Reroute to Remain (DP, Rampage)

[Sonadora]

Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. A quaint little city with quite a fair bit of history to itself, it is a direct cultural pathway to the natural monument built upon lava flows that have long gone cold, and so, for many who remain within Japan, it is often seen as one of the greatest touristic attractions of the country. Although it is dwarfed by its modern capital brethren, Tokyo, it sports a good number of citizens which have all decided to remain near the mountain, which has led it to develop an economy on its own. Artisans create great textiles and tapestry to be sold all around the country and the rest of the world, and industries of high technology which cannot settle in Tokyo instead congregate here. All in all, it is truly the capital of Yamanashi Prefecture, its center of commerce and considering its importance to the entirety of Japan, perhaps its pride and joy too. Without it, one would be hard pressed to imagine where this district of the country would be today.

Once, a long time ago when she was an Adjuchas, the beast known as Sonadora was almost compelled to visit this city. Having found comfort in her ability to sway the Japanese masses with minimal effort, there were times in which she had almost convinced herself to settle for a moment and admire the views given to her by this country. She thought then that it would have been a nice change from the brick and concrete that was starting to invade the metropolis. However, she has never had the chance to do so. Her plan - her illustrious Cambio - required perpetual progress, eternal effort, and unbending focus, and so she never was capable of finding the time to willingly reach this place. The matter was simple. Back then, she found the idea of simply staring at a mountain or at the country from above to be a waste of her time. Considering this and where she is now in her life... perhaps that thought could not have been any more ironic.

A few days have passed since her strategy of consuming Humans in Tokyo without the attention of the Shinigami was laid to ruin by the vulture known as Vagabond. To say that her pride was damaged by all that's happened was nothing short of an understatement. First, the vulture had stolen much of her prey and left her almost empty-handed. Second, it unleashed reiatsu in Tokyo, causing the Shinigami to be aware of Hollow activity in the area. And most importantly, third, her skirmish with that Shinigami patrol had proven her existence to them. The preparations she had made solely to assure that she would benefit from a safe and steady return to what she was prior to her meeting with that damned Belair have now been compromised. It was an infuriating prospect, something that disappointed her immensely. Fortunately for her, she had already made a number of alternate strategies to take in response to such emergencies, and so it was why she was today fleeing Tokyo for Fujiyoshida. 

The emergency plan in question was, in hindsight, a simple one. In order to reclaim her hunting and testing grounds in Tokyo, she needed a diversion, something that would force the Shinigami to look elsewhere while she returns to the area. Being somewhat aware of their antics, she was now aware that they must have increased their numbers in Tokyo to find her and eliminate her, and so, by creating a diversion, it would allow her to move those forces away at least temporarily. Of course, she could not create a diversion in Tokyo itself, as it would only increase her risks of getting caught by the reapers in black. No, she needed to go further away. Knowing this, the City at the Foot of Mount Fuji was thus one of the best places for her to begin her emergency plan. The distance between it and Tokyo was fair, which would cause Shinigami that she is at more than one place at a time, and the shockingly-quick Human vehicle known as "bullet train" was also nearby. Theoretically, it was perfect. Practically, however... it might be more difficult.

The time Sonadora has spent scheming this emergency plan has left her famished. She was hungry. So hungry. Usually, she can fight the pain for as long as she needs to, but the fact that Vagabond has made sure to completely sever the amount of Souls she was supposed to consume that day has prevented her from assuring a full stomach for a while. Worse yet, her trip to Fujiyoshida was made difficult for her bother of attracting the Shinigami's attention by heading into Hueco Mundo, which prompted her to use the so-called bullet train so as to go there as fast as she possibly could without being spotted. Getting onto that vehicle and remaining onto it for as long as she possibly could without downright consuming everyone on-board was nothing short of an exceptional challenge. Yet, she held on. Even as a full class of little children went onto the train for some sort of summer camp activity that she could barely give an ounce of care about, she held on and on.

By the time she was out of the train, her body was shaking as she pushed herself forward. She needed to go forward just a bit more. Just a bit more. She had seen a billboard showcasing a mall that had finished constructing nearby, a large place where she could eat many people at once. Although this hunger disgusted her and the actions she is about to commit will only disgust her more, it is the only thing she can do while she is this hungry. The Shinigami will most likely arrive soon after her diversion will begin, and by then, she will have to plan her escape route as rationally as she possibly could. I must not falter. Not now. Not ever. For the glory of Cambio, I must hold on, she told herself as she moved forward, almost dragging herself against the very afternoon air above Fujiyoshida. Coarse hisses and growls would be heard from the fog surrounding her body, bestial gargles of a beast barely able to keep herself under control.  I must hold on... to rid myself of this accursed vessel and eventually become... great once more.

Eventually, she finally reached the roof of the mall. It was a large building, a brand new edifice constructed with the intention of further modernizing the little city, and so it was very easy to bring herself onto the roof. Once she did, the Hollow squirmed and fell onto her knees, shaking as the hunger continued to eat at her insides. "Ngh... Argh..." she muttered quietly in the burning pain, the purple beams in the fog wide open in shock and fury. The burning... She did not understand it at that moment, but it almost seemed familiar to her. It reminded her of a long, long time ago, a time that she had believed to have completely left behind. Through the fog that was in her very own mind, she stood still in a pillar of flame amidst a crowd on onlookers. Through the fog, she saw the onlookers shout in unison and anger as her flesh was consumed by the fire. It caused her to press her sharp hands around her head and hiss, gnarl and gargle in agony.

And then, as she raised her head in the pain, she saw three janitors appear on the roof from a door that led into the mall below. Three employees working their shift.

Three men living their day.

Three Humans. 

Three Souls.

Souls.

MEAT.

FOOD.

A powerful, strident roar shook the area plenty, and then, finally, the diversion began.

Soul(s) Consumed: 3x Class 8 Humans (NPC)

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{Stats & Skills}

Statistics

Physical	Spiritual		Sensory	Miscellaneous
Strength: 31 Speed: 70	Reiatsu Strength: 87 (70+17) Spiritual Pressure: 90 (72+18)		Instincts: 50 (66-16)        Senses: 50 (66-16) Energy Sensory: 0	Light Aura: 0 Dark Aura: 100 Healing Expertise: 0

Skills

Mental	Battle		Body	Utility
Analyzing: 1 Strength of Will: 1	Battle Analysis: 1 Battle Focus: 1 Pain Tolerance: 1		Acrobatics: 1      Stealth: 1	Charisma: 1

[Wynne Kuchiki]

Fujiyoshida. That was the area Wynne was overseeing for the next couple of days. It was a little city with some tidbits of culture and interesting lore hidden inside, as most human creations tended to have. No matter what they created, humanity usually always managed to find a way to make it exciting. It was either that or destructive. There wasn’t really an inbetween, at least as far as she could tell. That was just a trend humans tended to have.

So far for the past few hours nothing of note had happened, which was good. Wynne wasn’t the type to wish for something spontaneous to occur. The more bored she was, the better since it meant no hollows were nearby. Or spiritually aware humans doing something dumb. Surprisingly she had learned recently that hollows weren’t the only thing she had to look out for anymore as just last week a spiritually aware human had blown up a building by accident and almost injured a shinigami. There had been a whole scandal with that situation, and everyone was still talking about it. That had been interesting to hear, but she hoped that a situation like stayed far away from her as possible.

Rubbing her arms with a grimace, Wynne ignored the sore feeling in her noodle like arms. Recently she had been doing more exercises to put more strength in her body. As that was something she clearly lacked. She didn't like how weak she was, so she had been trying to remedy that glaring weakness of hers. It had been slow going, but she felt she was making progress. It was barely noticeable, but supposedly that was how it was for everyone for the first few weeks. As long as she kept it up, the changes would be real noticeable in a few months' time.

As she fantasized about having the perfect body, Wynne heard a powerful roar reverberate through the area. Tossing out any idle thoughts swimming through her mind, she headed as quickly as she could to the source of the loud noise. The source of the sound had to be a hollow. It sounded too inhuman to be anything else! And sure enough, after a few moments of travel, what met her eyes, was a monstrous creature. Some sort of misty hollow with pale grey skin that seemed to be covered in fog. Ominous looking and creepy.

For creatures like these, Wynne only had one thing to say to them. "Arise god of thunder! Awake mother of storms! Unleash the lighting on the sinners!" Aiming her right arm at the hollow, she let loose a lightning bolt from her finger towards the chest of the creature. Judging from the corpses nearby, she had already arrived too late. But she’d make sure that their sacrifices wouldn’t be in vain. The hollow would regret taking the lives of innocents. The Realm of the Living wasn’t it’s feeding grounds, and Wynne would show it why.

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{Stats & Skills}
Strength: 38 - 33%= 25
Speed: 25
Spiritual Pressure: 50
Reiatsu Strength: 50 + 50% = 75
Instinct: 38 - 33% = 25
Senses: 25
Energy sensory: 29 + 50% = 44
Healing Expertise: 25 - 66% = 17
Light Aura: 100
Dark Aura: 0
Total SP: 280

Mental Incantation: 1
Charisma/Leadership: 1
Stealth: 1

Reiatsu: 475/500 Remaining
Reiatsu Strength of Byakurai: 83

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{Byakurai}Technique Name: Hado #4: Byakurai (Pale Lightning)

Class: 7

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: Thunder

Technique Description and Effects: The user fires a concentrated, powerful lightning bolt from their finger that pierces a target.

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

Incantation and Effect: "Arise god of thunder! Awake mother of storms! Unleash the lighting on the sinners!" When the incantation is spoken, the Reiatsu Strength used to determine the power of Byakurai is increased by 10%. (i.e. 100 Reiatsu Strength is treated as 110.)

[Shawn Rabuburēdo]

Tokyo, a place with thousands, no, hundreds of thousands of humans spending there life surviving in. This only became harder when beastly entities named Hollows came searching for a meal, never full and always hungry. Today was no different, in fact it seemed to be worse currently than normal as Shawn was currently running across the rooftops of the multitude of skyscrapers searching for the Hollow that was spotted earlier hunting humans and then fighting some Shinigami. Not used to how the modern day worked, it just added to the poor mans stress as he tried his best to find and put a stop to the beasts rampage.



Returning back to the ground Shawn regroups with the five other Shinigami of Squad 11 he was sent here with. Speaking up, a male reaper with a scar running from one side of his forehead to the other asked the question everyone else was wondering, "Has anyone found it or signs it may still be here?" Currently this was the man in charge, even if he wasn't much better in a fight than Shawn, he had the best leadership skills among the group at this time. Looking at him Shawn gave his honest answer, "I-I haven't seen it or heard anything that could give away it's position. What if it ran away to a different location?" At those words everyone became lost in thought, trying to think of what the next best course of action would be.



As if the world understood the trouble they were having a Hell Butterfly fly towards them and landed on the shoulder of the man who took charge. "It seems as if that possibility was what actually happened. News came in that the same Hollow was just found in Fujiyoshida, apparently we are too head back the the Seireitei to be relocated at that location." Finishing his words they quickly headed back to the place they emerged from. Taking in the large doorway the group of six headed on through it back to the Seireitei.



Thanks to being a part of Squad 11, Shawn has gotten quite used to traveling through the Dangai, even if it still wasn't his favorite place to be. After about ten minutes the end of the Dangai came into view, finally stepping out of the Senkaimon into the light of the Soul Society. Waiting another few minutes the group was split in half, one group was led by the man who previously took charge, the other group of three that Shawn was apart of was placed under his lead. With that both groups were sent back into the Senkaimon to travel through the Dangai to two separate spots in Fujiyoshida.



Traveling through the Dangai once more they finally reach their destination. Stepping out into the fresh air of the world of the living they began there search once again. This time remaining together for safety rather than splitting up to cover more ground. It seems luck was on their side however, for after thirty minutes of running through the streets a roar was heard that reverberated through the alley way they were currently sprinting through. It seems they were closer to the target then Shawn previously thought, now they just needed to find it's exact location.

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{Stats}Strength - 100 Points (-50%=50)



Speed - 100 Points (-50%=50)



Spiritual Pressure - 50 Points



Reiatsu Strength - 115 Points



Light Aura - 100 Points



Dark Aura - 0 Points



Instinct - 100 Points (-50%=50)



Senses - 75 Points (-50%=37.5)



Energy Sensory - 0 Points (-50%=0)



Healing Expertise - 0 Points





(Type: SSv1)



Rank 1

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{Skills}Analyzing: 1



Calm Mind: 1



Learning: 1



Strength of Will: 1



Battle Focus: 1



Martial Arts- Kyusho Jitsu: 1



Battle Analysis: 1



Mental Incantation: 1



Weapon- Jian Sword: 1

[Sonadora]

By the time the three janitors had reached the roof, it was about halfway through their usual shift. They were each somewhat exhausted thanks to their typical duties, and so needed a bit of a break from it all. One of them in particular, the eldest, was especially tired due to health complications that have started affected him during the last few weeks. If it wasn't for it making him slower and more useless than ever to his beautiful town, his past careers in sports and athletics would have perhaps allowed him to react quickly enough to the incoming threat. However, as unfortunate as it may be for a Human to realize, it was already too late by the time he saw his two coworkers fall before him in a geyser of discarded flesh and spilled blood. The only thing he could do is cough in the face of adversity and brace for impact as the invisible beast which so savagely ripped his friends apart reached out for him and devoured him too.

Of course, Sonadora did not notice any of this. She was too hungry, in much too great need to hunt and consume. Her stomach felt like it was on fire as she reduced the janitors from Humans to lifeless corpses in the span of maybe about ten or so seconds, so much so that her intellect was almost completely severed in the act. She ripped them apart with violent snarls and coarse screeches that were more befitting of a wild animal than a proud Hollow like herself, uncaring for how dirty she became in the process. Their pain was not recorded, and neither were their screams as she ripped the flesh from the bone and left them disfigured husks of what they once were. Instead, only the taste of their Souls remained. What was once simply adequate for her goal instead had become more exquisite and refined than ever before. It caused her to consume them senselessly, disgustingly, without sense of self-awareness in the slightest.

So tasty...  I need... more...!  The bestial thoughts demanded, and so she continued to feed on the carcasses, eventually leaving nothing behind but bloodied skeletons whose past owners could now barely be recognized. Once she realized that they had reached such a pitiful state, she would stop and simply stand there on all four, panting as her victims' blood fell from the mouth beneath the fog. Even though its form was still small and unimpressive, the substance which was expelled from her pores made her appear almost bigger. However, she did not realize that. Rather, she was panting because she was battling herself. Although the number of her Souls was very meager, it was nevertheless enough for a fragment of her true self to break through and hold control over her body. It was still influenced by the hunger, but it was what could form words. Must... divert... Must not... wait here...  it echoed in her mind without rhyme or reason. It did not make sense, or rather wasn't supposed to. It just wanted a semblance of control against the bestial side who practically foamed at the mouth with the many smells that struck it from below.

Before any coherent decision was made, the body moved on its own as it both heard and felt something coming towards its position. It moved rapidly, kicking the ground with both hands and feet so as to avoid the incoming streak of blue. If it was not for her immediate bestial response, she would have possibly not see the attack coming, so to say that she was lucky to have done so was an understatement. The lightning struck the roof with power substantial enough to cause it to darken from the heat and for some of the people wandering near the other establishments by the mall to look up with confusion in their eyes. The monstrous side of the Hollow wasn't quite sure of what that was supposed to be in hindsight, though once it turned its head towards its source, the logical side immediately understood what was going on. The attack was of magical nature, more precisely what they of the Soul Society referred to as "Kidō", and it came from a Shinigami.

The beast froze at the sight of the swordswoman, and for a moment then, the hunger became even more powerful in her core. She smelled good, better than the Humans. It was making her drop saliva from her mouth. She wanted to just reach for that warrior and tear her to shreds like those pathetic janitors, just to see if they tasted similarly to the two other foolish samurai warriors she consumed back then. Will she taste different? Will her soul be perhaps crunchier? Meatier? Maybe it will taste like that one from so long ago, the one that she had fooled so easily then. He tasted like boar, or perhaps venison. Maybe she will taste like chicken? That would be a nice change of pace! The bestial side went on and on talking about tastes, so much so that it caused the pain in her stomach to strengthen almost tenfold. It truly wanted to just head out there and fight it, so much so that it kept repeating that same request over and over in her brain.

However, the logical side didn't want this. It didn't want a fight in the slightest, or at least not one here in the open. "Must... not... falter...!!" It allowed its thoughts to become words which reminded Sonadora of her pain, and in that instance, she let out a gargled cry of agony as she held her stomach with one and the left side of her head with the other. It hurt. Oh, it hurt. Her fog appeared weaker then, reducing itself as it almost revealed the meager, imp-ish, charred creature underneath the veil... but it did not have time to fully reveal it to the Shinigami. Instead, it allowed the officer to witness the creature reveal itself by raising her body from the fog in a struggle to return to a bipedal stance. She held her hands with both of her hands now, shaking with pain and suffering before eventually as the fog attempted to hide her disgusting body, it pushed its terrible mask forward and let out a loud yet scorched cry. Even for a Hollow, the high-pitched screech sounded distorted and ugly.

The Shinigami would then see the beast rush towards the door the janitors had used to come to the roof. She did so in a bipedal stance at first as she held her head with both hands, as though still battling with the all-consuming monster within, but with her speed, it wasn't difficult for her to reach her destination. Since the door had already been opened before by the janitors, opening it again was no issue, and so she barged inside of the building with a violent shoulder bash that slammed the door against the nearby wall. What stood on the other side was a constrained set of stairs that would lead her downwards towards what could only be assumed to the top floor of the mall, something which she attempted to cross as rapidly as she possibly can. It was like watching an insect attempt to flee a glass casing. The only difference was that the insect was much bigger, was covered in fog, and was on all-four as it ran from the top of the stairs to the bottom.

At the very bottom of the stairs, a Human recoiled from the noise that was heard from the commotion. It was another janitor, surprisingly enough. This one was younger, but rougher, potentially from an odder background. It did not look like he was a native of Fujiyoshida, unlike the others. "Woah, hey! Guys, is everything alright?!" His younger voice nevertheless called from below in an attempt to understand what was going on before he would then attempt to rush up the stairs. His attempt, however, was short-lived, as the very moment he heard the noise strengthen towards his position, he would clench his teeth and stay his ground at the very bottom. What the...?! What is this feeling? He found himself frozen as the questions rang in his head. Eventually, he decided to make a decision. It was a simple, albeit brutish one: he would stand his ground by using the brooms the mall has given him to clean the place as a weapon. To say he looked ridiculous was a bit of an understatement, but he couldn't help it. Somehow, the feeling reminded him of a time long gone from his past life as a biker.

Unfortunately, the broom was of no use to him, for the invisible threat that Sonadora would be to him came without stop. Led by her bestial instincts, she savagely jumped onto him the very second he would appear in her sight, then started tearing at the skin and muscles that form his head. He would scream and scream, seemingly to no avail as blood was spilled from all around them. It was a horrific thing to witness, and also a horrific thing to hear for the people that passed by the door which led towards the stairs to the roof. They would stand there petrified as they listened to the screams and noise of violence, unable to do a thing as they seemingly were listening to someone die right then and there. Eventually, they quickly started to move, their uncertainty forcing them to move forward. Whatever was in there, it was probably going to hurt them too.

Soul(s) Consumed: Class 8 Human (NPC)

[Wynne Kuchiki]

The creature was nimble on its feet, like a horrid cockroach. Which unfortunately meant for Wynne that the beast skittered away from her attack, rushing down the open staircase while clutching her head. The shinigami wasn’t sure what was going on in the mind of her opponent, but she found it was best not to dwell on such matters. Most hollows tended to not be sane, due to all of the souls dwelling inside of their cauldron of a body. Mere beasts the lots were. And it was her duty as a shinigami to put such creatures down. Although such a tasking was proving quite difficult with how nimble this impish foggish looking thing was.

Chasing her opponent even further into the building, Wynne watched in annoyance as another janitor lost his life. Such was the trend when dealing with hollows that fled. Mortals just couldn’t see hollows, so they weren’t aware of the threat that was right next to them. And thus they were eaten. Raising her hand and launching another Byakurai, Wynne aimed it at the hollow’s back. While her running speed might be slow, if the wispish imp thought she could just eat without being harmed, then she had another thing coming. One of her attacks would eventually hit, as the hollow would have to choose, either fully focus on dodging, or take her Kido and continue eating. One or the other, not both.

"Arise god of thunder! Awake mother of storms! Unleash the lighting on the sinners!" Letting out a ragged breath, Wynne glared at the beast in front of her. She wasn’t made for running, so hopefully the hollow didn’t make her continue to chase her for too much longer. She would hate to lose her prey, but she doubted the creature was intelligent for such a thing. Most hollows of this power level just kept eating before eventually attacking the shinigami that was pestering them. She just wasn’t sure how close this hollow was to that point yet. Hopefully soon though as part of her job was protecting the mortals walking about, something she was currently failing at.

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Reiatsu: 450/500 Remaining
Reiatsu Strength of Byakurai: 83

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{Byakurai}Technique Name: Hado #4: Byakurai (Pale Lightning)

Class: 7

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: Thunder

Technique Description and Effects: The user fires a concentrated, powerful lightning bolt from their finger that pierces a target.

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

Incantation and Effect: "Arise god of thunder! Awake mother of storms! Unleash the lighting on the sinners!" When the incantation is spoken, the Reiatsu Strength used to determine the power of Byakurai is increased by 10%. (i.e. 100 Reiatsu Strength is treated as 110.)

[Shawn Rabuburēdo]

Following the bestial roar Shawn and his group tracked it to a very large mall, one that probably had many humans wandering around inside. Understanding the dangers of the situation the group immediately began air walking as fast as they could manage to the roof of the mall. It was a shame though as when they reached the top their target was disappearing into a stairwell, another Shinigami following it close behind. "We need to catch up to that Shinigami, the more people to deal with the Hollow the better."



Shawn and his group would then Shunpo towards the stairwell, reaching the broken door a humans dying scream was heard from deep in the stairwell. "That's not a promising sound, lets go", hurrying down the stairs after speaking the group would eventually catch up to Wynne. That's when they heard her speaking the incantation for Hado #4, the blue glow from the electrical beam would shine through out the dim stairwell.



Speaking up Shawn would let Wynne know backup has arrived, "My name is Shawn of Squad 11, we have come to help put the Hollow to rest." While Shawn does know who Wynne is, the current lighting and his bad senses doesn't let him get a good view of who they are coming to help. With that his two more physically capable allies would split off and try to pincer attack the Hollow. Now Sonadora would have to deal with not only the Byakurai as she was eating, but now two Shinigami rushing at her with swords from two different directions.

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{Reiatsu}Remaining: 450/500
Shunpo- 50

[Sonadora]

The last janitor was consumed as rapidly as all of the others. In a flash, yet another one of the Humans that remained within this place - a being with emotions, memories, a wish to return to a life that has since been lost to the time he has spent in a cell - was reduced to nothing more than a rapid feast for a being that he was naturally condemned to never see prior to his demise. His screams of agony were heard from far beyond as the skin of his head and the muscles that covered his skull were ripped apart and consumed, though unfortunately, none were able to reach him in time to save him from the savage beast that suddenly held onto him so strongly. He never stood a chance, not with his body and even less so with the broom that the owners of the mall had so graciously offered to him after he was allowed to work here. Fortunately for him, his physical self died quickly once his brain was punctured by the sharp claws of the beast, though unfortunately, his soul was then consumed shortly after. Worse... it would seem that what remained of his hide would not be left alone after this gruesome murder.

What stood above the janitor in this moment was struggling to retain herself from eating the entirety of the janitor's corpse. In fact, she was struggling to simply remain intellectually viable. The hunger which was so familiar to Hollowkind was rampaging through her mind and body, rendering her monstrous and needy, famished and greedy. She has always had a bestial self resting deep within the corners of her soul, though with the many failures she has suffered since her return to this abominably-weak from, it has returned so powerfully that it was almost completely assimilating her logical self in the moment. It was only the memories of her time as an Adjuchas and her sheer will to retain her identity that kept this side of her from sinking further into the fog. Must... not... falter... I will not let... this happen... to... m-me!!!  It declared endlessly within her thoughts, almost desperately so as her body shivered further and further. For the glo... ry... of Cambio... I must not... I must not...!

But even as she toiled and toiled and toiled to retain her sanity, the bestial side called to her in many ways. It did not care for logic, or Cambio, or even really Sonadora herself. No, it did not care for that. All it cared about was what surrounded it. Abandon all thoughts, it would tell her unconsciously. You are not a god. You are not a beacon of change. You are Hollow, and a Hollow hunts. And of course, with those unheard words were paired the elements of beasthood. The pain in her bosom, the smell of the souls nearby, the taste of blood and flesh. It was maddening, infuriating. She had worked so hard to put these thoughts to rest as an Adjuchas, and now that she was returned to this pathetic body, here she was battling them again. She could not even imagine how she would have fared if she hadn't the strength of mind to resist it. Most likely, she would have fallen long ago, turned into the many beasts whose heads now decorated the careers of the Shinigami.

As her mind kept battling the beast within, she found herself immobilized over the corpse of the janitor for a moment, hissing and growling charred threats in the process. She could hear the Shinigami coming. There was only one for now, a woman hellbent on throwing lightning bolts towards her direction... though something about the many steps she could hear from above told her that there were more. This caused the beast side to turn her head towards the stairs and stare wide-eyed, ready to strike whatever may come, but the logical side kept her body steady, immobile as they continued to fight against one another within her mind. Eventually, however, as they heard the steps grow ever louder, the two sides would cause her body to freeze. They needed to do something, anything. It was all well and good to battle between one another forever, but should they not come to a proper conclusion together, they will both fall and wither. The Cambio, then, will never come, and Hollowkind will remain forever locked in place at the mercy of the Soul Society.

So, they hatched a plan. The logical side knew that it could not falter, and as such, would decide to cooperate with the bestial side so as to respect the reason as to why they both came here in the first place: to divert the Shinigami away from Tokyo. It was not going to be easy to cooperate with it, but if it is all done successfully, they will not only come out of this relatively unscathed, but also more powerful than ever. There were many Humans here, many of which were untrained civilians only here to purchase futile material goods. Although it was unclear if the Shinigami were going to care about these Humans, their primordial task is to defend them, and so they will be beckoned to defend them through any means available to them. In so doing, if she remains within the crowds, she will be able to not only shield herself from harm by protecting herself with the bodies of the weak, but also consume as many as she can at her leisure.

It was not a perfect plan. There was no way to guarantee that it would succeed. Unfortunately, that was all that the two sides within Sonadora's mind could conjure at the moment, for by the time they reached that conclusion, the female Shinigami from before appeared and started chanting. It was the same chanting as before, the one of the lightning bolt, and though the Hollow had succumbed much to her bestial side, she had not become forgetful. With bestial rage, she would let out a horridly-burned screech before puncture the body of the janitor that she had just attacked, then raising what remained of it in front of her as a makeshift shield. This would cause the Byakurai to strike the corpse. Although it had not directly hit her, the violence of the impact was such that it caused Sonadora to let go of the corpse and be launched towards the door that would lead her into the mall. Meanwhile, the janitor's remains had been further defiled, now left with a massive black patch on his upper chest that was on the verge of catching fire.

If it was not for the presence of the woman, she would have found the smell of the burned corpse alluring. However, the arrival of "Shawn" and his cronies were enough to prompt her to not give it any more of her attention. Instead, she would quickly stand back and start gurgling as her body shivered, seemingly starting to let out some kind of smoke. The female Shinigami would be able to discern that the smoke was not quite normal, as it appeared as though it was literally molecules of spiritual energy taking a gassy form, though eventually, all of the nearby Shinigami would be able to witness the smoke's true form as, with an exceptionally-loud screech, Sonadora would expel it from her body. This would immediately cause the area to suddenly be covered in what appeared to be fog. It was thick, obscuring, and seemingly encompassing, as it appeared to pass through the walls of the building and even the door itself, causing the Humans on the other side to be surprised by its appearance.

Using the element of surprise provided by the fog, the savage beast would then immediately turn towards the door, grab onto the handle and open it. She did so rapidly and violently, enough so that the door was downright shot open as she escaped into the crowd of shoppers that were now standing outside in shock at what was currently happening. After she found herself on the other side, the Hollow moved quickly, letting herself move on all four as she proceeded to shove herself into the crowd of confused Humans. She would make sure to remain behind the large groups of Humans that had formed throughout the hallway, targeting the weaker teenagers and children first and foremost. It was once a few cribs had been left bloodied that horrified mothers and witnesses would start panicking and attempt to flee, to which the Hollow would answer by jumping onto them and ripping off their throats. In total, seven victims were made in the process, three of which were within these cribs. It made for a terrifying beginning to a carnage that is very far from completion. In the meantime, the beast would hold onto a little girl's head with her left hand, holding her as a distracting meat shield for the Shinigami to witness should they perceive her and hear her loud pleas for help. That woman will most likely not want to shoot her lightning bolt now.

Soul(s) Consumed: 7x Class 8 Humans (NPC)

Meanwhile, the aforementioned Shinigami officers will be met with odd events as they would attempt to chase after Sonadora. First and foremost, the door which she had crossed - the one she had left wide open upon her escape - would suddenly close itself in a slamming motion towards anyone who would attempt to cross it in the moment. Should any one of the officers be hit, they will suddenly be met with a wave of exhaustion washing over their body while the door would instantly return to its wide-open state. Thereafter, should they give chase in the hall of the mall, three of the nearest shop windows would suddenly crack and shatter, sending multiple pieces of glass towards the officers. Should one of them be hit, the very same physical event will occur, with the windows returning to normal after the fact. It would be as though they had stepped into a world which was seemingly on the verge of physical collapse, uncertain if it wanted to be destroyed or remain as is.

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{Regarding Daydreams}

Daydreams are constructs which cause Fatigue rather than physical damage. Fatigue represents a character's mental exhaustion and their ability to resist Sonadora's Daydreams. When they are hit by a Daydream, this stat goes up depending on the power of the Daydream and the character's main Offensive Stat. If the latter is two times superior to Sonadora's, the Daydream's power is reduced by 50%, while the contrary instead grants 50% more power to the Daydream. Whatever their race may be, each character possesses a Fatigue stat of 0. Once this stat reaches its maximum limit of 150, the character falls asleep. This limit is increased for each point put into the Strength of Will skill up to a maximum of 250.

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{Reiatsu: 850/900 | Holy Veil (25m) : 3 Posts Remaining}
Technique Name: Holy Veil

Technique Type: Custom Hollow Technique | Fog Manipulation

Technique Element: None

Usable by: Hollow

Class: 1-7

Technique Reiatsu Cost: 250 (Vasto Lorde), 40 (Adjuchas), 15 (Gillian), 10 (Stray)

Technique Description and Effects

A basic technique which represents Sonadora's control over her primordial ability. The creature allows minuscule pores present all over her skin to open, causing reiatsu formed in her body to be driven out in the form of a thick fog using her as its epicenter. The fog in question is white in appearance, draping the area in a veil of white that renders everything surrounding a living being difficult to perceive. From afar, it appears as a vaguely-cubic aerosol that is otherwise physically imperceptible from its natural counterpart. Its effects are in hindsight also identical to the latter's, rendering any environment it is present in damp and humid. Should a living being be present in this fog, the Embraced state will be applied to their soul. This allows Sonadora to sense their position in the fog by detecting the shape of the aerosol around the bodies of her targets, permitting her to identify what she may be facing depending on the information available to her, and employ the use of Daydreams against them in order to apply the Slumbered state to their soul.

Although its main supernatural use stops there, the fog can also be utilized in a more advanced fashion by the Hollow should it possess the mastery to do so, notably by using it as a form of camouflage or intimidation. For instance, with focus, she can bring the fog to only drape her body and make herself appear grander than she is with it. Additionally, this same focus can also allow her to forcibly push the epicenter of the fog away from herself for means of distraction or offense.


Drawbacks and Weaknesses

Considering that the fog is composed of Sonadora's own reiatsu, it can be difficult for the creature to keep it active in a certain area for a long period of time. Unless the fog is only delimited to the very pores of her skin, simply deciding to cover an area with it requires an initial amount of reiatsu to be spent depending on her Class. Once this value is spent, half of that value must then be spent again three posts later in order to maintain the fog. The fog's size and the range of visibility available to a being located within it are also rather limited as the both of these factors are as well delimited by the Hollow's Class. The values in question can be seen below:

Class	Maximum Size	Maximum Visibility
Vasto Lorde	100m	35m
Adjuchas	75m	30m
Gillian	50m	20m
Stray	25m	10m

The fog is also not invincible. Like any other normal fog, it can be pushed away by a large amount of hot air colliding with it so long as the air in question is also made with or simply affected by one's reiatsu. This rids any target which was previously located within it of the Embraced or Slumbered state if they are successful, removing Sonadora's influence upon their soul.

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Technique Name: Word of God (Name) (x4)

Technique Type: Custom Hollow Technique | Single Daydream

Technique Element: None

Usable by: Hollow

Class: 1-7

Technique Reiatsu Cost: 250 (Decree), 40 (Order), 15 (Command), 10 (Name)

Technique Description and Effects

One of Sonadora's simplest Daydreams that can be conveyed to those Embraced by the fog. The creature conjures an obstacle around the target's vicinity meant to strike it from any direction. For the purpose of stealth and intimidation, these obstacles often take the form of a rather-mundane object located within the environment which surrounds the target. These include falling construction equipment, electrical wires detaching themselves from nearby power lines, or sewage manholes suddenly being launched towards the target's direction due to an abrupt gas leak. The size of the object in question depends on the power of the Word, as seen below:

• Decree: Immense objects (planes, office buildings, electrical pylons, etc.) | 80 Fatigue
  
• Order: Large objects (trucks, suburb homes, power generators, etc.) | 60 Fatigue
  
• Command: Medium-sized objects (cars, furniture, etc.) | 40 Fatigue
  
• Name: Small objects (toys, kitchenware, fragments of glass, etc.) | 20 Fatigue
  

Should the Hollow will it so, the Word of God can remain within the fog for more than just a single post, though an amount of reiatsu equal to the one that has been used to conjure it is required to be spent per additional post in order to do so. If this cannot be done, the Daydream will dissipate once a post has passed or it has hit the target, conveying mental exhaustion to its soul.


Drawbacks and Weaknesses

Like any Daydream, a Word of God is incapable of actually causing any physical damage to a target, as it instead only conveys exhaustion. It cannot be changed once it has been conjured, and it cannot be lengthened or rendered smaller by any means after the fact. Additionally, the more powerful a Word of God is, the more reiatsu Sonadora will need in order to execute it, so much so that the very potency of the reiatsu currently at her disposal may be unavailable until she reaches a higher stage of the Hollow evolutionary process. This reflects in the fact that she can only start casting a Command as a Gillian, an Order as an Adjuchas, and a Decree as a Vasto Lorde.