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[Spirit Class 6 | Hazard C] Kei Saionji
THE SHINIGAMI APPLICATION
I: Basic Information
» Name: Kei Saionji (犲恩治 桂)
» Alias: [Any nicknames or titles?]
» Age: 289
» Gender: Female
» Association: Gotei United; Former Kidōshū Member; Saionji Clan Member
» Appearance Written: You'd think Kei had a height complex with a 2-inch heel on top of three-inch okobo. Thankfully, she doesn't. Standing unshod at about 5'3, she's around the average height. Her Shihakushō has been modified to have shorter sleeves and to be more akin to a furisode. She also wears a large red obi over her hakama-himo. The most distinct part of her attire is her hairpin. Although not as expensive as certain other hairpieces, Kei's is a golden comb with that almost matches her Zanpakutō's tsuba in shape. She attaches two or three preserved morning glories picked from her own flower garden at the Saionji manor to finish its refined look.
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II: Personality
» Personality: Kei has the pride one would expect of a high-ranking noble woman. Most would expect this to turn her into a cold, haughty bitch. It'd make her the standard holier-than-thou noble. She is far from it. There are things Kei is far above doing, and she freely admits when she is. However, she still does it anyway. Her philosophy is that her station allows her the utmost freedom within the law. Others of her class would not be caught dead playing handball or attending crass rakugo performances—and yet Kei will get just as sweaty and laugh just as loud as any other attendant.
Kei rarely uses her positions to strong-arm anyone, but she does use it to put lesser nobles in their place. Neither of the Saionji siblings can stand nobles who use their nobility for nefarious means. Selfish means? She can deal with that. But if you're running a brothel, she'll make sure that it's being ran Right. Unlike her older brother, however, she is more the type to actively call out a member of the nobility without hesitation. The first time is with tact. Any time after is not. This does not just apply to the nobility, as she also calls out her fellow equivalent-positioned members of the Gotei as well.
Kei has no attraction to the male sex. She's a hopeless romantic with a weak spot for soft lips and huge tits. She freely courts any woman she fancies—save for anyone in the Great Noble Houses. Social status doesn't matter. Race is only mildly a concern. She's the type to flirt with her superiors. Kei is not the type to pursue after being rebuffed. She despises playing hard-to-get. This does not mean she is above teasing—she just doesn't expect anything in return.
The trait that Kei admires most in people is when they "practice what they preach." Deceitful and duplicitous people are people she feels cannot be relied on. She'd praise the man who said he'd stab you over the one who stabs you in the midst of an embrace. This is why people like her brother and Byakuya Kuchiki are well-regarded in her mind.
With all of that in mind, it is important to know that Kei does have a coldness about her. She has a certain "look" that her brother will attest to. It's a far-off, yet piercing gaze. It's as if she's looking so hard through someone that her gaze has circumnavigated the globe only to look at them afterward. It is vacant of everything, yet it is almost like what it definitely does not exude emphasizes what it is meant to be. It is hatred, disappointment, and a desire for violence. It is the face of a woman who will set a poisoned cup of tea in front of her prey, tell them to drink, and if they ask if it is poisoned, she'll say yes—and still be expecting them to drink it. It is the look of a true blue-blooded noble.
» Likes: The female form, peaches, dedication
» Dislikes: Cherries, too-toned bodies, spies
III: History
» History:
- Part One:
- Kei is the second child and only daughter of Ei'Ichiro and Hanako Saionji. As the only daughter, she was kept sheltered. Her early life was mostly studying the "boring" parts of being nobility—which mostly consisted of what it meant to be noble. From early on, there was one thought going through her mind: that isn't me. Kei wasn't demure and quiet, nor did she like to pretend to be so.
The only male Kei saw on any regular basis was her older brother. Her father spent little time around her. Effectively, she saw him only on celebrations of his own accomplishments or important holidays. Most of her childhood was spent with her mother. Kei learned how to best run a noble house, but there were hiccups along the way. From an early age, she had noticed her brother would take the blame for mistakes she made. It wasn't until she was the equivalent of a 10 year old that she understood why.
Ei'Ichiro Saionji was a petty, abusive father. He did not take kindly to the slightest insult. Before, Kei's own mistakes that her brother couldn't cover for would be non-physical punishments. Kei learned how to apply makeup to cover bruises rather than to accentuate her appearance. She was still resilient, but meek. She didn't speak up against her father. Her rebellion was mostly conducted by turning down suitors or pushing away the ones that didn't take no for an answer.
Kei also could not go to her brother for assistance. J became insistent on training her in self-defense. Noble children were not kind to Kei, and her brother became protective in what Kei would say is the wrong way.
The worst incident was the night she gained the now-tattooed scar on her back. Kei had made two comments towards a suitor. One was that his name sounded like the start of a joke, the other was that his hair was thinning in a way that gave him zebra stripes. The second was actually more of fascination rather than an insult. Ei'Ichiro had to pay the suitor's family to keep the incident quiet. This infuriated him, leading to a night-time "correction."
Kei only remembers the feeling of his fingers around her neck tightening and the knife prodding at her back. There was a scream, she fell forward and was knocked out. She awoke hours later no longer in the Saionji manor, but in the Shin'ō Seiyakuin. J was sitting beside her bedside. Kei was unable to talk for about a week as her windpipe healed. J explained the situation. J had killed their father after thinking she had been murdered. He had responded to the scream and saw Ei'Ichiro standing over her unconscious body and holding the knife he used for opening letters. J was on administrative leave from the Gotei while the investigation was being held, but that did not last long. Kei's wounds and the condition she was found in gave J's story credence.
J took over as head of the family, and things began to improve. Kei was still sheltered for about two years before J's position on her pivoted. He began to try to teach her proper self-defense. She was horrible at it, but J kept pressing. Eventually, her older brother told her the reason why: he didn't want her to be defenseless again. She began to take it more seriously, but it still wasn't enough for him...
- Part Two:
- Kei joined the Shin'ō Academy mostly out of spite towards her brother. If she wasn't understanding the lessons or learning enough from him, she'd learn from actual professionals. It was about ten years after graduating she learned that this wasn't a successful spiting. Her time in the academy was only rife with excitement because of her. She used her status as a member of a noble house to great effect to keep those incidents on the down-low. This wasn't anything like her cheating on an exam or truancy. No, it was mostly just the times she would inadvertently cause conflicts by flirting with multiple students. Another was her unauthorized use of a training ground to practice after she had missed lessons on account of her being sick at the time. Oh, and the one time she and another student were caught in various stages of undress in a classroom after-hours. But again, nothing major.
Kei loved the attention she was getting—but only to the extent it helped her get her name out there. Others in her position may have used their position to skip class and whatnot. Not Kei. She was studious though promiscuous. If there was one reason she didn't slack off it was because she had to shore up her study on three of the four ZanKenSōKi teachings. Kei was built for Kidō. By the time of graduation, she was halfway to performing Eishōhaki. Before another Division decided to take her, Kei was offered a position within the Kidōshū. This was about seventy years before the organization would merge with the Fifth Division.
Kei initially thought about declining the offer. She was a Saionji. She shouldn't be hidden in some robe with only her eyes showing. However, the benefits outweighed that singular drawback and Kei joined the organization. In some ways, she regrets it—mostly out of boredom at the time. The Kidōshū did not have much to do during this point in history. Despite the turmoil of the 1930s, there wasn't much of a need for them. Kei spent time training, flirting, and studying—usually in that order.
Kei did not create any revolutionary technologies or Kidō. Instead, she focused on mastering what was already there. Kei was able to create slight modifications at first—such as a Shakkahō that traveled in a spiral rather than a straight line. By the time she became the equivalent of a 3rd Seat, Kei was altering the overall shape of Kidō. Her personal favorite was a modification of Sōkatsui that made it into a cylinder of lightning around the caster. Kei also took the opportunity to find ways for Kidō to shore up her lack of skill in other areas. Her modification of Shō to lower its power allowed her to make up for her lack of skill in Hohō (this explicitly did not affect Shunpō). Kei was on the path to further promotions and greatness...
- Part Three:
- Then Aizen happened. The chaos around the Captain's betrayal and the subsequent war with Ender led to unprecendented chaos. Threats of reorganization came up, and Kei decided that it was one stressor too many for her. Despite being in line for a promotion, she returned to her family and continued her research and training.
Kei deflected the whys by stating she just wanted to spend more time with her family and this uncertainty "frightened" her. Anyone who knew her knew it was bullshit. Kei trained and studied by experimenting with her family's manor. Even to this day, Kei doesn't know what all the Saionji Manor has active as defenses. She placed barriers, traps, and just plain old Kidō that didn't do anything just to fuck with anyone who tried to hurt the family. It was also during this time that Kei began to experiment with new Kidō. There were some gaps in the standard array that could be filled, and Kei worked on filling them.
Kei became the primary defense for the Saionji manor—though her brother certainly was the more apparent one. Kei began to train again with her Zanpakutō during this time as well. This was mostly done at the urging of her brother. This saved her life. One of the various servants attempted to assassinate Kei. She wasn't able to activate the defenses in time, but she did fend him off by slamming her sheathed Zanpakutō into the servant's vulnerable area. After that, Kei decided to take a more active approach to her training.
- Part Four:
- Training wasn't the only thing Kei decided to take a more active approach in. Kei had sat back in her proverbial chair (she was usually lounging on a chaise) reading the news for many years. She read Kidō Journals on new advancements in the field, but she also read about the various developments of the Gotei... and its subsequent revivals and reorganizations. She was concerned for many years that the organization her brother was dedicated to would no longer be standing and what would come after.
After reading about the latest re-organization—and seeing a picture of the new Captain-Commander—Kei decided to attempt to join the Gotei. However, many old files were either lost entirely due to damage or were in the organization room. This included Kei's own record of service. Kei volunteered to search, and through diligent effort (and luck, so much luck), she found her old file. After presenting it to the recruitment office, Kei was allowed to rejoin. The difficult decision was where to go.
IV: Natural Abilities
» Durability: Kei's durability is only so high because of how many times her Kidō experiments have gone awry. She's been electrocuted, exploded, set on fire, and been trapped in her own netting more than once. Even through all of that, she still gets up and goes right back to it.
» Speed: For the same reason her durability is high, so is her speed. She's above average for a graduate, but a frontline soldier still likely beats her. But that's fine. Kei's not a true fighter. Like other members of the old Kidōshū, Kei was trained that the best place for the mage is away from the frontlines. Therefore, escape was a mandatory skill to be trained for.
» Strength: Kei graduated the Shin'ō Academy. She's at the bottom end of that skill level due to her training swinging more into a Kidō focus.
» Martial Skill: Kei graduated the Shin'ō Academy. The difference in shape between her Shikai and sealed state have caused her setbacks in her training.
» Deduction: Kei's deduction is only at this level for Kidō and related topics. For any other effect, she is treated as one step lower. Because of both her innate skill and time spent studying, Kei has trained herself to identify things about Kidō that many others do not. Although she is not at the point currently of writing a thesis on a groundbreaking discovery in the field, she's well on her way to being able to see the things that would allow for that. Some of her theories on incantations have been particularly thought-provoking.
» Focus: Kei can notice small variations, especially in Kidō and other energy-based attacks. Combined with her knowledge, it allows her to accurately and quickly react to them—even though her body may not be able to keep up.
» Willpower: As mentioned above, Kei has injured herself many a time trying to perfect her own talents. She may not be able to push beyond her limits much, but her skill is that, no matter what, she'll go back to whatever she's failed at even if takes her time to regroup and reassess the situation.
V: Racial Abilities
» Kidō: Kei is something akin to a prodigy when it comes to Kidō. However, to call her a prodigy doesn't do all of the training she's done justice. As a "prominent" (this was mostly an insular prominence; as it's hard to determine Hooded Shinigami #345 from Hooded Shinigami #20 to people outside the organization) member of the Kidōshū before its merger with the 5th Division of the former Gotei 13 in the early 2000s, Kei had ample time to practice and experiment. Kei has modified and created a few Kidō, which are listed below in spoiler tags. Kei is a fan of Eishōhaki, but her unique twist on it has given her a slight edge.
- Eishōryakki: (詠唱略記; Incantation Abbreviation) Simply put, this halves the penalty to Eishōhaki by speaking half of a Kidō's Incantation. Why isn't this more common? It's because you have to know which halves to forgo and which to keep.
- Eishōten'i: (詠唱転移; Incantation Transference) Kei has been developing a way to pre-speak an Incantation or to perform an Incantation when the user is unable to speak. So far, she has not been successful.
- Modified Kidō:
Koshō: (小衝; Small Thrust) This is a lighter version of Shō that takes very little power to use. It can't push someone feet away, but it's actually useful as an alternative to Hohō for self levitation.
Daishō: (大衝; Great Thrust) Daishō is using Hadō #1, Shō, around the user's entire body to force everything around her away with the same force as Shō. Equivalent to a Level 7 Kidō.
Rasen Sōkatsui: (螺旋蒼火墜; Spiraling Blue Fire, Crash Down) Rasen Sōkatsui is an enhanced version of Sōren Sōkatsui. Instead of firing it in a line, it appears as a cylinder around the caster, almost turning it into a hybrid Hadō and Bakudō. The cylinder is about 5 feet wide and 60ft tall. It is open above and below the caster. If cast midair, its upper distance is reduced until the cylinder makes contact with a surface of at least 6 feet wide or it reaches 30ft down whichever comes first. The cylinder is open both directly above and below the caster. It lasts for approximately one round after being cast. It is equivalent to Hadō 75.
Dankūmado: (Splitting Void Window; 斷空窓) This is just a miniaturized Dankū. It appears as a growing circle rather than a rectangle and maxes out at about 1 foot in diameter. Its smaller size results in less of a covered area, but it is proportionally quicker to appear.
- Custom Kidō:
Tareginu Hari'e: (垂れ絹玻璃絵; Glass Painting Tapestry) This Kidō is a "modifier" rather than a full-on Kidō on its own. This is a recent development, and her theory on it is under the working title of "Shūshoku" (修飾; Modifier). This cannot be cast on its own. It has no effect on its own. When applied to a Barrier-style Kidō, Tareginu Hari'e produces an illusion inside the barrier. The illusion can be whatever the caster wishes, though it is rather simple. Effectively, it's projecting images onto the "faces" of the barrier. A Deduction skill of two lower than the caster's Kidō or own Deduction, whichever is higher, allows the illusion to be broken. Passing through the barrier also reveals the falsehood.
Nebaru Tsunahiki: (粘る綱引き; Adhesive Tug-of-War) This Kidō is a sticky tether made of Reiryoku. It is similar to the net used by Momo Hinamori in the Winter War (including flammability!). Applying it requires physical contact with one surface at the beginning of the incantation and a second at the calling of the name. The tether is, at most, about 50 yards long. With a command of "And now, you are one" the two surfaces are brought together with great speed. The middle of the tether is the focus point. If an end is too heavy to be moved (such as a building), the other end is still pulled to the other end. Upon being applied, it lasts for one round.
Ryūseigun:(流星群; Meteor Shower) Kei's most destructive custom Kidō, Ryūseigun is the rapid-fire of multiple cantaloupe-sized balls of Reiryoku. It's similar to Bala in this sense, and the technique can be called a reverse engineering of it—with an added twist. The Kidō is based upon Hadō #54: Haien. To put it into modern terms, it's the equivalent of loading incendiary rounds into a machine gun. Sustained fire requires Kei to be stationary, or better yet anchored. If she is not properly in place, the recoil from the amount of energy being released will send her sprawling. Kei can keep up her rapid fire for three posts. Each post of use requires twice as many posts to recover.
» Zanjutsu: Mostly thanks to her brother, Kei has undergone a lot of training with her Zanpakutō. It may require her to be closer than she would like, but her Zanpakutō is still a tool worth using. Kei's understanding and training of Zanjutsu has given her a solid foundation of a Shikai at the cost of unbalanced costs of her abilities.
» Hohō: As part of the Kidōshū, Kei was trained on how to escape bad situations. Her Hohō was never the best, but the extra training during the sixty-or-so years of peace helped shore up this weakness somewhat. She doesn't like using Hohō—she'd rather use Kidō to replicate the effects if she can.
» Hakuda: Kei graduated from Shin'ō Academy, but this was her lowest-graded subject at all times. Kei knows little more than the fundamentals of Hakuda in practice, but she does have a decent grasp of its theory.
VI: Zanpakutō
» Zanpakutō Name: Senkō Zensen (閃光前芟; Flash Before the Harvest)
» Zanpakutō Spirit:
» Inner World: Senkō Zensen's inner world is that of a stage. The floor on the stage moves and extends as Kei moves so that she is always on the stage and never off of it. She can approach yet never reach the audience. She can never retreat from the stage. If more actors appear, the stage extends. The background scenery is printed on a repeating roll, and as the "scene" changes, the background will fade into the correct one for that scene. The scene changes depend on three things: Kei's mood, the purpose of the conversation, and how many actors are present. For example, a hot-blooded fight between Kei and a representation of Senkō Zensen might have the look of a burning forest, whereas a heart-to-heart may be that of a moonlit forest.
» Sealed Zanpakutō Appearance: Senkō Zensen takes the form of a purple naginata. The handle can fold into itself to allow for easier storage.
VII: Shikai
» Shikai Release Phrase: Shine down (照付ける [てりつける]; teritsukeru)
» Shikai Release Action: Kei adjusts the grip on her polearm to have one hand near the edge of the guard. As she calls the release phrase, her other hand passes over the hilt and over the blade. When her hand finishes passing over, the blade is now a full-length katana.
» Shikai Appearance:
» Shikai Abilities:
Senkō Zensen is similar to Sogyo no Kotowari in that it converts an opponent's energy into energy blasts of its own. The difference is what kind of energy it takes in. Senkō Zensen converts kinetic energy into stored Reiryoku. This does not negate the kinetic energy coming in—Kei is still pushed around and back by incoming attacks. Each strike fills up a portion of a "gauge" Kei has.
The "gauge" is not visible on the blade, but behind Kei in a dimly-glowing ring of small lightning-like balls of energy. The balls of energy are barely present and do not have much energy on their own—simply just enough to stay visible and hold their position behind Kei. Filling the gauge is simple. Each strike she successfully parries, blocks, or just intercepts with her blade lights a single sphere. Kei currently has a maximum of 10 spheres, split into two sections of five with a mitsudomoe separating the zones. When each section is filled, a mitsudomoe lights up. As she advances the strength and understanding of her Zanpakutō, the amount of sections of five increase by 1 per level (for example, going up to Advanced would increase her to 3 sections total while Elite would be 4 sections total) to a maximum of six sections. When all sections are filled, new mitsudomoe appears at the top-center of the ring, opening like an eye.
The closer the gauge gets to full, the more unstable the blade seems to be. Purple lightning crackles around the blade at about 5 spheres and increases in size and visibility until it reaches capacity. The electricity doesn't do much damage on its own—at most it's a small zap. Absorbing past fill is also problematic, as if she goes a full five strikes over, she loses her current stacks and her Shikai releases the energy in an uncontrolled burst around her—most likely harming herself in the process.
Kei currently has three ways of expending the energy. Currently, each ability uses the entirety of the storage. As with the amount of spheres she can use, increasing her Zanjutsu skill will likely affect the consumption. Once it's been used, it has to be filled back up once again.
Senjō: (扇状; Fan-shaped) The basic version of the energy release. This takes the shape of a wide crescent about 1 foot thick at the thick end and 3 yards tall. Every 5 spheres increases this by 3 yards. This is also the fastest of the three releases, travelling at a similar speed to a Shakkahō. It has been called "a cheap knockoff" of Ichigo Kurosaki's Getsuga Tenshō—much to Kei's chagrin and repeated explanations that it's different.
Hashira: (柱; Pillar) The complicated version of the energy release. Kei stabs her sword into a surface. From any point within 150 yards around her that is connected to that surface, she can create a glowing circle that, after a short delay, sends a 10ft-to-100yd-long pillar of Reiryoku.
Sōbana: (総花; All-Around) This is Kei's most "expressive" version, and it requires 10 spheres. Simply put, this blasts the Reiryoku away from the blade in all directions (save for the Tsuba). It's a brief pulse that sends the energy in a very compacted form not very far away. This turns it more into a Reiatsu-like ability, but it is still Reiryoku doing all of the work and is affected like other Reiryoku. The ability is especially effective in areas that do not allow for much expansion, such as underwater or within a surface. Kei has used this to kill a Hollow by stabbing them with her Shikai and then effectively setting off a concussion grenade inside of their body.
VIII: Bankai
» Bankai Name: [What is your zanpakutō's release phrase?]
» Bankai Release Action: [Does your shinigami do any physical action to release their bankai? Feel free to remove this if not.]
» Bankai Appearance: [What does your shinigami's bankai look like?]
» Bankai Abilities: [What abilities does your shinigami gain in bankai?]
IX: Equipment
» Equipment: [If your shinigami has any equipment? Put it here. If they don't, skip this section.]
X: Skill Sheet
(To Find Out about what these skills are for, please READ THIS THREAD before you try doing anything to it)
General Skills
» Durability: Adept
» Speed: Adept
» Strength: Beginner
» Martial Skill: Beginner
Will Skills
» Willpower: Adept
» Deduction: Advanced
» Focus: Adept
Shinigami Skills
» Hoho: Adept
» Kidō: Elite
» Zanjutsu: Adept
» Hakuda: Beginner
END THE SHINIGAMI APPLICATION
