Guarding the future (Kaiyo)

Auryuu had spent alot of time recently planning on how to gain power. He wanted the power to change things, but he knew that power would be eventually used to kill. The power to kill to him, was also at the same time the power to protect. To save soul society, to save the living world, to save the hollows, by purging them of their sins. A hollow was tossed in a dreadful world to live a dreadful life, Killing them to Auryuu was putting them out of a eternity of misery, and gloom.

Auryuu decided his best course of action, and decided the only way to get stronger would be to see "her" again. Auryuu would seek out the captain of the 11th squad Kaiyo Saiyouku. Her eyes, her strength, her beauty, had captivated him at first sight, but he had also liked that quincy girl, of who he had deeper relations with. Maybe.

It was another morning in soul society, the sun shined brightly, the streets were busy with merchants, and consumers waiting to buy the mornings products or make some kind of commute. Auryuu was still a little sleepy, but he woke up immediately and started to put on his shinigami attire. His closet, was full of dusty books lining the upper shelf and the clothes were bundled together messily. He was very unorganized due to his busy life lately, the errands his squad sent him on were always lengthy and many were distributed.

Auryuu slid open the grey door, taking a step outside his little house into the open street, were everyone was rushing, and pushing, as if they had something important to go do. Auryuu closed the door not taking a look back and shut the door fast. Auryuu began to pace down the street and began to pick up speed as he headed towards and into the south gate, eventually reaching the interior of the seireitei.

Auryuu scanned the area around him, the buildings he'd seen many times, had never changed, one thing that he liked about the human world was the diversity, and how things changed, it made a much more intresting scenery, then soul society. Auryuu continued walking passing many distinct shinigami on his way further into the heart of the seireitei. He was heading closer and closer to the 11th squads barracks, not really knowing what to expect of his intrudance there.

Kaiyo lay silently in her barracks garden, the safest haven in all of Soul Society, and arguably the most beautiful as well. Amidst the chaos of all that was going on at the moment, both Kaiyo and her squad were thankful to have such a space. As such, nobody but Kaiyo was even allowed to run in the garden, so telling the Captain about an intruder became a little more difficult.

Not even in her formal uniform, Kaiyo was relaxing with her hakama openned- revealling a plain white vest top that clung to her figure, as for her Captains haori; will it made a great pillow for her nap. Just as she was drifting off, the faint sound of running echoed around the courtyard, rippling through her calm as she began to stir. Kaiyo's eyes fluttered open as a shadow towered over her small body. 'Sorry to disturb Captain...I think we got an intruder'. Kaiyo stared blankly up at the man for a moment, trying to grab those few extra moments to relax before she sighed heavily. Slowly picking herself up to her feet as she patted the man on the side of his arm, 'I'll meet you there' she smiled.

By the time Kaiyo got there, about five squad members should have already surrounded the intruder, just to make sure they're not attacking really. Kaiyo leant down to pick up her sword, her hair swaying in front of her face as she stood back up, smiling to herself as she swept her golden locks back into place. Deciding the threat wouldn't require her blade, she flash stepped off. Appearing just a second of two later in front of Auryuu. Her squad members parted as the short girl stepped forwards. Giggling slightly, 'Spire?...Sorry about the greeting, protocol an' stuff' she smiled, waving away her squad members as they flash stepped off in unison, of course it was protocol, but everyone had been on edge recently- so beefing up security was starting to be common practice. 'Whats up?' she asked lightly, surprised to see Spire again so soon.

Auryuu watched the shinigami shunpo away as Kaiyo stood still, her beauty and grace was undefined by anyone, he was suprised there weren't more stories about her looks more than her ferocity on the battlefield.

Auryuu began to speak, "Can we go, somewhere, maybe.... more private?", he asked while gazing into her ocean blue eyes. He looked a bit anxious, and he felt pretty nervous to be in such a beautiful girls company. He turned his head a little bit to look to see if anyone was around, but the area stood unusually clear and undisturbed. He couldn't sense the slightest presence, but Kaiyos and his.

"I hear your gardens are quite a sight", he said to her trying to persuade the change in scenery, as he also simultanisly gave off a small smile, that was only accompanied by a sense of unease. "Well how about it, shall we?", Auryuu said reaching his hand over onto her shoulder and giving her a soft smile.

Kaiyo's neck dipped to one side when Spire mentioned somewhere more private, the serious tone seemed a little too adept for the zeitgeist. Still, her soft expression was un-wavering, showing nothing beyond exactly what kaiyo was feeling. Still, she nodded. Turning around to standing next to Spire as he put his arm around her. 'Heh, it's a magical place' she added, moving her arm around Spire's waist as they walked.

The Captain had to admit she was mildly impressed, most lower ranking shinigami got quite scared when they wandered across to her barracks and were suddenly surrounded by her very large squad members. Spire did not seem so shaken, though that was possibly because his mind was elsewhere. She'd find out soon enough.

The walk to the squad garden was a short one, seeing as Kaiyo had purposefully tried to centre it within the barracks. As they reached the doors to the garden, Kaiyo moved her hand free of Spire, slowly sliding open the door to reveal her pride and joy. The sight was made all that more spectacular by the sun's presence today, a welcomed addition to the rest the Captain had been craving. The glistening light that melted through the doorway reflected a warmth onto Kaiyo's face, one which she couldn't help but smile at.

Only a few squad members were in the garden at the moment, all silently napping around the area. Kaiyo led spire across the soft grass to the little waterfall by the corner, dropping down next to it with a light sigh. Sweeping her light hair out of her face, Kaiyo squinted up at Spire, waiting for him to take a seat, and explain the reason for his visit of course.

When she was at his side, it just felt right to him, having her against him to accompany him inside the garden was something he could of only seen in a dream. Auryuu wanted to stay close to her at all costs. He really did, more than he could've ever imagined a year ago.

Her blonde hair shined in the sunlight, and the trees took in the sunlights energy to live, she was almost more radiant then the sun. Auryuu couldn't keep his mind off of her. Auryuu sat next to her, they were close, and Auryuu's heart was pounding thru his chest. It probably would explode if something wasn't done.

Auryuu raised his gaze from the grass to the plants and then, to the girl, almost instantly. He stared deep in her eyes that resembled pools of water, almost got lost inside them. She was like medusa, but instead of turning them to stone, she killed you with beauty. Auryuu's mouth parted, as he leaned in closer, he didn't have to say that he liked her, it was obivious, but he did need to lose the weight on his chest, and the sleepless nights. "Will you make me stronger?", he whispered in her ear as he grabbed ahold of her hand and squeezed it gently.

Kaiyo fought against the urge to flinch backwards, she'd been all too jumpy recently. Instead she remained still, turning her face slightly towards Spire as he lent in closer, taking hold of her hand as he whispered into her ear. kaiyo had to admit, that wasn't what she was expecting him to say. Half of the Captain felt like laughing, but the intimacy of the moment strongly suggested against that reaction. It wasn't hard to tell that the question was loaded with every ambition Auryuu held. In fact it was a question Kaiyo was asked all too often, and one which she usually denied. So adamant that people needed to rely on their own mettle and power and that for the majority of people who asked, the epicenter was not on the training, but on being trained by the 11th squad Captain. Not to say that people could get stronger by just their own will, Kaiyo understood that sometimes, a push in the right direction was very much needed. Auryuu wasn't asking for such glory though, he was asking for himself, for his goals. Tension hung all across his body, and his genuine desire to get stronger clung to the sharp edge of his eyes.

Kaiyo raised her gaze to meet Auryuu's stare, her own expression reflecting his; minus the worry that seemed to linger behind his resolve. Aside from pointing out that only he could physically make himself stronger, Kaiyo had one question that needed answering, correctly, before she agreed. 'Why?' Her voice was more serious now, deeper even. To her memory, there were many friends kaiyo had tried to help, even more who she'd actually helped. It was a commitment on both parts though, because it wasn't easy, and given the ever impending doom, it would be all that more rigorous. People were losing their minds, and for a long time, Kaiyo had worried she'd be one of them, so she needed stable things and given the increasing instability of everything around her, she'd need to make sure she could fulfill such a task on her part. Spire's answer would help her decide.

Auryuu looked into her eyes further, his eyes catching her suddenly fierce stare and his ears catching her fierce tone, inside of their confined space of privacy. Auryuu began to think of what he should say, but just decided to say it, even though what his heart was telling him to say was quite ludacris to say to a captain. This was more than shinigami, it was life and death, light and dark, good or wrong, right? Atleast Auryuu had conviced himself it was, and truly felt like it was inside. Everything he would dedicate his life to would be other people, but could Auryuu be happy too? He had almost conviced himself he was a sacrifice, for the greater good.

Auryuu raised his hand with her and leaned in closer, his eyes maintaining a steady lock on hers. "Because, I want to protect those I love, and those who deserve to be loved", he said as he moved his hand behind her neck and grasped it. What am I doing?Auryuu thought to himself as his impulses took over, Auryuu's lips collided with Kaiyos soft lips, but he wanted to know if she felt the same about him. Auryuu closed his eyes for a second after impusively kissing her, he was hoping he didn't look like a fool or embarass himself. Auryuu sat up, expecting some kinda scolding, or atleast a punishment, "I'm sorry", the words left his lips gently as his hands began to tremble a little bit. He was infatuated with Kaiyo, first glance when they had met in london, under the yellow moon.

Kaiyo averted eye contact when Spire replied, the intensity of his answer so clearly truthful, and almost tragic, that looking at such a moment seemed insensitive. Answers of that nature felt too intimate to intrude on, and one glance into his eyes would've glimpsed the mans soul; his true nature. Caught off guard by her sudden interest in a particular patch of grass, Kaiyo hadn't expected the kiss. Her eyes widened in shock as the Captain fought off her instincts to kill the man who grabbed her by the throat, her arms therefore were left mid-air; struggling between an appropriate and inappropriate reaction.

Kaiyo shut her eyes, leaning forwards into the kiss as she titled her head to the side slightly. Caught in her own actions, the Captain withdrew. Her cheeks feeling as if they were on fire as she blushed, staring silently back at Spire as he apologized, her mouth ever so slightly ajar. Thoughts flooded her head as Kaiyo tried to form words, her mouth only managing to twitch slightly.

The Captain jumped to her feet, her black uniform shirt falling down her arms as she stood in her vest top. Her arms motioned towards Spire before the Captain turned away from him. 'Erm...Training can start when you want' she replied, deciding not to mention anything else as she folded her arms, awaiting a response. The few other shinigami in the garden had been less than subtle about staring, whilst the men of her squad were often a little over-protective of their sweet Captain, they weren't so likely to get involved or ask Spire about it...Probably.

The second he touched her lips, he felt nostalgic, like it had happened many times before. He quickly shook off the thought knowing he had never done no such thing, but with anyone, but her. Auryuu looked at her figure as she seemed to leap upwards. Her cute figure caught his eyes, but he tried not to look at it, atleast not more than a second.

Auryuu looked around side to side, seeing now many envious looking men and confused looking women surrounding the awkwardly quiet garden. As Kaiyo delivered her reply to his kiss, and his training she blushed a little. Like any other girl would probably do. Auryuu smiled at Kaiyo as he formulated a quick response to what she said. His words finally came out,"Oh Okay", he said briefly as he sat up almost as fast as Kaiyo had.

A headache began to form inside Auryuu's head. Even that couldn't bother him right now though. Spending time with Kaiyo just made everything okay, if not greater. Auryuu immediately raised his head up, towards the crowd and began to talk, as if he was of captain level it was almost humerous to himself, maybe Kaiyo would enjoy it too. Auryuu spoke openly to the crowd, "Don't you guys have somewhere to be?", it was uncomfortable for him, but a smile broke open as he seemed to look over to Kaiyo.

Auryuu kept his sight on Kaiyo and began to speak as some of the people began to scatter. "I'm ready right now if you are", he winked at Kaiyo, and began to laugh a little bit. He was in love with Kaiyo. A word that formerly held no value to him, now seemed to hold all the value, his life did to him.

Kaiyo peered around Spire as he addressed the crowd, waving her hand with a mildly stern look, instantly banishing the aggressive response of the men as they sheepishly scattered. Smiling back at Spire when he turned around, unable to stifle fully her giggling. Her hand moved up to her hair, sweeping it back into place, only to fall back into its usual vague mess just moment after. Kaiyo glanced across the garden to her Zanpakuto, shimmering in the sunlight like the beauty it was. Looking back up at Spire, the Captain couldn't help but doubt his full commitment to training right now. Aside from anything else, she seriously doubted he'd be as fond of her after just a short while of training. Still, she'd offered, it would simply be rude to deny his request now. 'Hmm, alright then, but don't think you can get away with any of those bloody spells' she smirked, motioning to walk across the garden as she flash stepped there and back in the blink of an eye, tying her blade comfortably back at her hip.

Bouncing slightly on her heels to make sure her blade was secure, the girl half turned, moving her arm out to point Spire in the right direction. No doubt some of her squad members would enjoy a little show as well, they'd been all too deprived of combat recently. A point that Kaiyo had been trying to change, but given her own recent issues with the ruling body, her squad had been delegated to the blue milk runs she was being punished with. The next Captains meeting would be eventful to say the least.

'How about just a spar today then...You even get bonus points if you can actually land a hit on me!' She cheered, her mocking tone only meant to lightly poke fun at Spire. That, and it was always comical for Kaiyo to spar with someone significantly taller than herself.

Auryuu looked at the Kaiyo as she brushed her long hair back, just for it to flow back to it's original position. He gave the garden a look. The flowers were varied and colorful, some of his own squads flowers sat in a pot close to him, and yarrows were planted across the garden by one of the squad doors.

Auryuu grabbed the pot that lay next to him, that held the valley flowers. He slowly walked across the garden lightly, and proceeded to set the pot down next to her follows picking out a few of the lilys next to the narrows. He looked at her soft eyes, held a fixated gaze on her, complemented by a soft smile. "Whenever your here now you can be reminded that I'm always with you", he said sincerly.

Auryuu remembered flowers just like the yarrows for a split second. It may have been a flashback, but he couldn't recall which of his previous lifes it was. He knew of the masks existance by now, Kaiyo probably did not. He hoped not the whole thing was creepy. It kept his mind in the darkest of humanitys struggles.

He would try his best to conceal the fact from Kaiyo. She would not end up endangered just because he held a extremely violent hollow inside of him, and a reckless shinigami. He wasn't sure if either of them were neccessarily evil though.

Still smiling, the girl raised her eyebrows with a mild surprise. 'Most people don't even know their own squad flower, let alone some elses' she smirked, almost asking how he did know such an obscure fact, but not quite enough to phrase the question itself. She shrugged it off, afterall, Kaiyo's measure of knowledge was no standard by which others should be judged...Ever.

A distilled silence fell, as was usual to the garden, as Kaiyo stared at the flowers for a moment. They really were beautiful. 'Come on, i'm getting old over here' she grinned, flash stepping to just outside her garden as she glanced back to Spire, 'No running in the garden!' Despite her playful tone, Kaiyo was actually deadly serious; her squad members needed somewhere without the usual frantic pace of the barracks. With that, the girl sprinted off down the hallway to her squad sparring grounds. Given the lovely weather, Kaiyo decided they'd fight outside for today. Without even needing to shunpo, the girl's small frame was practically a blonde blur, bouncing off the walls and around her squad members as she ran off to the sparring area; laughing all the way.

A few moment later, Kaiyo ground to a halt, stopping just before the drop. This particular sparring area was dug into the ground, about the size of four football pitches, it was fairly large, but it also meant spectators could watch from a safe distance at ground level. The 12th squad were always thinking of new ways for Kaiyo to not make her squad members black out. Glancing over her shoulder, the girl leapt forwards. Her trousers fluttering wildly against her legs as she raised her arms, enjoying the rush of air before she landed back down on the new grass. Looking back up, Kaiyo could already see a few squad members gathering around.

Auryuu smiled a little bit, as Kaiyo praised him for his knowledge, or something a step down from praise. Praise was something he had not gained much in his life, even as a human, and even though he remembered random past events from his ancestors. He had never came across any happy memories. The sunlight swished back and forth as the tree branches in the garden began to be pushed by the potent breeze side to side. Auryuu brushed his hands off, the dirt scattered everywhere around the Yarrows soft soil.

Auryuu's hands now completely clean, he looked to Kaiyo, telling him to basically hurry up. He let out a small laugh as she let out the thing about getting older, shinigami pretty much had preserved youth, unless they lived long enough. He had not known Kaiyo's actual age, but love was blind, and often unconditional. Something his ancestors had taught him, over time. They just passed on burdens to their child though. His had even abandoned him, of course he didn't know the reason why, his guesses were completely random, and based off of nothing.

She eventually ran off and she went further away turning to a distant visible blur. He listened to her and didn't run, but began to slowly walk as a bunch of men approached him, all of which were extremly buff, and looked like steroid addicts. They opened the conversation, stalling him from Kaiyo and their potiential sparring session." Where do you think you're going?", the tall one in the middle said, while the other ones seemed to huddle around him, him being the head bullie of the bunch. Auryuu looked him in the eyes, and almost peered into his souls, piercing the mans hard exterior. Eventually words gradually came out as the brief staring contest was over,"And you are?", he said as a unbothered look came on to his face. Auryuu eventually just pushed past the man lightly shoving him to the side.

Once reaching the exterior that surronding the garden Auryuu began to sprint, reaching the next block of the 11th squad barracks, and caught Kaiyos figure not far away in front of the neatly kept dojo. He first caught her shoes on the grass his eyes traveling up towards her legs, and followed up as her skirt barely overlapped her underwear. Auryuu instantly reacted to the sight, by looking the other way trying to push the perverted thoughts out of his head eventually almost forgetting the event. Auryuu ran up close to Kaiyo finally standing next to her. Auryuu gazed up and down the dojo, like a kid would look at a palace, "So this is the place, Kaiyo-taicho", the honorific not sounding quite normal to his ears.

Kaiyo nodded slightly, un-crossing her arms as she moved a few paces back from Spire. A few recent 'incidents' had put kaiyo out of combat action for a while, and now she was fully healed; well lets just say she'd missed fighting. That in mind, the risk of the excitable Captain forgetting she had to hold back was mild to serious. Not even considering such thoughts, Kaiyo brought up her small fists into a casual boxing stance; her guard still low to call across to her opponent.

'Like i said, no spells please, but other than that...I wanna see how strong you are'

There it was, her all too well known mischievous grin. Kaiyo would enjoy the stretch, in fact she could already feel her Zanpakuto whispering in her ear, Tenrai Zenpyou had also been in serious need of stretching their legs. Sadly, Kaiyo doubted she'd be able to release her shikai today; she'd have to take on some serious training soon, especially given the impending doom. Returning to the current situation, Kaiyo raised her guard, bending her knees ever so slightly as she smirked. 'Come an get me'

Auryuu brought his hands up himself arming himself for battle. He slowly raised his arms and folded his elbow, them poking out the a sharp stance. The hoodie that he was wearing was pretty hot, so he decided to shed the extra layer throwing it on the ground a little way away, revealing a short sleeve t-shirt. His sweatpants were perfect for the weather, as the breeze randomly swished past his legs. Auryuu quickly positioned his legs to a karate-type stance, that just felt "right".

Auryuu took a deep breath, and soon after exhauled the strain from his chest disapearing and his heart began to beat from pressure. Many had gathered around the dojo to watch their beloved captain fight with a stranger. Not to friendly outside as some shot him angry glares. His mood lowered just a bit.

"Here we go", Auryuu said as he leaped of his left foot accending to mid-air. He aimed a right knee to Kaiyo's stomach, steadily going forward, the collision was inevitable, unless she had managed to dodge, which he initially planned she would.

Kaiyo held her stance, taking note of Spire's stance as he moved forwards. Holding off her counter until the last possible moment, the short girl twisted to the side. Moving in a split second, she took full advantage of Spire's already bent leg, her left hand gripping his calf muscle as her right hand grabbed onto his back; hopefully flipping him over with the momentum of his own attack.

Kaiyo turned round with her counter, finishing back in her original stance, facing Spire once more. Already, her heart was starting to beat faster, the built up exhilaration of combat was flushing her cheeks. Her blonde hair bobbed up and down as Kaiyo bounced up and down. 'Not using your sword?' she puzzled, practically daring him to try and strike her down with his blade. The Captain could only hope he wasn't holding back through some perverted form of chivalry, she wasn't exactly sure if Spire was the time, but he could quite easily have been. Trying to keep in mind that the spar was for her opponents benefit, Kaiyo made a mental note to try and observe more than she usually did. Given that much, the karate stance was quite unusual for him to start with, merely because in Kaiyo's opinion, it was better utilized when already in close range, not as an opening strike. Still, technically, it was executed brilliantly, but neither of them actually expected his first attack to land. Kaiyo tensed her arms for a moment, clenching her fists tightly, then releasing them; making sure she was relaxed.

Auryuu put weight and leaned further into his failed kick. When Kaiyo grabbed his back her grip on him had actually loosened from her supporting his eventual flip. Auryuu spun in the air landing behind Kaiyo with a single frontflip and landed in a kneeling position resulting in a loud echo sound that roared through the dojo.

Auryuu kept the position for little more than a second quickly getting back to his feet rapidly and ferociously. He almost instaneously spun around to catch a glimpse at the girls posterior side, he now knowing this was advantageous. He had read a view books from notable combat masters. Each one different and varied in methods, but the conclusion that having the opponents back was a good thing, due to the potiential damage that could be caused from hiding in the blind spot.

Auryuu quickly unseathed his sword raising it from it's sheath closely as the sun from the open sky outside gleamed into some of the crowds eyes. The 14 inch blade full of colors made for a very unique show as the ribbon flourished with a certain grace as the light air swung it to and fro.

Auryuu gave her time to turn around as he unsheathed the blade hoping she would now attempt a attack. To maybe a open up a chance for Auryuu to sport his defense, or attempt a counter attack.

Kaiyo sighed lightly, flash stepping behind Spire as she planted her right foot heavily against the small of his back; just simply trying to kick him forwards. Though admittedly, she'd added a little too much force behind her kick. Kaiyo stood back up straight, folding her arms as she looked blankly at Spire for a moment. 'If you're not ready to really try yet, we can fight another day?'. Kaiyo was serious; she was always in the mood for a fight, but in this particular case, she saw no reason in making Spire attack her with a more deadly resolve, if he wasn't ready to do so. The few shouts from the watching squad members were disappated by a more aggressive glare up at the motley bunch.

Feeling slightly guilty, Kaiyo took a short step closer to Spire, her battle stance abandoned as she un-folded her arms. 'My point is' she began, her voice softenning as she spoke. 'I need to really see how strong you are, and I mean- really...If you're not ready to attack me with all your power, then i don't think i can help you' It sounded as if she was apologising, but it was for something she wouldn't change her mind on. In an ideal world, Spire would just try and kill her right now.

Auryuu began to take a deep breath, as a gust hit against his skin. He knew, but was no where quick enough to react to her strong kick. Auryuu felt every second of the strong kick as he began to roll forward. He soon collided instantly with the dojos wall, the wall was intact itself, but Auryuu's coolness was damaged severly, as well as his spinal cord. Auryuu sat up supported by the wall as a blur became clearer instantly stepping in front of his vision.

Auryuu's heart beat through his ears as the squad members of the 11th squad cheered for their captain. Their loud yells and screams drifted into the background as Auryuu came back into reality. He cracked a smile, hidden by a sad state of mind. He had wanted to be cheered like that by the other shinigami that had ignored him. He was weak, and for the most part alone, but that was the reason for this spar."I'll try not to disapoint", he said as he began to put weight on his legs.

Auryuu leaned his off the wall quickly, leaning forward on his legs. His eye lids raised further up as he opened his eyes to his normal position. He looked deep into her eyes, full of sincerity and truth, he muttered something, that Kaiyo had probably not heard. Auryuu side stepped by Kaiyo, she was in range of his swords length so he tried to land a hit with a steady attack to the waist. He leaned in further, losing hope, but gaining something else. Understanding, this is how she was in her habitat. This was Kaiyo's way, and he had automatically became entranced with it, as he was entranced with her also.

That familiar tug of emotion was buried beneath her weak smile, it wasn't in the girl's nature to be so straight forward with her words usually. Though admittedly, it was a trait that had been necessary more and more, in her particular position, and given the situations she'd been faced with, Kaiyo was seldom able to speak with the kindness she liked to address people with. It wouldn't all last that much longer though, she just needed to do what needed doing first.

Kaiyo smiled to herself, lowering her gaze so Spire wouldn't see. Reacting just as naturally as she had before, the Captain twisted to the side, leaning forwards in time with Spire as she moved her hand down to his grip on his blade, trying to throw him forwards by his hand. The girl spun back around into stance, her blonde hair flicking outwards and swaying back into place gently. 'Alright then' she beamed.

A small flicker of golden light shimmered along the sheath of kaiyo's Zanpakuto. Without a moments hesitation, the girl's hand moved across her body, unsheathing her blade with a slight flourish before pausing. Just enjoying the feel of the handle for a moment, the perfect balance and weight of the blade. Holding her sword in only her right hand, the girl stepped forwards, slashing her blade across at Spire; just light strikes to help him wake up a bit.

As her soft, but strong hands slid over Auryuu's hand which gripped the blade strongly. With a sharp grip she threw his hand upwards, her intention was to flip him over, but once the action had been done, his arm merely swung upwards, pulling on the muscles, and streching out his hand, making a strong cracking sound, as his arm almost flipped behind his back.

As Kaiyo retracted Auryuu regained his original position, lowering his sword speedily to his midsection, as he almost began to attack. Before he knew it the sharp blade barraged him with multiple hits, he blocked it struggling to keep up to the semi-fierce pace. Auryuu parried one of them after the other, rather easily, but only faced problems with his arm and hand, which began to wear down as he continously blocked her attack. Auryuu aimed a kick with left foot behind her shin hoping to stop the barrage, and make her trip.

"I give you points for your gracefulness", he said as he kick reached ever closer around her shin, getting closer, as he watched it following it with his eyes.