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The heck?
Is Taiki using some form of Kyokko himself. Maybe... in either case, the set-up is so obviously a trap it isn't even funny. But the stranger realizes that there isn't much he can besides walking straight into it if he doesn't want to prolong their game of hide-and-seek.
The stranger backs away from the cliff again, weighing his options. Then, he grasps the hilt of his Zanpakuto with both hands and strikes at the base of the cliff, soulsteel carving a deep fissure in the rock, and then kicks it to make the face of the cliff collapse.
Then he jumps down again, on the side of the slight trail leading to the Nest door, eyes fixed on the crumbling face of the cliff as he tries to spot any reaction from his opponent.