A small spark of insanity?

Sansuka had finally arrived to the old cavern. It was partially closed off but, this was a place the Gate Keep told him to go in case he needed to get away. There was a room, locked away and hidden in the depths of a large cavern that was obscurely behind a rock face. By looking at it from any direction it seemed like a solid face. However, if you walked up to it, you could easily see the entrance as it required one to sidestep to get inside. However that was the past and now, Sansuka was here standing before the odd looking door. He wasn't sure how to open it. He'd gently place his hand upon the door as the room sprung to life. Lights appeared from either side as the door slowly slid upwards. It revealed a large temple like area with statues lining the walls. Apparently this was where he needed to go. He was told, that these walls were lined with Seki stone, and only those that could figure out the puzzle could leave. He'd take a deep breath before stepping forward and entering the temple. As his foot finally reached inside the door slammed shut behind him, locking him inside until the puzzle was completed. This was the beginning of a horrid few hours, for sure.

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As Sansuka found himself staring at the walls of the large room he became engrossed in a small memory as the pain seemed from the base of his skull deep into the recesses of his mind. As the pain grew even stronger, his eyes would close for a second, a split second, to grab hold of his own strength. With a soft sigh of relief the pain had subsided. It was then that he opened his eyes to find himself inside his own inner realm. The being he saw before him, looked like him. He looked exactly like him, save for being his polar opposite. It was true, he was indeed infected. He was sure of it. The opposite being, hollow thing simply stared at Sansuka for a moment, his blades resting on the side of his body. He kept them out in the sealed form. How odd, as Sansuka rarely did that. He'd shake his head lightly before staring at the beast and speaking. "So, I guess this means we're going to have to fight huh? There's uh, no backing out of this one is there?" He asked with a gentle almost soft tone. The hollow clenched his fist tightly as he snarled at Sansuka, his eyes boiling red. "NO THERE'S NO TALKING YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS ONE. I'M GOING TO OBLITERATE YOU! ONCE I HAVE CONTROL OF YOUR BODY I'LL DESTROY THE WHOLE SOUL SOCIETY!" The beast began cackling as it stared at Sansuka. It would finally speak up, the one thing on it's mind. "And with Tenkai out of the picture, there's no one of ample strength to stop me." The beast reared it's head forward as it began cackling once more.

The beast was smart, that was for sure. It disappeared almost instantly in an almost shunpo like move. As it disappeared, it formed behind Sansuka. A quick elbow from his left side sent the beast skidding backwards as Sansuka spoke up. "You made the mistake of trying to take over my body too early. Because of that, I have better control over my abilities. Which means you are out of your element. I have the advantage. What ever it is you plan to beat me with, I suggest you try it now." The beast became enraged as he lifted his right blade. He pointed it towards Sansuka as he began speaking. A small almost unnoticeable shimmer happened to Sansuka. The visage stayed perfectly still, almost, mockingly staring at the beast. An instant went by before suddenly in the middle of his chanting a large splurge of blood sprayed from it's body. Sansuka had appeared behind him and began sheathing his blade. "Again, you attempted to take my body over much too soon. And now you pay the price for it." Sansuka's voice was now solemn and ever so gloomy. He harbored a beast that could murder the ones he loved. If he didn't beat it into submission, then he could very well kill them, or worse yet, her. His eyes closed as he heard the beast snarl in anger. It turned quickly to strike at Sansuka. It appeared as though Sansuka was struck. Blood began to poor from the visage of Sansuka as suddenly a voice echoed from behind him, a tip of a blade rested at the back of his head. "Checkmate." The blade would slide through the beast's head with ease as he sighed miserably. He  hated the thought of this. However, he knew that he was stuck with it. The best he could do was make peace with it. After the beast was dispatched Sansuka found himself standing at the door of the room with a left arm outstretched. The arm started to crumble as a cero was just starting to form. In retrospect, this may not have been the perfect time to come out of the inner world. It was then the Cero imploded then exploded causing Sansuka to be flown backwards against the stone with moderate injuries. Of course, this meant that he'd need to rest a little bit. But hey, he quelled the beast for now.

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It was then that he realized something. The beast acted much like a Zanpaktou. If that was the case, then he should be able to conjure it up like one. Seeing as though it was a hollow, however, he made the connection that hollow's most prized aspect was their mask. And so, he had assumed that he could create a mask. Well, he didn't assume he more hoped it was possible. And that, was his next goal. With his eyes closed he stared forward as his right hand lifted high above his head. With a gentle sigh he looked forward as his hand slid over his face. Nothing happened. He shook his head and spoke lightly to himself about Reiatsu and Reishei and other things. He then lifted his right hand up to the top of his head and gripped an invisible object. He began to gather Reishei in his hand as small sky blue particles began to form around his personal space. They would then begin by slowly shooting towards his hand. Sansuka kept his focus as he closed his eyes and began to pull the mass of Reishei down upon his face. It began nice and easy at first. Except then it exploded in his face almost literally. Before he was able to get it a third of the way onto his face the Reishei dissipated. He shook his head as he sighed from frustration. He knew this wasn't going to be difficult but he didn't expect it to be THIS difficult. He relaxed his muscles and began to think how it would work. He'd need to try and focus onto a mask and summon the powers he held within. It was easy, right? Sure, all he need to do was grab hold of the mask and summon it from within. Well, it was easier said than done that was for sure. He'd shake his head once more before lifting his right hand up to his head as if grabbing an invisible mask. He would slowly pull it downwards but yet, once again the energy dissipated before he could finish pulling the mask to his face. He sighed yet again she he huffed slightly. He would then stand there for at least a few more minutes contemplating his own misuse of his strength to try and do this.

Sansuka's body relaxed once more as he thought. It was surely the way he was attempting to summon the mask. Perhaps he wasn't controlling his Reishei correctly. It could be a million different reasons why he wasn't able to actually preform this. Sansuka finally stood and pulled his hand out in front of him. In that moment he began to focus his Reiatsu into his hand. He started by charging much like a kido. After he gathered enough energy he allowed it to break down and harden into Reishei. As it did, he could slowly see the object forming from the bottom up. It looked so plain and almost, well, much like nothing actually. It would then dissipate before it reached the nose area. San shook his head as he thought to himself that he was so close just so so close. He would, once more, lift his hand and focus his energy into the palm of his hand. Once he finished he tried yet again to create the mask by allow the Reiatsu to decompose a special way so that it hardened into Reishei. Finally, he was getting somewhere! The mask started to form once more and it looked stronger, almost, truly a hollow's mask. Of course the point he failed at once more was around the nose area and up. He could form the mouth part, or rather he assumed it was the mouth part, with out much problem. Sansuka would then hold his hand up yet again as he spoke to himself about concentration and the occasional need to do this in order to allow himself to control the power with in him. He'd shake his mind once more and bring his energy to bear. It started to glow in his hand a soft almost gentle sky blue. However the moment it began being tainted by hollow energy it turned an almost florescent purple. The energy coalesced into a simple blank mask with two eyelets. On the top there were three prongs, almost like baby versions of horns. One was at the very top around the forehead area. The other two were resting on either side of the mask. They were each pointing outwards at their respective angles. The bottom half of the mask, however, was odd.

The mouth piece seemed to be blank except for small inlets that made it seem much like a breather type mask. Perhaps a re-breather of sorts. It was somewhat unnerving that there were nor markings on it. It simply existed as a mask. Perhaps the more he trained  and used it the more it would become less like this? Well, perhaps the only way to truly know would be to test it out. However, now, he had the perfect opportunity to see exactly how his beast of a mask looked and acted. He'd place the mask on his face. It was then he felt a rush of power coursing through his body. The moment he donned the mask on his face, his Aura changed as well. Every ounce of sky blue had melted into a florescent purple. How odd. He liked the color but it was still odd of sorts. He'd shake this notion as he'd examine his mask in a nearby reflective pool of water. It seemed that his eyes were changed as well. They were death black with florescent purple iris'. This was odd indeed. He liked it, however. He then opened his mouth to see that the mask didn't part. He'd question why by accidentally uttering his phrase aloud. It was then he noticed that his voice had changed as well. It seemed almost demonic in a way. It had been given a reverberation effect along with slightly deepening but the oddity was that he had both his hollow's voice and his own voice speaking at once. Almost as if they were in unison and agreed to do what it is they wanted to get done. Perhaps this wasn't so bad after all. If his hollow knew anything about San it would be that he was fairly lax. But of course, the first chance it got, he knew the hollow would attempt another take over. It was inevitable. Sansuka would move to examine the room, solve the puzzle, and disappear into the world to find Tenkai. Things needed to be discussed, and perhaps this new trick shown as well.

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