Hollowhunting (Joint Training (Valetin, Adolf, Kazuna), R)

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OOC: Training for SP.

IC: Walking through the Menos Forest isn't ever really a bad idea. There's plenty of things to do there. Watch hollows kill each other, watch hollows kill arrancar, or in Adolf's case, try to kill hollows. Murder was never Adolf's strong suit. From the beginning, he's always been one of those people to try to make friends with their enemies, rather than fight. Fighting wasn't ever really something that interested Adolf, and it still doesn't really hold much of an interest to him, though after his interactions with the Quinta, he felt that he needed to get stronger. What good is an Espada that can't at least put up with fighting long enough to even manage to keep himself alive? Well, it's time things changed for the better.

Adolf began to wander around, walking with his weapon ready in his right hand. His grip was right below the guard, holding onto the scabbard of Desamor. As he looked around, still uneasy about the fact that he was about to get into combat, though he knew that it did need to be done. Who was he to argue that he needed to get a stronger? Though he may have been an Espada, he wasn't a particularly higher ranking one.

After quite some time of scoping out possible targets, he eventually found a small group of arrancar. None of them looked to be that strong at all. They were crowded around a small fire, sitting down fairly close to it. Tow of them were male, one female. They were talking about something, though Adolf couldn't quite hear it. He sat there for a few moments, waiting to see if they'd do anything else. They didn't notice Adolf watching them from a decent distance away, and were more preoccupied on their own group.


"Dammit," Adolf said to himself, "they look so defenseless..." he gripped his sword tightly, and began to tremble. He took a deep breath, and got low to the ground, trying to hide himself. He didn't do anything to mask his already weak spiritual pressure, considering there wasn't much there to mask. He just stayed low, and slowly began to approach, quietly getting closer to the group that was soon to fall.

"Wait a minute guys," one of the male arrancar said, feeling Adolf's spiritual pressure getting closer, "someone else is here." Immediately the three arrancar all stood up, and got ready to fight. Adolf, realizing he was detected, stood up to fight. He moved Desamor in front of his face, not changing his backwards grip on the scabbard. He had an angered look in his eyes, although it did appear to be forced. He wasn't really ready to fight, but he wasn't going to back down from it now.

The three arrancar charged him, blades drawn, and Adolf assumed a defensive stance. The one of the males charged Adolf first. He appeared to be a bit taller than the others, and also had more marks on him. He was presumably the tank of the group, protecting the other two. The first arrancar swung towards Adolf with his zanpakuto, and it was blocked by Adolf's scabbard.

The arrancar continued pressing his blade into Adolf's scabbard, trying to overpower him. He was doing a decent job at it, which was the problem. After a few seconds of applying constant pressure against Adolf, he was able to push him back a bit, continuing his initial slashing attack on Adolf. The Espada was pushed back about ten feet or so, now with a cut across his forearm. The cut wasn't deep, but it was still noticeable, and did go through his robes.

The other arrancars began to run to both sides of the Espada while their other partner was busy blade-locking him, charging to attack him. The female arrancar was a tad bit faster than the other male one, so naturally she reached Adolf first. As soon as the female reached Adolf, he quickly shoved the end of his scabbard into her stomach, with a decent amount of force behind it. She stopped attempting to charge forward for a moment, shocked by the hit, and Adolf looked her in the eyes. "I'm so sorry..." Adolf began to say, launching a Bala from the end of Desamor, firing through the arrancar. He pulled Desamor back a bit, then jammed it into her neck, still not breaking skin because it was the end of the scabbard, and was not sharpened. "...But this is where you all fall." Adolf put his hand against the pommel of Desamor, and a Cero began to charge at the end of the scabbard, right between Adolf's weapon, and the arrancar's neck. He quickly turned his angle by pushing into her neck, and turning his position, and now facing her away from her comrades. "Cero."

A Cero fired from the end of Desamor, blasting through the back of the female arrancar, and into the other two that were close to each other. They weren't able to use Sonido, so they weren't able to get away from the blast. Adolf pulled Desamor from the girl's neck, and let her body fall to the ground. Adolf sighed, spun his weapon around, and bashed the hilt of his zanpakuto against the girl's skull, confirming the kill. He walked to the other two arrancar and bashed the skull of the arrancar that didn't get to actually attack. He stood in front of the one who originally slashed him, looking down. He was still alive. The arrancar stared at Adolf in pure rage, as Adolf held the weapon above his head. Adolf once more quickly jammed Desamor into the arrancar's skull, once again making sure he actually finished off the job.

Adolf walked over to the girl, and dragged her body by her left arm over to the other two, and began to rest a bit. Killing like that was a bit much for him, and he wasn't particularly ready to do it again so soon at the moment. Maybe later on he'd learn to like it? No, Adolf thought to himself, I'm only doing this to get stronger. I've put up with it before; what's the difference between then and now? I can do this.

3 class 6 arrancar killed

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50 Reiatsu Spent for Bala
-200 Spent for Cero
350/600 Reiatsu Total

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Strength - [100] Points
(60 Points after type changes)

Speed - [100] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [100] Points
(60 Points after type changes)

Reiatsu Strength - [100] Points

Light Aura - [50] Points

Dark Aura - [50] Points

Instinct - [100] Points
(175 Points after type changes)

Senses - [100] Points
(175 Points after type changes)

Energy sensory - [100] Points

Healing Expertise - [100] Points

Total SP: [800] Points




[Analyzing] [3]

[Learning] [1]

[Illusion Resistance] [1]

[Calm Mind] [2]

[Strength of Will] [1]

[Battle Analysis] [2]

[Pain Tolerance] [1]

[Acting] [1]

[Anti-Stealth] [1]

[Valentin Acciai]

Training for TTP

What an interesting sight the hollow thought to himself, this was his part of the forest, territory that he had staked a claim to as his feeding ground yet he had discovered vagabond Arrancar squatting in it making fires as if they owned the place. But that was not the interesting bit, no them he had only watched from afar, thinking about how best to approach them, to eat them, scare them away or make them bow in apology but none of these three choices would come to pass. A fourth Arrancar appeared which broke the record on how many Arrancar he had ever seen at once but this one seemed to be unwelcomed by his brethren and for good reason the hollow soon found out.

Such wanton craving for slaughter befit only hollows, to see it performed by the race that no longer had to fight among each other angered the Adjuchas as it was opposite of the peaceful existence he wished for his future. He didn't save them though, the scavenger in him knew to be patient in order to waste as little effort as possible cleaning up stragglers and hoarding the corpses for himself. Yes indeed, he was angered by the way that they were killed by kin but he didn't know them and they were more beneficial to him dead anyways. Survival of the fittest was law in Hueco Mundo and no amount of displeasure with it would change that nor his nature as a flesh hungry beast.

The only regrettable thing was that the attacking Arrancar had ended up slaying all three without so much as a scratch but the Cero he had shot off ought to have drained him some. Valentin would have to act soon though or another would go after the corpses, Arrancar corpses were the tastiest and most nutritious corpses around for forcing evolution so he ought to claim them before the scent of blood travels far. Deciding finally to act the Adjuchas stood up from the branch of the great tree he had been seated silently on and jumped to the earth beneath him. Activating his Ulcera the hollow disappeared within the valley of screams only to reappear a good ten meters ahead of the intruder.

''Why hello there my evolved kin~'' the Adjuchas spoke with a mocking tone as he playfully bowed like a jester might ''I hope you realize whose territory it is that you infringe upon.'' a more serious tone spoke as the Adjuchas stood straight looking down on the other while also glancing at the dead bodies around the still living Arrancar ''I didn't even get to greet my new guests before you decided to cut them down... and about that,'' he said the last bit with a hint of aggression as he took a few steps ahead before stopping ''This is the Menos forest, a place for hollows great and small to grasp for strength. Who are you to take lives here when your own evolution has come to a halt?'' he asked inquisitively, his spined tail waving back and forth in jagged movements behind him impatiently.

-75 Ulcera
1925/2000

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{Stats & Skills}Strength - 150 [50] (33%)

Speed - 200

Spiritual Pressure - 200

Reiatsu Strength - 250 [375] (150%)

Instinct - 150 [50] (33%)

Senses - 50

Energy sensory - 50 [17] (33%)

Healing Expertise - 340 [510] (150%)


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[Pain Tolerance] {2}

[Bleeding Tolerance] {2}

[Stealth] {2}

[Swords] {2}

[Acrobatics] {2}

[Street Fighting] {2}

[Ailene Haschiro]

TP Training

The Menos Forest, a symbol of survival of the fittest. Many come here seeking advancement and evolution, but few come out with favorable results. As someone who seeks to get stronger, Kazuna enters this dreadful and barbaric place. In his goal lies not the desire to kill, but instead the desire to become more powerful and this he will do no matter the cost. As his aspect of death would suggest, he cares little for other lives and he will consume all that stand in the way of his goal. His encounter with Rio has filled him with pure bitterness, but he will do what he must to stand up to him.

Kazuna, unaware of Valetin's nor Adolf's presence, walks around the Menos Forest in search of fresh prey. His weapon on his back, he felt confident in his abilities to face Hollows. After all, he used to be one of those mindless beasts. It has come to his attention that there remain to be adjuchas within the Menos Forest which he considers prime candidates for consumption. Despite his aura displaying lack of care and his nihilism, Kazuna felt a slight sense of dread if he had to encounter multiple Menos. He walked on with the intention of finding some low level Hollow's or Arrancar starting off.

After wandering around and some luck, Kazuna found a strange camp. The camp was hidden within a cave in a rock formation and had an employed fire that was still flickering slightly indicating that someone was here. He began to move in as he heard faint cackles behind him. He turned around and looked upon a group of arrancar. This group consisted of around 4 Arrancar and Kazuna could feel that they were rather weak in comparison (Class 6). He gazed upon the arrancar with a cold glare.

One of the Arrancar stepped forward, his hand on the hilt of his blade. "Now look what we have here.", the Arrancar pointed at Kazuna with laughter. This time, a female Arrancar spoke, "Perhaps we should put this poor loner out of his misery?...", her cackle filling the cave that Kazuna was in. Kazuna could only stare at these fools. Staring at them coldly, he said, "You should know that it is you four that will be put out of your misery. You've given me the opportunity to feast and grow.", Kazuna reached under his robes and pulled a purple gleaming scythe and held it right next to him. "Now just sit nice and still. Let the feast commence..."

The other Arrancar broke into ecstatic laughter and pointed at Kazuna mockingly. "It seems that we have a "Billy Badass" on our hands." The Arrancar walked forward, seemingly not aware of Kazuna's ranking among the Espada. Kazuna laughed on the inside and thought that he would use this to his advantage. As the Arrancar drew closer he opened his mouth again, "What a pretty scythe you have. Maybe when your dead, I'll keep it as a trophy.", before turning around and walking back to his group. Little did he know that he wouldn't make it back to his little group.

Kazuna, in a blur, put his hand over the Arrancar's mouth and drove his scythe through the Arrancar's chest. The Arrancar spat copious amounts of blood and fell over as his eyes rolled back into his head. The other Arrancar looked upon Kazuna who continued to stare coldly. He slowly said, "Like lambs to the slaughter..." as one of the other Arrancar gripped her weapon in a rage. "The nerve...You will never walk out of here alive" as she rushed down Kazuna. The other Arrancar tried to stop her seeing as Kazuna almost effortlessly cut down the former Arrancar. The other Arrancars decided to follow suit and come from her sides to attack Kazuna. Kazuna chuckled a tad and swept across the ground with Kurakusabyou as the female Arrancar was the only one jump and dodge the sweep while the other two lost their legs in the process, crying out for help on the ground.

The battle between the female arrancar and Kazuna was well-fought as she actually landed a scratch on Kazuna. Kazuna jumped backward and looked at his hand. He smiled a little and used a Sonido to appear right in front of the Arrancar. She looked startled as Kazuna raised his finger and softly said, "Cero." A purple sphere appeared at the tip of Kazuna's finger which slowly expanded and engulfed the upper body of the arrancar. Meanwhile, her teammates looked on in horror upon Kazuna.

Kazuna looked upon the lower body of the arrancar with eyes of indifference. He looked at the other maimed arrancars who tried to crawl away at the display of Kazuna's abilities. It was then that Kazuna slowly walked up to one of them and placed the blade of Kurakusabyou under one of their necks. He could hear a soft sob with the request, "Please...dont" It was then that Kazuna smiled and raised his blade, severing the head of the arrancar. Kazuna slowly walked over and did the same to the other who screamed in pure terror as the blade silenced him for eternity. 

Kazuna took the bodies over in the corner and stared at them with irreverence. "Atleast the shackles of flesh and bone musn't be bound to you failures.", he spoke softly. It was then that a faint glimmer of power crossed his senses. Although his senses were not honed he could feel two unique pressures although one seemed familiar. This was further supplemented by the firing of a Cero, something that even Kazuna could sense. He began to walk to the source, the pile of corpses behind him shrinking into the distance.

As he walked, he began to think about those arrancar. While they were not very strong, one was able to harm him, even if it was barely anything. This did annoy him to an extent. "This was silly that I was wounded. The Cero was far too good for her....", he thought in a rather annoyed tone. Rather than dwell on the subject he decided to focus on the task at hand. The task of tracking down those two unique faint pressures of spirit energy.

4 Class 6 Arrancar Killed

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Sonido (1 Step) - 100 Reiatsu
Cero - 200 Reiatsu
Reiatsu Capacity: 700/1000

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[Stats & Skills]
Strength - [100 points]
(60 points after stat changes)


Speed - [150 points]



Spiritual Pressure - [100 points]



Reiatsu Strength - [100 points]
(175 points after state changes)



Light Aura - [40 points]


Dark Aura - [60 points]



Instinct - [100 points]



Senses - [50 points]



Energy Sensory - [50 points]


Healing Expertise - [50 points]


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[Analyzing] [3]





[Calm Mind] [2]





[Strength of Will] [1]





[Anti-Stealth] [2]





[Illusion Resist] [1]





[Lack of Fear] [2]





[Battle Analysis] [2]





[Pain Tolerance] [2]

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Adolf looked up to the hollow with a somewhat emotionless glare. This was Adolf's best attempt of intimidation, even though it wasn't anything worthwhile at all. Adolf's face resembled that of a confused and saddened child. After all, that was really all he was at the moment. Nothing more than a child faced with a task that goes against everything he stood for since the beginning. As he stared ahead at the hollow before him, he weighed his odds of surviving combat against it. Realizing the fact that his reiatsu pool was already rather low at the moment, not to mention that he had no idea what the Adjucha in front of him was capable of, he decided against provocation.

"My apologies," Adolf said in a disheartened tone of voice, still not proud of what just happened, "I've got no knowledge on territories in this place, so you'll have to forgive me." Adolf stood up, and stepped to the side, showing the fresh kills to the hollow. "As an apology, do you want these? If that would help at all, that is. Even if it wouldn't, would you mind helping me dispose of them in that case?" Adolf really didn't want to spend very much time around the dead arrancar by his feet. Every second he was there was plaguing his mind with continuous thoughts of continuing the killings; his primal instincts as a hollow were beginning to kick in, and he hated every minute of it.

Adolf began to think to himself for a minute, realizing ways to calm the urge. He came up with what he thought was the only solution after thinking for a small period of time, when there could've easily been more solutions to the problem; sate the bloodlust. "Actually," Adolf began to say somewhat quietly, "I've got a suggestion; if consuming these does help, would you mind if I hunted around here with you, and gave you the kills? Think of it as a symbiotic relationship between hollows, if you will. I kill and get stronger, you feed and get stronger. It's a win-win for both of us, as much as I detest the killing parts." Adolf let out an early sigh of relief, hoping he was off the hook with the hollow.

Adolf looked around, trying to find other signs of life around him. After studying their suroundings for a bit, it was fairly easy to come to the assumption that they were never really alone, nor would they be while in Menos Forest. It was crawling with hollows, big to small. Solitude was something that'd be mostly, if not, entirely impossible. Not that that was necessarily a bad thing, given the circumstances that the both of them were currently in. "Oh, wait a minute," Adolf said, seeming to have forgotten something, "I don't believe I introduced myself yet. Adolf Reinhard, Octavo Espada. And what might your name be?"

[Valentin Acciai]

Well now, this one was quite different from most Arrancar he had met, usually they either wanted to kill him for sport or make him their servant, and most often that led to their deaths. This one however did have the basis of manners when in another's lose definition of a home, a rarity even among the supposed more civilized and intelligent race. His tail stopped darting back and forth and lay simply as the Adjuchas decided against turning the Arrancar into desert#4, seeing some use in him instead to pass the boredom. He did thanks to the Arrancar not need to go for hunting for a while and so the bottomless hunger he felt would be lessened for a time, perhaps even a day or two.

With little care for safety around the entity he deigned to be weaker than himself the hollow walked past him as he offered him the corpses of the other Arrancar's, wasting no time to rip limb from limb and dining on their still warm bodies as the Arrancar who could only be described as a child kept on talking. That detail might have been what kept him from just attacking the boy outright, Arrancar do look human enough if you ignore the broken mask and all that and Valentin wasn't big on killing children although he had done so his fair share in the past as a dumb brute of a regular Hollow without much in the thought department. Evolving from stage to stage made him more like his former self though and thus he had a certain dislike for killing humans despite how wonderful they taste.

''Kill and get stronger? naive, straw dummies would do just as well if these are the foes you fight!'' the Adjuchas replied dismissively of the boy's idea but returned it with useful improvement soon after ''The only way for someone like you-'' he said in between a bite as he spit out a piece of fragmented bone ''to get stronger is to get yourself beaten to an inch of your life over and over. Eventually anything just slightly weaker than such a foe will feel like bloody slow motion to you, shit i hate speedsters so much... but yeah, since you were so keen to slaughter your own kind you might as well finish the job, I saw some more of your kind not too far from here earlier. Perhaps they will prove a better match for you than these other fools. Seriously did they evolve without even becoming Menos Grandes first? Such stupidity.'' 

The best part had yet to come though, something that made Valentin quite proud of himself for having restrained himself from eating the kid. He was quite the joker and the words that fell out of his mouth well, he never figured one of them brooding loner Arrancars was capable of such comedy. ''"pffffft, ahhaaahahaha! If you're an Espada then my name is Sonken Kouhai!"'' the Hollow blurted out as he began to choke on his food briefly before turning around to face him, sufficiently done with the meal. Had his eyes only been capable of it they'd be tearing up at that moment as the Hollow continued to chuckle and snort in amused disbelief until eventually calming himself. 

''But yeah, the name's Valentin Acciai. Probably the only Adjuchas in the world with an interest for the healing arts and comedy.'' he said as he placed his clawed hand on the Octava's shoulder, a surge of Reiatsu flowing inside the kid to restore his storages for the battles ahead. It wasn't something the Adjuchas had to do, this would be all for his entertainment, in this dull place he'd take any opportunity to give his days some variety. ''Now let's go find the rest of those squatters hanging about, don't think they should have left their camp yet. No offense but you Arrancar are just shit at surviving around here, like you forgot everything your lives as Hollows taught you and replaced it with haughtiness and power plays.'' he complained as he gave Adolf a push in Kazuna's direction, unaware the Arrancar's they were to pursue had already met their end.

4 class 6 Arrancar consumed.

-250 Reiatsu Recovery (Given to Adolf)
1675/2000

[Ailene Haschiro]

Kazuna, completely unaware of what had transpired with Valentin and Adolf, continued to walk in the general direction of the energy signature. It was then that as he walked, he began to think back to those Arrancars. About the one who asked for mercy. It disgusted Kazuna. Death was a gift as life was meaningless. It has been meaningless ever since the death of his parents. The lives he had taken as a Hollow were all....meaningless. Specks in the wind if you will and Kazuna was the monsoon to rid them from the confines of flesh and bone. 

As he drew closer and closer, the spiritual signature became more and more apparent. It was greater than his own, but still familiar. It was very much like his, but it wasn't until later that Kazuna would realize to whom it belonged. As Kazuna walked on, he noticed two faint figures and walked toward them. As he drew closer, the shapes began to become clearer and Kazuna chuckled a tad upon meeting the rag-tag team.

Kazuna gazed upon both Valetin and Adolf and laughed upon seeing the Hollow. "Figures that you'd ally with a Hollow. It makes me think, however, for what purpose as the Octava would you require aid of the Hollow.", he laughed a tad. As he looked at the Hollow, he noted the features of Valetin and marveled at the complexity. "I will admit that it is a fascinating creature. Nonetheless, Hollow, if you want me to, I can lead you to the corpses of four dead Arrancar", his grin somewhat happy upon saying that there were dead.

He cracked his neck and leaned to the side. "People are so uneducated on realizing when they are clearly outmatched. The first one didn't provide any challenge at all.", Kazuna looked somewhat disappointed. He did want a somewhat fair challenged. Most were regrettably either weaker than him or stronger than him. This was a somewhat irritating factor to him. He continued inspecting Valetin.

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Adolf raised an eyebrow. "What exactly do you mean that it 'figures I'd ally with a hollow'?" Were Adolf and Kazuna not hollows themselves? He wasn't sure whether or not to take that comment as something hostile directed towards him or not. Knowing Kazuna, there was probably no malice behind it, at least he didn't think so. Kazuna seemed to be the kind of person to show no regard towards someone, but to be hostile? No, that seemed fairly out of the ordinary. Speaking of out of the ordinary, he didn't expect to see a fellow Espada here of all places. Wait a minute, Adolf thought to himself, What exactly his he doing here?

"Valentin, this is Kazuna Hashiro, Noveno Espada," Adolf began to say, introducing his "friend". Considering his initial reaction, Adolf wondered how Valentin would react to another Espada standing in front of him. There were a lot of possible things that could happen, though Adolf predicted that it would be some form of joke. Come to think of it, why hasn't Adolf just shown the hollow his number yet? Wouldn't that have made a lot more believable?

"So, Kazuna," Adolf finally decided to say, "What exactly are you doing here? It's a tad bit of a shock to see you walking around Menos Forest. The killing, I'm not at all surprised. But the real question is why are you killing here?" It was kind of hard to be surprised, given Kazuna's personality. He did seem like the person who wouldn't exactly be opposed to murdering. Adolf made a mental note of that fact, and in doing so, reflexively put his hand on his weapon. It was more of a way to make sure he'd be able to protect himself, rather than trying to pose any form of a threat. That was one of the few things Adolf did not want to do right now. At least not towards another Espada.

"Valentin," Adolf said, turning his head to face the Adjucha, though not letting Kazuna out of his sight, "ultimately it's your decision as far as whether or not Kazuna joins in on the arrancar hunt, but I can say that he could be a help." Adolf tried to sound as far from degrading as possible, genuinely complimenting the Arrancar somewhat in front of him. It also went over Adolf's head that the arrancar that Valentin was talking about could've been the ones killed by Kazuna, but that wasn't really the biggest thing on Adolf's mind at the moment.

[Valentin Acciai]

Encountering the lone Arrancar Valentin noted Adolf's reaction and refrained from slicing the brat to pieces, the laughter did a good job as pissing the hollow off but Valentin was a patient one. Sensing the two Arrancar knew each other he didn't want to miss out on their childish quarrels, but Adolf as was beginning to become expected of him said something outrageous again. ''Yer shittin me right?'' he said looking over at the kid for a brief second in disbelief before returning his gaze to the new arrival. ''It's enough you claim to be one yourself puny as you are but two of you? this is laughable'' the hollow said, but he wasn't laughing at all, for these two to be Espada was an insult to what Valentin sought to achieve.

''You mean to tell me the Espada of today are so fucking weak you don't even need a fully fledged Vasto Lorde to kick you about, that an Adjuchas like mine self would do? fucking pathetic.'' he stated in a pissed off tone as he punched the air ahead of him in anger, sending a bala towards Kazuna in lightning speed aimed at his torso. The blow was nothing dangerous, a sucker punch at most meant only to push the supposed Espada back and mark Valentin's dominance as of the moment. Having been asked by the supposed number eight Espada whether to bring the second one along Valentin did feel a little bit swayed to be lenient.

Unlike Kazuna Adolf had manners and an understanding of the power hierarchy in the forest and Valentin appreciated those traits, they were that of an adaptable survivor. Sure the Adjuchas refused to see either of them as Espada at their current state but he had the means to aid them. Sighing as his hands fell on his hips the hollow stated clearly ''Pursuing hollow ain't gonna get you anywhere Adolf, i don't know why your friend Kazuna decided to stalk you, maybe he's one of those Tsundere things I've heard about but since he's here...'' lifting his tail in front of himself he pulled out two of the large dagger like thorns that grew out of it, handing one to Adolf directly and throwing the other to Kazuna as two new thorns grew to replace the ones he had removed.

''You might assume these are for killing, but you'd be wrong. Fact is i don't even consider myself a combatant and despite that i look down on your abilities. These shards of myself like all things part of me are capable of regenerating just about anything as long as i will it. Lost an arm? no problem, someone tore out your heart? i'll get you a new one. Yeah, that kind of unfair shit.'' he stated, taking a brief pause to let them melt through the information ''Stab yourself anywhere with it and let the thorn do it's job unrestricted and it will heal your injury and become part of you, waiting for the next time you get injured to repair it.''

Beginning to walk in Kazuna's direction the Adjuchas proceeded to the location of the slain Arrancar as he spoke strictly to the two ''As thanks for the meals provided i'll help you remember the basics. If it is your desire to learn anything useful you need an opponent of comparable or greater strength and as luck would have it you two seem to be pretty equal and thus you'll fight one another.'' and he was extra clear on one point ''Without even giving a thought about Resurreccion. If one of you has some trumph card that literally erases people or something there ain't shit i can do to bring them back, also, avoid stabbing each other in the brain please. I can heal the organ itself easy enough but as for your memories? you might become vegetables i don't bloody know.''

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{Living Spike Shots}Technique Name: [Living Spike Shots]

Class: [4]

Technique Type: [Hollow]

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [Hollow]

Technique Element: [Organic]

Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): [This technique allows Valentin to fire off spikes that can be grown from any part of his body in front of wherever he's aiming the spikes to a penetrating power equal to his Reiatsu Strength and a Static Speed of 600. The spikes on average are the size of a short punching dagger or 5 inches long and 1 inch wide so they can do moderate harm however there is a limited number of them. On his tail he has 10 spikes usable for that purpose and regenerates them naturally by 1 spike per 50 healing expertise a turn when it comes to those on his tail. Expending Reiatsu he can generate these same spikes from any part of his body with a cost of 25 Reiatsu for two spikes.

This technique acts as a stepping stone for further abilities as the spikes fired from his body are still alive and connected to him for a time, his Reiatsu visibly still present in them. They are made from an outer layer of bone structure with a fleshy inside akin to an organ though initially inert and malleable until another ability makes use of them and gives them purpose. Should there be no resistance from the body it hits for example a friendly and aware target then the spikes will upon penetration sacrifice their bone exterior to heal the wound made upon entry after the organic part has gone inside. Even if they do not strike a target they will still become a beacon for his spiritual energy and just as capable to transform to suit his purposes. this flesh eventually dissolves within twenty minutes whether or not having a host to sustain itself from and would have to be replaced to continue it's duties.]

How to use technique (How is it activated?): [By aiming the concerned body part in a chosen direction and simply forcing them out by contracting his muscles, in short flexing them out.]

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc) (Insert Below)

Supply of fired spikes must be regenerated.

Always go straight so they can be easy to predict.

If the relevant muscle structure is notably injured this technique cannot be used from there until healed.

Incantation and Effect:

Made By: Valentin Acciai

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): [Yes]

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{Bala}Technique Name: [Bala] (Bullet)

Class: [6] [Cannot be learned until class 6]

Technique Type: [Hollow Technique]

Technique Element: [None]

Technique Description and Effects:

A straightforward and simple technique that hardens the user's Reiatsu and releases it like a swift blast of spiritual energy. While the technique is not nearly as powerful as a Cero, its speed is 20 times faster and allows for it to be fired in quick repetition. The orb of reiatsu fired varies in size and strength, some Arrancar creating one the size of a basketball with the rough power of a massive punch, and others creating Bala with enough power to blast holes in adversaries. Some Espada can create Bala as large and powerful as an average Arrancar's Cero.

How to use technique:

The user must first aim and then fire the technique, as is custom of any projectile type.

Technique Drawbacks:

50 Reiatsu cost.

-50 Bala

1625/2000 Reiatsu

[Ailene Haschiro]

Kazuna, being caught unprepared, was knocked over by the Bala onto the ground. He slowly diverted his eyes to Valentin and cursed him silently. The Hollow employed a cheap sucker punch. At the same time, however, Kazuna was intrigued by the unpredictability and cunning of this Hollow. After calming down from the hit, he stood up, continuing to glare at Valentin. It was then that he caught the spike Valentin threw at him quite easily. He looked at Adolf, but still talking to Valentin, "I'll admit Hollow, you have quite the interesting mindset. It seems that I have underestimated you, a foolish mistake of mine. Great power can come from unexpected sources. I will say, however, that I am intrigued by your...thought process of me fighting Adolf.", he glared at the Adolf, his eyes reminiscent of his general cold stare. 

Continuing to look at Adolf, he spoke quickly, "If we are to fight, I'll admit the result will intrigue me. After all I am ranked lower than you, but without the Resureccion....I may be able to find a way to better you. The time to....fight for dominance over slots is not now, however. The Hollow is right. If we are to become stronger, we must fight those better or at an equal level. If this means fighting you to reach some unforseen future, then I will stop at nothing to defeat you so I can see this world be plagued by the decay of nihilism." He continued looking at Adolf, his eyes more...melancholy. "After all...the laws of nature dictate that strife is necessary. As is inevitable death." He placed his hand on the hilt of Kurakusabyou and continued looking rather melancholy, his thoughts taking him to a deep place of regret and sadness. "Now what say you, Octava."

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Adolf took a deep breath, and a few steps back. He grabbed the scabbard of Desamor, roughly at the middle, and looked Kazuna dead in the eyes. "If it's the only way to improvement, then why not? Though, I do believe that setting aside rank wouldn't be a particularly bad idea at the moment. Just two arrancars sparring." Adolf forced a small smile. In truth, he wasn't particularly excited for this. Though, who was he to go against that of someone wiser than him saying that this was the way to improve? Valentin undoubtedly been wiser than Adolf. There was no going against that statement.

The green-haired arrancar had held the spike in his spare hand, not entirely sure where he should've put it. He didn't want to set it down, there's no telling where it could've ended up. The smart thing would have been to keep it on his person, though the problem was where. He decided just to hold onto it, and use it if needed. "So Kazuna," Adolf said, still ready for combat, "what exactly are we leaving as 'off-limits' for this?" Adolf wasn't particularly prepared to release if it was called for, so in the back of his mind, he was hoping that was what Kazuna was going to say.

"Valentin," he began to say, keeping his eyes on Kazuna in the off-chance that he decided to attack, "If I were to plan ahead and jab myself with this right now," he said, holding up the spike, "would it take effect as the fight was going on? Or would it be smarter to do so after this concludes?" There was no way to tell for sure, mostly because Adolf had no idea how the hell this ability of Valentin's worked. There wasn't really any way to tell without either observing, or learning from the source, and observation wasn't exactly possible at the moment. If Valentin said that it would be smarter to use before, then he'd stick it into his shoulder, moving any clothing out of the way first. If it was smarter to hold onto, he'd tuck it in next to his weapon on his belt.

Adolf grabbed Desamor, and held it to his face, holding it as if to provide some form of protection against an attack. Though it wasn't particularly a strong guard, it was still a guard nonetheless, and would at least help to take the force off of an attack, rather than immediately taking it head on. There wasn't much else to do, especially since he didn't know how to initiate combat. It wasn't something he was used to doing when fighting, as the killing of the other arrancar earlier wasn't something he saw himself doing very often. So for now, the best thing to do would probably be to space himself out from Kazuna. In thinking that, he took a few jumps back, trying to keep his distance in a safe manner. He began to think to himself about what he could possibly do in this situation, without taking his focus off of Kazuna.

[Valentin Acciai]

Having forced Kazuna to the ground with the bala it seemed Valentin's little show of dominance had worked out which was a very good thing, the Adjuchas didn't suffer fools who refused to acknowledge the difference of power between others. He shrugged at the Arrancar's words about being surprised and answered the man ''Bloated pride is the greatest flaw that is almost universal among Arrancar, it's the reason you're my staple food source. Never run when you should, would be embarrassing to lose to a mere hollow after all.'' Valentin chose to leave out all mention of the times he had nearly died when confronted with the Resureccions of his many meals, a proper Arrancar was always a tough fight but the hollow always persevered as his foes accumulated injuries that eventually bled them dry. 

He noted the rivalry between the two and although still unsure whether they truly held the rank of Espada or not the spite in the air suggested it to be the truth. Valentin would still consider Kazuna as nothing more than a child however, the little speech of his irking the hollow and made him wonder if this was what humans called being emo. Adolf's question snapped Valentin out of that foul mood however, the hollow turning his head towards the green haired fellow who had been a far more agreeable sort. So agreeable in fact Valentin wouldn't have minded having him for a servant with that strangely submissive attitude for an Arrancar. ''mmyeah, you can go ahead and stab yourself with it. The effects last for a full twenty minutes and then i'll give you replacements if needed.'' 

Watching Adolf removing his clothing before shoving the spike in his own shoulder the hollow was a little surprised for how cleanly the Arrancar was, did he expect Kazuna not to land a single wound on him at all, not even a scratch to the clothing he cared so for? that was rather cocky, and the hollow liked that attitude of insult although he couldn't know if that was the intention of the gesture. ''Now remember, no attacking the head and avoid organs in general as they are a pain to regenerate. Limbs are fine, cuts are fine, i wont heal every little wound you earn as that would be boring. I'll fix up life threatening ones and halt severe bleedings, any pain you feel should help you learn to get struck less.'' 

the hollow stated as he jumped up onto one of the roots of a tree, looking down at the two of them from above as his back leaned against the familiar crystalline structure. ''And no, i repeat again just to be sure, NO resureccion. If you can't contain your bloodthirst or feel like you'll lose just stop fighting and calm yer shit, i'll be eating whichever of you disobeys that.'' Valentin stated as the thorn lodged in Adolf's shoulder began to soften, the bone transforming into flesh as the entirety of the spike turned organ flowed into the wound. When it had done so the wound sealed itself, muscles knitting themselves back in place as the skin grew forth and became a smooth surface lacking scars once more as if Adolf had never stabbed himself to begin with.

[Ailene Haschiro]

Kazuna nodded in agreement to Adolf's point. If fighting equals were the only way to get stronger, Kazuna would try his best to rip through the competition. Kazuna began to think about the surrounding area, looking at any form of the point he could use as an advantage. Kazuna certainly had one thing going for him; Ressueccions were off limits although this was a double-edged sword. On one end, it allowed Kazuna to not be kept in wait in regards to Adolf's true form, but in the same vain, Kazuna could not unleash his potential. For the time, however, it would have to do. Kazuna swung around with his arm bringing about Kurakusabyou. The purple scythe was held by Kazuna in both of his hands as he carefully eyed Adolf. He could not approach recklessly or it could truly cost Kazuna his life. Kazuna carefully viewed Desamor in an attempt to study it.

Kazuna, still holding Kurakusabyou firmly in his grip, looked at Adolf apathetically. "I guess to avoid the possibility of killing each other, we should only rely on our pre-release form. So as the hollow said, "No ressureccions"." although this statement somewhat aggravated Kazuna he assumed he could live with it. Kazuna thought about his approach extremely carefully. He decided to mask his intentions somewhat and go with a more unorthodox strategy. His instincts told him to simply stay out of reach of his opponent while using his own reach to his advantage. Kazuna began to slowly circle Adolf, but not without reason. As Kazuna circled around Adolf, he quickly changed direction and pace, suddenly darting towards Adolf at a speed of 100 to try and not get himself to wear out too quickly. As he approached Adolf, he dragged Kurakusabyou's blade on the ground behind. As he drew closer, Kazuna lifted with all he could muster and swung to the side of Adolf, aiming for the side of his gut. Kazuna did this with non-fatal intentions aiming to simply cut rather than god forbid sever. Then again Kazuna did not nearly have the strength to sever an entire upper body from its lower half. 

At a minimum, Kazuna attempted to use his speed as a carrier to move past Adolf, hoping to leave at least a few feet of distance between himself and Adolf. Kazuna knew, however, that if Adolf reacted quickly enough, he could make a swift counterattack, it was merely a matter of time. Kazuna gritted his teeth at the recoil that the swing caused on his arms. He was not used to making such attacks at this speed. Normally he merely had to wait it out, but with Adolf, they would've stared each other to death. Kazuna was curious to see how Adolf would react.

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Strength - [100 points]
(60 points after stat changes)






Speed - [150 points]







Spiritual Pressure - [100 points]







Reiatsu Strength - [100 points]
(175 points after state changes)







Light Aura - [40 points]






Dark Aura - [60 points]







Instinct - [100 points]





Senses - [50 points]







Energy Sensory - [50 points]






Healing Expertise - [50 points]
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[Analyzing] [3]








[Calm Mind] [2]








[Strength of Will] [1]








[Anti-Stealth] [2]








[Illusion Resist] [1]








[Lack of Fear] [2]








[Battle Analysis] [2]


[Pain Tolerance] [2]

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Adolf was able to quickly pick up on Kazuna's sudden movements with his senses being at 175, though the real trouble was getting out of the way of the attack. His speed at full-force was on par of that of what Kazuna had shown, so there was no telling what could've happened if his opponent were able to move even faster. Adolf wasn't entirely sure he'd be able to keep up, which was obviously not a good thing for him. He did manage to somewhat dodge the attack, receiving a gash across his side. It wasn't anything too deep, though it was still noticeable. He gripped at his side in an attempt to apply a bit of pressure to the wound, though quickly realizing that Valentin's ability would be able to take care of that.

"Damn," Adolf said decently quietly, though not quite to himself, "Looks like I was fairly lucky to dodge that in the first place." Adolf figured that with an opponent that easily outdid him in terms of speed, the only way he'd have somewhat of an advantage would be to attempt to disable him. Not having the sand that Hueco Mundo was known for around took out an easy and obvious way to blind the espada, so he had to think of something else.

As Kazuna continued through with his attack, putting distance between him and his opponent, Adolf took the time to think. After walking to the left a tad, still keeping his sight on Kazuna, Adolf had come up with a plan. The area around them was filled with trees, though whether or not they could support the weight of an espada was unknown. Though, it was a risk that could've potentially proven useful to take, considering the circumstances.

Adolf turned around, facing away from Kazuna, and ran towards the nearest tree at a speed of around 75. It wasn't anything crazy fast, though enough to capitalize on the fact that Kazuna had just put some distance between them. Though it wasn't the fastest thing in the world, it was still fairly close to the peak of Adolf's speed, so it did tire him out a bit. He proceeded to make his way up the tree, and rested on one of the larger branches, in an attempt to make sure his skinny frame would be supported on the tree. From that height, he watched Kazuna make the next move. Should Kazuna turn to attack Adolf as he was running, though, that wouldn't be too much of a problem. Because Adolf's instincts were at 175, he'd be able to somewhat sense if Kazuna were planning to attempt a surprise attack, and had the chance to roll out of the way in that case.

[Valentin Acciai]

Without so much of a bow the battle began between the two fledgling Arrancar at a surprisingly modest pace. Valentin hadn't expected much of them, leaned back against a tree quite comfortably as he was but be began to question how they'd survived so far within the forest. Coming up with a few scenarios inside his head as he watched the battle unfold he decided on the theory that most hollow were to cowardly to challenge Arrancar on the grounds of being Arrancar no matter how childish they seemed. But while their physical abilities did leave much to be desired they did have a grasp on how to fight, sufficiently so that he might even admit some potential in them if they honed their talents.

As Valentin expected the more aggressive Kazuna initiated the fight and controlled it's pacing, forcing Adolf to take to the defensive. But surprisingly first blood had already been drawn by the first swing of Kazuna's scythe ''First blood goes to Kazuna! keep it going younglings!'' he decided to shout out at them, partially hoping Adolf having to hear the annoucement would be encourage to take more to the offensive as Valentin made use of the beacon inside the boy to regenerate the wound that had been made almost as soon as he had moved his hand to stop the bleeding that never quite had the time to happen.

Just a little red on his otherwise white clothes and a tear in the fabric as evidence of the injury Adolf was back to full fighting force immediately with not so much as a scar to remember it by. What worries Adolf had about the nature of the trees would not come to pass, the behemoths while known as trees were in reality made of a type of crystal rather than any wooden fiber and more than strong enough to carry any Espada's weight on their wide branches as the trees were strong enough to support the deserts of Hueco Mundo atop of them. In fact those brittle twigs one often saw topside were the very tips of the trees penetrating the sands.

Whatever Adolf was planning Valentin hoped for something interesting to occur for as things looked so far Kazuna might end up treating the supposed superior of the supposed Espada as a sturdy dog toy for him to sink his teeth into, figuratively, only hollows and mad dogs did that literally although the distinction between the two was at times negligible when it came to the dumber of his kind. And thinking of hollow Valentin's attention to the battle became halved as he considered whether all the action that had been going on with the dead Arrancars might catch the attention of others and bring them to invade Valentin's property. Keeping eyes and ears open the hollow decided to be watchful for any oddities but chose to respectfully watch the progress of their battle.


-25 Organic Generation (Adolf's minor injury)

1600/2000 Reiatsu

[Ailene Haschiro]

Kazuna held Kurakusabyou to his side and sighed. "Quite admirable. Even in the face of combat, you remain defensive." Kazuna became somewhat disheartened by the fact that he couldn't afflict Adolf with his Ressureccion. Admittedly, Kazuna took Valentin's threats to heart and tried to deter himself from using it. Kazuna was deeply entranced by Adolf's choice to create distance. Kazuna wasn't completely sure if he could have avoided a counterattack if Adolf had decided to pursue him. Thankfully, Kazuna was rather fortunate to not be immediately retaliated against. 

Kazuna tried to analyze the situation as it was rather clear that so far, he was controlling the flow of combat. Kazuna tried not to use movements that were too taxing due to his somewhat green attitude to combat. This, however, was an excellent time to practice and test new strategies. It was with this that Kazuna began to survey the surrounding area. He would keep his movements and attacks blatantly mundane before resorting to more tricky strategies. With this, Kazuna began to strafe from side to side, keeping his eye on Adolf.

Deciding that they could not fight through a staring contest, Kazuna decided to strike before letting Adolf get too comfortable. Kazuna decided to be a little more risky with this next maneuver. Kazuna ran at his peak speed of 150 before jumping up into the air in front of Adolf. Kazuna could feel the taxing effects of his current speed take its toll somewhat. His breathing became somewhat milder. Trying to push through, however, Kazuna tried to swing Kurakusabyou down on Adolf using his falling momentum to help with the strike. Meanwhile, releasing one hand from Kurakusabyou, Kazuna made a punching motion and released a bala towards Adolf. With this, Kazuna began to breath heavier than before, hoping to hit Adolf with either the strike or bala at this range.

-Bala (50)

-650/1000 Reiatsu Total