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Kazuma makes short work of the horde, the one hit by the kama taking it to the chest, hissing impotently at it's killer before dissapearing. Now, there are a few not-so insignificant Hollows staring him down, this time trying to surround him and use hit-and-run tactics instead of just gang-rushing him.
"...You don't deserve to be cut down."
With that said, Kazuma reseals his Zanpakutou, sheathes it, then drops into a barehanded kamae. It ends with a birdflip that extends into a "bring it on" gesture.
He still hasn't smiled, and his glasses are still on.
It's fairly obvious he wants to bring these down with his naked hands.
"You'd best make the first move, because if you don't, you won't live to regret it."
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"...You don't deserve to be cut down."
With that said, Kazuma reseals his Zanpakutou, sheathes it, then drops into a barehanded kamae. It ends with a birdflip that extends into a "bring it on" gesture.
He still hasn't smiled, and his glasses are still on.
It's fairly obvious he wants to bring these down with his naked hands.
"You'd best make the first move, because if you don't, you won't live to regret it."
At this, all four of the Hollows laugh loudly at Kazuma's apparent arrogance. One of them seems to become a ball of blades with legs, one is an odd Hollow with his head on his back, wielding two spikes for arms. The other two are gargoyle-like, lifting themselves up in the air. In an instant, the two gargoyles lunge down at Kazuma, the other two looking on.
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Gouhaouken Ryuu Kongou Isshiki...
Kazuma seems to await the moment that the two gargoyles come the closest to act. Then, his outline blurs; the Hollows find that where they strike nothing stands. Even more alarming, almost at the same time, they might feel that something not unlike a wall is rushing towards them - their faces, specifically. It comes at them with blistering speed.
Kazuma's form "reappears" a few meters above them. His legs are spread open in a V-like motion, his left hand's palm resting above his lap while his right hand rests atop it in a sign not unlike prayer.
Souga Taihou!
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Explaining what he actually did: Kazuma basically used Shunpo to accelerate at close range and violently kick them both in the face as he rose.
For those interested in the translation:
Fist of Hell's Conqueror Style First Destructive Method:
Twin Fang Great Cannon!
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Gouhaouken Ryuu Kongou Isshiki...
Kazuma seems to await the moment that the two gargoyles come the closest to act. Then, his outline blurs; the Hollows find that where they strike nothing stands. Even more alarming, almost at the same time, they might feel that something not unlike a wall is rushing towards them - their faces, specifically. It comes at them with blistering speed.
Kazuma's form "reappears" a few meters above them. His legs are spread open in a V-like motion, his left hand's palm resting above his lap while his right hand rests atop it in a sign not unlike prayer.
Souga Taihou!
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Explaining what he actually did: Kazuma basically used Shunpo to accelerate at close range and violently kick them both in the face as he rose.
For those interested in the translation:
Fist of Hell's Conqueror Style First Destructive Method:
Twin Fang Great Cannon!
[Team 1]
The two gargoyles seem confused for a second before being hit in the face by what feels like a brick wall. The force causes them to fly backwards for a moment before balancing themselves back in the air, their masks cracked to reveal a bit of their faces in life. They both shriek horribly, cursing Kazuma with every note. One of them jets above him, aiming to kick him to the ground as the other one flies from below to catch him.
Meanwhile, the ball of blades with legs Hollow seems to be charging up something, his blades glowing for some reason.
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Gouhaouken Ryuu Kongou Sanshiki...
Kazuma flips in midair, then his hand snaps forward to grasp at the gargoyle coming from above. It grips onto his neck like an iron vice, a strength that seemed ill-suited to his physique.
And then the world seems to spin around for the Hollow - almost sickeningly so.
Tenhaguruma!
Soon the first gargoyle finds itself hurled towards its companion, after describing a circular trajectory many times over.
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Another move with the use of close-range shunpo. This time, Kazuma kicked his legs at an angle, in order to send him spinning with the Hollow at the circle's axis. With that, he would gain momentum to send his foe flying back, hopefully without giving it much time to restablish midair stability.
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Fist of Hell's Conqueror Style Third Destructive Method:
Heaven-breaking Wheel!
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Gouhaouken Ryuu Kongou Sanshiki...
Kazuma flips in midair, then his hand snaps forward to grasp at the gargoyle coming from above. It grips onto his neck like an iron vice, a strength that seemed ill-suited to his physique.
And then the world seems to spin around for the Hollow - almost sickeningly so.
Tenhaguruma!
Soon the first gargoyle finds itself hurled towards its companion, after describing a circular trajectory many times over.
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Another move with the use of close-range shunpo. This time, Kazuma kicked his legs at an angle, in order to send him spinning with the Hollow at the circle's axis. With that, he would gain momentum to send his foe flying back, hopefully without giving it much time to restablish midair stability.
Translation again:
Fist of Hell's Conqueror Style Third Destructive Method:
Heaven-breaking Wheel!
The gargoyle in the iron vice squeeks as he is gripped, before being thrown head-first into its companion. Both of them hit the ground with a loud thud, the first one pretty much a wreck. After a moment, its revealed that the first gargoyle can't fly, and the second one is just barely in better condition. So, the second one latches its jaws onto the first one, the first slowly deteriorating into nothing as the second (and soon only) gargoyle heals almost completely.
The ball-of-blades now shoots its blades at extremely fast speeds, the blades shooting off like a rocket towards Kazuma! If one were to look at the hollow, they might find that it has holes all over its body where the blades were, the holes smoking. The back-headed one starts to spark as well, forming arc lightning between its spikes.
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"...!!!"
Having found himself somewhat disoriented after that last attack, Kazuma reacts a fraction of a second too late to avoid the full brunt of the blow. Turning defense and evasion into offense, he kicks towards the sky in an attempt to shunpo back to surface level, plummeting elbow first towards the newly regenerated Hollow.
At first glance, even as he speeds, he doesn't seem to be hurt, but the blade-wielding Hollow knows that he must have at least grazed his sides, and probably his arms.
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[Team 1]
It appears regeneration isn't all it did, as the gargoyle seems to leap away from the blow, although Kazuma does manage to pin one of its wings down. All the gargoyle notices is a rip, looking at his wing with disgust before leaping at the now prone Kazuma, aiming to claw it.
The backwards-headed hollow fires a blast of lightning directly at the spot where Kazuma is, not caring that the gargoyle is attacking. The now smoking ball of a hollow is slowly reforming his blades, grinning at the relative success of his attack.
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Kazuma's reflexes allow him to react faster than the Hollows antecipated, though his injuries prove to be more burdensome than he expected. Despite the early start, the lightning bolt seems to singe him slightly as the asphalt bursts into a veritable hail of rock, sending things flying all over the place. For a brief moment, a dust seems to settle over a small area. Like an arrow, something pierces through that at intense speed.
Gouhaouken Ryuu Kongou Nisshiki...
It's Kazuma, flying feet-first towards the gargoyle-like Hollow, intent on planting them onto his face. If successful, he breaks momentum by wiping the asphalt with its back - literally.
Kinjuugoroshi!
And then to add insult to injury, and perhaps more damage, he somersaults with a shunpo off his fallen foe's face.
It is positively frightening to see him sustain the ability to use shunpo under injury. It's hard to tell whether he's working through the pain or ignoring it completely - his facial expression has barely changed.
Into half a smirk.
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Kazuma's reflexes allow him to react faster than the Hollows antecipated, though his injuries prove to be more burdensome than he expected. Despite the early start, the lightning bolt seems to singe him slightly as the asphalt bursts into a veritable hail of rock, sending things flying all over the place. For a brief moment, a dust seems to settle over a small area. Like an arrow, something pierces through that at intense speed.
Gouhaouken Ryuu Kongou Nisshiki...
It's Kazuma, flying feet-first towards the gargoyle-like Hollow, intent on planting them onto his face. If successful, he breaks momentum by wiping the asphalt with its back - literally.
Kinjuugoroshi!
And then to add insult to injury, and perhaps more damage, he somersaults with a shunpo off his fallen foe's face.
It is positively frightening to see him sustain the ability to use shunpo under injury. It's hard to tell whether he's working through the pain or ignoring it completely - his facial expression has barely changed.
Into half a smirk.
Between the hail of rock, the lightning, and Kazuma's mopping the asphalt with its back, the gargoyle is pretty much dead. All Kazuma had to do was stomp in its face and it was a goner.
Of course, the hollow that sent the lightning in the first place seems rather irritated that its attack did nothing. So, it reverts to plan B, which is light its entire body up with lightning and charge at Kazuma. As for the ball hollow, its blades are now back in place, charging another battery of blades.
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"Physics 101."
With that apparent nonsequitur, Kazuma goes for the ball of blades. He leaps forward, grasping firmly at the base of each rather than the end (given that blades of most kinds are sharper at the end than at the base).
"What happens when you clash metal and electricity?"
With that, he attempts to swing his enemy in a wide arc, sending him like a bowling ball towards the more irritated Hollow.
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"Physics 101."
With that apparent nonsequitur, Kazuma goes for the ball of blades. He leaps forward, grasping firmly at the base of each rather than the end (given that blades of most kinds are sharper at the end than at the base).
"What happens when you clash metal and electricity?"
With that, he attempts to swing his enemy in a wide arc, sending him like a bowling ball towards the more irritated Hollow.
[Team 1]
The hollow just seems to grin. "You die now, scum." Then, Kazuma might notice the sounds of the blades rocketing at him.
He might be blasted off from the hollow, to find that the irritated hollow covered in electricity about to run him over.
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"Really? Point-blank firing? THAT'S your ace in the hole?" Kazuma seems to have the time to reply as the Hollow fires.
Unlike the first time, right now he's fully prepared for the premature detonation. Kazuma's intent when he went for the blades was to use them against his electricity-wielding foe - not toss one against the other. Shunpo-powered or not, that move had a great potential for failure.
Instead, he managed to position himself just right so any blades fired wouldn't do much more than scratch him.
While the 8th seat rockets towards the electric Hollow, he grunts with effort as he skids his feet against the concrete. Just as he's a few feet away, he spins on the balls of his feet, and takes one hearty step forward as he focuses the end of the centripetal force at his palm - adding in a half-powered shunpo for good measure.
In essence, he redirects the projectiles from one foe to another, with added speed at close range.
"See, THIS is how you do it."
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"Really? Point-blank firing? THAT'S your ace in the hole?" Kazuma seems to have the time to reply as the Hollow fires.
Unlike the first time, right now he's fully prepared for the premature detonation. Kazuma's intent when he went for the blades was to use them against his electricity-wielding foe - not toss one against the other. Shunpo-powered or not, that move had a great potential for failure.
Instead, he managed to position himself just right so any blades fired wouldn't do much more than scratch him.
While the 8th seat rockets towards the electric Hollow, he grunts with effort as he skids his feet against the concrete. Just as he's a few feet away, he spins on the balls of his feet, and takes one hearty step forward as he focuses the end of the centripetal force at his palm - adding in a half-powered shunpo for good measure.
In essence, he redirects the projectiles from one foe to another, with added speed at close range.
"See, THIS is how you do it."
The electrified hollow gets a couple of blades stuck into his body. It roars in pain as it does so. It starts reeling for a second, obviously disoriented, before gaining its ground again and bracing itself. As for the rocket hollow, he's snarling in frustration. He decides to charge at Kazuma.
As for that gargoyle, I think he's still alive isn't he? No reason. :smallamused:
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Not really. Kazuma DID, in effect, stomp on his face. :smalltongue:
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And then to add insult to injury, and perhaps more damage, he somersaults with a shunpo off his fallen foe's face.
But the bespectacled shinigami ain't quite done.
Oh, no. Not by a long shot.
What he does is rush towards the now-impaled Hollow... and then slam both palms against the blades to drive them in further. Then he grips them and start spreading them apart like a pair of forceps.
THAT, of course, is when Kazuma hears the other Hollow charging. Not one to be caught unawares, the shinigami tries to plant his foot on the chest of the electric Hollow and yank the blades out of his body - to turn them against their original source.
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Not really. Kazuma DID, in effect, stomp on his face. :smalltongue:
But the bespectacled shinigami ain't quite done.
Oh, no. Not by a long shot.
What he does is rush towards the now-impaled Hollow... and then slam both palms against the blades to drive them in further. Then he grips them and start spreading them apart like a pair of forceps.
THAT, of course, is when Kazuma hears the other Hollow charging. Not one to be caught unawares, the shinigami tries to plant his foot on the chest of the electric Hollow and yank the blades out of his body - to turn them against their original source.
The electrified hollow notices Kazuma's attempt to rip it apart. The attack works for a second, before the hollow wraps its pike-like appendages around Kazuma in an attempt to shock-fry him.
Kazuma might succeed in yanking the blades out and using them against the ball-hollow, but he'll probably have to deal with the above attack first.
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Auset
It was as her khophesh comes down that the red chains wrap about her body, anchoring her down to the ground and pinning the bronze blade up against her body. For a couple of minute she wiggles about, but then Yoshi and Kyou are on the move.
The blast from the kido gun takes her directly in the face, rocking her head back, even as Kyou's sword begins to slice through her neck, just to be stopped when it hits the arrancar's zanpakuto.
"Hey, hey! Don't do that! Decapitation is such a major pain..." the arrancar mumbles past broken teeth, lifting her head up to expose her ruined (but rapidly healing) face. In just a couple moments she's hole again and has likely trapped Kyou's blade in her neck if the shinigami wasn't quick about things!
In any case, the arrancar experimentally strains her muscles (and more) against the kido binding her body, hearing a satisfying creak even as she looks down at the ground and sticks out her tongue.
"Cero! A glowing sandy brown orb forms at the tip of her tongue, but there were more immediate dangers to be had...like escaping the big explosion about to go off as Auset set about trying to destroy the bakudo.
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[Team Two]
There was no pity in Yoshi's eye, or the glowing blue lens of his monocle.
"Too bad it didn't work."
He dashes backwards as soon as the Arrancar begins attempting to break her bonds. He quickly tucks his shotgun away behind his back, then places both hands in front of himself.
His hands begin moving as he quickly runs out the chant for a Kido...
"Bakudo 31: Beak-Piercing Triple Beam!"
As soon as the spell fires off at Auset, he dives to one side, rolling in the air, before he comes up in a crouch...
Holding a pistol in each hand.
He frowns, not pulling the triggers just yet until Kyou is clear, or at least at a better angle...
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The electric Hollow might be surprised to find that Kazuma seems fully intent on taking the shock as he yanks the blades out of it - apparently in an attempt to ground the electricity against its own source.
Whether he's successful or not remains to be seen, but once he DOES yank the blades out, he fully intends to slash at one of the pike-like appendages so as to interrupt the flow.
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[Team 2]
Iwaki's eyes widen as Auset begins to break through his Kido. He had heard of the power possessed by some Arrancar, but in person it is still very impressive. One Kido is not enough to restrain her, but Iwaki still has plenty of power left. He draws one of his hands back and then thrusts two fingers forward at Auset.
"Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini! Look upon yourself with horror and tear out your own throat! Bakudo 9: Hōrin!"
A red rope lashes out of Iwaki's extended fingers, and coils around Auset, increasing the power of her bindings.
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The electric Hollow might be surprised to find that Kazuma seems fully intent on taking the shock as he yanks the blades out of it - apparently in an attempt to ground the electricity against its own source.
Whether he's successful or not remains to be seen, but once he DOES yank the blades out, he fully intends to slash at one of the pike-like appendages so as to interrupt the flow.
The charging rocket hollow, on the other hand, has to contend with a new impediment: specifically, continuing after taking a barrage of spiritual arrows to the side.
On a building a hundred meters away, the sender of the arrows frowns. She'd been aiming to scrape off the mask. She really was out of practice.
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[Team 2]
Unfortunately for Kyou, she didn't quite get her blade out quick enough. Her eyes widen as Auset prepares a cero; as she frantically pulls to the side, her strength proves barely effective.
"...Oh, shi-" Forgetting her zanpaktou, she jumps out of the way just before Auset fires.
[Elsewhere]
...Out of nowhere, the rain falling from above forms into a huge wave, crashing down upon the Hollows headed for Team 3. Each Hollow is bound in a block of solid water, with their masks being the only thing able to stick out.
Hibiki stands in a tree, looking upon the Hollows with disappointment. "Hmph... I'd thought they'd be tougher than that..."
(Hope you don't mind interference. :smalltongue:)
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[Team One]
Nasumi wipes her brow and lifts her ever-shifting nodachi on her shoulder. "Phew! Who's next?" She casts a quick glance around, noting that Kazuma and Hideuchi are doing quite well. But wait - what are those things flashing through the sky?
Nasumi whips her head around, catching a glimpse of someone standing on a building quite a distance away. Hmm? Is that a hollow? Unfortunately, it's too far to see clearly - Nasumi turns back at the crowd of Hollows closer to her, and charges to help Kazuma. Not that he really needs that much help. Shinkagenja's multi-coloured clouds follow after her like a long, flowing tail.
[Near Team Two]
The sight of the scantly-clad Arrancar charging a Cero alerts the pallid beast lurking on the roofs. Surely, if an explosion will go off at ground level, it will cause great damage to nearby residences. It bursts into motion, jumping down beside her just as spells cast by Iwaki and Yoshi strike at her body.
"Hey! No breaking my city!", the scaled beast shouts in rage, grasping the glowing binds holding Auset in place. "Off, you!" Straining its long arm, the beast hurls the Arrancar as far into the air as it can. Auset's Cero blooms into a sandy nova just above the rooftops, the shockwave rustling the clothes and hair of the nearby Shinigami.
Sato Hachirou sees it as well. The frown on his face deepens as he grits his teeth. "Bakudo 62: Hyapporyankan!", he hisses. A glowing blue rod, made of crackling spirit energy, appears on his hand. For a moment he hesitates - where should he best aim it? Then, he throws it at the waning explosion. In a moment, the sky is filled with blue rods, seeking to nail Auset on thin air, if nothing else.
Meanwhile, Yoshi, Kyou and Iwaki find themselves staring at the back of a tall, humanoid form. Shards of bone, like the remnants of broken wings, cover its lower back and shoulder plates, with some naked skin visible in the middle and around the hole going through its abdomen. The rest of the creature's body is covered in white, triangular scales, with eye-like silver patterns on each one.
The creature seems to disregard them, focusing on searching the skies for their shared enemy.
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[Team 3]
Allan is right beside Hachirou as they converge on Auset, Elder, and Team 2. He is still chanting when they arrive, and looks between the two available hollows. One was already restrained, but clearly not helpless. The other...was ignoring the Shinigami? Didn't see that every day. He decides to wait for Hachirou to attack, taking guidance from his superior. When Hachirou releases his Hyapporyankan, Allan extends one finger towards Auset.
"Bakudo 4: Hainawa!"
A light blue lash of light whips forward to further entangle Auset.
[Team 2]
Iwaki has already begun chanting his next Bakudo, planning to gag Auset, when Elder appears suddenly and attacks the other Arrancar. Iwaki is so surprised by this that his concentration is disrupted, and his Kido chant dies in his throat. After a few more seconds of surprise, he turns to look at Yoshi with a "what do we do now" expression.
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The electric Hollow might be surprised to find that Kazuma seems fully intent on taking the shock as he yanks the blades out of it - apparently in an attempt to ground the electricity against its own source.
Whether he's successful or not remains to be seen, but once he DOES yank the blades out, he fully intends to slash at one of the pike-like appendages so as to interrupt the flow.
...I have no idea how to react to the grounding part, as I don't fully understand that. BUT, the hollow is definitely shocked (pun not intended) that Kazuma is taking the electricity. It might take a few seconds for Kazuma to yank the blades out, as they are in there pretty deep. When he does slash at one of the arms, the hollow will find that he has distinctly less arm to use. The appendage lands on the ground with a thud, while the hollow roars in pain. Now, the hollow will try to pry Kazuma off of him with his remaining arm, attempting to stab him when he's off.
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The charging rocket hollow, on the other hand, has to contend with a new impediment: specifically, continuing after taking a barrage of spiritual arrows to the side.
On a building a hundred meters away, the sender of the arrows frowns. She'd been aiming to scrape off the mask. She really was out of practice.
The rocket hollow stops as it gets hit by arrows out of nowhere. It grunts as they hit, a few more holes in his side thanks to them. He turns to the source and snarls, revealing its armadillo-like form. He then crouches and prepares another rocket barrage. This time, however, the hollow seems to be glowing due to heat.
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[Team One]
Nasumi wipes her brow and lifts her ever-shifting nodachi on her shoulder. "Phew! Who's next?" She casts a quick glance around, noting that Kazuma and Hideuchi are doing quite well. But wait - what are those things flashing through the sky?
Nasumi whips her head around, catching a glimpse of someone standing on a building quite a distance away. Hmm? Is that a hollow? Unfortunately, it's too far to see clearly - Nasumi turns back at the crowd of Hollows closer to her, and charges to help Kazuma. Not that he really needs that much help. Shinkagenja's multi-coloured clouds follow after her like a long, flowing tail.
The poor spider never had a chance...:smalltongue:
As for Nasumi, she gets intercepted by what looks like a praying mantis on stilts. It seems to snap in front of the air, using it to cut at her from afar.
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The grounding part was meant to use the Hollow's own electricity against itself.
"Oh, come on now... is that all you've got? A couple hundred thousand volts of electricity? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!"
Despite the fact he looks positively burned from the shock, Kazuma doesn't seem any worse for the wear as far as his strength is concerned. The Hollow finds that his other arm doesn't quite reach its intended target as the bespectacled Shinigami parries. Then, spinning on his heel, he brings the other blade to bear against the blocked pike, before completing a full turn and slashing at its mask a couple more times in an X-like pattern.
Kazuma's breathing seems a touch more labored now, but he looks perfectly capable of working through the pain.
That's odd. The other Hollow should've already attacked by now...
That's when he notices the arrows sticking out of the armadillo's body. He tries not to lose focus, but his expression changes into one of anger when he realizes his fight has been intruded upon. He doesn't locate the interloper, however, having still a pair of hollows to deal with - or at least the armadillo.
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The grounding part was meant to use the Hollow's own electricity against itself.
"Oh, come on now... is that all you've got? A couple hundred thousand volts of electricity? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!"
Despite the fact he looks positively burned from the shock, Kazuma doesn't seem any worse for the wear as far as his strength is concerned. The Hollow finds that his other arm doesn't quite reach its intended target as the bespectacled Shinigami parries. Then, spinning on his heel, he brings the other blade to bear against the blocked pike, before completing a full turn and slashing at its mask a couple more times in an X-like pattern.
Kazuma's breathing seems a touch more labored now, but he looks perfectly capable of working through the pain.
That's odd. The other Hollow should've already attacked by now...
That's when he notices the arrows sticking out of the armadillo's body. He tries not to lose focus, but his expression changes into one of anger when he realizes his fight has been intruded upon. He doesn't locate the interloper, however, having still a pair of hollows to deal with - or at least the armadillo.
The blocked pike now has a huge chunk out of it. As for the mask...its on the creatures back, along with its head. However, there is now a pretty deep X-shaped gash in its chest. Its obvious that the hollow is severely injured, as well as very frustrated at the fact that this guy just won't quit. The electricity dies down for a second, before beginning to rapidly accumulate, especially around what's left of the pike. It looks like its going to try and fry Kazuma, probably taking itself down with it. In the meantime, the hollow tries to break out of the block and pummel Kazuma.
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InyutheBeatIs
...I have no idea how to react to the grounding part, as I don't fully understand that. BUT, the hollow is definitely shocked (pun not intended) that Kazuma is taking the electricity. It might take a few seconds for Kazuma to yank the blades out, as they are in there pretty deep. When he does slash at one of the arms, the hollow will find that he has distinctly less arm to use. The appendage lands on the ground with a thud, while the hollow roars in pain. Now, the hollow will try to pry Kazuma off of him with his remaining arm, attempting to stab him when he's off.
The rocket hollow stops as it gets hit by arrows out of nowhere. It grunts as they hit, a few more holes in his side thanks to them. He turns to the source and snarls, revealing its armadillo-like form. He then crouches and prepares another rocket barrage. This time, however, the hollow seems to be glowing due to heat.
The poor spider never had a chance...:smalltongue:
As for Nasumi, she gets intercepted by what looks like a praying mantis on stilts. It seems to snap in front of the air, using it to cut at her from afar.
The Quincy grins at the instant that the armadillo-like hollow turns to her.
"That's right. Smile for Momma."
With that, one more arrow is launched directly at the mask that now presents itself as a direct target, rather than in profile. She follows it up with a pair of arrows in the most likely dodging directions, then keeps an eye on the rockets, preparing to shoot them down if the Hollow manages to fire against her.
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Re: [BleachITP Reborn] Episode 3: Gotei Joint-Ops! What could ever go wrong?
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Sucrose
The Quincy grins at the instant that the armadillo-like hollow turns to her.
"That's right. Smile for Momma."
With that, one more arrow is launched directly at the mask that now presents itself as a direct target, rather than in profile. She follows it up with a pair of arrows in the most likely dodging directions, then keeps an eye on the rockets, preparing to shoot them down if the Hollow manages to fire against her.
This particular hollow likes to think its smarter than his brothers. Thus, he takes another option...inward. He curls up as the arrow flies, protecting his mask from the arrow. The plate of skin that protects it, however, wasn't so lucky. Now there is a fairly large crater by his neck, but at this point it doesn't matter. A few of the rockets launch below him, propelling him into the air. His now red-hot form fires of a few more rockets to propel himself forward, releasing the rest in a spread everywhere. What the Quincy might see now is a ball of smoke and fire hurtling straight at her.
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Re: [BleachITP Reborn] Episode 3: Gotei Joint-Ops! What could ever go wrong?
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Originally Posted by
InyutheBeatIs
The blocked pike now has a huge chunk out of it. As for the mask...its on the creatures back, along with its head. However, there is now a pretty deep X-shaped gash in its chest. Its obvious that the hollow is severely injured, as well as very frustrated at the fact that this guy just won't quit. The electricity dies down for a second, before beginning to rapidly accumulate, especially around what's left of the pike. It looks like its going to try and fry Kazuma, probably taking itself down with it. In the meantime, the hollow tries to break out of the block and pummel Kazuma.
If he couldn't see it from the front, then all he had to do was strike THROUGH it to get to the other side.
Utilizing the crosspoint of the X-shaped gash as an entry point, Kazuma stabbed forward with all his might, seeking to impale the Hollow as cleanly through as possible, then leaping out of the way so as to not get caught in what would undeniably be its last blast.