"The fuck do you mean used to be a human!?" Ichigo yelled to the small girl riding on his back as he trodden on shingles breaking the ones that were unfortunate to be under his hoofs, totally unaware of the conversation between his father and Kisuke just a few houses down.
"It's exactly as I said, Hollows are Wholes which were never given konso, wallowed in their past, or threw away their heart. They are no longer human Ichigo!" Rukia yelled as she gripped tighter onto Ichigo as he jumped like a prized stallion in a competition.
"What if some of them still have their humanity- I mean you and four eyes keep callin' me hollow-like do you expect sooner or later I am gonna come after you and eat you?"
"You are the exception, not the rule Ichigo! No matter where I look at you, there is no hole, you haven't given up your humanity"
"What's a hole got to do with anything!?" Ichigo for a brief moment looked at himself before focusing back on his near-miss jump.
"A hollow's hole represents their lost heart-their humanity, that's why it's important, every hollow you've fought and will fight lacks that, they are just monsters, nothing but to cleanse and let their soul go to the soul society,"
"Hmph, so that's what happens huh?" Ichigo muttered before making another leap and landing on more shingles that broke apart.
"Yes, that's exactly what happens, that's why us Shinigami, and Quincy were at odds with each other,"
"Is that what that weird tingle is whenever I killed that hollow?"
"What do you mean?"
"Huh? I mean whenever I shot down that first hollow, a weird sort of energy washed over me…there's another thing- no never mind, is that weird? I am some sort of freak again?" Ichigo asked with a sigh as his head lowered slightly.
"That…sounds like…how hollow are you?"
"What the hell does that mean!?"
"From the limited research on hollows, we know they feed on souls for at least two reasons an irresistible hunger-"
'Wait hunger?-'
"And to grow stronger by consuming the soul of their victim, It's possible that with how hollow-like you are, you might be doing the same thing…though this opens a new can of worms, are the souls still being cleansed- actually were they ever being cleansed or being killed…" Rukia began mumbling too quietly for Ichigo to hear by now but it didn't matter to Ichigo as his mind was focused on a simple word.
'Hunger?…could it be?…no…no…it has to be different or a coincidence…but why…does my mind scream for food, even though I ate, why does it get worse when around Rukia, Uryu, and Karin? It has to be…no! this was happening before I got her powers-'
"It's because I was already a Quincy…"
'…and a Hollow..'
"Ichigo! Are we nearly there?" Rukia yelled, doing punches toward Ichigo's human back, which honestly seemed more damage to her than to him.
"Sorry... I was thinking about something, and yeah, it's right there," Ichigo pointed towards the small apartment just a house away.
"Now, let's save this Orihime girl," Rukia said with a thin smile, as Ichigo jumped down, broke through the wall, and quickly dashed in front of where the hollow was about to throw a punch, Ichigo summoned his bow and blocked the attack.
"I am the one you're after right!?" Ichigo yelled out before pushing the large snake-like Hollow back.
Quickly Ichigo pulled back the drawstring letting the power flow through him before letting go only for the hollow to go back into the dark portal.
"Shit!" Ichigo muttered before looking around the scene, and instantly he noticed Tatsuki.
"Dammit, Tatsuki you got caught up in this mess?" Ichigo muttered with a huff.
"Ichigo? No, wait…what are you?" A voice that Ichigo instantly recognized as Orihime's came from behind him, turning around. Ichigo noticed her leaning against a wall with a chain coming from or out of her heart…which led to her?
"Though she's a spirit her chain of fate is still attached which means she'll live," Rukia answered the question before he could even ask as she jumped down, and began casting a light green light on Orihime.
"Hehehe, that's right, I pulled her soul right out of her," The raspy voice of the hollow her brother became.
The origin was a ripple in the wall which cracked as his mask appeared.
Quickly Ichigo pulled back the drawstring and fired another blue arrow, the large hollow moved his large head dodging the attack before flinging himself out of the hole while grabbing Orihime's chain before slithering out of the hole which Ichigo came in through.
Once more Ichigo fired but the arrow simply bounced off the monster's scaly tail.
"Dammit!" Ichigo yelled as he followed after the Hollow, firing more arrows toward him, each of them bouncing off his snake body.
"Ichigo! Stop sending such weak attacks! Focus your energy on your arrow!" Rukia yelled at him as she rushed towards his side.
"What the fuck does that even mean!" Ichigo yelled, firing more into the flying Naga, which he dodged or bounced off, all the while what seemed like talking to Orihime.
"Tch, I don't know how those arrows work, but if they are anything like kido, if you want them to be stronger focus more of your spiritual energy into them,"
"How do I focus my whatever the hell!?" Ichigo yelled back at her staring at his damnable bow.
"I knew, you Shinigami were terrible, Ichigo, quickly imagine an incredibly dark sphere, as dark and as small as possible, then imagine jumping into it, then fire!" Suddenly Uryu's voice broke out atop one of the nearby buildings.
"Wha! Four eyes, what the hell are you doing here!" Ichigo yelled looking up at him.
"I'll explain later, now do it!" Uryu yelled out with what Ichigo imagined was a push of glasses but since he was pretty far away it was difficult to tell.
Ichigo let out a little click of his tongue before doing as command…the impossibly large and honestly ugly arrow grew smaller, and smaller until it was difficult to notice it with how big the bow was.
CRACK
Like lighting, Ichigo let go of the string, and the tiny arrow flying much faster than it ever did before made an impact on the hollow's arm cutting it off entirely.
"Hah, hah, hah," Ichigo's breath came out in a forceful manner clearly labored.
"Orihime! Are you alright?" Ichigo called out before jumping down in front of her.
Orihime stayed silent as she watched the withering form of her brother as he held onto the stump of his arm.
"Damn trash, an older brother should never attack their younger siblings even if they smell delicious," Ichigo joined Orihime before turning around and yelling towards the building where Uryu was standing.
"So are you going to explain what the fuck you're doing here!?" Ichigo yelled out, having his hand make a cone around his masked face.
"I could feel your spiritual pressure all the way at my place, it was irritating," Uryu said, hopping down to the ground.
"Why the hell didn't you kill it then?"
"Because I saw an excellent moment to teach you, my young protégé and if that Hollow attacked Orihime, I would kill it instantly," Uryu said with a smug smile
"DAMN YOU!" The hollow which was once Orihime's brother yelled out before flinging itself with its mouth wide open at Ichigo, only for him to fire, hitting the mask and cracking it, once more revealing his face before the arrow went right through.
Like the night before a soft wave washed over Ichigo, it was energizing almost like taking a small nap before that feeling was robbed and another took its place.
"Ahhh~" a soft low moan came out of the white mask, the simple thought that he so easily dominated and cleansed that hollow oddly sent a tingle running up his spine, and the strange feeling of cleansing said hollow made it stronger.
Uryu's head swiveled towards him raising his eyebrow but before he could ask his question Orihime came first.
"Big brother…" Orihime muttered as she raised her hand toward where the naga once stood.
Clearing away that alien feeling Ichigo quickly answered while glaring at Uryu.
"Tch, that asshole didn't deserve to be called a big brother for trying to attack you," Ichigo responded, cracking his neck with a satisfying pop.
"It's my fault…" Her eyes now look at the floor letting tears form.
"No, it's an older sibling's duty to protect and help their younger siblings, you've done nothing wrong, now let's get you back in your body," Ichigo said, puffing his chest up.
"Rukia! How the hell do we do this!?"
"Huh!? Wait! Yeah, you're some sort of monster Ichigo! Who are you? And why is Uryu here!? Could this be a nightmare? No, it felt too real-" Orihime then continued to mutter to herself before fainting.