“Captain Akimoto, sir,” his third seat, Hashimoto Daichi, called with a hastened voice. He was bowed deeply and remained there until he was finished relaying the message. “Captain Nakahara of the 8th Division has reported sighting a Vasto Lorde. Captain-Commander Kuroda demands you protect her personally.”
The papers piled upon his desk. He’d requested all documents from his Dojo and the Academy be sent to his barracks, since he was, more or less, locked up there. He and Yuzuki were always busy with paperwork, but they worked so well together he assumed they were keeping up due to the stagnation of the piles’ heights. Still, he always felt a twitch in his abdomen when looking at his office.
His hands deftly shifted papers around the desk. “Thank you, Hashimoto-san. Please fetch Yuzuki-chan.” He commanded politely and the high-seated Shinigami fell in a bow and quickly exited the office. A hell butterfly was left upon his desk in the case he would need backup.
In one quick motion, his body spun up and around the chair while flinging his Haori onto his back. His Zanpakuto was then tied into the white sash keeping up his hakama. Once out the door, his Shunpo, which could barely be categorized as such, showed his image stretching across the roofs of the Seireitei. His Ken’in Ho was unique to him and most knew who was travelling in such a manner.
The drums and gongs were sounded. The sighting of a Vasto Lorde meant grave ill for any single Captain. He hoped the two of them would be enough to drive it back.
As he neared, the sounds of the battle were eerie and almost frightening. Screeches unlike any he’d heard before vibrated through the air and it sounded as if there were multiple of the same enemies in the area. Captain Nakahara would know the source better than any considering her information-gathering skills. What he didn’t expect was her to have her Bankai active when he reached them.
She was obviously on a losing end of the battle. The Vasto Lorde looked completely unharmed and the Captain was covered in cuts and gouges. Her uniform was in tatters and he knew he couldn’t have come any later. She immediately spotted him and he rushed in at the cloaked creature. She fell back in order to heal herself with her limited skills in healing Kido.
When Akimoto met her with his Zanpakuto, she merely took the attack but was knocked back a distance. He was surprised to see there was no damage done to her cloak. Its Hierro stood up to his attack easily. Without pause, he rushed it again, aiming for the blackness under the hood. Its arm rose to parry the block and Akimoto’s Zanpakuto was knocked back enough to warrant an second strike. She flicked it away without difficulty. Nakahara approached from behind, intent on stabbing the creature. Both he and the Vasto Lorde saw this and Akimoto attempted a quick slash followed up by an Iktoranku. It seemed to go for a block behind and in front of it, but then noted Akimoto’s follow-up and had to use both hands to defend itself. It was pushed back into Nakahara’s blade, piercing it though its chest.
The Vasto Lorde’s hand emerged from its cloak and grasped her neck. Tendrils flowed from the hood and began to lash at her face and upper body. Akimoto charged once more with his Zanpakuto sheathed and went for a Sōkutsu. Its other hand rose to block but was crushed under the power. She released Nakahara who fell limp onto the ground. It took the time Akimoto and Nakahara met in order to regenerate its lost limb.
“She is Chillida Temmor. She matches you in physical combat and can match you with weapons, hers being her hair,” she tried to explain through the intense pain she felt. Akimoto’s Iyashi no Namida from Taiyō no Fujō Fenikkusu began to flow slowly onto Captain Nakahara and heal what injuries it could. She accepted it but looked as if she was ready to embrace death. “She has three screams: Fear, Sway, and Calm. They petrify, paralyze, and control. She’s the one who’s been controlling the lost Shinigami.” She coughed up blood and whined from the pain. “She’s as fast as I am, but not at all nimble. You can overwhelm her with your Reiatsu.”
With that, her life escaped her and she laid dead on the ground. Akimoto’s body erupted in an intense orange energy that burned the ground around them and the dead Captain’s body. Chillida screeched, but under that screech was a taunt. “You have little hope here. Allow yourself to follow your friend and pain will not know you in this fight.”
There were two voices saying the same thing at different pitches and tempos. He was thrown off by the level of fear he felt, but easily accepted it and charged at the creature. Her tendrils sprayed from her head and stretched further than he thought possible. His Zanpakuto wrapped them around its dulled blade and pulled hard. She screamed loudly, but not from pain. His ears burned and he winced. Her decrepit hand formed some kind of fist and pounded it into Akimoto’s chest. His Reiatsu burned her and she screeched from pain this time, but Akimoto could hardly stand from the volume and pitch of it.
Trying to push through the pain, he charged her with an Ikkotsu, aiming for the weakened hand and hoping to crush it as before. But she disappeared as he reached her. Her image than appeared all around him. She was indeed quick, but she wouldn’t be able to get past his defense. The copies released their tendrils in order to strike at Akimoto, but his Reiatsu burst around him, burning the tendrils before they could reach him, and now held onto Taiyō no Fenikkusu no Owari. She screamed again and Akimoto had to cover his ears this time, though it didn’t seem to help. It made his bones tremble and quake from within him.
Under the scream, he could hear “calm” being said slowly and frighteningly. His bones started to vibrate violently until they locked shut. The screaming ceased and she then whispered in her double voice. “Ah, Captain Akimoto. I know you well. Nakahara prevented your death until now. You will feel how your subordinates feel before they are devoured by my spawn.” A dark cackle resounded but Akimoto responded by releasing all the Reiatsu he could in a single short burst.
She was seared and pushed back far and his bones were once again under his own control. Iyashi no Namida could not heal the wide aches throughout his body and, instead, continued to swirl around him. He rushed her, bring his sword up over his head and crashing down onto her body. She slipped away before he could realize and a large crater was formed when his Zanpakuto met the ground. Again, her images formed all around him and before she had the chance to cast her spell, he burst out his Reiatsu, burning her again and knocking her down. Through this burst he moved and brought down his blade, that could hardly be called such, and brought it down on her torso. It cracked and then shattered, revealing a ghastly form that was once human but long dead. Her tendrils whipped from her head which he grabbed in one hand and pulled to bring her further pain.
Though she screeched, Akimoto brought his blade up once more to impale the exposed body. Her hands grasped the blade, threatening to shatter it. Through the screams, he could hear the world “calm” being whispered once more. It was difficult to drown out the high pitch, but easy enough once done a couple times. He burst out his reiatsu, crushing her body and burning it in the process. Her open mouth took in some of the spiritual pressure and burned her throat, making it difficult to scream for the moment before regenerating. As he attempted to yank his Zanpakuto free, she kicked him back. Her Sonido brought her to a standing position but she was clenching her exposed torso in pain and wheezing in her double voice.
Akimoto had to keep the pressure on and charged her again. She had to deflect his blade with her arms and protect her body. She hadn’t the energy to attack with her tentrils or Sonido away and, instead, focused her reiryoku in regenerating her lost Hierro. It would take much longer as she defended but she knew he couldn’t keep up his reiatsu bursts. He could still perform Ikkotsu at times. The more he performed them, the closer to shattering one of her arms and ultimately her defeat he was.
But during a small pause between the two, he sent a Hell Butterfly to his Lieutenant, Yuzuki, to say he had the Vasto Lorde on the defense but wouldn’t be able to keep up for long and requested backup. Unfortunately for him, she had already done so and Hollow began to pour into the area. He immediately enacted Shin Sekatsu and with it, vaporizing hundreds of them due to the release of his Reiatsu. Once his showy release was done, the Vasto Lorde was nowhere to be found, but the Hollow were to be eradicated. His wings erupted when contacted with Hollow and his fists and feet worked to disintegrate them where they stood. The ground was scorched and empty. There was no sign of fatalities, especially the body of the late Captain Nakahara.
The wings were almost completely molted when he sealed his Zanpakuto and fell to his knees. Yuzuki arrived shortly after. “Captain Nakahara is dead. Please tell the Captain-Commander. Also, send the Fourth to collect me and the Eleventh to hold this ground.” His head dropped to the ground and fell into a conscious sleep. The other Divisions were quick to act and he was retrieved and healed while the area was fortified with troops.
A week later, he was summoned by the Captain-Commander for a formal briefing. “Captain-Commander,” he said with a deep bow.
“Taiki-kun,” she said in her ancient voice, “what did you discover.”
“The Vasto Lorde I encountered was more than enough to take out Captain Nakahara, one of the best Shinigami of the Gotei. Her name is Chillida Temmor and her weapon is her voice. Captain Nakahara believed she to be cause of the capture of our Shinigami. She has three different screams, one to petrify or paralyze, one to knock unconscious, and one to control the body. He weakness is interrupting the word necessary to cast these spells. However, her normal voice, of which she seems to have several, is disarming alone and her ability to scream brings pain to the most resilient of Shinigami. Her hair also works as deadly quick tendrils to lash at opponents, and this is how Captain Nakahara died. Her hierro withstands some of my strongest attacks but her Reiatsu and Reiryoku are poor, from what I could tell. She’s also just as fast as Captain Nakahara was. I managed to shatter a large portion of the hierro on her chest, but she was able to defend the tender insides without issue if only because of my exhausted state.”
“Thank you, Taiki-kun. I will relay this information to the Eighth and you are to return to your barracks for further rest.”
“Were we able to hold that district?”
“Yes, and we have expanded our reach since then,” she said without smiling.
He looked down slightly solemnly and then bowed deeply before leaving.
“Get me Yasu-chan,” he heard her say before he was out the doors. Akimoto knew she was working with the Noble Houses if not within the Seireitei itself. She was as busy as any of the other Captains left. His own curiosity had him wonder the need of her so urgently, but it wasn’t his business to mettle, so he continued walking toward his barracks where he was met by Yuzuki.
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"Shit," Sebastian said under his breath. The well-timed Double Team took him by surprise. There was no way Bisharp was about to survive this next attack and a red beam of light encased him, turning him into energy, and returning him to his Pokeball. "Bisharp has been disqualified from this round. The winner goes to Iskandar, the Dusknoir!"
The crowd cheered and Sebastian could only think about his Pokemon. It was a highly disadvantageous match-up for him, but he did what he could. That Dusknoir was stronger than any he'd ever encountered, not that he encountered many. In fact, he couldn't remember if Sophie had that Pokemon when she challenged the Kanto Pokemon League. He'd barely beaten her that time but he couldn't help but think she didn't have her best with her. Perhaps it was unfortunate circumstances or she handicapped herself. Either way, he fondly remembers that battles.
Sophie was encouraged to return her Pokemon in order to begin a fresh new round. The battlefield changed to a hard sand under their feet. Sebastian slid around slightly as he tried to keep his balance. Though the sand didn't move much on its own, he knew that being kicked up would provide a disadvantage, or, perhaps, a cover. "Round 2 will be a Double Battle with whichever Pokemon you choose! You will be allowed only a single substitution and the boundaries have been removed!" The white lines in the grass had disappeared as it transformed into sand. And now the trainers stood upon circular pads barely higher than the sand level. They were designed to look like a blue and red Pokeball, something Sebastian almost thought juvenile yet fitting.
"Go on, you two," Sebastian said with a smile as he tapped two other Pokeballs on his waist. Masquerain burst out of its Pokeball in a glittering beauty, twisting in some kind of dew or water. Yet when the patterns on its top wings were seen, one might have shuttered at the intimidating visage. Shiftry escaped from the other Pokeball and he stood in a battle-ready stance, prepared to take this battle quickly.
He didn't care for Double Battles himself, but that was merely a preference. There was a reason he was here and if he lacked any skill in any particular type of battle, then he wouldn't deserve that spot in the area.
When the start of the battle was called, Sebastian was not hesitant to start.
The crowd cheered and Sebastian could only think about his Pokemon. It was a highly disadvantageous match-up for him, but he did what he could. That Dusknoir was stronger than any he'd ever encountered, not that he encountered many. In fact, he couldn't remember if Sophie had that Pokemon when she challenged the Kanto Pokemon League. He'd barely beaten her that time but he couldn't help but think she didn't have her best with her. Perhaps it was unfortunate circumstances or she handicapped herself. Either way, he fondly remembers that battles.
Sophie was encouraged to return her Pokemon in order to begin a fresh new round. The battlefield changed to a hard sand under their feet. Sebastian slid around slightly as he tried to keep his balance. Though the sand didn't move much on its own, he knew that being kicked up would provide a disadvantage, or, perhaps, a cover. "Round 2 will be a Double Battle with whichever Pokemon you choose! You will be allowed only a single substitution and the boundaries have been removed!" The white lines in the grass had disappeared as it transformed into sand. And now the trainers stood upon circular pads barely higher than the sand level. They were designed to look like a blue and red Pokeball, something Sebastian almost thought juvenile yet fitting.
"Go on, you two," Sebastian said with a smile as he tapped two other Pokeballs on his waist. Masquerain burst out of its Pokeball in a glittering beauty, twisting in some kind of dew or water. Yet when the patterns on its top wings were seen, one might have shuttered at the intimidating visage. Shiftry escaped from the other Pokeball and he stood in a battle-ready stance, prepared to take this battle quickly.
He didn't care for Double Battles himself, but that was merely a preference. There was a reason he was here and if he lacked any skill in any particular type of battle, then he wouldn't deserve that spot in the area.
When the start of the battle was called, Sebastian was not hesitant to start.
Oh, I forgot to ask: Did Metal Burst hit? It was specified.
I'll get back to you, Edd, tomorrow. And I'll get your character linked, Lime, then as well. I'm with my girlfriend tonight. (and I'm male xP)
Anyone else need help with anything?
Sounds Good! :D
I won't be able to post tonight but I will tgomorrow. ;)
I won't be able to post tonight but I will tgomorrow. ;)
General critique. Please do not take this as an offense or attack.
- Grammar should be a greater focus. In Advanced, it's expected that you write with proper structure and punctuation even in a CS.
- 60 is actually quite young. For his Age Appearance, he would probably be closer to 100-120 (depending on his Reiryoku).
- Were his parents part of the Gotei? That would be the only way he'd be able to pull pranks on the Captains and such.
- Why was Kella abandoned by the Gotei? Was she exiled or did she leave? If she would not reveal the reason, it would be good to add that. Would it have been allowed for him to trained by an ex-Shinigami? Did she seem to delve into dishonest practices?
- She would not have been able to become a Hollow in the Spirit World. Only Pluses from the World of the Living can become Hollow under volatile circumstances. Was this a doing by a third party? Did the 12th Division discover this? How much was it looked into?
- "Quickly" rising up the ranks is neither realistic nor interesting. It's better (in RPing practice and general "reality" in a fantasy world) if he worked his way up with constant training and over a "longer" period of time.
- The Stats need to be worked over. First, being a "Legend" in Kido while being the Lieutenant of the 11th Division would likely be disallowed if not frowned upon and shunned. Second, anyone below Captain cannot have Legendary stats. Third, it doesn't look like you went through any of the math or calculations for the stats. Something like this would be more accurate to what is possible for your character:
3: 2, 3
4: 4, 2, 3
0: 0, 0, 0
3: 2, 4
2: 2
Even so, it should be described how he "got away" with practicing Kido to such a degree while being in the 11th Division.
- It's unusual for a Zanpakuto to be Italian (or anything other than Japanese). Why is this? How did he overcome the potential communication/cultural barrier?
- The Zanpakuto does not follow the Release rules. The first and second abilities of both the Shikai and Bankai are not related to the theme of the Zanpakuto. Only the first of each are legal considering the Zanpakuto's nature of Acid. Furthermore, the Shikai ability would not be able to transfer into Bankai due to the altered nature of the ability. Lastly, Stats cannot be added during Bankai, they are only reached from what you have already calculated.
If you have any questions about the OP rules and structures, please don't hesitate to ask. :)
I added his name to the roster but I did not link it. Once it's approved, it will be linked.
- Grammar should be a greater focus. In Advanced, it's expected that you write with proper structure and punctuation even in a CS.
- 60 is actually quite young. For his Age Appearance, he would probably be closer to 100-120 (depending on his Reiryoku).
- Were his parents part of the Gotei? That would be the only way he'd be able to pull pranks on the Captains and such.
- Why was Kella abandoned by the Gotei? Was she exiled or did she leave? If she would not reveal the reason, it would be good to add that. Would it have been allowed for him to trained by an ex-Shinigami? Did she seem to delve into dishonest practices?
- She would not have been able to become a Hollow in the Spirit World. Only Pluses from the World of the Living can become Hollow under volatile circumstances. Was this a doing by a third party? Did the 12th Division discover this? How much was it looked into?
- "Quickly" rising up the ranks is neither realistic nor interesting. It's better (in RPing practice and general "reality" in a fantasy world) if he worked his way up with constant training and over a "longer" period of time.
- The Stats need to be worked over. First, being a "Legend" in Kido while being the Lieutenant of the 11th Division would likely be disallowed if not frowned upon and shunned. Second, anyone below Captain cannot have Legendary stats. Third, it doesn't look like you went through any of the math or calculations for the stats. Something like this would be more accurate to what is possible for your character:
3: 2, 3
4: 4, 2, 3
0: 0, 0, 0
3: 2, 4
2: 2
Even so, it should be described how he "got away" with practicing Kido to such a degree while being in the 11th Division.
- It's unusual for a Zanpakuto to be Italian (or anything other than Japanese). Why is this? How did he overcome the potential communication/cultural barrier?
- The Zanpakuto does not follow the Release rules. The first and second abilities of both the Shikai and Bankai are not related to the theme of the Zanpakuto. Only the first of each are legal considering the Zanpakuto's nature of Acid. Furthermore, the Shikai ability would not be able to transfer into Bankai due to the altered nature of the ability. Lastly, Stats cannot be added during Bankai, they are only reached from what you have already calculated.
If you have any questions about the OP rules and structures, please don't hesitate to ask. :)
I added his name to the roster but I did not link it. Once it's approved, it will be linked.
Alright. Don't worry about it. ^^
So, considering Bisharp's attack, shall we hash out tertiary types? This is what I was thinking:
Bisharp: Steel/Dark/Fighting
Breloom: Grass/Fighting/Poison
Medicham: Psychic/Fighting
Masquerain: Bug/Flying/Water
Froslass: Ice/Ghost
Shiftry: Grass/Dark/Fighting
Jumpluff: Grass/Flying
Ninetales: Fire/Psychic/Ghost
And I was considering yours:
Spiritomb: Ghost/Dark/Rock
Gengar: Ghost/Poison
Drifblim: Ghost/Flying
Dusknoir: Ghost/Dark/Fighting
Froslass: Ghost/Ice
Golurk: Ghost/Ground/Fighting
Chandelure: Ghost/Fire/Dark
Glaceon: Ice (sub Ghost?....so not actually Ghost but shares some of its characteristics with it...maybe???)
Bisharp: Steel/Dark/Fighting
Breloom: Grass/Fighting/Poison
Medicham: Psychic/Fighting
Masquerain: Bug/Flying/Water
Froslass: Ice/Ghost
Shiftry: Grass/Dark/Fighting
Jumpluff: Grass/Flying
Ninetales: Fire/Psychic/Ghost
And I was considering yours:
Spiritomb: Ghost/Dark/Rock
Gengar: Ghost/Poison
Drifblim: Ghost/Flying
Dusknoir: Ghost/Dark/Fighting
Froslass: Ghost/Ice
Golurk: Ghost/Ground/Fighting
Chandelure: Ghost/Fire/Dark
Glaceon: Ice (sub Ghost?....so not actually Ghost but shares some of its characteristics with it...maybe???)
Bisharp's body shined brightly the second and a half before Dusknoir made contact. Bisharps's shar arms rose to attempt to block, but he was pushed back far and took substantial damage from the attack. "Shit," Sebastian said to himself. This wasn't going to be an easy battle. With the unique rules and this particular match up, they'd have to go against their usual strategy of outlasting their opponent and, instead, take a more offensive approach.
As the Power-Up Punch finished, Sebastian affirmed Bisharp's instincts. "Metal Burst" he said and Bisharp opened his mouth from behind his defensive arms. When the blades pushed the punch down, an intense blast of air erupted as if 1000 steel poles were chimed all around the two. Even Sebastian squinted from the intensity of the blast. He hoped it would have allowed some time for Bisharp to act first this time as the Metal Burst was shot at point-blank range.
With allowing Bisharp to finish his flourish properly, Sebastian called out his next command. "Night Slash!" Dusknoir would have had the time to counter effectively, but Sebastian hoped this would keep the pressure on their opponent. Bisharp's arms faded to a dark purple and soon turned foggy. As he trampled his way toward Dusknoir, he flourished his arms menacingly and expertly. He was performing a Swords Dance without command and this slowed the attack's speed itself. Bisharp believed this would keep pressure on but when he heard Sebastian shout "No!" as he performed this, he grew worried but followed through strongly as if to prove his trainer wrong.
As the Power-Up Punch finished, Sebastian affirmed Bisharp's instincts. "Metal Burst" he said and Bisharp opened his mouth from behind his defensive arms. When the blades pushed the punch down, an intense blast of air erupted as if 1000 steel poles were chimed all around the two. Even Sebastian squinted from the intensity of the blast. He hoped it would have allowed some time for Bisharp to act first this time as the Metal Burst was shot at point-blank range.
With allowing Bisharp to finish his flourish properly, Sebastian called out his next command. "Night Slash!" Dusknoir would have had the time to counter effectively, but Sebastian hoped this would keep the pressure on their opponent. Bisharp's arms faded to a dark purple and soon turned foggy. As he trampled his way toward Dusknoir, he flourished his arms menacingly and expertly. He was performing a Swords Dance without command and this slowed the attack's speed itself. Bisharp believed this would keep pressure on but when he heard Sebastian shout "No!" as he performed this, he grew worried but followed through strongly as if to prove his trainer wrong.
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