Post by Jin Yamada on Jul 15, 2013 1:32:48 GMT -5
"Well, I think we're done here."
"What?" There was shock on the face of the Bount Leader upon hearing those words uttered by the Diplomat from Hell. Even as Otto's attack approached and Hope was there aiming his own attack, there was still shock upon hearing those words. Don, who had been near Discord looked shocked as well. "What did he say?" Otto too wasn't sure what Discord meant by those words, and he too was just as confused as the other four were. And then they all felt it. The powerful reiatsu building up. They could all sense the reiatsu growing. They could sense it, but they could not believe it, especially Jin who had sensed Discord's reiatsu drop to almost miniscule amounts after his last attack.
The reiatsu was very noticeably coming from Discord. This much was certain. He wasn't getting any feedback from Hitze about anyone else dropping in on their meeting. There was no one else here except the five of them and Discord. "Wh-What is this?! The bloke was hiding his power all along?!" Jin's eyes widened as the reiatsu continued growing around them, smothering them all in a powerful embrace. It was growing thick. Thick enough that it started becoming harder to breath in those few seconds. He felt as if he was choking on the air itself. Jin's mind couldn't grasp what was happening. He couldn't understand how Discord had hidden so much power from them. He couldn't understand how Discord had been able to summon up so much power just now. Was he planning on finishing them all with one last powerful attack?
When the reiatsu compressed onto Discord's position, Jin felt the strength of Discord's reiatsu go through the roof. He was slightly overwhelmed by the reiatsu radiating from the Diplomat. Any closer, and his energy sensory abilities would have been overloaded by the powerful reiatsu now concentrated on that one point. And then, it happened. The reiatsu exploded outwards, blasting into Dolch and stopping the doll's advance. It hit Don, Otto, and even Jin. There was no way to counter it in time. None of his defenses had the strength to stand up to that attack. There was no where to run. Deep inside, Jin knew that this attack would reach him no matter how far he got. He wouldn't get away in time.
The explosion of reiatsu washed over his body, consuming him completely. He closed his eyes, expecting it all to be over. He closed his eyes, expecting to have failed the Bount. To have failed Karakura Town. But, when the attack faded, and he was able to open his eyes once again, he realized that he felt no pain. His body was still there. He turned to Otto and then he looked over at Don and Hope. His eyes scanned for Pandora and found him too. But, he became confused when he saw them all there. He placed a hand to his body, patting himself down. He touched his face and patted it a few times too. He was alive, but he wasn't sure how he had lived through that.
"Oh dear, I guess you mortals thought you had 'killed' me, didn't you?"
His eyes widened at hearing Discord's voice once again. His gaze moved towards where he had last remembered Discord to be only to see the green, furred creature standing in his place. It was barely up to his waist in height, and yet it was speaking with Discord's voice. Is this the bloke's true form? Jin's question was answered as Discord continued speaking. But, what he said made Jin even more shocked. It made sense though. It explained why his reiatsu had been so weak and why despite having such weak reiatsu, he had acted so confident. Bored even. This was his weakest form. What was he playing at? Was his plan to give them despair by telling them this? Let them know that he was much more powerful? On top of news that Hell was coming even sooner than they all thought? "No. No...this can't be..." Jin murmured.
But, as he gave his statement of disagreement, Discord offered them a way out. He told them to retrieve something in South Korea that could be used to persuade Lucifer to let them live longer. "To bloody hell with you and your deal!" Jin exclaimed. He lifted a finger, pointing it in Discord's direction. "You really expect us to believe the bloody words coming out of your mouth? Why would you want us to live longer? And don't give me that bloody rubbish about wanting to see us suffer even longer!" He didn't trust this demon from Hell. He didn't trust any of the words that came from his mouth. He thought they would just hand over this item to him because he promised to talk to Lucifer? Jin wasn't buying any of it, but to make sure he was going to go to check it out.
The Diplomat only smiled at his outburst and bid them luck before disappearing. A scowl appeared on Jin's face as he pondered what to do next. Don walked up to him as he was thinking, holding onto his badly burned arm. "Think not about handing it over yet," Don said as he stepped towards Jin. "I tell you, if this item is as important as he says, then it is imperative that we retrieve it. Only after it is within our grasp will we decide on giving it up." Otto nodded at Don's idea. He placed a hand on Jin's shoulder to reassure him. "I very much agree with Don," Otto said confidently. "Only after we retrieve it can we really decide what to do with it. This guy may just be sending us as errand boys to retrieve something he can't get himself."
Jin looked towards Don and then to Otto and nodded in agreement. He remembered the time Satsujun had used him to dig up Azeru Cho's real body. It was because of him that Husk had been able to steal Azeru Cho's reiatsu and strengthen himself to become Satsujun once again. Husk needed a Bount to break the seal and used him to do it. He wasn't going to be anyone's errand boy again. "He's such a blag artist...the bloke thinks he can toy with us and send us on a wild goose chase. We'll see if the item is there. If it is, I'll have Gatz take a look at it before we hand it over." Jin said. He lifted his hand and the heat around them faded very suddenly. The temperature lowered and became normal and then golden reiatsu began flowing into the raised hand. The reiatsu began shaping itself, and hardening until it became the golden yoyo he had been flicking before the battle began. The other two Bount sealed their dolls as well. The air temperature lowered around Don and the black smoke faded around him, signaling that his doll had been sealed. In his hand once more, Otto gripped the knife he had pulled out before, signaling that he too had sealed his doll.
Jin bent down all of a sudden after that, grabbing at the steel wire he saw glinting against the ground. As he was picking it up, he saw the small crystal shimmering in the light and picked that up too. "Not sure what this is," he muttered as he picked up the shiny crystal. His gaze turned back to the wire, which he tried to follow to the yellow yoyo it had once been attached to. "Blimey! He burned my yoyo to a crisp! Now I've gotta ask Gatz to make me a new one..." he exclaimed, dropping the steel wire and pocketing the crystal. When he touched it, he could feel the reiatsu circulating in his hand strengthen slightly. Hell, he could feel the strength of the reiatsu in his body strengthen just from being in contact with the crystal. When he slipped it into his pocket, he felt the strength of his reiatsu normalize. He knew from then that it would be useful to him later.
Once he had stood up fully, he looked over towards Hope and Pandora. "Hey, Hope! You planning on heading to South Korea with us?" he called over to his fellow former Executive. "None of us think he's telling the truth. We think that we should find out what the item can do first before we hand it over. You know...so that we're not giving Hell a weapon of mass destruction to use against us." A slight smirk formed on his face at the last part. He was making a joke out of the situation, to lighten the mood. They were comrades. Allies. There was no reason for there to be such seriousness between them with the threat gone for the moment. They could laugh and joke around until it was time to get serious again. While Jin waited for Hope's response, Don was gathering spirit particles to himself. He glowed blue for some time as the spiritual particles coated his body. The particles amassed over his severely burned right arm, causing it to glow even brighter than the rest of his body. In seconds, the skin there began healing rapidly. The blackened skin began sloughing off as new, lighter skin began forming underneath it. Don lifted a hand and peeled off the old, blackened skin on that arm to reveal the new, healed skin underneath. "Good as new." he stated with a smile, flexing the arm and fingers.
Jin's Remaining Reiatsu: 3000/3400
Don's Remaining Reiatsu: 1150/3400 (-400 for Immortality Drink)
Otto's Remaining Reiatsu: 1600/2000
"What?" There was shock on the face of the Bount Leader upon hearing those words uttered by the Diplomat from Hell. Even as Otto's attack approached and Hope was there aiming his own attack, there was still shock upon hearing those words. Don, who had been near Discord looked shocked as well. "What did he say?" Otto too wasn't sure what Discord meant by those words, and he too was just as confused as the other four were. And then they all felt it. The powerful reiatsu building up. They could all sense the reiatsu growing. They could sense it, but they could not believe it, especially Jin who had sensed Discord's reiatsu drop to almost miniscule amounts after his last attack.
The reiatsu was very noticeably coming from Discord. This much was certain. He wasn't getting any feedback from Hitze about anyone else dropping in on their meeting. There was no one else here except the five of them and Discord. "Wh-What is this?! The bloke was hiding his power all along?!" Jin's eyes widened as the reiatsu continued growing around them, smothering them all in a powerful embrace. It was growing thick. Thick enough that it started becoming harder to breath in those few seconds. He felt as if he was choking on the air itself. Jin's mind couldn't grasp what was happening. He couldn't understand how Discord had hidden so much power from them. He couldn't understand how Discord had been able to summon up so much power just now. Was he planning on finishing them all with one last powerful attack?
When the reiatsu compressed onto Discord's position, Jin felt the strength of Discord's reiatsu go through the roof. He was slightly overwhelmed by the reiatsu radiating from the Diplomat. Any closer, and his energy sensory abilities would have been overloaded by the powerful reiatsu now concentrated on that one point. And then, it happened. The reiatsu exploded outwards, blasting into Dolch and stopping the doll's advance. It hit Don, Otto, and even Jin. There was no way to counter it in time. None of his defenses had the strength to stand up to that attack. There was no where to run. Deep inside, Jin knew that this attack would reach him no matter how far he got. He wouldn't get away in time.
The explosion of reiatsu washed over his body, consuming him completely. He closed his eyes, expecting it all to be over. He closed his eyes, expecting to have failed the Bount. To have failed Karakura Town. But, when the attack faded, and he was able to open his eyes once again, he realized that he felt no pain. His body was still there. He turned to Otto and then he looked over at Don and Hope. His eyes scanned for Pandora and found him too. But, he became confused when he saw them all there. He placed a hand to his body, patting himself down. He touched his face and patted it a few times too. He was alive, but he wasn't sure how he had lived through that.
"Oh dear, I guess you mortals thought you had 'killed' me, didn't you?"
His eyes widened at hearing Discord's voice once again. His gaze moved towards where he had last remembered Discord to be only to see the green, furred creature standing in his place. It was barely up to his waist in height, and yet it was speaking with Discord's voice. Is this the bloke's true form? Jin's question was answered as Discord continued speaking. But, what he said made Jin even more shocked. It made sense though. It explained why his reiatsu had been so weak and why despite having such weak reiatsu, he had acted so confident. Bored even. This was his weakest form. What was he playing at? Was his plan to give them despair by telling them this? Let them know that he was much more powerful? On top of news that Hell was coming even sooner than they all thought? "No. No...this can't be..." Jin murmured.
But, as he gave his statement of disagreement, Discord offered them a way out. He told them to retrieve something in South Korea that could be used to persuade Lucifer to let them live longer. "To bloody hell with you and your deal!" Jin exclaimed. He lifted a finger, pointing it in Discord's direction. "You really expect us to believe the bloody words coming out of your mouth? Why would you want us to live longer? And don't give me that bloody rubbish about wanting to see us suffer even longer!" He didn't trust this demon from Hell. He didn't trust any of the words that came from his mouth. He thought they would just hand over this item to him because he promised to talk to Lucifer? Jin wasn't buying any of it, but to make sure he was going to go to check it out.
The Diplomat only smiled at his outburst and bid them luck before disappearing. A scowl appeared on Jin's face as he pondered what to do next. Don walked up to him as he was thinking, holding onto his badly burned arm. "Think not about handing it over yet," Don said as he stepped towards Jin. "I tell you, if this item is as important as he says, then it is imperative that we retrieve it. Only after it is within our grasp will we decide on giving it up." Otto nodded at Don's idea. He placed a hand on Jin's shoulder to reassure him. "I very much agree with Don," Otto said confidently. "Only after we retrieve it can we really decide what to do with it. This guy may just be sending us as errand boys to retrieve something he can't get himself."
Jin looked towards Don and then to Otto and nodded in agreement. He remembered the time Satsujun had used him to dig up Azeru Cho's real body. It was because of him that Husk had been able to steal Azeru Cho's reiatsu and strengthen himself to become Satsujun once again. Husk needed a Bount to break the seal and used him to do it. He wasn't going to be anyone's errand boy again. "He's such a blag artist...the bloke thinks he can toy with us and send us on a wild goose chase. We'll see if the item is there. If it is, I'll have Gatz take a look at it before we hand it over." Jin said. He lifted his hand and the heat around them faded very suddenly. The temperature lowered and became normal and then golden reiatsu began flowing into the raised hand. The reiatsu began shaping itself, and hardening until it became the golden yoyo he had been flicking before the battle began. The other two Bount sealed their dolls as well. The air temperature lowered around Don and the black smoke faded around him, signaling that his doll had been sealed. In his hand once more, Otto gripped the knife he had pulled out before, signaling that he too had sealed his doll.
Jin bent down all of a sudden after that, grabbing at the steel wire he saw glinting against the ground. As he was picking it up, he saw the small crystal shimmering in the light and picked that up too. "Not sure what this is," he muttered as he picked up the shiny crystal. His gaze turned back to the wire, which he tried to follow to the yellow yoyo it had once been attached to. "Blimey! He burned my yoyo to a crisp! Now I've gotta ask Gatz to make me a new one..." he exclaimed, dropping the steel wire and pocketing the crystal. When he touched it, he could feel the reiatsu circulating in his hand strengthen slightly. Hell, he could feel the strength of the reiatsu in his body strengthen just from being in contact with the crystal. When he slipped it into his pocket, he felt the strength of his reiatsu normalize. He knew from then that it would be useful to him later.
Once he had stood up fully, he looked over towards Hope and Pandora. "Hey, Hope! You planning on heading to South Korea with us?" he called over to his fellow former Executive. "None of us think he's telling the truth. We think that we should find out what the item can do first before we hand it over. You know...so that we're not giving Hell a weapon of mass destruction to use against us." A slight smirk formed on his face at the last part. He was making a joke out of the situation, to lighten the mood. They were comrades. Allies. There was no reason for there to be such seriousness between them with the threat gone for the moment. They could laugh and joke around until it was time to get serious again. While Jin waited for Hope's response, Don was gathering spirit particles to himself. He glowed blue for some time as the spiritual particles coated his body. The particles amassed over his severely burned right arm, causing it to glow even brighter than the rest of his body. In seconds, the skin there began healing rapidly. The blackened skin began sloughing off as new, lighter skin began forming underneath it. Don lifted a hand and peeled off the old, blackened skin on that arm to reveal the new, healed skin underneath. "Good as new." he stated with a smile, flexing the arm and fingers.
Jin's Remaining Reiatsu: 3000/3400
Don's Remaining Reiatsu: 1150/3400 (-400 for Immortality Drink)
Otto's Remaining Reiatsu: 1600/2000