Devils Never Cry [Cinematic PvP]

[Camila Adaronde]

Thread Title: Devils Never Cry
Participants: Camila Adaronde vs. Koshka Volkov
World: Human World
Death Setting: Permanent Injuries Enabled
Rating: R
Location: Northern Karakura, 5:15 PM.
Special Conditions: N/A.
Circumstances: Camila and Albin make their way home, while a Vandenreich Quincy follows close behind.

[Camila Adaronde]

Stretching her shoulders, and slinging her bags over her shoulder, Camila sighed as the pair walked back to their apartment. After a rather successful day of shopping the two had been fully-ready to begin their evening how they saw fit. For Camila, that generally involved a number of fighting games, while Albin was likely to spend the evening reading.

"Man," she started, trying to break the silence, "what a week we've been through, huh?" Taking the time to reminisce on how everything had gone over the last week, she found herself struggling to piece everything together. It had been quite the time; first her fight with Nakajima Kimiko, then her encounter with Ailene, and lastly her fight with the Primera Espada. It had all taken quite a bit out of the girl; to say that she'd wanted a bit of time to relax was an understatement.

"You're telling me," Albin chuckled, "how do you think I've felt dealing with your... antics? Hasn't exactly been the most pleasurable experience, you know." Crossing his arms as the two continued to walk, Albin let out a hefty sigh. "Oh, come on," Camila spoke, "things haven't been that bad. I've lived through everything that's happened thus far; that much should be apparent!"

"Sit down, Cami," the hollow interjected rather sharply, "you've only made it as far as you have because of me; don't forget that. It's because of me that you remain here walking; a debt that you'll be repaying soon. For the time being, keep your head. Don't need you ending up back down in hell again." Stopping in her tracks, Camila took a moment to address the hollow.

"Y'know what?" she started, "shut the fuck up. I've had it with you constantly acting all high-and-mighty over me, acting like I owe you my life or something! News flash, asshole; I don't owe you shit! Your help or not, I still would've clawed my way out of that cesspit. Doesn't matter if you were there or otherwise!"

Prompting a rather notable amount of aggression from Albin, the man dropped pretty much everything and turned to the girl. Reaching his hand out, and grabbing her by the collar of her shirt, he spoke. "Trust me when I say that you know nothing about what's coming, girl. I can, and will make the remainder of your existence miserable. Mark my damned words." Releasing his grip on her, and throwing her back, Albin continued to glare at the girl. She couldn't help but feel a bit off-kilter.

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{Cami's n' Albin's Stats & Skills}
Type: Fractured

Camila's Stats:

Strength: 100 [60]
Speed: 400 [700]
Reiatsu Strength: 200 [100]
Spiritual Pressure: 400 [800]
Senses: 100 [100]
Instinct: 200 [200]
Energy Sensory: 0 [0]
Healing Expertise: 0 [0]

Light Aura: 0
Dark Aura: 100
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Albin's Stats:

Strength: 100 [60]
Speed: 300 [525]
Reiatsu Strength: 100 [50]
Spiritual Pressure: 400 [400]
Senses: 100 [100]
Instinct: 100 [100]
Energy Sensory: 0 [0]
Healing Expertise: 0 [0]

Light Aura: 0
Dark Aura: 100
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Weapons - Blood Weapons: 3
Martial Arts - Zanjutsu: 3
Martial Arts - Hōhō: 3
Strength of Will: 3
Martial Arts - Hakuda: 3

[Koshka Volkov]

Ah, the Human World. Quite an interesting place to be, all things considered; the atmosphere was always quite enjoyable, and more often than not Koshka had gotten the opportunity to let loose every now and again when she visited. A number of individuals tended to get a bit... out of hand, when dealing with the Vandenreich. Today seemed it was to be no different.

Her mission for the evening was to hunt down a rather well-known rogue Shinigami that had established connection with ties with Las Noches. A being of rather profound power, as those that have encountered her have spoken about. This particular Shinigami had torn down a number of Vandenreich encampments, though had otherwise eluded capture or execution for quite a number of years. Not today, though.

Humming a soft tune to herself as she slinked about, following the pair from a nearby alleyway, Koshka took the opportunity to line up a rather clean shot on the taller one. Drawing her spirit weapon, and aiming her bow directly toward Albin's calf, she released the weapon with deadly accuracy. Firing off the arrow as quickly as it had been created, Koshka couldn't help but smile to herself as her shot had found its mark with relative ease.

Given her ability to hide, such was not going to prove to be an issue. Not while she had them locked down so efficiently. Slipping back behind the wall, and surging her own spiritual energy through her bow, Koshka took the opportunity to form it into the weapon she'd known so well; her signature dagger. As soon as that had been done, she was going to spring into action.

Turning the corner once more, and bolting at her top speed in attempt to finish off Albin, she carried herself as fast as she could muster in order to slash through the Hollow's neck with deadly efficiency. She wasn't going to take hostages here if she could help it; she just simply wasn't that type of girl. Plus, picking one of by surprise? That tended to be the most opportune way of dealing with a group like that.

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{Koshka's Stats & Skills}
Type: Shadow

Koshka's Stats:

Strength: 400 [640]
Speed: 400 [1,000]
Reiatsu Strength: 100 [50]
Spiritual Pressure: 400 [240]
Senses: 100 [75]
Instinct: 250 [375]
Energy Sensory: 50 [37]
Healing Expertise: 0 [0]

Light Aura: 0
Dark Aura: 100
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Stealth: 4
Bu Gei - Whispering Mononoke: 2
Weapons - Serrated Daggers: 3
Strength of Will: 3
Toxicology: 2

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{Reiatsu Pool & Resources}
Reiatsu Pool: 2,400/2,400
-70 for a Class 1 arrow.
-100 for Form Property.
+600 from Quincy Regen.
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Mark for Death
XXXX

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{Class 6 - Bow Form - The Depth Collector}
Through her Class 6 Form Property, Volkov transforms her bow into her signature serrated dagger. This dagger is quite large, and a rather thick rope remains tied around the handle attached to her wrist. As one can expect, her ability to use this weapon scales off of the woman's Strength. Instead of firing arrows, however, this dagger can be charged with reiatsu and thrown, flying at the speed of an arrow and being treated as a Class equal to the price of the arrow that had been paid for. Once this dagger finds itself embedded in a surface - be it biological or otherwise - the only individual that can remove the dagger without problem is Volkov. As one can expect, this makes the dagger exceptionally strong when it comes to pulling people back toward the Quincy, or pulling the Quincy to a new location.

Attacks dealt by Volkov's Bow will Mark For Death, putting this Mark on the target that was hit specifically. Trying to remove the dagger with less than 3 Ranks in Bleeding Tolerance and without help from Koshka will also Mark For Death. These Marks interact with the rest of Volkov's abilities, do not expire, and remain specific to each individual Marked. Being a weapon designed to quickly and efficiently kill those marked on Koshka's list, the OS of defensive properties, abilities, or items used by someone with at least one Mark For Death on them will be reduced by 150 for each individual Mark. Wounds left that Mark For Death will leave a black, necrotic mark on individuals based on the location struck.

[Camila Adaronde]

Quicker than either of them had really been able to process, Albin had been shot. Whatever dispute they were having needed to come to an end as he was quickly forced to take a knee. With a grunt of pain as he fell, Camila immediately turned her attention toward the Hollow with widened eyes. "Make them Bleed, Buveur de Sang!" As she finished speaking, and as the Hollow quickly drooped into a pool of blood, it seemed that someone had gone in for a strike against him.

Watching the woman zip by, Camila immediately recognized her attire; this woman was not only a Quincy, but one of those damned Vandenreich. Almost immediately, the girl saw nothing but red. After what she'd been through with her family, she was going to tear this woman's throat out from her mouth if she could help it. Dropping her bags, and grabbing her blade, Camila drew the weapon and faced the Quincy; wherever it was that she happened to be.

"GET OUT HERE AND QUIT HIDING, YOU BITCH!" She shouted, her voice carrying through the part of the town they were in, "I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!" Her breathing almost immediately began to spike as her eyes darted to and fro looking for this woman. She didn't quite have the ability to spot her from the location she was in, and her lack of ability to detect energy found itself doing nothing more than harming her where it was necessary.

From the get-go, she'd already found herself at a disadvantage; that much had been apparent. She'd been fighting someone with stealth skills. And, while she hadn't had the opportunity to deal with someone like that before, she knew full-well that she needed to be on her guard from here-on out, else this was not going to end well for her. To get so far and fall to some Quincy was certainly not becoming of the girl; she wasn't going to let that happen.

As soon as her Zanpakutō had been released, Camila's Bloodied Fortress immediately took hold around her, aiming to protect the Shinigami from incoming strikes. It was really all she could do at the time in order to try to keep the situation in her favor given she knew absolutely nothing about her opponent's capabilities. She needed to think of something to deal with this Quincy; her life depended on it.

Shikai: 1/9
Bloodied Fortress Duration: 5

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{Reiatsu Pool & Resources}
Reiatsu Pool: 8,600/10,000
-100 for Shikai.
-300 for Reiatsu Strength Transfer.
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Blood Counters: 0
+10 for releasing at full-tilt.
-10 for Bloodied Fortress.

[Koshka Volkov]

As she went in for her killing blow on the taller of the two, it seemed that her blade had glided clean through what quickly became a pool of blood. As she continued forward, regardless of her strike on the tall one not proving itself successful, she wasn't going to let that get her down. After all, this fight still couldn't've been that difficult. She was just some lowborn Shinigami.

Continuing on with her movements, and taking refuge behind a building where she could, Koshka took a moment to prepare for her next strike against her opponent, when it seemed that she'd prepared some kind of armor. It seemed rather... interesting, all things considered. To have been forged almost exclusively out of her blood was certainly a rather interesting choice of abilities. Hopefully it was going to be an easy task to break through.

Surging reiatsu through her form, and allowing her to amp her physical capabilities, Koshka went in once more for another strike against the Shinigami; this time, much faster than she'd been able to move just a moment ago. As der Kaiser's own will coursed through her blood, giving her the ability to strike directly through Camila's suit of crimson, she made her mark against the girl's hip with another clean cut.

Landing behind her, and quickly leaping back in case some kind of additional strike aimed to strike back toward her, Koshka put a bit of distance between herself and Camila. Looking down at her blade, she couldn't help but smirk as it had been covered in blood; very notably, the blood of the girl before her. "I wonder," she called out, her voice as smooth as butterknives, "does this blood come from your armor? Or have I just made a new wound across your skin?"

She couldn't help but chuckle. If nothing else, despite being deadly-efficient with her skills, Koshka still rather enjoyed tormenting her prey. Would this girl give in to that torment? Or was she simply going to hold strong despite that fact? Given her prior outburst, she hadn't expected the latter. If nothing else, this was going to be a fun little exchange.

Shadow Drawbacks: 2/8

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{Reiatsu Pool & Resources}
Koshka's Pool: 2,200/2,400
-500 for Blut Arterie.
+300 for Quincy Regen.
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Marks for Death
Camila Adaronde: 2

[Camila Adaronde]

Quicker than she could begin to process, Camila felt a searing pain spike across her hip, and the feeling of the air across her wound. Faster than she had the time to even process what had been happening, this woman had not only gotten close enough to have caught her off-guard, but had also managed to get through her defenses enough to have struck her. Hard.

"Ngh!" she groaned, grasping at her side, and turning her look as the woman spoke, "tough talk for some woman that needs to hide in the shadows, yeah? How about you get out here n' fight like an actual person yeah?" Through her other hand, she took the opportunity to create a weapon in her spare hand; a standard longsword. Enough to get the job done.

Turning her attention toward this woman, Camila took the opportunity to kick things into action herself. Moving forward at her full speed, and closing the gap between herself and Koshka, Cami took a hard swing toward the Quincy. She sought to hold absolutely nothing back against this woman, and fully prepared to tear her down with as few strikes as she could; she wasn't going to let this woman escape if she could help it.

Cleaving overhead first, looking to strike horizontally at the woman's neck in the process, Camila wasted no time in going for another attack against the woman by cleaving vertically through her body. If nothing else, Camila did what she could in order to show the raw voracity behind her blows; she wanted to make it clear that she wanted this woman in pieces.

After her swings, she similarly took a few leaps back from the Quincy. Keeping a hand over her wound, and dropping her blade down with an ever-tight grip still around the handle, she took a moment to process the fight that she'd found herself in. It certainly wasn't an easy situation to be in; especially while Koshka was leagues faster than her. Just how was she supposed to deal with this speed?

Shikai: 2/9
Bloodied Fortress Duration: 4

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{Reiatsu Pool & Resources}
Reiatsu Pool: 8,600/10,000
-500 for Bloodweapons with 400 extra reiatsu; longsword.
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Blood Counters: 1
+1 per post.
+5 if her strike lands.
+5 if her strike lands.

[Koshka Volkov]

Instead of dignifying the girl's words with a response, Koshka instead simply smirked. It seemed that her words were going to be a good way of getting to the girl, after all. She likely wasn't going to last the night; her own emotional responses made that fact clear as day.

Though, it seemed that her aggression had been stoked quite a bit as she went in for some strikes of her own. Assuming a defensive stance, and preparing for what was to come, Koshka simply began with a duck underneath the girl's first strike, combo'd with a sidestep in order to dodge the vertical blow from the Shinigami coming in next. Given her speed significantly outclassed the girl before her? Such a maneuver naturally wasn't going to be difficult for her.

Taking the time to make a move against the girl before she took the opportunity to hop back, Koshka once again struck the Shinigami with relative ease, though this time she struck the girl's other hip with ease. Hopping back in similar fashion once again, Koshka took a moment alongside Camila to size up her foe. She certainly wasn't the most difficult of fights, all things considered, but she certainly proved to be quick on her feet.

Perhaps she'd speed up at some point? Get faster with another release, or just tire out here? It was hard to say, but it made the fight fun if nothing else. Though, she didn't expect it to last all that much longer, if she had to put a guess to it; she was already well-within kill range, and fighting any more than she did at the moment was simply unnecessary.

"That's two now, miss Adaronde," Koshka spoke, "you know that you're running on fumes at this point, right? Surely you don't expect to continue fighting for much longer; I'm a very busy woman, and would very much appreciate it if I could get back home." Keeping the same plain face she did all the while, Koshka made sure to show no semblance of emotion with this girl. She wasn't going to give her an 'in' on the taunting she'd given thus far.

Holding her hand out, Koshka for once let a smile widen across her face. "Well... let's see how you're going to deal with something like this." Snapping her fingers, Koshka allowed her reiatsu to explode inside of the Shinigami girl; under most circumstances, those she fought were to be dead. This girl seemed to be no exception to that rule; as her arrows fired through the girl's wounds, before detonating the arrows on the way out, Koshka simply turned a heel and walked away. She wasn't going to give this girl the time of day to see the rest of her life through; her hit was finished, and that was all that mattered.

Shadow Type: 3/8

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{Reiatsu Pool & Resources}
Koshka's Pool: 1,500/2,400
-500 for Blut Arterie.
+300 for Quincy Regen.
-500 for Soul Property.
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Marks for Death
Camila Adaronde: 0

[Camila Adaronde]

"Tch," Camila scoffed once more, "what on earth are you-" her words were cut off from the feeling of blades dragging through her wounds before she could process just what was going on. As arrows formed partially inside of her, before immediately firing toward the girl's insides.

Ripping through Camila's internals before leaving her body, each of those arrows that had originally fired immediately found themselves exploding; no thanks to this woman's. As her ears rung rather heavily in a rather exorbitant flash of light made itself apparent in Karakura, she fell to the ground almost immediately. How the hell was she supposed to fight someone like this? She couldn't even land a hit on the woman; that much had made itself apparent with her absolutely hellish speed.

Watching her turn on her heel and disappear into the shadows, Camila heaved and tried her best to carry her breath as best she could. After she was gone, Camila needed to take the opportunity to repair her wounds. "D-drain them of their vitality... and consume it a-all! Gouge de Sang!" As she finished speaking, and with another burst of her own reiatsu, Camila took a deep breath.

Forcing herself to stand as her wounds slowly began to repair themselves once more, she found herself breathing rather heavily. Thankfully? She'd been able to make it out of that encounter alive. But, at what cost? She'd nearly lost her head, and likely would've sooner if not for the fact that she'd decided to simply walk away after she thought the job was done.

"To think I'd have to release Bankai just to survive something like that..." she spoke to herself, "what kind of a monster was that woman?" In the back of her head, she heard a scoff from Albin. What did I tell you? You're not fit to deal with these kinds of threats on your own. With his words, Camila's head immediately began to spin. She wasn't long for consciousness in this world, and she couldn't exactly figure out why.

I think it's about time I took over, don't you think? It's been fun, but it's no longer your time, Camila.

[Kitai Yoru]

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