Their seemingly infinite circle continued - Kei'taro atop the snow, and Pikatok slowly dipping into the thick white frozen rain until she was waist high. Her plan must have been a good one for her to risk getting so deep in the snow to keep him in her sight. 

What was her plan?

Kei'taro had the stamina to keep up this particular line of defense, but did Pikatok? Traveling across the multiverse for years and years had given him a rather large tank upon which he could draw from. His eyes left Pikatok seldomly; she was getting deeper, her plan was definitely a good one.

As they circled, she began to get deeper into the snow, until her waist was at the line. Then her plan came to fruition. Using her weight, and her strength, she managed to push a wall of snow towards Kei'taro. In any event, he was a good distance away - so the blindness would have been momentary, but the wall continued to come. 

She was coming in for the kill.

Her funeral. 

She aimed for the spot in front of him, aiming to cut off his run. What he didn't know, exactly, was her method of attack. She had little to no magical abilities, when it came to projectiles, so that limited her to a physical attacks. 

Ducking low, anticipating another head targeted attack, he brandished Kusanagi and rushed through the snow. While his visibility was low, his other senses were on fire. 

It was all down to timing. 

[b]"Tortoise Shell!"[/b] Kei'taro bellowed, activating his defensive measure. The shield near instantly sparked into view. Using his momentum, he lashed out violently with his sword the moment he felt the impact of Pikatok colliding with his shield. The attack was aimed at her stomach, the intent was to lay open her gut with a vicious slash. 

The attack would have two intended effects. An attack like that was sure to hit, thanks to her commitment to the attack - and the two foot reach of his blade. The first intention was to cause serious damage to the woman, perhaps even deal a fatal blow. The second was to immediately restrict her movements. The blow was vicious, and was nearly a guaranteed success, but perhaps Pikatok had learned a new trick or two; he seriously doubted it.