KuroiKeiji

The sun already burned the treetops at the horizon, drowning the sky in an orange and peach-colored mix. Through the wind-still density of the woods metal clanged on metal, grass was bent sideways under the waraji of two armed Shinigami and their huffs filled the silence. Renji met Kira's midlevel stab with a downward strike of his own, before counter-attacking with a vertical slash that Kira was barely able to parry. Warily, the red-haired Shinigami returned to his guard stance, the blade moving up and down, ready to thrust in any direction. Kira caught himself and leaned forwards with his knees bent, panting, then vanished behind a tree.