HOLLOWED[PLOT/KIDOSHU ONLY]

Be patient instead of wasting time he said in response to her question, well to be honest she didn't see trying to get a handle on the situation as a waste of time, really she was merely attempting to get her bearings of this sudden call to the Soshi. It had seemed an urgent message and being over at the Gotei she hadn't really been able to keep track of the happenings here. Perhaps she should come by and visit more often. Delve into the library and pick up some more kido, but that would be after this.

She was about to reply to Aoi when the door to Blod's office opened up and she invited the three shinigami inside. The familiar smell hit Shiori as she walked, vanilla and Nag Champa. The blonde woman never changed anything about her office, it looked the same as the first day Shiori had come in here. This time though, she didn't sit, she wasn't asked to nor offered a seat and the look on Blod's face told her the three wouldn't be spending much time in here either way. It didn't the Soshi long to get into the nitty gritty of things. A hole had opened up somewhere and a member of the Kido Corps had been taken. There mission was to go and take her back safely, assuming she was alive. Otherwise they would simply do their best to defeat any stray hollow and seal the hole.

Shiori herself had never seen these holes. Nor had she seen one of these hollows that Blod was talking about, that didn't mean she wasn't about to take them lightly though. Her very nonchalant attitude had already flown the coup, replaced with a seriousness similar to what Aoi was showing earlier. "Understood Soshi," she after their mission was given, turning to walk out with the other two and begin their mission.

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She tracked steps behind the smaller shinigami listening to him as he spoke about the Holes and hollows called Holers. Though it would seem Aoi wasn't all that much more informed. Soon enough they came to their destination, one Shiori wasn't sure had anything to do with their mission. It was barren and empty aside from the pyramid like structure that was there. The ground had evidence of obvious battles or training sessions so she figured this was Aoi's little get away most likely.

Her attention was dragged back to the small blonde youth as he mentioned her name, asking her to pay particular attention to his next few movements. She watched as he raised his hand and then he fired a Hado. The light was bright and blinding so much so she had throw a hand over her free eye to be able to see. Her attention went back to Aoi whom was barely visible to her for now, but her sight would return soon enough. Of course she wouldn't stare right at that when it was time for battle but he'd just ask her to look at it. She didn't really have much of an option in turning away from the blinding source of light.

"Right so long as you give me a proper heads up, shouldn't be a problem, still though..." Her head spun as if on a swivel as she looked around the area for their other companion. "I would've thought Nessa would have been here by now."

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The tension between these two was so thick she could cut through it with her zanpakuto if she tried. She wasn't quite sure what it was that had them both so irate towards each other. Perhaps the pressure and stress of the current situation was simply getting to them and by them she meant mostly Nessa, seeing as she was the most irritated one there. With a shake of her head and sigh she took off following both of them, her shunpo steps not being quite as fast causing her to trail behind a little bit. She'd need to remember to polish up her stepping skills if she came back from this little adventure alive.

It was around this time she noticed that Aoi hadn't even bothered following and was doing his own thing, perhaps she herself was a little too distracted with the happenings between these two. She couldn't afford that right now, she needed to stay sharp and focused.

Ok, eyes front and centre, don't take them off the prize. You have one job and that's to keep yourself and Nessa alive. Also Kila if we can find her.

She repeated this phrase over and over in her head as she prepared to go into the danger zone, that's what she was calling it anyways. She followed closely behind Nessa and not before long the fortress came into view. "So, just how fast are you on that sewing machine?" she asked. Knowing how much time she'd be covering Nessa for would help her gauge how to use energy and deplete all of her reiryoku too soon. After all it'd be pretty shitty if they all died because of her, or worst became hollows. Suddenly a bright white light was shining in the sky and she could sense Aoi's approach, and it was fast.

In a few moments he had caught up to and passed them heading straight into the gates of hell head first himself. He'd changed since the first time they met, somehow he seemed a little more reliable, but she'd see if he'd really grown up or if it was simply just that he'd practicing kido a lot. She watched him take out a large amount of hollow in one shot and a small smirk came across her lips, he wasn't too bad. The smirk however didn't stay for too long as a much larger group of hollows came rushing out, "At least I know I won't be bored," she mumbled under her breath.

She headed towards the hole only to run into a barrier that had been erected by four hollows, who seemed to be much stronger than the canon fodder down below. Some how, she felt her role just got switched with Aoi. She could take on all the small fry no problem, but these four by herself? They clearly weren't weaklings, maybe if she was just fighting them, but she had to make sure none of these hollows got Nessa either.

Great, Blod would send us mission impossible. Well I guess there's no use in complaining about it now.

She drew her zanpakuto and glanced over towards Nessa, "Well, I'm no expert when it comes to barriers and you two surpass me where kido is involved so unless you know away to rip this barrier open, we have a bit of a fight on our hands."

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