A Perfect Day for Ice Cream

As Caius attacked in his wolf form, Naka flipped to the side, going into a one handed hand stand before coming back down and assuming his own wolf form. His eyes glowed red and instead of fur it seemed like smoke or shadow was coming from him (although he was still fully corporeal). His body was also faster and more agile and without having to worry about the loin cloth he wouldn't have to hold back quite as much in melee. A feral growl escaped his lips and blades of wind zipped toward Caius, although they were small and would easily cut flesh, they had trouble cutting through armor and were easily blocked by weapons, though in this form Naka wouldn't be able to use any of the spells with longer incantations, he could still use the spells that didn't have them and do wordless hadou and bakudou which would result, at most, in distraction. The fact was that words were too hard to form in this body, so he said nothing and simply looked on at his opponent with his piercing gaze with fangs bared and the smoke rolling in waves along his body.

Kinda like this

As Caius descended, Naka was able to institute his own strategy. Outside of flight etc, one thing that most creatures had trouble with was dodging while in the air. Bearing that in mind, he used several kaze kama to attack, barking and snarling loudly as he did. The razor sharp scythes of wind lanced toward Caius with several following behind them and in different directions. As those made their way towards his opponent, Naka took the liberty to prepare his next movements. It seemed to be the difference between he and Caius and while he wanted to point this out to him, it was rather difficult to speak like this, hence the lack of taunts and playful remarks. At the very least he would make a point to tell him after this was over. Still it was probably the most fun battle he'd participated in since his death and subsequent rebirth.

As the stalactites lanced toward him, Naka moved to dodge, ignoring the current option of simply hiding against a pillar and attempted to put his skills to the test. He could throw up his shield but he wanted to wait to use that since it was a one shot deal. Instead he attempted to move in between each individual one. Unfortunately this didn't work very well as he managed to escape all of them except for the one that made its way through his paw. It would be a minimal injury in his human form, major crippling wound for his wolf form. Given that he shifted back to his human form and looked at the injury on his hand.
"That was actually pretty good. My turn though." He said, happy to finally be able to taunt and bait his opponent again. He extended his bloodied left hand toward Caius and began his incantation.
"Nijimi das kon daku no mo shou, Kuson nadu kyou ku notsua, Waki agarihiteshi shimidematadaki, Nemuri yo sameta geru
Hako huru tetsu no o jiu, Tai zujikaisuro tono ning gyou
Ketsu goseyo! hanpa seyo! shini michi, o mo re no muru koshi. Kaze Kiri!" He shouted a huge blade of wind lanced forward diagonally to cut through one pillar and a platform. By this point, he was starting to see a pattern in Caius's attacks and began to plan accordingly.

As Caius dashed toward Naka he slowed his breathing, reducing his heart rate and drawing his ki into himself. His right foot stood, toes pointed toward his opponent, and his left foot slid behind and to the side of him. Each movement was designed to make his center of gravity more adjustable and to give him a solid base to stand on. He drew in a deep breath as his left hand remained open toward Caius and his right fist rested down by his side. Naka's shoulders were leaned forward but no so much that he couldn't lean forward or backward easily, and his stomach muscles were tightened. To an experienced martial artist, it would become apparent that Naka had no noteworthy openings to be taken advantage of, but to a master the small opening that existed no matter how perfect your stance was would be clearly visible. At this point it was all going to be about who was faster with their attacks and Naka could do nothing but wait for his opponent to make the move.

Naka waited for the attack but when it actually came, he was surprised. As the punch came in he ducked under it, attacking with an elbow thrust with Naka's right elbow and his left hand braced against his right fist so the power of both arms would be placed into it and it was aimed for Caius's solar plexus... assuming his anatomy was the same as a regular human. If it hit hard enough, the next movements would be a jiujutsu flip with Caius being thrown over his shoulder and an axe heel drop with the heel of Naka's foot, and all of his body weight crashing into Caius's solar plexus as well. Each move would be fluid, each second leading into the next. Toki had said there was no need to hold back anyway, and with the pillars crumbling around them, it would be necessary to end this fight quickly so he chose one of his most brutal combinations to finish it quickly, after all he had been warned of the ramifications of Toki unleashing power all this time. Naka himself was well aware of the toll of constant power output and it was probably the worst way to drain yourself.