Rekkan vs Dage-Taicho

Well, it was right after the small tension at the meeting that Rekkan came to this square of the Seireitei, where he would wait for Dage Shibo-taicho. The 11th's Captain was probably arriving, as well as the Fukutaicho of the 1st. Rekkan would wait promptly for one or both to arrive, depending on whoever would come first. If it was Dage, then they would begin straight away. With his right hand on Hakunetsu's hilt, the Shinigami waited. The fight would be concluded when one couldn't hold any longer and the other was to become Captain of the 11th Blah...

Dage pounded his way to the realm of combat that would be the fight for his rank, the man that though he could take the rank away was a day dreamer some one who does not have the will needed to lead a band of true blooded swords men. Dage saw the challenger a small man rather thin but Dage knows never to underestimate your foe and as such Dage wasted not time is making the first move, walking to about seven feet of his vice Dage took two deep steps and upon the second step Dage use a drawing attack aimed at the midsection with his four yard blade and massive arms of which would eclipse the distance between them, Dage used perfect form keeping his weight in all the right places and with it Dage followed up with down ward slash which followed the line a motion allowing Dage to stay on guard and ready for any counter attack. Dage would come out like a mindless brute but his plan was simple, his attacks will start out simple but become more complex over time keeping Rekkan moving and not allowing him to set was his plan but it will not seem like at frist.

As Rekkan expected, Dage-taicho was rash and predictable. A giant human wall, a powerful beast, the Fukutaicho valoured the determination and commitment of such a courageous man. However, he was not gifted to lead nor teach. The shinigami stood his ground, watching his captain's movements. Two steps and that incredible giant was already so close to Rekkan. The "young" man slid his feet towards opposite directions, bringing his upper body forward and down as the first slash that Dage Shibo attempted did not harm his opponent.

It was then that Rekkan noticed one other thing. If he was to stay in that position, the blade of his captain's Zanpakuto would slice him from the side, from the back side of the waist to the midriff, probably slightly lower than that. How could he calculate such thing? The two of them were different in size and Dage Shibo was way taller than the small Akume no Rekkan. His draw to the midsection would force him to lower his arm to do so. The shinigami decided to take advantage, having his bended knees to propel forward as his body sprung below and out of range of Dage's blade.

Hakunetsu's hilt gripped smoothly by the right hand, the sword being unsheathed as the blade grinded against its sheath, roaring its leave. Cutting edge en route to the wielding forearm of Dage-taicho, it would only be a matter of time for Rekkan to injure his opponent. The blade would carve deep within the flesh, past the bone, exiting from the other side. The savage movement made by the captain would be counter-attacked by a quick slice... Happening as his blade flew above his target's body.

The battle was not to the death was it? Rekkan would have to force his blade from craving more blood... And himself from craving Hakunetsu.

Dage smiled as his Vice attempted to cleave his sword arm, but such a counter was what Dage wanted and it was such movements that would keep is Vice from knowing what was going to happen next and just as he moved to avid the coming attack he would have to lower his self to below the three foot differences in their hight while also moving to gain a foot hold and counter. Dage did not use any power in his attack just the technique for it this would allow him to change it mid swing or completely stop and use a new attack, keeping in mind with the plan Dage seemed to make anther simple attack but this time using speed as a counter, with in the swing itself Dage loosened his grip and left a very crude after image which could only me left by some one using unaided speed just as the enemy blade advanced the only thing that fell was a thin sliver of sleeve. Dage missed losing his arm by just a second if he was not ready for a counter he would have, with in moments and still in the throws of his own attack Dage slipped behind him lowering his arm and blade at an angle with very little time for his vice to compensate for.

The target of Dages was the shoulder of Rekkan but more so to get Rekken to move in hopes for a counter everything at this point will look very predictable from Dage he wanted to bring Rekken into a false state of predictability, to make it seem as if Dage had nothing els to offer outside of brute like attacks and ideas, Dage hopped to keep this away from Rekken till the very last moments but until then Dage would play as the mindless brute thoughtless and crude but only for a while.

The blank expression of Rekkan's face did not wither, for his opponent's movements were far more than just predictability. Dage-taicho had forced his body to react by going around his Lieutenant, aiming for a clean shot at Akume's shoulder. However, a spin is faster than a turn, and even though the captain of the 11th Division was more rapid than his Fukutaicho, the needed throttle for a spin would be enough to keep up with such a giant. Rekkan's grip over Hakunetsu remained as unchanged as his blank expression, for the Zanpakuto's blade would, one way or another, slash the Captain's forearm for good.

How, you might ask? Upon completion of his 180º degrees turn and while forcing the blade's cutting edge to follow his movements, Akume no Rekkan moved his other hand to the side of his captain's sword. Although his strength was enough to overcome a full stop, the shinigami did not aim for such a goal to be accomplished. That would be something to call him crazy for, while in reality, he was more of an insane person, which was slightly better. Taicho's blade gripped by Rekkan's hand, lowering its throttle to the point that it would merely penetrate an inch at maximum in the Fukutaicho's shoulder. Colateral damage, who gives a shit about that? With such a card played, Rekkan knew that his swing would be unstoppable, for even though with the power that was bestowed upon him, Dage could not prevent the inevitable.

The moment the Lieutenant's hand gripped his opponent's Zanpakuto was the moment his blade would touch Dage's forearm, beginning to penetrate him. At the end of the downswing made by Shibo, Hakunetsu would have sliced his arm right off, allowing Rekkan to have the upperhand in this fight. Easy to predict and follow... The strong and fast Dage Shibo was not playing with his brains, even though he tried to prove it. To escape would mean a complete retreat, but even that was prevented by Rekkan when he gripped Dage's blade. If the captain was to pull the sword, Rekkan's Zanpakuto would aim higher, cutting more of the arm, delivering even more pain. And as the blood would eventually drip from his shoulder... Rekkan would give a very raw and sadistic... Smile.

Dage felt ever moment as if it was in slow motion his Vice showed his skill but it was all in vain he fell for it thinking that his captain was mindless and wild using all the muscles except the one that counts, time seemed to freeze at this point as Dage thought back to his life before becoming a captain the brutish things he did to prove that he was the best was nothing like right now, this fight was not to the death even at this very moment as his Vice fell into a very deadly trap everything was still in Dages mind thought all lasted for a second when Dage answered the counter given by his vice. Dage has always trained his body with out the aid of reiatsu as to keep his body as a separate being so that when its needed he could easily over whelm any one for moments or even as a back up when he gets close to tired but this time it would be a killing blow, the timing of the Dages counter was on par with Rekkan.

With in seconds Dage flared his over whelming reiatsu not only increasing his strength and speed but it allowed Dage to compress it at the very moment the blade come into contact this amour of sorts left Dage unharmed but this could only be done with Dage at full power, compressing the right amount of reiatsu needed was only half of the plain the second came wordlessly as Dage did not to use words to call forth is Shikai just as his Vice touched it. Two things happened with in that moment one was the crushing force and weight of Dages shikai and the added power of Dages swing and second was the three thousand degree black flames that rush forth, the burns to his hand and shoulder would be nothing compared to the damage of the axe blade sinking into his shoulder as it would slice through his hand.

Dage left Rekkan no way to counter his hand grabbing the blade was in good effort but he would meet the over whelming power that Dage kept hidden and with being so close left him no chance to escape the flames that would leave most of his body badly burned, not many could match Dages level reiatsu so the amour will hold for a moment or two but more so Dage kept his self protected with a shield of flames which would further burn Rekkan. With everything happening in that very exchange one would have to ask how such a brute could think of a tactic leaving only seconds between the timing of which Dage already knew what his Vice was planing feeding him everything he needed only for it to fail him as Dage showed his true skill with out the need for spins and trying to take a arm or leg off.

Rekkan's sadistic smile grew wider. For his Taicho to enter shikai and release all of his Reiatsu to save his arm... It was something nice. There was a gap between Dage's Zanpakuto transformation and the lieutenant would use it. The speed and strength of the 11th Division's Taicho were of no match indeed, but the time he took to release his spiritual pressure and his First Release were more than enough for the other shinigami's plan. The grip over the opponent's blade was lost when the latter had to first enter an elemental state of fire before reaching the First Release's appearance. It was then that Rekkan pushed his body forward, having his blade graze upwards against the unbeatable and fully Reiatsu charged arm of Dage. As the Zanpakuto of Dage turned into a powerful double-axe, Rekkan was between the weapon's blade and Dage's body, going up!

He brought his left leg up, forcing it down against the handle of the axe as his body went up and his own Zanpakuto, Hakunetsu, released its very own surge of Reiatsu as its blade's cutting edge went up. The flames that would rise would burn Rekkan's body probably, but Dage was at fault for what was going to happen next.

"Nemuri...", the Fukutaicho whispered as the blade would come into contact with Dage Shibo's chin and force itself upwards with the help of an instant surge of Reiatsu. Dage Shibo had released and compressed his Reiatsu in only one spot of his body, leaving Rekkan's real target exposed. Not only that, but if the Captain was to move his Reiatsu back to the spot that was going to be cut in half, his speed, even if grand and almighty, would not be enough to counter the sudden surge of spiritual pressure made by his lieutenant. It worked as a drill against a hard wall, in which Rekkan found the weak spot.

If this failed, the alternate reality that Rekkan's eyesight was building would come into play as he barely escaped from the flames that were building up beneath him. His left foot, which held itself against the handle of Dage's Zanpakuto, would be used. After the slash, Rekkan would shunpo to evade the flames. And if Dage had survived, which would be quite difficult since the fukutaicho's blade was going to be well deep carved in his face, the fight would continue in a very different way.

Dage smiled as this fight was meeting his level of enjoyment, every thing he planed played out but now a more important factors just kick in his Vic was living on borrowed time. As his axe missed the target the flames rushed forth just as Rekkan reached the distance for his attack the flames would engulfed his arm and hands just as Dage shifted his head and upper body to the outside of the attacking arm as the blade ripped into his shoulder, not deep but it was enough to draw blood this made the blood lust in Dage rise but just as he lifted to its peak the power that Rekkan put in it would throw him of as Dage let go of the handle of the axe changing the level that Rekkan was on. With the out side hand Dage covered it in black flames and aimed it right at the space between the lower rips and upper pelvic bone with a lighting fast knife hand at point black range which would burn his insides, but what was also at point black range was the over whelming wall of flames that now rush to drown Rekkan at any other distance he would have a chance to escape with out life threatening burns.

But this was to close for escaping with out massive burns to the hands legs and face, the most important was the air Rekken would inhale as the heat will burn his lungs, Dage knew what this fight was coming down to more so he knew that with the air becoming dry from the heat fatigue would set in if the burns did not incapacitate him. Dage waited to see the answer from his vice as Dage re grasped his blade noticed that it was lighter seemingly as if Rekkan was reading to escape Dage stood ready for the next attempt if there was one.

The first move would prove to be fatal if the captain had not moved. Now Dage would only get away with severe bloodloss from what Rekkan planned. A critical thinker, the shinigami did not waste any time on following up with his opponent's counter. The only hand that gripped his Zanpakuto would go up as the tip of the blade aimed down the shoulder of Dage Shibo, which was already injured by the Fukutaicho's attack. And as the flames went up to consume Akume no Rekkan, he took a deep breath to prevent them from entering his breathing system and destroy his lungs. He believed in his speed, using his left knee to propel himself forward and above Dage's right shoulder. The flames would catch his waist and legs for mere seconds and probably injure him to the point of average burnings, but...

What was to happen to Dage was far more worse. Rekkan forced his sword's tip against Dage's shoulder while in midair, smiling at the pain that the flames were causing his legs. And as Rekkan was behind Dage... His blade would follow by going down the Captain's backs, possibly grazing through his spine and leaving a very deep cut. Akume no Rekkan landed on his left hand, eventually taking out the blade that had ripped through his captain's flesh and rolling on the floor, feeling some difficulty to stand. However, it was worth it. With critical decisions, he was able to outsmart his captain, jumping at the right time before the flames could cripple him. At the same time he evaded those flames, he would use Hakunetsu, which was already carved in Dage's shoulder, to go deeper into the other Shinigami's flesh. It would be enough to provoke such a bloodloss that knocked out the captain.

(Ok it isn't exactly god modding but....I would edit it to where it isn't an instant hit. In other words make it to where if he wanted to he has a chance to escape. Of course I mean like don't just say he is hit. or carved. or w/e. )

Dage watched as the flames licked at his Vices legs the leaping action was a pointless attempt to out last the death that seemingly bounced back and forth between them, Dage knew that this fight was coming to a end each was fighting for something ideals and just for blood lust alone.

Dage was not a simple fighter like his form eludes to at times when he no longer has control over his rage it can get the better of him more then that it lends it self to a more inhuman tone when he does reach that level of madness but in this fight he seemed to be more in control of his mind thinking more trying not to kill the one he his fighting, the moment at hand fighting some one who was skilled cut a demonic smile into the stone of Dages face as he lowered to one knee freeing the blade as he and his vice were now at two different levels, pushing forward like going for a double leg take down in that same action Dage grabbed the handle of his axe with his inner hand still leaning spun to face his attacker who thought he was going to slide the blade down his back. The twisting motion freed the the blade from the ground with ample force the timing of what will happen next could be seen many ways but as Rekkan lowered his self the blade of the axe began to heat up and upon Dage reaching the peak speed of his attack he whisper. "Nenshou Kaze."

To Rekkan the heat he would feel he might think that Dage was readying to send out more flames but in truth the heat that he would be feeling is a burst of air rushing at him just as he lands, air that is super heated and can burn him along with robbing him of o2 enriched air to breath in while also burning him if it would make contact. Dage could feel the blood running down his shoulder and back due to the horrid angle in which he had to preform from still on bent knee blood was forming there also from the speed and force of the angle he was once in, this was all just a cost of a good fight Dage stood up with is axe ignoring the blood and pain waiting for what will come next.

Dage-taicho made another mistake. He gave away too much, he was bound to pay the price for that. When he dodged the first slash of the Lieutenant Akume no Rekkan, Dage Shibo leaned back and to the side, being in a semi-bent position. When he decided to fall down on one knee, Rekkan saw he needed to act quickly so that the blade that was already on the Captain's shoulder would not detach from it. He stretched his right arm, which due to the range he was previously had its elbow bent. It would be enough to carve the blade deep within Dage's shoulder for it to be stuck. And as that happened, the Fukutaicho gripped the hilt tightly.

Dage would spring his body forward, having Rekkan as a clandestine passenger. The shinigami would hang fiercely to his hilt as Dage spun his body and gripped his Zanpakuto. This would mean that the giant would fall on top of the Fukutaicho and that couldn't happen. Rekkan pulled away from his hilt while gripping it, eventually falling by the side of Dage when this one fell on his backs. Rekkan would proceed by quickly forcing the Zanpakuto, which blade would be very deep down the Captain's shoulder and probably grazing or even penetrating his right lung. As reaction, Dage would lose enough blood and notice that lung was getting flooded with a river colored in red.

[OOC: You can say what you wanted, but I leaped over your shoulder and quite close to it. At the minimum sight of your descend, I forced the blade, which from my previous post was already aiming to stab you, down your shoulder. If you think it is godmod, suit yourself. You should have paid attention to the position you were in, for I remember you, you had leaned your upper body back and to the side, so to do what you did, you'd give me a quick gap to do what I did ]

Dage noticed that his actions did nothing to shake free the blade as he slid forward stopping, and in a blink of the eye gripped the blade bare handed with the compressed amour which was now covering the point of contact and the hand itself the few seconds gained allowed Dage to flair his immense power in the form of a massive pillar of flames.This was no like before there would be no gap in this not time to run like before, the flames that rushed free melted the ground below them about ten feet out and reached a hight about ten feet, Dage sent the blade and sword of his opponent upwards with massive force keeping a unbreakable grip as he did and keeping it from being bounced back. Dage was the lager of the two and also the strongest but his strength was only half of it the angle in which Dage was leaned straightened out shifting the target the blade was aimed for about five inches to his back.

But with the flames rushing at him from every side and with out any time to counter or retreat his vice had only two chances to avoid being over whelmed the first would be to use kido which would banish him from the 11th, the second is to let go of his sword for nothing could free the grip of Dage as no one could truly match the pure strength of the much larger captain. Dage knew this could be the end but using half of his power to burn and rip apart everything with in a ten foot range above and around him and like a rabid monster nothing was going to free his grip not kicks, punches will free it what happens now is on his Vice keeping with the pointless attack would kill him running might keep him alive for the moment.

[ooc: This is a fair counter and i do remember what angle i was in, more so how to move in it i left you no gap this time also i kept from modding by controlling your weapon not you.]

[five inches to the back? i don't need to grip my sword, you just made me win the match =D]

And Dage made Hakunetsu's blade force itself to the captain's backs, which was a complete stupidity. With his own brute strength, the Taicho of the 11th Division lost the position battle without even knowing. The flames would give him distraction enough not to realize the mistake that he had done. As the flames formed a rising pillar, Rekkan used the momentum made by his own Captain and bent his body, gaining speed and a higher degree of turning for what he was going to do. There was no need in gripping the blade that was well deep into his opponent's right side of the torso, but there was need of escaping. He knew that Hakunetsu would be fine on its own, but he would barely get out of this alive.

Without much thought, Rekkan's feet forced themselves against the spine of Dage Shibo as the flames caught up with the Shinigami. He forced his knees to straighten, performing an improvised shunpo. Yes, because one only needed the momentum to do so, and what Rekkan had done, by using the backs of his own Captain, was enough to do so. And as the flames spread high and wide to try and consume anything in their way, the Captain's brute strength ripped Hakunetsu's full blade from his backs, creating a major wound that would make him knocked out out of blood loss. From the midlevel of the torso, a few inches lower, to the level of the shoulder, the five inches that Dage moved Hakunetso towards his back would rip out his flesh and back of the ribcage. Even if his lung was intact, the blood that poured out from his body would be more than enough to beat Dage Shibo-taicho.

Rekkan escaped the rising and grewing flames barely due to the aching pain that was rushing through his legs. The burns that Dage had previously made on them made him lose half a second of speed, which could prove to be fatal if the Captain had used his full powers. However, the Lieutenant knew that his cards were not played at all while his captain had shown most of his. With all the sacrifice that he endured to gather information over Dage, it was not needed to release the powers of Hakunetsu herself upon this foe. Dage had simply... Used his own strength against himself.

[You did it all yourself...]

[ooc: how was the blade in me when i kept it from moving also i did not use any speed to straighten my self out, and if you stated in your earlier post that it is me that's auto hitting and second there is no time to push off and all that. As a mod i am call this under review before i post my counter because as i can see from your post there is a bit of modding in it because the time it takes to do that push off the flames would have engulf you just as your reading to push off.]

[lol, you did not state you gripped the blade before it was stabbed, plus it would be impossible because:

Right Arm, it was obstructed by me while i leaped. the blade would be deep in you when i was behind you

Left Arm, you were gripping your axe with it and the current stance you were on made it quite hard for you to move it to the position of the blade.

What you did was the actual godmod, in my opinion, basing that you were aiming to grip your Zanpakuto when my sword was already touching your shoulder. Then you suddenly moved your left arm, which was the only one that COULD be able to reach the blade in time if it hadn't moved to grip your Zanpakuto... That's... Not really nice.

Dage noticed that his actions did nothing to shake free the blade as he slid forward stopping, and in a blink of the eye gripped the blade bare handed with the compressed amour <- as you did not move the compressed armour of Reiatsu or give away a hint that you had decompressed it, this really sounds like godmod as well. why? because when you compress reiatsu to one spot, you need to release it again and then recompress it. If you move the already compressed Reiatsu, that's manipulating, and your zanpakuto is not Reiatsu-based, but fire. Also, from the whole show, only Zaraki could do that, and I don't imagine you having the same amount of Spiritual Pressure as him :p (which no one of the captains should have, only the Captain Commander)]

Rekkan Is correct Dage. He has won the match...Feel free to call in another opinion.

I really don't care really its just a fight and i can always go to a other division if possible.
BETTER YET WHEN CAN I HAVE A REMATCH?

I believe the rules say one week or so? That's fine by me.

Rekkan it was a very good fight i did make some mistakes but next time is diff i also had a few issues at home but thats all gone now.

I also had my share of fun. Next time it will be different indeed.

Dage Shibo is now the lieutenant...Rekkan, Come to the meeting please, Inform the captains of your victory.