Halcyon(Hime/Elyss)

Battling without a Zanpakuto isn’t easy. Where one would easily slice through a Hollow’s mask with a honed edge, Elyss is forced to use brute blunt strength alone. There is an obvious disadvantage at play. However, the redhead has not fallen yet to anything she has faced, but that only proves her durability and strength. Maybe luck has also been on her side during her travels. Maybe everything she has faced up to now wasn't as tough as they could have been. It is difficult to pinpoint.

It doesn’t matter right now though. This fight has nothing to do with any other brawl she’s been in. It’s just Hime and her. And, surprisingly, Hime is the one to get things started. Elyss’ eyes weren’t as focused as they should have been, watching the other step closer moments before Hime is before her in the blink of an eye. It wasn’t that Elyss couldn’t track her. It was the fact that Hime didn’t seem like the type to expedite the severity of a situation in such a way, and thus, Elyss had left herself wide open for the palm strike aimed squarely for her chest.

Only an annoyed grunt left from Elyss’ lips, however, as she felt her body rise from the ground slightly and skid backwards before her feet planted onto the ground. Her hand moves to her chest feeling the spot where she was struck. Hime had landed her hit cleanly, but it didn’t seem to have actually fazed Elyss by a great amount. The redhead did look a bit annoyed however, and with a deep breath, focused her attention better; her muscles tightening before going lax as her body moved into a more aggressive stance. With her arms up in a similar fashion to that of a boxer, Elyss’ counter attack is properly forewarned as she charges forward, not utilizing something like the flash step, but still proving fast on her feet before her left arm shoots forward in a strong jab carrying the weight of her body with it. However, even if deflected, dodged, or blocked, Elyss’ body is quick to twist the opposite direction after her jab as her right rises up from the side from its locked position aiming to catch Hime with a hook, energized further by Elyss taking a step forward with the punch much like the last.

Obviously, in boxing, one would try a bit harder to land a combo than with two punches, but Elyss wanted to test Hime’s capabilities. Elyss would also be wise to move back after her attack to prepare for anything that is thrown her way, but that is not what she’s going to do. She’s fully committed to her attack and is ready to take any punishment thrown back at her, all to simply test the waters.