Marcus Cole [Uzaki Enterprise Senior Employee]

[Marcus Cole]

-Opening-

Password 1: Kuroi's Shoes

Password 2: Midgets Can't Dunk

Type: Struggler

Affiliation: Uzaki Enterprise

Rank: New Hire

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-Basic Information-

Name: Marcus Cole

Real Age/Age of Appearance: 20/20

Birthday (Month/Day): 07/10

Blood Type: AB-

RP Sample (Optional): Any threads including Himitsu Misute and Kagami Murai

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-Appearance-

Height/Weight: 6'0"/160 lbs.

Physical Description:

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Marcus is not the type of person that attracts attention, and his appearance represents his affinity for the audience rather than the stage. He may be quite handsome, but in a way that only surfaces when someone notices him standing on the back of a room or sitting on a table alone. Before we take a look at the details of his apperance, let's start with the big picture and slowly zoom in. Marcus stands at an average height of 5'10". He's not particularly skinny, but neither is he overweight. From a general standpoint, Marcus isn't an eye-catcher. He's more like fine wine, more of an acquired taste that takes a little while to see the good side of.

It's best to go from top to bottom, so why not start with Marcus's head? He has smooth, dark hair that settle in a slightly untidy fashion above his eyes. There's nothing particularly out of the ordinary about his eyebrows or mouth, and his nose is neither long or short, big or small. Even his ears are the same size that one might consider average. However, his eyes shine on brightly on his face. They are a Caribbean Sea blue, seeming almost transparent. Marcus doesn't try to hide his shyness, and his eyes reflect his timid feelings to anyone that happens to be paying attention. They're not a piercing color that get your attention quickly, but, if you look for them, you'd be taken back by their allure.

Marcus has a decently long neck connecting his head to his body. Overall, he has quite the physique behind his clothes. Due to an intense amount of training since he was just a toddler, his muscles are well defined and chiseled. His pectoral muscles (wow, that felt weird and scientific to type) are outlined and elevated significantly from his chest. Behind his shirts and clothes, Marcus hides a definite eight pack. After Satsujun destroyed his muscle composition, Marcus's muscles maintained their definition. However, they lost the supernatural strength behind them.

It has been established that Marcus is quite muscular. His slightly broad shoulders help him keep up a lean physical build, though, just like many other things about him, his physique isn't very noticeable unless someone specifically looks for his abs or shoulder size or arms. His biceps are large, round hills sitting on his inner arm that are matched by slightly smaller, yet still large triceps on the opposite side of his arm. His waist, just a tiny bit smaller than his shoulders, leads to his lean thighs and well-rounded calves that are also a result of his extensive training. And to finish off his appearance, he wears size 12 shoes (Not that it matters, it just would have felt wrong to ignore his feet).

It's been explained that Marcus likes to stay low-key, so his clothes don't stand out, nor do they make him stand out. Shorts and t-shirts wouldn't do much to hide his muscular build, so he instead usually wears pants, long-sleeve shirts, and jackets. It's not uncommon to see him in jeans on a warm summer day, though he doesn't go so far as drowning in his own sweat from the heat to keep his athletic body hidden. There was a time that he owned only a few articles of clothes, but now that he works at Uzaki Enterprise, he has a full closet with enough clothes to prevent him from wearing the same thing every couple of days.

Marcus isn't a stranger to suits. After all, as a high ranking employee and official of Uzaki Enterprise, he needed clothes to wear when taking care of business matters. The typical suit one might see Marcus wearing while he is representing Uzaki Enterprise is a nice, high-class gray suit. The jacket, pants, and tie are usually all grey. However, over his white shirt, Marcus's favorite tie has a solid light blue color that matches his eyes perfectly. He typically wears plain black dress shoes. In addition, his belt buckle has the same blue bird symbol that is on the necklace of his second Fullbring.

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Marcus, when fighting hollows and other threats, wears a black suit made by Uzaki Enterprise for safety and defense. The suit absorbs damage without making combat any more difficult. It has flexible dark grey plates that provide for protection and elasticity. Marcus decided to add some custom design to his personal suit and include a dark blue streak running down the arms and across the chest. When his secondary Fullbring's level 2 release is activated, the blue bird symbol glows within the boundaries of the blue streaks.

The only part of Marcus's body that the suit does not cover is his head, leaving any hits to the face unprotected. However, for comfort reasons, that is a risk Marcus is willing to take. However, he has a special eyepiece that partly acts as a mask and partly as a tool for combat. This eyepiece is dark enough to hide his eyes, but has several technological functions. It may grant him night vision if he sets it on that mode, it may act as sunglasses, it may show heat readings through infrared, or it may even just protect his eyes without changing his vision at all.

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-Personality-

Dislikes:

• Attention - Marcus is the type of person that likes to avoid the spotlight at all costs, as a result of his stage fright. As long as he's somewhere nice and quiet off to the side with no one to both him, he's happy.

• Hypocrisy - Marcus not the talking type, so he judges people off two things: what they say, and what they do. If those two things conflict, than Marcus's perception of the person plummets.

• Personal Questions - As mentioned above, Marcus isn't the talking type. He gets nervous and can't hold a conversation on his own too well. Therefore, he'd rather not get asked any questions, because then, of course, he'd be expected to answer.

• Racism - Marcus doesn't judge people based on their race or appearance, but based on what they do and say, the most important things that define them. Race is just the cover of a book.

• Competition - Competitiveness is unappealing to Marcus for one main reason; it draws attention to him, which is a big no-no.
  

• Alcohol - Alcohol brings out the demons in people and shackles their judgement. A drunk Marcus is a stupid, social idiot that won't seem to ever shut up. It's the opposite of Marcus in actuality, so he avoids it.

• Fighting - Fighting is usually one on one, and there's no situation where that doesn't throw Marcus a microphone and put a spotlight on him. Therefore, he only fights when necessary, and he doesn't enjoy doing so.

• Partying - Social gatherings. Yikes. There are very very few circumstances where one might see Marcus at a party of any kind, situations that usually involve him there on behalf of Uzaki Enterprise.

• Death and Loss - Marcus knows what it's like to lose everything and be degraded into a shadow of a person. Therefore, he resents the loss of life for anyone, not just himself or the people close to him.

• Hate - Anger obscures judgement, kind of like alcohol. Actually, I take that back. It's more like cocaine, since it fuels people with rash negativity. Marcus avoids hate as much as he could and tries to keep his emotions nicely balanced and neutral.

• Players/Heartbreakers - Men and women who toy around with others for a night or so don't have real emotions. Marcus might be too shy to share his inner thoughts, but the people who hook up with random people for no reason are fake on the inside.

• Liars - I've mentioned this quite a bit, but just to restate it, Marcus judges people based off their words and their actions. If those two things don't match up, then they're fake, which puts them into the category of 'bad people.' Not the best category to be in.

• Sports - Competition that involves the world watching you through television? Yay! #Sarcasm Marcus might watch sports, but it's rare that he'd ever play them, especially if anyone happens to be watching the game.

• Airplanes - Marcus's got his own set of metal wings that are much more reliable than airplanes, so why suffer for several hours on an awful flight when he could just transport himself?

• Danger - Danger means fighting. Fighting means fighting people. Fighting can also mean pain. Marcus wouldn't mind avoiding both those things.

• Satsujun and Xcution - Satsujun took away the thing most important to Marcus: the value of his strength. Without his incredible power, what use was he to Kazura and Uzaki Enterprise? How was he supposed to protect Harle? He hated Xcution and their leader for taking away his strength, but he would work as hard as possible to regain it.

Likes:

• Kazura Uzaki - Marcus idolizes the man that took him in and gave him a purpose. Without Kazura, he'd pointlessly live his life taking on any unpleasant mercenary jobs he could for both the spiritually aware and the not.

• Solitude - Marcus likes to be alone. That way, no people would force him into unpleasant social situations where he would have to... god forbid.... talk.

• Music - The most beautiful thing about music is that it doesn't require talking. In fact, it can even turn an awkward conversation into a comfortable silence while the music plays, discouraging any talking.

• Animals - You know who can't talk? Animals! What better companions for Marcus to have if he doesn't want to be forced into interactive socialization.

• The Dark - It's like silence but for light. The dark is just a comfortable void with no demands from Marcus, leaving him alone with his thoughts.

• Technology - It makes everything easier. Getting from point A to point B, talking to colleagues, keeping up with the news, and especially managing Uzaki Enterprise's finances.

• Exercise - Working out keeps Marcus's body at its peak while sharpening his mind. The added discipline betters him as a person as well. And, best of all, it helps him stay sharp  while fighting along side or on behalf of Kazura if any situations demand him to do so.

• Coffee - Coffee also keeps Marcus's mind keen and is especially helpful in the morning. And, best of all, coffee tastes amazing! As long as it's not black, of course.

• Circuses - Marcus grew up in a circus, and even though he no longer preforms at all, it's nice to watch other acrobats preform, leaving him comfortably seated in the audience.

• Jokes - Marcus can't tell a joke for his life, and he doesn't want to either. However, he doesn't mind hearing or reading the occasional good joke, just as long as he doesn't laugh too loudly or draw attention to himself.

• Working - Marcus's life over the past couple of years has been dedicated to serving Kazura and working in Uzaki Enterprises. It gives him a clear purpose, and that visible motive is what he likes to work towards.

• The Night - It was nice and quiet, and Marcus could always find a place to sit alone without anyone even noticing him. No one asked questions or acted friendly. There was hardly any one out at all. It was just him with himself, and that was nice.

• Kaijin "Harle" Quinn - Harle means the world to Marcus. He loves her as much as he loves Kazura, but not in that way. It's not like he ever thought of Kazura like that... #awk But if there's anyone who flashed through Marcus's mind just before Satsujun sent him into a long-term coma, it was Harle, and she was the first person on his mind when he woke up.

Flaws:

• Shy - Marcus doesn't like attention. He's way more comfortable in the back of the room or on a table for one. That way, he's not bothered and gets to enjoy himself alone.

• Reluctant to Fight - Marcus doesn't jump into fights. Those one on one competitions don't exactly appeal to him, so he avoids fighting as much as he can, which can sometimes bite him in the rear end.

• Self-concious - Marcus doesn't speak much, but if he does, his fear of being judged negatively by others doesn't causes him to stray from situations that may otherwise help him.

• Poor Social Skills - Marcus can't hold a conversation very well, and the result of him trying is equally painful for him as it is awkward for the person at the other end of the dialogue.

• Takes Things Personally - Marcus believes that everything said or done has personal motives behind it, and any criticism direct towards him is always taken to heart, further lowering his self confidence.

• Blind Loyalty to Kazura - No matter what Kazura does or says, Marcus feels like he's in an eternal debt to him and will follow any order that the man tells him to. Even if the command doesn't seem very righteous, Marcus trusts that Kazura has his good intentions behind everything that he does.

Habits:

• Exercising - Marcus is the type of person that likes to work out whenever he's troubled with anything or has free time on his hands. If you're looking for him when he's off from work, the gym is probably a good place to start.

• Stuttering - Marcus can't speak properly, whether it's keeping a conversation going of physically making out the words. His speech always breaks into terrible stutters that only make him more nervous and uncomfortable, as well as the listener in most cases.

• Sitting Alone - Marcus can go loner mode a lot of the time, and it doesn't mean much to him. He's just more comfortable that way, but it may be strange for people to constantly notice him sitting in silence on some table in the corner, though Marcus sees nothing wrong with it.

Fears:

• Death - Marcus has yet to figure out who or what he wants to live for, and, as of now, his life revolves around helping Kazura and working in Uzaki Enterprise. He feels like he hasn't truly gotten a full taste of life and fears never getting that opportunity.

• Stage Fright - Ever since his parent's death just before he left the circus, Marcus has lost his will to preform and has built up more of a fear to being under the spotlight. Attention just isn't his thing anymore, not after the accident that set his life on its dark course. He didn't need to be reminded of that incident.

• Losing his Value - Since he was orphaned, Marcus has been cast out from one place to another, always feeling unwanted or being used for the self benefit of others. Now that he has a home and a real life, he is scared to lose his usefulness and be thrown out once again.

• Airplanes - Marcus can fly on his own, thank you very much. At least he used to be able to. He doesn't need to be carried by big metal birds with a bit of a reputation for not landing one hundred percent of a time. Marcus will gamble with his life some other time, maybe, but not with airplanes.

Goals:

• Serving Kazura - Uzaki Enterprise has been the center point in Marcus's life around which almost everything he does revolves. There are the occasional astroids and meteors that stray from that main focus, but Marcus plans on devoting most of his efforts into bettering Uzaki Enterprise and working under Kazura. It builds an identity for himself while he helps Kazura shape the world and make humans independent, as they should be. 

• Becoming the Strongest Human - Marcus works his ass of everyday to strengthen himself. He does so for many reasons, one of which is to better serve Uzaki Enterprise. However, by making himself as powerful as possible, he also disciplines himself through exercise and pushes himself as a person to the limits. Strength builds character and character shapes strength, so Marcus wants to better his character through gaining more power.

• Protecting and Pleasing Harle - Many men had two aspects of their life to balance between: family and work. Marcus had barely gotten to spend time with Harle before he went into a coma. He didn't regret his work for Kazura, but he regretted not being with her more. He hopes to change that. Harle is the only family he has other than Kazura. He won't be happy if she isn't, and he could never live with himself if she got hurt and he couldn't protect her.

Alignment: Passive Neutral

Overall Personality:

Marcus is a very reserved kind of guy. He's not the type of person that speaks whatever on his mind. In fact, it's rare for the man to speak at all. He keeps his thoughts to himself and has a hard time voicing his opinions and emotions to anyone really, even Kazura, the man that he pretty much idols. Good luck trying to initiate a conversation with him. It'll turn into a one-way dialogue really quickly, especially if he doesn't know you very well. Anyone that understands Marcus knows how futile it is to converse with him.

Now, let's take a look behind that steel wall of awkwardness, shyness, and self-conciousness, where Marcus actually has a sliver of personality. This may be tied to his lack of self-confidence, but Marcus is a really easygoing guy. He just goes with the flow, and if things don't suit him, he adapts. No point in trying to redirect the river because of a pebble when the water can just move around it.

Marcus has a hardcore work ethic. Most of what he does is for Kazura, and he throws one-hundred and ten percent of himself into the tasks he's given, whether they be managing some finances, going on more spiritual-orientated missions for the man, or anything in between. Even in exercising and working out, Marcus goes all out, pushing himself to his limits and beyond so that it could pay off in the long run.

Marcus always seems to question himself. Even in an action he preformed a million times, if there's something at risk, he can't help but doubt himself. Part of the reason why he trains so hard and puts so much effort into what he does is because he's trying to get himself to have more faith in himself. But after all that training and all his success, the lurking presence of failure still haunts him and brings up second thoughts with ever action. With every step he takes, there's always a chance for a misstep.

People say that you only know the true value of something after you lose it. Marcus had lost everything he had, belongings, purpose, home, several times. Now that he's settled with Uzaki Enterprise, he had finally found a stable place for him to stay and live his life. However, he doesn't undermine the worth of each of his luxuries. Marcus wouldn't risk losing what he has now for anything. And for that reason, he devotes everything he has to what he does. Marcus's faith lies completely in Kazura Uzaki and he would follow that man wherever he goes.

Marcus seems like a really serious guy, but he really isn't. It's just that all his insecurities and timidness, he puts up so many walls around himself that take a long time to tear down. Even around Kazura, it's more of a leader-follower relationship. Marcus really hasn't had the chance to open himself up to anybody yet, but whoever's the first to do so would be surprised to see how bright he is. Marcus actually has a laugh, and a voice. If there's someone that he doesn't fear losing not because they don't mean anything to him but because he knows there's no chance of them tossing him out, Marcus would actually talk and have a good time, not holding anything back.

Marcus's mind is crippled. He had been broken several times in his life, and at times, he's only a shell of a person. Sometimes, Marcus may randomly suffer from anxiety attacks, whether they are triggered by something or just spontaneous. His mentality and sanity seems to always be on the edge, as delicate as glass. If its dropped again, he may never recover. At least he has started talking, since he wouldn't open his mouth for a good five years of his life. He's recovering, but its a slow process. He used to cry at night. Then he dove into his work for Kazura and met Harle and there was less to cry about and more to dream about.

Because Marcus's mind is so shattered, he has a hard time acting normal. Speaking isn't hard for him just because of his nervousness and self-conciousness. It's mentally difficult. His stuttering is due to his mental instability, and although its getting better, he still stutters after every word and has a hard time communicating. That may be why he prefers dealing with finances. You never have to talk to numbers. If anyone cared, then they refer to the business people, but Marcus can handle finances easily and quitely without speaking a word.

After meeting Harle, Marcus has begun to understand how strong of an emotion love is. He is gradually opening up to others beginning with Harle. All in all, he's becoming more social and finding mental strength. He is also gradually overcoming his stutter at brief periods of time. These changes with his personality and mindset account for the change his fullbring has undergone. Now, there was another aspect in his life he cared about. It wasn't just work. Harle was his family.

After Marcus's near-death experience, he has had a new obstacle to deal with. Satsujun shattered his soul, and the healing process was slow. While he was working to gain his strength back, though this new power was more spiritual than physical, he had also developed a crippling impediment. With out being able to speak, all of the progress Marcus made in his speech earlier was gone. Now, he struggled to even form words. As he began to find his voice, his words became misinterpreted in the most radical and mysterious ways. It was just one more thing Marcus has to deal with.

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-Powers-

Fighting Style:

Marcus Cole is not an opponent one should take lightly. His modest may be misleading, and those who underestimate him will discover their mistake far too late. Marcus specializes in close combat, whether it be hand-to-hand or with weapons. His uncanny speed and sharp instinct make him a formidable opponent in martial arts. Even against long-ranged specialists, he takes advantage of his agility and speed to close gaps and keep pressing the offensive, always planning on finishing the battle as quickly as possible. Marcus doesn't enjoy fighting. Therefore, when he is forced into a combat situation, he hopes to end it as quickly as possible.

The martial arts that Marcus has trained and mastered is calling Escrima, an art originating in the Philippines. Even among other forms of combat, Escrima is known to be one of the most fast-paced and brutal. Escrima is a versatile martial arts that when fused with Marcus's other acrobatics and fullbring allows the human to maximize his agility. Escrima is the perfect martial arts for Marcus's up-beat, pressing fighting style. The unrelenting nature takes away the opponent's opportunity to find time and space to formulate a retort.

One of the most important aspects in Escrima is the rapid bombardment of attacks. Marcus fights best when he always presses the offensive and pushes forward against his opponent. Using preferred knives, this martial arts allows Marcus to follow one strike after another, keeping his opponent on the defensive and retreat. Escrima is all about getting as many hits in the smallest amount of time. With one offensive maneuver, Marcus's attacks may make contact several times before his opponent is given a chance to counter. For example, his knife may slice his target's neck, inner arm, and chest before the opponent can find the time and opportunity to retaliate.

When it comes to hand-to-hand combat, Marcus used to have the strength to overpower his opponents with blunt attacks and punches. However, with his new physical weakness, he is forced to adapt by using blades and targeting gaps in his opponents armor. He no longer has the brute force to rely on and must now work on finesse and precise cuts in order to cause as much damage as possible.

Marcus has been an Escrima master since he was young and originally trained with blunt Escrima sticks. Now, however, he has replaced those sticks with knives. Escrima is a versatile martial arts, and the only real difference between escrima sticks and knives is that Marcus has to be more exact. It's no longer about shattering his opponent's bones and throwing them backward with his incredibly power. Now, he must slice through his targets with the same speed but more focussed strikes.

There is another highly focussed technique honed and perfected in the art of escrima. Footwork is trained just as much as the physical body of the combatant is, for, especially in close, fast paced fighting, the user is always aware of themselves and has options on where to maneuver for both offensive or defensive purposes. Escrima breaks down the positions of the feet into a triangle. Each foot's initial position is a point while the top is where one of the feet is meant to move. By keeping track of the positions of your feet, you may strengthen your pose as well as press forward against the opponent much more easily.

Pivoting is an especially useful skill in escrima. From an offensive standpoint, it could be frustrating if the opponent has a defense between himself and Marcus. The best and fastest way to bypass such a defense would be to pivot around the target and send swift jabs to his sides, ribs, or even lower back. If the hit is strong enough, it could break a rib, and even if it lacks power, the sides and lower back are natural weak points on the body. In addition, pivoting may also be applied for defensive purposes. If the opponent is fast enough to keep up with Marcus in close quarters, than in order to evade his enemy's attacks, Marcus may either pivot back to gain better positioning or pivot forward to evade the foe's assault and retaliate with a counterattack.

Marcus started the first few years of his life as an acrobat. The trapeze was his speciality, and it takes a lot of training, discipline, and flexibility to succeed in the circus. Marcus was known as one of the youngest and best when he was a child, and those skills never left him. Even after he was taken in by Kazura and began working in Uzaki Industries, he continued to advance his acrobatics along side his normal combat and physical training regimens. The more he developed his aerialist skills, the better he could fuse it in combat with his fullbring as well as escrima, improving his agility and maneuverability in fights.

Let's first see how gymnastics can be paired with escrima. First of all, escrima stresses the importance of footing, and acrobatics help achieve perfect awareness of the body as well as accuracy and discipline when making any movement. That mastery of balance amplifies the effectiveness of escrima. This could only improve Marcus's close-ranged combat against more physical opponents. Even with the pivots used constantly in escrima, the improved agility that comes with being a trapeze artist is a huge plus that could even save his life when he spins past attacks that go just a couple of inches to his side or over his head. That's when his flexibility and gymnastic skills really count and can determine the final outcome of a heated battle.

Acrobatics are also essential for Marcus if he's ever forced on the defensive against ranged strikes. It could be fatal to close the gap of space between Marcus and his assailants directly, so he has to zig zag from side to side until it is possible for him to engage his foes in close quarters, where he has the upper hand. If speed alone fails Marcus against any projectiles, by applying his mastery of acrobatics, he can more easily dodge the attacks and his evasiveness increases. He also has more skill dodging physical strikes as well in close-combat. Overall, his flexibility is an incredibly useful tool in his arsenal for him to have.

Movement, being the human equivalent of the Shinigami's Hoho and Arrancar's Sonido, is an incredibly useful set of techniques. The sudden and huge speed boosts allow Marcus to close in gaps against long-range specialists. It also comes in handy for some more large-scale dodges that he might have to make if he didn't have enough time to escape taking damage without the stepping technique Bringer Light. Even the original form of movement is useful in approaching his targets quickly or retreating, depending on the battle situation.

Another very useful movement variation is Bringer Flash. It's the human equivalent to Shunpo Karin, and especially with Marcus's fighting style, it's incredibly valuable and effective. As mentioned earlier, escrima is all about getting as many essential hits as possible in the smallest time frame. Bringer Flash allows Marcus to increase the amount of times his hits make contact with the opponent. In addition, Bringer Impact helps him get in a powerful strike with the two part command, a very good opener before he started pressing his opponent back. Bringer Impact allows Marcus to recreate his previous strength with nothing more than his speed.

All of these components of Marcus's fighting style are essential to his ultimate role as an assassin for Uzaki Enterprise. He strikes quickly with his blades, going for the most lethal injuries he can before disappearing. Marcus's incredible speed, acrobatic ability, and stealth made him a battle enigma. He would strike and disappear into the shadows, where he wouldn't be found unless he willingly emerged.

Marcus's release was tricky. He would focus on staying mobile and using his network of strings to zip around from place to place. His entire release was based on mobility. He used his kunai as projectiles to shoot along the strings and target specific people. His strings set up routes for him to take, moving at lightning speed compared to how he could run on foot. All in all, they allow him to turn the battleground in his favor.

Main Fullbring Appearances:

Sealed

Marcus's Fullbring is extremely simple, especially for a weapon. A lot of people like more extravagant weapons. Most have guns, because they're easy. Some have big guns, not just pistols. Assault rifles and RPGs. Spiritual races tend to go for physical weapons. Shinigami have katana. Some carry really big, buster blades that they have to rest on their shoulders or plant on the ground just because of how heavy they are.

Marcus doesn't go for any of that. He's got too small and quiet of a personality. His fullbring is extremely simple: two knives. They're throwing knives, custom made by Uzaki Enterprise just for him. It was a welcome back present that he received after returning to the organization. The gesture meant a lot and brought a tear to Marcus's eyes, and so those weapons became the tools he formed his training and new fighting style around. He was a knife wielder now.

The throwing knives were unique. They have the shape of a kunai, though the razor sharp edges were silver as opposed to the black, spiritual steel the rest of the blade is composed of. The handle has small holes along its leather-wrapped handle up until the very end, where a ring slightly larger than Marcus's thumb marks the end of the blade. They don't appear to be the most dangerous, but that's all up to how Marcus uses them.

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Released

The blades completely change shape once Marcus releases. They are now slightly longer than the average kunai, both in blade and handle lengths. The metal is completely black and the kunai overall is significantly narrower. It is more ideal for stabbing now, though the edge is razor sharp so cutting is still very viable. The ring at the end of the kunai is gone as well. Otherwise, there isn't much of a difference. They're still ordinary looking kunai, and what makes them special is the power behind them: String Theory.

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Main Fullbring Name: String Theory

Main Fullbring Level 1 Property:

“All of existence is connected by these wonderful strings, woven this way and that. These strings dictate velocity, direction, and interconnect and intersect in many locations.”

This Fullbring’s property has to be unpacked slightly. It focuses on this idea that every two points are connected by a string which dictates all attempts to travel between those two points, influencing the velocity and path that one can take, as well as introducing the idea that all these strings overlap, as they connect various sets of intersecting points. When simplified this way, it’s pretty easy to digest and understand, right?


So now that that has been made clear, let’s actually look at what the Fullbring does in practice. Whenever the Fullbring touches an object, whether that object is the ground, a tree, a person, a rock, whatever, the spot of contact is designated as the first point, and a faint strand of reiatsu, requiring at least 50 ES to detect, will be attached to it. As the Fullbring moves, this strand spools out, following the Fullbring, until the Fullbring touches another object.

Then, at that point of contact, the other end of the strand detaches from the Fullbring, and connects to the object. The two objects are now connected at each of those points of contact by this strand of reiatsu, which is now visible even without ES, although it appears highly translucent. Only with 50 ES is it actually solid in appearance, although it is still totally intangible. Even if one of the objects moves, the string will simply stretch accordingly, and will continue to keep the objects connected.

There are a few exceptions. If one of the objects vanishes from the world, either through teleportation between worlds, or even just briefly blinking out of existence, then the string will snap. If one of the objects is obliterated utterly, and the point of contact is no longer intact, then the string will snap. If one of the objects possesses Reiatsu Strength superior to Marcus, and flexes their reiatsu, the string will snap. In all other circumstances, however, the strings are indestructible, as long as Marcus’ release is maintained.

These strings, in addition to staying connected, will always stay connected in the shortest path between the two points. Of course, the shortest path might be through objects, which is okay since the strings are intangible. So, the first usage of this Fullbring is perfect tracking of any object tagged by a string, since it’s easy to notice the strings, and Marcus can always tell what objects are attached to what strings. However, that’s not the interesting part of the power.

So, remember how the Fullbring says the strings dictates ‘velocity and direction’? It simply does that. Marcus can attach himself, or anything that he’s capable of lifting, to any strings that are bounded to two objects. People with Reiatsu Strength superiority can detach themselves by spending a trivial cost of 50 reiatsu, or for free if they possess 50% superiority. Objects and people who lack Reiatsu Superiority cannot detach themselves, or be detached without Marcus choosing to let them go.

Once an object is attached to a string, Marcus can give it a velocity and a direction. The velocity can be any speed from 0 up to his Speed. The direction can be towards either end of the string. Seems simple, right? Well, the thing that’s special is that Marcus can change the object’s velocity and direction under three circumstances: when he first attaches the object to a string, whenever he touches it, or when the object is within a foot of either end of the string.

Worth noting: if Marcus or an object with speed independent of the strings is attached to a string, and granted a velocity that way, the speed stacks. This means that Marcus can effectively move at 2x speed when attached to a string, although he can only go forwards or backwards along it, making his movement highly predictable. Also, he would still exhaust as if he was moving at maximum speed, so it isn’t a sustainable method of transit by any means.

So, we’ve tackled the majority of String Theory, but you may notice that there’s a last bit missing. What happens when strings overlap? Simply put, whenever an object that is currently traveling on a string partially passes through a different string, Marcus can cause it to switch tracks, assigning a new velocity and direction when he does so. The object will detach from the first string, and attach to the new one. Simple, right?

This makes String Theory terrifyingly dangerous once Marcus has time to set up. Once he starts interconnecting strings, layering them, it becomes almost impossible to track the motion of things that he attaches, as they are capable of rapidly changing direction, velocity, and even the angle they move at. And even more worrisome, if he was to attach a string to an object, and then have that object travel along a different string, he could effectively cause the string to travel and change directions. The Fullbring allows Marcus to augment his mobility, the mobility of his projectiles, and even control the mobility of people who he attaches to strings and who fail to escape.

Main Fullbring Level 2 Properties:

Universal Strings

This property is very simple and just expands the network created by Marcus's strings. Previously, only the Fullbringer can connect things together with strings. Now, however, anything connected to an end of a string is a vector. If someone has a string attached to them, anything they touch is now connected to them via another string. The more things they touch and the more they move, the larger the web of strings grows.

F=MA

Force = Mass x Acceleration. Basic physics, right? This technique is the first in the Fullbring's arsenal to require any energy expended. It only costs 150 reiatsu, but the affect is worth it. The technique functions similarly to Output: Impact. Anything that is traveling along a string is suddeny enhanced. Marcus can increase the force behind any attack by half of his speed. By force, this includes brunt force or even cutting strength. However, this counts as a short term stat boost.

Wild Ride

This enhances Marcus's ability to use strings to control the movement of other beings Now, 50% reiatsu strength superiority, not just general stat superiority, is required to resist being moved by the strings, though a reiatsu cost of 50 is required to do so. 100% reiatsu superiority lets the target ignore the string without any reiatsu cost what-so-ever.

Secondary Fullbring Appearances:

Marcus's Secondary Fullbring is one of the most valuable belongings he has: his Uzaki Enterprise Suit MK I. He wore that suit for nearly every battle he's ever been in since meeting Kazura and every mission he's ever executed for Uzaki Enterprise. It represents his commitment to the organization and to his employer, Kazura Uzaki. However, more than that, it represents Marcus. It has become an integral part of who he is, and anyone who recognizes the man in the carbon black battle suit with the V-shaped, midnight blue streak along his chest recognizes Kazura's right-hand man, the Shadow of Uzaki Enterprise.

(( Image Reference can be found in his appearance section. ))

Release

When the armor is released, not much about it changes appearance-wise. The blue streak simply becomes more defined and even glows if Marcus allows it. However, because many of his missions require him to act from the Shadows, he often opts out of this option. However, the armor does become spiritually fortified, and that is extremely helpful for battle.

Secondary Fullbring Properties:

Razor Wire

Any wire Marcus touches, whether he is attached to it or its a wire he isn't attached to, that wire will suddenly go from being spiritual to physical. It will now be tangible and have cutting strength equal to Marcus's RS, though traveling along it is no longer allowed. It will still stretch and shrink as well as make sure that it remains the shortest distance between the two ends, but physical barriers can block it. If this ability is activated while it is going through a physical object, like a wall, the wire would get stuck in the wall.

Directional Manipulation

Direcitonal manipulation is the trickier secondary Fullbring property. Just like Razor Wire, it requires contact with a wire. However, the effect is different. Wires initially allow travel along them. However, when he touches a wire, he can expend 150 reiatsu to cause one of the two things that the wire is attached to or anything traveling along the wire to suddenly go a different direction, like it was pushed by a force equal to Marcus's RS. This can only be used twice per post.

Other Techniques:

Mastered = *

None

Custom

None

Osen

Technique Name: [Osen]

Class: [8-1]

Technique Type (Kido, Hollow/Arrancar Technique, Human World Dweller Technique, Other): [Other]

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [Fullbringers]

Technique Element: [None]

Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): [Insert Below]

Marcus hadn't always had this curse, but Satsujun may have either accidentally or intentional bestowed it upon him. The human had always suffered from a speech impediment since he broke his 5-year long silence. The root of the struggle was caused by tragedy. Now that Satsujun had nearly killed him and destroyed his body and soul in the process, a new obstacle emerged with this new tragedy. Marcus's soul was damaged in such a way that it became difficult for him to form words. Just speaking required intense focus and effort, and every other word was accompanied by a stutter. However, as Marcus began to get the hang of speaking again, things would only grow worse. The stutter would remain, but now, many people seemed to misinterpret his words. Sometimes, he was understood normally. Than suddenly, the meaning of his words were received in a completely opposite manner. While he might have intended to say "I love you," the listener might instead hear "you're an ugly whale." The different understanding depends on the listener, so two people could hear different things from the same sentence. It does make communication via speech nearly impossible and results in several awful misunderstandings. As it grows stronger, it will always start to affect non-verbal communication as well.

How to use technique (How is it activated?): [Insert Below]

It is always active.

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc) (Insert Below)

The technique itself is a drawback with no positive use.

Made By: Marcus Cole

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): [Yes]


Starting Items:

Item Name: Suit Mk I
Item Type: Armor
Item Description: This suit is pretty basic, for someone with the money with which to buy it. It’s a high impact resistant material, which can absorb 100 stat strength. Any higher, and the wearer will start to feel the impact. It is a dark grey color, and can be equipped with a custom symbol for an extra cost.
Cost: 5000 Ryo (5500 with symbol)

SPOILER: Click to show

Symbol Reference

Item Name: Kunai x 15
Item Type: Weapon
Item Description: Small pointed blades that can be thrown for stealth kills, or used to set traps.
Price: 50 Ryo Per Kunai

Item Name: Kunai Cannon
Item Type: Weapon
Item Description: This item utilizes the technology that makes the Air Cannon upgrade on the gauntlets possible. However, rather than placing it on ones palm, this cannon would be equipped on the user’s forearm. The design allows for up to four kunai to be inserted into the cannons and fired with a blast of compressed air. The cannon may compress enough air to fire one blast per post. In addition, each blast of air launches the kunai with a velocity of 500 and a penetration force of 450. The user may launch anywhere between one kunai or all four kunai with one blast of compressed air. Reloading the cannon is quick and only requires the user to slide another kunai into the back compartment of the cannon.
Price: 10,000


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-History-

Birthplace: Karakura Town

Current Residence: Karakura Town

Memorable Figures: Nathan Cole (Father), Jenna Cole (Mother), 'Father', Dr. Christoph Heimer (Doctor that Delivered Marcus When He Was Born), Kazura Uzaki, Harle Quinn

History:

Chapter One

Marcus has lived a difficult life from birth. It all began in Karakura Memorial Hospital on a summer night, July 10, 1985. Marcus's mother, Jenna Cole, seemed calm and strong, despite the difficult pregnancy and painful labor, while Nathan Cole, the father, was panicking, always asking how Jenna was feeling while his legs shook like San Francisco in 1989. In other words, it was almost like a normal day for the family. Jenna was always in control and certain while Nathan couldn't even think about his beautiful wife or newborn child coming to harm without moaning with dread. He was a strong man, but he was over-protective of his family.

It was three hours after Marcus's birth, and Jenna was exhausted, sitting with her hand between Nathan's arms while he talked to her about their son's life as an acrobat, and how they would form a legendary trio in the circus. Jenna would smile, and occasionally comment about prioritizing his studies and making sure that preforming as a trapezist is what he would want to do, not something he would be forced to do. Of course Nathan would agree, but it always seemed to slip his mind that his son would have his own agenda to live by, not his father's.

To them, it would feel like they fell asleep mid conversation. After all, they were both unbelievably exhausted, Nathan from worrying and Jenna from the actually act of giving birth, though Nathan did seem a little more tired. When they would wake up in a couple of hours, they would shrug it off. They wouldn't realize that a battle raged on in that timespan, and that the reason for their unconsciousness was because a nearby heavy spiritual pressure knocked them out immediately. Only one man would realize that there were thirty hollows hovering above the roof of Karakura Memorial Hospital, hungry for the lingering souls who's bodies had recently passed away. And that man was holding baby Marcus.

Dr. Christoph Heimer was his name, and he had a deep dark secret that he had spent his life running from. Dr. Heimer was a Quincy, and quite a powerful one at that. He had trained up till the age of twenty under his extremist parents who were devoted to the Vandenreich. Christoph even got to the rank of Captain, though was far stronger than the average Quincy Captain. In fact, he wasn't far under the power of a General. The problem was that Christoph was not suited for battle, and fighting in the front lines went against his ethics of taking a life. To put it simply, Dr. Heimer deserted his position, changed his name, and hid in Karakura where he studied to become a doctor. It all seemed like the perfect plan to avoid combat. Well, until that night at least.

Dr. Heimer detected the hollows immediately, and his eyes widened in morbid surprise. His first act was to set the newborn baby in a crib and leave a nurse to look after it. The second step would be for him to meet the Hollows on the roof in order to eliminate them. But with that many Hollows, Christoph knew that he would have a hard time. His legs quivering slightly, the nervous doctor decided to take the elevator in favor of the stares. When he appeared on the roof, he was greeted with a nice red blast of reiatsu that would sure demolish half of the roof, as well as all of Christoph. The Quincy, however, was prepared. He broke through the blast by shooting an arrow straight through it, causing the Cero to destabilize and disappear before it could do damage to the building. The first Hollow was caught by surprise and the arrow shattered its bone mask, killing it instantly.

The remaining beasts knew what to expect, though. There were still 29 left, all of equal or greater strength than the last one. How could Dr. Heimer possibly stand a chance? He had a few tricks up his sleeve, a way to cripple all of the Hollows at once. With his free right hand, Christoph released an orb that slowly floated to the center of the group of Hollows before stopping. The Hollows wouldn't get a chance to question what it was before the orb exploded into hundreds of arrows, which would kill several Hollows as well as injure most of them. By the end of that wave of attacks, there were 13 Hollows left, 9 of which were injured. They decided that it was time to go on the offensive.

A tiger Hollow appeared beside Heimer with no warning, using some sort of stepping technique. It would have made a gash in his side, breaking two ribs, with a swipe of its paw had the doctor not reacted. He managed to leap away from the beast just in time to avoid getting damaged, though the claws did tear through his white coat. With the brief opportunity he had, Heimer managed to put an arrow through the Hollow's skull, immediately killing it. However, the death of the tiger did have one purpose. It distracted the Quincy from noticing the Bull charging from behind.

Heimer noticed the beast's heavy footprints right before it hit, and had just enough time to dive to the side. However, he wasn't fast enough to prevent the Hollow from making a gash in his leg. Christoph put an arrow to end its life, and moved on to the remaining Hollows above. One by one, they all fell. A few caused him some minor injuries like that cut to the leg and a bruised shoulder. However, he did leave the roof with two broken ribs after a clash with a rhino-like creature, a hole in his stomach from what appeared to be a dark, twisted version of a unicorn, and a concussion after getting smashed by a gorilla's animal fists. All in all, though, he was thankful to be alive.

Christoph was glad that he had protected his new home, though it was at the cost of his health. He would recover as fast as any other forty year old man would, however long that may take. As he limped his way to urgent care, he smiled at the newborn baby he had just helped deliver earlier that night. Little did he know that the battle above had set the events in Marcus's life in motion. With so much reiatsu output nearby, Marcus had just become spiritually aware, though no one knew it yet.

Chapter 2

Marcus had a nice, loving young life. He was raised in Haly's Circus, always traveling with his parents wherever the circus had a show and watched them preform. They were the famous Flying Coles, and they had not-so-secret ambitions to turn their duo into a trio. Marcus was trained in acrobatics starting at age 2, when his parents took careful steps in preserving his flexibility. It wasn't until he was six years old, though, that he could build up enough strength to support himself on the trapeze. By age ten, he was old and strong enough to preform along side his parents. They were the famous Flying Coles, and people from all around came to primarily to watch them preform. However, their best show was always at Karakura, their true home.

And the shows they put on their were magnificent. Most of the time, it would be Nathan and Jenna on the trapeze with the net below them on fire, or no net at all. Each year, they added more and more dangerous twists, and they always somehow succeeded. The crowds would cheer at the top of their lungs in excitement as the Flying Coles bowed. Even when Marcus was old enough, his parents never let him try these exclusive-Karakura stunts. They claimed that he wasn't ready, and although deep down he agreed with them, Marcus's ambition was too strong to not desire sharing the stage with them. This is the Marcus from a long time ago, the boy that wanted to please the crowds and be the center of attention. This was the bird before it lost a wing.

The circus was a very productive place for Marcus to grow. He received a home education not just from his parents, but also from the other performers and even the owner himself. It was with the owner that Marcus learned more advanced math, such as calculus and statistic, but that level of education only started after he turned twelve. Marcus wasn't only treated with the opportunity to learn academic skills but also physical techniques. There were these two Pilipino stick fighters that excelled in the martial arts called escrima. When Marcus was eight, just as he began getting his body into its peak, they gave him basic lessons: hand-to-hand manuevers, footwork techniques, and even styles with escrima sticks. However, Marcus soon fell in love with the martial art and asked them for more advanced lessons on a daily basis, whenever they could spare the time. Marcus was an escrima master by the time he turned twelve, and he kept going from their until he had almost surpassed his masters.

Marcus had friends while traveling with the circus. He couldn't possibly be expected to grow up without any peers. Plenty of people in the circus started families and lives together, especially one as prosperous as Haly's Circus, so it wasn't unusual to see a couple of toddlers running around. However, Marcus never seemed to get close to the other children. They always played together in groups while he focused on training and improving himself as a performer. He surprised everyone with his work ethic and ambition. Some believed that he prevented himself from having a real childhood and even encouraged him to take a break and play, but Marcus felt that practicing and getting better as an acrobat was the best way to spend his life. He didn't want to be like his parents, he wanted to be even better. Marcus could never understand his child self when looking back. His ambition and confidence had been crippled ever since that incident, and it was never going to heal. 

Dr. Heimer stayed close to the Cole family as well. He would always visit whenever their circus traveled back to its yearly venue at Karakura. He developed a close bond with the parents while Marcus was still young, and made an effort to do so party because he understood the spiritual awareness Marcus developed as a newborn from the exposure to such a chaotic fight. As Marcus grew older, Heimer acted more as a Godfather, and watched the child train and, eventually, preform along side his parents. For some reason, the Quincy felt some pride at seeing Marcus excel, even though the child wasn't his own. And, better yet, Heimer was happy to see that Marcus hadn't developed his reiatsu skills at all, nor did he pursue his powers as a Fullbringer. All Dr. Heimer wanted was for Marcus to live a normal life. To bad things don't always go according to plan.

Chapter 3

It was showtime. Marcus was thirteen at the time, and they had just arrived at the venue for the last show of their yearly tour in Karakura. Marcus was beyond excited, because his parents had finally permitted him to join them in their spectacular finale. Marcus had been training for years, and upon getting his parents' approval, his work ethic had only doubled. Every night, he would collapse unable to move after another grueling day of training. And, of course, he could look forward to the same routine at the brink of dawn the next day. All that effort was being put into one moment, and that moment had arrived.

Not long after they arrived in Karakura, Jenna and Nathan Cole received word from Dr. Heimer that he had tickets to their show that night. Marcus was even more thrilled. With each minute, he was continuously getting more and more psyched. Most might get nervous at the thought of a huge performance looming so closely. Marcus was a different story. His whole body and mentality gravitated towards preforming in front of the largest audience possible. He was born a star and lived his life in pursuit of that destiny. This night, however, would change everything. Marcus would be broken beyond repair, and even to this day, there hasn't been anything that could put back his pieces.

The plan for the night's show was going to be by far the most dangerous stunt the Flying Cole's had ever pulled off. Firstly, the safety net below them would only act as another hazard. Not only would it be there, but also it would be lit on fire, threatening to scorch the trapezists  just above it. In addition, most of the swings acrobats use would have two ropes on each end connecting it to the top of the tent. However, the Coles were going to preform with swings that were connected by one net along the middle, making it several times more difficult to balance. Any slip or slight mistake would lead to certain death.

Maybe things would have gone differently had the timing not been so unfortunate. Fate has an evil way of going about its business, and that night's events would set Marcus down a terrible dark road. Just as the show was about to begin, Dr. Heimer felt a staggering reiatsu presence. It was similar to the night of Marcus's birth, but three times as powerful. He was very much afraid of what had just arrived. However, his feelings towards Marcus and the whole of Karakura were far too strong for him to let the Hollows take lives. He felt the presence of approximately one hundred Hollows, each of which had the power of a Menos Grande. He calmly and slowly excused himself from his seat to face the nearby enemies, unsure of whether he'd be able to return. Marcus didn't even notice that Heimer left his seat.

The show began, and Marcus and his family were called to the spotlight. The teen had never felt more excitement and energy in his life. He wasn't even the slightest bit nervous, but rather thrilled. They began their show, and with every flip, swing, and catch, the crowd would explode with applause. Even the firey net below wasn't stopping them. Every aspect of their performance was flawless. There was no room for error, after all. The night should have ended peacefully and happily, but the Coles just got very unlucky.

In the meantime, Heimer was having the fight of his life. He had been hit directly with a Cero twice as well as has faced the continuous onslaught of attacks from various hollows. Over the span of twenty minutes, he was hanging on to life by a thread while having only taken out twenty of his opponents. There were still eighty beasts fighting over who would devour him. He knew what he had to do. Heimer concentrated his energy and activated Sango, the final release that would strip him of his powers. He should have used it long ago, but he was glad that he saved it for this moment. Heimer fought the hardest battle of his life, and, for once, it seemed that he was finally getting somewhere. He didn't realize two hollows slip away while he was fighting the remaining seventy-eight. Heimer won his fight, but Marcus lost everything.

The two Hollows snuck into the circus, apparently drawn to Marcus by his high affinity for spiritual energy. He saw the creatures, and this being the first time Marcus had seen Hollows, he panicked. His hand slipped, and he was supporting his father with a sweaty grasp with the flames right below them. Marcus barely made the catch, and as he looked down, he found his father's face smiling confidently back up at him. Marcus decided to redeem himself and continue the show, ignoring the creatures else they would be his downfall. It was the only choice he had.

A stranger rose out of the back of the crowd, raised his pistol, and directed a bullet right at the smaller of the two Hollows. It went out in an instant, and Marcus saw the action from the corner of his eye. Despite his confusion, he felt a little relieved. In no time, he knew the stranger would take care of the final monster. However, before that could happen, the Hollow exerted its spiritual pressure, putting half the audience to sleep as well as causing the flames on the net to rise dramatically. Marcus's entire body was blistered with burns, but he barely managed to hang on to his father. Nathan Cole went unconcious from a mix of the pain and spiritual pressure of the Hollow. Just in front of him, Marcus could see his mother's body fall into the fire, and he could do nothing to stop it.

Before the teen could act, he heard a snap, and he felt his stomach flip inside-out as his body began to descend. His damaged nerves in his arms couldn't hold on to his father, and Nathan Cole plummeted to his death. Marcus was numb. He couldn't think, couldn't act, couldn't find the will to save himself. He was prepared to follow his parents and join them wherever they were headed. No hell could be worse than the last two seconds of Marcus's life. However, as he felt the heat of the flames kiss his scorched skin, he was suddenly gliding upwards, distancing himself from the fire. He didn't know how he did it, but the teenager sprouted wings. His flight was short lived, and he found himself falling one hundred feet to the ground. He lost consciousness before he crashed.

Chapter 4

Marcus's life was in shreds. He spent the next four months in the recovery branch of Karakura Memorial Hospital. His entire body was encompassed in second and third degree burns. His skin had been blistering and was destroyed so badly that it took weeks just before a new layer could begin to surface. In addition, from his terrible landing after falling one hundred feet, his legs were cracked down their length and his arm was shattered down the middle. Due to his strange landing, he even managed to break a rib. Marcus was a mess. There wasn't a single part of his body that wasn't hurting. It was a miracle that he survived.

He may have been released after four months, but his spirit was broken. Marcus never spoke a word in his whole stay at the hospital. For the most part, during the day, the nurses and occasional visitors, friends from the circus, stopped by, but they only found a hollow shell of a person. Marcus would stair blankly at the ceiling, staring right through the person directly in front him. And at night, when he was alone, Marcus would cry himself to sleep, wishing that he could drown himself with his tears. He was alone in his own world, and there wasn't a soul that could save him. He wouldn't eat, even after his burns healed. They had to feed him nutrients through an IV, and, even then, they couldn't keep him healthy with just that method.

One person succeeded in getting through to him, and it was Dr. Heimer. The doctor spoke to Marcus and didn't expect any answer, which made the teenager even more comfortable around his old friend. There were times they would even cry together in memory of Marcus's deceased parents. About a month into Marcus's recovery, Heimer decided to tell him the truth. Marcus learned of his spiritual awareness, his buried powers (which weren't so buried), the existence of Hollows, Shinigami, Quincy, Fullbringers, and every other spiritual race. Being an ex-Vandenreich official, he had an extensive knowledge in all the races' secrets. Marcus never responded to any of the information, but he absorbed it like a sponge. He knew most of the methods of all races by the time he was dispatched.

Marcus really didn't know what to do with himself. He knew so much, but he had no drive for anything. His family still had a house in Karakura, but it would be too painful to return to it after only four months. Dr. Heimer left Marcus with an open invitation to his house, and since he wasn't at the hospital that day, Marcus was almost tempted to see if the older man was at home. However, at the entrance to the hospital, he found a surprise waiting for him. There was man who's face was hidden behind a coat and bowler hat. It was too hot for those clothes, yet he seemed oddly familiar. Marcus soon identified him as the stranger that eliminated the hollows during the circus performance.

Marcus only listened, but that was enough. The man revealed his face, which turned out to be old, wrinkled, and warm, and he spoke to Marcus. He appealed to Marcus's rage at the hollows, but directed the youth's anger at a different source: everyone else. No one came to help. Not human dwellers, not even Shinigami. Everyone had isolated Marcus, but the man, who asked Marcus to call him 'Father,' painted a picture of a much better world, with no hollows, no lying 'guardians of the human world.' This man instilled the idea to eliminate the different levels of the world and just have plain souls and people. Marcus was immediately hooked, eager to find a new purpose. He began devoting himself to 'Father.'

Marcus wasn't Father's first recruit. In fact, he was about the fiftieth. However, about a year into Marcus's career with the Father, they had increased to five times their initial amount. Most were spiritually aware children who hadn't progressed their power much. Some were older, in their twenties and thirties, who were not the strongest but they had more wisdom and experience. Father was by far the oldest, looking to be about seventy years old. He moved like he was young, though. The Organization (that's what they referred to their group as), was centered in an uninhabitted mountain region in the middle of Japan. It was their home, and they returned to it almost every day.

Marcus was among the older children when he first joined, and although he never spoke, he was an example for everyone all of the younger children. He still never spoke, not a word, but his actions were always devoted towards the Organization. Everything he did, all his training, all his studying, all his free time went towards the group. It made him popular, and it made him Father's favorite. He began the right hand man of Father in two years.

Part of the reason for his quick promotion was because of the potential he had unlocked in himself. Marcus quickly learned to draw out his wings on his own, and in less than a year, not only had he enhanced his physical abilities, but he unlocked his Fullbring to its second level. The black fog only made him far stronger, and Father constantly sent him on missions. He would sometimes deal as an escort to a shipment of supplies. He even did assassinations on evil humans and unwelcome members of other races. Marcus had eliminated a small group of ten low-teir Arrancar by himself when he was fifteen. Almost all the time, though, it was his job to take shifts watching over a certain region of the human world. He would eliminate any hollows that came by, and because of his skill and strength, he was usually put into more perilous areas, especially if there was mysterious action involved there. He hadn't failed once. Not yet at least, but that story will come next chapter.

In the cult, because, well, it was obviously a cult, especially since everyone called the leader 'Father' and served him religiously, Marcus excelled outside of combat as well. He studied hard and recieved private tutoring from the older members in academic subjects such as math, history, English, Japanese, and even other foreign languages such as Spanish, French, and Arabic. However, the subject Marcus did best in was Math. He began to handle the details of the Organization's finances. By age sixteen, he managed the group's budget single-handedly. Father and everyone else trusted him, and they had reason to. He never spoke and only did what would please Father. He was blindly loyal to the older man, and that would lead to the second most pain he would ever experience after the night he lost everything.

Chapter 5

Marcus was eighteen at the time. He had been sent on a mission in the desert region in California. They had recieved information on a mid-sized group of Shinigami that used strange weapons. Not Zanpakuto, but a parasite-like tool that fed off their life force in order to give them power. It was Marcus's job to investigate and see what this strange group of Soul Reapers were up to. Scouts reported that they hadn't moved their camp from the same location and it was just overall fishy behavior. They hadn't done anything to hide their presence, either. With all that in mind, Marcus was warned to evaluate them with caution.

Marcus dispatched of a few outside guards with ease, efficiency, and silence. No one detected his presence, and he kept his reiatsu signature as low as he could. Marcus didn't even need to release, but rather used his stealth to catch his victims off guard. The dark was his friend, and he used it to shroud him and keep him hidden. No one even knew he was there as the Rogues fell left and right. Marcus was towards the center of the camp, and he expected to find some socialization. Tents were set up everyone, but no one appeared to be nearby. The only people he had seen where the guards that had been set up outside.

And that's when the lights suddenly flashed on, blinding the Fullbringer. He didn't have time for his eyes to adjust before he was suddenly engulfed in unbearable, burning flames. He saw his mother's limp body descend into the inferno. It was so quiet, but his dry, voiceless thoughts screamed, echoing in his mind and vibrating through his body. He wanted to cling on to the little hope and light he had left, but it was slipping from his grasp. He looked down just in time to see his blistering hand let go of his unconscious father. The flames laughed.

Marcus blacked out. The flames triggered something in his mind, and their intensity was enough to pull him from conciousness and force him to relive a gruesome flashback. His mind was desperately reaching for a crutch that simply wasn't there, and Marcus felt himself break again. He failed in aiding Father, he got himself captured, and he faced certain death. The Fullbringer wasn't bound in any traditional way. Instead, he was sealed in a seemingly timeless block of ice that was too powerful to be shattered with just his strength. He was utterly helpless, and there was no one to save him. Marcus didn't know where they were had moved to, but he found himself thrown in a dark room, left to thaw out and stuck with his broken consciousness. He felt that lifeless, hollow feeling that he had back in the hospital, and Marcus once again wanted to die.

Time had passed. It could have been anywhere between a week to a month, but something finally happened. Marcus was subject to a routine of food, torture, questioning, food, sleep, repeat. The torture seemed to go on forever, and Marcus refused to eat, so the Rogue's were required to beat him further until they could stuff food down his throat and pour water into his mouth. He didn't sleep unless he was knocked out or passed out from the torture. However, in his pain, Marcus never spoke a word. They asked him where he was from, what his name was, what his intentions were, but he didn't budge. He couldn't really. Marcus was shattered. They might as well be talked to a lifeless doll.

But, finally, something happened. Marcus heard some shouts and bangs, but his interest wasn't even remotely peaked. He was broken, and whatever was going to happen to him didn't matter. If he was lucky, they would kill him right then and there. What he didn't expect to see was Father breaking through his door. Marcus suddenly jumped with life, a confused, painful smile working its way to his face. He hadn't even considered the aspect of rescue. After all, he's only a pawn. The Queen, the strongest piece, but it was expendable like the rest.

Father seemed to approach Marcus with the intent to hug him. It wasn't a gesture that either of them had done, but Marcus assumed that it was out of joy and obliged enthusiastically. However, what he thought was an attempt to embrace him turned into a brutal punch from an ice-infused fist directly into his stomach. The icicle knuckles drew blood, and Marcus felt the life from him drain. Father had only arrived to make sure no information about the Organization got out, and Marcus was threatening their secrecy. He wanted to cut off any loose ends. Marcus was just as expendable as he thought.

Maybe a few minutes ago, Marcus would have accepted his death in such a situation. However, something finally clicked. He wasn't being put together, no, but he was becoming so broken that some of the shattered pieces were coming together. Marcus felt an unbelievable rage directed to Father, and he released his wings and followed up with a punch of his own that... went through thin air. Marcus couldn't see Father, but he felt himself getting hit repeatedly from all sides. Finally, he made a manuever to punch each corner of the walls, shattering the stone. Father wasn't physically strong enough to deter him, and Marcus eventually got the building to collapse, crushing them both.

It was finally over...

Chapter 6

Marcus woke up. He remembered Heimer's tales of Soul Society and a place where all souls go after death where they can start their lives from scratch and live forever. It was a realistic version of heaven, not much different from the human world. Marcus was looking forward to it, though. If anyone needed a second chance at life, it would be him. He faced way too much bad luck, and whether or not he acknowledged his misfortune, Marcus should have at least been given a chance to dodge the bullet that crippled him. Maybe his life in the Rukongai would change some of that.

He knew, though, as soon as he opened his eyes that he wasn't dead. He hurt way too much to have passed on to a different life where he didn't have a delicate body tying him down as most humans do. Maybe he wouldn't have to experience pain as a soul? Who knew? Heimer didn't answer all of Marcus's questions, especially since he didn't say a word. Marcus found himself in an almost empty hospital room. He was, once again, in a full body cast, just like the night he lost everything.

Marcus was confused to find a strange man sitting by his bed, reading one of the magazines from the waiting room outside. He looked quite young, somewhere in his twenties, and quite rich as well. He had an expensive looking watch as well as a very elegant suit on. He noticed that Marcus came back to consciousness and gave them injured man his full attention, introducing himself as Kazura Uzaki. For the next hour, Kazura told Marcus about his life as a billionaire, how he had felt powerful reiatsu signatures while he was in California for a business meeting. He explained that a building had collapsed right outside of the downtown area, and Kazura rushed to the scene where he found Marcus's broken body. And that was about five days before the Fullbringer had finally woken up.

Kazura also explained who he was. He told Marcus about Uzaki Enterprise, about his goal to make humans self sufficient and not have to rely on the good-for-nothing Shinigami. He had big goals, and Marcus couldn't help but notice the gleam of ambition in his eye as he talked on and on. After Marcus recovered in a few months, he knew that he was going to join this man on his quest. He had found a new savior, a more human one who wouldn't throw Kazura away. One who would wait by a bedside for days until the man woke up. One who wouldn't manipulate hundreds of children, brainwashing them into serving him. Marcus knew that he would work under Kazura in Uzaki Enterprises. He knew he'd help as a finance official and work his way up into being a high-ranking economics official for the company. He also knew that he would follow Kazura Uzaki to hell and back if that's what was necessary, fighting along side him under the name Nightwing.

What he didn't know is that Kazura Uzaki would fix him.

"I must have been droning on for hours and hours. If you're in pain, don't worry about it. But, I'd really like to know, what's your name?"

"M-Marcus. Marcus C-Cole."

Update 1

After joining Uzaki Enterprise, Marcus has continued to actively do missions for the organization. However, his personal life began to form upon meeting the beautiful Lieutenant of the Second Division of the Gotei Thirteen. After kindling the flame that formed instantly between them, the two quickly fell in love, despite the barriers between them. Marcus hasn't gotten to chance to meet Harle for a couple of months after they met, so he had been focussed in promoting Uzaki Enterprise. He had continued to complete missions and was successful in recruiting a woman who went by the alias of "Prime." He worked with her as his mentor, training her to fight as he does and become a powerful asset to Uzaki Enterprise.

Chapter 7

Uzaki Enterprise vs Satsujun - Yet to be written.

[Marcus Cole]

SPOILER: Click to show

{Stats and Skills}

Strength - [100] (70) Points

Speed - [80] (104) Points

Spiritual Pressure - [50] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [70] (105) Points

Light Aura - [60] Points

Dark Aura - [40] Points

Instinct - [100] Points

Senses - [50] Points

Energy sensory - [0] Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points

Total SP: [450] Points

Abilities

• [Martial Arts: Escrima] {1}
  
  
• [Weapons: Throwing Weapons] {1}
  
  
• [Battle Analysis] {1}
  
  
• [Strength of Will] {1}
  
  
• [Special Skill: Movement] {1}
  
  
• [Stealth] {1}
  
  
• [Acrobatics] {1}
  
  

[Marcus Cole]

Character Name: [Marcus Cole]

Previous Real Age: [20]

Current/New Real Age: [22]

Previous Age of Appearance:[/b] [20]

Current/New Age of Appearance: [22]

New Ideals/Personality:[/b]

[/b][/u] [If any. Insert new stats here if this is a stat update.]

For starters, Marcus is now class 2

Switching type from Struggler to Support

Old Stats

Strength - [100] (60) Points

Speed - [400] (600) Points

Spiritual Pressure - [200] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [400] (800) Points

Light Aura - [60] Points

Dark Aura - [40] Points

Instinct - [150] (112) Points

Senses - [150] Points

Energy sensory - [0] (0) Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points[/ul]

Total SP: [1400] Points


New Stats

Strength - [200] (100) Points

Speed - [200] (400) Points

Spiritual Pressure - [250] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [300] (600) Points

Light Aura - [60] Points

Dark Aura - [40] Points

Instinct - [300] (150) Points

Senses - [150] Points

Energy sensory - [0] (0) Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points[/b]

Total SP: [1400] Points


Updated Skills

• [Martial Arts: Escrima] {2}
  
  
• [Weapons: Throwing Weapons] {1}
  
  
• [Battle Analysis] {3}
  
  
• [Strength of Will] {2}
  
  
• [Special Skill: Movement] {2}
  
  
• [Stealth] {3}
  
  
• [Acrobatics] {3}
  
  

What kind of update: [General Update, Rank update, stat update] Type change and rank+skills+class update

Current Rank: [New Hire]

New Rank: [Senior Employee] - If any. Don't forget that you'll need to take the test for that rank before the rank up becomes valid.