Wanderin' the desert

"I dont see why not. wandering sounds great anything but ghost hunting" Roy was still a bit shaken up from the previous encounter with the mysterious flekoon. "Does this thing have like minions or something? Underlings we should concerned about? Roy didnt want to watse any time fighting especially in a time like this when it was a search rescue mission gone wrong but some unfaithful encounter

Drake then said "Yeah, about that... Well, you see, that was an underling. He works for the guy who wants me dead. He doesn't have minions of his own, but as long as you keep your guard up to his type of spiritual pressure, it isn't that bad. It's just that you probably weren't expecting spiritual pressure of that caliber and type. And either way, if we just cloak our spiritual pressure and follow him from an incredible distance, then he won't notice us. Flekoon's kind of stupid." Drake then turned around and started pacing.

OOC: The expression on Drake's face suggests that he's hiding something...

Roy had a blank face. He rose his finger to say something. Then he stopped. Rose his finger again then stopped... Finally he said"I'm going to smack you. Why did you tell me this before?? were following a minion that nearly killed us unexpectedly and theres a guy stronger than him!" Roy then remembered that szayel was still in las noches "And we cant forget were surrounded by szayel and all the other espadas and hollows"

OOC: As of now, Alexx got really bored, and she found a way to break out of her room, and is now wandering Las Noches. She's hoping to encounter Roy and Drake, but she never does. She's now standing on a walkway outside of the corridors, and wary of the cameras on her everywhere.

The light was really bright. It came from an unknown source, and lit the entire place up. The celing was painted a pale blue, and clouds had scattered across it. All around below me was sand and pillar-like buildings that were painted red. To my left and right were entrances to corridors that lead to some other part of the inner fortress. I sighed. "It's like a maze in here. Just the way I remembered it." I looked down to the sand below for a few minutes, enjoying the quietness of the familiar fortress. I looked up, and tried to calculate the distance and thickness of the wall up there. I drew a blank, and sighed once more. The sand was taunting me. I gave in. I got up on the railing, and fell down to the pale floor down below. If anyone saw this, they'd think I was comitting suicide, but I landed perfectly. I lay down on the sand in a shady spot near one of the red buildings, and closed my eyes.

I saw Ren. He was standing behind me, and his mouth was moving, but I couldn't hear what he was saying. Then some dark figure came up behind him, and I tried to warn him, but the figure drew a knife and brought it across Ren's throat. He collapsed, clutching his neck where the wound was, and reached for my hand with his other. I looked at the figure, and it was a man with glasses and pink hair. He had a smile on his face, and a gleam in his eye that scared me. I fell into myself, and something came up to take my place.

I will take it from here. Rest now, and when your time comes, you will replace me. Just sleep, Alexx Amana Yoru. I will take care of everything.

I woke with a pillow under my head, and a sheet over me. I was back in my room, and woke up in bed. I looked around, and saw the masked man who kidnapped me had tightened security. "Damnit."

Drake's POV
Drake then said "If you try and anticipate his flares, then it doesn't hurt as much. Not only that, that was him flaring. We would be in trouble if that was his natural state, but that was a flare just to see if we could handle it. If I didn't see it coming then I probably would have fallen over too. The downside to his different spiritual pressure is that it has to be focused, and when it is, it can be ignored by people who see it coming. It all depends on if you've fought him before."

OOC: Yeah, Flekoon is actually pretty weak, but his special kind of spiritual pressure is demonic, so it's more potent, but less powerful.

Flekoon's POV
I made it back to my master's quarters... Now I shall ask about the exile. Maybe she can help us. I was about to knock on the door when The Keeper said "Come in Flekoon, and tell me of the exile." I walked in and said to my master "I don't know much, just that she is that, an exile." I thought for a second and then asked "How did you know of her master? If I may ask?" The Keeper then said "You and my other Fraccion share memories. Another told me of her." I nodded and said "Master, I believe that the woman may be of assistance. You yourself said that we would destroy Szayel after our agreement was finished, and it seems to me that she hates him. Something about her tone of voice and the way her spiritual pressure changed." The Keeper nodded and said "See to she understands our situation. She may be of use for now." I nodded and left to go to the exile's room...

"So flekoon has this master who's name we dont know. He may be somewhere in las noches. I'm homing that he isnt because that would save us a hell of a lot more trouble." Roy sighed and looked around "Lets just continue walking, keeping our spiritual pressure down is essential. We should probably go out the way we came and scale up Hueco mundo and then work our way up.. Then from the roof slowly work our way down. And hopefully we can get a hollow or someone to show us the different wings. But we may not find someone that nice..." Roy was thinking of the different outcomes for their situation

Drake's POV
"He's in Las Noches alright. Last I heard he was making a partnership with Szayel. Why do you think I partnered up with Alexx so fast? And also, he's always referred to as 'The Keeper Of The Dead' but I just call him Keeper. And you sure that the roof is such a good idea? Who knows what things are guarding it? If we get-" Drake then immediately went quiet and raised a finger to Roy as if to say for him to do the same. Drake then got on all fours and motioned for Roy to follow as he bounded down a pathway. His spiritual pressure had completely changed to a more animalistic style.

OOC: There was another spiritual pressure, but it was faint. It was almost like Alexx's but slightly different... Almost like that of an Espada or Arrancar. Almost. It was more demonic. Not like Flekoon's spiritual pressure, but still demonic. It came from the same direction that Drake rushed towards.

Flekoon's POV
I saw that the security had tightened around her cell... I had to get in there quickly and quietly. I jumped onto the ceiling and clung to it as I got in without being noticed. I checked for the girl and saw her laying there and heard her say "Damnit." Flekoon smiled and fell from the ceiling in front of her bed and said "I apologize for such a rude intrusion, but I have a proposition for you. But first, may I ask you of you name?" Flekoon bowed and added "Milady?"

I stared at the guy from before, my eyes narrowed. "My name is Alexxandra Yoru. What is this proposition you have?....And stop treating me like im all high and mighty!" I got out of the bed, and sat on the couch in the room. I glared at the odd man, not only in looks and behavior, but also in reiatsu. What is this guy?

Flekoon stopped bowing and said "I am Flekoon and my master, The Keeper Of The Dead, wishes for your assistance. We want your help in killing my master's 'business partner' after his business if finished. The man we want to die is named Szayel Aporro Granz. Are you interested Miss Yoru?"

I acted as if i thought for a moment. "Other than eliminating the gay guy, whats in it for me?" I asked. "Plus, you should drop the formal titles that come to your mind, unless you want a velociraptor with a jetpack and a pair of scissors to come after you."

"I apologize Alexxandra. And also, you will get a variant of this." As he said that, he pulled out an armlet. It seemed ordinary as he said "It works somewhat like a Zanpakuto. It summons a blade of pure energy, similar to the Quincies Seele Schneider, and focuses it into what would best be called; a Bakoto. These are the most powerful versions of the Bakoto in existence since the Kasumiōji clan's product line was destroyed." Flekoon seemed to revere it as if the ultimate weapon. He then added "And we will give you more if you help my master find a certain boy who stole from us..."

Alexx didn't hear enough of the screaming from earlier to recognize Flekoon's voice or the fact that he was referring to Drake. Also, his voice has this weird suave feel to it that makes you wanna trust him, but his spiritual pressure is kinda offsetting.
P.S: A velociraptor with a jet-pack? Disturbing yet awesome.

I got off the couch, and walked closer to Flekoon. I took the armlet from him, and examined the work of it. "....Amazing. It's the same material I use sometimes, and yet its crafted better than i could ever do." It seemed like a good deal, and i dont think Drake would mind if i killed the scientist without him. I searched Flekoon's face for flaws, but it was purely truth. But his offer was being fought by his reiatsu. It just didn't seem right. I handed the armlet back to Flekoon. "Before I decide anything, I'd like to meet this Keeper of the Dead guy you serve."

Just be cautious

Theres that voice again, like when i escaped this prison...


I'll pm u the pic cuz its awesome. No one else hears the ear deafening voice, but they notice my flinches and looks of annoyance. My reiatsu also changes to a 'dark green' color instead of it's usual 'black, white and dark red' color.

"Of course. I had hoped you would say that. Follow me." Flekoon then said "Oppna en portal till min herre Döden själv!" and a black portal appeared. Flekoon smiled as he looked in and his master said "Ah, miss Alexxandra Yoru. I hope that your stay has been comfortable?"

OOC: Alexx can only see a silhouette for the keeper, but his spiritual pressure and voice both seemed friendly, not convincing, just friendly.

Roy stood still... "I'm going to channel my spiritual pressure and try to find alexx" Roy stood still and in an instant he was feeling enlightened in a weird but tingling way. "Cmon" Roy knelt down by drake as he calmed down and he inhaled and exhaled as if he were doing breathing excersises... Roy was whispering the whole time and since he was standing when he was talking Drake might not have heard him... "Drake. I feel Alexx's Reiatsu and i feel another one... It feels strong.." Roy was lying about the strong spiritual pressure because if roy rose his reiatsu it would sky rocket to a fair and reasonable level. "I think i found where alexx is... She's a little bit above us.. And she seems to be talking to someone" At this point and time roy was starting to sweat because there were a fair amount of hollows in Hueco mundo and he had to sift through them to find alexx's reiatsu

I looked at the silhouette, and answered cautiously. "It's been fine, but a few things could be corrected." I felt as if I were safe in the Keeper's company, and I relaxed. "So...This proposition Flekoon has told me of...I would like a bit more details and your plan of executing it. If you don't mind, of course." I thoguht i heard that same deafening voice, but I couldn't make out what it was saying. I shook my head to stay focused on the people in front of me, but I knew they could tell that something was bothering me. My head throbbed and it was only getting worse.

Drake's POV
Drake seemed on the verge of exploding with spiritual energy all of a sudden as he said "It's him. It's The Keeper Of The Dead." Drake seemed to let out a bestial growl as he continued with "And he's the one talking to Alexx." Drake seemed on the verge of going ballistic simply knowing that The Keeper was nearby.

Flekoon's POV
"Well you see, Szayel is a little stupid in my sight. He may be a genius to people like the Soul Reapers, but his methods are... Inferior to mine. I'm sure that Flekoon showed you the Bakoto? We have many more, and my Fraccion can easily utilize it to destroy his Fraccion and his resurrecting mind. All we need to do to kill him permanently is to kill him and kill whoever kills him. When he resurrects, he kills them anyway, so why not kill him faster than Szayel and keep Szayel dead? What are your thoughts on this Miss Yoru? Anything that needs fixing? Or does he have more abilities that we are not aware of? Any information you may have is incredibly valuable."

OOC: The Keeper has a light English accent that makes his voice sound a little more friendly...

"I think it's agood plan, and I agree every step of the way, but..who's going to kill him? And if he releases his ressurectión, we'd be in a heap of trouble. I can keep him busy if i go into my ressurectión, but i'd only make scratches if i attacked."

The voice came once more.
Why do you align yourself with them?

I put my hand up to my head, and grimaced, wishing the voice would go away.

You can't get rid of me that easily, Alexx. I'm a part of you, and you'll have to kill yourself to get rid of me.

"Shut up..." I accidentally said this aloud. I instantly went back into business mode. I took my hand away from my head, and stood straighter.

"I shall bring him to his knees and one of my Fraccion will kill him, but Miss Yoru, is something troubling you? You muttered something and grabbed your head." The Keeper seemed concerned as he said this. Someone behind The Keeper said "I wonder who you could possibly be talking about? And to who? Oh, why hello there. Alexx." The voice was familiar to Alexx.
It was Szayel.

I completely ignored the Keeper's question, and my eyes narrowed in anger. My hands formed fists, and soon enough, my palm started bleeding from how tightly they were clenched. I crouched down in an agressive stance, and bared my teeth. My inner Velociraptor was coming out, and it felt like a cornered rat. A low growl came from my throat, and it looked as if I was scaring Flekoon a bit. My reiatsu raised up extremely high, and Szayel looked like a sweet horny pervert. Just like he did all those years ago.

Roy looked at drake.. and he pulled drake by his collar... "Shoot to the right in the air.. use a kido.. a strong one... If you do it right.. It's going to cause a hole to form right behind alexx" Roy knew this because he had found alexx and he recognized her reiatsu in an instant.. Roy's cross started to glow as his hands started moving at a fast pace.. He was starting to form his weapon.. "I know what there planning.. and if anything happens my guardian may be able to kill them... But i dont know what side alexx is on"

Drake nodded and then yelled out "Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! On the wall of blue flame, inscribe a twin lotus. In the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens, Hadō #73. Sōren Sōkatsui!" Drake channeled his energy into a nice sized hole as it disintegrated the floor a couple feet behind Alexx. Drake then jumped through the hole and looked at Alexx and then at The Keeper. The Keeper then laughed and said "Two birds and one stone. Alexx, would you please kill him? Szayel here needs to have things 'explained'." Drake then punched Flekoon and asked "Why was Xenax here!?!" Drake got ready to punch him again. Flekoon smiled as he said "Come now, we can be more civilized-" and got punched again as Drake said more calmly "Why was he here?" Flekoon smiled through bloodied teeth once more and Drake pulled back for another punch.

I emerged from my hatred trance. Drake jumped through the hole he just made, and glanced at me. Then he looked at the Keeper. He laughed, and said, "Two birds and one stone. Alexx, will you please kill him?" I ignored what he said next, and stared at him. I heard Drake shouting at Flekoon in the background. "He...he's the one who stole from you?" I asked, confused as hell.

The Keeper then nodded and said "He stole Kage Ryuu from me. My pride. My ultimate Bakoto." Drake then lifted and threw Flekkoon into the portal, but because it was only an image, it rippled as Flekoon went right through while Drake yelled "You killed my Zanpakuto and then resurrected it into Kage Ryuu! It wasn't always a demonic sword that was more of an Inner Hollow than a Zanpakuto! That was your doing! If you had never killed her, then this wouldn't be a problem! The only reason I still use the name you gave her is because she lost her name and personality when you killed her!" Szayel then laughed and said "This is even better than what I expected!" Drake then yelled out "Shut up you gay annoyance!" Szayel seemed offended at that but kept quiet to see what wold happen next. Drake then said more calmly to The Keeper "I will kill you for what you did Ranpu. Then I will bury you for the single reason to defile your grave, for that is what you did to her. Darken. Kage Ryuu." His sword then merged with his arm as he slashed through the portal and destroyed it. Drake then turned to Alexx expecting a flurry of questions.

I stared wide-eyed at whee the portal had been, then looked up at Drake. i didn't feel like standing up, so i stayed on the floor where i was. "I'm sorry. I could never live without my Zanpakuto. The fact that you're still alive proves you are stronger than me." My serious tone went away almost instantly, and I stared laughing uncontrollably. "Szayel's face was priceless!" I managed to speak those few words. A minute later, i stopped laughing. "I hope that portal won't open again." I took something out from under the floor beside me. "I was so quick that they didn't see me take this." I pulled out the armlet Bakoto Flekoon showed me. I smiled. "I wasn't going to go through with their 'deal' anyway. I just wanted this." I shook it happily in the air. "Now my craft will get even better!"

Drake seemed saddened at first but then, after Alexx finished, said "That's good. And it won't open again. Question though, how the Hell do we get out of here? If I'm gonna fight Xenax, then I need you and Roy out of here. I don't plan on risking you two in my quarrels. Oh yeah, that Bakoto is gonna be hard to use or copy. It's made of a special alloy that only me, Flekoon, and Xenax can get a hold of. I'm pretty sure they called it 'Zerox'. Anyway, that's not important. Where's a good escape route? We need to get out of this place before any Espada get here. My screaming and slamming Flekoon into the wall was probably heard. I also think he's unconscious." Drake walked over to Flekoon's prone body and said "Yep. He's unconscious. Now let's leave this place."