Zachary stared at the ash cat and smirked as he raised his sword to ready the next move. He'd been saving something that he'd been working hard to train to learn with Zorlo. The Aura Master had told the ice innate countless times that until he mastered this most basic of basic techniques, that the Ice Elemental's swordsmanship would never be as full in potential as it could be. The ice mage focused himself fiercely as he tightened his grip and closed his eyes.

The cool and warm air fronts raged violently as the serious difference, and ever growing difference, began to create large clouds. It would rain soon. Zachary could feel the rain. If that truly happened, he would have an edge.

No... not just rain. A monsoon, actually. A large sum of rain, cold wind and a powerful flux in temperature to a colder, more temperate setting. All these things would be greatly aiding to the ice mage and give him an edge here, but still, the weather, especially with the heat that the archer was giving off, would be hard to predict, since a large enough release of fire would dissipate the clouds and cast away the monsoon. All that meant was buying time until the winds and rain were upon them.

It was in that moment that Zachary recalled what move he had decided to use and tightened his grip again upon his sword. He focused magic strongly into the blade as he readied to strike, preparing his newest attack to date. With a quick slash and a powerful burst of energy forwards, a dark blue blade of pure ice magic rushed towards Haineko. The Neko stared at the blade, but quickly jumped to the side into a tree branch to evade the attack. The ice innate smiled.

The red haired youth turned to face the gray furred woman and kept his sword low to the side as he glanced quickly at what the blade had done to a nearby tree it had struck. The blade had cut halfway into the tree vertically and frozen the area it cut in a thick, dense ice. "Frost wave, I call it," the Ice Elemental stated as he pointed his sword at Haineko. "A high density wave of ice magic released from the blade of my sword when I swing that, when it strikes something, cuts and then freezes. Had you been hit, it would have split you apart and held you together," the ice mage stated as he took his blade in both hands again and readied to continue the fight.

However, the ice mage did have to give credit where it was due. "That was a skill I learned from a man named Zorlo, the Aura Master and Fencer of Tasogare!" Zachary stated proudly, although why, he didn't know.

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Much thanks to Silver for the sweet Quincy Sig. ^_^
Zorlo , Zachary Leos, Monroe Vossler, Arvin Anson, Emile Velos
Rest In Peace Duke of Clubs. (11/15/1992-1/5/2008)
And Kenpachi divided the Strong from the Weak, and it was good!