Jonas Zaraki [TT]

[Jonas Zaraki]

-Opening-

Password 1: [Rock Baby Boomer]

Password 2: [ I B Emo]

Type: [Prodigy v1]

Squad: [Squad 7]

Rank: [Unseated Officer]

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-Basic Information-

Name: [Jonas Zaraki]

Age of Death: [born in Soul Society]

Real Age/Age of Appearance: [201/early twenties]

Birthday (Month/Day): [12th Avgust]

Blood Type: [AB+]

RP Sample (Optional): [n/a]

Speech color: [steelblue]

Thoughts color: [lightsteelblue]

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-Appearance-

Height: [219cm/7ft2in]

Weight: [89kg/196lbs]

Physical Description:

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When you see Jonas, you'll always know. He sticks out in a crowd whether he likes it or not. He is unique guy, pretty hard to miss and ever harder to forget. Let's start off with his height. And he is really tall, in the rank of highest basketball players. On average, he will be head and shoulders above everyone else. Not that he has problems with that, mind you. He likes being tall. He can easily locate people in a crowd. But it makes him stand out a lot.

And despite being that tall, he is not too skinny as many tall people are. He is well nourished, and well shaped as well. He is athletic, sporting pretty good six pack, but he is more ripped, lean type of a guy. His skin is white, and mostly scar free - he just joined Gotei 13, so he didn't have time to get scars yet. Having a healthy skin and well defined body, Jonas is rather handsome. And you don't have to take my word for it, ask anybody who was attending Shino Academy the same time as he did!

His face is young, and he generally looks like he is in his early twenties, but there is... something. About his face. About his look. He looks young, but at the same time, he has a look of a man who has seen a lot of things. It is there, even if people don't generally notice that. And why wouldn't they notice that? Because of his eyes. His eyes are deep, rare shade of purple, and that is not common. They are very bright, and oddly reflective. They are easy to get lost in, those eyes. They somehow soften his face, making it less rough around the edges.

And then there is his second defining feature. His hair. It is gray, almost white, despite the fact that Jonas is really young. It is not dyed, nor tampered with. It is one hundred percent his genuine, natural hair he was born with. It is medium length and messy as hell, on the back of his neck reaching down to the shoulders, but on sides heading in virtually all directions. Jonas gave up on taming it a long time ago. Only thing he did was make a braid out of a strand of hair that grew particularly long. It is not too long a braid, and Jonas tends to carry it over his left shoulder.

As for his outfit, Jonas likes his uniform. Being a Shinigami, that means shihakusho. In that dreaded color black. However, Jonas customized the outfit to his own liking. He refused to wear shitagi, and he never tied in his kosode. Rather, he had it shortened a bit so it would be more practical when left open. Because Jonas always wears it open, leaving his chest and six pack exposed and visible. And unlike most Shinigami, he doesn't carry his Zanpakuto at his side, but rather on his back, with hilt positioned at his right shoulder back.

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-Personality-

Likes:

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1) Training. - "Helps you improve, and helps you remain calm." - Jonas likes to train, for he beliefs it makes him better in every way, as a person, and not just in combat.

2) Poker. - "Best. Game. Ever." - As a regular gambler, Jonas prefers poker because unlike dices or roulette, this one is not based on luck. It is based entirely on skill.

3) Girls. - "Mmm..." - A womanizer that he is, Jonas just cannot resist women.

4) Alcohol. - "Lets get this fired up!" - Jonas can hold his liquor. And he likes it a lot, too. So if there is anything alcoholic, he will enjoy drinking it.

5) Marijuana. - "Lets get this really fired up!" - A great way to open up people, and to start some deep, philosophical conversations.

6) Parties. - "All day, all night!" - If there is a good time to be had, you can find Jonas there.

7) Black tea. - "Blacker, the better." - As far as Jonas is concerned, tea must be strong, and in his opinion, black tea fits that requirement well.

8) Swords. - "Having one is cool." - As an aspiring swordsman, Jonas can only appreciate the beauty of swords, and the beauty of the fact that he has is own, unique one.

9) Squad 7. - "We rule!" - Bringers of justice, solvers of crimes, Squad 7 is the best, as far as Jonas is concerned,

10) Titties. - "Beauty in all sizes." - Being a sucker for girls, it is normal Jonas would be a sucker for these. He can't resist them.

11) Coffee. - "Dark as Hueco Mundo sky, please." - Sometimes, a bump of energy is needed when going without sleep for extended periods of time. Just what coffee does best.

12) Justice. - "Everyone gets what they deserve." - Exactly what it says.

13) Japanese TV shows - "Only for the brave." - Amount of gross, odd and unbelievable always leaves Jonas shocked, if not outright disgusted, but for some odd reason, he likes it, and always comes back to watch more.

14) Color blue. - "Favorite." - Read the label.

15) Meat. - "Meat comes fiiiirst!" - If he can chose, his meal is exclusively meat. Jonas could never become vegan or something like that, even if his life depended on it.

Dislikes:

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1) Blackjack. - "Worst. Game. Ever." - Counting cards, adding numbers up... Ugh, way too much mathematics for Jonas's taste.

2) Hentai. - "What the... No. Just. NO." - No comment on this degeneration of Humankind.

3) Social networks. - "Fuck looking at the screen, lets get wasted!" - Why would anyone prefer to sit locked up at home and type messages? Getting out and talking with people creates far more epic stories.

4) Vegans. - "EAT MEAT!" - Heretics. All of them.

5) "Crossfitters". - "Get the fuck off my lawn." - This fake working out really grinds Jonas's gears. If somebody wants to word out, then they ought to do it proper way.

6) Cocaine. - "No, thank you, I don't snort glass." - Oh, yeah, Jonas knows. More than half of that shit is glass ground into dust. It gives just nosebleeds, and not proper highs.

7) Gays. - "If I was supposed to fuck a dude's ass, why does pussy exists?" - Jonas believes strongly in biology here. Boys go with girls. Boys with boys or girls with girls, it just doesn't sit with him.

8) Additives and artificial flavors. - "Keep it natural. Keep it real." - Unneeded chemistry is just that - unneeded. The flavors that nature created are more than rich enough.

9) Flat Earth movement. - "Wake up call- it's round. Science, bitch!" - Ignorance is strong in these people.

10) Beans. - "No explosive gasses inside of me, thanks." - Jonas really dislikes texture, taste and side effects of eating beans.

11) Stupid people. - "Grow a brain!" - Damn, these people are giving hypothetical cancer to Jonas.

12) Criminals. - "Breaking the law? Not on my watch!" - Men breaking the law are not to be let run free.

13) Condoms. - "I'll rather risk STD than kill entire point of sex." - Jonas doesn't worry, he got Squad 4 to heal him if he gets an STD, and well, he tries to be careful not to become a father.

14) Marvel comics. - "Crap." - Manga is the way for Jonas. This is just a waste of paper.

15) DC comics. - "Even bigger crap." - Look above.

Flaws:

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1) Womanizer. - If it's female, he will likely hit on it. Badly.

2) Impatient. - Fuck waiting. And fuck everything that needs to be waited.

3) Not entirely stable. - Hit the right image, the right sentence, the right sound, and you'll break him.

4) Oversleeps. - Every day, in fact.

5) Swears a lot. - A lot. By any standards.

6) Horrible singing abilities. - But he won't give up on trying. Keep him away from karaoke.

7) A bit crooked. - If weed is ever collected as an evidence, it tends to vanish...

Habits:

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1) Says words like "man", "bro", "dude". - Just his way of getting closer to other people.

2) Shows off his muscles. - To any female willing to see them. They all are. Though some don't know it yet.

3) Partying. - If there is a good time to be had, you'll find him there.

4) Gambler. - He may have the devil's luck, but he still has to play a lot.

5) Plays with his braid. - Whenever his hands are not occupied with something else.

6) Saying fuck you to defeated enemies. - After he defeats them, of course. It is a sort of saying "farewell" to them.

7) Gossiper. - Oh, yeah, he knows everything around Gotei 13 and Seireitei. Even Soul Food is nothing compared to him.

Fears:

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1) Finding out that his sister is dead. - Now that would be end of the world for him.

2) Blue frogs. - Not all frogs. Just blue frogs.

3) Being crippled. - Freedom of movement and of combat is only one he truly appreciates. He cannot, must not, lose it.

4) Being crucified. - Jesus died on the cross, but Jonas has no intention. It scares him.

5) Prohibition. - If it ever comes to Soul Society, he is packing his bags.

Goals:

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1) Find his sister. - His sister was taken from him. Jonas will do everything to find her, and be reunited with her. She is the light of his life, even if he didn't see her for a long time.

2) Find his father. - Jonas never had a chance to meet his father. He knows it is highly unlikely that he will succeed, but he still hopes he will get to find and know the man one day.

3) Become the best Shinigami he can. - Jonas wants to master his powers as a Shinigami and to rise through the ranks of Gotei 13.

4) Master the sword. - Jonas has embarked onto teaching the sword. He hopes to one day become a great swordsman.

5) Have marijuana farm. - Jonas wants to grow his own weed. But, in industrial quantities! He wants his own fields, acres and acres of land under weed, he wants his farm!

Alignment: [Chaotic Good]

Overall Personality:

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What could you say about Jonas? He is relatively normal young man, fresh into Gotei, but a strong personality already, nonetheless. He looks all the merry and happy type on the outside, and people generally regard him as good and funny guy to hang out or party with. But underneath that carefree exterior, you can see something... else. If you know how to look, that is. Beneath his exterior, there is just wilderness. It is hard to call it anything else. Because if you looked past his funny and carefree face that he displays to the world, you would find great passion, great desires, the fuel for his wild partying sessions that go on for days, and fuel for him never backing down in combat.

And further underneath, there is more. Jonas is kind of like an onion, peel away layer of his personality, and you will find another one. Because he shoulders a great weight on his own back, and his own mind. The weight of his goals, which are the only thing he has left right now. Fulfilling two of them is his entire drive for anything. Find his father. The man that abandoned his mother long before he was born. Look the man in the eye and spit in his face. Also find his sister. Taken away, and sold out, for eating the forbidden fruit, so to say. He must find her, the only true soul mate he ever had.

But with such absolute goals, there exists great pressure on Jonas's back. He mustn't fail. He must not fail. And the greater the need to succeed, the greater the pressure to the man. Jonas has to deal with that all of time. Even if he hides it underneath his other traits, it is there. You cannot deny it. It is kind of a pressure that cracks the man. Just press the right buttons and Jonas will crack too. He is just a man after all, not a machine.

And even if he is a wild party maniac, he has a soft, caring side. Any of his partners seen that. He tends to develop protective feelings about people he bonds with. He will go to great lengths to protect them, in any way possible, and to help them in any way he can. Maybe this is just him trying to make up for what he sees as his past failures. Maybe was just like that always. However, what cannot be denied is that he is like that right now.

And finally, he has extremely strong sense of justice. He knows that not everything can be put as good and evil. There is too much of a gray zone in between. But putting things as right or wrong, as just or unjust, that leaves no gray in between. So Jonas embraced it. Justice is his supreme guiding value. And that is why he chose Squad 7 when he graduated. So he could help bring justice to the world.

[Jonas Zaraki]

-History-

Birthplace: [Rukongai, Zaraki District]

Current Residence: [Seireitei]

Memorable Figures:

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- My Father, of unknown name - The man I never met, but the man whom I must find regardless. If only to find him, to look him in the eye, and ask him why did he leave Mother. Why was it that he was never a part of our lives?

- My Mother, Ayase Ken - I never met her as well, for she passed away, giving birth to me and my sister. Aunt told us she was the sweetest person ever to live, and I would give all to meet her, gladly.

- My Sister, Asuka Zaraki - My twin sister actually. She bears the same last name as I do, for we chose to be proud from where we hail. She was the light in my life, but alas, she is a light that I did not see for a long time.

- My Aunt, Mistuki Ken - Mother's sister, she is the one who took care of me and Asuka from since we were only babies. Hands down, one of the best persons I have ever met.

- Black Lizard, local crime lord - Actually a decent man for a criminal. He is the old guard, the dying breed, you know, the type of a bad guy with honor. Almost a good guy, though you can expect to die if you say it to him.

History:

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{Prologue}

Two men were sitting by a campfire. It was a rather cold night. The campfire was located, believe it or not, on a rooftop of ten stories tall apartment building, in a middle of a city. However, city was not bright, and bustling with activity. On contrary, it was deserted, and not a soul could be seen anywhere. It has long ago fallen in disrepair, or rather, what was left of it. If one would have the light to see, they could see that most of the city was reduced to rubble, as if it was a war zone. However, only light was located on the roof, coming from that campfire. A few feet away, light was already dissolving into darkness. The wind blew hard and cold, making the need for a heat source obvious. As the gust of wind came, both men held their cloaks tighter, to protect from wind. It was indeed a cold night.

The two were an odd couple. One was tall, way taller than average person, and had rather serious expression on his face. He had a score of scars on his face, mostly on the left side, and probably lacked the left eye, as indicated by the fact that he had an eyepatch where it was supposed to be. He was seated leniently, and a large nodachi was located on the rooftop next to him, along with a leather bag, which probably held his possessions. His hair was cut short, and it was grey in color, but not because of age, but rather naturally, as the man looked as if he was in his mid thirties. His right eye was a shade of purple, and his gaze was directed at the fire.

Second man was seated opposite to him, so that the campfire was in between. Covered in black cloak rather than grayish brown like his companion, he was harder to see. This man was of African descent, indicated by his extremely dark skin, merely a few shades brighter than his cloak. He sat with more vigilance in him, as if he was expecting an attack and was ready to respond to it. However, no attack would come, just more wind. The second man was seemingly average in all aspects, but his unusual feature was revealed as he smiled prior to addressing his taller companion. His wide smile revealed that each and every tooth in his mouth was in fact golden.

"So, I have been giving you my hospitality for a week now and you barely spoke at all. How 'bout you kill some time with talking, man? I mean, being here has been hell, if nothing, then only because of how bloody boring it is." Taller man diverted the gaze of his eye from fire to his companion. He looked at him, his expression pretty grim. "Hospitality? You are the only man mad enough to stick here, in this wasteland. I could go anywhere I like." This caused a smile from other man, who again exposed his golden teeth. "Now, now. This is my city now. So, by staying anywhere in it, you are using my hospitality. Now, how about you repay me for it? It's not like I am asking you much. Just words. Like, tell me your story." Taller man's expression turned from grim and serious, to little less grim and serious. "Fine, you crazy man. This war is bringing enough horrors, no need to add boredom to it. Sure, I'll talk. But I warn you, it may not be a pretty story all the way through..."

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{Chapter I}

Time forever goes on, and so does the cycle of souls, eternal circle of death and rebirth. There is no beginning to it, and no end. But that night. Yes. It could be considered a kind of beginning. This one night happened before I was born. A dark, rainy night, the kind that makes you wish to never go outside. But some people were down on their luck, and had to endure that storm. One of them was handsome, or young, or whatever, I suppose. He spent the night in the warmth of Mother's bed. In the morning, he was gone, and she never saw him again. Father. I suppose it didn't matter anyway, because one night was just enough to create me and my sister. Bastard never appeared again in Zaraki, and nobody knew who he was nor anything.

Mother, now pregnant, would have been in whole world of troubles if she was alone. Luckily, she was not alone. She had a sister. Aunt Mitsuki worked hard while Mother was pregnant, and provided for both of them. If not for her, I would have never been born at all. For that, I am grateful for her. But even if she did a lot, she could not do everything. Many things were beyond her abilities, and in fact, beyond abilities of anyone in Zaraki. One of such things is medicine, and medical care. From what I know, Mother's labor was extremely hard. it lasted for entire night. At the end, new life came, me and my sister. But Mother's life was extinguished amidst blood and pain that came with twins coming out. She was frail woman, as Mitsuki told us later. It was no surprise that it all went wrong.

Many times I wondered, how things would have turned out if Father didn't just vanish, or if Mother did not just die. Things would turn out entirely different for me and Asuka. We maybe wouldn't have to live in Zaraki. Maybe we would get education in different forms. I don't know. Something. Some change for the better, compared to how it turned out to be. Sorry. I still tend to be carried away sometimes. Odd habit of mine.

Anyway, back to the story at hand, me and Asuka were just infants, and Mitsuki took care of us as we were her kin, related by blood. We crawled around her house, oblivious to where were we, not knowing the living hell some mistake for paradise - the unforgiving, the cruel, the wicked Zaraki District. However, I barely remember our earliest years, but we lacked nothing, which was odd for Zaraki District. However, out Aunt provided all the necessities to us, and we were too young to notice that oddity. We were forbidden from entering into her work space, as she called it, and we also were forbidden to leave the house, however, for two young kids, that did not matter a lot. We had plenty of room to play. That is all that mattered to us.

We had our favorite game, though. Since we could play freely at the age of three, as long as we stayed in the house, we got our hands on two sticks, and our favorite game was to fight each other, in imitation of swordplay, despite the fact that we had no concept of what a fight, or a sword was. it just came natural to us, and we enjoyed it. But I must admit, from what I remember, Asuka was even then better than me in it. She was kicking my three-years-old-ass every time, without fail. Thinking of it, now, I probably know the reason. She wielded even that stick at the age of three as the extension of her body, her arm, while I could never do it that way. That is reason why Asuka was better than me.

But, despite her kicking my ass on a regular base, I loved my little sister. We were twins, but I called her "Lil' Sis" simply because I was born first. Sure, the difference was only a few seconds, but it was me who came out first, so, who was there to deny me that? She hated it back then, though, and chased me with that stick to kick my ass whenever I called her that, but, well, that tended to be way more comic than anything else. Anyway, it was quiet for some time, the three of us, Asuka, Aunt Mitsuki and me, lived quietly. We spent a lot of time trying to sneak out, though, but well, it never worked. Aunt Mitsuki made sure we wouldn't be able to. However, as we had everything we needed, the food, the water, the toys, the soft beds, we cared little.

One day, though, when we were five, or six, or maybe even seven, I can't quite remember, we learned how it was that we had everything we ever wanted, in a dark, dreaded place where people tended to have nothing. We woke up in the middle of the night, unable to sleep over the noise. Strange noise, akin to screams, that came out of our Aunt's work room. We looked at each other. "What is this noise?" Asuka looked around, puzzled by my the question. "I don't know. Someone... is in the house." Now even though I was a kid I knew that meant trouble. "Lil' Sis, Aunt may be in danger!", I said, shooting out of my bed. Asuka followed, knowing I was right.

She grabbed her stick, and tossed me mine. Those were just sticks, mock swords, but to us children, those were only things akin to a weapon we knew. Slowly, we snuck out of our room and towards Aunt's work room. It was foolish, but what did we know? As we got nearer, sounds were becoming louder. We could hear screams and moans from the room, and I recognized Aunt's voice. But so did Asuka. "She is being tortured! We must help her!" I nodded. "On three. One. Two. Three!" At the count of three we busted through the door panel that separated Aunt's work room. Of course, Aunt was there, naked. And unknown man, balls deep inside her. Of course, back then we had no idea. For all we knew, he was torturing our aunt.

With a battlecry we rushed in, and started hitting the man's back with our sticks. He got up, quick as a lightning, and we could see our Aunt's very surprised face. Asuka and I backed off. "Wait, Jai-" But her words were cut by a kick into her head, and man then turned to us. "Little pests of yours, Mitsuki. I'll teach them to never interrupt me." But we were not standing calmly while the man rushed at us, as we rushed at him, our sticks raised, ready to fight. However, it was foolish, as we were kids, and he was a grown man. With two of his kicks, both Asuka and I found ourselves flying, and we crashed into opposite walls. Everything was dizzy, and I was trying to get up. But I could hear the man speak. "Well, one is a girl. Few centuries too young for me, but well, hole is a hole, even if so tight..."

He didn't however manage to even turn towards Asuka, let alone do what he intended. Like a fury, Aunt jumped him from the back, clutching her arms and legs around the man. A flash of silver in her hand, that's what I saw. "Nobody-touches-my-kids." She said it so softly, and the very instant cut his throat. He fell forward, and Aunt remained on his back, seated, as he died. It was quick. After that, Aunt motioned for us to come, and so we did. She sat in a corner, holding us in her arms. "Do not be afraid. Bad man is gone." I felt safe, and I fell asleep in her arms. My dreams were calm, but I clearly remember dreaming about swords.

When I woke up, I found that I was in my bed, in our room, and Asuka was in hers. However, door panel was not shut entirely, and light crept into our room from corridor. I could hear voices from there. As silently as I could, I got out of my bed and went over to the door panel. Carefully, so I wouldn't be seen, I peek through the gap. Two people were in the corridor. one was Aunt Mitsuki. Other one was a man, very tall and muscular, but yet, old. I could see wrinkles on his face, and his gray hair and beard. His kimono was dark blue, but had no sleeves, so I could clearly see a black lizard tattooed on his right shoulder. That was my first time seeing Black Lizard. He didn't notice me, and neither did my Aunt, as they were too busy with their conversation.

"No, now you see what I told you", said the man. "It is just too dangerous like this." Aunt Mitsuki sharply shook her head in refusal. "No, listen, I know you want the best, but my freedom is everything to me. I am grateful for the favor tonight, and I will repay you for it, but please, no more of this talk about working for you." Man laughed at that, and then spoke: "Listen, I understand you, but look! You are the best, and you know it! Come on, Mitsuki, you are killing me. I'll decrease my cut to 25 percent, and I hand pick the appropriate clients for you!" Aunt Mitsuki was still unimpressed. "No, my freedom is everything to me. How can I look after kids if I have to work for you? Huh, tell me!" Man barely made a pause before he answered. "Why would that be a problem? I told you, only a few per week! And while you are out, I'll take care of the kids myself if needed!" Then his voice lowered a bit. "Besides, it's not like you are able to keep an eye on them at all times as it is, or you would have noticed- THIS!"

With that last word, he was at the door panel in a single jump, he opened it. Startled by being suddenly discovered, I stumbled and fell on my butt. The man looked down on me, and Aunt Mitsuki also. "Now, now, here is one boy awake and spying on adults when he should be sleeping." Quickly, he picked me up, and held me, looking straight into my eyes. I was not afraid. I looked back at him. Behind the man, Aunt Mitsuki sighed loudly. "I see your damn point, Lizard. I'll work for you. But on my terms, and my terms only." Still looking at me, he nodded in agreement. "Whatever makes you happy, Mitsuki. Anything you wish. Now, let us put this bad boy into bed..." The moment he tucked me in, I was soundly asleep.

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{Chapter II}

I woke up. Tree branches were mighty uncomfortable, and that was good, as sun was coming down, and walking alone around Zaraki was very dangerous even for somebody widely known to be associated with Black Lizard. You see, a couple of decades went by after I found out the truth about Aunt Mitsuki back as a kid. Zaraki District was rough, and it was only one step from being hell in middle of what was supposed to be paradise. Even though it was my home, it was a harsh place, and people struggled to get by. Everybody sold whatever they could to survive. With my Aunt's looks and body, it was a no-brainer that she would sell herself, the only thing she had, to survive. Of course, since taking up on Black Lizard's offer, it was a lot less work, and a lot more of Ryo for her, and she was content. But in a harsh place like this, could be hard. I had many sleepless nights, thinking when will the dreaded day come when Asuka will have to sell herself.

My Lil' Sis would never have to do that. That is what I swore. We were kids no more, and just as she grew up to be frail, but beautiful girl, unlike anything you have ever seen, I grew up to be a towering giant like I am now. But we still had the same eyes, and same hair. No, we were still twins, visibly, despite all the differences. Ever since Aunt Mitsuki took up working with Black Lizard, while she was on work, he would come, sometimes alone, sometimes not, to look after us. Later, he started taking us with himself, and teaching us, so to say. Black Lizard, and that is the only name he ever had, was honest to god crook. Yes, sounds crazy, but the man had integrity and honor, despite being a criminal mastermind. He took care of us well, and taught us how to write and read, and other things. He taught us a bit of swordsmanship, and that remained just like when we were kids, no matter how much I worked, Asuka would always kick my ass with swords.

And while Asuka had a distaste for it, I was taught something else. How to fight. Barehanded. It was my field of excellence. I was tall naturally, and as Black Lizard said, I had all the requirements, so all I needed was to put in the hard work. and I did so. I ran for at least ten miles every day, and I did push-ups and sit-ups a lot. Like, a really lot. In thousands. Well, not off the bat, but over time, I got there. And lessons that Black Lizard and his men gave me, I improved upon myself. you may ask yourself, why did I do that? Answer is simple. I was ready to bleed and die, just so Asuka would never have to sell herself. And I found a way to earn the needed Ryo. Because Black Lizard was a Sponsor. You see, there existed a huge underground fighting ring, spanning almost entirety of Rukongai. To get in and fight, you needed a sponsor. I had one. And if I could get in and fight, and manage to win, Ryo was very good.

And tonight, it was supposed to be my first fight. That was a reason why I was also rushing to get where I am needed, for it was about to go down after sunset. As I ran to warehouse where I needed to be, cursing silently because I overslept in that tree. That meant I couldn't get home and see Asuka before the fight. But, damn it, I needed to get there fast, so I sprinted as fast as I could. In the end, I reached the place in time, and I was even a few minutes early. A big warehouse on the outside, it looked surprisingly good on the inside. Knowing time is scarce, I approached the ring. Ring was just a circle on the ground, marked on the stone floor by the chalk. Around it, though, were makeshift stands, just benches, but other than first row, they were elevated by being placed on wooden boxes.

By the time I arrived, stands were pretty much filled. I stood near ring, but a small, fat, bald man rushed to me. "Get out of here This is not the place for you!" I protested: "But I am here to fight!" Little man still kept yelling: "No! Go away peasant! You are not a sponsored fighter, get lost, you trash!" A sound of footsteps behind me indicated somebody was coming. A group of people. Little man got all sweating and red. "I am sorry Mr. Black Lizard, but this boy..." Voice just growled at the man. "That boy is my fighter. Got any problems?" Little man was so red that I thought he would explode. He bowed many times, repeating sentences like "No, Mr. Black Lizard." and "Not at all, Mr. Black Lizard." Mumbling apologies, he practically ran away.

That left me with some time to devote to Black Lizard. I turned to face him, and I discovered that he was not alone. He took his seven men with him, his officers, as he liked to call them. All experienced, and trustworthy criminals, each one in charge of a single aspect of wok within his crime ring. And there was somebody among them. I inhaled rapidly in surprise. "Asuka!" She smiled at me. "I came here to see your fight, brother." I was ready to unload a storm of concerned comments at her, but she prevented that. "Don't worry about me. I have this eight gentlemen to protect me from harm, and I myself can do it too." She pointed to kenpo stick on her belt. I sighed. That was a poor weapon. But, at least she wore oversized kimono and a lot of scarves. That hid her body from view. It should prevent any trouble, I comforted myself.

As Black Lizard, his officers and Asuka got seated on a bench, I turned towards the ring. Taking off my kimono, I threw it on the ground. It was easier to fight like that, with naked torso. I was already barefoot, so that was taken care of. With confidence, I marched into the ring. There, I could see my opponent also marching in. Older guy walked in. My height, which means, very tall. And also huge. Unlike me, who was on the lean side, this guy was like a bear, buffed and ripped like crazy. I was going to have a world of trouble against him, I thought. But I was going to defeat him, no matter what. For Asuka.

As we stood in circle, that little man came to me again. He spoke in low voice, so only I could hear him. "Boy, I didn't get you name. Tell me, what should I announce?" I looked at him. Then I smiled. "Jonas... Zaraki." It was a joke to me and Asuka you see. We never knew Father's name or family, and we never used our Mother and Aunt's. I don't know why. Somehow it felt... wrong. But we were still proud. Of who we were. And where we came from. Zaraki was where our roots were. Shit hole at the end of Soul Society, but still our home. It was a name we chose for us, with pride. But it was also a joke, for how ironic it was to take your name after such shitty place? Little man nodded to me, and ran off. A moment later I heard the announcement. "TONIGHT WE HAVE A DELICACY! A NEW CHALLENGER TO THIS CIRCLE, JOOOONAAAASSS ZARAKIIIIII!" A brief moment of pause. "AND YOUR FAVORITE, UNDISPUTED CHAMPION OF 70TH CIRCLE, OKIMIRO KEDAAAAAAAA!"

OK, that gave me chills. How the fuck did I get into a fight with a Circle champion. You see, this underground fighting was split into seventy Circles based on Districts of Rukongai. Each Circle was corresponding to four Districts of the same number. First Circle was located at all four number one Districts of Rukongai, and so on. You get the picture. Of course, the lower the number of the Circle, more elite it was, so to say. To challenge for a Circle, you needed to have a sponsor in that Circle, or to be champion of a Circle above it. Except for 70th Circle. Here, you needed a sponsor. There was no 71st Circle. But now, I was paired with a champion of 70th Circle. Zaraki, Shosen, Kumuwa, Alikimo. Four Districts bearing number 70. And this man was best in all four of them.

But I had no time to think. As gong sounded the start of match loudly, my opponent rushed at me, his fists ready. But he was slower. Way slower than me. Easy to dodge. And so I danced. Dodge. And another dodge. Dodge. Bingo. I found an opening, and I went in, but my opponent surprised me with his fast response, moving his arms into a guard quickly, blocking my strike, and then counter-attacking. I barely was able to dodge, my speed advantage the only thing that allowed me to walk out unscathed. If he had hit me, I realized there and then, he would have cracked my skull. So, tirelessly, I danced around him. I couldn't get any hits on him, all were blocked, but he never hit me as well. However, I was beginning to realize. His weakness. When he was punching out at me, there was a hole in his defense. I could actually hit him straight like that.

But the thing is, that would require for me to be hit. And with his strength, he could easily kill me just like that. Now, I wanted to earn Ryo so Asuka could live easily. I was ready to bleed and die for that. But it would be stupid if I died in my first fight. Not much of a successful earner would I be then. But, as fight dragged on, for entire eternity, or so it appeared to me, I plotted my move. Yes, I had to bait the guy. I had to take a bloody hit, but then it all rested on what I could do with my hit. Faced with no alternatives, and already sweating heavily from all the dodging, I knew it was "now or never" moment.

As he threw a punch at me, I stood calmly instead of dodging. The fool aimed straight at me. But it was good. I wanted him committed. It was coming. Now! I chose the perfect timing, and sidestepped. Not a full step mind you, but just half a step, so his attack would hit my left shoulder. And it did. I heard a snap as his bunch dislocated it, and felt a surge of pain, but it was too late. Because my fist, my right fist was already launched will all the strength I could muster, straight at his face. He did not even have time to be surprised. I punched his face straight on, and I could feel that his nose was not broken, but crushed by mu punch. I gave the punch all I had. And thank god, it delivered. For my opponent fell backwards, hitting the ground, and he did not move other than breathing.

World was fuzzy, but adrenaline inside me kept me on my feet. It kept the pain from my shoulder at bay, but it also helped me remain on my feet. Somebody was counting for my opponent, I suppose, but I did not hear that. Every sound was sort of drowned out, and I couldn't focus on words. Only clear sound was my own heartbeat. It was almost like I was drugged, or dreaming. A loud sound of gong took me back to reality. Words were understandable again, and I heard announcer yell "AND WE HAVE A HUGE UPSET HERE! CHALLENGER HAS DEFEATED THE CHAMPION! SO BEHOOOOOLD... THE NEW REIGNING CHAMPION OF 70TH CIRCLE - JONAAAAAS ZARAKI!" That was it. I sighed. I won. I got the cash. For the moment at least.

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{Chapter III}

That fight was a huge upset you see. That drew people's attention. I soon had more fights, and more fights, and even more fights. Within two years, I skyrocketed, literally, becoming the champion of 64th Circle. I was on a hard training regime, and had matches every two or three days. I took a lot of beatings, but I also gave a lot of them. Truth is, I would have flipped mad if not for Asuka. She was not only my twin sister, but she was my biggest support. And also... my partner. As in, lover. Now don't judge me. I don't even have any idea why it happened but it just did. And it all started on our birthday.

See, we were up on the hill in the wilderness, where we liked to go for our birthday. That's the place where we would usually spend the day, exchange gifts, and fill our batteries for the next year of life. So, as usually, we met up there, to exchange presents. I gave mine to her - a sword. This one, in fact. It cost me a champion's winnings to get it, but I spared no expense. Unlike me, who neglected swordplay in order to brush up my unarmed skill, Asuka still practiced swordplay. In fact, if Black Lizard was any credible in that field, she was better than anyone else, and on the level of Shinigami as far as swordplay was concerned. It was a no surprise, as she was devoted to it. It was her true passion.

She was amazed with sword, and I could tell you, off the bat, she liked it. But, then came the time for her to give me present. She smiled at me, standing just a few inches away. Then, she dropped the cloak she wore, revealing her naked body underneath. I looked into her eyes, startled, but she did not say anything, but reached out and kissed me, passionately. And I... I kissed back. I grabbed her, and placed her on the ground, in the grass. We spent the entire day rolling in that grass...

Since that day, Asuka was both my twin sister and my lover. I know, it was a grave sin, but fuck it. Let my soul be judged for that when the time comes. But as things were, it soon fell into a norm, a routine. Fiery, passionate routine, but still. I spent my days on training and fighting, and I spent my nights in Asuka's embrace. Her hair was silk, and her skin was so soft... She was like a drug to me, sweeter than honey, but intoxicating, so intoxicating. But we still kept it secret, for we knew it was wrong. We had a plan. Accumulate enough Ryo, move into Seireitei, and then get married. Nobody would know who were there. So we could do it. Regardless, we knew it would take us a century or two to do it. We were young. We had patience. We had time.

But destiny can be a cruel mistress. We were this close to making it. Before everything turned around. I did not see it coming. It was a warm, sunny day like any other. Everything went fine, I did my training, cooked dinner, and waited for Asuka. Aunt Mitsuki was not working that night, so we were just hanging around, reading books and resting. But, even after sunset, as night fell, Asuka did not come. It was almost midnight, and she was still not around. Both Aunt Mitsuki and I were worried, so we stepped out of our house and went to Black Lizard's place, hoping she was maybe there. But she was not. This alarmed Black Lizard as well, and before long, all of his men were looking for her. But she didn't turn up. There was no sign of her. The only clue came in the form of the sword I gifted her, found in some alley. But no sign of her.

Aunt Mitsuki was crying. I was trying to cope, but I knew this time I would not be worrying without reason. Black Lizard was the voice of reason still, even as this tragedy struck. "Calm down Mitsuki. She shall turn up. Go, sleep, and know that she will be home soon. Now if you would, I have some match discussion to have with Jonas." Aunt was startled by that, but said nothing as she left the room. As she shut the door behind her, Black Lizard looked at me. "That was only to give us some privacy. Mitsuki shouldn't hear this, boy. Now, my men searched entire Zaraki by now. Thrice. No sign of her except that sword you are holding. Now I will not make reality easier for you. She is not in Zaraki. And we both know her, no she wouldn't leave, and even if she would, not like this. At very least, not without her sword. Now she is not in Zaraki, and there are no traces of violence where we found that sword. That means she is not in Zaraki."

Sitting down, Black Lizard lit a smoke. "Go home with your Aunt, Jonas. Rest a bit if you can. You have some hope at least. If she was taken, then there is still a chance that she is alive. For tonight, I cannot do anything, but first thing in the morning, I will alarm entire Rukongai, every single contact of mine, and find her. Oh, and regarding the match, forget it. I'll have it postponed." I shook my head. "No. I'll fight." I don't know why I said that. Why I did that. It was supposed to be my final match, and with those winnings, I could have gone to Seireitei with Asuka. I suppose I was a fool, thinking that the money would set everything straight, that she would come to me, like she never left. Black Lizard nodded. "You know the best."

Two days later, I was in a ring, fighting a challenger for my title. Now it was an odd feling that I felt when the gong sounded and match begun. Red. Everything. Was. Colored. Red. Just like in my first match, at the end of it, now it was the same. Entire world except my opponent was blurry, and sounds distant. Only thing I heard were heartbeats. Mine. And his. And that triggered me in some way. I jumped at him, caring only to deliver punches, and not registering any I received. I punched and I punched, and I punched. My opponent fell down, but I was on him, punching, hitting, smashing his head. Everything was red. I didn't even notice what happened until I felt two pairs of hands grab me and carry me away, while I was struggling, trying to release myself and to go and silence his heartbeats. Then somebody smacked me in the head, and I fell into darkness.

When I woke up, I was home. Aunt Mitsuki and Black Lizard were sitting in my room, while I was in my bed. Me opening my eyes, it did not go unnoticed by Black Lizard. "Well, if it ain't our latest murdered." My head was still ringing, and words made little sense to me. "I... What?" He looked into my eyes, Black Lizard. and he kept the eye contact, while words, cold as ice, left his mouth. "Yes, you. You murdered that kid, for god's sake! You left that poor bastard no head for his folks to bury. I don't know what happened to you, and I do not care. But listen me well. It took me and Mitsuki a whole lots of Ryo to bail out your sorry ass from being killed on the spot. In any event, your fighting day's are over. You are kicked out, and as far as things go, each and every sponsor, in any Circle, is strictly forbidden from taking you in as his fighter. A bloody shame, but well, better expelled than dead."

From that point onward, my life was miserable. Out of three things I cared about, I lost two: Asuka and fighting. Only one remaining was Aunt Mitsuki. Out of a habit, I trained. With my fists mostly, but also some with the sword. Asuka's sword. I used it. It was the only one I had, and it burnt my hear whenever I wielded it, but what could I do? I trained, and trained, more and more, as if trying to drown myself in those few sword routines I knew. It did not work as I wanted. Even though I soon buried myself in sword practice, only thing it did was give me flashbacks. Of Asuka. Of happiness. And oddly enough, sword- something was off about it. Somehow I just kept displacing its sheathes. And I swear, it almost felt like it was growing, in size. But I told myself I must be going crazy, and ignored it.

What I did not ignore was Aunt Mitsuki. With Asuka gone, we kept on spending more and more time together. I soon convinced her to drop her work, which led to us spending more and more time together. Aunt was sweet, and kind, and I remembered why my childhood was so good despite everything. Because of her. However, living in our house was slowly becoming unbearable. I couldn't stand it, to be where Asuka used to be, just without her. One day I broke it down to Aunt Mitsuki. And I had an idea. "Aunt, this is not a problem. I have a lot of money saved up. We can leave Zaraki for good. Go to a better District. I can even find work as a guard or something. Come on, it will be better." Now I could see the dilemma on her face, this was her home, but just like me, she was not longer comfortable in it. In the end, she nodded. "OK, lets get down to packing."

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{Chapter IV}

Just like said, I left Zaraki with Aunt Mitsuki. For good, as far as I was concerned. I used the money to set us up in a peaceful District, number 24 North Rukongai: Kazawa. I got us a small place, and relatively quickly found work as a guard at local jewelry store. Work was tedious, and consisted of standing, or sometimes sitting on a barrel, next to store entrance, with my sword at ready. It was more intimidation, and less actual guarding, but I'll be damned, for sixteen years I worked there, there were ZERO attempts of theft. Job was so boring it made me sleepy, but it kept the Ryo flowing, and it kept bread on our table, so I stuck with it.

Other than boredom of the work, I spent some hours every day training. I practiced with my sword mostly, hoping it would come in handy when somebody would decide to misbehave at the jewelry store. Sadly, that never happened, and training frequently reminded me of Asuka. I trained mostly out of a habit. Relative peace of mind, I found only with Aunt Mitsuki. We could spend hours chatting and hanging out. Mostly, it was her that kept me in line, because I discovered a new sport - drinking. I had a bar that I frequented, and well, they gave me whatever I wanted. If it is alcohol, they had it, and I didn't bother with asking what I was drinking. Drinking made everything... dull. But, easier to bear.

One night, I returned from the bar. I was pretty drunk, staggering through the house. Then I ran into her. Aunt Mitsuki. Butt naked, and her hair still wet. She probably took a bath or something. But, the sight of her body got my juices flowing again. Being drunk as I was, I didn't think of anything other than sticking it it. I lifted her up, and carried he to bed. Oddly, she did not protest. Then, I took her, satisfying my drunken lust. In the morning, I was bloody surprised to find myself in bed with my Aunt, both of us naked. As images of the last night came into my mind, I was part surprised part disgusted with myself. But Aunt Mitsuki didn't mind apparently. Because she woke up, and first thing she did was to jump on top of me. We did it again.

And again I found myself in that place. Leading a monotone life. Having same day every day, except I had smoking hot Aunt Mitsuki in my bed every night. But something was different. Something was still bothering me. Asuka. I felt as if I had betrayed her. Don't get me wrong, Aunt Mitsuki had a great body, but that was it. It was just wild sex every night. I didn't love her, not like with Asuka. Now don't go judging me. Because I really don't give a flying fuck about it. I did what I did, that is it. My conscience tortured me enough, as almost every night, I dreamed of Asuka. And dreams were all bad. In each and every one I would always die in pain or I would lose Asuka. These plagued me every day, but I was resilient. I endured it for years.

But Aunt Mitsuki was apparently fed up. After a drunken quickie, and we were both drunk, mind you, we fell asleep. Dream must have been horrible, as I woke up screaming: "ASUKAAAAA!" I was sober, sweaty, and awake. And Aunt Mitsuki was also apparently woken up by that. She was still drunk, I think. But she got out of bed, and she yelled at me, pissed off: "Asuka! Oh, Asuka! Asuka this, Asuka that. All you do is talk about her, and dream about her and everything." I got up as well. She continued: "When are you going to dream of me, Jonas? When will you be mine? I sold her to them, and somehow, you are still hers!" That got me entirely sobered up, if there was any remaining alcohol in my blood, that cleared it. I breathed quickly, heavily. "What did you just say?"

She laughed in response: "I'm telling you I sold her. She had what I wanted - you!" I felt sick to my stomach. I forced the words out. "To who?" Still tipsy, she giggled. "But I told you, to them!" First punch broke her nose and knocked her down to the ground. My hand moved on its own, my brain did not issue a command. "Who are they?", I asked, reaching for my sword. "Why did you do it? WHY?" And she just gave me a blank stare. "To them. And I told you. I knew about your little relation. How dared she, little brat, to take what I desired for mysel-" Her words were cut short by the sword piercing her chest. This time, I knew exactly what I was doing, and I aimed for the heart. Stab was precise. Then, I pulled the blade out, and vomited.

Half an hour later, I was dressed, my sword the only possession I took. House erupted in flames behind me, but I didn't look back. I had a place to get to, and I wanted to be there as soon as possible. It took me two days on foot, but, well, Soul Society is massive. But the moment I stepped in there, I felt something warm. Zaraki... home. Rushing myself, I went straight to Black Lizard's place. At his door was a guard, as usual, but this one I didn't know. "Boss ain't seeing anyone", he said. "Alright, but tell him Jonas is here." He looked at me angrily. "What did I just say, piss off!" He moved to hit me, but I was faster. Way faster. A straight punch into the face, and he just fell down like a candle, knocked out. I stormed inside, Bursting into Black Lizard's work room.

He was very surprised to see me, I could tell. He got up, and hugged me. We spent good few hours catching up, before he asked me: "So, how's Mitsuki?" That erased smile from my face. Slowly and calmly, I told Black Lizard the entire story, from the beginning. He went pale as he heard it, but he didn't lose his composure. At the end, he looked me straight in the eyes: "You told me many things that are so unnatural that they twist my stomach. But I'll tell you this. Love does not come with operations manual. It is only what you make of it. End even though it goes against the norms, boy, I can tell that what you feel for Asuka is genuine and true. So let me share with you just one thing about her. I searched everything there is to search in Soul Society but one place. Seireitei."

That was a straw of hope that I needed all these years. "So, maybe she is there! How can we get in?" Black Lizard looked at me. "I can't, not openly and not often. Shinigami, though, they can go as they please. Easiest way to gain free access would be to become Shinigami." I nearly jumped. "Where do I sign up?" he raised his hand to calm me. "It is not easy, and it is not fast. I cannot get you a ticket into Gotei 13. Best I can do is get you invitation letter to Shino Academy. But after that, everything is out of my hands and up to you. Are you capable?" I nodded in agreement. "I will do anything to find Asuka. Get me that letter."

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"So, is that enough for tonight?", said the tall man. Other man nodded, looking into fire. "You have a strange story. Sometimes it shines like a sun, but sometimes it is so dark... Night is cold." Tall man laughed: "Nights are always cold in here." Other man nodded again in agreement: "They are indeed. Hopefully, your tale will keep us warm tomorrow night as well." With that, neither of them said anything else, but rather, they went to sleep, as silence finally descended on that abandoned, ruined city...

[Jonas Zaraki]

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As to how Jonas fights, it should be noted that he is not dumb nor without experience. He knows how to dose his aggression, when to be in offense, and when to be in defense. He sees battle as a dance, and he often refers to it like that. He has his mind set on fluidity, on going fluidly from one attack to the other, or from defense to counter-attack fluidly, like it is the most natural movement. This understanding of his comes partially from his own background of fighting, and partially from watching his sister practice swordplay.

Of course, to be able to fight like that, one needs to be careful, to plan and to adapt quickly to any changes, and Jonas is certainly trying his best to do that. Plotting his own next move, yes, that is always important, but the hard part is remaining always two steps ahead of his opponent. Only way to do that is by being careful, and analyzing to the best of his abilities what his opponent does. Simply put, everybody fight in a certain patterns, and only trouble is identifying. Once they are, it is not that hard to break them.

As for his arsenal, Jonas completely sucks at Kido. His spiritual powers are not impressive at all, in fact, they are on low end of the spectrum. For that reason, save for maybe a basic Kido or two, he does not employ it in his fighting style. It would be a waste of effort to learn it, and waste of Reiatsu to use it. Jonas certainly doesn't like wasting either. Hoho is another story altogether. He likes the fact that you can step out of harms way when you are in a pinch, something that allows you to turn the tides of battle in a blink of an eye. Yes, Shunpo is pretty basic, but in it, Jonas sees huge potential if properly applied.

He is good at unarmed combat. From his humble beginnings as underground fighter for Ryo, Shino Academy formal education made him into a true disciple of Hakuda, the Shinigami martial art. He uses it both to attack and defend himself if unarmed, yes. However, true power of Hakuda is its footwork. Dodging patterns, and offensive movement patterns have applications far beyond just punching his opponent. Even when armed, these help a lot with reaching his opponent, or with dodging a tricky spell hurled at him. And beyond that, Hakuda has sweet techs, that he is certainly going to appreciate.

But his true weapon of choice is a sword. His own Zanpakuto. He wields it as if it was an extension of his own arm. Now, what sequences he uses and in what fashion depends of course on the situation, but as with everything he tends to be natural and fluid. He generally sticks to slashing-based style with one handed grip, but will not shy away from stabs or two handed grip when needed. It all depends on a situation. Dual wielding is also not out of the question.

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When he releases, and Jonas tends to not do that unless it's required, he has two options on his hands. It is because his Zanpakuto's abilities give him that flexibility. He can provide support to his teammates, providing arms to them should they need them, and ensuring that nobody is left defenseless because they lost their weapon. Alternatively, and this applies if he is alone, he turns into a quick and efficient killing machine. His release ties into his swordplay skills, but it builds and expands on them - possibilities it offers to a skilled swordsman are nearly limitless.

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Zanpakutou Appearances:

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In sealed form, Jonas's Zanpakuto takes form of a nodachi. In terms of appearance, this is in line with what is common among Shinigami. In terms of size, it is actually suitable for his size. FOr somebody else, this would be too big sword. For Jonas, it is perfectly in proportion with his height. He could wear it on his sashi if he wanted to. However, Jonas's preferred method for wearing his Zanpakuto is on his back. However, as that would slow down his unsheathing of it, he had a special sheathe designed for him. It is made so when instead of a drawing motion, he performs a slash-like motion the sheathe splits on the side where edge of the sword is pointing, and allowing for one quick and fluid motion to have Jonas wielding his sword and be ready. Sheathe of course closes back, thanks to magnet lining on the split sides.

As for the sword itself, it does fall in nodachi category, with length of the blade from guard to tip being exactly 40 inches. Hilt, which is wrapped in light purple cloth, is 7 inches long, having more than enough space for double handed grip. Blade has a perfect edge to it, deadly sharp, but however, edge portion of the sword is silvery colour of steel, while the upper part of the blade is black. They meet producing wave-like pattern in the middle of the sword.

That makes sword special in one regard. Because of that wave pattern, sword simply disperses light. It never reflects it. That produced odd behavior in that regard. While that makes blade not visible in the darkness as most swords are because of reflection of light on the blade, improving stealth, it also does not let Jonas employ the tactic of blinding somebody by reflecting sunlight or something similar with his blade. Finally, guard of the blade has appearance of flower petals, four of them, spread in a cross-like manner.

When Jonas speaks the Shikai release phrase, his sword catches fire for an instant. The entirety of the sword. Flames look exactly like natural, real flames, raging on the blade. However, they cannot burn Jonas. Nor they can burn anybody, since they do not emit any heat. They are there just for show and for flashy looks. And they also do not last for long. Not even a full second. One moment they are there. Second moment they vanish. In a split second. But when they vanish, Jonas is left holding his Shikai.

In Shikai, there are no big changes that can be seen immediately. Most notable change is the shrinking of the blade, which now shrinks to 34 inches, making it fit properly into katana category of the swords. Second noticeable change comes to the blade also. It no longer has differently colored sections, but instead entirety of it is silvery color of steel. It retains its extremely sharp edge though. However, if you look close enough, you'll notice that there is still a wave-like patter on the sides of the blade, meaning it retains the light dispersing property of sealed form.

Other than that, guard is changed into plain, oval guard, gone is the flower petals guard of sealed form. Cloth that the wourd is wrapped in is now black, but underneath it, another layer of cloth can be seen, in another color. This under-layer of cloth is colored blue, with chamomile flowers all over it. It is a neat little detail. But, as it is, Jonas's Shikai is a subtle transformation. However, that is alright. It is not appearances that matter, but powers.

When Jonas call on his Bankai, in a flash of fire, his Shikai and everything created by it vanish. And then, in a fiery flash, Jonas's Bankai materializes. Now, it is Bankai. It is natural that it is big, flashy, and on a grand scale. It is something only a few selected Shinigami can accomplish. Jonas's is no different. Of course, its appearance reflects Jonas's power. But make no mistake. It is big. It encompasses half a mile! However, depending on whether he is standing on the ground or is in air , it can be either a sphere or a dome. If he is in the air it is a sphere. If he is on the ground, then it is a dome. However, diameter is always half a mile, and center is always two meters in front of Jonas's position at the time of releasing. His Bankai is static, and it does not move, though.

The question is, a sphere of what? A dome of what? And there is single, clear answer to that. Swords. The sphere or dome is comprised of ten thousand swords. Exactly ten thousand swords. That is set in stone. Each and every of those is initially identical to sword he wielded in Shikai. So, imagine that. There is enough swords to arm an entire army. Entire army. Naturally, it is Bankai, so something like this is not out of the line. But, all in all, that is it. Jonas's Bankai. Ten thousand swords.

Zanpakutou Release Names [Guide my blade, Katana!/ Bankai, Katana no Aijin!]

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Jonas's Zanpakuto is very interesting. It is a simple power, but a devastating one. His Zanpakuto deals with swords and blades. Namely, it creates, manipulates and controls blades and swords. This is a great thing in itself, as it further enhances Jonas's swordplay. Swords and blades are his natural weapon of choice, and what is better than having one sword, other than having more swords? And this power can literally turn Jonas into a walking armory.

His capabilities of creating, controlling and manipulating blades and swords in unrivaled. It is what places him on top of his game. That is all that Jonas does. He creates blades and swords, controls them by guiding them mentally, and manipulates them by changing their shape or size. He has techniques for more advanced version of all those things, but those are basics. Pretty amazing and strong basics, to tell the truth.

On those basics, his power is built. It is naturally very versatile power. It can provide his comrades arms, or it can turn him into a death dealing machine. It of course depends on his choice, and on what he deems to be necessary, but in general, he can butcher a lot of hapless people with it. With his Zanpakuto, he can easily change tides of battle.

Jonas can create swords. That is first thing he does. He can create swords essentially providing himself endless supply of weaponry. His sword got destroyed? Not a problem! He can create himself another one. And another one. And another one. he can supply himself endlessly with swords, providing that neither he nor his allies are ever left with no weaponry. It's this ability that makes him worthy of his nickname - "The Blademaster".

Second thing he does is controlling his blades. Jonas can mentally control some, but not all, of his created swords. It allows him to fight with multiple of his sword at same time as if he was not alone. At his mental command, or hand motions, the swords move, whether to defend him or to attack his opponents. It is highly potent ability, but is also limited by the number of swords he can control at once and by the fact that it is extremely tiring to do it.

Finally, Jonas can manipulate his swords. He can manipulate their size or their shape or their density, or all three of those. For as long as his end creation resembles sword, it can be done. This is extremely versatile, allowing Jonas to adapt to every change of situation on the battlefield, leading to him being very adaptive. For each and every situation and threat, he can create a sword fit to counter it and deal with it. This makes sure he is never outgunned, even if he is outnumbered, so to say.

Other than that, Jonas has quite a few techniques. They are mainly expansions of basic processes, and on larger scale. They are all devastating, and mostly are killing moves, whether for a single or multiple opponents. They are the pinnacle of Jonas's Zanpakuto, the top. They are quite diverse, versatile, and quite powerful. They are what ultimately allows him to fight his opponents to his fullest. They are numerous, and Jonas has no less than six techniques. They are his greatest power.

Shikai Overall Ability:

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Jonas's Shikai is very interesting. As already said, it works and deals with swords and blades. Just as already explained, he can create, control and manipulate swords and blades. The actual mechanics are as follows:

To create blades in Shikai, he needs materials, as he cannot create them out of nothing.They can be created out of any inanimate matter. All Jonas needs to do is to place his palm against matter he wishes to use and will this process. Any sword will retain properties of matter which it was created by. For example, sword made out of air will be transparent, while sword made out of water will make things struck by it wet, or sword made from wood would be flammable. Also, all of swords have durability equal to his Zanpakuto. It only takes a few moments to create a single sword with this ability. To create one sword it costs 25 Reiatsu, since this is the most basic process of Jonas's Shikai. However, they are stuck with size of his Shikai sword when created, and only up to 15 can exist at any time. That is pretty much it regarding creation of swords with overall ability.

Control of the swords in Shikai is rather limited. He can only control the swords that he made. Period. Even if he was in the middle of an armory, he couldn't move any of those swords mentally, not even an inch. he has to create some swords to be able to use this. Second of all, while the durability of swords he creates is always equal to his Zanpakuto, when controlled, swords have additional values assigned to them. Because when they move, and they slash at the enemy, they do so with certain speed and certain strength, right? In Shikai, both speed behind movements of controlled swords is always equal to exactly 500 and strength of their swings are equal to his offensive stat after type. That is set in stone, and any boosts he makes to that stat will not be reflected in these values. So, it is always his offensive stat value after type.

Additionally, there is a limit on how many Jonas can control in Shikai at once. Limit which cannot be bypassed is four swords being controlled. Even if he can create 15, he can only control 4 at once. Other than that, it should be noted that this is very tiring thing to do. For every action controlled swords take, it taxes Jonas's stamina. For every action by controlled sword, his stamina will be taxed a fourth of what exertion would it be to perform the same action by wielding that sword in his own hands. So, basically, if he is fighting, and on top of that controlling 4 swords, it will consume double the stamina. Finally, he can only control swords while he is holding his Zanpakuto. If he lets go of it, controlled swords will just drop to the ground, immobile.

Manipulation is much more versatile. Both Zanpakuto and created swords can be manipulated. In two ways. Their shape can be altered, and their size can be altered too. Shape can be altered in any vicious way Jonas can think of. He can twist the blade around in order to make it look like drill. He can curve it a lot, or he can straighten it up. He can make it into a hook, or whatever he feels like, but it must not change size of sword and must still resemble sword. He can make the shape of pickaxe out of blade itself, or spade, or whatever he needs. However, this is not a basic process as creating a sword is, so it costs 50 reiatsu to perform. This is most versatile thing Jonas can do with his overall ability.

Manipulation of size is a bit different. It costs 5 Reiatsu per inch of change in length, whether it is increasing or decreasing size. While length changes this way, the width of blade ordinarily changes too to keep the scale and ratio of length and width same. It can however also be manipulated and changed manually for the same costs. Limit for this ability is maximum increase of length for 3 feet, and manual width increase of one feet (though if maintaining proportions when changing length can increase it past one feet). But this all only applies to swords created. His Shikai operates under same parameters for cost of 10 Reiatsu per inch. However, limitations are different. It can increase in size past 3 additional feet, unlike other swords he creates. And, that is pretty much it for Shikai overall ability.

Bankai Overall Ability:

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Everything that stood so far in Shikai is present in Bankai. However, take note, Jonas's Bankai is ten thousand swords. TEN. THOUSAND. While Bankai follows the same basic theme of creating, controlling and manipulating swords, each of these processes are now on a grand scale, and much more powerful. Mechanics are as follows:

Regarding creation of swords, it should be noted that under normal circumstances Jonas cannot create swords in Bankai. First of all, there is no need to do so, as his Bankai naturally supplies ten thousand swords to him. Second thing is that there is no way to do so. Even if he pressed his palm against any matter and wish for sword to form, it would not happen, ever. he cannot do it, and that is set in stone. There is only a single exception to this. Just one. And it triggers under specific conditions. Only if he had at least thousand of his swords destroyed, he can perform creation of swords in Bankai. Only then. When this condition is met, Jonas can will it, and for 400 Reiatsu, restore that destroyed thousand of his swords. Even in those conditions, this ability should not be used lightly as every use will make Jonas feel as if he ran for ten miles.

Control of swords is also present in Bankai, and it is greatly improved. However, since there is now ten thousand swords, Jonas needs to select which ones he want to use. To do so, he needs to point at the swords he wants to control with his index fingers. So, to use five, he would need to point to five swords. However, greatest weakness of Shikai control, the need to wield a specific sword to be able to control others is eliminated. This allows far greater versatility. Number of swords he can control at once is increased, up to ten. Yes that is correct. Ten swords that can be directed and controlled all at once. Their speed is always equal to 800, and the strength of their swings is equal to Jonas's offensive stat after type, but just like in Shikai, it caps at that, and any boosts to that stat are not reflected on this.

However, just like in Shikai, it is still very tiring to do this. In Bankai, for controlling one sword, for each action that that sword would make it is taxing Jonas's stamina one fifth of what exertion on him would be to perform the same move by physically wielding that sword. So even if he would stand not doing anything, and just controlled ten swords, it would still be at least two times as tiring as compared to physically taking a sword and fighting. This ability can, and will tire out Jonas very quickly.

As far as manipulating swords goes, in general, Shikai guidelines apply. To change the shape of a sword in Bankai, though, Jonas needs to either physically hold the said sword, or to control it. Now, he can do everything he could before, so he can twist the blade around in order to make it look like drill, or curve it a lot, or straighten it up. Basically everything that could be done in Shikai can be done in Bankai. of course, the limit is that the size of the blade cannot be altered via shape manipulation. Cost remains the same if a sword is wielded by Jonas, meaning it is 50 Reiatsu, but if he is controlling it instead, the cost is double that, 100 Reiatsu. Even if this can ramp up costs quickly, for being so versatile, it is worth it.

Manipulating size is also relatively same as in Shikai. So, in Bankai also it costs 5 Reiatsu per one inch of size increase, and if length is increased width automatically follows to maintain proportions. Width can manually be manipulated for same cost. So, this ability is exactly the same as in Shikai. But, what changed? Limits. Rather than limit of 3 additional feet added to length and one feet for width in Shikai, now there is absolute limit that blade can reach. By default, that stands at 10 feet for length, and 5 feet for width of the blade. However, if width is increased automatically to maintain proportions rather than manually, it can go beyond those 5 feet. This can also be done to swords that are controlled rather than held, but costs are tripled in that case.

In Bankai, however, there is one additional manipulation that was not present in Shikai, density manipulation. It works by merging multiple swords to create one, denser sword. This can be done only by hands, by slamming swords together. So, when two swords are slammed together, and Jonas wills it, for 100 Reiatsu they merge into one sword. However, that sword now has 110% of original sword's durability and cutting power. This can be repeated of course. Ten additional swords can be merged into one, cost being 100 Reiatsu per sword, resulting in it having double cutting power and durability of original sword. That allows Jonas to make sure that he can always cut his enemies.

However, you cannot have it all, and that is especially true here. Jonas cannot control any sword that he increased in density. In fact, while he is wielding it, he cannot control any swords at all, nor he can manipulate size or shape of the sword which density increased. It always has default size and default shape. And density manipulation effects are in effect only while Jonas is wielding the sword in question. The moment he lets go of it, alteration of density and its effects are gone, but merged swords do not split, remaining a single sword. That is all for Bankai.

Zanpakuto Techniques:

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{Hedgehog}

Powers: This is the most basic of Jonas's techniques. It is fairly simple one. What this does is even hinted by the name of technique. This technique creates a wide circle of blades from ground (or any surface Jonas is standing on) and all of those blade will come out of ground quite quickly. This can shred unaware foe completely. How come? Simply. The number of blades that is created and forced out of the ground is exactly one hundred. That is set in stone. They are created of whatever surface material is, and retain that material's property. Each blade is a foot wide, and is 4 feet and 6 inches long. The way this technique is initiated is by stabbing Zanpakuto into surface and willing it, and then all the blades will emerge at speed of 600. They will spread away from him in concentric circles (meaning those closer to him emerge first, and then those further away), up to maximum distance radius of 22 yards. Blades will be evenly dispersed though, and distance between any two neighboring blades tends to be roughly the same.

Level: Shikai and Bankai

Weaknesses: This technique has 300 Reiatsu cost to it. But that is not too great cost. However, the moment Jonas pulls his Zanpakuto out of ground, the blades retract and disappear. He therefore must be immobile and keep it stabbed into the ground to keep the blades up. Also, can be used only once every other posts, so it cannot be spammed. Also, this Hedgehog is only available in Shikai.

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{Chainsaw}

Powers: Chainsaw is a technique that one should be afraid of. It is quite good technique for close combat. And is extremely bad for your health if you are hit with it. This technique is simple. It creates dozen of small blades on Jonas's sword. Really small. They are arranged so they are on both edges, but not sides, and are facing downwards and upwards respectively. And then they start moving. Not to bother too much describing, they move like blades of chainsaw Once a small blade reaches guard, it sinks down into main blade, and emerges on the opposite edge. Therefore, we have a chainsaw! But, this chainsaw can be kept going and going and going. It is what it's greatest strength is. The small blades move at speed equal to Jonas's own. Which is extremely devastating. Wounds from this technique will always be bloody mess.

Level: Shikai and Bankai

Weaknesses: This technique costs 50 reiatsu to start up and then additional 25 per post to keep it going. While it has no limit on how long it can be kept going other than Release duration, once it is stopped, it requires a post cooldown no matter for how long it was used. In Shikai, it can be performed only with default Zanpakuto sword, and in Bankai, Jonas needs to hold the sword he is using Chainsaw with. Other than that, no weaknesses, since this is basic technique.

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{Shredder}

Powers: Shredder is ultimate defensive technique in Jonas's arsenal, but is also a good offense. This is one that really makes people hesitant about attacking him, but also lets him attack people in very versatile way. So what does Shredder do? It is really vicious technique, surprising to the enemies, but brutal for Jonas. Shredder creates blades straight out of Jonas's body. They will be metal blades, with their maximum size being the size of default Shikai blade. They will emerge from Jonas's body, basically cutting their way out, at speed equal to his own. He can create up to fifty of them, at initial cost of 25 Reiatsu to use this technique and create one blade, and any additional blades for 5 Reiatsu per blade. They will remain in existence for up to four posts, but can retract and disappear at Jonas's will, and their distribution over the body is completely up to Jonas's choice. Usable in both Shikai and Bankai. Especially dangerous technique.

Level: Shikai and Bankai

Weaknesses: While this technique has a Reiatsu cost, it is not it's greatest weakness. Greatest drawback of this technique lies in the fact that blades are emerging from Jonas's body. Every blade will therefore create a wound. The more blades are created, more wounds will Jonas be left with in the end. So if all fifty blades are created, it will create fifty wounds. They may be small, but they are deep. They will not bleed much while the blades are there, but once the blades are gone, blood will spray violently. It is serious.

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{Skewer}

Powers: This may not be the strongest offensive technique in Jonas's arsenal, but it is most intimidating and brutal one. This technique has the potential to end the fight if it is applied properly. Skewer is initiated by the stab. It must be a stab to the torso. But, if it is performed, then for a 300 Reiatsu, this can be activated. It only needs to be activated mentally. But what Skewer does is vicious. It will create 15 blades in stabbed opponent's body, completely cutting up internal organs. But, it is not what ultimately kills opponent, unless the heart is hit. What kills opponent is what happens when Jonas pulls out his sword. At that point, all the blades that appeared inside opponent's body will disappear. With space they occupied now left empty, blood will rupture from internal wounds created, causing massive internal bleeding. It is quite possible that one can die from it.

Level: Shikai and Bankai

Weaknesses: Jonas needs a clean stab to the torso to initiate this technique, and this is it's big weakness. Jonas must be capable of stabbing opponent, and will also be occupied with this, his sword occupied. He can only perform this with his Shikai sword, or with a sword he is physically holding in Bankai. However, greatest weakness of Skewer is that it is designed for taking out a single enemy. Therefore, in a group fights, his back will be greatly exposed, and he will be good target while he is committed to this.

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{Swiss Cheese}

Powers: This is perhaps the strongest offensive technique Jonas has at his disposal, and is exclusive to Bankai. This technique causes all swords to vanish, and turns one of Jonas's arms gray. To use this he needs to press the palm of that hand on the ground, or whatever surface below him (air ground works too). Then, this technique is also mentally activated. However, it is costly technique. It costs 600 Reiatsu. Immediately, this will create a massive torrent of blades (all blades in this torrent are two feet long), which will extend outwards in all directions from Jonas, basically like quickly expanding tornado made out of blades, with expansion speed being set at 1000. It will expand to encompass a total radius of sixth of a mile, which equals about 880 feet. It is not too much perhaps, but everything in that radius will basically be shredded. Swiss Cheese, even though nobody knows why is it called like that, is incredibly powerful technique. There is no accurate count of the blades, but it is estimated to be between five and fifteen thousand blades. Overwhelming.

Level: Bankai Only

Weaknesses: Not only this technique is Reiatsu costly, but it extremely stamina taxing, and will leave Jonas struggling to catch a breath, all winded up and exhausted. Basically, it is incredibly hard to continue fighting after this has been used. It also ends his release, and it will cost him double to release Shikai and triple to release Bankai until he rests for at least eight hours.

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{Blade of All Blades}

Powers: This is strongest, final technique in Jonas's arsenal. To use this, Jonas must will it's activation and pay 800 Reiatsu. When he does that, every sword and blade created as a result of his Bankai ability will vanish. In fact, Bankai itself will vanish. Jonas's arms will turn grey however, the very instant this technique kicks in. But what does Blade of All Blades does? It require a physical contact with opponent's skin, a touch. It can be brief, but must be to the skin. Blade of All Blades is an ultimate sword creator. It will create a sword... Out of the opponent. For once the touch, the contact is performed, no matter with which arm, both arms will turn normal. But opponent will turn gray. They will be subjected to a great agony, as all of their body burns, turning into a liquid metal, and then transfigures to form a sword. The design of sword they will turn into is random. (OOC: Provided by me.) But in becoming a sword, opponent will be ended, destroyed. It will not make a Zanpakuto, a sword with a soul in it. Blade of All Blades will twist their very soul in the process, but will not trap it. For that reason, once opponent turns into sword, their soul shall be sent whenever it needs to go, Hell or other places, and for that reason, soon after forming, sword that was once an opponent will fade to dust.

Level: Bankai Only

Weaknesses: This technique has serious drawbacks. After activated, touch must be performed within a single post, or otherwise it end. When ended, regardless by success or failure, It will seal Jonas's Zanpakuto completely, leaving him unarmed, without even it's sealed form, for the remainder of the thread. (However, if thread spans multiple days, it takes 3 days to restore sealed form, and 7 to be able to again release it.) It also renders Jonas heavily injured, for 100 cuts will materialize upon his body, preventing him from moving and fighting until healing is received. In addition to all that, this technique is only usable on one opponent, thus it's not practical at all in fight with multiple opponents. Finally, Blade of All Blades can be resisted, either partially, or completely. Having offensive stat superior in comparison to Jonas's prevent the change, but the attempt of change will still damage them, leaving opponent with just severe, deep cuts, 100 of them, same as Jonas will receive, thus ending up immobile, same as Jonas. Having offensive stat double or more than Jonas's offensive stat will allow opponent to walk out completely unscathed.

[Jonas Zaraki]

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[Jonas Zaraki]

-Stats and Skills-

Strength - [50 x 1.5] (75) Points

Speed - [50] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [25] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [75 x 0.34] (25) Points

Light Aura - [100] Points

Dark Aura - [0] Points

Instinct - [120 x 0.34] (40) Points

Senses - [30 x 1.5] (45) Points

Energy sensory - [0] Points

Healing Expertise - [0 x 0.34] (0) Points


Total SP: [350] Points

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