BAY 7

"Kuikiru, Kenketsusha."

[RESTED FORM]
Typically, the sealed blade is to be found sheathed in a pitch-black scabbard about his left hip. The handle of the soul slayer is primarily designed of a jet black coloring with a secondary maroon red colorization moderately darker than that of the wielder's hair. The tsuba however, remains very distinct in comparison to other Zanpakutō, being shaped after an eye, having two curved extensions from its long sides, a hollow rose design going through both sides. Liberating the weapon would reveal steel akin to the average length of a katana, bearing the elegant forging of a shobu-zukuri styling.

[ZANPAKUTŌ SPIRIT & HABITAT]
The male’s soul-imprinted armament physically manifests as a softly matured woman of average height, and an undeniably exquisite form. Her attire typically represents her secondary release quite well; clothed in a red combat skirt, with an open long-sleeved jacket stylized with fur that nearly leaves her breasts exposed, while leaving the plenitude of her tattooed torso and visage bare for interpretation. About her left hand she dons a steel draconic gauntlet, with a plethora of golden-ruby jewelry decorating her figure. Protruding from her long, beautifully styled wavy brown head are black and golden curved ram horns that further accentuate the glow of her pale eyes and black lips that conceal her jagged and sharpened teeth. And as to be expected from such an appearance, Kenketsusha is nothing more than a demented soul that not only shares every negative aspect of Ashton’s ruthless persona, but fully embodies it; sadism, mercilessness, sarcasm, bloodthirsty, heartless, and ambitious in a feminine shell. More often than not, the blade is the spirit leading the wielder down the dark path.

And much like her nature, her natural habitat manifests in a desolate, yet very beautiful and grand landscape. The plenitude of the planet's sky seems to endlessly dims of a rather depressing and eerie red colorization with a plethora of dusty clouds. However, the inner world is an entire globe in itself, the most prominent and most projected location is Kenketsusha's city-wide temple, enclosed on a far off mountainous terrain with a boundless flow of water, fashioned with various constructs from human history. With the corruption of another spirit, the entire world has been known to distort, invert, and rift in a multitude of unorthodox ways.

[SHIKAI PRESENTATION]
Upon entering the first release, Kenketsusha's scabbard dissolves while the weapons form evolves into a model reminiscent of the German great knife with an ornately etched base. The blade itself thickens slightly, elongating to match the measurement of an ōdachi, the handle morphing red with a newfound length to befit. Though quite easily, the most prominent feature of the blade would be the motorcycle-like gear jutting downward from the round guard; no significance aside from additional safeguards.

[SHIKAI ABILITIES]

KETSUEKI NINGYŌ [血液人形, BLOOD PUPPET]
As a blood-based Zanpakutou, Kenketsusha passively infects the bloodstream of any sapient being cut by it, indiscriminately. When the precedent strike is dealt, a cancerous stream of blood cells are deployed from the blade directly into the opponent's bloodstream at a swift pace. One post after the first cut, the enemy will experience near body-paralyzing numbness in their body prior to becoming Kenketsusha's blood puppet on their next post, and for their next two posting turns equaling to three posts in total. For all intents and purposes, their body's movements will directly mirror that of Ashton Arterius and they will suffer any and all injuries he incurs for the duration. The wielder will, as well, gain the effects of any innate or activated physical, spiritual, or mental augments that the blood puppet(s) possesses, however the inverse will not occur unless Ashton wishes. This effect can be prevented should the enemy remove the limb that was sliced before the blood cells are capable of traveling throughout the body. Cuts into the torso and head will always spread. Non-played characters will be completely enslaved by this ability. This can only effect up to two targets at a time, and they will be incapable of being infected by this ability for another two posting rounds following the culmination.

KETSURYUU [血流, BLOOD FLOW]
When released, Kenketsusha consistently releases regenerative blood cells into Ashton's body to recover most damage he sustains, as well as fight off parasitic lifeforms and poisons. Every other post following the release, the blood cells automatically cleanse the wielder's body of poisonous normal and spiritual toxins and cells, and repair his body of all minor to moderate injuries he endures. However, if the rejuvenation process clicks while he has sustained major and nearly fatal injuries(dismemberment, kidney removal, third degree burns, etc.), the healing timer will endure an increased posting counter to five posts, and will return to the normal post counting upon the next processing, if he has not yet sustained another major or nearly fatal injury. Limbs that are dismembered can be painfully sewed back through cell manipulation if the appendage has not rotted or disfigured severely. However, if he does sustain an automatically fatal injury that is not decapitation, the healing process will automatically auto-execute and safeguard Ashton from death, restoring the multiple injuries leading up to lethality and/or the organs damaged--at the cost of posting the entire ability on a ten post cooldown before assuming the primary counter. If Ashton has two blood puppets, Kenketsusha's vampiric suctioning will lessen the counter of the renewal process by two posts. It should be noted that the healing process is not instantaneous, but operates with haste.

KEKKAI [血塊, BLOOD CLOT]
Cutting into his skin, Ashton is capable of allowing his own blood to seep into the blade of his Zanpakutou and opening use of the 'blood clot' ability. The next sapient being to be cut by Kenketsusha's blade will be implanted with explosive blood cells that will continually grow into a noticeable tumor-like clot for two posts, where it will explode on the infected target's second post. This has a totally non-discriminating infection, the Nanabantai Fukutaichou included. The explosion is comparable to that of a controlled grenade, exploding from where ever the required injury was dealt. This effect can be dispelled by either deactivating his release, or slicing directly where the blood clot was planted. Alternatively, the red-haired wielder can impale himself with the blade and extend the amount of clots available of being implanted to four, as well as tripling the damage and size of the explosion for a heavy risk, heavy prize effect. The alternative usage causes Ashton to incur a two post downtime for this technique.

KETSUEKI SHOMEI [血液署名, BLOOD SIGNATURE]
Much like his third ability, 'Kekkai', the Lieutenant is capable of accessing his last shikai technique through the use of his own blood. With the only prerequisite being a small dosage of Ashton's own blood exposed on any body part, the application of reiryoku and a contact with that respective body part will imprint whatever touched with his blood signature. Upon the next post, the object, opponent, or ally affected by his blood signature will grow a fully animate and solid blood appendage of Ashton's choosing. For example, applying his blood signature to his opponent's clothing would cause a lower limb or upper limb to sprout from the surface of their apparel like a blood flower, the size and appearance of the limb will mimic Ashton's own. Blood signatures applied to the skin of anyone are more complicated, the grown limb(s) will mimic the measurements of the sapient infect, and will instead, grow from the surface of their skin and any pain inflicted to the limb will be experienced by the sapient, regardless of how long of it's existence. The blood limb sprouts on the post following application, lasts for five posts following, and unless dismembered precisely, will explode with the force of a grenade upon the fifth post. The maximum amount of limbs that can be applied to a single living being is three, and limbs will be controlled fully by Ashton unless he's properly out of mental commission, in which case they will proceed to the aforementioned explosion protocol.

"Bankai. Mugen no Misutoresu."

[無限のミストレス; Boundless Mistress]

[BANKAI PRESENTATION]
Upon entering the form of Mugen no Misutoresu, the wielder’s attire and overall appearance changes radically. Ashton’s skin mutates to a demonic red, with sharp black lines running underneath his eyes and halting upon his neck. His fingernails and lips find a black painting, while his canine teeth come to elongate and his voice comes to match with a deep, dual-toned larynx. The lower half of his garbs remain of their normal colorization, bearing a new tattered and ripped fashion with a tight maroon sash, while the upper half of his shihakushō disappear and leave his torso completely bare. His Zanpakutō transforms into a shortened maroon daitō; the colorization exactly resembling his skin, the guard a red and black rose swirled into a square form, the black handle accented with a meshing maroon.

[BANKAI ABILITIES]

BANKAI SPECIAL ABILITY
Mugen no Misutoresu's special ability allows Ashton complete control over his physical form; making him the blood puppet. Innately, he's capable of manipulating every molecule composing his body and furthermore transforming into intangible blood; and his Zanpakutō at will, becoming, producing, and manipulating it to an illogical extent. Physical attacks and spiritually-influenced physical attacks are completely futile in whatever form he assumes, allowing his body to absorb the attack, phasing through him, and remaining unharmed regardless of his mental state. The true potential in this ability lies in the practitioner’s capability to modify the density of the blood produced and transformed, allowing him to solidify the transformed blood to inflict offensive movements. In elucidation, re-assembling chosen body parts or his soul slayer upon his whims. While either partially or fully transformed, the user is able of moving at a devastating hyper-speed that is further amplified by the agility stat. However, he is still vulnerable to spiritual projectiles and blasts that are not completely condensed and solidified into a pure physical form.

SHIREISHITSU [控え室, CONTROL ROOM]
Shireishitsu is easily defined as the ultimate control room for a blood puppeteer. Mentally calling upon the name of the ability, Ashton creates a thin spherical room of blood with a reflective surface, a total of five hundred meters in diameter, constantly moving with Ashton as the eye of the sphere. While lasting for a maximum of seven posts, the wielder sacrifices his ability to transform into blood and perform flash steps to gain the ability of making any sapient being within the structure his perfected blood puppet from the second they’re within the room, to the millisecond they die or vacate the room. Unlike the shikai’s version of blood puppetry, this is indiscriminating, and allows the target’s to move while within the sphere. However, the true beauty lies in the refined voodoo curse. Any injury or negative effects that Ashton incurs or would incur throughout this duration will be reflected upon every single blood puppet while he remains unharmed; this includes illusions, impaling, spiritual blasts, incinerations, poisons, ailments, and any negative effect as stated prior. For instance, should someone cast an illusion on Ashton discharge a Cero upon him, the caster and all other blood puppets will suffer that effect and he will remain unhindered and undamaged. In simple elucidation, the voodoo doctor acts as a reflector for virtually any and all attacks. As a consequence to the immense threat this power wields, he cannot willingly move any closer than a fifty meter range of any blood puppets, though the inverse is possible. He is only capable of using this ability twice within one thread; attempting to use it a third will automatically seal the release for the remainder of the thread.

SAIREI [再来, SECOND COMING]
VEILED UNTIL FURTHER PLOT.