"I don't... know... Hollow attacked. Don't remember... after that..." Hayate seemed mildly bewildered at his condition, but was in no shape to speak coherently. His words trailed away, his breaths coming in short shallow gasps as he lost consciousness. It was deathly quiet for a while, the only sound being Hayate's waning breaths. After several moments of caution, waiting for Hiroshi or the Hollow to appear, Yue began to relax and knelt down next to Hayate. His body was battered almost beyond recognition, save for most of his face. 

His breathing was slowing down and getting shallower to the point where Yue began to think he would give out. She rolled him over carefully so that he lay on his back and began channeling healing Kido through her hands, centering the green glow on his chest. It was weak and barely did anything for the deep wounds, bruises and broken bones but it did slightly speed up his breathing process, estabilishing his respiratory system somewhat. It was all Yue could do not to outwardly panic, not to let a high-ranking individual like Hayate die. 

It was then that she saw the dark tendrils emerge from the mist, combined with the heavy feel of foreign, Hollow-like reiatsu. Yue's concentration broke instantly, and the healing glow faded from her hands. "What's that, sensei? Is it that Hollow that attacked Hayate-san?" If the Hollow could have taken over someone of Hayate's caliber, it could certainly have taken them over, too. It was the absolute worst time for Seion no Arashi to stop working, leaving her vulnerable and susceptible to unexpected attacks. The tendrils didn't look entirely solid, either, making it impossible to try Hakuda, apart from the fact that they could tangle her up the moment she let her guard down. What kind of creature was that? 

It was then that the creature decided to attack. Yue sprang out of the way and it missed her head by a foot. However, she failed to notice a tendril that had snaked along the ground and grabbed her ankle from the back. In the midst of avoiding a barrage of projectiles that the Hollow had shot, the tendril pulled her in the opposite direction, making her lose her balance and trip. And, waiting her to fall right there was the creature's extended claw, the razor sharp nails identical to spike; only by rolling away and landing awkwardly did Yue avoid getting sliced to ribbons but got the tendril around her ankle even more tangled around her legs.