Big Cat Hunting [Kanae, Igendai]

That explosive connect caused a loud crackle of air between the two as Igen's body slammed into Kanae's, that blade sparking as ythey Connected, and in the very same instant, those black stripes spilled between the two of them, coiling around that blocking blade to stab into the woman's chest and wrists, followed by that wave of Cold Reiryoku exploding outward, gushing ice out across the length of Kanae's blade. So that when Kanae stepped back between the two of them, Igen's brows raised, and he braced himself. That icy aura coiling around himself along with those stripes.

The solid connect of the slash against his defenses shook his whole body, his expression twisting into a grimace as thin lines burned through those stripes, that absolute defense chewed up by the potency of that acid, making him wince slightly as that sprinkling of droplets ate into his Shikai, His Shunko hissing as the acid connected with the energy, only to be flung to the ground as Igen skidded back. Honestly the distraction was unnecessary. Reeling from that strike, that sudden cartwheel was executed with such sudden speed and potency that he wasn't even able to follow it. Her foot connecting violently with his chin, gritting his teeth and HISSING, what would have fractured his jaw instead was endured as that healing energy pumped through his body, immediately mending the lines that threatened to lance across his bone structure, but of course it didn't spare him the force making his head snap back, and had he not chowed down on that condensed Reiryoku, he probably would have been sent spiraling into the ground to be knocked out.
BE wasn't quite sure if that was a blessing or a curse!

All the same, skidding back from the blow, those stripes trailed the attack and lanced out, attempting to stab out in some parting strikes as he staggered back. As much progress as he'd made? The release of her zanpaku'to had erased any hope he had of matching her. She was too fast for him to properly react to. She was strong enough that even these simple strikes were grueling. HE was fighting with everything he had just to keep up with her leisurely Shikai. And not only that? But he was gassing himself to do so. He was feeling a buzz of energy thanks to the Kaido, but he knew he didn't have much energy left.

Nothing left to do but wrap it up with a bang!

A flashed grin coursed along his lips as he raised his hand up, his hand clasping around an unseen collection of reiryoku, reaching toward the sky.

"Art of Binding Level Sixty Two." HE croaked out, his voice strained from the kick he'd taken to his face moments before, a slim staff of energy forming in his hand, in the very same moment that his Shikai unwound from his body. Abandoning protecting his body as they extended, like dozens of tails from his lower back and spine, coiling into the air, before the air suddenly buzzed. That Bar of Bakudao multiplying in an instant, Filling the Air. Under normal circumstances, the Bakudo would fill the air with binding staves which would then fly in a barrage toward the target. But their target was directly infront of Igen, and so instead, Kanae was simpyl surrounded by seemindly hundreds of spears of energy, all pointed in her direction. . "Hyapporankan!"


And with the very last of that high density energy, and as much of his own reiryoku as he could muster, he lunged toward the woman. Those dozens of bakudo spears pummeling in from her back and sides as well as those dozens of black bladed tails lancing toward her from the front, and at the very front of that assault, Shunko coiled around his fist, ice creeping a,long his knuckles into a sharp point, aiming to punch straight into the center of the woman as the rest of those attacks pummeled her from all sides. One last gambit intended to try and make some sort of mark on the woman before this spar ended.

Well there was nothing he could do about that. He could barely even see that pure blur of motion happening before his eyes as each and every one of those spears was all but obliterated, shattering those lengths of Reiryoku before suddenly the Captain sped past him.

truth be told, he might have been in awe if he had actually been able to track what was happening. He had a brief semblance of what was happening, that she had somehow repelled his attack, and suddenly she was gone. The sensation of heat across his chest as that blade slid clean through his ribs, a sudden spurt of blood in that fraction of an instant, filling his lung with blood as he collapsed onto one kneed, coughing up a hot mouthful of blood before clamping his hand over his chest! He didn't have the energy to do much. It was only the residual energy of Shinju Kyōen that bled into that wound, sealing the internal damage and stopping the bleeding. But even so, he nearly collapsed on the spot from the pain of getting his chest sliced open, spitting out blood and putting on a shaky smile as he hissed, remnants of acid burning. The only benefit he had was that the move was so fast that there was almost no acid left behind in the strike, that dull ember of energy closing the wound up, barely, as Igen gasped for air, a soft whistle as air wheezed through the cut in his chest. Having had enough energy to seal the bleeding, but not to close the wound completely.

It was horrifically painful, but he was still alive. And slowly, he managed to shakily get up to his feet, coughing up blood and putting on a lopsided smile, hand clutching at his side before his Zanpaku'to's stripes suddenly wove over his wound, sealing it up until finally his breathing became regular.

"Okay....whew....went a little ....far there. Sorry I wasn't much of a challenge Captain. I think ..I need a trip to Second Division." He chuckled sheepishly.

That icy reception thawed on Igen's smile, as if he simply didn't even hear that cold, calllous response to his apology. And even so, he stood up, shakily as it were, and tose to his full height to give a soft chuckle. "OF course! Thank you very much for this bout Captain. And I will! I admit, I knew you were strong, but it was still pretty wild seeing just by how much. Actually, that was my first time using Shunko in battle, so I did a lot better than I figured. I couldn't have asked for a better opponent to get a feel for it." He noted softly, offering a gentle smile, and no doubt a rather interesting tidbit:

Namely that that Icy attack he'd shown her? Was beyond new for him. And that what she had faced was that technique in it's most weak, new, and unrefined form. And of course, name fropping the ability itself. But all the same, Igen winced and clutched a bit at his ribs, still being cheld closed by his Shikai. And with a soft bow of his head, offering his respects to his opponent, he promptly turned and began to head off to the nearest Second Division station. Yea, as soon as he was able to, he was going to pass the fuck out.