Once In A Lifetime...Again (Iori)

Although he had only been here once, everything still seemed to be the same. To be honest, other than the more rural feel, there wasn't much of a difference between the Seireitei and the Homeland of the Sugiura's. Of course, since hardly anyone who wasn't a Sugiura got to even come to this place, it still had that special aura that separated it from any other place in the Spiritual World. Because of this, despite it being Ravana's second visit to this place, he was still taken aback slightly by the landscape. Yes, that's right, the Vizard Ravana Ichiro had come to the Homeland of the Sugiura's once again. Of course, this time, it wasn't for training, but because he had been invited there by Misaiko.

As one would expect, Ravana had no idea as to why Misaiko had invited him, but since he saw her as a mentor and sometimes even a mother figure, he wasn't going to decline her invitation. To show that he had Misaiko's permission to be there, Ravana had a small letter written by her, signed by her, and with a special mark on it to allow him passage. Of course, the one thing that Misaiko apparently hadn't planned on was Ravana arriving so far away. As it was now, Ravana really had no idea which way to go or how far away he was from the Yamashiro Jouten. "Great, just my luck to wind up way off target" Ravana said to himself with a sigh, folding the letter from Misaiko and putting it in one of his pockets. "Well, I guess my luck's not all that bad; at least Iori isn't here to welcome me" he said to himself, this time laughing a bit.

"God no" Ravana said to himself upon hearing a familiar voice coming up from behind him. As if to prove the validity of Murphy's Law, as soon as he had commented on his "good luck", Iori just had to appear. "You know, this is only my second time here, of course I'd get lost" he half shouted in an annoyed tone; obviously not thrilled at the arrival of the girl whom he saw as his rival. As usual, it seemed that Iori was here to annoy the hell out of Ravana; pretty much the basis of their rivalry. Of course, they were both very strong, and ever since he had trained under Misaiko hundreds of years ago, they both seemed to be very competitive about their powers as well. Being slightly younger, Ravana always seemed to be the underdog of their constant fighting, but that only served to make him push himself even farther. However, any thoughts of their rivalry and why he hated her so much were temporarily wiped from his ind as soon as Iori appeared behind him, leaning against his back to grab the letter he held. As usual, this caused Ravana to blush and freeze temporarily before pushing her away; trying to hide his blush. "You know, for a future queen, you're a real nosy bitch" he said in an attempt to hide any of the embarrassment she had caused.

Having changed as well over the years, Ravana now hardly ever wore his Shinigami robes; opting for his much more comfortable casual clothes. His current outfit (and the one he wore most often) consisted of a dark green and black hoodie, a black "Red Hot Chili Peppers" shirt, a pair of darker blue jeans, and a pair of black Vans shoes. This of course, seemed to go almost perfectly well with Iori's more modern (if not a little slutty) outfit, making them both fit together in their appearances. Seizing his chance when Iori was busy mocking him, Ravana quickly snatched the letter from Misaiko back; a look of annoyance still on his face. "You know, one of these days I'm gonna kick your ass and then I'll be the one laughing" he said, quickly shoving the letter into one of his pockets.

A look of annoyance crossed Ravana's face as Iori called him a baka. "You idiot, this is only my second time coming here, of course I don't know my way around" he said in an angry tone before turning his back towards Iori. "Besides, it's been over 400 years since I was last here" he said with his back still to Iori, but in a much calmer tone. After this last comment, Ravana took a second to think back upon the first time he had come to the homeland of the Sugiura. Of course, this was only a quick thought, for almost as soon as he had begun to reminisce, he heard Iori respond to his comment about kicking her ass. Turning around somewhat slowly, a grin was revealed to have crossed Ravana's face. "You know, in the past 400 years or so, I've gone through quite a few changes, and I've become much stronger" he began as he closed his eyes and tilted his head slightly towards the ground, grin still on his face. While it may have seemed that Ravana was being arrogant, he only acted so because of Iori. Every time he had the misfortune to run into her, she would constantly tease and belittle him; it was only natural for him to want to prove himself to here.

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Slowly raising his head back up, Ravana opened his eyes to look directly at Iori. As he did so, a new emotion could be seen behind them, something that only his enemies ever got to truly see; determination. "Of course that's how I feel, I will prove to you here and now that I have become stronger than you ever thought possible" He said in almost a shout, his adrenaline beginning to rise. "I accept your challenge, Iori Sugiura; but I will not lose" he said in a shout. With that, Ravana drew his Zanpakuto, releasing a moderate blast of reiatsu from his body as he did so. "Now then, bring it!" and with that Ravana quickly lowered himself into a fighting stance, thus giving Iori the first move.

Despite all of his tough talk and pride, Ravana knew that this would be one hard fight to win. While he may have always been arguing with Iori over who's stronger, he knew that she was a strong fighter and even respected her abilities; even if he made sure never to show it. In fact, if it weren't for his pride and competitive spirit, Ravana might not have even thought he could win this fight. Of course, being Ravana, he was always more than confident in his own skills, and always willing to take on any challenge, no matter the difficulty. As soon as Iori began her charge, however, any other thoughts were wiped from his mind as he was now fully prepared for the battle; both mentally and physically. Although he had given her the first attack, Ravana had figured that Iori would come charging head-on. Whenever he had seen her fight, it had seemed that Iori preferred a more head on approach. Of course, as soon as Iori began to gather the reiatsu to use her Sugiura magic spell, Ravana knew exactly what to do.

"Bakudō number 73, Tozanshō!" Ravana shouted when Iori was a few yards away. Suddenly, a blue sphere appeared underneath Ravana, and then quickly shot 4 beams up to just above his head, creating an inverted pyramid. As soon as the beams reached their target, the inverted pyramid solidified into a strong shield around Ravana. As the blades created from Iori's spell collided with the barrier they exploded, Ravana remaining same thanks to the barrier. As the dust from the explosions was clearing, and before the barrier went away, Ravana lifted his left hand, his index and middle finger pointed out towards Iori. "Hadō number 4, Byakurai!" Ravana shouted, and as soon as the barrier dissipated, a bolt of light blue lightning shot out from his fingers aimed directly at Iori. Of course, Ravana wasn't content at leaving his attack at just that, and by quickly following the kido spell with a flash step, Ravana appeared in front of Iori only a second after the lightning bolt. With great strength, Ravana lifted his Zanpakuto over his head and brought it down towards Iori with all of hi force; hoping that this combo would catch her by suprise. By now, it was obvious that Ravana was taking this fight as seriously as he took every fight against a true opponent, and wouldn't let up until one of them was unconscious.

Archiving this thread, due to fact that i'll be fighting him in another thread, with this character.