As soon as Fuchsia leaped from his platform, Tomaru could tell where he would land; it was one of the disadvantages of taking your feet off the ground and letting inertia and gravity determine where you went. The next step was determining what he would do upon landing. Well, Fuchsia seemed intent on doing something with that club, but he was holding it in an unfamiliar stance. There was no way he could swing that club with any notable force from that stance. There had to be some other purpose to it, but there was no way to deduce what it was given his current observations. So, he decided to place himself based on where Fuchsia would land and the possible directions that he would swing his club.

Tomaru dashed forward to the edge of the platform such that he would be standing on Fuchsia's left side, opposite the strange club. His hands shifted down, grasping the katana at his side, building up tension within the sheath as he entered his Hebi stance. He lead with his left foot, placing that one just behind where Fuchsia's own left foot would land and put the majority of his weight into his left side. This position wasn't ideal for doing maximal damage, but Tomaru had more strategic things in mind than just hitting really hard...