---------------<br/>Corin Kirikata<br/>Hillside<br/>7:20ish<br/>---------------<br/><br/>Corin offered a swift nod in response, knowing that hunting down whatever this enemy is was the only good option they had. Still, one major question was still a mystery. The one that had plagued him since the beginning of this entire mess. "How could this enemy have gotten through completely unnoticed though" his low voice speaking to the air rather than directly to Captain Uako, knowing she wouldn't have an exact answer that was not akin to his own speculation. Lost in thought for several seconds the Black Hound regained his composure, standing up taller in the morning sunlight before his even stare found Uako.<br/><br/>"We can handle this without requiring permission to do so from the Captain-Commander. I'm certain she would approve of Captain's doing what they must to defend Soul Society. But to be certain we should message Captain Ryou and request assistance. Two Captain's are unstoppable, so three should do the trick" he mused before starting off down the green hill, white robe lashing about in the wind. "The majority of attacks took place in the villages a distance away from the North Gate. We should start there".<br/><br/>---------------------------------------<br/><br/><strong>-----------<br/>Mana<br/>7:20<br/>Small Village<br/>-----------</strong><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div align="center">(http://www.walltor.com/images/wallpaper/fantasy-girl--raven-27667.jpg)</div></div></div><br/><strong>Mana's fingers dug terribly into the flesh of her right shoulder, attempting to forget the awful pain coursing through her entire arm by focusing on the nails there. She was stumbling between a thicket of houses, straw roofs and wooden walls slightly raised from the earth protecting her from the prying eye's of any civilians. She was thankful for that, as if they had seen her surely the Shinigami would have drawn attention. Not because of the dark student robes that most Shingami were seen in, Mana had discarded those weeks ago in order to conceal her presence and motivations. No, it was her look and physic that would have betrayed the woman. She was young with raven black hair framing a pretty face and feminine curves. She did not look like one who had grown up working outside the walls of the 12 barracks. But now the woman felt as though she were lost, and in so much pain.<br/><br/>Garbed in a set of rags she had stolen off one of the civilians she had murdered, Mana glanced down at the right arm which hung uselessly from her shoulder. Black veins coursed from her finger-tips to her elbow, the inky black substance that moved through her veins visibly growing larger. It was worse each time, and Mana knew that perhaps eventually it would kill her as well as the disease so effectively killed others. She couldn't stop yet though, the woman still had so much to do! There were still 13 Captain's, milling about in their pride surrounded by the walls of their own deceit and filth. If there was justice left in this world, she would live long enough to see each one of them dead. What was most fortunate, the thought of which almost made the feeling that every nerve in her body was on fire, was that this Hollow incident was occurring at the same time as her own plots. The Captain's must have thought that her murders, the Shinigami and civilians, were somehow related to these Hollows running around. Whether coincidence or the grander plot of someone even stronger than her Mana cared little, the intended to capitalize on her good fortune!<br/><br/>Grinding her teeth while stumbling around behind and slipping into one of the abandoned houses, Mana finally released a long powerful breath as her right arm began to glow. Black streams of light broke from her skin, the poison coursing out from her, then down and into the sheath of the Zanpakuto she wore at her side. The pain was suddenly gone again, and her sword was returned to it's default state. Closing her eye's, suppressing her reiatsu as she had been taught to avoid detection, Mana allowed herself to slip off into dreams. She still had so much to do, but she was too tired. And there was still plenty of time.</strong>