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Post by Yoshimitsu on Jul 8, 2008 17:16:10 GMT -5
OOC- I have something resembling a plot to begin with, but after that it's free game.
BIC-
"Yes?"
"You wanted updates."
"And?"
"We have some abnormal readings."
"Hollow activity?"
"Not really. The signs suggest Hollows..."
"But?"
"We haven't ever detected them. The souls just... disappear. Gone, without a trace."
"Nothing at all?"
"Nothing. We can't predict when or where the souls will vanish either, so there's no way of confirming anything."
"And you want me to keep an eye out for them."
"You're the one that asked for updates, we didn't ask you to help out."
"Whatever."
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"Hello?"
"Hey."
"Oh, hey. How are you?" There was a definite chill to the voice.
"Alright. You?" Another chill. Whoeber these two were, they weren't friends apparently.
"Fine. You called for something?"
"I just got word from Soul Society."
"Hollows?"
"Not sure. There are souls that just appear to vanish completely, without a trace."
"Oh."
"There are signs that Hollows are doing it, but no evidence of Hollows themselves."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"They can't detect the Hollows. They pick up on souls vanishing, but nothing else."
"Oh."
"Just keep an eye out, okay?"
"Alright."
"Oh, and-"
"Yes?"
"Good luck."
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Sunlight. It was a pleasent day. It was not too warm, but definitely not cold either. Just the right temperature for a walk in the park, or maybe a picnic. There was a light breeze, cooling skin that was too warm, playing around people's clothes or hair, causing leaves to weave and dance around through the air. People were going about their daily business, some shopping, some working, some just walking, happy for a change as the weather was finally starting to look up.
Kai Butou was sat outside a coffee shop, a latte on the table in front of him. Lying on the floor at his feet was a strange object, quite long, covered in black cloth that completely concealed its nature. Absent-mindly, he stirred his coffee, sipping it as the world flew by. It was nice to just sit there for a change, sit in the sunlight and warm weather, letting the wind play across his face, and just think, and not have to worry about anything.
He was not a normal eighteen-year old. Personality-wise, he was charming, kind-hearted, funny, caring and mostly likeable. Sure, he had the odd mood swing that made him somewhat less pleasent to be around, but otherwise he was just a nice guy. As far as looks went, he was quite attractive. Short, dark-brown, spiked hair with blonde highlights and a bit of a fringe. Warm, brown eyes. He always dressed casually, though. Today, he was wearing a white t-shirt that said "Rock is dead, long live paper and scissors!" and loose-fit plain jeans that fell to his slightly worn trainers.
No, the thing that made him different was his power. Or powers, it should be.
Initially, he could see spirits. Dead people's souls, still lingering on the earth for whatever reason. Nowadays, he could tell the difference between a normal person and a soul. Some of the souls still made him curious - he had seen some recently that had chains attached to their chests, and was still unsure as to why. On the other end of the scale, he could also see Hollows. Vicious monsters that wore white, almost human-like masks, and devoured souls. Violent, blood-thirsty creatures that he had started noticing more and more. Luckily, he could finally hold his own against one, at least until one of the black-kimono-wearing individuals showed up.
His survival against Hollows, he attributed to his unique power. On his first encounter with a Hollow, Kai had been mistaken for a spirit by the Hollow, and been targetted. In his desperation, Kai found a power within himself, which he attempted to use. Just by waving his hands, he could summon up what appeared to be energy, vivid blue energy that he could either fire out or condense for whatever he needed to use it for. At the same time, the bundle lying at his feet appeared, though it was not just a collection of black cloth. It was a sword. A katana, to be exact. When Kai had first used his energy-power, the sword had materialised at his side. He had never had to use it, managing to keep any attacking Hollows at bay just by using his power, so it had remained sheathed mostly. He found it easier to carry it around on his back, covered in cloth to avoid awkward questions.
Kai smiled to himself as he sipped his coffee, watching the world fly by.
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"Yes?"
"We've had some other unusual reports."
"Hollows?"
"No. Someone with high levels of spirit energy."
"So?"
"He can manifest it. He can fight Hollows with it. And he has a Zanpakuto."
"I thought only Soul Reapers could have Zanpakuto?"
"You have one."
"Not the point."
"Ordinarily, yes, only Shinigami have Zanpakuto. We're not sure about the nature of this one. He doesn't seem to understand what's going on with his powers or the Hollows."
"I'll keep an eye out for him and make sure he doesn't get himself killed, alright?"
"Thank you."
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Post by kazkame on Jul 8, 2008 17:26:09 GMT -5
OOC: When is this taking place in the bleach time line ?
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Jul 8, 2008 17:29:55 GMT -5
OOC- It isn't ;p It's a Bleach setting, but I'm avoiding the use of the characters if I can avoid it.
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Post by kazkame on Jul 8, 2008 18:58:07 GMT -5
Sid sat on a telephone pole waiting for a text from his secret admire. The texting has been going back and forth some time. She seemed interesting enough from what he saw on his small phone screen. He was supposed to meet her at the café downtown, but he was kind of scared it was a prank by his brother and his friends. He had put on his good clothes for this so called date. His black blazer and matching pants were not in as bad shape as his white dress shirt and skinny black tie. As with most of his clothes they where hand me downs from his father or brother. The only thing that was his was messy blue hair and his small green eyes, both of the traits from his dead mother. She died naturally of cancer and was a minor part of his life. She was always out and about never helping around the home. Thus leaving him, his brother and father to do all the work such as cooking, cleaning and shopping.
His phone alarm went of as he descended towards the ground head first; he quickly turned it off before he hit the ground. The Clothes had wrinkled a bit with the fall but that made them look more vintage as the other kids called. His Father said that his mother had been one of those paranormal investigators and that’s why he had the powers he had. Cid’s physical attributes were that of which regular human could understand. He moved at the blink of an eye and hit like an awoken bear. Cid also carried a sword and mask which are constantly on him for some reason. No matter even if he both items in a locker under his bed, they magically returned in his bag.
He walked about half a mile towards the café and decided to get a coffee and a pastry. He walked in ordered what he wanted and sat outside waiting for his date.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Jul 10, 2008 12:05:47 GMT -5
OOC: Around what power level are we talking here? Should it be Captain class, lieutenant class, or higher or lower? Because I've got a stable (Like a dozen) of Bleach characters from the D20 RPG I made of it, and I've got the whole spread covered.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Jul 10, 2008 13:05:27 GMT -5
OOC- Well, my character is about standard Shinigami level, maybe a bit less, like, he can't beat Hollows.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Jul 10, 2008 14:25:26 GMT -5
OOC: M'kay. I can work with that. I'll post tonight some time.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Jul 10, 2008 14:54:19 GMT -5
OOC- (My mysterious hidden characters are a higher level but don't show up much)
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Post by Tout-Perd on Jul 11, 2008 0:45:02 GMT -5
A girl strutted along the streets, acting almost as if she was trying to attract attention. Her short blonde hair hair bounced with every step, as did her katana, which was sheathed at her left hip by being loosely tied to her sash with a hemp cord. As for her sash itself, and the rest of her outfit, it seemed to be a variation on the standard shihakusho of a shinigami. The undershirt and sash were a pale shade of yellow, and the trousers and overshirt were instead a hue of deep olive. Her sleeves on the overshirt were merely tassels that ran the length of her arms, fluttering in the breeze. However, even with the blade and her distinctive costume, she had a more distinctive attribute yet. A large patch of bone covered her left eye, jaggedly broken into the shape of a star. A hole in the middle left her eye uncovered, though what was revealed was no human eye. Her eye was a black abyss, with a glowing red pupil. The eye of a hollow.
She threw herself down at a table near Kai, and kicked her bare feet up on it. Looking at her nails as if examining them, she cleared her throat.
"So, what's up?" When she opened her mouth, it appeared fairly normal, except for an abnormally sharp pair of canines.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Jul 11, 2008 16:32:40 GMT -5
Kai gave a start when the girl sat down next to him, then put up her feet, as though she was a regular acquaintance. He only barely registered that she was talking to him as he gazed at her unusual appearence. The mask, that eye, the strange clothes, and the weapon. Shifting his feet so that one was under his katana, he took another sip of his coffee.
"I don't mean to be rude, but... what the hell's wrong with your face?" Kai asked, still looking at the half-mask on the girls face.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Jul 12, 2008 23:21:31 GMT -5
"There's nothing wrong with it. It's just the way it's supposed to be." She made sure to meet his gaze and wink with her Hollow's eye. A reptilian lid closed from the sides, emerging from beneath the boney armor.
"I'm not a Hollow if that's what you think. Not an Arrancar either. Or a Shinigami. Or a Vizard... Really, I could go on and on, kid." She smirked. "I'm just a girl who happens to be what she is. And that's all I am."
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Jul 13, 2008 7:25:11 GMT -5
"You're not a... what? Or a what? What's an "arryn-cur"? Or a fai-sard?" Kai said, completely bemused. He did his best to hold his composure, but this girl was scaring him slightly now. A quick glance downwards told him that she had a katana just like his own, and like those black kimono-wearing people who fought off the Hollows. She looked like she was dressed like them, too, but in different colours. Kai sipped his coffee again, just in time for something to ruin his day.
A Hollow ran past. A massive one. Six beetle-like legs, an armoured body and a white mask with a curved, jagged horn. It tore up the road, literally, upturning cars and smashing the tarmac with each giant footstep. Kai knew that, to anyone else, it would be completely unexplainable - cars randomly exploding, the road getting destroy, buildings getting chunks ripped out of them. Without a second thought, he stood up, kicked his katana to his hand and fixed it to his back.
"Aren't you coming?" He asked the girl, before running after the Hollow.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Jul 13, 2008 15:01:29 GMT -5
"Eh, whatever." The girl yawned, leaning back and closing her eyes. When she could sense that Kai was a decent way off, she kicked off of her table and had disappeared before her chair hit the ground. There was the sound of fabric being torn, and she reappeared in front of the massive beast. She held up a hand for it to stop.
"Now, now, now... Please stop. If you don't, I might get a bit angry." She frowned slightly, and then was swatted aside by the Hollow. She went flying through the air, and caught herself on the rough brick of an apartment building.
"Or hungry." She muttered to herself, her right hand going to her weapon's hilt. A grim smile met her bloody lips, and the sheath of her blade began to glow the same color as her eye.
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Post by kazkame on Jul 13, 2008 21:17:22 GMT -5
Sid sat minding his own business when it happened.His date didn't show up and He felt a disturbing presence in the cafe. It emanated from this young women with odd dress. She reeked of something foul but sweet at the same time. He wondered if it was the pastries or the cigarettes in his coat pocket. Then a young man appeared from behind her aura running towards the street. Then he heard the squeal of the creatures he had fought before. They seemed a bit of a terror at first but when he decided to wear the mask they weren't that much of a challenge after he put on the mask.
He quickly rummaged through his bag to find a white Fox mask and a sword. Sid's Heart began racing as he threw down the bag and ran up the wall of the cafe. His eyes turned dark with yellow Irises as he placed the mask over his face. As he reached the roof, he saw the beetle monster ravaging the street. Then something shoot off in to an apartment building. He then decided to jump on the beast yelling "Release KyuKitsune". Transforming the sword into a Guandao as it entered the beast back.
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Post by bulbaboy on Aug 2, 2008 4:30:29 GMT -5
“She looks delicious, wouldn’t you agree?” said a humanoid hollow with a mask shaped like an X.
“Yeah, but what is she? Her spirit doesn’t feel like anything I’ve seen before.” Replied a hollow whose mask resembled a lions head.
“Could be an Arrancar or a Vizard by the looks of it.”
“No, she doesn’t feel like either.”
“Well, as you always say ‘Eat first and ask questions later’ Right?”
“Burst!”
Neither hollow recognized the last voice and turned to look behind them. The X masked hollow was caught off guard as a sword sheath struck his head and broke through his mask. Impaled, he stood shakily for a moment until his black leathery body evaporated into spirit particles. The other hollow stared at his comrade for a moment before turning his attention on the attacker.
It was a shinigami by the looks of him, though his black kimono was ragged and dirty. His hair was brown and messy but not long enough that it covered his eyes. In his right hand, he grasped a rather awkwardly designed zanpaktuo. The hilt was black with blue fabric wrapped around it in a crisscrossing design. At the very end of the hilt was a small metal ring with a six-inch piece of tattered blue cloth affixed to it. While his sword was the same length as a regular katana, it did not curve like one. Instead, the blade was a perfect rectangle – three inches across at the base and three inches across at the top. Blunt edges ran down the length of the blade but the very end appeared sharpened.
“Who are you?” the hollow growled.
“Tsuwamono, formerly of the Eleventh Court Guard Squad,” he smiled and then added, “You’re friend there didn’t put up much of a fight.”
Angered, the hollow lunged towards the shinigami only to find his opponent had disappeared.
“Are my flash steps to fast for you?” Tsuwamono asked, now standing where the hollow had just come from. “It’s almost not worth it to unseal my sword for this. Though that group of kids could be in trouble if the hollow down there turns out to be a strong one, so I should end this as quick as possible.”
The shinigami brought the sword up to his lips and whispered softly to the blade, “Defend the weak Keikan Toku.”
OOC – Just wait till you see what I have cooked up as its Shikai.
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Post by AngelicTragedy on Aug 2, 2008 23:47:25 GMT -5
"Show us the Way, Sanshi." a smooth, almost rehearsed, voice cracked out from behind the beetle like Hollow.
A man wearing a sleeveless shihakusho appeared in the middle of the trench created by the beast holding a thick katana out in front of him. The blade itself was pure white and met with an emerald hilt with matching wrap. Just above the blade near the tip, about an inch over the steel, floated a emerald ball of flame that danced slightly down the blade towards the mans arm. The mans pale skin and honey brown hair made him look sickly.
"Wamo, I've got things covered down here. You take care of that one up top." the man stated softly as he turned his attention to his own target.
The figured shot forward and struck the Hollow solidly in the back causing a long, ragged gash to appear on the horrid flesh of the Hollow. Quickly after the strike two more 'phantom blades' struck down hard on the beast causing is to whip around and face the man whom had just caused it so much pain. A rabid hunger lingered in its eyes as the monster locked eyes with the man. A green and pale blue eye looked back and cause a primitive recoil in the Hollow.
"Who are you meat thing?" the beast demanded.
"My name is Kioshi Myake, formally of the 13th Court Guard Squad. I'll be the one who kills you today. I'll make it quick, I promise." Kioshi almost whispered like some movie line used in real life.
OOC- Couldn't resist jumping in this.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Aug 3, 2008 6:28:33 GMT -5
OOC- Gah, sorry for the lack of replies recently. Real life is being crazy busy. Anyway, let's see what I can do.
Also, Bulbs, I'm not 100% on what's going on in your post - those are two new Hollows, right? Not the one Kai and Lee's characters are chasing? Anyways...
BIC -
Kai skidded to a halt, his hand on the hilt of his zanpakuto, as he finally caught up with the Hollow. Apparently, two other people had beaten him to it, one the girl, another looked like one of those people that usually came to dispatch the Hollows. He relaxed, until he heard the man speak.
"Formerly of the 13th Court Guard Squad."
Formerly? He wasn't one of them any more? Kai gritted his teeth, but had no time to ponder it as the Hollow turned on him. It swung one of its six legs round at him unbelievably quickly. Instinctively, Kai waved his hand, releasing a wave of energy that slowed the limb, giving him just enough time to duck under it, but he was forced to dive to the side as the Hollow brought its horned head smashing down. Kai jumped to his feet and started spinning like a ballet dancer, each spin releasing a wave of spirit energy that forced the Hollow away from him.
"Enough party tricks, human," the Hollow hissed. It shook off the attack easily, and then started advancing on Kai. However, it stopped completely when Kai vanished. Gone. He wasn't there. How had he done it? There had been a slight shimmer before he had vanished... Could that boy flash step?
"We're up here, Hollow," a voice said. The Hollow's vision snapped to the sky. Two figures were hovering up the. One of them was Kai. The other one had most of his figure covered by a black cloak. The person descended to earth, letting a shaky Kai get his feet on the ground again. He turned his head to the eighteen year old. Half of his face was covered in a mask. The same kind of mask that Hollows had. And that eye, black with a blue pupil... It was terrifying.
"You need to learn how to use your zanpakuto, your sword," he said. "And as for you, Hollow, your time is up. Destructive art four: white lightning."
The person raised a hand out of his cloak, and instantly a bolt of jagged lightning blasted from there with the sound of a cannon firing. The Hollow tried to turn and run, but it was too slow. The blast cut straight through it, right through its mask and through its body. The new person raised a mobile phone to his ear.
"Hollow dispatched. Any more reports?" He said. He nodded, then hung up. "Everyone here, I'd like to ask a favour. There have been reports of souls disappearing without any idication why. Please keep an eye out for any unusual activity."
And with that, the person vanished.
OOC- Basically, at this point, everyone's characters can do what they want because it's like in an RPG where the main plot hasn't actually kicked in yet so you're left to explore. So yeah, for a few posts, go crazy.
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Post by bulbaboy on Aug 3, 2008 14:06:16 GMT -5
OOC – Yeah, two different hollows. I didn’t want to fight and kill yours so I made two random ones to introduce my guy.
BIC – “Arghh!” the hollow howled in pain as it fell from the building. Wamo stood on the creature’s chest riding it effortlessly down to the streets bellow, his weapon obscured by the creatures flailing arms. The impact was slightly jarring and created a large cloud of dust. When it settled down, Wamo was revealed watching the last of the hollow evaporate.
His sword had vanished but a new weapon had taken its place. A large tower shield was fixed to Wamo’s right forearm by two thick leather straps. Instead of going strait up and down as a normal tower shield did, this ran along the length of his arm – extending two feet past his wrist and four feet past his elbow, making the overall length seven feet long. Like his sword, this shield also formed a rectangle measuring three feet wide the entire length. Each side had a long slender blade running along the edge.
The design on the shield was a simple skull slightly raised and plated gold. The rest of the surface was black except for a light blue border that was painted on with curving designs along the edge. His shield began to grow brightly as it shrank back down into the oddly designed sword he had been holding early. He placed it in his sheath and looked at the others.
“So, which one of you took care of the other guy?” he looked over at Kioshi, “Bet it was you. Next time I get all of them and you have to set out.”
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Post by AngelicTragedy on Aug 3, 2008 21:28:05 GMT -5
"You know that Sanshi can't kill a Hollow from behind like that. It was some other figure. Seemed to be alot less hands on than us. I think this kid might know something." Kioshi said in his rehearsed sounding speech pattern.
Kioshi raised Sanshi up to his lips and whispered something and the blade returned to a normal katana shape but retained the coloroing from before. He slid his Zanpakuto into its sheath and pushed it farther back on his sash. He quietly reajusted the emerald sash that ran across his chest and silently walked over to Wamo. Kioshi turned back towards the group, his pale blue eye shone a bit behind his honey brown hair.
"There's something about this group Wamo. I don't know what it is but I've never seen this many Shinigami out of the control of the Soul Society. What do you think?" Kioshi stated in a volume that Wamo could just barely hear. "Oh, and since you got two today I get the next group of Hollows."
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Post by kazkame on Aug 4, 2008 11:38:06 GMT -5
OCC: sigh Ignored.....
BIC: Sid just barley got out of the way of the energy blast that killed the beast. The mask shattered as he fell to the ground. The Guandao returned to its normal shape of a katana. His head was hurting real bad and his vision was blurred beyond belief. He walked out of the alley and tried to hold himself against the wall. Blood smeared down the wall as he fell to the floor.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Aug 5, 2008 19:13:24 GMT -5
Bryony simply remained clinging to the wall, smiling to herself as the carnage unfolded. If she was lucky, there'd be some casualties here. If not, well, she'd need to go elsewhere to attend to her needs. Letting go of the wall, she slid down it, leaving a trail of clawmarks behind her. She touched the ground lightly, and immediately seized a portion of the shredded Hollow's corpse that was on the ground by her. She produced a pack from the folds of her uniform, and tucked the chunk of flesh into the bag. There was a slight glow from the bag as she tucked it back into her robes.
"That should be good for tonight..." She smiled slightly, licking her lips again. She watched Sid wander off, injured, and cast a glance at the others. "I hope you all know some healing arts, because my group never uses healing Kidou. I guess I've got some bandages on me, but those aren't going to heal getting blown up by a pretentious wannabe badass." Bryony smirked slightly. Maybe that man who saved the human would still be around to hear the insult. And if she could get HIM, well, that would just be marvellous.
"Yamamoto can shove it up his wrinkly old ***." Bryony responded to the comment about out of control Shinigami. "It's not as if anybody who goes into exile doesn't do it for a reason, be it following their leader, or disliking the policy of the Seireitei, or just not liking being under somebody's thumb all day, every day."
"Now, unless one of you wants to try patching up Jackson Pollock over there, I'll be tending to his wounds." Bryony responded, producing another bag and drawing from it a needle, thread, and bandages.
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Post by bulbaboy on Aug 11, 2008 11:20:13 GMT -5
OOC - Should I post? Or does someone else want to?
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Aug 11, 2008 11:54:04 GMT -5
OOC- Like I said, it's basically free-game for a bit. I'm still figuring out what I want Kai to do, soo...
You can set yourself up for different plots or sub-plots, establish characters, whatever. Go crazy for a bit
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Post by Tout-Perd on Aug 12, 2008 1:00:57 GMT -5
OOC: Somebody do something. I don't feel like posting twice in a row.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Jan 29, 2009 1:26:48 GMT -5
OOC: Would El mind reviving this? I found Bryony's theme song and now I wanna write her again.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Jan 29, 2009 8:44:10 GMT -5
OOC- I'll try to get a post up before saturday.
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