Kousen Hadomaru vs Kaiben Tanoshi [Pg-13, NDE]

[Xaifer Regneis]

This is a test for Jazz's new character, Kousen Hadomaru. The battle field will be a large plain, with rocky out crops at strategic locations. There is a fairly large lake, and there is a large mountain in the back ground.

I will be using Kaiben Tanoshi, Class One. Kousen is also Class One.

[Xaifer Regneis]

"Oh where oh where could my opponent be?" Kaiben Tanoshi, Captain of Ninth Division asked the sky. Kaiben was busy waiting for an opponent to show up. He was dreadfully bored, and wanted to fight someone. Kaiben's medium length icy blue hair was simply flowing in the wind, his deep orange eyes portrayed utter boredom, his posture was at ease as well as simply laid back. Kaiben's Zanpakuto hung at his side, its bright blue hilt contrasting the gray rock he was sitting on. Yep, today was simply another boring day. Would anyone challenge him? "Sigh, probably should be back doing my paper work... though why I would actually WANT to is beyond me. Perhaps its this boredom thats causing it?" Kaiben asked lazily. He hadn't had a decent fight in a long time. That last Espada he had fought had been, well, EXHILARATING! The guy was a master with his Cero and Zanpakuto, he had been awesome to fight! He and Kaiben had fought to a stand still, both had to recover from that awesome fight!! Not many other opponents had been able to make Kaiben that excited though, so he had fallen into this bored stupor. Sigh, wasn't ANYTHING going to break the monotony?

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Strength - [300] Points

Speed - [200 Points

Spiritual Pressure - [300] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [300] Points

Light Aura - [80] Points

Dark Aura - [20] Points

Instinct - [100] Points

Senses [100] Points

Energy sensory - [100] Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points


Total SP: [1400] Points


Shikai: "Fade, Fantomu Yaiba"

When this phrase is uttered, Kaiben's blade instantly breaks up into ten spectral blades that float around Kaiben. Each blade is slightly transparent, around 50%, and is in the shape of an English Broad sword. One can see the blades only if they have 100 in Senses. Each sword is light as a feather to Kaiben, is extremely sharp, and can be mentally controlled. The blades also have a special property, when they strike something, they do two things. The first thing is they prevent wounds from closing, making it very bad for anyone to even be nicked by the blades. The second thing is that the blades slowly eat away at the thing they cut. When the Release is activated, it does two things. The first thing is that it doubles Kaiben's strength and speed. After the Release is finished however, each stat drops by 1/4 of the original stat. The second thing is the ability to allow Kaiben to slowly fade out. This allows him to sneak up on enemys or quickly finish something off. The draw back to this however, is that it costs 400 Reitsu to activate, and obviously this is not instantaneous. If the blades break, they can be restored at the cost of 100 Reitsu per blade.

Bankai: "Bankai, Tenrai Fantomu Yaiba"

This is the most powerful form of Kaiben's Zanpakuto. When this phrase is uttered, the Zanpakuto suddenly vanishes and reappears around Kaiben as thirty English Claymores that float around him and circle him. These blades are more transparent then the last, and are only around 30% visible. Someone with over 150 Senses can see them though. When Kaiben grabs one of the Claymores, it instantly becomes visible, and can also change to the shape of a large Scythe, these blades as well have a higher degree of control about them, allowing Kaiben to control them with his mind more accurately then in Shikai, and once again, they are light as a feather. These blades keep the propertys of the Shikai as well. The Bankai comes with the same stat booster ability, it doubles the speed and strength of the user. However, Kaiben can also increase his stats by 50% of the original stat this time. The draw back is that both stats are halved if the 50% is used though. Otherwise they are only reduced by a quarter. The next ability is an enhanced version of the vanishing ability of the Shikai, it vanishes Kaiben much faster then the other ability. However, it costs 600 Reitsu to activate now. The next ability allows Kaiben to temporarily convert all thirty of his swords into controllable phantoms. These phantoms can rip and slash anything they touch, and share the same propertys as the Shikai. However, they can also fire out a burst of Reitsu to do a large amount of damage. The draw back is that if a phantom is destroyed, the blade is also destroyed, as well as this costing 700 Reitsu to use. The final ability channels all thirty swords into two gigantic phantom Claymores, increasing their range and destructive capabilitys by a huge amount. They can stay this way for only five posts though, and it uses up 800 Reitsu to use. As with the Shikai, the blades can be restored at the cost of 100 Reitsu each time.

Known Hado: #4, #31, #33, #54, #88, #90, #93

Known Bakudo: #61, #73, #75, #77 #81, #99 Parts One and Two

Has trained for:

Senka (閃花, Flash Blossom): a special Shunpo technique where one moves to their opponents back. Directly attacking and sealing one's "Saketsu" and "Hakusui" in one strike. The movement is so fast that an opponent may not be able to tell whether he was attacked from the front or the back and even an outside observer may find it impossible to tell what the movements are. Uses 100 Reiatsu per use. To use this particular brand of shunpo, the user must train to learn it. It is treated as a class 5 technique.

Way of Onmitsu, 3rd of the Shihō

Utsusemi (空蝉, Cicada, referencing their molting): It allows for a movement at great speed leaving an afterimage behind. The afterimage may even appear to have taken damage. Uses 500 Reiatsu per step. This one is referred to as a class 2 technique, and must be trained.

[Jin Yamada]

The figure named Kousen walked across the large plain, his arms swinging from side to side casually. He had a bored look upon his as he stared at the man before him. He wasn't bored, he just wasn't really in the mood. He didn't really want to fight a Captain, even though he himself was one. He knew how powerful they could be, as well as how troublesome they could get. He wasn't sure of Captain Tanoshi's complete abilities, but he knew that he was powerful. However, he was still confident in his own abilities. He would lose quickly if he wasn't. Finally, the gray haired Captain reached the area where the two were designated to fight. His calm brown eyes showed confidence and slight cockiness, but not one that foretold his opponent's defeat, but one that showed that he was confident in his abilities. "Hello Captain-san." the man said, a smile finally breaking onto his bored face. He tilted his head to the side and his Squad 8 Captain's robes blew in the wind. His zanpakutou, which was hung on his left side was revealed, the red and yellow stripes on the hilt, sticking out of the dull golden sheathe. "Nice day you picked to have this little spar isn't it?" he added as he stood there.

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Strength - [200] Points

Speed - [300] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [250] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [300] Points

Light Aura - [75] Points

Dark Aura - [25] Points

Instinct - [150] Points

Senses [100] Points

Energy sensory - [100] Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points


Total SP: [1400] Points




Shikai: "Set aflame, Nenshou Fenikkusu"

Upon releasing his zanpakutou, the blade begins shooting off small sparks and then after that, the blade remains the same. In order to activate it's abilities, Kousen must rub the blade along something. Upon doing this, the blade sparks, and flames grow on it. Kousen has limited control over these flames. He isn't able to control it freely, but he can shape it into forms which he can shoot at his opponent. When he uses up the fire on the blade or shoots it off of the blade, he must then rub it against something else to activate more flames. In essence, his blade is like a match with the power of combustion. His reiatsu strength also doubles, and his speed begins to increase by a factor of 5% for the duration of his shikai. Also going along with this ability, his blade's flames can increase in heat as it changes from orange to blue, but he has to call out the word "Burn". However, he can only do this when he rubs his blade against a reiatsu attack, using it to fuel his flames. Upon doing this, the flames that he has gathered on the blade will turn blue and will grow in heat. This ability allows him a one shot cannon blast of flames that is the power of his reiatsu strength increased by 50% and moves at a stat speed of 300. It costs 400 reiatsu to use this. Also, his speed drops back down to normal upon using this technique.

Bankai: "Nenshou Fennikusu Sosei"

In Bankai, the full abilities of Kousen's zanpakutou is released. In this form, Kousen's zanpakutou disappears, and golden fabric gloves form on his hands. The fabric of his clothes also changes, while keeping it's original colors. His clothes now feel like sandpaper, and upon striking it with his gloves or the opponent striking him, his clothes begin to burn and his whole body sets aflame. His reiatsu doubles like in shikai, but only when he sets himself aflame. Also, his speed increases by 10% for every post that his Bankai is active. In Bankai, he can now freely control the flames that cover his body as well as shoot it out or use it to cover himself as he takes on his opponent using only hand to hand. If need be, he can also form blades of flames which he can use. Doing this costs 100 reiatsu, and decreases the amount of time he can keep himself on fire. Also, like in shikai, he can absorb reiatsu to combust himself, and when he does this, instead of increasing straight to blue, his flames increase according to the color spectrum. With each level of increase, the heat and strength of his flames increases as well. He can do the same blast like in shikai with the same effects, except now, he can choose to lower his reiatsu strength back to normal for the cost of using the blast for only 200 reiatsu. When using it at the hottest level of his flames, it costs 800 reiatsu and moves at 400 stat speed.

Known Hado: #33, #54, #58, #60, #63, #83, #88 #90

Known Bakudo: #1, #30, #35, #61, #75, #77, #81

[Xaifer Regneis]

Kaiben's eyes widened in delight a little bit as he saw his opponent. It was a Captain! A pretty powerful Captain to. Kaiben looked at the other Captain and said, "Ahh! Hello Captain-of-Division-Eight-San, how good to see you!" Kaiben said with a warm smile and a twinkle in his eyes. The Captain of Division Eight had been rumored to be exceptionally powerful, perhaps he could provide Kaiben the challenge he wanted. Kaiban's grin widened as he heard Kousen. "Why yes, it is a rather nice day isn't it?" Kaiben said in a happy sort of tone. Kaiben was getting excited, this could get rid of the boredom that had been tormenting him lately. "All right! Lets get this started!" Kaiben said in a very happy voice. Kaiben then said, "Ive heard things about you Captain-of-Division-Eight-San, like you are very powerful. I wont underestimate you~~~♫!!" Kaiben said in a sing song voice. Suddenly Kaiben's hand whipped out of his pocket and his hand was pointed at Kousen. Suddenly, Kaiben said "Byakurai~!" and quite fast, a speeding beam of blue Reitsu blasted out of Kaiben's finger tip. It was much larger and faster then a regular Byakurai. Why was this? To put it simply, Kaiben was very good at Kido. The only two people that could out rank him at using Kido would be the Fifth Division Captain and the Captain Commander himself. This was to test Kousen's abilitys. What would he do?

Remaining Reitsu: 2975 (-25 for Byakurai)

[Jin Yamada]

Kousen tilted his head back into the normal position as he stared at the Captain before him. Yes, this would really be troublesome. He could already tell. Then, Kaiben aimed his finger at Kousen and fired off a Byakurai at him. Kousen's face grew bored again and he simply used shunpo, moving to the side of the blast. His speed was great, and his shunpo took him on a diagonal path towards Kaiben, moving past the Byakurai on it's side and towards Kaiben. He was fast, and so he appeared infront ofKaiben while his arm was still outstretched. His blade was already drawn in his right hand while his left hand's finger was pointed at the hand opposite the side Kaiben's blade was held on. Kousen assumed this was his swordarm, as it was the most plausible so that he could easily draw his blade. "Bakudo #1 Sai." Kousen's voice whispered. Kaiben's assumed sword arm would now be locked behind his back, preventing him from drawing his blade. With that underway, Kousen sliced towards Kaiben's side where he had just bound his arm, all in the same movement of locking his arm. Kousen's slice would continue either way even if Kaiben's arm wasn't locked. With Kaiben's other arm already outstretched, it would be difficult to counter, but as a Captain, Kousen knew he could do it. He was only testing him, however his form of testing was life threatening. He knew the Bakudo he used could easily be broken, but it would take some form of concentration which Kaiben needed to counter Kousen's attack. While he was slashing, he smiled at Kaiben.

Reiatsu: 2925 (-50 for Shunpo, -25 for Sai)

[Xaifer Regneis]

It was a wise move on Kousen's part to dodge that Byakurai. He would hear a large "CRASH" as the rocky outcrop behind him caved in. If he looked at it, he would notice a large hole in the middle of the rock. It was one powerful Byakurai! Kaiben's eyes widened again, becomeing filled with even more excitement. As Kousen used Sai, Kaiben looked at him, with a grin equal or greater then Kousen's own. Sai was not a really strong Bakudo, even when a Captain used it. Plus, he had only used it on his arm, neglecting to use it on his legs as well. Kaiben simply back stepped the blow. "It was a good thing that you dodged that Byakurai, Eighth-Captain-San, otherwise there would be a smoking hole where your face was!" Kaiben said cheerily. Kaiben then broke the low leveled Bakudo, it was not very hard, as it was such a low level. "Hmmm, I wonder how long it will be before you force me to use my sword?" Kaiben wondered out loud. Suddenly, he pointed his finger at Kousen once again, this time saying a different Kido "Rikujôkôrô!" Kaiben said in a voice full of cheer. Suddenly, six rods of light materialized around Kousen and slammed into him, effectivly immoblizing him. "I did say I wouldn't hold back, Hado #54: Haien!" and a large purple orb of fire raced out at Kousen. What would he do? This would be disasterous for Kousen if it hit!

Remaining Reitsu: 2425 (-550 for Rikujôkôrô and Haien)

[Jin Yamada]

Kousen's smile widened when he saw Kaiben step back to avoid his slice. He had expected something like this. He had gone through his possible counters as he was slicing. Now, he saw Kaiben aiming his hand at him. Another kidou? Kousen didn't need to see the kidou, he was just going to try to avoid it anyway. He wasn't sure what kidou Kaiben would use, and he didn't want to find out. Kousen disappeared using shunpo, since his speed was fast enough. Plus, the incantation wasn't used, and so the beams of light would not be as fast. They would be fast, just not that fast. Using two shunpo, he moved first into the air using one shunpo, and then he used another to move towards Kaiben's left side. He stabbed forward towards Kaiben's arm, though he held the blade loosely so that he could transition the stab into a stash if needed. "Oh ho! I can't really say Captain-san." Kousen said in reply to Kaiben's earlier comment. He was ready to use another shunpo if this move put him into a bad situation.

Reiatsu: 2875 (-100 for Shunpo)

[Xaifer Regneis]

Since the Rikujôkôrô missed, Kaiben did not use Haien. It would be a waste of Reitsu to do so. As Kousen came to his side with Shunpo and attempted to stab him, instead of stepping backwards, Kaiben stepped forwards. As Kousen did this, Kaiben swatted his hand out towards Kousen's face. What was this?! Kaiben was attempting to backhand him?! Kaiben was strong, stronger then Kousen, albet slower, so this strike would hurt alot if it hit. "Hmm hmm hmm, lets see." Kaiben said thoughtfully. "Do you want to continue this little Kido war Captain-San? Or would you like to release and have a real fight?" Kaiben asked casually, directing his gaze at the Eighth Division Captain. If he did release, Kaiben would as well. After all, it was common curtosy to crush your opponent withh all your strength. If he did not, Kaiben had another plan in mind.

Remaining Reitsu: 2575

[Jin Yamada]

As Kousen's stab was moving in, he saw Kaiben step forwards, and then the next thing he knew, Kaiben's hand was coming in towards his face. Kousen ducked down while in his stab, overstretching it to slightly trip himself, but as he did this, with his weak grip on his blade, he was able to transition it into a stab by shifting the blade in his palm. He then used this as a crutch to prevent him from falling, and he pushed himself off of the blade, swinging his body in a roundhouse kick towards Kaiben's back. The momentum put into the kick would cause Kaiben to stumble forward, even if Kousen's strength wasn't as much as his. Then as his swinging kick finished, he landed on the ground and withdrew his blade from the ground.

[Xaifer Regneis]

So he dodged it eh? Kaiben commented in his head as the strike missed. Kaiben had a plan if it missed. Since the strike was going backwards, plus Kaiben had put a decent amount of force into it, it caused him to wheel around and face Kousen in the middle of preparing his kick. As he did this, Kaiben transfered the momentum from the backhanded blow into his left hand, which he promplty curled up into a fist and struck out at Kousen's leg. If this hit, it would stop the round house in the middle of gathering momentum, and it also might break his leg, or at the very least bruise it badly. He might be able to avoid it, though unlikely. If he did avoid it, Kaiben would jump back a few feet to avoid any counter blow. Kaiben stood there looking at his opponent, there were other ways to force someone to release. Kaiben knew at least thirty.

[Jin Yamada]

Kousen was already in the middle of his kick when he saw Kaiben swing around towards him. He was in a bad situation now. His other free hand, which wasn't holding his zanpakutou swung down and smacked into Kaiben's wrist. It was meant to knock it off course. He had high instincts and his body was able to react quickly, and so he was able to do this. The punch hit his leg, but with less force, and so it would only hurt for a few seconds before going away. Now, with his kick blocked, he pushed off of his blade while grabbing it and pulling it up from the ground at the same time. He landed about 7 feet from his opponent and simply stared at him. "Captain Tanoshi-san, that's totally up to you." Kousen said to Kaiben. He then aimed his hand at Kaiben and called out the words, "Hado 33: Sokatsui" As soon as he called this out, a blast of blue flames rushed out towards Kaiben. Kousen then moved forward as he shot it, kicking off the ground and propelling himself towards Kaiben. He didn't think the Captain would expect him to rush him during the attack, but being a Captain, he would see it coming. Kousen dragged his blade along the ground as he rushed forward, making sure not to rush past the blue flames. He would hit Kaiben with a surprise attack if he did dodge or counter, however, he was also keeping himself aware for any counters Kaiben did make.

Reiatsu: 2775 (-100 for Sokatsui)

[Xaifer Regneis]

"Hmm... interesting!" Kaiben said happily. Kousen was making this very interesting. How to counter that Sokatsui now? He could use his own Sokatsu to counter it. The resulting blast could send a shockwave out that would knock Kousen off balance. Or he could shunpo over to Kousen and throw him into his own Sokatsui. Nah, the Eigth Captain would counter that to easily. All though... hmmm. Nah, on second thought, that idea was bad to. Ahh well, Kaiben whipped his hand up towards the ball of fire approching him. Kaiben did this much faster then the last two times he did it, and then he also said, very softly, as to not alert his enemy, "Hado #33: Sokatsui!" and another orb of fire raced out to intercept the other one. This would cause the two orbs to hit eachother and detonate, causing a sizable shockwave to blast out, as well as heat. Since Kousen was right behind this, it would do significant damage if he did not move. He probably could not see it, nor sense it since his own Sokatsui was in front of him. He might be able to dodge though. In any case, Kaiben simply stood there, waiting for his opponent to emerge.

Remaining Reitsu: 2475 (-100 for Sokatsui)

[Jin Yamada]

As Kousen ran forward, he suspected something. His opponent would probably not dodge, and the counter that Kousen found most likely from his opponent was a kidou. Most likely a counter kido to Kousen's own. He had analyzed this all through seeing his opponent's repeated usage of kidou as well as his statement about having a "kido war". This told Kousen that until he got his opponent to release, he would not stop using kidou. He was hoping for this counter, but he found no signs of it. However, he wasn't going to stop with his plan. Taking all of this into account, Kousen used two shunpo. He wasn't going to simply charge straight towards his opponent using his attack as a cover. No! That was too easy to discern, and so that was why he used shunpo to move out from behind his own technique and diagonally right up into the air. Then, his second shunpo brought him near his opponent, about an inch from his right side, his blade already descending towards him, but then, Kousen was gone again. He was now in front of his opponent, a slice coming down right on his face. But then, Kousen didn't stop there. If his opponent dodged or countered his last strike, he would then shunpo diagonally right and back while aiming his hand at the Captain, firing off another blast of blue flames as he called out, "Hado 31: Sokatsui", while skidding back. He had faked his opponent out not once, but twice! His speed was incredible, and shunpo only increased it even more. Kaiben would have trouble keeping up, especially since his attack would be completely unexpected. Kousen was sure that his opponent would take some kind of damage.

Reiatsu: 2475 (-200 for Shunpo, -100 for Sokatsui)

[Xaifer Regneis]

"Well well well! This is unexpected!" Kaiben said with a laugh as he realized he had been fooled. Kaiben saw that Kousen had Shunpoed to his right, and was just about to counter when Kousen appeared in front of him! This was a bad spot to be in, all though, there was a way to counter it. Suddenly... Kaiben simply vanished. What had happened?! Suddenly, for the briefest moment, Kaiben appeared behind Kousen! He was using the Senka technique! Even with Kousen's high instinct, he was in the middle of a slash. even with Shunpo, the attack was to close to completely dodge. At best, he would get away with two light stab marks on his back. After this was done, Kaiben appeared a few meters away from Kousen."Congradgulations Captain-San! You've forced me to move as well as make me draw my sword! Bravo!" Kaiben said with a round of applause. The Sokatsui coming at him wasn't really much of a concern. All Kaiben had to do was step out of the way. It really was not the fastest technique, so it was easily avoidable.

Remaining Reitsu: 2375 (-100 for Senka)

[Jin Yamada]

Kousen was in midslice when his opponent seemed to disappear. He had been anticipating a dodge or some kind of counter, though he was sure his attack would go through, but then again, this was a Captain he was facing. The attacks he was sure would hit were not surely going to hit unless he managed to outmaneuver the Captain. This was why he had already prepared to shunpo, and so he did so as his slash was going through. It was never meant to be finished in the first place, just throw the Captain off. This allowed him to move away towards his right, though he was still stabbed. He took the pain, ignoring it for now. "Oh ho ho ho! You got me Captain-san! This truly is troublesome. Just as I predicted." he said as he looked at his blade. He then looked back up at Kaiben, awaiting his move. He had been the one attacking all this time. He wanted to see Kaiben's own attack. He had been hit first, but that didn't matter! He had a plan.