✘ As those words were spoken, Ichigo sat in a chair, an odd type of branding tool pressed against his skin. His eyes burned with unshed tears as he felt the marking being permanently etched onto his flesh.
✘ Yhwach stood before him, towering over the one he called his son, watching in approval as the Anomaly never fought, or spoke out against the ritual.
✘ The tool used was of Quincy make, and pulled Reishi from the surrounding area, using it, along with Ichigo's energy, to form the brand, marking him as a traitor, as a sign of the loyalty to his father.
✘ He had nothing to say against the words, and bowed his head in both humility, and acceptance. He welcomed the coming days being by Ywach's side, learning about his Mother, and his own untapped powers..