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Matemas wrote: no, I mean, doesn't this remind you of the chapter, where Masaki purposely lets White bite her? I think it's also the same side of the shoulder

Aizen believed that the Hogyoku was responsible for Orihime's Shun Shun Rikka, granting her powers she desperately needed.

Orihime's powers reside in the twin hairpins her brother gave her; the same brother who became a Hollow and bit Orihime not long before her powers manifested themselves when she and Tatsuki were attacked by Numb Chandelier.

Maybe Orihime actually got her powers from the Hogyoku in the moment when Sora bit her? She was certainly feeling desperate and the Hogyoku was very close to Orihime at the time (it was hidden within Rukia)


 * I base this theory on the nature of Orihime's powers; her Santen Kesshun shield, which rejects negative events (she wanted to protect Sora from the pain and envy he was feeling as a Hollow)


 * Her Sōten Kisshun shield, which is able to undo or reverse phenomena and return things to their original state (Orihime wished for Sora to regain his humanity and he actually did return to his normal self before he said goodbye; could that have been Orihime's doing?)

Her more offensive Koten Zanshun is basically a combination of her two primary powers, so I doubt it has any deeper meaning to it, but if you have any ideas let me know. :)

''On a side note: If Orihime got her powers from the Hogyoku when she was bitten by Sora, then as a consequence the Hogyoku might have transferred some of Sora's Hollow powers into Orihime at the same time.