Post by Stour on Aug 13, 2009 14:15:47 GMT -5
Name: Mankai, Anei
Age: 247 {Early 20s}
Gender: Male
Personality:
Skill Level: Swordsmanship: Advanced
Skill Level: Shunpou: Intermediate
Skill Level: Hand-to-hand: Intermediate
History/Background:
Age: 247 {Early 20s}
Gender: Male
Personality:
Anei is definitely someone who likes to be noticed. Loud and fun-loving, he'll often say things just to keep people smiling. He tends to flirt with almost any girl he meets. Almost might be a little generous, as well. As far as he is concerned, his only purpose in life is to enjoy himself as much as possible, regardless of what anyone else may think of his outlook.Appearance:
Despite looking like he's a bit too, well, loud and stupid, he always remembers his appointments, and knows who is real friends are. And, he is fiercely protective of them, should it come to that.
A strange little twist is that Anei likes to escape off to the human world as much as possible, convinced that human girls are much more fun to flirt with, as they're often far less serious than shinigami girls.
His often trips to the human world have led him to becoming adept in a few rather odd things, none of which are considered overly important as a shinigami. He is very good with odds, as he often stumbled off to a casino late at night. And he picked up, after watching a show, on just how much fun 'magic' can be, and is very, very good with several tricks, especially those involving sleight-of-hand.
In combat, Anei will tend to dodge as much as possible, putting off the point that he will actually have to try for as long as he can withstand it. As a result of this, he is often wounded in combat. He simply feels that it is unnecessary to stoop so low, unless he has to.
He won't be earnest in combat until he is either hit, or someone he knows is threatened. Those are two surefire ways to make him attack earnestly.
Underneath this external layer of hilarity and wit, he is a person of deep thought, always pondering and questioning, but knowing raising this thoughts and questions to the surface would mean a boring life, he simply pushes them away. He often spends nights reading books on history, especially human history, which he finds very interesting.
His outgoing personality coupled with his very lazy attitude towards paperwork makes him a not-so-great candidate for higher ranks, however his patience coupled with his prodigious skill with Kido and Swordsmanship, and quick skill gain with his own Zanpakuto make him an excellent instructor and choice for a leader.
A tall, thin man, being six foot four, and weighing only 170 pounds. He doesn't look to be much of a challenge in combat, as he is always dressed in as little of his uniform as possible, preferring human clothes so long as he can get away with it. For example, he wears sneakers instead of sandals, and is often wearing a full get-up of human clothes under his robes. He feels it's more comfortable, wearing jeans and a t-shirt, than wearing robes all day.Zanpakuto Spirit:
His long hair is almost always tied back in a ponytail, and is almost pure white, having only a few streaks of black in it. His eyes are both cold grey, offering almost no color forth. He is very conscious of his appearance, and knows he acts more attractive than he is, even if just slightly, but finds that to be the fun of it. His skin is naturally very pale, though it is usually a few shades darker as he tans with being about and out so much.
He isn't very expressive with his body when speaking, often letting his tones or silences do the work, allowing him to lean back, or use his hands for things that have nothing to do with groping. I swear.
His Gigai outfit consists of a loose-fitting gray t-shirt, with a white shirt, unbuttoned, over it, and just slightly-too-big plain jeans. In his Gigai he will wear his hair down, so that it runs just past is shoulderblades, its odd color gets him many odd glances down on Earth.
Afterglow is a small, calm woman, whose voice seems to ring and hang in the air. She is fleet of foot, moving far faster than any being could dream of, and her pale, untarnished skin always seems to glow.Sealed Zanpakuto:
Her eyes are solid light, and seem to be almost gaseous, leaving trails behind their path of movement. Her hair is pale white, and also seems to glow lightly, and bounces slightly moreso than a normal person's.
If Anei would be to describe her, he would say she is the most beautiful thing he's ever seen. Mostly because, she is is exact view of beauty, she knows this, as well, and uses it when he is present in his world, to try and bend him to do what she would in any situation, which often forgoes the enemy, and would be to carve right through them.
The world that Afterglow resides in is a place of little light, seemingly a cavern, though no floors, walls, or ceilings are apparent, it gives off the feeling due to the sheer size. Small specks of light can be seen in random places, always seemingly just out of reach, seeming to move away when Anei tries to reach for them.
In her sealed state, Afterglow already begins to be different, the edge of the blade itself is extraordinarily reflective, and is serrated, giving it a sinister edge against flesh. For this reason, Anei will often do combat with Afterglow sheathed, until either the sheath falls off, the opponent removes it, Afterglow herself becomes annoyed (Which has happened before), or Anei is forced to. The sheath is pure white metal, surprisingly shows no battle scarring, as well. The hilt guard looks like a curved 'X', forming into a circle. The hilt is colored in a white//yellow pattern, until the end, which has a small star seemingly drawn onto it, in black. As a sidenote, the blade is 4' long, hilt is 1.5', often held in one hand.Shikai Description:
To Remain, Afterglow.Shikai Abilities:
The initial changes are obvious, a shimmering viscous liquid falls off of the blade, looking as if it were falling into nothing, seemingly evaporating into nothing after rolling over his hand. The occurance itself is often considered beautiful.
Once the sword is finished morphing, the evaporated metal returns around his fist, still looking as a liquid, almost oil-like in coloration, constantly moving, and changing. The blade itself is only visible at times of movement, and only right at the start of the arc, as it gives off a slight glimmer, being made of 'solid' light. The blade is now straight, as is the hilt, though that is hidden under the metal.
Since it's somewhat an ability, I will place this here. As someone who doesn't enjoy combat too much, his shikai is perfect for him. The blade of light when invisible cannot actually damage flesh, though has the capability to cause the pain of the wound that SHOULD have occured. Though, he does rarely use that, often, when the blade is clear, he will tone the power to such that it will only feel like a hot pinch running across the skin. The blade in this state is still perfectly capable of parrying attacks.Bankai Description:
The shikai has strange abilities, that would often be overlooked, but Anei loves them, feeling they are perfect.
This ability has no name, as it's simply the honing of the blade with his reiatsu, the norm being invisible and good for parrying, and not for striking. He does strike with it, to show his superiority, when he must. Sort of a, "See how easily I could have killed you?" thing. The blade has the potential to be honed to a blinding bright, which glows with heat and light, leaving an after-image behind itself. I believe the ability is important to mention, at its fullest strength, the blade's light particles are moving so fast they can actually pass through other zanpakuto, rendering an average defense futile, dodging becoming necessary.
As mentioned, however, he will use that ability only rarely, in fact only having used it twice before.
The real ability is Flow
This ability causes a spear-like burst of bright white light to shoot forth from the tip of the blade, wherever it may be pointed at the time. The spear moves wickedly quickly, and can carve through flesh very easily, leaving a cauterized wound behind it. It is roughly 2' long and no wider than Afterglow is. The spear can also meet with other attacks, and counter/disperse/weaken them in flight, depending on the met attack's strength.
Unfurl the Heavens into My Reach, Bankai.Bankai Abilities:
When released Anei is surrounded by a glowing mist, which actually reflects all attacks from ever reaching him, but only for the few seconds of initial release.
When the mist fades away, a glow remains on Anei's skin, which gives off light for the duration of the bankai. Afterglow is changed as well, now an undecorated blade, appearing to be pure metal with not even a guard or hilt, however the blade is made up of light. Anei's eyes now resemble Afterglow's eyes, leaving the trails behind them, and showing nothing but bright light. The black from Anei's hair is gone, his hair pure white and apparently luminescent, and very light, flowing as it is now freed from the ponytail. His clothes change to become pure black, contrasting hardly with his now pale skin giving off light.
When moving, the light seems to trail behind him, giving the illusion of much faster movement, even though he rarely moves faster than a walk, save for shunpo, in bankai.
The more reiatsu he releases, the more his body seems to light up, and even the air around him will begin to glow, even in the absolute absence of light, his aura will bring light to him.
First ability:Skill Level: Kidou: Advanced
Illuminate causes Afterglow to pass through other blades, and other blades to pass through it. Much like the original most powerful Shikai state, though permanent, and less pretty. It vibrates at such a rate, and is so hot that it actually cauterizes wounds it causes, much like Flow.
Second ability:
Flow
Again, this ability creates a light-bases attack, but this time instead of a spear, it's more like a blast from an air-gun. The blast emerges from the hand that is holding Afterglow at the time, and causes an extremely hot blast of light that burns remarkably bright white to launch forward. This time, however, it will dissipate on impact, like a grenade, before causing damage. The attack itself is roughly the size of a beach ball, and the explosion encompasses an area of roughly 6 feet in every direction from the impact point, though if it misses it will just dissipate before long.
Last:
Carve Out is a bit more sinister, and horribly more beautiful. Anei calls the phrase "Carve Out", and his blade appears to vibrate in his hand, and begins to glow as if heating from the inside. The blade then erupts in a flash of brilliant light, absorbing huge amounts of reiryoku from Anei, and gaining immense size, becoming roughly eight feet long, and rather thick, as the blade immediately becomes coated in white, blinding light. If eye contact is held with the blade, it can leave those little sun-spot things on your eyes, like when a flash bulb goes off or you stare at the sun too long. I hope that makes sense. When Afterglow is swung, there is a trail of pure light, which slowly furls into space, but can wind up remaining for up to half a minute on powerful swings. The pure light 'trail' is so hot it can actually cut skin, clothing, and even through bones. The blade and trails cannot harm Anei in this state, and will pass straight through him. Once instigated, this ability cannot be combined with other abilities of his bankai.
Skill Level: Swordsmanship: Advanced
Skill Level: Shunpou: Intermediate
Skill Level: Hand-to-hand: Intermediate
History/Background:
Anei was born in district 10, to a fairly wealthy family, into great condition. His father was a former Shinigami, and his mother had passed the opportunity to take on her parents' store, which is where their money came from. Having two parents who qualified to be Shinigami gave Anei a great chance, everyone seemed to think. Not everyone, however, was happy with that.RP Sample:
Just a few years before Anei would have been entering the academy, his parents were found dead, murdered. Anei was confused, his parents were good people. There was no excellent reason for them to be killed... His mother even had a bad habit of giving things to people who had not enough money. Anei's personality suffered for this, but only one thing lasted. He never rushes to kill anyone. Someone might feel like he did when his parents were killed, if the person he fights dies.
Knowing he still needed practice before entering the academy, Anei took to wandering the districts with a sword his father had forged. Not a zanpakuto, it was nothing special, but it was weighted perfectly, and its edge seemed to glow in the light. Anei stopped many crimes, only ever having to kill the person twice, when they would not cease their attempts. Though, he did cut several criminals hands off to serve as punishment, he did not consider that a bad thing.
It was easy for him to live out here, the people he had protected would give him free food, and allow him to spend nights whenever he was around. This allowed for the few years before he was ready to try for the academy to pass with little hitch, and much training.
When he joined the academy, a difference was immediately apparent in his skill with Kido, and blades. Though, at first he did have difficult getting the hang of Shunpo, he caught on before some others, still. However, his skill with a blade was caught onto early enough, and he was observed closely for his skill with blades, which was complimentive of his Kido techniques. Though he knows his skill with Hado is greater, he favors Bakudo. He views it as a way to finish a fight with no wounds or pain. As a little side note, he favors Rikojukoro, mostly subconsciously feeling it compliments him.
He finished his academy years near the top of the class, but after he was out of the academy... Well, his personality began to show through. He wasn't exactly the most ready-to-lead person there was, often preferring a backseat, but didn't mind taking control when necessary.
That seems to leave off pretty close to the present... Seeing as until he's seated, I'd be straight guessing at where he'd end up.
Anei's eyes scanned across a lush scene, glorious hilltops lightly layered with a pink field of linen. He then moved his eyes up to her face, and strolled over towards her. She was rather cute, really. He neared her, and called out to her, waving his arm in the air.
"Hey, beautiful!" He said, his voice ringing pleasantly, as if he was just trying too damn hard to get her to pay him some attention. She looked at him, slightly taken aback, raising her eyebrows and instinctively stepping back, and reaching into her purse. Anei simply smiled, and said, "Hey, I'm just here for some friendly conversation with the most beautiful thing I've seen all day!"
She, apparently, didn't find that to be a good enough reason. All of a sudden, his eyes were on fire, and he was on his knees. She was beautiful, AND fast! Perfect! The mace was buried deep in his eyes, and he couldn't get them open for anything. A few seconds of intense tearing up of his eyes later, and he was on his feet, just in time to watch her turn the corner.
"Damn," Anei muttered, spinning in place, wondering how nobody else had noticed what just happened. "Foiled by Pepper Spray again..."
He looked around himself, only a few more people were left on this street, and one of them happened to be just as beautiful as the last girl!
He marched over, going for a different attempt, smiled at her, with a nod of hid head, only to be knocked in the head moments later. Apparently, she was not here alone.
"What the hell you oglin' my girl for, asshole?" the man said, and it should be mentioned he was a very buff man about Anei's height.
"Your girl? I was just seconds away from telling her how lovely she looks in that red top, like a freshly blossomed rose.." As he spoke the end of his sentence trailed away, it should be noted that Anei doesn't normally flirt so descriptively as that, it was an attempt to fluster the girl, and annoy her boyfriend more.
It worked, she blushed and hid her face as she scurried off in a rush. The man swung at Anei again, instead of meeting face, he met hand. "Size isn't everything, friend." Anei said, before pushing him, perhaps a little too hardly, humans are such weak creatures, after all. The buff man fell down and Anei walked off chuckling. At least it hadn't been a wasted excursion. The hollow menace was dealt with, and he even had time to chat up some eye candy.