JULY 9, 2014.
Post by ISHIKAWA SANO on Feb 1, 2014 3:13:43 GMT -5
ZANPAKUTŌ | MOYUME ( FADED DREAM ), MOYUME KIYOMI ( PURE BEAUTY OF A FADED DREAM )
In her rested form, she is an uchigatana by classification. The uchigatana, commonly referred to as a samurai sword, was the predecessor to the katana and shares the same length parameters albeit with a straighter form. While originally the size of a nodachi with a handle to reflect this fact, the blade is snapped near the end so that it fits in a normal katana's sheath. The sword itself seems simple yet regal, being all black with red and golden accents and a golden blade beneath the scabbard. Its guard is probably its most unique feature, designed to resemble a blooming lotus. Moyume's spirit is that of a black haired woman, whose beauty is praised as divine. She fits the description of what many call a "Yuki-Onna." Her home, Sano's spirit world, is a mountainside castle with ceaseless snowfall. In times of joy, the snow is light and Moyume's appearance is youthful. However, the more negative Sano's emotions grow, the stronger the snowfall grows and more sickly Moyume appears. Yuki-Onna are regarded in legends as the beautiful and enticing spirit of a woman that may have perished in the snow. It is said that her dark hair contrasts heavily with her white clothing and pale white skin that seem to blend in with the snowy mountain environments she seems prone to haunt. While her beauty is regarded as inhumane, it is also said that her eyes can strike terror into any soul. She is regarded as beautiful and serene, yet ruthless in killing unsuspecting mortals. Legend says that the Yuki-Onna misleads travelers who are lost in the snow and then proceeds to offer them the comfort of her embrace when they feel weak, only to drain the warmth out of them until they are dead and frozen. It is also said that, when threatened, the Yuki-Onna disperses into a cloud of snow or mist and that she hovers across the snow instead of leaving footprints. Moyume has demonstrated much of the legendary traits of the Yuki-Onna, from controlling the temperature to the ability to create illusions. As such, those who know of her abilities find her impossible to classify.
SHIKAI: "Find comfort, Moyume."
The immediate change in Moyume's rested form upon entering shikai is a transition from normal sword to what seems like an enlarged ice sculpture of the same sword and extended to the full length of the nodachi it once was. The ice completely shatters and disperses into a mist whose reiatsu seems to mend with Sano's to produce a much stronger presence than he is normally capable of exerting. This mist spreads to surround the battle field and it immediately appears to snow. Calling her an ice elemental zanpakutō would not be entirely accurate, even though this new pressure is much colder than Sano's. This is because, while she can cause things to freeze, she cannot actually produce nor manipulate neither ice nor water. In fact, the blizzard is an illusion. Even so, it is equally as inaccurate to call her an illusion type zanpakutō. Her abilities revolve around mixing her pressure with Sano's to steal the enemy's warmth while instilling fear in them, and creating the illusion of a relentless blizzard.
BANKAI: "I'll hold you, Moyume Kiyomi."
The final release of Moyume is similar to the segunda etapa that some arrancar manage to achieve. In those instances, the arrancar comes to terms with an aspect about them and embraces it. In this instance, Sano embraces Moyume. Doing so allows him to become one with her, turning his skin and clothes the same pale white as hers while making his hair and eyes darken to pitch black. Drawing attention away from Sano's transformation are the shards of Moyume's initial release. These shards expand and bloom into an insurmountable number of peonies. These flowers shatter just as Moyume's shikai, except they do not expand the area of Moyume's Reika Himuro. Instead, they convert the same area to Fuyu Kyōchi. As bankai tend to do, Moyume Kiyomi empowers the zanpakutō's abilities tenfold. However, rather than manifesting in size, this final release focuses on becoming an overwhelming power.
In her rested form, she is an uchigatana by classification. The uchigatana, commonly referred to as a samurai sword, was the predecessor to the katana and shares the same length parameters albeit with a straighter form. While originally the size of a nodachi with a handle to reflect this fact, the blade is snapped near the end so that it fits in a normal katana's sheath. The sword itself seems simple yet regal, being all black with red and golden accents and a golden blade beneath the scabbard. Its guard is probably its most unique feature, designed to resemble a blooming lotus. Moyume's spirit is that of a black haired woman, whose beauty is praised as divine. She fits the description of what many call a "Yuki-Onna." Her home, Sano's spirit world, is a mountainside castle with ceaseless snowfall. In times of joy, the snow is light and Moyume's appearance is youthful. However, the more negative Sano's emotions grow, the stronger the snowfall grows and more sickly Moyume appears. Yuki-Onna are regarded in legends as the beautiful and enticing spirit of a woman that may have perished in the snow. It is said that her dark hair contrasts heavily with her white clothing and pale white skin that seem to blend in with the snowy mountain environments she seems prone to haunt. While her beauty is regarded as inhumane, it is also said that her eyes can strike terror into any soul. She is regarded as beautiful and serene, yet ruthless in killing unsuspecting mortals. Legend says that the Yuki-Onna misleads travelers who are lost in the snow and then proceeds to offer them the comfort of her embrace when they feel weak, only to drain the warmth out of them until they are dead and frozen. It is also said that, when threatened, the Yuki-Onna disperses into a cloud of snow or mist and that she hovers across the snow instead of leaving footprints. Moyume has demonstrated much of the legendary traits of the Yuki-Onna, from controlling the temperature to the ability to create illusions. As such, those who know of her abilities find her impossible to classify.
SHIKAI: "Find comfort, Moyume."
The immediate change in Moyume's rested form upon entering shikai is a transition from normal sword to what seems like an enlarged ice sculpture of the same sword and extended to the full length of the nodachi it once was. The ice completely shatters and disperses into a mist whose reiatsu seems to mend with Sano's to produce a much stronger presence than he is normally capable of exerting. This mist spreads to surround the battle field and it immediately appears to snow. Calling her an ice elemental zanpakutō would not be entirely accurate, even though this new pressure is much colder than Sano's. This is because, while she can cause things to freeze, she cannot actually produce nor manipulate neither ice nor water. In fact, the blizzard is an illusion. Even so, it is equally as inaccurate to call her an illusion type zanpakutō. Her abilities revolve around mixing her pressure with Sano's to steal the enemy's warmth while instilling fear in them, and creating the illusion of a relentless blizzard.
- Reika Himuro ( Sub-Zero Ice Room ); When Moyume shatters, it is actually more than an aesthetic display. The entirety of what used to be an uchigatana becomes tiny shards that spread to occupy the entire battlefield. They are what produce both the mist and the illusion of snow by glimmering. These individual pieces are so small that contact with an opponent is akin to what humans feel as droplets of snow. While this means that the shards lack offensive power, they do serve to enhance the illusion of a snowstorm by constantly cycling around the battlefield. Those who have been around Sano's exerted pressure notice this ability to be surprising colder, as Moyume's shards exert her own spiritual pressure. Moyume's reiatsu works in a different manner to Sano's, as hers actually steals the heat from those who are exposed to it. This is why those who are caught in the mist slowly begin to feel colder and colder over time. Another consequence of being within the mist is being susceptible Moyume's ability to draw out the fear in a person's heart. Wherever the mist reaches is a zone where Moyume may reveal herself to an opponent, and making direct eye contact with her will literally paralyze an individual with fear.
- Samui Hōyō ( Cold Embrace ); This ability is actually an extension of Reika Himuro. Three strikes. When Sano makes contact with an individual three times at the same location, denoted by a fist-sized lotus, Moyume will instantly converge on them. Due to the shards surrounding a single point of focus, the illusions of mist and blizzard cease. Interestingly enough, the convergence of these shards is not what harms the target. As immediately as the shards converge, Moyume's spirit will manifest on the target and embrace them. In that instant, their entire existence is frozen over. Rather than being encased in a block of ice, the victim instead seems frozen in the form of what seems like a sculpture of themselves. Once one has been frozen over in this fashion, their spiritual presence fades and even the slightest breeze will cause their body to turn to dust.
BANKAI: "I'll hold you, Moyume Kiyomi."
The final release of Moyume is similar to the segunda etapa that some arrancar manage to achieve. In those instances, the arrancar comes to terms with an aspect about them and embraces it. In this instance, Sano embraces Moyume. Doing so allows him to become one with her, turning his skin and clothes the same pale white as hers while making his hair and eyes darken to pitch black. Drawing attention away from Sano's transformation are the shards of Moyume's initial release. These shards expand and bloom into an insurmountable number of peonies. These flowers shatter just as Moyume's shikai, except they do not expand the area of Moyume's Reika Himuro. Instead, they convert the same area to Fuyu Kyōchi. As bankai tend to do, Moyume Kiyomi empowers the zanpakutō's abilities tenfold. However, rather than manifesting in size, this final release focuses on becoming an overwhelming power.
- Fuyu Kyōchi ( Winter Wonderland ); The shards produced in bankai function no differently than they do in shikai. However, the fact that the quantity of shards multiplies greatly without expanding past the area they originally occupied causes the effect to feel much more stronger. Within the Winter Wonderland the pressure becomes so much greater that it dwarfs the feeling within Sub-Zero Ice Room. The illusion of constant snow upgrades to a ceaseless blizzard, though the shards still lack the ability to damage the foe. Still, the coldness of the reiatsu increases to the point where it instills symptoms of hypothermia. Prolonged stay in this field will cause rampant shivering and mental confusion. However, due to merging with Sano, Moyume Kiyomi does not have the ability to freely appear before a foe.
- Shikeshin ( Death Avatar ); Merging with Moyume takes away Sano's ability to have her separately pursue the enemy, but grants him the full extent of her abilities. His reiatsu takes on the same properties of hers, allowing him to siphon the energy out of a target with contact alone and causes them to freeze over. This ability allows him to freeze reiryoku and reishi so long as he makes direct contact, meaning that he can even cause abilities like kidō and cero to freeze solid. However, this ability functions differently on other souls. The area of contact alone freezes through, which means strikes to vital organs and even the shinigami's saketsu and hakusui are still lethal. However, strikes to the limbs only render that limb useless, though the cold reiatsu slowly spreads to continue freezing the rest of the target. Sano also gains the ability to paralyze a victim with eye contact alone, as his eyes take on the same terrifying form as Moyume's. Finally, he gains the ability to behave like a true spirit and literally phase through objects comprised of reishi and even reiryoku. The drawback to this intangible form is that one cannot make the contact required to use Moyume's freezing ability.
