Kariya's Kido

鬼 道

DEMON ARTS

Kidō (鬼道, Demon/Spirit Way; Viz "Soul Reaper's powers"/"Spells"; sometimes translated as "Demon Arts") is a form of Shinigami combat based on advanced spells. These spells are produced with strong Reiryoku and fall into two categories: Hadō for direct attacks, and Bakudō for battle support. It is one of the techniques in the Zankensoki, the group of Shinigami primary combat skills. Kidō spells are triggered by an incantation. Experienced users can trigger them without an incantation, though the effectiveness of the spell will be diminished. 

• 詠唱破棄 EISHŌHAKI | Incantation Abandonment. A class of Kidō Incantation where the Kidō practitioner forgoes using a spoken incantation at all. While it decreases the time needed to release the Kidō, it drastically weakens the spell. While anyone well versed in Kidō can use this technique, it is most effective when done by a skilled practitioner, otherwise the spell could utterly fail (e.g. explode in the user's face). The most skilled experts are capable of using this technique to amazing effect. Kariya's incantationless kidou techniques are virtually indistinguishable from his actual spoken word incantation effects due to his mastery of spiritual control.
  

• HADŌ 91. SENJU KOTEN TAIHŌ | 千手皎天汰炮 (lit. Thousand-Hand Bright Heaven Culling-Spear) is an offensive spell. Ten pink energy points around themselves, then the practitioner fires them all at their target, resulting in an exceedingly devastating explosion. The strength of each energy point is equal to a gran rey cero fired at Kariya's level of skill.
  • INCANTATION: "Limit of the thousands hands, respectful hands, unable to touch the darkness. Shooting hands unable to reflect the blue sky. The road that basks in light, the wind that ignited the embers, time that gathers when both are together, there is no need to be hesitant, obey my orders. Light bullets, eight bodies, nine items, book of heaven, diseased treasure, great wheel, grey fortress tower. Aim far away, scatter brightly and cleanly when fired."
    
    

• HADŌ 97. OROCHIZANTŌ REPPŪGA | 大蛇斬頭烈封餓 (lit. Great Snake Beheading, Violent Hunger Seal) is an offensive kidou spell. This spell conjures a gigantic animate beam of destructive energy in the form of a massive green flying snake. To assess the size, the snake is approximately the width of a small building and about as tall as a tower. The snake will track and move at the speed of a cero, but will manuever flexibily as it chases its target until it collides with something. Once it hits, an immense explosion that will topple a small city will erupt, destroying all but the strongest defenses.
  
  
  • INCANTATION: "Three slithers towards hell, twenty six seals unlock. Present a method to unmask evil. Consume with fire and gluttony. Undo the blade of Totsuka, prepare the ritual of blood and wine. Bastion of pride, opposing Gods, bring forth the head of a dragon."

• BAKUDŌ 92. KARAHARA | 空原 (lit. Void Field) is a defensive kidou spell which aims to defend a technique not by blocking, by by transferring the power elsewhere. Alternatively, this can also be used to trap an individual or used offensively. A small sphere of black energy forms at a designated area where the spell is cast, which then expands itself into a giant precipice seek to suck in all incoming forms of attack or individual into a unique dangai precipice location where time six hundred thousand times faster than the fabric of the current world's space-time, essentially eroding anything within it with extreme speed. 
  
  
  • INCANTATION: "Imaginary number sequence engaged. Assimilating quantum field of time acceleration. Merging dimensional interface. Applying reduction of collateral damage. Removal of space-time barrier."