Part 1: The Looming Darkness [NDE, M-H, PG-13]

[Jin Yamada]

OOC: No worries, my friend. Also, let's get this show back on the road. I apologize for my long absence. The first three weeks of classes were rough; however, I'm developing a system that'll allow me to be a little more active.

IC: Suddenly, out of the darkness, a hand grabbed Katekarin by the shoulder. It was a powerful grip and it happened without notice. The person who was gripping Katekarin stepped out of the darkness and revealed himself as he spoke. "Hey, what happened here?" came the voice of a man. The one who had gripped Katekarin's shoulder from out of the darkness appeared to be old in appearance. His hair, which was white, was trimmed reasonably short, and he had a reasonable amount of facial hair of the same color lining his face. The man was more muscled and intimidating in appearance, despite being shorter than Katekarin and he wore a brown leather jacker, white shirt, and brown cargo pants which had pockets full of various weapons and tools. The man's gray eyes stared at Katekarin piercingly. He was none other than Otto Guillotine, a man who was one of Jin's Bount comrades.

Otto's calculating gaze moved from Katekarin's gas mask to the blood on his suit and then to the four bodies strewn around that dark alleyway. The stench of blood was hard to miss on his nostrils. "Why are those four lying dead at your feet? Huh?" Otto asked again, this time his course voice taking on an intimidating tone. He stepped back from Katekarin once he had gotten his attention and removed his hand incase Katekarin attacked him next very suddenly. Otto's eyes stared with scrutiny at the gas mask on Katekarin's head, unable to understand why someone would wear it when no gas was present.

Otto's hand slid down slowly and carefully as to remain unnoticed. He began reaching into one of the pockets of his cargo pants to arm himself for incase Katekarin decided to do to him what he had done to the four men. It was up to Katekarin to determine how this confrontation would go. He could either try and explain himself, or he could try and run. Otto, despite being shorter, still had quite an intimidating appearance. He was a war veteran, and his gaze as he eyed Katekarin was quite condescending and full of scrutiny. Just how would Katekarin respond to his sudden appearance?

[Jin Yamada]

OOC: Alright! So, let's keep this going. My bad for dropping off the planet for awhile. Let's have Kyomei's post go up next. Kubi can post whenever he's ready between Cupid's and Clock's posts.

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

As they stood in the Spiritually empty downtown area, a very cold, very sharp breeze cut across the area. It was quite unwanted and forced Kyomei to rub his arms a little for warmth. As he did so, there was a cackling fit of laughter accompanying the feeling of being watched that came from all directions, bearing down on the two Shinigami. It echoed across the lonely streets, up and down dark and seemingly abandoned alleyways. It didn't seem to have a source, it just simply existed. It was an eerie laugh, especially because it blanketed over the silence and the emptiness so completely. However, it didn't last very long, it was gone almost as soon as it had started up. This was obviously not a good thing, nor was it a neutral thing, it could only be a bad thing.

Kyomei's suspicions came true as the laughter was quickly replaced with many low howls. This was no howl of a creature born of the Land of the Living, but could only be something Spiritual, so loud and pronounced was it's call. The initial howl was joined by nine more as figures started to simply pick themselves off of the shadows on the ground. They were only of average human height, but didn't even touch the ground, looking like floating masks with cloaks. "They don't touch the ground, they appear out of nowhere. Are these even real?" That was Kyomei's first suspicion as to the nature of these beings that appeared like small gillian, but whatever they were, there spiritual power could be felt and they could be heard, so they could most likely be interacted with.

Kyomei stepped forwards before Kubi could react and lifted his arms at the charging beasts. At first, it would appear like a tendril of Horin was connecting his hands, but that wouldn't be the end of what was happening. The long, thin orange wire that was between his hands billowed out, almost like a parachute, headed towards the mini-gillian. It was expanding and would catch them if they continued their forward charge, and if they tried to strafe Kyomei could turn his body as he willed to keep it in between him and them. If they were to keep on coming at the two Shinigami and run into it, they'd find a lot of pain stored inside it.

There were two latent Kidous that Kyomei had merged inside the Horin, both Tsuzuri Raiden and Byakurai. The Tsuzuri Raiden allowed for excruciating electricity to pump into anything that touched it, and the Byakurai gave the tendril the cutting capacity of a sharp sword due to it's piercing nature. Even amidst his attack, Kyomei was still being wary for a counter attack. He didn't know the abilities of these monsters, nor did he know the strength of their minds, and with the linear nature of his attack, he'd have to make sure that he was prepared for them to move over it and attack him from above. He was hoping that with the speed they were moving at, at least the front creature would be unable to react or shift directions fast enough to avoid being sliced and electrocuted by the fusion of Kidou that Kyomei had produced. It would be interesting and nice if they all were to hit and die by the garote like tendril, but Kyomei wasn't counting on it.

Remaining Reiatsu: 7275/7350 (-25 Byakurai, -25 Horin, -25 Tsuzuri Raiden)[/color]

[Cupid Koikokoro]

Cupid tilted his head looking at the strange woman. "Shhhh! Stop pit with your awful tone!" Cupid said covering his ears. He then looked at Ganz and made the side comment, "Why do we have to bump into someone with an ugly voice?" Cupid wasn't even bothered by her appearance. This was one of his ways of trying to intimidate his foe. He didn't want to give her the satisfaction of making an impression on them. But he had no idea who she was. There was a lot of mystery surrounding the woman and she was right in the area where the hollow were disappearing. They had to be connected. She found it strange that a quincy and bount were working together which made Cupid think she could possibly be a bount since she new the history between the two races.

Cupid didn't make a move. He didn't know what to do. She hadn't done anything to provoke him or cause him to attack her so he had no reason to make the first move. He figured if Ganz wanted to handle this Cupid would let him. However if he needed help then Cupid would be right there to help out. At this point anything could happen depending on how both Ganz and this woman reacted. "Who are you and what are you doing here? Can I call you beastly banshee? cause you look beastly and sound disgusting." Cupid said. He wasn't being very nice but then again he had no reason to. She was the one who was acting like she was hot stuff so Cupid countered her hot stuff with cold retorts. The cards were in everyone elses hands. Cupid was one to react rather than act first. He just stood there waiting for something or someone to give him a reason to do something other than just stand there.

OOC:Sorry for the short response.

[Katekarin Mekatoku]

(OOC) Because of the notices that Krieger put that he will be away for up to a month We are going to skip him and if need be remove him from the line of posts. Final word goes to Jazz, if he agrees to this term. But because he will be skipped most definitely. I will post.

(IC)
A tightening grip grasped onto Katekarin's shoulder, stepping outside of darkness was a man whom he did not know was named Otto or was even affiliated to Redemption, he did not know someone named Jim Yamada so he was not aware of his subordinates. But he knew a threat when he saw one, "Hey, what happened here?" Katekrin cleared his throat and straightened his tie, he was not aware of whom this person was but he had to think of a way out of this situation and running was not an option as his strength was too low to push Otto out of the way and his hand was already onto his shoulder. So the best way to defuse this situation was the diplomatic way. "I do not want to negotiate with weaklings! Make him breathe in your "Gift" MAKE HIM BREATHE IN DEATH! MAKE HIM DIE!"[/Color] Zukarinkuari screamed in his cage as he observed Otto as he continued his interrogation.

"Why are those four lying dead at your feet? Huh?" Katekarin kept a relaxed pose, he knew that during interrogations at such a close proximity will result in immediate reaction from both parties. Further tensing the already tense situation. "Self Defense. I... had to defend myself from the hoods and the thugs that tried to take what valuables I had.' He calmly said as he slowly straightened his tie. Katekarin was the calmest of the two personalities and that negotiating and keeping "calm" or at least attempting to remain calm was his specialty. Though those of his type could not handle stress well, as long as Otto did not stress Katekarin out, Zukarinkuari was kept inside his cage. "WE TOOK THEIR PATHETIC LIVES!! Do not make me tear your throat out you little weakling. You will accept death when I come out. Zukarinkuari hissed again "Be Silent and let me handle this.[/Color] He silently thought as he continued to observe Otto.

He removed his hand from Katekarin's Shoulder and slowly placed his hand into his pocket, perhaps to arm himself? There was no sure way to explain what was in his pocket, but with the senses of 450 he had more than enough to be able to observe every little movement that Otto had performed, Zukarinkuari took this opportunity to add more to a possible fire. "HE IS PLANNING ON RETALIATING!! Make him pay! Make him Suffer!!! BRING HIM DEMISE[/Color] Zukarinkuari screamed and hissed, this man was aggravating. His searching eyes made him feel that he was trying to sense something and this tickled and peeved his already "fragile" and short fuse. He rattled and screamed mentally at Otto whom he doubt was capable of seeing or hearing Zukarinkuari.

"Rest assured, Mr.. I am not here to cause any harm or any problems for you. I am merely a man whom took a wrong turn in the alley and was assaulted." He calmly reassured Otto, while this was a complete lie. Katekarin did intend to cause no problems, if the time had come the worst he would do was paralyze Otto with a gas that would last a long time in a sense of minutes. "Business had called me to this area and I happened to take a stroll here. He remembered that he had brought his tea products with him and would point at the rather plain carry-on tea set that he brought along. It was ginseng tea. He did not trust Otto, he did not fear Otto, but the smartest thing to do during situations of tense moments is to try to remain as calm as possible. "I have brought along ginseng tea. If you are interested in partaking this please have a seat. "Poison him, make him die and breathe in and ROT!!! zukarinkuari yelled in his head. It was unknown what Otto would do, but right now Katekarin tried to calm the situation down.

[Jin Yamada]

OOC: Yeah, skip Kubi for now. If we're far by the time he gets back, then he'll probably just be removed completely. The posting order is Kyomei, Cupid, and then Clock with me in between.

IC:

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Right off the bat, Kyomei would find himself having trouble with these monsters. Those phantom-like beings that suddenly sprang up from out of the earth moved quickly towards him and his expanding garote like counter-attack. There was a whistle as those monsters moved at their top speed through the air. What they were, was still unknown. What they could do, Kyomei would find out in a few seconds. It all began when the garote neared the Mini Gillian that was first in the formation.

The garote neared that Mini Gillian and cut through it just as Kyomei had hoped, causing it to cry out as it was bifurcated and electrocuted at the same time. The next part, however, was what Kyomei would find very distressing. The rest of the V-like formation, both sides, seemed to pass through his garote-like attack made up of those two kidou. The electricity itself even, which had been expected to electrocute the Mini Gillian when it touched them, had no effect. It simply passed through those remaining nine as though they weren't even there.

Once through, the nine continued on straight towards Kyomei, as though they hadn't just lost one along the way. As they flew towards him at that rapid speed of theirs, four more seemed to fade into thin air, almost as if turning invisible. Had they disappeared to attack from another angle or were they truly gone? There was no way to truly know the answer to that question unless Kyomei continued to fight these things. If those other four had truly disappeared, then Kyomei had five less of them to worry about. He could instead focus the rest of his attention on the remaining five and figure out just how they had gotten through his attack.

Now, those remaining five continued charging, as though nothing happened. However, rather than continue in that line formation they were in, the Mini Gillian changed their path of attack. One half decided to move down and the other line moved higher into the air, above Kyomei's head. Once in those positions, the remaining five split again, deciding to forgo their line attack formations. With incredible speed, the all five appeared around Kyomei, circling him very suddenly. They all began howling as they did so, in an attempt to distract him. They were the predatory beast circling and stalking its sitting prey in this situation. And then, as their circling grew faster and faster around him, Kyomei would notice something. One of them was missing!

If he looked up, he'd find it above him there, about 5 meters up. From there, a line appeared where the mouth should be on the mask and opened up to reveal a gaping blackness. Within that blackness, a red sphere of reiatsu began charging very quickly and without hesitating, the Mini Gillian fired it off, sending what became a powerful cero in the Shinigami's direction. While the cero soared downwards towards Kyomei, the remaining four all moved away and dispersed. They simply hovered there in the air after getting away, just waiting to see whether or not Kyomei survived. Just what were these things, and how had they escaped Kyomei's first attack so easily?!

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The woman standing before them simply laughed in response to Cupid's comments. Her laugh was mocking and cruel. At first, it started off as giggling, and soon, when she threw her head back, it became a shrill cackle. Her laugh was truly an evil one. That laugh of hers should have been enough to let them both know that she was here for trouble. Her cackling lasted for a few more seconds before she finally stopped and stared into Cupid's eyes. "You want to know who I am and what I'm here for, Cupid Koikokoro?" she asked him in a mocking voice. Wait, how did she know his name? Who was this woman?! An evil smile spread across her face in that moment as she prepared to give them an answer for her presence there.

"They call me Luna in the Industry, and my purpose here is to get rid of any liabilities..." she said, drawing her hand up to the crescent necklace dangling from her neck. In an instant, there was a flash of green reiatsu and her necklace disappeared just like that. In her left hand, the woman held a long silver chain that draped onto the ground. At the other end of the chain, Don and Cupid would see the weapon that had suddenly formed from that necklace. Three large black crescent shaped blades were attached to the chain at one end of each blade. She grabbed the chain where it split off to attach to each of the blades and immediately began swinging the three above her head. "You shouldn't have come here..." she hissed.

With that, the woman took a step forward and was gone in an instant. She appeared above Don and Cupid in the next second and swung her chain down, sending all three crescent blades flying towards the pair in an attempt to slice them in half horizontally. "Zeige Dich, Grana." Don said quickly. He moved in front of Cupid with incredible speed and punched forwards with fists that were covered in ice. When his fists connected with the first of the three crescent blades, a powerful shockwave was released from that punch that blew away all three of the blades. From there, the woman disappeared once more while still in the air, fullbringing the air itself to solidify it enough to propel her into another high speed movement. She reappeared behind Cupid from there, swinging those three crescent blades towards him once more. This time however, they were moving towards him with much more speed than they had been before.


Meanwhile...

Otto didn't get a chance to respond to Katekarin's request for tea. He didn't get that chance because he was interrupted by someone speaking. "He's telling the truth..." From up above, someone was speaking to them. When Katekarin looked up, he would see who the voice belonged to. Sitting on the edge of one of the buildings that made up that alleyway was a man. At first, neither of them would be able to see anything of his face, but his voice would surely tell them that he was a man. "And how do you know?" Otto asked the man, sounding quite skeptical. His sharp eyes stared up at the man suspiciously. Without replying, the man sitting there suddenly leaped down. Was he committing suicide?! Or was he attacking them?

Otto withdrew the knife he had been retrieving in an attempt to prepare himself for an attack. However, the man only landed in between the two of them. It was surprising that he was able to survive a leap from such a height. Katekarin, would understand how he had done it. As the man's feet touched the ground, if Katekarin looked closely, he'd see that the ground underneath the man's feet bent slightly as if made of rubber. Katekarin, would most likely be able to discern this man's race after seeing this, if he did notice it. When the man landed in between the two, his features became more discernible. He was a young man in his mid-twenties with fair skin, short blonde hair, and calm blue eyes. He had a warm face, and was even smiling at them when he landed. He wore dark gray slacks tucked into brown boots with suspenders hanging down on the sides of his jeans and a blue shirt. Over the shirt, he wore a fitting black cardigan with an "M" embroidered into the left chest and gray stripes along the upper arms.

The man's eyes moved around, staring first at the skeptical Otto and then at Katekarin. In his hand, he was holding what appeared to be a red, brown, and white colored feather. He was stroking it lightly even while the two stared at him. "Howdy," the man said, his smile widening. "You asked how I know? Because I saw those four attack him." he said, pointing at the four bloodied bodies strewn about the alleyway. Otto's gaze followed the man's finger and then returned to once more gaze upon the man before them with that same cautiousness and skepticism. "Who are you again?" Otto asked him, still holding his knife out. "I'm Isao. Isao Satoshi." [Isao Satoshi. Fullbringer. Class 1.]

The man suddenly pocketed his feather and reached out with both hands to shake the hands of Katekarin and Otto. Otto only looked at Isao's hand and scowled. "Tough crowd..." Isao muttered, continuing to smile even through the rejection. His gaze turned to Katekarin to see if he too would reject him. "It's nice to meet ya..." he said. Something about him was off. Otto could sense it, but could Katekarin? The man seemed like he had a hidden agenda. His mannerisms and his smile were both very warm and comforting, but there was something mysterious about him that he was hiding from them. His whole appearance in general was so ambiguous and well-timed. Just who was he? Had he been following Katekarin?


Mini Gillian Remaining Reiatsu: 750/1250 (-100 for Splitting, -200 for Phasing, -200 for Cero)

Don's Remaining Reiatsu: 2340/3000 (-400 for Doll Release, -150 for Temperatur Streik, -110 for Kraft)

Temperatur Streik: 1/3

Luna's Remaining Reiatsu: 2250/2500 (-200 for Fullbring Activation, -50 for 2x Movement)

Active: Main Fullbring Stage 1

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Splitting: This one costs 100 reiatsu and is class 5. As the name suggests, it allows the Mini Gillian to split themselves. Only four "clones" can be created at one time. The clones can't interact with anything though and they die when the main one dies, of course. That's the only way to destroy them. There were two, but one died so there's only one left.

Phase: By giving up 200 reiatsu, the Mini Gillian can make itself intangible. This is what allowed it to pass through Kyomei's technique. The intangibility is only allowed for up to a few seconds, 5 at max. After that, they're normal again.

Regular Cero

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Rank Level 2. Soldier Type. Class 1



Strength - [100(60)] Points

Speed - [400] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [250] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [320(560)] Points

Light Aura - [20] Points

Dark Aura - [80] Points

Instinct - [150] Points

Senses [130] Points

Energy sensory - [50] Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points


Total SP: [1400] Points

That's all for the template. There are a LOT of stats, but don't get choosy and just give some to all. The result could be quite negative.



Known techniques: Bringer Light, Willpower, Output, Movement

[Jin Yamada]

OOC: Actually, by popular demand, I'm gonna restart this thread. Same intro though because I'm lazy. Everyone who was in this one can have reserved spots in the new one.