Preparing for the Battle Part 2 (Vilmente)

[Jachimaru]

The Cero Espada stood still waiting for his next Espada to arrive, still in his resurreccion form; figuring it would be a waste of energy to constantly change between his forms. "I wonder who the next one will be..." he said to himself, looking to the horizon. "How funny would it be if they came in order?" he asked himself with a laugh. He then noticed a figure approaching once again.

"Welcome, Espada!" he called out kindly to the incoming figure.

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Just outside of the perimeter of Las Noches, in the vast deserts of Hueco Mundo, the Segunda Espada walked towards the briefly battling spiritual pressures he had sensed mere moments ago. As Vilmente neared the ground that he was to meet his superior at, he realized that he was correct in his previous predictions; the Cero Espada stood before him, basking in a radiant reiatsu. Vilmente smiled under his bandage-hidden visage.

Walking closer to his superior, arms attentively crossed behind his back as usual, the Segunda Espada deeply bowed. "My master, you have called of me, to this most strange place of meeting, to what purpose?" Vilmente said, recovering from his bow and remaining attentive. As the Segunda Espada awaited his superior's response, he had begun observing the area intently, noticing a few hints of battle. Hastily, the espada's mind began its typical run-through on possible answers, recalling the presence of the Primera's espada's spiritual pressure only a few minutes before arriving. Vilmente also realized that his superior was in his released form, and even more hastily, information transmitted itself at a rapid rate through his seemingly random tangents of thought. Under his bandage-covered face, the espada smiled wickedly.

[Jachimaru]

The Cero Espada let out a small laugh as he realized it was the Segunda Espada that was the next to arrive. "My, my. Is this just s coincidence, or was it planned?" he said to himself, letting out another laugh. As the Segunda bowed, the Cero Espada nodded.

"As you know, I asked the Espada to come meet when when they had time while preparing for the battle ahead. And I can't just sit around and do nothing while all of you are busy getting ready; so I'm here doing the same." he explained, letting out a small chuckle.

"I'm need of the Espada's powers. Consider it... a safety net of sorts if one of you is defeated. It's a regrettable thing to think about, but we're likely to start a war, and I can't let us go onto the battlefield unprepared." said, letting out a sigh at the end. He was hoping the Espada would be able to survive the battle whether they won or lost, but the number of his forces weren't very large. "I'm not sure if you know of my abilities; but once you attack me with an ability that uses reiatsu, I'm able to copy it. I need you to attack me with any such abilities you are capable of using." he said, putting a hand on the Segunda's shoulders.

"Whenever you're ready, you can attack." he said calmly as he stepped back a few feet to give them room.

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Vilmente listened to his master's explanation of their preparation, wickedly smiling all the while, as the Cero Espada then commanded the Segunda to attack. The Segunda Espada thought intensly for a moment, among his other random tangents of thought, about the chance that he had been provided with; a chance to fight the Cero Espada in single combat, for purposes of training or otherwise. Noticing that his superior had moved a bit away from him, readying himself for battle, Vilmente accordingly took a battle stance as well.

"I do not know what use my powers may be to you, or if you can even use them in your current state, sir," Vilmente stated, beginning to crouch slightly, "But, in what ways you see fit for my powers to be used, I will happily comply," the Segunda finished, tensing his body. A few silent moments passed between the two, and then suddenly, the Segunda Espada charged, firing bala from his right hand as he did so. Still flowing with the momentum of the charge, the Segunda then used Sonido, teleporting close to the Cero Espada and about to release another bala that he had collected in his other hand, at point-blank range.

Vilmente could barely contain his excitement as he began sparring with the Cero Espada...

[Jachimaru]

The Cero Espada turned and jumped back as soon as he noticed the Segunda charging a second bala in his hands. The first one made contact with his back, disappearing. When the second bala was launched, the Cero Espada held out his right hand, and sent an identical bala right into the Segunda's.

"A good try." the Cero Espada said as he hopped back a few more feet, before sending Ageha's golden cero at the Segunda. "It's quite fancy in color for a fraccion's cero, isn't it?" he said with a small laugh, as he waited for the Segunda Espada to act.

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The Cero Espada had successfully evaded and countered Vilmente's bala attacks, as the Segunda propelled himself backwards a bit to distance himself from his superior. The Cero Espada did likewise, firing a golden cero at directly at the Segunda, as the superior mentioned how fancy the technique looked for that of a fraccion's ability.

Vilmente had little time to react as he charged a cero of equal strength in the palm of his hand, releasing it hastily to deflect the blast. "Fancy indeed," the Segunda agreed as he fired his cero at the incoming cero, creating a clash of blue and golden energy, and eventually, a dust-filled explosion. Clouded by the hazy plume of dust and sand, Vilmente acted quickly, holding his right hand close to his face as he bit himself, drawing blood. The Segunda began collecting energy in his right palm, the air around becoming clearer as the energy began to rapidly radiate around him from the accumulating Gran Rey Cero. He shot out his left hand in the direction of the Cero Espada, several of strips of extending bandages closing in on the superior, in a means to bind him. Looking at his superior as the residue from the explosion subsided, Vilmente held the navy-blue Gran Rey Cero in his right palm, saying, "but a fanciful is not always a powerful one!" as he fired the Gran Rey Cero at his superior Espada, the the binding bandages still en route all the while ...

[Jachimaru]

The Cero Espada simply stood still when he noticed the bandages coming out from the cloud of dust, allowing them to wrap around him. "You've always been a good strategist, haven't you?" he said, as the Gran Rey Cero landed a direct hit. As soon as the cero hit his body, it appeared to melt into the Cero Espada's body. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but these bandages are controlled with reiatsu correct?" he asked, before he ripped the bandages around him, inserting his own reiatsu into the torn pieces to test out the new power.

As the pieces drifted in the air, the Cero Espada let out a small chuckle. "It's an interesting ability to be able to see the field in a different perspective than normal. Let's see... How about I try this out?" he said, as his armor began to melt and wrap around his body. After the process was finished, it looked as if the Segunda Espada was looking at a mirror of himself.

"This'll be a good training experience for you, don't you agree?" he asked, as he sent some bandages towards the Segunda.

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The Segunda looked in awe before his superior. The Cero Espada had copied his form, down to the last indistinguishable fold of bandage. The Segunda chuckled when The Cero had asked him if his bandages were controlled by reiatsu, replying with a sly, "Correct, they are," to his superior. But now The Cero Espada stood before Vilmente transformed, as a mirror image of the Segunda. Under his mask of bandages, the Segunda smiled maniacally, thinking of how his centuries of training could be utilized so easily against him in mere moments, as The Cero launched an attack of bandages back at him.

As the hostile bandages neared the Segunda, Vilmente watched their every slight movement. He stood perfectly still as the bandages ensnared him, just as they had to the Cero only moments before, the Segunda letting out an excited chuckle. Vilmente braced himself and exerted a force that sent the hostile, ensnaring bandages in tatters around him. "It WILL be quite the experience for me, as I don't believe I've had such a challenge for many centuries, though this only being a means of training. The point remains; I am quite enthralled with this battle of duplicates," the Segunda Espada paused for a moment, calming himself. "I wonder how I will fair against myself?!" Vilmente exclaimed as he used sonido to travel closer to his superior.

Charging fast, Vilmente fired a bala - knowing well that the Cero would only absorb it once more - as he followed with a rapid succession of punches...

[Jachimaru]

As the flurry of punches headed towards him, the Cero Espada dodged the attacks, using his sonido to move behind the Segunda. He then sent a cero at his sparring partner, before he lifted and stretched his legs out. "Hmm... Looks like I copy your body exactly after all..." he started in a voice identical to the Segunda's. "I wasn't expecting my Sonido to be any slower than before..." he said, as he readied himself. "Truthfully, this is the first time I've used this power in ages. I forgot exactly how it worked until now." he said, letting out a small laugh.

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His punches and other maneuvers being quickly evaded, the Segunda took little surprise as the Cero used sonido to appear behind him and fire a cero, making contact. The Segunda took the force of the cero, hitting his back, the impact damaging him moderately, as the tattered cloths began to slowly reform to the shape of his body after a few moments.
He looked back to his superior, to the image of himself, as he turned slowly to face the Cero. "I recommend you practice your techniques more often, sir. It really does keep the flow of conflict embedded into the subconscious, though I doubt beings such as you and I would ever forget the feelings one experiences in battle, having lived for so many centuries," the Segunda said to his master in regard to the Cero's comment of sonido use.
Vilmente stretched a bit, swinging his right arm around slowly as it snapped back into place, having been damaged by the cero, as the last of his restorative bandages curled around his back and shoulders. The Segunda eased back into one of his rare offensive stances, staring his duplicate-looking self in the eyes, and charged once more.
The Segunda wildly let out another length of bandages from his arm, gripping the Cero, forcefully pulling his superior towards him with his bindings in a single tug, as he readied a reiatsu-infused punch with his other hand, exclaiming, "Let us observe the extent of that imitation hierro!"

[Jachimaru]

As the Cero was hit, a large amount of the reiatsu infused in the punch was absorbed before the blow could be landed. The Cero Espada took the hit, taking a small amount of damage. "Well... I think we should hurry this up, don't you?" he asked, breaking from the bandages and jumping back a few feet.

"Give it all you've got." he said, smiling under the bandages.

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Further unfazed by the Segunda's attack once more, The Cero told his subordinate to unleash his full potential. The Segunda, still barely able to contain his excitement, nodded, and stepped back a few feet to distance himself further.

Slowly, Vilmente removed his Espada jacket, tossing the discarded item to the winds of the desert as it fluttered away. The Segunda then drew his sword from his lower back, holding the item out in front of him. "In hindsight, I suppose I could have just let you absorb my powers at the beginning of this match, which would have made both of our roles much easier. But," the Segunda said, his bloodshot-looking eyes widening as he continued, "I don't believe I will ever have another such opportunity to meet you in combat, my lord. So I've relished this entire battle, I've observed and memorized every aspect. It saddens me that we have to finish this so hastily, but if it means that I further the cause of our collective will, then I will do as you ask."

Vilmente moved his sword closer to the palm of his right hand, the hand that displayed his Espada number, as he impaled it. He slowly delved the blade into his palm, until only the hilt and grip remained on one side of his hand. "I will have much data to catalog upon my return to my quarters, so let's make this quick," the Espada sternly stated to his superior. The Segunda uttered his resurreccion phrase quietly to himself, as he was enveloped in a vibrant blue reiatsu.

Finishing the ritual, the released form of the Segunda Espada stood before the Cero, letting out a low, bellowing growl. The Segunda had changed drastically, his overall size at nearly twenty feet, torn bandages and a thick, muscular, white hollow-skin covering him, his body had transformed to resemble more of a quadrupedal shape. Under the sharp appearance of his rodent-like mask, the Segunda growled, "Let us finish this" as the giant form of the Espada raised one clawed hand and slammed it down upon the Cero with massive force, erupting a huge cloud of dust.

[Jachimaru]

"I'm happy you've enjoyed this meeting so much, and I apologize for cutting it so short. But I doubt Muerte has as much patience as the two of us." the Cero said as he watched the transformation. As the Segunda moved to crush the Cero Espada, he used Sonido at the last possible moment, appearing on his sparring partner's back. He then kicked off of the giant Espada's back and sent a bala to his back.

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Quickly noticing that his crushing attack would prove little more than child's play for his master's abilities, Vilmente had a small instant of time to react. A bala hurtled towards the gigantic Vilmente as he braced himself on the sandy floor, and let out a grunt.

Suddenly, huge and sharpened thorn-like needles jutted out from the Segunda's back. A small volley of the massive quills was shot from the form of the Segunda, most of the things hitting the incoming bala that the Cero had shot, creating a small explosion in air above Vilmente. From the dust of the small explosion, another wave of quills followed, hundreds of the deadly projectiles being propelled towards the Cero Espada.

[Jachimaru]

The Cero Espada watched as his bala was canceled out by the wave of quills. He figured the Segunda Espada wouldn't let such an attack get to him easily. As the second wave of quills were sent towards him, he decided to try something new out. He did a small front flip in place, and as he did so, he transformed himself into the Segunda's resurreccion form, sending an equal number of quills back at the Espada, before falling to the ground with a large thud and transforming back into himself, noticing a few of the quills had hit his shoulder.

"Ah. Looks like the transformation has it's limits..." he said with a sigh, as he pulled the quills out and tossed them to the side. "No matter. I'm sure you've got more to show me, yes?" he said, as he waited for the Espada to make his move.