German Hollow Quest 26

You've had a rough day and it's only getting worse.
After a life or death encounter with the strongest Espada you somehow managed to hold onto your life but lost.
Now after giving a good lecture to Apacci about safety hazards in Vanaheim you have Harribel standing next to you, insisting that she comes with you in order to meet Marr.

You sigh heavily before finally agreeing with her.
"It's not like I can stop you or anything.
Do as you please!"

She lets go of your shoulder.
"Thank you."

As you are leaving the house with the former Vasto Lorde in tow you notice that your limping gets worse.
In a moment of weakness your right leg gives in and you begin falling to the ground.
Harribel reaches out and grabs a hold of you by your shoulder.

"Are you alright?"
She asks as she begins observing your body for any obvious wounds.

"Y-yeah... thanks...
I guess I strained it a bit too much by just standing on it...
Damn it I should have asked Yata for a cane."
You reply to her as she is helping you stand.

It's quite embarrassing requiring aid for such a thing but you have no other option.
In a moment of clarity however you come up with something.

You begin reaching for your swords hilt as Harribel begins questioning your intentions.
"What are you doing?"

"When all else fails make stuff up."
You say as you grab hold of the Zanpakutō at your side.

"That's..."

"A shinigamis sword, yes."

"How do you have such a thing?"

"I wrangled it from a shinigamis hand while he was still alive.
Truth be told I almost forgot it even existed."

She looks over the worn blade.
"But what do you hope to achieve with it?"

"Watch."

You begin channeling reiatsu into your palm and watch as mucus begins to build in your fist clenched around the blade.
The goo slowly trickles down until it fully coats the sword from the guard downwards.
When that's done you jam the blade into the sand under you and when you pull it out the sword has been transformed into a makeshift cane for you to use.


As you place the sword on the ground and lean on it you can feel the pressure lessening on your weak leg.
"That'll do."

"Incredible..."
Harribel marvels at your power.

After making sure that the sword can support your weight you turn your attention to Harribel.
"Shall we?"

"After you."

It doesn't take you too long to find Marr, usually the place where the others don't dare to go is a safe bet.
When you arrive you can see the titan carefully fiddling around with his helmet while he is surrounded by piles of rubble.
As he raises the helmet in order to put it on it crumbles while in his hand.

"FUCK!"
He lets out a quick shout as he looks down at the remains of his headwear.

"Perhaps it's a wrong time to disturb him..."
Harribel whispers to you.

"There's no point in delaying the inevitable."
You reply to her and begin limping towards the giant.

Marr after noticing you sits down in a very relaxed manner at the largest pile of rocks.
He gives you an incredibly fiendish grin as you approach.
"You seem to be walkin' all funny like!
Did you perhaps step on spike or something?"

"You could say that.
By the way what's wrong with your attire?
It seems to be much more segmented than the last time I saw it."
You reply to him in a sarcastic manner.

"Turns out ya' busted it good.
It began falling apart when I wanted to put it on."

"I don't get it.
You said that it inhibited you so why did you wear it in the first place?"

"No real reason, it's just that every time some upstart fool wanted a piece of me and fought me all out it made me feel exhilarated whenever I revealed the secret of the armor to them when I reduced them to bloody rags.
Seeing the despair in the eyes as they realized how handicapped I was made me laugh!
In any case, what do you want?"

"I just came to check on you.
We cool?"

He grunts once and then stands up, his shadow completely engulfs you.
"You survived it didn'tcha?
But you do that again and I'll break you!"
He then looks at Harribel.


"And what about you?
Ya' lookin' for a good pounding too?"

Harribel responds in her usually calm manner.
"The woman who attacked you, she is my underling.
I came here on her behalf and if you still hold a grudge against her then I ask you to..."

"Ya' want me to turn a blind eye over that, correct?"

"No...
I just wish to receive her punishm-"

And in that instant you could hear a loud smack as Marr delivered a powerful swing right into Harribels left cheek.
Marr grins once more as he raises his still clenched fist, you can see some blood on his digits.
Harribels eyes are wide and you can see a glint of fear in them.
She however quickly regains her composure and straightens herself.

She looks Marr straight in the eye and then turns her head, exposing the left side of her face.
"Continue if you wish."

Marr lets out a hearty laugh at this which was so intense he had to smother a tear.
"AHAHAHAHA THIS IS GREAT!
For a chick you sure have big balls, which I like!
And not only are you full of piss and vinegar but y'er a tough bitch which I LOVE!!"
He begins swatting the air, signaling for you to leave.
"You made my day blondie, now get out before I change my mind."

She bows down before him.
"Thank you!"

As the two of you are leaving she keeps caressing her right cheek.
"That went better than I expected."

"You could say that again."

As you are walking you begin to wonder the extent of damage she suffered from that.
You could help her but given your condition and the fact that you used your powers to construct your cane means your reserves of the Einherjar is already low and this could further delay your recovery.

>Heal her.
>Don't heal her
>Other? (Write-in)

>Other?
ask if she wishes to be healed.

>>Other? (Write-in)
Recommend she Nelliel when she returns. The tres is the only person besides us with healing abilities, and we're not really in any shape to heal others right now unfortunately.

Oh boy, Ashido is gonna feel that one.
Second.

Supporting this

Jesus it's a slow start today. Could a lurker break the tie please?

Supporting High chance that she'll decline, what with bearing responsibility and all that.