Friendly Reminder

[seafronted]

[Somewhere, it is said that the greatest fear is the capability of creation within oneself. The monsters the mind creates. Torment is their forte and they show no pity for those prone to their attacks. They show remorse to no one, only prey on the weak

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DAY 2 -- SHIRO BY HIMSELF

[holeheart]

[At some point, Ichigo and Shiro had gotten separated. Ichigo was on collection duty with that giant robot KO. Shiro decided he wanted to keep fighting, destroying, and eating. Of course, the two were never REALLY separated. Shiro could feel Ichigo, an vice versa. They always knew whethere the other was.

So he's made his way to the Forbidden Paths. His pure white bankai haori is covered in red blood; most of it is not his own. Blue patches here and there show where he's taken some damage, but there's no wounds left to bleed. Eating constantly has him fully energized and able to heal instantly.

He taps the long white daito sword on his shoulder, the chain clinking, grinning at the trees. ]

I see you, eyeballs! What are you lookin' at, HUH?! [he releases a white and red arc of energy at one of the trees, chopping it down and sending the monsters inside scattering... before they come right at him] C'mon c'mon C'MON!!!

[ultimarecipe]

[ Sora heard a shout from further along the path. with two blinks, he quickly picked up his pace, turning his walking into a quick run. Who was that? He sounded familiar, but he couldn't place the voice without a name for the moment. he was too--jumbled. everything was daunting when he had just fought and fought for such a long time. he barely had any sleep...

when he saw white and red, his stomach plummeted. oh no--

oh. it's... oh, good. he's not really that hurt. he hopes. either way, when he gets near, he slows and looks towards the monsters. he hacks through one of them with a swipe of his blade, eyes set and determined. ]

[holeheart]

[Shiro is hacking the creatures to bits. It WAS a group of those mind controlling bugs, shaken loose from their perch int he tree. And they were now a pile of goo and exosekelton thanks to Shiro and Sora. The Hollow cackles, the eerie sound reverberating through the teneka.

Shiro grabs one of the bugs that is still alive (barely) and rips off a chunk, stuffing it in his mouth. It was bitter, and foul, and a lesser man would puke right there. But not a Hollow. All he tasted was the life energy the creature provided. With a slurp, he finishes his bite, then turns to look at his comrade, licking his lips with his blue tongue. His hair is short, to keep it out of his face]

Sora. Yo. You look a little shellshocked!

[ultimarecipe]

Shellshocked? --hey, are you putting that in your mouth?!

[ for the most part, Sora isn't quite reacting. not as he's used to--there's anger towards the monsters and incredulation at Shiro's habits, a little bit of wtf at his eating, but that ever-shining smile is gone. replaced with a stone-like determination. ]

Ew, gross!

[holeheart]

[Shiro spreads his arms, shrugging] Hollow's gotta eat! These things are chock full of reishi! I can go forever! It doesn't taste all that good, but it keeps me healed.

[Some uppity arachnid in the darkness leaps on to Shiro's back... or tries to. The Hollow whirls, white blade engulfed in white and red flames, and slices the creature in twain. Even though his energy in this form is white, there's nothing pleasant about it. Just being in the presence of a Hollow as strong as Shiro was enough to make most humans' stomachs turn]

What brings you to this lovely little garden walk~?

[ultimarecipe]

[ Sora's, however, is bright white--and strong, and almost ethereal in a way. the Light usually is. and maybe that's what's protecting him...

or maybe it's the deep pool of darkness that's hidden way below that lets him tolerate it. ]

Well, the guards're asleep, and no one can get in here because of them, so I thought maybe it'd be good to see if they're hiding something!

What's reishi, anyway?

[holeheart]

[Perhaps it's a little of both. Of course, Sora is probably used to it. He's around Heartless all the time, creatures that are predators of humans. Much like Hollows. And there's always that intrinsic fear that prey has of its predators.]

Hehehe! I was thinking the same thing! Let's go look. [Dashing off down the paths, now! But he turns around to answer Sora] Reishi are spirit particles! Energy! Things like me use it to stay healthy, to heal and to attack! Your magic probably works using something similar...

[ultimarecipe]

I dunno, I don't go eating people I fight...

[ it's funny how detached Sora is to the situation, but at the same time, it's not. the battlefield, as "innocent" as one would claim Sora's to be, is still a place where emotions are dulled.

he jogs after him. ]

[holeheart]

[Shiro cackles, slicing through an errant reanimati] You're not a Hollow! Of course not!

[in comparison to Sora, Shiro is ecstatic. Giddy as a kid in a candy store, really, even if he isn't postive he can really keep this up forever. But something is up. There's nothing here.

Nothing except those eyes looking down at them.]

.... Does something seem strange to you.

[ultimarecipe]

Just something? There's a lotta things that're strange, Shiro!

[ 'cause wtf u doin. but then, Sora looks around, and his expression changes from passive to... slightly creeped out. he actually inches closer to Shiro. ]

... yeah, it kinda does.

[holeheart]

[Shiro instinctively pulls Sora even closer to him, putting a hand on the shorter Knight's shoulder and pulling him towards himself. Protect. Must... protect.... Sora was Nakama now, and that meant he was under Shiro's umbrella of guardianship.

Now they're standing back to back. Shiro is snarling, growling over the Teneka, and his hair is standing on end. The fur trim that is apparently aroud the neck and sleeves of his haori are actually attached to his skin, and they poof out a bit as well.

Something is out there. Somewhere in the darkness so deep that not even his predator's eyes could see. But oh, he could feel them. Sizing them up. Casting his senses out, there's so many. The Hollow brandishes his sword, the chain on the end clinking]

On guard, kid. There's--

[he's cut off by a screech from the woods around the paths; a battle cry of sorts. Then, from every direction, a horde of monsters; vicious reanimati, Corpsepedes, spiders and serpents. Charging right for them]

Here they come! GETSUGA TENSHOU!!

[He lets loose the arc

[ultimarecipe]

[ Sora looks at Shiro over his shoulder as he feels some sort of energy prickling, to see his hair standing on end like a cat's, bared like a cobra and ready to attack. he quickly drops his attention back to the darkness, wishing he could see, but happy his light is one that is not completely obscured.

On guard. Sora shrinks into a more defensive pose, keeping his blade before him. Sora's face goes to shock and then horror as the horde of monsters go right for them. at first he ducks, already used to what Ichigo did before, and after the energy dissipates... Sora steps forward and jumps once, hanging in the air as he Focuses, unleashing the Shotlock he'd learned from Aqua and Terra just a few days ago. Light bursts and attacks the enemies ruthlessly, clearing out some of them--a little more than half of the second flank--but not all of them. ]

Ugh! There's so many!

[holeheart]

[Way too many! How long had these creatures been stalking them? Shiro hadn't seen them in such numbers before. He is focusing on a group of reanimati, slashing at their iron connectors with his sword, forcing them to fall apart. While he's distracted, a serpent the length of a small sedan slithers up and bites him on the leg.

The Hollow lets out a screech of pain, and he stomps on the snake, then strikes it right through the skull with the end of his sword.]

Damn you! Cut that out! I eat YOU, not the other way around!

[Sora's Shotlock does a good bit of damage, that's for sure. Shiro grins a little, using the Getsuga-in-blade technique to give his slashes more "oomph". Of course, it WAS a light-based attack. And Shiro was nothing if not a dark-aligned creature, regardless of his intentions. It made him uncomfortable.... but the attack was definitely a powerful one] Kehehehe! Do that again!

[ultimarecipe]

[ he landed back on his feet to land a few slashes, keeping his magic channelled in his blade. Sora could keep going, now. like a train--and upon request, he forced out another Ragnarok, the force of it blowing him back slightly, back against Shiro's at the last and final blow. ]

Maybe we need something stronger...

[ he muttered when he breathed in, casting Magnet to bring the foes closer together so he can give them one big dose of attack. ]

[holeheart]

Something stronger? Like what?

[In such close proximity, Shiro can feel it. The Shadows crawling around in Sora's soul, contained in a cage of light. A dark power, not unlike the energy that composed Shiro himself.

But not yet. That would be a dangerous thing. Even though Shiro is curious, it would be disastrous if he was wrong and hurt the boy instead. Targeting the enemies that have been drawn together, Shiro points his fingers towards them.

With a crackle and a whirr, a ball of nuclear red energy forms at his fingertips, expanding and growing until it's the size of a basketball... then rushing forward in a searing beam. The Cero blast incinerates the monsters caught in its path]

Tch... there's still more behind them!

[ultimarecipe]

Agh!

[ Sora cast Reflect, sending some charging monsters bouncing off of the shield. he looked over his shoulder at the other.

they had a bond, didn't they? it'd make sense if they had a Limit together. it just took the right triggering... ]

Shiro, can you hold onto me? I think I have an idea.