Shinigami
Administrator
The viscous black liquid spread throughout the destroyed manor as Tenzen maneuvered over it and weaved between the sprouting flowers the sought to impale him. Securing the pot is vital and important, no matter what he must get back to it and- It's gone. Where the pot once sat was now nothing but an empty space now claimed by the black liquid. The sensation of failure began creeping up the Captain's spine, the feeling of anger swelling within his chest, and raw hatred towards the now dead Shirogane who out-thought him in this battle of wits. These feelings that made him want to scream at the top of his lungs became hard for him to smother out as if something was tipping his balance, disturbing his otherwise tranquil soul. That is when he hears it, that voice again the very same one he thought he drowned out. It's back and MUCH louder than before.
"WOOOOOOO! Now we’re TALKING! AHAHAHAHA That felt GREAT didn’t it?! We just fucking OBLITERATED that treacherous piece of shit!”
Tenzen finally turns inward to work on this problem and put it down once and for all. He sits on a body of water that stretches out to the horizon, unending. Blue skies dotted with white clouds that dance from one end of the horizon to the other. Even as he sits on the water it does not stir, it does not ripple, it remains still as his determination and spirit. Below him, the water does not reflect the peaceful scenery above but instead, it is a horrific scape of storms and darkness. There is also the Oda's reflection to take into account, an inverted appearance with an expression that can only be described as uncanny when on the face of Tenzen.
"Ya know, it’s rude to ignore people! WHY ARE YOU SUCH AN AWKWARD BASTARD?!”
A quake from the reflected inverted world sends ripples across the water that has sat still for centuries. His eyes begin to open slowly to catch a glimpse at the cause of this disturbance, to better understand it. All his eyes catch is the sight of a pale hand reaching for his foot. Unable to react in time he is dragged into the water against his will and is hurtled down its depths until slamming on the bottom. Catching his breath he sits up, placing a hand on the "ground" to aid him in standing to his feet, however, his hand is not met with dirt, mud, or even sand. It is a face, he looks down and witnesses that the bed of this body of water is littered with the victims of his past. His brow twitches a subtle sign of him being caught off guard and disturbed by this... Mass grave.
”Come on. COME ON. Admit it. You love it. You love this. You fucking loooooove this.”
Ignoring the inverted copy he rises to his feet, ready to swim up and meet this disturber head-on. He crouches low, ready to bolt upwards through the water when his ankle is grasped, a cold damp hand is clutching his ankle. He looks down his eyes meeting with the rotting corpse of Shirogane, this time there is no brow twitch it seemed like he expected this or maybe that first shock steeled his spirit and will. In an instant, more corpses rise and swim rapidly to take their revenge against the Oda who remains idle and unmoving, his eyes fixed on the Hollow who wields his Zanpakuto, cutting down the corpses that fly to him. Their hands reach for Tenzen, aiming to grab at his clothes, some aiming for exposed flesh and hair. It takes but a moment for Tenzen to deal with these shambling living memories as he uses his Reiryoku to cut them down, severing Shirogane's hand from his rotting corpse and kicking it into the mass of bodies that fall back onto themselves.
"I turned these fools to dust and scattered them to the wind. Memories alone will not hold me nor harm me."
He declares this proudly as a corpse is thrown in his direction only to be swiftly swatted down by his Reiatsu, slamming into the pile of now dismembered corpses which continue to twitch and move, desperately wanting to pull Tenzen into the abyss with them. The inverted Oda kicks the head off of another corpse then turns his attention back to this world's master, well perhaps the master of this world for the moment.
“It can be like this forever ya know. You want it. I want it. SO LET’S MAKE IT HAPPEN! What are you even doing, playing Captain? Do you even KNOW what you’re doing? Does anyone even like you? Of course not, look at you, pathetic.”
It'll take more than words to throw Tenzen off his game as he believes words only carry as much weight as you give them and right now that Hollow's words are lighter than air. It seems like Tenzen has made an error, cutting and crushing these corpses had begun to fill the water with blood, it obscures his vision causing him to lose sight of the Hollow that continues to berate and mock him. He had never fought on, or rather in, an underwater battlefield so he never took into account the water will fill with blood.
Buddah vs Asura
Unable to see or predict the Hollow's next move Tenzen is left in a helpless and vulnerable state. These two things culminate into him being caught by a surprise uppercut that propelled him out of the water and to the surface above. Reeling from the pain he was unable to halt himself or even slow down when he is suddenly caught by this Hollow version of himself. Tenzen views this head grabbing as a method to display physical superiority, it is an utterly pointless maneuver and gesture in his opinion.
“Now…”
The Hollow moves his finger so that the Captain may look upon his face and what the Captain sees causes his brow to twitch. Storms and darkness now reign supreme in his world and his peaceful body of water now colored crimson with the blood of his past victims. The Hollow grins from ear to ear feeling like he has Tenzen on the ropes as if he were truly superior to the Captain at this moment. In terms of strength, this is true Tenzen can only obtain this strength when using God Hand but that strength is limited and runs on borrowed time. The strength of this Hollow has no such limitations, he is free to use it and flaunt it however he pleases without restraint or restrictions. A shred of envy washes over the Captain, for a moment at least.
“...look at-"
Tenzen kicks the Hollow in his gut as he tries to speak to him, the sudden kick caught the Hollow off guard causing him to topple over and hold his stomach from the pain. As he topples over Tenzen takes this moment to grab the sheathed Wakazashi that was placed on the Hollows left hip. He acquires a weapon to defend himself with while also halting the possibility of the Hollow using his Zanpakuto against him. Visibly angry the Hollow flies down towards the Oda with the full intention of cleaving him in two, but he stops midway and shakes his head at the Oda. He knew full well that Tenzen planned on using his quickdraw technique against him the moment he would enter his range.
"As if I'd fall for that. If you thought for a second that I didn't know all your techniques you're dead wrong."
The Hollow takes aim with his sword and charges a Cero at the tip of the blade, Tenzen has already figured out how he will counter this and launch his own counter-attack. He is foolish to believe things will go the way he expects them as the Hollow appears behind him, the heat of the charging Cero burning his back. He had no time to turn around as the Cero is let loose, engulfing him. Using his Shunpo he appears outside of the Cero with his clothing and skin burned the attack. The inverted Tenzen made use of the spell known as Honzon (本尊:, 'principal image of Buddha) to distract Tenzen while he used his superior speed to circle around behind him. The Hollow is relentless and gives the Captain no time or room to breathe as he is upon him once again slashing him diagonally across his chest. Blood flies from the wound and coats the sword, the Hollow is pleased by the sensation of his blade slicing through flesh and muscle. He is pulled out of his euphoria as his hair is grabbed and his head swiftly and violently yanked down to meet a knee from Tenzen Oda. The doppelganger reels back from the pain of a broken and bloodied nose, he looks over at Tenzen with a perplexed look in his eye because this is not something Tenzen would do, nor is it how he fights. Tenzen opens his palm letting the white hairs float out of his hand and down to the crimson water below.
"I forgot that I'm in my own world. I can cut loose a little more in here than out there."
Grinning from ear to ear the doppelganger was elated to hear this, he finally thought Tenzen was giving in to his whims to allow him the full control that he sought after. However, the Hollow has misunderstood Tenzen's words. Wakazashi in hand Tenzen makes his move, moving in close and striking at the Hollow's neck with the blade. The superior strength Hollow blocks the attack effortlessly and shoves the Oda back. It follows through with the shove by following Tenzen and slashing his shoulder, again blood flies and further coats the blade in blood. Before the Hollow even has a chance to form a grin he is met with a solid and heavy slap to the ear. Everything to the left of the Hollow falls into silence. Acting out if instinct he shoves Tenzen away, harder than before with no intent to follow him. Blood trickles down his earlobe and onto his white garbs, he brings a hand up to feel his ear, numbed from the slap. Tenzen deafened the Hollow with that slap by perforating his eardrum, this absurd way of fighting does not fit Tenzen in the slightest, taking hits and giving them back in return. This trading of blows is a dangerous way to fight which can lead to his early demise and the Oda is fully aware of this.
"What the hell are you doing!? If you want to die so bad just roll over and die like the dog you are! Stop wasting my time with this back and forth shit!"
Tenzen burned and bleeding from his chest and shoulder has only managed to land two significant hits on his doppelganger hits that have crippled two of his opponent's senses to some degree. In truth, this is the fighting style of his uncle Yurui Oda a man much larger and far stronger than he, a man who, if wounded as Tenzen is now, would consider said wounds to be mere scrapes. He is a monster of a man who lets his lust for fighting and violence run free without hindrance and right now Tenzen is trying to tap into that same mentality. Blood born Oda are all born with the innate love for fighting and violence, most of them learn to control it or smother it out completely while others let the urges fly free without a care in the world. "Kill to kill again, killing all." A motto for the more violent members of the Oda clan a motto Tenzen is trying to embrace at this moment. Centuries of suppressing then finally controlling these urges have made it difficult for him to let the flow freely only bits and pieces of it can surface and this is a situation where those bits and pieces aren't enough. He needs all of it, he needs that violent nature to confront an equally violent foe.
Outside, in the ruins of the Kuchiki Manor Tenzen began going through a horrifying transformation. A scream of pain is let out with his body growing new limbs directly from his ribcage. Suspended in the air like a grotesque puppet he opens his jaw and lets loose a howling roar that would feel like needles pushing through the ears to those who can hear it. The force of the scream is enough to push back the black Liquid around him exposing his Zanpakuto still in the grasp of a long-dead Kuchiki guard. A flick of his wrist is all that is needed to summon his precious blades to him and the moment they are in hand his Shikai is triggered. The Wakizashi glows with a bright golden color as it shape distorts and changes into a string of light, wrapping itself around his left arm and trailing off behind his back and attaching itself to the pommel of his Katana that has grown in size and has become a Nodachi. This Hollowfied Tenzen takes notice of another presence near him if the roars were not enough to seize his attention. A Hollowfied Tenzen spots a Hollowfied Arashi on the rooftop of the Manor, with nothing in his way to stop him this Hollow will act on its violent nature and dole out violence to Arashi.
In a flash of speed, which could have possibly been a Sonido, Hollow Tenzen is upon Arashi using one of his many arms to strike him in the back of the head. The strike causes his Cero to misfire directly at the ground instead of the barrier. Tenzen indirectly protected the structural integrity of the Barrier. That blow would not be the only one as he began violently striking at Arashi with all 7 limbs. There was no technique in these strikes, no hint of a set up for a bigger attack, no these strikes were meant to beat their target to death as violently as possible.
