Diversionary Tactics [P]

Toshiro watched as a flurry of attack unleashed by Rin towards the Arrancar occurred. It seemed his warming, or maybe her intuition had been enough to catch the Arrancar blocking his attack and creating a counter-attack. Toshiro tried to move again, it had become easier, but it still he was restricted he had to watch as his squad member took on this rather arrogant and impressively strong Arrancar alone for the most part.

Again the Arrancar disappeared, it seemed as though this was common with him. He was all about quick, sudden attacks. He did not take his opponents head on, but rather he wanted to keep them off guard, separate them, and surprise them. It certainly wasn’t a bad strategy, many different combatants happened to implore that tactic. The downside of course was that it was terribly cowardly move, but when it came to war and battles that often times means nothing. Times were increasingly more deadly and with this Arrancar it would be no different it seemed.

Toshiro watched as quickly the Arrancar reappeared, the functions of his body coming back to him now. He pulsed his reiatsu throughout his body with increaseng pressure, in an attempt to break the lose bonds that still held him and finally with some effort it had broken as the beam of energy began to appear at his finger. A burst of energy again and Toshiro placed himself in front of the blast that was headed for his squad member, Rin.

His blade drawn Toshiro swung his blade sending out a massive surge of reiatsu, his Kenatsu stopping the impeding Cero. However it was clear this was a simple technique for the Arrancar a quick one at that, meant to surprise someone and not necessarily injure them severely. As the dust settled Toshiro turned to the Arrancar as he began speaking, sensing that Rin was uninjured at least for now. His speech was short and to the point as he unleashed his blade and his power, shouting the words that altered not only the severity of the situation, but at the same time the atmosphere and the Arrancar himself. It was more demon than human anymore as it stood in front of him, flames all throughout his body. The air around him and around Toshiro felt unusually warm. It seemed the Captain and this Arrancar had opposing elements as their guide, often times not a good sign for him to be up against. Ice and fire were never friends and often times fire was the one to trump ice.

Toshiro would be a fool to say he wasn’t worried, the situation had escalated drastically and it seemed as though there would be no easy way around it all. It was clear that the Arrancar’s goal was to assess the true power of Toshiro, however it would not be needed at least not yet, his Bankai would be at a disadvantage and right now he certainly could not risk it’s use completely.

“Sit upon the frozen heavens!” Toshiro would shout as he unleashed his shikai, the minor changes to the blade around him and the graying of the sky above them would all be indication of such. His reaitsu would pulse with more strength as the Arrancar spoke again, now speaking to Rin.

“Your hate is towards me. Your anger. Why involve so many others when you simply want me to be the one to test your powers? Are you that cowardly that you must resort to such deceptive tricks?” Toshiro’s voice was without motion, his eyes lacking them as well as he looked at the creature in front of him.

“If it’s a test of strengths you want, that will be the contest you lose at.”

The captain pointed his blade at the Arrancar, the heat pounding around them, only made slightly better by the change in temperature given off by his own release, though the heat itself was clearly there. He prepared himself for the Arrancar’s attack, he knew it wouldn’t be long.