Now You Feel Like Number None [Bleach Arrancar Quest]

Vilegrave · Jul 17, 2018

You know Yumichika's been pretty ok with it but i'm honestly curious what the two captains watching this fight think of Nemo now having no mask at all after it crumbled bit by bit during the fight, it might be temporary but that's a fairly big deal for Hollows/Arrancars.

The Sandman · Jul 17, 2018

NyaaMe0w said:
I wonder what the people monitoring the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone think about the explosions going on at Pripyat?

Right now it's a Code Brown. Once they find clean pants, they can really start to panic.

Prime 2.0 · Jul 17, 2018

Well, that certainly was merry.

Omicron said:
You stayed in Las Noches; what did it to you?

*do to you

[X] Remember.

Wind-Up Citrus · Jul 17, 2018

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Omicron · Jul 17, 2018

Linarka said:
Holy shit omicron how do you write so damn fast, it's been like 2 days and you wrote an absolutely action packed 10k words. I can't wait to see the final showdown and how Nemo's release evolves.

I love writing fight scenes.

This entire Quest is one long exercise in forcing myself to sit down and actually write character development and build-up so that when a fight scene comes it has actual stakes and struggle and meaning.

Once I get to the moment where the fight starts I am just happily typing off all the cool stuff I was thinking about and was delaying until now. So these updates are actually really easy and quick to put out.

Pandemonious Ivy · Jul 17, 2018

Cadis said:
This quest is absolutely the best thing on this site

1. You're correct
2. I can't wait until it ends so everyone can witness the beauty of Knight of Dust

[X] Remember ~~Ulquiorra-sama~~.

Redshirt Army · Jul 17, 2018

Omicron said:
You also saved me from what Las Noches does to people."

You are not sure how to respond. You stayed in Las Noches; what did it to you?

Should be "what did it do to you?".

Silvrose · Jul 17, 2018

[X] Remember.

ChaoticAwesome · Jul 17, 2018

[x] Remember.

Wind-Up Citrus · Jul 17, 2018

Pandemonious Ivy said:
1. You're correct
2. I can't wait until it ends so everyone can witness the beauty of Knight of Dust

[X] Remember ~~Ulquiorra-sama~~.

It would help if Omicron included Knight of Dust link in his signature.

Blueshift · Jul 17, 2018

[X] Remember.

This was an amazing fight scene. Others have said it too, but I loved how the ferris wheel got used in the fight, and it was great to see Yumichika be a badass even while technically outpowered (it's so easy to forget how strong Nemo is compared to the powerhouses in Los Noches). I wonder what Unohana's report back is going to look like (Kido was one of the few advantages they had over Hollows, so it would be interesting to see the reactions of people when they learn that Arrancar can mess with that).

Shwaggy · Jul 17, 2018

...I got so caught up I forgot! Which is ironic.

[X] Remember.

Omicron · Jul 17, 2018

Wind-Up Citrus said:
It would help if Omicron included Knight of Dust link in his signature.

I actually ran out of wordcount due to wanting to add descriptions of each Quest

persivle · Jul 17, 2018

Nemo has lost her horns! Those were a major part of her build. Hope that isnt permanent, otherwise she will be severely underpowered.

[x] Remember

unObservant · Jul 17, 2018

Omicron said:
CIV. Challenge,

I wonder what the next chapter's title will be. Seriously, no idea. Any guesses?

veekie · Jul 17, 2018

One thing that keeps coming to mind is how many times Yumichika had given Nemo a haircut this fight. Its an unreasonably funny minor detail.

Omicron said:
Sickles are not meant for thrusts. You angle your body and the tips of the blades are hooked against the inside of your skin. You exhale and torn muscle fibers weave themselves anew around the blade, the rib reconnects and traps the steel inside. Yumichika tugs on his sword to pull it out of you, and fails.

That is uh...a very 11th way to disarm someone.

Omicron said:
You brace your shoulder and hurl it into the sky. It flies off, whirling madly over the buildings, and you fire off another Bala. The detonation echoes like a child's tears and the blade disappears over the skyline.

Then you take Polilla, rip her out of the ground, and do the same with her.

Polilla: "Nemo! Whyyyyy~~~~~"

Omicron said:
The Shinigami looms over you, and you glower. No more banter? No more accusations of being a failure, a monster, a cut-rate him? Is he short on breath?

"I have never enjoyed anything in my life," he whispers with a grin, "more than I am enjoying this moment. Make it last."

Yumichika! She's already got Cirucci! Don't make this weirdly sexual!

Omicron said:
Light again appears in your horns. Your fists fly and he swats them away like so many flies. You open your mouth in a silent scream, rear back your head, and his smile flashes bright -

"Do you never learn?" he shouts, and grabs your left horn in his hand, pulling on your neck. You yelp in pain and your horns discharge-

A Bala.

He stares at you for a fraction of second of surprise. You grin, open your right hand, and let your Cero flow out of it.

I love this fakeout.

Omicron said:
Grey-black light swallows the Reaper, a match for his robes, howling with pain and anger and betrayal and loss. It falls down like lightning, striking the heart of the spiraling watersprout, turning it to wide circles of steam around its baleful stroke. Then it hits the water, and the river surges, flooding its banks.

So, what was Yumichika's nightmare that he saw in the deeps?
Also that probably is a lot of traumatized fish nightmares which outlived the fish.

Omicron said:
He is a vision of terror. His left arm is twisted and limp, his left leg is broken, both limbs have had their robe shredded, his feathers are gone, his hair is a mess, his face is scorched, his lips bloodied.

#Gore
This would probably look kickass in the manga.
30 liters of blood spread across the map.

Omicron said:
Your spine broke.

It's okay. It's okay. It's fine.

You can fix this.

Nemo.txt

Omicron said:
"Everyone," he says softly, "know that Captain Unohana is terrifyingly powerful and ancient, and that she is best not angered. Few know her history as you do. Few know her past, and the nature of her true power. Even though it is not a secret, it is rarely shared. Do you know why?"

You don't understand what this has to do with anything.

"Because," he continues underettered, "her past self is not her true self. She is not a sleeping demon, putting on a mask, playing games of pretend while waiting for the carnage to come. She is herself: the Captain of the Fourth, the greatest healer in Soul Society, a kind and nurturing soul, if one with a stern and disciplined mind. Who she was is still there, and it can be awakened. There is a sleeping demon. But it is not her true self. It is just a self."

Persona scene build up!

Omicron said:
The shadow writhes against its bindings, deep deep inside your sword. Subdued. Shackled. Yours.

It is no longer raging or howling or hissing.

It is pleading.

It wants to save you. It's all it has ever wanted.

You are its better half.

There is a cracking sound, and your horns fall away, shattering like glass on the ground.

Breathe. In and out. In and out.

Breathe.

Remember.

You are only yourself.

That's all you ever were.

"Challenge, Polilla."

Per. So. Na!

Tricia · Jul 17, 2018

RIP Cirucci's handlebars

Pandemonious Ivy · Jul 17, 2018

unObservant said:
I wonder what the next chapter's title will be. Seriously, no idea. Any guesses?

Daddy.

Marla · Jul 17, 2018

Oh man, if this is actually animated, it's a Bleach movie production-level of sakuga. The series' production level just can't match the awesomeness if this scene.

It could even be a Yumichika-focused movie or something, where his character arc climaxed at the battle against his Arrancar mirror. That Cero-Bala swap was insane.

Too bad he's not that high in popularity ladder.

[X] Remember

BungieONI · Jul 17, 2018

Tricia said:
RIP Cirucci's handlebars

So lewd. It's worse than handholding!

Pandemonious Ivy said:
Daddy.

No you dingus, it's obviously Mommy.

Wind-Up Citrus · Jul 17, 2018

Omicron said:
I actually ran out of wordcount due to wanting to add descriptions of each Quest

Sacrifices must be made for viewership

Khepri14 · Jul 17, 2018

[X] Hallucinate

Redshirt Army said:
It sounds like, uh, "none".

Well, now you feel like number none alright.

SolipsistSerpent · Jul 17, 2018

Yaga said:
[x] Remember.
Boy, this update sure makes me wish Kubo's fights hadn't all taken place in empty white rooms after the first few volumes. Nothing like a good over-the-top setpiece to make people look cool.

Another reason the Zaraki/Nnoitra fight is above par for the series. It actually uses background elements.

Ramarok · Jul 17, 2018

[x] Remember.

Redshirt Army · Jul 17, 2018

[x] Just Call The Whole Thing Off And Go Home

Now You Feel Like Number None [Bleach Arrancar Quest]

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