As Kadaj and Nnoitra hacked away at their common opponent with no small measure of glee, Gin watched. They were enjoying themselves, it seemed. Perhaps revenge really was as sweet as they said. He smirked as Orochimaru's monstrous form was cut back until he had only one head remaining. He didn't so much as flinch when his normal form emerged from the last snake's mouth or as he summoned that infernal sword of his.
He noticed, at that moment, that the actions of the two fighting him diverged somewhat. Nnoitra stood ready, each blade pointed at Orochimaru, while Kadaj stood confidently to face him, sword raised. He wasn't doing that simply to retaliate or attack, as Nnoitra was. It was clear from Nnoitra's manner that he was merely readying himself for the next wave of attacks.
Kadaj, however, obviously had other ideas. His reiatsu pulsed and he issued Orochimaru with a command -- a command that, although grudgingly and with no small amount of struggle, was actually followed. It wasn't merely suggestion that made Orochimaru remove Kusanagi from his mouth and cast it aside, that much was obvious. The way Orochimaru seemed to be battling with himself made it clear to Gin that he was no longer in control his actions -- Kadaj was.
Gin's eyes went wide.
Oh, he knew that the true power of Kadaj's Zanpakutō wasn't purely physical -- he was aware that he had access to at least one magic-based ability in Shikai. Kadaj had told him so himself. He just wasn't privy to the nature of it. Due to this, since being made aware of Kadaj even having achieved Bankai, Gin had harboured some doubt that Souba's new abilities were entirely of the melee-type. That it gave him the ability to actually control an enemy was rather ... extraordinary.
He canted his head as he watched Orochimaru put an end his own jutsu.
Not having been present for the entire battle, Gin had not played witness to Orochimaru's infection. The black ichor that he was trailing with every step had not escaped his notice, however. It was some kind of Status Affliction, that much was clear. Perhaps that was the type of magic that Souba could perform. Many Zanpakutō were Elemental if they were magical at all. Poison-types were rare. Was the unpleasant fluid that Orochimaru was leaking the result of that being put to use? Did it have any relation to what Kadaj was doing now? Did it simply weaken the enemy so much that they couldn't defend against him or was that the form that the marionette strings took..? He couldn't be sure, but not knowing the reason didn't change the effect.
So, the boy that had been brought into the midst of one of the most dangerous Clans in the world to act as a puppet was now the puppeteer.
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2012-08-29 08:24 pm (UTC)He noticed, at that moment, that the actions of the two fighting him diverged somewhat. Nnoitra stood ready, each blade pointed at Orochimaru, while Kadaj stood confidently to face him, sword raised. He wasn't doing that simply to retaliate or attack, as Nnoitra was. It was clear from Nnoitra's manner that he was merely readying himself for the next wave of attacks.
Kadaj, however, obviously had other ideas. His reiatsu pulsed and he issued Orochimaru with a command -- a command that, although grudgingly and with no small amount of struggle, was actually followed. It wasn't merely suggestion that made Orochimaru remove Kusanagi from his mouth and cast it aside, that much was obvious. The way Orochimaru seemed to be battling with himself made it clear to Gin that he was no longer in control his actions -- Kadaj was.
Gin's eyes went wide.
Oh, he knew that the true power of Kadaj's Zanpakutō wasn't purely physical -- he was aware that he had access to at least one magic-based ability in Shikai. Kadaj had told him so himself. He just wasn't privy to the nature of it. Due to this, since being made aware of Kadaj even having achieved Bankai, Gin had harboured some doubt that Souba's new abilities were entirely of the melee-type. That it gave him the ability to actually control an enemy was rather ... extraordinary.
He canted his head as he watched Orochimaru put an end his own jutsu.
Not having been present for the entire battle, Gin had not played witness to Orochimaru's infection. The black ichor that he was trailing with every step had not escaped his notice, however. It was some kind of Status Affliction, that much was clear. Perhaps that was the type of magic that Souba could perform. Many Zanpakutō were Elemental if they were magical at all. Poison-types were rare. Was the unpleasant fluid that Orochimaru was leaking the result of that being put to use? Did it have any relation to what Kadaj was doing now? Did it simply weaken the enemy so much that they couldn't defend against him or was that the form that the marionette strings took..? He couldn't be sure, but not knowing the reason didn't change the effect.
So, the boy that had been brought into the midst of one of the most dangerous Clans in the world to act as a puppet was now the puppeteer.
How beautifully ... poetic.