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Hibiki Kirisho entered the artificially created training room, located inside the 12th Division's building complex. "Hmph." he let out as he looked at the environment of the room, the computer had randomly generated their sparring environment, a cold tundra during nighttime, he regretted the fact that his customized uniform provided no insulation whatsoever from the cold winds inside the room. "Honestly, I'm gone for a month or so and he manages to pull off this doo-hickey." he spoke, scratching his head figuring out just how Hei managed to create such a mechanism for the room. "And yet his always the last to submit Squad reports. I swear, he must hold some sort of grudge against me or something dammit." his voice grew louder, and carried a bit of anger with it-- most likely due to the fact that the room's low temperature.

'What? W-was that German? No I swear it's French... then again could be both.' Hibiki thought as Hei commented on his previous statement. His showed utter confusion and irritation at what Hei had just spoke, confused as to what languages he used and as to the purpose of using them, and irritated at the probably answer. His look of irritation worsened after seeing Hei's reaction to him "You're not much of a looker yourself dammit." he mumbled to himself, not really caring if Hei heard or not as it probably wouldn't affect his already foul mood. He was interrupted when Hei provoked him to start the battle, as if Hibiki hadn't already been provoked enough "Geez, you could at least fake enthusiasm you know." having said that Hibiki became more serious, he was aware of Hei's capabilities and God knows what add-ons he has created to his powers, he'd have to size him up first. Drawing his sealed zanpakuto Hibiki made a dash towards Hei 'First the speed of his Kuromojin.' in mid-dash Hibiki pointed his finger towards Hei and began the assault "Hado #4; Byaku--!" however he disappeared and reappeared to Hei's left side, his palm open having stopped casting Byakurai "Hado #31; Shakkaho!" a bright red blast sphere then sped towards Hei at near point blank range. '1 second...' in his mind, Hibiki then began counting the speed for the Kuromojin to react, or whatever else Hei had in store.

Hibiki did indeed trip and fall down as Hei had intended, however "Jerk." he shouted as he threw a snow ball at Hei's face. Meanwhile he stood up and brushed the snow off of his uniform "Guess I should've expected that, huh?" he spoke, taking off his Captain's haori, not wanting it to get damaged in the fight. Having done so he slowly went back to his usual stance, his left foot placed trailing behind him as his right foot supported his weight, bending it to lower his center of gravity and storing up potential energy in his legs to propel him forward. "Anyway, sorry, but you're going to have to put up with my antics for a little while longer." he then made another dash towards Hei, this time faster than before. He Shunpo'd behind Hei as he got closer and attacked his legs with a quick low sweep kick, intending to force him to move from his spot, one way or another.

"And I told you, you're going to put up with my antics, whether you like it or not." spoke Hibiki as he disappeared from in front of Hei, using Shunpo to get behind him in a flash. Still at a relatively close distance to Hei, but not close enough that the 12th Squad Captain could reach out and grapple him, which he knew he was capable of doing so. Immediately he began another assault, casting two Kido spells in unison "Bakudo #9: Geki. Hado #4: Byakurai!" he spoke as his hands moved simultaneously, one activating the Bakudo that would paralyze Hei for even a split-second and the other casting the kido attack that would reached the 12th Squad Captain within the Bakudo's time period. The speed at which the low level kido spells were performed, coupled with the speed of the Byakurai's lightning would allow them to hit Hei squarely on the back. Though Hibiki was aware the damage would be minimal, it would be worth it to land an attack on Hei. Already after casting the spells, however, he was already planning to move, should the spells fail to do damage, but he was still confident that they wouldn't.

Hibiki was surprised, to say the least, at Hei's use of his Shikai ability so early in the duel, he found himself temporarily paralyzed by his own Bakudo and his Byakurai proved to be worthless as well. 'Sh--' he had not even finished cursing when Hei appeared to his left, apparently wasting no time in exploiting Hibiki's current status. Before he could even comment on what Hei said, he found himself being dragged down towards the ground by Hei's maneuver, realizing that he would be at more of a disadvantage should this happen Hibiki had no other choice but to release his zanpakuto. "Cut, Oni no Kaze!" he managed to do so, before Hei could bring him to the ground, the movement of his body by Hei placed his zanpakuto behind the 12th Squad Captain as it released, bombarding Hei with the violent cutting winds that came with its release. At this point, Hei could either block Oni no Kaze's winds, dodge them or endure the damage brought about by them. Either way, it would distract him long enough for the Geki to wear out, allowing Hibiki to attack Hei or escape from the area.

Hibiki's eyes widened in shock as Hei was undeterred by the rush of wind from Oni no Kaze. His body was paralyzed by his own Bakudo, and he could do nothing as Hei kicked him into the air, and Shunpo'd above him, firing a volley of bullets towards him. The situation seemed hopeless, until from Hei's side-- from the direction he traveled using Shunpo-- came Hibiki's zanpakuto, nearing his neck at an alarming rate. Hibiki utilized Oni no Kaze's Tsume ability-- the ability that allowed it to follow an opponent wherever it went, by riding the air currents left by its movements. In a last bid, Hibiki released Oni no Kaze as Hei disappeared using Shunpo. The large shuriken followed Hei's air trails which leaded it straight towards the 12th Squad Captain. Know, the two combatants were faced with equal threats, the paralyzed Hibiki with the threat of being singed to death, and Hei with the threat of being decapitated.

Hibiki's eyes widened as Hei suddenly appeared in front of him, a mere few inches separated the two combatants. His arrogant face was enough to make Hibiki spit on him, if it weren't for the Geki that still paralyzed him, he cursed his own Kido abilities that were being used against him. Hei, then disappeared from in front of him, behind him was Hibiki's fast moving projectile weapon, Oni no Kaze. Hei's goal was now plainly clear to Hibiki, he wanted to strike him with his own weapon, similar to how he paralyzed him with his own Kido. Hibiki grinned at the thought "Hane." he muttered causing the projectile to appear in his hand at speeds similar to a Shunpo, in its wake it easily tore apart the light bullets Hei had sent towards him. Now with his Shikai in hand, and the effects of the Bakudo fading, Hibiki Shunpo'd back to the ground to regain his balance "Heh, it's one thing to use my Kido against me." he spoke, being quite proud of himself "But don't think it'll be that easy to use my zanpakuto against me." he brought the Shikai to his side and faced Hei, ready to attack or defend. "That move you just used, it wasn't Shunpo was it? Heh, looks like I learned something new about you, not that it'll matter, right?"

Hei's one hundred strikes all went through Hibiki, slicing him up-- or rather slicing up the haori he had left behind when he executed Utsusemi. He knew that Hei possessed a speed faster than Shunpo, and so he took no chances and immediately executed the maneuver when Hei appeared virtually beside him. As Hei provoked him to use his Bankai, Hibiki appeared a few feet in front of him, his two palms outstretched, already charging up a Kido spell "It's up your a**, that's where it is. Hado #33: Sokatsui!" he yelled as a torrent of blue fire erupted from his two outstretched hands and hurdled towards Hei at intimidating speeds. At this close a range, Hei would not have time to dodge the assault, Hibiki was a bit confident that Hei couldn't possibly block such a point blank attack, especially something of this caliber. However, even with the torrent of scorching blue fire erupting from his hands he could still feel the cold of the tundra around them, he cursed under his breath that Hei's computer system had generated such poor conditions for him to fight Hei in, then again there was nothing he could do about it, not right now at least.