Hollow Shinrei

"I am all the dark and twisted manifestations of your soul and the very desires you lock behind your meaningless virtues. Darkness is as much a part of someone's soul as the light that brings one hope, and yet you try so futilely to expel me? A foolish thought... Kurosaki Shinrei. You may as well try and draw blood from a stone or teach mules to speak."

- Hollow Shinrei to Shinrei Kurosaki.

Hollow Shinrei (ホロー心霊, Horō Shinrei, Japanese for Hollow Shinrei) more properly called The Hollow within Shinrei's consciousness is an entity that came into existence when Shinrei was afflicted with when Averian and his army invaded the 75th District of the  in.

Born from a Hollowfication process, Hollow Shinrei represents all the dark manifestations of Shinrei's soul. He has stated himself to present Shinrei's purest instincts. As he resides within Shinrei's soul, he has become a manifestation of Shinrei's very spiritual power, meaning Shinrei's Shinigami powers also draw strength from him.

Character Outline
Hollow Shinrei's appearance is almost identical to Shinrei's own, though his skin is noticeably white. He has the appearance of a short young boy with piercing yellow eyes that Shinrei has described as nothing short of demonic. He has short cut, snow white hair that is combed to the right with a thick spiked strand hanging between his eyes and two large bangs on either side of his head. His hair covers his ears completely, though he has shown them to be pierced at both the lobe and upper ear. Despite his young age, he has quite a lean-built physique and is more powerful than his small frame would otherwise suggest, easily allowing him to take his foes by surprise. Whenever he makes an appearance, he is known for his psychotic grins and bloodthirsty behavior. Hollow Shinrei wears the average Shinigami Shihakushō (死覇装, Garment of Dead Souls), though his is white as opposed to the usual black - which is the exact same as Shinrei's. His kosode has several thick blue-colored lines running down the arms vertically with the same lines running horizontally across his chest. His hakama and hakama-himo are also white with the same blue stripes running down their front with a pair of average white shoes with black socks underneath. He also tends to wear a standard sleeveless captain's haori, with a green sash around his shoulders, held together by a round clip. The sash holds his Zanpakutō's sheath in place on his back and is tied to it at either end, that part of his attire resembling Tōshirō Hitsugaya.

Hollow Shinrei's personality is very ruthless and daring, shown through his disrespectful attitude towards others and from how he treats his foes during battle. He cares little for the value of the lives of those around him, seemingly having little care for even his own existence as he attacks without regard for his own safety and that of others. He once destroyed a house full of innocence children within Horiwari Village for the sole reason that he deemed them weak and worthless and because they "were in his way." He openly remarks that Shinrei is a weakling and that Aoi Inazuma is useful only when utilized by him; mocking even Kenji's previous mastery of the zanpakutō in question. However, despite his hatred of Shinrei, he has shown a level of respect for him as revealed when the Hollow forcefully took control of their body in order to keep Shinrei alive. During this event he belittled his foe for attempting to destroy his host and reprimanded him when he began regarding Shinrei as a "weakling child", showing that Hollow Shinrei does in fact have positive feelings for his host; even if they short and far between and rarely shown.

Synopsis

 * Main Article - Bleach (Kenji Hiroshi).

Powers & Abilities
He attacks with little regard to his own safety and uses a powerful and destructive style that utilizes his hosts large levels of spiritual energy.

Possession: Hollow Shinrei is capable of taking over Shinrei's body and powers when his host falls unconscious in a fight, or when his resolve wavers. In this occurrence, Shinrei's scelera blacken and his irises glow golden-yellow in combination with a Hollow mask forming on the left side of his face. Hollow Shinrei has also been shown forcibly exerting his control over Shinrei in times when either of their existences might be threatened.

He doesn't use any form of high-speed movement, but has enough leg strength to keep up with his opponents regardless.

Zanpakutō

 * Aoi Inazuma redirects here. For the manifested version that appears alongside Hollow Shinrei, see Aoi Inazuma.

Aoi Inazuma (青い稲妻, Japanese for Blue Lightning) is the name of Hollow Shinrei's zanpakutō, which is the very same zanpakutō that Kenji himself once wielded. Its sealed state takes the form of an average nodachi with gray-colored hilt with a square guard missing its corners. He carries Aoi Inazuma on his back, held in place by a green sash tied over his right shoulder because the blade is actually longer than he is tall.

While Kenji's had split into a daishō pair upon release, Shinrei's remains identical to that of his sealed state in terms of appearance; with a continuous wave of electricity flowing around the blade.
 * Shikai Special Abilities: Aoi Inazuma's power lies in the manipulation of lightning and electricity for various forms of attack, defense and physical enhancement. In Shikai, Hollow Shinrei can either bend and manipulate real lightning to his will, or that made by Aoi Inazuma herself. Regardless of method, both require Hollow Shinrei to expend spiritual energy as a means of either creating the lightning, or manipulating that which pre-exists. Despite its name, Aoi Inazuma's lightning is mostly colored violet.