Post by ChaosMystic on May 30, 2022 3:52:28 GMT -5
-Opening-
Discord/Chatango Username (include nicknames): ChaosMystic
Password 1: Black Hole
Password 2: Moon Pray
Type: Soldier v1
Squad: Squad 1 is first choice. Squad 2 is second choice. Squad 7 is third choice. Squad assignment is negotiable.
Rank: Shinigami Hopeful
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-Basic Information-
Name: Shikimura, Inozen
Age of Death: 89
Real Age/Age of Appearance: 92/26
Birthday (Month/Day): 06/16
Blood Type: O-
RP Sample (Optional):
Life is chaos, and chaos is growth, but eventually the chaos consumes all. I was no longer aware that I am on my deathbed because Alzheimer's Disease has progressed to its most detrimental stages. Life has lost all of its potential and my ability to turn chaos into order has been completely diminished. The spirits and ghosts that I had seen when I was young have returned to tell me that they had never left my side, but that the medication that I had been prescribed have kept me from seeing them. Nowadays, they are the only company I can retain memories of as the rest of my life has become a blur of amnesia and confusion. All that I ever see is my husband's eyes looking at me in pity and despair.
My life was long and unfulfilling and I have no complaints. I have lived it to the best of my ability given my mental handicaps and limited potential. I have never been so ready to die. I have accepted my fate when I noticed the dementia started, all that is left is for my husband to do the same. When I finally saw this in his eyes, I understood that it was time to move on. From that point, a gentle and beautiful woman appeared to me wearing black robes. She explained to me that she was a shinigami and that I have been granted residency in Soul Society, where I could live in peace. I graciously accepted her offer.
Since then, I have been free. I became young again, as I was in my prime, though all of the knowledge and wisdom I have accumulated over my lifetime has returned and remained. As I adjusted to the new environment, I realized that there was a governmental system of law and order, and that I was free to join the Gotei 13. This was an opportunity that I had never had as a human; to serve and protect, due to mental handicaps. Now, I am free of those incapacitating chains of fate and I can finally live the life I have always dreamed, one that I have been inspired to my whole life. A life that provides purpose, fulfillment, and yes, even danger and excitement. It may not be fun, but I've come to the conclusion that this is what my human experience has been preparing me for. I am a warrior, and always have been underneath the graceful façade of boring and consistently disappointing life. This is what I was meant to do, all I have to do now is reach for it and accept the opportunity. Today, I am enrolling in the Shinigami Academy.
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-Appearance-
Height/Weight: 5"11'/165 lbs.
Physical Description:
Shikimura, Inozen has a mocha skin tone with thick black hair that is normally kept shaved between 1/8 to 1-1/2 inches. He has a myriad of tattoos around his body that somehow retained in his soul form after passing on from his life, indicating that they were either endowed Reiatsu upon acquiring them by an external spirit or have become merged with the soul overtime due to spiritual practices.
Inozen's eyes are almond shaped and angular, his face is soft and oval shaped with a discernible jaw line. The contour of his nose is straight with a straight base and he has a thin mouth. His eyes are dark brown and the symmetry and complexion of his face displays a masculine beauty that endured until the sunset of his life, but the youth granted in his death made him appear again at his prime. His beauty is one of the first things that people notice and he has been complimented as someone who looks like a model.
Inozen's body is lean, strong, and agile. He has good muscle definition for his lean proportions and a few tattoos on various parts of his body. On his left deltoid, he has a tribal of "Summer Wind Carrying a Leaf." On his right Bicep, he has a faith-based tattoo of "An Angelic-Winged Cross." On his right forearm is a "Fearsome Sea Dragon, Coiled and Ready to Strike". On his left bicep, is a tattoo of his Taurus Horoscope. Below his neck on his upper back, he has a tattoo of the "Sun and Stars." Over his right pectoral is a "Phoenix Bursting into Flame."
Most of the time, Inozen can be found wearing plain clothes; fitted plain shirts and cargo shorts on the gray scale or jeans, or solid colored tank-tops on hot days. The only colors he wears that venture out from this plain color scheme is navy blue or black. His footwear usually consists of black or dark gray, low-cut boots. While on duty, he wears whatever is standard of his position. He does not wear accessories unless they have a practical purpose.
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-Personality-
Dislikes:
Mental Attacks/Subconscious Attacks/Illusions: During his human experience, he had a mental diagnosis of a severe kind as well as occasional cognitive impairments. He had to learn to navigate life with these disorders and he always saw them as a detriment and permanent barrier to ever reaching his full potential.
Chaos: Unexpected events, hardships, paranoia, cognitive impairments and confusion came in massive bouts and waves in Inozen's life. As a young man, he learned to manage, mitigate, and even take advantage of them, but it can still become overwhelming. When it does, he goes on negative venting tirades that can lessen the moral of everyone around him. He isn't strong-willed with a go-getter attitude, but despite his own doubts and pessimism, he always perseveres and finds ways to improve his situation. Despite disliking chaos, he has grown with it and it has made him more independent and resourceful. Due to this aspect of his life, he is also not afraid to ask for help when he needs it. It could be something as little as asking for advice.
Fate: As a human, he felt his tether with fate was a curse. At some points in his life, he had tried to change his viewpoint, but the chaos always made him think twice and he kept falling back into his old thought patterns. Some mystics say that it was these very thought patterns that manifested his hardships, but Inozen always saw the chaos as an entity separate from himself. Therefore, he hates randomness, as he never found a true answer as to why people were born with the luck they have. In this same vein, he also hates gambling.
Abusive Authority Figures: Inozen was raised in a household as the only step child and as a child, his stepfather was a provider but a very distant parent. As Inozen grew older, the father figure became emotionally abusive and neglectful. Eventually, the mere presence of Inozen was enough to inspire his stepfather's hatred and disgust and Inozen was treated like an abomination at every turn. Despite Inozen's efforts to become independent, he was helpless and had no way to defend himself. When Inozen moved out, it was a major relief and he was resolved to remain fully independent with his own household. Inozen always sticks up for himself against authority figures who abuse their power in the most tactful and appropriate way he can.
Sexual Abuse/Harrassment: As an attractive bisexual man, Inozen has been victim to a lot of sexual abuse from boys and men alike. He has learned to handle it better, but it still enrages him.
Loneliness: Inozen had a very long bout of this as a young man, and though he used the solitude primarily for self-improvement, he has learned that the greatest achievements of his life have come out of connections of others.
Mind Readers: Inozen dislikes anyone who acts as though they can read his mind, whether perceived or real. Depending on the situation, he may become hostile towards the mind reader out of necessity to safeguard Soul Society's secrets and to deter anymore more attempts at gleaning insight from his mind.
Likes:
Creative Writing: Inozen believes that the more he knows himself, the more wisdom he can apply to his life to improve its quality. Therefore, creative writing has become a love of his to explore his deep and rich inner world. Through this process, he can practice his writing skill, reinforce knowledge, think creatively, explore his imagination, escape reality, and more.
Music: For someone who is used to feeling low, music was a healthy way to improve his mood. He can enjoy any genre as long as the music has profound quality. He enjoys listening to music with emotional impact the most (for him mostly the alternative rock genre), then complex music like classical and metal. He also enjoys rap, hiphop, electronic at times.
Martial Arts: As someone who had a myriad of mental defects and challenges, Inozen had to take up a practice that would keep his mind, body, and soul healthy. He had always had an interest in martial arts since he was young, though he was never given the opportunity to learn formally. As a kid, he would imitate what he saw from martial artists. As a young adult, after he had learned of his diagnosis, he dove in the practice of Wudang Gong Fu to keep himself healthy. This training was semi-formal as the masters of the Wudang Mountains have decided to share their knowledge with the world, but this practice still was based on imitation and self-exploration.
After six years of practice, he had cultivated a strong foundation of Qi, and due to changes in life circumstances, the practice stopped for about four years. Afterwards, the practice picked up again, but this time he took everything he learned and applied it to developing his own swordsmanship. Over the span of his lifetime, he became a master of the jian and its combative concepts in a way completely unique to his own body and understanding.
Animals: Throughout his life, he has always had pets. Most were dogs, but as a young adult, he was also adopted by a cat. He has an unconditional love and respect for these animals. When it comes to wild animals, he gives them the respect they deserve. Whether dangerous or not, he was taught to value all life and only kills out of self-preservation (real or perceived).
Staying Objective and Unbiased: After a lifetime of meditation, Inozen is very practiced in remaining objective and unbiased. He doesn't fall for propaganda or misinformation because he likes to cross-reference his sources. He also always seeks the truth of everything and everyone.
Flaws:
Overanalyzing/Overthinking: Inozen's first instinct when faced with a threat is to analyze the situation, however, he can overanalyze to the point where it is no longer helping anybody. Inozen's mind is good at finding connections and learning, but simplified answers or logic seem incomplete or insufficient. He can make simple things complicated or confusing by thinking that there is much more to it than there really is.
Critical of Self: Inozen is critical of things he doesn't do well. When he makes a mistake, he can slope into pessimism or even despair.
Lazy: Inozen becomes desensitized to work that doesn't hold his enthusiasm, such as clerical duties. While this could make him find new ways to make the flow of work more efficient, he becomes lethargic if he hasn't had an energy drink or coffee.
Tardiness: Inozen has always lived life to the beat of his own drum which has made it difficult for him to be punctual. He is a few minutes late most days and it is a struggle.
Obedient: Inozen is obedient to a fault, even if it means that he goes against his own morals and values. Carrying out questionable orders is very stressful so he looks for loopholes and depending on the severity of the offense, would need to recuperate afterwards. What he does, or how long it takes for him to return to normal depends on the severity of the offensive order. He may need to get a good night's sleep, he may become depressed, engage in self-destructive activities, or confide in an authority figure or someone close.
Death Seeker: When Inozen was young and fed up with a life of emptiness, meaninglessness, stagnation, and failure, Inozen came to the conclusion that he needed to either find a reason to live or get busy dying. This motivated him to enlist with the military branch with the most highly skilled soldiers, but also the highest casualty rate. However, he failed to pass the psychological evaluation and thus began his first surrender and subsequent homelessness. Presently he is motivated to live, but he is prone to this flaw. Certain conditions may trigger these thought processes all over again.
Coward of Love: Inozen would prefer charging headfirst into combat than to pursue his love interest. Due to his bisexuality, Inozen believed that any chance of true romance towards people he was affectionate with was hopeless. He never thought that girls would understand, the men he wanted to pursue were straight, and in the LGBT community he was a pariah. This was further reinforced when he finally met someone whom he had taken an interest in and was on the spectrum, but learned the hard way that his feelings weren't reciprocated. Therefore, he never pursues love, be it men or women, and when he catches feelings it causes inner-conflict and turmoil as he does his best to reject them.
Runaway: As a human, Inozen ran away from problems that were inconceivably difficult to cope with. Albeit, running away had gatewayed into his first real relationship, with whom eventually became his husband. He would never consider himself a deserter and go AWOL, but something inconceivably terrible might trigger this instinct.
Habits:
Creative Writing - This habit started when he was 21 and learned about his diagnosis. He thought that being schizoaffective meant that he also had a vibrant imagination. After three months of the diagnosis, he wrote a novel. Unfortunately, it never took off, but he found the hobby extremely enjoyable and found other ways to express this passion. He has written another novel since his first, though this time he did not bother to try and get it published. He wants to write a new book in the Wu Xia genre (martial arts novel.) His writing habit is the most consistent out of all of his habits.
Martial Arts - This habit is the second most consistent. He practiced Taoist internal martial arts religiously for six years, but then it drastically slowed down for a time until it picked up again. No matter what squad he is in, his swordplay and unarmed combat practice always take priority on his off time. Despite having a cunning mind, he takes it upon himself to be effective in combat. This motivation is internal and not dependent on a squad's creed or other external factors. He does his best to maintain martial arts as a daily practice, though sometimes this falls short.
Meditating - This is his third most consistent habit, but all the most important. As a human in his twenties, he accumulated at least 4,380 hours of meditation before it slowed down due to work. This includes mindfulness meditation and his Taoist exercises. Meditation and his martial arts go hand in hand as they both serve to quiet the mind and cultivate reiatsu.
Swimming - Inozen is a seasonal swimmer and this becomes his dominant exercise during the Summer while martial arts takes a back seat. He is capable of swimming up to 8 hours a day, but due to Squad obligations and responsibilities, he has to manage his time.
Jogging - This is typically a warm-up exercise before practicing martial arts or resistance training.
Reading - When a new subject interests Inozen, his main method of learning about it is through nonfiction books. While this does increase his knowledge on a subject, it typically does not teach any practical skills.
Rebellious - This can be seen as a flaw or endearing personality trait depending on the circumstances. Inozen has a long and colorful history of rebelling against authority. However, during his human lifetime, he had turned a new leaf...or so he thought. Who knows what may trigger this behavior again. He just wants to do what he wants to do.
Fears:
Prison: The idea of going to prison terrifies Inozen. The idea of living in a cage like a wild beast in a hostile environment while years of his life is surrendered, and being forced to adapt to a dangerous, violent, and ill sub-society can drive him insane. He hopes to never end up there.
Committing Sin: He never wants to offend God and forfeit the soul that he was given. His fear stems from being abandoned by God and living unholy. Despite all of his challenges, he remains very close to God.
Becoming a Pariah: Society can be very cruel to those that they do not understand, or to those that inspire their hate. Inozen hopes that he could integrate well into any society without persuading people to become hostile. Of course, there will be adversity everywhere, but by being integrated into a society tactfully, the hostility can be managed or mitigated if not completely avoided.
Death of Loved Ones: Inozen doesn't want to see the people he cherishes die. He understands that being a shinigami means dealing with danger, therefore, he is afraid to fall in love or become too close with another shinigami.
Fighting Near Impossible Odds: When he understands that the odds are stacked against him, his will to live makes him afraid of what will happen. However, this fear motivates him to fight as hard as he can because he believes that it is the only way to survive.
Losing his Mind: As a human, Inozen suffered the throes of mental illness in a multitude of forms. He fears mental illness so severe that he loses the identity he has worked so hard to achieve.
Goals:
Rise Up the Ranks: Inozen's main goal is to throw himself into his work. He aspires to enlist with Squad 1 of the Gotei 13 and become a formidable operator. His growth and maturity can be relative to the rank he acquires in the organization.
Serve and Protect: Inozen wants to gather impactful and actionable Intelligence that can save lives and multiply the force factors of the other squads in combat. He wants to cooperate with other combative units and win.
Be Unique: In his own way, he wants to be beneficial to the operation. If he can understand the unique ways that he can contribute, he can further develop a sense of self.
Always Improve: No matter what venture Inozen undertakes, he wants to always improve. He understands that sometimes to improve, you have to be willing to learn and adapt, even if it means making a lot of mistakes. In this sense, he is always willing to step out of his comfort zone if it means that he will come out of it more skilled or better than he was.
Eradicate Social Injustice: Inozen has been the victim of repeated racism, discrimination, sexual abuse, and more. This has developed into a hate for social injustice. He will always stick up for the underdog and even put himself in harm's way to defend the downtrodden.
Develop Wudang Martial Arts: While he practiced it his whole life, he wants to learn how it can be useful when applied to the physics of his afterlife. He has made it his own personal mission to further develop the martial art and make it practical as a shinigami.
Alignment: Neutral, Good
Overall Personality:
Inozen is a realist in the way that his optimism or pessimism is almost completely influenced by his situation or circumstances. At times, he can be confident and optimistic, at others he can be very pessimistic. He always does his best to accurately gauge the situation and if possible, turn it around to a more favorable outcome.
He has always been a faithful person; a firm believer of God or a higher power that rules over all of Heaven and Earth. He converted from Catholicism to Christianity as a young adult. Gong Fu introduced him to Taoism and together these two belief systems have dominated his worldview. The melding of the two has afforded him a unique belief system; dominantly Christian with Taoist flavor. Both belief systems have granted him substantial improvements on his quality of life.
The top priority for Inozen's health is to remain at peak mental performance. In this endeavor, he exercises, practices martial arts, meditates, studies, and writes as his daily Gong Fu training. When he finds a topic of study to focus on, he dives into that subject until he becomes somewhat of a specialist. These topics so far have included classical philosophy, mental health, special operations, and tradecraft. Lesser subjects include military history, military strategy, combat tactics, politics and organized crime.
Inozen carries with him a charm that can soften people's attitudes towards him, and when he is on duty, he presents himself as optimistic and charismatic. However, below the surface, he has a buried intensity that he had always reserved for combat or extreme endeavors. This intensity was very rarely tapped into as a human, but he hopes that it can be developed and harnessed as a shinigami.
Inozen is a creature of habit. Anyone who has seen him around enough could see that he exercises and practices martial arts in the early hours of the day, meditates, clocks in for work, then carries on his duties until he is free to leave to retreat to books and information. He tries to make time for one more Gong Fu session before resting and relaxing on his free time.
As someone who fears becoming a pariah, he integrates in societies or organizations very well, almost seamlessly. His studious nature allows him to prepare well for new Operational Environments (OEs) and he has a knack for making friends or for understanding who his true friends are, as well as keeping a civil attitude towards most people (even when they don't deserve it). He also is capable of keeping in a crime syndicate's good graces. This allows him to blend in and collect Intel in various OEs as he takes advantage of the cultural nuances of the society he is infiltrating.
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-Powers-
Fighting Style:
Inozen is a cunning fighter who uses guerilla tactics to eliminate and confuse the enemy, first. He resorts to psychological warfare to hide his true intentions and does his best to understand the enemy before devising a strategy, counterstrategy, or gathering Intel. He makes it his personal responsibility that all Intel that he disseminates is verifiable or verified.
In combat, Inozen primarily relies on his zanpakuto. He practices endlessly with the jian and he desires to see the results in combat. However, if the opposition is too great, he releases his shikai and tries to use the element of surprise to gain a decisive advantage. His zanpakuto's ability to generate water and manipulate it through the conversion of reiatsu does well to stagger foes, drown enemies, increase damage, or even move them in a certain direction by force.
When fighting in open areas and closed areas alike, he tries to control his environment. By maintaining a sphere of influence in a given environment, he could create unique advantages. He uses his zanpakuto's ability to create water to stealthily change the field in order to create openings and execute sly attacks.
Inozen practices Wudang Gong Fu and is on a mission to make them practical to use by shinigami. He knows that this martial art has restorative properties, unarmed combat, as well as fine swordsmanship with the jian and various other weapons. He may try to execute a technique that he has practiced in training as an experiment or last resort because he believes that it's through pressure-testing techniques in combat that he can truly make the martial art practical.
Inozen is gentle and this often gets confused for weakness. He doesn't enjoy defeating weak opponents or fighting in general. As a martial artist, he finds love in the spiritual aspect. He'll hold back against weaker opponents and instead target them for Intel collecting or psychological warfare. He will give it his all if he has to fight against stronger opponents and he will retreat if he knows that he will lose. He has an inner-strength that allows him to endure hardship and in combat this allows him to think clearly despite overwhelming pressure.
Inozen is someone who sees war like water; as having traits such as an ebb and flow. He prioritizes timing over all else when executing. He uses this perception to glean when to act, especially if he can predict his opponent's movements or behavior. He observes the flow of combat with the mind of a Taoist, understanding the emptiness and energy forces that move all things, then acts according to his best judgment.
Zanpakuto Spirit Appearance(Optional):
Inner World(Optional):
Zanpakuto Appearances:
Inozen's zanpakuto takes the form of a traditional Chinese jian rather than Japanese katana. The overall length of the stainless steel blade is 38.5 inches. It has a solid copper toned metal guard and pommel with intricate dragon carvings. The dimensions of the jian is 41 X 4.5 X 2 inches and it weighs 2 pounds.
Zanpakuto Release Names(Include both Shikai and Bankai names, and call out phrases):
Devour the wicked and reign in the earth, Tenumi Shiro! (Heavenly Sea Palace)
Sip from the sea, Eiko Tenumi Shiro! (Glorified, Heavenly Sea Palace)
Overall Ability: Tenumi Shiro allows Inozen's reiatsu to start a chain reaction where his reiatsu is transformed through the sword and then repurposed as water. This water is linked to Inozen's will and can be moved with direction by his zanpaktou. Through Tenumi Shiro, Inozen can also use the reiatsu to mentally link with and move water that was already present on the field, as long as it is in range, as a second option. Tenumi Shiro is a versatile zanpaktou that has abilities that can be utilized for more than combat, such as being a viable water source, or moving objects that are buoyant enough to be swept by his waves.
Shikai Overall Ability: Tenumi Shiro's ability is the creation of water through reiatsu conversion and hydrokinetic control over water. Approximately 50 gallons of near freezing water can be created and/or manipulated for every 100 reiatsu, in which the sword acts as a converter of reiatsu into water and influencer of water in the physical world. Inozen has the ability to manipulate natural water, water generated from other zanpakuto, kido, and can convert ice and gasses into liquid state as long as there is hydrogen and oxygen to pull from. Inozen would need an OS superiority in order to takeover the water from the abilities of other people. He is also able to simultaneously manipulate water present and generate water for techniques, for example, generating 25 gallons of water while manipulating 25 gallons of water. The range of influence is referred as the Heavenly Sea Palace, the very moniker of his zanpakuto, and it extends to 20 meters in diameter from Tenumi Shiro.
Inozen's reiatsu becomes infused with the water that is being created and/or manipulated. This offers him a unique perception within the Heavenly Sea Palace by allowing him to sense with his water. This sense eliminates the need for Anti-stealth or Focused Eye when detecting persons in range who have been doused with his reiatsu infused water. For example, he can trace persons by even a wet spot on their shirt. This perception scales with his Senses Stat.
The weight of the Longquan Jian (with scabbard) is 4.4lbs and the overall length is 40 inches. The blade length is 29 inches. The blade material is high manganese steel with a unique surface engraving pattern and blue treatment. The scabbard and handle is black wood and knife fitted alloy material with silver surface.
Bankai Overall Ability: The overall bankai ability is the creation of water through reiatsu conversion, hydrokinetic control over water and the application of extreme pressure via water. Approximately 150 gallons of water can be created from his zanpaktou and/or manipulated for every 100 reiatsu, in which the sword acts as a converter of reiatsu into water and influencer of water in the physical world. With the release of bankai, Inozen has the ability to manipulate natural water, water generated from other zanpakuto, kido, convert ice and gasses into liquid state, or compress water so hard that it metalizes, all within the range of 50 meters. This range of influence is referred as the Heavenly Sea Palace, the very moniker of his zanpakuto and the water generated in this form is no longer freshwater but instead becomes near freezing sea water. In order to takeover water from the abilities of other people, Inozen needs an OS superiority.
Inozen's reiatsu continues to infuse with water that is being created and/or manipulated. This offers him a unique perception within the Heavenly Sea Palace by allowing him to sense with his water. This sense eliminates the need for Anti-stealth or Focused Eye when detecting persons in range who have been doused with his reiatsu infused water. For example, he can trace persons by even a wet spot on their shirt. This perception scales with his Senses Stat.
Inozen can crush his enemies that are submerged or partially submerged in water by exerting the pressure of the ocean's deepest trenches, or he may use highly pressurized, metalized water to create various solid shapes and structures. In this form, the speed of the water depends on the amount of water manipulated. The heavier the water manipulated, the slower the attack, whereas attacks using very small amounts of water can reach the same velocity as bullets. Attacks using trace amounts of water can reach up to 600 speeds, 50 gallons reach 300 Speed, 100 gallons 200 Speed, and 450 gallons or more 150 Speed. When generat
Bankai Appearance:
The bankai, while larger, is mainly a slight increase from the shikai. The handle is a rosewood immune to degradation and the metal guard transforms as part of the blade as the blade length becomes 40 inches, the handle extends to an overall length of 15 inches, and the blade length extends to 32 inches. This weapon, despite the appearance, is still able to be used one-handed since the power of the zanpakuto scales off of spiritual pressure and not physical strength.
Zanpakuto Techniques:
Shikai
Technique Name: Surge
Technique Type: Shikai
Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Shinigami
Technique Element: Water
Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): With a slash of his sword, Inozen conjures a wave six feet tall made of 100 gallons of water that surges at the speed of 400 in the direction of the targets. The speed of the wave itself may cause damage and while the volume of the wave can stagger or completely unbalance opponents, the true attack comes from the induced drowning condition of those targeted by Inozen. When the wave connects, the water is psychically forced through the nostrils and mouth to fill the lungs. If the person(s) drowning has a 2 or less in Strength of Will, Battle Focus, and/or Calm Mind, they become unable to move. Inozen can always reverse the condition but it is pointless if death has already occurred. If the victim has a 3 or more in Strength of Will, they can reverse the condition through willpower alone. Secondly, this technique could be used to move objects with the force of the wave by using the zanpaktou to direct the momentum of the surge.
Class 4; 150 Strength
Class 3; 300 Strength
Class 2; 600 Strength
Class 1; 1,200 Strength
How to use technique (How is it activated?): This technique costs 200 Reiatsu and requires a physical slash from his sword to initiate the wave. The true technique comes from the drowning of targets, but it can also be used as a pushing force.
Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc): This technique can only be used once a post and can only effect up to five opponents in a splash radius ahead of him within the 20 meters. This technique only works while in range of the Heavenly Sea Palace, therefore, if someone can remove the drowning person out of range, their body is capable of reversing the condition naturally. If someone has a higher physical strength than Inozen's spiritual pressure, they can pull the individual out of range. Or, someone with higher reiatsu strength can blow the water away. This technique only works on creatures capable of drowning unless they are only being pushed. The speed of the technique makes it easy to avoid for fast targets, so this technique is more effective at close range, in closed spaces, or timed well after a setup or misdirection.
Incantation and Effect: None
Made By: ChaosMystic
Reserved?: Reserved for Shikimura, Inozen
Technique Name: Splash
Technique Type: Shikai
Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Shinigami
Technique Element: Water
Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): Upon a successful strike with his zanpakuto, Inozen generates a rapid generation of up to 200 gallons water which exacerbates the wound at the time of the strike with the cost of Reiatsu. Upon observation, it appears that there is a small explosion and jetting of water at the site of the injury while his sword connects. What would've normally been a simple laceration or pierce becomes terrible avulsions and internal damage. If Inozen is unable to cut the opponent, this technique is harmless. This technique becomes stronger in bankai form.
Class 4; 50 Reiatsu: 150 Strength
Class 3; 150 Reiatsu: 300 Strength
Class 2; 300 Reiatsu: 600 Strength
Class 1; 400 Reiatsu: 1,200 Strength
How to use technique (How is it activated?): This technique may be activated whenever Inozen cuts or stabs an opponent with his shikai. This technique can used as many times a post as long as Inozen's reiatsu allows.
Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc): In order for this technique to cause damage, Inozen needs to physically be able to strike the opponent with his zanpakuto and it is harmless if Inozen strikes the opponent but is unable to cut or pierce them. Since being in close quarters is required for the technique to take effect, this technique may be rendered useless if the opponent can keep their distance. Likewise, he may also be putting himself in an disadvantageous position against those who are more skilled in close quarters.
Incantation and Effect: None
Made By: ChaosMystic
Reserved?: Reserved for Shikimura, Inozen
Bankai
Technique Name: Crush
Technique Type: Bankai
Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Shinigami
Technique Element: Water
Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): Inozen can choose to generate and disperse up to 750 gallons of water in any direction to set up this technique. Whoever is submerged or partially submerged in water can be targeted by the profound pressure Inozen can influence, equating to 1,000 Strength. If willing, Inozen can forego generating water if there is already water on the field for a more covert attack. If the target's Pain Tolerance Skill is 2 or less, then they become paralyzed from the pain after a successful attack.
How to use technique (How is it activated?): This technique costs 500 to activate per person targeted and effects only those who are submerged or partially submerged in water. This technique can only be used once per post.
Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc): This technique can become costly when fighting against multiple opponents. The more opponents Inozen targets with this technique, the higher the reiatsu consumption. If Inozen chooses to generate a large amount of water, he could be essentially changing the combat environment. While this works to his advantage, it may also work to the advantage of a skilled opponent as well.
Incantation and Effect: None
Made By: ChaosMystic
Reserved?: Reserved for Shikimura, Inozen
Technique Name: Heaven Shield
Technique Type: Bankai
Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Shinigami
Technique Element: Water
Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): Inozen generates up to 900 gallons of water and condenses it into a crystallized structure. Depending on how much water Inozen chooses to generate determines the size of the Heaven Shield, but the density always remains the same. When using the full 900 gallons of water, the shield can form a protective barrier of metalized water with 1000 Strength and dimensions of up to 15 feet in height, 15 feet in length and 5 feet in width, or 15 feet in diameter with a 5 feet width. This protective barrier can be manipulated and moved as the crystalline structure is only solid due to the pressure exerted with Eiko Tenumi Shiro. Therefore, the transition between liquid, solid, and vice-versa is near instantaneous and the Heaven Shield can move up to 500 Speed.
How to use technique (How is it activated?): This technique costs 600 to activate and 400 to keep active. This technique can only be used twice per bankai release.
Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc): This technique has a two usage limit every time the bankai is released, therefore it takes strategic thinking to utilize this technique. However, if the technique is forced out, it could lead to a dramatic increase of Inozen's reiatsu consumption, especially overtime.
Incantation and Effect: None
Made By: ChaosMystic
Reserved?: Reserved for Shikimura, Inozen
Technique Name: Splash
Technique Type: Bankai
Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Shinigami
Technique Element: Water
Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): With a swing of his zanpakuto, Inozen generates a rapid generation of up to 1,000 gallons water to cause a deadly shockwave of pressure and shrapnel using water as a conduit. The explosion is ranked by class which Inozen may choose as long as his Class permits. With the release of bankai, Inozen is capable of unleashing the full potential of this technique. When used in the Bankai state, Splash overcomes the drawback of needing to cut the opponent in order to take effect. Immense pressure shoots through the splash and makes the force more similar to a deadly explosion and causes shrapnel of metalized water to fly at 600 Speed in the direction of the targets. These shrapnel could be used as a long range-attack and will hit if the targets try to retreat backwards. The shrapnel can be aimed in all directions and after they hit, they revert back to water.
Class 4; 100 Reiatsu : 150 Spiritual Pressure; equivalent to a firecracker, shrapnel flies 20 feet
Class 3; 200 Reiatsu: 300 Spiritual Pressure, equivalent to a grenade and shrapnel flies 30 feet
Class 2; 400 Reiatsu: 600 Spiritual Pressure, equivalent to a rocket grenade and shrapnel flies 40 feet
Class 1; 800 Reiatsu: 1,200 Spiritual Pressure, equivalent to 60 kilograms of TNT and shrapnel flies 70 feet
How to use technique (How is it activated?): This technique may be activated whenever Inozen swings his zanpakuto as long as he has the reiatsu to pay. This technique may be used as many times a post as long as his Speed allows.
Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc): The technique becomes costlier for every increase of Class. If this technique is relied upon too heaviliy, the Reiatsu expenditure can be great. If this technique is used to overwhelm and end the battle quickly, Inozen could have low reiatsu reserves if the strategy fails.
Incantation and Effect: None
Made By: ChaosMystic
Reserved?: Reserved for Shikimura, Inozen
Technique Name: Sea Dragon Bind
Technique Type: Bankai
Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Shinigami
Technique Element: Water
Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): Through the manifestation of his sword ability, Inozen conjures a fierce dragon that strikes, sinking its teeth and claws into the victim and effectively paralyzing him. This is primarily a binding move to capture targets.
How to use technique (How is it activated?): This technique costs 300 to activate. Inozen holds the sword out and water starts to generate and revolve rapidly around the blade, accumulating more water and growing rapidly into the shape of a dragon. The dragon is condensed with up to 10^12 PA and transitions from Ice VI to a metalized construct. It shoots out bearing its teeth and claws, and if it connects, it sinks its teeth and claws into the victim while tightly coiling around them. This leaves the victim in pain and unable to move. If the target's Pain Tolerance Skill is 2 or less, then they become paralyzed from the pain. If the victim can still act, it is possible to overpower the dragon if the target's Strength Stat is 300 points over Inozen's Spiritual Pressure. Though the technique can be used for binding an opponent, Inozen may command the dragon to bite the opponent with full force for no extra cost once a turn, which will then treat this technique as an attack scaling off of Inozen's Spiritual Pressure. Sea Dragon Bind can reach up to 300 Speed. The dragon's liquid volume is 450 gallons of water and is so condensed with pressure that it appears crystallized. The body has a width of one foot and length of 10 feet.
Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc): This technique can only be aimed at one person and the cost to keep the Sea Dragon Bind active is 100 Reiatsu per turn. The Sea Dragon is made of water and reacts naturally according to physics, such as conducting electricity.
Incantation and Effect: None
Made By: ChaosMystic
Reserved?: Reserved for Shikimura, Inozen
Technique Name: Crush
Technique Type: Bankai
Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Shinigami
Technique Element: Water
Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): Inozen can choose to generate and disperse up to 750 gallons of water in any direction to set up this technique. Whoever is submerged or partially submerged in water can be targeted by the profound pressure Inozen can influence, equating to 1,000 Strength. If willing, Inozen can forego generating water if there is already water on the field for a more covert attack. If the target's Pain Tolerance Skill is 2 or less, then they become paralyzed from the pain after a successful attack.
How to use technique (How is it activated?): This technique costs 500 to activate per person targeted and effects only those who are submerged or partially submerged in water. This technique can only be used once per post.
Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc): This technique can become costly when fighting against multiple opponents. The more opponents Inozen targets with this technique, the higher the reiatsu consumption. If Inozen chooses to generate a large amount of water, he could be essentially changing the combat environment. While this works to his advantage, it may also work to the advantage of a skilled opponent as well.
Incantation and Effect: None
Made By: ChaosMystic
Reserved?: Reserved for Shikimura, Inozen
Technique Name: Heaven Shield
Technique Type: Bankai
Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Shinigami
Technique Element: Water
Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): Inozen generates up to 900 gallons of water and condenses it into a crystallized structure. Depending on how much water Inozen chooses to generate determines the size of the Heaven Shield, but the density always remains the same. When using the full 900 gallons of water, the shield can form a protective barrier of metalized water with 1000 Strength and dimensions of up to 15 feet in height, 15 feet in length and 5 feet in width, or 15 feet in diameter with a 5 feet width. This protective barrier can be manipulated and moved as the crystalline structure is only solid due to the pressure exerted with Eiko Tenumi Shiro. Therefore, the transition between liquid, solid, and vice-versa is near instantaneous and the Heaven Shield can move up to 500 Speed.
How to use technique (How is it activated?): This technique costs 600 to activate and 400 to keep active. This technique can only be used twice per bankai release.
Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc): This technique has a two usage limit every time the bankai is released, therefore it takes strategic thinking to utilize this technique. However, if the technique is forced out, it could lead to a dramatic increase of Inozen's reiatsu consumption, especially overtime.
Incantation and Effect: None
Made By: ChaosMystic
Reserved?: Reserved for Shikimura, Inozen
Technique Name: Splash
Technique Type: Bankai
Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Shinigami
Technique Element: Water
Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): With a swing of his zanpakuto, Inozen generates a rapid generation of up to 1,000 gallons water to cause a deadly shockwave of pressure and shrapnel using water as a conduit. The explosion is ranked by class which Inozen may choose as long as his Class permits. With the release of bankai, Inozen is capable of unleashing the full potential of this technique. When used in the Bankai state, Splash overcomes the drawback of needing to cut the opponent in order to take effect. Immense pressure shoots through the splash and makes the force more similar to a deadly explosion and causes shrapnel of metalized water to fly at 600 Speed in the direction of the targets. These shrapnel could be used as a long range-attack and will hit if the targets try to retreat backwards. The shrapnel can be aimed in all directions and after they hit, they revert back to water.
Class 4; 100 Reiatsu : 150 Spiritual Pressure; equivalent to a firecracker, shrapnel flies 20 feet
Class 3; 200 Reiatsu: 300 Spiritual Pressure, equivalent to a grenade and shrapnel flies 30 feet
Class 2; 400 Reiatsu: 600 Spiritual Pressure, equivalent to a rocket grenade and shrapnel flies 40 feet
Class 1; 800 Reiatsu: 1,200 Spiritual Pressure, equivalent to 60 kilograms of TNT and shrapnel flies 70 feet
How to use technique (How is it activated?): This technique may be activated whenever Inozen swings his zanpakuto as long as he has the reiatsu to pay. This technique may be used as many times a post as long as his Speed allows.
Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc): The technique becomes costlier for every increase of Class. If this technique is relied upon too heaviliy, the Reiatsu expenditure can be great. If this technique is used to overwhelm and end the battle quickly, Inozen could have low reiatsu reserves if the strategy fails.
Incantation and Effect: None
Made By: ChaosMystic
Reserved?: Reserved for Shikimura, Inozen
Other Techniques
Technique Name: Shunpo (Flash Steps)
Class: 7
Technique Type: Kidō
Technique Element: None
Technique Description and Effects: A movement technique that allows the user to move faster than the eye can follow. The focal point that determines the basis of this technique is speed. As speed is the main point of the technique, the method is best characterized by how fast one can get from Point A to Point B in the least amount of steps. Training and skill are what determines how fast a user of Shunpo can move. Those of little skill in the technique or those who haven't used it for an extended amount of time would obviously be out of practice, causing those individuals to be considerably slower. This requires the use of more steps to move the same distance and become tired more easily in a shorter amount of time. A single step magnifies speed for that step by ten times. Shunpo uses fifty Reiatsu per step. This one is automatically learned in the academy. All Shinigami know this when created. This technique does not take up a technique slot.
How to use technique:
Focus of Reishi around the feet area and launch off into a single blurring step. It is not unlike teleportation in appearance, but it is simply extremely fast movement. It is often used to gain an edge in a single moment of combat or to dodge incoming attacks.
Technique Name: [Bakudo #5: Kaze Utsuwa (Wind Container)]
Class: 7
Technique Type: Kido
Technique Element: Air
Technique Description and Effects: Kaze Utsuwa is a Bakudo that doesn't bind an opponent, but rather binds air within one's self. By taking a deep breath inwards and paying the reiatsu cost, a sphere of air is locked into the user's lungs, slowly releasing the necessary oxygen in order to breathe. This can allow the user to survive without oxygen, whether it be submerged in water or held in a head lock or whatever else that would restrict air flow, for five posts of combat at a time. Five extra posts of non-combat can be used up when learned, ten extra posts of non-combat when mastered. When only learned, the lack of the lungs inflating and deflating is shocking enough that the user must concentrate on the Kidou lest it dissipate. When it is mastered, the concentration is no longer necessary as the user is completely used to receiving oxygen in this manner. In order to refresh the technique, the user needs to breathe in again, so if they are still in an oxygen-free environment, then this technique will not be able to be activated in order to save them.
How to use technique: User is required to breathe deeply inward before entering an oxygen-free environment.
Technique Drawbacks: Reiatsu cost. Cannot be used in oxygen-free environments. Must be used before entry.
Incantation and Effect: Doubles duration. ("O' Sea God, allow me to explore your vast oceans and coexist with the life bestowed upon it!")
Made By: Kyomei Kuchiki
Technique Name: [Bakudo #3: Sazanami (Ripple)]
Class: 7
Technique Type: Kido
Technique Element: Spirit
Technique Description and Effects: Sazanami is a particularly simplistic and straightforward Bakudo that at first seems to have no actual ability about it. When activated, this Bakudo sends a pulse of Reiatsu out in a spherical ripple from the user’s palm. This Reiatsu has no actual effect on anything, traveling until it reaches another object with some form of spiritual energy. Once it has done so, it bounces in the direction of its origin, giving an idea of the direction of any nearby active spiritual objects. This excludes environmental objects such as buildings within Soul Society, which do not possess an active spiritual energy. Such objects simply cause the rippling Reiatsu to stop without rebounding. When mastered, this technique can also be sent through objects, such as the ground or a building, rather than stopping upon impacting them. Additionally, mastery allows a constant ripple effect for the duration of a single post, regardless of incantation, that originates from its casting point. The range of this technique varies by the Reiatsu Strength of the user; for every 50 Reiatsu Strength the user has, this technique has a range of one hundred feet in radius. The ripples themselves travel at an astounding 4000 Speed. Due to its incredible speed and the thinned-out nature of the Reiatsu, the technique is undetectable to any but the user unless one actively knows that it is there.
How to use technique (How is it activated?): The technique’s user simply raises their hand and releases a pulse of Reiatsu. The incantation can be spoken before or after to release it.
Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc): Despite its speed, this technique’s effects are minimal. The pulse of Reiatsu is useful for tracking a target’s position or revealing cloaked targets, but unless the incantation is used, the cost of repeated use adds up.
Incantation and Effect (If Kido only): When the incantation is used, the Bakudo creates a continuous ripple effect for three posts using its initial casting point as an origin. The user can intercept reverberations from the technique even if they have moved, giving a continuous feed of the directions of active spiritual energy. (“Throw the pebble in the pond; ripple across the still waters, trace the boundaries, return.”)
When the incantation is used, the Bakudo creates a continuous ripple effect for three posts using its initial casting point as an origin. The user can intercept reverberations from the technique even if they have moved, giving a continuous feed of the directions of active spiritual energy. (“Throw the pebble in the pond; ripple across the still waters, trace the boundaries, return.”)
Made By: Zeich Yajuu
Reserved?: No
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-History-
Birthplace: Naruki City
Current Residence: Soul Society
Memorable Figures:
Utahhikaru, Satu - Inozen's former husband of 54 years and present widow. He gave Inozen a loving friend, husband, and abundance and prosperity as a human. When Inozen's mental health began to decline, Satu took on the role of caretaker until he passed away.
History:
As a human, Shikimura, Inozen always felt lost in his path of life. Always aspiring to enlist in the military, he would never pass the psychiatric exams for having severe and debilitating mental disorders. When admitted into a mental hospital, he explained that he saw ghosts and spirits on the streets and in his residence, that he helped them move on "into the light" to a better place, and can influence dense energy and could even speak to plants. The psychiatrist diagnosed him with schizoaffective disorder, a severe mental illness that incapacitates a person's ability to understand reality as well as a having mood disorder. He was told that the ghosts and spirits were not real and was put on drugs.
After years of focusing on his mental health, Inozen's quality of life never improved, and for years he ended up back in the mental hospital for failed medication trials. It wasn't until six years later that he truly surrendered to his life circumstances. Believing that he would never be independent or have a life of fulfillment, he gave up on the medication and became homeless. He traveled to the homeless shelters and began to live in a very harsh environment. Day in and day out, he suffered from induced paranoia. It was as though the freaks and rejects of the streets tried to read his mind with their spoken words, and they verbalized false impressions of him constantly. There was prevalent chaos, death, rape and destruction nightly. There were short moments of peace during the day, when Inozen practiced martial arts or socialized with people willing to make any kind of positive connection, though they tended to leave or add to the chaos later.
The paranoia got worse as the "Mind Readers" became more hostile in their impressions of Inozen and this led to a deeply troubled state of mind. While his martial arts credo was self-defense oriented, mind over matter, and de-escalation, at certain points Inozen erupted into pure, unmitigated violence. This had solved some issues, but Inozen could feel that he was sloping down a path of violence. The release of such pent up hostility left him feeling joyful at the utter destruction of his victim, but he knew that he needed to reject this path. Although, the joy of release was so pure that in the moment, it couldn't be denied.
Eventually, he learned to survive, but he wanted to seek out peace. Throughout his whole experience was the presence of Christian churches and preachers giving to the poor. These were always safe spots and places of welcome. Though Inozen was already deeply faithful, these daily and nightly interventions increased his faith even more. When he was at church, he did not feel the circumstances of his condition, or the harshness of his environment, but found the acceptance that he sought. However, he was set to wander wherever he pleased, and he left the shelters and the churches behind for a new environment.
Most nights were temperate, though it got cold in the Winter, and he would wander the streets of the city downtown at night. He would people watch, find a nice place to sit, and admire the wonderful architecture of the more civilized concrete jungle. He did this for months, only returning to the homeless shelters when necessary. He continued to practice martials arts until one day after another chaotic and violent event, he had had enough. He returned home from his experience and agreed to try the medication once more. This was his second surrender, and this time he surrendered to God.
Through divine intervention, Inozen was finally able to find the combination of pills that worked for him with just one more trial and a minor adjustment later. He gave in to God completely and focused on becoming the best version of himself that he could be. He took on a more serious practice to the Gong Fu he learned on the street by Tai and became very studious, athletic, and spiritual. His daily acumen became moderate to heavy calisthenics, Wudang exercises, meditation, four hours of creative writing, four hours of study and at least two hours of playing the keyboard. All of this was to attain the highest level of his mental function to make up for the myriad of detriments.
However, God was not done with him. He decided Inozen's family, close and distant relatives, should all become hostile towards him overtime, but for his mom and little brother. This had led to Inozen's introduction to a grave sin. Having sinned, Inozen despaired in his offense and became more confused than he had ever been in his life and didn't know how to proceed. He felt an insurmountable amount of fear that he turned to alcohol for relief. He decided in the end that the streets was where he belonged and decided to spend the rest of his life in that environment for atonement, however, God had other plans. Somehow, he was convinced to return home and return to life. It took years of processing on his own to realize that he had actually been a victim and deserved better.
To get away from it all, he turned to his close friend and lover Utahhikari, Satu, who welcomed him into his home. They became a couple and stayed together almost entirely for four years, except for a three month break. These years have been the best years of Inozen's life. Before, he had never felt loved by anybody, and being taught to love himself by Satu, he learned to love others. Satu made Inozen a better man in every aspect and their love for each other grew. Though it took a while, Inozen also became less of a dependent, taking on more responsibilities, acquiring a stable income, and even purchasing a brand new mustang. They struggled together also, but it always strengthened their relationship. Eventually, they got married and lived a stable life. The years together were sometimes happy, sometimes chaotic, sometimes a struggle, but they managed to love each other through the entirety of their lives.
Due to years of cultivation through Gong Fu, Inozen was reborn in Soul Society as a permanent citizen. After a few years, he realized that his spiritual pressure qualified him to become a shinigami. There was only one regret that Inozen had and that was not being able to enlist in the military. Now that he had that opportunity, he quickly enrolled in the Shinigami Academy to chase his lifelong dream. The moment that he had arrived at this decision, he discovered that he already owned his own jian, crafted by the reiatsu he had cultivated throughout his human lifetime. He took it with him to the academy as further evidence of his potential and with the hopes of coming to understand it.
