Name: Shizuko Yukimori Gender: Female Age: 21 [634] Race: Vizard Appearance: Shizuko is 5'4" with a very slender frame. Her face is almost always schooled in an expression of boredom. Her hair is in a constant state of dishevelment, one she has given up on attempting to fix. Affiliation: Previously Gotei 13, Onmitsukido, now the Masked Covenant Position/Rank: Previously 2nd Division 6th Seat, now Acolyte Fears: Shizuko has very basic fears - she is scared of dying, injuries, losing her powers, snakes, heights, and deep water. Her most crippling fear is, ironically, a fear of the dead - more specifically, a fear of the dead returning to life. Personality: Shizuko's personality is the result of the clashing of nature and upbringing. Though she would have been a kind and gentle soul, her family's nature and methods of raising a child crushed that part of her in an attempt to bring her into line with the family values of hatred and bloodshed. This conflict causes her much confusion when deciding what course of action to take when given the choice between war and peace.
Shizuko's mission in life is to serve - she is never truly happy when not serving the interests of her superiors. Though she herself is not aware of it, the reason is quite simple. She could not fulfill the role of the warrior her clan wished her to, and so she became the next best thing - the blade. She has emotionally removed herself from her actions, and is willing to do whatever she is told or deems necessary to complete any given mission.
Because of her emotional detachment, Shizuko takes on a very stable persona, one that only seems to slip away when she is pushed to her limit in the midst of battle, revealing a bloodthirsty and berserker-like side of her that was developed by her clan's harsh training regime. In addition, when she is in danger, Shizuko has a tendency to panic, and begin attacking wildly in every direction, not caring who is harmed.
Since meeting Noire Mistalune, however, her personality has been slowly changing as he convinced her to think more for herself. She has become more confident in her own decisions and has begun paying more attention to how she feels about her orders.
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History
Shizuko was born into Soul Society in the year 1376. She was never a human, being one of the rare souls to have been created to maintain the balance between worlds. Born into one of the Four Noble Houses, the Yukimori Clan, she was raised alongside her seven older brothers, a group of septuplets.
At the time she was born, the Yukimori clan was over 10,000 years old, and were thought to have been the first Shinigami, defending souls and battling Hollows long before the creation of the Gotei 13. Their warlike nature and berserker-like combat style that disregarded their own injuries in favor of inflicting as much damage as possible was the basis of the creation of the 11th Division. The family emblem, a common Yarrow, was taken as the insignia of the 11th Division. Shizuko's Great-great-grandmother, Michi Yukimori, was the first Shinigami with the title Kenpachi, as well as the first Captain of the 11th Division. Both titles were later taken from her by her grandson, Shizuko's grandfather, Takeshi Yukimori. He quickly lost both titles to another Shinigami, and though no Yukimori was ever again Captain of the 11th Division, every single one was a seated officer.
That is, except for Shizuko. Despite training day-in and day-out with her brothers, Shizuko remained a notoriously clumsy swordsman, and never reached further than an unseated position within the 11th Division. She firmly believed that her inability to advance within the Gotei 13 was due to her family's, and the 11th Division's ban on Kido. The few times she had been given a chance to use Kido, she seemed to have a natural talent for it.
For decades, she practiced Kido in secret, developing her skills and steadily learning more and more Kido spells. In the year 1583, when Shizuko was 207, a massive assault was launched against her family in the dead of night. It was a display of strength from a group that had formed in the 11th Division and disagreed with how much power the Yukimori's held. Though her family were by far better fighters, they were crushed by the sheer amount of numbers the attackers consisted of. Shizuko was the only surviving member of her family after the assault - the attackers had defeated her early on, but refused to kill her, believing that killing such a weak fighter would only hurt their reputation.
Now freed from her obligations to her family, Shizuko left the 2nd Division, taking many years leave from the Gotei 13 on the pretense of grieving. In truth, she used to time to train her Kido skills even further, as well as unlock her Shikai. Upon her return to the Gotei 13, she was immediately transferred into the 2nd Division, due to the stealth capabilities of her Shikai.
Shizuko spent over 100 years working her way up the ranks of the 2nd Division, where she was given the opportunity to head the mission to apprehend the leader of the group that attacked her family. Taking the assignment, she threw herself into the work with gusto, easily capturing and then executing the man. To her disappointment, she felt no great relief, only the satisfaction of a job well done.
In the year 1800, Shizuko was 424 years old, and Lieutenant of the 2nd Division. In this year, she obtained Bankai. On discovery of how it operated, it was decided that she could not reliably hold a leadership position, and she was demoted to 6th Seat, the highest position within the 2nd Division that did not also hold a leadership position within the Onmitsukido.
For the last 2 centuries, Shizuko has worked modestly as the 6th Seat, and has not only outlived 2 Captains, but the majority of the 2nd Division.
During the Vizard prison break, she met Noire Mistalune and was convinced to join him and become a Vizard, supporting his cause.
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:41 am
General Combat Information
Specialization: Kido Qualification: Kido
Reiryoku: High. Shizuko has Reiryoku levels equal to those of the average Captain.
Reiatsu Sensing: Intermediate. As part of the covert ops Division, her Reiatsu sensing abilities were a necessity.
Zanjutsu: Novice. Shizuko has never managed to move beyond the most basic level of skill in swordplay.
Hakuda: Expert. As a member of the 2nd Division, and as a novice with Zanjutsu, she was required to train her Hakuda skills to compensate for her weakness at close ranges and supplement her skill in Kido.
Kido: Master. Shizuko has spent a large majority of her training on Kido, and her skill and strength with both Hado and Bakuda reflect it.
Vizard Powers: Novice. She has yet to train with her Vizard powers.
Hohō: High Intermediate. As a member of the 2nd Division, she was required to have high-level Hohō skills.
Name: Shizuka (Quiet Fragrance) Sealed Appearance: When sealed, Shizuka takes on the appearance of an ordinary katana with an orange guard and a 26 inch blade. When sealed, there is a short black chain connecting the guard to the sheathe, allowing Shizuko to only draw the blade out 10 inches. Release Command: "Disappear, Shizuka." Shikai Appearance: The blade of Shizuka grows black, and the chain connecting it to the sheathe disappears, allowing the blade to be fully drawn. Shikai Power-Ups: Reiatsu release to roughly 4/5 of capacity. Shikai Techniques/Abilities:
Kidō Boost - When Shizuka is unsealed, the strength of all of Shizuko's Kidōs is increased by 50%.
Fade - Shizuko's Shikai's core, this is the ability that gained her a spot in the Onmitsukidō. When Shizuka is unsealed, if a person cannot see and is not in direct physical contact with Shizuko, they are rendered completely unable to sense her in any capacity. They cannot hear, or smell her, and they cannot even sense her Reiatsu. As soon as she is in their vision or makes physical contact, though, the effect fades, until she once again can escape their view or break contact. This ability, however, does not extend to her Kidōs, which can be seen and heard the instant they are cast.
Bankai Status: [Achieved] Bankai Name: Abscond Bankai Appearance: When in Bankai, Shizuka turns into a straight double-edged sword, with a handle that can be slid along the blade and locked into one of three positions. Bankai Power-Ups: Full Reiatsu Release Bankai Techniques/Abilities:
Ultimate Kidō - An upgrade from her Shikai's Kidō Boost ability, Ultimate Kidō doubles the strength of Shizuko's Kidō.
Abscond - Shizuko's ultimate ability, this is what cemented her position as an assassin-type shinigami. An upgrade to Fade's abilities, Abscond could be considered the ultimate in stealth Bankais. In addition to rendering her undetectable when she cannot be seen, any being that cannot see or is not in physical contact with her completely forgets about her existence. This is the part of her Bankai that was decided to be problematic for a Lieutenant and potential Captain and led to Shizuko's demotion to 6th seat, as having the underlings forget about their leader's existence when not with them would cause chaos, which is obviously unacceptable for any division of the Gotei 13, as well as the Onmitsukidō. When her Bankai is activated, Shizuko's Kidōs are also rendered undetectable, until they are within a [20] foot radius of a person, at which point they will become detectable, though no one will know who's Kido they are. Different people react differently to the sudden gaps in their memory. Some will simply not be able to remember, while others' minds will create events that make the most sense to them. Some people become very susceptible to suggestion.
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