Post by Xerxes Alejandro Sykes on Jan 11, 2013 19:37:59 GMT -5
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Password 1: [Blubbering Bunny Radical]
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Type: [Soldier]
Squad: [12]
Rank: [Captain]
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Name: [Xerxes Alejandro Sykes]
Age of Death: [35]
Real Age/Age of Appearance: 167/30
Birthday (Month/Day): [November/6]
Blood Type: [AB Positive]
RP Sample (Optional): [Insert Here]
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Height/Weight: [7 foot 3 inches/215 Lbs]
Physical Description: [Xerxes' appearance has changed greatly since he appeared in Soul Society. When he first arrived as Captain of Squad 11, he had the appearance of a clown, with a bone white face and vibrant outfit. Everything with stripes and polka dots, and overall he looked more like a court gesture than a warrior. Now, however, while re-evaluating exactly who he is and what he wants, his appearance has been drastically altered to reflect his new ideals.
Gone is the bone white face paint, the Glasgow smile, and even his blonde hair. Though still pale, his skin is of a natural color for humans, and his hair is now raven-black, reaching to just past his shoulders. He often keeps it in a short, loose pony tail, tied with a red sash, though if he's in a hurry he may go without the pony tail. His facial structure is mostly the same, being longish and sharp looking. He rarely expresses any emotion, his face remaining set in a perpetual scowl that only changes for the occasional smirk, or an even less frequent look of surprise. He still looks surprisingly young despite his advanced age, often throwing people off.
People say the eyes are the windows to the soul. If that's the case, Xerxes' windows were bricked over a long time ago. It is impossible to read anything in them. His eyes have a deep golden color, and have an unnerving coldness to them. He wears a monocle over his left eye, though the reason why is unclear, as his vision is not in any way impaired.
Xerxes is still just as tall as he used to be, towering over his fellow captains at over seven feet tall. He has a lanky build, which only exaggerates his height, and thin limbs with muscles as tight as whipcord. Despite his age, he is still in prime condition, though his reflexes have slowed considerably to the changes in his fighting style.
The biggest change to Xerxes is his wardrobe. No more will he be referred to as "Clown-san", for now he dresses in a manor more befitting a Captain. Xerxes doesn't wear the traditional Shinigami robes, instead choosing to wear a black suit under a lighter vest, a blood red necktie, and black pants. He wears a sleeveless Captain's robe over this, with a chain wrapped around the waist as a belt. In battle, he often removes the Captains robe before fighting, just because it "gets in the way" of his fight. He wears black fingerless gloves and dress shoes.
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Dislikes:
[*Humanity: Xerxes is disgusted by the so-called "human condition", and despises people who make mistakes, think irrationally, or do an number of normal "human" things.
*Honor: Xerxes has no time for petty things like showing his opponent mercy, or being honorable in any way. He also cannot understand people who would risk something just to maintain their image or sense of honor. To Xerxes, honor is for the weak.
*Weakness: Xerxes is a man who values strength, both mental and physical, and hates people who act strong but are not. Actually, he just hates weak people in general, and may do any number of unfortunate things to those who can't defend themselves.
*Sand: It's hot, dry, scratchy, and gets everywhere. Xerxes just plain hates it.
*Lateness: Like many Germans, Xerxes strongly believes in arriving to an engagement, whether it be a fight, a meeting, whatever, late. He himself is always right on time, arriving not a second before or after he was told to be there, and expects the same of others. Of course few people can meet this expectation...how human of them.
*Getting his hands dirty: Although Xerxes is a highly capable man in his own right, he prefers a "hands off" approach to things. Xerxes is an administrator, a general, and hates having to get his hands dirty with menial things when he has much more important things to do. That doesn't mean he won't fight people; he just won't be happy about it.
*Being touched: Xerxes has major personal space issues, and will react violently to any form of human contact. A touch, a punch on the shoulder, any thing can end badly, especially if it's unannounced.
*Ignorance: Ignorance is not bliss; it is weakness. Xerxes goes to great lengths to know as much as he can about any given situation, even going so far as preform his own interrogation and recon missions to acquire information he needs. He is not content for others to bring information to him, and actively seeks it out whenever possible. Similarly, he expects others around him to know what's going on, and will not tolerate ignorance from his subordinates...any ignorance. You had better know the answer to any questions Xerxes asks, or things could get messy.
*Being Surprised: Following that last dislike, Xerxes hates being caught off guard by something. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, it's sure to piss Xerxes off.
*Sex: To Xerxes, sex is something for humans to do in their spare time. Xerxes has never had any interest in sex or sexuality, and couldn't care less about the act or people wishing to practice it with him.]
Likes:
[*Math: Xerxes believes that the universe exists only as a serious of mathematical equations, and that everything else is merely an illusion.
*Turquoise: It’s his favorite color.
*Fencing: Xerxes believes fencing is the ultimate form of swordsmanship.
*Space: Xerxes loves open spaces and fresh air, and would always prefer to be in a room without much clutter.
*Violin Music: One of his few interests besides math, Xerxes enjoys listening to and playing violin music, and often does so to help him relax.
*Vanilla Ice Cream: Why? Cause it tastes good, of course.
*Solitude: Although he's not a hermit and can socialize when needed. He does, however, like being left alone so he can do his work, and hates being bothered.
*Chess: Xerxes enjoys chess as an exercise in logic and strategy, and is predictably very, very good at it.
*Inflicting pain: Even more so than he once was, Xerxes is a true sadist; he loves hearing people scream and beg for mercy, only to have it taken away. Xerxes enjoys manipulating people, twisting their minds and breaking their will, slowly peeling away everything that makes them human before finally killing them.]
Flaws:
[*Passive-Aggressive: Xerxes suffers from many symptoms of a passive-aggressive personality disorder, including: Speaking cryptically, conveniently forgetting things/remembering events so they benefit him, Fear of competition, fear of dependency, and fear of intimacy.
*Sadistic: Probably his biggest flaw is his sadistic streak; Xerxes loves seeing and inflicting pain on others, and will go out of his way if he sees a likely victim to torture.
*Arrogant: Xerxes views himself as a perfect being; his ability to calculate the likely hood of events and accurately forecast future events serves as evidence proving his perfection. His arrogance is subtle, but very clear; he often taunts enemies by telling them the exact likelihood of their efforts proving fruitful, and never hesitates to use overwhelming force to further prove how powerful he is. He is not, however, very boastful, and can grudgingly accept when he is wrong, though that doesn't happen very often.
*Insomniac: Xerxes often has trouble sleeping, and rarely gets a good nights sleep. He has, however, learned to deal with this, and it rarely interferes with his work.
*Doesn't like fighting: Although he likes hurting people, Xerxes dislikes getting his hands dirty with actual combat, and would rather have others battle for him instead. When he does fight, he likes to get it over with quickly.
*Perfectionist: For Xerxes, only the best is acceptable. He cannot compromise and say "oh, this is good enough." It has to be exactly right, every time. This is both an aid and a hindrance to him; on the one hand, his obsession with perfection leads him to be very thorough, meaning he doesn't quit until the job is done. Xerxes never assumes his someone is dead; he makes sure their dead. On the other hand, his quest to have everything exactly right can, at times, blind him to what's really important.
*Underlying insanity: To be clear, Xerxes is not insane. Usually. . Xerxes maintains a constant mental discipline to keep his insanity in check, at the cost of what many would consider his heart. He has no real compassion or ability to truly understand others, and pushes people away to keep them from upsetting his discipline and causing his control over the madness within him to slip. The result is a Xerxes who is cool, calm and collected, and completely isolated from the world at large.]
Habits:
[*Speaks Cryptically: Xerxes has a habit of speaking in riddles and generally being very confusing. In particular, he talks about things in mathematical terms, and occasionally interjects streams of numbers into a conversation, expecting others to understand what he means.
*Conveniently Forgetting Things: When Xerxes is confronted on issues, he tends to win arguments by denying things that may or may not have happened.
*German accent: Xerxes, being a man with roots tracing back to Prussia and Germany, has a distinct German accent, and at times lapses into German when irritated.
*"How human of you..." "Predictable...": Xerxes often says these things and similar phrases about people he finds weak or irritating.]
Fears:
[*Competition: he does not enjoy competing for power, but will if he most. He dose his best to avoid it though.
*Dependency: He does not want to depend on anyone but himself. If he depends on someone else, he fears they will fail him.
*Intimacy: Xerxes fears letting people get close to them, as they may try to hurt him, or change him. ]
Goals:
[*Bring order to the world: Xerxes finds the world around him unbearably chaotic and illogical, and seeks to force his own twisted logic on reality.]
Alignment: [Passive Neutral]
Overall Personality:
Xerxes is a very cold person, who views the world only as a series of mathematical equations. For him, things like fantasy and hopes aren’t as important as what is real and possible. Logic is very important to how he sees life, even though his logic is, at times, warped and twisted.
He is a sadist, a man who enjoys dealing pain on to others, no reason for it. Your tears just look so delicious, and your screams sound like music. He enjoys being in control of people and things. Compounding this problem is his tendency toward passive aggressive behavior. He will remember or forget things that may or may not have happened to help him win arguments and rid himself of guilt, or blame others for things he has done in the past present or will do in the future.
He’s used to being alone so he rarely gets lonely, in fact he rarely shows any emotions other then happiness and anger, that’s not to say he doesn’t fell these emotions, he’s just very good at hiding it, quit often he fells depression but doesn’t think to complain about it as much as other people would.
He’s a perfectionist that can’t stand to compromise, so everything has to be his way, or else it will have to go. He strives for flawlessness and sets excessively high performance standards for others around him.
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Fighting Style: [Xerxes fighting style is baised on defending himself until the right moment comes.Xerxes is an expert swordsman, preferring a sword style very much like fencing. Xerxes’ Zanpakutou has a very narrow blade, making it ideal for rapid, piercing thrusts and quick slashes. Xerxes uses this to his advantage, defeating his opponent not with one fatal blow, but hundreds of tiny wounds which, in time, fillet the opponent like a trout. Xerxes is highly skilled at finding weak points in even the toughest of defenses, striking with unerring precision to inflict as much damage as possible.
Xerxes uses many sword techniques of his own making in order to catch opponents off guard.]
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Zanpakutou Appearances: [In it's sealed form, Xerxes' Zanpakutou resembles a rapier, with a very long, narrow blade ideal for thrusts and quick, light cuts. The handle is made of metal, and has the appearance of of a gold eagle, with the outstretched wings forming the weapons guard, and the blade emerging from the eagle's mouth.
In Shikai, the weapon is largely unchanged, with the primary differences being the blade length increasing significantly, and a gold tassel hanging from the pommel.
In Bankai, the only thing that changes is that his Zanpakutou shatters, leaving him apparently unarmed.]
Zanapkutou Release Names [God does not play dice, Ronri-Tekina Akuma /Bankai, Hironritekina Akuma o Naite]
Overall Ability: [Xerxes is a man who sees the world as nothing more than a vast, interconnected web of equations, and his Zanpakutou takes advantage of that. Simply put, Ronri-Tekina Akuma allows Xerxes to manipulate the mathematical equations that occur around him, giving him the ability to render attacks meaningless and unleash devastating attacks at a moment’s notice.]
Shikai Overall Ability: [In Shikai, Xerxes can manipulate simple mathematical equations dealing with conversions and fractals. He uses these equations to form a powerful defense, and strike enemies down without mercy.]
Bankai Overall Ability: [In Bankai, Xerxes' mathamatical abilities are vastly expanded, allowing him the ability to manipulate much more complicated equations. These equations seem to bend the fabric of reality to suit Xerxes' needs and allow him the ability to control the battlefield and crush his opponents.]
Zanpakuto Techniques:
[Shikai Techniques
Name of Technique: Calculation: Conversion
Description: Energy cannot be created nor can it be destroyed. This is the Law of the Conservation of Energy. What you can do, however, is convert one form of energy into another, and this process is governed by fairly simple mathematics. Xerxes uses this principle to defend himself from enemy attacks by converting all of the destructive energy in the attack into something harmless, or maybe even something which can harm the enemy in return. For example, if an opponent were to try to punch Xerxes, he could convert the kinetic energy into sound, which would stop the punch cold and create a very loud “bang”, or convert it into, say, electricity to damage them. This technique works just as well on Reiatsu based attacks, making it a very powerful defense. Visually, turquoise lines appear in front of the attack forming hollow hexagons, which fill in, creating a short lived barrier. Converted energy is sent along the same vector as the input energy (meaning Xerxes can’t aim the counter-attack in a different direction).
How it works: Xerxes must be aware of the attack and be able to react in time to stop it. Conversion’s ability to stop an attack is determined by the amount of Reiatsu Xerxes spends, plus his own Reiatsu Strength, meaning he need only make up the difference between his Reiatsu Strength and the attacking stat of his opponent in Reiatsu. There is, however, a minimum Reiatsu cost of 100 points. The output energy is considered to have a stat equivalent to the input energy (meaning, if an enemy punches with 200 strength, and Xerxes converts that energy into, say, heat, that heat will have 200 Reiatsu Strength.)
Drawback: The first drawback is Reiatsu cost, as once Xerxes’ Reiatsu pool is exhausted, he can no longer utilize this defense. Although relatively cheap, the cost to use this technique multiple times, taken with other Reiatsu drains, can add up quickly, especially against multiple foes, or an enemy with rapid attacks. Conversely, enemies with extraordinarily powerful attacks can simply overpower the defense, draining off such huge amounts of Reiatsu that Xerxes’ Reiatsu pools are exhausted before the enemy runs out of steam. Finally, there is a minimum energy which is required to trigger the attack, meaning weaker attacks can bypass the defense completely. Typically, Strength under 100 or Reiatsu Strength under 300 will bypass the defense, although the power of the attack in question is also a variable. (So a number 70 and up Hado type Kido will never bypass the defense, even if the guy somehow has a Reiatsu Strength of 100.)
Technique Name: Calculation: Fractal
Description: A fractal is a highly complicated graph describing an equation. It starts as a very simple shape, but grows more complex with each iteration, until it becomes something vast and indescribably intricate. That’s what this technique does; it starts as a weak attack, but grows more powerful over time until the enemy is forced to yield. With this technique, Xerxes can create a blade made of turquoise hexagons, only some of which are filled in, the size of a regular katana. This blade can appear from any point that Xerxes can see, or he can create an actual sword that he can wield. This blade can only cut beings with less Reiatsu Strength than Xerxes, and shatters on contact with anything with a higher Reiatsu Strength. However, that is exactly the point of this technique. Once the blade is shattered, Xerxes can recreate it, this time with more of the hexagons filled in. The blades Reiatsu strength is now Xerxes’ Reiatsu Strength boosted by thirty percent (so 100 becomes 130). If it gets shattered again, he can recreate it again, with still more hexagons filled in, and boosted by thirty percent again (130 becomes 169) This process can go through ten iterations, gaining power each time, until the blade is completely filled in and it reaches maximum power. After this, the blade can still be reformed, but will grow no stronger in that thread. (169 becomes 219.7 which becomes 285.61, etc.). All numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number.
How to use: Xerxes must visualize the equation, and continue to do so as long as the blade is in existence. He must recalculate the equation with each iteration, which takes a second or two.
Drawbacks: This technique costs 150 Reiatsu for the first use, and 100 for each iteration. Obviously, this can add up rather quickly, rapidly draining Xerxes’ Reiatsu pool. Xerxes can only create one blade at a time, meaning multiple enemies can overwhelm this technique, and it takes time to recalculate the equation and recreate the blade, leaving him temporarily unarmed each time the blade is shattered. The blade can only be recreated once per post, but can be recreated once on the first post it is used.
Bankai Techniques:
Technique Name: Calculation: Geometry
Description: This is the simplest technique in Xerxes’ Bankai arsenal, but also the most directly applicable to battle situations. With this technique, Xerxes visualizes a simple equation describing a cube, which he then materializes on the battlefield. Everything trapped within becomes part of a closed mathematical system, meaning nothing outside can interfere with what’s within, and nothing within can affect the world outside. Also, people trapped within cannot use Reiatsu based techniques, as closed systems cannot change; any Reiatsu spent inside the cube is negated, and a quarter of it is added to Xerxes’ Reiatsu pool at the end of his post. This is useful for both defense and for trapping enemies, but also has an offensive use.
Once the solid is formed, Xerxes can calculate the exact amount of energy and matter within that space. This would be impossible otherwise do the number of variables, but trapping the target in a closed system eliminates other variables, making it a fairly simple process. Once he has calculated the exact amount of energy and matter in the system, he can slice the trapped victim by compressing and warping the matter and energy within, tearing them apart with invisible blades made of imaginary numbers.
How it’s Used: Described above. This is a fairly expensive technique, and it takes several seconds to initiate. The Reiatsu cost for forming a solid depends on the size of the solid: one point of Reiatsu for every cubic foot. Essentially, 1000 points of Reiatsu would generate a cube with 1000 cubic feet of volume, or a cube ten feet wide, ten feet tall and ten feet deep. This cube can trap any being whose Reiatsu strength is not superior to the Reiatsu spent, and can block attacks coming off of a stat less than the Reiatsu spent. So to block a 1000 Reiatsu Strength attack, he has to spend 1000 Reiatsu.
In order to cut an enemy, Xerxes must spend any amount of Reiatsu so that the amount he spent, plus his Reiatsu strength, is equal to the target. He must pay this amount for each cut he wishes to make. In order to cut a 1000 Reiatsu Strength enemy, he has to spend 750 Reiatsu, since 750+250=1000.
Drawbacks: Reiatsu cost. Even with the Reiatsu absorbing quality, this technique can burn up huge amounts of Reiatsu, especially when slicing enemies. The cube takes a few seconds to form, meaning most enemies can easily escape with a step technique as long as they don’t hesitate in fleeing. It can be shattered by enemies with a Strength or Reiatsu Strength higher than the cube’s.
Technique Name: Quantum: Teleportation
Description: According to Schrodinger’s Equation, our understanding of how objects interact with one another is a bit…limited. For instance, it’s common knowledge that an object can’t inexplicably stop being in one place and start being in another place…right? Wrong. That’s exactly what happens when dealing with Quantum Physics. By visualizing Schrodinger’s Equation, Xerxes can teleport himself to any point he can see, instantly. This is not a step technique, which multiplies his speed; He quite simply stops being here and starts being there. This technique is useful for gaining the upper hand over enemies who believe themselves to be faster than Xerxes, and for covering a lot of ground faster than a Shunpo would ordinarily allow.
How to use: Visualize the equation. Costs 200 Reiatsu for a teleportation of less than five feet, or 1000 for a long range teleportation.
Drawbacks: The main drawback is the Reiatsu cost; most of the time, a simple Shunpo will do just as well as this technique, for a greatly reduced cost. Also, it takes several seconds to visualize the equation, leaving Xerxes vulnerable until the teleportation takes effect.
Technique Name: Quantum: Duplication
Description: Another fascinating thing that Schrodinger’s Equation allows is for one object to be in more than one location at a time. Xerxes can use this technique to outnumber enemies by creating duplicates of himself; these are not illusions or copies, but are Xerxes himself existing in multiple places at once. Each Xerxes has his own free will, and has access to all of Xerxes’ techniques; however, any injury incurred by one Xerxes is shared by them all.
How to use: Visualize the equation. Each duplicate requires 300 Reiatsu per post to maintain. Xerxes is vulnerable during the few seconds it takes to visualize the equation, and the equation must be visualized individually for each duplicate.
Drawbacks: This technique’s main drawback is that it essentially gives the enemy a greater number of targets to hit. Any damage to one Xerxes is shared by the others, making it easier to harm or kill him. Also, all of the Xerxes’ share a Reiatsu pool, making it easy for him to burn up his Reiatsu.
Technique Name: Calculation: Time
Description: People normally think of time as being linier. Each second follows the one before it, and is in turn followed by another second, all in one straight never ending line, right? Wrong. Time is elastic, and relative to the individual experiencing it. And, predictably, time is governed by an equation. Using this equation, and at a great expenditure of Reiatsu, Xerxes can manipulate the flow of time around one individual, either stretching it so that one second seems like ten to them, or compressing it so that ten seconds feel like one. What good is this, you ask? Well, it would allow one to do in one second what would take ten normally. It might give them ten seconds to react to an impending threat. The possibilities are limitless.
How to use: Visualize equation. As the equation is actually fairly simple, it doesn’t take long to visualize. When used, turquoise lines appear around the target, creating hexagons in a sphere around them. When turning one second into ten, the hexagons start out hollow but fill in over the course of ten seconds; if turning ten seconds into one, the hexagons start filled in, and turn hollow over ten seconds. Only the target and Xerxes can see these hexagons. Costs 1500 Reiatsu.
Drawbacks: Firstly, Reiatsu cost. This isn’t a cheap technique to use, and it puts a massive dent in Xerxes’ Reiatsu supplies. Also, it’s taxing, putting a tremendous strain on his mind and body, as well as causing his Bankai post count to increase by two instead of one that post. (So if he used it on post one of his Bankai, the next post would count as post three, not post two.) Finally, he can only safely use the technique once in a thread. Twice would cause significant internal bleeding, as well as halving his physical stats for the next three posts due to his body going into shock. Thrice will kill him, and the technique might not even work the third time.]
Other Techniques: [[
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*Shunpo
*Seki Kido number 8
*Geki Kido number 9
*Kyokko Kido number 26
Hyapporankan Kido number 62
Tozanshô
Danku Bakudo number 81
*Byakurai Hadu number 4
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History: [Birthplace: [Berlin, Germany (Prussia)]
Current Residence: [Soul Society]
Memorable Figures: [
~Alendra
~Father
~The Bishop
]
History: [
~Prolog~
For this to make sense you most first understand the history of Prussia, and that for a long time Germany was not a country but many different kingdoms in one area that speak German under the influence of the empire of Austria. Under the leader ship of sir Fredrik the 1st however, Prussia started a German war and one by one conquered all of the German kingdoms and modern day Poland. This did not change Prussia’s relationship with the empire of Austria, do to the fact that most exports came from Italy at the time and Austria still controlled those trade routes. That doesn’t change the accomplishment though because this was the first time Germany was united under one country. It also set up Berlin to be Germanys capital. This was also when the German identity came along, as Prussia main exports where clocks, a very rare item at the time and a amazing feat of engineering too.
Because Austria was still the more power full country, Prussia was still under its influence. So much so that the king of Prussia had to fallow all of the king of Austria’s commands. When the prince of Prussia Sir Fredrick “the great” came along, this didn’t really work out for him and his father. He was pretty much nothing but a bargaining chip in a huge political game. At the age of 15 Fredrick the 2nd meat a girl from England that he fell in love with. This relationship was frowned on because his marriage was to be with the princess of Austria for political gain. He tried to run with her to England but they where caught at the boarder of Prussia, and sent to Berlin to see the king for judgment. The king of Austria told the king of Prussia to keep him alive, but to kill the women from England and her best friend in front of him. He was then sent to a dungeon where he was daily abused by his further.
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Now that you understand this you can more fully understand Xerxes’ life story history and why Prussia went to war with Austria. We can now change are attention to Xerxes and his role in this historical romantic mellow drama, and the small role he plays the history of Prussia besides how small of a role it is. Born in 1845 Prussia to a proud military family, Xerxes grew up in an almost idyllic way of life; he learned fencing and marksmanship from his father, and learned to read from his mother, which at the time was a rare skill. They lived in Berlin, where his father’s rank gave them a life of reasonable luxury in those hard times. Unlike most children at the time, he never had to wake at the crack of dawn to help out on the farm; instead, his only responsibilities were to do as he was told, and grow up to be just like his father.
His father was a hard man, one who didn’t take well to failure. He had a short fuse and explosive temper, and frequently took his frustrations out on his friends and family, particularly his young son. It was during one of these episodes that Xerxes realized he didn’t want to be anything like his father, and ran away from home.
It Was just another night, going to sleep hearing his mom and dad argue about how his dads pressuring him too much, and shouldn’t hit Xerxes that way. Xerxes dad cursed up a storm as he entered Xerxes room. Xerxes hide under the covers only to be grabbed by the neck picked up and thrown to the wall of his room. His dad, still cussing asked Xerxes mom in German, “IS IT OK TO HURT HIM THIS WAY?!?” as he stormed out the room.
Xerxes took the chance and ran out the window not even thinking about stopping because that would give his father the chance to catch him, and do terrible things to him. He ran until his legs gave out under him and he fell flat on his face in the mud. Even then, he crawled a fast as he could until he found a hole he could hide in for the night. He vowed to never go home again.
Xerxes was now free of the abuse of his farther, but where would he go? He couldn’t stay in that whole all of his life and he couldn’t live in the city because his dad would find him. It was at that moment that Xerxes gave up all hope, until he saw a horse drawn carriage. He crawled underneath it as it stopped for one of the wheels fell of broke. Under the carriage he found too hooks tied to the bottom of the carriage, he held on to the hooks until the carriage took him out of the city.
In seven hours’ time Xerxes saw that the carriage passed an old abandoned city. He let go of the hooks and rolled down a few feet until he got up and ran to the city to see what was there, he found an old house with the door unlooked, that no one lived in and stayed there for a while getting food from an apple tree outside.
The house was nice with books, and a sword for him to play with. It had a large king sized bed and very nice furniture. Besides it nice looks though it was very old.. Because he was alone he had to teach himself how to cook and fix the house when it would break do to how old the stones where. He got really lonely some time though and learned to deal with that to. He made a imaginary friend to play with that got realer every day. It was also easy for him to get bored so heed clean the house for entertainment. He quickly became obsessed with the house being clean and symmetrical.
After two years a huge twister came through the town and knocked down the apple tree. Xerxes came out ok, but the house was destroyed and there wasn’t any food left, and because food supplies didn’t come throw the town he realized that was going to have to leave the town and find somewhere to live. He grabbed his sword and book and left the town.
Xerxes wandered the country for ten years, always teetering the razor-thin edge between life and death, before finally stumbling into a church in a small village. He was nursed back to health, and eventually chose to stop wandering, and settle in the town. For years, he worked as a stone mason, until one day a small earthquake rolled through the village, tearing the church down in mere moments. It was while helping to rebuild the church that Xerxes decided to become a priest. As a priest, he learned not only about God, but also mathematics and science, and began to see the world in a new light, one where everything was inexorably connected. He began wandering the kingdom once more, but now with a new purpose; to help those less fortunate, and prove to himself that the world was not an uncaring place.
On these missions he made many friends one he grew very close to Alendra. Little did he now that after he ran away from home his parent adopted Alendra to replace him. Xerxes never told him how his dad was, and neither did Alendra.
They didn’t learn about this until Xerxes asked a bishop about him. The Bishop told him about how Alendra parents died in a accident when he was 8. He was then adopted by Xerxes dad at the age of ten. Xerxes was enraged, at the fact that Alendra didn’t tell him this and never talked to him again, he instead decided to lock himself away in his studies. In his studies he learned about quantum physics and realized that everything is a non-solid or non-liquid mass of energy; that we see energy being absorbed by rods and cones in our eyes and that sound is energy vibrating your eardrums. He realized that everything was connected via simple mathematic equations.
He wanted to tell the world about his discovery. But of course, the world was not sitting still for Xerxes, and it continued to turn inevitably towards chaos once more. All this time, tensions between Prussia and the larger country Austria were mounting, until at least war broke out between the two nations. But you see, this was not just a war for land, wealth or power but also a war of vengeance. For Sir Fredrick the 2nd, king of Prussia at the time Decided to attack Austria for revenge for what they did to him and the woman he loved.
Xerxes went to help in whatever way he could, consoling soldiers about to go into battle, and those who were about to die. However, he was not prepared for the horrors of war, for the unilateral slaughter humans were capable of. Something broke inside him during the war, something which was never repaired.
Xerxes was just part of a clock, no one really cares about the cogs in the machine, they only care about the clock. Some people can’t handle the pressure of the machine, while some grow to hate the machine, and some think they can understand the machine that they are in. Only a very few decide that they can fix it, fewer stand to do something, fewer succeed, and even fewer are right in what they believe in.
But many break. Many can’t handle knowing there role in a machine that they know is evil, but can’t do anything about. They break,, yet this clock is different for it only stops for a moment to “fix” itself, and it is then ignored and forgotten soon afterword’s. Because the “problem” is “Fixed” and hopefully won’t hurt the “perfect” machine again.
He came to the realization that human beings were inherently evil. Everything we humans do inevitably leads to more killing, and Xerxes grew to despise what we now call the human condition. He became cold, isolated, obsessed with finding a mathematical solution to the problem. Of course, no solution came to him.
He died shortly after the war ended, apparently by poisoning himself. When he arrived in Soul Society, he settled into a life mirroring the one he had before death; living alone, treating others around coldly and cruelly, trying to find the impossible. Over time, however, the madness in him began to crystallize, and he abandoned the pursuit as an exercise in futility. He began instead trying to find a way to bring order to the chaos around him, and for that reason he strove to become a Shinigami, one with enough power and authority to impose his own twisted logic on what he perceives to be an illogical existence.
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Password 1: [Blubbering Bunny Radical]
Password 2:
Type: [Soldier]
Squad: [12]
Rank: [Captain]
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-Basic Information-
Name: [Xerxes Alejandro Sykes]
Age of Death: [35]
Real Age/Age of Appearance: 167/30
Birthday (Month/Day): [November/6]
Blood Type: [AB Positive]
RP Sample (Optional): [Insert Here]
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-Appearance-
Height/Weight: [7 foot 3 inches/215 Lbs]
Physical Description: [Xerxes' appearance has changed greatly since he appeared in Soul Society. When he first arrived as Captain of Squad 11, he had the appearance of a clown, with a bone white face and vibrant outfit. Everything with stripes and polka dots, and overall he looked more like a court gesture than a warrior. Now, however, while re-evaluating exactly who he is and what he wants, his appearance has been drastically altered to reflect his new ideals.
Gone is the bone white face paint, the Glasgow smile, and even his blonde hair. Though still pale, his skin is of a natural color for humans, and his hair is now raven-black, reaching to just past his shoulders. He often keeps it in a short, loose pony tail, tied with a red sash, though if he's in a hurry he may go without the pony tail. His facial structure is mostly the same, being longish and sharp looking. He rarely expresses any emotion, his face remaining set in a perpetual scowl that only changes for the occasional smirk, or an even less frequent look of surprise. He still looks surprisingly young despite his advanced age, often throwing people off.
People say the eyes are the windows to the soul. If that's the case, Xerxes' windows were bricked over a long time ago. It is impossible to read anything in them. His eyes have a deep golden color, and have an unnerving coldness to them. He wears a monocle over his left eye, though the reason why is unclear, as his vision is not in any way impaired.
Xerxes is still just as tall as he used to be, towering over his fellow captains at over seven feet tall. He has a lanky build, which only exaggerates his height, and thin limbs with muscles as tight as whipcord. Despite his age, he is still in prime condition, though his reflexes have slowed considerably to the changes in his fighting style.
The biggest change to Xerxes is his wardrobe. No more will he be referred to as "Clown-san", for now he dresses in a manor more befitting a Captain. Xerxes doesn't wear the traditional Shinigami robes, instead choosing to wear a black suit under a lighter vest, a blood red necktie, and black pants. He wears a sleeveless Captain's robe over this, with a chain wrapped around the waist as a belt. In battle, he often removes the Captains robe before fighting, just because it "gets in the way" of his fight. He wears black fingerless gloves and dress shoes.
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-Personality-
Dislikes:
[*Humanity: Xerxes is disgusted by the so-called "human condition", and despises people who make mistakes, think irrationally, or do an number of normal "human" things.
*Honor: Xerxes has no time for petty things like showing his opponent mercy, or being honorable in any way. He also cannot understand people who would risk something just to maintain their image or sense of honor. To Xerxes, honor is for the weak.
*Weakness: Xerxes is a man who values strength, both mental and physical, and hates people who act strong but are not. Actually, he just hates weak people in general, and may do any number of unfortunate things to those who can't defend themselves.
*Sand: It's hot, dry, scratchy, and gets everywhere. Xerxes just plain hates it.
*Lateness: Like many Germans, Xerxes strongly believes in arriving to an engagement, whether it be a fight, a meeting, whatever, late. He himself is always right on time, arriving not a second before or after he was told to be there, and expects the same of others. Of course few people can meet this expectation...how human of them.
*Getting his hands dirty: Although Xerxes is a highly capable man in his own right, he prefers a "hands off" approach to things. Xerxes is an administrator, a general, and hates having to get his hands dirty with menial things when he has much more important things to do. That doesn't mean he won't fight people; he just won't be happy about it.
*Being touched: Xerxes has major personal space issues, and will react violently to any form of human contact. A touch, a punch on the shoulder, any thing can end badly, especially if it's unannounced.
*Ignorance: Ignorance is not bliss; it is weakness. Xerxes goes to great lengths to know as much as he can about any given situation, even going so far as preform his own interrogation and recon missions to acquire information he needs. He is not content for others to bring information to him, and actively seeks it out whenever possible. Similarly, he expects others around him to know what's going on, and will not tolerate ignorance from his subordinates...any ignorance. You had better know the answer to any questions Xerxes asks, or things could get messy.
*Being Surprised: Following that last dislike, Xerxes hates being caught off guard by something. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, it's sure to piss Xerxes off.
*Sex: To Xerxes, sex is something for humans to do in their spare time. Xerxes has never had any interest in sex or sexuality, and couldn't care less about the act or people wishing to practice it with him.]
Likes:
[*Math: Xerxes believes that the universe exists only as a serious of mathematical equations, and that everything else is merely an illusion.
*Turquoise: It’s his favorite color.
*Fencing: Xerxes believes fencing is the ultimate form of swordsmanship.
*Space: Xerxes loves open spaces and fresh air, and would always prefer to be in a room without much clutter.
*Violin Music: One of his few interests besides math, Xerxes enjoys listening to and playing violin music, and often does so to help him relax.
*Vanilla Ice Cream: Why? Cause it tastes good, of course.
*Solitude: Although he's not a hermit and can socialize when needed. He does, however, like being left alone so he can do his work, and hates being bothered.
*Chess: Xerxes enjoys chess as an exercise in logic and strategy, and is predictably very, very good at it.
*Inflicting pain: Even more so than he once was, Xerxes is a true sadist; he loves hearing people scream and beg for mercy, only to have it taken away. Xerxes enjoys manipulating people, twisting their minds and breaking their will, slowly peeling away everything that makes them human before finally killing them.]
Flaws:
[*Passive-Aggressive: Xerxes suffers from many symptoms of a passive-aggressive personality disorder, including: Speaking cryptically, conveniently forgetting things/remembering events so they benefit him, Fear of competition, fear of dependency, and fear of intimacy.
*Sadistic: Probably his biggest flaw is his sadistic streak; Xerxes loves seeing and inflicting pain on others, and will go out of his way if he sees a likely victim to torture.
*Arrogant: Xerxes views himself as a perfect being; his ability to calculate the likely hood of events and accurately forecast future events serves as evidence proving his perfection. His arrogance is subtle, but very clear; he often taunts enemies by telling them the exact likelihood of their efforts proving fruitful, and never hesitates to use overwhelming force to further prove how powerful he is. He is not, however, very boastful, and can grudgingly accept when he is wrong, though that doesn't happen very often.
*Insomniac: Xerxes often has trouble sleeping, and rarely gets a good nights sleep. He has, however, learned to deal with this, and it rarely interferes with his work.
*Doesn't like fighting: Although he likes hurting people, Xerxes dislikes getting his hands dirty with actual combat, and would rather have others battle for him instead. When he does fight, he likes to get it over with quickly.
*Perfectionist: For Xerxes, only the best is acceptable. He cannot compromise and say "oh, this is good enough." It has to be exactly right, every time. This is both an aid and a hindrance to him; on the one hand, his obsession with perfection leads him to be very thorough, meaning he doesn't quit until the job is done. Xerxes never assumes his someone is dead; he makes sure their dead. On the other hand, his quest to have everything exactly right can, at times, blind him to what's really important.
*Underlying insanity: To be clear, Xerxes is not insane. Usually. . Xerxes maintains a constant mental discipline to keep his insanity in check, at the cost of what many would consider his heart. He has no real compassion or ability to truly understand others, and pushes people away to keep them from upsetting his discipline and causing his control over the madness within him to slip. The result is a Xerxes who is cool, calm and collected, and completely isolated from the world at large.]
Habits:
[*Speaks Cryptically: Xerxes has a habit of speaking in riddles and generally being very confusing. In particular, he talks about things in mathematical terms, and occasionally interjects streams of numbers into a conversation, expecting others to understand what he means.
*Conveniently Forgetting Things: When Xerxes is confronted on issues, he tends to win arguments by denying things that may or may not have happened.
*German accent: Xerxes, being a man with roots tracing back to Prussia and Germany, has a distinct German accent, and at times lapses into German when irritated.
*"How human of you..." "Predictable...": Xerxes often says these things and similar phrases about people he finds weak or irritating.]
Fears:
[*Competition: he does not enjoy competing for power, but will if he most. He dose his best to avoid it though.
*Dependency: He does not want to depend on anyone but himself. If he depends on someone else, he fears they will fail him.
*Intimacy: Xerxes fears letting people get close to them, as they may try to hurt him, or change him. ]
Goals:
[*Bring order to the world: Xerxes finds the world around him unbearably chaotic and illogical, and seeks to force his own twisted logic on reality.]
Alignment: [Passive Neutral]
Overall Personality:
Xerxes is a very cold person, who views the world only as a series of mathematical equations. For him, things like fantasy and hopes aren’t as important as what is real and possible. Logic is very important to how he sees life, even though his logic is, at times, warped and twisted.
He is a sadist, a man who enjoys dealing pain on to others, no reason for it. Your tears just look so delicious, and your screams sound like music. He enjoys being in control of people and things. Compounding this problem is his tendency toward passive aggressive behavior. He will remember or forget things that may or may not have happened to help him win arguments and rid himself of guilt, or blame others for things he has done in the past present or will do in the future.
He’s used to being alone so he rarely gets lonely, in fact he rarely shows any emotions other then happiness and anger, that’s not to say he doesn’t fell these emotions, he’s just very good at hiding it, quit often he fells depression but doesn’t think to complain about it as much as other people would.
He’s a perfectionist that can’t stand to compromise, so everything has to be his way, or else it will have to go. He strives for flawlessness and sets excessively high performance standards for others around him.
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-Powers-
Fighting Style: [Xerxes fighting style is baised on defending himself until the right moment comes.Xerxes is an expert swordsman, preferring a sword style very much like fencing. Xerxes’ Zanpakutou has a very narrow blade, making it ideal for rapid, piercing thrusts and quick slashes. Xerxes uses this to his advantage, defeating his opponent not with one fatal blow, but hundreds of tiny wounds which, in time, fillet the opponent like a trout. Xerxes is highly skilled at finding weak points in even the toughest of defenses, striking with unerring precision to inflict as much damage as possible.
Xerxes uses many sword techniques of his own making in order to catch opponents off guard.]
Zanpakutou Spirit Appearance(Optional):[/b] [
Inner World(Optional):[/b]
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]Zanpakutou Appearances: [In it's sealed form, Xerxes' Zanpakutou resembles a rapier, with a very long, narrow blade ideal for thrusts and quick, light cuts. The handle is made of metal, and has the appearance of of a gold eagle, with the outstretched wings forming the weapons guard, and the blade emerging from the eagle's mouth.
In Shikai, the weapon is largely unchanged, with the primary differences being the blade length increasing significantly, and a gold tassel hanging from the pommel.
In Bankai, the only thing that changes is that his Zanpakutou shatters, leaving him apparently unarmed.]
Zanapkutou Release Names [God does not play dice, Ronri-Tekina Akuma /Bankai, Hironritekina Akuma o Naite]
Overall Ability: [Xerxes is a man who sees the world as nothing more than a vast, interconnected web of equations, and his Zanpakutou takes advantage of that. Simply put, Ronri-Tekina Akuma allows Xerxes to manipulate the mathematical equations that occur around him, giving him the ability to render attacks meaningless and unleash devastating attacks at a moment’s notice.]
Shikai Overall Ability: [In Shikai, Xerxes can manipulate simple mathematical equations dealing with conversions and fractals. He uses these equations to form a powerful defense, and strike enemies down without mercy.]
Bankai Overall Ability: [In Bankai, Xerxes' mathamatical abilities are vastly expanded, allowing him the ability to manipulate much more complicated equations. These equations seem to bend the fabric of reality to suit Xerxes' needs and allow him the ability to control the battlefield and crush his opponents.]
Zanpakuto Techniques:
[Shikai Techniques
Name of Technique: Calculation: Conversion
Description: Energy cannot be created nor can it be destroyed. This is the Law of the Conservation of Energy. What you can do, however, is convert one form of energy into another, and this process is governed by fairly simple mathematics. Xerxes uses this principle to defend himself from enemy attacks by converting all of the destructive energy in the attack into something harmless, or maybe even something which can harm the enemy in return. For example, if an opponent were to try to punch Xerxes, he could convert the kinetic energy into sound, which would stop the punch cold and create a very loud “bang”, or convert it into, say, electricity to damage them. This technique works just as well on Reiatsu based attacks, making it a very powerful defense. Visually, turquoise lines appear in front of the attack forming hollow hexagons, which fill in, creating a short lived barrier. Converted energy is sent along the same vector as the input energy (meaning Xerxes can’t aim the counter-attack in a different direction).
How it works: Xerxes must be aware of the attack and be able to react in time to stop it. Conversion’s ability to stop an attack is determined by the amount of Reiatsu Xerxes spends, plus his own Reiatsu Strength, meaning he need only make up the difference between his Reiatsu Strength and the attacking stat of his opponent in Reiatsu. There is, however, a minimum Reiatsu cost of 100 points. The output energy is considered to have a stat equivalent to the input energy (meaning, if an enemy punches with 200 strength, and Xerxes converts that energy into, say, heat, that heat will have 200 Reiatsu Strength.)
Drawback: The first drawback is Reiatsu cost, as once Xerxes’ Reiatsu pool is exhausted, he can no longer utilize this defense. Although relatively cheap, the cost to use this technique multiple times, taken with other Reiatsu drains, can add up quickly, especially against multiple foes, or an enemy with rapid attacks. Conversely, enemies with extraordinarily powerful attacks can simply overpower the defense, draining off such huge amounts of Reiatsu that Xerxes’ Reiatsu pools are exhausted before the enemy runs out of steam. Finally, there is a minimum energy which is required to trigger the attack, meaning weaker attacks can bypass the defense completely. Typically, Strength under 100 or Reiatsu Strength under 300 will bypass the defense, although the power of the attack in question is also a variable. (So a number 70 and up Hado type Kido will never bypass the defense, even if the guy somehow has a Reiatsu Strength of 100.)
Technique Name: Calculation: Fractal
Description: A fractal is a highly complicated graph describing an equation. It starts as a very simple shape, but grows more complex with each iteration, until it becomes something vast and indescribably intricate. That’s what this technique does; it starts as a weak attack, but grows more powerful over time until the enemy is forced to yield. With this technique, Xerxes can create a blade made of turquoise hexagons, only some of which are filled in, the size of a regular katana. This blade can appear from any point that Xerxes can see, or he can create an actual sword that he can wield. This blade can only cut beings with less Reiatsu Strength than Xerxes, and shatters on contact with anything with a higher Reiatsu Strength. However, that is exactly the point of this technique. Once the blade is shattered, Xerxes can recreate it, this time with more of the hexagons filled in. The blades Reiatsu strength is now Xerxes’ Reiatsu Strength boosted by thirty percent (so 100 becomes 130). If it gets shattered again, he can recreate it again, with still more hexagons filled in, and boosted by thirty percent again (130 becomes 169) This process can go through ten iterations, gaining power each time, until the blade is completely filled in and it reaches maximum power. After this, the blade can still be reformed, but will grow no stronger in that thread. (169 becomes 219.7 which becomes 285.61, etc.). All numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number.
How to use: Xerxes must visualize the equation, and continue to do so as long as the blade is in existence. He must recalculate the equation with each iteration, which takes a second or two.
Drawbacks: This technique costs 150 Reiatsu for the first use, and 100 for each iteration. Obviously, this can add up rather quickly, rapidly draining Xerxes’ Reiatsu pool. Xerxes can only create one blade at a time, meaning multiple enemies can overwhelm this technique, and it takes time to recalculate the equation and recreate the blade, leaving him temporarily unarmed each time the blade is shattered. The blade can only be recreated once per post, but can be recreated once on the first post it is used.
Bankai Techniques:
Technique Name: Calculation: Geometry
Description: This is the simplest technique in Xerxes’ Bankai arsenal, but also the most directly applicable to battle situations. With this technique, Xerxes visualizes a simple equation describing a cube, which he then materializes on the battlefield. Everything trapped within becomes part of a closed mathematical system, meaning nothing outside can interfere with what’s within, and nothing within can affect the world outside. Also, people trapped within cannot use Reiatsu based techniques, as closed systems cannot change; any Reiatsu spent inside the cube is negated, and a quarter of it is added to Xerxes’ Reiatsu pool at the end of his post. This is useful for both defense and for trapping enemies, but also has an offensive use.
Once the solid is formed, Xerxes can calculate the exact amount of energy and matter within that space. This would be impossible otherwise do the number of variables, but trapping the target in a closed system eliminates other variables, making it a fairly simple process. Once he has calculated the exact amount of energy and matter in the system, he can slice the trapped victim by compressing and warping the matter and energy within, tearing them apart with invisible blades made of imaginary numbers.
How it’s Used: Described above. This is a fairly expensive technique, and it takes several seconds to initiate. The Reiatsu cost for forming a solid depends on the size of the solid: one point of Reiatsu for every cubic foot. Essentially, 1000 points of Reiatsu would generate a cube with 1000 cubic feet of volume, or a cube ten feet wide, ten feet tall and ten feet deep. This cube can trap any being whose Reiatsu strength is not superior to the Reiatsu spent, and can block attacks coming off of a stat less than the Reiatsu spent. So to block a 1000 Reiatsu Strength attack, he has to spend 1000 Reiatsu.
In order to cut an enemy, Xerxes must spend any amount of Reiatsu so that the amount he spent, plus his Reiatsu strength, is equal to the target. He must pay this amount for each cut he wishes to make. In order to cut a 1000 Reiatsu Strength enemy, he has to spend 750 Reiatsu, since 750+250=1000.
Drawbacks: Reiatsu cost. Even with the Reiatsu absorbing quality, this technique can burn up huge amounts of Reiatsu, especially when slicing enemies. The cube takes a few seconds to form, meaning most enemies can easily escape with a step technique as long as they don’t hesitate in fleeing. It can be shattered by enemies with a Strength or Reiatsu Strength higher than the cube’s.
Technique Name: Quantum: Teleportation
Description: According to Schrodinger’s Equation, our understanding of how objects interact with one another is a bit…limited. For instance, it’s common knowledge that an object can’t inexplicably stop being in one place and start being in another place…right? Wrong. That’s exactly what happens when dealing with Quantum Physics. By visualizing Schrodinger’s Equation, Xerxes can teleport himself to any point he can see, instantly. This is not a step technique, which multiplies his speed; He quite simply stops being here and starts being there. This technique is useful for gaining the upper hand over enemies who believe themselves to be faster than Xerxes, and for covering a lot of ground faster than a Shunpo would ordinarily allow.
How to use: Visualize the equation. Costs 200 Reiatsu for a teleportation of less than five feet, or 1000 for a long range teleportation.
Drawbacks: The main drawback is the Reiatsu cost; most of the time, a simple Shunpo will do just as well as this technique, for a greatly reduced cost. Also, it takes several seconds to visualize the equation, leaving Xerxes vulnerable until the teleportation takes effect.
Technique Name: Quantum: Duplication
Description: Another fascinating thing that Schrodinger’s Equation allows is for one object to be in more than one location at a time. Xerxes can use this technique to outnumber enemies by creating duplicates of himself; these are not illusions or copies, but are Xerxes himself existing in multiple places at once. Each Xerxes has his own free will, and has access to all of Xerxes’ techniques; however, any injury incurred by one Xerxes is shared by them all.
How to use: Visualize the equation. Each duplicate requires 300 Reiatsu per post to maintain. Xerxes is vulnerable during the few seconds it takes to visualize the equation, and the equation must be visualized individually for each duplicate.
Drawbacks: This technique’s main drawback is that it essentially gives the enemy a greater number of targets to hit. Any damage to one Xerxes is shared by the others, making it easier to harm or kill him. Also, all of the Xerxes’ share a Reiatsu pool, making it easy for him to burn up his Reiatsu.
Technique Name: Calculation: Time
Description: People normally think of time as being linier. Each second follows the one before it, and is in turn followed by another second, all in one straight never ending line, right? Wrong. Time is elastic, and relative to the individual experiencing it. And, predictably, time is governed by an equation. Using this equation, and at a great expenditure of Reiatsu, Xerxes can manipulate the flow of time around one individual, either stretching it so that one second seems like ten to them, or compressing it so that ten seconds feel like one. What good is this, you ask? Well, it would allow one to do in one second what would take ten normally. It might give them ten seconds to react to an impending threat. The possibilities are limitless.
How to use: Visualize equation. As the equation is actually fairly simple, it doesn’t take long to visualize. When used, turquoise lines appear around the target, creating hexagons in a sphere around them. When turning one second into ten, the hexagons start out hollow but fill in over the course of ten seconds; if turning ten seconds into one, the hexagons start filled in, and turn hollow over ten seconds. Only the target and Xerxes can see these hexagons. Costs 1500 Reiatsu.
Drawbacks: Firstly, Reiatsu cost. This isn’t a cheap technique to use, and it puts a massive dent in Xerxes’ Reiatsu supplies. Also, it’s taxing, putting a tremendous strain on his mind and body, as well as causing his Bankai post count to increase by two instead of one that post. (So if he used it on post one of his Bankai, the next post would count as post three, not post two.) Finally, he can only safely use the technique once in a thread. Twice would cause significant internal bleeding, as well as halving his physical stats for the next three posts due to his body going into shock. Thrice will kill him, and the technique might not even work the third time.]
Other Techniques: [[
*Shunpo
*Seki Kido number 8
*Geki Kido number 9
*Kyokko Kido number 26
Hyapporankan Kido number 62
Tozanshô
Danku Bakudo number 81
*Byakurai Hadu number 4
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-History-
History: [Birthplace: [Berlin, Germany (Prussia)]
Current Residence: [Soul Society]
Memorable Figures: [
~Alendra
~Father
~The Bishop
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History: [
~Prolog~
For this to make sense you most first understand the history of Prussia, and that for a long time Germany was not a country but many different kingdoms in one area that speak German under the influence of the empire of Austria. Under the leader ship of sir Fredrik the 1st however, Prussia started a German war and one by one conquered all of the German kingdoms and modern day Poland. This did not change Prussia’s relationship with the empire of Austria, do to the fact that most exports came from Italy at the time and Austria still controlled those trade routes. That doesn’t change the accomplishment though because this was the first time Germany was united under one country. It also set up Berlin to be Germanys capital. This was also when the German identity came along, as Prussia main exports where clocks, a very rare item at the time and a amazing feat of engineering too.
Because Austria was still the more power full country, Prussia was still under its influence. So much so that the king of Prussia had to fallow all of the king of Austria’s commands. When the prince of Prussia Sir Fredrick “the great” came along, this didn’t really work out for him and his father. He was pretty much nothing but a bargaining chip in a huge political game. At the age of 15 Fredrick the 2nd meat a girl from England that he fell in love with. This relationship was frowned on because his marriage was to be with the princess of Austria for political gain. He tried to run with her to England but they where caught at the boarder of Prussia, and sent to Berlin to see the king for judgment. The king of Austria told the king of Prussia to keep him alive, but to kill the women from England and her best friend in front of him. He was then sent to a dungeon where he was daily abused by his further.
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Now that you understand this you can more fully understand Xerxes’ life story history and why Prussia went to war with Austria. We can now change are attention to Xerxes and his role in this historical romantic mellow drama, and the small role he plays the history of Prussia besides how small of a role it is. Born in 1845 Prussia to a proud military family, Xerxes grew up in an almost idyllic way of life; he learned fencing and marksmanship from his father, and learned to read from his mother, which at the time was a rare skill. They lived in Berlin, where his father’s rank gave them a life of reasonable luxury in those hard times. Unlike most children at the time, he never had to wake at the crack of dawn to help out on the farm; instead, his only responsibilities were to do as he was told, and grow up to be just like his father.
His father was a hard man, one who didn’t take well to failure. He had a short fuse and explosive temper, and frequently took his frustrations out on his friends and family, particularly his young son. It was during one of these episodes that Xerxes realized he didn’t want to be anything like his father, and ran away from home.
It Was just another night, going to sleep hearing his mom and dad argue about how his dads pressuring him too much, and shouldn’t hit Xerxes that way. Xerxes dad cursed up a storm as he entered Xerxes room. Xerxes hide under the covers only to be grabbed by the neck picked up and thrown to the wall of his room. His dad, still cussing asked Xerxes mom in German, “IS IT OK TO HURT HIM THIS WAY?!?” as he stormed out the room.
Xerxes took the chance and ran out the window not even thinking about stopping because that would give his father the chance to catch him, and do terrible things to him. He ran until his legs gave out under him and he fell flat on his face in the mud. Even then, he crawled a fast as he could until he found a hole he could hide in for the night. He vowed to never go home again.
Xerxes was now free of the abuse of his farther, but where would he go? He couldn’t stay in that whole all of his life and he couldn’t live in the city because his dad would find him. It was at that moment that Xerxes gave up all hope, until he saw a horse drawn carriage. He crawled underneath it as it stopped for one of the wheels fell of broke. Under the carriage he found too hooks tied to the bottom of the carriage, he held on to the hooks until the carriage took him out of the city.
In seven hours’ time Xerxes saw that the carriage passed an old abandoned city. He let go of the hooks and rolled down a few feet until he got up and ran to the city to see what was there, he found an old house with the door unlooked, that no one lived in and stayed there for a while getting food from an apple tree outside.
The house was nice with books, and a sword for him to play with. It had a large king sized bed and very nice furniture. Besides it nice looks though it was very old.. Because he was alone he had to teach himself how to cook and fix the house when it would break do to how old the stones where. He got really lonely some time though and learned to deal with that to. He made a imaginary friend to play with that got realer every day. It was also easy for him to get bored so heed clean the house for entertainment. He quickly became obsessed with the house being clean and symmetrical.
After two years a huge twister came through the town and knocked down the apple tree. Xerxes came out ok, but the house was destroyed and there wasn’t any food left, and because food supplies didn’t come throw the town he realized that was going to have to leave the town and find somewhere to live. He grabbed his sword and book and left the town.
Xerxes wandered the country for ten years, always teetering the razor-thin edge between life and death, before finally stumbling into a church in a small village. He was nursed back to health, and eventually chose to stop wandering, and settle in the town. For years, he worked as a stone mason, until one day a small earthquake rolled through the village, tearing the church down in mere moments. It was while helping to rebuild the church that Xerxes decided to become a priest. As a priest, he learned not only about God, but also mathematics and science, and began to see the world in a new light, one where everything was inexorably connected. He began wandering the kingdom once more, but now with a new purpose; to help those less fortunate, and prove to himself that the world was not an uncaring place.
On these missions he made many friends one he grew very close to Alendra. Little did he now that after he ran away from home his parent adopted Alendra to replace him. Xerxes never told him how his dad was, and neither did Alendra.
They didn’t learn about this until Xerxes asked a bishop about him. The Bishop told him about how Alendra parents died in a accident when he was 8. He was then adopted by Xerxes dad at the age of ten. Xerxes was enraged, at the fact that Alendra didn’t tell him this and never talked to him again, he instead decided to lock himself away in his studies. In his studies he learned about quantum physics and realized that everything is a non-solid or non-liquid mass of energy; that we see energy being absorbed by rods and cones in our eyes and that sound is energy vibrating your eardrums. He realized that everything was connected via simple mathematic equations.
He wanted to tell the world about his discovery. But of course, the world was not sitting still for Xerxes, and it continued to turn inevitably towards chaos once more. All this time, tensions between Prussia and the larger country Austria were mounting, until at least war broke out between the two nations. But you see, this was not just a war for land, wealth or power but also a war of vengeance. For Sir Fredrick the 2nd, king of Prussia at the time Decided to attack Austria for revenge for what they did to him and the woman he loved.
Xerxes went to help in whatever way he could, consoling soldiers about to go into battle, and those who were about to die. However, he was not prepared for the horrors of war, for the unilateral slaughter humans were capable of. Something broke inside him during the war, something which was never repaired.
Xerxes was just part of a clock, no one really cares about the cogs in the machine, they only care about the clock. Some people can’t handle the pressure of the machine, while some grow to hate the machine, and some think they can understand the machine that they are in. Only a very few decide that they can fix it, fewer stand to do something, fewer succeed, and even fewer are right in what they believe in.
But many break. Many can’t handle knowing there role in a machine that they know is evil, but can’t do anything about. They break,, yet this clock is different for it only stops for a moment to “fix” itself, and it is then ignored and forgotten soon afterword’s. Because the “problem” is “Fixed” and hopefully won’t hurt the “perfect” machine again.
He came to the realization that human beings were inherently evil. Everything we humans do inevitably leads to more killing, and Xerxes grew to despise what we now call the human condition. He became cold, isolated, obsessed with finding a mathematical solution to the problem. Of course, no solution came to him.
He died shortly after the war ended, apparently by poisoning himself. When he arrived in Soul Society, he settled into a life mirroring the one he had before death; living alone, treating others around coldly and cruelly, trying to find the impossible. Over time, however, the madness in him began to crystallize, and he abandoned the pursuit as an exercise in futility. He began instead trying to find a way to bring order to the chaos around him, and for that reason he strove to become a Shinigami, one with enough power and authority to impose his own twisted logic on what he perceives to be an illogical existence.
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