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Post by Talon on Mar 21, 2008 11:00:28 GMT -5
The Arrancar known as Evihs was lying on the ground, his head laying against a tree. His Zanpoktou was in its sheath, leaning against the tree as well as the Arrancar pondered his situation.
Gaaah... ever since I came back, it's been so damn boring... and I don't even feel like fighting lately... what the hell? He thought, sighing.
He turned his red optics toward the sky, up at the moon. The night's source of light reminded him of Hueco Mundo's perpetual twilight... he snorted.
Still... being here's better than being in that damn desert... He thought, smirking somewhat.
Though.. I could go for seeing more Hollows around here...
He paused, then added,
And not Gillian. I want intelligent Hollows.
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Mar 21, 2008 12:03:29 GMT -5
It just so happened that at that moment, one particular black wyrmling came a little too close, Cynder had walked right into Evihs' sight, and her Hollow side hissed about Evihs' prescence, causing her to freeze. Slowly, her head turned towards where the Hollow had indicated, and she sure enough found Evihs laying there. The young wyrmling gulped nervously.
'If he makes any sudden moves, I'm bolting.' she thought to herself, and for once, Hollow Cynder made no reply.
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Post by Talon on Mar 21, 2008 12:11:56 GMT -5
Evihs merely glanced at Cynder, then cocked an eyebrow.
"An Adjuchas? Hmph. What a surprise. I assume you're the one they call Cynder, then?" He asked in a nonthreatening tone.
He could sense her reiatsu level, and was rather unimpressed. Still, if what he gathered around here was true, that Hollow had managed to hold her own against his previous host for a decent amount of time...
"And I bet you have no idea who I am either, do you?"
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Mar 21, 2008 12:28:19 GMT -5
"You'd be right about my name... and while I have no idea who you are, she has some sort of idea."
'You know... I should probably be the one talking to him, it'd go over better if its a Hollow and an Arrancar, not a wyrmling and an Arrancar. He doesn't seem to want to attack, but a little insurance never hurts.'
'You're going to tell him about our "condition" aren't you?'
'Why wouldn't I? Of course I'm going to ask him not to laugh beforehand, though.'
'Not like I could stop you if I wanted to... I'm going to regret this later, but I'll let you out as long as you don't go on a killing spree. But as soon as he leaves, the deal's off, got it?'
The Hollow rolled her eyes with a sarcastic 'Fine' before Cynder reluctantly let the Hollow take over, which in turn was letting Hollow Cynder's reiatsu to come out fully, had she wanted it to. Speaking of the Hollow being in control, the mask quickly sprouted and grew over 60% of Adult Cynder's face.
"Hello there, Evihs. I'd say, 'long time no see,' but this is the first time we've met face to face." Hollow Cynder hissed, but Ehivs noticed that the mask had ceased growing before becoming complete, still exactly at the 60% mark, though it was clear that Hollow Cynder would rather not talk about it...
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Post by Talon on Mar 21, 2008 12:48:09 GMT -5
Evihs's eyes widened slightly, and he smirked. NOW her reiatsu was impressive.
"Ah. So the Hollow knows me, but the child doesn't. Interesting. Am I that popular around Hueco Mundo?" He asked with a laugh.
He sat up, resting his elbow on the guard of his Zanpoktou.
"So I assume you yourself do not have a name?" He asked the Hollow.
He hadn't yet met a Hollow without a name... this'd be interesting.
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Mar 21, 2008 12:59:02 GMT -5
"You probably are, but I haven't actually been to Hueco Mundo myself yet. Believe it or not, I only learned about you from that Shinigami scum... What was his name again?" the Hollow trailed off, thinking
'Solranous' Cynder supplied, knowing the Hollow already knew the name, but since it wasn't that important to her, she didn't remember it well.
"Oh right, Solranous... Thankfully I've yet to encounter him on unfavorable terms, or in battle at all."
The Hollow frowned when Evihs mentioned a name.
"Unfortunately, I do not, and I think it stems from a unique and utterly embarrassing 'condition' as my host put it, but enough about that, I'd rather not go into it."
She half wondered how long it would take before Evihs became curious about what she said and press her for details...
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Post by Talon on Mar 21, 2008 14:11:24 GMT -5
Evihs nodded, then paused.
"Condition? What condition?" He asked, oblivious to the fact she said she didn't want to talk about it.
An unknown group of reiatsu entered the area, and Evihs scowled, eyes flashing. He'd wait for the imbesiles to show themselves...
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Mar 21, 2008 14:31:06 GMT -5
...
damn her and her big mouth.
"Well... Before I say anything about, I just ask that you not laugh because of it." The hollow request, but didn't really wait for an answer. "Cynder isn't from this dimension, but she is still bound by her dimension's laws. Her soul cannot produce reiatsu normally, and by all means should be undetecable to Hollows or Arrancar. At the same time, she should have no defence against a Hollow... except for one factor: Armageddon. You know the beast who carries that name, and should know by now that he is dead, soul and all.
During the battle where Solranous, your former host, and a robot fought a super enhanced version of my host's adult form, which you see now, the robot ripped away part of her soul, and her Chain of Fate was left half on, half off, damaged. However, Armageddon intervened, keeping the chain from corroding. This protection vanished when the beast died, and then I was created from the damage...
Simple, no? Here's where it gets tricky though. Bound by her dimension's laws, Cynder shouldn't be able to produce reiatsu as I already said, but Armageddon's influence allowed her soul to hold a charge, which about two or three weeks ago was finally exhausted. This is where it gets embarrassing... You see... I can't devour her soul, for the unusual circumstances that brought me to 'life' making it so that doing so would be suicide.
This is also preventing me from becoming a full Hollow, hence why my mask stopped growing, even though I want it to grow more. Her soul is dependant now on Reiatsu she cannot create, so whether she knows it or not, I'm forced to fill the gap left from that battle when I should be increasing it."
Hollow Cynder laid down, and covered her eyes and ears with her fore paws, hoping she wouldn't hear the hearty laughter that Evihs was likely to make.
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Post by Talon on Mar 21, 2008 15:07:43 GMT -5
Evihs merely scratched his chin, nodding.
"Hmm. An interesting condition." He muttered.
So... even my Trituradora de Alma wouldn't seperate the two? Huh. Strange. He thought.
He paused, then glanced at Hollow Cynder, and scowled.
"You can knock it off now; I'm not gonna laugh at you." He growled.
One of his ears twitched, and he suddenly grinned.
Five of 'em? Shikai-level, no less... heheheh... this'll be fun. He thought.
He turned back to Cynder, then muttered,
"Excuse me for a moment."
He turned just in time to see five Shinigami standing on the edge of the trees, all of their Zanpoktou's drawn. Evihs popped his neck and stood up, then glanced at his Zanpoktou.
"Nope. Won't need it."
"You'll pay for killing off our fellow squad members, freak!" One of the Shinigami shouted.
With that, they all released their Zanpoktou's Shikai forms and charged Evihs, who stood there with a smirk. The first Shinigami fell when Evihs shoved his foot through the poor man's stomach, then kicked him off. The second and third died when Evihs crushed their heads into a single bloody mass. The fourth was about to use whatever her Zanpoktou's ability was, when she received several Bari shots into the square of her spine, blasting out of her front.
The final Shinigami was too scared to even move after seeing his comrades fall so quickly, and Evihs grinned at that as he stood before the boy. He stared down at the Shinigami, who finally snapped out of it and swung a scimitar-shaped Zanpoktou square at Evihs's neck...
But it merely bounced off of the Arrancar's neck, making the Shinigami blink in surprise. Evihs then grabbed him by the face as a dark-red light shone from his palm.
"Tell your captain he can take me himself, if he'd like." The Arrancar hissed with a grin.
Before the Shinigami could reply, the Cero launched forth and disintergrated the boy's head into nothingness. Evihs dropped the corpse, then booted it away, into the nearest tree's branches. Evihs brushed his hands off and turned back to Hollow Cynder, smiling.
"Stupid Shinigami."
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Mar 21, 2008 15:21:11 GMT -5
"An impressive display of power, no doubt about that. Blurring the wall between Hollows and Shinigami can really give someone that much power... Very intresting indeed."
'I think I'm gonna be sick...' Cynder moaned.
'Sucks to be you then, cause as long as either he or I are around, there will be a lot more brutallity you'll be unable to do anything about.'
'When I get the body back, I'm going to kill myself just to spite you.'
'... You little b****'
"Anyways, now that those little distractions are gone, what are you gonna do?"
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Post by Talon on Mar 21, 2008 15:29:51 GMT -5
Evihs shrugged.
"Dunno. I've been bored ever since I got here." He sighed.
He paused, then his eyes drifted up into the tree he stood next to. His arm shot out, cleaving the tree in half and shaking out a certian blue wyrmling from its confines. Evihs picked Mortis up by the throat, noting the dirty bandages, and lifted him into the air as his other hand was occupied by a charging Cero.
"I don't enjoy being spied on..." He growled.
He aimed the Cero square at Mortis's face, making the wyrmling's eyes widen.
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Mar 21, 2008 15:49:33 GMT -5
Time stopped for Cynder, both versions, as the beam launched... As if debating over something.
And then the Hollow did something surprising. Her tail whipped around hard, driving the tail blade through a good portion of Evihs' wrist, forcing him to let go of Mortis as the beam just barely sizzled the scales atop his head. The tail blade removed itself without doing any more damage, and when Mortis landed, Hollow Cynder grabbed the scruff of his neck with a fore paw and took off with the blue wyrmling, all before Evihs' mind could comprehend what happened.
Landing at another secluded part of the city park, Hollow Cynder roughly dropped Mortis on the ground, before walking a few steps away and turning back to him. All the while, she screamed in her mind.
'WHAT THE HELL POSSESSED ME TO DO THAT!? WHY DID I CARE IF HE LIVED OR DIED!? HOLLOWS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE INDIFFERRENT TO THESE THINGS!'
Mentally, the Hollow turned her glare to Cynder.
'I BLAME YOU FOR THIS! IF YOU'D NEVER BEEN BORN, I WOULDN'T BE GOING THROUGH ALL THIS CONFUSION! WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE YOU!?'
'Shut up! I did nothing to you! I couldn't careless what happened to you unless it would get you out of MY body and out of MY life!' Cynder retorted, and the Hollow made another mental screech, her physical form trembling. She then glared at Mortis.
"You'd better thank whatever god you believe in that I had enough of a heart to have some shred of pity on you, next time I'll just stand by, watch, and laugh at your corspe for your foolishness." Hollow Cynder seethed, walking away again.
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Post by Talon on Mar 21, 2008 16:06:09 GMT -5
Mortis blinked, scratching the burnt scales off of his head.
"Uh... thank you anyway..." He stated.
He was about to walk away, when he paused, then glanced over his shoulder, sighing.
Shive was right... she's more like my father than I knew... maybe she'd understand... He thought.
His head drooped, and he shrugged.
"I... I guess I'll try when she's back in control..." He muttered.
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Mar 21, 2008 17:10:37 GMT -5
Hollow Cynder cringed.
"That reminds me, I'm not near that Arrancar anymore, so the deal I made is off." The Hollow reluctantly sighed, before her eyes turned back to normal, and Cynder ripped the mask off, changing back. Cynder bounded over to Mortis, who was clearly surprised that she had suddenly changed like that.
"Try what?" Cynder asked curiously.
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Post by Talon on Mar 21, 2008 17:16:48 GMT -5
Mortis blinked, wide-eyed. His mouth then clamped shut, and he muttered,
"It's... nothing. Nevermind."
He glanced back at Cynder, scrathcing at the bloody bandaging on his foreleg.
"Well, that was the first time I've seen a Hollow..."
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