mylyy:

“Letters to Milena” by Franz Kafka

uraharashouten:

Thoughts on Hōgyoku Construction

Recently this post about Yuzu got me thinking about Quincy anomalies.

And I do have to wonder about Yuzu’s potential role in empowering Ichigo and Karin’s spiritual abilities, while she herself hasn’t manifested any… but that’s beyond the scope of this blog. Do you know what else is good at manifesting powers in others? The Hōgyoku.

@rangikuxmatsumoto has some interesting thoughts about what AIzen took from Rangiku, which is revealed in the CFYOW novels to be a Soul King fragment. One is the possibility that he didn’t manage to extract the entire shard, which may be why Rangiku survived with as much reiryoku as she has. Another is that the piece he collected from her may have been the first piece of his Hōgyoku, the part around which he constructed it— which then became its core.

So if that’s the case—if Hōgyokus are built around Soul King shards… where did Kisuke get his?

We really don’t know when Kisuke began research and development on the Hōgyoku, but it was some time before or during TBTP. I like to place it earlier than that, since his interest in it seemed to be around Hollowfication research, which was once allowed but later condemned. And forgive me, but I don’t buy AIzen’s claim that he developed his first. So my thought is that Kisuke could have begun studying and experimenting with what would become the core of his Hōgyoku anytime in the prior century, and perhaps earlier.

Considering Soul King fragments made their way into all kinds of souls, why not some Quincy as well? Suppose one found its way into one of these Quincy anomalies, one would could bestow powers? And suppose Kisuke came across such a Quincy, some two centuries ago, and noticed this special element in their soul. Perhaps during the Purge, before their soul slipped away to Yhwach’s bosom, he simply… helped himself to that fragment.

And how would he do that? With his technique for extracting things harmlessly from konpaku, of course. What if that was his original reason for developing it?

Back to Aizen: if, in fact, he began with an incomplete Soul King shard, it could serve to explain why his Hōgyoku itself was incomplete. Meanwhile, Kisuke’s was working as intended… he simply didn’t realize it. (Careful what you wish for.)

Requiring a Soul King fragment for a Hōgyoku core would also explain why Kisuke seems so cagey about making another one. Those don’t just grow on trees, you know; they’re embedded in souls. And while Tokinada and Aizen might not have minded breaking some eggs to make that omelet… Kisuke would.

tl;dr: For the purposes of this roleplay blog, the core of Kisuke’s Hōgyoku is a Soul King shard… taken from an anomalous Quincy who would no longer be needing it.

[ Suí-Feng is so sweet. ]

[ Do you guys think Khloe hates my music? ]

wolfish-nightmares:

I’ve come to the conclusion that my type is “covered in blood”

[ Broken ankle or not, we keep up with our reptiles on the daily. Sorry I’ve been slow with activity lately and that this post is random, BUT I COULD NOT RESIST. This reminds me of a Charmander. I think it’s safe to say that Kai loves his t-rex skull hide. We played some geckie peek-a-boo. ]

shisasan:

𝚂𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟼, 𝟷𝟿𝟹𝟶
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝙰𝚗𝚊𝚒̈𝚜 𝙽𝚒𝚗, 𝟷𝟿𝟶𝟹-𝟷𝟿𝟽𝟽

latibule-e-deactivated20231012:

Don’t ask for the true story; why do you need it?

Margaret Atwood, from Selected Poems II: 1976 - 1986

latibule-e-deactivated20231012:

ALT

— María Irene Fornés, from Selected Plays: “Sarita.”