The journey for power... continues...

Hayato was at the edge of the Forest of Menos. He enjoyed his new form as it was very close to his old one. Hayato looked around, but sadly he saw nothing else but sand. "And here I thought I am going to see something new and exciting." Hayato let out a sigh. He looked back at the forest. Still nothing. The mindless Gillian are walking around with no induviduality and no purpose. Hayato saw some with a piece of brain as well. They were attacking the Menos. Hayato could hear the screams of them. He could see the Ceros flying through them. And he could feel the Reiryoku streaming out of them as their masks were ripped off. He took a deep breath and stepped out of the forest.

5 minutes later.

Hayato had already walked a pretty long distance. He wasn't tired, no he was ready to explore the world of the Hollows. He would walk around and gain power until someone would kill him or he will reach his limit and stop. Hayato had still the same way of walking as he had in his Gillian form. His knees bent and his arms were dragged behind him. Hayato kept his fighting style as well. He evaded one of the enemies attacks and then he made a large and strong swing with his claws and it was done, mostly. If that didn't work he could always rely on a Cero. 85% of his opponents were dead after that.

"Well you certainly are new to here aren't you?" Said a Adjuchas from the side. Hayato turned his head to look at him. He wasn't alone. With him were 4 other Adjuchas. He was the leader it seemed. He was a large alligator-like Adjuchas. The one to his right was a fox-like Adjuchas. And as it seemed that was a girl. The only girl he had seen anyways. To his left was a praying mantis. Further to his right was a rhino one. But above them a crow like. "Well it doesn't matter I'll have to eat you now." The Adjuchas leader said with a grin. He tried to hit Hayato with his large claws. He slashed across the ground at Hayato. The Adjuchas had enormous strength. The sand flew all around as he was still performing his attack. When the claw was under Hayato, he appeared above them. He was doing a sideways turn. Hayato swung down his left claw. The claw went in the Adjuchas body and moved upwards its spine. Hayatos claws were long and it could be seen that they went through the Adjuchas body. Hayato grabbed the mask as his hand was an inch or two away from it. He ripped it off and landed on the ground. Hayato took a look at the other Adjuchas. "Hmm." Hayato let out a laugh as it seemed and he ate the mask.

Hayato looked at the pack. "Do you want to end like him? Well then don't underestimate your enemy." Hayato turned to the way he wanted to go from the begining. Hayato started to walk. "Wait!" He heard someone yell from behind. "What?" Hayato asked annoyed. Since he became an Adjuchas he had always a annoyed tone, but this time he was even more annoyed. "You killed our leader." Said the mantis. "So what?" Hayato asked in an even more annoyed tone. "Y-You have to lead us now." Said the Rinho. It could be easily heard that they were terrified. "I... lead you?" Hayato asked to the scared Adjuchas. They shook their heads. A pause appeared as a wind gust blew away a pile of sand. "Don't annoy me." Hayato turned around. "You don't need me. You have more than enough members in your pack. You... the fox... you lead them." Hayato pointed at here with hi claw and started to walk again. Leaving them behind. He had a new form and a new hunger to take care of. He didn't know whay, but if he didn't get to eat... he knew something bad would happen. Very bad.

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Hayato was walking through the Eternal Desert. He had been walking for quite a while now. Compared to the Eternal Desert the Forest Of Menos seemed like a park. No matter to witch side Hayato looked he saw nothing but sand. To think he was walking all this way not knowing why he is going straight all the time. It was boring and he had such a hunger. He needed to have a meal soon. Hayato didn't know how long he was walking, but it seemed like an eternity to him although he knew that it wasn't true. His logical thinking gave him many advantages, but maybe the fact that he lost his blood thirst and the massive bonus in speed and strength when he was full a rage, was a bad thing. That rage saved him many times, but brought him in grave danger as well. Hayato was walking straight all the time. He even was walking straight when he closed his eyes. He had a good sense of balance and direction. Which of course was good to. Well good or bad there was yet no opponent to kill Hayato.

Hayato was walking straight with his eyes closed as suddenly he heard. "Hey you!" Someone yelled at him from the side. "You there, with the long arms." The Hollow continued. Hayato stopped and opened his eyes. His pupil looking straight was looking sideways at the Adjuchas after a blink. He was standing short and fat between two long and slim Adjuchas. "What?" Hayato asked in a dangerously deep and scary voice. "What?! You think that your some kind of big-shot?!" The Adjuchas started to yell. "Its time we showed you how strong real Adjuchas are!!!" Yelled the fat one. "Yeah! Yeah!" Chuckled the two slim Hollows. Hayato turned his body at the gang and started to walk at them. "Adjuchas..." Hayato said as he was walking at the fat one. The two slim one were a few metres back from the fat Adjuchas. The fat one started to run at Hayato. "So this is what this state is called." Hayato said with a little bit of interest. No one had called Hayato like that since he didn't talk to anyone. "Ha!" The fat Adjuchas yelled as he ran at Hayato. He had his spiked tale extended. "This bastard didn't even know what he is!!!" He yelled. They had almost met each other. From the far only two silhouettes could be seen. When they went past each other only a sharp sound could be heard as their weapons clashed. Hayato was standing still and unmoving, as the fat Hollow continued to run. He ran further and further until he fell to his knees and then on his stomach. Hayato had ripped off his head with his claws. Hayato quickly ate it and disappeared. He appeared in front of the two Adjuchas. Hayato had his left arm extended. He slashed down and one of the two Adjuchas flew away. In midair he separated into three parts and landed on the ground. The other Hollow turned around. "BROTHER!!!" He yelled and he started to run as Hayato appeared in front of him. "A Hollow with emotions? Interesting." Hayatos claws were at the Adjuchas face. Hayato showed his the head of his dead brother. "By the looks of it the fat one there ate all of the Hollows you all killed. That's why he was so fat and you so slim." Hayato said in a calm voice. "If you want to survive then eat." Hayato placed the head in front of the Hollow. "No!" The Adjuchas resisted. "If you want to live... EAT!" Hayato rose his voice. The Hollow started to yell. He slashed away Hayatos claw with a blade that came out of his hand. He leaped back and attacked Hayato. The Hollows attempted to pierce through Hayatos face. Hayato jumped to the side and packed the Hollow by his head. Hayato quickly threw the head in his mouth and swallowed it. "Let me be the one to reap your life... Hollow." Hayato said calmly as he cut off his head with his claws.

After a fine meal Hayato rose to his feet. Hayato looked around. "It seems... I have forgotten where I came from." Hayato let out a small sigh. Because of the battle he had forgotten which direction he wanted to got to. And the spilled blood on the ground was covered by a pile of sand. So much to his strong sense of direction. He was to far to see the Forest of Menos and he didn't know if there was anything other than that. Well he didn't fully waste the fight. He got a nice meal and he got more information. Hayato looked above and saw a flying Adjuchas circling above him. "Let's see. Where the Hollow falls will be the direction I take." Hayato said and started to fire a Cero. It has been a pretty long time since he had used a Cero. With his new form he had gotten to be quite amused from close combat. Hayato started to think as he shot of the Cero. It was stronger and more destructive. The Adjuchas was killed and it fell to the north. "I almost forgot how destructive it was. Well to the north it is." Hayato continued his journey. He grabbed a snack and went forward.

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Hayato had made even the Eternal Desert a place to fear. Wherever he went a blood trail followed him. Dead bodies and cut off limbs laying in the sand as Hayato walks through the Desert. With every slash a Adjuchas falls. With every breath Hayato breathes in the Reiryoku of the dead. There is no one safe now that Hayato has a hunger that could kill. He now knew what would happen if he didn't eat Hollows all the time. He saw one slim Adjuchas walking around. Unable to fight he ran away from every fight. So hungry that even dragging his own weight was harder than anything else. He fell to the ground at one point.

If Adjuchas don't consume enough Hollows they transform back into a Menos or Gillian. Unable to transform back they become mindless and loose any sense of difference.

The Hollow rose his head. His mask was the same as any other Menos'. His body tall and clumsy. A black mass of clothes covers the body. Arms long and slim. The Hollow rose to his feet. Considering the blood thirst of the other Adjuchas he wont survive for long. He will fall to pray for the first Adjuchas he meets.

Hayato watched him from a sand dune. Hayato turned his head and started to walk. He didn't need to waste time killing a useless Hollow. Though his own goal was unclear he still continued the hard road he was walking ever since the battle with the three Adjuchas. Hayato had left behind him a long distance and he wasn't going to turn back. Hayato went further no matter what. Let's hope he is ready for anything...

Hayato was still walking. He didn't feel the hunger anymore. This happened all the time. He had a large hunger, but after three or fore Adjuchas he was full. Well not quite full, but he was alright. Hayato stopped in the middle of nowhere. He had a bad feeling so he started to look around. He looked to the right, he saw nothing. Then to his right, he saw some black points at the horizon. He looked behind him, yet again nothing. Then he looked at his front again. A sandstorm was coming his way. It was rather large and it was the first one Hayato had seen in this desert. The sand storm came straight at him. It threw sand, rocks and even dead bodies around. It was five feet away from Hayato. It came finally closer and sucked Hayato in. Well not that it sucked him in, it merely came at him and drew him closer. Hayato was drawn in the big sand storm without trying to escape or to run away.

It seemed that the sand storm stood still. Hayato was standing in the centre of it. It threw around rocks and other rubbish. Hayato didn't know for sure, but it seemed that the sand storm was purposely throwing the garbage at him. He charged a Cero and watched the rubbish fly at him from the side. He stretched out his left arm and extended his hand. He waited a bit longer and then destroyed the rocks right when they were at his hand. Small rocks and black smoke flew past him, just to sly past him again and again and again. In a endless circle. The storm then calmed down and the rocks were dropped with a loud noise on the ground.

Hayato looked around him again. Then the earth started to crumble and to shake, as if an earthquake was going to happen and rip the Eternal Desert apart. The ground started to slowly spin. It made a gigantic sand whirlpool in the middle of the desert. Hayato quickly jumped back and up in the air. A giant hand shot out from the whirlpool and it went after Hayato. It attempted to grab him in midair. Hayato stretched out his own hand and started to charge a Cero. The hand came closer and closer to Hayato. The Cero fired out of Hayatos hand and destroyed the sand arm and shot Hayato a few feet back. Making him fly even further and land in a safe spot out of the whirlpool's reach. Hayato eyed the vortex closely and suddenly from it emerged and started to form a gigantic sand Hollow. Hayato had heard from a Giant sand Hollow who guarded the Las Noches 5 thousand years ago. His name was complicated and it was not possible to remember it.

But this Las Noches. Maybe that was what Hayato was looking for. Of course he couldn't know if it still existed or not, but Hayato knew that that was the place where the strongest Hollows gathered and called it their home. Las Noches... a white castle that was almost impossible to reach. A huge white building in the distance somewhere in the Eternal Desert. If it existed Hayato would find it sooner or later, but if it didn't Hayato had still a long way to go to grow so strong that he would be able to enter it.76

Hayato came finally to himself. He had imagined the white castle in all its beauty. The sand gant had taken its form and was ready for a battle. Hoped Hayato. "Move aside." Hayato ordered the sand giant with a calm and yet threatening voice. The giant didn't respond. It just stood there and panted. His breath was so heavy that it blew sand corns in Hayatos face and almost pushed him back. "This is the last time I say this. Move you pile of sand." Hayato started to get impatient. Still no response from the sand giant. Hayato sighed. "Alright, then die."

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The Eternal Desert. A desert which is to long for a man to cross. A desert full of beasts, monsters and deadly killers. Hayato has walked through it for days. Not knowing where he is Hayato can only guess his location. If there would be a map for this place it would say this : You are here (Forest of Menos) walk an eternity there, maybe more. If you are lucky you are there! (Las Noches)

Hayato travelled this distance by himself, alone. Fighting other Adjuchas and devouring their souls is the only thing that keeps him alive and going. The Hollows also keep Hayato from becoming a Gillian again. Hayato had faced many opponents in this journey. Crawling, flying, fat, slim ones and now he was forced to battle a sand one.

Somewhere in the middle of the Eternal desert.

Hayato is standing in front of a giant sand Hollow. The Hollows seems to be a ignorant fool. Hayato starts to charge a Cero in his hand as he jumps in the air. The sand Hollow stretches after Hayato holding one hand on the ground to hold himself and not to fall over it seems. His arm stretches further and comes closer to Hayato. Hayato rises his hand and fires of the Cero. The hand is destroyed as is the Hollows mid section. The Hollow falls to the ground and he forms into sand. Only a mountain of dirt could be seen where the Hollows was stretching up far above Hayato before. Suddenly the ground starts to crumble again. The Hollows come forth again. His injuries have healed if he even had ones.

The Hollow starts to attack as well. He tries to punch Hayato with his hand. Hayato leaps to the side. He starts to run around the Hollow to see if he can find a weak spot. Hayato runs around as he sees the giants hand coming at him. Hayato continues to charge around the Hollow. Hayato starts to charge a Cero as he runs around. As the hand is in front of him Hayato jumps over the hand and he spins sideways and fires off the Cero. Hayato lands safely and continues to run around. The Cero flies through the Hollow. It leaves a big hole in its body, but it doesn't seem to hve done any psychical damage. Unfortunately the Hollow collect sand and closes the hole simply showing that he is alright.

Hayato runs still around as he sees Hollow sanding a wave of sand at Hayato. A big wave. To high to jump over to wide as well. Hayato starts to charge a Cero in his hand. He fires it off as the dune come closer blasting a hole in it. Hayato ran inside the tunnel hiding from the Hollows sight. Hayato is unseen for a moment. Suddenly a Cero is shot from the dune sideways at the Hollow. The dune starts to collapse above his head. Hayato then fires another Cero above his head and jumps out of the dune through the opening.

Hayato lands on the ground before the Hollow. "So you have the ability to manipulate sand. Impressive. It seems that you have what it take to be a worthy opponent after all." Hayato says as he cleans the dirt from his shoulders. The Hollow still heavily puffs. He then takes a deep breath. Hayato gets in a crouching position as he is waiting for more effort from the Hollows side. "Hollow. What do you seek in this dessert? What do you want?" The Hollow finally speaks to Hayato. "Me? That’s none of your business." Hayato says as he let's his hands slowly down so they touch the sand. "Don't be so cocky. I don't think you have what it takes to beat me." The Hollow says in a bunch of big breaks as he breathes heavy all the time. "You don't? And you call me cocky. Well then if you don't recognize me as worthy then I'll have to prove myself." Hayato says as he pushes himself off of the ground to his left and starts to run. "You are welcome to try!" The Hollow says taking a deep breath.70

Hayato again runs around the Hollow. The same as the first time the Hollow starts to attack Hayato. Suddenly the Hollow summons some kind of sand warriors in front of Hayato. Hayato quickly reacts and starts to kill them. The first one slashes at Hayato with a sword from the side. Hayato runs past him at his speed and cuts the head off. Then two again are destroyed by his claws. The 4th one attacks with bare fists and gets cut in several parts as Hayato slashes from the bottom to the top. The fifth and last one rises a giant axe above his head and wait's for Hayato. Hayato runs past him and cuts off his arms making the axe fall on him. Hayato keeps running and looks back for a second. The warriors don't seem to regenerate. Then Hayato suddenly sees the Warriors emerge from the sand coming after him. They had the same nasty habit as the Hollow. You couldn't get rid of them. Hayato started to charge a Cero. Hayato then started to charge another Cero in his other hand. Hayato stopped and jumped at the Hollow. He use one cero to shoot a hole and another Cero to make the Hollow collapse.

Hayato lands on the ground and waits for the Hollow. He knew it wasn't dead, so he started to come up with a plan that would do the trick. He didn't need to wait long and he had come up with several plans already. The first one he was going to use was the one he wasn't so sure about. He didn't know the meaning of psychical rules in this world. So he wanted to test if his theory was correct or incorrect. The plan seemed as it could work, but a minute thinking about what he has experienced up until now made him have second thoughts. The Hollow came up from the sand and took on his form. "It seems that you don't give up easily." Hayato said with a emotionless expression on his face. The Hollow responded with more heavy breathing.

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Hayato still stands in the way of his toughest opponent yet. Hayato has already a few plans to rid his enemy from the face of earth. He continues to run around the Hollow. "I'm starting ti get tired of this running around. If I don't hurry I might not be able to kill him." Hayato thought as he was performing his first plan. Hayato started to charge two Ceros. One in the right and one in the left hand. Hayato was going to kill the Hollow by heating up the sand and making it into glass. He had to fire a load of Ceros to do that. But Hayato didn't know if the plan would succeed or fail. Well he had to find out how much he can believe the rules of psychics in this world. Hayato ran in an even bigger speed than before. Despite him being tired. If he was going to die he was going to do it with honour. Hollows were born to kill each other and become stronger. And there was nothing that could keep Hayato from doing that. Hayato knew that today was going to rain blood or sand if the Hollow hasn't any blood. And maybe the blood that would rain be Hayatos own blood.

Hayato picked up even more speed. He evaded the attacks from the Hollow. Hayato ran around and saw the Hollow trying to get him with his hand. The hand was drawn at Hayato close to the ground. Hayato jumped over the hand and saw pillars coming out of the Hollow and the ground. Hayato had jumped over the hand and slide under the first pillar. He jumped over the second pillar. And lastly Hayato jumped through two pillars that were close to each other. It seemed almost impossible to do that at his speed and do it with so many obstacles in front of him and behind him. But he did it. Hayato was still running around. Then another giant dune appeared. It came at Hayato at the same height and speed. Hayato started to run slower, but with bigger steps. He was whirling up the sand behind him as he stepped further and further. He then got into a crouching position just before the dune swallowed Hayato. He jumped higher than ever and further as well. He jumped over the dune and landed with a huge noise. The impact even made a huge crater in the ground. Hayato appeared from the smoke that covered the ground. He continued to run at the first speed.

Hayato ran with a bigger distance from the Hollow. He was a bigger distance away from the Hollow than before. But he got slower again. Hayato turned at the Hollow and started to run at him. He picked up speed again and jumped above the Hollow. Hayato turned around. He was upside down and his arms were extended at the Hollow. He charged the Ceros completely to the maximum. He turned around again so that his hands were between his legs. He fired off the Ceros. Hayato placed his trust in his Ceros and their power. If they wouldn't kill it he had to build up energy and try again. Hayatos Ceros made a huge explosion when clashing together. They didn't clash together from the beginning. They first made two huge rays full of destructive power. As Hayato kept them firing at the Hollow he slowly moved them closer to each other. After a few seconds they exploded as the two rays moved together. The explosion blasted the Hollow away from earth. The sand was tossed all around and the Hollows couldn't be seen. Hayato landed on the ground and in the giant crater the two Ceros made. "I didn't plan it to be like this. Yet this is impressive as well. If it worked in killing it's good anyway." Hayato thought to himself.

The ground started to crumble again. Hayato knew what it meant. Hayato sighed. The sand formed another whirlpool and the Hollow emerged again. "Do you never give up?" Hayato asked still with a emotionless expression on his face. "No. But aren't you planning on giving up?" The Hollow laughed full of confidence. "Ofcourse not. I will only give up when death comes and reaps my live himself." Hayato sharpened his claws at each other. "Ha! Then you have met death. Because you won't survive this day." The Hollow chuckled. "Are you saying that behind you is an even stronger opponent? Because I can't follow you." Hayato closed his eyes and slowly started to suck Reiatsu from the area around him. He had to gather much more that he could to get back to his strenght, but he didn't have enough time. But if the next plan succeeded he was sure to have enough Reiatsu for quite a while. "It seems that you won't change your cocky attitude. But whatever. You are the most powerful opponent I have had in a while I'll give you that. But that won't save you either!" Said the Hollow ready to continue their fight. "By my death... did you mean yourself? So you think I will lose? And you surely didn't think I'm going to change my attitude." Hayato gathered all the Reiatsu he could. There was not even the slightest amount of it left in their battlefield. "Alright then. Let's begin." Hayato started to slowly walk at the Hollow.

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With a small amount of Reiryoku and almost no energy at all, Hayato had to fight an enemy probably many times stronger than him. Hayato had a thirst for power and if he lost that then he would have given up a long time ago. Right now he wasn't planning on giving up. If he was then there would have been no point in this journey. But so excited as Hayato was right now he couldn't be stopped. He would kill the sand Hollow. And it would be right here and right now.

Hayato slowly walked at the Hollow. He was in a spot where a crater had appeared in the middle of the Eternal Desert. Hayatos claws were carving the ground his eyes were open for quite a while and that meant something. His legs started to drag and his Reiryoku was almost gone. Luckily he had another plan in his head. It wasn't the most creative, but it was up tto this plan to decide the winner. Hayato picked up speed. He was running at the Hollow. Now his run was different. His legs bent and his arms behind his back. Hayato dropped the right hand as he was running around the Hollows left side. Hayato dragged it along him for a while until he extended it. Hayato cut in the Hollow and drew the claws along the Hollows sand body as he was running around him. Hayato charged another Cero in his other hand. He kept running as the Cero slowly charged. When fully charged the Cero was fired off in a quick spin. It split the Hollow in two parts. The upper body and the lower body. The upper part fell to the ground making a huge sand waves, but regenerated as fast either. Hayato continued to run around. Another Cero followed and it shot a hole in the Hollows body making him collapse. Hayato ran around as the Hollow started to regenerate again. Again the Hollow tried to kill Hayato with many obstacles. Hayato again slid through below the pillars. As Hayato was under one it suddenly started to move. It became from a pillar to a whip. It slashed down and Hayato leaped to the side. This new obstacle made him stop for a second as he landed on his feet evading the whip. Hayato placed his hand in front of his mask from the smoke. Hayato jumped back at the Hollow and cut off the whips with his claws. He continued to run as the whips regenerated. They shot after him. Hayato had to jump over the Hollows hands again in the way around him. As another of his hits came Hayato leaped over it and the whips went through the hand. They separated from the arm when the Hollow rose his hand.

Hayato had delayed time long enough. It was time to use his plan. Hayato stopped in front of the Hollow. The Hollow launched one last attack before a break. It was a punch. Hayato jumped back and landed on a sand dune. "It seems you are getting tired." The Hollow said. Judging by Hayatos heavy breaths. Well he was right anyway. "I am. But the battle will soon end. And when it does I'll have more than enough Reiryoku gathered. This will truly be a great meal." Hayato got into a crouching position. "The same goes for you. Except the part with the great meal." The Hollow huffed heavier than before. "Do you really think I won't taste good?" Hayato asked with no emotions at all. "Yes I do. No matter how long you can keep up with me. In the end you are another weak Adjuchas. You are not capable of even harming me. What could be your last resort that would make you believe that you could beat me? Well it doesn't matter." The Hollow said breathing a little bit easier. "If you realy think that lowly of me then die." Hayato disappeared and reappeared several feet to his west. Running again in circles he was ready to execute his plan. "If you realy are such a mighty Hollow then you have to got my plan figured out." Hayato started to charge two Ceros. "Yes. Yes I have." The Hollow said fireing off sand boulders. Hayato was running around the Hollow leaping through the boulders. "Then tell me. What have you figured out?" Hayato asked unsure of the Hollow really has figured it out. "Your plan is simple. You really thing that I'm faking this. You think I have many injuries from your attacks and that I'm weak and that’s were you are wrong!" The Hollow rose his voice in the end as he started to attack rapidly hitting the ground. "No. That’s were you are wrong." Hayato was a little uneasy as the Hollow told that he knew Hayatos plan. But luckily he didn't. "I have a plan, but what you named was a pitiful attempt to win and a pitiful attempt to guess my plan." Hayato had fully charged the Ceros and he went for the kill. All was up to this. He placed all his trust in this next move. This was his last chance. It was all or nothing. Hayato had begun a gamble with the death. At stake was Hayatos life. If he won he won a large amount of power. If he lost then that was the end. His claws extended his Cero charged. Hayato was ready. "Die... Hollow..." Were Hayatos last thoughts as he ran against the sunrise into a new day.

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"What!? What do you mean I'm wrong?!" The sand Hollow yelled. He tried to follo Hayatos movements which seemed to have gotten faster. "Tell me! What is your plan!?" The Hollow yelled again. That made Hayato wonder. Those seemed like desperate calls. It seemed like the Hollow was to tired to continue and was ready to give up. "Do I hear you right? It seems to me that you have no more faith in yourself. Which I can understand for your life is going to end soon." Hayato still continued to look down on the Hollow. Although it should have been the other way around. In only a couple of minutes Hayato had made the Hollow loose all faith in him. "Stop mocking me! I'm going to kill you!" The Hollow yelled again. Hayato was starting to get annoyed. The Hollow was acting like a bringer of death and destruction himself one moment. And what happens the next one? He starts to yell like a little girl. Desperately trying to get find out what Hayatos pan is the Hollow lost any sense of battle. He was getting sloppy and that rage of his could make a fatal mistake. It could be the end of him. Hayato couldn't help, but to mock him even more. "You call yourself a Hollow? You should not be letting someone to play mind games with you. You should be the one who plays them." Hayato was now ready to kill him. "If you can't act like a Hollow then at least die like one." Hayato turned to him and started to run at him. This was the beginning of the end.

Two and a half minutes earlier.

Hayato kept running around the Hollow. It was about time to start the first phase of his plan. "Alright. Let's begin." Hayato thought to himself as he looked straight at the Hollow. "Phase two : Confusion." Hayato went through his plan in his mind. "Let's confuse him a little bit." Hayato had a emotionless expression on his mask. He always knew if your enemy can't see your true expression he can't predict your moves. In the life off a Hollow emotions only got in the way. And on his journey to power he didn't need any more obstacles as he already had. He had to take down this obstacle so he could go and meet three new ones. And so on. At least that was how it ussualy was. Hayato jumped up and landed on the Hollows shoulder. "Do you really think you have figured my plan out?" Hayato asked. "Yes. And your just denying it. You know I'm right and that get's you worked up." The Hollow answered. His voice full of confidence. Yet. "I'm sorry. I'll have to disappoint you. You haven't figured out my plan. Not... one... bit." Hayato said mocking the Hollow. "Your lying!" The Hollow yelled as he hit his shoulder with his hand. Hayato appeared on the other shoulder. "No. I'm not. Do you know why I have been running so much around? That’s simple. I have been gathering Reiryoku from around this whole area. Do you understand? Your finished." Hayato disappeared and then showed up on the ground.

Two and a half minutes later.

"You can't be telling the truth! Even if you collected the Reiryoku around this place. There is nothing you can do with it. You can't hut me!!!" The Hollow had gotten even more worked up. "Your right." Hearing these words the Hollow stopped and so did Hayato. "Well almost. Gathering Reiryoku isn't my whole plan. Merely a part of it. Another part was to tell you that one phase of my plan." Hayato simply explained without showing any emotion at all. "Now that I have completed the first two phases of my plan I can move one to the last one. The third and last phase : Annihilation." Hayato said these word with making them saund even colder at the end. It was another effect to make the Hollow scared. Hayato had his Cero charged. He opened his other palm. In it another Cero started to take form. "Now. As another Cero is born I's time it took your life." Hayato said to the Hollow pointing at him. "Have you ever experienced true fear? If not, then let me demostrate it. You are doing good... you have exactly the right expression for your death." Hayato ran at the Hollow with the evil instinct to kill.

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Hayato ran at the Hollow. He had jumped back a big enough distance so he could have a high speed when reaching the Hollow. He had Ceros in both hands. The Hollow bent at Hayato and extended his both hands. It felt like everything was in slow motion. As Hayato was running at the Hallow he went over his plan one more time, the last time. Hayato had built enough speed and he was ready. "Here it goes." Hayato said as he was in front of the Hollow. The Hollow had tried to hit Hayato sweeping the ground with one of his hands. Hayato got into a crouching position. The hand barely touched him. It seemed as Hayato had much luck, too much luck. Hayato jumped from the crouching position as soon as the hand went by. He left a crater in the sand and he shot off a Cero. The Cero flew through the Hollow and he collapsed. But then something happened that Hayato wasn't ready for. Even when the Hollow was destroyed his hands regenerated before his upper body and caught Hayato. Such a small overlooking could cost Hayatos life. If he wouldn't prepare for the worst. "Ha! There was your plan! I told you, you can't hurt me! What were you trying to do?! You already knew you couldn't destroy me! Ha!" The Hollow laughed on the top of his lungs. He was happy about his victory. What happened around didn't matter to him anymore. Even the fact that Hayato had two Ceros. "I knew that." Said Hayato from the inside of the Hollows palms. "I knew I couldn't destroy you. So that proves that you guessed wrong. I wasn't planning to destroy you. I was going to eat you." The Hollows hands were destroyed as Hayato shot himself at the Hollow with the help of his Cero. Hayato flew at the Hollows mask and he couldn't be stopped. At least not anymore. Hayato landed on the Hollows mask. Ramming his claws in the mask the Hollow started to scream in pain. So much for being unable to hurt him. The Hollow rose his head and looked to the sky from the pain. Hayato glided down to one edge of the mask and started to eat. He ripped out parts of the mask. The Hollow yelled louder and louder. Hayato was right. This was the meal of his life. He didn't even bother thinking how much Reiatsu he consumed. That was just irrelevant the same as everything other at that moment. Hayato just enjoyed the taste. And it was great. He was ready to kill another one like that Hollow for more of it. The pain hindered the Hollow to do anything. He couldn't even get Hayato off of him. It seemed that he was done. Suddenly the Hollow took a deep breath. Hayato was drawn as well for a moment. He regained a strong footing and held himself. The Hollow started to shake his head. He continued until Hayato fell off. He them released his breath. Another tornado formed and he got blown away.

The tornado dragged Hayato many miles away it seemed. As Hayato fell to the ground he could still see the Hollow. Although it was barely Hayato knew that he was able to see him. Hayato started to run at the Hollow. Although the road seemed far with new won energy Hayato felt that he could run for days. As Hayato had ran one fourth of the road he saw the Hollow turn around. It started to slide away. Hayato started to run faster. He then saw Cero shots and how the Hollow collapsed and then regenerated again. Hayato started to run even faster. He wouldn't let someone take his pray away. Hayato would be the one to consume him, no one else. His speed was amazing. He would be there in no time. Soon he started to jump to increase his speed.

After a few minutes Hayato was there. He stood on a dune as he saw the Hollow battle four Adjuchas. Those were the same four that Hayato met some time back. The fox, the mantis, the rhino, and the crow. Hayato picked up speed and ran at the Hollow. Hayato was past every one of them in a second. He ran through the crowd and jumped at the mask. The Hollow had gotten popular. Hayato started to eat fast not leaving anything for the other Adjuchas. Hayato took the last bite and the mask was gone. The Hollow collapsed into a large pile of sand. Hayato landed on his feet and wiped his face. "Have you finally decided to lead us?" The fox asked Hayato. Hayato tuned around. "I can't lead you." He said with an even glum face then ever. "Why not?" They asked Hayato. "Because... I feel power growing inside me with every second. I have a feeling that... you will be enough to make me much more stronger." Hayato said sounding a little angry at the end. "What?!" They yelled as Hayato disappeared. When he appeared again the smell of blood was in the air. The sand was in the colour of blood and blood was dripping from Hayatos claws. Hayato started to consume them. They were nothing compared to the sand Hollow, but they did their part.

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