#hogyoku

aizen after playing with the hogyoku:

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The three hollow holes of the Monster Aizen (AKA The three-holes problem).

This is the question that is bothering me from a while now, and I still don't have a satisfying answer to it.

But let's try to come up with some possible meanings.

We know that a Hollow hole is created when a soul leaves the body and their soul chain is broken and corroded. So the hole replaces the core of the chain. The chain itself might symbolize the attachment to the material realm (anchoring to the body in literal sense, but to all the things in the Human World in the metaphorical sense, like your connections to the family and friends, hobbies, goals, everyday life etc).

When we study Hogyoku and Hollows, we learn that the mystical gemstone is an artifact forged by Kisuke Urahara to manifest the deepest desires of the person wielding it, a relic of nearly omnipotent power that Sosuke Aizen claimed Orihime Inoue could affect and implied she could seize but it was never explored.

My intuition concluded and guide me into drawing the fetters and pulling the strings so it is finally unveiled why Orihime was of such magnificent importance and never truly realized it, just as Ulquiorra was infatuated with her and still insisted it was but an unusual curiosity in humanity.

Hueco Mundo exists as a contrast to The World of The Living, as the residence of isolated souls surrounded by death and despair and dread. Ulquiorra and Orihime, become polar opposites, and the very premise of the forbidden love story in "Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu" romance is implemented so beautifully that it resonates much better than what Kubo intended to grant Ichigo and Orihime.

Ulquiorra being constantly anchored to a realm governed by the crescent moon, and carrying his duty as a phlegmatic, stoic, withdrawn warden whilst Orihime is from a world blessed by the blessing of the dawn, and she herself is a radiant being full of passion and hope and kindness.

When Ulquiorra is mortally wounded by Ichigo, and silently confesses to Orihime with those eyes that long for a life to spend with her, that is what motivates Orihime to remain in Hueco Mundo and engage in her own battle to prevent Ulquiorra from being claimed by the pith of oblivion.

A desire that the vasto lorde and the she-human share, and a wish from Orihime that is heard by the heavens. Hogyoku answers her calling, and escapes from Kisuke to reach for Ulquiorra in order to rest within the void of his very being--as the very evidence of his attainment of heart--as the manifestation of his love that Orihime tabernacles within the pith of her existence.

That brings forth an intriguing:

"Did Aizen foresee this event? Was this a prophecy of his?"

Ulquiorra, henceforth ascends to an entity beyond a existence of vasto lorde and hollows, and the second chapter of his redemption begins.

This purifying transformation releases Orihime of the belief that she is only capable of mocking her beloved ones into beastly forms after having witnessed the terror of Ichigo becoming vasto lorde, and bear witness how she could be present in forging a majestic presence in a being that was certain of his soullessness.

I had several(two) realisations in the meantime though:

First: While explaining his bankai's(Kamishini no Yari) release to Aizen while attempting to kill him(very ingeniously, because he's the literal babiest) he says that for the infinitesimally teeny tiny incomprehensible moment his katana extends or contracts? It turns to dust.

Ragiku's haineko turns to ashes. Ashes are part of dust. (Um, yes???? I'm BAWLING)

Second: The reason Rangiku can't become as strong as the potential her shikai shows?? Like, obviously other than her ability to lay waste to creepy men and giving heart attacks to us poor gays??

AIZEN STOLE A PART OF HER SOUL TO CREATE HIS CORRUPT MURDERY HOGYOKU BEFORE MIXING IT WITH KUSUKE'S AWESOME HOGYOKU

SO THEN HE RECITES HIS STUPID HEARTCRUSHING POEM{ONLY MENTALLY, MIND YOU(THE FOOL)} AND DIES IN HER STUPID LOVING ARMS

AND SHE HANGS OUT NEAR HITSUGAYA'S STUPID PRACTICE SNOW CAVE LATER BECAUSE THE SNOW REMINDS HER OF HIM, AND PROCEEDS TO ADMIT THAT SHE ALWAYS LOVED HIM.

Fuck this shit, someone come collect my corpse, I can't do this anymore, I forgot my little emotionally disregulated ass CANNOT think about heart break in the normal range of sadness

Also, to end this roller coaster: SO MAD that we only got this in an intro sequence, of all things. I want to see them in their GOOD TIMES, THEY DESERVE GOOD TIMES HOW DID THEY NEVER HAVE THE GOOD TIMES I'M AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

okay bye

Note: Minor spoilers for Ch 4 of Chaos Theory.

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Ichibei: Hmmm. The vibes..... they are off..... hmmm. what could be causing this. hmmmm...... the soul king..... i need to protect the soul king..... it is my duty. Reio, what has agitated you so? What troubles you...?

Meanwhile the Soul King partying it up because he knows he's finally gonna die after Millenia of suffering:

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Rukia confronting Urahara : WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH MY GIGAI YOU SHADY SHOPKEEPER. SPEAK. Urahara: *professional gatekeep, gaslight, girlboss* Are you sure you're not imagining this Kuchiki San? Urahara: * interally * FUCK. FUCK. SHIT. ABORT. ABORT. SHE'S ONTO US-

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Aizen on his way to HM: Man, I'm getting slightly worried about Ichigo, I wish he'd show some signs of reactivity but I suppose that's one wish even the Hogyoku can't fulfill. Hogyoku: .... Hogyoku: Bet. Aizen: * panicking * NO. NO. NO. NOT LIKE THAT. SAY SIKE. SAY SIKE RIGHT NOW-

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