Single Sword Style - One Path to Stand Tall

This style is the first style ever created and practiced by Lupus Wood, and is executed wielding a single blade and carefully compressing the energy within the users body during weaker attacks and then unleashing it in powerful blade strikes that can sunder mountains and seemingly slice the void apart. Should the user get to the end of the style and eventually execute the final few techniques; they'd be able to create a brand new ravine in the world or cut a mountain in two, however in return they would shatter every bone in their arm as well as the blade they were wielding regardless of if its a Zanpakuto or not.

First Step: Lackadaisical Step
This is the basis of the entire style; and is used by taking a step forward and giving a seemingly slow and lazy slash of the blade. However in reality the user is carefully compressing a single layer of reishi within themselves. While using a firm, yet slow, slash the user will give off a lazy air around them to cause their opponent to underestimate them. Should the user wish to they can unleash the single compression of Reishi and double the damage of their attack, this causes them to be unable to use their arm for two posts. Basic slash does damage equal to a fifteen Kido, exploding it does thirty.

Second Step: Stupid Step
Despite the strange name of this technique, it's in fact the most basic yet difficult to use one of them. Unlike attacking an enemy this is instead used to defend against a powerful attack beyond their normal capabilities. This is done by taking the previously folded layer of energy and compressing it further to make it twice as thick and powerful. After doing this the user will analyze the attack before them before attacking the weakest part of the attack that they can feasibly see. This can block up to Hado 20 or an equal attack and lower. They can also choose to explode the energy within them. Doing this will allow them to deflect the attack at the cost of using their arm for three posts and having to restart at First Step. This can block up to a forty Hado or equal attack and lower.

Third Step: Smart Step
Unlike the second step, which is about using a single slash to disrupt the enemies offense; the Third step is instead about using what seems like multiple slashes to overwhelm the opponent. This is done by utilizing a combination of speed, fighting intent, and skill to create the illusion of multiple attacks approaching at once. With a third step forward and a third layer of compression within the user gives a swift slash from one of five angles, feinting swiftly in four other directions infused with his fighting intent to make them slightly more realistic. From the opponents view this looks like five attacks from five drastically different angles until in close melee range upon which it will become clear it's from one direction. However one key function to this technique is that by exploding the energy within them they will gain a small speed boost that makes the remaining angles fully real attacks. This attack will deal damage equal to a #25 Kido, exploding the energy will double this. This will make the users arm unusable for four posts.


Fourth Step: Calm Step
Much like the name would make one expect, this Step is one of calmness and stillness. Lupus will adopt a stance wielding his sword aimed down towards the ground in front of him, loose and relaxed in his grip but also firm somehow. With a fourth step forward and a fourth layer of compression he'll slash with a simple yet blindingly fast downwards slash. While this seems like a straightforward attack, halfway through he'll send off three phantom blades from his sword that will converge at three dangerous locations on his opponent; those being the back of the neck, the heart, and the lower spine, utilizing the energy within he can make the swords fully powered and corporeal, allowing him to attack from four directions using his Blade as the Path. This makes him unable to use the energy or compress it any further for three posts, and also break his wrists.

Fifth Step: Enraged Step
This step is the most unique and different step within Lupus' style, as this is used primarily as a positioning tool or movement tool in combat. Compressing his energy a fifth time he'll take a fifth step, this step will allow him to create corporeal forms of himself that move in eight directions before he'll explode backwards with a powerful step. The energy contained within will explode from bottom of his foot in the form of a massive sword of compressed energy flying at the enemy whilst propelling him further away at a rapid speed to reposition. Using this will cause the leg used to be paralyzed for two posts, and the energy within cant be used or compressed for three posts.

Sixth Step: Reclusive Step
Using his years of time wandering the world to experience all it had to offer, Lupus created this step; this step enables him to channel his Asura energy from his Zanpakuto to create the feeling of being alone and imprisoned in a place with no one else. With a Sixth step forward Lupus compresses his energy a sixth time, whilst also utilizing his devil energy to form a wave of energy to attack the enemy in the form of a Lone Reclusive Sword. This step causes Lupus to be unable to use his arms or legs for three posts, and the energy wtihin cant be used or compressed for four posts.

Seventh Step: Final Step
This is the culmination of all of Lupus' sword training and combat training, this step and slash allows him to sunder the heavens and hells, tear the void and collapse Earth. (Not really) With a Seventh Step and a seventh and final layer of compression Lupus reaches the epitome of his strength with a single blade, allowing him to explode forth with All and Nothing at once. A simple slash from any direction and the explosion of his energy and the world around him seems to rip apart, revealing the void within before exploding into a massive sword that extends to the heavens. This blade is in actuality fifty meters long and wide, anything slashed in the path will explode with energy, rippling the air around it. This will result in Lupus falling unconscious and potentially dying depending on his other wounds. This results in all energy compressed being used, starting from 0, and being unable to do so for 5 posts.