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Black Lightning || Male || Straight || Non-Rogue || tenth squad
19 || 6 Months || 196 Years
APPEARANCE
Kuroda wears the traditional shinigami attire, which consists of the regular white shitagi, black kosode, black hakama, white hakama-himo, white tabi, and waraji.
His Kosode however has a long strip which is severed from the main part on each side and simply hangs next to the main garment. He never tucks his Kosode in, so his Shitagi is nearly always fully visible when he wears his uniform.
However when he is in the human world his clothing changes are dramatic. Kuroda prefers to wear baggy, cargo pants, which he tends to stuff the pockets full of things he doesn't really need to take around, but does anyway, along with a black tank top and silver jacket with a medium sized circle design with a lightning bolt in the center, on the right side of the jacket. He sports blue Nike sneakers with white laces, which are rather flashy if he does say so himself.
PERSONALITY
Being a soul that's grown up in Soul Society, Kuroda is no stranger to suffering, and yet his own suffering was tame compared to what he's seen in the lower Rukongai districts, and from that he has brought his mantra of operation, "End their suffering." From this he has developed his own style as a Shinigami, a guardian and executioner. Whether is be an opponent that is on the verge of death but will live a while longer, or if it is a helpless citizen, he will work to stop their suffering in one way or another.
Highly intelligent he enjoys games of thinking and skill as well as those that involve chance. His applications of wit in battle usually show themselves as well thought out tactics, and by taking advantage of an enemy's weakness once he has discovered it. As a creative innovator he also enjoys creating his own techniques, whether it be a Kido or a Shunpo technique its an easy way to pass the time.
He has carried a few habits with him throughout the years, often dozing on top of the barracks rather than doing chores, and refusing to use honorifics with anyone, even Captains.
HISTORY
A new soul, nothing left behind. But with opportunities ahead.
Kuroda was very young when he died, only about six months old, but didn't arrive in soul society alone. His mother was with him when they both died, and were found by the same shinigami. So because their Konsos were done together, they arrived together in the Soul Society.
As Kuroda grew up there in soul society his mother and he had several chance encounters with people that were able to help them; an old man who was willing to let them live in the spare room of his house, a lady Kuroda and his mother met in the market who divulged the information that she could sense that Kuroda had a high concentration of spiritual energy, and most importantly, Kuroda met a shinigami, the shinigami confirmed what the woman had said, that he had a remarkably high concentration of spiritual energy, and that it should be put to a good use.
Kuroda didn't quite understand why he had this high spiritual energy, but his mother had a sneaking suspicion about it. While they were alive she was capable of seeing most spirits, but by being able to see them she experienced the great terror of being attacked by a hollow, while pregnant with Kuroda. Though she lived through that encounter, after Kuroda was born they both met their demise. Yet, even though he never grew up to be a fullbringer, as would be normal for someone who was in the womb when their mother was attacked by a hollow, Kuroda still possessed the high spiritual energy left over from the encounter. And though it was a hollow's spiritual energy that was left, it hadn't had enough time to develop, and was reshaped upon Kuroda's death into a purer form of spirit energy. Spirit energy that befitted a shinigami.
Enter, the academy.
Kuroda was the youngest of his class, though it was to be expected, not many 90-year-olds in the Soul Society were strong enough or talented enough to be in the academy, nonetheless, he was there.
It was quite soon that he stuck out like a sore thumb among the students because of his age. He was in the advanced class, but that proved to be somewhat challenging for him. The work was much more difficult than he expected and the pace at which they moved was very fast. He disliked practicing or studying for class, only doing the minimal amount to keep a good grade in each of the classes. Of course, his skills in the various classes weren't top notch, but he did do well. And despite the fact that he was young, bright, and did what he needed to do, he was denied any real authority, those positions were given to those who, unlike him, were known to go out of their way to do something extra.
So he progressed, for only 4 short years Kuroda studied, instead of the usual 6. He went on several human world excursions, and even leading them on three different occasions in his third and fourth years. He was still challenged by the work and other activities, that is, except for when he was in battle. In battle he was much better than in the classroom, cutting down many of the mock hollows. Fortunately, he never had to face the real ones, as he was not nearly powerful enough to try that yet. At the end of his fourth year he was well educated and well trained, ready to join the 13 court guard squads, which he did. The Graduation ceremony was a short short, though it did mark a large step in Kurodas' life afterlife; he was now a fully fledged Shinigami. He was ready to take on the evil forces that arose from that hellish place; Hueco Mundo.
Among the ranks: His placement in the 8th Squad
Kuroda had nearly no real idea as to which squad he wanted to go into, unlike most of his class who had already signed on to their particular fields. However, as he knew that the 8th squad was one that was allowed to go to the real world often for expeditions, it was there that Kuroda requested to be assigned.
This request was met several days after it was made, and Kuroda found himself presented with the patch that symbolized the 8th division, the patch emblazoned with a single Bird of Paradise flower.
Kuroda found life in a squad to be exciting at first, as it was something new to him, but as time went on it became boring. No longer were the classes of the academy challenging him, and his work in the squad was less than he expected. Chores, training, research, more chores, it became incredibly repetitive for him. That is, until his first real-hollow fight.
The Death of a Friend
The eighth squad's members were numerous and varied, and among them was one who, like Kuroda, was one of the younger members of the squad. She was around Kuroda's age, give or take a decade. Out of interest he approached her on his second day as a squad member and introduced himself, and she revealed to him that her name was Rika Fujiwara, and that she had only just graduated as well, but she had been in a special class for those that were going to work up to be a part of the kido corps, but she needed to be a part of a squad first.
That first meeting was a beginning of a friendly rivalry. He found that her abilities in Kido far surpassed his own and her swordsmanship was just as advanced as his own, but he was better at hand to hand combat. He began to try and out do her in everything, training, missions, anything they did together he tried to do better than her. She pushed him to points he had never reached before, but she often beat him in performance.
As rivals they grew close, and it was this attachment that made Kuroda hate Hollows more than anything. They were guarding a research team that was heading to the human world to collect samples from a rare type of Gillian Class Hollow that had been sighted. The Gillian had shown signs of higher intelligence than others, and was recorded by a recon team, eating another Gillian Class Hollow. The plan was to seal it within a barrier that would be cast by Riko and current member of the Kido Corps that was present. Then Kuroda and another squad eight member by the name of Kaira, would shield the researchers from attack. Of course, that was just the plan, what actually happened was a whole different story.
Sure, their arrival went smoothly and they managed to locate the Gillian, but from there on the plan fell apart. Rika and the Kido Corps member had formed the six level barrier around the Gillian and it was when Kuroda and Kaira moved in that the unexpected happened. At that time a lot less was known about the abilities of Menos Grandes, and the power of Cero was underestimated, even at the Gillian class, a level six barrier would easily be broken by a Cero, which is exactly what happened.
The Gillian, even though it was unable to move, was able to charge a Cero inside the barrier, though the Shinigami paid no heed to it, believing the barrier to be strong enough to withstand it. But when the Cero fired, the barrier shattered, and there was only one Shinigami in the way when it fired. Rika was right at the side of the barrier when the Cero fired, and took the full force of the blast, which left no trace of her behind. They had to retreat without gathering the information on the Gillian, because it was too strong for a single Kido corps member to contain, and too strong for them to defeat. It was this great loss of Kuroda's that would help shape his Zanpakuto, and unlike most that were the same gender as their owner, it would be female as opposed to male, and have a personality that was more calm and peaceful than Kuroda's own.
Kuroda fell into a state of depression at the loss of his rival and friend, his greatest regret was her dying before he had reached her level, she had killed many more hollows than he did, and had achieved shikai when he hadn't. Slowly he came to the conclusion that she wouldn't want him to stop training, and he devised a challenge that would allow him to come to terms with her death. He would have to achieve shikai, and to kill 10,000 hollows, to keep track of the numbers, he would take a single shard from each hollow mask. It took him several weeks to get back to his normal self. Soon after he presented his report from the previous mission, he was assigned to take part of another, lower priority one, a simple guard mission for a group of Shinigami students that were going into the Human world for training.
He was sent to the human world as pair of shinigami that were supposed to oversee a group of academy students that were on a 'field trip' to practice, much in the same way Kuroda was sent to the human world from time to time in the academy. It seemed like it would just be another chore for him, but as time went on something seemed amiss. Kuroda felt it first. The students were not far away, but just far enough to not notice the pair of shinigami tagging along, but the fake-hollows were starting to attract attention. One after the other, small Garganta opened in the air around the students, and soon they were surrounded by five low class hollows. It was something that academy students wouldn't be able to handle.
Immediately Kuroda made a beeline for the action, he wouldn't let more shinigami die on his watch. He dashed at the group of hollows and the academy students, he was still young, but his skill and strength was undeniable. He had grown much stronger in the six months he had been out of the academy, simply through sparring with his squad members. He had been beaten and bruised very often at first, but in six months, not only had beaten the non-seated members, but even fought on matched ground with some of the seated officers, though they hadn't released their shikai, and Kuroda had yet to achieve his.
Leaping up and shouting, Kuroda brought his zanpakuto down upon the head of the nearest hollow, cleaving through it like butter, but his blade caught on a rough edge of the mask as it went through, snapping a large chip off which fell to the ground and remained there, just rocking back and forth. Event though the hollow had dissolved, that shard remained on the ground. The academy students looked at him in surprise, they had been expecting to die then and there it seemed. However, they couldn't be more wrong, Kuroda wasn't about to let anyone die. He quickly grabbed that shard that he had seen fall to the ground and stuffed it into the folds of his Obi, the first shard of his 10,000, still heading toward the second hollow.
With a loud cry and a slash from his sword, Kuroda sliced the second hollows mask, this time purposefully cutting off a fraction of the mask and following up with a fatal upwards slash which cleaved the hollow in two. This second shard he cut off he snatched as well, as though by some radical compulsion. The third, fourth and fifth hollows by now were standing ready to fight him, his edge of surprise had left, fortunately, he wasn't afraid. Thr third hollow was just as easily dispatched as the first two, and form it Kuroda also took a mask shard. He felt some sort of sadistic pleasure in taking a piece of those that he had killed.
The second shinigami was nowhere to be seen, but then a blade protruded from the mask of one of the hollows cracking the mask vertically and forcing the hollow to dissolve, which revealed the other shinigami, looking at Kuroda with a frown on his face, had he seen what Kuroda did? The fifth hollow wasn't nearly bright enough to realize that he was now alone, nor to look over at the shinigami, and as such, was dispatched with another swing of the shinigami's blade. Kuroda didn't collect shards from these last two hollow, he had no reason to, they were not his kills.
Awakening of a zanpakuto, when one creates two and the two are one.
Kuroda continued to pursue his love of the adrenaline that true fighting gave him, while also discovering other things that he had a passion for, but he also knew that he could only go so far with his sealed zanpakuto. He wanted his shikai, he wanted it dearly, and had been pursuing the art of Jinzen for many years, and he conversed with his zanpakuto, but was still unable to hear its name. He had a strange feeling though, as though his zanpakuto resented some of his ways of living, and that was why he couldn't hear it speak its' name.
Because of his limitation of only being able to use his sealed zanpakuto Kuroda had to find something else to occupy him for the time that he was not on missions that were within his ability, and he found peace in the arts and beauties of nature. He began to draw and paint in his free time, and even compose music for himself, learning to play several instruments in that time as well. As he learned of the great arts he felt that some sort of heavy weight had been lifted from his shoulders. Life wasn't all about the fight, there was also beauty in it, and one had to appreciate it for inner peace. It was when he came to learn this that his jinzen showed results.
He once again traveled to his inner world, but now, instead of being a blurry image, the spirit that he conversed with so often had solidified into a distinct form. And what he had suspected, was correct. There was a single girl that stood before him now, smiling gently at him.
She spoke to him softly, "You seem to have come to realize that life is not supposed to be violent, you now know art, and that was the only barrier between us. My ideas didn't agree with yours, but now that you can see how beautiful the world is in and of itself, you can hear me tell you our names. This blade I reside in is Souzousha no Arashi, and I am Hibiki."
When she had finished Kuroda was forcefully shoved out of the world and found that he was still holding a sword, however, this sword was much different from his sealed zanpakuto. This sword was as tall as he was and had no guard, but the blade, it looked deadly and gleamed in the light shining through the window, The handle was hard, not like his sealed zanpakutos handle, but it was still comfy to grip, and fit his hands perfectly, like an extension of his arm. This was his shikai, and it had finally been released.
The present day, where Kuroda is now.
Kuroda has become quite powerful in the years after gaining his shikai, and has matched nearly all in his squad in combat. He is able to overpower all but a few and even then they respect him for his talent and intelligence. During the Winter War he was injured from a previous excursion and didn't participate, which he wasn't happy about, but with the recent Arrancar activity in the Human world he has been able to get back into the fight. He has been spending a large amount of time in the human world because of this and as such, he has allowed some of the fine edges of his personality become slightly rougher and more interesting. He still longs for power, and is still denied it as he hasn't honed his skills enough, nor impressed the captains to make himself noticed. Despite all the fighting, he has only been able to collect a single Arrancar mask shard, and it is the center of his collection.
His Bankai was recently achieved through much struggle, and with his advancement in Kido, he has found himself to be close to the level of most captains in Seireitei, but keeps his Bankai hidden for the time being.
Name: Hadō #1 'Shō' (Thrust) Tier: II Class: Kido Type: Offensive Range: Medium (10m) Incantation: Begone from me! Description: Pushes the target away from the caster by a few feet at Bala speed with a small blast of energy directed from an index finger.
Name: Hadō #2 'Ken' (Tug) ** Tier: II Class: Kido Type: Offensive Range: Medium (10m) Incantation: Draw them to me. Description: The opposite of Shō, this causes a sharp tugging force on the target towards the caster at Bala speed. If unrestrained and off-balance, this can carry them a significant distance at equal advantages.
Name: Hadō #4 Byakurai (Pale Lightning) Tier: II Class: Kido Type: Offensive Range: Medium (30m) Incantation: Broiling black, fervent heat, be rejected! Description: The user gathers high-density reiryoku, which they discharge from both hand. Alternatively, they point at their target with their index finger and generate a concentrated bolt of lighting towards them. It's speed is x.1.5 faster than a Bala, unique to it.
Name: Hadō #6 Hyōsekkai (Hail Stone) ** Tier: II Class: Kido Type: Offensive Range: Medium (30m max range, cloud diameter of 3m) Incantation: The bitter chill of winter marks your demise! Description: The user raises one hand to the sky, and numerous, icy hail stones the size of one's head rain down on the opponent from a small cloud at Bala speed.
Incantation: The wallowing lotus pitifully clings to its ashes!
Description: The user lashes out with their hands at the enemy, creating orange flames that crawl onto the opponent's skin at Bala speed if contact is made. The flames slowly eat away at the flesh of the opponent, but are easily put out.
Name: Hadō #11 Tsuzuri Raiden (Bound Lightning)
Tier: II
Class: Kido
Type: Offensive
Range: Medium (25m diameter/length along the conducting object)
Incantation: Voltaic river, follow your course and charge!
Description: The practitioner generates an electric current through any object they touch, which damages anything or anyone which is in contact with the object the current runs through. It's runs through at Bala speed.
Range: Medium (Max 30m for 1 target, max 20m for multiple targets)
Incantation: Carry the arched fool to the gates of torn hearts!
Description: Fires a stream of electricity at the opponent at Bala speed which skips between targets that are within close range of one another. This can have a maximum of 5 affected targets.
Name: Hadō #26 Hidenkō (Red Lightning) **
Tier: III
Class: Kido
Type: Offensive
Range: Medium (15m)
Incantation: Raijin, mighty god of thunder! I call upon thee! Lend me thy hate, fury, and anger!
Description: A variation of Hadō #4, Byakurai that exchanges range for power, turning the lightning produced red in colour. As the range the caster attempts to use Hidenkō increases, the spell loses potency, becoming totally ineffective past 15 meters. It fires at half-Bala speed.
Name: Hadō #31 Shakkahō (Shot of Red Fire)
Tier: III
Class: Kido
Type: Offensive
Range: Medium (30m)
Incantation: Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, The sea barrier surges, March on to the south!
Description: Fires a ball of red energy the size a head a x5 Cero Speed at a target.
Name: Hadō #33 Sōkatsui (Blue Fire, Crash Down)
Tier: III
Class: Kido
Type: Offensive
Range: Long (70m)
Incantation: Ye Lord! Mask of flesh and bone, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Truth and temperance, Upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws!
Description: Fires a burst of blue spiritual energy at a target in a similar manner to Shakkahō at x10 Cero Speed, but over a wider area and with more power.
Name: Hadō #38 Hyōsekkai Sennari (Hail Stone Cluster) **
Tier: III
Class: Kido
Type: Offensive
Range: Long (50m max range, cloud diameter of 5m)
Incantation: Emperor of the North Wind whose blessings I seek, breathe upon my foes and let them witness true terror!
Description: An enhanced version of Hadō #6, Hyōsekkai. The user raises a hand to the sky and large stones of ice rain down from a small cloud at half-Bala. The hail stones swarm around the enemy until the user crushes their outstretched hand into a fist, and the hailstones all collide into the opponent at the same time.
Name: Hadō #54 Haien (Abolishing Flames)
Tier: IV
Class: Kido
Type: Offensive
Range: Long (50m)
Incantation: Heathen dogs of the Void, hark the singing of the sun king and retreat back to hellfire.
Description: Fires a blast of purple spiritual energy at Cero speed that will incinerate a weaker target completely and severely burn those at equal advantages when it makes contact.
Incantation: Lord, the shattered Vault! Pale the midnight rose. Silver rain, broken sky. Sigh the man's cry in the deep sepulcher of cowards. Carry the arched fool to the gates of torn hearts!
Description: Fires three bolts of lightning from the casters hands in a cone shape spread of 5m diameter, able to hit up to five targets that are within close range of one another.
Name: Hadō #58 Tenran (Orchid Sky)
Tier: IV
Class: Kido
Type: Offensive
Range: Medium (30m max range, diameter of 10m)
Incantation: Dusty feathers, raven beaks, make my wings! Tear into an angel's cloud, and flow the northern winds into a phylactery!
Description: A widening tornado-like blast is fired towards the target. The user's Zanpakutō is used as the focus of the Kidō, and is spun several times before casting. An Advanced or higher user of Kidou can bypass this flaw and use it on any part of their body.
Name: Hadō #63 Raikōhō (Thunder Roar Cannon)
Tier: V
Class: Kido
Type: Offensive
Range: Long (50m)
Incantation: Sprinkled on the bones of the beast! Sharp tower, red crystal, steel ring. Move and become the wind, stop and become the calm. The sound of warring spears fills the empty castle!
Description: Fires a massive wave of yellow energy at Cero Speed at a target. With incantation the spell gains a stunning effect based on the advantages calculated from the damage.
Incantation: Emperor of the North Wind! Frosted iris, shattered lake's surface, reflect the despair of the bitter chill! A solitary bell tolls atop the distant clock tower, seven chimes, heralding winter's wrath!
Description: The caster throws their arms back and then heaves them at the opponent, as if shoving a large object towards them. A strong, chilly gust kicks up behind the user before blowing towards the opponent and passing them by completely. Right behind the last of the breeze, hundreds upon hundreds of spear-shaped icicles fly towards the opponent at Cero speed, following the trajectory of the wind. With incantation, the icicles freeze upon contact and can cause frostbite at equal advantages.
BAKUDO
Name: Bakudo #26 Kyokko (Curving Light)
Tier: III
Range: Long
Incantation:
Description: Hides the target from sight by bending light. This Kidō can completely mask the presence and reiatsu of the target from detection but if any other combat technique is activated, this Kidou is overwhelmed and broken.
Name: Bakudo #37 Tsuriboshi (Suspending Star)
Tier: III
Range: Long
Incantation:
Description: Creates a star-shaped cushion of spiritual energy, which anchors it to nearby objects with "ropes" of spirit particles. It can stop falling objects, acting like a safety net.
Name: Bakudo #39 Enkosen (Arc Shield)
Tier: III
Range: Short
Incantation:
Description: Summons a large, circular shield of condensed reiatsu to block opponents' attacks. The user's Zanpakutō is used as the central focus of the shield. An Advanced or Mastered user can bypass this flaw and use it on any part of their body.
Incantation: Drink from the overflowing cup! Sate your thirst on the cursed wine of the gods, and blanket yourself in white funeral chrysanthemums!
Description: A large white orb of reiatsu appears above the caster and target, then explodes into a flurry of hundreds of white petals. The petals slowly float downwards, harmless in appearance and reiatsu signature. However, Kitai Rakka's true power is shown when the petals make contact with any surface. The stored reiatsu in the petals is released in the form of weight, and the feather-like petals now exert 100 kilograms of pressure each. They blanket over the target, crushing them with their combined mass.
Name: Bakudo #61 Rikujōkōrō (Six Rods Prison of Light)
Tier: V
Range: Medium
Incantation: Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six!
Description: Summons six thin, but wide, beams of light that slam into a target's midsection, holding them in place.
Description: A rod formed of energy is thrown towards the target before it disintegrates into numerous short rods which are used to pin the target to the surroundings and render them immobile.
Description: Binds the arms of a target. According to Ushōda Hachigen, physical strength alone should not be enough to break out of a number 60 (Tier V) Bakudō. However, Muguruma Kensei was able to free himself from this Kidō while in his Hollow form.
Name: Bakudo #68 Hibikiwataru (Resonate)
Tier: V
Range: Short
Incantation: The distant storm approaches! Ominous booming thunder signaling the incoming wrath of Heaven. The shattered Vault, torn asunder by Raijin's fury! Five chimes, rattling bones, the savage Raijin lets loose his fearsome roar!
Description: An advanced version of Bakudō #14, Hibiku. Electricity crackles around the user before a pulse of electricity in the shape of a thick pillar spreads out, delivering a nasty electric shock to anyone who is caught. The pillar barrier then explodes, sending foes flying.
HEALING
OTHER
Eishōhaki (詠唱破棄, "Incantation Abandonment"): is the skill in which a Kidō practitioner skips using a spoken incantation completely. While it decreases the time needed to release the Kidō, it drastically weakens the spell. This is applied as a 1-2 tier drop in the spells power depending on ones Kidou mastery, 2 for Beginner up to Advanced, and 1 for Mastered and above. However this also lowers the spells cooldown to match the lowered tier, so should for example a tier IV Kidou be cast with Eishohaki as a tier II, its cooldown will also be the same 0 posts. Kidou can be lowered to a minimum of Tier I this way. Thus any Eishohaki-cast spell without sufficient mastery as a Kidoshu member, or specific training as a non-member, becomes prone to misfire or simply exploding.
Any Shinigami is able to do this by default, but Kidoshu members unleash the same power as they would if they spoke the full incantation with how well they can do this dictated by their Kidoshu Perk Mastery. For other Shinigami to achieve the same effect, they must train each Kidou spell separately without incantations. [The spells noted to have this effect must be marked with a * on your profile. Ex-Kidoshu members can ignore this].
However regardless of a Kidoshu member's Kidou mastery level, they will not gain any additional effects when casting Tier V to VII Kidou if they use Eishohaki, only the spell's Tier will be full power. If they wish to gain any noted additional effects, the full incantation must be used. The same applies to non-Kidoshu shinigami, regardless of the spell used has been Eishohaki-trained or not.
Nijū Eishō (二重詠唱, "Twofold Incantation"): A class of Kidō Incantation where the Kidō practitioner mixes the incantations of two entirely separate Kidō spells together to save time and confuse opponents simultaneously. Using this will allow players to mix and match two separate incantations and fire the Kidou spells back to back, not at the same time.
Requires a rank of HL-A with Mastered Kidou for non-Kidoshu.
BATTLE SKILLS
Name: Inago Class: Hand To Hand Tier: VI Type: Offensive Range: Self-10 meters Description: When one has trained their legs to the highest level, they can deliver a kick of the greatest destruction. The user delivers a kick that breaks the sound barrier near a target. At the point of impact a massive shockwave is delivered, sending a supersonic boom through the air. This wave shields the leg from the impact, and allows this kick to send attacks of equal or lesser tier right back at the opponent, this includes Cero-based, Kido-based, and beam-based attacks. This has a cooldown of 4 posts.
Name: Tsukiyubi [撞指, Thrust Fingers] Class: Hand to Hand Technique Type: Offensive. Range: Self. Tier: IV Description: By putting pressure into a single point in between two fingers, the user of Tsukiyubi can instantaneously blast somebody back with just a touch, sending them upwards of 50 meters away upon impact.
Name: Stance of the Dragon Class: Hand to Hand Technique Type: Supplementary Range: Self. Tier: IV Description: Stance of the Dragon is the ultimatium of stances. It is by far the strongest, having aspects to it that can outplay any of the others. When in this stance, one's spiritual energy literally flows over their entire body, coating their body with a form of spiritual scales, which deflect any abilities under a Tier IV or hand-to-hand under advanced in mastery rank. Ontop of this, while in this stance, the user is given a a set of energy claws along their hands, which cause hemorrhaging, and a 1.5x speed boost, the speed boost does not effect stepping. This stance, if broken, requires a two-post cooldown to pick up again, and can be broken by breaking through the natural defenses of the stance.
Name: Fading Strike (Atemi no Taishoku あてみ の たいしょく ) Class: Stepping Tier: I Type: Stepping, Passive Range: Close Description: A strike in the shadow, an image that doesn't exist. Applying his mastery of the sword with his unparalleled speed, Kuroda augments his strikes, be it from blade or hand, creating a discontinuity between the image one sees and the actual strike. The sheer speed of his attack makes it appear slower than it actually is, and the actual attack hits about half a second before the image of the attack looks like it will hit. This plays an opponent against their instincts, as they need to respond to an attack before their vision tells them to. This ability applies during the first attack made in the same post as a use of Kuroda's Shunpo.
Name: Lightning Body Class: Reiatsu Tier: I Type: Passive Range: Self Description: Due to the Electric Nature of his Spiritual Energy, a number of effects are bestowed upon Kuroda, their magnitude depending on his Reiatsu Mastery. The two main effects of his Reiatsu are the absorption of the lightning attacks of others, and the paralysis of opponents when they get close to him. To absorb attacks, Kuroda lets off a flare of reiatsu.
Name: Shunpo (Flash Steps) Class: Stepping Type: Stepping Range: N/A Tier: I Description: A movement technique that allows the user to move extremely quickly over short distances. The focal point that determines the basis of this technique is speed. Therefore what determines the level of skill in a user for Shunpo is best characterized by how fast one can get from A to B in the least amount of steps.
ITEMS
Name: Urahara Shop Wrist Communicator Tier: VI Type: Passive/Supplementary Range:/ 1000 meters diameter Description: A special device that was created by Kisuke Urahara at the request of Kuroda, this is a silver wrist strap with a large screen that is able to provide several abilities. First, this acts as an upgraded Soul Communicator, and is able to perform all its functions at an enhanced level, upping the range of hollow detection, allowing for communication to Seireitei from a longer distance and in between worlds. Secondly, it acts as a compact version of the Reiatsu cloak, dispensing a clear version of Urahara's reiatsu stealthing cloak around him eliminating all traces of his presence from sensors, artificial or organic. Lastly there is a compartment on the side which, twice per fight, can administer a pill to Kuroda which induces a burst of reiatsu, increasing the power of his next Reiatsu ability by 1 tier up to a max of Tier VI.
REIATSU FEATURES
Kuroda's Reiatsu appears as a solid black aura, flecked with white.
Due to the Electric Nature of his Spiritual Energy, a number of effects are bestowed upon Kuroda, their magnitude depending on his Reiatsu Mastery. The two main effects of his Reiatsu are the absorption of the lightning attacks of others, and the paralysis of opponents when they get close to him. To absorb attacks, Kuroda lets off a flare of reiatsu.
In its sealed form Souzousha no Arashi is a single katana nearly 72 inches long (54 inch blade, 18 inch handle) The handle and sheath are both black, and the guard and pommel are both gold/ bronze. The guard itself is sort of a rectangular shape, with two small outcroppings on the short sides of the rectangle. Where the blade meets the guard there are two white ribbons coming out of the handle, and on the end of the handle there is a red tassel with small gold decorations down its length. The main oddity of the sealed form of Kuroda zanpakuto however, is the fact that it has two blades instead of one, they are parallel with each other with about three-quarters of an inch of space between them.
SPIRIT APPEARANCE
Souzousha no Arashi's spirit manifests as a young adult woman, clad in thick, Dragon Scale Armor. She has several bone protrusions emerging from for forehead and long white hair that frames her face. Her eyes are yellow. Along with her armor, she wields a dragonbone longsword and shield.
SPIRIT PERSONALITY
Unlike many zanpaku, Souzousha no Arashi's is insistent that she has her own name seprate from the sword. Calling herself Hibiki, she is highly warlike and enjoys a good clash with any other Zanpakuto. Unlike Kuroda, Hibiki always seeks to rush into battle, whether or not there is a plan. Because of this, she is sometimes at odds with Kuroda.
INNER WORLD The world which the spirit resides in is on a stormy mountain top, within a large, medieval-style castle. The palace itself is within a crater on top of the mountain and is often pounded on by fierce thunderstorms. Though on the inside of the palace all seems peaceful. There are times when there isn’t a storm on the mountain, however that’s only when Kuroda is uneasy, rather odd, I know. Hibiki often roams the castle, which is ever changing, and seeks more challenging training to further her skill as a sword. When at his most peaceful state, Kurodas' inner world will have several rays of sunlight that pierce through the clouds and create a faint rainbow across the mountaintop.
When released to shikai Souzousha no Arashi morphs into a distinctly different katana as most zanpakuto do when released. The Zanpakuto is much larger now, as long as Kuroda is tall, and the blade alone is 70 inches. It now looks more like a two handed sword than a Katana, however Kuroda is capable to wielding it with just one hand. The zanpakuto lacks a guard at this state, and the is now black and made of oak. At the end of the hilt, the pommel flares outward into a bell shape. Inside the bell there is a chain with a 12 inch dagger on the end, which has replaced the tassel from it's sealed form, and the chain can extend and retract rapidly and can be used as a secondary weapon.
SHIKAI ABILITIES
Name: Kougeki, Hibiki! Class: Offensive Tier: III Type: Range: Short to Long Description: Air is first sucked into the blade through the bell on the end of the zanpakuto, and then, while it is in the chamber, spiritual energy is added to excite the atoms and molecules to boost them to the plasma state of air, lightning. The time it takes to suck in the air and convert it is about the same amount of time as a single breath. Kuroda can continue move while the sword is "Inhaling." Once the conversion is complete the energy is then sent out the tip of the the zanpakuto as a jagged bolt of lightning which moves at about the same speed as a standard Cero.
Name: Fuusa, Hibiki! Class: Defensive Tier: III Type: Range: Short Description: Air is sucked into the zanpakuto through the bell on the end and quickly converted into a condensed form of lightning that can deflect attacks, it is then projected into a shield by Kuroda swinging his Zanpakuto. The lightning spreads out from the tip three feet on each side of the slice.
When multiple shields are formed if they are within two feet of each other they will "reach" towards each other and form a cohesive whole, but not if they are facing different directions.
The Shields can be created far apart from each other, but if Kuroda is more than twenty-five feet from any one of them, the shield or shields that is/are out of that range shall shatter and dissolve.
Name: Jinsoku Kougeki, Hibiki! Class: Offensive Tier: II Type: Range: Short to Long Description: This attack is essentially a modified version of Kougeki, however Kuroda alters the structure of the lightning created to trade off power for speed. This version of the attack is 10 times as fast as the original, but inflicts half the damage. The time it takes to suck in the air and convert it is about the same amount of time as a single breath. Kuroda can continue move while the sword is "Inhaling." Once the conversion is complete the energy is then sent out the tip of the the zanpakuto as a thin bolt of lightning, which is much more streamlined than the original, which is attributed to its speed, but because of how thin it is, the power behind it is much less than the original. Kuroda can hold up to three charges of this attack in his zanpakuto at a time, and can fire them in rapid succession. This lightning tech moves at half the speed of a standard Bala. The maximum range for this ability is 200 feet.
Name: Denki Dama Class: Offensive, Defensive Tier: IV Type: Range: AoE Description: The most powerful of Kuroda's shikai abilities, Denki Dama is a combination of both the offensive and defensive capabilities of Arashi Souzousha.
After charging, Kuroda disperses his spiritual energy around the target rapidly to envelop them without them noticing.
Once that is done the outer edge of the energy solidifies into an orb that is similar to Hihei, Arashi Souzousha, but instead of protecting on the outward curve, it contains the target by having the internal curve as the shield.
Finally, the remaining energy within the orb converts into lightning similar to Kougeki, and discharges into anything within the orb.
BANKAI
BANKAI NAME
KOUSHI NO KISHI
BANKAI APPEARANCE
Kuroda holds out his larger Shikai sword perpendicular to the ground and crosses the hilt with his dagger to release his Bankai. His appearance changes drastically, his Shinigami garbs being changed out for tough plate armor which covers each of his limbs. The armor is silver and blue in color and comprises of a body piece, two gauntlets, two greaves, armored boots, and a fauld, and a full helm.
The larger blade of Kuroda's Shikai reveals itself to be a shield, as it transforms into a shield to protect Kuroda, which is five feet high and a foot and a half wide, the edges of the top right and lower left corners are still bladed though, and he can cut with them with the same potential as his sword.
The dagger from Kuroda's Shikai morphs in a long Katana, fifty inches long, with a bright white blade surrounded by electrical energy. This proves that the dagger is the dormant form of his true offensive capabilities.
It's also possible for Kuroda to quickly change the pair of weapons into a single Nodachi, which is a two handed sword, and is 84 inches long, which gives him more reach with his attacks. He can still use his Bankai abilities while the Bankai takes this form.
In Bankai form, Hibiki of Kuroda's Shikai is replaced by a different spirit, Dōtekina, who is his true offensive force in Bankai. Dōtekina's appearance is much different from that of Hibiki's as Dōtekina is a large electric blue Dragon.
BANKAI ABILITIES
Name: Overwhelming Power Class: Passive, Buff, Compressed Tier: I Type: Range: Self Description: This buff is an incomplete cap left on the compression of power, causing for explosive torrents of reiatsu to surge around the user. This form of ability causes reiatsu sensing abilities to scramble when in the presence of the user, and also gives their overall speed, and strength a 3x boost (Not affecting steps) The prime perk of this form is to allow the wielder to release waves of energy with their sword swings of varying power (Power of each would be named on use) and increase the pressure of their reiatsu 2x.
Name: Daiichihōsoku: Henkō Class: Defensive -> Offensive Tier: Between I and VI Type: Range: Intake-Contact, Output-60 meters Description: Daiichihōsoku abides by the law of energy that "Energy is never lost nor gained, only changed in form." and by lifting his shield and projects a fifteen foot, by ten foot shield of yellow light, similar to that of Hihei, Souzousha no Arashi, to intercept the energy from an attack of the enemy's that is above tier I but below tier VI, the shield absorbs the attack for the same energy that was used to cast it, and then fires it out of the sword in the form of lightning, changing the energy from the attack into electric energy for Kuroda to fire. The energy paid both absorbs and fired the technique, and speed varies depending on the amount paid, Bala Speed for techs between tier I and tier II, Half Bala speed for techs of tier III, and Cero speed for techs of tier IV to tier VI.
Name: Dainihōsoku: Osoku Class: Passive Tier: I Type: Range: Contact Description: Dainihōsoku abides by the law of matter that "The friction between an object and other matter directly affects the speed at which that object moves, the greater the friction, the slower the object moves give the same force." With each contact an object makes with the blade of Koushino Kishi, the friction between the object and the matter around it is increased greatly, reducing the speed at which the object can move by 1/5th for each contact. This lasts until A) Kuroda reseals his Bankai, B) The object is changes into an energy state removing the effect due to how little the friction of energy is, C) Kuroda is knocked unconscious, or D) Kuroda willingly releases the effect. The way to counter the effect is simple, either don't touch the blade of Kuroda's bankai, or have a zanpakuto that can fulfill requirement B above or be difficult to hit. The slow effect can be relinquished over time if the object it kept from contacting Kuroda's, and for every three posts this requirement is fulfilled, the effect wears off by 1/10th.
Name: Daisanhōsoku: Sōshin Class: Offensive Tier: VII Type: Range: AoE (100 meters wide, its centerpoint forming anywhere within 150 meters of Kuroda) Description: A more advanced version of Denki Dama brings together several properties of energy and matter to attack the opponent and defend Kuroda. First, spiritual energy is released in a high density form to create a large ball of energy around the opponent 30 meters across. This orb contains them within it by having the inside be a powerful shield. Then, the technique follows the law of energy that "Energy moves from where there is a high concentration to where there is a low concentration" specifically, where there is a high concentration of Kuroda's own energy, IE the sphere, to where there is a low concentration of Kuroda's energy, the target, and changes all of Kuroda's energy that went into making the orb into the offensive portion of the ability, a massive charge of electricity that charges through all that were within the bounds of the orb.
Each use of the ability launches a single barrage of lightning, which covers the entirety of the inside of the sphere over 2 posts, 1 where it fires, the next where it concludes. These fire at Cero speeds.
Name: Yousou no Ryuu Class: Tier: I to VI Type: Supplementary Range: Self, Short-Long Description: By tapping into the light around him Kuroda is capable of controlling and manipulating the photons around him, changing them freely between wave and particle form. All forms of photons are within Kuroda's control with this ability. By manipulating the photons and what form they take, Kuroda can make just about anything with them, albeit anything created glows brightly from the particles it is made of. Objects can be created such as chairs, shields, swords, a bow, or anything really. Offensive/Defensive wise Kuroda could create/manipulate energy waves, arcs, barriers or even binds. If another being controls light, Kuroda can cancel out their ability with an equal amount of energy exerted.
Anything at or over tier IV moves at Cero speeds. Anything at tier III moves at half Bala speeds. Tier II moves at bala speeds. The largest dimensions that things made with this ability can be is 6400 cubic feet, 40 by 40 by 40 as it would be. Tier I objects can be maintained indefinitely. At Tier II these can last up to 8 posts, and the duration goes down by one post per tier above II. The cool down for objects at tier IV is 12 posts, and goes down by two posts for each tier above IV.
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