Same Old Song And Dance

Reaver was knocked skyward as a fist, covered in a gauntlet of black bone, smashed into his chin, making his head spin and fracturing his jaw as he was launched skywards. A savage grin flashed, as a man Sonido'ed above him. "GUT KICK!" Nemesis screams, cackling as he sends his leg crashing into his brothers gut. Reaver's eyes widen as he was sent crashing downwards, unable to correct himself in the air because of the force behind the hit. His eyes watered a little, trying to look down and slow his descent before he smashed into the dune below him.

From above, Nemesis grinned, his axes tucked into his belt as he cracked his knuckles. His eyes were filled with mirth and psychotic glee as he watched his brother fall to the earth, feeling a wave of adrenaline and euphoria wash over him. "WHAT'S WRONG SPITFUCK, CAN'T FIGHT BACK?!?" He screams, cackling before opening his mouth. A purple Cero begins to charge between it, and with a sadistic grin fires the purple beam of energy directly at his temporarily impaired brother. Reaver glared up at his twin, his dual-colored orbs focusing his contained anger upon the man.

However, his eyes widened as the purple Cero fired down from his enemy, and his mind shifted into gear. With difficulty, he turned his head to face the Cero, and opened his own mouth, charging an orange Cero. He quickly fires it, before firing two orange-colored Bala's from his hand, one directly behind the Cero, the other off to the side a moment after. The two beams of energy collide, and for a moment their power is equaled, before they explode in a cloud of smoke, shielding Reaver from sight as he collides into the earth, kicking up more dust into the mix of smoke and dirt. 

Nemesis narrowed his eyes, losing sight of his brother and his target. However, the Bala punched through the smoke right at him, making his eyes widen. Instinctively he moves to the right, which is when the other Bala punches through and smashes into him. His eyes widen in shock, and he is launched backwards, losing his balance and beginning to plummet. Growling. He flips around, balancing himself in the air and allowing himself to slow his descent. Glancing down at his chest, his eye twitched as he realized that his skin was slightly blackened from the shot. Not enough to pierce his Heirro, but the fact Reaver had hit him made his blood boil. "Insolent little spitfuck..." He seethes, before looking up towards Reaver's location. However, all he sees is the man Sonidoing before him, his fist cocked back and striking out, smashing full-force into Nemesis' face.

The man's eyes widen as the force from the punch sends him skidding back a little across the dunes, slightly dazed from the intensity of the attack. However, Reaver wasn't done yet, his eyes furrowed with anger as he wiped the dust and blood from his ripped duster and shirt. The bandages were off, and his eyes were flooded with emotions normally foreign to him as he charged across, his fists swinging rapidly, striking out for Nemesis' face and vitals. However, as he struck out, Nemesis snapped out of his stupor, and began to move, dodging and blocking his brothers attacks while steadily backing up. 

Reaver keeps the pressure on his brother, sending swing after swing to beat and damage him. He growls, and as he pistons another blow towards his brother's face, Nemesis' tail shoots out, wrapping around the incoming fist and arm and halting Reaver. His eyes widen as Nemesis peers from behind it, his face expressionless. After a moment, his grin reappears, widening and growing in insanity. "My turn." 

The monster of a man threw a right hook, smashing into the side of Reaver's face as his tail held the man in place. His left arm rocketed into the Segunda's gut, knocking the wind out of him as Nemesis continued to throw blow after blow into his brother, smashing his face and body with glee. He cackles and laughs, excitement filling him even more as his tail unwinds and smashes into Reaver's side, sending him tumbling through the sand. Cracking his neck and knuckles, Nemesis casually began to walk over towards his downed brother. He chuckles. "You are soooo fucking pathetic!" 

Reaver struggles, standing and panting as he looks at Nemesis, his eyes narrowed. His body was pretty beat, cuts and bruises over his exposed flesh and a cut above his right eye, letting blood trail over his face. Without a word, his reiatsu spiked, making Nemesis pause as black ooze poured out of the injuries, covering them and solidifying into black scab-like obtrusions, before they broke off and revealed perfectly intact skin. Nemesis chuckled after a moment, brandishing his fists as his tail flicks in the air. "Just because you healed yourself doesn't make the difference in our power any fucking less, spitfuck." He grins as Reaver's eyes narrow, before he stands. "You need...to pay attention more..." He states, just as a fist crashes against Nemesis' face, the surprise and a flash of pain crossing his eyes as he stumbles back and clutches his jaw.

Reaver pulls back his fist as the other Reaver disappears, just an afterimage clone because of Gemelos Sonido. Nemesis snarls, his vein throbbing as the Segunda Espada pulls out his nodachi, it's blood-red metal shining dully in the moonlight. Nemesis growls, and draws his own axes, his muscles tensing as he prepares to get serious. Both brothers stare at each other for a moment, before they Sonido and collide, metal clashing against metal. Reaver grunts, being pushed back a bit, before he grips the blade with both hands and pushes back , sparks emitting from their blades. 

With a push, they slid back, before charging again, the brothers becoming entangled within a dance of steel and whirring metal. Reaver strikes fast and precise, striking and glancing off of Nemesis' Hierro. The monster of a man began to grin, his axes swinging in an erratic pattern. He moves as though he was in a dance, sidestepping and striking with eagerness and a sadistic grin. Reaver's eyes narrow, and he swings in an attempt to behead the man, only for his opponent to jump, stepping onto Reaver's blade and grinning. The weight forces the Segunda's arm down, and his eyes widen as Nemesis jumps, launching a foot into his chin and making his head snap back as well as sending Reaver back, leaving trails in the ground.

"AHAHAHAHAHA! COME ON, SPITFUCK! SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT!!" Nemesis screams, dashing forwards with reckless abandon. He brings his axes down on his brother, grinning in triumph as he aims to split the man's head, before his eyes widen as Reaver Sonido's faster than he can percieve, dodging the death blow. He collides with the earth, sending an explosion of earth and sand around him. Nemesis snarls, snapping his head around to try and locate his brother through the cover. However, he can't see outside of the billow of dust, making him grunt in irritation. "Damn fucking coward!" He seethes, his muscles tensing. He swings his axes, the force of his strength blowing the shroud away just as Reaver Sonido's in front of him, bringing his nodachi down on him.

Nemesis' eyes widen and he can't move fast enough to block the shot, as the sword slices against his chest. Nemesis grunts, and is pushed back, his chest cut open lightly and blood beginning to drip down it. His Hierro saved him, but Reaver still managed to pierce his defenses. He snarls, turning to Reaver who was moving in to strike again, this time from the side. However, Nemesis saw this coming. He angled his axes, blocking the attack before spinning, kicking Reaver in the gut and knocking the wind out of him. With a snarl, Nemesis moved in, closing the distance and swinging his blades with deadly efficiency, his sadistic grin plastered on his face.

The strike hits, and Reaver's eyes widen as a deep slice cuts across his chest, ripping open his flesh and duster and revealing his pale chest. He stumbles backwards, and fires a few Bala quickly before jumping backwards, trying to catch his breath. He glanced down at the wound, raising his reiatsu instinctively to begin healing. He glances up, only for Nemesis to already be there, his axes swinging like a madman. He cackles, each axe attacking Reaver's limbs and torso and putting pressure on him. It was like Nemesis had become a whirling weapon of death, each attack moving and twirling with him in his strange patterns and fighting style. Reaver kept moving his nodachi to block, but each time it was only like Nemesis was getting more and more fired up. He cackled and laughed gleefully, his axes and attacks striking harder and faster, pushing his brother back and inflicting more wounds with every passing moment.

Reaver panted, his eyes narrowed. If this continued, he knew he would be killed, which made him grunt, a tinge of worry passing through his heart. He turns, going onto the offensive and striking Nemesis quickly, slicing into his skin and making him bleed. This made the monster growl, his anger rising and his patience waning. As Reaver brings his blade around to make another swing, Nemesis steps in, smashing Reaver's hand full-force with both of his axes. His eyes widen in surprise, and the Espada drops his blade, which Nemesis promptly kicks away. He drops his axes, grabs Reaver's shoulders and rears his head back, before slamming it in a headbutt into his brother's. A cracking sound can be heard, and Reaver lets out a noise of pain, stumbling back in a daze. Nemesis grins savagely. "Headbutt."

Taking this moment of weakness, Nemesis smashes his left fist into Reaver, sending him sprawling backwards onto the sand with a cough. His head was spinning in pain, his body screaming to get up, but before he could focus Nemesis moved, using his legs to pin down Reaver's arms and grinning down at him. His left arm shoots out, grabbing Reaver's neck firmly and cutting off some of his oxygen as his right fist cocks back, his grin full of malice and sadistic violence. "And....FACE PUNCH!" He cackles, pistoning his armored fist into Reaver's face, cracking his nose and sending a spike of pain through his head. He groaned, and spit up some blood with effort as Nemesis pulled his fist back, preparing and unleashing it again. "FACE PUNCH! FACE PUNCH! FACE PUNCH!" Nemesis screams, his grin cracking so wide that it looked like it would split his features.

After a short while, he stops, looking down on his brother. Reaver's nose is broken, bent crookedly at an angle, and blood pours from his nose and from his mouth. Bruises are forming all over his features, and one eye is swollen shut, blackening rather quickly. A few large cuts can be seen on his features as well, covering his face partially with his blood as well. His breathing is shallow and rapid, and his one open eye stares up at his brother, showing no emotion besides anger. Nemesis grins softly down at him, his hand uncurling. "What? What's with that expression? You knew that as soon as I sensed you, I was coming to kill you. I'm the strongest of us, brother. And now...I'm going to be an only child."

With that, Nemesis' other hand grabs onto Reaver's neck, and he begins to apply pressure, attempting to strangle his brother to death. Reaver's eyes shot open, and he begins to feel panic fill him. He tries to calm himself, but as Nemesis applies more pressure it becomes hard to think. He begins to struggle violently under Nemesis, trying to shake his brother off of him and make him release his grip, but Nemesis holds strong. "Shhhh, it'll all be over soon, relax brother~" Nemesis coos menacingly, his shit-eating grin filled with insanity. Reaver's movements begin to weaken, struggling less and less, and Nemesis grins, triumph filling his soul. He was finally going to do it, he was going to win and kill his brother! He giggled, not noticing the reiatsu gathering on Reaver's leg. With one last attempt, Reaver kicks his leg up, firing a Bala directly into Nemesis' back.

Nemesis' eyes shoot open and he is blown off, his grip loosening and leaving Reaver's neck as he flies over him, landing a few feet away. He growls, anger filling him again as his features contort with rage. "YOU SON OF A MOTHERFUCKING-" He seethes, turning around to face Reaver only for his brother to be charging a Gran Rey Cero. His eyes widen, and Reaver coughs. "Gran...Rey...Cero..." he releases the blast, and Nemesis pulls his arms up to defend himself as the blast engulfs him. It sends him flying backwards through the dunes, scorching and searing his skin. The blast ends with an explosion that shoots the sand up in a large cloud, reaching far up into the sky. However, this cloud is quickly dispersed as Nemesis' reiatsu skyrockets, clearing the clouds and dust. He glares through, mostly uninjured from the blast as he looks for Reaver. "Alright you fucker, I've had enough-" He begins, before pausing. Reaver is nowehere to be seen as he scans the dunes, and his reiatsu can't be picked up. Nemesis stands there for a moment, his expression blank, before his face contorts in rage. "RRREEEEEEAAAAVVVVVVVEEEEEEERRRRR!!!!!" He screams, smashing his fist into the ground in anger and sending a small shockwave through it.

(World of the Living, Karakura Town, Forest)

A Garganta opens in the air above town, letting a figure limp tiredly out of it. Reaver held his right arm, damaged considerably by overexerting his power with that last Cero. But it had bought him enough time to slip away and escape. Thankfully Nemesis was too arrogant to have noticed his charging of reiatsu. With a sigh, he lowers himself to the ground, looking over his wounds. He frowned, pursing his lips. He was rather badly damaged, and even with his regenerative powers it was looking rather bad. He frowned, and slowly began to limp to a tree. He rested up against it, laying back against it with a sigh. He began to fade out of consciousness, and frowned as he began to slip off. "I am still...weak...I must grow...stronger....to protect....and defeat him..." he murmurs to himself, chiding himself softly before slipping off, falling unconscious as his body tried to repair itself of the damage.