The dead silence is Hueco Mundo was eerie, yet peaceful. Not one Hollow moved, nor did the wind blow. The moon shone as usual, lighting the dark world. Then, a Garganta opened. It wasn't loud, but it did interrupt the serenity of the deadened world.
Rukia stepped out, making sure she landed carefully. Her vice-captain band on her forearm was attached to her black shinigami kimono, which blended well with her uneven raven hair. Her twilight purple eyes glistened with excitement and fear, as she tried to recall where the sand on the floor had somehow opened, and she fell to meet Ashido. At first she thought Ashido was a hollow, but she followed him anyways. He also attacked her, claiming it was to test her "strength", which he deemed to be poor. She still hadn't forgiven him for that, but soon she would.
Rukia leapt forward with great power, going as fast as she could to reach the pit. When she found it, she was breathless and fell to her knees in exhaustion. Then, she ground began to rumble. As the pit opened, Rukia braced herself for the fall. A few seconds later, she found herself sitting on the floor, her derriere hurting from the impact. She looked around restlessly, trying to catch any sign of her friend. When she couldn't, she panicked.
"Ashido!" she screamed almost immediately.
Instead of the redheaded man she had hoped to see, a small hollow lizard scampered across her path, startling her. It flicked its' tongue a few times before disappearing off in to the and. After Rukia finally took a deep breath, she tried again. "Ashido!"
But yet again, he didn't appear. Rukia sighed and turned around, then she heard a rustling in the dead leaves. Slightly worried, she rested her hand on Sode No Shirayuki*'s snow-white hilt.
Without seconds notice, a very large monstrous Hollow leaped out at her, growling menacingly. Rukia stepped back in shock, before unsheathing her Zanpakuto*. "Mai, Sode No Shirayuki."*
"Some No Mai: Tsukishiro!*" she yelled almost gleefully. It had been a while since she had fought a hollow.
With a swift jabbing at the ground and making the ground turn in to a huge circle of ice, Rukia quickly raised her sword so it faced the ground. She scrutinized the Hollow's every move, and when it finally came to attack her, she used her Shunpo* to escape.
As soon as she left the circle of ice, white ice with blue tints came cascading from the frozen area, freezing the seemingly clueless Hollow. Returning to the area which was now the shape of a pole, Rukia abruptly sliced the ice in half, thus causing the poor Hollow to meet its demise.
Rukia snorted smugly, before sheathing Sode No Shirayuki and heading off. She hadn't gotten far though, because from the corner of her eye, she saw a redheaded Hollow-like Shinigami. Its mask was that of a cow carcass, with a brown fuzzy cape with skulls embedded in various spots in it. Her eyes widened in surprise. "Ashido!"