Killing Loneliness [Open to two other arrancar]

A harsh wind howled through the vast wasteland of white sand and stone trees. A bleak landscape that consisted of a seemingly endless desert, nothing more. A pallid white crescent moon loomed above the alabaster sand, the ashen celestial body seeming to guide one on an empty path into madness. Valentina often paced the desert when she felt depressed. Tino was nowhere to be found, and James was far to busy to keep her company. The female slumped down into the sand, her body wanting to sink into the sand's chilled embrace for comfort. For the first time in a long time, she found herself thinking of Hao Aokami, an old friend that she owed her very existance to. If it wasn't for him, she wouldn't be what she was today. He disappeared from her life centuries ago and often found herself thinking of him more and more as of late. She quietly sighed and laid her fox like ears flat against her head, her long plush tail curling around her long, shapely legs. Her toes curled, then relaxed, her clawed fingers raking through the fine white sands. Her long silver hair fell over her shoulders and rested over her chest and arms as she moved onto her stomach. Her golden yellow eyes stared out into the empty horizon. She ached for some form of companionship. Though she refused to admit it, she hated being alone.

Vladimir walked the endless sands of the dessert, his eyes downcast, their grey orbs reflecting no light, no image except for the pale white of the sands below him. He dragged his feet over the uneven ground, the sand shifting beneath his feet, swirling around his ankles. a sound of metal scraping metal could be heard coming from him, his massive scythe on hi back, the chain from it extending to wrap his body in it's protective embrace, attaching once more to the hilt of a Katana, which as always was stabbed through one of the links of the chain.

Vlad's head suddenly shot up, his eyes focusing on something in the distance, still to clouded by drifting sand for him to perfectly make out, but it appeared to be a figure lying on the sand, female to boot. Vlad smiled his predatory smile, revealing his sharpened teeth, and he slowly approached the female, his left hand rolling his usual dice, and he smiled, his eyes lit with a need to possess her, for it was indeed a female, and he stopped not too far off, hopefully unnoticed by the prone figure.

Val's attention was suddenly captured by a scent on the wind, her vulpine ears now standing erect atop her head. They turned this way and that until they faced forward, following a faint clacking sound. Her nose twitched, the scent being an unfamiliar one. She huffed and remained in her prone position, deeming the possessor of the scent unthreatening. She crossed her arms just below her chest, resting her bosm on her crossed forearms. Her legs bent at the knees, her legs lighty pumping back and forth in the air while her tail uncurled itself from her body and laid between her legs, the tip twitching slightly. She was curious of whomever was approaching her. She took another whiff of the air, catching the anomaly's scent yet again, this time finding the scent growing richer and more suggestive. The one approaching was clearly male, and made his intentions obvious. Too bad she wasn't easy prey. He'd have to try pretty hard to get her. She smirked and licked her lips, pleased that her lonesome evening was about to change.

Vlad saw her now clearly, and was pleasantly surprised, she had many exotic features not commonly seen. He liked the exotic, and as a collector he needed it, he knew he had to have it, even if it would only satisfy his greed, not to mention lust, temporarily. He watched her legs kicking in the air, saw the tail uncurl from it and lay against the ground, he noticed her other odd features and his smile broadened.

Vlad casually tossed the dice onto the ground, and they landed on a perfect snake eyes, causing his grin to broaden even more. I seem to be lucky today. He picked up the dice and slowly approached the female, giving her a slight bow. "Allow me to introduce myself miss, I am Vladimir. It is an absolute pleasure to meet you." He bowed even lower, his hungry gleam never leaving his eyes, which remained on her face the entire time.

Val's eyes followed the movements of the approaching male. She noticed him toss two objects from his hand, grin, then pick them up again. As he drew closer, she slowly sat up on her knees, dusting the sand off of her body. She looked the male over as he introduced himself before bowing to her. She smirked and slowly rose to her feet. Her long, plush tail swayed behind her as she placed her hands on her hips. She spoke to the male in her usual soft, sultry voice that often sent shivers through any male she spoke to. Vladimir, eh..? I am Valentina. A pleasure to meet you. And according to that rather thick scent coming from you...pleasure is what you had in mind. Am I mistaken? Her cherry red lips formed a wicked smile. Her hands lifted from her hips as her arms crossed just below her bust. Her eyes glowed a bright yellow hue, showing her own amusement in meeting this male.

From the sound of her voice Vladimir's smile grew even more, and he licked his lips before speaking. "Ah I see. You can smell pheromones from others bodies." He smiled wickedly, his eyes still holding that hungry quality within their grey orbs, and he chuckled. He shook his head and had a more controlled smile upon his face now. "No you are not mistaken, you are quite right, though the fact that you already know puts me at a slight disadvantage." He sighed slightly, having been outed so quickly, went completely against his style, but he couldn't quite complain.

It was quite true James was busy. Though he finished his actual work long ago, which was strange thinking a Espada should not have much of a job. James was a self employed writer, often writing porno's and parodies of human world books. Also writing down all he knows about Shinigami, Hollows, Bounts, and Quincys. Among dozens of other things that he shall eventually give to his succesor all his knowledge. Though he finished that and decided to go for a walk outside of Las Noches.

During this he tried to see how fast he could run without Sonido. Though at his max speed he jumped high into the air and did not come down for a while. He with his power flaring out at full, fell to the ground at blinding speeds. Moving to fast for anyone to prepare for his coming. His accidental target, the area between Valentina and Vlad. Which when he hit the area a large impact occured, from which he stood perfectly fine. A newly formed concer stick in his mouth. His blue dress shirt was torn open and exposed his chest, and his dress pants untouched by the sand.

Raising his head he looked from side to side and groaned, " I was hoping for the previous Decima or Tia. Dammit. I guess the pair of you will do. " He reached behind his back and removed Null excalibur. Placing it infront of him, two handed in a Great sword battle stance. " Amuse me. Try and kill me. " His power erupting from him like a torrent of wind knocking sand up.

Val's grin widened at the male's reaction to her comment. She chuckled a bit and took a step closer towards the male, then froze. Her nose twitched again before a low growl rumbled in her throat. She took a few steps back just moments before a figure seemed to crash in between her and the male. She snarled and shot forward, backhanding what turned out to be her own master, La Primera. She hit him with enough force to shatter bone, but knew that he'd barely feel it even though he'd be knocked to the ground by the impact. She huffed and glared at her grounded master. It's rude to just appear out of nowhere and demand a fight... Her tail twitched out of annoyance, her golden yellow optics now glowing a deep amber hue. James may have been her master, but a wild animal will always be wild and Val wasn't easy to tame.

At the sight of James appearing, then instantly being knocked on his ass by Valentina Vlad began to laugh, he couldn't help it, he fell on his ass and clutched his stomach, realizing though that his chances of attaining this woman just dropped dramatically. He finally regained control of himself and stood, coughing once, still a smile upon his face.

He looked from James to Valentina and as he looked at her his eyes again retained their hungry quality. He wondered if they already knew each other, but he was uncertain, and he waited silent, for whatever came next, from either of them.

James groaned as he got back up massaging his head, " Damn. Can't a dude just kill something. " He straps Null excalibur to his back again and locks his power away to zero. He looked over at Vlad and yawned, " Back off you wanna be manwhore. A low life like you would simply be crushed before you got a chance at that ass. Trust me, I know by experiance. Worth the trip though... " He took a drag of his ciggerette, which he never let go off.

Val huffed at James' words, then smirked a bit. She chuckled to herself as James made his little comments to Vlad. She smirked, her gaze shifting between her two male counterparts. She then got a fun little idea. Why just stand around, bored. She sauntered over towards Vlad, running her clawed fingers down the male's chest. Now now, James....don't act like you're jealous... Who knows...maybe I want to play with both of you. Ever think of that? Or did that blow to the head knock your brain out of your ear...? She smirked and turned her back to Vlad, grinning her wicked little grin. She was in quite a mood for a little bit of fun, and she figured that two males were better than one.

Vlad gave James a blank, look, his theory about the two of them knowing each other being confirmed, and he sighed. As Valentina approached him and ran her claws down his chest, making a strange scrapping sound as she passed over the various loops of metal that formed the chain that covered most of his body, leaving very little of him exposed. Hearing Val's words he frowned ever so slightly. "I don't share my women, or anything." He slowly began to walk off, his conquest unfinished, as he had been beaten to this particular treasure by a man he could never hope to defeat as he was. He hung his head, hoping that he would be able to come across something to destroy.

James did not share either, unless of course, it was with other women. He noticed the guy start to walk off and he snapped his fingers, " Oi! You do not have to go my friend. We can still enjoy other aspects of life. " He raised a hand witha bottle of vodka in it. He turned to Valentina, " No we will not fuck you together. Alone might be fine, until that moment though. Let us get smashed and High out of our minds, hopefully blowing something up. " Maybe he will get to test the newbies power. He seemed strong enough, but more like a fly to him or a dog to Valentina.

James liked bloodshed, he loved fighting. He liked opponents with regeneration, meaning they can continue to fight no matter what wounds he inflicted. Most opponents he would never use his full might of mtter control on, just to be able to fight them. First step, survive his spirit pressure, second survive a hit from his sword. Third and finally, Survive his Ressureccion. Then he found a good opponent, and he can enjoy that. Valentina was one, The other top four Espada and Incognita could survive him. Though he was unsure of what damage he could cause with his full might yet. His conclusion was the destruction of an area 10x the area of Hueco Mundo.

Val simply laughed at Vlad's comment, then watched him walk away. He reminded her of James in many ways, mostly the selfishness. She then glanced at James when he called out to Vlad. Val chuckled a bit, her tail swaying slowly behind her. She heard James' other comment, his words only making her grin wider. My dear James, I had no intentions of taking you both at the same time. All the blood that would come from such a feat would attract unwanted company...don't you agree? You know what happened last time... She smirked and flexed her hands before displaying the three inch long, hierro ripping claws that tipped each of her fingers. They were more than strong enough to tear through James'. One could only imagine what they could do to one of the weaker Espada. The then decided to try something to attract the other male back, using her own power as a lure. She gave James a slight nod, letting him know what she was about to do. She then exhaled slowly before releasing her spiritual pressure at full blast. The sand erupted at her feet and was quickly blown away from where she stood, leaving only a crater that spanned nearly fourty feet in diameter. In reaction to her power, ominous black clouds seemed to form overhead, thunder now rumbling in the distance. The clouds easily blotted out the pastey white moon, leaving the desert in darkness, only to have it illuminated by bolts of lightning that snaked through the clouds. Her spiritual pressure was more than strong enough to match, if not rival James', and he knew it. James respected her power, knowing what she was capable of. Perhaps the other male will learn the same lesson after being brought to his knees by her pressure alone.

Thankfully for Vlad he had not been standing next to Valentina when she released her power, it would have possibly killed him, though he doubted it. He had just turned around because James had called him back, and you can't really refuse a higher up, especially one like James, who wouldn't hesitate to kill you. He just noticed the bottle of Vodka, and excellent choice, before Valentina released herself. Vlad was hit by a concussive force and sent back a couple steps, before he managed to regain his balance, and stare at her, mouth agape.

Vlad slowly approached, unsure of her intentions, though he had heard her previous words, he still didn't fully trust her, or James for that matter. He sighed slightly and continued to slowly walk back towards the two, feeling like a weak pawn.

James did not react to the power display. He simply continued to shake the bottle of vodka and walk up to Vladimir, he reach him and slapped him on tehe back, hard. Then shoved the bottle into his hand and walked away. Then stopping and turning, he took his ciggerette and flicked it to the ground as it was all burned out. Recreating a new one in his free hand.

" I am well aware Valentina. Though I doubt any of them could even survive my presence if I did not supress my own power at all times. " His sole ability outside of mattr control, was complete control over his spirit levels. In an instant he could go from none, to three billion times that of Valentina. Useful.

Valentina watched James approach Vlad and give him something before returning to her side. She huffed and suppressed her spiritual pressure completely, her form now hovering above a rather large crater beneath her feet. She sniffed and combed her clawed fingertips through her hair, showing a hint of boredom as Vlad drew closer to her and James. Her tail swayed from side to side lightly. She felt like getting naked for some reason. She shrugged off her thoughts. A good display of power always got her off, something James often used to his advantage. She simply stood in mid air above her self made crater, waiting for something good to happen.

Vlad smirked as James smacked him on the back handing him the bottle of vodka. He lifted it into the air in a semi salute, and pulled the stopper out with his teeth, taking a rather large sip directly from the bottle. He wiped his hand across his mouth and smirked again. Ah, a fine brand. An excellent choice James. I can call you James right?" He asked, unsure of whether he preferred James, or being called the Primera, by those below him.

Vlad now stood beside the floating Valentina and smirked up at her, slowly releasing his own power, knowing it would do nothing to either of the two next to him. "did you have fun?" he asked, a hungry grin on his face again. He knew she was James' but he couldn't resist such an exquisite beauty.

James smiled, " James my friend. Primera is way to formal. " His glacial spheres flashed at Valentina, deciding as they were both raising their power he might as well raise his. Quickly it rose, in a shockwave that was focused mroe up and out than down, so no crater was formed, but alot of dust was kicked up. In actuality was was at 10%, to them he was triple that of Valentina at the moment. No one knew of his exact power, many just assumed he was powerful and stopped trying to find his real power level. It was impossible. James' true Spiritual pressure was almost exactly the same as the previous ones. Though he always kept it at either 0% or quadruple that, this was an exception. His artificial power level, was still there and they would feel it, and he guessed it was not pleasant.

Val grinned when Vlad asked her if she had fun after her little display of strength. She huffed and combed her fingers through her soft silver hair while her tail curled around her right leg. Baby, I'm only having fun if there is pain or pleasure involved. She would have gone on, but James decided he didn't want to be left out in the little power show. She felt him release a bit of his reiatsu and simply shrugged. She felt it before, and survived him at his full strength. She wasn't really impressed anymore. She yawned and walked across the air above the crater before touching back down on the soft sand near the edge, now standing next to Vlad with a rather bored expression on her face. She was due a little fun time, and James wasn't going to stop her. She may be his fraccion, but she wasn't his mate.

Vlad downed another sip of the Vodka, smirking at James. "I hope neither of you want any." He said as he again raised it to his lips. He was about to sip from it when James power hit him like a wave, disorienting him badly. He stumbled back a little, and then Valentina landed next to him.

He smirked at her, but was still very very uncomfortable around James, and he knew deep down he needed to become more powerful, and he needed to do it quickly, or he would not live for much longer. His smirked faded for less than a second before it was replaced, and he glanced hungrily at valentina again.

James grinned, " Anyway, I shall be going! You provide no entertainment! " He said like at a concert. With a kicking up of his legs and sonido he was gone. Gone hunting for real fights.

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Val huffed, using her tail to sweep sand in James' direction as he made his sudden exit. She quietly growled before turning her attention back towards Vlad. Just ignore him...He's just pissy because I'm not fucking him anymore... She chuckled a bit and stretched slightly, another soft yawn passing her lips before her hand shot out and snagged the liquor from the male's hands. Heh...I need a good drink.. She smirked and down the remnants of the container, the harsh liquid burning a panth down her throat. A delicious fire. She shivered, the fur on her tail bristling. Damn...give the ass some props on his choice of poison.. She smirked and crushed the bottle in her hand, shards of glass now raining down into the shifting sands. She smirked and glanced back up at Vlad, wondering what to do with the lone male.

Vlad looked over at James as he left. "Showoff..." He muttered right after he left. As Valentina spoke he turned to face her, and smirked about what she said about James. "I could understand why." He said as he looked her up and down, checking her out again.

As she stole the vodka from his hand Vlad raised an eyebrow and smirked, watching her down what was left, slightly under half. Vlad nodded his head at her statement. "Indeed, the man can pick 'em." He said not only talking about the vodka bottle, which now lay in shards on the ground. He smirked again. "Now that the showoff is gone what shall we do to pass the time, hmm?"

Val picked a few shards of glass from her palm, acting as if it were nothing. A few droplets of blood seeped from the tiny scratches. Val inhaled the lush scent before bringing her hand to her lips. Her tongue darted out, lapping up the crimson droplets. She then glanced at Vlad with a smirk. Hmm...what to do..what to do.. Her grin widened, bearing her sharp white teeth. She was in one of her moods, her teasing mood. She wanted to play a little. The question was...how to do it. She had her many ways. She crossed her arms just below her breasts, still thinking of how to play with the male.