Weeks after the initial idea was floated around the Shinigami Women's Associate there was a gathering at the stadium created just for this event. Such a place was crowded elbow to elbow with Shinigami who'd turned up to watch the coming battles in the Tournament of Power. Each Division had a section, with front row seats for Captains and their top five seats. As it was late in the day the semi-final round for the Seated Officers was beginning to take place. The match was being announced, by a blond haired woman with sharp eyes. "Ladies and Gentlemen!" the announcers voice was broadcast through the entire stadium by use of a high powered kidou spell which allowed her every word to be heard by every person in the area. "Today we've seen many good battles but the final is coming. I am your host, Sakaki Yoko and I invite you to help me cheer on our final competitors!" said the woman as she pointed a hand towards the eastern wing of the stadium, "From the 12th Division, and up-and-comer with much potential, finding herself at the rank of 5th Seat after just a week of being in the Division. She's shown us skill in many forms of combat, the Skillful Scientist Niwatoko Benihime!~" chimed the woman, a small redhead soon emerged from the side of the stadium her eyes darting about. She didn't know how she'd come to be a participant in this thing, but apparently it was necessary, her entry was even paid for by her Captain who seemed to simply want to see what the girl was capable of against someone in a not entirely friendly match up. The woman sat in the first row of the Twelfth Division's Section a glint coming off her glasses. "I wonder... if she'll use it now. I understand enough of who she is now... to have pretty much figured her out, Clever as she is, she can't hide forever..." the woman mumbled to herself. But if one needed any evidence of what the girl intended to do here, they needed only look at the placement of her Zanpakuto which was hanging from her right side to be drawn and used as if she was a completely normal fighter.
"And in this corner, a special treat. The mysterious stranger from the Kidou Corps, a hidden threat among us perhaps? Nothing is known about this individual except that they seem to be among the most capable individuals we've seen. Making it through the preliminary rounds without so much as breaking a sweat. Come forward, Stranger~" the woman chimed holding out her hand to the western side of the Stadium.
As the announcer's hand pointed toward the western end of the stadium, a member of the Kidou Corps emerged. He did not wear the most commonly seen garbs of the Kidou Corps, but instead wore all white with a much shorter veil over his face. Still, his entire head, and most of his face, were covered. Unlike standard members of the Corps, he also wore a pair of white gloves, making his eyes literally the only thing not covered, though even they were hidden behind shadows. Upon reaching the ring, he bowed to his to-be opponent. One would note that, despite truly being a Shinigami, this individual from the Kidou Corps wielded no Zanpakutou.
Benihime also bowed to her opponent. This mysterious Kidou Corps person was among the best of the fighters she'd seen. She was actually sort of looking forward to this particular battle, though there was something she'd noticed in watching his earlier matches which made her feel strangely about him. He was far too familiar to her... but she'd have to confirm such a thing before she'd speak on it. The bow taken care of the host of the battle took center stage to finish the announcement. "Alright, you two know the rules, anything the pair of you knows you can use, just no intentional killing of each other. And of course, have fun... BATTLE!~" and with that the blonde woman disappeared from the arena. Benihime stood a bit straighter bouncing on her toes and rotating her shoulders.
"Hm, still no Zanpakuto, is that a secrecy thing?" she wondered aloud but to no on in particular, at this point, she had no qualms about rushing forward her use of Shunpo would instantly bring her to her opponents left side as she aimed to swing her right leg into his person at the mid section, this hit intended to send the young man flying across the ring. The battle was already underway she figured she may as well get a proper physical stretch out of it.
The member of the Kidou Corps had nothing to say in response to Benihime's question to the universe at large. He merely stood in place as the battle officially began. Even as Benihime rushed to his left side, he wasn't incredibly mobile. Only his left hand moved initially, creating a barrier beside him to guard against her kick attempt. In the meantime, the veiled male used his right fore and middle fingers to draw symbols made of blue Reiryoku in the air. By pointing over Benihime's head afterwards, he conjured a sphere of condensed water above. "Hadou no Hachijuu: Aoikyūtai," he said. With that, the water sphere would explode, unleashing an omnidirectional, torrential wave meant to consume the entire ring. Due to his barrier, the man himself was guarded from this; such was his plan all along. The barrier was battered by the tidal wave, but also split by it, only to reconvene and continue just past the Kidou Corps member's person.
Benihime found her kick not making its home, such was to be expected by anyone not a complete bore. After all, she'd started every fight she'd had in the exact same way, if the last person she fought wasn't ready for that, it would have been a bit disgraceful. Even so, this man's speech made a slight upturn to the young woman's lips, "Answers that question~" said the young woman who seemed to be amused at least a little, until of course a swirling ball of water appeared over her head, "Kuso," the single swear left the girl's mouth as she moved, while she did so she began casting a spell to offer her some level of protection from the currents headed straight for her. "Bakudo no Nanajuusan: Tozansho," a crystal pyramid formed around her at the far end of the ring where she subsequently reinforced the barrier with her own Reiatsu to avoid it shattering under the pressure of the wave. This of course only worked on the side she was facing but it was enough to protect her for the most part. 'It figures, I am having a happy easy set of fights, making Ayatsuki-taichou wait on something that isn't gonna happen, and possibly winning. Only to get faced by the one person who can probably make me do the one thing she wants,' the young woman thought as the Kidou subsided and she allowed the barrier to shatter as well. 'Yare yare, I'd hoped our next meeting would be something more normal and fun...'
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