(Selena Age:18)

Eighteen year old Selena Jaquez watched with horrified eyes and an angry heart as the policemen carted away her broken and battered body. She gasped in pain as a burning sensation centered itself on her chest, and looked down to see the chain she had woken up with rapidly disintegrating. A scream of pain ripped from her throat as a rift opened up underneath her, depositing her in the middle of a white moonlit desert as her energy levels skyrocketed.

Her screams rapidly turned into snarls, yips, whines, whimpers, and howls of pain as her body reshaped itself, her ears moving to the top of her head and lengthening, her limbs becoming thinner and more spindly as her face lengthened into a muzzle. Bone white fur with a light green sheen to it, highlighted with almost shimmering silver, sprouted all over her body as a long fluffy tail burst out from her tailbone. Her screams actually became more intense as bone plates burst out of her spine, quickly covering her in a suit of bone armor that guarded every inch of her body. Finally, a bone mask appeared on her face, reshaping itself to cover her long muzzle and tuck over her ears like a helmet as her hazel eyes turned blood red.

Finally done with the transformation, Selena just stood still for a second panting from exhaustion, before dragging herself over to a nearby dead tree and collapsing onto the sand, welcoming the black haze of darkness as it fell on her mind.

She didn't know how long she was unconscious for, but when Selena woke up again the moon was still shining brightly in the sky. The pain from before had faded into a dull ache that throbbed, but didn't hamper her movements as she got to her feet. It took a moment for her to figure out how to balance on all fours, but with a little practice she managed to stumble around like a drunk. "What the hell happened to me?" She asked herself softly as she looked over her new body.

She was at least nine feet tall at the shoulder, and most of that height was her long, spindly legs that were built for speed and tipped with almost hand-like paws and five long, knife sharp claws on each. But while her front legs were still semi human-like, her back legs were purely animal, with a fox-like build to them. Sticking out where her tailbone would have been was a long, thin, and fluffy tail. An almost collar-like ruff of slightly darker silver fur partially obscured the hole that went all the way through her chest and exited on her back.

As she was cataloging everything new about her body, she became aware of the new instincts pushing to the forefront of her mind. A quick consultation gave her an on slot of new information, and made her sit down on her haunches as she processed everything.

Apparently she was now a Fox Hollow, an Adjuchas Class to be exact (which every instinct was screaming couldn't be possible because she was newly dead!) Hollows were supposedly created when a soul was overcome by negative emotions after they died, making their Chain of Fate encroach upon itself and create the Hollow Hole. Hers was located on her chest, just above where her breasts should have been. Hollows came in all shapes and sizes, no two were alike, and they all had one thing in common. A taste for souls regardless if they were human, Shinigami, or another Hollow.

And apparently she was hungry, and those approaching low-leveled Hollows smelled absolutely delicious...

Selena (Age: 143 HY/Hollow Years)

Selena licked her chops clean from blood as she finished chowing down on the last hollow in the bunch she had just recently been hunting. Her two tails wagged happily behind her as her hunger was sated for the day.

And hadn't that been a surprise when her one tail split into two after she devoured that weaker Bear Adjuchas that stupidly though it could order her around like one of the Lesser Hollows just because he was bigger then her last year.

That was when Selena figured out that she wasn't a Fox Hollow, she was a Kitsune Hollow. She assumed that it was part of the reason she had immediately been elevated to Adjuchas Class, while all the other newly dead just became the pitiful shades she and the others hunted.

She had yet to meet another truly intelligent Hollow, something she was beginning to understand was a rarity in and of itself, as most of the other Adjuchas she had met were obsessed with consuming enough souls to evolve into Vasto Lorde.

Personally, she didn't see what the big deal was about evolving. She was finally comfortable in her own skin and damn it all if she wanted to change and go through the hell of adjusting all over again! It was worse then fucking puberty when she was alive! She was content with the way things were.

Laying down in the sand, she settled down and curled up to sleep for awhile, when suddenly a new scent hit her nose that made her leap to her feet in alarm as her instincts screamed in warning.

Something big, and monumentally powerful was heading straight for her at a fast pace.

Selena was panicking as she franticly dug into the sands, obscuring her form and scent in less than a minute as the source of the scent got closer. By the time she was finished, the only thing that was visible of her, was her golden eyes.

Eyes that widened in awe as the source of the scent and the power surge gracefully loped up, and came to a stop on the top of the next dune.

It was a male Wolf-like Hollow that was at least ten times her size. But he was, different, from any hollow she had seen before. Unlike the others, he didn't have any bone armor anywhere on his body, hell he didn't even have a mask! Instead, he was covered in thick bone white fur that had streaks of brilliant red flowing through it. Even though he was purely animal, his face had dark red markings that went down onto his muzzle over his forehead, and curved up under his eyes and over his cheeks. Floating over his back was a large emerald green talisman that had bright fiery orange fur hand down over it.. The only other color to the wolf was the black tip of his tail and a bit of dark grey on his longer fur, and his glowing yellow eyes. The spiritual pressure he was giving off was astounding, and actually made it slightly difficult to breath as she tried not to shake or gasp and give away her hiding place. One thought ran clear in Selena's mind as he looked around studying the sands around him.

This Hollow could, and probably would, kill her with little to no hesitation.

"Come out young one." He said. His voice was a deep and wise baritone that almost demanded respect and obedience. "I can sense you hiding nearby, and I can still smell the blood from your latest kill."

Selena shifted just slightly in nervousness, inadvertently moving the sand, and the Wolf pounced, grabbing her by the scruff and lifting her out of her hole as she tried to struggle against his hold. "Calm down pup." He ordered, speaking around his mouthful of her fur. "I'm not going to hurt you."

Selena stopped struggling at his order, and tucked her tails between her legs as she let out a whimper. "Then what are you gonna do with me?" She asked choked out softly, not daring to speak louder or look up as he set her on her feet and looked down at her shaking form with stern eyes.

"I had heard rumors of a young Hollow that was born into our world as an Adjuchas Class." He said, his eyes taking on a calculating shine. "A rare Kitsune Hollow that has been staking out a territory in this region and turning all others away save the weakest, which she allows to roam free until she consumes them." He laid down in front of her, his form still towering over her as he began reigning in his spiritual pressure, allowing her to take in a gasping breath as she looked at him in shock. "With the power levels you are giving off, I'm honestly surprised that you haven't evolved yet pup." He said, tilting his head slightly in askance.

"I never saw the point." Selena admitted, slightly sheepish as the Wolf continued to look over her with appraising eyes. "I just finally got used to this body, and I didn't really like the idea of evolving and having to adjust to a new form all over again. It sounded like it would make it harder to hunt too."

The Wolf didn't speak for a moment and just regarded her silently. "A wise answer pup." He said, making her look up at him in shock. "Those who covet power for power's sake often end up here, but it is a rarity that a completely innocent soul does. Your soul is a treasure worth your weight in gold that many here would fiercely covet if given the chance." Selena blushed under her fur as he continued. "A soul of the likes that hasn't been seen since I came here." Her eyes widened in shock as he stood once more and started to walk away. "Come young one." He said as he walked. "Your training begins today."

Selena just stood in shocked silence for a few moments, before her tails started wagging and she raced to catch up with her new teacher. "What do I call you?" She asked as she stood beside him.

"I am called Hisao young one. You may call me by my name, or address me as Sensei." The Wolf, no, Ookami answered as he never broke stride, heading towards the horizon.

Selena just gave him a toothy smile in return as she walked alongside him. "I'm Selena Jaquez, Hisao-Senesi."