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^ In that case I'm leaning more towards some kind of power transfer from Ichigo's side, to someone/something else, who then becomes the future Soul King. The series started with Rukia transferring her powers to Ichigo, so if it ends with him giving up his powers to save Soul Society, that'd be a fitting end in my book.