Red Sun [DE Invasion Thread]

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"Kurohitsugi... Hiden: Shonin Joka Mizusekkai!"

Senshi's words very quickly reached the Akki's own ears, prompting a rather sadistic smirk to stretch across the man's now-actual face. These words filled him with anticipation; excitement! Seems that someone wasn't going to acknowledge his plans to keep things calm. Seems things were going to be kicked up a notch. He didn't care. He'd feign his emotions for as long as he could, but there was no telling when he'd let his true intentions show through. Especially with all of the opposition quickly making themselves known across the battlefield.

As the Captain's inky black reiatsu quickly began to encapsulate the two of them in a seemingly last-ditch move, he made no effort to run. No effort to block, escape, or anything of the like. No, he was just going to sit there, and take it. Well, that was what he was going to feign. When he found himself completely out of view of everyone around him, only in front of Senshi, he simply vanished. Placidus would find itself useful once more, as the Akki leapt from the plane of existence, making use of the iconic teleportation technique he and Alastor had access to, and simply waited a few short moments.

As the smoke began to clear, and everything in that immediate area found itself impaled by blades of fine reiatsu, both Kurohitsugi and Senshi's own release, Orobas reappeared. Teleporting back into Seireitei, he stood unharmed as the walls around him began to clear, dissipating as quickly as they'd been created. Crossing his arms, he simply watched the girl as she grew seemingly weaker, and spoke once more. "I'm so sorry...that I was so weak. Everyone..." He watched as she dropped, seemingly unable to press on.

"Poor, poor Senshi; seems your words were nothing more than mere ink on paper, no?"

The Akki made sure to speak loud enough to carry his voice to the ears of the other Captains, without needing to shout. He wasn't going to if he didn't need to. Though, as he finished speaking, it seemed his own eardrums were assaulted rather violently by the shout of an apparent "Hado". Having the mental faculties to process the situation and act in record time, Orobas simply tensed up their body, aptly flexing against the incoming strike from the "Captain". Squinting his eyes, he watched the man flip backward, and almost gracefully position himself next to Senshi.

"You dastardly Hellion! How could you do this to my fellow captain!" Just who the hell did this guy think he was? "Oh, please," he spoke, his voice continuing to echo over itself, "she did all of that to herself. I simply stood there and took the hit; much like I did now. I don't believe I made a retaliatory strike against you, did I? Typical scum Shinigami; committing atrocities and blaming those that don't defend themselves."

To those keen on picking up personality traits, it seemed Orobas was letting some of their true colors start to show. Evident pain made itself present in their voice, as he glared daggers into the man before him. Crossing his arms, he simply stood and watched the combat unfold; Alastor growing ever aggressive, Celes making her retorts and returned blows, the works. Truthfully, it quickly began to work something up within him. Something he was going to keep down for as long as he could manage; violence wasn't needed. Not yet, at least. As much as this... power drove him to want to unleash it all upon Seireitei, the time for that would come.

Keeping his arms crossed, and glaring across the battlefield, Orobas spoke once more. "Do you Shinigami not see the futility in your actions? Do you not see the events soon to play out? Your time is running out. Each and every one of you are soon to face the end times; I wonder just how you'll all deal with it."

Once again speaking an incantation, and pointing his hand toward the newly-arrived "shinigami", Orobas began to cast. "Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six. Another set of rods of light began to form around Kitai, and just as quickly closed themselves in. The question was, would he find himself out of the way in time?

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{Reiatsu Pool}Reiatsu Pool: ∞/∞
-200 for Placidus
-150 for Rikujokoro

[Ludwig Verrlicht]

The concern over the Seireitei's situation was only growing as time went on. While Ludwig was fortunate enough to not have to deal with anything flying as he made his way towards the northern gate anyone who followed him would not be so fortunate. As he looked behind him he'd notice swarms of hellions starting to fly over the walls. Some slamming into barriers but with a few cracks starting to form it was easy to see that the barrier would need some aid in and of itself. And sooner than later. How unfortunate that it was unlikely to happen. Turning his head back towards the gate he had to focus his thoughts on what he'd do once there. The issue being however there was no way to know what exactly was going on over there. Energy flares were happening but it continued to get lost, as far as he could tell, given ALL the reiatsu flares.



There was however ONE thing that absolutely was not hidden in any respect. And that would be a flying sentence with, quite literally, his name on it. So pulled out of his own mind was he, that Ludwig actually sat in the air still for a moment as his brain processed the insult in such a cartoonish fashion. . . and he wasn't even close enough for the world to be warped yet. When his mind finally began to work again he had to make a decision. Go after who. . . it was kitai. There was no way it wasn't kitai. So it was either go to Kitai or go to the gate. Every second counted. And truthfully? He was needed everywhere. But then again if Kitai was the one who started this shitshow. . . he needed to know. Because even if he couldn't be everywhere he needed to take out the leader.



But that meant ignoring the sudden drop in reiatsu from the North gate. Obviously there was still a lot present but . . . Ludwig had a sneaking suspicion he knew what that drop was caused by . . . And he needed to verify lest shit find a way to spiral into a worse state. Still. . . If Kitai wasn't the cause, which in all honesty was possible, he could he "coerced" to aiding them. Namely Ludwig to try and make a deal with him and suffer the consequences later. Much to his chargin he eventually came to the fact that he needed to trust his fellow captains and vice captains. . . really everybody to hold on long enough until he and his "hopefully forced" back up would arrive. And if they didn't. . . . Ludwig didn't want to think of what would happen.



Decision made Ludwig immediately changed his trajectory to his squad barracks. However if Kitai thought he was the only one who could use words as weapons he was wrong. Seeing as he still had his megaphone in hand Ludwig took a deep breath before yelling back at him. "CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH LITERAL HELL. DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED!" The words while not 50 feet were still sizeable at 30 but unlike Kitai's Ludwigs were FAR faster, especially given he used Sho at the tail end to ensure they moved as fast as possible. A brisk 1750, nothing out of the ordinary. Ludwig had aimed for hopefully, not a building but instead the courtyard but it was in lady luck's hands now. If nothing else he made it damn clear he was about to arrive. At most Kitai had maybe a minute or two tops.



What happened next would be . . . Interesting. . . To both parties. Ludwig was a busy man afterall. With no less than oh I don't know, actual unknowable numbers of hellions trying to fuck up the place he couldn't be in one spot, and certainly not where there was little if any fighting. So in all his infinte wisdom Ludwig swooped down and drew out a shephards cane. Kitai had to know what was coming. And frankly, Ludwig only mildly cared if he was upset by it. Mainly because he wanted some satisfaction for being called a stupid slut. Regardless as Ludwig flew down he used the shepherds cane to grab Kitai by the waist, well more like under his ribs and by no known logic of this world dragged him off his feet, into the air and then immediately swerved towards the North gate. Kitai in the meantime would be held in the air by the crutch of the cane, uncomfortably so though it wouldn't cause any inherent damage to him. . . or his body? Whatever his case was.



"I'd say it's nice to see you Kitai but let's be honest, that all depends. Namely on the answer to my only question." Despite being in his altered state of self Ludwig looked uncannily serious and there was an sense of anger under the surface of his seemingly playful attitude. "Did you bring all of hell here or did someone else get the idea of hosting a party on SS's doorstep?" As long as Kitai told him, in no uncertain terms he didn't (curses, flairs, and dramatic airs, etc aside) he would immediately drop him and start a fight for his life. If there was ever a time to be serious that question was it. And Ludwig was certain Kitai could understand that. Oh sure he'd immediately get cursed out after the fact and be screamed at for literally cartoon side swiping him. But that was simply par for the course with Ludwig and actual cartoon shenanigans. In the meantime however Ludwig continued to steer them both towards the North gate. Hoping beyond any form of reasonable comprehension that he wasn't too late for whatever was going on there. . . Especially since. . .the last energy burst felt bigger than what he could sense from the other gates.

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{Reiatsu}
-25 reiatsu for cane
-25 for Sho

Total reiatsu used: 50

2,400 - 50 = 2,350 reiatsu remaining

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{Release info}
Level released: Bankai

Class: 1

Post count: 2/19

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{What happened to kitai}

[Kitai Yoru]

As Kitai the second got the captain onto his shoulder, he felt a presence behind him. Before he could even react, a beam basted into his back, around the lower right side. Was that his liver? He didn't know for sure, but he did know that it hurt. The disguised Hellion let out a pained cry, as his clothing was torn to tatters by the void. It was so loud, and yet it was not. Like an illusion, or worse yet a nightmare. Thankfully, and he was glad the original insisted, he was wearing a layer of Steel Silk. The fabric-like armor managed to prevent any damage to him, but that didn't mean that he couldn't feel the call of the void trying to consume him.

The cloned Lunatic flooded reiatsu into his right leg, coating the limb in Combat Cutback, then bucked it at the Akki with his full speed of a thousand and with a strength of 2,600, creating a shockwave with a 1,000 strength if it connected. He remembered hearing Kitai complain on and on about how unbelievably durable Orobas was, which was rather hilarious coming from the Saika. That meant the clone had no idea how tough to kill this one might be, so he couldn't afford to pull his punches, so to speak. If this attack didn't rip the Hellion in two with the raw strength, he had hopped that it would at least send him flying into the hoard of demons he could see all along the horizon.

The doppelganger was about to move, when he saw that the one he assumed was Orobas hadn't left. In fact, he was going on about things. Kitai's eyes widened in horror, as rods of light formed in the air around him. Each one reminded him of a guillotine's blade, ready and willing to end his life for good. Kitai really hadn't wanted to use Bringer Dark, but his wasn't the only life on the line at the moment. A flicker of movement passed over the reborn corpse, as six rods of light impaled him from all sides. The disguised Saika shimmered, before his form faded, Hellfire lingering on the scorched ground where he once stood.

A burst of Bringer Dark had let him escape one death sentence, but likely opened up a whole new can of worms that want to kill him for it. Luckily, there were some Shinigami lingering around the area. Kitai didn't know the differences between the different squads, if there even was a visual indicator, but he could assume that the guys carrying bags with a cross on them were medics of some kind. He landed before them, startling them enough for a couple to nearly draw their swords. The calmed down seeing the face of Captain Kuchiki. They looked ready to rush and treat the paradoxical wound that Yami's Eye had left on Kitai's side, but he instead shoved Senshi into their arms.

"Make sure she lives, Soldier! The sake of the Soul Society rests on your shoulders!" He barked the orders out like a drill instructor, earning him several salutes, as they accepted the patient and ran towards a more defensible position. Kitai, meanwhile, returned to where the Akki were. He had gone well out of his way to save one of those moronic captains, he wasn't about to undo his hard work by letting the other die, especially when she had charged at the one who shot him in the back. He might not care for these people, having attacked them twice before, but if there was one thing that could convince him to fight an opponent, it was petty spite, and boy did he hate Akki.

The clone leapt to a nearby building, pulling out his Boomstick, which looked like a revolver. "HEY OROBAS! It's your favorite person! Remember Hueco Mundo? Didn't we have a real SUPER time?" He yelled out to the Akki, hoping to get their attention. He didn't remember Kitai saying Orobas was particularly strong, at least not to an extent should have let them resist his physical strike, so something might well have changed. This was dangerous. Orobas was dangerous, no two ways about it, and if they were confident enough to attack the Soul Society, they might have a nasty ace up their sleeve.

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Kitai, the original, was impatiently tapping his foot on the roof of the building, looking at his wrist that didn't have a watch. He expected this man to have been faster. Well, maybe that was expecting too much of the Captain. Cartoons usually take a long time to make, and Ludwig was notoriously bad at- Wait, what was that? Words were flying through the sky. The words were moving fast enough to have a ring of air around them as the casually broke the sound barrier. Apparently 'CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH LITERAL HELL. DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED!' was the response to his question.

Kitai stood there, watching at the words streaked through the air, obliterating any clouds that dared to be in the way of the well constructed argument as to why Ludwig wasn't here. As his head watched the words trail around the air, a long shepherds cane descended from the sky, unnaturally long, and impossibly smooth. It hooked around Kitai's neck effortlessly, pulling it to the side and up. Kitai, however, hadn't been moved. His body looked more... cartoonish, for some reason.

His neck was still being pulled. Kitai looked shocked, as his hand patted where his neck should have been, and finding nothing. He patted once more, before a shocked expression flashed across Kitai's face, and an exclamation point floated over his head, as his head and body zipped away, following his body into the sky. Logically, Kitai knew this was completely impossible. He was strong enough to resist most things from passively affecting him like this, and yet, his entire being felt like it was made of rubber. It was baffling, and exciting at the same time.

Someone who decidedly didn't look excited, was the person holding the cane. It was Ludwig, and he looked absolutely pissed. Oh, he answered like he was trying to be casual, maybe even trying to feign happiness, but with the big throbbing vein on his head, along with the too happy smile, Kitai could tell he had come at a bad time. Kitai's face was sweating, a lot more than usual, since he normally wouldn't have cared too much. But something weird was going on, and now wasn't the time to figure it out. He didn't fancy his chances at not getting into a fight if he just started questioning him, and his magic flying jetpack.

Kitai waved his hand about in a surrendering manner, while the other was holding onto the cane, trying to retain the ability to breath. Funnily enough, his legs and torso were flopping around in the wind like rubber. "Ludwig! Ol' buddy ol' pal ol' friend of mine!" He said in a nervous tone. For some reason, the rushing winds didn't make it any harder to speak, or to hear him. "I promised that I wouldn't attack at such a large scale again, remember?" He said, remembering that horrible time in the candy forest. "And besides, I hate Hell! Why would I join up with a bunch of Akki?"

Kitai pleaded his case, thinking that he might have mentioned his hatred for the Hellified Hollows before. He could go on and on about why he hated them, but right now wasn't the time. He could hear the thoughts of his Clone, and he could see what looked like a male version of Orobas. The faces weren't the same, but they were fairly similar to who he had seen before in Hueco Mundo, when they actually had a human disguise. "I'm here to make up for my past invasions, and am defending the Soul Society!" He said, pausing for a moment, letting the claim linger. Then he burst out laughing. "HAHAHAHA, HA HA, no, I'm just screwing with you. I'm here to screw over Orobas for what they did to me in Hueco Mundo." He said, more honestly this time, though still not entirely truthful.

His reasons were his own, but he was helping the reapers, for now. That might change later, but he wouldn't be stabbing Ludwig in the back on this one. "And Orobas, as far as I can tell, is on the other side of this cesspool, right by the gate." He pointed in the direction that Ludwig was already headed. "Now, if you wouldn't mind giving me one of those fancy jetpacks so I can STOP CHOKING, that would be greaaaaat." He said, as his form changed into one that Ludwig would recognize. Activating Envy, Kitai would be replaced by the Lieutenant of squad eleven, Tsukuyomi Kawada.


Kitai knew precious few Shinigam, and the Kawada was one of the people he had fought the first time he had invaded this purgatory of an afterlife. "Alright, I can't be seen as myself, so I'm being someone else. Tell me who this guy is so I can sell the act better." His voice had changed and body might have changed, but his mannerisms were still that of Kitai. Ludwig would not be able to tell the difference between his and Tsukuyomi's reiatsu, if he had met the man previously. Kitai felt just like a Shinigami to the Captain.

Combat Cutback: 1,200
Mark of Sin Envy x2: 200
Bringer Dark: 100
Total Reiatsu Remaining: 12,250/18,000

Out of Hell Posts: 40 3/3

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{Combat Cutback}
Technique Name: Combat Cutback Learned

Class: 4

Technique Type: Reiatsu

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Anyone with 300+ SpPr

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Affects: Persons with high spiritual pressure are known for their large reiatsu pools, but they also tend to be known for their weaker reiatsu strength, which means they have a ton of reiatsu, but not that much to actually use it on. This techniques entire purpose is to take that sheer volume of reiatsu and turn it into a viable, dangerous weapon.

The user builds up a pool of reiatsu internally, increasing the internal pressure, before channeling it towards a set of limbs, such as the hands or feet, discharging it as a weapon. By doing this the user can harness their reiatsu into physical striking power, allowing them to match a physically stronger opponent blow for blow, or possibly even beat them. Upon initial use the user pays 75 reiatsu per 100 strength, maxing out at their spiritual pressure, but afterwards the per post upkeep drops to 25 per 100. The amount of force generated can be changed once per post, going down merely drops the upkeep, but going up, the user must pay the initial upkeep as well as an additional 75 reiatsu for every 100 strength they add to the technique.


How to use technique (How is it activated?): Building up internal reiatsu before focusing it on a set of limbs such as hand hands or feet (or other applicable appendage like a tail). Before mastery of this technique only a single limb, such as one hand or foot, may be selected at a given moment, after master is obtained both may be used at once.

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc): Besides a fairly large initial cost and a moderate per post upkeep this technique only has one major drawback; reiatsu burns. When using this technique the user is forcing a large amount of reiatsu to be funneled through a relatively small area, so extended use can be dangerous. 1st degree burns begin to form after about 3 posts, 2nd degree after 5, 3rd after 7, and finally after 9 posts the chosen limb becomes borderline useless and the technique can no longer be used in that area. Healing, specifically of the burns, will reset the timer of this technique.

Made By: Yetsuna

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): No

[Alastor Caedes]

"You better hope that there is some corner of Hell where you can hide by the time, I'm finished with you!"

The psychotic Alastor simply watched as Kitai 2 had simply shrugged off the eye's beam. This only made the psychotic side of Alastor frown. "...Well I guess they are more durable...." Almost like a psychotic sadistic child, the Psychopath was disappointed. He watched Kitai 2 kick back, the initial impact of his kick wouldn’t harm him. Yet the shockwave that followed after that would certainly harm the Akki. Launching the Akki back, almost causing the Akki to spin as he impacted the ground several times. Eventually landing on his back to a slow skidding stop. To Kitai, the kick would feel as if he just kicked similarly to punching a solid wall that wouldn’t break.

The Akki laid there for a moment, before getting up on his feet and hands once more. Blood puking out of his various mouths. “Orobas! That way!” Alastor would use some of his arms to point to the direction of where Alastor believed the Captain Commander was, based off his reiatsu signature. Alastor would grin at Celes and Kitai from the distanced spot that he was launched to. "We will meet again." The blood flowing from his mouth's a clear indication of the damage dealt to him. With that he would disappear in a burst of darkness once more. Using Placidus to teleport out of the Seireitei and back into his throne room back in Hell.

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Alastor would reappear in his throne room. Puking up blood from the first real fight hes been in for thousands of years. Having relied on his position and overwhelming spiritual power for so long. "....Angranam!"Alastor yelled out coughing out blood. For now, Alastor just laid there coughing up blood. Eventually his main butler would arrive and pick Alastor up, helping him to his throne itself. Eshira, his head maid would appear before him. "Welcome back Sire. How are things with Orobas?" The moon themed Akki spoke. "They Saigo'd..... Hopefully they get what they were after.... How's the Slaughter fest?" Alastor frowned as a servant pulled Alastor into a blood pool built into the castle to start the slow healing process.

"The slaughter is going well. We are obtaining souls from all of the gates..... Except from the West gate.... We are receiving nearly no souls. Or well. We were receiving souls and then it just... stopped? It's very weird." At first Alastor was grinning excitingly and happily, yet it got into a confused frown. ".... Show me the West gate." With that blazing circle of fire would manifest in front of the wounded King. Letting him see through the Hell Gate placed there, letting him see the absolute Mess that it was. Alastor would be watching, wounded wondering why the hell he wasn't getting souls from this specific gate. Slip

{Formal Leave from Thread.}

[Celes Castellanos]

Celes watched as Kitai picked up Senshi, ready to move. It was clear to the Captain of the Tenth that her the Hellion who appeared as a fellow Captain was looking to move Senshi to safety. This did not seem overly out of character for what she knew of Kyomei so this would seem rather noble. Part of her was worried though about being left alone with the two Akki. Alastor had entered his Cuatra Etapa, becoming a grotesque mass of flesh, eyes and mouths. Orobas, meanwhile, had assumed a form that Celes did not recognize. They had done something to themselves to alter their appearance, but it was not as one would expect. After all, they had become young and looked seemingly normal for a despicable lord of hell. 

Regardless, it seemed that Alastor would take a shot at Kitai. Once more, some blast came to life that Celes could not quite see, but it howled through the air. She could certainly hear it and it was coming directly at Kitai. Unfortunately, the shot had made its mark. It drilled into Kitai's back, the reiatsu tearing the cloth of his clothing to pieces. A grunt of pain erupted from Kitai and Celes certainly winced for a moment as she assessed his condition. At this distance she could not make much out of it, but she did know one thing. She wanted Alastor to suffer dearly. Especially as the Akki gloated. "Come Shinigami.... I came here three thousand years ago to do this very thing. I wonder if i will leave with any more captain souls..... Probably not. My old bones just... aren't what they used to be."

Celes watched as he wreathed himself in hellish flame. The Captain, however, was far from afraid. Quite the opposite. She was seething with anger. The Akki had devalued Senshi's earlier sacrifice. The Captain of the Eighth had put her own life in jeopardy in an effort to defend the Seireitei. The Akki had disrespected that. It got the Captain's blood boiling like nothing else. She hated Orobas. Beyond a shadow of a doubt. By comparison though, Orobas was an absolute gentleman. The Akki believed that she could hide behind his flames, but Celes would show him. She began to race towards him, reaching her to speed. She was preparing to leap forward using Shukuchi-Ho while allowing reiatsu to settle within her arms. She was ready to tear into this Akki. She was ready to send him back to hell. She was-

It happened in a flash. Faster than even, Celes' could perceive. Alastors' form was launched airborne. Knocked backwards with incredible force, the Captain saw the Akki tumbling backwards, crashing along the top of the gate at incredible speeds until he came to a skidding halt. That wasn't all though. As the blow connected, Celes felt a sudden wave of air rush around her. She stomped her foot, holding her ground. To the Captain, it was unmistakable. It was the force of a shockwave. A concentrated burst of air created through incredible strength not unlike her own. However, the most suprising thing was who it came from as Kitai momentarily stood there with his leg stretched out.

The Captain of the Tenth was beyond confused. She clearly recognized the Shinigami before her as Kyomei. He wore the appropriate Haori and even looked just as she knew he did. The features were all accurate, but something about this was incredibly wrong. The Sixth Divisions Captain, Kyomei Kuchiki, was well known to be a Kido expert. A man who had the inability to properly imprint upon an Asauchi and develop a Zanpakutō. In return he had perfected the use of Kidō that nobody, but besides the Kidō Corps could match. His abilities had truly become legend. Yet, here he was, going toe to toe with an Akki using some level of physical prowess. Whatever it was, Celes could tell that it at least matched if not exceeded her own. She was not sure who this man was, but she was sure it wasn't Kyomei. 

Even despite the powerful blow that was dealt to Alastor, it seemed that he was still very much alive. His body twitched, the various mouths that now resided upon his body puking up blood. It was a disgusting sight on Alastors' part and Celes turned her head just ever so slightly away in disgust. Suddenly she heard the voice of the Akki. It was called out to Orobas and immediately demanded Celes' attention. “Orobas! That way!” In the meantime, Celes felt another spiritual pressure explode outward violently in the distance. Celes had no abilities that truly allowed her to effectively sense reaitsu, but she just knew that it was powerful. Not only that, but it felt like a Shinigami. She felt some shred of relief before turning back to Alastor who seemed to be grinning smugly in the distance. 

"We will meet again." Celes' eyes lit up with anger in that moment. As the Akki began to vanish in a burst of darkness, Celes yelled out at the top of her voice. "Oh no you fucking don't you bastard!!" Racing forward, Celes utilized a Shunpo at her maximum speed, her arms ready to deliver a blow to his body. Unfortunately, she would be too late. Alastor disappeared into the darkness and Celes hit nothing, but air. For the first time in a while though, Celes had intended to strike with her full force as a powerful gust of air rushed from her position, flying into the distance. She grunted and yelled loudly. "COWARD! GET THE HELL BACK HERE!" She was clearly incensed.

Amidst the ensuing chaos, Orobas would take the time to give his little speech which Celes listened to if only briefly. "Do you Shinigami not see the futility in your actions? Do you not see the events soon to play out? Your time is running out. Each and every one of you are soon to face the end times; I wonder just how you'll all deal with it." The only one left was Orobas and the Akki would begin reciting an incantation that Celes did not immediately recognize. "Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six." Suddenly a carousel of six rods came into existence, threatening to press into Kitai's body. Fortunately, he was able to escape the Bakudo, but there was one thing off. Something that confirmed Celes' suspicion. 

He had used a step technique. At a glance this was okay, but upon further inspection, Celes saw the flames where Kyomei once stood. Her eyes narrowed and she quickly utilized another Shunpo to draw closer. Not to the Akki before her, but the location that Kyomei had just left. She briefly stared at the Bakudo that momentarily hung in mid-air before looking back down the flames. Its burning embers swiftly extinguished. Sh groaned softly as she looked at Orobas, circling around him and away from where she stood just now. She'd keep an eye on the Akki ready to attempt to move if needed. After all, he was still the invader, but Celes felt off about it.

She could not sense his reiatsu at all. Despite that, they radiated with power. She was not sure how, but she could tell. She spoke in a loud tone. "Pretty impressive form you got there Orobas... what? Did the old feeble man look not suit you anymore?" She smirked for a moment. When they fought briefly in the World of the Living, Orobas had proven themselves to be anything, but feeble. She kept her eyes on him. "So then. I may be a Captain now, but I have the feeling that I can't take you down. Not on my own at least." She sighed, standing still and holding her ground. Suddenly her avatar shrouded her in an instant once more. The Head and Left Arm still had a skin-like layer pulled over them while her right arm remained missing, and the body of the Avatar appeared skeletal. Suddenly, the right shoulder began to bubble. The skeletal arm swiftly sprung out, long tendrils filling in its entire length to appear like skin similar to the others. 

The Avatar continued to shift more in response to Celes' thoughts. The muscle-like tendrils that erupted from the arm began to wrap around the skeletal body. Moving swiftly, Celes sighed and willed the Avatar around her to change. It suddenly began to grow in size. What was once a 13 ft tall projection suddenly becoming 20 ft tall. The head developed several extensions that extended up and past the forehead. This gave it a crown-like feature. The overall appearance of the Avatar became far more chiseled and humanoid. What once appeared ghostly and ethereal had now become far more solid as the durability of the entire Astral Soul rose to match its new appearance. Celes was still visible, standing as the epicenter of the shrouded around her. 

The Avatars' hands coming up as if to throw several punches. They would simply remain there as the Captain continued staring at Orobas. "To answer your earlier question... I understand that there is a great sea between us. Your power is in a different league than my own right now. I can see that. However, if I am to die, I'd rather face it proudly on my feet than run away like your little chicken-shit friend when there is still a hope of victory. I am the Captain of the Tenth and so long as I breath, I will defend Soul Society from people like you as long as I am able." She continued staring at Orobas until she heard the voice of Kyomei once more. 

The Captain was back on the gate with the two of them, seemingly holding a revolver. With some level of pride, he blurted words out at Orobas. "HEY OROBAS! It's your favorite person! Remember Hueco Mundo? Didn't we have a real SUPER time?" Celes narrowed her eyes at Kitai. She shook her head. She growled loudly enough for both the Akki and Kitai to hear. "Okay, enough of these games. Let's rip this band-aid off right now!" She looked at Kitai pointing at him with her Avatar. "Thanks for helping thus far, but who the hell are you? I refuse to believe that you are Kyomei so you might as well drop the act. If you're going to pass yourself off as another, at least try to act like them!" She facepalmed, so incensed with everything around her...

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{Reiatsu & Spirit}
Total Reiatsu: 1100/2000
Total Strength of Spirit: 13

Shunpo [2x] - 100

Ascendant Spirit - 1
Palms of the Astral Soul - 4
Visage of the Astral Soul - 4
Ascendant Spirit Rank II - 9

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{Astral Soul}

Body - 1500
Left Arm - 1500
Right Arm - 1500
Head - 1500

Shikai - 3/10

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"HEY OROBAS! It's your favorite person! Remember Hueco Mundo? Didn't we have a real SUPER time?" Orobas knew that voice interlaced with what they presumed to be the actual Captain of the Gotei. They knew that voice well. And, if nothing else, they knew that the motherfucker behind that voice was going into the ground. If nothing else, though, before addressing that, they had a comment to make toward Celes.

"Celes," they spoke, their voice continuing to reverberate, "I've got to say, I admire your drive. Your devotion to a cause you believe in. Your aim to do right in a world littered with nothing but wrongs. It's certainly an honorable trait to have. Though, your drive is misplaced; I am about to show you why." As they finished speaking, Orobas seemed to slowly begin to rise into the air. Arms outstretched, taking an almost deific stance as they trailed into the air, a sickly dark aura slowly began to pour from out of them.

As what was presumed to be reiatsu continued to seep from practically every orifice over their body, coating not only them but the immediate area around them, their voice began to boom even long after they had been fully consumed by the reiatsu in question. "You have all fought quite well," they spoke, their tone of voice now distinctly much deeper than before, "but I'm afraid that this little skirmish is coming to a close. Seeing as my partner has left, it appears as though we need to... Jump ship."

As their blackened reiatsu continued to spread out into the air at an exponential rate, almost coating the sky in pitch black spiritual pressure, it eventually came to a halt. As it did, their energy continued to circulate around, almost bubbling over the areas it covered, and stretching across the skyline. For a few short moments, it looked as though it was going to stop. That was, until this spiritual energy exploded outward, harmlessly showering the area in rainlike droplets of reiatsu.

What remained in place of this, could only be described as horrific. Orobas no longer stood - well, flew - as anything even remotely close to that of human. Instead, what remained was that of a serpent. A being well over thirty feet long, with six large wings protruding from its sides. Along each part of its segmented body, another set of wings found themselves flapping, though noticeably smaller than the six main ones. Atop the beast's head, two massive horns protruded.

"HAAA..." The beast exhaled, a miasmic smoke trailing out of its maw and threatening to coat the ground beneath, "KITAI... YORU. TODAY... YOU FALL." As they finished up their words, Orobas released a piercing roar into the air, threatening to rock the stability of everything nearby with the force sound gave off. As they finished up, the beast immediately began to charge.

Soaring through the air almost expertly, Orobas flew directly toward the "Captain" that had called out their name earlier. The one they quickly identified as Kitai in their sights, the dragon soared through the air, aiming to spear the fake Saika on one of their monstrous horns. Assuming they successfully ran the fake through, the next step was to simply leave the area with that of a Placidus.

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Reappearing closer to the center of the Seireitei, teleporting through the barriers, the "Akki" once again bellowed out, this time loud enough to threaten the ears of even those at each of the gates. "EVEN IF WE FALL AT THE GATES," They roared, "HELL HAS WON THIS ADVANCE. WITH THESE WORDS, SOUL SOCIETY WILL FALL." As they finished up speaking, a rather massive collection of reiatsu began to swell toward that same maw, charging up one final attack.

Flicking their face forward in order to send the Kitai Clone barreling toward the ground of the Seireitei and off of their own horn, Orobas released a cannon of light, piercing through the air in front of them and colliding with the ground almost instantaneously. This light shined with an inky blackness, only radiating off a trace of purplish-red reiatsu toward the ends; not unlike that of an Arrancar's Cero Oscuras, only much larger.

As the blast continued, and they swiped their head up, trailing the laser along the grounds of the Seireitei and eventually into the sky, nothing appeared to happen at first. Even as the laser died out, an almost dead calm took hold for around ten total seconds. During this time, Orobas continued to exude reiatsu, almost as though their physical form as starting to deteriorate, it began.

Starting from the initial point of contact, and stretching outward from that point on, massive explosions began to sound. Stretching across the entire blast zone, and expanding outward almost a mile into the Seireitei itself, stitching across the entirety of the area, and immediately setting in the absolutely abhorrent effects of the blasts.

As blast quickly decimated the areas it struck, not only blowing apart the buildings and terrain, but leaving them completely and utterly decimated, shreds of ground turned into fleshy mesh, buildings beginning to lash out with blackened tendrils and striking at any poor individuals that lingered in the blast, leaving Shinigami and trainees alike caught in the explosion to permanently walk as nothing more than mindless, fleshy husks of their former selves. In Orobas' mind, Seireitei was delivered an immeasurable blow. Even if things didn't play out from then-on as they wished, everything was wrapped up for them. As the fleshy mass began to slowly spread, Orobas chuckled.

"NOW USHERS IN A NEW AGE OF CHAOS FOR SOUL SOCIETY... AN AGE OF CHAOS; AN AGE OF HELL."

[Ludwig Verrlicht]

Ludwig listened to Kitai as he flew them both ever closer to Orobas and company. Thankfully it wouldn't be long given the speed the jetpack was propelling them at. He had to admit that he was glad Kitai was willing to give him his answer as easily as could be expected from him. He wasn't a part of this. He did come to aid them though mainly out of spite. That thought alone made him roll his eyes though he had to admit it was very in line for Kitai to do. However, what did catch his attention was the name he used. Orobas. Ludwig's eyes widened drastically as he looked back at Kitai when he said this. Without realizing it even he yelled at him. "Orobas?! How do you know that old man? He's. . . but. . . How in the fuck?!"

There was no mistaking that name. Ludwig had admittedly forgotten about it given so many other things had happened in the meantime. . . But even still. He knew that name. He even knew a face to go with that name. And yet all the same he couldn't believe that Orobas, the elderly man from the antique shop he visited was the one doing this. Sure, he was an older being and gave off the vibe that he knew more than he was letting on. . . but surely, he was just a fullbringer of note not. . . a hellion. And yet Kitai had made it very clear in his comments that Orobas was an akki. This. . . made things odder than he was willing to admit. More confusing than he was willing to admit and in truth he wasn't sure how to feel about it at all. So, he chose not to feel anything about it. The Soul Society was under attack. If he really cared to learn more, he'd figure out his answer once he saved it or found a moment post immediate threats.

However, a moment wasn't strictly needed as the two managed to get close to Orobas, Celes, and alternate Kitai clone (who Ludwig didn't realize was anyone other than Kyomei). Yet the person he saw standing before Celes and monologuing didn't seem like the Orobas he knew. He was much too young. Though there were some minor similarities like hair color and eye color but even still, his overall just didn't look right. Yet one glance was all it took for Ludwig to know exactly what was going on. The individual before him was dealing with Saigo. The only reason he could even begin to attempt to understand was because. . . Ludwig had long since been gifted with his own Saigo, through special training with Karvaldia. Ludwig's blood ran cold as he knew the implications of what was going to happen. Or at least being aware of what the general overview was.

The following moments were thankfully sparse and almost uneventful given Kitai, now looking like Tsukyomi, and himself were basically spared even a glance. As it didn't seem the other had caught onto them being present. Or more likely, they didn't care that they were present. And yet it didn't matter, did it? They'd transfromed into a dragon, had speared Kyomei (Kitai v2) and disappeared somewhere else. Ludwig had to move fast as he didn't have much time. He looked at Kitai and threw him to the ground, with the cane. "Kitai I need you to listen to me carefully. I have to go. What that . . . thing is doing cannot be stopped by practically anything. . . barring the same ability being used on it."

" I can and will be doing what he's doing. I'll explain later. For the time being keep an eye on me as I'll need help. But also make sure Celes doesn't need any help from you." Ludwig then looked at Celes and spoke quickly as he began to hear Orobas speaking but so much worse and so much more distorted and deranged. "Celes, let Kitai help you. He's insane and a fucking thorn in the ass but trust me, he's here to help. Once you're good please, if you can do anything go to one of the gates. They are going to need you. If what I saw at the South gate was any indication, we need every captain we can get at the gates. Just stick close to them for a bit. You'll see why shortly. Also, though we've not met until now, I hope our next meeting is under better times."

Ludwig smiled before he landed on the ground. He didn't have long so he'd need to take care of this sooner than later. He took a deep breath and sealed away his bankai. The notebook immediately returning to a dagger, with which he took it and the sheath for it and held it in front of him. "Forgive me Karvaldia, we're going to have to part ways here. I thank you for the time we've spent and your aide throughout that time. It's time I take matters into my own hands now though." His quite apology and goodbye whispered he then focused on his weapon and flooded it with his reiatsu. The weapon in question glowed brightly and continued to do such with an ever-growing energy presence being felt as it continued to grow and grow and grow.

After what would feel like a short but painfully long eternity the energy would being to fade away from the senses of those present. This would then be followed by Ludwig's dagger in question breaking apart into bright pink sparkles of reiatsu. This reiatsu immediately collected on his hands and arms with the glowing reiatsu quickly traveling up his arms, onto his torso, and begin to engulf his body. Only a moment later the coating of reiatsu would shatter. Both his arms, aside from the hands would look like dark green sketching pencils. His right hand would look like the sharpened wood of a pencil, with each of his fingers looking like pencil tips. His left hand would look metallic. Silver in color. Then his left fingers would become pure white but look soft. The distinct smell of a pencil would be easy to catch by both Kitai and Celes.

His complexion would become incredibly pale while his hair was now longer, going down to the middle of his back. In addition to the length change it was bright pink. The remainder of his uniform looked like a conductor's suit. A long black jacket, with a vest underneath, and a long sleeve white button up underneath that. It was surprisingly simple in appearance despite being quite elegant. Once his transformation was finished, he'd look himself over just to make sure he was fine. With a quiet nod after he checked himself over, he'd look back at Orobas who was in their stage two and charging up their blast. The next moment he was gone having stepped at over 13,000 speed and managing to get directly in front of Orobas. He wasn't certain if they'd be surprised or not. He didn't care if he were honest. What he cared about was mitigating the blast. More specifically, trying to.

He narrowed his eyes at Orobas as he fired off his beam. Stepped to be under the beam and then mentally casted Surasortoiera. The blast itself was near instantaneous and this would likely surprise Orobas as he would be hit by it but feel next to no power behind it. Instead, it was like being hit by a breeze, however the same could not be said for his beam. The beam in question upon initially coming in contact with the reiatsu blast was warped and held at bay for a moment. Simply fighting against ludwig's kido and making a damn good effort to punch through it. Thankfully it would not do such and instead fluctuate before being blasted into the sky with the subsequent beam let out by Orobas suffering the same fate. Seems I wasn't too late then. Though this was a major gamble the beam itself is diverted and won't be killing everyone below.

There was just one. . . itty. . . bitty issue with this line of thought. Ludwig was forgetting the Seki Seki barrier. And while normally something made of reiatsu would just be dissipated a Saigo's second stage attack wasn't so flimsy as to be dispersed. Certainly, some of it did suffer that fate, but the majority would not. And thus, while the blast slammed right into the top of the barrier it would after a few moments ricochet off of it. From there it would land in a single area, not unlike a satelite laser. This area in question however was the Maggots Nest in the Squad 2 barracks. Upon being hit by the reflected beam it would initially seem like nothing happened. And Ludwig took a deep breath as for a brief moment thought that he'd averted the crisis despite the minor fuck up of not realizing how a saigo attack would work against the Seki Seki barrier.

That was short lived. Moments later the entrance as well as several floors beneath it would be blasted apart. Multiple explosions going off and utterly ravaging the ground and surrounding area. Without a doubt, this beam and its subsequent blasts would have punched many a whole through many a level of the Maggot's Nest killing many prisoners and guards still there but also opening up the doors to many of its inhabitants gifting them their freedom with little to stop them. Ludwig couldn't say for certain what the area was or even how many may have been there but even despite having not neutralized the attack completely, he'd managed to save many a soul and complex that would have otherwise been under threat of annihilation by Orobas. Speaking of Orobas he simply glared at them as they chuckled and let out a roar declaring their victory. Hell's victory over the Soul Society.

He might have messed up some with the blast, but Orobas couldn't do much of anything at this point. His form was already deteriorating. Ludwig knew from here on out he wasn't a threat and though he wanted nothing more than to simply kill them, he had to deal with the literal endless masses of Hell that remained. However, unlike before he actually managed to have some time to speak before he made his next move. "You may think you've ushered in your age of chaos. But Hell has most certainly not won, and it will not crush us. Even with your Saigo you haven't stopped us. You couldn't stop us. And your attack was diverted to a far less populated area. The only thing you have left are your hordes and gates. And I promise you, those are going to be wiped out from the face of existence. All you've done is put us through trial and tribulation. And for that you've only made hell for yourself and your allies. Soul Society, the Gotei 13, will recover and be stronger than ever before. And you'll be the one to thank for that. Prepare yourself Orobas. The age you've ushered in will be the undoing of far more than you realize. But it won't be Hell that comes out on top."

With another shunpo, Ludwig stepped away from Orobas's crumbling form and managed go to the underside of the Seki Seki barrier. From there he opened his own minature Dangai that led to the opposite side of the Seki Seki barrier. Without wasting any more time, he walked through the short hallway and exited out on top of barrier. With another deep breath he looked around the Seireitei. The gates were in deep shit. West had a massive worm. South was still infested with vermin despite having been nuked out of orbit from Ludwig himself. East looked like it was going through an ice scape which mean Wycliff was there. . . And that was its own brand of hell. And then the North gate looked like it was very nearly being overrun by hellions. They all needed help and he didn't have the time to spare but he did have the power to spare. And he had an idea of what might give him the time to turn the tables.

Looking at his uniform Ludwig ripped off four buttons. In each button he would infuse a specific Kido. He couldn't reach every area in time but if he launched each button and the kido within them? Oh, they'd reach. He had enough spiritual power right now that through kido alone he could level multiple Seireitei's so hopefully with his plan in mind he should be able to level the Rukongai and with it the hellions spawning at each gate.




North gate:

The first button Ludwig ripped off he used Mutsuhoyo on to imbue it with the strongest Kurohitsugi that he could funnel into it. Thankfully it was made from his saigo and thus was able to handle the intense power he'd stored in it. The power in question was Kurohitsugi and upon being sealed into the button turned into an inky black that radiated dark energy. With the power sealed away he then held it in his hand and turned to the direction of the north gate. Not but a moment later a sound, akin to a sniper that wasn't silenced would be heard across the Seireitei and throughout the gates. Yet only an unnoticeable plink would be heard despite being fired off by the most powerful sho in existence when it landed incredibly far away deep into the Rukongai.

Everything changed in the next moment though. Within seconds of the shot being fired the ground was quickly coated in a pitch-black growth of reiatsu. It looked like squares were constantly being laid down upon one another covering all the buildings, the ground, and even making a large wall of was at least 20 feet high at the edges. The edges were at the gates and 20 feet around each defender that existed there. Moments later collective screams from all hellions would be heard as the ceiling of this domain was created and subsequently an unknowable amount of reiatsu spikes were created within the confines of the overlayed Kurohitsugi walls. These walls and spikes stayed strong for several seconds before shattering and leaving all buildings, defenders, and gates of Hell current summoned unharmed. All hellions however were crushed and speared through with their bodies lying limp on the ground as they broke apart and were returned to Hell.




South Gate:

The second button Ludwig ripped off was done moments after the first button was fired towards the North gate. This button he immediately went to work using Mutsuhoyo to seal inside it Kanji Taiho except with far more reiatsu inside it than could possibly be understood. The button grew heavy quickly and even gained a rocky exterior. Jagged and rough. Its color became a dark brown. Once the kido was sealed away he held up the button in his hand and looked towards the south gate. Moments later he fired off the button with another incredibly loud sniper shot to be followed shortly after. This button would start the same as the last. A loud sound blast but ultimately an immensely quiet plink upon actually hitting the ground deep in the Rukongai there.

The button would shatter moments after it hit the ground. And from there the ground would start to shake and rumble throughout the South Gate's Rukongai. Yet same as in the North Gate, the south would notice that its defenders, whether Shinigami or not, were spared this rumbling at their feet up to 20 feet out from them. Their others were not so fortunate. Every Hellion up and to the gate would suffer their own personal pillar of earth that shot out from the ground. Though it was not spiked the impact force alone allowed it to spear through the torsos of those above them. Unfortunately, South Gate would suffer some collateral damage to its buildings as there were those who were inside. But that wouldn't change that a veritable forest of rock pillars would jut out over the entirety of the South gate.

Moments after all the pillars jut up from the earth, they'd return back to it. "Quietly" by comparison. The sounds of buildings falling in on themselves would be heard but the screams and cries of the hellions would quickly die off. And before those present could really consider what occurred before them the ground would return to how it was prior with no signs of the pillars having ever been despite the buildings saying otherwise.




East Gate:

Given East gate had Wycliff in their midst Ludwig was certain that not a lot was really necessary, however that didn't mean he could give some form of backup in some capacity. Surely Wycliff could use at least a bit given the Hellions were as numerous as they were. Ripping off the third button of his vest he decided that this one needed to be a near certain death sentence for those outside of Wycliff's radius. Thus, there was only one technique he could think of that would give just the effect he was looking for. He'd use Senju Koten Taiho. The most powerful and outwardly destructive technique he could put on the table. And this technique was going to ensure that if Wycliff's bankai wasn't already killing it then Ludwig would be.

The button in question glowed bright pink. So pink in fact it reminded Ludwig of when he originally started his Saigo and was coated from head to toe in his reiatsu. Yet unlike the saigo transformation this glow did not fade. And like its sibling buttons that were fired off it too took a sho to it and was launched off towards the Rukongai, with a bit more careful aim to ensure it was closer to the Hell gate than it was Wycliff. He did however give a silent prayer to those still in the Rukongai and the buildings present. "Forgive me not for what I've done. . . but for what I'm about to do. I pray that god or the Soul King has mercy upon me for this."

When the button finally made its way towards the East hell gates and landed on the ground there was no wait. The effect was instantaneous. Senju Koten Taiho was released, and it was released with such power and volume behind it that there was no doubt that the area that blast encompassed were gone. Wiped away from the face of the earth it was built upon. The blasts themselves were huge and were so loud and large that even those of the West gate could hear and see the blast. However, as Ludwig had intended it didn't even begin to encroach on Wycliff's bankai. Instead growing in size until it reached the outermost point and stopping. All those inside were utterly annihilated. Buildings destroyed and burnt beyond dust. Hellions, plus, and anything else that could possibly be within did not exist anymore. When the blast was over and its energy dispersed that's when it would be revealed that all there was before the gates of Hell was hard earth. Surprisingly no crater but no source of life on it, not even a single blade of grass.




West Gate:

Last but not least was the gate that had been by far ravaged by Hell the most. The land itself looked like it'd already been torn asunder and ripped apart. Tree's, buildings, anything that wasn't just the ground before it was gone. There was nothing left. And how could there be? Connor and Astrid had practically been making it devoid of life prior and the hellworm present had only smashed the final nail in the coffin for that section of the Rukongai. Thus, Ludwig used the only thing could possibly finish the job that was already very nearly complete by those present. Eien No Hokai. Aka a black hole. What did it matter to that section of land if he absorbed more from it? There wasn't anything left but earth and that worm.

Thus, Ludwig charged the final button he had on his vest. Spoke the incantation mentally and placed it within said button. The button itself collapsed into a small sphere once Ludwig was finally done placing the enormous amount of reiatsu within it. He nodded to himself as despite having placed as much reiatsu as he did, the button did not collapse upon itself nor did his arm suffer any injury from the specialty kido he'd made. From there he took a few moments to aim, as best he could at the worm. Namely a little behind it so that he could get those that were still trying to pour through the gate. Once he was ready and he was certain of his aim, he fired off his final sho. The button flung into the West Rukongai, or rather its remains, faster than any other button.

This button however would never hit the ground. Instead, one if was at an equal distance between the gates of hell and the worm it would completely collapse upon itself. The sphere would then grow and grow and grow until it was 20 feet in diameter but those present would feel its force. Every hellion, the worm included would be dragged violently away from the ground. Even those within the gate would suffer from the immense suction power of this black hole as it drew in all remaining life that wasn't the defenders into its void.

The worm would be the only thing that could attempt to challenge its power for even a moment but fueled by Ludwig's saigo this black hole would not be stopped. It'd just continue to grow ever more in its suction until finally the worm's backside would get drawn from the ground and begin to spaghettify. Once this occurred the worm was done for. And though it'd take several moments it too would eventually be completely consumed. And with its presence gone the orb shrunk again and collapsed upon itself before disappearing leaving even less present than was around before.




Back at Ludwig:

Ludwig took a deep breath. He was only mildly tired after expending so much reiatsu. It was honestly kind of incredible in its own horrifying way. To be capable of this level of power was. . . something else to say the least. And this was the power Orobas had been given. Ludwig shook his head in realization that the Seireitei was in the palm of his hands the entire time. There was nothing they could have done had he decided to just utterly annihilate the Seireitei. Thankfully though that had not been the case and most of the issues he'd brought had been dealt with. . . aside from one. The gates of Hell. The problem being he couldn't close those. Not with Kido anyway. There was only one thing in his entire arsenal that could handle them.

He sighed heavily to himself as he knew exactly what it was. He needed to unleash his final attack, his second stage attack. Thus, he began charging up his reiatsu into his left hand. The eraser fingers starting to glow more and more vibrant. It wasn't unfair to say that the color was akin to deadly rainbow that only grew stronger the more reiatsu and power he funnelled into them. So bright was it that he eventually would come to engulf his form in a shining rainbow-like sphere of energy. Yet from his perspective the world simply would look like an empty canvas with the gates of hell being ugly smudges on that canvas. Smudges that needed to be ERASED from existence. And thus, with his second stage attack that's exactly what he'd do.

He'd forgo drawing something to keep them in place. The gates wouldn't move. And certainly, they didn't need to be closed as they would be closed permanently after his attack. Once his hand was charged with every ounce of reiatsu he could manage he squeezed it into a fist. From there he let go, allowed the reiatsu so cover his fingers like a glove and then spun in a complete circle while he threw his left hand out and around, following his clockwise spin. What would be unleashed was nothing short of an act of God made manifest. The blast like a ring would roar out with its color changing to each individual color of a rainbow repeatedly. And upon finally reaching the gates of hell that surrounded the Seireitei its true power would unleash itself. The energy would disperse quietly, like only a gentle gust of air had hit the gates.

From there the gates themselves would slowly but surely fade away. First the colors would fade away to white. Followed by the finer details like the skeletons on either side and the chain between them. Even the portal itself was just a simple shade of white. This would leave only the vague shapes and outlines that differed the doors from the world around them. And moments later even those would fade. The white blotches gave way to color again but not their own. No, the background, the lands they hovered over and blocked from view would take over as the lines and white that made their existence faded away until it was gone. No reiatsu remaining. No physical presence. Just erased. Simply removed from where they were at that moment.

And with that there would be no further demons that could follow through. Whatever had managed to escape in between the time of the buttons and Ludwig charging his attack would be the only remaining entities around. But with no way to return to their plane unless they themselves could conjure up some means. Soul Society, though it was tattered was saved. The hellions, despite Orobas's words had lost this fight. Soul Society was still standing and the Rukongai, though nearly wiped out would grow back in time. It was all just a matter of time for Soul Society. Hell had won nothing and lost so much in the process. Yet they were not the only ones as Ludwig saw his second form rapidly start to crack and break away. He needed to find Kitai or have the other find him. Whatever it would be but for now he could take a moment and breathe. He'd certainly done enough to deserve that much.




OOC: I'm not really tracking much of anything here given Ludwig used both stages of Saigo in this post.

[Kitai Yoru]

What a nosey person this captain was. Didn't she know that it was rude to ask a magician their secrets? But, if nothing else, Kitai felt himself a showman at heart, and he would give her a show that she would never forget. As the Shinigami Captain called him out on him giving a less than accurate performance, the clone could only give her one last comment before the the finale kicked off. "Games are my specialty, my dear. It doesn't matter who I am. It never did." With that last message passed on, he gave Orobas his full attention. He had a feeling he couldn't afford to be distracted.

He watched as Orobas addressed the Captain, Celes, if the Hellion was to be believed. Their reiatsu, sick and twisted as it was, spread through the air like a miasma, choking the weak with their vile power. They began to rise, like a demon ascending, before their power began to consume them. Their form was covered in a reiatsu so black, he could barely believe it was reiatsu at all. Their voice dropped, growing deeper and deeper with every word. The disguised Hellion took a step back, feeling a bead of sweat roll down his neck. This was more terrifying than he had anticipated.

The world around them dropped in color, as if Orobas was consuming all the color from the world itself. The Lunatic, smarter than the average Lunatic, actually started shooting at the transforming Akki. Round after round after round impacted against the reiatsu shell that had enveloped Orobas, and every round burnt to ash against the insurmountable power of it. His efforts were for naught, as the void in space that was Orobas stretched out, growing larger, growing into a shape that would haunt Kitai for the rest of his life, however short that may be.

A winged beast from myth and legend stood before the clone. A maw filled with pointed teeth, three sets of wings larger than buildings, and a snake-like body, and far too many eyes for Kitai to feel comfortable with. Kitai was no longer dealing with an Akki... He was dealing with a dragon. A panicked look spread across his face, as he took another two steps back. "KITAI... YORU. TODAY... YOU FALL." Every word that left their mouth was like a scalding iron running up and down his spine. He had thought that he might have had a chance to fight Orobas, but against a power like this-

His thoughts were cutoff by a roar that shook the air, the buildings, the very world around him. It deafened him, and he was sure that this was an opponent he couldn't defeat. Before he could even think about running, a loud squelching noise interupted him. A flash of movement enveloped his vison, followed by his body being moved against his will. He looked down, and saw one of the claws that were attached to the foe of the original Kitai. He hadn't even seen them move. It happened so fast, the pain hadn't even- No, wait, there was the pain!

The clone screamed out in pain, as his hands wrapped around the talon-like claw of Orobas. He could feel the air around him shift, teleporting to a place they weren't before. The arm raised up, before Kitai was flicked towards the ground like an unwanted piece of trash. His back collided with ground with a boom, as he was left in a crater, bleeding out beneath the monster. Kitai hated terms like fate, and destiny. They implied that his actions were not his own to make. And yet, staring up at Orobas, he felt like the world itself was against him.

There was nothing he could do against this beast. It was impossible for him. Though the original had managed to best them twice, it seemed that his clone could do no such thing. He idly wondered what price the former Akki had paid for such power? He wondered if this was how Monsters of Hell were born? He wondered what happened to those who died to them? Kitai stared up at them, declaring their victory against the Soul Society, as their reiatsu charged higher and higher, reaching impossible levels of power. That was the difference between he and Kitai; Kitai fight for fun, while Orobas played for keeps.

Still, even with his death swiftly approaching, Kitai would not laydown and die. The Lunatic sat up, holding his stomach with one hand, and raising his gun with the other, aiming it at the unstoppable dragon. "I hope whatever price you paid was worth it, Orobas. This moment of glory will be the only thing keeping you happy in the face of an eternity under him." He said, more to himself than to the dragon, charging an attack that was blinding to look at. It would be the last thing he'd ever-

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See, Kitai hadn't expected Ludwig to start freaking out at the mention of Orobas' name. He thought he'd just nod and accept that it was the name of the latest foe attacking this target of a base and be done with it. Kitai had underestimated the influence of the Akki, as they clearly got around. Ludwig's face was a roller-coaster of emotions, changing from one to another, ranging from anger, to confusion, to sheer disbelief. If the situation weren't so dire, Kitai would likely be laughing at Ludwig's realization that the person they knew was a lie.

Still, that had distracted him long enough to realize that they had arrived at the battlefield. A group of reapers were carting off a heavily wounded captain, with injuries that looked like they came from a Kirohitsugi. He could only tell that was the case because of his various interactions with the Hado. There was also two other Captains, one being his clone. Oh, and there was Orobas. Except, instead of being a fish, or a very well dressed woman, Orobas was a guy. Kitai was confused at how many forms the Akki had, but ultimately didn't care what shape they took; to Kitai, Orobas would always be that person he wanted dead.

Then they started to change, with a dark aura surrounding them. That's when Ludwig started to warn Kitai. He was urgent, on the border of being panicked. For once in his life, Kitai listened intently to the instructions he was given. Apparently Orobas had made a deal of some sort, trading something for an impossible power. Go figure the demon would barter for even more power than they already had. Though what surprised him was that Ludwig claimed to have the same power? That would be something he'd have to grill him on later.

Then he just gave his name to this Celes chick! He was incognito for a reason right now, darn it! You can't just drop names like that, man! Kitai wanted to vocalize these complaints, but felt that this wouldn't be the right time. He watched Ludwig like a hawk, his notebook returning to the shape of a sword. He felt like he was watching something private, and it felt a touch awkward. Then it happened. The weapon glowed pink. Brighter and brighter did it shine, nearly blinding him to what was happening.

He changed physically, something he was certain that the swords of a Shinigami could not do. His transformation took a moment to complete, but it felt like an eternity. He looked so different from what he was before. If he hadn't seen it with his very eyes, he would have never guessed it was Ludwig. His hand was a pencil with more pencils for fingers for goodness sake! The strangeness aside, Kitai could not deny the power behind it. He might not have been able to sense him before, but there was a danger behind what he could see. A power that transcended what he once was.

One moment he was staring at the captain, and the next he wasn't. Kitai failed to even see him move while looking directly at him. Orobas and his clone were gone as well. He couldn't tell what was going on, but an inhuman roar caught his attention. His head swiveled towards where it had came from. A dragon was floating above the ground, a ball of energy forming in its mouth. Kitai could feel the power choking him, even from this distance. The power was staggering.

The beam was fired downwards, seconds away from causing untold amounts of destruction, when a pink dot materialized in the beam's path. Without warning, the beam changed directions, launched into the distance, before crashing with a thunderous boom. Kitai was about to run after him, when the dot flickered again, vanishing once again. Before he could think to ask where he went, a flicker of movement caught his eye, leading him to look towards the skys.

He could barely see who it was, but it was vaguely pink in hue, so he assumed that was him. It was scary how fast he was. Not even a minute after transforming, and he had already crossed the Soul Society and back. And why was he up- Oh. Four beams of light traveled each of the cardinal directions, and each one caused destruction that could not be possible for one being. Kitai was at the upper limits of what could be done in terms of power, he knew this, so he also knew that Ludwig would have blasted him out of the water with what he was showing off.

Kitai could feel the Gates of Hell closing. It was less of something he could truly sense via reiatsu, and more of an instinctual feeling through his chains. Ludwig had managed to banish the gates of Hell. The Saika's eyes were wide with shock, and his jaw slack from the feat. Something heavy landed near him, but he couldn't be bothered, his eyes glued on the figure in the sky. "I nearly fucking died!" Came the eloquent response of a voice he didn't recognize.

He knew it was his clone though. Their bond was as strong as ever, and he could feel the whirlwind of emotions swirling around inside him. Kitai swallowed, and managed to tear his eyes from Ludwig to greet his copy. To be frank, he looked like shit. There was a massive hole in his gut, and frankly, he was astounded he could even stand. He was holding his organs in his body with both hands, and his skin looked white as a sheet. Without a word, Kitai walked over towards the closest wall, and pulling a doorknob from his shihakusho.

He pressed it against the wall, twisted, and pulled open a door that hadn't been there a moment ago. The doppelganger rushed inside, headed straight into a pool of blood in the corner. He closed the door, then pulled it back open, this time looking at Ludwig. On the other side, this time was the man himself. Kitai grabbed the back of his jacket, pulled him through, closed the door, then reopened it, revealing the basement of the Kitai Shop. He entered, and dragged the Captain with him, closing the door behind them. Once it did, the door vanished, as if it were never there.

[Yuki & Yui Tsumugi]

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