Arc 0: Flashback Canon -100: God of Murder [R, M]

[Zou ۞]

The one that was standing behind Ko Tatsujin had a deep voice, a man's voice. This voice was an absolute monotone, and it was simply terrifying to see him. His skin was pale like the moon itself, perhaps even whiter. There was no coloring to it at all. It was almost like he'd never been outside in the sun for a single day of his life. It was in fact very much possible that he hadn't. Regardless, his eyes next were what could be considered terrifying. His eyes were a solid black color, and their intimidating, emotionless stare was one of the most horrific things imaginable to gaze into. From his eyes, blood ran down his cheeks, albeit a black blood. This ran like tears, and black veins were visible through his white chest, stretching out across his torso. This man was...strong.

If one spoke physically, he appeared to be in his mid twenties. The hair that he had was a medium length black, and four of the teeth in his mouth were outright fangs. His body was at some stage in between muscularity and excess fat, meaning that it was absolutely flat and normal. There was no definition of being buff or overweight. He was simply as he was. His blade was aimed still at Ko's back, and it was steaming with white steam for whatever reason. In fact, his body, his skin, was also steaming like that. Whatever it was that was happening, he seemed like he really did mean some serious business. Who was this guy? This monster that they'd encountered did not look friendly at all. Though the Gillian had been killed earlier, this guy did not look at all to be on the same level.

Furthermore, one thing was worth noting. His sword. It was a Zanpakuto. Why did he...have a Zanapkuto? There was a hole in his chest, like a Hollow. And he had some sort of white fragment going down his chin, a broken mask. He had a broken mask, a hollow hole, and a Zanpakuto. "Cain..." he murmured. "My name is...Cain." This guy did not bode well at all. Next moment, he was past Ko Tatsujin, and even directly past Mr. Sting. That speed! It was unbelievable. He was so fast! His speed massively outclassed both Mr. Sting and Ko Tatsujin. His ability to move was so incredible that without even a step technique, he could blur past them. Both Ko and Mr. Sting would note that their hair had been sliced, so that a few hairs flew into the air and fluttered back down.

He'd cut their hair a bit to prove to them that he was superior. It was Cain as an enigma. He was showing to them that they were absolutely no match for him. Cain turned back to Mr. Sting and to Ko Tatsujin, and he cocked his head to one side curiously. His voice burned with absolute lack of emotion. "Surrender to save yourselves discomfort and pain. You are no match for either I or my army." Cain said. He was serious. This wasn't just any guy. What exactly was he? Why did he look like a human almost? Why did he have a Zanpakuto?! Wasn't he the leader of Hollows? So then why did he barely resemble one? What was Cain?!

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This is BEFORE he reduced his power by becoming an Espada. He's always in a permanent state of release.

Strength - [250] Points

Speed - [700] Points ~ Tripled [So this is actually 2100]

Spiritual Pressure - [450] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [500] Points

Light Aura - [0] Points

Dark Aura - [100] Points

Instinct - [150] Points

Senses [150] Points

Energy sensory - [100] Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points


Total SP: [2300] Points

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Even though Ko didn't display it for a single second, he was happy. He hit the jackpot! Cain has fallen into his hands. Well, though he didn't really look like he was supposed to, but still. No doubt, it was him. Ko noted that he was holding a sword. Zanpakuto perhaps? Ko didn't care much. He got the main prize, and now was going to enjoy it. "Surrender to you? Hell no. Why don't you surrender to us? No, better not. I need an excuse to rip you apart." After this, there was no going back. Ko knew it better than anybody. Now, there was no possibility to capture Cain, if there ever was anything like that. Now, there was only one option. Decapitation.

"Kill all invaders, Masakurikaraikakuchori." And that was it. Ko didn't even held his Zanpakuto, but he was so skilled with it that he was able to Release it without even holding it. His Zanpakuto disappeared, and big flood of lightning appeared. It was his release, a vicious one. reaching with all his speed, Ko grabbed his now empty sheathe, and moved some of the flood to cover it in lighting. The rest of flood was free. Why he did this? So he could use his swordsmanship, of course. Now, it was time to attack. After all this taking place in a few seconds, Ko attacked. Using Shunpo to increase his speed ten times, he went to the left of Cain. He only had his sheathe covered in lighting, so it wouldn't be as much as painful, but it was only a distraction however. The rest of flood, which was massive, moved straight at Cain, ready to get him a bath in heat, pain and his own blood. Assuming that Mr. Sting wouldn't interfere and ruin this marvelous plan.

Reaitsu Remaining: 1200 (-200 for Shikai, -100 for Shunpo)

Shikai: 1/10

OOC: Sorry for the short post, i had limited amount of time at my disposal.

[Zou ۞]

Gone. In the instant that the lightning moved out, Cain was gone. His body disappeared. He was so fast! It was unbelievable. His body had vanished completely! And, even if one considered (though they had yet to see) that his speed was already insane by default, and was nearly twice Ko's, as well as well over twice the speed of many of the Captains already, it was quite simply logic to be able to see that Cain was moving even faster this time. Not only was his speed faster than any step technique which Ko would ever be able to produce, but it was a step technique of Cain's own, and it would be the first time that any Shinigami laid eyes on this technique. It was even faster than Shunpo. Ko wasn't going to enjoy this at all. Not one bit.

Cain was simply suddenly to his left diagonal side, having used Sonido. This would be the first recorded case of Sonido. And Cain's blade was blazing towards Ko's chest the instant that he materialized there. It was fast. No one would possibly be able to intercept him. No one would possibly be on his level in speed. There was no one and nothing which could even remotely prepare to counter him. His slash, unfettered, impacted Ko without any intrusion, drawing a huge spray of blood from a deep slashing wound. This would be the first time in decades, perhaps centuries, that Ko had in fact received such a grievous wound. And, right after the slash, though using his normal speed, which still far outpaced Ko and his lightning, Cain disappeared again. He materialized several meters away, his eyes focused and his blade pointed at Ko.

Cain's Remaining Reiatsu: 4400 Reiatsu

[Shade Kawada]

Well then how about we go? said the fallen Spirit Prince just after laughing heartily at Zansatsu’s insult. Ousama didn’t care that Roshu was the son of the Spirit King. He didn’t care what kind of power he held. He didn’t care about anything except finding an excuse to kill someone. It had been too long since he’d bloodied his hands. Suddenly the lieutenant transported himself directly in front of the captain. Zansatsu didn’t react, but his eyes squinted slightly as his arm was touched by the vice-captain’s hand. The blind shinigami didn’t know what was going on, but the next thing he knew he was in the middle of the battlefield. He sensed the captain of Squad 5 next to him as the Spirit Prince left his side. The kidou that Roshu had used was completely foreign to the captain of Squad 8, but it didn’t matter now. Ousama had arrived on the battlefield, and he leaned forward in his wheelchair in anticipation of the violence he was about to spread. “Weak... weak... weak!!!” said the captain aloud as he sensed the strengths of the gillian that surrounded him and his fellow captain, “They’re all so weak!!! Take care of this trash, Kochou!” He had no interest in dealing with such weak creatures. These gillian were merely oversized hollow. Nothing more. There was only one opponent he was interested in. Ousama wanted to personally deal with this horde’s leader. He’d leave the small fries to Shiroi.

Noticing Roshu heading in Cain’s direction, Zansatsu followed him. If Roshu chose to run, he’d easily outrun the wheelchair bound captain, but their destinations were the same. Ousama reached the area of the battlefield where Ko and Mr. Sting were just meeting Cain just in time to witness the arrancar’s display of speed. Whether or not Roshu was there with him was irrelevant. Zansatsu’s sadistic actions would be the same regardless. Without a word, the captain of Squad 8 would make himself known with a deadly, ominous aura that would surround Cain, Ko, and Mr. Sting. All three of them would instantly be aware of the arrival of the third captain. His eyes were covered by a thin cloth as his gaze seemed to look infinitely into space. “So you’ve decided to engage the enemy...” said the captain, cocking his head to the side and lacing his fingers together in his chair. “I wouldn’t want you two going back on your decision... Kill him, or die...” said the captain, realizing the depth of Cain’s power, and considering the possibility of his comrades considering a tactical retreat in the near future. This was unacceptable. He would make sure his two fellow captains stayed to finish the fight, no matter what the outcome.

“Bakudo 95... Tsumaimimono...” said Ousama, pointing his finger in their direction. In an instant an enormous clock tower formed around Cain, Mr. Sting, and Ko all at once. He was lucky that they’d all been standing near each other, or else he wouldn’t have been able to use the bakudo in this way. None of them would be able to break out of the prison that the captain had put them inside. He’d release the bakudo once he felt that a victor had been decided. Depending on Roshu’s actions, he may have landed inside the bakudo as well. It would be accurate to say that Ousama gave a total of zero fucks. He wanted as much blood to be shed as possible. If trapping his comrades together with an enemy accomplished that means, then so be it. Zansatsu felt like a little boy putting a few ants inside a bottle with a spider and watching them kill each other. It was so satisfying to know that you had so much control over someone’s life.

Remaining Reiatsu: 9,400

[Zou ۞]

OOC: Skip me, see what happens.

[Zieg Revolver]

Donoken listened to Cain and watched him as he introduced himself. He basically told the two shinigamis to either die now or run for their lives, what kind of nonsense was this! The shinigami were the strongest force in existence in the mind of the second division captain and this humanoid hollow thing was telling them it was going to kill them all. Did this Cain truly believe in his strength that much as to challenge the Gotei 13 and risk damnation? "If your army is anything like what we just cut down, then you should not be so confident, Child." Donoken stated sharply as he peered at Cain from behind his shades. He really was not sure what to think of this situation, he hadn't encountered something this before. Such confidence in his warning, such a lack of emotion in the eyes of the person, what was he exactly? Donoken and Ko both were in extreme danger and yet the two most likely would not realize it. This was afterall the very first hollow and he was unknowingly immortal and vastly potent. Suddenly, Cain had moved, too fast for Donoken to move but he still saw what happened as the arrancar moved past him and Ko, slicing off a few hair off their head.

Donoken turned, facing the male with an eyebrow raised. Was this fool serious!? He dared to make such a display and mess with with the hair of the fabled Mr Sting!? Like hell he was going to let the kid get away with that without some sort of retaliation. Donoken watched, well watched was an overstatement, as Ko released and attempted to attack Cain but the arrancar had vanished completely out of sight in an instant. Now that was completely inhuman and unexpected, not even Mr Sting's drill form moved that fast! Donoken, knowing he needed to get a better view, suddenly leapt up into the air, at this point noticing the clock tower around them. He recognized this bakudo and didn't question who conjured it, he just planned out how he was going to use it to his advantage. Donoken had jumped incredibly high, easily around 35 feet high and landed on the wall of the clocktower, his knees bending as he crouched and placed his right fist against it, looking to see the front of Ko. To his shock, he saw his fellow captain had been injuried and that Cain had reappeared several meters infront of Ko, his focus intently on him. Donoken realized this might be his only chance so he had to take it now!

The male captain shoved off of the wall with both feet and his fist, propelling him like a missile directly down towards the top of Cain's head. In this instant, he rolled through the air and stood so his feet were now aimed at Cain instead and 8 more blades appeared in the male's grasp, doubling up everything he held. "Hornet...Drill!~" The male rang out as he spun through the air like a topand sped straight down at Cain like a bolt of lightning with a flash of speed. He had increased his speed by ten times the normal amount, practically being at a shunpo speed but now he had turned into a human size drill. He was more then a blur, practically invisible and the attack only took a split second until it would reach Cain. Every single one of his blades had his reiatsu covered in it and extended the range of each blade by three feet. Any defense the arrancar had was going to be useless against this attack and it was going to be impossible to dodge if Cain did not use sonido again to escape this bee's sting.
Drill Speed: 10,000
Reiatsu: 6900/8000
Shikai: 3/10

[Zou ۞]

Cain suddenly turned around, retracting his blade. He disappeared, dodging Mr. String's attack with exactly as predicted. He used a Sonido to get away, his incredible speed taking him out of range of the fabled, powerful, and devastating technique. His Sonido allowed him to merely disappear from sight and dodge easily enough. He materialized behind Mr. Sting at the time, and his speed was still nothing to be trifled with. He was a blur that not even the fastest Captain was on par with, and this of course seemed like it was quite problematic. And of course, while he was doing that, many Gillian outside were charging their Cero, and firing down on Ousama Zansatsu. Roshu Kensei as well was being fired upon, and had to dodge around. He hadn't made it on time, and had gotten stuck outside of the Bakudo.

Regardless, Cain spoke once he was behind Mr. Sting, and his blade soared into a slashing motion. Regardless of result for this slashing motion, Cain pulled away afterwards. However, he whispered something to Mr. Sting while he was slashing. "That was dangerous, Captain-Dono..." he murmured, purposely throwing in that honorific. His voice never once shifted from monotone. "If I hadn't dodged that attack, you would have died just now." Was Cain being serious?! That had been an attack by Mr. Sting, and it would have hit Cain's head if Cain hadn't dodged. Did Cain have some kind of ace that Sting didn't know about? What was he bluffing, or actual? Since his voice was so monotone and he was so serious, it was difficult to imagine Cain bluffing.

"You haven't seen the strength of my army yet." Cain said once he'd already stopped attacking. "Those towering monsters outside are known as Gillian. They're not very strong compared to you Captains, but this is understandable. There are thousands of Gillian, and an average one is stronger than the average Shinigami. They're mere foot soldiers. There are hundreds of Adjuchas, who are stronger than Vice Captains. And beyond those still, there are numerous Vasto Lorde, whose battle ability exceeds even those of Captains." What was Cain talking about? It was inconceivable that he actually had that kind of power at his disposal. Those pesky Gillian were foot soldiers? What were Adjuchas? What were Vasto Lorde?

Cain's Remaining Reiatsu: 4300 Reiatsu

[Zou ۞]

OOC: Guys, added this paragraph to thread description, and increased potential thread expectancy to 12 pages.

Surprise surprise. This thread is going to branch for more length. This essentially means that, by potential, there can be more room for plot. Basically, once the stuff with Cain is over, we'll get to the next part of this Satsujun plot, and you guys will get to see the other stuff that happens/happened. It means this thread will jump forward in years. We're making it longer, and covering more than just a singular event now. From beginning to end, you will see the rise of the God of Murder.

Also, I'm going to add Captains 10-13 as available choices (that you can swap to during a checkpoint) once we timeskip in this thread.

[Zieg Revolver]

OOC: Taka has given us permission to skip him.

[Zou ۞]

OOC: That makes it Baja's post.

[Alexander Kuma-Hebi]

Ko Tatsujin was feeling pain. A pain that reminded him of his beginnings. He haven't felt this kind of pain for a long time. Crazily enough, he wasn't displeased. On the contrary, he burst out, laughing like a maniac. His laugh was one of man whose insanity went far beyond ordinary craziness, and even in mental institution, you could not hear anything like it. Ko Tatsujin truly belonged in a mental institution. Unfortunately, not even Soul Society was advanced enough at the time to have one of these. So instead, he ended up in Gotei 13. Where else could a madman like him go? Ko continued his laugh for quite a long time. He didn't stop when that huge ass Kido tower appeared around them. He didn't even stop to hear out Cain, though he picked up the last part, when Cain talked about those Hollows being just foot soldiers. and he even said some funny words, and then something about creatures being stronger than Captains and Vice Captains.

That only caused him to laugh even harder. It was not exactly smart, seeing that he had a diagonal cut over his chest, but Ko didn't care. He learned how to embrace pain. Now, pain was secondary. Ko looked straight at Cain. He was barely suppressing laughter, but he managed to speak out to him: -WIP- (OOC: too tired to finish this)

[Zou ۞]

OOC: Yeah, you need to finish your post.

[Rave Haretsu]

Omfg... Finish this post... I want to continue this shit...

[Zieg Revolver]

OOC: Can we possibly continue this? XD Find a replacement for at least Baja?

[Zou ۞]

OOC: It's actually been continued in Canon -99. That thread was a reboot of this one.