OOC: So, I'm changing the battlefield to outside Dracula's castle. By which I mean it will shortly become entirely irrelevant.
Two figures stood atop the parapets of a huge castle. Twisted spires jutted into the cold night air, and a full moon rose above the clouds shining down upon them.
One was a man with scraggly gray hair. His eyes were cold and he wore robes of silver and black. His face was stern and unlined, and he appeared completely detached from the battle. In his hands, he held two blades of glowing orange energy.
The other wore clothing similar to what Kuchiki Byakuya had worn, but its colors were inverted, white where there had been black and black where there had been white. He wore no haori, and his face skin and hair was white. His eyes were completely black save for the pupils, the only two points of color on his entire visage. They were yellow, and bore a look of manic glee. In his hands was a huge cleaver-like sword with bandages wrapped around its hilt. The blade's edge and the bandages were black, while the rest of the blade was pure white.
"The next battle is between Xemnas and Hollow Ichigo," Light said from his platform floating above the castle. "Begin."
Hollow Ichigo chuckled. "Ha. You look weak," he said.
Xemnas said nothing, gazing steadfastly at Hollow Ichigo. Without warning, he shot forward, bringing his blades to bear.
Hollow Ichigo vanished in a flash, appearing behind Xemnas. Xemnas whirled around and also vanished, causing Hollow Ichigo to vanish once more.
Both reappeared briefly, their blades locked, before vanishing again. This happened several times, before the two broke apart, sliding across the flagstones.
Gripping the bandages, Hollow Ichigo raised his blade above his head and began whirling it swiftly above his head.
Xemnas watched intently as Hollow Ichigo whirled the blade. Suddenly, Hollow Ichigo released it in one fluid motion, sending the blade whirling towards Xemnas with great speed.
Xemnas brought his blades to bear, batting the sword to the side. Hollow Ichigo simply pulled the blade back, sweeping it into the air again and continuing to whirl it overhead.
Xemnas steeled himself, but the thrown blade never came. Instead, Hollow Ichigo pulled the blade back into his hands, gripping it firmly.
"GETSUGA TENSHOU!" he shrieked, dragging the blade across the ground in an upward slash that tore the pavement apart.
A massive white beam of energy shot from the blade, slamming into Xemnas and pushing him back. Xemnas' eyes widened as he was hurled from the building, which was fast splitting apart from the force of Hollow Ichigo's attack.
As the castle began crumbling in a cloud of dust, a titanic roar split the air as a huge silver dragon rose from the debris. It was surrounded by a flock of strange creatures, and a massive symbol much akin to an inverted heart appeared on its chest.
Hollow Ichigo smirked at the sight of the creature. Vanishing, he appeared on the creatures back as the creatures all zeroed in on him and began firing lasers.
Hollow Ichigo skillfully dodged the attacks, vanishing and re-appearing in safe locations or swatting the lasers back at the creatures with his blade. Quickly growing bored of this activity, he began to run along the dragon, dragging his blade through its plated armor and cutting huge gashes into its back.
The dragon roared in pain and bucked wildly, but was unable to dodge its assailant. Its wings seemed to shudder, and a burst of feathers shot forth, transforming into beams of energy that lanced towards Hollow Ichigo and blasted him off its back.
Hollow Ichigo slid across the ground, black blood trickling from his lip and from several wounds the feathers had inflicted.
"Not bad!" he shouted as the dragon whirled around, sending several beams flying at him.
Hollow Ichigo dodged away from the beams, but more and more kept coming and it proved impossible to dodge them all.
Sliding back across the air again, Hollow Ichigo spat blood. Gripping his zanpakutou firmly in one hand, he placed his arm over the other as the bandage wrapped around his arm.
"BAN. KAI!" he shouted just as another barrage of lasers arced towards him.
The air around him exploded, casting aside the lasers. As the dust cleared, Hollow Ichigo stood suspended in midair. He was now wearing a trenchcoat-like robe, and he held a white nodachi in his right hand. A small white chain dangled from the hilt.
Flipping the sword up, he twirled it swiftly in his hand, a crazy smirk on his features. The dragon flew around him, lasers firing from it and its minions.
Gripping the sword's hilt, Hollow Ichigo swung it through the air with such rapid strokes it was impossible to follow. In the next instant, the lasers fell away, brought down by his swift sword strokes.
Hollow Ichigo seemed to vanish, only to reappear atop the dragon. He once again began moving across the dragon's back, slicing into it with his zanpakutou. However, this time he did so with far greater speed, eliciting roars of agony from the dragon.
Making his way to the dragon's upper back, he found himself face-to-face with Xemnas, clad in armor and bearing a massive sword. Xemnas was seated on a throne atop the dragon, which flailed wildly in the air.
Hollow Ichigo smirked as Xemnas drew himself up, preparing to face him.
"Why attack you when I can do this?" he taunted, before flashing halfway across the dragon's neck.
Twirling his zanpakutou by the chain, he gripped it firmly and brought it down as hard as he could across the dragon's neck.
The dragon's body convulsed, as the body began to break apart. Xemnas rose from his throne, raw fury appearing on his face as his armor faded away. The dragon's body began to shine, as if about to explode. Hollow Ichigo vanished just in time as it exploded into thousands of shards of light, landing lightly on the ground no worse for wear.
The light lingered in the heavens for a moment, before it began to solidify. Hollow Ichigo's expression grew annoyed and slightly concerned as the light began to encircle him.
The light began hurling itself at Hollow Ichigo. Bringing his zanpakutou to bear, he began twirling it around him, creating a defensive shield to block the assault of the oncoming light.
This continued for several tense minutes, Hollow Ichigo deflecting a good amount of the beams of light, but not enough to avoid some damage. Finally, Xemnas himself burst from the light, his two blades shining in the afterglow of his last attack.
Hollow Ichigo was knocked backwards as one blade solidly connected with his stomach. Recovering quickly, Hollow Ichigo slid across the ground for several seconds, before shooting forward. In the next instant, Hollow Ichigo's zanpakutou burst from Xemnas' back.
Xemnas, unaware in his rage of his mortal wound, swung again, knocking Hollow Ichigo to the ground with his other blade. Bringing his first blade to bear in what was intended to be a decapitating strike, Xemnas found that his body would not respond and blood flowed freely from the gaping wound Hollow Ichigo's sword had given him. Gasping, he coughed blood before his body began to dissolve into darkness.
"Hollow Ichigo is the winner." Light proclaimed.
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The second battle is between Seymour Guado and Bellatrix Lestrange. It will take place in the Iifa Tree. The fight will be posted either Sunday or Monday. Betting will be open until that time.
