Another one for today!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Violent explosions rocked the area as Lucifer’s laboratory was torn to shreds. He stood amidst the debris, watching his facility crumble under Yeriel’s indiscriminate, berserk rampage, and let out a chuckle.
“Well, the experiment is over anyway. The research data is all safely tucked away in my head, and the other two are already outside. It doesn’t matter if this place collapses.”
His lab was a massive palace he’d personally remodeled; he’d already felt its efficiency was starting to lag due to its sheer scale. He had planned to demolish it once this phase was complete anyway. Watching Yeriel’s frenzy do the heavy lifting for him was actually quite convenient.
Whoosh!
As the roar of collapsing stone subsided, Lucifer stepped aside, effortlessly dodging a piercing lunge from Yeriel’s claw-like arm. As she overextended, her back completely exposed, he leveled his palm at her and unleashed a Cero.
Whirrrrrrr—!
BOOM!
The Cero struck Yeriel dead-on, blasting her across the ruin. Mid-air, she forced her body into a spin, sticking a landing on the jagged floor before immediately snapping her finger toward Lucifer.
“Ho?”
Whirring—!
Lucifer let out a soft exclamation of admiration. Yeriel had dropped into a perfect firing stance. Crimson Reiatsu began to condense at the tip of her finger. The moment the spiritual density peaked, a red flash of concentrated light tore through the air toward him.
Thwack! Boom-boom-boom!
Lucifer flicked the incoming Cero away with the back of his hand as if swatting a fly, causing the deflected beam to finish off another section of the laboratory. However, the slight tremor in his hand suggested the impact had been far from negligible.
“Look at you. Is this the power of a rampage, then?”
Lucifer directed his words at the silent, snarling Yeriel as they lunged back into the fray.
Meanwhile, deep within her inner world, a true battle for dominance had finally begun.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Yeriel had been momentary dazed by Engetsu’s altered appearance, but the Hollowized spirit’s relentless assault forced her to draw her own Zanpakuto. Curiously, even though Engetsu had transformed into a Hollow, her blade remained manifested in Yeriel’s hand. And so, the desperate struggle between Yeriel and the Hollowized Engetsu commenced.
Cl—ang!
The screech of clashing steel echoed through the mental space. The moment Yeriel’s stance wavered under the spirit’s raw physical pressure, the Hollowized Engetsu thrust her blade toward Yeriel's stomach with predatory speed.
“Kugh!”
Spurt!
Yeriel twisted her torso violently. She managed to avoid a fatal puncture, but she couldn't stop the blade from gouging a deep furrow into her side.
“Kehehehehe!”
The Hollowized Engetsu let out a grating, sickening laugh at the sight of Yeriel’s blood. Yeriel grimaced. A grazing wound was one thing, but continued blood loss would turn this into a one-sided slaughter. Gritting her teeth, she channeled a small spark of fire into her hand and pressed it against the wound, cauterizing the flesh to seal the hemorrhage. It was a brutal emergency measure, but without it, the injury would have become her downfall. Even while doing so, she never let her guard drop, keeping her eyes locked on the specter before her.
“Engetsu Kenmu First Form: Engetsu Ten'en!”
Her blade pulsed with a fierce crimson light, launching a massive sphere of fire from the tip. Yeriel tensed, preparing her next move whether the spirit dodged or blocked, but to her horror, the Hollowized Engetsu simply stood there and let the flames wash over her. They vanished against her skin like mist.
“Impossible...”
The words escaped Yeriel’s lips involuntarily.
The red Arrancar she had devoured earlier was one specialized in fire manipulation. By merging with Engetsu, those traits had amplified to a monstrous degree. As a result, Yeriel’s Fire-type attacks were now completely neutralized by the Hollowized spirit. But Yeriel refused to break.
“In 그 case... Bankai!”
Her blade began to resonate with the crimson world around her, erupting in a torrent of red Reiatsu that swirled into a localized storm, enveloping her body. This was the Bankai she had finally grasped after a month of grueling training under Is.
“Tensatsu Engetsu!”
Her white garments were stained a deep, blood-red by the pressure of her own spirit. Her Flame-Haired Blazing-Eyed form radiated an even more brilliant, terrifying light. The once long, sweeping blade of Engetsu had shrunk, becoming shorter and significantly sharper, with a thin, jet-black chain trailing from the hilt.
“Let’s go for round two.”
Fwoosh!
With a single powerful swing of Tensatsu Engetsu that cleared the air, Yeriel blurred, rocketting toward her Hollow counterpart like a crimson streak.
Toss! Toss! Toss!
Bad boy Lucifer’s full-scale project to turn Yeriel into an absolute Munchkin!
Whew, that’s all for today!
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