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Jean walked out into the arena once again, eagerly awaiting for a complete fight with someone.

((Sensors? Even if I did, I wouldn't tell you about them...))

Jean merely yawned, not all so enthusiastic about fighting. The tournament was boring him, as he hadn't had a good fight in awhile. "G'day to you too...or whatever you people say..." he said, dusting himself off in the process. He proceeded to twirl his daggertail around for no particular reason, just because he can.

((Daggertail...whip-like object with sharp blades. And to the time limit? Nein...))

In response to his move, Jean would quickly roll to the side upon seeing the fist flying towards him. 1.5 seconds is ample time to dodge a solitary projectile, particularly if it was going straight. Upon getting up, he'd hold out his hand to form a solitary red ball of what appeared to the average eye to be energy, but from what is unknown at this point. Once reaching the size of a baseball, he'd toss it right into the ground below Ichigo. However, it would not have any effect...at least, immediate.

Jean would quickly step back once again, prepping for his opponents next move. He would not attack yet, he needed a better chance to attack when the opponents guard was down, as with those wings, it could create him quite a problem.

Jean would just sit there in a defensive posistion. He had to wait a little longer before anything had a chance at happening, as his opponent was too far away for his daggertail to reach..

Hmmph...no no...go back up...

He was thinking to himself. He was not yet prepared, so he may as well make a basic attack to test his opponent. Raising the daggertail above his head, he'd slam it into the ground. A split second after that, 5 sharp rock spears would rise out of the ground and speed around 80 mph towards his opponent. However, only one of the spears would be aimed directly for him. The others would spread out above and below, to the left and the right, forming a cross shape pattern. They would each be around 4 feet apart from the center. The opponent's wings would be give him a slight disadvantage, as there would be more of an area to hit.

Purple haze, eh? I could use this...

Shaking off the rather odd defense and shock of no counterattack, Jean proceeded to move backwards from the center. He had plenty of time to charge up, and now it was ready...

The ground below them would proceed to become porous and filled with deep, seemingly endless holes, though only in a few select areas. Though they were not that huge, it was easy to assume that they were deep as the hole at first appearance was pitch black. However, they would not appear empty for long, as a thick smoke would proceed to rise out of the ground. Not only would it make it nigh impossible for Ichigo to see through the dense grey/black clouds at that altitude, it was also very unhealthy for him to stay up there. Smoke poisoning is possible, after all, what with all the carbon monoxide and other gases that make up a fine, deadly cocktail.

The smoke would slowly rise up to his level, clouding up the area. Of course, overtime it would diffuse into the bottom as well, but Jean did not need to worry, as he did not have any need to aerobically respirate, thus required no oxygen whatsoever. Also, the glows around the spears thrown earlier...their purple glow would be somewhat visible, penetrating the haze, allowing Jean to get somewhat of an easy target on Ichigo.

With this in mind, Jean would pound down onto the ground, releasing a solid Timpany drum shot ringing throughout the entire stadium. Instantaneously, another two holes, one below Ichigo and one to his left side, would appear and spew out volcanic rock and lava, all aimed towards his body. With the glow from the spears, he would be detectable. If he tried to defend with them, the rocks would knock the spears back into him, sending him flying, while the lava would melt the rock. The Timpany ring would overshadow anything that could be heard from the resulting "explosions", and the smoke would cloud his vision.

Of course, he could always dodge it, but doing so without inhaling fresh air or good visibility would be mighty difficult. Meanwhile, Jean would just watch his opponent make his move. He should've figured out he was trapped on the ground. Staying up there was a death trap with all the smoke and lava attacks that would come with every Timpany beat. Though he'd probably survive the attacks, he couldn't so much the smoke inhalation. A little elaborate? Yes. However, his opponent gave him time to let loose the hellfire that came with a volcano, AND he did want him down on the ground where the fight would be a little fairer...

Generally, that would be what happened...had both of the respective attacks not been aimed for the same target. With nothing their to impede their progress, they would both surely meet, causing the rocks and lava to explode outward across the arena, flying in many directions, but not all of them. Because he would be so close to the center of the explosion, Dreslin had somewhat of a high chance to be impaled with rocks and burned severly by the lava that would spread out, and could do nothing about it. It was nigh impossible not to get hit anyway, due to the range of such a strike, but due to the position the rocks would be in when they would strike, the attack would generally go away from his current location. However, some would push back towards him, it was moreso a question of whether or not he would catch them in time.

With the collision, the remaining lava and rock would be small enough to easily fit through the holes and back into the earth from which they originated. The rocks would be reformed into lava when combined with the heat, and would descend back into the earth. Any bits that did not fall in would be insignificant enough to not cause any major damage to the arena. Jean would also be unharmed, as the sound of the collision could be easily heard. Using logic that the attack would scatter, he'd pull up some of the ground around him to the top to form a dome that would hold its own against his own attack, though still covered by smoke, then cause the ground materials to descend back to where it came from.

However, the smoke was still at Jean's side. Due to simple properties of diffusion, it would still disperse, yet the smoke would still cover Jean for a tad longer. It was now a question of whether or not Ichigo had both survived the first barrage and could sense Jean. Otherwise, he would be relatively safe...for now.