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You know young one, Ivellious barely had that kind of problem that you do. Then again, since he was my boy, and they had fought together with the whole Bergan thing.... But still, you should learn to trust his brother, you trusted me when you picked up my Sapphire didn't you? But enough talk! Show us both the kind of power you hold. Only then, will time teach you our names.

There's that other voice that only started to appear when I picked up that sapphire.... But for all the things confusing me right now, she has a point! He's begging to be struck down, the question is though, how... Arashi pondered to himself on how exactly he would take down the fourth seat, or at least avoid end up being in the infirmaries. He figgured that long range would be the safest bet, but that had already been proven useless. At least with a blade in his hand....

Yes, at least with my blade in your hand you have a slim chance of victory.

Whatever that voice was, whatever the other voice was, Arashi knew what he had to do.

"If you want to try to avoid major injuries then don't leave your back exposed!" Arashi shouted at Maikeru from almost right behind him, Arashi's blade raised and ready to slash him, it would be his own fault if he failed to block the attack, and his so called 'partners' fault if they didn't get out of the way. Arashi knew now more than ever it was about time he started to fight like he knew he could.

No more! I'll have no more of this acting like a scared little coward! I am a warrior! I am a shinigami! I am..... strong.
(You suck Mitch, totally stole my idea for using Tsuzuri Raiden.)

"Takeshi! Get over here!" That too, was one of his favorite movies. Maikeru heard Arashi's shout, as well as his actual approach, an instant before his blades engaged with Jutaku he turned about, turning the entire assault into an enormous feint. he spun about, low to the ground. His left blade, charged with kido and electricity scratched lightly against Arashi's own katana. The other stayed on course, rediverting once more to engage once more with Jutaku, the furious combo of slashes and stabs coming out again as if they had never ceased.

He absolutely adored close quarters combat, it was his real speciality, sure, he was an all-rounder, but once he got inside the range of a longer blade little could stop him from carving his target into catnip sized pieces, then again he didn't know what catnip was. Vin shook her head, they were playing right into his hands. Maikeru had beaten a fully released Shikai a mere two weeks after joining the squad, and all because of those two beautiful blades he wielded as if they were part of his own hands.

Kyo pushed away from the tree and came towards Maikeru. "Whats up Maikeru? I heard your the new 4th seat, Contragulations." he said as he got closer to him. I forgot to enter that tournament... he thought with a small smile as Raitenshou growled at him. Calm down Raitenshou, i'll enter the next one i promise. he reassured the beast.

He glanced at the two Maikeru was sparring with, one seemed to have already attained shikai and used Ice as his weapon. Kyo couldnt remember his name though, but he was bad with those kinds of things. The other was also a stranger, though Kyo was sure both of them were in the squad with him. No names came to him however so he let it go. "Who are you training with Maikeru? Looks like you guys are having fun." he said with a smile that showed his teeth.

Then it hit him. The Ice user, his name was Jutaku or something like that. He was also a seated officer in the squad, the 8th seat if he remembers correctly. it seems i really missed out on the seating tournament huh Rai? a growl was the only response he got. Like i said next time theres a seating tournament i'll make sure i enter and get one. he thought again trying to calm the tiger down.

"Ahhh the new guy left..." Maikeru's face took on a faintly mocking pouting expression as he whirled around taking in the new scene of hovering spears of ice. His eyes lit up. "Kyo, Shikai battle, free-for-all...you in?" His eyes dance from side to side keeping track of every gleaming point of cold he could. His daggers, still charged with a shocking force weaved slightly around him, ready to spring to his defence.

((short post is s**t))

"Aaaand here we go!" Maikeru leapt into the air and flung the daggers, immediately his double tipped katana leapt into his hands. The two daggers smashed into two separate spears of ice, either embedding in them deeply, or shattering them. His legs snapped out, pushing another two out of the way and above them, he spun the air over them and his katana licked out like the tongue of a serpent and severed another in twain. ((lol fancy language)) Now he was beyond the immediate reach of the spears. "That was fun, Kiri Ni gōben kaisha, Vin!" An opaque mist exploded outwards obscuring the area for meters around. A moment later the mist was pulled back into the blade.

It was shorter than the average katana and the tip was oddly slanted. The guard appeared to be a set of writhing wires composed of different metals. Around the hand that held the black and white Shikai blade floated six heavy daggers. Each a miniaturized version of the Katana. Blue lines were everywhere. He smiled, his eyes flashed. And oddly, he didn't fall from his position about a meter and a half above the ground. Even though air-walking was impossible inside the sereitei. And his opponents sense would pick up no concentration of reiatsu anywhere in his body.

"Boo!" Maikeru Pushed heavily on two of his Shikai daggers, sending them shooting through the air as if propelled from a canon, each to the combatant on either side of him.

((well I waited but he didn't reply so here goes))

Maikeru giggled, almost like a small child, "Oh boy you are in trouble now!" Kyo was in the air and very unable to maneuver well, the exact opposite of Maikeru's situation. He spoke the incantation and threw up an Arc Shield. It bloomed into existence between he and Takeshi and blocked the Kido from colliding with and charring Maikeru to bits. In the same instant he Pushed himself slightly higher to get the correct angle. He Pulled sharply on his Shikai dagger, immediately flipping it around and sent it tearing through the air towards Kyo's unprotected back.

His other dagger he kept on its flight path, it was only mere inches from its target of Jutaku's chest, lucky for him he had been farther away than Kyo was, especially considering Kyo's approach tactics.

((S*** is S***))

Maikeru's eyes widened as the blade slid into the walking animal. He watched as all sense of reason and control was lost, Kyo turning into the beast he so resembled. Moments later Maikeru was flying back at high speeds, putting distance between himself and the now rabid shinigami. His blades flashed, manipulated left and right, forward and back, up and down with such speed and dexterity it was almost a miracle. His eyes continuously snapped open in concentration. Bolts of lighting flew right and left, most whizzing by where he had been but a moment before. A few deflected and dispersed by a carefully propelled piece of his Shikai. Anger and frustration began to smolder in his eyes as a few stray bolts clipped his limbs, singing him, sending shocking ripple through his body. He growled in a low quiet voice. His arms whipped out and he PUSHED as he had almost never Pushed before. Every stray piece of metal on or near his body shot of like a rocket, creating almost a wall of speeding metal pieces. Each almost as fast as a bullet. Each with the weight of worlds behind it((artistic exaggeration, not literal)). Maikeru reached forwards in his mind for the strong pulsing blue line connected to the dagger entrenched into Kyo's side. He Pulled, it barely budged, Pulling on things embedded that deeply in living creatures was more difficult, and he was loosing reiatsu fast.

He growled loudly, pulsed his reiatsu out as far as it could reach, his hand extended forwards. He dropped to his knees on the ground, All his attention on these massive Pushes and Pulls. His outstretched palm pulsed in the air and clenched into a fist. With that the knife embedded in Kyo was wrenched back towards Maikeru, and the speeding wall of steel.