The sea of fire shuddered. The Captain-Commander's frenzied gaze gradually regained clarity, and he raised his head, vaguely looking ahead.
Someone sat there—a man so weathered he was almost unrecognizable.
As he looked at the man, the flames stilled somewhat. Yet after only a moment's pause, they surged forward, engulfing the weathered figure.
Seeing the weathered figure swallowed by the flames, Shunsui Kyoraku cried out, "Teacher... that is Senior Chojiro's corpse! You..."
Before he could finish, the flames gradually dispersed, then swept back toward the Captain-Commander at their center.
The flames filling the sky were continuously absorbed, ultimately vanishing into the Captain-Commander's body.
The Kido seal binding the Captain-Commander turned to ash amid the flames. Then the Captain-Commander stood, gazing at the sole remaining flame before him as he said indifferently, "Chojiro... rest in peace..."
Those calm words delighted all the Death God captains, and they turned to look at the Captain-Commander!
Revival
"Teacher... you finally woke up!" Shunsui Kyoraku was extremely excited!
Jūshirō Ukitake smiled as well. "Now that Teacher has awakened, the Soul Society has finally stabilized!"
Byakuya Kuchiki's eyes were solemn as he looked at the awakened Captain-Commander. Now that the Captain-Commander has awakened, the chaos in the Soul Society should come to an end!
Aizen smiled as well. Interesting... The Captain-Commander has awakened, and the power of Hollowfication has yet to fade, as though he has mastered it! He lost his Bankai but gained Hollowfication. I wonder whether that was a loss or a gain!
The captains of the various divisions displayed different emotions! Yet they all knew that with the Captain-Commander awake, the Soul Society would no longer descend into chaos!
Watching through the video feed, Ren saw the scene before him and smiled. "Heh... the old man finally woke up. And he gained