Order: Destroy The Bounty Hunters [R, NDE]

[Zou ۞]

There are of course, numerous Bounty Hunters in the Human World, who take on contracts for spiritual beings. They kill Shinigami, Hollows, even fellow Humans if need be. And now, Sonken Kouhai has decided to test out the powers of some of those under him. Jin Yamada, who has been in a deal with Kouhai for many years now, will be sent. Kuroi, Asuka, and the rest of Kuroi's Fraccion will be sent as well. Kuroi and three of his Fraccion will arrive a few hours early, getting information on the Bounty hunters. Meet him in the bar on Girei and 14th street, at 9:30 PM, when the full moon is not blocked by clouds. Everyone will be sent to kill the Bounty Hunters. He will be at the bar itself, waiting. Difficulty level is uncertain. Very hard to dictate. Assume it can be from Easy-Hard.

[Jin Yamada]

The figure Jin Yamada walked the streets, his yoyo flicking in and out in his hand. Swish. Swish. Swish. He flicked it out and then moved his hand up, causing the yoyo to do a full revolution before he pulled it back in with another simple flick of his hand. He was on a mission tonight, and at the moment, he was heading to some bar to meet up with the Segunda Espada, Kuroi. He hadn't seen him since he had "died" twelve years ago. He wondered if Kuroi would even recognize him. It was a pain that he was still under that deal to work with Kouhai. He regretted taking that deal now when he looked back on it. Obtaining the Soul Cross did nothing for him since the invasion had failed, and the Soul Cross had been reclaimed by Seireitei. In essence, it was a complete and utter failure. He walked a little more, pocketing the yoyo now as he walked towards a building. It was a bar, and he pulled on the handle of the door, heading right in.

Tonight, Jin wore the usual. His black jacket with the crisp collars up to the bottom of his jawline was left unbuttoned, and his hands were in the pockets of that jacket. Underneath this jacket, he wore on his upper half, a very light pink, almost white dress shirt with a skinny, loosely tied tie around his neck, with baggy black pants which the shirt was tucked into, and flat black dress shoes. Hanging from the belt loops on both sides of his waist were golden loop chains. These chains didn't seem to serve any specific fashion other than just to make his outfit look more cool. Now that he was in the bar, Jin looked around, trying to spot Kuroi. He wasn't very much acquainted with the Gigai Kuroi used, and after twelve years, he wasn't even sure if he even used the same Gigai. Jin, instead of searching for him, he decided to head to the bar. He hoped Kuroi would also be there at the bar, and then that would give him a chance to find him easier. Upon finding the bar and sitting down, Jin ran his hand through his black hair which was spikier in the back and reached down to the back of his neck. He shifted his left bang aside, revealing the lightning bolt like scar just under it. There was also another scar on his left cheek that was the same shape. Jin then sat there, focusing now on trying to sense Kuroi if he could.

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Bounty Hunters...Sounds pretty badass! Asuka was pretty excited for this mission. She took anxious steps down the streets. She was totally ready for this!

For once, she wasn't scantily clad as she always was. She was in her gigai. For once, she was wearing a suit. The classic, form fitting black blazer and pants along with a white collared shirt. She wore an orange tie to compliment her long teal locks and a pair of black knee high boots. She complimented the entire outfit with a black fedora that had an orange ribbon, the same hue as her tie, around it. Of course, the girl came prepared. Double prepared. She wore another outfit under the suit. A pair of shorts and a tank top and under that, bandages. Call it the triple threat (Cheesy. Lol xD).

Asuka finally made it to the bar and she took a seat down at a random table. Where were the others?

[Zou ۞]

In the bar, Jin had taken a seat next to Kuroi, who turned, looking at him. Wearing his black suit, with the purple shirt underneath, and the black tie, Kuroi was hard to miss. No one else wore clothing this fancy everywhere that they went. He had a drink in his hand, though noticeably it wasn't beer or wine. It was sake, presumably the only alcoholic drink that Kuroi actually liked. And, as it turned out, he wasn't alone today, in wearing his fancy clothes. Asuka of course had chosen to wear an outfit quite like his as well, as had the rest of his Fraccion. In one of the corners, with his feet on the table, and sitting in a booth, was Nijuu. He looked bored, and was just waiting for orders to be issued. A girl tried to flirt with him, and he spat in her face. She walked away, choosing to ignore him after that. Chisoku was the bartender for some reason, pouring the drinks. He looked at Jin. "Anything?" he asked.

Meanwhile, Kouen was at the table Asuka had chosen to sit at, and was eying Kuroi and Jin, trying to get in on their conversation. He had a soda for Asuka, having learned about her distaste for alcoholic beverages. He himself was having a wine, which presumably he liked. Nijuu, of course, wasn't even drinking anything to begin with. He was just being Nijuu. Kuroi looked at Jin, his eyes scanning over to him. (OOC: Please note, C-weapons ARE allowed in this thread) He kept his eyes on the Bount Leader for a few moments, before getting to the main point. He handed Jin a completely black business card, with white text on it. The text was in Japanese, of course. It read "The Nightingale Squad. 1-568-924-5502." That wasn't a Japanese phone number. It was a US number. "Call them. You can pass as human." Kuroi said. "Youshould select us as targets, and yourself as the client."

[Jin Yamada]

Jin continued scanning the room around him, checking for Kuroi. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a man turn towards him and continue to stare at him. Jin glanced over to him out of the corner of his eye. He had heard that Kuroi had taken to wearing suits in battle now, and he had guessed that this man looking at him now was Kuroi. He turned towards him, a smile forming on his face. "Hello Kuroi. Long time no see?" Jin said to Kuroi. Then, the bartender addressed him and Jin turned his attention to the man. "I'll have some water please." Jin said. He didn't really drink too much alcohol, and plus he was a Bount. They couldn't really drink or eat. Then, he turned his attention back to Kuroi. He noticed Kuroi staring at him for some time before he finally spoke. Jin's smile faded as he spoke. He knew that with Kuroi, he had to be serious for Kuroi always meant business.

Jin lifted his hand, taking the black business card Kuroi handed him. He flipped it over in his hand, looking at it carefully, studying it. It read "The Nightingale Squad." Next to that was a number. What was this group's motive anyway? Jin had only gotten slight details of the mission he would be on today. He didn't understand this group of Bounty Hunters' point in taking out spiritual beings. He scanned the card once more before looking back up at Kuroi. "Got it." Jin said. "These guys must be pretty strong if they take out spiritual beings for pay. What's their point anyway?" Jin added, looking away from Kuroi and into the air, thinking about something. Working for Sonken Kouhai was truly troublesome.

[Zou ۞]

"Many luxuries can be bought with the money that they earn." Kuroi said. Indeed, he was right. In Rukongai, entire palaces could be furnished, and it was possible to dominate over a large portion of districts if one had enough funds and power. Even in the human world, there would be resistance to such a thing. But, with the Shinigami as a higher power in the Seireitei, there didn't need to be resistance, since power abuse would end up with the Shinigami's Squad 7 dispatching anyone like that. Of course, this didn't mean that ryo was the only reason that people could hunt other spiritual beings. There were many, many other reasons. Kuroi obviously knew of others, because when he finished that up, and took a sip of his drink, he continued to speak, telling Jin of other reasons, other motives, why spiritual beings would be hunted for money. At the same time, Chisoku put a cup of water in front of Jin.

"And...to find the strong ones." Kuroi said. "To find entertainment, and fun, and pleasure, by fighting and defeating powerful opponents. They haven't been assigned anyone strong in a while, and so they have recently expanded their reach. More people will be asking them for help. Even the Shinigami may eventually ask them for Kouhai-Sama's head, or Shauna Melody's head, or even Zouma Santeku's head. However, of course, they overestimate the abilities of these humans. They won't even get through us." He gave a small, confident smile, showing the change in power and attitude that he'd gone through. He was still primarily serious, but Kuroi was a lot stronger than before, which meant that he had to have changed. "There's no telling how much I might cut them." he declared boldly. He turned back to his drink, signifying that Jin should go ahead and call them.

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"I wonder what these Bounty Hunters are like.."

Asuka was sitting at the table with Kouen. She was trying to listen in on Kuroi's conversation. It was then she realized that Old man Bount would be with them too. Cool! She hasn't seen him in a long time. Asuka took a sip out of her soda while Kouen had..wine. Eh...Let's not go there! No more deep thoughts about the past. Deep thoughts were putting a strain on her brain (HA. I rhymed). From the sounds of things, these bounty hunters sounded pretty tough. Kouhai-Sama and Shauna Melody were powerful people after all!

[Zou ۞]

Kouen stood up, looking around. "Asuka." he said. "They're going to target us shortly. Get ready." He turned, walking away from the table. Oh, he was going to go get ready or something. Meanwhile, someone random slapped Asuka's butt while walking past her. Ugh, this bar had creeps. Seemed like Asuka drew attention EVERYWHERE. Being in her Gigai obviously sucked. Oh well. At least this was a cool mission. Bounty Hunters were tough. Kuroi was still, clearly, waiting on Jin to make the phone call.

[Jin Yamada]

Jin listened intently to what Kuroi said about the bounty hunters. They took on the bounties for entertainment, pleasure, and fighting powerful opponents was what he heard Kuroi say. That interested Jin. Why would they want to put themselves at such risk for those things? Things that sometimes didn't even last very long. They put themselves at huge risks trying to take out such powerful spiritual beings as Sonken Kouhai, Shauna Melody, or even Zouma Santeku. Like Kuroi said, they underestimated these people. To think that they could actually take them on. Jin wanted to see just how powerful these people were.

"There's no telling how much I might cut them." He noticed the confident smile Kuroi gave off as he said those words. It seemed Kuroi didn't believe they were strong enough to take on these level of people either. Jin also noticed how Kuroi didn't seem as serious as he had been before. Something had changed in him. He had become a little more laidback, though not as much as Jin, but one could still say he did. Now, it was time for Jin to do the job he was assigned in this mission.

Jin took the water that the bartender gave him, took a sip from it and then stood up. Jin didn't have any of those new types of portable phones. He didn't really believe too much in that. He would just have to use a payphone. He quickly scanned the room for one, and there, just in the corner, he found it. He approached it, reaching into his pocket for some change as he did. Then, when he got there, he inserted the coins into the payphone and picked it up, putting it to his ear. With his other hand, he pulled out the card and then dialed the number. Now, it was time to wait for the other side of the line to pick up. He listened as the dial tone began beeping.

[Zou ۞]

Someone picked up immediately, on the very first ring. At first, no one spoke. There was only a deep breathing sound coming from the other end of the phone. Some kind of prick could be felt along Jin's ear, as if shocked by static. Suddenly, the line went dead. It rang in Jin's ear after a few seconds, and someone picked up once again. Then, the line went dead after a second static shock to Jin's ear. It came up one last time, and now, someone spoke in a deep, dark voice. "Nightingale Squad." it said. "Bount, you are a new customer. Submit your real name, and a password consisting of exactly fourteen characters to create a word, and then an additional six numerals. From there, you may proceed to select your target or targets, and they will be terminated." That was fast. What had the buzzing and the shocking and all of that been all about? What had Jin gotten?

Meanwhile, Kuroi continued to drink, looking at Jin, and then at Kouen. "He's reached them." he said. "Once they have us logged as a target, it shouldn't be long before they arrive. Get ready, brace yourselves." As soon as Jin had given the target names and general descriptions, the voice spoke. For all of the mirth in it, the person on the other end must have been smiling. "Very well, Jin Yamada." it said. "We will terminate Kuroi Naito, Nijuu Tentei, Kouen Akarui, Chisoku Re-Sa, and Asuka Hitsoki. However, for your attempt at fooling us, we will terminate you as well. We'll be there in 26 seconds." The line went dead. Wait, what? Had he just said 26 seconds? A few seconds passed, and suddenly, something clicked behind Asuka's head. It was the sound of a handgun being cocked back. If she glanced behind her, she'd see the barrel to her head. A man in a black, long trenchcoat, buttoned up completely, black boots, a black fedora, and a black bandanna, with treacherous, cold yellow eyes was behind her, holding the gun with his left hand. His hands had black gloves. "Last words?" he asked.

Similarly, several people of the same exact outfit as that guy were already around the room. One had a gun to the back of Kuroi's head, another to the back of Kouen's head, another to Nijuu's face since the back of his head was against the wall, another to the back of Chisoku Re-Sa's head, and one to the back of Jin's head. They'd gotten here fast, and done so dramatically. They all held the same gun. It was a large, .44 magnum with enough room in each chamber for 8 bullets. Wait, it was a human world weapon? If that was true, it shouldn't do any damage. But, if they tried to sense into it, all of those with guns to their heads would realize that the guns didn't shoot bullets. They shot bursts of fire that took the shape of spears, and pierced enemies in addition to burning them. It was no use. Getting shot by these was instant death.

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"They're going to target us shortly. Get ready." Asuka nodded and quickly fished her c-weapon out of her pocket. Having fangs at a time like this was rather convenient. Someone slapped her butt and she "accidentally" knocked their drink over. Sucks for them. She'd walk past that table and raise her wrist to her mouth. Small white fangs pierced her skin and with that, she was already bleeding. She wanted to use her new C-Weapon. She HAD to try it out. She knew the Baker was good at making C-Weapons, she just wanted to test that theory. Suddenly, she heard a click. Sounded like a gun. The corners of her lips slowly curled into a small smile. Asuka had to admit, she was amused and amazed at how fast these guys were. Not only that, but she sensed out their guns. These weren't ordinary guns. This was the real deal. It was pretty cool.

"Last words?" She'd glance back at her opponent. Bright green eyes meeting his yellow pair. "I'd hate to die twice. It's so boring." Almost instantly, Asuka quickly dropped to a crouching position. While doing so, she'd swipe her capsule against her wrist, allowing more than enough blood to touch it. She'd also put in some reiatsu, activating it.

Oh, this weapon was flipping awesome! The Baker has just earned some major points! It was a snake, much to her liking. Asuka quickly swerved around as she commanded her snake to fire it's petrification ray at the man behind her. Hopefully he'd freeze for the next few seconds. If it worked, Asuka would break out the zanpakuto and make one clean slice through both of his arms.

Asuka's Remaining Reiatsu: 600 Reiatsu

[Zou ۞]

The Bounty Hunter in question, facing Asuka, was gone. His coat roared up in front of him, almost as if he'd imploded or something. He was gone, and the petrification missed. Sure, Asuka could now attack with more range in that petrification, but her blast and slash had both missed. Wait..how?! How had they missed?! The answer was obvious, and fairly simple actually. He was faster than Asuka. The Bounty Hunter was already behind Asuka, and a heavy boot slammed into her back, sending her faceplanting onto the ground. Not stumbling forwards. Faceplanting. It was a strong kick.

Meanwhile, Kuroi, sitting at the bar, glanced back. He suddenly whirled around at great speed, smashing his glass into the Bounty Hunter's face. Instantly, the Bounty Hunter cried out, dropping his gun as the blood came out of the stabbed areas on his face. He was about to do more, when Kuroi shoved his hand through the Bounty Hunter's heart. "You're wasting my time." Kuroi said. The Bounty Hunter's corpse went limp on Kuroi's arm. But, as he ripped his arm out, the Bounty Hunter kicked him in the chest, sending him against the bar. The wounds closed up, and the coat and hat fell off, revealing...him. Scar. HE was part of the Nightingale Squad? Shit.

Meanwhile, Kuroi's Fraccion were busy. Nijuu had just swatted the gun aside, so he was in a fist fight with his adversary, who dodged all of his hits. Kouen was in a blade fight, trading hidden blade blows with dagger blows. Chisoku was running around the room, but his opponent seemed able to keep up. This was a busy fight.

A basic knowledge of Scar

[Jin Yamada]

Someone picked up as the phone rang for the first time, but Jin only heard breathing. Weird. Then, he felt a prick in his ear and after that, the line went dead. The phone rang again and was picked up, but this time a static shock was sent into Jin's ear after someone hung up. Then the last time someone picked up, but this time they finally spoke. They told him to submit his real name and a password as well as the target or targets. But wait? How did they know he was a Bount? Then after Jin gave the names and his own name, the voice spoke again. It confirmed his targets, but then it added one more. Him. Crap. How did they know? They'll be here in twenty-six seconds?

The next thing Jin knew, a gun was being cocked to the back of his head. He hadn't even had time to put the phone down. He had been too shocked, but now, he gathered himself. As soon as he heard the gun cock, he ducked down, going into a spin as he slammed his left leg into the attacker's own leg, trying to trip them. As he did this, he reached into his pocket, pulling out the convert-a-weapon, which then transformed into a quandao as he was getting up from the sweep kick. Then, without a moments hesitation, he twirled it and slammed the blade of the quandao down into the fallen attacker's right wrist while stepping down on his left. Jin was fast, and his instincts were also high, allowing him to act so quickly against the attacker. Plus, he didn't like being attacked from behind. "For Bounty Hunters, you're pretty cowardly trying to kill someone with a shot from behind." Jin said with a serious look on his face. He didn't like how they were going to try and kill him by shooting him from behind. If they were powerful assasins, they wouldn't be afraid to fight him one on one.

[Zou ۞]

Jin's attacks...missed. The Bounty Hunter had gotten away. He was gone, just like that. Why? No, he wasn't gone. If Jin checked more closely, the cloak and hat had fallen to the floor. The Bounty Hunter before him had on only a black tank top, black leather pants, and black boots. He was transparent, and Jin's attacks had gone through him. Was this his ability? Probably. So, as it turned out, he was transparent AND untouchable. Color suddenly returned, and his hair turned green, a short buzz cut. His eyes were red, and his mouth was covered by a metal plate. He'd backed off when doing so, so that Jin's weapons were no longer near him. The gun was on the floor next to him. He stepped on it, shattering it. Jin's perception of what they should do was foolish. He hadn't realized that the Bounty Hunter before him wasn't like that. So, when he spoke, he spoke roughly.

"I don't do it to please you. If you think I'm a coward, so be it. At least I'm not weak like you." A tattoo was embedded on his throat. Grarrl. That must be his name. He jumped back, getting even more distance. He punched forwards very suddenly, his arm...extending. Like rubber. It stretched out, and before reaching Jin, became covered in some sort of diamond like substance. If this punch hit Jin in the face, it might even kill him just from the force of it. A lot of momentum and power had been gathered here, and it had a lot of hitting force to begin with. Even a weak punch would hurt. This guy was dangerous. A lot more dangerous than Jin had anticipated.

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"Ugh..you can't be serious!"

Asuka literally faceplanted onto the ground. His heavy boot on her back. This was just great. Asuka grabbed the ankle of the man who had his boot on her back and quickly fired off a bala at it. Hopefully shooting a hole through his ankle. She'd pull his ankle, removing it off of her back. This would cause the man to falter and she'd roll on her back, shooting another petrification ray at his torso.


Asuka's Remaining Reiatsu: 550 Reiatsu