Off The Leash/ Yaksha

Jean stood there waiting for a response from Yaksha after he had asked if they were going to proceed with the lesson at hand. It felt almost like an eternity before the hollow reached and took hold of Jean's left arm. He was slightly taken aback at first but he didn't pull away as he watched what the hollow was up to. Strangely enough Yaksha's touch didn't feel like scales as Jean had expected it to. Rather it felt like normal skin, though with a more obvious "toughness" to it.

This feeling was soon replaced by a light tingling feeling that began to cover the young human's right arm. It felt like his hair was standing on end and he was getting the goosebumps. Like a cold shiver almost washing over him. Soon that cold feeling began to feel warm before suddenly springing to life as a searing pain beneath Jean's skin. A loud and gut curdling scream wrenched from his being as the pain took hold of him.

"AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHH!!!!!!"

His voice echoed across the vast sands of Hueco Mundo as the pain only grew stronger until it was the only thing within his mind. He could hear Yaksha speaking to him, but his words weren't coherent to the boy. Only bits and pieces of what the hollow was saying made it through to him. He fell to him knees, holding his burning arm as he threw his head back and bawled in pain once more.

He couldn't let this get the better of him, no. He was stronger than this, but damn he hadn't expected it to hurt this much. The young human closed his eyes and breathed deeply as he attempted to calm himself, but the pain he was feeling had him on the brink of madness. He couldn't focus at all. He'd never in his life felt a pain this intense. He didn't even take notice of the new presence that had made itself known to the two who were originally there.

Jean held onto his right arm as tight as he could and gritted his teeth, closing his eyes shut tight. He delved deep into his mind where he tried to find something to hold onto, something to help him keep control of himself and stay within this instance. He felt something, warm, pulsating. He wasn't quite sure what it was, but the burning pain had begun to numb some so he reached for more of it, hoping it would help ease the burning of his arm.

Around him the sand began to swirl in a circle as the strange warm pulsating feeling swelled within him. Still his voice echoed, carrying screams across the desert. The pulsation grew stronger and stronger as the feeling got closer to the surface. Soon a purple light would begin to shine from Jean, which eventually became more of a smoky texture, swirling away at the top and disappearing.

He recognized the sensation, it was like when he teleported. Only it felt bigger and stronger. Perhaps, this could work. He focused on the centre of his being and the source of this feeling trying to get it to do his bidding. He wanted a shield, a barrier, some sort of way to push this invasive substance from out of his body. And so he tried to do just that as he "pushed" with the energy from the core of his being. It expanded out about a foot around Jean at a decent speed before coming to a stop. The purple energy took the form of a barrier which stood there for a short time before dissipating, revealing a panting Jean holding his arm, though his was no longer in pain.

He was still somewhat out of it, hardly paying attention to what anyone around him was saying as he attempted to catch his breath. He'd only just noticed the second presence that arrived. A woman. Was it Lillith? No, she had red hair, and smelt like roses. A friend of Yaksha perhaps? Who knew, right now he was a tad too tired to ask. All the Jean wanted to do was take a nap and regain some of his spent energy.

He felt like a rag doll as he sat there panting. Though slowly he began to understand his situation as he steadily gained a hold of his bearings. He could feel a strange feeling assaulting his senses. he wasn't quite sure what it was. The feeling felt odd, almost as if it were two separate things, though similar they were still very different. Was this what reiatsu was? Was this what Yaksha had promised him? Was this how he would find Lillith? It would be great if that was the case, except he couldn't tell what this new sense was trying to tell him, or whom was projecting what on to him.

Jean tried to stand to his feet, a task that proved more difficult than he had originally thought.  He fell back to his knee and waited a bit longer, only to have Lillith suddenly appear in front of him, immediately taking violent actions towards Yaksha. Somehow he knew this would have happened had she arrived. Oh well no matter, he didn't trust the hollow either and would much rather go with Lillith now, especially in his current condition.

"I'm fine, just a little winded." He said in response to her question. His eyes now scanning the face of the other woman in that was amongst them. Who was she? As Jean stared the energy she radiated became a bit more pronounced over all the other mixed feelings he was receiving at the moment. Hmm, perhaps he could get the hang of this quickly with some practice.