Shinigami
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Staring directly into the view of his subordinates, Shizuka was looking to show no mercy towards them. If the 3rd Seated Officer gave off any sign that he was confident, cocky, or even full of himself, then his plan was coming to fruition. He looked at his subordinates with an intense cold and condescending look. The looks and attitude he gave off were not sincere in any way shape or form, it was just necessary for the demeanor of the test at hand. He would eventually grow to respect them in the future as contemporaries in rank and strength, as he does with Ryuga and Fuyuko, but for initiation purposes he has to treat them like they are beneath him.
The air surrounding the three Shinigami became much more brazen and apparent as they stood off. After Shizuka's taunt towards the two, there was not much action immediately, specifically from Izanagi who appeared dumbfounded from the exchange in general. Shizuka still lowering his guard, Zanpakuto fastened steadily inside of his pearly white obi sash on the right side, waited patiently for the first form of movement from one of the two. Izanagi was the one his Captain specifically asked to watch over, but it was overly apparent the most dangerous out of the two currently was Gorou. Ever since his entry, he has not given a hint on any of his motives or personality, other than the fact he was not much of a talker. Shizuka was way more interested in Gorou's first move more than Izanagi's, but then suddenly the latter began to make his move. Staring at the full body of the 3rd Seated Officer, Izangai began to speak out loud primarily prompting Gorou.
"Name Gyro right? Alright, listen...I am not sure how good you are. But I can tell you right now I have no Shikai. So I'll play distraction and move in, and you strike for an opening, got it?
Once again, Shizuka was befuddled by Izanagi's prompt. Not only did he say this aloud making it aware to Shizuka that he was a diversion in the grand scheme, and also that he was not capable of Shikai. Shizuka lifted his head up and started chuckling towards Izanagi, as the young man prepared his approach.
Izanagi, then abruptly dashed straight towards Shizuka, his speed a little underwhelming, but definitely not slow. Shizuka having sparred with many different foes was thrown off by his unique approach to this battle. As he was running he made no attempts to gather his reiryoku in any part of his body. Not only that, he did not even attempt to use any Hoho Arts to his disposal to make his movements less readable. Just from that start he was already losing favor with Shizuka, he was too raw in his eyes. Izanagi was moving in quickly and closing the distance between the two fast. He used all the time he could to discern his running stance.
" Left hand cradled tightly around his tsuba, right arm extended outwards. I see"
Shizuka then finally eased up a little, his guard was no longer as vulnerable as it was before. His demeanor changed instantly, and simultaneously as his reiatsu visibly disappeared his left arm rose to chest level and he stretched out his index and middle finger directly towards Izanagi. The new recruit had all but shaved more than half of the distance apart from them, and had no intentions of slowing down, but in the near instantaneous movement of Shizuka moving his arm he just simply uttered
"Sho"
Shizuka had no prior buildup for this spell, it simply came off as a small thrust of force from his fingertips. It was cast effortlessly being a low level spell, but still retaining necessary force to throw off Izanagi's momentum. Aiming directly for his right shoulder that was exposed, if the spell made it's mark while he was not reinforcing himself his right arm would jerk back momentarily and he would begin to lose his already underwhelming speed and his position. Shizuka would take immediate action off of this and drive his sandals into the ground with great force and pounce effortlessly into a Shunpo. His destination being to directly to Izanagi's right side, which would be slightly staggered from the spell in that instant. That small moment would be all that Shizuka would need, reinforcing his own right hand with an abundance of reiryoku he held it out in an open palm readied at his waist next to his Zanpakuto. Letting his palm out instantly in a thrusting motion he aimed directly for Izanagi's middle chest area. Shizuka did not hold back in any fashion, regardless if Izanagi took the strike directly or blocked he would be sent flying several meters away crashing directly into one of the barracks of the 10th with multiple fractures in his bones depending on his resilience.
In such a quick instance, Shizuka still never ignored Gorou's actions the entire time. As Izanagi said out loud previously for almost everyone in the area to hear, he was acting as a distraction. After palming Izanagi, he would quickly glance over Gorou whose blade would be cloaked in shadows and his reiatsu brimming exponentially higher. Shizuka had no time for awe though, because on his short glance he immediately saw a white and blue-ish light spawn from Gorou's hand ready to spurt outwards
"That's Sokatsui!"
Shizuka maintained his stern look and watched as the spell closed in on his area. The range and width almost covering all options of escape. The wide and open field playing into Shizuka's advantage perfectly, as he Shunpo'd his way to the right of the spell, directly out of harm's way. His body image bleeding away from the area as the Sokatsui's light flashed effervescently in the area. The kido spell was dying down out of existence, and Shizuka like a bolt of lightning, reappeared directly behind Gorou. His sword drawn in his left hand, and his reiatsu chirping loudly enhancing his intimidation factor. He was crouched beneath Gorou, his left leg extended outwards towards the ground with his right leg bent, giving him something to rise up from. He made no small quip or conversation, but just simply swung his blade from outstretched hand. Striking with the same force, he attacked the other recruit with. This strike though, was MUCH quicker and more concise than previously. Gorou was not someone he could handle with the same care as Izanagi, he was the new 4th Seat for a reason and his reiatsu exuded that same confidence and nature as he got closer to him. This strike being more concise was meant to stop directly at Gorou's torso, he would immediately disqualify Gorou if he had failed to react. Though, Shizuka was not worried about this scenario in the slightest.