Nnoitra Gilga reveals the empty Hollow hole that spared his skull and crows that Kenpachi Zaraki has finally met his match. Instead the captain only grins, adapts to the unbreakable Hierro blow by blow, and rips away his own eyepatch to loose his sealed power.
Summary
Withdrawing his hand from Kenpachi Zaraki's chest, Nnoitra Gilga tips his eyepatch aside to expose the Hollow hole and mask shards where his left eye should sit, explaining that the captain's thrust merely slid through the cavity rather than piercing anything. He gloats that his opponent is outmatched, but Kenpachi bursts into laughter, having realized that a foe who bleeds is a foe who can be killed, which is the only thing he needs to know to enjoy the fight.
Key Events
Kenpachi drives Nnoitra back and cuts his forearm, drawing blood the Espada waves off as a fluke. A downward strike from Nnoitra is then met and sheared apart, one blade-tip lopped away as the captain slashes across his face. Kenpachi admits he is adjusting to the Hierro, thanking Nnoitra for warming up muscles he had let stiffen over a long stretch without a real fight.
Cornered, Nnoitra spits a Cero from his tongue, which Kenpachi simply catches and flings aside to detonate harmlessly behind him. Bewildered, the Espada lunges to stab again but instead snags and tears off the captain's eyepatch, baring his fully intact eye, and Kenpachi's surging Reiatsu carries a slash down the length of Nnoitra's body.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in the Bleach chapter SATAN FROM ORBIT?
In SATAN FROM ORBIT, Nnoitra Gilga reveals the empty Hollow hole that spared his skull and crows that Kenpachi Zaraki has finally met his match. Instead the captain grins, adapts to the unbreakable Hierro blow by blow, and rips away his own eyepatch to loose his sealed power.
Where is Nnoitra Gilga's Hollow hole?
In SATAN FROM ORBIT, Nnoitra Gilga tips his eyepatch aside to expose the Hollow hole and mask shards where his left eye should sit. This is why Kenpachi's earlier thrust merely slid through the cavity rather than piercing anything.
Why does Kenpachi laugh when he learns Nnoitra can bleed?
In SATAN FROM ORBIT, Kenpachi Zaraki bursts into laughter after drawing blood, having realized that a foe who bleeds is a foe who can be killed. That, he says, is the only thing he needs to know to enjoy the fight.
What happens when Nnoitra fires a Cero at Kenpachi?
In SATAN FROM ORBIT, Nnoitra Gilga spits a Cero from his tongue, but Kenpachi Zaraki simply catches it and flings it aside to detonate harmlessly behind him. The bewildered Espada then lunges to attack again.
What happens when Kenpachi's eyepatch is torn off in this chapter?
In SATAN FROM ORBIT, Nnoitra Gilga snags and tears off Kenpachi Zaraki's eyepatch, baring the captain's fully intact eye. Kenpachi's surging Reiatsu then carries a slash down the length of Nnoitra's body.
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