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 Human.

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.

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 lonliness 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.

Powers & Abilities
In terms of his sword fighting style, Raian relies mostly on his Shikai and thus would be considered a master swordsmanship specialist. His ingenuity in it is much greater than most Shinigami as he is able to use his skill in more versatile and effective maneuvers; easily holding off an opponent's Shikai and Bankai. When using his sealed state, he has shown to be highly proficient in its use, using his mastery of a variation of Kusarigamajutsu (which features fighting at a distance with substantial usage of the chains to ensnare opponents, as well as using his Zanpakutō as a long-ranged, throwing weapon), similar to how uses his Shikai. : While not his usual style of combat, Raian is at least competent when it comes to hand-to-hand combat. 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.

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.

Fullbring: is a special ability which certain Humans are born with, in which they can manipulate the "soul" of matter for a variety of effects, such as using a drink's soul to have it help them drink it, or, if they have a particular affinity to an object, then Fullbring can be used to alter the objects form. Every Human user of Fullbring has a parent who was attacked by a Hollow before they were born. Traces of the Hollows' powers remained in their mothers' bodies, which were passed on to them when they were born. Thus the powers are closer to those of Hollows than they are to those of Shinigami.

Soul Armor (気迫鎧, Kihaku no yoroi): Using a shard of the Hōgyoku, Raian once more lost his Shinigami powers (this time forever) in order to regain his humanity and regain some of his Hollow powers; enough to produce a Fullbring. His Fullbring allows him to transform the things he 'cares' about into useful tools which he can then use for different things. He explains that the object he uses for his Fullbring does not have to have strong sentimental value to it, but must merely be something he has a strong feeling for such as love, hate, protection, etc. He demonstrates this best when he uses his Fullbring to transform a necklace that is very important to him into a katana, only to turn around and use rum as the object of his Fullbring a few moments later. He justifies this by explaining that love, hate, and protection are only "forms" of care, and that how he cares about the objects he Fullbrings with is trivial, so long as he cares for it in some form, even if it means he hates it.

Sword: Raian can freely transform his cross-shaped necklace, which he received from Mashū Getsueikirite when he was a young boy, into a katana resembling his former Zanpakutō. He calls this power of his Fullbring, Cross.


 * Energy Waves: Raian can summon energy blasts of black reiatsu from his sword. At full power, these blasts are shaped like crosses, just like his necklace. Shōgi Kudō comments that they feel like "Shinigami powers". Raian explains that this is because these energy blasts are created by the "memories" of his former Shinigami powers that were engraved into his necklace during his many battles as a Shinigami.

Shinigami Badge: Raian can also Fullbring his Shinigami badge, proof that he was once a captain in the Gotei 13. He says that the badge is a symbol of pride for him as a former Shinigami. He carried it with him during all of his battles as a captain, and into the battle in which he lost all of his Shinigami powers the first time; trying to save his friend, Seireitou. Raian further explains that his Fullbring is a melee-type, just like his Zanpakutō use to be. When he activates it, purple reiatsu in the shape of a cross radiates out from the badge. He claims that the reiatsu leaking from the badge feels like his first Zanpakutō's Shintai no Inyō technique; the technique that claimed his Shinigami powers. He also claims that its powers are similar. He goes on to flat out say that, just as Shintai no Inyō took his Shinigami powers when it was used, the true power of his Fullbring is to restore or take away a person's spiritual powers.


 * Fullbring Focus: To restore a person's powers, he merely needs to touch their Chain of Fate with his badge while his Fullbring is activated. There is a drawback to this power, however. If he restores the same person's powers more than once, their powers will return to them several times weaker than before and he claims that three times is the limit, before restoring the powers of an individual wouldn't be worth anything.
 * Moon Shuriken: When using this ability, the reiatsu coming off of his badge will surge and create a purple reiatsu-shuriken a few feet in front of him. He can then throw the shuriken by directing it with his badge. If the shuriken strikes its intended target, it will sap them of all of their spiritual powers permanently. Like the first ability, there is a drawback. Using this on the same target twice will not work, even if it misses the first time. Also, anyone struck with this shuriken can not have their power restored with his badge.

Trivia

 * In terms of stat totals, Raian shares the same sum as ; 560.
 * His theme song, according to his creator, is "The Medallion Calls" by Klaus Badelt.

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."