Gee Murasaki, How Come You Only Have One Bankai?

» Name Of Character: Kagayaku no Murasaki
» Link To Character: https://www.platinumhearts.net/t18558-kagayaku-no-murasaki-approved-1-3

» Upgrading: Completely removing both of her current zanpakuto (other than Shikokai). They are being replaced by the following:

○ Zanpakuto Name: Kiaishi (輝乃紫, "Shining Purple")

○ Zanpakuto Spirit Appearance: Murasaki is her own zanpakuto spirit.

○ Inner World:


○ Zanpakuto Appearance:


○ Sealed Zanpakuto Power: Kiaishi’s ability is dominion over “nothingness.” It is a blade which has been reduced down to its most fundamental, and its closest comparison is an asauchi, for when a blade has nothing it has the potential for anything. In some ways it is a facsimile of her former zanpakuto Keifu, but that was only a sliver of her own power, limited by its focus through a secondary zanpakuto. As all things ancestry can be traced, it is inevitable that all things will be traced back to nothing.

Being that the blade is an extension of herself, Murasaki's zanpakuto is significantly more resistant to sealing or alteration than most others. Alteration of the zanpakuto is only accomplishable if one also has the degree of skill and sheer power to directly alter Murasaki's own being. Kiaishi accomplishes this by its former ability of tracing. It traces the history of itself, and by extension Murasaki, to validate itself. As long as Kiaishi exists, Murasaki will also exist, and vice versa. Should the blade be destroyed or lost, Murasaki can simply recreate it effortlessly in her hand. Similarly, if Murasaki is killed, but Kiaishi remains intact, simply speaking her name while holding the blade will return her to life.

○ Shikai Release Phrase: "Cut, Kiaishi." (切れ, 輝乃紫. “Kire, Kiaishi.”)

○ Shikai Appearance: Kiaishi’s released form is visually indistinct from its sealed form.

○ Shikai Abilities:

» Hasshoudou (八傷動, "Eight Wounding Motions"): While in shikai, Murasaki is capable of projecting up to eight “images” of herself anywhere that she is currently aware of. This “image” is identical to Murasaki in its abilities, but because it is only an “image,” rather than an actual real thing, it will cease to exist as soon as it is touched, so any attack will immediately destroy the image. This includes attacks made by the images themselves toward an opponent, though their singular strike will still land as a very real attack. Techniques which are swift enough to cause multiple wounds simultaneously (such as Senmaioroshi) will make the full scope of their attack, but any followup attacks or techniques are thoroughly impossible. Murasaki can only manifest a maximum of 8 of these images at any given time. While she has no limit on how many images she can make per thread, she can only form 8 per post.

» Gozan Jissetsu (五斬十殺, "Five Beheadings, Ten Killings"): Should Murasaki wish, rather than externalizing “images” of herself with Hasshoudou, she may instead manifest images of an attack that she has already made. So long as she has not utilized any “images” from Hasshoudou in a post, Murasaki may instead replicate “images” of an attack she has already made. These "images" may be of any attack that she has utilized up to one post prior to utilizing this technique, including an attack she is currently utilizing. Because these are images of a single attack, rather than of her entire self, the number of “images” she can manifest increases dramatically. Any attack she makes may be replicated 15 times upon the opponent. These 15 “images” do not necessarily need to be attached to the same attack, but if they are split between attacks, she still may only utilize 15 “images” per post.

○ Bankai Name: Kikeiren Shisatsujin (輝系連 紫薩刃, "Shining Ancestral Purple Buddha Edge")

○ Bankai Appearance: Upon releasing bankai, the edge of Murasaki’s blade, following the pattern of its hamon, disappears.

○ Bankai Abilities: Despite the edge having disappeared from Murasaki’s blade, its cutting power remains every bit as deadly as before. Anything cut by this sword is not simply damaged, but rather becomes “nothing.” This does not negate defensive abilities or outright delete objects on impact, of course, but it simply means that any wounds or damage inflicted by Kikeiren Shisatsujin must be completely remade by external means, rather than simply put back together.

» Sanzen Daisen Sekai (三千大斬世界, "3000 Killing Realms''): The true ability of Murasaki’s bankai, and the expression of its nature of “nothing,” as well as the result of her sheer mastery over zanjutsu and herself. Because of her versatility and her mastery, Kikeiren Shisatsujin is an extremely versatile bankai, one which can express an untold myriad of techniques all revolving around “nothing.” Some are listed below, but because of the nature of this bankai, others can and will be utilized at her discretion.

» Hisou Hihisou (非想非非想, “Neither Thought Nor No Thought”): Upon being struck by this technique, both Murasaki and her opponent are seamlessly brought into a vision of their battle continuing. This vision will not end until one of them dies, at which point the vision ends, with no time having passed outside of this vision. Those with Focus or Mental Deduction of Grand Master are capable of immediately discerning that this is only a vision, rather than a real battle, and can then escape simply by killing themselves in the vision. Upon this vision’s completion, both Murasaki and her opponent remember everything that occurred during it. Additionally, because this battle has occurred within an imagined moment, rather than in the real world, the state of any cooldowns, releases, etc. are reverted to where they were at the time this strike was made.

» Himei (非命, “No Lifetime”): This technique is one of extreme brutality from a psychological standpoint. When this technique is active, every blow becomes a “killing blow.” This does not mean that Murasaki simply kills whoever is struck by it, however; rather, those struck by it perceive it as a wound which “will certainly kill them.” This shock may impact individual characters differently, but it is generally a traumatic experience, particularly if struck multiple times by these “killing blows.” Those with any Will Skill at Grand Master are able to ignore the trauma of this technique, whether through grit or simply the awareness that the wound is not actually as deadly as it appears.

» Hisuigen (非水源, "No Fountainhead"): Focusing her reiatsu into her blade before releasing it in front of her in a direct line, Murasaki unleashes a wave of extreme destructive force. This force devastates anything within its path, and all matter, whether reishi or kishi, is reduced to nothing. Any individual killed by this technique has no chance of being reincarnated due to the absolute nature of its erasure. While lethal in its own right to those who do not have enough power to resist the attack, the consequences of this technique leaves a vacuum in its wake for one post after this move is used.

This strike is treated as one the same as any other Murasaki would make, factoring in her abilities and the requirement of Bankai, but its range extends to the furthest range of her tier's scope of influence. However, if Murasaki utilizes this technique, it is the only technique she may utilize in that post, due to the extreme focus and power required to manifest such a deadly strike.

» Why: She's the Captain Commander with Grand Master Zanjutsu, and she has some remarkably fucking underwhelming zanpakuto right now, frankly. Besides that, though, she's currently in the middle of a solo thread where she's fully coming to terms with her nature as a zanpakuto, and I'd really like for her to come into a place where her Zanjutsu can come into play for her beyond me pulling out anime sword moves.

» Extra: *schwing*