Manda was flying around gathering more energy to strick at Anamist some more when Piedra came out of nowhere it seemed. The fact that he made all her water disappear only fustrtated her. She still had the ability to use the lightning from the storm to her advantage. She was getting ready to use it when she suddenly found herself surrounded by the three crimson orbs. When they explosed it more annoyed Manda than anything since there was no real pain felt. She was getting ready to charge at Anamist when suddenly she found herself surrounded by the dome. Confused she did try to escape using her lightning and claws. That did not work. She was trying to think of a way out when the spear jabbed into the dome she was stuck in, barly missing her. Manda was furious now and tried once more to get out with no luck. At that point she just stood there, an evil look on her face. "You better pray I don't get out of here. I'm so gonna let you have it if that happens you worthless turd." she screamed at Anamist.

"Confident?" Piedra scoffed, blood dripping down his face, "I am the Primera!" Piedra shouted back at Cross. Of course Piedra was the Primera. What would he have to fear from little ol' Cross? Piedra's cocky grin fell slightly when a certain voice was buzzing away like a nosy fly.

"Huh? Oh yeah, right ok," Piedra said, as Anamist explained his plan. Piedra had only heard half of it and whatever he did hear he didn't care to follow. As if Piedra would listen to some random nobody that was about to be smashed to pieces. Piedra could play along though. He did that often with Aluze and with Marcus, acting as if he were honestly the listening type. But, really, Piedra only did what Piedra wanted to do. Even if what Piedra wanted to do was reckless and foolish, it was better than following along some nobody-arrancar.

As Anamist was summoning his weapons and sending them after Manda, Piedra leapt straight in the air, chasing after Cross. He blinked, realizing there was a bit of blood in his face. He didn't even remember being hit in the face, but there it was. It even managed to bypass his own personal hierro. Tough scratch. But, it was still just a scratch. The rain coming down from above only seemed to make the blood run down his face all the more, before it washed away enough of the blood so that it wasn't in his eyes and face.

"Jeez, that guy's annoying." Piedra said to himself, noticing Anamist's underhanded tactics. That sort of thing only made Piedra angry. Couldn't fight with his own strength, so he was using the girl as a barter tool. That was weak. That was pathetic. That was annoying. It wasn't how a fight should be. It wasn't a clash of power or a demonstration of strength. Midway on his trip to Cross, Piedra hesitated, clenching his right arm.

"Rompealmas," Piedra said. He was about to release as well.

"Fools.." Cross Sonido'd away from Piedra, Landing above Anamist. "you really didn't see it did you." Cross went up again, 100 yards. Holding the massive ball of fire that appeared in his hands, "You never even saw it.. Bomba Atomica.."A massive ball of fire that is gathered using both hands, held up above the user's head like a floating miniature sun (approximately 20 feet radius). It combines principles used in a Cero, and Cross' own Escopeta and Granada to create a massive ball of fiery reiatsu that explodes at a designated detonation area(100 yards at 0-2) Intended to be a destructive force like no other, the damage caused by the immediate explosion is equivalent to that of a fire-based kidou in the level 90s. In addition to the damage done to the blast radius however, are the effects of Cross' parasitic reiatsu. Not only will those caught in the explosion suffer from the typical effects of a fire and explosive attack, but the parasitic properties of the attack will eat away at the flesh that it comes in contact with. Inhalation or consumption of these parasitic smoke and dust properties will lead to internal damage, bleeding, and rotting of organs (with the exception of the brain and heart).

Uriel, and Rap Are both caught in the explosion, dissipating as the tornados around the blast made it wider, and much bigger. Cross Sonido'd towards Manda, Pressing his reiatsu hands into the shield."Respuesta Negativa"Reacting to foreign reiatsu/reiryoku around or inside its host, Rechazar is an automatic defensive mechanism by the parasites residing in Cross. Should some kind of poisonous or harmful technique manages to infiltrate his system, these parasites will seek and destroy those harmful particles, neutralizing them effectively. As well, it affects those that are immediately around him, such as a bakudou for example. Similarly, the parasites will automatically seek and destroy whatever spirit particle is binding him, eating away at it to neutralize it. He dissipated, the dome walking away from Manda. "it's time to end this."His tentacles fell into him, Pushing reiatsu into him as hsi body glows green.His hollow hole int he middle of his gut drips black blood as it forms around his body. The first thing to appear was two wings on his back, each with spikes at the end and red in flesh color. The next thign to change was his height, growing another 2 feet looking down at Anamist. His voice changed to demonic tone,much deeper than before. HIS skin gained chaings and metal along his right shoulder as his hands became 3 fingers, each with claws, Both his horns proturded out from his head as they got lined up with steel. His lower body was nothing but Pure bone and steel, gaining a tail that wrapped aroudn his body. Reiatsu worms also formed from his dhoulders and knees, drippign with aside as his spirutal pressure changed. Cross's Spiritual pressure is so intense in this form, that it affects everyone around him. It makes the air thicker and gravity heavy on the body. Making it harder for people to move around while he is in this full release. Someone with a higher or equal reiatsu control would no be affect as much from the pressure. It also weakens kido or other equal arts to up to level 60. Making them half as strong as they should be. This is a passive ability that remains constant as long as Cross is full released. It covers for 3 thousand feet. Anyone even a inch outside that is not affected at all.Harding his reiatsu, cross can Form up to 2 more arms. These arms can act just like his other limbs. They can grip, hold, throw, do everything. They go to the same shade of skin color that Cross gains in this release. These arms also gain reiatsu blades. Solid enough to cut through metal and steel. they have the power to pick up massive amount of weight. Even being able to lift Los noches out of the ground. These can easily squeeze and break bone when they make contact with someone's limbs.Using the trident he gains in the release, He spins it above his head, forming a circle against the ground. Slowly, this circle expands throughout the area. 'Stop. Before i end you."

Manda, now free from the dome, streaches out and looks over to where Anamist is. She is mad at him, but feels that since Cross has gone as far as he has that it's time for her to stop attacking again. She stops her sudden storm attack, but stays in flight. She keeps an eye on the situation in hopes to avoid any further attacks.

OOC:(Cross- You just killed Anamist and indirectly- Manda. there's no way I could have survived that attack even if I had previously charged all of my power into one attack- Or evade. Manda was skewered after you had broken my sphere.While I don't really care for the idea of dying- I admit that after such an attack; it is highly likely that Anamist died.)

A large crator was formed in the land fill with eternal sand; most of the hole was filled in, but let a visible scar on the land. Anamist's whole body had been obliterated in his attempt to test Cross' power and responsability; it had ended terribly though with the deaths of both Anamist & Manda. Anamist had been overwhelmed with sheer power and the remaining eleven spears that had been around Manda had skewered her.

Cross's negligence to properly forsee the outcome of the battle had resulted in a potential allies death as well as his friends.

Unfortunately for Anamist, his last will and testament would be all for naught. Though Cross only nullified the energy containing Manda, and not the ambient spears of death and destruction, Piedra had not lost sight of those weapons or forgotten about Anamist's underhanded manner of fighting. It just made Piedra all the more mad to still see Anamist maintain those weapons around Manda.

"Don't care huh?" Piedra noted, realizing that, despite the fact that Manda was being held hostage, Cross fought with all his might anyway. He was enjoying the battle, probably more than he should have. When the bomb was dropped, and Cross turned his attention back to whatever was supposed to be left of Anamist, Piedra saw those energy weapons move.

Piedra had been on his way to Manda, wishing to destroy the very orb that Cross had easily done himself. He hadn't expected Cross to end the technique. Piedra wasn't going to think that the action was a little cool looking. He justified his restraint of his admiration with Cross' messy haste. He didn't completely nullify the technique before returning his attention back to his opponent.

Piedra was faster now. He had released and became as red as the molten lifeblood of the human's planet. He has spikes and a tail and sharp claws and a jagged maw making him look almost like a cherry beast-man. His power was radiating, as warm as a steady blaze and as brilliant as a stellar star. Now, all he had to do was make sure he didn't waste this attempt and allow the dirty tricks to hit perfectly.

Manda was surrounding, leaving her no room to escape unscathed from the center of those homing projectile weapons...But, from the outside, there was plenty of room to enter. As they flew towards Manda, aiming to tear her to pieces, Piedra grabbed two of the weapons, and, when he was close enough, would close his eyes as he forced every ounce of his power to erupt outwards.

"Volcan!" He exclaimed, a sphere of red, powerful energy blasting outwards to create a sphere around Piedra. The sphere was made for a few reasons. The main one was to throw back and away the spheres, causing the weapons to ram into Piedra's burning sphere and apply a slight resistance against them. In short, the arrows meant to tear asunder the entrapped Manda met a rushing wind aiming to throw them off course or cause them, where they able, to detonate. Should they have erupted, releasing their focused power, that sphere would have supplied a steady cushion for Peidra, weakening their eruptive power on top of their penetrating force. In either case, it gave Manda more than enough time to, if she were paying close attention, to Sonido under Piedra, where he was manhandling the lances, and escape their targeting for enough time to flee or counter attack to protect herself some.

The lances coming for Manda's back, which would likely fly straight, would likely pierce Piedra instead if Manda took the opening he gave her. The Volcan, or a sphere of high-rage, high-energy, high-power, that surrounded Piedra was strong, one of his bests, but the lances were made by an Arrancar older and a bit stronger than he was, so its ability to hold the weapons back, away, or to resist their explosive powers would only assist Piedra so far. The Volcan was simply made to give Manda an opening, by pushing the lances back and away, when he entered from their rear as they were flying for Manda's life and Piedra would absolutely succeed in that area. However, the "after" that came the moment Manda would have Sonido'd away would be left for Piedra to muscle. Lances likely wanting to get passed or through him for her or that would try to whizz away or around him...In short, Piedra instead could be the one to be shreaded.

Unfortunate, Anamist was likely no longer capable of maintaining or controlling the weapons and they, surely, wouldn't last long enough to really do much after Piedra saved Manda aside maybe stabbing him once or twice with the ones furthest away from his Volcan. Manda would be saved, through Piedra's efforts, and Piedra wouldn't receive a wound fatal enough to kill him.

Anamist's underhanded, dirty tactics had failed.

OOC:(Although you put a lot of work into that post, Pie- its a little late for a response. Having Anamist die to that attack; there is no longer any point in this thread and is finished.)

(OOC: Anamist, only I can close this thread since I'm the one who opened it. You may be saying your character is dead, but that does not mean everyone else is.)

Manda was paying attention and did Sonido under Piedra as he hoped. It gave her enough time to use her Electric Aqua Illuison ability, allowing her to create a clone of herself using the water and electricty around her. Knowing that Piedra would be in trouble she sent out her clone first, moving it as fast as she could, causing some of the spears to follow. She then sonido from under Piedra and saw some of the spears aiming still for him since one of them had hit him instead of her. She used her tail to bat them away, thier power fading as Anamist's energy faded. She then looks over to see her clone was hit by the spears and that they were heading right back for her. She also knocks these away with her tail, causing those to fade as well due to lack of energy from Anamist. She then turns her attention to Piedra. "Hey, are you alright?" she asks him.

OOC: Also can't PK without permission from the target, so you can kill your own character but no one else. My post was simply a bridge.

IC: A spear through the guts. Really, Piedra couldn't possibly be alright, but he wasn't going to go complaining and whining over a small, er large, cut. Piedra tore the lance from his guts, causing the energy weapon to dissipate, and placed a hand over the warm, red, gushy liquid that ran from the wound.

"Peachy," He said, sarcastically. He'd heard it from a human once, in that same tone, and he put the pieces together all on his own. Piedra couldn't help but smirk slightly, raise his head, and slide a bloody hand through his hair as cool as he was able. With his hands off the wound, the blood ran out like a steady, thick river, Piedra struck the coolest pose that he could muster. "Don't even feel it," He bragged, puffing out his chest, as he boasted. Looking over towards Cross, Piedra pointed at the Primera.

"Causin' a big ass mess as usual! What are ya doin', unleashing on that guy? Don't you know about class?" Piedra yelled, a drop of blood falling down that antagonizing finger of his. Piedra flinched, clutching his wound again, when a sharp pang hit him all the way to what felt like his back as he was yelling. Standing straight up again, his hand lightly over that wound, Piedra let out a low cocky chuckle.