Seaside Fight Night: Ojo vs Ehefra

Ehefra's eyes widened ever so slightly as that incantation started up, and promptly a grin flashed across her face as the membrane around her peeled open. Spreading apart before rapidly shifting,sliding in. Under normal circumstances, very few could actually go modifying a ginto spell after it was cast. But then again, not all of them were Ehefra. And that membrane twisted in, wrapping around Ehefra's frame and slipping between Ojo's hand and Ehefra's body. It was a hasty job, but as that shot fired off and exploded within the confined space, the excess erupted through the gaps in the barrier itself. Cracks slithered along it's length, but it still held strong, rapidly repairing itself as Ehefra drew in reishi!

Of course it wasn't perfect. Having to hastily wrap herself in the spell was a little hard when Ojo had her hand basically all the way against Ehefra's side. But she'd at least been able to mitigate the damage, her leg and wrist covered in burns from the spell. Even with the barrier,m her blut had been forced to take the brunt of the attack, and Ehefra panted just a little in annoyance as she pried her arm and leg free, aiming to separate herself from the shinigami as smoke billowed from the shell that was still mostly around Ojo. though it certainly wouldn't likely hold the woman forever.

"Pain in my fucking ass." She hissed between her teeth before holding her hand out, and forming a brilliant sphere in her hand, a burning sliver of reishi and reiryoku which glowed a hot burning light blue, her own spiritual pressure promptly spiking as she began building up energy. "Fine, you wanna keep your shit to yourself, Fine by me." She growled, the air screaming as energy slowly saturated the surrounding area, those blue flames slowly spreading to twist around her. That bright ball of spiritual energy floating up from her hand to rise up and into the air. Swelling in size as it dragged in spirit energy. Slowly swelling to the about ten meters in diameter.

The Sphere above Ehefra continued to glow rapidly, sucking in nearby Reishi as well as being fed by Ehefra's Reiryoku. A perfect mix of nearby spirit energy and her own energy to fuel it, though honestly her own spirit energy was just being used to compensate for her own... fairly poor ability to rapidly pull in reishi, her own reserves making up the difference. The hot, burningblue glow of the energy casting a malevolent tint to the entire battlefield as Ehefra narrowed her eyes at the Shinigami. Seemed they had fucked themselves up a fair bit. Were they not capable of hardening themselves? Strange. She had noticed that some shinigami had the capability, or perhaps simply tyhe tendency, to harden their skin. Guess this one just wasn't ne of those few. Or perhaps they were too exhausted? She didn't care. Beeps would provide the scans later for the data to be processed.

Ehefra couldn't help the look of barely hidden derision as Ojo took up that stance, and spoke that release phrase. Ehefra's own eyes narrowing as she took what was clearly a taunt. as the shinigami appeared to finally unleash what Ehefra had been asking for. "Command Code: Final Light." Ehefra spat out. And two things crackled into existence. Her spirit weapon glimmered around her right wrist, and a band of code shot down the length of her body, unleashing her Vollstandig. But unlike most other quincy, Ehefra did not form wings. But a hard reishi armored outfit crackling over her frame. Her pupils broke, splitting into crosses as red lines streaked beneath her eyes, and her spiritual pressure vanished completely. There was no sudden powerful weight, and in fact it would almost feel like Ehefra had simply stopped pumping out spiritual energy. After all, hers was one of the most powerful Vollstandig in the Vandenreich.

In that span of an instant, Ehefra felt her mind race four times over. Not just her own mind, but the three sub-minds coded into her Vollstandig armor. Each of them processing the exact same scenario before them. The stance Ojo was taking. The sudden release of her Zanpaku'to. The injuries she had accrued. IT was clear that the shinigami was egging her on. And the stance suggested some sort of high speed counter was being prepared. And so Ehefra took up her own stance. Those eyes burning as she glared at the Shinigami herself. And three things happened simultaneously, each of them sectioned off to one of the sub minds.

First, a Katana crackled into existence in Ehefra's hand. Code rippling along the blade as she took up that stance, one that mirrored Ojo's own.

Second, thin lines suddenly filled the Arena, Lines of reishi spidering outward, everywhere except the space directly in front of Ojo. A calculated dead zone of where the woman could conceivably swing, and then an extra 3 meter margin for any changes that might be made using her Shikai ability. a Hirenkyaku Network.

And Finally, code crackled along the surface of that big ball up above. And promptly the spell collapsed. That massive sphere suddenly collapsing down to a single point. A loud BOOMING crash of air as the space no longer occupied by burning reishi created a vacuum, pulling in the surrounding air and causing a sudden deafening silence as the tiny ball then was funneled into the blade in Ehefra's hands.

"Too late, Fucknugget." Ehefra growled before her body vanished in a sudden vicious blur and Ehefra would finally reappear abut ten meters behind Ojo. Thin lines snaked their way through the Arena, surrounding Ojo in a cage of slashes that finally Burned with such intensity thanks to the concentrated spirit energy that the rails of Hirenkyaku that Ehefra had just travelled promptly detonated, causing a violent series of concussive, focused explosions around the Shinigami.

Of course, two of the three sub-minds had voted to space the explosions specifically, noting a chance that Ojo might suffer some drop in durability thanks to her release and leaving there a chance that this attack might Kill Ojo. Thus why the attack had been turned into a series of explosive slashes rather than simply dropping the ball on Ojo. Bombarding the woman with the concussive crushing force rather than risk burning her to a crisp. An attack aimed to drive Ojo with tremendous force down and into the arena while inflicting a series of slashes aimed primarily on her arms and legs, while the rest of that concussive force expanded outward, slicing the arena to pieces in a ...coincidentally brilliant display.

A Finisher move of masterful spellcraft meant to spit in the face of Ojo finally giving Ehefra what she'd been looking for.

Ehefra narrowed her eyes as she watched the woman shoot up into the air. Right up into the cage of Hirenkyaku rails that filled the air. Her body vanishing in another blur as she shot after Ojo's own rising form. Confusion written across her face. Not even Shunpo?

The Quincy appeared almost simultaneously to Ojo's own arrival, the woman's eyes narrowing as Ojo attempted to make footholds, but that armor of hers glowed. Sure, Ehefra wasn't strong enough to absorb Kido spells. But she was more than strong enough to shred the footholds that Ojo was making, promptly robbing the woman of any footing she had as the Quincy's wrist glowed. A small rail forming over her hand to execute a sudden high-speed slash, aimed straight across Ojo's chest, the edge of the blade promptly unleashing another vicious burst of energy aimed to cleave across the woman's chest and send her crashing back down toward the ground.

A Descent that Ehefra would chase with her own burst of speed, activating her Blut Arterie as that look of scorn only etched deeper into her face. Claws springing from her hands and feet as she aimed to launch herself at Ojo, to plant both feet into the woman and plow her straight into the arena down below, all while continuing to suck in Reishi to replenish the energy she'd spent, and to keep the woman from gaining any footing with which to swing that sword.

It was bizarre to see a Shinigami trying to fight without the many tools that MADE one a Shinigami. But that simply cemented the notion that Ojo perhaps just didn't have much else, and relied on her swordplay. Which meant that eliminating any footholds with which the woman could properly gain leverage to swing her sword with full force would neuter the woman. Just the sort of advantage Ehefra needed to try and close this fight without that damn sword getting in the way.

Ehefra furrowed her eyes, her head tilting just a little as she watched the woman suddenly shift out of the way of her strike, having simply rammed a clawed hand through that boulder thrown up at her. Something that, in any other circumstance, would have had her simply swiveling to slash Ojo across the belly mid-dodge. But instead, Ehefra was acutely focused on the woman's movements. Her eyes narrowed as she slammed into the ground. Her arm a sudden shining blur as she sliced through the rocks and launched herself after Ojo.

One vote Telkinesis. Two votes Gravity. And as those rawks suddenly started tumbling up at her, that sealed the deal. The rocks weren't accelerating, or homing in on her. They simply had reversed their direction and continued to follow conventional tumbling and motion that one would expect when falling. So it was a Gravity Zanpaku'to? Ehefra's Sub-minds promptly began compiling a list of potential hazards as Ehefra stalled just a little. Her eyes narrowing just a little. Well....that was certainly an interesting ability. She glanced down at her spirit weapon and focused for a moment, narrowing her eyes. A little late for a Scanner. And truth be told, she was getting winded. Ehefra was a fantastic user of Spells. But she'd spent a very large ammount of energy that had, apparently, been almost a full waste. Even worse, she wasn't even getting very useful data from them.

Her eyes flicked up just in time to catch sight of Ojo's shunpo.
No, not very good data at all.

She didn't even bother to turn. With blut, and her own Vollstandig coursing through her body, she simply twisted and reached back, her head still facing forward as she promptly snagged that blade, her reikaku sharpened and a small rail f Hirenkyaku formed on her wrist, ready to speed up in case Ojo attempted to speed up her swing by making her sword heavier. Either way, that blade would hit Ehefra's clawed palm with a loud PANG . The shock lancing along the length of her arm, and she felt some of the muscle tear from the force, and she felt te tendons in her shoulder blade scream, but she already strung thin threads of reishi through her arm. Ransotengai. The cost of using Arterie instead of Vene. But well, Arterie she wouldn't have been able to be sure if she could stop the blade with her base strength. Either way, clawed hands CLAMPED down on that blade, and aloud screeching noise suddenly sounded as sparks would fly from her claws. Thin lines of reishi circulating along the edges of the claws, acting like little chainsaws, aiming to slowly eat their way through the blade in a manner similar to a seele schneider.

"Ow." That annoyed growl spilled out of her throat as she would finally look over her shoudler at the other woman. Already bracing herself in anticipation of the sorts of tricks that would come with a gravity-type zanpaku'to. Another reason she'd switched to Arterie. She wanted to make sure she'd be able to power through even if her body suddenly became much heavier. "I really wanna cut your Zanpaku'to into tiny little pieces." She growled, and tightened her grip on that blade, before ultimately, that high pitched screeching stopped, and she promptly released the weapon, a slow, exhausted sigh escaping the woman. The bags under her eyes practically exaggerated with the red lines her vollstandig made. " But that would be rather cruel to our new allies. I really don't have the energy for this. I concede." She murmured, raising her voice for that announcement, before promptly turning and starting to head for the way she'd entered the arena.

After all, she wasn't interested in actually winning. She'd gotten the data she wanted, and also deduced that she really didn't have the energy reserves to finish off this swordsman without potentially crippling their Zanpaku'to. And that just wouldn't be in the spirit of this event now would it?