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.
Kisuke turned towards the new face with his mouth open and a confused look on his face. "Who, me?" He pointed towards himself and then smiled. The point turned from and index finger to a thumb. "I'm Urahara Kisuke, just a friendly neighborhood shop keeper! And a sexy one at that." He looked at the new face and examined him. "So you're a quincy huh? Been a while since we've seen another one of you guys. Speaking of quincies, Orihime, how is Ishida doing?"
Orihime noticed that more help was at hand, and the sudden appearance of another hollow was stopped by Ryu. She looked surprised, she hadnt even noticed this hollow. Orihime was glad that many had turned up to help, she could of probably held off the hollows for a while but she didnt want to somehow use Tsubaki, he had been smashed to pieces many times because of her weak ressolve, but luckily enough Tsubaki was unharmed when she had gotten a hollow, so it would free Matsori.
A friendly and very familiar voice entered her hearing, Orihime glanced over her shoulder after feeling a hand rest there. ''Kisuke-San!'' she smiled, her expression lighting up. She nodded once after he asked of Tsubaki. ''He's ok for now...im frightened it may happen again...'' she sighed but then noticed Matsori had disappeared and was trying to 'beat up' a statue. She looked to Urahara seeing he had the situation under control and the statue was revealing a person once some drops had been used. Her eyes moved back onto Urahara on hearing Ishida. She smiled a little ''I saw him at school the other day...he seemed swell to me!'' she said before glancing to Ryu who had protected her and Matsori from a hollow. ''Thank you for helping...'' she said to him.
Smiling to the woman Ryu nods. "No problem." Ryu says, examining the situation. "My name is Ryu, Ryu Mizumagi, and it's a pleasure to meet you" Ryu says, extending a hand to Orihime. He smiles happily, glad to be of assistance. Ryu walks to the young boy and Kisuke.
"So, Urahara... what exactly is that rock... er.... face" Ryu asks the man in the hat. Ryu had met Urahara before. Each time Ryu was assigned to the Human World, Urahara helped him, and any other Shinigami who asked for that matter, acquire Gigis and other Soul Reaper tools. He'd even allowed Ryu to stay at the shop for a while when a particular case lasted a few days. After the man answered, another Hollow roared, this time, in the shape a large Praying Mantis. It flew towards the group at incredible speeds, landing 5 meters away. The monster stood, and proved to be at least 20 feet tall.
"We'll talk after this is taken care of" Ryu states, flash stepping toward the creature. He pulls unsheathes his Zanpakuto and quickly slashes two of the creature's legs off. It roars in pain and lunges it's large claw at the Shinigami. An energy arrow suddenly stabs it in the chest. Ryu looks back, seeing the Quincy charging another shot.
Matsori tended to Ichi's minor wounds with his mini first-aid kit he kept in his backpack. Ichi was unconsious, Matsori noted. Just then a humanoid-monster attacked Matsori from behind. He looked back just in time and whacked it with a rock. The rock broke a couple teeth and it was stunned for a moment. Matsori took the time to drag ichi over to where the other people where fighting the monsters. He built up the strength to speak and said, "Why are there so many of them?" Still kneeling over Ichi.
After more people arrived Maria slipped quietly away. This is starting to get strange. There is no reason for this many demons to be appearing at once. Maria rounded a corner and shot another hollow. "Where is it." Maria took a left and saw it. A garganta in the middle of the street. It was a big black gaping hole of nothingness with hundreds of demons crawling out of it every minute. Maria was about to walk away when the garganta suddenly rose taller And a white head popped out. "Shit!" Maria turned back and ran as fast as she could. She ran occasionally firing at random demons in the way. She finally got there panting hard. "Everyone. There is a garganta at the corner of cherry and second street." Maria looked back to see if they were far enough to get ready and not be caught by surprise.
Matsori heard maria and asked, "What's a garganta?" When Ichi finally woke up. He looked around and saw Matsori, and asked, "Wh-What happened?" and Matsori replied, "You got turned into a rock, and a guy came up and turned you back." Ichi continued looking around and saw everyone fighting monsters, and looked back to Matsori. "I think i can stand..." He said. So Matsori let him try and Ichi stood. Matsori helped support him and a large crash was heard, and a large 5-story building came crumbling down to earth.
Kisuke walked back over to Orihime and put his hand on her shoulder. "If you are afraid to use Tsubaki because of what happened he will eventually be broken again. You cannot say to yourself 'I'm afraid to let Tsubaki get hurt.' If thats your mentality he WILL get hurt. You have to say to youself 'I will NOT let Tsubaki get hurt.' If you think that way, then he will not be hurt. You have a great strength Orihime, its not a curse, and you can't be afraid to use it." Just as Kisuke finished his pep talk Maria came running around the corner and revealed that a garganta had opened up.
Kisuke smiled and said "I'll be right back Orihime." He then made his way around the corner to see a large white mask making its way out of the garganta. A gillian?! Kisuke pulled out benihime and said "Awaken Now" releasing his shikai. "Sing Benihime!" Kisuke swung benihime towards the gillian and a bright red wave erupted towards it. The red wave cut through the gillian's black body and up towards its face cutting through the mask. The gillian dissipated as the mask was broken.
Matsori started to feel sick. He didnt know why, but he couldnt see straight.. It was because all of the conflicting Spiritual Energies were confusing his soul and mind. He let Ichi go, knowing he could stand on his own now. He staggered a bit, and then fell to his knees. He was breathing hard, and he couldnt move... Then a monster with sword-hands burst from the ground, and slashed at Ichi, catching him in the shoulder. Blood spurted out and Ichi staggered backwards... Matsori watched, wanting to do something. wanting to help. But he couldnt move, and he just sat there on his hands and knees, unable to stand..
Last Edit: Jul 16, 2009 12:52:29 GMT -5 by cindzarz
As the demon readied another attack, blood suddenly spurts from it's shoulder. In front of it appeared Ryu, blocking the creature's pathway to Ichi. Leaping foward Ryu slashes at the creature's mask, cutting it in half, and dissipating the Hollow.
"Damn, where are they all coming from" He thought. As the thought passed, he sensed a Gillian, then Urahara's reiatsu increase. "He must have released" Ryu thinks to himself as several Hollows, resembling more that of kites, attack from the sky. Ryu points two his hands toward the beasts, about a dozen if one would count.
"Number 58; Number 4: Tenran; Byakurai!" he announces, and from his hands blast a large, widening tornado, inside of which is many arcs of white and blue lightning. The blast consumes the sky borne Hollows, killing them as the wind tears and the lightning strikes. Ending the attack, Ryu quickly picked up the injured Ichi and grabbed the back of Matsori's shirt, then flash steps toward Orihime.
"Do you think you can fight back?" he asks, scanning the region for more threats. "If not, I can get you and the boys out of here" Ryu says, he then looks toward Urahara. "Urahara, cover us!" he yells to the man. The building collapses and Ryu sets the young boys down, then places a hand on his Zanpakuto's hilt, readying for what is to come.
Last Edit: Jul 16, 2009 13:35:57 GMT -5 by cindzarz
Matsori felt a little better after the hollow was killed, And he stood up slowly.. He staggered over to a street lamp, and put his weight against it to keep himself up. He was breathing very hard, and he looked very sick. In contrast to all of that, a glimmer of red surrounded the grey of his eyes.. eventually he couldnt hold himself up anymore, and he slumped against the streetlamp, still breathing heavily. Suddenly a hollow snuck up behind him and bit down on Matsori's Shoulder and upper arm area. Matsori weakly looked over to the large set of teeth gnawing on him, as blood trickled down his shirt... This enraged him, and with all the force he could muster, smashed the Hollow's teeth in with his fist. It didnt do much, and he kept punching until his knuckles were bloody, and the hollow was missing a few teeth. But the hollow's jaw was stuck shut. This made him even more mad, and his body was glowing slightly. (Sorry folks, but no he's not getting all his powers yet.) He clenched his fist, and smashed the hollow on the mask. The mask cracked a little. The crack continued to grow until it reached the bottom of the mask. The hollow opened it's mouth and let out a pained yowl, and Matsori took his chance and used his remaining strength to get out of there. He stumbled over to where the others were and collapsed...
