[4th/8th/10th][Bounty] Week ---: Vladimir the Impaler

Evergloam · Feb 7, 2014

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The ground was blown to pieces, cracked and mangled with rods of twisted metal piercing through the soil. There was only one soul in sight, if it could even be called that. Haggard, as the shinigami called it, stood in the recently evacuated area that it reigned destruction in. It's blood dripped from the metal piercing its chest, but it showed no discomfort. It didn't mind it at all.

It only minded the two souls appearing in flash steps in front of it. Adele Pierce, adopted noblewoman of House Pierce, and Ren Tegishahara, vampire queen of the Fourth Division. Fine women, by any means, especially when they fought together in combat. Scarlet eyes met the dull grey eyes of Haggard before the sound of polished metal echoed. Ren's sword, Kyuketsuki, was held now in her right hand, the blade slowly trembling in anticipation.

"Kill it, please." Kyuketsuki chuckled, the vampire spirit offering a fang smile.

"Ready, Adele-chan?" she asked her companion, looking at the monster they were sent to eliminate.

Dysney · Feb 7, 2014

Adele frowned at the hollow. Those rods and pieces of debris impaling him look painful, she thought. Haggard... unfortunately your name suits your appearance. Please forgive me.

Adele was under no false impression of glory and honor about what she and her best friend were going to do. Silver eyes, hardened with resolve, with pride, watched the poor soul they were about to inflict great harm and suffering upon. All for the sake of protecting pluses and the balance of souls. She and Ren were here to murder Haggard. Headache brewing behind her temples from the awful feel of the hollow's reiatsu, the nekogami held her sword in front of her with her left hand. It sickened her to think about what they were here for, but she hoped she could wrap her pride around her tightly enough not to get overtaken by guilt.

"There isn't a choice. We're here to kill him, he will try to eat us. All three of us are dealing death." Being ready doesn't matter. Not anymore.

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Regulus · Feb 7, 2014

Haggard's roar echoed throughout the the town once more as it set it sights on its assumed three course meal. Nothing could compare to the aggressive hunger that it always felt, and not even that could compare to the elation that followed after having consumed a great amount of souls. It constantly found itself a slave to its own ravenous appetite for spiritual energy because of the endless cycles of painful starvation to pure relief and satisfaction that it always felt before and after its eaten a soul. And it just so happened that today the towering abomination was especially hungry with the unbearable craving for the souls of the shinigami that confronted it.

Without any further waiting the hollow grabbed six rods from its own body, taking three of them in each hand, and then tossing them as hard as he possibly could in hopes of completely reducing these soul reapers into a nice dinner of chicken fillet with a side of ketchup.

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Evergloam · Feb 8, 2014

The vampire held her sword out, the edge humming with an edge similar to Nevada's own Shikai attack. Then, she swung. One pole was cut clean through the center, falling to the side just barely, avoiding damaging Ren entirely. With an immediate flash step, she took to the side, dodging the two remaining poles aimed at her just barely. A piece of her hakama pants was torn, but that was a price she was content with in order to stay in good health. When she came from her flash step, she held her zanpakutou out before her. Then, the beautiful two words came from her lips, earning a laugh from Kyuketsuki.

"Drink, Kyuketsuki... Hadou number thirty-one, Shakkahou!" A vermilion ball of arcane flames began to form in Ren's hands as a crimson reiatsu engulfed her hands to the elbows. Her blade disappeared instantly, shattering into mirror-like fragments as an ivory ribbon formed in her hair, though no illusions were casted.

When Kyuketsuki's Shikai form was complete, the ball was launched with a film of violet energy covering it, augmenting its strength with the malevolent energy from Kyuketsuki.

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Regulus · Feb 8, 2014

A blood curdling scream was let loose from the twisted mouth of the Haggard as the crimson sphere collided with its enormous stature causing it to fall back a few feet as it cried out in pain. In response the angered beast let out an even louder howl than it had done previously before grabbing another series of poles, spears, swords, and a monotony of other items jammed into its grotesque form, and once again launching them at the pair of shinigami who opposed it. It wanted to savor the taste of their flesh, to have a couple drinks of their blood, and to feast upon the contents of their very existence. Nothing would stop it from achieving that goal as long as it was able to eliminate all other threats.

One by one he started grabbing and tossing weapons of all kinds at them in a volley attempting to once again catch his dinner on one of its 'stakes' before it took a bite out of them.

Food, food, food!!

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Dysney · Feb 8, 2014

Adele avoided Haggard's initial attack with finesse and flexibility characteristic of a feline. She jumped and twisted out of harm's way, bending at seemingly impossible angles to let the pieces of pipe and debris pass her. When she landed, there were a tears in her shihakusho from near misses. She dislodged a sharp piece of metal from her robes and winced as she tossed the bloodied scrap away. The wound was shallow, but it stung.

She evaded his next onslaught by running into the air and out of the way of the flying debris. When the nekogami saw metal and other unidentifiable objects sailing towards Ren, she inhaled deeply. "Dragon's Breath!" A stream of fire blasted the attack away from the medic.

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Evergloam · Feb 8, 2014

Ren ducked just as the flames of her friend's attack roared over her. The metal began to heat up, soon melting and falling to the ground in a mixture of half-melted rods and sludge. The vampire queen looked back at Adele with golden irises, nodding in appreciation of her saving.

"Let's get closer!" Without another word to her friend, the vampire took to the winds, flash stepping forward several meters, closing the distance between her and the grotesque hollow. At a closer look, it was horrid in appearance. Perhaps even, dare I say, haggard with the disheveled hair and frown on it's mask.

With continuing speed, Ren ran towards the hollow, the kanji on her shoulder illuminated from the recent gain of a blood charge. Now, it was for some contact.

With the inhuman strength she trained so hard to obtain, the vampire swung fiercely at the towering hollow, her fist threatening to make contact with it's left side and break its rib cage.

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Dysney · Feb 8, 2014

Adele was not eager to get too close to the hollow until she knew what else he could do besides throw random weapons pulled from his body. In the case of hollows, she would rather poke one with kidou than a stick, or her fists.

Ears ringing from his awful scream, the nekogami darted through the air towards her and Ren's opponent. We should make a plan to trap him so we can stab his mask, she eyed Haggard critically. As Ren neared, she spat more flames just behind the hollow to cut off his escape. I've got one more... I need to make it count, the feline soul reaper took in another deep breath.

Remaining aloft, the nekogami watched Ren attack the hollow, ready to swoop in and attack when the moment was right. Haggard wasn't overly powerful, but if they could force him to tire himself out, the hollow would be easier to kill. "Beware he who touches this blade for the might of the hammer shall fall upon you. Hadou twenty nine, Lightning Rod!" She whispered harshly.

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Regulus · Feb 8, 2014

Haggard growled viciously at the flames that kept him in place as he now realized that he had been cornered. Then like a caged animal the hollow did the only thing it could do and that was to fight its way out of that corner. As the shinigami to his side came closer he slammed his gigantic fist into the ground causing the ground below its attacker to become unstable and collapse, and in rapid succession swung its other hand outward to smash the vampiric soul reaper into a pile of mush. Little did Haggard know that soon its great physical strength would be made apart of the nekogami's counter attack.

Die, die, die!!!

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Dysney · Feb 8, 2014

Silver eyes watched the turn of events sharply. Now! Adele tensed, she could almost feel Ren doing the same. She moved. They moved. In perfect synchronization that came from knowing each other as well as they knew themselves, the shinigami exchanged positions. As a result, the hollow's arm never touched Ren. His limb was met with the sharp blade of Adele's lightning imbued zanpakuto.

Blood colored eyes narrowed as Adele sliced at Haggard's arm viciously with the intent to fry him electrically. Her molars grinded together and her cat ears flattened as the nekogami was confronted with the feel and sound of the hollow's reiatsu. It was quite literally the stuff of her nightmares, but Adele faced it with a brave face. Pride would not allow her to be scared, wouldn't let her back down, couldn't let her strength fail. Pride burned everything in her way.

I'll burn it... all... my fear will be ashes... Adele spat another vicious stream of flames directly at her opponent. The sight was one of wild bedtime stories and artists' imaginations. Lightning crackled around the nekogami's blade as she attempted to sever Haggard's arm. Strands of hair floated around her head, caught in the static of her technique whilst bright red eyes smoldered. Flames from the woman's mouth attempted to sear, purge, eradicate the ugly monster before her. You will die.

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Regulus · Feb 9, 2014

In an instant the hollow found its initial target vanished as the other shinigami was brought in the latter's place. Too late to stop its massive fist it slammed directly into the prey's electrified zanpakutou causing Haggard to feel the full effects of being electrocuted which caused it to let out another wail of agony, and to make matters even worse it ended up losing three of its fingers in the process. Stunned by this attack along with being with in a close enough proximity it was unable to escape the second burst of flames that scorched the uppermost front of its body.

Haggard stumbled backwards before falling into a heap from the wicked combination of attacks it had endured. But hunger was an even greater pain to it then what either of these reapers could possibly inflict, and was Haggard's driving force as its will to feed made the corrupted being stand back to its feet again. Blood was pouring out from a majority of its entire body, but the beast seemed to be indifferent to that detail as it wildly began swinging in every direction letting out a barrage of Balas as it went. These two shinigami would end up on its plate one way or another even if it meant it would die after the fact.

Die!!!

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Evergloam · Feb 9, 2014

Ren and Adele were like two synchronized dancers, true warriors fighting side by side. With a testament to their bond together, both in combat or daily life, the two switched places, preventing Ren from being knocked to the side like a flea. In place of her, Adele appeared and delivered a sizable wound to Haggard's hand, though it enraged the beast.

With a red hued Bala soaring towards her, the woman flash stepped to the side, narrowly escaping the dangerous attack. Arcane energies began to coalesce around her body as violet hued flames formed in her hand. "Hadou number fifty-three, Sanjukageki!"

A triple-coloured whirlwind of flames erupted from her hand, racing through the hellfire of Bala's and towards Haggard. Violet flames began to spin within the arcane flames, empowering it and giving it the strength to destroy the attack within seconds. With what strength it continued to burn with, it threatened to engulf Haggard himself.

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Regulus · Feb 9, 2014

Each Bala seemed as if it would make its mark but every time one even came close the two tasty morsels would effortlessly evade them almost as if they were simply using the creature as a means to play a dangerous game of tag. The great culmination of the triple colored flames threatened to reduce the monster into ashes as with every passing nanosecond it grew closer and closer, but this vampiric reaper was not the only one with a powerful beam. Without warning Haggard fired a lethal cero that unlike the previous Bala was able to combat the strength of the kidou head on.

The two burning blasts of spiritual pressure smashed into each other in a heavy collision that caused a tremendous explosion, and in the immediate aftermath it was revealed that the hollows blast was strong enough to overpower the kidou and continue its course on its intended path of destruction.

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Evergloam · Feb 9, 2014

Ren's eyes widened as the beam of death rushed towards her, lighting the skies a deep vermilion hue. The speed of it raged, immediately engulfing her as she had little time to even react, let alone think of dodging.

Her body fell when the beam subsided, leaving behind a smoking body of red and black colours. She hit the ground hard, the vampire groaning in agony from the impact. Nothing came from her, no words, no movements, nothing. For a long period of time, the figure of the motherly medic was just... laying there.

Then, two words came with a two-toned voice, laced with disgust and contempt for the one who wounded her. "High... Mend."

Within seconds, her hands were enveloped in a white mist, giving way to the healing magic. She began to heal her wounds, the mist covering her upper body first. Slowly, the cuts and burnt skin of her face and torso were healed, though it would take time. Perhaps it was time to take a moments reprieve from the fight anyhow. The vampire nodded towards her nekogami friend, essentially letting her know it was her time to shine.

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Dysney · Feb 9, 2014

The nekogami was simply too close to Haggard to fully evade his rage. She was smacked away by an errant swing of his hand and in the process, a bala was lodged into her right side. Groaning, Adele pulled the metal from her body. The wound bled quickly, soaking her hand and robes as she tossed the bala away. Hopefully Ren would be able to do something before she bled out, in the meantime the feline reaper ripped a chunk from her kosode to use to put pressure on the wound and used the best painkiller she had: Threshold. Murmuring the words to the chant, she closed her eyes and tried not to think about the nasty injury in her side.

Once her pain was numbed, Adele struggled to her feet and retreated with a quick flash step. "Ren!" She called to her partner. No doubt the medic already knew she was hurt, but she needed something before the blood loss got overwhelming. Unfortunately, the hollow blasted Ren's fires with a brilliant beam of searing light and awful high pitched noise. "Ren-chan!" Adele's eyes widened.

Any reservations about murdering Haggard vanished. "A tiger's silence is louder." Her spiritual pressure burst forward, a symphony of death heralding to all the end of Haggard's hollwly existence. She used her obi to tie the makeshift compress to the wound in her side before running directly at the hollow. She deftly evaded flying weapons and metal and jumped up, slashing viciously at the beast. Teeth bared, eyes crimson, blades flashing, Adele did the title of death god justice, even if only for a moment. No one attacked a member of her pride and lived.

Not too long ago you felt you were a tiger, unable to be a fierce lioness... Let them hear you roar, kit. Make the streets run with that filth's blood. Crescendo mused.

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Regulus · Feb 10, 2014

Haggard could smell the blood of the two injured shinigami in the air as his tongue made a wicked motion across his atrocious face as he licked his lips. He was ready to go in for the kill being able to literally taste their souls as he dashed for the more severely injured adversary only to be met with a terrifying set of claws and fangs that slashed at it repeatedly. Each blow left a gash in its bulky body, and each strike was surgically precise in placement, but Haggard was so close to being able to feed and the thought of it forced him to stand his ground in the midst of the barrage as his arms felt the fury of the angered nekogami.

By now a majority of the desolate area in which they battled was soon painted a crimson color as the participants bleeding bodies used the ground as its drawing canvas. In retaliation to the blows from the now tiger like shinigami the Haggard leaped into the sky before baring its now regenerated fists to smash into the ground with such unbelievable strength that a small quaking accompanied with a fissure was created in a ten meter line from the point of impact from each fist. This would hopefully stop the assault of the attacking shinigami because as the break in the ground continued to expand it threatened to consume the still downed vampire queen.

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Evergloam · Feb 10, 2014

The vampigami watched Adele take her place in the fight, standing toe-to-toe with Haggard easily, though sustaining injuries left and right. Her minor had begun to heal well, but it wasn't anything to shake a stick at. But she didn't have the time to wait for her wounds to heal. She could continue treating herself later.

"Chiyudou number fifty, Ivory Flame!" The declaration of the name of the newest Chiyudou in Ren's repertoire was folllowed by a surge of energy as she flash stepped towards Haggard, her feet barely gracing the ground until she met Haggard face-to-face once more. It was a shot in the dark on how well this would work, but hey. It was something. When the burning hot white flames began to emerge.

Then, searing pain. It coursed through Haggard's mask, completely sealing his wounds shut within seconds. For every wound it seemed to heal, it caused worse pain in return. No simple sword cut, no broken bone. It would've felt like someone dipped Haggard's entire body in lava for the time of just a few seconds. Then, Ren pulled her hand away. There were no second healing graces. The painful cauterization was all Haggard would receive. A grim testament to her growing prowess as a combat medic.

She turned her hand away, but in the same time, brought her other to full force. Right across Haggard's grotesque face in an attempt to knock him away.

YOOOOOOO

Dysney · Feb 11, 2014

Adele coughed when Haggard backed off, when she pulled her hand away, her palm was stained with crimson. That's not good, she bent her legs to jump away, but the ground beneath her quaked, sending her to meet the concrete face first. Right after, the ground split apart to drop her into the fissure.

Crouching on the air, the nekogami made a series of leaps to get out before Earth decided to swallow her whole. A shriek of pain pierced her ears, sharper than a knife. The Hollow was ablaze as Ren tried to bat it away. She narrowed her eyes when she realized his wounds had been cauterized. Heat.... she mumbled another incantation, fighting to stay on her feet. "Dragon's Breath..." she spat the flames at Haggard and managed to toss a piece of fabric torn from her uniform into the path of the fires as they died. Catching the burning cloth, she pulled off her makeshift compress and pressed the fiery cloth to her wound. Thank Kami I can't feel this.... Dropping the hot rag, she used a flash step to come to Ren's side.

"We need to finish this! I might not be of much use soon..." she spat more flames at Haggard.

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Regulus · Feb 11, 2014

Haggard was sent flying through the air from the great power of the shinigami's strike, and having had its wounds completely cauterized only served to leave him stunned even further as another barrage of flames continued to burn away at the hollow's skin. Haggard then fell through a small building that under the sheer pressure of its weight caused the structure to collapse on top of it. It was injured, and badly too. The twisted burning figure could barely stand on its feet anymore with all the damage it had suffered from that combination attack. With this type of damage dealt it left the soul cannibalizing creature entirely vulnerable, but yet and still the Haggard remained defiant.

It let out one more screeching howl into the air before attempting another cero, but this time it took a while to charge because of the energy it had lost. It was the only attack left that it could muster and even that would've been useless to try now, but Haggard was a merciless killer by nature and would refuse to surrender its chance at a good meal. The end was drawing near......

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Evergloam · Feb 11, 2014

The medic felt her body twitch, even shake as she recovered from her strength. Her muscles cried out in pain, aching from the extreme use. She shook her head, clenching her teeth tightly as she turned her head to Adele. Her mouth began to open to speak, but her voice was silenced under the deep whir of the charging Cero.

Then, everything turned red.

A powerful blast rocked the landscape, shaking the ground and leaving a deep trench in the ground from where the Cero tore through. Every ounce of primal hunger, every carnal desire the hollow had to end their lives was unleashed in the beam, but all for naught. When the red faded away, giving way to the colours of the world, Ren and Adele stood strong still.

Ren had grabbed her friend just seconds before the Cero hit, carrying her out of the path of the destruction. Her leg, however, suffered and seemed to be bleeding profusely. The hakama cloth covering her leg was burnt off, revealing dark red flesh, as well as small spots of white from her bones. She hissed in pain when the wind came, occasionally brushing against the newly revealed flesh, as well as caressing her wounds to make the pain oh-so-much better.

Gritting her teeth, the vampire medic held out a hand towards the javelin-wielding hollow, a huff of pain coming from her just before she spoke. "Hadou number fifty-three, Sanjukageki." Suddenly, a plume of fire erupted from her hand, racing towards Haggard in a beautiful display of red, blue, yellow and violet flames.

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