Honestly, I believed Ulquiorra was dead and gone, after 353 came out. I did. It felt so final, and looked so hopeless for him, until...
Kubo goes and inserts that little part in 354. Why? Why am I so convinced now, that he's coming back later in the manga?
...Because of that "heart is in the hand" speech that he makes -- echoing Kaien -- and because it's not Ulquiorra's heart in Orihime's hand. "Entrusted with a heart" -- that's speaking of Ulquiorra, and it means he's been given one, not had it taken away from him in death.
Unlike Kaien and Rukia, Ulquiorra hasn't left his heart with Orihime as he's dying. He's just discovering he has it for himself.
Plus, with his last words definitively ending in a question, there's no way now that Kubo's not going to answer this later.
:)
I'm not telling you what to believe...I'm just telling you what I believe. There's a chance I'm wrong, sure, but there's also a chance I'm right. We'll just have to see.
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Date: 2009-04-18 06:06 pm (UTC)Kubo goes and inserts that little part in 354. Why? Why am I so convinced now, that he's coming back later in the manga?
...Because of that "heart is in the hand" speech that he makes -- echoing Kaien -- and because it's not Ulquiorra's heart in Orihime's hand. "Entrusted with a heart" -- that's speaking of Ulquiorra, and it means he's been given one, not had it taken away from him in death.
Unlike Kaien and Rukia, Ulquiorra hasn't left his heart with Orihime as he's dying. He's just discovering he has it for himself.
Plus, with his last words definitively ending in a question, there's no way now that Kubo's not going to answer this later.
:)
I'm not telling you what to believe...I'm just telling you what I believe. There's a chance I'm wrong, sure, but there's also a chance I'm right. We'll just have to see.