Gather your strength [Training/closed]

[virgil]

Virgil decided to take a walk outside of Los Noches and get some fresh air. Recently the more chaotic Lion wanted some freedom to of the outside, perhaps hunt for some strong opponents to fight and the snake would abide. It was smart to let the warring personalities get a few victories to keep them calm so that the snake could remain in direct control. The goat was easier to calm down as he mostly just wanted sleep rather than activity, unfortunately the lion was the exact opposite and always sought battle rather than rest and thought.

"Ahh, the air is thick out here...I love it." He declared aloud as he leapt from sand dune to sand dune, taking in a deep breath of the hollow infested air. He surveyed the land and looked for a hollow worth fighting, rare as they were. Things had gotten too quiet for his taste, he wanted something to test him at least and over power him at best. It was a shame so few espada remained, a part of him grew lonely without someone of which to test himself against...well one of his personalities did anyway. Maybe Virgil could find some worthy of returning to Los Noches, worthy of fighting. It made him excited just thinking about it. "I wish the Lord of the Deep, could find some more members...I want someone to fight." He sighed as he continued along his way. "Our dear lord of the deep is doing what needs to be done, Lion. Be patient." The snake commented to him.

[ichiru]

It was a very odd day. For some reason, Ichiru was in the mood for a nice walk, or more in the fact wanted the hell out of some where, maybe out of dodge who truly new. He found him self in the dessert, walking around, no hollow getting near him, they new what he was and feared him. What some what also bothered him. He wasn't like much hollow or even Arrancar for that matter. Oh what a bother seem day , or night. He could never tell. With that in mind he was trying one thing for the longest time. and never got right.

"I guess this is a better place then my room.I wouldn't want to destroy my tea pots. That would be a shame, even though i have no more tea."

Ichiru slowly unsheathes his blade looking at the silver colored blade getting hit by the nice moon, He puts it in front of him extending his arm out fully and having the blade is pointed in a guard movement. ( in short if you don't get what i mean..the blade is like this in front of him --------------...and not up and down)

He takes a small breath as he forms his energy in the center of his blade, a dark deep purple start to form. A small smile comes over his face and when its half charged. he opens hi eyes. slowly moving his lips. "Cero" He swings his sword outward throwing his blade in a side ways swing to the right, the cero widens and fires in that movement destroying a few tree's in its path and a few poor little hollow, what he doesn't notice, the cero also just misses. The Segunda Espada Virgil Elysium. He turns with a blank look to see the man. and a small smile comes over his face.

"Oh..i'm sorry Elysium i didn't sense or see you in the area. My bad. I should watch what i'm doing."

He smiles a little less and sheaths his blade and starts to walk towards the second espada. He had meet this man before but hasn't really talked to him in detail, he found him a little like all other arrancar.

[virgil]

Virgil was surprised to see a cero suddenly heading his way, quickly he would duck under it's destructive path not quite sure how much power was behind it so he avoided a direct approach to dealing with the blast of reiatsu. As he ducked under it he removed his blade from its side with his right arm looking forward to see who the hollow was that had attacked him, expecting it to be a few adjucha's looking to gang up on the Espada. But again to his surprise what he say was not hollow but another arrancar, Ichiru Kurou. Like Virgil, he had seized his position as an espada when Karzan had shifted the ranks with his promotion as Lord of the Deep. Virgil had barely seen the espada since his inception as tercero, but had also been busy training Slyx.

Virgil's fiery eyes dimmed as the Ichiru apologized for the attack. The segunda raised himself up from his ducking position but kept his sword held outward. "Is the Tercero aiming with his eyes closed now?" The espada chuckled quietly to himself, "Or perhaps he aims to take my rank when my guard is down?" He laughed again, walking towards his fellow arrancar. "An interesting way of training, attacking your allies openly like that, Tercero. You must be confident in your strength." He continued to scold playfully, referring to the arrancar by rank only. "At least...I assume you are out here for training." He added, giving a somewhat expressionless stare at the espada.

As he looked over at the fellow espada, he wondered if perhaps he would be a willing opponent. At this rate Virgil was not gonna find any hollow worth killing and his battle-hungry personality was getting impatient, it would begin to fight with the more dominate one if he did not find a suitable opponent. Ichiru, being only a rank below him, could give him the potential fight he was looking for.

[ichiru]

Ichuru some what blinks at the man, who had his blade still out, oh great he had pissed off the Segunda espada, thats all he needed. He sighed slightly hearing the mans words, he didn't like the mans tone of voice, scolding him, what right did he have. But he didnt sense a small playfully style to it.

"Sorry Segunda. I didn't notice you there. And no. i have no interest of taking any higher rank then i am. I don't even care for this rank. Power means nothing if you don't have brains to use it.[/b]"

Ichiru slowly dusts him self off with his hands, not looking at Virgil anymore, he was more looking at him self having his left hand near his sword when he was doing so, just in case this man attacked him. But he found that much un likly. Unless he was part insane to. that could be it too.

"Yes training i was out here. Trying to widen my cero on my blade so i can end a wider cero at my attackers." His voice was calm and cool all most inviting. He would ask the man if he wanted a cup of eael grey, but he was fresh out. A trip to the human realm was in need.

[virgil]

"Haha, The Tercero isn't afraid to say something most hollow would disagree with...interesting." Virgil grinned at the man, circling him now while lifting his blade up and pressing it to his right shoulder. "I doubt you'll find very unintelligent members within the espada, they usually don't live very long if they can't think. We are the elite, after all." He reminisced of when he took his position of power, defeating those who scrambled to take the high position without realizing how much power they would need to hold it. "Why be content with the power you have, Tercero? Nothing can change unless we continue to develop outselves...and stagnation is the worst thing that could happen to our people." He lightly argued, scratching the back of his head with his tail, his eyes showed a complicated outlook on life. An outlook that he was very adamant about.

Realizing he was not there to argue he shook his head silently and decided to change the subject. "Hmm, perhaps you would be willing to humor me? I left Los Noches in search of some training myself, though in a much more physical manner. I had planned to fight some hollows in the area." He explained, looking around he joked, "But it appears you have fried most of them." He took another step closer to the espada, "The truth is I am looking for a challenge so that I can continue to develop, and to sedate my battle-hungry nature...if only temporarily." He vaguely elaborated to the espada, not being too clear on his intentions. "Battle experience...would be the best way to control that technique you are working on as well."

[ichiru]

Ichiru grins slightly, and he tilts his head watching the man circle him. He takes out a low breath listen to the man talking to him, he puts his hands on hi hip and chuckles lightly. "Very good said Virgil. The more the fact is. Rank means nothing to me. Power i another story, For 700 years i worked to get to this state. And it take power to hold this rank. I'll do just that. But humoring you, could be fun in the matter.[/b]"

The grin fades into a small smile as his hand slowly grabs his sword and he unsheathes it. letting the blade do its song of the metal ringing off the sheath. He spins the blade around in his hand and takes no real stance. He raises his left hand pointing a finger. at Virgil of course.

"Shall we start?[/b]"

A small ball of energy begins to form in the color of purple. The ball gets medium size and he lets the beam of energy fire straight at the second espada. He was not so looking forward to this.

[virgil]

Virgil's eyes glowed with the fire of a man seeking battle as his battle hungry personality took center stage. "Yes...let's get to it, then!" He was content with fighting the third ranked espada, it would also be a good chance to test Ichiru's powers against his own. As Ichiru accepted the chance to spar with Virgil he lifted his hand to fire a cero at the segunda espada. Virgil grinned, lifting his left arm and charging a cero of his own. Despite having less time than Ichiru to charge his blast, the amount of reiatsu he had used allowed him to easily match the tercero's power and the two cero's would cancel each other out. Ichiru was luckily, as Virgil's cero's were much more powerful when fully charged.

"Not bad considering your reiatsu compared to my own." he complimented dusting himself off from the sand that had pushed up against him; raising his blade he would leap into the air and come down at his opponent with a downward slash followed by several strikes with his blade. He was not putting all of his strength into the swing just yet, but the amount he was putting in would definitely show that Virgil was a force to be reckoned with. As he swung his blade at Ichiru he would step towards him, hoping to push him into the defensive while he charged another Cero in his left hand, preparing to blast him with it once fully charged.

[ichiru]

Ichiru smirked, not taking much into this fight, it was one thing to say something about another fighter, but to think there on so much different level, what a laugh Ichiru thought, he didnt even charge his attack fully, The man was good though, He brings his sword in a defense state blocking Virgils first attack, the few after it where a simple matter, but the force behind it, was pretty good. He was starting to enjoy this fight.

At the last moment, he noticed Virgil was charging a cero, He growled under his breath as he swings his sword against Virgils, he jump back bringing his blade up in a defense stance. He didnt have the time to charge his own cero, he would try to sonido out of the way, but even then he would still be hit.

[virgil]

When Ichiru placed his sword against Virgil's, the segunda espada did not even budge, his physical power was great enough to hold back Ichiru surprisingly. The Tercero espada would back off in an attempt to avoid Virgil's cero and it was at that moment that the cero had fully charged itself. Grinning wildly he fired the enormous red blast of energy sending it hurdling towards the other arrancar, who instinctively sonido'd just in time to a safe distance, only leaving minor burns on his arms, nothing to damaging. If Ichiru watched the blast would continue onward into the distance, out of their view, turning the sand to glass from its heat.

As Ichiru landed from his Sonido Virgil would immediately charge at him, sending a powerful kick at him with the full extent of his strength. he would then land at the ground and whip his tail at the arrancar. lashing at him with incredible strength and speed.

[ichiru]

Ichiru slides across the sand, trying to find his footing as he landed his sonido, He grunts under his breath, grinding his teeth together. This fight was going to be a piss off it seemed. he really wanted his tea now. He looked forward to see Virgil coming for an attack he was about to block but he found a foot in his stomach, he spits out blood as he is flung back towards a small mountain like object, the tail was a blank attack since Ichiru was known under some small rocks. and other objects.

Ichiru slowly gets out of all the mess and brings his left hand rubbing the blood off of his chin and mouth, spiting more red blood onto the white sand. Oh surly the second espada had more power then him. He new that from the get go. But, this man was younger then Him. This was none sense.

"Virigl Elysium. Its my pleasure to fight you like this. But i rather not die. That attack was pretty impressive. You seem to have a lot up your sleeve.[/b]"

Virgil wasnt really trying he could tell this two. that attack was nothing. But then again He wasn't either. he just didn't want to get to bloodied up. That was a big bother. He dusts him self off. and takes a small breath. He clears his head and then off again he went, he sonido's in front of virgil stabing his sword at Virgil's right shoulder, but the attack was short lived as that was a decoy, he then sonidos behind the second espada and slices down wards, from his right shoulder down to his left hip. If it hit, the blade could cut threw clothing and into the poor mans back.

[virgil]

"I have no intention of killing the Tercero espada, there would be nothing to gain from it." He explained spinning his sword in his right hand casually, waiting for his opponent to come back into the fight. "I want a battle, pure and simple." He held his sword in a defensive manner as Ichiru lifted himself from the rubble and began to move towards Virgil.

The segunda espada raised his blade to block the first strike meeting his opponents sword in a sparking clash. He would then swing again, just missing the tercero espada as he sonido'd out of the way of the attack. Ichiru would appear behind the segunda espada with a downward slash, preparing to cut into his back. However his sword was suddenly stopped by an unknown force. A smirk would appear on Virgil's face, but he did not turn to meet his opponent.

"Most arrancar would have fallen for that tactic, especially those who lack a sonido. However..." He began to explain as Ichiru looked to see that Virgil's bone-like tail had stopped the sword by pushing itself against its tip, the two pushing against each other with their strength. "I have refined reflex's, my body instinctively knew to block your attack, it is one of my more useful abilities." He said, referring to his reflex mastery, Where he lacked in sonido he made up with this mastery. The tail would then whip outward, simply pushing the Tercero away. Virgil then turned to him and would leap forward to deliver a powerful slash downward into the ground at him.

[ichiru]

Ichiru had a feeling he would use his tail to block the attack, this man wasn't as fast as he was when he used Sonido but the fact was, he was good on his feet no matter what. Impressive he thought for a moment. "Indeed Virgil. Impressed once again by your powers.[/b]"

He swings his blade in a defense manner and blocks the slash attack from Virgil, his feet sunk into the ground. He growls under his breath getting pushed down more by the mans attack, he was very good indeed. He had his sword held in one hand blocking the attack as his other was in his pocket. he slowly slides his left hand up and grabs the end of his sword hilt, swinging back, trying to push the man away from him. But to no end he couldn't win in a strength fight with this man. How fun. he thought he hadn't enjoyed a good fight like this in a long time.

"You are very right on that sir.Killing me would be out right useless. You should kill the first espada.[/b]"

[virgil]

"Kill our dear Primera? I have nothing to gain from his death either. As long as he lives he will always be a threat, a space in power I need to overcome which gives me motivation to continue my training...no, killing the Primera would be nothing more then senseless for now." Virgil claimed, content on leaving his fellow espada alive, at least until he gained all the power he could from them. He found it odd, for the Tercero to mention or suggest killing Abel so casually...he did not seem the type to suggest something like that. Perhaps he was trying to read into Virgil better, a shame he was only getting one third of the personality.

"I have to wonder though..." he began to say as he pushed his blade against Ichiru's with more strength. "If the ranks mean so little why do we reach for them so desperately, plot our highers deaths so viciously? What answers will we find as we travel higher? I hope to find out eventually, but I must continue to grow before I can...do you understand?" He lifted his blade from Ichiru suddenly, leaping backward and giving him a chance to recover.

"Power is always shifting, it has shifted very recently when our new Lord of the Deep took his seat of power...and it will be shifting again soon." He vaguely said as he stared over at the tercero with his hunger for battle still in his eyes. "It's exciting, isn't it, our dear Tercero?" He would lift his hands as he asked this, and began firing a series of bala's towards the arrancar as fast as he could.

[ichiru]

Ichiru throws his blade in a upward swing as the man jumped off. He smirked some what, and brought his sword back down, looking up at the man. a he talked. "Very true Virgil. Killing for no reason brings nothing in gain. Killing i mean less truly.[/b]" Ichiru slides his feet across the ground, bringing his blade to block every single attack Virgil sent at him, he growls slightly in anger at how the man was attacking at him so quickly, he sonido's away from the man a good 20 meters, he slides the tip of the blade over the sand. He looks at Virgil and brings his left hand forward.

"It is very exciting. I don't mind if i don't get picked on. I rather not die. in power hungry beasts like are race is."

A smirk comes over his face as a ball of cero forming in hi hand and he fires off a quick cero, not even half power.

[virgil]

Virgil simply stared at his opponent, saying nothing as he spoke. He stopped firing his bala as Ichiru sonido'd away and began to chase after him as he reappeared. He noticed Ichiru created a cero in his hand but was surprised at how little he charged it, quickly Virgil planted his feet into the ground and struck it with his sword, shattering the attack after just a moment of struggle. "There is nothing to fear in death, we experienced it once before after all." He commented before he leapt into the air a huge distance coming down upon the tercero with another slash of his blade, as their swords would meet however, he began to inhale a large deal of air preparing another attack. Suddenly, he would exhale, releasing fire from his inside at him.

[ichiru]

"Very true again[/b]"

Ichiru blocks the first attack easily, he felt his sword some what crack. He growled lightly and he starts to push the man away with his blade, but when the man tarted to breath in, his eyes widen, he sonido's back and then sonido's into the air, pointing his hand down at Virgil, and a large ball of energy forms once again, he fully charges it.

"Thats a interesting move you have there Segunda.[/b]"

When he finished talking to Virgil he swings his arm in a swinging movement firing the cero as he did, sending a wide powerful wave of cero at Virgil.

[virgil]

"I'm just getting started, Tercero." Virgil, not missing a beat, raised his left hand upward and charges a cero. He knew he did not have the time to charge all the power he could into it but he did not need to, Ichiru and spread his blast out into an arc shape meaning he spread it's power out to have a bigger radius. To counter, Virgil merely had to concentrate on the area directly towards him and he would have enough power to protect himself. This is what the segunda did, he fired his cero in a very concentrated area, breaking through the section Ishiru had fired and headed it straight towards.

With Ishiru's blast breaking up Virgil was able to withstand the damage much more easily. Once the blast passed over him he recovered and leapt up into the air, breathing another blast of fire at from his mouth as it traveled several feet forward.

[ichiru]

Ichiru smirked, he noticed what he did, very good he thought, he was more then a pretty face. His face turned into a blank look, showing no more emotion, the fire was a very nice touch, a Arrancar having fire still in a sealed state. He brings his sword down at the fire swinging his blade threw it. It worked some what, His reiastu pushing over his blade pushing the fire away from him, but it still made his wrist bands caught on fire, when the fire fades away he waves his arms noticing he is some what on fire.

"HOT...HOT..oh god thats hot.[/b]"

He waves the fire until it finally goes away but he notices his bands are gone and he has small burns all over his arms. oh that would be a pain later. to deal with, he lets out a cool breath as he waves his sword the side.

"oh this i a bother seem place im in. Your stronger, and you seem to have powers i lack in. All i have you on i Sonido, and thats just.[/b]"

Right know, he needed a nice hot cup of tea and some buns to go with it. This wa sbecoming bother seem or he needed a nice party, to clear his head.

[virgil]

"That shouldn't stop the Tercero. Don't complain about what you don't have, use what you do!" He growled out as he would tackle into the espada before whipping around so that his tail would whack into him and send him flying. "Let's keep this going." He laughed a bit as he would chase after Ichiru, seding bala's from his left hand as he got closer before jumping into the air again and landing with another swing of his sword. It was true, Virgil had tremendous strength, even unsealed, and where he lacked in sonido he made up in reflex's. He was the segunda for a reason, he had the power to make up for his weaknesses. Virgil was not gonna push him too far, not yet, he wanted this fight to last a bit longer before they released their true forms. He wanted to get Ichiru completely into the fight before he did this though.

[ichiru]

Ichiru couldnt do much and was whacked back into the air, he couldn't see the ground to good now, since his hair was covering his eyes, oh truly this was a bother, he should really start taking this fight more serious he could get him self badly hurt. and well, that would be a bother seem manner. He spins around and slides in the air, hi feet clawing at the air but in no true meaning, Bala came next and all he had to do was a easy few sonido's to dodge but, The sword then came. That could of been a bother, He brings his sword to block but how he swung was a down wards. And yet again. Poor Ichiru seen the ground coming towards him.

And yet a song got caught in his ears, the Winnie the Pooh song. the little black rain cloud stuck in hi head as he slammed into the white sand of Heucho mundo. Ichiru slowly gets up and looks up at the man, who had tossed him to the ground, his clothing was a mess. hi hair had sand in it. and he had a damn song stuck in hi head.

"Think..think think.[/b]"

He said that lightly under his breath as he swings his blade down wards throwin the sand around under him and to his right side, he was starting to feel for this battle. it was time to cut lose he thought, not fully though. that would be a bother to.

"Ok i think that far enough of playing around. And its about time you stop calling me by my rank and by my name please.[/b]"

The tail of Virgils was the bother. He could block with that if he didn't have his sword. So. With that in mind Ichiru leaps back into the air at his full speed. This time not playing around, he then sonido's forward swinging his blade in a hard swing smashing his blade against Virgil's. Of course if he ready himself he could block it with ease, if he thought Ichiru was using his full power before, he would be pushed back into the sky. This of course was a trick. He then sonido's to the side and swings at Virgil's left side. Aiming fo his under arm.