At his whisper, Grey nodded. Lowering her hand, she stood tall, gazing at him. She did not speak, merely watching as he moved away. When he removed the swords from their scabbards, Grey watched with awe as he twirled them with ease. The rhythm of his movements was exact, like a metronome, and she could feel the beat of the fight beginning already. Almost swaying to that constant drum, she kept note of it in her head. She waited, patient, as he advanced, until he was close enough to strike.

Before he could, though, she collapsed to the ground, rolling beneath his legs into his shadow. In an instant, she became ethereal, disappearing into his shadow completely. A moment later, she appeared again, this time from a shadow on the opposite end of the ring, far from his position. With distance on her side, she began to sing quickly.

[i]"Tu co la le se, ah re to ca se, el me u in fe."[/i]

Her voice was soft, flowing with the beauty only a bard's may. Her song was a short song, of breathy, nonsensical words, accompanied only by the swish of his swords through the air. From her voice, and from the shadows of the folds of her robe, an illusion of sorts appeared. Six snakes composed of pure darkness slithered from the silk, a distinct sound similar to escaping steam rising from their shadowy tongues. They curled around her robes, swirling shadows pressed against her, gently, waiting to be commanded.

[i]"Two. Forth."[/i]

Two of the snakes writhed in pleasure, as they descended from her robe, and advanced upon Kaito. Moving only slightly faster than a normal snake, these two approached with a zealous lust for flesh, shadows swimming on the Earth towards their target. Though ethereal for the moment, their size meant that they would take on physical characteristics sooner than other illusions- at the very least, their bite would sting. It would take several minutes yet for their bodies to constrict anything in the real world.

The other four snakes stayed on Grey's robe, wrapping themselves into a shield at her torso, slithering still to provide movement and flexibility. Grey did not seem to mind their presence, rather taking confidence in their grip on her body. Evident through the look in her eyes, Grey was in charge, but had given her trust and body completely to the shadows. She let her two snakes advance, all the while eyeing Kaito's magnificent swords.