The fact that his attack was stopped and arm pushed ever so slightly did little to deter Ryuku’s actions, he merely adapated. His attack had been akin to a boxers straight, it had much farther to travel than the simple jab. But it also meant that to effectively hit the crook of his elbow the women would need to close the distance. Ryuku was taller, his arms longer, he had a distinct advantage in reach. The fact that the women stepped forward and to the opposite side of the attack also meant that she had farther to strike, giving Ryuku all the time he needed to react, similar to what he had done a moment ago with his longer strike.
Kaiu’s s block would be effective in that it stopped everything from the elbow to the shoulder from moving and pushed it slightly up and right, however, from elbow to fingertips was not so. Knowing his attack ha no chance of reaching its mark his forearm would swing down like a fulcrum, hand outstretched to try and grab a hold of the collar on her clothing.
Ryuku’s staff was already in place, set to prevent the exact attack that Kaiu was performing with her small blade. He kept the staff between him and the blade, using his bulk and strength to simply stop the blade as it slashed at him. His own attack would come if his right hand had found purchase on her clothing. Once again using size and strength to his advantage he would attempt to yank her forward and up slightly. Yanking her down would have allowed her chance to widen her stance and perhaps resist the attempt, yanking her up would be far easier.
If he was able to yank her up, he would press off with his right foot with blinding power and speed and he would try and send his knee up into the women’s ribs with more than enough force to shatter a grown-man’s ribs easily. But, against this opponent he wasn’t sure exactly what effect it would have, if any.
Should the attack land Kaiu would find herself being released and pushed away, possibly with enough force to send her tumbling from the glass platform. The blocks and attacks had forced Ryuku to stop gathering Qi as well, what he had amassed so far was still there, but blocking and countering required full concentration. His opponent had already proved she could teleport and he did want to be caught unaware by such a trap.
Of course, should he fail to even grab hold or his opponent had some trick to evade everything entirely then there would be no reason for him to stop actively pooling together his Qi, and he would renew with vigor, building up the energy he knew he would need for the technique that he planned.
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