Haruka's focus slipped and Seito was in danger. The first time the monster tried to grab him he managed to get away, the second time he was not so lucky. Haruka could barely follow where he was thrown, but now she knew that Seito was no match for the Hollow. If he was no match, then neither was she. However, Haruka swallowed her fear and held out her sword. She wasn't so scared that she'd just roll over and die, but all the same, she was terrified. Seito was an experienced fighter and she was not, which meant that her only hope was either a quick and precise strike, or run as fast as she could.

"What's the matter, little Reaper?" the Hollow spoke. Haruka gripped her Zanpakto tighter, as though the feeling of the hilt would snap her out of the fear that gripped her body. "Too scared to do another Kido after your partner was taken down so quickly? I can see your hands shaking, Reaper. Go ahead, you have a free swing. Go ahead!"

Haruka summoned her strength and swung, closing her eyes as she did so. She managed to get the thing's neck, but it was too shallow. The most she did was make the thing start to a bleed a little more. "It seems that your skill in Kido is far more than your skill in the sword!" the Hollow laughed and started to swat Haruka away, but she was quick enough to leap over the hand and back onto the nearby rooftop. "Look at you! At least you'll get to live a few minutes longer."

"Sho!" Haruka managed to point her index finger at the creature and fire off a weak blast. It wasn't as powerful as she would have liked, but it would keep the monster's attention on her until Seito managed to get back up -hopefully his wounds weren't too severe- and finish the thing off before more injuries happened. If not, it was likely that she was going to be hit hard by this thing in retaliation.