Post by Kinniku - Kyoumou Kobushi on Jun 23, 2011 2:59:11 GMT
The use of whatever means you may have around you, the power to decide whether to attack with something completely different or to attack with the forces own way of assault. That is the way to fight, to flow like water, to never stop learning, to always utilize creativity. For that is the way of life, to become something that no one else can predict, to make use of your own opponents strengths and weaknesses for your own benefit. This. is. Jeet Kune Do...
"HA!" The waves of a scream would pierce the skies, with the power of his foot going across the rock, switching his foot in order to attack with his fist going deeply into the rock. Struggling to gain the momentum needed in order to test out a new ability. Straightening himself, backing his foot away with a yelp, he would sway another punch forward growling loudly. "I just can't get that move, One Inch is amazingly difficult..." He took back his stance, placing his arms into position, he would silently gaze at the rock.
The training had taken almost all of his time in order to do, it was one of the things he hated, in regards to his fathers methods. Though, effective they were punishing on his sleeping and resting methods. Couldn't he get more than just a single day off, it wasn't really fair, just because he beat up a couple of guys for harassing a female. Actually, it was because of the fee that needed to be paid for all the damages, but still. He was dead tired though, but that was because his father made him act double time.
Grasping an item from his pocket, he would lay on his back, a red juicy apple was in his firm grasp taking a bite. He laughed a bit, the situation he had gotten himself in, though he never actually lied to his father... OK once, but after that, he could never lie again. "Lying eh, double the training..." He said, it was kinda evil of him, sometimes, Kinniku wondered who the real "Demon" was, the monsters he had to fight or his father. Sometimes, he truly didn't know.
Making a considerable amount of bite marks in the apple, it had been fifteen minutes since the young male had laid. But now, he was going to try and start train once more. His hands went towards the back of his head, popping with his arms to build up the power and stand-up straight. Tapping his feet against the ground, he would begin once more, taking a step towards the rock, his rugged fist would go against the hard stone, a few fist prints engraved in the rock. The eyes he would use would become focused once more, he would take a pose, sighing, he would then focus an incredible amount of inner power. "WAH!" The punch went forward, an intense amount of strength would break straight through such a structure.
The stones would crumble, as he laughed, the excitement building forward into his screaming of happiness and cheers. "HELL YEAH!" A forward flip would produce a powerful step as he chuckled. "The One Inch Punch ain't simple, but this is awesome, its taken me two months dammit!" Raising his fists to the air, he would laugh once again.
The scenery was dark and dismal. Nothing less than a tunnel of darkness, stretching on for what felt like eternity. Such was Garganta, a portal of seemingly nothingness. Within its mouth harbours an endless torrent of black reiatsu, a river of darkness paving the path towards the human realm. If one could peer into this nightmarish realm, they would only be greeted by the cold chill of evil.
Amidst all the madness and impurity could be seen a small figure, resembling a human more than even his own kin. A closer inspection of the creature would reveal that he was a hollow of Adjuchas class, slowly carving his way through the twisting gateways and to his destination. Paying no heed to his surroundings, the Adjuchas simply traversed through the disorienting pathway.
Though such an uneasy journey with not a drop of light to guide the way could be considered akin to torment, Arturo on the other hand had long since grown accustom to this pitch black world. After all, not relying or Garganta of all things would simply make survival more troublesome then it has to be. Regardless, the demon had other matters to worry about. Such being the urge, or instinct rather that had been drawing him to Karakura town.
Upon hitting the location in question the hollow dug both his arms into the empty air, stretching it outward in order to rip a hole and form the portals jagged mouth. Immediately Arturo was greeted by a cold breeze and the desolation of the wide open space, so far making the human realm not so different from the Garganta he had just escaped from. The only difference was life. Though such a space in dimensions would naturally be void of organic life forms the realm of the humans on the other hand seemed to be abundant of it. However meaningless their existences are.
As Arturo descended onto the rough textured ground the rip in dimensions behind him sealed shut, erasing any evidence of its existence. Meanwhile in his wake followed a harsh static sound as the air began to vibrate under the strain of the hollows spiritual pressure. All around him, cars, lampposts, windows, all of them crumpled under his power before eventually all of the surrounding glass shattered in a series of rhythmic bursts.
It soon became clear to Arturo that whatever had drawn him to the human realm certainly was not here. Lifting his clawed feet, he set off in search of his next meal, each of his steps landing in a harsh thud as small cracks began to bleed on the tarmac. Not caring in the slightest what manner of foes his presence would draw in, the Adjuchas simply continued spewing reiatsu uncontrollably as he made his way towards a nearby river at a slow pace. Clearly, rather than hunting down his target, the creatures intentions were to bait him out.
Post by Kinniku - Kyoumou Kobushi on Jun 23, 2011 23:40:13 GMT
Laying across the field, a piece of straw was within his lips, the calm of the outside he would treasure through the greatest of ease. Relaxation was a firm belief after he had bled through his skin, the feeling of breaking a boulder to pieces with one fist. His technique was apt for battle, that was for sure, a legendary technique from a man that was called a "Dragon". He had idolized that dragon through the movies he had seen, and that technique he popularized would be made to be called his own.
The peace had become still, there was nothing wrong, no 'Demons' out tonight, and nothing to really take care of since he finally mastered the move, though he would need to learn to not have to build up such a charge from the assault. Catching the syndrome known as "sandman", he would fall into a slumber against a tree, placing both hands behind his head. The drifting sleep of someone who worked hard all two months to perfect a move non-stop had finally been earned. Until, the collapse of his sleep would arise from a thunderous sound and feeling in his gut, giving him something to fear.
'The pressure of a demon?' His eyes went open, gripping his fist, and then hitting it against the tree. "Shit!" He wanted the time off in order to relax, he was tired after training so hard, making it worse off for him. Gathering his belongings, he would begin to run through the woods with his fist clenched against his jacket, taking it onto his person as he growled. 'This is a pressure I have yet to ever feel, what the hell is this freakish power!' He had no idea, but he certainly didn't want anyone to get hurt, with all the loud noises of beeping and the screams of people echoing in his ears.
His training had been to locate and track such tremendous power, and that was what he had to do. His body went on top of a small building, leaping from the ground onto the roof-top tile. He would seemingly be invited by the stench of destruction. He felt as if he were getting closer, or were he... it could very well be a trap but who was to say. He would need time to act and thus create his own way. His legs would push into the sky, leaping a good few stories as he grasped onto the nearest ledge and did a forward roll onto the platform. He was getting closer, but where was it?
"Come out dammit, so I can finish this shit quick!" He asked with his hands beginning to glow a bright greenish light, his powers beginning to show with his greatest ability being shown. "Warrior's Soul!" His full aura had been shown, and now he would need to wait for whatever it was he was actually looking for. Vigilant and ready for anything, he would gesture with a scowl. A bandage would wrap onto his forehead as he walked forward.
Oddly enough, even after causing this level of chaos Arturo found himself left at the mercy of his own company. The only signs of life in the area were the occasional screaming and the civilians who would rush outside in an attempt to figure out what was causing this phenomenon. However, having no interest in such creatures that couldn’t even begin to comprehend the fundamentals of ‘reiatsu’, the Adjuchas simply continued to make his way towards the river park.
Though it was a risky move making his presence known to all those in the surrounding area, in the end Arturo could only be disappointed at his fruitless actions, unable to even sense a single spiritual being making its way towards him. About to stop with his search and return to Hueco Mundo, the Adjuchas suddenly felt the unrelenting urge to halt in his tracks.
As his eye lids descended the world around the creature immediately caved into darkness before closing shut, allowing him to drown out all the distractions that always seemed to plague him in the human realm such as the noise and the painfully vibrant array of colours everywhere. Focusing entirely on sensing, not too long after Arturo could just faintly begin to pick up on a spiritual pressure, one that seemed to be heading towards his direction no less.
Opening his eye lids, Arturo immediately set off as a fierce grin defiled his face, the act of doing so revealing rows of jagged teeth. “I see. This reiatsu, it must belong to a human. Should it not?” As the Adjuchas muttered to himself he continued walking forwards, the reiatsu he was previously emitting dropping down to only a fraction of what it is capable of in the process. After all he had already found his meal for the day, there was no longer a need to draw in anymore more attention.
Upon reaching the location in question, Arturo‘s assumption appeared to be correct as his eyes were greeted by the sight of a single human. The man in question didn’t appear too powerful at all, though what caught the hollows attention the most seemed to be the unique glow around the humans fists. “That’s an interesting power. I assume all of your kind can do that, or at least the ones I haven’t had the pleasure of devouring yet.” Being noticeably intrigued by the human, the Adjuchas felt the need to converse with it first or at the very least, try to.
Post by Kinniku - Kyoumou Kobushi on Jun 24, 2011 20:17:39 GMT
What was this feeling, he couldn't actually describe it, the feeling of death loomed forward within his mind as if this creature had the power of what could be called control over whether he lived or died in an instant. He didn't know where it was coming from, all he knew was it wasn't human and it wasn't something he wanted to truly go toe to toe with. Knowing that he would have to, seeing as it was his sworn duty as a Kobushi heir to the throne. His eyes lit up, the terror as the creature had spoken ran through him.
"So you're the one who comes here to reek havoc on Karakura, you bastard?" His aura began to flare, as he began to talk about the eerie glow of his own power, a scowl still placed on the underrated kid that stood before him. "You got a lot of nerve, thinking you can come here and not get your ass-kicked by me, fool." Twisting his body so he stood forward to him, a glaring look in his eyes. He was strong, the power he felt from the creature was amazing, and it seemed, more human than the creatures he faced before.
"I don't want to stay here all night, so if you don't mind, I'd like to get started now!" His legs would move, forward he would run straight at the creature, full of his spirited nature and strong lust for victory he would need everything he had. "So, lets get this fight started now!" His eyes deepened in power, the coursing strength of his own spirit wielding his fists in order to subdue this grueling opponents own ability to fight.
His fist would fire off into a straight, something like a quick burst of power, his strikes would be fast, but strong, much like anything a martial artist could do. Quickly, turning into a kicking motion, he screeched loudly and attacked with quick turning kick, followed by a roundhouse. He wouldn't let up from there however, building up for a punch, he would then utilize a shuffle of his feet into an attack as he landed, going into a boxing shuffle stance.
"Come on then, you son of a bitch." He would say with a frown.
“Reek havoc on Karakura, you say? Surely you jest. You imply it as if I make a habit of coming to this retched world.” The human’s accusation left a sour taste in Arturo’s mouth, though in the end he tried his best to simply hide it. Instead, the hollow simply stood with an air of elegance and pride surrounding him, something no less to his usual demeanour.
“Oh-?” Having only enough time to utter a single sound to express his interest, the hollows pale white eyes narrowed onto the human, locking onto his figure like a hawk scanning the surroundings for its prey. At this point a suffocatingly heavy aura had begun to form and wrap itself around the human, flaring up in a strong ghostly hue. Though Arturo had fought and defeated countless spiritually aware humans before, this was the first time he had ever seen an ability quite like this.
“Interesting. I assume that ability stems from those fancy gloves your wearing. I wonder then, what happens-” Arturo’s words cut off abruptly as he extended his right hand outward, the process of doing so causing black reiatsu to circle around his hand. “If I tear away those arms of yours.” At that moment the tainted reiatsu extended and solidified, forming a deep grey katana which despite its sharpness, seemed to resemble a slender piece of bone more than anything else.
About to take a stance, Arturo was caught unprepared as the human shot himself forward like a bullet. “That aura… Does it increase his agility, or rather, is that simply the natural speed he moves at…” Realising that this was no time to overthink things, the hollow tightened his grip on his weapon before bringing it up to defend himself.
Immediately the Adjuchas was greeted by a kick which he blocked with the blunt end of his weapon, sending strong vibrations down it along with several cracks. About to commend the human for his efforts, Arturo found it impossible to do so as his foe continued with his onslaught. As the roundhouse kick collided with his katana, the hollow felt his feet digging firmly into the ground before eventually his weapon snapped under the pressure.
“Tch.” Noticing the human twisting into place for another attack, Arturo prepared himself by bending his knees slightly. As the punch connected the hollow was flung backwards in the air, partly due to the raw power of the punch but also because of the fact that he had just jumped backwards, killing some of the impact.
With a harsh thud the Adjuchas landed on the cold ground, skidding to a halt several meters away from the human. “Did you really think that would be enough, human?” Still resting on the grey tarmac, Arturo’s eyes remained glued to the sky for a moment before he eventually pulled himself upright. “I’ve fought enough of your kind to know exactly how to deal with your attacks. Though I must say, I’m rather disappointed at the lack of power within those fists of yours.”
As an arrogant smirk appeared on Arturo’s face, an aura began to build up around him before it collapsed around his broken weapon. Piece by piece, it steadily grew, regaining its previous shape. At that moment the hollow would disappear from his foes sights, leaving behind only a harsh static sound to signal the use of Sonido. A split second later the same rough sound would emanate through the air as Arturo appeared behind the human, slashing him horizontally across the chest. Whether or not his slash connected, the hollow would then follow up his attack with a stabbing motion, aimed directly at his enemy’s right shoulder.
Post by Kinniku - Kyoumou Kobushi on Jun 25, 2011 0:22:59 GMT
The movement of his sword wasn't quick enough for the collecting of the boys own efforts, the first to attack was the first to win, but these must have the speed to move before the enemy could actually react, that was true as well. His feet made a distinct clash against the blades, rattling them, with another kick which released a strong bit of pressure within such weaponry. However, the last attack was an incredibly strong punch into the oppositions body. It sent him flying into a nearby object on the sky scraper as he finally got into his boxing shuffle.
"Not really, I was just warming up... but you seem to have had a little spill." He had to process the situation, the creature was incredibly durable that much for sure. Though he did give off his full physical strength into that punch, it did all but shattered the creature. Something was wrong here, he could feel the creature beginning to release a powerful oppressive resistance on top of his body. 'Was that really my best shot, or is this creature just something else...' He kept his body ready, taking his feet into a tap against the ground, jumping into one spot as he began to make sounds of screeching, utilizing the power of kiai, the strength to boost the body through release of shrills and screams on impact of power, though for this he was only trying to hype himself to fight.
"You've fought enough of us, eh?!" Kinniku thought about this for a moment, were their more of them then just the Kobushi clan, he knew no more people than himself. Keeping his eyes on this creature were first priority. He needed to move quickly forward towards the next assault. Running forward once again, leaping with his great physical strength into a dash. "Come on!" He took his foot upward once more, leaning into his attack with a forward kick.
He needed to get on the offensive with this situation as his foot moved forward and then twisted into an aerial winding motion as he tapped against the ground and with a backwards spin, he would then release a back spinning fist towards him. He took the initiative to keep attacking, moving into a barrage of strikes with his fists and feet at quick movements, shrilling with the use of kiai once again. His attacks moving quickly, trying to break the creatures defenses with each mighty move. However, this would stop soon after, he leaped backwards, quickly scared of the fact that it seemingly made him want to cut his own throat away.
'His aura was already so... this is ridiculous, what is this guy, is he a "Demon"?!' He took a stance of defense, he would need to keep his eyes on the creature once more. But, for a moment, he felt nothing, saw nothing of the creatures body. A slash appeared across his chest, as he screamed blood spilling from such a stroke. What speed, he couldn't even keep up with such a monster, placing his hands on the wound, his eyes would flare as he would do a rolling maneuver and then push his foot into the ground as he slid. That dodge was not one of knowing, but one of instinct.
'What speed, what speed, I can't believe this!' His mouth gaped open, as they slowly turned into a grim frown. "I couldn't keep up with that maneuver, I need to try another tactic if he's got that kind of speed..." Whispering to himself, he would stand up, the creatures eyes glaring at his own. "That's some quickness you got monster..." The bandages began to form around his chest, as they wrapped the bleeding wound quickly and tightly, he stared at him for a moment, patting his chest. The bandages would grow back, instantly.
"I can't let my guard down against you, though that goes without guessing, eh?" He would ask with a large smirk.
Arturo grinned as he felt his slash carve through flesh, causing an odd sense of satisfaction to surge through his core. Unfortunately his second attack was not so lucky, barley missing its mark and instead leaving his sword to pierce the cold empty air. As the human rolled away to safety, the hollow grimaced slightly at the pain in his arms. Though there were no external injuries, blocking the humans earlier barrage seemed to leave the Adjuchas with soreness in his muscles every time he forced himself to move his arms abruptly.
Regardless he pressed on, straightening himself as the human skidded to a halt. After all, there was no way Arturo would let himself show any signs of pain to his foe, whether he was a human, shinigami or even a fellow hollow. “Nice dodge there. For someone cowardly rolling away that is.” The hollows words were harsh and blunt, though nothing less from the truth. Either way, he couldn’t complain.
Creating distance would only serve to work against the human, while aid Arturo who prefers to fight at the comfort of long range anyway. Noticing himself becoming the victim of the human’s stares, the hollow retaliated by glaring with his pale white eyes. At this point the Adjuchas was doing little else except observing, watching closely as the human wrapped himself with a strange bandage.
At this point Arturo would realise that those things on the human’s hands weren’t gloves, but rather bandages that had been tightly wrapped around, for whatever purpose. Unable to notice anything out of the ordinary about them, the hollow returned his attention to his foe. “Do not kid yourself. Whether your guard is up or down, either way the result will always be the same.” As his words ended, the creature released his grip on his katana causing it to descend onto the ground with a metallic ‘clang’.
“Observe.” Familiar black reiatsu would then begin to circle the hollows hand, though this time it would extend to even longer lengths and spiral around until forming a lance. Upon its completion Arturo would jump backwards a slight distance, causing a gap of around 10 meters to appear between him and his foe. Wasting not a second longer, the Adjuchas would then thrust his lance at the human, throwing it much like a javelin so that it would descend from the skies and impale through him.
Post by Kinniku - Kyoumou Kobushi on Jun 25, 2011 20:35:28 GMT
"I'm a coward for dodging a blow that could leave me more weaken than now, than I guess I am a coward." He huffed, and took both hands in front. Keeping himself poised and ready if he could actually dodge the opponents unbelievable speed. Taking a foot backwards he would twist it and smirk, still keeping the calm and ready stature of his body for another strike. This was getting out of hand, maybe he could fight him effectively if he wasn't so frightened of his powerful aura.
The exchange of words from him and the Hollow had made him not like the situation, with his guard being in danger thanks to the fast swordsmanship of the creature. He had to admit, it was true, he couldn't stand-up to the speed, but maybe he could overwhelm him with power. After all, it would seem that he could actually make the creatures body tremble from his incredible amount of physical strength, that would lead to one single opportunity. He needed to use his newest ability, and the powers of the one inch punch.
Things would only take a turn for the worse... a spiraling black energy would be observed from Kinniku's eyes. He stared with a cold sweat, the hollow would create a lance, something much longer and bigger than his own sword. He thought about the properties of the weapon for a moment, before straightening his posture. 'A lance, can be used as an effective throwing weapon or for attacking at a farther range, is he trying to use the distance to catch me off g-'
As the creation of the weapon was completed, he cursed under his breath as the gap was widened even farther from where Kinniku was now. "Shit." The lance was thrown at such speed, that it almost seemed as it had disappeared, Kinniku's body moving out of the way of such a weapon, though not quick enough for an efficient full dodge, being cut in the arm as the wound would open, he would gasp. Rolling into the ground as he grasped the large cut. He would grunt, and growl for a moment, before the wound would be closed by the bandages once more, tying tightly, as they regrew.
'That lance, it was so fast but... it was, dammit, does he have strength too?!' Taking a look back to the lance, his eyes would be widened by the sheer horror of having the attack hit against him. His gritted his teeth, a bead of sweat dropped from his brow as he caressed his wound once again. Taking a step forward, he would frown. 'I have just screwed myself, his attacking style, the way he blocked my attacks, he isn't a close-range specialist, he's a long-ranged specialist...' Gulping lightly, he would look to the menacing creature, with eyes wide open.
"I need to get back in range, I can't let him fire off anymore weapons like that... he can probably make more weapons from what I just saw." He noted, talking to himself under his breath. He would need a plan, some type of movement to capture this creature. Starting to run forward, he would grasp his fists tightly, taking steps forward. 'When I get there, I need to use One Inch Punch!'
Arturo’s lance shredded through the air with ease, carving its way forwards as it descended towards its target with high velocity. Though the human had managed to dodge the full brunt of the attack, his movements were rather sluggish, causing the tip of the lance to just graze his arm and leave a rather nasty gash wound. The lance meanwhile would continue its trajectory straight towards a distant lamp post, taking a rather large chunk out of it and causing it to descend onto the ground with a harsh crash.
“How unfortunate. Though you only have yourself to blame. After all, if you keep dodging my attacks we both know what will happen to this area and its inhabitants.” Arturo laughed as he preached to the human, his voice echoing in a metallic tone. Though his foes wound seemed to be flooding in blood, the red liquids flow was quickly stopped as the human began to wrap more of his bandages around it, something which picked as the hollows curiosity.
At this point Arturo would begin to notice how the bandages around the human’s hands seemed to stretch almost impossible lengths, seemingly never running out. “Perhaps there is more to those things that what meets the eye.” Carefully the hollow began to contemplate the situation as the human engaged him in another staring contest. Even if this human could use those strange bandages to prevent any unnecessary loss of blood, that didn’t erase the fact that his wounds still existed and sooner or later, after receiving enough injuries his body would simply give up.
Lost in his thoughts, Arturo’s mind was snapped back into reality as the human made a mad dash towards him, the sound of his footsteps being more than enough to force the hollow to regain focus on reality. “How foolish.” The Adjuchas took a moment to straighten himself, calmly observing as his foe approached with speed. “Such a straight forward attack. Do you honestly believe I plan to stand here and let you have your way?”
As the human reached striking distance for a punch the hollow would immediately vanish from sight, appearing once again 10 meters behind him with the aid of Sonido. Upon appearing the hollow would immediately channel his reiatsu, though this time the black tainted aura would sharply extend to form a very small object, taking the shape of a throwing knife. With the human at this point most likely plagued by confusion and wondering what had just happened, Arturo would throw the bone-like knife forwards.
Even if the human did nothing however, he would be surprised to see the object be flung right passed him and into empty space, missing him by mere inches. “You see that? Should I will myself to do so, that’s how easily I can take your life.” With a mocking laugh, Arturo proceeded by stretching his arms outward, as if to welcome the humans embrace. “I am feeling generous, attack me with your best shot human. However, do not disappoint me with your efforts.”
Post by Kinniku - Kyoumou Kobushi on Jun 26, 2011 20:54:07 GMT
Taking the attacks of this creature were becoming much more ruthless, he wouldn't dare doubt that he was superior. His strength was one that was needed in a fight, the superiority of his strength was always something he had, from kicks to punches, to tackles and throws he had always been on top of the people around him. However, this was a battle that needed his full attention, good ol' strength wasn't going to cut it and that would need to be the focus. Speed.
Staring forward with the punch, as the creature would shoot the knife towards him, a short grin was placed on his face. He knew exactly, what was going to happen next, an old special of those who wanted to fight were to go straight behind them. This was the most vulnerable spot after all, and thus the spot which would be attacked most in battle. Leaning into the punch, he grasped the ground below him, spinning rapidly, deflecting the knife front its blunt side, and lashing forward with a spinning roundhouse kick.
"You seem to be a coward yourself, attacking from behind, bitch!" He would utilize another blow trying to kick him backwards with a strong pushing kick from upside down. Catching his arms to the ground, he would utilize the motion to do a kip-up. He breathed outward and then smoothed himself upward laughing a bit.
"Take my life, someone is going overboard, you're strong but, I think if I land one good punch on you, I'd fuck you up." He said in a clear voice, smirking a bit. "Generous, really, then please, oh great Demon, allow me to show you why you shouldn't want such a thing..." He began to sweat a bit, making his way forward, he would run quickly, taking in his fist as he moved at an accelerated rate. He would slide, and stop, putting his fist forward, though not actually punching him. He would go immediately for the chest, with an extremely powerful though "spiritually powerless", One Inch Punch.
His fist would stay where it was, with such a strong move, one of his best attacks when normal. He took his time, as he smiled lightly. "You felt that one?"
Arturo grinned as the knife he threw was deflected by the overly energetic human. At this point he was unsure whether it was simply instinct acting or rather his foe wanted to take the opportunity to show off his prowess, though either way the hollow did admire this display of enthusiasm. “I’m a coward for attacking from behind, you say? Well then you’re foolish for not having the sense to do the same. Or rather, perhaps the fact of the matter is you’re unable to muster the courage to pull off such an attack.”
The truth in Arturo’s words could only be proved as he lowered his guard, forcing himself to take the humans next attack. Like usual, the human would simply dash forwards like a bull upon first sight of the colour red, a predictable response. After all, it only took a few moments worth of observing for the hollow to realise what a straight forward fighter this man was, never attacking from the sides or rear, never even using Sonido or rather the human equivalent to better position himself.
As the human approached Arturo would study him carefully, sighing at the fact that he could not feel even a drop of reiatsu flaring up within his foe. Clearly, this meant that he was aiming for a regular punch; something the Adjuchas felt no need to brace himself for. The hollows reasoning behind this madness was that he wanted to test the human, after all why kill a prey with so much hidden potential when you can allow it to mature, making it that much more satisfying to devour.
It was that very fact that made it all the more disappointing that the human would choose to go on the offensive with a non-spiritually enhanced attack, though regardless Arturo would accept it anyway. Like a sledge hammer, the heavy fist would connect with the hollows armoured chest. With a strong crashing sound the Adjuchas would find himself pushed back by the impact, tumbling to the ground on his back with little else to stop the momentum carrying him other than his legs which would drag across the rough concrete.
“Tsk.” Leaping onto his legs, Arturo pulled himself upright before the sudden jolt of his wound would force him to abruptly arc his back over. Inspecting the scales on his chest, the Adjuchas would find several tiny cracks stretched across, a sight which would cause his eyes to widen slightly. “H-He broke through my armour? How amusing…” Glaring at the human, the hollow glanced at his foes hands momentarily before grinning. After all with each one of his scales being akin to sandpaper, there’s no way the human could of punched him with that kind of strength without at least causing some skin deep damage to his fist.
“That was indeed a strange attack. Though, instead of using such a close ranged punch wouldn’t a full swing have helped you cause more damage? Besides. Did I not ask you to come at me with your best shot?” Though Arturo was busy mocking the humans efforts, it was undeniable that the attack had caused some damage, that much being obvious from how the hollow remained hunched over, struggling to straighten his back.
With a quick groan, the Adjuchas would puff out his chest before fixing his posture. “Allow me to demonstrate.” Dragging his arm upwards, the hollow would point it towards the heavens before the air would suddenly become heavy and dense. Filling with a red hue, reiatsu would begin to circle around the area wildly before being drawn towards Arturo’s finger tips, gathering at one point into a ball before compressing tightly. “This. Is what I expect when I ask of some for their best shot.”
With grim laughter, the sphere of deep red would expand outwards into a pillar of destructive energy, shooting straight towards the skies with a thunderous roar. As the blast died down the hollows arm would drop to his sides like lead weights before he would begin panting slightly. Above the two foes there would now be a large circle of blue where the cero from earlier has pierced and obliterated through the clouds, leaving behind nothing except emptiness. “Let’s try this again. If I grow bored with you I’ll simply turn my attention to the city, so I suggest you start fighting me seriously.” With his words coming to a close, the Adjuchas would stand his ground, slowly regaining his composure. Clearly he wanted the human to attack, though this time he had no intentions of standing by idly.
Post by Kinniku - Kyoumou Kobushi on Jun 27, 2011 22:09:26 GMT
A clean hit would take his oppositions body back into the clear, the punch he had just mastered was already being used for combative purposes. Though, he needed to work on using it at a much faster rate it got the job done... wait. His hand, was it bleeding? How? He screeched as he grasped his fist, the bandages wrapping around it as he let it go. Was he actually able to... no he couldn't have, Kinniku didn't even see an attack from him. Or was it his skin, the properties of the skin were hard, and strong, what was this power...
Staring in fear of what abilities this person had. It definitely wasn't a normal demon, it was something more, something that would not be beaten so easily by his antics. But there was something even more startling, the creatures fingers began to glow a bright red. A vigorous form of energy spiraled into the sky. Listening to the words of the being, his mouth wide open. 'I-Impossible...' The clouds had parted from its power, he had only been left staring at such a feat.
"You bastard, I won't let you do it..." This would be the time when he needed to get serious, when he would need to use his full power to take such a strong opponent down. The moment of truth was here. With his aura beginning to flare, moving more so like a flame than a wave. His foot would stomp down pointing at the monster. "I won't let you take innocent lives!!!" He screeched loudly screaming as he moved forward. Finally something happened, in the moment of anger he would disappear, reappearing within the air as his fist was pulled backwards, laying forth a strong punch towards his face.
He would push his body once more, spinning rapidly as he took his body forward, inwardly going into a lashing agile kick towards the head. An axe-kick would pursue. Landing on both hands, as he would begin to disappear once more. Moving forward as he went into a deep position he would try and take up his attacks at a much more rapid pace. Each time, he unconsciously used the famed technique of the human kind, Blitzen. "I'll show you what my serious side can do!"
“Relax.” Grinned Arturo as he widened his legs, bracing himself for the human’s next attack. “After all, your life is the only one I’m interested in taking at this moment in time.” With a chuckle, the Adjuchas would begin releasing his previously held back reiatsu, causing the air around him to vibrate strongly and become heavy. At this point the hollow knew full well that if he wanted to bear witness to his foes potential then he himself would also have to stop holding back.
Preparing himself to grab the human by the neck and rip out his throat as he approached, Arturo would find the opportunity to do so quickly slip by him as the human vanished from his sights with a violent burst of speed. “So he can use the human equivalent of Sonido after all…” A mere instant later the human would appear, directly in front of the hollows field of vision. Rather disappointed with this fact, the Adjuchas would simply react accordingly and save his insults for later.
Crossing his arms, Arturo would use them both to block the punch, the impact of which causing his body to be dragged backwards several inches. Though the punch alone wasn’t very frightening, the area it was aimed at however is what made it dangerous, so much so that the hollow refused to allow his guard to be penetrated by the next attack as his foe positioned himself to unleash a violent kick.
As the attack landed Arturo would grit his teeth as the shockwaves resonated from his arm which was used to block the attack, to throughout his entire upper body, leaving a strong feeling of soreness within him. Before the human could get the chance to pound on anymore combos the hollow would immediately dart away from him with the aid of Sonido, appearing in the distance 5 meters away. “And yet again you attack head on. Is the concept of a ‘sneak attack’ so oblivious to you?”
Taking a peek at his right arm, the hollow would immediately return his gaze back at the human in a quick movement as to not give away what he was looking at. “Though the damage is miniscule, his attacks are beginning to penetrate and crack my armour plating…” Raising his left hand, a black tinted glow would surround and protrude outwards until quickly forming a spear of dark grey bone. This time however another aura would begin to form, specifically around the newly created weapon.
The aura was red in colour, wrapping around the tip of the weapon before beginning to rotate violently, the act of doing so causing crimson sparks to dance off the weapon and emit a faint screeching noise which would slowly become louder by each passing moment. Like before the hollow would pull back his arm, preparing to toss the weapon like a javelin and impale the human. Before throwing the spear however, Arturo would leave his hand suspended in the air just for a moment, carefully watching to see if his foe planned to intercept his attack.
Should the human do so, instead of throwing the weapon he would bring it down and swing it at his foe in order to push him back. Either way, whether Arturo would get the chance to throw or swing it, whatever the case even if the weapon itself missed the torrent of sparks that would follow the weapon along its path would surely pelt the human and scorch his skin.
Post by Kinniku - Kyoumou Kobushi on Jun 28, 2011 19:52:35 GMT
Blood, more blood went from his fists into the ground, the hard skin of the demons body made it a worse case scenario. Landing his fist on the ground as he gritted his teeth deeper. His fist bleeding, shaking from the use of such attacks against the opponent. "Not fun..." He held his wrist watching the dripping blood going to the ground. 'My hands starting to go numb... that's not good.' Starting to move his hand, slowly slipping it backwards he touched his hand against the ground.
"I don't believe in sneak attacking, I believe in fighting head on and keeping my head towards my enemy... not running behind them and attacking." His voice would resound as he breathed outward. "But you know, that doesn't really matter, I just need to keep punching, and kicking... I think I'll beat you what do you think?" His glare would once again be towards his eyes, his lips in a small grin. Of course, he was hurting, his body felt tired and his wounds still ached, but hey that's business. You fight to survive, that is the way a warrior wins.
Both of them would begin to focus, two auras releasing at one time, though his aura wasn't necessarily his equal, it was still strong. "I'm guessing you realize that I'm not gonna allow for you to keep attacking me with all that power..." His fist would clench tightly, bones beginning to crack in his fists going back into place. "I'm gonna fight back!" His rush would come once more, the power that the man generated from his lance, releasing a glowing energy similar to the blast he used before. 'He's doing that again?!'
His foot would break against the ground, with a full dash, focusing the power of his legs into a full movement, disappearing in an instant as he went to grasp the lance in order to remove it as an obstacle, with one hand. "HA!" With his fist ready to go forth with an extremely forceful kick towards the face. Though, not a One Inch Punch, it was a powerful kick, this time infused unconsciously with spiritual power. "Take this one!"
If this would however work, he would flip upside down releasing the lance, as he spun into the air, his body would collapse into one another. His body spun rapidly, taking his foot forward into a thrust kick. "HA!" The spiritual power of the foot progressing further. He needed to release more power. 'Come on dammit!'
