A New Realm-PVP Thread-NDE-Zegram and Takashi

[Takashi Kuchiki]

Takashi's sword came down as it crashed with the other mans. The shockwave that emitted however seemed to continue to travel. It appeared as though the man tanked the hit as the shockwave came down towards his shoulder. Since it was unhindered, it would cut clean through the man's left arm entirely. The blood would spew and his arm would fall to the ground. The blood would be trickling down but it wouldn't stop this man at all. This Arrancar seemed to be quite strong. He seemed to have As he was pivoting towards him, it seemed the man also twisted his Zanpakutou in his right hand.

Unfortunately, he had lost his left but he seemed ready for more. He recoiled his sword, flipped it and began stabbing towards the man. He was fast, Takashi wouldn't normally be able to evade but he stepped quickly with his right foot, seeing as he was nearly perpendicular with the man. He cut the air, traveling at nearly 1500 speeds to his right in order to avoid the man's attack. The shunpo had just narrowly saved him from getting hurt. However, he could feel his speed decreasing. There was definiting something strange going on here. Arriving towards the back of the room, Takashi punched back wards with his right hand which held the sheath.

In his left hand, he held the sword out. A large hole opened up in the area. Takashi began skipping backwards away from the area and the fumed house. He hoped putting distance between him and the man would cause this feeling to go away, he also focused on looking away from him. He wasn't sure, but there was either something with the man's gaze or something strange that caused him to feel strange. Suddenly, he began feeling better. His speed would return to him. This was all of course if the man hadn't hindered him from punching the wall and skipping back; his speed would slowly return to him.

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Speed: 152 + 5% recovery = 160 potential]

[Zegram]

Zegram clutched at his arm crying out. He leaned against the wall slumping to the ground. He pulled his dismembered arm close to him. He could feel the blood pouring from his stump of what remained of his shoulder. He was done. He had nothing left. He panted heavily feeling light headed from the blood loss. He had lost. He didn't know if the shinigami would finish him off, but he had a feeling that he would not. He seemed too interested in the workings of the Arancar and Huaco Mundo. Zegram's cries of pain slowly turned into laughter. He hadn't been pushed this hard in hundreds of years. He turned his head to Takashi with a pained smile. Blood still flowed from between his fingers, but he was sure that he will live.

"That was good. You were the first person to beat me in hundreds of years." His voice was quiet almost a whisper. He motioned for the shinigami to come closer. He might as well have been de-fanged. He was no threat now. "There are more arrancars in Huaco Mundo. Ones far more powerful than myself. If you want to test your metal against them, I can easily take you there." He said as he reverted back to his normal form. He splayd his feet out trying to relax as he waited for the shinigami's answer. He grabbed his fedora putting it on his head careful not to get blood on it which meant flipping on his head with his mouth. "What do you say?"

[Takashi Kuchiki]

Takashi's eyes fell upon the man. It was before he left that he saw the man seemed defeated. Blood was pouring from his arm and he seemed defeated. The shinigami kept his right hand close to him, sword in hand and his left still had its sheath in it. Takashi hadn't even released his shikai yet but he looked towards the man, his eyes scanning him. He seemed to be filled with tricks but his speech was much more clear and devoid of any type of sinister appeal. However, Takashi couldn't be completely sure. He looked towards the man as he blinked a few times. His bored expression seemed much more...interested now; despite being unchanged. Perhaps it was his eyes which seemed to glimmer with something of excitement.

"I shall make you a counter offer. But before than, I want to know more about yourself. Zegram was it not? I will heal your arm and spare your life. There is an in exchange. However, as I have stated, I am curious. You are the most conscious being that I have yet seen. Tell me Zegram, what drives you so? Why is it that you fight?" The man now sheathed his sword and placed it in his waist band, near the left hip. He had defeated this man despite having yet to release his shikai."You are indeed correct however, I wish to test myself against those whom are stronger. However, it is not simply of fighting for me. Tell me Zegram...have you wished to protect something that was dear to you?".

Takashi spoke as he looked up towards the moonlight which was cast by the large circular moon. AS he stood, the light caste a shadow behind him. He looked towards Zegram with his rather bored and near unemotional face. However, Zegram could see that Takashi was being genuine if he was actually listening to him and looking into his eyes...they held more than anything. He really wished to know the back story and the history of this man. There seemed to be something of him and he wanted to see if he could bring that light out.

[Zegram]

Zegram took a deep breath as the pain started to die down. The fact that he was being spared, let alone healed was a little shocking to him. He closed his eyes thinking back to the memories of when he was alive. The one person that he would protect with every fiber of his being. Those thoughts also brought with them the memories of the one person that took everything he had away from him as well as his life his hallow father. He opened his eyes which burned with a hidden passion that he kept hidden with his womanizing and his sadistic personality on the battle field, and his need to gain information.

"I used to have someone that I would protect back when I was among the living. She was a beautiful woman. She was kind and loving to everyone around her. She worked hard no matter what. I loved her with everything that I had....Mother..." He stopped anger appearing on his face now. "But there was another with us...someone who didn't deserve her. My filthy, brutish, bastard of a father. He made our lives living hells. Not only that, but he was the cause of our deaths after I killed him with poison." A sadistic smile crept across his face at the thought of watching his father dying before him.

"Now I have no one to fight for. The only thing that drives me forward are the hopes of finding my Hallow father and killing him, and protecting innocent women." His face softened and his smile returned to a genuine content smile. "Well its not all bad. I don't have to tell you of the lovely lady arrancars I come across...well I guess I would have to tell you." he corrected with a chuckle. He had chased women up and down Huaco Mundo flirting with any that he came across even in battle. "Well I am sure that you don't want to hear my tales of skirt chasing at the moment. We should get going if you want to meet my superiors."

[Takashi Kuchiki]

The shinigami slowly sat down, his legs folded as he looked across the room towards the other man who seemed to still be in his release state. He took a deep breath, appearing to push through the pain. He closed his eyes and it appeared he was really thinking of something. The man was thinking back...further back. There was something about him in this moment that made him so...human. It was strange...it was really strange what he was about to say. It wasn't even Takashi who could predict what would happen next. The man seemed to be speaking about his past. That was right...hollows were people beforehand...were they really..evil?

The snow haired shinigami listened to the man. Apparently there was someone who had protected him. It sounded like a love at first which evolved into a different kind...his mother. It was then that he spoke about his father. The classic tale of an abusive father was all too old and rather sad. However, Takashi understood why he would cause harm to someone like that. Though he didn't agree with it, he knew the feeling of wanting to take revenge. Even Sozen had showed him how to take out revenge on a few things and people...perhaps these hollow or...arrancar were no different.

It was then that the man spoke of having no one to fight for. A hope of finding the hollow whom his father had become. There was one sentence that really resided within Takashi..protect women? It was strange...this hollow...or former hollow wanted to protect someone. Was it that hollow simply ate to redeem themselves? How was it that they wanted and cared for things. He even spoke about his skirt chasing. Takashi wasn't a stranger himself to women, he never actively sought it out...regardless of how many shinigami women he had been with.

The shinigami reached into his pocket and threw something towards the man (story purposes). It seemed to be some sort of pill."Take this pill, it should heal you as we go. I had claimed it from the fourth. The division captain and I are on good terms. The way you speak Zegram, I greatly appreciate this. You seem much more competent than other hollow I have encountered. I too wish to protect others whom I care for. The ones I loved were harmed by both shinigami and hollow. I find good in either spieces, it seems they are one in the same. Now...". The shinigami got to his feet as he looked towards Zegram.

"Please take me to where we must go. I wish to see others like you. Those who have sense and competent. Those who wish to protect and those who have desires. Show me Zegram, what this area of Hueco Mundo holds. I wish to see for myself. In addition, I wish to test myself against others. The stronger I may be...the more I can protect. It is my deepest hope that you too will follow me in this journey. For now, I would appreciate if you would guide me through Hueco Mundo". The shinigami looked towards the man with his dazzling eyes, ready to go at any time.

[Zegram]

Zegram quickly read the directions for the pill. He snapped his fingers and a summoning their rides. He popped the pill in his mouth grabbing his arm off the floor and held it to his body. He could feel the damage repairing and the limb slowly reattaching. Funny what these shinigami come up with. Zeferoth thought with a smile. Two adhuchas appeared from a large rift that tore apart the roof of the house. The adhuchas resembled something crossing a spider and a moth. The adhuchas had eight six long arms and two legs attached to their slender bodies. Two large moth like wings protruded from their backs. Zegram walked to one of them who opened his arms wide as if waiting for an embrace. Zegram turned his back to the creature and it wrapped its arms around him securing Zegram to its body. Zegram nodded for Takashi to do the same. Once they were both secure, the two adhuchas lifted them up into the portal leading to Huaco Mundo more specifically the Menos forest. He didn't care how much trouble he may get into with the others for bringing a shinigami to them, but he was willing to travel with the shinigami that seemed more of a friend than anything that Zegram had met.

[Takashi Kuchiki]

(OOC Note to Grader: This thread was suppose to be a joint training thread but it turned into a full on PVP thread. Please treat it as such. Title will be edited as well. Please feel free to give it a read if you feel otherwise)

[Azumi Kasumi'Oji]

460 TP for Takashi, 130 TP for Zegram