AfriCatastrophe: Ringo D

SCORE! The ringing stopped suddenly as those lengths of metal struck home! A triumphant smile flashing across Igen's features right up until those bala started to fly out! He honestly really didn't have to dodge. He had plenty of cover. But there were actually still things he had to worry about! Hissing slightly, as those balas SLAMMED into the structure he was settled on, he let out a slight yelp as soon the building started to tilt! Crashing toward the monster as its foundations were blown to pieces! The building tilted forward before crashing down, a huge plume of dust coursing up as Igen and the building hit the ground!

Though, through that dust, a pink blur ultimately shot out! Though te building had fallen. Igen still remained up in the air, standing on platforms of reishi as he shot up higher into the air! Putting a bit more distance so that those random radial balas flew wider and wider, an occassional one flying somewhat close, but once he was high up enough, they were practically a non-issue! Panting just a little, the Shinigami peered back down to the ground, narrowingh is eyes. Tch. Tento was getting attacked. But Solomon was nearby, and it was his job to deal with the small fry. At the very least, slow them down so that Tento wasn't swarmed. The rails weren't gonna crack that thing's outter shell. Igen would have to be a bit more direct it seemed.

"Alright. I can do this." He huffed, focusing on the hollow down below.

His body shifted in the direction of the monster before a loud BOOM echoed as he shot down toward the hollow, flying down towards the gigantic hollow. There was a loud. BANG as he moved in like a missile, focusing his reiryoku through his body. Hardening the skin along his fist, turning his whole body into the move as he came down with full force, using Hakuda to compress his spiritual energy and momentum into the point of contact, striking with the intent to try and punch a hole clean through it's tough exterior and make an opening for Tento to get at it's insides!

It caved. The massive creature's body Yielded like paper beneath the force of Igen's attack, cleaving cleanly through it's body and emerging through the other side, an attack which was followed up by both of the other fighters in the area, drowning the beast in a sudden torrent of violence and aggression from the trio as it promptly crumpled and dissolved on the spot. That burning sensation brief and vanishing seemingly almost instantly after the monster was slain, a few holes burned into Igen's uniform, but it was a brief enough exchange that all of them had gone off without much issue! A Big grin spreading across Igen's face.

That is. Until he saw the remaining hollows start charging toward them.

And he saw that bulge swelling at the top of one of their heads. And for just an instant, his stomach sank. Was it going to try and regenerate another of the big ones? No, he was NOT going to allow that. Reasonably speaking, the group of hollows had lost a tremendous amount of energy by losing their main body. It stood to reason that even if they regenerated that big thing, it would be weaker.

But hollows did not always follow reason. And the threat alone wasa enough for Igen's expression to turn cold and murderous. As black markings crawled into existence along his frame. Black tiger stripes that slowly spread and covered his entire body as his spiritual pressure welled up inside of him. And promptly the back and shoulders of his kosode began burning away as kido energy started to wrap around his body violently. So hard was his focus on those charging hollows that he barely even felt the lack of slow burning blister of his skin as the energy being poured through his body. How many times had he done this before? There was a tingling sting along his back and his shoulders, but his skin refused to burn and char this time.

As the cloth along his back and shoulders burned away, both Solomon and Tento would be treated to the sight of where those black stripes originated. Black kanji between his shoulder blades, marking him with a '王'.

"Solomon. Fifteenth Seat Zefa. I'm going to try and cripple the one in the lead. If not kill it. We have to wipe all of them out. I'm worried one of them might grow the big one back." He almost charged right in then and there. But in that moment, he realized that he was going to exhaust himself. He didn't have limitless energy, and if he did this, then his allies would be left without an immediate healer. They'd have to rely on the nearby relief unit to heal them. And so, Igen made a decision.

Turning, he promptly reached out, and so long as Tento allowed him to. He would place his hand onto the man's shoulder. And promptly, Tento would feel a sudden surge of energy pouring into him. Not volatile energy, but healing energy. Kaido flowing into the man's body. Of course, he hadn't sustained any injuries to heal, but he'd feel a low buzzing sensation. Igen's Jinjashō kaido. As well as those black stripes would crawl away from Igen's own body and winad around Tento's frame. A marking forming on the Fifteenth seat's shoulder. "竜王". Imparting a good chunk of his energy to the man. Not only in the form of that healing energy. So that if that pack of hollows charged in, he'd heal just as quickly as he was injured or burned by those horrid auras. Not only that, but those black stripes would work as protection, keeping him intact and keeping him protected.

It was a hefty price. And it left Igen without his own Shikai's protection. But he wasn't thinking about that. even as he made these preparations his eyes were still locked onto that one suspiciously tumoring hollow. Without giving an opportunity to receive thanks, he glanced only briefly toward Solomon. An expression just as stern offered. A nod of trust given to the quincy before Igen shot off toward the pack of charging Hollows like a thunderbolt. Bright blue flames TEARING up the rubble between himself and that rushing hollow as that kido energy wrapped around him. He'd given a sizeable chunk of his energy to Tento, to ensure the man would be alright. So that if Igen failed, he'd have all the protection he needed to follow up and slaughter the rest of these monsters.

Those blue flames twisted and ROARED along his frame. That combination of Hakuda and Kido twisting around his body. Even if he HAD managed to not burn himself this time around. It was still just a flimsy, twisted fascimile of what he was actually trying to do. He'd struggled. He'd burned himself. HE'd healed himself. And then burned himself all over again these past several months trying to get it right. But even if he couldn't produce a true shunko, he'd still put everything he had into this attack.

A loud CRACK of compressed air as he would suddenly shunpo into the space directly above the charging hollows. His hands opened as flames condensed along his fingertips like claws, those blue flames wrapped around his body, and then coursing along his arms to collect into those claws. Pushing back the sudden nausea as he burned through his energy reserves like a wildfire. And there it was, at his fingertips. Everything he had. All of his remaining energy. And in that split second, even with the murderous look in his eyes. He feared it wouldn't be enough. And as if to answer, those flames SWELLED. Pulling up energy from deep inside of him. Like a pawn throwing itself infront of it's king. Igen put everything he had, and then some into those pale blue flames.

燃焼急流 Nenshō Kyūryū

Down came those burning claws and a cascade of blue flames followed in it's wake. Even with his skin hissing from the corrosive aura around those three hollows, Igen's body held up by his own sheer durability as he brought those hands down and unleashed everything he had on the group of hollows. But all of his effort centered on the one that was front and center, that twisting downpour of fire and physical force intent on erasing the hollow on the spot. As the combination of energy and the sheer strength behind the strike itself aimed to cleave a trench from the point of impact all the way toward the the edge of that vast hole itself, his own physical strength and martial prowess trying to fill in where his energy fell short. Whether he succeeded or not. The flames would almost instantly vanish from his back and shoulders, that brilliant flare of energy all but completely exhausting Igen's energy reserves on the spot.

Had this been training, he would have likely collapsed on the spot.

But he didn't. He managed to FORCE himself to stay on his feet. FORCING himself to stay on his feet. Fully expecting to be jumped by the remaining hollows, if they were still alive. If nothing else, to present himself as a target. Even if he didn't have the strength to fight back, if nothing else, he hoped that Tento and Solomon would be able to cut them down while they piled on him.

The Unrefined Paragon

Tentō Zefā

Success! "YEEEES. NICE NOW WE JUST HAVE TO", Tento yelled in a sportsman like roar of adrenaline seeing the main body. It's body falling short of landing its attack onto Tento's body. Its mouth(s?) letting out a pitiful sorry groan of defeat as it sanked to the ground slowing disappearing physical and aura wise. It was great! The energy from that Hollow remained gone. It did not flow back or seem to become a stockpile for the others. It had annoying and deadly abilities, but a massive weakness! Once loss that energy was gone. Igen was awesome! Opening its body like butter to get that opening. He was so gonna raise her hand up and chant MVP after this was over and done. But there was more to be had. With the honcho's form dissipated as it dissolved into dust the others screeched in a sick song harmony before charging towards Igen, Solomon, and Tento.

"The heck!?!?", Tento said seeing a bulge beginning to form on one of them which was in the lead, the grotesque mouth grinning as it was like a cancerous tumor ready to break free of its host and continue. Energy charging as balas were almost ready to rain upon them. Acidic auras raring to go once again in the narcotic reach. At that moment Tento mental mind felt a SPIKE. A swelling well nearby of energy that was on the verge to reach the surface. His eyes went to the source; Igen. Black markings crawled into existence along his frame. Black tiger stripes that slowly spread and covered Igen's entire body as a wonderful amount of spiritual pressure welled up inside. Up in the vanguard Igen stood, clothes melting in the acid a fearful shout almost coming from Tento before he pause. Igen...was fine? No wounds nor reduction in his energy. From behind, he saw those black stripes originated. Black kanji between her shoulder blades, marking her with a '王'.

Tento took a deep breath, letting his energy course around him as a brown wave of spiritual seeped out as he listened to Igen's words. "Right with ya", Tento said expecting Igen to charge forward. But instead, Igen made the motion as if she thought of it before turning around. Hand reaching out to touch Tento's shoulder. A WAVE of energy pushing into his body that he almost immediately trembled. The surge felt like there had been a sudden shock of electricity put into his body that was bouncing around within his vessel. Intense and yet, nurturing. The aches, scratches, blood. His wounds were all healing! Minor ones due to caution (and luck with his teammates watching his back), but still. This was a boon for sure. Then those black strikes would crawl away from Igen's own body and wind around Tento's frame. Not bad. If Tento did he would not mind getting these type of things as tattoos. Maybe he could look nice in them? Another unknown symbol was made, on his left shoulder. "竜王". "Huh? Igen?", Tento said in wonder as Igen looked at him and Solomon before shooting out towards the pack of charging Hollows. Bright vibrant blue flames charing up the ground in approach as that flaming energy wrapped itself around its wielder.

Tento's body tensed. The determination. The gable of risk that his Gotei United comrade was placing herself in. The faith in him and Solomon to be right there and ready. To take advantage of her rallying cry and gambit! The fire in Igen's soul yelled as it hit Tento. The focus. The will. And as the loud CRACK of compressed air came with the descent of blue hot flames streaking in a star light like follow through. Burning with energy, skill, and rage at the Hollow in the lead. Tento's energy glowed, the brown color of his spiritual pressure roaring a lion's might as it swallowed him. Empowered on by Igen's gift.

Solomon followed through, taking the focus of one Hollow as he hurled an electric created bl⅞lade towards one replicant, to throw off it's sense of direction as he slashed his blade forward, aiming to cut the other in half. Tento was right behind him his Zanpakuto behind them as he completed his shunpo to place himself in front of them after their strikes. Tolleing up the chain of assaults in a hopeful combo that would end this battle. His arms and torso twisted, energy flaring out like a sun as he put his everything into this strike. His energy, Igen's gifted power. Solomon's determination, and his own raging will as his spiritual energy quaker and shaked that of a rising inferno. Brown spiritual energy erupting as it swelled around his blade. "Ishi-ryoku no kokyū, First form- Unknowning Flame!", he ROARERED charging forward to his targeted Hollow. Aiming to start the single slash at its mask using all of his speed and strength to the fullest in addition to the quaking energy that would burst out from the blade of his sword. Streaking in an upward diagonal slash that would reach out and clean through the Hollow and reach the sky with a burst of spiritual and air pressure. The marks leaving Tento's body as he pushed and pushed. Hoping the marks would slash at the unguarded masks of any Hollow that possibly avoided Igen's or Solomon's attacks that held songs of combat within them.