Hollowed wounds
"Unohana, we have an emergency!" turning away from her son in her embrace, Retsu Unohana-Kurosaki gave the Shinigami medic a look as he panted tiredly, looking up he spoke with Isane frowning in worry.
"The Arrancar Queen, Tia Hallibel has been critically wounded by the now accounted Rogue Zanpakutō Muramasa… Her hollow reiatsu has been torn from her" eyes widening at the implication, Unohana stood up quickly with Ryuji bubbling at her as they moved to her division.
Stepping into the Medical facility with Sui-Feng beside her, the two were guided to a room where they found Ichigo sitting beside a conscious Hallibel.
Turning to them the former arrancar gave a weak smile before she was pulled into an embrace alongside Ichigo, Loki sat in a corner drinking from a can… snapping a photo with his phone before hiding it from Unohana who had turned to him with a narrowed look.
"Ichigo-kun, what happened?" turning back to her lover, Ichigo turned to Hallibel who winced as her hollow hole slowly vanished.
"Her hollow aspect has been separated from her" turning to Loki whose head was zipping wildly in various directions, like a person was stuck in fast forward on a TV.
"I don't know how to tell you this, but we need to find her hollow side or she'll begin to rot from the inside due to her current body being too weak to contain her reiatsu" giving Loki a horrified look, Hallibel looked down with a dreadful feel in her stomach while Retsu moved to help however she could.
Feeling her brows furrow at the slow progress of her healing, Hallibel gave a wince.
"Hallibel, what do you feel?" seeing the woman frown in thought, she clicked her tongue as her eyes drooped.
"I feel, tired and cold" seeing Retsu turn to Isane who began performing diagnostic Kido.
"She needs food to regain what little strength she still has, it may not reverse her condition but it'll hold out until we can convinced her Zanpakuto to return to her" turning to Isane approvingly, Ichigo spoke bitterly.
"Easier said than done, we have a wild hollow on the loose and so far we have no idea where it is" hearing a throat cleared, all eyes turned to Loki as he stood up, his face covered by the two sided mask, it vanished in a velvet flame to show his serious expression.
"I know where the hollow is" seeing the look, ichigo spoke with a stern look.
"Where is it?"
"The Maggots nest"
The total silence was deafening in itself with what Loki had said, and the air crushing the occupants in the room spoke further.
The silence was broken by a shocked Isane who paled at the implications, though Retsu's face spoke further with her eyes wide in alarm while holding Ryuji more protectively.
"What's in the Maggots nest that would make the hollow go there?" turning from Ichigo to Retsu, Loki's mostly joyful face showed a stern look directed at Retsu who sighed in resignation.
"It is a prison where the worst of souls go after committing a grave atrocity to the Seireitei…" looking to Loki as he raised an eyebrow, another sigh followed before Retsu continued.
"It is also where we placed a replica of the Hogyoku created by Kurotsuchi Mayuri" staring at his lover with wide eyes of horror, Ichigo stood up with urgency.
"We need to get there before things escalate!" moving to the door, Ichigo was stopped by a hand in front of his chest, seeing it belonged to Loki, the wolf spoke gently.
"While you do that, Muramasa grows more powerful with each hollow he feasts upon in Hueco Mundo"
"What?" giving Ichigo a look, Loki spoke with an annoyed voice.
"I've lived through a lot of these scenarios, I'll deal with the damn pointy stick while you and Harribel try and get her reconnected to her Hollow self, I can't say any more or else the timeline goes tits up" moving to the door, Loki gave them a salute.
"Just be sure she gets her power back" moving aside for Yoruichi to run into the room with Suì-Fēng following, Loki melted out of sight.
stepping into the cave with a bored look in his eyes, Loki stretched his arms while he felt various Zanpakutō surrounding him from the shadows, grinning widely, Ken spoke.
"Have you had you fill of Hollow buffet, Muramasa?" looking to to the face of the rogue Zanpakutō as he stood on a ledge, Loki's grin became murderous as his eyes glowed blood red.
meanwhile, Ichigo alongside, Suì-Fēng and Harribel were walking to the entrance of the Maggots nest, Suì-Fēng stared in shock at the entrance being an open hole torn asunder, signs of a rapid animal breaking in.
sharing a look amongst each other, Harribel gained a determined look as she moved forward
'Tiburón, I will save you form this madness, even if i have to sacrifice myself to do so'
