Mi Nombre Es Rey[Open]

[Hollow Zero]

It had been some time since he had walked to ivory sea of sand that many Hollow called home. Las Dias was an endless desert that covered much, if not all, of Hueco Mundo. Crystallized stalks of material shot up from the ground every once in a while, trying ever so desperately to resemble the trees of the living world but failing to compare to even the withered version of the object they desired to mimic. The eternal night sky flowed out in all directions above his head with nary a star to blemish its ebony form. Deathly silence hung in the air so heavy that the average person would succumb to a mental breakdown within minutes. Rey’s slow footsteps shattered the quiet like glass as his clawed paws ripped up sand and carried him ever forward amongst the dunes. There was no destination in mind for the ancient Hollow; he simply felt compelled to walk amongst the silence he had long forgotten. Serpentine tail lashing behind him patiently, Rey’s body swayed with every movement of his slender limbs. He was a weak Hollow compared to most, but his mind was more advanced than any of the creatures he had come across. He was an anomaly to his species and knew that, despite his battle prowess, he was superior to them all.

He was a king.

Rey’s glowing blue eyes continued to peer forward as the mysterious structure known only as Las Noches loomed from beyond the horizon. He halted as he realized that he was instinctively heading towards that castle-like complex that housed many Aarancar and even some evolved Hollow behind its monotone walls. They were a violent pack of predators and would devour Rey without a second thought if he let them. It was strange how all Hollow seemed to be naturally drawn to its looming image as if called by an unseen voice. He gnawed at his own tongue as he pondered what else Hueco Mundo had to offer. Its wastelands were home to many other Hollow, but he hadn’t run into any during his trek. Deciding to look for some smaller Hollow to feast on before returning to the living world, Rey turned from Las Noches and began his search for prey.
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Rey - Hollow

Rey's Theme

[Fortissimo]

A brown patch of flesh lay sprawled out in the many crystals of pure white sand. Legato, a Hollow of little talent yet one so completely unique. He lay prone, so perfectly still that the silence stayed eeriness of the eternal night as it went on unshaken. The Hollow had devised this plan, this stratagem to lure in an unsuspecting foe, one foolish enough to come close enough for him to overtake and devour.

Legato's search for nourishment was a game to him. It was a different strategy each night beneath the pale moon. He'd stalk the sands, stumble upon prey. Break-up a small farce only to devour the weakened participants, or absurd tactics often landing him in a world of trouble. Despite the dire circumstances of surviving, he would not be the victim. To this day he had prevailed and would continue to; an unwavering adamant soul.

In his current state he looked like a beaten beast, bested by a foe but somehow found escape only to collapse at the foot of a dune. The trail behind him showed labored progression through the dunes, the scene was set to fool any one. All there was left to do was wait, patience was something Hollow's of old had to develop. A trait that would bring long life for the empty-hearted souls.
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“There's music in the sighing of a reed;
-There's music in the gushing of a rill;
-There's music in all things, if men had ears:
-Their earth is but an echo of the spheres.”
Legato - Hollow

[Hollow Zero]

He hadn’t walked very far when he spotted something brown contrasting against the pale white of the sand dunes around them. Cocking his skeletal head to the side in curiosity, Rey began to make his way towards whatever was laid out across his path. He grew closer and began to make out details of the object; it was the body of a defeat Hollow brethren. Well…calling this weakling his ‘brethren’ was too much of a compliment. His eyes followed the struggling trail that parted the sands of Las Dias up to the point of the pitiful creature’s final resting place. It had probably picked a fight it couldn’t win; the most common cause of death amongst his pathetic species. He gave a amused snort before turning away from the downed beast.

An idea occurred to him at that moment.

Turning back so one glowing blue gazed back at the body of the Hollow, Rey thought about the opportunity he had almost passed up. There wasn’t another power-hungry peon in sight and a perfectly intact Hollow corpse was sprawled out before him. Saliva started to drip from his sharpened fangs as his hunger kicked in. He couldn’t afford to let moments like this pass him by simply because he didn’t know how Hollow tasted. They fed on human souls and must have surely provided much more sustenance than the small time prey he had picked off on earth. Rey turned fully around and lowered his front as his back raised up instinctively. He would never know until he tried it himself. With that last thought, Rey let his primal instincts take over as he lunged forth to devour his unorthodox meal.
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Rey - Hollow

Rey's Theme

[Fortissimo]

Legato's lifeless corpse was beginning to chill from the hours of laborless waiting. He was tiring of this game now as his body temperature continued to drop from lack of movement. The sound-sensing Hollow halted in thought, someone was near. Finally, a poor sap hopefully would fall into his trap. The solemnly silent Hollow had to wait, each second was torture to the mind. The anxious feeling he felt was only growing. He could see the Hollow now with his radar senses, he felt his eye upon his body.

It was then that the creature turned away and kept walking... Legato would have hopped up in disappointment at the action of a being such a he. Was he a fool to pass up such an offer. Legato was practically a dish layed out for devouring. He was going to have to use his back up plan it seemed. He was about ready to strike the beast from behind hoping to catch it by surprise in this manner rather than his old- but that plan would not be needed now.

Legato would've have smiled as the Hollow turned around with second thoughts. He was smarter than he'd come to assume. Maybe the Hollow was full but just couldn't pass up a hand-out such as this. Whatever the case, the fish was on the hook now. Legato cringed in his facade of an act and with a deft movement as the Hollow came near baring it's agape maw, he hoisted himself up on his arms and in a spinning motion spun his bulky legs around unlike any Hollow would be thought capable fo doing. He aimed his left foot to spin kick bait in the face. saving the right for a second strike to come.
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“There's music in the sighing of a reed;
-There's music in the gushing of a rill;
-There's music in all things, if men had ears:
-Their earth is but an echo of the spheres.”
Legato - Hollow

[Hollow Zero]

As Rey lunged into the air to sink his teeth and claws into the downed Hollow, he was blindsided with a foot to his gaping muzzle. A pained whine escaped his throat as he slammed into the sandy dunes beneath him. He immediately bounced back into the air from the force of the hit and skidded along the ground for a few feet before recovering himself. He snarled as he stood back up and glared at the Hollow that had caught him by surprise. The bastard had played possum to get its prey and Rey had foolishly fallen for it. Deep growls vibrated in his throat as he lowered himself to the ground in an attack position. He wasn’t going to let himself be killed by a coward that relied on tricks and deceit to corner its prey. Rey was no stranger to these tactics, but he preferred hunting his quarry down like the predator that he was. Judging from the looks of this creature, though, it had never understood the thrill of a good hunt.

He would not waste words on his prey; he wasn’t a big fan of playing with his food. He simply rushed forward with his agile speed and strafed to the left, then to the right, then lunged at the Hollow head on to try and pin it to the ground. If he succeeded in pushing his weight onto the creature, he’d slash into its torso with his razor-sharp claws.
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Rey - Hollow

Rey's Theme

[Fortissimo]

[OOC: I apologize for the inconvenient wait.]

Legato was blunt force trauma combatant. He used his bludgeoning legs and arms to beat his foes into submission. It was a simple tactic that made him no more than a simple brawler. It was a wonder that he'd survived this long in the ivory still sands of Hueco Mundo.

Legato felt a rising of triumph invigorate his body with the connection of his kick. His masked faced the Hollow as it snarled in protest to his trickery. Legato did what had to be done to survive in his pitiful form.

Legato followed the creature with the vibrations of sound coming from his very being. Quite agile this Hollow was and Legato could just barely keep up with him. It lunged out and pinned him to the ground with a shocking impact, displacing the sand and locking the blind Hollow down. Legato struggled under his weight only to feel the wtrath fo the Hollow's blade like claws rend his torso. He did not cry out but simply bucked harder to release himself from his adversaries clutch. It'd be much easier now that one of his arms had lifted itself from his body.
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“There's music in the sighing of a reed;
-There's music in the gushing of a rill;
-There's music in all things, if men had ears:
-Their earth is but an echo of the spheres.”
Legato - Hollow

[Hollow Zero]

His pounce connected and caused the ugly creature to fall beneath his weight. Rey’s attack had caused the sands beneath them to shift and allow them to sink into the endless white desert slightly. The Hollow struggled under Rey’s body to be free even as his claws slashed through the creature’s torso. In fact, the lacerations simply made the struggles and thrashing even more violent. Rey bucked around like a feeble rider on a raging bull before the Hollow managed to free an arm. He was sent airborne with a strong push of the Hollow’s arm, freeing the brown spirit demon. There wasn’t enough power behind it to be damaging, however, thanks to the Hollow’s awkward positioning. Rey landed lightly on his feet like a giant white feline before lowering himself and growling instinctively.

It wasn’t much to look at, but at least it seemed to have some strength behind its muscles. It was no small feat to wrench Rey off of his prey once he had them pinned, yet this deceptive Hollow had done just that. Rey wouldn’t let his kin enjoy its small victory, though; he rushed forward and lunged at the Hollow with an open maw and exposed incisors that put steak knives to shame.
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Rey - Hollow

Rey's Theme

[Fortissimo]

Legato was a brawling Hollow. But when faced with such treacherous claws and a maw by which to tear him limb from limb with, the blunt force meleeist he was seemed outmatched. He'd successfully thrown the Hollow off of him with a well place fist. It bought him enough time to bound to his feet, grasping at his side as blood poured from the deep wound in abdomen. He cursed the Hollow for it's feral approach to combat.

Legato thought to use the weapon he knew would work best. He swayed back and forth drunkenly, reading the speedy demon's movements. It rushed forward with a predator's intent. Legato Drunkenly fell backward onto his hands with his legs arcing into the air. He whipped them parallel with the sand below him as his lower body rose into the sand. His foots goal was the gaping maw of the beast. Those knife like ivories were quite what Legato was looking for.
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“There's music in the sighing of a reed;
-There's music in the gushing of a rill;
-There's music in all things, if men had ears:
-Their earth is but an echo of the spheres.”
Legato - Hollow

[Hollow Zero]

Rey knew that an attack would be made as he lunged at the beast a second time. Luckily, he was prepared to deal with a counter-attack of any sort. He watched as the creature swayed about like it was overcome with a stupor, then falling on its hands and swinging its legs up to slam into Rey's jaw. A devious smile parted his mask as he saw the ideal opportunity. It would still cause him pain, but he would make sure to reciprocate any damage done to him tenfold.

As the Hollow's feet made their way towards him, Rey pushed his weight forward as he dived down upon the incoming limbs. The attack collided with his maw, but Rey swallowed the pain and clamped down hard with his death trap of a mouth. Even as he did so, his claws slashed into the legs of the creature repeatedly like a desperate cat trying to demolish a scratching post. He clung onto the limbs with annoying resilience as he continued to attack the Hollow's lower torso with a flurry of teeth and claw.
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Rey - Hollow

Rey's Theme

[Fortissimo]

Legato's legs had connected as planned, but what came next was completely unexpected and gut-wrenchignly painful. Legato's foot was lacerated by the toothy maw of this Hollow. It was a worthy foe. Legato could not wine in pain, nor would he allow a whimper of any measure of frustration to escape his person. This Hollow would not receive the satisfaction of the doubt.

Legato, fell back slightly. still hoisted up on his arms while the Hollow tore away at his leg with his teeth and claws. The pain was infuriating to say the least and Legato could do but one thing. He took his free leg, the one free of the beast's maw, and with debilitating force lurched it backward then forward with ferocity enough to knock the wind out of his attacker. His foots destination was what would pass for his opponents solar plexus.

"What tenacity-" the echoed words came from Legato's body. He had spoken.
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“There's music in the sighing of a reed;
-There's music in the gushing of a rill;
-There's music in all things, if men had ears:
-Their earth is but an echo of the spheres.”
Legato - Hollow

[Hollow Zero]

Rey’s crazed flurry was cut short as the Hollow slammed its free foot into his stomach. He was so focused on causing constant lacerations on his opponent that he wasn’t expecting a counter-attack and was wrenched off the leg he clung to, though his claws ripped through sturdy flesh as he did so. He hovered in the air for only a minute before dropping heavily into the soft sand dunes of Las Dias. Anger and frustration swirled inside of him from the actions of the fight; being tricked into fighting another Hollow, taking blunt trauma repeatedly to his body, and unable to render his surprise opponent unconscious or dead. The usually calm and placid Hollow gave in to his bestial rage and slowly raised himself off the ground. His glowing blue eyes held a maddened spark behind them as he glared at the brown spirit demon across from him.


Reiatsu flowed out of him in small trickles as his emotions hazed over his mind and clouded his reasoning. Shuddering slightly, Rey cocked back his head and let out a bloodthirsty roar that seemed to echo all across the stark white dunes surrounding them. In the next instant, Rey was rushing at his opponent with predatory speed. He lunged towards the creature' left side and slashed his claws out in passing as he did so. The razor-sharp protrusions from his paws could cleave through buildings with little effort and reduce a human to ribbons of mere flesh. If this Hollow wasn’t careful, Rey would carve it into indistinguishable hunks of meat.
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Rey - Hollow

Rey's Theme

[Hollow Zero]

[TOPIC LEFT DUE TO INACTIVITY]
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Rey - Hollow

Rey's Theme

[Fortissimo]

[Many Apologies | Topic Closed?]
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“There's music in the sighing of a reed;
-There's music in the gushing of a rill;
-There's music in all things, if men had ears:
-Their earth is but an echo of the spheres.”
Legato - Hollow