Street Fight (Anthony Rourke, Amaya)

The growing numbers of souls had been fluctuating rapidly over the past two weeks, and with it hollows also became more frequent. Most migrated to or near Karakura town because of it's high spiritual value, some of the other 'smarter' hollows stuck to other cities for their fill of souls. Naturally it would be safer this way, instead of facing an enormous amount of competition that occupied Karakura town. Anashi herself only took occasional trips to certain towns that had an above average spiritual pressure, and since each town fluctuated on a weekly basis, she was usually on the move.

This time she had found herself in a city named 'Osaka', in more particular the Ikuno-ku district. This district was mainly residential, the houses were closely clumped together, and the alley ways were tight enough to chase souls more easily. It was the perfect hunting ground for a hollow like Anashi, and thus she chose to feast here until some other outward force made the area too dangerous, or too troublesome. It was currently midday, the sun was high up in the sky. It was pretty hot outside, hot enough to cause someone discomfort if they were idle for too long, it didn't help that the sky was clear of clouds.

The heat hardly affected Anashi, as she was hunting just fine. In fact she was in pursuit of a soul at the present time. She was chasing a woman, a secretary probably, judging from her clothes, middle ages, korean. It didn't matter either way, the woman was slow, and despite her tricky manuevers she wouldn't get away. The chase eventually lead to a long wide street that stretched out to other districts. Anashi was almost in arms reach by this time, her hunger growing bigger by every second, as if she was innately excited to consume the soul.

She was late, the one person that was supossed to meet him, it had been an hour now, since he had scheduled his meeting and the secretary who was supossed to tend to him and give him the information was no where around. Anthorny was at the head indutry building in this city ofcourse it wasn't really an important meeting but it was a declaration of future progress and could really improve some of his research greatly. This place had one of the best reiatsu based scienist at its head. Un sure if that guy was more brilliant than Anthorny didn't matter he wanted his research as if they kept letting him wait like this he was going to attain it himself.
"Oh come on... no one lets a man wait for an hour..."
He sighs deeply walking out on the street looking down back and fourth no one seemed to be comming this way.

He then slowly raised his right hand having his usual glove on he created a holographic software for him to use.
"Zelia the escort who was supossed to brief me haven't shown up... could you be so kind as to locate the person for me..."
"Yes sir..."
He waits watcing the search on his blue holographic screen, which soon produces a very clear ping sound.
"Sir she is running dwn the stree about two blocks away from you"
He smiled gently closing the screen,
"So she knows she's lat..."
"But sir her heartbeat is abnormally high for someone just running, it would seem that she's running for her life..."
"What..? give me her location on the screen and leave me noted"
"Affirmative"
He quickly holds up his hand looking at the map for a few second before starting to run towards the location useing any shortcut he can.

The hollow was certain she was close enough to take her down, she waited one final moment, reassuring herself of the situation. Then she lunged forward, pushing the ground with her powerful back legs, she tackled the woman to the ground, she wasted no time in consuming her. The womans screams were enough for anyone but a hollow to shiver in fear. It was over quickly, however, the woman couldn't hope to resist the determined hollow. After completely absorbing the womans soul she took a moment to cordinate her thoughts.

It only took a few moments when she felt a rather strong spiritual pressure coming from the north, towards a large building that she assumed to be some sort of office building. Her interest was intrigued slightly, she began to casually stroll towards her new target, Anthony. Little did she know the battle that would soon likely ensue.

Anthorny kept his breath for a few moments as he saw the spiritual presure diappear from his notification into something less soul ish this was bad he was to late he could've made it but that would expose his abbilities and kill his way of escaping trouble at anytime. His legs carried him up the wall jumping over the fense, he had a bit to much speed on the jump and he rolled forward and out on the street, this person, thing whateer it was had made his work alot more troublesome.

He took a deep breath, calming his senses his eyes went down the road and what he saw wasnøt exactly frightening just annoying, this would be the second encounter with a hollow, he shakes his body a few times walking forward. Ast time he was able to talk to the beast but he knew that weren't a thing that was asured to happen each time.
"You meddled in my affairs... and for that you'll pay... how is your choice"
He smiled softly letting his blue holo screen appear starting the scanner.

So much trouble, she had to take a few days off from work, just because Rourke industries decided to hold a conference outside of town, but then again, it meant it would be so much easier to find out the important people and get information from them.
She had little luck this day however, it is hard to get scientist and business men talking to a waitress about important stuff, next time she would have to take a different approach, probably pose as a scientist, yet it seemed that unless it was the CEO of Rourke industries, Amaya would not be able to get any real good information, and it had to be really good, cause very few people kept such a tight hold of their information.
Amaya was moving around the city when her eye caught something in the distance, it was one of those dark animal things hunting a person, no it was not a person, it was a spirit, the hunt was over before she could see much of what happened, the soul was devoured and the creature was on to its next target.
Amaya decided to follow the creature trough the rooftops for a while, she did not have to follow for long, before the creature encountered a person, for now Amaya would stand there to see how the situation would unfold, no reason to start a triple fight, better to let them wear down each other first.

Anashi's stroll was interrupted by a sharp looking man jumping over a fence and rolling into the main street. She was startled at the preys confidence. It took only a few moments before she realized this man was something more than just a soul, he was in a physical body and yet he could see the hollow, not only that but the mans spirit energy was much higher than most regular souls. To Anashi, this was just her next meal. She would've chuckled at the mans comment, if she could. She slowly began to stand up on her hind legs, she looked straight at the prey with her souless black eyes.

Thats when she sensed the sudden appearance of another individual. She didn't bother to look, but kept her mind aware that she was not alone with the man. The hollow took a single step forward, slamming her foot down onto the ground, causing the concrete beneath it to shatter, this wasn't a demenstration of strength, as she knew the man could probably do the same, it was merely a reply to the mans confidence. She wanted him to know that she wasn't someone to be taken lightly.

Another couple moments passed until finally the hollow made a move. Anashi kicked off from the ground, charging towards the man with a sudden burst of speed that was even slightly faster than himself. By this time she had released her reiatsu into the surrounding area, the pressence was significantly stronger than most creatures in the surrounding area, and being so close may have even caused the prey to be dazed for a second or two. Within a few seconds Anashi reached melee range. She bowled her hands into a fist, gripping down tightly. She thrusted her right arm towards the preys rib section, she would also aim a powerful punch into the mans stomach with her left arm.

Anthorny sighed it would seem this hollow didn't comprehend the same knowledge as he last hollow, making it more agresive. He pulled up his hand watching the bad from the scan being not nearly completed it wasn't any use for now h only got stuff like it was hollow and that it couldn't talk which it had most likely asumed from me talking to it, great he s working faster than his computer right now. Though it ws fast that even he could see, faster than him aswell.
"Crap..."
Her spiritual presure was only merely matching his own maximum though he would proberly hold much more controll over it to utilize its uses.
He Appeared weak all the way though when she came closer he let his spirtual presure rise to maximum to create confussion in what the poor thing was attacking, though he wasn't going to stick around, a snap with his finger made him seem electrified as he then jumped away from the attck with his now increased speed and mobility. He would point his arm down against the Hollow at most likely point blank range and fire a shot from his hjidden weapon by his armhe aimed for the hollows back seeing as that was where the largest scale of success was at.

Weather or not the shot succeeds Anthorny would be starting to move away once his hits the gorund, having the full use of the ower he had puled out it was going to be used, as he ran for the nearest small small area betwee to building seeing as he was the smaller one a place lke that may or may not give him an advantage.

She observed the situation for now, the boy was better than she expected, maybe this would be quite fun after all.
Amaya began summoning some of her Destructive spheres that she could enter the fight with.
From what she could tell so far, none of them was at an advantage from start, but a well placed suprise attack could tip the fight in either direction. one of the bigger questions, which one to attack, she could wait until one was worn down and join that side to make it easy, but where would the fun be in that.
Amaya set up speed to follow where the scene was going, she would need to keep close to see the action from the roof, and meanwhile avoid being seen by either party, cause if one of them knew she was there, so was the other bound to.
She figured they were too busy to notice her energy, which was why she could make her destructive spheres unhindered.
In the time waiting she was able to make 3 spheres, but she still waited with using them, as she was waiting for just the right situation to use them, preferable when they were close to each other.

She knew that once she entered the fight it had to go fast, since she was not nearly as tough as many others are, leaving her with the aim of taking them both down in just a few minutes or seconds, else she would have to pull out and try a different approach.

[OOC:@Anthony: So you jumped away but somehow appeared behind Anashi? How does that work?]

Anashi felt her body tremble slightly by the sudden output of reiatsu released by the prey, it seemed to fluxuate at various points in time, however she wasn't intimidated in the slightest. The man was able to dodge her attack, the hollows fist narrowly missing the man. Before she knew it he was behind her, if it wasn't for her keen senses she wouldn't have been able to notice him. She whipped herself around to face him, but the bullet had already been launched. Anashi threw herself back, her spine bending backwards. She planted her hands firmly on the ground behind her, the spiritual bullet traveling just inches above her torso. When the threat was clear she would push the ground and lean forward, returning to her original position.

The mans reiatsu had settled now, giving Anashi a tinge of comfort. The man retreated into a narrow passage between two buildings, it was only a few feet across. She chased after him, but the hollow was brought to a complete stop just before entering the narrow passage way. She took into careful consideration that, when inside that alley, she would have little to no manueverbility, thus she would be unable to dodge the mans spirit bullets. Instead she began scaling one of the buildings. It only took her a few moments until she was ontop of the building. She would sprint to the other side and wait for the man the emerge.

Anthorny looked back as he felt the eyes being gone form his back as that happened he quickly came to a stop. Where was it his own sensing abbilities weren't good enough to do it quickly yet though this small break could give him time for preperation. He opened up his holograph quickly choosing the sensor it would seem the holow had come to a stop this hollow was brighter than some but it was more or less likely just instincts, so that would to be put to the test. With a few clicks he send forward a holograph of himself running he even meddled with sound so the sounds waves would appear as if he was actually where the holograph is.

He walked along the last bit of the alley, watching as his holograph ran out on the streets, if this worked he would have a chance if not he was pretty much open, if his counculations was correct than this hollow was close combat and it was fast, so he'd take aim and wait for it to appear then shoot it, just hitting after the biggest spot possible.

(OOC: I jumped over you, shot down at you and landed on the ground behind you)

Before she had gotten to where she wanted, the situation had changed drastically, now the hollow decided to go up on the building, it was still too early for her to enter the fight, Amaya decided to abandon the spheres she had made, leaving at the edge of the building, where they would work as mines and blow up if anyone got near them, she hoped no one would though, so she could save them for later.
Hiding behind one of the buildings ventilator facilities, she had to rely on sound for a little while, the hollow should be going towards the boy, meaning the hollow would most likely go past the spheres *damnit not good* Amaya thought to herself, now all she could do was hope that the hollow did not get near them.

After a short while when she figured it safe she would look out from her hiding, to see the situation.
She used her right eye to quickly scan the area, so if it was not safe, she could quickly hide again.

The observant hollow quickly noticed the prey running out from the alley way and into the open streets. Her ears twitched, hearing the loud foot steps he made, she approached the edge of the building, thankfully staying out of the spheres radius of destruction. Her eyes narrowed as she watched the boy run, something didn't seem right. The mans spiritual pressure wasn't on the move, suggesting that this was some sort of trap.
Even so..
She came to the resolution that even if it was a trap of some sort, if it truly was the man then she couldn't let him get away. With a strong kick from heer back legs she jumped off the roof, landing just a few feet behind the holographic projection. The hard landing stunned her for a few seconds, allowing time for the newly formed bullet to travel dangerously close to Anashi. It didn't take long for the hollow to sense a distortion of the reiatsu behind her, causing her to whip herself around only to face the bullet.

It was too late for dodging to Anashi's regret, she had a feeling this was a trap. She began to regret her decision, even if it was necessary. But now she knew this man could create holographic projections, and that bit of information would undoubtetly prove invaluable in the hunt. Anashi crossed her arms and brought them close to her chest, where the bullet was about to hit. The tiny ball of reiatsu slammed Anashis' arms, keeping its shape for a few seconds before dispersing into the air. She examined the damage. A small circle shaped spot on both of her arms had turned dark brown, signifying that it had been essentially burnt. She tapped it, she tapped the metal like armor, testing it's strength. As expected the spots where it had been burnt were much weaker than the rest. Even so, it would still provide a level of protection.

The hollow looked back up at the prey who was at the moment still inside the alley, she stared at him, tempting him to face her in the open. If the man decided to continue with his ranged combat she would simply retreat into cover and wait for him patiently.

Anthorny took a deep breath, thinking things over this was a matter of life or death situations and this wasn't time for slacking. He wasn't exactly the best in the arts of fighting, he may never become so but that was atleast not a reason to say he shouldn't have the chance to change that.
He waited for a bit then programmed two holograms of himself up placed them both next to him and then walked out of the alleyway.
"Well now... either you're so dumb you'll jump for anything or you got a sense of odds and chances... but you can't talk... so sad, I could fix that for you"
He walked forward, not in a lifetime he would fix it, but should it prove to be reacting towards the talking he could use it. He where just trying to figure out what kind of weapon he can use, untill his scanners pick up something usefull. Though as it was there were nothing but cut the mask up.

Good she was still undetected by them both, that would serve well to keep the element of surprise.
She was not sure how much longer she could keep herself out of the fight though, as it was getting a little annoying to just watch what was going on. and not being part of the action herself.
She followed where the hollow had went and stopped at the edge of the building looking out on what was going on.
It seemed it was all still pretty stale, but the boy was now approaching the hollow, was he going to face it head on?
Now that could be interesting, and if they end up fighting close to each other, that could very well serve as her ticket into the fight. Now the question was who should she attack, she could go after the hollow and use the boy for support, it certainly would be the most logical choice, or she could go for the boy, chances were that the hollow would decide to get in the way, as it most likely did not know of cooperation, as was prone to attack her, just as she was to attack it.

For now she decided it was better to wait for a while longer, no need to destroy the chance of surprise attack.