A Moment of Dullness Followed by Grandness [Training, R]

[Valentin Acciai]

Training for TTP

It had been months since his encounter with that Harpy Arrancar now and her flesh had served him well. No more time than to heal his injuries and his body had begun to shift, his flesh had pulsed and contorted painfully, masses of black and white goop had seeped from his eyes and mouth and drowned him from the world. Yes as the time he had thought himself dying by the means of some unknown ability but when his body stopped aching and light once more reached his eyes he bore witness to what he had become.

A Gillian, A menos Grande, a clumsy and slow being which took effort just to move forwards. He whom had desired agility and haste to catch up with his foes was slower than any before and while it had bothered him he had also been proud at that moment. He, the lowly hollow Valentin Acciai was a sentient Gillian! He could not have expressed his happiness with any other form of exhilaration to the fact than to howl loudly in that stereotypical sound, echoing throughout the forest due to his massive frame and having scared a lesser hollow witless at the time.

since that celebratory moment he had done nothing but hunt Demihollow and Gillians alike for all of these months until he arrived at today. Now at this very moment his teeth dug into the black, tasteless flesh of a fellow although mindless Gillian, biting it's throat out whilst using that thin and frail looking arm of his to push it's head back to render it unable to defend itself with a Cero. Slowly it tipped over just like a tree being felled and had Valentin not have done it so many times before he might've echoed the word ''timber'' throughout the forest with his deep, deafening voice.

He could hear the high pitched sound of a Cero building up which put him on alert, spying another Gillian that had been clouded from his vision behind one of the forest's many pillars. The red beam building up and suddenly shrinking the significantly slower than usual Valentin rushed to enter an Ulcera, the beam narrowly missing as the last bit of his flesh hid within the valley of screams. Just as slowly as he had entered he got out from behind the other Gillian which had already managed to forget about his presence, only having acted out of the smallest shred of instinct for self preservation when seeing another of it's kin being killed. Now that one too shared that fate as Valentin chomped off a part of it's neck.

Everything he did was so dull and slow now, he even had trouble making words although he had found no opportunity to be chatty regardless with the feeding frenzy he had been in. Still, he was happy that his mind was intact and well, not suffering the dimwittedness most often witnessed in Menos Grande. Pondering this he noticed the taste in his mouth was all funny, some form of poison? quickly he spat out the piece, pushing it out quickly with his tongue but noticed much too soon that it was much too late were it the case as a figurative burning fire spread from his veins and infected his being. The pain he was feeling was immense and he could not think of any way to halt it's progress.

Followed by this burning sensation as he looked down upon his black cloaked body he noticed the pulsing of veins all along his figure followed by strange swellings. The swelling growing at a rapid pace it did not take long for his being to bloat until his face was pushed upwards by the strange phenomenon be it poison or whatever it was. Panicked he even tried to push and flee from his own failing body forgetting that he was attached by a spine like all creatures, thinking himself fine if just a head. He wasn't thinking clearly anymore and soon after he wasn't thinking at all as the world blackened before his eyes and his consciousness faded to a temporary jumble.







-75 Ulcera

925/1000 Reiatsu

2 Class 5 Gillian Consumed

[Valentin Acciai]

Unable to see, unable to hear, only feeling the terrible pain of bones breaking and reassembling as flesh reknitted itself however it pleased. The pain was unbearable and the Menos Grande in it's constantly shifting and volatile form howled one last time of the dread and pain it felt before the creature fell to the ground incapacitated, the sentience of it already having fled deep within the recesses of it's mind. But still with no mind to control it the shifting continued for a painful few minutes, every spine crunching sound and motion imploding the creature little by little as it shrunk in size in a most painful manner.

The before towering and intimidating creature was becoming so small, smaller than even the average hollow. Upon the tough, stone covered ground lay now a creature of humanoid shape, it's body covered in bits of carapace copying the structure of armour as if a pretender knight. But still visibly not as a slender and long tail void of any stiff plates came out from it's rear, spiky thorns extendable at will from it. But it's head was even far more unique, the mask was still the same, a demon faced mask resembling the depictions of Japanese oni despite the owner of the mask never even having heard of the far off nation of Japan before his initial death.

But what was beneath and behind the mask had changed, eyes with an unusual white slcera and irises of purple instead of the common yellow. Hair also extended from it's scalp, a strange pink such that extended to Valentin's shoulders in a ragged mess. Slowly sentience and thought returned to the newborn Adjuchas, the the new frailness of his body hard to get used to as he struggled to push himself up with his arms from the ground in his initial confusion. His arms, they looked so... so small? now seated on his rear the Adjuchas in it's silence kept looking at his hand, twisting the palm back and forth as we was mesmerized by the intricate structure of the carapace and the newfound narrowness of it.

Prior as a hollow his arms were bulky and musclebound but now they could've almost been called graceful in comparison. Valentin was still in a daze, still not quite understanding just what had happened but eventually he found himself capable of looking down from his hand and upon the rest of his body. And with a startled shout of ''What the-'' he jumped to his feet, his humanoid looking, plantigrade feet. Only then with a nervous laugh did it begin to dawn on him just what had occurred as a giddy warmth began to spread in his body, and excitement threatening to explode. ''Is it really, did i really?'' he was a bit scared of being wrong despite the obviousness of it now.

''It is, it really is.'' one of his narrow hands reached over his mouth in an oh so familiar way to how a human would do it. Of course different from a human Valentine wasn't quite able to cry over it. He felt emotion to be sure and he felt more of it than he had in a long time, but he was but a hollow still and thus he didn't even know if he was capable of tears and bawling. ''Heheheh.... Ahahahahahaha~'' but he was still very much capable of laughter. ''Finally!'' he yelled out openly within the forest ''FINALLY ONE STEP CLOSER YOU DOUBTING FUCKERS!!''

He kept on laughing through it all, almost choking on his own attempt to choke and stifle the laughter. ''Adjuchas, i actually became an Adjuchas. So long but finally...'' he reminisced about the past and where he was now, overwhelmingly proud and happy with himself knowing the next step would be the last before reaching that faraway dream. To become Vasto Lorde and tear off that horrible mask that made him a monster to all, it was possible now, the great hurdle of keeping one's self through the process as a Gillian had passed and freed him from his worries and he couldn't help but grin dumbly about himself as he began every nook and crevice of his new body.

Twisting and turning he found this body far more agile then before and way more suited to bipedal movement, perfectly mimicking the human form in all but appearance. Back when he was but a lowly hollow he was capable of moving in a bipedal fashion and did prefer it but to sprint on all fours was the more effective method back then in his more lizard-like form, he probably still could do that he noted as his Adjuchas form still had a tail for counterbalance. But probably a waste to even consider, the humanoid shape that his body mimicked was born of his desire to regain his humanity so it certainly wouldn't suit him to willingly run on all fours like a mere animal.

Nay, bouncing up and down by the soles of his feet and the tips of his toes playfully he decided he would refrain from such action in the future, it was no longer needed. The massive weight his old body possessed was gone and as a result of it he felt light as a feather and a swift impromptu kick skyward to test his agility out surprised him, making him loose balance and landing on his back stupidly. ''I am... definitely faster than before...'' he noted, pulling that same outstretched leg he had kicked sky high near his face to study and prod at his joints, a thought dark in nature beginning to surface,''Next time that red bitch thinks to give me a beating i won't be so easy to catch no more, gonna tear her a new one for sure!'' he stated grimly.

And acted upon that darkened mood of his he darted to his feet in record time, pushed up near instantaneously by the flex of his tail and threw himself towards one of the many trees of the forest as fast as he possibly could, struggling to get good traction due to his inexperience with such quick movement. After a few seconds of almost tripping over himself however he got the basic gist of it as he jumped high to deliver a swift and hard kick to the giant tree, fully expecting to break the thing in two from his former experiences crushing things by slamming into them.

However the only crunching sound came from within his own body, his shin breaking in two from the great force exerted upon the limb and an almost unfamiliar pain began to surge from within him, a guttural sound beginning to pour from his throat as a wail of pain lashed out, the Adjuchas lying on the ground holding his leg. ''FFFFFUUUUUCK ASSSSSS SHIIIIIT BAAAAALLS!'' a shower of childish profanity spilled from his mouth as he swore over and over, not at all expecting the pain that had come and for him not to even dent the thing. Luckily his new body was covered in what seemed to be chitinous plates in the form of armour that were quite sturdy so the only injury was a broken bone which was easy enough to fix.

Slowly he regained control of himself from the pain and began to heal the injury, his bones snapping back in proper place and the bone regrowing itself whole once more and as it did the now more calm Valentin pondered the reason why despite his increased velocity he wasn't able to dent and break what he could before as a worrisome thought entered his mind. As a hollow he was big and muscular, biceps the width of a smaller tree trunk whilst now it was a lot smaller as Valentin had shrunk by a lot and was quite sleek and narrow. This was an unforeseen quirk to his evolution and the Adjuchas began to wonder how this would affect him in combat, he certainly wouldn't be a match for that huge panther creature he had fought in Soul Society no more when it came to delivering raw physical might.





-25 Organic Generation (Bone repair)

900/1000 Reiatsu

[Valentin Acciai]

His leg fully healed Valentin decided that sitting about thinking about hypothetical scenarios wouldn't get him anywhere, instead he had a much better idea on how to spend his first few hours as an Adjuchas. Having killed two Menos Grandes just some minutes ago there was bound to be more of them and far off in the distance he could still hear barely audible howls echoing through the forest. Standing up on his two feet he turned his body in the direction of the noise and this time more carefully began to jog before it turned into a sprint and lastly a full on dash dodging obstacles left and right with surprising ease now that he paid attention to his footwork.

Closing in he could hear the many howls clearly now, also spotting their massive long nosed masks high above on their tall frames. The clueless beings had no idea that he was even approaching which suited Valentin just fine as he soon enough ran between ones legs and darted up on it's head, his clawed hand slicing down from the top of it's mask and cutting right through as he slid down to eventually sever the mask in two. An easy kill to be sure but even the dimwitted Menos Grande were intelligent enough to recognize a threat and as the Adjuchas tore out a piece of it's black flesh ans stuffed it in his mouth he was soon after forced to jump out of the way when one of their Cero's blasted a large hole through their already dead and falling herd member.

He had actually never eaten a Menos except for when he himself was one but everything was quite tasteless back then which was probably for the best as the creature tasted of nothing but ashes to his mouth now. Landing on a nearby branch from one of the great trees of the forest Valentin was forced to avoid yet another beam of red, deadly light as the Menos in their numbers were quite capable of launching a never ending barrage of their deadly artillery. This time however he had jumped sideways towards them, dashing from other trees to constantly alter his trajectory as he then flew straight through the mask of another with jaws open, taking a bite of it's brain matter when he tore a whole through it's face and crawled inside only to dig his way out once more before that Menos too was obliterated by it's own.

He was beginning to enjoy this game, dull witted creatures such as they trying to hit the annoying little wasp that was Valentin killing them like flies. Narrowly this time he had avoided the beam as he fell out the other side of the Gillian's head, it was a really stupid idea trying to sate his macabre bloodthirst in such a fashion but he couldn't help it. He was overly excited about his new body's physical capabilities and more than eager to show off what he was capable off, which reminded him of what he learned as a Gillian and decided, why not shoot back at the stubborn food not wanting to be eaten?

And thus this is what he would do, running sideways with his gaze focused on the small grouping of them that was starting to build and fired upon him he dodged and weaved as best he could with a few close calls due to some stupid mistakes on his part he tried to get himself into a good position to line his shot and once he found one he opened his mouth and let the red little ball of death grow from it. A few seconds of additional zig zagging his way out of a quick death and it was ready to be fired, the small orb with it's high pitched buzz suddenly went from it's humble and near harmless shape into an intimidating growl as all the Reiatsu he had been pumping into it was unleashed in the most violent matter.

His own red beam outdoing that of the lesser beings in both size and power as a duo that was hit began to be torn apart and eventually killed off, a lone Menos had either by accident or minor wit taken a step out of the way to only be partially hit on the side, a survivable but grievous injury. Valentin was not one to leave unfinished business and as such made his way towards the last of the Menos as it howled in pain, a claw away from death as Valentin had jumped up to deliver the killing blow, only for it to have been blocked by a sword and two fingers severed. On reaction alone Valentin phased out into an Ulcera in retreat only to reappear some meters back on the ground to witness an interloper having arrived.

''Leave the Menos be!'' the interloper ordered, and now that Valentin had a moment to look upon him he noted the humanoid figure and white robes along with the blonde short hair and look of contempt, an Arrancar, now wasn't that absolutely delicious? ''Perhaps i will'' the Adjuchas responded as it licked it's lips and began to regrow it's lost members ''Menos taste awful i'll have you know, Arrancar however... that's a very different matter~'' he snickered, well aware of the fact that he had just picked a fight with a higher being but what did that matter. As a regular bonafide hollow he had once managed to kill two of their kind at once, granted it was a surprise attack but it still counted and Valentin wasn't some mere hollow anymore was he now.

''Watch what you say hungry one, i'd rather not reduce our population of Adjuchas just like i want Menos to be the only to eat Menos for Las Noches sake.'' a frown of disgust was visible on the Arrancar's fate, the fellow having his sword at the ready as he stood upon one of the branches of a tree looking down on Valentin as he guarded the flight of the injured Gillian who had no mind to remain where there were creatures trying to hurt it. The Adjuchas that was Valentin however displayed only a cocky smile as he displayed his fingers regrown ''You don't get to pick who i belong to, but i do know where you belong, in my belly.''

Directly after the two of them both disappeared, the Arrancar into a Sonido and Valentin once more utilizing his Ulcera. A moment later and they both reappeared at the center distance, sparks flying as claws met blade and the two attempted to overpower the other with no clear victor as they were evenly matched. Going nowhere the two had the same idea, the Arrancar pulling his sword away whilst trying to deliver a roundhouse kick whilst Valentin was forced low to avoid it and aimed to thrust his claw through the Arrancar's heart but was interrupted by the incoming low swing from his opponent's katana and forced to back off at the last second.

''Well weren't you cocky, already a lofty Arrancar and unable to dispose of a pesky little newborn Adjuchas!'' Valentin teased, earning the scorn of his for double over as a devoted thrust was sent straight ahead, likely a move made in anger judging from it's straightforwardness. ''I'm being lenient!'' it claimed, but the frustration on his face made the lie evident and brought Valentin to smile that toothy grin that he did so often due to his rather obvious lack of lips. Twisting his body to the side the blade narrowly missed while Valentin, feeling a familiar itch in his back pushed out the thorns that hid within his spine and tail. Their sudden arrival giving the Arrancar no room to dodge and as such one of his arms was lacerated by the many blades on his back that had sprung up from nowhere.

''I'm so new in fact, i didn't even know that would happen with i did it, it just felt right.'' He teased even more over the Arrancar's ineptitude when it came to putting down cheeky annoyances which finally seemed to have driven the man over the edge as he spoke the words of his resurreccion.  ''Mil Danza de Hoj-!'' How terribly foolish thought Valentin of the Arrancar as his clawed hand tore itself out from the man's chest whilst holding the still beating heart which pumped weaker and weaker by every contraction for his foe to look upon until he died but moments later due to asphyxiation of air to the brain now that there was no organ to pump it there. 

''If you intended to surprise me whilst still within my range you ought to have adopted a shorter name for whatever it was you were about to do, damn fool.'' he monologued, taking a bit out of the proverbial apple that was in this case the man's heart. a tasty treat to be sure but he knew this one was both weaker and more foolish than those other foes he sought his revenge on so it was still a disappointment. He looked in all directions of the forest and noticed one lone thing however, which he mused to state to his dead foe before walking away from him and taking another bite. ''Seems that Gillian of yours made it's getaway, hope it was worth it.'' he replied to someone who would never answer as he walked to what remained of the Menos whom had been blasted apart and yet remained uneaten, that would soon change.

This new body was handy though, he'd have to give it that. Perhaps not possessing as much raw strength as he might've liked to have to just power his way though whatever he found annoying he quite enjoyed this new experience of being able to keep the pace with strong foes. Many interesting prospects were beginning to cook up in his mind when he gave thought to the possibilities that had opened before him but he would have to contain himself. Right now was feeding time and while the grub that remained wasn't what one would call food fit for a gourmet it was still the spiritual protein he could never afford to ignore as a hollow. And so with a face of great dissatisfaction he once more tore out a piece of the dead Gillian and ate it whole, the taste one he would like to forget sooner rather than later.





-25 Organic Generation (fingers)
-75 Ulcera

800/1000 Reiatsu



4 Class 6 Gillian Consumed
1 Class 4 Arrancar Consumed

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

For paragraphs: 30 paragraphs = 150 TTP

For consumptions:

• 2 Class 5 Hollows Consumed = 100 TP
• 4 Class 6 Hollows Consumed = 200 TP
• 1 Class 4 Arrancar Consumed = 300 TP

600 TP Total (You are free to convert this to CTP as you wish because it'll remain a 1:1 ratio)