With the Captains suffering casualties and heavy injuries on their side, all hope seemed to be lost... until Shinji Hirako appeared, along with the rest of the former Shinigami. Though the aid of the Vizards certainly helped to draw the battle in their favor, it seemed Aizen's power alone proved too much for them.
It would be hard for someone not to notice the huge entourage that passed through Soul Society and eventually moved into the forest. There was an ornate palanquin carried on the shoulders of four men with six other guards armed with spears walking beside it.
Hidden inside the palanquin was Natsume Kyoko and two of the men travellng with her were her trusted bodyguards, Kenichi and Junichi. Kyoko never cared for travelling in such a flashy manner and riding in the palanquin often made her sick to her stomach, but her father insisted that it was important that she travel in style, especially when visiting other noble houses. Today, Kyoko was scheduled to have tea with several other noblewomen at one of their homes. Politics was always such a bore, especially when you were forced to wear that false smile, listening as they chatted about trivial matters such as their newest kimono purchase.
Not long into their journey, there was a noticeable change in the air; something sinister and foreboding. A high pitched growl could be heard echoing through the forest, one that sent chills up Kyoko's spine. Unfortunately, Kyoko couldn't see what was happening through the slatted windows of the palanquin.
"Hollow!" She heard one of the men cry out. She could feel the ground shaking and the growl became noticeably louder and closer.
Kenichi peered into the window, drawing his zampakuto. "Don't worry Kyoko-sama, we'll guard you with our lives!" In a blur, he left her field of vision with Junichi following close behind. The men carrying the palanquin could do nothing but cower in fear, never having seen a hollow before.
This was not your run of the mill hollow. It was almost as tall as a building and reptile-like in appearance with a long tail and razor sharp talons to match. Within a matter of seconds, it swung it's giant tail out, knocking away both the men and the palanquin as if they were nothing. The palanquin went airbound, Kyoko braced herself the best she could as the palanquin hurled through the air and eventually landed on its side.
Kyoko received a large gash on her forehead upon the impact, her head had smacked against the wooden walls of the palanquin. She laid there motionless, listening to the horrifying sounds of her men being slaughtered one by one by that monsterous hollow and wondering when she would be next. It just so happened that the palanquin had landed on the side the door was on, trapping her inside.
"Junichi...Kenichi...help..." She called out weakly, not knowing that both men had already been rendered unconscious, bleeding profusely from wounds they had received while trying to defend her.
(OOC: This Hollow has managed to fend off 10 men with ease, so one can assume that it will take at the very least a captain level shinigami or a group of shinigami to defeat it. Anyone arriving on the scene will notice a gorey mess, blood everywhere and limbs thrown about. Only Kenichi and Junich have barely survived the attack.)
Post by Rebel Raven on Jul 24, 2009 18:54:42 GMT -5
The sounds of cicadas buzzed, and the occasional clacking of something hitting the ground is heard.
A woman walks down a forest path wearing a typical Shinigami uniform cept with an orange coat over it, and an old style umbrella over one shoulder as she uses a long, somewhat ornate pole as a walking stick... upon closer inspection the pole is her Zanpakuto. A simple design. Lacquered wood with brass fittings on the ends to protect them, and a near non existent guard.
She wore a bright red kabuki lion wig, and even wore some traditional Kabuki makeup that made her look more elegant with painted lips, eyes, and some stripes on her face along the cheekbones. She had geta on instead of typical sandals that made her stand a half inch taller.
She almost looked manly with her bound breasts. Like some Bishounen out of a theater manga. Ultra feminine, but ambiguous in gender. Maybe even samurai like with the kote that covered the main part of her hands, and ran up her arms.
This time she didn't bother with her typical sunglasses for some reason.
"Oiiiy, who's dumbass idea was it to come out here?" A feminine voice whined in the distance. It's Yumeji by the near unmistakable sound.
Was yours. You thought it'd add ambiance to our training, and you wanted to find a new path to walk. Tsubame replied to Yumeji.
"You know, you shoulda talked me out of it.... that dumbass knuckle dragging thug arrancar... I shouldn't have held back... Dern Eiko..." Yumeji muttered as she remembered the battle, and practically relived it in training where she figured out where she went wrong, and pried at potential weaknesses. It really helped having a reliable training partner.
You liked that, and you know it, Yumeji. I wish she'd do that treatment to me. Tsubame gushed a bit, then sighed You shouldn't dwell on that arrancar. You'll prolly never see him again. Even if you do, there's a lot more you can do to take him down. Your own dumbass didn't take him seriously.
"Yeah, yeah," Yumeji said, then took a cleansing breath, then sniffed the air, "Shit, that stinks. Blood... Blood? Crap!" she began flash steps up the path to find te source.
The Hollow she found was obscured by the trees hence why she didn't arrive sooner. She came to a stop, then stood with god posture
She looked around casually, and called out at the palanquin as she stood some 50 feet away with the Hollow between them," EEEEY! Someone in there?"
Not waiting for an answer, she then looked back at the hollow, "Hey, moron. You know you're gunna die out here, right?" she said in an eerie casual tone that hinted that she might not have cared.
Tsubame chimed in via Yumeji's mind Now, now! You take this one seriously! Looks like he messed up a lot of people, and you don't want to see Eiko again, do you?
Yumeji grimaced, then grasped the scabbard in her left hand, and tilted it upwards with the butt end upwards at an angle with her right hand hovering over the hilt of the sword. She moved her zanpakuto in a sharp, brief movement that made it go "KERCHACK!" loudly like in an old samurai flick, then grinned a bit, "Hollow! Hope you're ready to scream, cry, then DIE!" She activated her Shikai, and raised her spiritual pressure just to be safe.
There may as well have been a stiff breeze to blow across the battlefield for ambiance.
She didn't care how tough it was, she was in the wrong place at the wrong time to be lazy, but at the right place, and the right time to do some hacking, and slashing.
It was like a scene straight out of Godzilla as the hollow knocked over trees and crushed rocks under it's weight, stalking over to its new prey. Both its claws and teeths were dripping blood from the men it had previously massacred. Those massive clawed feet jusr barely missed the palanquin in its path.
Kyoko was still trapped inside the palanquin, paralyzed by her own fear and the strong scent of blood in the air. The worst part was that she couldn't see anything that was happening and any sounds were drowned out by the hollow's terrifying screeches.
The broken bodies of Junichi and Kenichi lay in a heap just a few feet away from the palanquin. Unbeknownst to Kyoko ,both men were severely wounded and on the verge of death. Several minutes passed before Kyoko was able to will her body to move. She feared for her own safety but even more so for the safety of her only friends, Junichi and Kenichi. Had they been slaughtered also?
"KENICHI! JUNICHI!" She cried out, frantically pounding her fists on the laquered walls of the palanquin. With tear-filled eyes, she pounded and pounded desperately until her hands started to bleed. But it was no use, the wood was just too thick!
Outside, the hollow prepared to attack. The jaws of it's aligator-esque mask opened and a long tongue shot out in an effort to ensnare the woman in orange.
Post by Rebel Raven on Jul 24, 2009 20:18:41 GMT -5
"Holy shit!" Yumeji went wide-eyed at the Hollow as it shot out it's tongue at her. The thoughts that ran through Yumeji's head, no doubt heavily perverted.
The tongue grabbed her by the ankle, then pulled her in to the beast's mouth! The Jaws started to close!... then they halted!!
Yumeji wedged her Zanpakuto between the top and bottom of the mouth, and the beast struggled to close it's mouth.
"Sister Mary Francis!!! What have you been eating?" Yumeji shouted as she held onto her Zanpakuto as the beast shook it's head wildly trying to get the brace out of it's mouth, "It's shit, right? You've been eating shit? You bit into intestine, and didn't care, huh?" she teased the hollow, even in the ace of danger. "I never will understand the joys of eating a person whole," Yumeji said rather calmly as she clung on for dear life as the hollow struggled with it's mouthful.
Yumeji heard some rustling in her pack, and sighed, "Crap, there goes my makeup..." she grumbled as powder cases fell out of her pack into the beasts's mouth where they broke, and spread perfume laced makeup, and pastes into the mouth. A great red, and white cloud appeared around the Hollow's mouth, then the beast stopped... It sniffled... it snorted... it sneezed.
Yumeji was shot out of the beast's mouth, then she landed on her ass on the ground, then bounced along the ground a bit, then on one more bounce managed to use her Reiatsu to get enough air time to get onto her feet where she stood and got her balance. "Ew, that was nasty..." she sighed, then turned to the hollow as it spat profusely to get the taste of makeup out of it's mouth.
The Hollow was distracted enough by the makeup's foul taste.
Yumeji leapt at the beast, then slashed her sword at the beast, but it's thick hide did little to welcome the injury. She cut in, but it's muscles rippled under it's flesh, and flung her away.
Yumeji landed onto her feet with a skid in the dirt, then flicked the blood off her sword before she sheathed it to ready for another attack.
With a loud roar, the agitated hollow slashed out at the woman with it's razor sharp talons and flailed its long tail around wildly, eager to land a blow. However, the creature was soon distracted by the thumping sounds coming from the palanquin. Not caring whether or not it hit the woman, the ravenous hollow turned around and stomped over to the palanquin.
Kyoko had finally stopped thumping and instead turned her attention to the slatted window above her head when she was greeted by a pair of eery yellow eyes staring down at her. It was at that moment that she did the only thing she knew to do, she let out a blood chilling scream and watched helpelessly as the hollow lifted one of its powerful legs, preparing to crush the palanquin under its feet.
Post by Rebel Raven on Jul 24, 2009 21:15:16 GMT -5
Yumeji Flash Stepped out of the way of the slashes, but was hit by the tail which sent her flying. Luckily her ability to manipulate reiatsu helped her get her footing quickly in the air, and she saw the Hollow about to mash some potential hotties into paste!
"Fuck that! Punching your ticket to hell!" she went Bankai, then used all the speed she could muster, and a few well placed slashes that allowed her to enter the palanquin. There she took the girl out of there before the foot came down! She hugged the woman inside into her arms, looking pretty gender ambiguous thanks to the wig, and makeup, and chest bindings. Also, luckily Yumeji didn't get Hollow spit all over her!
Why?
Her orange coat fluttered down over the Hollow's eyes as she made the high speed rescue! The sticky spit helped it adhere, a bit, and maybe gross out the hollow as it thrashed about confused like some house pet suddenly blinded. The hollow's poor, stubby arms were too short to allow it to easily grab, and remove the long bit of cloth. The removed overcoat left Yumeji in a typical Shinigami outfit.
"Hi there," she said to Kyoko in a confident manner as she looked down at her while she cradled the noble in her arms. She moved her towards the safety of the woods. Well, safer. Was any place really safe?
Don't get caught up on trying to get in her kimono, Yumeji, there's still a raging Hollow, and possible survivors out there... -then- we can see about getting into her panties. Tsubame said calmly to Yumeji in her head.
"Right, Tsubame. Thanks." Yumeji thought back, then let Kyoko stand. "Are you going to be okay on your own a bit? I've got a hollow to take down." she said in her best, and surprisingly heroic tone as she looked the woman in the eyes. She did keep her voce down t help prevent the Hollow from getting quick bearings on them, so she hoped.
"H-Hai..." Kyoko blinked at her Shinigami rescuer, unsure as to whether it was a man or woman she was addressing. It was quite difficult to tell under the make-up and the wig. Or maybe she had hit her head a lot harder than she thought and was just imagining things.
She exhaled softly, scanning her surroundings noting that there was barely an inch of ground that wasn't splattered with blood. This only served to throw her into a fit of panic as she thought about Kenichi and Junichi. Were they still alive? Her tiny frame shook uncontrollably as she balled her bloodied hands into fists, internally cursing herself for being so useless and weak. "Kenichi...Junichi...I'm sorry..." Quiet sobs erupted into loud wails as she mourned the loss of her only friends.
This was a grave mistake of course, because the hollow who had somehow managed to free itself of the makeshift blindfold was now headed in the direction of Kyoko's cries!
After successfully completing another mission and on their way back to Seireitei Renji and his squad of eight Shinigami’s began walking down the forest path. “Good work everyone,” Renji praises them all, “sake for everyone when we get back, my treat.” A loud cheer echoes throughout the forest.
Walking for a little over twenty minutes now a loud thud was heard. “What was that?” One of the Shinigami asks. “A fight?” Another Shinigami asks. “Smells more like a hollow to me,” another Shinigami states. “Quiet,” Renji orders.
Quickly making their way towards the noise they soon arrive at a bloody site. “What in the hell could’ve done all this?” Renji asks himself. Making his way around person to person he notices that they’ll already dead. “What is that thing!?” One of the Shinigami asks, pointing at an enormous size creature. Upon glancing at the thing Renji can only assume that that was the thing that did all the damages. “Let’s go,” he orders.
Charging at the beast the eight Shinigami’s made the first strikes by drawing out their swords and tries to stab through the beast, each one having no effect as their blades seemly bounces off the creature. Their action has drawn the creature’s attention towards them.
Post by Rebel Raven on Jul 25, 2009 17:16:56 GMT -5
"Ulp..." Yumeji heard the woman crying, and heard the beast roar. It left her little choice but to brace for combat!!
Suddenly her heroics were hindered by a handful of other shinigami!
She turned her attentions to the princess then hugged her close once more, firmly, strongly, to her. It was something out of a romance novel, cept Yumeji wasn't a big, buff Fabio looking guy. "It'll be okay. We'll find any survivors out of your caravan, and get them to squad four," she said in a firm, strong tone, as she looked at the woman with unwavering confidence. "Be strong! More help has arrived, and the battle will be over, soon!" Yumeji says to her, and then waits for the woman to, hopefully regain her senses. Yumeji wasn't going to leave her in her time of need.
Taking a few deep breaths to gain her composure, Kyoko clung tightly to the Shinigami. The Shinigami's words did little to comfort the distraught princess, Kyoko knew there would be little chance that anyone would survive such a vicious attack. She feared that soon they would be next on the beast's menu.
The terrifying sound of bones crunching and agonizing screams could be heard echoing through the forest as the Hollow continued on it's rampage. That long tongue shot out, entrapping one Shinigami and bringing it to the hollow's hungry mouth, while its taloned feet stomped the others as if they were nothing more than ants.
Kyoko closed her eyes tight, burying her face into the Shinigami's chest trying to just shut out all of the horrific sounds. At least the gruesome scene was somewhat hidden from her eyes by the few bushes surounding them.
