"I need to warm my skills. My match might come first, so I don't want to be on a weak guard." Ryku unsheathed his sword and let his chakras mix and flow. The sword became surrounded in black chakra and Ryku entered 1st tail. A mask of a Hollow formed on his left half of his face and his seal mark tattoo spread to his jaw. Ryku's eyes turned black and his eye color was now red, his fingernails and gotten sharp while his skin showed traces of reptilian scales. He let out a cold breath and grinned. With his chakra flowing at this rate and stage, he would be ready for battle.
He turned to Vipra and spoke, his voice was rougher and deeper than normal. "Not seen this state in a while, have you Vipra?"
Vipra took a step back. "So... you couldn't wait to release your 1st tail form?"