Nnoitra moved in on Orochimaru's left, weapon raised. He swung and he swung hard, aiming for Orochimaru's neck. He snarled wordlessly as he made the strike, his cry fair warning for Kadaj to get out of the way.
He was ... fairly confident that Kadaj would move or duck when he attacked. He was fast and Nnoitra didn't doubt that he had taken to sparring with Grimmjow. Sure, Grimmjow was inferior to him, but that was besides the point. If Kadaj could stand up against him in a sparring match, he should have it in him to at least avoid something the size of Santa Teresa's blades coming at him at a fair speed.
His strike wasn't like those before. Nnoitra didn't go at him unrestrained, but he actually put an injection of strength behind the swing. Rage had tainted his control so thoroughly that it would be more of a struggle than it was worth to fight as he had been. His false hacks and choreographed slashes were no longer designed simply to wear down his shared opponent. He had far from pulled out all of the stops, but it was a small step forward towards his usual brutality.
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He was ... fairly confident that Kadaj would move or duck when he attacked. He was fast and Nnoitra didn't doubt that he had taken to sparring with Grimmjow. Sure, Grimmjow was inferior to him, but that was besides the point. If Kadaj could stand up against him in a sparring match, he should have it in him to at least avoid something the size of Santa Teresa's blades coming at him at a fair speed.
His strike wasn't like those before. Nnoitra didn't go at him unrestrained, but he actually put an injection of strength behind the swing. Rage had tainted his control so thoroughly that it would be more of a struggle than it was worth to fight as he had been. His false hacks and choreographed slashes were no longer designed simply to wear down his shared opponent. He had far from pulled out all of the stops, but it was a small step forward towards his usual brutality.