God Yet Lives

Mortal raised an eyebrow, "How long have you been here?"

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Atae looked at Noah, "Do you need any medical attention? Are you injured?" She asked, figuring her was still on a mission to help.

*The suited Arrancar climbs to his feet. It turns its head towards the female Arrancar, who yelps.*

???<Do--do you want me to heal you?>

*It looks back at Yue. Meanwhile, Basidius sinks into the ground & re-emerges next to the throne.*

Basidius<I think we can do without the formalities. We all know I'm going to win. So, I'll just take a seat, & wait for the pair of you to die.>
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N"I'm fine. And the invaders seem to have disapppeared...for now, anyway."
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"Long enough to piece together a theory about what's going on."

Mortal resealed her zan, as did Sab. "So, what have you found out Spiderman?"

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Atae nodded, "Yes sir, then I should return to my duties at the fourth and report to my captain."

Yue whips his bindings into Suit's face detonating them before they make contact.

"Aera how you holding up?"

*Just before the bindings hit the suited Arrancar, a cold wind comes in, bringing with it a low whisper of "Noct...is....Tal-e...a...." When they do hit him, it kicks up a cloud of dust. By the time the dust settles, he's already gone.*

???<Is he...dead?>

Basidius<I...don't know. But it doesn't matter. I am King now.>

*He sits on the throne, legs still buried in the sand. The arms start flinging Bala at the airborn Arrancar, every flick of a giant finger throwing out another blast.*
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<The enemy is led by a woman named Keter. I knew of her, but I had no idea she became a Soul Reaper Captain. What's even more odd is that would make her easily older than the old Head Captain. So, if she was killed after the Quincy War, it stands to reason that she had Hollow powers to begin with. As for where she commands from now...well, that's obvious. What's more obvious is that they don't yet have enough strength for an assault on the Soul Society, so they'll probably return to Hueco Mundo next, for more Arrancar.>

"Keter... why do I feel like I know her?" Mortal said. "Oh, they wanted me to kill you, just so you know."

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Noctis stirs slightly and wakes from her sleep. She looks around the room for a second before trying to get some sleep again.

Kira finds Unohana's reiatsu and hurries to it. He arrived at a door and knocked on it, hoping Unohana would answer from the other side.

"...Sure."

*Being the Head Goddamn Captain, she does no such thing. The guards look at him like he's retarded. He does, however, see Taiyo leaving.*
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"I see."

*He snaps his fingers, opening a Garganta.*
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*Noctis sees the shape of something tall & thin, with many twisted arms, & a ghost white head of sorts near the closet. It seems to be getting closer.*

Noctis' body tenses, she blinks on her FullBring and tries to get a better look at what was in her room.

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"Where are you going?" Sab asked.

"Wait, if you know who Keter is tell me, I might know about her." Mortal said.

Yue retreats back a bit with Aera (since Tae is refusing to post again).

"What's there to say? She's a Soul Reaper I encountered a few thousand years ago. Do you know how many Soul Reapers I've encountered in my time? As for myself, I'm going to Hueco Mundo to kill all of the Adjuchas that Aamon missed."
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*It's a coat rack.*
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*Long, thin trees of hyphae emerge from the ground around them.*

<Using this technique is taxing. I will require feeding shortly.>

*He knocks the female Hollow off of her feet with a Bala.*

<That's your job, fool!>

*She nods vigorously before running off.*

Kira was about to ask the guards if he could go in before he spotted Taiyo.

"Girl" He called out, not in the mood for formalities or niceties, "Come here.. please."

Mortal lets out a small sigh, she didn't want to go home since they were easily tracked their, but she didn't think she'd be welcome here, and after seeing three captains just get whupped, it didn't feel all that safe either. "Want help?" She asked.

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Noct let out a long sigh and covered herself under her blanket and pressed her body into Euryale's for comfort, closing her eyes tightly she tried to get some sleep.

"It would be appreciated."
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*Oddly enough, it feels like Euryale hasn't been eating much, & also went to bed in a suit.*

"Awesome," Mortal said with a small sigh, "Lead the way."

Sab let out a small sigh, It had been such a nice year before this whole... Hell thing.

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Noctis instantly turned and tried to put a hand around the things throat, shadow clones close by as well.

*Not being at all in the moods to deal with some jag off, she continues on her way to wherever Lilith might be.*

*Euryale starts coughing as some psychopath chokes her in her sleep.*
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*They emerge near the throne. Over a dune, they witness several fungal tendrils issuing from the ground, & explosions in the air.*
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*She sees Lilith in the Squad 12 research room. When Urahara sees Taiyo, he ducks into a back room, saying he's got her Zanpakuto ready.*

"Yippie..."

*she follows on over to the back room.*

Noct lets go of Euryale and stammers a bit, "I, um--" Having drawn a blank on good excuses, Noctis kisses Euryale.

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Mortal looks over at the explosion. "That looks intense."

*When he pulls the Zanpakuto out, it's no longer wrapped in fabric, but the guard has a big, purple bow with yellow polka dots & a set of googley-eyes on springs.*

<Ta-da! This special high-tech seal will allow you full usage of your Zanpakuto's abilities, while preventing the Hollow from taking it over. Though, it can't withstand Bankai-level strength for more than 15 minutes at a time.>
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"That's an Arrancar. It looks as though they've already made some."
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*Euryale pushes Noctis away, still coughing.*

"What the Hell are you doing? Are you insane?!"

Noctis shrugged, blushing profusely, "Sorry, I thought I thought I was dreaming... not that I rape you in my dreams..." Noct looked around, "Did you see anything weird around here... aside from... me just now?"

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"Oh joy, lets see what the kids are up to." Mortal said, making her way over.

*Euryale immediately starts looking around. Then she closes her eyes.*

"No...and I don't feel anything, either."

*She opens her eyes again.*

"You're probably just on-edge because you scared yourself earlier."
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*They run into a female Arrancar with a mask like a cartoon bug on her head. Senthose pulls out Irukandji & she shrieks.*

"Whelp, time to get my murder on. I suggest turning around & counting the sand, it makes the process quicker. Probably."

Sab furrows her eyebrows and turns around, "Really..." She whispered, looking at the sand.

"Not you Sab, you look forward."

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Noctis let out a long sigh, "Right. I'm... sorry. I didn't mean to, do whatever I did." She said, not quite able to meet Euryale's eyes.

Aera: <This is fantastic. And I never even wanted the stupid throne to begin with.>