God Yet Lives

<Why don't you just rub your face all over it, to test that theory?>
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Urahara<It's as I feared. The Miasma excites the Inner Hollow, makes it easier for it to take control. Taiyo, you're going to have to find some way of beating the Hollow. Fortunately, the other project that your friend & I are working on can help with that!>

"Can't you just get rid of it?"

"I'd rather not"

*One of the snake skins jerks towards him suddenly.*
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Urahara<If I knew how, I would have already offered.>

"Oh. Can't I go to where it is an get rid of it there?"

Karasu's snake charm knocks it away with a tail strike.

"Ya locate him yet?"

"Not yet. This forest's natural energy is interfering with my ability."

*The snake's tail also starts to burn a little bit.*

<It's useless, you know. All of these skins share my smell, reitsu signature, & coloration. I wouldn't recommend tasting them, but they share that too. I also have them set up in such a way that I can move them like puppets.>
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Urahara<You could certainly try. Either way, we need to go to the same place.>

*He taps the wall with his Zanpakuto & an elevator appears.*

"Okay..."

*Taiyo stares at her Zanpakuto for awhile before picking it up and sheathing it before going over to the elevator.*

"Oh is that all?" Karasu says as he flips his phone closed and de-summons the giant snake before landing. He then calls out his ten samurai charms.

"You should know I'm the master of puppetry and..."

Kujaku smiled and finished his brother's sentence, "...and he doesn't track by those things."

Karasu directed his puppets to destroy the skins before pointing to the south-east. "He's there brother."

Kujaku nodded and vanished.

<You're fooling no one.>

*Several of the snake skins lash out to try & wrap around Karasu. The ones that were being slashed to ribbons were also dousing the puppets with acid, creating a Mutual Assured Destruction sort of situation.*
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*The elevator takes them to a deep cave with its own daytime sky & sunlight.*

Urahara<I've built several of these, usually for training purposes. Squad 4 has me working on a big one to produce medical supplies. That's why I enlisted Venezuela's aid--to help me dig. More importantly, these are incredibly difficult to destroy, making it an ideal setting to deal with your Hollow.>

Noctis shrugged, "It is basically a big fireball, it is from a video game. Soul Society should get video games." Noct polished off her plate and let out a contented sigh, "That was good."

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Mortal looked over towards Astarte, "So, why the Menos forest? No offense, but don't you find it a tad bit cramped in here?"

"My brother is the blade and I'm the hand the wields him. You cannot escape my eyes. To me flash stepping is as slow as a snail's crawl. Your every twitch, breath, blink. I see it all. I shall say it again, you cannot escape and you cannot hide from MY eyes." Karasu yanks on the souls in the trees causing the trees to fall and pin the snake skins coming at him to the ground.

Kujku reappeared behind the hollow and slashed at his head in a beheading attempt.

*Iris nods and watches her at work.*

Iris: <Find anything yet?>

Astarte looked at Mortal with some measure of surprise.
"No, it is sheltered from invaders and easy for me to navigate around," Astarte explained. "You may find it 'cramped' after spending so long in the open deserts, but I am very used to this life. If you don't mind, I would like to head back to my cave... if you want to come too..."

Enkidu lay in the sand, convinced that he wouldn't be beaten. Not again.
He could feel his body changing, but he could not tell whether it was for better or worse.
After coughing up another clot of blood, Enkidu began pushing himself to his knees.
What is this I feel?

"Shame I wasn't here before," Kira says to Noah, "why don't you think he's from hell?"

N"After fighting enough of them, you can tell. Their Reitsu feels different. There's also a kind of sulfur smell."
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L"Yeah, who wouldn't want to fight monsters with big swords on their off-time?"

*Euryale asks for the bill, like a boss.*
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S"You want cramped? Try living IN the sand. It's like being buried at the beach 24/7, except it's Hueco Mundo so it's cold & musty everywhere you go. But at least you don't have to worry about High Tide."

A"You were an ambush-type Hollow? I had no idea."
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*The sword slashes deep into its neck, cutting off its antlers. As a result, it begins to dissolve.*

<This means nothing. Even if you kill me, there are literally thousands of Hollows in this forst. I hear there's even a Menos somewhere within...all the same, here's a parting gift, from me to you! I hope to see you in Hell!>

*Its throat swells until it explodes, showering a spherical area of about 10 feet around him with deadly acid.*

Kujaku didn't wait to see this however as soon as the hollow started flapping his gums he vanished and grabbed Karasu before vanishing again to some distance away.

"Fuckin'"

"That was throughly unpleasant. By the way I think that "she" might be a member of execution judging by what John said."

Kujaku paled, "Oh... y-ya think?"

"Probably"

"FUCK! I mean... we should take one of these cats... she looked like a cat person. We can use it as a meat shield and maybe she won't beat us up... again."

"One can only hope."

Sab giggled a bit, at least she went out and hunted for food, and didn't sneak up and ambush it.

Mortal shrugged, "I just don't really like closed spaces. I need room to stretch out my wings-- arms."

"You had wings?" Sab asked.

"Of course, I was a dragon. My ressureccion has wings as well, you just can't really see them because they're not really useful in a fight," Mortal said, "Anyway, yes, Astarte, I'd like to come along, if you don't mind."

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Noct let out a small sneeze, "I guess someone is talking about me," She said to herself, before looking at Euryale. "I'll pay for the meal, if you don't mind."

A"But I've seen a lot of Hollows use their wings in fights."

S"Man, does anyone else suddenly want some lamb chops?"
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*Before they'd moved, some of the acid splashed on the phone, causing an indeterminate amount of damage. Now they found themselves in an empty clearing with a thin layer of fog.*
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E"No, no, I can't let you pay for everyone."

"We could split the bill if you really want to, but I have the money for it," Noct replied.

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Mortal shook her head, "They broke easily, and were easy to tear. I mean, I could fly, but I didn't quite like being a big target in the air anyway. I also had a few moves with them, but as I am now, I don't think I'd ever need to use them again. I probably have high speed regeneration for my limbs specifically because of my wings. Before becoming an Arrancar they were the only limbs I had that would get broken, or ripped off."

"Did they at least look nice?" Sab asked.

"I was a dragon the size of a yacht with twelve wings. I don't want to brag, but I do like the way I looked." Mortal then looked at Senthose, "I wouldn't mind some eating some lamb, now that you mention it. I find they can be finger licking good."

"Well fuck" Karasu actually swore.

"Well then guess that's our cue to leave this shitty forest"

Karasu sighed and they started walking in the general direction of out.

S"No offense, but it sounds to me like you were the dumbest looking Hollow that ever lived."

*He glances at Sab & Aroma.*

S"One of the dumbest."
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E"I insist that we split it. Also, I'll pay the tip."

L"Where do you even get your money? Your parents must have had the greatest life insurance policy ever."
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*They are now back on the rolling plains leading towards Town.*

Noct glared daggers at Lilith, "That is hardly something to make light of."

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"Okay Mr. Jellyfish," Mortal quipped, causing Sab to giggle a bit.

*The obelisk shatters and they land in a cloud of sand, Aera stumbling around a bit before straightening herself. She reverts from Resurrección.*

Aera: <I need to start doing crap without draining all of my energy. I think I might've gotten a taste of his spiritual pressure... maybe.>

*She shrugs and sighs before turning and points into the horizon.*

Aera: <...That way.>

Iris: <Righty, then. Let's get going!>

*Iris starts marching off in the direction Aera points at.*