Canon 16 [Complete]

[Zou ۞]

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When the fact that he'd heard a tint of hollow in Raito's voice registered to Sosboro, he instantly realized what was happening to this captain. He decided to go all out. Instantly, Sosboro's mask was on his face. He didn't even need to use his hand to summon it. With his newfound strength, he simply ripped himself away from Raito, and was gone in an instant with his newfound speed. Before anyone knew it, Sosboro was in front of Raito again, but with his shikai already active. "Initiate, Bola." His blade became a buster sword with a hollowed out blade, and with electricity dancing on it. Due to the mask, the ordinary strength of the electricity was massively boosted. It was now a vicious, dancing black electricity with massive power. It could be compared to Old Lightning's shikai ability, maybe even stronger than that. Hollowfication was a huge power boost, and that was all it took. In an instant, Sosboro danced around Raito, slashing him every which way.

It was a total of eight slashes from eight movements, each movement accompanied by a shunpo to get Sosboro there. All the attacks were on the torso. Defending against all of the attacks? Impossible. They were simply too fast. Even without the shunpo, Raito couldn't compete with Sosboro's hollowfication speed. He slashed and stabbed his blade in numerous times. There was no possible way that Raito could be able to continue to fight, but something else might.

Meanwhile, Zouma was basically beaten up. Someone had to assist him. And that was where Kira Gosei came in. Old Lightning was about to deliver Zouma the final blow. And then, Kira materialized from out of nowhere, taking a huge punch with the flat of his blade. Lightning flew everywhere, but Kira's huge amount of reiatsu was able to deal with it. "Sorry, I can't let you lay a finger on the boss." Kira said. "Bankai. Babaku Chishio." His sword blade turned black in an instant, and with that instant he was gone from place. His mask was already on his face, and he was behind Old Lightning. His fist slammed into Old Lightning's back, sending the Captain Commander flying across the ground. Old Lightning back flipped, and also spun so that he skidded on the ground, and was able to maintain his footing. He pounded his fists together, staring forwards at Kira. "This is the wrong time for you to interfere, Kira Gosei." Old Lightning noted.

Kira stared forward at Old Lightning. "I know." he said. "And I also know that you're stronger than me. If you beat Zouma like that while he was in ressurection, I won't win. But that's why..." His hollow mask's mouth suddenly opened, and laughed as his eyes grew crazed and wild, his reiatsu sensation changing completely. "THAT'S WHY I'LL BE THE ONE TO FIGHT YOU INSTEAD! KYAHAHAHAHAHA!" The inner hollow had taken over! Instantly, he was in front of Old Lightning, slashing downwards. Old Lightning blocked, but Kira dropped his sword and disappeared, reappearing behind Old Lightning. Due to combat experience, Old Lightning could face predictability, so he whirled around and tried to punch Kira. Kira, with his left hand, grabbed the punch, and force it into the way of Old Lightning's second punch with his superior strength. Lightning flared everywhere as Kira, with his free hand, reached around and grabbed his blade, turning it to a reverse grip.

He shoved the blade directly into Old Lightning's gut from the back first, and then jumped away. Kira grinned wildly, aiming a Cero at Old Lightning. The Cero charged and fired, but Old Lightning was able to swat it out of the way. Just at that moment, Kira appeared behind his enemy, grabbing the blade, tearing it out, and flicking it around Old Lightning's back. Blood sprayed out, and he kicked Old Lightning in the back, slamming him forwards into the soul cross. Old Lightning whirled around, stunned. Zouma was no longer where he'd been before. He was at the right side, slashing! Old Lightning turned, punching Zouma. Zouma flew back, his head slamming against a rock. He was dazed, stunned. However, that was when Kira appeared, double punching Old Lightning with his superior speed and strength, before shoving the blade into Old Lightning's chest and shoving him back.

Ordinarily, Kira would never be able to pull this off, he was no match for Old Lightning. "I killed MY MOTHER! HAHA! HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?! MYYYY MOOOTHEERR!! HAHAHAHA!" But in this case, Old Lightning was injured by his battle with Zouma. Kira actually had a chance of winning this. It was possible. Old Lightning charged the flames on his fists and the lightning on his shoulders, waiting as Kira approached. He closed his eyes, taking in the scenery with his other senses. Kira appeared in front, and Old Lightning, timing it perfectly, slammed his fist into Kira's face. Kira gasped, and stopped laughing. "You little punk..." Old Lightning muttered. "YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY DEFEAT ME!" He grabbed Kira by the neck, and started choking him with one hand. However, Kira still had one trick. The hollow that had taken him over now had complete control. "Babaku...Los Hales..."

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Instantly, his skin turned white, and his hollow mask became his whole head, encompassing it. Also his hands and feet turned clawed, his reiatsu skyrocketed. The raw pressure was enough to crush everyone to the ground. He focused all of it on his opponent, roaring. His hollow and he himself had been lost to the madness, and to the rage. There was a reason that Kira couldn't use his ressurection form. He lost all forms of sanity or reasoning to the madness, the death rage that wanted him to kill. And it was this death rage that had him attacking.

"KIRA! NO!" Zouma exclaimed. He knew the exact same thing as Kira. He knew why Kira had been forced to let his hollow take over to such a degree. The future was already obvious. "Must...destroy..." Kira muttered in a hushed, awkward voice, as if he had forgotten had to properly speak, and was just remembering how. He marched towards Old Lightning, disappeared numerous times and reappeared numerous times, all the while smashing up his opponent. Old Lightning had many broken bones and injuries by then, but he was still able to keep fighting. Pumping himself with shots and drugs, Old Lightning was able to keep up the battle, and fight on par with Kira. On par, he pummeled his adversary, and then some. Lightning danced and flared, but still Kira kept attacking. "Must...destroy..." He was a relentless killing machine, and nothing could stop him but death now.

"I...must destroy...." He drove his fists into Old Lightning's gut, and ripped them out, before his tail whiplashed Old Lightning, and charged a Cero Garandou. Old Lightning grabbed the tail, ripping it clean off. The reiatsu went crazy, exploding on both of them and knocking them back. Even covered in wounds, Kira persisted in moving towards Old Lightning. Old Lightning by now, was barely able to fight. He was trying to fortify himself. He was going to use a kido now. "The Crest of Turbidity seeping out, An insolent vessel of madness, Boiling up, denying blinking, obstructing slumber, the princess who creeps, the mud doll; ever disintegrating, unite, oppose! Filling the Earth, know your own impotence!" Kira was close enough to deal a finishing blow now. So, he charged up a giant Cero in his palms. "I must....destroy you...." And he gave a final line as well. "I must destroy you to save my friend."

His sanity had conquered the hollow form. Old Lightning spoke just at that moment. "Hado #90: Kurohitsugi." Instantly, the black box, huge now, and with a gigantic amount of black reiatsu poured into it, grabbed Kira, and shoved him full of thousands of blades as the box closed on him, tearing up his hollow form as well. With the end of the kido, his hollow form was already gone, but he was punctured full of fatal wounds from the swords. There was no way that Kira was still alive. Kira was definitely dead. "NO!" Zouma exclaimed, pain showing on his face. "KIIIIRRRAAAA!!!!!!!"


Zouma's Reiatsu: 0

Zouma Mask: 8/11

Old Lightning Shikai: 2/10

Old Lightning's Reiatsu: 600 Reiatsu

Kira's Remaining Reiatsu: 0 due to death

[ryuujinn00]

Dark Saix vigilantly blocked all of Haruko's slashes aimed at him, focusing his strength so he wouldn't lose foothold, but at the same time, observing Zouma and Old Lightning's battle from the side. It was getting intense, and was only growing more intense by the second. In no time, it has already escalated and Zouma was losing. Dark Saix's eyes widened when this happened, whirling back as Haruko attacked him from the front.

No time to lose, vizard. If we continue with this charade, Zouma will die. Brace yourself. I'll have you sent there. Keep the face of your blade parallel in front of you and hold it still. I'll kick you at chest level with all my strength so aim yourself towards Zouma.

Dark Saix telepathically communicated towards Haruko as he skipped a few steps back and cocked his left foot back. He waited until He could see that Zouma and Old Lightning was in the clear. Seconds before he executed his attack, Kira stepped in and bought him and Haruko quite the convenience of time. He, however, did not like the look of things. Dark Saix could instinctively feel that Kira was no match against Old Lightning. No one was at the moment after all. Not even him. Regardless, he quickly discarded the thought and with one smooth step forward with his right foot, he launched his left foot forward with all the force he can muster, performing a 45 degree- roundhouse kick, his shin aimed towards Haruko's blade's flat surface. Once it connects, it would certainly propel Haruko towards Zouma with blinding speed, and if she used her stepping techniques, she'd be able to grab hold of Zouma and disappear fast even before Old Lightning could react.

Suddenly, Dark Saix's senses flared up as he executed the kick. A very strong surge of reiatsu flocked the direction where Kira and Old Lightning were fighting. Dark Saix saw from his peripherals that Old Lightning just unleashed a full-powered Kurohitsugi towards Kira. Way back, Dark Saix was subjected to the same circumstance thanks to the Game Master, where he survived with his wits, but it was because Game Master did not used the incantation. This one that the captain commander used was on a completely different level. There was no chance anyone could have survived that.

ZOUMA! If you can hear this thought in your head, get the fuck out of here! In your current state, if all the Captains here go after you, you will die! I'll send this female vizard towards your location, and she'll get you out. DON'T DELAY ANYMORE! JUST GO! You'll get your revenge. That much I know of!

Dark Saix's telepathy did not only target Zouma for that one. He made effort so that vizards, and only strictly vizards would hear them too, in their heads. Even Haruko would hear that thought too. Dark Saix was making efforts on this one too. Kira's loss seemed to be quite a hit on him even though he was not a vizard. Somehow, he felt a kinship with these people. And he was determined to save them. So As soon as his kick connected with Haruko and sent her flying, he did something that would certainly buy the vizards time.

I'll give you cover. Don't miss this chance."

Dark Saix jumped up high on the air, as high as his leg power would let him, which is pretty far up in the air. As he does so, he quickly plummeted downwards with force, his sword positioned just in-front of him. He was using it as a focal point of momentum, and as he neared the ground, he swung it with two hands, producing a large wave of sonic boom that collided with the ground. The collision sent a massive nova of wind that swept around the battlefield, uprooting all but the strongest arrancar, shinigami, Vizard, and everyone else present. Naturally, it pushed a lot of shinigami and arrancars, except captains, and the strongest among the arrancars, and possibly some very capable vice captains. The nova, however, would do its purpose. Since it brought dust up and all, everyone would be momentarily blinded to the happenings around them. This would give the vizard a moment's respite, and allow them to leave without too much resistance.

I have done what I can do without raising alerts at the moment. Leave now, Zouma. Perhaps we will meet again. If not, the Howling Demon sends you his regards. Be free and survive! Kira's death will not be put to shame, that I will promise you! Seireitei will have its long overdue reckoning, and you will be the harbinger of its destruction!

Dark Saix closed his eyes as he communicated this thought towards Zouma, but allowed the vizards to hear it. He remained in the epicenter of the nova, keeping himself in full focus. By the time the dust and wind subsides, everyone would probably resume their fighting. By then, he would have to act like Saix once again. However, deep inside him, a deep-seated hatred was building up, an ominous sign of dire things to come.

[Zou ۞]

Zouma stood up, roaring in rage. Howling. Haruko was just being launched at that moment, but Zouma was rushing towards Old Lightning. It was as if his wounds had been forgotten completely, left behind in a dust of his anger and hate. He slashed relentlessly towards Old Lightning, roaring. But, if one looked closely enough, there was one thing they'd see. Maturity. Zouma had been through Hell for over a century. Something like this would cause him great pain, but he couldn't lose himself to a lack of control as a result of emotions like this. He didn't lose calm over something like that. He continued the charade though, pretending madness had gotten the best of him. To all but the most skilled of eyes, he had gone insane. But if one were to look at Zouma's eyes, they would not see the craze should they focus intently. They would see only calm, and utter hatred. The calm undercurrent was enough. Zouma knew what he was doing.

Old Lightning pounded Zouma in the face, and then disappeared with Senka. He made it behind Zouma, smashing his fist into Zouma's back. Zouma visibly lit up, his eyes dancing. Had he counted on Old Lightning doing this? Did he know the Captain Commander's style well enough to predict it? He did nothing to defend himself. His soul chain was severed instantly, resulting in his zanpakuto shattering completely, disappearing in that instant as his mask did the same, and his eyes returned to normal. That was when Haruko reached Zouma, her body in the position that Dark Saix had suggested. She grabbed Zouma, for she had moved after being launched by using Shunpo. And, her Shunpo after that was good enough to get away. As they passed by Dark Saix, Zouma turned his head and looked him in the eye. "Don't worry." he said. And with that, they were gone. Garyuu Hyajong materialized next to Haruko, grabbing Zouma and continuing to move.

Haruko herself whirled around, running back towards Old Lightning. Within a matter of seconds, she was smashed in and beaten to death, Old Lightning brutally killing her. Why had she done it? To keep Old Lightning from following. The Captain Commander had an expertise that even Dark Saix could not have realized. Even despite the dust cloud and the raw power, he had burst through like it was utterly nothing. If it hadn't been for Haruko, he would have overtaken the vizards. So, that was her death. A brave sacrifice. In the meantime, Arashi and Sosboro kept fighting. Arashi called out to Sosboro. "Keep up the battle!" he exclaimed. "We need to keep these captains busy!"



Zouma's Reiatsu: 0

Haruko's Reiatsu: 0 Due to Death

Old Lightning Shikai: 3/10

Old Lightning's Reiatsu: 500 Reiatsu

Kira's Remaining Reiatsu: 0 due to death

[Seikatsu Raito]

Raito stood there as he watched Sosboro put on a Vizard mask and free himself before the Captain could throw him. He could only curse as he watched the Vizard release his Shikai and start slashing. Raito blocked the first slash, electricity danced around their blades as his blood pushed out of his blade like a fountain. Blood was flying everywhere now, and Raito could be seen standing still. He felt his torso go numb from a slash Sosboro had used. Raito couldn't keep up with the Vizard, he was too fast. Another slash, blood came out of Raito as he broke free from the numbing effect of the lightning and blocked another slash. The captain could be seen breathing hard and he parried off another slash, after taking a hit. Sosboro stopped after the flurry of slashes that had gotten Raito. He didn't expect to fight someone of such caliber... but that mask was very familiar.

The captain saw flashbacks of being in Ka-Ek's Shadow world. There he saw himself go into a huge rage with the same mask, but it seemed he had lost control back then. Now he remembered what happened there... the captain wished he could tap into that power once more. Raito got up and took off his blood-drenched haori, it flew into the air and the Captain looked at Sosboro. "Heh, you are a formidable opponent what was your name again?" the captain asked as he cracked his neck. Blood soaked the black Shinigami uniform Raito was wearing. Blood soaked the black steel clawed gloves. Blood soaked Raito's skin. He held his blade as he started to focus his reiatsu once again, "Ban...KAI!" the captain yelled out, his reiatsu stayed at the same level.... nothing changed. Raito's devilish grin was replaced by a shock that left him frozen for a complete second. His bankai was not releasing... this had never happened before. He couldn't figure what was going out and for that one second, he was left open. Would Sosboro take this chance to possibly finish the captain?

Raito felt a laughter, a voice beckoning to speak his mind coming from within. This was the familiar power he was seeking... he needed this power, he didn't have Bankai. Raito cursed himself, as he felt power rising into him. It was a moment after being in shock Raito felt something take over again. Raito would try to use his Bankai again before succumbing to the power... his lust for winning and his pride blurried his vision. He was induced in a rage for blood in the weak state, there wasn't much he could do but try to use Bankai again. Ban...KAI!"[/b][/color] Raito's voice rose in pitch and vibrated as two same toned on different pitch-level screams yelled out. Instantly a white hollow mask appeared on Raito, there were six horns that were on the forehead of the mask. They all had a trail of blood that came down it. The lower portion of the mask was only accompanied by six long fangs of the upper jaw. The fangs were covered in blood, and if one looked into the eye socket of the mask they would see a red pupil with a black, deep void in the middle. Surrounding the red pupil was a dark red iris. It was the eyes of a true demon.

Raito was Hollowified now, he had used his Hollow to tap into his Bankai because that was the natural barrier stopping him. But he had gotten "two many good things" [pun intended] at once. He lost control of himself and something even worse than himself had entered the battlefield. "Hahahahahaha, what a fool! Can't even tap into his own Bankai!" the Hollowified Raito taunted the Shinigami inside. Hollow Raito held the identical blades of the twin hooks. He was mistaken by some Shinigami that he was the enemy, and they started to attack him. One weak Shinigami fired a Byakurai which Hollow Raito grabbed in his hands and simply let it disintegrate into his hands. A large growl was heard as the same hand fired an instantaneous Cero that sent a huge line through the ranks of Shinigami and Arrancar alike. It was a strong Cero with a bloody red color.

It would catch the attention of most of the people on the battlefield, since it was a Cero equivalent to an Espada's charged one. Now many knew this new reiatsu pressure and aura of Raito and his Hollow, so it would seem a new player had came onto the field. Raito's attention was turned back to Sosboro now, his initial enemy. Hollow Raito swung his left blade from side to side without much effort that. Blood from all around the battle field started to move towards Hollow Raito like red on blood. A huge column of blood started to mount itself behind Raito as he stood there waiting for Sosboro to attack. "Attack me! What afraid that there is another one like you!?!" Hollow Raito taunted with a proud boast. The column of blood stopped once it peaked to the height of Sokyoku Hill. The top portion of the column would start liquidate as the bottom portion solidified. The top started to form into branch-like parts. The blood kept on extending around Seireitei like a huge tree, it created a shadow upon Seireitei. Then once again it solidified once it looked like a huge withered bloody tree. Hollow Raito simply smashed his right hook blade into the base of the blood tree and it shattered instantly. It shattered into many small shards of blood that rained down towards the ground. Hollow Raito made the shards travel towards the battlefield so it would pierce anyone. Many would be stabbed by the bloody shards. They varied in size so some wouldn't even feel a thing yet be stabbed by a shard. Others would feel a huge pain when a large shard would stab them. But these blood shards weren't simply an offensive attack. The blood shard would eventually infect the blood of its host it is draining reiatsu out of. Raito's eyes stared at Sosboro with blood lust, this Hollowified form was strong.

Reiatsu: 2300/3000 [-500 End of Vizard Mask]
Bankai: 1/10
Vizard Mask: 1/11

[Zou ۞]

Sosboro pinned his blade against that of his foe, flicking it around numerically, in a machine-like fashion as he attempted to block the strikes. He did succeed, but the opponent was strong. However, Sosboro had taken precautions to such an event occurring earlier. "You're strong." Sosboro admitted, "But an out of control loony like you can't beat me. We'll see you in another place later." Electricity from Raito's blade coursed through Raito's body instantly as he slid it past the final blocked strike, moving it close by. That was why he'd spit on Raito. Raito was completely wet from the spit, and the electricity was shocking him. Instantly, the mask was shattered. A bone numbing paralysis struck him, preventing any attacks beyond the slashes that Sosboro had already bothered blocking. Sosboro jumped back, and took several more steps back after the jump landed. He wasn't about to get cocky.

Sosboro then proceeded to rush forwards, slashing wildly at Raito. He was a blur of movement, but sticking only to the front this time. In the time it took most people to break off one slash, Sosboro was able to deliver a dozen. In the time it took someone to block, Sosboro was able to attack many times, and still block. He was a machine, and Raito was like a rag doll. Only a Vizard could unleash this large amount of ferocity, nothing else was comparable to it. Of course, Sosboro, along with Arashi, was just buying time. It wasn't like they'd be able to keep up this fight very much longer. But, very suddenly, a huge rip in the sky occurred, bringing someone down. Descending from the sky, came numerous new players in this horrifying game. They appeared to be shinigami, but with white skin and white outfits. All of them laughed, and started rushing about to attack people. They had holes in their chest centers. Some kind of hollow variation?

Sosboro Mask: 2/11

[Alkaid Alkane]

Alkaid cringed as she suddenly was caught by Arashi and was brought done to her knees, instinctively flexing, removing most of the pain from Arashi's grip since the two were equal in physical strength right now . She glared up at him and didn't even flinch when he let her go and kicked her away. She tumbled to the side and got up in a kneeling position, panting slightly and with her right hand on the ground. Indeed, this was one of her weaknesses, spiritual pressure. She had been focusing too much on speed to tamper with her spiritual pressure so an enemy. She listened to his words and sighed, closing her eyes as she realized it was true she was outclassed compared to a Vizard. She stood up and opened her eyes, seeing that Arashi suddenly was holding two swords, presuming he is now in shikai, though she did miss him moving around her. She saw the mask and knew that fighting him would be troublesome, even if she went into Bankai. In response, she unleashed her own shikai. "Wail, Taifuu!" She commanded, her zanpakuto flashing and becoming a pair of two, golden twin blades. She sighed and looked at Arashi, now unsure what to do. "If I attack now, you will surely dominate me even if i unleashed my Bankai, but how do i know you simply won't attack me instead?" Alkaid questioned the Vizard, doubt showing on her face. She then suddenly noticed the massive battle going on in the air behind Arashi. Alkaid's eyes widened in surprise and shock as the Vizard Kira was struck down by Old Lightning.

"Just like that..." She dreaded in her mind as she saw Kira join the abyss of death, her fear of death getting the best of her. She looked around the sky suddenly and saw Captain Raito was donning a Vizard mask and was Hollowfied. "No... he is one of you?" Alkaid stated lowly, pointing with her left hand's index finger to the now Hollowfied captain. She looked at Arashi and decided that she wasn't the problem now. "You should assist your friend, Arashi Manako, surley he cannot fight Raito like that by himself. This is the only time I can let you leave. [/b] She suggested and murmured the last part loud enough for only Arashi to hear. She didn't want to fight the Vizard now, since he had just lost two comrades and no doubt he would have fury within him for this. "If you agree, just knock me out and know my name, Alkaid Akane." She finished, her eyes focused on Arashi. She then saw the new opponents arrive and she kicked off the ground, gliding upward and towards these enemies. She slashed twice with her blades, two, six foot long wind cutter blades rocketing out of her blades and towards one of the enemies.

Shikai:1/12

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Strength - [100] Points

Speed - [350](700) Points

Spiritual Pressure - [100](75) Points

Reiatsu Strength - [100](200) Points

Light Aura - [100] Points

Dark Aura - [0] Points

Instinct - [100] Points

Senses [100](200) Points

Energy sensory - [50] Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points

Total SP: [900] Points

[Zou ۞]

Arashi held a good stare at Alkaid when she asked him how she could trust that he wouldn't just attack her. "Killing you, or even defeating you, isn't my priority. If you get out of my way, that's the end of it. All that matters to me is saving my friends." Arashi responded. In an instant, he was gone from place, rushing towards Sosboro. "SOSBORO!" he shouted. "WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!" He grabbed Sosboro instantly, and the two of them were gone just like that. However, just at that happened, the odd humanoid hollows started attacking all of the shinigami. By that time, all Arrancar and Vizards were gone. Someone else was doing the attacking. High above in the sky, sitting up on an invisible platform, one could see exactly who it was. It was Ka-Ek. His eyes were glowing, and he was cackling evilly. However, it was uncertain why he himself did not attack. With his strength, this was the perfect opportunity to kill numerous captains, Old Lightning included.

And yet, he made no motions at all, not a single movement, even as his mouth remained open for him to cackle. Then, his mouth moved, giving way to his speaking. "Show me how strong you are, Shinigami." he said. "And perhaps I will help you with the coming dangers." His aura was drifting all around him, giving off an evil presence unlike any other. Perhaps this was why he'd been Ogatago #1. Even the Game Master must have been scared of Ka-Ek at some point. No one could exist that wasn't most likely scared of Ka-Ek. This one was dangerous, troublesome. And, it was likely that he was actually more powerful than the Captain Commander. It was even possible that despite everything, Ka-Ek had been stronger than the Game Master. With all of his power, he didn't want the world though. He only wanted things set in motion so that they would amuse him, so that they could serve their purpose of entertaining him.

Vizard's Reiatsu: Unknown. All of them have left the field.

[Cero Azalea]

Cero had come to Seireitei, though using the shadow of the execution. She seemed to have had the same plans as the shinigami had when they invited all their old enemies. Her pretense was to have a little fun with them, on their home field. She made an appearance at the execution, and quickly left well before the execution cerimony began. "Shinigami and their traditions..."'Traditions for everything. Becoming one, going up in rank, coming back from a big battle, losing a friend, execution of enemies, party party party.' Though that might have been why she liked the shinigami so much. 'Hollows...are so...BORING.' They had so much more life.

Today...she was in the mood to cause some chaos. And shinigami, were so human like that chaos could ensue. She was asked to come to this event anyways, though what she wanted to do was her own fun little thing for the day. No one asked her or pushed her to do it. What would become of what she did, she didn't care. She moved a good distance away from where the execution ceremony was being held. The least amount of Spiritual Pressure she could feel. Even before coming to the event, she had masked her pressure using one of the shinigami's own tactics. She needed time for this little endeavor.

She prepared the area, now it was time. In the distance she could feel the execution happend, now something else. For a moment she hesitated, "....Um.....Er.....no...going to do this" Cero turned back to her task. "Enma Dai-Ō Kyuushutsu: Shinigami's Kaketsu." A smirk appeared on the face of the insane form as she entered her Primera Etapta Ressurection form. "Ha ha ha haaa haa!!!...this is going to be interesting...Azrael's Touch, Una Fallecimiento Sin Saber" Cero pulled out the two sai as she said the words and they melted onto her arms, but even before they could form. "Shiva's Recur" Cero went into her final form, her Segunda Etapa RessurectionForm...this might have been her 2nd...maybe 3rd time ever entering it. First time outside of her domain.

Cero..or as she liked to be called in this form, Azalea, was a site to behold. The difference was remarkable. She could be said to have been glorious to look upon, though frightening at the same time. She looked like a different person in general appearance. That of an adult, fully grown woman instead of her child like appearance before. Her wings stretched out for a moment, all four of them, black as night. She covered the area, a good length of 14 feet. Then they folded some. Her hair now a light silver color, flowers in her hair, seeming to be apart of her. Signs of unknown origin on her arms appeared, glowing a sky blue or azure color. 4 rings similar in decoration hovered behind her, atop spikes which were her arms. Her skin a whitish purple, though odd seemed calming. A mark on her face, though apart of her skin, in the shape of a raven or leaf. Her clothing, or what it would be remarked to being was even different completely.

Several tentacles swayed around her as she looked around including inspecting herself. Patting her feathered wings. She moved elegantly, you couldn't even imagine she was a hollow, or the scourge of life itself as the shinigami might have put it. She looked at the ground, at a small seed she had placed there. Azalea released an amount of her two aura's upon the area. A cloud rolled out from where she was, and her wing opened some. She tried to keep her power down to a minimum, enough to allow the shinigami move she used to keep her well hidden. Her other aura, bathed the area, and it seemed to, come alive. The walls seeming to glow with energy. Small cracks in the buildings were starting to fill in and made whole. It would have been hard to think this power could cause any harm, though in truth it didn't. This aura of hers, Unnatural Growth as it was called, was a healing based ability. A rarity amongst hollows to say the least. But it was so much more.

Azalea looked upon the seed below her, and it sprouted. Another spectacle. An odd human saying, watching grass grow. It was meant behind the idea of nothing can truly be more boring, then to watch a plant grow, though to Azalea, it was something to watch. Plants abound everywhere, even here in the world of the dead. Even in the hollows world plants grew. And the way they grew, it could be described as amazing. Something the inhabitants of Seireitei would discover.

The plant unfolded before Azalea, a few moments after just sprouting it was beginning to look like a small tree. Azalea looked up as several humanoid hollows appeared to her surprise. She hadn't planned on any company. She looked at them, and they looked at her. "What!!!....I mean...hey, you all having fun over their?!!..." It was obvious she didn't need this right now. The plant before her growing quickly. One of them took a step forward and reached for the plant and she moved her wing to block. "We are here to help you, an attack on the shinigami has begun." Azalea thought for a moment, then she sensed their powers. "Good...good maybe you can be helpful." Azalea could use some defense, but not this close, not right now. The tree was now about 4 feet tall and still growing. "Defend the area within 600 feet of this spot." She moved her wing back as the tree was about as tall as her. "Don't let a single shinigami, or hollow within the area. I will give you a signal when I have new orders." Azalea looked at them all and smiled. They looked back at her, though confused greatly.

"Why are you just standing here? With...a tree?" The tree was now taller then all of them but one. "This....you will see.." Again smiling. Though they also somewhat seemed comforted as well. Her first aura got to them, no pain. Her second aura healed them and increased their power. Though they wouldn't know why. No one knew about her powers. And at the end, she would keep it that way....They laughed and turned away looking at each other. "Oh...and keep your powers around where mine is at. When an enemy enters your area, go to full strength and keep it that way."

Spirit particles started to come off of...everything around her. The hollows looked at her once more then moved off. Cero looked back at the tree and seemed proud of her accomplishment. The tree was a good size now.

SPOILER: Click to show

Technique Name: 26. Kyakko (曲光, Curving Light)
Class: 7
Technique Type: Kidou: Bakudo (Binding Spell)
Technique Element: N/a
Technique Description and Effects: Hides the target from sight, by bending light. The spell has the ability to mostly hide the presence and reiatsu of the user or specified object. Those with high level energy sensory will be able to detect the user.
Incantation used by Cero: Unknown

Name: A Kiss of Death
Also Known As: Lilith's Kiss
Cero’s abilities relies less on physical warfare, and more on biological. When she enters battle and taps into her Reiryoku, she releases a biological weapon, which will appear as a white vaporous cloud around the area. This cloud effects everyone except Cero.

It is slow acting and takes time. The first affect can be considered good or bad, depending on your thoughts. It washes over the body, causing wounds already acquired, and then gained after to not be felt. The bad thing about this for the victim is they will not know how badly damaged they are. The good thing about this is it keeps pain from being a distraction.

The second affect of this weapons comes from breathing it in. The droplets of the poison enter the lungs and spread from there. They first act on breathing, causing it to become heavier. As less oxygen is reaching your blood and brain, your movements will become slowed, and endurance weakening. As the enemy uses more Reiryoku, the effects become stronger and move about faster.

Every 4 posts, reaction (able to respond to outside stimuli) and speed decreases by 5%. (Max of 75%)

Each class of Reiryoku that participants nearby fall by, the greater the affects. Each class they fall by, an additional 2.15% (rounded down) Reiryoku is required for attacks. (Level 1 us 2% more, level 7 use 15% more)

The third affect from this biological gas comes from when attacks are made upon someone. Anyone injured within the area of battle, the injuries will continue to unstoppably bleed out. The blood is unable to coagulate and will continue bleeding until death. Once leaving the area the wound will coagulate and bleeding should cease.

Senses drops by 5 points if injuries are great per 2 posts.

After moving outside of a battle with Azalea, every 2 posts you regain 5% speed and an injury will will. Reiryoku affect is removed after 1 post away.


This ability can be removed using lightning based moves. But it will disperse back into the area quickly.

If a stronger spiritual pressure then Cero's is nearby, it will cause the toxin to fall to the ground and spread just above the surface.

This poison can't be stopped from being released once her spiritual pressure has been tapped into, and thus has an effect on her. Cero requires increased amounts of rest after tapping into her abilities. This is the reason she fights using a defensive style, and is rare to see on missions.

This ability has an affect of causing other poisons to not kill Cero, and in fact she consumes these poisons, which later can be used by her.

Name: Unnatural Growth
Technique Description and Effects: This is an odd passive effect. When she enters her Segunda form, all forms of matter seem to come to life and prosper. Plants seem to grow faster and stronger. Animals seem to gain energy and heal. Spirits gain strength. And energy seems to abound everywhere.

This technique is devastating and yet, amazing to witness. Plants will thrive and can grow faster, especially if she focuses on them. Animals of all types, including humans can heal wounds slowly, and if focused on, will regenerate 2X faster. Spirits of all sorts also gain this attribute. Energy though, is the key to most of this. Energy will seem to grow and expand beyond belief. This has many benefits, and can help all around.

Animals and Spirits (this includes hollows): +10 Reitsu regen per turn. +25 when focused on. Minor wounds will heal every 4 posts. When focused on major wounds can heal in 4 posts.

Plants: Plants can grow to an extreme quickness. A seedling can become a tree in 2 posts.

Spirit Particles: Anytime near a spiritually created item, it will release energy from it. This energy can be collected using certain skills. If focused onto and close enough to an object (10 feet), it can disrupt the energy in it and tear it apart. (takes 1 post). Creates spirit particles equal to 2 X spiritual pressure of absorber.

Drawback: after Segunda form ends, unable to use or manipulate Reitsu for 5 turns.


Technique Name: The Tree of Life
Technique Element: Creation
Technique Description and Effects:
This is Cero's strongest and most beautiful techniques. The tree of life has gone by many names. Also known as the Tree of Ages, World Tree, Yggdrasil, Tree of Knowledge, and many other names. It has also gone through many forms. The existence of this plant is known by many if not all creatures of the world. But has rarely been seen, if at all, by higher intelligence beings.

The Tree of Life has been extinct for 1000's of years, and to have one come back into the world, could lead to many unknown enigmas. It is believed, the growth of this tree requires massive amounts of energy and time. Taking 100 years to germinate, and then another 10,000+ years to fully develop and grow. If one of these trees truly existed, chances are it was destroyed or the effects it had on the area had gone unnoticed.

Azalea though has harnessed the seeds from one of these trees, and using her skill, can manipulate and harness it's raw powers. Given her ability, she can shorten it's growth time to a matter of minuets. What would take over 100 years is done in seconds, and what would take 10,000 years in minuets. Just the growth of this plant can displace an entire area, putting to ruin all of creation.

A passive effect of this tree is energy and spirit particles accumulate around it and even produced by it constantly. This tree could be used as an infinite resource for energy. Though only half it's energy can be harnessed by pure animal based life forms.

Though the tree has reached maturity, it is in fact only gone through half of it's growth. It can continue to grow naturally, or use of powers to continue growing. Every turn Cero would use her ability on the tree would increase it's height by 250 feet, and it's power. The tree will max until it reaches above the heavens themselves.
(Every turn it grows will be given a + number next to it)

How to use technique: Cero will plant the seed into the ground, then using her abilities, concentrate on the growth of this plant. This is where the problem lies. She has to place most of her power and concentration into this one endeavor. She can move, and attack, but not in a complex manor. Mostly defense is all that can be placed. All her energy goes into allowing this plant to germinate, then grow.

This tree is a prerequisite of several other abilities.
Growth:
Cero must spend her entire time in her Segunda form in order to have this plant fully mature.

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1st Turn: The plant germinates and takes root, growth starts. It isn't noticeable and will look like a small sprout at first, to a small tree by the end.

Reiatsu: -75 (kidou), +10 (Unnatural Growth)
(2935/3000)
Ressurection Segunda Etapa: 1/7

[Zou ۞]

OOC: Post skipped. Who's going to do something about what's going on?

[Zou ۞]

OOC: Having taken too long, Saix is skipped. Alkaid is up.

[Alkaid Alkane]

Alkaid's eyes focused on Ka-ek as he issued his offer. "His aura. so that is where its coming from." She thought inside her mind, her attention then turning to Ka-ek's attacking forces whom she would have to combat now. Alkaid positioned one of her blades in front of her, and held the other behind her, which was her normal fighting stance, gliding through the air with a tremendous burst of speed so in less then a couple of seconds, she was infront of at least a dozen of what looked like to her hollow shinigami, since they looked too humanoid to be Vasto Lordes. She faced them, her eyes in a fierce glare as a green, emerald aura encased her blades. She began moving in a blur of movement, performing a mix between zig-zag and figure eight maneuvers , her arms moving as a blur too as she slashed repeatedly in the direction of the shinigami-like hollows. With each slash, a spiraling, emerald green, wind-cutter blade rocketed from the slashing blade and towards on of the shinigami hollows. In a split second, she had slashed with each of her blades three times, in a matter of seconds a volley of wind-blades were rocketing through the air at the fronts of the shinigami-hollows, threatening to slice them into various pieces.

As Alkaid was moving around and unleashing the volley of wind blades, she was chanting an incantation. "Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man!" Alkaid began, finishing unleashing the volley and stopped in mid-air, standing on the air-ground. "On the wall of blue flame, inscribe a twin lotus." She continued as she swiftly sheathed both her blades into their sheathes behind her back. "In the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens." Alkaid finished chanting in several seconds as she brought both her palms forward and thrusting them out infront of her, placing her left hand up ontop of her right hand's finger tips. Her palms were aimed directly at the hollow-shinigamis that she had just sent a volley at,which by now would of already hit them a few seconds ago, about halfway through her chanting. Since she had began the incantation while during the volley, it would take her only a few seconds to finish both the incantation and say the kidou's name. "In the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens. "Hado Number 73: Sōren Sōkatsui!" Alkaid shouted and a massive blast of blue spiritual energy erupted from both her palms, covering a wide area infront of her and would target at least a dozen more of the hollow-shinigami. The blasts would reduce them to ash or at the least cause them sever burns.


Reiatsu: 900/1500
Shikai:2/10

[Zou ۞]

OOC: Please note, these aren't Ka-Ek's minions like you stated.

IC:

The hollows were powerful. Some of them took hits, but their wild and aggressive movement allowed only one or two total casualties from Alkaid's attacks. Believe it or not, the majority of them were able to lash out of the way of the wind blades, and some were actually skilled enough to hack into the wind blades and block the attacks. They weren't weak foot soldier type minions. These were the real deal, tough opponents that really came across as horrifyingly difficult to beat. At the same time, the Soren Sokkatsui (which is 63 not 73) proved useless before these hollows. They twirled their blades around in circles, either like staffs or with chains attached to the weapons, literally slicing the Sokkatsui and not letting it get through. The hollows were tough. On top of that, they were able to defend against Captain Level attacks. They weren't small times foes that a Captain could take out easily. They were stronger even than the average Vice Captain, which generally allowed them to defend pretty well.

In an all out fight, not a single one of these guys could win a one on one with a Captain. However, in that same one on one, all of them could probably defend against three or four attacks, and even score a hit before going down. That was dangerous. If there were hundreds of these guys, they could overwhelm the Captains. This meant that a mass attack had to be used to squelch and abominate these enemies quickly, before they spread too far throughout Seireitei. Otherwise, death was a sure thing to come.

[Cero Azalea]

The enemy hadn't even started to make their way towards Azalea, or her guards. They followed orders efficiently. They moved off around the area she told them and didn't continue. Along with a lowering of their powers to mask. She smiled at how well this was going so far. They could have really screwed it up for her.

Azalea felt several presence nearby and far away, but disregarded the far ones. Three weak sources of power. It seems some shinigami were doing rounds. It shouldn't be a problem. As they rounded the corner Azalea moved like lightning compared to them. One of her wings got a shinigami and slammed him against the wall as she turned, him tucked under it. He bounced off and rolled on the ground towards the tree. The second one she spun around and hooked her leg around his neck, taking him down. She knelled down with his head under her legs and his neck cracked. The last shinigami looked in horror, unsure of what was going on and made a run for it. But it was to late. After three steps she was already in front of him, and grabbed him by the arm, and slammed him into a wall. He started to bleed from his mouth, and his uniform becoming soaked slightly. She had knocked out a few of his teeth, and he had bitten his tongue. Along with a bone in his arm ripping through the skin near his shoulder, the guy was in bad shape. She still had his arm. She held him up in the air. He was surprised by what happened, and kicking some as he held her. She dropped his arm and as he fell wrapped her arm around his body and held him close. "Now now...if you keep moving your going to make your injuries worse..." He didn't know how bad he was really injured, trying to speak. "Phukun hollows...I'n gowin to kwill yu!" She kissed him on the cheek. Her toxin was keeping him from screaming in agony, for that would be what he would be doing if it weren't for her poison. Though his wounds were starting to heal very slowly, it couldn't save him. His blood continuously spilled out of him, rolling down Azalea's arm across a few of the glowing signs on her arms. Azalea was walking towards the tree, her wings flapped a few times as she held the shinigami and kissed him.

She was enjoying herself to say the least. The most fun she has had in a long time. Azalea looked up at the tree, still growing fantastically fast. All of her attention was really always on the tree. Even while killing these three, she was doing it for her own goals, though diffrent from normal though, soon they would find out. She released him, pushing him away from her some and the shinigami tripped a few steps forward. Azalea moved at half her speed, still plenty graceful and grabbed the back of his head. Her wings stretched back and slightly out. She bashed his head against the tree once. Then repeated again. A smile appeared on her face as his blood stained the tree and rolled down. Again she slammed his head against the tree, and held it there. "Poor shinigami...naht naht naht. Bad timing..just bad timing when you came." She released him and he fell back. He fidgeted on the floor. He wasn't going to get back up. But just in case she stomped on his foot, and it bent in an odd direction with a snapping sound. Blood training from it. Though the shinigami had no idea. He was getting his balance and vision back from being slammed into the tree. His nose having been broken and his face starting to swell.

Azalea walked around the tree that was being formed, putting her hand upon the blood stain and then started to walk as it were up into the air. A bar floor fluctuating below her feet and vanishing with each step. She dragged her hand around the tree, blood tracking along her hand and being smeared along the tree. Circling around it her wings adjusting to a resting position. The tree was now about 60 feet tall, almost 3 times taller then most buildings nearby. She took a few steps away from the tree, towards the main combat happening in the distance. Trying to see if anything was visible from her point. She dragged her hand along and off the tree holding it where it was, then slowly lowering as she walked away.

In the distance, she could see the combat going on. Green lines, the flames from where the guy was executed, a blood red cero ripping across, and explosions followed. Along with a large column of red from the same general sourced area. Then exploded into a mist. Azalea continued to watch in the distance. She could feel a presence though of a Ogatago. 'Huh...Ha hah hah ha. This is looking bad for the shinigami it seems. Well..that should keep their attention.' She laughed out loud as well, very positive, like something you would expect from a young girl. His aura was well over masking hers and the other hollows around her. The tree was now 75 or so feet tall, and the ground below was starting to shift. She just continued looking out, to see what would happen...

[spoiler-Stage 2]2nd Turn:Cero will not be able to move to far from the spot it is planted just yet. It will start to take on the form of a small sapling. After this turn she can move around, but must stay within 50 feet of it. By the end of the turn it is roughly 75 feet tall. A good size tree.[/spoiler]

[Zou ۞]

OOC: Post skipped. Cmon, SOMEONE interact with Cero. I've got nothing to do with her minions.

[Seikatsu Raito]

Hollow Raito zoomed through the air in a blur when he felt an electrical pulse run through him. His mask shattered instantly, but there were remnants of the horned part of his mask. The Hollow struggled to get up and looked into the eyes of Sosboro. The golden iris slowly faded as Raito's red eyes appeared again. The rest of his mask remnants fell from his face and shattered the moment it hit the floor. "Now... lets continue our battle,"/ he spoke, before Sosboro disappeared along with the other Vizards. Raito simply looked at the Vizards as they disappeared, he wanted to be strong like them and not have an uncontrollable Hollow taking over. He simply cursed under his breath, as he watched the battlefield around him.

Raito decided to attack the new foes, the Hollow-Shinigami breed. Whatever those things were, they were a nuisance. At least Raito still had his Bankai obtained. But he was severely weakened due to fighting the Vizard. He felt fatigue slowly taking the best of his abilities. Raito's anger seemed to fuel him as he decided that he had to keep on fighting. His life was at stake if he had let the take over be successful. The captain used Shunpo to appear under a large tree that was growing on the battlefield. He went for the first SHH (Shinigami-Hollow Hybrid thing) and slashed with one of his hooked blades. Blood gashed out of the blade as he swung and then a large wave of blood shot out after the slash was finished.

Reiatsu: 1800/3000
Bankai: 2/10