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Ch.1: Hollow

It was night in Republic City and Korra walked on alone in the dark, quiet street.

Mako, Bolin and herself were having dinner in a new restaurant that had just opened at the edge of Republic City.

After they finished dining, the three benders went their ways. Mako and Bolin headed home and Korra decided to walk home by passing through one of the poorer distracts of Republic City.

As she walked through the empty street she heard a shriek break the silence.

Korra looked around for the source of the shriek. She saw nothing but an empty street.

Another shriek reached her ears and she finally saw who screamed.

In the faint light of the streetlights, the avatar saw a small girl running across the empty road. The girl looked about as old as one of Tenzin's children and she had jet-black hair.

The girl ran across the street towards Korra "S-stay away from me! P-please!" she cried, looking over her shoulder.

Korra held up a hand "Hold up, what's wrong?"

The girl sobbed, "He's coming to get me!"

"Who is?" asked Korra.

The girl shook her head "H-he's going to eat m-me" "Not on my watch" said Korra.

There was loud roar that caused Korra's bones to rattle. The young avatar looked up at the alley across the street.

From out of the darkness came a large bug like creature with a bone white mask on its face. The creature's body was that of a gigantic spider but the mask it wore was vaguely humanoid. Korra noticed a large hole in the dead center of the creature's body.

Korra's eyes widened "What is that thing?" The girl hid behind Korra "It's him! Don't let him get me!"

Korra scowled and promised, "I won't".

The spider skittered towards them; drool dripping from its mouth. Korra stood her ground "Hey! Back off and leave this kid alone!"

"Out of my way" hissed the spider like creature.

Korra punched the air, sending a ball of fire at the bug. The fireball struck the creature in the face but it had no visible effect.

The spider continued crawling towards them.

Korra frowned and hurled another few fireballs only to get the same result. Nothing.

The bug laughed, "Is that the best you got?" "Nope" said Korra.

She stomped on the ground; a pillar of earth shot up beneath the bug and struck it in the middle. The bug was knocked backwards a few feet and it landed on its feet.

Korra scowled and she kicked up some large chunks of the pavement and she kicked them at the bug. This time the bug was ready.

The spider hopped out of the way, giggling "missed me, missed me"

Korra growled and hurled a large fireball at the spider. The spider leapt at Korra and the little girl, the bug shrugged off the fireball and opened its mouth to swallow them up but Korra grabbed the girl and then she threw them both out of the way.

The spider landed and spun around growling, "Come here you tasty morsel!"

"Leave me alone!" cried the girl.

Korra grabbed the girl and the two of them ran for the alley across the street. Korra's mind raced, she had to get the girl somewhere safe and she had to find a way to kill the spider. As they ran through the dark alley, Korra heard audible skittering and the spider laughing "Run, fight, I don't care! It makes dinner fun!"

The two turned and hurried down another alleyway.

The girl kept sobbing, "He's coming, and he's going to eat me!" "No he's not" growled Korra "Not if I can help it".

The two took another turn but they came to a dead end. The girl wailed, "We're trapped!" Korra placed a reassuring hand on the girl's shoulder "Don't worry, I won't let him kill you" The girl hugged Korra's leg and tried hard not to cry.

Korra's heart thumped away in her chest. The avatar readied herself for the spider.

At the entrance to the alley, Korra could see the outline of the spider appear "Ah, there you two are". The spider stalked his way into the alley, slowly inching towards them.

A long purple tongue slithered out from between the creature's bone white teeth.

It's tongue slithered around it's mouth, lathering its teeth with saliva "Such spiritual power from you" he motioned to Korra with one of his legs "You'll make a fine dinner" the spider giggled a little "And the little one would make a fine midnight snack".

Korra scowled at the spider and growled, "You're not going to eat this kid. I will destroy you"

The spider laughed, "A human thinking she could kill me? How comical!" the spider marched a few more inches towards Korra and the girl.

Korra assumed an earth-bending stance. The spider crouched low and he pounced.

Korra waited to attack but something made her stop.

There was a blur of black, white and silver and the spider was sent flying away from Korra. Korra squinted and she saw standing in front of her, a dark haired man.

He was probably about Korra's age; he was dressed in a black kimono with a white sash tied to his waist with a white scare wrapped around his neck.

In his hand was an elegant sword that glowed a little. He didn't look back at Korra and the girl.

He asked in a soft voice "Are you alright?"

Korra nodded and said quietly "Y-yeah, thanks".

The spider hopped back up and it snarled "A soul reaper!"

"How observant... for a hollow" said the soul reaper coolly.

The spider sneered "How nice, a soul reaper and two girls. The three of you should be a very fulfilling dinner!" the spider charged them at full speed.

The soul reaper stood rooted to his spot.

He leveled his weapon and once the spider was close enough, he swung his weapon at an incredible speed.

The spider froze. Its body twitched a little and suddenly the creature split in half. The two half's disintegrated into black dust and the dust blew away in a cool breeze.

Korra stared at the soul reaper in shock. She had trouble staving off the spider with normal bending but he cleaved it in two without any trouble.

The soul reaper turned and faced Korra and the little girl. He looked human, about Korra's age, black hair. He looked like he came from the fire nation but his eyes were different. His eyes were violet.

The soul reaper walked past Korra and he knelt down, meeting the little girl's eye level "Are you ok?" he asked.

The girl nodded, wiping away her tears.

The soul reaper smiled a little "It is alright, you are safe now" "Where is my mother?" asked the girl.

The soul reaper answered, "She is safe. I took care of her and I'm here to send you to her".

The girl's eyes widened "Really?" the soul reaper nodded "Yes"

He hefted his sword "Now close your eyes and when you open them, you will be in a better place than here". The girl obeyed, squeezing her eyes shut. The soul reaper lightly placed the hilt of his sword on the girl's forehead.

He removed his sword and Korra saw a glowing symbol stamped on the girl's forehead. The girl's body began to glow bright blue. Korra shielded her eyes and once the glowing stopped, Korra looked only to see a black butterfly fluttering away.

The soul reaper sheathed his sword and sighed "Mission complete".

Korra looked around the alley "Were did that girl go?" she looked to the soul reaper "What did you do to her?"

"Konso" said the soul reaper.

Korra frowned "What?"

"Spiritual burial" explained the soul reaper "The girl was a soul. She and her mother had died this evening, I performed a konso on the mother but the girl ran away because of that hollow" he bowed his head a little "Thank you for protecting her"

. Korra nodded "No problem…but who are you and what was that thing?"

The soul reaper shook his head "I can't tell you that, I have said too much already" he turned and he began walking out of the alley.

Korra chased after him "Wait up!"

The soul reaper walked around the corner and Korra followed but she saw nothing but empty alley.

Korra frowned in confusion, muttering "Weird". The avatar turned and resumed her journey home.

Unbeknownst to the young avatar, she was being watched by two figures on a nearby rooftop.

The first was the dark haired soul reaper who rescued her, the other was a blond man in a green coat, a matching hat and come wooden shoos.

The blond man pulled out a fan from his coat and lazily fanned himself "So, I see you made a friend"

"She's not my friend" said the soul reaper.

The blond man shrugged "Whatever. Anyway, I assumed you dragged me all the way out here for a reason?"

"Yes" said the soul reaper nodding "I have reason to believe that something is happening with the hollows"

"Oh?" said the blond man raising an eyebrow.

The soul reaper shook his head "They're appearing more frequently. I haven't seen this many on any regular day. I only see this many on the solstice, when the worlds are so close to each other"

"You're right" said the blond ominously "something is happening, I can feel it"

"Could it have something to do with the girl?" asked the soul reaper, nodding to the distant shape of Korra.

The blond shrugged "Maybe, but I'll have to do some research" he placed the fan back in his pocket "For now, you should return home before the old man sees you hanging out with me"

"Thank you Kisuke" said the soul reaper, bowing a little.

The blond smiled and said "You're welcome Byakuya" the soul reaper vanished in a blur of motion, leaving Kisuke alone on the rooftop.

The blond muttered to nobody "This is going to be very interesting".

End of chapter

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