Izanami Shinsui[Approved: 2-5]

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• Name: Izanami Shinsui
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• Gender: female
• Appearance Age: 18
• Age: 418
• Affiliation/Rank: Gotei 13, eleventh division

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• Personality: The first thing to know about Izanami is that she is a huge sadist. She really, really enjoys inflicting pain upon others, and sometimes she'll do so through rather questionable methods. In addition, while she tries to remember to ask other people before taking a whip to their hide or doing other rather painful acts to people, she sometimes forgets. This is due to the fact that in addition to being a sadist, Izanami is also a masochist. She enjoys receiving pain just as much as she enjoys dishing it out. Unfortunately, she sometimes forgets that everyone else does not enjoy the same things as her due to her rather self centered outlook on life. She tends to focus more on herself then the people around her, and although she tries to take their feelings in to account she does have times when she fails. She does show that she tries her hardest at everything, especially when it comes to overcoming her social shortcomings. Her unyielding determination and the fact that she always gives her all to complete a task allowing her to make much work, but she still has yet to overcome everything. Another place that her determination helps her is when in battle, allowing her to push herself beyond what would normally be shown by a warrior of her caliber. She does have one thing in which she is unwilling to put her best foot forward in, and that is book smarts. Izanami does not value this knowledge withing herself, feeling that her time would be better off practicing her sword skills and other combat skills. This does not mean that she feels that book smarts and kido are inferior to a good sword, in fact this is not true. However, while she does understand the power of intelligence and associated skills, she just feels that they are better off being used by another person. She understands that her skills are with a sword, not with spells and books, and rather then waste some tutors time cramming what knowledge he could in to her brain, she would see his time spent with someone more gifted while she honed her sword skills.

• Likes: her family, self harm, blades

• Dislikes: kido, arrogant people, those who force other people to do what they want
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• Relationships:
Izanagi Shinsui: Izanagi is Izanami's father, and probably the one man who can fully control Izanami. Izanami really admires her father and cares about him, despite him not being around for most of her life. Her respect for her will cause her to do things for him that she normally wouldn't do, though she can still be a little reluctant at times, especially if it involves her favorite toys being taken away.

Cerberus: Cerberus is a guardian beast bound to Izanami to protect her, and the two have always had a deeper relationship then just one protecting the other. Izanami trusts Cerberus beyond any other being, making the hellhound both her closest friend and the one she often talks to whenever she needs someone to listen to her issues. The two are almost inseparable, Izanami taking Cerberus wherever she can. Given the tight bond these two have, Cerberus is the only other being that Izanami really listens to, aside from her father. He is the main reason for the drastic decline in issues surrounding Izanami, mainly because he is always there to watch over her and can get her to do almost anything for him.

Yozora Shinsui: Yozora is Izanami's older brother, and their relationship is a rather messy one. Izanami doesn't really understand that other people do not feel the same pleasure she does when they are harmed, which resulted in her attempted to stab Yozora a couple of times in her younger years. This had led to a rather distant relationship between the two, though Izanami doesn't like how it is.

• History: Izanami Shinsui was born on March 29th, 1996 to Izanagi Shinsui. For her first couple of years her father stuck around, making sure she was cared for properly. However, he then had to go off, and after a few years away from her father Izanami became quite rebellious. She was always uncooperative and fought with everyone she could. Over time, she stopped feeling pain when she was hurt, instead feeling pleasure in its place. Eventually, hurting others also caused her to feel the same sense of pleasure, one she enjoyed immensely. This caused numerous amounts of disturbances involving her older brother, as Izanami did not understand that other people did not feel the same pleasure she did when they were hurt, and she would often attempt to harm her brother in order to make him feel the pleasure she did. Yozora of course ran away and started avoiding her somewhat, though this made Izanami worry that her brother disliked her. It was the mark of a tense relationship that followed the two throughout the rest of their time together, Yozora being distant due to her tendency to cut herself or those around her though she usually cut herself. Izanami did enjoy this period of her life the most though, as the freedom she had was immense, always slipping past the maids and butlers tasked with watching her and going out on some crazy adventures all alone.

However, this happy time was not to last too long for Izanami, as one day her adventuring would come back to haunt her. At this time she was already skilled in the use of a katana, having taught herself to wield one properly. Having escaped from the annoying men and woman who surrounded her on that day, Izanami had snuck out with a blade in her hands, escaping in to the forests near rukongai in hopes of finding something fun to fight with. Unfortunately, on that day the beast that she ran in to was not one that she could fight. It was an arrancar, one who had managed to sneak in to the forest and was planning to spy upon the soul society in order to gather information on whoever had hired it. It was the unfortunate luck of Izanami that she bumped in to this arrancar, immediately leading to her drawing the borrowed katana to fight it. The arrancar, knowing she was not trained as a shinigami, figured that the young but spiritually powerful girl would become easy prey for it, and decided to fight her. It was made clear early on that the arrancar had the upper hand, getting in three good cuts on Izanami before she managed to injure the beast at all. Despite what had been shown in this, Izanami pressed on, using her determination and the euphoria from the blows she was receiving in order to push her body to the limits. However, she would end up unable to kill the arrancar, despite inflicting a decent amount of damage upon it. Her body would reach its limits, unable to push itself any further, and falling down as she waited for the arrancar to strike the killing blow. At that moment however, her father appeared in a flash, having coming as quickly as he could from wherever he had been with the rest of the zero division, and cleaved the creature in half, killing it instantly.

Following this incident, Izanagi brought his daughter back to the family manor, having Izanami healed up before going ahead with what he had decided would be the best way to keep Izanami safe. He planned to bind a lab made guardian beast to her, making it her protector from that day forward. The beast that was bound to her was a three headed hellhound which Izanami named Cerberus. While it was not actively in combat, Cerberus would shrink down in to a small, three headed puppy, which gave her a comforting pet and friend. Due to Cerberus being around, there was a lot less incidents involving her trying to injure other people, they had almost stopped completely. So, given this change after a few years of watching Izanami was sent to the soul academy to learn to be a shinigami. Spending her years there, it was obvious that Izanami excelled at the use of a sword, surpassing almost the entirety of her class. However, her kido was absolutely abysmal, she had trouble with even the weakest of them. Her other skills showed themselves to be around average, only slightly higher then what would be expected for the average of her class. Due to her phenomenal sword skills, and her ability to quickly pick up on other skills when using them, with the exception of kido, her last year at the academy was focused entirely on bringing her kido to the point where she could actually graduate, something that Izanami grudgingly agreed to do. Despite her best efforts, Izanami graduated a few months after the rest of her class, her trouble with kido holding her back tremendously.

Once she graduated, her squad placement was quite obvious. Due to her incredible sword skills and her abysmal skills with kido, she joined the eleventh division, the one noted for a penchant for fighting and and dislike for kido. She was glad to be in the eleventh division, around others who enjoyed fighting, though they were slightly different then her. While they enjoyed fighting for fighting’s sake, she enjoyed it for the pleasure that came with each injury that occurred in the fight. However, she did not tell the others about this, hoping she could maintain her secret for as long as possible in order to avoid any strange questions.


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• Reiatsu Color: blood red

• Zanpakutô Spirit Name: Morte Catenam (death chain, latin)

• Zanpakutô Spirit Appearance:

• Inner World: The quickest way to explain what Izanami’s inner world looks like is to describe it as a giant metal spider web. Indeed, it mimics a spider web very well, except made entirely of metal chains. Most spread from the center, with other circling around, connecting the chains shooting from the middle of the web. In the middle of the web is where Izanami’s Zanpakto spirit usually is, sitting in the center of his web. Below the web is an endless expanse of darkness, above it a starry night sky with a blood red moon. Blood covers most of the chains that the spider web is made of, drops falling in to the expanse below with a dripping sound, falling against something in the darkness below. Despite the large quantities of blood, there are no bodies on the web that could be the source of said blood, though one cannot see where the chains making up the web end.

• Sealed Zanpakutô Apperance : her sealed zanpakto seems fairly normal, the blade about average in length. The guard is a golden oval that separates the blade from the grip. The grip is blood red in color, the same color as the sheath of this blade, and ends in a golden cap that is the pommel of the sword.

• Sealed Zanpakutô Abilities:
Blood Aura: The most basic ability of Morte Catenam, blood aura is one that is active no matter what form the zanpakto is in, whether is be sealed, shikai, bankai, or anything else. Whenever Morte Catenam injures someone, whether it be their wielder, an ally, or an opponent, a small amount of blood is absorbed by the blade, and increasing the blood count of the blade by 1 (the blood count originally starts at 0). Whenever the blood count is more then 0, a faint aura of death and blood surrounds the wielder, getting stronger the higher the blood count. The power of the blood count is that the wielder can sacrifice the blood count to heal themselves, empower their physical capabilities, or utilize other techniques of the sword without using any energy at all. However, the blood count can never go below 0, so you must have the amount required for the technique at the minimum to sacrifice blood counts instead. One can sacrifice 3 of their blood count to temporarily enhance any of their general skills (durability, strength, general speed, and weapon skills) by 1 rank until the end of the next posting round. This effect can only increase each skill by 1 rank at a time (in otherwords, I couldn't sacrifice 6 blood count to increase general speed by 2 ranks, but I could increase both general speed and strength by 1 rank for 6 blood count). The wielder can also sacrifice 2 blood count to heal most minor wounds, and sacrifice 10 to heal a major but not life threatening wounds.

• Release: Bleed them dry, Morte Catenam

• Shikai Description: A chain grows out of the end of her zanpakto, about two feet in length at the start, a kunai like dagger hanging from the end of the chain.

• Shikai Abilities:
Lengthening chain: the chain that connects her zanpakto and kunai as well as any chains created by chain growth can stretch from its original length, allowing it to extend up to 75 feet in length. This happens naturally as is needed, and the chain will return to its original length with a mental command from Izanami.

Chain Control: One strange thing about the chains of Izanami's zanpakto, whether they be the one between the zanpakto and the kunai or ones created by her chain growth ability, is that she can control them mentally as if they were just another limb. While they are just as durable as her zanpakto and just as strong, it is still her general speed that effects their movements.

Chain Growth: By cutting herself and letting the blood from the wound fall on the ground, Izanami can call forth a chain to grow from the blood that lays upon the ground. This does not have to be actual ground, but can be any flat surface upon which the blood can stick to. While this technique does not take up any spiritual energy, the cut used for this does not increase her blood count as the blood count that it would normally produce is used to power this technique. The chain is originally ten feet in length and lines with dangerously sharp spikes every 6 inches. The chains produced by this ability are effected by her lengthening chain and chain control abilities, meaning the chains can lengthen to any length between 10 feet and 75 feet. The spikes on the chain continue along the new lengths, always 6 inches apart. These chains and their spikes are considered part of her zanpakto, so any cuts they inflict will increase the blood count of her blood aura.

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General Skills

• Durability: Beginner
  
• General Speed: Advanced
  
• Strength: Adept
  
• Weapon Skill: Adept
  

Racial Skills

• Hoho: Adept
  
• Kidō: Beginner
  
• Zanjutsu: Advanced
  
• Hakuda: Adept
  

Will Skills

• Willpower/Determination: Adept
  
• Mental Deduction: Beginner
  
• Pain Endurance: Advanced
  
• Focus: Beginner

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