The Serpent and the Shinigami [Social-Fight (light pvp)]

[Zegram]

Zegram walked through the streets of Karakura town in the middle of the day. People crowded the sidewalk like tuna swimming in one direction to spawn. Humans were a diverse species. No two humans seemed to be exactly alike. Males and females, walked side by side. Some had long hair others short. Their skin color were different and other such features. What he saw, that set them apart from each other was their personalities and ambitions. All people had those two things no matter the age or gender. They were the driving force of the humans and what truly made them unique.

Arrancars and higher hallows also had personalities and ambitions of their own, but most seemed to center around the same thing. Their need for souls and power. Most hallows will stop at nothing to gain more power and devour any soul or anything that they come across. Arrancars are a little more sophisticated than that, but really no different. They seek to gain a higher position in whatever group they belong to wither that be the forces of Las Noches, or the Escudo. They all seek to gain the next step on the hierarchy for their own selfish ends. In this regard Zegram was no different.

He still didn't know much about the Shinigami though. From his own experiences, he had seen Shinigami of verious sizes and shapes much like humans and even Hallows, and Arrancars. But their motives were still a mystery to him. He had fought one who seemed obsessed with his brand of justice. He had met Shinigami that would attack him and other Hallows on sight, and still he met others who would rather talk to him and get to know him. Were they also like humans with their varying personalities? Were their ambitions also varied as the humans. He did not have the answers to those questions at this time. 

Zegram just shrugged sighing inwardly and continued to walk down the side walk occasionally bumping into someone. This would cause them to exchange pleasantries with people around them. He sometimes forget that normal humans can't see him, and those that could would only see him as a normal man with something odd covering his chin. Zegram pushed his fedora over his face to block out the sun that was hitting him in the face. The well dressed Arrancar felt a little warm in his two piece suit and dress pants, but he liked being warm. He suddenly lept to the nearest roof top and have a better look around the area. He didn't have anything planned really. Maybe he would relax and get something to eat, or maybe he would cause a little chaos.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru walked through the spiritual gates and ended up back in Karakura Town. She decided to have a little bit of a free day today. She's been with her squad so much, she wanted some time to herself. It's not that she hates her squad, she just likes to have her own time to herself as well. It was a nice break to be among the humans, watching them and see how much has changed. It was a little refreshing for her.

She jumped down and walked among the humans. She didn't really notice anything out of the ordinary and she didn't sense anything wrong with the town. So, she breathed a sigh of relief. She continued to watch the humans that inhabited this town. She did bump into a few people, but none of them actually acknowledged her. There were a few that did look her way, shake their heads and continue to walk. They either felt her and didn't see anything so they just walked it off. Or, they did see her and she looked so crazy they thought they were imagining her.

It didn't bother her. She continued and stopped at her usual television store to watch some television. It was now a hobby of hers to watch at least some of an episode before continuing. This time, when she hit the store, there was a cooking show on called 'Chopped.' There were four people on this show competing for what she assumed was a large amount of money. It was interesting to watch these four cooks cook in a time limit with specific ingredients in mind. She wish she could write some of this down to try later.

After the first contestant got 'chopped,' she felt something familiar. She knew that reiatsu signature. She had met that man before. She walked a few feet away and even though people couldn't see her, she walked into the alleyway. She then jumped up to the nearest rooftop and that's where she saw him. It was Zegram. She didn't think she would see him again. "Hello Zegram, how are you doing? Fancy meeting you here."

[Zegram]

Zegram was looking over the edge of the roof at a pair of teens that were obviously skipping class. He considered giving them a good scare. No one would believe them even if they told someone what happened, and they would get in trouble for skipping school to boot. He smiled kneeling on the edge with a piece or roofing material in hand when he heard a voice behind him. He recognized that voice and dropped the material and turned around. It was Hotaru. He could recognize her voice anywhere. He wondered what she was doing here. Was she after him? Was she on another break? Either way he was happy to see her. He always like the company of women.

"Ah it must be destiny for us to meet again my dear Hotaru." He grabbed her hand gently like he did the first night they met and kissed it gently. He was a little bolder this time around since they knew a little bit about each other and were more or less comfortable around each other. He lost all interest in the delinquents that were now moving away probably going to the arcade or whatever human teenagers do when they are not in school. "So what brings you out to the world of the living? Are you on another day off, or were you ordered to deal with me?" 

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

It seemed that he had planned to cause a little bit of havoc with some of the humans when she popped in. But, what was interesting is what happened when she started talking. He immediately dropped what was in his hand and turned around and looked at her. It seemed like he was way more interesting in what she had to say than playing pranks on the humans. It was interesting to see that most of the men she knew acted this way around her. It was kind of nice once she actually thought about it.

He walked up to her and said that it was destiny that they met again dear Hotaru. She blushed just a little when he grabbed her hand gently again and kissed it. It was exactly like the first night that they met. She could tell in his eyes that she, at that moment, held all of his attention. He then asked her what brought her to the world of the living, if it was a day off or being ordered to deal with him.

"Yeah, I needed to take a break from Soul Society. I mean I like it there, but I've been cooped up there a little too long for my liking. I needed to get out and breathe in the human air. It's just a bonus that I ran into you. I was actually watching what the humans call 'television' when I felt your presence. It is nice to run into a familiar face in the human world." Next, since he was still close, she hugged him. She embraced him in a tight hug before letting go. She didn't know why she did it, but it seemed like he needed it.

[Zegram]

He was caught off guard for a moment when she hugged him. What he was about to say was stopped dead in his throat when he felt her body pressed against his own. He smiled a little. Not his usual sly, cocky, mischievous smiles, but a small contented smile. Her embrace felt warm. Something he hadn't felt since his and his mother's passing. He wrapped his own arms around her for a moment before he felt her start to pull away. He let her pull away and a light blush colored his cheeks. He looked away for a moment trying to think of what say next.

"So, what do you want to do? We both seem to have the day to ourselves. Hopefully there will be no rampaging hallows this time around." He was feeling very warm now and had to take his fedora off to fan himself off. What was this feeling? He had been with plenty of women so he shouldn't be nervous around Hotaru, but there was something about her that made him open up to her more than others. He shrugged it off and figured he will figure it out later.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru noticed the small blush in his cheeks when she pulled away from him. Obviously, her hug did the trick. It seemed to her that he really did need it. He then asked her what they could do since they both have the day to themselves. He hoped that there would be no rampaging hollows this time and she hoped for the same thing. She could only think of a few things that they could actually do. She took a deep breath.

"Well Zegram, I can only think of two good things that we could do. First, we could spar if you wanted. I got a promotion and would love to try out some of my new strength on someone. Or second, we could go to my new favorite cafe and eat some pastries and drink iced coffee like you saw me and Itami do the first night we met. I would love to go eat some eclairs again." She looked to him and just smiled. She hoped that he would go for the second option since she is now pretty much addicted to those pastries and drink. But, she was more than happy to do the other as well.

[Zegram]

Zegram thought about it for a while. He did like the sound of a nice meal with fine company, but something in the recesses of his mind nagged at him to fight. It wasn't blood lust, but more of his need to know what people are capable of. He thought about which one would be more appropriate for the situation. A thought struck him, and a wide, sly smile spread across his lips. He could also make the best of both options while he was at it.

"Why don't we do both? In fact lets have a little wager. If I beat you then we go to a place of my choosing and later do whatever come to mind, and if you win we will do whatever you want. Does that sound good?" He replaced his hat on his head offering his hand to her for the hand shake that would make seal the deal. The wind blew harder pushing their hair to the side. He watched her with his golden, snake like eyes. They met hers waiting for her answer.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru waited to see what he had to say to her proposition. She was really curious about his answer. Then, after about a minute or two, he answered. He said that they could do both, but with a little wager involved. If he beat her, they would go to a place of his choosing and do whatever comes to mind after that. But, if she won, they would do whatever she wanted. He then asked her if that sounded good.

She stood there and thought about it for a minute. She didn't see anything too wrong with it and saw him extend his hand out to her for a hand shake. She assumed that it would seal the deal that he was proposing. He was watching her through his golden eyes. His eyes were very beautiful. She took his hand and shook it. "It's a deal." She then took a few steps back, unsheathed her zanpaktou and took her normal stance, ready for him.

[Zegram]

Zegram leaped back as well drawing his zanpakuto. He drummed his fingers against the grip of the sword raising it in a high guard position. The intentionally left opening to his flanks and mid-section. He knew that he was fast enough to protect himself using his deceptive, yet aggressive fighting style. It seemed that she was waiting for him to attack, but he still needed to be a gentleman even while in combat. He flashed her a welcoming smile as he motioned for her to come to him with his left hand. Zegram felt himself getting more and more exited. He wanted to know what she could do. What will she use to attack him? What will he learn from this fight?

"I insist that ladies attack first." He said polity, but with a bit of a teasing tone. "I wouldn't want this fight to be too short, or we would not have a good enough appetite for what I have in mind." He chuckled trying to goad her with his light teasing. He didn't know if she would take anything of this seriously, but he doubted it. She seemed more laid back about it since this was a fight between friends, not one to the death against a monster.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru watched as he leapt backwards drawing his zanpaktou. She forgot that Arrancar also have zanpaktous. It would definitely be an interesting fight, since this would be the first fight that she's ever had against an Arrancar. He took a fairly high guard position. She assumed that he left himself that open for a reason, since he didn't seem the type of guy to do it for a particular reason. She was starting to get excited herself, to see how she could handle herself against Arrancars. This would definitely be a spar to remember.

"Well Zegram, thank you for being the gentleman and letting me go first. But, I assure you that I'm going to be putting up a good fight and this fight won't be too short. If it is, then you might have to think of someway to punish me." She knew he was teasing and so was she. It never hurts to tease people. With that, she thought about an attack she could do and the only one she could think of was the one she had learned with help from Kagami-senpai. She ran up to him and slashed at his midsection from right to left. Just before her zanpaktou actually touched him, however, she flipped her wrist and performed a feint, slashing upwards, hoping to catch him off guard.

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{Stats}
Strength - [(200) - 25%] (150) Points.
Speed - [(160) + 35%] (216) Points.
Spiritual Pressure – [(200) - 25%] (150) Points.
Reiatsu Strength – [(160) + 35%] (216) Points.
Light Aura - [70] Points
Dark Aura - [30] Points
Instinct - [100] Points.
Senses - [100] Points.
Energy sensory - [50] Points
Healing Expertise - [0] Points

Skills:
[Weapons: Swords] 2
[Pain Tolerance] 2
[Bleeding Tolerance] 1
[Illusion Resist] 1
[Damage Recovery] 2
[Poison Resist] 1
[Learning] 1
[Battle Focus] 1

[Zegram]

Zegram kept his blade up as he started to move his body back away from the blade, but he noticed the flick of her wrist and knew it was going high. He flicked his own wrist angling his blade to deflect her attack. He brought the sword back down in a quick diagonal slash from her left shoulder down and across her body down to her opposite hip. He was not built for conventional combat. He was not that strong, and his reitsu techniques were also weak. What he had on his side was his speed and his quicker wit. If she dodged the attack, he would fallow up with a thrust to her abdomen. 

He felt a bit conflicted fighting her. He always felt like he give all he could in a fight no matter if it was a simple sparing match or a real battle, but he also didn't want to hurt her. He never was good at fighting women. He always held back more than he should. It was his big weakness. 

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{Spoiler - Stats and Skills}
Strength - 50 Points

Speed - 200 Points before type (300)

Spiritual Pressure - 250 Points

Reiatsu Strength - 100 Points before type (70)

Light Aura - 25 Points

Dark Aura - 75 Points

Instinct - 100 Points

Senses - 100 Points

Energy sensory - 0 Points

Healing Expertise - 0 Points


Total SP: 800 Points




Abilities




Battle Analysis 2


Swords 2


Strength of Will 2


Analysis 2


Stealth 2

[Insert Ability #7 Here] [Insert Level Here]


[Insert Ability #8 Here] [Insert Level Here]

5 SPK banked.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru watched as he was able to see the attack coming and angled his blade accordingly to block his attack. She then noticed that he was going to try to slash her from left shoulder to right hip. Since her blade was already up from the slash that she had tried to do but failed, she just moved her arm over to the left to block his incoming attack. If she was able to block the slash, she would notice that he was pretty fast.

Due to the speed that she saw just with the slash, she knew that he was probably better at run and gun tactics than what she was used to. She then saw that he was now going to try for a stab to the abdomen. She figured that she could just jump out of his range, but she was curious to try one of new techniques. She looked to the right and quickly took a step. When she did take the step, a huge explosive force equal to her strength spread out a meter from her. She hoped that this force would hit him.

OOC: Reiatsu 1350/1500 -150 for Shunpo Eichi

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{Tech}
Technique Name: [Shunpo Eichi]

Technique Description and Effects:
The "exploding shunpo" technique, this allows the user, for three times the normal shunpo cost, to initiate a shunpo. This shunpo releases far more power, and therefore anywhere within a meter of the user will be hit with an explosive shockwave equivalent to the user's physical strength when the shunpo is used.

Drawback:
Stamina drain. Reiatsu cost. Can only be used twice per post.

[Zegram]

Zegram pulled his sword back and turned to face her for another attack when a sudden force hit him. He was pushed back several feet after having the wind knocked out of him. That was something that he was not prepared for. His body hurt from the shock wave, but he was still able to fight. Zegram used sonido to dart right in front of her slashing at her stomach with a hard horizontal slash. Regardless of how she respond, he would sonido again this time time behind her. From there he would come down on her right shoulder with a vertical slash.

Sonido 2X 2500-200= 2300

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru watched as Zegram was pushed back from the force of her shunpo. She was glad that it actually worked. She got into her fighting stance, with her sword up in front of her, feet shoulder width apart. It did knock the wind out of him but didn't do any real significant damage. It was no matter, she was going to win this fight no matter what. It was at that moment that he completely disappeared.

He appeared right in front of her and went to slash at her stomach. Since her sword was right in front of her body, she was able deflect the blade. Before she could even think again, he disappeared and the she felt him appear right behind her. She was able to quickly glance back and see she was coming for her right shoulder. She turned to the right, moving her sword up to deflect the blow to her shoulder. She then continued the turn, to slash at his chest.

[Zegram]

He would return his blade to center after she deflected his blade. He blocked her slash and pushed in locking their blades together. He smiled quickly poking her nose before pushing himself away from her a little bit and swept his leg out to knock her to the ground. If he suceeded he would fallow up with a downward stab to her mid-section. He wondered if the boop on the nose would distract her just enough for him to get the sweep. If it didn't oh well it was still worth it.