[quote=Expllo]
As the others spoke, Aokiji didn't reply at all. He crossed his arms and kept his eyes on the Hollow, staying calm even as it rushed towards them. At that moment they decided to fight, atleast keep him busy. Aokiji nodded, and stayed still, watching as the Hollow shot fire out of his mouth. Kaizo quickly activated his Shikai and begin fighting fire with fire, it was Aokiji turn. Suddenly he was above the Hollow and landed behind him with an activated Shikai. , Aokiji thought as he held his Shikai forward. Activating Kami no sōzō, a tiger zipped out quickly towards the Hollow. With how close he was, and how the Hollow was still shooting fire from his mouth, he was confident the attack would hit and stun it. If not, Aokiji was fast enough to deactivate the ability and get out of range.
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Its torrent of flames clashed with Kaizo's fire pillar, but it wasn't before long before it condensed the flames. The finer flame beam pierced through the pillar, but was cut short as it noticed Aokiji attempting to get behind him. It crossed its arms, taking the attack head on. It was paralyzed momentarily, but it was still capable of moving. It turned its head, pausing momentarily before firing off a wide wall of flames towards Aokiji to force him back. It turned back towards Kaizo, the paralyzing affect quickly wearing off. It let out a growl, trying to keep its eyes on Kaizo and Aokiji. In the mean time, Shoske guided Emilo around the fight towards the seal placed on the rock.