God Yet Lives

*Aroma stares at the floor, burning red.*
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"I guess it has its own kind of serene beauty."

*She runs a hand up the back of Noctis's neck & pulls her in for a lez-out session.*
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<...Six Rod Light Prison.>

*She points at Kira's midsection.*
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*Chokmah tosses a few rings at her. Meanwhile, several of the rings surrounding her are enveloped in a red light & stop moving. She then stabs at Chokmah. Though she blocks with an Okasen, the whole thing is quickly reverted into petals. Senthose hops into the forest to start looking around.*

L"You forget, I'm at the level of a Captain now. And, by the looks of it, a much more experienced one than you."

*Also, as Atae is running, a bunch of thorny vines lash out & ensnare her in a large net. While the bladed rings are still flying at her.*
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*The second twists around her attack & begins to wrap around her. Venezuela has already been coccooned in another. Szayel is laughing again.*

They lez-out.

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Sab feels a bit victorious seeing Aroma like that, and feels even more superior after Mortal asks Aroma to leave the room so she can change.

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Atae used a Sho on the blades, as she cut herself free from the vines.

Kira widened his eyes but could not avoid the Kido.
"What is this?!" He demanded, struggling against the restraints, "Are you...? did you...? This forest! I should have known!"

Atsuko struggled against the vine and squeezed it with her free hand, "Bakudo 9, Geki!"

Yue quickly dodges the sickle blade but not quick enough to avoid it nicking his shoulder, "Tch"

OOC: What a monster.

*Aroma embarrassedly shuffles out of the roof.*
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*The blades are deflected, but instead of being cut, the vines just grow blue flowers. To make matters worse for her, another shadow blade emerges from the woods, flying towards her. Chokmah swings a bladed arm at Lilith, who blocks. She then swings the other arm, so Lilith fires an Okasen, knocking Chokmah backwards.*
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*Unfortunately, this does not work for her, & she finds herself spit out a few minnutes later. The tentacles retract to Szayel & the pods start swelling up.*

S<Do you have any more brilliant plans?"

"Just one."

*As Venezuela says that, the dirt around him churns, until a puff of smoke emerges from where the shield machine is.*
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<Probably. Hado 90, Black Coffin.>
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*It can be assumed that Euryale then washes Noctis's back & lower waist.*

"Washes", we all know what that is code for.

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Mortal gets dressed in a pair of black slacks, a white tee shirt, then throws a red jacket over it. As she is pulling on a pair of black boots she says, "You know, you shouldn't be mean to Aroma. I saw the way you looked at her, not only now, but since she has joined our little group. She means well, and is about as heartfelt as they come."

"I am being nice. And you don't know that, we've only just met her, she could be a horrible person for all we know." Sab countered.

"She might be, but at least I'm trying to get to know her. You are the one who wanted to live in the world of the living, so why are you the one acting like just another heartless hollow?"

"That isn't fair, Mortal." Sab replied, growing frustrated.

"I'm not asking you to fall in love with her, I'm simply saying not to hold something like me going to help Senthose against her, especially after she helped me. If nothing else, we owe her kindness, and showing kindness to someone is something I never thought I'd have to ask you to do."

At this Sab had nothing to counter with, so she simply let out a small sigh, "I guess you're right."

"No need to guess." Mortal responded, standing up, and kissing Sab lightly before heading towards the door. Once she opened it she looked for Aroma and waved her over with a smile, "Ready to go?"

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Atae uses a shakkaho to try and blast her way free.

"Senthose how's your presquisa?"

Aera: <I think you mean Pesquisa.>

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Kite: <You're full of crap, fire is my thing!>

*Kite hurls his wheel at the pillar. Large flowers of fire cluster around the wheel until it is one large sphere of fire blasting against the pillar.*

"Yes, thank you Aera."

S"I don't suppose you idiots want to help me find this person?"

*This just results in a sudden bloom of flowers on the vines. Lilith glances at her.*

L"You either have to overwhelm the plant with more energy than it can take in, or try to get free without using very much at all."

Chokmah<Damn it. I hoped I wouldn't have to use it this early.>

*Chokmah puts a hand over her face, & makes a motion like she's gripping something. Seeing this, Lilith immediately puts her into a Six Rod Light Prison.*
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*Gevurah just walks around the pillar. Meanwhile, his footprints catch on fire, the air around him catches on fire, & the building behind him is still on fire.*

<"Fire"? Do not demean me with your vulgar understandings. I do not control fire. I control the very world!>
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<S-sure.>

*Still staring at the ground, Aroma shuffles after them.*
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OOC: She wasn't humping Noctis's back.

*Euryale turns off the water & grabs a towel from outside, drying her hair first.*

"What do you want for dinner?"

Without the energy to break out of the Kido restraint, Kira just yelled 'traitorous scum' before being lacerated from head to toe and collapsing.

"Ew..." Atsuko groaned, "W-what did he do to us..?"

"Shit she's a Vaizard!" Yue rapidly unsheaths his zanpakutou and moves to Senthose's side. "This is getting way too troublesome."

S<You destroyed my shield machine. No matter.>

*The pods break & Szayel grabs the dolls from them. He puts the Atsuko doll in his lap, then holds up the Venezuela doll by the neck & shakes it.*

"Have you ever heard of a 'voodoo doll'?"

S<Please don't compare Fornicaras's abilities to such unscientific nonsense.>

*He begins unscrewing the doll's top half.*
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*Lilith sprints into the woods while chanting the incantation for Six Rod Light Prison.*

S"Are you sure that will be enough?"

L"I'll add to it later, first priority is to find the ene--hold on, what's that?"

*A whirling tidal wave of black sickle-blades was swallowing the trees & looming over them, preparing to crash down & swallow them whole.*

"Sho! Sho!" Atsuko yelled, pointing first at the Venezuala doll then at her own.

OOC: You don't know that.

Noctis frowned a bit, "You want to cook? Do you not like it when I cook, I knew I wasn't any good." She said, grabbing a towel and wrapping it around her hair, the grabbing another to dry her body.

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Atae sheaths her zan and uses it as a wedge between the vines, and wherever she is being held.

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Mortal lifted Aroma's chin with a gentle gesture, "Is there something interesting on the ground?" She asked with a hint of a smile, "Try to smile Aroma, for me?" She plead, catching Aroma's gaze.

Sab finally came from the room holding Mortal and her own zan. Seeing Mortal look into Aroma's eyes, the faintest hint of a smile along her lips, and the slight physical contact, it threw her into a fit, one she masked expertly. Walking over she handed Mortal her sword with a smile, and tied her own to her waist. "I think we're all set now." She said in an even tone.

Mortal looked at Sab with a bit of a frown, sensing something off in the demeanor of her little love. "Don't you go moping around now too."

"What are you talking about." Sab asked incredulously.

"Nothing, nothing." Mortal responded, not wanting to press the subject further, least of all with Aroma there, who's presence probably put Sab on edge. "Lets go." Mortal declared, opening a garganta to Soul Society.

"Shit!! We need to bail!"

*This loosens the vine, but it retightens itself in about 45 seconds.*

S"It's good to have you on the team."

*Senthose puts an arm around Lilith's shoulder & ducks, his tentacles surrounding the 2 of them in a dome that pulses electricity as the wave of blades smashes down on them all.*
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S<How annoying.>

*Szayel stands over the dolls he dropped.*

S<Yes. I think you should come over here and try to take them from me.>

*He then puts his foot over the Venezuela doll, which had spilled open, strewing a bunch of colored beads all over the place.*

S<PS: Tick-tock.>
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*Aroma smiles weakly.*

"I'll try."

*Afterwards, she silently watches & then follows the pair.*

[What went wrong? Things were going so well.]
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*The Garganta opens up near a clearing where a black-haired ambiguously brown Soul Reaper woman is talking to a man with white hair, an ice scythe, & a white shihaksho.*

F<You really expect me to believe that you defeated Kyoraku?>

M<Believe it or not, he's done for. The question is, what about you?>

F<Are you threatening me? That's cute, really. Can we skip to the part where I crush your head?>

M<It's not a threat. It's an opportunity. Surely you realize that the current Kenpachi is by far the weakest. Maybe not in terms of Reitsu, but as far as personality goes, he's barely as vicious as your average garden variety Hollow.>
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"No, it's just, when's the last time I cooked for you? Or did anything for you, really. (Anything that was a good idea, anyway.)"

Atsuko looked from Venezuala to Szayel and back, a look of helplessness falling across her features.

Kira fainted!

Yue moves fast, faster than he thought he was capable of and sonidos to Aera before ripping a garganta and pushing her through, "Goodbye, Aera" and closing it just as the wave bares down. He releases and is consumed by the wave.

Noct let out a small sigh, she had pined for a compliment but came up empty handed, Maybe I really do suck at cooking and she is just making excuses... trying to be nice... No, Euryale is upfront with me about everything. It is what I love about her, she is so caring, she wouldn't hold something back from me. Noct let a smirk play on her lips, "Fine, then I'll let you spoil me today." She said with a genuine smile, something she had grown accustomed to doing since falling deeper in love with Euryale. "You're lucky you don't have to cook for three like I did yesterday though. I feel like that was a once in a lifetime thing though, we hardly ever get visitors."

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Mortal tried to ID the man with the scythe, "Hey, didn't I fight you like... yesterday?"

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Atae tries to get free again, but shumpo away once she was free.

*A cloud of dirt kicked up as Ven suddenly jumped at Szayel, clawing & biting at his chest. He started lashing her back with his tentacles, creating long red gashes. She fired a bunch of knives into him & he fell over his throne. Atae manages to get herself free up to her knees, but with some painful scratches.*
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"You mean visitors we actually invite. Anyway, what do you want to eat? You must be starving."
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*When the wave dissipates, most of Senthose's tentacles are gone.*

L"What are you doing?"

S"Saving you."

L"Okay, I'm safe, you can let go now."

*She pushes off of him. Noting that Chokmah is now missing, she puts on her Hollow mask, vines spreading down her back & petals unfurling into wings.*
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*He turns.*

<Oh, it's you. Good, I was beginning to think you wouldn't show up. She has been quite anxious to meet you.>

"Well, who would we invite? Everyone we know is either busy, or John, and he'd just go on about how easy we have it, or something else we have that is better than what he has. Speaking of John, I feel like I haven't heard from him all arc." Noct said. "As for food, I'm up for some red meat. Do we have any steak?"

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Mortal raised an eyebrow, "Haven't we already met, like... yesterday as well. Remember, I had the human girls with me. It is of no importance, what exactly is going on here?"

"Bakudo 30, Shitotsu Sansen!" Atsuko yelled, firing three beams of light that would slam into Szayel and pin him to whatever object he hit next in the shape of a triangle.
After that was fired she pointed her palm at Szayel and began charging a Shakkaho while reverting her Zanpakuto back to it's base form, leaving several small bleeding holes on her arm.

"We should invite him up some time, I like hearing about how I have such great stuff."

*She pulls some meat out of the freezer.*

"We do indeed. What would you like to go with it?"
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<You aren't making the orders around here. Just follow the path.>

*He points to a winding path through the forest.*
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S<You think I can't break free from your pathetic Kido easily?!>

*He smashes one beam, then rips out another one. Venezuela jumps back.*
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*Senthose waltzes over to Atae & holds a hand out in front of her face.*

S"You know what? If I'm going to keep saving people, I'm demanding compensation. Fork it over."

Atsuko released the Shakkaho into Szayel before he could escape the restraint.
"Please... die," She groaned, charging a second Shakkaho.