Always watching. (Akira/Ehefra)

AKIRA TAIRITSU

Akira was concluding another workout, managing to comfortably adjust his method of modifying Kido within the confines of the training hall but furthermore modify them when they combine together. He was basically creating a brand new Kido….It was…Satisfying…It felt like he had taken a step in the right direction after so long. There was a thought that rang in his skull, about the revelation that he wasn’t using his zanpakuto’s name correctly.

One step forward, two back huh?

."We are surrounded by the ocean, that’s a little convenient for me I suppose.”

He uttered to himself as his lips wrapped around a straw, slurping a vanilla milkshake of all things. The clear heat radiating from his core being evident of one hell of a workout, sticky with sweat yet he didn’t really think anyone was coming to see him this late. He often chose this time of night to perform his hardest, best to keep everyone thinking he was some weakling.

AKIRA TAIRITSU

There came a voice that shattered his relaxing silence, a female of which an idle gaze came to linger on Ehefra. Huh. There was a slight few more blinks at the introduction, coming to offer a gentle smile as she began to trudge along to begin maintenance. Ah. So that was why she was able to tune these items. Scientific research and Advancement was a branch he had hardly interacted with much to his dismay, letting a hand raise and wave softly.

."Akira. You needn’t apologize, such a job can be tiring I imagine when so many use these training grounds. Could you offer my compliments to the creator Ehefra? It is nice to be able to let abit loose within these things.”

The man standing promptly and dabbing his forehead with the towel, assuring it soaked up alot of the sweat that was cascading down his forehead. It did strike him though as curious, though clearly unaware of who she was on a grander scale.

."What are you working on specifically if I may inquire? Did I overuse it?.”

He mused lightly.

AKIRA TAIRITSU | ZATHRUSTA (Inner Hollow)

Everything felt like it stopped at the revelation of this machine, Ehefra would be able to note easily the sudden tension in muscle that followed in suit at the Vizard commentary. It felt sickly. To know she knew about him like that, such foolish move to believe these machines did not do something so deep…No…Ehefra created them to be like that, once upon a time they most likely didn’t. Fuck. The woman seemed kind enough, though those with intellect, himself included, were never truly without agenda.
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."Strip the flesh from her lithe, petite form Akirraaaa…She knows too much…So many eyes, so little room to breathe. Too many know! Too many to see! The monster you are…Ahahahaha… ”

A soft exhale followed from Akira, allowing the necessary moments to pass that the Devil within hushed itself into a buzzing of annoyance comparative to anything else. Thank the Cycle he had the ability to make certain elements of it, silent. It was a strained softness, not out of malice but a curveball that clearly hit certain marks.

."Of course Ehefra, I am impressed. It takes a lot for someone to notice that element of my being, forgive me for being taken a little offguard. What is on your mind?”

AKIRA TAIRITSU

If she knew? Then who else knew? Fuck. Fuck. There was a brief scenario that ran through his head, would this individual be easy to eliminate? Were they genuinely curious? He was exhausted, she had data even on the inner working of the Sight. Anything racial which could theoretically strike her off guard would no doubt have been seen, bar his zanpakuto and actual Vizard abilities. Hrm. Touche Ehefra. The man capitulated as the muscles began to release stress, deciding it best not to engage in a hostile fashion.
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."If I must be candid, I concealed my nature based on three things. Firstly I dislike being hounded, the more who try to watch is in my own eyes, more who could be harmed during an incident. It is easy enough to manage certain complications with that. Secondly is the inquiries, it is difficult enough to go about a daily routine whilst ignoring it. To be reminded is akin to giving someone a jolt of PTSD.”

Akira chuckled softly, letting his lips wrap around the bottle which rested in the left hand as he took a larg gulp of energised drink, another exhale of satisfaction following suit.

."Third is a social thing, I have met a few of my comrades. They all have an interesting view on their own nature…Edgy…I believe the term is. It’s better if I do not let everyone I talk to aware that I have malice incarnate residing in me and torments me every waking moment. Some enjoy their own version of hell.”
Another shrug followed, glancing about Ehefra’s form with an intent to acquire some variation of insight into the way she operated on a spiritual level.

."The Kido in my nervous system acts alot like your machines, they read information beyond normal capacity. In essence, I can use it to see things others can’t and operate my nerves as if a machine. My arm goes off, no pain. I am blinded? Enhance my other sensory functions.”

Some of that was a lie but she didn’t seem like the type to truly understand Kido, though strong enough Kido users could perform some wild things.

AKIRA TAIRITSU

Ehefra.

This woman.

It was clear as the sun which radiated the warmth that allowed our world to breathe, as obvious as the moon that remained constant in Hueco Mundo, this Ehefra was without a doubt one of the most dangerous women in the Vandenreich. The information at her fingertips alone would subject even Todgestalten to shame. Clever. This scientific insight no doubt were akin to veins that spread across the City of Light, Ehefra was becoming significantly more a threat than ally as time went one, a gentle pat to the shoulder. Reassurance. Did she have a knack for manipulation?

The genuine offer peaked a brow first, raising as the concept for rendering Zahtrusta inert, unable to shift and wriggle from a confinement. Yet. Hesitation. It was true that as she goaded the entity which resided with his core, a retort came in the form of foul promises to strip her of limb and sell what was left to the inhumane treatment of the underbelly of the world. Sheesh. He had never really seen his Inner infection react so aggressively, it only enforced the level of threat she truly was.

But he needed it for now….

There were plans underway that necessitated this abomination and adhering once or twice to otherwise an insatiable entity of unfathomable understanding. He never cared to understand it. Finally did lips part as she elaborated on the level of which her abilities worked, a not so subtle way to say that not adhering to this will only cause him issues. Well. She intends to maybe create a few issues. It would not be an easy task to eliminate Ehefra without serious collateral.

."Well….”

He begun, though eventually his smile grew brighter.

."You’re quite formidable aren’t you? Genuinely. The amount of information you have, alongside the way your spells act and that bow of yours means that aslong as anyone trains within the City of Light or does trust you….The more your abilities work. That is by extension a remarkable safet net, not that I think you would ever use that maliicously.”

He lied.

."I’m more than aware of the engagement my superiors may have with me going forward, though I presume this data has been in there hands the moment I walked into a training room. So should it occur, it will. Your offer could let me breathe, for that I can not describe my excitement yet I am afraid of declining. Our kind do not take kindly to our souls being…So…Surgically touched, I have other elements to consider and I have only just met you.”

The man glanced at his zanpakuto which rested to the left of him.

."I am fond of honesty, even if that is honesty through dislike. It is clear to me that someone hasn’t considered the drastic reach you may have regarding the City itself.”