Search & Destroy {Easy, NDE}

[Connor Greaves]

This mission was beginning to frustrate me. I had thought we had the obese human when I removed his cross, but of course he had something to aid him hidden elsewhere on him. His second wind caught the two of us off guard, giving him ample time to escape us both. And now we had to somehow follow him. Hopefully he would not be able to run for long, but I know well enough not to let my assumptions cloud my judgement. Wycliff was getting serious, blasting a hole through the floor for us to follow the target, and tossing something to Ranth.

I unhooked my sheath from my belt, as I followed Ranth through the hole, not drawing the blade. I could not risk killing him with the sword, earning quite the hefty amount of anger from the bloodthirsty spirit within. With our ability to move through walls, we were unrestricted in our short search. The man was found quickly, thanks to my fellow Reaper. He was hiding behind a couch. Ranth was trying to talk him into surrender. It might have worked if this were a normal situation, but his stutter doomed the possibility of negotiation.

This man was a Quincy, no matter how cowardly. I doubted he would give up so easily. Rushing past the nervous reaper, I Shunpoed before the couch, using the added momentum to slam my foot into it, launching the large piece of furniture into his lower half. I refused to make the same mistake twice, and swung my sheathed blade into his right shoulder, hoping the prevent him from using any more of his magic, while also pinning him to the wall. This was all under the belief that he had been unable to set up a trap in the time it took us to find him. I had made another assumption if he had, and hopefully I would not pay the price for it.

Shunpo: 25
Reiatsu Remaining: 2375/2400

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

The shinigami that had arrived late that was leading the assignment was definitely the one to be labeled as a threat by the Quincy. Although they hadn't seen anything beyond the opening act yet this Shinigami was one not to be underestimated. Casting off such diverse kido in only a span of a few seconds wasn't something that most could accomplish. As the floor was melted by the last kido cast enabling the other two Shinigami to get away from the other Quincy in pursuit of their target. The two body guards now getting up into their feet knew that they would need to handle this Shinigami as fast as possible so they could catch up and eliminate the other two.

As the other two Shinigami chased after the target Quincy the leader released his zanpakuto. The large grey greatsword wasn't the usual type of weapon that many Shinigami sported. While it was still a sword which was typical it was one of considerable size. The white powder that began to fill the apartment around him immediately put the body guards on edge. This wasn't a good sign.  Holding anything back would be a mistake so it was time to go full force from the start. The Quincy on the left formed his small now and aimed towards Wycliff yet his positioning was off. As he fired the arrow as the balls of cocaine moved through the air towards both him and the other Quincy he'd suddenly vanish.

As for the other Quincy he was still numb reducing what he could do just like his allies from the first kido that this Shinigami had executed. As the balls of cocaine reached just about half the distance between them all suddenly give massive arrows right feet in size would strike through the balls piercing them which caused each to puff into a cloud of smoke. As the Quincy kept his focus on this Shinigami he noticed another small white orb being sent from the chest of this Shinigami towards him. He didn't know what this Shinigami could do, but one thing was certain. If he could eliminate him right now he wouldn't have to worry about it. Five more massive arrows suddenly appeared all around the Quincy which then rushed forwards towards the Shinigami at a speed of 600. This was now a battle of chicken so who would move first.

Elsewhere in the building now the overweight Quincy hide inside of a room on the floor below that in truth was a sort of both collection and safe room specifically meant for him. As the Shinigami entered into the room they would notice that yes he was behind a couch, but hiding he was not. Slinging a sash over his shoulder that bolstered what looked to be at least twenty five ginto tubes. He now wore a different belt with many different knives strapped also held. "Fools you may have surprised me, but now you're finished. You could never defeat a Vandenreich such as myself." The arrogance of this Quincy was suffocating. As Connor kicked the couch towards the Quincy he hopped back his belly bouncing as he pulled one of his knives from his belt with his right hand.

In the next moment the couch was cut in half and slammed into the ground beside him on both sides. The knife now was suddenly the side of a sword in length. It was a straight blade of gold that shined despite there being only enough light to barely see. “Tilt the goblet to the west; Wolke!” shouted the Quincy as he tossed a ginto towards the ground in front of the Shinigami before Connor could execute shunpo. In the moment that followed the ginto would explode sending a type of shockwave outwards to knock both Shinigami backwards against the wall with a force of 300. In fact if they didn't evade or fight off the force they'd be sent through the wall into the hallway.

[Wycliff]

Sadly for both quincies their fate was sealed the moment they tried to explode one of his landmines with an arrow. The moment that the landmine came into contact with something it exploded outwards spreading the cocaine everywhere and given the distance between the mine and the quincies the cocaine would have reached them. In fact everything in the apartment would now be coated in a fine layer of cocaine by the time the cocaine would settle down both of the quicnies should have felt both the high and the horrid low that the cocaine would offer them. If that wasn't bad enough Wycliff had other plans in mind for the two of them.

While one seemed to vanish from sight the other wanted to charge right at him, a stupid and foolish move to do. The moment that the quincy took a step forward he would find that his vision would be covered entirely by cocaine as he had stepped on one of the twenty five other mines that Wycliff was able to move freely under the floor of the apartment. This technique was really one that was unfair for most opponents as no one ever thought about looking underground for attacks. That Quicny would get the full force of his cocaine into him if the quincy could even act after that it was all up in the air, but Wycliff wouldn't leave that to chance.

The very moment that the cocaine explosion happened a needle would form in the cloud and without warning would jet out at 600 speed right into the spinal cord of the quicny with arrows all around him. This needle when it made contact with the back of the quincy would start to pump in a powerfuly concentrated version of the cocaine. Enough to disable the quincy for Wycliff to act without fear. A bolt of lightning would shoot out from his fingertip aimed right at the eye of the quincy. This kido would cut right though the soft fleshing tissue of the man's eye killing him as it would pass right through his brain. The last thing that would pass through the man's mind would simply be the bliss that Wycliff gave him.

All the while the seed that Wycliff had fired already landed and started to grow into a tree that started to fill up the apartment with cocaine another source for his bliss to come out of. It didn't matter where the other quincy was hiding, he would eventually be caught by either the cocaine that was littered in the apartment or by the cocaine that was now pouring out of the tree that stood right where the men were standing before.

2/12 shikai posts done SpPr and Speed boosted back up
4825/6000-50 for byakurai -50 for keeping up seed of life
1/2 boosting back up stats

[Connor Greaves]

In a surprising move by the Quincy, he cut the couch in half, with a dagger that could extend its blade, something that would be most useful to have, probably something I should try to recreate later. For now, I had to deal with the wielder of said weapon. The blubbery Vandenreich seemed to have gained a second wind of sorts, suddenly filled with energy he clearly lacked before this moment. Whatever he did, it filled him with a repulsive pride, believing himself to be better than he truly was. It was sad and repulsive.

Still, his arrogance did not seem to be completely unfounded, as he tossed something at my feet, that exploded after he spoke some words. I was thrown through the wall behind me, destroying it, as well as damaging the wall in the hallway. That... had really hurt. The blast had come before I could even try to dodge it, and now I could feel a fairly substantial pain in my legs. I doubted that I would be able to stand, let alone fight with them. I could still see the man in the other room, grinning at what he had accomplished.

The Quincy was indulging in his Pride, getting drunk off his own hubris. A wonderful nirvana, for however long it lasted, but something that always led to the world crashing around on you. Life was cruel in that regard, striking you down whenever your ego got too big to contain. "Arise god of thunder." I spoke hurriedly, trying not to die here. "Awake mother of storms." I aimed my left hand at the man. "Unleash the lighting on the sinners. Hado #4: Byakurai." I spoke quietly, as I fired a bolt of lightning at the Quincy.

Hado #4: Byakurai: 50 Reiatsu
Total Reiatsu remaining: 1670/1720

[Ranth]

Perhaps if the Quincy had spent less time monologuing to himself and more time actually dealing with the threat then maybe he'd have had half a chance of actually following up on the impressive and colorful threats that he was boldly throwing at them. He berated them for how catching them by surprise counted for nothing because he was so great and so awesome and he probably farted rainbows and shat kittens too. Unfortunately for the Quincy, there was one of him and two of them and that meant that he could only focus on one of them at a time.

As for the attack that the Quincy had used against Connor, Ranth's method of avoiding the shockwave was as simple as jumping back down into the holw that he'd entered from- allowing the shock wave to pass over him harmlessly. A moment later, Ranth only had to leap back up into the room to find that Connor had managed to survive the attack as well and although the Quincy was now armed and presumably dangeroys, it was unfortunate for him that Wycliff had so thoroughly suppressed his two body guards out in the hall.

What was also unfortunate for him was that both Ranth and Connor were Kido practitioners and it wasn't just Connor who had the brilliant idea of just shooting the fat bastard where he stood. AT almost the same time that Connor raised his hand to shoot, Ranth was doing the same- although several feet to Connors left- and chanted the exact same spell almost in unison. The result was two bursts of golden light that shot towards the Quincy from slightly different angles.

Connor's Kido flew at the man's chest whilst Ranth's kido was aimed lower, towards his legs. With no furniture to provide cover and due to his own incredible bulk, the Quincy would actually have a very hard time evading both of the attacks due almost exclusively to the fact that there just wasn't a lot of room for him to maneuver in. What was more, Ranth followed up his first Byakurai with a second one, this one cast without a chant with the goal of catching the Quincy off guard with a blast aimed straight at his face this time.

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Reiatsu: -100 (2x Byakurai)

Reiatsu remaining: 900/1000

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

Up above the target and the two newer Shinigami that were currently attempting to apprehend him the Shinigami who had arrived late fought against the body guards. Possessing a Zanpakuto that could create and manipulate such a potent substance in such ways caused the room itself to virtually be covered in white within a few moments. The giant arrows that were fired off towards him blasted through the small balls of white. So much happened in the next instant. Although the body guard hadn't actually moved from his position instead simply manipulating the abundant reiatsu in the apartment to form the arrows and then attack with them. The moment that the balls were destroyed the impact of them caused the landmines to go off as well.

It would occur virtually all at the same time as the small needle of white punctured through the Quincy's neck yet two of the large arrows pushed passed him altered in course by the now smokescreen that was the white bliss. Instead of killing him by impacting his torso the Shinigami would feel the pain of his arms being slashed by the head of each arrow. His left would suffer a sever cut on the outside of his forearm while his right would suffer a cut that met bone on his bicep. It wouldn't matter though for he emerged victorious over the body guard as his quick cast of lightning along with the cover of white took the bodyguard down before he could manage to move.

As for the other bodyguard that had disappeared though he didn't seem to be anywhere. The arrow that he had fired had broken through one of the windows to the outside yet beyond that there was no sign of him or any of his actions. As for what was happening down below in the room where the target was fighting off the other two Shinigami. Connor had suffered a rather painful shockwave from the ginto and now both him and Ranth attacked together utilizing the same lightning kido that had just been used to kill the bodyguard. While the fat Quincy didn't look like much and in truth his skills weren't even moderate when compared to the true Quincy of the Vandenreich his equipment was impressive.

Instead of using his knife like he had just before to counter the lightning the Quincy turned quickly once he saw them raise their hands and start to chant. It was revealed he was wearing a white cloak that he now grabbed and pulled the hood up over his head to conceal himself. As the lightning bolts were launched out at him all three would eventually hit the cloak only to be reflected off it's surface and strike the ceiling and walls around the room. Whatever the cloak was made of it was able to reflect reiatsu which meant one thing for certain. If they were going to take this Quincy down easily the best chance of doing it was up close. "That the best you pitiful Shinigami can manage HAHA!" Now starring them down again the Quincy began to rush at Ranth holding his knife out with his right hand ready to slash at him once he got within three feet.

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{Fat Quincy Stats}850 SP Non-Type
Strength: 75
Speed: 200
Sppr: 200
RS: 300
Instincts: 75
Senses: 50
ES: 0
HE: 0

[Wycliff]

Wycliff let out a scream of pain as the arrows tore through his arms and left him bleeding, however in the aftermath of the attacks everything seemed to be over. There was one dead body on the ground and the other quincy who seemed to vanish would have already been overtaken by the desire to injest more of his cocaine, or would have left a trail as the cocaine sticking to his body from the explosion of the landmine would make it easy to spot him. Either way both quincies should have been done and taken care of, the only thing he could hope for is that the other two were done with their job.



Using the cocaine around him Wycliff formed it around the deeper cuts making a makeshift cast that would hold against the blood spilling out. It would work for now, but he would need treatment as soon as they got to soul society. With his small patch done Wycliff headed towards the hole and heading down into the other room where the two went. He would rush towards them and arrive well after the fact that the two kido spells that had been used simply bounced off of the Quincie's cloak.



“The fuck ya two doing?” Wycliff said as he saw that the events unfolding, he hadn't been quiet sure as to what had happened in the whole time the two of them have been fighting. Luckily for him as he had moved down to this floor the landmines that he had created fell with him now hiding underneath this ground. Moving them he placed them around the quincy and waited to see what would happen. This should have been an easy mission, one that was a simple in and out, but he had failed, he had failed to get them out in time and without anyone being hurt. He needed to get stronger, he wanted to get stronger to keep his fellow squadmates safe.

[Ranth]

It wasn't difficult to figure out that the cloak the Quincy was wearing seemed to possess the ability to render byakurai ineffective. The effect might have even applied to more powerful Kido, but that wouldn't matter to Ranth because Byakurai was the only one he knew. Two weeks out of the academy and the only techniques he'd managed to master were shunpo and Byakurai. With one of those techniques rendered all but useless in the current situation, his options were essentially cut in half.

But as the fat Quincy rushed towards him with his knife poised to strike, Ranth saw a path to victory that used the other half of his skills. The knife was far shorter than the zanpakuto that the Shinigai carried, adding little more than a foot to his overall reach. Considering his already stocky build and short arms, basic math and simple logic indicated that Ranth would be able to strike the Quincy well before he came close enough to strike Ranth.

Yet even that was thinking too small. Yes, he knew that he had the advantage in reach over the Quincy, but if the fat man hadn't realised that himself and Ranth didn't take him out in one hit then he might change his strategy. The Quincy rushing at them under these circumstances was the ideal opportunity to take him down once and for all if Ranth played his cards right. So as the Quincy charged with all the speed he could muster, Ranth did two things. First, he crouched and then he shunpo'd.

His Shunpo didn't take him straight towards the Quincy, but rather directly past him and low to the ground with his Zapakuto - sheathed- held out parelel to the ground directly in the path of the Quincy's legs. The result of this was that Ranth passed the Quincy outside of his attack range and tripped him so that he came crashing down to the floor. Ranth wasn't the strongest guy around, but thankfully neither was the Quincy and combined with how fast Ranth was moving plus the speed of the Quincy's charge, he would basically face plant into the wall if his weight didnt drag him down to the floor first.

"We need hi alive, but make sure he's out cold!" Ranth called to Connor as he skidded to a stop and ran back with every intention of smacking the downed Quincy in the back of the head for good measure if Connor didn't beat him to it.

[✠Asmoskon Masurao✠]

The lightning formed from the reiatsu of both shinigami burned the walls of each side of the room that they were inside at the moment after it had been reflected by the cloak that this overweight Quincy was wearing. Now as he rushed towards Ranth and the Shinigami positioned his zanpakuto in order to strike the Quincy first due to the increased length that his zanpakuto held over the knife. Once Ranth committed to attacking the Quincy in close quarters though the Quincy would grab something at the left side of his hip turning it almost like he was angling it towards Ranth. It would be clear at that moment that this Quincy was in possession of yet another item that he planned on using against the Shinigami. Thankfully though it seemed he would never get the chance to use it against them as Wycliff descended downwards and with him came the landmines.

In the moment that followed everything around the room would be glazed in white as the substance was released. Right away the Quincy inhaled in shock only to feel the control over his body as overweight it might be completely leave him. Dropping to the ground hard enough that the floor seemed to shack. It had been clear from the beginning that this Quincy wasn't powerful and yet this just demonstrated that it was his equipment that had made him strong enough to face down both Connor and Ranth. That no longer was a threat though as he began to laugh uncontrollably on the floor as his consciousness began to fade. They had captured him and now the only thing left for them to do would be getting him to Soul Society where they could try to get to the bottom of why the Vandenreich was politically involved in the Japanese Government.

[Johnwaluigi]

3 pages of an Easy Adventure (NDE) for Ranth, Wycliff and Connor (Double TP July): +600 TP and 3,000 Ryo

3 pages of an Easy Adventure (NDE) [DM] for Asmo (Double TP July): +1,800 TP and 18,000 Ryo