Thread:Prodigy X/@comment-209.118.77.131-20121024144342/@comment-1399043-20121025002344

Do you wanna reuse a scrapped idea of mine? If so here is the Zan.

Koraitetsujin (古来・哲人, "time-honored philosopher"): is the name of Kuro's zanpakutō, having had it since his time as a captain in the gotei, it has transferred to his new life. Since he currently has no memory of his former status he has no way of communicating with his spirit and as such it is stuck in its sealed form which resembles a basic katana with a blue and gold hilt and star shaped crossguard. After he restores his memories he is finally able to hear his spirits voice, but as he has had to start over in his communication he only has access to his shikai release and has to re-learn his bankai.

The spirits of Koraitetsujin take the form of two young girls, one holding a katana and the other a wakizashi each representing one half of the daishō pair. Their over all appearance is similar with both wearing a pink kimono, in a ninja theme. The differences are that the spirit of the katana has short pigtails and red eyes while her sister who resides inside the wakizashi has two buns and blue eyes. These spirits are playful and hyperactive often completing each others sentences.


 * Shikai: To release his shikai, he calls out the phrase "Bridge The Gap" (桟橋字間, "sankyō ji aida"), to which his blade then glows with a white light and resonates as it changes into an elegant white daishō-pair consisting of a solid white katana having a sun shaped crossguard, and a wakizashi having a moon shaped guard. These blades represent Kuro's past and present. This zanpakutō is unique in that it requires an additional release command to activate its powers, and that only stating one wont grant its full effect.
 * Kōshōho: (高尚歩, "advanced step"): This technique is usable in either state of Koraitetsujin's shikai forms and as such allows for Kuro to have an attack while not releasing his full power. To use he channels a large amount of energy into his blades to which he then holds in the core of them until the point of impacts when he releases a radiant golden energy burst.

Shikai Special Ability: Upon uttering the phrase "Unite The Worlds." (合わせる字世間, "awaseru ji seken") his true shikai is released as his blades power is expressed. Kuro noted that his shikai ability is the ability to control the flow of energy an manipulate it as he sees fit. This power is similar to that of the celestial-type zanpakutō known as Tenjōkai and as such with it, he is able to channel vast amounts of raw energy into his blades and manipulate it for a task or attack. All of his technique are known as "steps" (歩, Ho) and have something to do with the motion he uses his daishō in combat.
 * Usuiho, Koraitetsujin (薄い歩古来哲人, "light step, time-honored philosopher"): By creating large orbs of light, Kuro fills the fields and skies with pure concentrated light. These orbs are multiplied with the more spiritual energy focused in the attack. Then, by attracting the orbs to a target, he causes all the orbs to be drawn to the enemy, these then follow a target like a seeker missile. These orbs, when given the command will explode upon impact in a large display of fascinating lights, crushing anything in it's explosive berth.


 * Gyakuho, Koraitetsujin (逆歩古来哲人, "reverse step, time-honored philosopher"): One of Koraitetsujin's basic skills but also one that has the potential to grow stronger the longer its used and the longer its left to charge after use. It draws in large amounts of reishi into his left blade and then channels it into his right creating a spiral blade of energy; this attack is able to be molded into various shapes and sizes, by adding or removing spiritual energy.
 * Ryūho, Koraitetsujin:' (竜歩古来哲人, "dragon step, time-honored philosopher"): After channeling a large amount of energy into his katana, he releases it in the form of a large dragon that slices thru the air like a knife. This energy is dense enough that it takes a considerable amount of force to redirect it, but it is also able to be shattered if one attacks its center. This attack is akin to the getsuga tenshō used by Ichigo and Isshin Kurosaki as it is comprised of Reishi but the main difference is the color and shape as the technique takes a golden color.


 * Toraho, Koraitetsujin (虎歩古来哲人, "tiger step, time-honored philosopher"): This is a variation of Kuro's Ryūho technique that manipulate the energy into the shape of a tigers claw. This technique is considerably faster than the Ryūho attack and can be charged much faster.
 * Ryūkoho, Koraitetsujin (竜虎歩古来哲人, "dragon and tiger step, time-honored philosopher"): A combination of the Ryūho and Toraho techniques, this is Kuro's most powerful as it is not able to be redirected or shattered due to the pure volume of spiritual energy used to create it. This attack was able to cancel out the after two attacks as well as break out of Hadō # 90 at full power. This technique appears as a giant dragon/tiger hybrid that is golden in color.
 * Moriho, Koraitetsujin: (守り歩古来哲人, "protecting step, time-honored philosopher"): This allows for the spirits of Koraitetsujin to manifest themselves into physical form. While this is used the powers of the original are often cut in half due to the spirits now being outside of their shikai form. This technique allows for the spirits to be manifested even when they are away from their owner, as it is able to be triggered by simply uttering the name of the technique either verbally or mentally.

Bankai: Kyōka Koraitetsujin (鏡花・古来・哲人, "mirror flower, time-honored philosopher") is the name of Kuro's former bankai. This weapon represents the compression of all of his powers which greatly increase his speed and stamina similar to 's Tensa Zangetsu. This power is quite rare as a bankai normally is a greater representation of the users power but Kuro states Koraitetsujin hates to be flashy and as such her bankai form is the product of the two halves becoming whole. When he says the word "bankai" he is covered in spiritual energy that change his entire outward appearance. His hair turns black, and he gains a red bandanna and red eyes. His outfit turns back with chains along the waist and legs overtop he gains a red coat that is buckled in place and his daishō-pair has converted into a gun-blade type weapon that has a triple barrel.

Bankai Special Ability: As told to Kuro by Koraitetsujin/Kyōka Koraitetsujin this bankai isn't meant to be flashy and as such when invoked the powers of the user are compressed ten-fold. With the powers compressed to such a degree, Kuro gains an inhuman durability and speed boost as well as making his spiritual pressure nay unreadable.