Post by Kaoru Murano on Feb 1, 2016 20:23:40 GMT -6
Character Name: Kaoru Murano (Maiden: Takahata)
Race [Shinigami-Hollow-Human-Quincy]: Shinigami
Position of Character: 5th Division Captain
Character Loyalties: Soul Society, Tsukino family (noble birth family)
Character Goals: Protect SS and the world of the living. She seeks to find peace within her life and the world after the war.
Character Backstory / History:
Kaoru grew up in the 78th district "Inuzuri". She had no other family except for a woman that took care of her. This woman's name was Yuki and Kaoru grew to care deeply for her. Her hair was brown and her eyes were blue. She always wore a kind expression on her face. To Kaoru, she was her mother. As the years went by, Kaoru would help her mother as best as she could with her shop. She would run errands and clean up around their room. Kaoru had few friends when she was growing up and cared little for that fact. All that entered her world were her mother and herself. She had some spirit energy ability and used it to her advantage when she was getting away from those she just picked pockets from. No matter how rough she was treated by her fellows in the district, she kept her face clear of any emotion and did what had to be done in order for her mother and her to keep on living. It was on one of those carefree days that her mother had enough money to get Kaoru a present. The present was two gold bells on a red ribbon to wear in her hair. After this, Kaoru has always worn them in her hair to keep her mother's memory close.
It wasn't until one heartbreaking day for her that made her learn sorrow and rage. It was raining that day hard and she promised to be back from her errand in an hour. Well, an hour turned into two and two turned into three. She got intercepted by some kids who wanted what she was carrying (some bread and a jug of water). Normally she would knock them down quickly, but that day she was feeling exceptionally tired to fight them off. So she decided to outrun them and lose them in the maze of buildings.
She finally lost them, coming upon her house in doing so. However, the scene was not how she pictured coming home. The door was ripped away and there was blood splattered along the walls. A single hand was limp in the doorway. Kaoru screamed her for her mother and ran quickly to her, dropping the bread and water. She looked in to see three men going through their few belongings and taking what they thought to be valuable. As soon as they saw her kneel down to her mother's already dead body, they drew their swords on her. Tears poured down her face and fell upon her shaking hands. "Mother! No! Mother, you can't be dead!" She screamed as she bowed over her mothers body.
One of the men swung down his sword, aiming for her exposed neck. It was at that moment that she felt a surge in her spirit energy. Her body glowed red as she quickly caught the blade between her hands. Blood dripped down, but she didn't care. All that mattered at this moment was to exact revenge upon her mother's murderers. Her leg swung around to sweep the man off his feet. He dropped his sword, which landed in the dirt floor. Kaoru quickly grabbed it and held it at the ready. The men were about to come at her when something over her shoulder caught their attention. Their faces quickly went white as they scrambled to get away.
Suddenly, a barrier was erected around the three men. Kaoru, still holding the sword, turned around to find a shinigami behind her. She did not yet notice that he was only looking at her. Her mind was still on her dead mother and the three men who murdered her. The man tilted his head and stared at this young girl, about the age of 12, and looked at her blood stained short kimono. Her eyes told him that her heart had been broken with death and her rage would not be sated until she killed the men who did her wrong. "Taking their lives will not make you feel better, child," He said, his voice was calm and kind. "I doesn't matter if I feel better, their lives are for my mother to whom they did the wrong," She stated, looking him directly in the eye.
It was then that the man noticed a certain spunk in her that he was looking for in Shinigami recruits. "How about I deal with these men and I make you a deal?" His kind smile did nothing to calm her rage in her heart. Finally after a moment of silence, Kaoru caved to the man's wishes. She knew that a life did not equal a life, and three lives were less than what her mother's life meant. She listened as he explained the Soul Society and how she can learn to better defend those she wants to protect. He also explained that she can better take care of herself and anyone she wishes to there. To Kaoru, this sounded like paradise. In the end, the man helped her wrap up her mother, bury her, and assisted him as he brought the men to justice.
Years go by and she is in the 13 Court Guard Squads in the 5th division, unseated. Over the years, her sorrow and rage lessened and she began to open up to people little by little. Instead of being emotionless, she now gives at least a small smile and is polite when spoken to. She still has few friends, but again, this does not bother her. Now she spends her days carrying out her duties in her division and spending her days remembering her mother and their happy days together.
CONTINUED HISTORY:
Kaoru went through the ranks of the fifth division quickly due to her training with her Captain, vice Captain, and Hirato Murano. Due to a set of circumstances she met Hirato and they steadily began to become fond of each other more than teacher and student should. He was a captain, she was just 9th seat officer, she thought she knew her place but soon learned that it didn't matter. He fell in love with her just as she fell in love with him. They trained constantly, he learned about the seal her adoptive brother, Kyouya Morinozuka, had placed on her to seal her birth power. She then learned by chance that she was not just another soul within Soul Society, she was a Noble born into the Tsukino Clan.
The Tsukino clan was a clan of darkness known mainly for having branches of 'demons'. The branch she was born into was the Tengu (Crow) Branch. They have been the heads of the Tsukino Clan for as long as they have been around and no one dared challenge them for leadership (at least on the surface). She soon met with her birth father and began to get to know him more despite his frozen personality towards her and pretty much everyone else. Kaoru's Tsukino History is as follows:
Kaoru was born in the seireitei within the Tsukino noble family. Her father, Ichiro Tsukino, is the head of the family. His wife, Renko Tsukino, died in childbirth to Kaoru. When Kaoru was born and Renko had died, her father could not bare to see the child that had brought about his wife's end. While he played the part and cared for Kaoru as a normal father would, he could not bare to look at her. When he did happen to look at her, sorrow was the main emotion present within his eyes as well as an overwhelming sense of pain. Even as a baby, Kaoru could see the sorrow and pain in his eyes when he looked at her, for Kaoru looked most like her mother, and soon put up her own defenses to counter the emotions so that she was shielded from his pain and sadness. This is the origin of her mask that she had in the rukongai. She did not even know why she had such a mask in the first place, only that she could not drop it.
Soon after a year, Ichiro Tsukino continued to avoid his daughter and shut himself away in his study. The servants took care of the child, caring for her as if she was theirs. The main caregiver, Yuki Takahata, could not bare to see the child remain as she was, unloved and uncared for by her father who still bore the scars of his broken heart. Yuki soon shared her feelings with the other servants and they all agreed that Kaoru would be better off with Yuki raising her than under the silence and (now) cold gaze of their master. Soon, after Ichiro went to bed for the night, the servants packed up Yuki's belongings, as well as Kaoru's, and moved both the child and woman swiftly to the rukongai, as far away from the seireitei as possible. Eventually they made it to the 78th district known as "Hanging Dog". While it was less than desirable, they knew that Kaoru would be able to grow up like a normal child under Yuki's kind hand. Kaoru wasn't 'normal' as anyone would have guessed, the servants noticed quickly that the child did not cry, just did as she was supposed to as an infant: sleep, stare, coo at them to get their attention. Everything but cry and show emotion on her face. This concerned them, but they hoped that she would grow out of this phase while living with Yuki. Soon they all left Yuki to care for Kaoru, and so the story goes.
However, as the years go by, Yuki checked in with the servants of the Tsukino household often, giving regular reports on how Kaoru was doing. However, at the household itself it got chaotic for a couple years, until Ichiro secluded himself in his home once more. The loss of his daughter now cut him even more deeply and keeps him isolated. He searched for months for his missing daughter, but could find no trace of the young black-haired child. After that, he pretty much gave up looking. Yuki was going to tell Kaoru of her origins when she got older, but since Yuki died before she could tell Kaoru, Kaoru remained in the dark about her birth family and continues to not know to this day.
Due to Hirato's and her's budding relationship, she and he began to build a life together and soon took a part time away from the Gotei to then raise their children and take over her family as Head. Within the civil war she fought for justice and the freedom from the Central 46's hands. While she did not fight with her husband's rebel group, she did keep loyalties to her family strong by protecting the Gotei 13 along with them. They are, after all, a family of 'demons', deemed so by the Gotei 13 and Central 46. Their loyalties began with Yamamoto and kept going with the captain commanders after him. Kaoru fought to protect her family, though the Murano Mansion suffered through it and they lost their home for a while. For a long time after that she and her children stayed with her father and grandfather while it was being rebuilt.
She took over as the Tsukino family during the civil war, and has continued to hold that title to this day even as she is married to Hirato Murano and has his last name. The control of her Noble Clan is thus under her thumbs and they are protected by her as well. Hirato and her have five children as of right now and her oldest is a boy who is not birthed by her but adopted named Kenji Takahata. He ended up taking her former last name. She soon rose through the ranks and after the civil war was asked to become captain after she attained her Bankai. She attained such Bankai after long training sessions with her father and grandfather. However, once she broke the seal put on her by her adoptive brother and her Bankai attained, she delved deeper into her darkness that soaks the very blood of every member of the Tsukino Clan. To this day she attends all of her duties of being the Head of the Tsukino and the 5th division captain. Her days are spent rebuilding what was lost in the war and trying to gain back what she lost during the war.
A side note: Kyouya Morinozuka died in the civil war. She attends his grave every chance she gets and seeks to look at life the way he did and keep smiling just as he wanted her to.
THE DEMON WITHIN...
Kaoru, since she was born within one of the noble clans within the seireitei that has a reputation for being dark and 'demonic', has since accepted that part of herself and has since trained in the various ways that her clan fights without using the techniques of the shinigami. Needless to say Kaoru still does use what she learned at the academy, but she doesn't just use one specifically over the other. During the Civil war, she trained constantly with Ichiro and Takumi, her father and grandfather respectfully, and in this time they broke her seal fully. It was a disastrous time, but what came out of it truly saved her in the end.
There is a form that is forbidden within the Tsukino because while under the Central 46 constant watch, they were forced to just sit on their thumbs and act the part of harmless nobles. However, now that they are gone, they are still under the eye of the Captain Commander, but there is less death within the threat now. The form that is forbidden is the 'demonic' form that all Tsukino have access to regardless of power level. There is just more effort into getting there if one of them is pretty low on the power scale. However, the only Tsukino capable of reaching this are the Heads of the Branches and of course the Head of the family. Within the Tengu branch there are three: Kaoru, Ichiro (father), Takumi (grandfather). Within the other branches only one out of each of them is capable, though they are strictly told to not unleash their forms until the Tengu have been exhausted of power.
Their forms differ greatly depending upon their normal features, but the eye color changes from purple to amber when in their demonic forms. How they came across this is the very core of their family. The Tsukino Clan is very much feared by (once upon a time) Central 46. They feared that the family would become a threat and thus limited them on what they could and could not do. While Takumi took this all with good grace, this sons and daughters did not find this pleasing and thus the Tsukino Clan had an animosity towards Central 46 and the Gotai at one point. However, all that changed when Yamamoto made a deal with the Tsukino family and established trust between them. However, there was still a stipulation to the one technique that was both deadly and dangerous to both Soul Society and themselves: The Demonic Possession technique. This skill of theirs is to be only used at the last minute and when in dire need of it.
In any situation the outcome is the same, the user is them put to death for using it. While many of the Tsukino thought it was a cruel condition, Yamamoto thought it a fair one considering the dangerous nature of the Tsukino's darkness. Without having to talk to Central 46, the conditions were established between the Tsukino and the Gotai, and soon they would come to pass within even the present. While they cannot use it, they do train their hopeful youth to reach that height of power just in case Soul Society needs defending. Even now the Captain Commander can put to death any Tsukino who uses the technique if they choose to, however, rules are made to be broken...
---BIO---
Age: Approximately 610
Gender: Female
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Blue
Physical Description: Kaoru stands at 5'7'' now that she has grown older. Her hair is long down her back and black in color. She hasn't cut it and merely puts it in either a long braid to the side over her shoulder or a ponytail behind her. The length of it goes down to her knees now. Her eyes are blue and when she lets go into her darkness, her eyes change to purple color. When she lets go into her full darkness, her eyes will then change to amber and her hair will turn white. On her back is a tattoo of the seal that has since broken from before the war. However, since the seal was supposed to be permanent, it is still seen on her back. It is a bunch of runes and lines around a picture of a dragon.
She dresses in the shinigami uniform, but has since made some changes to it. It is a halter top with an open back. She wears the same uniform pants that everyone else does as well as the same footwear. Over her uniform she wears her captain's haori that is colored scarlet red underneath it. On her days off she usually wears something akin to her regular uniform though she wears a decorative haori over it. However, she also wears the Tsukino family Head's Haori from time to time when she isn't on duty for her squad. There are also times where one can catch her without shoes or socks on and running quickly from one area to another. She does this to just have a bit of fun.
DEMONIC FORM:
Kaoru's appearance doesn't change much aside from her hair turning white and her eyes turning amber. otherwise, it's all the same. However, the demon does prefer to show more skin than Kaoru does. However, the hair color doesn't change to white unless the demon is fully out and about and not just suppressing Kaoru's conciousness and using her body. When it is that, she still has black hair like Kaoru, but the eyes change to amber instead.
Personality:
She is an easy going type of person and tends to watch rather than jump right in. She is the type of person to talk things out in an argument. However, when she has to fight, she observes her opponent before making any sort of moves. Kaoru has a sense of honor when fighting and doesn't pull any dirty moves. She is kind to those around her and always has a book in hand when not doing her duties. When around others, she has only a slight smile on her face and is serious. However, she does have a temper, but normally keeps this in check when around other people. When she does get comfortable with someone, she opens up to them and shows them the other side to her personality that no one sees. That is, her serious nature drops and she laughs more and is less formal. She has a sense of humor, but what usually ends up happening is that it goes over her head and she gets confused.
As stated above, she is more of an observer rather than a fighter. She'd much rather be in the library rather than training. To her, information is key in a fight rather than brute strength. Don't get her wrong, though, she does train hard and for long periods of time. Her strength levels are high, due to this. To go on, her favorite activities include reading while drinking tea, taking naps, gathering information, and taking walks at night to clear her head. Kaoru is a hard worker and does all of her jobs thoroughly. However, she does tend to take naps during the day from time to time, so don't be surprised if you find her napping in a tree somewhere. She most active at night due to her not being a morning person. When she is woken from a nap, beware. She is not a happy person.
Kaoru may be polite and reserved around the 13 Court Guard Squads, she never has her mask on around children and those she has become comfortable around. She remembers when she was growing up in the districts and had to fend for herself and her mother. She tries to help in any way possible on her days off to help those in the districts. These things include handing out food and clothes to bandaging simple injuries or handing out medicine.
In general, she has two sides to her. One is only shown to the 13 squads and the other is completely secret to everyone but a few. Don't take this as being two-faced. Kaoru is fiercely protective of her friends and squad mates. She'd do anything to keep them all protected and safe. On a side note, she can be caught having a slight frown on her face as her sorrow peaks through, but is often replaced quickly by a smile and not seen again.
CHANGES AFTER THE WAR: Not much has changed with Kaoru after the civil war within Soul Society. However, due to her dealings with her birth family (lesser Noble Clan Tsukino), she has taken on a more grim and quiet part to her already tough and withheld personality. However, due to her marriage and romance with Hirato Murano, she has opened up to select few others. She is still quiet and thinks things through rather than jumping into action like she did before. She strategies rather than impulsively fights. However, she still loves to fight.
DEMONIC FORM:
Kaoru is not like herself at all while within this form, mainly due to her demon taking over and messing with her personality. While in this form, Kaoru rarely shows mercy and has a tendency to fight both sides rather than just the opposing side. The demon is crude and says things bluntly. Much like Kaoru, though, the demon uses a no-holds-barred fighting style and uses her body to fight rather than using the Zan. Actually, the demon despises Kaoru's Zanpakto and constantly belittles both Kaoru and the zan spirit. Her personality is darker than Kaoru's will ever get and despite how much Kaoru struggles, the demon will win the struggle no matter what due to how powerful the darkness within her clan is.
When it comes to Hirato, the demon doesn't care and will try to either fight him or trick him when/if she ever gets out. She has a tendency to try to seduce him just to get a reaction. With their children, the demon just passes them by and pays them no mind. The younger children don't know about the demon, they too hold them as well, but the older ones, Jitei and Kenji know that their mother is able to switch and takes great care to stay out of the demons way if it ever happens. The demon is sarcastic and blunt, she doesn't take well to kindness and just simply laughs when it is shown to her.
PLEASE NOTE: Demon!Kao only surfaces if she uses the form once, after that she is able to 'slip through the cracks' and appear at her will. However, since the form is punishable by death by the Captain Commander, this is only a possibility.
---COMBAT---
[Note: There is a new system in place for the site using a set basic measurement of stats.
Fighting Style:
ALL BASE LEVELS WILL BE AS FOLLOWED
Shinigami – Hollow – Low Ranking Quincy and Humans that have recently unlocked Fullbring will get a maximum of 25 points to spend in the follow tiers, maximum at lower rank of 10 per category.
Vice Captain – Arrancar – Midlevel Tier Quincy and Fullbringers who are adept get a bonus 25 points to spend in each category, Maximum of 30 in each category.
Captain – Arrancar Master Class – Quincy Master Class and Fullbringers who are fully adept get an additional 25 points, Maximum of 40 in each category
Zanjutsu [Sword Combat Skill]: 30
Hakuda [Unarmed Combat Skil]: 40
Hoho [Agility]: 39
Kido [Reiatsu Manipulation]: 40
---Shinigami Only---
Zanpakuto Name: Akai Tsukihime "Red Moon Princess"
Zanpakuto Appearance: While Akai Tsukihime is sealed, it takes the form of a katana that is black with a blood red hilt with a black chain hanging off the end of the hilt that is wrapped several times around and over the entire sword. This is because as Kaoru's power grew, the sword brought about a change within it that saved it from being out of control. The chain, while it is still wrapped around it, won't move unless Kaoru channels her power through it and breaks the chain, thus when it is unsheathed, the chain shatters and becomes like it once did before, broken and hanging off the end. It is of standard katana length of 28 inches.
Shikai Release Phrase: "Cry out against the Heavens!"
Shikai Appearance: When Akai tsukihime is unleashed it goes from the sword form to a large fan with crescent moons decorating it. The fan itself is white and is almost as tall as Kaoru, but only about 5' in height. A black chain is attached at the end of the fan and wraps around Kaoru. The fan is light to hold and use.
Bankai Release Phrase: "Bankai! Tear Apart The Heavens!"
Bankai Appearance: Kaoru's Bankai takes the shape of a blood red Scythe. It has a large blade and is curved in parts. The staff part of it is nothing out of the ordinary but is longer than the average to make up for the fact that the blade is heavier and bigger than the average scythe. The chain from the past two forms is in one of two places. When Kaoru has to keep her darkness and power in check, the chain wraps around the blade, dulling it for just a bit, and the second place is when she is going all out, it is wrapped around the staff part. The chain itself is pitch black like the staff part of the scythe with little runes etched into it that glow bright red. Measurements include:
Staff- 7'4''
Blade- 5'5''
pics:
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Height comparison to Kaoru:
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Inner World: Her inner world is a forest with large mountains and a large lake in the middle. There are large areas where it is nothing but flower fields and wide open spaces. In some areas the trees are larger and taller than others in another area. However, this world is forever shrouded in night and has a large blood red crescent moon hanging in the sky. Stars are visible as well.
How this world changes depending upon what Kaoru is feeling and/or experiencing. For example, when Kaoru is upset, her world drastically changes from calm and clear to tense and rainy. The wind picks up more than usual. When Kaoru is enraged and angry, her world looks to be devoured in flames and the stars disappear from the sky.
Zan Spirit Appearance: Akai Tsukihime's spirit takes the form of a young girl that looks to be around the age of 12. She has white hair and red eyes. She wears a black kimono with a red sash that trails behind her. She has a black mask that covers the bottom half of her face so only her eyes are shown. Her hair is always up in a braid. A large black crescent moon pin is on the right side of her head. Normally she wears no expression, except when she is excited about something in particular. Then she tends to act childish and giggly or enraged and inconsolable. In other words, she acts similar to Kaoru. Unlike Kaoru, she is unable to control her temper when pushed to her limit.
Zan Spirit Personality:
Abilities:
Name: Dance of the Wind Blades
Class: Offensive
Range: Long
Description: It's pretty simple. Once Kaoru swings her fan, the wind is then made into blades that are able cut through anything and cause a lot of damage. With this ability she is able to control where the blades go. The maximum length it could travel would be around 1000 feet or so, and the minimum would be around 500 feet or so, sometimes this ability can be used to go so little as 200 feet, but those are desperate situations. It is best not to be used close to the user as the wind blades can harm the user as well. This ability uses around 10% of her reiatsu if used normally. However, the more reiatsu she puts into it, the more it will cost her.
Name: Wind Barrier
Class: Defensive
Range: short
Description: This allows Kaoru to make a barrier out of the wind to protect herself or a group of people she wants to protect. The maximum range this barrier can protect is a diameter of 100 feet (roughly encasing around 10-15 people including herself), the minimum would be just a diameter of 10 feet (which could include just her or another if she desires it). This ability lasts for one post seeing as it is just a one time thing to protect against medium-large scale attacks. This is so since this ability takes up more of her reiatsu than the Dance of the Wind Blades. It takes up roughly 25% of her reiatsu depending upon how big her barrier.
---Roleplaying Sample---
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Race [Shinigami-Hollow-Human-Quincy]: Shinigami
Position of Character: 5th Division Captain
Character Loyalties: Soul Society, Tsukino family (noble birth family)
Character Goals: Protect SS and the world of the living. She seeks to find peace within her life and the world after the war.
Character Backstory / History:
Kaoru grew up in the 78th district "Inuzuri". She had no other family except for a woman that took care of her. This woman's name was Yuki and Kaoru grew to care deeply for her. Her hair was brown and her eyes were blue. She always wore a kind expression on her face. To Kaoru, she was her mother. As the years went by, Kaoru would help her mother as best as she could with her shop. She would run errands and clean up around their room. Kaoru had few friends when she was growing up and cared little for that fact. All that entered her world were her mother and herself. She had some spirit energy ability and used it to her advantage when she was getting away from those she just picked pockets from. No matter how rough she was treated by her fellows in the district, she kept her face clear of any emotion and did what had to be done in order for her mother and her to keep on living. It was on one of those carefree days that her mother had enough money to get Kaoru a present. The present was two gold bells on a red ribbon to wear in her hair. After this, Kaoru has always worn them in her hair to keep her mother's memory close.
It wasn't until one heartbreaking day for her that made her learn sorrow and rage. It was raining that day hard and she promised to be back from her errand in an hour. Well, an hour turned into two and two turned into three. She got intercepted by some kids who wanted what she was carrying (some bread and a jug of water). Normally she would knock them down quickly, but that day she was feeling exceptionally tired to fight them off. So she decided to outrun them and lose them in the maze of buildings.
She finally lost them, coming upon her house in doing so. However, the scene was not how she pictured coming home. The door was ripped away and there was blood splattered along the walls. A single hand was limp in the doorway. Kaoru screamed her for her mother and ran quickly to her, dropping the bread and water. She looked in to see three men going through their few belongings and taking what they thought to be valuable. As soon as they saw her kneel down to her mother's already dead body, they drew their swords on her. Tears poured down her face and fell upon her shaking hands. "Mother! No! Mother, you can't be dead!" She screamed as she bowed over her mothers body.
One of the men swung down his sword, aiming for her exposed neck. It was at that moment that she felt a surge in her spirit energy. Her body glowed red as she quickly caught the blade between her hands. Blood dripped down, but she didn't care. All that mattered at this moment was to exact revenge upon her mother's murderers. Her leg swung around to sweep the man off his feet. He dropped his sword, which landed in the dirt floor. Kaoru quickly grabbed it and held it at the ready. The men were about to come at her when something over her shoulder caught their attention. Their faces quickly went white as they scrambled to get away.
Suddenly, a barrier was erected around the three men. Kaoru, still holding the sword, turned around to find a shinigami behind her. She did not yet notice that he was only looking at her. Her mind was still on her dead mother and the three men who murdered her. The man tilted his head and stared at this young girl, about the age of 12, and looked at her blood stained short kimono. Her eyes told him that her heart had been broken with death and her rage would not be sated until she killed the men who did her wrong. "Taking their lives will not make you feel better, child," He said, his voice was calm and kind. "I doesn't matter if I feel better, their lives are for my mother to whom they did the wrong," She stated, looking him directly in the eye.
It was then that the man noticed a certain spunk in her that he was looking for in Shinigami recruits. "How about I deal with these men and I make you a deal?" His kind smile did nothing to calm her rage in her heart. Finally after a moment of silence, Kaoru caved to the man's wishes. She knew that a life did not equal a life, and three lives were less than what her mother's life meant. She listened as he explained the Soul Society and how she can learn to better defend those she wants to protect. He also explained that she can better take care of herself and anyone she wishes to there. To Kaoru, this sounded like paradise. In the end, the man helped her wrap up her mother, bury her, and assisted him as he brought the men to justice.
Years go by and she is in the 13 Court Guard Squads in the 5th division, unseated. Over the years, her sorrow and rage lessened and she began to open up to people little by little. Instead of being emotionless, she now gives at least a small smile and is polite when spoken to. She still has few friends, but again, this does not bother her. Now she spends her days carrying out her duties in her division and spending her days remembering her mother and their happy days together.
CONTINUED HISTORY:
Kaoru went through the ranks of the fifth division quickly due to her training with her Captain, vice Captain, and Hirato Murano. Due to a set of circumstances she met Hirato and they steadily began to become fond of each other more than teacher and student should. He was a captain, she was just 9th seat officer, she thought she knew her place but soon learned that it didn't matter. He fell in love with her just as she fell in love with him. They trained constantly, he learned about the seal her adoptive brother, Kyouya Morinozuka, had placed on her to seal her birth power. She then learned by chance that she was not just another soul within Soul Society, she was a Noble born into the Tsukino Clan.
The Tsukino clan was a clan of darkness known mainly for having branches of 'demons'. The branch she was born into was the Tengu (Crow) Branch. They have been the heads of the Tsukino Clan for as long as they have been around and no one dared challenge them for leadership (at least on the surface). She soon met with her birth father and began to get to know him more despite his frozen personality towards her and pretty much everyone else. Kaoru's Tsukino History is as follows:
Kaoru was born in the seireitei within the Tsukino noble family. Her father, Ichiro Tsukino, is the head of the family. His wife, Renko Tsukino, died in childbirth to Kaoru. When Kaoru was born and Renko had died, her father could not bare to see the child that had brought about his wife's end. While he played the part and cared for Kaoru as a normal father would, he could not bare to look at her. When he did happen to look at her, sorrow was the main emotion present within his eyes as well as an overwhelming sense of pain. Even as a baby, Kaoru could see the sorrow and pain in his eyes when he looked at her, for Kaoru looked most like her mother, and soon put up her own defenses to counter the emotions so that she was shielded from his pain and sadness. This is the origin of her mask that she had in the rukongai. She did not even know why she had such a mask in the first place, only that she could not drop it.
Soon after a year, Ichiro Tsukino continued to avoid his daughter and shut himself away in his study. The servants took care of the child, caring for her as if she was theirs. The main caregiver, Yuki Takahata, could not bare to see the child remain as she was, unloved and uncared for by her father who still bore the scars of his broken heart. Yuki soon shared her feelings with the other servants and they all agreed that Kaoru would be better off with Yuki raising her than under the silence and (now) cold gaze of their master. Soon, after Ichiro went to bed for the night, the servants packed up Yuki's belongings, as well as Kaoru's, and moved both the child and woman swiftly to the rukongai, as far away from the seireitei as possible. Eventually they made it to the 78th district known as "Hanging Dog". While it was less than desirable, they knew that Kaoru would be able to grow up like a normal child under Yuki's kind hand. Kaoru wasn't 'normal' as anyone would have guessed, the servants noticed quickly that the child did not cry, just did as she was supposed to as an infant: sleep, stare, coo at them to get their attention. Everything but cry and show emotion on her face. This concerned them, but they hoped that she would grow out of this phase while living with Yuki. Soon they all left Yuki to care for Kaoru, and so the story goes.
However, as the years go by, Yuki checked in with the servants of the Tsukino household often, giving regular reports on how Kaoru was doing. However, at the household itself it got chaotic for a couple years, until Ichiro secluded himself in his home once more. The loss of his daughter now cut him even more deeply and keeps him isolated. He searched for months for his missing daughter, but could find no trace of the young black-haired child. After that, he pretty much gave up looking. Yuki was going to tell Kaoru of her origins when she got older, but since Yuki died before she could tell Kaoru, Kaoru remained in the dark about her birth family and continues to not know to this day.
Due to Hirato's and her's budding relationship, she and he began to build a life together and soon took a part time away from the Gotei to then raise their children and take over her family as Head. Within the civil war she fought for justice and the freedom from the Central 46's hands. While she did not fight with her husband's rebel group, she did keep loyalties to her family strong by protecting the Gotei 13 along with them. They are, after all, a family of 'demons', deemed so by the Gotei 13 and Central 46. Their loyalties began with Yamamoto and kept going with the captain commanders after him. Kaoru fought to protect her family, though the Murano Mansion suffered through it and they lost their home for a while. For a long time after that she and her children stayed with her father and grandfather while it was being rebuilt.
She took over as the Tsukino family during the civil war, and has continued to hold that title to this day even as she is married to Hirato Murano and has his last name. The control of her Noble Clan is thus under her thumbs and they are protected by her as well. Hirato and her have five children as of right now and her oldest is a boy who is not birthed by her but adopted named Kenji Takahata. He ended up taking her former last name. She soon rose through the ranks and after the civil war was asked to become captain after she attained her Bankai. She attained such Bankai after long training sessions with her father and grandfather. However, once she broke the seal put on her by her adoptive brother and her Bankai attained, she delved deeper into her darkness that soaks the very blood of every member of the Tsukino Clan. To this day she attends all of her duties of being the Head of the Tsukino and the 5th division captain. Her days are spent rebuilding what was lost in the war and trying to gain back what she lost during the war.
A side note: Kyouya Morinozuka died in the civil war. She attends his grave every chance she gets and seeks to look at life the way he did and keep smiling just as he wanted her to.
THE DEMON WITHIN...
Kaoru, since she was born within one of the noble clans within the seireitei that has a reputation for being dark and 'demonic', has since accepted that part of herself and has since trained in the various ways that her clan fights without using the techniques of the shinigami. Needless to say Kaoru still does use what she learned at the academy, but she doesn't just use one specifically over the other. During the Civil war, she trained constantly with Ichiro and Takumi, her father and grandfather respectfully, and in this time they broke her seal fully. It was a disastrous time, but what came out of it truly saved her in the end.
There is a form that is forbidden within the Tsukino because while under the Central 46 constant watch, they were forced to just sit on their thumbs and act the part of harmless nobles. However, now that they are gone, they are still under the eye of the Captain Commander, but there is less death within the threat now. The form that is forbidden is the 'demonic' form that all Tsukino have access to regardless of power level. There is just more effort into getting there if one of them is pretty low on the power scale. However, the only Tsukino capable of reaching this are the Heads of the Branches and of course the Head of the family. Within the Tengu branch there are three: Kaoru, Ichiro (father), Takumi (grandfather). Within the other branches only one out of each of them is capable, though they are strictly told to not unleash their forms until the Tengu have been exhausted of power.
Their forms differ greatly depending upon their normal features, but the eye color changes from purple to amber when in their demonic forms. How they came across this is the very core of their family. The Tsukino Clan is very much feared by (once upon a time) Central 46. They feared that the family would become a threat and thus limited them on what they could and could not do. While Takumi took this all with good grace, this sons and daughters did not find this pleasing and thus the Tsukino Clan had an animosity towards Central 46 and the Gotai at one point. However, all that changed when Yamamoto made a deal with the Tsukino family and established trust between them. However, there was still a stipulation to the one technique that was both deadly and dangerous to both Soul Society and themselves: The Demonic Possession technique. This skill of theirs is to be only used at the last minute and when in dire need of it.
In any situation the outcome is the same, the user is them put to death for using it. While many of the Tsukino thought it was a cruel condition, Yamamoto thought it a fair one considering the dangerous nature of the Tsukino's darkness. Without having to talk to Central 46, the conditions were established between the Tsukino and the Gotai, and soon they would come to pass within even the present. While they cannot use it, they do train their hopeful youth to reach that height of power just in case Soul Society needs defending. Even now the Captain Commander can put to death any Tsukino who uses the technique if they choose to, however, rules are made to be broken...
---BIO---
Age: Approximately 610
Gender: Female
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Blue
Physical Description: Kaoru stands at 5'7'' now that she has grown older. Her hair is long down her back and black in color. She hasn't cut it and merely puts it in either a long braid to the side over her shoulder or a ponytail behind her. The length of it goes down to her knees now. Her eyes are blue and when she lets go into her darkness, her eyes change to purple color. When she lets go into her full darkness, her eyes will then change to amber and her hair will turn white. On her back is a tattoo of the seal that has since broken from before the war. However, since the seal was supposed to be permanent, it is still seen on her back. It is a bunch of runes and lines around a picture of a dragon.
She dresses in the shinigami uniform, but has since made some changes to it. It is a halter top with an open back. She wears the same uniform pants that everyone else does as well as the same footwear. Over her uniform she wears her captain's haori that is colored scarlet red underneath it. On her days off she usually wears something akin to her regular uniform though she wears a decorative haori over it. However, she also wears the Tsukino family Head's Haori from time to time when she isn't on duty for her squad. There are also times where one can catch her without shoes or socks on and running quickly from one area to another. She does this to just have a bit of fun.
DEMONIC FORM:
Kaoru's appearance doesn't change much aside from her hair turning white and her eyes turning amber. otherwise, it's all the same. However, the demon does prefer to show more skin than Kaoru does. However, the hair color doesn't change to white unless the demon is fully out and about and not just suppressing Kaoru's conciousness and using her body. When it is that, she still has black hair like Kaoru, but the eyes change to amber instead.
Personality:
She is an easy going type of person and tends to watch rather than jump right in. She is the type of person to talk things out in an argument. However, when she has to fight, she observes her opponent before making any sort of moves. Kaoru has a sense of honor when fighting and doesn't pull any dirty moves. She is kind to those around her and always has a book in hand when not doing her duties. When around others, she has only a slight smile on her face and is serious. However, she does have a temper, but normally keeps this in check when around other people. When she does get comfortable with someone, she opens up to them and shows them the other side to her personality that no one sees. That is, her serious nature drops and she laughs more and is less formal. She has a sense of humor, but what usually ends up happening is that it goes over her head and she gets confused.
As stated above, she is more of an observer rather than a fighter. She'd much rather be in the library rather than training. To her, information is key in a fight rather than brute strength. Don't get her wrong, though, she does train hard and for long periods of time. Her strength levels are high, due to this. To go on, her favorite activities include reading while drinking tea, taking naps, gathering information, and taking walks at night to clear her head. Kaoru is a hard worker and does all of her jobs thoroughly. However, she does tend to take naps during the day from time to time, so don't be surprised if you find her napping in a tree somewhere. She most active at night due to her not being a morning person. When she is woken from a nap, beware. She is not a happy person.
Kaoru may be polite and reserved around the 13 Court Guard Squads, she never has her mask on around children and those she has become comfortable around. She remembers when she was growing up in the districts and had to fend for herself and her mother. She tries to help in any way possible on her days off to help those in the districts. These things include handing out food and clothes to bandaging simple injuries or handing out medicine.
In general, she has two sides to her. One is only shown to the 13 squads and the other is completely secret to everyone but a few. Don't take this as being two-faced. Kaoru is fiercely protective of her friends and squad mates. She'd do anything to keep them all protected and safe. On a side note, she can be caught having a slight frown on her face as her sorrow peaks through, but is often replaced quickly by a smile and not seen again.
CHANGES AFTER THE WAR: Not much has changed with Kaoru after the civil war within Soul Society. However, due to her dealings with her birth family (lesser Noble Clan Tsukino), she has taken on a more grim and quiet part to her already tough and withheld personality. However, due to her marriage and romance with Hirato Murano, she has opened up to select few others. She is still quiet and thinks things through rather than jumping into action like she did before. She strategies rather than impulsively fights. However, she still loves to fight.
DEMONIC FORM:
Kaoru is not like herself at all while within this form, mainly due to her demon taking over and messing with her personality. While in this form, Kaoru rarely shows mercy and has a tendency to fight both sides rather than just the opposing side. The demon is crude and says things bluntly. Much like Kaoru, though, the demon uses a no-holds-barred fighting style and uses her body to fight rather than using the Zan. Actually, the demon despises Kaoru's Zanpakto and constantly belittles both Kaoru and the zan spirit. Her personality is darker than Kaoru's will ever get and despite how much Kaoru struggles, the demon will win the struggle no matter what due to how powerful the darkness within her clan is.
When it comes to Hirato, the demon doesn't care and will try to either fight him or trick him when/if she ever gets out. She has a tendency to try to seduce him just to get a reaction. With their children, the demon just passes them by and pays them no mind. The younger children don't know about the demon, they too hold them as well, but the older ones, Jitei and Kenji know that their mother is able to switch and takes great care to stay out of the demons way if it ever happens. The demon is sarcastic and blunt, she doesn't take well to kindness and just simply laughs when it is shown to her.
PLEASE NOTE: Demon!Kao only surfaces if she uses the form once, after that she is able to 'slip through the cracks' and appear at her will. However, since the form is punishable by death by the Captain Commander, this is only a possibility.
---COMBAT---
[Note: There is a new system in place for the site using a set basic measurement of stats.
Fighting Style:
ALL BASE LEVELS WILL BE AS FOLLOWED
Shinigami – Hollow – Low Ranking Quincy and Humans that have recently unlocked Fullbring will get a maximum of 25 points to spend in the follow tiers, maximum at lower rank of 10 per category.
Vice Captain – Arrancar – Midlevel Tier Quincy and Fullbringers who are adept get a bonus 25 points to spend in each category, Maximum of 30 in each category.
Captain – Arrancar Master Class – Quincy Master Class and Fullbringers who are fully adept get an additional 25 points, Maximum of 40 in each category
Zanjutsu [Sword Combat Skill]: 30
Hakuda [Unarmed Combat Skil]: 40
Hoho [Agility]: 39
Kido [Reiatsu Manipulation]: 40
---Shinigami Only---
Zanpakuto Name: Akai Tsukihime "Red Moon Princess"
Zanpakuto Appearance: While Akai Tsukihime is sealed, it takes the form of a katana that is black with a blood red hilt with a black chain hanging off the end of the hilt that is wrapped several times around and over the entire sword. This is because as Kaoru's power grew, the sword brought about a change within it that saved it from being out of control. The chain, while it is still wrapped around it, won't move unless Kaoru channels her power through it and breaks the chain, thus when it is unsheathed, the chain shatters and becomes like it once did before, broken and hanging off the end. It is of standard katana length of 28 inches.
Shikai Release Phrase: "Cry out against the Heavens!"
Shikai Appearance: When Akai tsukihime is unleashed it goes from the sword form to a large fan with crescent moons decorating it. The fan itself is white and is almost as tall as Kaoru, but only about 5' in height. A black chain is attached at the end of the fan and wraps around Kaoru. The fan is light to hold and use.
Bankai Release Phrase: "Bankai! Tear Apart The Heavens!"
Bankai Appearance: Kaoru's Bankai takes the shape of a blood red Scythe. It has a large blade and is curved in parts. The staff part of it is nothing out of the ordinary but is longer than the average to make up for the fact that the blade is heavier and bigger than the average scythe. The chain from the past two forms is in one of two places. When Kaoru has to keep her darkness and power in check, the chain wraps around the blade, dulling it for just a bit, and the second place is when she is going all out, it is wrapped around the staff part. The chain itself is pitch black like the staff part of the scythe with little runes etched into it that glow bright red. Measurements include:
Staff- 7'4''
Blade- 5'5''
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Height comparison to Kaoru:
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Inner World: Her inner world is a forest with large mountains and a large lake in the middle. There are large areas where it is nothing but flower fields and wide open spaces. In some areas the trees are larger and taller than others in another area. However, this world is forever shrouded in night and has a large blood red crescent moon hanging in the sky. Stars are visible as well.
How this world changes depending upon what Kaoru is feeling and/or experiencing. For example, when Kaoru is upset, her world drastically changes from calm and clear to tense and rainy. The wind picks up more than usual. When Kaoru is enraged and angry, her world looks to be devoured in flames and the stars disappear from the sky.
Zan Spirit Appearance: Akai Tsukihime's spirit takes the form of a young girl that looks to be around the age of 12. She has white hair and red eyes. She wears a black kimono with a red sash that trails behind her. She has a black mask that covers the bottom half of her face so only her eyes are shown. Her hair is always up in a braid. A large black crescent moon pin is on the right side of her head. Normally she wears no expression, except when she is excited about something in particular. Then she tends to act childish and giggly or enraged and inconsolable. In other words, she acts similar to Kaoru. Unlike Kaoru, she is unable to control her temper when pushed to her limit.
Zan Spirit Personality:
Abilities:
Name: Dance of the Wind Blades
Class: Offensive
Range: Long
Description: It's pretty simple. Once Kaoru swings her fan, the wind is then made into blades that are able cut through anything and cause a lot of damage. With this ability she is able to control where the blades go. The maximum length it could travel would be around 1000 feet or so, and the minimum would be around 500 feet or so, sometimes this ability can be used to go so little as 200 feet, but those are desperate situations. It is best not to be used close to the user as the wind blades can harm the user as well. This ability uses around 10% of her reiatsu if used normally. However, the more reiatsu she puts into it, the more it will cost her.
Name: Wind Barrier
Class: Defensive
Range: short
Description: This allows Kaoru to make a barrier out of the wind to protect herself or a group of people she wants to protect. The maximum range this barrier can protect is a diameter of 100 feet (roughly encasing around 10-15 people including herself), the minimum would be just a diameter of 10 feet (which could include just her or another if she desires it). This ability lasts for one post seeing as it is just a one time thing to protect against medium-large scale attacks. This is so since this ability takes up more of her reiatsu than the Dance of the Wind Blades. It takes up roughly 25% of her reiatsu depending upon how big her barrier.
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