Sasaki Nanami

[Hirose Hiromi]

Name: Sasaki Nanami
Sasaki: variously written, the name, meaning ‘wren’, originated in Ōmi (now Shiga) prefecture and is found mostly in northeastern Japan.

Nanami: Originating from Japan, meaning: Seven beauties; seven seas.[/i][/color] [/font]

Age: 112 (Appearance-wise: 23)
Gender: Female
Birthday: December 14
Height: 5’6 Feet
Weight: 119 Lbs
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Black

Division: 12th Division
Rank: Vice-Captain

Constitution
-Strength: 10 (Poor in physical strength by nature and due to mental health.)
-Endurance: 13 (While in relative good shape, her strength limits her performance.)
Dexterity
-Agility: 17 (Quick thinking and honed reflexes give her the ability to react quickly.)
-Accuracy: 20 (Her mental prowess allows her calculating abilities to be above average.)
Zanjustu
-Attack: 10 (Her sword is relatively small and so lessens her attacking ability.)
-Defense: 15 (Her small sword has less weight and length, which gives her a defensive balance.)
Kidou
-Hadou: 22 (Due to extensive studying of kidou she has honed her hadou skills to an above average level.)
-Bakudou: 20 (Due to extensive studying of kidou she has honed her bakudou skills to an above average level.)
Perception
-Intelligence: 25 (Her high intellectual ability gives her the ability to quickly think and assess most situations.)
-Concentration: 18 (While apt at casting spells, she manages to rise to an above average level.)
Presence
-Charisma: 15 (While sincere and kind, she lacks the social nerve and skill to pull any extraordinary social feats.)
-Leadership: 15 (While average in leadership, she often doubts herself but manages to slowly push her confidence forward.)


~Appearance
By the standards of an ordinary person Nanami’s appearance is rather messy, however this is not intentional, but rather caused to her personality and mental state. As her appearance indicates she doesn’t look very strong, however what she misses in strength she makes up for in intelligence. Her stature appears to be that of a young adult, standing 5’6 feet tall and weighing 119 lbs. It’s easily noticed why Nanami doesn’t come off as a very physically strong individual as she appears as, and in fact is, quite a bookworm as indicated by the glasses she wears and the books she frequently carries around. The glasses itself have a thick black frame which changes her general appearance quite a bit, when she takes them off she appears a bit younger then she normally would. Her face itself is quite pale and somewhat gives off a tired impression, mainly due to the slight forming of bags under the eyes. Her eyes themselves are colored in a nice sky-blue color, often appearing quite bright and usually staring into nothingness as if her mind is a drift somewhere else. However Nanami still gives off a kind, though tired, impression and yet even with her bookwormish appearance she still looks like quite the attractive woman, even if she herself is not really interested in any romantic involvement. On top of her head rest her messy hairdo, consisting out of long locks of black hair, which give of a healthy shine, that run downwards aside her back, the main reason her hair looks so scruffy is often due to the fact that she only gets little sleep and often tends to rush through things as she keeps forgetting her appointments.

Nanami’s body itself looks quite well toned, and looks fitting for someone of her apparent age. Her general body posture appears to be nicely slender, mainly because her weight and height are in nice contrast with each other. Her chest is moderate of size as it appears to be in no way small however it also does not give the impression of being overly large. Her waist area is quite nicely toned, her legs are also quite average length for someone of her height. However even though to her rather nicely shaped body she often gives off a rather unfeminine impression as she often stumbles around due to tiredness or scurries off hastily (due to her ditsyness), her general style of walking is somewhat confusing as she often stops dead in her tracks as she often dozes off in thought. However she often attempts to walk as ladylike as she can. Nanami’s usual outfit consists out of the standard shinigami shihakushou, with her zanpakutou strapped to her waist’s left side. (From her point of view.) However at nighttime she often tends to wear a brown coat to keep herself warm. Her gigai’s outfit consists out of her brown coat as she wears a white shirt and red tie underneath it, accompanied by black pants.

Her body language is something that speaks for her without the need of words, as she seems almost constantly removed from the world. The gaze in her eyes either displaying that her mind if elsewhere or glued tightly to a book, which often begs the question if she tries to avoid reality by distracting herself. To some she might appear as depressing however most people just describe it as distracted, removed or scatterbrained. Even with all these factors taken in account Nanami still appears as a person who is approachable and open for conversation. Yet still it seems that somewhere deep hidden within her lies something that has shaped her to what she is now, an occurrence that she still carries with her like a weight pulling her down.


~Personality
As noticed Nanami’s personality is easily reflected by her appearance, often referred to as scruffy or ditsy. One of the most easily noticeable features about her personality is the fact the she is often quite susceptible to fits of mild panic, mainly due to the fact that she often forgets things. However it’s also easily noticed that although she often acts quite scatterbrained she also harbors a very kind and bright personality, harboring good will towards most people that return her kindness. Sadly her kindness often gets overshadowed by her unfortunate unstable emotional state, which is apparent in her social life. While still verbally well spoken Nanami is often shy and distant, she has little courage in a conversation and is scared of becoming too closely befriended to people. These factors make her a hard person to befriend, yet in the work field this tends to work to her advantage as she is able to smoothly work together with people without becoming too closely attached to them. Another influential factor that has a bad effect on her emotional state is a reoccurring sleeping disorder that causes her to have frequent nightmares, this causes her to often doze off or to easily get lost in thought. Her nightmares often range from mild freighting to horrifyingly realistic, the effects it can have on her mental health can often be sporadic depending on the severity of her nightmare. The cause of her sleeping disorder has been described, by several doctors, as "mental trauma", an event during her time in Rukongai supposedly mentally scarred her and eventually caused her sleeping disorder. However after long term evaluation it seems that even such a trauma shouldn't have such long term effect if she had been able to cope to with it, this led doctors to the conclusion that she is unable to make peace with the event that occurred. This was eventually confirmed as Nanami seems unwilling to talk about the event and avoids the subject, eventually her treatment by Rukongai doctors were halted.

Due to her unpredictable emotional state she was originally a questionable case for acceptance within the Shinigami Academy, as many evaluators were uncertain if she would be dependable in the line of duty. However due to her exceptional display of intellect she was able to convince her evaluators to grant her a acceptance within the academy, with one condition though. She would be obligated to visit a doctor within the academy, and eventually possibly within Seireitei, which would need to evaluate and prescribe a temporary treatment. The doctor's report would need to be sent to the evaluators before specific time periods, otherwise she would be removed from duty. Only once the doctor in question had declared her cured, then she would be free of this obligation. Also if she eventually were to pass the exam, if too many extreme situations involving her mental health were reported she would be removed from her duties within the Gotei 13 and supposedly, depending the situations, become a candidate to be sent to “The Maggot’s Nest”.

However if with her questionable emotional state her high intelligence still is a clear saving grace from her flaws, as it is one of the few things that shines through all her negative perks. Her way of approaching a given situation with a rare flexible manner thinking allows her to systematically consider her options before having to choose between them, only after strong consideration of several scenarios she will reach a decision. This often convinces people to change their opinion about her for the better. Her high intelligence originates from the fact that she spent a humongous amount of time between the books, and still continues to do so, which explains why she is such a bookworm. Her field of knowledge is quite expansive, ranging from medicine, science to kidou. While she has the ability to memorize things very quickly after they have been instructed them, she is in no aspect a prodigy. She is still required to hone her skills before being able to master specific tasks and actions.

Even if Nanami is able to hold her own in battle it is apparent that she is indeed classified as vulnerable person, much potential is to awaken if she was to overcome her flaws. However she is bound to the events of the past, acting as weights that keep her from fully tapping in the potential that she has. Her inability to cope with those events have put her in a situation where her memories influence her life, decisions and her interaction with others. Her perspective on death is rather alarming, as she harbors no real apparent fear from the thought of death. Supposedly it is suggested that eventually she will either come to terms with the events of her past or will face them, which could have two possible outcomes. Either it might grant her the ability to move on with her life or consume what is left of her.

~Strengths
With a number of factors to take in account it seems that Nanami exceeds in the field of mental prowess, while she might not be most emotionally stable this evidently does not influence her intellectual capabilities or hinder her ability to improve learned knowledge. Having spent a majority of her time towards studying subjects she has apparently built up a balanced base of knowledge on several subjects as medicinal, chemical and biological science as well as physiological understanding of both shinigami and humans. Her intellectual capabilities make her capable of being able to assess a situation quickly and safely navigate through given situation, if needed she can swiftly consider her options and decide what is most evident to counter given situation with. While not famous for being an extraordinary strategist that can successfully plan out beforehand it is apparent that she is exceptional at safely countering a sudden situation, it is believed that experience will only improve this feat. Her capabilities often serve a useful purpose in practice, knowledge of various subjects and a good memory make her a good candidate for observation or research. Her knowledge of books make it easy for her to remember specific entries of specific subjects and grants her to reference them on a need occasion. Her extensive studies on kidou and broad understanding of it, with continued effort in researching their structure, have given her a balanced and above average ability to practically utilize kidou.

When analyzing Nanami's capabilities in combat it must be considered that, even though she has no exceeding experience, her ability to assess a situation rapidly often makes up for the apparent lack of experience. While her defensive capabilities do overshadow her offensive capabilities it is clear that her approach to combat relies more on the factors the environment presents and how to successfully utilize them to her advantage, this allows her to withstand and avoid situations where her physical strength would fall short. Her ability to limit direct combat to a minimum also makes her able to last considerably longer in combat, if given situation is to her advantage of course. Instead of entering direct contact she utilizes and shifts the situation until it is to her advantage, rather than brutally attacking her opponent she incapacitates her opponent or draws combat out until aid arrives.

~Weaknesses
While her emotional state does not really hinder her intellectual capabilities it does limit her personal and social capabilities. Her inability to cope with the events of her past leave her in a position where she often is socially at a disadvantage or is easily exploitable. While not easily provoked per say being at a disadvantage can lead her to be vulnerable, if handled with specific intentions one might be able to make Nanami play into their hand. Many view her inability to cope with her problem to be a lid on her potential, while not showing direct signs of halt of growth, eventually it can influence her to be grow at a slower rate than she should have. Another flaw apparent within Nanami is the distance she holds towards others. While not having a real direct effect, it can limit cooperation with specific individuals. However within the context of a mission or an assignment there is little question that she can cooperate with others accordingly. Socially it seems she is only rarely is able to sustain a direct form of friendship higher than the level of "acquaintance", this varies from the individual in question and their motives. Any romantic involvement will upset her and cause her to be afraid, due to effects of her trauma. If executed by a person with malevolent intents one could also cause her to play into their hand. While not being intellectually incapable or naive it is apparent that Nanami has a tendency to be manipulable, if one is able to successful in their execution of course. Her interests also tend to overshadow and consume her social life as she is afraid to involve herself in public activities, she diverts her attention to books in order to escape reality.

While combat is no real apparent weakness to Nanami, if a situation were to occur where she would be forced to display physical offensive ability then she would most likely draw the shorter straw. While defensively she can hold her own, the damage she inflicts by only using her swords is below the average damage another shinigami would inflict. This mainly is caused by her relative weak stature and the fact that she frequently suffers a case of sleep shortage, also in order to counter her sleeping disorder she often has to take experimental sorts of medicine which can have various effects on her physical performance. Her offensive shortages can be exploited by her opponents if they indeed are observant enough to use this knowledge to their advantage. While lack of physical strength is not a real stigma within the Gotei 13 it can be a source of ridicule by certain groups of individuals, however the effects of this can vary from its weight on Nanami's emotional health.

~Sealed Zanpakutou:
Asamoya in its sealed state appears to be quite a majestic and clean sword, as Nanami tends to take more care of it then she does of herself. As its length indicates Asamoya is not an ordinary katana, due to its size. As the blade itself measures up to a total of 20 inches, the hilt and hand guard combined measure up to a size of 7,5 inches, classifying Asamoya as an average sized Wakizashi. In total the sword measures up to a total of 27,5 inches. The handle of the sword is colored in a pale shade of white which fits it quite nicely, the endcap itself is colored in a dark golden color making it look quite refined. The hand guard itself is shaped in a smoothed square shape, which is also colored in the same dark golden color as the endcap. The blade itself is incredibly well maintained and often is ability to reflect the image of its surrounding, it appears not to have dulled at all. Nanami tends to keep the sword close by her as she gets a feeling of security while being in its presence and is comforted knowing it’s by her side. This can be considered as a close emotional attachment but is often regarded as normal by others.


~Zanpakutou Spirit
Asamoya (Morning Mist) is quite a peculiar spirit, even in Nanami’s eyes. Asamoya manifests itself as a small lizard, more specifically a gecko. As a spirit it is quite humble of size, not appearing any larger than 20 inches. Its skin has a pearly white color with a faint blue shine being present at both the top of its head and the end of its tail. However it is easily noticed that the spirit itself is damaged which can be noticed by the scratch marks it has on the side of its tail, alongside that it is missing several toenails. Another noticeable feature that Asamoya possesses are his bright blue eyes which he often uses to stare curiously at Nanami, it being one of his more charming habits. While Asamoya might appear to be physically harmed his movement and behavior don’t seem to be influenced by this, as it is more of symbol that represents Nanami’s scarred state of mind.

Its behavior however is even more strange then its appearance might suggest, as Asamoya apparently tends to be a relatively serene and calm, saying everything in a very calm and caring manner. Only on rare occasions does he raise his voice to a higher point, whenever Nanami does meet him he mostly stares curiously at her and tends to converse with her by crawling on his shoulder and whispering into her ear from there. Asamoya’s behavior seems to resemble that of a caretaker of guide that is aiming to see his child take the right path and stand on her own two legs independently, due to this Nanami tends to have a close and emotional connection with him as his presence makes her feel safe. At a certain degree this is one of the few factors that keeps her mind from diverting into depression or similar states.

Asamoya resides within Nanami’s inner sanctum which has taken the form of lush green and misty forest, always damp with mist and fog which makes it difficult to navigate in. The forest itself is immense and spans across with no visible end in sight, giving of a sense of serene solitude, a place to escape to and bask in the quiet harmony of the nature it presents. All the leaves on the trees are in a healthy color of green, the trees are overgrown with moss and mushrooms of different colors. The grass and pathways are often covered by countless fallen leaves. Within the forest are countless puddles, ponds and lakes of water, the water often shows a clear reflection when looked at. The air within his forest has an immensely damp yet refreshing quality to it, this caused by the mist and relatively low temperature within the forest. Asamoya tends to often reside in one of the ponds and will emerge from one of them when Nanami arrives, however as he emerges it is apparent that he is not even slightly wet. Much of the inner sanctum remains a mystery to Nanami, its presence does grant her a relieved feeling of peace.


(Image displays 2nd ability.)

~Shikai Incantation

Sazanami, ... Asamoya (Ripple, ...Morning Mist)

~Shikai Category
Cloud Release

~Shikai Range: Long Range

~Shikai Description
Upon releasing Nanami’s sword will begin to glow in a bright white light, once this has happened it will instantly turn the blade into mist and it will expand into a cloud of fog and cover the present area. The handle of and its assets while completely fade into a pearly white color that resembles the serene color of the mist, the entirety of the sword will feel damp and moist but this does not hinder or limit its use in any sort of way. At the end of the sword’s handle a pearl will now be attached, inside of the pearl is a visible shifting body of mist. If the sword comes into contact with fire it tends to produce an unlimited amount of harmless steam, due to the moisture of the sword, as long as it is contact.



~Technique Name: Oborotenmaku (Hazy Curtain)

~Technique Category: Defensive

~Technique Range: Long Range

~Technique Description: Once the blade has transformed into a cloud of fog meaning that the blade itself will disappear, this acting as an ability that aids her in combat, and allows her to influence the situation in a more subtle manner. Her sword's ability Oborotenmaku allows her to cover an area in a thick fog which is almost impossible to visibly see through with the naked eye.

The expanding fog will form into a large cloud that covers an area of 16 yards and reaches a height of 10 yards. When within the fog it is impossible to see anything in the distance, except when it is at a distance where you can virtually touch it. To effectively enshroud a selected area without being too close to it is best to do so while moving, doing so will make Nanami able to shroud an area without getting swallowed by the expanding fog cloud. Nanami can launch the cloud of fog towards her enemy by swinging her sword as she releases it, however the fog is only able to travel within a range of 9 yards before halting and spreading out into a cloud over the area it has settled in. The target that is trapped within the fog will have it senses dampened will be impossible to sense any spiritual energy that could be within or outside of the fog. Anyone outside of the fog will be unable to sense the spiritual energy of anyone within the body of fog. Any individual that has entered the fog and exits will have their spiritual energy signal dampened extremely for up to 10 seconds after exiting, this makes it so that they will be harder to detect for 10 seconds after they have exited the fog. As long as Nanami has a hold of either the hilt or the blade of her sword she can visibly see through the fog (however she cannot sense what is within or outside of it), this means if somebody touches or comes into contact with the handle or the hilt of her sword they will also be able to see through the fog as long as they have contact.

This grants Nanami to use her ability strategically. She can either use it to shroud herself within the fog to conceal herself and prepare for her next move (as she is also affected by the effects of the cloud), or utilize it as a method of hiding herself in order to escape the enemy's awareness temporarily. She can also use it to conceal her enemies, disorienting and confusing them in the process, giving her time to prepare her next move. Harsh winds are able to disrupt the form of the fog cloud, Nanami can prevent the disruption of the cloud’s form by gripping her sword with both hands, by doing this she can manually direct the cloud’s movement and form. (If the wind’s force proves too potent, the cloud’s form will be disrupted nonetheless.) Also by doing this can she control the cloud of fog after it has left her sword and slightly move it after it has expanded into a cloud, however it can only be moved for 8 yards before halting, once the cloud has been moved once it cannot be moved again until it is dispersed. However the movement of the cloud when moved will be sluggish making it avoidable. If enough continued wind force is applied it can prevent the fog from forming and scatter it before being able to form together. When the fog comes in contact with fire or other heat it will begin to heat up. Eventually enough heat is applied, taking the scale of the source of the heat in account, the fog can start to evaporate. This will require Nanami to refresh the fog cloud by reusing the ability, however if the area is under continuous exposure to heat the fog cloud will have trouble keeping itself sustained. Therefore it will evaporate and disappear depending on the temperature and scale of heat it is exposed to.




~Technique Name: Shiroidappi (White Shedding)

~Technique Category: Utility

~Technique Range: Close Range

~Technique Description: When the technique name is called out, requiring Oborotenmaku to be activated first, the cloud will start to glow and shrink. When shrunk to a smaller size the cloud will begin to travel back to the wielder in a long trail of mist. As it reaches the wielder it will return to its original place, the body of mist forming back into the shape of the sword. However while it reforms into the shape of a sword, it will remain to exist as a body of mist. While the blade is a body of mist it is unable to be used as an effective weapon, as attacking with it causes no damage to the opponent at all. However when the blade strikes, or is stricken, by anything it will break apart and reform into Oborotenmaku once more.

The practical use of this ability is to allowed Nanami to effectively recall Oborotenmaku and move it to a different location rapidly. It also allows her to keep her cloud from being used until a more potent opportunity arrives to use it, as activating her shikai automatically activates Oborotenmaku upon its release. This technique allows her to maximize its strategic use, as she can tempt her opponents into attacking, but upon using her sword for defensive it triggers to cloud to activate which gives her a tactical advantage over her blinded opponent. While activated, as the mist is reformed into the shape of a blade, it will give off a few faint trails of mist. These do not form into a cloud after any period of time and dissipate after a relative short period of time. While this technique is quite practical for Nanami to use, and its initial cost on her spiritual energy is considerably low, the longer she keeps her cloud recalled into its blade shape and the more frequent she uses it in battle the more drained as it saps her energy at a slow but constant rate as long as it is activated. This limits its use to situations where it is truly needed for a tactical advantage, limiting her from using it on a whim, as frequent usage can leave her exhausted quite quickly.




Bankai Name:N/A
Bankai Category: N/A
Bankai Description: N/A

~History
During her days as a human Nanami had always known that her time in this world would be short, shorter than it should be, starting with her birth. Nanamu was born into a rather wealthy family, however even with the best doctors money could afford present during her birth they could not prevent her mother from dying shortly after giving birth to her. As a result her father, who was a businessman whom often made business trips to exotic locations, could not prevent himself from blaming Nanami for his wife’s untimely death, even though he cared for her. That is why he decided to dedicate his efforts to his work, causing him to be on the road most of the time. This in order to prevent him from doing something to Nanami that he might regret later. As a result during her early years she rarely saw any of her family, instead she was mostly taken care of by maids and other individuals that served her family. However in during her 8th year in life the message was delivered to her household that her father had died during a visit to a country he was passing through. The country was in the middle of a coup, her father had gotten caught up in the action and was murdered in an accident. Shortly after the news had been delivered the household began to split apart, with no parents Nanami had now become an orphan. As a last deed the remaining people in the household had brought her to one of the most expensive orphanages in the country, hoping that she would become happy there. During this period of her life she became quite depressed, spending little time among other people. For some reason during that period Nanami's health kept declining, and soon she started to become seriously ill. After a few examinations she was diagnosed with a rare disease that lowered her immune system, at the time there was no known cure for it yet. Nanami was given medication in order to stabilize her condition, however she had to remain inside as much as possible in order to keep her health stable. During the years to come she spent most of her time inside, she had began taking interest in reading and therefore spent most her time in the library. In there she began reading the immense amount of books that were available, going through all the subjects, constantly training her mind.

However when she reached the age of 14 she was granted to chance to educate herself even further by attending a private school, normally for children of rich heritage. There her intelligence was easily noticed by her teachers, step by step it became clear that she had a good amount of knowledge about all the given subjects. It didn’t take long for her to be recognized as a child genius. In the years to come Nanami was sent from institute to institute in order to learn whatever possible and to pose a new challenge for her mind. Eventually she was able to graduate, holding a vast amount of knowledge. Her next step in life was easy for her, it had been her goal from back when she was little, and that was to become a teacher in order to spread her acquired knowledge back to her students. During the span of 4 years she lived her life as a teachers, one of the best the academy had even. However eventually all her hard work would take its toll on her as her illness began taking the best of her. Due to all her constant work her immune system had broken down and she had become so ill that no doctor could save her at that point. Shortly after she died, her spirit however shortly after dying was able to pass on to the next world due to the help of a passing shinigami that was stationed there.

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As any other soul that was granted passage to Soul Society, she arrived within the confines of Rukongai. The poor and crime ridden streets of Rukongai was not the "heavenly paradise" she had hoped for, survival depended on a number factors and there were only a few ways to do so. You could turn to crime and survive by causing harm to others, you could form a so called "family" and work together with others for survival or you could apply for training as a shinigami, where you would be trained in their ways, in that case the academy would take you in. However becoming a shinigami was only an option for those with the potential for it, so the only option that seemed prominent enough was to form a so called family. This proved a difficult task as many people were reluctant to take others in, life was already hard enough with a small group so they rarely accepted strangers within their families. After several weeks Nanami had given up hope on finding a family to join since crime was not something she'd be able to pull off she became void of the intent to carry on. Her time was spent just loitering or sitting down in the endless streets and districts Rukongai had to offer. Yet then out of the blue, like a gift from God himself, a person approached her. A slightly tanned individual about the same (apparent) age as her, his hair moderately of size with a delicious chess nut brown color, his body was well toned and nicely muscled. He asked her what someone as pretty as her was doing down in slums like these, without any thought process she picked her energy less body up and carried it to the modest construction of wood he called home. Once he had given her some of the food he had she recovered, to her surprised she noticed that this was the first time she had eaten anything since she arrived, by human standards she should have been dead from starvation. He explained that her state had been caused by the development of something that is referred to in Soul Society as "Reiatsu" or spiritual energy. He continued to explain that it only appears in rare and random cases, the cause of this is unknown, but it is suggested that a person gradually awakens it as he or she spends time in Soul Society.

The man introduced himself as Touma, he explained that he had devoted his life to making Rukongai a better place. Nanami was grateful that she had finally met a decent person after all her time in Rukongai, but she could not stay under his protection. Even though he had a good house and plenty of resources, maintaining those were hard work. Her freeloading would not up his chances of survival. After a few days she announced that she would be leaving his home, upon hearing so Touma refused to let her wander just back out. He explained that she would just eventually become hungry again, this could eventually to her transforming into an entity called a "Hollow". Even though he didn't explain exactly what a hollow was she knew that it was something of a malevolent nature. Touma offered her to stay, he explained that it would be for the better that he and her formed a family. Humbled by his offer she was afraid to accept it, as she didn't want to exploit his good nature. Eventually she accepted, she moved in with Touma and helped him on his efforts to improve Rukongai. They went around and helped others with fixing their houses, harvesting and sharing resources with others. They became loved figures within the "Shimazu" district of Rukongai, where they resided. On one specific night when they were both just laying in the grass Touma explained of his dream to enlist in the shinigami academy, there he would be educated in their ways. This would grant him the ability to protect what he holds dear and help the people of Rukongai and beyond even more. At that moment Nanami realized that her feelings for him had gradually shifted from friendship to love. His good will and charm had swept her in and she was devoted in supporting him all the way through, she promised him she's be by his side until the end of her days. Even though she was too shy to express her feelings to Touma, in a way she knew that he sensed her devotion to him.
Then, "that night" came...

It was a warm spring night, the sun had almost set down the horizon and was barely producing anymore light. Cicadas were buzzing all around, the whole area being filled by their sound. Touma had gone out with a group of other citizens to gather some wood in a nearby spot, not too far over the border towards the wilderness. Nanami was used to him being gone for a while but that night something seemed off, as if there was something in the wind that made her feel uneasy.

Once the night had cast it's veil over the land, and the stars had begun to shine ever so bright, people were lightning fires in order to keep the area lit. Nanami was assisting some of the other women in doing so, until suddenly a number of loud howls could be heard in the distance. Even though they were coming from a good distance they caused people to shiver and shake with fear. She had never heard such unnerving howls, as if they were coming from something so filled with primal instinct that it could not think of anything else then murder. Nanami then realized that it came from the direction Touma and the villagers had left off to, alongside some others she rushed out into the wilderness to find them. In the distance bright red light was flickering, as they rushed nearer it became stronger and stronger, heat increasing as they drew near. When finally arriving upon the open area where the villagers were, she could see that the place was lit with roaring fire. Some of the villagers were lying down on the ground, covered in blood. Some of them were still alive, moaning in pain or trying to crawl to safety. Some of them weren't even in one piece anymore. Her eyes shifted to the...Things that occupied the area, black monstrous creatures that towered above everyone. About 30 of them, all in different shaped and sized, though they all shared one common feat. All of them wore this weird shaped white mask, while everyone of them had a different one they all shared the same behavior. They attacked anyone that had not been killed yet, the surviving villagers were desperately fighting them off with fire and makeshift weapons. The beasts howled and violently struck down anyone before them, sinking their teeth into their flesh with an awful ferociousness. It was the stuff nightmares were made off.

Then she realized, she had to find Touma and get him somewhere safe. By now the monsters had noticed the new batch of fresh meat had arrived, and started attacking the people Nanami had gone with in order to find the villagers. However Nanami stormed through, through the horde of monsters, desperately avoid their claws and fangs as she occasionally tripped and fell down. Eventually with immense luck she managed to storm her way to the back of the area, when she arrived she found Touma fighting off one of the monsters with one of the axes used for chopping wood. Without a thought she called out to him. "Touma!" she yelled from the top of her lungs. As he struck down the monster her looked back at her, "What are you doing here? Get to safety! Run fro-...". Before he could finish his sentence a few of the monsters noticed him and the noise he was making, they lunged at him and about 4 of them sunk their claws into him. He fell to ground, pinned down by a pack of them. Without a moment's thought the monsters sank their teeth in him, all at a time. Nanami was frozen, she could do nothing but watch them massacre him, mutilate everything that was left of him. She fell to her knees. Once the monsters were through with him they moved on, she crawled to him. There was nothing left of him. The man, Touma, she had become to love was now missing several limbs and barely looked like human being. She reached out to her but her movement was halted by the sound of another deafening howl. This time it seemed like the monsters were in pain, as she turned around she noticed people in black clothing, fighting the monsters with swords. After everything settled down the people, known as shinigami, brought everyone who had survived to safety...

...They called it "The massacre of Shimazu". The events that had taken place that night were remembered by citizens all around Rukongai. It had been proclaimed the biggest Hollow attack within Soul Society of the decade. Some of the shinigami claimed that it was too unusual to be a natural occurrence, the number of Hollows and the place and time were way too specific. They claimed it might have been orchestrated, however this was just speculation, there was no proof and it was filed under "Natural hollow incident". Nanami didn't care... She didn't care about the rumors, about the damage, about anything... She had lost the only light in her life, there was nothing keeping her there, in the empty house they used to share. She remembered his dream, how he would become a shinigami and become stronger for the greater good. She needed to carry out his dream, otherwise their time together would have taught her nothing. She did not mourn him, she did not cry. She repressed every shred of sadness she owned, as if it was a sin to accept that he was gone. She believed that as long as she carried out his dream, then he would and could not be dead. There was nothing left in Rukongai that could possibly offer her any reason to stay, her conscience demanded she left. She blamed herself for causing his death, as he was unharmed until she called out to him. Nanami believed she could only relieve her guilt by living out the dream he confessed to her, setting her own personal feelings aside.

She left for shinigami academy the following week.

When Nanami admitted herself for acceptance into the academy, the evaluators were doubtful of her reliance, as her mental state indicated that she could break down easily. Her tests had revealed this much about her, however there was one factor that caused some doubt about the decision to deny her admittance. Her tests had revealed that she was an individual of intellectual potential, more so than any regular student within the academy. This was a feature that could be useful to them in the future, with that fact in mind the evaluators offered Nanami a deal. She would be allowed admittance under the condition that she submitted herself to the care of a doctor and sending in psych reports to them on a regular basis. From this they could determine whether her state was improving and whether she was an element worth keeping. With an arrangement settled Nanami was accepted and allowed entrance into the academy. Within the academy she flourished, the amount of knowledge available in the form of books was amazing, which she used to the maximum extent. Being an intellectual marvel her results came out the way it was predicted, her theoretical classes and classes in kidou scored amazingly high, while her more physical classes only scored a mere average. However this had been expected of her, as such a solid plan for her future had already been predicted and set into motion. Upon completing her graduation Nanami’s file was sent to the 12th division upon recommendation, it did not take them long to reply and send somebody to draft her into their ranks. After hearing them out Nanami agreed that the 12th division would be the best place for her, out of the primary line of combat and in a place where she could work in private.

Having performed well in the academy in the fields the 12th division demands a great score in, they naturally went out of their way to make sure none of the other division got their hands on her first. Starting at the bottom of the ladder Nanami was shown the ways of the 12th, which partook mostly in the research and development of all things scientific within the Gotei 13. In this new environment she once again flourished, as the amount of things should study and the amount of reference books available were enormous. For a while her peers showed her the ropes but it didn’t take long her to run tests and studies on her own, as her wits served her well. Over time Nanami slowly climbed from rank to rank, as her progress earned her small but steady promotions, and gaining the favor of her rather odd colleges.

At a certain point in time, Nanami was left in charge of running some tests at night. However whilst distracted some captured Hollow were stolen from the labs she worked in. She was able to track down their presence to the Shinigami Academy, however upon her arrival she was welcomed by her batch of hollow, fully awake. To her surprise a bunch of students were awake and wandering the academy grounds. Shortly after meeting up with the students they were forced apart by the attacking Hollows. In the events to follow Nanami was able to resolve the situation with help of the students, and while many of the Hollows were not recaptured or killed, the situation ended in minimal harm and casualties. While her superiors were not pleased with their lost test subjects did they commend her for her swift and effective actions, resulting in a rise of rank.

During a recent shocking event a fellow Shinigami succeeded in killing Nanami’s highest ranked peer, her Captain. While she was never closely acquainted with him, she was shocked to receive the news, as she never imagined someone taking anyone of that kind of authority down in cold blood. Due to her incapability to deal with such situations she avoided any confrontation with the facts of his murder, avoiding the loop of information and updates regarding the situation and the shifts in rank, as now a new captain was to be appointed. However the only real change she was able to notice came quite late to her, this happening when she received a letter and badge appointing her as the new Vice-Captain of the 12th Division. While she had doubts of her capabilities to perform in such a high seat, she realized that she had no choice in the matter, as new people were needed to lead their respective divisions. There was no formal ceremony or meeting with her peers, just the letter and the badge. With these she resumed her duties within the 12th, however now at a much more vital position, taking on tasks that the 12th depended on to be able to work as a whole.

However in the back of her mind she realized that even with her newly acquired status she was forced confront her past and needed to please he evaluators, as they she too needed to hold up her end of the deal they had made long ago.

RP Sample: Using Lylia as an example as I RPed as her the most.

Las Noches Nuevas... Fortress, stronghold, palace, home... Whatever one would call it would always remain one certain thing, the place that offered refuge to the greatest race within the known realms... The arrancar. At least according to the noble theory of Lylia La Deifilia, lady among arrancar and bearer of title known as the Octava Espada. Lylia, a famous figure within the solid pearl white walls of Las Noches. Most known among her race as a graceful and beautiful arrancar, showing a controlled and behaved composure, a fact which could appear quite rare within the arrancar race. Yet Lylia did not acquire the title of Octava Espada by her looks or her personality, rather than that it was the power that lurked within her that offered her a spot between the most respected, feared and most powerful members of their race... The Espada. Her art, Hueco Artes, became a term which one again spread around the revived halls of Las Noches. Although once again spoken the fact still remained that Lylia had been the only one to successfully hone herself within these arts for within a time span of 900 years, mainly due to it being a forgotten art. However this aspect contributed even more to the mystique that already surrounded Lylia's presence, alas all these factors led to being what she had become until this very day. The mysterious noble lady of Hueco Mundo, member of the highest order of the arrancar: The Espada.

At the highest point of Las Noches Nuevas, the highest tower of palaces' structure rumbled the sounds of voices. Anxious voices and the thumping of footsteps resounded through the tower's chamber, obviously a feeling of haste had piled within the room's tension. The chamber itself spacious, widely decorated with various rugs (both on floor and wall) displaying various artworks that somewhat bode tribute to the arrancar race. At the ceiling dangled a sparkling diamond chandelier, reflecting the moon's shine through the 3 gigantic windows that occupied the wall at the west side of the chamber. Whilst in the middle of the chamber stood a small table, nicely decorated with a white satin sheath where 2 shiny white teacups were placed on, while having one chair at one side of the table and another right across it at the other end of the small table. "Hurry! The lady will arrive at any moment!" yelled one of the servant arrancar within the chamber. The chamber itself was filled with servant arrancar, every one of them wearing the same attire, all being in a dire sort of rush as if preparing for someone's arrival. At the note the 2 doors at the eastern side of the chamber swung open, revealing the arrival of their awaited guest. Lady Lylia La Deifilia had made her entrance, whilst entering the room she was greeted by the voices of the servant arrancars, who all spoke: "Welcome Lady La Deifilia!" harmoniously together.

Without even responding in the slightest Lylia made her way to the left chair of the table, while upon arriving having her long black cape-like coat removed from her by one of the servant arrancar that occupied the room. Her royal black dress was now exposed, which somehow fitted within the royal presence that hung about within the chamber. She sat down while another servant arrancar spontaneously filled the pearly white cup that stood before her upon the sating sheath of the table. Normally Lylia resided within the lower reaches of Las Noches, as her quarters where located there. However Lylia tended to use the highest point of Las Noches Nuevas, the tower, as her own personal "sanctum". She would often come there to have herself be treated to some tea by the servants, allowing her to clear her mind whilst being lost in thought. However there were other occasions where she would make use of the chamber, much like the reason she was there right now.

Whenever she had planned on meeting someone she would often reside to the tower's reaches, as if it was some sort of ritual to her. She would send an invitation to her guest, explaining that she requested his/her presence for the enjoyment of some tea. Tea was something that often was considered trivial by the arrancar, as the only food source arrancar needed to rely on was the consumption of spiritual essence, however Lylia considered drinking tea a form of refinement. Hence the reason why she would often spend time just drinking tea for her enjoyment. Though today her tea session was not just for fun, rather than for enjoyment today's tea session was more of an official happening. The guest she had invited wasn't anybody regular, the person she had inquired to join her was at least equally as known as herself yet at this very moment he held a great amount more promise than she did. Something about him had always somewhat intrigued her, it somehow seemed similar to herself although she couldn't really put her finger on it.

The moonlight entered the chamber from Lylia's left side, shining on her pale skin, her expression being rather lifeless and neutral as usual. She was expecting her much anticipated guest any moment now. Lylia had a strange habit, whenever expecting someone she tended to use a technique she had developed, even though being quite sure that her guest would show up. Her technique was called: "Vacío Silbido", Void Whistle a signal technique she had created throughout the use of Hueco Artes. Although she had designed the technique for use on the battlefield it served its purpose within her daily life as well, as the technique signaled a clear sound to any arrancar within her proximity without fail. In one swift movement Lylia drew her black ritual dagger from the sheath attached to her zanpakutô's sheath, puncturing a tiny hole within her index finger. Slowly bringing it to her lips, once placed she released a tiny amount of reiatsu, resulting in successful completion of her Vacío Silbido.

She had sent her signal, now her guest would surely arrive soon.

Final Acceptance: I've read the rules and accepted them.

[Darake Kitoushi]

Love this app! As always it is such a pleasure to read!

The abilities and app is fine with me the only this I would love you to do is expand on what you have been doing in your history. Since we had a time skip, maybe mention you joined the 12th and the night we all let loose the hollows on the other site.

Just a quick mention would be fine you don't have to go into any huge details.

[Darake Kitoushi [Old]]

Wonderful read as always. Absolutely love your application.

• Just need some basis and your motivation for why you joined the 12th and raised to the rank of vice-captain.

[Hirose Hiromi]

History has been updated to cover most of the events leading up to her recent promotion to Vice-Captain.

[Darake Kitoushi]

You have my approval, my dear!



Oh and send me the welcome for your moderator tab on the top page so I can update it. Take your time though... I know you aren't feeling well. <3

[Darake Kitoushi [Old]]

Approved for VC of the 12th Division.