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{Bleach: Ascension}

Shion Kana

【Shion Kana】

【Swan Song for a Captain ♦ To a Friend ♦ Duet of Flowers】

_{~"Do you ever wonder how precious memories are?"~}

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【Personal Info】

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【Name: Shion Kana
【Nicknames: N/A
【Alias: The Fleeting Gale
【Age: 315
【Age Appearance: 24
【Gender: Female
【Race: Shinigami
【Ascension Rank: Ryoka
【Former Division: Fifth

【Additional Appearance Info:
【Eye Color: Amethyst
【Hair Color: Amethyst
【Height: 5'6
【Weight: 110 pounds
【Style: Traditional
【Clothing: An altered kimono that's easier to move in over-top of her Soul Reaper uniform.

【Biography: An orphan who grew up in the Inuzuri district of South Rukongai, Shion learned from a young age the value of not fighting battles you can't win. With a powerful appetite due to her high Reiryoku level, she found herself often running away from much larger and stronger people whom she stole food from, resulting in a high mobility level. Her ability to make precise movements was also improved by her theft. One day after eating enough to have a full belly, she found herself trapped by several larger adults who wanted revenge on her. When one pounced, she accidentally used Flash Step in her desperation to escape, though she didn't realize this at the time. After that day, she spent much of her time practicing to figure out how she had managed to escape, eventually leading to her mastering some very basic Hohō. When she was older, she was caught using Flash Step by a patrolling Shinigami who recommended her to the Shinigami Academy to become a Soul Reaper herself.

Though her natural aptitude for Hohō and Zanjutsu were high, she spent much longer at the Academy than the average student due to a complete lack of Kido ability. This extra time there wound up sharpening her skills in every category except Kido, much to the chagrin of her teachers. She made no friends during her time at the Academy due to a combination of fear and resentment towards her due to her being from Inuzuri and her lack of communication skills. For much of her time there, she didn't speak a single word to other students, a pattern that grew from her past where speaking to the wrong person could result in death. She was only allowed to graduate by request of the Squad 5 Captain, who saw something in her potential.

Originally a member of Squad 5 after graduation from the Officer's Academy, Shion was renown for being the first on the scene when problems arose, even among Squad 5 which prided itself on its speedy activity. This led to both respect and resentment from the other members, especially when they learned of her complete lack of Kido ability. Due in large part to this split opinion of her, she remained unseated during her entire time in Squad 5, despite her skill in other areas. In spite of this, she enjoyed her time in the squad and had great respect for her Captain, especially since it was due to her that Shion was able to become a Shinigami in the first place. This made the Captain's betrayal of the Seireitei all the more painful.

The squad split into those loyal to the Captain and those loyal to the Seireitei under the leadership of the squad's Lieutenant, where Shion found herself opposed to the Captain she admired. She never learned the reason for Captain Suzunami's betrayal, but she knew that she couldn't throw away everything she'd been taught by her, even if it were to join by her side. The ideal of the kind woman she knew was stronger than the image of the cruel one she fought against, and that was all there was to it.

She awoke to screaming as several of the other Squad Five members attacked each other, and she found herself carrying away those who became injured, unaware of why they were fighting or who was on what side of the battle. She assisted everyone, including some of the Shinigami who would later be tried for treason. She simply used her speed to the best of her ability and saved all she could, until she learned of her Captain's actions. Unable to accept what was happening, or why, she ran out of the Squad Barracks and towards the location of the highest Spiritual Pressure. When she arrived, she found herself surrounded by several of the traitors, who assumed she was on their side. When she admitted otherwise, they attacked.

Shion was not the strongest fighter in the Squad, even among those unseated, by a far margin. However, she was fast, faster than those who challenged her. She might even have won, if her mind wasn't addled by the detestable situation. Just as she was being put on the back foot, Miryoku came to her aid and the two swiftly defeated the group of now-Ryoka.

By the time they finished, members of the Punishment Squad had arrived on-scene to do damage control. Shion had to be dragged away by several of them, and she was temporarily imprisoned for assisting those who had turned traitor, but her name was quickly cleared by her Squad-mates, Miryoku included. When released, she learned that Captain Suzunami truly had been defeated, and that she would not be able to give her last respects, should she even have any. The one thing that kept her sane in that time was the one who came to aid her in battle that day, Seikō Miryoku. The two have grown and maintained a strong friendship since then.

However, his schism of her Squad led to her once again rarely speaking, at least to anyone other than Seikō, something that has continued to this day.

【Personality: Shion is a very quiet and reserved individual. She is slow to trust, but around those she is familiar with her mannerisms change to be much more vibrant and expressive. She finds joy in improving herself and helping others improve.

【Notable Traits】

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【Likes/Dislikes】

✔ Training
✔ Helping Others
✔ Good food
✔ Cats and dogs

✘ Insects
✘ Rash people
✘ Overly prideful people
✘ Those that harm others

【Defining Traits】

Positive

▲ Precise
▲ Mindful
▲ Kind
▲ Agile

Neutral

☯ Level-headed
☯ Quick to judge
☯ Confident
☯ Distant

Negative

▼ Forgetful
▼ Judgmental
▼ Overly forgiving
▼ Has trouble trusting

【Relationships】

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【Former Squad Five Captain: Tsubomi Suzunami】 【Superior Officer】

The Squad Captain was the one who made it so that Shion could join the Gotei 13 instead of being stuck in the Shinigami Academy indefinitely. They knew each other for several years before the Captain betrayed the Seireitei and destroyed Shion's trust in her. Shion still feels mixed emotions about her to this day; anger and sadness at her betrayal but gratitude for all that she did for her.

【Seikō Miryoku】 【Closest Friend/Fellow Squad 5 Shinigami】

Seikō Miryoku came to Shion's rescue the day their Captain was defeated, and is quite possibly the main reason she's survived to this day.

【Current Squad Five Captain: Kōunora Yōki】【Superior Officer】

The current Squad Captain, the one who defeated Captain Suzunami. Shion's feelings for her current Captain are almost as muddled as those she has for her former Captain.

【Capabilities】

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【General Aptitude】

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Fighting Style:

Shion fights by concealing her presence and striking decisively, running away when the odds are too far against her. She uses zanjutsu almost exclusively, only fighting with hakuda when absolutely necessary and she is incapable of fighting with kido. In fights where the opponent never lets down their guard, she has intense stamina that can outlast most enemies. She focuses strongly on counter attacks rather than forward attacks if sneak attacking is not an option. She is incredibly quick and agile with both her body and her Zanpakuto.

Attributes

Reiryoku(Unused Points): 95(0)

Reiatsu: {140}(6)

Strength: 25 - Average
Resilience: 5 - Dismal
Mobility: 50 - Impressive
Spirit: 15 - Unremarkable

Skills

Proficiency: (285)

Zanjutsu: 80 - Practitioner
Hakuda: 30 - Layman
Kido: 0 - Untrained
Hoho: 135 - Adept
Perception: 40 - Layman

【Specialization】

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Specialty: Preservation Zanjutsu Practitioner | Impressive Mobility

A defensive Specialization for Hakuda and/or Zanjutsu, Preservation gives the Specialist advantage in specific situations. If they are on the defensive in a situation, their Zanjutsu/Hakuda is treated as being one Proficiency Tier higher than normal.

【Artes】

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Shunpo(Hoho Practitioner):

meaning “Flash Steps,” this technique, while not the pinnacle of Hoho, is the primary Arte afforded by the Skill. This Arte allows the user to move faster than the eye can easily follow by using as few steps as possible to cross a distance. The higher the user’s Hoho Proficiency, the faster and more efficient this Arte becomes. This technique clashes against the Perception Skill, meaning that the lower an individual’s skill value is, the more difficulty they will have predicting the trajectory of or even following the user’s movement. This becomes more pronounced if the Perception Skill is at a lower Proficiency Tier than the Shunpo User’s Hoho Skill.

【Zanpakuto】

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Sealed State

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Additional Description: A standard looking, though serrated, katana with a guard that is circular and has lines from the center to the edges.

Attunement (1): Phase One - Unattuned
Deviation: N/A

Inner World & Spirit:

Shion's inner world is a grassy field under a starry sky in which her zanpakuto spirit resides.

Zanpakuto Personality: Kireikage is an anomaly that is difficult to understand. It seems to have Shion's best interests at heart, and wants to avoid needless things.

Shikai

_{~"Flash by, Kireikage."~}

Ability: Kireikage's release is that of a small knife, approximately 10 inches in length. This form allows for more Spiritual Power to be released and for the Reiryoku normally used to form the blade to instead be used to increase Shion's speed to extreme levels. The tip of the blade is also extremely tough, capable of piercing most things even if the sealed state could not.
[Functionally, her Shikai causes her to gain a tier boost in either Mobility or Hoho, decided on by Kereikage's Spirit (a coin flip) until she gains a stronger relationship with it and gets some say in which is boosted. Entering her Shikai doubles her Reiatsu stat modifier.]

Techniques

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Suiatsu Borotsuku: Blocks an attack by using only the tip of her blade against the tip of an opponent's blade, throwing the weight of the opponent's attack inverse to its origin, often causing the blade to fly out of their hand.
[Functionally, this raises her Zanjutsu Proficiency Tier by one when clashing with another sword's attack, especially a lunge/stab.]

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War [Moved to New Thread]

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“Liason Lei, time for the final leg of the battle, right? I and Nemo will be going to try and heal our barrier mistress before she expires unless you have–?” the commander stopped short. Nemo nodded; there was work to do. He followed the commander a few feet before an explosion sounded out. But the boy ignored it. There was an implicit order in the commander's words. He remained focused on following that order and continued towards this "Ari," in the direction that the older boy had begun leading him. He didn't even pause. What did make the boy pause, however, was the loud crashing from the massive leviathan behemoth kaiju creature's arrival.

As the boy continued to the center of the area, he felt thankful that fear was not a trigger for his Noble Arm, and steeled himself to remain determined in his mindset. If he faltered too much, he'd be useless again. The thought that he was making the wrong decision never crossed his mind. An implied order was still an order, after all.

Secundi Lux

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The test was at eight-o-clock sharp. Not a second before, not a second after. Well, technically many seconds after, as well. Regardless, it began at eight-o-clock. 0800 hours. Two hours after Crystal woke from her barely functional and highly disturbed slumber. The girl awoke, ate a balanced but filling breakfast, got dressed, grabbed her pre-packed bag of food and other supplies, said farewell to her roommate, and began the journey to the place she would be tested. Except... one thing was off. Her medication, specifically the fast-acting ones, were not where she had put them. She realized this only after she ate, as they were to be taken with food, and given the location of the test she didn't have time to go get more. Sure, it was possible that her supervising Ars Magi would understand the delay, but there was an equal possibility that they would immediately fail her for being late. Eight-o-clock sharp had been drilled into her head the past week. So she put on her headphones and began towards the testing area. Which was not, surprisingly, where most of the Ars Magi in training were being tested.

Had she not had a mouthful of gum and her headphones blaring music on her travel, she might have been overloaded by her disorder. Though she may also have overheard the rumors of a certain senior Ars Magi who had been seen going the direction that she was now headed. Rumors that said Ars Magi was a sadist, had failed out several of Crystal's peers the week prior, and that most of the girls spreading the rumors were terrified of their subject. But she didn't hear any of that. She only continued on her way, slowly rising anxiety and hyperactivity growing in her mind and chest. Perhaps it was for the best that she didn't. It may only have made things worse for her.

After a half-hour walk, she arrived at the stated location, a large dirt field with a nearby waterfall. There were three levels to the terrain with the waterfall coming from a river on the top level, creating a river on the middle, and falling into a small lake on the bottom. Crystal checked her MP3 player. 7:45. She was early, and that gave her a chance to look around. There were no trees, but there were rocks, rather large stone and boulders, all around the area. It was rather serene, actually. But her test giver was nowhere to be found. So she found a rock to sit on and decided to wait, taking her headphones off one ear to listen for her.

The minutes passed, slowly but helped by her music, and turned into hours. Soon it was midday. She had just eaten a snack from her bag and refreshed her gum (now cherry flavored) when her senior arrived. Crystal heard a cough from behind her and turned to face it as she stood up and put her headphones down. Before her stood a twenty-something girl with white hair and a scar across her left eye. She went to open her mouth to greet her when the girl interrupted.

"Glad to see you made it in one piece! Too bad you got here too soon, gonna have to dock you points for that."

What?

"But you'll have plenty of chances to make those up. This is a multi-day test, after all. And you've only gotta get a hundred points to pass. Oh, and you can quit at any time, if you want."

"Wha-" Crystal began before switching thoughts. "Wait, how many points did I lose? How many do I start with?"

"Oh, you start at zero. So you're at negative three right now."

This was ridiculous. Was this girl really allowed to do something like that?

"Test begins now, by the way. Good luck, you'll need it, Caelestis."

Well, that wasn't a good sign.

"First things first, we're testing your mobility."

The next three hours were spent by her senior testing Crystal's ability to move across the lake. She was told to freeze only the minimum amount of water to stand on. The next portion was having her jump from place to place, freezing the water beneath her so as to not touch the lake's surface. Both of these Crystal managed to do sufficiently, granting her a total of six points, according to the white-haired girl. When it came time for a break, Crystal asked the girl's name.

"Not important. But you can call me Cascading Azure Pearl, or any variation thereof. Since you're Frozen Blue Sapphire, I'd normally call you by that title, but being a Caelestis... You get special treatment."

Really not a good sign, Crystal decided. But there was no more time to talk. As soon as she finished speaking, CAP started the next portion of the test.

"I've personally reviewed all of the data on you that they would let me, so I know your abilities and weaknesses. You can form ice on a surface to make footholds, but can you do it on a moving surface of water? You got a taste of moving water with the lake, but now your task is to climb from the edge of the lake, across it to the waterfall, and up to the very top of it in as few steps as possible. Get going!"

CAP smacked Crystal on the back and watched as she began towards her objective. Jumping from one ice floe to the to-be-created next ice floe, she managed to cross the small lake in five jumps. The fewer steps, the better, after all. Next came the first waterfall, about fifteen feet high. Based on what she had been told the test was, she figured she couldn't just make a platform parallel to the falls and go up it, so she formed a small platform from the waterfall and watched as it fell into the lake, gravity preventing her from using it. She'd have to be quick. She jumped up and touched her foot to the water, freezing it vertically a few feet and horizontally just as much, her foot landing on this small foothold. She began to jump off it but slipped, falling backwards onto the platform she had jumped from, cracking it and almost breaking it entirely. After reinforcing it she tried again, managing to get a good jump from this attempt, but pushed too far backwards with her foot and once again landed on the ice floe below her.

Damnit! She didn't have enough water to work with from the waterfall, so she was having to form some ice in the air and connect it to the water, taking much more effort than it should. She jumped again, this time angling the foothold, and managed to jump from it before it fell and make a copy above it. Repeating this, she soon found herself running up the waterfall as if on an elliptical machine, or climbing stairs. She wasn't getting enough height from each foothold to make much progress, but she eventually made it to the top. Crystal followed the river to the second waterfall, this one much stronger than the one it led to. It was also much larger, about thirty feet high. There was no way she'd make it to the top the way she did the previous. So she tried a new approach. She made her foothold and forced the ice beneath her upwards, launching her upwards about a foot and a half. Repeating this managed to get her to the top, but she was exhausted.

"Bravo!" CAP said, having already been at the top for quite some time. "You managed to make it in one-hundred and fifty-two steps! That's ten whole points! Out of a possible forty, but let's not dwell on that."

Crystal wanted to throw up. She had only made it to thirteen points so far? She could have been almost halfway done already!? She wasn't given much time to think as CAP gave the next order.

"Go back to the lake. Then we'll start the next phase."

So she did. She made her way back to the lake, turned around, and was hit in the face with a blast of mud, barely closing her eyes in time.

Oh no. SHIT! SHIT SHIT SHIT SHITSHITSHITHSTISHTISTHSITSHTISTHSTISTHISTHSSHIT! That was not okay! Her skin was crawling, her mind was reeling, her chest was thundering; even with her medication as directed, mud would have set her off. But now? Now was worse. Her mind short-circuited, and the only reason she didn't start screaming madly was that there was mud on her lips. She quickly tried to wipe it off, and as soon as she did she was hit by more. It was liquid-y and gross, practically just water, but the dirt in it was definitely there. She wiped her eyes and looked around to find CAP standing on the area above her, across the lake where the waterfall was, and she was smiling.

"Did I forget to mention that I know all of the data they would let me have on you? You can purify water you freeze, right? So all you have to do to stay clean is not let it hit you as water. Should be easy. If you can't preform under pressure, then you don't get field ready status. The world isn't going to cater to your disorder, and there may be times you don't have access to your medication. I figured that now would be a good time to drill that into your head, rather than letting you get out there and find out where lives are in danger. Oh, right. I took your medication. Couldn't get away with taking the long-term stuff, but getting the fast-acting ones should suffice."

With that, CAP flung further dirty water at Crystal, who barely had time to react. She managed to freeze it before it hit her, but then it was a spire of ice that slammed against her face. Ice that was made from almost pure water, thanks to her, but it still hurt.

"Remember, you can quit at any time!" CAP shouted to Crystal. The next thing she knew, Crystal was assaulted from behind with a huge splash of muddy water, coating her back from the chest down. Shuddering, she realized what her real test was. She tried her best to focus, but it was hell to do and hell to be in this position. The hours dragged as slowly as they could as Crystal continually spun around, trying to freeze the water that CAP flung at her from all sides without relent. One thing was certain: CAP had developed a very powerful training technique for Crystal. She was moving quicker than she had ever moved before; already being covered in dirt didn't stop her from fearing more in the slightest. The damage she was taking from the ice was building and Crystal was covered in bruises.

As the sun began to set, CAP shouted to her again. "Good news! You're managing much better than I expected! So you've only got to make it through the night, and then we get to start the real fun, the combat portion!" She paused her assault and smiled. "You're not about to quit, are you~?"

"I..." came as a whisper from Crystal's lips.

"Hmm?"

"I..."

"You...?"

"I... I..."

"I, I, I... Stop stuttering. What are you trying to say?"

"I..."

"You... quit? Is that it?"

Crystal's eyes burned with hatred as she glared at her tormentor. "Am going to murder you."

An eager grin grew across CAP's face. "That's the spirit."

---Hours later---

The night passed with Crystal managing to avoid getting much dirtier, even with CAP raising the tempo of her attacks. She did, however, think that her arm was broken in a few places, and maybe a rib as well from the blocks of ice she was forming. Finally, CAP gave the word that the test had moved to the next phase.

"You're free to come at me whenever, by the way! If you can even get to me..." CAP smirked at her victim.

Crystal didn't waste any time. She formed ice under her feet and launched herself halfway across the lake, freezing as she flew over, and landed on an ice floe that she effortlessly skated across. She was about to do it again when the platform was shot into the air; CAP had created a geyser underneath her and both shot Crystal several yards up and destroyed the ice floe, leaving her to fall into the lake. A similar pillar of ice shot from the bottom of the lake to the top, forming a new place to stand, but Crystal was hit with a tidal wave from the side and tumbled once again into the lake. She clawed her way back to the top of the platform, using her Gladius as a climbing pick as she held her breath, but as she stood up the platform was sliced free from the pillar and fell away, Crystal tumbling into the lake once more.

If this audacious bitch was going to keep this up, Crystal was going to pay back her torture two-hundred-fold. She formed another platform from the side of the pillar and launched herself out of the lake and into the air, where she was hit with a large blast of water that sent her flying to the side. This time, however, she managed to freeze the lake beneath as she hit the surface, causing quite some pain but giving her the chance to bolt upwards and launch herself from below towards the waterfall. As another blast of pressurized water came towards her to stop her momentum, she sliced through it with Hiems, splitting it and freezing it at the same time to create a path through the center for her. Crystal had no thoughts as she did this; her mind was filled with only despair and hatred, her body moving on instinct alone.

As she landed in front of the waterfall, she tried to launch herself upwards once again but was stopped by a downpour of water that almost tripled the output of the waterfall itself. And it didn't relent, making Crystal turn her head downwards to barely breath and putting a lot of force against her head and neck. So much so that she fell to her knees under it. It took a moment for her to acclimate before she formed a dome of ice over herself to give her some respite. But that was short lived when another tidal wave hit from her right and back simultaneously, slamming her head against the ice dome, breaking it from the force of the collision. Crystal pierced Hiems into the wall behind the waterfall and held on tight to avoid falling back into the depths of the lake again. She wasn't given time to breath as the downpour continued unabated, forcing her to throw her head away from the wall to gasp for air.

"You doing okay down there?" CAP asked, not a hint of sincerity in her voice, poking her head over the ledge of the fall.

Crystal took a deep breathe and threw her head back under the deluge, forming ice from Hiems outwards until she had coated the wall and made a horizontal bar out under the falling water. She withdrew Hiems from the icy rock and hooked it against the bar by its flat side, freezing the water pouring onto it until the waterfall began pouring from the edge of the ice rather than the edge of the ground as it normally would. Another wave blasted against Crystal's body but it wasn't able to dislodge her from her grip on Hiems, nor did it dislodge Hiems from the frozen waterfall. Crystal quickly pulled Hiems free just as the wave ended and began to jump up the ice via small footholds. Finally, she'd made it to CAP. She was ready to slaughter her. CAP smirked at Crystal's expression, taking her own Gladius that she had stabbed into the ground and pointing it at her.

"You're gonna have to hit me pretty quick. You're running low on juice, I-" was all she managed to say before Hiems came slicing through the air at her neck. She was able to almost effortlessly parry the attack, knocking Crystal's Gladius back over her head, but still in her grip. She turned this position into a vertical slice, though this was also parried. Training began to override instinct, and Crystal's flurry of furious blows slowly began to push CAP onto the back foot. Finally, CAP jumped backwards, creating a blast of water from the tip of her sword and unleashing it against Crystal, who sliced through it as she froze it, resulting in an opening. She lunged forwards, and nearly struck CAP. CAP's sidestep was textbook. It was perfect. It was the exact way a fighter would be trained to dodge. And that is why Crystal was able to predict it. As she lunged, she was already setting her footwork to let her spin counter-clockwise, straight into a vertical slash aimed right at the space CAP had just occupied. The next few seconds were a blur of motion, and Crystal would not remember them. Several blows were exchanged, water shot in all directions, ice falling to the ground under gravity's command. And by the end of it, Crystal had managed to nearly pierce CAP's throat, stopped by the water Magi's Gladius, but barely.

Crystal could no longer stand, she could no longer move. She could no longer maintain her transformed state. She fell to the ground, barely conscious as she de-transformed. The last thing she heard before she fell asleep was clapping.

---The next day---

Crystal awoke in a sweat, jolting upright. She looked around frantically only to find that she was in a bed in the hospital. There was a note on the table beside her. She took a moment to catch her breath and stabilize herself before reading it.

'Hey there, Frozen Blue Sapphire. If I'm being honest, your test was supposed to take several days. But, given the circumstances, I think I'll count your recovery time as part of it. Congratulations on scoring 194 points on your field readiness test. You passed.'

'P.S. I power washed you pretty well with purified water while you were out, and your meds are back where they should be. The hospital should have them too. Sincerely, Mara a.k.a. Cascading Azure Pearl'

Crystal read the note several times over. She had passed? Thank the gods. She had passed. And then, she fell unconscious once more.

Digimon- [The Uncanny Frontier]

Wait, the thing turned into an egg?

Renamon mentally hissed. I was hoping it wouldn't come to this. But at least everyone is safe, now. We can deal with whatever happens next as it happens.

The strain of their combination was taking its toll on the human and digimon, and they found themselves reverting to their natural states, despite the short time they'd been combined. Violet put her hand to her head.

"Ugh... Migraine." she subconsciously wrapped her red scarf tighter around her neck with her other hand.

...

Wait, her red scarf? She looked over to Renamon next to her, and the digimon was wearing her blue scarf around her neck, a beautiful sight on the fox digimon. The two looked at each other and laughed, the situation catching up to them. After a moment, they began looking around, noticing the others in the area.

Symphony of Espers

Marrie Knight

Nope, she was completely on the money. The Diver was a damned Esper, after all. And she still had a date with Oros to deal with, so finding Pac-

...

That's right, Pac was missing. That was good, right? She was okay, right!? Marrie didn't have the energy to do anything, and yet she still...

"Pfft, hahahAHAHAHAHA!" she burst out laughing. Whether it was from exhaustion, the fall of her adrenaline, the absurdity of going on a date after such an event, the fact that she was relieved that Stacy was going with her, the hope and despair of Pac's disappearance, or some other unknowable reason, she didn't know or care. It was funny. It wasn't funny. It was hilarious that she survived, it was solemn that at least one person apparently hadn't, Justin notwithstanding. It was mirthful that they may have saved a huge chunk of Pax, it was miserable that they likely had just as large a chunk die. Some things you just have to FUCKING LAUGH AT, she decided. And so she did, clutching her stomach as her worn-out body rejected the activity. A coughing fit soon put an end to it, and she straightened up slowly, a blank look on her face.

"Okay... okay!" she managed after a moment's silence, a small smile brightening her face for the first time since the Diver arrived. "Board games, sounds good." She reached out a hand towards Oros. "Hope you don't mind Stacy coming along? They say to always bring a friend on a first date, anyway."

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19 | Female | Freelancer | Misty Steps
Apexer Predator | Dagger | Physical | Heavenly Chain
Arctic Storm | Masking
Step of the Hurricane | Wind | Riding the Currents
After You Get Smacked UP | Disco Fever
[Storm (4), Flight (6)] Damage X (6), Multi-Cast (4), Blink (4), Magic Sense (6), Heal (16), Portal (8), Rain (2), Scatter (2), Bounce (2)

DAMAGE: C | SPEED: D | SENTINEL: C | 0

PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: C | CHAOS: B | 0

Bleach [Is this Fandom alive?]

Just gonna sneak this in here. Lemme know if anything needs changed and/or I did my Spirit Pressure math wrong.

Updated

【Shion Kana】

【Swan Song for a Captain ♦ To a Friend ♦ Swan Song from a Captain】

_{~"Do you ever wonder how precious memories are?"~}

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【Personal Info】

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【Name: Shion Kana
【Nicknames: N/A
【Alias: The Fleeting Gale
【Age: 315
【Age Appearance: 24
【Gender: Female
【Race: Shinigami
【Former Rank: Unseated
【Former Division: Fifth

【Additional Appearance Info:
【Eye Color: Amethyst
【Hair Color: Amethyst
【Height: 5'6
【Weight: 110 pounds
【Style: Traditional
【Clothing: An altered kimono that's easier to move in over-top of her Soul Reaper uniform.

【Biography: An orphan who grew up in the Inuzuri district of South Rukongai, Shion learned from a young age the value of not fighting battles you can't win. With a powerful appetite due to her high Reiryoku level, she found herself often running away from much larger and stronger people whom she stole food from, resulting in a high mobility level. Her ability to make precise movements was also improved by her theft. One day after eating enough to have a full belly, she found herself trapped by several larger adults who wanted revenge on her. When one pounced, she accidentally used Flash Step in her desperation to escape, though she didn't realize this at the time. After that day, she spent much of her time practicing to figure out how she had managed to escape, eventually leading to her mastering some very basic Hohō. When she was older, she was caught using Flash Step by a patrolling Shinigami who recommended her to the Shinigami Academy to become a Soul Reaper herself.

Though her natural aptitude for Hohō and Zanjutsu were high, she spent much longer at the Academy than the average student due to a complete lack of Kido ability. This extra time there wound up sharpening her skills in every category except Kido, much to the chagrin of her teachers. She made no friends during her time at the Academy due to a combination of fear and resentment towards her due to her being from Inuzuri and her lack of communication skills. For much of her time there, she didn't speak a single word to other students, a pattern that grew from her past where speaking to the wrong person could result in death. She was only allowed to graduate by request of the Squad 5 Captain, who saw something in her potential.

Originally a member of Squad 5 after graduation from the Officer's Academy, Shion was renown for being the first on the scene when problems arose, even among Squad 5 which prided itself on its speedy activity. This led to both respect and resentment from the other members, especially when they learned of her complete lack of Kido ability. Due in large part to this split opinion of her, she remained unseated during her entire time in Squad 5, despite her skill in other areas. In spite of this, she enjoyed her time in the squad and had great respect for her Captain, especially since it was due to her that Shion was able to become a Shinigami in the first place. This made the Captain's betrayal of the Seireitei all the more painful.

The squad split into those loyal to the Captain and those loyal to the Seireitei under the leadership of the squad's Lieutenant, where Shion found herself opposed to the Captain she admired. She never learned the reason for Captain Suzunami's betrayal, but she knew that she couldn't throw away everything she'd been taught by her, even if it were to join by her side. The ideal of the kind woman she knew was stronger than the image of the cruel one she fought against, and that was all there was to it.

She awoke to screaming as several of the other Squad Five members attacked each other, and she found herself carrying away those who became injured, unaware of why they were fighting or who was on what side of the battle. She assisted everyone, including some of the Shinigami who would later be tried for treason. She simply used her speed to the best of her ability and saved all she could, until she learned of her Captain's actions. Unable to accept what was happening, or why, she ran out of the Squad Barracks and towards the location of the highest Spiritual Pressure. When she arrived, she found herself surrounded by several of the traitors, who assumed she was on their side. When she admitted otherwise, they attacked.

Shion was not the strongest fighter in the Squad, even among those unseated, by a far margin. However, she was fast, faster than those who challenged her. She might even have won, if her mind wasn't addled by the detestable situation. Just as she was being put on the back foot, Miryoku came to her aid and the two swiftly defeated the group of now-Ryoka.

By the time they finished, members of the Punishment Squad had arrived on-scene to do damage control. Shion had to be dragged away by several of them, and she was temporarily imprisoned for assisting those who had turned traitor, but her name was quickly cleared by her Squad-mates, Miryoku included. When released, she learned that Captain Suzunami truly had been defeated, and that she would not be able to give her last respects, should she even have any. The one thing that kept her sane in that time was the one who came to aid her in battle that day, Seikō Miryoku. The two have grown and maintained a strong friendship since then.

However, his schism of her Squad led to her once again rarely speaking, at least to anyone other than Seikō, something that has continued to this day.

【Personality: Shion is a very quiet and reserved individual. She is slow to trust, but around those she is familiar with her mannerisms change to be much more vibrant and expressive. She finds joy in improving herself and helping others improve.

【Notable Traits】

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【Likes/Dislikes】

✔ Training
✔ Helping Others
✔ Good food
✔ Cats and dogs

✘ Insects
✘ Rash people
✘ Overly prideful people
✘ Those that harm others

【Defining Traits】

Positive

▲ Precise
▲ Mindful
▲ Kind
▲ Agile

Neutral

☯ Level-headed
☯ Quick to judge
☯ Confident
☯ Distant

Negative

▼ Forgetful
▼ Judgmental
▼ Overly forgiving
▼ Has trouble trusting

【Relationships】

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【Former Squad Five Captain: Tsubomi Suzunami】 【Superior Officer】

The Squad Captain was the one who made it so that Shion could join the Gotei 13 instead of being stuck in the Shinigami Academy indefinitely. They knew each other for several years before the Captain betrayed the Seireitei and destroyed Shion's trust in her. Shion still feels mixed emotions about her to this day; anger and sadness at her betrayal but gratitude for all that she did for her.

【Seikō Miryoku】 【Closest Friend/Fellow Squad 5 Shinigami】

Seikō Miryoku came to Shion's rescue the day their Captain was defeated, and is quite possibly the main reason she's survived to this day.

【Current Squad Five Captain: Kōunora Yōki】【Superior Officer】

The current Squad Captain, the one who defeated Captain Suzunami. Shion's feelings for her current Captain are almost as muddled as those she has for her former Captain.

【Capabilities】

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【General Aptitude】

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Fighting Style:

Shion fights by concealing her presence and striking decisively, running away when the odds are too far against her. She uses zanjutsu almost exclusively, only fighting with hakuda when absolutely necessary and she is incapable of fighting with kido. In fights where the opponent never lets down their guard, she has intense stamina that can outlast most enemies. She focuses strongly on counter attacks rather than forward attacks if sneak attacking is not an option. She is incredibly quick and agile with both her body and her Zanpakuto.

Attributes

Reiryoku(Unused Points): 95(0)

Reiatsu: {145}(1)

Strength: 25 - Average
Resilience: 5 - Dismal
Mobility: 50 - Impressive
Spirit: 15 - Unremarkable

Skills

Proficiency: (285)

Zanjutsu: 80 - Practitioner
Hakuda: 30 - Layman
Kido: 0 - Untrained
Hoho: 135 - Adept
Perception: 40 - Layman

【Specialization】

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Specialty: Preservation Zanjutsu Practitioner | Impressive Mobility

A defensive Specialization for Hakuda and/or Zanjutsu, Preservation gives the Specialist advantage in specific situations. If they are on the defensive in a situation, their Zanjutsu/Hakuda is treated as being one Proficiency Tier higher than normal.

【Artes】

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Shunpo(Hoho Practitioner):

meaning “Flash Steps,” this technique, while not the pinnacle of Hoho, is the primary Arte afforded by the Skill. This Arte allows the user to move faster than the eye can easily follow by using as few steps as possible to cross a distance. The higher the user’s Hoho Proficiency, the faster and more efficient this Arte becomes. This technique clashes against the Perception Skill, meaning that the lower an individual’s skill value is, the more difficulty they will have predicting the trajectory of or even following the user’s movement. This becomes more pronounced if the Perception Skill is at a lower Proficiency Tier than the Shunpo User’s Hoho Skill.

【Zanpakuto】

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Sealed State

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Additional Description: A standard looking, though serrated, katana with a guard that is circular and has lines from the center to the edges.

Attunement (1): Phase One - Unattuned
Deviation: N/A

Inner World & Spirit:

Shion's inner world is a grassy field under a starry sky in which her zanpakuto spirit resides.

Zanpakuto Personality: Kireikage is an anomaly that is difficult to understand. It seems to have Shion's best interests at heart, and wants to avoid needless things.

Shikai

_{~"Flash by, Kireikage."~}

Ability: Kireikage's release is that of a small knife, approximately 10 inches in length. This form allows for more Spiritual Power to be released and for the Reiryoku normally used to form the blade to instead be used to increase Shion's speed to extreme levels. The tip of the blade is also extremely tough, capable of piercing most things even if the sealed state could not.
[Functionally, her Shikai causes her to gain a tier boost in either Mobility or Hoho, decided on by Kereikage's Spirit (a coin flip) until she gains a stronger relationship with it and gets some say in which is boosted. Entering her Shikai doubles her Reiatsu stat modifier.]

Techniques

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Suiatsu Borotsuku: Blocks an attack by using only the tip of her blade against the tip of an opponent's blade, throwing the weight of the opponent's attack inverse to its origin, often causing the blade to fly out of their hand.
[Functionally, this raises her Zanjutsu Proficiency Tier by one when clashing with another sword's attack, especially a lunge/stab.]

Digimon: The Parallel Visage

May Galaxy

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The human girl stopped as the pink monster bearing a heart on its chest threw something to the other pink creature and began talking. Everything was fine until she noticed something rather... conspicuous.

"You're in the digital world now - I've been told it's a dimension parallel to yours, and dependent on yours as well for its existence. It's quite odd to think about - imagine if instead I'd said your world was dependent on ours. But I digress. I, my sister, that Frimon, and that DoKunemon, we're all digimon, the dominant lifeform of this world. I have no idea how you got here - humans are said to be summoned, and I don't know who could've summoned you. It may be why you were all unconscious though."

That's what the creature, er, digimon, had said, right? That and 'humans have digimon partners,' and most importantly: 'not all digimon are peaceful.'

May was shocked at how quickly the cre-... digimon, had explained something so important. But it raised too many questions.

"Hey." she began as she once against started walking towards the two pink digimon. "If this is a parallel world to ours, how do you know about humans at all? Why do you know about us but we don't know about you? What are digimon? Why does your world depend on ours? If this is the 'digital world,' are we inside a computer, or the internet?" She finally stopped a few feet in front of the two digimon. "If this is a 'digital' world, can it be altered by computers? What are those things you're holding, and most importantly..." May crouched down on one knee, her hands still in her pockets and her gaze set squarely on the digimon that had explained their situation.

"What's your name, little one?"

The other digimon nudged the one with the heart on its chest, and May asked her final question. "What's the rush?"

Symphony of Espers

Marrie Knight

Well, shit. Marrie didn't know Stacy was that strong. Still, the zombie girl had managed to take the Diver's head off, and that was incredibly helpful. She barely had enough time to get her footing as Stacie let her down before the Diver began to fall, causing her to do so in turn, right onto a giant airbag. Honestly, she was way too tired at this point to do anything, but she looked around and got stock of the situation. There was a harp, no doubt a mcguffin, and a bald person in mental ward attire...

Well, she hoped she was wrong about this new situation, to say the least.

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19 | Female | Freelancer | Misty Steps
Apexer Predator | Dagger | Physical | Heavenly Chain
Arctic Storm | Masking
Step of the Hurricane | Wind | Riding the Currents
After You Get Smacked UP | Disco Fever
[Storm (4), Flight (6)] Damage X (6), Multi-Cast (4), Blink (4), Magic Sense (6), Heal (16), Portal (8), Rain (2), Scatter (2), Bounce (2)

DAMAGE: C | SPEED: D | SENTINEL: C | 0

PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: C | CHAOS: B | 0

Bleach [Is this Fandom alive?]

Sounds good. Hopefully some more people get interested!

Bleach [Is this Fandom alive?]

Man, I'm for pretty much anything set in a Bleach universe. Any of the suggestions for what we might want as Bleach fans would be fine with me, so if you're starting a Bleach RP, I'd be interested.