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Post by Ronin on Dec 17, 2008 10:02:01 GMT -5
Ronin walked in front of Yuri, making her look at him. When her shaking did not stop, he slapped her lightly on her cheek. As he saw her blink a few times, he could see that she had calmed down a bit.
"Get a grip! We know it wasn't your fault!"
He ruffled her hair, smirking at her. He then saw out of the corner of his eyes that Nori had a pair of glasses in his hand. He went to Nori, taking them and putting them on Yuri. He pressed his knuckles on her cheek lightly, soon standing beside her again.
"Shiva, you are forgetting something. I can see that my powers do not scare you, but you have never seen them in battle. You have no idea what I can do. Don't underestimate me!"
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Post by Rin Onigata on Dec 17, 2008 11:58:18 GMT -5
Shiva saw the outburst from the one called Yuri and a smile was brought to her face. So it was her who did it, the one who hurt Ryouji. By the horrified look on her face, she could tell that whatever happened between the two of them was eating her alive. She couldn't get it out of her mind. Its what Shiva needed to hear and now she was going to make sure the that whatever happened between the two who shared a strong bond of friendship was going to be broken.
"Wasn't your fault?! It was all your fault! You hurt my Uncle. In fact I nearly killed him because of you. Not that I am regretting the feel of my blade piercing his flesh, yet if he did not attempt to fix your hollow, he wouldn't have done what he did to see to it that you survived. You ungrateful speck of shinigami uselessness. Is that how you repay him? By nearly killing him? Yes Yuri, blame yourself, drown in the guilt of your actions for you my dear are to blame. He would have been better off allowing us to kill you but he didn't, he fought for you and risked his own well being and for what, to see that you become a captain in his stead?"
She laughed, she was enjoying this far far to much for her own good, but she did not care of the reprecussions, she was going to see it to it personally that this Yuri...suffered greatly. Then she heard the human speak.
"I'm sorry, what? Don't Underestimate you? Grave mistakes come from underestimating ones opponents...all real warriors know this lesson for many before you have died the very way you are preaching about. Humans are such fragile, emotional creatures. All those flames, and the only thing they are really good for are lighting candles on pastries. Dearest dearest human, I underestimate you not, but it is you who constantly underestimates me. ROAR, I AM GOING TO MAKE YOU SUFFER SHIVA...ROAR!!! Yet you tell Yuri to get a grip?"
Shiva returns her attention to Yuri again before smirking. It was going better than she hoped and all she had to do was continue to distract the lot of them until Luna was finished.
"You don't honestly listen to a human do you, what does he know? He tells you to get a grip, yet at the first sight of my gracefulness, he's quick to get angry. How can you listen to someone so out of control. He tells you that it isn't your fault and you know it is...don't you. Remind the human how many times Ryouji saved your life at the cost of his own? Now he sits there telling you it isn't your fault. Yuri, we all know that it is, no one wants to say it but I WILL SAY IT FOR THEM!! Its your...fault! Right now, Luna is in his bedroom probably slitting his throat, he would have been prepared if he had the strength to fight but now, he's as good as dead and there isn't anything anyone of you can do about it, by the time you get there, it will all be over...my prized assassin has yet to fail me"
She began to laugh, but she saw a bright light eminating from the building behind her only to see, Luna's body hit the ground in front of her. Shiva looked down with a confused look on her face.
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Post by Yuri Nakayama on Dec 17, 2008 15:40:12 GMT -5
Yuri rubbed her cheek from being slapped. She was starting to calm down while Ronin was talking to her. Just when she was about to speak, Shiva started up again. She did remember all the times that Ryouji saved her. From Mayuri to where he faked his own death. "It's..It's my fault..he faked his own death?" She didn't want to believe it. She truly didn't. But with her in the mental state that she's in, it is possible for her to believe anything that is being told to her. Ronin was trying his best to calm her down, but the more he tried, the more harder Shiva tried as well.
"H..He saved me from my hollow.. He..saved me from hollows themselves.. Yet I.." She just heard Shiva's words repeat over and over in her head. Is that how you repay him? By nearly killing him? He fought for you and risked his own well being and for what, to see that you become a captain in his stead? he would have been prepared if he had the strength to fight but now, he's as good as dead. She could no longer stand up on her own. Yuri collapsed onto her knees, sitting on them as her arms went to her sides. Maybe Shiva was right. Perhaps she was useless. All she's done so far was hurt everyone and now because of her, Ryouji could be injured more since he isn't in a state to protect himself.
Then, when she noticed what she said about the others. Was it true that they did know it was her fault but didn't want to say it because of how it would make her feel? It would make sense since emotions really aren't needed on the battlefield. By now, she was taking in everything Shiva was saying and wasn't even attempting to fight back. "I..It's my fault..he got hurt.. It's my fault..everyone is hurt..Especially to Shukumei and Azumi.. W..what should I do..? I can't just apologize.."
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Post by Ryouji Onigata on Dec 17, 2008 16:03:59 GMT -5
Stumbling out of the shop, after hitting Luna with a Getsuga from point blank range,he overheard Yuri's tirade of self doubt. He could not believe that she was allowing Shiva to fill her head with such nonsense that she began to doubt herself. Was all of his preaching for nothing over these past few years. He stumbled over to her.
"What you should...do Yuri....is not allow the enemy into your head. She playing games with you. Do not allow her to do what she's doing. What I did was...of my own free will. You are not to...blame!"
Ryouji dropped down to one knee and grabbed Yuri by the back of her Haori and pulled her up to her feet before attempting to stand himself. His body was beat up, it must have been that rock he was thrown into, but he could not afford to allow himself to be injured any more than he already has been. He turned his attention over to Shiva before being helped up by Azumi.
"You...leave her alone..Shiva. None of what...I did is her...fault! Not even my current state of being is her fault. I chose to allow her to free herself from her hollow. I was only the punching bag! She defeated her hollow making her far stronger warrior than she has been before..."
He was out of breath already and from one attack, but he had to protect himself. Perhaps he should have gone about it a different way. He pushed Azumi back before stumbling forward. He dropped down to one knee and shoved his Zanpakuto into the ground. Upon doing so, his sprititual pressure increased.
"Ban...kai!"
His body became cloaked in a black reiatsu. Unfortunately for Ryouji, even he didn't see what was coming next....
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Post by Rin Onigata on Dec 17, 2008 16:22:32 GMT -5
She watched as the black reiatsu began to cloak Ryouji, she wasn't going to give him the chance to utilize his bankai. Using Sonido, Shiva moved quickly enough to leave a copy of her self standing there, before sticking her arm through the black reiatsu, grabbing Ryouji by the face.
Using sonido a second time. she appeared near where she was standing to begin with. She giggled happily before lifting Ryouji of of the ground completely while her hands were gripping his face. She lowered him down to where he was directly in front of her face. With her free hand she gripped his neck. She opened her mouth slowly and began to gather spirit particles into the opening of her mouth. From point blank range, she fired a cero which swallowed her uncle whole before throwing him into the very store he came out of.
"Go Luna...have your fun "
She laughed again only much more psychotically than before. She was truly enjoying being in her mother's company only to have her watch as her very own brother be tormented before killed.
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Post by Luna Cortez on Dec 18, 2008 15:30:39 GMT -5
Luna climbed up to her feet at her Mistress' request. She turned and looked at Shiva before grinning heavily. She raised her zanpakuto into the air and laughed. At long last she would reveal her true form to her enemies and then crush the one who caused Shiva so much grief.
"Eclipse...Getsuei!!"
Her Zanpakuto at that point melted into the white substance in which hollow skin is composed of. This substance took over her arm, and then her body and last her face. The substance grew and grew before begining to take shape. The sky turned dark and the sun had begun to eclipse, leaving the city in darkness. Luna's body began to manifest first her legs began tor form, massive, then her arms and her body and finally her head which resembled a wolf. Upon transforming completely. Luna stood on her hind legs and howled loudly.
She leaned over and reached into the store over the heads of the remainder of the do gooder group and patted the floor, reaching for Ryouji.
"I know you're in there I can smell the blood in your veins!!"
Her tongue fell out of her mouth and she began to pant and drool over everything as she had become obsessed with finding and torturing Ryouji just as her master had intended she do. Once feeling around enough she found him and wrapped her massive hand around him and pulled him free from the shop, destroying a piece of the roof in the process.
She began to squeeze Ryouji's body only to hear him scream. The screaming excited her and she continued to howl upon doing so, salivating over the feel of flesh being trampled within her very own paw.
"Scream for me.... BLEEEEEED FOR ME!!"
She raised her paw into the air and slammed it down onto the ground knowing the extra force would cause even more pain for Ryouji. Finally she was having fun like she's always wanted to do.
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Post by Azumi Onigata on Jan 3, 2009 8:24:32 GMT -5
Azumi could only watch in horror as the Arrancar squeezed the love of her life to death. She lowered her head before deciding that she could no longer sit by and watch this happen to someone she loved be tortured and injured further...or worse, killed. Azumi pointed a finger at this Luna while in her transformed state. For once she wasn't smiling or giggling, she was all business. She had to stop her from harming him any further.
"Bakudou sixty-one.. Rikujôkôrô!!"
Without incantation or warning, six rods of light slammed into the Arrancar's midsection, stopping her in place. She wasn't sure how long it would keep the arrancar at bay, but it was enough to keep her from slaming him, at least for a few moments. Lowering her arm, Azumi raised her other arm and pointed her finger at Luna's enlarged forearm.
"Hadou four...Byakurai!!
From the tip of her finger, Azumi fired the a lightning bolt from her finger, aiming directly for the fore arm of the extended arm Luna was using to slam and crush Ryouji into the ground. The lightning bolt pierced the forearm causing Luna to release Ryouji and drop him on to the ground.
"Ryouji!!!"
She hurried herself along to get over to where he was dropped and picked him up before moving away from Luna and Shiva. Once she felt she was at a safe distance, she stopped herself and lowered Ryouji to the ground. She did not want to move him to much farther or she could hurt him further.
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Post by Yuri Nakayama on Jan 12, 2009 8:59:11 GMT -5
Yuri was frozen in place as she saw Luna squeeze the life out of Ryouji. She wanted to help, but in her moment of self-doubt couldn't bring herself to even move an inch. She was grateful that Azumi saved Ryouji before it was too late. How could he stand there and say it wasn't her fault? She could of easily killed him even before the Hollow took over from that high level Kido. Needless to say that everything that has happened was starting to take its toll on her. As she started to think more about the situation, Yuri began to realize something. Though I wasn't in control, I could still hear bits and pieces..I remember him saying that he failed me.. Failed at what though?
Then it came to her. that's right.. He took me that place.. I can't think of the name right now so he could unify me with my Hollow.. Did he see something like this happening? I also remember the way Ronin spoke when my Hollow was in control.. 'Don't make me do this..' They knew I wasn't in control.. Maybe.. I shouldn't take what Shiva says so seriously.. I couldn't help what my hollow did.. All I can do now is to not let her mind games get the best of me when everyone needs me.. I'll have to push this aside until there's a time best to feel this way..
Yuri took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. As she was about to have a sound mind, she started to think about how she could of beaten her hollow sooner than she did or found out more about the Kido she learned. Those started to make er feel worse than what she had felt before. I could of done it sooner.. I could of learned more.. What do I do.... "I..I can't do this..I try to push it out of my mind but..I can't.."
Ooc| I might edit this sometime soon so no posting just yet.
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Post by Ronin on Jan 14, 2009 21:38:06 GMT -5
Ronin looked at Yuri, moving to her. He put his hands on her shoulders, shaking her a little.
"Yuri, get a grip! It wasn't your fault! Don't listen to that glorified piece of trash!"
He listened to her rant on about what had happened, growling as he looked to her. He hit her on the back of the neck, catching her as she fell into his arms. He then shifted his eyes to his Captain to let her know he was going to speak to her, then back to the enemy.
"Captain, we need to regroup, they have too much of an advantage as things stand now! We have to get out now! It's your call, but if things continue as they are now..."
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Post by Shukumei Onigata on Jan 15, 2009 10:30:45 GMT -5
Ronin spoke the truth, they were at a serious disadvantage. More so than they have ever been in before. There was just to much going on. If she left, Shiva and the one she called Luna could easily destroy Urahara's shop. If they stayed, the relentless attack on Ryouji would continue despite the fact that he was rescued by Azumi. With the confidence Shiva now posessed after consuming her former mentor, there was no telling how strong she has truly become and battling her would play right into her hands.
She really had no choice in the matter. She turned her head back and glanced at Ronin. Shukumei was going to have to stall Shiva and Luna while Ronin and Azumi escaped with Yuri and Ryouji respectively.
"Take them both and flee. I cannot leave them here to do whatever they please with Urahara's shop. Nori, escort them if it isn't to much to ask. They will need you in case there are more of them hiding and waiting for the opportunity to ambush you"
Shukumei lowered her head slightly before kneeling down and gripping her mentor's sheath. She stared at it while gripping it tightly. Despite his position and his plot to rule the soul society, she was angry at the fate that had befallen him. While she did not want to admit it outloud...she was angry at what Shiva has become and what she did to the man she succeeded as the Captain of the fifth squad.
"Go on...get them to safety. I'm counting on you three. Once you have gotten far enough away I will follow. Be sure to move quickly. "
Shukumei's grip on the sheath tightened as she continued to stare down at it. Regardless of how angry she was, it wasn't going to bring him back and she could not afford to be away for to long. Shukumei had only one option if she was going to stall long enough. She just hoped that it wouldn't take them to long to get away, otherwise she could be severely injured...or worse.
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Post by Eriko Karasuma on Jan 22, 2009 8:37:51 GMT -5
Eriko had watched everything unfold. though she wanted to help out in someway, there wasn't nothing she could do. She's not as strong as they are which can make anyone feel...well, useless. However, something did come to mind. It may not be much, but she could offer them a chance to escape with the ones that were injured and whatnot to a safe place. "I..I can help! Just follow me, alright?"
she turns her attention to Ronin and Azumi, moving past them while motioning them to follow. She knew that the other enemies could follow her path, so she had to think of a way to get them off her trail. Eriko then went her way, hoping the others were following. I hope this works.. if all goes well, I can get them to safety and not lead those creatures to us..
Ooc| I'll start a new thread somewhere so that Ronin and Azumi can post if they so desire.
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Post by Rin Onigata on Jan 25, 2009 6:35:34 GMT -5
Shiva watched as the group fled from their current location. She laughed and noticed how chivalrous her mother truly was, opting to stay behind while the others escaped. Placing her hands on her hips, Shiva approached Shukumei and laughed hoping she knew how foolish she thought it was for her opting to stay behind, especially with Shiva's new found power.
"How deliciously noble of you mother. Staying behind so that they can cart Yuri and Uncle Ryouji off to somewhere safe. What are you going to do, scold me. Tell me I'm such a naughty little girl and I should be punished. You know you can't kill me...you refuse to. You aren't heartless like Aizen...even though I am an Arrancar, you refuse to do battle with me because you are a part of me. A great deal of my strength is derived from you my dear mother. Unlike that useless fool Kai, I accept what I am. I embrace my strength and I am going to use it to destroy all of your friends and your soul society"
Shiva smirked yet noticed how her mother has yet to stare at her since the others left. Was she being ignored...no Shukumei would never ignore Shiva...but why was she continuously staring off in the direction in which they fled.
"Now now mother, if you keep staring off in that direction I will be forced to find them and kill them as they flee..."
It was then she felt the back of her mother's hand against her left cheek. Shiva's head was jerked to the right from the impact before smirking.
"Lunamir...rid my presence of this shinigami...She is no longer of any value to me...Goodbye mother...may your decent to resurrection be a slow and very painful one"
Shiva turned her back to Shukumei before standing away from where this specific fight was going to take place.
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Post by Shukumei Onigata on Jan 25, 2009 7:40:06 GMT -5
Shukumei turned her head slowly and stared at Shiva. She closed her eyes and sighed before shaking her head slowly. Shiva was nothing more than a power hungry monster, just like many of the arrancar before her. The size of her ego was astounding...not to mention highly annoying. It felt good to slap the taste out of her mouth and maybe bring her down a few notches. She did speak the truth however, no matter how badly she wanted to strike Shiva, she could not do it. Regardless of their views about each other, Shiva was still very much her daughter, though not in the conventional sense. Shiva was the very essence of Shukumei's strength, determination and will power and killing that would be like killing herself.
"You talk as if I am the only one who is unable to kill here, Shivariea...As if I am the one who is powerless to stop you. I don't haven't killed you yet out of love and the hope that you would change. You can never fight me either remember? Your sense of honor and pride won't allow you to disrespect me, All of the Arrancar who I created wouldn't dare attack me. Jinkei was unstable so he met a fitting end, but you or Kyouteki? Never. Luna and your other are the only ones who share no previous attatchment to me, so therefore they are the only ones who may battle me, but even they in all of their strength and skill they will never be strong enough to be my equal."
Shukumei was obviously stalling for time yet for two reasons. The first and formost was of of course the safety of her brother and Yuri and of course of Ronin, Nori and Azumi. There was a second reason as to why she did not want them around. So they could not talk her out of breaking her spirit chains to unleash all of her strength.
Reaching up slowly, Shukumei grabbed the hair accessory which bound her hair into a rather large pony tail and pulled it out slowly before tossing it to the ground. She glanced down at it before lifting her eyes to stare at Lunamir.
"Spirit Chains...one through seven...release"
In an instant each of the spirit chains snapped releasing all of her spiritual pressure in one enourmous bulk of intensity. She could not utilize Bankai while having all seven chains or it would kill her body would not take producing a huge amount of power. Her hair swayed in the wind as she narrowed her eyes as she continued to stare at Luna. I don't have long...six minutes at most before my heart stops beating. I will have to end this quickly.
Shukumei raised her right hand slowly, bending it at the elbow. Her thumb, ring and pinky fingers were pressed together tightly. She remembered that the Hierro (or skin) of an Arrancar was like its own armor, she wasn't sure if the Kido would even work. Not to mention the high speed regeneration a few seem to posses. She opted for something different, so instead she removed her Zanpakuto from its scabbard and held it firmly.
After a series of flash steps, Shukumei began to appear and vanish rather quickly while encircling her opponent. Within a few moments, Shukumei appeared behind Luna and dropped down to one knee with blood running from the corner of her mouth. Her Zanpakuto was pointed up toward the sky.
"You are a mongrel...a savage Lunamir Cortez. I take pitty on you and I won't kill you today, but if you ever harm Ryouji again...I will purify you personally."
Shukumei slid her Zanpakuto back into its scabbard and slammed it down to lock it into place. Upon doing so, dozens upon dozens of slash mark appeared on Luna's body, bringing the transformed Arrancar down to the ground. Upon forcing herself to stand, Shukumei turned around and stared at Luna.
"Take your servant and return to Hueco Mundo...remember what I said my darling daughter. Until Ryouji recovers he is not to be harmed. Now leave my sight."
She turned away from the two of them. Mostly to hide how much pain she was really going through. If it was not her seriousness strength not to collapse, she would have minutes ago. More blood poored down the corner of her mouth as she gripped her chest tightly.
Doing as she was told by her mother, Shiva picked up lunamir and left for Hueco Mundo. Allowing Shukumei the chance to fall to the ground in pain and fatigue. She closed her eyes to rest while the spirit chains reattached themselves to her body.
(OOC: I would have loved to do another post as Shiva but this thread has been going on for what the better part of two months now so its time to wrap it up indeed and move on to something new...like advancing the plot.)
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