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(( Like I said, the blast went straight on to hit everything else in the way after it went through the clone. Including your forest and barrier. Those are gone now, disrupted just like the clone.

The Acolyte-level thing is mostly for control of Vizard powers; it doesn't reflect upon my character's Shinigami abilities, which are rather more extensive. ^^ In raw power, we're in completely different worlds. Fortunately, my character doesn't care enough to go around showing off; he's perfectly content to let you hate him or think he's a loser. XD He's too lazy to even try to change your mind. Flandre, his Hollow Side, just wants to eat you... ))

The powers in the air around Rednal simply vanished as they came in at him. "Lesson Two. I don't need beams to cancel out your attacks." the voice answered, wagging a finger at Shigoro. The Shinigami art of Hanki was a technique to cancel out the powers of the opponent by equaling and neutralizing them, and to really use effectively, it took a lot of ability to think on your feet, good analytical skills, and a good grasp of one's powers. It was mostly learned in the 2nd Division in Soul Society, although some from the 12th, being scientists and all, also had the aptitude for it. "Also, if you hadn't noticed, I was already leaving. See, trying to salvage your pride like you're kicking me out rather than the fact that I'm leaving on my own is exactly why you're never going to become great. If you want honor, try getting a little bit yourself first; you're a yapping puppy desperate to show off so that you'll be acknowledged by the pack. Try asking for a real fight when you can stand on your own. You don't yet deserve a real fight with my better half." Bit stubborn, isn't he? Yeah. It's kind of sad. Here I am trying to help him despite his lack of true power, and he still believes he's on top of the world. I gave him hints and everything on how to get better. Can I eat him now? No. He can think whatever he wants about us; it won't change reality. Rednal was very far past the stage where he cared what anybody thought about him. Shigoro could like him or hate him, it didn't really matter all that much. They'd tried to help the guy, now it was up to him to decide if he wanted to be helped or not. He probably wasn't going to be, at least not until someone crushed him with overwhelming power, which Rednal was far, far too lazy to do.

((Exit))

Shigoro's eyes widened imperceptibly as Takashi used an eightfold Shunpo afterimage. He blocked the image to his left, and then heard the sword whistling towards him from behind. Shigoro used Shunpo to get out of the way, but Takashi's sword still bit into his arm deep enough to draw blood. "Good, very good. Now try ramping up the speed." Shigoro used his Shunpo and disappeared. Craters appeared in the ground all around Takashi, and shigoro's dry laugh could be heard all around the warehouse. Light, skin-deep gashes were aimed at Takashi from various angles. "Come, now. Can you ramp you speed up yet again?"

Shigoro's speed blurred for a split second. He seemed to possess twelve arms in the instant that Takashi thrust at him. At least half of them connected, the rest either missing or being blocked. This kid was good. He'd had to use Shunpo and Sonido at the same time to escape his slowest strike. "Very good. Very good indeed. I wonder how far you can push me before I will have to release my Zanpakuto. Not much farther I think." He said this while continuing to strike at Takashi, buying time until he could disengage. At this speed the smallest move could mean his own death, or worse, his defeat.

Shigoro looked down at the hole in his gut. this kid was... good. He was actually going to have to call out Makoi to deal with him. Shigoro's eyes turned gold as his mask manifested. "Congratulations, Takashi. You managed to get past the first stage of my training. Now comes the hard part: Survive against me." Shigoro disappeared, his voice crying out from thin air, "Divide the Heavens, Nanatsu Kagami!" A flash of yellow and a thrumm of current was all the warning Takashi had before three bolts of lightning lanced at him. Shigoro's voice issued from a single point in space, but he wasn't there. "This is my best evasion. I combine a constant state of Shunpo with the speed of a Sonido. It takes a huge toll on my body later, but my union with Makoi partially elevates that and the weightlessness that my Shikai creates in its Black Blade form completely alleviates it. Let the fun begin."

Shigoro smiled despite himself.. Takashi was giving himself a handicap. From thin air issued the chant: "Forbidden Spell: Bakudo 100. Ikkikensei Chirensa!" A pillar of diamond sprang up around Takashi, pinning his limbs. Shigoro appeared, shimmering slightly despite his stationary state. "Ikkikensei Chirensa binds you in a pillar of diamond. I stopped it mid-casting so you could still escape. I wonder how you will escape this spell?"

This was interesting: Good at combat and good at Kido.
However, dispite appearances, Takashi wasn't handicapping himself. Rather, he
was buffing himself, defense wise. When it came to defense, his hands were his
best tools. The pillars that caged him were, at best, mediocre. He simply built
up his spiritual energy at one point, his left ankle. Within a few seconds,
enough energy gathered so that, with one burst, his left leg was free.

He channeled his energy in his left foot, and swong his foot foreward, and let
loose the energy out in one burst again. The right foot came free. He swong up
and was now upside-down.He simply used shunpo to twist, first left, then right.
He wasn't able to break the pillar, so he couldn't spin completely, but the
twisting motion wore down the pillars. After five sets, he finally shunpo'd,
breaking the pillars.

He landed, and went back to his stance. He had to play the waiting game right
now. It was all he could do.

((Imagine all the reiatsu/spirit energy a Captain+Shkai+Vizard Mask holds. Now imagine that it's all gathered in one area of the body, very small and very concentrated. Now, if all that was released at once, it would use a massive amount of energy. He does this twice. Not even diamonds can withstand that much power.))