Username: Raine Shiba
Character Name: Ringo Maruyama
Race: Human
Age: 19
Birthday: August 5
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175 lbs
Eyes: Light-Jade Green
Hair: Crimson Red
Unusual Features: -Eyepatch that covers his right eye (the eye being an entirely white eyeball).
-What appears to be the Shiba tattoo printed on his upper thigh, however he knows not it's significance or when he received it...
Blood Type: B
Affiliation: Loner of sorts
Squad: None... Yet...
Rank: Substitute Shinigami
Relatives:-Miyuki Maruyama {Nara} (Mother)
-Taichi Maruyama (Father)
-Miyako Shiba {Maruyama} (Aunt)
-Kaien Shiba (Uncle-In-Law)
-Raine Shiba (Cousin-In-Law)
Appearance: Crimson red hair, bright green-jade eyes, and an athletic build, Ringo is an nineteen year old Substitute Shinigami… He wears common clothes, black jeans, with a white T-shirt and black leather jacket worn over. He has a small silver ear piercing on the lobe of his left ear… He wears fingerless battle gloves, and an eye patch covers his right eye, for reasons he does not openly mention… He wears a small silver chain around his neck, the pendant being the seal of the substitute Shinigami.
((The pendant has this design))
When he is out of his human form, and in his spirit form, he wears the basic shinigami robes, with the exception of the obi, which instead of white, is black. A zanpakuto, at this point, is now visible, and is kept sheathed horizontally behind his lower-back, held in place by the obi.
Personality: Cheery, Eager for battle and willing to help in any situation… He is not laid back, and will seem to get any job done on task and on time. Though he is not openly friendly, not wiling to approach someone and strike conversation with him or her, he will never reject the opportunity. He can be cocky at times, but years of experience in fighting have taught him to become more aware and cautious when it comes to battle. He is known to be very aggressive when faced with a challenge. It is known he has a very sweet side within him, especially when it comes to children or his romantic interests…
History: Born in Tokyo, Japan, Ringo was forced to move to Karakura when his father's job relocated him for a promotion. In Tokyo, Ringo had been known to eliminate stray hollows and possible threats when need be. He was taught the ways of a shinigami, namely Zanjutsu, by a shinigami he had seen on duty there that went by the name of Akio. Ringo's shinigami ability emerged when he was twelve, and Akio assisted him further by providing him a shinigami badge-necklace, so he could get in and out of his gigai when need be. Ringo was able to achieve shikai easily, by battling his zanpakuto spirit within himself.
Now in Karakura, a new chapter of Ringo's life has begun for him. Close to achieving bankai due to his uncanny abilities, Ringo has yet to discover the real Soul Society Akio had hidden so well from him. He knows not of Akio's recent death...
Weapon/Medium: Zanpkuto
Zanpakuto Name: Kage No Tsuki (Shadow of the Moon)
Sealed State: 
Zanpakuto Spirit: Kage, (Shadow) a black koi that swims freely in midair. This koi can speak, however he rarely does so, and is known for his reiatsu restoring abilities.
Release: "Break Free…"
Shikai: 
Ringo's Zanpakuto separates into seven individual blades, in which he throws all seven into the air. They either remain fixed within the air or he will catch them in a certain pose to begin his attack sequence. At this exact point, a circle of shadow appears beneath Ringo.
Shikai Abilities: Naturally, Ringo controls Shadow and can teleport by its use... He splits his abilities into four attacks.
1.
Stinging Dance of the Shadow: Possessing a unique fighting style, Ringo holds his seven blades in between the joints of his arms (left armpit, both elbows), right leg, stomach, the right side of his neck, and in his mouth. As strange as it appears, Ringo is very skilled with this, spinning around like a buzz saw and overwhelming his opponent with all of the varying swings, giving him great versatility, which makes it difficult to predict his movement. When he finds an opening, Ringo can impale his opponent with most of his swords quickly and simultaneously. He can also use these blades as mid-range projectiles when propelled by small traces of shadow.
2.
Shadow Blade Weave: Ringo can summon strands of shadow from underneath him or anywhere where his shadow is produced to grab hold of his seven blades. At this point, the shadow can then be controlled to swing around like tentacles with the blades, moving in synchronization with Ringo's moves entirely.
3.
Lunar Eclipse| Shadow Submerge: Ringo sinks into the shadow itself and appears closer to an opponent that has any trace of shadow nearby. He can also stretch shadow, though it is difficult, to the point where it coats all walls and floors.
<< Used as last resort since it drastically drains reiatsu.4.
Blade Teleportation Technique: This is natural to Ringo's abilities, in which he can send his blades through shadow itself and allow them to emerge at any given point with shadow to then attack the opponent.
Abilities: -Very effective in the use of Shunpo, not enough to have mastered it, but has been trained by Akio to the point where he has become good enough at it… He incorporates it into his fighting…
-Skilled in hand-to-hand combat, he excels in taijutsu fighting style… His strengths, however, lie solely in his zanjutsu ability
Other Information: -Ringo is not his real name, and only he knows for a fact what his real name is. He has legally changed it to his often-called nickname, and even his parents agreed whole-heartedly to his decision of naming himself 'Ringo'.
-The name 'Ringo' was derived from Ringo's obsessive love of apples.
-Ringo will only remove his eye-patch when he is in the hot springs or when he is taking a shower.
-Ringo is not known by many in the Soul Society, since Akio had a tendency to keep his secret training of Ringo a secret.
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