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Post by K on Apr 7, 2010 15:24:49 GMT -5
The hum of the jeep would ring in Octavio's ear as he drove through the street of Karakura town. With him would be a few other soldiers, most of which were new recruits who were lucky enough to be stationed in a garrison instead of oversea to the warzone. More than once Octavio thought of leaving docile Japan and return to the battlefield serving his country properly. He was certain their were plus he could help in the middle east and he'd send a few men deserving of it to the afterlife. Of course he knew that his secret would be blown if he tried anything of that nature. If any of his commanding officers saw him talking to plus they didn't see, or fighting demons they didn't see-he'd be sent straight to the medical ward and popped with hundreds of PTSD pills.
No here he could make just as big of a difference, without as much worry of being found out for what he was. While thinking of this he'd look out to the side of the street seeing the ghosts of recently deceased humans walking along as if they had nowhere to turn to. As he finished these thoughts the jeep would stop and the men in the back would get out-Octavio included.
Dressed in his combat uniform with his helmet strapped and M-16 on his back he'd hear the other guys call him good bye as they made a patrol of this strange town. It was here that the most unexplainable reports of attacks had been going through, the news would be spewing out that it was possibly Gaijin-foriegn terrorists blowing up buildings and what not. Of course Octavio knew the real culprit-most if not all the time it was Hollows attacking with their clumsy bodies in an attempt for a meal. They didn't ususally go out of the way to cause destruction-for that drew the other celestial beings into the town, the Shimigami.
Octavio had his own beliefs about these demons and angels he encountered all his life. They were set in stone and neither side would succeed in trying to tell him otherwise. His mentor had spent his whole life not only fighting Hollow in his homeland, but also comprehending these events in a manner that did not go against his die hard faith. Where there more like him and Octavio who could see these phenonmenon, Father Juarez would probably had become a famed theologist-brought straight to the Vatican to describe the purgatory that was Soul Society and the hell beings the Hollow. Of course only the chosen few would know of these things, seen as insane by the secular world-Octavio would not give up the fight however. He was made a full knight of Los Serviente de Christo before he departed from his blessed order and he intended to uphold that life no matter the sacrifice.
As he walked he'd find no plus to greet in this area where the Jeep has dropped them off, an oddity in itself considering how short mortal life was. He'd drop all the thoughts of the spiritual world for a moment and just decided to enjoy the outdoors for a while, after all he was still human-and like he said before life was short not to enjoy it somewhat.
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Post by Ichigo Kurosaki on Apr 9, 2010 17:52:37 GMT -5
Corporal Octavio was correct in his assumption that it was several hollows attacking downtown trying to snag the newly-deceased souls of car wreck victims. Luckily, Ichigo had been out on the town and thinking about calling up a friend when his new Deputy Shinigami badge started screaming "HOLLOW HOLLOW HOLLOW!!!" Over and over. He had missed the subtlety of Rukia's soul pager, but could see how this thing would be better if he was say, sleeping. But that didn't change the fact that it still pissed the orange-headed teenager off!
Dumping his body in a back alley, Ichigo rushed to the scene. 3 hollows were attacking, and one had just allowed it's claws to swipe through the side of a skyscraper, causing an explosion of loose metal and debris. Ichigo had to hurry to push a few police officers and firefighters out of the way. This thing was out of control!
With a quick curse, Ichigo 'unsheathed' Zangetsu and hurled forward to land a quick, yet powerful slice through the mask of the first masked spirit, before turning and grazing another one deeply in it's chest. It roared, surely alerting any other spiritually aware beings in the area to the battle that was going on. Ichigo braced himself as the injured hollow lunged at him, teeth gnashing, as the third one fired several globs of bright, green acid.
The Substitute Shinigami turned his blade, after jumping from the path of both attacks and shun-po ed behind the two evil spirits. With a quick slice, A wave of reishi energy flashed off the blade, sending the creatures to oblivion as Ichigo landed after shouting "Getsuga Tensho!". Turning, He looked to see all three bodies explode into a blast of black mist.
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Post by Tokei Tatsujin on Apr 9, 2010 21:44:22 GMT -5
"What the hell was that?!" Tokei asked himself, as he looked around from behind the counter of his family's business. He grabbed his watch, and ran out of the store, leaving his mother in the store with a surprised look.
Out in the street, Tokei put his sunglasses on, which changed the entire world around him... Spirits appeared out of thin air, thanks to his grandfather's Sunglasses. There was a load roar in a nearby alleyway as he looked around, black mist was floating into the air and disappearing.
Tokei ran to the scene, to find one of his classmates, Ichigo Kurosaki... but just not one, TWO of him. "Ichi...go? H-how are there two of you? What caused the black mist, and that roar?" He asked, obviously surprised.
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Post by Rukia Kuchiki on Apr 10, 2010 5:47:15 GMT -5
- - - - - - - In the middle of the sky, a rectangular shaped bamboo door split in two as it openned and within another set of doors also split as one foot stepped forth. It was soul society's senkaimon gate openning, the bright light along with the light of the sun would cause any observer to avoid direct eye contact with the coming shinigami. But as the senkai gate closed behind it, those around could finally see Rukia Kuchiki.
She gently let herself float down where she noticed Ichigo was. She hadn't observed at the moment the other two individuals in the vicinity, but as she came closer to the subtitute shinigami she witnessed as a rather weird man with funny looking glasses, too large in her opinion stared gazingly at Ichigo. She only caught the dark mist of hollows being blown in the air, Ichigo's katana in sight. It seemed she was already late for the party but then again even if she was there in time Ichigo would take all the fun away. " Well it seems that new badge of yours is working well". She intentionally joked over the badge considering that she found it hilarious how loud and obnoxious it would be to have an alarming badge for a hollow detector. When she first heard it from the 12th squad's research lab she thought it was just a joke, it was only funnier to see that Captain Kurutsuchi was serious about it. As he phrased it, it was crucial that the piece of equipment fulfilled it's duty no matter how insanely embarrassing it would be to have in public. He obviously had no care for Ichigo's social aspects in life or else the device would have been done with more care. "I take it your enjoying it as much as I do", saying it with a smirk on her face. In Byakuya's words, "it couldn't be helped".
Oddly enough, she was also happy to see Ichigo specially doing what he did best, defeat hollows. It had been a few months since she last came to the real world and being Byakuya who suggested her to "clear up her mind", she took advantage to take that time and visit her friends, those being Orihime, Uriyu, Chad and Ichigo. It seemed implicit in Byakuya's voice but she sensed that he intentionally said it in order to have her spend time with those in the real world. She couldn't help but notice how much more "brotherly" Byakuya had become. He would never be the corny kind of brother but he wasn't soo much of a cold brute and oddly mannered individual in front of her anymore.
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Post by K on Apr 11, 2010 13:46:02 GMT -5
Before he could even enjoy the world around him trouble would approach this sector. A building would come crashing down, covering the area with a horrible dust while the people ran in panic on the streets. His radio would be going off with thousands of orders and the voices of paniced privates would be heard through it as well. Grabbing hold of his communication Octavio would calm his seperated troops as he shouted, "Fall back and get away from the dust cloud. Move back to the jeep and help the authorities maintain order here!"
He'd get the agreement of his lower ranked troops and would inform them that he'd be working on foot due to being too far from the Jeep. Of course his true reason was that he needed to find out where the Hollows were that had done this damage to the building. Running through Octavio would create a mask of ice across his face, which immediately would become dark with dust and dirt that flew in the air. However it made its usefulness known as now Octavio could breath through it like a makeshift gas mask.
Moving through the dust he'd soon find an open place that was debrie free which was where he'd hear the sounds of a young man shouting out some phrase in Japanese. Seeing the Hollow for but a second he'd then see them be dispersed as a single technique took the last two out. Octavio was shocked to see the Orange haired guy who had performed that technique, normally people of Ichigo's appearance were no better than delinquents who liked to dye their hair orange to appear different from the majority of black haired Japanese. Of course Octavio was guilty of beating the snot out of such delinquents when they were stupid enough to mess with the soldier gaijin with a damn M-16.
He'd soon come up to the group of what seemed to be nothing more than youths. By their dress Octavio knew that the orange haired one and the newly arrived lady who seemed to be chating with him. Their was one figure who did not match the criteria of a Shimigami though and that was Tokei. With that Octavio would rush up toward them and yelling against the screams around him he'd say to Tokei.
"Citizen I..." However he'd see that Tokei was looking not at the background but what would seem to be at the Shimigami themselves.
He'd then turn to stare into Ichigo's eyes to show that he knew that he was there as well. Then turning to Tokei he'd come close to him and gripping onto his arm he'd whisper in his ear, "You can see them can't you? These Rengoku no Tamashî (Purgatory Souls)." It was true Octavio was being a bit rough on the young salesman but that was only out of heart racing excitment. He had yet to meet another Human in Karakura who could see the dead like himself and wanted to make sure of this finding. If not then all that would happen was one more human would think the American Gaijin were all pill crazy psycho. Upon this the clerk would probably just join some reactionary group wanting to pull the American troops out of their garrisons in Japan.
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Post by Hotaru Tsuzuki on Apr 12, 2010 15:39:56 GMT -5
"And I finally thought I could get some rest" A dark haired shinigami sighed as she ran through the roofs of several buildings, totally unnoticed by the humans. Lately it had been a call for hollow appearance, but it had faded quickly before she had the chance to go. Now there was a new one, this time stronger; she had to go. “It’s always like this: run here, run there. Just finished a mission and there’s already another hollow... not to mention this burning sun" Hotaru kept mumbling. She wasn’t so pleased to be in the human world. So many buildings, smoke everywhere, so many noise...nothing she liked. But duty was duty, and it had to be done.
Normally her missions consisted to sent some pluses to souls society, just that and get ride of random weak hollows that could appear. But this city was completely different. In the air many spiritual energies could be felt, everywhere. Pluses were often seen wandering in the streets... and hollows were not to far from then, lurking them and getting stronger as they devoured those souls.
Hotaru looked forward, a huge cloud of dust covered all the place; screams filled with terror coming from it…accompanied by the unmistakable growl of hollows hunting. “At least I arrived” She thought while she unsheathed her zanpakuto. “And it seems I’m not the only one” Added as she noticed the presence of others with spiritual power. She leaped to the first hollow she spotted, her zanpakuto piercing through its mask by the front. More hollows charged against her, attracted by the prospect of a soul. She turned to face them, smirking “Like if I’m giving it up so easily” She said to herself.
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Post by Ichigo Kurosaki on Apr 15, 2010 21:04:07 GMT -5
Noticing his classmate, his old friend, and an American soldier, all of which he was visible too, Ichigo beckoned at Tokei and Octavio after the initial moment of surprise at the fact that there seemed to be more and more every day that were becoming aware. "What, you can...? Never mind, Tokei, stay with that soldier, Rukia come with me, there are more!"
With that he dashed off to his left, feeling the pressure of another Shinigami and at least three MORE hollows. Damn it. Glancing to his right, knowing he'd spot a certain raven haired midget following him, Ichigo replied, "Pfft, yeah, this thing's lodes of fun. Let me tell you all about it!" He fought the brief flash of anger at the annoying, loud device twelfth division had cooked up.
Then with a shake of his head, he looked back, "What the hell are you doing here anyways? What was all that about wanting to stay in soul society?" he asked, noticing the hollow battle up ahead. The Soul reaper seemed to be faring well for herself, maybe she could take all three... but Ichigo didn't want to take the chance. He rushed at a quicker pace to help.
(To get Hotaru Into the RP, then we can all meet up. XD)
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Post by Tokei Tatsujin on Apr 16, 2010 12:39:34 GMT -5
So many thoughts were going through the boy's head, and they all seemed to revolve around the thought, 'Why can I see these things?'
"Yeah... just, be careful Ichigo." Tokei said, then turned to the soldier, after watching his classmate leave the area. "Only lately, since I was given my grandfather's sunglasses, Sir. Without them, I can hear spirits, mostly at my family's shop. But lately I seem to be able to break all the clocks around me by saying one word."
Looking around, after speaking, it seemed that no one walking past the alley, after the large explosion, seemed to mind a U.S Soldier talking to a 16 year old boy. "I've seen spirits, but nothing like this before. How was there two of my classmate? and who the hell was the woman he disappeared with?!" Tokei demanded.
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Post by Rukia Kuchiki on Apr 16, 2010 14:18:24 GMT -5
*woops error here*
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Post by K on Apr 23, 2010 18:00:56 GMT -5
The anxious soldier watched as the Shimigami went back to the battle, he was tense and wanted to return to the fight too-though first he needed the information demanded from the civilian. He'd listen as the boy talked about recently seeing spirits whenever he used his grandfather's glasses; it was quite late stage for Octavio who had been seeing the spirits of the departed since he was an infant.
He suspected this kid had no means of defending himself out in what felt like a warzone; his mission was to protect the weak, but that didn't mean waiting around for the Hollows to attack first. Having heard his story Octavio would shout, "Get back to your shop, your putting yourself in danger if you stay out here-these white demons hunt for high spirited prey like you!"
Slinging his weapon to his back Octavio would turn away and rush toward the nearest sign of a fight; allowing him the chance to gaze in awe at the elemental power of Rukia's Dance, Sode No Shirayuki. He'd watch the Hollow in that area be dissapated by a cylinder of ice; it made him stop for a moment and realize how powerful the average Shimigami must of been-to deal with the creatures he hunted like boars as nothing more than swatting flies...
Regardless the fun was not over, a new rift would be cut near Octavio-giving these departed souls a chance to see what Human inabition could acomplish. The Hollow would be in the form of a bull, its mask providing a powerful armor with spikes pretruding from the center and sides. It would seem to be unintelligent as it snarled at the High Reiatsu human in hopes of goaring it for a quick and large meal.
Octavio had already entered stage one of his transformation and so was quite ready to deal with such threats. However not having the time to take in water within this dusty battleground he'd force out more of his reiatsu in a second stage transformation. The mask on his face would harden and his eyes would turn a clear light blue. His hair froze and his arms seemed to look frozen over-though he could still move them with full acrobatic ease.
Smirking at the beast he'd watch it charge him with fury. Sending his reiatsu into the his palm he'd create an orb of reiatsu that would illuminate with the color of his affinity. The beast took no mind to it, only caring that his target was suddenly a meal far greater than before.
Releasing his icy beam would create a flashed wave come out toward the Hollow; its body would be hit hard against the beam as ice began to coat its mask and stiffen its body. The hollow would become so stiff that it would fall to its knees like a dying animal, failing to even reach Octavio with his charge. Clenching his hardened fists Octavio would now bet he one charging as he slammed his defended fists into the creatures face, steering clear of the spikes petrubing from it. With that one punch the now brittle mask would collapse under the physical and spiritual pressure being placed upon it. The mask would shatter, destroying the being as well and dealing with one more Hollow in this warzone.
Octavio would catch his icy breath. With each deep exhale a mist of white would erupt. A nearby pole that was hit by Octavio's breaths would suddenly freeze over from it-making Octavio realize that he was liable to hurt someone if he remained in this form. Shaking from the reverting he'd clench his fists as his reiatsu returned to the first stage, not being sure if everything was now taken care of here.
Regardless he'd look around hoping to find those Shimigami, once he did he'd head over in their direction-with his human curiousity lifted from that woman's ice based attacks.
Coming toward the partner Shimigami he'd ask them, "Either of you sense any other Hollow present?" He wante to make sure that they Hollow situation was taken care of before they could talk casually, defending the city was his first priorty that went before curiousity of these new Shimigami faces.
OOC: OK here's the deal then. Hotaru is going to post and after that the posting order will be. The person who goes next in this new posting order will be the one bolded.
Me-Octavio Castile
Ichigo Kurosaki
Tokei Tatsujin
Rukia Kuchiki
Tsuzuki Hotaru
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Post by Hotaru Tsuzuki on Apr 23, 2010 18:19:00 GMT -5
“So many hollows…”Hotaru thought as she sliced the second hollow. Soon she noticed with the corner of her eye a huge wave of white snow coming towards the hollows, she jumped some meters back, keeping a relatively safe distance between the impact zone of the wave and herself. Hotaru turned her head quickly to spot the source of the attack; only to found a really small female shinigami, black haired, holding a pure white zanpakuto. Along with her Hotaru noticed another shinigami running towards her, this time it was an orange haired male.” So you are the ones I noticed before…” She whispered to herself.
The female shinigami for some reason looked slightly familiar to Hotaru; maybe she had seen her before at soul society. Hotaru then looked back at the male; she didn’t recognize him, not even a bit, well it wasn’t that important right now. ¨No wait, there’s more” She said to herself, even if there were two shinigamis in the area besides her, there was still someone else with a considerable spiritual power she could feel, a really impressive spiritual power, it reminded her of a lieutenant or even bigger; but right now she couldn’t focus enough to look for them; besides there were other things to worry about; hollows kept showing up, probably attracted by so many spiritual forces in one single place.
“Wish you were already all gone” She said to herself as she charged against other hollow, her zanpakuto still in her sealed form. This hollow was relatively slow, compared to her; so Hotaru didn’t have much trouble to take it by surprise and cut it by half. But then again Hotaru was distracted and another hollow took the chance to attack her. Luckily Hotaru noticed it on time to attempt to dodge it. She mostly did, a cut in her left shoulder was something she could handle.
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Post by Ichigo Kurosaki on May 2, 2010 9:04:07 GMT -5
Jumping into the air and doing a 180 flip while dragging Zangetsu along it's arc, Ichigo sliced through the mask and chest of two more hollows. One reptilian and the other blaring wings reminiscent of a bat. Turning quickly, he thrust the cleaver of a zanpakuto through the heart of a third, quickly. This was starting to get to easy! He could remember when he could barely take on one or two hollows, and it be hard. Now he was slicing up to seven and eight at a time before even getting tired! Urahara's training truly helped, he'd have to talk to old hat n' clogs again sometime.
Taking a few deep breaths, he examined the area with a watchful eye and noticed nothing more then dust settling. Hefting Zangetsu up over his right shoulder and behind his neck and head covered in his characteristic orange flames, he turned. "Well, that's over... " When the soldier approached him, he turned. "No, I think that was it... for now." He said, dreading the scream of his soul badge the next time something like this was bound to happen. Then, remembering Rukia's earlier comment, he turned with a deeper scowl then usual, obviously a little ticked off, "Carelessness!? I'm out here saving lives! Geez..." he folded his arms and looked up and to his left. After a moment he decided to pick back, "I think you just missed me, and it got boring. Am I right, midget? Like Byakuya'd send you back out here... ha." His last statement was said as if he knew everything, as usual, and with a highly mocking tone.
After a second, He turned towards Hotaru, "Hey, What are you doing here, hasn't Seireitei been able to tell I can take care of anything out here?" He was slightly angry, but not directly at the other shinigami. Then, remembering his 'manners', He blinked and crossed his arms again. "I mean, uh- I'm Ichigo Kurosaki, Substitute Shinigami. I'm supposed to have this area covered." As he spoke, he looked around one more time. Things didn't feel right somehow, as if those hollows were nothing. Something was up.
((Blaaah. Lack of muse, but I had to post. Sorry all, I've been having standardized tests. I'm good now, however.))
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Post by Tokei Tatsujin on May 4, 2010 1:39:32 GMT -5
"If I leave, my parents would be in danger! Not to mention the spirits in the store!" He said, "I won't leave my friend's body alone!"
Chaos was all around him, what was up with that? And everything was chaotic, his life was instantly changed, and flipped upside down. "I'm not leaving your side, you can protect me better then my family, they don't see these things!"
What could Tokei do? He was helpless, and couldn't do anything like these people could. It was like being in a bad dream that you couldn't wake up from. Intrigued, confused, scared, and amazed, Tokei's life was changing since he lost his grandfather, and this kid was going to make this world a better place. His watch glowed purple for a split second as a fourth hand appeared on his watch, it was transparent, and could barely be seen...
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Post by Rukia Kuchiki on May 4, 2010 14:23:29 GMT -5
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Rukia relaxed her posture as she finished her targeted hollows, looking over she noticed Ichigo was on the move as well. She sheathed her katana as the metal gently made the raspy noise sliding into its cover. Still holding her foothold in midair she watched the other shinigami in the vicinity take care of the remaining hollow."Nii-sama knows what's best, you jerk!... Say's more than the unconsidered wreckage you make on a daily basis.". Saying it as she began to redden a bit over the fact that her nii-sama had indeed suggested her to return to the world of the living to keep her mind off things. But hell if she would tell Ichigo the truth, even though she wasn't entirely lying when she said that Byakuya was a bit annoyed at how careless the subtitute shinigami was. She then heard him talk to the other shinigami and although not surprised by his comment she almost felt embarrassed on his behalf for having him sound much more highly of himself than need be.
"Do you not know how to talk properly either?!..." she kidded as she approached the two. "Mind this thick headed moron... I'm Rukia Kuchiki, member of Division 13.". Finishing with an small smile, being polite wasn't just because she was mannerly, she also had a name to uphold.
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Post by Hotaru Tsuzuki on May 4, 2010 16:15:00 GMT -5
Right after the hollow made the cut in her shoulder, Hotaru swung swiftly her zanpakuto, aiming for the back of the hollow’s mask, and then she struck; piercing through it relatively ease. “That should teach you to not do that ever again” She thought as the hollow vanished in front of her eyes. She then put her attention in her shoulder, luckily the claws of the hollow had barely touched her and mostly of the damage was only in her clothes which had right now a medium-sized hole; just some blood kept coming out of her wound. “Nothing to worry about” She thought while sheathing her zanpakuto and then putting her right hand over the wound, making some pressure on it so it would stop bleeding.
She then noticed some talking not too far away, now there was a human, who looked like a soldier, talking with the male shinigami. She caught up the question of the human; she closed her eyes and tried to feel any sign of a hollow’s presence; found none for the moment. But there was something else instead of a hollow, she noticed another small spiritual pressure, coming from a boy, probably she didn’t notice him before due to the presence of bigger spiritual pressures. He seemed somewhat…troubled.
Suddenly she heard some yelling around, but didn’t sound that important so she ignored it, it was none of her business. Her attention went back to her shoulder; she raised her hand from it to see how it was going, the blood had already stopped running.
More yelling was heard, but this time it sounded directed to her. She turned her head to the origin of the voice; it was that orange-haired male again. She listened calmly at the boy, through her right eyebrow was twitching slightly. “I don’t have any reason why to explain myself to you” She said calmly, through somehow harshly. Then the little dark haired appeared, she listened again quietly and nodded at her once. So…this little one was for the thirteenth squad… that explained why she looked familiar to Hotaru “Indeed a moron…anyways, I’m Hotaru Tsuzuki, also member of Squad 13, glad to meet you” She said lowly while returning the smile.
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