God Yet Lives

Yue remained silent as well.

"Do you feel like you've been able to work through any of the anger? Perhaps you'd like to talk about it?"

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Mortal furrowed her brow, "Perhaps he ate his mother because there was a Soul Reaper out there who was shit at her job!"

Sab looked at her quizzically.

"Sorry, I don't know where that came from..."

L"Oh, that's rich. I don't see the Hollows policing each other. Barrgan just sat on his bony ass all day, & from what I've been told, the 2 of you are no better! I might not be good at my job, but at least I...I have...had one...I've probably been discharged by now."
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E"It's gone now. It's weird, it's like breathing in that miasma drudged up all of these memories I wasn't consciously thinking about. I guess the reason I didn't notice them when Szayel came back is because I was...distracted...by...other things...."

"I'm not Queen, Senthose is our King. Most hollows are no better than animals anyway, Darwinism takes care of most of it. Listen, I didn't mean to rile you up, I just had a little outburst."

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Noctis felt bad, "I'm to blame for those distractions aren't I? I'm sorry..."

S"I'm glad you two are getting along. Honestly, watching the two of you fight all of the time was getting annoying."

*Senthose waltzes over to the bar & pours himself a drink.*

S"It was especially stupid the way you both insulted your...better halves."
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"Not at all. What makes you say that?"

"What?"

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"Its just that, I feel live I'm to blame for a lot of the issues we've had recently. I feel really bad about it. I don't want you to be upset or anything, least of all with me, or because of me. I should make you happy, not mad or sad."

Aera: <Got any ideas?>

*She stands up and leaps off of the dune, holding a hand out to him.*

"I don't know what you're talking about, Noct."
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S"An Arrancar who hates Soul Reapers. A Visored who hates Hollows."

L"I never said I hate Hollows."

Noct furrowed her eyebrows, and let out a small, defeated sigh, "I guess if you don't want to talk about it, I shouldn't push the issue. I'm going to go take a shower." She got up and made her way to the bathroom.

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"It is a bit odd really, since in actuality Arrancar and Vizords have a lot in common." Sab said.

"I don't hate her," Mortal said.

Yue remains silent.

*He turns around, leaning against the bar.*

S"Well, in that case, I suppose you wouldn't mind each others' presence for, say, a few months?"

L"What are you scheming now?"

S"Are you saying Hollows are always scheming?"

L"That's not--you--quit changing the subject!"
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"...What was that about?"

*The bathroom still smells of sulfur because of that cage that's been sitting open on the sink, spewing miasma into the room.*

Noct closes the cage, the door, then undresses and begins to take a shower.

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"A few months?" Mortal asked, "But I've got things to do..."

"Don't call me a thing."

The thought of staying in the World of the Living for any longer than she needed to made the hair stand up on the back of Astarte's neck, but she continued to stay quiet.

Enkidu woke up, slightly annoyed at himself for falling asleep in the middle of the desert. He took in the sights around him before heading back towards the place he had been previously defeated.

*The hole has had several sections dug out & furnitured with silk. Also, a sign has been planted in the sand near the edge.*

If I come back & find a single rug out of place, you'll WISH I killed you. Nothing personal. Love, Senthose.
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S"Oh? So you're saying that having a Soul Reaper around would be an albatross? That she could only get in your way? That you wouldn't like it?"

L"I'm not sure I want to go to Hueco Mundo. I hear it's nothing but sand."

S"I've been working on installing a beach."

Enkidu trashed the sign before moving on into the dug-out sections with his Zanpakuto drawn.

"Are you done playing her like a violin Senny?" Yue chimes in finally.

"Yes, that is what I'm saying," Mortal said.

--

Noctis continues showering.

OOC: Forgot Noctis.

[That won't be enough to get rid of me, Noct. And for the record? It is your fault when she's upset. She's just afraid to tell you. She'd be better off without you, really.]
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*Enkidu begins to throw up violently as he descends into the hole.*
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*Lilith glares & points at Yue like she's going to yell something at him, possibly a Hado Incantation, but then she rounds on Mortal.*

L"Escuse me?! You're not so tough. Have you ever even won a fight without someone else's help?"

"Plenty, remember, I was on the initial squad that ran through half your old captains, I ate a few of them too. Why are we even having this conversation? You're upset because Senthose got in your head, why don't you get mad at him, and eat him to death like you did two years ago, and leave me out of this."

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Noct blinks on her fullbring to see who the fuck just invaded her shower time?

*She can't see anyone.*

[Does it bother you, just how helpless your power is?]
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L"Sounds to me like you're just using him as an excuse."

S"Yeah, what the Hell? I'm not the one going on about how I ate her superiors."

Enkidu turned and dashed out of the cave, trying to wipe the vomit off of his face.
"God damn it, he probably left some kind of poison behind!"

"Fine, be mad at me then, what does that gain you?" Mortal asked.

--

"Who is there?" Noct felt stupid, talking to the air.

*A few hours later, the virus subsides, but Enkidu's gastrointestinal tract will take much longer to recover fully.*
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*Senthose walks between them, putting a hand on each one's shoulder.*

S"Girls, girls, this invasion won't go well if you can't get along. Although...I suppose, if you simply MUST get this out of your systems, we can address the concerns about your respective abilities at the same time."

"I don't need to get anything out of my system. We came here so Astarte could get her arm back, not so you could pit me against Lilith in some kind of bloodsport for your amusement."

S"No, I came here to protect my strategic interests. If the both of you can't get along, then it is my right, nay, my duty to organize this duel."

A"You mean 'duel.'"

S"That's what I said."

A"Oh. I assumed you'd slip up & say, 'catfight.'"

L"Never mind what you call it. By what authority can you even arrrange such a thing?"

S"That of the King of Hueco Mundo, as well as the Soul Society's Chief Strategist. It's a pretty sweet gig. I can order the invasion of a Menos Army AND its subsequent slaughter."