Tatsumasa

Equipment


[list][*]Item Name: Tatsumasa
[*]Item Type:Available for sale at The Armory of Demono
[*]Used For: Offensive
[*]Item Description:A great set of centuries ago, there once existed a fearsome dragon that roamed the Demon World, being known by everyone who knew of the dragon that there was nothing that could not be pierced by its fangs. The dragon had rampaged a great many civilizations, until it was brought down by a group of brave warriors that valiantly fought, and defeated the dragon. The remains of the dragon was brought back into the demon world, and transformed into a katana.

Tatsumasa is sheathed in a black, ivory sheath, crafted personally by Touketsu so that the blade remains contained in the sheath, regardless of its unique properties. The sheath is as durable as a 0 tier's Zanpaukto in Bankai.

The blade of Tatsumasa, although appearing corporeal, is actually utterly benign, in the fact that the blade harmlessly phases through everything. The blade phases through all objects, physical, energy, and elemental attacks, as if the blade was never there. The blade is permanently locked in an incorporeal form, and ignores all abilities and powers that are capable of making it corporeal. This makes it impossible to defend with the blade, whether it is to block an attack, or to stick out he blade so that a person runs right into it. The blade alone does not cause any damage whatsoever, meaning a person can stick a foot right into the blade without it actually piercing the flash, due to its The hilt can still be gripped and touched, making it possible to wield the blade.

The Fang's Edge:
It is not the blade that is devastating, but the very swings that are made with the blade. Every arc, in its entirety, made by the blade will immediately glow a bright, bluish white, only for a thousandth of a second. This happens approximately one second AFTER the arc is completed. This happens to swings of all proportions and spans. Anything caught within the arc, whence it flashes, shall be sundered by it, regardless of how durable, how powerful, or what type the target is. This renders any form of defense and durability useless against this attack. Damage dealt this way cannot be regenerated. This would make the sword a truly devastating weapon for those who primarily focus on defense and power, or rely on blocking with weapons or using armor. This ability, however, has one fatal flaw, which is that the user can also fall victim to the very arcs that are made. If the opponent is keen enough to guide or force the user into the area where one of the arcs or swings were made, then he shall end up getting cut by the flash. Likewise, the one second delay allows for the opponent to get out of the way before any real damage occurs. Not only that, but the opponent will have a perfect opportunity to strike at the user, since the blade cannot be used for any sort of blocking. Thrusting the blade forward does not cause this effect, nor does tilting the blade in any direction. Only slashes and any sort of movement that creates an arc would count.

The Fang's Tip:
The tip of the fang acts in a totally different manner. By pointing the tip of the blade out, upon making contact with the meridian of any non-physical based projectile (Whether it is at the top of the meridian, or the bottom.), the projectile splits into two halves from the tip of the blade, each half flying away from one another. Take for example, a huge lazer is struck at its meridian by the tip of the sword. At the end of the lazer, it shall split down the middle, one half going to the right, the other half going to the left, forming a pair of right angles due to the sudden change of direction for the halves. This does not apply to anything physical. What's important with this ability is that the tip must be EXACTLY on the meridian at all times in order for this to work. If ever the case that the tip strays away from the meridian of the projectile, the projectile will discontinue being split, and hit the user once again.

Second Form:
Whence the user enters their respective "Second phase" (IE: Bankai, Segunda Etapa, etc.), while weilding Tatsumasa, the weapon will get the following properties.

True Fang's Edge:
1.With every slash made by Tatsumasa, with every arc that flashes, a second arc will also flash from a single swing, positioned so that the arcs intersect one another at the center, as if the user brought down two Tatsumasa's downwards in an intersecting pattern.
2.Instead of two arcs flashing, only a single arc made from the blade flashes. The only difference is that the flash lasts for approximately one second. Anything caught in the arc while it flashes shall be sundered, like the former Edge, only that this one lasts longer, allowing more time for a person, an object, or a projectile to make contact with the flashing arc.

True Fang's Tip:
The tip of the blade shines a bright white, showing that the ability has just been activated. To activate this, the user must sacrifice approximately 40% of that person's total health to use. The glint lasts for the next two posts after activation. Touching anything at its meridian, physical or not (touching the navel, the sternum, the Adam's apple, so long as it is at the meridian.), will cause it to split down the meridian, into two pieces, the halves being launched away from one another, as if each half was loaded into a high powered canon and shot out, the cannons facing away from one another. Damage dealt this way cannot be regenerated. This can only be done once before the glint disappears.

Rebirth the Dragon:

The following ability goes in hand with a chant. The user uses the following chant: (Two parts spread over two posts.)

Bring about the beast whose fangs pierced the æons.
From the blade of Tatsumasa, the dragon is reborn!

The user then immediately lets go of the sword, which levitates in midair, glowing a bright blue. The sword then transforms, in a bright flash of light, into the very dragon whose remains were used to craft the blade.

The dragon spans approximately 40 meters in length, and 4 meters in diameter, its scales are a deep ocean blue(equivalent to Adv. Hierro), and sports a large set of white fangs at its large mouth.
The dragon can do the following:
The dragon is capable of flight, regardless that it has no wings. Its maximum flight speed is at mach 4 (only when moving in a straight direction.)
High flexibility. The dragon can beng and mend itself at all kinds of angles, doing all sorts of twists and turns used to maneuver out of harm's way.
Constrict. The dragon can coil itself around the enemy, constricting him with an extraordinary force. Those with Adept endurance will easily be crushed. Those with Advanced will suffer moderate damage. Master will suffer light damage.
Blight: The dragon can fire out an enormous ray of blue energy, the equivalent of a Gran Rey Cero, at the enemy. This can only be done once per 2 posts.

Rancorous rush: The dragon immerses itself in a luminous, blue aura, as it begins to convulse around rapidly, appearing to be a giant, blue energy drill. The drill moves at the dragon's max speed, rushing towards the enemy. The energy drill is able to pierce through even the most durable of targets, drilling right through them as if the dragon was doing Giga Drill Breaker. Although this attack is very powerful, it can be stopped by injuring the dragon with a powerful attack. The aura, although giving the dragon a powerful offensive boost in drilling through the enemy, does not increase its durability or defense in any way whatsoever, making it quite vulnerable with a head on collision with a powerful attack.

Whence the dragon is killed by any means, it will instantaneously transform back into the katana, at the very moment of the dragon's death. The katana looses all of its abilities for the remainder of the thread.
[*]Obtained From: On sale at The Armory of Demono for 9,999,999 Yen
NOTE: There is only one in stock.