[quote=Kurisa]
Shou watched as Rio took the Hado 31 straight on, it seemed she was testing his capabilities more so than fighting him seriously, if that was the case, then Shou would show her everything he was capable of. Seeing Rio dodge his second Hado and appear just above him was a surprise but something he half anticipated, Shou's mind by now began working and the only thing holding him back was his lack of skill. Shou raised his Zanpakuto and clashed with Rio's, he then used his free left hand to form a tumble weed which he threw at Rio's face, then Shou pulled his Zanpakuto back away from Rio's and aimed to stab through the tumble weed and cut Rio's right shoulder or even pierce it. As a 3rd seat she could take more punishment than him meaning he didn't have to hold back on her however in the case she decided to use her free hand or even her Zanpakuto for an attack, he prepared his mind and free hand for whatever may come next...
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[u]Rio Okotaru Darishimo[/u]

Rio and Shou clashed blades. During this, Rio looked down at Shou to find a tumble-weed coming straight for her face. Using her left hand, Rio slammed the palm of it into the left side of the tumble-weed but soon grabbed her right Zanpakuto quickly with both hands as she didn't expect Shou to stab through the weed. [i]'Utilising the resources and skills he currently possess, seemingly mastering that simple skill within a short space of time and using it in more than one way... Impressive'[/i] Her blade clashed with the bottom of Shou's sword, the tip of his Zanpakuto pieced her right shoulder, but not by alot, enough to make it bleed a little. As Rio was testing Shou's skills, she didn't mind taking on a little damage to see how much power he was willing to use. Eventually he'd give up trying to be soft on Rio and understand that she'd be able to take everything he could possibly throw at her. If, however, he was going all out at the moment... Well... [b]"Managed to cut me"[/b] She smirked before pushing her right shoulder back a little and quickly ducking, moving closer to Shou while swinging her right blade, aiming at his left side... before she suddenly stopped, holding the cutting edge of her Zanpakuto against Shou's clothed body without any pressure as she didn't want to cut him. She stayed there, waiting to see how Shou would respond to this.