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Post by Sir Razgriz on Oct 14, 2007 20:37:52 GMT 1
"'The laments of the living are the songs of the dead,'" Razgriz thought, quoting a book he'd read as a kid. He'd been helping the clean-up crew for hours now, though it seemed like days. Every time he'd clean up one smear of grime, it seemed two more would appear, like heads on a hydra. Still feeling poetic, he was helping put a wall back up when someone ran up to him, wearing Shinigami training robes.
"I'm here to relieve you," the cadet said, causing the Vice-Captain to sigh in relief. Clean-up was important, but it was also depressing and mind-numbing, especially when most of the bodies were those he'd known from the Shinigami academy. Having nothing better to do, and needing something to occupy his mind, Razgriz headed of to the training grounds.
Only to find more bodies. Mostly cadets, they'd been cut down with very real weapons when they were tired from practicing with wooden or dull steel weapons. Again, the familiarity of some of the bodies shocked him; he might not have been friends with many people in the Academy, but there were very few people he disliked. Worse: Some of the bodies were instructors, who'd seemed so infallible, sprawled in front of the bodies of students they'd died defending, their zanpakutohs just beyond their reach. This was too much; sitting down in a relatively clean corner, Razgriz forgot all about training, instead vowing to kill those who'd done this, preferably in as painful a way as is possible.
While Squad IX's VC was thinking where he could find a wood chipper, a door opened, and someone came in. "I thought I'd find you here," The newcomer stated, plainly. "Any news?" Razgriz prompted, barely looking up, trying his best to restrain his rage. The figure replied; "Well..."
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Post by Captain-Commander on Oct 14, 2007 21:29:25 GMT 1
The voice he heard was that of Commander Sato. The anger and the volume of his thoughts blocked out his ability to hear it properly.
"Well..." he said, looking down at the Vice Captain. "Not news about the Hollow... But news about you." he continued, sparking the attention of Razgriz, who looked up. As soon as his eyes met the eyes of Sato, he scrambled to get to his feet.
"Stay down, It's ok." he said, and looked over at the bodies from the academy. "I've put alot of thought into this..." he continued, "The death of Captain Nakasaka was a great loss. I have no proof of Tahoshi's death as of yet, so i will not fill his place." He added, watching Razgriz' reaction as he spoke.
"The position of Captain of 3rd Squad is available, and i believe you to be the best person to fill this hole in the ranks. Therefore, If you want to accept it. The position is yours." He finished, turning and walking away without waiting for his response.
"I'll leave you to think."
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Molly
Unseated Shinigami
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Post by Molly on Oct 14, 2007 23:23:06 GMT 1
Frantically running around, she tried to help as many of the injured as possible. The havoc caused by the rouges was massive there were dead and injured soul reapers everywhere. It was terrible. She may not have been friends with any of these people, but seeing them dead, or dying and suffering made her stomach knot up and brought about unwanted memories.
To make matters worse, word of Captain Nakasaka's death had just come in and the whole place was a mess. ~if that thing can kill a captain.. then what chance do we have of defeating it~ she thought to herself as she continued with her duties.
(sorry i havn't posted in a while everyone! i havn't been online much... due to stupid things..)
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Post by Sir Razgriz on Oct 14, 2007 23:28:33 GMT 1
Razgriz sat in stunned silence as Commander Sato left. He was being offered Capt. Nakasaka's position? This new information took several moments to be processed, having to burrow through the maelstrom currently swimming in Razgriz's mind.
His decision made, Razgriz scrambled to catch back up with the Commander. For someone of his age, especially one who used a cane, he sure got around quickly! When he caught back up to him and got his attention, Razgriz gave a bow. "About what you said in the training room: I would be honored." he stated.
"Then I hereby bestow upon you the rank of Captain, and assign you to Squad Three. Carry your title proudly, and continue to follow in the way of the Shingami." Sato stated. "Do you have anyone in mind for your Vice-Captain?"
"Not at the moment, sir," Razgriz responded, thereby ending the brief ceremony. "Earth!" He suddenly quipped; at Sato's quizzical expression, the new captain explained that he'd figured out the solution to a personal problem that'd been bugging him, before bowing again and heading back into the training world to begin cleaning up there. The Hollows could interact with the Real World, so it stood to reason that the Real World could interact with them! All he'd need to do is find an industrial-sized chipper while on a mission, and he'd give those rogues what they deserved...
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Post by Captain-Commander on Oct 15, 2007 13:05:16 GMT 1
Before parting from Captain Hremsfeld, Captain Sato had given him permission to go to the real world, but strongly suggested that he chose a few people to go with him.
"The danger of this Hollow is too great to take on alone. There is always safety in numbers." He said, the words rang like an echo in Razgriz' head. Sato had then turned, and walked away, back to his central chambers.
This was a dark time for Seireitei, several of the positions were empty, Vice-Captains, and now Captains. Unfortunately, there wasn't much time for clean-up operations, as the Central division of Technology's scanners picked up multiple Hollow targets in the real world, though none of them with high enough reiatsu to pose a threat...
Except for a Menos Grande. One singular Gillian class Menos, in the centre of a ring of destruction being put into motion by many low-class Hollow. All he could do was attempt to organise a force to destroy these, and restore order to the real world, temporarily at least.
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Post by Sir Razgriz on Oct 16, 2007 11:45:54 GMT 1
Somehow, the new Captain had become part of the Capt-Cmdr.'s plan. All he said was he thought of the answer to the problem, and he'd won a free vacation, albeit one with the risk of death.
Still, being authorized to go to Earth might have its uses. The only hard part would be figuring out who to bring. Obviously, they needed a medic; his last foray was almost his last, which would really have sucked.
Changing course, Razgriz set out to check the roster of recent graduates, hoping to find someone, preferably at Vice-Captain level (although S.O. wouldn't be bad) specializing in Kidou.
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Rikka
Seated Officer
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Post by Rikka on Oct 16, 2007 23:37:28 GMT 1
"Who does she think she is?" Rikka asked her self as she walked back to her squad's section. "Because Rikka, anger only causes you to be blind, we must learn from our mistakes and train harder." She mimicked in a mocking tone. "She said it in a calming tone too, just like a mother would to... Damn it." She dismissed the thought as she came upon her squad.
She sighed as she walked through what used to be a gate. Molly had done a fine job taking care of the injured, and the bodies were almost completely removed. The place still looked like a mess, it would take a few days to clear everything up. The whole section buzzed with news of the fallen Captains.
Rikka could tell that everyone was tired and ordered for everyone to take a brake, what good would it be if they were attacked again and no one could lift a sword. She gathered a few cadets and set about delivering water and to everyone, stopping when she saw Molly.
Rikka forced a smile as she approached her and held out some water; Molly took it thankfully. " You did a good job earlier, take care of the injured." Molly nodded as Rikka sat next to her.
"Did Captain Nakasaka really get killed." She asked, her voice mostly grim, but a hint of curiosity slipped in to. Rikka nodded.
"We have a lot to learn about this hollow..." She sighed as she looked at the mess the section was in. "Anyway we should get back to cleaning the place up." She stood and started to get everyone back to work.
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Post by Tahoshi on Oct 17, 2007 12:43:45 GMT 1
Captain Yuudai Maki, a powerful and respected Captain of the 13 squads, had seen two fellow captains destroyed at the hands of a single Hollow. He was calm, and collect, his mind forming a way of beating this enemy, and proving himself as the most powerful member of Soul Society.
"Shatter!" He yelled, the Hammer of Thor, Mjolnir in his hands as he swung it down upon a collection of Boulders on the training site. A shockwave flew through them, tearing them apart. He then leapt back, and swung it again at the air, sending a shockwave spinning, seemingly out of control, towards the now smaller boulders. Each of those shattered into a near powder, and a third shockwave turned them into a dust that filled the air around him, hiding him from the view of everyone else training here. The weapon in his hands sensing the vibrations in the air, like a shark sensing blood in water. The images of everyone in the training site spun through his mind, collecting themselves around him eventually, showing their position and movements. The cloud of dust hung around him, small shockwaves from Mjolnir keeping them airborne.
He leapt up into the air, away from the cloud he was creating, and sent a huge shockwave towards them, spraying them out like a handful of sand to the face, and cracking the rock ground beneath. He was creating a new attack.
"Maki-San!" called the voice of Commander Sato, instantly freezing Yuudai in his tracks, hovering above the field. Slowly, he descended to the ground, in front of the Commander, and sealed his Zanpakutoh.
"Commander." he said, bowing to him. The Commander had been watching.
"Captain, There are several low level Hollow, and a Menos in the real world, I would like you to take Three Seated officers, and show them what it is to be a Captain. You should take Kaiya, Molly and Rikka with you." He said, not giving Yuudai much of a choice.
"Sir." he said, bowing again, and walking to the exit of the training site with him, Moving through Seireitei to find his three students. She came upon Molly and Rikka together.
"Hey you two, We're going to fight some Hollow's in the real world, come with me." he said, matter-of-factly. He then turned away, expecting them to follow, the symbol of his Squad, and his rank reflected the sunlight slightly as it flapped in the breeze.
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Kaiya
Unseated Shinigami
Vice-Captain of Squad X
Vice Captain, 10th Squad
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Post by Kaiya on Oct 18, 2007 22:59:18 GMT 1
Kaiya walked down the hall to her division with the wind slowly picking up. "Hnm, I wonder how Taicho-chan is doing?" asked Kaiya as she walked along the walls to turn left. when all of a sudden Yuudai, Rikka and Molly came right in front of her. "Ah da? Whats this about?"asked Kaiya smiling earning only blank stares.
"Commander has commanded us to go the real world to elimentate a few low level hollows and Menos" said Yuudai in a serious tone his eyes showing no other emotion. Kaiya still having a small smile nodded. "Alrighty then! We better get going! Or else when we come back its might be dark!" beamed Kaiya earning a sweat drop from Molly, a Rikka Glare and a blank stare from Yuudai. "Lets be serious about this Kaiya-Fukutaicho" Molly said with respect to the vice captain. Kaiya laughed before following the three to the gate.
'Mah, I guess I can't relax yet' was the last thought of kaiya as she and the others swiftly started moving towards the gate with Yuudai infront leading them.
**********GATE*******************
In only a matter of minutes the shinigami group were in front of the gates greeted by lower ranked shinigami. "Now, I want the up most caution, even though they are weak, we don't wanna be over confident" Yuudai in a commanding and serious tone. Molly and Rikka nodded while Kaiya laughed. "hai hai, Yuudai-taicho! We shall be on our best behavior!" smiled kaiya earning blank stares again.
All went quiet as the wind blew and what seem to be a tumble weed go by. "baka" whispered Rikka while molly could only shake her head and Yuudai looked at Kaiya in a stressed look. "what? We got to be positive to fight well in battle!" pouted Kaiya getting sweat drops from everyone. "Yuudai-Taicho! The Gate is ready for you to depart!" bowed the shinigami. Yuudai nodded before he faced the opening gate.
"Remember absolute caution! This should be quick, but don't let your guard down!" he ordered before walking in the now open gate. Rikka went in next with no hesitation. "Molly, do you think there really are small fry on the other side?" asked the Vice captain as she walked beside molly. "I don't know...But its doesn't really feel right" whispered Molly as she too went the glowing gate. "Hnm, who knows!" chuckled kaiya before she too went inside. The Gate slowly closed the bright portal with a small 'click'.
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Post by Tahoshi on Oct 19, 2007 8:00:11 GMT 1
The gates into the real world opened, letting the group out of dangai. The rock-like spiritual path closing behind them, the Hell Butterflies returned to their life, ending the path they had created.
"This is a training excercise as far as i'm concerned" Yuudai spoke up, pulling the mobile phone from his pocket. He opened it, revealing a map of the area. He looked across it, until several small blips appeared.
"Ok, They're off in that direction. Go Shikai if you need it, but against these low level ones, you shouldn't have too much trouble." He said, pointing the way his Mobile had indicated. "The Menos on the other hand, you'll need to work together. I'm here to step in if the need arises, but this is your fight."
He walked off slowly towards the Hollow readings, then vanished. Rikka was able to follow his movements, but Molly and Kaiya looked quite bemused as to where he went. He reappeared on top of a lamp-post nearby.
"Come on! Getting to the fight is as important as the fight!" he shouted down, Flash-Stepping across the street using the lamp-posts all the way down. He turned when he got to the end, to see where the others were.
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Rikka
Seated Officer
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Post by Rikka on Oct 20, 2007 0:13:59 GMT 1
Rikka nodded and then started in the direction the Captain Yuudai had indicted. She used her flash step to jump onto a light post and then onto a building top. She scanned the horizon and spotted on of the hollows. She started to jump across the buildings, towards the hollow; she was hoping to take it by surprise.
The hollow was of decent size, it's mask was that of a horse. Rikka jumped on a car behind it, she posed herself to strike; not yet drawing her sword. She then lunged at it, that was when she realized her size; she was just a little higher then it's knee. She skidded to a stop and jumped back, she silently cursed herself for her foolishness.
The hollow turned to face her, and began to snort. "I was about to think they weren't going to send anyone, and this is what they send me... and I wanted to play." The hollow laughed as he swiped a claw at her. Rikka jumped to the side as his hand dug into the ground beside her.
Using the brief second that she had, she used her flash step to run up it's arm and onto it's head."Sorry, I don't feel like playing right now." She said as she drew her sword and drove it through his mask. Well, it would have, but she had the angle wrong and chipped it instead. The hollow easily grabbed her and through her to the ground. She quickly pushed her self up and blocked it's punch; it's recoil making her step back.
"Not wanting to play..." The hollow laughed. "You disappoint me. But when the game is over, I shall have your soul. What a sweet victory." It smiled as it thought of the taste. Rikka tightened her grip on her sword as she ran towards the hollow. Just as she was about to bring her sword down, she used her flash step and appeared behind it. This time her sword contacted with the mask, it cracked and began to fall off as it let out a screech and then started to disappear. She started to walk back towards Captain Yuudai, ready for her next orders.
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Post by Tahoshi on Oct 20, 2007 18:27:02 GMT 1
Yuudai flash-stepped in front of her, clapping slowly.
"Well done, an easy kill... Though it nearly hit you twice." he commented. "There's just enough left for the others..." he pondered, turning to face the others that had followed.
"Kaiya, you're up next. there's a low-level hollow behind that building" he said, indicating a large office building behind Rikka. "Take it down without needing to take a hit, and I'll give you a chance alone against the Menos." he said, smiling slightly. he wanted to see how a Vice-Captain would do against a Gillian class Menos.
He laughed in his mind, knowing himself to be more powerful than these three, and infinitely more experienced. "The last low-class one, we'll leave for Molly to try her hand at." he smiled, hoping this would enlighten them about true fighting. This was more than training to him... It was experience. Training with friends, and colleagues was one thing... But a real-life combat situation was another. These three had all seen combat, but not as much as he had. This would be interesting...
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Rikka
Seated Officer
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Post by Rikka on Oct 21, 2007 3:47:57 GMT 1
Rikka nodded, she knew she still had much to learn. Her demonstration showed that. She couldn't even beat it in her first shot, she judged it wrong and barley chipped it's mask. She also figured that she should have been a bit more careful when tring to fight with her fists. She new that she had to get stronger. "I'll try harder next time, Sir." She said with a slight bow. She then walked towards the other two. "I'll be cheering on from the sidelines." She smiled.
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Post by Tahoshi on Oct 21, 2007 11:00:54 GMT 1
Yuudai didn't like to admit things... Especially when they were admitting that someone else has strength. He'd seen the Hollow's movements, and had expected her to get hit, but she didn't. She was a Vice-Captain after all... "Let's see how the others do..." he said to himself, as he walked alongside them.
He watched Kaiya move ahead of everyone, towards the Hollow. A crash from ahead of them stopped them in their tracks, as a battered car flew into a truck on the other side of the street. "This is quite a large hollow, i think... It's still low-level though, so you shouldn't have any trouble taking it down." he said, stopping out of range of the Creatire. He disappeared, flash-stepping to the top of a nearby single-storey house, with a good vantage point of the battle.
"This should be interesting..." he said, as he saw the Hollow.
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Kaiya
Unseated Shinigami
Vice-Captain of Squad X
Vice Captain, 10th Squad
Posts: 25
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Post by Kaiya on Oct 21, 2007 19:57:27 GMT 1
Kaiya laughed at Yuudai before looking serious at the hollow. "Mah, Guess I should be serious, ne?" asked Kaiya before she pulled out her Zanpakutoh. She smiled back at the other before her eyes turned serious. "Shadows of a Bird!" Kaiya shouted making her Zanpakutoh glow red covering her arm. The glowing stop to show a silver wing and a red eye looking at her. The hollow screeched before raising his claw and bringing it down quickly.
Kaiya easily dodged it and jumped onto the creatures claw that had made a crater in the concrete street. "Altair-chan lets finish this off" she said smiling to the red eye that looked right back at her. Kaiya then rushed up the arm of the hollow who reacted and used it's other arm to try and grab Kaiya, who shot out ten feathers at the hollow's arm. Piercing it's skin and making the hollow scream.
Kaiya ran all the way to the shoulder only stopping to say one word. "Die" she whispered before her whole wing hardened and the eye widened. She jumped up to come down fast and using her now sharpened wing slashed the hollows mask in half. The hollow gave out one last howl before disappearing in blue and white glowing particles. "Sorry, Altair that wasn't fun for you was it?" asked kaiya to the demonic eye which in turn closed all the way. "Mah, if that what you want" she whispered before her wing extended out. The silver wing glowed red before turning back into her Zanpakutoh. She sheathed her sword back into it's sheath before walking to the group.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to take so long" laughed Kaiya getting a smile from Molly and a grin from Rikka. "Did I do good? Yuudai-Taicho? Sorry, for me using Shikai so soon, I want to get back to Soul Society soon" asked Kaiya looking straight up into the Captains serious eyes.
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