Seras was still in a daze from the recent events she had been put through, her previous benefactors made up of the Committee were gone now, and once again she was left alone. Really, she had hardly processed that the few friends she had managed to make were probably dead now and they weren't coming back. She couldn't help but find this funny, everything she decided to go near seemed to end up burning despite her best efforts. From life, to her brief period with the Espada to the living world... Everything burned.

She huddled back in the ruins of some building, unsure if she should be running or hiding at this stage. The attacks had someone died down now, though there were the occasional few sinners trying to mop up the scraps. It was here that her little hiding spot had been found out. A pair of the attackers noticed her coat fluttering about in the wind. "Looks like we've got a live one here" The taller one would chortle, looking over his latest prey as his rather portly comrade followed close behind.

Her hand twitched, that familiar spark of anger flowing through her body as she felt the sturdy haft of her scythe slide into her hand. "Looks like one of them arran cars boss, might be allies" The other pointed out, but it was far too late. With a reckless charge "Nonsense! This is gonna be fun!" he roared with glee as he had just rushed in blind. Though he couldn't quite comprehend exactly what he had found huddled away as the girl countered. By the time he had turned around, she had dispatched his comrade. The wicked blade of her zanpakuto cleaving through him like nothing. With a guttural growl, the lanky sinner tried his chances a second time.

It wasn't a long fight, with the arrancar utilizing the jets of flame from her scythe to attack with a blinding speed, the blunt end crushing her foe's ribs in one strike before she could twist about to suddenly slam the blade through his back, pinning him helplessly to the ground as she crouched before him. Their eyes met as she dragged his head back by the hair and clamped the other hand around his throat. Her touch was already naturally scalding, but the flames she began to emit would slowly lap at his flesh, melting the skin and searing his muscles. His screams would ring out among the others in the city, leaving the others none-the-wiser their comrade was slowly being burned alive. "You're right... this is fun" The girl almost giggled, a twisted smile slowly becoming etched into the arrancar's features as she just glared down to him, her cruel glare piercing through the fog as the fluid in his eyes began to boil.

Ase watched in a childlike amazement as this arrancar boiled the sinner alive, the flames searing his neck and skin. His screams were that of pure pain. Sitting atop a pile of rubble not some 60 feet away, he continued to watch the spectacle that was laid before him. Ase's figure was that of a 15 year old boy. Short dark hair, with mixed colored eyes, right red and left blue. He was wearing a grey robe at the time, choosing to not travel with his espada jacket given to him. He had a good feeling she either saw or was aware of him, but he was sure to make no aggressive move or gesture, for he would like to keep his flesh free of burns if possible.

"That sure looks painful." He said after his screams were quieted, and loud enough for her to hear him. "Do you think they're all just naive of their own power? Or maybe they're just stupid.." He pondered, scratching his head.

By the time the screams had subsided, the girl looked almost manic until the voice from nearby snapped her from her rage. She released the charred flesh of her foe, letting his head slump to the ground. These ones wouldn't be coming back, whatever energy their souls had to offer being consumed immediately by the arrancar, even if she didn't realize she was doing it. "It was, it had to be." She wrenched her scythe from the sinner's back and held it loosely resting over her shoulder. "It doesn't matter what they think now, they chose poorly" She stepped forward out of the shade from the building to approach this newcomer.

As she approached, the younger looking arrancar would notice a few things, the first would be the tattoo of a number that had been crossed out on the back of her right hand, the number nine specifically. The second would be the intense heat that seemed to grow hotter the closer she got. Like a roaring inferno in the shape of a young woman. "What are you doing here, it isn't safe" She had no clue who this boy was, but she knew that he probably shouldn't be here alone. Not with the remnants of the Espada and Sinner forces running around.

"That they did, indeed." As she stepped closer, Ase could feel the heat emitting from this person, but he wasn't surprised after the show she just put on. He noticed the number nine that was crossed out on her hand, and cocked his head to the side, with a friendly smile. "That's interesting.." As she asked her question, he straightened his head, keeping his smile. "Well, it doesn't seem like anywhere is truly safe if we're being honest." His hands held the rubble underneath him as his legs swung, like a child on a fence. "And this is one of the only places I have not gotten to explore more, so I was going to go for a little stroll. If you don't mind me asking, what happened?" Ase points to her crossed out number on her hand. "I work for the current Nuveno Espada, and she's almost the complete opposite of you. Like, cold, ice, snow.." He started to ramble on.

"That's not the point, this place is actively dangerous" She had already had to deal with a pair of sinners after all, there was no telling what else might be around right now.

The girl's expression seemed to freeze for just a moment as he pointed out her tattoo, long since crossed out after her departure from Hueco Mundo to live among the humans. Though she didn't mean it, the already scorching heat seemed to increase further still, to the point where she seemed to have live flames issuing from her body.

"This?" She looked over her number "I left the Espada after they took something from me and you have joined them it means you are my enemy" It didn't help that she was already in a bad mood from the recent attack as well as the marauding villains around the ruins of her home. He wouldn't have much time to explain why she shouldn't unleash her flames on him too.

Feeling the heat start to intensify, he knew he had to answer quick. "Hold on now, I did not come here to fight." His smile faded, and he dropped from atop the rubble, putting his hands to the sides of his head in a nonthreatening gesture. Once he dropped, she could see he stood about 5'6". "I only recently joined the ranks of the Espada, and while yes, I do serve them, my mind is my own. I just came to ask a question. They don't tell me much of anything, which does not sit well with me." His eyes closed, keeping his hands up as his head tilted more downwards at an angle. He felt fear, he knew he was outmatched if it came to combat. But he did his best to not show his fear. "I'm not asking you to tell me anything that would jeopardize yourself or your safety. But please, hear me out. And in return, you can call in a favor from me, whenever you need be..""


He would not move from his spot, nor change his gesture or stance. He hoped she would not take to her anger. If she were to attack him, he would do what he could to disengage, though from his current stance he was not very defensive.

The girl's expression hardly changed as he tried to explain his position, the inferno of her hatred could barely be tempered with words alone. Though he had done well in showing he wasn't a threat. For now it seemed the smaller arrancar had managed to avoid be caught up in this rage, even if the fire that was still issuing from her body hadn't died out on it's own just yet.

"Fine" Seras wouldn't mention this favour, it wasn't something she was particularly interested in, at least for now. "You're foolish for trusting them at all, all the Espada bring are despair and death. Just look around you" she motioned vaguely in all directions. While it was true the sinners were mostly to blame here, there had been a number of hollows that had taken part in the slaughter. "So why are you here then, looking for survivors? It can't be anything good" It seemed whatever he had said before was discounted now she knew of his allegiance. Her distrust was palpable now, but at least he hadn't been set alight at this stage.

"No, not survivors." He let out a sigh of relief, but kept his hands up. He raised his head, opening his eyes. "I came to find answers about the Espada that the Espada can't, or rather WON'T give me. It is a coincidence that I should find you of all people, someone who could potentially give me the most information." He leaned back against the rubble, dropping his hands to rub his face. The heat was becoming uncomfortable, visibly so. "Did they tell you why they're doing this..?" He looked around at the destruction all around. "They only tell me it was for "good reasons"."

He looked back at the angry looking arrancar, knowing well enough that she didn't trust him. But he hoped that she could help him find the answers he was looking for.

"What am I supposed to tell you?" She snapped, that heat flaring out again as she pointed at him "Nothing the Espada do are for good reasons! How is killing people ever good?" It wasn't like she had been involved with this group for a long time, other than short skirmishes on behalf on the Committee. She had tried keeping track of them as well as she could, but it just wasn't exactly possible when she spent most of her time under observation or just generally being treated like a criminal. Though she didn't blame them of course...

"They're just making a show of power with those Sinners, then they'll hide back in Hueco Mundo until they can find another chance for glory" She was only guessing, but knowing enough about the leadership of the Espada told her this is exactly what was happening. Pride was always on the forefront of the Cero's brain and he seemed to enjoy stroking his own ego more than anything else.

"Was it always like this though? It seems that isn't the case.." He knew that these were different times for the Espada, at least compared to the last big shift in leadership. "You were once a part of them, so something must have been different then from now." Ase sat on the ground, still leaning against the rubble. "How long has it been since you left?"