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Izumi frowns, and takes out the pill she got at Viatrix's. "Well... here goes nothing."
She swallows the pill, and is quickly ejected from her body. The mod-soul in the pill starts to run away, as Izumi draws the katana of her Zanpaktou, and holds it in a two-handed grip, taking up a defensive stance.
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Up on the Roof (Day 19)
If Sora and Kina concentrate, they might feel a very slight presence, waiting just under the lip of the roof. It was completely still, and was waiting for something. The dome of silk still shone in the afternoon sun.
"Sora, wait. Something's not right here." She points in the general direction of the presence. At least Kina is good at sensing nearby enemies. "Something is there."
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Sayaka
[Nakahiro, Valeria team]
Sayaka turned away from Nakahiro and Valeria to make her back safely to their backs. A fast movement and there are talisman in her fingers. A cool expression of a serious shrine maiden as she closes her left eye, and holds the talisman.
"Gejishiin gomezamesamase!" She prays softly.
Her hair and school uniform are ruffled with a light wind. It's the first time Sayaka seems to have unusual spiritual aura.
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(Eh, details. :smalltongue: We'll just pretend he forgot. Also because he doesn't really care about money and expects "real" payment.)
"Hmph." Armin allows Nero to get back to his business.
Nero nods, then continues on his path with a quick text confirming the mission's success, then calls a second number...
"Agent 09. What is the progress on Project Shift?"
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[Warehouse District]
An isolated corner
Nakahiro is at the head of the group when they are ambushed. Sensing the attack before it comes, he leaps back, unnecessarily, crying out a warning to Valeria and Sayaka. As the echoing taunt and laughter comes, he flips his umbrella into a better grip. Then, he flares his reiatsu as he activates his powers, and brings the umbrella up into a well-honed kendo stance. He looks around apprehensively, trying without success to determine the source of the noise.
"Calm down, Valeria, there's three of us and one of him. As long as we work together, we should be able to take him down. Let's all circle up; we need to be watching all directions."
Valeria nods shakily, putting her back to the others, facing outward. Her hands tremble slightly, but not with fear...
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Nero nods, then continues on his path with a quick text confirming the mission's success, then calls a second number...
"Agent 09. What is the progress on Project Shift?"
Vincent sighed in his laboratory as his phone rang for what seemed like the third time in an hour (it was actually the second time in about a week). Why were all these people distracting him from Science? Didn't they know that Science beckoned to him like a wanton woman clad in a slinky black dress? Why did he capitalize the S in Science in his interior monologue? But such questions would have to wait for another time, because his phone was still ringing.
"Agent 01. Project Shift is coming along quite nicely. I've managed to send most objects and small mammals through. I predict full portal creation in no more than one week, and probably less. Is that sufficient, or do you require results faster?" Given Vincent's regular operations, it was entirely possible that if Agent 01 needed it sooner, then he could probably deliver.
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[Industrial District]
"Faster, indeed. Agent 00 is emphasizing the completion of this project in his ultimate goals." Nero reaches a side-street, and is instantly greeted by his driver. In short order, he is back on the way to SWORD HQ. "He is expecting results in a maximum of 72 hours. No less than the ability to transport a human being to Hueco Mundo; this is of great importance to him."
"...Another matter. Once you are finished with Project Shift, you are to report to Agent 06, for the next stage in Agent 00's plans." Nero knew nothing about Project BABEL himself, merely of its existence. It was for security purposes; only those involved in the planning, and select few involved in the construction of these major projects were briefed. The only reason Nero was even aware was his placement in SWORD as the second-in-command.
"Are there any questions, Agent 09?" Sometimes (usually with Hiroto), he needed to be firm with the scholarly types. Otherwise they would be content to sit in their labs and tinker. He had no enmity for the scientific mind, he was only attempting to do his job, and his experience led him down the road of uncompromising loyalty to the goals set by the commanding officer, whoever they may be.
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Agent #08 Angelo Damiano - Stalking Sora
Taking a slight detour, but mindful of the GPS system that allows him to track the children easier, Angelo activates his encrypted communications array.
"Agent 8 codename Palladium Messenger hailing all available Agents in Phoenix Town. I have found this child who reeks of Hollow reiatsu but retains his mind mingling with other children. I suspect an Arrancar has possessed this child. Just before he was in communication with other children from the local school regarding abductions of their friends. If there are no assignments for me at present, requesting leeway in conducting an intel gathering mission on said child. Amen."
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"Um...alright?" She looks around them, contemplating exactly what that means. "By the way...um, you don't need to be so, um, formal. You don't sound like y-you're enjoying it."
Sora shrugs. "Well Kina-san, I haven't been very polite to you, or your friends. Kaito-san suggested we start over, and I suspect that a complete restart is far better than suddenly intruding on your group, as if I had never done anything to any of you."
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Up on the Roof (Day 19)
If Sora and Kina concentrate, they might feel a very slight presence, waiting just under the lip of the roof. It was completely still, and was waiting for something. The dome of silk still shone in the afternoon sun.
Sora frowns momentarily. He could blast the warehouse to bits with a Cero, and attempt to surprise whomever had trapped them, but...
His red eyes flicker over to Kina, before returning to stare at the warehouse roof. If he did that, then Kina would most likely be frightened of him, and it would be very hard to change her opinion easily.
"Bah. You are alive, and you are strong. Do you really need her? You've known her for minutes at most. Break the roof, break the ground, then break your opponent."
He shakes his head quickly, a shudder running through his body. Even if he did destroy the roof, and the two survived, the tag that was hiding his reiatsu would probably be destroyed as well.
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"Sora, wait. Something's not right here." She points in the general direction of the presence. At least Kina is good at sensing nearby enemies. "Something is there."
Sora grimaced. He had felt something nearby, but not that damn close. He brooded for a second or two, before grinning widely.
"Kina-san, please stay behind me."
Raising his right hand, he aimed at where Kina had pointed, Hollow energy crackling, as arcs of red and black lightning began to form in the palm of his hand.
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[Warehouse District]
An isolated corner
The horrible voice echoed around them, a cruel chuckle escaping from the thing's throat. Suddenly, a barrage of spikes flies right at the kids. There aren't so many they won't be able to dodge, parry, or otherwise protect themselves, though. It's almost like their opponent is testing them.
A few seconds later, a half-dozen or so spikes fly at Nakahrio from his right side. If the other children glance over there, they might spot the shadowed form of a large spiky creature with glowing eyes.
"I like it when my prey tries to fight back. Makes it taste better."
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[S.W.O.R.D. Headquarters, Vincent's Lab]
Vincent sighed inwardly. He did so hate to be rushed, but occasionally it was unavoidable. He'd hoped to have more time for testing, but perhaps he could skip a few safety procedures and save on time...
"I can create an adequate device in three days. If you're willing to potentially repair a few explosions, I could do it in two. In that time, a predict the device to be capable of creating portals that can transport up to ten humans, five Hollows, or two reasonably large vehicles, each with no more than five passengers including driver, with no side effects apart from temporary nausea and perhaps odd discoloration. I have yet to understand why that monkey turned blue..." Vincent was trailing off, and it was obvious that nothing of any importance was going to be said unless he was prompted otherwise.
[On the Roof]
Whatever the presence on the side of the building, it doesn't react to Sora's display of power. At least, not overtly. To someone truly sensitive, it can be noticed that the energy of the beast seems somehow to tense up, as if it's preparing itself for what's to come. And if you're watching very closely, the webs start to vibrate slightly.
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Kina Yoshimoto - Up on the Roof (Day 19)
Kina nods and get behind Sora. "Y'know... it is, uh, a little annoying."
She seems to notice the change in reiatsu, ever slight as it is. "Something's different. Be careful."
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[Warehouse District]
An isolated corner
Nakahiro cuts his portion of the first volley of spikes out of the air with some difficulty, glances at Valeria.
"See? That wasn't so-oh my."
Nakahiro snaps his umbrella open in a shield to protect him from the spike volley, but one is only deflected a little and gashes his leg. He winces, but the cut is largely superficial. Shutting the umbrella, he takes aim and releases a volley of shots at the Hollow in alley.
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[Industrial District]
"With all honesty, Agent 09, I don't need any details. As long as it can be done in the time requested. As it seems you will be able to deliver, that is all that need be said. The clock's ticking." Nero hangs up, and relaxes slightly, pulling at his tie. Breaks from the responsibilities of his post were rare, so it was best not to take them for granted. Closing his eyes, he falls asleep almost instantly for the car trip to HQ.
[Warehouse District]
Valeria shouts, holding her hands opposite each other...
"Cover your ears!" She doesn't have much time to warn them, though, before her hands come together, an explosion of sonic energy sending the spikes flying at her drastically off-target.
Then, a second blast, more powerful than the last, is directed at the figure in the shadows.
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Kina Yoshimoto - Up on the Roof (Day 19)
Kina nods and get behind Sora. "Y'know... it is, uh, a little annoying."
She seems to notice the change in reiatsu, ever slight as it is. "Something's different. Be careful."
The boy laughed softly. "Hn. Then I will have to come up with a new form of address, Kina-san." He looks thoughtful for a moment.
"Perhaps Kina-chan would suffice for informality?"
Grinning, he carefully points the softball-sized energy at the area Kina pointed at, and says a single word as his eyes flash a pure black.
"Cero."
The Cero blasts out of his hand, flying towards the hidden opponent.
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Kaito might soon come to regret his eagerness. Without warning, a long, white tongue lashes out at him from one of the alleyways. If it makes contact, he will find it to be both very adhesive and very strongly pulling him back towards its source.
Said source can be seen with some difficulty through the alley's shadows. Six spindly legs and a small, chitinous central body make up the offending Hollow. Small, but no less deadly for it. Longlegs is currently perched three quarters of the way up the wall of one of the buildings, its razor sharp claws digging in to the side of the warehouse.
Kaito's eyes widen as the tongue lashes at him. He starts to dodge to the side, but inexplicably moves his hand towards the appendage...which is suddenly redirected by invisible force away from the young man, who goes skidding a couple of feet on the concrete, before regaining his balance and hopping up into a crouch. Wary eyes regard the Hollow in front of him.
"Hn. Not really in the mood for you."
With that, he points his hand at the creature and shoves; a couple hundred pounds of force slam into it, in an attempt to dislodge the creature from its perch.
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The boy laughed softly. "Hn. Then I will have to come up with a new form of address, Kina-san." He looks thoughtful for a moment.
"Perhaps Kina-chan would suffice for informality?"
Grinning, he carefully points the softball-sized energy at the area Kina pointed at, and says a single word as his eyes flash a pure black.
"Cero."
The Cero blasts out of his hand, flying towards the hidden opponent.
The Cero tears through the building, but stops shortly after hitting the roof, and the strands of silk begin to glisten with power as the energy of the Cero is taken into the web, which begins to bounce and shine with power. As the blast dissipates, Sora and Kina can see the energy of it travel along the strands and vanish, stretched into nothingness. Kina can also sense the signature of whatever it is that they're fighting move around the sides of the building to get behind them, and if she turns around fast enough, she might be able to catch a glimpse of an eight-eyed head peek at them over the side of the roof and then vanish again.
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Sayaka
[Nakahiro and Valeria team]
Sayaka pivots to the direction the spikes come from and throws the talisman at the ground between her legs.. As it leaves her hands, she thrusts her palms together in front of her chest.
"Genjiiten tensho tenrai shoukanjun!" As she finished the phrase, the talisman bursts with strange light, and the spikes crumpled in the air in front of Nakahiro and Valeria. The barrier flickers visibly for a second, and then disappears. The talisman on the ground sizzles and dissolves like acid was on it.
Sayaka looked worried at that.
"Nakahiro, be careful!" She yelled a warning.
A talisman of onmyou is not different, it is to be a protective object focus, like all talisman. But to have taken the attack, it is not just spike that is the concern, but the dissolving power.
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[Warehouse District]
An isolated corner
Nakahiro cuts his portion of the first volley of spikes out of the air with some difficulty, glances at Valeria.
"See? That wasn't so-oh my."
Nakahiro snaps his umbrella open in a shield to protect him from the spike volley, but one is only deflected a little and gashes his leg. He winces, but the cut is largely superficial. Shutting the umbrella, he takes aim and releases a volley of shots at the Hollow in alley.
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[Warehouse District]
Valeria shouts, holding her hands opposite each other...
"Cover your ears!" She doesn't have much time to warn them, though, before her hands come together, an explosion of sonic energy sending the spikes flying at her drastically off-target.
Then, a second blast, more powerful than the last, is directed at the figure in the shadows.
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Sayaka
[Nakahiro and Valeria team]
Sayaka pivots to the direction the spikes come from and throws the talisman at the ground between her legs.. As it leaves her hands, she thrusts her palms together in front of her chest.
"Genjiiten tensho tenrai shoukanjun!" As she finished the phrase, the talisman bursts with strange light, and the spikes crumpled in the air in front of Nakahiro and Valeria. The barrier flickers visibly for a second, and then disappears. The talisman on the ground sizzles and dissolves like acid was on it.
Sayaka looked worried at that.
"Nakahiro, be careful!" She yelled a warning.
A talisman of onmyou is not different, it is to be a protective object focus, like all talisman. But to have taken the attack, it is not just spike that is the concern, but the dissolving power.
[Warehouse District]
Vilebarb's eyes widened fractionally. He'd expected the children to have some measure of power. But such versatility!
He dodged the barrage of shots from the boy, but was unfortunately clipped by the sound-blast from the girl. This sent him spinning in midair during his leap away from his previous hiding spot. So instead of flitting from shadow to shadow, he ended up about 30 feet away, crouched on the ground.
Revealed in the sunlight, Vilebarb lived up to his name. He vaguely resembled a hedgehog or similar animal...assuming you could find one that was 10 feet from nose to tail, able to stand upright, with a mouth full of razor teeth, 2-foot-long razor sharp claws on its front feet, and a back full of barbed, poisonous spines that it could fire at will.
"You're the most energetic prey I've ever met! That will make you taste all the sweeter!"
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"You're not the first of your kind I've spared. You are, however, the first to be curious about my reasons; most who do take up my offer either run away, seemingly forever, or try to use what they perceive as 'softness' on my part to get past my guard and kill me.
I am actually no expert on Hollows. I know that souls that go unpurified long enough turn into them, I know they eat other souls to fill the void they feel inside, and that they share some common characteristics. I do not know what makes some Hollows think while others go feral, and for the most part, whether a sentient Hollow has a 'heart' to speak of. Whether one of your kind has a sense of right and wrong at all.
If I had to give it a reason, it would be that I want to know what goes through the head of one such as you."
Carmelia paused for a moment, before responding. "We both want something from each other, then. Very well. I will satisfy your curiosity as best as I can. And perhaps correct some of the ideas you have."
She then leaned in a bit, trying to give as much of a feeling of cold menace as she could through this accursed gigai. "I hope you don't plan on using this against me. There will be a price if you do."
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[Venti Buon]
Donovan raises an eyebrow.
"We can talk after the day is over."
Rosa bows slightly. "Thank you, Donovan-sama."
Afterwards, she takes the freshly prepared order and starts giving the trays to their proper customers. Eventually, she comes around to Hasunaga and Carmelia's table. "Here you go!"
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Carmelia paused for a moment, before responding. "We both want something from each other, then. Very well. I will satisfy your curiosity as best as I can. And perhaps correct some of the ideas you have."
She then leaned in a bit, trying to give as much of a feeling of cold menace as she could through this accursed gigai. "I hope you don't plan on using this against me. There will be a price if you do."
Rosa bows slightly. "Thank you, Donovan-sama."
Afterwards, she takes the freshly prepared order and starts giving the trays to their proper customers. Eventually, she comes around to Hasunaga and Carmelia's table. "Here you go!"
Hasunaga chuckled. "Why would I do that? Really, the very thought of it. Consider this: I've spared you and given you a present, for little more than to satisfy my curiosity. Do you honestly believe that anyone acting in such a manner would use what he learned - or even go to this length - just to use it against you? If I wanted to force you to do something, I'd use sheer strength or the threat of it. And if I want our relationship to be forged on trust, using what you teach me against you is the wrong way to do so." Coffee sip. Hmmm, mocha. "You need to stop thinking this is about strength of any kind. As long as you stick to those ground rules we set up, I have no more reason to cause you grief or harm than a pig has a means to fly by itself."
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[Kaito's Group]
Longlegs' tongue is twisted aside by Kaito's telekinesis, slamming into the ground with inhuman power, leaving a small crater. Unfazed by the medium's power, the Hollow simply snaps its tongue back into its mouth with alarming speed. Before it can do anything else, however, Kaito's telekinetic assault lands on it.
It barely moves.
The Hollow's central body is pushed back a few inches, but it is otherwise totally unaffected by the assault. For a few seconds it sits still, neither moving nor attacking. Then, it slowly takes a few steps back on the wall, slinking away into the shadows until it is out of sight.
Seconds pass.
[Nakahiro's Group]
Nakahiro readies himself as the Hollow is fully revealed by Valeria's assault, concerned by the hollow's various natural weapons and obviously vicious demeanor. As it pauses to grandstand, he quickly speaks to the other members of the group.
"I'll try to keep the Hollow out in the open. Cover me if you can and see if you can find a weakness in it."
As Vilebarb is halfway through its second sentence, Nakahiro transmits to directly in front of it, already slashing up at its stomach with his umbrella.
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Ken calmly observed the events as they unfolded. Had Kaito needed his help he would've intervened, but instead he had nothing to do but watch. "Well, that was anticlimactic. Shall we pursue it to avoid having it take us by surprise again? It could be a trap, but then again, anything could be one."
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The Cero tears through the building, but stops shortly after hitting the roof, and the strands of silk begin to glisten with power as the energy of the Cero is taken into the web, which begins to bounce and shine with power. As the blast dissipates, Sora and Kina can see the energy of it travel along the strands and vanish, stretched into nothingness. Kina can also sense the signature of whatever it is that they're fighting move around the sides of the building to get behind them, and if she turns around fast enough, she might be able to catch a glimpse of an eight-eyed head peek at them over the side of the roof and then vanish again.
Kina Yoshimoto - Up on the Roof (Day 19)
Kina does turn around as the signature moves, barely catching a glance of the creature's form. "I, um, don't think that worked. What do you think we should do?"
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Kina Yoshimoto - Up on the Roof (Day 19)
Kina does turn around as the signature moves, barely catching a glance of the creature's form. "I, um, don't think that worked. What do you think we should do?"
Sora gapes at what had just happened. It had absorbed his Cero. That shouldn't have been possible. Unless...
"It's absorption, Kina-chan. My... abilities," He didn't bother hiding the distaste in his words, Are useless unless I can draw him out. You've got some sort of power. Use it."
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"What?" Kina looks at Sora incredulously. "Um, I've been doing all I can." She turns around again, thinking. "What can you do?"
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Kina Yoshimoto - Up on the Roof (Day 19)
Kina does turn around as the signature moves, barely catching a glance of the creature's form. "I, um, don't think that worked. What do you think we should do?"
A quiet voice sounded from behind the walls of the building.
"Come out, children. I tire of waiting." The voice was high-pitched and seemed somehow small and nonthreatening, though if the kids had any sense at all, they would know how dangerous this thing was.
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"What?" Kina looks at Sora incredulously. "Um, I've been doing all I can." She turns around again, thinking. "What can you do?"
Eye-roll. "You wouldn't be here if you were defenseless Kina-chan. And I am an Arrancar. Humanoid Hollow. A rather powerful Humanoid Hollow. Which is why I'm slightly worried that the web absorbed my Cero with no problems whatsoever."
He scowls as he feels the tag hiding his reiatsu crumble to ash. Damn. Shouldn't have expected it to work for long anyway.
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A quiet voice sounded from behind the walls of the building.
"Come out, children. I tire of waiting." The voice was high-pitched and seemed somehow small and nonthreatening, though if the kids had any sense at all, they would know how dangerous this thing was.
"Ah but of course Voice-san!"
A pause.
"As soon as you take down this web you seem to have set up. It's rather frustrating, you see."
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"Ah but of course Voice-san!"
A pause.
"As soon as you take down this web you seem to have set up. It's rather frustrating, you see."
The voice is silent. It appears that regardless of what it says, whatever is back there is just fine with waiting.
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"I'm here for my friends, Sora-san. That's all." Kina looks around for a moment. "What, um, else can you do?" She eyes the roof especially. "Hmm...I have an idea. Though... I'm unsure. But we should at least get some attention."
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"Don't worry, my pretties. You have all of my attention." There was a slight chuckle as it spoke.