Ika found himself transported to a mystical arena and over the intercom with the fans cheering loudly, he heard one simple rule. "Kill or be Killed." Upon hearing this, it was pretty simple.. he found a cigarette in his pocket and drew his Zanpakuto, marking the sand with an X, the X would be where this mans corpse would lay by the end of this fight.. this battle this.. war.. He looked on to see who his opponent was, Cero Espada Graven Fel. But.. was he on roids... He may have even matched Ika in terms of power, well.. Perhaps this WOULD get interesting after-all.. It was doubtful sure, but perhaps Ika may get to go all out for once... The thought made him salivate a bit, and he didn't want to contain himself though he did..

"Graven, I like you buddy, I do, but if only one of us is walking outta here it's gonna be me... so why don't you just lay down like a good little pup, and make this easier on both of us eh?" Ika smirked, he knew that ploy was NOT going to work at all, the man was not going to give in that easily but.. Ika knew he may as well have fun while he could. Who knows, he could be dead by the time the day was done... Okay, that's a stretch, but it wasn't going to be fun regardless... "I'll leave it up to you who goes first.." and like that, Ika sat back, hands in his pockets nonchalant as ever, against the Cero Espada...

The man looked across to Ika, and being the smart-ass that he was Ika smiled, then waved at him as though he didn't have a care in the world and if we're being fair here, Ika really didn't. He knew this outcome, Acid vs Blood? Pfft.. "Well in terms of a youtube series they could have picked shittier ones, we could be in like, the Pewdiepie universe for fucks sake... that really would be terrifying now wouldn't it?.." Ika continued wearing that sly smirk he always wore across his face, he knew for a fact that he had the advantage, and that this would only end one way.. and it was with him as the winner.

A grin crossed the mans face as though he were a wolf and his Reitsu increased in a rather ominous fashion, not that Ika would actively give a damn. Seemed he had taken notice of the even playing field, which maybe wasn't the best thing for Ika's long-term health in regards to getting out of this fight with minimal injuries.. As Ika spoke to the man, he seemed to return as if they were going to be friends in this situation.. "I suppose we should fight pretty damn hard since we're friends and all, eh?.. Of course we should.." Ika pointed his Zanpakuto at him with one hand, and he placed his hands in his pockets.. "Go ahead.. make the first move.."

The man seemed to be smiling from ear to ear, releasing his Reiatsu till it peaked, a move which require Ika to counteract it by doing the same thing. Blood poured out of the Reitsu in what appeared to be gallon buckets, caking itself on the pavement relatively quickly, not that Ika actually cared.. "Oh look, the Cero Espada is bleeding, do you prefer pads or tampons when it's that time of month Graven?" He drew his blade and would proceed to burst towards Ika, making a slash at Ika's neck which Ika would summarily parry by putting his Zanpakuto up vertically to block, maintaining the one hand he had in his pocket to begin with.. Ironically it appeared he was aiming for the same spot Ika had when they first met. He seemed to be taking things slow, probably testing Ika's reaction time and his general speed, but the test wasn't really going to accomplish much given that Ika wasn't even needing to try at this point. The man brought his left foot around at full force for a roundhouse kick, speeding and powering it up with a Bala. Ika Shunpo'd to get behind the man to dodge the kick, and as the leg would surely be retracting to normal placement Ika would aim to sweep the leg of the Arrancar, and if he succeeded he would aim to cut the mans legs off in one swoop. If he had not succeeded, he would contunue watching as 3 pools of blood formed near Ika, and he decided it would probably be best to go Shikai at this point..

"Doku Hakimasu" was all Ika would say before his body began to be enveloped in skin tight armor that was even with average Heirro.. Ika laughed a bit to himself as 3 separate pools of blood formed around him, as though that was going to somehow phase him in the slightest. The man brought it all towards Ika with a clenched fist, and Ika smiled as he proceeded to Shunpo forwards, then forwards once more towards the man, having effectively avoided the blood and caught up with the Arrancar. "My turn.." and with that Ika would form a giant hammer made of acid, and slam it towards the Espada's ribs from the right side. If it made contact, it would be equivalent to being hit by an actual war-hammer, but it would have more burn to it. On top of that, if it was met with any resistance at all, it would splatter and form a full hammer worth of liquid acid for Ika to toy with. If the man dodged, Ika would point his finger and launch two acid bullets towards the mans back. They were once again Reitsu based, condensed solidified Acid, that would pack the extra punch of liquifying on impact. They were the size of 50. cal bullets, and had the penetration power and speed of a small bala. "Don't bore me now Espada.. I haven't had a chance to truly test myself out in quite some time now.." He readied his Zanpakuto, and prepared for what was to come.

The mans face seemed frozen if only for a moment when Ika avoided his barrage and eluded him, the counter-attack was barely avoided as the man used Sonido just in time to avoid having his leg swept. Perhaps now that his life was nearly ripped from his hands a second ago, the man would begin to take this a tad bit seriously.. Well, it seemed as though he had, as more gallons of blood seeped from the ground beneath the mans feet, and the blood that had formed prior to reformed in the air around him..  For whatever good that was going to do him.. It wasn't going to do him dick unless he got almost obtusely fancy with the shit.. The man tried to jump over the hammer swing which was met with acid bullets being shot in his direction, he was fast enough to avoid them with a twist but they hadn't went away, they were heading up! Ika smirked, as they came right back down at the same speed, heading towards the Espada's Shoulders while he was trying to get his bearings.. It would surely suck to be him here in a minute.. The Arrancar may have used Gemelos to get away, but Ika was no stranger to changing plans as the newly launched bullets would soon indicate..  The man apparently thought his Gemelos gimmick was going to surprise Ika whom for one thing, knew plenty enough about Arrancar to know they were capable of it, and for another thing, still had eyeballs and could look twenty feet away.. He also noticed that despite the weight of the clone, the reaction was not one that would match that of the normal prideful kings.. It wouldn't matter though.. It never had..

The man spoke and by this point Ika was apathetic to whatever he would say, that was of course until the man released which was certainly not what Ika was looking forward to.. "Well, looks like you're not giving me a choice here Graven.. Yūdoku fu~yūrī" As he said those last 3 words his entire form changed.. He had a long sword on his back with two Katana's crossing it and a scythe.. He had hand-blades and brass knuckles, along with knives in each boot.. His armor was essentially strong Heirro, and he was covered from head to toe.. "Well.. I haven't gotten to check this form out in a while.. Let's see what you've got Arrancar.." The mans appearance began to resemble that of a Canine as opposed to the typical humanoid form Arrancar and Shinigami alike took on.. Ika smirked from ear to ear as the mans shit-eating grin enveloped his face, and his claws and newly formed Hollow markings began to show.. The man leaned forwards a bit as twenty needles made of blood were formed Nope. Not today friendo. Ika Shunpo'd to the side and then forwards, using all of his might to slash forwards with the long sword, hoping to cleave the man in half or at least occupy his attention, because the real show was about to begin..

The Arrancar used Sonido, even faster than he had prior to and appeared in front of Ika, claws slashing at him as they would but Ika parried by knocking them aside with the hand-blades, and as the man went to sweep Ika's legs Ika only jumped high enough to avoid them before returning to the Earth in an instant, with Shunpo if need be. The man then launched himself to the right and launched a Cero which Ika smiled at, pulling his mask over his face as one might expect Ika launched his own Cero to match it, they'd explode against one another but the Arrancars problem was going to be the acid splatter.. After all, Ika's Cero's were acidic on the inside, and on the outside.. As the twenty needles crashed down in Ika's direction, he avoided them with a hard Shunpo to the left, though one still ended up lodged in his left shoulder.. Ika looked at it, but would not have time to dwell on the matter seeing as the man would then descend upon him as though he had a vengeance of sorts. Ika grinned, and timed his Shunpo just right. The man would essentially be punted with a Shunpo behind it, and sent spiraling into the air if Ika connected, this would be followed up with yet another Cero, aimed at the mans position in the air. If it missed somehow, Ika would Shunpo away immediately to create space.

Seeing his chance, Ika would launch the acidic ball at Graven, it would form in an instant and was essentially a giant acidic spirit-bomb that was like being hit by two Cero's covered in acid. Their utility was however not only that they could blow someone away, but rather the acid created from it could be used by Ika for other purposes.. Regardless of whether or not this hit, Ika would throw a ball into the air, and the opponent probably wouldn't have a fucking clue what to expect from it, seeing as it was currently being mixed in with the clouds.. Rain would fall soon, but not quite yet.. Ika used Sonido to get to Graven's left-side, before following it up with a Shunpo around to the mans side, once there, Ika would fire off two more acidic bullets towards the mans lungs hoping to penetrate them, and burn him up a bit. Ika would then Shunpo backwards, and wait for the man to make his next move, curious as to what would be next..

The man winced a bit and that led Ika to believe that at least the acidic part of the Cero made contact with the mans skin, (for future reference, If it did or didn't hit you, clarify that and state where.. Makes life a lot easier.. Specifics are a huge part of combat when it's being simulated and you're needing some level of vision to proceed, not bitching, just throwing that out there ) As Ika went to kick at the man, he seemed to lash out with his claws and though the claws certainly found their mark, it wasn't enough to phase Ika as he launched the man seemingly half-way across the arena. They barely grazed his legs, but they did penetrate about an inch into Ika's calves, the wound extended about an inch down in 5 separate spots, and it was bleeding at a rather fair rate..

Some may assume this was a bad thing for Ika, that is until they consider that Ika's leg was now essentially an acid covered club.. The man seemingly needed some time to catch his grip as he flew throughout the arena, but caught himself just in time to form a blood wall to seemingly reflect the Cero back at Ika. Thankfully, the range was enough where Ika could simply jump out of the way, and he was more than a little excited about the acid produced from it. Now, a huge mass of blood formed around the man, and Ika smirked, using Acid saturn to have a rotating ring of acid surrounding him.. It seemed that the blood was used up when it blocked things.. Interesting, perhaps Ika needed to continue to test the shielding.. As Acid surrounded Ika and spun at a continuous rate, quite literally as though Ika was the planet Saturn, and the acid was the enormous ring that surrounded it.. It's defensive capabilities and offensive capabilities would soon be known to the Cero Espada if Ika had any say in it..

The man cursed once more and stabilized himself once more to launch a massive Cero, a huge Cero in fact it looked to be a.. "Gran Rey Cero eh?.." As he said this, he smirked a bit, Having launched the Acidic Ball Ika used Shunpo to clear the area, before saving at least half of the acid from being eviscerated entirely via moving it out of the way, then scattering it around the ground like rain in a 100 foot radius, soaking the ground and giving him ready made access to the majority of it.. Much of the acid had dissipated, but plenty of it splattered on the man, staining his skin with burns of which he would be lucky to recover from any time soon..

Graven began to draw in Reishi for some form of attack as Ika had begun to close in on him, As Ika launched the bullets towards the man, he stood there with a smirk knowing full well that despite the fact that the man had dodged them both, he now took them both to be a threat. After-all, the Holes in his shoulders were clear proof that they had been shown to be a more than formidable threat to the man.. He had stepped about a foot back and as he was in the middle of dodging the bullets Ika would smirk to himself, before launching the acid splatter from the first wounds that had went a little lower down the mans arm and on his shoulder, towards his eyes as he was dodging. The odds of him dodging this were minimal given the proximity and speed, as well ast he fact that he was already occupied, and the blinding effects it could have on him would be beyond troublesome.

The mans release had been troublesome to the extent that he regenerated sure, but the bullets were showing themselves as being more than effective at this rate.. The Acid from the bullet seemed to hiss near his skin, and it was clear that his Regen alone was not enough to keep up with the injuries he was collectively incurring.. Something had to give, and it sure as hell wasn't going to be Ika.. The man seemed to form an umbrella made of blood as Ika launched the orb into the sky, which was no problem given what was about to occur..  

The mans voice became a tad more gravelly and leaned more towards beast as opposed to man.. The Regal tone that Ika had come to know was essentially gone.  The man made some amateur hour quip about Ika being a hippy, and how when he bled he grew a pair and yada yada yada, to which Ika would snarl and retort, "Huh, that's funny poochy, that might make sense if a bitch could grow a pair, but seeing as you can't, that kinda collapses on itself eh? Besides, a Hippy, REALLY? That's the best you've got. Holy mother of christ dude, if you survive this I suggest you get a shit-talking coach. I've gotten better response from 10 year olds!" Ika shook his head, and awaited the mans response, and then.. well..

Assuming the man either pushed his way through with blood, or simply viewed being burned from the waste down to be a casual endeavor, Ika would smile in his general direction as he closed the gap. As he made a spinning kick towards Ika, Ika would raise acid around him like walls, about twenty feet high. IF The man didn't escape now, Ika would launch a cero towards him, and block it with his own wall assuming it didn't hit Graven directly. The problem was, if Graven wasn't completely out of the ring, he would be hard-pressed to avoid the concussive blast at his back which would be less than a foot behind him, assuming he just tried to move outta the way..

The tail went through Ika's fore-arm, though it was stopped there and if he did not retract it he would find that it was summarily severed from his body via Zanpakuto swing. The mans blood began to surround Ika a bit as though it was just a backup to Ika's acidic shielding.. The Cero came towards him from the blood crescent and Ika Shunpo'd to the left, presumably either once more covering his poor foe with acid, or prompting him to Sonido along with Ika to avoid it. It would amount to at best a positioning move though because Ika had not been capable of blocking this attack given he used the shield as part of his attack strategy earlier on.. Half his body was burned, and he would immediately allocate resources to healing his left side from below the neck since his head wasn't impacted.. 1st-2nd degree burns maybe?.. it would take a bit, and it hurt obviously as Ika let out a grunt, but it wouldn't amount to much in the long run.. Then? The Rain would fall.. And boy if the man was a victim? He was going to know about it..