The arrancar's attempt at weakening the blow dealt to him was successful. His bala was sliced through and continued to hit him, however due to the strength of his hierro this was nothing more than a paper cut to Zingar. The battle had given the arrancar a few cuts and maybe even a little lesson in humility. Sometimes even humans can fair a fight. His opponent fell back a few feet away from the second blast, yet stood and even smiled.

The human taunted the arrancar and the choice of words could not be more ironic. Swinging his blade in his right hand he spoke, "Oh? A monster? He chuckled at the taunt. "I'll show you a monster!" The arrancar shouted as his spiritual energy exploded and a huge red aura surronded him. "Breathe! Ryujin!" Suddenly the aura engulfed him to where it would be nearly impossible to see him. A huge cloud of dust leapt into the air as Zingar activated his resurrection.

Once the dust settled, a dragon stood in place of what was the arrancar. It stood on its hind legs, now six foot tall. Now the real battle would begin, the arrancar was excited to see just how the human would react to such a terrifying transformation.

Zoro taunted the Arrancar and it appeared that he had accidentally decided to foreshadow his future. The Arrancar swung his blade around before declaring that he was going to show Zoro a monster, a threat he would've taken a lot less seriously had the guy not been in the process of transforming into a six foot tall fucking dragon. Zoro's eyes were for the first time today gripped with fear and a genuine lack of understanding. What was this aura pouring out of this beast?.. What the hell could Zoro even hope to do in the face of a monster like this?..

The dust had obscured his vision for a moment but the more it cleared the more Zoro wished he couldn't see. The dragon in front of him stood on it's hind legs and it appeared that it was time for the fight to really begin. Zoro composed himself for a moment, a small smile forming across his face as he composed himself. "Well.. alright then."

Zoro's face returned to it's once confident state as he stared daggers at the Arrancar across from him. He Blurred in and made an x-shaped cross slash at the Arrancars chest hoping to split it in two before Blurring away from any counter-attack. He needed to see what this monster was truly capable of..

Extremely proud of his power, the arrancar blessed this human with a showing of his resurrection. This was Zingar's true form and he laughed as he saw the human's face change from confidence to a moment of fear. That's exactly what the Arrancar had been craving. That look of fear when all hope was lost and they knew their life would end. This time, however it quickly disappeared. The human regained his look of confidence rather quickly.

The human blurred in front of him, seemingly trying an attack he performed earlier. The X-shaped attack made its mark, Zingar not having the speed this time to out maneuver the human. Instead of meeting his chest and slicing it open, the dragon moved its right arm to take the full force of the attack. The recoil from the blades pushed him back a few feet.

Some blood trickled down his scales and on to the street where the two were fighting. The arrancar was truly enjoying himself like he hadn't in a long time. It had been years since he had a fight like this, but he knew it should end quickly. After the attack landed, the human blurred away and the arrancar knew it would be time to unleash his strongest weapon. The dragon looked to the sky as he began to inhale and gather a huge amount of reaitsu in his mouth.

Landing on all fours, facing the human, he let out a huge roar and all that spiritual energy. This was his most powerful weapon Doragon no Goon and it ripped through the concrete of the street as it made its way toward his target.

The Arrancar was clearly proud of his power and in the spirit of fairness Zoro couldn't actually blame him for it. It was immense, he was by far the most dangerous adversary Zoro had run into thus far and was serving as a bit of a reality check for him regarding the power of these creatures.  Zoro's fear seemed to feed the beasts new found confidence and as such Zoro knew immediately he would need to nip that in the ass if he had any hope of surviving this encounter. His expression would remain static from this point onward. Cool, calm, confident in his ability to strike down an adversary such as this at a moments notice when the opportunity presented itself..

Zoro's attack made it's mark but only across the Arrancar's arm which was now bleeding pretty heavily. As blood began to pour off the mans arm and down to the street below Zoro couldn't help but be a bit put off by how easily the monster endured the pain. It just.. shrugged him off, just like that.. What exactly was he dealing with?..

As Zoro went to regain his composure he was quickly met with the uprooting of the sidewalk, and then the uprooting of his body as he was sent flying into a nearby wall from the energy burst that left the Arrancar's mouth. Zoro was throttled against a nearby brick wall before being pushed through it as well before the blast ended. As Zoro pried himself up from the blast he made note of the fact that most of his body was now covered in 1st to 2nd degree burns, and his stomach was bruised and bleeding profusely. As Zoro dragged himself to his feet he bit down on his third blade, glaring up at the Arrancar with death in his eyes. "Is that all you've got?!"

Zoro lifted his two blades, angling them against each other to rotate rapidly. "Santoryu Ogi.. SANZEN SEKAI!" As Zoro finished his sentence he blitzed forwards, his blades rotated rapidly hoping to rip the Arrancar to shreds as he felt himself move through the Arrancar. Dust and the clank of blades filled the air, and Zoro was curious to see what might remain when he turned around.. A small pant began to leave Zoro's lungs. "I can't keep going much longer.."

The human actually survived his attack. The most powerful weapon in his arsenal did not finish off a lowly human. Zingar had been a hollow for hundreds of years now and he was being pushed by a human. This left him with a mix of emotions; confusion, rage, fear, hopelessness. Why could this human stand up to him? The arrancar would have to ponder that later. Blood dripped from his opponent as it did him. The battle had wore them both, and the human seemed like he could continue. The triple-bladed warrior spun two of his blades as he made a charge toward him. Judging by the man's spiritual energy, or what Zingar could make of it, this was an attack he did not want to take without defensive measures.

Zingar's scales rippled as he pulsed his spiritual energy through them. It took just a bit longer than normal due to his exhausted use of his reiatsu. Once the arrancar's scales filled with spiritual energy they would glow with a dark red hue. His own body became a shield for the incoming attack. As the boy drew near Zingar smirked, hoping that his defense would be substantial enough to cause little to no harm to the hollow. After this, however, Zingar knew he would have to either finish this or retreat for a time.

Zoro surviving the attack seemed to come as a surprise to the now baffled Arrancar and the beasts clearly shaken confidence was enough to inspire Zoro to push onward. It prompted Zoro to push forward with his attack as the Dragons scales rippled on contact. Energy pulsed through them and when he turned around he was baffled by what he saw, his strongest attack had done nothing.. He couldn't even pierce the scales of the fucking beast, what a monster this man must be.. Nonetheless Zoro couldn't be deterred. He turned towards the man and crossed his blades over again, "Leave now or I'll end you monster..."

In truth, this statement was a bluff. He wasn't confident he could end this battle, but he was curious to see what the Arrancar thought the outcome would be. Hopefully he'd flee and Zoro could go pass out in a corner somewhere. His swords felt heavier than they ever had by this point, he needed this to end..

The dragon felt the impact the human made on him, both physically and emotionally. Physically the arrancar was drained, barely able to keep himself in resurrection. Emotionally he felt something he had never felt before. This melting pot of emotions took their tole on the dragon as he stared at his opponent. The human proceeded to challenge him again. On one hand, Zingar was nearly at his end physically and needed to return to Hueco Mundo to lick his wounds to fight another day. On the other hand, however this human dared him again to fight.

Zingar took to the air, having decided a compromise. "I'll leave you a gift." He smirked as a red ball appeared in hand. The arrancar fired one last cero, but not at the human. It was aimed at where this whole conflict started. Somehow even after all the destruction caused by the fight, the little coffee shop still stood. Not for long, if things went according to Zingar's plan. Hopefully the destruction of the building would give him a big enough distraction to open a portal to his homeland.

This would not be the dragon's last visit to Tokyo, for this marked a change for the arrancar. Before exiting to Hueco Mundo the arrancar would turn and face the human one more time. "I find you to be a worthy opponent, we will share the battlefield again." After saying this, he thought it appropriate to resume his human-like state. Zanpakuto sealed he continued, "My name is Zingar, and I will be the one to end your life."

With those words he turned again and entered the portal, assuming the human did nothing to interrupt his exit.

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The fight was nearing it's end, that much had been clear for quite some time now and as both parties began to drag ass it appeared that Zoro had for the most part fended off the Arrancar. Of course he was wrong, sort of. As the Arrancar took to the air, mentioning that he would leave a gift Zoro realized late what was happening and sprung into action, diving in front of the coffee shop to tank the Cero. He was burnt and a hole in his left lung became immediately apparent. Blood spurted from Zoro's mouth but as the Arrancar turned he would find that Zoro still stood firm, his third sword still lodged between his teeth as a smoldering glance was cast in the Arrancar's direction. As the Arrancar spoke, a small smirk formed across Zoro's face.

"Funny, I was just about to tell you the same thing. My name is Zoro, and one day you will die by my swords. Farewell, monster."


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