Tomaru braced himself for the shock wave from the detonation of the rocket cluster, but a map of all possible strategies raced through his mind before he committed to any actions. That last attack was a proof of theory; he had effectively neutralized the magical properties of the club, but that would merely result in a stalemate, which was an unfavorable predicament since he knew nothing of the source of power that the demon was drawing on. If he wanted a victory, he would need to enter close quarters combat, but that would be a reckless option -- a last resort -- so long as the volley of explosive shots held him back. This scenario would require something a bid more unorthodox. At that thought, Tomaru made a small backward hop and rode the impact of the shock wave so that it knocked him back about twenty feet. Now, he was standing near the base of one of those massive statues, and it seemed as though Fuchsia was actually taking a moment to aim this time. The pieces were in a good position. 

As the first rocket left the mouth of the hellzooka, Tomaru bent his legs and made a big jump onto the platform where the statue stood so that he was standing on the stone warrior's foot. Perhaps it was just a convenient place to dodge to, or perhaps he had something else in mind. The kitsune was not as quick to react to the second rocket. In fact he waited until the last possible moment before diving off of the statue platform and back down to the ground to avoid the next blast. As he did so, though, he scratched his sword along the bottom of the warrior's leg, leaving a small notch in the rock. It was a pretty insignificant groove, but perhaps it would aid in the destruction of the satue's structural integrity when the rocket soared past where Tomaru was and into the leg of the stone warrior. The massive swords that they were holding ensured that if the rocket broke enough of the stone it would all come crashing down onto the arena. Meanwhile, Tomaru built up his Ki, waiting for when the time was right to unfurl the next part of his plan.