Hakuchou


 * "Grace bestowed; grace preserved." - Reversereality

Hakuchou is the spiritual manifestation of Renai Iwasaki's Zanpakutou. It's release command is Purge. The Zanapakutou in its sealed form takes on the appearance of a slender nodachi with a silver rectangular tsuba. The design on the the tsuba has circular markings that make it resemble ripples from a pond. The blade itself has a bluish tint on the blunt end. The arched blade is 4.3 feet long and the handle is long enough for the wielder to hold the nodachi with two hands.

Appearance
Under Construction

Personality
Hakuchou is a pacifist at heart, and her abilities are more suited to trivialize dangers from the opponent as well as herself.

Bankai Experimenation Arc
Hakuchou appears in Akimoto's dream and is the weapon used by a fake Renai Iwasaki (Odoruningyō's will). The connection between Odoruningyō and Hakuchou has yet to be explained.

Powers and Abilities
Not yet determined

Zanpakutou Abilities
'Weapon Manifestation:' Like all Zanpakutou spirits, Hakuchou can materialize her Zanapakutou. Upon release, the tip of the nodachi gushes out flowing water that envelops the blade. The amount of water made to envelop the Zanpakutou is fixed, so Hakuchou cannot create more water.

Shikai Special Ability
 * Water Manipulation: Hakuchou is able to manipulate the water molecules that envelop the blade. She is not able to change the physical state of the water, and the water itself cannot be changed from the liquid state despite changes in temperature and pressures, for the water itself will adjust itself in order to maintain this liquid state.
 * An extension of her water manipulating abilities, Hakuchou is able to adjust the surface tension of the water by running her Spiritual Pressure unto the water. This allows the water to be just as hard and sharp as her blade, perhaps even sharper. From this, Hakuchou can also adjust the form of the water and can extend the range of her attacks by extending the reach of the nodachi by using the fixed amount of water as an extended part of the blade. The water itself can form the shape of any weapon and can be manipulated as so with the nodachi.
 * The water can also leave the blade and be shot out as a projectile with high amount of pressure. But it also works as an adhesive, where the water can stretch and connect with the nodachi to another weapon. This allows Hakuchou to also lock blades more efficiently in combat and as shown with the fake Ren's prowess, enables one to disarm an opponent in an easier fashion if the user is skilled enough. With the surface tension adjusted, Hakuchou can also grab a weapon that is wrapped by the water without getting cut or hurt.
 * Temperance: When Hakuchou's Spiritual Pressure makes contact with the water, it is able to nullify and dissipate offensive forms of Reiatsu and Reiryoku. This is a passive ability and it severely and nullifies the power of all attacks that make contact. The water is able to trifle down an opponent's offensive strikes down to a very low level. It is as if the opponent himself is drastically holding back. Despite this, Hakuchou is also subject to her own Temperance ability if she attacks with a her water-enveloped sword. She must separate the water from the sword in order for her to power up her attacks with Reiatsu and Reiryoku.

Bankai: Hakuchou no Mizumi: Upon activation of Bankai, the water from the blade pours out like a torrent and spills to form a small layer of water within a very large radius. The resemblance looks like that of a still pond or a lake with Hakurhou at the center. Hakuchou no Mizumi's Spiritual Pressure gets contained within the boundaries of the water and the air above it.

Bankai Special Ability:
 * Water Manipulation: Hakuchou no Mizumi can still manipulate the water just as Hakuchou can, but now she has more water to use upon activation of her Bankai.
 * Absolute Temperance: The Temperance ability affects all who are within the boundaries of the pond. This also affects Hakuchou no Mizumi. Within the space, Reiatsu cannot be controlled to form Reiatsu-based attacks such as Kido. Using one's Reiryokyu to its offensive capabilities are also just as impossible.
 * Illusionary Movement: To compensate for the lack of brute offense to those within the pond's area, Hakuchou no Mizumi is able to mask her movements. As noted by Akimoto, the user leaves behind after-images once every two seconds, and it can mislead the opponent to attack the image in place of the real target. It also prevents the opponent from detecting the opponent upon sight.

Trivia

 * The Temperance ability is not used in the way one expects. In a way, Temperance makes it appear that the opponents themselves are putting immense restraints into their fight, when it is actually through the influence of Hakuchou's Spiritual Pressure.