Nura Albedo

» Name: Nura Albedo
» Alias: Nu
» Age: 258
» Gender: Female

» Association: Unknown.

» Estigma: Nura's Fragment takes the form of a white and red mask across her eyes.
» Hollow Hole: Over where her heart should be.
» Aspect of Death: Loneliness.

» Appearance Written: Nura's appearance takes the form of a slender young woman in her 20's. Her raven black hair falls unruly down to her mid back, with her feline ears sitting atop her head. She also has gentle tinges of purple hidden within this. Nura wears a black overcoat that falls long at the back and buttons around her midriff. There is little modesty for her bottom half, preferring to wear a simple pair of leather bottoms and thigh-high black boots. The boots are accented with red claws around where her toes would be. Nura's hands appear racoon-like in appearance, black with soft fur tufting around her wrists.

Nura is considered a very beautiful young woman, with a defined slender face and gentle features. Her Hollow mask fragment takes the form of an eye shield which completely covers her eyes and bridges from her temples like a form of visor. This is bone white and is accented with intricate red patterns.

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» Personality:
Nura often appears harsh, aloof, or rude to those around her. She's quick to raise her voice and retort sharply, especially if anyone tries to get close to her or shows concern for her well-being. She'll dismiss anyone who tries to be kind to her with sharp comments like, "I don't need anyone's pity, I can take care of myself!" and "I-It's not like I care what you think or anything!"

Despite her defensive behaviour, Nura's true nature is far more complex. Beneath the snark and icy exterior, she harbours a deep-seated loneliness. Having lost her family long before becoming an Arrancar, she’s learned to push others away to protect herself from further hurt. Her transformation into an Arrancar didn't free her from the heartache of isolation; instead, it magnified it. She often finds herself longing for companionship but has too much pride to ask for help. Her loneliness manifests in the most subtle ways—glancing longingly at her fellow Arrancar when they work together or moments of quiet reflection when she’s alone.

She tries to convince herself that she doesn’t need anyone and that her strength is enough. But deep down, she craves connection, someone who can see past her tough exterior. It frustrates her that others don't understand her need for closeness, and she becomes embarrassed if they ever point it out. If someone gets too close emotionally, she'll instantly retreat, either by turning cold and dismissing the person outright or by shifting the conversation to something completely unrelated in a desperate attempt to change the subject.

She also tends to be protective, though she hides it. If someone close to her is threatened or hurt, she’ll act swiftly to defend them.

» Likes:
• Analysis: Nura is an Arrancar who very much prefers to analyse her situations to find a solution over blindly charging in much like her brethren. She will often run simulations in her mind for hunting the weaker hollows and a potential escape plan when faced with stronger foes.
She will often also play chess in her mind, thinking of where the enemy will move first, trying to be as many as five moves ahead of her foe often stating "Look closely, because what you see is not there."

• Being Alone: Nura has spent most of her Hollow life alone often venturing out alone even though she knew it could cost her, her life. She prefers not having to work with or be around others for long periods unless she is required to do so. She does not require companionship and often finds it lacklustre, unable or unwilling to accommodate the emotions and feelings which she believes an Arrancar should not have.

• Becoming Powerful: Once she had found out that she could advance her powers and abilities by devouring other Hollows she decided that she would not become the prey of another but instead take it upon herself to grow in strength even surpassing Adjuchas to reach Vasto Lorde. Even though this choice almost cost Nura her life she still believes it is one of her few reasons for being.

• Pluses: These are a delicacy to Nura as she finds them few and far between with all of the Hollows running around. However on occasion, she can travel to the Human World to try to find something to his tastes, provided no Shinigami decide to stand in her way and stop her food from running. This is not something that she will often talk about, she likes to dine in private and most certainly doesn't like an audience. But whilst eating who honestly does?

• Guitar: It may seem absurd thinking of an Arrancar with a Guitar but it is one of the only things that keeps Nura moderately content with her life. She will often sit alone and play various forms of music but she has a particular collection when it comes to Spanish and flamenco guitar.

• Hueco Mundo: Regardless of what a hell hole it may be, it is home. It is where she has spent the last 150 years growing and becoming who she is, the power and force that she is. She knows most of the dark tunnels, which are safe and which are deadly. To her, it is where she is at home, amongst the damned and the broken. This was Hueco Mundo.

• Her Mother: Unbeknown to anyone else, she regained the memories of her mother which she holds very close to what remains of her heart. She wishes to become strong enough to try to access the Soul Society to see her again and is willing to do anything to achieve this!

» Dislikes:

• Children: Admittedly she has not come across many children but from time to time when she goes to the World of the Living she sees human parents walking with screaming sniveling brats. Who would choose to create such monsters? They scream, cry, yell, whinge and cry even more. Although her distaste for the small humans is great she would never intentionally kill one. After all, they are of no importance to her unless they were a plus.

• Quincy: Now these stuck-up bastards hit near the top of her dislike list. Their sheer arrogance and self-righteous bollocks that they constantly shout; 'In the name of the Quincy' or 'My Quincy honour will blah blah blah'. Compared to hearing some pompous Quincy, Nura would rather sit with the screaming children.



» History: Nura started her life as a plus, dying in Tokyo, Japan in 1864. She lived an ordinary life being born from a Spanish Mother and a Japanese Father. She had lived a happy and full life as her father worked as a Police Officer and her Mother worked from home as a housewife, looking after Nura and showing all the love and affection a Mother should show her offspring. Unfortunately at the age of 10 Nura's Mother was out collecting some fruit when she was set upon by a group of local thugs. She was assaulted and brutally murdered by being stabbed 14 times in the chest. She was found 3 days after her death, lying in a woodland.

Neither Nura nor her Father could deal with the grief and loss of her in such a brutal way, leading to her father, Shiro, taking to the bottle, often drinking three bottles of Sake a night to himself crying into the photograph of her deceased wife. Nura was young but the loss still tore through her leaving her feeling barren inside wishing that she could turn off the pain and have her Mother back! It was not long before Shiro in his drunken grief became Violent, often beating and hitting Nura to the point of unconsciousness and every morning her Father would apologize and say; "It will not happen again." Then the night came and the bottles came out.

For Years Nura suffered the punishment in silence often removing all emotion to burden the pain. love, friendship, compassion, dedication. What would anyone do with these things when the person who should be providing them leaves her inwreathing agony daily? Finally, at the age of 17, she was shown a small reprieve as her Father died from alcohol poisoning. Nura was left alone. Needless to say, he shed no tears at her Father’s funeral but merely swore never to become like him, yet she still kept her emotions switched off.
It was a late summer's eve when Nura ventured down to the apple fields where her Mother had been murdered. She laid some flowers next to a photo frame that she had placed nearby, crying gently;

"I'm sorry Mother... I'm so sorry I couldn't save you! Everything that has happened since should not have happened! He should have died, not you, anyone but you! Why! Why would this God allow anything like this to happen? I hate him! I hate him!! it won't be long now... We'll be together..."

With this, she gently pressed her lips to the picture and moved back to the green apple tree still swaying gently in the summer breeze as the sun began to set. She got to her feet and fastened the rope to the tree making sure the noose was strong and stable before placing it around her neck then... She jumped.

When Nura awoke she felt strange as if lost in-between spaces, she rubbed her eyes as he looked up to see her body swinging in the breeze along with a strange chain attached to her chest. She gently placed a hand on it and began to tear up;

"Why am I not with her? W-Where is she... Why am I not with my Mother? Fuck!! ARGGHH!!!" She cried out as she smashed the tree but did not see it move. When she felt a presence behind her looming, however, this feeling was that of relief and peace. As she turned she saw a young male standing in a black outfit unlike any she had seen before, wearing a Katana at his side;

"Who.. Who are you? What do you want?" She shuddered as her voice shook with fear, finally, an emotion she knew only too well. The stranger merely smiled reassuringly before walking close and placing a hand on her head;

"You have nothing to fear, I'm going to send you somewhere safe and peaceful. You're going to the Soul Society." The Shinigami pulled forth his blade and moved to place it upon Nura's head when a scythe erupted from his chest as a horrific white-masked creature laughed insatiably looking at Nura with black, empty eyes.

" A new toy! Wonderful! HAHA! you will make good dessert!" He laughed as he began to devour the Shinigami in front of her. It was then that a voice rang out in her head to pull the chain and release it like water in a sink. Drain away... As she gripped the chain tight she pulled with all of her might as the chain came away in her hands the pain flashed white in her mind, the screaming that emanated from her was the only real thing she felt that she had at that moment. White and pain. White fluid began to envelop her body. All that went through the mind of the terrified girl was the thoughts of her mother and the shell she placed herself in to protect herself from her father; "Live... live... Live!" She thought to herself as her eyes went black.

When she awoke once more she was in a barren wasteland, covered with nothing but sand and strange dead trees. She looked around and realized she was now completely white. Her legs and hands had formed long slender paws, her face now a muzzled maw and a long white-bladed tail hung behind her.

She felt nothing. Why did she feel nothing? What was her name? Who was she? hunger... Why was she so hungry? She felt as if she had never eaten as she slid forward letting out a deafening cry of agony.
For what felt like an eternity the young girl that loved her mother so much was no more as her humanity faded away like sand in the wind. She became hungry and only hungry. All that she knew was that her prey got bigger and so did she, he fought more and more facing foe after foe and devouring them.

It was then that she grew into the creature known as Menos Grande. A monstrous creature that inspires fear in Shinigami throughout the Seritei. She only knew that others like herself stood and walked the world of Hueco Mundo wishing to grow in power, to grow to what was known as Vasto Lorde. That was her Goal, Young Nura knew that much. She only knew that she had to become that powerful, powerful enough to survive as she had seen others do in front of her. Her heart was no longer alive, only the will to live as she cast aside all notion of emotion and empathy. Everything was food and a step to power.

Eventually, Nura grew in strength, feeling nothing. emptiness became her ally, no others would go near her for fear of being devoured. She evolved once more to become what is known as Adjuchas. Her form had changed from the skulking giants that lurked in the depths of Hueco Mundo but now took to the dunes with speed. Her body was slender with defined muscle tone, her face was completely white with small holes for eyes that were piercing black and devoid of empathy for anything. Nura had become a monster, caring not for whom she hurt but to only get stronger.

During one of her hunting excursions she came across a lone Menos Grande, presuming that she could take it alone he slid forth from her hiding spot carefully watching it before taking to its back.

"You are mine." Her voice was cold and unrelenting, no longer did she sound like a scared girl, but instead a defiant woman, a young adult aged around 20. She dived and slid around waiting for the perfect moment when she was struck. A bigger monster than her had seen its prey. Her. She crashed into the ground as she felt a horrific pain as teeth sank into her left shoulder making her scream in agony as she plunged her bladed tail into the creature's stomach. She in turn heard a growl as its grip weakened. With her moment at hand, she took off with all the speed she could muster keeping her body low, gripping her wound tightly as she slumped into the ground believing her life once more would come to an end. She looked and admired the wound and although it was a wound she had lost no flesh, she had not been eaten.

This was a lesson for the young Adjuchas. Pick your fights. Define your enemy. She had learnt her lesson that had nearly cost her, her life at her own reckless attitude. As she slinked away she came across the Hollow equivalent of gold. Sleeping hollows with no sentry. Needless to say, Nura took advantage of such an opportunity devouring the pack one by one, feeling her body explode with energy with each bite! As she took her last mouthful she felt a peculiar feeling, her body began to shudder and mutate. It began to shift in ways she did not know!

She cried out in agony as her paws became more human, her elongated skull changed into a human shape with hair that fell down her face which he gripped feeling the mask still covering her eyes. She panted as her hind legs became human, shaking and popping in agony as he tail sunk into her back and her body produced clothes upon her naked body. But most painful of all was that she remembered. She remembered her past, her life as a Human and the pain and agony of losing her mother. The feeling was the first thing that had truly hurt her in countless years! She cried out in agony time and time again even weeping into her hands until she finally stopped and with a determined look upon her face, she cut her hand as she looked down upon the warm blood; "I will swear now... I will find a way into the Soul Society and I will find my Mother." Her cold voice rippled from her chest And so the girl who had hated life became something of fear. She had become Vasto Lorde and in turn an Arrancar.


» Natural Abilities:
•Feline Prowess: Due to Nura's former Adjuchas form, she is capable of moving with the elegance and agility of a cat. This means she is adept at sneaking and being almost silent when she moves.

•Competent Swordsmanship: Spending as much time alone as she has, she is used to fighting alone. In this time she has become a competent and skilled fighter both in hand-to-hand and bladed warfare.

•Heightened senses: Due to being alone, Nura is often on guard. This has manifested in her ability to hear and smell things most do not.


» Racial Abilities:
•Sonido: This ability is known to all Vasto Lorde and Arrancar alike. It is similar to the Shinigami 'Flash Step' and the Quincies 'Hirenkyaku'. It allows Nura to move with incredible speed.

•Bala: Bala is not nearly as powerful, but, thanks to its composition, its speed is 20 times faster, allowing it to be fired in quick succession. In addition, it possesses more concussive force than a typical Cero does. This ability is one that Grajo knows but does not overly use due to its brutish nature.

• Cero: Nura fires a powerful blast of concentrated spiritual energy at the target. While in most cases it is fired from the mouth, some Arrancar and Vizard can fire Cero from their hands, fingers, and other parts of their bodies. Nura's Cero comes from her mouth.


» Zanpakutō Name: Tigresa.

» Sealed Zanpakutō Appearance: Nura's Katanas sit on each side of her waist. They are jet black with a crimson red blade. The first blade, her primary blade is around 5ft long and has a saw-like back to the blade to resemble Nura's feline teeth. The shorter of the blades is around 2 feet long and resembles a combat blade in its design. Both blades are straight-edged and razor-sharp. They also have a tiny thread with a bell on the end of the pommel. The grip is wrapped in red and blade lace that covers the handle and grip.

» Sealed Zanpakutō Power:


» Resurrección Release Phrase: Claw, Tigresa

» Resurrección Release Action: Nura puts the blade between her teeth and bites down hard.

» Resurrección Appearance: Nura's body elongates slightly, becoming more lithe and agile. Her limbs become slender but muscular, with retractable, claw-like nails that are capable of slashing through most materials, reaming in their entirety, black. Her face retains some human features, However, the mask fragment that covered her eyes has now gone, revealing her eyes as large, glowing amber cat eyes with slit pupils, giving them a predatory, hypnotic gaze. A pair of sleek, black cat ears remain on top of their head, twitching and swivelling to detect even the faintest of sounds. A long, whip-like tail appears, covered in fur, and with a sharp tip that can be used for both offence and defence appears. Her chest regains a bone like Hierro that acts like a chest support, covering her breasts. Her clothing becomes much more wisps with soft accents of what looks like satin that covers more intermit areas of her body.

» Resurrección Abilities:
• "Sombra de la Caza" (Shadow of the Hunt): The essence of Felina Sombria is based on enhanced speed, stealth, and the manipulation of shadows and darkness, allowing Nura to stalk and strike with the precision of a cat. It plays with sensory manipulation, allowing the Nura to overwhelm their opponents with rapid, silent movements and the creation of illusions. Their cat-like reflexes and tracking abilities also make them a formidable hunter.


• Feline Agility (Agilidad Felina): Nura gains incredible speed and dexterity, able to move faster than the human eye can track. Her reflexes are heightened to the level of a predator, allowing her to dodge even the most precise attacks. This ability also enhances her ability to leap great distances, effortlessly scaling walls or moving through the air with the grace of a cat.
Example: Nura can move so fast that she appears as nothing but a blur, dodging a barrage of attacks and countering with swift, slashing strikes from multiple angles
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• Whispering Shadows (Sombras Susurrantes): Nura can manipulate shadows to hide in plain sight, melding into darkness or becoming intangible for a short period. This ability allows her to become almost invisible in dim light, making it difficult for enemies to track them. They can also leave behind "shadow clones" that are used as decoys, confusing enemies about their true location.
Example: When surrounded, Nura blends into the shadows, becoming a living shadow that cannot be distinguished from the darkness itself. Their decoys confuse the enemy into attacking empty space.

• Pounce of the Hunter (Salto del Cazador): Nura can concentrate her energy into their legs and tail to perform devastating leaps. When she leaps, she is capable of closing vast distances in a split second, like a cat leaping toward its prey. Upon landing, Nura strikes with her claws or tail with overwhelming force.
Example: Nura leaps into the air, vanishing momentarily from sight, and then strikes with a lightning-fast slash across the opponent’s body before they can react, causing a deep wound or disorientation.

• Feline Stalk (Acecho Felino): Nura gains the ability to track her opponents by the vibrations in the air or the faintest of sounds. She can hone in on their target’s movements and heartbeat, allowing them to predict their actions with eerie accuracy. Nura can also enhance this ability to “stalk” an enemy from a distance, quietly moving toward them without making a sound.
Example: Nura tracks her opponent’s heartbeat or subtle body movements, predicting their next action with uncanny precision. Even if the opponent tries to escape or hide, Nura can close in on them with relentless determination.

• Nightmare Claws (Garras del Pesadilla): Nura's claws become charged with dark energy and shadow, able to cut through spiritual energy and flesh alike. When slashing, they leave behind "phantom scratches" that can remain in an opponent's body for a short time. These marks cause psychological pain, such as vivid, nightmarish hallucinations, or intense fear of being pursued or hunted. The fear grows stronger with each scratch, potentially paralyzing the opponent.
Example: When Nura slashes their opponent, the attack creates a glowing, black claw mark on their opponent’s skin. The opponent is then haunted by terrifying visions or feelings of being relentlessly hunted, weakening their resolve and slowing their reactions.


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General Attributes
» Durability: SS/S/A/B/C/D/E
» Speed: SS/S/A/B/C/D/E
» Strength: SS/S/A/B/C/D/E
» Soul: SS/S/A/B/C/D/E

Will Skills
» Willpower: Elite/Advanced/Adept/Beginner/Untrained
» Deduction: Elite/Advanced/Adept/Beginner/Untrained
» Focus: Elite/Advanced/Adept/Beginner/Untrained

Arrancar Skills
» Cero: Elite/Advanced/Adept/Beginner/Untrained
» Nucleo: Elite/Advanced/Adept/Beginner/Untrained
» Aumentar/Regenerar: Elite/Advanced/Adept/Beginner/Untrained
» Sonido: Elite/Advanced/Adept/Beginner/Untrained


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