The Espada Cirucci Sanderwicci
A cold smile appeared on Tirutī's face as she drew a long whip from behind her back. A large metal disc was attached to its tip.
Her arrogant expression was almost frightening. She casually swung the whip, its tip cutting through the air with a sharp crack.
"Bring the other Vasto Lorde here, boy," she said mockingly.
"Or don't. It makes no difference to me. I love watching those pitiful losers resist me. It always gives me a reason to teach them a lesson with my whip. Hahaha."
The one Baraggan had sent really was a sadist.
Cirucci Sanderwicci, the current fifth Espada under Baraggan Louisenbairn's rule.
Though she had yet to be empowered by Aizen's Hogyoku, her innate strength as an Arrancar made her a force to be reckoned with.
Her Zanpakuto, the Girondina, was a spectacular sight.
In her hand, it was a whip with a massive disc-shaped blade attached to its end.
It was a powerful Zanpakuto, suited to both close combat and ranged attacks.
Cangya had never imagined that his first real opponent would be a woman, much less that she would have the attitude of an angry wildcat.
He saw Mila Rose trembling all over in fear and flicked her mask.
"Kitten, get up and go find Tier Harribel. Tell her not to interfere in this fight."
After a month of training like something out of a shonen anime, honing his racial abilities and Aspect of Death, he felt ready to face an opponent like Tirutī.
[Basic information] Name - Cangya Gender - male Race - Hollow (Vasto Lorde) Reiatsu level - high (Captain-level) Alignment - neutral evil Affiliation - none ... Racial abilities [Cero: Reiatsu attack skill Mastery - high.] [Sonído: movement skill Mastery - high.] [Garganta: limited spatial distortion skill. Mastery - basic.] Innate abilities [Ginrei Kuchiki's Voice: your voice can influence people's mental state. This ability works best when persuading or seducing others.] [Pressure (Aspect of Death): the manifestation of your Hollow heart.] [Shattered Heart (Hollow): creatures classified as "Hollows" can gain nourishment and grow stronger.] [Regeneration: your wounds heal automatically. The time required depends on the severity of the wound.] Acquired abilities [Seduction: the ability to seduce the opposite sex. Mastery - intermediate] [Riding: the ability to ride mounts. Mastery - intermediate] [Arithmetic: the ability to handle arithmetic problems. Mastery - intermediate] [Taunt: the ability to provoke others with words. Mastery - basic] [Equipment] ...
His status boosted his confidence. Mila Rose was not so optimistic.
"You're going to fight her alone?! She'll tear you to pieces!"
"That would be a glorious death in battle, wouldn't it?" he said with a smile, his eyes narrowing to slits behind his mask.
He reached out and gently patted her head, then straightened up. "Go, before she turns her attention to you."
"No way. I won't abandon my companion. I'm staying to fight."
"Wow. You finally see me as one of your own. How thoughtful. But you're putting me in an awkward position now. I told you I wanted to fight her one-on-one."
Mila Rose stared at him for a long while, then turned and ran toward Tier Harribel, clearly unwilling to accept his request for a one-on-one fight.
Tirutī glanced at Mila Rose, and Cangya hurriedly stepped in front of her, blocking her view of Mila Rose.
"Hollow woman, you've got the most punchable face of any woman I've ever seen. Care to share your secret?"
Tirutī's face twisted. "You lowly creature. I'll give you five extra lashes to cure you of your rudeness."
Her confidence in her own strength was so unshakable that she didn't consider Cangya a real threat at all.
Of course, Cangya had concealed his Reiatsu, which had also fed her arrogance.
He didn't want to attract the unnecessary attention of a certain super-powerful Hollow of this era.
He surveyed the battlefield.
Tirutī was furious, but she didn't move.
"I'll make the first move."
Without hesitation, Cangya instantly activated Sonído.
With a thunderous bang, he closed the distance between them at astonishing speed and kicked Tirutī hard in the abdomen.
The force of the blow sent her flying like a comet into the mountainside.
Rocks and earth collapsed, sending dust and debris raining down.
A haze of destruction filled the air, testament to the tremendous power just unleashed.
"Her body is really hard," he muttered, feeling as though he had kicked an iron wall.
"Arrancar and their damn defenses. I'm definitely not jealous."
Dust swirled in the aftermath of the impact, and Tirutī's massive disc emerged from the haze.
The deadly weapon flew toward Cangya's head at tremendous speed.
It was an incredibly fast attack, but it still paled in comparison to the fierce attacks Tier Harribel had launched during training.
Cangya nimbly twisted his body, narrowly dodging the golden disc and barely escaping.
As he dodged, her Zanpakuto struck the mountainside a few meters from where he had been standing.
The disc hit the ground, carving a path of destruction through the earth and pulverizing rocks, sending fragments flying in every direction.
Turf was ripped up, adding to the torrent of debris created by Tirutī's merciless attack.
The battlefield trembled under the brutal fight, its landscape changing with it.
"This is her sealed state."
He couldn't help imagining the destruction Tirutī could cause in her Resurrección state. Resurrección was a skill that allowed an Arrancar to unleash all of her Hollow power.
Tirutī emerged from the dissipating dust, holding her whip, its disc still spinning.
"Don't you know Resurrección hardens an Arrancar's skin? If you want to hurt me physically, give it everything you've got."
As an Adjuchas Arrancar, her base Reiatsu was several levels lower than a Vasto Lorde's.
But her Resurrección state could still withstand Cangya's physical attacks.
"I like a woman who can take a beating. Hey, would you... What do Hollows say when they're courting a woman again? You're an experienced senior. Care to teach me?"
Tirutī's face flushed crimson. "What's wrong with you? I would never court a bastard like you!"
"What a buzzkill."
Tirutī lunged at Cangya like a hungry predator.
She swung her whip swiftly and viciously, directing the golden disc toward him, its spinning blade eager to cleave him in two.
Cangya leaped high into the air, however, avoiding the deadly whirlwind.
In the blink of an eye, he used Sonído again, flashing onto another mountain in the distance.
He used Sonído so skillfully that Tirutī had a hard time hitting him with her Zanpakuto.
However, the ability to boost his speed consumed a great deal of Reiatsu.
As a gifted Vasto Lorde, he had enough Reiatsu to keep maneuvering around the gothic Arrancar for a day or two.
But he didn't want to just keep running away.
He wanted to defeat her with his own hands and prove that Tier Harribel's training had borne fruit sweeter than honey.