An Introduction to Anime

[Kitai Yoru]

Quest Name: [An Introduction to Anime]

Who can participate?: [Ludwig]

Quest Time Frame: [Heck if I know]

Quest Setting: [The Garganta is a pathway to many worlds that some consider to be unnatural.]

Quest Synopsis:[/b] [The Human World, the Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, all of these worlds hold the natural forms that souls should take, under normal conditions. Places like Hell distort souls into evil abominations of what they should be. But the further away you get from the main realms, the weirder the soul mutates. Traveling through the Valley of Screams, Ludwig is attacked by a rogue hollow, and shunted into a Garganta, falling through the infinite void. Luckily, or unluckily depending on your view, he manages to land in one of the realms that exist in the Valley of Screams, where he must find a way to return to the Soul Society.]

Maximum Number of Participants: [1]

Overall Goal:[/b] [Escape the soda man, the Weird World, and learn what anime is.]

Number of missions involved: [3]

BASIC Synopsis of each Quest mission:[/b] [The first mission is to escape the Timeless island. This means getting to and defeating the president in order to procure a means of traversing the reverse ocean.

The second mission is to figure out a way to fly into the sun, be it a ship of some kind, or being launched into orbit.

The final mission is the defeat the Soda Man, open the gateway back to the Dangai, and return home.]

Recommended Class for entry: [You know]

[Kitai Yoru]

A man in a garish, pinstripe purple and yellow suit sits on a throne, twirling a similarly colored cane. He sits there, pondering about the nature of the soul. "A soul, at its most natural, is the human soul. This version of the soul has the most potential out of any being. They can become shinigami, hollows, or saika. With outside help, they can become Fullbringers, Quincy, or bount. Shinigami can become vizards or hollow wraiths, while hollows can become arrancar or Akki. Any of those races can become failures or Hason." He says to himself, lounging on his throne.

He twirls his cane faster and faster, thinking to himself more and more. "But I wonder, could you go further? How far can you push a soul, until it becomes unrecognizable? Can you make a soul look and feel like it isn't a soul?" He stops spinning his cane, and goes very still. Minutes pass, as he sits there. He waved his hand through the air in a burst of motion, as if nothing had happened. The air rippled like parted water, revealing a scene. A certain captain was traversing the world of the living, collecting various things. He watched the man wandering about, until the man attempted to open a senkaimon to return to the Soul Society.

The man tapped the moving image, his finger poking the open gateway, just as the captain passed through the doors. The captain would find himself entering the Dangai, instead of his intended destination. Regardless of the reaction the man might have had to this, it would be quickly interupted by a loud cry. "What is that delicious smelling reiatsu?" The question was yelled out by a crazed sounding voice, somewhere from behind Ludwig. From behind one of the many melting purple walls of the Dangai stumbled out a hollow. It stood head and shoulders above the captain, and looked like little more than skin and bones.

The starving hollow's eyes roamed around for a scant few seconds, before locking onto the cartoonist. Drool could be seen pouring out of the mask, as it eagerly started charging the captain. "Yes! YES! I'll eat you alive! Feed me!" Its movements were frantic, scrambling against the ground, both in an attempt to snatch up the captain, and in a token effort to avoid making contact with the walls. The wails of the Hollow were ghastly and desperate, as it was clearly close to reverting to a menos, should it fail to feast on the soul of the being before it. It wouldn't get that chance, however. Before the hollow could get another step forward, a hole opened up in the sludge-like walls of the Dangai.

The hollow screeched in protest, as it was sucked into an inky black void. The hole didn't just stop at the hollow, however. It grew in width, expanding towards Ludwig. The suction grew stronger by the second, as the former soldier would struggle to escape it. But, eventually, the shinigami would succumb to the void, meeting a similar fate as the hollow. The vacuum would feel a lot like being plunged into a body of icy water, as he fell through the abyss that he might be able to recognize as a Garganta.

Further and further he would fall. The passage of time was impossible to gauge in here. He could have been falling for either hours, or possibly minutes. There wasn't any sign of the hollow. There wasn't any sign of anything, really. Well, except for the small dot below him. It was yellow. No, it was green. Or was that purple? No, it was definitely red. Well, whatever color it was, it was approaching fast. Or was it slow? He wouldn't be able to tell. Then he slammed into it, and through it. The difference was immediate, as color exploded to life around him.

Blinded by the radiance, it would take him several minutes to finally regain his vision. The first thing he would see was that he was was on a beach. The sand was... weird. It didn't feel like sand. It was too fine, almost like a solid liquid. The next thing he might notice was that the sun wasn't as bright as it should be. Looking up, he would see the the sun was close. It was probably only a few hundred miles away. The next thing he might notice, was that the lands and oceans around him curved up and around. Like he was in the center of a small planet.

He could see that he was on an island, one with forests, as well as what could only be described as floating crystals. There were areas of civilization scattered throughout the island, but at the center looked like a palace made of white marble. Then he blinked. Now it was made of grey stone, in an obvious state of disrepair. Another blink turned it into sandstone, with numerous gargoyle-like statues covering it, all glaring at the shinigami. They disappeared with another blink. The temple was several miles away from his current location, at would take awhile to reach. It might be better to visit one of the villages before heading there. Behind the shinigami was a glowing ocean, shifting colors every time he broke eye contact with it.

[Ludwig Verrlicht]

The day was going as intended. A quick shopping spree for some snacks. A quick return to the Soul Society so he could work further on the squads changes. Some of which were coming along well and others. . . not so much. He hadn't even informed the squad as a whole yet. But that would change soon. He just needed to get his personal checklist of shit taken care of before he'd have that. . . reveal to them. Something he was certain they wouldn't be terribly thrilled with at first but hopefully would come to understand why later. Still Ludwig should have known it wouldn't have been that easy. Especially not when he'd met a new raving lunatic in the dangai.



He wasn't . . . surprised so much as he was just mildly frustrated that he was met with something in the Dangai. He knew things existed here. He'd killed some of the trapped and wandering entities that lived here. It was, afterall, part of his plan to transition the squad to a more Dangai based operation. Still given the state of this hollow before him there was no way he'd be talking his way out of it. So he simply placed his bags on the ground and looked directly at the hollow. That's when shit got. . . wierd. And in ways that were reminscient of Kitai levels of wierd. A hole, popped up and promptly sucked up the hollow like it was boba in tea. Screams gone. The dangai empty and the hole, if it could, looking at Ludwig while he stared back at it. If I move now I GUARANTE you, it will come after me. Holes in the walls of the dangai do NOT just happen. I can't sit here and stare at it in the most unfair staring contest unknown to man. Hmm. . . I'm actually going to have to run aren't I?



As if the wall could hear his thoughts it immediately began to expand towards him. Bags of goodies forgotten and his legs pushing him at full speed to somewherethatwasntthefuckthere. However that's when he started to realize he was slowling down. And not for the Dangai actually managing to make his trek any harder to deal with, surprisingly. It was the suction power of the actual hole itself. Yet Ludwig was not about to get ANYWHERE NEAR that thing. So he promptly started to use Sho, targeting his back to push him farther away. This worked about 5 times. The first two incredibly well as though the actual hole itself was shocked at his stubborness. The next was alright but not as good. The second to last was even worse. And by the time he'd fired off the last cero he'd managed to get to the edge of the now vastly aggravated hole. . . and promptly fell inside it.



"GODFUCKING DAAAMNIT!!!!!!!!!" His yelling would get quiet after a few seconds? Minutes? A period of time yelling. Assuming that was even happening as well. In truth Ludwig was actually more aggravated than he was concerned because at this point this would the THIRD time he'd been yoinked to another world. The first being his damn near living pancake experience only to be thrust into the Silbern. The second being that he was drugged and then linked up with Kitai in candy island with someone who was anything but thrilled. AND HE'D NOT BEEN ABLE TO EAT ANY OF IT. That was arguably the worst part was he'd collected some of it and none of it came back with him. And here he was being thrown into gods knows where by who knows what. "When I find out who keeps throwing me into VARIOUS worlds I will . . Oooo I don't even know what I'll do but I'LL MAKE THEM REGRET IT. ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF GETT-"



That's when Ludwig went face first into. . . something. It was definitely an orb of some kind. And as if the universe had a sense of humor ensured he got the appropriate "hard slap" sound effect when he landed face first on it. Much to his increasing displeasure of the situation at hand. Because if there was anything he didn't need, it was comical sound effects that revolved around him being the poster child of a cartoon comedy skit. One that revolved around him being the "Daffy Duck" of the series. Aka the butt end of the jokes. Still when he finally was given the decency to see again Ludwig was on yet another beach. . . A beach that brought back memories of a certain aggravating individual he'd escaped from once before. I swear to fucking GOD. NOT. THIS SHIT. AGAIN.



As he got up he'd glance around after dusting off what sand he could get rid of. Spoiler alert, he wouldn't be able to get all the sand off without a change of clothes. And he already knew that. "So. . an ever shifting building. A sea that wants to be more flamboyant than a pride parade. A sun that is unnaturally close to the world and not burning it. And of course I'm on yet another island. . . I'm actually aggravated enough that I ALMOST wish Kitai were here. Especially if the individual behind this is who I think it is. . . He'd KILL to wring their neck a second time. The first time didn't seem like it was enough for him as it was. . . especially considering his distaste for the lack of . . . cheese. . . of all things." Ludwig sighed before he let his feet start walking him somewhere. He knew what he had to do. The temple was the only place to go and even if it was far as fuck away he needed to get there sooner than later. He was NOT about to remain in this crazy place longer than he had to. It screamed drug filled insanity and though Ludwig was a man of cartoon antics and shenanigans was not terribly willing to suffer this long. Especially given who he thought was running the show.

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{Stats and Skills}
Stats:

Base — Sealed — Released

Strength: 100 — 25 — 100

Speed: 300 — 75 — 300

Reiatsu Strength: 400 — 400 — 1400

Spiritual Pressure: 300 — 300 — 1050

Instinct: 300 — 300 — 600

Senses: 100 — 25 — 100

Energy sense: 100 — 25 — 100

Healing expertise: 0 — 0 — 0

Light: 75

Dark: 25



Skills:

Strength of Will- 3

Weapon: Cartoon Drawings- 3

Battle Analysis- 2

Learning- 3

Mental Incantation- 2

Damage Recovery- 3

[Kitai Yoru]

"You said it Ludwig-senpai!" Came the high pitched voice of a woman from behind him. If the shinigami dared to turn around, he would find himself in the company of several other rather standout individuals. The woman that spoke just now was... well, ever shifting, much like a lot of other things around here. One moment she was a woman dressed in a red kimono-style outfit, with bright pink hair, to the next where she was wearing a purple outfit with blond hair, and another where she she was wearing a police uniform of all things, but there was a strange frequency to uniforms. All of her colors varied wildly, her styles ever changing, but for whatever reason, her face could always be considered 'pretty'.

"You said it ḣ̴̨̫̝̥̋̅͜ỉ̵̡͓̦͎̘̱̬̖̍̿̆͋m̵̢̧̘̞͇͈̝̏̂̽̍̋é̵͇̳̹̤͍̟̯͝ san. This place is super weird!" Came the boisterous voice of a second girl. Another person who couldn't decide who they wanted to be, but this one came off as someone who was a lot more abrasive. Her tone came with a hint of distain to it, as if questioning the world for forcing her to deal with something so far beneath her. "What did you do this time Ludwig baka?" She said with a light sneer to her face, immediately blaming the captain for them ending up in this situation. "Hey! You can't blame Ludwig-senpai for this! It was probably your fault!" The first girl interjected, kickstarting an argument between the two.

"Oh dear. I'm so scared, Ludwig-kun!" A third girl says dramatically, as she runs over to grab the Captain's arm. This one was far more... endowed than the other two, even with her various different forms. If she managed to grab a hold of Ludwig, he would find that her grip was strong, deceivingly so. She was trying to grab a hold of his left arm, preventing him from being able to draw his sword, before she herself removed the weapon from his person. If she succeeded, Ludwig might be able to see the sands swallow the weapon whole. Might be, because the moment the third girl grabbed a hold of him, the other two would cease their arguments, and tackle the two of them.

However, if Ludwig decides to not let the lady grab him, a blank look will pass across her face. It was almost robotic, as if there was an error in what was supposed to happen. The other two would be wearing similar expressions, before they all broke out of it simultaneously. The third girl's face shifted into something similar to heartbreak, eyes tearing up, while she slowly backed away from him. "Ludwig..." She said, making a clutching motion over her heart. The other two would look confused, not understanding the scene before them. This would also happen if Ludwig managed to shrug the lady off his arm.

[Ludwig Verrlicht]

There wasn't many things Ludwig had the energy to deal with today. Being stuck in wherever the fuck this place was had to be at the top of his list. However now having to deal with several women who couldn't decide what they wanted to look like, let alone wear was quickly rising to the top of that list. Especially when one wanted to insult him and another wanted to act like he was supposed to be THEIR knight in shining armor. Under any NORMAL circumstance, he'd likely be willing to hear them out. Give them the time of day to do whatever they were going to and hopefully find out more information about where he was act currently. Instead the moment he saw the third female even attempt to get remotely close he simply cast Hado #53: Surasorutoiera.



The blast was quick and it's effects immediate. Moving at 800 speed and using his 400 RS to back it up meant that while it wasn't immediately as "Begone Thot" oriented as it normally was it'd still be hard to get away from. And worse yet it'd still hurt like a bitch. The other women who wanted to bicker like an elderly couple had better hope they weren't within the blast radius because if so they two would be forcefull quieted by the blast. In the meantime Ludwig simply let the spell bounce him in the air and positioned himself to be bounced forward as opposed to simply bouncing up. The blast only sent him 15 feet away from the woman who'd previously tried to tackle him but that'd be enough for now especially considering he'd do a quick mental cast for Sazanami, incantation included to ensure he could track these "women". If they even were that. He doubted they were anything but some amalgamation of things intended to piss him off.



"Women, if you can even be called that. You WILL leave me be. Continue harrassing me and that blast will be the least of your concerns." With his radar set up and his point made Ludwig simply conitinued his trek towards the temple. Whoever was in charge of this place better hope they had the means to send him back. If they couldn't they were going to deal with a VERY pissed off Ludwig. Something not frequently seen and something he'd rather not be, especially given if he found reason to release this world would soon see a VERY different side of Ludwig. The one that wasn't going to care what happened so long as it kept him amused. And that would mean he'd set it on fire if only to get some mild entertainment from watching the "inhabitants" run around like mario when he found himself on fire.

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{Reiatsu}
-150 reiatsu for Hado #53: Surasorutoiera

3,000 - 150 = 2,850 reiatsu remaining