Tenma fell trough the portal panting, it had not been a pleasant journey. The hollow was faster and was standing in front of Tenma. "Following me here was not one of your wisest decisions shinigami, although you did surprise me, I actually thought you were a mere human at first" The hollow said with a smirk. Tenma just stood there with the blades in his hands "Shinigami? what is he talking about" he thought. The hollow must have seen it in his expression because of what he said next "wait a sec... you actually were a human not long ago weren't you..." Tenma was still confused, what was this "hollow" talking about, was he reffering to his katanas? He wasn't that experienced in swordfigthing.. well besides from wathcing some martial arts movies but that was it.
"Well, I suppose I'll just devour you and get back to finnish my meal at that school" he interrupted Tenmas thoughts. Those last words snapped something in his mind, and he was enveloped in a dark blue aura, it was almost black. "There's no way I'm letting you get away alive!" Tenma had no idea where those words came from but his fear was gone now, he felt like he could defeat this monster. And so he lunged at the hollow aiming at his leggs. But the hollow dodged it. Tenma turned and he had a wild expression on his face, the hollow was in the air so Tenma jumped towards him and dealt several blows to the hollow who was blocking it with his arms. At the last hit the blades were glowing and he cut straight trough one of the hollows arm and as he noticed this he retreated a bit. "Pesky insect! your just making me that much angrier!!!" The hollow howled and then his arm regenerated "Now you die shinigami!" and he flew with incredible speed at Tenma sending him flying. Tenma felt a rib or two break and he coughed up some blood, but the adrenaline in his body kept him from feeling any pain.
Their fight continued like this for a while and soon Tenma was starting to feel like he wasn't gonna make it. "I told 'ya you should have escaped, but noooo you wanted to fight.. and what happened you get beat up" Tenma didn't recognize the voice at first, but then he remembered. "you.. you're the lizard.." he panted. "wow we got an Einstein in our hands here! now go on and let me out, wouldnt want you to die right now would we now? you know my name don't you? think about it and it'll come to you like a flash..." then his voice faded away.