>>2765414
>pin him in place
Hey king

>>2765414
>Use Gochūtekkan: slightly less powerful but with good pinning ability, aimed at his foot it could reduce his mobility.

>>2765414
>Use Gochūtekkan: slightly less powerful but with good pinning ability, aimed at his foot it could reduce his mobility.

>>2765414
>Use Gochūtekkan: slightly less powerful but with good pinning ability, aimed at his foot it could reduce his mobility

>Matsumoto Rangiku, sitting Lieutenant of the Ninth Division and current acting Captain
I mean, given Riku's status with Shunsui she may be more than acting Captain in a day or two...

>>2765414
>other: Hyapporankan Gerard's entire body through Haineko dust, the iron rods embedded would turn Gerard's skin into something akin to velcro. All the rods need is a surface to embed itself and Gerard's skin to. It would also help with other binding spell by providing traction.

>>2765414
>>Use Gochūtekkan: slightly less powerful but with good pinning ability, aimed at his foot it could reduce his mobility.

>>2765414
> Use Rikujōkōrō: one of the more powerful bakudō you know, which could pin one of Gerard's hands in place.
Let's save Byakkokiri's ashes for now; the big bastard might have one last trick up his sleeve.

>>2765414
>>Use Gochūtekkan: slightly less powerful but with good pinning ability, aimed at his foot it could reduce his mobility.

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>3d10, dc 18, critical 23
>best of three

Rolled 3, 8, 6 = 17 (3d10)

>>2766199

Rolled 3, 1, 4 = 8 (3d10)

>>2766199

Rolled 8, 2, 3 = 13 (3d10)

>>2766199
here's all the things.

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>>2766214
>>2766208
>>2766207

Rolled 6, 3, 6 = 15 (3d10)

>>2766218
And give me a second round of 3d10, highest of three

Rolled 1, 2, 6 = 9 (3d10)

>>2766232
ROUND TWO, FIGHT!

Rolled 2, 8, 4 = 14 (3d10)

>>2766232

Rolled 7, 8, 3 = 18 (3d10)

Rolled 6, 8, 7 = 21 (3d10)

>>2766232
things are going VERY poorly in SSQ. why.,

>>2766242
I don't think it's going badly; its just likely that we'll need much stronger bakudo to restrain him. I actually prefer us learning this now rather than trying to drop our strongest technique on him only to have it fizzle out.

>>2766255
not much time to learn anon. Besides Loly is using the outcome of this battle as a way to persuade Menoly to step aside. We need to succeed in our roles or else Kaoru Shiba gets poisoned and Aizen gets released from the Time Freeze. Our battle here affects the outcome of our comrades elsewhere.

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>>2766232
“Hadō 75, Gochūtekkan!” you call out, dropping five long iron towers down onto Gerard's left foot. Good, that ought to keep him from dancing around quite as much... nobody should be that much larger than you and still be that fast.

But you made a miscalculation, and Gerard immediately starts to break free. Without the incantation your Gochūtekkan is strong, and it fits the situation... but it's not all that strong. In fact your Rikujōkōrō is a little stronger still than this even without the incantation, so in order to keep this in place you'll have to take extra measures.

“Walls of iron sand, a priestly pagoda,” you begin, stretching your right hand towards Gerard and bracing your wrist with your left hand. “Glowing ironclad fireflies...”

You don't manage to complete the spell before Gerard turns on you, his giant fist moving with impossible speed and putting you through the side of a building, even with Haineko's help. Without your zanpakuto to slow that fist down you wouldn't still be able to stand.

“I almost felt that,” Gerard taunts as he breaks free from your Gochūtekkan... crap.

>Try Rikujōkōrō this time, it should hold a little better without the incantation and give you a chance to strengthen it.
>Take the time to double-cast Rikujōkōrō AND Gochūtekkan, hope he overlooks you like he's doing to Halibel.
>Use the trick you planned out with Byakkokiri to pin him with hundreds of Enkōsen cast through the ashes.
>Try using Daichi Tenyō. A mid-level spell is easier to manage, and there's plenty of debris around. It shouldn't even hurt Gerard.

>>2766340
>>Try using Daichi Tenyō. A mid-level spell is easier to manage, and there's plenty of debris around. It shouldn't even hurt Gerard.

>>2766340
>Try using Daichi Tenyō. A mid-level spell is easier to manage, and there's plenty of debris around. It shouldn't even hurt Gerard.

>>2766340
>>Take the time to double-cast Rikujōkōrō AND Gochūtekkan, hope he overlooks you like he's doing to Halibel.

>>2766340
>>Take the time to double-cast Rikujōkōrō AND Gochūtekkan, hope he overlooks you like he's doing to Halibel.

>>2766340
>Try using Daichi Tenyō. A mid-level spell is easier to manage, and there's plenty of debris around. It shouldn't even hurt Gerard.
Mix it up a little

>>2766340
>>Use the trick you planned out with Byakkokiri to pin him with hundreds of Enkōsen cast through the ashes.

>3d10, DC 18, critical 23

Rolled 6, 1, 4 = 11 (3d10)

>>2767113
Hope this goes better.

Rolled 10, 8, 7 = 25 (3d10)

>>2767113

Rolled 1, 5, 5 = 11 (3d10)

>>2767113

>>2767225
Oh sweet jesus, we got a crit. Good job.

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>>2767113
You decide that you can make this work to your advantage, having been blown through a building and all. When Halibel went down Gerard promptly started to ignore her despite the fact that she's clearly alive... and probably doing the same thing as you.

“Daichi Tenyō,” you declare in an almost comedically low tone, given the fact that there's no way Gerard can even hear you from where you are. From here you can lift huge chunks of fallen wall and a few I-beams, and you set about the long, arduous task of pelting Gerard with buildings. A car smashes across his face, a chunk of wall drops on his wrist, a heavy manhole cover goes straight up his nose. None of it is anything even vaguely approaching fatal, but each success is more annoying than the last.

“Shitotsu Sansen!” you hear a shout from the distance. That would be Sui Fēng of course, with her favorite bakudō. It's a fast ranged one, so it suits her preferences.

The Sajō Sabaku that goes inside Gerard's now-massive ear is clearly Gin's doing.

You even work up the courage to use Byakkokiri like chaff to blind him, and Sekienton to fill his nose and lungs thick red smoke. Your smoke serves as a convenient screen for Gin to add a spicy little extra to the onslaught.

“When did he steal one of Ganjū's...” you wonder aloud. “No, nevermind.”

>Keep up the onslaught... the goal is staying alive, and this has been working perfectly.
>Ramp up the pressure by trying the double-cast bakudō. Plenty of breathing room that way.
>Come out swinging. Give Gerard something to pay attention to so Gin can blindside him.
>Other?

>>2767679
>>Ramp up the pressure by trying the double-cast bakudō. Plenty of breathing room that way.

>>2767679
>>Ramp up the pressure by trying the double-cast bakudō. Plenty of breathing room that way.

>>2767679
>Keep up the onslaught... the goal is staying alive, and this has been working perfectly
If they keep him pinned long enough, eventually Aizen will wake up and execute him for being a failure. Ez pz

>>2767679
>>Ramp up the pressure by trying the double-cast bakudō. Plenty of breathing room that way.
I want this guy locked down tighter than Fort Knox.

We probably need to figure out a way to off this guy soon, cause who knows when Aizen will be let loose.

>>2767679
>Ramp up the pressure by trying the double-cast bakudō. Plenty of breathing room that way.

>>2767679
>>Ramp up the pressure by trying the double-cast bakudō. Plenty of breathing room that way.

>>2767679
>Ramp up the pressure by trying the double-cast bakudō. Plenty of breathing room that way

>>2767679
>keep up the onslaught.
>other: if only we had a spell that acts as a ball-gag or a horse bit.
for the humiliation

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Soon.

>>2767679
>3d10, dc 18 critical 22

Rolled 5, 3, 8 = 16 (3d10)

>>2769745

Rolled 2, 8, 10 = 20 (3d10)

>>2769745

Rolled 6, 6, 3 = 15 (3d10)

>>2769745

Rolled 5, 1, 7 = 13 (3d10)

>>2769745

Dice.

Rolled 1, 6, 8, 3 = 18 (4d10)

>>2769745

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>>2770505
You're not entirely sure what will happen with this one, but you think that you can take this opportunity to increase the pressure you've been putting on Gerard from “harassment” to “hamstringing”. So long as he just doesn't try to attack you, you may even be able to get away with it.

“Walls of iron sand, carriage of thunder, a priestly pagoda, bridge of a spinning wheel, glowing ironclad fireflies,” you chant in a low voice, building up power between your clasped hands. “Standing upright in the light, silent to the end, divide in six!”

“Bakudō 75: Gochūtekkan!”
“Bakudō 61: Rikujōkōrō!”

Five iron towers linked at their tops by silver chains fall directly onto Gerard's foot, pinning him where he stands as the six rods of light embed themselves in his left wrist like a bizarre wristwatch. You see Sui Fēng put a trio of kidō fangs into his other foot, while Ichimaru puts another bind on his right wrist.

For the first time since he started fighting, Gerard seems concerned.

“Bankai: Daiguren Hyōrinmaru!”

From seemingly out of nowhere, Captain Hitsugaya re-enters the fray, rushing the stricken Sternritter with his sword held high. “I won't waste this chance!”

“Sennen Hyōrō!”

Several pillars of ice rise up from the ground, spinning rapidly around Gerard until they meet his body and press in on all sides. Eventually the gaps between the pillars shrink to visible seams, and then the seams are obliterated as Geraard is fully encased.

“Captain!” you call out, joining Hitsugaya at his side. “Shouldn't you still be resting?”

“And shouldn't you be asking fewer questions?” he grumbles. “I'd thought with the way Kusajishi fights you'd know better.”

“Well I can see I was concerned for your health without need,” you roll your eyes. “If you're well enough to be a smartass you're well enough to fight.”

“Think that got him?”

Hitsugaya turns to stare at his handiwork. “No. Feel that?”

“I'd hoped I was wrong,” you shake your head.

“It only bought us time to think,” Hitsugaya informs you. “Time to come up with a plan for taking this monster out of the fight for good.”

“And what makes you think the techniques of a child could even achieve that much?”

The ice begins to crack.

>>2770537
And I have to call it quits for now. I'll try to get a little more done tomorrow, since with the way I've been limping through my day today even this much was a struggle.

>>2770537
Oh for FUCKS sake, kubo you damn hack

>>2770542
Take it easy man. Thank you for running <3

Hey, where's Lt. Kira at right now? This might be one of the few cases where his little weight doubling trick is really useful.

If my math right, it'd only take around 55 hits for Gerard to out-mass the planet...

>>2771376
but then Gerard will "Miracle it away" anyways so it might be moot. and besides, how can Kira get close to Gerard without getting crushed like an ant or wussing out? Unless Gerard can only pull off one miracle at a time

>>2771440
Hmmm, I'd think with Gin and the rest tanking he'd be beneath notice, but I don't insist upon it. Just think it would be a good opportunity for him to actually do something useful, incapacitation being his specialty and all that. Another straw on the camel maybe.

>>2771638
>straw on the camel
I wonder how many straws will it take to break the Miracle's back? There's gotta be a limit.

>>2771899
Bout tree fiddy

>>2770537
“Vollständig: Ashetonig.”

The giant sternritter shatters himself free of his icy prison, and a rain of debris falls onto the copy of Karakura town laying further waste to its remaining buildings. Gerard looks only slightly changed, with thick dark bands crossing his bare torso and arms and a helmet in addition to the wings every Vollständig seems to add to its wielder's appearance.

But the biggest difference is in his reiatsu.

“Behold, the noble warrior of God,” he booms, towering even higher over everything around him. “I do not like resorting to this power, as it seems cruel to use it against women and children, but you leave me no choice.”

He raises his sword...

>3d10, DC 20, critical 26

Rolled 9, 8, 5 = 22 (3d10)

>>2772059
HOLD ONTO YOUR BUTTS

Rolled 10, 7, 1 = 18 (3d10)

>>2772059

God mother fucking dammit. of all the DCs.

Rolled 9, 5, 8 = 22 (3d10)

>>2772059

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>>2772059
…and instead of swinging his sword, he points the tip at you.

“Haineko!” you shout, almost too late to be any good. The blast is immense, easily as strong as any cero you've ever seen... but ultimately it's not different enough. That's going to work to your advantage.

The blast hits the highly-reflective cloud of Byakkokiri's ashes and scatters in an impressive lightshow, but the force of the blast is still enough to knock you out of the air and back to the city streets below. The pain is searing and the flash blinding, and the blow to the back of your head leaves you feeling seasick.

You try to move your fingertips, and find that you can't feel them. A slow, nausea-inducing glance reveals that they're still there: burned a little, but there. It's probably just the concussion.

You're... not going to be moving, at least for a little while.

“Are you gonna be okay?”

You stare up at the giant, still fighting in the distance.

“Haineko...” you mutter, drawing the ashes in close for your own protection. “Yeah. Just gimme a few minutes.”
>1/2

>>2772648
You are Ichimaru Gin, and Rangiku was just blasted out of the air along with Captain Hitsugaya. They're both alive, but neither one of them is moving.

That makes you an angry, hissy little snake.

“Butō Renjin.”

To hell with bakudō. If you're going to keep this up you can't be too worried about Gerard's ability... not like you'll even accomplish anything if you're holding back.

>Continue attacking with your Bankai, with powerful harassing blows.
>Cast some hadō through your Bankai while the sword is extended.
>Try to blow off Gerard's arm with Kamishini no Yari's poison.
>Other?

>>2772692
>>Cast some hadō through your Bankai while the sword is extended.

>>2772692
>>Cast some hadō through your Bankai while the sword is extended.

>>2772692
>>Cast some hadō through your Bankai while the sword is extended.

>>2772692
>>Cast some hadō through your Bankai while the sword is extended.

>>2772692
>>Try to blow off Gerard's arm with Kamishini no Yari's poison.

>>2772692
>Castle some Hado

>>2772692
> Go for his vitals and weak spots; the jugular, the carotid, the eyes, the groin.
> Cast some hadō through your Bankai while the sword is extended.
I don't think Gerard has shown any extreme regenerative abilities, so landing a debilitating blow should buy enough time to actually land something that can bring down the giant.

>>2772692
>>Try to blow off Gerard's arm with Kamishini no Yari's poison.

>>2772692
>Cast some hadō through your Bankai while the sword is extended.

Gin is riku's son, so i have no doubt his proficiency with kido is higher than in canon.
Make it a big one.

>>2772692
>continue the harassment.
build up that sword poison to critical mass. make him carry another miracle on his back. there’s a limit in how many he can pull off at the same time. i know there is.

>>2773258
Hah! That's scary if it's true since he was an all around prodigy in canon. Not his fault Kubo couldn't be bothered to remember all the things his characters are supposed to be able to do.

>3d10, higher is better
>Best of four

Rolled 8, 1, 1 = 10 (3d10)

>>2773522

Rolled 3, 4, 1 = 8 (3d10)

>>2773522

Rolled 5, 6, 10 = 21 (3d10)

>>2773522

Rolled 9, 7, 6 = 22 (3d10)

>>2773522
>>2773540
Well this looks good.

>>2773543
I think yours looks better.

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>>2773522
For the first time in decades you have to restrain your bloodlust, to hold back from doing something rash and extremely violent that might jeopardize your overall objectives. Gerard may have just badly hurt someone you like, but the best way to proceed is to pick up the slack and keep up with her plan... or is it?

Now that you think about it her plan of binding or sealing Gerard was a good one, but neither you nor anyone else here is capable of holding him for very long. The problem is that ability of his, the so-called miracles he 'performs'. But be it an ability or an inherent property, it's a discreet phenomenon that's actually happening in real time, in the real world. That means far from being some sort of unbeatable abstract concept, it must operate within some set of definitions and limitations.

“Damage,” you mutter, narrowly escaping a scything strike from Gerard's sword. That's right, 'damage' doesn't include bakudō that technically doesn't actually cause tissue damage. That's one limitation Rangiku found for you quite quickly, but what are the other boundaries of this technique?

He may call them “miracles”, but you have a hard time imagining that they simply don't follow any rules or have any limits.

“Kill him, Kamishini no Yari!”

You slash outward with your zanpakuto, cutting at least a foot into Gerard's massive bicep before following through. “Tsuzuri Raiden.”

The electric shock causes Gerard to jerk his arm away, but your sword has already retracted.

“Butō: Ōkasen Renjin.”

You release Kamishini no Yari about two dozen times in rapid succession, each thrust embedding into Gerard's torso or arms before releasing a fang-like ray of reiatsu into his body mimicking the Ōkasen spell. The volume of blows is staggering, and he simply takes most of them until your assault ceases.

Then, he regenerates.

So that's a limitation as well, you realize: he's not continuously regenerating, he regenerates all the damage all at once.

>There has to be a point of vulnerability here, coordinate with Sui Fēng to find it and exploit it.
>There has to be a limit to the amount of damage he can regenerate from before he's too dead to recover.
>If you can find an attack that causes continuous damage, his body may get “stuck” regenerating from that.
>Other?

>>2774044
>>There has to be a point of vulnerability here, coordinate with Sui Fēng to find it and exploit it.

>>2774044
>If you can find an attack that causes continuous damage, his body may get “stuck” regenerating from that.


In D&D one of the best ways to overcome the Tarrasque, a giant deadly beast with insane regeneration, is to put it to sleep, and then get some shovels and wheelbarrows, and pack its nose and lungs full of dirt.
Because it can't regenerate from suffocation damage if the suffocation is still ongoing. It's not truly dead, but as long as nobody digs it out, it'll never wake up again.

>>2774044
>>If you can find an attack that causes continuous damage, his body may get “stuck” regenerating from that.

>>2774044
>>If you can find an attack that causes continuous damage, his body may get “stuck” regenerating from that.

>>2774044
>>If you can find an attack that causes continuous damage, his body may get “stuck” regenerating from that.

>>2774044
>>If you can find an attack that causes continuous damage, his body may get “stuck” regenerating from that.

>>2774044
>>If you can find an attack that causes continuous damage, his body may get “stuck” regenerating from that.

Can someone point out when exactly Halibel got knocked out of the fight, I can't find the post.

>>2775761
She didn't get "knocked out". She got flung deep into a hill/mountain. I think she's doin some "what would Riku do?" Type planning.

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>>2775761
Last thread, >>2745335
>Archive: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2727668/
Halibel was caught off guard by Gerard's speed and forced to parry rather than dodge, and got punched through a building and the street behind it. She then started thinking better of fighting something that could ragdoll her in Segunda Etapa head on.

>>2774044
>3d10, DC 20, critical 22

Rolled 2, 1, 6 = 9 (3d10)

>>2776030

Rolled 6, 6, 6 = 18 (3d10)

>>2776030

Rolled 3, 2, 7 = 12 (3d10)

>>2776030

This is gonna hurt

>>2776051
i swear the dice is RIGGED

Rolled 3, 3, 4 = 10 (3d10)

Bad dice, bad.

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>>2776030
You suppose the best plan would be to use an attack that he can't simply regenerate all at once, like something that could cause continuing damage. The trouble is you can only really think of one kidō like that, and it's not especially high-level. So in order for this plan to work, you're going to have to work for it.

“Damn,” you mutter.

You rush the giant Sternritter, using Kamishini no Yari to aggressively defend against Gerard's counterattack. Eventually you get close enough to put your plan in motion.

“Hadō 54: Haien!”

A violet ball of flames hits Gerard square in his eye, prompting howls of pain as the spell burns off all the moisture inside and flash-fries his cornea. In an instant Auntie Fēng joins your newest assault, stabbing Gerard in the base of his throat then cocking her arm back for the second blow.

You're not about to be outdone.

“Butō.”
“Nigeki Keissatsu!”

Just after Sui Fēng lands her attack you follow up on your own attack. “Kill him, Kamishini no Yari.”

The fragment of your sword you left embedded inside Gerard's skull instantly dissolves the tissues in his brain, even as the venom left by Suzumebachi takes effect and destroys the flesh at the base of his neck. The combined effect is that Gerard is badly maimed from the neck up, his head hanging from his shoulders basically by a thin strand of muscle fibers and leaking brain blood from his eyes, nose, and ears.

Or at least you'd imagine both his eyes would be bleeding, were one of them not on fire.

“It hurts,” Gerard admits. “This is a deep pain. It would take a Miracle to recover from such grievous wounds.

And then he regenerates. The fire goes out. His head re-attatches.

And he blasts you from the air with a shocking burst of speed, same as he did to Miss Halibel, Captain Hitsugaya, and Rangiku.
>1/2

am i the only one felling cheated by dice? because Gerard’s bullshit power seems to be affecting the dice too.

>>2776193
You could say that it is a Miracle

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>>2776181
You are Captain Suí Fēng, and if you can take any consolation it's in the fact that at very least nobody is dead yet. Brutally wounded or unconscious, yes, but not dead.

But it looks like you're about to...

“Don't tell me you're thinking about a suicide run,” Bambietta interrupts your train of thought.

“I was not,” you lie. “We onmitsu are willing to trade our lives, but we do not seek...”

“You were totally getting ready for a suicide run!” Bambietta accuses you. “Well, knock it off. You've got backup.”

“She may be a bitch, but she's right,” a second voice admits.

“What are you doing!?” you demand. “Captain Kusajishi would kill me if anything happened to...”

“Shut up,” Apacci grumbles. “If we're gonna last until Riku and Yoruichi get back we've all gotta go all out.”

As much as you hate her familiar use of Lady Yoruichi's name, the arrancar girl has a point.

>Tell them to buy you time, as much as you hate it dying without using your Bankai would be dishonorable.
>These two would be better suited to trying to overwhelm Gerard's recovery abilities, so you'll pursue that plan.
>As much as you hate to admit it, none of you can win. You can only hope to hold out as long as possible.
>Other?

>>2776210
how about we shut gerard up. that word is starting to irritate. do we have a spell that mutes him? it might be that word is the trigger word that lets him activate it again after pulling it offonce.

>>2776215
>Tell them to buy you time, as much as you hate it dying without using your Bankai would be dishonorable.

>>2776215
>as much as you hate to admit, none of you can win. you can only hope to hold out for as long as possible.

>>2776215
>>Tell them to buy you time, as much as you hate it dying without using your Bankai would be dishonorable.
Screw it, maybe instakilling him will stop him from calling out for a Miracle.

>>2776215
>>Tell them to buy you time, as much as you hate it dying without using your Bankai would be dishonorable.

>>2776215
>other: send reinforcements.
for the inevitable end when we fuck up on the dice and get smacked by gerard.

>>2776215
>>Tell them to buy you time, as much as you hate it dying without using your Bankai would be dishonorable.

>>2776215
>3d10, best of four due to distraction
>DC 18, critical 22

Rolled 5, 2, 6 = 13 (3d10)

>>2776690
Come, dice gods and witness my roll.

Rolled 7, 7, 7 = 21 (3d10)

>>2776690

Rolled 1, 4, 6 = 11 (3d10)

>>2776690
Nurgle's favor is good, but we can do bette

Rolled 3, 9, 5 = 17 (3d10)

>>2776690

>>2776707
JACKPOT

Rolled 10, 4, 4, 10 = 28 (4d10)

>qm must roll, update after I eat

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>>2776879
“I need you to give me some time,” you tell Basterbinne and Emilou. “I'm going to hit him with something special.”

“You got it,” Emilou nods curtly. “Hey Bambietta, think you can stomach working with an arrancar?”

“I'm definitely not gonna let you show me up,” Basterbinne snorts. “With one arm off we should be about equal.”

“Good to hear losing an arm made you stronger!” the arrancar quips.

And it's good to hear that these two are in good fighting spirits. It fills you with determination.

You dash clear at the same instant where both arrancar and quincy unload a series of powerful blasts against Gerard, who raises his arm to protect his eyes... having apparently learned from Ichimaru.

“You disappoint me, Bambietta,” he rumbles, swinging his oversized blade at his former comrade.

“And you don't surprise me,” Basterbinne retorts as you find one of the very few buildings left standing. “You always were a zealot... no mind there to begin with.”

You quickly loosen your sash to reveal the ginjōtan... a heavy sash woven of silk and steel. Its manufacture is a secret of the Fēng clan, intended to restrain criminals and possible threats to the Shihōin family. With Lady Yoruichi as its Clan Head the Shihōin have not been in serious danger for many long years, and you know that now far better than you did as a child. But the ginjōtan has not become totally irrelevant.

Instead of binding an attacker, this strip of silvery fabric is meant to bind you.

Several more bomblets collide with Gerard's back and the side of his head, as ceros pelt him all over. Emilou raises her hand in a small trail of blood.

“Gran Reina Cero!”

As the cero blasts against Gerard's upraised sword, you release your own ultimate attack. Something so gaudy and ridiculous that you have long renounced its use.

“Bankai: Jakuhō Raikōben!”

You're glad that neither Lady Yoruichi nor Lady Riku are here to see this. They'd never let you hear the end of it.
>1/2

>>2777368
You fire the single missile at Gerard, and it flies true at a speed even you'd have a hard time realizing you'd fired it were it not for the enormous recoil that destroys the building behind you. But when the dust settles you find that your shot has seemingly missed... or at least you'd consider it a miss. You took out a chunk from the crown of his skull but you know that's not going to do the job.

You were so sure it was going to hit.

Then you see Emilou, clutching at her ribs. Her entire left side is covered in blood and steaming, and you recognize that she's obviously had to sear an open wound shut.

“Hey,” she grunts. “Good to see you're alright. Damaging that guy's sword damages you back. So I warped it off track... sorry about that. No time to tell you.”
>3d10, best of three

Rolled 7, 9, 10 = 26 (3d10)

>>2777397

Rolled 3, 4, 7 = 14 (3d10)

>>2777397

Rolled 1, 10, 7 = 18 (3d10)

>>2777397

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>>2777397
Reiatsu.

You can feel several powerful fighters approaching rapidly. And so when one of them comes to a halt behind you, you've already pulled a knife on him.

“What are you doing here?” you glare at the newcomer.

Even his grin irritates you... too many teeth, too white and straight to be human. “Whatcha talkin' about, Captain Fēng? You've all been making such a mess it got impossible to ignore you. So... here we are.”

“Now then... about this big bastard you got here...”

>>2777423
>Vizards
Oh snap.

>>2777423
Aw fuck.

>>2777423
You are Hirako Shinji, a Vizard who formerly served as a Captain in the Soul Society. A hundred years ago you were betrayed by your own Lieutenant, a man by the name of Aizen Sōsuke who you always kinda knew was dangerous, and a bunch of your fellow officers got stuck with hollow reiatsu. You gained some new powers for the fact, but you also got kicked out of the Soul Society because of it.

Generally you tend to think that was unfair, especially since Captain Shihōin and then-Lieutenant Kusajishi got away with the same thing for at least fifty years. But pettiness doesn't look good on you, and you're pretty sure you'd be in the minority if you held it against them.

“Now then, about this big bastard you got here...” you begin, staring at the now stupendously-large quincy. “Tell me about him, Captain Fēng.”

“Damaging his sword hurts you,” Fēng informs you, glancing over your shoulder at the arrancar who was fighting with her before by the feel of it. “Damage to him makes him bigger and stronger.”

“He has rapid regeneration?” you ask for confirmation.

Fēng shakes her head. “He regenerates all at once, attacks that should normally be fatal don't seem to work.”

So, he's a big bastard specifically because the people here mostly focus on damaging attacks rather than sealing or trickery? And he's been feeding off of that for lord knows how long?

Well that's just peachy.

>Hachi! Take care of this guy, would you? We'll back you up.
>I'm gonna try this big guy out myself. Anyone wanna join in?
>Let's split up. Some of us take the big guy, the rest take the other one.
>Other?

>>2783832
>>Hachi! Take care of this guy, would you? We'll back you up.

>>2783832
>I'm gonna try this big guy out myself. Anyone wanna join in?
>other: Oy, can one of you have the piece of mind to pick up the other cap'ns and arrancar? lying down on the job won't do them good.

>>2783832
>Hachi! Take care of this guy, would you? We'll back you up.

>>2783832
>>Hachi! Take care of this guy, would you? We'll back you up.

>>2783832
>>Hachi! Take care of this guy, would you? We'll back you up.
Let the sealing wizard seal this fucker into a separate dimension.

>>2783832
>Hachi! Take care of this guy, would you? We'll back you up.

>>2783832
>Hachi! Take care of this guy, would you? We'll back you up.

>>2783832
>>Hachi! Take care of this guy, would you? We'll back you up.

>>2783832
>Hachi! Take care of this guy, would you? We'll back you up.

>>2783832
“Hachi!” you shout at the former Lieutenant. “I want you to take the big bastard. You heard everything?”

“I did,” Hachigen bows politely. “Though I am not sure how to interpret that request. Do you expect me to kill that which evidently cannot be killed.”

“Use your imagination,” you insist. “We'll give you support while you set up whatever it is you need.”

Then you turn your attention back to Captain Fēng... when you left the Seireitei she was still a girl, and now she's a Captain. Just the thought of that makes you a little bit bitter. “Make sure all the wounded are outta the way.”

And now comes the interesting part: how do you actually deal with these two enemies?

>Release Sakanade, spread its ability around and wait to trigger it at the perfect moment.
>Use hollowfication to increase your speed and striking power, use that as a distraction.
>Pick a few volunteers to apply physical pressure while you release Sakanade.
>Pass off the responsibility, keep yourself and your abilities in reserve for now.

>>2786160
>Pick a few volunteers to apply physical pressure while you release Sakanade.

>>2786160
Could Hachi do that teleporting thing he did with Barragan’s hand, try and take off Gerard’s head?

>>2786160
> Pick a few volunteers to apply physical pressure while you release Sakanade.

>>2786172
He'll just regenerate the damage. Restraining him like we were trying earlier is a better plan, just need much stronger incantations.

>>2786160
>>Pick a few volunteers to apply physical pressure while you release Sakanade.
>>2786160

>>2786160
>>Pick a few volunteers to apply physical pressure while you release Sakanade.

>>2786160
>>Pick a few volunteers to apply physical pressure while you release Sakanade

>>2786160
“I need volunteers,” you declare.

“Outta my way, baldy!” you hear a shout, and you feel a heavy blow against the back of your head.

“Hiyori!” you spit in shock. “What the hell are you doing, you idiot!?”

“You talk too much, baldy!” Hiyori insists loudly, drawing her sword. “Hey Lisa, you ready to go?”

“I would have been even without you shouting at me,” Lisa counters, drawing her sword as well.

“Well, that's nice,” you grumble mutinously. “You know your job, right?”

“Of course,” Lisa nods resolutely.

“Reverse,” you declare, drawing your zanpakuto and calling it out. “Sakanade.”

This could actually be tricky, though you wouldn't admit it to anyone else. It's the damn rain... it will make it a bit more difficult to spread the airborne poison that actually triggers your shikai's special ability.
>3d10, best of three

Rolled 9, 3, 7 = 19 (3d10)

>>2789959
We totally got this.

Rolled 1, 1, 4 = 6 (3d10)

>>2789959

Rolled 10, 8, 2 = 20 (3d10)

>>2789959

>>2789967
It's hard to move your poison towards Gerard, at least until you realize that you can feel something a little unusual.

“It's rising?” you muse, catching another hint of the constant updraft. Yes, that's it... there's a strong convective current at the heart of this storm: the rain will make it a little harder to get Sakanade's effect spread around, but the rising air currents will make it far easier for your efforts to reach Gerard.

With some luck you may even be able to get to that other quincy, who so far is simply content to observe Gerard as he swats at Lisa and Hiyori. As the duo dodge and weave around their giant opponent, you catch brief flashes of white... are they already using their hollowfication? Yeah, now that you're paying them a bit closer attention you can tell from their reiatsu that they've already resorted to it. Even though both of their zanpakuto are released they can't either can't land a hit on the guy or they don't think it will do any good.

“Hey you two!” you shout, trying hard to draw attention away from Hachi as he releases his own hollowfication. “You can't hit him if you keep dancin' around like that!”

“If we don't keep 'dancin' he'll break all our bones with one punch!” Hiyori complains, still weaving her way around Gerard's blows. “Stupid bald idiot!”

“Call me whatever you want,” you shout. “Still doesn't mean you can beat a guy without hitting him!”

“Well why don't you come up and fight him, huh!?”

“No thanks!” you shout back. “What kind of leader would I be if I didn't rely on my subordinates, even if they are loud, annoying idiots!?”
>1/2

You are Hachigen Ushōda, former second in command of the kidō corps, and your duty is to bind a near-invincible warrior so that he can no longer harm your comrades. The other vizards are doing a good job distracting Gerard Valkyrie, while those who are not fighting are watching carefully to learn what they can about the way the quincy fight.

These are, after all, a rare foe. And there's no telling how many more you may end up needing to fight even if you can defeat Gerard successfully.

>You can try to assemble the gates, a very powerful but mundane series of barrier spells that overlap and reinforce one another.
>By using a series of barrier tricks you may be able to separate Gerard's limbs without triggering his regeneration... MAYBE.
>With some extreme modification, a double-dislocation barrier could trap Gerard inside it and prevent him from disabling it... for as long as your reiatsu holds out.
>Other?

>>2790029
>>By using a series of barrier tricks you may be able to separate Gerard's limbs without triggering his regeneration... MAYBE.

>>2790029
>By using a series of barrier tricks you may be able to separate Gerard's limbs without triggering his regeneration... MAYBE.

>>2790029
>>You can try to assemble the gates, a very powerful but mundane series of barrier spells that overlap and reinforce one another.

>>2790029
> With some extreme modification, a double-dislocation barrier could trap Gerard inside it and prevent him from disabling it... for as long as your reiatsu holds out.

>>2790029
>>By using a series of barrier tricks you may be able to separate Gerard's limbs without triggering his regeneration... MAYBE.

>>2790029
>With some extreme modification, a double-dislocation barrier could trap Gerard inside it and prevent him from disabling it... for as long as your reiatsu holds out
Go big or go home

>>2790029
>>By using a series of barrier tricks you may be able to separate Gerard's limbs without triggering his regeneration... MAYBE.

>>2790029
And now time to work through this one.
>3d10, DC 17, critical 22
best of three.

Rolled 9, 1, 1 = 11 (3d10)

>>2791665
I apologize

Rolled 4, 2, 10 = 16 (3d10)

>>2791665

Rolled 6, 7, 4 = 17 (3d10)

>>2791665
>>2791665
dice is really being super inconsistent it seems.

>>2791681
THANK FUCK

>>2791665
You may just have a solution. While you do not know of any binding techniques you can use against that large of an opponent without coordinating with another kidō expert, you do know that bakudō does not actually cause physical harm to be regenerated. You have no doubt that the Captains considered this point and have been trying to press that advantage, but it's not pride to say that they did not have the wide array of tools at their disposal that you do. And one tool suggests itself.

Though you have never used it this way, there's no reason at all to believe that you cannot maintain it for as long as you can maintain your mask. The problem is that you can only maintain your mask for five minutes.

That will have to be enough.

You don your hollow mask in an instant, the familiar power flowing through you. And that power is going to be the key difference in this attempt. Without it you could never hope to cast this spell over so large a target.

Snapping your fingers rapidly you form a blue kidō box around Gerard's hand as he tries to smack Hiyori from the air. Lisa quickly pins his other palm for you, and you dutifully project a box around that as well completely surrounding his sword as well.

“What is this?” he asks curiously, moving his arms around. “Such a weak spell... what did you hope to achieve?”

“This,” you reply, clapping your hands in front of you.

The boxes turn red.

And then they fall to the ground with Gerard's hands and sword still trapped inside.

Gerard glances down at his new stumps. “Ah. Well that is a setback.”
>1/2

>>2791781
You are Love Aikawa, and you've got a decision ahead of you.

>Join the battle against Gerard, try to finish that whole thing off in one go while his hands are tied.
>The other quincy must be considering his next move. Attack him and take that choice out of his hands.
>Other?

>>2791786
>>The other quincy must be considering his next move. Attack him and take that choice out of his hands.

>>2791786
>>The other quincy must be considering his next move. Attack him and take that choice out of his hands.
I'm all for divide and conquer.

>>2791786
>>The other quincy must be considering his next move. Attack him and take that choice out of his hands.

>>2791786
>The other quincy must be considering his next move. Attack him and take that choice out of his hands.

>>2791786
>>The other quincy must be considering his next move. Attack him and take that choice out of his hands.

>>2791786
>Join the battle against Gerard, try to finish that whole thing off in one go while his hands are tied.
What can I say, I'm a contrarian

>>2791944
Well, anyone who fights someone else will be useless against Askin if he sees them, so throwing the new guys at him is better.

>>2791786
>3d10, DC 17 critical 29
>best of three

Rolled 8, 10, 1 = 19 (3d10)

>>2793116

Rolled 4, 1, 9 = 14 (3d10)

>>2793116
That Crit DC... I knew it was a horrible idea.

Rolled 10, 1, 6 = 17 (3d10)

>>2793116

>>2793145
Not a horrible idea at all, just difficult to pull off. No one here has the raw, overwhelming power to destroy Mr. Miracle in a single blow. We're effectively just buying time, and fortunately none of our guys have suffered truly fatal wounds. Several are down and will need treatment and healing, sure, but we're still pounding that ass.

When the spell containing Aizen comes down, he's going to see his entire 'army' has been wiped out by a handful of special forces composed of misfits and oddballs with functioning brains in their heads. I, for one, was never counting on the other Captains (aside from sneaky, snarky snake of course) to be able to pull their weight.

>>2793222
Well we've managed to eliminate all but the three of Aizen's biggest boys. (X-axis is stuck in a game with Shunsui in the dangai still counts)
And Amagai is also stuck in the time freeze with Aizen.

And aside from that, we still have some heavy hitters in our reserve forces.

>>2793316
True, not all captain have been on the field and we still have Starrk and riku and cat.
Also alot of enemies reserves havery been whipped out, so we got a leg up there

>>2793324
Issue is Giselle is still active. It can raise everyone we killed.

>>2793470
I thought she was still over in the Sternritter's city-scape? I mean, she'd been paired with Batboy, until he told her to buzz off while we talked with him.

She might be on her way, but we /might/ be able to convince her to wait on her 'play time' until Riku and best cat maul the shit out of Aizen, though that's still plan B for now.

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>>2793116
“Shall we?” Rose asks you, drawing his sword.

You nod, drawing your own blade. “Yeah, I think it's time.”

With a swift shunpō your long-time partner in crime takes the lead, releasing his zanpakuto. “Play, Kinshara!”

Rose's shikai isn't really so much of a sword, instead taking the form of a long golden whip with a flower-like head. He directs it skillfully towards the quincy, who smacks it aside with the back of his hand with an almost complete disregard towards the attack. With a twist of his wrist Rose doubles the head back, and with a second shunpō he wraps the long whip around the quincy in a wide lasso.

“Crush down, Tengumaru!” you call out, releasing your own shikai while Rose continues to maneuver his whip around the quincy. You begin to spin it to gather momentum, releasing a gout of fire as the massive black kanabō whirls in a blur.

Above you, Rose is finished setting up. “Kinshara Sōkyoku Dai Jūichiban – Izayoi Bara.”

With a single stroke with his fingertips against the whip, releasing a powerful series of vibrations that follow its length from handle to tip in what looks more like an explosion than a burst of noise. Then, as the quincy is still reeling from the overpressure, you drop down on him with Tengumaru.

The blow sends the quincy streaking into the ground, crushing what little remains of a building which falls in on top of him. He doesn't reappear.

“So, you think we got him?” Rose wonders.

You shake your head. “You know we didn't.”

With a sigh, Rose retracts Kinshara to a more manageable length. “Yes, but there's a certain way this is done you see. You read Jump, don't you?”

“Man, this isn't a comic!” you roll your eyes. “Though I'd definitely say this guy's unreal enough to be a comic villain.”

“I have no idea how strong he really is,” Rose admits.

“And he's seen us use our shikais,” you realize. “Damn.”

>Use your masks, try to finish the job or at least up the pressure.
>Wait for him to make his move. Attacking blind like this would be dumb.
>Call for backup. Three of you may be able to discern his weaknesses.
>Other?

>>2793515
>>Wait for him to make his move. Attacking blind like this would be dumb.
You just know this fucker is gonna monologue about how amazing his power is and how worthless we are against it.

>>2793515
>Wait for him to make his move. Attacking blind like this would be dumb.

>>2793515
>disengage and refocus on Gerard
or
>Wait for him to make his move. Attacking blind like this would be dumb.

>>2793515
>wait for his move

>>2793515
>Wait for him to make his move. Attacking blind like this would be dumb.

>>2793515
>Wait for him to make his move. Attacking blind like this would be dumb.

>>2793515
>Wait for him to make his move. Attacking blind like this would be dumb.

>no need to roll
>will post update after dinner

>>2795025
>>no need to roll
Oh boy, this is kind of exciting.

>>2795025
Waiting with bated breath.

>>2795025
“It'd be dumb to attack blind like this,” you muse. “This guy's just waiting for an opening.”

“So your plan is to just... stand here?” Rose counters, staring at you in disbelief.

“It's not like we have an advantage,” you point out.

“Well then we wait,” Rose finally agrees. “We'll see what he does.”

And you only have to wait for a few tense seconds before the quincy pushes the debris away. He quickly dusts himself off, then uses a hirenkyaku to take to the skies once more.

“That hurt, you jerk!” he frowns. “I mean, you really clobbered me good!”

“Not like you can tell,” you shake your head in disbelief. It's like neither of your attacks even left a mark on him. “Your hair hasn't even changed.”

“Thanks for noticing,” he replies. “So, who are you two supposed to be?”

“Love Aikawa,” you respond.

Next to you, Rose adds a little flourish to his bow. “Rōjurō Otoribashi. We're former Captains.”

“And you are...” you prompt him.

“Askin Nakk le Var,” he responds. “Sternritter D.”

“D?” you ask.

“D,” he repeats. “Each of us has got a nickname, which gets shortened to a single letter of the latin alphabet. Mine is D.”

“And what does that stand for?” you press.

“Attack me,” Askin challenges you, “and find out.”

>Attack again, same verse as the first. You want to know what his power is before committing.
>Mask up, attack again. No sense repeating an attack that didn't work the first time.
>Call for backup. Have Kensei try his hand, see if his results are any different.
>Other?

>>2795387
>>Mask up, attack again. No sense repeating an attack that didn't work the first time.

>>2795387
>>Mask up, attack again. No sense repeating an attack that didn't work the first time.
If it don't work the first time, switch tactics.

>>2795387
>>Mask up, attack again. No sense repeating an attack that didn't work the first time.

>>2795387
>>Mask up, attack again. No sense repeating an attack that didn't work the first time.

>>2795387
>Attack again, same verse as the first. You want to know what his power is before committing

>>2795387
>Call for backup. Have Kensei try his hand, see if his results are any different.

>>2795387
>>Attack again, same verse as the first. You want to know what his power is before committing

>>2795387

>Call for backup. Have Kensei try his hand, see if his results are any different.

>3d10, best of three

Rolled 2, 5, 7 = 14 (3d10)

>>2797313

Rolled 4, 9, 2 = 15 (3d10)

>>2797313

Rolled 7, 9, 8 = 24 (3d10)

>>2797313
Fingers crossed!

>>2797313
You decide to up the ante significantly with this next attack.

“Rose,” you grumble. “Let's use it.”

“Are you sure?” he asks.

You nod grimly. “If we don't I'm not sure how this ends for us.”

“Well then, I'll play my part,” Rose agrees, reaching for his face.

The two of you attack in your hollowfied forms, each movement that much quicker and your reiatsu much more powerful and violent. This time when Rose weaves his zanpakuto around Askin to restrict his room for dodging, you reach out with your palm.

“Cero.”

The powerful blast burns away at Askin's clothes and skin, sending him crashing down a second time.

“Did we get him that time?” Rose asks.

You sigh in frustration. “You keep asking that.”

“Call it optimism.”

“I can appreciate that,” you shake your head.

“As can I,” Askin agrees.

You raise Tengumaru instinctively, but Askin raises his burned arms. “There's no need for that. Not like it'll do anything anyhow.”

“What?” you scowl, not liking where this is going.

“Let's go ahead and do the stereotypical monologue nonsense now,” Askin shrugs his shoulders in resignation. “Starting with the obvious: why is the hollow reiatsu not killing him?”

“The thought crossed my mind.”

“Well, for a quincy hollow reiatsu is like a poison,” he explains. “It all depends on virulence, on crossing a certain threshold. Too high a concentration and even oxygen can be fatal, and in too low a concentration the worst poison is harmless.”

“So?” you press. “Where's all this going?”

“My ability is to toy around with those thresholds, to raise them and lower them as I see fit.”

That... that doesn't sound good. In fact, it's starting to sound like you're screwed.

“Askin Nakk le Vaar... the Deathdealing,” Askin introduces himself. “Pleased to meetcha.”

>>2797449
And that's all for now. I'm gonna be busy all day tomorrow, so we'll start the new threads on Sunday.

Thanks for playing along, hope you enjoyed the read, and see you all later!

>>2797453
Apologies, but the new threads will have to be on the 25th. My schedule got a little more restrictive at the same time when I really need more time to plan and write. Also, I would rather be able to do full-length sessions.