Flames of Death [open]

The forest during night wasn't a wise place to be wandering in. Strange creatures tend to walk around, hunting for their next meal. Some of these include hollows that sense reitsu in the area.

The path that lead its way through the trees had been singed by battle with upturned dirt and fallen trees in several places. Many around had broken branches and decayed limbs but were still standing as if they were designed to be left upright. Further ahead, the sound of pounding against a thick surface could be heard. A shady figure stood facing one of the trees, punching it repeatedly from one hand to the next. Upon closer inspection, the figure was a teenage girl with a strange dress sense of violet clothing. Her hair was tied up in two spike like designs and her fists were coated in a tough rubber material. the girl being Alecia, saying a single word with every punch.

"why *thud* wont *thud* they *thud* die?" Just then, she pulled her right arm back further than she had before and slammed the tree with all her might. A violet aura arose from her fist and caused the bark to shatter around her like falling debris. The entire structure of the tree crumbled to the floor in several pieces. Wildlife around her began to flee quickly as their home had just been toppled. Alecia turned around and looked at her hands. They had gone black from the bark and strange aura she created. "I could do it before.... they would die in one punch... why dont they now?" She looked towards the sky as if asking if god knew, but she didn't expect an answer. "heh... guess i have to keep hitting trees and punch bags at home *sigh*"

Ah, the forest. Home of many beasts and creatures. Also, a great place to train for those whom wanted to be alone. Unfortunately, there lived a being in the forest that protected it with valor. It was his only home, and the only haven he had. Unfortunately, this being required one vital liquid to survive, unable to eat or drink human foods and liquids. Every nutrient he needed was in this liquid, and his body had adjusted to drinking it, so he rarely got sick from it.

The liquid? Blood. The being? Urufu Tatsumaki. Speaking of The wolf of retribution, Urufu was Crouched above Alecia on a branch, staring down at her.

Feed. Feed. Feed. Drop and Feed. Drop and FEED! Oh, how he hated that inner voice. Sometimes, when he was really hungry, it was hard to not listen. Drop and slash. Drop and slash and feed. Her warm, salty blood, running down your throat. You can feel it, can't you?! CAN'T YOU?! There it was again. Shaking his head, the movement caused the leaves to shake slightly. Flipping onto a new branch, he continued to stare at her.

His long claws dug into the bark from both his fingers and toes - both stained blood red permanently, as were his canines. What to do.. should he feed? As if in answer, his stomach growled fiercely. That was all the answer he needed.

Dropping to the ground, he landed in a low crouch behind the girl. Standing up slowly, he arm shot out at lightning speed towards the girl, his claws outstretched and ready to pierce flesh.

Alecia barely noticed anything that just happened. Something caused her to fall forwards as she turned around and move away from the battle behind her. As she regained her footing, a familiar sight appeared before her. "Shadin? ugh... the last thing I needed was you saving my ass" Alecia was a bit too ungrateful even though she would probably be dead right now. But giving in to a superior isn't something she likes to do.

"maybe I would have survived being hit. Ive pulled miracles out of the hat before you know" She walked over to Shadin's side and looked over at urufu who seemed to be somewhat possessed by something. "is he like us? or did you kick his balls?" Either way, she didn't keep her guard down. Looking at the man in front of her, she lifted her fists in case he tried anything smart.

In his current state, Urufu could barely dodge anything. However, he was too distracted by his hunger that he barely felt any pain. If he got blood quickly, it would be like nothing ever happened, anyway. After the barrage, he was slung under a tree, a chaotic mixture of limbs and wood, tangled in the roots.

Untangling himself, his purple eyes flashed, before he turned quickly and dove into the woods. Emerging several moments later, he was covered in blood, but had a cheerful look on his face. "Woah.. sorry about that guys..Luckily, a bear was sleeping a few meters away..poor thing.." He grinned, licking the blood off his claws.

"Anyway... What's up?" He asked, straightening out his cloak and sitting down on the roots he was previously entangled in. Thanks to the blood, his wounds were all healed, and his hair wasn't even standing on end anymore. Thank you, high speed regeneration.

"well Thats all good and stuff, but I was hoping to see a little more action rather than a sudden stop" Alecia turned towards a tree and began her punching ritual again. Slowly, she made larger and larger marks with her one, two combo. *thud thud* *thud thud* She cared little for the trees around her and quite happily pounded the bark off the one in front of her. Soon, the tree was nothing but a stump and mess behind it.

"still, I remember being able to smash trees in a single punch. Why cant I now? any suggestions?" Alecia smashed another tree she stood near and made a relatively large dent in its side. She smiled but that quickly faded when the tree was still standing. Then, she slumped down onto her knees and hid up against the tree. She didn't look to happy about something...

Urufu was raging. "How many FUCKING times have I told you... DO NOT CALL ME A FUCKING VAMPIRE!" He roared. His reiatsu flared around him, sick and twisted. White hot. Thankfully, he wasn't in a bloodrage, and didn't attack those nearest him. Instead, he turned and punched a tree. With his own strength and speed attached to that of a bear, it was needless to say that the tree shattered.

Calming down, he turned to the others with a large grin on his face. "For title purposes, you may address me as Urufu the Other." He explained, before sitting back down.

"well I guess I can thank you.... kinda. I think you stopped Zazabellou from trying to get in my head again" Alecia stood up from her cowering position. She knew exactly what Zaza was capable of and feared the worst. Even though she didn't sound it, she was truly grateful for his assistance. Looking around, the forest was a dark and dull place at this time. Alecia looked at her hands which she previously used to pound a tree to death with. For some reason, they felt heavier.

"hey Shadin... does this mean I could probably shatter a tree now? Or am I still too much of a low life bitch to do anything alone?" Hopefully, she would have become stronger. What Shadin had said would usually be true, so she was eager to understand more. She pulled back her fist and pounded the tree nearby once more. A violet aura encased her arm as it entered the tree's radius. This, pushed her fist straight through the tree and blasted the parts she didn't even touch. Like a violet flame, the tree began to crumble and shatter before falling to the ground. She knew she could use that power. But now it was more obvious to her. she turned to Shadin and bowed respectfully. "thanks... I suppose" Even thought it didn't sound like much, she actually was really grateful for his help throughout the weeks she was being trained.

"Hehe.. you want your powers advanced? Come talk to me.." Urufu grinned, before holding out his right arm. The palm facing up, his fingers curled into tight, arthritic claws. Suddenly, a white laced wind struck up around his hand. It twisted around, before finally, the white wind collided against each other. A solid gem began to form in his hands. After several minutes of this, a white diamond-like gem was in the palm of his hand. "This... this is the pulsus."

Gripping it tightly, he decided to give them a demonstration. "The pulsus allows me to do..this." He grinned, before holding his breath. Suddenly, his DNA structure began to break down. His bones began to shift inside of his skin, and the skin stretched and shifted. Thick, coarse black hair began to grow all acrossed his body, a lighter brown fur growing inbetween his toe pads.

Finally, after the transformation was complete, he was a bear. A great, black grizzly bear. Rearranging his vocal cords, he began to speak. "The pulsus allows me to take my powers one stage further. That's right...I just turned into a fucking bear." He growled in a thick, raspy voice.

"before you get any ideas, I will not become a test subject for your experiments. I don't care if this gem made me a god, I can't put myself through such horror again. So you ugly bear, I don't want to gain wait and an overdose of hair"

Alecia was not happy. Even though she knew it would benefit her over time, becoming a tester isn't what she came here for. In fact, she didn't come here for anything. Looking at her fists, they began to course with energy. Her entire arm was beginning to emit a violet aura. Then, a voice broke out into her mind. "seems as though my little princess has gotten some assistance from a high and mighty bloke. And I thought you only liked girls" "tch... Looks like you can talk again." "well something perked my interest. If I had that stone, I could become more powerful than ever before. Take it from him. Feed it to me!"

Alecia could feel her arm wanting to reach out towards the bear. Her kind and body obeyed the inner demons words. But her soul was not. "don't underestermate me now" the violet aura coated the arm that slowly began to move. By doing this, it seemed to has stopped it from continuing it's path. "don't use my powers to stop me. That is not what I gave them to you for" "I let you have my body, what more do you want?"

to urufu and shadin however, this entire convorsation looked like Alecia had mental problems and was talking to her imaginary friend.

Alecia fell to her knees completely oblivious to her surroundings. her vision went form a dull grey to a black and back to grey several times before things slowly became a blurred mess. The feeling in her head had strangely disappeared but her hand was acting a bit differently. Sparks of violet flames shot from finger to finger like static electricity. Zazabellou wasn't one to be completely blocked off from Alecia.

The possession didn't go according to planned and created an unstable joining between the two. In theory, its like having a wet sheet of paper take the role as Alecia's mind control. Zazabellou was the waterfall nearby the paper had previously fallen into.

"eh... its weird being the center of attention"
"well I'm not going home just yet. Your too valuable a resource to just drop. This guy should stop pummelling shit into your face and just wait. he he"
"heh... I don't know who is right or wrong but I do know your the worst thing to happen to my mind"
"yet your powers have definatly grown"
"that I'm thankful for I suppose. But the suffering and agony involved in taking control isn't something I want to go through every day. Just waking up involves a lot of sedatives and painkillers"
"your fault for having a messed up head. probably those horrible decisions you made in the past. You know I'm allergic to those sedatives too"

just then, reality quickly caught up with her. Alecia's vision began to blur like it had before but in reverse. Blur, grey... black. Her head ached once more but she didn't yell out at all. Instead, her body fell to the floor unconscious. The strain put onto her had caused a complete reboot of her system. Zazabellou however began to think to herself inside Alecias resting body.

"crap... she fainted. Such a weak soul to have possessed. Oh well... maybe I could show her something cool to do later on. when she wakes for her daily screaming fit"

Zazabellou had little interest in what Shadin was talking about. In all honesty, it was the other way round for her. "you should learn to talk nicely to a lady. If you wont, then maybe a guy would be better" Zazabellou quickly took on different aspects of the three that stood around the forest. Her features strangely morphed from their violet clothing Alecia wore to create a copy of Shadin himself. However, the female voice stayed the same and the eye colour was a bright pink.

"Tell yourself to get his ass out of here. ha, its fun making people talk to themselves" Zaza seemed to be having a laugh with herself. But quickly gained the seriousness of the situation. Shadin was a powerful man and Zaza wasn't that prepared to fight such a high level. "ill tell ya what. Ill leave you guys alone for now and get back inside this bitch but you gotta stop with all this seal crap before I start losing my temper more often. Especially when your not around."

Zaza slowly disappeared into the wind like paint being washed away from the palette. her evil laugh still mocked Shadin even after she was gone.