War is Peace; Ignorance is Strength [JT]

[Koshka Volkov]

Stretching her shoulders with a distinct 'crack', Koshka let out a soft sigh. It had been quite a while since she'd actually been given a mission by His Majesty. She was glad to have the opportunity to finally be out and about with the backing of the Vandenreich, instead of doing her own little skirmishes! It had an almost... refreshing feeling to it. Even more so given she'd been told to work alongside another Captain Supervisor in order to accomplish their task for the afternoon. A Miss Lulatrix Lapis Lazuli. Certainly an interesting name, she thought to herself, I wonder what kind of person she is.

Taking a moment to glance around, Koshka nodded to herself upon realizing she'd ended up in Belgium; Brussels, specifically. According to reports that had been given to the both of them, it seemed that there had been quite a growing force stationed here. Around five-hundred or so strong, mostly made up of lesser Quincy. "Pathetic," she muttered to herself, "to think any of them hold a candle to His Majesty." The thought made her quite upset. If nothing else, she'd run through the speech, give them the chance to assimilate into His Majesty's ranks, but wasn't exactly counting on it. She'd revel in the conflict that would eventually follow.

Though, to say that there was an unaccounted factor would be an understatement. Before any action were to be taken, getting to know Lulatrix was going to be a necessity. If nothing else, the two were equal in rank. Getting to know each other would be the bare minimum. There was little chance that this was going to be their only meeting, and taking proper precaution to not damage that relationship was going to be important. Did Lulatrix share the sentiment? She'd know once her compatriot arrived in Brussels as well.

Thankfully there was no worry about the two being "late"; given the two weren't on any kind of strict time limit, she was willing to spend a bit of time waiting for Lulatrix to arrive. Though, that did give the girl quite the idea. Until Lula made her way onto the scene, Koshka took a seat, and simply took in the scenery of Brussels. The lights, the buildings, and even the people walking the streets provoked an unmatched level of interest from the girl. Quite the wonderful place, really.

Upon Lula's own arrival, Koshka would take the opportunity to stand up to address the woman. "Pleasure to meet you here," she'd speak, keeping as friendly a tone as possible, "hope you're prepped for this afternoon's little... excursion. Assuming all goes well, would you like to grab some chocolate afterward? We are in Brussels, after all. My treat of course."

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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 School: 3
Weapons - Serrated Daggers: 2
Strength of Will: 3
Toxicology: 2

[Lulatrix Lapis Lazuli]

Lulatrix was flipping through a book as she made her way down the Belgian streets. It was a busy day, but the people passed by like they weren't even there. Her bright green eyes scanned each page as she paid no mind to those who were joining her outside, using the same pavement as she was. She had somewhere to be, she had to meet up with another Captain Supervisor, which was great for her. She had been stuck inside the Silbern for so long, basically by herself, that any  excuse to get out and see the world was something she would jump on. Not to mention that Belgium was an old  city, and, hopefully, filled with old books or statues or anything interesting. 

Lula licked her finger and turned the page, but stopped when she tasted something. Her brow wrinkled it was iron in taste and she glanced down. There were a few blood splatters on the book. Lula turned her head and looked down at her clothes. Not a speck of red on them. She nodded. She had thought  so, but she had missed the book, so she had to stop and double check. The shopkeeper didn't seem to understand what Lula meant when she had asked for an old book about old things. She'd wanted an alchemy book, but the old man had just handed her an old looking book about whatever bullshit the neo new age pagan bullshit kids were calling Alchemy these days. Too many cartoons rotting their brains. 

The man was old anyway, Lula figured she was doing him a favor by not letting his old brains, already begun in the rotting process, stay decrepifying in that skull of his. However, since he did take the time to suggest it, she flipped through it on her way to the meeting place. She was dressed peculiarly for the time. She had on a rather large white hat, trimmed in purple. It capped her orchid colored hair. She wore a halter top trimmed in gold and not one, but two  cloaks over that. A white one and a purple one. A swishy pleated skirt adorned her hips, exposing much less thigh than cleavage as thigh-highs snaked up her legs. Her boots chunked against the cement as she spotted her partner for the day. 

Lula tossed the book in a passing trash receptacle when she spotted her fellow Quincy. Her sensing skills were quite good, and it seemed like Koshka was the only one nearby with any  kind of spiritual pressure. Lula knew she'd  be easy to spot. Her own spiritual pressure was nearly off the charts. The girl was a founted  of reiatsu that bubbled over. She knew she couldn't hide it even if she wanted  to. 

She didn't. 

Her bright eyes lit up even more as she met Koshka's gaze.  "Captain!" Lula chirped, stiffening up. "Captain Supervisor Lulatrix Lapis Lazuli!" She barked and then broke out into a grin. She eyed Koshka and then leaped and squeezed her fellow Quincy. Koshka was well over half a foot taller than the diminutive Lula, but after a gentle nuzzle, Lula hopped back and ran a finger along the brim of her hat. 

"Chocolate sounds divine. Heh." Lula's tone was higher pitched, like a squeak with a hint  of Eastern European to it. She clapped her hands together. "I didn't read the report. It doesn't matter." Lula said. "I would say this is a waste of our time, but I think I can find the fun in it!" She motioned with her hands. As she chuckled, she punched her hand and ground her knuckles into her palm as she sneered. Her eyes crossed as she lifted her head and smiled at Koshka. "Do you have the intel? I didn't bother. I figured they would be easy to find, or lure  out.  Hehhmmm~" 

[Koshka Volkov]

As her people-watching venture continued, it seemed that a rather noteworthy, rather powerful spiritual signature was approaching her. Though, she hadn't felt concerned. No, nothing of the sort. Even if she wasn't the greatest at picking up on these signatures, spending day and night within Silbern tends to make someone... aware of His Majesty's spiritual presence. This was no different. This had been another member of His Majesty's forces approaching her.

A truth that further showed itself as the violet-bathed woman called out to her. As she introduced herself, a similar look rose upon Koshka's face. If nothing else, she was glad to see a compatriot in the streets, prepping for what was to- "W-whoa!" She called out, taken aback from being grabbed by the shorter of the two of them. She returned the gesture in time, but not without a preliminary stage of shock. She wasn't exactly the type to get very... physical, with her subordinates, sans her partner.

As Lulatrix took a step back, adjusting her own hat, Koshka took the opportunity to do the same with her uniform. She rather enjoyed keeping a somewhat modest appearance about her. As she made her offer about a snack for the two after the extinction recruitment campaign had ended, she made note of Lula's words on the matter. "Noted. We can head out once we're finished here, then!" Gently clapping her hands together in excitement, Koshka took a deep breath, as to steel herself for what was to come.

"No harm done," Volkov replied, "you wouldn't be the first, and most certainly won't be the last." She chuckled softly. "We're here to locate a nearby Gemischt encampment, and aim to recruit them under His Majesty's ranks. Should they refuse, well... I think you might just get the idea on what to do." As she finished speaking, Koshka gently tossed Lula a small vial of transparent liquid. "Careful with that stuff around any open wounds; you don't want it getting into your body."

Taking the opportunity to open a vial herself in order to submerge her cross in it, Koshka continued to listen to what the Quincy by her side happened to say on the matter. "Not a lot of intel," she responded, "but enough to help us find where we're going. I can't say I'm opposed to your idea on... gathering it, though." A sick grin rose to her face at the thought. She knew full-well that most folk weren't exactly keen on assimilating into His Majesty's army. She was more than glad to do what must be done.

"Our little camp shouldn't too far from here," she spoke, taking the opportunity to head toward the nearest alleyway the two could find, "what say we take the opportunity to skip this little journey and get to the fun part?" Taking the time to seal the vial of toxin, and holding out a hand into the dark of the alleyway, Koshka channeled a bit of ambient reishi in the area to create a rather large zeichen of shadow. "We'll be headed toward the edge of the city, just up north. You'll know it when you see it. I've the opportunity to cash out on a few of these individuals myself, but ultimately? The entire encampment is free game." Laughing once more at her own comments, Koshka stood by the portal of dark, allowing Lulatrix the first opportunity to head in.

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{Item given to Lula}

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{Akki's Kiss}

Name: Akki’s Kiss
Description: A particularly lethal toxin sold by Pesticide. A single purchase of Akki’s Kiss comes as a singular vial, easily stored in a Gintō-esque container. One dose is enough to coat a weapon for three successful strikes, or enough to coat five consumable weapons and/or ammunition. Durability applies to the vial itself, and not the contents inside.
Class: 2
Item Type: Weapon - Poison.
Item Power (IP): 300
Offense Type: Physical.
Durability: 150
Bonuses: Akki’s Kiss applies to its victims through contact; so much as 1 point of incoming damage is enough to infect a victim with a single dose. Every dose that courses through the veins will store itself within the victim’s blood, going unnoticed until enough of it is there to prime all at once. Each dose that infects a target will last for the duration of the thread, leaving behind the combined IP of all doses of Akki’s Kiss within the victim. When this amount of IP equals or surpasses a victim’s current Reiatsu pool (before any alterations), that victim will be incapacitated to the point of being unable to fight in NDE/DP threads, or slain in DE threads. Consuming any number of vials alongside 75 reiatsu will douse a Quincy’s bow in this dose, applying the effects of this poison to all strikes and arrows over two posts per vial.
Drawbacks: Consumable. Requires multiple consecutive strikes in order to get noticeable effect from the toxin, requiring multiple doses. Each rank in Poison Resist will treat the target’s current Reiatsu pool as 25% higher for the purpose of this item only. Five posts after application to a weapon, the poison will wear off, requiring another application.
Cost: 3,000/vial.
Crafting Skills: 2 in Toxicology.
Donated to Urahara's: No, going to Pesticide - Vandenreich Only.

[Lulatrix Lapis Lazuli]

"Greaaaat~" Lula said with a grin and ran a finger along the brim of her hat. "I haven't been here before, but I thought the city would be a bit ... older. This is Europe, you know? It's not like Japan at all..." Lula's nose wrinkled as she said the words. Sure, the Japanese people had history and neat architecture, but alot of hwat was worth digging into was locked inside of shrines and places that didn't really  let someone like her walk freely. 

She caught the vial that was unexpectedly tossed and juggled it a few times before lifting it up and peering at it. "What is it?" She asked. "An alchemical mixture of some kind?" Her eyes lit up at the thought, but when Koshka implied it was more like a poison, Lula sighed. "I don't know how useful it will be to me, but thanks!" She chirped. She reached out for Koshka's hand with both of hers and gave it a firm shake. "That's very nice of you, friend!" She said as her eyes stared at Ksohka. "I don't usually get gifts! I'll make sure and pay you back!" Said the diminutive Quincy with a lilting chuckle that wafted strangely into the breeze. 

As they moved, Lula's lips pursed. "Free Quincy...  here's the only intel I need to know: Do they know of the Emperor's glorious existence or not?" She asked, tilting her head to Koshka. "Because... the decision after that is pretty easy to make, heh..." Lula's head bobbed in a nod that was longer than it needed to be. She then watched as Koshka opened the shadow-y portal and stared at it with a mystified awe. "Oooohhh... this is you, huh?" She asked. 

As she stepped through it, Lula slapped Ksoha's arm. "You don't really seem like the proselytizing type, you know? That kind of tells me the answer to my own question, doesn't it?" She asked and stepped through the portal. She was on the opposite side in a rush and her eyes widened again. "Ohhhh! What fun!" She clapped her hands. She waited for Koshka to appear and then tilted her head. 

"One thing too, you seem to be a bit sneakier than I am... I..." Lula blushed. "It's not my forte, so to speak, so... they probably definitely  know that I am here, but they probably don't know you  are!" She nodded as her Reiatsu practically rolled off of her in purple waves. "So, whatever position you want to get in, I suggest doing it now  and we'll see how they greet me! Maybe they'll bring some chocolate!?" Lula's head nodded eagerly. "Oh! I hope so!" 

[Koshka Volkov]

Listening to Lula's comments, Koshka couldn't help but chuckle. "Oh, are you from Japan?" She asked lightheartedly, "Can't say I'm too surprised myself with your situation, then. No doubt it takes... quite a bit to get used to out here." Having lived not too far from Belgium herself, Koshka found herself somewhat familiar with the architectural layout of the city. It wasn't anything noteworthy, as this had been her first time in Brussels herself, but it was enough to at the very least be familiar with it all.

As the two continued walking, and Lula responded to Koshka's own 'gift', she found herself chuckling. "You never know," she spoke with a chuckle, "might come in handy more than you'd think. That there is a special blend of a few different spiritually-inclined reagents; it'll take naturally to your bow. Worst case, you're welcome to reverse-engineer it and utilize it as you see fit." In truth, she was quite curious to see what Lula would've done with something like that. Though, as Lula continued to speak, Koshka simply chuckled in suit.

"There's no need to pay me back, dear," she spoke softly, "think of it as a gift from His Majesty himself. There's no need to pay it back if you're worried about some sort of debt, but any gesture of kindness will be appreciated regardless." Giving Lula another simple smile, she wanted to make her stance on the matter known. She wasn't opposed to such kindness, but there was no need for it to devolve into competition. Koshka herself knew that something like that would be the death of their relationship.

In response to Lula's next question, Koshka simply shrugged. "I'm not exactly certain. I'd be glad to spread His Majesty's word if we get the opportunity, but these encampments have been... somewhat volatile, to say the least. I wouldn't count on this ending peacefully." The woman's face contorted into a smirk. In truth, she was looking for things to result in bloodshed. She'd managed to pick up a few contracts for a number of the Quincy in the area, and wasn't exactly planning on leaving empty-handed. Even if things had gone relatively well, those few folk were still to be cast into the depths.

As the two made their way into Schatten, Koshka returned the comment. "Oh, I certainly can be. Especially around the newer recruits; best way to navigate through His Majesty's forces in my opinion would be to make your own path." That was exactly how she did it. Well, with minimal help from Zinnia as well, but the two had walked that path together. She smiled, thinking of her partner.

As they eventually arrived, Koshka stretched her shoulders once more, another soft 'crack' echoing from her joints. She was going to take the opportunity to warm up while underwater; no need to do so at the moment. Though, on that note, it seemed that Lulatrix provided a rather excellent point. "There's no worries at all on that front, Lulatrix," she spoke, holding out her cross, "you may just be our ticket in there to begin with." As she finished speaking, Koshka jumped toward Lula, though instead of colliding with the girl, a splash of water burst from her hat, only to eventually leave Koshka... gone.

"Pretty neat, yeah?" She spoke softly from within her own watery world, as to assure only Lula would be able to hear, "just say the word and I'll make my move on tearing apart these Gemischt. Or, if you'd like an easy escape, we can manage that as well, provided you can hold your breath." Another chuckle came from the girl. Regardless of how Lula wanted to approach this situation, Koshka prepared her blade, and began shadowboxing beneath the murky waves. Better to take the time to prepare for an oncoming battle than to sit idly by.

[Lulatrix Lapis Lazuli]

Lula snorted at Koshka's insinuation. "Pffft, No! I'm from Latvia. It's close to Russia." She explained. "I have done some studying in Japan and, you know it's a bit of a spiritual hotbed, sooo...." She trailed off. That didn't matter too much. "As fascinating as the Japanese Onmyoudo are, they don't hold a candle to our alchemists!" Lula said with a nod. She then pulled out the bottle again and began to inspect it.

"No need, you say?" Lula said, not turning to look at Koshka. "Friends should look out for each other." She added. "And, if you have my back, then I have yours." Lula turned and her green eyes peered at Koshka as her lips twisted up into a grin. She then squinted and tilted her head, a lilting giggle escaping her lips. "Nnnn.... My own path?" Lula said aloud. "Wouldn't that be nice?" She asked rhetorically, with no longing in her tone.

Lula looked on as they saw the encampment. She stopped when Koshka told her not to worry and then leaped at her. Lula blinked and then Koshka was... gone? Lula blinked and looked around only to realize Kosha was in her hat!? She looked up, her eyes crossing as she did. "W-wait!?" She bleated. You did that!? That's so coooool!" Lula lit up and began to clap her hands. "Ooooh! And here I was... about to be a bit greedy!" Lula said and pouted.

"Hmmmmmm.... what's the best way to do this?" She asked as she stopped in front of the building they would soon be entering. As she pondered it, she took out her Quincy cross and h3eld it out. "Ok, Dalet, ready for some fun?" She asked as her hand began to glow. It extended out until it was taller than she was. In her hand was a glowing purple bow that was as tall as an English longbow, but at the top of the bow, like a hood ornament, was a snake's head with open mouth and bared fangs. the string came down from from the back of the snake's neck and disappeared into the bottom of the bow, which was fashioned like a snake's tail.

Lula held it aloft and inspected it. "How many are there?" She asked no onw in particular as she righted her bow so it was parallel with her and pulled at the string. Her own energy began to flow into the bow as she pulled the string back so far that it snapped. The string then rolled upward into the back of the snake head's neck until it disappeared and the snake now had a small, glowing forked tongue.

"Seems like activating Magischer Kreis has stirred up the nest a little. They are small fries, though." Lula said with a effervescent giggle. "Ok, Spinnenseide, do your thing!" As Lula spoke, there was an approaching guard. There were also a few more coming around from the sides. All of them had bows drawn at Lula and one of them demanded to know who she was as they finally laid eyes on her.

"You there! We can feel your spiritual pressure! Identify yourself!"

Lula's eyebrows raised. "Oh? Me?" Lula said and looked around and pressed a hand to her chest. "I was here... looking for strong folk! His Majesty, the Emperor, is always looking for strong warriors, you know? Are you strong?" She asked. Before they could answer, Lula lifted her bow and tapped it to the ground. A small magic circle appeared in front of the snake's face and then... nothing.

The Quincy had all drawn their bows, and their muscles tensed as as they expected something from Lula. She watched them and then started laughing, almost cackling. "As I said, His Majesty is looking for strong warriors to recruit."

"Who is-" One of them called out and then suddenly cuts started appearing on him. He screamed in pain, but the more he thrashed the more he cut until the gashes deepened. He looked like he was suddenly bound and fell tot he ground as chunks of flesh started to get torn off of him until ... eventually he slumped in a pool of shaved flesh and blood.

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{Spinnerseide}To be able to detect Spinnerseide, an ES of 50 is needed. To be able to see it clearly, an ES of 200 is needed.

The same thing happened to the other two and Lula giggled delightfully as the other two Quincy also fell in a shredded pile of flesh while watching Lula step past them. She stopped as one of the Quincy's screams turned into groans. "Me?" Lula said as she spun around and lifted up her boot. "I am looking for weaklings. I love crushing ants." She said, giggling as she stomped on the Quincy's head and ground her heel into it. There was a thickening noise as Lula pulled her foot away.

She yawned. "I don't think they are worth our time, Koshka. But they do know we're here." She said as a mass of Quincy poured out of the building and started firing arrows at Lula. She dashed to the side, but continued to gain ground as she avoided the attacks. "There's got to be at least one or two strong ones in the bunch, though." She said. "Do you want me to plow through these weaklings? Or do you want some of them for yourself?" Lula asked. Even as the Quincy fired at her, Lula would wave her bow in front of her, creating magic circle like discs that blocked the Quincy arrows like shields.

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Magischer Kreis (Magic Circle) [100] + Spinnenseide [250] + 10 arrows fired (Basic Arrow Cost [70])

Reiatsu: 8,950

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{Magischer Kreis (Magic Circle)}
Form Property - Magischer Kreis (Magic Circle)

Activation Cost [100]

With a pluck of the string, the purple string wraps around the bow and "slithers" up into the snake's head, forming the forked tongue of the snake and making the eyes of the ornamental snake glow purple. This turns Lula's bow into a stylized white staff that is vaguely resembles a caduceus staff. Once the bow has been unstrung, rather than firing Arrows, The "string" of the bow, the forked tongue of the snake, is used to "Draw" Sigils in the form of magic circles. She draws these in the air in front of her.

From these circles the "arrows" are "summoned." Offensively, this takes the shape of a beam firing from the circle. Defensively, the circle fills, offering a bit of protection against attacks, depending on how many arrows were used to "draw' the circle and how large it is. One arrow is a beam about the size of one arrow, the sigil around it about the size of a silver dollar. Five arrows shot at once fires a beam about the size of a basketball. The sigil around it being about the size of a serving tray at a restaurant.

The Circles can be activated immediately, or be fired at a delay by spending [100] Reiatsu per unfired Cricle per post.

The Sigils have a static durability of 10-50% OS of damage depending on how many arrows are used.

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{Spinnenseide}
Mass Property - Spinnenseide (Spider Silk!)

Activation Cost [250]

Lula's Mass Property is Spinnenseide. When fired from her normal bow, the normal arrow is fired, but when activated, splits into dozens of nearly invisible strands of Reiatsu, that are deadly to the touch. To those with poor senses, the Arrow will look like it has disappeared and then, suddenly, as they become entangled int he fillament, they will begin getting cuts. Trying to flail and remove it will only make it worse. It is easily broken with reiatsu abilities, however. And if seen, it can be dodged. The initial form of Spinnenseide is show more like a lasso or bolas, a thin string of it that tries to wrap around someone and hold them in place.

When Lula's bow is unstring, the Spinnenseide shoots out of the sigil in a cloud. It is a bit slower, but covers more area. This is shot more like a blanket or net, with the intention of falling onto an enemy, covering them and making escape both painful and distracting. When Spinnenseide is shot through a sigil, the sigil fills up, then disappears, making those who aren't paying attention, think that Lula has just activated a defensive sigil.

Aside from firing it at someone, Lula can use Spinnenseide to set up a trap. Putting it up in places where she might drive an opponent into it to tangle them up. Lula can spend [10] Reiatsu per arrow per post to maintain a Spinnenseide that has been fired.

To be able to detect Spinnerseide, an ES of 50 is needed. To be able to see it clearly, an ES of 200 is needed. Spinnerseide also has only 25% of its normal durability against reiatsu based attacks.

[spoilers=stats and skills]

[[Strength - 200 Points (100) -50%
Speed - 200 Points (100) -50%
Spiritual Pressure - 400 Points (1000) +150%
Reiatsu Strength - 400 (700) +75%
Light Aura - 00 Points
Dark Aura - 100 Points
Instinct- 50 Points
Senses- 50 Points
Energy sensory - 200 Points
Healing Expertise - 0 Points
Total: 1500/1500 SP]

Skill Points: 12/15
Crafting/Forging 4
Strength of Will 3
Illusion Resist 3
Anti-Stealth 2

[Koshka Volkov]

Koshka couldn't help but chuckle once more at Lula's comments. "Well," she started, "I appreciate the willingness to look out for each other. Feeling's mutual." In truth, she'd meant it. It wasn't often that there were folks Koshka had been willing to look out for, and Zinnia happened to be really the only individual on that matter. It was a nice change of pace, all things considered.

As she'd gone through with her initial course of action, jumping within Lula's hat, Koshka found herself walking about in her own watery world with relative ease, standing next to Lula from her own perspective despite being gone in the real world. As her subordinate spoke, Koshka did the same, her voice seemingly originating from her point of entry; the Quincy's own hat. "Glad you're a fan, haha." Watching as her friend formed her bow, before quickly altering its shape to take that of a staff, Koshka couldn't help but smirk. It seemed that this girl was a ranged fighter. These two were likely going to make quite the duo.

Within moments, a rather small crowd had been drawn to Lula, claiming those folks had been able to feel the girl's spiritual presence in the area. Truthfully, that didn't seem like the most difficult thing to do, given Lula had been practically bathing in it. A walking warhead, some might've even compared her two. Certainly wasn't a bad thing. As the situation continued to slowly grow more tense, Koshka made sure she had her blade ready, poised to strike. She'd give Lula the first move, and take that as her sign to get going.

Watching the situation carefully, Koshka made note of Lula's movements, before getting into position just behind one of the nearby guards, primed to make her attack. Without even being able to see the strike itself, Koshka heard agonized cries of pain, followed by quite a number of open wounds splitting a guard into mincemeat. Diving into the 'earth' in her gray world, Koshka burst forth into the real world with a violent splash of water, gripping the ankles of a nearby Quincy, not quite aware of the situation that had been going on, only to pull him deep beneath the waves.

Returning to her own world with her hostage, she made quick work of the flat-footed individual, jamming her blade into them before leaving the body to return into the real world once more with violent force. Returning to Lula's side once more, Koshka made immediate note of the fact that she'd dealt with these now-shredded Quincy with ease. "Nice, very nice," she spoke, "couldn't even see those attacks on them myself; kudos to you for that one!" Oncemore, she jumped back into Lula's hat.

And right on time, too. It seemed that a good few of the buildings had immediately released a sea of free Quincy, pouring out and going on the offensive almost right away. Firing arrows at the girls, Lula seemed to make her departure from there. As she spoke, Koshka ran along in her gray world, keeping up with her in order to appear where necessary. "I'll pick a few off, but don't worry about me; you're welcome to have your fun! I'm rather excited to make a few of these so-called 'leaders' beg for their life."

As the two continued about, Koshka continued in her world, swimming through the atmospheric water in order to get toward the back line, before silently dragging two Quincy underneath the waves. She didn't kill them then and there like the last one, rather fired two arrows in order to keep them pinned into the watery world by their clothes. They'd drown in time, and if they didn't by the time they were ready to leave? They'd be good sources of information on the state of the encampment before the two had arrived.

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{Reiatsu Pool & Resources}
Reiatsu: 2,200/2,400
-200 for Power Property.
-100 for Form Property.
-300 from dragging folks under water.
+400 from Quincy Regeneration.

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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.

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{Class 4 - Power - The Queen of the Deep}
Koshka's Power Property allows her to do some rather interesting things with everything directly around her. By spending 50 reiatsu, Koshka can sink into a surface at her Speed, ripping through that surface like she were submerging herself in water. This Property allows Volkov to remain submerged within the surface itself as though it were a "pocket dimension". While inside of a surface, she is capable of moving to adjacent surfaces at her Speed in order to easily reposition herself. As one might be able to tell, detecting her while she's submerged can be quite difficult, requiring 200 Energy Sensory, and half of her Stealth Ranks in Anti-Stealth to track her. Ranks in Anti-Stealth will lower this requirement by 100 per Rank someone has, but this requirement will increase by 100 for each Rank in Stealth that Volkov has. If terrain that Koshka has submerged in is destroyed, she is no longer capable of reemerging from that location and thus needs a new spot to emerge from. The inside of this watery world appears as a complete opposite of the world Koshka currently inhabits, except completely submerged in deep, murky water.

While submerged, Volkov is incapable of striking at a target, and is required to resurface in order to attack; this can be a partial-resurfacing, but she's still required to make herself visible in this situation. While resurfacing however, she'll still remain difficult to detect until after making an attack. Resurfacing costs no reiatsu, but 50 Reiatsu can be spent in order to do so violently; in doing so, Volkov's next attack will Mark For Death twice as much as normal, but will reveal her position to even those with 0 Energy Sensory. By expending 100 reiatsu to do so, Koshka can pull individuals into surfaces to submerge with her, so long as her Strength is higher than their own (or if they're willing). Those that find themselves submerged will have two posts plus an additional post per Rank in Strength of Will they have before drowning; while this Property is active, Volkov is capable of breathing in any and all water. Forcibly resurfacing after being dragged into a surface in this fashion will Mark For Death, though can be done by anyone willing to spend 150 reiatsu to do so, provided something doesn't keep them within this watery world. Should someone need an "emergency escape" (i.e. while being held in the water), they can instead expend 300 reiatsu, plus an additional 100 reiatsu per Mark For Death on that target. Spending such will result in an immediate escape, regardless of circumstance. Dragging someone into the depths requires a violent emerge, meaning that an individual will be made immediately aware of an attempt to do so. Those that are submerged in addition to Koshka are similarly cloaked through the property, be it friend or foe, though Koshka is innately aware of all whom reside within the deep.

[Lulatrix Lapis Lazuli]

"Hey! It's cool!" Lula chirped, grinning at the acknowledgment of the acknowledgment and then at the compliment. "Yeah! It's a good thing we're on the same team, right? Heheh..." Lula chuckled to herself. Though, she wasn't thinking about what might happen if she had to fight Koshka for real. Fighting a woman who could just disappear. That didn't sound like one bit of fun. Instead, she focused on the Quincy pouring out in front of her. Most of them just seemed to have the usual Quincy tricks. 

Yawn. 

Spinnenseide would take care of most of the chaff. Any Quincy who couldn't even see  it weren't going to be worth Lula's tine. Or, rather, were definitely  worth her time, but even Lula had her limits when dealing with weaklings. The Quincy pouring into the silken nets and then trashing about, however, was rather funny. She giggled as they just kept falling for it over and over again. "Ahahaha! They will just cut themselves to ribbons! They will just kill themselves! haha!" Lula chortled. "How could the Emperor want to rule such trash! They wouldn't even be worthy to be His fodder!" She exclaimed obnoxiously to anyone within earshot, trying to rile up the other Quincy. 

Luckily, or maybe unluckily for Lula, a Quincy burst from the entrance of a building, scheele schneider in one hand and a glowing shield in the other. There was a slicing motion made and instantly, what looked like nothing was briefly a shimmering net before falling off the bloodied and and tortured Quincy. Lula's eye twitched as the Quincy met her gaze. 

"Why!?" Shouted the angry woman as she pointed her Seele Schnieder at Lula. "Why have you come for us?! Neither Shinigami nor Hollow, but Quincy?! What Quincy would decimate their own kind, so few as we are!?" 

Lula's eyes widened as she stared at the woman. "Say... what?" Her cheeks puffed out and an burst of air shot from her as she started laughing. "What? What? What!?" She mocked. "Hey! Babushka!" Lula barked, annoying the Quincy who still looked fairly young, nothing like a grandma. "Weeeelll, really, I just came to see if anyone here was worth the Emperor's time, buuuut... everyone here seems to be nothing but dogs!" Lula tapped her staff and the snake eyes began to glow for a moment. 

Lula then waved her wand in front og her, creating a few giant circles, each of them firing large beams. most of the Quincy were hit, but the woman raised her arm and blocked the attack with her shield and looked around. There was damage to her clan mates, but, peculiarly enough, they were all sprouting animal ears where their real ears would be. Big, floppy, dog ears. 

"Ahaha! Literally!" Lula chirped. 

"What is this Emperor you speak of!?" The woman shouted hoarsely. "You kill  us then mock  us then want us to join  you!?" She asked, not sure how to react other than to run at Lula, her shield glowing as she reeled her arm back and whipped it forward, throwing the shield at Lula, who quickly traced a sigil with her bow to put up a defensive rune which the shield bounced off of after shattering and flew right back to the woman, who was starting to close the distance. 
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Reiatsu:9.900/10,000

10 Arrows - 700

Switch to Power Property - Launigkeit (Whimsy!) -200

Reiatsu Regen +800

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{stats and skills}
[[Strength - 200 Points (100) -50%
Speed - 200 Points (100) -50%
Spiritual Pressure - 400 Points (1000) +150%
Reiatsu Strength - 400 (700) +75%
Light Aura - 00 Points
Dark Aura - 100 Points
Instinct- 50 Points
Senses- 50 Points
Energy sensory - 200 Points
Healing Expertise - 0 Points

Skill Points: 12/15
Crafting/Forging 4
Strength of Will 3
Illusion Resist 3
Anti-Stealth 2

[Koshka Volkov]

Ah, such violence was music to her ears. If nothing else, this had to be the most exhilarating part of being Vandenreich; the senseless acts of violence she was permitted to inflict upon the world around her. Even Lulatrix seemed to be enjoying it quite a bit as well, as evidenced by her laughter that had been heard from quite a bit away.

As she continued to watched Quincy after Quincy enter Lula's 'death zone' as she saw it as, Koshka found herself back in her grayworld, scouting through the encampment all the while. Anything of value - anyone of value - that she could find was going to be hers for the taking. Granted, she hadn't expected all that much from some Gemischt camp, but thus was life. If nothing else, wiping this lot out was going to be the most enjoyment she got from something unrelated to Zinnia for quite a while.

As she continued to slink through the waves, eventually emerging outside of Lulatrix's own zone of strings to rendezvous, she crossed her arms and watched with a smirk on her face. "Getting quite a fill out of taunting them, yeah?" She smiled. In truth, she was more than glad to do the same thing provided she had the opportunity to, but this was Lula's moment. She wasn't going to just interrupt like that! She deserved her time to shine, and what a time it was to watch.

Though, one thing caused the Quincy to snicker rather quickly; once each of the Gemischt began to sprout dog ears, Koshka couldn't help but let out her amusement in the form of a laugh. "What on earth?" She asked, a smile across her face, "Lulatrix, that was you, correct? Quite the interesting little ability you've got there!" She couldn't help but smile at the fact, still rather intrigued with everything that this Quincy had to offer.

Though, a question from one of these dog Quincy provoked quite the thought from Koshka. "I'm sorry?" She asked, "you mean to tell me you've no idea whom His Majesty is? There's no way." Leaning off of her wall, she watched as the woman's own shield quickly rebounded from one of Lulatrix's own runes, before immediately throwing her dagger toward the rebounded weapon. Piercing through its protective capabilities, Koshka yanked on the rope tied to her wrist, pulling both her blade and the shield back toward her.

"I refuse to believe that you've no idea whom His Majesty is. He's the very reason you have any power at all; he's the reason why Quincy like us exist to begin with! Do you really think that you've manifested your power from nothing? Surely not, right?" Utilizing her own strength in a rather prominent display, Koshka bent the shield over her knee, before removing her weapon and tossing it to the side. "Surely you don't expect to hold this encampment when His Majesty's forces come knocking at your door, correct? Why not lay down your arms, and make this experience easier for everyone here~?"

# of Properties Active: 2

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{Reiatsu Pool: 2,400/2,400}
-70 for Class 1 throw.
+400 from Quincy Regen.

[Lulatrix Lapis Lazuli]

Lula's eyes sparkled as Koshka noticed all the cute animal ears now protruding from the free Quincy. She would have responded, but she had her hands full with what seemed like the leader, or, at least, one of the captains of the group. Said Captain, however, was stopped in her tracks when her shield was yanked out of mid air before it could return to her. She turned and faced Koshka with a look of disbelief and held out her hand to try and reform her reishi shield when suddenly, there was a flash of light that engulfed her. 

Lula had drawn two runes just as the woman had stopped. They fired off ten arrows at once, hardly enough damage to actually hurt  or kill  the woman, but these arows weren't meant to kill. As the light dissipated, it seemed like the woman had completely vanashed. There was nothing left but a pile of clothes on the ground in a lump. A squirming, whimpering lump. Lula looked back up at Koshka. "Da! That was me!" She chirped. She then knelt down and and shoved her hand into the pile of clothes and yanked out a small, but still quite alive puppy dog. She pulled it up and stared in its eyes. Its tongue slipped out to try and lick Lula's face, but it was too far. She then turned and showed off the puppy to Koshka and then the rest of the Quincy, who were now very concerned about the ears they had sprouted. 

'"Do you like dogs, Koshka?" Lula asked. "I think she's now in the perfect  position to serve the Emperor, what do you say?" She asked and then reached out, still keeping the pup at mostly arm's length and began to run a gloved finger along its head. "My Launigkeit Arrow hardly does any damage, which is great against boastful idiots who think they are impervious to everything. But, if you get hit too many times, well, you get transmogrified! Heeee!" Lula grinned. 

"It also has a fun affect on allies! Do you have a favorite animal, Koshka?" Lula asked, tilting her head as she drew a circle int he air and fired a beam at her friend. Koshka would feel five little tickling pokes as the arrows hit her, and then, suddenly, she would feel even faster than normal! Along with the temperary sprouting of animal ears, which Lula would giggle at. 

"Don't worry, unlike this naughty girl, when I switch off of Launigkeit, the ears will voip off of you!" Lula said and giggled again. At this point, the Quincy had gotten over their shock and began to draw their bows. Lula, of course, held up the Puppy at them as if to shield herself with it. "BUT YOU LOOK SO CUTE!"  Lula squealed.

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Reiatsu:9.6500/10,000

15 Arrows - 1050

Reiatsu Regen +800

Koshka +50% Speed Bonus

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{Power Property - Launigkeit (Whimsy!)}
Power Property - Launigkeit (Whimsy!)

Activation Cost [200]

Getting hit by Lula’s arrows do less damage than a normal Quincy arrow, but they have transformative properties. Each successive hit turns the person hit into more and more of an animal until they finally become an adorable critter friend!

1 Hit = Ears, 3 hits = Tail, 5 hits = animal feet. 9 hits = paws, 10 hits = You a cute animal!

When used on an ally, Lula’s transmogrifying shot grants a temporary increase in speed without the side effect of turning into a cute animal (except for some physical traits to identify the animal that are otherwise vestigial)

10% Speed Buff per hit, capping at 3x Stat - As long as Power Property is up

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{stats and skills}[[Strength - 200 Points (100) -50%
Speed - 200 Points (100) -50%
Spiritual Pressure - 400 Points (1000) +150%
Reiatsu Strength - 400 (700) +75%
Light Aura - 00 Points
Dark Aura - 100 Points
Instinct- 50 Points
Senses- 50 Points
Energy sensory - 200 Points
Healing Expertise - 0 Points

Skill Points: 12/15
Crafting/Forging 4
Strength of Will 3
Illusion Resist 3
Anti-Stealth 2

[Koshka Volkov]

Koshka watched in awe as Lula pulled a dog from where that Quincy girl once stood. Chuckling to herself, she was half-tempted to give a clap. Seemed like quite the trick, all things considered, and one that certainly warranted applause. The question remained though, was this the time or place for such? Probably not, prompting Koshka to do so anyway.

Her chuckle turning into a laugh upon hearing Lulatrix's question, Koshka nodded her head. "Absolutely remarkable," she started, "I've heard of simply destroying a living being, but never in my years have I seen such a form of threat elimination that's proven so... cute!" She couldn't help but continue to giggle. If nothing else, Lula's abilities took away from the tedium that fights usually had for the girl; she made things quite whimsical.

Though, raising her eyebrows upon hearing the Vandenreich woman's words, Koshka had to think for a moment. "Me?" She asked, placing a hand on her chest, "well, I do suppose I'm rather biased toward foxes. I ask you refrain from turning me into one completely, however!" Following with another chuckle, Koshka paid significant attention as Lula fired off a few more arrows; this time aimed at her.

Naturally, she made little effort to dodge these, and as such received a rather nice benefit! Feeling lighter on her feet, almost like she could push herself to move even faster, Koshka couldn't help but smile. Seemed that this was going to prove quite the interesting boon to take advantage of! Chuckling from Lula's own comments, Koshka nodded her head. Seemed that this was all boon, with little detriment.

"Can't say she doesn't," she glanced back, "you planning on keeping 'er?" Perpetually with a smile on her face, Koshka couldn't help but find the whole situation amusing. From what she had originally thought was to be nothing more than a simplistic day on a mission with someone of her own rank, it was shaping up to be anything but.

Exploding forth utilizing her newfound speedy abilities, Koshka ducked and weaved in-between her foes, looking to slash through Quincy after Quincy. If these folks weren't going to be the types to ally with her and His Majesty, then they simply had no purpose being around. Not to mention, she still wanted to find that high-priority target somewhere within the camp. Oh, how she could already smell the reward money~

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{Reiatsu Pool: 2,400/2,400}
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[Lulatrix Lapis Lazuli]

Lula's eye gleamed as she saw the Quincy traitors draw their bows. She held up the puppy, who was wriggling and licking the air. She giggled behind it, knowing that the hesitation would cost them as Koshka started dashing around even faster than before. Lula tucked the dog into the crook of her arm and started petting it while she watched koshka slaughter most of what remained of these initial Quincy. Seeing Koshka decimate their ranks made Lula giggle as blood began to stain their white clothes. Pure, as they thought they were, but false, as they actually were. 

Once Koshka was finished, Lula rasied the dog in the air and began to walk towards the remaining Quincy. "You live so that you can find someone worth our time. If she is not your leader, and you don't want to end up like her, then, I suggest you call them out. I can understand if they are scared, but we will  find them. As for the rest of you, you have two choices." She said and glanced at Koshka. 

"Koshka's blade will give you a death that you won't even see coming. Consider it the emperor's singular act of mercy, bestowed upon you for being given the gift of the Quincy, in spite of squandering it, you will know his benevolence." Lula's eyes then narrowed. her hand reached up and she started petting the puppy. "Or." She hissed. 

*snap*

Lula tossed the limp body of the dog onto the ground. "I'll crush whatever you turn into under my boot. It won't be pretty and it will be painful." Lula began to brush off some of the hair off her outfit. She turned and looked at Koshka with disgust in her eyes. "I hate dogs." She snapped. "They shed and drool and poop everywhere. They aren't cute at all." Lula then raised her glowing staff and looked at the battle-worn Quincy expectantly. A cruel grin reforming on her sinister lips. 

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Reiatsu:10,00/10,000

Reiatsu Regen +800

Koshka +50% Speed Bonus

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{Power Property - Launigkeit (Whimsy!)}Power Property - Launigkeit (Whimsy!)

Activation Cost [200]

Getting hit by Lula’s arrows do less damage than a normal Quincy arrow, but they have transformative properties. Each successive hit turns the person hit into more and more of an animal until they finally become an adorable critter friend!

1 Hit = Ears, 3 hits = Tail, 5 hits = animal feet. 9 hits = paws, 10 hits = You a cute animal!

When used on an ally, Lula’s transmogrifying shot grants a temporary increase in speed without the side effect of turning into a cute animal (except for some physical traits to identify the animal that are otherwise vestigial)

10% Speed Buff per hit, capping at 3x Stat - As long as Power Property is up

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{stats and skills}[[Strength - 200 Points (100) -50%
Speed - 200 Points (100) -50%
Spiritual Pressure - 400 Points (1000) +150%
Reiatsu Strength - 400 (700) +75%
Light Aura - 00 Points
Dark Aura - 100 Points
Instinct- 50 Points
Senses- 50 Points
Energy sensory - 200 Points
Healing Expertise - 0 Points

Skill Points: 12/15
Crafting/Forging 4
Strength of Will 3
Illusion Resist 3
Anti-Stealth 2

[Leonie Dallmann]

78 paragraphs counted, meaning 390 TP for Lula~!