[quote=Kurisa]
Shou watched as his Zanpakuto pierced her shoulder however it was shallow, Shou then felt his Zanpakuto loosen up, this meant Rio clearly must have pulled his Zanpakuto out of the wound, Shou pulled his Zanpakuto back then noticed Rio's Zanpakuto coming to his left side, Shou quickly moved his left hand down to his side as a small blue orb formed on the back of it "Bakudo #8, Seki" by simply saying the name the Bakudo became stronger than if he hadn't, this meant that when Rio struck the Bakudo it would throw her Zanpakuto back violently and possibly even throw her back, off balance also. Shou could see Rio was a bit slower with her movements, if she wanted to cut him in two she very well could have...this meant she was trying to fight on his level...
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[u]Rio Okotaru Darishimo[/u]

With another smirk, Rio flew back a little but flipped in the air to stop herself, landing and standing straight with her Zanpakuto pointed downwards while still in the air. [b]"Nice one. Now your move."[/b] She ordered, preparing herself both physically and mentally. Now was her time to see how he is on the more offensive side of battles, how he would prefer to fight. Close ranged or long ranged? Rio felt that she already had an answer in mind, but she kept her mind free from expectations. She believed Shou had the potential to go far and maybe even master all areas of fighting so she wasn't going to add expected limitations to his power, that would be a foolish thing to do... This was the first time that Rio ever had a student instead of being the student... She was going to invest as much time into Shou's improvement as she could but would make sure she had time to train herself for the inevitable event that will occur in the future....