A Song Of Storms [Panama] [Operation Devil Wall] [Gotei/Monsuta]

“Though the man above might say hello, expect no love from the beast below”
― Doctor Who, The Beast Below (Episode)

The lips of Henrex slowly broke from the head of the shakuhachi, abruptly stopping the song that he was playing. His head lifted up, looking slightly above the heads of the mixed Monsuta and Gotei members. The storm raged as he felt the burst of spiritual power, which caused him to slide the shakuhachi into his shihakusho. Closing his eyes and concentrating around him, he was able to quickly sense the burst of spiritual energy that was coming for them. It was strong, and filled to the brim with rage. Henrex's eyes narrowed as he quickly leaped into the sky, with another one of his Zanpakuto's techniques being activated and used.

Henrex's body flared with bright white light, before shooting into the clouds -- in a sense performing a reverse thunderbolt -- and floating aimlessly in the clouds that surrounded a massive portion of Panama. His eyes softly gazed at the ground below, staring at the presence that was rapidly approaching the front lines, slaughtering everyone in sight. From the limited information he was able to gather from what he saw, he knew who this was. Azuma Lazarus, the new leader of the Monsuta. Henrex groaned in annoyance, knowing that he was not going to have a good time with this fight. But, he trusted his abilities -- he could at least put up a good fight against him -- hopefully.

'I had to get him, didn't I. Well, my luck has officially gone majorly downhill.'

Henrex watched with a blank face as the man ran through his allies as if they were nothing, cutting them down and causing more men to come to his aid. Closing his eyes and allowing his wings to spread, before gently pressing two fingers to the back of his left shoulder blade. The Cardinal Seal burned it's flame-like color, before spreading it's cloud-like markings all over his body, and his eyes closed in response to the activation, before opening them once again, revealing his right eye to have dimmed to black. Turning his head to the left and right in quick succession, and the very same eye that dimmed to black suddenly had a flash of yellow from the iris.

The two protrusions that had been spread out wide before now snapped to close, sending thousands of bladed feathers through the air, down to the troops that clashed, while purposefully avoiding the Monsuta's leader. As this were to happen, Henrex's hand would softly slip into the back of his shakuhachi, before his finger gently pressed the button on the Sorting Sword, Jounochi.

The male's eyes slowly dimmed to the color of purple, and a faint hissing came from the blade that he just turned on. Henrex's mind became clear, and he could feel the effects of Jounochi initiate. Letting out a deep, calm breath, Henrex quickly made his way towards his opponent. His body shot towards the ground, falling at high speeds while his body became coated in lightning. His body soon exited the clouds, and there was none that could see him. Two blades slid out of the sheaths, and Henrex shot downward even faster as the portion of his Cardinal Seal kicked in, boosting his speed even further. Two words of the Japanese language left his mouth, not higher than a mumble.

"Ochiru kaminari!" He yelled out, his voice drowned out by the sheer volume of the storm.

Crashing Thunder, the words translated to. They perfectly described what was about to happen. As Henrex's body neared the ground, the lightning bolt surrounding him crashed heavily into the ground, in the middle of a massive crunch of enemies. Lightning streamed everywhere, striking everything that it could touch. Meanwhile, the man that executed such a technique was moving the instant his feet touched the ground, his mind engrossed by the high that he was obtaining by moving so fast.

His goal was simple.

He did not want to stop.

So, as his swords now resided in his hands, Henrex shot through the waves of the Monsuta's allies, cleaving and slashing through everything that was in his path -- all the while, the heavens raged as thunder and lightning rumbled and screamed across the blackened sky. Hundreds fell to the blade of the Raven, only to be replaced over and over again. The same thing would happen with the members of the Gotei. And then, the voice of the Monsuta's leader burst through the chaos. The word that left his lips sent shivers down Henrex's spine.

Shikai.

The first release of someone of his power was sure to be something that would cause panic within the masses. As this were to happen, the feeling of immense heat began closing in on his right. Henrex's foot dug into the ground, before kicking off to the left and then upwards. Taking flight once more, Henrex watched in awe, horror, and fascination as the man formed a Cero. The hollow energy was prominent in the attack, giving the confirmation that this man had indeed fired off the trademark skill of the Arrancar and Hollows.

His body soon began to move towards this man, sensing the twin energies within his system -- Shinigami and Hollow. They were so finely merged that it would take someone with immense deduction skills to truly tell the difference. But, Henrex was well versed in the differences in spiritual energy. So, the male began his descent towards Azuma. Landing around two or three feet away from the man, Henrex's eyes shimmered as he gazed at Azuma Lazarus, before nodding softly in his direction.

"Very impressive."

Henrex's arms draped to his sides, his Zanpakuto flashing with the white bolts of lightning that connected to the performance of above. Henrex had to give quite the ounce of respect towards the man, as he was able to have such a union with his Hollow -- to be able to fire a Cero without a mask, and to inflict such damage with the aforementioned. However, that was soon lost with the next words that came from the mouth of the Vizard. Words that made him physically cringe, and make him feel genuinely sick. But, at the same time, they also were some of the most entertaining words that he had heard all day.

Sentencing him to death...

Those words were ones that he had heard so many times back in his youthful days. Having them being used nowadays were giving the Raven such a large amount of conflict. It was irritating, hilarious, and cringe-inducing all at the same time. So, as his teeth slowly ground against one another, Henrex's head softly tilted to the side, before snickering at Azuma.

"Sentence me to death, hm? You have no idea how many times I've heard those gods damned words. It's so disgusting to hear that nowadays," Henrex said, his eyes narrowing in disgust.

"If you want to kill me, then come at me, Azuma Lazarus."

As he said this, Henrex's posture shifted slightly, allowing him the clarity of hearing once again, as the hissing in his ears from The Sorting Sword was becoming unbearable. With his symmetry achieved once again, Henrex awaited the man's response.