Dimensional Jump-Chapter 10: Fist full of nukes!
"My mistress, do be careful.~" Schneider's voice echoed in Maiya's head, as she strolled down the hall with her Captain. "I know, I don't know just how strong this Espada is but, he shouldn't be too hard right?" She asked him in her head, as her mauve eyes peered up at the ceiling. "I am here, my Queen, hmhmhmhm. So, there is no reason for you to fear.~" Schneider's bouncing, raspy voice chuckled and echoed throughout her head, leaving her to her own thoughts. "I wonder why Vendethiel doesn't speak to me, it's always Schneider..." She asked no one in particular, only for her Captain to speak up.
"Your zanpakuto?" Kai questioned and had her arms up behind her head, with her eyes viewing mauve ones.
"Mhm...when I first gained bankai centuries ago, we were able to talk but now...she doesn't even speak to me. It's always Schneider, her power." Maiya mumbled in reply and looked down at her feet, watching them walk across the floor.
"That's some weird shit, Ryu was the first to talk to me. You told me about your zanpakuto after you go put into my damn squad. That thing looks like some hollow on a stick for fuck's sake..." Kai mumbled and lowered her arms, clamping her hands on her hips all the while.
"Haha, yeah I know... Vendethiel is an elf that can summon beasts to her side, Schneider just so happens to be her strongest and he's always kneeling next to her in my world. It's so weird though, when I look at her...she looks...lifeless..." Maiya knitted her brows and her eyes held contemplation, thinking about Vendethiel.
"Well shit, if she was dead though, you wouldn't have a zanpakuto. Have you asked that Schneider asshole what happened to her...?" Kai asked as they both neared an exit that led outside of Las Noches.
"No I haven't really, I should though." The elvish eyed woman sighed right after and they finally reached outside. As per usual, it was dead looking. White sands, a black sky and a crescent moon in it.
"Nah, ya think...? That bastard has to know something and if Vendethiel's looking like shit, then he's hiding crap from you..." Kai mumbled with a curled upper lip and a bone shard sticking out of her mouth. Now that they were outside, they gave a good distance between the palace and themselves.
There in the spacious land, stood Grimmjow with a wicked grin plastered and his hand in his pocket. Since he lost his one arm he was only able to fight with one. "About time you two showed up! Damn, I had half the mind to come looking for you myself!" Kitty cat laughed and rose his head to the sky a bit. Soon, he peered back at the two and eyed the short female next to Kai. Slowly, he took his hands out of his pockets and used sonido, with his hand outstretched to harm Maiya without warning. What he wasn't expecting, was for Kai's hand to grasp his wrist and scowl. He stood there wide eyed, seeing that bone shard twitch and those piercing slits look into his. The scene was in slow motion and as the goth stood there, she jerked his arm between her and Maiya, then used the same arm to ram her elbow into his face. He flew several feet away and all Kai had to say to that was...
"YOU ASSHOLE, WAIT A DAMN MINUTE!" She screamed and watched the dust cloud in the distance float in the atmosphere. Maiya was stunned in place, her guard was down and she didn't expect him to lunge an attack so suddenly. "Oi, Maiya! I'm gonna go take a nap while you fight, I hate watchin' fights! Unless I'm in it, I don't give two shits about it!" She was annoyed that the kitty cat charged in like that and attempted to kill Maiya. So she walked away, headed towards the palace and sat down against the outside wall. Maiya knew that already, Kai always seemed to remind her about that quite often.
Sighing out of relief, Donieri walked towards Grimmjow and pulled out her zanpakuto. There she saw the kitty cat, scowling and grumbling as he walked out of the large cloud of flown dirt. "Even with my power halved, how was she able to stop me so easily?!" He mentally raged and growled beneath his breath, with his blue eyes pinned on the short female. "Her spiritual pressure's not as big as that half breed goth, I wanted to fight her more than this runt!" He added in his mind and yanked out his sword with his hand. "Come on, use your 'shikai'!" He yelled at the elvish woman from afar and held his blade to his side.
"Fine..." Maiya mumbled with closed eyes then exhaled through her nose. She pointed the tip of her blade before her, pushed her hips out a bit and leaned back a little. She seemed a bit slouched, as if too lazy to stand up straight. "Vendethiel...evoke." Her words mumbled out and her mauve eyes remained half lidded, obviously not enthusiastic about what she was needing to do. Soon her blade took shape of a black metallic staff that had bat looking wings on the side of some sort of skull. The skull had two large fangs curving over an onyx orb that the skull sat on top of. It's eye sockets were round and appeared emotionless, whilst it had no jaw but just the upper part. On her index finger was a black metallic pointer that covered her index all around and attached to it, were chains. They went across her palm and over the top part of her hand, hooking up with the small brace around her wrist. Her index finger was pointed towards Grimmjow and her staff lazily was being held to her side.
From afar, Grimmjow grinned and laughed, charging after her with his one hand grasped on the hilt of his blade. "Let's see what this 'squad 14' can do!" He was about to use sonido, when he halted in his step and gasped at the random soaring pink fluffs that came up from behind the female. "What in the..." He mumbled, knitted his brows and prepared himself as his blue eyes watched all the cute little fluffs fly after him. They all had kitten mouths and innocent beady eyes with pink bodies. To top it all off, they had white wings...so all in all they were adorable little things. Hundreds of those fluffs were flying after him and he just laughed at how harmless they looked. "You can't be serious, hahaha!" As he laughed, Maiya smirked and made a small humph.
From feeling one of them land on him, he looked at his shoulder and he saw it close its eyes. He could sense something off, so he gritted his teeth and widened his eyes at seeing it turn red. Soon, a lot more fluffs attached to him and they all chirped like little baby birds. It wasn't long until they all turned red...and exploded. From the distance where Maiya stood, she could see a mini nuke going off and since it was a lot of fluffs in one spot, the nuke was bigger than normal. "Don't underestimate an opponent.~" She mentally said and watched the small mushroom cloud fade.
What they didn't know, was that Ulquiorra was watching from the palace on a balcony. Hands in his pockets and his slits focused on the third seater, he paid close attention to the pink fluffs that exploded into mini nukes. "So, she's a summoner type of soul reaper... A zanpakuto that can bring forth comrades without needing to perform any kind of ritual." He noted in his mind and kept observing from his spot.
Back and forth they clashed, Maiya used her staff to block his zanpakuto attacks and she had her free hand point at Grimmjow, calling more pink fluffs to race after him.
Seeing this, Grim kitty cursed beneath his breath and jumped out of the way, using sonido to get away as fast as he could. "Damn it, I can't be this weak! Not compared to some girl who just stands there summoning creatures! I'm better than this!" He hollered in his head and turned around instantly to face the incoming fluffs. "BRING IT ON!" He screamed, took his zanpakuto and sliced a fluff in half, only for it to explode in his face. With the area being masked by smoke from the explosion, he used the opportunity to disappear and reappear high in the air. With the grip on the hilt of his blade, he pointed his fist at her and formed a cero. "LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN WITHSTAND THIS!" He yelled, making Maiya look up and widen her eyes.
"A cero!" Donieri mentally shouted and stood there shocked, though grew a serious look after he shot it. She disappeared and as she reappeared beneath him, she pointed her finger at him. "Hadou number 4, Byakurai!" She yelled, making a large burst of lightning shoot from her finger tips and just barely missed Grimmjow if he hadn't of evaded it.
"That was pathetic!" He screamed, jolted after her, spun and kicked his leg out. His leg hit her head and she was sent crashing into the white sands below. He did have some scorch marks from those mini nukes that flew after him, though... "Those tiny little things seem to explode on contact, all I gotta do is take her out and those things will die on their own. Easy!" He yelled in his head and laughed, then prepared his blade to pierce her whilst she was unaware of his incoming attack.
Maiya stood up rubbing her head with a slight concussion and all she could hear, was Schneider's voice. "Watch out, my Queen.~" He cooed and even those butterflies she summoned for extra pairs of eyes, had detected his incoming strike. When recognition hit her, she flash stepped out of the way and just missed him when he brought his sword down. "I'll need him as a distraction..." She mumbled to herself and kept her mauve eyes upon Grimmjow's form. Quickly while she had time, she stabbed the butt of the staff into the ground and screamed out her summon's name. "SCHNEIDEEEEEER!" She cried out, jumped backwards to gain some space then watched the staff morph like it had before, during the fight against the vizards in the past.
He looked like a stick figure, black metal body, round creepy eye sockets, skull still sitting on that shiny onyx orb and his torso took the shape of a man. His hands were those stiff metal bat wings and his lower half looked like tooth pick legs. "Distract him and help me find an opening...!" She whisper yelled, got up close to Schneider from behind and glared daggers at Grimmjow who was dumbfounded by the hollow like appearance Schneider had.
"Yes, my mistress.~" His raspy voice that went up and down through his speech, echoed as he blankly stared at the Espada. Ulquiorra was interested now, being able to summon a hollow looking being to her side was amazing in itself.
"What is that thing...?" Grimmy blinked in surprise with gritted teeth and took in its creepy features. It was tall that was for sure, the metallic bat wings for hands made him look like he had long arms... Regardless, he charged in and kept his guard up. His antic didn't even make Schneider stir, he was as stiff as a board and his body shined like metal from the rays of the moon above.
With such ease, he blocked the blade with a simple raise of his bat wing-like hand and kept his skull forward. He was like some robot or statue with mechanics in his system...he was so stiff but agile. "What in the-!" Before Grim kitty could finish, he dodged Schneider's other 'hand' but got a small cut on his cheek. The Espada backed up and got some distance between each other.
Maiya being in the sidelines, she was wondering back and forth to try and strike at an opening that would occur. "Even when he's preoccupied with my summon, his guard is still up for anything that would attack his backside. I can feel it..." Maiya mumbled and kept her mauve eyes locked on to his frame.
"Tch- GRIND, PANTERAAA!" He screamed, after stabbing his blade into the ground and running his fingers across the blade since he couldn't use his other hand... Transforming, not long did it show him with his long hair and feline features. Though still missing an arm, he crouched down and took position as if to lunge.
Maiya gasped, reached out towards Schneider and he suddenly vanished, returning to her grasp. "Bankai...Vendethiel, gather!" She yelled, making Grim kitty turn around and raise a brow. She knew she was safe to use her bankai where she was at, being far from the palace and nothing to get wiped out from her power. Two pink fluffs appeared and engulfed her fists like boxing gloves, then turned red with a serious kitten face plastered. That same skull from before had covered up her head and her hair got taken down. Those butterflies from before hooked up against the sides of her head and behind her ears. When she opened her eyes, they were black and red. Her eyes appeared to be a large 'Q' shape, the scleras were black and pupils were black, they piqued both Ulquiorra's and Grimmjow's interest.
As soon as she did open her eyes, the scene slowly zoomed out. She was standing there with a strict look in her orbs then soon disappeared. Reappearing before the Espada, her fluffy red fist rammed right into his abdomen and a mini nuke went off.
Ulquiorra watched all the mini nukes go off with every hit she'd deal with her fists. Mini nukes went off in every which way, each time she'd hit him or when she'd block his kicks by crossing her forearms in front of her. "HOW IS THIS RUNT 'THIS' STRONG?!" The kitty mentally yelled in his mind and rose his clawed hand after forming blueish light from is talons. Once he clawed at the female, she flash stepped out of the way and had his attack miss. Everything was in slow motion, she was flying past him upside down above his head, and her red and black eyes were locked on to his form. It was like an upside down cartwheel that she performed, then skidded backwards with her upper half leaning forward. "The best way to end this quickly, is if I used my most powerful attack... He's fast, faster than before and-" Before she could finish her mental monologue, Grimmjow had appeared above her an inch with a risen leg and dropped it down upon her head.
She grunted from the impact but instantly got tossed aside strongly by the kitty cat's grip and flew into several dead white trees. "Haha!" Grimmjow laughed and stomped on to her stomach after she skidded to a halt. Her mouth went agape and she cried out in pain. "NOT SO TOUGH NOW, ARE YOU?!" He laughed again, jumped off and was about to kick her, when she grasped his leg. He heaved slightly with widened eyes and a mini nuke went off again. She used the mini nukes of hers to make him fly backwards to give herself space.
"I need to find a way to use my attack!" She exclaimed in her head, ran with her arms behind her and heard him yelling at her from behind. "Now!" She yelled out, disappeared and reappeared high in the blackened sky. Slowly she turned her body to face Grimmjow upside down, arms to her sides.
"What is she...?" Before Grimmy could finish, he cut himself off when he saw her descend faster and faster towards him. The 'Q' in her eyes extended to the middle, spun around once and looked like slits. The moment she touched down, was when a gigantic nuclear eruption had gone off. The ground shook heavily, winds brushed harshly against Grimmy and he rose his arm to block some of the winds. The heat grew hotter and hotter, he couldn't see due to the flying dust but when he managed to peek over his hand, he saw a mushroom cloud getting closer to him. Countless white trees were engulfed and broke into pieces from the heat and wind the nuke gave off.
So he ran, using sonido but to no avail, he failed since he too got engulfed in the explosion. Ulquiorra squinted his gaze just a fraction, from seeing the nuclear explosion form and cover an impressive amount of land out there.
After it ceased, everything within the radius got burned and a large black spot was in place. Grimmjow was on his stomach and Maiya was panting, staring dangerously at the kitty cat. "My Captain's a lot stronger than me, so if you fought her-" Before she could finish, he used what strength he had left, appeared before her, twirled in place and kicked her. It was so hard that she was sent flying towards the palace, then right after...he breathed heavily and soon fell flat on his stomach again, passing out. His features had returned to normal and Maiya...well let's just say it was a tie since she was rendered unconscious too.
"So, with his arm cut off, his level of power was lowered to her own I presume... Seeing that she is this strong, Madarame is just as powerful I take it." Ulqui mentally stated and moved his slits down to view Kai, who was snoring up a storm against the wall below him. "And yet, she is not the least bit unsettled by the flaunting power between those two..." He added, then walked away knowing the fight was over with.
Kai being Kai, she snorted awake after paranoia took hold of her. She could've sworn someone was talking about her... Looking around, she noticed the gigantic black ring on the sandy ground and saw Grimmjow laying face first on the surface. "Eh...the hell happened...? Did Maiya use her damn bankai?" She asked no one in particular and stood to her feet. As she made her way over with her hands in her pockets, she searched for her third seater and scowled. "OI MAIYA, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?!" She screamed out as she sauntered along the wall, clearly not happy that Donieri wasn't in sight. After a minute, she spotted the elvish soul reaper in a wall out cold. Her zanpakuto was back to normal and was laying on the ground in front of her. "Hey shorty, you guys are tied! Kitty cat's out cold, man.~" She laughed to herself, picked the blade up and stuffed it in Maiya's sheath. Picking the tiny woman up and carrying her over her shoulder, she put one hand on her hip and made her way back inside Las Noches.