LOCK PLEASE.

[Dad]

"Stupid boy. You like pissing me off." Kiron ducked, clipping Mateo, and sliding under Zaraki, who grabbed his foot and slammed the two enemies together. "Why don't you two kiss and make up, eh? Heh." He lunged forward and tackled the twirling duo to the ground, and backed away with a huge leap.

 

Kiron got up and kicked off the ground, landing on top of a nearby tree. "Please. This boy doesn't so much as deserve the end of my blade." He dusted off his shoulders.

[Guest]

Little did Kiron know that Mateo was already on the counter attack. The spirit's scythe came through the tree, slicing through the Hollow King's leg. "So I'm not worth your time Kiron? Then why were you afraid of me as a child, why did you destroy my shard when I was younger? Your afraid and you know it!" Mateo shifted his blade around Kiron's torso, followed by him tossing the King into the air with a spinning motion, leaving a thin slice on his back that matched the gash on his ankle.

[Dad]

"Kill you? If I had killed you, I would have had my father's suspicion you moron. You think you know everything, when all you do is run your damned mouth, believing that your destiny means anything to the fates. I killed you because I was guided to. So shut up and stay out of my way, you ignorant prick."

 

Kiron ignored Mateo's mediocre attacks and drove his sword at Zaraki, who parried and tossed Kiron again into Mateo. "Your fight isn't with me yet, Kiron. Handle your ex-friend and then we'll talk." Kiron shrugged, springing off of Mateo's face. "Why? I will not waste my time with such ignorance.

 

'Oh Kiron, you're afraid of me'. Please. The only thing fearful about you, Mateo, is your disgusting nature. It makes me puke." Bala blasts rained down from his finger tip upon Zaraki and Mateo.

[Guest]

A jolt of reiatsu gathered around Mateo in a great rate, Kiron had pushed him a bit "too" far. The spirit quickly spun his weapon around, wharfing all the bala blasts coming in his direction. Snakes started to pour out of the gash in Kiron's ankle, biting him in several places in his leg. //He thinks he's so smug! I'll show him!// A dark reiatsu started to regather at Mateo's feet, but it was even greater then before...

[Dad]

"Hmm, these snakes. They haven't changed." Kiron moved his hand over his leg and closed his blood flow to and from it. Reaching inside his leg, he took a snake and ate it. "I'm guessing you're wondering why I did that. Well, I'll give you time to think about it as you die." Kiron's leg loosened, and he shook it violently, shaking the rest of the snakes loose.

 

"Much better." He stared at Mateo's feet. "Hmm. I take it you have undergone the art of reiatsu transformation? Ah well. Let's see if you can actually kill me." Firing a name less Cero at Zaraki, he waited for Mateo to attack.

[Guest]

Yet Mateo didn't have time for what Kiron probably thought was a game. The reiatsu from his feet started to climb up his body, raising his own to a higher point. "DIE!" The Spirit appeared behind the King and impaled his back with his Scythe.

 

"Yessss! Yesss! Make him bleed!"

 

Mateo ripped his blade out of Kiron's back and nailed him with a kick where a new gash was forming. //This time he won't make last my poison!//

[Dad]

A dark black wisp escaped Kiron's back, and manifested entirely between Kiron and Mateo. "You've forced me to do this, Kiron," said the wisp to Kiron, facing Mateo still. The wisp passed through Mateo and continued moving, escaping away. Kiron however, did not move. The gash in his back closed, leaving a long black scar.

 

"Let's end this Mateo. So that I may finally rest in peace." His curling Zanpaktou was being gripped tightly. He knew Mateo was no longer an Arrancar. He would have to give it his all, even to come close to defeating Mateo. Reiatsu leaked from his body in enormous amounts, crushing the buildings below them, and leaving craters in the ground.

 

"I'll start slow for you. Ultimo Cero." His fingers were coated now, as a black energy circled them, and spread forth like wildfire.

[Guest]

The blade dropped from Mateo's Scythe, reappearing in his hilt and returning the holder to a bow. The Ultimo Cero moved closer to the spirit, burning up the air around the two. "It won't be that easy..." A small flicker of light flashed from the bow as a single arrow was shot, piercing through the on coming Cero from the King. //No matter what I can't fail, not after all I'e worked for...//

[Dad]

"Again, arrogance." Closing the blast around the arrow, it exploded, expanding Ultimo Cero. But not without consequence. Kiron was sent flying into the ground crashing through it heavily, as the burn marks seared his skin. "Well, that was interesting. I forgot his arrows were explosive."

 

He stood up quickly, getting to his feet, prepping for Mateo's incoming wave of attacks. "Come on boy. You can't behind that blast forever."

[Guest]

"Trust me I don't plan on it!" A glaive came out the smoke and lunged straight into Kiron's face, incinerating the air around it. At the hilt of the glaive was Mateo, thrusting it into the King's face while the reiatsu around him started to build a bit more.

 

"FASTER FASTER! MAKE HIM BEG FOR HIS LIFE!"

 

The spirit only nodded as he let loose another powerful lunge.

[Zexaeon]

OOC: ^^; Glad you guys aren't leaving me behind. I'm enjoying this three-way battle. =P Tomorrow, I'll try and get on in the morning and start posting again. I turned in one of my finals today, and I feel like a huge weight has been lifted, so I'm totally good to RP after a good night's sleep.

[Dad]

A blinding light covered his face, and a flash of smoke and chunks of the earth flew into Mateo's face, knocking him backwards. "Produzca La Furia; Minotaur." A trumpeting, deafening sound screamed through the skies of Soul Society. His mad eyes pierced directly into one's soul, and his fury could be felt everywhere.

 

Large tusks protruded from his head, and his hands were now like that of hooves, but still similar to one's normal hands. They bared sharp spiked knuckles, and inside his right palm, a green gem. Kiron now grew a tail, medium sized in length, but branding several ends to whip with. His mouth was covered by part of his mask, teeth only.

 

His feet, like his hands, were spiked as well, on the northern most part, near his ankles. The same went for his knee caps. And of course, in the center of his chest, was the hole of an Arrancar. His hide was thicker, and Kiron would not allow Mateo to bring him down so easily, even being a Spirit.

 

His eyes were washed with blood and hatred. Without a sound, he barreled forwards and vanished, using Sonido to appear beside Mateo (on his left), and toss him to the ground. He turned in a 360 degree circle, rapidly, and raised his heavy tails, pounding the Spirit into the ground below.

[Guest]

A bit of blood dropped from Mateo's mouth as Kiron's tail nailed him to the ground. "No wonder why your so stubborn Kiron, your are a stupid bull after all." With a quick shift of his glaive the Spirit hooked the Bull's tail and used enough force to toss the king off himself while leaving a pretty good sized gash. //He's stronger then I expected, I need to be more careful...// Mateo focused a bit of his reiatsu into his weapon, switching it from a glaive to a saber.

[Dad]

"Minotaur you imbecile. The embodiment of rage, and true power." Kiron kicked the dirt from beneath his feet, glaring into Mateo's eyes. Vanishing, he landed a humongous punch to Mateo's back, pinning him to the ground, leaving a hole in his back. The spikes of his knuckles remained in Mateo's back, allowing him to lift the Spirit high into the air.

 

Pulling his back, Kiron gored Mateo's chest open violently, twisting him on his horns as he did. Finally he tossed Mateo to the ground, and slid him against a large building with a kick, quaking the earth behind him.

[Guest]

More blood dripped from Mateo's head as it smashed against the building, followed by a chuck of wall nailing his head. //At this rate I'm going to have to speed things up...// With a quick Sonido the Spirit appeared behind Kiron, making several stabs with his saber to the Minotaur's backside. //I need to inflict as much pain as possible before I activate it...// A Kick impacted against the King, landing sqaure in his ass. "Bullseye!"

[Dad]

Kiron snorted and laughed as the blood trickled from his back. "Even for a Spirit, you're pitiful." A sharp green glow in his hand caught his eye, as he tightened it into a fist, diving head first at Mateo's chest. As he drew closer, he began to spin his body, positioning his tails, so that upon impact, they would sink right into Mateo's chest, and lock themselves inside.

 

"What's say we go for a ride, Mateo?" He spun the tips of his tails, ripping apart at Mateo's organs, as he dragged him behind himself, lashing him through structures as reiatsu began to flood to the ends of the tails. Finally, he released Mateo, and sent him spiraling to the ground, tails pointed at his twirling body. "Rapido Piercer," he uttered, and thousands of sharp needles rained down upon Mateo from his tails, slicing through the air with vicious whistles.

[Zexaeon]

Okay, here comes a multi-multi-post.

 

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IC:

 

Lucas snorted at Ichigo, fury still evident in his eyes. "My name is Lucas Angél. You'd be wise to remember it, Kurosaki."

 

The Espada took off at full force toward Ichigo, Katana raised above his head, ready to strike. He then vanished with a burst of Sonido, appearing at Ichigo's side, then vanished again as the black sword was swung at him, reappearing behind the Shinigami and sweeping his leg beneath his feet, tripping him up.

 

Another Sonido saw him directly above the off-balance Ichigo, sword flying dangerously toward his Orange head.

---

Mileya continued to fly off, feeling bad about leaving Elena behind to fight Yoruichi on her own, but not willing to violate the orders ahnded to her by her master.

 

He seemed so...severe. She wondered if maybe Gran had gotten hurt and put Lucas on edge. She shook her head. It was just like Gran to make Lucas worry. She would have to give him a scolding when she got back to the barracks.

 

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Power. Lots of Power. It was flying around through the atmosphere like it was oxygen, oppressing the very air of Seireitei. Kuchiki Byakuya had his eyes closed, monitoring all the battles which seemed to be raging...

 

One Espada, defeated. Shihouin battling another. A familiar, but as of yet unknown Reiatsu battling another Espada. Jo, now out of the battle. Amago, and another Espada. And Kenpachi, along with two other powerful presences, locked in battle.

 

So there were anywhere from 5-3 Espada not currently engaged in battle. Opening his eyes, Byakuya palced one hand on his blade, seeking out the next opponent.

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Alexander stared up at the powerful Zanpakuto, as it dived down toward him. He held one hand up, prepared to block the incoming attack, but was surprised to find that the weapon tore right into his hand.

 

Yelping, he leaped back a few paces, staring at Amago with a mixture of anger and glee. "Good one. Looks like you're finally taking this seriously. Count yourself lucky I didn't kill you outright when you were acting weak."

 

The Primera then reched for his waist with his bloodied hand, slowly drawing forth his Zanpakuto. Just the act of pulling the blade from its sheathe release even more of the oppressive aura Alexander commanded. He now held the blade out in front of him.

 

"I may not be as good with a sword as Lucas, but I don't think that'll matter against you."

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Shirayuki huffed bitterly as the mysterious Zanpakuto left their presence. "Plans can't be executed properly if everyone doesn't do their fair part. His telling Zaraki his name is quite a derailer to our plans."

 

"Then count yourselves lucky I managed to get that link." Kagestuki announced as she entered the area, stepping up to Cráneo and giving him a brief hug before settling herself beside her Brother. "This link, my friend, is a Hollow-turned-arrancar-turned-spirit. My Shinigami was kind enough to inadvertently link herself to him using my powers, and with that chance, I was able to negotiate a contract with him.

 

In return for his life, and the freedom I granted him, he has agreed to help me, help us, further our ends." she explained, making sure all the present spirits understood the importance of the situation.

 

"he, however, is currently engaged with Kiron, and unless he's holding back, is beginning to lose. We may need to bring some help to him before it's too late."

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Shina...

 

Shina jumped out of Jo's arms, slightly startled by the voice.

 

Oh, come now Shina. You know my voice by now, don't you?

 

Shina sighed, giving Jo an apologetic look. "Sorry about that. It's my Zanpakuto...she's contacting me."

 

That's right. Shina, I just thought you might want to know something - that Mateo fellow you seem to care so much for? He's currently in danger. Quite a bit of it. Just thought you'd like to know.

 

All at once, Shina could feel the painful pressure in her chest - the pressure that told her Kagetsuki's words were true. Surely, Jo would feel it too.

 

"Jo...I'm sorry, but I don't know if I CAN stay safe. Mateo is in danger...and for reasons I still don't fully understand, I have to help him. I just have to. I'm sorry...I gotta go."

 

She placed a look of firm resolution on her features as she drew her Sword then. "Tebanase O Sanshiten, Kagetsuki!" at the command, her blade flowered to life, one thread immediately flying off to the West.

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She nodded in the direction of the thread. "I'm going, Jo. I've got to."

 

Shina gave her friend one last hug, before turning and using Shunpo, vanishing from sight.

[Dad]

He slipped. "Pay attention!" he thought to himself. "There." He turned quickly around to parry what would be Lucas' death dealing blow. The connection of their blades surprised him, tossing him hard into the ground, skidding backwards. This Espada was easily one of their strongest, from what he could tell.

 

"I have a lot on my mind, Lucas Angél. Your name is the last of my cares." Getting to his feet, he could feel Lucas' blood thirsty eyes upon him, like a great shadow. He hadn't released much of his reiatsu, if any, but still Ichigo felt pressured. IF he lost, he would be killed and condemned. He couldn't allow that.

 

A black wisp wrapped itself around Zangetsu, radiating from it violently. "Getsuga Tenshou!" he cried. Like rain, an intense storm of black energy rushed from Zangetsu, absorbing everything around it. Ichigo was knocked back slightly, but he kept to his feet. While Lucas would, he proposed, block the attack, he would take advantage of this.

 

He merged himself behind the blast, gripping the side of his face. "Here goes," he thought.

 

---

 

They buzzed only inches away for Byakuya's head, still locking leg for leg, fist for fist. Yoruichi and Elena stopped in the air, and stared each other down. "So you can keep up, but your skills are lacking, woman." Yoruichi scoffed. "Don't get cocky," she uttered quietly. She vanished and landed a kick to the back of Elena's head, sending her in a corkscrew spin into the forestry below.

 

It erupted into flames as she crashed, as though Elena had exploded. "That was almost too easy," Yoruichi said tossing her hair back. "Oh really?" Elena asked with a hand behind her back. Yoruichi's eyes widened. "Wha-- when did you?" Elena laughed as the shocked Yoruichi couldn't speak.

 

"Fool!" The hand appeared so fast, and met Yoruichi with a vengeance. The flaming paw connected with the top of Yoruichi's head, slamming her into the ground below.

 

She vanished, reappearing above the fallen Yoruichi. She leaned in picking up her chin. "Sorry sweetie, but it looks like I'm just too much for you." She pulled herself back and raised her arms to her chest, a flaming ball of fire centering them, swirling about. "El Quemarse!"

 

Yoruichi was blinded, but only temporarily, staring at the back of Elena's head. "Sorry sweetie," she whispered in Elena's ear. "It seems I'm just too much for you." A glowing hand chopped the side of Elena's neck. She gasped, and fell to her knees. Several quick blows to her back, and Elena fell unconscious.

 

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Byakuya was waiting for him apparently. He simply watched from below, his Fraccion defeated. "Hmm. The wimps couldn't handle him. Though I can understand, with his speed and power. They were out classed." Maurice felt no need to attack Kuchiki, so instead, he only appeared in front of him.

 

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The intense power of Alexander demanded respect. "I apologize for insulting you then. I'll give my all against you. And I promise you, your death will be a glorious one."

 

Ryuu snapped madly, licking the blood from it's own face.

 

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Cráneo smiled as Kagetsuki embraced him. It widened when a glow caught his eye, and he turned to Zangetsu, who was still staring at his sister, listening attentively. He called him over, and turned his back to the others. "The last shard. What if we gave it to ---?"

 

A loud "WHAT?!" escaped Zangetsu's lips. Cráneo shushed him. "Think about it. He's one of the most powerful, and intelligent Captain's remaining. He's already drawing strength from his ass. Why not give him a game winner?" Zangetsu sighed.

 

"Fine. Get Senbonzakura to cooperate and we will do so." Cráneo was overjoyed, and searched frantically for the frilly spirit. "Senbonzakura!" he called.

[Guest]

//sheet at this rate he might actually kill me... It also seems that he has a shard...// Blood gushed from all directions of the spirit's torso, wounds covered his body from the King's fast attacks. The saber in his hands had returned to a bow with the small hilt returning to his sheath. "It looks like I might have to get serious Kiron, I didn't think you would have this much power....." It was of course a double bluff, to try to get Kiron to get scared while making him thinking that Mateo would go full power. However little did the two know a bit of dark reiatsu started to heal the spirits wounds from the inside, keeping them from making Mateo bleed to death.

[Dad]

"If you're going to taunt me Mateo," Kiron called. "Do it with honor. Don't hide behind your sneaky tactics." He pointed a daring finger at the enemy. "You come into my Kingdom, and I accept you with utter joy. I knew your potential. Then, had I not been under Dura's control, your glory could have been great.

 

I understand you can't forgive me, but to betray me is a crime, punishable only by death. And you my boy, will suffer it for the third, and last time!"

 

As the two raged on, Zaraki sat back comfortably watching. "Idiots. They can't see past their own differences to their biggest threat." An agreeing voice came from the shadows beneath Zaraki's feet.

 

"This may be true, but Kiron won't live to tell the end of that story," it said. It was Kiron's darker shadow. It came forth, standing in front of Zaraki boldly. "You're blocking my view," Zaraki said ignoring him.

 

The shadow wagged a finger at him. "Arrogant fool. You don't realize how much I've ached with that body to kill you. Don't let my appearance fool you." Zaraki laughed and walked through him, to get a better view.

[Guest]

A cracking laugh came from the Spirit as he flipped back into a combat position, it had seemed as if his wounds had be healed completely but as if it was done by that of a unholy pressence. "DIE!" Mateo appeared a inch infront of the King, a arrow charged at full power right in the Minotaur's face.

 

"DO IT! Completely destroy him and take your place!

 

With malice in his eyes his hand slipped from the bow, sending the spirit's arrow less then a inch away from Kiron's face....

[Dad]

With a palm to his face, a crackling sound escaped it, and then a loud shatter. The arrow exploded in contact with the bright green shard that was once in Kiron's hand. What Kiron did not know was, a forced break of a sacred shard, will lead to a quick death, for the cost of immense power for a minor duration.

 

Veins in his body pulsed furiously as his hand bled the scarlet river of life. A blinding light, and Kiron pushed Mateo away, back into the nearest tree. When he could see again, his wounds had healed, but is body still pulsed madly. "Stupid . . . boy! What have you done?!" He couldn't move. Instead, he was on his hands and knees, writhing in unimaginable pain.

 

---

 

Turning it's head completely around, the shadow kicked Zaraki in the back, taking a solid state at last. Zaraki stumbled forward a bit, bracing his fall with a hand. "You're one of them eh?" The shadow nodded, realizing Zaraki had only been introduced formally once to a shadow.

 

"Guess that means I'll be dealing with you as well," Zaraki said confidently.

[Guest]

"Good bye.... Kiron...." Flashs of reiatsu gathered in Mateo's plam, his bow pointed towards the stunned Hollow. //He was a worthy opponent and I don't know how he got stunned like that but I need to end this with a single shot...// Within a few seconds a giant orb was formed in the spirits hand and was moved up to his bow, followed by his hand slowly pulling the spirit string back in preperation for a shot. Very little went through Mateo's head as the arrow went flying towards Kiron, only that he might have to worry about Zaraki next......

[Dad]

A quick splash of blood against the ground faded into the dirt below, as the shadow fell to it's knees. "Wh-what are you, Shinigami?" Zaraki laughed devilishly, with his sword to the shadow's neck. "Your worst nightmare," he spoke quietly, as he cocked his sword back, cutting the shadow in half.

 

As it faded, he turned to watch Kiron shake violently, as though he were having uncontrollable seizures. It was over for the new proclaimed Arrancar King.

[Signosis]

Jo watched as Shina jumped out of her arms, and giggled a little.

 

"Sorry about that. It's my Zanpakuto...she's contacting me."

 

"No problem...I'm quite jealous, actually. Mine don't...." Jo unsheathed Fubuki Zouge and stared at it longingly whilst Shina listened to her Zanpaktou. Then she felt that twinge that connnected her to her 'Master'. Frowning, she looked off into the distance of where Mateo and her once King fight.

 

 

"Jo...I'm sorry, but I don't know if I CAN stay safe. Mateo is in danger...and for reasons I still don't fully understand, I have to help him. I just have to. I'm sorry...I gotta go."

 

"Then I'm coming with, okay? I need to speak with Zaraki Kenpachi anyways. We need to end this." Jo said, murmuring the last of the sentence. She blinked as Shina hugged her again, and she ran beside her Shunpo, weaving to and fro.

Jo didn't know what to feel at the moment. She felt split into two people -- her Shinigami self, and her Arranacar self. It scared her...and in another way, she felt...relieved. For whatever reason that was, she didn't know. To make it short, she was just very confused.