Elijah Darlington [ Father, Active ] Venera Darlington-Whit [ Mother, Active ]
ᴏʀɪᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ﹕﹕ Heterosexual ᴍᴀʀɪᴛᴀʟ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs ﹕﹕ Single ᴏᴄᴄᴜᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ﹕﹕ Student ᴀsᴘɪʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ﹕﹕ Fashion Designer or Journalist
ʜᴀɪʀ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ﹕﹕ Brunette ᴇʏᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ﹕﹕ Green ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs ﹕﹕ Odelia has always been a fairly tiny girl for her age. Born prematurely, Odelia weighed a little over a quarter of a stone which worried the doctors, and while now she is healthy and thriving Odelia is virtually always seen as the pipsqueak in her group of friends, regardless of who she is with. Her physique will seldom change as she grows and develops - naturally thin and small-boned, Odelia has an almost fragile look to her that will transcend into adulthood, but as with most cases looks can be deceiving.
Perhaps the most striking feature on Odelia would arguably be her full lips and her flawless sun kissed skin, which sets her apart from most other girls of her age group and make it easy to pick her out from crowds. Her eyes, though naturally green, tend to have a sort of hazel tinge to it depending on the lighting. As far as her hair goes, Odelia will keep it long and keep it down in most cases. Where her style is concerned, Odelia is trying to develop her own sense of fashion and in her earlier years she will end up choosing the more casual and comfortable attire, but as she matures and understands her body and her curves a little more she will begin to explore different facets of fashion. At the end of the day, however, Odelia will always choose muggle fashion.
ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ ﹕﹕ Raised on the ideal that money is power and power is everything, it would come to surprise most for those who actually do manage to meet the heiress to the Darlington fortune. At first glance, Odelia may seem spoiled rotten, the bratty type that everyone loves to hate, the egotistical girl who surrounds herself with superficial friends. While this may not necessarily be untrue, those that are most perceptive would come to see that Odelia is far from happy. That being said, being bold and ruthless with a viper's tongue does little to help in that department.
Perhaps the one most important thing Odelia has taken from her upbringing is that they live in a cut throat world. She grew up on the principle of being ambitious, and fighting to stay on top, whether it be highest grades or best something. Not above looking down on others who are less successful, this can be attributed to the fact that Odelia was taught the only thing holding her back from success is herself - this particular teaching has fostered a strong, almost impenetrable will in the girl. At times Odelia may not be aware that she hurting the feelings of others, and at other times she just plain doesn't care, beckoning to her slightly egotistical self-serving side.
With her strong will comes a sense of hardheadedness: it takes a boundless amount of energy and effort to sway her opinions or tell her not to do something when she already has her mind set. Paired with her intense passion and ambitious nature, this makes it almost dangerous to be associated with Odelia at all, given that she is often more than willing to put it all on the line to prove her point if she really had to.
ғᴇᴀʀs ﹕﹕ Odelia has a very real and very irrational fear of the dark. ʟɪᴋᴇs
Sunlight Outdoors Beaches Travelling Power White Chocolate Peppermint Vanilla Victorian era Ballroom Dance Excelling Showing Off Men Romance
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Darkness Pure Silence Confinement Feeling Helpless Quitting Losing Playing Nice Hairless Animals Dirt/Being Dirty Snobs Wealth
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xxxOdelia was born into the illustrious and aristocratic Darlington family as the sole daughter of Elijah and Venera Darlington. She is of mixed ancestry with a lineage that can be traced throughout most, if not all of Europe on both of her parents' sides, but Odelia was raised in the United Kingdom on the family estate. Born prematurely, Odelia weighed only a little over 3bs, but with the help of modern medicine she to grew into a healthy little girl. Though smaller than most of the children in her age group, that never stopped Odelia from enjoying life, which was all her parents ever had wanted for her.
xxxShe was deeply loved by her family. Loved to the point of being spoiled constantly, in fact. Whatever she wanted, her parents would get for her with no questions asked, but on one condition: she was to be a good little girl and always listen to her parents. It was a life that any child would have wanted, really, but an unfulfilling one. To her it felt empty, artificial, and while she couldn’t quite understand it as a kid, Odelia never really felt home. Her parents, though they were trying as best they could, were terrible at parenting, and while she grew up to become a fairly normal child Odelia had managed to pick up a lot of their bad habits and traits.
xxxFollowing the arrival of Odelia’s invitation to attend Hogwarts, it was quite a shock for the entire family who had barely known of the existence of wizards and witches beyond pop-culture and stereotypes, yet they were prepared to send Odelia away if it was necessary due to the fact that Odelia, from a very young age, was sent around the continent to attended prestigious boarding schools. Despite this, Odelia is still fairly nervous and somewhat excited to be in a newer setting, but is afraid of what is to come of this ‘new lifestyle’ that she has to live.
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sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ﹕﹕ Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ﹕﹕Slytherin ʏᴇᴀʀ ﹕﹕ First
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Odelia is fluent in both English and French, with some knowledge of German and Italian. She loves Swiss chocolate Biking and Horseback riding are two of her main hobbies Chopin and Debussy are her favorite composers Odelia has always wanted to play the Queen of the Night from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte Odelia's face claim is Nicola Peltz
~Utsuha
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:19 am
─Basic Character Information─
Username: Forks Anonymous Character's Full Name: 冰玉兰 - Bīng yùlán
Pronounced: Beeng Yuuh-Lan (Written as Yulan Bing)
Alias: - Nickname(s): Lady Yulan, The Iron Dragon Age: 638 Birthday: August 8th Zodiac: Leo // Rat Gender: Female Blood Type: B+ Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Disabilities/Phobias: As a result of her upbringing, Yulan finds it hard to have real, deep emotional connections with anyone. She's incredibly amazing at faking a friendship or relationship, but when it comes down to whether or not she truly loves someone Yulan will almost always say no. That is not to say she is incapable of genuinely respecting others - Yulan has deep respect and true for the Shinigami who she deems are worthy of it, but any emotional ties that she may appear to have are all fabricated. As a result, she is fully capable of attacking and even killing her allies if they get in her way and show no remorse or signs of regret.
─Appearance─
Appearance: Yulan is a tall, well-endowed, picturesque woman with a toned, athletic body. She seems to have somewhat sharp facial features that make her look more arrogant or angry than she really is, which contributes to the illusion of her being 'The Dragon Lady' as her peers so lovingly refer to her as. Her hair is almost always done up in a bun style, though she may also do her hair in a ponytail or let her hair down depending on the occasion. She tends to use makeup to enhance her facial features and often chooses striking shades that force people to take a better, closer look at her out of sheer curiousity, such as the deep blood red color for her lips that contrast with the paleness of her skin. As the Grand Kido Chief, her attire is slightly different from that of a traditional Captain of the Gotei 13. She chooses to wear an altered and revealing Shihakusho that exposes her shoulders, arms and back, similar in style to the outfit worn by the Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō except with a major difference being that the bottom half is a dress and not loose-fitting pants. The outfit is bound at the waist by a strip of white cloth, though it generally can't be seen due to her red outer coat. Yulan's coat is the same shade as her lipstick and reaches the same length as her interior dress. There are golden Chinese-style silk knot buttons that run along the top half of her dress, but it is only clipped at two areas just above the belly botton to leave a wide V-shape which exposes the woman's interior uniform and the dragon tattoo on her chest. The coat hugs her curves in just the right places to accentuate her figure. Height: 5'11 Weight: 116 lbs Eye Color: Brown/Black Hair Color: Black Tattoos/Markings/Scars: The most striking feature about the woman is her namesake - the tattoo of a dragon that begins just above her left breast and snakes around the front of her bicep. Even when she's wearing her Kido Chief's Cloak, the head of the dragon is still visible and will glow a deep purple color when she uses Kido or releases her reiatsu. Unusual Features: -
─Personal Information─
Personality: Born as a daughter of noble lineage to the patriarchal Bīng family, Yulan was raised to be incredibly polite, soft-spoken, and every bit as high-class as they come. She was expected to uphold the family traditions and become the greatest and most obedient wife for a worthy noble lord. The decades spent towards her specialized training resulted in Yulan becoming emotionally disconnected with her surroundings and the world in general. She became an incredibly convincing liar and never showed any indication of her inner feelings of being trapped, or her depression that stemmed from the feeling of being a failure in the eyes of her parents.
Her personality made a dramatic change once her parents sent her away to the Shino Academy and she was finally granted freedom to express herself. It took some time to adjust, but she eventually became much more rebellious and free-spirited and acted less like the nobleborn daughter. Yulan claimed that it was during this time where the woman finally began to grow as a person and not as a mere object or familial commodity, and where she began to really find herself and open up to others. As she progressed through her studies and entered into the life of a Shinigami, Yulan became more playful, outspoken, blunt and, most importantly, loud. She found her voice and her drive to fight and nerve to fight back. Yet the one thing she was unable to unlearn from her upbringing was her emotional detachment. This, in combination with her strong sense of duty and honor make it easy for Yulan to act on absolutely any order that she is given, even if she must attack or kill her own comrades.
Hobbies: Reading history books, Calligraphy, Practicing the Guzheng, Training Favorite Color(s): Deep reds, gold, silver, purple, Favorite Activities: Drinking Tea, Playing her Guzheng in the Flower Garden, Practicing/Inventing Kido, Making Sweets Favorite Foods and Drinks: Lychees, Oolong/Puerh Tea, Pork, Noodles, Icecream, Generally any food with strong flavors Other Personal Likes: Alone time, Being around people she genuinely respects, A little R&R, Flirting/Toying with Men
Least Favorite Color(s): There aren't any colors in particular that Yulan doesn't like. Least Favorite Activities: Any activity that results in her getting excessively dirty. Least Favorite Foods and Drinks: Bland foods, Unseasoned Congee, Diluted Teas, Overly Sweetened Desserts, Durian Fruit, Longan (Dragon Eye) Other Personal Dislikes: Her parents, her family in general and all memories associated with her childhood, though she will never really admit it.
Personal Possession(s): Contrary to popular belief, Yulan does not have access to the Bīng Family fortunes. She was effectively kicked out of the family upon her enrollment to the Academy, and though she may (or may not) be welcomed to return back to her family home, Yulan knows she wouldn't be able to stay for an extended period of time. Everything she owns, she purchased with her own earnings.
Grand Kidō Chief's Robes: Yulan's Kido Chief robe is made of the finest silks and colored the same shade of red as the lipstick she wears, with a high flared collar and gold trim. Running along the top half of the robe are ornate Chinese-style silk knot buttons. There are black symbols of the Kidō Corps on either side of the front of the robe, and an intricate golden dragon flying around a sun embroidered on the back in honor of her family name. The robe, being entirely customized, hugs her curves snugly to accentuate her figure. Charmed Black Jade Necklace: A silver chain with a black jade pendant that Yulan always wears. The pendant is in the shape of Yin, half of the Yin-yang symbol. It has been charmed with a powerful barrier spell that activates immediately upon contact to prevent any sneak attacks. Jadeite Bangle: A round bracelet that fits snugly on Yulan's left wrist. It features three colors which is a rarity amongst jade - purple, green and red. Chinese folklore dictates that wearing jade cleanses the body's natural energies, strengthens certain internal organs depending on the hand it is worn on, and deters evil spirits. Due to the nature of the bangle, Yulan is incapable of taking it off without proper lubrication (lulz).
Personal Secret(s): -
History: Yulan was born into the illustrious and wealthy Bīng family of Seireitei as the eldest daughter. Yet despite being the first child and the eldest, the traditions of the Bīng family barred her from ever becoming Head of the Family as the title was typically passed on to the first male of the family. She lived a relatively happy childhood despite being treated more as an object that should be perfect at all times. She lived under constant scrutiny by her parents, teachers, and nannies, with little to no freedom and barely any contact with the world outside the family manor. Much was expected of her at a young age - perfection in calligraphy, art, and general entertaining; a high literacy level; and most importantly, social skills and etiquette befitting that of a nobleman's wife. Yet her parents' standards were set to such a level that Yulan was never capable of reaching them, which led them to view her as a complete and utter failure.
Yulan was entirely aware of her parents' disappointment and would end up growing very insecure about her own shortcomings until later in her life when she learned that perfection was something that was impossible to attain. Her parents were relentless, believing that it was Yulan's sole duty to strengthen familial bonds and tie nobility together to become more influential, and as such they never gave up on her education and training. She was destined to marry the eldest son of an equally influential family by the name of Yoshihiro Kawatake, and hoped that by drilling her to the point of exhaustion Yulan's chances of sullying the family's name and honor should she fail to properly present herself as a member of the Bīng family would be lowered to an absolute minimum.
Yet by the time Yulan was finally ready to marry by her parents' standards, a scandal threatened to ruin it all, and drastic measures were taken in order to reduce the damages and keep the affair quiet. Very few people know of what truly happened that had forced her parents to cancel the wedding and immediately enroll their daughter to the Shino Academy, but the truth of the matter was that Yoshihiro had engaged in an affair with a woman of lesser-born status than Yulan, and had his first son by her. Despite how much she hated to admit it, Yulan felt indifferent about the matter - she barely knew the man, so whether or not she married him was not much of a concern to her, she merely wished to please her parents. To clean everything up, Yulan was enrolled in the Shino Academy and the engagement was cancelled, with the Bīng family cutting all ties with the Kawatake family. It is believed that to this day, Yulan's father is still bitter about the issue, but does not dare to speak publicly about it in fear of what damages it might do to the family name. A little known fact is that effectively, Yulan is not a true member of the family anymore due to her leaving for the Academy. Tradition dictated that all female members of the family must marry and must never enlist in the Gotei 13 or associate with the Shinigami in any way shape or form to be considered a legitimate member. Her parents were entirely aware of this, and upon kicking their daughter out all ties were cut and Yulan lost access to her personal finances and any of her possessions that she owned whilst living in the Family Compound.
Due to the nature of Yulan's upbringing, her first year in the Academy was awkward to say the least. She was already much older than most of her peers (~320 with the appearance of a 20 year old) which made her even more insecure. Her lack of contact with others outside of her family manor resulted in a slight inability to really step up, speak up and make friends on her own. She was always seen as the reclusive girl in the back of the room, rarely speaking to anyone and always vanishing right after classes ended. With all the time not spent socializing, Yulan generally hid away in her room practicing what was taught in any given lecture or preparing for future lectures. She rarely even stepped out into areas of public use such as training fields and cafeterias in fear that she might have accidentally insulted someone. By the time second year rolled past, Yulan's thick outer shell began to break as she slowly opened up to a select few classmates, and by the end of that school year Yulan spent less time alone in her room and more time in the libraries and training fields with the few close friends that she had made. In her fourth year, Yulan was slated to graduate at the top of her class, which in truth was no surprise to her peers considering her excellence in academic performance.
Upon graduation, Yulan was enlisted into the First Division, where she spent the majority of her developing years (a little over a century) as a Shinigami. It was during her time in the First Division where Yulan finally achieved her Shikai, and spent years intensively training it to master the blade. As she developed in the First Division, her skills in Kido were noted by the Captain Commander, who would eventually transfer her into the Kido Corps to hone her skills under the Grand Kido Chief. It would only take about a year for her to earn the rank of Vice Kido Chief, and she held that title for nearly two centuries up until the Grand Kido Chief revealed himself to be a traitor and was killed as a result. Whilst training in the Kido Corps, Yulan began to train in order to achieve her Bankai, though due to the nature of her Zanpakuto spirit, the process took much longer than was anticipated and she has yet to completely master her weapon. Despite this, Yulan was still promoted to the title of Grand Kido Chief due to her prowess and imagination when it comes to Kido. Though she is relatively new, she is widely respected (but mostly feared) by her subordinates, who refer to her as 'The Dragon Lady' because of her tattoo and her menacing look.
─Zanpakuto Information {Sealed}─ Zanpakuto Name: 四大城门 - Shihomon (Four Grand Gates) Zanpakuto Type: Kido/Mythological Zanpakuto Appearance:[x] Yulan's sealed Zanpakuto takes on the form of a standard black nodachi. There isn't anything special about the weapon apart from the crossguard that is shaped like a four-point compass needle (not depicted in the image). The nodachi is four feet in length and a hassle to carry, though Yulan makes deal with it just fine. Ever since becoming the Grand Kido Chief, Yulan tends to disguise her Zanpakuto as an ornate golden khakkhara staff with a lotus design and a ringed cage on the top of the lotus. She can break the shell of the disguise by banging the staff against the ground three times. Zanpakuto Spirit: Ever since Yulan achieved Bankai, Shiho no Mon's spirit takes on the form of a large, armored man with four distinct weapons protruding from his back. When standing side by side, the man easily towers over her and can hide her if she merely stands in front of him due to his massively muscled body. His face is normally hidden by the helmet he wears, and even Yulan has never seen what her Zanpakuto physically looks like in terms of his facial features. (See image on right) Inner World: The inner world of Shihomon appears to be a massive open courtyard (see Tiananmen Square) with a golden statue in the center and four massive gates in the North, South, East and West directions. Basic Zanpakuto Attacks/Powers: Apart from the fact that Yulan can disguise it and summon it at will using Kido, the blade has no special powers in sealed form.
─Zanpakuto Information {Shikai}─ Shikai Name: 四天大官 - Shittenō (Four Heavenly Authorities) Shikai Incantation: "For the sun and the moon will never guide me as justly." Shikai Appearance: In Shikai form, Yulan's Nodachi takes on very little changes apart from gold finishing on the end of the sheath, Chinese symbols appearing all along the sheath, the cross guard becoming golden and rotatable and a strip of gold appearing on the hilt as a sort of marking to match to the point of the 'compass' guard. Shikai Notes: Shittenō's abilities revolve around the four celestial entities guarding the directions in Chinese mythology/constellations. Each ability corresponds to one of the entities, and it's power reflects an aspect of what the entity may symbolize (ie. the entity itself, the corresponding element of the entity, etc.) Shikai Techniques: In order for Yulan to access each power she must spin the compass to the specific direction and match the needle of the guard with the marking on the hilt.
[北方玄武 - (Black Tortoise of the North)] ~ Genbu Primarily used as a defensive technique, Genbu is a technique where Yulan slams the sheath of her sword down (whether onto the ground or into the air doesn't truly matter, it merely determines where the bottom of the barrier will be) onto a surface to produce a black barrier texturized to resemble the shape of a tortoise's thick protective shell. The barrier is unique in that it has a duel effect. One side of the shell (the more rough, sectioned side) provides defense against full-force, head-on attacks as it is much more thicker than the softer side. The defence provided by the harder side is said to be absolute, capable of withstanding even a direct hit from a cero without completely shattering, though at the end it would be severely worn down. The softer side, however, is capable of redirecting attacks by merely changing its direction. It does not give additional power to an attack (as in a doubling effect), it merely sends the original attack back in the opposite direction by sliding up/across the shell and then right off it. That being said, the soft side is known to be notoriously weaker than the hard side, making it most vulnerable to attacks as a direct hit from any high-level technique is sufficient to shatter it, especially if it is concentrated in any specific area on the soft side as opposed to a widespread attack. There is an eight post cooldown for the technique to be reused.
[東方青龍 - (Azure Dragon of the East)] ~ Seiryu Seiryu is an offensive technique in which Yulan unleashes a wave of green/blue energy that takes on the shape of a greeny-blue Chinese dragon. This technique can be charged to increase its power, which will result in a burning green/blue blade until the attack is released. Once the wave of energy is released, the damage it causes is mostly blunt force, capable of smashing through buildings and knocking people back with ease. Individuals who are unfortunate enough to get caught in it may or may not be crushed or suffer from severe blunt force trauma, depending on the speed of the attack and whether there is any hard surface behind them. The width/height and length of the wave can be increased to improve the damage potential, but the more damaging the technique means the more time needed to be spent charging it. There is a five post cooldown for the technique to be reused, plus one for every post used to charge the attack.
[南方朱雀 - (Vermillion Bird of the South)] ~ Suzaku As an offensive technique, Yulan charges the base of her blade which produces a distinct red glow. She then launches the glow past the tip of her blade, which travels at incredible speeds towards her opponents, producing a high screeching noise that faintly resembles the sound of a bird's cry. Upon contact with any surface, the little orb of red will burst in powerful, explosive energy with effects similar to fireworks, unleashing both a powerful wave of energy, blinding light and deafening thunderous sound, which can leave opponents stunned even if the attack is not a direct hit. The blast radius is heavily dependent on how long Yulan charges the attack for, yet the longer she charges it, the slower the orb will travel and the easier it will be for her opponents to evade or completely avoid the attack. There is a five post cooldown for the technique plus one for every post used to charge the attack.
[西方白虎 - (White Tiger of the West)] ~ Byakko Quite possibly one of Yulan's strongest attacks, she must first sheath her sword before being able to use it. It is essentially a hyperspeed Iaidō attack in which Yulan unsheathes her sword, releases a wave of sharply condensed energy forward and sheathes her sword again in one swift motion that is so smooth it merely appears as if Yulan pulls the sword half-way out of its sheath before sheathing it again. The resulting wave is powerful enough to slice cleanly through steel, flesh and bone alike as if it were merely butter. The attack produces a thunderous roar that emulates the sound of a tiger. Depending on how much the attack is charged, a powerful shock wave may also be produced that damages the immediate surroundings. Due to the speed at which the attack is made, it is incredibly hard to dodge once unleashed, but her opponents can easily move out of range or prepare to react if they see her sheathing her blade and they are aware of this Zanpakuto ability. There is a seven post cooldown plus one for every post used to charge the attack.
─Zanpakuto Information {Bankai}─ Bankai Name: 天宫大帝 - Tenchinō (Divine Emperor of Heaven and Earth) Bankai Appearance: In Bankai form, Yulan's Zanpakuto takes on an entirely different form, shrinking into a katana which is much lighter than her blade in sealed form and Shikai form. The sheath is black with gold designs (not depicted) and the blade always appears as if it has been shined. Yulan also undergoes a change in appearance, acquiring a layer of armor that includes a form-fitting intricately designed breastplate worn over her black uniform, a pair of metal-lined boots and a metal helmet (not depicted). Bankai Information: The abilities of Yulan's Bankai revolves around the fifth constellation in this mythological story - the center, which represents the nation itself. Bankai Battlefield Changes: In the immediate area, the pressure skyrockets and the ground cracks under the pressure. While her Bankai is activated, Yulan's voice will resonate in the air and reach all corners of her surroundings if she so wishes. Bankai Abilities:
[万兵剑舞 - (Dance of the Imperial Guards)] ~ Mai no Konoe Shidan Mai no Konoe Shidan is a powerful offensive/defensive technique that allows Yulan to summon forth four ethereal guards to surround her and provide her with temporary defense/offense either as extra hands to attack, or (less glamorously) meat shields for protection. The guards are heavily armored from head to toe and leave trails of white, blue, red or black fire depending on which guard. They typically only last one post before running out of Reiryoku and dissipating, but are known to run on outside spiritual energy and their life-expectancy can be extended by one post per direct hit with a reiryoku-based attack (ie. Kido, Cero, Bala, Quincy Arrow, etc.). There is an eight post cooldown before the technique can be reused.
[千金大舞 - (Dance of the Grand Treasury)] ~ Mai no Kokko Mai no Kokko is a unique offensive technique in which Yulan raises her katana in the air and then brings it down in a swift motion to cause coin-shaped projectiles to rain down onto the immediate area within a twenty foot radius. The small projectiles travel with such speed that they can easily pierce through her opponents like a bullet. It is a unique technique in that once the object becomes fully stationary, it melts into a thick, sticky and syrup-like substance that blobs together and constantly shifts around. Getting caught in the substance makes it incredibly hard to move in, but on the downside even Yulan can be affected by it. The syrup is highly flammable and can be set alight with even a simple high-energy kido spell. There is a five post cooldown for the technique to be reused.
[刽子手舞 - (Dance of the Executioner)] ~ Mai no Funkei Mai no Funkei is a quick, powerful attack where Yulan produces large, powerful arcs of energy with her katana. The arcs are short-distance, but the power they pack is immense, especially if a direct hit is made. It is essentially an improved version of Byakko, where multiple arcs can be formed and rapidly due to the size and weight of Yulan's Bankai and the lack of a need for a sheath as Yulan merely draws the arcs in the air with her blade. There is a two post cooldown for every arc used.
[龙凤战舞 - (Dance of the Dragon and the Phoenix)] ~ Mai no Ryū to Hōō Regarded as Yulan's final and most powerful technique, the Dance of the Dragon and the Phoenix unleashes the full force of Yulan's Zanpakuto by producing a massive and highly destructive explosion. It is a technique that can only be used once every time she enters into Bankai state, and after use it will leave her physically and mentally drained as well as severely injured due to the nature of the explosion. It begins at her blade before immediately expanding within mere seconds to the full blast radius, unleashing a massive amount of energy whilst reishi particles gather to form an animated Chinese style dragon and Phoenix which fly in and out of the explosion in a brilliant display of energy and color. The constructs then explode in the center once again, expanding the blast radius to nearly double what it was and decimating everything in the original radius. Due to the nature of this attack, however, Yulan will be unable to use her Bankai for upwards of a week, and it will leave her on the verge of death if she has enough reiryoku to sustain herself through it all as she is forced to stay stationary in the epicenter of the blast.
─Kidō Information─
Bakudō Level: As the Grand Kidō Chief and a member of the Kidō Corps, Yulan exhibits complete mastery over all Bakudō Spells and is capable of casting them without incantation at full power up to Bakudō #90 and at reduced power past #91. Hadō Level: As the Grand Kidō Chief and a member of the Kidō Corps, Yulan exhibits complete mastery over all Hadō Spells and is capable of casting them without incantation at full power up to Hadō #85 and at reduced power past #86. Yusō Chūdō Level: Though she is rather familiar with Yusō Chūdō, Yulan is not particularly skilled at casting the spells apart from the forbidden Kūkanten'i Spell, which she is forbidden to use under any circumstance. She is also capable of performing Sentan Hakuja and the spell which controls/activates the Senkaimon. Chiyu Chūdō Level: Yulan is capable of readily identifying Chiyu Chūdō spells and can explain the mechanics behind it, but will never be seen preforming the spells because of her lack of experience/ability in using them apart from the generic healing spell used in the Fourth Division. Shien Hōhō Level: Yulan has little experience with Shien Hōhō spells but is known to be currently attempting to develop her own spells of this category. Hybrid Techniques: Yulan can identify Hybrid Techniques and deduce the methods of activating such techniques based on her vast knowledge over Kidō and Reiryoku, but has no true experience in this field. Forbidden Kidō: As the Grand Kidō Chief, Yulan is well-versed in Forbidden Kidō and is known to be absolutely capable of casting Kūkanten'i, Jikanteishi, and Ittō Kasō, though due to the nature of these spells and the laws that she must abide by, Yulan will never use the spells unless she sees no other plausible option.
─Physical Information─
Hohō Level: [ Master ] ~ Though not as masterful as some individuals in the Gotei 13, Yulan is known to be quite quick when it comes to Shunpo. She is known to maintain the speed of above-average Captains and is even able to apply her Shunpo in battle to create distance gaps between her and her enemies as well as to confuse and misdirect them. This is partly due to her intensive training in the Kidō Corps, as creating a distance is one of the most important aspects of using the spells in combat. Hakuda Level: [ Expert ] ~ Despite her small frame and seemingly fragile physique, Yulan is known to be quite the formidable opponent in Hand-to-hand combat, capable of holding her own against groups of opponents with certain difficulty. She normally practices in attacking the pressure points and nerve endings of the body to create maximal pain with minimal effort, but is also known to have quite the amount of raw physical strength when she needs to strike at other areas of the body. She tends not to resort to Hakuda, instead choosing to use Kidō. Zanjutsu Level: [ Master ] ~ As a Captain-level Commander of the Gotei 13, Yulan is known to be at average Mastery level in the art of swordplay. Despite the sheer size of her Zanpakuto, Yulan has been seen wielding it single-handed in its sealed and Shikai form to be able to cast Kido with her free hand, which is a feat that few would be able to boast of.
─Relatives─
Mother: 冰貴风 - Bīng Guifeng, Lady of the Family Father: 冰木龙 - Bīng Mulong, Lord of the Family Siblings: Bīng Xuelong (Brother, Heir to the Clan), Bīng Ziguan (Brother), Bīng Laohui (Brother), Bīng Huang (Sister), Bīng Shanfu (Brother) Aunts: - Uncles: - Grandparents: -
─Relationships─
Love Interest: - Friends: (Open) Enemies: (Open) Other Relations:
Yoshihiro Kawatake: Her arranged husband whom she had never met until the night the scandal broke.
─Professional Status─
Affiliation: Soul Society, Kidō Corps Previous Affiliation: Gotei 13 Occupation: Grand Kidō Chief, Commander of the Kidō Corps Previous Occupation: Tenth Seated Officer of the First Division, Unseated Member of the First Division, Academy Student, Nobleman's Daughter Team: - Partner: -
─Skills Information─
Intelligence: Yulan has a brilliant strategic mind and a wild imagination that makes her so well-suited for the Kidō Corps. Her ability to memorize facts and figures and her talent for creating links and seeing through the bigger picture into the littlest details make her an asset to the team. Athletic Skill: In terms of her athletic skill, Yulan likes to keep her body in peak physical condition, which is more an appearance thing than anything. Strength: Yulan has moderate strength for a woman of her age and rank, but below-average for most Captains due to her tendency to rely on Kidō. Speed: Yulan is known to be rather quick on her feet, which comes from the training associated with Kidō Combat. Agility: Yulan is quite agile and easily capable of dodging and evading ranged attacks given enough time to react. She has a great sense of balance. Stamina: Yulan is known to have an immense amount of Spiritual Power, which when released takes on a black hue. Her spiritual power is rapidly drained when using her Bankai due to it not being fully mastered, which causes her to tire more easily and results in her not being able to hold Bankai for too long. Durability: Yulan has average-level durability, capable of withstanding most damage and coming out relatively unscathed, though most of this can be attributed to her ability with Kidō and her instantaneous reaction speed. Endurance: Yulan has average-level endurance, capable of fighting through most pain and discomfort. Flexibility: Yulan is flexible enough to be able to apply it in battle when using Kidō in combat.
Any Special Skills:
Combination Spells: Yulan finds it rather easy to combine Kidō spells for added effects. This makes battling with her rather interesting as she tends not to stick to traditional spells and will merge Hadō with Bakudō or Hadō with Hadō or Bakudō with Bakudō to manipulate the spell effects in such a way that her opponents won't know what hit them.
─Other Information─
Character Theme:Nagi Yanagi - Laterality Other: Her Zanpakuto was created from the inspiration I got whilst on my trip to China this summer (and yes, I'm Chinese and can read the names and whatnot). I've used Yulan in two other Bleach groups on Gaia, though each one is slightly different from the other depending on her Division. Her Bankai was tweaked from the original that I initially made because I didn't like the techniques I came up with.
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»[ Full Name ]
Maria-Magdalena Di Valentini
»[ Codename ]
Belladonna, Lady Nightshade
»[ Allegiance ]
Brotherhood
»[ History ]
Magdalena was born into a world of crime, simple as that. Her birth-father was a man by the name of Joseph, who held a co-leadership position with another man by the name of Vincent Di Valentini. Vincent was a childhood friend of Joseph’s, and Vincent was the son of a mafia boss that ran a significant portion of New York. However, Joseph was physically weak and unworthy of his position… everyone in the family knew, yet Vincent insisted because he knew Joseph had something to offer – his brilliance. Her birth-father was a geneticist who had a particular interest in genetic mutations leading to defects and disease. Vincent believed that he could use this knowledge to ‘enhance’ the family in ways that were morally questionable. Of course, the fact that they essentially owned the police made it easy for Joseph to conduct his experiments. Joseph’s research was conducted over a span of nearly seven years, but everything came to a standstill when his daughter was born.
Though it was a joyous day for everyone, Joseph and his wife knew something was wrong. Magdalena was born with a strange and unexplained birth defect that even Vincent knows very little about due to Joseph’s secrecy and his eventual ‘cure’ to whatever was affecting the girl. She was her birth-father’s first successful subject to undergo gene therapy, and though much of his research had been destroyed in the fire that took Joseph’s life and life’s work, Magdalena knew one of the components of the serum used was the extract of the chemical components in the Deadly Nightshade plant, Atropa belladonna. For all intents and purposes, Magdalena was cured, though Joseph never knew he had inadvertently turned his daughter into a mutant, and he never lived to see her first signs of being a mutant. Joseph was killed in a blaze that was later discovered to have been the work of an opposing mafia family. Him and his wife died in the blaze, yet miraculously Magdalena survived, untouched by the fire despite the fact that she was reportedly found ‘in a flaming crib’.
She had lost everything to the fire – her parents, her belongings (not that she remembered them though), and most importantly, her innocence. Magdalena was raised by Vincent, who had no children of his own and felt obligated to raise her like kin. But the Di Valentini family slowly began to unravel from that point on – nobody felt safe anymore, not after one of their leaders was killed so easily, not while the killer was still loose. Naturally, Vincent wasn’t adequate father material. He himself had been raised by his father, the former boss of the family, and all he knew was a life of crime, extortion, and survival. He bestowed unto Magdalena his life lessons, but tried his best to steer her away from the ‘family business’. Yet no matter how hard Vincent tried to hide this world from Magdalena, the girl soon found out and forced him to train her to defend herself lest she suffered the same fate as her parents, and thus Magdalena’s career in crime began early on.
Balancing her training with her school work was rather easy due to Magdalena’s sense of self-preservation. She knew that her association with the Di Valentini family made her a target, even though she was but a mere child. Part of her knew that she was meant to die in the blaze, and for that reason, Magdalena forced herself to endure anything and everything that was thrown at her. Second chances must not be wasted, after all. By the age of thirteen, Magdalena had already become an accomplished hand-to-hand combatant and a lethal gunfighter, and she took her first life at the age of fifteen. She’d soon become a popular figure amongst the men in the family, who referred to her affectionately as the ‘Principessa Di Valentini’, or the ‘Little Princess’. Yet the Di Valentini family’s decline was inevitable and eventually Magdalena was forced to fend for herself after a raid left over three quarters of its members dead.
Magdalena survived by a hair, and it was during this time of stress that her powers manifested. She was seventeen, in her senior year and returning home from a night out with her friends only to find that Vincent and his men had been slaughtered in the dining room. A gunman aimed for her head, yet to his surprise the bullet seemed to pierce something mere millimeters from her skin and crumple as if it had stuck. Confused and scared, the man continued to open fire, but by then Magdalena had gained her bearings and prepared to counter. She disarmed the man, and for the first time in her life she was called a ‘mutant’. Magdalena later learned that her powers came as a side effect to her father’s serum, and in order to never forget where she had come from Magdalena took the codename ‘Belladonna’ after the species name of the deadly nightshade plant.
For three whole years, Magdalena trained by herself in all she was taught – fighting, shooting, thieving, lying, and killing. She tapped into what was left of the Di Valentini family funds to pay for food and board… that is, until the Brotherhood found her and took her in to work as one of their agents. Ever since then, Magdalena has been a loyal advocator for the mutant cause, and her ruthless and relentless ways have earned her much fame and attention in the mutant community.
»[ Age ]
26
»[ Date of Birth ]
July 9th
»[ Ethnicity ]
European (Part-Italian, Part-French)
»[ Hair Color ]
Dark Brown
»[ Eye Color]
Blue
»[ Personality ]
Ever since she could remember, Magdalena had always been headstrong, rebellious, cunning, and bold. Yet after donning the persona Belladonna, she’s become ruthless, to the point where she’s willing to torture and kill without question and without so much as batting a pretty little eyelash. Belladonna is a fierce, cruel and deadly woman with a passion for her craft. In a sense she's an adrenaline junkie, constantly seeking out dangerous situations. To most, Belladonna will seem cold and emotionally removed, which isn't far from the truth due to the woman's needs to repress her feelings from her childhood. Belladonna's philosophy seems to lie with 'favors' and the idea that 'you get what you give'. In that, one could say that Belladonna has a strong business mentality, which comes from her mentorship with Vincent. Those who help her will receive her help in return, though she'll rarely be the one to help others because of her trust issues.
In a way, Belladonna is selfish, though she deems it more of a survival instinct than a personality flaw - she's not one to self-sacrifice, not even for her closest of friends, due to her pessimistic view that they'd end up dying sooner or later anyways. Yet that is not to say she'd help drag someone out of battle if they were injured, granted they helped her in some way shape or form previously or she deems them an asset. Belladonna is fiercely loyal, but when it comes down to it, she'd most likely be the first to switch sides or double cross if the price was right. That's just how she was raised.
»[ Sexuality ]
Heterosexual with Bisexual Tendencies
»[ Likes ]
- Powerful men (in terms of status or otherwise) - Training - Virtually All Genres of Music - Knives and Guns - Playing around with others' minds (Mind games) - Pain (Both feeling and inflicting) - Being Underestimated or Called Names
»[ Dislikes ]
- Being Sick - The Thought of Pregnancy - Gaining Weight - Growing Old - Losing - Wimps
»[ Hobbies ]
Sharpshooting/Hunting, Sparring, Gymnastics
»[ Style ]
Even on a casual day Belladonna is seen in a dress of some sort, and wearing heels. When on a mission Belladonna prefers to wear a form-fitting black bodysuit with a pair of matching black knee-length heels.
»[ Lovers ]
N/A
»[ Power Derivation ]
Belladonna is a mutate who acquired her powers via a gene therapy experiment involving a variety of chemicals and the extract of the Deadly Nightshade plant. Her primary power is her ability to produce a sort of energy-based exoskeleton that serves as a form of nearly invisible exoskeleton to enhance her own physical strength and durability. Belladonna has the power to manipulate the size of the exoskeleton, causing it to expand outwards from the central point, and due to her control over her abilities Belladonna is even capable of adding color to her exoskeleton to make it more visible for others. It should be noted that changing the size of the exoskeleton has no effect on it's potential for damage in terms of boosting her strength or durability - that is a fixed aspect of her power. Instead, it merely increases the area which is affected. The bigger the exoskeleton, the more taxing it becomes for Belladonna and the less likely she'll be able to hold it for too long.
»[ Skills ]
Psionic Exoskeleton: Belladonna's primary power is her exoskeleton formed from what seems to be pure energy. The exoskeleton is generally unseen to the naked eye unless Belladonna wills color into it, and can take on a variety of appearances depending on the woman's own imagination. When activated, the exoskeleton provides her with an incredible boost in strength and durability, to the point where she's on the verge of being considered a possessor of superhuman strength and superhuman durability (ie. not just enhanced or peak strength/durability). The exoskeleton is generally strong against even extreme forces such as falling from great heights, or extreme temperatures to a certain point. The size of her exoskeleton can be manipulated at will, but the bigger the exoskeleton, the more taxing it is for her to control and thus the less time she'll be able to use her powers. Thus Belladonna tends to keep her exoskeleton small so she can sustain it longer. It should also be noted that increasing the size of the exoskeleton merely increases the area that it affects, it offers no significant boost in strength or durability as that seems to be fixed regardless of the size of her exoskeleton. Belladonna has also shown to be able to fire off psionic blasts from her exoskeleton that result in concussive or blunt force damage. Toxin Resistance/Generation: Due to the nature of the serum that Belladonna had been injected with, her blood is naturally toxic as it contains various components that are normally harmful to the human body. Naturally, Belladonna has a resistance to these substances, and over the years her resistance has built to incorporate all forms of toxins, venoms and poisons (apart from lactic acid and any other substance the body produces naturally). If her blood enters the bloodstream of anyone without a resistance to harmful organic/non-organic matter, they may suffer the same symptoms as those who are affected by the deadly nightshade berry - visual impairment, blindness, paralysis, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headaches, hallucinations, confusion, convulsions, coma, and death. Combat Mastery: Having trained for years and years, Belladonna is a natural fighter with much experience and first-hand knowledge. She prefers fighting with her firearms more than anything, but is known to be able to hold her own in hand-to-hand combat and has shown to be able to take down groups of individuals with her fists alone. Self-Preservation: By far, Belladonna's greatest skill is her self-preservation and her will and desire to live. She'll stop at nothing to survive, and couldn't care less about the safety and security of others around her unless she was directly ordered by an authority figure to protect someone or something.
»[ Weaknesses ]
Belladonna suffers from the same weaknesses as any human - she is mortal, can bleed, can get sick, and will die if she looses too much blood to list a few. With her powers, Belladonna's exoskeleton does not protect her from adamantium or intense light in the form of lasers. She is also susceptible to damage from sound-based attacks that can pass through her exoskeleton with ease. Anything that passes through her exoskeleton will have the chance to damage her as if the thing wasn't there at all. When she is rendered unconscious, the exoskeleton will dissipate and Belladonna will become susceptible to damage. Her exoskeleton is also highly dependent on Belladonna's mental state, as she must keep a clear mind, otherwise it will weaken and shatter easily. She is also incapable of expanding her exoskeleton to protect others, but she can provide others with a human shield.
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»[ Full Name ]
Cordelia “Cora” Rosemary Wolfe
»[ Codename ]
Minx
»[ Allegiance ]
X-Men
»[ History ]
Cora was born into a well-to-do traditional home in Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Her parents owned a classic family-run diner that served what they claimed to be the best pies in all of North America. She grew up on her family acreage where a majority of the land was used to grow fruits and vegetables, but the Wolfe family also owned cattle, poultry and several horses. She grew up as a very active child, constantly running around and playing with the animals or tending to the crops with her mother. It was a simple life, but one that she quite enjoyed, even if she had few friends due to the fact that they lived in the outskirts of town.
Her parents took notice of Cora’s love of the wild early on because the girl would constantly be outside playing with the chickens and riding on her pony, but they also found it strange that the animals would warm up to Cora rather quickly, even if they were just brought in and had no previous encounter or contact with her before. They also noticed that the girl had the innate ability to calm them with a gentle stroke whenever they were startled, and would often send Cora out to the barn to deal with a majority of the problems. Cora was only about seven when her powers surfaced, and due to the nature of them Cora never really felt any different from the other kids in her school, she just believed that she had some sort of innate insight on the human psyche that allowed her to connect with them more easily. She wasn’t doing anything crazy, no defying the laws of physics or producing any strange biological phenomenon that indicated she had an active X-Gene… she was just a normal Canadian farm girl, and that was all.
Yet as the girl grew older and went through puberty, her powers began to develop more and more. It was then that Cora finally accepted the fact that she was different. What she was capable of was abnormal – it wasn’t so much as being able to understand others on an emotional scale, it was physically feeling their emotions, predicting them or identifying their true feelings despite what they told her, and in some situations, even controlling the emotions of others when she touched them. At the age of 13, Cora broke a schoolyard fight apart by merely grabbing the boys by their shoulders and wishing they would just calm down and stop fighting, and another incident occurred where Cora took hold of her friend’s hand who had been grieving the loss of their grandparents, and almost instantly they stopped crying and began to smile as if nothing had happened. Scared and confused, she slowly started to cut ties with people, afraid that she’d end up hurting them unintentionally due to her lack of control and lack of knowledge with what she was capable of.
She began to fear herself and what she thought she was becoming – some freak or abomination of nature. Naturally, Cora kept all of this a secret from her family and friends, though it was difficult knowing that everyone around her was worried for her and hoping that she’d snap out of whatever phase she was going through. Cora decided to channel her emotions (and the emotions of others) into her studies and her hobbies, opting to minimize her social interactions and instead spend more time alone or with animals, who she knew wouldn’t be able to understand what she was saying but still stuck with her anyways. Cora trained hard to keep her powers under control, all the while balancing her school work and her familial obligations and trying to live as normal a life as she could. Yet along the way of training, she discovered that she was capable of channeling those emotions into something physical, something she could literally feel in her body, and that was when she knew she had to find some way to stop feeling at all.
Cora used art as a medium for this, and began to pour her heart out onto canvases, notebooks, random loose leaf papers, walls, desks, whatever she could find. Her passion for art began to flourish, and her paintings and creations became more and more popular throughout her school, community, and eventually throughout the country. Cora’s dedication and hard work allowed her to accelerate through school. She graduated High School at the top of her class, which caught the attention of many worldwide institutions. Cora would eventually choose to attend Stanford with a full ride scholarship, where she majored in both Art and Psychology. She graduated summa c** laude and her impressive portfolio led to many art critics and aficionados wanting to purchase her works despite how few she produced that were really sellable. With an auction, Cora managed to raise enough funds for herself to travel and live out her dreams of becoming a professional artist.
Cora made the ultimate decision to travel to New York, where she believed her art would be appreciated most. After packing her bags and her belongings Cora moved to her small apartment and only just settled in when everything went down the drain. Her identity was discovered and her apartment was destroyed in an attempt by Trask to find and eradicate her due to her mutant status. Shocked and scared, Cora would have died had it not been for the X-Men, who brought her to safety and offered her a new home, a safe haven, really. It took little convincing for her to join them, and ever since that day Cora has adopted the new identity ‘Minx’.
»[ Age ]
21
»[ Date of Birth ]
February 14
»[ Ethnicity ]
European/Caucasian
»[ Hair Color ]
Blonde
»[ Eye Color]
Blue/Green
»[ Personality ]
At first glance one may think of Cora as a naïve, ditsy blonde girl because of her outward appearance. Even the way she talks leads people to believe she has nothing more than a bunch of air in her head. More often than not, Cora laughs it off and plays along until she gets bored of the act and shows her true colors. She quite enjoys the surprise that she gives people when really get to know her. By that, Cora is seen to be a playful girl who likes to poke fun at herself to entertain others, but if they get carried away she’ll let them know and take a stand if she has to. Cora is a pacifist and will avoid confrontation whenever possible, but if her loved ones are threatened she’ll stop at nothing to see that no harm comes to them, whatever the consequences.
At the heart of it, Cora is a sweet, fun-loving, caring and thoughtful girl. She was raised to be kind to all she meets regardless of their social background or their status within society, and she is always willing to give back to her community whenever possible. She adheres to these values even in her adulthood, where Cora was known to donate to a variety of organizations every year, even as a college student with barely enough funds for herself. She’s the kind of girl that doesn’t ask for fancy clothes or flashy jewelry – all she’d want after a long day would be someone to talk to and cuddle with. In a sense, Cora is a hopeless romantic and would love nothing more than to be swept off her feet some day.
Cora’s style is dominated not by what is fashionable, but what is comfortable. Her wardrobe generally consists of jeans, t-shirts, blouses, baggy shirts and oversized sweaters, runners, fluffy boots, any kind of shoe with a lot of padding, and an assortment of warm fuzzy and cozy socks.
»[ Lovers ]
N/A
»[ Power Derivation ]
At the very basic level, Cora’s power is Empathy, the ability to perceive the emotions of others in such a way that makes it easier for the user to relate to them. Her powers have shown progressive growth as she got older and started to learn more about her powers. Her powers are not limited to just humans as she was capable of detecting the emotions of both the animals on her family farm, and of the plants as well. From that early childhood stage, Cora had been able to manipulate emotions so long as she could keep physical contact with the animal, and eventually she discovered that it was equally effective on humans as well. Cora not only learned to detect the inner emotions of her individuals subconsciously, but also to physically feel the emotions in her own body – any negative emotions translate into pain that courses through her body, and the more intense the emotion, the more painful the experience, while any positive emotions translate into that wondering warm and fuzzy, joyous feeling. She later learned to channel these feelings into a form of energy to empower her own body.
»[ Skills ]
Empathic Detection: Cora’s first ability. At the most basic level of her powers, Cora is able to subconsciously identify and detect the emotions of others around her within a range of about 150 yards. This allows her to go so far as to detect whether someone is lying, their true motives/intentions regardless of how well they hide it, or pick people out from a crowd based on how she assumes they’d be feeling at that exact moment. As Cora likes to say, she can see with her eyes what someone is saying, but can feel with her body where their heart is. She doesn’t seem to be able to turn this power on or off, making it difficult for her to be out in large crowds, though she can temporarily block the ‘readings’ of new emotions by focusing on one specific target or emotion that she wishes to pick out. As she trained to gain control over this power, Cora inadvertently opened up a deeper skill of this skill, which is the translation of one’s emotions into something physical in her own body. This led her to develop a means to harness whatever her body’s response was into something else to take the edge off. Empathic Energy Conversion (Empathic Empowerment): After years of constant and unexplained physical torment in her body, Cora discovered the root of her troubles once she came to accept that she was a mutant. She learned to harness the effects that ‘feeling’ emotions had caused her and turn it into something else – at first, Cora channeled this energy into her work and her studies, in which she excelled and showed great promise as a student. Cora found other facets to place this extra energy once she discovered her natural talent as an artist. Cora also learned that the emotions could be channeled into her body to enhance her own physical potential (i.e. a short burst of inhuman strength, like the stories of mothers whose children are trapped under vehicles), and to produce powerful blasts of energy that cause blunt-force trauma and damage. The stronger the emotion, the greater the potential of her attacks. Emotion Manipulation: Cora learned early on that she was capable of manipulating the emotions of the animals that she touched, such as when she’d calm her horses or force a distraught friend to cheer up. The emotions that she can induce are limited only by her own imagination, but the major drawback to this is the fact that Cora must make physical contact with the person and hold it in order for the emotion to stick and last. It seems, however, that clothing and other forms of protection have no effect on her powers, and touching skin versus touching clothing has no difference whatsoever. The longer she holds contact, the longer the effects will last – a short and brief touch will result in a short and brief change in emotion, whereas a prolonged hold will result in prolonged effects. A touch lasting 1-3 posts will only have a 1-3 post effect (aka it’s proportional to how long contact is held). A touch lasting 4 or more will have a +3 post effect in addition to the number the touch was held. Empathic Power Augmentation/Negation: Cora is able to augment or negate the powers of others. Cora believes that with Power Augmentation, it is a result of removing the underlying emotional ambiguity and apprehensiveness that even the user may or may not be aware of when using their powers which allows her to boost their abilities to a whole new level of mastery and control, allowing her targets to achieve feats that they otherwise wouldn’t have known they were capable of in the least. One touching post results in two augmentation posts, but the longer one’s powers are augmented, the easier they’ll tire and the less powerful they become over time. With power negation, Cora believes that she enhances the uncertainty to the point where the target fails to perform properly and their attacks ultimately fail. Yet this skill is incredibly dangerous in that she must make physical contact with the target in order for it to work, regardless of whether she’s augmenting someone’s powers or negating them. It should also be noted that due to the nature of this power (mainly power negation), the target can overcome the effects (mainly of power negation due to the fact that she doesn’t suppress the X-Gene) and use their powers as they normally would with enough will power. Natural Intellect/Capacity for Knowledge: Cora is actually quite well-read and an Honors graduate from a prestigious American institution. Her passion for learning is matched only by her love for art and her love of animals. She has a brilliant mind and a vast capacity for knowledge, and she’ll stop at nothing to learn, most evident with her drive to figure her powers out despite being scared of them. Cora is fluent in English, French, German, Spanish, and Russian and is on her way to mastering Italian. Yet the girl is not only book smart, she has street smarts as well having lived away from home for nearly five years. She typically knows how to get herself out of trouble nine times out of ten, but will rely on her powers that one time if she has to. Athleticism: Cora keeps herself physically active and at peak physical condition. She’s a little health nut at heart and loves to run around and exercise. Cora goes on morning jogs and does at least one hour of yoga every two days. Though she may not be that useful when it comes to a fist fight, she can sure as hell get out of there right away and call for help.
»[ Weaknesses ]
Cora suffers from the same physical limitations as any other human – she’s mortal, she bleeds, pain will disable her and anything that can kill a human will kill her. In terms of her powers, Cora still lacks control over what she is capable of doing despite her years of training with it. For many of her skills to work, she must maintain physical contact which can be dangerous. Cora is also powerless against individuals who have no emotion whatsoever, but she can still empower herself with her own emotions and the emotions of others in the area. Empowerment is a dangerous skill as it may lead to experiencing too much pain, which is debilitating and can lead to a blackout. Cora also has very limited experience when it comes to hand-to-hand combat of any kind… well, she really hasn’t been trained in it at all. She’s useless with weapons and would more than likely end up shooting herself by accident if she had a gun, but her powers come in handy at times, especially where negotiations and tracking are concerned.
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▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬┤|ρ є r ѕ σ η α ℓ • ∂ α т α|├▬ Full Name: Ilse Payne Nickname: The Red Seamstress, Lady of the Silver Thread, Tórtola/Turtle Dove (a select few), La Araña Roja (Formerly)
True Age: 817 Age Appeared: Early twenties. Birthdate: January 31st Gender: Female Ethnicity: British Blood Type: O-
Sexuality: Pansexual
Height: 5'11 Weight: 125 lbs Eye Color: Icy Blue Hair Color: Fiery Red Mask Remnant: Ilse's mask remnant is moreso a fragment of her former form before entering into her Arrancar state and has nothing to do with her face. Instead, it can be seen along her spine and elbows, featured as black spikes that protrude from her skin. Hollow Hole Location: Right where her lower ribcage meets.
Life View: Ilse views life as an endless cycle, with each transition from one 'existence' to another being a mere step towards the end/beginning of the circle where everything happens again, anew. By that respect, death is not something she fears. Ilse views the hardships and challenges that one faces along their journey as a necessary step towards advancement as a sentient being capable of higher-order processing. Though she respects that all 'living' organisms have the right to live, she believes strongly in the concept of 'survival of the fittest' and has no trouble with cutting a life short so long as there was a purpose to her actions. Personality: On the exterior, Ilse is a very cold and calculating woman. That being said, Ilse is also a woman of theatrics and is known to be a terrific liar. It is not uncommon for Ilse to hide behind a mask of emotion and play it out to perfection, making it nearly impossible to fully predict what the woman is scheming in the back of her mind. She tends to be soft-spoken and will almost never be seen raising her voice as she has other ways of getting her point across.
Ilse presents herself as a very elegant, eloquent and refined woman of bountiful and exotic tastes. She has an air of dignity and pure sexuality about her that is unmistakeable, but in that respect Ilse is very much so a tease. By pure definition alone, Ilse can be considered the epitome of a true femme fatale. Yet underneath the glitz and glamour of her facade lies a vain, twisted, sadistic and masochistic beast with very little moral or ethical standards - the very primal self that she began her Hollow-life as. That Ilse is capable of masking this beast so well is a true testament to her progress over the centuries, but every so often the the woman is known to indulge in her own pleasures to keep the beast at bay.
Strictly speaking, Ilse is a woman who knows what she wants and will stop at nothing to get see her dreams or goals through, but it is not in her style to use brute force or direct attacks - instead, she operates in the shadows and behind the curtains, using her beauty, charm and intelligence to sway the tides in her favour. That isn't to say Ilse is weak or incapable of attacking by any means, no, she finds pleasure in playing and toying with others and views killing merely as a means to tie up loose ends. The real fun lies in the dangerous game of cat and mouse.
Likes:
Pain Toying with Others The Human Form (Both Men and Women) Physicality and Physical Appearances Intellectual Stimulation Impressing Others Concept of Human Sin Lust Love Powerful Men and Women Servitude
Dislikes
Closed-mindedness Ignorance Betrayal Showing Weakness Giving Up/Quitting Heat Fire (to an extent)
Espada: King Caelum Rank: Fraccion to the King Side: King Caelum, Arrancar and Hollow-kind,
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Ilse was once known by the name Jeyne Frost, a fair maiden of the Great Britain who was widely acclaimed for her beauty and her status as the wife of the King's Chief Advisor. In her youth Jeyne grew up on the family estate in Wales. Her family came from old money and nobility, and as a means to keep their bloodline pure Jeyne was betrothed to Frost long before she was born. When she was old enough to marry, Frost was a man grown and nearly thrice her age, but it was in a time where such an arrangement was not uncommon. She travelled to London, and less than a month after arriving Jeyne was married in a lavish ceremony. Yet she soon came to resent her own status and obligations as Frost's true colors began to show - the man was a brute, a drunk, and a glutton who was quick to take his frustrations out on his wife given the opportunity. Jeyne, being the kind-hearted soul that she was, gave him the benefit of the doubt, believing that his pent up anger came as a part of his high-stress job. She'd put on a brave face and take every form of abuse he threw at her without protest.
Day by day, her view of humanity and salvation became dimmer and dimmer, and sought ways to escape the harsh realities before her - it was the only thing she could do given her circumstances. By the age of eighteen Jeyne hit an all time low, when Lord Frost resorted to intense physical and sexual abuse to derive pleasure and inner peace. It was then that the woman felt completely and utterly useless and began to question her own existence - what was her purpose? Why had she been created, if all she was good for was to be used and tossed away like trash. She contemplated suicide, but pulled herself through by the sheer force of willpower, but by then her mental state was slipping. She began to lash out, and when the veil of madness came over her, Jeyne murdered her husband in cold blood, going so far as to mutilate his corpse. As the legend goes, Jeyne first poisoned her husband before inflicting non-lethal wounds on his persons until he died of blood loss, where she then proceeded to 'consume the evidence' until she was detained by the authorities. After a short period of confinement, Jeyne was burned at the stake on charges of murder, blasphemy/heresy, high treason, and conspiracy against the crown.
Her death was slow and painful. The process itself took some one to two hours, and she died when her body had finally been consumed by the flames. A tormented soul bound to the mortal plane, Jeyne’s madness transcended into the realm of the spiritual world, which only served to expedite her transformation process. As she transitioned from a Plus to a Hollow and her heart was consumed, the woman retained some of her former self, but her primal instincts took hold of her mind, and after finding her way to Hueco Mundo, the long and tedious evolutionary process took place. For the first century or so, Ilse had no sense of direction, no sense of self, and no idea as to what she was doing. She was merely satisfying some insatiable hunger, a thirst for power, a need to feed. The rush she got from pure carnage and gore was all she lived for, and even her own name was something that she’d never really cared much for. All she wanted was to consume. Hundreds, if not thousands of hollows and living souls fell to satisfy her, but the more she fed, the more and more cognisant she became and the less clouded her thoughts were. She became aware of her hunger, and questioned it to some extent, but the bloodshed didn’t stop, nor would it for the centuries to come.
Ilse fought her way to the top of the food chain, proving her worth as a female Hollow. In the deserts of Hueco Mundo she was known as La Araña Roja, or the Red Spider. Her Adjuchas form was almost humanoid, save for her exterior shell-like exoskeleton/armour and the black and white mask that covered all of her face. A dangerous adversary to any wandering hollow or menos, Ilse was known to attack her prey with such stealth and precision that they never realized their demise until they were paralyzed and being devoured. The inevitable descending spiral towards existential crisis came once again as Ilse began to ponder the grand scheme of things. Why was she fighting? What was the purpose of her existence, if not to endlessly devour? The simple pleasures of her life were fading, and sheer boredom took its place. Ilse reflected on herself, on hollows in general, and sought to find the truth to her conception. Where did hollows come from? What role did they play in the grand scheme of life and death? Who was she, both before her death, and after becoming a hollow? It was at that point of her life when Ilse had officially chosen a name for herself, which gave her some sense of reassurance as to who she was – not just some red spider, but Ilse Payne, the Spider of the White Sands.
But all in all she was dissatisfied with her own self perception. The questions still lingered in her mind, constantly tormenting her to the point where she began to hesitate in battle and lose her taste for hollows. In her journey to self-discovery, Ilse made her first encounter with Caelum. At first she despised the man. Who did he think he was? She thought of him as mere trash, made of the same fodder like any other hollow. Yet it took little convincing for Ilse to realize he was different… unlike the rest of them. She was inspired by him, she even aspired to be him, though at that point Ilse wasn’t willing to admit it. After that chance encounter, Ilse swore to dedicate her life to serve The Dark King in exchange for his mentorship and enlightenment. Ilse has served the Caelum wholeheartedly for centuries, promising never to leave his side as a member of his Fraccion.
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬┤|c σ м в α т • ∂ α т α|├▬ Reiatsu Color: Red (Unsealed); Black (Resurreccion) Reiryoku Level: Average { Start at this }
Known Foot Techniques: • Air Walk: Novice Level { start at this level } • Air Dash: Novice Level { start at this level } • Sonido: Adept Level { start at this level } Known Hand-to-Hand Styles: • Hakuda: Practitioner Level { start at this level } • { you may have one more at the same level } Known Swordsmanship Styles: • Zanjutsu: Novice Level { start at this level } • Kendo: Practitioner Level { start at this level } Reiryoku Technique: • Reiryoku Gathering: Novice Level { start at this level } Other Techniques: • Dashing, Practitioner Level { start at this level } • Jumping, Practitioner Level { start at this level }
Strengths: • Physicality/Combat Prowess – With centuries of training, Ilse is a conditioned combatant highly skilled in using her unique weapon and Resureccion. Her skill set is more fine-tuned for quick and quiet kills, though Ilse has found herself in many direct combat situations where could hold her own with limited difficulty. This is due in part to her rigorous physical conditioning and her nonstop practice. • Soindo – Ilse focuses a lot of her time and attention to Soindo, as it is considered an essential technique in order to use her Zanpakuto/Resurreccion properly. Weaknesses: • Lust and Love – Ilse has a tendency to lose her train of thought in the presence of individuals she considers attractive. Though it is rare she’ll open up to an attarctive stranger immediately upon meeting them, such an occurrence is not unheard of. • Feral Rage – In the event that Ilse loses control of her emotions and her primal side is unleashed, Ilse tends to go into a blood lusting, frenzied state in which she attacks anyone and everyone around her. Though she generally has this under wraps, the one thing that can trigger her into this state is if she doesn’t ‘feed’ within a month’s time from her last ‘meal’. Fears: • Fire – For reasons unknown to Ilse, she has a slight aversion to fire. At the best of times, the sight of fire will make her go numb and make her heart race, but at the worst of times it can leave her mentally incapacitated. Fire is perhaps the one thing that can bring her out of her feral state. • Losing a Loved One
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬┤|ω є α ρ σ η • ∂ α т α|├▬ ▬▬┤|Sealed Zanpakutpo Zanpakuto Name: Fileras Etymology: Spanish origin, meaning "spinneret" - the organ associated with the production of silk in spiders. Zanpakuto Location: Each of her ten fingers. Zanpakuto Appearance: See picture on the right, though imagine the woman is wearing a ring on each finger. Zanpakuto Type: Toxin/Venom Zanpakuto Abilities:
Seda Gruesa – Unlike most Arrancar, Ilse’s sealed Zanpakuto takes on a very unique form, which gives rise to a unique ability not seen amongst the ranks of the Arrancar. Ilse refers to her primary weapon in its sealed form as ‘La Seda Gruesa’, which translates to ‘Coarse Silk’. Instead of taking on the standard bladed appearance of most Zanpakuto, Ilse’s weapon are a set of five razor sharp wires that extend from her finger tips. The wires essentially give Ilse what she refers to as five fluid swords, due to the fact that the wires themselves are as sharp as any blade and capable of cutting through most material with ease depending on how Ilse directs them. Her wires are ‘drawn’ when she touches her fingers together and pulls them apart a part again, which results in elongated fingertips that almost appear claw-like. By controlling the flow of reiryoku through the wires, Ilse can direct them almost like an extension of her own limbs. She can also manipulate their length, though the longer she makes the wire, the shorter her fingertips become until her fingers reach normal length. They have a silvery metallic appearance and sheen and the thickness of a single strand of hair. Despite their general appearance, the wires themselves have considerable durability, comparable to that of metal.
▬▬┤|Resurrección Resurrección Name: Reino Hilo Etymology: Spanish origin, meaning “thread kingdom”. Resurrección Incantation: Hila (Spin) Resurrección Description: Upon the command, Ilse’s spiritual pressure spikes and her blood-red aura is polluted by the presence of black discoloration that eventually dominates by the end of her transformation. Appearance-wise, the protrusions along Ilse’s spine extend outwards and branches into two to wrap around her body – the top spike forms the top portion of Ilse’s ‘armor’, which is essentially two thick and flattened bands of vertical skeletal material that covers her chest by wrapping over her shoulders and then down towards her torso , while the last two protrusions wrap around her ribcage and end just before where her hollow hole is. Meanwhile the protrusions from Ilse’s elbows sink into her body and become black glove-like constructs around her forearms and hands. The rings melt into the gloves, giving them golden details that swirl around the fingers and travel up the forearm. For her bottom half, a skeletal ring forms around her hips, while two elongated strips of cloth cover up the front and back of her lower half, but leaves both sides of her legs exposed. Ilse appears to wear a pair of black knee-high stiletto boots as well. Resurrección Ability:
Abrigo de Piel – One of Ilse’s passive abilities, ‘abrigo de piel’ translates to ‘fur coat’, which refers to the hairs (ultricating bristles) that cover the body of a spider. The hairs serve as a mechanism for sensing danger in the immediate area. Similar to this adaptation, Ilse gains a ‘sixth sense’ of sorts upon entering her Resurreccion state, allowing her to sense immediate danger and react accordingly. This especially comes in handy in situations where enemies are trying to sneak up on her, as she can generally feel their presence within a certain range regardless of how well they hide. As a result of this sort of danger intuition, when people do strike there’s an odd chance that her defense/counter comes even before her assailant can even lay a finger on her. Presencia Delicada – A second of Ilse’s passive abilities, ‘presencia delicada’ translates to ‘delicate presence’. In her Resurreccion form, Ilse is capable of subconsciously dampening the sounds that she makes to the point where she’s virtually soundless. This makes sneaking up on others and spying in the shadows extremely easy for her once in Resurreccion form. Seda Fina – Similar to Seda Gruesa, Seda Fina is translated to ‘fine silk’ which reflects the wire’s appearance compared to seda gruesa. In this form, the wires are thinner than a quarter of the width of human hair nearly indiscernible to the naked eye. Given sufficient lighting, the metallic sheen of the wire can be seen with every movement, but in general it becomes very difficult to see where her wire is due to its thinness, which forces her opponents to keep on their toes lest they be tangled and dismembered. Picadura – Channeling Ilse’s natural toxigenesis abilities, the full potential of her deadly venom is unleashed in her Resurreccion ability. Ilse channels a vast amount of venom into two of her wires, and as a result, the two venomous wires will glow green for the duration that venom is coursing through them. If even the smallest of cut is made on her opponent by the venomous wires, a potentially lethal dosage of venom is then released into the opponent’s body, causing a range of diverse and even potentially fatal symptoms to occur within a short span of time. Effects of her venom can range from excessive pain in the local area to localized swelling to extreme nausea and vomiting to muscle spasms/loss of muscle control/paralysis to necrosis of the injured area and even death by asphyxiation.
▬▬┤|Segunda Etapa Segunda Etapa Name: - Segunda Etapa Incantation: - Segunda Etapa Description: - Segunda Etapa Ability: -
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬┤|т є c н η ι q υ є ѕ|├▬ ▬▬┤|Known Hollow Techniques ▬▬┤|Your List • Bala • Cero • Hierro • Gonzui • Pesquisa • Negación • Garaganta ▬▬┤|Custom Techniques • Cero Telaraña - Ilse is capable of performing a unique Cero from her mouth known as the 'Cobweb Bullet'. Instead of exploding upon contact, the Cero (which is fired in the form of a ball no bigger than an apple) will first rapidly expand outwards in a complex net-like mesh once released. The net, once it comes in contact with an individual, will tangle and ensnare them, acting almost like a glue of sorts. Once the net reaches its maximum size, it then releases all its stored energy in one large explosion. • El Besito - Ilse is capable of releasing a small and highly dilute amount of venom into the bloodstream of others via skin-to-skin contact. This is most commonly administered through a kiss, which is why Ilse named the technique 'El Besito'. Though the venom is generally nowhere near potent enough to kill or severely harm an individual, and at most the effects will only last several posts. Depending on the dosage and type of venom Ilse administers, a vast array of effects could be observed, ranging from one extreme of temporary paralysis to another extreme of sensory and bodily arousal and a state of ultimate alertness, and all the range of effects in between.
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[General Information]
Name: Isla Coetzee Nicknames: Eyelash, Islander, Titles: Vixen, Age: 17 Birthday: February 8th Star Sign: Aquarius Gender: Female Race: Human Moral Alignment: Good
[Personal Information]
Occupation: University Student; Research Assistant Sexuality: Heterosexual Likes: Cooking, Dance, Pop/Upbeat Music, Shopping, the Outdoors, Traveling, Helping Others, Making a Difference, Learning, Growing, Living Dreams: One of Isla’s greatest dreams is to be able to live a somewhat normal life given the need for a new generation of heroes to step up and defend the innocents of the world. Already having lost much of her childhood, the few years that Isla had growing up under the care of Mari showed the girl there was more to life than living in fear and turmoil, and after only getting a little taste of freedom Isla wants to finally understand what it means to be alive. Dislikes: Being Controlled, Being Cheated, Tight Spaces, Talking about the Past, Too Many Responsibilities, Being Depended On, Failing Others Fears: Isla’s greatest fear is losing her sense of self, or in other terms, to lose control of her own powers and have her body be taken over by the primal instincts of the animals that she empowers herself with. Darkest Secret: Isla is the illegitimate daughter of the small-time Warlord Aku Kwesi, otherwise known as the man that killed Mari’s mother long ago, though not even Isla is aware of this fact as she is unsure of even who her birth mother is. Favourite Food: Any foods rich in flavor, Exotic fruits, Anything sour, Extreme Spices, Favourite Drink: Coconut Milk Least Favourite Food: Most American Soups (ie. Chicken Noodle, Beef, etc.), Insect Dishes Least Favourite Drink: Plain Water Loyalties: Justice League, the General Public, Zambesi; Mari McCabe (Formerly) Intelligence Level: Growing up in the war torn Zambesi, Isla received little to no schooling as a little girl and was raised in an orphanage with at least twenty other children. That being said, she displayed a high potential for learning and would pick up a few things here and there from her caretakers. After being taken under the care of Mari, Isla was then taught by private tutors until she was deemed fit to enroll in a proper school. By the age of 16, after spending only three years in a private school, Isla graduated High School and enrolled in the University of California, pursuing a degree in Marine Biology. Dominant Hand: Right Strengths:
Indomitable Will: Having grown up in the environment that Isla did, Isla has developed the ability to finely control her own emotions to the point where, with hard enough focus and concentration, she is capable of overcoming even her own fears for the greater good of the task at hand. This is a skill that would later be refined in her training with Mari. Personal Drive: When she really puts her mind to it, Isla is capable of achieving incredible humanly feats through her hard work and dedication, as seen when she not only embraced the opportunity of acquiring a formal education, but took it by the horns and excelled where most may have thought she would fail miserably.
Weaknesses:
Innate Fears: One of Isla’s greatest fears is of her own self. Isla not only fears what she is capable of doing, she’s terrified by the thought of the damage she could cause if she ever were to lose control of her powers.
Cherished Items:
Leather Cords: One of the most distinct physical features is the leather cords that Isla binds her ponytail with, as well as wraps around her arms and legs. As they are the only things that she has ever personally ‘owned’ by her own right, Isla keeps them as a remainder of where she came from, and she sees it as a way to reinforce her own personality when tapping into her powers. Gold Necklace: The first gift that Mari had ever given her was the gold necklace that Isla can still be seen wearing to this very day. It serves as her tribute to her former mentor and caretaker. Tantu Totem: One of the many things that Mari/Vixen left behind for her pupil was the Tantu Totem, which as described by Mari would help Isla focus her power and channel them.
Philosophical/ Social Viewpoint: Isla is a believer of freedom above all else. She despises tyrants and oppressors and strongly supports Freedom of Speech. Isla also whole-heartedly believes that if people are able bodied and physically capable, they should take a stand for the injustices of the world, no matter how big or small their contribution may be.
Religious Viewpoint: Though religión had always been an iffy thing for Isla, she does not doubt the existence of Gods and Deities like Anansi the Spider.
Romantic Viewpoint: Though a romance would undoubtedly be a nice thing to have, Isla is not seeking a life partner, nor will she really ever be in the near future as she has chosen to heed the words of her mentor and to not get caught up with boys because there are bigger battles to be fought.
Personality
At first glance, Isla is the kind of girl that you’d either really like because of her big, loud, vivacious personality, or you’d really hate for the same exact reasons. Not one to hold back or shy away from strangers, Isla is kind to all she meets and will always genuinely be happy to meet you. She exudes a certain confidence and charm akin to her mentor Mari McCabe (otherwise known as Vixen), who had built herself a widely successful career in the modeling and fashion industry after fleeing to America following the murder of both her parents. When she speaks, Isla speaks with intent and purpose, which makes almost everything she say sound ‘smart’, even if it’s just a random string of words.
Though she is not actively seeking out a relationship, Isla is not one to pass up a chance to flirt with others because, as she sees it, it’s all in good fun. In general, Isla is caring, but can be witty and have a sharp tongue that is ready to lash out if crossed. She can be incredibly stubborn at times, and more often than not it escalates to the point where it gets her in trouble, but she always manages to find a way to make it out alive. In that respect, she can be seen as a daredevil of sorts, like an adrenaline junkie.
Biography
Isla was born in a small African village in the country of Zambesi, though she never knew either of her parents as Isla had been raised in her village’s orphanage for as long as she could remember. Fast forward some eight years, Mari McCabe’s return to Zambesi and her subsequent victory against the warlord Aku Kwesi that had essentially enslaved Isla’s village signaled the beginnings of a new life for Isla. The moment Mari and Isla made eye contact, the heroine decided she would care for Isla and brought her back to America, where she slowly transitioned into the American lifestyle. Educated by a team of tutors, it wasn’t until Isla was around the age of thirteen that Mari decided to enroll her into a private school to ‘promote her social interactions with others’.
What Isla found, however, was ridicule and scorn from her classmates due solely for the fact that she was younger than them all. With an already advanced level of education under her belt, at the age of thirteen Isla was preparing to complete her high school career, and by the age of sixteen, only three years after being enrolled in a school for the first time, Isla graduated with distinction and at the top of her class. Yet in her short years of schooling, Isla was not only branded by her classmates as a gifted freak of nature, they had all given her nicknames along the line of ‘Eyelash’ and ‘Islander’ because of her strange name and distinct accent. Thus, a large part of her early graduation was due to the fact that Isla absolutely hated being in school, and swore to finish it as fast as possible and get away from her classmates in the shortest amount of time.
Some time while under Mari’s care, it was discovered that Isla too had supernatural abilities, and like Vixen, Isla was capable of mimicking the traits and abilities of virtually any organism in the animal kingdom. Her control over this ability was significantly weaker than Mari’s and tended to lead to random outbursts of animal-like behaviours, though with Vixen’s guidance Isla learned to control and suppress her abilities, up until the point of Vixen’s disappearance where Isla made the ultimate decision to step in for her mentor and adopt the persona of Vixen.
[Relationship Information]
Friends: ○ - | - | - N/A
Enemies: ○ - | - | - N/A
Family: ○ Mari McCabe (Vixen) | Good | Guardian/Mentor Vixen was Isla’s first and only guardian, and the one that taught her about her powers and, more importantly, how to control/suppress them. Much of what she has now, Isla owes solely to Mari, and she sees Mari as a mother almost, even though she has never really ever called Vixen her ‘mother’ but more her ‘guardian’.
Romantic Relationships: ○ - | - | - N/A
[Weapon Information]
○ Tantu Totem: Isla is the current possessor of an object known as the Tantu Totem, a fox-shaped talisman that helps her focus her powers to access the “morphogenetic field”, or otherwise known as the Red. With a finer control of her abilities, Isla is capable of retaining her own personality whilst borrowing the natural abilities that exist within the Animal Kingdom, and it allows her to smoothly switch from one trait to another with ease.
[Ability Information]
○ Animal Mimicry: Animal Mimicry is as its name implies – the ability to mimic the traits, characteristics and natural abilities of animals. Isla doesn’t necessarily need to be in physical contact with an animal to be able to use its abilities, but instead draws from the Red. Though she is not as adept at using her abilities as the original Vixen, Isla has shown to be able to understand what powers to use depending on the situation, and to be able to switch traits with ease. Among the traits that she has learned, the most commonly used ones are as follows but are not limited to:
Enhanced Claws: Much like her mentor, Isla is capable of sprouting a pair of dangerously sharp, magically enhanced claws that, theoretically, would be able to draw blood from even individuals who are considered highly durable and resistant to most forms of damage. Enhanced Healing: With the totem in her possession, Isla is capable of healing others with a simple touch – the extent of her healing mostly lies in bruises and simple, non-life threatening wounds, which only take seconds for her to mend. Morphogenetic Field Energy Manipulation: In very rare circumstances of dire need, Isla has displayed the ability to draw pure energy from the morphogenetic field to produce force fields, though the occurrences of this are rare due to her limited control over the Red, and in the event that she does do this Isla tends to be exhausted afterwards. In general, Isla draws from the Red to gain the characteristics and traits of the animals that she wishes to embody, yet this is still slightly unstable due to her lack of experience and training. Consequently if she draws too much from the Red at any given time, Isla runs the risk of losing herself to the animal she's drawing her powers from, and so as a result she limits herself to one animal's traits at a time, switching when she needs to but losing all of the previous animal's abilities when she does.
Accelerated Healing of reptiles and worms Flight of birds Adhesion of spiders and reptiles Electrokinesis of electric eels Underwater Breath of fish and sea animals Swimming of dolphins and other sea creatures Superhuman Leaping of ticks, crickets, frogs, etc. Superhuman Agility of monkeys, leopards, etc. Superhuman Strength of elephants, gorillas, etc. Superhuman Durability of abalone Superhuman Reflexes of mantis shrimp Superhuman Vision of cats, eagles, etc. Superhuman Senses of wolves, dogs, etc. Superhuman Speed of cheetahs, falcons, etc. Toxigenesis of spitting cobras Primal Rage/Aggression of gorillas and lions Heat Resistance of Pompeii worms Cold Resistance of the Methanococcoides burtonii Antipathy of a mule (effective against telepathic attacks and mind control) Echolocation of bats
[Weakness Information]
○ Animal Behaviour: It is known to Isla that the deeper she goes into the Red, the more dangerous it is for her because she'll begin to exhibit some of the personality characteristics of the animals she's drawing her abilities from. This limits her powers severely due to her lack of control over them, resulting in her only being able to take the characteristics of one animal at any given time. Any more, and she'll run the risk of losing her own personality entirely and essentially 'becoming' an animal. ○ Totem Dependency: Though not entirely dependent on the totem itself, Isla draws much of her strength from the item, thus it is one of her weaknesses because if she is separated from it her powers may go haywire and turn in either direction - for good or for worse.
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xxA D V E N T ҉ C H R O N I C L E S __________________________________________________________ .. "There is a certain elegance, even in the most gruesome of deaths, that cannot be overlooked."
╔═══════ x ═══════╗ -- Yulan Bīng -- ╚═══════ x ═══════╝
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xxYulan Bīng Reality is easy. It's the deception that's the hard work ___________________________________________________________________ .. Basic Criteria
Name | 冰玉兰 - Bīng yùlán Alias| Yuyu-chan, the Teddy Captain, Yulan, Lady Bīng, The Iron Dragon Gender | Female Race | Shinigami Affiliations | Soul Society, Gotei 14, the Bīng Family Rank Held | Sixth Division Captain ; Commander of the Kido Corps ; Grand Kido Chief
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Birth Date | August 30th Astronomical Sign | Virgo // Dragon Age | 1392
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Blood Type | O- Height| 5'11 (Adult) / 3'9 (Child) Weight | 130 lbs (Adult) / 80 lbs (Child) Ethnicity | Chinese Eye Color | Almost Black Physical Description| Yulan is a little bit of a special case when it comes to her physical appearance. Naturally, Yulan is a tall, well-endowed, picturesque woman with a toned, athletic body. She seems to have somewhat sharp facial features that make her look more arrogant or angry than she really is, which contributes to the illusion of her being 'The Dragon Lady' as her peers so lovingly refer to her as. Her hair is almost always done up in a bun style, though she may also do her hair in a ponytail or let her hair down depending on the occasion. She tends to use light makeup to enhance her facial features and often chooses striking shades that force people to take a better, closer look at her out of sheer curiousity - for example, Yulan chooses the deep blood red color for her lips because of it's stark contrast with the paleness of her skin. The most striking feature about the woman, however, is her namesake - the tattoos of dragons that cover much of her back, and the most visible tattoo that begins just above her left breast and snakes around the front of her bicep. Even when she's wearing her Kido Chief's Cloak, the head of the dragon is still visible and will glow a deep purple color when she uses Kido or releases her reiatsu.
However, when Yulan shifts into her child-like form, not only does she shrink, her appearance undergoes a dramatic change, losing much of her physique and gaining what most would say is unmistakeably baby fat. Not only does she physically change, Yulan's voice changes too, altered to sound more high pitched and child-like. This is a form that Yulan uses the most, due to the sense of liberation it gives her, albeit to the dismay of those around her and her subordinates. Wardrobe | Captain Haori style » As the Grand Kido Chief, her attire is slightly different from that of a traditional Captain of the Gotei 14. She chooses to wear an altered and revealing Shihakusho that exposes her shoulders, arms and back, similar in style to the outfit worn by the Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō except with a major difference being that the bottom half is a form-fitting dress and not loose-fitting pants. The outfit is bound at the waist by a strip of white cloth, though it generally can't be seen due to her red outer coat. Yulan's Kido Chief robe is made of the finest silks and colored the same shade of red as the lipstick she wears, with a high flared collar, gold trim, a gold silk interior, and a length equal to her modified Shihakusho dress. Running along the top half of the robe are ornate golden Chinese-style silk knot buttons, but it is only clipped at two areas just above the belly botton to leave a wide V-shape which exposes the woman's interior uniform and the dragon tattoo on her chest. There are black symbols of the Kidō Corps on either side of the front of the robe, and an intricate golden symbol of two dragons flying around a sun embroidered on the back in honor of her family name. The robe, being entirely customized, hugs her curves snugly to accentuate her figure.
In her child form, Yulan's attire more closely resembles that of the standard Shinigami Captain, with a white Captain's haori over a standard black shihakusho. When off duty, Yulan tends to choose from a selection of sundresses to wear, and replaces her haori with a jacket covered in a teddy bear head pattern.
A common feature between both outfits is Yulan's necklace and bangle. The necklace is silver and has a black jade pendant. The pendant is in the shape of Yin, half of the Yin-yang symbol. It has been charmed with a powerful barrier spell that activates immediately upon contact to prevent any sneak attacks. The bangle is made of jadeite and fits snugly on Yulan's left wrist, regardless of her adult or child forms. It contains three distinct colors which is a rarity amongst jade - purple, green and red. Chinese folklore dictates that wearing jade cleanses the body's natural energies, strengthens certain internal organs depending on the hand it is worn on, and deters evil spirits. Haori Underside Color » Gold
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Quirks To put it short and simple, Yulan is absolutely f*cked in the brain. I mean honestly, who in their right mind would actually want to shift themselves into the form of a child and massacre hundreds, if not thousands of souls as a form of 'play'? Though you do have to understand, the woman wasn't always like this, no. When she arrived in the Rukongai, Yulan was like any other soul - lost and confused, with no recollection of how she had gotten to where she was. There was one thing, however, that set her apart from the others, and that was the little voice in her head. She soon came to realize that if she wanted to survive, she would have to listen to that voice, to follow its words carefully, because the Soul Society was anything but peaceful. It was a dog eat dog world, and Yulan was determined to live, but not just that, to live well, a life of excess and riches beyond compare, as promised by the little voices.
And so her downward spiral began. From the blank slate to one stained with the blood of thousands, the rise of Yulan began. In her earlier years, Yulan proved to be a ruthless woman. Deadly, destructive and unyielding, she slaughtered with a pretty little smile on her face, pillaged without even an ounce of remorse, and lied her way through any and all interactions she had with others, only to perpetuate the violent cycle once again. A temptress in her own right, Yulan manipulated, swayed and charmed both men and women alike to work for her, only to dispose of them once they were of no value to her. She saw her life as a game of strategy and wits. Always on her toes, Yulan trusted no one, pitied no one, and spared no one. Less than a century later, the rise of the Bīng Clan signified a slight change in Yulan's outlook on life and her ideals.
Very slowly, Yulan refined herself into who she is today. Though constantly lusting for blood, death and destruction, the woman hides it behind a veil of faux elegance or childishness. When in her adult form, where certain societal behaviours and attitudes are expected of her, Yulan proves to be intelligent, witty, charming, flirtatious, mature, and in every sense of the word, alluring and sensual; but ultimately Yulan is regarded by most of her peers as dangerous and not to be trusted. She speaks with intent and purpose, choosing her words and constructing her sentences in such a way that she never so much as wastes a breath in her speech or on repeating herself. In her child form, however, Yulan is much more liberal with her speech, showing a playful, youthful and highly eccentric side of herself that one would never see while Yulan is an adult. To her, being a child means being able to get with most, if not all the things that she does, and thus Yulan tends to spend more time as a child than as an adult. Favors | Elegance Calligraphy Practicing the Guzheng Reading Sweets Practicing/Inventing Kido Disdains | Dirtiness Bland Food Boring People Incompetence Fools Preference of Food | Oolong/Puerh Tea Lychee Pork Noodles Icecream Curry Anything Flavorful Disliked Foods | Unseasoned Congee Diluted Tea Durian Fruit Longan (Dragon Eye) Overly Sweet Desserts Anything Bland Preference of Drink | Rice Wine Tea
.._______________________ Something Unknown Fears | The greatest fear that Yulan possesses is losing all that she had worked so hard to obtain, even if her means were less than admirable. That is not to say she fears death, as that would be an inaccurate statement - she could have her belongings and Clan and legacy taken from her without the need to die. Failing to break the curse that is threatening the existence of her Clan Failing Shu
Aspirations | Yulan's greatest aspiration is to go down in history as one of the foremost masters and geniuses when it comes to the art of Kido.
xxA House of Bone and Blood ____________________________________________________________ .. 'And so the legend began, born of incense, lies, and poison.'
Chapter One An Eternal Promise Time Frame? 20 Years B.D. (Before Death) Theme[ 十面埋伏 - Ambush from Ten Sides ] xxx"Your youth will be forever lasting, a sight to astound even the Emperor himself... Yes, my radiance, I shall crown you with this. Hail! Empress of China."
Yulan’s story started long, long ago. Her human history, though lost in her transition from the living to the spirit real, still stands as a story of ultimate devotion, and a pursuit of status and love that would forever transcend the dynamics of Emperor’s concubines in the royal court. The story begins with Yulan’s ascension to court, after being taken in by one of the Emperor’s enunchs, the girl lived in the Forbidden City and made a name for herself after gaining the Emperor’s favor. She was placed in the 4th rank of consorts, but failed to consolidate power and favor as she was ultimately unable to give the Emperor an heir to the throne. The Emperor, however, was smitten. Entranced by her beauty, her grace, her charm, it wouldn't take long for rumors to circulate once more that she would win the Emperor's favor and become the Empress. Fighting for the title amongst the other women, Yulan later died by the direct influence of the Emperor’s 2nd consort after being poisoned by a medicine woman on the promise of eternal youth, the fabled Elixir of Life that Emperor Qin had so sought after. Unbeknownst to Yulan, the effects of the potion did hold true to some extent, as when her soul was taken to the Soul Society, so too was a unique ability for Yulan to shift into a child-like form, a literal, almost cruel sense of eternal youth.
Chapter Two Swan Song Time Frame? 0 - 80 Years A.D. Theme[ 夜宴 - 越人歌 (Yue Ren Ge) ] xxx"You are not mad, love. Merely lost, desperate even, but do not fear... I, We are here for you, if you will it."
Yulan found herself in the middle of Rukongai, with no recollection of her past whatsoever. Dazed, disoriented, confused and distraught, the woman looked within for an answer…. And she found one. A voice, a soft, almost hypnotic voice spoke to her, calmed her, reassured her that it would be fine. With no other options, Yulan gave in, reluctant at first like any normal person hearing voices in their head, but she soon came to realize that it was more than just a voice. It was almost an entity by itself, a sentient being that resided within. A mentor, if you will. And thus, her journey as a soul began.
Had she still remembered her past, Yulan would have found the transition from the lavish Imperial Palace to the filthy streets of Rukongai a hard pill to swallow, so in that sense she was lucky. But what was she, a defenceless woman, to do in the patriarchal society that she seemed to be living in? That was where the voice came in handy. It taught her things, valuable life lessons, self defense, survival skills, and in exchange for its help Yulan was given one simple task – to survive.
And so survive she did. Yulan fought tooth and nail to live another day like any traditional rags to riches story. She proved her worth, and day by day killing seemed to get easier and easier. It was all an act, a show for the guys. Look pretty, look defenceless, and when you’ve got ‘em, aim for the throat. Hesitate, even for a second, and you’re dead. It’s not enough to look the part, you have to be the part. Live it, breathe it… Life is deception, deception is your art, your craft. You, love, are a player in the most dangerous game, so do or die… you choose.
By around the third decade, the killing seemed to lose its sense of wonder for her. Fortunately for Yulan, her reiryoku seemed to be particularly special, and with practice she learned to harness its raw power with relative ease, creating a variety of unique and useful means that included producing energy bolts, and forming invisible walls and shields once she got the hang of expelling and shaping her energy. Unbeknownst to Yulan, this would be the spark to a future career in Kido, but that doesn’t come until later in her life.
~ Guardian AngelLegend of the Black Tortoise [ Nagi Yanagi – Laterality ] xxx"It was her knight... her knight, in a black cotton dress"
Blood, that was all she could smell. Blood and death, from a mile away, though Yulan knew that it was close. Whoever, or whatever was coming was going to find her, was going to kill her. It was the first time in what seemed like decades that Yulan felt real fear. Was today going to be the day? The day that she lost it all, after all that she had been promised? Sure, she deserved it, but who was to decide whether or not she deserved it now, or later? Who was to decide how was she going to die, if she was already dead to begin with? Bracing herself, Yulan felt the ground tremble with energy in its rawest form, but there was no physical way she could be any more paralyzed by her fear. ’Move, girl! Haul a**, get the ******** away!’ She was telling herself. But nothing. All she could do was stand, watching like a deer in headlights as people were cut down and crushed.
’GO!’ A familiar voice jolted Yulan back into reality, and almost instaneously the girl seemed to regain the use of her legs. That voice… but why? Why was it so desperately trying to keep her alive? What did it really have to benefit from the hassle? That was all Yulan could think of, and yet the girl listened and obeyed, running as fast as she could, as far as she could. She knew it was futile. She could hear the screams, they were getting closer and closer. Mercy! Stop! Save me! It was pitiful. Disgusting, even. Citizens, begging for their lives, begging for mercy. If there was a higher power, they would have stopped the slaughter long ago. Their words were futile, a wasted last breath. Heart pounding, Yulan pressed her hands to her ears, feeling a renewed rush of adrenaline as she picked up her pace.
But the screams only got louder - begging, groveling, muffled cries, someone choking on their blood as they struggled for words. Yulan closed her eyes, but only saw the faces of those she’d killed, bleeding from their throats, smiling at her. She felt hands grabbing at her, pulling her hands away from her ears, clawing at her clothes, trying to pull her down. She screamed. ”Kill me! Do it!” Another scream. Yulan fell to her knees, feeling a rush of reiryoku wash over her and seep out of her body. This was different, though. The ground cracked under the pressure, and from the corner of her eye Yulan could see a little girl standing by her, clad in black. The next moment, Yulan seemed to black out, but not before the girl reached a hand out and touched Yulan’s forehead, causing a black dome to form around her in all 360 degrees, followed by the sound of impact from the outside, as if something crashed into the barrier. Yulan awoke some minutes after to the sight of the little girl sitting across from her, smiling. ”Have we given up already? Or shall I tell you a story?” she asked, almost disdainfully as she looked down at Yulan, a sly grin on her face.
Chapter Three Metamorphosis Time Frame? 81 - 495 Years A.D. Theme[ Christina Aguilera - You Lost Me ] xxx"We'll take it all, love. The fame, the fortune, the glory, every last drop. When we're done, even the Soul King's Palace will look like a peasant's hut."
Following the horrors of the Hiroshi Massacre, Yulan began to train and master her newly manifested Zanpakuto (See Legend of the Black Tortoise). It felt weird at first, wielding a blade of that length and size, but Yulan soon came to realize that with the Zanpakuto came a certain authority, a level of power and respect that she could not have so much as dreamed of, had she been in the same place she was at the beginning. The next few centuries of her life was dedicated to the forging of a ‘family’, and thus the Bīng clan came into existence, founded by Yulan herself. The family symbol - two dragons flying towards the sun.
Though not related by blood, the Bīng clan operated like any clan of the Soul Society at the time – structured with a specific hierarchy, strictly governed with rules and laws, and, most importantly, one that was talked about. By that point, Yulan had already made a name for herself as the coldblooded, ruthless killer who was, as it was said, ‘capable of obliterating people with a flick of her wrist’, but now she was the woman who not only possessed that grossly exaggerated ability, but a woman with a family, and with a Zanpakuto. The Bīng Clan was almost like the black sheep of the Soul Society. Built quite literally on bones and the blood as per Yulan’s more than shady past, the authorities had no power to disband the Clan lest they wanted to lose a limb.
That is not to say the authorities did nothing at all: the clan’s involvement in some of the most heinous and historically significant crimes of the Soul Society were not to be overlooked, but with a woman like Yulan overseeing the activities... I needn’t say more. And yet, for some reason people came from far and wide, asking for membership into the clan . Of course, at that time the clan was accepting members to join, so long as they proved themselves worthy.
And as the clan grew, so too did the crime rates – the murders, the thefts, the extortions, Yulan spared no one. The Iron Dragon they called her, and it was a befitting name. One that she liked so much that he was the first exception she had ever made. Instead of being put to death, the man was made an honorary member of the clan… almost like a pet for her. Needless to say, his demise came short and swift. The Iron Dragon had a thing with pets, it soon turned out. Certain scum, those she deemed were worthy to die an honorable death and were pit against her in battle, and it was from these atrocious acts that Yulan refined her Kido and practiced the spells that she created herself. And so in respect to every honorable death by the hands of Yulan, a drink was poured for the Clan, and for the deceased - a tradition that still holds to this day.
Some time near the end of this era, after the mysterious fall of the once powerful and influential Kozu Clan, Yulan swore an oath to never dabble in crime again so long as she didn't need it in order to catch the criminals that her Clan was beginning to hunt. This signified a dramatic turn in the Clan, and a transition to a new Era.
~ Just One GameThe Blood Soaked Princess [ BABYMETAL - MEGITSUNE ] xxx"It was never as the legends had spoken of… no, what she did was far worse."
There was an eerie kind of silence in the battle space, and though he knew there were at least a hundred pair of eyes watching from above, he couldn’t physically see them, nor could he hear what any of them were saying. All that he could hear was the sound of a child’s laughter bouncing off the walls, echoing with a maliciousness that sent cold chills down his spine. ”Please… Lady Yulan, Spare me… My family, I--”
”Lady Yulan?” A wispy, high-pitched little voice asked. The giggling stopped. The voice that bounced into the room sounded nothing like the sinister and ruthless Clan Head. No, it sounded like it belonged to a little girl. Perhaps Yulan’s daughter? But what was she doing in there? This was no place for kids. He knew of this place by Yulan’s reputation of killing those that failed to make their payments or that defied. He knew that he was going to have to fight for his life now… but, that little girl.
”Please, you have to leave… it’s not safe here, you’ll get hurt.” He called out. Now all he could hear was the sound of footsteps. Feeling his heart rate go up, the man backed away, attempting to find the wall to cover his back. ”No… no! Stop!” But when the doors on the other end of the room had opened, he was stunned to see a little girl step into the room. With his eyes widened, the man ran forward. ”Leave! It’s not safe in he—“
As he reached out to touch her, something stopped him mid-way. It felt cool to the touch, and though he couldn’t physically see it, he had heard enough about Yulan to know of her ability to shape and manipulate Reiryoku. This was a barrier. This little girl, she had to have been one of them. His heart sank. A fight to the death… against a little girl? What kind of cruel punishment was this? But as he opened his mouth to protest, an invisible force knocked him off his feet, sending him flying high up into the ceiling. Beyond the glass-like material that separated the spectators and the combatants, he could see them cheering, hitting each other playfully, banging against the sides with pure euphoria. Then, as the force dissipated, he could feel himself falling.
”Please don’t hurt me mister…” He could hear her voice ringing in his ear, and though he couldn’t physically see her, he knew she was there. ”I only want to play.” Before making impact on the hard floor below, another burst of energy sent him smashing into the wall. The girl became visible to him once again, arm out with her palm aimed towards him. ”What’s your favorite color?” She asked, tilting her head to the side and giggling softly. He felt something pinning him against the wall, some crushing force that was making it hard to breathe. He was gasping for air, and when she snapped her fingers the force disappeared, causing him to collapse on the floor.
”I…”
”I asked… you a question…. WHAT. IS. YOUR. FAVORITE. COLOR?” A spike of spirit pressure knocked the wind from his lungs, and the crushing force returned, though now he was pinned to the floor. She approached him, hands glowing, and as he wriggled on the floor, struggling to break free, she laid her palms on his chest. ”Mine is red… Red is a pretty color.” And as she giggled, he could see his body starting to glow the same shade of red as her hands. It felt like she was injecting her reiryoku into his own body, but something didn’t feel right. His body was heating up. He cried out in horror, bashing his head against the floor.
~ Dream of the Red ChamberLegend of the Vermillion Bird [ Ed Sheeran – I See Fire ] xxx"And so she sealed his fate with the lightest of kisses…"
Lord Kozu was not a man to be crossed. As a sole manufacturer of weapons in the Rukongai, Kozu was one of the wealthiest souls to set foot in the Soul Society. The Kozu Clan itself had much influence over the Soul Society – a popular saying was that with a flip of the switch, Lord Kozu could turn the tides of war and civil uprisings. So of course, when the Bīng Clan was threatened by Lord Kozu himself, Yulan had to take matters into her own hands, whether she liked it or not. Diplomatically, of course.
”According to Lord Kozu…” She began in her assembly with the higher-ranked members of the Clan. ”… this ‘so-called clan’, as he put it, is a slap in the face to the true Nobility of Soul Society. He dares question our work ethic in insinuating that we are good for nothing thieves, murderers, and criminals. Brave, isn’t he?” Crumpling the parchment in her hand, Yulan threw it into the flames that roared in the massive fireplace. ”But to have Lord Kozu on our side… providing us with the weapons we need, and the sagely wisdom the old man has, that will bring prosperity to the Clan. So to you, my counsellors, I propose this – to make good on Lord Kozu’s words. Yes, perhaps we are thieves, murderers, criminals, but who better to catch a thief, a murderer, a criminal, than one so experienced in this line of work?”
With a short pause, Yulan circled the room, eyeing each and every individual that she was addressing, gauging their reactions as she continued on. ”I will set out for Lord Kozu’s palace by nightfall. Should things go as planned, we will return some time within the next few days. Have a room cleared – that will be our weaponry. And as a sign of good faith, I will be traveling alone, with no exceptions. You may all go.” Far be it from anyone to question Yulan’s directives, the room was emptied within the span of two minutes.
At nightfall, Yulan traveled to the Castle, and when she’d arrived the woman was immediately greeted with looks of mistrust and weary stances, with the castle guards ready to draw and kill if necessary. With a venomously sweet smile, Yulan brushed them aside, finding the Lord in his study. Leaving her weapon with the guard at the door, Yulan entered the room, bowing courteously to the handsome Lord that stood in waiting. ”Lady Bīng, with regards to your proposal…”
”Lord Kozu.” Yulan purred, her tone soft as silk as she approached the Lord’s desk. ”I do apologize, had I received notice of your… letter sooner we would have been able to discuss the arrangements in person. But, as I have detailed to you, you needn’t worry about the affairs of the Bīng Clan. I promise, by my blood and by the heads of all my clan members, the Bīng Clan will never so much as involve itself with anymore criminals, nor will we partake in illegal activity until such times as required for catching the very criminals themselves. But, of course, the agreements would be null and void should the proposal fall through… and I’m afraid you of all people should know of our reputation by now. We spare no one, no matter how lordly they may be…” As she spoke, her tone became more and more sinister, laced with hate and a bottled up anger that was waiting to erupt, though like any good actor Yulan kept her cool, not even so much as letting her eyes betray her. She watched as his face flushed with anger at her quick jabs, but before he could say anything, Yulan laughed softly. ”But I do hope the Lord doesn’t take offense, I am a rat of Rukongai, after all. Now, do we have a deal, my Lord?”
Lord Kozu stared at her, bewildered. ”Out! Get out! How dare you threaten me in my own home… Out, before I take your head.” But before the Lord could draw his blade, Yulan already made her move, sliding over his desk and knocking the man off his feet. The two tumbled across the floor, tangled but striking at each other nonetheless. For what seemed like a minute they struggled, but the man’s strength soon proved to be greater than Yulan had anticipated. He was a blacksmith after all, in all fairness. But when he pinned her down, Yulan only laughed, as if it had all been for fun. By then the guards had rushed in, and seeing their Lord in such a position was a little disconcerting to say the least. But Yulan, still enjoying the moment, lifted her head up to kiss the man.
Yet something was strange about the kiss. Much like the time she had weaved her energy into the black barrier that saved her life during the Massacre, a spike of spiritual pressure shook the very foundations of the castle, and Lord Kozu was sent rushing out of the room with every inch of his body glowing a furious red color. Yulan didn’t stop laughing. With a snap of her finger, the blade that was in one of the guard’s possessions disappeared, reappearing in her hand, and as she drew her weapon and whispered something inaudible into the air, the room seemed to dry out ever so slightly. ”Good afternoon m’lady… Seems Lord Kozu did not take the deal…” Came a young man’s voice. He spoke with a prim and proper British Accent, which only made him look that much more bizarre with his suit and tie on. With just a mere glance, the boy seemed to know what Yulan wanted. He closed his radiating purple eyes, waiting for her command, and as the guards charged forward with their blades brandished, the boy opened his eyes to reveal the deep red shade it had turned. Black flames erupted around him, sending a wave of heat and dust outwards and lighting the curtains in the room on fire. The guards backed away cautiously, but when the sound of a woman’s scream of horror resonated in the hall, they broke formation and rushed to the scene.
The first guard was mortified when he saw what had happened. Lord Kozu… exploded? ”It was that woman… she did it to him, when she kissed him! Kill her! Kill the b***h, and that kid she brought!” He commanded, but by then it was too late. The black flames licked at the walls and floor of the hallway, and they spread rapidly throughout the house. The last thing the guard could remember was the sound of her laugh, melodic, but ominous… and as he looked down in horror at his flame-covered body, he realized that he wasn’t being burned… he was being consumed.
Yulan arrived home by nightfall the next day, bringing with her enough weapons to fill the storage and then some. In the Great Hall, Yulan addressed her Clan members. ”Lord Kozu will not be making anymore weapons, so we must cherish these. They are his gift to us in hopes that we honor our part of the deal.” Her voice was oddly enchanting that evening, commanding absolute attention as she spoke to her people. ”And we will honor our part. To the Kozu Clan, and to Bīng Clan, I propose a toast: a toast of good fortune, of prosperity, and of astounding success in the future to come.” And so they drank.
Chapter Four The Glory Days Time Frame? 496 - 834 Years A.D. Theme[ Shinedown - Diamond Eyes ] xxx"Wasn't it said that a 'family that slays together, stays together'? No? Well.., never too late to start."
The new era of the Bīng Clan was ushered in with a momentous and grand celebration. One that would go down in the history books as one of the most expensive parties in the history of the Soul Society. Not only did Yulan decree to the public that, as per her agreement with the late Lord Kozu (See Legend of the Vermillion Bird), the Bīng Clan would step away from its life of criminal activity in exchange for recognition as one of the Noble Families. To honor the agreement, the celebration was kicked off with the public execution of two of Rukongai’s most notorious crime lords. Though Yulan knew the public was wary of her sudden change, many were relieved to at least hear that change was about to happen.
In following decades, the Bīng Clan became more and more well known throughout the Rukongai, though now for an entirely different reason. Yulan had kept her word, and from that point on, no one engaged in criminal activity. Anyone in the Clan caught breaking the law was executed on the spot, and its members dedicated their time to capture and detain some of the most notorious criminals of the time. Alongside other noble houses, the Bīng Clan began to aid in the suppression of countless rebellions and uprisings. It was slowly becoming more and more influential within Soul Society.
Within the century of its public announcement, most of the Bīng Clan had been reformed significantly from its barbaric and archaic ways. Sure, the reputation of the Bīng Clan still stood, but that was the Clan’s legacy - a Clan built on bones and blood, headed by one of Rukongai’s most notorious criminals, and a clan that survived through the centuries, that grew in power and influence, that thrived. That was the elegance behind the blood and gore of the Clan.
The Era also ushered in a new level of power for Yulan – one that she did not know existed until the voices had finally revealed it to her: Bankai, the final release. Yulan’s Bankai was a bit of a special case due to the nature of its abilities, however, and so for over two centuries Yulan trained. She learned the secrets of her sword, gauged its power, tested the limits, and with time, came to master the Bankai state. Complete mastery took well over a hundred years of intensive training, but with the training came a strong bond with her Zanpakuto. Her summonings became stronger in all states - sealed, Shikai, and eventually with the mastery of her Bankai they reached their first plateau in power.
Yulan panted, dripping with sweat as she leaned against the side of the stadium. Having sparred for what felt like two hours, Yulan just didn’t seem to understand. Why was he being so difficult? With barely enough time to take a breather, Yulan pushed off the wall, just in time as his sword came crashing down where her head had been. ”Come on! You can do better, I’ve seen you fight.” She taunted.
”Fool. You hold the key, so do with it what you will.” The man said, lunging as he took a stab at her. Yulan raised a barrier and watched as the tip of the blade struck it, digging in ever so slightly before it slid across the smooth surface of the barrier.
”You’ve been saying that for hours. Just tell me what to do!” With glowing red hands, Yulan blasted off a blob of spiritual energy, aiming to strike the summon square in the chest, though he deflected with his sword and charged forward. Yulan jumped back, manoeuvring herself around his attack only to find his knee connecting to her side. Yulan crashed into the adjacent wall. ’Damn it…’ She thought as she slowly picked herself up. ”The surest blade…” She muttered under her breath as she launched another bolt of red reiryoku at him.
She watched as he sliced the ball in half, and then it hit her. That was his secret. Kido would not be enough to subdue him. No, she had to fight fire with fire, metal with metal, steel with steel. With a sweep of her hand, Yulan sent a cloud of dust and dirt from the ground to rise into the air, temporarily obscuring her vision but ultimately buying her enough time to call and draw her blade. When the dust had finally settled, she could see that the summon was grinning. ”So you’ve found the key?”
Without so much as a second word, he lunged in for the attack again, and the shrill song of metal on metal resonated in the room.
Chapter Five United, We Fall. Time Frame? 834 - 885 Years A.D. Theme[ Justin Nozuka - Gray ] xxx"All the fires of Hell paled in comparison to blazing wrath of the Iron Dragon. A true demon was unleashed, and it craved blood."
Nearing the turn of the millennium, the Bīng Clan had now made a name for itself as one of the foremost crime fighting Clans in the Rukongai, and with the return of Shu Hiroshi, Yulan found herself in a tight spot that, for once in her life, the woman was torn about. In recognition for the efforts of cleaning up the Rukongai she and her Clan members had done, Shu offered Yulan a position in the Gotei 14, an organization that was in its initial phases of being created. The Gotei 14 was to serve as the key militia of the Soul Society, and while Shu was slated to be the Captain Commander of the Gotei 14, Yulan was aware that such a project was also the idea of the Soul King’s, and as such, the succession of power did not stop at the Captain Commander.
Nonetheless, Yulan dutifully declined the offer, deciding she would be able to best serve not only her Clan, but also the people of Rukongai that were now looking to her for protection. That being said, the pair departed on amiable terms, and Yulan even went out of her way to extend a helping hand to the newly appointed Captain Commander, offering to help wherever it was needed in the building of Seireitei. In addition, Yulan offered to the Captain Commander that, if the Rukongai were to ever find itself in trouble, the Bīng Clan would defend the districts to the best of its ability until such time as the Gotei 14 arrived and the situation was dealt with.
Yet unbeknownst to Yulan was the fact that, in the course of less than half a century, her world and all she had worked for would begin to unravel. The death of Lord Kozu and the fall of the Kozu Clan was not a story that would be so easily swept under a rug, and though Yulan was anticipating some sort of retaliation, what she had gotten was beyond even her power. One by one, her clansmen were dying of mysterious, unnatural causes – people were drowning, even in places where no bodies of water existed. Others, the less fortunate ones, died horrible deaths of spontaneous festering wounds.
Distraught, Yulan was at a loss for what to do. For the second time in her life, a paralyzing fear had taken over, and there was nothing she could do but to stand back and watch her people die. Yulan knew the clan had many enemies, enemies on both sides – the criminals that they had detained and executed, but also the people and families of the Bīng Clan’s own criminal past.
It was by some stroke of luck, then, that the source of this turmoil and chaos would soon reveal himself to her in the dead of night, and in a failed attempt at revenge would attempt to assassinate Yulan whilst she slept. Of course, during that time Yulan barely ever slept. Slipping back into her pre-Clan primal tendencies, Yulan was always alert, waiting, ready to strike, and when the opportunity had presented itself she wasted no time whatsoever. After what is now regarded as one of the most devastating battles in the history of the Noble Houses. Though the battle itself lasted at maximum an hour, over half of the compound had been obliterated, though miraculously no one – not even Yulan’s opponent, had lost their lives. Yulan detained the man, keeping him alive just enough to question him. But when he refused to give any answers despite the levels of brutal torture she had used in an attempt to extract information, Yulan found the most humane way of killing him that she could possibly think of – to melt all of Lord Kozu’s weapons down into molten metal, then force feed it to him.
When the deed was done, Yulan ordered the body to be dismembered and preserved in the molten metal, as a memory of the bitter past and a reminder for those in the future that dared defy her. Killing him did not solve the so called ‘curse’ that had been placed on the Clan, however, and after days of searching to no avail, Yulan trudged her way into Seireitei, battered, bloodied, broken and carrying a metal-coated head. From that day forward, Yulan became an official Captain of the Gotei 14, and together with the Captain Commander the pair have been attempting to break the curse, though thus far all their efforts have only allowed them to slow the effects and stop the spreading of it.
~ Clean SwingLegend of the White Tiger [ Soraru & Lon – Matyroshka ] xxx"And so, with armed a head of pure shining steel, the Princess marched to the Queen."
”Lady Yulan, the man refuses to talk.” It was the one thing Yulan had been dreading to hear. What use was it to keep someone alive if they were adamant on being defiant? Lowering her head, Yulan took a deep sigh. What was she going to do? She’d kept the man alive in the dungeons for nearly a year now, and they’ve made no progress. Her people were dying, dropping like flies around her. It was all unravelling, the dead b*****d was taking it all away. Her grip tightened on the hilt of her Zanpakuto, and with a fresh look of rage in her eyes she arose from her desk.
”Find me all of Lord Kozu’s weapons. Melt them down, and bring me the prisoner.” She commanded, her tone void of all emotion. When the man had left her room, Yulan unsheathed her blade. ”Dete, Byakko” She whispered, and with a twinkle of light a young girl stood before the Clan Lord. The summon looked at Yulan and bowed, understanding what her intent was in summoning her.
With the preparations made, Yulan brought the prisoner to the courtyard. ”We’ve kept you alive for this long, you should be grateful. Now, for the last time, will you tell me how to stop this? Destroying my Cla-“
”You’re a lying, murderous b***h, filth of Rukongai, you’ll never be nobility, Lord Kozu’s will shall be done.” He spat, interrupting Yulan mid-sentence and breaking her train of thought.
Raising an eyebrow, Yulan sighed, closing her eyes. After a moment of silence, the woman opened her eyes, a murderous glint in her eyes. ”Hold him still.” She commanded, and as the thick iron clamps were brought in to secure her captive, Yulan motioned for Riyo to step forward. Without so much as asking for his last words, she motioned for the guards to fasten the mouth clamp onto his face to clamp his jaw open. Yulan stepped over to the pot of molten metal, feeling a rush of pure frustration wash over her as she pulled the handle, causing the put to tip forward and spill the contents into the man’s mouth.
Gargled cries of horror sounded through the night, and for the longest time the smell of the fresh flowers in the garden was masked by that of singed flesh. Yulan watched with a twisted sense of delight as he writhed and shook with pain and fear, and by the two minute mark the woman motioned for Riyo. The little girl stepped out of the ring of spectators, manifesting a blade of pure silver that gleamed in the light of the moon. Yulan tipped the pot back into a normal position and stepped back, watching as her summon swung her blade. The all-too-familiar song of metal on metal rang in the air, followed by a thud as the man’s head came off with a clean sweep of the neck. His mouth was kept ajar and his eyes open, and as the woman took his head into her hands she let out a laugh. ”Was it worth it, dear?” She whispered before holding the head out for all to see. The clansmen roared with fervor. ”What a beautiful expression. I say let’s immortalize this… this momentous occasion, this charming look of his. The day this piece of filth thought to cross the Bing Clan.”
Stepping to the pot, Yulan dipped the head in, holding it for a second before drawing it out. Molten metal dripped from the lifeless head.
Chapter Six Gotei 14 Time Frame? 883 A.D. - Present Years Theme[ Florence + The Machine - Breath of Life ] xxx"And so a new story begins. The woman, mass murderer turned Clan Lord turned butcher, joins the army."
This is where Yulan's story picks up now... where she will end up? Only time can tell.
xx四大城门 - Shihomon ___________________________________________________________ .. "We will always be there for you, that extra push, that little voice..."
Zanpakutō Name | 四大城门 - Shihomon English Translation | Four Grand Gates Zanpakutō Element | N/A (Mythological) Zanpakutō Spirit | Ever since Yulan achieved Bankai, Shiho no Mon's spirit takes on the form of a large, armored man with four distinct weapons protruding from his back. When standing side by side, the man easily towers over her and can hide her if she merely stands in front of him due to his massively muscled body. His face is normally hidden by the helmet he wears, and even Yulan has never seen what her Zanpakuto physically looks like in terms of his facial features. Zanpakutō Inner World | The inner world of Shihomon appears to be a massive open courtyard (see Tiananmen Square) with a golden statue in the center and four massive gates in the North, South, East and West directions.
_________________________.. Spirit Files Zanpakutō Blade Type | Nodachi Zanpakutō Accessories | - Zanpakutō Sealed Appearance | Yulan's sealed Zanpakuto takes on the form of a standard black nodachi. There isn't anything special about the weapon apart from the crossguard that is shaped like a four-point compass needle (not depicted in the image). The nodachi is four feet in length and a hassle to carry, though Yulan makes deal with it just fine. Ever since becoming the Grand Kido Chief, Yulan tends to disguise her Zanpakuto as an ornate golden khakkhara staff with a lotus design and a ringed cage on the top of the lotus. She can break the shell of the disguise by banging the staff against the ground three times. In her child form, Yulan’s Zanpakuto changes form yet again, becoming a fluffy brown teddy bear. One limit to her child form is that she is unable to shift the teddy bear back into a Nodachi – in order for her to use her Sealed Zanpakuto, Yulan must be in her adult form. Blade Color » Silver Sheath Color » Black Hilt Color » Black and White Tsuba Shape » The Tsuba is shaped like a four-point compass needle, made of gold with silver decorations. Length » 58" in blade form, 72" in staff form
_________________________.. Shikai Files
Zanpakutō Activation Statement | Dete (Emerge) Zanpakutō Blade Changes | In Shikai form, Yulan's Nodachi takes on very little changes apart from gold finishing on the end of the sheath, Chinese symbols appearing all along the sheath, the cross guard becoming golden and rotatable and a strip of gold appearing on the hilt as a sort of fixed marking to match to the point of the 'compass' guard. Shittenō's abilities revolve around the four celestial entities guarding the directions in Chinese mythology/constellations. Yulan is capable of summoning an avatar of sorts that embodies each of the four entities. The power of the summons reflects an aspect of what the entity may symbolize (ie. the entity itself, the corresponding element of the entity, etc.) In teddy form, the rotatable compass needle is located on the bear’s left hand, and she must rotate the hand to match the direction in order to summon an entity. Shikai Abilities Yulan’s Zanpakuto is a unique summoning type. She claims that her abilities tie directly into not only her own innermost feelings, but the innermost feelings and essence of her Zanpakuto spirit, and Yulan is capable of calling upon the physical form of any four champions that, in unity, form the whole of her weapon’s spirit. This summoning can only be done through blood sacrifice, and though she can summon a champion from any blood, her own blood provides the strongest link between her and her champion, and it produces the most powerful summoning. It should be noted that Yulan is only capable of summoning one champion at any given time. To switch one champion for another, a new blood sacrifice must be made, or Yulan can activate the summon's secondary state and then swap him/her out with no negative effects apart from a two-post cooldown. Once the blood bond is made, Yulan is bound to her champion via blood and reiryoku, and as a result will suffer the same damage as her champion, and vice versa.
xxx Presented in order of Heyran (Genbu), Boza (Suzaku), Ryung (Seiryu) and Riyo (Byakko)
[北方玄武 - (Black Tortoise of the North)] ~ Genbu The Black Tortoise Avatar is a youthful looking girl in a black sundress. She’s about half a head taller than Yuyu, with a slender figure, pale white skin, rosy red cheeks and black eyes. The girl has long black hair, similar in length and appearance to that of Yuyu’s. Her voice is soft and airy, almost angelic-like with a hint of calming hypnotic charm. When she speaks, those who are particularly weak in spiritual energy have claimed that it felt as if a little girl was talking to them through a daydream, where her voice echoed softly and drew them into a slightly dazed and distracted state. Of the four Champions, Genbu is the most lady-like, with a taste for grandiose and sophistication. She seems to be the most prissy of the group and will readily point out any flaws or shortcomings in one’s appearance with no restrain. Yulan has named this champion Heyran.
The Black Tortoise Avatar’s primary ability lies in absolute defense. Upon being summoned, Genbu is capable of producing a black barrier texturized to resemble the shape of a tortoise's thick protective shell. The barrier is unique in that it has a duel effect. One side of the shell (the more rough, sectioned side) provides defense against full-force, head-on attacks as it is much more thicker than the softer side. The defence provided by the harder side is said to be absolute, capable of withstanding even a direct hit from a cero without completely shattering, though at the end it would be severely worn down. The softer side, however, is capable of redirecting attacks by changing the direction of it. It does not give additional power to an attack (as in a doubling effect), it merely sends the original attack back in the opposite direction by sliding up/across the shell and then right off it. That being said, the soft side is known to be notoriously weaker than the hard side, making it most vulnerable to attacks as a direct hit from any high-level technique is sufficient to shatter it, especially if it is concentrated in any specific area on the soft side as opposed to a widespread attack. There is a three post cooldown once a barrier is dissipated before she can produce another.
Umu – Translated to mean ‘nonexistence’. At the command ‘Umu’, Heyran undergoes a physical transformation, entering a transition state between Shikai and Bankai that lasts for a maximum of four posts. While in this form, Heyran is capable of producing a virtually limitless amount of black barriers that, instead of merely physically blocking attacks, is capable of negating damage, nullifying its effects and rendering them useless. These barriers can be thrown like shards of glass that, if stabbed into someone, will do no damage apart from blocking the use of Reiryoku for up to two posts (at the discretion of the one that was attacked). At the four post mark, if Yulan doesn’t use command Heyran to enter Bankai state, then she’ll dissipate and allow the opportunity for Yulan to re-summon, or summon another champion instead.
[南方朱雀 - (Vermillion Bird of the South)] ~ Suzaku The Vermillion Bird Avatar is a boy no taller than Yuyu in height. He has light brown hair and glowing purple eyes, the kind of eyes that would seem to glow in the dark if he were ever to be put into a dark room. He can be seen wearing a full European-style suit: a white dress-shirt with a black and red tie, a grey-black suit vest, black dress pants, a black leather belt, a golden belt buckle with a decorative heart engraved on it, and a lengthy black overcoat. When he speaks, the boy’s voice resonates in the air with a sense of dangerous charm, and he seems to be one of the more polite and suave of the four champions. He speaks with a British accent. Yulan has named this champion Boza.
The Vermillion Bird Avatar’s primary ability revolves around the production and manipulation of fire. With a snap of his fingers, Suzaku is capable of producing a spark, and in the right conditions the spark can turn into a bright-red blaze that feeds off of Yuyu’s spiritual energy as a source of fuel, allowing it to burn faster and hotter than a typical fire. The red flames are under Boza’s full control, and he has the ability to mould and shape the flames to his heart’s content, but due to the nature of the fire, Boza’s attacks are purely offensive.
Utau –Translated to mean ‘sing’. Upon command, Boza undergoes a physical transformation as he becomes a grown man with slightly darker hair and glowing red eyes. The flames he produces, given full access to Yuyu’s spiritual energy, are black in color and their effects can be described in terms of something literally being consumed, as if tiny teeth are gnawing away at something. When the flames die, the resulting damage is uneven and really do look as if something was eating away at it. This is one of the reasons why the flames are said to be capable of burning objects that are said to be inflammable. As with the other transition states, Boza’s state lasts up to five posts at maximum, and at the five post mark if he isn’t commanded to enter into Bankai state, then he’ll dissipate and allow the opportunity for Yulan to re-summon him or summon another champion.
[東方青龍 - (Azure Dragon of the East)] ~ Seiryu The Azure Dragon Avatar is the oldest looking champion of the four. About a torso and a half taller than Yuyu, the champion looks to be in his mid-to-late twenties, with a muscled, toned and swoon-worthy body, black hair, and dark brown eyes. Following the general pattern, her champion is dressed in formal attire, much like Boza in that he’s wearing a vest, a dress shirt underneath, dress pants, and leather shoes. He tends to have his sleeves rolled up, and is never seen wearing a tie as his shirt is always unbuttoned at the top to expose his broad torso. When he speaks, the man’s tone of voice is always authoritative and commanding, but not necessarily in a bad way. He chooses his words carefully and will never waste a breath repeating himself or adding extra points in that may not be entirely relevant to their situation. Yuyu sees him as a voice of reason and will always call for him when she’s in need of help. She refers to him as Ryung.
The Azure Dragon Avatar’s primary ability revolves around the fine art of swordplay. Yulan consider’s him to be the ‘truest blade’ of the four Champions because of the quality and ability of his weapon – Seiryu represents the blade it its purest form and thus has the ability to cut through virtually anything, including but not limited to Kido and reiryoku-based abilities. Though he lacks in speed and raw power compared to Byakko, Seiryu's skill is in his ability to weave through the battlefield, moving with the flow and cutting down his opponents whilst retaining the ability to act and react to other attacks from all sides, a skill that Byakko lacks.
Nagare – Translated to mean ‘’flow’. Upon command, Ryung undergoes a dramatic change in physical appearance - his suit tears away, exposing a thick layer of purple muscle underneath, and purple wings sprout from his back, almost draconic-like. In this form, Ryung loses the physical form of a blade, instead gaining the ability to produce ‘streams’ of blue energy that can bend and snake around opponents before cutting into them. That being said, Ryung can also produce a hiltless sword of bright blue energy should the need arise. This state lasts up to four posts at maximum, and at the four post mark if he doesn’t enter Bankai state then he’ll dissipate and allow the opportunity for Yulan to re-summon him or summon another Champion.
[西方白虎 - (White Tiger of the West)] ~ Byakko The White Tiger Avatar seems to follow the general pattern of appearances, initially appearing as a youthful girl, though Byakko appears to be in her early-to-mid teens, older than both Genbu and Suzaku. She has light purple hair kept in pigtails, a pale complexion, and light purple-red eyes. She stands about a head and shoulders length taller than Yuyu. Her attire is the least formal of the champions, often appearing in some plain T-shirt and shorts reminiscent of human world attire. One of the most distinctive features of her Champion is the tattered crimson red scarf that she wears. The Byakko rarely ever speaks, and when she does it’s normally one-word replies. She speaks with a deadly coolness in her voice, devoid of all emotion. She is by far the most ruthless of all the Champions, capable of killing with no sense of remorse or regret. She is often referred to by the others as the ‘Executioner’ of the group because of her prowess in swift kills and her ability to obey and kill when commanded. Yulan has named this champion Riyo.
Riyo wields a black and silver katana with the grace and finesse of a dancer. Her speed and precision are almost inhuman, to the point where it becomes difficult to track the girl’s whereabouts when she’s on her feet and fighting. The girl is said to have such finesse and control of her blade that she can thinly peel off layers of skin in a swing of her sword without making the target bleed. It should be noted that Riyo will only kill or dismember if commanded, as it is not in her nature to spontaneously. Her blade’s sharpness is enhanced when reiryoku is channeled through it, giving her incredible cutting capabilities such as the ability to slice through a tree in one swing. Where Seiryu is a well-balanced combatant and suited for general combat, Byakko focuses heavily on the offensive side, leaving her as the most vulnerable to attacks, but because of her lack of heavy armor and her natural attributes, Byakko is the fastest of the Champions.
Kai – Translated to mean ‘release’. Upon command, a cloud of smoke rises from around Riyo, rapidly ascending into the sky and causing a sudden influx of spiritual energy. The pressure builds to the point where the ground begins to crack, and when the smoke clears Riyo’s transition can be seen towering over Yuyu. It takes on the form of a massive, 40 foot tall heavily-armored four-armed beast of sorts. The armor, though thick and extremely protective, weighs the girl down significantly, preventing her from making sudden, rapid and fast movements. Instead her walking is labored and slow, but she is capable of sustaining a vast amount of damage without so much as wincing, and dealing a significant amount of damage in return due to the sheer size and raw physical power. Her weapons of choice in this form are a massive warhammer, a sabre, and a pair of gauntlets. This form is the most damaging one amongst all four of Yulan’s champions because of the rapid change in size, and thus it lasts the least amount of time, only a maximum of two posts before she dissipates if Bankai state is not activated.
Shikai Control Level | Yulan has mastered her Shikai Shikai Duration | In principal her Shikai can last for as long as she wills it, but with the transition states the times vary and are described in each description.
_________________________.. Bankai Files
Zanpakutō Name | Chōetsu English Translation | Transcendence Bankai Appearance | A unique aspect of Yulan’s Bankai is that upon activation, Yulan is incapable of entering her child state, and thus even if she is in her child state while using Shikai, by activating Bankai she will be forced into her adult state. Weapon-wise, very little changes occur with the weapon itself. The most dramatic changes resides in the appearances of the Champions.
xxx Presented in the order of Heyran, Boza, Ryung and Riyo
Bankai Limitations | Only One Summon at a Time Summon Can't Be Switched Transition State Required before Bankai-mode Damage Transferral Shapeshifting Inhibited
Bankai Strengths | Versatility in Abilities Versatility in Function Extra Hands Raw Destructive Potential
Bankai Abilities [北方玄武 - (Black Tortoise of the North)] ~ Genbu When the commanded, Heyran screams, but her voice is different from what one normally hears. When she opens her mouth, it seems as if thousands of people are talking once, so when she screams, a thousand people are screaming with her. Chains appear to rise from the ground, binding her by the hands and legs whilst cloth binds her from head to toe. More chains appear, wrapping around her torso and restricting the movements of her hands. She seems to forgo the use of her legs once in this mode. (Expanded Image)
In this form, Heyran is capable of traversing through the plane of existence and nonexistence as an anchor between two reliaties. In such a state, Heyran is capable of using her own body as a gateway between these two dimensions, becoming one of the most effective shields known to the Shinigami community. Though in theory Heyran would be able to send a living being into nonexistence, this has never been seen before and Yulan herself claims that it is absolutely impossible due to the natural boundaries and laws in place that prevent it from occurring. The little pocket dimension itself can only hold so much at any given time before Heyran forcibly leaves her Bankai state so as to ‘purge’ herself. As such, physical things such as actual objects or people will not be completely transported into the dimension, and instead will pass through Heyran as if she were some ghostly entity, but as a result of coming into physical contact with her will suffer physical damage throughout the body – that is, damage to both the external and the internal environment, depending on what actually passes through Heyran at any given time. Energy-based attacks can be stored more efficiently, and thus Heyran’s body is capable of absorbing most Kido and/or energy-based Zanpakuto abilities, though again the limits of the dimension hold firm. Due to these natural limitations, a three posts limit is imposed in this state of release at maximum. Should she take sufficient damage (such as a barrage of high-level energy-attacks or if an entire person physically passes through her) then Heyran is forced back into her child form and her time in Bankai is over. A ten post cooldown is then in place before Heyran is capable of entering into her secondary state again. [南方朱雀 - (Vermillion Bird of the South)] ~ Suzaku Upon command, Boza freezes on the spot and starts to rise. His clothing begins to literally burn off his body, gathering several feet above him as the ash moulds itself into the shape of a sword. All color drains away from his face and hair until he becomes ghostly pale, and with a sudden microburst of reiatsu, the sword lodges itself into the man, causing a steady stream of blood to flow out of his would. but instead of dripping onto the floor it levitates around him. Boza then screams out, releasing a second burst of reiatsu, though this time it radiates with intense heat and seemingly causes all the blood to drain from his body through cuts that spontaneously appear. His forearms are torn from his body and glow red with heat. He loses all ability to speak as a result of his throat being cut open to allow for more blood drainage. (Expanded Image)
In this form, Boza is incredibly dangerous to be around. His blood, mixed with Yulan’s reiryoku, becomes a deadly fuel for colorless fire appears as ripples in the air. The flames emit no heat when nothing is in contact with it, but it is still visible to the naked eye in the form of ethereal ripples in the air. The moment it consumes an object, however, is the moment that people should run away from Boza as fast as possible. The flames not only vaporize anything that may come in contact with it, the result of the reaction is explosive if any external energy is introduced into the system as the gas is highly flammable. The result is wave of smouldering heat and a wave of natural, burning fire. That being said, the unnatural flames have limited mobility - the ethereal flames cannot travel very far or very fast, only capable of moving about fifteen feet in any given direction. The flames also do not spread at all due to the fact that the fuel source is rapidly burned out and converted into flammable gas. The truly deadly aspect of Boza’s flames is in this gas it produces once combusted, because these flames are natural, they can catch and spread throughout the battlefield rapidly given the right environment and surroundings. Like all fires, however, these natural flames can be extinguished by normal means. Yet the dangers of Boza's special flames are not to be overlooked, as even Boza must keep the fire a certain distance away from him, creating a gap that can be exploited by those who are clever enough to see it. This mode lasts for a total of seven posts before Boza is forcibly turned back into his child form, where there is a ten post cooldown before he can enter into the transition state again. [東方青龍 - (Azure Dragon of the East)] ~ Seiryu The Bankai form of Ryung undergoes an interesting transition and one of the more dramatic changes of the four Champions. His purple flesh turns ghostly white while his face seems to melt away, leaving and a gaping hole in its place. An armor-like exoskeleton forms on his body, covering most of his body apart from his hands and face. As expected from his physical appearance, Ryung loses the ability to speak, but is still capable of communicating with Yulan via telepathy. (Expanded Image)
While in this form, his reputation as the absolute blade transcends to a whole different level. Ryung gains the ability to shift his entire body into an ethereal mist-like substance for one post, but will result in a state of absolute weakness in the next, followed by a normal-state post before the mist can be used again. The mist covers the area within a twenty foot radius all around, and is capable of slipping through constructs such as Kido barriers, so long as they too are made of the same basic type of energy. While in the mist form, anyone caught in it has the potential of being cut by what feels like hundreds, if not thousands of knives whilst he himself is intangible. Yet immediately when the mist-state is over, Ryung becomes vulnerable to all attacks, losing the ability to move for one full post before he is restored to normal. As his Bankai state lasts only for six posts total, the mist can only be used twice. Once Bankai state is over, there is a ten post cooldown before he can enter into the transition state again. [西方白虎 - (White Tiger of the West)] ~ Byakko This is a Bankai form that Yulan rarely uses unless the situation is dire and she sees no other choice. In this form, the armored shell is torn from Riyo’s body, revealing a lightly-armored four-armed humanoid creature in its place, though of equal size as Riyo was in her secondary state. (Expanded Picture)
Very little is known about the abilities behind Riyo's bankai form. Her Zanpakuto spirit refers to this form as the 'harbringer of destruction', reminiscent of transition state that Riyo possesses. In truth, Riyo's ability involves the gathering of reiryoku and discharging it in a massive, violent blast with a potential for high levels of destruction. The amount of damage is proportional to the number of posts used to charge the technique, but the catch is that while Riyo charges for the blast, she is unable to move from her spot, whether it be to fend off attacks or move from point A to point B. There is a maximum of five posts that Riyo can charge for. With the first post (not counting the inital Bankai post), damage is proportional to the destruction of roughly one city block. Two posts leads to two city blocks, three posts to four city blocks, four posts to eight city blocks and, at maximum power, five posts to sixteen city blocks. After the post charge has been reached, the next post is that of the explosion, giving those around her time to flee or prepare for impact. Past the three post-charge, Yulan suffers the risk of receiving damage from the resulting explosion as she herself cannot stray too far from Riyo. Due to the nature of this ability, however, Yulan will rarely ever rely on Riyo’s Bankai state unless she sees no other choice.
Bankai Duration Times vary based on the summon, and are listed in the descriptions.
Bankai Name: 天宫大帝 - Tenchinō (Divine Emperor of Heaven and Earth) 
