Oh, Xanxus, you slick bastard you! Grimmjow had pulled a very similar stunt on Ichigo the first time they ever fought, and it is as effective now as it was then. Really, it's because Ichigo wasn't used to hand-to-hand much, but that's neither here, nor there.
That kick landed, and knocked the wind out of him pretty soundly, so a snappy comeback was cut off. He kept hold of his sword, though, and more through the weight of the blade, combined with inertia than any sort of purposeful design was Ichigo able to jerk Zangetsu back from the crossed hold of those guns.
The Shinigami let himself fall, though, and turned enough to land in a crouch on the ground, though an eye was still kept on Xanxus throughout. Ichigo had a couple of tricks up his sleeve, too, and wasn't about to lay all his cards out for a little thing like first blood.
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Date: 2009-06-01 07:19 am (UTC)Really, it's because Ichigo wasn't used to hand-to-hand much, but that's neither here, nor there.
That kick landed, and knocked the wind out of him pretty soundly, so a snappy comeback was cut off. He kept hold of his sword, though, and more through the weight of the blade, combined with inertia than any sort of purposeful design was Ichigo able to jerk Zangetsu back from the crossed hold of those guns.
The Shinigami let himself fall, though, and turned enough to land in a crouch on the ground, though an eye was still kept on Xanxus throughout.
Ichigo had a couple of tricks up his sleeve, too, and wasn't about to lay all his cards out for a little thing like first blood.