Byakuya's Disturbance [Open, 3 max]

Though one game ended... another began, and either or they were just as fun as each other. A whole new mind set was dawning on the woman as she entered the battle, mental processes accelerating, adrenaline rushing through her, Reiatsu pervading the air. There was always a certain glee in fighting that even Nozomi could feel, and she was so appreciative of these times she could wind down and have fun, even if she was technically at inferior odds with the two powerful Shinigami against her. Well, she never intended to go all out even if it came to this—one possible path Nozomi had the foresight to predict. It would just a test for herself, and a neat little game for them; fantastical fun. One thing was for sure: Both of them were quick to get into it, eager to play on her gameboard even if they didn't quite realize it. Stunningly so, Byakuya was the most anxious for it. There were blunt hints of it in their conversation previously, but the immediate release of his Bankai left no doubt to that willingness to fight. Nozomi found it laughable when he came up with an excuse about her poking fun at his pride, since that wasn't quite what it was...

These thoughts accompanied many others in the heat of battle, but such vast cognition did not hinder Nozomi in the least, as her mind was incredibly enhanced and capable of handling it all at once. Among these many thoughts was the assurance that regardless of the unorthodox fashion that Urahara had done it, he had dodged her first attack as according to plan... and thus as so sure of himself as he was he had not expected nor reacted to the second follow-up attack—or maybe he had, but did not think Nozomi's Omnidou Eyes could see right through his attempt to disguise his Reiatsu, given that wasn't the only wavelength she could detect. Kisuke—this time referring to the real one—stood still as he suddenly would feel a molten sensation in the center of his chest. The Soul Pill that had been telekinetically launched in his direction like a bullet would have pierced right through his torso between the lungs and it extraordinarily missed any significant organs in the process. Well, the thing was that Nozomi hadn't been actually expecting to hit someone who had built up such a fine reputation... but all he had to do was pay attention. For his sake, and for the sake of keeping Kisuke in the game, Nozomi had redirected the trajectory of the Soul Pill at the last second to keep it from perforating his heart and most probably killing him. It would still hurt like hell though.

At the same time, Nozomi was occupied in the assault she had launched upon Byakuya, showing she could very well multitask, and execute it well. Another attack she had never intended to land would of course be her slash out with her sword, which he would expectantly dodge away from. In the process, she noticed his mouth move as he spoke under his breath in order to utter the incantation for a familiar Bakuda. It was easy enough to match it up to the designated spell that would occur, knowing it was an effective way to bind someone in place, and in reality Nozomi did not want that at all. Suddenly, the woman seemed much less inspired to follow through with the slash she had originally planned, especially considering the fact that she'd never connect anyways. The impending doom that fluttered through the various ink petals in the air as well as the knowledge that Byakuya intended to sit her down and force her to endure that travesty; it was simply not an option. He used a specific technique to 'evade' her, one she had seen in use before by only the most proficient practicioners of Shunpo. It was almost like he was trying to point out to her what he was, fancy that. Irregardless, Molting Cicada did not quite have the same effect on Nozomi's all-seeing eyes as it did on anyone else with but the naked eye. She saw right through the illusion and already had her tabs on the Kuchiki a bit behind her, and unknowing of the fact that his opponent had no blind spots. Still, it hardly mattered whether or not she could see him, as her actions were already in process.

The Noble had just disappeared so that now he could freely send his petals to rain down upon her with extreme prejudice. The blue-haired woman was already ripping open a rift in the fabric of space in front of her as she was still in the process of running as if this had been her primary intention after all. Showing the near instantaneous speeds she could create these openings, the Garganta gave its plaintive cry as if complaining about being used, but it submitted anyways and wrenched itself open within a fraction of a second. Then as the petals came halfway, rushing toward her to show that Byakuya was throwing them at her as fast as he could manage, Nozomi was already halfway through the threshold. Finally, as Nozomi made it all the way, one would wonder whether it was even worth directing the energy wasted in casting the Kidō, as the target was now beyond the precipice of the Living Realm and in a dimension of her own. She never turned around to face him, always presenting her back as she disappeared through the Garganta, only managing to backwardsly flip him off before the rift closed and therefore prevented him from landing the Bakuda he had already wasted breath and energy on. HOWEVER, Nozomi was surprised at the sickly sensation pouring down her arm, and she held it up to see the various lacerations now coating her arm, and the several petals that had managed to make it through the rift before it closed. She sighed as she took her other unblemished hand and began to trail a finger down each of these wounds, a stinging heat streaming from her finger as she appeared to be cauterizing each of the wounds with an inexplicable ability.

And so for a long moment there was silence, with Nozomi in the Throat of the World. Kisuke, who still had his injury to deal with, had probably been thinking about casting his own supplementary suppressor at the time, but now as Nozomi no longer treaded these grounds, that would go unrecommended. In the stillness there was one oddity however, was that her Reiatsu hung in the air with a surprising consistency, even still moving about throughout the area albeit at a slow pace. Regardless, their 'enemy' was not present, perhaps luring them into a sense of security? Would they let their guard down even for a second and risk it against somebody they had only the slightest clue about in terms of power? Nozomi was thinking these very thoughts in a rather devilish manner, loving the sheer concept of being able to toy around with people like this. Though maybe they just hadn't yet faced a situation they could not overcome, and thus were too confident in their abilities to really feel worried about any fight. Either way, it wouldn't prevent Nozomi was having her fun, and she had ulterior motives to this fight anyways; so whatever case, she won.

A full minute precisely after the strange blue-haired girl moved outside the living realm, came the only indication that she was returning. A Garganta, in the same position the first had been created, now opened up again, with the female's signature oppressive Reiatsu filtering through like a heat wave. However, no girl came out or was even visible: Only the endless dark depths of the dimension within. The mind games began again. It remained open as a choice for them to come into the world of Nozomi's choosing, but did they dare? Did they even risk the chance that she could close the Garganta on them as they were half-way through, smoothly slicing them into two halfs? Whether or not, another rift would open up before they could make their decision. Seconds later, another one popped up, and another, and so on and so on. Suddenly, dozens of Garganta were opening around the proximity of Urahara Shouten, each of them identical to each other, each a pathway for Nozomi's Reaitsu but none of them showing a sight of elusive female. Some even opened within the shop, behind it, in the air, and underground. Nozomi was introducing chaos into the situation, at the very least attempting to confuse the both of them. Through each and every one of the portals came an echoing laughter, showing a little madness within.

In the same breadth, she was also waiting for more of her Reiatsu to flood out into the Living World before she entered the battlefield again. Her specialized energy type, Onikagahi, was a huge part of her fighting style, so the more of it that was able to spread through the environment, the better. There were some interesting effects occuring as the energy expanded its dominion, though it was questionable whether it would be noticed amongst all of this chaos. As the sinister energy washed over the petals of Byakuya's Bankai, they would begin to slow and weaken, becoming more like actual petals than the blades they were. The Onikagahi only continued its advance through the area, a virus taking this effect to every petal it could reach. In moments, the time would finally come that Nozomi's Reiatsu was so thick that it would be nigh impossible to detect her when she finally came out due to all the interference, which was what she was counting on. This very moment would be accentuated with sound of a massive explosion, as a colossal plume of dust blasted up in the air from behind where Byakuya was standing in mid-air, resembling a geyser of sorts. Before the dust could completely clear, a massive face shot out of the cloud, followed quickly by two giant's hands. Twenty times to scale of any human adult, a colossus of rock, dust, and debris had emerged from the ground with a sadistic expression on her face, accompanied by a wide smile that could only be described as insane. It would take but a moment to realize the earthen giant resembled Nozomi in appearance, but a moment was all Kisuke had. Counting on the element of surprise, its two gargantuan hands clapped together on where the man was standing with a loud boom, and would crush him into a pancake should he fail to dodge. Even if he did manage to get out, the giant opened split open its wide mouth, showing as a Cero began to charge within... But instead the giant reared its crazy head at Urahara in mid-air, to launch the projectile at him.

Nozomi remained to be seen.