Chapter 3: Evolution

They say that Hollow evolution is a rare thing. Maybe it occurs when a Hollow devours a certain amount of souls. Maybe it happens when a Hollow fulfills its purpose. The reason it stayed behind in the human world. Maybe it's just completely spontaneous. But what is known. Is that it has to do with filling the void in the Hollow's heart.

Kira raised her head. She had just finished devouring another delicious soul. After a week of nothing but hunting and tracking down. Soul after soul after soul. The Hollow had devoured 92 souls. 82 dead. And 10 living. Kira had noticed that her body began to shrink in size. She wasn't the huge beast that she was when she first turned. She had lost that massive size. She had also sprouted a tail, and her skin had become rough and grunge like.

One night, during her search for more food, Kira came across a man sitting in an alley behind a bar. There was a light hanging above the man's head. The alley-way reeked of vomit and alcohol.

"Bingo…" The Hollow growled as it slowly crept against the wall of the bar. When Kira was 10 feet away from the man her stomach started to churn. Her human mind took over the Hollow's heart for a mere second.

Him. Its him. The one that killed me. The one that turned me into this. My... father. I should thank him…

The Hollow approached the man, swaying back and forth, knocking over a trash can in the process.

"Wha?! Who's there?!" The drunken man said as he quickly raised his head, looking around. But to his surprise, his eyes met with nothing unfamiliar. All that lie before him was the same old wall that had been sitting in front of him the whole time. The great Hollow's fist raised into the air, and slammed down next to the man, producing a small crater and shaking the ground, further confusing the man. A glop of saliva dripped from the Hollow's mouth, falling on the man's shoulder, weighing him down like a ton of bricks.

The aged man quickly jumped up and started to sprint, stumbling over his own feet. Kira quickly took off, cutting the man off. It felt as if he had just run into a brick wall. The man was thrown back as he collided with the body of the creature. Vomit from the alcohol spewed from the man's mouth as he soared back through the air, skidding across the ground. The Hollow quickly approached the man, towering over him. The Hollow reared its teeth, hissing at the man. Finally. Redemption. With one single slash, the man was killed. 3 huge claw lines appeared on the man's body as the Hollow brought its claw down. Blood gashed out from the man's wounds, painting the alleyway walls like it was abstract art. The Hollow didn't hesitate to eat the man's soul. After all, it was because of him that Kira was like this.

The Hollow had had enough hunting for one day so, deciding to rest. Besides, killing her killer was more than enough satisfaction for her. While Kira's body lay dormant within the Hollow, something was happening. Something that no one could see happening. An evolution. The giant monster's sleep was interrupted by a sharp pain in its chest. The monster roared and hissed as it grasped at its chest in intense pain. The Hollow's body dramatically decreased as its pupils turned to slits. The mask on its face also shrunk, covering the Hollow's face like a perfect, subtle cast of armor. Before the Hollow knew it, it was completely transformed into a serpent like creature with legs and arms. A scaly tall erupted from its scaly body. The serpent's body was surrounded by a tough cast. Its tongue shifted into a fork, and its eyes were completely snake like.

Kira was gasping for breath. The transformation had taken a lot out of her. She was exhausted.

Wait. I… can hear my thoughts. I can move when I want. I can think what I want. Kira had immediately noticed that her thoughts and intelligence had returned to her. No longer was the Hollow side in control.

Hueco Mundo

"Aizen-sama. I've just detected another Hollow transformation. But this one's transformed from a low-level Hollow. Even lower than a Gillian, straight into an Adjuchas…"

A smirk came over the captain's face as he opened his mouth to speak. "Go. Bring him here".
"Her. It's a female…"
"Interesting"
The Arrancar disappeared from Aizen's sight. Although Aizen barely noticed, for his vision was set on the purple orb that rested in a see through case before him. The orb known as Hogyoku.

Kira laid on the green grass inside of park grounds. She was anxious to test out her new power, but was way to exhausted to move. A sudden gust picked up, blowing blades of grass in front of Kira's face.

"Sing. Benihime…" A voice came from the distance. A huge wave of red energy headed straight for Kira's head. When the blast was about 25 feet away, another gust of wind picked up. A shadowy figure appeared in front of Kira. As Kira looked up, the light from the blast gave Kira enough of a visual to see a head of light blue hair swaying in front of her like a shield…