The Awakening - Bendigo, Victoria

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Kiriel smile faded slowly, this was no longer an amusing person but another mongrel who couldn't stand before him. As the man began to make his move and sent out the attack, a crimson power flowed around him his body glowed as he blasted away all things around him his energy. Buildings trembled and the ground stained with a crimson air, anything now began killing one another. This mark of War wouldn't fade as he observed now as the force of his energy blasted through the area going at Kakine and his doubles from all sides. Kiriel's eyes looked on as his speed and power had been increased the avatar of war began to fade. His eyes remained intently focused on Kakine's figure. The male before him had great power, but his sanity was fading away and perhaps for the better. Kiriel motioned with his hand as the battlefield began to change, he was going to create a different battlefield. This land didn't interest him at all, the madness soon would effect too many here for it to be of amusement anymore for him. The battlefield changed to a Beach now, where the sea was crimson. And one could tell a massacre of a war had been fought here by looking.

Kiriel had used the Drums to transport them somewhere else, had he created the warriors yet no. They were on Normandy the Beach of which one of the most violent wars in the history had been fought. Kiriel had been asleep for it and did miss it. His gaze looked over the area as he awaited the turn of events now, with a grin. Kill him not such an easy thing to do, those wishing to enter this battle now would have a hard time. The area around Kakine and Kiriel had been unsure about how to use this. Mana wished to see him, he pondered for what purpose. Those who stand before normally end up like Kakine bathed in madness and losing themselves deeper before being swallowed whole by it. Did this man even realize that Kiriel's power was the catalyst, more likely than not he didn't. Kiriel would wait for his next move though he had a trick of his own, once he blasted his energy at the doubles he did something interesting. Giving a nod the dogs around him ran towards the Kakine that was real, moving rapidly at a quick speed through the sand.

The dogs when getting close would explode in a massive explosion that would leave a huge crater on the beach. KIriel's clothing moved around as his energy exploded, the truth of the matter was his taint was slowly devouring the town he promised. Creatures killed one another, the madness of war devoured them whole. Anything within miles began fighting, troops would begin slaughtering one another of the same side. Kiriel's Second Phase and amusement was enough to cause a country wide devastation. So this one thought he could kill Kiriel easily, that was an amusing laugh at the thought. Kiriel wasn't so weak babe that he couldn't do something. Sand blew around the beach from the explosion as his energy created a rather massive sand storm on the beach even this land was real to the mind. But one fact remained the damage done here wouldn't transfer over. However his mark of war would remain where he stood, since he hadn't moved before activating the power.

The true Kakine before him was naive if he thought simply being angry made war easier. No it caused people to be blinded to the truth, the change in environment the overwhelming energy he released allowing out a great deal of power without really trying. Kiriel could go from zero to one hundred at anytime he saw fit. His power was constant, as war was meant to truly be. The Danava of War didn't see much left of his enemies hope. However this was just Shikai after all, perhaps the creature would provide far greater amusement than this. Their kind could go further, he sensed this male was a shinigami yet with a hollow. Making him a Vizard more than likely, so he didn't dawn the mask. Or could he do it in this mental status, the Zanpakutō still functioned correctly for the most part. But the hollow mask was something of a different matter, it required well let's just say this man was more like the hollow.

It wouldn't matter soon, if the male stood at this distance for too much longer even his Zanpakutō would begin to feel it soon, they'd been nearby long enough. "Four minutes so far, not bad most of your kind..die before this point...Spirit.." This was directed at the Zanpakutō spirit it was a pity of sorts, such a sound mind was with such a lunatic. Oh well for no real reason yet, she would most likely notice it in her soon enough. It wouldn't take hold yet, not for another six and so long as they remained in his presence. It would only escalate the violence within as he looked on at Dark Kakine.. So you are the stronger of the two..but not the smarter...guess I'm in luck." Kiriel gave a light taunt as he waited, Kakine would do one of two things next. Create another attack to try and catch him off guard or come in for hand to hand combat. The problem with the ladder was simple, Kiriel had seen every fighting style in the world. Anything ever used in war so using a style on him was ineffective, he could also use any he desired on the drop of a dime.

What would remain of this would only be seen by those who walked away..

The way this environment was changing and shifting was insane. The amount of energy, the pressure and even the very sky changed. It was amazing how just the presence of beings such as Kiriel and Kakine were enough to shift the very weather, the pressure and suitability of Bendigo, Victoria. Whilst there was nothing but destruction encompassing it, it had a sense of darkness that came along with it. The darkness that was spreading from both Dark Kakine and Kiriel was intense, it was as if the auras of these two men were clashing, Asthavon demon verses a corrupted vizard. There was nothing but death. The scorched bodies of men and women, even children laying in the rubble of their houses as the two gigantic monsters whaled on everything that moved. But this wasn't the only worrying thing. The destruction here was true. It wasn't held back, there was no form or attempt to be made so one could repair the area. Chaos, pure hate and damage to be released over the area. Yet... none of these men seemed to care. The intense aura that circulated through Dark Kakine's body was that of pure anger, sadness and power. He held nothing back when crushing his enemies. He humiliated them. He would be the one who spat in the wounds of those who got in his way, making their deaths to be as humiliating as possible.

Yet... the area continued to change beyond the destruction these two brought down upon it. It wasn't because of their destruction and raw energy, but it was Kiriel himself changing the surroundings. The once ruined city of Bendigo began to fade away, and with it brought the change in skies, stormy and dark ones at that. The ground shifted to that of sand, waves crashing upon the beach front that. The environment changed so rapidly, but it felt normal. A cool breeze ran up his back as the scenery changed, the feeling of wind changing. What was this? This place felt familiar to Dark Kakine, yet he couldn't pin point the exact feeling and place in which they now stood. Yet, as he had these thoughts rush through his mind -- something snapped within his mind. Benkei stood beside Dark Kakine now, eyes widening slowly and keeping her senses keen, making sure that there was no hidden attack coming. "Be careful, Kakine! This isn't a normal scenery change!" As Benkei said this tone, everything began to change. Any remaining people around began to slaughter each other, members of the Monsuta and Yayjuu alike slaughtering each other in droves. The scenery was mimicked like a war scene that Kakine had went through during his five hundred years of life. Did... Kiriel really create a battlefield? That was the main thought that ran through Dark Kakine's mind at this time. Even someone like Dark Kakine has the mastery over Mental Deduction, deducing something like this wasn't difficult.

However it came as a surprise to Dark Kakine for a few reasons. During the time of World War Two, the battle of Normandy was a slaughter. This was known wildly among the word. During the time, Kakine constantly received updates on it, reading news papers and such. If anything, the surprise factor with this change was more nostalgia. Whilst Kakine found it horrible all of these lives were lost in the battle, Dark Kakine found it hilarious and great. This was the primary difference in their lives, one lived for such destruction -- the other lived for a purpose he was yet to define. So as his attention turned to Kiriel once again, a glorious grin shrouded his mouth -- an evil aura beginning to radiate off his body. The white strings of aura continued to flick off him into the atmosphere, like the gravity was reversed, leaking and fading into the sky. His golden and orange eyes opened wide, preparing to say a few words to the likes of Kiriel. "Hahahahaha, I see. I see, I see. You think that you're going to overcome me with these trivial efforts!" The grin widened as the cackle echoed throughout the beach, most people's attention, despite the fighting, being drawn to Dark Kakine even if for a split second.

Ascending above the beach that was below now, Dark Kakine kept his hands out in front of his body, almost as if he was clenching mid air and ripping it apart with his hands. Within the blink of an eye, the wolves that stood by Kiriel's side leaped out, rushing at Dark Kakine with the power of intensity held within them. Upon reaching a close distance to Dark Kakine, the wolves began to implode -- wide explosion of intense heat and power began to drown over the beach. From his position in the sky, Dark Kakine simply continued his smirk. Twisting his hands like before, a dome would appear around the explosion. Just as the explosion was brought out, this dome would contain the explosion within it, keeping it's raw power trapped if but for a millisecond. Within this time of entrapment, Dark Kakine would draw back his leg, accumulating all the possible kinetic energy he could from his surroundings and applied it into this kick. Swiping his foot forward, the second the explosion was caught, Kakine's foot would hit the sphere, slamming it at amazing speeds down to Kiriels position, from her the sphere containing the explosion would open up, letting the once entrapped explosion loose. Whilst the destruction power would be less than the original blast, within it would still hold the power to topple buildings into pieces and scorch beings into nothing.

"And that's where you're wrong! I am not less intelligent, we just share different motivations!" Dark Kakine's voice would echo insanely through the surroundings, so loud to the point of his voice cracking. However, no assault would follow. Whilst the explosion had still forced itself into Kakine's body, no sign of pain would overcome him. Slight scorches of heat and fire, but nothing more. He knew exactly what Kiriel wanted. He wanted Kakine to attack with his intense power, that is what he thrived off of. He loved war, this much was obvious. Whilst he had deduced he held the power of recreation in the society, the changing of scenery and weapons... That's all he deduced so far. Dark Kakine didn't care about the deduction of these powers, all he cared about was crushing his enemy. However that didn't mean he didn't withhold great intelligence, rather it was kept at bay whilst he used other means of fighting, something which was mistaken by Kiriel.

"GO BACK TO THE HOME IN WHICH YOU CRAWL IN, OR HAVE YOUR VERY BODY BE TORN OPEN UPON THIS GROUND, ASTHAVON!"

The ground would begin to shake as he lowered himself to the floor once again, white reiatsu beginning to gain around his entire body and be forced into his arms and legs, all energy being now put onto the offensive. As soon as he touched the ground, he would shoot off like a rocket. Within the blink of an eye, Dark Kakine's body would already be seen in front of Kiriel, right hand drawn back and aiming a strong roundhouse punch to the side of Kiriel's face. However it wouldn't stop there. The assault would continue, bringing back his leg hand, he would now aim his strike to the chest of Kiriel. The punch would begin to distort the wind, almost as if the air around his fist was distorted, reversed. As the wind's direction was changed, no resistance would be met as he hopefully slammed a hard fist into the chest, aiming to cave in Kiriel's chest with this powerful punch. Following these two devastating punches would be over fifty weaker punches all aimed at the same area as the previous punch: his chest. The punches would switch from arm to arm, striking over and over again with his left and right fists. All of this would begin to happen so fast that it would be hard to follow, even someone with amazing mental deduction and observation skills would be hard to follow. If blocked with a shield or some form of object, it is likely that these punches would be strong enough to obliterate the objects into thin air.

During all of this, Benkei stood on the ready. She understood that there wasn't any need to get involved with the trivial matters like why Dark Kakine was fighting, she was simply there to be the positive influence right now. Unless called upon, she would not act to help him. The only time in which Benkei, Kakine's Zanpakutō, would act is if the Corrupted Kakine before her was in trouble. She would not risk the chance of Kakine dying along with that horrid create. So as all of this played out, a wild smirk of power overcame Dark Kakine. He wasn't worried about a retaliation, nor did he care about if he got hurt. The only thing that was running through Corrupted Kakine's mind right now was "Destroy." Simple as that.

Coming in like a blazing comet, the skies of Bendigo Victoria were lit with fire as The Beast of Karakura was swiftly descending from this fight. Exploding stars still scattering across the skyline of Earth from the colossal clash of The Magnum of Existence with the might The Yuudeshi's power, The Planet was still roaring to the brim and quivering in it's depths from how destructive this colossion of immense blast were. However, it fails in comparison to the surging feelings of utmost concern coursing throughout the body of The Beast. Sensing that something was entirely off with the energy which Kakine Yuudeshi was generating from the depths of this war-torn city, the projected course of Shadin's descendant was redirected back towards this morphed metropolis. Even though the onset of exhaustion was quickly developing in and throughout his body, in this newly found state of mind he attained from his battles over the Australian Conflict, he understood that there were more important things than assured victory; such as the bonding of family he yielded together with his brother.

Therefore, everything else that stood before his ultimate goal was trivial, meaningless and essentially nothing compared to that burst of ambition, desire and will to do what is required to save his brother from the clutches of this war's despair. A war in which was devised by The Beast of Karakura's own hands. It's why he sought so heavily to make amends for such a terrible casualty of this battle; because if it weren't for this conflict taking place, none of this would even be happening to his beloved brother to begin with. So undoubtedly, no matter what anyone else could even manage to say to Shadin in this state of urgent mind, from his point of point of view about the circumstance? It was his responsibility to take the misguidance in judgement and take the jaws of fate into his own hands for the outcome which had befallen The Creator of Nothing. There was no two ways about this precise fact.

With his sights now set on the beach of Bendigo, he began to become under the impression that this had been modified in some way or form based on his keen sense of focus. Even though he lay in a weakened state, his deduction senses were still as sharp as a sword. Thus, barring these thoughts heavily on his mind, this was not the time to make amature based decisions. Each move, every sequence and all actions performed from this point onward were going to have to be made with the utmost of care. For as the sweat oozed out of every skin pore, the heat of his breath increased with every gasp for air and the aching of his body became further intensified; this sense of fatigue from all that The Beast of Karakura had carried out on the war was beginning to take it's toll on his body. Pain radiated within his mind, stabbing pulsations surged in the core of the man's chest and the blackened eyes of the male even started to make this sense of utter exhaustion shown all the way to the surface.

Locking on to the frequency into which The Drums of War operated on, although Shadin hadn't known the name of this ability, the effects of it were generated by Kiriel's will. Even if it were on a subconscious level, the fact that it needed to be generated from the man's presence was more than enough to work with for The Beast of Karakura. Wasting no time, he'd have the reddened barrier which enveloped his body now release itself away from him and become a tangible source of energy for him to freely manipulate as he saw fit with Imaginary Computation by his side. And man, did he have a lot to work with from the amount of fuel this shield absorbed on the way back down from space. All of the friction, heat, kinetic energy were all the basic starters you needed to understand the depth of impact this would have. When you add in the fact that the Yuudeshi Network compressed this forcefield to have the same amount of strength as the one in Karakura Central, even a fool could realize that the energy Shadin harnessed at the moment was great and most all: it didn't wear his body down of precious spiritual force required to keep this effort up; only the energy to guide it was needed from the usage of Imaginary Computation at this time.

Henceforth, with all the aforementioned variables set into motion, Shadin would attempt to utterly obliterate The Drums of War and the crazed sensation of lunacy, bloodlust and battle in the air through a battle of energy and willpower. On the front of dealing with The Drums of War, he'd do his damnest to revert the island back to it's original state before this accursed ability ever went into effect; hoping to shatter it with the heavy amount of weight that was propelled and reinforced by Imaginary Computation through Shadin's new found will. Then, spreading like a virus throughout the area, the raw intent of this aura would envelop all parties on the field in order to drown out the effects of Kiriel's influence on them; causing The Yuudeshi to hurl up a chunk of a blood due to his body screaming at him not to continue, but much to his defiant nature, he'd null and ignore this call as it only made him that much more determined to finish what he started.

"I COULD SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT YOU, PARASITE!"

Coming in after the actions of Kakine went into effect against Kiriel, The Beast of Karakura would come in screaming like a wild banshee as the veins on his head came out in full effect as his mind was working overtime just to keep him afloat in this fatigued state of body; but his oh so heightened state of absolute will his soul was radiating would keep him in the game. It didn't matter if he couldn't make as heavy of an impact as he normally could, all that mattered to him in this frenzied motion was making the mark of his will clash against the possession of Kakine. Maybe, just maybe, if he could hold out until this utmost intention reached his brother...he could finish this without much destruction. Flashing back to the points in time where he himself was consumed by his demonic prowess from his Ziamichi Spirit, Oni Chiita, Shadin understood it took the people close to one's life to pull them from the pits of agony. Consumed by this thick blackness, devoured by his own mind's sorrow; he understood what it meant to be enslaved by one's own wickedness and in a way, Shadin was the perfect person to do such a feat as he's gone through the same circumstance so many times over in his lifetime on this planet.

As a result, a strong burst of wind that screamed with such fury that lay deep within the depths of Shadin's spirit, he'd appear like a flashing dart out of Dark Kakine's peripheral vision in order to potentially land a heavy punch across his face. However, this wasn't an ordinary blow. No...this took leftover kinetic energy from his descent to Earth with latent properties of the Yuudeshi Network and attributes from Imaginary Computation to have it effect Kakine on a multi-layered level. On the physical plane, his entire body could potentially feel the brunt of his blow. Bones coming out of place, face spewing blood, vision being blinded temporarily and such pain coursing throughout every fiber of this creature's being could be generated from such a heavy blow. While, through the effects of Shadin's will being projected through Imaginary Computation, he could very well drain the desire, determination and thirst Dark Kakine had in order to lessen his grip on Kakine for him long enough to fight back against this creature.

And having knowledge that Kakine's prowess potentially relied on his mind much like Shadin's own powers relied on this mental wavelength, the assault power of Dark Kakine could be greatly halted as well. However, most of all, Shadin utterly desired for this creature to be forced back into the depths of Kakine soul for him to deal with as he saw fit. Although he didn't want to subject the hollow to that prison, a resolution could be worked out later when they weren't in such a critical circumstance.

Taking a glance to the likes of Kiriel, the eyes of The Beast could be seen becoming entirely enveloped within a bright white light as he wasn't going to allow this criten to interfere any further. Through blood oozing out between the man's teeth, he'd bite down heavily on his lips to show that despite being in such a worn down state, the state of supreme willpower that bellowed within the depths of the Yuudeshi Clan would drive him wholly forward to the future he dreamed of, the possibility of victory against such dark forces that loom over the horizon on this battle and the yearning for this man's torment to be eradicated entirely from this island. Yes, he could very well since the enticing aura of The Danava of War attempting to envelop his being; but The Will of The Beast was in such a feror state that it had no effect whatsoever when combined with the reinforced mental resistance that Imaginary Computation naturally built up for Shadin over the years.

So with these thoughts coursing throughout every wall of The Beast's mind, he'd unleash another wicked howl into the air as he locked his fangs on the two combatants in this battle. Going on to try and sink his fangs into The Possessed neck to inject more of Imaginary Computation's influence in him, he'd then attempt to smash the likes of Dark Kakine into the ground with an explosive boom that could very well be heard in two cities over if allowed to take effect; smearing his body across a multitude of streets, buildings and other debris in the way until he was able to suppress, subdue and hopefully confine the likes of the hollow in his claws.

Yet, the fact that Shadin's body was in such a shoddy state would rear it's ugly head through all of this. Sinking his fangs deeper into Dark Kakine's neck if he were able to hold on to him, he'd scream as loudly as he possibly could into the man's body to have a place to vent the pain which radiated out of his body and mind as he started to feel himself becoming affected by the withdraw of using his powers, abilities and skills to such a wicked level as they have during this entire Australian Conflict. It was as if his soul was on fire, mind reduced to mush and body becoming ignited in the flares of sheer and blinding pain; possibly allowing Dark Kakine a window of time to counter; as bloodshot veins shot up across The Beast's eyes, but he'd still persist on keeping this battle onward as chills were sent spiraling down his spine as he went further and further into this mode of seemly unstoppable will.

Yelling outwards to the world again, Shadin's energy would spike once more as pools of blood exploded from his body in the wake of hundreds of thinly visible hands being produced from his body via telekinesis. There wasn't much time in his mind to finely tune them, but he was going to overwhelm Kiriel in sheer numbers as he sent these arms in every direction around the man. From there, he'd have the residue of holy angel his body generated while in that short lived Angelic State during his battle against Claire to have a heavy impact against Kiriel's body. Roaring even further; even the man's energy reflected this war cry as thousands upon thousands of enraged spirits could be heard screaming, shouting and raving into the light of the skies from the utmost force being produced from the will of Shadin's spiritual aura at this point.

One way or another, this man was going to have some sort of impact. Sending thousands of miniature spikes from out of these arms, they'd attempt to constrict, constrain and trap the man within it's holy aura to have a better chance at causing a heavy sense of decay across his body from this angelic force clashing against the demonic entity which Kiriel was. This energy could very well cause him to begin hurling up mounds of blood, melting off body parts as if they were nothing and outright potentially rejecting or heavily weakening his counter attacks and abilities by this holy force beginning to expand outwards to the region.

But, as most know about Shadin's attacks, they wouldn't simply stop there. No, far from it. Even in this fatigued state, if that weren't enough, the telekinetic abilities from Imaginary Computation would attempt to utterly dominate Kiriel's essence to force him to submit. Crushing his every fiber, his every bone, every organ and even the energy itself that coursed through his being; all of it would be put under pressure from this The Beast's awesome grip. It wasn't going to be something easily outmaneuvered; that is for certain, as he would even have some of these arms explode in telekinetic burst and explode like miniature nuclear bombs across the range to blow this man to utter shit in other more brute words.

Not wanting to waste anymore time on that bastard behind him, Shadin's eyes then moved back to the likes of Dark Kakine before uttering these last words out over the decimating booms of the attacks being unleashed on the surroundings around them: "BROTHER, FIGHT THIS MONSTER OFF! YOU ARE BETTER THAN THIS, WE ARE STRONGER THAN HIM! WORDS AIN'T GONNA CHANGE MUCH OF ANYTHING, I'M WELL AWARE, SO JUST TAKE MY HAND AND PULL YOURSELF OUT OF THIS RUT THROUGH SHEER WILL! YOU ARE ONE OF THE FEW FAMILY MEMBERS I HAVE LEFT, AND I WON'T LET YOU BE TAKEN AWAY BY SOME NEEDLESS DEMON BASTARD OR SECOND RATE HOLLOW! COME THE FUCK ON AND FIGHT IT!"

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Kiriel gazed at this man he fought, his fist held nothing.Their was no drive no power to him he was a child wielding a stick. Just a brute who couldn't see the meaning behind a good fight, his breath exhaled slightly as he looked on. Kakine was coming in again, but just as the male came in Kiriel's dogs went on the alert. Someone was coming in fast, would the dogs be able to get in it's way? No it was far to quick, Kiriel decided to go with option B he disappeared using a move he'd not used in a while, someone had broken through the Drums of War. His dog that had attacked Kakine exploded as soon as the male got close. Kiriel had barely managed to avoid Shadin, the Beast indeed. "As much as I would like to fight you both, I will be taking my leave..I do not fight worthless hollows, I would however like a rematch when we both are in control Kakine Yuudeshi..I wish you luck in rescuing your family Shadin..The city is unharmed as promised it is yours..Fighting this one who is not Kakine is no fun, War has honor and I made a promise..Oi Zanpakutō, before madness takes you..tell your master I expect a Rematch when he's sober." Kiriel had avoided both of them his power was far greater right now than it seemed due to the energy pouring out, Kiriel waved his arm and the demonic aura faded. Kiriel had to be honest Shadin was an animal indeed, he was fast almost a berserk creature. His family was in danger, Kiriel exhaled some smoke. From a cigarette he lit by touching it to his lips. He turned away now and began walking giving a wave, had he dodged everything? Yes and no, Kiriel had taken a couple hits though he wasn't sure from where. Lucky for him he could take some bumps and bruises with what came. Was he running no, that wasn't it Kakine wasn't the man he said he would fight. This was a matter of family, he slipped his hands into his pockets as he walked away from the war. Khala said Mana wished to see him, perhaps she knew of some good wars that were on the horizon. Untamed and perhaps even more so he was a powerful being who few could argue with.

Kakine and Shadin had business, why was Kiriel walking out though on his fight? He agreed to fight Kakine Yuudeshi not this hollow parasite. Their was no fun in crossing fist with such a weakling. The True Kakine was stronger and had a great willpower, Kiriel enjoyed battles like that. They say when two men cross fists more is passed on than what they realize. Using his hounds of war he was able to learn a bit. Shadin's prowess was indeed earned, but he could see everything Shadin had done in this war as though a video was shown to him. Each person's strengths and weaknesses. War was not just a battle or madness and blood, those were prices. Kiriel wasn't the oldest of War but thanks to this battle he could now find him. The First Danava of War, Kiriel's desire to become Absolute war perhaps came from the obsession on the subject of it. Mana, Khala, Nami, and the other child. It seemed the family was coming together. What could Kiriel offer, Bellum, no that was his only tie.

Kiriel had to think, when he met the beast. The creature who was known as War Incarnate, what would he do? He could feel his blood trembling, he felt something like a heartbeat during the fight with Kiriel. Something was off, his eyes glanced at the skies, this war was over. Kiriel couldn't think straight, first he would visit his sister and get her advice on it. The feeling that something large existed in his realm was troubling. A heartbeat, war didn't have such things not that he knew of. The First human war was Kiriel's birth, though what counted as a war to him was something odd. Honor prevented him from performing the way people thought, his hand clenched into a fist as he exited. Was it anger, perhaps envy or something like greed. No it was excitement, his pulse felt alive with excitement. Kiriel walked through the barrier as his power faded, for once war was bridled towards something else, leaving the brothers to fight out their problems. He would know the outcome, for he was connected to all wars..Of his era anyways, Kiriel couldn't fathom changing.

EXIT THREAD

Nothing but chaos began to swoop down and engulf all corners of Bendigo, Victoria. It wasn't as if the town had it coming, nor was it like the people who died here today died for no cause. Kiriel and Kakine had set the bounds for a new type of warfare, each of them wielding the strength to completely slaughter anyone who got in their way -- however Dark Kakine didn't care about the man before him. He didn't care who his opponent was. If it was God, if it was Satan, Touketsu, or his own family. Anyone who got in the way of the corrupted mind of Kakine? They would begin to feel the intense pain that constantly shakes through Kakine's body, putting all of those emotions and pain he feels into physical effects. That was the soul purpose and reasoning behind why Corrupted Kakine existed. He was a being of pure malice, and therefor existed for one thing: to inflict the same amount of pain that constantly surges through his body onto those around him. It didn't matter who they were. Hate. Anger. Pure malice. These were words that could be used to describe the state Kakine now found himself in. It was rather menacing, and even the likes of Kiriel would be able to feel the intense pulses of energy and hate that was dominating Kakine's entire body. Not only through sensing The Creator of Nothing's reiatsu, but the will of this being was so strong it would be impossible not to feel it for miles on end.

Yet it seemed this man was going to be a bore. The attacks he let out, the combinations of punches were simply shrugged off as he disappeared, the wolves exploding once Kakine reached close distance, his cybernetic shielding down now, but managing to generate a layer of energy between himself and the oncoming explosion, withstanding most of the damage. However, just at that moment, the skies began to shine themselves, the very heavens singing as a bolt of flames descended upon Bendigo, crashing into the ground like a comet hitting earth. A slight smile crossing the mouth of the Yuudeshi, Corrupted Kakine began to read the energy signatures that was being let off. There was no doubt... within milliseconds, his cybernetic brain began to read that this was Shadin Yuudeshi... his brother. Yet just as this thought happened, there wasn't any time to talk back to the foul words. The fist that would come towards Kakine's face would be met with resistance, something that would be a battle of wills more or less. Pulses of reiatsu would begin to surge through the southern hemisphere of Kakine's body, allowing himself to change footing almost instantly, the left side of his body now facing the direction Shadin was launching in from. The punch launched out at amazing speeds, yet the speed was obviously exhausted. The strength accumulated was massive, but when it came to a fresh human fighting a bleeding, wounded ziamichi? Kakine definitely had the upper hand here.

"Too slow!" Drawing his own fist back, the fist of the corrupted man would collide with Shadin's, utilizing the skill of his energetic control to clash with the pure kinetic forces used to assault him. In Shikai state, Kakine had gained the power to have some form of control over kinetic and most other energy sources upon touch, so as soon as the fists touched; the kinetic energy that was threatening to obliterate Kakine met resistance. Yet even though his own kinetic energy began to reverse itself from the Beast of Karakura, Kakine had been forced through buildings, streets being dug up and the landscape that was once Normandy now fading back into Bendigo, Victoria. Energy surged as their fists remained together for seconds, reiatsu roaring out the back of Kakine's body, the white lines of his pale body fading into his reiatsu too. Finally pulling his fist backwards, he would still be found to be sliding now nearing the outskirts of the town due to the massive distance he had been pushed.

A fight... power... this is what Dark Kakine lived for. Even if his opponent was his own brother, even if he was in a weakened state, the idea that the man before him could put up such an amazing fight was joyful in thought alone. Wild laughs began to surge from his mouth as his arm echoed in pain, his shoulder having it's toll taken from the impact alone. "Yes... THIS IS WHY I FIGHT! HOW FUN! THE HERO, SHADIN YUUDESHI, HIMSELF COMES TO GREET ME? OH THIS IS A SPECTACLE." Yet as this was said, slight flickers of pain would be seen to cross the face of corrupted Kakine. He would flicker, almost as if something was reaching into his soul for a moment, trying to grasp the original man out and forcing the darkness of the hollow back inwards. Not only this, but at the time these flickers manifested itself throughout his body, a large sting could be felt echo through his neck. The teeth of Shadin Yuudeshi sunk into the skin, digging in deep as black blood began to trickle out from the wound. Being carried by the pure force, Kakine could now be seen getting dragged through streets, through buildings, intense surges of pain being shot throughout his body during the process. However Dark Kakine did not show the pain he received. He simply began to laugh more as the spasms and flickers from before faded away with the pain that was being felt.

Benkei now sat on the side, completely observing as Kakine was being torn through buildings, the two clashing as the energy began to rip up the surroundings beyond that of what Kiriel and Kakine had done before, not to mention the demon Inami. Never the less, Benkei was worried. She didn't know how much Kakine knew about the hollow take over of Dark Kakine, but it was brutal. Not only did it put Kakine into the mind of a wild animal that had no sense of pain, remorse and humanity -- but any damage that was inflicted upon Dark Kakine in the duration that this hollow was surging through his body, the damage received would also be transferred back to the normal Kakine. "Careful, Shadin-kun! Any damage you inflict on him will hurt your brother!" This was the only thing Benkei could do right now. She still had the obligation to aid Kakine if he wanted to fight Shadin with her powers, but beyond that she ultimately wanted the Yuudeshi leader to pull him out of this state, the least beat up way. However even Benkei could realise the danger that Shadin put himself in just to save his brother. It seemed out of place, but she couldn't help but smile at the efforts and words that Shadin had gone through... all to get his brother back. The bonds of family were eternal, Shadin was the living example of that. So as that thought hit her brain, she simply smiled and continued to watch, hoping for the outcome to be in favor of them both.

Good... Dark Kakine thought. This is it. The pain I strived for. Sinking into my neck... Pain! This is why I fight... pain! Yet throughout this, his cybernetic brain never stopped calculating possibilities of attacks. During this analysis, one moment spiked. The millisecond that a opening for striking would be found, Kakine would act on it. Gathering up all the energy into his arms and upper strength, Corrupted Kakine's left hand would reach and attempt to grab shadin by the back of his head, grasping both the back of his head and his hair, aiming to pull his teeth out of his neck and with one massive throw, launch his brother into the sky. If this was successful and Shadin was launched towards the sky in which he fell from, a simple shunpo would be used at blinding speeds, even an afterimage being shown. Gathering up tremendous amounts of energy within his entire body, he would begin to take control of the kinetic energy within his own body and send a devastating kick into the stomach/rib cage of Shadin. The kick itself would not only amass an amazing amount of kinetic energy, but something it seems his brother had forgotten too... He had access to the Yuudeshi network. With the aid of the network, Kakine would begin to pulsate even more with energy as the influence would begin to constrict his entire body if but for a split second.

In this brief moment, the speed of Kakine would be zapped to phenomanl levels, to the point where the very skin on Kakine's right leg would be torn away. The skin that was once covering began to tear as the kick would launch downward, hopefully slamming into Shadin before he could even react. All of this would happen within a split second, a devastating kick that easily broke the sound barrier and letting out a wild crash through the air. Hoping for a kick to make contact, Kakine would continue the fight of these two monsters.

Pain shot through his body, yet there was no essence of pain to shroud over him. Corrupted Kakine kept his face completely shrouded in happiness, a wild grin covering his face. However, at this moment, massive twitches bigger than the flickers before would erupt throughout his entire body. The presence of Imaginary Computation placed into his neck began to effect him, the prowess Shadin showed finally having it's effects and attacking Dark Kakine on a sub-atomic level. "Oh d-- dear brother, you're very brave co-- coming here in your w-weakened state... It seems you're prepared to die to bring that f-f-fool back to this reality. THIS BODY IS MINE!" The sutters that littered his words were increasingly evident, as he spoke, it would be more obvious that whatever methods Shadin had taken to bring Kakine Yuudeshi back into existence was taking it's toll. However the mind of Dark Kakine was not one to give in so easily, he would fight until there was no strength left. The problem he faced was trying to counter-attack the attempt to change him.

With a flick of his wrist, Dark Kakine's body would begin to glow if but a tiny bit. From here, copies of Kakine's entire body would walk out of the original, one on either side of him. Two beings that were completely identical to the original Kakine stood on the battlefield, holding energy and amazing power within them. These copies were not only just as Dark Kakine was, but they held the same CreationConstruction abilities, both in shikai state. Three Corrupted Men could now be seen facing towards Shadin, each of them staring directly into the eyes of his opponent. Each of them now spoke in unison, the stutters littering all their words. "T-there will a--a-always be -d-d-arkness. Em-brace-- the dar...kness...." As soon as they said this in unison, it would be possible to draw the conclusion that these clones lacked enthusiasm and basic emotions, as well as intellect. These needed to be used carefully, they could dish out basic assaults, but had almost no defensive capabilities because their intelligence is so low. The two copies would now launch from their positions and lash outwards, striking towards Shadin at intense speeds. Upon reaching, either one would build up intense amounts of kinetic power into their fists, shift the direction towards the body and face of Shadin and let this assault free. Each one would aim punches that would break the sound barrier and cause massive echoes and 'bangs' upon even hitting air. This was all planned out in the mind of Corrupted Kakine. Depending on the actions of his brother, the following actions could be terrifying or solve itself.

Only time would tell in this battle of wills.