Twilight of the Gods

Noct let out a yawn, and cuddled up under the blankets, "I'm tiiiiiired~!"

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Atae was in her full uniform, "Hello. I don't have any clothes like you... I hope this is okay."

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"I guess not," Mortal said, "I was just teasing."

"Who exactly is Lilith?" Hector asked. "Surely Senthose does not have a lady friend in the Soul Society..."

"No, clearly, Lilith is a man's name. Can't you tell?"
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"No one will be able to see you anyway. Which reminds me, we should really consider getting you a Gigai later. So, I take it you're ready to go?"
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"Fine, I'll just take the bed with me."

"Her gender is not in dispute," Hector chuckled. "It's just that... I find it difficult to imagine you with a girlfriend, or wife. Especially a Soul Reaper."

"Noooooooooo~..."

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Atae nodded, "Yes, Lilith."

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"I just find it weird that she hasn't been over to see you," Sab said, "It has been a long time."

"This is how relationships tying 2 kingdoms together used to work. Also, Lilith is only half Soul Reaper."
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*Euryale walks over to the side of the bed & puts her arms under it. Focusing Bringer Light into her arms & legs, she lifts the whole bed up 3 feet.*
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*Lilith flicks the air, opening a Garganta into what looks like a small park.*

"What?!" Sab was shocked, "Oh... wait, you mean because of her hollowfication. But that would be like saying we're half soul reaper."

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Noct finally opened her eyes, "You're cruel to me, Euryale. I thought we were supposed to be best friends as well as lovers."

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Atae was weirded out, "You can make a garganta?"

Hector raised an eyebrow at Senthose's comment. He was not entirely aware that some Soul Reapers- especially a Captain- would have a 'Hollowfication'. He let out a short laugh at the thought of the King of Hollows being in a relationship with a Soul Reaper Captain.

"Yes, exactly, I've said as much before."
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"If you don't get up, you'll get bed sores."
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"Yeah. It's simple when you know the trick. You just...tear open a hole in the fabric of reality. Simple."

"Those are lies made up by big business," Noct said, "I should know. I'm big business."

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"Why not just just a senkaimon?" Atae asked.

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"Weird..." Sab said, "I don't particularly feel soul reaper-y."

"You share their form, Sab," Hector leaned back in his chair and turned his gaze to Sab once again. "The fact that you appear as a human and carry a Zanpakuto, means that you are part Soul Reaper."

"I've just considered myself another kind of hollow," Sab said, "Looks usually play no part with our kind, unless you think the hollow from before actually is a gorilla."

"But that is what distinguishes Arrancar from mere Hollow," Hector explained smugly. "Until we release our Hollow powers, we must appear as we may once have appeared, in a human form... a mostly human form."

"Whatever."

*She drops the bed & pulls Noctis out with a wedding cary.*
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"Too time consuming. We'd have to get approval, have it opened, yadayada."
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"There isn't much that separates Soul Reapers from Hollows. A slight alteration to the Chain of Fate can cause a shift either way. It is much like life & death. A Hollow whose mask is removed either becomes an Arrancar...or is destroyed."

"I, for one, find it interesting that some Hollow can evolve naturally into an Arrancar," Hector said. "Once evolved, they take this half-Soul Reaper form..."

"Oh Euryale! How I've longed for you to sweep me off my feet!" Noct exclaimed in a girly, high pitched voice, before wrapping her arms around Euryale, and kissing her. Noct then let go rested her head on Euryale's shoulder for a second. After a moment she returned to her scowl, "That aside, I'm up. So let me get ready."

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"Surely there is a more riveting conversation that could be had than this," Mortal said, finishing off her taco.

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Atae shrugged, "If you say so. Lets get going then, I guess."

S"I could flip the table, & we could spend the next 2 hours arguing about it."
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*Euryale puts her down.*

"Okay. I wonder what that is?"

*She heads for the door.*
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*The duo enters the Garganta & Lilith closes it behind her. The "park" turns out to be just a small stretch of land tucked away on the edge of a city, with a Greek-influenced house. Lilith knocks on the door.*

Mortal frowned, "You flipping the table would mean it lands on Aroma. I'm not okay with that. Flip it sideways."

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"Lilith, tell her I said hi," Noct then goes to get dress, and ready for the day.

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Atae just kind of stands a step behind Lilith.

"I don't know what could be more riveting than discussing our own evolution and forms," Hector said in a way that may or may not have been sarcastic. "But, perhaps you could tell us about where you have been living since you left Hueco Mundo?"

S"Perhaps you could tell us why you're such a creeper?"
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*Euryale answers the door, & does so. She then leans over, looking past Lilith.*

E"...Who's this?"

L"Atae. She's from Squad 4. I'm showing her around the living world."

E"Oh. Why?"

"I don't mean to ask exactly where they have been living," Hector laughed. "I mean about their life in the human world."

"The world of the living is quite nice," Sab said, trying to sound amicable.

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Noct was in the shower.

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Atae kind of waves at Euryale. "Oh, my vice captain said I needed a vacation, and Lilith was coming to the world of the living, so she suggest I go with her."

E"Interesting. Where is she going to stay?"

L"Well, I was thinking she could join us here."

E"No."

L"Oh, come on, don't be like that! It's not like you'll have to feed her."

E"No, I mean she literally can't stay here. It's a matter of space. I only have one bedroom, & a couch. Unless you two want to share the couch."
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S"It's a dump."

A"But, if you don't mind my saying, we have things like...plants. And water."

S"Hueco Mundo is a dump too. Kid, life is a lot like being a moldy banana peel. You spend your eternity being tossed from one garbage heap to the next."

And now Atae felt hella fucking awkward, and embarrassed, "It isn't an issue, I can just go back to the soul society."

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"The world of the living is nice," Mortal said, "But its all about the company you keep that makes a space worth living in."

"And which country have you decided to live in?" Hector asked. "I'm afraid in my visits I never went far. I know very little about the modern world, really."