A Woman In The Rain [Open]

Somewhere nearby, a scared eep came from a female body as the hilt of a sword was pressed against her head. As the sword slowly reentered its sheathe, the body slowly faded away. As the blade fully sheathed, so did the body fully disappear. The man who wielded the blade turned and walked away, without a word. He was a Shinigami, and he was in the spiritual hotspot known as Karakura. He was tasked with clearing the area of any hollow or spirits he found. How many there were he was not told. It could have been the one he killed earlier, there could have been a nest of them. He didn't care much, it was them or some other poor fool, may as well be them to die. This Shinigami was Yuichi Sachiyo, he was a member of the 7th division. It was dark out, and the rain was making visibility even worse. Not optimum for hollow extermination, but he'd make due.

Yuichi walked along the sidewalk, passing by (and through) many humans as they went on with their life. If he could find and exterminate hollow before they cause a ruckus, it would make life for everyone a lot easier. He looked about, looking for places a hollow might come from. Alleyway? Nothing there. Maybe the unoccupied building? There appeared to be no sign of a hollow there either. They certainly didn't make life easy did they? Well if they did, he wouldn't exactly be killing them. Yuichi bent his knees, and did one solid jump up onto a power line. As he stood on the wire, he tried to get a much better feel for the area. Most people would think he was crazy to stand on an electrical line in the rain, but electricity didn't really effect him. He could be standing on exposed wire and the most he'd feel is a tickle. With a glance he looked behind him, where he heard a scream. That was his cue. Yuichi hopped rather casually onto the nearest building and began to run. Jumping from building to building, he approached the place where he heard the scream. When he got there, he didn't exactly hesitate. He fell from the building and brought his sword down. The hollow was cleaved in half by the time Yuichi landed.

He sheathed his blade...but...no victim. "Jumpy aren't you?" Spoke a voice behind him, he turned and immediately was forced to bring his blade up to block a giant mantis-like pincer. That voice sounded a lot like the person who had screamed earlier. Yuichi raised his eyebrow. "I screamed, but you Shinigami are too serious all the time. You killed him before we got to finish you." Well, he didn't need to open his mouth. That solved everything. The hollow screamed to trick Shinigami, he reacted so quickly they couldn't actually ambush him. He shoved the hollow away and took up a stance. The hollow though, didn't take any sort of fighting stance. It roared, and suddenly Yuichi felt very heavy. Son of a bitch this thing had a lot more energy than Yuichi did. He'd fall back if it wasn't for the fact the sheer weight of this energy left the hollow more agile than he was. Still, on his face he showed no sign of faltering. He just had to think of something so his sister didn't have to get the message no one ever wanted to hear.

Yuichi was attempting to assess the appropriate solution as another, stronger, Shinigami appeared behind him. Of course, the first words out of her mouth was the obvious. He turned and just kinda looked at her. "That was the plan." Sure, Yuichi had partially fallen for a trap and no one was in danger at the moment, but a living hollow stalking around on Earth will always threaten someone. On top of that, Yuichi had no intention of dying either. He still had a little sister who probably still needed him. "If you'll excuse me lieutenant." He spoke in a respectful tone the whole time, but it was obvious he wasn't going to act like he was walking on eggshells, nor was he going to do any ass kissing. She was superior in rank and fighting strength only. As a person, all of that meant shit. He isn't one to be intimidated, nor is he one to see someone's rank and and just bend over. He will act respectfully just to keep out of trouble, but she will get no true respect (or disrespect) until he is given a reason to show either of them. Admittedly, not automatically holding his hand was a plus, as long as she isn't just leaving him to die should he be unable to handle it. Yuichi kept his blade out for now. Yes, he oddly could get a much more powerful swing when he DREW the sword in order to swing, but he shouldn't use his strongest attack as an opener. A creepy pink haired guy once said that a trump card is no longer a trump card once it has been shown to your enemy.

"Oh, so you're ugly friend is going to watch me eat you." Yuichi stopped, dropped his combat pose and just looked back and forth between Saeko and the hollow, slow at first but it sped up. "I really question your standard of beauty." As he spoke the hollow dove at him, but Yuichi hadn't ACTUALLY let his guard down. He slid to the side quickly, letting the hollow's mouth get a nice bite of sidewalk. Huh, it was easier to move now. Either way, Yuichi took the chance to swing down at the hollow. It jumped away though, so he only opened up a minor cut. Yuichi wasn't dumb, he would never let his guard down to a hollow. It was just that something that looked like THAT (that being a kinda...mosquito cheetah hybrid, a cheetah-like head and legs, mosquito wings and torso), calling Saeko ugly didn't make any sense. "Tch, annoying Shinigami." "Spout all the lies you want, it won't distract me." The hollow quickly turned and lunged forth again, but using his skill with Hoho, he quickly Shunpo'd out of the way. He only shunpo'd right next to it, but rather than swing at it, he pushed off of the ground and jumped. He flipped, and ended up placing both hands on the hollow's head, before pushing off. As he launched into the air, he held out his finger. "Hado #4, Byakurai." he fired it off towards the creature's head. In response, the hollow jumped backward to avoid it. Kidō wasn't exactly Yuichi's strong point, so that wasn't meant to hit. As the hollow jumped back Yuichi used his Hoho to give him proper footing to push off of and send himself straight back at the hollow, right where the hollow was forced to jump to.

Schk Yuichi landed on the ground behind the hollow, and upon sheathing his sword, a large cut appeared along the hollow's back. It bellowed in pain as Yuichi turned and redrew his sword. He was hoping for a deeper cut than that, but the power difference was obviously showing. The hollow turned to him, and it's insect-like wings began to open. Yuichi put up his guard, but he had no way to expect what happened. The thing shot it's wings back down with immense speed, and put it's cheetah legs in high gear. Using the wings for additional force, it SHOT forward way faster than Yuichi would have been able to react. It slammed into him hard and sent him flying into a building, as well as launching his sword into the air. He gritted his teeth in pain, and as he pulled himself off of the building he held onto his head. His sword was flying through the air, and about to impale him, but he stepped to the side at the last second and saved himself from being impaled by his own Zanpakutō. It bounced a few times, than landed just behind him. The hollow seemed to be laughing as Yuichi grabbed his Zanpakutō. As he looked back towards the hollow, it's wings were expanding once more. Really? Again? He waited until they were at full extension and immediately shunpo'd to the side. He sheathed his sword as the creature slammed into a building, and using this chance used one powerful swing to cleave the creature in half, causing it to fade as he re-sheathed his blade. Yuichi held his head as he turned to the lieutenant. "Thank you for offsetting the hollow's spiritual pressure lieutenant." He was thankful for that, what she did allowed him to take advantage of his own mobility, although part of it was a formality. He'd have preferred to just say thank you and leave it at that. "So, what is a lieutenant doing on Earth anyway? Usually they're only sent when something really big comes along, like a Menos Grande. Should I be worried." Yuichi usually wasn't talkative, but he wouldn't want to be stuck dealing with something THAT FAR out of his league, so he figured he'd inquire about it and see if he should be extra extra cautious.

The first thing she did was compliment him.  Wait, this was the woman half his squad (and probably many from other squads) was afraid of?  He wasn't sure why.  Who knows, maybe some people feared someone who did their job or something.  "Most people I know are afraid of you.  Unless you have some violent tendencies that you would direct at a subordinate that I don't know about, I'm not seeing why."She was capable of compliments though, as formal as they were, so Yuichi found even less reason to be intimidated.  Yuichi was relieved when she stated that he need not worry. Good, so unless fate had a sick sense of humor, he didn't have to worry about a Menos Grande.  One of those would probably kill him easily.  Lieutenant Mikage was a bit confusing though.  She just said she needed a break from people, but she was also offering that he join her?  "I guess I'm not people then."  He was obviously joking, but his tone was almost serious.  There was JUST enough in it to signify it was a joke.  He almost took her up on the drink offer, but he didn't really drink much.  While he could, he preferred not running into his little sister acting a little...off.  "I suppose I can join you for a walk."  Standing in once place trying to detect hollow got tedious after awhile, so why not.  "Lead the way."

Note:  This post has been tripping me up for awhile, but I decided to make it short.  If it needs to be longer I can try, but since you are the lead of the thread I figure I'll let you get this going wherever and I'll go from there.