Himitsu Misute [Squad 7 Captain]

[Himitsu Kasumi'Oji]

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Password 1: Kuroi's Shoes

Password 2: Midgets Can't Dunk

Type: RS Soldier

Squad: Squad 9

Rank: Vice Captain

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-Basic Information-

Name: Himitsu Misute

Age of Death: 29

Real Age/Age of Appearance: 152/29

Birthday (Month/Day): 5/28

Blood Type: O+

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-Appearance-

Height/Weight: 6'8"/255 lbs.

Physical Description:

Himitsu has spent all of his life, or at least all that he can remember, as a klutz. And part of the blame for his lack of coordination falls on his size. As far as he can recall, he had been considerably larger than his peers. Not only did he tower over them with his long legs, but his broad shoulders and wide body as a whole didn't make it any easier to remember his larger size. However, being as big-boned as he is, Himitsu naturally developed a lean, muscular built as well. The doctors, nurses, and patients that came and gone in his hospital were shocked to discover that despite his lack of exercise, his muscles never truly vanished. Arms still held that defined tone that so many other men had envied, and his abdomen held remained rock-solid and flat. They promised him that as soon as he was released, he would be able to go to the gym and properly develop his core muscles into a "six-pack" as they called it. Although he never got the chance to do so, they never stopped marveling at his natural muscular build.

When analyzing Himitsu, it is best to start from the top and work your way down. And at the top of Himitsu's head lies a nest of untended dark brown hair that curled itself into chaotic knots that refused to be managed. Therefore, he decided to make peace with his stubborn hair and not focus on perfecting his appearance. Especially such a small detail such has your hair. His messy brown curls reach an end just at the summit of his averagely sized eyebrows that rest casually. Under close examination, it is noticeable that they are very slightly darker than the rest of his hair.

His hazel eyes, on the other hand, are the exact opposite, and always stand out. They're noticeably lighter than his hair and eyebrows and seem to reflect his attitude and mood. When he is in brighter spirits, his eyes seem to hold a slight green hue under the light and dance like a flame torch to some rhythm, whether it be his words, his movements, or the breeze on a warm day. They were in sync with the world around him. However, when he's less cheerful and more angry, frustrated, or sad, they stand as a stone-hard wall colored similarly to the trunk of an oak tree, although they are considerably more durable. They allow no emotion to seep out and make his emotions nearly undetectable. Only those who know him well would be able to recognize those signs and understand that they are far from positive. At least he was pretty sure that if anyone would get to know him, they would be able to tell.

His face is oval shaped but doesn't stretch out too much and remains mostly round. Himitsu has a slightly large knows that he doesn't have to try too hard to see at the bottom of his vision. But it never bothered him too much. His eyes are the only busy feature of his face and he is happy to have another more present quality, even one that is a little less pleasant such as his nose. His lips are not thick nor thin but, as he likes to think of it, just right. His sharp chin is usually cleanly shaved. At the hospital, when he went a few days without shaving, the area above his throat and under his mouth became dotted with dark stubble, but he preferred to be cleanly shaved. Since his death, he hasn't had to worry about shaving any more. His face remained conveniently smooth.

As stated above, Himitsu has a large, muscular build. His pectoral muscles aren't popping out like some body builders, but they are outlined clearly against his light, yet slightly tanned skin. His abdomen is level and uniform but beyond the skin, it is stubbornly sturdy. His arms are also very well defined and, even without flexing, it would be hard to miss the noticeably hill his bicep creates on the inside of his arm. At the end of each arm lies a large, brawny hand that threatened to break punch through a wall and remain unscathed. They appeared to be harder than steel. His wide, powerful shoulders are more than qualified to connect his equally well-muscled arms and middle. The area between his medium-sized neck and his hips was considerably long and added to his height significantly.

But what allowed him to stretch so high was mostly the length of his legs. Strangely enough, Himitsu's legs were a summary of the remainder of his body. They were most definitely long, yet strong muscles were chiseled into them like stone. They were far from skinny and have large arcs that span over his thighs and calves to further outline his muscles. Sadly, though, he had just as little precision with them as he does with his arms and torso. They were constantly slamming into tables and nudging the stretchers in the hospital, rolling them so that they would sit crooked in the middle of the hall. But he managed with them and just kept walking, despite what got in his way. It didn't slow him down much. His feet were also large, but his toes especially appeared extremely young, almost like they could have belonged to a child. They were as smooth as a baby's skin and refused to age along with the rest of his mature body.

Himitsu wasn't too eager to embrace the plain apparel of the shinigami. In mostly black, he felt that he blended in too much. Like he was just another member of some larger organization. Like he was just another face. So Himitsu decided on a compromise. He added some "subtle" changes that would allow him to appear as an individual that served as a shinigami rather than a member of their mass numbers. The black uniform was now outlined in blue rather than the traditional white color. In addition, he wears an ocean blue piece of cloth around his waist that's tied from the back and follows him like a short tail, waving in the wind behind him. The changes weren't too drastic but it was more than enough for him to identify himself.

-Personality-

Dislikes:

1. Angry People - Himitsu prefers to wear a light-hearted mask so the last thing he needs is for someone to start "harshing his buzz." Angry people should keep their problems to themselves and not try to share them with the world. It's bad enough for everyone to deal with their own issues and knowing about anyone else's troubles won't make their lives any easier.

4. Indifference - How long does it take people to make up their minds?! It wastes time and leaves others bored and with nothing to do. Decide what you want and and start it but don't idle around in between. And the worst response people give is "I don't care." It doesn't contribute at all and Himitsu prefers to leave those people in the dust and continue with his life.

5. Waiting - Some people say that patience and wisdom are connected. Himitsu doesn't see it that way. One of the most aggravating things is to be left waiting for someone or something. It completely stops your progression and forces you to rely on others in order for you to continue your life. Fun, right? Wrong.

6. Hollows - The most fearsome creatures he's every seen. What began as fear of hallows developed into a powerful hate after he learned how to fight them through the academy. Now, at whatever chance he gets, he wouldn't mind taking a few out and saving several unfortunate souls by doing so.

7. Arrogance - There are far too many shinigami that think they're the shit and that the world revolves around them. What was that saying? With great power comes… a nice big head and an ego to fill it completely. Open your eyes, people, shinigami are there to serve and guide others. If anything, they are the servants. That should over-inflate your self-esteem.

10. Boredom - When sitting in a hospital bed most of the time, you tend to want to find something to do. Being bored is one of the least productive and, well, boring things anyone can deal with. Find something to do and make it worth while. Don't just sit there. Himitsu definitely won't.

11. Talking About Himself - This is a bit more of a touchy topic for Himitsu, really. You see, much like his name (Himitsu is Japanese for secret), his life is a complete and utter mystery. With no clue about who he is, how is he supposed to discuss himself?

Likes:

1. Model Shinigami - Not all shinigami are up to his standard, but, overall, the idea of being a hero to all words is pretty appealing. Especially after being rescued by a shinigami from hallows, he had aspired to train and become one as well. There is no better way to lead a new life.

2. Humans - People in general, really. While he was staying in the hospital, he had the pleasure of meeting several patients that would eventually leave and be replaced by new strangers. He got to talk to many of these people and tended to like most of them. Even the hospital nurses and doctors would love to stop by his room and have a brief, pleasant conversation. Sometimes, he likes to just observe the human word and wonder how he lived his life before he lost his memory. Before he was stuck in a hospital on his death bed.

3. Books and Movies - When lying in a hospital bed most of the time, boredom's visits are pretty frequent. And Himitsu hates boredom. I'm pretty sure we went over that. So when he isn't allowed to wander the hospital and when he is alone for the day, he might grab one of his books, flip to a random page, and begin reading. He built up a small library by his bedside, and he read those books five times each at the least. And when he's in the mood for something different, he might turn on the small square box at the foot of the bed and watch a nice movie, usually comedies.

4. Solitude - Peace and quiet. He got a lot of that at the hospital and he can still use more. The only difference is that while he stayed at the hospital, he was a prisoner in the building. Now as a shinigami, he is free to explore worlds and enjoy the scenery. Those beautiful places, most of which lie in the human worlds, are the best places to relax and enjoy your privacy.

5. Traveling - He's been locked up in a hospital most of his life, for Christ's sake. Why wouldn't he finally see the world through his own eyes. Why wouldn't he see all the worlds through his own eyes?

Flaws:

1. Being Straight-forward - Himitsu speaks his mind. At least most of the time. He's not the most diplomatic person and whatever honest thoughts that are filtered through his mind. Whether he comes across as rude or not depends on the receiver of his words. Hopefully, his light-hearted attitude would spread and they won't take his words too seriously.

3. Moral Compass - Himitsu has a nice little set of moral rules in his own mind. Anything that doesn't follow it is a problem. It's not exactly his business to interfere with something that doesn't follow his ethical code, but that doesn't seem to stop him. Justice is relative, after all.

4. Clumsiness - Being as huge as he is, it is easy for Himitsu to misjudge his size and collide with obstacles in his path. If he's lucky, they don't break. He's not the luckiest person. Being awkward and uncoordinated has its pros and cons- well, technically, they're all cons, but he'll deal with it.

Habits:

1. Humming/Whistling/Singing

2. Sleeping in Public Places (Especially When the Weather is Nice)

4. Reading Books

Fears:

1. Death (Both his own and his failure to defend one's life)

2. Failure (He was Quick to Learn in the Academy and Never Had a Hard TIme)

Goals:

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Himitsu isn't exactly over-flowing with an endless list of ambitions, but he has decided on a couple major goals to accomplish as a shinigami and as a man. First of all, he would like to live a life for the first time. A full life. With memories and friends. And who knows, a potential family as well. Not like his previous mortal life that he can barely remember. It left far too big of a hole in his heart and the least he can do is at least try to fill it. By traveling to see the world, he might hope to patch the gap in himself.

Secondly, Himitsu wants to save people. He understands what it is like to be attacked by a hallow. There's no worse fear and panic a soul can experience. And the relief of being rescued by a shinigami was enough to aspire him to become a protector dressed in the shinigami black (of course with his own fashion addition as well). No soul deserves to be consumed by a hallow and he refuses to allow them to. Any hallow within Himitsu's grasp is as good as gone and he will train to ensure so.

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Overall Personality:

Himitsu is a happy, go lucky guy. At least most of the time. He's not fond of the idea of letting his problems show so he glues that smile to his face and wears it like a crown. Even when he was in the hospital, he kept his carefree attitude, always beaming at the doctor's news and keeping an optimistic outlook. It was a struggle sometimes but he always pulled through. The only way to determine whether his happiness was genuine or false was to study his eyes. They're the window to his soul. More like a peep-hole really. No one is welcome to take a look.

Himitsu likes to be conversational. Meeting new people not only connects them but he gets a insight to their background. In Soul Society, a place where people from all different times are mixed together, it would be difficult not to take advantage of that to learn more about different time periods of the world. Himitsu would usually intimidate people with his unusually large size, but his bright smile tends to send a more friendly message.He's always direct with whom he talks to and rarely shies away from people. Only when there are too many for him to deal with at once in too small of a place. Did I mention that he isn't fond of crowds?

On some rare days, all of the misery and frustration Himitsu has would erupt from him and even then, a smile is difficult to pull off. But, as always, he takes advantage of his size and rams through those walls of anguish. It was painful but not impossible. To get rid of those excess negative emotions, he enjoys finding a beautiful, remote location and relaxing there. Sometimes, he might accidentally take a nap but that would only make the experience more pleasant. Afterwards, he can be found as cheerful as ever.

Himitsu always keeps his head straight and screwed on tightly. He loves to enjoy himself (who doesn't?), but that won't mean that he loses track of himself and his goals. His mind is always calm and direct, clear of all distractions. He never gets side-tracked but might take a break and pull over only to start back up the car and keep driving. Life goes on and the trick is to stay right behind it. He tries not to linger on his experiences, both good and bad. Sometimes, he might dawdle a little longer than he should, but he always moves on.

When it comes to superior Shinigami, Himitsu prefers to dial his speech down and talk as little as possible. Last thing he needs is to offend some captain. Otherwise, he remains as light-hearted as every around Soul Society. He will of course continue with his jokes and show off his smile, but that doesn't mean that he'll lose track of his goal. When it comes time to be serious, he will step up to the occasion. He never looks forward to a fight, but that doesn't mean he'll back down from one. It's his job to defend, and as long as that's his intention, he'll swing his Zanpakutou until he breathes his last breath.

[Himitsu Kasumi'Oji]

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Fighting Style:

Himitsu is a kido specialist. Suprised? You should be. With his huge size, most usually expect him to be a strong physical fighter that stays close range. Even his uncanny speed supports that theory. But most overlook the fact that he is a complete klutz. He doesn't have much of a chance to be a precise and accurate swordsman. There's too much room for error. However, in the academy, he discovered that Kido skills came naturally to him. He was towards the top of his class and rapidly mastered basic Hado, Bakudo, and Hoho techniques. He struggled, however, with Kaido. Ironic, isn't it, how the only part of his life he can remember is spent in a hospital, yet he has no skill with healing abilities. Either way, he excels in the other types of Kido. Especially lightning techniques.

As most Kido specialists are, Himitsu is a ranged-combat specialist. He's not too fond of getting up close, but it's not impossible for him to be challenged in close quarters. From this scenario, there are many options Himitsu might have. If he is confident enough, he might test his limited swordsmanship and attempt to parry the attack. However, if he isn't too fatigued and can spare the energy, he would prefer to dodge with his speed and retreat to safe location where he may continue to bombard his opponent with destructive lightning Hado techniques. However, the third option is to use Kido to repel the opponent away from himself. However, with such little time, he would have to skip the incantation. Therefore, it would lack its full strength and slow the opponent so that Himitsu may make his escape or retaliate with his own Zanpakutou.

Himitsu has several tactics he uses in combat, some he favors over the others. At the top of his list lies the use of lightning Hado skills. After all, there's an endless supply of lightning puns that can be derived from that hado style. Being a lightning specialist, that's to be expected. He might force an opponent to keep his distance by bombarding them with several bolts of lightning sent from his fingertips. In addition, he might lead an electrical current through objects to reach his opponent in a different manner. Metals tend to be the best conductors and the more he can find lying around, the easier it will be to find his opponent.

Himitsu has also become fond of binding techniques. With such a wide variety, he may cast them from a distance and after a successful binding, he could rapidly approach his opponent, strike them with his Zanpakutou, and retreat to a safe distance before they can recover. This strategy may easily be alternated with his lightning Hado as well as his other skills.

The use of lightning Hado may also stun, numb, or slow his opponent. Then, Himitsu might take full use of his speed and make rapid attacks with his blade. Until his opponent recovers from the electricity, Himitsu should have the upper hand in speed and have more time to make his attacks more precise. In addition, he might also boost his speed with Hoho Kido and use his faster movement to improve his skills in close combat. Otherwise, he would prefer to remain as far away from his opponent as possible. For the most part, he will let them come to him.

Himitsu is an analyst. As long as he keeps his distance, he should have time to study his opponent and attempt to exploit a weakness in their technique. To test his theories, he might engage his opponent with a few exchanges with his Zanpakutou only temporarily. It isn't best for him to keep in close quarters for too long in case his lack of coordination makes the situation dangerous for him. Keeping at a distance is best.

After discovering a soft spot in his opponents defense, Himitsu will wait for the perfect chance to expose it. He may do so with Kido, his Zanpakutou, or a combination of both. A direct hit with a Kido technique would do significant damage as would a slash from his Zanpakutou. But by using Kido to manipulate his opponent by slowing them or repelling them, he might then approach and attack with his blade.

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The name of this young girl in her late teens is Karaitami [Empty Pain]. It took several meetings in his dreams before Himitsu could finally get a word out of her. She wasn't on the tall side, being around five feet, but she seemed to almost look down on him. Initially, she would just stare at him in silence until, eventually, one of his corny jokes drove her away. However, he finally broke through to her after a screaming rant.

"What do you want from me?! I see you every night in my dreams and wake up lost and more confused than ever before. Whatever business you have with me, hurry up and complete it! I'm sick of this emptiness! Are you just my mind playing tricks on me?! Has my sanity finally turned on me?! If so, don't torture me for too long. I thought death would leave me at peace but I'm standing here, hollower and more desolate than ever. I'm done so end me quickly. What are you waiting for?"

She finally opened up and lowered her hood. Himitsu had been able to see her snow white hair before but he couldn't have imagined the intensity of those piercing blue eyes that she had always kept hidden under the cowl of her hood. They penetrated him like a sword, and he knew that if he hadn't poured his pain out to her, she would have known of it anyway. But they were curiously soft at the same time. He couldn't understand it.

But it was strange. Despite her silence, he couldn't help but understand this dragging misery she carried with her. It was present in the way she walked, the look in her eyes, and her voice. She spoke softly, almost in a whisper. Like she was scared to wake herself up. Himitsu knew what kind of demons people prefer to hide within themselves. From the start, he knew what she felt. They were polar opposites. Her tranquility versus his loud mouth. Her blank face against his bright smile. But, at the same time, they were the same. They felt the same. He hid his demons with a happy mask while she protected the world from them with a wall of stone. Both were equally effective and equally painful.

Inner World(Optional):

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Himitsu loves beautiful scenery. What he wouldn't do to be in the breath-taking grassy valley provided in his Inner World with a green mattress softer than the clouds of the heavens. He could lie down there and sleep forever, never having to bother with the real world or any of the problems it drags on a chain behind him.

The only problem is that he can't. Even if he tried, there would be way too much chaos in the sky. Giant thunderheads loom over his head, blocking out the sky and massacring any unfortunate rays of light that attempt to break through the cloud barriers. Lightning dances between the storm clouds every few seconds, illuminating the dark world with brief bursts of light only to return it to its former miserable, shadowy desolation.

But there's something wrong. It took a while to put a finger on it, but as soon as he did, the eerie atmosphere had settled. There was no thunder. Each bolt of lightning wasn't accompanied with a thunderous roar that echoed through the field. It was almost scary. Well, forget the almost. It was beyond frightening. The world itself was a manifestation of Karaitami and the definition of her name. A valley of grass that had potential to be something so great and magnificent was darkened by the war of lightning and wind miles in the sky. And none of that pain made any sound. It echoed unheard to the world.Zanpakutou Appearances:

Sealed

The sealed form of Himitsu's Zanpakuto resembles the traditional katana. It has an ocean blue hilt, a small blue guard, and a razor sharp, curved silver blade that extends for for three and a half feet from the hilt. It's isn't too long or wide, but it appears to be thinner than paper and as sturdy as diamond. A cut from that blade cause invisible cuts that would only bring attention when blood spurts out of them.Shikai



Himitsu's Zanpakuto switches now from a katana to a completely different weapon with completely different properties. He now holds a round shield that bends inward slightly from the center. It large enough for Himitsu to hide behind if he crumples his oversized body into the smallest ball possible, and it can cover the with of his body without any need for him to curl up behind it.

The silver shield as a strong, shiny luster. And the spiritual steel that it is made of allows it to remain thin and light but unbelievably durable. It is capable of defending against Kido and physical attacks. And, if need be, Himitsu would also be capable of throwing it, since it's disk like shape would allow it to be used almost like a Frisbee.

Bankai

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Only in its bankai is the true power of the Zanpakuto revealed. And the true power of lightning. Himitsu is now completely free of a physical blade he must wield to restrict him. However, he may still use his shikai techniques as though the blade's powers were manifested in his hands. Through his fingers, he may use Iz His bankai allows him to take full advantage of his Kido skills while the zanpakuto does the dirty work. With the activation of his bankai, a Goliath of a bear is summoned.

This bear would stand thirty feet tall. It's fur is colored a snow white and it wears silver armor on its arms, head, and torso with electric blue lightning surging through it. Even the bears eyes are flooded with that same blue that defines the surging electricity of lightning. All around it, lightning fizzes and flickers, for it must let at least some of its vast energy seep out a little bit when it is not being focused on an attack. It has claws that extend from its paw as though they were razor-sharp blades that rival the most powerful sword.

Karaitami has a consistent angry snarl that is the complete reverse of Himitsu's usual smile. It stands for the hidden anger and fury that he hides deep within himself. It stands for the silent rage and misery Karaitami radiates. It stands for the connection between Himitsu and his Zanpakuto. It stands for the power of lightning's judgement and its lack of mercy.


Zanapkutou Release Names

"Scream, Karaitami!"

Himitsu's blade shines in his single hand as he holds it horizontally infront of him, glowing with blinding light as it's shape begins to change. The blade stretches forward and the guard is molded into a strange, unusual kite shape. Just as the light dims down, a there is a sudden final flash and a thunderous boom. Lightning fizzes around the blade as it is finally revealed in Himitsu's hand.

"Bankai, Sanda Karaitami!"

Himitsu grips his one-handed blade with both his palms and points it directly at the sky. Lightning shoots not the point of the razor but the sword as a whole, radiating electrical energy completely. When the energy dies out and the light dims, one can finally manage to redirect their gaze to Himitsu only to find him unarmed.

A split second later, lightning shoots down from the sky at the ground directly infront of Himitsu, so close that it could almost touch the tip of his nose. This wide chain of electricity rains down for several seconds before finally ending, leaving a giant crater on the ground and a giant creature filling it. A giant thirty foot tall bear stands like a massive building between Himitsu and his opponent. It lets out a blood-boiling roar. One that dwarfs thunder.

Overall Ability:

Himitsu's zanpakuto manifests his greatest strength into a physical weapon for the purpose of manipulating that strength. Lightning. Lightning is present in several features of Himitsu's zanpakuto. First of all, each of the blades in his sealed, shikai, and bankai forms are extremely thin and light, much like the weightless lightning in the sky. However, the strength of electricity is what causes the metal razors to stubbornly refused to yield in the face of another zanpakutou and parry it without a scratch or dent in the metal.

The fact that the zanpakuto's blade is made of metal is a tool for Himitsu. It makes it possible for him to channel lightning kido through the sword itself. The control over lightning Himitsu's zanpakuto offers him can be used for both long ranged and even close ranged attacks. It can direct and emit lightning in a bolt at a target as well as send a flow of electricity through objects it pierces or touches.


Shikai Overall Ability:

The zanpakuto's shikai is constructed for the purpose of more defensive combat. Of course, with the shield, that seems pretty obvious. With it, rather than parrying a stroke from an opponent, he may catch the sword on his shield and deflect it to the side and putting him out of harm's range. As clumsy as he is, it would become much more difficult to land an attack on Himitsu with a blade now that he has the additional defense of a shield.

Now that his close-combat defense is up, Himitsu may take advantage of his shikai's close-ranged abilities. Since the blade may summon and channel energy in the form of electricity, he may find several uses for this potentially dangerous skill. For starters, if his blade happens to puncture his opponent, it would not only leave a razor-sharp cut but also pour built up electrical energy into the enemy's body. Depending on the depth of this wound, the lightning may leave fourth degree burns within the body and on the surface of the skin as well as mess with the opponent's nerves, causing them to have muscle spasms in the area near the wound.

However, Himitsu is not the most skilled swordsman and his strokes are less likely to miss than to succeed and stab his opponent. Therefore, the built up lightning within the sword has the ability to leap out of the blade into another object or person. It wouldn't be enough electrical energy to cause the same muscle spasms or burns as a direct hit. However, it does have the potential to numb whatever victim falls within a foot to the edge of the blade.

The shikai also has the ability to expel a concentrated bolt of lightning from the tip of the zanpakutou. This would be an extraordinarily useful addition to Himitsu's arsenal of ranged attacks. The lightning will be just as effective as a direct hit by Himitsu's blade to his opponent. Again, they would be subject to burn wounds and temporary muscle spasms.

The shield zanpakuto is made of a metal. What better conductor is there? Since metallic bonds give extreme freedom to electrons by creating a sea of electrons, the metal can posses a large amount of energy and keep it in movement between the electrons until it is released. That is the main idea revolving around the Charged Shield. It is loaded with electricity just waiting to be released. One means of exit is Lightning Bolt. However, the technique charged blade provides other means of escape for all of this built up energy.

This ability immediately may be activated with the release of the zanpakuto into the shikai state or during the time that the shikai is active. Himitsu would have to charge the blade with a high concentration of electric energy initially. This energy would then remain controlled within the zanpakuto and only be released through two different methods.

The most powerful release of this energy would be through direct contact of the shield with either a person or their zanpakuto. In a situation where two zanpakuto's clash, the electricty would travel down the blade of the opponent, fight through the less conductive hilt, and end its journey in the opponent's hand. Since the hilt is an insulator, the electrical power is decreased and the target is left only with a strong numbing effect, rendering their arm useless for one post and making it significantly weaker and slower for another three posts.

Finally, Himitsu does gain some manipulation over the element lightning. He may change the direction of any lightning-based acts for 50 reiatsu, as long as the lightning he manipulates does not have a reiatsu strength of more than double his own. This allows Himitsu to avoid taking damage from lightning-based attacks as well as giving him the opportunity to redirect any lightning blasts that his opponent may have dodged.

Bankai Overall Ability:

During the bankai stage, Himitsu retains a weapon in the form of his Shikai. However, when Karaitami roars is when the true fight begins. This bankai embodies all aspects of lightning and maximizes them to their true potential. It personifies lightning and its several attributes such as its speed and sheer electrical power. That alone greatly magnifies the power that this bankai holds. However, it also takes advantage of thunder as well. This lightning bear is a walking storm molded into a weapon. A shockingly strong weapons (pun intended).

In order for the bankai to completely characterize lightning, it must first match its speed. The bear has a speed of 850. But lightning cannot exist without it's powerful counterpart, thunder. The force of thunder is embodied in its strength of 300. With that combination of high swiftness and power, Karaitami is capable of a surprising amount of damage.

One important skill of the ability to attract electricity. Any lightning abilities including Zanpakuto techniques would be rendered useless and absorbed by the colossal animal. Therefore, the beast would soak up all electricity within 25 meters of it. If any lightning kido was directed past the bankai towards Himitsu, as long as the attack passes within that radius of 25 meters, it would be redirected and drawn in by the bankai.

Although the bankai is already capable of clearing great speeds quickly, there is still a massive difference between little time and no time at all. Therefore, the bear possess the ability to utilize the conductivity of other objects in order to transfer itself. It can travel across oceans almost instantaneously. Even metals can be used for it to transport itself. Anything with conductive characteristics is like a vehicle.

This bankai, however, cannot be without any weaknesses. And the first and most prominent flaw Karaitami has is that it is weakened by the most common and one of the strongest insulators there is. Dirt. Electricity cannot flow through dirty and any earth-based attacks would have a strong effect on the bankai. The other fatal defect the bear has is its vulnerability to kido. As long as it is not lightning-based, kido will typically do significant damage. Zanpakuto, especially those in the form of a metal blade, will be useless since metal is a strong conductor of electricity.


Zanpakuto Techniques:

Shikai

1. Jinsei [Magnetism]:

Description - The presence of electricity and an electric current always creates an electromagnetic field. This ability allows Himitsu to regulate the flow of electricity already existing in his lightning in order to amplify the strength of the electromagnetism. While this technique is active, Himitsu is capable of pulling on all metal objects within 3 meters from him toward his shield with a force equal to his reiatsu strength. And if the opponent's weapon gets stuck on the shield, it would require an offensive stat that is at least 200 greater than Himitsu's RS to pull their weapon away. In addition, Himitsu is capable of doing the exact opposite and repelling their weapons by reversing the flow of electricity.

Drawbacks - Anyone with an offensive stat of 300 or more greater than Himitu's reiatsu strength is capable of resisting the magnetic pull completely. In addition, it may only affect metallic objects, so the people themselves are not being pulled or pushed, only their weapons. Finally, this technique requires 100 reiatsu per post to maintain.

2. Denki Eri [Electric Collar]:

Description - This technique is passively active after electricity from Himitsu's shield makes its way into the opponent and their Zanpakuto. What occurs from there is that everytime the opponent spends reiatsu for whatever reason, a bolt of lightning would shoot out at the target's location with no warning, faster than a Bala. It's strength would be determined by the Class of the technique used by the target. This bolt, depending on its strength, will jolt the user's nerves, stunning them for a split second, and give their entire body a numbing effect that would slow them down for two posts. And the Class would determine the type of damage that the user receives, such as burns. The maximum class would be the Class of Himitsu's Shikai, which would result in third degree burns spreading across the target. Classes 5-6 would result in second degree burns, and Classes 7-8 result in first degree burns. These burns would appear all over the target's body. While the bolts shoot out of Himitsu's shield, he is not restricted from movement at all. The lightning shoots out without consent from his will, so he is not occupied by the technique at all.

Drawbacks - Firstly, there is a reiatsu cost for this technique. Himitsu must spend half the reiatsu that his opponent does, which can be dangerous because his opponent now regulates the reiatsu that Himitsu loses. In addition, the only way this technique may activate is if electricity from Himitsu's shield makes contact with the opponent, creating the link between Himitsu and the target. And, if the technique that triggers Denki Eri is a stepping technique similar to Shunpo, the target may avoid the bolt of lightning. Also, because the class cap on the bolts of lightning are 4, even if the target uses a Class 0 Kido, the bolts would stay at their max strength of Class 4. The initial cost for activation is 100 reiatsu. An offensive stat that is double Himitsu RS would be immune to the shocks.

1 . Sanda Baria [Thunder Barrier]:

Description - Thunder, shockingly (yes, I know, another pun. It's too similar to the last one though), is nothing more than sound. However, that sound is created as a result of the lightning. When lightning travels through the air, it causes the air to vibrate and turn the lightning's energy into kinetic energy. With that much energy surging through the air, it vibrates at a rate so great that it breaks the sound barrier, resulting in that large thunderous (pun number three for the powers section so far) roar.

However, if a concentrated amount of lightning energy is maintained for long enough, it can cause the air to continue vibrating at insanely rapid speeds consistently for a small amount of time. This would cause an immensely powerful air barrier that has the ability to block zanpakuto and kido attacks. The barrier would be in the shape of a sphere around him with a seven-foot radius.

Drawbacks - The sound heard from thunder is present for less than a second if the echo is subtracted from the total time. Therefore, if one were to maintain the amount of energy to keep the air move so quickly for even just a couple of seconds.

Therefore, when Himitsu uses Sanda Baria, he must time the technique perfectly. The air shield may only be active for a total of one from the time of activation. Himitsu may only create a full thunder barrier around himself for that amount of time before it deactivates. In order for him to recover the necessary energy needed within his body to recast the technique, he must wait another two posts at least. It has a reiatsu cost of 100 per post and may only be active for three posts. It may only defense against kido and zanpakuto as long as the difference between the opponent's strength or reiatsu strength and Himitsu's reiatsu strength is no more than 200. Any opponent caught in the shield or making contact with the shield would be thrown back with a force equal to Himitsu's RS.


Bankai


2. Raitoningu Kansei - Hashira [Lightning Trap - Pillar]:

Description - This technique Himitsu can use in the bankai has great strategic potential. Himitsu may press his palm against the ground and transfer large amounts of electric energy into a 800 meters by 800 meters invisible grid that had a total area of 2.5 cubic miles. With this grid, every other cubic meter would be charged with condensed lightning. There would be a total of 320,000 mines and the grid would be centered around Himitsu.

The lightning that had been condensed in these spots in the ground instantaneously would shoot up into the sky, creating a giant pillar with an area of a cubic meter. The pillar would be present for three seconds, and within that time, anyone unfortunate enough to fall prey to that trap would take three seconds worth of excruciatingly powerful electric energy burning and searing their body from the inside out. It would be safest to remain still and avoid taking the risk of setting off one of these mines that may be activated when the opponents feet step on one of the electrically charged areas on the grid or Himitsu may activate them manually from a distance.

Drawbacks - The first flaw in this technique is the fact that it needs preparation in advance. Since it is only active in his bankai, Himitsu must have Karaitami distract the opponent and ensure that she keeps their hands full. He must then take a full post to set up the grid and completely charge the electrical energy into that focussed network. It also has a reiatsu cost of 400.

This technique may completely be ignored if the opponent can attack without moving. If his zanpakuto is ranged, then he wouldn't have to risk activating a mine by making an unlucky step. An enemy that utilizes long distance kido abilities is more than able to continue raining down attacks on Himitsu.

3. Dendo Yuso [Electric Transport]:

Description - As a lightning specialist, Himitsu may finally reach a high state of connection with electricity through this ability. For a split second, Himitsu transfers all of the matter in his body into pure energy in the form of electricity. In that brief moment, as long as Himitsu is within a foot of a conductive material, he may travel through that conductive material and appear on any other end of it.

Himitsu presses his palms together to begin the technique. A luminous, bright blue light shines from within his hand before his complete physical being is converted into a massive amount of the electricity. It would then leap into the nearest conductive object and reappear a foot away from the other end. For example, if he travels as electricity through a lake, he would reappear one foot away from the opposite end of the lake in his physical body outside of the water.

Drawbacks - With the conversion of his body from matter to energy, Himitsu must be very cautious to ensure that he returns back to his original form without losing any part of his body. Therefore, he may only remain in this electrical form for less than a second in order to make sure that no energy escapes him. He must decide where he chooses to reappear before he uses this technique. He doesn't have the time to decide during. However, it is inevitable for him to maintain all of his total energy so in order for him to recover enough energy to cast this technique again, he must wait another 15 seconds.

Also, Himitsu may not be in contact with the material he used to transport himself either. The reason behind this is that if he were to still be touching the water after he transported himself across it, some of the energy may still be conducted into it and not all of it would return to him. The technique must not become double-edged and he must take preventative measures to ensure that he carries it out properly.

4. Raitoningu Bakuhatsu [Lightning Explosion]:

Description - This is by far the strongest technique Himitsu has in his arsenal. It dwarfs the power of his overall bankai and surpasses any natural forms of lightning. This technique is a lightning storm on steroids. And any unfortunate soul that is close enough is most-likely a goner.

Himitsu again presses his palms together. However, unlike Electric Transport, his entire body glows, radiating an electric blue light. Lightning fizzes and flickers outside his body as all of his energy is gathered. His eyes close in concentration and open again a few seconds later, completely engulfed in the lightning blue color.

Finally, his hands are separated and his arms are thrown to an extended position on the side, making a straight line from one hand to another through his shoulder. Suddenly, light is shining from him so strongly that it becomes to make out the outline of his body. Soon, all that can be fabricated from his appearance is a blinding ball of light. The energy seems to grow denser and decrease slightly before instantly expanding and releasing all of its contained destructive properties.

Lightning soars from his body in a huge sphere with a total radius of one miles. Anything or anyone within 600 meters of of Himitsu is incinerated completely. A huge crater with that radius is also made for also the ground shrivels up from that electricity. All within 1200 meters are subjected to fourth degree burns affecting their internal body tissue. And lastly, anyone within that one mile radius will at the least receive second or third degree burns as well as numbness.

Drawbacks - This is a last resort technique. Only if Himitsu is certain that he will lose and feels like he must at least bring his opponent down with him will he activate this ability. It drains Himitsu's remaining energy completely. Even his cells are almost drained of ATP. He is only left with enough to keep him alive for 24 hours. If he is not found and given treatment before than, his death is ensured.

However, in order for this technique to be cast, he must have at least 500 reiatsu remaining to activate it. If he is nearly out of spirit power, then there would be no point in even attempting this technique. It would most likely fail and leave his limp body smoking on the ground. It would mean inevitable death. The only way to block this final attack is to have an immensely powerful barrier for repelling kido or, of course, staying out of range.
Other Techniques - Kido:

* = Mastered

Incantations:

1. Standard Incantation - All spells come with an incantation that can vary in its intricacy based on the level of the spell. By using this incantation before speaking the spell name and number, Shinigami are able to further concentrate their spiritual powers to increase the power of their spell. This effect varies by the spell whose incantation is spoken, and the increased potency’s effect will be listed for each individual Kido. With a "2" in Mental Incantation, this can be done mentally instead of vocally.

2. Eishōhaki (Incantation Abandonment) - Many Shinigami prefer to forgo the use of incantations in battle due to the time it takes in order to perform a full spell. Thus they are able to reduce the casting time by forgoing the chant completely, either speaking only the Kido’s name and number or, if they are skilled enough, by thinking the technique’s name through the use of mental casting. Spells cast without the incantation are reduced greatly in power, using only the user’s current Reiatsu Strength without any boost that the incantation would normally grant. With a "1" in Mental Incantation, this can be done mentally instead of vocally.

Hado:

1. Technique Name: Hado #1: Shō (Thrust)

Class: 7

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects: This technique creates a simple burst of force that pushes at the opponent backwards. The force is equal to the user’s Reiatsu Strength.

How to use technique: Speak the spell and point hand at the target.

Incantation and Effect: Incantation unknown. When the incantation is spoken, the Reiatsu Strength used to determine the power of Sho is increased by 10%. (i.e. 100 Reiatsu Strength is treated as 110.)



2. Technique Name: Hado #4: Byakurai (Pale Lightning)

Class: 7

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: Thunder

Technique Description and Effects: The user fires a concentrated, powerful lightning bolt from their finger that pierces a target.

How to use technique: Speak the spell and point hand at the target.

Incantation and Effect: "Arise god of thunder! Awake mother of storms! Unleash the lighting on the sinners!" When the incantation is spoken, the Reiatsu Strength used to determine the power of Byakurai is increased by 10%. (i.e. 100 Reiatsu Strength is treated as 110.)


3. Technique Name: Hado #31: Shakkahō (Shot of Red Fire)

Class: 5

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: Fire

Technique Description and Effects: Fires a ball of red energy at a target. The fireball is roughly head-sized and, on impact explodes with force equal to the user’s Reiatsu Strength. This can cause first-degree burns from the hit.

How to use technique: Speak the spell and point towards the enemy to release the fireball.

Incantation and Effect: “Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south!” With the incantation, this spell gets a 20% increase in Reiatsu Strength (i.e. if Reiatsu Strength is 100, this is treated as 120 with incantation).


4. Technique Name: [Hado #35: Raikou Kawa (Lightning River)]

Class: 5

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: Lightning

Technique Description and Effects:

Out of the hand, a burst of lightning and electricity shoots out up to ten meters. It's not very strong, but it does inflict second degree burns and can slow an enemy. The main effect is numbing and paralysis. The electricity is potent enough to stun an enemy and their electric signals and nerves for a bit, immobilizing them for a few seconds. It also makes them numb for 3 posts, so they can't feel anything during that time.

How to use technique:

Requires the user to aim a casting hand at the target and then fire.

Technique Drawbacks

Numbness of the hand for usage, along with traditional reiatsu cost.

Incantation and Effect:

Doubles the size of the initial blast of lightning. ("The current is rushing. The poorest of citizens close their doors and pray for there to be no leak, no flood. Yet they will be led amiss, still, for the mighty current cannot be withstood by mere straw!")

Made By: [Hiro Kaname]


5. Technique Name: Hado #63: Raikōhō (Thunder Roar Cannon)

Class: 4

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: Thunder

Technique Description and Effects: This spell is an advanced lightning-based technique, far larger than basic spells such as Byakurai, and its destructive force is increased as well. Upon release, this spell fires an enormous blast of electrical energy in a concentrated blast that devastates all before it.

How to use technique: Speak the spell and point hand towards the target.

Incantation and Effect: “Sprinkled on the bones of the beast! Sharp tower, red crystal, steel ring. Move and become the wind, stop and become the calm. The sound of warring spears fills the empty castle!” With the incantation, this spell gets a 25% increase in Reiatsu Strength (i.e. if Reiatsu Strength is 100, this is treated as 125 with incantation).


6. Technique Name: Hado #83: Hyōga Seiran (Glacier Vapor Storm)

Class: 2

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: Ice

Technique Description and Effects: An incredibly powerful spell, Hyōga Seiran releases a wave of icy vapor that surges over the opponent, enveloping them completely within its frigid grasp and freezes them completely. The temperatures are roughly 200 degrees below zero, and as a result, death can occur quickly. This is also particularly potent against defensive Bakudo, such as Danku, because after freezing the wall over, the pounding force behind the technique can shatter it. Barriers of lesser strength will only last two or three seconds under the onslaught. Note, barrier strength is determined after the boost that the incantation gives this spell, making it devastating against defensive fighters.

How to use technique: Speak the spell and point hand towards the target.

Incantation and Effect: The great white winter approaches slowly in the night from the north, covering all in a blanket of frost and snow! The living things flee from its approach, lest they be snared and frozen forevermore! Lost to the winds, lost in the banks of unbroken white snow, the foolish and wretched and wicked are purged by the coming winter! Frozen lake, cold dead eyes, purged of all that is warm and kind! Let loose the fullest and most depraved powers of winter! With the incantation, this spell gets a 40% increase in Reiatsu Strength (i.e. if Reiatsu Strength is 100, this is treated as 140 with incantation).

7. Technique Name: [Hado #86: Soukahou (Eternal Flare)]

Class: 2

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: Fire

Technique Description and Effects:

Soukahou (蒼火砲, Blue Fire Cannon) is an advanced hadou based off of "Sokatsui" that requires a blood sacrifice to activate. Just like how the Kuchiki is well versed in Sokatsui, the Kanzaki specializes in this kidou. Instead of firing one single burst of blue fire at the opponent, it creates a concentrated mass of blue flames around the user's hand that can burn or incinerate anything that fire touches. This can be used for enhanced melee as a flaming fist but that is not its main function. The main ability of this hadou is automatic firing of blue flares, similar to a blue fire machine gun.

Once this is activated, the user can fire blasts of "Sokatsui" out of the hand engulfed in blue flames as many times as the user wishes. In other words, infinite ammunition. The fastest firing rate of this technique is about 600 blasts per minute. When this technique is mastered, the user can use this in many creative ways such as applying the concentration of blue flames to a weapon, fire multiple blasts simultaneously like a shotgun, creating explosive blasts out of the user's hand, or even change the color of the flames to the user's preference. Once this technique is activated, it doesn't end until the user dies or wills its end.

How to use technique:

Activate the technique. From there, aiming and firing is all that is required.

Technique Drawbacks

400 reiatsu is consumed upon activation. The blue flames are extremely hot and it will cause slight burns to the user's hand for every post this is active. Generally, the user will have first degree burns by first the 5 posts. If the arm is severed, the blue flames will go out of control and will engulf the user whole if the one fails to defend against it.

Incantation and Effect:

Reiatsu strength increases by 35% for use of incantation. (I.E. Reiatsu strength of 100 is instead worth 135.) ("An eye for an eye, A tooth for a tooth. Evil to fight evil. Fire to fight fire.
Hath withstood pain to create many flames of vengeance. And yet, those ephemeral works of art will never be remembered.
I hearby offer my blood in an indestructible contract with the flame of atonement.")

Made By: [Shiki Kanzaki]



Bakudo

1. Technique Name: [Bakudo #4: Hainawa (Crawling Rope)]

Class: [7]

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: [None]

Technique Description and Effects:

A rope fashioned from the caster's reishi is launched from their hand at the opponent. Upon impact, this then entangles the opponent and ties them up.

How to use technique:

This technique requires aiming with the hand, not unlike any basic Hado spell.

Incantation and Effect:

Incantation causes the robe to elongate and gag even more of the target's body when used, and also ups the Kido strength by 10%. (I.E. A reiatsu strength of 100 would be counted as 110 instead.) Incantation unknown.


3. Technique Name: [Bakudo #9: Geki (Strike)]

Class: [7]

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: [Light]

Technique Description and Effects:

Fires a red light from the caster's fingertips, not unlike a Hollow's Cero, though far smaller and weaker. Anyone caught in the red light will be paralyzed for one post. The paralysis can be shrugged off with equal reiatsu strength, but this takes a few seconds. Superior reiatsu strength of 25% or higher will allow a very fast removal of Geki's effects. 50% or higher makes it instantaneous.

How to use technique:

Requires the caster to aim, not unlike use of any Hado technique.

Incantation and Effect:

Incantation causes technique's size to double, but does not include any reiatsu strength bonuses. ("Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini!! Look upon yourself with horror and then claw out your own throat!")


3. Technique Name: [Bakudo #39: Enkosen (Arc Shield)]

Class: [5]

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: [None]

Technique Description and Effects:

A medium sized round shield fashioned from yellow, condensed spiritual energy instantly forms on the caster's wrist. This is not unlike Seki, however it does not paralyze, it only blocks. This can be used on low level physical strikes and low level Kido-like spells.

How to use technique:

Instantaneous cast which requires either thought of it, verbal speaking of the technique, or an incantation.

Incantation and Effect:

The size of the shield is tripled, though the duration is halved, for use of incantation. Incantation unknown.


4. Technique Name: [Bakudo #68: Ganoretto (Gauntlet)]

Class: 3

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects:

Gantoretto is a Bakudo used to protect oneself. It allows the user to form a barrier of super condensed reiatsu around selected limbs protecting them from harm. Gantoretto has the same Reiatsu strength as the user, 150% if used with the incantation, and can protect one limb, two if mastered. Any attack with a reiatsu strength equal to or lower than it will not be able to cut it. This Bakudo lasts for ten posts before the reiatsu cost must be expended again to refresh it.

How to use technique:

The user draws their fingers over the selected limbs and speaks the name or incantation.

Technique Drawbacks

The first drawback to this Bakudo is the size. It can only cover limbs, and two at most per use of it. Secondly, it only protects one side of that limb. For instance, if used on the legs it would either protect the shins and thighs or the calves and hamstrings. Also, this Bakudo has no offensive ability. It cannot be used against an opponent in any way except to guard against an attack.

Incantation and Effect:

Incantation effect stated above. ("Winds rage and tempests blow, but rock stands and castles know that true strength is in solid defense.")

Made By: [Kyomei Kuchiki]


5. Technique Name: [Bakudo #81: Danku (Splitting Void)]

Class: [2]

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: [None]

Technique Description and Effects:

Creates a clear, very high and wide barrier of reiatsu instantaneously in front of the user. Can be used to block reiatsu attacks, low level physical attacks, and any Kido from numbers 1-89, though this is also still dependent on the user's reiatsu strength.

How to use technique:

This can be cast with mental thought, with hand motions, or with naming it. This requires no special movements for casting.

Incantation and Effect:

The strength of the technique goes up 40% from incantation. (I.E. Reiatsu strength valued at 100 is instead valued at 140 during incantation.) "Barrier of dust, shield of north, protector of Men! Arise from ashes and reveal our weakness. Dissolve into air and hide our sins! On altars of greed we call you. In graves of virtue we worship you. Bind, scatter, reduce to ash! Cripple, crush, dissolve!"



Hoho

1. Technique Name: [Shunpo (Flash Steps)]

Class: 7

Technique Type: Kido

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects:

A movement technique that allows the user to move faster than the eye can follow. The focal point that determines the bases of this technique is speed. As speed is the main point of the technique the method is best characterized by how fast one can get from point A to point B in the least amount of steps. Training and skill are what determines how fast a user of Shunpo can move; those of little skill in the technique or those who haven't used it an extended amount of time would obviously be out of practice, causing those individuals to be considerably slower, which requires the use of more steps to move the same distance and become winded far easier in a shorter amount of time. A single step magnifies speed for that step by 10 times. Uses 50 Reiatsu per step. This one is automatically learned in the academy. ALL shinigami know this when created.

How to use technique:

A focus of reishi around the feet area, and then launching off into a single step which blurs, not unlike teleportation in appearance, except it is simply extremely fast movement. Often used to gain an edge in a single moment of combat, or to dodge incoming attacks.


2. Technique Name: Advanced Air Ground*

Class: 7

Technique Type: Spiritual Technique

Technique Description and Effects:
This is a technique designed especially for breakdancing and parkour, utilizing a more advanced version of air ground. While in a terrain where air ground exists, the user can create more complex surfaces like air walls, air ceilings, air ledges and even an air push. This allows the user to perform handstands and windmills on air as if it were normal ground or even stand upside-down on air as if gravity was reversed. The air push makes the air ground very elastic so that the user can jump higher and allows for slight movement even when restrained by a bakudou.

For a reiatsu cost of 25, the user will be able to momentarily cast an "air ground" on areas such as soul society and heuco mundo, allowing the user to "double jump" or cast shunpo in midair. If this technique is mastered, the user will be able to create air grounds that last for as long as a post. This can be used in creative ways to improve acrobatics and visual impressiveness.

Drawback: No drawback.

Created By: Shiki Kanzaki

Reserved: No

[Himitsu Kasumi'Oji]

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{Original Application (Outdated)}

-History-

Birthplace: New York City

Current Residence:

Himitsu resides anywhere he desires depending on what is convenient. In times where his presence is strongly needed amongst the shinigami, Himitsu would take shelter in the squad 2 compound in the Seireitei of Soul Society. He lives in a small, plain room in the corner of the compound, where it is quiet and he can expect to be undisturbed most of the time. Most of the room's little space is taken up by a simple, white twin bed with an equally simple and equally white pillow at its head. Most of the time, it's left unkept while he still stays there. However, before he leaves and knows that it would be at least a week before he returns, he makes sure to fix it on his way out. There's nothing like the feeling you get when you comeback to your home after a long time and find it ready to relax in.

Just behind the uncolored bed stands an ivory night stand. It holds a small pile of three books that Himitsu had come to memorize front and back: The Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Outsiders. After the hundredth time, none of the three ever got less entertaining. Towering over the books is a small lamp that he uses as the main light source of the room. For the most part, it stays on, especially at night, when he can't get much sleep and was in the mood for a good read.

Other than the squad 2 compound, Himitsu has no consistent home he can return to. He prefers to travel and live abroad whenever he gets the time. One might find him asleep at one of the Himilaya's peaks in the middle of the night or taking a nap between the ranks of the Terracotta Army. The wonders of the world tend to attract him the most and while he travels the world, he prefers to spend nights near them. But he always returns to his little home in the Squad 2 compound.

Memorable Figures:

1. Sozen Kuchiki

2. Ayumi [Deceased Best Friend] - i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr7/Moonwings2/Anime%20Girl/RedHead.jpg

Appearance - She stands 5'5" tall with long scarlet hair that ran down to the middle of her back. It lies tucked behind her ears and her crimson bangs outline her deep hazel eyes. Everything on her face was so young except those eyes. Her smile was youthful and innocent and never wavered. Her nose was small and girlish. But here eyes were cold and bitter. She would have have appeared 18 if it weren't for those eyes. They added a good ten years. Ten years of maturity and wisdom that she wished she never had.

She had a slim figure over all. Not too fat and not too skinny. Her shoulders were quite narrow, though, and it made her long neck appear even longer. But it wasn't a freakish long. It made her appear graceful. Her arms were slender, the very opposite of Himitsu. When they sat next to each other, it looked like Goliath and David were having a friendly conversation. Not that anyone could see them, though.

Personality - Ayumi was a puzzling character, and she never truly managed to open up to Himitsu. She tended to quite as happy as Himitsu was. However, on random days, she turn stone cold and keep to herself. The next day, she'd be fine. But Himitsu never asked. He didn't want to pollute their light-hearted talks with such a potentially serious topic. So he never found out.

Otherwise, though, she would smile and tease him all the time. He was usually at the bottom of little jokes about his size and he returned them, mocking her compactness. They had fun, always laughing and messing around while watching the living world around them from the roof of the hospital. It was nice seeing New York grow so large. She always admired the nice skyline that changed with every few years.

History:

Part 1 - The First Death

"You want to know about my life?" he asked, slightly confused and thrown off by the sudden question. His dazed smile definitely showed his confusion. However, she stared back at him with her usual innocent smile. It was a little unsettling how she can ask him something so serious with such a carefree expression. He never dabbled with her past and the least he wanted was the same. But he wasn't about to refuse either.

"Yeah. I mean, before you died, what happened? How did you get stuck in this rotten hospital before you were finally put out of your misery?" She hated this hospital, yet, for some reason, they never left. It made no sense but with the world changing around them, we were a little scared to explore what we were missing. I frowned at her slightly, biting his lower lip in thought. But the moment seemed to drag on forever but it was about time he ended it.

"I-I don't know. I can't remember." He averted his gaze to the ground, slightly embarrassed to admit that he had little to know memory of his life. Her smile faltered, turning into a confused frown. Ayumi opened her mouth to press the topic further but Himitsu cut her off, knowing exactly what types of questions she would ask. "I mean,, I remember a little bit. I had some sort of disease in my brain, and no matter how many times the doctors told me, I could never remember what it was called. I couldn't remember much really. Just that I read the same books over and over. I walked around the hospital a lot. And one day, I took a nap and woke up like this. That's when I found you."

Himitsu offered her an uncertain smile that was met by a blank stare. She just sat their silently as he waited for her response, refusing to give him one. Eventually, he had to break the silence, as painful as that was. "So...?"

She blinked in response, suddenly returning from a trance of deep thought. Himitsu never got a chance to know what was going on in her mind. Her smile was quickly, though. "So what? I guess you can consider this to be your real life. Your first and best life. And lucky for you, you get to spend it all with me." Ayumi flashed him a playful wink. Himitsu opened his mouth to laugh and joke about what he had to have done in his life to deserve spending eternity with the likes of Ayumi before he was cut off by a threatening roar. Shocked, Ayumi and Himitsu turned to find four menacingly large creatures with bone white masks snarling at them.

Part 2 - The Second Death

Himitsu was scared. Not quite as scared as Ayumi was, but still scared. She grabbed for his arm, digging her nails into his skin. But he was grateful for it. It kept him awake and alert. Without that rush, he might not have survived. "Wha-what's happening?" He didn't answer. He was too busy staring at the inhumane creatures. It was almost like a stare off but Himitsu's gaze only met red orbs in the eye slots of the monsters' masks. "Himitsu?"

One of the beasts took a step forward. His eyes widened. Himitsu's voice started at a whisper but ended with a thunderous shout. "Ayumi. RUN!" He jumped to his feet and sprinted for the stairs that spiraled down into the hospital. Why he thought the hospital was some sort of taboo for the monsters, he didn't know. But he needed some sort of haven for them to escape to. Ayumi was dragged behind him until she found her footing and kept up. But, somehow, she decelerated quickly and soon fell a few feet behind him.

Himitsu made it to the doors first. However, two of those creatures were already there to meet him. One of them threw him back with a swipe of its massively powerful hand. Himitsu was nearly knocked off the edge of the skyscraper. However, he caught himself with one hand while the rest of his body dangled in the air. "HIMITSU!" Ayumi shrieked. He thought she was concerned and she believed he was knocked off the cliff.

As he pulled himself up, he called to her to reassure her. "Don't worry, Ayumi. I'm fine. Just get out of here!" But as soon as he lifted his head over the corner of the building, he met a sight that made his heart skip a beat (That was another pun. You see, he's dead so his heart can't beat... never mind). She was trapped between the fingers of the largest of the demons. Tears spilled over her eyes as she stared at him. Ayumi wasn't worrying about Himitsu. She was screaming for his help.

With a sudden rush of energy, he pulled himself back onto the roof and jumped to his feat. Himitsu let out a blood-boiling yell and rushed at the monster that had caught her. The creatures didn't react. It was more like they were watching him out of enjoyment with no fear of the damage he wanted to cause. Himitsu leaped so that his body was level with the monster's mask. With the added power from gravity, he let his fist fall and slammed it as hard as he could into the creature's mask... only to meet a solid, impenetrable resistance. As the pain shot up his arm and spread through his body, an invisible force knocked him out of the air and back a few feet.

"Himitsu," Ayumi whispered, not loud enough for him to hear. Through the crack he kept open in his eyes, he could read her lips. Before he could respond and get back up to continue the fight, the beast tossed her into its mouth. Ayumi was no more.

It took a few seconds for reality to settle. Those words just rang through his mind in a tedious repetition, each phrase overlapping over the ones before and after it. Ayumi was no more. Ayumi was no more. Ayumi was no more. Any motivation Himitsu had to get up vanished and evaporated into thin air. He just wanted the demons to finish him as quickly as possible so he could be with Ayumi again. He could see her any second from now...

A black figure appeared out of nowhere. It held a long thick blade that it swung as easily as if it were a paperclip. It soared straight through one of the beasts, vaporizing it into dust. Then, with another few strokes, he eliminated the other two smaller creatures. Finally, the only one that remained was the last demon. The mysterious soldier in black pointed his hand at the monster, shooting a luminous white light at it that launched it into the air before it dematerialized and was defeat.

Finally, the dark knight slowly walked up to Himitsu, but, by then, Himitsu welcomed whatever damage that man would bring him. He just awaited his end. "Please, kill me now," he whispered, praying that he would grant him his wish.

Instead the man merely laughed. But as soon as his chuckle ended, it was replaced by a sympathetic frown. "I'm sorry I didn't get here in time to save the other one, but at least you may finally enjoy paradise." Himitsu didn't comprehend what he said. It didn't mean anything to him. Nothing meant anything to him. Strangely, though, the man stamped Himitsu's head with the bottom of his sword's hilt. Himitsu's vision was suddenly flooded with a bright white light...

Part 3 - A New Beginning

At first, Himitsu didn't know what was going on. He found himself in the midst of an overly-populated village with various aged men working in various stores and young children running and playing around their feet. Himitsu's confusion suddenly turned into panic. His mind went wild with thoughts and he randomly spurted out questions to anyone that passed by.

"Where am I?" he asked one elder man. The man, with an old raspy voice, replied, "Calm down, son. You're safe here in Soul Society." Like that was supposed to calm him down. The old man continued to walk away. Then, a woman walked by Himitsu's side. Like a madman, he suddenly bursted into a question. "What is this place, Soul Society?" She seemed startled and a little violated. While taking a few steps back and hurrying away, she answered. "It's heaven. This is where you can stay from now on."

Himitsu's anxiety was beginning to increase rapidly. Was he supposed to start a new life here? How? Where would he even begin? Then he remembered the man in black that sent him here. "There was this man I saw before coming here! He was wearing black clothes and held a giant sword! Who was he?" He cried out to several people walking by, most of which ignored him and kept moving. One man across the street, however, stared at Himitsu with mild amusement. It took a few moments for Himitsu to notice him, but as soon as he did, his eyes popped in surprise. This man was wearing the same black uniform as the one that sent him to Soul Society. However, another trait made him stand out amongst the crowd. He possessed unusual bright red eyes that gleamed as they examined Himitsu. It was curious, yet unsettling. Himitsu cautiously approached this mysterious man. "Can you help me?" he asked.

The man merely spared him a small smile. "Of course. What is it that you need?" That bothered Himitsu slightly. The man had heard him raving on with his confused question and watched like he was putting on a show. Now he was just playing dumb. "I know you heard me back there. All I'm asking for is some answer." Himitsu's stomach began to growl suddenly in a loud and very noticeable manner. "Over dinner, maybe?"

Sozen, however, seemed to finally take interest at the mention of food. "You're hungry?" He asked in confusion. That puzzlement spread quickly to Himitsu as well. "Well, yeah. I haven't eaten since..." Sudden realization settles with Himitsu. He slowly continues, "... since I died." Himitsu pondered the situation to himself before following up with another one of his many questions. "Is that normal?"

Sozen laughed and began walking down the street. Himitsu followed after him uncertainly. He could't quite match the tone of confidence that Sozen held, though. And for some reason, several people nearby peered out at him from nearby stores and pointed fingers. Who was this person. Finally, Sozen spoke. "You're really clueless, aren't you?" Himitsu didn't need to answer. "Well then, where should I begin..."

And that is when Sozen dove with Himitsu into the world of spirits, shinigami, hollows, arrancar, and Soul Society. He explained Reitsu and Zanpakuto and the rankings within the Shinigami as well. Himitsu was instantly captivated. It was like the stories that he read about in the books come alive. It was what he wanted to do. "I want to become a shinigami," he told Sozen with more conviction that he thought he had. Sozen responded with a smile and a few words. "Then do it."


Update 1

After settling into his position as the Fourth Seat of Squad 10, he was pathetically crushed in a short fight against the Segunda Espada Kuroi Nato. In hopes to gain stronger, Himitsu went to the Squad Nine Vice Captain, Kazuko Shiba, for training. The Lieutenant took a liking to the large Shinigami and recruited him to the Ninth Division, where Himitsu became the third seat. He was finally finding a home in Soul Society, until Kazuko had suddenly vanished. No one received any word of his whereabouts.

Later on, Himitsu took a job as a guard for the wedding of a Central 46 member. The Quincy attacked the wedding, and with the help of Kagami Murai and Sozen Kuchiki, they were able to fend off the invaders. However, the Quincy attack had only served as a distraction for a real invasion. A Quincy special operations unit was able to sneak past the walls of Seireitei and steal the Hougyoku.

Himitsu also came across a man by the name of Kazura. This human criticized the inefficiency of Seireitei and Himitsu found himself agreeing. He decided that he would have to move Soul Society in the right direction and get rid of the Shinigami that weren't devoted to protecting the human world. Himitsu came across Kazura again in Karakura when an Arrancar called Discord let hell creatures loose to attack the city. He forced Himitsu, Kazura, and an Xcution assassin by the name of Zachary Jensen, to invade the Xcution building and steal a black pyramid with the ability to make a portal to hell. Himitsu and Kazura ended up encountering an unstable source of reiatsu in the form of a chimera. Just as the Chimera was about to explode and take out half of Karakura with it, Discord reappeared, killed the creature, and stole the black pyramid.

[Himitsu Kasumi'Oji]

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{Original Stats and Skills (Outdated)}

Strength - [100] Points (60)

Speed - [300] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [300] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [400] Points (700)

Light Aura - [90] Points

Dark Aura - [10] Points

Instinct - [100] Points

Senses - [150] Points

Energy sensory - [50] Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points


Total SP: [1400] Points

Abilities

• Mental Incantation Level 3

• Calm Mind Level 3

• Battle Analysis Level 3

• Strength of Will Level 3
  

• Battle Skill: Kido Level 23/li]

(5 banked)

[Himitsu Kasumi'Oji]

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{Upgrade 1}Character Name: [Himitsu Upgrade]

Previous Real Age: [150]

New Ideals/Personality:

Time after time, Himitsu has seen flaws in the Gotei 13. Himitsu finds that in many cases, Seireitei is unpure in its intentions. He has learned to despise Shinigami who do not prioritize their role of defending the human world. Even after discussing the topic with Kazura Uzaki, he has decided to rise in the ranks of Soul Society and better the Gotei 13 from the inside out.

New Appearance:

Himitsu's appearance is the same, except for the new Squad 6 Vice Captain badge he wears on his Shinigami uniforom.

New History:

The new Squad 10 Fourth Seat had been brutally beaten by Kuroi, he decided to Himitsu was part of the Shinigami force that repelled a Quincy attack on the wedding of a Central 46 member. However, much to his dismay, Himitsu discovered that while he was fighting the Quincy, another Vandenreich operation had occurred in Seireitei that ended with the theft of the Hougyoku. Himitsu had later met up with one of the Shinigami at the wedding, the Squad 9 Vice Captain Kazuko Shiba, where he received training. He and Kazuko had quickly become friends and Himitsu was recruited into Squad 9 as a third seat.

Himitsu witnessed another event of Shinigami abandoning the human world when a Shinigami fled instead of fought an invading hollow. It was there that he met Kazura, a human who seemed interested in protecting the human world. Himitsu was offered a chance to join forces with Kazura, but he ultimately decided to remain with Soul Society. Shortly after, he was reunited with Kazura while defending Karakura from a hell-being invasion led by a man named Discord, where he and Kazura failed in protecting the device that opened a portal to Hell: the Black Pyramid. The item was in possession of Xcution, but Himitsu was both frustrated with the Xcution assassin Zack Jensen's lack of cooperation as well as himself.

And so Himitsu went to the only man that he believed in during his time of need: Sozen Kuchiki. He requested a transfer from the command of the alcoholic Captain Raoin Souretsu to the Squad 6 Vice Captaincy. Sozen complied without a word.

Updated Technique List:

Techniques
*Mastered

Hado #1: Shō
Hado #4: Byakurai
Hado #31: Shakkahō*
Hado #35: Raikou Kawa
Hado #63: Raikōhō
Hado #83: Hyōga Seiran
Hado #86: Soukahou
Hado #90: Kurohitsugi (Black Coffin)

Bakudo #4: Hainawa
Bakudo #9: Geki*
Bakudo #39: Enkosen
Bakudo #61: Rikujokoro
Bakudo #68: Ganoretto
Bakudo #81: Danku

Shunpo
Advanced Air Ground

New Rank: [Rank 2 (Vice Captain)] - If any. Don't forget that you'll need to take the test for that rank before the rank up becomes valid.

[Himitsu Kasumi'Oji]

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{Bankai Application}(( OOC: I haven't seen any of these really so I hope I did this all right ))

Character Name: [Himitsu Misute]

Character Rank: [Vice Captain]

Why are you applying for Bankai?

[Himitsu's come a long way since he joined Soul Society. Out of admiration of Sozen Kuchiki and excitement regarding the fantasy of a romantic hero defending the human world from hollow threats, Himitsu joined the ranks of the Gotei 13. Immediately after doing so, that fictional illusion was shattered. Between getting crushed by Kuroi Nato and witnessing Shinigami flee rather than put their lives on the line to battle hollows and other evils, Himitsu's faith was tested. He lost confidence in himself when his first Zanpakuto permanently refused its services to him. However, that journey only made him stronger. He vowed to battle corruption in the ranks of Soul Society and the wicked hollow threats outside to protect those too weak to defend themselves. After Saeki's attack on Soul Society where the traitor Guujin Karai defeated Himitsu with Saeki's assistance after turning Himitsu's new Zanpakuto spirit Flex against him, Himitsu and Flex both vowed to achieve Bankai and redeem themselves against the very evils they fight against.]

What makes your character qualified?

[Bankai is a level of release that very few achieve. It requires discipline, dedication, power, passion, and a strong connection to your Zanpakuto spirit. Himitsu has all of those traits. No matter how many times he gets knocked back, he keeps getting up. Every fight he lost only strengthened his will. After losing to Kuroi, Himitsu met with Squad 9 Third Seat Kazuko Shiba to grow stronger. After he was defeated by Douma, Himitsu sought training from Sozen Kuchiki. Even in the aftermath of Saeki manipulating Flex into closing his powers off from Himitsu, the Vice Captain managed to create a tight bond with his Zanpakuto spirit where their next goal was identified: achieving Bankai. When it comes down to it, few have gone through the physical and emotional journey that Himitsu has, and he has reached the point where he's ready to take things up a level.]

Qualifying Threads

Kuroi vs the Squad 10 Newbie;(PvP)

After rising to the position of fourth seat of Squad 10, Himitsu grew confident in his fighting abilities. However, he, along with a team of squad mates, were unfortunate enough to come across the Segunda Espada, Kuroi Nato. Unwilling to back away from a fight, especially with the lives of others on the line, Himitsu engaged and was quickly defeated. Kuroi forced him to watch the massacre his squad mates before walking away from the broken Shinigami. He was determined to continue to get stronger to protect not just himself but his friends and allies against the evil giants like the Espada.

Arc 2: Canon 11: Patricide (Adventure)

Once again, Himitsu attempted to play the hero when a mundane task as security for a central 46 member's wedding turned into a Vandenreich attack. Only with Sozen's help were they able to fight off what turned out to be nothing more than a distraction. Himitsu was dependent on the Squad 6 Captain. This is where he first encountered the impressive Vice Captain, Kazuko Shiba, and wanted to master his kido and release as the powerful boy had. It is also where he first met the disgusting Vice Captain Kagami Murai, exposing the indifference and corruption of some of Soul Societies top-ranked officers.

Tempering the Soul

With no memory, Himitsu felt a gaping hole in his identity. He longed for family and connection, but there was little waiting for him in Soul Society. However, he found a close friend in Kazuko Shiba during their training. The boy was relentless and pushed Himitsu to the boundaries of his limits, creating an image of the ideal Shinigami. Furthermore, he went so far as to invite Himitsu to Squad 9 so that they could be closer and train together more. Kazuko was the closest thing to family that Himitsu had felt since coming to Soul Society, making him even more faithful and loyal to the Gotei than ever before.

Second Thoughts

Kazuko had suddenly disappeared, and Himitsu found himself lost once more. However, he didn’t reach his lowest point until he found that a Shinigami had retreated from a hollow attack in the Karakura shopping district, killing unsuspecting civilians before Himitsu could arrive. His faith in the Gotei 13 was diminishing, and an invitation from the Kazura Uzaki to leave Soul Society in favor of Uzaki Enterprise was tempting. It also opened up Himitsu’s eyes to another fact: that the humans had potential to defend themselves. It was at this time that he made a monumental decision. Instead of leaving Soul Society, he would purify it of individuals that do not uphold their duty to protect innocent souls.

The Hungry and the Desperate (PvP)

Himitsu had fought Arrancar before, but this is the first time he had encountered one that challenged his own morals. It was a question of justice, and the Arrancar felt no ethical repercussions for an alcoholic who beat his wife. Himitsu had to stick to his own moral compass that prioritized combatting the predator instinct that influenced the hollows and Arrancar. He had committed to his own judgement of what was good and what was evil.

Showcase Match: A Storm of Embers (PvP)

This was a fight Himitsu didn’t want to be a part of. Because of Hotaru Kuchiki’s blind loyalty and a very unfortunate misunderstanding, she targeted Himitsu, forcing him into an uncomfortable position. Hotaru refused to evaluate the situation on her own and acknowledge Himitsu as an ally, and he was literally stabbed in the back by another Shinigami. This is when he first realized that the Kuchiki put their own family interests before anything else, making him skeptical of his icon, Sozen Kuchiki. However, it also made him suspicious of those he called comrades. He trusted his fellow Shinigami even less and understood that he needed to determine who his real friends were.

Life is but a Walking Shadow (PvP)

The Kasumi’Oji had a reputation for being a criminal family, and so Himitsu decided that he needed to eliminate the biggest source of corruption. Of course, the family itself was too large for him to take on alone, so he began with one individual: Shunsui Kasumi’Oji. However, through both conversation and the abilities of his new Zanpakuto, Himitsu determined that Shunsui was a good man in conflict with his loyalty to his family. In the end of the day, they walked away from each other with a budding friendship, the first friendship Himitsu had been a part of in a long time.

Canon KE-3: War of the Worst (Adventure)

Himitsu was met with humiliating defeat once more. He fought against the largest Soul Society invasion in centuries, involving the Espada and Soul Society’s escaped prisoners, all of which were led by Saeki Kuchiki, Sozen’s sister. Saeki assisted Guujin Karai, the traitorous right hand of Soken Kouhai, in turning Himitsu’s zanpakuto, Flex, against him so that the Vice Captain could be defeated. Himitsu snapped, physically attacking his Flex in his Inner World until they reached a consensus. They would work together to make Himitsu capable of defending his values and those around him so that Himitsu could battle all evils in the world. In order to do so, they needed to achieve bankai.

Additional Comments: I think I covered it all.

[Himitsu Kasumi'Oji]

Technique Name: [The Light]

Class: [1]

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

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [All except Arrancar, Hollow, and Hell Races]

Technique Element: [None]

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

This is a passive technique that affects the characteristics of Himitsu’s reiatsu. Firstly, it makes his reiatsu feel good and pure to all who can detect it, almost like he has 200 light aura instead of just 100. However, that small cinematic effects does not compare to the true purpose of the Light. Anyone who comes in contact with Himitsu's reiatsu will suddenly understand Himitsu’s motives as a person, giving them a brief insight into his mind and soul that only helps explain Himitsu’s morals and ethics. This knowledge has no battle application, but it accomplishes Himitsu's goal of achieving compassion. Not only will people know of his desire to protect life but they will also understand it. In addition, whenever Himitsu’s reiatsu in the form of a technique or his release makes contact, it instinctively spreads through that object, flowing through both its exterior and interior with a speed of 300. Naturally, spiritually aware individuals and release weapons will automatically resist Himitsu’s reiatsu unless they lack spiritual superiority.

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

Stated above.

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

First of all, the Light cannot extend for more than a mile in any direction. Also, it requires offensive stat superiority to have his reiatsu flow through other souls. The other affects of this technique have no actual combat use and simply exist as social tools.

Made By: Himitsu Misute

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): [Yes, but it can be taught.]


Technique Name: [Divine Intervention]

Class: [1]

Technique Type (Kido, Hollow/Arrancar Technique, Human World Dweller Technique, Other): [None]

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [All except Arrancar, Hollow, and Hell Races]

Technique Element: [None]

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

This technique is the most powerful one that Himitsu has in his arsenal. Once activated, a golden aura suddenly forms around him, creating a giant golden entity resembling a deity with twenty-eight long arms. It stands at a height of 300 feet and has a full wingspan of 500 feet. The colossus has 1000 speed and 600 strength, and its durability is like that of spiritual steel. As for sensory stats, it has 300 instinct, 50 senses, and 600 energy sensory. As soon as it is summoned, Himitsu loses consciousness and simply allows the creature he created to take control. It has only one purpose: to protect life in any and all forms.

This creature can use Himitsu’s release and all his non-release techniques with an offensive stat based on Himitsu’s reiatsu strength. These techniques get a two-class increase, maxing out at class 1, and are 5x larger, making a byakurai the size of a car and more potent techniques even bigger. However, there is a twist. At this point, none of Himitsu’s techniques can cause anyone harm. Flames do not burn. Techniques that create physical constructs designed to cut or cause impact simply pass through other living people, though they can still collide with lesser forms of life like unintelligent animals and plants or non-living things. Instead, all of Himitsu’s techniques will cause a stunning effect on those that the deity targets. For example, if two people are lined up and Himitsu fires a byakurai at them, the bolt may pass through the both targets freely, but only the second individual will become incapacitated. This stunning affect lasts one post, though multiple hits in the same post causes the duration of the stun to stack, maxing out at five posts.

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

Firstly, there are requirements for when this technique can be activated. Himitsu must have already depleted at least half of his reiatsu and spent at least three posts with his bankai active. Also, he must be acting to save one or more lives. He can’t simply use this technique to try winning a fight but only with the interest of protecting others. It also MUST be a last resort, and he needs to be confident that he cannot protect those around him without Divine Intervention. If these conditions are met, he may willingly give up control of his spiritual energy to an entity that he created, the deity.

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

Firstly, this technique can only be activated in a very desperate situation, giving Himitsu very few opportunities to bring it out. If only his own life is on the line, Divine Intervention cannot protect him. Furthermore, upon activation, it drains all of his reiatsu, though 800 is the minimum amount of reiatsu he must have to be able to activate it. While it can use his techniques and release, it cannot spend more reiatsu than Himitsu gave up for its activation. After six posts, the technique will end, leaving Himitsu unconscious for the next three full days as he recovers. It will take him a week before he can get out of bed and function as an ordinary person. When he wakes, his spiritual stats are cut in half and will stay that way until one full thread at least two full pages long is completed. His physical stats will also be reduced by half, though the minimum for each will be 40. This stat cut still occurs when the tech is activated in an NDE thread.

Made By: Himitsu Misute

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): [Yes, but it can be taught.]

[Himitsu Kasumi'Oji]

-Opening-

Password 1: Kuroi's Shoes

Password 2: Midgets Can't Dunk

Type: Spirited

Squad: Squad 6

Rank: Vice Captain

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-Basic Information-

Name: Himitsu Kasumi'Oji (Previously known as Himitsu Misute or Mamuro Kasumi'Oji)

Age of Death: 29

Real Age/Age of Appearance: 150/27

Birthday (Month/Day): 5/28

Blood Type: O+

RP Sample (Optional): Threads Regarding Kagami Murai and Marcus Cole

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-Appearance-

Height/Weight: 6'8"/255 lbs.

Physical Description:

Himitsu has spent all of his life, or at least all that he can remember, as a klutz. And part of the blame for his lack of coordination falls on his size. As far as he can recall, he had been considerably larger than his peers. Not only did he tower over them with his long legs, but his broad shoulders and wide body as a whole didn't make it any easier to remember his larger size. However, being as big-boned as he is, Himitsu naturally developed a lean, muscular built as well. The doctors, nurses, and patients that came and gone in his hospital were shocked to discover that despite his lack of exercise, his muscles never truly vanished. Arms still held that defined tone that so many other men had envied, and his abdomen held remained rock-solid and flat. They promised him that as soon as he was released, he would be able to go to the gym and properly develop his core muscles into a "six-pack" as they called it. Although he never got the chance to do so, they never stopped marveling at his natural muscular build.

When analyzing Himitsu, it is best to start from the top and work your way down. And at the top of Himitsu's head lies a nest of untended dark brown hair that curled itself into chaotic knots that refused to be managed. Therefore, he decided to make peace with his stubborn hair and not focus on perfecting his appearance. Especially such a small detail such has your hair. His messy brown curls reach an end just at the summit of his averagely sized eyebrows that rest casually. Under close examination, it is noticeable that they are very slightly darker than the rest of his hair.

His hazel eyes, on the other hand, are the exact opposite, and always stand out. They're noticeably lighter than his hair and eyebrows and seem to reflect his attitude and mood. When he is in brighter spirits, his eyes seem to hold a slight green hue under the light and dance like a flame torch to some rhythm, whether it be his words, his movements, or the breeze on a warm day. They were in sync with the world around him. However, when he's less cheerful and more angry, frustrated, or sad, they stand as a stone-hard wall colored similarly to the trunk of an oak tree, although they are considerably more durable. They allow no emotion to seep out and make his emotions nearly undetectable. Only those who know him well would be able to recognize those signs and understand that they are far from positive. At least he was pretty sure that if anyone would get to know him, they would be able to tell.

His face is oval shaped but doesn't stretch out too much and remains mostly round. Himitsu has a slightly large knows that he doesn't have to try too hard to see at the bottom of his vision. But it never bothered him too much. His eyes are the only busy feature of his face and he is happy to have another more present quality, even one that is a little less pleasant such as his nose. His lips are not thick nor thin but, as he likes to think of it, just right. His sharp chin is usually cleanly shaved. At the hospital, when he went a few days without shaving, the area above his throat and under his mouth became dotted with dark stubble, but he preferred to be cleanly shaved. Since his death, he hasn't had to worry about shaving any more. His face remained conveniently smooth.

As stated above, Himitsu has a large, muscular build. His pectoral muscles aren't popping out like some body builders, but they are outlined clearly against his light, yet slightly tanned skin. His abdomen is level and uniform but beyond the skin, it is stubbornly sturdy. His arms are also very well defined and, even without flexing, it would be hard to miss the noticeably hill his bicep creates on the inside of his arm. At the end of each arm lies a large, brawny hand that threatened to break punch through a wall and remain unscathed. They appeared to be harder than steel. His wide, powerful shoulders are more than qualified to connect his equally well-muscled arms and middle. The area between his medium-sized neck and his hips was considerably long and added to his height significantly.

But what allowed him to stretch so high was mostly the length of his legs. Strangely enough, Himitsu's legs were a summary of the remainder of his body. They were most definitely long, yet strong muscles were chiseled into them like stone. They were far from skinny and have large arcs that span over his thighs and calves to further outline his muscles. Sadly, though, he had just as little precision with them as he does with his arms and torso. They were constantly slamming into tables and nudging the stretchers in the hospital, rolling them so that they would sit crooked in the middle of the hall. But he managed with them and just kept walking, despite what got in his way. It didn't slow him down much. His feet were also large, but his toes especially appeared extremely young, almost like they could have belonged to a child. They were as smooth as a baby's skin and refused to age along with the rest of his mature body.

Himitsu wasn't too eager to embrace the plain apparel of the shinigami. In mostly black, he felt that he blended in too much. Like he was just another member of some larger organization. Like he was just another face. So Himitsu decided on a compromise. He added some "subtle" changes that would allow him to appear as an individual that served as a shinigami rather than a member of their mass numbers. The black uniform was now outlined in blue rather than the traditional white color. In addition, he wears an ocean blue piece of cloth around his waist that's tied from the back and follows him like a short tail, waving in the wind behind him. The changes weren't too drastic but it was more than enough for him to identify himself.

-Personality-

Dislikes:

1. Angry People - Himitsu prefers to wear a light-hearted mask so the last thing he needs is for someone to start "harshing his buzz." Angry people should keep their problems to themselves and not try to share them with the world. It's bad enough for everyone to deal with their own issues and knowing about anyone else's troubles won't make their lives any easier.

2. Indifference - Sometimes, people simply don’t care, and that’s okay. But not all the time. Not when it comes to situations that matter. Indifference regarding one’s life is revolting. Indifference regarding the well-being of others is inhumane. Indifference regarding oneself is incomprehensible. When people refuse to have an opinion on topics of importance, it infuriates Himitsu.

3. Hollows - The most barbaric creatures he's every seen. What began as fear of hollows developed into a powerful hate after he learned how to fight them through the academy. Before, he wouldn't mind taking a few out and saving several unfortunate souls by doing so. With a developed understanding of the nature of hollow souls, he seeks to purify hollows and set them free, but that contempt hasn’t completely left him.

4. Arrogance - There are far too many shinigami that think they're the shit and that the world revolves around them. What was that saying? With great power comes… a nice big head and an ego to fill it completely. Open your eyes, people, shinigami are there to serve and guide others. If anything, they are the servants. That should deflate your self-esteem.

5. Boredom - When sitting in a hospital bed most of the time, you tend to want to find something to do. Being bored is one of the least productive and, well, boring things anyone can deal with. Find something to do and make it worthwhile. Don't just sit there. Himitsu definitely won't.

6. Talking About Himself - This is a bit more of a touchy topic for Himitsu, really. At first, his life was a complete and utter mystery. With no clue about who he is, how is he supposed to discuss himself? Now, however, he discovered his dark past self, the cold, evil member of the Kasumi'Oji family. Himitsu wants to erase that identity and instead define his current self, so any questions about his old life are unpleasant for him to answer.

7. Killing - Himitsu made the decision to no longer kill. It always seems like the easiest option, the best way to carry out justice. Just kill all the bad guys and they will go away. But in the end, murder isn't the solution. Causing harm to others cannot make up for the harm that they do. So instead of fighting fire with fire, Himitsu hopes to overcome the obstacles in his path without killing.

8. Bloodthirst - It’s disgusting how many lines people are willing to cross to hurt one another out for nothing but self-satisfaction. It’s a waste of life. In Himitsu’s eyes, pointless violence is one of the most severe sins that one can commit.

9. Alcohol and Drugs - Himitsu avoided substance use after rejoining Soul Society due to the already massive gap in his memory and identity. However, after his memories returned to him, he discovered the dismal state of his brother, Yoshihiro, who lost himself to alcohol and drugs after the Kasumi’Oji fell after the Bakkoto Rebellion. Himitsu swore to never follow such a path and avoided those substances.

10. Liars - There’s nothing worse than deceit for the purpose of manipulation. Himitsu dealt with lies daily in his previous life. He helped his brother lie to the Gotei 13 about their family’s criminal affairs, and he lied to other noble families before assisting his brother in the Bakkoto Rebellion. No good came from it. And in the current world, Himitsu still sees deceit and manipulation within Soul Society and nobles.

Likes:

1. Model Shinigami - Not all shinigami are up to his standard, but, overall, the idea of being a hero to all words is pretty appealing. Especially after being rescued by a shinigami from hallows, he had aspired to train and become one as well. There is no better way to lead a new life.

2. Humans - People in general, really. While he was staying in the hospital, he had the pleasure of meeting several patients that would eventually leave and be replaced by new strangers. He got to talk to many of these people and tended to like most of them. Even the hospital nurses and doctors would love to stop by his room and have a brief, pleasant conversation. Sometimes, he likes to just observe the human word and wonder how he lived his life before he lost his memory. Before he was stuck in a hospital on his deathbed.

3. Books and Movies - When lying in a hospital bed most of the time, boredom's visits are pretty frequent. And Himitsu hates boredom. I'm pretty sure we went over that. So when he isn't allowed to wander the hospital and when he is alone for the day, he might grab one of his books, flip to a random page, and begin reading. He built up a small library by his bedside, and he read those books five times each at the least. And when he's in the mood for something different, he might turn on the small square box at the foot of the bed and watch a nice movie, usually comedies.

4. Solitude - Peace and quiet. He got a lot of that at the hospital and he can still use more. The only difference is that while he stayed at the hospital, he was a prisoner in the building. Now as a shinigami, he is free to explore worlds and enjoy the scenery. Those beautiful places, most of which lie in the human worlds, are the best places to relax and enjoy your privacy.

5. Traveling - He's been locked up in a hospital most of his life, for Christ's sake. Why wouldn't he finally see the world through his own eyes. Why wouldn't he see all the worlds through his own eyes?

6. Romance - Himitsu never got to experience romance during his life. He was surrounded by both natural and self-imposed barriers as a Kasumi’Oji, and because of his medical condition and short life expectancy, he avoided a relationship and women avoided him. But now that he was more free to pursue his own passions, he liked the idea of finding a soulmate.

Flaws:

1. Being Straightforward - Himitsu speaks his mind. At least most of the time. He's not the most diplomatic person and whatever honest thoughts that are filtered through his mind. Whether he comes across as rude or not depends on the receiver of his words. Hopefully, his light-hearted attitude would spread and they won't take his words too seriously.

3. Moral Compass - Himitsu has a nice little set of moral rules in his own mind. Anything that doesn't follow it is a problem. It's not exactly his business to interfere with something that doesn't follow his ethical code, but that doesn't seem to stop him. Justice is relative, after all.

4. Clumsiness - Being as huge as he is, it is easy for Himitsu to misjudge his size and collide with obstacles in his path. If he's lucky, they don't break. He's not the luckiest person. Being awkward and uncoordinated has its pros and cons- well, technically, they're all cons, but he'll deal with it.

5. Pacifism - Himitsu will fight when necessary, but he will never kill. For that reason, he must always hold back to a degree, taking precautions to avoid killing an enemy combatant. It also means that he must find other ways to get rid of his enemies than eliminating them.

6. Idealism - Himitsu’s goals aren’t practical. In fact, they’re about as impossible as it gets. He wants to see a world where all others understand each other, where there is no killing or unnecessary death. He stubbornly sticks to this philosophy despite the opposition he continues to face.

Habits:

1. Humming/Whistling

2. Sleeping in Public Places (Especially When the Weather is Nice)

3. Reading Books

4. Daydreaming/Flashbacks

Fears:

Failure - Himitsu’s greatest fear is failure. He wanted nothing to be the leader of his family as Mamuro Kasumi’Oji, and he is still afraid of failing his family. He wants to protect the innocent from violence and evil, but each death around him tears him apart on the inside and each life he saves is accompanied with the fear that he won’t be able to save another. He wants to hold onto his idealistic dream of a peaceful world with no killing or deceit, but he fears that he’ll fail to make that dream a reality.

Disease - Himitsu had been restrained by disease for far too much of his life. Mamuro Kasumi’Oji was unable to take the mantel of the Kasumi’Oji head because of his illness, which also caused him to lose his fight against Gringei Kuchiki in the Bakkoto Rebellion. The memory-less Himitsu awoke in a hospital, where his human gigai died, leaving his soul to wander New York City. Himitsu now fears that he’ll lose the chance to push his goals and dreams forward to another crippling disease.

Goals:

Himitsu has two main interests. The first is redefining who he is. Himitsu Misute was a very different person than Mamuro Kasumi’Oji, and Himitsu Kasumi’Oji is somewhere in between. He now has an obligation to his rediscovered family, something he hadn’t had in a very long time. However, his family also conflicts with his internal moral code. Therefore, Himitsu’s goal is to find a balance. He wants to reform his family in order to stay through to his idealogy while still fighting to strengthen his family and its standing in Soul Society.

Himitsu’s highest priority isn’t his family, however. It is his own crusade against evil. He wants to start by purifying all immoral individuals within the Gotei 13 in order to ensure that all Shinigami are true servants and soldiers of justice. Just one drop of ink is enough to stain a white body. But the fight cannot end there. The next enemy is Soken Kouhai and his Las Noches, or Satsujun and his Xcution, or the Emperor and his Vandenreich. But killing these enemies won’t do anything, for there will always be those who can step into their vacant positions. It’s about a philosophical war. By purging the world of hate and violence, Himitsu can truly usher in peace.

Alignment: Lawful Good

Overall Personality:

Himitsu is a happy, go lucky guy. At least most of the time. He's not fond of the idea of letting his problems show so he glues that smile to his face and wears it like a crown. Even when he was in the hospital, he kept his carefree attitude, always beaming at the doctor's news and keeping an optimistic outlook. It was a struggle sometimes but he always pulled through. The only way to determine whether his happiness was genuine or false was to study his eyes. They're the window to his soul. More like a peep-hole really. No one is welcome to take a look.

Himitsu likes to be conversational. Meeting new people not only connects them but he gets an insight to their background. In Soul Society, a place where people from all different times are mixed together, it would be difficult not to take advantage of that to learn more about different time periods of the world. Himitsu would usually intimidate people with his unusually large size, but his bright smile tends to send a more friendly message. He's always direct with whom he talks to and rarely shies away from people.

On some rare days, all of the misery and frustration Himitsu has would erupt from him and even then, a smile is difficult to pull off. But, as always, he takes advantage of his size and rams through those walls of anguish. It was painful but not impossible. To get rid of those excess negative emotions, he enjoys finding a beautiful, remote location and relaxing there. Sometimes, he might accidentally take a nap but that would only make the experience more pleasant. Afterwards, he can be found as cheerful as ever.

Himitsu always keeps his head straight and screwed on tightly. He loves to enjoy himself (who doesn't?), but that doesn’t mean that he loses track of himself and his goals. His mind is always calm and direct, clear of all distractions. He never gets side-tracked but might take a break and pull over only to start back up the car and keep driving. Life goes on and the trick is to stay right behind it. He tries not to linger on his experiences, both good and bad. Sometimes, he might dawdle a little longer than he should, but he always moves on. There’s always more to look forward to than there is behind.

-Powers-

Fighting Style:

Himitsu is a kido specialist. Suprised? You should be. With his huge size, most usually expect him to be a strong physical fighter that stays close range. Even his uncanny speed supports that theory. But most overlook the fact that he is a complete klutz. He doesn't have much of a chance to be a precise and accurate swordsman. There's too much room for error. However, in the academy, he discovered that Kido skills came naturally to him. He was towards the top of his class and rapidly mastered basic Hado, Bakudo, and Hoho techniques. He struggled, however, with Kaido. Ironic, isn't it, how the only part of his life he can remember is spent in a hospital, yet he has no skill with healing abilities. Either way, he excels in the other types of Kido. Especially lightning techniques.

As most Kido specialists are, Himitsu is a ranged-combat specialist. He's not too fond of getting up close, but it's not impossible for him to be challenged in close quarters. From this scenario, there are many options Himitsu might have. If he is confident enough, he might test his limited skill with his glaive and attempt to parry the attack. However, if he isn't too fatigued and can spare the energy, he would prefer to dodge  and retreat to safe location where he may continue to bombard his opponent with destructive Hado techniques. However, the third option is to use Kido to repel the opponent away from himself. However, with such little time, he would have to skip the incantation. Therefore, it would lack its full strength and slow the opponent so that Himitsu may make his escape or retaliate with his own Zanpakutou.

Himitsu has several tactics he uses in combat, some he favors over the others. At the top of his list lies the use of lightning Hado skills. After all, there's an endless supply of lightning puns that can be derived from that hado style. Being a lightning specialist, that's to be expected. He might force an opponent to keep his distance by bombarding them with several bolts of lightning sent from his fingertips. In addition, he might lead an electrical current through objects to reach his opponent in a different manner. Metals tend to be the best conductors and the more he can find lying around, the easier it will be to find his opponent.

Himitsu has also become fond of binding techniques. With such a wide variety, he may cast them from a distance and after a successful binding, he could rapidly approach his opponent, strike them with his Zanpakutou, and retreat to a safe distance before they can recover. This strategy may easily be alternated with his lightning Hado as well as his other skills.

The use of lightning Hado may also stun, numb, or slow his opponent. Then, Himitsu might take full use of his speed and make rapid attacks with his blade. Until his opponent recovers from the electricity, Himitsu should have the upper hand in speed and have more time to make his attacks more precise. In addition, he might also boost his speed with Hoho Kido and use his faster movement to improve his skills in close combat. Otherwise, he would prefer to remain as far away from his opponent as possible. For the most part, he will let them come to him.

Himitsu is an analyst. As long as he keeps his distance, he should have time to study his opponent and attempt to exploit a weakness in their technique. To test his theories, he might engage his opponent with a few exchanges with his Zanpakutou only temporarily. It isn't best for him to keep in close quarters for too long in case his lack of coordination makes the situation dangerous for him. Keeping at a distance is best.

After discovering a soft spot in his opponents defense, Himitsu will wait for the perfect chance to expose it. He may do so with Kido, his Zanpakutou, or a combination of both. A direct hit with a Kido technique would do significant damage as would a slash from his Zanpakutou. But by using Kido to manipulate his opponent by slowing them or repelling them, he might then approach and attack with his blade.

Zanpakutou Spirit Appearance(Optional):

Flex Powers (Alex Louis Armstrong FC)

That's right. That's who Himtisu's Zanpakuto spirit is. The man's name is Flex Powers, and he is the definition of a man. I won't get into the details of his appearnce or personality because I'm a lazy peace of shit, but this guy is all about being a man and tries to turn Himitsu into a real man.

Inner World(Optional):

Garden of Eden

Zanpakutou Appearances:

Sealed

The sealed form of Himitsu's Zanpakuto resembles the traditional katana. It has an ocean blue hilt, a small blue guard, and a razor sharp, curved silver blade that extends for for three and a half feet from the hilt. It's isn't too long or wide, but it appears to be thinner than paper and as sturdy as diamond. A cut from that blade cause invisible cuts that would only bring attention when blood spurts out of them.

The sapphire scabbard of the blade is unique, for it has a slot at the bottom that attached to the base of the hilt and locks into position, allowing the scabbard to increase the length of the weapon to a little over Himitsu's height and allow Himitsu to use it as a glaive or staff, the scabbard extending to a length of five feet and the blade stretching for two feet, making a total length of seven feet. The uniqueness of his weapon, even in its sealed state, allows him to use his martial skill-set without releasing to acquire his weapon of preference.

Shikai

Shikai Weapon - Glaive

Shinigami seem to specialize in the art of swordsmanship, considering that their Zanpakuto begin as swords and most release into various types of blades. Himitsu, however breaks that stereotype. His shikai is a glaive, an unusual weapon that hit its peak in popularity during Medieval times and has declined significantly since. However, the weapon is convenient. The most prominent portion is a long staff colored with a deep midnight blue. It's composed of spiritual steel and is as durable as the metal of any sword.

The glaive is a total of seven feet long, just a bit taller than Himitsu. At its bottom, the glaive has two small conic shapes that cause a triangular decline of width just half a foot into the staff. Its thickness then increases before returning to a thin cylinder for the majority of the staff. At the top, however, a razor sharp blade lies with a curved edge and dangerously acute point. Like a scimitar, the blade of the glaive curves back inward and allows or a small gap before another curve forms, making it possible for Himitsu to use the weapon to catch other weapons and remove them from the grasps of his enemies.

Bankai

Garden of Eden

Himitsu's bankai is absolutely mammoth, and for good reason. After all, it is based on the concept of the most beautiful place to ever exist on Earth, one that had been closed off to humanity thousands of years ago. Himitsu's bankai is the Garden of Eden. This Garden is massive and spreads out for a full two miles in every direction. If one tried to leave, he would find how impossible it is to do so. After all, mountain ranges as high as the clouds act as natural barriers. Even if one attempted to climb these great mountains, invisible glass would act as a ceiling one mile above the ground. It is impossible to escape just by walking out.

The Garden of Eden is filled with lush vegetation such as bushes and grass. Its many round hills don't have a spot of dirt visible on them, for all of the ground is covered with some type of plant that is thriving upon the divine nutrition of the soil. There are no trees in this Garden of Eden except for one giant tree at the very center that stands at half a mile tall. It's trunk alone is 100 meters thick. It is truly the Tree of Life. While Himisu is in the garden, the light from above seems to make intangible white wings just behind his shoulders. This is purely aesthetic, but it allows him to embrace his title as the Guardian Angel.

Zanapkutou Release Names

Shikai

"Repent, Tenshi!"

Bankai

"Enter the Gates of Heaven, Tengoku no Tenshi!"

Overall Ability:

Himitsu's Zanpakuto's overall ability is incredibly rare and powerful. In fact, some consider that such an ordinary Shinigami as Himitsu, despite his strength, was able to acquire such a weapon because of his connection to Sozen as the Vice Captain of Squad 6. The concept behind the Zanpakuto is "Paradise." After all, that is one of the most important concepts for everyone. In the human world, they question the possibility of an afterlife where Paradise exists. Those who die and become souls seem to dismiss the notion, but Himitsu turns that myth into reality with his Zanpakuto.

Paradise has so many meanings and connotations, but Himitsu takes all of the stories that it centers around and strips them to their core, leaving him with primary concepts of Immortality. The eternal afterlife where everything is perfect and none suffer. It is the Heaven that religion promises. Himitsu is able to take those ideals of Paradise and apply them, using his Zanpakuto to bolster his own combat ability and even act as the most powerful defense in its late stages.

Shikai Overall Ability:

Paradise has several meanings, but in the Shikai stage of Himitsu's Zanpakuto, it takes on a meaning of "eternity." An eternal heaven. Himitsu applies Paradise to all of his techniques as he fights, making him just in his shikai a powerful force to reckon with. It focuses on enhancing his current fighting ability by having his attacks truly portray Paradise by embodying the eternal afterlife.

Now, what might this mean? It's simple, really. All of Himitsus' attacks and techniques last infinitely rather than fade away. The best way to explain this ability is with examples. Firstly, if Himitsu uses a simple Hado such as Hado #4: Byakurai, the bolt of lightning would jump from his fingers just as it normally does and act in a completely ordinary way. However, the effects do not fade away. Even after Bykurai sores by, the lightning will stay anchored in the air until Himitsu's release ends. This applies to other forms of attacks such as cuts. If Himitsu slashes upward with his Zanpakuto, charging it with energy for of 50 reiatsu, the air that was cut seems to shimmer slightly where Himitsu's sword sliced through. If anyone where to step through that shimmering location, they would find a gash in their skin from Himitsu's sword. If they continue to walk through it, the attack can slice through their body.

Himitsu's techniques that are preserved by his Zanpakuto are not invincible. However, the "eternity" that they last causes their durability to increase significantly. The only way to destroy these techniques is with an attack that has offensive stat superiority as well as class superiority to the Shikai. Both are required. Even if the location shifts and the ground skins a feet or two or an ocean forms over the land, the techniques will be locked into place. At any time, Himitsu may allow one of his techniques or attacks to end.

Bankai Overall Ability:

Although he still retains his glaive and shikai ability in the final form of his release, Himitsu's bankai is not one that is meant for fighting. In fact, if his bankai has to be brought out, it means that Himitsu must save lives at any cost, not kill his foes. His bankai lacks any offensive capabilities, and for that reason, it is difficult to use is many combat situations. However, the incredible power behind the release makes up for its lack of offensive ability. It is the perfect counter to other characters in most cases, and is Himitsu's biggest tool to accomplish the task all Shinigami have of protecting the lives of innocent souls.

The Garden of Eden is similar to the biblical account, for it is truly God's perfect environment. Anything and everything within the Garden of Eden will be under Himitsu’s control. He is the God of the garden, and it is his will that decides the laws that govern the setting. The way the power mechanically works is that there is no overall ability. Instead, Himitsu’s bankai sacrifices a central ability in exchange for enforcing the rules of his paradise through specific zones, each of which takes up a technique slot. Each post, he may change the present zone one time for no reiatsu cost or reiatsu fluctuation, making the change hard to detect. The second zone change costs 300 reiatsu, but no more than two zone changes can occur during a single post. Himitsu can also pay 400 reiatsu to break the laws of his zone freely for a single post, but if the zone is changed, he has to pay another 400 reiatsu to ignore the second zone’s effects during the same post.

Each zone has the same basic drawbacks. They all share one huge flaw. The power of the Garden of Eden comes solely from the Tree of Life, which is positioned in the center of the expansive Garden. Without the Tree of Life, Himitsu's bankai would have no effect. The only way to destroy the Tree of Life is with either a Class 0 technique, or a Class 1 technique that also has triple Himitsu's offensive stat. The Tree of Life must be completely destroyed, so either burning it to ash, uprooting it, or incinerating/vaporizing it would work. In addition, those who are either class 0 or have more than twice Himitsu’s highest spiritual stat can completely ignore the effects of the Garden of Eden as well. Those with just spiritual stat superiority can also overcome the effects of a zone, but doing so is costly. They must pay 800 reiatsu, but it also requires them to be aware of both what current zone is active and the zone's effects. Therefore, they cannot just power through a zone right when it forms but rather endure its restrictions just briefly enough to understand them.

Zanpakuto Techniques:

All Zanpakuto Techniques are Bankai Techniques

1. Safe Zone

Description - No physical harm can occur to any living things, both the natural inhabitants of the garden and people as well. All in all, it prevents any change from breaking the eternal peace that the Garden of Eden allows. No physical change can take place. Sure, people can move around and they can attack, but no external changes can occur. Wounds cannot be inflicted. Reiatsu based attacks cannot harm anyone. Poisons and toxins do not function. Significant temperature changes do not occur either. People cannot drown or suffocate because their body no longer needs oxygen, for their entire physical status is placed on pause. This is the ultimate "no damage" zone. No physical harm may come to anyone. If someone is near death when they enter the No-Damage Zone, their bleeding stops and life is prolonged until they leave. Even if someone is suffering from a disease, organ failure, or heart attack, as soon as they step into the Safe Zone, such issues suddenly "pause" and their body can ignore the effects.

Drawbacks -  Safe Zone abides by the same drawbacks specified in the bankai ability.

2. Life Zone

Description - This is the healing zone. Now, techniques have the opportunity to heal instead of injure. However, the healing mechanic is a little peculiar. Offensive techniques or attacks can only heal injuries that they would otherwise cause. For instance, if somone receives a gash, anyone within the zone can slice anywhere within a foot of the existing wound, but instead of damaging it further, they’d heal the cut perfectly instead of creating a new injury. This can work with poisons, burns, broken bones, and even psychological or spiritual damage.

Drawbacks - Life Zone abides by the same drawbacks specified in the bankai ability. Also, if Himitsu or his allies do not have access to techniques or attacks that cause the same form of damage that they are trying to heal, they won’t be able to heal the wound. Lastly, techniques can still cause damage and hurt others if they make contact with a point that either isn’t injured, isn’t injured in a similar fashion that the attack would cause, or more than six inches from either, so when in battle, Life Zone cannot prevent damage like Safe Zone can.

3. War Zone

Description - This is the offensive zone. Contrary to its name and theme, however, it isn’t offensive on its own. It’s just another set of laws for the Garden of Eden. All techniques those within the Garden may now use must strictly be offensive. That prohibits all subjugation, defensive, or utility techniques. Hierro and other passive skin defenses are cancelled. Step techniques cannot be used unless they have offensive characteristics like Shunpo Echi.

Drawbacks - War Zone abides by the same drawbacks specified in the bankai ability.


4. Shield Zone

Description - This is the defensive zone. In fact, it is the exact opposite of War Zone. All techniques may freely be used except offensive techniques or techniques that have offensive purpose. That includes those that summon weapons or other creatures for battle. Offensive techniques that are already active will be cancelled unless they are of both superior class and offensive stat.

Drawbacks - Shield Zone abides by the same drawbacks specified in the bankai ability.


5. Stop Zone

Description - This is the freeze zone. It simply halts all physical movement while it is active. Even if someone is in the middle of their step technique, they will halt mid-motion. All momentum and forces are put on hold. No physical movement occurs.

Drawbacks - Stop Zone abides by the same drawbacks specified in the bankai ability. Furthermore, it doesn’t stop reiatsu flow at all. Techniques can still be cast, but only reiatsu-based techniques aren’t restricted by Stop Zone, like Cero or Byakurai. Anything with a physical form will immediately be stopped in its tracks.


6. Compassion Zone

Description - This is the feeling zone. It is the most important of all of Himitsu’s because its purpose is far greater than simple combat. It isn’t physical but rather emotional. It has two stages. The first is a passive emotional awareness that cannot be ignored by even class 0 characters. Everyone will have an understanding of the emotions of all of those around them. Anger. Happiness. Love. Pain. Misery. No one can hide from this ability. No one can lie or cheat their way out of it. While this won’t forcefully impose the pain someone else feels onto the rest, it will make them aware and understanding of that individual’s pain, which is just what compassion is.

The second level of Compassion Zone requires Himitsu and the target to have some sort of contact, whether through their weapons or direct physical contact. However, its effects are extremely powerful. Himitsu solely goes after those who he believes to be evil and who take innocent lives. Therefore, this technique was created to punish only the wrong-doers. It can be activated if Himitsu pays 500 reiatsu, and it may only be used once per person per thread.

This technique scales off the goodness of one's heart. If the target has a Light Aura equal to or less than their Dark Aura, they will feel all of the pain that they've caused others over their lifetime, but all in one wave. Killing one person is enough to physically bring someone to their knees. Killing three people immediately knocks someone unconscious.

Drawbacks - Compassion Zone first level does not abide by the same drawbacks specified in the bankai ability. Instead, only its second level follows the normal bankai drawback. It also costs 500 reiatsu and, it doesn't cause physical damage, only mental damage. Points in Strength of Will multiply the required deaths before being knocked unconscious. For example, 3 points in Strength of Will make it so that the target had to have killed 15 people in order to be knocked unconscious. An Illusion Resist of 3 completely negates this power. In addition, it has no usefulness in a fight against someone with a greater Light Aura than Dark Aura.



Other Techniques - Kido:

* = Mastered

Hado #1: Shō
Hado #4: Byakurai
Hado #31: Shakkahō*
Hado #35: Raikou Kawa
Hado #63: Raikōhō
Hado #64: Suchiru (Steel)*
Hado #83: Hyōga Seiran
Hado #86: Soukahou
Hado #90: Kurohitsugi (Black Coffin)

Bakudo #4: Hainawa
Bakudo #9: Geki*
Bakudo #39: Enkosen
Bakudo #61: Rikujokoro
Bakudo #68: Ganoretto
Bakudo #81: Danku

Shunpo
Advanced Air Ground

Spiritual Pulse

Custom Techniques

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Technique Name: [Lineage of Reiatsu]*

Class: [3]

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

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

Technique Element: [None]

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

This technique allows Himitsu to trace the application of his reiatsu, letting him reuse already applied reiatsu as a source for other techniques. Essentially, it lets him use a non-release technique from anything with his reiatsu infused into it. If he shoots a byakurai from his hand, for example, Himitsu is able to have another byakurai shoot out of the first bolt of lightning.

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

Select a source of reiatsu and channel energy through it.

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

Firstly, this techique adds an additional cost of 150 to every technique it is used with. In addition, one must have either a 3 in Kido, a 3 in Reiatsu Manipulation, or 4 points between the two to learn this technique.

Made By: Himitsu Misute

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): [Yes, but it can be taught]



Technique Name: [The Light] (Learned)

Class: [1]

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

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [All except Arrancar, Hollow, and Hell Races]

Technique Element: [None]

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

This is a passive technique that affects the characteristics of Himitsu’s reiatsu. Firstly, it makes his reiatsu feel good and pure to all who can detect it, almost like he has 200 light aura instead of just 100. However, that small cinematic effects does not compare to the true purpose of the Light. Anyone who comes in contact with Himitsu's reiatsu will suddenly understand Himitsu’s motives as a person, giving them a brief insight into his mind and soul that only helps explain Himitsu’s morals and ethics. This knowledge has no battle application, but it accomplishes Himitsu's goal of achieving compassion. Not only will people know of his desire to protect life but they will also understand it. In addition, whenever Himitsu’s reiatsu in the form of a technique or his release makes contact, it instinctively spreads through that object, flowing through both its exterior and interior with a speed of 300. Naturally, spiritually aware individuals and release weapons will automatically resist Himitsu’s reiatsu unless they lack spiritual superiority.

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

Stated above.

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

First of all, the Light cannot extend for more than a mile in any direction. Also, it requires offensive stat superiority to have his reiatsu flow through other souls. The other affects of this technique have no actual combat use and simply exist as social tools.

Made By: Himitsu Misute

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): [Yes, but it can be taught.]



Technique Name: [Divine Intervention] (Learned)

Class: [1]

Technique Type (Kido, Hollow/Arrancar Technique, Human World Dweller Technique, Other): [None]

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [All except Arrancar, Hollow, and Hell Races]

Technique Element: [None]

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

This technique is the most powerful one that Himitsu has in his arsenal. Once activated, a golden aura suddenly forms around him, creating a giant golden entity resembling a deity with twenty-eight long arms. It stands at a height of 300 feet and has a full wingspan of 500 feet. The colossus has 1000 speed and 600 strength, and its durability is like that of spiritual steel. As for sensory stats, it has 300 instinct, 50 senses, and 600 energy sensory. As soon as it is summoned, Himitsu loses consciousness and simply allows the creature he created to take control. It has only one purpose: to protect life in any and all forms.

This creature can use Himitsu’s release and all his non-release techniques with an offensive stat based on Himitsu’s reiatsu strength. These techniques get a two-class increase, maxing out at class 1, and are 5x larger, making a byakurai the size of a car and more potent techniques even bigger. However, there is a twist. At this point, none of Himitsu’s techniques can cause anyone harm. Flames do not burn. Techniques that create physical constructs designed to cut or cause impact simply pass through other living people, though they can still collide with lesser forms of life like unintelligent animals and plants or non-living things. Instead, all of Himitsu’s techniques will cause a stunning effect on those that the deity targets. For example, if two people are lined up and Himitsu fires a byakurai at them, the bolt may pass through the both targets freely, but only the second individual will become incapacitated. This stunning affect lasts one post, though multiple hits in the same post causes the duration of the stun to stack, maxing out at five posts.

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

Firstly, there are requirements for when this technique can be activated. Himitsu must have already depleted at least half of his reiatsu and spent at least three posts with his bankai active. Also, he must be acting to save one or more lives. He can’t simply use this technique to try winning a fight but only with the interest of protecting others. It also MUST be a last resort, and he needs to be confident that he cannot protect those around him without Divine Intervention. If these conditions are met, he may willingly give up control of his spiritual energy to an entity that he created, the deity.

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

Firstly, this technique can only be activated in a very desperate situation, giving Himitsu very few opportunities to bring it out. If only his own life is on the line, Divine Intervention cannot protect him. Furthermore, upon activation, it drains all of his reiatsu, though 800 is the minimum amount of reiatsu he must have to be able to activate it. While it can use his techniques and release, it cannot spend more reiatsu than Himitsu gave up for its activation. After six posts, the technique will end, leaving Himitsu unconscious for the next three full days as he recovers. It will take him a week before he can get out of bed and function as an ordinary person. When he wakes, his spiritual stats are cut in half and will stay that way until one full thread at least two full pages long is completed. His physical stats will also be reduced by half, though the minimum for each will be 40. This stat cut still occurs when the tech is activated in an NDE thread.

Made By: Himitsu Misute

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): [Yes, but it can be taught.]

-History-

Birthplace: New York City

Current Residence: The Kasumi’Oji Manor

Memorable Figures:

1. Sozen Kuchiki

2. Ayumi [Deceased Friend] - i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr7/Moonwings2/Anime%20Girl/RedHead.jpg

3. Oozuki Kasmi’Oji

4. Yoshihiro Kasumi’Oji

5. Nathaniel Tan’O

History:

Mamuro Kasumi'Oji

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Part 1 - The Failed Heir

The modern Kasumi’Oji family has had many faces, all of which belonged to the same main bloodline. Most recently Taiho. Before, her sister, Azumi. Before her, Yoshihiro, her father. But in truth, Yoshihiro wasn’t the intended head of the family, yet he bore the children that would lead the Kasumi’Oji in the future. Yoshihiro was the second born son. His father, Oozuki Kasumi’Oji, and wife, Benihine, had a son before Yoshihiro. A child who wasn’t supposed to live for as long as he did. Mamuro, they called him. The Protector. But just weeks after he was born, the noble parents were briefed of his poor health.

The doctor said that he wouldn’t make it to his third birthday. Mamuro’s soul was simply too weak and unstable to sustain his little life. But Oozuki and Benihine did not give up on their son. To say that they loved him wouldn’t be accurate. No, the Kasumi’Oji were not known for affection, and Yoshihiro was no exception. He was a cruel and brutal head, but he cared about his family and needed to leave a legacy. And so he invested millions of ryo into his son’s health, using the family resources to create medicine in order to sustain his life, but ultimately, he was successful in only prolonging it. Oozuki needed a true heir who could carry the family through centuries, and it was uncertain if Mamuro would survive long enough to take on the mantel as head of his family. Therefore, Oozuki and Benihine needed to try again, resulting in the next family head: Yoshihiro. Mamuro was tossed aside.

But Mamuro did not give up on himself. He was five years old when his brother was born, and he could sense the new distance between himself and his parents. He didn’t have to ask. It wasn’t his duty to become the head of his family anymore, but it was his duty to himself to continue living as long as he could and make the most out of each day. He started his schooling very young, just incase he didn’t have enough years left to see his education all the way through. When it came to academics, he excelled. Mamuro was no natural genius, but he was a fast learner. He understood concepts best. When it came to memorization, he fell short. That took too much time, and he simply couldn’t afford it. So instead, Mamuro was naturally drawn to the abstract. His particular interest was with raw reiatsu and how individuals could harness it. Before he knew it, all he wanted to do was learn more about reiatsu use.

However, Mamuro’s soul couldn’t handle it. Not at first. He began his training at home, learning first from his father when he was just six years old. It came naturally to him. Before he knew it, Mamuro was able to send sparks flying from his fingers or create a light breeze from the palm of his hand. But as his techniques grew more powerful, they took even more of a toll on his body. The beginning was difficult. He would black out after expending just a little bit of his reiatsu, leaving him sick in bed with a fever for a few days. His father was ashamed, but he could not bring himself to deny power to his first child. And so Oozuki held weekly training sessions with his eldest son, each only lasting up to 15 minutes at first before Mamuro’s body gave out.

Over time, Mamuro grew stronger. His endurance improved, but the strength behind his abilities even more so. He was seven years old when he entered the shinigami academy, making history as the youngest academy member ever before. But he was a special case, after all. His life expectancy was projected at twelve years by that point in time, a vast improvement on the original expected deadline. But because of Mamuro’s immaturity and status as a potential heir to the Kasumi’Oji family, he could never seem to make friends. Other students distanced themselves from him, and it was during this time that he realized how lonely he truly was. Strangers hugged, talked, and laughed all around him, but he seemed to have no one in his life. Even his parents only paid him attention out of an inherent sense of obligation, but not out of love. Mamuro was foreign to intimacy, but he deeply desired it.

And the only way he understood how to win his parents’ love was by somehow curing his illness so that he may fulfill his true destiny as the firstborn child. The only way his youthful mind knew how to do so was becoming powerful. And so Mamuro graduated from the academy at the age of ten years old, already a kido expert among his peers. In fact, his reiatsu was uniquely powerful, possibly a side effect of his unstable soul. Just six months after becoming a Shinigami, Mamuro became the fifth seat of the Kido Corps. By the time that he was nineteen, he was the Vice Captain. When he turned twenty-five, he headed the Kido Corps as Captain. The youngest Captain Soul Society had ever seen. One who could die at any second.

But how had Mamuro survived this long? It was all thanks to the advanced medical capabilities of the Kasumi’Oji family. Artificial life was their speciality, and so Oozuki resorted to experimentation to preserve his son’s life. The family’s scientist worked to fortify Mamuro’s soul, allowing it to sustain its energy and his own life. After all, the stronger Mamuro got, the more sick he would become after exerting himself. Expending too much reiatsu could send him into a coma for a week. His position as a high-seated Shinigami was dangerous due to his condition, but with the help of his family’s technology, he was able to temporarily secure his health, allowing him to rise to the status of Captain in such a timely manner. But his strength didn’t just come from exceptional mastery of kido. He understood the behavior or reiatsu as a whole and was able to apply it in unique ways, inventing skills that utilized life force to strengthen his spells. Between his incurable disease and unrivaled raw power, Mamuro became known as the nuke. Whether he was on a mission for Soul Society or his family, he only left indiscriminatory death and destruction behind. He only cared about becoming an asset to his parents and receiving their endorsement as the future head of the family. He wanted their love and acceptance.

But despite his strength, he always seemed to be a step behind Yoshihiro. His brother lacked is incredible power, instead holding even more deadly characteristics. He was cunning and deceitful. Yoshihiro was capable of bending people to his will without them even being away e of the strings he attached to their bodies. While he wasn’t weak, he simply couldn’t compare to his brother in battle, but that didn’t matter. He held the skills that his parents valued. He was the true leader of the two, and so there was no chance that Oozuki and Benihine would ever bet the future of their family on the ill Mamuro. His brother had stolen his destiny, and there was nothing that Mamuro could do to reclaim it.

Part 2 - The Last War

Yoshihiro was forty-two when he became the head of the Kasumi’Oji family. Mamuro was forty-seven, but his condition had only worsened. Before, he needed artificial sustenance only before big missions, but now, he seemed to require it every week. Soon, they would need to make the treatments even more frequent. His entire life was completely reliant on his family’s technology. Nonetheless, he was among the most powerful of his relatives, making him an asset whose life had to be prolonged at all costs. Mamuro, who had previously been obsessed with becoming the head, found a new purpose. He needed to assist his family in anyway possible, which made it necessary for him to keep living. He aided his brother with his duties and responsibilities, even assisting him with negotiations with other families.

While Mamuro devoted himself to assisting his brother and the rest of his kin, Yoshihiro began looking into his legacy and the future of the Kasumi'Oji. Although he married, he and his wife failed to provide the Kasumi'Oji with an heir. Due to Mamuro's illness, it was unlikely that he would be able to secure the family's future either. Therefore, Yoshihiro resorted to adultery to birth his first daughter, Taiho Kasumi'Oji. Mamuro was one of Taiho's trainers as she went through her teaching regiment, and while she picked up on the art of Kido from her uncle quickly, Taiho quickly lost her father's favor when he and his wife conceived and brought in a true heir, Azumi Kasumi'Oji. Mamuro sympathized with Taiho, but there was nothing he could do than continue to teach her despite his brother's lack of interest in the girl. Mamuro taught Azumi, too. Overtime, they both grew powerful, but it was clear that Azumi would lead the family in the future.

Mamuro was present at his brother's side during all of his diplomatic meetings, which introduced Mamuro to many high-positioned individuals. He became familiar with Gringei Kuchiki and his grandsons Sozen and Onuya. Gringei was a very strong man who always seemed to hide his motives, and Mamuro definitely sensed similar traits within his grandchildren. Their peaceful father Mephisto didn’t seem to leave them his commitment to non-violence. They were all ruthless and obsessed with power in scary ways. Mamuro was not comfortable with Azumi and Sozen spending as much time together as they did, but Yoshihiro was pleased that his heir was developing relations with the next Kuchiki head at such an early stage. Therefore, his older brother's words didn't matter to him, for Yoshihiro had the only voice that mattered. Still, Mamuro did not like the Kuchikis, mostly because he viewed them as a threat to his own family’s well-being. However, it was essential that good relations with the Kuchikis, the largest noble family, were mutually beneficially. Therefore, Mamuro stayed by his brother’s side as Yoshihiro negotiated appropriate relations.

Then there were the Kawada, who had not so long ago risen to the most profitable and influential point in their history at that era under the leadership of the famous Jinbei, the most powerful Shinigami other than the Captain Commander of Soul Society at the time. Since then, however, the Kawada were on a decline. Jinbei’s eldest son Shokan had disappeared, leaving Kochikochi Kawada as the family’s head. Kochikochi was aggressive, leading to rising tensions between himself and another family, the Shihoin, who were under Hiroshi Shihoin. Hiroshi was a snake, and Mamuro knew from their meetings that he was willing to strengthen his own family by any means necessary.

It wasn’t a surprise to Mamuro when Hiroshi attacked the Kawada, simultaneously launching small offensive campaigns on all families. His brother successfully defended the Kasumi’Oji holdings, and with one decisive battle, Hiroshi had been defeated and captured. The Shihoin had lost the majority of their family’s assets, forcing them to borrow Kuchiki land to reside on. The Shihoin had fallen down to the very bottom, and it was all a result of foolish violence and greed. Unfortunately, Yoshihiro had not learned from Hiroshi’s mistakes and viewed the situation of the Shihoin as an opportunity to absorb the family. Mamuro warned him that waging war on one family was equivalent to waging war on all families, but Yoshihiro believed that he could defeat the weak Shihoin before any other parties could intervene.

He was wrong. Gringei and his forces had been present just as the Kasumi’Oji family began their assault. In truth, the Kasumi’Oji didn’t stand a chance. They were vastly outnumbered and surrounding. Even worse, they were fighting on Kuchiki land. Retreat was no longer an option. Mamuro and his family were fighting for their lives. And for every Kasumi’Oji soldier, there were three or four Kuchiki or Shihoin. Mamuro either killed or incapacitated forty of them before he turned around and found that his family’s forces had been reduced to just 10% of their former number. Even Yoshihiro had been captured. And Mamuro found himself face to face with none other than Gringei. The battle was intense and heated, and all other nobles stopped to watch that one fight play out. It was the Kasumi’Oji’s last stand. Gringei was the more powerful adversary, but out of fear of his health, Mamuro had never truly tested his strength. Mamuro unpexctedly held his own against the Kuchiki head, each unable to land a battle-determining blow on the other. After more than thirty minutes of explosive combat, Mamuro collapsed from exhaustion. His soul could not keep up, and each breath was weak and forced. Out of respect, Gringei allowed a few Kasumi’Oji to take Mamuro to receive medical attention in one of their facilities. The battle was over, and the Kasumi’Oji had lost everything. Yoshihiro would be released only to try to rebuild his family. He lost himself to drugs and alcohol, but that one goal of redemption stayed in tact. First, he birthed an illegitimate daughter, Taiho. Soon after, he was able bring a true heir, Azumi, into the world. And the rest of that story is well known by all Soul Society residents.

But what happened to Mamuro? As far as history was concerned, he seemed to disappear from the surface of the Earth. And that wasn’t far from the truth. Mamuro Kasumi’Oji was below the surface, several floors below a hospital in New York City. The facility doubled a Kasumi’Oji research center, and it was Mamuro’s last hope. They were working on a special undertaking that created permanent artificial bodies that could be programmed into super-soldiers. The research always seemed to fail, however. No artificial souls could inhabit these bodies for a long period of time. It seemed like the research had hit a dead end, but the scientists had one last proposal. It was a last ditch effort, but if they could transfer a real soul into an artificial body, it might just succeed. And that is exactly what was done with the unconscious Mamuro Kasumi’Oji. As the family bled on the floor, the scientists dubbed their final effort Project Himitsu Misute, or Project Silent Pain. And so Mamuro underwent the procedure without the knowledge of the public world. There was no way of knowing that he would lose his memories and powers. After the procedure, the scientist erased their own memories of that event, hoping that one day, Mamuro would return and bring their family glory without his illness holding him back. The only part of that day that was recovered was the actual research. Azumi was able to uses an enhanced version of that procedure to create Hotaru Kuchiki, but as far as anyone was concerned, Mamuro Kasumi’Oji was dead.

Himitsu Misute

SPOILER: Click to show

Part 1 - The First Death

"You want to know about my life?" he asked, slightly confused and thrown off by the sudden question. His dazed smile definitely showed his confusion. However, she stared back at him with her usual innocent smile. It was a little unsettling how she can ask him something so serious with such a carefree expression. He never dabbled with her past and the least he wanted was the same. But he wasn't about to refuse either.

"Yeah. I mean, before you died, what happened? How did you get stuck in this rotten hospital before you were finally put out of your misery?" She hated this hospital, yet, for some reason, they never left. It made no sense but with the world changing around them, we were a little scared to explore what we were missing. I frowned at her slightly, biting his lower lip in thought. But the moment seemed to drag on forever but it was about time he ended it.

"I-I don't know. I can't remember." He averted his gaze to the ground, slightly embarrassed to admit that he had little to know memory of his life. Her smile faltered, turning into a confused frown. Ayumi opened her mouth to press the topic further but Himitsu cut her off, knowing exactly what types of questions she would ask. "I mean,, I remember a little bit. I had some sort of disease in my brain, and no matter how many times the doctors told me, I could never remember what it was called. I couldn't remember much really. Just that I read the same books over and over. I walked around the hospital a lot. And one day, I took a nap and woke up like this. That's when I found you."

Himitsu offered her an uncertain smile that was met by a blank stare. She just sat their silently as he waited for her response, refusing to give him one. Eventually, he had to break the silence, as painful as that was. "So...?"

She blinked in response, suddenly returning from a trance of deep thought. Himitsu never got a chance to know what was going on in her mind. Her smile was quickly, though. "So what? I guess you can consider this to be your real life. Your first and best life. And lucky for you, you get to spend it all with me." Ayumi flashed him a playful wink. Himitsu opened his mouth to laugh and joke about what he had to have done in his life to deserve spending eternity with the likes of Ayumi before he was cut off by a threatening roar. Shocked, Ayumi and Himitsu turned to find four menacingly large creatures with bone white masks snarling at them.

Part 2 - The Second Death

]Himitsu was scared. Not quite as scared as Ayumi was, but still scared. She grabbed for his arm, digging her nails into his skin. But he was grateful for it. It kept him awake and alert. Without that rush, he might not have survived. "Wha-what's happening?" He didn't answer. He was too busy staring at the inhumane creatures. It was almost like a stare off but Himitsu's gaze only met red orbs in the eye slots of the monsters' masks. "Himitsu?"

One of the beasts took a step forward. His eyes widened. Himitsu's voice started at a whisper but ended with a thunderous shout. "Ayumi. RUN!" He jumped to his feet and sprinted for the stairs that spiraled down into the hospital. Why he thought the hospital was some sort of taboo for the monsters, he didn't know. But he needed some sort of haven for them to escape to. Ayumi was dragged behind him until she found her footing and kept up. But, somehow, she decelerated quickly and soon fell a few feet behind him.

Himitsu made it to the doors first. However, two of those creatures were already there to meet him. One of them threw him back with a swipe of its massively powerful hand. Himitsu was nearly knocked off the edge of the skyscraper. However, he caught himself with one hand while the rest of his body dangled in the air. "HIMITSU!" Ayumi shrieked. He thought she was concerned and she believed he was knocked off the cliff.

As he pulled himself up, he called to her to reassure her. "Don't worry, Ayumi. I'm fine. Just get out of here!" But as soon as he lifted his head over the corner of the building, he met a sight that made his heart skip a beat (That was another pun. You see, he's dead so his heart can't beat... never mind). She was trapped between the fingers of the largest of the demons. Tears spilled over her eyes as she stared at him. Ayumi wasn't worrying about Himitsu. She was screaming for his help.

With a sudden rush of energy, he pulled himself back onto the roof and jumped to his feat. Himitsu let out a blood-boiling yell and rushed at the monster that had caught her. The creatures didn't react. It was more like they were watching him out of enjoyment with no fear of the damage he wanted to cause. Himitsu leaped so that his body was level with the monster's mask. With the added power from gravity, he let his fist fall and slammed it as hard as he could into the creature's mask... only to meet a solid, impenetrable resistance. As the pain shot up his arm and spread through his body, an invisible force knocked him out of the air and back a few feet.

"Himitsu," Ayumi whispered, not loud enough for him to hear. Through the crack he kept open in his eyes, he could read her lips. Before he could respond and get back up to continue the fight, the beast tossed her into its mouth. Ayumi was no more.

It took a few seconds for reality to settle. Those words just rang through his mind in a tedious repetition, each phrase overlapping over the ones before and after it. Ayumi was no more. Ayumi was no more. Ayumi was no more. Any motivation Himitsu had to get up vanished and evaporated into thin air. He just wanted the demons to finish him as quickly as possible so he could be with Ayumi again. He could see her any second from now...

A black figure appeared out of nowhere. It held a long thick blade that it swung as easily as if it were a paperclip. It soared straight through one of the beasts, vaporizing it into dust. Then, with another few strokes, he eliminated the other two smaller creatures. Finally, the only one that remained was the last demon. The mysterious soldier in black pointed his hand at the monster, shooting a luminous white light at it that launched it into the air before it dematerialized and was defeat.

Finally, the dark knight slowly walked up to Himitsu, but, by then, Himitsu welcomed whatever damage that man would bring him. He just awaited his end. "Please, kill me now," he whispered, praying that he would grant him his wish.

Instead the man merely laughed. But as soon as his chuckle ended, it was replaced by a sympathetic frown. "I'm sorry I didn't get here in time to save the other one, but at least you may finally enjoy paradise." Himitsu didn't comprehend what he said. It didn't mean anything to him. Nothing meant anything to him. Strangely, though, the man stamped Himitsu's head with the bottom of his sword's hilt. Himitsu's vision was suddenly flooded with a bright white light...

Part 3 - A New Beginning

At first, Himitsu didn't know what was going on. He found himself in the midst of an overly-populated village with various aged men working in various stores and young children running and playing around their feet. Himitsu's confusion suddenly turned into panic. His mind went wild with thoughts and he randomly spurted out questions to anyone that passed by.

"Where am I?" he asked one elder man. The man, with an old raspy voice, replied, "Calm down, son. You're safe here in Soul Society." Like that was supposed to calm him down. The old man continued to walk away. Then, a woman walked by Himitsu's side. Like a madman, he suddenly bursted into a question. "What is this place, Soul Society?" She seemed startled and a little violated. While taking a few steps back and hurrying away, she answered. "It's heaven. This is where you can stay from now on."

Himitsu's anxiety was beginning to increase rapidly. Was he supposed to start a new life here? How? Where would he even begin? Then he remembered the man in black that sent him here. "There was this man I saw before coming here! He was wearing black clothes and held a giant sword! Who was he?" He cried out to several people walking by, most of which ignored him and kept moving. One man across the street, however, stared at Himitsu with mild amusement. It took a few moments for Himitsu to notice him, but as soon as he did, his eyes popped in surprise. This man was wearing the same black uniform as the one that sent him to Soul Society. However, another trait made him stand out amongst the crowd. He possessed unusual bright red eyes that gleamed as they examined Himitsu. It was curious, yet unsettling. Himitsu cautiously approached this mysterious man. "Can you help me?" he asked.

The man merely spared him a small smile. "Of course. What is it that you need?" That bothered Himitsu slightly. The man had heard him raving on with his confused question and watched like he was putting on a show. Now he was just playing dumb. "I know you heard me back there. All I'm asking for is some answer." Himitsu's stomach began to growl suddenly in a loud and very noticeable manner. "Over dinner, maybe?"

Sozen, however, seemed to finally take interest at the mention of food. "You're hungry?" He asked in confusion. That puzzlement spread quickly to Himitsu as well. "Well, yeah. I haven't eaten since..." Sudden realization settles with Himitsu. He slowly continues, "... since I died." Himitsu pondered the situation to himself before following up with another one of his many questions. "Is that normal?"

Sozen laughed and began walking down the street. Himitsu followed after him uncertainly. He could't quite match the tone of confidence that Sozen held, though. And for some reason, several people nearby peered out at him from nearby stores and pointed fingers. Who was this person. Finally, Sozen spoke. "You're really clueless, aren't you?" Himitsu didn't need to answer. "Well then, where should I begin..."

And that is when Sozen dove with Himitsu into the world of spirits, shinigami, hollows, arrancar, and Soul Society. He explained Reitsu and Zanpakuto and the rankings within the Shinigami as well. Himitsu was instantly captivated. It was like the stories that he read about in the books come alive. It was what he wanted to do. "I want to become a shinigami," he told Sozen with more conviction that he thought he had. Sozen responded with a smile and a few words. "Then do it."


Himitsu and his new Zanpakuto spirit, Flex Powers, grew close quickly, and he benefited from its unique abilities. As Himitsu grew stronger, he began reaching out to those around him, trying to decide which Shinigami he could trust as just allies or who were impure. His goal was to make the Gotei 13 as close to their ideology as possible, but as it stood, Himitsu seemed to face an impossible task. The most prominent black stain in Seireitei seemed to be a criminal family, the Kasumi’Oji. However, after confronting Shunsui Kasumi’Oji, Himitsu began to realize that he couldn’t begin at the individual level. People didn’t seem to be inherently bad. Evil seemed to reside in large groups, and that was the problem. So addressing person-by-person was a poor strategy that he had to rethink.

Until Himitsu could come up with a new plan, he threw himself into his duties. When Soul Society was invaded, leading to Saeki Kuchiki’s prison breakout, Himitsu battled against Kouhai’s right hand Guujin Karai. Saeki turned Flex against Himitsu, and in that time of weakness, Guujin incapacitated the Vice Captain, bringing him out of the fight. Despite the brutal defeat, Himitsu and Flex reignited the fire behind their relationship, vowing to fight alongside each other regardless of the obstacles in their way.

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[Himitsu Kasumi'Oji]

Strength - [50] Points

Speed - [250] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [200] (400) Points

Reiatsu Strength - [400] Points (800)

Light Aura - [100] Points

Dark Aura - [0] Points

Instinct - [200] (100) Points

Senses - [200] (100) Points

Energy sensory - [100] (33) Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points


Total SP: [1400] Points

Abilities

• Mental Incantation Level 3

• Leadership/Charisma Level 1

• Weapon: Staff Level 3

• Battle Analysis Level 3

• Battle Skill: Kido Level 3

• Strength of Will Level 3