[u]Rio Okotaru Darishimo & Fumio Hari Kouineji[/u] Fumio and Rio reappeared in the middle of a forest. Immediately, Fumio threw Rio in front of him, watching as her body skid across the hard dirt, kicking up quite a bit of dust, enough to make Rio cough. Her eyes opened slowly, narrowing at Fumio as she slowly got to her feet. The latter, however, had a gaze or pure hatred pinned onto Rio, his teeth grit and bearing as a growl rolled out of his mouth, almost like an angered dog. [b]"Your time has come Huerona.... 14..."[/b] Rio's eyes widened at the number while Fumio unsheathed his Zanpakuto, pointing the tip of his blade towards her left ankle. [b]"H-How did yo-"[/b] [b]"Know?... I know who you are... very well... I [i]can't[/i] believe you've forgotten ME!"[/b] At that second, Fumio launched off of his back foot towards Rio, his Zanpakuto hilt gripped with both hands as he swung it to his right. He looked thirsty for blood... More specifically Rio's blood. The girl had no idea what was happening, however knew she had to defend herself quickly. Drawing both of her Zanpakuto's, she crossed them in front of her face, just in time to block Fumio's attack. During the close proximity, Rio noticed the look of utter anger on the guy's face but then a tear left his eye, making her eyebrows shoot up in confusion... [b]"Wh-who are you?... Wh-"[/b] [b]"[i]Arrrrg... [u]Shut Up[/u]![/i]"[/b] Fumio's voice had became harsh as he lifted his Zanpakuto back, behind his head before slamming it down again onto Rio's blades twice. [b]"STOP! TALKING!"[/b] The force caused Rio to drop onto her knees but she still managed to hold the block. Fumio's head then tilted forward, his hair covering his eyes before he stepped backwards slowly, sliding his blade off of hers. Ridgedly, he continued to step backwards before stopping, giving himself some space while putting a little distance between the two of them. Rio watched, wide-eyed and a little scared... Clearly this guy knew something about her but she knew nothing about him... Also, he was trying to kill her, what could possibly of happened?! Standing up herself, she took a breath to calm herself as her eyes settled into a stern look, piercing through Fumio. She was not going to take this situation lightly and would defend herself as much as she possibly could. Suddenly, a burst of crystal silver energy erupted out of the guy, streaks of red wrapped around it, the colour of blood... A ring of wind followed promptly, blowing Rio's hair and clothes back violently while tearing through the trees. Rio still maintained her stare during... [i]'He's really not playing around...'[/i] She noticed the guy's brilliant-red hair wave about within the energy, revealing the guy's own enraged, deadly serious glare whilst more silent tears flew out of his eyes. Slowly, he lifted his black and red Zanpakuto straight out in front of him, pointing it at Rio again. [b]"Kesshō no sōsei... Gaishō"[/b] Fumio whispered. Light enveloped his blade, causing Rio to cover her eyes for a split second before watching as it grew, encasing the entire blade as well as the guy's right hand in pure black and silver crystal. [b]"Well then..."[/b] Rio spoke, tilting her head down also. [b]"Show your truth in the darkness of light, HanaKan"[/b] She uttered, her own blades surrounding in light before revealing their Shikai state. Rio then looked up, noticing Fumio take four steps closer to her. This made Rio abruptly jump into the air, her palms open and close together as her thumbs held onto the handles of her Shikai. [b]"Hadō Number 31 Shakkahō!"[/b] She released a medium sized red orb before firing it straight at Fumio. The latter, however, responded by looking up, raising his Shikai blade up and over his head before bringing it down forcefully, releasing an arc of crystal that travelled towards Rio's Kido blast. It absorbed the Kido while continuing to travel towards the Rio. She narrowly dodged the crystal arc by turning her body to the left, the arc travelling passed her before exploding in the air. [b]"What?"[/b] She quietly questioned before abruptly diverting her attention back onto Fumio who had launched into the air, his blade ready to pierce her stomach. Rio blocked the attack with the black bars of her Shikai. Fumio's eyes seemed to just grow with more rage while releasing more conflicting tears by the second. Lifting his blade back, he began swinging with force at Rio, the latter blocking each swing however the power was pushing her back each time. [b]"You won't survive Huerona."[/b] Fumio growled, continuing to push Rio back while adding more strength to his swings. Rio only kept focused on not giving him an opening to attack, ignoring what he was saying.