"Time to clean up the loose ends."

The Hollow Raider held his makeshift spear to your neck as you lay sprawled out across the ground, any potential weapon far, far out of reach.

You look around, and realize it's hopeless. Then like a flash of lightning, The Raider receives a swift kick to the head, flying away a solid ten feet into a pile of concrete, the bags puffing up smoke, not unlike those old cheesy action movie effects.

You glance up to see Zhu Yuan lowering her leg, having just one-kick KO'ed the poor guy. She glances down at you, reaching out her hand to pull you up.

"You alright there? Hurt at all?"

She yanks you up with a surprising amount of strength, quickly giving you a once over, and determining you weren't significantly hurt. At that, she let out a relieved sigh.

"What idiot let you out this far in a Hollow alone? Cmon, we've got to get you back. I don't know how long you've been in here, or how high your aptitude for ether is, but we should clear out ASAP to be safe."

Zhu Yuan suddenly flicks her gaze around, her face that of confusion, and wariness.

"Tch."

She heard something. An all too familiar shriek. And it never got easier to hear.

"That kick I gave to our friend over there seems to have stirred up some Ethereals. Cmon, we've got to move."