Meeting of Number One and Two, Social

[Arcadus]

The Espada were always very secretive, living hundreds of miles away from each other, and even from Kouhai, they kept their lives and affairs hidden. Well, as hidden as they could be when someone that powerful is involved. Standing out in the sands, Arcadus leapt through the air, sailing to his destination, his sandstone platform turned tower. The place was a personal project after Corvus had disappeared and he had destroyed his training platform. Sandstone compacted and hewn with his hands, shockwaves, and pure rieatsu. While it was, admittedly squalid compared to his home palace, he’d made an effort to carve and engrave pleasant designs and facades into the walls and steps.



A circular tower measuring 10 feet across inside, Arcadus sat on his seat. He’d invited his now Primera Espada to this place, as they had sent him a letter stating as such. Far be it from him to not like the idea of having to supply a meeting space when he was the one contacted, but so be it. As for his absence, he’d spent some time meditating. Orem, Valeron, Giovanni, they had all become too much for him to bear for a while. He needed, for the first time since he can remember, rest. Strange thing, being tired. He didn’t know Arrancar to need it beyond emotional or mental reasons, and he had become overwhelmed by them and couldn’t make it without taking a long time to rest.



The man was due very soon, and he assumed there would be some variance depending on how far his gargaunta placed him from the tower, so Arcadus began to draw up his seat and table, a set of black and yellow sandstone slabs, a design of a sun outlined in black on the table. Arcadus laced his fingers together and thought about this. This re entry into the Espada. He was unsure of whether it was a smart idea. He'd not particularly mattered lately, but not much had happened. The uncertianty was a sea he would ride, and with patience it would calm. 

[Maria Ashwin]

Marik Ashwin

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Inovation

is the corner stone of being lazy

It opens doors to make life easier

1.) a lone white streak sailed across the eternal night sky of hueco mundo , a rare occurance some would even think ot a shooting star. But that lone white streak sailing through the sky was none other than the Primera Espada Marik Ashwin. It had been some time since he trapsed about the sands , and he had to admit he loved the feeling of the open air whistling against his skin.

2.) Normally these speeds would strip the flesh clean off of someone of human standing , but marik was no human atleast not anymore. Which was the main reason he could enjoy this , the feeling of accelerating , the wind whistling in his ears , his hair whipping about like a roudy hurricane.

3.) He would trade his speed for anything else in the world , after all it had served him very well. Once the sand stone structure came into view marik would squint as he came upon the limestone structure , 'well this looks like the place' he would think to himself as he slowly descended landing gently upon the sands at the entrance to the massive sand stone tower.

4.) 'well one things for sure you cant say the man doesn't have a sense of grandiose about him' he would think to himself with a smile , silently appreciating the ornate carvings in the sandstone. He would tuck his hands into his pockets as he made his way in and up into the tower , "hello anyone there?"

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[Arcadus]

Arcadus stood up from his seat. His guest was here, and while he was of little provisions out here, as he needed none, he did make a note to bring something. He wasn't sure Marik's taste, so he simply had brought nothing. Arrancar didn't normally eat, it was one of the things that was odd about him. He had no idea if Marik ate, and he wasn't going to bother him. As for what he said as he heard Marik. "Come in, I'm on the second floor." His voice carried in an echo in the stone pillar. 

He was dressed in his espada uniform, the accents of gold trim and black ties on his white robe framed his golden mane and peicing blue eyes as he anticipated the Primera's presence. Positively plussed about htis, Arcadus sighed. Perhaps this one would be different than the others. Espada were wearing on him, all the same. Perhaps this one would have a large mind for things. For armies and war. For magic and nuance. For negotiation and organization. As for what He wanted out of this, it wasn't known. Such things were left to the cutting room.

As he watched the Primera ascend the steps he wondered to himself about his height and weight. Easily heavier than normal but still slim and not too tall, he must have some pretty dense musculature. his Espada uniform was certianly a sight. Ripped sleeves, v collars and the works, Arcadus couldn't help but chuckle to himself about it. It wasn't like he was a stranger to modifying a uniform, but at a certian point, when did a uniform end and an outfit begin?

Arcadus tapped the claws of his gauntlet on the table, putting tiny divits on the stone. Reading the man's soul, he could tell there was a carefree additude. Not something he expected in a Primera Espada, but not unanticipated. You had to be VERY good at things to fill that position. Generally those things were combat. Judging by his build and outfit, he could guess some kind of speedster but it wasn't a sure thing. They could be a runner or a kind of martial artist, which could be interesting. 

As Marik sat down, Arcadus welcomed him, his off hand gesturing to the stone seat opposite him, closest to Marik. "Welcome, welcome Ser Primera. I hope you found me well enough? Good, good, now, I understand you had some questions for me about both my absence, and my return." It was important to be goal oriented here, but this was also a congenial meeting. But, they were here to discuss  things Kouhai was not meant to hear. Such a balancing act. 

[Maria Ashwin]

Marik Ashwin

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Inovation

is the corner stone of being lazy

It opens doors to make life easier

1.)Marik would make himself comfortable in the chair being respectful of the Segunda espada's decor not placing his feet up on the table, He would take in the appearance of the behemoth of a man the legends were not far off. Arcadus was in so many words a mountain of well-dressed and refined muscle.

2.) but he didn't have time to admire the greatness that was arcadus he had questions and propositions that needed to be made. Marik would begin by responding to the questions posed to him "it took me awhile to find this place , but I'll have to admit I took a little longer than I should have I enjoy the wind in my hair and whistling in my air while I run.." he pauses looking around the room taking in his surroundings "..i never really get a chance , especially with all that roudy war talk in las noches cant even train without some dick head spouting propaganda".

3.) Marik's offhand comment was about risers invasion and words to him , words that in mariks own eyes reflecting frustration at the thought of rizer which quickly faded as he directed his eyes toward arcades's own. "you are correct I am wondering what drove you away, I won't pry kohai and the left hand have been making las noches a rather tense place I was actually relieved to get an invitation away from that den of snakes for a bit" he would say with a light non-cholent tone.

4.) His body language rather relaxed throughout the whole ordeal as he truly meant what he said especially after find the exqias tunnels in his palace. "before you answer that i do have to ask how did you build this place?" he would ask genuine curiosity and amazment in his tone.

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[Arcadus]

Arcadus sized up the espada sitting in front of him. They were polite, congenial even. Certainly a middle ground between Ailene's friendly additude and Ryo's taciturn hide. Certianly someone he could talk to and work with. "Yes, I was caught up in all of the last invasion of the shinigami's home, but this new business. I am unfamiliar with it. Making an effort to stay present in the non existant politics of Los Noches has proved uninteresting. I would say more than both hands of Kouhai acting as his mouth, the relative inactivity of the Espada has caused me to retreat."

This wasn't incorrect, but his tie to Charlotte stung his pride, and the degree to which it did immensely disheartening. He was normally beyond the concept of winning or losing, such things an obvious mis-understanding of how events unfold. There are winners and losers at the end, and while two stand there is not a winner. He did not like this. The setbacks he'd suffered, this emotion, that clung to him. He didn't know if he liked it anymore now that it hurt so much. 

"I'm a bit out of the loop, so if you could clue me in, I'd greatly appreciate it. Has Kouhai made any moves? Are the other Espada accounted for? Where is Guujin?" He folded his arms and looked down at Marik. He wasn't so sure he was interested in rejoining if an ever changing roster of Espada were all he was going to be ruling over, considering Charlotte left so quickly. He had heard the Left Hand had made some very foolish moves, but he wanted details from someone who might know. 

Arcadus brushed his chin as he considered his fellow's last question. "To answer your last question, I used my strength and skill with shockwaves to compact sandstone and carved this from a pillar of sandstone disks I had made. It was an interesting process, and certainly giving me a better shape than what I'd accomplish with bricks. The windows are glass, which I was manage to shave from different pits I have generated in my battles out here, or the cero that find their way to the ground. The engravings are done by hand."

[Maria Ashwin]

Marik Ashwin

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Inovation

is the corner stone of being lazy

It opens doors to make life easier

1.)Marik remained quite for a moment his mind swirling in a chaotic whirlwind as he thought back on all that had occurred , 'so much chaos and mayhem born in his absence I might as well let him know now , and save him the headache later' he would think to himself as he took a deep breath and sighed. "Slow down there segunda espada , first allow me to answer your first question , that being said you want to know if kohai had made any moves?" he would say reiterating the segunda's words as he thought back on kohai's actions. "the man is making moves through his hands , though they seem to not be on the same wave length and his presence recently vanished and then re-appeared in las noches it is slowly becoming clear he may not sit idealy by anymore" that last part was said without concern as he let loose a light yawn , marik himself knew to reveer kohai but he also saw the man as a big ass baby with far to much power at his disposal.



He would lean forward placing his elbows on the table as he gazed out the window to their right , taking in the monochrome landscape that was hueco mundo a small smile on his face as for the first time in thousands of years aside from arcadus he had peace and quiet. "As for the espada...it's a revolving door and any of those who where in power while you where around have long since gone dormant , charolete vanished reasons unknown , your spot was soon filled by an arrancar that was hand picked by kaohai and the exquias have also begun moving around as I had a brief chat with the commander about skulking about and appearing out of nowhere" his tone even but rather clear he was put off by the whole encounter between the two.



"The entirety of las noches is now tense , with koahi on the move and rizer planning to invade soul society and gujin doing whatever he is doing to aid the left hand has many on edge" he would state plainly he himself seeming unbother by the whole clusterfuck that had brewed , as his goals lay elsewhere. Marik would take note of how arcadus explained the construction of the tower , taking note of arcadus's muscles and that they where indeed not for show the mention of hand carvings also demonstrated he had extreme precise control of those muscles. Despite how aloof he seemed marik was reading the hidden meaning within those responses.

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[Arcadus]

Arcadus kept his fingers steepled. It wasn't unusual for Los Noches to fall into chaos in his absence, but it was certianly making an effort for record holding. If both hands were moving in strange ways, this was an excellent oppurtunity to make due and regain some power. As for the revolving door of the Espada, he liked Charlotte, but wasn't too disapproving of this young man to care that much. All in all the only thing that troubled him was the Invasion of the Soul Society by Rizer. 

"I see. The espada are weak, without consistent members. The Hands are making plays not exactly fitting with the wills of our lord and are seeming to step on a lot of toes. One going so far as to Invade Soul Society by himself. This is a troubling time Marik. It is lucky then that we met. I am, was, a peace keeper in Los Noches. Few challenged it while I ruled over the Espada. Los Noches had relative peace. But it seems my time to regain that role has come."

Arcadus shifted, his hand lying flat on the table. The physical power Marik had noticed in the larger man tensed for a second, and a pressure seemed to come over the building, like it could all fall apart at any second. Then it ceased. Arcadus could see Marik as he sensed him in this pause. He saw him with more than just his eyes. He saw his soul, his fears. "You've done well Primera in coming to retrieve me. I believe we have business, unless there are other matters you wish to inform me of."

[Maria Ashwin]

Marik Ashwin

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Inovation

is the corner stone of being lazy

It opens doors to make life easier

1.) Marik would slouch in his seat upon arcadus speaking "I see...The espada are weak, without consistent members..." his wording fading into the background. Marik would begin looking around the just past the monolith of a man , 'man that run was fun but dear god am I thirsty' he would think to himself the dryness of his throat becoming apparent.

2.) The primera espada loved moving fast but often ignored the repercussions of moving at such speeds, like the dehydration that followed. As arcadus rambled on his words would never reach marik as he was far more interested in finding a source of hydration, which in itself seemed to not exist in the tower.

3.) 'as grand as this place is he didn't think hey let's put a water fountain in' he would think to himself, as his eyes landed on the open window to the right of them. The pale sands becoming to him , the need for slaughter and constant hunger never truly left him it had just been heavily repressed deep down he missed the carnage.

4.) It was only when the entire palace began to shake did his ears twitch at the sounds of ceramic clinking against each other , 'this bastard was holding out on me ..' he would think to himself eyes scanning the room as it shook till it landed back down upon the window taking notice of a simple ornate sandstone cabinet.

5.) Useing sonido gemlos he would create a clone that would be created at sonido speeeds and then moving at one thousand speed opening the cabinet , quickly whisking out the tea set pulling out a bottle of water and the box of Da-Hong Pao tea. Useing a bala to rapidly heat up tea pot pouring himself a glass.

6.) Based off of aracdus's instinct these actions performed would physically seem invisible say for the gust of wind that would occur for that brief moment , his energy sensory although would allow him to probably piece together what happened. Should he attempt to read marik's soul as it where the few split second thought hehad where of the carnage of desert and being thirsty.

7.) As the shaking stopped he would set the tea down on the table a bitter taste on his tongue as it was just cold leaf juice at this point, he would look back up just as the man finished talking "uh huh , i just wanted to chat for a bit but..." he pauses looking up at the cracked roof "your once glorious home looks like its about to take a shit maybe another day then" he says with a yawn standing and walking toward the open window.

8.) if unimpeded he would jump right on out of the widow and free fall for a bit before opening garganta to the human world , he was intent on stealing a new bed for a project of his, so many many expensive projects to keep tabs on lest he fall into the well of apathy he clawed his way out of.

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[Camila Adaronde]

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