The Empress Of The Sands Vs The Hummingbird Of Las Noches

[Maria Ashwin]

Thread Title: Maria Vs Teresa
Participants: Maria Ashwin & Empress Teresa
World: Hueco Mundo
Death Setting: Permanent Injuries Enabled
Rating: R
Location: The dunes of hueco mundo
Special Conditions: N/A
Circumstances: Maria has received a report that several of her scouting parties have been taken out by rouge forces , it appears as if a small band of arrancar defected and mobilized a small army of hollows and attempted to storm las noches. Luckily the traitors where beat back what has piqued the Sugunda's interest are the mention of an exceptionally powerful hollow that was stated to possibly be a vasto lordez. now will she chose to do things the easy way , or the hard way

[Teresa]

Wandering throughout the desert of Hueco Mundo once again. An aspect of Teresa’s life as a Hollow that she absolutely loathed. While this was the world where Hollows dominated, this wasn’t a world that Teresa wanted to be a part of. Everything here was either empty or tasted like shit. All other Hollows tasted foul, it didn’t matter if they were as strong as her or even stronger. They were always struggling to choke down and now she’d done it again only an hour or so ago. Ursa had been worth it considering his strength and yet it was like shoveling down excrement knowing that it would benefit you so just do your best not to vomit it all back up.

Her existence as a Hollow was strange considering all the others that she’d come across. Most of them were just always hungry on the verge of starving and could swallow anything without even thinking of its taste. Teresa though could go days after stuffing her gullet without food. Sure she’d get hungry the next day, but it didn’t become unbearable until maybe a week afterwards. It was actually quite puzzling why she could handle hunger better than just Hollows and humans alike. Why could she only stomach human and Shinigami souls? She sighed to herself as she kept walking, the sensation of Hueco Mundo just dragging her down emotionally.

She didn’t want to be here. She was healthy enough now that she could leave this useless world to keep hunting where all the good souls lived. She had to decide though, was she able to hunt in Soul Society again after last time or was it a safer bet to go back to the Human World where she could devour a dozen humans without much of a problem. Although it’s been an hour or so now since she had betrayed Ursa and devoured him, that didn’t mean she wasn’t aware of her limits. He’d been a strong Hollow, one that was worth the anguish of eating him.

Now though she wasn’t all that sure if she could push aside the sensation of eating him even after an hour. If she were going to attack the Soul Society again she had to make sure that she was in top shape otherwise she risked everything she’d done so far. After having fought more than a single high ranked Shinigami she was sure that if she let her guard down she’d be killed like any other Hollow. Not even bothering to look down, Teresa spoke to the sand. “Rise high above as my throne.”

Condensing itself into heavy thick stone the sand rose up beneath Teresa’s feet moving her up above the white sand. After a moment Teresa stepped forward allowing herself to fall a small drop into her new seat. The actual stone that she was standing on originally now breaking apart turning into an actual throne for the white Hollow to sit. A tall white pillar of stone standing alone in a desert of white with Teresa just sitting at the top of the 20 foot pillar waiting for her stomach to settle. “This shouldn’t be such an annoying choice.”

[Maria Ashwin]

' being  Second  best....isn't  so  bad' Play For Office Scene 5 paragraphs 5 paragraphs total so far

(1) Maria would sigh as she sat her desk several piles of forms and documents lining her desk , each and every one needing her complete attention and stamp of approval. The sound of the grandfather clock next to her desk ticking would echo through the mostly empty room , as she leaned back in her office chair sighing. How had things gotten this out of hand 'by the soul kings left nut , ' just wana get a full eighty four hours sleep in is that to much to ask for' she would think to herself as the universe as if on cue sent an arrancar bearing another barrel load of forms and paper.

2.) with a groan she lean foawrd lightly banging her head on a stack of papers on her desk , "put it with the rest" the neon green haired espada would say pointing to a far corner of the room that had ten eighteen foot stacks of paperwork settled into it. Resting her head on her desk she would take a moment to examine the arrancar who had just brought her the new addition to her already persistent torture , he was tall statuesque his build was slender yet toned and his face was lightly scared. 'hmm since when did we start letting soldiers transition into clerical work?' the segunda espada thought to herself closing her eyes to think on the current state of las noches.

3.) Her thoughts where quickly interrupted as the sound sonido and a sudden rush of wind that would splay her paperwork everywhere , when she next opened her eyes a scrawney young arrancar stood in front of her desk panting the smell of sweat , piss and blood would assault her canine sense as she looked the ragged young man over noticing he was missing an arm. 'this fucker is bleeding all over my freshly mopped floor' the thought floating about as she gave a frustrated sigh eyeing the scarlet envelope in his one still attached hand he was currently outstretching. "lady maria i bring urgent news about the rebelion , as well as a possible vasto lordez siting" he would sputter out speaking a million miles a minute as three more arrancar entered behind him.

4.) "Thier current position is three miles off from las noches we have eyes on them now from one of the towers" one of the new arrancar chided in sounding excited , having helped his leader and fulfilled his duties as part of the observation unit. Maria would remain silent as she unfolded the crimson note and began reading the descriptor for the surviving hollow , 'humanoid.....ITS HUMANOID!? FINALLY SOMEONE I CAN INDUCT AS AN ESPADA!! being vasto lordez makes them a shoe in for primera this is perfect!' her inner monolouge betraying the stoice exterior she was fronting.

5.) She would demand to be shown the location of the hollow , being dragged through the winding halls of las noches till she found herself standing atop one of the four massive pillars that surounded the structure. Maria would squint through the telescope she was given as she scanned the horizon "hmmm i dont se he- nevermind....i thought the report was a bit embelished....she really is ona throne" .Handing the telescope over she would then appear to simply vanish , the sound of sonido only coming moments after she had already left. Appearing before the throned figure as if out of pure air , a burst of wind following her arrival causing her hair to whip about for a brief moment before it settled. "your majesty may i have a word?"

[Teresa]

Sitting as she was on the stone throne formed from a twenty foot pillar Teresa for a moment closed her eyes and was ready to allow sleep to wash over her. She’d been in Hueco Mundo once again for several hours now and while her wounds had healed once again she knew that her mind wasn’t in top form. Although she wouldn’t ever admit it she was aware of her own current limitations. She could still fight in top form if someone attacked her, but for how long was a question she didn't want to test out. Of course though right when she was going to embrace the void of unconsciousness she heard the noise that accompanied Arrancar whenever they enhanced themselves.

Opening her eyes she immediately saw the figure standing only a few feet from her in the air. An Annancar female with long green hair that almost looked like dark vibrant grass or beautiful vines in a swamp. Teresa hadn’t ever met someone with hair such a color, it was quite amusing to think about for the first time since gaining her freedom as a Hollow, what sort of body one could possess as a spirit. Either way though, the clothing that she wore matched that of the servants who followed the Shinigami in Las Noches. “Pretty fast response, although I doubt they care enough to send someone like her after the sole survivor.” Teresa thought to herself as her golden eyes angled down indicating to Maria that she was anticipated to be a threat.

Although her ability to sense reiatsu was basic it was still enough that Teresa could tell this woman was a problem. What she could feel from her was like staring down a massive dune. Despite this Teresa wasn’t the sort to ever sell herself short. “You fool no one Arrancar. You serve the King within the walls. What do you want with me?” Teresa was sure at any moment that Arrancar was likely to channel a cero or attack her with a bala like most of them did. What she wasn’t certain about though was why or if it was the best choice to stand her ground or just move along to continue her ascension.

[Maria Ashwin]

' being  Second  best....isn't  so  bad' 5 paragraphs 10 paragraphs total so far

(1) A gentle breeze would blow through the area , carrying with it the scent of Iron and the stench of decay a sickly sweet smell that pricked at the senses of the segunda espada as she stared down this hollow. Whom had also decided to call out her greeting as an attempt to fool her , a look of confusion crossing her face ‘does she think I'm trying to insult her?’ which wasn't Maria's intention she herself remebered the agitation that came with some random bastard lording his might and swinging his dick all over the place. With a sigh and a slump of her shoulders her emerald eyes would lock with those pin tricks of light she assumed to this Hollows eyes.

2) “Lets drop all pretenses, I'm here to make you an offer based on my reports your the first vasto lordez to grace the desert since I first arose out of this muck..” she would take a moment to let her words sink in. her body language and tone where non-threatening if anything they exuded sympathy twoard teresa’s situation. It didn't matter how maria phrased this or how nicely she was here to take Teresa back to Las noches , kicking and screaming or as a half dead corpse to be thrown to the healers within the palace of the segunda espada. Even so that didn't mean maria couldn't do what rizer failed to do , and that was to afford the beings before them with respect seeing them as an equal unto thy self.

3) “your are powerful , and if the reports are to be believed then you are a perfect candidate for an espada position” she wouldn't bother positing what number or how the espada even worked if she didn't ask , what maria wanted was her curious once that happened the idea of joining would be seeded in her mind.

4) “But I don't expect my words to reach you….atleast not right away , I have a deal I'd like to put forth I shall put the power I hold as segunda on display in combat if I win you will join me as my ally and should I lose I am yours to do with as you please be that eat me, kill me, or adress me as your willing pawn…” silence would hang in the air as her hand rested on the hilt of her blade.

5.) She didn't attack teresa nor had she demanded the hollow , she had made her an offer one that would leave her pride and honor in tact no matter how the situation played out. If she won she would have an arrancar under her sway , to do with as she pleased, if she failed she would have been bested in honorable combat to a worthy foe and have the potential to grow…should she refuse…she would force Maria's hand and there would simply be violence , no bartering , no deals , simple hollow baser carnage Teresa had grown so accustomed to. “So then empress of the sands will you head this little hummingbirds plea?”

[Teresa]

Teresa continued to sit down on her stone throne now looking the Arrancar in the eyes while listening to what reason she had to be here now. Teresa of course was expecting some sort of retaliation for aiding in the attack not more than a few hours ago against some of Las Noches's army. She hadn’t taken all of them down by herself but she had played a significant part in the battle against the other Hollows. That’s why when this Arrancar actually spoke and offered for Teresa to come within the walls of Las Noches as a member the Hollow couldn’t burst out with laughter, she was too surprised.

What the Arrancar said though was quite surprising, not really regarding her offer as the Shinigami who summoned swords had tried to pull her within the walls as well. No, the surprise came with the term Vasto Lordez. Teresa had heard of the ultimate stage of a Hollow and knew that very few ever achieved it. She knew that the Hollow who had devoured her, the shell that contained her for so long, had nearly reached that goal. He’d been on the same level as her right now before he’d failed and she’d gained her freedom. That mistake wasn’t something she was going to replicate.

Although she wasn’t on the level of a Vasto Lordez right now that didn’t mean she had to correct this Arrancar either. Teresa had already thought about joining Las Noches with all the Hollows and Arrancar that served the feet of a Shinigami. She couldn’t do it though, she couldn’t bring herself to serve anyone ever again, whether they be Shinigami or not. She was in charge of her life, no one would ever be able to kill her easily again. This Arrancar spoke a lot and although Teresa didn’t have all the information she was smart enough to figure out most of it by context.

“Joining them as something significant. Still not acceptable.” Teresa contained her thoughts while keeping watch on the Arrancar, her left arm out on the side of her throne. In truth Teresa was ready to push the Arrancar away telling her that she wasn’t interested in the least and that she had more important things to do than serve some Shinigami tea. That's when the proposition was spoken and Teresa actually had to ponder whether or not it was worth it. The Arrancar gave Teresa enough time to think things over which for the first time in a while took her a bit as she weighed all the benefits.

“She’s powerful enough that she’d be a useful servant. Whether I devour her or not she’s useful. She’s hiding her power though, if not she’s stupid. Perhaps they could restore my arm? Ehh working under someone though. The freedom to hunt whenever I want would likely vanish. I could return whenever I need to without worrying about being found. Working beneath someone though. Perhaps attacking from within is better than attacking in the open though.”

After being addressed with the term Empress Teresa’s head readjusted almost like she’d been snapped from her thoughts although she didn’t like being addressed as such. She sought that title, that position, but had yet to claim the real throne. So in her eyes it was more like a mocking gesture. “Agreed.” Teresa spoke with a firm tone as she stood up and dropped down to the sand below. If they were going to fight then it may as well be on the sand like real Hollows.

[Maria Ashwin]

' being  Second  best....isn't  so  bad' 5 paragraphs 15 paragraphs total so far

(1) maria's face would remain stoic and neutral as teresa gave her answer a simple 'agreed' was all that was came her way. To say she was suprised though would be an understatement , as she was fully expecting some tyrade about being above the espada and being above kohai. Yet she simply agreed to maria's terms no fuss no foul no suprise attacks 'it seems there is honor amongst the sands after all' she would think to herself as she and the hollow descended downward.

2) Maria herself would draw her blade as they descended landing twenty five meters away from the hollow , say for maria's feet not hitting the sand simply air grounding being four inches off the sand. The moonlight gleaming off her katana as she stood at the ready , her blade poised as the sand cast dust at her feet "the first move is yours empress" she would offer as she stood at the ready.

3) The sound of menos grande crying would ring in the espada's ear as her breathing grew more and more shallow , her once dull emerald eyes now honing in teresa like that of a hawk her sense's open and her es reading for the beginings of an attack. 'i have precius little time before my power turns on me and causes my body to break down...ill have to end this quick' she lectured herself internally as the tension in the air was thick enough to cut with a knife.

4) Taking in the apperance of the hollow before her , just based off the physique alone and the massive stores of riatsu she had a pretty good idea that this hollow wouldn't be of much use in a close quarters fight and thus would most likely be the quickest way to dispatch her....but there was always the chance she was like cami stubborn as hell with regeneration that was a bigger pain in the ass than rizer to get through.

5) 'maybe i should release....before im in deep' she would think to herself , as she mentally continued to size up her opponet 'damn it i shouldve read more of the report i dont know how her powers work....things could go pear shaped fast' she would chide internally as she mentally began to inflate teresa to be several times more powerful than she actually was 'in better end this quick or else i might give them the wrong idea about my own standing' 

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{Stats}Strength: 200->[100]
Speed: 400->[1200]

Spiritual Pressure: 400
Riatsu Strength: 400->[500]->[1500]

Light Aura: 100
Dark Aura: 0

Instinct: 200 ->[300]
Sense: 200

Energy Sensory: 100->[50]
Healing Expertise: 400

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{Items on Hand}R-Siphon (Class 1)
Copycat-tatoo (Class 1)
Burden (Class 1)
Rat Bullets (x10)
Beat Stick x2 (Class 1)

1 (1200->1300):
Corrosive E.(100)
Release E. (N/A)

2 (1200->1200):
Release E. (N/A)

A Propper Uniform (Class 1)
Bionic Voice Implant (Class 1)
Gonzo Tart (x2)
Taro Card: Chariot (class 1)
Decoy Zan (Class 1)
IP: 1100
(Refresh Poison: x3)

Artificial Zanpukto (class 1)

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{Techs Used}
Advanced Air Ground (Class 6) -60

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4000/4000
-60
3940/4000

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Combat Post: 0 as of no actual fighting has occured yet

[Teresa]

Once she got down to the and Teresa could tell that the woman in front of her wasn’t going to let her just walk away now. She’d agreed to the terms which meant that in order to meet her ultimate goal she either had to obtain unparalleled power or build up a reputation of truth. Hilarious though that a Hollow would have to keep their word otherwise be known as something horrible like a liar. What Teresa saw right away was clear as could be and yet still puzzled her once again. Why did Arrancar rely so much on their zanpakuto, no different than Shinigami?

Perhaps if she ever tore the mask from her soul she’d find that answer, but at least for the moment Teresa had no interest in becoming something other than the ruler. The way that she held her sword was in fact very basic and while Teresa had fought against other Shinigami that possessed skill much greater than the Arrancar in front of her, Teresa’s own lack of knowledge kept her from learning that key piece of information. To the golden eyes of the Adjucha see just looked like another swordsman ready to cut her down.

“The first move is yours Empress.”

Teresa inadvertently sneered under the dark confines of her mask at the remark believing it could be nothing other than a prod at her. “Protect me completely.” Teresa whispered not at the Arrancar nor the air or her reiatsu, but the sand around her. Immediately afterwards the Arrancar would be able to see a massive amount of sand rising up from around Teresa then twirl around her and solidify in the blink of an eye. She was unable to be seen as she now hid within a dome of what looked like cement formed from the white sand.

Teresa got to work right away believing that this would be the first time in quite a while she’d have to use every ounce of her power. She couldn’t hold anything back at all if she wanted to devour this Arrancar or even keep her absolute freedom. So she channeled her reiatsu for a moment while looking within herself. After that she spit two small masses of pure black tar onto the sand. It would take about half a second for both to grow back to the original size of their souls, but in that time Teresa was already channeling her reiatsu once again.

She’d practiced enough for this type of situation where she would need to channel quickly and use technique after technique with efficiency. Holding her left hand up and out to the side Teresa formed one a basic cero with its low hum. Although it was basic and lacked power it was one of the most useful for this word. “Protect me.” A large orb of golden reiatsu released from her fingertips that immediately starts to rotate around her like a moon. By the time it started to circle Teresa already had her two soldiers awaiting orders from her.

The largest one had been spat on the ground expanding to his full size beneath the sand, something that the Arrancar woman would actually notice as the sand under the dome seemed to grow. Leviathan, the largest Hollow that Teresa had devoured so far, was forty feet in length while being quite thick. A massive worm that swallowed everything in his way. Now that he’d been summoned he burrowed himself deep into the same hiding like a trained assassin despite his size. As for the other one standing in front of Teresa now she snapped her finger and he drew his zanpakuto.

Maria would no doubt sense the massive amount of reiatsu being charged multiple times and now two different signatures suddenly popping up, one of those signatures though would now climb astronomically higher, enough that someone with her experience could tell he was releasing. Douzai happened to be Teresa’s physically strongest soldier, now his long sword was gone and his grotesque muscles were pushed beyond limitation. His right arm belonging to a giant far larger than himself would drag on the sand despite his own height.

Nodding her head Teresa inhaled, feeling the drain that it’d already taken not just to bring forth these two but to have Douzai release as well. Bringing her left hand up in front of her mask she’d channel her reiatsu for another moment and then as her index and pointer fingers glowed in her golden reiatsu she spoke once again. “Pierce through her stomach.” Then held her left arm out with a fling releasing a powerful cero in the form of a large drill beam that would now break through the dome rushing towards Maria following Teresa’s command to the point it would follow its target.

As for Leviathan and Douzai, the massive worm burrowed deeper into the sand where he could stay out of sight but still feel what was going on and if Teresa needed him he could come up quickly. Douzai smashed out of the dome and basically destroyed everything that wasn’t behind Teresa. He wasn’t the fastest, but that didn’t stop him from charging toward the Arrancar ready to swing his massive arm at her like a club. Teresa for the moment tried to catch her breath experiencing for the first time just how hard it was to use so many of her techniques at once.

Douzai Ress: ⅛

Remaining Reiatsu: 4150/6000
Douzai: -600
Primera Etapa: -400
Leviathan: -150
Cero: -250
Cero Traladora: -375
Influir en el Mundo: -75

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Strength: 50
Speed: 50
Spiritual Pressure: 400 (600)
Reiatsu Strength: 400 (600)
Light Aura: 15
Dark Aura: 85
Instincts: 150 (97)
Senses: 150 (97)
Energy Sensory: 100
Healing Expertise: 0

Anti-Stealth: 2
Battle Focus: 2
Illusion Resist:2
Pain Tolerance: 2
Battle Analysis: 2
Strength of Will: 2

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{Techniques Used}
Technique Name: [Cero Traladora (Zero Drill)]
Class: [3]
Technique Type: [Hollow Technique]
Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects: A Cero that is performed by spinning whatever bodypart the Cero is produced from. This turns the Cero blast into a drill that can drill right through the target. Due to being a drill instead of exploding, it is made of heavily condensed energy, and thus is unstable and difficult to create. However, it has twice the user's reiatsu strength, and on some occasions has even been known to snap Zanpakuto in half.

How to use technique: Stated above.
Technique Drawbacks: Reiatsu cost.

Technique Name: Guardia de la Reina (Queen’s Guard)
Class: 8-1
Technique Type: Hollow Technique [Custom]
Technique Element: N/A
Technique Description and Effects: Perhaps Teresa’s most devastating technique functions by her looking inside of her soul to those that she has devoured. Much like how she survived inside the soul of another she’s aware of those within herself, calling upon them to actually spit off from her in order to fight on her behalf. When one is pulled from Teresa they escape from her mouth as if she’s spitting them out. These individuals look mostly the same with the only physical change being that they all now have their face covered by a replica of Teresa’s mask. This technique classes up alongside Teresa. The amount of souls that can be summoned increases as the technique grows in strength. At class 8 only a single soul can be summoned increasing until class 1 when a total of eight can be summoned at once. Teresa is able to issue commands to these souls that are followed immediately without hesitation although they cannot communicate back to her. The summons Overall Ability, Stats and Skills all remain yet any reiatsu they use comes from Teresa. The summons also retain use of any techniques they knew prior to being devoured yet only those that Teresa has knowledge of can be used. If Teresa wants to bring them back into herself she need only verballing utter the phrase. "Return" causing whichever one she is focusing on to revert to reiatsu that comes back into her body restoring 25% of the reiatsu that was used to summon them originally.

Technique Drawbacks: Those that she calls forth must have been devoured in a previous thread. She can only utilize the souls of a lesser class than herself. While she may have a higher class soul inside herself she will remain unable to utilize them until she has reached that same class. Should a soul be inflicted a lethal wound they’ll revert to reiatsu that rushes back to Teresa. These souls CANNOT be summoned in the same thread afterwards. When a soul returns to Teresa in this case it causes her a large amount of pain. Summoning a soul costs reiatsu equal to the class of the soul. A class 8 soul requires no reiatsu while a class 1 requires 800 reiatsu. Souls devoured in Solo Training Threads don't count.

Technique Name: Propósito de Influencia (Influence Purpose)
Class: 8-1
Technique Type: Hollow Technique [Custom]
Technique Element: N/A
Technique Description and Effects: Having complete authority over the techniques that she utilized is granted to Teresa by this technique. One to be used on others such as cero or bala that enables Teresa to alter the normal actions of the technique. This enables what are usually straightforward techniques to become somewhat unpredictable. Techniques that are affected by this ability last for three posts at which point if they haven’t already activated will follow through with their original purpose. This technique classes up alongside Teresa. The amount of techniques this can be used on increases as the technique grows in strength. At class 8 only a single technique can be affected increasing until class 1 when a total of eight can be affected.

Example: Teresa casts Cero, but her foe is hiding around a building. "Curve around the corner." The cero will fire normally from her yet the beam will curve once it reaches the destination.

Technique Drawbacks: Costs 25% additional reiatsu of technique influenced. Commands can’t be complex and no longer than a single sentence. Can only work on techniques of the same or lower class than Teresa.

Technique Name: Influir en el Mundo (Influence World)
Class: 6-4-2
Technique Type: Hollow Technique [Custom]
Technique Element: N/A
Technique Description and Effects: A passive aspect of Teresa’s ability that functions similar to the gifts found in Fullbringers. Having influence over the environment near her Teresa is able to issue verbal commands that cause whatever she speaks directly to into action. This can affect the environment such as water or earth to act on her behalf like a Fullbringer. It can also be used on objects such as books. This technique can affect anything small such as a pen upwards to a small house in size however the larger the object or environment that’s moved the more taxing it is on Teresa.

At class 6 Teresa is limited to smaller objects like a computer tower that can still be a handful, but nothing the average human can accomplish. At this point she can only command one thing at a time which moves at a speed of 200 with 50% of her OS determining the force the object carries. Costs 25 reiatsu. The range she can issue commands caps out at ten feet.

At class 4 the size has increased quite a bit as now Teresa is able to command objects roughly the size of a truck. She’s now able to command up to three objects at once or three separate sections of the environment. Anything influenced now carries 75% of her OS as force while moving at a speed of 400. The range of this technique has increased slightly now at thirty feet. Costs 50 reiatsu per object moved.

[Maria Ashwin]

' being  Second  best....isn't  so  bad' 5 paragraphs 20 paragraphs total so far

(1) Maria would keep her word allowing the hollow to perform het techniques her own energy sensory open just incase she tried to make a break for it , after all she didn’t know what exactly her powers where and could only speculate until she saw them in action. Thats when she heard it her ears twitching slightly as she caught the whisper upon the wind , having what could be equated super human senses a plea? No it was a command to protect her but to whom was this command issued was she praying to some god? Or was this the beginnings of some sort of kido like spell , having seen weirder while soaring throught the eternal night skys of hueco mundo she watched intently as the sand began to rise around the hollow forming a protective shell. ‘So then it isn’t sand manipulation or else she wouldnt have needed the verbal componet….somthing akin to the fullbringers soul dominance maybe’ she would think to herself.

2) Her train of thought short lived as she was actively using her energy sensory to feel teresa out to say she was impressed with the girls reserves was one thing…no that was understatement it was terrifying to think that this was a drop in the bucket for such a creature as the one that stood before her. She have little to no precious time as the area began to tremble and shake as the ground shifted beneath her feet somthing she woundn't have niticed if the sand hadn't touched her feet the beast she summoned displacing copious amount of sand as it moved ‘what the actual fuck…is she controlling the desert itself’ the idea itself wasn’t to far fetched as she had seen weirder things in her time as the former primera espada. Those thoughts would never reach a concluded end as maria found herself drawn back to the heart of the fight as thin spiraling cero came barreling out of the sand shell , if that wasn’t enough to contend with an arrancar had somehow spawned upon the battlefield and was rushing her along side the cero how was this hollow doing all this.

3.) Maria had positioned herself twenty five meters from teresa on purpose , every single action she had taken and will take was a calculated move to both gauge her opponent and keep them within range of her own ability whil simultaneously keeping her far enough away that she still had time to react. The drawing of the blade was a fair bit of misdirection on maria’s part she had no intention of seriously using it , but it seemed like teresa had locked onto the blade and thus it had served it’s main purpose. It’s secondary purpose was to act as medium for her techniques which would come into play when culling the arrancar that she had summoned , the cero itself moved at a standard eight hundred speed giving maria ample time to move her hand infront of the attack last second. Useing her left hand she would channel a small bit of riatsu upon her middle finger as she flicked the head of the cero , turning the bright gold cero into a neon green sending it back to it’s master dialating the size of it to now be about as thick as watermelon , it’s target now teresa’s upper center mass now imbued with maria’s own riatsu strength.

4.) In that same breath she would channel riatsu into her blade a small coin sized disk appearing at the tip of the blade as she swung her blade as if slashing at air , the small disk of riatsu flying forth at three thousand speed , and possessing three thousand Os. While Dozai was strong maria was banking on someone as bulky as him being a slow as a sloth getting his back scratched on a sunday , weather her guess was correct or not was yet to be seen. When the small coin sized disk of riatsu was within ten feet of the man it would rapidly expand becoming a serrated disk of shredding riatsu , intent on bisecting the man at a diagonally right angle or a diagonally left angle dependant on which side of him teres was on should she be behind him it would be a straight down bisection. Should teresa be on either side of him the tilt of the cero saw would be aimed in such a way as to cut off the upper portion of her shoulder and reduce one of her horns to a total stump.

5.) Pertaining to how maria would be able to achieve such size variations with cero and the comendeered cero she had liberated from teresa , it was two very simple applications of cero mastery. For the drill cero all she would do is dilate the size of the drill cero as she had done several times before when her mastery of basic cero was that of a novice ; this in addition to the added OS of the attack have greatly contributed to the size increase. now with the saw based cero having the ability both mastered and now having a three (3) in cero mastery the act of having her cero use delayed expansion was little more than a trifle to her at this stage of mastery with her cero , this combined with greatly reduced charging time is what is allowing her to hip fire the cero in such a short time frame. Maria isn’t sure what teresa has that could off set this chain of events but she is ready and waiting.

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{Stats}Strength: 200->[100]
Speed: 400->[1200]

Spiritual Pressure: 400
Riatsu Strength: 400->[500]->[1500]

Light Aura: 100
Dark Aura: 0

Instinct: 200 ->[300]
Sense: 200

Energy Sensory: 100->[50]
Healing Expertise: 400

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{Items on Hand}R-Siphon (Class 1)
Copycat-tatoo (Class 1)
Burden (Class 1)
Rat Bullets (x10)
Beat Stick x2 (Class 1)

1 (1200->1300):
Corrosive E.(100)
Release E. (N/A)

2 (1200->1200):
Release E. (N/A)

A Propper Uniform (Class 1)
Bionic Voice Implant (Class 1)
Gonzo Tart (x2)
Taro Card: Chariot (class 1)
Decoy Zan (Class 1)
IP: 1100
(Refresh Poison: x3)

Artificial Zanpukto (class 1)

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{Techs Used}
Redirection (Class 2)-375 Riatsu (800 speed , 2,100 OS)
Cero Ciera (class 3)-400 (3000 speed , 3000 OS aimed to cut her muscle slave in half)
Sonido Gara - 100 riatsu (9,000 speed sword swipe , maria is moving slower than she normally does just trying to gauge weather or not teresa would even register the swing made as it was used to launch her saw cero)

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4000/4000
-375
-400
-100
3125/4000

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Combat Stamina Post: 1

[Teresa]

The drill cero that Teresa fired had been given the command to pierce through this Arrancar and yet Teresa watched as her technique was flicked backwards. It was almost like a cylinder balloon moved at the Arrancar slow enough for them to just play with it. A major sign that Teresa knew this individual possessed a pool of raw power many depths deeper than her own. What she’d just seen done shouldn’t have been possible and yet now her attack was coming right back at her while Douzai rushed towards her. He was one of her strongest servants and yet despite that fact she didn’t like the chances now.

Teresa only needed to focus for a fraction of a moment in order for a small burst of golden reiatsu to fly off from her left hand sending her several feet to the right out of the way of her own attack. Teresa had to actively keep her mind focused right now though, instead of questioning why her drill wasn’t turning around to follow the order it had been given. This was the first time that she’d seen one of her orders just countered or silenced. The next moment though Teresa could already tell her enemy was doing something else as her hand moved towards Douzai.

Teresa was already down one third of her total reserves along with what she’d just seen this Arrancar do, meaning that she had to throw caution to the wind. Normally she would stay in the back, keep things slow and cause her enemies pain while slowly gaining the upper hand. This Arrancar though could cancel out her commands, she could overpower one of her strongest attacks. She only had so much she could do now, all of which involved using her absolute power.

The next moment though Teresa felt an insane amount of pain slam throughout the entirety of her body, enough that the antlered Hollow actually was forced to the sand floor of the desert gasping for air. It took a moment for her to notice that Douzai had just been eliminated. A single attack too fast for the hulking brute of power to even see, powerful enough to cut through his muscles like paper. His body after being sliced apart reverted back to the black reiatsu that rushed back to Teresa causing her all this pain.

“Damn it Douzai you couldn’t hold her for even a couple seconds.”

Teresa cursed at her servant who now was contained back inside her soul, unable to be called back for a short while. He was arguably her strongest servant which meant that there was no point in summoning any of her others to help. If she was going to win then she only had one chance and it really came down to using everything she had. Her strongest attack and suffering even more than right now. Slamming her left hand down on the same three times Teresa would signal.

The sands would start to tremble as Leviathan moved closer to the surface. This required everything that she had, thus she would do something she’d figured out some time ago yet never used in battle. Focusing inward Teresa pulls on her spiritual pressure funneling it to her reiatsu. Teresa channeled her reiatsu into the very tips of her fingers condensing her golden reiatsu into a small marble sized orb. The sand shaking would make it difficult to stay standing but with a single step Teresa was gone.

Utilizing Ulcera she’d step away only for her to appear on the left side of the Arrancar about three feet away. Her left arm held out with the glowing marble of reiatsu now leaving her fingertips, it only needed to travel a couple inches at the speed of 10 to hit this Arrancar. Stepping backwards Teresa would try to use Ulcera again before contact avoiding the massive explosive pillar of her reiatsu that was about to ensue. This bala possessed every bit of raw power she could muster clocking in at 4200 which could turn everything in the area to glass.

Reiatsu Strength: 400+300=700x2=1400

Remaining Reiatsu: 400/1000
Ulcera (2x): -150
Moon Step: -50
Bala Gatear Abarcar: -400

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Technique Name: Bala Gatear Abarcar (Crawl Embrace) (Mastered) 14
Class: 3
Technique Type: Hollow/Arrancar
Usable By: Hollow Races
Technique Element: N/A

Technique Description and Effects: Taking the principle of bala in the opposite direction. What is normally a sphere of reiatsu with high speed meant to cause minor damage over a small area has been rearranged into something completely new. By sacrificing the speed bala is known for Teresa has funneled the power of this technique into pure destruction. Taking on a smaller size than most, this bala is only about the size of a marble and moves at the leisurely pace of 10 speed. Once it makes contact with something though the bala immediately will explode resulting in a large column of reiatsu with 3x the Reiatsu Strength of the user. The potency of the explosion is astronomical as every bit of potential has been put solely into this one aspect.

How to use technique: Must channel for a couple seconds then fire.

Technique Drawbacks: Requires a 2 round cooldown. Incredibly easy to avoid due to travel speed.

[Maria Ashwin]

' being  Second  best....isn't  so  bad' 5 paragraphs 26 paragraphs total so far

(1) Several things ran through maria’s mind as she watched the scene play out before her , as she had actively been using her es to keep tabs on what was going on unseen with the empress of the sands. Thus far the hollow had proven itself resourceful and showed a unique ability to shunt what maria could only assume was a soul it had consumed , given that it turned to black sludge went back to it’s master.

(2) Such an ability was rare but in maria’s eyes not unique as she had witness and foght alongside another being that could perform that exact magic trick. After seeing dozai perish she would be able to put the pieces together on the matter relatively quickly , ‘so then she builds up an army of slaves like astrid ....i should question her further on that when i have time’ she would think to herself. Her train of thought interrupted as the hollow vanished through a burst of ulcera , vanishing from maria’s radar for the briefest of moments the ground shifting beneath her feat as leviathan moved beneath the earth below.

(3) She would remain calm through it all her face still neutral as she simply stepped above the sand by a mere inch , alleviating her sense of imbalance ‘i should probably kill whatever that is, possibly one of her beast’s?’ she would posit to herself. Her train of though interrupted by several of her sense’s being pinged , it would take a fool not to sense teres emerging from the ulcera or the ungodly mass of spirit energy she had created.

(4) especially given maria had been keeping tabs on the hollow through her ES most of the fight. ‘So then an all or nothing attack , given she didn’t just slam this into my chest i assume it has one hell of a blast radius she would think to herself as the ball of hyper compressed riatsu hung off teresa’a finger tip. In most cases teresa would have the ability to get away , but she had made one crucial mistake she had appeared to maria’s left which weilded no weapon which may have appeared to be the safer option, a hypothesis maria would shatter in a matter of moments.

(5) In a burst of speed she would reach upward with her left hand closing around the bead of power , it’s brilliant gold light would shine a bright blinding neon green using the redirection as a means to also flare her riatsu like a flash bang. Maria would use the full speed of her sonido not to move but to reposition herself to be upon the hollow facing teresa , who would in that moment be stepping back preparing to ulcera away. In most cases teresa would get away , but with a speed stat of 50 there would be a moment for maria strike out at teresa before she could vanish into the portal ulcera provided.

(6) In a single motion she would  attempt to slash teresa's in half at the waist with a burst of sondio gara , the neon haired espada hoped an attack like that wouldnt kill the lass but it would leave her just immobilized enough to drag back to las noches to be pieced back together by her medical team , after all hollows where made out of tuffer stuff than most.

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{Stats}Strength: 200->[100]
Speed: 400->[1200]

Spiritual Pressure: 400
Riatsu Strength: 400->[500]->[1500]

Light Aura: 100
Dark Aura: 0

Instinct: 200 ->[300]
Sense: 200

Energy Sensory: 100->[50]
Healing Expertise: 400

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{Items on Hand}R-Siphon (Class 1)
Copycat-tatoo (Class 1)
Burden (Class 1)
Rat Bullets (x10)
Beat Stick x2 (Class 1)

1 (1200->1300):
Corrosive E.(100)
Release E. (N/A)

2 (1200->1200):
Release E. (N/A)

A Propper Uniform (Class 1)
Bionic Voice Implant (Class 1)
Gonzo Tart (x2)
Taro Card: Chariot (class 1)
Decoy Zan (Class 1)
IP: 1100
(Refresh Poison: x3)

Artificial Zanpukto (class 1)

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{Techs Used}
Redirection (Class 1)-800 Riatsu (Is simply holding onto 4,650 os attacl)
Sonido -100 -Experinced type x18- (21.600 adjustment to face teresa)
Sonido Gara x2 - 200 riatsu (15,600 speed grabbing of the bala attack , and attempt to cut teresa in half with 1100 IP blade)
Air Ground- 25

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3125/4000
-1125
2000/4000

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Combat Stamina Post: 2

[Maria Ashwin]

Will drag Teresa back to Segundas Palace,and watch over her in the medical wing as she is put back together ❤️. Claiming Victory as asmo has permitted

[Kitai Yoru]

Teresa: Five posts, plus seven extra paragraphs, 445 TP awarded, halved if converted to Ctp
Maria Ashwin: Five posts, plus one extra paragraph, plus victory Tp, 485 TP awarded