Raian Getsueikirite

Raian Getsueikirite (月影切り手梁, Getsueikirite Raian; English for, "Ryan Moonlight Cutter"; literally translated, "Little King, Moonlight-Cutter") is a who gained Hollow powers and became a  due to growing an Inner Hollow inside of him. After losing his spiritual powers trying to restore Seireitou Kawahiru's soul, he eventually turns into a able to use Fullbring. At some point, his Fullbring powers jolt awake his remaining reiatsu, turning him back into a ; making him the Substitute Shinigami (死神代行, Shinigami Daikou) for Rider City.

Appearance
Raian is an average height young man with piercing black eyes and long black hair. In his human body, he wears the traditional clothes of a normal teenager, however, when transformed into his Shinigami body, he wears a long black cloak with his zanpakutō clipped to his back. For most of his life, he wears a simple robe and kimono. After becoming the King of the Tribes of Aether, he dons the attire of Captains in Aether; a black jacket with red cuffs, making him look much like the pirates that once roamed the waters of the world.

Personality
Raian is noted for his diverse, and unique personality, as he is the type of person that is either liked or hated; never in between. As a boy in the Rukongai, he was hyperactive and could never seem to calm down. As he grew older, he calmed down, though his hyperactive energy turned into a sense of humor and sarcasm. As of late, he is characterized by his drunken way of walking; appearing to stagger constantly and flail his arms wildly while walking, as well as hand gestures which make him appear to be unfocused. It should be noted, however, that in crucial situations, he can maintain a normal walk and posture, hinting that his drunken behavior may be purposeful. It is also possible that blunt force trauma caused this behavior, as he has a history of brutal beatings, especially while fighting powerful foes. This drunken behavior seems to carry over to his speech, which is often slurred. He has shown the ability, however, to be completely serious when needed. Such as when he begged Seireitou Kawahiru for assistance against Akujin, despite the former being ready to kill him, at the time. During such time, his slurred speech also makes a disappearance; showing that it too is purposeful.

Though he has declared himself to be weaker than his friends Seireitou and Kamui, he has shown himself to win battles merely through intelligence, agility, and quick wit. He is also very quick with his tongue, as he has been shown to get himself out of tough situations simply by talking to his opponent; such as he once did against Takeshi. Raian is a decent person, always willing to help others; which can lead him to appearing naive, as he will often help anyone without checking their true intentions first. On numerous occasions, Raian has risked his own life to save the lives of the ones he loves, such as when he saved his brother and Seireitou from certain death against Akujin.

Though he will often save the ones he cares about, he is not above using others to fulfill his purposes and to get out of a sticky situation, as he did to Suzaku Kawahiru against Sao Feng. He is seemingly above moments of cowardice, as he will continue to fight, even when scared. Raian claims to be a man of his word; a claim he has upheld and never broken thus far.

Unlike his friend Seireitou, who is well known for the women he has either dated or married, Raian is not one to commit himself to an intimate relationship, such as marriage. Ironically, he seems to have a decent impression with women, as Oke Hogosha immediately found him cute and began calling him "boyfriend-kun" only minutes after their first meeting; a practice she continued throughout their acquittance. Despite this, he later marries Jacqueline and has a child.

To go along with his strange behavior, he speaks in a distinct Kyoto accent, much like.

History
Raian was born to a low-ranking family in the, living in its most outer districts where crime invested the neighborhoods. He recalls an early meeting with his soon-to-be best friend, Seireitou Kawahiru, at the time, recalling that Seireitou was much colder back then though Raian could tell it was from loneliness and so he never let Seireitou's coldness get to him. During a Shinigami mission to Rukongai, then-captain passed by Raian in the streets and immediately sensed an unnatural level of  coming from the young boy. The captain immediately arranged for the boy to be transported to the Seireitei for Shinigami training. Raian was placed into the household of upon arriving in the Seireitei so that he would have a place to live during his stay. Sōjun was a father-figure to Raian from that point on, though he didn't really get along with Sōjun's son, Byakuya. Soon after getting settled in Seireitei, he began school at the Shinigami academy. There, he again ran into Seireitou, who had also been brought to Seireitei for Shinigami training. It was there that their rivalry began. Seireitou's superior skills, perhaps due to the fact that he was really a Sōzōshin, landed him in the top of every class, though they were both even in ; being considered prodigies in their own rights. Even with that, though, Raian only made average scores on his tests, while Seireitou made perfect scores. When Sōjun had days off from his time as a lieutenant in the, he helped Raian train. Eventually, Raian graduated in the same class as Seireitou, Senka Kururugi, and Shiori Miyamoto and went on to be a member of the, as its 16th seat. Seireitou, on the other hand, had become the 5th seat of the. This only intensified Raian's rivalry with Seireitou, though at this point, it was a one-sided rivalry; Seireitou was torn to pieces by the revelation of his brother's, Madara Kawahiru, true nature and was now focusing all of his effort on becoming powerful enough to kill Kamui. Decades following and betrayal yet again struck the two, as Eighth Division captain, Nagato Hiroshitaki revealed himself to be Myoken; the mastermind behind several Soul Society plots. Myoken then attempted to kill Seireitou, though he was thwarted with the combine efforts of Seireitou and Shiori. As the victors over Myoken, Seireitou and Shiori were given high positions in their divisions; with Seireitou becoming a captain. The year directly following, Senka Kururugi became the new captain, and Raian himself had worked his way up to Captain of the Tenth Division.

Seireitou the promoted Akujin, a colleague of his and Raian's, to lieutenant of the Eighth Division. Raian seemed to get along well with Akujin, though on the other hand Seireitou seemed to have suspicions about him. Soon after, on the same night (who is later revealed to have worked with Akujin) used Hollowfication viruses on the, Akujin forced Hollowfication on Seireitou, Senka, and Shiori. Seireitou, along with, was put on trial for experimentation with Hollowfication; a capital offense in Soul Society. Just as he was to be executed, Shiori, who had escaped her own execution, appeared and rescued Seireitou and they, along with the and Urahara's group, fled to the Human World. Raian was initially highly upset after hearing what had befallen Seireitou and his other friends. After Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto mysteriously retires as Head-Captain, Akujin takes the reigns and Raian immediately becomes suspicious. One hundred years later, Akujin suddenly disappears without a trace, making his aunt, Amatarō Omaha, temporary Head-Captain. Amatarō has also suspected by this point that there is something afoul, and sends Raian along with several other captains to Hueco Mundo to hunt for him. They are brutally defeated by an organized Arrancar militia, and so Raian sneaks off to the Human World to find Seireitou and ask for his assistance. Seireitou, who had taken on the guise of a High School teacher in, immediately sensed Raian's reiatsu and went to confront him. Seireitou initially showed bitterness towards Raian, calling him "Shinigami" instead of his real name. This lead to the two rival's first ever battle.

The result was that Raian was easily defeated, and was about to be killed when he made his plea to Seireitou for help. Seireitou, remembering the friendship the two had once shared, accepted. Seireitou personally trained Raian and then sent him back to Soul Society to fight Akujin. Raian makes it back just as Akujin and his Arrancar attack Seireitei. In the ensuing battle, the Gotei 13 is all but defeated and Akujin is about to kill Raian's brother and Seireitou himself, who had come to the aid of Soul Society with what remained of his exiles. Raian saves the two from Akujin's killing blow and then the three fight and kill Akujin, saving Soul Society and becoming well known heroes.

Sometime afterwards, Seireitou learned the truth about his brother Kamui, and, after the latter's arrest by Sao Feng, loses hope and starts to weaken. To restore hope to his friend, Raian finds and battles Seireitou. At the climax of the fight, Raian unleashes the form he used to crush Akujin and then uses its special ability, Shintai no Inyō, to free Seireitou's soul of his despair, losing his Shinigami powers in the process.

Reverted to a mere human at this point, Raian meets Jacqueline, a spiritually aware human, and a user of Naturehold, who explains that she knows Seireitou and his late wife, Shiori. Raian explained to her that Seireitou was off trying to free Kamui from the hands of the Reikai leader, Sao Feng, to which Jacqueline replies that she already knows. She offers to restore Raian's power and connection to the spiritual world, allowing him to help Seireitou again, by using Fullbring. Raian agrees and the two begin a long road of training meant to restore Raian's powers.

After weeks of tiring training, Jacqueline spars with Raian, during which, his Fullbring manifests. Jackie then explains that Raian is in the first stage, which involves materializing the Fullbring in the outside world. She demonstrates her own by manifesting her ability, Suīkiorochi, in front of him. She goes on to explain that the second step in mastering a Fullbring is to resonate with the soul of the object, which alters the object's physical form further and maximizes the Fullbring's power. However, before she can continue his training, he demands to know what a Fullbring is. She explains that a Fullbring is the antithesis to a Naturehold; an ability that manifests in humans that have had contact with a 's spiritual energy.

Jackie then explains that, in order for Raian to master his Fullbring, he needs to manipulate the "soul" of his power. With this in mind, Raian goes on to master Fullbring. He arrives back in the Reikai just in time to help Seireitou free Kamui. Several months later, he and Jacqueline get married.

Equipment
Substitute Shinigami Badge: Once Raian regained his Shinigami powers, he was deemed a useful ally to Soul Society once more. As such, he was given a Shinigami substitute badge to officially mark his status, as well as give him a "license" to hunt Hollows and fight dangers that arise in and around Rider City. Unlike or 's, Raian's badge is gray. The badge gives Raian the ability to separate his soul from his body in the absence of a. It also alerts him to the presence of Hollows in Rider City, like a. The badge can also be dangerous and thus it has built in protection making it invisible to normal Humans.

Current Powers & Abilities
He has shown himself capable of taking on a whole range of opponents while unarmed, even being able to catch their swords with his hands due to his reflexes. : Raian's spiritual power is incredible, considered in league with Seireitou Kawahiru and Akujin in terms of raw spiritual power. Akujin himself has called him a monster because of his. His true level of spiritual energy is revealed when he becomes a Tsugunau; though, beforehand, he had lost all traces of spiritual power within him, his spiritual energy was so monstrous that it began returning after about a month. His reiatsu has even been commented by the likes of Sadow, who has noted that it is monstrous and even the likes of Renge Yamato are afraid of his spiritual energy. Since he has mastered his Bankai, both Shinigami and Humans are incapable of sensing his Spiritual Power unless he purposely lowers his power to allow them to interfere.

Enhanced Speed: Though he has never been taught a technique, such as Shunpō, he has shown incredible speed-levels, capable of keeping up with and, in some cases, outrunning captain-class enemies. He does this by pumping raw spiritual power into his leg and feet muscles and using it to propel him in the direction he wants to go. There seems to be two levels; the first appears just like shunpō and sonido.

Enhanced Strength: Raian's true physical prowess goes beyond flashy skills. He can effortlessly stop a punch from the giant Shinigami Chūkin Komamura, who is well known for his physical strength. His strength has allowed him to easily block Renge Yamato's spiritually-enhanced punches or kicks.

Enhanced Durability: Numerous times, Raian has shown himself to take brutal beatings and continue fighting. He is often physically abused, albeit comically, by his best friend Seireitou Kawahiru. During fights with Sao Feng and subsequent battles with Oke Hogosha and Beliar, he has shown to their powerful attacks head on and still be capable of fighting.

Master Tactician: Raian has been noted on numerous occasions to be a genius when it comes to forming battle tactics as well as analyzing others battle strategy. He can deduce the nature, power, and effects of an opponent's technique simply by seeing it once. He is easily able to recognize danger and prepare himself well ahead of time. One of his greatest skills is to create several strategies before entering the fray and executing them flawlessly, switching to a different strategy if his initial one fails to meet his expectations.

Zanpakutō
Jūjiraiku (十字若し, Cross-like) is the zanpakutō that resulted when Raian Getsueikirite regained his Shinigami powers via the use of his Fullbring to spark awake the remainder of his Shinigami reiatsu left over after he lost his powers; first his own, and then his Soul Link. As a result, his Fullbring and Jinki Fragment powers have also merged with his Shinigami powers. The sealed state of Jūjiraiku is a basic katana with a rounded, cross-like guard. The spirit of Jūjiraiku is a young man with short, spiky white hair, and red eyes. Due to being a Jinki Fragment of the desire "companionship", as well as having these powers merged with his Shinigami powers, his Zanpakutō gets stronger whenever someone he cares about is in danger.
 * : Jūjiraiku is released by the command "Rip" (鉤裂き, Kagizaki). In Shikai, it takes the form of a rather large broadsword with a half-moon-shaped guard and two tassels handing from the pommel. Raian has stated that the Shikai of his new zanpakutō feels similar to the smaller broadsword that he could summon with his Fullbring, which is possible due to his Shinigami powers merging with his Fullbring. Raian can access the sword's Shikai without a command, most likely because he possesses Bankai.
 * Shikai Special Abilities: Jūjiraiku has stated that Raian's true power has always been the "manipulation of souls", but that, up until he regained his Shinigami powers, he was unable to realize his true strength. Raian has stated that his Zanpakutō's power is the "Transmigration of Souls" (転生, Tensei); meaning that it has the ability to move and command souls to do as Raian directs it to do. This ability makes unnecessary, because simply releasing the sword to Shikai causes any  within his reiatsu's range to be instantly sent to Soul Society. Jūjiraiku has other abilities that branch out from this one;


 * Keigetsu Tentō (転倒桂月, Inverted Moon): A move drawn from the residual power left over after Raian lost his Soul Link. Jūjiraiku becomes outlined in white spiritual energy, allowing Raian to then release a transparent blast, noticeable only by its white outline. By itself, the move has no special effects other than a destructive explosion, capable of leveling a city block. However, Raian states that, because most of Jūjiraiku's abilities are close-range, he can embed one of Jūjiraiku's other moves into Keigetsu Tentō before launching it. This causes the blast to assume the effects of that ability, effectively allowing that ability to become long-range. Raian has also stated that, due to the move's origins, use of this move on its own allows him to automatically cancel out a Getsuga Tenshō of any strength.


 * Soul Interference: In a similar manner to his Fullbring and first zanpakutō, Jūjiraiku has the ability to cut the soul of objects. It is then able to manipulate the soul of whatever it cuts. If it cuts an inanimate object, it makes it harder for anyone using a Fullbring power to Fullbring that object. When used against another Fullbring itself, a mere cut from Jūjiraiku on either the user or the Fullbring itself, can render the Fullbring useless. When used against a Shinigami, Jūjiraiku can manipulate their souls to the point that the zanpakutō of the effected Shinigami does not recognize its wielder and therefore, will not obey them by any means. Use against a Hollow results in the Hollow completely evaporating. The effects of the ability are permanent unless Raian stabs the affected person's heart with Jūjiraiku. This does not seem to be fatal, but it undoes Jūjiraiku's ability on that person. It does seem to cause considerable pain, however.


 * Tenirei Kengen (転移の霊権限, Transference of Spiritual Authority): A rarely used ability of Jūjiraiku's, Tenirei Kengen allows Raian to absorb the soul of a being he has pierced with Jūjiraiku. The process can take various amounts of time, depending on the level of spiritual energy the being pierced has. The progress of the process can be observed on Jūjiraiku's guard. As the soul is absorbed, the guard of Jūjiraiku will light up to show how much has been absorbed. Once the soul has been completely absorbed, the meter completes itself. For Jūjiraiku to continue draining a being of its soul, it must stay embedded within the the being. The soul, in whatever level it has been absorbed, can be used for many things. It can be used to heal wounds, to restore Raian's reiatsu, or strengthen his attacks. He can also use the soul as a cloak, making his reiatsu signature the signature of the soul's original owner. This ability can be both lethal and non-lethal. If he only absorbs a small amount of the soul, he can still use it to achieve its purposes without killing the target. However, once a target's soul has been completely removed, that person will die.


 * : Not Yet Revealed.

Trivia

 * In terms of stat totals, Raian shares the same sum as ; 560.
 * His theme song, according to his creator, is "Snow White Queen" by, while his soundtrack theme song is The Birth of Mewtwo from the franchise.
 * According to the author, were this an actual anime, Raian would be voiced by, the seiyū for both Gaara from Naruto, and Kusaka from Bleach: DiamondDust Rebellion.

Quotes

 * (Raian while fighting the Gravity Force with Seireitou): "That's right...Captain Seireitou isn't feared because he can use Hanullim. Yes Hanullim's power is terrifying, but that alone would not have been enough to stop villains like Akujin, who'd rather die than obey. All of Captain Seireitou's abilities are beyond anyone elses. Take percautions against his Hanullim? Your plans aren't good enough. Take percautions against everything else? Your plans still aren't enough. Even if you all gather together and take percautions against events like the sky falling or the earth splitting, Captain Seireitou's abilities are far beyond your plans."