Old Friends Training

[Ravana]

It was a lovely day in Karakura Town, despite being a bit frosty. Although the trees had lost all of their leaves, they still seemed to have a sort of allure to them. As a light gust of wind blew, a Senkaimon Gate opened up, and out of it came the captain of the 8th division, Ravana. Despite being a Captain, Ravana had managed to come to the human world without the usual restraint on his powers. This was because he was not going to be around any humans; no, the reason Ravana was here was to train with an old friend, if that's what you'd call him. Sighing, Ravana quickly made his way to a special warehouse that sat on the edge of Karakura Town. This place had formerly been a base and hideout for the Vizard, and even though they no longer used it, it was still protected by a strong barrier. As he entered the warehouse, Ravana began to look around. "Yo, Kurai, you here yet?" he shouted, trying to see if his training partner for the day was already there. Ravana and Kurai, despite their opposing sides, were friends, well, at least as friendly as two people like themselves could be. their friendship was always very odd, as neither of them seemed to really like the other, but truth be told, Ravana considered Kurai a close friend, and would be the first person he would turn to for help.

[Tsuna Iramasha]

The warehouse was a little cool Kurai didn't mind it too much. This was the old base of the Visored who had long since disbanded. Kurai was the ever elusive phantom member of the visored for the simple reason that he had never really been around. He never really cared about the visored and instead did his own little thing. he was meditating while waiting for a training partner to enter the barrier. the only reason the barrier was still there was because Kurai would use the warehouse for many fo his different experiments from time to time. ravana had entered the building. he could tell by the barrier that was erected. He was up on the second floor which wasn't really a floor but more like a bridge suspended from the ceiling. he looked down as the lights of the warehouse turned on. "it sure took your lazy ass sometime to get here, I know you weren't flirting with girls so you must have been masturbating again," Kurai said. His usual sharp tongue was ever present. "So llets get this over with, I got a date with twins later on and I don't wish to miss it". Kuari jumped from where he was to in front of rav. he pulled out his zanpactou and pointed it at ravana "Ladies first...."

[Ravana]

As the lights turned on and Kurai answered him, Ravana grinned a bit "Oh come now, I'm not the same loser you knew before, I'm a completely new loser" he said jokingly, making the joke at his own expense "Besides, I have Aya now, but I digress." Ravana then drew his Zanpaktou, from it's sheath on his back, and in doing so, entered his fighting stance. His stance was one in which Ravana stood with his knees slightly bent to give him a low center of gravity and to allow him to be ready to move quickly as well. "Let's just hope I don;t ruin that pretty boy face of yours, otherwise, those Twins might just realize how shallow you are" he said, laughing just a bit. This was pretty much all that their friendship was based off of, both making jokes about the other. As he stood in his stance, Ravana raised his Zanpaktou slightly, but did not take the first strike. "Come now, you know that taunt won't work on me, step up your game." Ravana was glad to be training with Kurai, as he was one of the only people who Ravana would actually admit that was on even grounds with himself, or maybe stronger; though he would not say this to Kurai.

[Tsuna Iramasha]

Kurai stood there pointing his zanpactou at ravana. It was really a good taunt that would usually get him raging at him but it didn't work. "Hmm well ti seems you can teach old dogs new tricks" Kurai said making a smirk. Kurais eyes became slitted amd yellow. This wasn't due to his holow takign over but due to the fact that he was a half demon. Kurai stared at ravana and wait for the next move. It seemd like there was going to be a stalemate if he didn't come rushing at him and Kurai isn't exactly gonna wait around for when he does but then again a few taunts should be in order. "So you did get a girl I see. Mae sure she doesn't dump you, because you knwo what will happen if that was to happen" Kurai said. Kurai has stolen many girls throughout the years but none of them he trully liked. It wasn't that he was a play boy but it was more due to the fact that even under all the pretty boy smart ass exterior he was a romantic. He hated women that were easily tempted. he didn't go through that many women just to be a playboy, they came to him of their own free will simple as that. "But it seems you've done good for yourself lately so I'll be a gentle man and take the first move. Kurai then disappeared and reappeared below ravana and did an upward slash that also acted as a guard. "you should remember my fighting style is a hard one to break..."

[Ravana]

Ravana grinned a bit as Kurai kept the stand of insults coming "Heh, looks like you haven't changed at all though" he said with a smirk. Ravana then noticed that Kurai had taken the first attack, and quickly rolled forward to evade the attack, knowing full and well that his fighting style was good. "Heh, well now, looks like you're just as good as ever, but don't underestimate me this time" he said as he quickly stood up. Ravana then raised his left hand and pointed his index finger at Kurai "Hadō number 4, Byakurai" he said as he shot a concentrated bolt at Kurai. Ravana didn't really expect this to hit, but it was more of a diversion, forcing Kurai to dodge. He was also preparing to dodge Kurai's next attack, as he knew that Kurai would not take any time to recover from this attack.

[Tsuna Iramasha]

Kurai noticed that he dodged the attack, he was never really expecting that attack to hit but then again the first attack almost never does. Kurai dodged the kidou spell that was cast with ease. It didn't seem ravana was shooting it to hit him. This first part of the battle was more like a warm up. "Seems like you've improved a little" Kurai said heading straight into his next attack. He held his sword his blade so that it was facing the opposite direction that it would be facing if he held it the normal way and launch and attack. This attack was a little too fast to dodge but he didn't think ravana would anyway.

[Ravana]

Ravana grinned as Kurai dodged his kido "Heh, well now, something would be wrong if I hadn't" he said as he raised his sword. Ravana then noticed Kurai's preparation for his attack, and quickly blocked it, getting pushed back a little bit. "Heh, you've improved quite a bit yourself too, but still, I won't lose this battle" he said, pushing Kurai back with his Zanpaktou. Ravana knew that they were evenly matched, and that this would be a tough fight, even if it were just training. Ravana then held out his own blade and used shunpo to appear right infront of Kurai and held his left palm out before he slashed his Zanpaktou down at Kurai.

[Tsuna Iramasha]

Kurai saw the blade that was coming down upon him and decided on something that would be the more interesting maneuver. Kurai stuck low to the ground and shunpo'ed toward Ravana which matched ravan's shunpo but made Kurai go further. He passed Ravana who was lashing down at him and quickly turn around. "Way of Destruction Number 64, Byakurai". From directly behind ravana the spell was cast and would be a hard one to dodge.

[Ravana]

Ravana grinned as he noticed Kurai's evasive maneuvers, and quickly made a change to his attack plan. As Ravana heard Kurai beginning to start a kido attack, he quickly turned arund "Bakudo number 39, Enkosen!" he said, quickly creating a barrier of reatisu to block the Kido attack. "Heh, wow, you're pretty quick, much faster then I remember" he said, smiling as the barrier dissipated after the kido attack "Still, you aren't gonna win that easily." With that, Ravana raised his left hand, palm out, and pointed it at Kurai "Ye lord! Mask of flesh and bone, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws, Hadō number 33, Sōkatsui!" With that, Ravana shot a burst of blue spiritual energy at Kurai. Unlike his previous kido attack, this one was meant to hit it's target, and had a much wider attack area.

[Tsuna Iramasha]

As soon as Kurai heard the incantation he immediately started a counter incantation. "Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! On the wall of blue flame, inscribe a twin lotus. In the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens. Hadō Number 63 Sōren Sōkatsui" The incantation that Ravana was casting was meant to hit it's target and Kurai knew that it might, instead of trying to dodge he used a more powerful Kidou. This spell was essentially a stronger version of ravanas spell and instead of one there were two. This would over power the spell no doubt about it. Kurai made sure to stay guard ven after the two spells collide.

[Ravana]

Right after he fired the kido, Ravana quickly got out of the way of the two colliding kido blasts and had to brace himself when they finally hit. Afterwords, he stood up straight and grinned at kurai "Heh, well now, looks like the both of us are pretty well versed in Kido, so let's step this up a notch, It's time to reveal my shikai" Ravana said. With that, Ravana held his Zanpaktou horizontally to the ground "With the Lord as my shepherd and this blade as my shield, I shall strike down evil in the name of justice, Dominus Pascit Me!" With that, blue ethereal flames surrounded Ravana as he entered his Shikai, his sword changing into the two-handed sword. As the fire subsided, Ravana stood there, holding his Shikai, the blue ethereal flames surrounding the blade. "Well then, are you ready to take this seriously?"

[Tsuna Iramasha]

After the blast from the two colliding attacks ravana decided to unleash his shikai. "Fine if you truly want it that way...." Kurai said as he pointed his sword to the sky and says. "As darkness falls upon the land and evil feels the hearts, hell will engulf the world as the Angel of Death becomes my savior, Rise from the ash Nex Angelus" Kuari's body was engulfed in a pitch black flame and his sword because two daggers. "If you truly wanted me the get serious than you should have said earlier." Kurai stood waiting for the next attack. His black flames danced around him showing his readiness for defense.

[Ravana]

Ravana grinned as he stood there "No, I decided to warm up a bit first, besides, I needed a reminder of your fighting style." With that, Ravana used shunpo to appear a few feet to Kurai's right as he pointed his sword at him. "Now, let's go, Sanctus Flamma" he said as he swung his sword, a wall of the blue ethereal flames shot towards Kurai. Ravana knew all to well that Kurai could use his own flames for defense, but he wanted to see the full extent of it. "Heh, well now, what an interesting face-off, the flames of the holy spirit versus the black fire of the underworld, I wonder who will win our little training exercise?"

[Tsuna Iramasha]

Kurai saw ravana Shunpo to his right side and fire out his Blue flames. Kurai had not felt any danger so the armor didn't activate. "Well of course I will win, light is only something that exist within the darkness" Kurai said as he sent his own flames hurling toward ravana to counter the blue flames. Instead of watching the two flames colide Kurai used Shunpo to get in cloes to ravana and slash at him with his left dagger then the right each strike had the heat of his black flames melded with them.

[Ravana]

Ravana, however, knew that Kurai was the type to rush into an attack, and was ready, blocking both of his daggers with his two-handed sword. "Heh, you should have blocked it, now Sanctus Flamma!" With that, Ravana shot the blue flames from his sword right at Kurai while he was blocking his attack, to close for a good reaction to the attack. "Come on Kurai, the darkness only exists because of light, otherwise there would be nothing to block out, so do not lecture me about the power of darkness." Ravana, however, knew that this attack probably wouldn't hold Kurai off for long, so he also brought up some of the blue ethereal flames around himself, not wanting to be surprised.