武士道

Profile Information

Name: Tachisuji Shijin

Gender: Male

Age: 900

Faction: Vizard

Rank: Tunnel Dweller

Reiatsu Color: Maroon

Masked Reiatsu Color: Slate w/ Maroon Edges

Reiatsu Aura: Stability

Appearance:

Personality: Shijin is a calm, peaceful soul. Having been raised with Bushido guiding him since he was a small child, Shijin also possess the qualities of rectitude, courage, benevolence, respectfulness, honesty, honor, and loyalty. He has a deep connection to his zanpakutō spirit who also embodies the virtues of Bushido.

However, due to the events of his life, Shijin feels that his loyalty to the Gotei was betrayed simply because of actions beyond his control, so at his core, he harbors an intense hatred of the Shinigami and a deep distrust of Rikou.

History:

義

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Shijin was born into a family of pure blood Shinigami. Though they were not nobles, the clan felt that as shinketsu, or those of true blood, they should conduct themselves with honor and integrity, so they fashioned themselves as traditional samurai and Shijin would be no different.

勇

Bushido was the governing force of the household. Day in and day out, the virtues were studied, applied, and embraced. To aid in developing the discipline needed to follow Bushido for a lifetime, old and young alike practiced kenjutsu daily. The culture of Shinigami played a very small role in Shijin's life during this time.

仁

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However, upon reaching 100, a relatively young age for a Shinigami, Shijin was enrolled in the academy so that like the others of his clan, he could one day serve Soul Society. Shijin passed the entrance exam with relative ease and continued to practice and study his way through the academy for the next six years.

礼

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Upon graduating, Shijin enlisted into the 11th Division because of their tendency toward dedicated use of swords. Unfortunately, Shijin quickly found out that his comrades were not of the same ilk that he was. It was only through his, mandatory, but self-imposed, loyalty to the division that he had chosen, that Shijin was kept from transferring to another division. However, he chose to continue his education at the hands of his father rather than his superiors and it was the former who helped him achieve contact with his zanpakutō spirit and gain the sealed form of his sword.

誠

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Several hundred years passed with Shijin never moving away from the unranked position of grunt in the 11th Division because of his unwillingness to engage in the blood bath activities of his fellows. That was not because he was unskilled, however. With his skill at hiding his reiatsu and suppressing his energy in use, Shijin came to acquire his Shikai in secret at the age of 650.

名誉

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50 years later, Shijin found himself bleeding to death on a makeshift battlefield, his entire inter-division squad dead after a bloody battle with a now slain hollow, the exception being a healer, the Fukutaichō of the 4th Division. Though she managed to save his life, a shadowy figure appeared at the fringe of Shijin's fading vision.

忠義

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When Shijin awoke after a life or death struggle with the beast inside him, he found out that he was an abomination by the name of vizard, turned at the hands of Rikou who dryly explained the situation to the now stable Shijin. Shijin knew that he could never return to the Gotei, so he bitterly followed Rikou until Shijin holed himself away in the tunnels, waiting for something.

Something that made sense.

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Stats

Speed - [150/600]

Reiatsu - [140/150]

Strength

Force - [100/300]

Stamina: - [100/450]

Endurance: - [100/450]

Skill

Reiatsu Skill: - [5/150]

Weapon Skill: - [100/600]

Hand to Hand Skill: - [5/300]

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Bonuses

Experience: -

Skill Points: -

Exploits: -

Bounty: -

Yen: 2,000

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Skills

Hoho [3/3]

Reiatsu Control [2/2]

Hakuda [2/2]

Release Control [1/1]

Zanjutsu [1/1]

Mask Control [0/3]

Cero Control [0/3]

Faction Skill: Hollowfication - The separation between shinigami and hollow have somehow been dissolved, either artificially or through natural circumstances, granting a shinigami access to hollow powers and a mask of their own in addition to their shinigami abilities.

Division Skill: Carry-Over: 11th Division; Combat High - Members of the eleventh division are known for their lust of battle. They ride this high while in combat, allowing them to shrug of pain like it's nothing and continue fighting until they are incapacitated.

Free Skill: Finesse - Unlike his previous companions in the 11th Division, Shijin practiced controlled swordsmanship rather than the frenzy that the others tended to indulge in. Strict studies of Bushido, combined with this, enabled Shijin to create his own fighting style based on quick draws and counter-attacks with no wasted movement.

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Inventory
Vizard Gigai

Abilities
Cero
Shunpo - 50 meters
Shikai - [Strength x 1.5 - Speed x 1.5]
Mask - 3 Posts

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Zanpakutō Name: Ikutachi

Spirit:

Much like her counterpart, Ikutachi's personality is rooted in Bushido. She is even tempered and wise, her words acting as an anchor for Shijin to the ways of the samurai.

Inner-World Appearance:

Sealed:

An average katana with the hilt wrapped in black cording and a scabbard of the same color. The only adornment comes at the end of the hilt in the form of the tip being wrapped with red cording. The blade is two feet in length while the hilt is one foot in the length making the total length of the sword three feet.

Shikai:

With the release phrase of, "Seisuru, Ikutachi," the katana becomes slightly more ornate with the hilt being wrapped in red, however, everything else remains the same.

In addition to the katana, the Shikai release provides a wakizashi, forming a daishō as a symbol of the samurai theme that is both Shijin's life and zanpakutō spirit. The wakizashi is slightly more elaborate in design than the katana with the hilt also being corded in red, but also the hilt being covered in red ribbon, the same material being found flowing from the guard. The blade of the wakizashi is only a foot in length while the hilt measures just over half a foot.

True to both a samurai and the general theme of his former division, Shijin's Shikai focuses entirely on speed and strength, reiatsu only serving to maintain the released state as with all zanpakutō.

Attacks:

Gi - All energy, strength, and focus is put into Shijin's sword-arm with the katana during one high speed and impact strike. While capable of cutting through simple armor and the like, the true power of this attack is displayed when there is no physical resistance before the blade, allowing it to generate a slashing crescent of a shock-wave. Its power is the same as if physical contact had been made because the arc only extends one foot from the blade.

Yū - Combined with the increase of both is speed and strength from his release, Shijin puts all of his focus and skill into three fluid and fast motions to deliver consecutive strikes that appear to occur in a single movement.

Jin - Shijin flings his wakizashi with all his strength at a target, he then throws the scabbard of the wakizashi directly behind it, causing the scabbard to connect with the end of the hilt, this increasing the speed and force of the wakizashi by having the scabbard transfer its energy to it.

Rei - Shijin puts all his strength into a single split-second strike focused at the ground. The reverberation causes the ground before him to loosen so that when stepped on, the ground caves in slightly, throwing the on-comers off balance.

Makoto - Holding both weapons, Shijin will quickly slash the bladed side of the wakizashi along the sharp edge of the katana. The speed and force of the dragging motion generates such extreme friction that several sparks fly off the tip of the katana.

Meiyo - Holding both weapons out at his sides, Shijin will apply all of his speed and strength into his legs and rotate in place. As he does so, he'll begin to slash with the weapons. The speed of the rotation combined with the slashes creates a cutting vortex with arcing shock-wave crescents extending two feet from the blades. The speed is increased when using shunpo.

Bankai: N/A

Passive Ability: Chūgi - Fiercely loyal to one another after so many years together with both following Bushido, Ikutachi is an anchor for Shijin's stability and focus, preventing either from being effected easily by outside sources just short of poisons and the like introduced directly to his system.

Inner Hollow Appearance:

Shijin's inner hollow is the exact opposite of him. It is immoral, chaotic, and violent. Shijin refuses to give the creature a name, simply calling it 'oni' or demon.

Mask Appearance:

Kido

Hado

Sho - Pushes the target away from the caster.

Incantation - Thou lacketh respect, and as of one from those without, shalt thee be stormeth! Hadou no Ichi! Sho!

Requirements: [15 Reiatsu]

Byakurai - Fires a concentrated bolt of white lightning from the caster's forefinger.

Incantation - Vindictive martyr poised as flawless as heaven’s blanched bolt torn through thine own claw! Hadou no Yon! Byakurai!

Requirements: [30 Reiatsu]

Tsuzuri Raiden - Causes electrical energy to pulse towards the opponent through ones zanpakuto, or direct touch.

Incantation - A lover’s touch, a sudden image of warring princes; Kirin’s immediate response leaves her numb with awe! Hado no Juuichi! Tsuzuri Raiden!

Requirements: [45 Reiatsu]

Bakudo

Sai - Locks a target's arms in place behind their back.

Incantation - Blind rings without shape: by them shalt thee be questioned; bow down cur of a man! Bakudou no Ichi! Sai!

Requirements: [25 Reiatsu]

Hainawa - An energy rope entangles a target's arms.

Incantation - Be snaketh over by lightning; bask and be quaketh in its yellow shine; be joyous! Bakudou no Yon! Hainawa!

Requirements: [30 Reiatsu]

Seki - Creates a round shield that seems to temporarily paralyze and repel whatever strikes it.

Incantation - Ball of air, condense and form; protect and with thorns, strike back and repulse! Bakudou no Hachi! Seki!

Requirements: [45 Reiatsu]

Geki - Engulfs a target in red light, completely paralyzing them.

Incantation - Disintegrate, Black Dog of Rondanini; look upon your self and burn; tear away your own throat! Bakudou no Kyuu! Geki!

Requirements: [55 Reiatsu]

Hôrin - Causes an orange hued tendril with spiraling yellow patterns to erupt from the users hand and attempt to trap a target. The Kidô is able to connect with another one of itself if both have captured a target and bind them together.

Incantation - Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini!! Look upon yourself with horror and tear out your own throat! Bakudou no Kyuu! Hôrin!

Requirements: [55 Reiatsu]

Fushibi - A net of spiritually charged energy that can separate a Shinigami from their opponent by entangling the opponent and acting like a mesh barrier. It is also highly flammable and is designed to be set alight with the use of another Kidô spell such as Shakkahô to cause an explosion.

Incantation - A subtle weave and a sudden tweak, leading to a filling meal; Artemis’ blessing leaves one victorious! Bakudou no Juuni! Fushibi!

Requirements: [75 Reiatsu]