Change (Mage Master ONLY)

The Senkai Gate opened. The guards immediately were up in arms. Their blades were drawn and pointed at him. Valintine had his hands up and a grin on his face. "Oh hello boys. So...here's the deal. I'm going to need to speak with the Sotaicho...Oh wait. You don't have one. Alright then...I'm going to need to speak with Central 46." The guards looked between each other. "Stay where you are. We're taking you under custody." Valintine sighed deeply. "See...I can't let that happen. You either get me an audience with Central 46, orrrr...you can die here." They held their ground and narrowed their eyes. He could feel their reiatsu raising and chuckled with closed eyes. He opened them and his green eyes were sharp. "I see. You must not know who I am. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Riox Valintine. Also known as the Winter Storm." He flared his reiatsu. Frost began to develop over the ground. The guards shook. "I'll wait in the Maggots Nest if that's what you wish. I will wait for a total of one hour. You better come through." He took his Zanpakuto and the guards flinched. He chuckled and held it out to them for them to confiscate. He had Sombra still.

They took his blade from him and a few members of the Second Division came to escort him to the Maggots Nest. They bound his hands and kept a strong grip on his arms. He whistled to himself all the while. Finally they arrived. He looked at the men who escorted him. " I would heavily recommend putting me in solitary...Things might get ugly otherwise. Of course...you know how to do your job. I just know it better." He flashed a charmingly acidic smile and they threw him inside. He still had on his white button down shirt and black jeans. One of the guards came to undo his restraints before leaving him with the other prisoners. Several of them caught his eye in particular. "Oh shit..." He sighed deeply. He tossed most of these people in here himself. Of course some new faces were here now too. The older ones though...they didn't seem too happy. "Let's just skip the part where you threaten me, and get to the part where I kick your ass...again." The men, and a woman, gritted their teeth. One lunged.

Valintine smiled and cracked his knuckles.

In one smooth motion he spun to the right on his left heel while bringing his right leg perfectly straight up. The man turned his head to look at the target he missed. Valintine chuckled and smiled as his body turned into position. He dropped his heel right onto the male's spine. The force of the impact caused a crater to form. The guards instantly ran inside but he held up his hand. "Allow me to make this perfectly clear...They wanted this fight. I'm just going to show them why that was a bad wish. Then, and only then, may you take me to solitary....like I said in the first place." He eyed them. That look in those vicious green eyes was the look of a killer who felt nothing, who was hollow inside. He was the living embodiment of the Onmitsukido. That was swiftly proven when he easily dispatched of the other men. Each of them swung wild fists or threw off balance kicks. It was no problem for Valintine to put them out of their misery. He didn't kill them. They would be forever disabled though.

The woman was a problem though. She was far more skilled than these beasts. She moved in for the attack. He leg came up to knock off Valintine's head. He grabbed her by her ankle and she threw her body around. Her other foot coming in for another attack while twisting out of his grip. Valintine bent backwards and went into a bridge. He threw his legs up into a back flip, his legs coming up for a kick to her chin. She sidestepped and he stood. "Veronica. So nice to see you. Are we really going to fight though?" She growled deeply. "You....you ruined me!" She wildly attacked. Her attacks were quick, liquid in movement, and deadly in power. Valintine made sure to keep on the defense until he could find an opening. She had been practicing apparently. The woman was good. She made one mistake though. On one of her kicks, her support leg was locked. Valintine, in one smooth motion, spun around behind her, and kicked her leg out from under her. She fell to the floor and he gave her one quick jab to the neck. She seized up for a moment and couldn't breathe.
(^got lazy)

While she tried to regain herself he looked to the guards. "Solitary is that way, yeah?" They nodded and escorted him. He couldn't see all of their face but that look in their eyes. Admiration and fear. Oh he bathed in this moment.

He took a seat in his cell. Sombra appeared to him. Her figure was attractive...no stunning. Her beautiful blood red hair flowed over her shoulders and the bone armor that was placed over her body in ways that left little to the imagination, she leaned against the wall, her ghostly pale skin seemed to shine against the dull lighting of the cage he was in.

Well isn't this brilliant. What's your grand plan, genius?

Simple. Get an audience when Central 46. Get what I want.

And if they don't want to give you what you want?

He chuckled. Sombra. You know just as well as I do. Whether they like it or not. I'm their best bet...

She sighed and faded from his mind. He closed his eyes. He would wait. Things would happen just as he planned...


Central 46 had an hour. If they didn't deliver within said hour, they'd have a bit of a problem on their hands.

(OOC i shall make this post short and sweet)

The guards are sent from the Central 46 to inform Riox Valintine to proceed and is granted access to have the audience with them. The central 46 wondered what the man known as 'The Winter Storm' could possibly need to speek with them for. The decision for this was swift and arrived in a mater of minutes after Valintine himself had entered the solitary confinement area

He felt Sombra's presence in his mind again, but she did not show herself to him.

You're an idiot. This will never work...

He chuckled to himself.

The guards eyed him with suspicion. The Ex-Captain ignored them. He wondered what his record said. As far as he was concerned the last time anyone had seen him was in the human world and he had, yes, killed a Shinigami...but his powers were unknown still. Nobody had seen his Hollow abilities...at least nobody living. So that much was impossible to know. Worst case scenario, they would want to put him to death...best case scenario they want to hold him in prison for thousands of years. He shrugged to himself as they arrived at the area. Show time. The 'criminal' stood there, hands bound, in front of Central 46. He had only been here once. That was when he first became a Lieutenant. He smiled at them all. "Hello boys! Miss me?" He grinned coyly.

The voices of the central 46 echo throughout the hall

"what are you doing back here?"

"why have you come before us?"

"give us a reason not to throw you in a cell for eternity?"

"After all this time you have the aurdasity to request an audience with us"

Their questions remain similar as they echo over the hall, each voice similar and their faces covered but most of all they needed to know what he wanted with them. What was this man planning in his mind while the law of the soul society looked down uppon him from behind their masks

"That's why I like you guys. Always quick and to the point. Allow me to return the favor. You know me. You know what I can do. You need help. Intel suggests that you are down what? Three captains? Still no Sotaicho. You have zero assets in this war. It's sad really. The high and mighty are terribly low right now. SO, allow me to present your saving grace...me." He stood there and smiled. "Really. Let's think about this rationally. Yeah, I left. I abandoned my post. Yeah, I killed a Shinigami 'Captain' while I was in the human world. She was weak though. I met most of your current Captains. They leave a lot to be desired. What I can offer you is security." He checked his nails and listened to the hollow echos of silence in the hall. "I have broken your rules three times. I figure since I'm here I might as well confess to everything. Show you exactly what you have in your presence."

Energy began to collect on the side of his face. In seconds there was a mask formed. "I'm what you would call...an evolved being. I command Hollow powers. Blah blah blah. Yeah, I'm a straight up abomination. I willingly did this. Remember when I vanished? I went to Hueco Mundo. I killed one of the Shinigami who went with me. With all that said here is why you should forgive me and make a simple deal with me. Because the Arrancar are obviously a threat. ONE Arrancar took out three of your Captains. One. That's amazingly funny in my opinion. On a more serious note though, what plans do you have to deal with this? With him? What COULD you do? I've monitored all of his fights. He's a powerful guy. Since killing Ito, he's only gotten stronger. He has never once released his power. Can we agree that you're basically boned?" He arched a brow.

The hall remains in silence for a minute or two untill one of the central 46 speeks up "it is true you have commited these crimes, and as for this arrancar you speek of... we are fully aware as we have read the reports from the squad 10 captain" Mizu had indeed managed to keep himself out of Canaans way durring his bout with the new squad 11 captain and was able to (reluctantly) report it all

More begin to speek

"Vizard"
"Vizard"
"Vizard"

"Throw him in jail"

"he could be a valuable asset"

"He could be trouble"

"he was the top of his area"

The first one pipes up again "SILENCE! All of this is true but the pro's outweigh the con's"

"Thats true"

"True"
"True"
"True"

"SILENCE!" he bellows again "what do you Riox Valintine offer the Gotei 13 and depending on your answer we shall clear you of all charges"

The silence resumes as they all wait for a responce

He smiled as they argued among themselves. He arched a brow and looked around as they all spoke over each other. He chuckled softly as the dominate one prevailed. "Simple. I can offer security. A peace of mind that can only be obtained by having one of them, under one of your control. I do have...two conditions though. One, I will only answer to you, Central 46. I want nothing to do with the Gotei 13. What I do, where I operate, when I operate, I want all that to be under my control, unless given a specific order from you guys. Got it? The second condition is the separation of the Onmitsukido from the Second Division." He said this final part loudly. His voice was powerful and flat.

"The Onmitsukido was once a thing to be feared. It was a tool used by YOU people to end the lives of threats. Since joining in with the Gotei 13 though, it was fallen...become complacent with being weak. They have lost their way. Under my command...I would see them back to what they were. Hidden in shadows, striking from blind spots, vanishing before the target even realizes that they are dead. It's like separation of church and state almost...except this is better. I won't negotiate these points. Make me Commander of the Onmitsukido, and I answer to no one but you. Not even the Sotaicho has command over me. Oh but of course our ever so beloved Soul King can boss me around...I guess...Whatever." He shrugged and grinned. "What do you say, chaps? Care to make a deal with the Devil?"

The mumbles of them discussing it sound like a small drone as thy reach a decision minutes later. annoyingly enough 5 of them say the conclusion at the same time "AGREED"

Then silence falls once again, a few moments later the one that spoke before breaks this silence "we do have one request to make of you though, take a seat in one of the captains positions within the Gotei 13 and you shall be permitted to run it as you see fit... without the influence of the captain commander." pausing for a moment a few of the other members of the central 46 mumble "SILENCE!" he bellows once again then continues "this request isnt absolute but a suggestion if you will... now be on your way we shall summon you if your services are required, guards un-cuff this man and return his zanpakuto"

The guards do as they are instructed and an unearthly silence falls over the hall as though the central 46 have vanished into mid air

He narrowed his eyes. "I was pretty sure I made my stand point clear. I do not wish to have a squad. So. I'll just take my Zanpakuto, and the Onmitsukido, and be on my way..." He got released by the guards and obtained his Zanpakuto back. "I'll be collecting my men from the 2nd Division now. I presume that this choice is irreversible." He smiled politely and bowed formally. "Thank you." He chuckled to himself as he walked away. Oh this was going just perfectly. He had half of his old job back, twice the freedom back, AND he got to kill Arrancar again. Oh today was lovely. Simply, lovely. He smirked to himself as he walked out the hall whistling to himself.


::EXIT::