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 Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 7:17 pm
Name:
Lerato DeClement (It’s Latin, and loosely means ’song of my soul the kind and merciful’)
Aliases/ Nicknames:
Lerato or Ace
Age at Death: 16
Age Apperance: 27
Physical Description:
Lerato was born in Greece, but spent most of his life traveling the world. He stands six feet tall and two hundred and thirty pounds with a fairly muscular build. His skin has a light olive coloring to it which stands in bright contrast to his magnificently blue eyes. His silver hair usually falls to his shoulders, though he has been known to go on rants about it falling into his face. After his rants he cuts his hair off. He is a strong bodied individual who tends to demand respect from everyone regardless of their status. Though sometimes overly cocky in his movements, they are always powerful, swift, and precise. Since he is fresh out of the academy he tends to wear the usual attire of the shinigami, though he has been known to wear a light blue color scheme.
Years have passed and things have changed. Though Lerato still retains his muscular build, and light olive tinted skin, his once prestine body is now plagued with scars, many of which were given to him by his Captain, or friends during routine spars. The most notable of these scars is a long jagged indentation from where the Red Man ripped through his stomach, liver, diaphragm and even the bottom of his lungs before ripping out, breaking his sternum. The second, and most seen, scar is a dark purple, semi-humanoid, dragon's claw that wraps around his neck. These two scars will forever mark him as Fefnir's student. However, more of his appearance has changed then just his previously flawless body. The Vice Captain has grown facial hair, stylized into a goatee, and cut his hair into a short look. Instead of his old blue tinted shinigami robes he wears white loose-fitting pants and occassionally straw tabi. He used to also wear a white blazer, but has recently discarded it.
Personality:
Lerato can be cocky because he was one of the higher students in his class, however that does not mean he is arrogant. He’s friendly, and loves to entertain people. He also loves a challenge which means he will usually seek out fights with seated members just so he can try to improve his own fighting. He also likes to hang around the captains so he can just listen to them. He has always believed that those who hold authority over you hold it for a reason, because they are stronger but more importantly, because they are wiser. When in training or in battle he is very serious and will do what ever it takes to win in the long run, even if it means pulling out before the battle is over. He is fiercely loyal and will never leave someone behind, even if that person is believed to be ‘lower’ or the enemy. He refuses to kill anyone, unless it’s a lower ranking hollow that doesn’t have the intelligence enough to submit. Otherwise he believes all intelligent beings disserve to live, regardless of their past crimes.
Biography/History:
Living History:
Lerato was born just outside of Athens, Greece. However, he and his parents moved shortly after his second birthday and started traveling the world. During his childhood he lived in Italy, France, and Germany. Once he was five years old when his parents moved to the orient and he started to learn various martial arts. Eight
years of tedious training later and he was told that he had learned all that he was going to from the masters, and that the rest would come from practice, and meditation. On his way home he saw animals frantically running for shelter. When he had reached his home in the village he was devastated to find it up in flame. A lone tear ran down his cheek as he watched the flames engulf his very being. Everything had been taken from him now… everything but the ring his father had given him on his tenth birthday. He decided from that point on he would travel the world and defend people.
After the death of his parents he flew to the only family he knew so he could live with them, his aunt and uncle in America. It had taken him all the money his parents had left in a trust fund, and a lot of talking for him to be able to make it, but he ended up successful. It was soon after that he started his new life of protection. It was far from easy sailing though since odd occurrences kept happening around him. He started hearing and seeing the deceased. He told his uncle this but was only met with laughter, then concern which led to him being sent to an insane asylum. A year later he was released, though the sights and sounds didn’t leave. On top of that people started seeing him as the clumsy insane kid. He would always be falling over something that other people wouldn’t see, chains connected to people’s chests and ribbons that were suspended from the sky and hung to the ground. Because of this he didn’t have many friends, and he wouldn’t make any of the sports teams despite his obvious athletic stature. Then, a few weeks after his sixteenth birthday, a few kids at his school brought guns. They were terrorizing the other students, killing them without mercy. After ten minutes the students made their way to where Lerato’s class was. They proceeded to kick down the door, but by this time Lerato was to his feet and was charging at the students. He was shot five times before he fell. Lerato fell to his knees, the only thing keeping him up still was the adrenaline which pumped through his veins which refused for him to die. In one last delusional effort for justice, Lerato pulled the silk ribbons that hung loosely around the culprits, ripping the ribbons in two. Lerato died that afternoon from severe gunshot trauma and loss of blood; the two students also died that night, though the cause still remains unknown.
Soul Society history:
Lerato awoke after what seemed like an eternity in a place foreign to him. Strangers surrounded him on both sides, gawking at him like he was some kind of mutant. “Do you mind?” He asked, sitting up. He felt strange, lighter, and much hungrier then he should have been. The clothes he had died with were gone, replaced by rags that looked to be better suited for someone from Feudal Japan. It only took a few days of him eating the district out of house and home for his ‘family’ to tell him to go to the Sereitei. Once there he explained his situation to the gate-keeper and was escorted to the Shinigami Academy.
Now he’s looking to join a squad, and while he hopes to be accepted into the First Squad, he would feel privileged to be accepted into any.
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Sealed Zanpukato: Achieved 6/1/09
:Zanpakuto:
Sealed State:. Zanpukato. The tsuka is Royal Blue, with a gold diamond pattern. The tsuba is gold with a lightening bolt pattern. The saya is Royal Blue with a gold lightening bolt pattern etched into it. Over all, his zanpukato is 65” long. The blade itself is 52” and the hilt is 13” long. At the base of the blade and Saya is a cloud with lightening bolt coming out just emerging. An odd quirk about his zanpukato is that it sings, nearly constantly, since he discovered it.
Spirit: The Queen
Pets: Roc and Peng
Inner World: Inside the Storm
:Shikai: Achieved 9/3/10
Name: Queen of the cyan Lightening
A Recent Change: Ever since Lerato’s last training session with Fefnir his zanpukatou has had trouble shifting from it’s sealed form into its shikai state. Worried about the sudden resistance, he decided to do some research and found that extensive trauma could make releasing one’s soul slayer a great deal more difficult. After an afternoon of jinzen, Lerato was able to force the truth from his zanpukatou spirit. Once he came out of the meditative state he was surprised to find two trench knives, one lying on each thigh.
Shikai appearance: After Lerato’s last training session with Fefnir his zanpukatou changed form to that of two trench knives. The left blade measures seven inches and ends with a gutting hook while the right blade measures six and a half inches and is double edged. Both blades seem to bare a high finish no matter how many times they clash with another weapon. The grips appear to be wrapped with blue leather. The knuckles to both end in three quarter inch spikes.
Release Phrase: Rage, My Queen
Shikai-Specific Abilities
Passive: As soon as his shikai is activated his base attributes (speed, strength, reflexes, and senses) are increased by a factor of three.
Azure Sparrow Strike: Lerato gathers electricity into the trench knife in question. Once the blade starts to glow. He then throws a punch where the energy is condensed into the point of one of the knuckles. The energy is then released in the form of a lightening bolt. There are two possible outcomes should Lerato decide to increase the amount of energy put into the attack. He can either keep the energy to one spike making the resulting bolt increasingly more powerful, or he can split the energy up to three times making four separate bolts of electricity. (Though no charge length is required, it does increase the power of the attack by fifty percent each post delayed.)
Cobalt Talon of the Storm Queen: The trench knife becomes electrified, and stores massive amounts of energy that is then released in an energy attack that follows the shape of the slash used. Should he decide to withhold the energy from being released the strength of his physical attack will again increase three fold. (Requires a 0 post charge length)
Sacred Cry of the Sapphire Heron: To buy time and catch the advantage against his opponent Lerato is capable of withholding the build up of energy. After a short charge period he is able to bring the knuckles of his knives together to create a small explosion that mimics the effects of a flash bang grenade, disorientating his opponents with a blinding flash of light as well as a deafening boom. (Requires a 2 post charge length, and lasts for two posts)
:Bankai: Not Yet Achieved
Bankai-Specific Abilities
Name: Her Majesty’s Knight, Guardian of the cyan Lightning
Bankai Appearance: A flash of light. A crack of thunder. A torrent of power.
With the final release of his zanpukatou the shinigami becomes garbed in a masculine form of The Queen’s armor. Starting from the top the armor consists of a gorget that looks as though it’s made from feathers. Accompanying that are a pair of espauliers formed of black metal with a feather pattern etched into them to protect his shoulders. Moving down he has a black one piece cuirass with white accents that resemble the ribs of his Queen’s pets that extends down to his waist. His lower body is donned with a cuisse and greave combo, also made of black metal, etched with a familiar feather design. The soleret that protect his feet end in three distinct talon-like points, and each have a wing etched into the outward facing side. Compared to the rest of his body the armor protecting his arms is rather lacking, consisting of only a thin metal armband on either upper arm, and a vambrace and gauntlet set protecting his forearms and hands with each finger of the gauntlet ending in claw-like points that follow the same motif as the rest of his armor. Add onto this the half inch spikes that tip each of his four knuckles on either hand and his gauntlets become a force to be reckoned with even without the added abilities of his release. Beyond his change in attire Lerato gains an ethereal blue glow to his eyes, as well as a more defined -even angular- appearance to his features and a slightly longer hair style.
Azure Sparrow, Killing Strike: An enhanced version of his shikai attack, Azure Sparrow, Killing Strike gathers electricity into his gauntlets at such a rate that those even ten feet away can feel the hairs on their arms being pulled in by the drag of static electricity. Lerato then condenses the energy into the spikes on his gauntlets. When doing this he is able to decide just how many times he wishes to split the energy (up to four times). The power associated with this attack is five times as powerful as his strongest bolt of lightening in shikai, and it increases in force by fifty percent every time the attack is delayed. This technique causes sever; burns, body spasms, loss of coordination, and disruption of the electrical signals from the brain. (No post charge is required, though it does increase in power significantly the longer the attack is delayed.)
Cobalt Talon, Her Guardians Fury: An enhanced version of Cobalt Talon of the Storm Queen where Lerato calls forth massive amounts of energy within the confines of either his gauntlets or solerets giving them an electric charge. He can then choose to do one of two things; he can choose to release the pent up energy in a powerful electrical charge that follows the shape of the slash used, or he can choose to retain the energy and use it to strengthen the force behind a physical blow, bolstering the power by another six times. Should he decide to release the energy he can manipulate the path the charge takes afterward by focusing on the surrounding and raising the energy levels of the atoms on the path he wishes the charge to take. Since this takes such a high degree of control he generally doesn’t do it, lest he leave himself open for a counter attack from a different opponent. (Requires a 0 post charge length)
Divine Call of the Sapphire Heron: An amplified version of Sacred Cry of the Sapphire Heron, Divine Call of the Sapphire Heron temporarily stores the massive expenditure of energy within the confines of Lerato’s armor. After enough energy is stored he is capable of releasing it in both a brilliant and terrifying show of power. To release the pent-up energy all he has to do is bring one of his gauntlets into contact with another item of self contained energy -be it his other gauntlet, an opponents face or stomach, or even the soil beneath his feet-. When this happens an apparition of Roc, a pet of his Queen’s, takes form and pushes the opponent back, circling close to them as it releases a blinding light in random pulse patterns and screeching a deafening sound. Due to the combination of random pulse patterns of light and deafening screeching the victim is left with; temporary blindness, temporary deafness, nausea, disorientation, and explosive diarrhea. However the worst effect of this technique comes if the apparition of Roc manages to touch you. Should this happen a sizable jolt of electricity is sent to the area in question, disrupting the brains natural electrical signals to cause temporary paralysis. (Requires a 3 post charge time and lasts for approximately 6 posts, depending on the strength level of his opponent.)
Special Accessories:
A ring that is a reiatsu copy of one that his father gave to him while they were both alive. He keeps it even now as a constant reminder of the things he had to go through. It fills him with hope when no other hope can be seen. A reminder of his morals and ethics, it can be said that this ring keeps him both sane and under control when he gets angry. He keeps the ring on a chain which hangs on his neck at all times.
Skills:
He’s an incredibly fast learner. He was one of the strongest in his class at the academy, as well as one of the fastest, but he always lacked concentration which affected his usage of Kido. When he was alive he practiced all forms of martial arts, but once he passed on they all seemed to blend together. He can go for days without sleep because he tends to meditate when ever there is a moment that he isn’t with others. He also practices gymnastics.
Abilities:
He has extraordinarily high reiatsu detection. It’s been that way since he was born. People often called him crazy because he saw people who had died. They also thought he was extremely clumsy, which is correct to a point. He was able to see his soul ribbon and the soul chains of those who were on their last leg. They were what he was constantly tripping over. While at the academy he learned the required Kidou, though once he graduated he only bothered practicing those he found useful and forgot the rest. During his time as a shinigami however, he has learned to love the spells and has even become a certified kidou trainer. He's also an excellent swordsman.
Kaminari Akuma: A technique developed after having learned shunpo. The basis of this technique is to wrap reiatsu around the toes and the heel of the feet, as well as the soles. One also leaps, much like a gazelle, instead of skipping as per normal shunpo. This allows for faster movement.
Shoushinshoumeino Kaminari Akuma: A technique developed after having mastered Kaminari Akuma. This technique acts as a complete body shunpo, allowing the user to move at speeds that far exceed that of normal shunpo. These movements apply to the entire body and allow for reactions at shunpo speed. The basis for this technique is to create wrap the feet and hands completely in reiatsu as well as producing a thick film across major joints (elbows, knees, shoulders) and infusing his reiatsu into his tendons and ligaments; using all those in conjucture to get the desired effect. This is only made possible, however, after destroying nerve clusters in these places so that the body's natural limiter does not come in to play. The down side to this technique is that extended use, over long periods of time, deteriates the muscles, and causes extensive nerve damage. Possible immediate downsides are exploded tendons, and ligaments which could paralyze him which is why a mastery of his reiatsu, as well as Kaminari Akuma is essential.
Powers:
Shikai
Bakudo: 1-73
Hado: 1-73
Reiatsu Detection
Shunpo
Kaminari Oni (Thunder Demon)
Shoushinshoumeino Kaminari Akuma (Demon of True Thunder)
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 7:22 pm
Special Updates
Achieved my personal zanpukato. - 6/1/09
Achieved Shikai. - 9/3/10
Underwent Kido Training 1. - 8/7/10-11/9/10
Underwent Kido Training 2. -9/14/10-11/8/10
Underwent Kido Training 3. -11/14/10-11/15/10
Underwent Kido Training 4. -12/7/10-3/19/11
Underwent Shunpo Training. -12/24/10-3/5/11
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 7:23 pm
Reserved for History/Biography
Living History:
Lerato was born just outside of Athens, Greece. However, he and his parents moved shortly after his second birthday and started traveling the world. During his childhood he lived in Italy, France, and Germany. Once he was five years old when his parents moved to the orient and he started to learn various martial arts. Eight
years of tedious training later and he was told that he had learned all that he was going to from the masters, and that the rest would come from practice, and meditation. On his way home he saw animals frantically running for shelter. When he had reached his home in the village he was devastated to find it up in flame. A lone tear ran down his cheek as he watched the flames engulf his very being. Everything had been taken from him now… everything but the ring his father had given him on his tenth birthday. He decided from that point on he would travel the world and defend people.
After the death of his parents he flew to the only family he knew so he could live with them, his aunt and uncle in America. It had taken him all the money his parents had left in a trust fund, and a lot of talking for him to be able to make it, but he ended up successful. It was soon after that he started his new life of protection. It was far from easy sailing though since odd occurrences kept happening around him. He started hearing and seeing the deceased. He told his uncle this but was only met with laughter, then concern which led to him being sent to an insane asylum. A year later he was released, though the sights and sounds didn’t leave. On top of that people started seeing him as the clumsy insane kid. He would always be falling over something that other people wouldn’t see, chains connected to people’s chests and ribbons that were suspended from the sky and hung to the ground. Because of this he didn’t have many friends, and he wouldn’t make any of the sports teams despite his obvious athletic stature. Then, a few weeks after his sixteenth birthday, a few kids at his school brought guns. They were terrorizing the other students, killing them without mercy. After ten minutes the students made their way to where Lerato’s class was. They proceeded to kick down the door, but by this time Lerato was to his feet and was charging at the students. He was shot five times before he fell. Lerato fell to his knees, the only thing keeping him up still was the adrenaline which pumped through his veins which refused for him to die. In one last delusional effort for justice, Lerato pulled the silk ribbons that hung loosely around the culprits, ripping the ribbons in two. Lerato died that afternoon from severe gunshot trauma and loss of blood; the two students also died that night, though the cause still remains unknown.
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Soul Society history:
Lerato awoke after what seemed like an eternity in a place foreign to him. Strangers surrounded him on both sides, gawking at him like he was some kind of mutant. “Do you mind?” He asked, sitting up. He felt strange, lighter, and much hungrier then he should have been. The clothes he had died with were gone, replaced by rags that looked to be better suited for someone from Feudal Japan. It only took a few days of him eating the district out of house and home for his ‘family’ to tell him to go to the Sereitei. Once there he explained his situation to the gate-keeper and was escorted to the Shinigami Academy.
To be continued later.
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 7:32 pm
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 7:33 pm
Reserved for Bankai Training and Achievement
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Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:37 am
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:43 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 6:28 pm
Graphs For The Win Much thanks to Fighting Fefnir and COVrock for making it! blaugh
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