Abandon the Rank, Assist the Enemy [Open]

The rattling of metal clashing against another piece of metal sounded against a broad chest. His face was shadowed by the collar of his jacket he had turned up. Crimson eyes gleamed from beyond the shadowed visage, seeming to dart about as it looking around. He seemed to adjust his gloves a bit. The stranger remained silent, but it wasn;t as if he were waiting for someone or something.

"Feh. This sandstorm could let up." His voice was deep, and obviously somewhat angered. He brought his collar down, and shaked some sand from his black hair. One hand covered the rosaries around his neck, as they were precious to him. He knew if he was not careful, he could lose them. What was so special was not known, as he had never told anyone. The only thing others know is the fact they are a 'key' to unlock his bankai.

Arturo continued his trek forward, the black trenchcoat he wore flapping about in the wind. Over it was a white haori, the one of the fifth division. He slipped it off, and tossed it into the air. It was of no use anymore. What did it prove? The failure that the gotei thirteen was. It sickened him. "Pathetic worms." Arturo cursed the other faithful shinigami.

Walking through the sandstorm with a rather neutral expression on her face.Her long golden brown hair swayed a bit with the wind. She was quite petite as well only five feet and two inches in total height with a slender figure. She wore a white sleeveless dress that split at the thighs to show her legs as well as long white armgaurds. Black boots reached up to her knees and a futuristic eye piece seemed to cover her left eye. Sealing her spiritual energy and her zanpakuto. A female espada was looking down on her wrist. It looked like a regular white watch however a light blue light shone out from it and formed a map like hologram. A bright red dot blinked on the screen and a frown appeared on her lips. It was a shinigami without a doubt.

Xion looked up from her screen and sure enough there the soul reaper was practically invading a hollows territory. Her fists gave off a faint red glow as she gathered spiritual energy into them. Without wasting time at all she preformed a sonido and appeared in front of him. Her golden eyes narrowed slightly."You're a shinigami, captain level I believe..to be more specific Rogue shinigami though the question would be what the hell are you doing here?" She demanded in a rather cross get to the point tone of voice.

She didn't necessarily hate shinigami though she didn't trust them either. Considering that another war was occurring with the shinigami this was no time to be friendly. She crossed her arms over her chest and waited for his response while she tampered with the white gadget on her wrist. Taking a quick scan of him from head to toe. Information filling up the screen before her eyes."ah, captain of the fifth division I see explains the controlled flow of your reishi" she murmured to herself while the holographic screen disappeared and her arm fell to her side while her gaze didn't move from him. If he didn't answer or refused to answer she would simply escort him to the espada leader and let his sentence be decided through him.

Neon glanced to her left and was surprised to find that Xion wasn't beside her anymore. She flicked her eyes around, her lip jutting out in a pout. Her first time back to Hueco Mundo in two days and she's already been abandoned again. She took a deep breath and searched for Xion's reiatsu. When the young espada found it, she performed her own sonido and flicked to join Xion's side.

"You couldn't tell me where you were going first could you?" Neon asked. She looked about seventeen, her blue hair long and flowing to her mid back and her blue eyes shining with the pout that she'd removed from her lips. She wore a pair of too short white shorts with a line going down the sides of them. Her shirt was also too short, hugging her torso tight as it came down barely past her breasts. The line was down the front this time, still black with the same white fabric surrounding it. Her feet were covered by thigh high white boots with a high heel that looked hard to run in but it was apparently easy. Her hollow hole was no where to be seen, hidden somewhere beneath her clothes, and a black number four was etched into the skin on her left hip, bold against the pale, fragile looking skin. Her mask fragment looked like a thin headband in her hair, barely visible beneath the blue.

Her eyes flashed to the shinigami and she blinked, surprised. As the aspect of love, she didn't scowl or glare but she smiled brightly, "Well hi. What are you doing here, Mr....?"

Sharp laughter came past his lips as he was stopped by one of the espada. She was child-size, and quite frankly, it was adorable. He laughed, pinching one of Xion's cheeks. It was light, not rough at all. He grinned somewhat, speaking in a child-like voice. "Where's your mommy and daddy at, little girl? Are you lost?"

Arturo then raised an eyebrow as she questioned on why he was here. It was simple. "Don't question a possible alliance, sweetie. Now, do you mind telling me where your... ah, master is?" Arturo gave a sharp chuckle, standing back up to his normal height. He ran a gloved hand through his black hair. His crimson eyes flashed in interest as he noticed the hologram type device she wore. Odd for a kid to have an advanced toy like that.

Arturo then looked to the other one. Did their leader have a fetish with children now? Kinda sick, really. He smirked somewhat, trying to hide his amusement. At least some were polite to guests. He gave a quick side glance to Xion and gave a sharp -tut, tut- in a form of reprimanding her. He turned and smiled at the other girl, taking his hand off of the rosaries to place on his chest and bow. "Thank you for such hospitality, but please introduce yourself the next time you want to ask for a name. It is proper etiquette. But either way, my name is Arturo Saverio. My reason for being here? I am here to make myself a possible ally."

Arturo's rosaries shined in the light. It was obvious he was not lying. If he was, he would have batted his eyes, as it was his giveaway. He placed his hand on the handle of his sword, only to see a flash-image of his zanpakuto spirit. The two were rather close, ever since the Blaster Competition before his days in the academy. "Now that I introduced myself, may I please get a name from both of you?" Arturo seemed to be polite with his actions, as it was his nature.

Xion's eye twitched as her cheeks were pinched and without hesitation her fist connected with the side of his face."WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU CALLING A KID?!!!! BITCH IM GONNA FUCKING BEAT YOUR ASS!" her Hispanic accent seemed more fierce and definitely much louder. She her eye piece started to glow red and an explosion of spiritual energy emerged and the sand storm seemed to come to a stop while the temperature seemed to increase. Despite her short size she actually did look eighteen and nothing pissed her off more when people referred to her as a "little girl". Xion was about to impale her foot up his ass when she heard Neon's pouting tone of voice and her reiatsu lowered."sorry Neo for ditching you , it's just that I sensed this asshole appear on my radar and now he's saying stuff about me being a kid and I have a master? What the fuck?!!!!!! IM NOT THAT SHORT!!!" Xion exclaimed while biting into her lower lip to keep from losing her temper again. Since her biggest Aspect was maddness and destruction it was a hard thing to do.


Xion heard his response about wanting to become an ally and she scoffed."tch! Ally? You wanna be an ally? Well if you wanna join us first things first...we're espada not fucking kids and if you EVER pinch my cheeks like that again I'm tearing them off and they'll make a nice specimen for an upcoming experiment
Got it?!" she snapped while. Standing next to neon and cracking her knuckles. And narrowed her eyes."as for names This is Neon, the Fourth espada and I'm Xion fifth espada and the scientist of las noches after the death of my creator Syazel Aporro Granz and from what I studied from you you don't seem like something we haven't encountered before so if you wanna join us prove what your capable of and if you meet our approval,maybe we'll consider you one of us as she said all of this Her mind began to sink into thought. Instantly calming her down a little.

Neon put her arms up to keep the sand from hitting her eyes. When Xion calmed down, Neon smiled and pat her shoulder, "It's alright. I suppose I'm glad I don't have your aspect." Her sharp eyes flicked back up at him and she frowned at him, "It's also proper to ask before you enter someone's domain. I don't recall getting any calls from you."

She checked her height compared to Xion. They were the same height, five foot two inches and not growing another inch by the way things looked. She sighed and raised her hand a little, "You always leave me out, Xio! I'm a scientist too, remember?" Her sigh was goodnatured and friendly, though she was unsure whether to be friendly or not.

She's angry, it's normal for her. She told herself as she pulled a vial of liquefied hollow mask from her pocket, "Anymore rude comments from you and your getting splashed with hollow bait. Though its stronger." She glanced at Xion as she spoke again, sighing as she said prove himself. Wonderful, what would it be?

-Someone's a little touchy...-
Arturo felt the punch to the side of his face. He sighed, removing his glove and pulling the tooth out that she had chipped. It was a shame, really. "How sad. I'm gonna have to get that repaired. Trust me, it's more money than you think." He tossed the broken tooth aside, slipping his glove back on. The taste of metal filled his mouth, and he spit a bit, wiping his mouth. He sighed, removing one of the rosaries off of his neck, looking carefully at it. "Mederi uulneribus et expiabis sanguine." A faded light pulsed from the rosary as he tilted his head back. His mouth opened, a string of blood going upwards. It then darted back into his mouth, working like needle and thread, switching it. After doing so, it slipped back in, remaining there and allowing a new tooth to grow.

"That's always the most painful part." He closed his eyes, wiping the excess blood from the corners of his mouth. Crimson blood seemed to compliment his pale skin quite well, though he preferred to not have his own blood on his skin. "Please refrain from doing that. I don't like others making me bleed my own blood." Arturo gave a somewhat sadistic smile. The pain was a rush, but he wasn't much of a masochist.

Arturo then placed the rosary about his neck again, to its rightful place. He closed his eyes, giving a laugh as sand whipped about him. Shukusei, within his inner world, gave a simple chuckle. She was amused at the fact he could take the pain. "Rotten sadist."

Arturo frowned somewhat, tilting his head. "Now I'm a sadist? How cruel. Please do make up your mind, Shuku-chama. It's very bothersome on how indecsive you get, deary." He gave a soft chuckle, shaking his head and bringing his attention back to the two espada. So they gave their names? At least they would do that. He then flashed a smile. "Why am I here, exactly? Well, I could not get ahold of anyone during my time in the soul society. If you want me to leave, however, I will do that much. Though remember one thing. I don't really know how to keep my mouth shut. I can easily go back to the soul society, tell them I was kidnapped by some of the espada. That would bring war, and we are fully able to fight you." Arturo's sleazy attitude was coming into play. "You probably only have five or six siblings at use. We have a fair amount that can fight."

Xion grinned in satisfaction as she saw him spit out a piece of his own tooth and some blood.She laughed at his remark."why? I like seeing people bleed, it's a sign of success in battle and plus I love the color of blood" she said simply while looking over and Neo and she rubbed the back of her head."well sorry! I forgot! You barely come around my lab to do experiments anymore so it slipped my mind" she said defensively while giggling."hey now~ Maddness and Destruction isn't all that bad though it wouldn't be too terrible to have love" Xion said thoughtfully while looking back at the male, her eyes narrowing again."Tch you snitch and we'll make sure that you have a pretty good damn reason to go back to the soul society and also fat chance asshole check this out'l Xion held up her wristwatch and a blue hologram appeared showing a brief video recording of Arturo cursing the shinigami in the soul society."kidnapped? I think not sweet heartshe sneered."now hurry up and prove yourself before we beat your ass"

Neon rolled her eyes. Xion was such a bloodthirsty young woman. She shrugged and glanced to the side as Xion appologized, "Cause they keep sending me to the WoL without warning and I never have anytime to myself anymore. Besides, I wanted to come to your lab today but they sent us out here."
Neon laughed abit, looking a little younger. "Listen to you, saying such nice things about love. You know better than anyone that love is the most hated aspect, I'm surprised that you of all people get along with me." Her blue eyes flicked between the two of them and jiggled the vial, "Just please hurry. I don't really feel like fighting someone today. And she's getting bloodthirsty." She grimaced and stuck the vial back in her pocket before crossing her arms in front of her, over her chest.

Arturo gave a light smile. It seemed the espada were sleazy ones, as well. He took his hand off of his zanpakuto's handle for a moment, giving a sigh. How could he prove himself worthy? He turned his back to the two, tapping his chin. "Prove myself to be worthy? That's asking a bit much, don't you think?" He flashed a smile. "Nevertheless, you espada aren't really one to give a damn."

Arturo seemed to walk away, but used a quick flash step, pulling the katana he wielded out as he did so. He pointed it right at Xion's throat, giving a light smile. "I'd like to see you beg for your life a bit." Arturo's reiatsu spiked a bit, but he seemed as if he weren't trying. He turned to Neon and gave a chuckle. "Your friend here has a bit of a temper. It's sad, really. I don't like women with a temper, or ones that tell me what I can and cannot do. If I wanted that, my mother would still be alive." He never did recall having a mother when he arrived to the soul society. He simply laughed, keeping a firm grip on the handle. Arturo was in perfect stance. If the other were to attack, he would be ready. He was always one step ahead of his opponent.

Xion shrugged to Neon and sighed."i dont know...cuz maybe you're the only person who's treated me like someone worth caring about? Xion's expression softened for a brief moment then she went back to her cold tempered self.She grabbed the blade of his zanpakuto effortlessly causing it to tilt sideways away from her throat. and snickered.she grabbed the blade withboth hands and pulled him forward while sweeping her foot across,knocking his feet out from underneath him before smacking him in the nose with the butt of his own zanpakuto."fuck you i dont give a damn what you find attractive or not just shut the hell up and show us what you got asshole" she hissed while getting in a fighting stance.hopefully i'll get some entertainment outta this" she muttered while a flash of red appeared in her eyes.

Neon shook her head, smiling softly as Xion, and then watched as they went along. She honestly had no idea what was so great about bleeding and blood. Neon snorted, "Whatever is attractive to you, sir, must be the sexist version of a female." She raised an eyebrow when he raised his reiatsu and raised hers to his level, "Honestly my good man, wouldn't you think that you should think before you raise your reiatsu? Xion and I are most likely the same level as you and with one shinigami attacking two arrancar, you are in a dangerous position."
She smiled, looking slightly evil now, "Do forgive me for anything I say here on in, I have a rather strange blood lust when I raise my reiatsu."

Arturo was a little taken aback by what Xion had done. As it would be natural, he fell and placed his hand on the bridge of his nose. "Damn you." A slight 'crack' came from him cracking his nose back into place. Some crimson seemed to drip onto the white sand as he shook. After a bit of shaking, there was a -ha, ha- that came from his lips that eventually got louder as he stood up, wiping his nose. It stung, but worse had happened to him.

"That almost felt good." Arturo chuckled, standing in a perfect stance. He sighed, quickly getting out of it and looking at his watch. "Let's get this over and done with in about fifteen minutes. I can't spend my day playing with you two all day long. Some of us have important buisness to take care of."

Arturo smiled at the thought of using Shikai and ending it right here and right now, but what fun would that be? He sighed, shaking his head. "How can you stand all of this sand? The fact it is always night time doesn't bother me, but the sand!" Arturo moved his sword in a sideways motion, aiming it at Xion in a careless way. He didn't care where he cut her, but as long as he did some damage, he would be fine. "Hm? Sexist? No, I treat everyone but myself equally. Obviously there's no such thing as hospitality in this place."

Xion laughed as blood dripped to the sand.she blocked his sword strike with her wrist and she raised her arm swifly raising the blade as well. she then kicked his side sharply which would bruise or maybe crack a rib. she was holding back though since she wanted him to put more effort into the fight.she heard his response and frowned while preforming a sonido.appearing behind him while jabbing the cente3r of his back."hmph well maybe if you stop treating us like kids and actually put more effort into this fight we'll happily show some respect..now quit being a pussy and use that sword already!!" she snapped while kicking a pressure point in the back of his leg to paralyze it.

Neon stretched her arms out, bending over to stretch her legs. She was feeling a little left out but then again, she never really did fight much. She put her hand on her zanpakuto's hilt, readying herself just in case. "Come on, as long as you don't kill us there won't be any problems. Kill us and well... Leader will probably kick your scrawny ass back to Soul Society. Maybe even hell." She shrugged, "But where would your hell be, exactly? Maybe what the humans believe is true... an endless land of fiery madness." She frowned and raised her eyebrows. "So get this show on the road, kid, we haven't got all day."

Arturo could admit. If he did not put any effort forward, he was going to get his ass kicked. He was able to block Xion's next attacks, then gave a sharp sigh. "So you want power? Don't bite off more than you can chew, kids." He moved his katana in a slow upward slice, jumping away from Xion and Neon.

"I prefer not to rely on my zanpakuto more than relying on myself. That is what makes my bond with my zanpakuto strong. But if you insist, I will not yield." A flash of fire formed about the black katana as he drew it back, then pushed it forward like a rapier sword. The weapon itself disappeared. He laughed, as any normal opponent would be surprised. Suddenly, a bright light pulsed in his left hand, disappearing after a gunblade weapon formed in his hand. Fire etched a symbol into it. This was his zanpakuto, Shukusei. He chuckled, staying a safe distance from the two espada. Arturo used a flash step, moving faster than normal due to the boost in his reiatsu. With a swift movement, he went to strike down, but at the same time, he fired two bullets; one aimed at Xion, and one aimed at Neon.

Xion fired a baala at the bullets as they collided an explosion of fire occurred. She jumped in front of Neon.shielding her from the flames. a sadistic grin appeared on her face.Fire. the one element that she was immune to take damage from. She allowed the flames to consume her and as the fire cleared. She stood unscathed. Xion sonidoed in front of art and she channeled spiritual energy into her arms and legs."heh something we share in common...i prefer using my own skill over my zanpakuto only releasing it during an emergency much more fun that way"she then jumped up and aimed a kick to his stomach while jabbing him across the face with her elbow and punching him square in the face.this would be enough to cause some damage to him.she then preformed another sonido and appeared behind him. putting him in a headlock."Neo, wanna jump in?"

Neon didn't bother leaping away from it, Xion was pretty good with fire and the young blue haired girl knew that there really was no point in trying to run away when Xion would only absorb it before it hit her. She let out a sigh and put her free hand on her hip, Idiot.
She smiled over at Xion, "Sure thing. Wouldn't want to miss the fun, right?" Lying through her teeth... but the lust for blood was more than she needed to draw her blade. She pulled the sword from her hip, sheath and all and leapt forward, lips curling up. "I've never been much of a fighter, Mister, but I'm sure glad I have Xio on my side."

Arturo was a bit caught off guard. He took each hit, cursing as he did so. He was then caught in a headlock. "You kids don't play fair. It's two against one." He then laughed, watching as Neon approached him with her sword ready. He flashed a light smile, waiting until she was close enough with her sword. He placed the gloved hand on the blade, lifting it right to his neck.

"Go ahead. Make me bleed to the point of ecstasy. I love it. It's a rush to me." He licked his lips, pressing the blade a little rougher against his neck. It cut into his skin, but barely. Enough to draw blood. "I'm a bit of a masochist as they say, but I enjoy inflicting pain on others when I get the chance. I feel I did an excellent job with those whores in my past life. Their blood covered my knife oh so nicely. It may be a macabre scene to most, but I thought it was artwork."

Arturo then turned his head a bit to see Xion from the corner of his eye. He laughed a bit, not really caring much if he were to die. "You know, the next time you do that, try to break a few bones or at least make me bleed a bit. Red is the perfect colour. It's good for hair, eyes, clothes..." He then laughed, closing his eyes.

Arturo was focused on one thing, but it did not seem like that in his physical appearance. He then took a quick jump, flipping backwards to toss Xion off of him and farther away. After he got free, he cracked his neck, giving a sharp laugh. "Don't be so carefree, ladies! I want you to make me scream in anguish! Bring me as much pain as you can!"

Xion flipped backwards as she was thrown off. landing on her feet. she grinned."heh heh he's got fighting spirit thats a start." she told Neon while her body shimmered as the after image of the sonido disappeared. She appeared in front of Arturo and jumped up. landing on his shoulders. her ankles locked around his head and she flipped her body. Which would flip Arturo over and cause him to smash against the ground face first. She jumped off of him and got in a fighting stance."yo neo,etiquetas ataque del equipo?, you wanna tag team attack? " she asked while smirking darkly."after all he did ask for it"

Neon cried out as she felt herself thrown backwards. She curled herself up into a ball and hit the ground hard, unrolling when her body stopped moving. She touched the fresh cuts on her arms and upper legs and grimaced. So much for keeping herself clean, she had to wonder what would happen if her new friend noticed this, after she bandaged herself up.
Neon stood, testing her weight on both legs and flexing her arms as Xion jumped up in the air and landed on Arturo's shoulders. She shook her head and dusted the sand off until Xion called out to her in Spanish. She grinned and grabbed her still sheathed zanpakuto from the ground, hooking it back onto her side.
"¿Qué mejor manera hay, amigo mío feroz? (What better way is there, my fierce friend?)" She laughed and did a quick running triple front flip instead of sonidoing her way there. Might as well get back into the gymnastics, she figured.

Arturo felt the pressure of being pushed down. He laughed, placing his hand infront of himself so he didn't smash his face. Naturally, he flipped back, coughing roughly. It was obvious he had not fought for quite some time, but nonetheless, he was still an able fighter. He looked at his watch, giving a sigh and a light -tut, tut-. "Mitternacht? Schon?" [Translate: Midnight? Already?]

Arturo cracked his neck, spinning the gunblade sword on his index finger as he spoke primarily to himself. "Sie sind beide sehr fett für den Angriff auf ein Fremder... Es bringt mich zum Lachen!" [Translate: They are both very bold to attack a stranger... It makes me laugh!] He cracked a smirk, closing his eyes. "Did you know that fire is not the only power I have? You should place some bait for your enemy before going for an all-out attack. As I can see, one of you is a mindless killing-machine, and the other can barely be called a fighter. It's revolting, in all honesty. Use some common sense when you fight!"

Arturo used a quick flash step, watching as the females had readied themselves. He smirked as he un-did something in his gunblade. He had removed the bullets to replace the catalyst that turned them into fire. This time, the other catalyst shined a bright light. He laughed as he reloaded the weapon from a safe distance. After doing such, Arturo used a quick flash step, firing the gunblade at both Neon and Xion. "Try to dodge something going at the speed of light!"

as he took a safe distance from them.Xion yanked off the eyepiece that she wore unleashing her spiritual energy.it was strong enough to surpass the fourth espada and match the third at full strength. Her zanpakuto materialized in her hand she gave herself a small cut as he appeared to swap bullets..Gran Ray cero! From her fist a powerful blast of flame like energy fired just as he started shooting.at contact fire exploded with light.Xion shielded Neon from the explosion absorbing the flames yet some light gave her a few burns and cuts. She panted as the explosion died down. Her burns and cuts bleeding a little as She glared at Arturo. Her spiritual energy howling with an almost lethal intent. I may be a hot headed bitch and Neo may not be much of a fighter but we of all people shouldn't be underestimated" She opened up three garganta summoning three menos grande from each one. They roared as they surrounded Arturo.their ceros charging.

With Xion's spiritual energy unleashed to Its fullest in this form. It would be enough to catch the man off guard if not at least overwhelm him a bit. In the process of also hiding Neon's spiritual energy quite nicely which would leave her undetectable for a short amount of time to her attacks advantage.

"fire" Xion commanded causing the menos to fire their ceros at him all at once while
Xion in the process Preformed sonido. Firing five baala at him in different directions.

Neon gasped as she attempted to dodge the light attacks that he had fired at her. It was difficult and she felt warm blood oozing down from her new wounds. She cursed and held her arm where it had been hit hardest. She was caught off guard when Xion raised her reiatsu to its fullest and fired her cero. She couldn't move fast enough to get away from the blast but Xion already had her covered and she was protected from the flames.
She quivered as she stood, raising her own reiatsu a little bit more, just enough that she wouldn't be noticed, and watched with a grand smile as the menos fired. She couldn't be positive that they hit, but she was hoping they did. Her love for things had expanded when she had raised her reiatsu to her current level. She loved blood, fighting, and war. It was no wonder that the espada had chosen her to be the quatro seat.

Arturo gave a sharp laugh, watching the two carefully. Then, before him, stood three towering menos. His eyes widened in glee and madness. He seemed to be amused. As the cero were ready to fire, he ripped the rosaries off of his neck, placing them into the blade of his gunblade as they fired. The cero hit, and after the smoke cleared, a chain blazing with shadow-like flames whipped around the menos. "Ban. Kai."

The chains burnt to their highest temperature, incinerating the hollows. He grinned, cutting off the flames, as he knew they were useless against Xion. However, they were of use if he could attack Neon. Simply, he'd have to incapacitate the other in some way, shape, or form. He looked down at his black, short-sleeved trench coat and frowned. "You ruined my favourite jacket. I'm afraid this is past mending. In payment for tattering my jacket, I'll return the favour by taking your life." Arturo gave a simple smile, spinning the kusarigama weapon about.

Arturo sighed, slipping the jacket off to reveal his navy blue tank top shirt. It, unlike the jacket, was still in perfect condition. It was tight, defining his torso quite nicely, but it also covered his neck, doing so in case someone ever tried to slit his throat. A spark of interest flashed in his burning, crimson eyes. He took a few heavy steps forward, tilting his head in interest. "Disgraceful. Putrid. Vile. Repulsive." Each word rolled off of his tongue like sweet, yet bitter candy. "To think two little girls made me have to use bankai. Horrid. Detestful. BLASPHEMY!" He used multiple flash steps, moving the chain about in an attempt to trap the two.