If he wants a fight, well now he's got one
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spira_rpThe Palace felt quiet. A number of the Arrancar were out on a mission with Aizen; only the weak, or the unpredictable, had been made to stay behind, but that number had not, apparently, included Grimmjow. Kadaj and Tayuya had been left to their own devices without him and Yylfordt around.
Three days ago, they'd had a quiet conversation. Kadaj hadn't done much talking, just nodded, and then later in the day had crept into the laboratories down the wing of the Palace that Orochimaru had made his own. Kadaj used to go down there a lot, three years ago. He'd stopped just after the Arrancar arrived. He'd fallen out with Orochimaru once and for all shortly after that.
He emerged from the labs a couple of hours later, showered, and then went into the underground training facility. He didn't come up again for a couple of days, although there weren't really people around to notice, except Tayuya, who went down to check on him a few times.
He'd slept when he came back up, and then went to look for Nnoitra, one of the Arrancar who had been judged too unpredictable to head off to a freshly made Necrohol. He found him in the kitchen.
Kadaj made his way over; an unusual intent certainty in his expression, and spoke quietly. "Want to let off some steam?" His manner was all wrong to be an invitation to spar, but that was what it sounded like, at first.
Three days ago, they'd had a quiet conversation. Kadaj hadn't done much talking, just nodded, and then later in the day had crept into the laboratories down the wing of the Palace that Orochimaru had made his own. Kadaj used to go down there a lot, three years ago. He'd stopped just after the Arrancar arrived. He'd fallen out with Orochimaru once and for all shortly after that.
He emerged from the labs a couple of hours later, showered, and then went into the underground training facility. He didn't come up again for a couple of days, although there weren't really people around to notice, except Tayuya, who went down to check on him a few times.
He'd slept when he came back up, and then went to look for Nnoitra, one of the Arrancar who had been judged too unpredictable to head off to a freshly made Necrohol. He found him in the kitchen.
Kadaj made his way over; an unusual intent certainty in his expression, and spoke quietly. "Want to let off some steam?" His manner was all wrong to be an invitation to spar, but that was what it sounded like, at first.
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Date: 2012-08-09 04:53 pm (UTC)Kadaj's initial attack was certainly having an effect on Orochimaru. His speed was decreasing, even if his accuracy and tenacity remained unaffected. Even so, Nnoitra knew that he couldn't get complacent. Even half immobilised Orochimaru would be a formidable opponent and he was nowhere near that point yet. Nevertheless...
"My turn," he growled, keeping his voice low.
He moved in, augmenting his speed to give him an edge, and swung his weapon at him.
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Date: 2012-08-09 08:15 pm (UTC)There was a small cloud of smoke as it was revealed to be nothing more than a small log, which bore an explosive tag which activated as soon as it was revealed.
The substitution jutsu was an extremely basic technique, but effective. As the tag exploded, Orochimaru took the opportunity to attack unseen, extending his neck and snaking in to land a bite on Nnoitra.
Ordinarily, such a technique would allow him to place a seal on the victim, but he ran into a snag when he couldn't pierce Nnoitra's skin.
Arrancar hide, he thought. Only one thing would get through that.
He retreated quickly.
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Date: 2012-08-09 08:26 pm (UTC)When he saw him, he raced in, sword ready, but Orochimaru was faster, pulling away and evading Kadaj's attack before he'd even reeled his neck in.
Kadaj hoped Nnoitra wasn't going to lose it after having Orochimaru try and bite him. It might bring back memories. It sure as hell made Kadaj uncomfortable.
He struck with sword and foot, and then backed off sharply after Orochimaru successfully blocked, not wanting to be within easy range of a counter attack.
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Date: 2012-08-09 09:04 pm (UTC)Cold fury flooded through him as a wave of nausea made his stomach lurch. It almost completely destroyed the relative calm and concentration that he was using towards the intended outcome of the battle. Years of hatred, resentment and the desire for revenge hit him at once with the resurgence of memories he'd hoped to forget. He snarled wordlessly, swinging for him with his usual unrestrained speed as Orochimaru retreated.
He swore as he evaded the attack.
Nnoitra didn't move as Kadaj swept in after him to take advantage of the opening he'd left. Instead he stood there, almost doubled over and panting, his teeth gritted and his weapon clutched so tightly in his hands that his knuckles were white. He had to struggle to come to his senses and not give in to the anger. That's what he wanted.
Bastard.
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Date: 2012-08-09 09:48 pm (UTC)He gathered himself, taking a moment and adjusting his grip on souba. He really hoped geostigma wouldn't take too much longer to wear him down enough.
"Did he break the skin?" He asked, checking. He knew Grimmjow was pretty tough where that was concerned, but he wasn't sure where Nnoitra stood on that scale of things. Kadaj knew what that bite was designed to do, anyway, aside from aggravate.
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Date: 2012-08-09 09:56 pm (UTC)A sword came up, and Orochimaru reached in and took it, removing it completely. Kusanagi would make short work of even Nnoitra's defences. A sword wasn't his preferred method of battle, ordinarily, but it was a useful thing to have.
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Date: 2012-08-09 10:52 pm (UTC)There was no way that Orochimaru's teeth would have been able to penetrate his skin. It wasn't compared to iron for nothing. He took a few deep breaths to compose himself after that bout of unpleasantness and kept his eye on Orochimaru. He struggled to resist the urge to wipe where Orochimaru had tried to bite him.
In the seconds they had spent on their exchange, Nnoitra saw Orochimaru perform his jutsu and regurgitate a sword. He didn't know what the sword was. He'd never seen him perform that and draw it before. The only thought he had was that it was a good thing if it kept Orochimaru at a blade's distance from them.
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Date: 2012-08-10 09:24 pm (UTC)The really fortunate thing about pushing him to use Kusanagi was that Kadaj was probably a better swordsman than Orochimaru. He hoped so, anyway, because Kusanagi was dangerous enough on its own.
Geostigma, hopefully, would help.
Kadaj darted to Orochimaru's right, and used sparkstrike to boost its effect. He wasn't too interested in hitting hard, yet, but it would help wear Orochimaru down.
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Date: 2012-08-10 09:28 pm (UTC)He parried Kadaj's attempt, and quirked an eyebrow at the fact he'd used sparkstrike. "Using your intelligence," he commented, "it's about time." He swung as Kadaj pulled back again, but failed to make contact. He always had been a speedy little thing.