto him.

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Managing to cut down the small swarm that came at them was to be expected from Shinigami that held leadership positions such as Tsukuyomi, Senshi and Celes, for this reason the fact Kimiko continued to stand her ground would be a good mark for her in the future should she survive. The young member of Division Eleven managed to handicap three of the infected that had singled her out almost in the blink of an eye. The infected who’d been cut were forced to crawl upon the ground as the blood of their body decorated the ground. A brutal thing in combat yet all the same she was more successful than the Vice Captain in terms of keeping herself fresh.

Tsukuyomi eliminated all of the infected who’d rushed him although suffering more than a few deep scrapes across his torso and losing the clothing he kept over the vest on his chest. The scratches across his right arm were deep enough that a fair amount of blood was leaving him now and pain would follow suit only brought on worse by the extreme speed he moved his arm at with his technique. The two child infected rushed Kimiko right after her attack on the older infected. One comes in low to grab at and pull her off her feet while the other leaps through the air to slam into her upper body.

Thirty infected in little less than a minute had been utterly annihilated with Senshi and Celes wasting no time taking the remaining eight that had been continuing to stand against them out in little more than five full seconds. The mangled bodies of the infected that had been slashed apart and impaled by Senshi tossed across onto others while Celes thrusts through the bodies of the former civilians. They’d gain a break of about thirty seconds before more infected began to pour in from other directions. Tsukuyomi and Kimiko holding off the ten didn’t mean others were coming in from different spots.

Celes rushing at a small group that revealed themselves from an alleyway, the slam of her shield staggering the three in front into the others behind them. She’d give them no time as the ten in the alley found themselves pierced by her spear. Losing an arm, sections of the torso or even separating the head of the smaller ones. Celes would have to witness though as the bodies in front of her were reduced to little more than corpses cut apart by a lawn mower. As for Senshi, she’d have a much clearer view of all the infected that’d found themselves here. Rooftops littered with them stared down at the Captains before screaming in a blood curdling fashion and then rushing forward.

Infected: 60!

[Nakajima Kimiko]

The cries of the infected resonated all around Kimiko as she cut off their limbs and forced them to fall onto the ground. They were loud, violent and hateful, the sounds of a ravenous horde of beasts that only wished to consumed. From where they stood now on the rooftops with their mangled bodies, you would think that that whatever once took their place in this spiritual realm was long gone, and for a brief moment, that was what the scarlet-eyed warrior believed as she dismembered the older woman. Usually, whenever one is infected with a mind-altering disease like Alzheimer's or brain cancer, some kind of light can be sensed from them, some remnant of humanity that allows whoever is examining them to still identify them as the person they truly are. That was one of the things her father had told her back then. She could not sense that light here, not even in their eyes. It truly felt like she was fighting some kind of undead force that brandished the corpses of the inhabitants of Rukongai as their weapons.

This only became more apparent once she fought the twin children who were among the infected. Those two little ones she had missed had rushed onward towards her with vicious speed that, for once, she was unable to react to very well, seeing as they were rushing her down while she was taking care of the elder. It was their raging cries that alerted them of their attack, though by the time she returned her blade to its scabbard and turned herself towards them, all she saw was the red within their wrathful eyes. "Tch!" She'd let out a noise as she tried to prompt an answer to their attack, though she acted a little bit late, and unfortunately, her Vice-Captain was too busy to prevent it from happening. One grabbed her leg, preventing her from dodging any further than she had already attempted to even with Shunpo as pulled, causing her to lose her footing while his twin pounced towards her direction. It happened quickly, so quickly that she barely even had the time process what happened by the time she was falling. All she saw was their eyes, their small, wide, raging eyes... and the fear of death that followed them ever-so-closely.

She was not quite sure of what happened next. After she saw the pouncing child, it was as if her body then moved on its own. Her blade, fueled by the "ink" that has been progressively absorbing the sounds of the area within its delimited space, was directed straight towards that child with a vertical Shunpo Karin slice. Its extended form flew towards the small beast with a speed of 3780. The sheer velocity at which the blade was such that, if it succeeded in hitting its target, it would not only push him down onto his infected twin below who held Kimiko's leg, but also cut right through him, cleaving him in two. Should such a violent strike be successful, it would go even further and slice right through the arm of the child who was holding onto her leg. There was no hesitation in her action, no deliberate attempt to cripple them, just a purely-automatic act of merciless self-defense that was brought out of her fear of imminent death.

By then, the woman would push herself out of the child's grasp with a cry as his pain had forced it to clench his grasp while his arm was being cut. His nails had burrowed into her leg, leaving a few bleeding puncture wounds alongside a rather nasty claw-like mark. It was not life-threatening, but it sure hurt, enough so to cause the Shinigami to let out a cry as she stood there, panting in pain. After the moment passed, she would stare at the remaining raging child with clenched teeth. It rolled around desperately as it attempted to remove the agony that now screamed from the stump that was once his arm for a few seconds, a pitiful action that could have only been showcased by such an infected, then eventually set her eyes onto Kimiko. However, before it was able to do anything to her, the scarlet-eyed warrior had once again automatically rushed towards him before attempting to violently stab him in the head, putting an end to whatever remained of his life.

It was only once the children were taken care of that she fully realized what she had just done, and by then, she found herself momentarily stumbling back. "O-Oh..." she swore underneath her breath, unable to believe what she had just done. This wasn't like the others, like the ones whose deaths were completely irrelevant to her. She had killed children. She snuffed out the lives of two beings who, although they had ended up in the Soul Society in one way or another, still had a long life ahead of them. She had practically erased the rest of their potential lives of these children like her own murderer had erased the rest of her potential Human life. The more she thought about what she had just done, the more shaken she became, so much so that she would hear the remnants of Shizukakane's words in her head. I had a choice...! I could have just tried to save them like the others...!  Her mind responded to him then as she attempted her best to regain her footing. I shouldn't have reacted so quickly...! I shouldn't have...

But then, she heard something from the Captains who stood beyond the "ink", most specifically the Eighth. It was two phrases, two of which caused the Shinigami to stop and turn her head towards her.  "All of them are dead! They're not really alive!"

It took a few seconds for Kimiko to properly realize what had been said. All of these people... They were all dead? There was not even a single bit of life in them? So then... this was not just some zombie scenario you would see in a random horror movie: it was instead necromancy outright. None of these people could be saved. There was no protection to be given here to these people, no means to bring them back to normal. They were all gone, with the only thing remaining of them but a shambling corpse who wanted to kill everything in sight for someone's bidding. On one hand, this caused the Shinigami's anguish to practically disappear, as she now felt much less responsible for what had happened to them, but on the other hand... she had to admit that this almost made everything worse. With no way to save any of those people, the only solution there was to defend the Soul Society was to exterminate them all, and although they were well and truly gone, she did not like the idea of finishing them off in the slightest.

She would look towards the fallen monsters she had dismembered at that moment as they continued to snarl in great pain and raging agony. They had lost an immense amount of blood due to their last limbs, but somehow, they were all still going. It was a terrible sight, and given what she has just heard, she was eventually compelled to head towards them and deliver a swift puncture to the head with her sword. It was a sordid thing to finish off these people while they were down, something that was inherently dishonorable, but it was the only mercy that she could grant to these bodies. Their past owners would have not liked seeing them in such a condition. "Damn it," the woman could only say as she progressively took care of them all, practically cleaning up the efforts that she had deliberately executed in the sole hope that they could have been saved. So much for being optimistic in the face of such a nightmarish scenario.

After they were all taken care of, the scarlet-eyed warrior would sigh and look towards her Vice-Captain. He was in a bad shape. She had not seen what had happened to him while she was battling her own set of infected, but his arm had been reduced to a bruised mess and looked downright unusable. Unless he does not get any medical attention right away, his combat skills have been greatly reduced, causing her to clench her teeth as she looked down towards Celes and the other Captain, then towards the rooftops in the distance. There was already another swarm coming towards their position. They were endless. "I've always liked the idea of falling in battle... but not like this," she huffed at the sight of it all, then turned her head towards Tsukuyomi as she placed herself in front of him. Looks like she will have to protect him from the incoming threat. "Can you still fight, Kawada-fukutaicho?" She wanted a confirmation out of him before the effects of her Shikai would start taking away his voice.

They might have to retreat... God damn it all. Where the hell are all of the other Captains?!

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