Warning: History and Abilities charts all the way back to my days in BSS (spanning about 2 years ago.) and in Sereitei. If you have any questions about anything below, feel free to PM me... ^^ Thank you.
"Of course you’re there. Death is always there. So why was I afraid? Your leap is swift. Your claws are sharp and merciful. What can you take from me which is not already yours? . . . Everything I have done until now has been fruitless. It has led to nothing. There was no other path except that it led to nothing—and before me now there is only one real fact—Death. The truth I have been seeking—this truth is Death. Yet Death is also a seeker. Forever seeking me. So—we have met at last. And I am prepared. I am at peace. Because I will conquer death with death..." --Bruce Lee
Name: Yomiko Shihouin
---Full Name: Sakurako-Yomiko Anastasia-Lindiwe Shihouin
Aliases/ Nicknames: --Captain Yo-Yo|| Yomi||Gran-Gran/Grandma||Lindiwe|| Yomiko Shihouin-Kimishima
Age: Appears To Be 27 [But she doesn't let anyone know her real age]
Reiatsu Colour: Silver
Race: Vizard
Vizard Class: A-Class
Seat: Former Unseated Officer of the 13th Division||Former Vice-Captain of the 2nd Division||Former Tenshi-Heisoban of the Shihouin Family||Former Vizard-Captain of the 2nd Division
Current Job: Up-and-coming Tennis Star. [Won one Grand Slam. biggrin ]
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 125 lbs
Medical Issues: Pulmonary Embolism
Personality:
Academy Days: Yomiko can be described as a little bit 'off' by most folks. The girl has no type of street smarts whatsoever due to her circumstances as a noblewoman. She is a bit eccentric, becoming most interested in then wildest things. She is a bit of a dreamer, her imagination has no limits. Yomiko is not really extroverted and prefers not to associate with most noblemen due to their overall attitude. Someone can describe her as a quiet one, but when she gets around a person she is familiar with, she can act really goofy. In her spare time or even in class, Yomiko enjoys making obscene doodles of people, showing her innate drawing ability. This girl has alot of hope, which someone would find a bit annoying at times, because of her circumstances with PE. Even though with Pulmonary Embolism, she knows that her life expectancy is shorter than others, so she doesn't let anything phase her and just goes with the flow. Honestly, Yomiko wants the most out of life before PE catches her off guard.
+In this stage, she was very self-conscious and had a bit of a low self-esteem.
During Her Vice-Captain/Marriage Days:
Yomiko is very imaginative, her mind knows no boundaries. She often is portrayed as clueless, but that is not her nature. She sticks to her principles when it comes to combat and showmanship. She is one to ball up her feelings, not letting anyone know how she really feels about something until the time is right. Yomiko doesn't like fighting, but if she is required to, she will. Trust me, she will after she tries to negotiate with you, peacefully. She is open-minded, smart, lazy, and in dire situations she still maintains her gangsta despite whatever is happening. Though, she really isn't willing to do much for anyone else, she is often seen doing anything for those who are close to her. Yomiko is very skilled in Zanjutsu, Hakuda, and Kido. She can perform high kido techniques without chanting the incantations required to do so.
+The self-esteem still lingered in these days as well, feeling she wasn't adequate to do anything.
Captain/Current Yomiko: Yomiko, at this point, has matured over the last few centuries. Her clueless nature subsided, now aware of everything that is around her. The woman still likes to joke around and is still pretty laid back, but when it comes to her job she gets serious. She is a fan of the living world, during her excursions while she was a Captain, she often brought back little things with her. Unlike her previous self, she doesn't ball up her feelings but instead states her opinion/feelings then and there. Yomiko doesn't care what others thing about her, often taking the high road in situations. Someone can describe her as stubborn, which she is. Even though she can be difficult at times, Yomiko is quite the generous person; often opening her house up to anyone who needs a place, despite if she already has enough people in the house. She'd go out of her way to do things for people, even if they had wronged her in the past. The pain from her previous marriage and failed relationships still linger, though, but she manages to look on the bright side of things. Her disposition when she was younger is finally resurfacing. She likes to draw in her spare time when she isn't in training and conditioning or she likes to spend time with her daughters, Ame and Isabella. Oh, she loves to cook, too.
Theme Song(s):
Physical Description:
Academy Days: Yomiko Shihouin is 4'9". She has dark brown skin and piercing golden eyes. The girl has a child-like round face due to her age 'appearance'. Her hair is a rich dark sienna color. Yomiko's hair varies during her moods, which could be ranging to a vary outrageous hairstyle to something more tame. But most of the time, the girl wears her hair in a high ponytail with an overly large emerald bow, which clashes with her crimson academy uniform. She doesn't have then curves of a woman, but the stature of a young adolescent girl her age (on average). Yomiko wears a small circular jade pendant, encased in a thin, sterling silver outline. On the front of the jade stone, there are is an engraving of a dragon in the stone. This was a gift from her grandfather sometime ago. She wears the traditional academy uniform without any type of adjustments.
During Her Vice-Captain/Marriage/Captain Days: Yomiko Shihouin is 5'6". She has dark brown skin and piercing golden eyes. Her hair falls down her back and almost reaches her 'backside'. Yomiko has a curvy and fit body that is rarely seen because of some of the baggy clothes she wears. She usually wears her hair down, and on rare occasions she ties it in a ponytail. On her shoulder, there is a tattoo with the Kanji 'Hope'.
Her Shinigami Uniform isn't like the others. She doesn't wear the Kosode but like other shinigami she does wear the Hakama pants. Replacing the Kosode, she sometimes could be found wearing a dark hoodie or even a regular jacket with a matching tank top. Or, depending on her mood, she might just wear something casual, such as a T-Shirt and some jeans or something. It's not often that she is found wearing her Captain's Haori. The woman wears her Zanpaku-to on her back, in a similar fashion like Hitsugaya. Now, Yomiko wears fingerless gloves that resemble the ones that Kaname Tosen wore when he was in the Soul Society.
Current Yomiko: Yomiko's appearance hasn't changed much since she left the Soul Society. The woman often wears human clothes and whatnot, blending in with human society.
Zanpakuto Name and Sealed Description: Persephone - Persephone is a long Odachi reigning 67 inches long in length. Because of the length, Yomiko usually doesn't carry her sword around with her. If she does, she usually carries the sword is carried on her back or shoulder via a brown strap. The sheath of Persephone is obsidian with the Kanji 'Hell' inscribed largely near the guard of the sword. The guard of the sword is in a rectangular form, with for small bells attached to the ends. The Hilt is wrapped in a long red, tattered cloth that feels like the material from a female Shino-Reijutsuin uniform.
Zanpaku-to Spirit: Persephone is a 'sculpted' woman standing at a staggering height of 6'5". Her body resembles one of a light weight body builder, her muscles are quite toned as well as her abs. The woman is quite pale in comparison to others, given the lack of sunlight in her realm. Persephone's hair colour is a midnight black; her hair is in the style of a mohawk, a long one reaching down the tip of her behind. Her orbs are a dark crimson colour and her ears are pointed up slightly, like an elf's. She has numerous piercings on her body, one on her left nostril, a tongue piercing, cuffs on both of her ears as well as several hoops, and other places that aren't mentioned. The Zanpaku-to spirit is literally covered in dark, tribal tattoos all the way from the base of her feet, extending to the very tips of her fingers to the very crevices of her face. On her wrists and ankles are worn shackles and rusted chains, that looked as though they have been broken and old. Her breasts are wrapped in bandages, providing a 'strapless bra' look. Her waist is wrapped in a large red scarf, which is tied to the back allowing the two loose tattered strands to hang. Persephone wears a short skirt that stops at mid-thigh. She wears no type of shoes. She goes barefoot.
Zanpaku-to Sword Type: Odachi
Zanpaku-to Element: Fire
Shikai: 'Prossimo a me... La dea di inferno...Persephone.' (Come To Me, The Goddess of Hell... Persephone..)
The Zanpaku-to's default form of a Odachi Sword turns into a long Ivory whip with purplish-black flames flaring at the end.
- 'Fiamma nera a mezzaluna...' (Crescent Black Flame)
The Crescent Black Flame allows the weilder to shoot a crescent like attack of black flames towards the weilders opponent from the flaming end of the whip.
- 'Mille pugnali neri della fiamma..' (Thousand Black Flame Daggers...)
In a similar manner of the Crescent Black Flame, the whip releases a black flame attack. The black flame appears as so, but it soon materializes into a multitude of dark daggers.
- Una frusta di fuoco… e una catena della frode… ROTTURA... (A whip of fire... and a chain of deceit... BREAK)
The Initial Whip turns into a Chain Whip. It consists of several metal rods, which are joined end-to-end by rings to form a flexible chain. Generally, the whip has a handle at one end and a metal dart, used for slashing or piercing an opponent, at the other. A cloth flag is often attached at or near the dart end of the whip, and a second flag may cover the whip's handle. The flag or flags enhance a wushu performance by adding visual appeal, and by producing a rushing sound as the whip swings through the air. They also help stabilize the whip, enhancing the performer's control. This reduces the performer's risk of inadvertently striking himself/herself.
- Coda del fuoco… (Fire Tail)
The Cloth flag at the end of the Chain Whip ignites in a black flame, allowing it to be shot out at the opponent.
- Separato…
The Chain Whip turned into Two Chain Whips. You can still use the Coda del fuoco and other aforementioned attacks along with it.
Bankai:'Liberi le fiamme di inferno... Persephone' (Release The Flames of Hell.. Persephone...)
The whole area within a radius of Yomiko becomes a barren wasteland of hell. The Earth starts to take on another form, earthquakes start to make themselves known. The atmosphere changes greatly while she is in her Bankai stage. The sky becomes a pinkish hue as the ground begins to crack and crumble, eventually breaking itself apart to allow the scorching lava of the inner core to reach the surface on earth. Her Bankai is beyond dangerous, the extreme heat of it causes most opponents trouble while in battle, if they were lucky to see it. This Bankai can be truly considered the wasteland of hell seeing as it changes the atmosphere drastically to such a description. The whip transforms into a a scythe that has blades at both of the end of the scythe, facing the opposite direction of each other. The weapon was pull apart into three sections that are connected by a metal chain via the chain, the blade can detach itself, giving the appearance of Nunchaku. This scythe is actually a dark obsidian colour with electric blue symbols written all around it as well as on the chains. These inscriptions don't seem to have an effect on Yomiko's Bankai. In this stage, Yomiko can control the environment as she sees fit as well as gaining mastery of her element, fire.
+While in her Bankai stage, it is easier for Persephone to take over her body.
-'Inferni che fiammeggiano fiore...' (Hell's Flaming Blossom)
This attack allows the user to conjour up small little spots of black flames on the battle field. By each minute, the flames grow larger and larger until the wielder deems it necessary to stop the flames. This attack lets the weilder control the black flames and attack the opponent when necessary. xD
-'Gloria a mezzaluna più scura...' (Darker Crescent Glory)
This Attack, well, you might as well call it a larger version of the Crescent Black Flame. Only this time, the daggers are more sharper and deadlier. This attack can only be used if the weilder uses the sctyhe.
Pestilenza Iscrizione di Colui Tormented [Inscription Pestilence of the Tormented One]
Once Yomiko utters these words, the area around her becomes wilder and hotter by each second. The magma bursts higher into the atmosphere and the winds become more powerful. The writing on Yomiko's scythe begins to glow and pulse in a timely manner,to a rhythm of sorts. Cracks of the earth soon is filled up by the magma, seeping onto the earth and towards the Zanpaku-to's owner. As if the hot magma has a mind of it's own, it starts to crawl up the users body until it's covered the body in it's entirety. Once it does this, the realm seems to cool down drastically to normal temperatures, allowing the magma to cool down and harden on the user. In this state, the user is unable to move until a few moments later cracks in the obsidian [melted magma]. A blue light is seen from in between the cracks as more begin to form then suddenly a burst of power pushes the rock from off the user, showing the new form. The temperature immediately rises back to it's extremes once again. Yomiko is encased in an obsidian-type of armour, extending from her forearms all the way to the fingers, forming long talons that are at least six inches. Yomiko is now drowned in ancient electric blue writing, similar to the ones that were on her scythe. The writing is on her armour and her exposed skin including her face. Just at the tip of where the armor starts on her forearms, the obsidian extends up into the air, forming multiple 'branches' from the main point. The obsidian covers Yomiko's head, acting as though a type of mask. The 'mask' frames her face, allowing the face just to be shown and goes down from there. Her armour covers her breast area, but not her stomach area and down to the very base of her feet.
Note: While the armor is cooling, it will take 1 post for it to fully harden.
-Ire Afflizione [Wrath's Affiliction]
Ire Affizione is the one and only new attack after this new transformation. Ire Affizione creates a another visual transformation, the electric blue writing begins to glow eerily and starts to move slowly and brighter as time goes by. A ball of black fire forms in the palm of her hand, gradually becoming bigger until it's adequate to the user. The orb of fire that is shot at the user contains fire and daggers, similar to those used in the 'Gloria a mezzaluna piu scura' attack. The user shoots this blast at the opponent, which can render an opponent immobile, injur them really badly, kill them due to it's power and the opponents power as well. This attack costs alot of energy, leaving the user to faint causing the Zanpaku-to to go back to it's unreleased state. Because of this, it's rarely used.
+In This Stage, she can:
-Still have control over her element, fire and the magma.
-Her speed and strength is a bit faster.
-The Obsidian armor is hot to the touch, extremely hot.
-Still has her Scythe.
-Can use the attacks before the transformation.
Kidou:
Bakudo:
1. Restrain (塞, sai)— Locks a target's arms in place behind their back.
4. Crawling Rope (這縄, hainawa) — An energy rope entangles a target's arms.
9. Strike (撃,Geki) — Engulfs a target in red light, completely paralyzing them.
12. Fushibi: A net formed from an attachment point on the caster, can be small or large depending ong the reiatsu force behind it.
37. Suspending Star (吊星, tsuriboshi) - 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.[6]
58. Summoning of the Tracking Sparrows (摑趾追雀, kakushitsuijaku) — Tracks and locates any spiritual force the user focuses on.
61. Six Rods Prison of Light (六杖光牢, rikujōkōrō) — Summons six thin, but wide, beams of light that slam into a target's midsection, holding them in place.
62. Hundred Stepped Rails (百歩欄干, hyapporankan?) — 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.
63. Chainlike Desert (Sajo Sabaku)— The target is wrapped from the neck down in a thick chain.
75. Quintet of 1 kan Iron Pillars (五柱鉄貫, gochūtekkan) — Forms a cage made of five incredibly high and thick pillars around a target.
77. Heavenly Rickshaws in Silken Air (天挺空羅, tenteikūra) — Transmits messages to anyone within Soul Society.
81. Splitting Void (斷空, danku) — Creates an energy barrier in the form of a rectangular wall.
Hado:
1. Thrust (衝, shō) — Pushes the target away from the caster.
4. White Lightning (白雷, byakurai) — Fires a concentrated bolt of lighting from the caster's forefinger.
11. Tsuzuri Raiden: Imbues and object with an electrical current. The technique was used by Hisagi Shuuhei, by allowing the kidou to travel up the chain of his zanpakutou, Shinikaze.
31. Shot of Red Fire (赤火砲, shakkahō) — Fires a ball of red energy at a target.
33. Blue Fire, Crash Down (蒼火墜, sōkatsui) — Fires a burst of blue spiritual energy at a target in a similar manner to 31, but over a wider area and with more power.
54. Waste Flame (廃炎, haien)— Incinerates a target completely.
58. Orchid Sky (闐嵐, tenran) - A widening tornado-like blast is fired towards the target.
63. Thunder Roar Cannon (雷吼炮, raikōhō) — Fires a massive wave of yellow energy at a target.
73. Twin Lotus Blue Fire, Crash Down (双蓮蒼火墜, sōren sōkatsui) — Essentially a doubled version of #33, this spell fires two shots of blue fire with greater potency than the single-shot variety.
88. Flying Dragon Striking, Heaven-Shaking, Lightning Cannon (飛竜撃賊震天雷砲, hiryūgeki zoku shinten raihō?)— Fires a massive blast of spiritual energy in a fashion similar to a laser.
Other:
Tenraibotsu (Divine Death) (Taught by Kuro, himself.) - A technique created by Kuro himself. It is one of his most powerful attacks. It is incredibly difficult to control, especially for average shinigami. Recommended only for Captain level and above. This technique involves the user to focus a huge amount of reaitsu into their right hand, creating a revolving sphere, or by focusing the reaitsu into any weapon, causing the weapon to become engulfed by white twisting reaitsu. To fully charge this attack takes several minutes. Once completely charge, the user must thrust their hand into the opponent's direction. This releases an incredibly large blast of destructive reaitsu that will disintegrate anything it comes into contact with instantly. If charged into a weapon, simply slash it through the air, releasing a wave of destructive reaitsu with the same effect but with wider range. This technique usually leaves the user completely drained so this should only be used as a last resort.
Kyōmon: It creates a glass-like barrier which is difficult to break from the outside, but quite simple to break from the inside.
Hanki: This technique nullifies an opponent's movement by hitting them with an perfectly opposite surge of energy.
White Crawl (白伏, hakufuku): A Kido Spell that allows it's caster to destroy everything within a certain radius of him/her.
Shunkō[瞬閧, Flash Cry]: A technique that combines hand-to-hand combat and kidō. It concentrates high-pressure kidō energy around the body, allowing it to be fired at opponents. It can also be used to instantly neutralize an opponent's movement.
Senka [闪花, Flash Blossom]: a flash step combined with a spin to quickly move behind the enemy, followed by a strike aimed to destroy the saketsu chain and the hakusui soul sleep with a combination of two quick thrusts.
Utsusemi [空蝉, cicada]: Allows a person to move out of harms way by creating another image of themselves.
Skills:
Enhanced Endurance: =.=
Immense Spiritual Power: Yomiko is able to boast a lot of reitsu from herself.
Kidō Expert: As former Captain of the 2nd Division and the Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō, Yomiko is well-versed in a mastery of Kidō... like her best friend, Fuyu Arashi, former leader of the Kidou Corps.
Enhanced Strength: Despite her appearance, Yomiko is quite strong.
Master Assassin: As the former Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō, Yomiko is one of the foremost masters of the art of assassination.
Master Strategist: As the former head of her clan and ex-commander of the Onmitsukidou, Yomiko has shown herself to be a capable leader even though most of her antics show her as a bit 'off'.
Odachi Mastery: It is widely known that the Odachi is a long sword that was used for ceremonial offerings and the like. Because of the size of the sword, it proved to be a feat for someone who wanted to wield it. Yomiko is able to wield the heavy sword as if she were able to wield a normal Katana.
Shunpo Master: Considered to be the most proficient Hohō master ever in all of the Soul Society, Yomiko is highly skilled in the use of flash steps, a high speed movement ability.
Zanjustu: Yomiko is very talented in Zanjutsu. This is a bit of a sample of her Sword Play style. [X-Yomiko's style is Flying Snow's Style (The Female)-X]
Hakudou: Her Hakudou style is the Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Style [Made famous my it's originator, Bruce Lee.]
Kidou: She has a mastery of most Kidou techniques. She can perform high level techniques without the chants.
Physiognomy: At the time when she was an unseated member of the 13th Squad, her Captain took it upon her to teach her Physiognomy and Kinesics. Physiognomy is a skill that can effectively identify and analyze the features of the face that characterize a person’s personality traits.
Kinesics: This is the other technique that her Captain taught her. Kinesics is the reading of someone's body language. This includes movements, gestures, expressions and posture; all that convey something about personality.
Vizard Abilities:
Vizard Mask: Mask [Temp until I draw it.]
Sonído (響転（ソニード）, Sonīdo; Spanish for "sound") is the Arrancar equivalent of the Shinigami Flash Steps and the Quincy Hirenkyaku; it allows the user to travel at incredibly high speeds for short distances. Use of Sonído is punctuated by a brief static sound, in contrast to the "swish" sound caused by Flash Steps.
Garganta (黒腔（ガルガンタ）, garuganta; Spanish for "throat") It literally tears open the dimensional fabric separating the worlds, revealing a tunnel of whirling, torrential energy that must be focused and solidified to create a discernible pathway.
Cero: are high-powered energy blasts that can be fired from various body parts, such as mouth, tongue, hand or fingers.
Bala: (虚弾（バラ）, bara; Spanish for "bullet", also translated as "Hollow Bullet") The technique hardens the user's Spiritual Pressure and fires it like a bullet from their fist. It is seriously weaker than a normal cero, it moves about twenty times faster and can be fired at a much higher rate, but the damage is much the same.
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Hierro: (鋼皮（イエロ）, Hiero; Spanish for "iron") refers to the hardened skin of the Arrancar, which is a result of their compressed spiritual power. While their skin is strong enough to block even released Zanpakutou bare-handed, it is by no means impenetrable. Stronger Arrancar have proportionally stronger skin.
Negación: (反膜（ネガシオン）, Spanish for "negation") fields are used to rescue fellow hollows. Only the Gillian-class Menos have shown the ability to use it. Negación fields surround a target in a square beam of light that isolates the target from the dimension they are currently in, making it impossible to harm them.
Pesquisa: (探査回路（ペスキス）, Pesukisa; Spanish for "inquiry") is the Arrancar equivalent of the Shinigami ability to sense Spiritual Pressure. It functions similar to sonar.
Gran Rey Cero (王虚の閃光, (グラン・レイ・セロ), Guran Rei Sero; Japanese for "royal hollow flash", Spanish for "Grand King Zero") is a much higher-level Cero used by the Espada. It is performed by mixing an Arrancar's own blood with the Cero.
Bio: Yomiko Shihouin was born into the Royal Family, Shihouin. She had two brothers, one that was younger and another that was older. Out of her two brothers, she was the only one that wasn't adopted. Her mother was banished from the Shihouin family after Yomiko became sick when she was very small. It was unknown at that time that the sickness that she had would plague her for the rest of her life would have such a strong impact on her physically and mentally. Once her mother was banished, her father disowned Yomiko and wanted her to be killed. At this time, she was a small child and before her father could do anything her grandfather stepped in and opted to raise Yomiko; much to her fathers' displeasure...
When her grandfather took her in, she was very young. At the age she was, she was barely able to speak. He raised her from then, teaching her things that will stay with her for a lifetime. As she was being took in by her grandfather, her father wanted little do with her. He just ignored her like she was nothing and her eldest brother was constantly belittling her. When she became sick again, her grandfather began to shelter her more than she should've been. She grew up sheltered by the Royal Family, not able to do anything until she was enrolled into the Shinigami Academy. She was enrolled in low-level classes by her grandfather, who didn't want to stress her body. At the time, she did not pay any attention to this, since she understood that her primary care-giver was trying to take care of her. When she was at the academy, she soon learned that being a Shihouin in a class full of commoners and such was not good. Because of this, no one [the students] didn't want to have nothing to do with her. This lead her academy years to be lonesome until she met Fuyu Arashi. At first, her and Fuyu's relationship was rocky, since he was her tutor at the time and she did not want a tutor such as himself. The young girl would often try to avoid him at all costs to get out of her lessons. She even resorted into hiding into different hiding spots in order to avoid him but eventually the two grew close. Due to Fuyu's tutoring, Yomiko was bumped up into the higher level classes, which she met Kuro Kihaku and Usui Kuchiki. Another girl by the name of Michiko, that wasn't afraid to speak to her or anything. As expected, these three became fast friends despite their differences in status. For a time, this made Yomiko happy.
Michiko and Fuyu were a bit overprotective of Yomiko throughout their years at the Academy together, seeing as though she was a small girl who walked around with a cane. That was one reason. Another reason was because she was a bit impressionable and abit too naive for their tastes. Yomiko and Kuro's relationship once she was bumped into his class was a bit rocky at first, since he would make little comments about her and her cane. Sometimes, he would actually steal the cane. Fuyu and Kuro clashed alot because of Kuro's constant torment towards Yomiko. Yeap. It was rocky, but became rockier when she asked him to train her. Fuyu, on the other hand, was pissed that Yomiko went to KURO of all people to train her. They weren't on the talking side for a while because of this. That training was tough s**t, but it only made her stronger in the end. Once she got done with Kuro's training, she started to train with Fuyu... Yomiko and Usui's relationship in the academy was a bit off. The girl didn't know that the fellow nobleman was deeply infatuated with her but it was apparent that Fuyu and Michiko did. Because of this, they tried to keep him far away from her as possible.
Chaotic events followed her as she entered her last year at the academy. The year before, her youngest brother was murdered by her eldest brother, out of a fit of jealously. She witnessed the whole thing, not able to do anything about it since she was under her sick spells. The murder still reeled through her mind after wards, causing her to feel guilty about the whole thing. Her older brother, on the other hand, did not get in trouble for the whole thing, but instead he claimed that an 'assassin' had came to attack Yomiko and her brother. They all listened, but only Yomiko and her Grandfather knew the truth but remained silent. Months later, after this incident had happened, her older brother still taunted her with his rude names and such. He looked down on her constantly, the main reason was because of her unorthodox ways of being a 'noblewoman', such as befriending a commoner and other factors.
So one day, close to her graduation from the Shinigami Academy, something unexpected happened. While her and her friend visited one of the districts in the Rukongai, the two were ambushed... by her older brother and some of his friends. That's when they were attacked by the group. Though her friend was strong, her friend tried her best to protect Yomiko at all costs. With a stab to the heart and neck by two of the attackers (at the same time, I might add), her friend was killed. To remember her friend, at that time, Yomiko ripped the cloth from the girls' Hakama pant and wrapped it around the hilt of her Zanpaku-to.
Again, he got away with this as well... selling the family with the same BS story that he fed them when he killed their own sibling. Sick of the killing and the chaos that her brother has put her through, on the day of her Graduation, Yomiko decided to confront her older brother about the deeds the family had let him get away with. She thought if they wouldn't do anything about it, she will. Her brother welcomed the challenged with open arms... not knowing that would be his last time ever being able to be the 'tryant' to her. Though it was a rough battle, Yomiko killed him. She didn't bother hiding his body or anything of the sort, she just left it there and waited beside it until someone came for them. Once someone came, the guard escorted Yomiko to the 'council' of the Shihouin Family. [Her grandfather was on this council as well.] Staring at her long and hard, they decided her fate. At the time, since her grandfather was on the council, she thought she was going to get away with the murder with a small punishment, but alas she was wrong. She was banished from the Shihouin Royal Family, by her Grandfather (Who SUGGESTED the banishing). Feeling betrayed, she left the Shihouin without a word...
Though she graduated from the Shinigami Academy and was admitted into the 13th Division, she decided not to go into the Gotei 13 at that time. Yomiko had a strong feeling that the Shihouin Family might try something... especially with their influence within the Soul Society... So she resorted in 'staying' in the Rukongai for a while. Her days in the Rukon District Kusajishi were rough and harsh. She had no means for food or shelter. The girl resorted on living on the streets. Because of this hard life, Yomiko began to develop skills in thievery and such. She was breaking into people's homes and stuff... and that's when the Shihouin Family popped back into her life once again. Now, an assassin was after her and wanted her to end up being dead. The assassin caught her when she was walking on a dark night. The assassin almost killed her, until an unknown woman stepped in and saved her. Because of this woman's courage, this prompted her to go back into her rightful place in the Gotei 13's Divine Protectors Division. When she was admitted in, she tried to work around her sick spells and such. As she progressed in her training as a member of the Divine Protectors, she was one of the only few unseated members to gain her Zanpaku-to's Shikai and have a strong control on her reiatsu, which caught the eye of the 2nd Division Captain who recruited her to become his Vice.
Once Vice Captain of the 2nd Division, since she was so in-experienced, she had to learn most Kidou's that someone of her level should know. This prompted her to learn more Kidou, which would explain why she was so talented into that area. She also had to brush up on her Zanjutsu and Hakudou as well. When it came to her last name, she often set her subordinates straight by not allowing them to even address her by her last name or even bow to her, which she still does now. This is because she is not of the Shihouin Clan anymore, despite her last name. Well, as she trained and proved herself to the Captain, her Captain eventually trained her into learning Shunko, which she really doesn't have a full mastering of the technique. Soon, her days of being the Vice of the 2nd Division would soon be over which one of her sick spells caused her to leave her post as the Vice Captain of the 2nd Division.
A few months later, she came back to her post only to see that her former student had taken over the Division. This did not dishearten Yomiko, only made her happy. She was glad that one of her subordinates she taught actually became something. She met her former students in the training grounds, but the meeting was short lived when Yomiko fainted. Her student took her to the Vizard that she was allowing to stay in the squad. The Vizard healed Yomiko and for some unknown reason, out of randomness, she became his 'assistant' despite her protests. After most tests and so forth, he unwillingly turned her into a Vizard. After many 'adventures', these two actually decided to get married. During this time, while she was living in the world of the living with him, she encountered Tezuka Matsushima, who was then the third seat of the 3rd division. At first, she thought he was a bit rough round the edges, but got used to him as time went by. The woman listened to his stories about getting stronger, but couldn't help but get a bit uncomfortable. She never mentioned to him that she was a vaizard, which caused her to become a bit paranoid as they spent more time together. Finally, getting annoyed with his little rants about power, she introduced him to her husband who in turn... turned him into a Vaizard...
A few years later, her husband died. Not having anywhere to go, she snuck back into the Soul Society... disguising her 'new' self and got back in the ranks of the Soul Society. During this time, she [by her grandfather] was reinstated in her clan once her father 'disappeared'. She took over his position as the Tenshi-Heisoban of the clan, automatically placing her as the 2nd Division Captain. Even though she had used her blood to get back into the ranks, she did live up to the reputation people gave her. The woman was strong due to her training as a vaizard and whatnot. Yomiko did not use her Vaizard powers in battles, preferring to use the shinigami ones instead. She had various vice-captains and whatnot. At this point, over the centuries, she had become used to the Soul Society life once again. As the leader of a very influential clan, Yomiko did not follow the traditional rules but revolutionized how her family did things and why they did them. Most of her work was charity work. She did not hesitate to go back into the Rukongai, given her status, to help the less fortunate. Due to a very controversial experiment and investigation, Yomiko was banished from the Soul Society.
