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Volos
2011-03-16, 04:30 AM
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The year is eleven and two thousand cycles into the common era of the world of the living, as determined by events of conflict between a western empire and the holy lands of the Middle Eastern deserts. In this entire era there has never been so much hollow activity as there is right now. While still unorganized, the renegade Hollows have made attempts on the Seireitei that increase in frequency and number with each passing day. While they are all hollows of low rank, their numbers have been keeping nearly every squad of the Gotei 13 busy fighting them back. The 12th Division scientists have discovered some sort of commonality between the hollows involved in these attacks. Traces of similar hollow energy have been found in the world of the living. The densest collections of these renegade hollows have appeared in the most unlikely of areas. Some gather in major cities where their food sources would be most plentiful, while others gather near small villages where only a handful of humans live. There seems to be no pattern to these attacks or these gatherings, but it is known that these hollows do not gather with any other type of hollow. Their hollow signatures are unique when compared to other hollows. They are hostile to other hollows and have been observed to ignore plusses in favor of gathering in these ‘chosen areas’. One such location is that is Grenada, a small town in northern California. You, along with a number of Shinigami from your Division’s barracks, have been assigned to investigate this area and to discover what is attracting the Hollows to that spot. With so many Shinigami on duty protecting the Seireitei, your squad couldn’t spare enough people for a full contingent. In the same are members of other squads who are to aid you on this mission. The leader of this temporary task force is Kenshin Yoshiro, Third Seat of Squad 3. You are to follow his orders without question. Avoid destroying the Hollows, if at all possible, until you have discovered their reason for gathering there. Once you have obtained this information and destroyed all remaining Hollows, Third Seat Yoshiro will hand down your new orders.


Seireitei, Senkaimon Gateway Platform | 10:34AM

Awaiting your arrival is a man with grey hair pulled back into a loose pony tail. His eyes are a dull muted brown and his expression is that of constant boredom. Clenched between his teeth is a small pretzel stick that has been dipped in chocolate. A pair of dark rounded glass with yellow rimmed sunglasses hang on the tip of his nose. His apathetic gaze meets you from above the sunglasses as you assemble on the platform. To either side of his stand individuals with face coverings. They appear to be far too focused on their own tasks to be bothered to notice your arrival. A single cough is uttered from the man to announce that he is about to speak.

"So you are all they could spare...? Well it figures. I am Third Seat of Squad Three, Kenshin Yoshiro... and I'll assume you all know why you are here. There is something odd happening in the world of the living and it probably has something to do with the sudden attacks here in the Seireitei. The hollows ain't got the advantage and they ain't got the numbers." The pretzel stick is suddenly snapped as he chews it, but as soon as he finishes eating it another appears without warning, replacing the one he just ate. The look of boredom is replaced, for a moment, with that of fury. "So why the heck are they attacking us? To distract us from what's really going on. What that is, we don't know. But you lot are going to find out. We've already sent quite a few Shinigami from the tenth and thirteenth divisions, but they were rather green. We're going to provide backup, and to investigate what's going on. I know, 'why aren't the ninth or seventh getting involved?' As it turns out, this isn't the only investigation under way or attack on the mortal world in this area right now. We're just a task force of who happened to be left over... from the looks of it, that meant a lot of tenth division guys. Well, shall we?"

He turns without warning, facing away from the group. You can hear the familiar sound of the appearance of the guides and messengers of the Soul Society. Six Jigokuchō appear, one for of each of you, as the doors to the Senkaimon appear. Third Seat Kenshin gives a half hearted wave from over his shoulder, as if asking you all to follow him. Guided by the Jigokuchō, you leave the Seireitei for the World of the Living as the doors of the Senkaimon close behind you.

Grenada, California | 6:38PM

The other side to the Senkaimon opens to you as your arrive at your destination, the small town of Grenada, California. The gate opens on the rooftop of a short building. From where you stand you can feel the sudden change in spiritual pressure and those of you with Soul Phones can hear ringing tones and/or feel vibrations from them. The ringing/vibrating becomes so constant and intense that the phones automatically shut down to avoid exploding in your pockets. Your own power feels suppressed within this strange aura, or it could be the power inhibiters that you were given before meeting with the head of this miss matched task force. Third Seat Kenshin looks over his shoulder to the lot of you, giving a quirk of his eyebrow before facing forward and rushing off into the distance. He makes the path easy enough for you, only choosing gaps between buildings that aren’t too far apart. While you could easily phase through the buildings, the landing on the ground below would still hurt for those of you who cannot fly. The pressure you’ve been feeling builds and builds, becoming so powerful that it is starting to become painful. If it is affecting Yoshiro, he isn’t letting on. Just as the pain grows to the point of making you lose consciousness, it disappears. It was as if you walked into the eye of the storm, so to speak.

As you make your way through the town, you see fewer and fewer large buildings and more small buildings that are all fenced in. Those of you familiar with western culture could easily identify these as homes for the humans. Every few houses you see a broken wall, a collapsed roof, or a crater in a yard; all signs of the increased and reckless hollow activity. On the edges of your vision you can see hollow and Shinigami in battle, but it appears that your Shinigami brethren have the fight under control. Yoshiro urges you to continue onward, following a trail that the rest of you cannot seem to see. Your journey brings you to a house besieged by dozens of hollows. Surrounding the yard and working to fight them are the rookie Shinigami of the Tenth and Thirteenth Divisions. With a few quick movements and the sound of Zanpakutou clashing against Hierro, your task force leader punches a hole in the enemy line. He stands guard as you rush in, and backs in slowly as the rookies fill the gap. Third Seat Kenshin gives each of you a post, and commands you to hold it at any cost. “I’ll be right back… I’m going to search the house, see what it is they are after.” At first it seems that you would be able to hold the line, but for each Hollow slain there are one or more ready to fill its place. As the fight continues, hollows from the entire area begin to congregate on your location, drawn by whatever it is that is attracting them.

In the distance, there is a humanoid figure standing on top of a wooden post with wires attached to it. He watches the battle with some interest, obviously not bothered by it. There is a white mask covering his face, and his hands are decorated with vicious claws. He stands with his elbow resting in his palm, and his free hand taps a claw against his chin every so often. Every time one of you thinks of confronting him, the hollows press harder and in greater numbers. Just as you become used to fighting the terrible brutes, they are replaced with many smaller and faster ones that you can’t seem to pin down. Every time your strategy changes, so does the forces fighting against you. In the end, it is all you can do to hold them back.

Third Seat Kenshin returns, looking slightly less bored than normal. You hear his voice as if spoken softly near you, rather than yelled from across the yard. “I’ve found what they’re looking for, there’s this kid in there who’s Spiritual Pressure is through the roof. Well… not literally, or the roof would be gone. That that I’d put it past him. Anyways, he can kinda see us and what’s going on. Whoa… uhh… what’s with the light show?” The child, who had followed Yoshiro outside of the house, was starting to glow a light blue color from a point in the center of his chest. As the child moves further from the house and closer to each of you, something strange happens. The back of Koshiro’s hand begins to glow with a bright blue light much like but slightly different from the boy’s glow. A point behind one of Haruto’s many tattoos also glows with this blue light, originating right over his heart. Juro’s glow comes from his right shoulder, shining through the material of his Shinigami clothing. The shine for Kurohi comes from two places, behind the feathers of his throat as well as general glow from Karasu’s entire being. And Nakata’s illusion of himself glows in general, but Nakata himself has a glow coming from the center of his forehead. The individual observing the battle from his perch on the wire covered post has a purple aura coming from the eyeholes his mask.

The masked stranger raises a single claw from his lower hand, a dark red light growing there until it suddenly unleashed itself on a section of the hollow and Shinigami forces, removing both from the fight in a single instant. To the far right of the blast was Koshiro, having part of his clothing scorched by the blast. To the far left stood Nakata, who was able to jump out of way at the last moment. The blast didn’t kill those caught within it, it removed from this world them along with any else that was within that area. With that act of recklessness, the tide of battle turned against you. The hollows press in harder from every point, your forces spread far too thin to deal with the onslaught. Had the boy been discovered earlier it would have been difficult, but possible to escape. Now that the hollows easily outnumbered you five to one. Just as it seemed that your mission was to come to a sudden and bloody end, the hollows numbers seemed to thin. It wasn’t that there were less of them, but rather that they were pulling away. This was most obvious near each of the shining Shinigami that made up the miss-matched task force. The glow between you grew stronger, as did that with the boy and the masked stranger. The light seemed to repel the hollows, and soon there were so few that fighting to keep them back was no longer necessary. The masked stranger turned away from the battle and simply disappeared. Third Seat Kenshin falls back to the ground, sitting there while munching on his latest pretzel stick. “I have no idea what that was all about…” The lights among you seem to fade, but not completely disappear.

Jade_Tarem
2011-03-16, 09:30 AM
Koshiro

Koshiro didn't drop his guard for several seconds, nor did he loosen his grip on Tokei-ka. Finally, he adopts a more casual posture, letting the sword drop to his side, and thinks for a moment.

In all honesty, he owed the blade his life - and for more than the usual reason. The sword spirit was constantly badgering him to push himself in his training - harder than any of his instructors at the academy, in fact. Now he finally understood why she did it. Her training extended to areas outside of combat, as well.

Prioritize, she was always telling him, Figure out what you can do, then what you *should* do, and what order to do it in. And always assume that there won't be enough time. Koshiro was more of a go-with-the-flow sort of Shinigami, or at least that was what he kept telling himself, but at times like this he found that creating a checklist was a great way to maintain his sanity.

So... what *can* I do? Continuing to fight the hollows seemed pointless, as did pursuing the masked man-thing to whatever parts he'd disappeared to. He could check himself over, see to the other members of his team, check in with Third Seat Kenshin, or talk to the strange boy.

He wondered about the light coming from his hand. His experience with the Twelfth Division had taught him that glowing things were either running a current through a resistor or about to explode - both were somewhat disturbing in the present context. He went through a couple of experimental flurries with his weapon, and his hand didn't seem weaker or less dexterous, nor did it hurt. A mystery for another time, then.

His sleeve was still smoldering from the masked man's cero... or not-cero. His education had taught him that powerful hollows could fire beams of destructive spiritual energy, but had never mentioned that it would delete the targets from existence. He was bleeding from a number of claw marks where Hollows had nearly walked off with a piece of royalty.

Looking at 'his' team - the ones who had come through the gate with him - he found them all to be in about the same condition that he was in. Could be worse. Could be a *lot* worse.

That just left the boy. Koshiro sheathed Tokei-ka and walked over to the strange child. "You can see me, kid? Do you know what just happened?"

Critical
2011-03-16, 10:19 AM
Kurohi

The usually cheerful, outgoing and playful Kurohi was dead serious in such a dire situation like this one. The little raven shinigami was flapping his wings in the air and skilfully directed the attacks of his Zanpakutou, a large-sized raven with an unusual style of combat, also assisting the beast with some low level kido from time to time. Still, the battle was quite tough, and some losses were taken on his part as well.

As everyone started glowing blue, however, he allowed his usual child-like nature to slip in for a second, as after looking at everyone's glowing body parts, he observed the light blue Karasu. That's.... That's beautiful. - he thought, before remembering the true reason he was here, closed his eyes and summoned the Reiraku, re-checking if everything was stable.


Summoning Reiraku - [roll0]

Binks
2011-03-16, 11:14 AM
Juro slowly brings his whirling blade to a stop as the tide of hollows slows. Breathing heavily and obviously worn from the long and difficult battle his expression is serenely calm. Talking to no one in particular Juro quips, "Well...seems the scales have tipped in our favor...". He looks at his right shoulder for a bit longer than a glance before turning to look over at the other members of the task force.

As the third seat comments that he has no idea what that was all about Juro simply shrugs and turns to the boy, waiting to see how he responds to Koshiro's question.

Major
2011-03-16, 01:32 PM
Nakata

As the tide of battle finally slowed, Nakata brought his illusion over to where he was standing. Then he dismissed it at the same time as he dropped his invisibility cloak in order to make it look like nothing had changed other than his shikai. The illusion had been in his fake blood release state, and by mixing his illusion with himself, all the party would see was a flash of light and then him standing there holding what he had lead everyone to believe was his 'sealed' zanpakuto.

"That was fun..." He said with a sigh. He was tired from having to spend so much energy to keep his illusions and invisibility up, but overall things hadn't been to bad because of his illusions and stealth tactics.

He glanced over at Haruto, "Alright, pretty sure I'm definitely winning now. How many did you get?" He joked. In all honesty, he had been so busy just trying to keep the hollows back he had no idea how many he had taken out in all that chaos.

DarkOrion
2011-03-16, 02:14 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

The Kido master would have used his most powerful spells to continue the fight. His Zanpakutou was of little use in actual combat, so Haruto would have used powerful blasts of electricity to beat the hollows back. Focusing even more power into this Kido, he could strike five foes at once and his range could reach all parts of the battle surrounding them. When a brute would threaten to break through the line, Haruto would rush over and use a powerful singular blast of energy that would not only damage the foe but force him back several feet.

As the battle came to a close, Haruto was feeling the drain on his power reserves. He hadn't been this low in quite some time. The Shinigami stares at the glow coming from his heart, wondering what it could be. He sees that Third Seat Kenshin and Koshiro are already dealing with the boy, so he briefly turns his attention to Nakata. "How many? It was how big of a one you got, and I knocked down a beast! Literally. Then I finished him off with a blast, Ker Pow!" He makes a motion with his hand much like the shock wave from around a powerful blast. With a sly smirk, he turns toward the glowing child. "Are you injured? We're the good guys, alright?" Haruto would check the child for injuries, and if he found any he would heal him using a minor amount of Kido.

Heal Check [roll0] to see if the kid is hurt.

Cure Light [1 SEP] [roll1] on the Kid if he's hurt, or on Koshiro if the kid is fine.

Volos
2011-03-16, 04:15 PM
Grenada, California - Residential District | 7:03PM

Koshiro's efforts to talk to the child seem to go unnoticed. The boy walks around his yard, looking rather confused and even worried. He seems to gravitate toward the members of the task force as he wanders about. Since Haruto was unable to find anything wrong with the kid, he used his Kido to heal Koshiro. The child is on the verge of tears; but is not clear if it is from sadness or frustration at the confusing scene before him. "...what's going on? Hello? Is someone there? Are you a ghost?" The boy asks no one in particular in the tongue of the locals, the butchered form of the King's English used by Americans. Those of you who cannot speak either the original language or the new butchered form cannot understand the boy. The boy's glow was slowly dimming, but as Koshiro and Haruto came closer to him the fading would slow to the point where it seemed to almost stop altogether. Their own glows, along with that of the rest of the task force, would remain at this dimness but would not completely disappear.

As he gathers his focus and attempts to sense the Reiraku, Kurohi discovers something strange. The hollow cords are fading quickly, as most if not all of them have either been slain or are fleeing, but something different was happening with the cords of the task force members. While the cords were for the most part behaving normally, they were attempting to change their paths without a real cause. It was like watching someone's footprints shift position on the ground. Where the cords of each task force member came closer to each other and even began to touch, a light blue light could be easily seen. It was the same light that was fading from each of the shining points on all of the task force members. As for the masked stranger, your senses could not reach out far enough to track his cord. Where the blast had happened, it was as if the cords were severed. It was much like what happened when one died, except the cords were not fading as quickly. It was almost as if they were still connected, or perhaps the blast empowered the cords and allowed them to remain for some time. It wasn't completely clear exactly what had happened.

When Nakata attempted to end his illusion, it seemed more difficult than normal. The glow that was coming from his forehead and being expressed as a general glow about his illusionary self, seemed to give the illusion more power or perhaps a bit more realism. It was difficult to say, with the weariness of battle beginning to set in. What was also strange was that everyone had taken a serious beating and used a great deal of their power for this fight, but now they were hardly injured and had more than half of their fighting energy left over. As the light faded and became dim, they felt refreshed. Whatever this light was, it was definitely affecting them. "Fight's over. Figure out what's with the kid and try to find any humans who need memories replaced. I got to report this in." Yoshiro jumped to the top of the house and pulled out his Spirit Phone, talking in hushed tones.

Major
2011-03-16, 05:32 PM
Nakata

"Yeah, uh sure. I can do that." Nakata says after finally getting rid of his illusion. It was strange that it was so tough to do. Normally he could dismiss it extremely easy. The fact that it was so difficult made him a bit nervous.

"Alright kid, let's see if we can figure out what is going on with you..." Nakata mumbles as he walks closer to the boy. "Can you see me?". He ask waving in front of the kid.

Jade_Tarem
2011-03-17, 12:15 AM
Koshiro

After the kid wanders away from him, Koshiro gives up and lets Nakata deal with him. He nods his thanks to Haruto for the healing Kido and seeks out Juro. "I'm up for searching for humans in need of a memory rub if you are."

Binks
2011-03-17, 09:03 AM
"Sounds like a plan." Juro replies as he starts searching with Koshiro.

Search: 1d20+10

Critical
2011-03-17, 10:32 AM
Kurohi

"Yeah, I probably won't be of much help even if he sees me... Unless you want me to scare him." - Kurohi said and giggled for a bit, while joining the witness hunters.


If it's a search check, I'm taking 10 for an aid another for the guy with the highest search modifier, netting him a +2.

DarkOrion
2011-03-17, 02:26 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Seeing that the others have the child and perhaps even the search for humans under control, Haruto decides to look for any plusses. While it is a grim thought, he cannot help but imagine that many people could have been killed from this influx of hollow activity. And even if he can't find any plusses, that either means they were all eaten or perhaps no one died. First Haruto searches inside of the house, to see if this kid has (or had) any parents. While inside of the house he tries to get an idea of what this kid is all about, perhaps to get a clue as to why all that glowing was going on. While he has a moment to do so, Haruto also uses a minor amount of Kido to heal himself.

Search [roll0] for people inside of the house.
Concentration to Cast (DC 11) and I take a 10 for 18 total.
Cure Light [1 SEP] [roll1]

Volos
2011-03-18, 01:46 AM
Grenada, California - Residential District | 7:13PM

The child seems to react to Nakata's hand gestures, but then walks straight through him and calls out to a broken section of his fence. "Is anyone there? Why aren't you saying anything? Hello?" As before the child is speaking in the tongue of the region, butchered English. He picks up a stick from his yard, waving it about as if to fight off some invisible attackers. It was clear that the kid wasn't exactly aware of what was going on. He is currently on the wrong side of the house to see the hole left by the masked stranger's blast.

The mission to search out human witnesses for the purpose of altering their memories seems to be very successful. At Juro's lead, Kurohi and Koshiro are able to find several humans within a short amount of time. Having only two Kikanshinki between the three of them makes things more difficult, but with Kurohi's maneuverability and Koshiro's roundedness they make short work of the assignment. Juro is able to find a few humans who were cowering in their homes and has no trouble swapping their memories. Aside from anyone who may have evacuated the area, it seems that all the mortals have been accounted for.

Haruto's search inside of the house is made rather difficult by the north side of the house being partially collapsed from missing a good deal of its supporting wall. It was part of what was 'removed' or utterly obliterated with that strange blast. He searches every floor and every room of the house but finds no one. It almost seems that the house is empty until Haruto thinks to take a closer look at the hole in the wall. Underneath the rubble there is a hand. As he moves around, he can tell that there are two mortals trapped under the rubble. They seem to be breathing, but aren't able to free themselves. The rubble of the house has landed in just such a way that it is providing a protective shell while trapping them at the same time.

Major
2011-03-18, 02:00 AM
Nakata

"Yeah kid, I'm right here. Hello! What's your name?" Nakata says with a sigh. It was a pain because he hadn't brought anything to clear human memories with meaning he was stuck with the kid trying to find out some information.

Glancing around to make sure nobody was watching, Nakata created a small illusion of a butterfly in front of the boy and made it fly around in front of his face to see if the boy reacted to his illusions.

Jade_Tarem
2011-03-19, 05:37 AM
Koshiro

Koshiro reunites with Haruto, returning the other's memory suppressor after flashing the last witness he could find, and frowns at the rubble. "The child's parents, perhaps? We should get them out of there, if for no other reason than so that we can wipe their memories properly."

DarkOrion
2011-03-19, 03:52 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Raising his eyebrow an inch or so, Haruto responds to Koshiro's suggestion. "We could just phase through the rubble and erase their memories without even bothering to rescue them." After a soft sigh, Haruto redraws his Zanpakutou and starts to focus energy for Kido. "Step back, I'm going to get them out of there... Hado Number 14 Onpa Misairu!"

I need a reflex save from the... rubble? :smallconfused: They ignore hardness since they are Sonic like.
Sonic Energy Missile [3SEP] for Five Sonic Missiles.
1 [roll0]
2 [roll1]
3 [roll2]
4 [roll3]
5 [roll4]

Critical
2011-03-20, 06:59 AM
Kurohi

"Whoah, whoah, whoah!" - Kurohi said as he cowered when Haruto has blasted off with his Kidou. He then dared to loosen his hand slightly and look through the gap between the claws.

"You might hurt someone like that, you know!" - he said as he was getting up and dusting himself off when it was safe for sure. He then got out his Kikanshinki and proceeded to delete the memories of the two humans.

"D'aww, it's not fun when they're unconscious!" - disappointed Kurohi said, as he was replacing their memories in a puff of smoke.

Volos
2011-03-21, 04:33 AM
Grenada, California - Residential District | 7:25PM

The child continues to ignore Nakata and his illusion. Every once in a while he swings his stick around, sometimes right at Nakata or his illusion but mostly just at things that aren't there. He even takes a few lively swings at Juno, then past Juno, and then straight into the fence. While he seems to react to visual stimulus from time to time, he never responds to any sound made by the Shinigami. Eventually the kid gets tired of 'defending' himself and lays down in the grass while looking straight up into the sky. Truly this is strange child.

Haruto's Kido blast of sonic energy seems to do the trick, even though it was quite reckless for him to do in the first place. Somehow he was lucky enough to blast away the parts of the rubble that would have killed the humans had it fallen on them. One misplaced blast and he would have had two crushed mortals on his hands (not literally, they'd still be under the rubble). Kurohi seems to have no trouble with replacing the memories of the parents.

Third Seat Kenshin suddenly laughs from the top of the roof shortly before jumping down while sliding his phone into a pocket. There doesn't seem to be a pretzel stick in his mouth at this moment, he either must have run out or forgot about it. "Good news. We got nearly all of them before they started to disperse. Bad news is that the rookies are all going home and we're left to do the clean up. You have a few minutes to prepare and figure out a strategy before heading out. Any luck on that kid yet?" Your task force leader reaches inside of his clothing, pulling out of a small cardboard box. The sound of paper and cardboard tearing is shortly followed by a satisfying crunch.

Critical
2011-03-21, 05:45 AM
Kurohi

Huh? What's with the lack of pretzel sticks? - a thought ran through the raven shinigami's mind, before he decided to put it aside and focus on the issues at hand.

"I think the kid kinda sees our outline but can't really hear us, ya know. We'd be better off if we had some kind of surveillance set over the kid. 12th Division nerds can do that, right?"

Awaiting the answers from Kenshin, Kurohi has decided to re-check the Reiraku, closing his eyes in order to see them properly.

Summoning Reiraku again! [roll0]

Binks
2011-03-21, 09:47 AM
"Hmm. I wonder..." Juro says as he observes the kids actions.

Listening to the third seat's instructions Juro continues to watch the kid, until something clicks in his mind.

Just after Kurohi notes that it seems that the kid can see but not hear the shinigami Juro holds his zanpakutou in front of him and speaks quickly but calmly. "Balance the scales. Hikari to Kage!"

With a burst of light his zanpakutou is released. Juro wastes no time, immediately illuminating one end of his zanpakutou into a bright light source and waving it to see if that gets the kid's attention.

Obviously spending 1 SEP to release shikai, then using zanpakutou illumination ability

DarkOrion
2011-03-21, 08:07 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Haruto suddenly has a sinister smirk as he walks from the broken house into the yard near where Juro and Nakata are attempting to get the child's attention. He speaks up, offering his own opinion on the matter. "Humans are fragile..." The Shinigami holds his blade over the boy's chest, held loosely between his thumb and forefinger. "...even something like a simple accident..." Haurto's fingers loosen, allowing the blade to drop a few inches before he stops it. The Zanpakutou still hangs precariously over the boy. "...can end their lives. In such instances, we Shinigami are called upon to purify the spirits of the dearly departed. Plusses, unlike living humans, can see us. If the body dies, even for a short moment, the soul can be released. I could revive him with my Kido while one of you talks to him? Unless someone has a better plan?" He withdraws from the boy, sheathing his Zanpaktou and waiting to see how the rest of the task force group responds to this.

Jade_Tarem
2011-03-21, 08:48 PM
Koshiro

The taller Shinigami shrugs in response to Kurohi's question. "Twelfth Division nerds can do a lot of things, yes."

When Haruto makes his remark, he frowns. "Would you cooperate with the guy who just stabbed you? Let's avoid killing any kids, here." He digs around in a belt pouch. "I have a Soul Candy. Has anyone tried Soul Candy? No? Let's do that before we impale him."

Major
2011-03-21, 09:55 PM
Nakata

"I didn't bring any Soul Candy, Gigais, or any of that mind stuff so I couldn't really test much." Nakata says with a shrug as he watches Haruto. He considered for a moment creating some illusion to screw with the other shinigami, but decided better on it. He didn't use his illusions often outside of combat in order to make sure people didn't notice and he wasn't going to risk someone noticing over some kid.

"Anyways, I'm ready as I'll ever be..." Nakata said to Kenshin, "What do you want us to do about the kid? Leave him?"

Volos
2011-03-22, 12:37 AM
Grenada, California - Residential District | 7:29PM

"Honestly, you lot aren't much better than the rookies. I'll stay with the kid as you do the clean up. He was important enough to the hollows to warrant such an attack, he doesn't need to be left in the hands of those who'd rather study than protect him. Haruto's blast seemed... effective. I'll stand guard over the three of 'em, alright? Koshiro, good thinking with the Gikongan. Go ahead and give the kid one, see what happens."

Kurohi's re-inspection of the Reiraku doesn't show anything new in within the area he had previously searched, but now that his senses are reaching further, he sees something rather disturbing. The masked stranger's Reiraku is barely there, having already faded to the point of almost being undetectable. The cord and the energy coming from it are hollow in nature, but there appears to be a purple glow about it. Just as Kurohi notices this feature, it disappears completely.

The child doesn't react to Juro's illumination, nor does he seem fazed by Haruto's threat to end his life. He squints and gives Koshiro a serious face for a moment before going back to his star gazing. As Koshiro gives the child a soul candy, an easy feat with how the kid was laying back on the grass all still like, his soul is suddenly forced out of his body as the candy gets stuck inside of his mouth. "...?" The plus of the child still has its chain attached. Or at least you can assume that it is attached. The chain is clearly visible, but the base to which it should be attached is glowing so brightly that you cannot see it. Only on the edges of this light can you discern the color, a beautiful eye shattering blue. "Why are you guys... wearing such silly outfits? AH! It's a huge birdie! It's all black! Get IT AWAY!!!" The plus of the child attempts to swing his stick at Kurohi, only to realize that not only does he not have a stick, he honestly doesn't have an arm to swing it with. This only aids in the child's confusion and leads to more screaming. The spots of each of the task force members that had previously been glowing are now bright with the searing azure illumination just as is coming from the child's plus' chain base.

Jade_Tarem
2011-03-22, 01:18 AM
Koshiro

Koshiro attempts to pin the kid's arms to his side and bodily lifts the boy off the ground to prevent him from getting away. "Kid! Calm down! The bird isn't going to hurt you!" If/when the boy stops screaming, Koshiro spins him around so the child can look at him. "We're... ghosts, alright? And we made you a ghost for a minute so that we could talk to you. No, you're not dead - it's a special ghost-power we have, and you'll be back to normal after we leave."

Diplomacy to calm the boy down: [roll0]

Koshiro is speaking English, although it might be a bit dated.

If Koshiro succeeds in getting the child to listen, he looks to Third Seat Kenshin, giving the officer's questions priority.

Major
2011-03-22, 01:41 AM
Nakata

"But we are nice ghost. We protect people. Kinda like guardian angels. Calm down, we won't hurt you." Nakata says as he steps next to Koshiro to talk to the boy. "We beat up bad ghost and keep everyone safe. We just used some ghost powers to let us talk to you so we can make sure you are ok."

((Aiding another with the diplomacy check))
[roll0]

Critical
2011-03-22, 06:52 AM
Kurohi

"Huge birdie? I always thought I was rather short..." - Kurohi says, putting his claw to his beak in thought. "Ow, right... That's compared to the real world birds." - the raven adds in a disappointed tone.

Returning to the kid, Kurohi decided to aid with soothening him up: "Anyway, kiddo, please relax. I'm rather nice." - he says and goes into a cheesy dance. "See? Kids love dancing animals, right?"


Diplomacy: [roll0]

DarkOrion
2011-03-22, 02:07 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Haruto crosses his arms over his chest, sighing as he responds to Koshiro's complaint in Japanese "I honestly hadn't planned to impale the child. No one had come up with a better plan, so I figured saying something that off base would... inspire you. Seemed it worked." Then he turns to the child, speaking in the King's English. "Oi kid, we are noice ghosts. Dae not worry, we just want to talk. And would ye mind turning the lights down a tad? It is really bright, and I'm having a hard time looking at ye. Were ye witness to sumfink strange, dark, or monstrous? We got em, so no getting all scared fancy." Haruto was convinced that the difference between American English and British English was minor at best, and that the child would have no trouble understanding his words.

Sense Motive [roll0] for it's standard use, to see how the kid is handling all this new information and/or reacting to us.
Knowledge (Kido) [roll1] on the glow from the Kid's chest
Spellcraft [roll2] if needed

Binks
2011-03-22, 02:26 PM
Juro, having little skill in dealing diplomatically with other shinigami and no idea how to deal with a human child, opts to start out of the way as the others handle the boy. Instead he decides to test a quick theory.

Taking a few steps away from the group, to insure none are caught in the darkness, he turns off his zanpakutou's illumination and has it create a region of darkness instead, to see if the light on his shoulder can penetrate it. His experiment concluded Juro seals his sword and rejoins the group.

Volos
2011-03-23, 05:21 AM
Grenada, California - Residential District | 7:36PM

The child reached a level of confusion that surpassed that which most mortals could handle. He had a few of them trying to all talk to him at once, each one saying something more strange than the next. The child's expression went from terror and worry to sudden realization. "...I ate too much ice cream before bed. Yeah, that's it. Just a dream." The kid tries walking away from the group, but is stopped short as his chain becomes taught from its short length reaching its end. He looks down, seeing the brightness coming from his chest as well as the chain connecting his spirit to his body. "Wait... ghosts... I'm dead? Wow that's so cool!"

Third Seat Kenshin sighs out of slight frustration. "Kid... we ain't got time to mess around waiting for you to figure this out. Answer my questions and I'll put you back in your body. Don't and you'll be like this for longer than you'd like. Trust me, it gets nasty. Did you see the monsters that attacked and why is your chest glowing like that? Have you always been able to sense things, or was this just for today?" Yoshiro stares the kid down, with his pretzel stick pointing straight up. The odd combination of seriousness and foolishness seems to work on the kid.

"Uhh... umm... no? Kinda, I mean there were shadows and half there kinda things. Uhhhmmm... and there weren't any glowing stuffs on my chest either until now. I've seen alot of blue when I dream though... and uhh, there wasn't anything like this happening to me before today. No seeing stuff." The child acts much like any typical child, he can't seem to talk without pausing or making an odd distracting sound to lengthen the pauses. While it's rather annoying to have to listen to, he eventually gets the point across.

Juro's test reveals that while the light cannot seem to pierce the darkness produced by his Zanpakutou, it doesn't stop him from being able to see where it should be. He can sense the light without being able to see it with his eyes, it is just natural for him to know where it should be. Juno realizes that even if it wasn't attached to his body, he would know where it is at. As he conducts this test, he becomes more aware of where the other members of the task force and the child's soul are located in regards to his light. Yoshiro, however, does not have a light and isn't as easy or natural to sense to Juno.

Yoshiro pulls out his phone, taking a look at the front screen while slowly chewing piece after piece away from his pretzel stick. He smirks, very slightly, before addressing the group as a whole. "There's one dense collection of hollows as well as two more dispersed groupings. The main one is in the center of town, near where we stepped down. The others are harder to pin down, as they are smaller in number they aren't easily defined as a group. I got the kid, you lot figure out your strategy and get to it. I'll be waiting here." Third Seat Kenshin forces the kid's soul back into his body, and isn't being gentle about it.

Binks
2011-03-23, 10:40 AM
Juro returns to the group as the third seat explains where the hollows are. "It would probably be best to hit them where they are strong. Get the most hollows out of here as quickly as possible." he says.

Major
2011-03-23, 02:37 PM
Nakata

Nakata listened to Kenshin and the boy talk and sighed annoyed as the kid dragged out his explanation. It was times like this where he really wished people knew what his Shikai was. Then he wouldn't have felt the need to hide his power and could have scared the crap out of the kid.

Sadly, what was done was done, so Nakata was forced to listen to the kid drag things out and otherwise be a brat for a bit.

He watched the blue light, still trying to figure out what it was. He had never seen it before and it had seemingly made his illusions more powerful. The sense of power was great, however he didn't like that it had made it hard for him to dismiss his illusions. He was a bit worried that too much of it might leave him trapped in an illusion world of his own so when the boy was put back in his body and the group was ordered to go take out Hollows, Nakata was relieved to not have to deal with it anymore and be away from the source.

He decided to wait and here the other's ideas before inputting his own tactical advice and merely glanced at Juro while he spoke. He pondered the tactic in his head forming pros and cons against it. On one hand, attacking the strongest could get messy if the weaker groups came and provided backup. If they picked off the small group they could then begin attacking the big group. However, at the same time if the Hollows were gathering at the center for a reason, giving them time to do whatever they were plotting would be bad. Especially if the big group found out about them and begin preparing a defense. A large group of prepared hollows would not be fun to deal with.

DarkOrion
2011-03-24, 05:13 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

The Kido master speaks up, offering his own opinion on the matter. "If we attack the large group there is no telling how the smaller groups will react. They could just as easily gather on this location while we are back at the center of town fighting the large group. I say we strike the less dense areas of Hollows. If the big group moves on the house or if something else unexpected happens, we will be able to retreat and react accordingly. If we're in the middle of a huge battle with the larger group there is no telling how we'd get out if it came to that. Not to mention that all of our phones died when we got here, and I wouldn't doubt that the same thing would happen if the Hollow group was large enough. Being able to communicate and see where the Hollows are is vital to our success in this mission." Haruto looks at his tattoos for a moment before continuing. "I have a couple of spells tattooed onto myself that can aid us either way. One lets me see and hear at a distance, so I could survey whichever area we are planning to attack. And I also have one that can allow me to send silent communications to the group as a whole. Does anyone else have anything useful like this?"

Binks
2011-03-24, 05:26 PM
Juro shakes his head at Haruto's question. "I suppose I could use my zanpakutou's illumination as a flare if necessary. Other than that my kidou skills aren't the best and are mostly healing kidous. If we want some recon I'm pretty good at moving around unnoticed." he adds.

Taking a moment to look over the others Juro shrugs. Would be better to get most of the hollow out of the way fast but I suppose being able to respond to changes is a decent reason to hit a small group first he thinks to himself. He doesn't say anything regarding this but simply shrugs with a 'whatever' expression and doesn't argue for hitting the main group anymore.

Taking one last look over at the kid Juro makes a mental note to find out more about him and the light once the hollow are dealt with. For now though he simply readies himself for battle.

Major
2011-03-24, 05:58 PM
Nakata

"I like to think I'm pretty good at stealth. I don't use Kido, though." Nakata said. The truth was he was amazing at stealth due to his illusions and ability to turn invisible, but he wasn't going to let anyone know that when there were plenty of others in the party who could do the job.

Jade_Tarem
2011-03-24, 06:59 PM
Koshiro

Koshiro examines his hand has he considers. The blue light was unnerving. "Blue dreams..." The kind that oracles from the old stories had? Or the kind shinigami had prior to finding their Zanpakuto? Impossible to say.

He looks up. "I'm fairly good at not getting hit. Beyond that my Kido is more combat-oriented. Keep in mind that if we hit the outlying groups of hollows, we'll need to move from one to the next quickly, before the main body has time to do whatever it is they're gathering for. Also, if we take too long we may run out of steam before reaching the most difficult fight." He shrugs. "It sounds like that's our best bet, though. What do you propose we do if the masked guy with the disintegration Cero comes back?"

Major
2011-03-24, 07:20 PM
Nakata

"We kill him. Nakata said with a shrug. "He was only a threat before because we were too busy to deal with him. He was mostly a threat because we were pinned down. It's not like his attack was undodgeable or fast."

Jade_Tarem
2011-03-24, 08:15 PM
Koshiro

The taller Shinigami blinks. "He didn't kill us, so he can't? I don't follow that reasoning, but we don't have time to argue about this."

Before they move out, Koshiro casts Force Screen, using the full incantation.

Major
2011-03-24, 09:28 PM
Nakata

"More, the only reason he didn't get killed by us was because we were too busy. I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty confident in my abilities that if we can actually get to him I'm not too worried. I'm more worried about what happens when we are too busy and he just takes pot shots. You know, like what would happen if we went after the main large group." Nakata said as he glanced at his soul phone to look for where the closest group was. "I can see it now. We attack the large group, he shows up, we deal with the large group and reinforcements show up and keep us busy again. You know...that almost sounds like earlier.

Jade_Tarem
2011-03-24, 11:16 PM
Koshiro

"I'm not arguing with your choice of strategy, just with your assertion that we've already seen everything that the masked man can do. Some people are very good at hiding their true abilities. Many Shinigami have fallen today; we have no excuse for being careless." Koshiro draws his weapon, completely unaware of the irony involved in his lecturing Nakata about hidden abilities. When did I become the voice of reason? Good grief...

"But by all means, if we see our new friend we should try to kill him. Are we ready to go?"

DarkOrion
2011-03-25, 12:07 AM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

The Kido Master takes his time in preparing his defenses. He summons up his Inertial Armor, putting all of his power into it even though his released Zanpakutou allows him to cast it within a moment's notice. He thinks to also cast a few other spells, but leaves it at that for now. "And that's why I'm winning Nakata. Honestly, if I were to judge every foe by their first and only attack that I've seen... I wouldn't be alive right now. My advice still stands, but I'll willing to concede to the wishes of the group. I'll be just as capable with a good strategy as without. I'm ready to leave, by the way." Haruto checks his phone as well, not wanting to waste a Tattoo on something so simple as looking for Hollows.

Inertial Armor [5 SEP] for +6 AC for the next Five Hours
I'm now at 38/65 SEP

Major
2011-03-25, 02:02 AM
Nakata

Nakata rolled his eyes as he listened to Koshiro and Haruto, "My point isn't that we know everything he can do or that we should underestimate him. My point is we are shinigami and experts at slaying dangerous monsters. It was asked what we should do if he showed back up. He is the enemy so we kill him. Does that mean we charge blindly in or underestimate him? No, my point wasn't be stupid, it was kill him because he's too big a threat to let live with a cero like his. We have brains, we have power, and we have each other. We can take some masked creep." Nakata said hoping they'd understand his point.

Binks
2011-03-25, 09:17 AM
"Let's go then. Those hollow will never know what hit them." Juro says with a hint of excitement. The prospect of a battle on his terms, rather than having to hold off a seemingly endless army of hollow fills Juro with something approaching happiness, but balanced by the possibility that the fight might be harder than expected.

Juro heads in the general direction of whichever small group the others want to hit first, keeping his eyes open for any signs that the group of hollow might be nearby.

Spot: [roll0]
Suppress Reiatsu: [roll1]

Major
2011-03-25, 03:19 PM
Nakata

Nakata quickly followed behind Juro keeping his weapon drawn and in his hands to be ready at all times. He was quiet as he ran and tried to listen for any hollows approaching while he looked around hoping to spot anything trying to sneak up on them. Despite what he pretended, he was not good at taking hits and didn't want to be ambushed.


Listen: [roll0]
Spot: [roll1]

Volos
2011-03-25, 03:34 PM
Grenada, California - Residential District | 7:40PM

Denreishinki (Soul Phone)

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From the Denreishinki display it appears that you aren't closer to one small group than the other. The first (and smaller) group is almost directly south of your location at what appears to be an elementry school. Concidering that the sun has set, it is doubtful that many mortals will be in that location. The second group is to the south east of your current location. Is isn't clear what the purpose of that part of town is, so the current level of mortal activity is unknown. To the far south east, near where you first came in, is the large group of hollows. You phones seem to display all the dots at once in that location before suddenly attempting to 'buffer' and then there are more, or less. The current display is just the average number of hollows between these conflicting numbers. From what you can remember when you first arrived, that part of town is the center of much commerce and entertainment. Adult mortals are known to spend a good deal of their time in these locations when the sun goes down. The possibility of mortal casualties in this area would be extremely high.

Critical
2011-03-25, 06:56 PM
Kurohi

The whole time the group was planning, Kurohi was simply standing aside and staring into the distance, as if he wasn't listening at all. He simply found all the hassle about which group to attack kind of boring, so there he was inspecting the real world more closely. He didn't just stand around doing nothing, though, he managed to slip his fully incanted defensive kidou in use.

As they were moving towards the hollows, however, something has suddenly struck him in the head, that there was a piece of information he should've probably shared:

"Um, guys, I forgot to mention it, but I was checking the Spirit Cords and they were... Kind of weird, I should say? Like, our cords were changing their path without a real reason and stuff. And then they all touched and glowed with the same blue light. Weird, huh? Also, the masked guy's one was hollow and glowed purple. Soooo... Any ideas?"


Using the fully incanted Inertial Armor during the planning, obviously.

Binks
2011-03-25, 07:21 PM
"That's...interesting..." Juro says, looking confused for a moment before shaking his head. "But unless you think it might be important fighting these hollows it'll have to remain a mystery for a bit." he adds, continuing towards one of the smaller groups of hollow.

Juro doesn't let any of the mysteries surrounding these hollow and this town bother him, preferring instead to keep them in the back his mind and focus on the upcoming fight against the hollow. Even then, however, he can't help but wonder if this boy and the blue light might be related to the strange hollow that are popping up all around...and if so, what it could all mean.

Critical
2011-03-25, 07:32 PM
Kurohi

"Yeah, sure. Just trying to break the ice, ya know?" Kurohi replies to Juro and carries on flying along with the group.

Major
2011-03-27, 01:10 PM
Nakata

Nakata glanced at his Soul Smart Phone and glanced at the placements of the hollows. He thought for a moment before tapping the top right group. "I have no idea what is there, however if we go towards that group and clear out any lone hollows on the way, we can hit that group, then either head straight down to the big group, or head back across and hit the group at the school." Nakata glanced at the others, "Unless you have a better idea. I'm not to keen on leaving them the options with reinforcements, but the placing is a bit icky. Normally if we had more people I'd suggest we split our forces, but we are a bit limited..."

Volos
2011-03-27, 03:06 PM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:51PM

As you make your preparations and head toward the small grouping of Hollow in the unknown district of Grenada, you sense that similar upwelling of spiritual pressure. It is much weaker now then when your first had arrived, as your battle at the child's home had severely weakened the hollow's presence within this small town. The fight, however, was far from over. You land on the outskirts of an abandoned lot. The entire area is fenced in by a combination of chain link and plastic sheets, so it provides some cover. From your position you can see three large hollows milling about as well as three small hollows skittering from place to place. What is strange is that they have not started smashing things up quite yet. There are quite a few unknown figures walking about, wearing dark clothing and keeping to the shadows. Not that they could avoid it if they wanted to, the lighting here is very dim. Toward the eastern side of the lot is three fourths of a tall corrugated metal fence. You don't know what is on the other side, and if you were to move from your position to find out you would surely be discovered. The lights that had been glowing on each of you have since faded as has the feeling of refreshment and power that came with them. It is clear that if you do not act quickly, the hollows will notice your presence and act first.

Basically you're in the surprise round. You may take either a standard or move action, but not both. You may also take a free or swift action if you'd like. For example you could cast an incantationless Kido as a standard action, but not move. You could move to a new position as a move action, but not attack or take another standard action. Or you could take any one standard or move action with a free or swift action mixed in. You are all considered to have your weapons drawn, you summon summoned, and you illusions activated. Basically you're battle ready. As for Kido, you have currently casted what you prepared before this post. Only a minute as gone by since you casted it.

Map


Soul Phone
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Key
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)
M = Mizumaki Koshiro

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


{table=head]x | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19


A | | J | | H | K | | N | | | | | | | | | | | | |


B | | | M | | S | | I | | | | | | | | | | | | |


C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --


D | | | | | | | | | | H | H | | | | | | | | |


E | | | | | | | ? | | | H | H | | | | | | ? | | |


F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | H | |


G | | h | | | | | | | | | | | ? | | | | H | H | |


H | | | | | | | | | | / | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | \ | | |


I | | | | | ? | | | | / | | | | | | | | | \ | |


J | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


K | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


L | | | H | H | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


M | | | H | H | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


N | | | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


O | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


P | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


Q | | | | | h | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


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S | | | | | | | | h | | | | | | | | | | | |


T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

[/table]

Jade_Tarem
2011-03-27, 05:17 PM
Koshiro

Are you ready? The thought is directed at his zanpakuto.

Are you? Comes the tart reply.

Koshiro holds his blade out in front of him, level with the ground, and twists it counter-clockwise as though turning a key. "Rewind, Tokei-ka." The blade straightens, becoming slightly longer, and the crossguard flattens into that of a jian. The tassel on the end clinks, and a moment later a small hourglass hangs from a chain connected to the pommel.

The world slows down in Koshiro's mind, just a bit, but that extra bit of concentration, the extra moment to think, would help immensely. Here we go.

Using a move action to release to Shikai.

Major
2011-03-27, 10:15 PM
Nakata

Nakata smirked,

Taking a 5 foot step forward so the illusion is over me. Normally I'd create the illusion over me as I turn invisible so that I can speak before attacking, but whatever.

"Guess I'll try and keep them busy. Cover me." He said while remaining invisible with his illusion pretending to speak. Then he focused and sent the illusion straight forward at the large hollow nearby hoping to slam it while it was off guard with his illusion.

The illusion of himself flew right at the hollow and brought its sword up and slashed at the Hollow.

Attacking the hollow that is part of D10 with my deadly mirage. I asked in the ooc thread if it uses an attack roll since its a spell and the wording is unclear...I'll roll an attack roll, not sure what it'd use if anything, I'd assume wisdom. If I don't need an attack roll ignore it and go straight to damage.

Will Save: DC 20, 10% real
Attack roll? [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

DarkOrion
2011-03-28, 05:03 AM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

The Kido Master raises one hand skyward while his other lifts his Zanpakutou to point toward the smaller Hollow near the far end of the compound. As electricity gathers in his hand, a smirk passes over his lips. Touching that hand to the hilt of Kami no Raion, he activates the Kido. "Hado Number 14 Denki Misairu." Two missiles of lightning shoot forth, striking two of the smaller Hollows without fail. Haruto's attention leaves them, as he is certain they could not survive such a blast.

Electric Energy Missile [5 SEP] for 5d6 damage and +4 DC
Reflex DC 20 for half of [roll0] @ Q5 & [roll1] @ S8

Binks
2011-03-28, 11:30 AM
Smiling a bit Juro holds his zanpakutou in front of him and again speaks his incantation. With a burst of inky darkness his zanpakutou releases, once more taking the form of a double sword, one blade as black as night, the other gleaming in the sunlight. He waits to see how the hollow respond before commuting himself to any particular battle.

Why are they so calm? he wonders, before battle sweeps all unnecessary thoughts from his mind.

Obviously using move action and 1 SEP to release zanpakutou

Volos
2011-03-30, 01:52 AM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:51PM

The large Hollow assaulted by Nakata's illusion doesn't seem fazed. It turns to look at the illusion, and the wound on its arm. Then it begins to shake with a terrible rage. It appears to be taking it's sweet time, so the illusion is in no immediate danger of being attacked. The two small hollows that were shocked by Haruto's energy missile seem to survive the blast, but disappear suddenly afterwards. No one is able to follow their movements or hear where they went. Then again, there is a fence in the way and a fairly loud blast for them to hide behind. While as Shinigami you are able to pass through physical barriers in the world of the living, you are not able to see through them.

Kurohi focuses his gaze on one of the larger hollows, the one that is a ways off from the main group. His Reiatsu grows in strength before suddenly releasing itself on that hollow, attempting to suppress it with his raw power. At the same time he sends Karasu after the nearest small hollow, wanting to test their ability to stand up to his summons' attacks. The large hollow seems to be affected by the surge of Reiastu, almost being crushed under the weight of it. The smaller hollow is knocked down by the sudden onslaught of claws and fang, even though it was only hit by one of the many attacks launched at it. Kasaru is successful in pinning down the small hollow, at least until it disappears. It does not return and the summon has nothing underneath it's claws to pin down. The sound of children laughing can be heard from multiple directions as can the sound of their weeping. From the larger hollows comes confused grunts and deep growling. The figures in dark clothing walking about don't seem to notice that anything is happening. They have yet to gain the notice of the Hollow that you are fighting.

Map & Initiative


Initiative
#21 Small Hollows
*20 Haruto Katsuo & 19 Mizumaki Koshiro & 17 Kurohi Keimei
12 Large Hollows
5 Juro Shun 3 Nakata Dochi

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*Line to post next

Explanation of Initiative
You may notice that not only have I set the names for the imitative on different lines but put odd symbols in front of them as well. There is a method to my madness, trust me. The # symbol refers to the line that has most recently posted and the * symbol refers to the line that needs to post next. I've ordered you into lines rather than single turns to help speed things up. For example Haruto, Mizumaki, and Kurohi have all rolled within a few numbers of each other. This means they will be acting/reacting at about the same time. So rather than all of us waiting for Haruto to post first, all three of you are free to post in whatever order you like. Once that line has posted we can move on to the next line. Everyone of that line posts, and then onto the next one. And so on, and so forth. This helps to speed things up for the PbP format. If you think it is working, let me know. If you don't then let me know faster! I may interrupt the order to let you know that things in the battle have changed, such as monster death, introduction of new elements like burning buildings and such forth. This will only be to aid you in your decisions. No one wants to beat a dead Hollow. (Or maybe you do, who knows?)

Key
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)
M = Mizumaki Koshiro

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


{table=head]x | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19


A | | J | | H | K | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


B | | | M | | | | N | | | | | | | | | | | | |


C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --


D | | | | | | | | | I | H | H | | | | | | | | |


E | | | | | | | ? | | | H | H | | | | | | ? | | |


F | | S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | H | |


G | | | | | | | | | | | | | ? | | | | H | H | |


H | | | | | | | | | | / | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | \ | | |


I | | | | | ? | | | | / | | | | | | | | | \ | |


J | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


K | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


L | | | H | H | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


M | | | H | H | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


N | | | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


O | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


P | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

[/table]

EDIT: Forgot to remove a small hollow from the map. :smalltongue:

DarkOrion
2011-03-30, 03:38 AM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Haruto steps through the mortal's fence and continues moving forward until he finds himself in the middle of the battlegrounds that was this estranged lot. Pointing the tip of Kami no Raion to his immediate left, he fires off another blast of Kido energy. "Bakudo Number 15 Energui Oshi." This time it is a blast of electric energy that is mean to send the hollow flying backwards. After letting this Kido loose upon his foe, Haruto focuses his attention on the large hollow down the way. What point was there in keeping one's attention on a foe that would surely be blasted away?

Electric Energy Push [5 SEP] for 3d6 Damage (both electric and potential smash into wall damage) and +1 DC
Reflex DC 19 for half, Strength Check DC 19 or be pushed back 5ft + 5ft per 5ft of damage it takes. If this movement pushes it into a wall, it takes 3d6 extra damage (no save)
Electric [roll0]
Wall [roll1]

I'm at 33 SEP of 65

Critical
2011-03-30, 06:26 PM
Kurohi

"Huh? Oh, I'm sorry, did my reiatsu just hit you? Sorry, I didn't mean to! Honest!" The raven shinigami said and greened happily at one of the larger hollows. He then switched his gaze to the one yet untouched by his pressuring spirit force and proceeded to try the same trick on him. "What about you, hmm?" He asked, grinning even more. He was clearly enjoying it.

But it was still the time to get to business now. Commanding his huge summoned Zanpakutou to in a form of a gigantic dark raven with an almost human-like posture to pounce onto the weakened pray... Which Kurohi proceeded to weaken even more!

"Bakudo Number 10, Abura!" Kurohi casted a Kido without an incantation, which was famous all around the Soul Society because of being used in a whole lot of Kurohi's pranks, while flying up, along with his previously mentioned pouncing companion jumping high in the air ready to finish the mop up.

Flying up 30ft, casting Psionic Grease w/o incantation @ the area with the large hollow intimidated by the reiatsu, then have Karasu pounce on it. (-1 SEP)

Karasu Attack(i've got the +1 from the higher cround since he's leaping at the victim and all that, throw in a jump check if you like. By the way, shouldn't the attacks after claws be at +5 damage instead of +4 and rake at +4 as well? It just still seems to me that calculations are a bit off.):
Claws: [roll0] [roll1] ; [roll2] [roll3]
If both claws hit, rake: [roll4] ; [roll5]
Tail: [roll6] ; [roll7]
The claws and the tail are poisoned(check my sheet @ other notes for the poison).
Free trip attack if anything hits and the hollow's not tripped by grease, str check: [roll8]
If tripped(either by grease or that one trip), grapple check: [roll9]

Free Intimidate for the non-intimidated large hollow: [roll10]

Jade_Tarem
2011-03-31, 12:05 PM
Koshiro

Noticing the suspicious glow behind the fence, Koshiro runs forward and dashes through it.

Idiot! Don't just rush in!

It's just a look, Toki.

Don't call me Toki!

Moving to the other side of the metal fence to the south.

Volos
2011-03-31, 12:30 PM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:51PM

Haruto's blast strikes so suddenly and with such force that it lifts the large Hollow off of its feet and sends it flying backwards into a nearby wall. The impact is enough to crush the wall under the weight of the beast, but it also finishes it off. When Kurohi attempts to fly upward, he suddenly realizes that is impossible to climb straight up. He flies forward a little while moving upward, putting himself closer to danger in the process. Kurohi also only gets fifteen feet off of the ground at the end of his flight. Kasaru destroys the hollow it leaps upon, even though it is clear that it's secondary attacks aren't piercing the hollow's defenses as easily.

As Koshiro charges forward to the other side of the fence, he sees a massive black behemoth. It rises up out of the unfinished basement, making a terrible roar as it charges toward Koshiro and clamps down on him with its powerful jaws. The hollow lifts the Shinigami from the ground, keeping him in its mouth. It tilts it's head back as if preparing to eat him whole.

Jade
You take 19 Damage, you are currently grappled by its mouth following that savage bite attack. And yes, it is getting ready to swallow you.


Map and Initiative
Initiative
#21 Small Hollows
*20 Haruto Katsuo & 19 Mizumaki Koshiro & 17 Kurohi Keimei
12 Large Huge Hollow
5 Juro Shun 3 Nakata Dochi

#Line that has just posted
*Line to post next

Explanation of Initiative
You may notice that not only have I set the names for the imitative on different lines but put odd symbols in front of them as well. There is a method to my madness, trust me. The # symbol refers to the line that has most recently posted and the * symbol refers to the line that needs to post next. I've ordered you into lines rather than single turns to help speed things up. For example Haruto, Mizumaki, and Kurohi have all rolled within a few numbers of each other. This means they will be acting/reacting at about the same time. So rather than all of us waiting for Haruto to post first, all three of you are free to post in whatever order you like. Once that line has posted we can move on to the next line. Everyone of that line posts, and then onto the next one. And so on, and so forth. This helps to speed things up for the PbP format. If you think it is working, let me know. If you don't then let me know faster! I may interrupt the order to let you know that things in the battle have changed, such as monster death, introduction of new elements like burning buildings and such forth. This will only be to aid you in your decisions. No one wants to beat a dead Hollow. (Or maybe you do, who knows?)

Key
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)
M = Mizumaki Koshiro

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


{table=head]x | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19


A | | J | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


B | | | | | | | N | | | | | | | | | | | | |


C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --


D | | | | | K | | | | I | H | H | | | | | | | | |


E | | | | | | | ? | | | H | H | | | | | | ? | | |


F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


G | | | | H | | | | | | | | | ? | | | | | | |


H | | | | | | | | | | / | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | \ | | |


I | | | | | ? | | | | / | | | | | | | | | \ | |


J | | | | | | | | | ~ | | M | H | H | H | | | | ~ | |


K | | | | S | | | | | ~ | | | H | O | H | | | | ~ | |


L | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | H | H |H | | | | ~ | |


M | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


N | | | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


O | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


P | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

[/table]

EDIT: Spellcheck and Hollow Deletion. I should never DM on two hours of sleep. :smalleek:

Binks
2011-03-31, 03:37 PM
Juro observes the fight with no small degree of satisfaction. We may be just normal unseated shinigami but we can handle hollows like these without any trouble at all he thinks as he looks for the ideal spot to enter the battle.

As Koshiro is attacked by the huge hollow, however, all deliberate thought flees Juro's mind as his only goal becomes 'help my friend'. Charging straight at the hollow Juro begins spinning the blade in his hands, setting up for a powerful swing. The last conscious thought he has as he nears the hollow is a simple order to his zanpakutou. 'Darken'

With that the area around Juro fades to shadows, offering some concealment for the young shinigami as he rushes the hollow attacking his friend.

Free action, activate darkness ability of zanpakutou, making a 20' sphere around me dark and giving me a 20% miss chance from concealment if the hollow doesn't have darkvision or something.
Full round action: Charge the hollow. AC is 19 (-2 charge). Attack at the end of charge (+2 charge): [roll0]. Damage: [roll1]

Major
2011-03-31, 04:27 PM
Nakata

Remaining cloaked and dictating his illusion he saw Koshiro run towards the fence. He frowned confused and was surprised by the huge creature that rose up and became annoyed seeing it bite Koshiro. "Ughh...great, running out and getting eaten." He mumbled to himself before dismissing his first illusion and jumping down and running closer. He hated entering the battlefield, but he needed to get closer in order to help.

Moving to H7

As he got closer he willed another illusion to appear as far as he could. It was tough keeping it there, but he needed to get behind the hollow to let his people surprise it.

Resummoning illusion at J15, attacking with illusion

Will Save: DC 20, 10% real
[roll0]

Volos
2011-03-31, 08:03 PM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:51PM

Juro's sudden charge at the huge Hollow does not go unnoticed. The dark beast swings it's claws at the Shinigami, only to strike at the fence and make a rather large puncture through it. The Zanpakutou strikes true, dealing a blow to the monster's leg. It doesn't seem all that injured by the wound, as it continues to attempt to swallow Koshiro. Nakata's illusion appears on the opposite side of the Hollow from Koshiro, and seems to convince the beast of its blade. Still a strike to its flank doesn't seem to bother it in the least.

Before anyone else can react, the small Hollows reappear from their hiding places. They walk out from the shadows and suddenly strike. Haruto is flanked on either side by the small Hollows, which works to their advantage. They are fast, but somewhat clumsy in their attacks. Their movements were almost playful in a way. One strikes with a bite to his arm and the other slashes across his back with a claw. The wounds are deep, and not to be underestimated. Kurohi is also set upon by a small hollow that drops from above, striking on the way down. It misses completely and strikes the ground instead. The impact is enough to kill it.

Haruto
You took 10 damage, which is fairly serious for someone with only 26 heath to begin with.

Map and Initiative
Initiative
#21 Small Hollows
*20 Haruto Katsuo & 19 Mizumaki Koshiro & 17 Kurohi Keimei
12 Large Huge Hollow
5 Juro Shun 3 Nakata Dochi

#Line that has just posted
*Line to post next

Explanation of Initiative
You may notice that not only have I set the names for the imitative on different lines but put odd symbols in front of them as well. There is a method to my madness, trust me. The # symbol refers to the line that has most recently posted and the * symbol refers to the line that needs to post next. I've ordered you into lines rather than single turns to help speed things up. For example Haruto, Mizumaki, and Kurohi have all rolled within a few numbers of each other. This means they will be acting/reacting at about the same time. So rather than all of us waiting for Haruto to post first, all three of you are free to post in whatever order you like. Once that line has posted we can move on to the next line. Everyone of that line posts, and then onto the next one. And so on, and so forth. This helps to speed things up for the PbP format. If you think it is working, let me know. If you don't then let me know faster! I may interrupt the order to let you know that things in the battle have changed, such as monster death, introduction of new elements like burning buildings and such forth. This will only be to aid you in your decisions. No one wants to beat a dead Hollow. (Or maybe you do, who knows?)

Key
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)
M = Mizumaki Koshiro

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


{table=head]x | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19


A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --


D | | | | | K | h | | | | H | H | | | | | | | | |


E | | | | | | | | | ? | H | H | | | | | | | | |


F | | | h | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ? | |


G | | | | H | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


H | | | | | h | | N | | | / | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | \ | | |


I | | | | ? | | | | | / | | J | | | | | | | \ | |


J | | | | | | | | | ~ | | M | H | H | H | I | | | ~ | |


K | | | | S | | | | | ~ | | | H | O | H | | | | ~ | |


L | | | | ? | | | | | ~ | | | H | H |H | | | | ~ | |


M | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


N | | | | | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | |


O | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


P | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

[/table]

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-01, 12:35 AM
Koshiro

"Oh holy shi-aaarrrrrgh!" The tall Shinigami swings at the enormous hollow before its jaws fasten around him. Tokei-ka binds against the creature's teeth, making further attacks with the large blade impossible. A terrible stench wafts from the creature's mouth. "Augh! Don't they have breath mints in Hueco Mundo?" Koshiro grits his teeth against the pain and tries against all odds to free himself.

Don't push yourself on Shunpo, you said! There will be time to master it later, you said!

Shut up and push, fool!

Reactive attack from the charge: [roll0]
Potential Damage: [roll1]

Grapple check to try to break the grapple: [roll2]

DarkOrion
2011-04-01, 02:18 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Ignoring his wounds for the moment, Haruto draws power from his mastery in Kido and focuses into Kami no Raion. He decides on a minimal amount of energy, assuming that these two were the Hollows he had blasted a few moments ago and should already be near death. He takes aim, pointing his Zanpakutou at the small Hollow standing between him and the main part of the battle. The tip glows with a powerful white energy before releasing itself with blinding speed. "Hado with no number, Mahou Bakuhatsu." After the blast has subsided, Haruto takes a step closer to the main battle.

Full Round Action
Spell Blast [1 SEP] for 4d6 Damage
Ranged Touch Attack [roll0]
Damage [roll1] Force

Five Foot Step to H-5 if I killed it, or G-5 if I didn't.

Critical
2011-04-03, 06:15 AM
Kurohi

Kurohi moved in a little bit closer to the huge hollow, casting his infamous incantation yet again, while his Zanpakutou yet again furiously leaped and attempted to tear up the huge hollow.

"Bakudo number 10, Abura!" Kurohi yelled out, making yet another puddle of grease appear below the hollow.

Moving to G-8, unincanted Psionic Grease (-1 SP) below the huge hollow.

Karasu charges @ the huge hollow and full attacks(throw in a jump check to pass the obstacle if needed):
Claws: [roll0] [roll1] ; [roll2] [roll3]
Rake if both claws hit: [roll4] [roll5]
Tail: [roll6] [roll7]

Volos
2011-04-03, 01:33 PM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:51PM

Haruto's blast envelopes the small Hollow before him, removing it completely from his path as he takes that half step forward. The blast is surprisingly powerful for such a minimal amount of effort. The small hollow that remains seems rather frightened of Haruto now, keeping its distance from him if at all possible.

Karasu's reckless charge is met with a swipe of claw from the huge Hollow. The blow is powerful enough to tear Karasu in half before any of his attacks can reach the beast. The summon has a look of mixed pain and surprise on its face as its prey vanquishes it's life. Luckily for Karasu it's only temporary.

Koshiro's blade landed a solid blow against the beast, but ultimately did not change his fate. The huge hollow leaned it's head back and swallowed the Shinigami whole, not even pausing to taste him first. With its first foe taken care of, the beast turns toward Juno. It leans down to bite him, but his deftness keeps the Hollows fangs from landing a blow. Juno jumps to avoid one of the claws but is caught by the swing of the other while in midair. It knocks him to the ground, but he is still on his feet. Even with the grease underneath it, the huge Hollow remains standing on its feet.

The remaining large hollow lumbers about, seemingly lost. It keeps moving its head in strange ways, as if it can sense something. It approaches Nakata somewhat indirectly, standing over him before taking a wild rage induced bite in his general vicinity. The bite lands without fail and digs deep before the Hollow rips its fangs out, spilling much of Nakata's blood onto the ground.


Koshiro
You take 10 damage from the insides of the Hollow crushing you and 8 acid damage from the digestive juices. Lovely. :smallyuk:

Juno
You take 7 damage.

Nakata
You take 18 damage.

Map and Initiative
Initiative
21 Small Hollows
20 Haruto Katsuo & 19 Mizumaki Koshiro & 17 Kurohi Keimei
#12 Large Huge Hollow
*5 Juro Shun 3 Nakata Dochi

#Line that has just posted
*Line to post next

Key
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
{table]S | S
S | S [/table] = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)
M = Mizumaki Koshiro

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


{table=head]x | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19


A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --


D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


E | | | | | | | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | |


F | | | h | | | | | H | H | | | | | | | | | ? | |


G | | | | | K | | | H | H | | | | | | | | | | |


H | | | | | H | | N | | | / | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | \ | | |


I | | | | ? | | | | | / | | J | | | | | | | \ | |


J | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | H | H | H | I | | | ~ | |


K | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | H | M | H | | | | ~ | |


L | | | | ? | | | | | ~ | | | H | H |H | | | | ~ | |


M | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


N | | | | | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | |


O | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


P | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

[/table]

Major
2011-04-03, 03:59 PM
Nakata

Nakata's eyes went wide as he felt the teeth dig into him. He stumbled backwards as he felt the creature tear into him and felt his blood pour out. It wasn't supposed to happen like this. He was invisible, indestructible, unbeatable. How could this pathetic Hollow hit him.

As he reached down with his left hand and grabbed his wound frowning in pain he dropped the illusion of himself behind the huge hollow. He wasn't going to be able to keep that up and deal with this thing. Plus Nakata realized he might not be able to keep his invisibility up for long if he had to deal with this thing.

Stumbling backwards he brought his defenses up and quickly retreated realizing he needed to get farther away or this thing would kill him.


Dismissing illusion
Taking a full-round action to withdrawl from combat and run double my speed and retreat to K1

Binks
2011-04-03, 04:24 PM
Juro pays little attention to the wound the hollow's attack leaves in his side despite how deep it is, focused solely on the fight at hand. There would be time for worrying after Koshiro was safely outside of this thing. The only thought that goes through his mind as he moves in, blades spinning to build up momentum for his strikes, is a question. How could this have gone so wrong so fast?

Trying a full attack on the huge hollow. Not using 5ft shift, keeping darkness up for the 20% miss chance, and the charge penalty to my AC goes away so it's back to 21. Come on die roller, don't fail me now...
Attack 1: [roll0] Damage: [roll1]
Attack 2: [roll2] Damage: [roll3]

Volos
2011-04-03, 05:07 PM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:51PM

Nakata is able to get away from the large Hollow without incident, though with how much blood he has lost it won't be hard for it or other Hollows to find him simply by the scent of blood in air. For a moment it seems that the small Hollow would chase him down, but it backs down from that plan when seeing how enraged the large Hollow is. Instead it jumps high into the air, attempting to knock Kurohi down from his flight path. It's claw grazes his wing, knocking him out of the air. He lands on his feet, unharmed.

Juro's attacks hit their mark, but don't appear to be as deep as he hoped they would be. The wounds remain on the beast, but it just doesn't seem to be coming down. What sort of monster was this? It could swallow a Shinigami whole and fend off so many blows without being taken down.

Map and Initiative
Initiative
#21 Small Hollows
*20 Haruto Katsuo & 19 Mizumaki Koshiro & 17 Kurohi Keimei
12 Large Huge Hollow
5 Juro Shun 3 Nakata Dochi

#Line that has just posted
*Line to post next

Key
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
{table]S | S
S | S [/table] = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)
M = Mizumaki Koshiro

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


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D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


E | | | | | | | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | |


F | | | | | h | | | H | H | | | | | | | | | ? | |


G | | | | | K | | | H | H | | | | | | | | | | |


H | | | | | H | | | | | / | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | \ | | |


I | | | | ? | | | | | / | | J | | | | | | | \ | |


J | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | H | H | H | | | | ~ | |


K | N | | | | | | | | ~ | | | H | M | H | | | | ~ | |


L | | | | ? | | | | | ~ | | | H | H |H | | | | ~ | |


M | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


N | | | | | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | |


O | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


P | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

[/table]

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-03, 05:07 PM
Koshiro

Maybe I should have just gotten married after all...

Feeling his body and essence dissolving inside the hollow, Koshiro's education and training come back to him one more time - a ridiculous image of himself in a classroom, lifetimes ago, being taught by an instructor whose name he can't recall.

"...so Hollows become stronger as they devour souls. They favor Shinigami souls in particular for this reason. A Shinigami, when devoured and absorbed by a Hollow, not only feeds the Hollow but provides it with an incredible power boost, and the Shinigami becomes a part of the creature, losing any chance at reincarnation..."

Planting his knee against Tokei-ka's blade in the cramped confines of the creature's gut, he snaps it in half - something he wouldn't have been able to do had Tokei-ka not already divined his intention.

You know you can't cut your way out, right? The spirit's voice is faint.

I know.

Sorry I couldn't have let you move faster, Koshiro. I guess we just ran out of time...

Don't worry about it. We're bonded to each other forever, remember? I'll live another boring life on earth and then we'll do this right next time, ok?

...ok. Don't keep me waiting too long.

Shizuma "Mizumaki" Koshiro lines the broken point of the blade up with his heart. There was one thing a broken Zanpakuto could still do - it could still purify his soul, denying it to the Hollow and giving his friends a chance.

Good luck, guys. Koshiro releases all of his spiritual pressure and rams the blade in.

Coup de Grace on self. Automatic Critical hit deals at least 18 points of damage. Koshiro willingly fails the fortitude save if he can, otherwise:

Damage: [roll0]
Fortitude Save: [roll1]

Volos
2011-04-03, 05:29 PM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:51PM

Each one of you feels something like a blade or fang sinking into your flesh. Nakata's wound feels as if it is burrowing its way into his skull, digging deeper and deeper. For Kurohi the pain comes as if it is slitting his throat, a terrible blade slicing away his life. To Haruto it is a shot to the heart, something piercing deep and killing him slowly. And Juno's right arm feels as if it is being twisted to the point of tearing away from his body. None of you are truly injured, but rather are sharing in the pain of the final moments of your comrade, your ally, your friend, and the one who has saved you; Shizuma Koshiro, known to you as Mizumaki Koshiro. From deep within the huge Hollow there comes a blinding blue light, so bright that the darkness of that black behemoth's soul cannot contain it. A few beams shine through, cutting their way out of the beast and tearing it apart from the inside out. The Hollow cries to the night sky as it explodes with a tidal rush of light. All that remains is the afterglow of Koshiro's soul, and with that three words. Good luck, guys.

Map and Initiative
Initiative
#21 Small Hollows
*20 Haruto Katsuo & 19 Mizumaki Koshiro & 17 Kurohi Keimei
12 Large Huge Hollow
5 Juro Shun 3 Nakata Dochi

#Line that has just posted
*Line to post next

Key
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
{table]S | S
S | S [/table] = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)
M = Mizumaki Koshiro

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


{table=head]x | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19


A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --


D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


E | | | | | | | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | |


F | | | | | h | | | H | H | | | | | | | | | ? | |


G | | | | | K | | | H | H | | | | | | | | | | |


H | | | | | H | | | | | / | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | \ | | |


I | | | | ? | | | | | / | | J | | | | | | | \ | |


J | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


K | N | | | | | | | | ~ | | | |
* | | | | | ~ | |


L | | | | ? | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


M | | | | | | | | | ~ | | | | | | | | | ~ | |


N | | | | | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | |


O | | | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


P | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


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T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

[/table]

Critical
2011-04-04, 08:42 AM
Kurohi

Kurohi didn't even mind his Zanpakutou being destroyed for a moment, he just plainly focused on the pain for a moment. So we're sharing each other's pain now... But this... This is too hard... Could it be?.. Were the thoughts running through his head.

The raven shinigami widened his eyes as the huge hollow exploded. Could it be?.. He repeated the same thought yet again.

Good luck guys. As he heard Koshiro's voice coming out from the glow, Kurohi's surprise reached it's peak.

"No... No... That can't be true..." He uttered under his breath, not being able to believe what he has just seen. It looked like... Koshiro sacrificed himself.

"NO!!! KOSHIROOOOOOOOOOOOO!" He finally yelled out at the sky, furiously reforming his Zanpakutou right above the head of the large hollow, which was prepared to pounce on the monster with all it's might.

As a standard action reforming my Zanpakutou right above the large one's head, with just enough height to make a charge. In it's turn, the Zanpakutou rages(don't really needed but that's thematically appropriate) and charges from the air. Then a diagonal 5ft step to H-4, so that I'm also 5ft in the air.

Claws: [roll0] [roll1] ; [roll2] [roll3]
If both hit, rake: [roll4] [roll5]
Tail: [roll6] [roll7]
Claws and tail are poisoned.
Free trip attack if anything hits: [roll8]
Grapple if tripped: [roll9]

Add +2 to everything over there, minus the secondary attacks, which only gain +1 to damage, I forgot to include the rage bonuses.

Free intimidate against the largest one alive: [roll10]

DarkOrion
2011-04-04, 06:40 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Clutching his chest, Haruto bears the pain of his friend's death through this unexplained connection between them. A few tears fall to the ground, wetting it in a way that Koshiro's blood could not. Through gritted teeth he mutters to himself, though with the sudden silence after Kurohi's scream it would be heard by all. "You damn fool...You God Damn FOOL! IT WASN'T SUPPOSED... it just wasn't supposed to happen like this! Koshiro!!!"

In his pain, Haruto Katsuo unleashes an attack on the remaining Small Hollow. He puts all of his anger, saddness, and pain into this blast. As his Zanpakutou is pointed at the beast, a few of his tears stain the hilt of his blade. "Bakudo with...no number, Mahou Bakuhatsu."

Full Round Action
Spell Blast [3 SEP] for 7d6 Damage
Ranged Touch Attack [roll0]
Damage [roll1] Force

I'm at 30/65 SEP

Volos
2011-04-05, 12:07 AM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:52PM

Karasu's claws would land heavy blows on the large Hollow, tearing away chunks of its flesh that would vaporize into dark clouds of smoke as they hit the ground. His fangs would dig deep into the throat of the beast, tearing upwards and splitting its mask in half. The Hollow, even in its weakened state, seemed to be able to avoid being tripped by the summon. That was until Kurohi's rage filled Reiatsu hit it at full force. It dropped to its knees mid-assault, being pinned to the ground under Karasu's claws. With its mask broken, the Hollow's body would fade into smoke.

The small Hollow was no longer showing signs of fear from Haruto but rather from that powerful blast of light that burned from the last embers of Koshiro's soul. It turned to look at Haruto for a moment before the spell blast struck it, a sound coming from behind it's mask much akin to that of a child's laughter. The spell blast concentrated on the mask of the small Hollow, piercing through and past the mask. The blast appeared to be more akin to a spear of energy that connected the tip of his Zanpakutou with a point several dozen feet away on the ground with the Hollow's head pierced between in the middle. The child's laughter would be stopped short, turning to a deep weeping that faded away along with the shadow of a smoke that signified the Hollow's death and purification.

Within the fenced off area there was no sign that the black behemoth nor Koshiro had ever been there, save a small glow in the center of the area that Kurohi had greased with his Kido. It was so small that it was impossible to see unless one where to stand directly over it. It was a small shard, much like a piece of broken glass or a discarded piece of a shattered gem. It glowed with that faint blue light you had experienced earlier, but instead of the glow shining brightly it was dim. As light would escape, it would attempt to draw it back into its core. This was all that remained of Koshiro, but what was it and how was it left behind? As any of you noticed it, it felt like Koshiro even though it was clear he was dead.

Major
2011-04-05, 12:33 AM
Nakata

The battle had ended just in time. Nakata had known his ability to blurr reality and blend into the waves of his illusions was fading and he would have to reappear. Luckily his allies had ended the match in time and as the hollows faded away, Nakata took a deep breath bracing himself against the pain so he could focus. The attack had hit him hard and had hurt badly, defense was not his strong suit. Nakata reappeared, dropping his invisibility and looked towards where his ally had died.

He sighed a bit down that they had already lost a shinigami. Especially when the idea to attack the little groups and such had been one he had supported. He felt partially responsible for being unable to stop the hollow in time. It was both an insult to pride that the task force had failed to protect one of their own and a shame that they had lost a fellow Shinigami. However, Shinigami died and returned to the circle and it had been a noble death. Not only had the brave ally stopped the Hollow from gaining more power, but he has saved the party by defeating the powerful hollow with his death. It was noble and would be remembered.

However, Nakata knew this was no time for mourning. They still had a task to do and another strange blue light had appeared.

Nakata walked towards the strange glowing crystal holding his wound as it continued to bleed.

He nodded at everyone as he passed them and picked up the strange crystal. "Never...never seen one of these." Nakata said with a cough. He turned it around and looked at it. "Anyone else recognize this?"

Binks
2011-04-05, 09:30 AM
Juro just stops completely as he feels the pain in his arm. "Koshiro?" is all he is able to choke out as the Hollow begins to glow and Koshiro's final words sweep over him like a physical force. He doesn't even seem to notice the end of the battle. Standing there in his bubble of darkness Juro doesn't seem to be aware of anything.

"Koshiro...no...it wasn't...we were going to celebrate...Koshiro!" he finally screams out as the huge hollow is destroyed by Kurohi.

what is wrong with you?
Koshiro...my best friend...
he's returned to the cycle
But...
no buts! he made sure his soul would stay in the cycle, and that all those this hollow had consumed would return to it. he knew what he was doing. the question is, do you know what you're doing?
What?
while your allies finish off the hollows and make this place safe for mortals what are you doing? standing here moping in your bubble of darkness. what kind of shinigami are you?
But, Koshiro...
there is nothing wrong with mourning a friend's return to the cycle. but not at the cost of your duties.
...
now get yourself together and get to work.
Thank you Kage.

Juro seems to wake up a few seconds after the battle's conclusion. Deactivating his zanpakutou's bubble of darkness he takes a quick glance around and, satisfied that there are no more hollow around for the moment, allows his Shikai to fade. Stepping forward to meet Nakata Juro makes a pledge within his mind. If I had been faster...stronger...smarter...maybe I could have saved you Koshiro. I will grow stronger, strong enough that none of my friends ever need to make such a sacrifice again for my sake. This I promise.

Shaking his head at Nakata's question and coming to a stop a few feet away Juro simply looks at the crystal, a thousand questions on his mind, but his throat too tight to voice any of them.

Volos
2011-04-07, 03:44 AM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:53PM

As Nakata touched the odd object, the feeling that everyone was having that it was Koshiro was replaced with the feeling that is was no one at all. The glow would intensify as it remained within Nakata's grasp, as would the rate at which it would absorb its own light back into its core. The point on Nakata's forehead would begin to feel warm as the light would begin to shine from there. The pain that everyone had been feeling would end, but Nakata was the only one glowing at this moment. Whatever this thing was, it no longer wished to remain in the Shinigami's hand. It would tug, as if pulled, toward Juro. If Nakata attempted to stop it, it would only tug harder. Whatever it was, it seemed to have some ability to respond to stimuli and the presence of different individuals.

Grenada, California - Shopping District (Candy Store) | 7:45PM

The hollow that has ended Haruna Ito's life does not remain within Andrea's grasp for long. Her attacks barely wound the beast before it sinks into the ground, effectively escaping the battle. She is able to sense its presence and begins pursuit. The Hollow is surprisingly fast for being so large, and it is difficult to remain at its heel for long. The chase is a short one, as the sense of where the beast is shifts from below ground to above. As Andrea closes in, there is a heated point at her heel that begins to glow with a strange blue light. That point is on the Achilles tendon at the back of her heel. Somehow she is able to run faster, making up for lost time in the chase. When she passes through the fence leading into an abandoned lot she sees the shadowy mists of recently slain Hollows amidst a few Shinigami and a large Raven? Andrea can no longer sense the Hollow she was chasing, but just before it winked out of existence she could sense that it was growing stronger. Three of the four are currently deep in reflective thought and two of those seem to be deeply wounded internally. The fourth is holding some tiny object that is glowing in a similar fashion to Andrea's heel. None of the others have this glow. They appear shaken from their battle and it is clear they were the victors, but at what cost?

Binks
2011-04-07, 11:41 AM
As Juro turns to look around the area he feels as though his side is splitting open Oh, right...my wound. he thinks, looking down at his nearly split open side. Casting a healing kidou on his wound he grits his teeth and takes another look around, a little worried about hollow attacking the group as they're in such bad shape.

Spending 1 SEP (18 left) to use cure wounds on myself for [roll0] hp.
Spot: [roll1]

Major
2011-04-07, 02:09 PM
Nakata

"Ugh...don't I feel unloved." The Shinigami says feeling it tug. He lets go of the object to see if it will just fall or go right towards Juro since it seemed to be tugging at him. "This thing is weird, I wonder what it is?" He looked up from the crystal and saw Juro use the healing Kido. "It's the rare times such as this I wish I knew Kido." He says jokingly. "Let's try to not get destroyed against the next group...We might not want to try the ambush again. These hollows are much tougher than any I've seen before." Nakata says with a frown as he looks at his blood-soaked hand.

Volos
2011-04-07, 03:55 PM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:53PM

The piece of crystal flies toward Juro once released from Nakata's hand, aiming itself for his open wound. It burrs itself into his flesh at the same moment that his healing Kido is closing the wound. It only hurts for a moment before setting into his flesh. To Juro it feels as if there is a piece of glass inside of his body, but then it simply dissolves away. The point on Juro's right shoulder glows again, but instead of a single light there are two. These two lights spin around each other in a tight orbit, one bright and one dim. They seem to be mimicking the nature of his Zanpakutou's duality of light and darkness.

Binks
2011-04-07, 04:20 PM
"What in soul society?" Juro says as the crystal hits his wound. Too shocked to even stop the healing kidou Juro stands in shock as the crystal melds into his wound and the two lights start on his shoulder. "Where is a twelveth division nerd when you need one? This is getting too weird. Stronger than normal hollow, blue lights that seem to be related to some mortal kid...I think we might want to talk to the third seat before we try hitting another one of the groups..."

Noticing Nakata's wound Juro takes a step closer. "Want a little help?" he asks, holding out his hand toward the wound and speaking the incantation for the healing kidou again.

Using cure wounds on him too, may as well use up the SEP of the guy who only needs them for shikai :). Augmented with 1 SEP, so I'm spending 2 total.
[roll0]

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-07, 04:35 PM
Andrea

Andrea pauses at the edge of the sunken basement, looking down at the shinigami there. They're clearly hurt, but with this many Hollows running around they couldn't afford to stand there daydreaming. "Hey! Are you the new Ghostbusters they assigned to this town? There's a large Hollow around here and I just lost track of it - please tell me you killed it."

Description:
Andrea's Description can be found on the character sheet - she basically looks like the picture.

Major
2011-04-07, 05:53 PM
Nakata

"Thanks a bunch." Nakata says seeing the wound heal. "Dang that could be useful." He says with a nod as he feels his wound and realizes it is closed. In fact the only sign of injury on him was the fact that he was a little tired from blood loss and the stain on his robes and hands.

Suddenly he hears a voice and quickly grabs his Zanpakuto as he spins to face the sound. Seeing a female figure standing from where the voice originated he quickly looks her up and down to try and figure out if she is a threat.

"We killed quite a few hollows." Nakata called back. "Why? Who are you and what are you doing here?"

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-07, 09:39 PM
Andrea

Andrea jumps down into the pit. "Why, he asks..." She swings her blade idly while she approaches. "Because it's generally a good idea to know if there's a large hollow running around nearby? They eat people, you know." She stops. "I'm Andrea. I owned a little candy shop a ways East of here before Hollows wrecked it and my Gigai. I've been Hollow-hunting ever since."

DarkOrion
2011-04-07, 10:03 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Haruto notices the presence of the unknown Shinigami but decides to focus on healing his own wounds for now. He pulls out a long straight piece of amethyst, tapping it to the wounds on his body while focusing on his spiritual energy. He activates this object, causing it to send waves of light purple healing light into his body. He stores it back within a pocket while turning to face the conversation. Haruto points the tip of Kami no Raion at the strange woman while calling out. "Don't move. Sheathe your blade and tell us why you are here. You're an exile, aren't you? What other reason would a Shinigami have for owning a candy store. Running one, perhaps. But ownership implies you live here. You should have returned to the Soul Society by now, unless you can't." Haruto was still bitter from Koshiro's death and wasn't keen on trusting an exile that just 'happened' to appear after their battle ended.

Using my Dorje of Cure Wounds (CL 3), it now has 23/50 charges.
[roll0]

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-07, 11:12 PM
Andrea

Andrea stops approaching, but doesn't sheathe her weapon, instead resting the blade on her shoulder. "I'm not putting up my weapon with four armed men staring at me. I just told you what I'm doing, and if you already know what I am, then why did you ask?"

Binks
2011-04-07, 11:54 PM
Juro turns to face the new arrival. Quickly sizing her up, and recognizing that the others are already on guard, Juro decides that the best plan is, as it usually seems to him, balance. Or, as a human might put it, Good Cop/Bad Cop. Given the group's state talking to this exile seems like a good idea to him for the moment, especially if she might know something about what's going on.

Reattaching his sealed Zanpakutou to his back Juro takes a step towards the new arrival, his arms held out a bit in front of him in a clear expression of 'I'm unarmed, not going to hurt you'. He takes a last curious look at his shoulder before banishing it from his immediate thoughts.

"What makes you think we're assigned to this town? Is there something about this place that would merit having a group assigned to it? We've been called here because of this hollow rampage, or whatever it is. Can you tell us your name? I'm Juro Shen of the Tenth division." he adds.

Major
2011-04-08, 12:38 AM
Nakata

Nakata sheathed his blade as well. "Yeah, we killed a large hollow, but a huge hollow killed our teammate. He was brave and took the hollow with him, but forgive any bitterness because of that. Some of us lost a friend and Soul Society lost a brave man."

Nakata nodded at the female, "Anyways, honestly I don't care if your an exile or not. You said you hunt hollows? How about a temporary team-up? It'd be safer working as a group than by yourself." Nakata offered.

He glanced at Haruto, "That is unless Haruto doesn't want to work with an 'exile' and turn down some much needed help. Especially since this help knows the area. We can worry about things like 'exile' and returning to soul society another time."

He looked back at the girl, "Oh yes, how rude of me, my name is Nakata, also Tenth division.

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-08, 01:47 AM
Andrea

Looking between the shinigami, Andrea thinks as fast as she can. On the one hand, they hadn't promised her anything. On the other hand, they weren't really in a position to make the final call. She had to find their leader and ask him or her to take her back to the Soul Society - and preferably not in chains.

She'd have to take care of that later. For now, she needed cooperation. "I'm Andrea Celes, formerly... it isn't important. And I'll work with you if you'll help me get back to the Soul Society," she looks at Haruto, "And if you stop pointing that bloody thing at me. I really hope it shoots lightning or Kido or something, otherwise you just look silly standing like that."

DarkOrion
2011-04-08, 04:21 AM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Haruto considers destroying some local property to make his powers known to this woman, but figures that it would be best to keep his abilities secret in case she decides to turn on them in the near future. He lowers his Zanpakutou, but does not lower his guard. "Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer of the Thirteenth Division. It seems they want your aid, so I'll allow it for now. I'm not turning my back on you, and I still advise you to sheathe your blade. If we wanted you dead there wouldn't be much you could do about it, armed or otherwise." The Kido Master turns some of his attention to Juro. "I agree, talking to Third Seat Yoshiro could prove useful. He may have made some progress with the boy or received new orders or other information from the Soul Society. I'd like to be as informed as possible before taking on the next group. Oh and Andrea, my distrust of you has nothing to do with you being an exile. It stems from the very simple fact that we do not know you. Even before this mission I've at least met or been good friends with everyone else here. The one who died was especially close to me. I'll be honest... unless you prove yourself to me, you're on your own in these battles. I cannot afford to lose another friend because of time lost watching your back." Haruto draws the small piece of amethyst again, tapping it to his wounds to help them finish closing. He looks to the other members of the task force, seeing if they need aid as well.

Using my Dorje of Cure Wounds (CL 3), it now has 22/50 charges.
[roll0]

Looking to see if others need healing.
Heal [roll1]

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-08, 04:59 AM
Andrea

Unsubtle threats, arrogant declarations of authority, mistrust, and an invitation to whip out yardsticks and compare. It's like I'm already back in the Gotei Thirteen.

Andrea smiles thinly at Haruto's follow up remarks. "Really? So you threaten everyone you've met for the first time at sword-point? It's a wonder you have any friends at all." She shrugs. "I'll keep my sword out until there aren't any enemies left, of course - Hollow or otherwise."

When he finishes, she nods. "I have nothing to prove to you. Keep your Kido, and take whatever precautions you see fit. I'm more than used to looking out for myself."

She turns toward the enormous concentration of Hollows, but then looks at Kurohi. "What about you, Feathers? Do you have anything you'd like to add? Or... a name?"

Major
2011-04-08, 05:01 PM
Nakata

Nakata sighed listening to Haruto. Understandably he was upset because of the recent death, but this wasn't the time to take out anger.

"My apologizes, I assumed that we'd all be happy to meet another Shinigami that can help us and not more Hollows." Nakata says looking at Andrea.

Critical
2011-04-09, 08:16 AM
Kurohi

Otherwise usually goofy and generally happy, Kurohi seemed to be really depressed by Koshiro's death at the moment. He didn't even say anything noticing the exile, blankly staring at the distance. His bird Zanpakutou was looking at him as if wanting to find out what's wrong with the little raven shinigami when it was fading away in dark chunks, which slowly formed a katana in Kurohi's sheath.

Hearing Andrea call out to him, he turns to her with a bit of a puzzled look. "Huh? I'm... I'm Kurohi. Tenth Division."

He keeps the depressed look up for a moment, before realising that he has no time for that. Faking his usual sillyness, Kurohi announces with a fake smile: "Well, shall we be going slaying some more of 'em now? Like, how did you call us? "Ghostbusters"? Well that sounds fun!"

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-09, 03:47 PM
Andrea

"Wonderful! We're back on track!" Andrea stretches. "So, what do we do now?"

Major
2011-04-09, 05:48 PM
Nakata

"Well these hollows are stronger than we expected and we lost someone already. We need to decide if we want to head back to the third seat or keep going. Both have an upside and a downside." Nakata said with a sigh, "On one hand I don't want to give the Hollows even more time to regroup and get stronger, but on the other hand I really don't think we want to risk getting wiped out needlessly." Nakata thought for a second, "Does anybody want me to give him a call? I could use a Soul Phone to call him and update him on the way to the next group. If he wants us to come back we go back, otherwise we can continue our mission."

Binks
2011-04-09, 09:51 PM
"I'll give him a call then." Juro says, pulling out his soul phone and punching in the number. Assuming he gets a connection Juro says simply. "We've run into a bit of a problem. he starts, swallowing deeply. "We lost Koshiro to one of the hollow here, they're far more powerful than normal. We need to know how to proceed, should we hit the next group in our slightly weakened state or return and regroup?"

"Oh," he adds, seeing Andrea out of the corner of his eye,"We've also made contact with an exile who's been fighting these hollow as well."

Volos
2011-04-09, 10:47 PM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:55PM

The phone call connects to Kenshin Yoshiro's cell, but there is a bit of distortion in the call. His voice becomes digitized at times and completely fades out at others. The gist of what he has said gets through without much issue. "*CRUNCH* ...you what!? Damnit, this wasn't suPpos..os..osed to go like this. You 5h0u1|) have be..." A short pause, then suddenly, "...ight thEm with no trouble. \/\/h0 is the e-exile? We don't need any more surp..ses right now. If 7h3 eXile can be tru5ted, leT tHem tAg aloNg. If theY asK for teRms, put them 0n with me." Either the amount of Hollows in the immediate area was interfering with the phones again or the aftermath of Koshiro's death was. Either way something was making it harder to speak with Third Seat Kenshin. "As for your mission, press on if y0u can. Hæl up aNd tAke on th3 neXt gR0up of Holl0ws. Be smart About it. An enEmy that can"t see y0u cAn't kill yoU. Ambush thEm or læd tEem into a TrAp. Fr0m what I can sEe tHey Are at the sch00l yard, so it's fAirly open. That's b0th a boon and A cUrse. If ThEy fInd you, you'|l have n0wheRe to run. But thE sAme is trUe for them. There will be little suprise5 in this fight. If the exile can be trusTed, figure out wHat they can do and put them to the best use poSsible. That's alL the adVice I can give you. WhatEver was drawing the Hollows here has suBsided. We just nEed to clean up nOw."

DarkOrion
2011-04-10, 04:05 AM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

The Kido Master taps his finger to one of the tattoos on his chest, causing it to glow with a flash of emerald light before fading. The mark leaves his body as the kido stored within activates, giving Haruto the ability to see and hear Third Seat Kenshin from such a great distance. He does this in reaction to the terrible reception of Juro's phone call. He reiterates what is said to clarify to the rest of the group, as well as to allow Juro to actually hear what Third Seat Kenshin is trying to say.

Using Clairvoyant Sense Psionic Tattoo as a Standard Action in reaction to that... interesting post of yours. I'm fine with missing some of the conversation, but it seems reasonable that I should get a good chunk of it.

Volos
2011-04-10, 04:38 AM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:56PM

Haurto is able to react to the terrible phone reception by using his Kido Tattoo. While he immediately relays that which is said, having to react has caused him to lose the first sentence or so of the conversation.

"...to fight them with no trouble. Who is the exile? We don't need any more suprises right now. If the exile can be trusted, let them tag along. If they ask for terms, put them on with me. As for your mission, press on if you can. Heal up and take on the next group of Hollows. Be smart about it. An enemy that can't see you can't kill you. Ambush them or lead them into a trap. From what I can see they are at the school yard, so it's fairly open. That's both a boon and a curse. If they find you, you'll have nowhere to run. But the same is true for them. There will be little surprises in this fight. If the exile can be trusted, figure out what they can do and put them to the best use possible. That's all the advice I can give you. Whatever was drawing the Hollows here has subsided. We just need to clean up now... Uhh... I'm not sure what's up with the phone, but I could swear I can hear myself talking through the speaker. And I sound like Katsuo. *CRUNCH* Wierd."

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-10, 05:21 AM
Andrea

Andrea frowns. "Terms? I'd settle for being let back in to the Soul Society without being arrested."

Binks
2011-04-10, 10:45 PM
Juro hands the phone to Andrea with a shrug. "You'll have to discuss that with him. he says, indicating the phone with a shrug and giving Katsuo a thumbs up in gratitude for his well timed kidou.

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-11, 03:50 AM
Andrea

Andrea shakes her head, but holds out her hand for the phone. "We don't have time to haggle..." She'd certainly like to, but every minute of delay upped the odds of more damage to the town and the people in it.

When she receives the phone, she holds it to her ear. "Third Seat? This is Andrea Celes, known to the Gotei Thirteen as Tanaka Mitsu, Fifth Division. I'll help your Reapers in exchange for a chance to talk to you when this is over - no dragging me back to the Omnitsukido for bonus points, just a friendly chat. Deal?"

Volos
2011-04-11, 02:58 PM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:57PM

Haruto's representation of the conversation seems more accurate as well as easier to understand when compared to the garbled sounds that the phone is emitting. In his efforts to mimic Third Seat Kenshin, Katsuo starts making many of the same facial expressions and body movements. His mimicry isn't perfect. but it makes it feel as if your talking to him directly. Or as directly as you can from this far away.

Haruto smirks, taking something out of his mouth that isn't there, before holding up an invisible device while tapping it repeatedly with his thumb. His other hand rests on an invisible Zanpakutou hanging low from his right hip."Tanaka Mitsu... Fivth Division. I haven't heard that name in a long, long time. You may not realize it, but the Third is in a bad way right now. I could very easily be up for promotion." The hand floating over the invisible Zanpakutou moves to hand lose at his side. "Lucky for you, I hate being put on the spot like that. Their lucky I haven't switched Squads just to avoid staying in such a high rank. Paperwork and regulations are so boring. So yeah, we'll talk. I think I have more to say to you than you do to me, but we'll get to that if you survive. If I recall, your marks in Kido were terrible, but your Reiatsu was through the roof. Give 'em hell kid..."

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-11, 07:04 PM
Andrea

Andrea nods, before realizing that the Third Seat can't actually see her. "I didn't think anyone would recognize the name after this long. I'll try not to die, then."

She hands the phone back to Juro. The Seireitei Defense squad is 'in a bad way?' Do I *want* to go back right now? The answer came to her as quickly as ever, though - she really had no choice.

Volos
2011-04-12, 02:09 AM
Grenada, California - ??? District | 7:57PM

As soon as the phone is handed back to Juro, Third Seat Kenshin continues. Or rather Haruto speaks as if Kenshin is speaking, and from the garbled mess that is coming from the phone it appears to be what is supposed to be said. "Juro, I know who the exile was. She could be anyone now, but if the name she gave me is correct then she isn't a threat to you. Not unless one of you is making threats against her. I don't know all the details, but her reason for becoming an exile is... complicated. Best not to get into that right now. Keep an eye on her if you want to, but I think she's trustworthy. If you don't have anything else to ask me, head out. We can't waste any more time."

Binks
2011-04-12, 10:24 AM
"Right." Juro says, nodding even though the third seat can't see him.

"Is everyone in good shape?" Juro asks, glancing about at each of his teammates. "I say we hit the second small group, taking the long route to avoid the large group. We go in, do some recon of the area, set up an ambush if possible, and hit them hard. Most importantly we stick together and watch each other's backs. Anyone got a better plan?"

Major
2011-04-12, 01:53 PM
Nakata

"Works for me. Nobody run off alone either. Stick together, let's gang up on each hollow. If all of us attack them together we can pick off the targets one by one and then move onto the next."

Critical
2011-04-12, 02:27 PM
Kurohi

"I'm fine... I mean, I'm fine as hell! Lets kick some hollow ass!" Kurohi says, unsure at first but confident when finishing, going so far to even slam his fist into his palm and having a battle eager look.

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-12, 03:28 PM
Andrea

"Sounds good. Let's get moving." Andrea lifts her blade from where it was resting on her shoulder and gives it a swing as though flicking blood off of it. A gust of air follows the path of the swing as the blade makes a part hissing, part ripping noise.

Turning on Hurricane Blade now, and... leaving it on, since I really have no reason not to.

DarkOrion
2011-04-12, 05:12 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Haurto snaps out of his trance, as Juro hangs up with Third Seat Kenshin, returning to the group with a bit of a sly smirk. "I can hit them hard, or move them around. I need some distance between me and the Hollows, but I can provide cover for anyone who stands between me and them. Kurohi would you mind using your Summon to provide a distraction? I know he can tear the lesser beasts apart, but he seemed to have some trouble with the big ones. Nakata, if you go in deep, talk to us about it first. I know you like to get on the front lines but... we're all making it out of this, alright? Let's do this!" Haurto draws Kami no Raion, holding it with the blade facing downward. To those who had trained or fought along side him, it was clear he was ready to pull out the 'big guns'.

Binks
2011-04-12, 05:26 PM
Juro does his best to occupy the point position as the team heads to the second small group of hollow, both to make good use of his senses and so that he can be near the front if any recon is needed on the way there. He uses his soul phone as a guide, carefully avoiding the large central group on the way to the smaller group. He does his best to keep his mind firmly in the present but can't help but think of his best friend's fate once or twice on the journey.

Critical
2011-04-13, 12:04 PM
Kurohi

"Distraction? You mean, distraction that kills? Yes, I can do that!" Kurohi adds cheerfully, flapping his wings alongside his teammates.

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-13, 01:50 PM
Andrea

Andrea maintains a position just to the side of Juro as the group runs. "And what is my part in the master plan?" She asks lightly.

Binks
2011-04-13, 04:48 PM
"Well, uh...help us kill these things I guess. You said you'd been fighting hollows right? So we just stick together and overwhelm them." Juro answers with a shrug. "What's your fighting style?" he adds as he continues moving.

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-13, 07:37 PM
Andrea

"Standard Zanjutsu. I've survived most of my fights by hitting harder and faster than my opponent. It's been a while since I've killed any Hollows, though." She doesn't add that the reason for that was the draining effect of her extended stay in the mortal world. The Gigai had put a halt to that, but now that it was gone she was already beginning to feel the strain again.

Volos
2011-04-15, 01:32 AM
Grenada, California - Elementry School | 8:03PM

It doesn't take you long to reach the school grounds. It seems that the humans have taken notice to the results of the Hollow's presence even if they cannot sense the beasts themselves. To the north, near where you know Third Seat Kenshin to be, there are many flashing lights of different colors as well as loud sirens. The lights and sounds seem to move rapidly, much more so than you would be able to on foot (or wing). As you arrive at the school ground, the soul phones begin to buzz, ring, or do whatever they are programmed to do in order to get your attention. It appears there are six hollow presences near the field, just on the other side of the main school building. Each Hollow is currently moving; the closest two are moving away to the south, the two furthest away are moving closer to the north, and the mid-distant two are approaching one another. The larger group of hollow seems to have lost some of its numbers, but the reason for that is not clear. They are still densely packed, and remain in the same part of town where there are the most mortals active. Circling the main group are six small Hollow signatures that seem to be gaining speed as they quickly orbit the main group. Your task force (plus the exile) is currently standing on the north side of a elementary school building that has Hollows to the south. From what you can see there are some buildings to the south and west of the school that almost make an L shape with the main building. They may provide some cover, but your timing in crossing over would have to be perfect. To the far south is a series of smaller buildings, which may be used for anything from storage to extra classrooms. Reaching them would be difficult, but it seems that if the southbound Hollows continue as they are then they will be on the other side within minutes, giving you two less foes to worry about immediately. The south side of the main building leads right into the open field, which continues on to the east until it stops at the street.

Soul Phone
http://i56.tinypic.com/70jaly.png

Binks
2011-04-15, 10:17 AM
"Hmmm...not a huge amount of cover." Juro says, half whispering. "Do we want to hit them now or once those two have left? Might be good to separate them, but it's another delay... he adds quietly, thinking aloud.

DarkOrion
2011-04-15, 09:06 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

"While I am confident in my own abilities, I know that we cannot take on six of these beasts at once." Haruto says with hushed tones, taking Juro's lead on being quiet like this. "That is how we lost Koshiro. I think we can afford a delay moreso than we can afford another loss. The main group is already dispersing, and our mission to is clean up. If there are less of them when we get there, all the better."

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-16, 02:39 PM
Andrea

Andrea shrugs. "As long as we take out all of them before too long. I know some of these people."

Is there anything Andrea knows about this area that might prove useful?

Major
2011-04-16, 04:58 PM
Nakata

"We lost Koshiro because he ran off on his own to investigate something while the rest of us were still engaged in combat..." Nakata said quietly. "We can probably take the large group if we attack each one together and then move on and stick close so everyone can provide aid or healing. Don't run off alone and stick close enough that people can team up with you and provide aid."

Critical
2011-04-16, 06:16 PM
Kurohi

"Right, if some of y'all'd be able to be stealthy and not waltz in like a bunch of elephants." Kurohi says, folding his arms on his chest, obviously being pissed that he isn't given the chance to use his stealth.

Volos
2011-04-17, 04:45 AM
Grenada, California - Elementry School | 8:09PM

The Hollows are slow to move, eventually they pair off and walk to different parts of the school grounds. There are now two close to entering the main school building, and from the reading on the Soul Phone they appear to be large Hollow. There are two small Hollow in the middle of the field, their signatures blend as they get so close to each other. The remaining two are a pair of a large and a small Hollow rummaging around the southern buildings. They are making quite a bit of noise so that you can hear them even from across the field and on the opposite side of the school building where you are gathered. None of the Hollows have picked up on your 'scent' yet. As you prepare yourselves for battle, the spots that were previously glowing on each of you are suddenly awakened. They form a bond between each of you, allowing your words to reach one another with the slightest of whispers. Your Zanpakutou's shiver, eager for battle with your accursed foe.

Maps

Soul Phone
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/6650/soulphone4.png

Key
A = Andrea Celes
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


Assume you are just above the A line on the map, come in where you wish to, as long as you start your first step (flap) on a point between A-01 and A-15.

{table=head]x | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

C | | | | | | | | / | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --

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[/table]

Binks
2011-04-17, 03:37 PM
Juro slips into a position behind one of the northern buildings, keeping his Reiatsu suppressed and moving cautiously to avoid making much noise.

Just taking a move action to get myself to square B09. Not doing anything that should change my Reiatsu suppression.
Move Silently: [roll0]
Hide (if needed): [roll1]

Major
2011-04-17, 03:45 PM
Nakata

"What the hell? Again?" Nakata mumbles as he sees the blue glow. He glances over the battlefield and while the Soul Phone gives a general idea he decides to get some high ground to see the whole battlefield.

He smirks as he sees the two-story buildings and decides to jump up there. Not only would it give him the ability to see most the battlefield and as such send his illusion all over, but hopefully it would make it harder for hollows to hit him if he hid up there.

He gauged the size of the building and began to ponder if he could make the jump while he waited for the others to do their thing.

DarkOrion
2011-04-18, 04:52 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

The Kido master moves swiftly, taking a running start at the building to the west of the main school building. As he reaches the very edge of that building he leaps straight up, hopefully landing on the roof at the end of this movement. Once there he summons his Reiatsu into a tangible form, preparing to cast a powerful Kido. He watches the large Hollow below while whispering to the other members of the task force and Andrea as well. "I'm ready, get into position."

Moving to D-04 and jumping. Going up about 20ft, so DC (10) right?

Jumping [roll0]

Using a standard action to ready to cast Energy Missile [3SEP] at the two large Hollows.

Critical
2011-04-18, 05:49 PM
Kurohi

"Huh... Well, looks like the glow is kinda useful after all! And looks like I'm still using my stealth! Sweet!" Kurohi announced to the team in a cheerful whisper, as he was silently flying up the other building and unsheathing his Zanpakutou. He positioned himself in a crouching position at the corner of the rooftop, holding his Zanpakutou at ready, while observing the to-be battlefield. But the time to observe has ended - it was time for him to initiate.

"Ready or not, here I come! Feast, Karasu!" The blade of the Zanpakutou once again dispersed into almost pitch black smoke, which formed the same large raven with almost human-like posture. It took no time in standing around and swiftly pounced onto one of the larger hollows.

Stealthily flying somewhere around E-12(or rather just about anywhere Kurohi just sees em)

Hide: [roll0]
Move Silently: [roll1]

Once everyone's more or less ready, releasing the Zanpakutou as a standard action, which in turn pounces the large hollow at L-12.

Claws - [roll2] [roll3] ; [roll4] [roll5] (Both Poisoned)
Rake if both hit - [roll6] [roll7]
Tail - [roll8] [roll9] (Again, Poisoned)
If any attack hits, free trip attack - [roll10]
If trip won, grapple - [roll11]

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-18, 08:09 PM
Andrea

As Kurohi's summon dropped onto the large Hollow to the East, Andrea sighs. Apparently the Shinigami had gotten a lot sneakier in the time since she'd left the Soul Society - she's going to have to play decoy for four men who probably value her life at considerably less than their own. Here it goes. Hope I'm not as rusty as I think I am... She trusts the summoned raven to distract the other Hollow, nods to Haruto and Juro and charges straight south, swinging Amatsukaze with a ripping noise...

Charging down the alley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbhtIhf9vGc&feature=related) and attacking the Hollow at J-7 (Ending charge at I-7)

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] + [roll2]

Edit: Aaaand, that attack roll should be 2 higher from the charge. Sorry about that.

Major
2011-04-19, 12:30 AM
Nakata

Nakata sighed as he saw the summon attack. He quickly ran, remaining invisible and tried to jump to land on top of the building.

As soon as he landed he moved his illusion forward to distract the hollow by attacking from behind.

Moving and attempting to jump on top and land on D9

[roll0]

Sending illusion to L9, attacking Hollow.

Will Save DC: 20
10% real

[roll1]


Edit: And you can ignore the spoiler box cause I missed the jump thus meaning I can't see to direct my illusion because I'm only at about B9

Binks
2011-04-19, 08:57 AM
Okay...we really need a 12th division nerd to take a look at us and figure out what's going on, we've gone way past just a simple mystery here... Juro thinks as he glances at the light on his shoulder and hears his comrades speak in whispers. As the Raven begins its attack Juro whispers his Zanpakutou's release command.

"Balance the scales. Hikari to Kage."

Standard to Move, release Shikai

Volos
2011-04-20, 02:47 PM
Grenada, California - Elementry School | 8:09PM

The accursed Hollow are taken completely by surprise. Karasu's pounce lands itself ontop of the first large Hollow. As the claw digs deep into the beast's shadowly flesh it tears into something vital and drops the beast immedatly. It didn't even have a chance to scream. Andrea's charge doesn't go completely unnoticed, as the second large Hollow is made aware of what is going on by the sudden death of the other. It turns to bite Andrea, but instead catches a mouthful of blade. It presses down on her, trying to overpower her by its strength and massive weight. The tiny cutting edges of the unseen winds swirling around Amatsukaze tear at the Hollow's mask, seperating its jaw from the rest of it's head. Her blade continues on its path, sundering the Hollow shortly before it turns to smoke in the wind.

Haruto's preperation seems to be for nothing, as his targets are now destroyed. The small Hollows in the middle of the field turn to look toward Andrea and Karasu, lifting their heads and scanning the area with their empty eye sockets. From his position on the roof Haruto cannot see the small hollows down below. The rest of the group have no trouble seeing them, but seem to be undetected at the moment. Either these small ones were good at bluffing, or they really are unaware of what is going on.

Haruto
I did math, and it says that you cannot see the small Hollow from where you are at. Therefor you cannot target them. So your spell that you were ready to cast never happened, so no loss of SEP for you.

Everyone
You still have the advantage, act as you like. One more turn and we'll see if you get noticed then. Nice job being all stealthy and such.

Maps

Soul Phone
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/6650/soulphone4.png

Key
A = Andrea Celes
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


Assume you are just above the A line on the map, come in where you wish to, as long as you start your first step (flap) on a point between A-01 and A-15.

{table=head]x | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

B | | | | | | | | | J | | | | | |

C | | | | | | | | / | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --

D | | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | \ | N | | | | | |

E | | \ | | H | \ | | | / | | | | K | | |

F | | / | | | / | | | \ | | | | | | |

G | | \ | | | \ | | | / | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --

H | | / | | | / | | | | | | | | | |

I | | \ | | | \ | | A | | | | | | | |

J | | / | | | / | | | | | | | S | S | |

K | | \ | | | \ | | | | | | | S | S | |

L | | / | | | / | | | | | | | | | |

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Binks
2011-04-20, 04:01 PM
Alright...here we go...moment of truth. Juro thinks as he comes racing around the corner to engage the hollow.

"Oh..." is Juro's stunned reaction. "Oh...looks like you got them then. Well then..."

With too much momentum and energy to just stop Juro does his best to position himself near center, and to cover Andrea, who seems to be in the most exposed position. "Stick close. If they attack I'll make it too dark to see. Just dodge in a random direction k?" Juro says, figuring that, with the close hollow defeated the others can't help but notice. While he probably could start attacking the next group the plan is first on Juro's mind. Stick together

Move - move to H07
Standard - Ready an action. If, at any point before my next turn I or someone within 20ft of me is attacked turn darkness on. Oh yeah...readying a free action...now we're cooking with gas...

Edit: And I forgot how the kidou system works for a bit there. Oh well, I'll miss you +10ft movement. But you're not worth a standard action...

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-22, 12:11 AM
Andrea

Andrea considers Juro's statement. "I need to see to fight too, you know... but I don't have a better plan. You see those two little ones? They're next."

She begins to stalk slowly south until she's in range for an attack. Then she charges again...

Can't get in range this turn, and Andrea is basically a very unsubtle walking threat with no Kido, so Andrea's preparations will consist of moving to O-7. She's actually charging next turn, and hoping Haruto will cover her and Juro. She's pretty much lost tack of Nakata, but assumes that he and Kurohi will bring up the eastern side.

Critical
2011-04-22, 12:10 PM
Kurohi

Kurohi continued controlling his large Zanpakutou, ordering Karasu to move in closer, just about the range of a charge, before actually charging with it at one of the smaller hollows along with Andrea.

Moving in with Karasu just about the range of a charge, and then charging the next turn, the same time as Andrea.

Claws - [roll0] [roll1] ; [roll2] [roll3] (Both Poisoned)
Rake if both hit - [roll4] [roll5]
Tail - [roll6] [roll7] (Poisoned)
If any attack hits, free trip attack - [roll8]
If trip won, grapple - [roll9]

Major
2011-04-22, 10:06 PM
Nakata

Nakata growled at his failed attempt and turned and stepped back before turning and running and trying to jump onto the roof again.

Trying to jump onto the roof again

[roll0]

DarkOrion
2011-04-24, 02:12 AM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Haruto moves swiftly to place himself at the far end of the building, but keeps his distance from the edge. Now that he can see his foes, he prepares to attack. Holding Kami no Raion in a downward facing position, Haruto brings his other palm to rest over the pommel of the blade. Frost begins to cover the Zanpakutou, starting at the pommel and working it's way down to the end of the blade. He whispers his words, though they are heard by all present. "Hado Number 14 Tsumetai Misairu." A pair of missiles forged from glacier ice shoot forth from the excess frost that covers Kami no Raion's blade. Their targets are the two small Hollows who have been foolish enough to stand so close to one another.

Move to K-04

Cold Energy Missile [3 SEP] for 3d6+3 damage and Fortitude Save
Fortitude DC 16 for half of [roll0] @ X-04 & [roll1] @ Y-05

27/65 SEP

Volos
2011-04-24, 02:46 PM
Grenada, California - Elementry School | 8:10PM

The small Hollows do not appear to notice the presence of any of your task force until Andrea and Karasu move foward. Once they are within a certain distance the small hollows pick up on them, turning to face the new threats. At the same time the missiles of cold smash into each of the small Hollows, though the one furthest away seems to have blocked the brunt of it with it's mask. The other Hollow is not as lucky, having a good deal of its body torn away by the sheer frigidness of the missile. The large Hollow rummaging around the southern buildings can only been seen clearly by Andrea at this point. All of you appear ready to fight, but it is the Kido Master and the Zanjutsu Master who are first to react to the current state of the battle.

Andrea
The Large Hollow is different from the first two that were disposed of so quickly before. It seems to have six limbs rather than the normal two legs, two arms. It isn't clear if the extra limbs are legs or arms, as all of its ends to its limbs are currently on the ground, with its mask close to the ground as well. It seems rather unware of what is going on, or unconcerned as it is so far away from the fight currently.

Maps and Initiative

Initiative
* 21 Andrea Celes, 21 Haruto Katsuo
20 ???
20 Kurohi Keimei, 20 Juro Shun, 17 Nakata Dochi
11 ???

#Line that has just posted
*Line to post next

Key
A = Andrea Celes
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


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DarkOrion
2011-04-26, 01:12 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Stepping closer to the edge of the roof, Haruto focuses his sights on the small Hollow that seemed to block the frigid missile with it's mask. Tapping Kami No Raion against the edge of the roof, he knocks of what ice has clung to the blade since his last Kido. Haruto places his left hand on his right forearm while simultaneously aiming his Zanpakutou at the small Hollow in question. "Hado with no number, Mahou Bakuhatsu." A sudden blast of white light and Kido energy fires from the tip of the blade at an incredible speed.

Full Round Action
Spell Blast [1 SEP] for 4d6 Damage
Ranged Touch Attack [roll0]
Damage [roll1] Force

Five Foot Step to L-04

26/65 SEP

Volos
2011-04-26, 01:35 PM
Grenada, California - Elementary School | 8:10PM

Haruto's spell blast misses the Hollow he was aiming for by a mask, as it cuts one of the Hollow's horns off of it's mask but doesn't appear to have done any real damage. From where Andrea is on the ground the sound of children's laughter can be clearly heard from behind the masks of the two small Hollows standing together in the middle of the field. She raises her blade and takes a running start. She avoids the summon, not wanting to get in the way of something with that many claws and fangs. She charges straight at the closest Hollow, bringing her blade down on it with unerring accuracy. Andrea's strike is less of a blow and more of a clean cut as she separates the left side of the Hollow from the right. It's companion jumps on her, bringing it's fangs down on her leg harshly before rolling out of the way and scampering away. As quick as Andrea's reactions are, she couldn't follow it after it started to roll around on the ground. It stands a small ways away, looking between the female Shinigami and the large summon.

Andrea
You take 6 damage.

Maps and Initiative

Initiative
21 Andrea Celes, 21 Haruto Katsuo
# 20 Small Hollow (Previously ???)
* 20 Kurohi Keimei, 20 Juro Shun, 17 Nakata Dochi
11 ???

#Line that has just posted
*Line to post next

Key
A = Andrea Celes
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


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Critical
2011-04-26, 02:43 PM
Kurohi

Tch, that's too small. I'd better get the big one over there... - Kurohi thought, looking at the "too small" hollow and shifting his view towards the bigger one.

Karasu has moved a bit to the side, looking ready to go at the hollow of about the same size for his next big leap.

And even Kurohi has decided it's about time to leap into the battle himself. He has gloriously spread his wings and jumped forward off the building, spreading them and getting into the flight, hopping right onto his trusty Zanpakutou's shoulder.


Moving Karasu to Q12-A13, Readying an action to strike anyone coming into reach with a claw.

Double move for flight forward from the building, ending up on Q12, more precisely - Karasu's shoulder.

Binks
2011-04-26, 03:54 PM
So much for sticking close... Juro thinks as Andrea rushes the hollow. Well it wasn't really much of a plan to begin with now was it? And it doesn't look like any of us have taken more than a scratch yet...

With that thought Juro starts moving. Figuring that between the team's Kidou specialist and Andrea the small hollow is unlikely to remain a threat for long Juro decides a bit of battlefield positioning is in order.

"I'm going to move in and set up a temporary region of darkness between the large hollow and us. If anyone wants to hit him before I do do so now." Juro says into his shoulder, a disconcerning way to communicate if there ever was one.

With that said he sets himself up in a spot that he hopes will draw the hollow's attention while not blocking anyone from seeing.

If Nakata's action involves the large hollow I wait for him before I do anything.

Double move to W10 (8sq straight down, 3 diagonal right (costing 1-2-1=4sq), then 4 more straight down.

If I've got the area right flipping on Darkness here (bottom right corner as origin) should extend to W/X 14, T 10/11, W/X 6, and alpha 10/11, not touching any teammates or blocking Major's los to small hollow...I think.

If that would block anyone them leave darkness off and hope for the best.

Major
2011-04-26, 09:35 PM
Nakata

Nakata grinned glad that his teammates that were nearby had charged down. It meant he was free to act without fear of being noticed. He once again put the illusion of himself over him and then turned invisible. He knew he'd have to wait to command it, however, soon he'd be ready to send the illusion into the battlefield.

Turning invisible and creating illusion. Can't command it yet since I used my standard action to turn invisible.

Volos
2011-04-28, 12:36 AM
Grenada, California - Elementary School | 8:10PM

Kurohi's observance of the spirit cords reveals many things. Some are strange and others are downright shocking. He is barely able to land on Karasu's shoulder properly from the shock in what he has discovered. Juro's darkness separates Kurohi from the large Hollow, which seems to bring a small amount of relief. Nakata seems to be taking his sweet time in planning on the building, but with only two small Hollows and a large one, this battle should be over quickly... or so it seemed. Much to Juro and Kurohi's surprise the large Hollow comes barreling toward the area of darkness. Rather than move inside of it, the Hollow takes a running leap and clears the distance as well as the height of the darkness sphere. The back half of the six limbed beast is still within the area of darkness as it's fangs sink into Karasu along with four of its six feet. The claws dig deep, tearing Karasu apart as its teeth sink down on nothing. The summon was slain effortlessly and now Kurohi was left flapping alone with this terrible foe staring him down.

Kurohi
Karasu took... well a lot of damage. He's dead, feel free to resummon him later. The spirit cords appear to be doing strange things again. All of the cords of your allies are glowing blue with small pulses of bright light flowing down the spirit cords from time to time. The small Hollows have no cord, or at least none that you can detect. The large Hollow has three cords wrapped tightly together like a simple rope. They untwist in parts and seem to struggle against each other like wrestling snakes. The darkness of the cord is tainted with crimson, and as you sense the cord you can feel a bloodlust unlike any other you have ever felt. This is the reason I said you were shocked earlier.

Maps and Initiative

Initiative
* 21 Andrea Celes, 21 Haruto Katsuo
20 Small Hollow
20 Kurohi Keimei, 20 Juro Shun, 17 Nakata Dochi
# 11 Large Hollow (Previously ???)

#Line that has just posted
*Line to post next

Key
A = Andrea Celes
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


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DarkOrion
2011-04-28, 04:09 AM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Surprised by the sudden movement on the battlefield, Haruto quickly thinks of a plan to negate their foe's advantage. Suddenly it clicks, bringing a bit of a smile to the Kido Master's face. The smile fades as he realizes the danger his friend is in, but it doesn't stop him from leaping into action. His words reach everyone's ears at the same time, as he lays out his plan for all to hear. "I'm slowing it down, Andrea it is south of 'Feathers'." In hindsight his plan didn't sound as amazing when blurted out so quickly but he didn't have time to say more. Haruto puts his finger to the tip of his blade, running up the flat edge as he casts his Kido. "Bakudo Number 4, Hainawa." A rope of crackling yellow energy forms as Haruto traces his finger along the blade, he takes hold of it and throws it at the large multi-limbed Hollow. He prays that his aim remains true, as he couldn't afford to miss. After taking this action, Haruto takes a step backwards while sinking through the roof to land on the second floor of the building. He hides there, not wanting to be prey to the enraged Hollow whether or not his plan works.

Standard Action
Entangling Ectoplasm [3 SEP] For Large Size
Ranged Touch Attack [roll0]

5 foot step to K-04

Move Action
Hide [roll1]

23/65 SEP

Jade_Tarem
2011-04-28, 11:31 PM
Andrea

Andrea hears Haruto's shout. Apparently he wants her to charge straight into Juro's bubble of darkness, which seems like a good way to get eviscerated.

In a minute, tattoo boy. Instead, she closes with the smaller hollow - the one that bit her, looking to finish it off before turning her attention to the six-armed monstrosity...

Charging to Alpha-5 and attacking.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] + [roll2]

Volos
2011-04-29, 03:21 AM
Grenada, California - Elementary School | 8:10PM

The multi-limbed large Hollow seems to be enjoying the feeling of its recent kill when Haruto's risky shot hits its mark. The rope of yellow energy entangles the massive beast, restraining its many limbs. The Hollow is far from disabled, but doesn't appear to be having an easy time with this new situation. The large Hollow turns its eyes toward the one who put this restriction on it, but cannot spot the one responsible. Instead it focues on Kurohi, roaring with a primal rage.

Andrea's choice to charge the small Hollow proves itself to be a poor one. Not only is the small Hollow able to deflect her attack with a sudden counter-swipe of its claws but the small beast is able to bite her arm before rolling away into the building nearby. The sound of many children laughing, playing, and sometimes screaming can be heard from the building. With how short her foe was and the lack of lighting or windows, it was impossible to tell where the Hollow had gotten to or where it might strike from.

Andrea
You take 7 damage.

Maps and Initiative

Initiative
* 21 Andrea Celes, 21 Haruto Katsuo
20 Small Hollow
20 Kurohi Keimei, 20 Juro Shun, 17 Nakata Dochi
# 11 Large Hollow (Previously ???)

#Line that has just posted
*Line to post next

Key
A = Andrea Celes
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


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Binks
2011-04-29, 09:21 AM
Hmm...this could get interesting. Juro thinks as he regards the large hollow. Sparing a glance over towards where the smaller hollow was he catches a glimpse of it slipping away. "We need to deal with this big one fast before it can break free. Good work on the Kidou by the way." he says over the team's link before moving in to attack the large hollow.

Two possible actions, depending on if I can shift (5-foot step) diagonally to V11 and hit the hollow from there or not (I can see in my darkness, so if he's in U12 I can see that part of him)
If I can then:
5-foot step to V11
Full Attack
If not then:
Move to V11 or U11 if V11 can't attack for whatever reason
Attack

Either way shutting off darkness at the end of my action so I'm not cloaking the hollow, but leaving it on for my move/attack in case of AoO (5-ft doesn't provoke right?)

Full Attack:
Atk 1: [roll0] Dmg: [roll1]
Atk 2: [roll2] Dmg: [roll3]

Normal Attack:
Atk: [roll4] Dmg: [roll5]

Major
2011-04-29, 05:16 PM
Nakata

Nakata glances over the battlefield and sees the hollow tear the summon to pieces. He smirks a little. He knew it was petty, but he found it amusing nonetheless watching Kurohi.

Still, regardless of his opinions towards Kurohi, he wasn't going to just stand there while a Hollow so strong was near him. He quickly moved his illusion right in front of the large hollow, making the illusion stand right in front of it's eye so that the creature would definitely see the illusion.

Then he imagined the illusion stabbing the Hollow right in its big ugly eye.


Moving illusion right next to the huge hollow to stab it from whatever direction it is facing.

Will Save: 20DC
2d6
10% real
Oh, it makes sounds other than speech, not sure if the hollow hearing a fake heart beat, breathing,etc, matters. But just pointing it out.

[roll0]

Critical
2011-05-01, 03:36 AM
Kurohi

"Hey, everyone, Spirit Cords appear to be doing strange things again! Our's are blue, small ones have none and the big guy has THREE wrapped together! And I sense an immense bloodlust from him! Better take him down quick!" - Kurohi yelled out to everyone, even though they could communicate due to these weird changes.

The raven shinigami flew a bit higher, waving his Zanpakutout to re-summon it, only to leap on the monster again, attacking it with all possible ferocity.

"FEAST, KARASU!!!" - Kurohi yelled out with all that he could, making his Zanpakutou, sweeping at the hollow from the air enrage as well.

Re-summoning Karasu and raging with him, then charging. With Kurohi readying an action to re-summon Karasu once he's destroyed somewhere he can get both a charge and a flank.

Re-summoning @ R14-T15 20ft in the air, Karasu charges from there, getting a flank from Juro.

Claws - [roll0] [roll1] ; [roll2] [roll3] (Both Poisoned)
Rake if both hit - [roll4] [roll5] (do I get a bonus damage from rage here?)
Tail - [roll6] [roll7] (Poisoned)
If any attack hits, free trip attack - [roll8]
If trip won, grapple - [roll9]

Volos
2011-05-01, 04:02 PM
Grenada, California - Elementary School | 8:10PM

Juro's movement remains undetected within the realm of darkness that his Zanpakutou has created. From the outside it appears that the half sphere of blackest night has shifted toward the multi-limbed Hollow, attempting to swallow it whole. The Hollow turns toward the sphere as it becomes enveloped, only to cry out as Juro's blade digs into its flesh. Only his first strike is able to connect, as one of the beast's limbs strikes at his blade to keep it from landing another blow. His second strike had more power behind it, but against such a powerful foe it would hardly change anything.

Nakata's illusion of the Blood-Type Zanpakutou wielding Nakata leaps down from the apex of the school building, hitting the ground running. The illusion pays no heed to the risks involved, seeming to shrug off the landing as a minor setback. The charge quickly brings it within the foe's reach, but instead of being struck down the illusionary Nakata leaps high, taking a few steps off the beast's shoulder along the way, only to strike the Hollow in one of its many eyeholes. The Hollow screams in pain, holding its mask with one of its limbs for a few moments after the attack lands. The illusionary Nakata lands on the ground safely, seemingly ready for another strike.

Kurohi's wings find it difficult to fly straight up, but he is able to manage to turn slightly to the right as he gains some altitude. Karasu's diving charge catches the Hollow by surprise. The beast leaves it wound alone to raise its many arms to shield from the sudden onslaught by the enraged Zanpakutou. Karasu's first claw strike is able to make it past the shield of arms, making a deep gouge across the Hollow's large chest crossing from high right to low left. In its rage, Karasu is able to give that gouge a mirror twin with its second claw, although the strike doesn't cut nearly as deep. The cuts fill with poison from the claws, but something within the Hollow leaks from the cuts and dissolves the poison before it can sink in too deep. Karasu's tail slams right into the Hollow's mask, but glances off without leaving a single mark. Although the Zanpakutou is strong and has put all of its rage into dropping the beast, it cannot fight against the large Hollow's stability. The mulit-limbed horror plants its feet into the ground, easily fighting off Karasu's attempt to trip it. As the summon falls it is able to dodge a reactive bite from the massive multi-limbed beast only to fall prey to the same fangs as it lands on the ground. The bite is severe, and instantly slays the enraged summon.

The multi-limbed monstrosity turns its attention to the others that have gathered to bring it down. The claws on its right strike at Nakata's illusionary self, missing the fast (albeit fake) Shinigami by mere inches. The claws on the Hollow's left take aim on Juro, only to be deflected by the Shinigami's Zanpakutou. It is apparent that Haruto's Kido is what is making the difference between having the upper hand or losing another teammate in this fight. All of the beast's strikes have been dangerously accurate, missing by the smallest of degrees. It isn't difficult to imagine what may have happened if this monster was allowed to fight against you unrestrained.

Kurohi
He was taken out again, sorry. This time it was barely enough damage to kill him, instead of massive and insane amounts of damage. I'm describing certain attacks as doing less or no damage because only one of Karasu's claws is considered Zanpakutou damage. The rest have to fight against the beast's DR, which isn't all that high but is still making it hard to hurt him. Any attack that doesn't do damage cannot inflict poison, but in this case that only applies to the tail. My fluffy description of the poison dissolving was my way of saying it made its fort save. You don't have to worry about Hollows that can counter poison without a save. At least not yet. Also the description of your wings having trouble is my way of reminding you of the restrictions of your flight maneuverability. You can only turn so much in a single move action, and you have to climb at a 45degree angle if you want to go up. At this point I've estimated that you are 25 ft in the air. 10ft (Karasu's shoulder) + 15ft (best climb from flight) = 25ft.

Maps and Initiative

Initiative
* 21 Andrea Celes, 21 Haruto Katsuo
20 Small Hollow
20 Kurohi Keimei, 20 Juro Shun, 17 Nakata Dochi
# 11 Large Hollow

#Line that has just posted
*Line to post next

Key
A = Andrea Celes
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


{table=head]x | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

C | | | | | | | | / | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --

D | | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | \ | | | | | | |

E | | \ | | | \ | | | / | | | | | | |

F | | / | | | / | | | \ | | | | N | | |

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Jade_Tarem
2011-05-01, 04:22 PM
Andrea

Andrea halts her pursuit of the small hollow, turning quickly to rush the six-limbed terror. She hears Kurohi's warning about the spirit cords, but gives it little thought. We can ponder that when the fight is over. Prioritize, Feathers! She dashes past Juro and attacks the creature from behind.

Charging to V-14 if I can. Otherwise, charge to V-13.

Attack: [roll0] +2 more if there's a flanking bonus.
Damage: [roll1] + [roll2] (Force)

DarkOrion
2011-05-01, 04:33 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

The Kido Master flourishes his blade with a few quick movements while he concentrates on the power of his Kido. A step toward the window allows him to see his target again. The blade glows with white light, suddenly stopping its flourish to aim directly at the multi-limbed Hollow. "You might want to duck... Hado with no number, Mahou Bakuhatsu!" The spear of white light shoots forth once again, aiming directly for the Hollow's mask. He wasn't going to bother with taking the safest shot, he just wanted this over. It was going to end now.

Full Round Action
Spell Blast [3 SEP] for 7d6 Damage
Ranged Touch Attack [roll0]
Crit Confirm? [roll1]
Damage [roll2] Force

Five Foot Step to L-04

20/65 SEP

Volos
2011-05-02, 11:06 AM
Grenada, California - Elementary School | 8:10PM

Andrea's sudden change in priorities leads to her charging into battle with the greatest threat present. Between Haruto's entangling Kido ropes, Juro's well placed blow, Karasu's enraged onslaught, and Nakata's impossible charging attack; it was surprising the foe hadn't been vanquished. At the end of her charge Andrea swung her blade down from above with all the strength she had. The six-limbed terror raised an arm in defiance, only to have it severed by the shifting and cutting winds that surrounded Amatsukaze's blade. The swing continues, bringing the Zanpakutou to the core of the beast. While the cut is deep and the blow has cost the monster one of its limbs, it is not quite finished.

Haruto's actions had been well planned. He was able to use his Kido to give his teammates an important advantage over the multi-limbed horror. Haruto's attacks earlier in the battle had even aided in the purification of one of the small Hollow. And now he planned to take down the beast with a final massive blast of Kido. He had it all calculated so well, all save one important detail. When he used Kami no Raion to convert his Kido into a powerful blast of energy, it would explode upon impact with the first object it touched. Being that he decided to hide inside the school, that first object was the window directly in front of him. The explosion was rather loud, what with the corner of the school building collapsing around the Kido master. Pieces of the roof collapsed in, only to miss him by a hand's breadth as the floor gave out and dropped him out into the yard. It was impossible to not hear or see what happened. The full power of Haruto's spell blast was impressive, or at least it would be when it hit its target.

Haruto
You are prone.

Maps and Initiative

Initiative
21 Andrea Celes, 21 Haruto Katsuo
# 20 Small Hollow
* 20 Kurohi Keimei, 20 Juro Shun, 17 Nakata Dochi
11 Large Hollow

#Line that has just posted
*Line to post next

Key
A = Andrea Celes
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


{table=head]x | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

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C | | | | | | | | / | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --

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Binks
2011-05-02, 01:26 PM
Juro keeps his blades spinning as he regards the hollow. How is it this strong? he thinks as he watches it flail about, nearly hitting him a few times, despite being caught in a decently powerful kidou from someone skilled in their use. This...thing...is far stronger than the others... he notes as he builds momentum and takes a step closer to try and bury his blade in the beast's hide.

5ft step to V12 to try and get a flank from Nakata's illusion
Full attack. Atk1: [roll0] +2 if flank. Dmg: [roll1]
Atk2: [roll2] +2 if flank. Dmg: [roll3]

Major
2011-05-02, 05:00 PM
Nakata

The real Nakata still stood invisible on top of the building way out of range of the battle. He wasn't going to get cut up badly again by getting in smelling range.

As he watched the creature survive all the attacks he was surprised. They were keeping it busy, but it would get another attack soon. Nakata knew he'd have to keep the creature's attention.

He sent the illusion once again at the creature's eyes. He wanted the beast to constantly be seeing himself jumping in front of him and stabbing him. He wanted the creature to target him and he'd keep provoking it to keep the others safe.


Will Save 20DC
10% Real
Minor sounds
2d6
[roll0]

Critical
2011-05-04, 08:22 AM
Kurohi

"Come on, lets finish this already! Feast, KARASU!!!" - Kurohi yelled out, resummoning his Zanpakutou for another furious leap and releasing a large amount of reiatsu to wear the beast down.

Re-summoning Karasu @ O14-P15 and charging with him at the hollow.

Claws - [roll0] [roll1] ; [roll2] [roll3] (Both Poisoned)
Rake if both hit - [roll4] [roll5] (uh, again, any bonus damage here?)
Tail - [roll6] [roll7] (Poisoned)
If any attack hits, free trip attack - [roll8]
If trip won, grapple - [roll9]

Also, using my totally forgotten free intimidate at the big guy, that probably won't work, but still: [roll10]

Volos
2011-05-05, 12:04 AM
Grenada, California - Elementary School | 8:10PM

The many limbs of the monsterous hollow raise in its defense, trying depserately to stop the blows aimed for it by the many foes that had gathered around it. Juro's blades land with unerring accuracy, ignoring the mass of limbs between them and their target. Nakata's illusionary self seems to be as real as the foe it is striking down, causing damage that Nakata should think to be impossible for an illusion. Karasu's claws dig deep, rending what flesh remains of the terrible muli-limbed horror. Kurohi's attempt to overwhelm this foe with the power of his Reiastu goes unanswered as the beast lays dead, parts of its body slowly fading to blackest smoke. The hollow had been purified at last. Those of your with Soul Phones would notice that they were no longer flashing, buzzing, or anything. The Small hollows had either died of fright or had left the immediate area. The mass of Hollows in the center of the entertainment district of Grenada was much smaller, about half of what it was when you last looked. The six hollow signatures that had been spinning around the main group were still doing so, but much closer to the main group than before. They were moving so fast, it had to be a malfunction of the phones. If something was able to move that fast, you wouldn't be able to see it coming. When the last part of the multi-limbed terror faded to smoke, a small piece of purple light solidified in the form of a sharp piece of crystal was left behind. It did not move toward anyone, but it was standing on its end and spinning slowly. Unlike the one that had fused with Juro, this one felt like a hollow. It was dark, evil, hungry and mindless.

Everyone
You have leveled up! Feel free to discuss/ask quesitons in the OCC thread. Tell me when you are done (or think you're done). You can still post in the IC, just avoid doing anything level dependent for the moment.

Binks
2011-05-05, 10:59 AM
Taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly Juro looks around at the others, nodding in turn at each of them.

"I'm going to scout around a bit, make sure all the hollow here are gone."

Pointing at the crystal...thing he adds "Be careful with that. We don't want anyone getting stuck with some kind of hollow thing stuck in them. Probably want to get that back to the 12th division." he adds before moving out to scout.

Looking around the immediate area for the small hollow

Spot: [roll1d20+9[/roll]
Listen: [roll0]

If I hear something I want to drop shikai and approach stealthily
Hide: [roll1]
Move Silently: [roll2]
Suppress Reiatsu: [roll3]

Else wait for release to naturally run out.

Major
2011-05-05, 11:55 AM
Nakata

The illusion of Nakata nods as he turns and walks towards the building with Nakata on it. He moves his feet in a mock copy of what he had seen people who had mastered flash step do and then he dismisses the illusion and his invisibility together.

The goal was to make the illusion seem like it had flash stepped to his current location. Then the Shinigami dropped down from the top of the building and walked over to the group.

Critical
2011-05-05, 12:07 PM
Kurohi

"Phew!" Kurohi says, wiping off the sweat from his forehead and coming over to the black crystal that was left from the hollow. After examining it shortly, he turns over to his zanpakutou: "Fetch this for me, will ya, Karasu?" The Zanpakutou obliged and tried to take the shard in it's beak.

Jade_Tarem
2011-05-05, 01:54 PM
Andrea

Andrea whirls Amatsukaze around to loosen up some of the tension in her back and arms. She glances over at Haruto's location and allows herself a brief smirk. He blew himself up. And I have to prove myself to *him*?

She opens her mouth to say so out loud, but no sound comes out. For a moment, she can't move or breathe, and feels a terrible disconnection to what's going on and a crippling, hollow weakness. It passes after a second or two, and she drops to one knee, trying to make it look casual at the last moment. I've been here too long. The Gigai didn't fix my problem - it only kept it from getting worse. This fighting isn't helping! To hide it, she digs into one of her belt pouches, pulling out a noxious, clay-like blue goo and rubbing it into the injuries on her leg. After a moment, she pulls a bit more out and rubs it into her arm. The goo sizzles for a moment, and hardens. Andrea then brushes it away - to reveal that the injuries are gone.

"Urahara's Special Salve" works wonders - just don't ask what's in it or why the belt is self-replenishing.

Are you alright? You don't look too good, and your inner world is all messed up!

The outcast's eyes widen before narrowing. She hadn't heard that childish voice in decades.

Oh *goody.* You're back. What is it this time, Amatsukaze?

Just trying to help! You don't have to be so mean about it.

Andrea ignores her to watch what happens when Karasu picks up the corrupted... thing.

Using two charges from the Healing Belt across 2 rounds to heal 13 damage.

Major
2011-05-05, 02:35 PM
Nakata

Nakata walks up to the group and glances around. He let out a light chuckle as he saw the condition of the school building.

"Nice." He called out towards the school building before glancing at what the hollow had dropped, "More crystals?" He asked raising an eyebrow.

Then he held out his hand towards Andrea in an offer to help her up, "You ok?" He asked as he watched the gunk placed on her wounds.

Jade_Tarem
2011-05-05, 02:58 PM
Andrea

"I'm fine." The answer comes too quickly, but Andrea doesn't look like she wants to discuss it. She gets up without Nakata's assistance.

DarkOrion
2011-05-05, 04:51 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

The Kido Master wades his way out of the rubble, not seeming at all satisfied with the result of his most recent use of power. Note to self... avoid hitting physical objects with Spell Blast, as they tend to be closer then they appear. Haruto walks toward the main part of the group, focusing on the small purple crystal piece that the Hollow left behind. "Wait a moment, allow me to inspect that." While Haruto had never seen anything like it, perhaps he could gain insight from his many lessons at the academy.

Knowledge (Kido) [roll0]

Volos
2011-05-05, 05:54 PM
Grenada, California - Elementary School | 8:11PM

Juro is unable to detect any Hollow presences within the immediate area. There aren't any humans or animals nearby for him to hear or see either. This entire area has become void of activity. Haurto's knowledge provides little insight to what this thing can be. It appears to have some similarities with the cystral piece left behind when your brave friend died, but the feeling coming from it makes one's hair stand on end. As Karasu bends down to pick up the solidified purple light, there is a sudden wave of discomfort that washes over all of you. The summon touches the spinning purple crystal with its beak in an attempt to pick up the object, but finds itself attacked by the thing it was sent to fetch. A surprised and painful squak escapes Karasu's beak before it is sealed tight. The purple crystal grows, turning a sickly white color. It appears to be a sudden growth of bone, with many teeth and other sharp points jutting out of all points. A gutteral growl comes from the summon as it turns toward its master. The beast swings its tail, slamming its master in the gut with all the force of a speeding truck. The small Shinigami is knocked flying several yards, slamming into the nearby portable school building. The beast turns its attention toward Andrea next, a sickly grin crossing its bone covered beak. The growth from the purple cystral piece is expanding at an alarming rate. Karasu had no mind to back down, it was on the hunt.

Kurohi
You take 12 damage and land prone.

Critical
2011-05-06, 08:17 AM
Kurohi

Kurohi has raised his head slightly to observe what has happened to his Zanpakutou.

No... It's not you, Karasu... I can't feel you in that thing... Do what you taught me to do back in the day...

The raven shinigami slowly stood up and yelled out loud: "FIGHT BACK THE HOLLOW, KARASU!!!"

Binks
2011-05-06, 09:16 AM
Juro turns at Karasu's squeak. As he sees the Zanpakutou attack its master Juro can only think Oh no...not good. Rushing back he tries to close the distance to shroud Karasu in Darkness and blind the errant summon.

Don't know how far away I am, so a couple of possible actions.
If I'm close enough to reach Karasu in one move (7 spaces) then flip darkness on, move action to him, and swift bestow darkvision on Andrea.
Else if I'm close enough to run back full round move back to him then flip darkness on.

Volos
2011-05-06, 09:51 AM
Grenada, California - Elementary School | 8:11PM

The corrupted summon seems to hear its master for a moment, looking toward Kurohi as the shinigami crys out to it. In a moment of confusion it leaves itself undefended and takes no further action against the members of the task force. This is a short window within which one may take action. Karasu's bone like growth was slowed to the point of stopping, just staring blankly at its master while a low whimper comes from behind the sickly growth. All that Kurohi could feel from it was a desire to be removed and a small tinge of regret behind wave after wave of bloodlust and pain.

DarkOrion
2011-05-06, 10:09 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Haruto summons up tendrils of yellow energy, drawing them off of Kami No Raion as one would pull thread from a tapestry. Sighing soflty, the Kido Master Speaks before finishing his casting. "I'm going against my better judgement in doing this, but such a rare case needs to be handled with care... or studied." Haruto takes the briefest of moments to study the new creature, not seeing it as the familiar summon that their feathered friend was accustomed to summoning but a new beast altogether. Whether or not he could observe anything of some interest, he finishes his Kido and launches it directly at Karasu. "Bakudo Number 4, Hainawa." There isn't much compassion in Haruto's eyes for the summoned beast, but then again it wasn't itself at the moment and it could just be brought back later once this was fixed.

Knowledge (Kido) [roll0] (I figure since it is now active I should try to figure out what it is again, perhaps having a better chance to do so now that I've seen it in action)

Entangling Ectoplasm [5 SEP] to entangle Huge creature
Ranged Touch Attack [roll1] (Does your description mean it is flatfooted or is it just standing there looking confused?) EDIT: Nevermind... roll for bad stuff, I probably hit a teammate.

43/93 SEP

Jade_Tarem
2011-05-06, 10:47 PM
Andrea

With the creature looming over her, Andrea snarls, "Studied? Bloody no!" The ripping/hissing noise around Amatsukaze doubles in intensity as Andrea jumps for Karasu's neck, aiming to decapitate the creature. Let's hope the mask didn't make it more durable!

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] + [roll2] (Force)

Major
2011-05-07, 03:25 AM
Nakata

"Gotta agree with her there...That thing has torn hollows apart, drop it before it does the same to us. Act now, figure out what is up later." Nakata said as he put the illusion over himself and turned invisible.

Nakata didn't know what was up, but he felt stronger and better with his illusions. They felt real, he was able to make it speak, and it even had a smell now.

"You got one more second to make that thing stop before I cut it down." The illusion said as the real Nakata, still invisible stepped backwards to get clear of the crazy beast.

Using standard action to turn invisible and summon illusion over where I was standing. Then moving back away from the summon so that the closest "smell" is the illusion.

I really gotta get a way to turn invisible and control my summon :P THIS is why swift concentration is good lol. That or next level program my illusions.

Volos
2011-05-10, 04:07 PM
Grenada, California - Elementary School | 8:11PM

Juro is indeed quick enough to make it to Karasu, as the summon is now standing where the terrible multi-limbed foe had been before. When he activated his darkness, it appeared for the briefest of moments before becoming consumed by the Summon itself. It was like watching water drain from a sink, except in this case it was darkness instead of water and the glowing purple spot on Karasu's bone mask. Whatever this thing was, it could negate abilities of Zanpakutou as well as grant terrible power to that which it grafted itself to.

Haruto's study of the purple glow within the mask covering Karasu's face reveals something startling. In the distraction following his revelation, Haruto completely misses with his Kido. The intended target was Karasu, but the spell fires directly at Nakata. The blood-bladed Shinigami was unlucky to be standing where he was, another foot or so back and he would have been safe from the spell. He can be seen struggling against the bonds of the Kido, which gives the beastly Karasu further reason to disregard him as a threat.

Andrea's Zanpakutou easily connects with Karasu's neck, but is partially deflected by the growing mass of white bone that has come down as far as the shoulders even though it has yet to cover the entire face. The growth was starting to resemble some sort of dinosaur skull with many plates surrounding the head like a massive set of shields. Her wind cutters are stronger than before and cut off a large chunk of the mask before hitting flesh. The wound is severe, but nothing near the decapitation she was looking for.

Nakata's illusionary self is ignored by Karasu, as far as the beast can tell it was in no danger from the Shinigami who wasn't trying to cut its head off and was being held down by a powerful Kido. Air flows in and out of the holes above the beak, reminiscent of a bull before a charge. Lucky for Nakata, the beast is only making itself aware of who is around it, not preparing to take him down personally.

The Huge Summon tilts it head just far enough that it can see Andrea out of one of the eyeholes left from the growling mass of white bone spreading up its beak and over the majority of its face. It seems to have lost the ability to open its beak as it screams bloody murder from behind the mask while swinging its massive tail at the Shinigami. As it spins to swing the tail at Andrea, it slashes at her with both of its claws as well. Andrea is just barely able to avoid the tail, and is lucky enough that her skill with a blade could overcome the sheer strength of the beast's claws. A bit of poison drips from them as they make contract with her blade, hissing as it sticks to the Zanpakutou. That wasn't anything you wanted inside of you, much less inside of a Huge Karasu sized claw mark.

Haruto
The glowing purple crystal thing is corrupting Karasu, changing his alignment to chaotic and evil. It is also changing it from a Zanpakutou to some twisted mix of a soul cutter and a Hollow. From what you know of Zanpakutou, they purify Hollow. It would not be a stretch to think that something that is half Hollow and half Zanpakutou would destroy itself... permanently. This thing is able to affect Karasu because Kurohi's blue crystal isn't 'active' like the purple one is. The activation method is unknown to you, but as far as you can tell that would reverse what is happening.

Nakata
Your illusionary self looks entangled. The spell passed through it, but it is reacting to what would be perceived to happen to it. Feel free to describe it breaking free of its bonds and being all awesome when it is your turn. Which is now actually.

Maps and Initiative

Initiative
* 21 Kurohi Keimei, 18 Nakata Dochi
16 Corrupted Karasu
12 Andrea Celes, 12 Juro Shun, 7 Haruto Katsuo

#Line that has just posted
*Line to post next

Key
A = Andrea Celes
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


{table=head]x | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

C | | | | | | | | / | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --

D | | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | \ | | | | | | |

E | | \ | | | \ | | | / | | | | | | |

F | | / | | | / | | | \ | | | | | | |

G | | \ | | | \ | | | / | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --

H | | / | | | / | | | | | | | | | |

I | | \ | | | \ | | | | | | | | | |

J | | / | | | / | | | | | | | | | |

K | | \ | | | \ | | | | | | | | | |

L | | / | | | | | | | | | | | | |

M | | -- | | | | | | | | | | | | |

N | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

O | | | | | | | H | | | | | | | |

P | | | | | | | | | | N | | | | |

Q | | | | | | | | | | | I | | | |

R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

S | | | | | | | | | | | S | S | S | |

T | | | | | | | | | | | S | S | S | |

U | | | | | | | | | | | S | S | S | |

V | | | | | | | | | | | J | | A | |

W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Z | | | | | | | K | | | | | | | |

[/table]

Major
2011-05-10, 07:14 PM
Nakata

Nakata smirked as he went along with the entanglement as he worked on clearing more distance. Once he was sure he was far enough away he imagined the illusion glowing red and his fake blood zanpakuto blasting with a red explosion as he went through the entanglement.

Hopefully that would convince the party he had a blood Zanpakuto that somehow got him free. Then the illusion jumped right in front of the summon and attempted to stab it in the face once again doing his "pay attention to me" tactic.

"Hey ugly, right here. Let's leave the lady alone." The illusion said with a smirk.


Move action to go to J10
Standard action to control illusion, fake breaking of bonds and moving to attack the things face. Also illusion is talking (yeah new feat) and mocking the summon to provoke it...not sure what I'd roll there if anything.

Will Save DC 23
2d6, 10% real
Illusion has sound, smell, tactile sense, heat details, etc. Basically he appears real to all senses :P
[roll0]

Critical
2011-05-11, 10:42 AM
Kurohi

Didn't really want to do this, but I guess I should try, this looks dangerous...

Karasu concentrated on his Zanpakutou, or, rather, what remained of it, and attempted to seal it into it's basic form, and if that wouldn't work, he'd always be ready for the worst.

Trying to seal Karasu into the basic form as a free action.

If that doesn't work, Reiatsu Intimidating it.

Volos
2011-05-11, 10:02 PM
Grenada, California - Elementary School | 8:11PM

Nakata's breaking of the false Kido bonds takes the beast by surprise. His illusion stabs into one of the eyeholes of the growing mask, causing a terrible shriek from the corrupted summon. It thrashes about, swinging its claws wildly in a poor defence. When Kurohi attempts to seal his summon away, there is a fair bit of resistance. It didn't want to go back, it was tired of listening to his commands. His attempt to overwhelm it with his Reiatsu fails, but his skill in the art keeps him from behing overwhelmed in return. Suddenly Karasu is resealed, and Kurohi has his blade again. The beast still stands, now missing serveral pieces of its body. Now it has only one functioing arm made mostly of bone and decaying flesh. The Mask is all that remains of the skull, save two glowing red eyes. Much of the body is but tattered skin and feathers hanging from dry bone. This fight was far from over. The skeletal monster swings its tail at the illusionary Nakata while turning to bring its claw down against Juro. The claw cuts into the Shinigami's flesh, but doesn't leave behind its sickly poison. The tail swings high, missing Nakata completely.

Juro
You take 10 damage.

Maps and Initiative

Initiative
21 Kurohi Keimei, 18 Nakata Dochi
# 16 Corrupted Karasu
* 12 Andrea Celes, 12 Juro Shun, 7 Haruto Katsuo

#Line that has just posted
*Line to post next

Key
A = Andrea Celes
J = Juno Shun
H = Haruto Katsuo
K = Kurohi Keimei
S = Karasu (Summon)
N = Nakata Dochi (Invisible)
I = Illusion (Assumed True Nakata)

h = Hollow (Small)

{table]H[/table] = Hollow (Medium)

{table] H | H
H | H [/table] = Hollow (Large)

{table] H | H | H
H | O | H
H | H | H [/table] = Hollow (Huge)

{table] : | / | \ | ~ | - | _[/table] = various physical barriers

? = unknown
! = dangerous
# = impassable terrain


{table=head]x | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

C | | | | | | | | / | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --

D | | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | \ | | | | | | |

E | | \ | | | \ | | | / | | | | | | |

F | | / | | | / | | | \ | | | | | | |

G | | \ | | | \ | | | / | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --

H | | / | | | / | | | | | | | | | |

I | | \ | | | \ | | | | | | | | | |

J | | / | | | / | | | | | N | | | | |

K | | \ | | | \ | | | | | | | | | |

L | | / | | | | | | | | | | | | |

M | | -- | | | | | | | | | | | | |

N | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

O | | | | | | | H | | | | | | | |

P | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

R | | | | | | | | | | | | I | | |

S | | | | | | | | | | | S | S | S | |

T | | | | | | | | | | | S | S | S | |

U | | | | | | | | | | | S | S | S | |

V | | | | | | | | | | | J | | A | |

W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Z | | | | | | | K | | | | | | | |

[/table]

Binks
2011-05-11, 10:30 PM
Juro bites off a curse as the...thing, absorbs his Zanpakutou's Darkness bubble. Well there goes one advantage... he thinks to himself as he stares at the thing. Glancing back at Kurohi he notices the other Shinigami concentrating on sealing his Zanpakutou.

As it becomes clear that even with the Zanpakutou sealed this thing still has a body Juro starts up his blade in a defensive spin but is abruptly cut off by the claw raking his skin and sending him floundering. Recovering as quickly as he can Juro throws himself into a series of attacks, less concerned with diverting the thing's attention as with just hurting it.

Full Round Attack. Boo no flank :P. Figure since I've got a 1/10 chance of a threat may as well put crit rolls in spoilers for if I get lucky.

Atk 1: [roll0] Dmg: [roll1]
Crit on 19-20. Confirmation [roll2] Dmg: [roll3]

Atk 2: [roll4] Dmg: [roll5]
Crit on 19-20. Confirmation [roll6] Dmg: [roll7]

Jade_Tarem
2011-05-12, 03:27 AM
Andrea

Things apparently got freaky while I was away from the Gotei 13. Maybe I should have checked in more often...

Andrea whirls her blade around and swings again, still aiming for the neck.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] + [roll2] (Force)

Critical
2011-05-13, 05:23 PM
Kurohi

Kurohi concentrated all of his reiatsu on the beast, trying to wear it down. He wasn't really competent at melee combat, especially with the larger beasts, and sending out his Zanpakutou right away may not have been the best course of action right now.

Hey, sorry about that, buddy... You hanging in there?

Using both my standard and free action to intimidate the thing with reiatsu.

[roll0]
[roll1]

Volos
2011-05-14, 11:50 PM
Grenada, California - Elementary School | 8:11PM

The skeletal beast seems to be without limit. It dodges a badly aimed strike from Juro, only to take a well placed blow to its core. While he had all the power and accuracy in the world behind him, his strike does not appear to cut any deeper than a normal cut. The beast wasn't resilient to his attack, but rather had no blood to spill or vital organs to have damaged at this point. The shinigami were basically beating its bones down in a hope that it would stop moving. This thing was no longer alive, there was no way it could survive all that was being thrown at it. The beast sees the female shinigami ready another attack, and swings it head into the strike in an attempt to catch the blade in its bone plated shield. Andrea's sudden and powerful blow cuts clean through the horror's neck, severing its head from the rest of its body. It flies through the air, landing several yards away near Haruto. Kurohi's focused spiritual pressure is enough to force the purple crystal piece into a premature submission. The evil aura lifts and the bones and rotting flesh start to turn into a blackish purple smoke, much like what would happen to a slain Hollow. Only the purple crystal remains, now inert of its glow or the spinning movement it had earlier. Haruto is the closest to it, and he can clearly sense that whatever evil was inside of it has been subdued.

Binks
2011-05-15, 12:54 PM
Juro takes a couple of deep breath to calm himself and checks on his wound. Wincing slightly at the state of the wound Juro quickly incants a healing kidou and places his hand on the wound.

"Okay...what is going on here? Weird glows, crystals with weird abilities...this is beyond odd. Is everyone alright?" he says as he tears his eyes from his wound to check on the others and make sure they're all okay.

Juro pulls out his soul phone to check on the hollow in the area, still keeping on eye on the strange crystal as though he expected it to suddenly demonstrate the ability to fight on its own or tear open a Garganta and summon an army to serve it.

Spending 2 SEP to cast Cure Wounds twice on myself (much more efficient to cast twice than to augment if you have time).
First: [roll0] Second: [roll1]

Major
2011-05-15, 02:35 PM
Nakata

Nakata stepped forward into his illusion before dismissing both and frowning. "Alright, all in favor of NOT touching that crystal again, say 'aye'." He said sarcastically before glancing at Kurohi. "That summon thing still in your Zanpakuto? You might want to make sure its not still corrupted."

DarkOrion
2011-05-15, 05:55 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

"We can't just leave this thing here... I'm going to try something, get ready to attack my sword if it doesn't work." Haruto focuses on the pain of losing his close friend and ally Mizumak Koshiro, and how he felt when his life was ended. Once he has a hold on that emotion, he allows all of the feelings to focus on that blue glow just over his heart. He puts his right hand over that tattooed part of his body, and reaches out with his left hand toward the purple crystal piece. Haruto is too far away to touch it, but senses his own blue crystal and the purple one at the same time, trying to figure out what the difference between them was. If it seemed safe to do so, he would draw his Zanpakutou and attempt to perform the Konsō for it. Perhaps he could purify whatever was making this thing so evil, as it seemed similar to what was inside of all of them. But that would mean that something between Hollows, Shinigami, and Humans could be the same as there was the blue light between the human child from earlier, the blue light with the task force, and this purple light with the Hollow. He put aside his feelings about their mortal foe, and tried to find a solution to this.

Knowledge (Kido) [roll0]

And potentially attemping a Konsō.

Jade_Tarem
2011-05-15, 06:13 PM
Andrea

Andrea sighs. "Yes, let's poke it again. What could possibly go wrong?"

Major
2011-05-15, 10:09 PM
Nakata

"Really? I gotta agree with her, this doesn't seem good..." Nakata put his Zanpakuto to the back of Haruto, "No hard feelings, but if you start to turn as well I'm ending you before a fight starts. A nasty zanpakuto is bad enough, a nasty shinigami with a zanpakuto is a whole lot worse."

I guess I'm readying an action to stab him if he starts looking like he is being corrupted

Critical
2011-05-16, 07:51 AM
Kurohi

"I'm not usually the voice of reason, but I think that the best course of action here would be contacting Gotei 13 and reporting this."

Kurohi said, getting out his Soul Phone and quickly dialing the needed number, healing his wounds with the other arm.

Volos
2011-05-16, 05:19 PM
Grenada, California - Elementary School | 8:12PM

Haruto's study of the crystal takes a minute or so, during which time the purple light fades until it becomes completely inert. As he performs the Konsō, a spark crosses from the Zanpakutou to the crystal piece. This spark awakens a light within the crystal, and it begins to pulse with a blue light ever few moments. It was weak, but those nearby could feel that it was no longer evil. It felt safe to touch, but at this point being cautious wouldn't be a terrible idea.

Kurohi's phone would ring several times before someone on the line would pick up. It was a kind and gentle feminine voice that reached his ear to say, "Greetings Kurohi Keimei..." It sounded as if she was reading his name from a list and was unfamiliar with the proper pronunciation. "...you are currently on a mission in the World of The Living. Please wait while we redirect you to your task force leader. Have a good day, and good luck on your mission." Some music plays while the call is transferred, something that should be calming but was ultimately annoying. A familiar voice interrupts the music, "Uh... hello? *CRUNCH* I'm kinda busy, what is it now? I already have my orders, and we've got the situation under control..." It was obvious that Third Seat Kenshin didn't recognize the caller as Kurohi, perhaps the transferred call gave him the wrong impression as to who was calling.

Jade_Tarem
2011-05-16, 11:16 PM
Andrea

The rogue shinigami silently mouths "Tell him it's the captain-commander!" over Haruto's shoulder. She supports this course of action with two thumbs up and a wink.

Critical
2011-05-17, 11:08 AM
Kurohi

"Oh hey, it's Kurohi, remember me? From your task force? The one with the beak and the wings? Anyway, we've stumbled upon a really strong hollow, three spirit cords wrapped up together. So uh, we defeated it and some sort of purple crystal appeared in it's place, really pretty. Oh, and it reeked of evil, by the way. Anyway, I attempted picking it up with my Zanpakutou and hand it to the 12th Division nerds later. And then my Zanpakutou grew a skull and some bones over it's own and gone crazy on us, until I called it off. Then there were just the bones left, so we dispatched them, and that awesomely beautiful crystal appeared again. But now Haruto totally ruined it with his Kido and it flashes with a blue light now. Oh yeah, don't sense any evil in it, too. So what should we do from this point, Lieutenant?"

Binks
2011-05-17, 12:32 PM
Juro places his hand over his face and shakes his head. Whether he does so in response to Andrea's antics or Kurohi's...interesting explanation isn't clear but he doesn't say anything, meerly shaking his head for a bit then sighing, dropping his hand back to his side and turning a full 360 degrees around while he waits for his phone to boot up or start working again.

DarkOrion
2011-05-17, 03:05 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Haurto crouches down near the crystal, wrapping his hand in a bit of cloth while reaching for it. He wasn't about to touch it with his bare hands. Before he could grab it, Kurohi's words reach his ears. The Kido Master turns toward the raven shinigami, tilting his head at a slight angle to show not only his confusion but his lack of approval. "Ruined it?" Haruto picks up the inert object, wrapping it in the cloth and putting it into one of his pockets.

Major
2011-05-17, 05:33 PM
Nakata

Nakata slowly removes his sword since he no longer sensed evil in the crystal and Haruto seemed fine. "Sorry about that, but I wanted to be safe." Nakata says as he sheathes his blade.

Volos
2011-05-21, 02:20 PM
Grenada, California - Elementary School | 8:13PM

There is a long pause on the other end of the phone, suddenly interrupted by a loud *CRUNCH* sound as Third Seat Yoshiro destroyed another chocolate covered pretzle stick. "...damn caller ID... Yeah I remember you Kurohi
, how could I forget? The little Raven who summons that nasty brute. So all that has happened already? I guess things are worst then they had led me to believe. That's just great... From what you've told me, what I've heard from command, and what I've seen myself; it is safe to assume that blue light is a good thing. Unless you five, well four and a straggler now, plus this kid are secretly evil. I have news for you and everyone else, so put me on loud speaker." He waits for Kurohi to do so, then continues. "This attack was a diverson, one of many. There were Hollows in great numbers, however they were not nearly as vast as we first thought. The enemy has dicovered a way to trick our automatic detection systems, namely the Denreishinki. We're not sure if it was something similar to Kido, Sonido, or energy signatures similar to that of the Hollow. We're to investigate the largest false reading in the center of town, and return with our findings. You have fought well, and I'm... well, proud of you. The kid is safe, his blue glow has died off. I'll see you in the center of town. I've marked the area on your phones so it won't be hard to find. I can answer any questions after you get there. Make sure to bring that crystal that caused all the trouble with the summon, command will want to study it." He promptly ends the call, having nothing else to say.

Jade_Tarem
2011-05-21, 03:58 PM
Andrea

Andrea pulls a positively ancient device from her belt - a hundred-plus year old soul phone. As expected, the screen is dark. "I'll follow you guys, I guess. Mine quit working during the Taft administration - and the iPhone's Hollow-detection app doesn't come out until Christmas."

Binks
2011-05-21, 05:24 PM
Juro blinks at Andrea's statement, clearly confused by the references. Shaking his head and pulling out his phone he checks to make sure the designated area is being read. "We ready to move out? This could be pretty serious if the hollows can fool our detection systems. They could be messing around anywhere without us knowing, or drawing us into traps by hiding their numbers. Best to meet up with the Third Seat ASAP."

As Juro finishes speaking a thought comes to him suddenly and he glances at his shoulder to see if the blue glow and strange auditory link is still working or if it too has died out.

If the others indicate their willingness to move out Juro takes point, following the directions from his soul phone and keeping careful watch.

Can I just take 10 on any spot and listen checks on the way there? If so, 19 on both. If not:
Spot
Listen [roll]1d20+9[

Major
2011-05-23, 02:09 PM
Nakata

Nakata shrugs, "Sure, whatever. Lead the way, I've got nothing better to do." as he follows the group.

DarkOrion
2011-05-24, 12:28 AM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

The Kido Master rests his hand lazily against the hilt of his Zanpakutou as it rests in its sheathe. He give a faint smile as Nakata expressed his... enthusiasm toward meeting up with the task force leader. Not wishing to waste any time, Haruto draws his soul phone and takes a quick look at the screen to see where it was they were to be headed. He turns his head to the side, talking over his shoulder at the group. "These phones are useless to us now. We can only trust our own eyes and ears. But for the sake of the Soul King, if you see something shiny don't just pick it up... at least some of us may have a higher functioning intellect than the average avian... You got that feathers?"

Critical
2011-05-24, 02:01 AM
Kurohi

"Hey, I've got a name you know!" Kurohi said, taking flight.

Jade_Tarem
2011-05-24, 09:20 AM
Andrea

Andrea smirks. "You'd think that someone with a 'higher functioning intellect' would open a window before throwing explosive kido through it."

Volos
2011-05-25, 02:44 PM
Grenada, California - Rendezvous Point | 8:21PM

Soul Phone
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The phones are still displaying several Hollow readings, but they never seem to move from their current positioning. Perhaps they were the false readings that Third Seat Yoshiro was talking about. Your ability to pass through buildings, fences, cars, and other solid matter in the world of the living seems to be a boon as it takes almost no time at all to reach the center of town. Juro is the first and only one to spot your task force leader. Kenshin is standing atop a platform in front of a sign with many flashing lights. Those of you familiar with English can read the words on the sign but they are still some sort of gibberish. "No Strings Attached", "Rio", and "The Source Code" are among the words on the sign. He is a few yards up, but it is easy enough to get to where he was standing. "You made it, that's good. Turn your Soul Phones off and give me the shard." Third Seat Kenshin turns his own phone off with his left hand, and reaches out with his right to accept the 'shard'.

Critical
2011-05-25, 07:01 PM
Kurohi

Turn our soul phones off?.. But why?.. Also, a shard?.. I never called it that when I talked to him... And these "false readings"... Something seems off...

With his mind submerged in doubts, Kurohi took a moment to do some "readings" the old-fashioned way - viewing the Spirit Cords. Perhaps that could pour some light on the situation. He did casually reach for the soul phone, though.

Sense Motive for Spirit Cords, go! [roll0]

Edit: Ah, great...

Binks
2011-05-25, 07:45 PM
Juro does his best to look impassive as his mind goes to work. Even if the phones can be fooled there's no reason to turn them off...something is wrong...

Within a few seconds he makes a decision. Nodding he looks over towards the others, gesturing with one hand...and doing his best to secretly check his soul phone with the other without anyone else noticing.

Sleight of Hand to check if my phone's reading anything besides the last readings. [roll0]
And trying an untrained Sense Motive. [roll1]

Major
2011-05-25, 09:25 PM
Nakata

Nakata looks confused as the others question the third seat. Wondering if they noticed something he didn't he nods as he throws the illusion of himself over him before turning invisible and taking a slight step back, "Captain Kenshin, glad you could make it. Mind sharing one of those twizzlers or did you eat them all?" Nakata ask intentionally misstating the snack he always saw the captain eating.

Jade_Tarem
2011-05-25, 10:17 PM
Andrea

Andrea frowns as she observes the behavior of the others. They seemed to trust the third seat over the phone. Why are they so suspicious now?

Amatsukaze chimed back in. Check your surroundings, and trust your instincts! I believe in you. The zanpakuto's voice was pitched in just the right way that she could deny being sarcastic if pressed.

Thank you for that spectacularly useless advice. Urgh... Just give me a second.

Sense motive for the spirit cords: [roll0]
Sense motive on Kenshin: [roll1]

DarkOrion
2011-05-26, 01:48 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

The Kido master watched his allies with no small amount of confusion and a great deal more suspicion. ...why are they questioning him now? He could seem less conspicuous but that doesn't mean they shouldn't trust him. And twizzlers... really? Hartuo thinks this while watching the others. He notices that Third Seat has no idea which one of them is holding the 'shard' whatever that was. It could be the crystal piece they had found after that last battle but then again it could be something else entirely. He pulls his phone out, but waits on turning it off until his questions are answered. "Third Seat Kenshin, why do you want us to turn the phones off? We know they are useless to us now for detection, or at least until we can reprogram them to ignore the false readings. I noticed they didn't seem to move at all, so that is one thing about them we do know. And what is this 'shard' that you speak of? How is it we haven't heard anything about it yet you want it from us?" Haruto was simply asking these questions, he held no suspicion that Third Seat was against them or someone else. He couldn't blame the others for treating him this way, but it would be too blunt for their enemy to pull a trick like this. Their foe had the ability to kill any one or all of them off with that terrible Cero-like blast, he need not waste time with simple mind games.

Volos
2011-05-27, 08:30 PM
Grenada, California - Rendezvous Point | 8:21PM

Kenshin Yoshiro was no fool. As soon as Kurohi started to 'casually' reach for his soul phone, Third Seat Kenshin was already quirking his eyebrow. Juro's attempts to read him are easily noticed, though it doesn't seem like Yoshiro is focusing on anything other than Juro's observation of him. Perhaps he didn't see or didn't care that Juro was looking at his phone. Nakata's mistake on the snack invokes a different response entirely. Instead of showing any expression or intent to speak, Third Seat Kenshin pulls out a chocolate covered pretzel stick and bites down on it with a satisfying *CRUNCH*. When his gaze turns toward Andrea there is actually a bit of a smirk on his lips, though it could be from the taste of his treat. The only one who doesn't seem to put Yoshiro off is Haruto, whom actually asks him valid questions instead of regarding him with suspicion. So he answers his subordinate's questions. "Ain't it obvious? They got the phones to read them wrong, what's to keep them from hacking our conversations even when we're not calling each other? It's just best to turn them off. Good work noticing that, I believe you may be right. I found one of those big ones with all the legs, arms... whatever. Killed it before you got here." Either he was bluffing, or he was that fast and powerful. "The 'shard' is... best discussed when we are sure that we're not being listened in on. I don't know much about these things, but I know they can be rigged." He waves his own powered down phone for reference. "This model is always getting updates from the 12th, never know what's on them."

Kurohi
You cannot sense his spirit cord. You can sense Juro's, Nakata's, Andrea's, and Haruto's. You think Third Seat is being honest, though once he started talking about the 'shard' he was acting kind of weird. Nervous? Impatient? It is hard to tell, as he is hard to read.

Juro
Nothing on the phone has appeared to change, other than your location has moved a few pixels from when you first arrived at the Rendezvous Point. No... wait... the Hollow signatures are becoming fuzzy on the edges. Their relative level of spiritual pressure is lessening and/or dissipating. You think Third Seat is being honest with you.

Nakata
Seems Third Seat has answered your question by eating a chocolate covered pretzel stick without offering you one. You think that Third Seat Kenshin is being honest with you and believes he is telling the truth in regards to the phone and taking down a multi-limbed Hollow that he ran afoul of just before your arrival. When he started to talk about the 'shard' he got really nervous and perhaps even paranoid. While he looks calm, you get the feeling he is still ready for a fight. Not with you, but with what might appear at any moment.

Andrea
You cannot sense this Shinigami's Spirit Cord, but you can sense those from the rest of the 'task force'. You believe he is being honest, but when it came to talking about this 'shard' whatever that was, he became afraid. Not of the object itself, but of something else. It seems he is trusting of you, or is powerful enough to not have to worry about your intentions or motives.

Binks
2011-05-27, 11:19 PM
"Makes sense." Juro says, turning off his phone and waiting to see what the third seat has to say.

Major
2011-05-28, 01:21 AM
Nakata

"No hard feelings, with the strange things going on we've been trying to be careful and had to make sure it was you. Better to be safe then dead." Nakata says as he merges with his illusion and then drops it.

Critical
2011-05-28, 02:22 PM
Kurohi

"What he said." Kurohi added to Nakata's words, finally grabbingg his soul phone and turning it off, still, however, taking notice of what he has felt.

DarkOrion
2011-05-31, 02:36 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

The Kido Master turns his phone off, putting it into a pocket of its own. He was willing to agree to stop using a device that could be compromised, but wanted to study it later for tampering. "Her phone is broken. You can speak freely now Third Seat... what the hell is going on?" Haruto's respectful tone had dropped, as now the confusion surrounding all these unknown factors was becoming a bit much to handle.

Volos
2011-05-31, 04:27 PM
Grenada, California - Rendezvous Point

Yoshiro takes a deep breath, sighing and seeming to relax just a bit."That glow between all of you that that kid, and that glowing thing you found... they are the same thing. No one in the Gotei 13 knows what they are for sure, and we have no way of tracking them other than to send those who already possess them. We call them 'shards', as they appear to be pieces of a larger whole. They aren't physical, and they aren't soul material either. We have more questions than answers at this point. You've seen how dangerous they can be, but surely you have felt them aiding you in your fight. If it is blue now, it is no longer corrupted. Any Hollow possessing a shard will be a difficult foe, no matter how weak they were before aquiring one of these 'shards'." He reaches into a pocket, bringing out another shard with absolutely no light. "I was able to not only kill the Hollow that possessed this, but was able to remove the evil within the 'shard'. I can't infuse it with the blue light, as I do not posses a shard. It is something you are born with, you can't just develop it. I think it is safe to say our masked friend has atleast one, if not more of these 'shards'. For now I will hold onto the 'shards' as I am the only one powerful enough to protect them. I'm sure you have questions." Third Seat holds his hand out, waiting for the 'shard' that he had asked for before. As before he seemed to have no idea who was holding it.

Major
2011-05-31, 06:53 PM
Nakata

Nakata nods at Haruto, "He picked it up after we beat the corrupted summon thing." Nakata says before also nodding at Juro, "And he ate the other one...well, kinda. It went inside his body. As for questions, you said only us people with the blue light can infuse it. You want me to try and add power to the shard you got?" Nakata ask.

So...these crystals work as power-ups. Interesting. Nakata thinks to himself as he realizes how useful that could be in strengthening him up.

Jade_Tarem
2011-06-01, 08:05 AM
Andrea

"I have a bunch of questions, but they're not relevant to the shards." Andrea pauses. "Well, one is. If the shards are going to be studied, and the shards are *in* us, then are we going to be kept at the 12th Division if we return to the Soul Society?" Her eyes narrow. "Because I know Captain... Mister Urahara is in this world now, so this probably leaves that freak Kurotsuchi in charge of Shinigami R&D. Frankly, I'd rather be bagged by the Omnitsukido than left in his care. That guy always gave me the creeps."

Binks
2011-06-01, 10:18 AM
"Ate?" Juro says, sounding confused. "Is that really the best way you could describe what happened? It was more like the thing deliberately attached itself to me. And I have noticed an increase in my combat skills since then..." he adds absentmindedly.

Major
2011-06-01, 02:40 PM
Nakata

"It was the most amusing." Nakata said with a shrug.

Critical
2011-06-01, 03:23 PM
Kurohi

"Experiments... by Captain Kurotsuchi?.." Kurohi said, obviously becoming a bit sick. After all, he probably was the most unusual specimen out of the group.

Volos
2011-06-01, 03:44 PM
Grenada, California - Rendezvous Point

With a bit of a shrug Third Seat offers the 'shard' to Nakata to see what he can do with it. "*CRUNCH* See what you can do with it Nakata, just drop it if you feel something dark or evil within it. I'm fairly sure it is neutral now." When Andrea says that she has questions, Yoshiro just nods and waits for them to be asked. "Well I guess you're lucky that the Captain Commander wouldn't allow that sort of thing to happen to you, but more importantly no one in the 13 court guard squads would stand for such methods. Besides, like I already said we cannot detect these 'shards' aside from the connection those who posses them have with them. So even if he wanted to try and study you, Captain Mayuri wouldn't even know where to begin. I believe his official statement was something along the lines of 'If you cannot detect a object or observe a phenomenon, it simply doesn't exist.' Or something like that." He sighs, rubbing his temples for a few moments. "As far as our mission here is concerned, we've done what we set out to do. Or as best as we could considering the circumstances. I wouldn't be surprised if we're given another assignment as soon as we head back, which we can do once that thing is infused and you're all done asking me questions." He didn't sound annoyed, but Third Seat did seem eager to leave this town.

Critical
2011-06-01, 03:47 PM
Kurohi

"Phew... What a relief..." Kurohi said, wiping off sweat off his forehead and finally getting more relaxed.

Major
2011-06-01, 04:03 PM
Nakata

Nakata nodded as he shifted an illusion copying the empty shard over the real shard. He wanted to see what he could do with it, before deciding to hand it over or not. Keeping the illusion masked over the crystal he tried to copy what he saw Haruto do. When Haruto had preformed a Konso on the item, it had been filled with power. Perhaps if he did one it would do the same.

Nakata drew and twirled his zanpakuto and tapped the hilt against the crystal.

Placing illusion over the crystal and then attempting Konso. I will note that as long as nobody touches the crystal while cloaked no will save is offered.

Binks
2011-06-01, 04:29 PM
Juro nods and waits to see what will happen with the crystal. He does his best to look nonchalant about the testing but he can't completely suppress his relief that the 12th squad captain isn't trying to get his hands on them.

Volos
2011-06-01, 04:48 PM
Grenada, California - Rendezvous Point

Nakata's Konso, while not as heartfelt or passionate as Haruto's, seems to give a small spark to the 'shard'. The spark is weak but still gives a glow to the 'shard'. The glow seems to wash away the illusion that Nakata placed over the 'shard', much like wind would blow away dust. The glow grows and fades, pulsing very slowly. Third Seat quirks his eyebrow. "That looked... odd. Why isn't it all bright?" He seems confused. Each of you feels a pulse within you that matches the pace of the 'shard'. It feels like a calling, trying to bring you closer with feelings of warmth, happiness, and friendship.

Nakata
You are aware that your illusion has been dispelled.

Jade_Tarem
2011-06-01, 10:55 PM
Andrea

The rogue shinigami shrugs. "Needs more juice?"

DarkOrion
2011-06-01, 11:37 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Haruto starts to say something as Nakata attempts to perform the Konsō, but thinks better of it and waits to see what happens. After the attempt the Kido Master takes the few steps needed to come up toward Nakata, looking over the other shinigami's shoulder. "Did you remember to hold your pinky out?" Just to make it worse, he holds his right hand out with just the pinky finger extended. "But seriously, that's all you could muster? I was able to get the other one to a nice healthy glow, and that was when it was all purple and 'evil' like Third Seat says. Oh, that's right. Here." He holds the purified crystal out, showing it to Third Seat Yoshiro in whatever state it was in now. He hoped it was still all bright and blue, as it would back up what he had been saying up till now. "The one from our fallen comrade seemed to leap at Juro... I haven't felt any such movement from this one."

Binks
2011-06-01, 11:46 PM
"Ate it? I mean...I didn't even have a choice really...

Juro twitches to look straight at the crystal when it starts pulsing. "Is it just me, or can you guys feel that too? The pulsing and...pulling, I suppose? Feels like that thing's trying to draw me closer..." he says, while maintaining his distance and regarding the crystal quizzically. Juro can't help but nod slightly in response to each pulse, but otherwise simply studies the crystal from a distance.

I'm going to appraise it! Kidding :P. Just watching it to see what will happen when someone decides to mess with it again. Keeping my ears open, however, for any approaching Hollow (I figure Third Seat should spot them, but may as well check).

Listen [roll0] (Ah yes, the sound of one hand clapping is what I hear...terrible roll.)

Major
2011-06-02, 12:59 AM
Nakata

"I got this...shut up." Nakata said with a glare at Haruto.

He twirls his sword and tries to focus this time. Closing his eyes. He hadn't really cared much for the purifying tap that was required, but if Haruto could do it so could he. He would just need to focus.

Once again Nakata tapped the hilt of his Zanpakuto to the blade. Not bothering to throw up an illusion. Perhaps his deceit and sneakiness had messed it up. Perhaps being honest and not plotting might get it to work. Yeah, it sounded stupid, but these crystals were weird.

Come on...I want to help you. Purify you, send you happiness and peace to prevent darkness from falling upon you...help me out. Nakata thinks as he focus on the crystal.

Nakata is trying again, no illusion, and uhhh...thinking at the crystal :P

Volos
2011-06-02, 09:23 PM
Grenada, California - Rendezvous Point

Whether it was focusing on it, or not trying to be sneaky; the 'shard' becomes infused with the power of the blue light. The feeling that it was trying to pull you in fades as an aura of warmth and happiness emanates from the piece of crystal. It and the one that Haruto was holding were both at the same level of brightness, though only the one in Nakata's possession was giving off waves of emotions. It was almost as if these things could speak to you, telling you how they felt. It didn't come across as words, and it wasn't forcing you to feel the same. You just knew. Third Seat takes the one offered by Haruto, then waits for Nakata to be finished with the other. "We should leave soon." Yoshiro stated simply, *CRUNCH*ing down on another pretzel stick in the meanwhile.

Jade_Tarem
2011-06-03, 12:41 AM
Andrea

"I'm glad you brought that up." Andrea was tempted to move to the back of the group, but realized it would be a pointless gesture - if Kenshin Yoshiro really was qualified to be a Third Seat, then a few extra feet wouldn't make any difference if things suddenly went south.

Instead, she stood her ground. "The last time I checked, there was still an active 'detain or incapacitate on sight' order with my name on it. I don't want to walk through a Senkai gate just to be arrested. And I definitely don't want Amatsukaze taken or destroyed." She was actually completely out of options, and would be going with him regardless - the increased strain of combat had pretty much pushed her to the limit of her endurance as far as staying in the mortal world was concerned, but there was no reason to advertise that. "You mentioned that you had something to tell me. Now seems like a good time."

Volos
2011-06-03, 01:00 AM
Grenada, California - Rendezvous Point

Third Seat Kenshin Yoshiro was already turned away from Andrea when she began to speak. He was taking a final glance around, looking somewhat clueless while doing so. Either he got into his position by luck, or he was able to feign being a fool at all times. He draws his blade lazily, holding it out in front of him and away from the group so that he can summon the Senkaimon. Third Seat's Zanpakutou had a blue-green hilt and an extended guard in the shape of a plus sign. He pauses to answer her question, "Something to tell you...? Oh yeah, there was this big to-do with Captains betraying the 13 Court Guard Squads and whatnot. At the end of it all we stopped, and were forced to kill, those responsible. Among them were Kaname Tōsen, Gin Ichimaru, and of course..." The tip of the sealed Zanpakutou pushed through the fabric of reality, and slowly turned as if it was a key inside of a lock. "...Sōsuke Aizen." Yoshiro says nothing further, either figuring that he would have said enough to convince her to come without asking further questions or not caring whether she came with them or not. The Senkaimon begins to open. As the pair of double doors reveal themselves and open to allow entry, Kenshin reaches over and takes the 'shard' from Nakata.

Major
2011-06-03, 02:36 AM
Nakata

Knowing that he couldn't keep the crystal without starting a massive fight he let go willingly once Kenshin reached out to take the crystal. If these things felt called to people like the one did to Juro then it would be pulled to him. If not, he'd find one eventually. The power they gave his illusions was something he desperately wanted.

After handing over the crystal, Nakata lifted his Zanpakuto an inch out of his sheath and ran his hand across the blade letting it cut him and draw blood. With any luck, perhaps the crystal would react as it did around Juro's wound. And even if it didn't it would help solidify the belief that his Zanpakuto was a blood-type.

Jade_Tarem
2011-06-03, 10:44 AM
Andrea

"You actually killed Aizen? That's great, but it doesn't really address whether or not I'm getting arrested..." She watches Kenshin head through the gate. "And... he's gone." She looks at the others. "Whelp, it was fun doing this. Except for the parts where you pointed weapons at me, Hollows tried to kill us, and Kurohi's Zanpakuto went evil. So... the last 3 minutes or so were fun, I guess. I don't suppose any of you have a Gigai I could borrow? Permanently?"

Binks
2011-06-03, 02:46 PM
"Sorry. Maybe if you disguised yourself we could pretend we don't know who you are or something? Juro says with a shrug, obviously wanting to help the strange shinigami who had helped them greatly, but with too little power to do much of anything useful.

"I doubt they'd try to arrest you, given everything that's going on, and I think we'd all bewilling to vouch for you if that would help, but we need to follow him. Good Luck." he says as he turns to step through the double doors.

Major
2011-06-03, 04:38 PM
Nakata

"Wear this." He says as he reaches up and takes off his Hachimaki. "I'd like it back if things get worked out. But since you don't know yet, that'd be useful. It's got some abilities to help disguise your appearance and help you hide your identity. At the very least you can use it to make sure you don't get killed before you can talk." Nakata says before handing the hachimaki to Andrea and stepping through the gate.

Giving Andrea my Hachimaki of Disguise (a hat of disguise)

Critical
2011-06-03, 05:51 PM
Kurohi

Kurohi cheerfully flies through the gate after everyone else. Oh boy, oh boy, sweet Soul Society!

Jade_Tarem
2011-06-07, 12:43 AM
Andrea

Andrea grins and hands the hat back. "No thanks. I don't think it would matter that much to them whether I'm in disguise or not - not with Kenshin there to confirm identities. Plus, I'm done hiding. Lead the way." She follows the others through the gate.

DarkOrion
2011-06-08, 11:32 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

"You'll be fine, but it is admirable how brave you are being." The Kido Master walks through the gate, more than ready to be back within the safety of the soul society for the time being.

Volos
2011-06-09, 03:33 AM
Seireitei - Senkaimon Gate Platform

As you all step through the Senkaimon gate to reach the Soul Society, you are greeted by both a familiar and terrible sight, neither of which you would have expected to see in the same moment. The first sight is that of the Soul Society's familiar buildings with the Sōkyoku Hill, Senzaikyū, and Central 46 in the background. The second sight was that of a Menos Grande stomping through a building on its way toward the center of the Seireitei. Third Seat Kenshin could be seen up near the beast's face, slashing away with his blade. It seemed that his lazy nature was put aside for the moment as a massive flurry of attacks strike at the Hollow until its mask cracks and eventually the beast falls. His movements were so fast that you could have swore that you saw him hit it from two different angles at the same time on several of his attacks. The Hollow's slain body turns to a sickly black smoke before its falling body can do any further damage to the surrounding area. Third Seat lands on his feet, sheathing his blade which hadn't even been released for the abrupt battle. "Damn it, their attacks are getting worse... I don't sense any others so this is probably a stray that got through. You're all free to do as you like for now, but we have to meet up at this location." He hands each of you an address of a location, except for Andrea. "It's probably best you came with me... you've been gone for a long time and there are some questions you must have, and some they would like answered as well. Your previous division has been through a lot lately, and a lot more since you've been gone." He seemed rather calm for someone who had just left battle. "I can't promise you anything, but I will advocate on your behalf for helping us out back there. I trust my subordinates, and they *CRUNCH* trust you."

Jade_Tarem
2011-06-09, 05:02 PM
Andrea

As impossible as it seems, Andrea barely notices Kenshin's battle with the Menos Grande. For a moment, she feels an almost drunken giddiness at the sudden shift of environment - and an almost painful snapping sensation somewhere in her inner world.

The spiritual pressure is so dense here you can practically chew it! After one hundred and five years in the mortal world, fighting, running, and eventually just wasting away, she'd forgotten what it was like. She manages to keep from gasping out loud, but only just.

By the time Kenshin is done, she's recovered enough to respond calmly. And just this once, there is no snide remark or comeback. "Yes sir. I'm ready to go when you are."

Binks
2011-06-09, 11:39 PM
A Menos this far in? Things are worse that I thought... Juro thinks as he watches the Third Seat beat the Menos Grande.

Nodding at Kenshin's informal orders Juro pauses to see if anyone else plans to ask any questions, wanting to be present to hear the answers, but planning to head to the barracks and get some rest while it's relatively calm. Somehow Juro just knew that with the balance of Soul Society and the Hollows out of whack enough for a Menos to be here peaceful times were not going to be common in the coming days...

DarkOrion
2011-06-10, 02:08 AM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Haruto was frightened by the sight of a Hollow, much less a Gillian class one having made it into the Soul Society. He attempts to draw his blade, but is unable to even begin to arm himself by the time Third Seat had finished. "..." The Kido Master lowers his hand, figuring he rather not look like a fool for wanting to help when the situation was under control. He listens to what Yoshiro has to say. Afterwards he does have some questions, "What time are we to meet up? Today, tomorrow...?" Katsuo sighs, already starting to become annoyed with the air-headed nature of their task force leader. And why were they part of a task force to begin with, aside from the fact that they all had a 'shard' within them. But their leader didn't... there were too many questions, for now he focused on the ones he asked of Third Seat. "And may I tag along with you and Andrea? I don't have any pressing business I need to attend to."

Major
2011-06-10, 02:18 PM
Nakata

Nakata nodded wondering the same questions Haruto did. Splitting up and getting a break was fine, it'd give him time to gather up a bit more gear, maybe make a little more money, and possibly train or something. However, he didn't want to get in trouble for not being back in time.

Volos
2011-06-11, 02:13 AM
Seireitei - Senkaimon Gate Platform

Third Seat raises one of his eyebrows higher than the other, giving an expression of slight confusion to Haruto. "Tag along...?" He gives a shrug, letting his face reset to his normal bored look. "As long as you can get back by tonight, an hour after sundown... then sure. You might want to ask for a replacement phone, but your payment for this mission and the hollows slain should be awaiting you at your barracks." Thinking that there would be no more questions, Third Seat Kenshin starts to walk away with Andrea and presumably Haruto toward the nearest barracks. Those of you who hadn't spent your entire lives locked away in your own squad's grounds would realize that you had entered through the Senkaimon located just outside of the fifth squad's headquarters. The pieces of paper with the address written on them had directions written to assume that you would start from your own squad's grounds in order to get there. If he was not interrupted Yoshiro would enter the headquarters of the Fifth Court Guard Squad and head straight for the captain's office.

Jade_Tarem
2011-06-11, 02:58 AM
Andrea

Andrea follows Kenshin with no complaints, wondering about what Kenshin had said with regards to the Fifth Division's difficulties and looking forward to having her questions answered. Seems like this will be a busy day.

"If nothing else, it will be interesting to see Captain Hirako again. Who's the lieutenant now if Aizen is gone?"

Major
2011-06-12, 02:12 AM
Nakata

Nakata walks off by himself to train more with his illusions. Once he was by himself he drew out his soul phone and glanced at it. It looked fine and it hadn't acted up yet even after he'd left it on. Plus now that he was in Soul Society what reason would he have to turn it off.

He rolled his eyes. They had been told to turn off the phone right before they had entered Soul Society which seemed pointless.

As he glanced at his phone he messed around with it a little to see if it worked yet.

Critical
2011-06-12, 06:17 AM
Kurohi

Kurohi was clearly amazed by Third Seat's abilities. And he's only third seat... And my aim is to become a captain... There's a lot of hard work ahead of me.

But now was the time of rest and general fun. "Smell ya later!" Kurohi said, grabbed the adress and flew off to his squad's barracks.

DarkOrion
2011-06-12, 04:52 PM
Haruto Katsuo, Unseated Officer

Haruto follows Third Seat wherever he leads, still adamant about vouching for Andrea. "Well the Lieutenant of the Fifth is Momo Hinamori, but what does that have to do with Aizen being gone...?" Haruto sounded confused, and looked even more so if Andrea or Third Seat bothered to notice the expression on his face. "She's a powerful Kido user like myself, I actually hope to be like her one day." It sounded as if this girl was an idol of Haruto's.

Jade_Tarem
2011-06-12, 06:09 PM
Andrea

Andrea raises an eyebrow. "Well, if Lieutenant Aizen is dead, then they would need to put someone else in his position, obviously. I mean, Captain Hirako wouldn't just leave that spot empty, would he?"

Binks
2011-06-13, 09:36 PM
Juro heads back to the 10th division barracks to report in, receive whatever was being offered to the team, and collapse into his bed, exhausted from the events of the mortal world.

Volos
2011-06-15, 03:57 PM
Seireitei - Fifth Division Headquarters

Rather than answering the girl's question, Kenshin opens the doors to the Captain's room. Inside, behind a desk piled with all manners of paperwork sat a small woman with a kind face. Her short black hair was partially held away from her face in a bun, but it wasn't able to completely contain the frazzled mess. To announce their presence, Third Seat crunches down on another pretzel stick.

The woman looks up from the work in front of her, "...oh, you're the Third Seat for Squad Three, come in. I'm rather busy, so please make it quick." She stands as the three of you enter the room, though it seems to be more out of necessity rather than formality. She couldn't see over the piles of papers without first standing and even then it was difficult.

"Yes, I'm Kenshin Yoshiro." His tone becomes serious without much warning. First he gestures to Haurto. "He is a member of Squad Thirteen but for now he answers to me. But he isn't the reason we've come here. This girl is an exile we ran into on our latest mission..."

"And what mission might that be?"

There was a short pause. "I am not authorized to answer to you on that Lieutenant Hinamori. What I can tell you is that this girl was caught up in some of Captain Aizen's early misdeeds. As a result she became a fugitive and fled to the mortal world." Third Seat gives another short pause to his speech, letting those words sink in. "So we are here to ask you to consider reinstating her as an officer of the Fifth."

Lieutenant Hinamori crosses her arms over her chest, staring down not only Third Seat but Andrea and Haurto as well. After a time she uncrosses her arms, putting on hand on her hip. "Captain Aizen... I mean, what has she done to prove herself? It would be a huge risk for me to even suggest that she should be allowed back into the Gotei 13, much less my own Division. Tell me, what makes you believe that you should be allowed to serve under the Fifth again? And you, do you also believe she has reformed?" She poses her questions to both Andrea and Haurto, waiting for their answers.

Seireitei - Tenth Division Barracks

The three members of the Tenth Division would arrive at their barracks after a very long trek across the Seireitei. As they arrived they were greeted by their friends and comrades within the Squad. By the sounds coming from inside there is a drinking game already in progress in the main Barracks with Lieutenant Matsumoto taking the lead. Many of her foes lay fallen in combat, faces reddened by the rice wine they have consumed. Even in the mist of this contest, she calls out to someone who rushes to grab three envelopes. Nakata, Kurohi, and Juro are each presented with an envelope with their name written upon it. Inside is the payment for their mission and their Hollow kills. It appears that since it was a group mission that the kills have been split evenly between them with a bonus for hazard pay considering that an ally fell in combat. There are invoices describing how the funds were earned and a note saying that payment was in cash due to an ongoing malfunction in your Soul Phones. Along with the payment is a small slip of paper has the Twelfth's flower symbol on it with the words, "Device Repair" written on it.

Nakata
While fiddling with your phone you could have sworn you saw several Hollow signatures throughout the Seireitei. None of them were moving, and upon closer inspection you can still see the faint after-image of those markings on your phone. They appear on the same spot of the screen as they did when you were in the world of the living.

Critical
2011-06-15, 06:44 PM
Kurohi

While flapping towards the Tenth Division Barracks, Kurohi took a bit of time to heal himself. Ooh, boy... That hollow got me good.

Upon the arrival, he, however, appeared to cheer up quite quickly, as he was greeted by his friends and comrades of his Division. He quietly pocketed his pay check into the inside pocket of his shinigami outfit and quickly jumped into the drinking game. "Matsumoto-chaaaan!"

Kurohi took a seat in front of Lieutenant Matsumoto and grabbed a nearby glass, pouring some rice wine in it.

"Hope I'm not too late for the game?" He said, emptying a glass and pouring more into it.

Major
2011-06-15, 10:04 PM
Nakata

"What the hell..." Nakata mumbles as he sees the after image. "That's weird...stained my damn phone..." Nakata gets up and heads to the nearest area that his soul phone had shown to see if once he gets closer the symbol goes away.

Binks
2011-06-15, 10:49 PM
Juro remains silent, half deep in thought, half too tired to think, and doesn't make any comments when picking up his envelope, though he does nod in thanks to the squad member who hands it too him.

Glancing over as Kurohi moves to join the game Juro lets out a sigh. "Guess I'd better wait here to help him out once he gets too drunk to move." he says almost to himself, smirking a little bit as he moves to lean on a nearby wall and watch Kurohi and Matsumoto.

Jade_Tarem
2011-06-16, 12:03 AM
Andrea

Andrea takes a moment before answering. "Prove myself? I am still qualified, if that's what you mean. I know my Zanpakuto's name, and possess a level of spiritual pressure high enough that keeping it released is easier than keeping it sealed. I am a competent warrior, although I never became proficient with Kido. Amatsukaze can allow me to move very quickly over long distances, which is useful for the Response Division, and in fact was one of the primary reasons I was assigned to the Fifth to begin with. Although I am not as strong as I once was, I am confident that even before my exile I had not reached my limit as a Shinigami."

She hesitates before continuing. "As for reformed? I do not know how to answer that. Aizen's filed charges - multiple counts of insubordination, as I recall, were indeed legitimate. I was insubordinate. To him. For getting my unit killed." She pauses. "Do I regret any of it? I think I do. Not the initial offense, but what I did to escape hurt several people who hadn't really done anything wrong, although I'm told they recovered." Andrea looks out the window. "But the Gotei 13 I knew has changed so much. My captain is gone, a bunch of other captains are gone, and now there are Hollows running around in the Seireitei." She finally looks down at Lieutenant Hinamori squarely - Andrea is quite a bit taller. "So you have the perceived risk of letting the 'dangerous lunatic' back into the Fifth Division versus the chances that I may be able to perform at the level of a loyal veteran warrior. For cheap." Andrea gestures to herself. "No training costs, no equipment costs - if you're worried about a uniform look I can dye the brown and white parts black - no pre-existing medical conditions, and best of all, I can just join under the name of Andrea Celes."

She waves a hand at the mounds of paperwork on Momo's desk. "It won't exactly be a secret identity, but with all of the current chaos it will be some time before anyone checks and finds out that Tanaka Mitsu and myself are the same person. By that time I'll have either proven myself to the point where it isn't an issue, in which case your decision is justified fait accompli, or you can claim that this little detail got lost in the shuffle and package me up for the Omnitsukido. They might even be grateful to you for clearing up a loose end."

Andrea ramps her spiritual pressure up all the way, just for a moment. She isn't expecting it to intimidate Hinamori, but the last Lieutenant she'd done that for had let her join the Gotei Thirteen based on her Reiatsu alone, so she figures it couldn't hurt. "Reformed? Proven? After a hundred years of exile I fought through an extended series of skirmishes with a team of Reapers who had threatened to kill me. I took out more than my share of the Hollows, too. I came to the Soul Society willingly the first time someone was willing to open a Senkaimon for me. If I thought this was a bad idea I wouldn't be here. I can't make any guarantees about what will come next, but if you sign me up again, I will attempt with all of my power to make sure that you do not regret it, and that the Gotei 13's enemies do."