Operation Cleanse & Seize [Somalia, Marka] - June 30th, 2414

The air was thick and humid to the touch and the heat was quite irritating. He always had to remind himself that World of the Living had so many temperature zones that ranged from balls falling off hot to balls falling off cold. Why was a world for such fragile creatures notorious for having so little habitability he often wondered about as he stepped onto the beach. A group of what appeared to be nothing more than black-clad individuals shortly appeared behind him, ranging around thirty-five in total. Shinryu survive the region in front of him in question. This place was infested with hollow, as far as his eye could see, there were waves upon waves of them scattered about. Judging from the report, this was only the stragglers too. There more and stronger ones most likely in the city. Hollow often congregated around stronger Hollow or Arrancar out of pure survival, like lions following the leader of the pride. Shinryu was glad he could get a workout and get to do something at least, Shibi-Taichou was getting quite temperamental lately. This would be a nice break from that instance as he put a hand to his chin.

"I will cut into the city. Secure a perimeter around the region. Five of you secure my route out of the city and keep it clear of Hollow. Also keep it clear of other Shinigami that are not of Captain level and create a separate route into the city that is less clustered. Eliminate any threat that attempts to breach the perimeter. Enclose the perimeter as the numbers dwindle, keep it three hundred yards away from combat at all times, never closer or further."

Shinryu noted to his Onmitsukido under his command as they nodded and swiftly dispersed. Shinryu paid notice to the area around him, trying to find a suitable route in. The best option was to find where they were thickest and cut through them and in response, cause them to funnel towards him in response and hopefully gather them together to dispose of easily. The main issue however was eventually, he'd just get caught up in the numbers as they grew and moreso if an Arrancar appeared it would complicate things. The other reason however that he made the distance three hundred yards was so he was out of sight line enough to not have to hold back or worry about displaying his abilities to too many onlookers. He knew that except for maybe the big dogs at the center. these Hollow would be boring and thus, easy to kill swiftly without hesitation as he Shunpo'd directly forward and out of sight of his Onmitsukido near the edge of the city as he gathered himself near two dozen menos as they roared towards him.

"Contaminate all Innocence..."

Shinryu said as he thrust his Zanpakutō into his left palm. The blood in question wrapping around his hands and the blade warping into the blood in a black cloud as it formed his signature Shikai around his fists. The black, bladed gauntlets glistening in the blistering sun of the region as he stood within the smoke. At this exact moment as well, he stopped stealthing his reiatsu, letting it be demonstrated in full and as he did, the Hollow closest to him paused for a second in confusion at the sudden burst.

"...Shibo Aijin."

Shinryu cracked his neck for a second before vanishing and reappearing about two hundred feet forward. In his way were roughly twelve menos who turned around to try and get at their prey, only to discover a large tear in their masks in the form of claw marks before their masks shattered, alongside their own essence. As he stopped, he then heard a scream. As he turned to his left, he noticed several dozen Hollow, including a few Gillian. They had their sights set on what appeared to be a human mother with her three children. Shinryu paused for a moment as he contemplated whether he even wanted to save them, only to realize that he would most likely be chastized by Sleepy-Taichou's messenger boy and the Old Men of the 46 for letting a human die on his watch. How bothersome, perhaps this wasn't going to be as fun as he expected if he had to stop his Hollow killing sheninigans to save some insignificant humans. It couldn't be helped though as he noticed a couple of the Gillian preparing Ceros, which made him furrow his brow.

"Bakudo #73: Tozansho."

Shinryu said as he snapped his fingers. In a moment, a blue spark appeared around the woman. From that spark, blue energy extended outward until it connected together and formed into an inverted pyramid around her. And as that pyramid formed, a pair of Cero collided with it, causing it to crack slightly. Shinryu's eyebrow twitch as he noted that he definitely needed to get better at stabilizing and utilizing his Kido but he noted that it would do his job. He observed the numbers though and grumbled. There was no way around it it seemed. How bothersome, he was hoping to not exert too much energy before he reached the city center.

"Shunko."

In a moment, Shinryu's fist collided with the Hollow Gillian at the forefront of the group. Due to the priority being protecting the humans, exterminating them as swiftly as possible sadly enough meant using this much force as suddenly, a blast of kido emerged from Shinryu's fist expanding outwards, engulfing all the Hollow in question in it and destroying them in the flash of white light, along with several others in the blast path a couple hundred feet behind them as the woman watched in surprise. Shinryu still wasn't used to the fact that most humans could see Spiritual Beings yet, which was a nuisance cause she had seen him use Shunko. Not that it mattered but Shinryu wasn't pleased about it anyways. Shinryu had the devices to transport them to the ship but until he got deeper into the city, it was kinda useless due to his skill with Shunpo as he grabbed the woman in one arm and the children in the other. He vanished in an instant, reappearing at the naval ship much to the confusion of some of the attendants expecting the portal being the common method as he dropped off the small family and then returned back to where he was. When he returned, he noted that it seemed the outer region was clearing up a bit. Granted, this was far from over.

A dense haze of smoke wafted away in puffs near the outskirts of Somalia, but no fires could be seen. The smoke it turns out was coming from a hand rolled cigarette loosely sticking out of a young man's mouth. The man's hair was a bright white and completely unkempt, it went oddly well with his light, vibrant blue eyes. What didn't go quite so well with this man's piercing, intimidating gaze, was his body. He stood taller than the average man but he had somehow perfected a balance between lanky and muscular. If approached one wouldn't be able to tell if he was strong enough to beat them in a fight or if they could wipe the floor with him. As if oblivious to his own stature, the man was wearing the standard garb for a Shinigami, however his was sleeveless; as if he was trying to show off muscles he didn't actually have. From a distance one would also notice an armband wrapped around his right arm just above the elbow, and if they looked close enough they would see the white poppy of Squad 9.

Behind the man stood ten other Shinigami, presumably from the same squad. Turning slightly he addressed the team behind him, "Today squad you face foes in an unfamiliar setting. This will be a tough fight and we may lose some people in the process, but I want you to know I chose you specifically for you ability to quickly adapt to new circumstances. I wish I could have brought more of us, but you know our first and foremost duty is to protect the Sereitei at all costs!" The Lt. was of course rallying his troops before heading into a fight that may be too much for them to handle. He was eager to fight and truly did resent the fact that he couldn't have brought a full strike team down, but it would be a terrible tragedy if the Sereitei was assaulted and the best fighters in the 9th division were caught away from home.

Continuing to address his unit, "Our first priority should be to clear out the hollows and to stunt their numbers. While rescuing survivors is good and all it would be twice the mistake to allow any of the hollows to assault the rescue ship. Not to mention, the fewer the numbers, the higher the survival rate of anyone trapped inside. So with that in mind limit your risk taking to humans that would face death without intervention by us personally. As for myself I will begin working my way deeper into the city and begin facing the stronger members, those who follow me remember that I won't be able to defeat the enemy and save your asses too. Only follow me if you have the resolve to die or the strength to survive." It was a cold attitude to have for sure, but such a tactic would breed strength in his squad and weed out weakness.

With a collective, "Understood Lt. Arashi!" his team delved into the mess that was Somalia. Lt. Arashi, Tatsuki Arashi as his given name, or Iki as he preferred, drew his blade from the sheath strapped to his back. The blade had a vibrant blue lightning bolt going from hilt to tip on both sides and seemed to radiate static energy. Normally Iki would have gone full ham and unleashed his Shikai immediately, but the mission stated to retain as much of the city as possible, limiting damage, something Denkouissen did not do very well. Regardless, Iki leaped into the fray and began swiftly cutting down the lesser hollows in a way much expected of a Lt.

As he began getting deeper into the city, more prominent hollows began showing up. Reaching a collective of Gillian, Iki stopped for a moment to assess the best way of lowering their numbers. Holding out his hand he spoke simply, "Hadō #4: Byakurai!" A bolt of energy shot from his hand and arced through three of them, turning them into ash. It was apparent that his Byakurai was a bit more electrical than that of a standard version, even more apparent was the way Iki flinched when the bolt fired, as if it scared him more than the army of hollows.

In that momentary flinch it gave the Gillian all the time they needed to surround Iki. "Well Fuck. Looks like I don't have much of a choice now. Hopefully I don't destroy too much of this place..." He said to himself a little miffed. Throwing his sword high into the air, most people would think he was crazy. Those of his squad nearby noticed this and began giving the Lt. a wide berth. "Strike Twice, Dekouissen!" He called out. A flash of tremendous lightning crashed down near Iki's position and in that bolt his blade had been transformed. Descending into his right palm, Iki now held a trident with prongs shaped into lightning bolts. Electricity crackled between each prong showing just how live the weapon was.

Those Gillian who had stood too close to Iki were now ash in the wind as the lightning bolt obliterated them. Pointing the trident at another Gillian Iki said, "Thunderbolt!" and a blast of lightning shot from the trident and into the hollow. However it continued on and struck a part of the nearby building sending rubble flying. "Shit. That's right, I can't be firing a crazy amount of lightning bolts in this setting. -sigh- This is going to be tougher than I imagined." Tatsuki Arashi was a man of destruction. To ask him to contain himself is like asking someone to catch a lightning bolt in a glass jar, stupid and impossible. But if the mission calls for it, people will be in for quite a show, as the tempest that is Lt. Arashi shows restraint.