Post by Yoko Kusanagi on Apr 10, 2018 19:21:18 GMT -5
Weird. It actually worked. Yoko would have been surprised if the monster had been able to dodge her offensive, but she had expected the thing to stand right back up and crack a joke. This time, she ensured that it was actually dead. Once it fell, she unloaded three more blasts into the beast’s unmoving corpse. She had learned that it simply wasn’t worth attempting to leave it to chance with this one. Every time she dealt it a blow that should have been a battle ended it simply got back up and mocked her with renewed vigor. The idea that her weakest weapon had been enough for it didn’t sit well with her, but then again it did have a decent destructive spread.
Satisfied that the creature was dead for real, Yoko had disregarded the line about it having multiple bodies. And then she heard the telltale sound of Cero nearby in the city. Shit. If it wasn’t that same Hollow back from the dead, then there was another one on the loose. God forbid it was actually an Arrancar, but the possibility didn’t escape her mind. She sprinted through block after block at her maximum speed, panting a bit by the time she finally reached the area that the telltale sound of destruction had come from. She saw the thing stuff an arm into its mouth as she arrived. She heard the creature speak briefly to the only surviving being in the area, another low ranked Shinigami.
''Well aren't you lucky kid, consider it favour repayed.'' It was with those words that the monster disappeared back to the Hell from which it came. Simultaneous feelings of relief and exasperation swirled within her. She was glad that the thing was gone, but she was horribly annoyed that she had let it get away in one piece. Apparently it hadn’t been lying about having multiple bodies. Fucker. She cursed herself for not taking the threat more seriously from the get go. It appeared that even Hollows were capable of some nasty tricks, and she couldn’t afford to treat them as playthings in the future. It had made one little mistake though. It had left a Shinigami alive.
”Soldier, report. What happened?” Yoko, with all her years of military service, knew how to bark an order quite well by this point in her life. It didn’t matter that she wasn’t in the same army as the man in front of her. Hell, they weren’t even on the same side of being alive or dead. It didn’t matter at all. She was the commanding officer, and he was the new recruit. Her authoritative tone was all that was needed for him to stutter out the information she was after. ”It… it… it came… inside…. It came from inside me ma’am. The thi-thing burst out of my c-c-c-chest like a goddamn tapeworm from hell!”
After those words, he realized he had just talked to a human, and that probably wasn’t a bright idea. He also subconsciously realized he was going to have nightmares about chest-bursting Hollows for the rest of his life and promptly passed out from the shock of what he had just lived through. Shame he couldn’t provide more information, but it had given Yoko a useful hint about how to deal with this particular Hollow if she ever encountered it again in the future. With a heavy sigh she dismissed her Fullbring and took a seat on the curb in the midst of the chaotic, bloodstained scene that was around her. Like always, she had a report that needed to be written before she forgot any important details.
For the first time since my return, I encountered a non-human being that we already had on record. This was a Hollow that goes by the name Valentin Acciai. Its personality, appearance, and overall development were strangely human for such a creature, but it was a Hollow nonetheless. Subject was observed consuming the flesh of Shinigami on multiple occasions, but did not visibly attack any innocent human bystanders. It is possible that the creature was acting in self-defense. Despite Marcus’ lenient view that he had taken on this subject, I observed it consume Shinigami, who we are trying to be on good terms with last I checked, numerous times. Intervention was deemed necessary for their sake, but I regret to say I was unable to save any of them bar one that Valentin chose to spare. Thankfully, no human casualties were observed.
Combat with the creature was trivial in terms of determining that I was the superior combatant, but it has incredible tenacity and staying power. I had to restrain my strength in this battle due to the presence of nearby bystanders that I couldn’t risk injuring, but the creature was able to regenerate from blows with half my strength without any observed difficulty. Additionally, this regeneration was instantaneous, or very nearly so. Furthermore, there did not appear to be any limits on harming a specific part of the creature with the exception of mortal wounds. It was able to regenerate arms with ease and even survived a sword getting stuck in its skull. Were it not an enemy I would admire it for these traits.
That said, the creature lacked offensive ability. It possessed the usual tricks of Cero and Bala of course. Other abilities of note were the that it shot the spikes from its tail at me on several occasions, and it was able to form a sword from its own bones. The only offensive ability of that proved troublesome was that the creature appeared to be able to increase its speed very rapidly, though only for short periods of time. I am unsure of the details, but the speed at which it was able to move seemed to vary heavily throughout our battle. It started slower than I was, but exceeded my own speed by a considerable margin by the end. Also of note was the fact that in one point in the battle the Hollow seemed to outright teleport. It dodged an attack that filled the entire street and appeared behind me. Not even Bringer Light would have allowed that.
All of that said, as soon as I released Fullbring Stage One, a few shotgun shells ended the encounter fairly quickly, or so I thought. Even after the main body was killed, the Hollow displayed the ability to rebirth itself from within a nearby Shinigami’s body. I suspect some kind of organic spore or a reiatsu poisoning ability, but all I know for sure is that all living beings within the battlefield should be considered potential hosts. In the event that all enemies are enemy combatants, extreme prejudice should be utilized to ensure that this Hollow is not able to come back in the future. It was because of this rebirthing ability that Valentin was able to escape me through a Garganta.
As for threat level, I would currently rate this a mild threat at best, with the caveat that supernatural speed is required to not be blitzed by this foe. That aside, it seemed to boast nearly zero defensive power to protect it. Instead, it relied heavily on regeneration of the damage after the fact. Offensive capacity was equally unimpressive in this display. New Employees can likely fight this foe if they are able to comfortably react to my own speed. If they cannot, they should avoid this foe as the potential of being killed before they can defend themselves is considerable. Senior Employees and above should all be able to hold their own against this foe without issue. The only major recommendations I have for future conflicts are to ensure that the main body and all potential rebirth hosts are completely eliminated.
Reiatsu: 1100/1500
Fullbring Stage One: ENDED
Shotgun Ammo 2/8
Satisfied that the creature was dead for real, Yoko had disregarded the line about it having multiple bodies. And then she heard the telltale sound of Cero nearby in the city. Shit. If it wasn’t that same Hollow back from the dead, then there was another one on the loose. God forbid it was actually an Arrancar, but the possibility didn’t escape her mind. She sprinted through block after block at her maximum speed, panting a bit by the time she finally reached the area that the telltale sound of destruction had come from. She saw the thing stuff an arm into its mouth as she arrived. She heard the creature speak briefly to the only surviving being in the area, another low ranked Shinigami.
''Well aren't you lucky kid, consider it favour repayed.'' It was with those words that the monster disappeared back to the Hell from which it came. Simultaneous feelings of relief and exasperation swirled within her. She was glad that the thing was gone, but she was horribly annoyed that she had let it get away in one piece. Apparently it hadn’t been lying about having multiple bodies. Fucker. She cursed herself for not taking the threat more seriously from the get go. It appeared that even Hollows were capable of some nasty tricks, and she couldn’t afford to treat them as playthings in the future. It had made one little mistake though. It had left a Shinigami alive.
”Soldier, report. What happened?” Yoko, with all her years of military service, knew how to bark an order quite well by this point in her life. It didn’t matter that she wasn’t in the same army as the man in front of her. Hell, they weren’t even on the same side of being alive or dead. It didn’t matter at all. She was the commanding officer, and he was the new recruit. Her authoritative tone was all that was needed for him to stutter out the information she was after. ”It… it… it came… inside…. It came from inside me ma’am. The thi-thing burst out of my c-c-c-chest like a goddamn tapeworm from hell!”
After those words, he realized he had just talked to a human, and that probably wasn’t a bright idea. He also subconsciously realized he was going to have nightmares about chest-bursting Hollows for the rest of his life and promptly passed out from the shock of what he had just lived through. Shame he couldn’t provide more information, but it had given Yoko a useful hint about how to deal with this particular Hollow if she ever encountered it again in the future. With a heavy sigh she dismissed her Fullbring and took a seat on the curb in the midst of the chaotic, bloodstained scene that was around her. Like always, she had a report that needed to be written before she forgot any important details.
Incident Report – Combat with Valentin Acciai in Osaka
For the first time since my return, I encountered a non-human being that we already had on record. This was a Hollow that goes by the name Valentin Acciai. Its personality, appearance, and overall development were strangely human for such a creature, but it was a Hollow nonetheless. Subject was observed consuming the flesh of Shinigami on multiple occasions, but did not visibly attack any innocent human bystanders. It is possible that the creature was acting in self-defense. Despite Marcus’ lenient view that he had taken on this subject, I observed it consume Shinigami, who we are trying to be on good terms with last I checked, numerous times. Intervention was deemed necessary for their sake, but I regret to say I was unable to save any of them bar one that Valentin chose to spare. Thankfully, no human casualties were observed.
Combat with the creature was trivial in terms of determining that I was the superior combatant, but it has incredible tenacity and staying power. I had to restrain my strength in this battle due to the presence of nearby bystanders that I couldn’t risk injuring, but the creature was able to regenerate from blows with half my strength without any observed difficulty. Additionally, this regeneration was instantaneous, or very nearly so. Furthermore, there did not appear to be any limits on harming a specific part of the creature with the exception of mortal wounds. It was able to regenerate arms with ease and even survived a sword getting stuck in its skull. Were it not an enemy I would admire it for these traits.
That said, the creature lacked offensive ability. It possessed the usual tricks of Cero and Bala of course. Other abilities of note were the that it shot the spikes from its tail at me on several occasions, and it was able to form a sword from its own bones. The only offensive ability of that proved troublesome was that the creature appeared to be able to increase its speed very rapidly, though only for short periods of time. I am unsure of the details, but the speed at which it was able to move seemed to vary heavily throughout our battle. It started slower than I was, but exceeded my own speed by a considerable margin by the end. Also of note was the fact that in one point in the battle the Hollow seemed to outright teleport. It dodged an attack that filled the entire street and appeared behind me. Not even Bringer Light would have allowed that.
All of that said, as soon as I released Fullbring Stage One, a few shotgun shells ended the encounter fairly quickly, or so I thought. Even after the main body was killed, the Hollow displayed the ability to rebirth itself from within a nearby Shinigami’s body. I suspect some kind of organic spore or a reiatsu poisoning ability, but all I know for sure is that all living beings within the battlefield should be considered potential hosts. In the event that all enemies are enemy combatants, extreme prejudice should be utilized to ensure that this Hollow is not able to come back in the future. It was because of this rebirthing ability that Valentin was able to escape me through a Garganta.
As for threat level, I would currently rate this a mild threat at best, with the caveat that supernatural speed is required to not be blitzed by this foe. That aside, it seemed to boast nearly zero defensive power to protect it. Instead, it relied heavily on regeneration of the damage after the fact. Offensive capacity was equally unimpressive in this display. New Employees can likely fight this foe if they are able to comfortably react to my own speed. If they cannot, they should avoid this foe as the potential of being killed before they can defend themselves is considerable. Senior Employees and above should all be able to hold their own against this foe without issue. The only major recommendations I have for future conflicts are to ensure that the main body and all potential rebirth hosts are completely eliminated.
Reiatsu: 1100/1500
Fullbring Stage One: ENDED
Shotgun Ammo 2/8