Post by Beriadan on May 15, 2023 8:59:48 GMT
"Urahara-san... he was like this on Sokyogu Hill, when he fought Captain Kuchiki..."
Orihime didn't have any more time to explain. The masked monster turned... and came at her fast. Her eyes were wide, hardly any time to react, as suddenly she saw what had happened to her friend. Ichigo's eyes were there, but... furious. Yellow. Like a feral beast, a wild animal, half their face covered with a half-broken mask. Then... something clicked again in her mind. It was the same as when she and Ishida had encountered Mayuri. That split-second feeling, to protect those close to her. The shining fairies of her hairpins came to attention as well, forming a shield between her and this Hollow Ichigo. His blade would strike the orange light, gleaming with Getsuga Tenshou. Orihime's brow furrowed, arms outstretched and palms facing forward. This wasn't Ichigo. He might be in there somewhere... but something would have to shake him from this funk.
"Koten Zanshun! I reject!"
She had learned, across her time in Soul Society, that without killing intent her attacks simply wouldn't work. Yet... Orihime had thought about it for a long time. It didn't need to be killing intent. Tsubaki disagreed, but all she had to have was the resolve to strike. Kill? No. Injure? Not even that. It was just the resolve to land an attack. Tsubaki burst forth between the barrier of Santen Kesshun, and it wasn't aiming to kill. It was, however, aiming for the mask, to land a glancing blow and aim to shatter it! Orihime gritted her teeth, but stood her ground before this ferocious attack. She would save Kurosaki-kun with all her strength!
Orihime didn't have any more time to explain. The masked monster turned... and came at her fast. Her eyes were wide, hardly any time to react, as suddenly she saw what had happened to her friend. Ichigo's eyes were there, but... furious. Yellow. Like a feral beast, a wild animal, half their face covered with a half-broken mask. Then... something clicked again in her mind. It was the same as when she and Ishida had encountered Mayuri. That split-second feeling, to protect those close to her. The shining fairies of her hairpins came to attention as well, forming a shield between her and this Hollow Ichigo. His blade would strike the orange light, gleaming with Getsuga Tenshou. Orihime's brow furrowed, arms outstretched and palms facing forward. This wasn't Ichigo. He might be in there somewhere... but something would have to shake him from this funk.
"Koten Zanshun! I reject!"
She had learned, across her time in Soul Society, that without killing intent her attacks simply wouldn't work. Yet... Orihime had thought about it for a long time. It didn't need to be killing intent. Tsubaki disagreed, but all she had to have was the resolve to strike. Kill? No. Injure? Not even that. It was just the resolve to land an attack. Tsubaki burst forth between the barrier of Santen Kesshun, and it wasn't aiming to kill. It was, however, aiming for the mask, to land a glancing blow and aim to shatter it! Orihime gritted her teeth, but stood her ground before this ferocious attack. She would save Kurosaki-kun with all her strength!
