To Learn One's Place (NDE, R)

[Myzaraphiston Synderfell]

Thread Title: To Learn One's Place (NDE, R)
Participants: Myzaraphiston Synderfell, Kazura Uzaki
World: Human World
Death Setting: Non Death Enabled
Rating: R
Location: Takes place in downtown Berlin.
Special Conditions: None
Circumstances: Kazura is simply tending to certain requirements of Uzaki Enterprises when he sees more ghostly activity. Little does he know that the woman he will face is a cut above most others he has encountered....

[Myzaraphiston Synderfell]

Myza hated going to the World of the Living. Even in a place as steeped in history and death as Berlin failed to improve the latent reishi of the area, thus ensuring that it was still a miserable, thin-aired hellhole as far as the Septima was concerned. Then again, almost everywhere on the planet was a miserable, thin-aired hellhole, so location in the world often didn't make a difference in that regard anyways.

Still, the Septima had to suffer through it anyways on occasion. After all, how else was she to stumble upon potentially powerful Hollows like her daughter Xanthe? Sure, she could just wait for them to get to Adjuchas stage in Hueco Mundo, but she found that she had so much more loyalty from her future children if she guided them all the way through the process from beginning to end. And if she was to find someone in the beginning stages, then she would have to muddle through being in the Land of the Living.

She had been here for about two hours now, simply staying in one place and sorting through the histories of the multitudes of people, ranging from the people in their cubicles, to the managers and executives, to even the lowly cleaning service individuals. However, she had yet to discover an individual with either the memories or the energy potential that could make a good Hollow.

Honestly, she was more than a bit annoyed with the seemingly calm state that humanity nowadays was willing to tolerate. Where were the "atrocities" that had defined her time? The desire to reign supreme over every other nation, to prove oneself in the eyes of God? No, all that the insects cared about today was petty things like material wealth, or that disgusting act of sex. She was just about to leave in a huff when she suddenly felt something of note tickling the outer edge of her senses.

She would use the land of the living's air ground to start going towards it, and focused her formidable energy sensing capabilities in on the new source. It had a slight Hollow flavor to it, one that Myza knew was the sign of a Fullbringer. Fullbringers made excellent subjects for becoming a Hollow, as their soul was part of the way there from the beginning anyways. That, combined with the streak of determination that the Septima could feel in the man, boded extremely well for his potential.

So she would follow him, keeping track of his movements, beginning to analyze his memories, and trying to figure out a way to traumatize the man best. She wasn't going to let this opportunity slip out of her hands, not today. She would find this man, make his last moments as horrific as possible, and then kill him so that the Hollowification process could begin.

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{Stats}Strength - 300 (150) Points

Speed - 400 Points

Spiritual Pressure - 300 (600) Points

Reiatsu Strength - 400(800) Points

Light Aura - 0 Points

Dark Aura - 100 Points

Instinct - 180 Points

Senses - 150 Points

Energy sensory - 170 (510) Points

Healing Expertise - 0 Points


Total SP: 1900 Points

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{Skills}Strength of Will 2

Battle Focus 2

Pain Tolerance 2

Weapon (Chain) 2

Memory 1

Battle Analysis 3

Illusion Resist 2

Learning 2

[Kazura Uzaki]

The past two trips out of Japan had been very fruitful for Kazura and his goals. He had met Kitai and Iwamichi, a Fullbringer and Rogue respectively, and had recruited them to his cause. So, when he flew to Berlin for a conference, he was more than optimistic. His skirmish against the two had brought out new feelings in his body that he'd never felt before. He felt faster, smarter, and could hear and smell things better. His body was naturally growing stronger with each day that he seeped in reiatsu. As a Fullbringer, he could do so much more than before.

His mind understood things so much faster, and he could react in such a way that he had never seen a human do before. The slight breeze felt cold on his skin, but it was comforting as he could feel each individual hair on his arm moving in the damp air. His senses were honed much more than they had been before, and with the ability to process all of the new sensory information effectively, Kazura found that he just enjoyed life better. He could see things that he hadn't noticed before, and understand them too.

However, there was this growing feeling of dread in the back of his mind wherever he went in Berlin. When some people say that they feel they are being watched, sometimes they are being watched, and Kazura really couldn't shake the feeling that there was something in the area that was extremely powerful, dangerous, and potentially very evil. He hadn't yet understood this feeling of "Energy Sensory" as it was a new sixth sense for him, but in time he would possibly learn that this feeling was a "get out of there" warning.

Still, Kazura carried about his business in Germany all the same. He arrived at the conference of global powers in business, and listened to the various speakers. He was bored, but did not show his boredom, as he needed to be the face of his rising company. All of these companies that had speakers talking were interesting on a mortal level, explaining ways to increase profits and decrease costs while maintaining employee satisfaction, but none of that compared to the thrills of the spiritual level.

Kazura longed to show them his powers. To make them in awe and bow to his technological might. The Manifest Power of Science, his Fullbring, could make any of his equipment levitate and act on its own. Alongside the spiritual convert-a-weapon, he could terrify the room with floating swords that became guns, then shaped back into jagged spears. Alas, he still had goals in life that could not be accomplished without money and prestige. Without the ability to be a global power and go wherever he felt like looking for recruits, his cause would fail.

And what was this cause? Kazura wanted above all else to exterminate Hollows. He had never met a hollow that didn't destroy or consume blindly and bestially. They were a force of nature that needed to become extinct. He was fiercely protective of the Earth, in an irrational sort of way. He felt like, because he had started as a nobody who merely happened across the secret of the spiritual world, that he was responsible to take care of this world that he had discovered. It was a pride issue for him.

Kazura's goals were not just to exterminate Hollows, though. He wanted vengeance too. He felt scorned and abused by the Shinigami. Nearly every time they showed up, they were hunting him for daring to protect his world. They thought themselves so high and mighty that they would not accept help, and would actively seek out and extinguish that help. Only when he expressed a promise to not hunt Hollows would they calm down and treat him like an equal. But that wasn't good enough for the man. He wanted these Hollows dead, and was ready to do nearly anything to get his wish.

So he had been building an army. An army, of sorts, full of freaks and misfits. Kitai was certifiably insane, with multiple, crazy personalities that could distract and confuse him easily. However, he had guts and he had power. Iwamichi was on the run from the Soul Society, wielding a weapon that was not from them. It wasn't a Zanpakutou, with its Shikai release, it was something else entirely. As Kazura briefly thought of these, the conference ended, so he wrapped up his thoughts and made his way out the door.

Then he felt it again. That ominous feeling spreading throughout Berlin. Inside he hadn't been paying attention, so it could have been there too. What was that feeling, that dread that was surrounding him. Was it someone near him, watching him? Or was it simply that Berlin was built on a reiatsu hot spot? Was this feeling of dread responsible for Hitler and his crimes? Had Hitler even been in Berlin? German History was not one of Kazura's strong suits, so he just left the random questions to die. He had to find out what was haunting this place, but he didn't even know where to look.

So, Kazura made his way onto the top of one of the tallest buildings, and waited. He'd wait until it came to him, or it became nightfall. As he got onto the roof, he changed into his battle ready armor and equipment, hoping that he wouldn't have need of it. If it be a Hollow, it's nothing like I've ever felt before... If it be something else... I don't know if I want to know. But science dictates that I must stay to observe, and my conscience dictates that I must find out if it is threatening this area.[/i]

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{Stats and Skills}
Strength - [200 x.5 (100)] Points

Speed - [200] Points

Light Aura - [40] Points

Dark Aura - [60] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [200] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [200 x.5 (100)] Points]

Instinct - [200] Points

Senses [150] Points

Energy sensory - [50] Points

Healing Expertise - [200 (x.5) 100] Points


Total SP: [1400] Points



Abilities



[Analysis] {2}

[Pain Tolerance] {2}

[Strength of Will] {2}

[Crafting/Forging] {2}

[Krav Maga] {2}

[Learning] {2}

[Jujutsu] {2}

[Stealth] {2}


Total SKP: 16

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{Items}
Item Name: Reiatsu Battery MK I
Item Type: Utility
Item Description: This small tube is the size of a D battery. If it had the proper markings, it would look exactly like a D battery, though this tube is just a plain piece of metal. The positive end is made out of metal with a reiatsu strength of 1, and the negative end is made out of ordinary metal. Inside is mostly empty, save for a reiatsu enhanced fan. This difference in reiatsu and the fan are what grant it the powers it has. The emptiness inside is perfect storage for raw reiatsu energy. When the positive end is pressed into any spiritual being, touching the skin, the fan kicks in and draws reiatsu out of the body. 50 reiatsu is deducted for contact, and that is the limit that it can store. This reiatsu is capable to be released in slow portions, much like a battery. When it is empty, it can be recharged by placing it against another being with spiritual energy. The reiatsu inside obviously has the Reiatsu Strength of the victim. The reiatsu inside these batteries isn't usable for techniques, only as fuel for other technology. The cap for this battery is 200 RS. Anything higher and the battery will lose the excess. The rest is merely released into the air with a hiss of steam as the air around the battery is charged with reiatsu. If the battery is cut open, the reiatsu will dissipate in that same hiss of steam. It won't be hot enough to harm anything, and the battery just falls apart and would not be useful as shrapnel. The amount of steam released is comparable to a small cup of boiling water that has just come out of a microwave.
Price: 1000 per (500 for Rich Boy)
Quantity: 5

Item Name: Suit MK IV
Item Type: Armor
Item Description:
This Suit maintains the same physical defense as before, being able to withstand and absorb 150 strength before the impact is felt by the wearer, but has also been equipped with a small cavity in the chest. A Reiatsu Battery can be plugged into it, which immediately activates the Reiatsu defense. The armor then becomes as durable as spiritual steel with a defensive value equal to the RS of the battery, and it deducts 5 reiatsu per post from the battery. This defense allows the armor to not be immediately destroyed by spiritual weapons, but has no real defense for reiatsu attacks. This is not similar to Hierro, in that it is a perfect defense at that specific Reiatsu Strength, it merely acts like an armor. It would take damage over time as weapons scratched and gouged it, and could easily break if enough strength or attacks were delivered in one spot. Alternatively, the user's own Reiatsu Strength can be channeled into this armor for 25 reiatsu a post, though it still doesn't act like Hierro.

This Suit has an extra ability. For up to two consecutive posts at a time, the wearer can mentally activate the cameras and projectors hidden and armored along the suit. If he is not wearing anything over the suit, then the cameras and projectors will pick up the environment around him and then adjust the image they project accordingly. As a result, the suit camouflages into any environment, effectively becoming invisible. It updates in real time too, so something moving behind him won't throw off the effect. However, it has some drawbacks. First, any electrical current that runs into him will short circuit the cameras for four posts, negating his invisibility until they recover. Also, any reiatsu attack that hits him does the same thing. He can, however, use up a battery to power the invisibility, in which only electricity can short circuit the invisibility. It deducts 25 reiatsu per post from the batteries. Once the invisibility has been used up or turned off, it needs to recover for a whole post of not using it, though a reiatsu battery can force it to start even if the cool down isn't ready. Doing this burns it out for the rest of the thread unless repaired.
Price: 20,000

Item Name: Helm MK III
Item Type: Armor
Item Description:
The typical mask of a vigilante, this mask is made to appear like Batman’s mask, though it has a mentally deployable gas mask. Built in are the Spirit Goggles Mk II. This version of the Spirit Goggles allows Kazura to see ghosts, and to gain a readout of their Spiritual Pressure and Reiatsu Strength at will. The Spirit Goggles MK II can also be used outside of the Helm due to their disguised nature. There is also an infrared and a heat sensing vision modes to the goggles now.

This helm has an extra ability. For up to two consecutive posts at a time, the wearer can mentally activate the cameras and projectors hidden and armored along the helm. If he is not wearing anything over the helm, then the cameras and projectors will pick up the environment around him and then adjust the image they project accordingly. As a result, the helm camouflages into any environment, effectively becoming invisible. It updates in real time too, so something moving behind him won't throw off the effect. However, it has some drawbacks. First, any electrical current that runs into him will short circuit the cameras for four posts, negating his invisibility until they recover. Also, any reiatsu attack that hits him does the same thing. He can, however, use up a battery to power the invisibility, in which only electricity can short circuit the invisibility. It deducts 25 reiatsu per post from the batteries. Once the invisibility has been used up or turned off, it needs to recover for a whole post of not using it, though a reiatsu battery can force it to start even if the cool down isn't ready. Doing this burns it out for the rest of the thread unless repaired. The eyes are always visible, even when the camouflage mode is turned on.
Price: 10,000

Item Name: Gauntlets MK IV
Item Type: Weapon
Item Description: A simple pair of black gauntlets, these gloves have metal tips and a small port in the back. When the wearer wills, those tips cause red plasma claws to emerge. The flaps in the side of the wrist, such as those found on airplanes, are on this model. When deployed, the wearer can eject two portions of air out of his arm storage to force his arm forwards at 200 stat speed. The port on the back has a dual nature. It feeds both into the Air Cannons and the Gauntlets. If the Gauntlet is draining from it, the plasma claws act like a spiritual weapon with the RS of the battery, and deduct ten reiatsu a post from the battery. It counts as Class 4 for clash purposes. Alternatively, the user can support the plasma claws with their own RS for 25 reiatsu a post.
Price: 10,000

Item Name: Air Cannons Mk III
Item Type: Weapon
Item Description:This air cannon expands upon the ability to create blasts of air by building up air pressure. Using the limited knowledge of matter compression that he has, the storage capacity of the cannons has increased to six portions. The added compression of air pressure has also increased the potency of the cannons to 150 strength. Additionally, compressing the air further can result in a "combined shot" By charging for a post, up to 3 shots can be released at one time, adding their strengths together for a maximum of 450 strength. The user can enter a thread with full air. If a Reiatsu Battery is placed into the Gauntlets, the Air Cannons can choose to fire out enhanced air blasts. They act like Sho, but are Class 4 for clash purposes. They have the RS of the battery, but still have the strength of the air. The cannons can fire 2 regular shots or 1 charged shot per battery. Alternatively, the user can use it to fire Air blasts at their own RS for 100 reiatsu.
Cost to Build: 10000

Item Name: Boots MK I
Item Type: Movement
Item Description:For when the 3D movement equipment in the Belt isn't enough, that's where the boots ocme in. These steel toed boots have vents built into the souls of the heel, and have shallow grooves to ensure that air can always get to the vents. These vents are much more controlled than the air cannons. They have two functions. The first is for fast movement. By expending three portions of air, Kazura can propel himself, or a single limb, at 200 stat speed for a maximum of twenty feet. The second function is for hovering. By consuming two portions of air per post, Kazura can hover in mid air. this model of the boots regains one portion per post, and can hold six portions at a time. Kazura enters a thread with full air storage.
Cost to Build: 5000

Item Name: Laser Bow MK II
Item Type: Weapon
Item Description: This bow is discreet, folding neatly into a stick that could fit into a tube of chapstick. It can be deployed at a moment's notice, unfolding into a futuristic looking black compound bow. It can fire normal arrows, but that is not the major power of the bow. When the string is drawn back with nothing notched, the bow can generate a red laser arrow if the user wills it to. This arrow can pierce anything that is not made of spiritual durability material, and moves at speeds depending on the user's strength. Someone with 200 strength can fully utilize the bow, and cause it to fire at 400 stat speed. Anything more than that only can cause it to fire at 400 stat speed. Below the 200 strength, the bow fires at a ratio of 2 speed per strength. It can fire one arrow per post, and needs to recharge the next post. The bow has a port that allows a Reiatsu Battery to be placed in. The arrows fired from the bow would have a Reiatsu Strength equal to the battery, though they fully discharge the battery in two shots. Other people can use this bow as a normal spiritual weapon in terms of piercing (not unlike a Quincy) and it costs 50 reiatsu per shot. For Clash purposes, this bow is considered Class 4
Price: 10,000

Item Name: Convert-A-Weapon
Item Type: Weapon
Item Description: A shiny, round metal sphere small enough to fit snugly in the palm of one's hand. It looks pretty dull yet futuristic at the same time. With a simple thought, this sphere transforms into any weapon that the user imagines. Any weapon that the user can imagine to be more exact. Get yours today.
Quantity: 2

Item Name: Spiritual Handcuffs MK I
Item Type: Weapon
Item Description: This ordinary looking set of handcuffs is made up of barely spiritual metal, and inside is a vacuum fan as well as an inequality in reiatsu. This functions much like the reiatsu batteries, but for a much different purpose. The smaller size of the storage area means that no reiatsu is actually lost when a spiritual being has been locked by them, however it does resonate with their own reiatsu strength and turns it against them. This model is capable of reaching a Reiatsu Strength of 200, like the Reiatsu Battery MK I. If the victim has superior RS than 200 by any margin, then they are easily able to break out. If not, then they must rely on physical force or skill to escape the lock, requiring superior strength to the reiatsu strength of the cuffs.
Price: 7500

Item Name: UE1 Handgun
Item Type: Weapon
Item Description: This fashionable weapon is made out of stainless steel and coated with a protective resin. Self proclaimed the best handgun in its class for its price, it boasts a penetrating strength of 300 and a bullet velocity of 600. It equips basic handgun ammo that can be purchased in any human world store, and it built for versatility. The magazine is well oiled to slide out easily and without trouble but is also manufactured to not easily disengage on its own. The front of the barrel is equipped with a slot for optional attachments, which are sold separately. It can hold ten bullets per magazine.
Price: 5,000

Item Name: Spiritual Bullet x10
Item Type: Ammo
Item Description: This bullet is lined with a thin wire of spiritual steel. For ten reiatsu per bullet, the user can charge it and allow it to hit spiritual targets. It will fail against any spiritual defense. The power of the bullet is based on the gun, but it cannot exceed 300 strength or 600 speed or the wires will short out, making it unable to hit spiritual targets.
Price: 50 per bullet

Item Name: Explosive Bullet x10
Item Type: Ammo
Item Description: This bullet is lined with a small center of explosives. Upon impact, the small bullet will explode, causing a small amount of shrapnel and a small amount of heat. The bullet is capable of blasting a three inch hole into concrete, and a slightly bigger hole into flesh. This bullet cannot accept spiritual energy, or it will burst inside the weapon.
Price: 100 per bullet

Item Name: Handgun Ammo Pack x20 (2 magazines)
Item Type: Ammo Pack
Item Description: This simply a crate of ammo for Handguns
Price: 25 ryo per bullet (250 ryo for a full magazine of 10 rounds)

Item Name: Firearm License
Item Type: Other
Item Description: When looked at, this is a simple photo ID showing that the person is allowed to purchase and own firearms. Purchasing this item allows the purchase of Firearm class weapons. Item is not allowed to be owned by anyone under Class 3, so only Class 3's to Class 0 can own a license. This license only allows for the purchase of Human World Guns

1x Storage Scroll

[Myzaraphiston Synderfell]

Myza's prey would eventually stop, apparently aware of her presence. Not that the Septima cared, though. She hadn't actively tried to hide her presence to begin with, so it was hardly a surprise that he had noticed her. In fact, it was nothing but a blessing that her power had been noticed. After all, it was best for him to get a measure of just how powerful she was compared to him.

She would continue to walk on the air towards him, easily visible to the Uzaki Enterprises head after only a few short moments of sitting on the roof. She was tall, easily half a foot taller than Kazura, and her complexion showed her obvious Spanish heritage. She was wearing a close-fitting white outfit, one that left little of her impressive figure to the imagination. A spiked chain was wrapped around her narrow waist, the black sheen reflecting off bits of the light from each and every barb that coated its length. Long brown hair cascaded down her back, ending in a slight upwards curl, and Kazura would be able to see that it was kept immaculately clean as she got closer.

However, the most obvious features to the woman detracted from her overall beauty. The first was a hole that went straight through her body located where the uterus would be on most individuals. The second was a bone-white mask upon her face, one that Kazura would be able to recognize as part of a Hollow Mask. The third and final detail that would stand out about her was a spindly, spiky tattoo of a seven.

This woman, whoever she was, seemed very much like a Hollow. But she was like no Hollow that Kazura had ever met, in both appearance and power. Now that she was in view of him, Kazura would be able to see her reiatsu stats. It would be safe to say that he had never seen numbers like hers before. Her sheer energy was staggering. Hell, he didn't even need the goggles to tell that much. He could practically feel her presence. There would be no doubt to his analytical abilities that she was the one who was responsible for the earlier disturbances in the city.

She would smile at Kazura, the normally happy expression exuding a nearly palpable malice. "Ah, so there you are," she would say, her voice surprisingly bubbly and cheerful. "How goes this day for you, Mr. Uzaki? Or would you prefer Kazura?" Myza would chuckle some at that, familiar with how badly off guard you could catch someone by simply saying their name the first time you've met them.

She would deftly unwrap the chain around her waist with one simple movement, already spinning one part of it in one hand. "I would most definitely like to congratulate you on your most recent accomplishment. It is not often that I find something worthy of my attention in the Land of the Living. Now then, if you could be a dear and submit to the beginning of your glorious ascension to God's Chosen People, it will show that you understand how the universe works, and your part in it. Which would be a marvelous way to begin our relationship, no?"

[Kazura Uzaki]

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"How goes this day for you, Mr. Uzaki? Or would you prefer Kazura?" At first, Kazura was extremely confused. This beautiful floating woman in front of him knew him? He didn't usually forget a face, especially a slim beauty such as this one. The hole in her womb was definitely strange, as was the part of a mask and the tattoo of the seven, but Kazura didn't have time to focus on those. He was focused on the part of her face that he could see, scanning through memories.

Figuring that the hole and part of a mask could be a part of a temporary transformation, such as a release, and not even guessing that it was a hollow hole, Kazura focused on her face, scanning through memories of women he'd been with recently. Sara? Michelle? Kimika? Roseanne? Roxeanne? Miralani? Hannah? Yumi? Kristen? Jenna? Claire? All of the faces were wrong, so Kazura figured that he didn't remember this woman at all. Had he slept with her on one of the rare nights when he was blackout drunk? Or maybe... nah.

The chain was unwrapped from around her waist, and was spinning in her hand. The barbs were dangerous, and a bit unnerving. Not to mention the threat that came from her about ascending to God's Chosen People. "There's no way you're Israeli, and I'm not sure I believe in Heaven and God anymore, if I ever did, after finding out about the Soul Society..." Kazura's ignorance showed through in this exchange. He felt that she was talking about the Israelites from the Christian Bible rather than... whatever religion she was talking about.

The way she said "begin our relationship" was more nerve racking than before. This suggested that she had not met Kazura until that very moment, and yet knew his name. She couldn't be reading... no, that wasn't possible. No one could do that. However, she was very threatening, and the energy coming off of her was extremely evil. The mask seemed familiar, but it couldn't have been a mask of a Hollow. It wasn't covering her whole face. Still, there was a massive amount of energy coming off of her body, and Kazura knew to be afraid.

From his experiences with Kazuko, he knew that this fight, if allowed to happen, would be devastating. He had no reason to believe that he could harm her, in fact, he'd be harmed by simply attacking her. That devilish chain was extremely potent, and there was no way his feeble reiatsu strength could support his suit enough to protect him from... the immense stores of energy that she had. He could only hope to dodge, and he wasn't even sure if that was possible against... this monster.

What if he gave in? Told her that he believed in her ascension? No, he was too stubborn in his own ways. The universe worked independently of human forces, thus he was free to do whatever he wanted while it kept going on its path through space and time. The earth right now was moving at over 600 miles per minute, and there was nothing that he could do to stop it. So, why bother in following what this... woman thing thought of the universe? No, Kazura wouldn't be submitting.

He'd be attempting to run. He had learned much from his time fighting Souza, a shinigami student who had humiliated him and caused him to spend a week or so in the hospital. He couldn't remember half of the time there, so he definitely needed to avoid that in the future. A bright flicker of light heralded Kazura leaping off of the roof with Bringer Light, speeding away from Myza in a flash. He only hoped that his actions could get far enough away that she wouldn't find him or would get bored and find a different target.

What was he? He felt like prey, felt like a scared animal fleeing from a much more powerful predator. But then again, he felt like he wasn't very special. He had met more than one fullbringer, a quincy, a Rogue, and now... something else entirely, and nothing had been like this before. It was a predator, one higher than him in class and food chain, and he was going to act like a startled and scared prey. It was all that he could do to avoid that chain with its sharp barbs... But was it even enough?

Remaining Reiatsu: 1950/2000 (-50 Bringer Light)

[Myzaraphiston Synderfell]

Myza would begin to laugh as Kazura said his bit. Oh, how simple-minded the Lesser Races could be sometimes! Not that you could blame simple humans entirely for that, though. The Soul Society saw fit to try and leave the humans in the dark about the truth of reality, so you couldn't blame them wholly for their ignorance. That didn't stop it from being quite amusing at times, though.

Her target would then use a stepping technique to try and escape her. Honestly, it was just adorable to watch the antics that the Lesser Races went through sometimes. As if they thought they actually stood a chance of escaping her! It was child's play for her to calculate all the easy escape routes, and the direction Kazura would go based on his initial prepatory movements for the step. Add in the ease on which she could track him with her ES, and it would be a cinch to use her own Sonido to follow him, this time appearing even closer to him than she had been before the step.

She would still be smiling as she appeared in front of Kazura. He would be within easy striking distance of her chain, but she wasn't making moves to attack him yet, aside from spinning one of the hooks to keep up momentum. She would shake her head softly, clicking her tongue some in condescension. "My my," she would say, amused. "You didn't think it would be so easy to escape me, did you Kazura? You think with all the encounters that you've had with Hollows and Shinigami would tell you that the ultimate combination of the two would be much harder to avoid. Oh well. It seems I will have to teach you of the natural superiority of God's Chosen People."

She would slow down her chain some after that. It seemed she wasn't as interested in fighting so much as she was just talking at the moment, contrary to what Kazura may have expected. "Now then, you are a man who likes knowledge. So what say you to simply listening to me for a moment, hearing what I have to say? I can promise you that I can tell you more than than any of those Vice Captains you met could, and certainly a great deal more than that Fullbringer. In fact, I will even tell you something invaluable before we begin talking in earnest!"

She would lean forward ever so slightly at that point, a glimmer in her eyes. "I can tell you are a Fullbringer, Kazura. I can feel the relation to Hollows in your reiatsu. Oh, but you didn't know that, did you? That a Fullbringer's power is based off the energy of Hollows. That's actually what makes those of your kind so interesting. That little bit of Hollow energy within you makes it that much easier for you to become a Hollow. All it would take is simply a little negativity on your part upon your death, and being left alone for a time without a Shinigami purifying you. Far, far easier to wait the few months for a Fullbringer to turn than for the years it takes a common soul to begin their ascension!" She would smile sweetly at that, her aura still radiating out into the air. There was no doubt that she was up to something right now, though what that was would be... difficult to determine, to say the least.

Reiatsu: 5900/6000 (-100 Sonido)

Combat Posts: 1/8

[Kazura Uzaki]

There was no escaping this woman. She was a very talented stalker, more capable than anyone Kazura had run into before, and though he was loved by many women and was the object of obsession for quite a few, this one had to take the cake. Mortal girls just followed him around in cars and used binoculars or telescopes to track his movements and ambush him with passionate kisses, but this one had the speed to be right in front of him at all times, constantly trailing that barbed chain...

The Fullbringer noticed that she hadn't denied anything that he said. And what people didn't bother to deny, they were usually very proud of. "So you ARE Israeli! I could have sworn that their holy text said not to covet or murder. You seem to be coveting me pretty hard right now, miss..." Kazura had to stay on his guard, keep on his toes. He may be cracking jokes, but inside he was still trying to find a way out. He was nervous and a bit scared, but he held his ground. Rather than running again, which was futile, he stood and confronted this woman.

"I hadn't known about the Fullbringer's connections to Hollow energy, no, but thanks for telling me about that. It makes even more sense now for me to stop them. I'll use their own energy against them, so the humans might be safer." Kazura was very firm in his convictions, and very protective of the human race as a whole. He felt as though he was their spokesman. He was the only one of them that he knew of who had transitioned from being a mortal of the Land of the Living to seeing the Spiritual world for what it was by hard work and science, rather than just being washed in the hollow reiatsu.

Kazura was very wary of the woman. It could probably be seen in his face the way he didn't trust her with the way she dangled the chain that was clearly a weapon of excruciating pain and flesh removing. He could almost feel the way the barbs could tear off his skin and muscle with ease, and was not excited to go up against it. The way that she talked about his death so flippantly, and made mention of negativity -after- the event of his dying let Kazura assume that she was going to attack him in time.

The man was not going to goad her into doing that. He wasn't about to strike preemptively and get destroyed by superior skill. He was good in the close range fighting, and weapons were not his specialty at all. He couldn't know how strong or fast this woman was, especially as she had seemed to use a stepping technique. He couldn't know the extent of her natural speed and physical capabilities, so trying to attack her head on was useless. None of this analysis was even taking into consideration her vast spiritual capabilities.

That chain, regardless of the strength behind it, could probably easily shred through his armor, whether or not he was supporting it through his own reiatsu reserves. It would be folly to attack it head on, and it would be nearly impossible to dodge it if she used that level of speed that she had used to catch up with his Bringer Light. All in all, Kazura surveyed his options and found himself sorely at a disadvantage. The look in the woman's eye made him feel as though he was going to be attacked violently, and he didn't need to be able to understand people as well as he did in order to understand that fact.

So, Kazura decided to slow things down a bit. He figured that he was going to be attacked and going to be on the victim side of an attempted murder, but he didn't know why. "The way that the Shinigami mistrust me and some of them flat out trying to kill me if I mess with their business shows that when I do die, I doubt that they'd come for me, whether or not it was their job. I'll turn into one of your Hollows whether you do anything or not... And with my high risk lifestyle... It won't be long before I keel over anyways." Kazura wasn't particularly lying, since Grin had threatened to kill him and Kazuko had actually tried to kill him. True, the latter of the two had shown up again and gave him information like a kid with games, but still, Kazura was wary of the Vice Captain who had shown two completely different sides of himself depending on whether or not the Uzaki was attempting to kill Hollows. Hopefully getting this woman talking would provide more insight in why she wanted him dead right that instant.

[Myzaraphiston Synderfell]

Myza would sigh as Kazura spoke, a look of annoyance coming to her face. There was a point where human ignorance ceased to be amusing and became inane chitterings from something that thought they knew it all. The fact that he continued to try and quantify her with mortal terms of race and belief was useless pandering for his limited understanding of how the universe worked. Arguably the second worst thing about the Land of the Living was having to put up with such stupidity.

Still, it wasn't insurmountable. In fact, she could use his ignorance to her advantage. "Oh, how little you know," she would say, shaking her head some. "Tell me, whatever made you think that the two Vice Captains you've faced in battle were trying to kill you? Think carefully, Kazura. If Grin of Squad 11 wished to kill you, what was stopping him from simply pursuing you as you hopped aboard that train? Or from doing more than cutting your armor with his first strike? If Kazuko had wished to kill you, what was stopping him while you were confined, hmmm?"

She would sneer at Kazura after that, a smile coming to her face. "Oh, the Shinigami don't hate you, Kazura. No, the Shinigami simply wish for you to live a happy life, one where you aren't threatening yourself or others. Every Hollow you killed with your paltry toys? When it died, you consigned dozens of human souls, including the one that formed the Hollow in the first place, to nothingness. What's more, that latent energy? It makes it easier for other Hollows to form, to close in on that area and hunt."

She would smile wider after that, her tone now mocking. "Ah, but you can't help that, can you? It's not like you simply couldn't capitulate, surrender yourself to them, ask them to teach you the ways of purifying a soul, all in exchange for simply letting them observe your activities. Or admit that you don't truly understand a Hollow, that they have centuries more experience than you do, and tools you never will?"

She would begin to walk towards Kazura. "Tell me, boy. How many Hollows do you think you can kill before one gets the drop on you, and devours you? What's stopping an intelligent one from simply waiting until you need to sleep, and creeping into your room, slithering into your bed, and gobbling you up?" She seemed to have an actual tinge of concern in her voice at that point

"As you said, your lifestyle is risky. And Fullbringer or not, something will kill you. It may not be today, or tomorrow. But eventually, something will kill you, with no choice in the matter on your part." She would stop walking, a few scant feet away from him. "If you submit to me here and now though, you will have taken the first step on your path towards ascension, of your own free will."

She would pause for a moment, to let her words sink in. "Would it truly be so bad to be a Hollow? To give up your fragile mortal body in favor of becoming an apex predator? To no longer worry yourself over petty concerns of what is right and what is wrong? To be able to go anywhere, do anything, all without the constraints of others concerns, of their ideals? If you become a Hollow, it will be a first step towards becoming one of God's Chosen People. And that, Kazura? That is truly a marvelous thing."

She would stand there, chain ready in her hands. "So what will it be, Kazura? Will you cling to your stubborn idea that your thoughts of ghosts invading your world is an unnatural, perverse thing? Or will you come into the fold, and become something better, something superior, something.... perfect."

[Kazura Uzaki]

Kazura was done listening to this... whatever she was. She claimed to be the ultimate combination of Shinigami and Hollow, but he didn't feel like she was either. She had a fragment of a mask that could have been remnants of a Hollow, but she didn't really look or feel like a Shinigami. So he chalked that up to boasting and just rolled with it. He wouldn't, couldn't believe that the Soul Society didn't hate him. True, Kazuko had returned with all that chocolate and they had been civil, and Taien had been... creepily happy to spill all sorts of information to the man, but still he couldn't change his mind.

He was stubborn, and he was obstinate. What she said bothered him, however, it changed nothing. It didn't change the fact that Grin had attacked him as a warning and threatened worse, nor did it change the fact that Kazuko was willing to tear him apart because he reminded the kid of a Quincy. Why did Quincies not deserve the same right to live as regular mortal humans, Fullbringers, and Shinigami? From what Kazura knew, Quincies weren't a created race like the Bount were. They were a people with a probably very rich history, and he couldn't stand for genocide.

That was what the Shinigami wanted, Genocide, and truthfully, Kazura thought at this moment that he wanted genocide too. The way this woman talked about intelligent hollows made him question whether they were all mindless beasts. However, if he had any doubt, the woman cleared it all up completely. "To no longer worry yourself over petty concerns of what is right and what is wrong? To be able to go anywhere, do anything, all without the constraints of others concerns, of their ideals?" That was the wrong thing to say. Myza may have been able to see into his memories, see what he had been exposed to, but she definitely wasn't able to see into his heart, it seemed.

"Or will you come into the fold, and become something better, something superior, something.... perfect." The last word was barely out of Myza's mouth before Kazura's response came. "No." He put his foot down, figuratively rather than literally, and kept talking after the short syllable. "There is only one perfect force out there. And that... is science." Reiatsu poured off of Kazura's body as he released his Fullbring. He was instantly trying to turtle himself in defensively, trying to protect himself from that chain if even for a moment.

His two convert-a-weapons became very long claymores and floated to his left and right side, making something to be hit by the chain first should she swing it horizontally. To the front of him he sent flying two batteries, hoping to connect with her skin and draw away a tidbit of reiatsu for him to use more effectively that his own reserves. To his front and to his back he held a handgun, the UE1 to his front and the UE2 to his back. The UE1 was loaded with spiritual bullets, and the UE2 had explosive rounds. Meanwhile, his palms began to glow. He didn't know what to expect, so he prepared for everything. It took a lot of focus to do this, but he was stubborn.

Remaining Reiatsu: 1750/2000 (-200 Fullbring Level 1)
Fullbring Level 1: 1/10

[Myzaraphiston Synderfell]

Ah, it was just lovely when something went just as planned. There were some distinct similarities in the overall personalities of both Kazura and Myza, ones that the Septima had managed to grasp thanks to her highly refined energy sensing capabilities. She had known that her speech would anger Kazura. After all, she would have hardly liked having her beliefs challenged by someone she just met, and as was noted before, the two of them were alike in certain ways. In fact, the only real difference was that one of them was right, and it wasn't the one who was still alive in the purest sense of the word.

She would let the Fullbringer release, simply opening her mouth wide. Strands of a thick, viscous fluid would be visible, and a smell that was a mixture of bile and decay would fill the air. As Kazura threw the reiatsu batteries towards the female Arrancar, a sudden buildup of swirling black and green energy would appear in her mouth. As soon as it appeared, though, it would fire. The energy projectile was roughly the size of a fist, and traveled incredibly fast, so much so that it was leaving a the telltale conical contrail of an object that was breaking the sound barrier.

If Kazura didn't attempt to dodge the attack, it would hit him, penetrating his suit like it wasn't even there. Blocking it would be ill-advised, due to the massive spiritual superiority Myza held over the human. However, the damage it would do to his flesh would be minimal despite this massive superiority, mostly just a raw, red swelling of his flesh. However, the pain would be nigh-unimaginable. Even with his prodigious capabilities of dealing with pain, he would have difficulties with coping. It would be like every nerve in the impact site was suddenly lit on fire, with razor wire tighly curling around it for good measure. Even worse, the pain would quickly radiate outwards across his entire body, more than likely nearly overwhelming him.

The reiatsu batteries would still be thrown, however, and the Septima would indeed react to them. She had seen their purpose within Kazura's memories, including his development of the instruments from day one. She knew exactly what they would do to her if they made contact with her skin. That was actually what had contributed to her choice of where to fire, actually. The Bala Agonia wasn't extremely large, but Kazura was aiming for her face, something that wasn't a large target in and of itself. So their flight path would intersect with that of her Bala, and they would be quickly overwhelmed by the sheer power of the Arrancar's reiatsu.

Regardless of the outcome of Myza attack against the fullbringer, she would chuckle after firing the Bala. "Ah, what determination to your cause and ideals, Kazura! I applaud you for it, my dear. But..." She would pause for a moment, as if actively giving him a chance to interrupt her statement, either with words or actions. It would be interesting to see what the Fullbringer did after that, that much was certain.

Combat Posts: 2/8

Reiatsu: 5750/6000 (-150 Bala Agonia)

[Kazura Uzaki]

The woman didn't even flinch at Kazura releasing. There seemed to be no emotion on her face, her response to simply yawn... or something. The inside of her mouth was revolting, as there was some thick liquid in her mouth. Kazura's first thought was complete and utter relief. Nope, never been with this chick before, wouldn't have been able to deal with the smell... Then he realized that he had only left one option for how she knew him... but he didn't want to really admit that she could possibly be a mind reader or something.

The batteries flew at Myza, but she countered with some blackish green fist of energy, and it did not look good. Kazura's fight or flight instinct kicked in, and he Noped out of there before he could begin to feel or smell the vile stuff. He disappeared in a Bringer Light step, appearing at the other end of the roof, well enough away from the Bala. He dragged his weapons over to him to keep up the defensive shell, but he was actually pretty nervous. The batteries had been completely destroyed, so he'd have to build new ones in the future... if he survived.

Kazura opted for a different sort of tactic. Rather than charge her head on, he'd try for a more varied approach. The woman left her sentence hanging, but Kazura didn't reply. He was too focused. Two more batteries flew out of his pockets, flanking at the side aimed at her exposed hands. Yes, hands can be moved, but Kazura was hoping that it was more a distraction than anything. As the batteries attacked at her hand, he fired a spiritual bullet out of his UE1 pointed towards Myza.

The bullet had a strength of 300 and a speed of 600, so it wasn't a weak attack. However, he wasn't aware of the existence of Hierro or many other techniques that Myza could employ to deal with the attack, so he merely was trying everything to see what worked. She irked him, and he feared her. With one simple attack she blew away his attack, with something that moved incredibly fast. If he hadn't been wary, and having high instincts, and being able to analyze the situation, he would have been toast. Even now... he wasn't sure what kind of situation he was in.

Remaining Reiatsu: 1700/2000 (-50 Bringer Light)
Fullbring Level 1: 2/10
Spiritual Bullets: 9/10

[Myzaraphiston Synderfell]

Myza would frown when Kazura didn't finish her statement, obviously displeased with the fullbringer. Honestly, it was like he wasn't even trying to fish for information. How uncharacteristic of him. She had seen his other battles, and he had leaped upon any chance to find out more about his foes then. But then again, she also knew that she was without a doubt the strongest opponent he had ever met, even with the Vice Captains he had fought. So perhaps some leniency was in order.

And maybe Lord Kuroi would develop a sense of humor while that happened. Myza would continue to spin her chain as Kazura attacked her, the batteries flying her way yet again. Her response to the same attack would be simple. She would simply alter the course of her chain, knocking both batteries out of the air with her weapon. Myza heard the bullet fire, and could actually track its movement with no problems whatsoever. If she wanted to dodge it, it would be child's play.

But she wouldn't dodge it. A display of power was in order for Kazura, and a lesson in respect as well. After all, he needed to know just how out of his depth he was against her. So she wouldn't dodge the bullet. Instead, she would let it hit her right in the chest. Had she been anything but an Arrancar, that would be a death blow.

But Kazura was going to get a nasty surprise when his bullet impacted Myza. Instead of a spray of blood, there was sparks flying, and the distinctive sound of a bullet ricocheting off of metal. Kazura could see that he hit her, there was no doubt about that. The bullet had made a hole in her outfit, exposing a small bit of skin. However, there was no wound, no bruise, not even a slight redness from impact. It was as if the bullet had literally done nothing to hurt her.

She would shake her head after that, with a look of disappointment upon her face. "Kazura, if I'm trying to have polite conversation, you had best participate." Her tone was level, lacking any of the happy, bubbly tone it had possessed before. It was instead the tone that a parent would take when lecturing their child. "I know for a fact that your father taught you at least some semblance of manners. When he wasn't drunk, that is. But I'm sure you don't care to speak of something like that, do you? Now then. As I was saying before, your determination is admirable, but..."

Combat posts: 3/8

[Kazura Uzaki]

The woman didn't even move to dodge it. There was hope in Kazura's eyes as the bullet went to pierce her flesh, then that hope was crushed as it literally bounced off of her body. It pierced her clothes, but not her skin. Which was extremely frustrating. And then, to top it all off, she merely repeated what she had said before. The same stupid, meaningless sentence left dangling. Only this time, there was a personal attack in the form of mentioning his father. The one area that shouldn't be mentioned.

Myza had crossed the line.

All of Kazura's weapons drew in closer to his body, and any semblance of emotion left his face. The hair of his head flopped down as he ducked his chin, casting a dark shadow over his face. "Wench, I don't believe you know what you're talking about. Do you even understand how language works? First, you open your mouth. Then, you force air through your vocal chords. As you move your lips and chords, words form." The tone was dark, sarcastic, and extremely forced. Kazura spat the words out, slow enough to have meaning, but forceful enough to show his utter disgust.

"When words come out of your mouth, language happens. Language is the fancy way for more endowed beings to communicate information. For humanoid beings such as ourselves, though I sincerely doubt you classify as being humane, communication is the act of telling people what you think. You think things, you say things, people hear things, they know what you're thinking." All of these roundabout explanations of things had a purpose, and were moving in to a closing. His tempo had increased as his fists started to clench, and from behind his hair, there was a sort of fire in his eyes that only came from humanity. Monsters didn't have feelings, Beasts didn't have regrets. Animals didn't have passions. Only beings with a shred of humanity had those traits, so only beings with a shred of humanity could exude this kind of aura.

"If you stop talking, you stop communicating. To expect someone to finish your thought, to expect someone to interrupt you... That is the truly rude thing. So... Are you going to use Language and finish your thought, or are you going to act like a Beast, *****?" Myza had stepped over the line, and Kazura wasn't even going to address the snide remark made about his father. No, he was going to take the personal attack and reply in kind. He thought her barbaric and stupid for leaving her sentence hanging the first time, and to insist on such futile methods of communication, in the name of being "polite" was just imbecilic. If she wanted conversation... She was going to have it.

Remaining Reiatsu: 1700/2000
Fullbring Level 1: 3/10
Spiritual Bullets: 9/10

[Myzaraphiston Synderfell]

Myza would frown as Kazura went on his rant. How... Disappointing. It seemed that he was ignorant of a few things still, and rude on top of that. If it wasn't for the mounting pressure of her energy threatening to spill forth, she would have. But she needed to focus, bring her reiatsu back into check. If she didn't, it would all just flow outwards. And it was always so... tiring when that happened.

So she'd let him rant, simply standing there and frowning as he did so, letting her reiatsu simmer down so it wouldn't boil over. She would wait a moment after he was done, simply standing there, her chain not even spinning anymore. She'd shake her head some at the Fullbringer, tsking as she did so. "I'm sorry, Kazura? Did I hit a nerve there, talking about your father's slow decline into being a useless waste of space? Or perhaps it's your own mental inadequacies that are angering you right now. After all, you can't even seem to grasp the obvious answer to what's in front of you."

The Septima would sigh after that before wrapping her chain around her waist with one quick movement "Your dedication is admirable, but futile. Think, Kazura: How can you harm me? What can you do that will stop me, even for a second? You can't flee from me. You can't hide from me. And even if you do somehow escape, I know everyone you do. I know everywhere you live, everywhere you've gone, everyone you care about."

She would chuckle some after that, a smile slowly coming to her face. "If I truly wanted to, I could destroy your company, take all the money from your accounts, destroy your precious little laboratory. I could kill Yoko, Iwamichi, Himitsu, all of them. All without even trying. I could leave you penniless, alone. And I could follow you for the rest of your life, haunt you. Every time I get a glimmer of you getting a new chance to earn money? I could have accidents happen to others around you. If some woman decides she's fallen hopelessly in love with you? I can burn the heart right out of her, make it look like it was your fault. Or I can get into her head, slowly drive her insane, torture her hour after hour...."

She would stop at that point, smiling a wide, innocent smile at that point. "From the moment you met me, Kazura, your fate was no longer your own. I believe now is the time to introduce myself. I am the Seventh Most Fit of God's Chosen People. I am the Mistress of Pain, the Torture Queen of Hueco Mundo, the Agony Inquisitor, the Herald of the Lesser Race's Fates! I am an instrument of God's holy will! To face me is to face pain itself! My name is Myzaraphiston Synderfell, and I am the Septima Espada of Los Noches! Now kneel before me insect, and resign yourself to your fate. Kneel, and accept your place in God's plan! Kneel, and know your death will be swift and painless if you act as a member of the Lesser Races should!"

Combat Posts: 3/8 (Rest Post 1/2)

[Kazura Uzaki]

Kazura wasn't impressed at all by the Septima's rant, especially because he felt it was empty. Sure, she knew a lot about him, she could use name he knew, say things that he would hate and fear, but she really didn't show that she had any kind of power to do what she said. Yes, he would hate it if all his money was gone, if he never found love, if his allies were cut down, but the arrancar hadn't proved that she had the ability to do any of that. She was fast, she could tank attacks, and she could spit out quick energy attacks that smelled awful.

Long winded and completely full of herself, Kazura had to laugh when she finished her rant. "Kneel, and accept your place in God's plan!" Kazura laughed, not even hearing the last sentence in her self entitled, self righteous, zealous speech. "God's plan? Surely you must be Jewish! I told you before, I don't believe in God. I won't kneel. You can break my lab, you can break my company, but you can't break me! You don't understand how Banks work, apparently, since you can't just empty my accounts. Neither can you empty my Will!" As Kazura spoke, no, screamed, the circuits of energy all down his side glowed brighter and brighter, and then just stopped glowing all together.

The circuits absorbed into his body, and another wave of reiatsu burst out of his body, wrapping around his body in sleek and black armor. His attractive face was covered by a helmet with pointed ears and glowing blue eyes. Kazura wasn't exactly sure what or how he was doing this, all he knew is that the pure emotion he was feeling was evolving his fullbring. He was going from basic, boring Kazura to sleek, focused, and Evolved Kazura. "Witness the power of Humans. You may be Chosen but I am Evolved." Kazura was ready to go for a full force attack, but he had to consider how well his other full force attacks had gone.

Kazura had never attacked someone with so much spiritual energy while released, so he needed to worry about cutback, and that skin was incredibly tough to handle. So, he had to hit hard and hit often. Myza had wrapped her chain around her waist, leaving her hands open to counter, but also removing her range that could defend against his attacks. To do that, he needed more strength. He pushed out his reiatsu extremely forcefully, pumping himself up and pushing his body harder. His Pulley boosted his physical stats by 50%, giving his technology more impact as well.

He swung both of the Claymores at her aiming for both shoulders, while also sending his gauntlets off of his fist and towards her face palms out. Underneath the constructed gauntlets were another pair of gloves, but those were a part of his release form. Kazura also kicked off his boots, one headed for her head and the other for her left knee cap. Underneath where his boots had been was a sleek set of shoes that fashionably matched the rest of the outfit. And the last thing that Kazura did was send a beam of energy out of his chest, headed straight for her chest. It was an attack from all angles, and hopefully it would give him a reaction that he could work with.

He was starting to get extremely fatigued from all of this one sided attacking, but for now he was still standing. The energy blast took the most out of him, but for now he was still able to function. Maybe he had the increased physical power from Pulley to thank for that, but he knew that shortly he'd be feeling the burn of his muscles from the technique. He had to finish this quickly, or abandon the physical boost and find a more conservative way to fight. He wouldn't bow, nor kneel. He was a proud human, and he served no God.

Remaining Reiatsu: 750/2000 (-400 Pulley, -500 Stage 2 Fullbring, 50 Energy Blast)
Fullbring Stage 2: 1/13
Strength: 150
Speed: 300