<b>Re: Bleach: ZX Advent (Commy, Palaios [since he's joined], &amp;</b><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">Shana smirked at Tenntou's little twister. It was almost enough to make her laugh. Launching her cero, which was a soft violet hue, she utilized a quick sonido to get on the opposite side of Tenntou and began charging a silver-colored cero, using both hands to channel her reishi.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#cc99cc">"I learned a new trick last month! Have a taste of my Gran Rey Cero!!"</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">-----<br/>
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As the sounds of blades colliding with one another filled the air, signaling Yoruichi and Daisuke were going at it full throttle, a small explosion of reishi warped the area about a dozen feet from where Koichi stood. When the smoke settled, it was revealed that the boy was wearing his Vaizard mask. The mask itself had changed in appearance, though. It no longer resembled Ichigo Kurosaki's, but instead looked more like a cross between a tiger and a lion in terms of structural appearance. The only markings on it were three tiger-like stripes curving up from the lower right jawline.<br/>
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On the other side of that little battlefield, Kureha herself was holding a different weapon. She no longer held a katana, but a pair of quad-clawed katars that had a crescent moon engraved into the wrist-guard of each gauntlet.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bdfcc9">"Come on, Shishou-Kun! I know you're holding back!"</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00"> Kureha taunted, her tail twitching happily.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bdfcc9">"Come on! Use <i>that</i> thing already!"</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">That little exchange was enough to somehow distract Yoruichi enough to allow Daisuke to get the first strike.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffebcd">"Good hit, Pierce!"</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">she said, taking up her Shunko stance once again, her Zanpakutou held so its tip was aimed at the brawler.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffebcd">"Let's see how you handle this. <i>Matataki, Semihyuo!</i>"</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">In a flash of light identical to her Shunko initiation, the Goddess of Flash once again changed appearance. She now wore something that looked almost like a tanktop and miniskirt combo, with a pair of jet black shorts under the skirt. Her hair now flowed freely, unbound, and her legs were bare, wearing only a simple pair of sandals. Her weapon had vanished, it seemed, but a small mound of earth formed at her feet, her standing atop it. When it broke open, there was a panther-like creature that wore a silver cloak, much like the one Yoruichi had previously been wearing, and its twin tails extended from its backside to a wrist guard on each arm, one tail per arm. The strangest thing about the beast was that it had an extra pair of legs.<br/>
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Upon hearing Jin's words, Hitsugaya simply sheathed his weapon.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00bfff">"It's not like I actually enjoy fighting an Arrancar."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">he said, sounding a bit more irked than anything.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00bfff">"It's simply because she asked to train with me, since the little cat-brat is in training with his mother right now."</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ff00">"Jin-San! It's good to see you again!"</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">Nell said, bowing to the Shinigami she'd met a year earlier.<br/>
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As one of the two Arrancar minions at Aizen's side began to reach for his weapon, Aizen chuckled.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffffff">Yes, it has been a bit boring, hasn't it?"</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">he said, a slightly eager look in his eyes.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffffff"> "As for getting excitement back, I've ordered Ulquiorra to train Dietor for the next three days, without holding back, in preparation."</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">At these words, the only other Arrancar in the room, Nazo Calindil, spoke up, his words carrying a gruff tone despite his refined appearance.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#359395">"I'll be happy to deliver the invitation, Lord Aizen."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">he said.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#359395">"Besides, I wish to face that feline child in a match myself. My brother will be avenged!"</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">Aizen didn't respond immediately, wondering what Gin would think of this newest member of the Espada. Nazo had the basic appearance of a man with wildly spiked hair, a sort of cross in style between Zaraki Kenpachi and Kurosaki Ichigo. His mask remnant was that of a hedgehog's muzzle and jaw. His weapon resembled a brilliant-cut diamond, and it rested in a special pouch located on his right hip.<br/>
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Nazo was indeed a recent asset, but his strength had placed him in the empty slot of Sexta Espada, after Grimmjow had publicly defected and vanished into the depths of Hueco Mundo seven months earlier. He was indeed a unique one.<br/>
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Ulquiorra merely tilted his head, cracking his neck.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#008000">"A bit of both."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">he said.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#008000">"Now come at me. You have three days of training ahead of you. Don't disappoint me."</span>