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That's the spirit!!!
I was merely provoking you in order to stir your resolve. You 're still quietly waiting there... So maybe I was right??? Mock let out a loud laugh, before coughing due to the tobacco smoke. Come on, Ike! From the start that I wasn't planning on holding back! I'll go all out!!!
Do you think that just because I'm smoking and "apparently" keeping my guard down, that not ready to everything you can throw at me???

Attack me already!!! Mock smiled warmly, before also bowing to his opponent. Ike-san, call me Mock and forget the Captain. Rank does not matter now. Let us spar as equals!!! Rising his head, the Shinigami revealed still a wide grin on his face. As long as you'll live to fight another day, and learn something from this battle, you'll get yourself a victory!!!

I believe we are both winners already, when it comes to this matter!!!

Taking a long breath of smoke, Mock slowly let it out as he exhaled, while saying So lets forget about everything else and just focus on having fun, shall we???

Make your move!!!

Although for the untrained eye, Mock's body was relaxed and he had his guard down. He was actually aware of every twitch on Ike's muscles. He could tell that the Shinigami was about to rush towards him before he even began moving, due to the tension he had applied on his knees in order to sprint.
Though his own muscles were still, and unable to perform a quick and effective dodge, MockaDash had gathered Reiryoku under his feet, in a similar fashion as that used for shumpoing. He did not used shumpo however, merely moving at a speed that matched that of Ike's, by using the energy he had gathered to compensate the lack of readiness on his muscles.

MockaDash thus twisted over his right foot, turning over it as an axis, performing a 90º angle. As he turned to his left, dodging the lightning cast by Ike, he was now facing the hadou as it passed in front of him, and turning his full attention to the unsuspecting Shinigami. You're fast! Kudos to you!!! he said, as a small piece of fabric from his haori was torn by the hadou. The Captain's evasion move was made by a close call, though his movements were so fluxed and graceful that neither his hat nor even his robes had fallen.

After exhaling some smoke from his mouth, at Ike's face, in order to disorientate and destabilize his response, Mock leaped backwards several meters from him.

I honestly believe that's not the best you can do. Though I must say it was a good warm up move!!! Mock grinned, as he took yet one more puff from his pipe.

(( Hum... Hatsu-chan... You do know I'm fighting against a member of another squad, don't you??? I mean, the VC here is Hogosha...

It's just that by your post I got the impression that you thought that... ))

(( frizzdalded??? HeHe... funeh word... Frizzdalded...

I want frizzdalded, whatever it might be... ))

(( It can mean anything, it's a made up word!))

Like... I Frizzdalded youz!.... or OH Frizzdaldeds, I forgot (blank!)... etc!
Or even: I'm so smexeh, it frizzdaldes the world! >=D (onto post now)
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»‡«Hatsume»‡« The shinigami continued to listen, watching only through her mind and focus. A twitch of her eyebrow became apparent when she became curious of sensing the little maggot bugs. What was hell was going on? She couldn't resist peaking a right eye open just abit to peek on the happening which was about the time Ike began tauting her captain. Shutting her eyes closed again her tail flickered uncontrollably with a anxious additude. Almost like a annoyed kitten or some sort, it seemed to keep her calm enough to keep her eyes shut and her mind back intune. Energy flew, the flames brought comfort to her thoughts. It had such a lovely vibe to it, as if it was a living mass on it's own feeding on anything it can find to consume. Yet, her tail still flicked every second or two. "........." All but silence.

»‡«Hatsume»‡« still focused on the battle!

Shitsunen! Mock yelled, as he realized that the time for fun and games was over! Ike was starting to give his all, and for Mock not to start taking him seriously, would be disrespectful to say the least. Also, Mock's opponent could have a trick up his sleeve, and Mock knew too well from past experiences, never to underestimate someone!

A pillar of fire instantly burst out and surrounded the Captain, after he spoken the command word. The pillar shot to the sky and pierced through the clouds above, illuminating the firmament as the flames grew hotter by the second. The raging "spirit-flames" turned to red into bright blue, as their temperature increased. All of Ike's flames would be negated by this pillar! This is the hottest and most powerful manifestations of Mock's KaijinZenchou Zanpakutou defensive power. MockaDash could only use it once though, but Ike didn't knew that.

As the flames died down, Ike came rushing through them, reaching Mock with his own fiery blade. Mock could quickly summon the ash-shield once more to stop his opponent's blade, since he had already negated most of the fire attack and all he had to do now was block a single blade. He chose not to, however, since he intended to use the ash for something else...

Retrieving his wakizashi (a short dagger-like sword) from his clothes, MockaDash used it to parry Ike's own Zanpakutou and prevent it from cutting him.

Impressive, I must say, Ike-san!

The previous pillar of fire, had a more important purpose than defense. It was the initial stage of his Zanpakutou's offensive abilities.

Moetsuku! With this word, Mock ordered the ash on the air to gather around Ike in a cloud of dust, that instantly burst into flames, producing a medium-sized explosion exactly where Ike stood.
MockaDash jumped back once more, not to avoid his own explosion (that wouldn't affect him) but to evade Ike's Zanpakutou's heat, that was starting to affect him...
Had he stayed close for just a second more, and Mock would have gotten a burn on his face!

Like I said, It's time for me to attack now! the Captain said, not knowing if Ike had been caught by the explosion he produced.