(Chapter 2 is here. Reviews greatly appreciated!)
Ichimaru Gin and Kaname Tousen were accompanying Aizen as they navigated through the corridors of Las Noches, making their way towards the room where the Hougyuoku was being kept.
"Ye really did it this time, Aizen-taichou. Who would've thought that kozo Kurosaki Ichigo would ever join us. Or was 'dis part of yer plans too, taichou?" Gin was sporting his immortal grin. Despite their betrayal of Soul Society, Ichimaru still considered Aizen to be his taichou. "Aizen-sama jus' doesn't sound right",he thought.
"I take it you approve, Gin?"
"But of course, Aizen-taichou. Didn' think ye would be this pleased though. The brat and his comrades did quite a number on us, after all."
Aizen picked up the pace as he replied. "It doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. The espada we lost were among the weaker. Kurosaki will be more useful than fifty espadas after his transformation is complete. " They stopped in front Hougyuoku room entrance. "What of your opinion, Kaname?" Aizen was the first one to step through the door.
"The boy has already broken the boundaries separating hollow and Shinigami. I am curious as to what effect the Hougyoku will have on someone like him?" Tousen queried as they came to a halt in front of the pedestal Ichigo was resting on.
"Perceptive as always, Kaname. Let us theorize for a moment. As we know, the Hougyoku has the ability to erase the barrier between Shinigami and Hollow. If used on a hollow, that particular being will become Arrancar, in other words, gain Shinigami powers. The opposite is true for Shinigami, such as ourselves." Aizen brought up his right hand, closed his eyes and sent a wave of reiatsu towards the glowing orb floating over the Shinigami representative.
"Kurosaki-san however, is unique. The way he obtained his inner hollow is completely different to ourselves or the Vaizard that are currently hiding somewhere in the Living World. When we used the Hougyoku on ourselves to gain the powers of a Hollow, we also received inner hollows. We had
to subdue them in order to gain full access to those powers."
The orb of distortion began to glow brightly, as it began to pulse, sending out waves of incredibly dense reiatsu. The texture of the spirit force seemed to resemble that of the shinigami laying below it. The waves of reiatsu being released began to turn inwards, and suddenly, waves of reiatsu flowed into Ichigo.
"Kurosaki-san here, gained his inner hollow at the same time he gained his shinigami powers. That procedure was extremely risky, as he could have turned into a full Hollow, but somehow, he emerged unscathed, as a Shinigami." The three betrayers watched as the reiatsu pouring into the shinigami representative intensified, crushing the nearby Arrancar posted in the room as guardians of the orb, eventually pulverizing their spiritual forms. The reiatsu from their remains was absorbed into Ichigo.
"From there on, the process of subduing his hollow and gaining its power was no different than the method we and the Vaizard went through. As you are well aware, the Hougyoku will only have an effect on a Shinigami or a Hollow that hasn't been subjected to its power already. In other words, it cannot be used on ourselves, the arrancar or the Vaizard for a second time. But because Kurosaki Ichigo gained his hollow powers seemingly naturally, without the power of the Hougyoku, it therefore still has an effect on him."
Ichigo began to struggle against his bindings on the pedestal, as the waves of reiatsu reached a visible spectrum of such intensity that it began to burn the eyes of the onlookers.
"Gin, restrain him. His struggling about may be potentially harmful to himself as well as the Hougyoku." Gin stepped forward lazily, slowly brought up his hand and muttered:"bakudou 61: Rukujyoukourou!" Six bars of reiatsu formed of the reiatsu being released from the Hougyoku bound the struggling shinigami to the pedestal.
"Impressive, Gin. Forming the bars of light from the reiatsu being released from the Hougyoku instead of your own seems to be quite effective." Aizen turned towards Gin and flashed a grin.
"Putting that aside, I believe I was explaining the effect the Hougyoku would have on our Shinigami here. In short, since the boy already possesses both Shinigami and Hollow powers, the Hougyoku won't grant him either power. It will instead amplify both powers to unimaginable heights. His Shinigami powers will rival those of an elite Taichou of the Gotei Thirteen. As for his hollow powers...they will be on the level of a Vasto Lorde." Aizen's expression changed dramatically. To Ichimaru Gin, it seemed like he was genuinely smiling.
The last waves of reiatsu poured into Ichigo, and for a brief second, the room was held in complete silence. Then a huge explosion of reiatsu was released from Ichigo, forcing Gin and Kaname on their knees.
(AN: apologies for this cliffhanger, rest assured I will update real soon.)