As Ryouta touched down upon the ground, he noticed that Shikyo was now in the process of trying to punch and kick every square inch of his body. Ryouta moved with practiced precision and efficiency- he kept his arms close to his body to parry Shikyo's attacks. That is, with his arms so close, he didn't have to move as hard or as fast to parry Shikyo's moves. While Shikyo continued his powerful and fast onslaught, Ryouta was able to simply hang back and wait for an opening while Shikyo tired.

"Not bad, not bad. But you need to practice more to get your Hakuda to maximum efficiency...you're wasting a lot of energy. Sometimes it's good to sit back and relax." Ryouta continued parrying with his simple movements as he gave his advice.

"But you know, to be Onmitsukido...you have to be resourceful. Hado no Nijunana: Reishi Blade." Ryouta's blocking hands suddenly became bladed with reiatsu particles that reached out about 2 feet. "Ha!" He slashed at Shikyo's exposed arms.

Shikyo's blind rush did take a toll on his body, his movements slower than normal and easily blocked by the Hakuda practictioner. He couldn't afford to merely wait for Ryouta to attack and was forced into an offensive, knowing that it only disadvantaged him. His eyes opened wide as Ryouta activated the kidou, extending a reiatsu powered blade from his hand as he swiped at Shikyo's arm. The scene seemed to decrease into slow motion as Shikyo watched Ryouta's hand aim for his outstretched arm. His eyes followed the attack, and his mind knew what to do next, but his body refused to cooperate. "Move dammit!" Shikyo mumbled to himself as the blade moved closer and closer to his arm. He would lose the appendage if the attack landed but he couldn't stop his momentum in mid-strike, not in the shape he was in anyway.

Utilizing his only option he flared his reiatsu, allowing it to build up within his soul before exploding forth through his limbs. His mind visualized his next position as he planted his foot into the ground and used his spiritual pressure to alter his trajectory. The actions resulted in Shikyo vanishing from in front of Ryouta, reappearing above him in the air as he successfully executed the shunpo. "Resourcefulness isn't specific to the 2nd Squad," Shikyo commented from the sky as he slowly landed on the ground again further away from Ryouta. "However I do agree that the less energy exerted the better." Stretching his arms across his body before he cracked his knuckles, he went into a defensive stance as he awaited Ryouta's next move.

"True. If I remember right, you're 10th Squad, right?" Ryouta responded. He dispelled the blade around his hand. "Let's see now, what should I try next? Hmm...Koshijutsu...and maybe some Jutaijutsu. Yeah, I'll go with that."

He stretched and yawned. "Well...here I come." Ryouta ran toward Shikyo. Actually, it was more like a leisurely jog- then as he neared him, Ryouta flash stepped directly in front of him in the hopes of disorienting him. After all, he would probably have been predicting the time it would take Ryouta to reach him, so Ryouta was hoping his almost instantaneous arrival in front of him would distract him for a second.

Anyway, Ryouta began launching a series of quick strikes at Shikyo. Oddly enough, he wasn't using a standard fist; rather, both his fist's knuckles were extended to cause cramping and sharp pain in muscles if hit exactly the right way. Though he seemed to be attacking more with his right arm- his left was often hanging back defensively. Ryouta aimed general blows mostly at Shikyo's clavicles and vital internal organs, like his liver and carotid artery, though his goal was not to hit any of those.

As Shikyo blocked each blow he threw, Ryouta watched carefully. There! His opportunity! Quick as lightning, his "lazy" left hand came up and struck a blow at Shikyo's right radius bone in an attempt to either numb his hand or break the bone itself; either one would cause obvious disadvantage in battle...and a suitable distraction.

As soon as he threw off this shot, he flash stepped behind Shikyo and aimed a kick at the back of his left knee in an attempt to get him to fall to the ground. Then, he flash stepped above him, slightly higher than before, and came down with a kick that would in all probability break Shikyo's left shoulder blade and/or damage his carotid artery as well.

ooc: remember admins, i'm looking for fighting and speed points here

Shikyo
Speed +3.5

Ryouta
Speed +2
Fighting +2


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(Speed por favor)

The barrage of attacks from Ryouta seemed to be very timed and precise. Knowing that his opponent was capable of much more damaging blows than he was actually exerting, placed Shikyo on edge, waiting for some sort of sneak attack that would throw off his balance. He didn't have to wait long as Ryouta's left hand, which previously had done nothing, suddenly moved, streaking directly toward Shikyo's hand. Exerting his spiritual pressure in that exact moment, Shikyo propelled himself backward, dodging the blow instead of attempting to block it.

He didn't have much time to regroup, however, due to Ryouta's appearance directly behind him and landing a strong kick to the side of his knee. Shikyo fell to the ground, realizing that he didn't have time to allow the pain to slow him down as his foe would not stop his attack. He was right as Ryouta appeared above him, aiming another kick directly for his shoulder. Catching the end of Ryouta's foot with his left hand he felt one of the bones in his wrist crack under the pressure of the attack. Rolling out of the way as he allowed the attack to hit the ground, he noticed a small crater left in the ground where he was previously located, silently thanking his lucky stars that he hadn't felt the full force of the attack.

Standing up as he fingered his broken wrist he held up his hand to Ryouta. "I think that's enough for today. Squad 10 focuses on harmony with your Zanpakuto and use of the reiatsu in battle, so without it and against someone as versed in Hakuda as the Squad 2 vice-captain, I'm at an obvious disadvantage."

Ryouta nodded and smiled. "Understandable. Please allow me to heal yer wrist fer ya. Bakudo no Nijuku: Royal Medicine." Ryouta's hand glowed green and he healed Shikyo's wrist.

Ryouta walked over to where he had left his Zanpakutos and picked them up. "Since that's the case...perhaps ya'd like to fight with our blades then?"