Hollowfication, Rukia

"Hey hey hey, Tsuna's serious, Kurosaki, get ready to withstand the impact!" Urahara shouted the last part of his sentence.

"Ah?"

While fleeing, Ichigo heard his own surname and glanced back. He then saw Tsuna engulfed in the raging Sky Flame; the spiritual pressure he was under couldn't possibly be Bankai.

Getting hit by it will kill you, right? Probably?

Ichigo panicked immediately, "Stop, Tsuna! I'm still here!"

Urahara's shouts drew Ichigo's attention and also caught Shizuku's attention. Sensing Tsuna's immense spiritual pressure, Shizuku decisively withdrew from the white gap, leaving Ichigo surrounded by the giant python.

And what about Tsuna?

With his arms crossed and held flat in front of his chest, he unleashed a powerful, Soft Flame from his elbows, while a fierce, powerful flame gathered in his palms. The intense flames formed a large X around Tsuna's crossed hands.

"It's too late, Ichigo, take Ichigo!"

Tsuna ignored Ichigo's meaning; the flame in his hand had already taken shape, and the arrow was on the bowstring—there was no way he wouldn't release it.

The next moment, the condensed Sky Flame shot out from Tsuna's hands. As soon as the high-concentration Sky Flame left Tsuna's hands, it transformed into the shape of a lion's head with its mouth wide open.

It's an enlarged, ferocious version of Natsu! This is XX-BURNER!!!

The enormous Natsu bit down on the white python beside Ichigo, followed by a violent explosion of Sky Flame.

With a deafening roar, the explosion engulfed all the white liquid, and a small mushroom cloud rose into the white desert.

Black and red crescent moons danced in succession, scattering smoke and a string of rubble. Ichigo, who was in the center of the explosion, reappeared before everyone, now wearing a Visored Hollow- Ichigo.

"Damn it, Tsuna, are you trying to kill me too?!" Ichigo didn't even care about Rukia anymore and started yelling at Tsuna.

Tsuna's face remained completely expressionless. He simply waved his hand calmly and said, "I just trust your abilities. Nothing will happen."

"Besides, I've focused all my power on harmonization. The explosion is just a lot of noise and little action. It'll be troublesome when you're covered in those liquids."

Seeing Tsuna's complete lack of remorse, Ichigo's anger intensified. However, the scattered rocks around them proved that Tsuna hadn't used all his power on the explosion, but rather used the properties of the Sky Flame to protect him.

In a fit of anger, Ichigo only glared briefly, "Damn it, we'll settle this score with you when we get back to the World of the Living!"

Tsuna waved his hand dismissively. Hearing Ichigo's words, he knew that Ichigo wasn't really angry.

Temporarily setting aside the matter of Tsuna attacking him, Ichigo turned his attention back to the thieving siblings, saying, "If you don't put Rukia down, don't blame me for being really impolite!"

A dark red spiritual pressure enveloped Tensa Zangetsu's blade, causing both Homura and Shizuku to feel immense pressure. When did the Bleach of Soul Society become so powerful?

Isn't Bleach just someone who randomly slashes with a sword and unleashes some half-baked Kido?

Because Homura and Shizuku were brought to Hueco Mundo by the parasitic Hollow when they were young, their impression of Bleach is still based on their time in Rukongai.

Back then, they were just homeless children in Rukongai, needing Rukia's help. When had they ever witnessed the true power of Bleach?

It was when Rukia helped the siblings that they left an indelible impression on them; those were the happiest days of their lives, without exception.

Therefore, in the hearts of the siblings, they want to be with Rukia forever; rather, they believe that only by being with Rukia can they return to the happy times they once shared.

All of these plans were disrupted by these Bleach. Wouldn't it have been better to just let them secretly take Rukia away? Why, why did they have to stop them?

The string of reason within Homura crumbled. She put Rukia down, her face contorted with rage, and shouted, "Why did you have to take Rukia away! What's wrong with just wanting to be with Rukia?!"

Looking at the nearly crazed girl, Ichigo removed his mask and said gently, "It's fine if you have these thoughts, but the premise is, can you let Rukia choose for herself whether or not she wants to be with you?"

One sentence struck a chord with Homura, causing her to freeze, unsure how to respond. When she faced Rukia, she already knew that Rukia had forgotten them. How could Rukia possibly choose to be with them?

Therefore, when Shizuku erased Rukia's memories, Rukia's own memories were also altered, and the memory of becoming Bleach disappeared from Rukia's mind.

It doesn't matter if Rukia doesn't remember them; Homura will guide her slowly over time, leading Rukia to believe that she and her brother are her Muken people.

However, this plan also seemed impossible to realize. They were blocked by the Bleach; they couldn't outrun them, and they couldn't win in a fight.

As for waking Rukia, Homura dared not do so. Rukia's eyes had completely lost their color after being slashed by the scythe, and Homura was afraid that if Ichigo saw Rukia like this, they would immediately turn their anger on them, and then there would truly be no room for maneuver.

"What's wrong? You say you want to be with Rukia, but you don't even have the courage to let her choose?" Ichigo asked.

Shizuku quietly moved to stand in front of Homura. As her younger brother, he knew his sister well; there was no way she could wake Rukia at this moment.

Ichigo's question once again pierced Homura's heart. Homura's eyes lost their light, and he could only stare blankly at Rukia had fainted on the ground.

Courage? She really didn't have it. Knowing that Rukia didn't recognize them, what was the point of waking her Rukia?

"Bleach, why do you always have to force us!" Homura's voice was like Ichigo, as if she wanted to devour Ichigo alive.

"Sister?" Shizuku, noticing Homura's unusual mood, quickly turned around to comfort her, but before she could even open her mouth, Homura had already embraced her from behind.

"Shizuku, as long as we're with Rukia forever, the process doesn't matter, right?"

Although it was a question, Homura's tone was filled with an unyielding force that brooked no argument. Under the influence of this aura, Shizuku could only stammer out a single word, "Yes..."

As soon as Shizuku finished speaking, a black spiritual pressure emanated from Homura's body, tightly enveloping the two siblings.

Homura looked at Ichigo strange expression and said, "So what if you try to stop me? We'll be with Rukia forever, I said it!"

As Homura's tone grew increasingly morbid, Shizuku sighed softly. He knew his sister had changed, but as her younger brother who had depended on her since childhood, he could only wholeheartedly support her decision.

The black spiritual pressure quickly engulfed the siblings. Ichigo, completely bewildered by their intentions, raised his sword and demanded, "You...?"

Before Ichigo could finish speaking, he saw the two siblings transform into a mass of black spiritual pressure and enter Rukia's body.

This is Homura's choice: if she can't be with Rukia in a real way, then she'll use their power to make Rukia theirs. No matter what, she absolutely cannot give up on Rukia!

Black spiritual pressure erupted from Rukia like flames, and she unconsciously let out painful screams, making Ichigo extremely anxious.

The target of the incident was Rukia. Ichigo couldn't Ichigo his sword, nor could he not attack. For the first time, he felt a little dislike for himself, having put all his talent points into attack.

"Can't we use some special ability to save Rukia?" Confused, Ichigo instinctively cried out, "Tsuna, save Rukia!"

Tsuna and Urahara came to Ichigo's side together, carefully sensing Rukia's changing spiritual pressure. Tsuna reassured them, "I don't think you need to worry. You've felt Rukia's current situation before."

"Ha?"

"Does Tsuna mean that Rukia, who is completely enveloped by Hollow spiritual pressure, is undergoing a different kind of Hollowfication?" Urahara Kisuke guessed.

In a normal Hollowfication, the Visored and the white liquid that transforms into a holographic form are both indispensable. If Rukia form doesn't have the white liquid, it's simply not a normal scenario.

Considering that neither sibling is a normal Hollow, and Rukia's current spiritual pressure fluctuations are exactly the same as Ichigo's when Ichigo Hollowfication, perhaps this is an unusual Hollowfication?

Before Urahara Kisuke continue his investigation, a white figure was thrown out of the black flames. Tsuna, who was closer, caught it. The cold touch on his hand and the white hair clearly indicated the identity of its owner.

"Sode no Shirayuki? What are you doing out here?" Tsuna asked curiously.

"It wasn't me who escaped; it was the newly emerging power within Rukia that forced out the power of the Bleach." Sode no Shirayuki said with lingering fear, "Luckily, I was able to escape using materialization; otherwise, my sword might have been damaged under Rukia's pressure."

"Sode no Shirayuki, is the power within Rukia a Hollow's spiritual pressure?" Ichigo asked hurriedly.

"You noticed?" Sode no Shirayuki asked in return, surprised that Ichigo's perception in this area was so sharp.

"I just found out too." Ichigo scratched his head sheepishly, having borrowed Tsuna and Urahara's conclusion.

"Because the Hollow's power within Rukia was an external creation, it forced the original Bleach power out of her body?" Urahara summarized, then asked, "Sode no Shirayuki, are you sure you still remember Rukia's memories?"

"Of course! If I didn't remember, I would have run away long ago." Sode no Shirayuki said somewhat speechlessly, respecting one's master and serving a stranger are two different things.

Even Ichigo, who can recall Rukia with just a few Reishi, would find the siblings' method of erasing memories completely ineffective against Sode no Shirayuki, whose spiritual pressure is connected to Rukia's.

Just as the group was talking, Rukia's screams gradually subsided, and a pale white foot emerged from the black spiritual pressure.

Rukia's Hollowfication is complete.