"I am INCREDIBLY glad that you feel the same. I thought I was going to have to grant you a silent yet death, but it seems you'll be going down screaming."

A deep voice sounded off behind him, the tall figure casting off a large shadow over both the cliffside and Rikudo himself. Rikudo stood to face the creature his body tensed up tight as he was still unsure of the newcomers intentions. The creature was quite a bit larger than he was and quite a bit more menacing in appearance as well. His skin a dark green, and eyes a glint of red that held what Rikudo could only describe as a lust for power equal to or even than his own. The creature then went on to question Rikudo on what had brought him to the desert as well as critize him for his lack of preparedness. Though, it wasn't like Rikudo had expected to encounter any enemies that would actually be able to give him any real sense of danger.

Rikudo was then about to speak before the creature had turned its back to him and begun an actual introduction for the first time. The creature explained that his name was Hondrias and that he had become bored of the prey he had been forced to chase ater thus far, such a thing simply caused a snicker from Rikudo as the creature placed his hand up in a calming manner. As the creature turned back around, Rikudo finally felt it was his turn for an introduction his markings begin to brighten up, glowing a light blue color signifying his readiness for the battle that was soon to take place. "Well, Hondrias, its a pleasure to make your acquaintance as well I suppose. The names Rikudo, and while im not quite as talkative as you are I share your distaste for boredom all the same. As for my combat history, you could say I've been in more than my fair share of battles. Some of them cost me more than I had hoped and some others caused very little struggle in a similar fashion to how you described your own."

The creature slowly smiled, walking towards Rikudo til they both stood with their backs to each other. The creature laying an ultimatum on the table so to speak. "Listen, if you do manage to put up a bit of a fight against such a powerful fighter as I, then I'll write you down as worthy to continue living for future consumption. Or, I can just kill you now and that would save me much more time. What'll it be kid?"

In response to the creatures statement and subsequent sinister smile, Rikudo simply tensed up his body even more. His ki elevating until a light blue aura slowly leaked out of his skin. His right eye and distinct markings glowing a brigt blue color as the creature spoke one last time, "Do you think you can keep up with me and my nigh endless power?"

Rikudo repayed the creatures cockiness with a smile of his own that mimicked the creatures own previous sinister smile before replying with his own litle line of cocky banter, "lets just get this thing started already I've been itching for some action here recently anyways. You can even attack first if you'd like so I can see first hand this perfect power of yours."

The green creature soon turned so that he and Rikudo were now facing each other, a sort of stare off among fighters who were about to do battle. Soon afterwards a bright green aura enveloped the large creature in front of him, to which Rikudo responded by releasing his own blue aura to match. Both fighters now cloaked in a layer of ki surrounding their entire bodies. One filled with green, spitful energy, the other filled with a warm blue essence, a rainbow of spiritual nature if you will. Both fighters stood motionless for a few moments before the creature yelled, his aura exploding much more violently around him signifying very early on that Hondrias had no intention of holding back. Lowering himself slightly into a more suitable battle stance, Rikudo awaited the creatures next move, preparing to counter it if he could.

Rikudo was slightly caught off guard however when instead of attacking the creature merely spoke again. His cockiness reaching levels that nearly made it unrivaled. "I swear, this dude just keeps going. For someone who claims to be a perfect being he certainly has a problem with talking too much." Rikudo quietly thought to himself in his own head.

Finally moments later Hondrias would strike, leaping forward with speed great enough to raise one of Rikudos eyebrows. Perhaps all the talk about being perfect that tge creature had done was more than simply hot air after all. The creature however halted its approach half way through instead firing an orb of green ki directly towards Rikudo who simply raised a lone hand to block it in response. As the orb smashed into Rikudos palm it exploded with a decent amount of force which was enough to push Rikudo back a small bit. The explosion itself had been powerful enough to slightly burn Rikudos right hand, as well as launch dust and debris a good distance upwards, though injuries as minor as such were nothing to him in the long run.

As the dust cleared he noticed Hondrias doing some sort of motions with his hands before he felt some sort of invisible force lift him off the ground. This action caught Rikudo off guard more than the first charge had and Rikudo was left clueless with what to expect next. Moments later Rikudo through his arms up to defend himself as while he couldn't see what was coming next, he could just barely sense the waves of heated ki blades coming towards them. The waves slashed his arms and back, creating small gashes through his gi into his skin which drew out minor amounts of blood. Soon after Rikudo fell back to the ground he regained his composure standing tall as if the injuries he just sustained were non existent. "Not bad at all, perhaps all that perfection talk of yours is closer to the truth than I thought. It's honestly been quite a long time since I've seen this much of my own blood. As for punching your perfect Jaw line I think I have something else you might like even better." Rikudo stated with a small grin in his face.

A few seconds later Rikudo would clap his hands together causing his aura to shift into what appeared to be a blue circle with an intricate design within it that matched Rikudos markings behind him in the air, the circle itself nothing but pure energy. "Demonic command : Four Horsemen!" Rikudo would announce loudly as the circle behind him dissolved revealing four sword shaped energy constructs. Two of which Rikudo would grab onto, one in each hand, while the other two remained hovering behind him overhead. Gripping the blades of energy firmly, Rikudo tightened his leg muscles and sprang into action, dashing towards Hondrias with all the speed he could muster. Halfway through his charge, he would throw one of the swords spear style towards Hondrias hoping to spear him directly through the chest with the concentrated energy blade. Whether this attack hit or missed, Rikudo would still continue on to grip the second sword firmly with both hands before nearing his opponent, swinging it with all his strength in a downward arc aimed for Hondrias shoulder. He hoped his first attack would be enough to distract the creature long enough for the second to contact.