Immediately as the announcer finished his count down, a boisterous sound was heard from all around like an explosion, officially marking the beginning of the match.
Raymond immediately pulled out his sword as though it weighed like a feather, and with a smile on his face, the ground started to tremble as glowing blue crystals began to sprout out of the ground all around like plants, forming hazards and barriers as he covered himself in a thick ball of that same, bright, reflective, shining crystal.
"Raymond Scott is immediately on the defensive trying to get his spirit mode!!" The announcer yelled.
This was fairly standard practice for the beginning of any serious match. A fighter would always lean to getting off their spirit modes as soon as possible without allowing their opponents to interrupt them while they were in the middle of their transformation. After all, there was no such thing as common courtesy among fighters to simply allow each other time for a transformation.
