orihime was kidnapped and taken to hueco mundo, and you were the one to do it. you had brought her to las noches under orders of aizen. she was critical for his plans and was kept in a mostly comfortable cell, albeit very small and empty. you were the espada ordered to watch over her, and she had kept quiet and not discussed anything with you, although she didn’t hold any resentment towards you guarding or even taking her here.

as her friends broke into las noches and tore through the other espada, you stood guard still, until fighting kurosaki ichigo. he had unleashed his most powerful form and defeated you, and as you stood up, you began slightly fading away, to which orihime ran up to you and hesitantly held your hand, smiling softly at you.

“i.. are you dying..? i-if you don’t have much time left i just wanted to get it off my chest, thank you.. you treated me well even though i didn’t deserve it.. and.. you’re a good arrancar.. i’m not scared of you..”