Sora pulled back his Spiritual Pressure. He was about to leave, but he sensed a Hollow approaching.
The terrifying pulse of Spiritual Pressure he just released had scared off all the nearby Hollows.
This approaching Spiritual Pressure stood out.
Sora looked in that direction. It looked like everywhere else, plowed over by his Spiritual Pressure blast. The rock pillars were shattered.
After a moment, a Hollow with a white body and black wings slowly walked toward Sora, stepping over the rubble.
The Hollow was about the size of a human. It had two horns, and its face was covered by a white mask, showing a pair of green eyes.
[Ulquiorra Cifer]
[Talent: S]
[Spiritual Pressure: lv88]
[Affinity Level: Stranger]
[Status: Calm]
"Ulquiorra..."
Sora raised an eyebrow. In the original timeline, Ulquiorra would become the 4th Espada.
It seemed Ulquiorra was drawn here by the noise Sora just made.
"Do you not feel fear?" Sora watched Ulquiorra and spoke slowly. "The other Hollows all ran in the opposite direction."
"What is fear?" Ulquiorra asked calmly, walking toward Sora.
"Fear is an emotion... It's a living creature's instinct." Sora glanced at Ulquiorra's chest. His Hollow hole was right there.
His emotions were just like his empty heart, showing no ups or downs.
"I cannot feel it..." Ulquiorra said in a low voice.
Sora released his Spiritual Pressure. A mountain-like pressure pressed down on Ulquiorra.
"Is this fear?" Ulquiorra stopped, but still seemed calm.
"No. This is just the weight of Spiritual Pressure." Sora realized he truly couldn't feel fear and pulled his Spiritual Pressure back again.
"Then what is fear?" Ulquiorra asked again.
The next second, Ulquiorra was sent flying. He didn't even react before Sora kicked him.
Ulquiorra tried to fix his position in mid-air, but felt a huge force on his back.
Sora was already behind him and kicked him in the back.
Bang—
Ulquiorra crashed into the ground, sending rubble flying.
He couldn't resist Sora's attacks at all. He couldn't even react to Sora's speed.
But even though he was knocked to the ground, he still showed no emotion.
"If it were any other Hollow, they would usually feel fear when facing death," Sora stood over him.
"But you are different. Your heart is empty, you lack emotions. You cannot feel fear."
"I... cannot feel it?" Ulquiorra lay on the ground, his eyes moving slightly.
His spine was broken. He couldn't get up.
"Follow me. Become my disciple. I can help you evolve, evolve into a more perfect form."
"Maybe then, you can fill the emptiness in your emotions," Sora said slowly.
Ulquiorra's potential was good. In the future, he could even master a second-stage Resurrección. He was a good candidate for a disciple.
"Okay," Ulquiorra said, standing up.
He didn't have any real purpose and was just wandering the Forest of Menos. So, he agreed.
He had been alone for too long. Maybe changing his situation would help fill his empty heart.
Ulquiorra's High-Speed Regeneration was very strong. In just that short time, his broken spine had already healed.
"We are going to Las Noches. But before that..."
Sora confirmed the message on the panel, accepting Ulquiorra as a disciple.
"I'm going to make you evolve into an Arrancar." Sora took out the Hōgyoku.
Ulquiorra was at a bottleneck, ready to break through at any time.
Sora planned to give him a push and use the Hōgyoku to turn him into an Arrancar.
"What do I need to do?"
"Accept my power and the Hōgyoku's."
With a thought, the Hōgyoku floated out of the container. It floated in his palm, glowing blue.
He touched the Hōgyoku. Threads extended from it and pierced his fingers. The blue color inside the Hōgyoku slowly turned black.
The next second, the Hōgyoku released a blinding light that covered Ulquiorra.
Ulquiorra's Spiritual Pressure began to grow rapidly. Cracks appeared on his mask.
Crack... crackle—
The cracks grew denser. The mask fell off, revealing a pale, bloodless face.
There were two black lines under his eyes, looking like tear tracks.
The black wings on his back grew larger.
Ulquiorra's form was already very human-like. After becoming an Arrancar, besides his mask and wings, there wasn't much change.
[Disciple Ulquiorra Cifer has evolved into a Vasto Lorde. Calculating rewards.]
Received reward: 100,000 General Experience.
Received reward: Lanza del Relámpago.
Sora received the feedback. Besides the General Experience, he also got 'Lanza del Relámpago' (Lance of the Lightning).
'Lanza del Relámpago' was Ulquiorra's signature move. He could form his Spiritual Pressure into a javelin.
When thrown, it would explode like a Cero, but its power was much stronger than a Gran Rey Cero.
"Is this an Arrancar's form...?" Ulquiorra touched his chest. The emptiness in his heart was still there.
"A Vasto Lorde Arrancar is not the final form for a Hollow." Sora held the Hōgyoku. "When you reach the end, you might be able to fill your inner emptiness."
"But evolution isn't the only way to fill that. I'll take you to meet some comrades. They are my disciples too."
Sora left the Forest of Menos with Ulquiorra.
...
Sora brought Ulquiorra back to Las Noches.
"Professor!" Nelliel saw Sora was followed by a strange Hollow. "He's an Arrancar! Is he your new disciple?"
"He is." Sora rubbed Nelliel's head as she came over. "Where's Harribel?"
He sensed Harribel wasn't in Las Noches.
"Nnoitra's management was terrible. A lot of Hollows would sneak off to the World of the Living to hunt humans," Nelliel complained about the old ruler.
"But there are too many Hollows in Las Noches. It's hard to manage. Harribel went to get her lieutenants."
There were a lot of Hollows, which was a hassle. Nelliel and Harribel also needed to train and didn't have time for small chores.
So, they went to find the Hollows who used to follow them to act as their lieutenants.
"You're right. You shouldn't let these things get in the way of training." Sora nodded.
Nelliel and Harribel had evolved into Vasto Lorde Arrancars, but they still had room to grow.
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