we meet again (stratus)

Tartarax walks in the desert searching for that slime wielding hollow, he has locked in on its reaitsu hoping it would be near

Stratus sat upon a rock. He was the chewing on the remainder of a unfortunate hollow. It wasn't tasty. That was something he hated about the desert. Human souls and flesh had a taste far superior to that of a hollows. And the screams as they tried to run and fight back made it all the sweeter. So deep in thought he almost didn't notice the signal moving ever closer. He never forgot a signal, and this one was recent. The hollow that had tossed him was moving toward him. He tossed the rest of the arm he was chewing to the ground. It wasn't hard to see the other hollow coming, there wasn't much to hide his form. Stratus stood ready, this time he would take him out. "Ready for the next go!?" he shouted as the creature came into range.

Tartarax finnaly found the hollow he was searching for but he was ready for a fight, tartarax replied to the question the hollow asked him"hold on, im not here to fight i have a proposition for you if your willing to listen".

"Proposal?" Stratus snickered. "After what you did to me, I tear you to pieces and use your shell as a house." The more he thought about the more interesting deaths he devised for the hollow. But he wasn't without some curiosity "What do you have in mind? There's not much you can offer me."

"You know of the Vasto Lordes" tartarax answered in a calm tone "My proposal is we both help each other get to this rank, a mutal relationship in a manor of speaking". tartarax thought of what this hollow would say "so do you accept my invitation to power".

"HAHAHAHAHA!" the laughter ripped from him as he heard the other hollow. He fell to the ground and started to roll on the sands. It had been awhile since he'd laughed that loud. "Has you mind gone rotten? You really think you have a chance at getting to that point?" Stratus got up and dusted the sand from his body. "That was a good joke, for that I won't kill you. Maybe I'll just take a limb or two."

Tartarax was angered by the insult the hollow gave him, but he restrained himself and sighed"atleast take me up on this offer, we help eachother hunt, i dont really have a hunger for souls, but i could bring many for you as long as i get to kill any i want even the hollows, so in a way if you reach the fabled rank of espada ill be your fraccion, so do you accept".

Some of Stratus' ire was fading. Could this guy be serious. He gave a sigh, killing him now wouldn't be much fun. But part of his idea had promise. He was offering servitude, and that was pretty rare. He must be wary of such things, as it a gateway to a will placed knife. "I'm not one to turn down an underling...." As he thought about it Modale popped into his head. The short hollow had spoke of getting hollows together to rise to greatness. It could be possible to have this hollow join their fold. It wasn't his place to invite others, he could always bring him before Moldale and have him decide. As he thought about it all he groaned. "Fine. But you gotta meet with my other friends first. They get the final say. And if they decide to eat you I get the first bite." He snickered again, "They're out here somewhere." He pointed to the vast desert.

"good we have an understanding" Tartarax said "but i have one more question what is your name""mine is Tartarax,Tartarax Planch at your service".

"Like I said, they get the final word." He sighed again, already he regret not killing him. He shrugged. "Tartarax Planch? Odd name." Even as he said it there came a sudden epiphany; he didn't have a last name. He had called himself Stratus. The need for a last name wasn't something that he had thought of. Did he need one? This big lummox had one? Why shouldn't he? "I'm Stratus......" His voice trailed off as he thought for a second. "Vangaretti. Stratus Vangaretti" For some reason the name sounded right. Not sure where he had gotten it from. "Enough talk, we have to find my brethren." With that he turned and walked off in no particular direction. He kept his senses open for any trace of the familiar pressure of his allies.

Tartarax walked behind Stratus silently he said to himself"lets see where we go i may be able to reach espada with this guy" he chuckled slightly as they both walked into the desert to meet the hollows companions.