A Bad Day In Hollow-Land [Closed/R/Illi]

Illicitus slowly shook his head while walking through the sands of hueco mundo deserts until he heard a loud delcartion of a familar term one that he knew rather well which was accomanied by a sudden release of reiatsu

"CERO" The sky was penetrated by a purple beam of reiatsu it caused Illicitus to wonder had some former hollow finally removed a piece of their mask, and moved up in the world so to speak. So he decided to investiage just as he was about to sonido towards the source of the disturbance he sensed a reiatsu signature that was almost parallel with his own

I could use a decent warm up. I haven't been able to work on anything since my last trip to the world of the living were I met those damable humans.. Illicitus thought while a growl escaped his lips, and without warning his body disappeared into a sonido forming five feet before the origin of the other reiatsu signature.

"Aw how adorable a fresh arrancar who thinks he's top dog in hueco mundo, but let me tell you this kid. You're nothing special mainly with a cero like that..' Illicitus bellowed with a loud obnixious laughter interlaced with his words. He had a decent hunch that this fresh arrancar was a rather impatient individual so leading him into battle wouldn't take much.

A man suddenly appeared in front of Gimehoda, causing him to jump a bit. The man taunted him, saying things already present in Gimehoda's mind.

"Shows what you know, I've been here a while, maybe not as long as everyone else, but still. However, what you said about my skill is true, I am nothing. That being said, I'm going to become strong. I'm going to become an Espada, and I will show everyone my power." Gimehoda said, voice growing stronger with each word.

He reached behind his back, grabbing the purple hilt of his zanpakutou. "I can see that you want to fight, it's quite obvious that you're trying to work me up to that point. Luckily for you, I'm in the mood for a fight." He said, his face never changing from a frown. He pulled his blade out of its sheath, hearing the metal scrape against it, making its familiar whine.

His face twitched slightly as he said, "Make your move, I have no intention to start this."

Illicitus' lips parted releasing a louder surge of laughter at the confession from the arrancar infront of him. It brought a smile to Illicitus's face the fact that an arrancar would openly admit that they are weak although at the same time it sickened him that one of his own 'kin' would disgrace their entire race like that.

"Now that's a damn shame.. You're going to openly admit that you're a weakling such a disgrace how did someone like you become an arrancar.. I think I'll do our king a favor and eliminate you" illicitus said in a cold almost emotionless tone of voice. before slowly adjusting his stance there was no sort of emotion emitting from him. He started a steady walk towards the opposing arrancar, and with a sudden burst of speed firing a point blank claw strike towards the males right shoulder directly between the collar bone intending to rip through one or two tendons within the arm to weaken it with any luck render it immobile. Illicitus' truely wasn't in the mood to play games for a change he wanted to bury this weakling under his feet.

Attacks against Gime.

Point blank shoulder stab moving at 40 speed for 40 damage. -1 Stamina

Stamina 54/55

The attack came fast. The man's blade was coming straight for his shoulder. His feet shuffled as he launched himself backward with a sonido. When he was standing still the hole in his chest took a purple hue again.

"Cero!" He said, once again unleashing the purple energy. As it hurrdled towards his opponent he called out over the noise, "Admitting weakness is how a person becomes strong, if you can't admit it, you can't work on it. I may have said that I'm weak, but don't think that you can beat me so easily, our power is much the same."

Illicitus slowly chuckled quickly replacing his extended right hand with his left hand barehanding the cero feeling the reiatsu press against his left palm before fizzling out. Which Illicitus gave a simple smile, as his own form vanished in a similar sonido yet he appeared directly behind the new arrancar's body his zanpakuto already within his right hand yet it was still encased by it's feathers. His body pivoted harshly while brining the blade around towards the mans lower back intending to send him hurling forward towards the sand dune opposite of himself. Such a fool. I don't see why he doesn't just give up right now. Oh well I might as well beat some intelligence into him. Illicitus thought

Gimehoda had a look of shock on his face when he saw the man take his cero so easily. The man suddenly disappeared, and Gimehoda heard a shuffling behind his back. Quickly turning, he saw the blade coming for his stomach. In a split second reaction he hit the underside of the blade with his right hand.

Again reacting with little to no thought, just instinct, he yelled again, "Cero!" This time releasing the purple energy from his index finger on his right hand. When the blast was on its way to his opponent Gimehoda felt a sting on his hand. He looked down to see a slice through the center of his palm. The cut wasn't too deep, but it could be a problem later.

Illicitus smirked before pushign his zanpakuto forward against gimehoda's hand in an attempt to keep it in place. while he felt the cero inch closer and closer to his body all he could do was raise his left index palm in a swatting motion batting the beam of reiatsu from their proximities. It was at that point Illicitus realized his opponents battle style to the fullest extent.

It seems he has too much faith in his cero. Although that is going to prove costly to him.. I'll be suer of that

He thought while he rotated counterclockwise around the cero happy arrancar keeping himself behind him although he stopped half way being at gime's right side; and keeping his encased zanpakuto pressing tight to gime's right hand, before sliding his left foot towards the back of gime's right knee. The tactics behind his misleading movements were simple give him a choice if he were to take the kick it's power would easily cause him to buckle towards the ground. Although if gime took the moment to defend the kick with his right hand his zanpakuto would crash into his exposed torso driving him backwards into the sands. Either way Illicitus wasn't pulling his punches as much as he normally did. It was almost like he was remembering his fight with Enrique at the library how the arrancar's speed was almost too much for him.

I won't repeat a mistake. Never again. He thought while the feathers that encased his zanpakuto ignited in a dark indigo flame composed of his reiatsu revealing the true shape of his zanpakuto. It's shape was similar to that of a demonic wing though the truest oddity of his zanpakuto was the eye like fixture within ti's handle although it was closed at the present moment.

Gimehoda's will dropped when the cero was batted away. This man could take his best and just toss it to the side. Everything in his mind was pressing towards his defeat. Voices were calling out,

"You pathetic worm! You'll lose, then this guy is going to bury you in the dirt. You're nothing. You're worse than nothing, you're just a bother."

Gimehoda grasped the side of his head with his free hand, trying desperately to push the voices away. "SHUT UP! GET OUT OF MY HEAD! DAMMIT, DAMN YOU!" He screamed, voice reaching blood-curdling levels. He shook wildly against the hand pressing into him.

"Worthless scum, just die already." The voices raged on, picking apart his mind. Gimehoda let out a scream. A scream of fear, desperation, and anger. His face suddenly hardened, and his scream was cut short. A grimace stained his face, glaring at the man in front of him. The man was mere inches away from him, and seemed to be preparing to kick Gimehoda.

Face still stuck in something of pure hatred, Gimehoda yelled, "CERO!" All caution thrown to the wind. He may be standing right next to the man, but at this point it didn't matter, this was his only choice. After a few moments the purple light burst out of his chest, launching at this man.

Illicitus tiltlted his head hearing the irrate shouts from his opponent it was at that point Illicitus started to question the mans mental state. He believed that he was on the brink of or already insane, and the irritation that must be going through his mind at the fact he hasn't been unable to land a solid hit on Illicitus.

Then Illicitus heard what appeared to be the arrancars favorite word more or less which was yet another cero he seen the charging reiatsu gather in the man's chset cavity which was aimming towards his body. Wasting little time Illicitus used his head, and figured out a simple strategy to take him down.

Come on Illi you gotta move or you're fucked.. He thought feeling the slight iritation in his left hand starting to build gradually from the ealier deflected ceros so he decided to adjust the manner of dealing with them. With that his body vanished behind the veil of the tradtional buzzing sound he sonidoed his entire presence well the physical aspect of it gone momentarily.

Illicitus didn't take long to reform he picked the best spot he could directly behind Gimehoda yet his right leg was thrusting out towards the center of his back in a thrust kick. Given the fact that gime's focus is soley on the cero he is firing, and he's more or les stuck in the firing position there is no way he'd be able to properly defend himself. The target of Illicitus's strike was the back of the ribcage.

"Foolishness. You should just give up you will never be able to defeat me.. Perhaps if you start to beg I'll spare your life"

Gimehoda knew he was beat. This man was just more powerful than him, there was nothing else to it. He sucked in a breath, saw the man disappear from the line of fire Gimehoda's cero was taking and knew he was going to be attacked. From where, that was still a mystery, but now it didn't even matter.

Gimehoda had his next move already planned, there was only one thing he could still do. Shifting his feet he launched himself forward with a sonido. The moment he was back to normal speed he began sprinting, trying to get away from this battle.

Luckily, if what he had experienced was correct, he was faster than this man, and should be able to outrun him enough to escape.

"Actually running away are you? I knew you were pathetic, but this is a new low, even for you. It's just sad at this point. Instead of fighting him to the last, and possibly even winning, you run at the first sign of real danger." The voices laughed, their voices mocking and horrible.

He couldn't shake them, no matter what he did they wouldn't leave him alone. He just gripped his head as he ran.

[Gimehoda leaves.]