Noah Caiden [Squad 4 Captain Challenger, WIP, PT]

[Noah Caiden]

“The dead should be allowed to rest for all eternity. Were it not for me, they would, but I will gladly sacrifice the dead so that the living may not yet join them. I swear this on my name as the Necromancer.”

-Opening-

Discord/Chatango Username: Zeich, Z, Wolf

Password 1: Kitai’s Debt

Password 2: Sanctus Teamwork

Type: Genius

Squad: 4

Rank: Captain (Challenging)

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-Basic Information-

Name: Noah Caiden, “The Necromancer”

Age of Death: 85

Real Age/Age of Appearance: 998 / 30 Years

Birthday (Month/Day): July 23

Blood Type: O-

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-Appearance-

Height/Weight: 6’0” / 180 lbs.

Physical Description:
Noah is what most people expect when they see a doctor, at least visually. Long, golden-blonde hair is bound a ponytail that rests along the man’s back, kept tied carefully back so that it does not get into his face and interfere with his vision. A sharp, carefully trimmed beard frames his face, extending down each cheek in a finely-shaved line carved with utmost precision, tracing along the lower jaw and neatly shortened at the chin to give it a look of refinement. It gives him a look of wisdom despite his seeming youth; though he appears younger than he should at his age thanks to his exceptional medical talents, that beard helps contrast that image slightly, giving him a sort of middle-ground look to his features.


Thin-framed glasses sit atop his face, the whole piece surprisingly sturdy for all its seeming frailty. These spectacles are specially commissioned to avoid being damaged in combat, made of a variety of spiritual steel that, while it will not protect the user’s face or eyes, will also ensure that the necessary seeing devices are left unharmed and, should they become broken, will simply regenerate themselves slowly over time. This means that attacks can pierce them in an attempt to aim for the eyes, but that should the glasses not become unnecessary by potential blinding, they will still remain functional shortly after. Even the lenses are crafted from this same refined metal, though it takes a good deal of work to ensure that they have the same optic properties as the lenses on a normal pair of glasses.

Though much is to be said about the glasses, there is just as much to be said about the eyes that dwell behind them. Eyes that are a brilliant blue shimmer in the light, the color of sunlit oceans sparkling in those irises. However, this is not a constant, and a storm can brew to turn those oceans into a tempest. In times of stress or high concentration, those eyes fade to a muted gray-blue that seem to fade in intensity as one looks into them. When angry, however, the storm’s lightning lances across them, and they begin to shift to a more golden-yellow, one that seems to glow with a light of its own, though that may simply be from the sheer intimidating presence of his Reiatsu at that point. Those eyes are always a central feature of his face, however.

That face is shaped into many expressions, but the most common is that of amusement, creating slight lines around the man’s mouth and eyes, adding onto the image of a graceful maturity that seems to only lightly touch Noah’s features. These lines are light, bare impressions upon the smoothness of his skin, yet even when mostly unseen they leave the idea of a laugh hidden in those eyes, concealed in the curve of a smile. The slight curve of his eyebrows and the barest quirk of his brow only enforces this impression, drawing out assumptions of positivity and an almost coyly teasing sense of humor that hides just beneath the surface.

But where there is a sunny smile, there is also a stormy glare. Those lines deepen in times of heavy stress, underlining eyes that have gone as cold as a winter morning. The quirk of a smile on the edge of Noah’s mouth has vanished, replaced by thinned lips pressed together in concentration. Age seems to come with stress and anxiety, creases appearing on that otherwise unmarred forehead as he reaches times of frustration, and those eyebrows that normally indicate so many different subtle cues of pleasant happiness are now drawn low to match eyes narrowed in concentration or anger.

Noah bears lightly tanned skin, darkened thanks to his time spent on the front lines as a combat medic. Despite the expectation that doctors are often found only in their offices or clinics, Noah is quite the opposite, and his time in the field has saved more lives than he could have saved within the confines of the Squad Four barracks. His body is kept immaculate for the sake of reducing the risk of any and all outside infections caused by lack of care, and it shows; neatly trimmed nails, clean and smooth skin, and neatly trimmed beard and hair all indicate the care and caution he takes in ensuring a sterile healing environment.

Like many Captains who still wear the Shinigami uniform, Noah wears his so that it is heavily modified, suited for his role as a combat medic. Though the sleeves are their normal length, they taper at the wrist to avoid creating billowing cloth that could get in the way of delicate procedures. Each wrist also bears a long armband that extends from the base of the palm to halfway up the forearm, containing basic medical tools that can be used in cases of low Reiatsu or delicate situations, like the need to remove a foreign object before using a healing aura to restore the wound, as such an aura often does not deal with removing things like broken shards and other similar materials. Each wristband contains a small scalpel, scissors, a spool of thread with multiple needles, and a thick roll of bandages, all of which can be accessed by opening the right pouch along the wristband.

Noah normally can be seen wearing his Captain’s haori[/u], except in situations where he feels that he is going to be performing extensive surgery or similar operations that could leave it stained or damaged. In such situations, he is prone to removing it and folding it carefully before placing it into a pouch that he wears at his hip, one that is for his haori and nothing else. There is nothing special about this canvas bag, but it has always been set aside exclusively for this use and little else, excepting times of emergency. This bag is secured to the sash that he wears around his waist, holding his jacket closed, and is one of six different pouches that Noah wears on his sash. Each of the others contains basic medicines and salves, treatments that can be used for quick battlefield healing such as mild sedatives, creams to induce numbness in small areas no larger than a palm, coagulants to slow bleeding from normal causes, and salves to sooth non-spiritual burns. All of these are basic tools that have no combat usage; to try to do so would be counterproductive, and exhaust supplies that could be better used to save a life or reduce suffering.

The medic completes his outfit with a pair of long black slacks as opposed to the skirt-like hakama that most Shinigami bear. These pants are comfortable in their fit, but like the wrists of his jacket, they narrow at the ankles, preventing them from creating loose cloth that could interfere in the middle of a serious operation on the battlefield. Like the sleeves, he bears two bindings, one on each leg that extends from the ankle to as far as his mid-calf, but these do not bear the same tools as those on his wrists. These contain small vials, eight in each pouch, that are carefully sealed, as well as syringes used to draw from them. Each of these vials contains blood; there two vials for each type, including positive and negative for a total of sixteen vials. These are used for emergency transfusions, and though they will not restore all of the blood in a patient’s body with such small quantities, they are measured to be enough to provide minimal survivability in critical cases so that a patient may be transported for more urgent care. These are kept at the calves because the central body is often the main target of attacks, and the arms are often used to defend against such, making the legs the safest place to keep such delicate objects.

Aside from the glasses that frame his eyes, Noah only keeps one additional accessory on his frame, tucked away beneath his shirt where few people can see it. A pendant hangs on a silver chain, and the charm at the end of it is a small metal disc with a glass globe set in its center. Sealed within the glass is a single drop of crimson red, the barest amount of blood that hardly discolors the clear surface, yet Noah will guard this object with his life. That blood is the last remaining proof of his dearest friend’s existence, and is the basis for the research that Noah embroils himself in. It is never apart with him, and is worn always, and usually kept hidden.

[Noah Caiden]

-Personality-

Dislikes:


Likes:

Flaws:

• Obsessive: Though he doesn’t show it on the surface, Noah is incredibly obsessive, drowning in the desire to bring Angela back to life. Most people can’t see it unless they have had a chance to get in close and win his confidence, or else have been on the scene when that obsession finds a lead to pursue. His mind is always looking for routes towards his one major goal, that desire consuming him utterly.

Habits:

• Teasing/Sarcasm: Noah comes across as a very non-serious, light-hearted individual, and he shows it best in his sense of humor. He’s often caught making slightly backhanded remarks at individuals, taunting them with light sarcasm, and generally toying with people in a way that is meant to be friendly, if slightly condescending.
• Playfully Critical: Because of his normally laid-back nature, Noah often veils his critique of others in his sarcastic sense of humor, including disapproval at habits that are harmful to them or observations of traits that he finds to be unpleasant.
• “Surgical Precision”: While this doesn’t apply to everything he does, when Noah gets serious, everything is done with this concept in mind. Everything must be absolutely precise, as if it could be life or death, and as a result he gets very over-analytical and careful in these situations.

Fears:

• Acceptance: One thing Noah fears is that he will one day accept Angela’s death, and give up the hunt for her renewed life. Logic and science tell him that her soul has moved on in the cycle, that she cannot be brought back without that spirit, yet his heart refuses to believe it. Because of this disparity between the objective and subjective aspects of his mind, he manages to maintain an illusion that he might one day be able to bring her back fully. Even as he acknowledges this illusion, he fears accepting that it is so, leaving a dream like a flimsy soap bubble, just waiting for the right moment to pop and leave him desolate and empty.
• Forgetting: Acceptance is the worst-case scenario, in which Noah will willingly let go of the woman he cares so deeply for, but forgetting is just as close. He fears the day that the memories begin to fade, that the images of her face begin to disappear. Already these moments are at hand; the mental images of her face are less clear, details slowly vanishing as the days pass. He clings to these fragments with the utmost fear that, should he let go, they’d disappear forever and leave him with nothing but a faceless phantom.
• Helplessness: Though the least of Noah’s fears, it is still one that haunts him. He fears that he will find himself in a position where he is not only unable to save Angela, but that he is unable to help others. It is not a fear that exists in an individual basis, but rather, one that exists on a larger scale: what if he were to lose his ability to heal? What if something were to happen to make him lose his medical knowledge? These are the things that he fears. He doesn’t fear an individual loss or the failure to save a single life; such things are inevitable. It’s the big picture that matters.
• Loss of His Pendant: The pendant that contains the single drop of Angela’s blood is the most precious possession that Noah has. He keeps it as a symbol of the woman who once lived, and believes that the trace Reiatsu and genetic data within it are the key to restoring her very being. If ever it were to be lost, there would be nothing left for him in this world.

Goals:

• To Bring Angela Back: Angela: the friend that Noah loved with all his heart, not in a romantic sense, but in the sense of two siblings whose connections ran deeper than the common blood that they lacked. The woman who inspired him, who drove him to always strive for more, the flower that bloomed so beautifully… and yet, the one that faded and wilted just as quickly, leaving nothing but cold sorrow in its place. When she died, Noah’s world completely fell apart, and he didn’t know how to continue on from that point on. Only a week after her death, after shutting himself away from the world and losing himself in the madness of grief and loss, did he realize what it was that he had to do: he simply had to bring her back to life. This was the start of his rising career as a medical officer within Squad Four.
  
  The pinnacle of Noah’s goals and his ultimate desire as a medic, this goal overrides any and all other ones, and will always take priority, even over the lives of those still living. To call it an obsession is to fall short of the true depths of the Captain’s passion for this goal, progressing to the point of a need or addiction. Nothing else, literally nothing else will ever supersede this goal, and Noah will go to the point of absolute insubordination, even in the face of the Captain-Commander, to see that this goal is met. Nothing matters more than Angela’s revival, in Noah’s eyes, and it is this goal that can push him to a fervent madness that few can retrieve him from.

• To Save Lives: Though cliché for a healer to desire to save lives, Noah truly does hope to save as many people as he can. While his obsession was the primary reason for his dive into the depths of medical study, over time, he began to develop an empathy for the people he cared for, a desire to ease their suffering and allow them to continue living. Each time he sees a patient suffering or dying, he sees Angela’s face once more, and he renews his vow to save as many lives as he can, as long as it doesn’t come at the cost of his main goal.

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Overall Personality: [Insert Here]

[Noah Caiden]

-Powers-

Fighting Style: [Insert Here]

Zanpakutou Spirit Appearance: [Insert Here]

Inner World(Optional):
Noah’s Inner World takes on the appearance of a large, open sanctuary, like that which would be found in a church. A long red carpet winds its way between two columns of wooden pews, a total of six on each side. It leads to a set of six stairs that rise up to an altar made of polished wood, with six candles spaced evenly across its top. Each is lit with a white-blue flame, casting a soft glow across the altar. Behind it, three stained-glass windows are present, each with a different scene.

The first, on the left, portrays a man who bears a strong resemblance to Noah himself, as well as a woman. The two stand with their backs to the viewer, hands held clasped together between them. The central image shows that same man, but now he is standing in front of a coffin, clearly marked with a cross atop it, his shoulders slumped and his head bowed. The final image, on the right, shows that same man, now dressed in black and bearing a Captain’s haori, and this time, it fully resembles the Captain who controls this space. A story of his life, his failings, and his present, all painted clearly for visitors to see.

Zanpakutou Appearances:

Sealed – When sealed, Haka is a basic wakizashi, slightly shorter than the average Zanpaktou. The blade itself is weighted unusually, made to be effectively wielded whether the blade or the opposing edge are used in combat, leaning in neither direction. The wrappings on the grip are made of white cloth, but rather than being a long strip wrapped around the hilt, it is an entire shroud of a faint, transparent-looking cloth that has been folded and then tied down, leaving the end of it to billow from the end of the grip. The six inches of loose cloth flutter freely, and hang down at Noah’s side when the weapon is sheathed, like a veil over the grip and guard of his weapon.

Shikai – In its Shikai form, Haka takes on the appearance of a large staff, a khakkhara. The wooden staff is just shy of five feet in length, and is topped with a large metal ring that is approximately one foot in diameter. Two smaller rings hang from the central one, settling to either side of the place where wood meets metal. They make a soft sound when the staff is moved with any great force, but instead of the ringing of metal, the sound is akin to the rattle of bones. Wrapped around the shaft of the staff, just below the central ring, is a red cloth whose two ends billow out to each side of the shaft.

Unlike the standard version of a khakkhara, however, Noah’s Zanpaktou possesses additional features to it. To each side of the central ring, as well as from the top of it, long, narrow blades like a spearhead emerge and extend roughly ten inches. The central ring itself is also bladed on the outer edge, allowing Haka to be swung horizontally like a sword or stabbed like a spear. Finally, the butt end of the staff’s shaft is capped with metal, and that cap is also pointed and elongated like the others, intended for stabbing.

Bankai – Haka-nushi no Tatchi is unusual in its form. Unlike many Zanpaktou, which become more ornate or expand into a more awe-inspiring shape, Noah’s Bankai is unusually subtle. It is reduced in scope, and becomes a single, long pole with a lance-like blade at its end. From the base of the blade, eleven loops of a spiraled metal can be seen, ebony black to contrast the fine wood of the shaft. The ridges of the metal are razor-sharp, intended to shred whatever they slice into. Words are carved along the top of that metallic spiral, in blood-red: “To balance life’s joys, I suffer life’s agonies. To shatter the soul, I break my body. To end lives, I give mine.”

Haka-nushi no Tatchi is a unique Bankai, however, in that it does not create a wielded weapon or power for its user. Instead, for it to be summoned, Noah is required to take Haka’s original Shikai form and invert it with the bottom blade pointed directly at him. He then speaks the Bankai’s Release command, and stabs Haka directly into his own stomach, impaling himself on its length. Blood runs across the length of the weapon, even climbing it should the angle require it, and sinks into the metal ring on the far end. The metal warps, twists, and then spirals around the central shaft, forming the spiral pattern that starts at the base of the blade now impaling the Captain. From there, the weapon begins to rotate, ever so slowly, and begins to further sink into Noah’s body.

Zanapkutou Release Names(Include both Shikai and Bankai names, and call out phrases):
Shikai: “Bury all, Haka.” (Grave)
Bankai: “Mark not the graves of the sinners, and let them be forgotten; Bankai: Haka-nushi no Tatchi.” (Gravelord’s Touch)

Overall Ability:
Haka’s ability commands the grave, in both the literal and figurative sense. The Zanpaktou’s main ability centers around the creation of deep trenches to serve as literal graves for Noah’s opponents, dragging them down and burying them alive. It pairs with several other abilities to take advantage of the opponent’s limited mobility as they struggle to keep themselves from being one foot in the grave, tearing apart body and spirit alike. In Bankai, this grows worse as he sacrifices his own well-being to place himself into a realm between life and death and gain exceptional power over both. Despite his nature as a healer and a supporting role, when he draws out his Zanpaktou’s power, Noah proves himself truly worthy of the title “God of Death” that all Shinigami bear.

And yet, with knowledge of death comes support of life. While the main thrust of Haka’s abilities are considered offensive in nature, the techniques themselves can be inverted to provide support, healing, and protection. A grave that could be used to trap or bind a foe could be used as a shelter for an ally, for example.

Shikai Overall Ability:
Haka’s standard ability comes in the form of gravedigging, in a literal sense. Wherever Haka’s blade strikes a solid object, it cuts a deep crevice into the object, anywhere up to six feet in depth along the entire length of the strike as Noah wills it. This will widen and grow only seconds after the initial strike, until it forms a trench as long as the slash and six feet in width, creating an indentation that resembles a large, open grave. This ability works on any unattended or controlled object, meaning that any sort of building or surface is vulnerable to its strike, but not a person’s personal possessions such as their clothing or weapon. It also is independent of the solidity of any surface – though Haka’s main ability will not work on air, for example, it can create solid trenches in surfaces such as water with no regard to the substance around the area struck. In the event that a target is too small to support this ability, it will simply eliminate the area struck.

These graves, however, come with an additional ability to them. They exist to draw life into them, and thus have a pull that is intended to bring anyone caught within it into the grave and bind them there. When anything aside from Noah or one of his abilities crosses over a grave trench, it will immediately be pulled downwards towards the trench with a pull equal to Noah’s OS. This does not negate momentum, so at fast enough speeds an opponent can make their way past a grave, but it requires a good deal of speed to do so. Targets who find themselves falling into the trench will discover that they are not able to rise above the lip of the trench, trapped within a confined space. They may freely move within the trench, so long as they don’t attempt to pass the upper lip of the opening.
To bypass this, targets must move with a speed greater than the downwards pull. If normal speed is sufficient, then the target can simply move past, albeit with a stamina cut due to the high amount of speed required. If a step technique is used, however, the high speed movement combined with the downward pull will cause loss of balance and often topple the victim as they move at a lower angle than expected at immense levels of speed. Finally, for those who are caught in the trench altogether, they must use a speed greater than twice the OS of the opponent to escape, and doing so will triple the amount of stamina burned in doing so. Whether pushing high natural speeds or using a step technique, it becomes quickly exhausting to escape more than a couple of times.

Bankai Overall Ability:
Haka-nushi no Tatchi

Zanpakuto Techniques:

Shallow Grave: Shallow Grave is a Shikai technique that builds upon the trenches that the Zanpaktou’s main ability creates. Once an opponent is within the trenches, a simple surge of spiritual energy actually closes it back up with a layer of Reiatsu-strengthened dirt that serves as a seal atop the trench. This also closes the “sides” of the trench as well, limiting the opponent to a cube with six feet in each dimension. The walls of this box are incredibly durable, using Noah’s OS as their strength, and can be used to trap a foe until they cannot move. Anything short of Noah’s OS will not be able to pierce the walls, though only a single point of superiority will allow them to be broken down. The exception to this is Noah’s Zanpaktou; the staff’s blade can spear down through the box with ease, allowing him to mark his opponent’s grave as he skewers them with the weapon.

This ability can also be inverted into a defensive tool if used properly. By sealing himself or an ally in a trench, Noah can create a defensive area in which to recover or plan. While maintaining the cube requires only minor concentration, it’s enough to prevent full and proper rest, even if it doesn’t further exhaust or strain his stamina. This barrier maintains its defenses just as well as it serves to contain a foe, using Noah’s OS to prevent harm to those within it, and once again can only be pierced by a superior OS, or Noah’s Zanpaktou.

Sealing a trench with this technique costs 100 Reiatsu initially, as well as an additional 50 Reiatsu per post to maintain each area. Multiple areas add their costs together. Additionally, Noah’s own OS does not count as superior for the sake of piercing his barrier, his Zanpaktou aside, meaning he cannot hide within the safety of this area while releasing Kido and similar.


Burial Shroud: Noah’s Reiatsu is pooled and manifested into a long, thin shroud that seems to be made of completely translucent fabric. The thin sheets seem underwhelming, and yet they serve as a mobile version of Shallow Grave; possessing a durability equal to Noah’s OS, these shrouds twist and bind and wrap around a foe, preventing movement and holding that opponent tightly. Worse, Noah is able to freely manipulate the cloth, meaning that a bound opponent can be moved freely as long as the shrouds are able to keep them contained. Movement is done at a Speed equal to Noah’s OS.

Inverted, this technique serves as a layer of armor for Noah or an ally. Possessing his OS, these shrouds completely wrap around the torso, limbs, hands, and feet. Even the head is swathed with a hood, another layer of cloth covering the nose and mouth, leaving only the eyes exposed. And, like with its offensive version, these shrouds are able to be freely manipulated by Noah, allowing him to move allies or himself out of the way. Movement is still based on Noah’s OS, except in his case; as he cannot manipulate the movement of his own body so easily with the shrouds in combat, he is limited to half of his OS while wearing his own shroud, an impressive number but less so than when he is guiding or guarding an ally.

These shrouds cost 200 Reiatsu each to make and 100 Reiatsu per post to maintain.


Mortal Shock: Mortal Shock is an ability that is naturally inherent to Haka’s form, and is passively active from the moment that the Zanpaktou is Released. Unlike most weapons, Haka’s form is only corporeal outside of contact with another being’s body or immediate effects such as clothing. It will clash with weapons and be stopped by shields or environment, but it will not halt at clothing or skin, including skin defenses. Instead, Haka’s blade slices straight through a being’s body without any physical harm; it will not cut skin, muscle, bone, or organs. Instead, it will simply pass straight through to the other side without resistance. That is because Haka does not cut the flesh, but slices at the soul.

An opponent whose body is struck by Haka has their soul rent, and though the soul will recover fairly quickly, it creates a moment of spiritual shock that can be debilitating to an opponent. The shock is paralyzing for a split second at most, enough to make a victim stagger, but the harm seems relatively minor after that moment has past. The real effect, however, is the effect on the spirit; for the opponent’s next post, their highest spiritual stat is reduced by an amount equal to Noah’s OS. In the event of Spiritual Pressure being chosen, this has no effect on Reiatsu, either current or maximum, just the effective OS. This is mostly used in combination with Shallow Grave, as the limited movement space makes it easier for Noah to land a strike, and in doing so, can better contain an opponent who might rely on their spiritual strength to break free of their prison.

The inversion of this technique exists only when either Noah or an ally is afflicted with a spiritual-based ability, such as a stat cut or a spiritual poison. When Noah slices through the target with Haka, it instead tears through whatever spiritual effect is weakening the target and rips it apart. Immediately, Noah’s OS is added to the victim’s for the sake of overcoming the effect harming them, and if it surpasses the requirements to resist or negate a technique, immediately does so. This can only be used on a single affliction at a time, rather than slicing through all of them simultaneously, but the affliction removed can be chosen.


Funerary Rites: Funerary Rites is a technique meant to be paired or combined with other Zanpaktou techniques in Haka’s arsenal, and serves as a method of strengthening those abilities at an additional cost. To use this technique, Noah will plant Haka’s bladed base into the ground, as though planting a grave marker, and speak an incantation specific to the technique he is enhancing. Once this incantation is complete, the augmentation of the technique takes hold. At this point, Haka must remain in the ground in order to maintain the enhancement; Noah cannot use it, and further, cannot use any new Zanpaktou techniques that were not previously in effect while the Funerary Rites are in place. The exception is additional Rites; Noah can strengthen other effects that are in place by stating the specific incantations, tying them all to Haka, to all end simultaneously if it is removed from the ground. Air Ground can count as “ground” for the purposes of this technique, additionally. In Bankai, a copy of Haka’s Shikai form is summoned, as the Bankai form is unavailable due to its nature.

The individual chants and effects are as follows:

Shallow Grave - “May those buried remain untouched, that they may know rest from the rigors of battle.” This enhancement strengthens the walls of the Shallow Grave in both directions, increasing the OS of the walls for the purposes of breaking through by 50%. This doubles the cost of Shallow Grave, however.

Burial Shroud - “Oh ye, bound in cloth for departure and borne on the winds of faith; may you find undisturbed rest as you travel unto the new world.” This enhancement turns the silken white shrouds a pure, midnight black, and grants an additional ability to Burial Shroud; at the end of this incantation, the affected Shroud can be moved at 10x their original speed once per post, as though a Shunpo was performed using Noah’s own OS in place of speed. This only affects one Shroud per Rite; in order to affect more of them, additional Rites must be performed, one per Shroud. Additionally, this fast movement costs 50 Reiatsu per use.

Consecration – Unlike the other techniques, Consecration has two incantations, one for each of its forms. “Blessed light, cleanse this land and grant it your bounty. Let the faithful know no fear, and burn the sinners with divine rays.” This chant affects the version of Consecration that reduces Dark Aura, adding two new effects. The first is a bonus to all who possess a Light Aura of 60 or more: while in the consecrated zone, they gain a rank in Lack of Fear and Calm Mind. Neither of these can push a skill above a 3. The second is to anyone who loses 60 or more Dark Aura; holy white flames engulf them, burning away at their spirit rather than their body. As long as they are within the zone, they lose 50 Reiatsu per 10 Dark Aura they lost each post, which is then split evenly among all in the zone who possess a Light Aura of 60 or more.

Consecration (Desecration Form): “Ye of the Light be damned, your blood to feed the soil and your tongue to birth evil with naught but curses.” A vicious curse, this incantation alters the nature of the Desecration area and forms it into a terrible weapon. Any target within its area who has lost more than 50 Light Aura is immediately bound by its curse. This curse is instilled on the tongue, and prevents the victim from speaking incantations or using techniques that require a vocal command to trigger. This can even block many forms of Release that use vocal activation. This is bound to the loss of Light Aura; once they step out of the zone and recover at least half of the Light Aura they have lost, the curse ends and they are able to resume use of vocal abilities.


Consecration: Consecration is the first of Haka-nushi no Tatchi’s Bankai techniques, creating an area whose radius in feet is equal to Noah’s OS, centered on the man himself. Within this area, copies of Haka’s original form are stabbed into the ground at intervals ten feet apart from one another, creating the illusion of a graveyard with dozens of grave markers visible in all directions. And yet, this area exudes peace and tranquility, as though acceptance and calm embrace all who enter it. Indeed, this technique is meant to purge darkness and evil intent within the created area, allowing for all within it to know rest.

Upon entering the Consecrated area, any individual, Noah included, will have their Dark Aura decreased to 0. This has an additional effect, intended to weaken evil: for every 10 an individual’s Dark Aura is reduced by, their highest OS is decreased by 10%. This means that those of evil hearts will find themselves vastly weakened in this holy zone, forced out of it if they wish to fight at full strength. Even then, their power will return slowly, with 10 Dark Aura and, proportionately, 10% of their original stat returned per post.

Of course, this technique can be inverted in the other direction, with a Consecration becoming a Desecration. The air in this zone will feel oppressive, chilling to the bone and creating tension and anxiety. All stand upon spoiled ground, knowing that all they can do nothing but quiver in fear at the tense air. This has much the same effect as Consecration, except that all victims have their Light Aura reduced by the appropriate amount and the lost OS will be tied to Light Aura. Restoration is handled the same way as well.

Creating a Consecrated or Desecrated area costs 300 Reiatsu initially, and 200 Reiatsu per post to maintain. It is worth noting that this techinque is indiscriminate, and will affect all within equally, regardless of their allegiance.


Life’s Agonies: Life’s Agonies is a Bankai technique that is passively activated the moment that Haka-nushi no Tatchi is released. As part of the Bankai summoning, Noah takes his sword and stabs it into his middle, where it takes on its Bankai appearance, impaled with eleven ridges remaining outside of his body in a spiral, screw pattern. Additionally, a leather strap is bound across his mouth, marked by a cross the match the aesthetic of his Zanpaktou. Each post, this blade twists and sinks deeper, one ridge pushing into Noah’s body, causing him fresh agony as it does so. By the sixth post, the blade’s point is starting to emerge from his back, and by the twelfth post (only achievable at Class 0), it is impaled up to the hilt. This is an extremely painful technique, but that is the purpose of it as well, building up that agony to a peak. At any point, whether it’s to spare unnecessary suffering or else when he reaches the final post of his Bankai (10 posts originally, 12 posts at Class 0), Noah releases this technique in order to unleash the full force of his agony upon the enemy.

For each post this technique is active, it accrues a point of Agony, which is recorded along with Reiatsu and similar. This includes the first post in which Noah impales himself with his Bankai. Once this technique is released, the sword impaling the man is immediately withdrawn, and rapidly, often widening the wound. This in turn releases the leather strap that has bound Noah to silence up until this point, and he is able to unleash the full force of his suffering into a banshee shriek that shakes everything around him on a spiritual level. This shriek has a range of fifty feet per point of Agony, and its effect strikes every single individual within the area with the exception of Noah, even allies.

The shriek rattles the individuals struck to their very soul, resonating and tearing at it with incredible intensity. At base, this technique strikes with the user’s OS, and moves rapidly across its intended area in less than a second after the shriek is released. For each point of Agony, the OS of the technique increases by 100. Victims who have lower OS than the attack immediately suffer for it, their soul feeling as though it has been torn apart, their senses distorted, and their consciousness straining to stay awake. This is only for those who are lower than the OS, but greater than 75% of the OS, however. At 75% or lower, those struck immediately have their soul rent, completely cutting off their consciousness and knocking them out unless they have a Strength of Will or Pain Tolerance at 2 or higher. Even if they are able to remain conscious, they suffer searing pain, and find that their souls are rent. This prevents them from using Reiatsu for three posts after they are struck with this attack as they recover on a spiritual level.

The worst effect comes to anyone whose OS is equal to 50% or lower of the shriek’s OS. Their soul is simply ripped into utter shreds, with no way to reduce the spiritual damage. This will not only remove the opponent from battle, but leave them in a critical condition that requires immediate care for them to survive. If they have a Strength of Will or Pain Tolerance totaling 4 or higher together, they can remain conscious, but will find that they are unable to access their Reiatsu until a long rest is taken for regenerative purposes. Additionally, they will be filled with nearly paralyzing agony, and only with a six total between the two skills will they be able to move immediately; otherwise, they are completely helpless for the next three posts.

Naturally, for such a powerful technique, there is an equally powerful drawback. After releasing his shriek, Noah’s Bankai ends, and the amount of Agony posts he had built up determines his state. If it was three or less, he is still combat-capable, albeit with a major wound in his stomach from being impaled for even a short period. This leaves him bleeding and often draining stamina quickly unless he treats it, meaning that it still has a long-term negative effect on him. If the amount of agony posts was between four and six, then he is also still combat-capable, but at drastically reduced ability. Both physical stats take a 50% cut from their current, and step techniques are further at half speed due to the sheer agony they cause him. From six to nine posts, combat is almost certainly out of the question, with a full impalement leaving him in searing pain and damage to his internal organs severe. He can retain consciousness, but his speed is reduced by 90%, leaving him nearly immobilized by the physical damage until he can be healed. Finally, at ten posts or more, Noah is immediately left unconscious and in a severe state of damage, one that could be lethal if he is not treated in a relatively rapid manner.

Other Techniques:

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{Kaido – The Art of Healing}
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{Bakudo – The Art of Binding}
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{Hoho – The Art of Movement}
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