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Clang! The sharp sound of metal on metal is made as Dracul and I complete our strokes. We bounce off the impact, and go in again for another exchange. I begin a down to high stroke, and Dracul blocks the stroke in the beginning, using the greater leverage to send me flying back. I somersault and land on my feet to see Dracul charging me. I put out one hand up readying Fire, and with the other I prepare to block. My hand begins to burn suddenly as the flames are discharged, sailing out from my hand and engulfing Dracul. It seems however, that the Dracul fire ball is closing in fast, so I suppose the saying for zombies applies to Dracul… the only thing worse than a Dracul is a Dracul on fire. Our blades clash again, and the flames on Dracul spread to the sleeve of my white jacket. "It's a good thing you're fire-proo- oh wait," the One's assistant mockingly says. I ignore him, and cast Watera, creating an expanding bubble of water, passing over my body, extinguishing the flames on both of us, and pushing back Dracul. Dracul rotates his body, as he is sailing away, and breathes his black fire at me. The flames shift and transfigure like a shadow, forcing me leap out of the way. The flames impact the sand and spread, causing a localized fire. Recoiling from the leap, I spring upwards to strike at Dracul, who is currently falling.
We clash, and the force of my bounce pushes us backwards. Our flight causes us to smash into one of the towers, creating a human sized hole. Once inside, I put more force in my attack, flinging Dracul away and into two of the columns, which gives rise to a cloud of debris, obscuring my vision. I hear Dracul's voice, faint enough to not allow me to determine what he has said. All of a sudden, his face appears before mine, sporting a wicked smile, his teeth have become that of a beast, bleached white and ending in sharp points. His eyes have become a light green, with a crescent pupil. He engages by spinning his Naginata in a circle vertically once, and on the end of the rotation smashing down into my waiting blade. This causes me to sink into the ground from the force, without recoiling, he begins another spin, but horizontally, causing me to block. The impact sends me through the wall, and into the course sand, scratching my exposed skin on my legs. I groan as I stand up from the crater in the sand. My legs sting from the sand, as well as feeling warm from the blood running down my legs.
I look up to see Dracul spinning his Naginata, preparing for another strike, but all of a sudden his cheeks inflate, and he spouts another stream of exponentially intense flames. I can feel the heat from a far distance away; I wince as I dodge. The movement places me away from the flames, which smashes into the sand, the flames begin to dissolve the sand and make the crater I made, deeper. Dracul was planning on me to move and alters his flight path into a straight one to me, still whirling his weapon. I brace for the block, and as he impacts I slide my katana down, so that he is forced to go down with his weapon to catch himself. I slash downwards, hitting him across the back and creating a large gash. This causes him to scream in agony, he warps away facing me. I can see blood dripping from behind him, slowly falling onto the ground. We both are panting and waiting on the other to make a move, thus allowing me to notice a large black figure, starkly contrasting the white moon. My eyes follow down the figure and around the tail to see the hollow holding on to another figure with his tail.
"Damn… is that Ichigo?" I think to myself. I notice a green light, remembering the Cero that the beast from earlier let off, I begin to speed towards the top of the tower. I fly right by Dracul, who is shocked for a moment. I get to the tower as Ichigo is dropping off of the side of the tower, I get within arm's reach when I feel claws wrap around my throat. "Who are you?" the hollow says in a monotonous tone.
"I am-" I begin, but Dracul cuts me off.
"Drop my prey!" He shouts with animalistic fury.
"Prey? Seems like the hunter to me," he responds pointing to the blood dripping from Dracul's back, keeping his dull tone. He raises me up further… and then begins to dive into the ground, while holding me out in front of him. He slams me into the sand, causing sand to fly up in all directions. I almost black out, and I release my sword, which falls just out of reach. After finishing the slam, he dodges as Dracul begins to attack him, preparing to hit him with the shaft of his Naginata. I begin to watch as they blink through the air, firing black flames and ceros at each other.
My vision begins to fade, I see blackness begin to snake its way from the corners of my vision to the center. I groan as I attempt to grab my sword, fumbling my way without moving my head. After a few more blind grabs, I manage to grab the sword. My hands are quivering, but I manage to change my Zanpakuto back to book form. It begins to flip to the cure spells, and I glow with a neon green light. My wounds begin to clear up, and my hands steady, but I will need to take a longer rest to fully heal. I sluggishly stand up, winding my shoulders in a circle to loosen them up. I go towards the growing conflict, which seems to be at a stalemate. "Give up now, you cannot win," the Hollow tells Dracul.
"Fat chance… it seems that my prey is still alive," he begins, "but yours' looks like he is about to resurrect, so I suggest that you leave," the Hollow looks in surprise as a gold light is surrounding Ichigo. The hollow charges at Orihime and Ichigo; he is attempting to stop Orihime from healing Ichigo. "No!" I yell, starting to chase after him. However, Dracul appears in front of me, "I don't think so," he says with a malicious smile. He twirls his Naginata, smashing down with the blade on to my book, forcing me to brace for impact. I descend slightly and I change my book back into its sword form. I strike at him in the middle of a spin, piercing his right pectoral. He jumps back, holding his chest with one hand. His mouth inflates, as he does this he flies up, making me shiver in anticipation.
I return my sword back to book form, and blink to the ground. My book glows red, just before turning into a red staff, with an ornate staff head that loops in around on itself in an 8 formation; it has red pieces at areas in the shaft and ends in a molten point. I look up to see Dracul billowing smoke from his nose as he streams his twilight flames from his mouth. I begin to sweat as I twirl my totem staff above me with one hand, shifting to my other hand as I switch to my right side. Then, I twirl it from the right to behind me, shifting again to my left hand and I abruptly stop leaving the staff at a 160 degree angle. As I do this, I stomp on the sand and jut my right hand palm out. Going from this pose, I forcefully point the staff upwards, creating a large ball of flame, as I hold this pose I pillar of red flames rush up from the ground and almost touch the sphere. After that, the flames die down, leaving only the tip of the staff ignited. I bend my knees, preparing for a dynamic jump. I bound upwards stabbing the ball of flames, which does not stop me from moving upwards, I spin around with the ball. While I am spinning I see that Dracul has created a sea of murky flames that cascade and flow, this is the only glimpse I get as I finish my spin. I descend and land on the sand, instantly glassing the area around me. I once again ready a potent jump and fly upwards, somersaulting once I yell "Firaja!" As I finish the turn I release the ball of flame. At the same time Dracul releases his flames, with the appearance of a gushing river. The heat is so intense that I move away as soon as I had released my Firaja. Unfortunately for Dracul, his flames have kept him trapped. The two forces collide, creating a surge of heat that creates a gigantic heat mirage in the air. Dracul's flames engulf my own, causing me to worry, but the Firaja continues to ascend towards Dracul, alleviating me of my concern. Dracul has to move, or he will get incinerated, but he continues to gap in awe as the flames collide.
Dracul's delay has cost him. He eventually tried to move, but it was too late. He attempted to blink out of his own flames; however the flames were too close, completely burning up his left arm, forearm down, and his left leg, knee down. He lands as a smoldering comet, smashing into the sand, causing another shockwave of sand. I move over to him, I approach his body, which is still wafting smoke. Kneeling down beside him I inspect him over, and I notice something odd… his mouth is still moving. I hear him whisper, "I got ya," as he spits out a ball of his fire before disappearing. The ball hits me, sending me flying through the air; my previous injuries and energy used up from the Firaja prevent me from attempting to break my fall. I smash into the ground and roll and tumble on to my back, I let my neck relax, letting my head rest on the sand, and looking to the left. My last vision is two hollows fighting each other, making me wonder where Ichigo went, and Orihime running over to me before I pass out.