The hollowed glare of deep yellow eyes stared out from the darkness as the soul reapers fought. The fog of it's breath rose into the air as a hungry growl escaped it's maw, preparing to leap onto it's prey. Unease struck Baldir suddenly as he caught a glint of light in the corner of his eye. Looking up and into the distance, he saw a small shimmering beam of sunlight, refracted off the edge of a broken blade. "What the hell?..." Before he could get a good look at the beast picking it's teeth with the object, the hidden hollow leaped from the shadows overcome with hunger, relieving it's hulk like appearance. "What the hell?!" With little time to react, Baldir bent his legs and raised his shield toward the hollow. The mass of muscle and mask crashed with the buckler, releasing a wave of concussive energy as well as the bellowing sound of thunder which echoed through karakura. The hollow collapsed against the force of the collision, like hitting an iron wall, falling to the ground with a loud thud. "Try to sneak up on me will ya?!" Unmoved and unfazed, Baldir immediately retaliated, driving his axe deep into the beast impacted skull and splitting it in half down to it's meaty chest. Hollows blood spattered into the air as the monster disintegrated. Wiping his face with his forearm, the victorious warrior looked around for anymore incoming danger, before setting off into the chaos to continue his purge.