It Hides Inside You [Yuuto, Urahara]

Ensnared again. The black holes caught and snagged him mid-movement, and he wasted no time in immediately thrashing and writhing around. Little by little, the new restraints began to give, and eventually, he tore through them as well. Another horrible noise erupted from his throat as he sped after him again, beginning to dart around the room in attempt to avoid the scarlet net that threatened to restrain him.

The Captain blinked around the room, moving from side to side The beak's already open ends began to stretch even further, creaking as it reached its limits. Energy began to gather at the mouth, a sickening crimson orb forming at the ends of the mask's makeshift mouth, before it was suddenly fired toward the Research Captain.

At the same time, Yuuto's body surged toward Urahara, priming his hands in another attempt to gore and tear out his throat. However, as he began to reach him, he froze in place.

Were one able to see behind the mask, they would see a strained, expressionless face. His body twitched and trembled, trying to fight the Hollow's control and force it to stop -- at least, temporarily. A hand dangling, suspended at his side, slowly began to reach up toward the mask, fingers gently coiling around it -- before a sharp, violent tug came.

The mask, however, stayed firmly attached. His fingers slipped off, and he shook his head, before launching himself forward again, once more aiming for the throat.

Infuriating. That was all that burned in its mind as it realized that Kisuke had disappeared again. However, he was quick to react, as Yuuto's head whipped around the moment it heard his voice, firing off to once again fly at Kisuke, even faster than before. As the Rikujokoro manifested and aimed to ensnare him again, Yuuto instead backed off the offense, returning to a defensive position as he narrowly moved around the beams of light.

However, the moment he went to try and attack again, the hundred pillars began to rain down on him, suddenly pinning him to the ground. Another frightening wave of spiritual power erupted from him as his throat let out another horrible mixed, eldritch scream as he thrashed and writhed against the pillars.

Again, the beak of the mask parted, charging another crimson Cero between its jaws, before promptly turning his head around and firing it at the pillars around his arm, shattering them. No sooner had that happened did he quickly go about freeing his other arm, as well as the rest of his body, before quickly leaping forward.

Instead of what he had done before, targeting the throat for a quick, efficient, and ruthless kill, instead, Yuuto aimed to kick him in the head at lightning speed. While he didn't have the same colossal strength as other monsters in the Gotei, his own natural strength, as well as the augmentation through his Hollow Mask, would certainly do considerable damage if it connected.

Should it have connected or not, Yuuto would quickly use the rebound or remaining momentum to form a platform under his feet and prepare to strike again -- yet, before he could, his hands once again rose to the mask, both this time, grasping and violently tugging at it. The platform dissolved under his feet, and his body collapsed to the ground, writhing around as he furiously tugged at the mask.




Though still distorted, human sounds and words finally came from him as he struggled. His voice was strained and warped, as if it were a facsimile of the Captain's usual deep, calm utterance.

Hearing the words of an incantation suddenly made the Hollow panic. It desperately was trying to take back over, to move, to attack, anything to keep him from landing whatever was coming. But, nevertheless, the Captain continued to fight with resolve never-ending. His hands held onto the mask like a vice, furiously tugging as Kisuke continued to chant.

Invisible hands grabbed at him from all sides, and even in his struggle, he tried to force them off or tear through them with raw power as he continued to try and pull the mask off. The more he threw off and tore through, the more that replaced them.

As his arms were torn from the mask and forced to his sides, another eldritch screech erupted from his throat, mixed with his own voice in defiance, only to be silenced as the energy reformed, slamming down on top of him.

Even as it felt it were impossible to break free, he didn't stop struggling. He strained and forced his way out of the grasp of the arms that held him down, it was a tiring task, taking an irritating amount of energy and effort to do so. He pushed and forced the pile of energy off of his arms, before working on tearing through what was on his chest. Little by little, he tore his way through the Kido, leaving him tired and weary when he finally rose to his feet.

Yet, through stubbornness, Yuuto's body crouched down momentarily, before kicking off and surging toward Urahara. Even in its exhaustion, it still had every desire to kill him. But, before it could make an attack, his body suddenly halted. Once again, his hands went for the mask, but this time the movements were smooth, yet still gripping and pulling the mask with an intense ferocity.

Bit by bit, the mask finally began to give. As it continued to crack and give, eventually, Yuuto tore the mask from his face. It broke apart and dissolved in his hands, and the Captain stared at the ground, his breathing heavy and labored. He took a step forward to Urahara, his body trembling and shaking as he did, as if it was taking all his strength just to stay upright.

"Not a word leaves this room. Nobody is to know about this beyond you, the Head Captain, and whatever other channels are absolutely necessary."

After that, Yuuto promptly collapsed, crumpling to the ground. Every ounce of power had been used to fight against that Hollow, and, his body was demanding another long rest.