Hell in the North [NDE, Medium, R]

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

Date: Winter-ish. Time: Early in the Morning. Location: Hell on Earth.

Winter in Russia was already a miserable time of year, but this year was particularly bad. Vesta and Takara had made it to the Police Base where they prepared for assault from the enemies of this region, but a large snowstorm made it impossible to move in or out of the area, forcing the armies of the Blades and Ghosts to retreat for now. While waiting out the snowstorm that lasted for a full week, the two UE ladies received a rundown on everything that was going on. They had proved themselves, after all, by taking down a Ghost.

Meanwhile, Jak had proven himself to the Blades by destroying his phone and keeping his spiritual energy concealed to let the squad stay hidden and move about the city undetected. They moved out of the shack and into the underground subway system that lead even deeper underground into the main base of the Blades. There, Jak would meet the Queen that he had heard so much about from Asya. The Queen was... not what the man would expect, probably. Wearing the pendant around her neck, she appeared to be a toddler of the age of 3 sitting on a makeshift throne.

The police started by getting a translator for Vesta so that she could understand everything that was being said. The translator from before hadn’t made it into the base and was presumed dead by snowstorm or Ghost, so they managed to find someone who spoke enough Japanese to translate for her. The scrawny man was very fidgety, with a parkinsonian tremor in his right hand. ”Well… let’s begin with what we know about the three factions. You have us, the police, the defenders of what little lives the civilians have around here. We outnumber the Blades and Ghosts, but they overpower us.

The Queen began to instruct Jak as soon as he arrived into her presence. ”It is rare for us Asya to bring an uninitiated to me like this. She must have a lot of trust in you.” While the body was of a toddler, the voice was of a mature woman in the later parts of her life. Very odd, but the people around Jak said nothing of it. They barely looked at her, bowing their heads in reverence and kneeling while she spoke. ”First, before you get any ideas, this is not my true form nor is it my physical form. I am speaking from afar through this image of my reverted self. Before I tell you about us, let me tell you about our enemies.”

”We know very little about the Blades save for they convert only the strongest to their cause and their cause is unknown. They worship their Queen and nothing else. The Ghosts, however, we know all too much about. They seek only to destroy and consume. There are no civilian survivors in towns that they ‘pass through’.”

”The Police want to believe that the bount fiends that call themselves Ghosts are only destructive in nature, but this is not so. The Ghosts are cunning, incorporating the weak into their fold and making them powerful somehow through dark forces. Their inner circle has powers that exceed that of normal Bount. They do more than feed, they create new and powerful Bount. I don’t know how they do this, but I do not like it. They take no prisoners, in that all of their captured are forcibly converted into loyal Bount that are hungry and need to feed.”

”We have been struggling to keep the peace the last few months as these two gangs have raged in this small forgotten part of the country. The equipment that you brought and the second shipment that your boss is sending should really help even the battlefield. The small message we got through the radio static said that the armored convoy has nearly reached us. Somehow your boss got them to go through the snowstorm effectively.”

”The Police aren’t a huge threat to us. They are weak, uncoordinated, and not well led. My people, on the other hand, are led extremely effectively by handpicked commanders that have proven themselves in battle. And the Ghosts are just raw power that completely overwhelm the poorly equipped Police. It’s sad, really, but that’s just life. We have come to this cold wasteland to establish our mission here and we won’t be stopped. Not even by the Ghosts who seek to convert all the civilians and all of my Blades for their purposes.”

”Oh… that knocking must be the convoy…”

The doors of the Police Base opened up to find a series of trucks roll in with large racks of equipment. There was a note for Vesta and Takara as well, from Kazura. ”Get out if you need to. Your report worries me for your safety.” The report that had been given just a few hours before the snow storm knocked out communications was all that the CEO had access to, so he had mustered up as much equipment as he could and a means to get it to the base.

Now briefed by the translator and the head of the Base, Takara and Vesta would be given a mission, if they chose to accept it. ”Once this storm ends, we are going to be hit hard by Ghosts. And possibly Blades too. You two have proven yourselves, so we need you both to lead a fireteam to help defend the Base. If we fall, then this region falls. If this region falls… I don’t know what will happen to the world.” Takara and Vesta would have the opportunity to organize their fireteam with three police officers, each wielding either a sniper rifle, a submachine gun, or two pistols.

Meanwhile, Jak had just been brought up to speed as well on the conditions in this small part of Russia. ”We know nothing of your physical prowess, so if you want to continue to follow us around then we’ll need to test you first. If you agree, you’ll fight with one of my Dull. They have been initiated into my teachings and wish to gain a Blade of their own and become known as a Sharp. I only grant Blades to those who have proven themselves. So, what do you say?”

Part 2 Commences

Takara Takeda
Jak Halcom
Vesta Zweig

[Vesta Zweig]

Vesta sat quietly with her locket on while they were driving towards the destination. She decided to seal Zorn once she found out that they were heading towards a headquarters and there wouldn't be a lot of open space. She said goodbye and he, of course, told her to be careful and he would be able to help as much as he could sealed, which was just giving out words of advice. She smiled as he slowly faded back to the locket.

Once they arrived at the base, it seemed that the snowstorm was a lot worse than she thought it was, and they ended up staying a week at the police headquarters. It seemed that they were going to start explaining a lot of things, because Vesta was introduced to a translator. She was thankful that they thought far enough ahead to get her a translator, since she doubted that Takara would translate as the woman talked.

Don't get her wrong, she respected Takara as a co-worker but the way she acted on this mission was a little odd to her. The main point was to help these police officers and equip them as Kazura had told them to. First, Jak left the mission to do whatever he wanted to do and then Takara, once he left, seemed more concerned to make sure he was okay before actually helping out these police officers.

It bothered her slightly, but one person on this mission needed to focus on it and if neither of them was, then Vesta had to. So, when the police officer started talking, she would pay close attention to what she was saying. There were three factions in this area, the police who defend the ones who can't defend themselves, the Blades who take the strongest into their fold and are obsessed with their Queen and the Ghosts, who destroy and consume.

Vesta thought about this, it's interesting that the police outnumber both groups but they can overpower the police. It seems that there are more spiritually aware people with the other groups and mostly non spiritually aware people here. They might not have the means to fight off spiritual powers. Though, the 'Ghosts,' as they call them, were they all Bounts? If so, do they consider all Bount like them?

It made Vesta hesitate slightly. She had no idea what they thought when they saw a huge tiger with her and now he was nowhere to be seen. Did they know how the Bount work? Did they know about the Doll that helped them fight? She pushed this to the side and nodded. It seemed that the police has been trying to keep the peace while the two groups fight it out and it seems that it's not going well.

The police said their shipments would help and it seemed that they were able to get a message through the insane storm that was raging outside. It seemed the convoy was actually heading this way and was closer than she thought. Kazura must have found a way to get the convoy through the storm, but she had seen her boss at work and it didn't really surprise her that he found a way. It seemed like he always did.

She heard knocking and the police officer headed towards the doors. When they were opened, she saw the huge trucks from UE came in. She watched the trucks roll in and saw someone hand her a note. It was from Kazura. He seemed to be worried for their safety and that if it was too bad for them, they should get out. It was nice that he cared enough to leave a note like this. He reminded her a lot of Jin in that respect.

After the convoy was secured in the base, the officer came back up to them to say that they needed help after the storm. It seemed that the Ghosts would hit this place hard once the snow stopped, possibly the Blades as well. The officer wanted both of them to head up a fire team to defend the base. Vesta nodded and looked towards her team. "Alright team! Take one of each and brace by the door. Sniper, find a good vantage point for the door. We'll hit them when they try to break in."

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{Stats and Abilities}
Strength - 200 (400) Points
Speed - 200 (300) Points
Spiritual Pressure - 200 (100) Points
Reiatsu Strength - 200 (100) Points
Instinct - 95 Points
Senses - 100 Points
Energy sensory - 0 Points
Healing Expertise - 0 Points

Abilities
[Hand to Hand Combat] [2]
[Battle Analysis] [2]
[Battle Focus] [2]
[Illusion Resist] [2]
[Pain Tolerance] [2]

[Takara Takeda]

Takara sat in one of the chairs in the meeting room that the majority of the police and both Vesta and herself currently were all within waiting for the police chief to begin speaking as it was obvious that some sort of information was going to be announced or revisited since all of them were here right now. They had all been asked to come into the room a short time ago for something that they hadn't been told. Takara was growing tired of the small police station that she had been forced to stay within over the last week due to the blizzard outside.

She more so than even the humans was at danger from the environment not due to the possibility of death no that much she actually had in common with them all and could fall no more likely to the cold than any of them. Instead she over the last week had felt nothing other than brisk chills across her flesh from the cold inside and more importantly outside the station. Takara could feel everything around her to varying degrees due to her heightened senses which meant that even the cold felt colder to her making the last week nothing less than torture for the Mod Soul.

Takara listened while the chief of the police went over the situation that was unfolding while the blizzard continued to trap them in the station. It seemed that both groups that had been causing trouble in this part of Russia were more than likely going to be a problem and try to eliminate all of them. Takara held no manner of mercy towards the so called Ghosts that had already attacked both herself and Vesta in the alley. She didn't know anything personally from the so called Blades yet she could promise anyone that if anything had happened to Jak in the last week none of them would live to see the following week.

It didn't matter to Takara that the so called Blades took what was believed to be the strongest while the Ghosts were rumored to all be Bounts if anything bad happened to Jak or if the Ghosts attacked them all of them were going to be eliminated. Takara had come to this decision when she heard the sound of foot steps from outside of the building and turned her head towards the door only a moment or so prior to the few knocks that alerted everyone else. It seemed that the convoy had arrived intact and now the police would be able to help Vesta and Takara in the defense of the station.

Takara continued to sit in the seat that she had been since the beginning of the meeting not wishing to get any closer to the outside for the cold temperature was already getting more and more unbearable for her as she began to shiver in her seat. After the police got their equipment and the chief felt the need to give three police under both Takara and Vesta's command the Mod Soul looked over the humans. It seemed that they had basic training in combat and yet other than that and some bland skill when it came to weapon use they weren't worth anything.

Takara had to make use of them though it seemed even though she was quite confident that if the Ghosts only charged the main door she would be enough to eliminate any number of them. "You the sniper get on the floor and hide yourself under the table. Keep your sights on the door, but more importantly past it and try to take out anyone you might see in the distance. More than likely those individuals will be the more powerful or even the leaders." Takara was going to plan the best that she could to try and make it so none of them died while still remaining effective. "You both take a back corner and keep your focus not only on the door, but on your walls chances are the enemy might come in or attack from one of them." Takara was done giving orders she instead moved over to the back wall slightly out of the way of the door on the other side and sat in her moved chair awaiting the soon to begin battle.

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{stats & Skills}
Strength: 50 (38)
Speed: 100 (75)
Spiritual Pressure: 264
Reiatsu Strength: 50
Light Aura: 50
Dark Aura: 50
Instincts: 286 (572)
Senses: 150 (300)
Energy Sensory: 250 (570)
Healing Expertise: 250

Acting: 1
Focused Eye: 2
Battle Focus: 2
War Strategy: 2
Anti-Stealth: 2
Battle Analysis: 3
Charisma/Leadership: 2
Mathematical Implication: 2

[Jak Halcom]

Jak fallowed Quincy and the Fullbringers deeper into the city. The four didn't talk much during their trip. They traveled through the ally's of the town and eventually came to a subway. Down they decended out of the freezing elements of the Russian blizzard. It was still cold, but not near as cold with the snow and wind biting him to the bone. He knew that Jak would get an ear full from either Kazura, or Takara for separating himself from the others, maybe even both. Still he felt like this was the better way of going through everything. At least now they would now the Blades' side of the story, but also the polices as well. Jak could tell that they were getting close. 

Once Jak entered their main base he would see the odd sight of the Queen. ”It is rare for us Asya to bring an uninitiated to me like this. She must have a lot of trust in you.” Jak knew better than to say anything about the apparent appearance of the queen. He had seen equally strange things in his day to day life, but the necklace she was wearing must be holding her age back to this point. As everyone knelt before her he simply bowed giving her respect of course. ”First, before you get any ideas, this is not my true form nor is it my physical form. I am speaking from afar through this image of my reverted self. Before I tell you about us, let me tell you about our enemies.”

She would explain the ghosts to him which were a group of very aggressive bounts that were looking to grow their numbers and take over the area. Then it looked like that he had made a wise choice. The blades seem to not really be an enemy of the police, at least not directly. The bounts were the main foe of the blades, hopefully he could steer the two forces away from each other and in the direction of the bounts. ”We know nothing of your physical prowess, so if you want to continue to follow us around then we’ll need to test you first. If you agree, you’ll fight with one of my Dull. They have been initiated into my teachings and wish to gain a Blade of their own and become known as a Sharp. I only grant Blades to those who have proven themselves. So, what do you say?”

Jak nodded with a slight smile on his face. "I will be more than willing to show you what I can do, your grace" He said showing at least a little bit of respect for the toddler form of the queen. 

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{Spoiler - Stats and Skills}
Strength - 300 + 50% = 450 Points

Speed - 200 Points

Spiritual Pressure - 225 - 25% = 169 Points

Reiatsu Strength - 200 + 50% = 300 Points

Light Aura - 50 Points

Dark Aura - 50 Points

Instinct - 140 - 25% = 105 Points

Senses - 85 Points

Energy sensory - 50 + 50% = 75 Points

Healing Expertise - 0 Points

Skills:

Street Fighting 2

Sword 1

Bleeding Resistance 2

Strength of Will 1

Pain Tolerance 2

Heat Resistance 1

Damage Recovery 1

Weapon Skill (Chain) 2

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

Takara would notice it first. The immense spiritual pressure that was coming towards the base. An army was arriving now that the snowstorm had faded and the ground was able to be crossed. The doors rattled a little as the punched and kicked at the frame, but it held fast for a moment. All of a sudden, it burst open as a big brute of a Bount swung a large sledgehammer through the braced door. Vesta's fire team at the sides of the door were thrown back but thankfully were unhurt. Bullets began flying as the twin snipers took aim and fired at the brute. He fell... but he had opened the way to the masses out front...

OOC: There are 25 Mooks in this wave. No commander has shown him or herself yet. Have fun taking on the Mooks in your next post.

Meanwhile, another Brute showed himself as the Dull that wanted to prove himself to his Queen. He stood at nearly seven feet tall, and looked to be physically very capable. With arms full of rippling muscles and no sleeves on despite the cold, he stood up and moved over to the wrestling ring in the center of the room. "The rules are simple. Using whatever power you must, move my Dull out of the Ring before he moves you out." The Dull flexed his muscles and prepared to charge, trying to tackle Jak by the waist and fling him out of the room in just one move.

OOC: This Brute has more physical strength than you, but it slower and has half of your spirituals. He also has equivalent sensory stats.

[Jak Halcom]

Jak watched the Dull stand up and walk to the ring. He was a giant of a man, and someone that Jak thought that he shouldn't get too wrapped up with. Jak entered the ring already ready for the large man. The man charged straight for him trying to tackle him. Jak noticed how much slower the man was than himself. A smile spread across his face. He should take advantage of that. As the man got closer, Jak leaped into the air somersaulting over the man's head. As the man passed under him, Jak would kick out with both feet to the man's head or upper back, which ever they would come into contact with. The idea was to add a little more momentum to his charge and let him ring out himself.

Once Jak hit the ground, he would quickly turn and try to tackle the man while his back was still to him. Instead of going for the waist his opponent tried to do, Jak went lower shooting for his knees instead. He wanted to grab them and pull them together using his shoulder to push the man to the front, as he pulled put and back on his legs. He had been trying to use his experience to fight smarter not harder. He had lost many fights trying to brute force he way through a fight. His experiences were slowly starting to push past his thick skull. He thought that there was no better time than now to try fighting a little smarter.  

[Vesta Zweig]

Vesta stood with the rest of the squad that she had made up. She was taking deep breaths to try to figure out what was going on. She started to feel a huge spiritual pressure come this way, but she couldn't get too much detail from her. Her energy sensory just started to get better, so she was still trying to get used to all the newness of a sense she never really had to begin with.

It was then that she saw the door frame shake. She yelled at her team to stand strong and to be ready. Vesta took a few deep breaths and steadied herself. She needed to stay strong for her team. She looked around, trying to picture what she could use around her. While she thought about this, the door flew open and the two she had around the doors flew back. She would yell at them to stand up as soon as possible.

The snipers took down the huge Bount, but he had opened the doors for the rest of the horde. She would yell to her team to aim for all the vital spots: head, heart and lungs. Vesta took a deep breath and threw her locket down on the ground yelling out her command word. Zorn would materialize among the groups. She warned to not hit him, but to aim at all the enemies. Zorn would run through, aiming to maim any of the enemies close to him. 

[Takara Takeda]

Standing in her position Takara could feel the massive amount of spiritual entities enclosing on the police station that at the moment she along with Vesta and the police themselves were both using as a command post, but more importantly a place to stay somewhat warm from the cold air of Russia. She could tell though that the numbers of this enemy faction known as the Blades were nothing to take lightly. Takara would have to actually contribute if they were going to survive the onslaught that was starting now as the door began to be attacked.

As the Bount managed to knock down the door to the police station Takara watched as not only the sniper that she had positioned, but also Vesta's managed to get off their shots and bring down the Bount in a moment. Takara could see through the door though with her fine eyes and notice the numbers rushing the doorway. As Vesta pulled her necklace off and threw it to the ground releasing her Doll Zorn Takara was already going to start thinning the numbers of this onslaught.

Connecting to the Omega Arsenal was like second nature to Takara allowing her to do so even in a situation such as this. Takara wished to eliminate as many of them as possible as swiftly as she could without actually doing harm to anyone inside the station or on her side at the moment. So just outside the doorway over the body of the Bount that had just been killed a sub-machine gun suddenly appeared angled to the right of the doorway aimed towards the enemy. In the next instant it began to turn towards the left while firing off the thirty bullets that were inside of its ammo clip. Whatever was within twenty feet of the doorway would have to worry about the bullets moving at a speed of 300 with a force of 200 aimed for their chests. Takara was aiming to kill everything on the outside of the station something the enemy had just learned first hand.

Remaining Reiatsu: 2540/2640
Sub-Machine Gun: (Class 4): {-100}

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

OOC: Don't forget reiatsu costs for releasing Zorn.

IC:

Jak's fighting smarter instead of harder was so far working well for him. The brute was kicked in the back and pushed forwards, though he barely managed to stop himself by stomping the ground and putting his foot through it to plant himself and avoid being rung out in the first move of the fight. As he pulled his foot out, he felt Jak tackle him by the knees. With a push of his feet off of air ground he flung himself backwards to crash to the ground safely well within the ring. However, this had just become a ground fight with Jak in prime position to attack with impunity.

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Vesta and Takara were having great success against the Bount mooks that were attacking from the front. Zorn shredded anything that was able to avoid Takara's submachine gun spray as he formed a defensive back line. As the masses began to fall and bodies piled up, Takara would start to feel a presence above them. It flowed from the battlefield, avoided all of the bullets she was spraying, and somhow became right on top of them. The lights started to flicker inside the base and a black mist began to emerge from the ventilation shafts.

"Something's coming out of the walls! Aaah!"

Vesta might recognize the mist as the Bount Vampiric technique Nebel which could defensively transform the user's body into mist to avoid an attack. It also, however, was potent in breaking into buildings, it seemed when stimulated by having one's subordinate punch him. Though the Bount would be allergic to sunlight for a while after using this technique, the cloud cover outside and the building itself was protecting him from the sun. Standing up straight after reforming, the Bount Commander spoke. "Boo." The super high pitched voice was almost feminine, though the bare chested man was clearly masculine. All he wore was a kilt and boots and was covered in tattoos.

All of the police who rushed at him found themselves torn apart by metal claws he wore on his fingers. He was exceptionally fast... What where Vesta and Takara to do? They now had a battle on two fronts. Inside and outside.

Commander's Reiatsu: 1,900/2,000 (-100 Nebel)

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{First Commander's stats}

Level 2 Prodigy V1 Class 3 1200 SP



Strength - [100] Points

Speed - [400] (800) Points

Spiritual Pressure - [200] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [100] (33) Points

Light Aura - [5] Points

Dark Aura - [95] Points

Instinct - [300] (100) Points

Senses - [100] (200) Points

Energy sensory - [0] Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points


Total SP: [1200] Points

That's all for the template. There are a LOT of stats, but don't get choosy and just give some to all. The result could be quite negative.

[Takara Takeda]

Takara was standing in the same position that she had been in for the last minute or so which gave her a good visual point both inside the station and outside where she was laying down suppressive fire on the attacking forces of the apparent Ghosts as they were called. So far she had seen no spiritual action taken from the Bounts that she could sense on the other side of the battle field. None of them had used their various abilities or released their Dolls which was puzzling Takara for it made little to no sense for them not to send their Dolls in first in her own opinion.

Vesta had sent out her own Doll the massive lightning tiger by the name of Zorn that was aiding Takara and the police in slaughtering the Ghosts. There was no pleasant way to put it nor should there be as bodies fell to the ground from bullet holes or missing limbs. Takara though began to realize that something was wrong. The attention was being focused on the weak that were going down far to easily as someone powerful or something powerful was getting closer and closer to them all. Takara could feel the reiatsu entering into the building it was a Bount or it's Doll yet she couldn't see it nor could she hear it which presented a major problem.

There were few methods of movement that could evade Takara's eyes and ears all together. However, her worry was replaced with contempt once again as she witnessed the black smoke escaping from the ventilation shafts into the station and then forming into the body of a muscular Bount. He made it very apparent that he was a threat the moment he reformed into his body as he swiftly dispatched of a few police officers cutting them into ribbons of flesh with the metal claws attached to his hands. Takara may not be able to move at the same speed, but the movements couldn't escape her eyes. He was fast to attack and now he'd be fast to die.

Takara couldn't be sure that Vesta wasn't going to try and send Zorn out into the pack of Ghosts however she had to make sure that the strongest or at least the majority of them were taken care of or stalled while they killed off the Bount that had just gotten into the station. The police weren't going to be of any help if this Bount was allowed to keep breathing inside the station. He had the speed to slaughter them all and leave Vesta and herself completely outnumbered and without support. This all together were calculated and resulted in the next actions taken by Takara.

Suddenly outside and inside of the station new weapons appeared vastly different from each other. On the outside exactly twenty five feet from Takara's position meaning only a few feet from the outer wall of the station and roughly two feet in front of the sub-machine guns appeared a bazooka that looked to be one from a museum long since past it's prime. However, in the next instant the rocket was fired off from the weapon and sent flying through the air at a speed of 400 towards the crowd of Ghosts. Upon impact the rocket would explode with an offensive equivalent of 800 almost certainly killing anything within ten feet of the spot that was hit.

At the same time though inside of the station two large shuriken appeared on both sides of the Bount that suddenly were rotating building up kinetic energy while they would then enclose on his waist hopefully splitting his body in half and eliminating him right away. The shuriken each had the force equivalent of 300 making them each strong enough to cut clean through almost any metal let alone the flesh of the Bount meaning that unless he could evade or somehow prevent the shuriken from cutting him in two he was going to fall. Takara knew that it likely wasn't going to be that easy though and even though the last few moments had been mentally draining she kept herself focused ready for the Bount to disappear and to react to his reiatsu to find where he'd move too and eliminate him before he could cause further problems.

In order to eliminate him Takara had already planned ahead of time not only summoning the set of large shuriken and the bazooka from the Omega Arsenal, but also a small handgun that at the moment was hidden behind her back levitating just above her waist. Only through her mental capacity was Takara able to maneuver all of the weapons at the same time and she knew that soon she wouldn't be able to do so. While she liked to do all that she could manipulating multiple weapons at a time was far more draining than she'd ever willfully admit. The two sub-machine guns outside still firing off their clips that had refilled from the Omega Arsenal into the crowd that no doubt was dealing with the problem of the explosion. The moment the Bount reappeared or evaded though the handgun would intercept his position and fire upon his chest in rapid succession releasing a bullet every quarter of a second each at a speed of 400 with a force of 300. They had to survive and Takara was going to make sure of that even if she had to fight this battle by herself.

Remaining Reiatsu: 2210/2640
HandGun: (Class 4): {-100}
Bazooka: (Class 4): {-100}
Giant Shuriken: (2x) {-130}

[Jak Halcom]

The large man managed to save himself from being tackled off the pushing himself onto his back. Jak would take a small jump and turn his body horizontally looking to slam his elbow into the large man's sternum. If that worked, he would then jump to his feet and grab the man's ankles while he was still stunned. Using all of his strength, Jak would turn his body in a tight circle to gain momentum lifting the man up. After one or two full rotations, Jak would let go of the man hoping to send him flying out of the ring all together. If none of that worked, he might be in a bind if the man managed to sit up and wrap his arms around the Nakkibakki. 

[Vesta Zweig]

Vesta watched what happened in front of her. The improved lightning net seemed to be working quite well for Zorn, as she saw static start to form slightly in it. She would have to keep that in mind while the fight continued against their enemies. She was still trying to get used to what was going on with all the new abilities he seemed to develop. She saw a weird black mist starting to come out of the vents, and there was only one thing that she knew that could be.

Nebel. It was really the only thing that made sense. Since she knew they were fighting Bounts, Nebel would be the easiest technique that they could use to infiltrate the base. She sees the mist and yells out in a loud voice, "THE ENEMY IS USING NEBEL! IT'S A BOUNT TECHNIQUE THAT LETS THEM TURN INTO A BLACK MIST! BE CAREFUL!!" She tried to keep her eyes out for any other Bount there that was trying to use Nebel and point attackers in that direction. "WHEN THEY REFORM FROM THIS TECHNIQUE, THEY ARE ALLERGIC TO SUNLIGHT! IF YOU FIND ANY AFTER REFORMING, TRYING TO GET SOME LIGHT ON THEM!"

So, she was following the mist with her eyes, wondering how strong the Bount would be that appeared from this mist. When the man appeared, it was weird to hear the voice that came from him. Why would such a feminine voice come from that man? Was he on some kind of drugs or something? She watched as people started to fight him, the claws he wore shredded through them. Vesta was now torn on what to do. She didn't want to have Zorn head towards him, but they needed to defeat them.

She tried to figure out something. She would motion for her soldiers to stand their ground and keep firing at the incoming minions, because they wouldn't be able to stand up to this Bount. Vesta watched as weapons started to form around the Bount. She looked towards Takara and she was already starting to form weapons and she herself carried one. She made sure that Zorn was at least in the area of what was going on.

With all the movement, she watched as the Static in his Net started to build up fairly rapidly. The bullet movement added the most amount of static. She didn't know how much of the bullets were able to be caught up in the net or what, but she saw that there was enough there to actually use one of the new techniques he learned. She watched the buildup and told Zorn to use it. She saw the static build up and saw the lightning bolt shoot off from the net, using some of the Static that was stored. He aimed straight for the Bount.

OOC: Remaining Reiatsu: 600/1000; -400 for Zorn from last post 750 Static buildup. This post, if the movement works and the bullets are in the range, that's 12000 static from this post on the Bount. Using 1000 Static for the Lightning Blast.

1450/1950; -500 for Lightning Strike

Zorn's Stats
Strength - 100 (33) Points
Speed - 200 Points
Spiritual Pressure - 195 Points
Reiatsu Strength - 150 (300) Points
Instinct - 100 (33) Points
Senses - 100 Points
Energy sensory - 100 (200) Points
Healing Expertise - 50 (17) Points

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

Jak's quick thinking was a success as the Brute was hurled out of the ring having lost his breath from the sternum attack. Jak had won. The Queen looked impressed by Jak's physical strength as well as his tactics in combat. "Alright. You may stay with us. But that does not make you one of us. Asya, form up a team. We're going to try and hit the Ghosts from behind while they're busy fighting the Police." Asya pointed at a few members of the Blades that the Nakkabakki hadn't met yet and formed a team of 10 total members, including Jak and herself. They were ready to mobilize if Jak was ready to go fight.

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The numbers of Bount outside the base were starting to thin significantly due to the hail of bullets and the explosives being cast from Takara. They were felled like ants, dropping to the ground and forming piles of corpses. Many of them survived, however, using Nebel to turn into the intangible mist and escape the bullets and bazooka blast. The police were starting to become torn apart by Bount only partially reforming. They'd reform a hand or an arm or two, grab an officer, and rip them in half with a gargling scream as blood filled their lungs and their voice boxes were torn in half.

Inside the compound, things weren't much better. "Zeige Dich, Gaara." The Bount Commander released his doll from inside the folds of his Kilt, which grew to be a great beast of Sand. The bullets were absorbed by the sand, and the Shuriken clashed with the hands of the Doll which leapt to the Bount's defense and pushed aside the flying weapons for long enough for the Bount to gain a footing after reforming from Nebel. He still hadn't made an attempt to attack Takara or Vesta directly, though. He was plotting something...

He was plotting something when his Sand Doll was struck by lightning, forming half of it into crystal and preventing it from moving half of its body. It was damaged, and just needed a follow up attack to destroy it and render the Bount open to further attack and defeat, if not his death.

[Takara Takeda]

Takara continued to stand in the same position she had been in since the beginning of this assault against the police station by the accused group of Ghosts. While she stood it became exceedingly obvious to her that the majority of the Bount that were attacking the station weren’t strong enough to hold their own for very long against an unseated officer in Soul Society or perhaps even the majority of Uzaki’s employees.

In her eyes they were essentially being lead right into a situation that would claim all of their lives as they held no chance against not only her, but a Bount far more powerful than themselves. Takara could sense Vesta’s power and based on what she was sensing the young girl actually surpassed all, but a few of the attacking Bounts with the only exceptions being the leaders more than likely. The one inside the station was one of the few that held power that at the moment felt vaster than what Vesta held, but it wouldn’t matter for it had made the mistake of attacking this station while Takara was still here.

She could still see at least partly out the doorway or what used to be the doorway that now was basically just a giant hole in the wall of the station. The Bounts outside couldn’t do anything against her assault with the exception of turning themselves into black smoke in order to become intangible just like the Bount inside the station. Takara would continue to lay down suppression fire throughout their ranks using the re-materialized ammo in each of her firearms outside the station however materializing near one of the machine guns was a small canister.

The canister would then move throughout the air as if it was thrown at a high speed actually being launched by Takara towards the mass of black smoke. As it hit the ground no longer visible in the black smoke it would begin to release a large amount of green gas which would mesh with the black smoke. Takara wasn’t sure if this would actually work, but it was a good time to test it out for the future. The canister was filled with tear gas which normally would cause irritation in the eyes basically blinding anyone effected. It was time to see if another gas based form could affect smoke itself.

The shuriken that Takara had manifested from the Omega Arsenal were knocked aside by a Doll made completely of sand that seemed to belong to this Bount inside the station. Takara was getting ready to manifest a flamethrower when she felt Vesta’s reiatsu spike and watched as the young girl’s Doll Zorn cast lightning against the opposition turning half of the Doll into crystal. Takara grinned slightly as the giant shuriken that had been pushed backwards suddenly accelerated moving at high speeds going from basically nothing to 600 speed in an instant.

The giant shuriken would strike the crystal side of the sane Doll smashing through the body with blunt force while the blades of their bodies spun approaching the Bount now in the hopes that he’d be caught off guard or unable to defend himself. If successful, the shuriken would end up cutting the upper appendages of the Bount completely off at the shoulders. Takara wasn’t certain that killing him without information was the best so for the moment she was going to continue playing the calm offensive while the police under her command continued to snipe at any Bount who tried to come through the hole in the wall.

Remaining Reiatsu: 2110/2640
Tear Gas (Class 4): {-100}

[Vesta Zweig]

Vesta watched as the lightning hit the doll head on, crystallizing half of it. She smiled, triumphant that this new attack actually worked against the Sand Doll. Then again, lightning against sand would probably actually do something like this. Before she did anything else, however, she noticed what Takara was doing and took a step back from the area of the Bount.

It seemed like she was using some kind of canister against the gaseous form of the Bount. It released and she was curious if something like that would mix with the smoke of the actual Bount. She would watch to remember this for the future, in case she ever used this technique for a quick getaway. She stepped back a few more paces to make sure she was out of range for the tear gas.

She also made sure that Zorn wouldn't come up here either. It wouldn't be good for him to get up here and then get whatever this gas was to the face. She glanced down towards him and spoke quietly to him. She congratulated him on a job well done, but to stay down there and help the normal humans. He wasn't too strong, but he could fend for himself. So, he turned towards the invading minions, roared and ran towards them, hitting them along the way.

For Vesta, however, she saw the weapons that Takara had take effect, she had weapons hit the Sand Doll and, assuming it hit, the Doll was down. Well, it looked down. She didn't even know what to do against all the gas with the black gas from the Bount. The only thing that seemed to be a good idea was to stand at the ready. She would strike out when she saw a good opportunity and when the gas was cleared out.