The Time to Wander (Open, R)

[Masa Kumasaka]

Masa grunts as he feels the massive sun beam on him. He hates the artificial sun just beaming down in Las Noches because he feels this sun is pathetic. He wishes it was the moon instead because he finds the moon much more beautiful. Today is an odd feeling for Masa. Masa would look around cautiously to find a new activity to do. He feels bored of just laying around smoking weed all the time. He felt that maybe something could be happening around in old Las Noches today that makes Masa just want to get up off his ass and cause him to search. Masa feels determined that maybe today will be a great day for him.

As Masa looks around, he finds just chambers and the meeting room and everything else. How about this tall cylinder building? Nope, nothing. Ooooo, how about this large dome inside of the larger dome? Nah, that's not interesting just straight up boring. The winds around just swirl as he searches. He grumbles and groans as he finds activities to do. He bites his names impatiently, obviously annoyed by the fact to find nothing to do inside Las Noches. He feels the urge to leave outside and explore Hueco Mundo but he simply thinks there's something better in here then out in that wastes. He continues searching around, hoping to find something to do.

[Takashi Kuchiki]

The clicking of Geta echoed throughout the halls of Las Noches. From one of the darker corridor came a man wearing a large white flowing shinigami like robe. The robe however, was held together near the waist area. Underneath, the man wore black robes which were customary to Shinigami. The entire uniform was tied together with a blue colored waist band. As he continued, light was drawn to his face. The man held a rather bored expression; near emotionless. His eyes were half open, his mouth closed. He seemed rather disinterested in whatever was going on around him. His face was rather bland, his eyes however, told a completely different story. Takashi's eyes were said to be the most beautiful in Soul Society. It was rumored that even the Soul King had been jealous of them.

With such intense blue diamond like eyes, he gazed upon the hall in which he arrived. There was a large hall which stood erect. Takashi stood in the middle of it. He turned to his right and made his way through another hall; that was where he was suppose to be. His foot steps stopped as he reached a door of where the Noveno was suppose to be. He stood, not speaking as his bored expression didn't really say much about him. However, Takashi's eyes were intense and fierce. Looking at them would instill a certain type of awe that he was accustom to. "You are Masa Kumasaka, the new Noveno Espada, are you not?". He spoke with a rather 'matter of fact' sort of way. He made sure to bow if he had said yes, showing him respect. Raising his head, he looked towards him, another small pause passing by."I am Takashi Kuchiki. In light of your promotion, I am to seek your worth as an Espada. This is one of my tasks as one of your supervisors. Do you perhaps have any questions?" He asked the man, staring blankly at him.

[Masa Kumasaka]

Masa would finally realize what he must do. He quietly would make his way to a room that he was supposed to await in for a superior to check on him. There things would change from being bored to feeling calmness and relaxed. He would await there awhile for the superior until finally he shows up at the doorway. Masa glares at the superior and seemed shock. A Shinigami as his superior...? What was this? There must be an explanation... As the man approaches him, Masa continues to glare at him as he approaches. He looks strong but does he have any spiritual pressure at all? Masa can't feel his pressure at all, maybe he's suppressing it? Masa had no right to ask these questions when offered to ask.

As Masa looks at this Shinigami's eyes, he senses a man who has quite a dark side. He probably has a sinful side to him, but Masa is no different. Masa's orange bird eyes would look at the superior when he asks his first question. "Yes, I am, sir." he would respectfully reply with bowing his head in sync with his. It was a respectful and honorable thing to do when greeting someone in the Bushido society. The small pause made Masa feel dull, it's simply a fact of question whether he's actually a superior to him or not. A shinigami as his leader?! He will have to wait and see for more. Masa would give off an emotionless expression as well, probably not as bored as the superior's was.

The superior would greet his name and would hear his purpose on seeking Masa. Masa felt comfy enough for this and was eager to find out what it takes to seek his worthiness to the Takashi. "Yes, Kuckiki Takashi, I do have one question for you. What will it take to seek my worthiness as an Espada to you, sir?" he would blandly ask him. He's ready to do whatever it takes to give an eager reputation to himself towards Takashi.

[Takashi Kuchiki]

He was respectful, that was something. Takashi eyed the boy with his bored expression. He seemed so nonchalant and rather uncaring of the surrounding. Though, he addressed him as Kuchiki Takashi? No title associated with it; interesting. Perhaps he would have to learn a bit more respect. "Kuchiki...Takashi you say?". He eyes narrowed a bit more upon him as he spoke. He didn't add any title of -sama, or -taicho, or anything of the sort. For now, he would allow it to pass. However, he would know to learn respect...soon enough. It was his question though that seemed to be intriguing; he asked about what it would take to seek his worthiness as an Espada. He didn't say much, his eyes becoming more relaxed.

"I will personally test you, of course. Do not feel frightened to release your weapon if need be either; it should not prove too difficult. If another challenge were to arise aside from myself, then you would take that. For now, let us see what you are capable of doing.". Takashi turned around. "Follow me Masa-kun". The echoing of his Geta began to resonate within the halls of Las Noches. He took the steps down until they were out of the gate. He stopped at the Sekki Sekki gates. It was nostalgic to see these here. It reminded him of how he earned his place here. He blinked, looking towards them. A moment later, he began to push forward. It was only a moment later that they were outside of the gates and standing in the white desert outside of the kingdom. Takashi turned to face the Noveno. His expression seemed near emotionless, he hadn't shown a hint of interest nor anything of the sort. Rather, he simply fixated upon Masa.

"Tell me of yourself. Why have you become an Espada and what are your abilities? You may chose to demonstrate them to me or in combat if you will. I imagine you're able to fire cero and of the like; you may fire anywhere you want or at me if you wish.". Everything seemed so routine, as though he had done this many times over. However, it was truthfully his first time testing an Espada for their rank. He wasn't as harsh on them as Kuroi was, but he wasn't here now, so the job fell to him. Perhaps later on, he too would want to test the man's valor. For now however, he would have to face Takashi.

[Masa Kumasaka]

Masa would listen to him as he explains to him that he's going to be tested. Masa nods with everything he said. As soon as Masa is told to follow, he'd follow the Shinigami. As they walk through the areas to reach their destination he felt a little odd being with a Shinigami. He still remembers the taste of a shinigami on his tongue but is no longer a sick animal. They eventually make their way outside the fortress, obviously ready to do whatever it takes.

Masa quickly gets the words to explain about himself. His hawk's skull gets beamed by the moon. "I was a young heir of a family in the 1800's from a small area in Satsuma... My family betrayed me because I didn't follow their version of 'honor'. I came back and lost all my sanity to everything and become an animal. Eventually, I get here somehow huh?" He'd lift his right palm up to show him, "This is my hollow's hole in case you're wondering." he would say before dropping it. He would then stare off into the wasteland, "As an Espada, I have a unique power that's different from other Espadas, the winds." As he mentions winds, the winds would begin to pick up slowly. The winds would swirl around the two and it'd feel pretty cool. "I am Espada so I do know cero... However, I developed my own cero technique with just the cero element. A showing of my first cero." He would then lift his right palm where his hollow hole is present and would begin to charge up a small ball of reiashu. The ball glows orange and it'd continue to build up. With the final chant, he would say, "Cero..." then release this bomb into the waste, causing a large explosion to occur with violent winds to push against the two. These winds were strong for just a moment but would stop as soon as the area clear. "That was just my cero... Would you be interested in my 'Armada Cero' technique being shown?" he would ask the superior with no emotion.