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As the smoke cleared it rapidly became apparent that Haruo seemed unharmed, even by the force of his own attack; it likely meant that he was still holding back and in truth she had yet to feel that overwhelming sensation of power again. The man's strength was slightly above her own; the difference was not great, were she to use her Resurrección than the difference would dissapear, indeed she would be more powerful than he – at least unless he were to use that extraordinary power from before, then their powers would be comparable once again. Yet as a Vizard Haruo could quite well also have a Shikai and though less likely, a Bankai was also possible.

His energy surged, not growing stronger but rather more volatile, around him the sand itself began to dissolve, unable to withstand that caustic power. Tia's eyes narrowed at this, she had seen a similar ability before, was this too a time-dilation field such as the one Baraggan possessed? If so then her chances had become even slimmer.

Flicking a hand towards her he unleashed a small, highly compacted ball of clear reiatsu, it surged towards her at great speed, yet the speed with which the man himself moved was greater still, with a wooshing sound, he appeared before her, his zanpakutou swinging towards her right flank even as the bala surged towards her from the front.

Her own movement was only slightly slower however, moving forwards even as the man swung his blade, she skirted slightly to the right and forwards, her diagonal movement taking her quickly out of range of the blade and across the path of the bala, as she stepped forwards she spun, to face her attacker. Golden energy encasing her sword she swept Tiburón towards Haruo, her cero was much wider than the normal brand as it elongated to follow the arc of her blade, it was a shorter ranged version designed precisely for such a situation.

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[maroon]She had managed to evade just as he had hoped, in truth he was merely playing with her. Did he wish to kill the woman? No, he simply wanted to recruit her to join his own organization. If he could prove that power did not come from only the blade, then perhaps it would be possible. Even if it seemed rather difficult for the time being. But she had managed to get away from his Bala, and sword slice, which was good. Smiling he simply stood there, shifting his body to allow the Bala to pass by him, while she turned on her feet and her own sword began to glow with yellow reiatsu. The signature emitting from it felt different, familiar but different from her previous attack. A cero. It was more of a wide arc however, unlike most Cero.

His eyes shifted their gaze so they were looking in front of him, once more three glowing purple orbs took shape. However they did not fully charge nor did they fire off in the direction of Harribel, instead they acted as a cushion between the two of them. Would it completely stop the blow? Not at all, but it would minimize the damage to a more than bearable amount. Which is all he wanted, really. There was no other effort to dodge the attack, in all honest he wanted to see the impact of this wide Cero. The wave of energy collided with his 'wall' of partially charged Cero, causing a watered down explosion. He crossed his arms and jumped backwards, his robes were dirty now and the 'cape' was ripped a bit near the bottom, forming jagged peaks. A small triangle fragment cracked from his mask, near the bottom of his jaw, and fell to the sand. That was nothing, though if he hadn't created a defense it probably would have hurt. Landing on his feet creating slightly more distance between the two, he stared at the woman.

"Not bad, Harribel. However I wish to see that release of yours, and if I must force you to use it, then so be it."

He sheathed his weapon and stared at her, eyes blinking only once before raising both his hands pointing towards her. Palms open and aimed directly for her. Eyes shifted their gaze so he could see the entire area surrounding her, and that's when he used it once more.

"Shiu."

A Cero would begin to form under her feet, while one formed in the back. The third was formed above her head and aimed downwards, the hands he rose earlier had begun charging one in each as well. They charged, and he released them towards her, on each side attempting to trap the woman. Even if she managed to dodge the explosion of Cero's colliding would be immense and she would require a fair distance to escape it. He was trying to force her into the release, and without the use of his own this was the best way.

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Tia did not have to glance around her to feel the presence of the three cero, like the two that Kisho charged before her; each of the five orbs released a distinctive sensation, and she knew her avenues for escape had been well culled indeed. Her only possible escapes were to either her left or to her right and in either direction she would likely be pursued by the blasts from multiple angles, leaving her at a horrible disadvantage. Her array of techniques were limited indeed, perhaps the only opportunity available to her to escape the perilous situation she found herself in, was the one Kisho himself had requested, it seemed that it was time.

"Ute," Her reiatsu surged in tremendous waves, roaring forth with a force that dwarfed her earlier levels. "Tiburon," With incredible rapidity, water condensed even in the arid land that was Hueco Mundo, encasing her as if a cocoon, her liquid encasement closing in an eight foot thick wall, the resulting sphere more than sixteen feet thick. The five ceros slammed into the aqueous barrier, the force of the subsequent explosions briefly pressing against the condensed barrier of thousands of litres of water, the sides bending inwards before the momentary if explosive release of power was gone.

Technique Used: Resurrección

From within, Tia slashed through the barrier with her blade, the water parting ever so slightly even as she used Sonido, her incredibly rapid movement taking her directly towards Kisho, swinging her blade in from the ouside and upwards towards Kisho's left arm, as if to remove the limb from his shoulder, she would instead alter the movement of her blade mid swing, directing it downwards towards his midriff.

Technique Used: Sonido

OOC: Reiatsu use thus far (mainly for my own notes)

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Kisho - 12 ceros (3 were only partially made), 1 Bala, 1 shunpo, 1 Enkosen, 1 Escudo Hueco,
3 rounds as a vizard
2 rounds using Shinshoku

Tia - 1 Cero, 1 Bala Francotirador, 4 sonido, 1 Ola Azul,
1 round res